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A Salon Guest: Rehabilitating the Romantic Roundhead
Today we step back a little further in time in the company of MJ Logue, who is setting out to rehabilitate the Romantic Roundhead!
I have an axe to grind - or more specifically, I have a 36" munitions quality Birmingham steel cavalry backsword.
This "Poldark " thing is starting to really irritate me. The scarred, brooding, manly hero, galloping across the cliffs on his stallion, yet in touch with his social conscience.... oh, will you give over with that stuff! (And we will not mention the strange swirls of body hair, nicely clipped like a prize poodle. And we all know what happened to poodles in the 17th century.... Prince Rupert's prize battle-poodle being knocked on the head at the battle of Marston Moor!)
Aside from the fact that poor Aiden Turner looks like a heroin addict - grey and red-eyed and sweaty, with the skin-tone of elderly bread dough - in the publicity material in my local branch of Waterstone's, I keep looking at Ross Poldark and thinking - I mean really? What do you have that Hollie Babbitt doesn't have? Or even, heaven help us, Hapless Russell - and he's got a better scar?
Perhaps it is that I'm a romantic realist. Perhaps I like my heroes to be men that I might like to spend time with. I like to think that when I close the book, or when the credits roll, that relationship in which I have invested my emotional energy is plausible enough to continue - that my hero will not pick up his wild bachelor ways again when the novelty of his marriage wears off. That, if you like, he is a sufficiently well-rounded creation to be not only convincingly tormented, but convincingly happy. Not necessarily well-balanced - let's be honest, none of my lads are entirely wired up right - but real. Prince Rupert, bless him, never had a loving long-term relationship in his life, apart from possibly with his dog. But there he is in portraits, spaniel-eyed and brooding, the sort of fierce and passionate figure that turns up in popular fiction seething with suppressed emotion, just needing the right woman to set him on the path of happiness.
And then there's Thomas Fairfax, married to the same woman for almost twenty years (they were married in 1637 and he was buried alongside her in 1657 - her date of death is unknown) in domestic felicity. No arguing Black Tom's passion and ferocity: he just happened to be a sweetheart at home. With particularly fine eyes. Oliver Cromwell, giving his loving wife Elizabeth what-for for not writing enough letters to him while he was away from home, and sending his love to his little daughters. John Lilburne, and his wife's continuing ferocious battles to have him released from his various imprisonments, though it cost her her health, her children and her liberty.
But Roundheads are repulsive, right? Dour and humourless and godly and boring, somewhat prone to random acts of zealotry - that's not romantic, surely.
The thing with Puritan love poetry - though Puritan and Parliamentarian are not, regardless of popular belief, synonymous - is that it is not sexy. There you go, it's said. If you want unbridled lust, go read the Song of Solomon, it's full of it. (Godly = boring. Hmm.)
What it is, is loving. And not in a sweet, over-sentimental way. Read the poems of the Puritan poet Ann Bradstreet - "To My Dear and Loving Husband". Her faith is still there, underpinning her love and, yes, her desire for her husband, but they are a couple: not for her romantic uncertainty, or the agonies of self-doubt. The underlying relationship between husband and wife is rock-solid. Lucy Hutchinson's Elegies on her husband (and I know, I know, it's Lucy Hutchinson, and I cannot abide that mewling hagiographer.... but) celebrate a very real marriage between two real people, not a sexually-driven liaison or an idealised Classical fantasy. Even Fairfax's poems on the death of his wife express factual, rather than romantic, sentiment. As a good Christian man of his time, he is sure that she has gone on to a better place. As a husband, he misses her physical presence most fiercely. Lady Anne Fairfax was notoriously not beautiful. Her husband, then, celebrates the unbeautiful - praising a lack of beauty as indeed a virtue, where good looks provoke vanity and envy. There was a man who knew what side his bread was buttered on...
"All Creatures else on Earth that are
Whether they Peace affect or War
Males their Females ne'er oppress
By the Lion safe lies the Lioness
The Bears their Mates no harm procure
With Wolf the she-Wolf lies secure
And of the Bull the Earth which tears)
The tender Heifer has no fears
But men then these more brutish are
Who with their wives Contend & jar" - Thomas Fairfax
Now, I don't know about you, but any man who promotes an ideal marriage as a peaceful co-existence between a man and a woman, is all right in my book!
Even the Puritan marriage manuals support the kind of attitudes we'd approve of today. Sexual compatibility and mutual pleasure are a gift from God, and a man and a women who do not take pleasure in each other are not likely to make a happy marriage. I quote the section of Gataker's Marriage Duties with which my lapsed Puritan boy Hollie proposes to his Het -
"And this is a necessary effect of love. For what a man loveth most, he desireth most; and what he desireth and affecteth most, that he most delighteth in. Which that a man may the better do, he must remember that as every Christian man may assure himself that his present estate, what ever it be, is best & fittest for him: so a Christian married man is bound to believe and to persuade himself, not that his wife is the wisest, or the fairest, or the best conditioned woman in the world; but that she is the fittest wife for him, that God hath allotted him, and therefore rest himself contented in her & satisfied with her, and live with as much alacrity & cheerfulness with her as may be. And as parents love and delight in their children, not because they are fair or wise and witty, but because they are their children & and therefore howsoever seeing better parts in others, they could be content to change quality for quality, yet they will not exchange child for child: so a man is to love & delight in his wife even for this cause because she is his wife, and howsoever it may be he could wish some of her parts bettered, yet to rejoice in her as they are. "
(http://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/367/GatakerMarriage.html)
Gataker, and his contemporaries, promoted love and marriage as a responsibility, \not a thing to be taken lightly. If you were a married man (or woman - you will note the manual is every bit as specific as to the man's duties to his wife as the woman's to her husband) it was not only your pleasure, but a serious undertaking, to make your spouse content. None of this wispy Cavalier flitting about the place idolising assorted females and writing poetry to their underclothing, but a very down-to-earth and practical guidance - the marriage as a microcosm of the wider commonwealth. You love her. She loves you. Great. That's marvellous. But the purpose of marriage, as stated in the Book of Genesis, is about companionship - Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." Genesis 2:18 - before procreation. Friendship and affection, not lust. Lust's good, and sexual intimacy is a vital part of marriage, but it's not the be all and end all, because now the hard work starts, building your life together. It's not about hearts and flowers - it's about he and she, and building up a rock-solid bulwark of love and faith and joy in each other's company. It may not always be easy, and it may not always be comfortable, but it is your duty before God and man to keep that love alive.
Love and faith. Oliver Cromwell, writing home from Scotland to ask his Elizabeth to give "his love to the dear little ones; I pray for grace for them. I thank them for their letters: let me have them often." Thomas Fairfax, prizing virtue above beauty, in a somewhat back-handed compliment to his plain, brown, beloved wife.
Beauty's a frail & brittle good
Which Sickness Time & Age do blast
The Rose & Lilly in face that bud
Hardly are kept & seldom last
What hath she then to boast on Save
A fragile life & timely grave
Beauty where sweet Graces fail
May be Compared unto this
A goodly ship without her sail
A spring her fragrant flower do miss
A day wants Sun or Torch its Light
A shrine wants Saint or Starless night
But how doth Nature seem to smother
The Virtues of this lonely Flower
Who is of wanton Lust the Mother
Of toying Vanity a Bower
Enemy of Peace the Fount where Pride do swim
Th' Incendiary of Strife of Passion's Magazine
What, then, is the more romantic? The gallant poet with a girl (with increasingly far-fetched names, Lucasta) in every garrison, swearing eternal loyalty to the cult of Unattainable Beauty, or the steadfast husband determined that come what may, he must honour both his marriage vows and his duty? No, if you want a real man - not a boy in love with a romantic ideal, but a trustworthy, decent, honourable, loving man - you wouldn't go far wrong with a romantic Roundhead.
Though to be fair, Babbitt's Company has got both a gallant poet and a steadfast husband, so no need to make that decision just yet….
When I'm not twiddling my thumbs in 1642, I can often be found embroidering with intent with the Wardour Garrison, fiendishly baking with the 32nd Cornwall Regiment of Foot, or all of the above with the Vikings.
I have three cats - Aubrey, Maturin and von Tribbling - and I live in West Cornwall.
Other than cake and embroidery and a previous career writing BDSM vampire porn under the name of Martin Ten Bones (I like Neil Gaiman, and it paid the bills) I have precious little to say for myself.
Other than - "I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else. "
Thank you, Oliver Cromwell!
Written content of this post copyright © MJ Logue, 2015.
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RADay said...
No fan of Puritans, I was pleasantly surprised by MJ Logue's latest, "A Wilderness of Sin" where the characters (mostly members of the Army of Parliament) are non-rigid, living, breathing people. You're doing good work, MJ, rehabilitating the Roundheads - though I've read enough of Puritan history to put me off them forever. However, what your work does is make me realize that Puritans and Roundheads are made up of individuals, each one different - and some quite admirable.
Yikes... this is scary stuff. Loving Puritans? More like genocidal maniacs! Maybe Scotland and Ireland have a different folk memory of the puritans than some folk south of the border?
SonofSkye. I think you're right - there is clearly a different folk memory south of the border: I'm Bolton-bred, where the worst massacre of the Civil Wars was carried out by Prince Rupert and his troops.
May I ask (not intending to provoke - genuinely curious) how you perceive the Scottish Covenanters in the Army of Parliament?
Thank you; MJ's work is so rich!
Geez, how do you sum up the legacy of the Covenanters? It's a mixed bag, that's for sure. Part of the complexity of the civil war period is this ambiguity, we don't have the luxury of 'goodies' and 'baddies' but in the case of the puritans I think we can make an exception.
I mean, the Covenanters were no angels either, but they weren't entirely out of context for their time in terms of their lack of toleration for other faiths. Cromwell on the other hand was a horrendously racist, sectarian bigot and English imperialist - some of his statements make for shocking reading.
As was Charles, though. (And truly, it appalls me that popular culture sees that man as a tragic hero. Charles was faithful to *nothing* apart from his own vanity and self-importance.) And yes, Cromwell could be a shocking bigot, but he allowed more freedom for (for instance) the Jews in England than had been allowed for 300 years. And, I might add, Cromwell was Cromwell, and he wasn't representative of the whole of the Parliamentarian cause. Or would you consider Rainsborough - the father of universal suffrage, to a degree - or Thomas Fairfax to be also genocidal maniacs?
I wouldn't agree that the Puritans (and let's keep the difference between Puritans and Parliamentarians clear - Rainsborough was, Fairfax was devout to the point of dull but hardly evangelical - were straight down the line baddies. As I say, I'm Bolton-bred, and Bolton was the "Geneva of the North" - where all kinds of odd little sects went to breed, one of the reasons the Royalists were so keen to take it down was because ot was seen as a dangerous hotbed of independence and dissent. And yet Bolton was always considered to be a Puritan town. The whole point of Puritanism was independence - Independents, if you like - and there were as many assorted sects and beliefs under the umbrella of "Puritan" as there were days in the year!
Sorry, I'm rambling on, and it's getting late, so I'll shut up :-)


January 26, 2015 Jo H.
If you're a shiny new member for 2015, welcome to Glasgow Triathlon Club! I'm Jo, one of the coaches and race committee member and I send out a newsletter roughly once a week including general club news, upcoming events/training sessions which are going on as well as any race results from the previous weekend. If you have anything you wish to include (eg race results!), it's very easy to send them on to me; just reply to any newsletter email and your reply will come to my personal email address OR email me atjfmhewitt@googlemail.com.
Let us begin with another reminder about next week's AGM: the club AGM will be in the function room above the bar at GHK on Monday 26th of January at 7.30pm. Don't forget to bring along your baked goods and any unwanted/un-needed triathlon gear for potential buyers/swappers! On a helping-out-the-club note, please also get your names sent to Wendy for volunteering at the club's spring junior aquathlon on Sunday 22nd March. Volunteers will be required between 8.30 and 11am, no experience required and usually people head out for runs or cycles from the Allander afterwards. Email Wendy at wendygorman40@gmail.com if you can help out.
The GTC coaches will be running another group riding skills session on Saturday 7th of February at Bellahouston cycle track in Bellahouston park. The session will run from 1.30 to 3.30pm for £3 paid on the day. The session will cover a range of things from calls and hand signals to group skills and etiquette. Please dress warmly as there will be some standing whilst things are explained and bring a bike in working order (don't forget a helmet!). This session is for members only.
This year we are taking part in the British Long Distance Swimming Association postal swim – the idea of this is to swim as far as you can in one hour. We will be running this on Sunday nights at the 8.30-9.30pm session. Due to the popularity of the beginners/improvers session we can only provide one lane (space for 8 swimmers) so if you wish to take part in the postal swim you will need to sign up in advance on the website. You will find the relevant post under the 'swimming' section of the training tab.
A few people were out racing this weekend. Let's begin with Hannah Kemlo, who was representin' at the Strathpuffer 24 hr mountain bike race. Hannah has done this race the last 4 years in a row, the first two years as part of a quad team, last year as a pair and this year as a full solo effort. The idea is to complete as many laps of the course (approx. 11km?) in 24hrs as you can. Hannah completed 13 laps before retiring after 21:11:41, coming 4th female and 45thout of 92.
Also racing this weekend were Jim Elliott, Rose McIlwhan and Paul and Susan Gallagher at the Bowhill offroad duathlon. Jim finished in 2:00:11, Rose (completing the run session entirely on crutches) finished in 2:10:02 and Paul and Susan Gallagher, competing as a relay team, finished in 1:32:38. Several members were taking part in the Rouken Glen Cyclocross, including Elizabeth Adams as fourth lady and Gregor Stewart fourth overall, also posting the fastest single lap of the race. Christine Little was taking part in one of the Foxlake trail series events, this one a 20km run from Lochhouses, I tried to find the results but was not successful.
Finally, parkrunning at the weekend were Nick Vaughan @ Pollok parkrun, finishing in 26:33 and Laurie Shedden (quite the parkrun regular, her next parkrun will take her to the big 50 parkruns total!) @ Tollcross, finishing in 28:05.


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The end of a year means the dawn of latest fashion trends, new favorite movies, opening of restaurants, and debuts of songs. Before you go into the new year thinking about all the futuristic things to come, take a look back on the year of 2017: The best songs, local restaurants, fashion trends, tv-shows, and movies. According to myself, Iris Yu ('19), Jackson Deely (19'), and Vivian Keegan ('20), here are some of the greatest trends in 2017.
In 2017, there were several major songs that took over the music industry at different times. Yu believes that one of the most popular songs of this year was "8TEEN" by Khalid from his album American Teen. The album, released on March 3rd, 2017, was a massive hit during the summer months because of its upbeat and carefree vibe.
Another popular artist of 2017 is Camila Cabello. She left her former band, Fifth Harmony, in December of 2016, and began working on her own album, Camila. A popular hit from this album was "Havana." Keegan says, "it's a song that's easy to learn the words to, making it very fun to sing with your friends." She adds that, "it also has a good tune and it's fun to dance to." This song features a popular rapper, Young Thug, which allows the song to attract different types of audiences.
"Humble" by Kendrick Lamar, from his album DAMN. COLLECTORS EDITION, rose to number eight on itunes for most popular songs listened to in 2017. "Humble" is a pump up song perfect for listening to prior to an athletic event. This song makes you confident and ready to compete. "Humble" is about Lamar's "humble" beginning before he was famous, to his successfulness in the music industry.
I noticed that downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, seemed to claim the prize for the most visited restaurants by Oyster River students in 2017. I observed an increase of people throughout Oyster River High School who either became vegan or vegetarian this past year, or already were. Because of the veganism and vegetarianism spike, people were interested in the rather recent opening of the vegetarian restaurant, Green Elephant. Green Elephant has dishes with various flavors derived from Thailand, China, India, and Malaysia. In what I have seen, most are skeptical of the restaurant at first, especially those who are not vegetarian or vegan, but the spicy noodle dishes and chocolate mousse pie make up for any concern.
Flatbread Company is another popular restaurant, serving brick fired pizza made with locally sourced ingredients. The restaurant is rather large, making it easily accessible for larger parties and roomy for small parties. Flatbread is located in the heart of downtown Portsmouth, which is, "a very fun place to walk around. [Flatbread] has a wide variety menu and delicious food," said Keegan. The Jay's Heart pizza, a classic cheesy pizza with a flat, buttery crust, is a fan favorite.
The latest fashion trends are constantly changing, and this year in particular fashion trends from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's were brought back. You can check out Abby Schmitt's article on Oyster River High School Fads, for more insight on this topic by clicking on this link: https://mor.news/2017/11/17/oyster-river-high-school-fads/.
Another item that was brought back from the 1960's are jean jackets. Jean jackets can be worn with almost any piece of clothing; people have even taken it to the next level by wearing jean on jean outfits. Jean jackets are a stylish way to add to a simple outfit, and a way to keep warm for both males and females.
The top movie of 2017 according to Deely was "Star Wars-The Last Jedi." It was released on December 14th, 2017, making it the tenth Star Wars movie created. "Star Wars is an obvious answer because it's literally breaking box office records, but I think that it was talked about so much that it definitely made it a much bigger deal," justified Deely. Star Wars attracted a large audience because of the spectrum of ages who follow the movie series.
For the top tv-shows, it seemed to be a three way tie among Yu, Keegan, and Deely. "Thirteen Reasons Why", "Stranger Things", and "Riverdale" were their top picks. Thirteen Reasons Why caused people to talk, and the social media really brought this show to its peak. The show tackled the sensitive topic of teenage suicide, and that caused people to talk about it. It is one of the only shows directed towards teenagers that addressed this topic. Administration sent out an email to the ORHS school district recently after the show was released with their concerns about the series.
"Stranger Things", the second season being released in 2017, is a unique show that caught everyone's attention because of its mystery and suspense. The show is classified as a science-fiction horror. It is based on elements in a supernatural world that a group of middle schoolers attempt to explore and save their friend who got pulled into the "upside down" as they call it. This thriller is perfect for teenagers, and even a favorite for adults.
"Riverdale" is the next preferred show of this past year. This series is a teen drama mystery, captivating the audience of most teenagers. "Riverdale" captures the dramatic and romantic side of high school, but greatly intensified. "It's a show with action and thrill. It creates a sense of high school drama and romance; connecting most good show genres in one," revealed Keegan.
2017 had some significant moments, notable fashion trends, favorite tv-shows, movies, and trending songs. As you go into the new year, remember your best moments of 2017, learn from the setbacks, and look forward to new things to come in 2018.
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Before the trip begins all travelers are educated on the "Do's and Don'ts" of responsible travel and how to be an active participant in preserving local ecology and culture. During the hike, all garbage and waste is packed out. Our porters and cooks for our Peruvian treks come from the Cachiccata community and we have a long history with the people of this community. Through our involvement in Peru's Cachiccata community, we have also funded a waste management program to help educate and train our porters. Management of solid waste is a difficult issue in the Andes where there are few facilities to deal with waste discarded by locals and tourists.
Conservation at home is as important to us as conservation in the field. Our office promotes cycling and car pooling to work - winning our city-wide commuter challenge two years running. Those in big cities might be surprised to learn that only a few items like aluminum cans are recycled by the local sanitation company. Since that's not good enough for us, we pay for a private recycling service that collects all of our paper, plastic, cardboard, and cans. All of our paper is made from 100% post-consumer material and our brochures use soy-ink - an expensive but earth friendly alternative to traditional inks.
We believe it is critical that local people be made active partners in developing a local tourism industry and driving conservation efforts. Money generated by tourism should stay in and directly benefit the community. This means hiring local guides, staying in locally owned hotels, and using the local transportation infrastructure.
The philosophy carries over to our successful micro-grant program, that provides funding for small, grassroots projects in the countries we visit. In Peru, we have awarded grants to reforestation projects, operations at a women's shelter, reconstruction of buildings, village irrigation systems, sanitation systems, and a conservation of traditional handicraft techniques. By traveling with us, you help to fund such projects.
Our escorted trips use local guides and support staff exclusively. Guides' training and background varies throughout our tours. But one thing remains consistent: their enthusiasm, professionalism, friendliness and knowledge of the regions. Many of the local guides we use hold degrees in their region's history, biology, archaeology or a related field. Certification programs are required; many also participate in an apprenticeship before they are allowed to lead tours on their own. Our Peruvian guides speak English, Spanish and Quechua. All guides are thoroughly researched and hand-picked by our staff or a trusted affiliate. Both our guides and our travelers are all versed in the "Leave No Trace" principles.
As mention above, our porters and cooks for our Peruvian treks come from the Cachiccata community. Most of Cachiccata's inhabitants are subsistence farmers and many augment their income by working as cooks and porters on the Inca Trail and other routes in the area. We have hand a long-standing relationship with this community and have joined them in a number of service projects. This includes native tree planting, community clean-ups, home restoration projects and funding for a new water pump. The water pump was requested by the community to replace an irrigation system that was destroyed by severe flooding. We have also funded a waste management program to help educate and train our porters. Management of solid waste is a difficult issue in the Andes where there are few facilities to deal with waste discarded by locals and tourists.
The water pump is supplying water to 200 agriculture hectares which belong to 60 families – their corn corps are are dependent on the water pump. There are an average of 3 kids per household; 120 adults, 130 children. It includes 3 hectares of the local school. The community of Cachiccata and Ollantaytambo Municipality are caring and maintaining the trees planted in the reforestation program. The water pump funded by our grant helps to irrigate it during the dry season.


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'Battlestar Galactica' Star Katee Sackhoff is One 'Sexy Evil Genius'
by Ethan Anderton
Source: Heat Vision
Many sci-fi fans have already been privy to the beauty of Katee Sackhoff as Starbuck on SyFy's Battlestar Galactica, but now Heat Vision reports she's going for the gold by becoming a Sexy Evil Genius. The dark comedy will be directed by Shawn Piller (the showrunner on ABC Family's "Greek") working from a script by Scott Lew. The story will follow a group of strangers brought together at a downtown Los Angeles bar by their mutual ex-girlfriend (Sackhoff). The woman is mysterious about her intentions, but by the night's end, revenge will be had, romance made and the wronged woman's deliciously diabolical plan will be complete.
Sounds like it has some potential, and with Sackhoff's beauty taking center stage, that's definitely a plus. As a point of interest, Scott Lew has become afflicted by ALS (or Lou Gehrig's disease) and as a quadriplegic and wheelchair-bound man, he cannot speak and writes by using an infrared dot on his forehead to point to letters and words on a monitor. While some writers seem to be turning in scripts just for the paycheck, Lew wrote via e-mail, "Writing is the only way I really get to express myself with complexity." I can't imagine being in that physical state, but at least he's able to keep some form of sanity by expressing himself through film. Interested?
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honestly...i think she will be the ONLY selling point in this movie...and even then its not going to be much
Jericho on Dec 15, 2010
*yawn... Katee, I think you need a new agent.
bozo on Dec 16, 2010
Very interested--script sounds intriguing-- glad to see Katee taking on more film projects and impressed that she is also producing the film.
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Chief Executive reaffirms religious freedom for Macao
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Ho Iat Seng thanks Macao's religious communities for 'immense work and commitment' in supporting and city's residents overcome difficult times during pandemic.
11 January 2023 BY STAFF REPORTER
BY STAFF REPORTER 11 January 2023
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng reaffirmed this week that the Macao government respects the different religious beliefs that exist in the territory, confirming that residents will continue to enjoy religious freedom.
The Chief Executive expressed the government's support towards the city's religious freedom during a Monday meeting with representatives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macao, General Buddhist Association of Macau, Macao Taoist Association, Macao Anglican Churches, Spiritual Association of the Bahá' í of Macao, and the Islamic Association of Macau.
Ho thanked Macao's religious communities for what he considered as "immense work and commitment of the various religions in supporting the population and helping them overcome difficult times during the pandemic".
The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) states in Article 128 that the Macao government "does not impose restrictions on religious activities that do not contravene with the laws of the Macao SAR".
The Basic Law also states that "in accordance with the principle of freedom of religious belief, the Macao SAR government does not interfere in the internal affairs of religious organisations, nor in the maintenance and development of relations between religious organisations and local believers from religious organisations and from outside the Macao Region".
During the meeting, Benedict Keith Ip, who represented the Diocese of Macao, said that the six religious groups will soon organise a joint cultural exhibition showcasing the six religions and their cultural relics, with the aim to promote peace, integration and fraternity.
Ho also said that he wanted the city's "different religions to maintain an altruistic spirit and convey positive messages to residents, particularly young people".


This M-Award winning Festival draws professional independent choreographers and performers from across Canada. Multiple programs feature a tightly packaged combination of live performances and dance films from around the world, with touring partner: Dance Films Association, New York.
The works we present in ROMP! explore dimensional, political, and artistic messages direct from independent artists, reflecting a pulse in the Canadian dance scene. We support work from emerging and established choreographers, some of whom we also see on the Royal, McPherson and Belfry stages; on television; in other cities; as independents or as part of established companies.
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Opening Reception (admission free) Immediately following Present/Tense Two. Join us at our opening reception to celebrate the 10th ROMP! A Festival of Independent Dance and to welcome our guest artists. At CAKE ON THE STAGE you can stand, dance, or mingle on the stage and eat a piece of our delicious Romp! Festival cake made by CELINE STUBEL and introduced with song by TREENA STUBEL!
Directed by Bruno Aveillan, 2001 Inspired by the Greek myth of the Minotaur, this cine-dream brings us into the struggle of a three-faced monster attempting a metamorphosis of his being. From choreographer Philippe Combes of Compagnie Cave Canem, FRANCE with a score by Herve Taminiaux, MINOTAUR-EX uses a dynamic focus and an abandoned warehouse-setting to animate living sculpture.
BOUGHT AND $OLD (8 mins) "It became a bank and not a country" - William Cody Mahler. Cori Caulfield has performed her meticulously crafted solos throughout the world, displaying her trademark ability to move her statuesque body with precision and with infinite vocabulary. In BOUGHT AND $OLD she is a bionic seductress - dressed in a period gown with platform shoes, she consumes the space with assured and conscious sexiness. Audiences in Victoria may remember Caulfield's mesmerizing performance in Crystal Pite's FIELD:FICTION in ROMP! 2002.
ALL THESE THINGS WE MUST NOT MENTION (16 mins) Set to recordings of arias performed by the great Enrico Caruso, All These Things We Must Not Mention is a haunting and intimate journey into the inner-lives of three women using simple, nuanced movements and iconic design: a chair, a sweater. a spotlight. The dancers in uniform white shorts and tank-tops are radiant under the interrogative light, evoking themes of loneliness, longing, and violation - yet reveal the power inherent in the act of laying bare one's weakness.
AISLING - WE SAW A VISION (in preview, 4 mins) Directed by Miles Lowry and David Ferguson, Canada, 2007, 4 mins This is a preview of AISLING - WE SAW A VISION, Suddenly Dance Theatre's new Bravo!FACT dance film, created by David Ferguson and Miles Lowry. Choreographed and performed by David Ferguson and Jung-ah Chung, who starred in the recent success OPIUM, the work is inspired by Irish author Liam Mac Uistin's peace poem. The song AISLING is written and performed in Irish by Miles Lowry, with string arrangement by Joanna Hood and performed by Eclipse Quartet.
ONE TOO (10 mins) This duet has a sense of sisterhood and suggests not all relationships are visible. Choreographed by Marie France Forcier, ONE TOO explores the paradox: One is always alone, even amongst others. And when physically alone, there is always the presence of others within oneself. With an original score by James Bunton.
THE ELECTRONIC SERIES (19 mins) THE ELECTRONIC SERIES is a fast-paced deconstruction of an electronic music sample in four movements. Each movement utilizes a unique fusion of dance genres to highlight the various sounds and instruments embedded within the score. Set to music by DJ Shadow, Aphex Twin, and Boards of Canada, the work uses ballet, jazz, hip hop and contemporary dance influences to present an ultimate marriage of movement and music.
AISLING - WE SAW A VISION (REMIX in preview, 4 mins) Directed by Miles Lowry and David Ferguson, Canada, 2007, 4 mins This unreleased version of Suddenly Dance Theatre's upcoming Bravo!FACT dance film AISLING - WE SAW A VISION offers a techno-driven musical remix by writer/performer Miles Lowry. Contrasting the television version previewed in Program A, the film dances to the language of Liam Mac Uistin's poem through an entirely different musical incantation.
INAMORATAS (15 mins) Nicole McSkimming's INAMORATAS features 3 veiled dancers who celebrate the strength and courage of women who choose to conceal themselves. Constructed is a series of sections clearly inspired by the music, the work steps around the possible status of oppression of veiling within today's western society. The syncronized movements and plaintive confrontations of the dancers add weight and light to their celebration.
as she's leaving (13 mins) This PREMIERE solo commissioned by Katy Harris-McLeod is choreographed by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, who Victoria audiences will remember from her recent hit show BANGER. True to Friedenberg's ability to split the performer in half, this theatrical solo is about a woman/creature who is battling with her inability to say what she really wants to say. as she's leaving travels from moments of humour to moments of theatrical and physical intensity. Featuring a soundscore designed by Marc Stewart.
Directed by Shona McCullagh, 2006 BREAK is a moving tribute to a family's dynamic from the perspective of a young boy that plays inventively with rhythm and narrative. From the director of wildly popular dance short FLY and the choreographer for KING KONG and the THE LION, WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE. 2007 JURY WINNER at the 35th Dance on Camera Festival 2007, New York.
DIRTY LAUNDRY (16 mins) This PREMIERE solo - in four sections, four minutes each - is a semi-biographical impressionistic portrait of women in the choreographer's life. As recipient of the 2006 Isadora Award for Excellence in Performance, DIRTY LAUNDRY has been recently created during a residency on the Sunshine Coast. Dancer Alison Denham wowed Victoria audiences in Wen Wei Weng's UNBOUND last season, and it is clear she has an inspired choreographic identity: She will be returning for ROMP! 2008!
These two films, along with others throughout the Festival, were brought to Victoria with touring partner Dance Films Association, New York. In early 2007, Suddenly Dance Theatre Artistic Directors David Ferguson and Miles Lowry introduced their dance film OPIUM at Lincoln Center in New York, as part of Dance Film Association's 35th Dance on Camera Festival. Here, they were able to attend the emotional screening of MOVEMENT (R)EVOLUTION AFRICA (A story of an art form In four acts) and immediately wanted to share it with Victoria audiences. It is a riveting documentary showing a cross section of contemporary dance artists from across Africa and reminds us how geography, poverty, war, and cultural practices influence the creation of dance.
This film is a raw juxtaposition of dance interwoven with street scenes in an African shantytown. Movement creates a sonic rhythm, through the use of hand held shakers, whisks and other items. The film challenges the viewers to keep their eyes riveted to the screen - sometimes because the lead dancer speaks directly to the audience and challenges them to do so. Danced by Simone Goris and Serge Anagondu of Compagnie Ivoire; produced by Heure d'Ete.
(65 mins) Directed by Joan Frosch & Alla Kovgan, 2007 In an astonishing exposition of choreographic formentation, nine African choreographers tell stories of an emergent art form and their diverse and deeply contemporary expressions of self. Stunning choreography and riveting critiques challenge stale stereotypes of "traditional Africa" to unveil soul-shaking responses to the beauty and tragedy of 21st century Africa.
Suddenly Dance Theatre is a non-profit society. We gratefully acknowledge the support of The British Columbia Arts Council and Capital Regional District Arts Development.


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It was time for another South birthday party. Kaden was turning NINE!
We had talked about what kind of birthday party he'd like to have and I threw out the idea of a mobile gaming truck. I wasn't sure how they really worked but they looked like fun and he seemed thrilled with the idea. We booked it and decided our theme would be Level Up - a gaming theme.
Finding a date though was a little harder, we didn't want it too far out from his birthday but his birthday also coincides with Labor Day each year. I was afraid to choose a Saturday because the baseball schedules weren't out yet and everyone else has activities on Saturdays too. So we went with a Sunday afternoon, after baseball practice. He decided that he wanted to invite all of his baseball team, his cousin Colton, our buddy Nathan and then a friend from school. I figured the boys would be sweaty and dirty anyways from baseball so being outside for another 2 hours wasn't going to make a difference and would even maybe allow us to take it up another notch.
The first thing out of Kaden's mouth on Sunday morning was, "Mom, do you have something to say to me today? Like, happy birthday party day, Kaden!" "That's right, it is today, isn't it? Well, happy birthday party day, Kaden. It's going to be a wonderful day, I am sure of it."
The guest were all boys, except one special little girl who Kaden just adores.
Party prepping was relative easy for this party. We would have cake, Fanta Floats and a popcorn barn. They would hang out and play video games for an hour before singing happy birthday & then we would shoo them back out the door to have a little color powder war.
But first, the cake. We all know by now that I try and make/decorate a cake for the boys' birthdays. I've done a bowling cake, a Smore's cake, a Pokemon cake and a number of simply cakes with sprinkles and their age on it but it seems like with each and every cake I do, I try and stretch my limits. Since gaming was the theme Kaden and I talked about pulling together a few Mario references and Pokemon and then he suggested something called Roblox. Here goes nothing.
I Pinterested a few idea and then Friday night I got to baking--4 round cakes.
Saturday I stacked two round cakes on top of on another and then cut the other two in squares and placed them on top of the larger circle cakes. We attended a friend's of Kaden and Logan's birthday party & when I got home I dove right into icing. This is where it all started falling apart. the top layer was NOT having it. I could not for the life of me get any icing to stick and I was just try to do a simple crumb coat. So into the trash it went & I proceeded with just the two round cakes. I could still make this work and explained to Kaden what our new plan was -- Mario only. Cool was his response. Good enough for me.
I mixed up two large batches of icing and went to town. Started with two colors of green for the rolling hills. moved to yellow and white for the stars and parts of the mushrooms. Fill in the red and then finished it off with the blue. I didn't get fully finished until after Kaden had gone to bed but when he woke up he was AMAZED at his cake. Logan told me I was an excellent cake maker.
Those comments made the time and my sore hand all worth it.
We slapped a few Mario characters on it -- Kaden was Luigi for Halloween last year so Luigi made the cake and Mario would have made it too if not for his missing nose! The other characters that we had bought to use on the cake found homes being used as decorations.
Since the party was after baseball practice that gave me 2 hours to get everything pulled together with a quite house. Say what?! That 2 hours went by so quickly and before I knew it, the mobile gaming truck with Sky's The Limit Mobile Gaming was arriving and our ball players and friends were right behind him. The set up was perfect for these boys -- all very anxious to get to playing.
I limited the games to game which EVERYONE can play. No shooting, no blood, no violence. There were few grumbles at the beginning but once they were inside they were totally mesmerized by all the TV and game choices.
They even had a VR -- and now that is exactly what this kid wants for Christmas.
I had decided to schedule the truck for an hour, thought that maybe two hours would be too much and they would lose interest, WHAT WAS I THINKING. The boys LOVED everything about it, as did Justin and I -- so easy to keep track of them and someone else was in charge of implementing rules.
Once our hour was up we headed inside to sing Kaden Happy Birthday. This is usually where I grab a picture of Justin and I with Kaden and one of him with his cake. And, although this picture works, I had to steal it from a video that I took. And well, the one with Justin & I will just have to come later.
Once the boys were all nice and sugared up on cake, ice cream and popcorn -- we got them changed into their white shirts and safety glasses, we headed outside for a little color war. A few boys weren't so sure about the whole color war thing but once it got going there was no turning back and they went for it. Thankfully they followed directions and did not get any adults that were standing nearby.
I look at this picture and I am instantly reminded of just how lucky Kaden is to be surrounded by wonderful family, friends and buddies. These kiddos represent different parts of his life and don't all know each other but you'd would have never known that from the party. They are the most welcoming group of kiddos and their only goal is to have the best time possible.
It's baseball time again but this time around it's a whole lot different.
But before I get to that -- there's this. A picture that Alyssa, Rachel and I have been trying to get for two seasons now but hey, we got it and on game one for fall ball.
So fall ball--why so different this year. The boys have entered the kid pitch world. Kid pitch doesn't just mean that kids are pitching, it also means they can lead off, steal, drop third strike comes into play, & pick runners off. We weren't really sure how this season was going to go -- we decided to commit to the competitive league again but hoping to drop down a division since last season didn't go as well as we had hoped. Thankfully, it looks like we are matched with teams more on our level.
Three things I have learned already.
1. The games are FOREVER LONG. This is mainly because walks are in play now and if you don't have a pitcher that can consistently throw strikes you end up walking 7 runs in.
2. The boys are LOVING it. Although the games are longer and lack a lot of action, the boys end up paying more attention. They are leading off and have to watch the pitcher to get back to the bag if he tries to pick them off. They are watching the pitcher for his release and then taking a bigger lead to possibly steal. They have a little more time in between each play to gather their thoughts or emotions and to shake off mistakes.
3. I'm a nervous wreck during games. I keep score for the team through GameChanger, which keeps some of my anxiousness at bay but that first time they both stepped into the box I almost couldn't handle it. Heart was pounding so fast. & then came the moment that I knew would happen, Kaden was called in to pitch. I had to step away from the field. I handed my duties off to another mother and I backed away -- still in sight to watch him warm up but far enough away to let him do his thing without me coaching him. I actually FaceTimed my mom because I wasn't going to be a ball of nerves by myself, she made me move closer so she could see better. He only had to face one batter, either he would walk him and the 7th run would cross the plate or he would strike him out and that would be our third out. He struck him out but we dropped the ball on the third strike and weren't able to capture the out. I know there will be another time he's in the game pitching & I'll still be a nervous wreck but you know who wasn't--Kaden.
& Logan, he keeps surprising us all. He doesn't care that he's a year younger, he can hang with these guys. He played right field and stopped a huge hit, keeping the batter to a single and saving a run. He had his best hit, maybe ever & was the cutest third baseman you ever did see. He would cover the bag when a runner was at 2nd or 3rd and then as Cade would pitch he jump off and cover the field like it needed to be. He may have thrown in a few floss moves here and there too.
Aces have started off strong with a 2-0 record. Most importantly, they're having fun.
A first and a last all in the same day. First day of second grade for Logan and third grade for Kaden but it was their last "first" day at Cedar Creek Elementary. See, a new elementary school is being built closer to us so the boys will finish out their elementary years there. Cool little fact, it's all CCE - Canyon Creek Elementary, so at least we can save all of our spirit wear.
We had a few nervous jitters to start the morning out but by the time they sat down for breakfast those were long gone. They were so excited to see all their friends they had missed over the summer. We started off this school year just like we finished off last school year--with a hot breakfast. Two circle cakes for our second grader and three for our third grader.
This morning we decided that we would venture over to one of our buddies' homes and walk with him to school. This particular buddy just moved into our school district and was starting his first year at CCE, the boys didn't want him to have to walk up to school alone on that first day. But first---we had to grab a few pictures of this monumental day.
They kind of fought me on their outfits--mainly their shorts as they both wanted to wear gym shorts but I wouldn't budge. I told them that there were only two days that I would pick out their clothes for--first day of school and class pictures, everything else was their call. Unless of course it was cold and I told them to add a few layers. That did the trick though, they put on their smiles and we got it done.
Justin had a work call that he had to be on at 7 that morning and we weren't sure if he be done by the time that we were leaving so Kaden & Logan stepped in and became the photographer. I'm still not that great about handing the phone to someone else and capturing me with the boys but I'm working on it. And as luck would have it, Justin's call ended right before we were loading up and he jumped in a picture with the boys too--the boys were pretty excited that he made it.
As we started to make our way around to the front of the school, Logan saw one of his besties walking up and the biggest smile appeared on both of their faces. Followed by each of them shouting the other's name and big waves. They ran towards each other and Seph's momma grabbed this shot. Melt my heart into a million pieces.
And then we made it to the doors and friends were everywhere. At one time I had lost Kaden, he had already gone inside due to the excitement but then he reappeared. We snapped one last picture, both boys gave me a kiss and off they went to what we all hope to be a fabulous year at CCE.
The next morning brought another set of firsts and lasts. First ride of the school year on the bus but last year to ride a bus until middle school. The boys picked out their own outfits from head to toe. Socks and all! Logan's shirt was one that he made with Emily and Drake that read Drake is my best friend and then Kaden asked that I make him one that read, My mom and dad are the coolest.
Hard to believe that Kaden is halfway through elementary school and that Logan is right behind him!
It seems like the summer flew by. Like so fast & before I knew it, I was out on the driveway with chalk for a fourth year in a row. Second grade for Logan and third grade for Kaden---like what?!?
& we couldn't send them off to start a new school year without checking out their new classrooms and meeting their teachers at sneak-a-peek. I had told them both before I left for work that morning that they needed to be showered and dressed nicely before we are able to leave and head to the school. I got home, Emily, our nanny, already had them showered and they got themselves dressed. Socks and all. I smiled and decided it really didn't matter that I didn't like their socks. They did.
Logan sadly didn't have any of his besties in his class this year but he was still excited for the school year to begin because he had some friends in his class that he didn't have last year. He drew Mrs. Neuschafer and we just know a wonderful year lies ahead for him. That evening he had to pick out his super power and he picked out Math and Kindness. He nailed it.
Kaden drew Mrs. McGraw and lucked out and had a couple of buddies from last year in his class again this year. He was hoping for his buddy Cade who would not be attending CCE to be in his class but sadly that didn't work out. I'd love to say next year but there won't be a next year at this CCE. His class size is pretty small compared to the other third grade classes with only 18 but it's due to the size of this specific room and honestly, I love that. Kaden feeds off of positive reinforcement and more one on one time and this will lend well to that. He's excited to take third grade by the horns and we are so very excited to watch it happen.
We knew we had to get one last lake weekend in before summer came to a close so we headed down the weekend right before school was back in session. The boys are the perfect ages for lake weekends--they can chill in the cabin by themselves or they can join us at the dock. They can fish or they can nap. It also makes for a great age to start making memories with friends so we invited some of our favorites to the cabin--the Kufeldts and the Clelands sans tiny raptors plus Emily and Tyler.
The majority of us arrived around sunset on Friday evening and we got the house and beds organized before sending the kids off to bed. Although up late we all knew it would be an early morning for the kiddos---they gave us till 7.
And then it was pedal to the medal for the rest of the day. They laughed. They wrestled. They chased after Emily and Tyler. They didn't stop moving or eating until it was lights out for the cabin.
Come Sunday morning the kids were exhausted & the majority of us were needing to get home so the kiddos played for a little while and the moms got the cabin cleaned and the cars packed. Before we jumped in the cars we grabbed a few pictures from the dock---I mean, it is what I do.
We may have had 13 people staying in a 2 bedroom, one bath cabin (sleeps way more than you think) but never once did it feel like it was too much. We were all able to relax and just enjoy one another's company. Us moms, we didn't hear "mom, get in with me" once time. The dad's didn't hear "fish with me" one time either. Although Emily and Tyler didn't go with us to babysit, the kids just gravitated towards them & them towards the kids. By far was one of the best weekends we've ever had at the lake. It's impossible to put a price tag on friendships like these.


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Make San Juan SAFE | Letters
Fri Apr 19th, 2019 6:37pm
Stand Up Men chose April, Sexual Assault month, to launch a campaign to dramatically upgrade SAFE's in-school and community prevention education programs. SAFE's mission is to make our community and youth free from sexual assault and domestic violence.
Stand Up Men's fundraising goal for SAFE this year is to raise $45,000 to support the underfunded and most critical sexual assault and domestic violence prevention education program in our county. SAFE's main priority is to provide prevention education to our youth, their teachers, parents and caregivers as well as our entire community. With these funds students and adults will learn how to detect and correct unhealthy behavior while they are simultaneously learning how best to create healthy relationships. By doing so, we, as a community, are able to effectively identify and deal with early symptoms of sexual assault and domestic violence before situations escalate and become more significant problems in our community.
Stand Up Men looks forward to more Stand Up Men and Stand Up Businesses as well as other supporters joining with us to stand against domestic violence and sexual assault in the San Juans.
More information is available at safesj.org/sum/ or call SAFE at 360-378-8680.
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On May 14, 2018, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division held that laterally transferring an employee to a different job can constitute retaliation under the New Jersey whistleblower law, the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA).
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Humbled by a Stone Ram
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It seems that whenever you chase and catch a dream, there's always a bigger one around the corner. When my hunting partner Bob Sherer and I joined forces with others to start Kenetrek Boots, it was a little self-serving at first. Yes, we wanted to build a business… but more importantly, we wanted to design a boot that would serve us as we sought to achieve the hunting Grand Slam of all four species of North American Mountain Sheep… a dream we were both chasing. Well, we not only built the boots and the business, but we both were successful in achieving the Sheep Grand Slam with our rifles. But then I started getting more heavily into bow hunting.
Fast forward a decade or so and some gray hairs, when I threw out the idea of trying to achieve a Grand Slam with a Bow. Bob and I looked at each other like we were both nuts. But hey, we're not getting any younger and the mountains seem to be getting steeper with each year… so we decided why not? We both agreed that although all of the sheep species can be difficult, the most difficult and expensive would probably be the Stone Sheep from British Columbia.
I called good friend John Schapansky who books for Cassiar Stone Outfitting in British Columbia. John chuckled at my goal, but after some discussion, he also said why not? I booked a hunt where I would have 14 hunting days available and John thought I should see several legal rams in that timeframe. But he made it clear, getting close with a bow – that was all on me.
I flew into Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, the jump-off point for many sheep hunting adventures. I met my guide Warren Lees, and after a long drive south, we gathered some gear and headed into one of their horse camps to begin our adventure. Warren and I took off from camp and almost immediately saw some mountain goats and a couple of stone sheep rams. We were awed by a giant ram with one horn who we dubbed, "onesey". Forget a bow stalk on him. He popped over the highest peak around like it was nothing - even a younger me couldn't keep up with that beast.
Five days later, Warren and our assistant guide Rueben loaded up and we moved the camp 20 miles away. Just riding horses in a pack string through some of the most beautiful unspoiled country in North America was worth the price of admission. I don't ride a lot, consequently, my butt and my knees were flaming hot by the time we made it to camp. When we mounted up the next day for 35 more miles, Warren joked that I may have just set the record for distance ridden in one day by one of their hunters. My butt was not at all amused. Good thing I was on a bow hunt and didn't have a gun, otherwise I might have been tempted to end my misery.
I dropped into my sleeping bag as soon as we trotted into camp and passed out. First thing the next morning we started glassing sheep. They seemed to be everywhere. Just above our camp on the mountain, we spotted a band of 7 with two good mature rams. The stalk was on. We left Ruben as a spotter and Warren and I dropped way down below and attempted to sneak up the stream drainage near where the sheep bedded down. By the time we made it, they were up and feeding. We had no cover and no choice but to lay flat and blend with the tundra as the rams finally moved by us about 150 yards away. An easy shot for a rifle, but they might as well have been on another planet for a bow. We were disappointed at the lost opportunity but excited over our first stalk on a mature stone ram, one of the most prized trophies in North America. That was the closest we got to anything all day and all the next day. But that's sheep hunting. You just keep on climbing and glassing.
The following day we headed up the valley into new country and within a couple of hours of glassing Warren spotted 2 rams almost a mile away – one of them looked great, with full curl horns and a striking coloration with an almost white head and dark gray body. We sent Rueben to the other side of the drainage so he could keep an eye on the sheep as Warren and I began stalking. We climbed up to get level with the sheep and started around the mountain towards where we thought they were. When stalking animals like stone sheep, it's absolutely vital that they don't see you first. They have eight power vision compared to humans and they live their lives in constant threat from wolves, grizzlies, wolverines, and eagles. To say they are wary is an understatement.
As we closed the distance we looked back at Rueben just as he signaled that the rams were moving down to the valley floor. We finally spotted them and then hurriedly but carefully tried to descend to cut them off, but we didn't get down in time and had to again watch them walk by us at 130 yards. Argh!
We sat amused and frustrated watching them graze flowers and grass off the valley floor for over an hour, then they started coming back towards us. When they went out of sight below a small hill I started moving. I was off, half sliding half falling down the mountain trying to get over the top of a big rock, headed for a ravine that might offer some cover. I made it to the big rock and dangled my legs over and was just about to get down when the two rams poked their heads over the skyline of the hill. I was absolutely pinned with no cover at all! They walked right towards me up to within bow range and the big ram laid down.
Although I was completely exposed I got an arrow on my bowstring and ranged the ram. All I needed to do was to turn my adjustable bow sight to the correct yardage, slowly sit up and draw my bow. The ram would most likely stand, look at me for a few seconds, and I'd take the shot. It sounded like a great plan until the smaller ram came closer to me and laid down right in front of the big ram! Now I was really stuck. I had to wait them out. Mountain sheep typically bed down for about 2 hours before getting up to adjust or eat again. All I could do was settle in and force myself to be ready to conduct my shot sequence as soon as he got up. I was laying flat on my back with my legs hanging over the rock. I soon started shaking with chills and tried to do full body isometric flexes for over an hour to stop the shakes. It actually worked and eventually, the shakes stopped.
Finally, the big ram stood up but instead of standing and stretching for the few seconds I needed, he immediately stepped down into the gully right behind a big rock leaving only his horn sticking out the other side. Having already started the shot sequence with the little ram looked at me trying to figure out why this big rock started moving. He walked toward me then scooted across the little draw and stopped to look back.
When the big ram took notice, he trotted up and looked toward me, but failed to locate me. Already at full draw and not moving, I could not believe this was happening. I steadied, leveled and released the arrow. It flew fast and true and looked to hit the ram exactly where I aimed. The sound of a solid hit came back and both rams ran around the corner.
Unable to contain myself, I think some kind of sasquatch-like noise erupted from me. Warren popped out of no-where to give me a giant bear hug and said you got him. After gaining back emotional control we recognized we still needed to not further spook the sheep. So we sat down and took a break.
Thirty minutes later we moved toward were we last saw the rams and found their tracks and a little bit of blood. We waited for Reuben to come across the valley. Then we picked up the tracks and continued around the mountain and up a small stream. Additional tracking turned up only very light blood sign. I decided to wait an additional hour before continuing on, so we took turns talking about the shot. Although the ram was quartered forward, I thought the shot hit him perfectly and saw the arrow where it exited out the back leg as he ran away. We all agreed the shot looked good but when we picked up the tracks again the blood was very sporadic and minimal.
The ram seemed to move in the small stream bed heading uphill and I expected to see him at every turn… but nothing. We painstakingly tracked him on our hands and knees all the way up the drainage to the head of the stream and a giant cirque of rocks, we lost all blood and tracks. No ram. I have tracked many animals over the years and I always feel a little sick about not having them expire within sight - but it is part of the hunting experience which has impacted my life so positively, for so long.
As darkness fell, we made our way back to the shot and located the arrow which wore only dark blood. I could not understand where the ram went, why there was so little blood and why he didn't ever lay down. Our emotions see-sawed from elation to doubt to depression. I began to think that I did not see what I thought I saw and had only hit the ram in the leg. Warren tried to stay positive and hopeful that we would find the ram in the morning.
We awoke the next day to a pounding rain, thick cloud cover, and no visibility. No tracks or blood sign would survive this type of rainfall. Our depression deepened as we realized we would spend the rest of the hunt looking for the body of a mountain sheep in a vast incredible maze of mountains. The proverbial needle in a haystack.
The following day the rain continued but we knew we had to search no matter what the weather was doing. We made a miserable climb to the top of the mountain cirque and tried to glass through rain squalls to see anything. At one point I spotted two rams on a bench off the other side of the mountain, and one had similar coloration, to the big ram, but it wasn't our ram. We resumed covering some very slippery and dangerous boulder fields. I know we were all praying as we moved toward the top of that lonely ridge that day.
I tried to get out of the wind and rain by looking through one barrel of my binocs around a big rock when Warren came and grabbed me saying, "Buddy, I found your ram and he is stone dead". He went on to warn us that it might be a little bit dicey and one of us might die getting to him… but we found him. At that point, none of us cared and off we went.
I did mortally shoot the tough ram, but due to the steep downward angle of the shot, no blood flowed from the entrance and a piece of fat had corked the exit hole. The only blood we found came from the small wound on his back leg where the arrow had nicked the ram when exiting. The ram had followed the stream all the way to the top, crossed over the cirque to the other side and followed a narrow ledge where he finally bedded down at the top of a 200-foot cliff.
Of all the luck I've experienced as a hunter, nothing compares to whatever forces guided us to finding that ram. When a hunt gets really tough, you do a lot of soul-searching. There seems to be a bittersweet component to most things in life and this hunt was no exception. I came out of my archery stone sheep adventure to British Columbia completely humbled and with a thankful heart full of gratitude to God and the many people that assisted me on this adventure of a lifetime. And in the end, those benefits end up meaning more to me than the best of hunting trophies


We all have many wonderful memories of our childhood.
For me, there was nothing like Christmas.
I remember our nativity scene. I remember laying on my stomach and playing with the wise men and animals and staring into the eyes of the baby Jesus. I could have been as young as two or three when I started my annual nativity scene fascination.
There was the man holding a black bowl. I think it was for the incense. I remember putting my thumb in the bowl. It felt smooth. About ten years ago I bought those same figurines. I found them on eBay. They were made in Italy.
The set didn't include the stable so I went to my Dad's and made one out of some old grape crates from when he used to make wine.
While I was cutting the wood, I remembered a class I had in seminary. In ancient Palestine, the stable was always connected to the house. Joseph and Mary went to someone's house to bring Jesus into the world.
I also remember reading that the first nativity scene, or crèche as it's called around the world, was staged first by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century.
I made our crèche a two-room nativity scene. I got some mud a smeared it all over the walls. The kids and I gathered wood and pine needles from a camping trip; that's what we put on the floor every Christmas.
I still stare into the eyes of the baby Jesus every year.
I'm 52 years old. I was just laying on my stomach staring into the eyes of the baby Jesus.
There is still something magic about Christmas.


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Bond King Gundlach predicts yields are headed much higher before this move ends
Published Thu, Oct 11 201812:44 PM EDT Updated Sat, Oct 13 20181:12 PM EDT
Thomas Franck@tomwfranck
Halftime Report
Jeffrey Gundlach wouldn't be surprised to see Treasury yields leap to new multiyear highs before the bond market calms down.
"If you look at the charts and you look at the way the market's behaving and you think about the trends that are underneath the bond market, it wouldn't be surprising at all to see the 30-year [yield] go to 4 percent before this move of the breakout above 3.25 percent is over," he said on "Halftime Report" Thursday.
"The curve should probably steepen so maybe the 10-year Treasury makes it to 3.5 percent or 3.6 percent during that move," he added.
This week, the 10-year Treasury note yield touched seven-year highs above 3.2 percent before easing off those levels. On Friday, the 30-year yield settled near 3.34 percent.
Sentiment around the globe was rocked in recent sessions, as investors grew nervous over the rise in interest rates. President Donald Trump has recently criticized the U.S. Federal Reserve for the decline in stock markets, saying on Wednesday that he wasn't happy with how the central bank continued to raise interest rates.
"The problem I have is with the Fed. The Fed is going wild. I mean, I don't know what their problem is that they are raising interest rates and it's ridiculous," Trump said during a telephone interview on Wednesday with Fox News.
"One of the things that is really fascinating about this sell-off in bonds is that it's happening of the context of a really high short position against the Treasury market," Gundlach added. "With this sell-off you'd have thought that maybe it would be braked a little bit by all of that short positing maybe looking to take profits because rarely do you have this crowded positioning in a market and they're all making money on it."
Gundlach is founder and CEO of DoubleLine. He is known for his investment acumen in the fixed income markets. DoubleLine has assets under management of more than $120 billion, according to its website.
Treasury yields have soared in recent weeks as the Fed has raised rates and data has showed a strong economy, sending both the 10-year rate and the 30-year rate above multiyear highs, and beyond what the so-called Bond King dubbed a "game changer."
The DoubleLine Capital CEO wrote on Twitter in September, "Yields: On the march! 10's above 3% again, this time without financial media concern. Watch 3.25% on 30's. Two closes above = game changer."
--CNBC's Fred Imbert contributed to this report.
U.S. 10 Year Treasury


Commander Power Systems recognizes that there are many considerations to evaluate when planning your power generator installation in order to keep your overall costs within your budget. We offer guidance in every situation and ensure that the placement and operation of the system is the perfect solution for your standby power needs.
Commander Power Systems knows that an educated customer is a happy customer. Although our courteous staff will go over every aspect of your installation and maintenance plan, we take the time to provide you with a brief overview of what you can expect during any of our residential power generator installations.
The system is comprised of two major components; The Generator and the Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS). These two components must be located according to your home's layout, and certain circumstances will dictate their location. The generator must be connected to the natural gas meter or to an adequate sized gas line for its fuel supply. It's a good idea to keep this distance as short as possible for fuel-line sizing and, more importantly, cost. The ATS must be connected to the existing electrical supply panel or electric meter and, again, the shorter the distance, the better and more cost-effective the installation will be. Additionally, the generator and the ATS must be interconnected with electrical lines for controls, battery chargers, and service feeders.
Most municipalities require a permit for residential power generator installations. Although this is the responsibility of the homeowner, our team is very knowledgeable on this process and will be more than happy to walk you through the steps to acquire one.
Installations are performed Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A few days prior to your installation, our office will contact you to confirm the time and date. Installations are performed year round with the exceptions of heavy rain or snowfall. Cold temperatures are no concern.
Prior to the installation, a Master Electrician will go over the installation plans with you, reviewing pictures and notes, and answering any questions you may have.
Once all work is completed, we will clean the work area of debris and haul it away. Once this is done, the Master Electrician will go over the operation of the standby system and will answer any questions you might have. Then, we will simulate a real power outage to test your new generator. Finally, we will enter the generator and transfer switch information into our system so that our technicians will have it available 24/7 if needed. Your generator warranty will then be activated.


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Wounded Warrior Project Supporter Profile: Ashley Walls
Wounded Warrior Project - Ashley Walls
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The supporters of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) come from all walks of life and are of all ages, and their generosity allows WWP to provide free, life-changing programs and services to injured veterans, their caregivers, and family members. Recently, Ashley Walls shared her musical talents as a way to raise awareness and support for the warriors WWP serves. She wrote and released a song called "Don't Go," which she says was inspired by remembering those who have fought – and died – overseas.
"I wanted to show through song how much our soldiers and their families sacrifice for our freedom," Ashley said. "And I wanted to make sure those who serve our country are never forgotten and know how much they're appreciated."
Ashley, like many of WWP's young supporters, has friends and family in the military. Her father, grandfathers, and all her uncles served in various branches of service, along with some of her friends from high school who went on to join the Army and Air Force.
"It means everything to me," Ashley said. "They risk their lives for our freedom, and it is something I can never repay them for. I am hoping my music will show them that we care, support, and love them. It's important to shine a light on everything they do for our country and make sure they are appreciated. I hope my music and song 'Don't Go' will do that. It is really important that we make sure our soldiers are well taken care of while they are serving and also when they come back as well! I have always supported Wounded Warrior Project, for just that reason."
"Don't Go" can be heard on Ashley's YouTube page. Those wanting to get involved can support warriors served by WWP by registering as a Proud Supporter on the Give Back page of WWP's website. Students can also start a Student Ambassadors fundraising campaign.
To learn more about how WWP's programs and services connect, serve, and empower wounded warriors, visit http://newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/.
For further information: Mattison Brooks - Public Relations Specialist, Email: mbrooks@woundedwarriorproject.org, Phone: 904.646.6897
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The Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum is located in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States at 7001 W. 21st North Wichita, Kansas. It was established in 1994 and formally dedicated on Thursday, October 23, 2003.

The Arboretum currently contains 195 trees, representing 97 species adapted to south central Kansas. Each is marked with its name.

External links
Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum

See also
 List of botanical gardens in the United States

Arboreta in Kansas
Botanical gardens in Kansas
Geography of Wichita, Kansas
Culture of Wichita, Kansas
Tourist attractions in Wichita, Kansas
Protected areas of Sedgwick County, Kansas

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					Name:  "format",
					Usage: "Output format. Accepted: json, yml",
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					Name:  "full",
					Usage: "Prints the build number and commit as well.",
				},
			},
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			Name:    "init",
			Aliases: []string{"i"},
			Usage:   "Create an empty .envstore.yml into the current working directory, or to the path specified by the --path flag.",
			Action:  initEnvStore,
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			Name:    "add",
			Aliases: []string{"a"},
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			Aliases: []string{"c"},
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It is financially healthy. An insurer that's in poor financial shape may not have the resources to pay your claim. Standard & Poor's (spratings.com), A.M. Best (ambest.com), Fitch (fitchratings.com) and Moody's (moodys.com) all evaluate and report on the strength of insurance companies, though these ratings aren't always easy to find on their websites. If you are considering a lesser-known provider, experts recommend you consult ratings from at least two agencies before saying yes.
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It's easy to contact. You want an insurer that you can contact in all circumstances. If you find yourself on hold for a long time or face other difficulties when shopping for a carrier, there's a good chance you'll face similar problems — or worse ones — as a customer. Choose a carrier that's easy to reach and pleasant to deal with.


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Plexxikon has signed an agreement with Genentech to co-promote PLX4032 (RG7204) in the United States.
PLX4032 is being tested in late-stage clinical trials for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
PLX4032 was discovered by Plexxikon and is being co-developed with Roche, and now Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, under a 2006 license and collaboration agreement between Plexxikon and Roche.
Under the agreement with Genentech, Plexxikon will provide a specialty sales force to co-promote PLX4032 in the U.S.
Plexxikon will reimburse Genentech for certain marketing and promotion costs related to the brand.
Plexxikon will be entitled to receive enhanced royalties on product sales.
Plexxikon Signs Agreement With Genentech to Co-Promote PLX4032 in the US
BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plexxikon, Inc., announced today that it has signed an agreement with Genentech to co-promote PLX4032 (RG7204) in the United States. PLX4032, an oral, novel kinase inhibitor that targets the oncogenic BRAF mutation, is being tested in late-stage clinical trials for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. PLX4032 was discovered by Plexxikon and is being co-developed with Roche, and now Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, under a 2006 license and collaboration agreement between Plexxikon and Roche.
Under the agreement with Genentech, Plexxikon will provide a specialty sales force to co-promote PLX4032 in the U.S. Additionally, Plexxikon will reimburse Genentech for certain marketing and promotion costs related to the brand. In exchange, Plexxikon will be entitled to receive enhanced royalties on product sales.
"We are pleased to announce this agreement, which enables Plexxikon's first step towards building a commercial franchise in oncology," said Kathleen Sereda Glaub, president of Plexxikon. "As a targeted oncology therapy expected to launch with a companion diagnostic, PLX4032 represents a new era in personalized medicine. We are very excited for the unique opportunity that co-promotion of PLX4032 represents."
PLX4032 is currently being tested in a randomized, controlled Phase 3 trial of approximately 680 previously untreated BRAF mutation-positive, metastatic melanoma patients. In November 2010, Plexxikon announced positive data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of previously treated metastatic melanoma patients, showing a 52 percent response rate and tumor shrinkage in the majority of patients.
Combination trials with PLX4032 are planned, including a trial to begin in the first quarter of 2011 that will combine PLX4032 and an oral, small molecule MEK inhibitor (RG7420/GDC-0973) in melanoma patients with the BRAF mutation. Trials in other BRAF-mutated cancers are also being planned, including for thyroid, adjuvant melanoma and colorectal cancer.
In addition to PLX4032, Plexxikon has a pipeline of additional products in development and pre-development, including multiple agents for the treatment of cancer. PLX3397 is an oral, selective kinase inhibitor co-targeting FMS, Kit and Flt3-ITD, and is currently in the late stages of a Phase 1 dose escalation trial. The company plans to initiate several Phase 2 trials with PLX3397 in specific cancers this year.
About PLX4032 (RG7204)—A Personalized Medicine for Cancer Treatment
PLX4032 is a novel, oral small molecule for melanoma and other cancers harboring the oncogenic BRAF mutation. Plexxikon utilized its structure-guided chemistry platform to discover PLX4032, and initiated clinical development in 2006. A DNA-based companion diagnostic to identify patients whose tumors carry BRAF mutation is being co-developed by Plexxikon and Roche Molecular Diagnostics in parallel with the therapeutic development of PLX4032.
About Plexxikon
Plexxikon is a leader in the structure-guided discovery and development of novel small molecule pharmaceuticals to treat human disease. The company's lead compound, PLX4032, is in late-stage clinical trials for the treatment of melanoma. The company is developing a portfolio of clinical and preclinical stage compounds to address significant unmet medical needs in cardio-renal disease, CNS disorders, autoimmune and neuro-inflammatory diseases, and oncology. Plexxikon's proprietary Scaffold-Based Drug Discovery™ platform integrates multiple state-of-the-art technologies, including structural screening as a key component that provides a significant competitive advantage over other drug discovery approaches. For more information, please visit www.plexxikon.com.
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Events, Interviews October 9, 2012 June 19, 2013
Project IMA Designer Highlight: Elizabeth Romney
By: Adrian Kendrick
Elizabeth Romney, designer of Liz Alig, a fair trade fashion line is thrilled to present her dynamic garment on October 11 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art during the Project IMA fashion show.
Project IMA is a unique runway fashion show featuring an eclectic mix of one-of-kind designs by local and national artists and fashion designers. Romney is no stranger to the showcase. She participated two years ago as well. This year selected participants will present exciting, avant-garde work inspired by clothing on view in the IMA exhibition, An American Legacy: Norell, Blass, Halston and Sprouse.
Romney definitely falls under the category of diverse and unique. She upcycles garments and gives them new life by reconstructing them and making a completely new and trendy garment.
"Each collection is made from 100 percent recycled materials," said Romney. "This means that the fabric for our garments was previously anything from t-shirts to vintage dresses. It's fair trade fashion that seeks to create innovative fashion forward collections, while at the same time choosing to promote the economic growth and education of women in developing countries."
Liz Alig takes fair trade fashion to another level by helping people. The collection benefits low-income communities both in less-industrialized countries and in the United States. Ten percent of sales are donated to support the training of women and children in Majority World.
Because fair trade relies on a network of producers and consumers, Romney doesn't do it alone. She partners with organizations like Mi Esperanza, located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, which supports low-income women with a fair pay and training them with employable skills. Another partner is Friends X Change of Belle-Rivière, Haiti, which operates under the umbrella of the charity Friends of Belle-Rivière, Inc. A third is Global Mamas, located in Ghana, where women are supported through business ventures toward the greater vision of African women's economic independence.
Her most recent collaboration is with an organization in Guatemala. The culture of Guatemala inspires her selection for the IMA showcase this week.
"My piece will be incorporating Guatemalan culture and the American 1950s style. Guatemala has a lot of Indian inspired fabrics, colors and tribal prints. I loved their gathered textiles and how ingrained the fabrics are there. It was interesting to see," said Romney.
As a designer she wants people to be aware where their clothing comes from. Someone, somewhere sewed that garment she says.
Currently, the Liz Alig label is available in 20 states within 50 stores. In the future, Romney hopes to expand her collection nationwide.
To purchase your ticket to this year's Project IMA showcase (this coming Thursday!), click HERE!
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