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In Online Social Support: The Interplay of Social Networks and Computer-Mediated Communication, Antonia Bambina explores the dynamics of social support in an online forum. Bambina locates the study in the fictitiously-named SOL-Cancer (Support Online) Forum, a "virtual space where those who have had cancer touch their lives exchange numerous types of support" (22). Utilizing social network analysis, Bambina analyzes the dynamics of support: what kind of support is created in the forum, how the support is transmitted, and what roles key actors play in transmitting support. The main contribution of the research is Bambina's useful theorization of online social support transmission as a contingent, contextual practice.
Social support is a subjective construct employed variably across disciplines. For the purpose of the study, Bambina draws upon a health behaviors definition of social support that has four primary forms: emotional aid, informational aid, companionship, and instrumental assistance. The first three forms are transmitted effectively in an online communication setting. The fourth form, instrumental support, is generally tied to offline action (making a house call, picking up medicines at the drug store), and is not considered in the context of the study. In most research on the topic, outcomes of social support are traditionally explored through the buffer and direct effect hypotheses. The buffer hypothesis explores the indirect role social support plays on outcomes such as health or stress level. The direct effect hypothesis, by contrast, explores the outcomes of direct, practical support provided by a network. A buffer effect may be reduced stress leading to longer lifespan, while a direct effect may be a support network exerting an unmediated, positive effect on health status through a critical intervention.
As Bambina points out, the buffer and direct effect hypotheses are both limited by their theoretical construction; as tasks and group constructions vary, we cannot assume a main effect for social support from a group. Bambina uses contingency theory (Litwak et al., 1989) to test a theory of optimal matching -- that groups are particularly able to address specific needs, and that groups and needs vary contextually. This leads to Bambina's construction of a task-specific model of social support for the SOL-Cancer forum. This model is contextual in nature, and is particularly applicable to online, distributed groups where construction and task vary.
The book begins with a concise overview of social support and social networks, and reviews the challenges of researching social support in online settings. I was impressed with Bambina's ability to distill a large and interdisciplinary literature, drawing out the key issues in a clear, well-structured format. In fact, most of the book follows this form: the prose is clear, concise, and to-the-point.
Bambina's study of the SOL-Cancer forum utilizes a record of all public forum transactions over the first two weeks of March, 2000. Notably, private messaging or transaction logs are not part of the dataset; Bambina relies singularly on communication transacted in public by registered members of SOL-Cancer. The final dataset ends up being comprised of 1,149 messages, posted by 84 members of the forum. Drawing on previous coding schemes for guidance, the SOL-Cancer dataset is coded as requests and provisions for the three studied forms of social support: emotional support, informational support, and companionship. Bambina's coding strategy, presented in the second chapter of the book, is a strong contribution.
Chapters 3 and 4 present a social network analysis of the SOL-Cancer forum. For each dimension of support, Bambina constructs a simple sociogram and analyzes common measures of centrality. In this network analysis, individual posters are nodes, while a communication instance comprises an edge. The SOL-Cancer forum displays characteristics common to online communities: a small cluster of dedicated posters, a larger collection of semi-regulars, and the largest component is comprised of "takers," in Bambina's term. These takers only request support from SOL-Cancer, without reciprocating.
After grouping posters by their contribution characteristic, Bambina employs blockmodeling to examine the directionality of support transmission in the forum. The findings are interesting, highlighting a cluster of "prime givers" that engage in reciprocal support, and the emergence of a "star" member that supports both moderate users and takers. While the discovery of "star" members in online communities of scale is fairly typical (Kumar et. al., 2006), the particular nature of "star" support in SOL-Cancer raises concerns. Bambina's analysis finds that the Elle, the star, is responsible for a tremendous amount of community gardening -- it is Elle who reaches out to new members and addresses their questions. In turn, a core cohort of active posters supports the star. In the absence of such a star, the dynamics of the forum would be significantly impacted. To address this, Bambina runs a number of analyses in chapter 4 that exclude the star, estimating the significant impact of the star's absence.
In the fifth chapter, "Designing a Network Support-Specific Model," Bambina adapts theoretical perspectives on the provision of social support into a task-specific model. The task-specific model provides a framework for optimally matching group characteristics to specific social needs (tasks). This model is a worthwhile adaptation for an online forum, in which groups can be constructed in an ad hoc and situationally relevant form. The sixth chapter provides an exhaustive test of the hypotheses generated from the task-specific model. While Bambina finds support for most of the hypotheses, the limited nature of data casts some of the findings in question. For example, Bambina finds that level of dedication exerts a strong and significant negative effect on requests for informational support. In the study, dedication is operationalized as the number of days a forum member posts; this measure is skewed by singleton posters who request one-time informational support. Theories of information-seeking (Dervin & Dewdney, 1986; Kuhlthau, 1988; Kuhlthau, 1991) treat the question-formulation process as iterative, where the concept is refined and reshaped over time. In the context of a topic as complex and personal as cancer, it is questionable if dedication can actually suppress the need for informational support, or if dedicated posters have simply been conditioned to understand of limits of informational support the forum can provide.
The preceding example highlights how artifacts of the study's methods pose threats to the validity of the findings. I found two main issues -- the sample duration and the treatment of edges in the sociogram. The first issue of sample duration is addressed by Bambina in the study's limitations, where the author suggests the extension of the study into a longitudinal form. I would also considering expanding the sample duration, or exploring a cohort-lifetime approach. A snapshot of two weeks gives us a good grounding on the dynamics of the forum, but does it provide sufficient power for the many causal models? With regards to network edges, Bambina weighs all communication instances equally. This approach is practical for external coding, but it misses important natural variation in communication value. For example, if a star that communicated heavily but provided little value emerged, would they be as important as the saintly Elle? Of course not, but in the context of the analysis the two might look very similar.
As Bambina points out, the study provides a middle ground to direct and buffer-effect hypotheses of social support. Studies that employ these hypotheses are limited by their theoretical position, but this position is often forced by the design of the study; studies of social support often focus on outcome measures. By employing a network analytic approach, Bambina is able to analyze the provision of support contextually, treating the provision as a process. A drawback to this approach is the lack of outcome measures -- we know where support is going, but we are left up in the air about the effects. That said, the purpose of this study is to provide a framework for analyzing the contextual provision of social support, not an outcomes evaluation of the forum. A study that combines Bambina's contingent theory with outcomes measure would provide powerful evidence for designers of electronic support resources.
Increasingly, people are turning to the Internet for social support, particularly in times of stress such as a disease diagnosis. Online forum, blogs, and social network sites all provide locations for the provision and transmission of social support. As these tools evolve, we will find situational task- and group-based needs addressed through ad hoc group formation in social software. This particular affordance aligns nicely with the support trajectory Bambina proposes. Bambina's good work resides at this particularly timely intersection, and stands to make important theoretical contributions.
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The production company Media Factory began streaming a new 114-second promotional video from Saturday's presentation of Satelight's Aquarion EVOL television anime series. The official website for the anime was also revamped on Saturday with new character profiles and more.
The series will premiere with a one-hour special in Japan on January 8, 2012, after a preview special that will air on January 2. There will be an Aquarion exhibit at the Tokyo Anime Center starting December 6, and Japan's Joysound karaoke system will host the theme song at the end of December. Finally, there will be an evening event on January 8, the same day that the anime premieres.


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Greetings! We've finished with our very successful program at the Blanton Museum of Art, and now it's time for our fourth program of the 2017-18 season!
We're going on an early spring break with "String Break!", an all-strings program curated by our phenomenal concertmaster Stephanie Raby!
We'll start in the early baroque with pieces for mixed consort (violin and viol family instruments) from Italians Girolamo Frescobaldi and Tommaso Vitali and work our way through England (Locke, Purcell, and Avison), Germany (Pachelbel), and back to Italy for a flashy concerto for four violins by the relatively unknown Giuseppe Valentini. Every member of the ensemble will appear as a soloist over the course of the concert, so there'll be plenty of variety!
The concerts will be Saturday, March 3 at 7pm in Austin (Redeemer Presbyterian Church, map) and on Sunday, March 4 at 4pm in San Antonio (Mission Concepción, map). Tickets are available at the door or through our website (link), and as always, there'll be an informal pre-concert talk beginning 30 minutes before each program. (NOTE: the Sunday performance was previously scheduled to take place in Fredericksburg; the San Antonio performance replaces that concert).
Also in March we'll be initiating a fundraising drive to get a head start on our 2018-19 season. Set to coincide with Early Music America's Early Music Month, the campaign will be called "What Can ABO Do for You?" (a riff on a certain shipping company's slogan). It'll be interactive, run mostly through our Facebook page (follow us here) where we'll be asking you, our fans, what we've done for you in the past that you've liked, and what you want us to do for you in the upcoming season and beyond, and what we mean to you and to the wider Central Texas community. Another goal is to convince everyone that every donation counts, no matter the amount. Crowd-sourcing is the wave of the future, and it's how we want to grow our donor base!
We hope to see you this upcoming weekend to kick off the spring with String Break!
Billy Traylor, Artistic Director & Founder
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The Gundecha brothers are the leading exponents of the most evolved style of Indian classical music known as dhrupad. Immerse yourself in this special morning concert as they improvise around the raga's tonic note, dipping below it in long, resonant tones and then creeping above it, across a two and a half octave range. Eventually the tones shorten into shimmering staccato barrages that grow increasingly intense, suggesting rapidly plucked sitar notes" (Washington Post). The Gundecha Brothers trained in the Dagar tradition from the legendary vocalists, Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar and Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. The Brothers keep help keep the dhrupad tradition alive through their Gurukul (conservatoire) in Bhopal, India.


Watch the full game and read the report as Cardiff's Glantaf became national champions.
YEAR 9 BOYS FINAL (2017) from Terry Gorman on Vimeo.
Glantaf were appearing in their third-successive Champion Schools final having won the Year 7 title at Wembley in 2015, but losing the Year 8 contest to Widnes' Wade Deacon in Richmond last year.
They got back to winning ways in style on Friday, completely outplaying Mirfield by not only taking their scoring chances but putting in a fine defensive effort too.
Harri Griffiths opened the scoring following a fine break down the right with Jac Lloyd adding the conversion for a 6-0 lead.
It took a while for the Yorkshire side to mount their first real attack, but handling errors meant they weren't able to capitalise.
Glantaf doubled their lead following a flowing move down the left after which they moved the ball smartly across to the right to enable Rhodri Thomas to touch down.
Jac Lloyd added the conversion and just before half time Josh Atkinson claimed another try to make it 16-0 at the interval.
Mirfield began the second half in positive fashion and had a potential try disallowed through a forward pass - this was to be the closest they would get to scoring.
Atkinson then claimed his second try which Jac Lloyd converted, before Glantaf were forced into some strong defensive work as Mirfield looked to get on the score sheet.
But the Welsh side had the final say when Iwan Jones went over for a try which was converted by Jac Lloyd.
Glantaf: Rhodri Thomas; Iwan Jones, Josh Atkinson, Iwan Johnes, Louis Rochfort Shugar; Gwilym Evans, Jac Lloyd, Harri Griffiths, Ioan McDougall, Tirion Bowen, Finn Lovett, Morgan Baos, Cai-Marcus Jemmett. Subs: Cai Killen, Osian Evans, Oli Meek, Gruff Lloyd.
Mirfield: Jacob Beety; Will Meehan, Henry Haldenby, Charlie Smith, Matthew Balderson; Kieran Rush, Jonah Parson; Ethan Hogg, Mason Brame, Eddie Flexney, Max Rhodes, James Nichols, Jermaine Rose-Auty. Subs: Kieran Auty, Jackson Wod, Tom Riley, Will Clarkson.


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There is a fascinating two-page article in the Life and Arts section of today's Financial Times, entitled 'Is the party over?', about China and the possible end of one-party rule. The article refers to Francis Fukuyama's 1992 The End of History and the Last Man and his central argument that western-style liberal democracy represents the final form of human government, a natural end-product of gradual liberalisation and a steady rise in prosperity and the growth of middle classes. What is fascinating about the article is that it refers to a number of contemporary Chinese thinkers in China. The question of whether single-party rule might continue and, if so, under what circumstances, is apparently being addressed by that great amorphous, enigmatic party itself. Having made two extended trips to China in 1994 and 2006 I have, in my own modest way, witnessed the extraordinary economic and social transformation of the country. It is not just the relative disappearance of uniforms on the streets, or towns transformed into huge cities, or the massive construction projects, the availability of delicious food in good restaurants in provincial cities (a sure indicator of the rise of the middle classes), the car-clogged streets where once there were only bicycles, and so on; no, China has also undeniably become more open as a society. In 1994 our 'interpreter' followed us everywhere, disliked it when we tried to wander around on our own and chased away people when they tried to talk to us. In 2006 our interpreters told us openly and critically about their lives: for example, the lady whose father had deliberately ignored the one-child policy and paid for it in hefty taxes with various pieces of furniture, including the bridal suite. Such a conversation and admission would have been simply unthinkable in 1994. The rise of spoken English (again, a function of the rise of those middle classes) is doubtless one reason why such conversations are now possible, particularly among the young. But the conversation that sticks most in my mind was with a friendly and earnest young man in Huangchang. He wanted to know all about democracy. I worked through the traditional conditions, including the existence of more than one political party. 'But we have more than one party!' he exclaimed. 'Not really,' I replied. 'We do!' he insisted. 'We have the Democratic League, the Democratic National Construction Association, the Peasants and Workers' Democratic Party, the Jiusan Society, the Zhi Gong Party… We even have a Green Party!' 'But what,' I asked, 'about the Communist Party?' 'Ah,' he replied, without missing a beat, 'but that's different; that's the government.'
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Our adult children were all home for Christmas. Hurrah! I hoped they would take some of the stuff I had been saving (especially for our grandchildren) back with them. A few things traveled to a new home but I again found that items that I'd been saving did not fit the taste or circumstances of the new parents. I decided to interrupt the order that I used in my first round of giveaways (shoes, shirts, skirts, suits, slacks, sweaters…) and jump to children's winter clothes. Several snow suits and winter sweaters can be used by other children NOW. No reason to be a slave to the original order.
Unfortunately, upon closer inspection I also noticed that several of the items needed mending. Ugh. It's hard to be a responsible giver.


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In this terrifying prequel novel to the New York Times bestselling Asylum series, a teen is wrongfully committed to the Brookline psychiatric hospital and must find a way out—before he becomes the next victim of the evil warden's experiments. With the page-turning suspense and unsettling found photographs from real asylums that led Publishers Weekly to call Asylum "a strong YA debut," Escape from Asylum is perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
The nightmare is just beginning.
Ricky Desmond has been through this all before. If he could just get through to his mother, he could convince her that he doesn't belong at Brookline. From the man who thinks he can fly to the woman who killed her husband, the other patients are nothing like him; all he did was lose his temper just a little bit, just the once. But when Ricky is selected by the sinister Warden Crawford for a very special program—a program that the warden claims will not cure him but perfect him—Ricky realizes that he may not be able to wait for his mom a second longer. With the help of a sympathetic nurse and a fellow patient, Ricky needs to escape now.
Set long before Dan, Abby, and Jordan ever walked the hallways of the Brookline asylum—back when it was still a functioning psych ward and not a dorm—Escape from Asylum is a mind-bending and scary installment in the Asylum series that can stand on its own for new readers or provide missing puzzle pieces for series fans.
001 Escape from Asylum
002 Prologue
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Schools face new – and some fraught – legal challenges in 2013. Alice Reeve, from Rickerbys education team looks at what the year holds for schools.
Schools face new and some fraught legal challenges in 2013. Alice Reeve, from Rickerbys education team looks at what the year holds for schools.
Every year we see a raft of new guidelines and legislation and 2013 will be no exception.To find our way through the red tape maze we asked Alice Reeve, who heads the education team at law firm Rickerbys, to highlight the issues schools should be aware of.
Changes in the Equality Act, which come into effect this month, may affect independent schools and how they support students with disabilities.
In the past schools were expected to make reasonable adjustments to support disabled pupils without passing on the costs incurred to the parents. The changes mean that schools will also be expected to provide a reasonable level of auxiliary services for disabled pupils at no cost to the parent.
Schools need to look at what additional services a child needs and consider carefully whether the extra cost should be absorbed or handed on to the parents, said Alice. Where schools intend to pass on costs these need to be discussed with parents and clearly set out in contractual documentation.
Self-employed or member of staff?
HM Revenue and Customs is expected to delve into the employment status of self-employed staff at schools. It is, Alice explains, examining whether the staff are truly self employed or are treated in such a way that they are considered to be a member of staff.
You need to be sure that the school and the person in question understand the employment relationship and that you have good paperwork to prove that, said Alice. It can be a difficult area in schools where someone is self-employed because schools want to be able to control that service and the quality of the service. It is also difficult for staff to send someone in their place as a result of CRB and other requirements. All of these factors can be used as indicators that the member of staff is actually an employee.
HM Revenue and Customs is also expected to crack down on the provision of accommodation for staff. In other words, if the accommodation is not intrinsic to performing the job, then the accommodation is seen as a taxable benefit.
If you offer accommodation that is not intrinsic or essential to the performance of a job but use it to attract staff then it could be a taxable benefit, says Alice. Schools need to undertake an audit of their accommodation and where it is needed for staff for the essential or better performance and ensure this is clearly reflected in the contractual paperwork. Other staff should be appointed on appropriate tenancy agreements and schools need to seek advice on the value of the accommodation.
New regulations come into force this month on performance management. These apply to maintained schools and give them more flexibility in the manner in which they carry out performance reviews. The regulations are also intended to make it easier for schools to address underperformance by reducing the length of time that schools need to monitor concerns and also reducing the time spent addressing matters informally. These regulations should see all schools reviewing the way in which they manage the performance of staff and address concerns.
Another change which is anticipated this year will enable schools to have protected conversations with staff, whereby if the member of staff is underperforming, an arrangement can be made for that employee to leave immediately rather than go through a lengthy review. Both sides will need to agree and this will be formally documented.
The unions are concerned that schools will find it easier to get rid of underperforming staff, says Alice.
But if a member of staff is not up to the job is it really in their or pupils interests for them to continue for another year while you go through the process? This change to have a frank conversation and be able to discuss severance will give schools a sense of safety without prejudice when dealing with under performance.
New Independent School Standard Regulations are expected in September. The key change is the need for schools to promote principles which encourage pupils to respect fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and ensure that political issues are presented in a balanced way.
There is also a focus on the procedures adopted for exclusion and if there needs to be a different process to allow pupils to challenge exclusions. When a student is excluded it remains on their file and can affect their record where that child goes to school in the future.
At present, in independent schools, an exclusion decision is made by the Head and there is then an opportunity for a Governors Review Panel. The scope of this is limited, while a group of governors can examine the heads decision and ensure this was in line with the Schools policies, it does not rehear or reconsider the case of exclusion. In many independent schools pupils are also withdrawn by the parents at the request of the School as a more positive alternative to exclusion. In these cases there is no right for this to be considered by Governors.
Parents are starting to push for the right to challenge as exclusions have such an impact on their childs future. They are demanding more rights in this area.
Alice says the Rickerbys team is seeing more legal challenging by parents over exclusions. Previously you would buy into the school and its ethos and accept the decision of the head. Now we are seeing more and more challenges which is time consuming for the school.
The days of simply saying no to social media for staff and pupils are over. Schools cannot simply ban it. Instead schools need to develop parameters and train staff and pupils so that they understand the policies and what can happen, says Alice.
The Rickerbys team helps schools develop a social media policy although we are also contacted when things have gone wrong.
Inappropriate use of social media can cause long-term damage to a schools reputation, whether it is a member of staff friending a pupil on Facebook or a member of staff posting embarrassing pictures from their hen do.
People are far more relaxed on social media and do things they would never do in real life. Social media makes it easy for naive or unthinking staff to build relationships that they would never dream of doing face to face.
A blanket ban, says Alice, misses the opportunities that Facebook and Twitter have to offer. Social media can be a way to promote the school and to engage parents and pupils.
Schools also have to consider their policies on cyber bullying, which is on the rise. Schools should tackle it as they would bullying and deal with it quickly and effectively, said Alice.
By providing a social policy and training staff so they understand what the parameters are and why they are there, enables schools to harness the power of social media. The school must also have someone who is monitoring social media so as to quickly deal with issues before they spiral out of control.
It is about making sure staff understand the rules and the disciplinary procedure which follows if they are in breach and ensuring there is a consistent approach, whether it is issues arising from electronic media or more traditional media.
2012 is supposed to be a period of reduced red tape but for those involved in schools the amount of legal change is significant and whilst many of the changes will prove helpful for schools they demonstrate that we are all operating in an increasingly litigious environment.
When is living on site a requirement of the job?
Where occupation of the particular house is not essential for the performance of the employees duties, but by doing so he can better perform them to a material degree, and his contract of employment requires him to reside there.
In both cases this should be supported by the job description and also the contract of employment. The employee should be given a Service Occupancy agreement to reside in the property which ceases automatically when their employment in that post comes to an end.
Where schools are asserting that residential rights are necessary for the better performance of their duties then they should have some evidence to support this including call out logs if it is for pastoral care or security reasons.
Does this look like an employment contract or contract for provision of services?
Is there an obligation for the member of staff to be offered work and to do this?
Do they need to undertake work personally?
Are they subject to the control of the School in the way they undertake work?
Are they subject to the Schools normal employment policies and procedures?
Do they have their own business providing services to a number of schools?
Do they provide their own equipment?
Do they take on the financial risk?
Are they paid when on sick leave or holiday?
Are they paid by way of invoice rather than through the payroll?


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Cait joined The Big Garden full-time in 2014 after having previously served as a summer intern. She currently oversees all educational programs at The Big Garden. Cait first got her start in agriculture by apprenticing in the field and then starting an urban farm with friends in Omaha (Big Muddy Urban Farm) in 2011. She then moved to Southwest Iowa to start a family farm business (Botna Burrow) offering a CSA program and sales to local restaurants and grocery stores. Cait is currently imagining a new farming operation with her kids, Catalpa and Mira, in the Loess Hills of Iowa. Cait is passionate about soil health, food security, protecting native and wild lands, seed saving, rural life, getting children in nature, and most of all being a mama to her two young children.
Stephanie joined The Big Garden in September of 2017. She teaches many of The Big Garden's classes in OPS middle schools. Stephanie has lived most of her life in Bellevue, eventually graduating from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a degree in General Science. She has many passions including comedy and acting, but gardening gives her the most joy. You can find her pondering over the ecology of plant systems, exploring the outdoors, or shopping Farmers Markets with her dog Dash.
An Omaha native, Matt started with The Big Garden as a seasonal intern in 2010. After receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Matt continued his studies and holds a Certificate in Fundraising Management from his alma mater. He has served as Director of Operations and Development since September of 2015. Outside of work, Matt stays busy with his young family, and he is currently serving as the President of the Board of Directors of The Community Bike Project Omaha.
Born in Omaha and raised in Council Bluffs, Erin studied psychology and neuroscience at Grinnell College in Iowa. Erin fell head-first into the world of farming while interning at The Big Garden in 2015. She went on to work on small-scale, diversified vegetable farms in southeast Iowa and near Lincoln, Nebraska, before accepting the position of Education Manager at City Sprouts, one of The Big Garden's main partnering organizations. She rejoined The Big Garden team in 2017, and loves to share her passion for good, healthy, sustainably grown food with youth and adults alike. In 2018, Erin began coordinating The Big Garden's Giving Grove program and is so excited to help partnering organizations all over the city incorporate perennial fruit trees and brambles into their gardens. Outside of work Erin loves to read, make music, work in her own garden, explore the natural world near Omaha, and spend time with her friends and family.
A native of south Alabama, Nathan has lived in Omaha for nearly 15 years. After learning to drive in snow, he has come to love "The Good Life." His background includes organizing faith communities around poverty issues and helping rural schools integrate gardens and greenhouses into their science curricula. Nathan is a graduate of The Nonprofit Executive Institute Class Seven and Leadership Omaha Class 40. He and his wife, Sheri, have two daughters, Lucy and Clara. In his theoretical spare time he enjoys gardening, tinkering with old pickup trucks, and sleeping.
Mioux is from Walthill, Nebraska on the UmoNhoN Reservation. She joined The Big Garden staff full-time in February of 2019 after serving as a 2018 summer intern. She has an Elementary Teacher Certification from UNL and is currently pursuing her master's degree in Special Education. Mioux has taught students, mostly indigenous, of all ages for 15+ years. Outside of work she likes to cook, bead, hike, play board games, and hang with cool garden people. Mioux has an 8-year-old daughter named Ruby Skye and a 4-year-old husky named Jayna.
Jaimee began working with United Methodist Ministries/The Big Garden in 2010. She was born and raised in Omaha, where she studied Theology and Justice & Peace Studies at Creighton University. She has worked with migrant farmers in New Mexico and Florida, and has spent significant time in the Dominican Republic as well as short stays in Mali and Haiti. Prior to working at The Big Garden, Jaimee was a bookseller for 17 years. She is married to a United Methodist pastor and has a beautiful 8 year old daughter.
Kay began at The Big Garden as an intern in 2015. She remained on staff, fulfilling various roles, until beginning full time in 2017. She teaches gardening classes, coordinates volunteers, and is production manager of The Big Garden's greenhouses. Kay previously worked in the food service industry while earning her degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The simultaneous immersion into these two fields sparked an ongoing interest in how the current food system affects public and environmental health. Outside of work, Kay enjoys art (she also holds a degree in Studio Art), hiking, baking, and hanging out with her boyfriend and cats. Contact Kay at kwilwerding@BigGarden.org.


Dar es Salaam — President John Magufuli has sacked and recalled Tanzanian High Commissioner to Canada Alphayo Kitada with affect from Monday, November 5.
The statement issued by the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African cooperation, Dr Faraji Mnyepe, on Thursday November 8, also added that Mr Kadata's diplomatic status has been revoked.
Mr Kidata was appointed Tanzanian High Commissioner to Canada on January 10, this year, after having served shortly as the permanent secretary at State House.
He also served as the Commissioner General of the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and permanent secretary at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development.
Mr Kadata becomes the first ambassador to be sacked and having his diplomatic status revoked since the current administration came to office three years ago.


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At Least 28 Killed in Islamist Attack on South Sudanese Christian Community
Reprinted from Barnabas Aid
At least 28 people were killed and 57 houses burned down in an attack by Islamist extremists against the Christian community of Yith Pabol, Aweil East County, South Sudan, in early January.
Joseph Mamer Manot said on January 6 that "massive displacement has happened, and the humanitarian situation is alarming as food and other property have been burned down into ashes, leaving survivors with no shelters, no food and no safe drinking water."
The incident is the latest example of attacks against South Sudanese Christians by Arab Muslims from the Republic of Sudan, along the disputed border between the two countries.
A similar attack the same week in nearby Miodol village left at least four dead, with three others missing and several houses destroyed.
South Sudanese armed forces have been deployed to the region in an attempt to maintain the peace.
From Barnabas Aid contacts
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