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Cascade Community Review April 26-28, 2016
"Social Capital Building Toolkit" by Thomas Sander and Kathleen Lowney is an October 2006 publication of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Go to http://www.hks.harvard.edu/saguaro/pdfs/skbuildingtoolkitversion1.2.pdf.
"A Positive Revolution in Change: Appreciative Inquiry", by David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney, Case Western Reserve University, 1999. This document and many other resources related to Appreciative Inquiry are found at the Appreciative Inquiry Commons website. http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/.
Love Caldwell is a faith-based project to develop opportunities for civic engagement, bridge building, and community service in Caldwell. Go to www.lovecaldwell.org or call 208-459-1821.
The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) promotes the use of dialogue, deliberation, and other innovative group processes to help people come together across differences to tackle challenging problems. An impressive variety of resources are available for download at their website. http://ncdd.org/, 717-243-5144, info@ncdd.org.
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development is a non-profit organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska that provides information and assistance to rural communities regarding collaboration, leadership development, and strategic planning. http://www.heartlandcenter.info/publications.htm, 800-927-1115.
The Center publishes Better Schools Through Public Engagement (among many other publications related to community leadership and development). Go to http://www.heartlandcenter.info/publications.htm, 800-927-1115.
HomeTown Competitiveness is a joint project of the Nebraska Community Foundation, the Heartland Center for Leadership Development and the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. Started in 2002, HTC's community development strategy focuses on four pillars: (1) Developing Local Leadership, (2) Increasing Community Philanthropy, (3) Energizing Entrepreneurs, and (4) Engaging Youth. Go to http://htccommunity.whhive.com for additional resources and contact information.
The Orton Family Foundation shares information, best practices, and tools on citizen-driven planning and public participation in rural communities. Stewarding the Future of Our Communities: Case Studies in Sustaining Community Engagement and Planning in America's Small Cities and Towns is one recent publication. Go to http://www.orton.org/resources/stewardship_study.
Idaho Nonprofit Center provides education and networking opportunities to nonprofit organizations on a variety of issues, including organizational development, fundraising, and collaboration. Go to www.idahononprofits.org.
Idaho National Laboratory's Community Donations. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), on behalf of corporate funds provided by Battelle Energy Alliance, funds philanthropic projects from nonprofit agencies that focus on health and human services, disadvantaged youth, environmental projects, civic affairs, or culture and the arts. Go to https://www.inl.gov/inl-initiatives/community-outreach/.
Karma for Cara Foundation has a microgrant program that encourages kids 18 and under to apply for funds between $250 and $1,000 to complete service projects in their communities. Whether it is turning a vacant lot into a community garden, rebuilding a school playground or helping senior citizens get their homes ready for winter, we want to hear what project you're passionate about. Go to http://karmaforcara.org/get-involved/apply-for-a-microgrant/.
Learn about the City of Glenns Ferry's downtown revitalization efforts here: http://glennsferryidaho.org/downtown/. Volunteer labor and financial sponsorship of individual downtown furnishings (lights, benches, etc.) by individuals, businesses, and community organizations significantly contributed to the success of this effort.
For an article and resources on successful efforts to fill vacant downtown storefront windows with local art, go to http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2011/03/using-art-in-vacant-storefronts-to-rebuild-a-smalltown's-future/.
The National Main Street Center is a membership organization that offers a number of downtown improvement resources. A basic membership is $350 per year. Go to http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/.
The Idaho Main Street Program is a licensed partner of the National Main Street Center and offers help for communities interested in pursuing the Main Street ™ model. http://commerce.idaho.gov/communities/main-street Contact: Jerry Miller, jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov 208-287-0780.
Operation Facelift is a project of the Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization that's inspired many Idaho communities to spruce up their downtowns. Go to this article: http://www.expansionsolutionsmagazine.com/091011_siedo or call 208-731-9996.
Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change is a highly regarded book discussed during the Cascade Community Review. Go to https://islandpress.org/book/tactical-urbanism. A tactical urbanism materials and design guide is available here: http://tacticalurbanismguide.com/.
The community-built Winthrop Ice Rink in Winthrop, WA is a successful example of a project that is comparable to the ice rink/sports courts project contemplated as part of the Horizon's for Recreation Initiative. The facility is used as an ice rink in the winter (it is artificially refrigerated) and as pickleball courts and roller-skating rink in the summer. Go to http://winthroprink.org/. Contact Connor Walsh, Rink Manager, Cwalsh@Winthroprink.org, 509-996-4199. Dark Sky Community Guidelines published by the International Dark Sky Association. Go to http://www.darksky.org/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/IDSC_Guidelines_Oct2015_9.pdf.
Kootenai September 29, 30, October 1, 2015
"Governments are from Saturn……. Citizens are from Jupiter: Strategies for Reconnecting Citizens and Government" is a publication available from the Municipal Research and Services Center. It is full of strategies the City could use to reconnect with citizens. Contact information for all strategies is provided. Go to http://www.mrsc.org/publications/textsrcg.aspx.
HomeTown Competitiveness is a joint project of the Nebraska Community Foundation, the Heartland Center for Leadership Development and the RUPIT Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. Started in 2002, HTC's community development strategy focuses on four pillars: (1) Developing Local Leadership, (2) Increasing Community Philanthropy, (3) Energizing Entrepreneurs, and (4) Engaging Youth. Go to http://htccommunity.whhive.com for additional resources and contact information.
The Idaho Commission on the Arts offers their Change Leader Institute, a three-day professional development opportunity designed for arts administrators, as well as all those working on behalf of the arts. Those who attend the Change Leader Institute go on to certify in the program by conducting an arts project in their own community. Go to http://www.arts.idaho.gov/community/leader.aspx. Contact Michelle Coleman, 208-334-2119 ext. 112, Michelle.Coleman@arts.idaho.gov.
The Northwest Community Development Institute is designed to train community development professionals and volunteers in the techniques of modern leadership and management of community development efforts. Since the program's inception, hundreds of community leaders from throughout the country have participated in the program. The Institute is offered in Boise on an annual basis. Go to https://secure.meetingsystems.com/nwcdi/. Contact Jerry Miller, Idaho Department of Commerce, 208-334-2650, jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov.
In Our Back Yard (IOBY) is a non-profit that helps communities accomplish small projects through crowd source funding. IOBY can help craft a crowd sourcing campaign and even serve as a group's 501(C)3 if none exist. Go to http://www.ioby.org/.
For help creating a community foundation, contact the Idaho Community Foundation at http://www.idcomfdn.org/. Call 208-699-4249, or the Idaho Nonprofit Center at www.idahononprofits.org.
The community of Melba, ID (population 526) raised $50,000 at their 2014 community auction to support residents facing tough times. The auction has been conducted annually for over 60years and has become one of Melba's biggest annual events. Go to http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/melba-community-auction-raisesabout/article_44bba020-a437-11e4-9ae6-df0c640623e4.html.
Lost Rivers (Arco and Mackay) September 23-25, 2014
To learn about INL's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math STEM program, contact Anne Seifert, INL Education Programs 208-526-8027, anne.seifert@inl.gov.
Leadership Idaho Agriculture offers concentrated study and hands-on experiences that provide enhanced skills for future leaders in agriculture, rural communities, agribusiness and governmental agencies. Go to http://www.leadershipidahoag.org/. Contact Rick Waitley at 208-888-0988.
The Idaho Commission on the Arts offers their Change Leader Institute, a three-day professional development opportunity designed for arts administrators, as well as all those working on behalf of the arts. Those who attend the Change Leader Institute go on to certify in the program by conducting an arts project in their own community. Go to http://www.arts.idaho.gov/community/leader.aspx. Contact Michelle Coleman, Michelle.Coleman@arts.idaho.gov, 208-334-2119, x112.
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development is a non-profit organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska, that provides information and assistance to rural communities regarding collaboration, leadership development, and strategic planning. http://www.heartlandcenter.info/publications.htm, 800-927-1115. The Center for publishes Better Schools Through Public Engagement (among many other publications related to community leadership and development). Go to http://www.heartlandcenter.info/publications.htm.
For helping creating a community foundation, contact the Idaho Community Foundation at http://www.idcomfdn.org/ or 208-342-3535 and/or the Idaho Nonprofit Center at www.idahononprofits.org or 208-424-2229.
The on-line Community Toolbox is a service of the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas. This resource offers an extensive variety of educational materials regarding community and organizational development. Go to http://ctb.ku.edu/en.
"Collaborative Approaches: A Handbook for Public Policy Decision-Making and Conflict Resolution", Oregon Public Policy Dispute Resolution Center, March 2006 http://www.orconsensus.pdx.edu/documents/CollaborativeApproachesHandbook-March2006.pdf.
Everyday Democracy (formerly Study Circles Resource Center) helps communities promote dialogue and understanding through small group dialogue. Go to http://www.everyday-democracy.org/en/index.aspx. Everyday Democracy also publishes 'Changing Faces, Changing Communities', which is intended to help communities face the challenges and meet the opportunities raised by the arrival of newcomers and involve public officials. Go to http://www.everyday-democracy.org/en/Resource.23.aspx.
"Fostering Dialogue Across Divides: A Nuts and Bolts Guide from the Public Conversations Project". This is an excellent 2006 publication available to download or purchase at http://www.publicconversations.org/node/99.
Idaho National Laboratory's Community Giving Program funds philanthropic projects that focus on arts and culture, civic and community, and health and human services. Go to http://tinyurl.com/c3xrqpw for complete guidelines.
In addition to Facebook, communities are increasingly using on-tools to facilitate communication between residents, city officials, and community-based organizations. These tools help inform and engage community members. Below are few examples of such resources. They are particularly effective ways to reach and involve younger residents.
WordPress—Use to create blogs. Go to www.wordpress.org.
Tumblr—Another tool for creating blogs. Go to https://www.tumblr.com/.
Twitter—No, it's not just for following the latest pop culture sensation. Communities are using them to post information about events, opportunities for public involvement, etc. Go to www.twitter.com.
NextDoor – Use for creating neighborhood-based social networks. Think of it as Facebook that only people in your neighborhood or community are part of. Go to https://nextdoor.com/.
TinyLetter and MailChimp — Easy, affordable ways to send newsletters by email. Go to www.tinyletter.com and mailchimp.com.
Every parent and grandparent knows that text messaging is another great way to reach teenagers and young adults (and, increasingly, not so young adults). Communities school districts are starting to use them as a quick way to get information to residents and parent. It is also being used by businesses for marketing purposes. This is called bulk or mass texting. Some web-based text messaging tools focus on emergency notification, others are more general purpose. Examples include:
http://www.nixle.com/
https://www.eztexting.com/who
https://www.callfire.com/
https://mobomix.com/
A directory of skateparks in Idaho can be found at this website: http://www.concretedisciples.com/skatepark-directory/skateparks/idaho_c182/.
The skatepark in Hailey, ID is a nearby example of a successful project. Go to the park's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HaileySkate. Contact the City of Hailey, 208-788-4221. Other skateparks in the area are found in Burley, Blackfoot, Fort Hall, Idaho Falls, Jerome, Sun Valley, and Ketchum.
The Tony Hawk Foundation has provided funding for the construction of skate parks in Buhl, New Meadows, and McCall. http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/grant_application.asp.
Idaho State Parks and Recreation offers grants for recreation projects, particularly if they are multipurpose and attract multiple audiences. Go to http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/aboutus/grants.aspx.
The Association of Idaho Cities can help identify cities with park and recreation donation programs. Go to www.idahocities.org, 208-344-8594.
Rural Development Initiatives (RDI) is a Eugene, Oregon-based nonprofit organization that helps towns and rural partnerships develop and diversify their economies by creating inclusive, long-term strategies and identifying and managing crucial projects. They conduct community trainings on leadership, effective organizations. RDI's work is focused in Oregon but also reaches six western states (including Idaho) and British Columbia. Go to http://www.rdiinc.org/.
The Idaho Recreational Vehicle (RV) Program is a grant program that helps public entities develop RV facilities. Go to http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/idaho-recreational-vehicle-rv-program.
KaBOOM is a non-profit dedicated to the construction of parks and playgrounds. Go to http://kaboom.org/.
Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation has grants that may be used for a variety of facilities (trails, RV parking, picnic areas etc). Go to http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/about-parks-recreation#grants. Kathy Muir, 208-514-2431, kathy.muir@idpr.idaho.gov.
Major League Baseball's Baseball Tomorrow Fund assists communities developing playing fields and provides uniform and equipment to schools and youth baseball organizations. Go to http://web.mlbcommunity.org/index.jsp?content=programs&program=baseball_tomorrow_fund.
The U.S. Soccer Foundation awards grants on an annual basis to support both soccer programs and field-building initiatives in underserved areas nationwide. Go to http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/.
The Saucony Run For Good Foundation supports programs promoting activity and healthy lifestyles for youth. Go to http://www.sauconyrunforgood.com/.
The American Medical Association's Healthy Living Grant Program supports grassroots health education programs to develop school and community-based solutions to behavioral health challenges. Go to http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/ama-foundation/our-programs/public-health/healthy-living-grants.page.
The Find Youth Info website includes resources for positive youth development, which an interagency working group on youth programs define as: "an intentional, strength-based, pro-social approach that engages youth within communities, schools, organizations, peer groups, and families in productive and constructive manner that promotes positive outcomes." Go to http://findyouthinfo.gov/resources/Positive-Youth-Development.
The Vermont-based Orton Family Foundation assists rural communities with visioning and long range planning projects. They have worked with Idaho communities including Victor, ID and Blaine County. Of note is their Heart & Soul program. Go to http://www.orton.org/who-we-are.
The community of Melba, ID (population 526) raised $50,000 at their 2014 community auction to support residents facing tough times. The auction has been conducted annually for over 60 years and has become one of Melba's biggest annual events. Go to http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/melba-community-auction-raises-about/article_44bba020-a437-11e4-9ae6-df0c640623e4.html.
Rigby June 3-5, 2014
Certified Local Governments (CLGs) is a program administered by the Idaho State Historical Society for the purpose of preserving the unique historic character of Idaho Communities. CLG communities have access to technical assistance and grant funds that can be used for a variety of historic preservation projects. Go to http://history.idaho.gov/certified-local-government-clg-program. Contact Angie Davis, angie.davis@ishs.idaho.gov, 208-334-3847.
Southern Idaho Rural Development is involved in successful business creation and downtown revitalization efforts in Shoshone and other southern Idaho communities. Contact Julia Oxarango-Ingram, 208-309-3090, sird4u@gmail.com.
Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Our pioneering placemaking approach helps citizens transform their public spaces into vital places that highlight local assets, spur rejuvenation and serve common needs. Go to http://www.pps.org/.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program can help communities plan downtown improvement projects and collectively market downtown businesses. Go to http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_rbeg.html. Contact Daryl Moser, daryl.moser@id.usda.gov, 208-378-5615.
Some communities have used New Markets Tax Credits to rehabilitate historic buildings, which then become the cornerstones of their downtowns. In Idaho, New Market Tax Credits are administered by the Montana Community Development Corporation. Go to http://mtcdc.org/loans/new-markets-tax-credits/. Contact Dave Glaser, 406-728-9234 ext 211, daveg@mtcdc.org.
Rocky Mountain Power provides energy efficiency evaluations. Contact Tim Solomon, timothy.solomon@rockymountainpower.net, 208-359-4285.
Idaho Department of Commerce – Community Development Block Grant Program can fund lighting, street trees, sidewalk, and other downtown project. Go to http://commerce.idaho.gov/communities/community-grants/community-development-block-grant-cdbg. Contact Sharon Deal, sharon.deal@commerce.idaho.gov, 208-287-0774.
Idaho Department of Commerce's Show Me the Money funding newsletter. To subscribe, go to http://idaho.us2.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=74de75b2fc7e24670e05b0def&id=a1f3c8c6b9 – Contact Jerry Miller at jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov or 208-287-0780.
Created and maintained by the Idaho Department of Commerce, Gem State Prospector is an on-line inventory of available buildings and properties in the state. Businesses and the real estate agents looking to expand or relocate in Idaho use this website to identify potential sites. Go to http://www.gemstateprospector.com/. Contact Jerry Miller, jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov, 208-287-0780. The Idaho Department of Commerce is offering trainings for people interested in using Gem State Prospector through the end of this year. Contact Jenny Hemly, 208-287-3169, Jenny.hemly@commerce.idaho.gov.
In recent years the City of American Falls has completed multi-million dollar complete street project with support from agricultural producers and truckers. Improvements include a mid-block pedestrian crossing. Contact Jeremy Piersol, City of American Falls, 208-226-2569, or Kristen Jensen, Great Rift Business Development, 208-380-1719.
The Idaho Chapter of the American Planning Association offers an annual conference and a variety of on-line resources to help communities and their leaders plan for growth that protects traditional small town character and achieve other community goals. Go to http://idahoapa.org/.
Dubois June 6-7, 2013
The Center for Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a global organization that supports the learning and sharing of NVC, and helps people peacefully and effectively resolve conflicts in personal, organizational, and political settings. Go to http://www.cnvc.org/.
The Consensus Building Institute (CBI) is a Cambridge, MA- and Missoula, MT-based organization that has worked with hundreds of organizations to build consensus, resolve conflict, and produce mutually beneficial agreements. They offer training and direct consensus-building services.
"Women talking to bridge religious divide" is an article published in the January 8, 2005 Deseret News about nine women who came together to build interfaith friendship and understanding in Utah. Go to http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600103090/Women-talking-to-bridge-religious-divide.html?pg=all.
For State resources for bilingual programs under Title III, go to http://tinyurl.com/7sqsfty.
This article published by the Center for Rural Affairs highlights the benefits of a culturally blended community. Go to http://www.cfra.org/ruralmonitor/2011/10/13/look-iowas-first-majority-hispanic-town.
Several of resources found at the University of Idaho found Extension's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion website. Go to http://www.extension.org/diversity.
Idaho Inclusiveness Coalition is a nonprofit organization working to foster diverse and inclusive communities in Idaho. Go to www.idahoinclues.org.
Center for Community and Justice, which works with Idaho communities to address education and health care issues, may be able to offer cultural awareness training to both the Hispanic and Anglo communities. http://comunidadyjusticia.org/index.html.
"Successful Strategies for Engaging the Latino and Hispanic Population" is a helpful article published by Michigan State University Extension. Go to http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/successful_strategies_for_engaging_the_latino_and_hispanic_population.
"Reaching and Engaging Latino Communities", published by the California League of Cities. Go to http://www.westerncity.com/Western-City/September-2008/Reaching-and-Engaging-Latino-Communities/.
Partners for Prosperity has over 10 years of experience in community development throughout eastern Idaho and now other parts of Idaho as well. Go to http://www.p4peid.org/. Jessica Sotelo, Executive Director, 208-785-0059, jessicas@p4peid.org.
DiversityWorks! is a consulting firm specializing in organizational development and cross cultural understanding. Sam Byrd, President, 208-871-2711, sbyrd2@cableone.net.
Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs. Go to http://icha.idaho.gov/, 208-334-3776.
Idaho Human Rights Education Center can provide materials and assistance to help foster respect and appreciation for diversity. Go to http://idaho-humanrights.org/. Dan Prinzing, Executive Director, 208-345-0304.
Examples of successful Latino-led and focused events in eastern Idaho include the annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Idaho Falls (organized by that city's Diversity Council) and the Latino Food Fair (organized by local Catholic Church members).
Meadows Valley Exchange is a free on-line resource created by the people of New Meadows, ID and surrounding area devoted exclusively to connecting people with those who can fulfill their needs. It's used to communicate information about employment, housing, things to trade/buy/sell, volunteer opportunities, and community events. Go to http://mvexchange.org/.
The National Service Learning Clearinghouse has a fact sheet entitled "Beyond Needs Assessments: Identifying a Community's Resources and Hopes" that describes an effective approach for create positive community change. Go to http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/cb_facts/beyond_needs_assess.
There are many community-based planning programs that have helped rural towns heal divides, develop and implement effective strategies for positive change. One that has been successful (including in Victor, Idaho!) is the Orton Family Foundation's program, "Heart & Soul." The handbook for the program, as well as implementation guides, can be downloaded here: http://www.orton.org/resources/heart_soul_handbook.
The Idaho Community Foundation has training, resources, and a financial incentives program to help communities establish a Community Foundation under their umbrella. Go to http://www.idcomfdn.org/, 208-342-3535.
The Challis Messenger in Challis, ID is one small town newspaper that might serve as a model for Dubois and Clark County. Go to http://www.challismessenger.com/.
The nonprofit Greater Menan Community, Inc. publishes a monthly community newsletter that may serve as a good example for Dubois. Appendix G includes pages 1-3 of the June 2013 issue of the newsletter. To learn more about the Greater Menan Community, Inc., go to www.thegmcinc.org or email mymenaninfo@gmail.com.
"Governments are from Saturn……. Citizens are from Jupiter: Strategies for Reconnecting Citizens and Government" is a publication available from the Municipal Research and Services Center. It is full of strategies the City and County could use to reconnect with citizens. Contact information for all strategies is provided. Go to http://www.mrsc.org/publications/textsrcg.aspx.
Many Idaho communities have established community foundations. Examples include Teton Valley (Driggs, Victor), Kamiah, Ashton, and Soda Springs. New Meadows just recently went through the process of establishing a community foundation. Go to http://www.newmeadowsidaho.us/ or call 208-347-2171 for information.
Everyday Democracy (formerly Study Circles Resource Center) helps communities promote dialogue and understanding through small group dialogue. Go to http://www.everyday-democracy.org/en/index.aspx.
Web-based visioning and community engagement tools are available to brainstorm ideas, discuss issues, and build consensus. They allow citizens to participate in a confidential, simple on-line forum. Examples include vBulletin, MindMixer, BangTheTable, and FreeForum.org.
Information about creating a community barter network can be found here, http://www.ehow.com/how_4887994_create-local-online-barter-network.html.
Led by a local church, a successful community barter system has been created in Brewster, MA. Here is a link to an article, http://www.wickedlocal.com/brewster/archive/x1397979015.
Time Bank Idaho is a Boise-based nonprofit organization that strengthens community by helping people exchange the time and talents of community individuals, families, and groups — connecting unmet needs with untapped resources in the process. Potentially, this would be an excellent way to more fully engage part-time residents in the Grand View community. Go to http://idaho.timebanks.org/ or call 208-860-2140.
Association of Idaho Cities' Youth Engagement Resources is an excellent collection of available resources to involve youth in community decision-making and strengthen youth and families. Go to http://idahocities.org/index. AIC is also a source of information about creating a community youth advisory council. Mandy DeCastro, MDecastro@idahocities.org, 208-344-8594.
The Cities of Kimberly http://www.cityofkimberly.org/index.aspx?NID=886 and Meridian http://www.meridiancity.org/myac/ have active youth groups that could serve as a model for Grand View.
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development publishes Better Schools Through Public Engagement (among many other publications related to community leadership and development). Go to http://www.heartlandcenter.info/publications.htm, 800.927.1115.
'Changing Faces, Changing Communities', a publication written by Everyday Democracy to help communities face the challenges and meet the opportunities raised by the arrival of newcomers; includes pointers on how to involve public officials, http://www.everyday-democracy.org/en/Resource.23.aspx.
The Center for Community and Justice, which works with communities to address education and health care issues, may be able to offer cultural awareness training to both the Hispanic and Anglo communities. http://comunidadyjusticia.org/index.html, Sam Byrd, 208-378‐1368.
Like Grand View and many other Idaho communities, American Falls has experienced and is experiencing a significant growth in the Latino population. Most recently, the City Council appointed a young Latina college student to their City Council. The City Council felt this was an important move toward integrating a young Latino population. The City of American Falls further allocated funding for a G.E.D. program for Latino residents. To date, over 100 resident immigrants have received their G.E.D., increasing access to better paying positions. Go to http://www.cityofamericanfalls.com/.
In Blackfoot, the nonprofit organization Partners for Prosperity helped launch the Latino Economic and Development Center (LEAD), a nonprofit asset building organization encouraging self-sufficiency. The center has a state of the art computer center where students are learning computer technology, small business training, language acquisition, and capacity building. The project started with a $20,000.00 grant from Self Development of People (SDOP), which was used to leverage resources from social and economic justice funding partners. LEAD can possibly connect with the Grand View community to exchange information and ideas. Go to www.idaholead.org.
Idaho Power offers a range of services and assistance to commercial property owners and managers. Their 'Easy Upgrades' program provides incentives up to $100,000 per site, per year for qualifying energy-saving improvements to commercial or industrial buildings. They can also provide energy audits, educational materials, group presentations or seminars, on-site meetings, energy use data that can be used to help identify conservation opportunities. Go to http://www.idahopower.com/EnergyEfficiency/Business/Programs/EasyUpgrades/default.cfm. Troy Davies, Customer Representative, 208-642-6293, tdavies@idahopower.com.
The Idaho Office of Energy Resources offers low interest loans for energy efficiency and can assist businesses and property owners identify tax credits and other incentives for making buildings energy efficient. Sue Seifert, 208-332-1662, sue.seifert@oer.idaho.gov.
USDA's Rural Energy for America program provides grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The grants are for directed to private businesses (not municipalities) and can pay up to 25% of project costs. Shannon Madsen, 208-459-0761 ext. 117, shannon.madsen@id.usda.gov.
Home Depot offers small grants and in kind donations like paint and tools to help clean up and fix the homes of elderly, disabled, low income and veteran home owners http://homedepotfoundation.org/page/applying-for-a-grant
USDA Rural Development offers grants and low interest loans to help low income property owners address maintenance needs http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/MO-fact504.html
The Association of Idaho Cities may have model nuisance ordinances and enforcement strategies that could be shared with Grand View http://www.idahocities.org/
Boise Neighborhood Housing Services (BNHS) organizes both Paint the Town and Rake the Town events. BNHS has a long history of sharing and mentoring rural communities with similar events. http://www.nhsid.org/what-we-do/paint-the-town-boise.
Information about organizing a community clean-up fundraiser is found here: http://www.fundable.org/fundraising-ideas/community-cleanup-fundraisers/.
Kansas State University Extension publishes a free guidebook on conducting a community clean-up/fix-up campaign. Go to http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore/pubs/MF931.pdf.
Many Idaho cities have organized daylong or weeklong community clean-up events. Rathdrum, St. Anthony, Blackfoot, Post Falls, and Shelley are just a few examples. This list also includes two cities that might have a lot in common with Grand View -- Idaho City and Melba. To see a slide show of a 2011 clean-up day in Idaho City, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eLLPF-pXm0.
Canyon County Organization on Aging, Weatherization, and Human Services program helps senior and low-income homeowners and renters weatherize their dwellings. Go to http://www.ccoaidaho.org/.
"A Positive Revolution in Change: Appreciative Inquiry", by David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney, Case Western Reserve University, 1999.
The document above and many other resources related to Appreciative Inquiry are found at the Appreciative Inquiry Commons website. http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/.
"Collaboration: What Makes it Work", Mattessich, et. al., Fieldstone Alliance, 2001. 800-274-6024, www.FieldstoneAlliance.org
Idaho Nonprofit Center, 208-424-2229, http://www.idahononprofits.org/.
Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution, University of Idaho School of Law, 208.885.4977, uilaw@uidaho.edu, http://www.law.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=66197.
The Consensus Building Institute (CBI) is a Cambridge, MA- and Missoula, MT-based organization that has worked with hundreds of organizations to build consensus, resolve conflict, and produce mutually beneficial agreements. They offer training and direct consensus-building services. Their new on-line course on resolving land use disputes is found here: http://www.cbuilding.org/2007/08/28/consensus-building-institute-presents-online-course/.
"The World Café: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter", by Juanita Brown with David Issacs, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005. This book outlines an innovative approach to discovering collective wisdom through open civic dialogue. www.theworldcafe.com.
The Pennsylvania-based National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) promotes the use of dialogue, deliberation, and other innovative group processes to help people come together across differences to tackle challenging problems. An impressive variety of resources are available for download at their website. http://ncdd.org/, 717-243-5144, info@ncdd.org.
Time Bank Idaho is a Boise-based nonprofit organization that strengthens community by helping people exchange the time and talents of community individuals, families, and groups — connecting unmet needs with untapped resources in the process. Potentially, this would be an excellent way to more fully engage part-time residents in the Driggs community. Go to http://idaho.timebanks.org/ or call 208-860-2140.
The Orton Family Foundation has been supporting the Envision Victor project since 2008. Go to http://www.victorcityidaho.com/content/envision-victor for a project description.
Successful Communities Online Toolkit Information Exchange - http://www.scotie.org is a partnership of planning and nonprofit organizations working together to build stronger, more resilient communities in the West. Information is exchanged through a database of active smart growth and resource protection plans and policies from rural, high amenity, and urban communities from across the West. These case studies highlight the efforts of western communities to preserve local identity, stimulate a healthy economy, and safeguard natural and cultural resources; and empower communities to design policies that fit the unique circumstances of western communities.
Association of Idaho Cities' Youth Engagement Resources is an excellent collection of available resources to involve youth in community decision-making and strengthen youth and families. Go to http://idahocities.org/index. AIC is also a source of information about creating a community youth advisory council. Mandy DeCastro, MDecastro@idahocities.org, 208.344.8594.
The Cities of Kimberly http://www.cityofkimberly.org/index.aspx?NID=886 and Meridian http://www.meridiancity.org/myac/ have active youth groups that could serve as a model for Driggs.
Challenge Day is a nonprofit organization that provides youth and their communities with experiential workshops and programs that demonstrate the possibility of connection through the celebration of diversity, truth, and full expression. Several rural, suburban, and urban high schools in Idaho have partnered with Challenge Day. Go to www.challengeday.org, 925.957.0234.
March 17, 2012 New York Times article about the benefits of bilingualism: http://tinyurl.com/896mvo6.
Center for Community and Justice, which works with communities to address education and health care issues, may be able to offer cultural awareness training to both the Hispanic and Anglo communities. http://comunidadyjusticia.org/index.html, Sam Byrd, 208-378‐1368.
Like Driggs, the community of American Falls has experienced and is experiencing a significant growth in the Latino population. Most recently, the City Council appointed a young Latina college student to their City Council. The City Council felt this was an important move toward integrating a young Latino population important to the growth of their community. The City of American Falls further allocated funding for a G.E.D. program for Latino residents. To date, over 100 resident immigrants have received their G.E.D., increasing access to better paying positions.
In Blackfoot, the nonprofit organization Partners for Prosperity helped launch the Latino Economic and Development Center (LEAD), a nonprofit asset building organization encouraging self-sufficiency. The center has a state of the art computer center where students are learning computer technology, small business training, language acquisition, and capacity building. The project started with a $20,000.00 grant from Self Development of People (SDOP), which was used to leverage resources from social and economic justice funding partners. Sonia Martinez at Partners for Prosperity has since joined the board of the National Association of Latino Asset Builders a national organization of Latino Asset builders (www.nalcab.org). LEAD can possibly connect with the Driggs community to exchange information and ideas. Go to www.idaholead.org.
Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit planning, design, and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public places that build stronger communities. Go to http://www.pps.org.
A Community Center How-to Guide written in October 2010 by Tony Tenne, Community Development Specialist for the Idaho Department of Commerce, is found in Appendix J.
The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community, by Ray Oldenburg. This book describes the importance of gathering (or "third") places within communities. Go to http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/placemakers/roldenburg.
Glenns Ferry March 6-8, 2012
The Cities of Kimberly http://www.cityofkimberly.org/index.aspx?NID=886 and Meridian http://www.meridiancity.org/myac/ have active youth groups that could serve as a model for Glenns Ferry.
The Association of Idaho Cities maintains a list of resources related to youth engagement. Go to http://www.idahocities.org/index.aspx?nid=142.
As noted in the economic development section of this report, the RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship offers publications and webinars on a variety of subjects related to youth development and attracting high school alumni back to the community as young adults. Go to http://tinyurl.com/7wwbf8t for their youth-related resources.
Governments are From Saturn…. Citizens are From Jupiter: Strategies for Reconnecting Citizens and Government is a publication by the Municipal Research and Services Center in Washington State. Go to http://www.mrsc.org/publications/textsrcg.aspx.
Reframing Public Participation: Strategies for the 21st Century published in Planning Theory and Practice, Vol. 5, No. 4, December 2004, makes the case that legally required public participation methods in the U.S. do not meet most basic goals for citizen involvement and are counterproductive, causing anger and mistrust. Go to http://www.csus.edu/ccp/publications/reframing_public_participation_final.pdf.
A Positive Revolution in Change: Appreciative Inquiry, by David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney, Case Western Reserve University, 1999. This document and many other resources related to Appreciative Inquiry are found at the Appreciative Inquiry Commons website. Go to http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/.
Collaborative Approaches: A Handbook for Public Policy Decision-Making and Conflict Resolution, Oregon Public Policy Dispute Resolution Center, March 2006. Go to http://www.orconsensus.pdx.edu/documents/CollaborativeApproachesHandbook-March2006.pdf.
Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution, University of Idaho School of Law, http://www.law.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=66197, 208-885-4977, uilaw@uidaho.edu.
The Consensus Building Institute (CBI) is a Cambridge, MA- and Missoula, MT-based organization that has worked with hundreds of organizations to build consensus, resolve conflict, and produce mutually beneficial agreements. They offer training and direct consensus-building services. Go to www.cbuilding.org/.
Everyday Democracy (formerly Study Circles Resource Center). Go to http://www.everyday-democracy.org/en/index.aspx. Their publication Changing Faces, Changing Communities is a multi-session discussion guide designed to help communities face the challenges and meet the opportunities raised by the arrival of newcomers; includes pointers on how to involve public officials. For a copy, go to http://www.everyday-democracy.org/en/Resource.23.aspx.
"The World Café: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter", by Juanita Brown with David Issacs, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005. This book outlines an innovative approach to discovering collective wisdom through open civic dialogue. Go to http://www.theworldcafe.com.
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development is a non-profit organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska, that provides information and assistance to rural communities regarding collaboration, leadership development, and strategic planning. http://www.heartlandcenter.info/publications.htm, 800-927-1115.
Rural Development Initiatives (RDI) is a Eugene, Oregon-based nonprofit organization that helps towns and rural partnerships develop and diversify their economies by creating inclusive, long-term strategies and identifying and managing crucial projects. They conduct community trainings on leadership, effective organizations. RDI's work is focused in Oregon but also reaches six western states (including Idaho) and British Columbia. http://www.rdiinc.org/. Noelle Colby-Rotell, 208-954-9564, nrotell@rdiinc.org.
University of Idaho Cooperative Extension is facilitating conversation and planning activity as follow-up to the New Meadows Community Review. A similar opportunity could potentially be made available to Glenns Ferry. Lorie Higgins, 208-885-9717, higgins@uidaho.edu
New Meadows May 17-19, 2011
The monthly 'Show Me the Money' e-newsletter provides information and contacts related to funding opportunities – primarily for non-profit organizations. Jerry Miller, Idaho Department of Commerce, 334-2650, ext. 2143, Jerry.miller@commerce.idaho.gov
The Idaho Nonprofit Center offers board, volunteer recruitment and retention, and networking trainings through on-site and on-line trainings. 208-424-2229, http://www.idahononprofits.org/.
The Idaho Chapter of the Association of Professional Fundraisers offers training workshops and may be willing to connect New Meadows with one of its members for some technical help, http://afpidaho.afpnet.org/.
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Community Capacity Assessment Survey, http://cecf1.unh.edu/ccas/index.cfm.
Idaho Community Foundation, Lauren Tassos, Development Director, 208.342.3535, ltassos@idcomfdn.org.
Similar-sized cities with active community foundations include Kamiah (Upper Clearwater Community Foundation, Debbie Evans, 208-935-0764, kamiahgrants@msn.com), Soda Springs (Greater Soda Springs Community Development Foundation, Trent Clark 208-547-4300, trent.l.clark@monsanto.com), and Ashton (Ashton Community Foundation, 623-693-2251).
Center for Community Leadership for Reducing Poverty's Leadership Institute, contact Lorie Higgins, UI Extension, 208-669-1480, higgins@uidaho.edu.
See additional resources found in Part III: Building a Culture of Collaboration and Cooperation.
Association of Idaho Cities, www.idahocities.org, 208-344-8594.
"Reframing Public Participation: Strategies for the 21st Century", an article published in the publication Planning Theory and Practice, Vol. 5. No. 4, December 2004. It makes the case that legally required participation methods in the U.S. do not meet most basic goals for public participation, but they are also counterproductive and contributing to distrust. Here is a link to the article: http://www.csus.edu/ccp/publications/Reframing_Public_Participation_Final.pdf.
"Governments are From Saturn……Citizens are from Jupiter: Strategies for Reconnecting Citizens and Government". This is a document published in June 1998 by the Municipal Research and Services Center in Washington State. As advertised, it is full of strategies the City could use to reconnect with citizens. Contact information for all strategies is provided. Here is the link: http://www.mrsc.org/Publications/srcgtxt.pdf.
University of Idaho's "Future's Game" is a scenarios-based group activity available to communities to explore how public and private sector decisions shape our economy, environment, and community well-being. http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/uicsc/futures/, 208-885-4017.
Leadership Plenty Institute. LeadershipPlenty® is an experiential and practical tool for training emerging leaders that builds on individual experience and adult education principles. It is incorporated into the Horizons Program led by the University of Idaho Extension Service (http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/horizons/). Information about Leadership Plenty is at www.pew-partnership.org.
Association of Idaho Cities Youth Engagement Resources is an excellent collection of available resources to involve youth in community decision-making and strengthen youth and families. http://idahocities.org/index, 208-344-8594.
Contact Mandy DeCastro at the Association of Idaho Cities about creating a Mayor's Youth Advisory Council. 208-344-8594, MDecastro@idahocities.org.
The Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation is a statewide funder of non-profits, with an emphasis on youth, education, and healthcare projects. Laura Bettis, Director, lmcf_idaho@msn.com.
City of Kimberly Mayor's Youth Advisory Council http://www.cityofkimberly.org/index.aspx?nid=886. Polly Hulsey, City Administrator, 208-423-4151, phulsey@cityofkimberly.org.
The Idaho Department of Labor maintains a list of available apprenticeship opportunities across the state at this site: http://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/idl/EducationTraining/ApprenticePrograms/tabid/2452/Default.aspx.


At the end of a guest's stay, they typically have some extra, unopened food laying around. PROJECT: feed is making sure that food never goes to waste again.
It's as simple as this: Property managers leave bags in their homes. Guests place any unused food inside. At the end of a guest's stay, they work with their operations teams to collect those bags. Then, they either have those bags picked up or deliver them to their local food bank.
Looking for a simple way for your business to give back to your community? Follow these three steps to get started!
First things first, you'll need to set up bags in each of your homes. We've seen partners work with local grocery stores to get brown paper bags or order reusable tote bags online.
Once you have your bags, print out this explainer card to display next to the bags in your homes to get guests excited about getting involved!
Source your own blank bags. We've seen partners work with local grocery stores or order them online.
Print out these explainer cards to display with the bags in your properties.
Setting out the bags and explainer cards in the kitchens of their homes.
Mentioning PROJECT: feed at check-in.
Including PROJET: feed instructions in their post-departure email (which can be automatically sent to your guests the day before departure in your LiveRez CRM, btw).
You'll want to work out a system for getting the filled bags to the food bank. We'd recommend coordinating with your operations team to have them pick up the bags and bring them to a central point (probably your office).
Then, check with your local food bank. Many will come pick up food donations! Otherwise, take a team outing once a month to drop off the bags. Maybe even volunteer a little while you're there! It's a great way to get your whole team involved.
We want to know! How many bags are you donating? We're tracking how many bags of food are donated by LiveRez partners this year! Let us know how many your team donates each month using our online form.


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Welcome To Oakland County(MI) Links
Greetings and welcome to the website of the Oakland County (MI) Chapter of The Links Incorporated.
Our Chapter, the OCC Links, is one of 288 Links chapters, with some 15,000 members worldwide. We are one of the oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of professional women of color in the world.
Our Chapter was chartered on May 17, 1981 and since that time we have provided hands-on service, transformational programming and assistance in Oakland County, Michigan. We have consistently worked in the city of Pontiac. Most recently we initiated our STEAM Umbrella Programming with 4th graders, focusing on the science, technology, engineering, art and math topics that broaden the student's knowledge, and heighten their awareness of these STEAM careers at an earlier age. We are sponsoring two NSBE Jr chapters, a program of the National Society of Black Engineers. We bring experiences right into the classroom because we believe "You can't be what you don't see." We also work to improve learning for the middle school students at Pontiac Middle School by providing in-class tutors for reading and math.
Please stroll through our website and see our story of community service along with the positive impact of this service. We thank you for exploring our virtual home and for learning more about who we are – what we do – and who we serve.
Transformational Programming
The goal of The Arts facet is to produce and support programs to enrich the quality of life of our youth and communities we serve.
Learn more About The Arts
The Services to Youth facet uses an integrated approach to prepare young people to succeed.
Learn More About Services To Youth
The International Trends & Services facet provides services and delivers transformational programs to people of African ancestry globally.
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National Trends and Services facet is tasked with eliminating disparities by reducing barriers to resources through advocacy, education and services.
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The goal of HHS is to promote and facilitate programs that support the maintenance of good health.
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Science-Technology-Engineering-Arts-Math-STEAM: Education Into The Next Decade
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Q: Warning: Undefined array key even when I'm not using array I have the following code:
<form action="calculator.php" method="get">
  Enter your age
  <input type="number" id="age" name="age">

  Enter your height
  <input type="number" id="height" name="height">

  <input type="submit">
</form>

<?php
$age = $_GET["age"];
$height = $_GET["height"];

if (isset($age) && isset($height)) {
  echo ($age + $height);
}
?>

This gives me the warnings: Warning: Undefined array key "age" in (file location) and Undefined array key "height" in (file location).
As you can see I'm not using arrays. I googled this and tried putting the echo statement inside an if ( isset() ), but it still gives me the same warning.
Can someone tell me why and how to fix this?

A: $_GET is an empty array on this case that's why they are undefined keys.
You should check if $_GET has age and height.
You can do something like this:
if(isset($_GET['age'], $_GET['height'])){
    // do the calculation
}

A: Try using extract function.
<?php
extract($_GET);
/*$age = $_GET["age"];
$height = $_GET["height"];
*/
if (isset($age) && isset($height)) {
  echo ($age + $height);
}
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Injections are done for different reasons, and in different areas of the spine, so if one didn't work, doesn't mean that another one won't...or a different type.
Physical therapy is not just going to see the therapist and once you stop, you stop doing the excercises, in order for it to work, you have to stick with it......permanently.
Laying in bed isn't the answer..Did it ever occur to you, that laying in bed is the reason that you are in such pain???? ....and if you are only able to lay in bed, how is it that you managed to go out of town, sit in a chair for 8 plus hours a day?
You are making the same mistake that we see far too many people making, expecting that the opiates are the ONLY answer to treat pain, and you are sadly mistaken.........they are ONE SMALL piece of the puzzle, one tiny piece.


Behold the colorful, changing landscapes and ancient coastlines that unfold before you on a Azamara cruise through Europe. The treasures to discover on a European cruise are many - and there are even more hidden gems you'll uncover when you sail with Azamara Cruises. Explore charming bistros, romantic bridges, towering castles, and inspirational cities - all the while enjoying our impeccable service and outstanding cuisine.


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Q: Pass two or more Id column in jQuery data tables as parameter? I am using jQuery data table. I pass one id via . Now, i want to pass two or more id in single cell and .
My Code:

var table = $('table#companyTable').DataTable({

  "sAjaxSource": ResultData, // "/GetcompanyList.json",
  "sAjaxDataProp": "",

  /// sort at column three
  "order": [[ 3, "asc" ]],

  "aoColumns": [
    { "mData": null },
    { "mData": "registrationType" },
    { "mData": "companyName" },
    { "mData": "emailId" },
    { "mData": "country" },
    { "mData": "district" },
    { "mData": "registrationDate" },
    { "mData": "companyId" },
    { "mData": "tendererId" },
    {
      "mData": "userId",
      "render": function(data, type, row, meta){
        if(type === 'display'){
          data = 'View';
        }
        return data;
      }
    }
  ],
  // define  first column , is column zero
  "columnDefs": [{
    "searchable": false,
    "orderable": false,
    "targets": 0
  }]
});

Now i need to pass userId, companyId, tendererId in one render and href link.
Just like below
data = 'View';


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Home Sports & Entertainment Kenyan National Team, Harambee Stars Draws With The Egyptian Pharaohs...
Kenyan National Team, Harambee Stars Draws With The Egyptian Pharaohs At Home
Yesterday was a fair evening for the Kenyan national team, Harambee Stars who were playing the Egyptian Pharaohs in their fifth match for the Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers.
The first half started on a low note for the hosts Kenya who conceded a goal in the early minutes. 25 year old Mohamed Magdi Kafsha Egypt's scored the first goal and the match's goal in the 2nd minute after receiving a pass from his agemate Mohamed Hany.
Kenya came back from the half time break charged and managed to score a goal in the 65th minute through Bandari's Abdallah Hassan strike.
Unfortunately, Mathare United's defender Johnstone Omurwa was red carded in the 75th minute, 10 minutes after leveling Egypt's score. It is alleged that the defender elbowed an Egyptian player.
Kenya missed a number of chances to score with Olunga seeming to have a bad day in office after failing to convert any of the chances. Kenya's goal was ruled out in the early second half minutes for handball.
Simba and Harambee Stars Defender Joash Onyango alias Berlin Wall managed to hold the Pharaohs denying them an opportunity to shine at Moi Kasarani Sports Centre.
Kenya maintains the third position with 4 points with Egypt at second with 9 points same to league leaders Comoros. Togo are in the last spot with 2 points. This match was to be worn by the Harambee stars in order to qualify for the Afcon qualifiers. Comoros are qualifying for the first time to the Afcon. The Harambee stars have one to play against Togo.
Elsewhere, Togo played a goalless draw with league leaders Comoros yesterday.
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Here are some collected notes on keepers, but see, perhaps, a slight rant on the subject first.
The idea of a keeper is loosely that of a routine that gets control when something unusual happens. There are many instances of this idea in operating systems.
Sometimes the hardware detects an exception such as an invalid address and the operating system reacts in a prearranged way to return control to the user who may be able to do something useful and perhaps even continue the calculation, perhaps having made the address valid.
Most CPU architectures specify a variety of other exceptions, detected by the hardware and reported to the privileged code.
The user had the opportunity to define custom responses.
Conventional systems may provide useful user selectable responses to these events from a fixed catalog but these scarcely exhaust the possible uses to which such signals can be profitably put, and the semantics of these responses burdens security arguments. Most conventional systems will give control to a program in the address space of the program that caused the fault with enough information to repair the fault.
In most operating systems a user program can request notification of the exceptions that it causes but there is no way for one program to request notification of access to invalid portions of some particular memory object, or to be notified when another program exceeds some resources. These limitations preclude a number of tactics. The original hardware exception was often designed to present a virtual construct to the program, such as virtual memory or virtual continuous operation (hiding the effects of time slicing). The program is unaware of the operating system acting on exceptions in support of these virtual constructs. The operating system hides evidence of the exception. In Keykos the program that reacts to these exceptions is called a keeper and is typically hidden from the program that caused the exception just as the kernel is hidden from the user program. The keeper thus resides outside the kernel but also outside the typical application. Capabilities provides a natural answer to "What authority should the keeper have?". As a consequence the keeper I invent for my application is not in your TCB.
In Keykos the virtual memory of a program is composed of segments. Each segment may have its own keeper. A keeper for a segment is installed by the creator of the segment. If I create a segment and grant you access to that segment, then it is my keeper that will react to memory faults within that segment caused by your program. I am in a position to create data within the segment upon your referencing some new portion of the segment providing the illusion that the data was already there. You may be concerned that my keeper not have access beyond that necessary to provide the missing data. In particular I should not have access to your authority or even be able to read your address space, except for my segment that appears there.
read-only on both machines at once.
Memory faults detected by the hardware cause a message to the keeper who causes a state transition for a given page, perhaps preceded by transmission of the page content. This is the MESI protocol used by many microprocessors to coordinate the caches of multi processor systems.
My Keykos architecture paper has a section largely organized around keepers. It uses jargon and concepts introduced earlier in the paper, however.
How segment keepers may measure access to data.
A note on meter keepers and implementing an external scheduling policy.
A general description of Keykos segments mentions keepers frequently.
The expired patent describes keepers extensively with a patentese perspective.
The implementation of the object includes a capability to the keeper, whose behavior is defined by user code.
A capability to restart the process that caused the exception.
Some data indicating the nature of the exception.
The keeper typically has some authority of its own. At least it has authority to consume some resources to do the work.
The service capability typically provides the keeper with access to those more primitive objects of which the kept object is built. It is with this access that the keeper does its work.
Some correctness and security properties can stem from the type of the kept object regardless of the nature of the keeper. Thus varying the keeper's type while holding the type of the kept object constant, combines some advantages of polymorphism and security thru known types. The nature of the message to the keeper is part of the spec of the kept object. This allows for security arguments.
An example is the non-prompt space bank whose keeper is invoked upon storage exhaustion. The bank service key in this case is merely the normal bank key. The keeper's job is to free up storage via capabilities it must already hold.
The kept object may be built from dangerous primitives that cannot be made generally available. Part of the duty of the code defining the behavior of the kept object is avoid damage to others while using those primitives. In the cases that come to mind the kept object multiplexes some shared resource, and the keeper customizes the behavior.
Here is a brief note on domain keepers.
An object that you can trust even though some part of its behavior is defined by untrusted code. There are two orthogonal questions here: Is the untrusted code confined? Is it isolated?
To minimize code with excessive authority. This is the case with Keykos segment keepers. Code in the kernel has infinite authority and needs to be minimized. Even when the removed code is universally used, this plan diminishes the number of ways that things can go wrong.
A dirty little secret about keepers is that they don't compose. If two keepers exist for the same construct, it is not generally possible to compose them so as to have their combined benefits. Most often it is not possible to be clear what the combined specifications would be. Normally in combining advantages human judgment is necessary to allow for issues of precedence or ordering of effects. This effect manifests itself in Keykos in that the service keys are not meant to be shared. Nor is it feasible to design them so that they may be shared by programs that are unaware of each other.
Segment keepers and meter keepers have a problem with concurrent users of the kept object. A meter keeper is called when a meter runs dry. There may be several processes running under that same meter and it is possible that another of these processes will try to run before the keeper has replenished the meter. This is in fact likely if the keeper delays as a scheduling policy. Subsequent users of the meter will accumulate on the keeper's stall queue. When the keeper replenishes the meter and restarts the originally trapped domain, the kernel will note that the keeper has become available and put just the first member of the stall queue on the CPU queue. Two of the scheduled domains will thus promptly resume operation but other queue members will await service from the worry queue server. This makes scheduling thru meters unduly sluggish. It has been suggested that a kernel tool be available to move all of a stall queue to the CPU queue. This would require the domain service key or perhaps just a gate key to the domain with the queue.
If several users of a kept segment touch the same page before the segment keeper has had time to reify that page, the same problem arises. In practice the problem is much less likely for the keeper probably has no reason to stall. The keeper is likely to remove the obstacle by placing a key in a memory tree and become available by returning to the trapped domain. The keeper thus becomes promptly available to serve other faults. This means that one segment keeper domain can drive concurrent I/O operations. If the keeper removes the page by computing segment content contents, the problem with the meter keeper arises. The same proposed solution should serve in this case as well.
See this about some issues about extending the keeper pattern to objects defined outside the kernel.


The first room that was on our 'to renovate' list was my beauty room. Originally I was using what was supposed to be a living room; it was painted magnolia and we had shoved an assortment of furniture into there to try and create a nice background for my YouTube videos (it didn't work). When we bought the house in January, we decided to move my beauty room into our spare room, freeing up the downstairs room for more space and an actual dining table.
In order to start decorating my new beauty/office room, we had to strip the old room out completely, which meant finding room for the wardrobes, guinea pigs and general junk that had accumulated there. It also meant spending weeks stripping 5 layers wallpaper and paint, then ripping up 1960s carpet, taking down coving, remnants of in-built wardrobes and skirting boards. We then got a plasterer in, bought paint and carpet and fitted our own skirting boards (which are harder than they first seem, especially when you have uneven walls). It honestly took us months to finish the whole project, so I am very relieved to be able to say it's finished completely now. The rest of the house is a mess, but at least my working space is done, right?
Old carpet, peeling wallpaper, junk, mould, dirt (we were renting).
My dream space (we bought the house).
I'm not going to go into too much detail, because my next post is a close-up look of my office space, but here's an overview.
This is one shelf on my bookcase (which is a Kallax unit from IKEA) that houses my skincare. More shelves will be detailed in the Office tour, but I wanted to show you how I have integrated beauty into my office space as a 'transition' between the two areas. The basket was from eBay and I spray-painted it gold.
This is my new filming background. I already had one set of Alex drawers (from IKEA, £95) but I needed another to house my ever-growing collection. And because of symmetry. The dressing table is bespoke made by FunkyChunkyFurniture on Etsy and cost £115 to have made; I then added the black legs which I bought myself from Amazon.
I have housed my palettes in letter holders, which were around £4 from Home Bargains. You can fit a surprising amount of palettes in them and I didn't even need to spray paint them gold!
My I Heart Revolution palettes are in their own separate basket (from Primark)! Behind that is a glass case (from IKEA) filled with my perfumes. I am looking into getting some sort of other storage for perfumes – possibly picture shelves? – but for now they can live in there!
Over on the other side of the room is my snakes! The rug was from eBay (just £25!), the chair was also from eBay (£55) and is really comfortable. The cushion and side table are from IKEA; I sprayed the table gold to match my laptop table and accessories. It's really nice to have a space that I can sit and relax with my snakies, or just chill with a coffee and magazine. I also use the chair to do my makeup at my dressing table.
If you'd like to see the full room tour, click the image below to view the video!


Pernille Ironside, UNICEF Nigeria's Acting Representative, revealed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
He said the figure placed the country's babies as making up 6.5 per cent of the estimated 395,072 babies that would be born on the day globally.
Mr Ironside noted that within Africa, Nigerian babies would account for almost 40 per cent of all those born in West and Central Africa, and more than 23 per cent of those born in sub-Saharan Africa.
"We can and must do more to ensure that children born in Nigeria survive their first day of life and are able to survive and thrive for many months and years to come," Mr Ironside said.
He said in Nigeria about 262,000 babies die at birth annually thereby accounting for the world's second highest national total, adding that 257 babies also die within their first month in Nigeria.
Mr Ironside decried that many of these children died from preventable causes such as premature birth, complications during delivery and infections like sepsis and pneumonia.
Mr Ironside identified 2019 as marking the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.


When the father lived in one state and the children in another. Reminder on the subject: State had taken the kids away from the mother for numerous home situations and drug related problems. They are in PA. My nil had been notified the state had dissolved his rights as a parent without ever notifying him of the situation. They could not even claim they did not know he was the father or they didn't know where he was because he faithfully pays his child support through the court each month. Not only were they dissolving his rights, but they expected him to continue to pay the child support. They mailed this info to him so they definitely knew where he was.
He flew out there, got a good lawyer and fought hard for the kids—he truly loves his daughters. Instead of giving him his girls they gave them to the ex-wife's parents, who promptly handed the girls back to the mother's parents, who despite the "supervised visits only" mandate turned the kids right back to the mtoehr. Mama ended up badly beaten by a druggy boyfriend and the girls were removed again.
Fast forward to now. He was told earlier this year that if he moved to a bigger house so the girls could each have a bedroom. Show financial stability, AND pass a home inspection by our local department of human services he could finally bring his daughters to OK. We are waiting on the home inspection by the overworked dhs workers. Please pray it is soon and that he and my niece pass the inspection so the healing of those children's life can beging. Those little girls are separated and in foster homes right now and should be with the Daddy and step mother who love them deeply.
It depends on what kind you get to get it for .99 a lb.
Sometimes I can find thighs or other parts for .99/lb or less.
Although–personally—I find we like the boneless/skinless breasts better—esp me for the convenience of not having to deal with parts I don't like….so I will spend the $2 a pound for what I want.
Then, I just economize in other parts of my grocery budget to make it work for us.
I think all of with businesses (for profit or non-profit) or charities we fund raise for need band together and get the word out, especially in light of my previous post about the magazine ad being too expensive for now.
And guess who I nominate as the person to be in charge? YOU!
Oh, and I am thankful to have been helpful even when I wasn't aware of it!
1 – When you do the show, make sure to let people know that they can get on your mailing list for special deals and offers.
Much to my dismay, but not totally shocking, the rates are too high for me right now. They offer a lower than "rack rate" (or whatever they call it) if you do a contract for 3 months, a year, etc. I cannot do that right now. I am thinking about saving enough to do it but it is simply beyond my reach. So, I am disappointed and trying not to worry about losing potential sales from the ads.
I got official word today that I am accpeted in to a HUGE craft show here on November 2. It has 6000-8000 visitors each time they have it. It is a true craft show. More on that in a minute. All booths are 10×10 though anyone is welcome to get more booth space. I will have one 10×10. They have community involvement with clubs like Rotary, etc. My dh will work the Rotary booth for a while. The clubs sell different food/beverages to help raise money for the museum which puts this on. Here is a link to the museum … http://www.southdownmuseum.org/marketplace. This is a huge show that many attend faithfully and it's held twice a year. Many people schedule their spring and fall around this event. Of course, not all the visitors visit every booth. However, I expect a lot of action that day and down the road from repeat business or those who could not buy that day but do so later.
Too many are called "craft fairs/shows" and they'll have 1/2 or more of the booths filled with "resellers" … tupperware, avon, mary kay, scentsy, etc. I have nothing against those products and have bought from all those companies and more. However, for people like me it cheapens the whole event to have that kind of product in with real, true crafts. This event does NOT allow resellers. If you start out with a commercially manufactured item, it must be significantly modified. I aum, no, that's not the motivation, and I was pained to hear that was ever a suspicion. Suffice to say we both learned a few new things. And now we both feel like we're on the same page again, in terms of financial priorities and spending limits. That by itself feels great. If you live close enough I hope you'll come to Southdown. I will be in booth number 55.
The other good news is that I have the custom book cases in my studio. I hope to get pics posted in the next couple of days after things are loaded into the room. I am waiting on the table top. We are having a granite top cut and polished for my work table. I am crossing my fingers it can be delivered by week's end.
Dh has given me some work to think about. I really need to do it. It more alogn the lines of "office work". I need to set up an official leger (eletronic or written). I have been saving receipts but have not done more with them. After getting my studio set up I need to get with him on the ledger business. I am sure I need to do more official book work in some way.
So I guess I have the proverbial good news, bad news report. However it's not really bad at all concerning the magazine. It just gives me some goals to work toward.
Surprisingly well. We have a tentative budget for August, with both of us agreed to the various amounts and limits. We're putting a moratorium on all extra projects and purchases until we BOTH feel like we've got our collective spending under control.
Second, DH is just about done prepping not only his July spending info for sharing, but also May/June. Interesting little evolution with that situation. Keep in mind that one of the reasons we're still in therapy is that he has a lot of difficulty with expressing his opinions, concerns, idea, etc. (Whatever my limitations in life, that's obviously not one of them). So this whole time that we've been living beyond our means post-DR, he thought he was doing a good job communicating his concerns and frustrations. Um, honey, you actually have to say this stuff OUT LOUD before anyone else knows about it; walking around scowling doesn't convey much detail! But his reluctance to share account info was based on his conviction that I had totally blown off DR and just wanted to spend all his money anyway. Wow, um, no, that's not the motivation, and I was pained to hear that was ever a suspicion. Suffice to say we both learned a few new things. And now we both feel like we're on the same page again, in terms of financial priorities and spending limits. That by itself feels great.
But the biggest news is that I've had a major change of heart concerning my own earnings potential. As I mentioned last week, DH and I were already in agreement that farm income HAD to improve. And as I reviewed this-or-that option, I kept running into the same problem. We've got the production end of things down pat. We can produce garden goodies. We can produce piglets and chickens and rabbits and eggs and hay and a whole host of other products. The crunch comes, though, in the sales and marketing. There is no single product we've created yet so far that we've consistently sold out. We've come close on some items, but we're not at that "demand is greater than supply" stage yet. Furthermore, our cost of production is still high enough that whatever we do sell, we only make about 5% profit on it. And we don't have the scale yet to make that 5% add up to enough for me to live on. Long story short, I could produce my little heart out over the next few weeks and months, and maybe sell all of it, maybe sell some, maybe sell nothing. And still not quite earn enough to meet our financial goals. A lot of that is because we're still building out our capacity. But bottom line, I can't meet our income goals for the year, with just the farm. So, over the weekend, I made the hard decision to button some things up here and start looking for non-farm part-time work again. It's the only way I can guarantee that I'll actually be paid for effort made, and get paid enough to make a difference. I came to that decision kicking and screaming, but the numbers just wouldn't allow for any wishful thinking in that regard.
So the job search has already begun, and I'm already putting together application materials for two different listings I've found so far. Yikes, back in the job market after 3 years of self-employment. Not for the faint of heart. But that's my homework report. I might not get an A for achievement yet, but I sure as heck hope I got a gold star for effort.


Here's a new look at Henry Cavill in his Geralt of Rivia costume for the upcoming The Witcher series from Netflix.
Sadly we don't have a closer look at this because this was probably taken farther away from the locale.
What we do know is that the series will try to make it as close as possible.
To recap what we have so far, we already have a close up of Cavill in his Geralt wig and contact lens. That was of course passed off as a screen test or a look test.
Red Dead Redemption 2's Wildlife is Lit!


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Last night I was invited by Nuffield Southampton Theatre to watch Princess and the Hustler at their City venue*. Set in in 1963 the play tells the story of Phyllis Princess James (known as Princess) and her family at the start of the black civil right movement in Bristol and explores themes of forgiveness, hope, dreams and optimism.
It starts with the opening scene of Princess in her bedroom acting out her dream of winning Miss Weston-super-Mare. Kudzai Sitima is utterly convincing as Princess and you're immediately drawn into all the hopes and dreams of an innocent 10 year old. All she wants is win the beauty contest and have enough money to buy a house for her mummy (and a bike for herself) and to eat choc ices at Weston-super-Mare where all the beautiful people are.
Princess's world is about to change though. With the return of her estranged father, a new half sister and evolving racial tensions, you watch her heart break as she learns that her dreams might just be out of reach. The play also deals with the mending of relationships between her father and her mother and brother and whether they can learn to forgive.
At each location, there's an opportunity for local volunteers to join the production as demonstrators or as part of the beauty pageant at the end. This was such a lovely touch - the level of excitement and pride from the volunteers could be felt throughout the theatre.
The play really takes you through the whole mix of emotions. It goes from laugh out loud moments to sadness, anger and uplifting joy at the end. It's easy to think that the Bristol Bus Boycott, where a company refuses to hire black workers would be incomprehensible nowadays. But then I remember, this is 1963 - the year my partner was born and only a few years before I was born. It's sobering to think this really is in our lifetime.
Written by Bristol based Chinonyerem Odimba, this is the second production from Revolution Mix, Eclipse Theatre's new writing programme. It just has a two night run in Southampton, but will be playing in Oxford, Liverpool and Newcastle in March and April. It really is a play that will take you on a journey through all your emotions. It tells a story we all need to hear and should never grow tired of hearing.


Today I have a simple mani with Essie's Sunday Funday and Pretty & Polished's It's A Girl Thing. (Sunday Funday looks really red on my nails, even though it's actually closer to the color on the bottle. That's my disclaimer for today).
Ah...much prettier in the sunlight no? Sunday Funday is a coral creme with micro silver shimmer, opaque in 2 coats. Pretty & Polished It's A Girl Thing is a great pink crelly with lots of pink and coral glitters. The great thing about this color is that it changes from light pink to coral with the temperature. Now, I live in Puerto Rico, right in the Caribbean, where it's usually hot and humid so in order to get the color to change I had to dip my fingers in ice water and take a really quick picture. The temp was in the mid-90s that day.
Here's what it looks like in the cold.
Dani @ From Polish with Love has beautiful swatches of this polish, so feel free to click on that link to check them out. And that's my simple mani for today. Hmmm...maybe that should be a new feature? Simple Mani Saturdays? Anyways, I hope you all have a lovely weekend.


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Katharine Ellis studied at University College Oxford and, as a violinist, at the Guildhall School of Music. She held posts at St Anne's College Oxford and the Open University before coming to Royal Holloway in 1994.
Katharine is a cultural historian of music in nineteenth-century France, author of two monographs (Music Criticism in Nineteenth-Century France (CUP, 1995) and Interpreting the Musical Past (OUP, 2005)), and joint editor with David Charlton of a collection of essays on Berlioz (The Musical Voyager, Peter Lang, 2007). In her research she seeks to explain what different kinds of music meant to those who experienced them, used them and avoided them, and to probe how music and musicians operated in light of cultural, social and regulatory frameworks. Books in press embrace music and words (edited with with Phyllis Weliver), and the politics of plainchant revival. Current projects include a book on musical life in regional France 1848 – 1914, and a cultural history of music in nineteenth-century Paris.
From 2006 to 2009 Katharine was inaugural Director of the Institute of Musical Research at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, where she also acted as Deputy Dean of the School. She is a former editor of both Music & Letters and the Journal of the Royal Musical Association.
Currently Katharine co-directs an international network of scholars working on Francophone Music Criticism, 1789-1914. In addition she serves as a Series Editor for the Boydell & Brewer 'Music in Society & Culture' monographs and as an Advisory Board member for Nineteenth-Century Music Review. She is also Chair of the Royal Musical Association's Proceedings [Events] Committee. In 2010 she was elected to membership of the Academy of Europe. From 2012 she whas served on the Council of the American Musicological Society.
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BWW Review: Betty-Jane Parks Gives One of the Year's Best Performances in Stageworks' Intense Production of WAIT UNTIL DARK
by Peter Nason
BroadwayWorld.com Oct. 9, 2019
I have only one qualm with actress Betty-Jane Parks: She doesn't do enough shows.
Since 2015, when I first saw her portray author Flannery O'Connor in an award-winning one-woman performance at the Silver Meteor Gallery, she has not appeared in enough productions to satisfy our Betty-Jane Parks fix. Before that, she was in numerous productions including a memorable turn as Honey in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Since her return to our area four years ago, she has appeared in some Hat Trick shows and in Blithe Spirit at Stageworks, but not enough performances to showcase one of the three top actresses in our area. Each of Ms. Parks' performances is filled with nuance, mystery, and an absolute 100% dedication to character. She's a total original, and I'm hard-pressed to find an actress to compare her to. You could sum up her performance style as "all in." So, when she does do a show, it is a moment of celebration of sorts, a Ms. Parks-is-in-it-so-we-must-see-it kind of production. I know this is selfish on my part--wanting one of the area's most talented actresses to do more shows, as if she's required by law to entertain us--but Tampa Bay needs to be gifted with more from this brave soul. So what if she has a life; Ms. Parks needs to be in as many productions as feasibly possible.
After her latest play, I said without exaggerating, "Betty-Jane Parks needs to be in every show ever made." I wasn't joking. She's that good.
Ms. Park is currently in WAIT UNTIL DARK at Stageworks, and she is the main reason to run out and see this intense production's final weekend. She plays Susan, a hapless blind woman and target of a group of shifty male villains, a part made famous by Audrey Hepburn in the 1967 movie. It's not easy playing blind onstage and making the audience actually believe it. But during this production I kept forgetting that Ms. Parks actually could see in real life. She didn't play into the stereotype, the easy watch-me-I'm-disabled performance that plagues lesser professional as well as community theater actors across the land. Ms. Parks does something I rarely have seen...she refuses to play into the trap of portraying blindness onstage. She goes against the disability, playing into the strengths of her other senses: Sound, smell, and especially touch. I found myself worrying about her throughout, and when she knocked into some piece of furniture, or searched the walls for a light switch, we believed every moment. It's an incredible performance, reason in and of itself to hurry to Stageworks for the final shows.
Frederick Knott's WAIT UNTIL DARK is lots of fun. Bad guys are looking for a mysterious doll that they believe is in the possession of a blind woman in Greenwich Village, and though visually impaired, she must fight them off. And that's about it for the plot. It's not deep, and don't expect it to change your worldview and cure the common cold. It is designed to thrill, like a ride at an amusement park. You will be on the edge of your seat, biting your nails, but when it's over, it's over. With the exception of Ms. Parks brilliant work, you don't take it with you or think about the plot turns. You let it evaporate as a thrilling trifle, nothing more.
The supporting cast puts in fine work. Matt Acquard, so effective in Bad Jews at American Stage last year, is quite likable as Mike Talman (and his likability is a key component to the character and to the plot). Lenny Agnello is imposing as Carlino, and Kaylee Tupper-Miller shows potential as Susan's neighbor, the child Gloria. Chris McCoy is strong in his brief scene, but his character is barely onstage (though the entire plot revolves around him).
Greg Thompson Is an effectively wormy Roat, the badass of the baddies. His resonate voice chills the bones with malevolence, sounding like a James Bond villain. (So much so that we almost wait for him to say, "No, Mr. Bond; I expect you to die!") The only thing missing from him is a sense of unpredictable danger. He seems very controlled, which may be purposeful, but I like to be stopped in my track by something I don't expect ("expect the unexpected," as they say in Big Brother). I think that's what separates a really good performance, which is what this is, from a truly harrowing one that can keep you up at night.
Karla Hartley's directs with a sure hand, and we know we are in for quite a ride. The audience was enjoying the hell out of the show, and everyone will agree it's as entertaining as theatre gets without changing your life.
Frank Chavez's set has a wonderful lived-in look, dimly lit with ripped wallpaper and chipped paint, perfect for a horror film. It feels musty, dingy, like 10 Rillington Place moved from England and set in the Village. Megan Byrne's light design plays a key component in the thrill-a-second aspect of WAIT UNTIL DARK. And Karla Hartley's sound design works wonders. I especially like the pre-show music, straight out of horror films (such as the themes from Psycho and The Shining).
But everything comes back to the strength of Betty-Jane Parks' work. It's what we talked about after the show, what I'll remember as I go over the best performances of the year in December. But I think calling her work a mere "performance" undercuts her accomplishment here. This is something more than that. Perhaps calling her a "marvel" or a "miracle" is closer to the truth.
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