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"Garryowen" is an old Irish quick-step that can be traced back to the early 1860s
Garryowen - The Regimental Song
The Regimental Song
"Garryowen" came informally
into the Army between 1861
and 1866 as a quickstep, but
its use was first documented in
1867 when "Garryowen" was
adopted by the 7th US Cavalry
Regiment as the official Air
(tune) of the Regiment, and the
historical nickname given to the
7th Cavalry Regiment and
Troopers. As it is generally
portrayed, George Armstrong
Custer did not, himself, bring
the song to the regiment, but
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Captain) Myles W. Keogh and several other officers with ties to the Fifth
Royal Irish Lancers and the Papal Guard, two Irish regiments in the British Army, were believed to
be instrumental in bringing the air to the regiment.
The geographical area that provided the inspiration and the name of one of the most popular,
rollicking folk songs of Ireland is situated on the upward slope of a hill in Limerick County, near the
City of Limerick. Local traditions and folk lore have preserved the historical significance of the area
and the origin of its name "Garryowen", a compounded word composed of two Irish words, which
means "Garden of Owen".
The terrain features of Garryowen gave the loyal patrons of the garden a broad, commanding view of
the richly cultivated surrounding countryside, the old town of Limerick and the valley of the Shannon
River which gently washes the battered, fortified towers of King John's castle which was constructed
in the late 1180's to control traffic along the river. The cottage of Owen and surrounding plot of
ground soon became a favorite holiday resort with the near-by citizens of Limerick because the
atmosphere and accommodations were somewhat similar to those offered to the London mechanic
by the Battersea tea-gardens.
A review of Irish literature reveals that "Owen's garden was a general rendezvous for those who
sought simple pleasure and amusement. The elderly drank together under the shade of trees and
the young played at ball, goal, or other athletic activities on the green; while a few lingered in the
near-by hedge-rows with their fair acquaintances. Owen's garden was soon to became as famous for
scenes of strife as it was for mirth and humor; and broken arms, legs and heads became a staple
article of manufacture in the neighborhood.
"These new diversions were encouraged by a number of young people having a greater supply of
animal spirits than wisdom to control themselves. The young gentlemen being fond of wit, amused
themselves by having parties at night to wring the heads off all the geese, and tearing knockers off
the doors in the neighborhood. They sometimes suffered their genius to soar as high as the breaking
of a street lamp, and even resorting to the physical violence of a watchman. But, this type of joking
was found a little too serious to be repeated very frequently, for few achievements of so daring a
violence were documented in the records. They were obliged to content themselves with less
ambitious distinction of destroying the door knockers and store-locks, annoying the peace of the
neighborhood, with long continued assaults on the front doors, terrifying the quiet onlookers with
every species of insult and provocation, and indulging their fratricidal propensities against all the
geese in Garryowen.
"The fame of the 'Garryowen Boys' soon spread far and wide. Their deeds were celebrated by some
inglorious minstrel of the day in that melody which has, since, resounded over the world; and even
symbolically competed for national popularity with 'St. Patrick's Day'. A string of verses were
appended to the tune which soon enjoyed equal notoriety. The name of Garryowen was as well
known as that of the city of Limerick, itself, and Owen's garden became almost a synonym for
"Garryowen" is known to have been used by Irish regiments as a drinking song. As the story goes,
one of the Irish "melting pot" Troopers of the 7th Cavalry, under the influence of "spirits", was singing
the song. By chance Custer heard the melody, liked the cadence, and soon began to hum the tune
himself. The tune has a lively beat, that accentuates the cadence of marching horses, and for that
reason was adopted as the regimental song soon after Custer arrived at Ft. Riley, Kansas to take
over command of the 7th Cavalry Regiment. It was the last song played for Custer's men as they left
General Terry's column at the Powder River and rode into history.
Over its history, continuing the Regimental legacy, the 7th Cavalry Regiment has formed 3
Garryowen Bagpipe and drum bands.
1954 – The 7th Cavalry Regiment BagPipe & Drum Band organized by SSG Robert J. Scroggie at
Camp Haugen, Japan. The Tartan had 7 colors: Dark Blue and Yellow of the US Cavalry; Light Blue
to signify the present day infantry role in the cavalry; Red for action; and White for honor along with
Green and Lavender.
1959 – The 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Cavalry formed a BagPipe and Drum Band, under
the guidance of LTC Roger Rawley and CPT John L. Lindgren. The original members were sent to a
British regiment, the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at Wuppertal, where they were given
preliminary training by Irish pipers and drummers.
1963 – The 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Cavalry at Ledward Barracks, Schweinfurt West
Today units of the 7th Cavalry still use Bagpipers. As they march and play, we think of all of those
glorious memories of the past.
"Garryowen" has become undoubtedly the most famous of all the regimental marches in the Army. It
became the Official Song of the 1st Cavalry Division in 1981. During "First Team" ceremonies, at
Cooper Field, Fort Hood the song is not sung; however, it is customary for the song to be played at
the conclusion of the ceremonial activities and the guests stand and clap.
In closing out of the Gulf War and returning home to the United States, in 1991, the 1st Cavalry
Division the band joined in leading the whirlwind celebrations by parading down a dozen avenues of
Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Washington, DC and New York.
The visit to New York City was a tremendous welcome from the public, press and police. At Battery
Park, the parade formation turned into Broadway, which became a wide "red" carpet for the Band to
perform. There on Broadway, under a sunlit snowstorm of paper, the 1st Cavalry Division Band, lead
by Bandmaster SFC Gary Flake, took the Big Apple by storm when they played the swaggering
melody of the Division song, "Garryowen".
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"Marching to Zion," the latest novel by Mary Glickman, came about after a reader's observation.
The reader told her that in her first two novels, "Home in the Morning" and "One More River," she had "constructed a narrative of the Southern Jewish Experience as it intersects with the African American Experience over the course of the 20th century." The new novel, she said, fills a gap in the narrative line. It will be released on Nov. 12.
"Home in the Morning" is set in the South of the 1960s, with four main characters — Jackson Sassaport, a Jewish lawyer who is a Mississippi native; his Boston-born wife, Stella; his black boyhood sweetheart, Katherine Marie; and her husband, Li'l Bokay, who was also Sassaport's first friend. He attempts to balance competing desires, working his way through the civil rights movement while trying not to stand out in the segregated South, his Southern ways versus his Yankee wife's perspectives, and his black friends. But one night in 1960 forces him to confront all of his obligations.
All of the characters are fictional constructs, with one exception — Rabbi Perry Nussbaum, the controversial rabbi of Beth Israel in Jackson, whose home was bombed by the Klan in 1967 because of his civil rights activities.
Last year, "One More River" continued exploring the themes, with the story of Mickey Moe Levy — Sassaport's cousin — who has to prove his worth to the disapproving parents of his girlfriend, Laura Anne Needleman, in 1962. His father, Bernard Levy, had been a mysterious figure in Guilford, Miss., before his death during World War II.
Last year, the book was selected for the "One Book One Community" initiative in Chicago, where one book is selected during Jewish Book Month for the entire Chicago Jewish community to read and explore together.
"Marching to Zion" is set in St. Louis in the 1920s and 1930s, where Mags Preacher, a black girl, wants to become a beautician. She meets Magnus Bailey, a black man who is in love with Minerva, the adopted daughter of the Jewish owner of the funeral home where they both work.
Aurora Mae Stanton from "One More River" reappears in this novel.
Glickman, who grew up Catholic in Boston, "fell in love at first sight" while visiting the South 30 years ago. "I loved the natural beauty of the South, its architecture, its culture of civility," she said. She and her husband lived in Charleston, S.C. for a year in the late 1980s, somewhat by accident.
They were on a sabbatical in Spain when the dollar tanked. "We realized we could stay in Spain for another six months before running out of money or we could try living in South Carolina for a year. I hated leaving Spain, but from day one in South Carolina I knew we'd made the right choice," she said.
She got a job mucking stalls at an equestrian center "and made some of the best friends of my life." They returned to Boston after the sabbatical ended, but she kept returning South and in 2008 made the move permanent.
As a child in a strict Irish-Polish Catholic family, she was attracted to Jewish texts instead of Christian ones. "The good sisters who taught me would say that faith was a gift and by the time I was an adolescent I realized I had not been given the gift." She explored many beliefs but kept coming back to Judaism. She converted when her husband proposed, though she had been wanting to do so for several years before then.
The great Jewish writers and Ashkenazic liturgical melodies stirred her soul, which she said was looking to find its way home to the Jewish world.
Having been in Charleston where she found "an ease of relations between the races… in a way I didn't find up North," she was upset when a Boston Globe op-ed appeared years ago denigrating the approach to race at a Charleston museum. Given Boston's checkered history, "it rankled to be lectured" that way.
She felt a good way to illustrate the tension in her first novel was to have a Southern Jewish man married to a Northern Jewish woman.
Then, "you can't write about the South without writing about race." It turns out that her African-American characters were "some of the novel's most beloved by readers." She also realized that "the African American experience and the Jewish experience naturally resonate along the issues of slavery, of liberation, and in the sufferance of brutal racist acts," and wanted to further investigate that in her newest book.
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The Clonliffe 2 Mile Road Race is the oldest continuous Road Race in Ireland and one of the oldest in the world. The race commenced in 1891 as a club race, soon to become an Invitational 2 Mile and eventually an Open Road Race. The next running of the race on Thursday April TBC 2020 will be the 129th consecutive annual running of the Clonliffe 2. The event caters for elite athletes as well as fun and social runners with prizes for the fastest men and women, juniors and masters, as well as the ever popular Clonliffe 2 t. shirt for all participants.
The Clonliffe 2 is the oldest Club roadrace in the world. Over the years the race has been held at several North Dublin venues, the initial route was at the Halfway House, Ashtown near the Phoenix Park with the runners heading back into the city to the finish at the corner of Charleville Road in Phibsborough which was a distance of 2 miles 297 yards. In 1899 the race went to a course which brought the race distance down to 1.5 miles running from Santry to Millmount Avenue in Drumcondra. In 1901 the 2 mile distance was established with the race being running along what is now termed the "traditional 2 mile route" which ran from Flood's Public House in Finglas Village finishing at the 4 o'clock gate at Glasnevin Cemetery, beside "The Gravediggers" licensed premises where the race remained for a long number of years.
Those early pre first war years were dominated by Frank Ryder who had an unbroken 12 year winning streak from 1908 to 1919 which included the then course record of 8 minutes 34 seconds, that course record remained for 36 years until it was bettered by J. McGuigan who lowered the course record to 8 minutes 24 seconds in 1948, a course record which remains unbroken. The race was then held in Santry, at a course at the back of the Airport in the 1970's right up to the mid 1980's when in the Club's Centenary Year of 1986 the race reverted back, on a one off basis, to the traditional course finishing at "The Gravediggers". That one off on the traditional route remained for another 25 or so before the race came back to Santry to it's current course starting and finishing on the track.
Famed winners over the years have included, in 1901 Joe Deakin, Clonliffe's only Olympic Gold Medalist, he was a member of the Great Britain Team that won the 3 Mile Team Race at the London 1908 Olympics; Frank White, a member of Avondale when he won on two occasions, in 1955 and 1957, in 1958 Frank ran in the Albie Thomas 2 Mile World Record Race on the track in Santry (Frank of course subsequently joined Clonliffe Harriers serving the Club with distinction as an athlete and administrator). In the 1960's the race was dominated by athletes from Donore Harriers, Mick Connolly, Tom O'Riordan, Jim McNamara and Eddie Spillane, who between them won every Clonliffe 2 that particular decade. From the 1970 onwards however the race has been dominated by Clonliffe Harriers, with 18 year old Tom Cregan breaking the Donore strong hold winning the 1970 race in 9 minutes and 9 seconds, other Clonliffe winners including Des McCormack in 1972, European silver medalist Frank Murphy in 1973, 1974 and 1975, sub 4 minute miler Eugene Curran in 1984, Clonliffe Olympians Jerry Kiernan in 1976, Niall Bruton in 1990, National Cross Country Champions Noel Cullen and Sergiu Ciobanu. The most recent "home" winner of the Clonliffe 2 was Ian Guiden in 2014.
The Clonliffe 2 in 2013 returned to Santry with the race starting on the Morton Stadium track and upon exiting the Stadium heading north turning left into Northwood, heading past the Crowne Plaza Hotel before swing left into Santry Demesne Park, taking in a loop of the park and re entering the stadium at the rear and completing 300m of the track. The race HQ is Clonliffe Harriers Clubhouse, Morton Stadium.
The Clonliffe 2 had formally been run on the "traditional" point to point route from underneath the iron pedestrian bridge at Finglas Village heading down the Finglas to Glasnevin Road turning into Prospect Square where the race finished at Kavanaghs 'The Gravediggers'. Clonliffe Harriers are indebted to our race sponsor Mr. Eugene Kavanagh (RIP) of 'The Gravediggers' and the Kavanagh family who have been sponsoring this race since 1986.
The Race Director is Mick Kearney and his contact mobile number is 087 624 3843.


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Bruner Receives Top National FFA Agriscience Award
Laura Bruner
Laura Bruner, Pettisville, has received the American Star in Agriscience award, the highest award presented by the National FFA organization.
"It's as high as you can get in FFA," John Poulson, Pettisville High School vocational agriculture teacher, said Monday.
Bruner also earned the American FFA Degree at the same ceremony.
Ohio has not had a Star finalist since 1995, and possibly as far back as 1988.
Bruner is a 2005 PHS grad. She is the daughter of Dan and Jo Bruner.
Plant Genetics, Pathology
Bruner, a senior in an Ohio State University honors program, began studying plants for a science fair project her sophomore year at PHS. She had been working at Rupp Seeds, and asked if she could work on her project there.
That first project studied the genetics of squash.
She enjoyed what she was doing, and continued the project when the science fair was over.
Today, she is studying plant pathology in a molecular biology lab at OSU.
She's working on her honors thesis, studying aracidopsis, a weed from the mustard family.
"It's great to do work on," she said, because its genome, or genetic fingerprint, is entirely mapped out, and it grows fast.
She has traveled to the Czech Republic and Brazil through an OSU program to study plant diseases, and has traveled to Costa Rica for an FFA 10-day seminar.
There's a lot going on in the world of plant biology, including genome mapping and biotechnology.
Bruner said she felt honored to receive the FFA Star award.
"It felt great. I had a lot of people there who supported me," she said.
She said she shares the honor with them.
"It's not for me, it's for them," she said.
She will graduate from OSU in the spring of 2009.
Poulson
Poulson said Bruner was presented with the Star award during the FFA National Convention, Oct. 22-25, in Indianapolis, Ind.
To earn the honor, he said she had to fill out "bales of paperwork" and go through an interview with nine agribusiness and industry leaders.
He said Bruner "is always talking about new challenges, new plant diseases that need to be solved."
Having a graduate win an FFA Star award reflects well on Pettisville High School and the school's FFA program.
Bruner goes out of her way to credit Poulson.
"He has invested so much in me and a lot of students.
"Without him, I wouldn't have gotten where I am."
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Q: Access global array from perl module file I have arraytest.pm with below
package arraytest;

our @myarray = {"1", "2", "3", "4"};

and i'm trying to get the values from a different perl script
use arraytest;

foreach (@arraytest::myarray) {
  print "$arraytest::myarray\n";
}

I get nothing printed and no errors as well. Pleas let me know if referencing the array is correct?
Thanks in advance

A: Yer array syntax is wrong.
Perl does not have array literals. It has

*

*Lists: 1, 2, 3, 4

*Array references literals: [1, 2, 3, 4]

*Hash reference literals: {1 => 2, 3 => 4}.

Hashes and arrays can be initialized by assigning lists.
Instead, you intitialized your array to contain one hash reference as first element. This is equivalent to
my %hash = (1 => 2, 3 => 4);
our @myarray = (\%hash);

What you meant to do was
our @myarray = (1, 2, 3, 4);  # parens needed because of precedence

or
our @myarray = 1 .. 4;

Oh, and please do not use lowercase names for your packages. These are reserved for pragmatic modules that affect compilation, like strict or feature.

A: Always use
use strict;
use warnings;

The problem is that you are trying to write content of $arraytest::myarray variable which doesn't exist at all. Try this:
foreach my $val (@arraytest::myarray) {
  print "$val\n";
}

and also your array doesn't contain what you expect. You have hash ref in first cell of array. You should use:
our @myarray = ("1", "2", "3", "4");

A: You trying achieve something like:
use 5.012;
use warnings;

package MyArr;
our @arr = (1..10);

package main;
for (@MyArr::arr) {
    say "$_";
}

#or like above with a helper variable
for my $val (@MyArr::arr) {
    say "$val";
}

Ps: the above is usually not a good practice. Use objects instead.
Edit - @dave's comment
use 5.012;
use warnings;

package MyArr {
    our @arr = (1..10);
}

package main {
    for (@MyArr::arr) {
        say "$_";
    }

    for my $val (@MyArr::arr) {
        say "$val";
    }
}

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Q: How to convert datetime format using Pandas I'a m reading a csv file with Pandas. In the file there is a column with dates in dd/mm/yyyy format.
def load_csv():
    mydateparser = lambda x: dt.datetime.strptime(x, "%d/%m/%Y")
    return pd.read_csv('myfile.csv', delimiter=';', parse_dates=['data'], date_parser=mydateparser)

Using this parser the column 'data' type becomes data         datetime64[ns], but the format is changed to yyyy-mm-dd.
I need the the column 'data' type to be datetime64[ns] and formated as dd/mm/yyyy.
How can it be done?
Regards,
Elio Fernandes

A: Date is not stored in yyyy-mm-dd format or dd/mm/yyyy format. It's stored in datetime format. Python by default chooses to shows it in yyyy-mm-dd format. But don't get it wrong, it still is stored in datetime format.
You will get a better idea if you add time to data and then try to display it.
The way to achieve what you wish is by changing date to string right before displaying, so as, it remains datetime in dataframe but you get the specified string format when you display.
The following uses Series.strftime() to change to string. Documentation here.
df['data'].strftime('%d/%m/%Y')

or
The following uses datetime.strftime() to change to string. Documentation here.
df['data'].apply(lambda x: x.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))

For further reference check out strftime-and-strptime-behavior.

This question will be of great help to understand how datetime is stored in python:
How does Python store datetime internally?


[FFmpeg-devel] Open source dealing with AVCHD	playlists/clipinfo/streams etc.
sources on the net say, it is similar to AVCHD Blu-Ray.
they would play in required order.
I'm sure there must be something but I couldn't find it.


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Q: Mark part of code as "it can not be in release" Is there any method to mark some place it code, which has to be improved? I seen it before somewhere but can not remember now. It blocks release build, and it is not TODO comment. What is it?

A: I've found. It is StopShip lint check.
Enable it in build.gradle:
android {
...
    lintOptions {
        abortOnError true
        fatal 'StopShip'
    }
}

If you have a //STOPSHIP comment in your code, this will cause an error to be thrown when a release apk is generated.
You can turn on //STOPSHIP highlighting in Android Studio (wasn't enabled by default for me) in Preferences > Editor > Code Style > Inspections. Search for STOPSHIP to find the correct setting.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/5c8b0a/i_know_android_studio_allows_you_to_make_custom/d9uhdzt/

A: I don't think there is a native way provided to do so.
You may however do something like this, by control a single boolean:
static boolean isDebug = false;
assert isDebug = true;

if (isDebug)
{
    /* Do stuff only for debug builds */
}

A: We need to use BuildConfig.DEBUG
if (BuildConfig.DEBUG)
{
    /* Do stuff only for debug builds */
}

Its the proper way for writing some code only for Debug and no need to use any variables to check for debug as BuildConfig.DEBUG its taken care by Android run system depending on your Build Config.


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CLAUDIA SCHIFFER and Dom Pérignon hosted a fabulous party at The Landau, David Collins' new restaurant at The Langham Hotel, yesterday to celebrate the launch of the latest Dom Pérignon OEnothèque vintage 1995. The supermodel, who wore a stunning grey dress by Christian Dior and Louboutin heels, showed us the iconic images that Karl Lagerfeld shot of her for the campaign that covered the walls of the restaurant while Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, Jade Parfitt and Sophie Ellis-Bextor listened to music from the Gorillaz and sipped the newly released vintage. Karl Lagerfeld has worked with Dom Pérignon on several of their campaigns - this latest, starring Claudia, is entitled 'Metamorphoses' and features a series of photographs portraying different fantasy women who metamorphoses over time, from the 18th to the 21st centuries. Of the collaboration, Claudia told us: "I have known Karl for years and when we sat next to each other at a dinner party last year he asked me to be in this fabulous campaign – obviously I was so happy to do it." The images, which range from prim parlour maid and sexy secretary to bondage dominatrix and Marie Antoinette, are all black and white masterpieces, and the clothes were made especially by different designers for the shoot. Despite all the ultra-glamorous shots, when we asked Claudia which was her favourite, she said: "The one where I look like a man. It reminds me of my brother." The launch marks the opening of the Dom Pérignon OEnothèque Bar in Harrods, which stays open until March 3 and is currently the only place in London where you can experience Dom Pérignon OEnotheque vintage 1995 by the glass for £60, or the 1975 vintage for £250 per glass. (February 27 2008, AM) Ally Pyle


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Utahn skiers and other outdoorsy types slip that bold statement into casual conversation. Drivers get it emblazoned on licence plates. It's a marketing slogan, admittedly, but one that had tourism officials endure an epic trademark battle up to the U.S. Supreme Court with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ("The Greatest Show on Earth" folks) in order to keep using.
Snow hyperbole aside, here is an actual fact: Ten of Utah's 14 ski hills are within 30 minutes of Salt Lake City so people can tackle a new resort each day, if desired, plus have "Ski City" to play in every night.
The route changes depending on the conditions, but usually hits Deer Valley Ski Resort, Park City Mountain Resort, Solitude Mountain Resort, Brighton Resort, Alta Ski Area and Snowbird resort.
The way University of Utah atmospheric scientist Jim Steenburgh, author of Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, explains it, is that specific climate conditions that brew over the Wasatch Range resorts in the Cottonwood Canyons create light, dry snow. Light snow falls on heavier snow and creates "flotation." Meanwhile, the right number and strength of "Goldilocks storms" also help produce "just right" snow conditions.
It's a little cerebral, but I can say the Utah snow was kind to this lapsed skier during a half day at Park City under the watchful eye of guide Steve Parker. Things have changed since I last skied in 2009. Skis are shorter and "parabolica," and boots are in "mondo sizing." You're not supposed to wear a hat under your helmet and nothing goes in your boot except "leg and sock," according to Eric Bjornn, client relations manager at Ski 'N See rentals.
Over at the luxe Montage Deer Valley in Park City, where I stayed a couple of nights, Compass Sports preheats rental boots to about 90F (32C) and slips them on your feet. Tyler Lee did this just so I could have the experience. Park City — now owned by Vail Resorts — is a scene but the rental boots are merely room temperature.
What's unique here is that this resort is home to the National Ability Center, so you'll share the slopes with people with physical and mental challenges using adaptive and customized equipment.
What Parker really loves — besides the way you can have kosher meals in Silverado lodge or take the Town Lift or Quittin' Time run to the town of Park City for lunch — is the fact that historic silver mining buildings are scattered throughout the resort, bearing plaques for history buffs.
The other thing Parker loves is Vail's EpicMix app that tells you lift line times and tracks your movement with RFID-enabled lift tickets. We did five runs and accomplished 4,256 vertical feet in a couple of hours. He achieved 1 million vertical feet last season.
Over at the five-star Deer Valley Ski Resort (which as the name suggests is a ski-only mountain), my ski legs are too shaky to continue so I unwind over tea with Ryan Mayfield, content and social media manager. If I'd known All Seasons Adventures was on-site and offering winter fly-fishing excursions, I would have rallied.
Instead we chatted about Deer Valley's ski valets, free ski storage and limited lift tickets to reduce crowds. The big draw here is apparently the food. The luxury resort flies in seafood daily for an evening buffet at the Snow Park Village base area that includes a poke station. At night, Empire Canyon Lodge turns out four-course meals served from stone fireplaces.
Don't get the wrong impression — Utah's resorts aren't all posh. Go to a "locals mountain," such as Alta Ski Area, which is actually another rare, skier-only zone. "We allow snowboarders here, but they have to have skis on," quips marketing and public relations director Connie Marshall over lunch at Alta Lodge.
Back in Salt Lake City, I meet Yeti, the mythical snow creature who searched the planet for "the Greatest Snow on Earth" and settled in Utah. OK, technically it was the inflatable Yeti since the "real" Yeti was at an out-of-town wedding, but it was a fitting end to the ski side of my Utah time.
I had just met with Jerry Jensen, one of the lawyers who successfully defended Utah in that "trademark dilution suit" with Ringling so it could keep using the promotional phrase, "The Greatest Snow on Earth." The state actually started using the phrase in 1962 but the legal battle ran from 1988 to 1997 and was settled before Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics (something that comes up in most conversations about snow).
So does Jensen believe Utah's snow is the greatest? "It's a great advertising slogan, but I don't know how you prove it." He skis with his grandsons, loves Snowbird and takes an annual ski trip to one of Utah's best-kept secrets — Beaver Mountain.
After posing for pictures with Yeti, Jensen drives away in a car bearing — you guessed it — a "Greatest Snow on Earth" licence plate.
Jennifer Bain was hosted by the Utah Office of Tourism and its partners, which didn't review or approve this story.
Get there: I flew Delta from Toronto to Salt Lake City.
Get around: I took the All Resort Express shuttle from the airport to Park City. Canyon Transportation is another option, and it also has camper Jeep rentals. You can get from the airport to downtown Salt Lake City by public transit on the TRAX/light rail for $2.50 (U.S.) Car rentals are another option.
Interconnect Tour: The Ski Utah Interconnect Tour costs $395 and runs daily for up to 12 advanced to expert skiers with two guides. You'll ski four to six areas in resort and backcountry terrain. You must be 16 to ski with a parent or 18 to come without one.
Ski deals: The Ski City Super Pass lets you visit Alta, Brighton, Snowbird and Solitude, and get a free ride out there from Salt Lake City on TRAX light rail and UTA ski buses.
Stay: I stayed at the Montage Deer Valley in Park City, and at the Peery Hotel in Salt Lake City.
Eat: In Park City, I ate at Burgers & Bourbon in the Montage (get a bourbon cocktail), Legends Bar & Grill at the Park City Mountain Resort's base area (get the gnocchi), and High West Saloon in Park City (get the chicken schnitzel).


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The Land of Mao
China is often termed by many as "The Next Great Superpower", among many other labels acknowledging China's seemingly inevitable rise to power. Indeed, we saw much evidence of China's economic prowess throughout our trip, under the ambit of the Raffles Bicultural China Programme. However, as clichéd as it might sound, what truly amazed us was not the sprawling manufacturing compounds or the towering skyscrapers; it was the rich Chinese culture, and the spirit embodied in Chinese traditions that truly marveled us.
Our preparation for the trip began early in the year, when we had a series of 8 weekly sessions. The weekly enrichment sessions were organized with the intention of giving us a unique insight into China. Over the past few years, much has been said about China's rise to prominence; many books have been written documenting China's economic progress throughout the years. However, these sessions went beyond the superficial: it provided us with an even more in-depth look into China, not just from an economic perspective, but also from a cultural and societal perspective,.
One of the most interesting sessions we had was involved a speech by a diplomat working at the Singapore consulate in Shanghai. The talk was about evolution in Chinese foreign policy over the years. It was an interesting and informative session in which we got to know more about how China's relations, not just with Singapore but also with the rest of the world, changed as it gained prominence on the world stage. We also realised the dexterity and adaptability Singapore's Foreign Ministry had to practice in managing relations with China. Singapore's good relations with China are a testament to our ability to foresee and predict how China will deal with countries as it gains economic and political might.
On the trip, we were treated to the amazing sights of Zhangjiajie, in the northwestern region of Hunan. When we were initially told about the how beautiful the scenery was in Zhangjiajie, we greeted such talk with much scorn, believing that Zhangjiajie would might likely turn out to be nothing out of the ordinary.
We were wrong. We were all amazed and wowed by the stunning scenery at Zhangjiajie. We were treated to the sights of stunning rock formations shrouded in a layer of mist and cloud. The quiet, tranquil environment there certainly did add to the "mystical" feel of the place. We spent the day walking through Zhangjiajie, taking in the amazing sights, which while was breathtaking was not imposing nor overbearing. Being so close to nature and its wonders also offered a great time of relaxation and reflection for many of us.
Just one of the many stunning views of Zhangjiajie
For the next part of the tour, we visited a town called Shaoshan, approximately an hour out of Changsha. Shaoshan is the birthplace of the revered Chairman Mao. Through the visit, we were able to see the amount of respect the Chinese accord to the former leader, whom many in China believe brought prosperity and power to the nation. The enthusiasm and energy with which the local guide brought us around the small town was clear evidence of how proud he was to live in the birthplace of Chairman Mao. We visited museums with exhibits painting a picture of the way Chairman Mao led his life, as well as showing the sacrifices he made for the Chinese people. We also visited a statue of Chairman Mao, where visitors (both local and foreign), had to bow and pay respects to. We ended our visit of Shaoshan with lunch consisting of local dishes at a restaurant named Mao's Kitchen.
The Chinese paying their respects to Chairman Mao
Typical cuisine in Hunan
Indeed, tours and sightseeing were not the only programmes on our itinerary. We also visited schools in the local Changsha area. One of the schools that we visited was Yali Middle School, an affiliate of America's prestigious Yale University. The school invited us to sit in for their Math, Physics and Chemistry classes. We were both surprised and struck at the level of enthusiasm in the classrooms, with the students' eagerness to participate and get involved in lessons. Students immediately raised their hands when a question was asked, clamouring for their teacher's attention to call on them to answer the question. They patiently queued up to conduct a simple scientific experiment on a simple weighing scale their teacher brought in for Physics lesson. The classroom was indeed filled with a sense of empowering liveliness, energy and vibrancy that rubbed off our students.
A view of the Chinese classroom at Yali Middle School
Apart from sitting in lessons, we joined the students for their extra-curricular activities, which included the Entrepreneur's Club, as well as the Philosophy Club. The fact that the sessions were held in Chinese did pose some problems for some of us, especially given the technical nature of the lesson that neccessitated the use of complex jargon. The teacher played a crucial role in ensuring that all of us understood the lesson, trying his best to avoid the technical language while trying to translate the information that was important to the understanding of the lesson. However, we still had great takeaways from the interesting and enriching sessions.
A final peak at the mountains of the locality
Through this trip, we got to see first-hand the opportunities that existed in China. The programme gave us an insight into various aspects of the country, and really put us in a good position to make the most of these valuable opportunities. Students who were planning to work or study in China in the future benefitted greatly from the exposure provided to them during the trip. We too saw first-hand the impact of China's economic development on society, and we were amazed at the way Chinese traditions, history and heritage continued to play an integral part of the Chinese ethos, even in the light of growing Western influences.
The writer would like to thank all members of the China immersion programme for the trip. On behalf of the entire group, we would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to our teachers-in-charge Mdm Ong Hwee Koon, Mdm Yap Sook Lan and Mdm Ng Lay Kheng for painstakingly arranging this trip for us.
The author would like to sincerely thank Bryan Chong (13S07A) and Dylan Chong (13S07A) for contributing their photos to this report.
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After winning The Great British Bake Off, you would have expected John Whaite to spend the rest of his life baking.
John was only 23 when he was impressing Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood in the tent in 2012 and stormed to victory with his Heaven and Hell show-stopper cake .
The Bake Off champ has gone from strength to strength ever since, taking classes at the esteemed culinary school, Le Cordon Bleu.
He opened his very own cookery school in Lancashire to impart his baking knowledge onto students and has stayed in the showbiz spotlight.
John wrote for The Telegraph and regularly providing tasty treats for Lorraine Kelly on her show as resident chef, making over 47 TV appearances on show's such as This Morning, Steph's Packed Lunch and Sunday Brunch.
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John has changed a lot since his Bake Off days (Image: Love productions/BBC/Toby Merritt)
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Alice Bernadette "Bernie" Tanory passed away suddenly on January 4th, 2019. She was born on August 26th, 1944 to Albert and Genevieve Cop in Forest Grove, Oregon. A lifelong Portland area resident, she graduated from St. Mary's Academy in 1962. Later that year, she married Ted Tanory, whom she won at an auction in the school lunchroom held by a close friend who had way too many boyfriends. 56 years and 2 children later, she never regretted the 25 cents it cost her.
Bernie was a supportive military wife for 34 years. Once the kids started school she attended Mt. Hood community College, where she attained an associates degree in retail floristry in 1977. She created beautiful floral designs for many years at local East County shops. She then began a career as an executive administrative assistant at the Kaiser Permanente Rockwood medical office until her retirement in 2006.
As a 4th generation Oregonian, she loved the outdoors. Berry picking on her aunt and uncle's farm as a child, family hunting trips, and discovering nature while traveling with dear friends Lamar and Eileen Greene. She shared a love of nature photography with Ted, especially waterfalls and dead trees. After retirement she served as an officer for Multnomah Anglers and Hunters, alongside her brother Tony who has been President for many years. She always looked forward to the next casino run with her brother, sister and great gambling buddies.
She is survived by her husband Ted; children Kristine (Tanory) and Corey Fox, and Mike and Sharrell Tanory; grandchildren Nicole, Joshua, Shauna and Marissa; and great-grandchildren Brielle, Owen and Zachary; Siblings Cecilia Harvey and Anthony Cop and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Multnomah Anglers and Hunters scholarship fund benefiting selected students in the wildlife management program at Oregon State University.
There really are no words to express how very sorry I am for your loss. Bernie was always a smiling face and a kind word.
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Hayes LD
Interactions of cortisol, testosterone, and resistance training: influence of circadian rhythms.
Hayes LD, Bickerstaff GF, Baker JS. Hayes LD, et al. Chronobiol Int. 2010 Jun;27(4):675-705. doi: 10.3109/07420521003778773. Chronobiol Int. 2010. PMID: 20560706 Review.
The effects of progressive dehydration on strength and power: is there a dose response?
Hayes LD, Morse CI. Hayes LD, et al. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2010 Mar;108(4):701-7. doi: 10.1007/s00421-009-1288-y. Epub 2009 Nov 12. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2010. PMID: 19908058 Clinical Trial.
The effects of a formal exercise training programme on salivary hormone concentrations and body composition in previously sedentary aging men.
Hayes LD, Grace FM, Sculthorpe N, Herbert P, Ratcliffe JW, Kilduff LP, Baker JS. Hayes LD, et al. Springerplus. 2013 Dec;2(1):18. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-18. Epub 2013 Jan 22. Springerplus. 2013. PMID: 23396630 Free PMC article.
Does chronic exercise attenuate age-related physiological decline in males?
Hayes LD, Grace FM, Sculthorpe N, Herbert P, Kilduff LP, Baker JS. Hayes LD, et al. Res Sports Med. 2013;21(4):343-54. doi: 10.1080/15438627.2013.825799. Res Sports Med. 2013. PMID: 24067120
Critical difference applied to exercise-induced salivary testosterone and cortisol using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA): distinguishing biological from statistical change.
Hayes LD, Sculthorpe N, Young JD, Baker JS, Grace FM. Hayes LD, et al. J Physiol Biochem. 2014 Dec;70(4):991-6. doi: 10.1007/s13105-014-0368-6. Epub 2014 Nov 13. J Physiol Biochem. 2014. PMID: 25392260 Clinical Trial.
Exercise-induced responses in salivary testosterone, cortisol, and their ratios in men: a meta-analysis.
Hayes LD, Grace FM, Baker JS, Sculthorpe N. Hayes LD, et al. Sports Med. 2015 May;45(5):713-26. doi: 10.1007/s40279-015-0306-y. Sports Med. 2015. PMID: 25655373 Review.
Re: Emotions, immunity and sport: Winner and loser athlete's profile of fighting sport.
Hayes LD, Sculthorpe N, Grace FM. Hayes LD, et al. Brain Behav Immun. 2015 Jul;47:238. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.015. Epub 2015 May 1. Brain Behav Immun. 2015. PMID: 25937526 No abstract available.
Six weeks of conditioning exercise increases total, but not free testosterone in lifelong sedentary aging men.
Hayes LD, Sculthorpe N, Herbert P, Baker JS, Spagna R, Grace FM. Hayes LD, et al. Aging Male. 2015;18(3):195-200. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2015.1046123. Epub 2015 Jun 1. Aging Male. 2015. PMID: 26030347
A commentary on "Testosterone and cortisol jointly modulate risk-taking" by P.H. Mehta, K.M. Welker, S. Zilioli, J.M. Carre, Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2015, 56, 88-99.
Hayes LD, Sculthorpe N, Grace FM. Hayes LD, et al. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016 Jan;63:380-1. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.05.011. Epub 2015 Jun 5. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2016. PMID: 26071351 No abstract available.
Salivary Testosterone and Cortisol Measurement in Sports Medicine: a Narrative Review and User's Guide for Researchers and Practitioners.
Hayes LD, Sculthorpe N, Cunniffe B, Grace F. Hayes LD, et al. Int J Sports Med. 2016 Dec;37(13):1007-1018. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-105649. Epub 2016 Sep 27. Int J Sports Med. 2016. PMID: 27676150 Review. No abstract available.


Sugar cookies are simply delectable and can be enjoyed at any time of the day or year. There are some easy to bake sugar cookie recipes that provide the same delicious taste of cookies but without the use of eggs.
Oh! The smell of freshly baked cookies, there is hardly anyone who can say no to them. And when it comes to sugar cookies, they are a delightful treat for both kids and adults. Now, as we already know, eggs are an important ingredient in making cookies. It adds texture and makes them light and fluffy. But there are people who do not eat eggs or are allergic to them. For all such people, substitute eggs with another leavening agent like baking powder.
For making the cookie dough, sift the baking powder, baking soda and salt with the flour. Pour the melted butter and knead to make a dough.
Cover the dough with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Remove from the fridge and roll to a thickness of ¼ inch. Using a cookie cutter, cut desired shapes and place on a greased baking tray.
Bake at 300º F for 20 minutes. Once the edges are slightly golden brown, remove from the tray and place them on a cooling rack.
For the glaze, mix the orange juice, vanilla essence and icing sugar. Once the cookies have completely cooled down, decorate them with the sprinkles and glaze.
In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy. Make sure all the sugar granules are completely mixed. Now add the vanilla extract and flour. Once the mixture is formed into a dough, wrap it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 to 20 minutes to firm it up.
Once the dough is slightly firm, form small balls and flatten them with your palm. To avoid the dough from sticking, rub some flour on your palm. Preheat the oven to 350º F and place the cookies in a lined baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes till the edges are slightly golden. The texture should be crunchy on the outside and soft inside. Once the cookies have cooled down, store in an air-tight container.
Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the milk, vanilla extract, baking soda and cream of tartar. Now slowly sift in the flour and add the almond extract.
Knead the mixture into a dough and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours and roll out to a thickness of ¼ inch. Cut them into desired shapes with a cookie cutter and place them in a greased baking tray. Bake the cookies in a 350º F oven for 10 to 12 minutes until slightly golden. Remove from oven and have them slightly warm or cooled.
▪ Milk, 3 to 5 tbsp.
▪ Baking powder, 1½ tbsp.
▪ Vanilla extract, 1 tsp.
▪ Milk or water, 3 tsp.
▪ Lemon juice, 1 tsp.
Beat the sugar and butter till its smooth and fluffy. Add the milk and vanilla extract to it.
Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and mix well. Roll out the dough to a thickness of ¼ inch and cut out desired shapes. Bake at 350º F for 10 - 15 minutes or till the cookies turn slightly golden at the edges.
To make the royal icing, sift sugar and cornstarch together, then add lemon juice and milk. Mix till it becomes a smooth but thick paste. Divide the icing in different bowls and add a few drops of the desired color. Mix well, frost using in piping bags.
▪ Baking soda, 1 tsp.
In a bowl, sift in the flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar till fluffy. Now, add the cream cheese, sour cream and vanilla extract. Gradually mix the flour mixture and form it into a dough.
To avoid the dough from sticking, lightly sprinkle flour onto the surface and roll it to a thickness of ¼ inch. Now, cut the cookies with a floured cookie cutter and place them on a greased baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 400º F. Bake them for 10 minutes till slightly pale golden color. Take them out and let them cool on a rack. Store the cookies in airtight containers once they have completely cooled.


The team is led by Sally Longworth who has worked as a forensic accountant for the past 27 years and has a breadth of experience in acting as an expert witness and as advisor in a range of civil and criminal cases. She has experience of giving evidence at Court and in Arbitration and Judge Hodge QC commented in a recent judgment that Ms Longworth was an excellent expert witness, considered and measured in her evidence.
Paul Sharman has run his own accountancy practice for 24 years and has a wealth of experience in owner managed businesses, including transactional disputes and taxation matters. He has acted as expert in a number of loss of profit claims and contentious valuations.
Michelle Buckley is a consultant of Longworth Forensic Accounting. She has previously worked with Sally at Grant Thornton and has specialised in forensic accounting for over 17 years. Michelle operates her own forensic practice, Jabit Forensic Accounting, in the Midlands.
Fiona Wood acts as a consultant to Longworth Forensic, having worked with Sally for many years at Grant Thornton. Fiona has her own forensic practice, Willis Wood, based in Scotland.
Julie Hardless is a consultant of Longworth Forensic. She has specialised in forensic work, primarily personal injury, clinical negligence and industrial disease since 1990 and previously worked with Sally at Grant Thornton.
Carol Mainprize, Associate, has a strong tax background and has worked on personal injury cases, particularly pension cases, for many years. She worked with Julie and Sally at Grant Thornton.
The team are assisted by a data analyst and researcher.
Each session runs for around one hour and we can present at your offices. Please email Sally Longworth for further information.
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Beware of clichés. Clichés are over-used idioms and using them is not respected in English. Although such phrases may seem to be colorful and certainly offer a seductive temptation to sound like a native English speaker, don't use them. They are considerably less effective than the simple direct words for which they stand.
Clichés in many languages are helpful, and in some languages preferred, but in English they are words once considered original and now regarded as trite. Clichés, in a language as dynamic and changing as English, quickly become so dated that reading them distracts people or, worse, invites them to laugh.
Familiar idioms which are so familiar as to have become clichés are of some value in informal conversation but not in scientific writing. Even in conversation, repetition of familiar descriptive phrases is not particularly respected or considered courteous. English speakers become slightly embarrassed for a speaker, and especially for a writer, who uses an overly familiar, out-of-date, descriptive phrase. Such phrases can seem slightly childish and the user may be thought to lack sophistication. Clichés are not appropriate in research reports. Table 3.2 displays some clichés from unpublished papers: The clichés are underlined.


Orchard Road is no longer just a shopping haven as art lovers have converged at the Isetan Wisma Atria for another first: a 6,000 sq. ft. space filled with some of the best art pieces from the region's finest.
A relaxed atmosphere where artists, gallery owners, and collectors can mingle and share a laugh while talking about their passion for art is what the 8th Art Apart Fair offers.
Art Form Space was there during the opening and below are some of the images that should inspire you, our dear art loving readers, to head on out to Isetan Wisma Atria to see all that's in store.


Wraptious Giraffe Cushion by Katherine Williams.
A cushion is more than a sofa filler. A proper cushion, such as this zany smiling Giraffe one, can cushion the blows of life with a little lumbar support, or more prosaically support the sitter through life's ups and downs. These cushions make a statement, both on a graphical and colourful appearance level, but on a statement of you level. The cushion says more than move me (who would want to sit on them?), it says I am a representation of she who bought me, a living statement of her values, ideals, skill in matching me to the decor, or simply a statement of zaniness in having something so beautiful in her sitting room.


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Past CUDS Events
Workshop with Zenaida Yanowsky (The Royal Ballet)
For our first workshop of the year we were delighted to have Zenaida Yanowsky, former principal of the Royal Ballet in Cambridge in celebration of World Ballet Day.
She began by leading an intermediate workshop for a group of 20 dancers, which we hope everyone gained a lot of knowledge from. We then had two advanced dancers, Vera and Attilla, each work one on one with Zenaida on a variation each. It was fascinating to hear more detail, particularly on the artistic quality of each movement and the contrast between the Sleeping Beauty and Bluebird variations was lovely to see. We ended the afternoon with a Q&A where we got to hear more about Zenaida's life and her experience in the ballet world and the challenges she's faced and overcome.
It was such an honour to learn from Zenaida and we are hugely grateful to her, as well as to all our participants for coming along!
Freshers' Event / Open CUDS Meeting
CUDS enjoyed a brilliant start to the new academic year with our Dance Mixer and Open Meeting on Sunday 13th October. We were thrilled to introduce ourselves to the Cambridge Dance scene, and make such a great first step in our goal to improving the connections between dancers in the city. Attendees included the presidents of CUTAZZ and the Cambridge Dancers' Club, as well as Daniel Cosette, the co-founder of Infusion Physical Theatre, representatives of the Irish Dance Club, English and Scottish folk dance and the newly formed Bollywood Dance Troupe, and new university students keen to find out more about dance!
Supplied by snacks and soft drinks, the CUDS committee led an open meeting, discussing the process of rebuilding the society, our hopes for the future, and potential opportunities in terms of collaborative events and financial support. Attendees were entertained by wonderful performances by Natalie Tan and Stephanie Cheung, dancers and choreographers from the Cambridge University Dance Competition Team, and the mesmerising Bachata duo of Veronica and Bryan (check out our Societies page to find out about the classes they run in Cambridge!)
It was fantastic to meet so many new faces, and excited for what looks to be a very promising Autumn term for CUDS!
COMING NEXT: Workshop with Zenaida Yanowsky (former Royal Ballet Principal), Sunday 20th October, 3-6pm.
Open Swan Lake Workshop with New Adventures
'an iconic and ground-breaking British dance-theatre company, famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist' (www.new-adventures.net/about-us), Matthew Bourne's New Adventures have brought their dynamic and emotional narratives to life on the world's stages for over thirty years. With a legacy of community engagement and artist development that has inspired generations of dancers, the company was the natural choice for the re-introduction of CUDS' commitment to providing further opportunities for dancers in Cambridge.
Michaela Meazza and Jack Jones, both of whom have a rich performance history with New Adventures, ran a three hour intermediate level workshop exploring the world of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, which has recently been re-invigorated ahead of a national (and now international) tour. The perfect break from exam term and revision, Michaela and Jack led participants through a contemporary dance warm-up, taught repertoire from the iconic show, and encouraged dancers to engage in creative tasks before running a Q & A on life as a professional dance-theatre artist.
With overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants, we would like to thank Michaela, Jack, and the entire New Adventures team for such an inspirational and exciting workshop. Keep your eyes on our Events and Facebook pages for more workshops, talks and events from CUDS over the next year!


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HAPPY STATE BANK Overview
The Story of HAPPY STATE BANK
Founded in 1908 as First State Bank, Happy, Texas, the bank operated solely in that community during its first 81 years. In 1990, J. Pat Hickman, Chairman and CEO led a group of investors in forming Happy Bancshares, Inc. as they purchased the bank. The generically named First State Bank changed its name to the unforgettable HAPPY STATE BANK in 2002.
In 1990, the bank had six employees overseeing just over $10 million in total assets. Out of the 880 banks in Texas, Happy ranked #812 in asset size. Today the $3.5 billion bank operates 39 branches, a loan production office, and the GoldStar Trust Co. in 30 communities with over 700 employees, spread from the Texas Panhandle/South Plains to Dallas/Ft. Worth. Of the 475 banks operating in our state today, HAPPY STATE BANK is the 21st largest.
The bank has been recognized several times by Bauer Financial, Inc. for its capital strength, loan quality and profitability. For six consecutive years (2014-2019) the bank has been named one of the Best Banks to Work For in the USA by the American Banker newspaper. In 2015, the Independent Community Bankers Association noted that the bank was the 14th fastest growing community bank in the nation over a 20 year (1995-2015) period of time.
The bank has been recognized in several national and state-wide publications for its unique corporate culture. The Happy Bank has won many awards and recognition (including from the United States Treasury Department) for financial literacy training via its "Kid's Bank" program, now in 34 elementary schools. It received the Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau for its outstanding ethical business standards. And known as a top-notch corporate citizen, the bank has been named, through local newspaper polls, as the "BEST BANK" in several of the communities it serves.
In his 2015 book, "Non-Negotiable. The Story of Happy State Bank & The Power of Accountability," author Sam Silverstein documents how the bank's uncompromising corporate culture has fostered the ability to experience record setting growth, provide an excellent return to its stockholders, create a unique and wonderful place to work – all while focused on giving dynamic, personal banking service to its customers, friends, and neighbors.


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Abducted journalist; newspaper to blame
January 19, 2006 12:00 am by The Editorial Board
Jill Carroll is a journalist who has been kidnapped and held hostage by Iraqi insurgents. The Al-Jazeera network said her captors threatened to kill her if the United States did not release all women held prisoner in 72 hours. But the threat to her life has been made clear via videotape from an Iraqi group called the "Brigades of Vengeance."
According to http://www.cnn.com, Carroll has been reporting from the Middle East for the past three years. The problem I see is why she was there.
It is reported that she was on assignment for the Christian Science Monitor. For an American woman to be in Iraq, a country that despises women with careers and education, was a mistake.
Another double whammy to her situation is she, as a journalist, is not afraid to speak her mind and express her thoughts. I am not condoning the actions of her captors, but I just find it odd for Carroll to be in that country. It is so unfortunate that the country looks down on women for being the loud-mouthed and independent women like they are in America.
The finger needs to be pointed at the Christian Science Monitor for assigning her the story.
What possesses a newspaper to send a woman on an assignment into a country that is definitely not in her favor? I am sure that she is perfectly able to do the job journalistically, but the conditions go far beyond her experience.
It is very unfortunate that she has been kidnapped and my heart goes out to her and her family in this time of worry and scare. When will peace ever become global? Soon? This question may never be answered.
-Nyerere Davidson for the editorial board.


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