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Once a Jayhawk, Always a Jayhawk: Bill Hougland
Bill Hougland moved from El Dorado, Kan., to a small farming town of Beloit, Kan., during his junior year of high school. He played both football and basketball, but also worked on a farm outside of town. Hougland's job responsibilities on the farm included bailing hay, driving tractors and harvesting crops. This blue-collar work ethic translated to his athletic career and helped his basketball talents became recognized by college coaches across the country.
Standing 6-foot-4, Hougland remembers being recruited to play basketball by a handful of colleges throughout the Midwest including: Colorado, Kansas State and the University of Kansas, amongst others. Hougland chose to play basketball at Kansas because he was recruited by Coach Forrest "Phog" Allen. The pedigree Allen had at the time was not the only reason he chose play for the Jayhawks. Hougland explained how he developed a better feel for where he belonged after the legendary coach left a great impression on him and his family during the recruiting process.
"Kansas State had a well-known basketball coach, too, but 'Doc' was Doc Allen and everybody knew Doc Allen all over the state," Hougland explained. "He came to Beloit and sat down with me, my mother and my dad. Doc Allen was a strong, strong person, and he really cared for his players and their parents."
As all freshmen did during that time, Hougland and his fellow freshmen teammates were only allowed to practice during their first year with the Jayhawks. He went through that entire first season working hard with high-profile teammates such as Bill Lienhard, Bob Kenney and Clyde Lovelette, learning the game of basketball from Coach Allen. This was the year Hougland truly started to build relationships with his teammates.
After his freshman season, Hougland was the starting point guard for the next three years for the Jayhawks. It became evident that the relationships he built with his teammates during that first year translated to the success Kansas had throughout his career. Hougland and his teammates proved they could play together and produced one of the greatest teams in Kansas basketball history.
As the starting point guard during the 1951-52 season, Hougland went onto win the national championship over a highly-touted St. John's team. He explained how winning the NCAA Tournament was just one of his many memories as a Jayhawk.
"I think what I remember more than anything was when we won the NCAA Tournament," Hougland said. "None of us at that time really knew how big of a deal it was."
Although he didn't realize it at the time, winning the NCAA Tournament eventually proved to be a big deal as Hougland and a handful of Kansas teammates were selected to represent the United States Olympic basketball team in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. The Olympic team brought home a gold medal to United States as they defeated the Soviets in the championship game. Having Olympic gold medalists in the city of Lawrence got Jayhawk fans enthused about that team. Hougland explained how the Lawrence community cherished the success he and his Kansas teammates achieved.
"Coming home to Lawrence from the Olympics was a lot like when the 2008 Kansas basketball team came home after winning the NCAA Tournament," Hougland said. "The street was packed, and we rode a fire truck through town."
His Olympic career had only begun after he was selected as the captain of the United States basketball team for the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Guided by Hougland, the U.S. team went onto win yet another gold medal. As a result, he became the first American basketball player to earn two gold medals in the Olympics.
Following his remarkable college and Olympic basketball career, Hougland went on to be drafted. He wasn't drafted to the NBA or ABA, but rather to serve in the Air Force as a result of the Korean War.
He served overseas in Japan for over a year, yet there was still a lot of downtime. In order keep busy during this free time, Hougland competed on a basketball team at his Air Force base. The team would travel on an airplane and fly to different U.S. military bases and play pickup games. He explained how much he enjoyed playing and how he created great relationships with soldiers during the process.
"It was a lot of fun and we met a lot of people," Hougland said. "I even met different people from KU in the service during that time."
Hougland's basketball career allowed him to travel the world, but he still stays true to his small town roots. He doesn't want to be remembered for his individual achievements. Instead, he wants the entire 1952 NCAA Championship team to remembered for its success.
"The team should be remembered and not just individuals," Hougland said. "That is the way I feel because our team was a team."
To this day, Hougland still keeps in contact with members of both Olympic teams, soldiers he served with overseas and teammates from the 1952 National Championship team. He explained how winning is not everything in sports and how he cherishes these relationships more than his NCAA Championship and two gold medals he earned along the way.
"Winning was wonderful, but we still would have had good friendships and relationships with each other regardless," Hougland said. "There were some great stories to look back on, and today we look back on them say we were lucky."
Sports in today's world focus on the win/loss column more than anything else. Athletes across the country can learn from an individual like Bill Hougland. Although success is always the goal in sports, it is simply the relationships one creates with his teammates and coaches along the way that will last a lifetime.
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Luxury Takes Center Stage At China's Fourth Busiest Airport You've Probably Never Heard Of
More Chinese airports with large domestic passenger counts are exploring the luxury route to boosting commercial revenue. One of them, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, has initiated a string of boutique openings and awarded a new multi-year fashion concession.
In what is said to have been a close contest, DFS Group, owned by French luxury conglomerate LVMH, won the five-year contract to operate fashion, watches and jewelry retail in the domestic Terminal 3A. Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Authority announced the winner on Monday. It formed a joint venture in 2018 with Singapore's Changi Airports International to manage the non-aeronautical business at the gateway.
From November, DFS Group will operate 13 branded boutiques covering more than 16,000 square feet. The travel retailer will take possession of the premises in September 2022, and plans are in place "to fully unveil its offering before Chinese New Year 2023."
DFS will bring 18 luxury brands to Chongqing Jiangbei Airport.
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DFS says that it will have a line-up of 18 luxury brands, including some that will make debuts at the gateway. The airport authority has already secured leading international names including Burberry, Cartier, Gucci and Louis Vuitton.
Bringing more luxury to domestic airports
Benjamin Vuchot, DFS chairman and CEO, said that the company's bid carefully pulled together elements such as store design, retail operations, merchandising and marketing, with a strong focus on luxury positioning. "We also leveraged our strong relationships with some of the best brands in the world," he said in a statement. "As China's borders remain closed to international travel, providing more avenues for domestic retail has never been more critical."
DFS Group CEO, Benjamin Vuchot: "As China's borders remain closed to international travel, providing … [+] more avenues for domestic retail has never been more critical."
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The Chongqing deal is a breakthrough for DFS on the Chinese mainland because that is where the spending is right now. The travel retailer was hit exceptionally hard by the loss of international Chinese tourists in places where it has stores, for example, downtown Hawaii, Hong Kong, Macau and at U.S. west coast airports such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. As a result, it has under-performed its sister retailer Sephora, currently extracting itself from Russia, since the start of the pandemic. Both companies are part of LVMH's Selective Retailing division.
"I am delighted that we are able to find new ways to serve Chinese customers in their home location, as part of our renewed efforts to grow our footprint in this critical market," said Nancy Liu, president of DFS China. "Less than two years after re-entering China with our Galleria store in Hainan Island, we are swiftly covering ground."
Maybe so, but luxury spending in China is not a given. LVMH—led by billionaire Bernard Arnault, at several points last year the world's richest man—is likely to take a big hit in Chinese sales in the quarter ending June due to strict Covid-19 clampdowns imposed by Beijing (the results will be published at the end of July). The world's biggest luxury group had already seen the impact of restrictions in Q1 due to restrictions that started in March.
Furthermore, China's appetite for luxury may be at a crossroads given the economic climate. And LVMH's focus on the higher end of the market has also seen some backlash in China. Nevertheless, the Chongqing Jiangbei deal is a new, and potentially big, sales spot for DFS, meaning incremental revenue which can't hurt. The airport processed almost 36 million passengers last year well ahead of hubs like Dubai International, Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris-Charles de Gaulle where luxury remains a big driver of retail sales.
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Opening of the Lost Hiker Brewing Company's new home in Alto involved musicians and wine tasting.
Lost Hiker Brewing opens Enchanted Vine Opening of the Lost Hiker Brewing Company's new home in Alto involved musicians and wine tasting. Check out this story on ruidosonews.com: https://www.ruidosonews.com/story/news/local/community/2018/03/12/lost-hiker-brewing-opens-enchanted-vine/417242002/
Matthew Midgett, Special to the Ruidoso News Published 12:30 p.m. MT March 12, 2018
Visitors for the opening enjoyed activities inside and outside
Lost Hiker Brewery opened the Enchanted Vine in Alto north of Ruidoso.(Photo: Courtesy Photo/Matthew Midgett)
The brewery invites visitors to try their special beer brews
More than 100 fun-loving locals and visitors enjoyed the grand opening of Lost Hiker Brewing Company's new home in Alto over the weekend.
Jennifer Carey is cofounder with husband, Dan Carey. (Photo: Courtesy Photo/Matthew Midgett)
The massive barn-style event venue named "Enchanted Vine," presented live musicians, artists, crafts creators, wine selections from neighboring Noisy Water Winery and plenty of craft-brewed Lost Hiker beers.
Outside, event-goers socialized and played horseshoes under the pines.
Brewers Jennifer and Dan Carey also have established a craft brewery and tasting room in Ruidoso Downs that is open on weekends at 26394 U.S. 70 East in Unit #6.
Their enterprise is part of collaborative microbrewery movement, according to company information. Dan had been home brewing for more than 20 years before going commercial and moving to the mountains from Austin, Texas.
The Lost Hiker Brewing in Alto north of Ruidoso is another favorite stop for sampling wines and beers. (Photo: Courtesy Photo/Matthew Midgett)
Visitors came in all ages. (Photo: Courtesy Photo/Matthew Midgett)
Visitors anticipate a purchase at one vendor's area. (Photo: Courtesy Photo/Matthew Midgett)
The tasting room is open from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays. Lost Hiker also distributes to Hidden Tap, Sacred Grounds, Casa Blanca, and Anaheim Jacks in Ruidoso.
The new Enchanted Pines is at 104 Alto Pines Trail.
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"Although the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a worldwide campaign, it is somehow absent in our rural Syrian communities. This is not due to lacking awareness or concern, but the non-existence of initiatives and opportunities for organizing such a campaign, despite its importance", Lama reflects on the yearly 16 days of activism. Lama is a young working woman in central rural Syria, who has led the organization of the 16 days of activism in Emissa's community centers.
To raise awareness for gender-based violence, its consequences, and the shared responsibility of the society as a whole to say "no to violence against women and girls", Emissa organized a variety of activities for a wide range of beneficiaries in our schools and community centers, as well as in cooperation with other civic entities.
Lama is 29 years old, not married, and has graduated from university with a major in French literature. Her efforts to receive a diploma in education were put to a sudden end by the war. Nevertheless, she has been working as a teacher throughout the war, until she joined Emissa as the deputy coordinator for one of the community centers in besieged central Syria.
Hiba is 19 years old, divorced, finished her education by the end of the 9th grade and has never worked. She participated in Emissa's 16-days campaign activities and had a conversation with Lama about violence against women and her personal experience.
Lama and Hiba are two young women with different backgrounds and lives, yet they are united by the same conviction: gender-based violence and the attached stigmatization of women and girls has to end.
"Early marriage is not a new phenomenon, it is deeply rooted in our culture, but it is a crime. It deprives children of their right to be a child and forces the label 'woman' onto young girls, preventing them from enjoying their right to education and gaining ownership of their futures. Not to mention the psychological and physical effects that early marriage has on young girls", Lama opens the conversation.
"I have frequently experienced violence and abuse through my ex-husband, who I got married to when I was far too young. My marriage lasted for six months only and it was filled with psychological and physical pain. But after all that pain there was peace – when I finally got divorced. Nothing of the kind would have happened to me if I was not a woman" Hiba says with tears in her eyes.
Hiba explained that she had never heard about the campaign before, but that she was motivated by her own experience to participate in a session about early marriage. "The other women and girls seemed embarrassed when they talked about their experiences. I am sure they went through the same as I did, but I don't feel ashamed to discuss my case in public anymore. However, my family was not happy with my participation, since it is shameful to be a divorced woman and not common to speak about such problems openly in our community", Hiba says regretfully.
The 19-year old reiterated that Emissa's 16 days campaign had a highly positive effect on her own life, as she was introduced to some of her rights, in particular the right to education, which she was not aware of. "I am not sure about the impact of the campaign on the community, as it is a highly sensitive issue. Nevertheless, it is highly important to continue with awareness raising to create a change within the community. I wish I could deliver the knowledge that I now have about my rights to everyone around me, and I hope that my voice was heard by the girls and women suffering from the same challenges when I told them to be strong enough to say no – no to injustice, no to gender-based violence and no to oppression", Hiba emphasizes.


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The global market for latex-saturated paper was valued at US$ 2.6 Bn in 2018, and is projected to clock a CAGR of 4.3%, during the next eight years.
Latex-saturated paper is a type of specialty paper which is suitable for use in cleanroom environments, and is also widely used for bookbinding and publishing, packaging applications, retail advertising, and as backing in construction products such as tapes. Latex-saturated paper is used as documentation paper and copier paper in many cases.
Usually, fibers in a latex-saturated paper comprise at least 50% of cellulosic fibers. In most of the cases, the paper comprises of only cellulosic fibers. Of these, it has been observed that softwood and hardwood fibers enjoy maximum preference for the production of latex-saturated paper. In the industry, it is mostly SBR Latex (Styrene-Butadiene), which is used in latex-saturated paper. SBR latex enhance properties which render it ideal for wet applications. The wet strength of latex-saturated paper also enables its use for products such as paper cup carriers used in foodservice outlets.
The global latex-saturated paper market has been segmented on the basis of basis weight, composition, and application. By composition, the global latex-saturated paper market has been segmented on the basis of cellulosic fiber and non-cellulosic fiber. It was found that cellulosic fiber has a higher preference in the market. Furthermore, in many variants of latex-saturated paper, there is no presence of non-cellulosic fiber. The types of cellulosic fibers considered in the study include fibers made from softwood and hardwood Kraft pulp, rice, bamboo, jute, rye, and others. The common non-cellulosic fibers considered during the research include glass wool, thermosetting polymers, thermoplastic polymers, and others. On the basis of application, the global latex-saturated paper market has been broadly segmented into – construction products, packaging applications, publishing & bookbinding, and veneer backing.
Latex-saturated paper is considered as one of the ideal solutions for trade show graphics and anything which requires promotion. It is critical to create high-end and visually-appealing graphics. Therefore, there is a requirement for paper products and substrates that have high printability coupled with durability. Trade show graphics require a wide range of media for end products such as tabletop displays and banner stands, for which latex-saturated paper comes out as one of the top choices. Latex-saturated paper is versatile in nature and is one of the most preferred products for the job. Latex-saturated paper is cost-effective and is highly preferred by sign and banner suppliers. The latex-saturated paper market is driven by the growing demand for graphics media with varying finishes and high printability.
Another key factor boosting the demand for latex-saturated paper is its increasing use in point-of-purchase applications to increase sales. Growth in the use of latex-saturated paper at POP is expected to be more prominent in developing countries such as India, where organized retail is expected to clock double-digit CAGR in the next decade. The increase in consumer spending on retail has led to innovative products, which brand owners effectively promote in brick and mortar stores, thereby increasing the demand for latex-saturated paper.
One of the key factors expected to hamper the growth of the global latex-saturated paper market is competition from the increasing use of plastic-based digital fixtures. Although latex-saturated paper is widely used due to its high printability, which enhances the chances of impulse buying among consumers, it is expected that plastic-based fixtures could hamper market growth.
Advancements in modern technologies such as branding through wall covering & fixtures using digital techniques, are likely to hamper market growth of decor applications of latex-saturated paper. These fixtures do not require wooden substrates and may be formed using plastic equipment. Although, to provide wooden texture, individuals use laminates for interior designs of offices, institutes, and houses. The growth of digital media to communicate with consumers is also one of the key restraints to the growth of the global latex-saturated paper market during the forecast period.
The recent upward trend in online shopping could hamper the growth of the latex-saturated paper market. This is due to changing consumer buying patterns. The modern consumer is well aware of product specifications, and relies more on peer recommendations, coupled with their own knowledge, to make purchase decisions.
The Asia Pacific region is estimated to represent the highest incremental $ opportunity for the latex-saturated paper market during the next eight years. This is due to the growth in penetration of the organized retail sector in developing countries in the region such as India and China. Furthermore, as the retail sector growth in India is set to remain in double-digit figures for much of the forecast period, the demand for latex-saturated paper for promotional posters and point-of-purchase advertisement is expected to rise.
Key players profiled in the research report on latex-saturated paper include Potsdam Specialty Paper, Inc., Nar SpA, Neenah Inc., Mask-Off Company Inc., EMI Specialty Papers, Inc., Mafcote, Inc., Paperfabriek Schut B.V., UPM-Kymmene Oyj, The Griff Network, Daifuku Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd., Sihl AG, Laufenberg GmbH, and Ecological Fibers, Inc.
In this report, Transparency Market Research offers an 8-year forecast of the global latex-saturated paper market between 2019 and 2027, along with historical data of during 2014-18.
This Transparency Market Research report studies the global latex-saturated paper market for the period 2019–2027. The prime objective of this report (latex-saturated paper market) is to offer insights and key market trends regarding the global latex-saturated paper market.
The global latex-saturated paper market report begins with a crisp executive summary for various categories and their share in the latex-saturated paper market. This section includes the crux of the report which includes how the latex-saturated paper market is affected by various factors. It also includes global value and volume for the duration 2014-2018 and 2019-2027. The Y-o-Y growth is also provided for a better understanding of the market, which is further explained by the graphical representation of the global latex-saturated paper market. It is followed by market dynamics and an overview of the global latex-saturated paper market, which includes TMR analysis of market drivers, restraints, opportunity analysis, and trends that are affecting the growth of the latex-saturated paper market. This is followed by a case study, which summarizes the results of a survey conducted by TMR on the impact of digitalization on the latex-saturated paper market. This involved 53 retail brands across the globe, as well as 204 consumers.
The global latex-saturated paper market is segmented on the basis of basis weight, composition, and application. By composition, the global latex-saturated paper market has been segmented on the basis of cellulosic fiber and non-cellulosic fiber. It was found that cellulosic fiber has higher preference in the latex-saturated paper market. On the basis of application, the global latex-saturated paper market has been broadly segmented into – construction products, packaging applications, publishing & bookbinding, and veneer backing.
The next section of the report on latex-saturated paper highlights the unique selling points of the report, including a crisp value chain covering the manufacturing, converting, and distribution aspects of the market. The value chain is aimed at providing a better understanding of the entire latex-saturated paper market landscape added to it is the profitability margin validated by the primary interviews of Transparency Market Research.
To understand the level of competition in the market, Porter's Five Forces analysis has been performed to assess the latex-saturated paper market based on the bargaining power of suppliers and buyers, threat of substitutes and new entrants, and level of competition. This will assist in deciding the go-to-market strategy for someone looking to enter the global latex-saturated paper market. A detailed PESTLE analysis covers the key political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors which affect the global packaging industry, as well as the latex-saturated paper market.
The next section of the report focuses on the global latex-saturated paper market by each segment, as well as region, for the period 2019-2027. The study assesses the Y-o-Y growth of the latex-saturated paper market as well as the attractiveness of the different segments based on their forecast CAGR growth and market value share. Key regions assessed in the report on latex-saturated paper market include North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa.
To assess the size of the latex-saturated paper market in terms of value and volume, the revenue generated by the key players and their respective production capacities were taken into consideration. The forecast provided in the report highlights the total revenue generated across the latex-saturated paper market. In order to provide an accurate forecast, we commenced by sizing up the current market, which formed the basis of what path the latex-saturated paper market is expected to take in the future. Given the characteristics of the latex-saturated paper market, we triangulated the outcome on the basis of three different types of analysis- based on supply side, downstream industry demand, and the economic envelope. In addition, it is imperative to note that in an ever-fluctuating global economy, we not only conduct forecasts in terms of CAGR, but also analyse the market based on key parameters, such as year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth rates, to understand the predictability of the latex-saturated paper market and identify the right opportunities across the market. The regional section analyses the latex-saturated paper market by each segment for all the key regions in the scope of research. Our analysis shows that the APAC latex-saturated paper market is to spearhead growth, in terms of revenue opportunity, CAGR growth, and market share for the forecast period.
In the final section, TMR has provided the latex-saturated paper market 'dashboard view' which compares the key players in terms of parameters such as product portfolio, key strengths, scale of innovation, estimated market shares, and total revenues. The aim is to provide clear understanding of how latex-saturated paper manufacturers perform when their parameters are pitted against one another. Moreover, it is primarily designed to provide clients with an objective and detailed comparative assessment of key providers specific to a particular segment of the latex-saturated paper. Report audiences can gain segment-specific manufacturer insights to identify and evaluate key competitors based on an in-depth assessment of their capabilities and success in the latex-saturated paper marketplace.


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Q: Individual silhouette observations from dtwclust I'm working on a project where I'm evaluating different methods to select control stores. One of the methods I'm evaluating is the time series clustering package, dtwclust. I have everything working, and visually it looks like it's doing a good job.

I'd like to further evaluate the validity of the clusters. While dtwclust gives you the average silhouette coefficient using CVI, I'm wondering if there's a way to get the silhouette coefficient for each cluster, or better yet, for each observation (to detect outliers or wrongly placed observations). Does anyone have any recommendations? I've used the package "fpc" to calc clusters si coefficients, but I don't think it's using the distance metric I'm using (dtw_basic) as the results are very low (.05 - .10)
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Some of the wealthiest and best known companies in the FT 500 fall in to our "leisure" category, which includes hotel groups, travel companies and gambling operations. From our results at least, this was among the three poorest sectors (the others being retail and transport), with a low level of interest in contributing to the parents at work survey and poor parenting packages in evidence - possibly indicating a sector able to function by churning through a large pool of semi-skilled workers.
What it is: Operator of the National Lottery.
Employs: 974 (48% women, 52% men).
Maternity: For those with more than 26 weeks' service, 12 weeks' full pay, then 27 weeks' SMP. Returnees get bonus equivalent to six weeks' full pay. Also £30 a week in childcare vouchers on returning to work for up to two years. Annual bonus accrues while on maternity leave.
Paternity: After 20 weeks' service, two weeks' full pay. Also childcare assistance if a wife or partner goes back to work after maternity leave and the wife/partner's organisation does not provide financial help with childcare.
What it is: Contract food and support services provider.
Employs: 90,000 (63% women, 37% men).
Maternity: Employees on a management grade are entitled 18 weeks' pay at 90% of their earnings, then 21 weeks' SMP. Non-management employees with 26 weeks' service are entitled to the statutory basic: six weeks at 90% of pay, then 33 weeks' SMP.
Paternity: For managers, two weeks' full pay. For non-managers, two weeks' SPP.
Other benefits: Provision for childcare vouchers, flexible working, and flexible return-to-work .
Thomas Cook, Flight Centre UK, Enterprise Inns, Holiday Extra (provider of holiday add-ons such as airport parking, lounges, foreign exchange, travel insurance).
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Happy 2nd Birthday Brody Lee and Wade Aubrey!!
Their birthday cake was actually cupcakes, made to look like a cake...a great idea for outside parties, as we needed no knife to separate the pieces...you just peel apart and away ya go! The entire party was drenched in sweat after about, oh, maybe 1 minute of stepping out of their air conditioned cars. Nothing like an outdoor birthday party, in the middle of August, at 3pm, at a park with no pool or place to cool you off. Ended up being my awesome idea...but trust me, the kiddos had a blast and that is all that counts in the end.
Thank you to all of our family that traveled to celebrate with us and to all of our local family and friends who helped make our party special!
The Tallahassee Harrell's were not able to make the party weekend as a complete family, so we opted on waiting until this past weekend to get together! I think these pictures speak volumes at how much fun the 3 Harrell cousins had together...and let me just say, they are ALL BOY. Tons of rough housing and jumping and trucks and cars...throwing and chasing and splashing and screeching...we had a blast! Grammie even decided to hop on over and partake in the craziness!
One of the highlights from the weekend was jumping off of the fireplace. Over and over and over again!
We miss you guys already...when are we going to do it again??
The boys not only celebrated their birthday this month, but also their teacher, Mrs. Kim's birthday! They had a blast making her a card...filling it to the brim with stickers and markers and crayons and colored pencils. Kim let me know that they were thrilled to show her their creation and they were beaming with pride as she opened them up. (Somehow, Playdoh always seems to make its appearance...) Check out how the B-man chooses his left hand more frequently than his right and how Crazy Wade loves to pile and store and hoard everything he can get his little hands on. Oh, and check out the beard Brody plastered his face with!!
Ever since his adenoidectomy, Wade has been acting a little off. Whining a lot more, tons and tons of dirty diapers and a general yucky feeling type of attitude. We attributed this to his "new world"...maybe he was reacting to all of the new sounds? Maybe he is frustrated because he cannot say every word perfectly yet? Too much time with his brother? Not enough time with Mommy and Daddy? A combo of everything? Well, we started to become concerned after 5 days of really weird poop, starting last Sunday. There. I said it. The poop has been VERY strange...strange enough that he has not been at school this entire week and his poor little bottom is red and raw and very painful. Here we have our VERY healthy child, only catching the routine cold or bug a couple of times since he has been born, and then bam...a surgery, the stomach bug, weird low grade fevers, a brief episode of turning blue(ended up being nothing...thank God) and now the diarrhea from hell. Poor monkey has had a rough month!
So, back to the poop...we brought him to the Pediatrician on Tuesday to see if there was anything we could do for his raw hiney. It was an unsuccessful visit, as we were sent away with samples of Desitin and told the acidity in the stool changes when toddlers are teething, causing it to burn the bottom...and that he was probably "cutting" his 2 year molars. Well, it is now Thursday and the diarrhea has continued to worsen...and believe me, you are very happy that I am eliminating the yucky details.... I knew they would not be able to do anything at the Pediatricians office, so up to the pediatric ER we went. And boy am I glad we did. Our friend Grady happens to be an ER Doc and was working today, and helped expedite the process a little bit. After some testing and xrays, the end result left us with blood in the stool, most likely caused by a small Upper GI bleed. Come to find out, one of the unlikely complications stemming from an adenoidectomy happens to be a small bleed. Grady is assuming this is what the problem is. We have an appt. with Dr. Boole tomorrow morning (which happens to also be his 2nd birthday!!) to figure out if there is indeed a small bleed, and if there is, hopefully cauterize the darn thing that has been causing us so many problems since the surgery! We have to get the monkey up and running...their birthday party is on Saturday and it will be a big bummer if he has to still be in pain :( Please say a prayer that this little kink in the road remains minor and we can put it all behind us! We are blessed, every second of every single day, that we have happy boys, thriving in all areas of life, and most of all, are healthy and strong. The man above has big plans for these boys.........!!
A I will leave you with the little man saying hi to his Daddy while waiting in the ER. I could just eat him up.
I have obviously been working on this post for weeks and have not had the chance to finish or send it...so here are my ramblings!
My goodness, is it really the weekend already? We have been extremely busy these past couple of weeks and the blog has unfortunately come last. I try to set time aside in the evenings, to upload my pics and videos and jot down all of our little happenings and joys throughout the week, but alas, there have not been enough hours in the day. Because when I would normally be updating the blog in the late evening hours, the laundry would have already been done (maybe done, but not folded and put away...), dinner already served and dishes cleaned and put away, the babes all bathed and clothes ready for school the next day... Instead, we have chosen to make the most of our long and hot summer nights: enjoying multiple Popsicles on the front porch, sometimes skipping baths and playing in the hose, staying up way past our bedtime to jump on the couch and wrestle in Mommy and Daddy's bed... I find myself staying up into the wee hours, doing that last load of laundry, leaving the dishes for the morning and letting myself go to bed knowing that it can wait until tomorrow. You see, my priorities are finally where they should be. These monkeys we have, OUR monkeys, who I cherish with all of my being, are growing up right before my eyes. Demanding their independence, while I still grasp at the fact that they want to "do it by myself Mommy!" Everything, from buckling their booster seat at meal times, to putting on their shoes and brushing their teeth has become a reminder that they are growing up. They have almost been in our lives for 2 whole years. That is 730 days. And even after all of those days and hours and minutes that they have filled our lives, I still find myself watching them in complete awe and amazement. They blow me away.
Wade is still the laid back guy...but is spunky and crazy and is the most kind child I have ever met. He loves to run everywhere he goes, stopping to give a kiss to whoever is in his path. He absolutely hates the mornings and will throw a fit if the slightest thing does not go his way. It takes him about 30 minutes every morning to turn back into sweet wade. We are noticing that his vocabulary has increased significantly since the surgery!!! He now asks "What's this? What's this?" pointing at EVERYTHING! He already knows what the items/objects are, but I think he wants to hear how they are pronounced, now that he can actually hear! He has recently become more sensitive and "whiny"...and we are thinking that he is showing frustration when trying to get his point across. He is speaking a lot clearer, but we can tell that he is becoming frustrated when he can't tell us exactly what he wants. It is a new (and loud!) world for him and I just hope that his frustrations do not irritate him too badly. He has probably added about 200-300 new words to his vocabulary since the surgery and he now loves to hear himself talk!! We are so proud of our little Wade-man...thankful that we caught the problem early enough and that he is catching up so quickly!
The boys have an incredible bond with each other, formed by sharing the womb together, a room together, the same class at school together...sharing each and every experience together! They are excited to show the other one anything new and they actually touch each other when the other one is not feeling well. The other day, Wade was not feeling well, and we saw Brody softly stroking his cheek and patting his back. It is as if he 'just knew' that Wade wasn't feeling well. It darn near broke our hearts, watching the closeness that they already share. I hope, more than anything, that they will always remain close and continue to form the relationship that started from conception!!
Since I have been a slacker about taking pics over the past couple of weeks, here are pictures from their teacher Miss Kim at school! Thank you Miss Kim for all that you do for our kiddos!
The next blog post will include cutie pie videos of the munchkins and pics from their 2nd birthday party!
I was able to "get away from it all" and headed to the GA mountains with the girls. My internal clock was still just a tickin' away, as I woke up every single morning before 7am...even though we stayed up til' the wee morning hours, singing and dancing and relishing in our girl time. Sometimes it is just what a Mama needs...............A few pics from our adventure!


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I'm watching this stellar television program on Amazon Prime called Mozart in the Jungle.
In a recent episode, they discussed how we each invent ourselves.
In high school, I invented myself as a would-be rock star. I dressed in red zebra stripes (including spandex), torn jeans, leopard print, and other way out clothes courtesy of shops on L.A.'s famed Melrose Avenue.
In college I reinvented myself as a would-be music producer and manager. This persona lasted several post-college years as my good friend Jeff Schiewe and I tried to make a go of a talent management business while I also worked for Red Light Records, Razor Records, and A&M Records. During that time I produced the album Live in a Day for a brilliant up and coming country-rock band The Fingerprint File.
After the business failed, I reinvented myself again as a professional actor. This identity has continued on through today. In 1996 I became the first celebrity guest star in the environmental theater smash hit Tony n' Tina's Wedding – starting off in Chicago and then branching out to other companies in cities across the U.S.. In 1996 I was also a Best Actor nominee in the Pioneer Press annual theater awards for my performance in Noises Off under the direction of the late, great Sally Moomey. In 1999 my performance as Tony in West Side Story in Los Angeles earned me acknowledgement as a Best Bet by the respected L.A. Times.
In the early 2000's I was splitting time between L.A. and Chicago. I studied Soap Opera Technique under Gwynn Hilliar, casting director for General Hospital, and Improv at Chicago's famed Second City. I appeared across the country in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West Side Story, and Bye Bye Birdie. And, in 2005 I was named alongside Donny Osmond and Patrick Cassidy as one of the Top Three Headliners in the World for the musical Joseph…Dreamcoat.
During that time I also established myself in the writing field. My screenplay Heroes landed a deal for Michael Dorn of Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Deep Space Nine fame to star and direct. In 2002 I published my first novel, My Fractured Life. The book was named an Amazon.com Top Ten Recommendation and was optioned for feature film development.
Shortly after getting married in 2004 and having my first child in 2005, I needed to get off the road and turned my attentions to reinventing myself as the Golden Boy of Public Relations. As the head of public relations and marketing for Other World Computing I elevated documented editorial media coverage by 2,700% and earned company notoriety as one of Inc. Magazine's fastest growing companies. As the head of public relations for Empire Today I increased documented TV, Radio, Print, & Internet media alert pick-up 771%, increased media interviews 3,394%, and grew product television placement by 1,700%.
In 2008 my whole world changed as I was hospitalized and diagnosed with a severe disability. It took years of trying different medications to find ones that would allow me to function with some semblance of my old self. My life was a dark place. I wasn't trying to reinvent myself as disabled. It just happened.
In 2010 I returned to writing, publishing the sequel to My Fractured Life entitled Blood Lust. The book flopped miserably. But, I didn't let that stop me and in 2013 my first non-fiction book Unbecoming Travolta was published shining a light on mental illness and exposing myself to the world with all my flaws. It had very respectable sales of over 5,000 copies.
Finally in 2016 I returned to the stage, again inventing myself as an actor. My performance as McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest landed me a Best Actor nomination in the Broadway World Chicago Theater Awards. In 2017 I filmed two movies (The Lurker and Old Advice from a Dead Friend) and six episodes of the series Upstaged.
I am eager to see what 2018 has in store for me. My hope is to continue to work in the acting field – keeping that identity active and healthy.
How we invent ourselves is a different story for each individual. Not everyone will reinvent themselves over and over as I have. Some people will invent themselves once or twice and be happy with that life. Others may reinvent themselves far more times than I have. It really doesn't matter as long as you are happy.
My advice is to be true to you. If that means taking on new challenges, great. If that means being content in the life you've carved out for yourself, that's cool too. Whatever the goals are that you set for yourself, go for it with all the gusto you can manage.


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Following on from the successes of their previous models, Evolution Boats have come up with another winner. As Rick Huckstepp found across Victoria's turbulent waters, the 600 Extreme is not only well designed for offshore gamefishing, it also handles challenging conditions with style.
The name 'Evolution' keeps bobbing up in gamefishing circles all along Australia's east coast. At any Bermagui NSW tournament you will find more than a handful of these boats mixing it with the big boys, going wide in the hunt for pelagics.
Both the Evolution 550 and 650 models from this Victorian boat building company are absolute gems when it comes to small boat handling in the big seas often seen in that part of the world.
With their new addition to the range, the Evolution 600 Extreme, the manufacturer claims to have taken the best of both of these models, which first graced a boat show at Melbourne in July 2009. Since then, these boats have been turned out in good numbers.
Certainly, if some of the great sea-going attributes of both the 550 and 650 were included in this new model it would be good news all-round. They've been very successful hulls. But the proof is in the pudding, so I headed to Victoria's Port Phillip Bay where they regularly experience weather changes, usually for the worse. Once there, a week of hot and calm conditions turned to an 18-knot south easterly which blew into the outgoing tide from the river and turned the shallow bar into a mess. Perfect! We had chop to over a metre to play on, and there was plenty of it over the shallow bar and further out into the windswept open waters.
There is usually a point in any boat when the ride becomes hard. This can be due to the direction of chop, the speed that it is driven by the wind, the speed or trim of the boat, or the angle at which the chop is approached. That point was difficult to find in the 600 Extreme until excessive bow-up trim was used when running into the steep chop. Then, the crests of the waves were hitting the hull well aft of the forefoot. A sensible trim angle had this boat slicing nicely through those crests and with wind coming over the quarter, the ride was surprisingly dry.
This 'dryness' may be put down in part to the design of the strakes which, as may be seen in the images, have a reverse angle as does a typical reverse chine. Subsequently, no solid sheets of water were pushed airborne out from the forequarters. Instead, a small amount of spray came from this area and all the solid sheets of water exited well aft. Of course, if you were silly enough to be standing in an aft corner when underway at speed, and the boat was pushing the envelope, you might still get wet.
The Extreme's manoeuvrability in changing conditions was brilliant. We pushed it hard into the sea and ran along and over the steep chop. We then pushed it at various speeds with a following sea and all the while the hull performed faultlessly. It has plenty of shoulder well forward on the chine to keep the bow up out of the chop during hard turns, but not an excessive amount that would make it pound on oncoming waves.
The forefoot deadrise angle on the 550 and 650 models has been modified for the 600 hull to make it sharper, giving exceptional directional steering and a soft entry. Dead in the water, on the drift, the reverse strakes and wide shoulders in the forequarters added substantial stability, which is great for anglers when moving around the boat.
With Evinrude's 200hp ETEC on the transom, the hole-shot speed was excellent; just what you need for climbing over an oncoming swell that is threatening to crack across a bar. It's also good for maintaining position on the back of a swell when approaching a treacherous bar crossing on the way home.
The hull and power combination is a good match, with plenty of torque. Top end speed is reputed to be around 45 knots at 5,400rpm, but this was something we declined to test on the day due to the lumpy conditions. Instead, we decided to fully investigate the 600 Extreme's mid-range ability in tough weather. We weren't disappointed!
Off the plane and at trolling speed, the hull sits solidly in the water and puts off small pressure waves that provide good clear-water 'windows' to position your trolled lures and baits. I have no qualms about that aspect of the hull design as it has already proven itself with catch statistics at gamefishing hotspots such as Narooma and Bermagui.
With the clears in place and the zipper portals open, there is still plenty of ventilation at the helm. Without clears, there is full panoramic vision, with little obstruction. A large-cabinet GPS/depth sounder will flush-mount in the high brow of the dash. And with a Lowrance HDS8 fitted there was enough room to mount the instrumentation for the engine without it being blocked from view by the wheel. This might not be the case should the larger HDS10 be fitted, so a little forward thinking before the hole-saws are employed should keep the important dials in full view.
A short lip across the aft end of the dash top will keep goods and chattels from sliding to the deck. Any water that reaches this area will quickly drain on the passenger side. The helm area is quite spacious, with plenty of room to lay out charts and other paperwork. Underway, over the rough stuff, there is sufficient elbow room to work the helm, and for a passenger to hold tight. The hydraulic steering fitted made controlling the boat child's play.
There are plenty of stowage areas in the Evolution 600 Extreme. The upper cockpit pockets are set well back, while those just above the deck protrude a little further out. This allows tackle trays and other gear to be stowed without getting mixed up with gaffs and tag poles that may be mounted there.
Overnight stops by the roadside while en route to your bluewater destination can expose your gear to pilfering. So, the sliding moulded-fibreglass door to the lockup cabin should give some peace of mind while you catch up on sleep. The cabin also features a macerator toilet under a bi-fold lid in the forward section of the leg-well. And there's the usual stowage space under the bunk cushions. Two adults could squeeze in here for a sleep between hot bites, and the inclusion of an infill over the leg-well would make it even more comfortable.
Some deft trimming of the coamings in the design stage has opened up the cockpit nicely. Once you have the obligatory rod holders in place, wide coamings on an offshore sportfishing boat gobble up valuable space and become pointless, so the manufacturer has done well here.
The depth of the side pockets remains the same along their length, and your feet have plenty of room underneath to help maintain balance when fishing. Typical of Evolution boats, both pockets are widened over a short part of their length to allow for the positioning of a vertical rod stand. This is a handy addition for carrying heavy tackle on long and rough sea journeys. It's a much better idea than drowning them in the gunwale rod holders or having that weight swing from the overhead rocket launcher. The racks are capable of holding a couple of 50W reels, or up to five smaller outfits, on each side. When carrying bigger reels in the racks, it would be a good idea to use reel covers to protect them from damage if they bang together when underway.
And when you want to drag a big gamefish aboard, the starboard-side marlin door will make life easy. It lifts up with little effort. This style of entry, incorporating a removable step ladder, is much favoured by the scuba-diving fraternity. Another access area is via the short transom entry gate, which is a standard-fit nylon hinged door. For those not wanting to stow a full moulded side door during a trip, the 600 Extreme is supplied with a nylon panel to provide a safety fence, robust enough to take your weight if leaning against it.
The usual restrictions on tackle stowage have been alleviated on the Extreme, thanks to the tackle drawers in the base module of each swivel seat. Each seat is capable of holding five of the large Plano-style plastic boxes. With rear opening doors, access is quick and easy for those in the cockpit.
There is a small hatch in the deck between those two seats that leads to a 100-litre ice box. Another large hatch, near the transom bulkhead, extends under to the stern and can hold a couple of fish tubs for the catch. To give you an idea of volume, it has housed a 64kg yellowfin tuna when both tubs were removed!
The hull is built with fibreglass stringers and the void in the hull around intrusions such as tanks and holds is foam-filled for buoyancy. This conveniently makes all under floor compartments effective ice boxes. Not only that, the usual amplification effect that comes with a hollow hull has been dulled, dramatically reducing ambient water noise.
The cockpit is a nice place to be on the 600 Extreme. It's big and roomy, with a practical live bait tank complete with viewing window and bi-fold lid. The bait rigging table, midships on the transom, doesn't interfere with anglers in the corners, and it can be removed if need be.
If you need to move around on the bow – to deal with a multiple hook-up perhaps – there is plenty of sturdy 32mm rail to hang onto. And the big Stress-Free anchor winch, buried in the anchor well, will take all the angst out of pulling up the ground tackle when reef fishing.
All up, the Evolution 600 Extreme is a well designed mini-gameboat which I found faultless. It comes from good lineage and has maintained the seagoing manners of its recent ancestors.
Very soft ride when punching into steep chop.
Dry ride, even with wind on the quarters.
Good gunwale height for fishing.
The lift-out door helps with boarding from water or docks.
Options fitted: Toilet, outriggers, side door, cabin door, anchor winch, snapper rod racks, spot lights, rear step with ladder.


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The case of individuals getting paid to take a coronavirus vaccine
Brookings Institution economist Robert Litan has published an insightful new article about paying people to take a coronavirus vaccine once one is approved and ready to distribute (as it may happen sometime next year becomes). I had planned to write a play that would make a similar point. But Litan hit me, and that's why he deserves credit for the idea. As he explains, this could save lives and money, and is probably better than just asking for a vaccination:
When I was a kid, doctors who gave vaccinations would hand out candy or a small toy to take the sting and fear out of the shot. A similar idea could save the U.S. economy if one or more COVID vaccines are FDA approved and widely available for mass consumption.
Infectious disease experts like Minnesota's Michael Osterholm tell us that "herd immunity" – or the point at which the virus spreads like wildfire – is reached when at least 60 percent of the population is immune. A really effective vaccine … will avoid the tragedy of the more than one million deaths it may otherwise take the country to achieve herd immunity.
Provided enough people are taking the vaccine when they can. Since no vaccine will be perfectly effective – Dr. Fauci has said he could live with a vaccine that was 75 percent effective, which might be optimistic – it means at least 80 percent of the US population (60 percent divided by 75 percent) will need to be vaccinated if to suppress the virus to such an extent that enough people feel safe to patronize service businesses and travel so that the country and economy can return to normal appearances.
But now that everything about the virus – its severity and the wearing of masks in public, to name just two examples – has apparently been deeply politicized, is there hope of reaching that 80 percent threshold?
Not according to a poll published Aug. 14 by NPR / PBS / Marist that reported that more than a third – 35 percent more precisely – of Americans are not taking the vaccine when it is available, which means the general public A higher percentage would be only 65 percent, or well below the 80 percent target. Admission rates are predictably different depending on the party. 71 percent of Democrats say they will fire the shot, up from 48 percent of Republicans.
In principle, a President Biden could take executive action or enact laws – provided the Democrats control both the House and Senate and the filibuster rule is abandoned – and punish those who fail to shoot (for example, by requiring vaccination certificates before going in reach the public) spaces). Imposing penalties on those who did not take the vaccine at the beginning of his presidency – even if the penalties were both effective and constitutional, which is by no means clear – would exacerbate polarization, possibly cause violence and prevent any healing in the country, the Biden has promised to initiate….
Fortunately, the "adult" version of the doctor handing out candy to kids suggests a solution: pay people to get the shot (or shots as more than one may be required).
How much? I don't know of any hard science that can answer this question, but my strong guess is that less than $ 1,000 per person is not enough. At this level, a family of four would be paid $ 4,000 (ideally not subject to income tax) – a lot of money for many families in these troubled times, enough to ensure the country crosses the 80 percent immunization threshold.
As Litan explains, even if we end up "paying too much" to get people to take the vaccine, it would still be a massive money saving online. Every day without herd immunity is a day when many human lives are lost and the economy continues to stagnate – which costs us far more than vaccination payments.
I agree with most of Litan's analysis and would like to add a few points.
First, the poll he cites is far from the only one that suggests that many Americans will refuse to take a Covid vaccine. Other surveys paint a similar picture (see e.g. here and here). It is possible that once a vaccine is actually available, such attitudes could wane, and taking that vaccine promises to return to normal life. Vaccination can also be funded by companies that require employers and / or customers to provide vaccination certificates. However, it is difficult to say whether any of these will occur quickly enough or on a sufficient scale. Even a few weeks or months delay in achieving vaccine-induced herd immunity is likely to be extremely costly.
Second, many will be tempted to reject the idea of paying people to vaccinate because vaccination is a moral duty that we must do in order to protect others from the disease. We have a mandatory vaccination against other infectious diseases. Why not this one?
Basically I agree. Compulsory vaccination against deadly infectious diseases can even be justified on libertarian grounds to overcome the strong presumption against coercion. Libertarian political philosopher Jason Brennan has a good explanation for why.
But what is justified in principle is not always the right approach in practice. Forcing tens of millions of people not to get vaccinated is probably a big and painful undertaking. It is far from clear that either the federal government or the federal states are up to the task. Most of the mandatory vaccinations are currently imposed on children. Parents can be encouraged relatively easily to threaten them that their children will otherwise be excluded from schools. Getting vaccinated approximately 300 million (mostly adult) Americans is far more difficult.
Additionally, using law enforcement to coerce so many people can lead to serious abuse. If you (correctly) believe that the police are too often using excessive force, racial profiling, and otherwise abusing their authority, imagine how often these things would happen if millions of people were forced to take a vaccine.
It should be emphasized that African Americans – the group with the worst relations with the police – are also disproportionately suspicious of vaccines. If compulsory vaccination leads to high-profile cases of violence between police and black populations, it could at the same time damage racial relations and undermine the vaccination campaign.
If you think federal law enforcement officers can fill the void with local and state police, it is worth remembering that there is nowhere near enough of the former to get the job done. There are only about 100,000 federal law enforcement officers in the United States (compared to about 700,000 state and local law enforcement agencies), and most of them cannot easily become full-time vaccination officers. Many of the federal law enforcement agencies that we have are known for their brutality and disdain for due process and the kind of abuses we saw recently while on duty in Portland. A government-enforced vaccination mandate could result in such events occurring on a large scale. Paying people to take the vaccine is likely to be more effective, humane, and less dangerous than coercion.
Financial incentives are unlikely to convince die-hard anti-Vaxxers or people with strong religious objections to vaccinations. But these groups are likely only a tiny fraction of the population. The goal should be to win over the much larger group of people on the fence, or just to avoid the hassle and discomfort of vaccination.
I have some reservations about Litan's analysis. First, he realizes, we don't have a good way of estimating the right amount of payment to motivate a sufficient number of people to take the vaccine. However, I tend to agree that $ 1000 per person should be enough, maybe even more than enough. To the extent that Litan notes, the incentive for the poor is stronger, it is a characteristic, not a fault. Poor people are more likely to become infected than relatively wealthy people for a number of reasons.
Finally, I am skeptical of Litan's idea that the government should only pay a small percentage of the money up front and put off the rest until enough people have been vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. This could lead many people to withhold vaccination until it is clear that enough others have done that herd immunity is likely to be achieved. To encourage the fastest and most widespread adoption, it is better to prepay all or most of the money once the person in question is vaccinated.
There are likely aspects of this idea that need to be considered in more detail, including the angles that Litan and I may have overlooked. I hope that experts in various relevant areas will begin to deal with these questions. The sooner the better.
UPDATE: It should be emphasized that this is not the only way to use financial incentives to speed up the vaccination process. In this post, I explained why it would also be right and fair to pay volunteers to participate in "challenge studies" in order to expedite vaccine development.
UPDATE 2: I've made a couple of small additions to this post.
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New community workshop opens at Horsforth civic service
Submitted by jack.bacon on Tue, 27/07/2021 - 11:53
People from across the town of Horsforth gathered in the grounds of St James' Woodside on Sunday, July 25, to enjoy a cream tea and the Horsforth Civic Service.
The event, held outdoors on the Feast of St James' included the opening of The Horsforth Shed, a community workshop created in the disused and re-purposed former Scout Hut.
Members of Horsforth Town Council and other visitors enjoyed great hospitality and tours of The Shed, which has been three years in the making, before the Civic Service and official opening.
Reader Pete Gillions (pictured), who has led the Horsforth Shed team said: "It is just wonderful to have reached this point, which is thanks to the prayerful support from many across Leeds.
"The encouragement that we have received for the project so far has been a great blessing." In a brief address during the Civic Service, Jonathan Cain, the Vicar of St James' Woodside said: "The Shed is not just, or even really about making things, it's about connecting people.
"The Shed is about helping to overcome perhaps the great crisis of our time – the crisis of loneliness and isolation.
"But it is about more than that … At The Shed we will draw people into relationship with each other so that they might see how their lives are part of the big story of God.
"And that's really good news."
Leeds Area Warden of readers, Ann Nichol, was invited to cut the ribbon and commented that she knows of the need for places like The Horsforth Shed through her work as a Samaritan volunteer.
You can find out more about The Horsforth Shed here.


Representative Henry Waxman, elected to Congress in 1974, has announced he will not seek another term.
During a congressional career that began when Gerald Ford was president, Waxman has been a leader on issues related to the environment and healthcare. He played a significant role in passing laws that cut air pollution, expanded Medicaid coverage for the poor, reduced pesticides in food, made generic drugs more widely available, advocated for AIDS patients and worked to improve regulation of nursing homes. One of his most recent victories was helping to write and push through the Affordable Care Act.
Seemingly within moments of Waxman's announcement, former city controller, Wendy Greuel, announced she would run for his seat. She was joined yesterday by Senator Ted Lieu – 28th Senate District. Self help author, Marianne Williamson, had already declared.
Our 33rd is a mountain/coastal congressional district with distinct communities of interest. It encompasses – the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area – including Topanga and our COG cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu and Westlake Village. It also includes the cities of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Manhattan Beach and Palos Verdes.
The boundaries of the 33rd were recently re-drawn by the Redistricting Commission – and at one juncture in the process the Commisson had split the Santa Monica Mountains into three different congressional districts. The Federation however lobbied the Commission successfully to return and keep all communities together in a mountain/coastal 33rd District.
Our Third District Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, State Senator Fran Pavley, and Assemblymember Richard Bloom, all recently announced they will not run for Waxman's seat.