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I haven't found an example that matches the situation of a 501(c)(3) I am familiar with. They throw a once-yearly art festival that spans a weekend (2days). They don't charge the public any admittance. They raise money by charging fees for booth (10×10) spaces for (visual) arts vendors to sell their merchandise. They raise money for: their operating expenses, student art scholarships, member art scholarships, honoraria for program presenters at meetings, a fund for a permanent "home" for the 501c3 where they can hold meetings and store various gear for the meetings between times. They also have an open air music stage at that festival where local musicians perform. The musicians are paid under $150.00 for a 2 hour performance that includes 5 minutes each for set-up, a break, and stage clear-off. Most, but not all of the pieces performed are written by the performers. The "audience" is anyone who wanders by and stays to listen for a while. So, who, if anyone, has to pay fees to the likes of ASCAP, BMI, etc.?
A musical composition—just like a home or a car—is considered property. It is no less valuable—indeed, I would argue, it is of greater value—than anything else you are required to pay for that has a physical price tag attached. A musical composition belongs to the composer who wrote it and/or the composer's publishing company. Under U.S. Copyright Law, whoever owns a musical composition also has the absolute right to control and determine all uses of the property—this includes the right to perform the music live, record the music, play a recording of the music for the public, change the lyrics, make arrangements, or just about anything else you can think of to do with music; including the right to determine whether or not to donate the use of the composition for a worthy cause or project.
This means that any time a musical composition is performed live or a recording of the composition is played—whether it's at a theater, concert hall, or out-door street festival (for-profit or non-profit)—"someone" needs to obtain the composer's permission and, in most cases, pay a usage fee called a "Performance License." ASCAP, BMI and SESAC are not roving bands of brigands waiting to pounce on unsuspecting non-profits who are merely trying to promote the arts. Rather, these organizations are trying to promote the arts too—primarily by reminding people (including other artists) not to take music for granted as a valueless commodity. ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC are organizations that represent composers, issuing performance licenses and collecting fees on their behalf.
If musicians are performing original music they composed themselves, then they can certainly agree to perform their own music for free. That can be a condition of hiring them to perform in the first place. However, if a musician or band is playing ("covering") music composed by others, then just because the musicians agree to perform for a reduced fee, or even for free, doesn't mean that the composers have allowed their music to be performed for free as well. A performance requires a performance license.
As for whose responsibility it is to obtain the necessary license, its legally everyone's responsibility. If an unlicensed song is performed at a festival (even a free festival), then the U.S Copyright Act allows all the parties involved in arranging the performance—the artist as well as the venue or festival, and sometimes even the promoter, producer, or booking agent—to be liable for copyright infringement. So, while you could require the musicians to obtain their own licenses with regard to any music they are performing which they have not composed themselves, in my opinion that is a foolish policy. Why? Because most musicians will simply not bother and elect to take the risk of not getting caught. However, if they do get caught, it is the venue or festival who will be liable as well. It doesn't matter that the festival may have required another party to obtain the license. That simply entitles the festival to sue the other party. The festival itself will remain liable to the composer.
So, in your case, while there are a number of factors that can determine the cost of obtaining performance licenses—the size of the venue, the price of tickets (or lack thereof), the number of performances, etc.–ultimately, it's in the festival's or organization's best interest to ensure that the necessary permissions and licenses are obtained. While it might be tempting to proceed under the expectation that no one will get caught or the publishers and copyright owners will not sue small artists or struggling non-profits, that's the same as robbing a bank and hoping the police won't find you. Not to mention, in an industry where so many purport to operate under the noble purpose of promoting the value of art and artists, I can't imagine the rationalization of stealing it for any purpose, regardless of how noble.
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At the awards banquet, joined by alumni, staff, and their teammates, seven fencers were honored for their contributions both on and off the strip.
Several awards are set aside specifically for athletes who take on leadership roles on the team. In appreciation of their hard work and good attitudes as managers of their respective teams Walter Musgrave and Sarah Pak received the Stephen Blum Award and the Corey Friedlander Award, respectively. Avery Vella was also recognized for his dedication to the team and unfailing positivity, when he received the "Pop" Grasson Cup for in recognition of all that he had done as captain of the men's team. Women's captain Ilana Kamber, appreciated by her teammates for her determination to make every practice count, was presented with the Sherry Marcy Award for her time as captain.
Other awards are set aside for extraordinary fencers from each class. After being given the opportunity to vote anonymously, the team chose four remarkable athletes who have given so much to the team.
First-year Camille Pham received the Kristaps Keggi Award for her highly successful first season on the team.
Captain-elect Isaac Shelanski was recognized for his time fencing for Yale with the Coach Harutunian Award for Best Sophomore.
Receiving the Coach Harutunian Award for Best Junior was Jonathan Xu, whose hard work this season was appreciated by all.
Ilana Kamber's four years of success and sportsmanship were recognized with the Everett M. Wetchler Memorial Award.
The last award given at the banquet was the Most Valuable Fencer Award. After his success at the NCAA Championships and years of supporting his teammates, Isaac Shelanskireceived this honor.
Once the awards had been presented, the seniors toasted their time on the team, thanking the friends they had made and recalling fond memories, to which Coach Harutunian responded with moving toasts of his own, bidding farewell to each of the graduating fencers.


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Tarzan and the Huntress
Tarzan: Johnny Weissmuller
Jane: Brenda Joyce
Boy: Johnny Sheffield
Director: Kurt Neumann
Producer: Sol Lesser
Run Time: 72 min
Due to a shortage of animals in American zoos following World War II, Tanya Rawlins, a big-game "huntress," Carl Marley, her financial backer and Paul Weir, a cruel trail boss, are given permission by King Farrod, to capture a male and female of each species of animal on his land.
In a subplot, Oziri, nephew to King Farrod, colludes with Weir to allow him to trap more animals than bargained for. He also has Weir's men kill King Farrod and his son, Prince Suli, in order for him to take over the throne. Farrod is shot in the back and killed, and Suli is thrown into a pit full of crocodiles, but, unknown to all watching, he lands on a hidden ledge and is knocked unconscious.
Boy trades two lion cubs to the trappers for a flashlight. When Tarzan finds out, he returns the flashlight, retrieves the cubs, and calls all the animals from King Farrod's land across the river to his part of the jungle. When the hunters begin trapping on his side of the river, Tarzan and Boy sneak into their camp at night, take their guns and hide them in a cave behind a waterfall. They then begin to systematically release all the trapped animals from their cages.
Cheeta inadvertently reveals the location of the cache of weapons to Rawlins and her safari.
Prince Suli is able to make his way through the jungle, and is found by Tarzan. Tarzan, Boy and a herd of elephants defeat both the usurping nephew and the huntress, but the latter escapes onboard a plane.

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Cottica (Dorp Cottica o Cotticadorp) es una localidad de origen negro cimarrón en Surinam. Se encuentra en el distrito de Sipaliwini, a 104 metros por encima del nivel del mar.

Cottica está sobre la frontera este de Surinam con la Guayana Francesa. El río Marowijne atraviesa la población.

Es fronterizo con la Guayana Francesa.

Historia

Durante el , el pueblo Aluku se asentó en Cottica. Boni se convirtió en un líder importante y realizó redadas contra las plantaciones holandesas. La guerra intermitente resultante con la milicia, el ejército y los mercenarios holandeses, entre 1768 y 1793, hizo que muchos aluku buscaran refugio en Papaïchton y otros pueblos en el lado francés del río Marowijne. En 25 de mayo de 1891, el pueblo aluku opta por la ciudadanía francesa.

El pueblo de Cottica fue reasentado en 1902, y es el único asentamiento en Surinam. El pueblo no está bajo la autoridad de  granman de los Aluku. El Capitán Bayo, quien era el jefe en el momento de la fundación, pidió permiso al gobierno de Surinam para ser instalado oficialmente. Op 21 de abril de 1903, hubo una reunión oficial con el Gobernador. Bayo insistió en que su abuelo era Ochi de los aluku y no Oseyse del Ndyuka. Esto resultó en un punto muerto que duró hasta 1938, cuando el Capitán Nasinengee fue nombrado oficialmente jefe de la aldea.

La vista desde el pueblo está dominada por la Cottica Mountain, que se eleva a una altura de 744 metros.

Referencias

Localidades de Surinam
Distrito de Sipaliwini
Frontera Francia-Surinam

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The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) has announced four newly online publications, all of which are available at the NPWRC Website. The second resource, by L. David Mech, was originally published in 1995 in Arctic [48(4):329-332] and documents the ten-year history of an Arctic wolf pack. All four resources may be browsed online or downloaded as .zip files.


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Q: Is it possible to use PWAS in Android TV? I was looking into web frameworks that support TV's by market size. Android, WebOS, Taizen, Microsoft, Apple .. **
I am using Trusted Web Activity / svgomg to build PWA based apps for Android TV.
It looks like it is supported :
https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/svgomg-twa/issues/91
But I tried building apk/app for Android TV and got this error :
I/OpenGLRenderer: Davey! duration=1588ms; Flags=0, IntendedVsync=85294375864, Vsync=85294375864, OldestInputEvent=9223372036854775807, NewestInputEvent=0, HandleInputStart=85300204600, AnimationStart=85300236800, PerformTraversalsStart=85300260700, DrawStart=85300629400, SyncQueued=85300648400, SyncStart=85300758100, IssueDrawCommandsStart=85300807700, SwapBuffers=85301335900, FrameCompleted=86882937700, DequeueBufferDuration=208000, QueueBufferDuration=409000,
W/ActivityThread: handleWindowVisibility: no activity for token android.os.BinderProxy@5470549
D/TWALauncherActivity: Using URL from Intent (https://xx/).
D/TWAProviderPicker: Found no TWA providers, using first browser: null
W/ActivityThread: handleWindowVisibility: no activity for token android.os.BinderProxy@2076314
D/EGL_emulation: eglMakeCurrent: 0xea644960: ver 2 0 (tinfo 0xea6c1550)
W/ActivityThread: handleWindowVisibility: no activity for token android.os.BinderProxy@d15ce5f
D/TWALauncherActivity: Using URL from Intent (https://xx/).
D/TWAProviderPicker: Found no TWA providers, using first browser: null
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W/ActivityThread: handleWindowVisibility: no activity for token android.os.BinderProxy@2adfb62
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D/TWALauncherActivity: Using URL from Intent (https://xx/).
D/TWAProviderPicker: Found no TWA providers, using first browser: null
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What are the alternatives to build PWAs that work on TV OSs? Or, at least to use a PWA in an Android TV app, similar to svgomg-twa?

A: Currently, the easiest way to use a Web App on Android TV is by using the WebView. Many PWA features are not supported by the WebView.
Youtube uses Cobalt as the platform to run their app across different platforms. It only supports a subset of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, so it doesn't provide PWA support.
Trusted Web Activity is not currently supported on Android TV. There's an open feature request at http://crbug.com/1054737.
For those interested in Trusted Web Activity support for Android TV, I'd recommend going to that issue and starring the feature request, so the team will have a better idea of the demand and can prioritise.

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All middle school students are invited to join Youth Ministry for two evenings of prayer, fellowship, and service. We will be meeting in the Parish Hall at 5 PM on Thursday and Friday to celebrate Holy Week. Food and Fun will be provided. Please be sure to fill out the TWO diocesan waivers and bring them to the event. Both can be found on www.gsparish.org under Youth Ministry.
High school students are also welcome to volunteer, please contact Morgan for more information.
Save the Date: Our 2019 Summer Social is being moved this summer to the 5th weekend in June (27th to 29th). This will ensure that we have rides for our Social, and to avoid conflicts with the 2019 Evansville Shriners Fest & Air Show (June 20-23) as well as the 2019 Haubstadt Sommerfest (June 20th to 22nd).


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Grace Park is a dynamic violinist, dedicated chamber musician, and passionate pedagogue. Her diverse career has carried her from the world's foremost concert halls to inner-city schools as a soloist, collaborator, coach, and multi-disciplinary educator. Currently in residence at Carnegie Hall as part of The Academy–Carnegie Juilliard Weill program, Grace pairs her elite musicianship with a fervent commitment to community engagement.
The Academy — a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute.
As a soloist, Grace has been the featured artist at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles; Jordan Hall in Boston; Carnegie Hall in New York; the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Rudolfinum in Prague; and Glinka Hall in St. Petersburg. She is a laureate of the National Symphony Orchestra's Young Soloist Competition.
Grace has performed with chamber ensembles around the world. She performed the world premiere of Samuel Carl Adams' String Sextet and a Carnegie Hall–commissioned work by Andy Akiho. Grace has been recognized for her work in the Vitas Quartet, her chamber collaborations at Trinity Wall Street's "Concerts at One," and for performances at the Yellow Barn Music Festival, Music@Menlo, IMS Prussia Cove, and the Perlman Music Program's Chamber Music Workshop.
While pursuing her Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Donald Weilerstein and Miriam Fried, Grace achieved the unprecedented honor of sweeping both of the school's concerto competitions in the same year. She represented the conservatory in an inaugural series of house concerts and a live performance on WGBH television.


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Peter and The Star Catcher Has Been Cast!
Thanks to all who auditioned! Please keep auditioning for future City Circle shows.
Molly – Paige Harken
Boy – Austin Wicke
Ted – Christian Drollinger
Prentice – Ellis Fontana
Stache – Caroline Price
Smee – Elijah Jones
Alf – Jen Brown
Bumbrake – Derek Johnson
Grempkin/ Prawn – John Shang
Bill Slank – Kevin Burford
John Astor – Kevin Moore
Captain Scott – Hank Welter
Announcing our 2017-18 Season
News, Past Productions
City Circle Acting Company is proud and excited to announce our 20th anniversary season. In addition to our biannual New Play Festival, our 2017-18 season will include Peter and the Starcatcher, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Chess (concert version), Little Women, and Return to the Forbidden Planet (teen show).
New Play Festival September 16, 2017
City Circle Acting Company of Coralville has had a strong commitment to supporting new work from playwrights with an eastern Iowa connection. Our New Play Festival celebrates up-and-coming playwrights as well as more established authors trying their hand at something new. Several of the works featured in previous years have had continued life including Joe Jennison's "A Beautiful Man" and Susan Short Gilbert's "Catchin' the Babies". Authors at any level of experience are welcome to submit plays, 10 minutes and shorter. We have no idea what we're going to see–but history tells us our audience is in for an exciting night!
Peter and The Starcatcher September 22- 24, 2017
A grownup's prequel to Peter Pan, Peter and The Starcatcher is the innovative and imaginative musical play based on the best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. A company of a dozen actors play more than a hundred unforgettable characters, all on a journey to answer the century-old question: How did Peter Pan become The Boy Who Never Grew Up? This epic origin story of popular culture's most enduring and beloved character proves that your imagination is the most captivating place in the world.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat December 8-10 and 15-17, 2017
The first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and one of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son.
Chess in Concert February 9-11, 2018
With music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice, Chess involves a politically driven, Cold War-era chess tournament between two men—an American grandmaster and a Soviet grandmaster—and their fight over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other.
Little Women April 27-29 and May 4-6, 2018
Produced nationally and internationally, Little Women has been praised by critics for its ambition in adapting such a well-known story for the stage. This timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope and everlasting love. Based on Louisa May Alcott's life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March and their experience growing up in Civil War America. The powerful score by Jason Howland soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache and hope – the sounds of a young America finding its voice.
Return To The Forbidden Planet June 15-17, 2018
City Circle's annual teen show is a Jukebox musical by playwright Bob Carlton based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and the 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet". It has been billed as Shakespeare's forgotten rock and roll masterpiece. The score includes pop hits from the 50's and 60's.
Disney's The Little Mermaid Has Been Cast!
We had the largest turnout for a teen show ever and we wanted all who auditioned to know that your talent, courage and enthusiasm were nothing short of incredible! Thank you and we encourage you to continue auditioning for future City Circle shows.
ERIC – Kyle Irish-Gorvin
ARIEL – Veronica Abreu
URSULA – Faye Duster
SEBASTIAN – Damarius Levi
TRITON – Nysio Poulakos
CHEF – Sean Harken
SCUTTLE – Tobias Epstein
FLOUNDER – Frances Bortoff
FLOTSAM – Agustin Colin-Sanchez
JETSAM – Whit Jury
GRIMSBY – Joey Lepire
SISTER – Ellie Hawkins
SISTER – Katey Halverson
SISTER – Claire Green
SISTER – Sasha Tyler
SISTER – Emma Furlong*
SISTER – McKenna Proud
ENSEMBLE – Ian Allen, Tommy Brands, Ben Chapman*, Samantha Croco*, Maia DeGrazia*, Payton Freeney, Alex Granfield, Paige Harken*, Reese Hill*, Ben Jaeger, Thomazin Jury*, Maddie Maley*, Deuce Martin, Zoe Miller*, Joshua Millsap, Trevor Meyers, Elias Perez, Keaton Scandrett*, Ella Schmitz, Jessie Shaw*, Anna Szot*, Ethan Upchurch, Katherine Yacopucci, Evan Zukin
*denotes Principal Dancer
Auditions for Disney's The Little Mermaid on March 24-26
Disney's The Little Mermaid
Directed by Ian Zahren
This is City Circle's annual teen musical and auditions are open to all Iowa teens who are currently in 6th-12th grades at the time of auditions.
March 24 (Friday) 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. or
March 25 (Saturday) 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Callbacks: March 26 (Sunday) 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Auditions and Callbacks will be held at the Community of Christ Church, 2121 S. Ridge Dr. in Coralville.
Please come prepared with 32 bars of a song of your choice that showcases your talent and personality. We don't want you to stretch at auditions–we want to see who you are! Bring your sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided.
Your audition will consist of a five-minute individual audition, and a group dance audition. If your audition appointment on Friday is between 6 and 7:30 pm, you'll be expected to stay (or return) for the 7:30 dance audition which will be done at 8:00 pm. If you are scheduled after 8:00 pm, you'll be expected at the 9:30 dance audition which will finish at 10:00 pm.
If your audition appointment on Saturday is between 2 and 3:30 pm, you'll be expected to stay (or return) for the 3:30 dance audition which will be done at 4:00 pm. If you are scheduled after 4:00 pm, you'll be expected at the 5:30 dance audition which will finish at 6:00 pm.
Fill out an Audition Form to secure an audition appointment. Walk-ins are always welcome, but those with appointments will take priority. Once you fill out an Audition Form, our producer, Liz Tracey will contact you with your appointment time. If you submit a form, and don't hear back from us within a couple of days, please email etracey@coralville.org.
Performance dates for Disney's The Little Mermaid are June 16-18.
Rehearsals will begin Monday, April 10 at 7 pm. A typical rehearsal schedule is Sundays 6-10 pm and Monday-Thursday 7-10 pm. Please come to auditions with a complete list of conflicts. If you are cast, you may not miss rehearsals for conflicts that you didn't list beforehand. When considering conflicts, please check your calendars for band and choir concerts, awards ceremonies, proms, exams, graduation/grad parties, family commitments, doctor/dentist appointments and anything else that might conflict with the rehearsal schedule.
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl"and "Part of Your World."
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
ARIEL – A mermaid and King Triton's youngest daughter. She is obsessed with everything about the human world, and dreams of becoming a part of life above the water. Hardheaded, naive, and emotional, but also kindhearted. Vocal range top: Gb5. Vocal range bottom: Ab3.
PRINCE ERIC – A human monarch who has no interest of taking the crown. A handsome, affable lad with a buoyant, adventurous nature. After Ariel saves his life, he becomes obsessed with finding her and hearing her voice once more. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: B2.
GRIMSBY – Prince Eric's British guardian. Droll, stuffy, and constantly urging Eric towards his royal duties, specifically marriage. Vocal range top: C4, Vocal range bottom: C3.
FLOUNDER – A fish and smitten with Ariel, his best friend. Rambunctious but cautious, fearful of the dangers that lurk in and above the water. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: A2.
SCUTTLE – A disheveled seagull and expert in human artifacts. Loudmouthed, optimistic, and a bit ignorant, despite his supposed expertise. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: C3.
KING TRITON – King of the Sea and Ariel's father. Beneath his imposing presence and commanding nature lurks a harried single father who will do anything to protect his daughters. The death of his wife has also given him an irrational fear of humans. Vocal range top: F4, Vocal range bottom:Ab2.
SEBASTION – A crab and advisor to King Triton. A musical virtuoso who is constantly distraught from keeping after Ariel. Despite his paranoia, he can't bring himself to stand in Ariel's way. Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: Bb2.
FLOTSAM – An eel and one of Ursula's lackeys. Oily and spineless, he will say anything you want or need to hear. Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: E3.
JETSAM – An eel and one of Ursula's lackeys. Oily and spineless, he will say anything you want or need to hear. Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: B2.
URSULA – The banished Sea Witch and sister of King Triton. Supposedly spurned at childhood, she will use whatever method necessary to steal the kingdom and claim it as her own. Malevolent, calculating, and deceptive. Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: Eb3.
CHEF LOUIS – The French palace chef, diabolical and violent. A culinary perfectionist with an affinity for blades, seafood in particular. Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2.
ENSEMBLE – Crew Members (Pilot, Sailors); Sea Creatures; Mersisters (Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Atina, Adella, Allana); Gulls; Maids; Chefs; Animals; Princesses.
Annie Get Your Gun Cast Announced
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN CAST LIST
Thank you for such a wonderful turnout for auditions. We wish we could have cast all of you so keep coming back! We are very pleased to announce the cast:
Annie Oakley – Hannah Green
Frank Butler – Dustin Davis
Tommy Keeler – Sage Spiker
Winnie Tate – Lindsay Raasch
Dolly Tate – Mary Denmead
Charlie Davenport – Christian Drollinger
Buffalo Bill Cody – Gary Benser
Foster Wilson/Pawnee Bill – Emil Rinderspacher
Chief Sitting Bull – Derek Johnson
Jessie (Annie's little sister) – Lilly Vogts
Nellie (Annie's other little sister) – Nina Torkelson
Little Jake (Annie's little brother) – Santiago Perez
Ensemble: Michelle Altmaier, Barbara Barrows, Rebecca Bauer, Francis Botterff, Ben Chapman, Emilee Cruchelow, Elizabeth Davis, Ellen Fields, Jack Furlong, Maria Hernandez, Willa Martin, Robert Morris, Joe Mozena, Rachael Rhoads, Nick Rudzianski, Kasey Theil, Aaron Schultz, Minsu Song, Amy Sunderman
Annie Get Your Gun will be performed April 28-30 and May 5-7 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 15 at 11 am.
Next to Normal Pre-show Discussion Scheduled for February 11 at 6:45 pm.
Prior to the Saturday night performance of Next to Normal on February 11, City Circle Acting Company will partner with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to present a pre-show discussion at 6:45. Director Kathryn Van Meter and local psychiatrist Christopher Okiishi will be joined on stage by members of the local NAMI organization in an interactive discussion about the impact of mental illness on individuals and their families and communities.
Ms. Van Meter has a unique relationship with Next to Normal, having worked on the show since its first reading in 2002. She choreographed the first New York production then called Feelin' Electric. She has worked with playwright Brian Yorkey on numerous projects before and since.
Dr. Okiishi is a board-certified Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist serving the Eastern Iowa community for the last 20 years. In addition, he actively works with several local theatres.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's leading advocacy group for persons living with mental illness and their families.
Next to Normal will be performed on February 10 and 11 at 7:30 pm and February 12 at 2:00 pm at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts.
Listen to cast members, Director Van Meter and dramaturg, Chris Okiishi discuss Next to Normal on Eric Teeter's podcast Talking Theatre.
Tickets to the show are $12-$27 and can be purchased online at coralvillearts.org or by calling 319.248.9370 or in person at the CCPA box office at 1301 5th Street and at the Coralville Recreation Center at 1506 8th Street.
Annie Get Your Gun Auditions to be held February 17 and 18
Directed by Krista Neumann
February 17 (Friday) 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. or
February 18 (Saturday) 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Callbacks: February 19 (Sunday) 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Auditions will be held at the Community of Christ Church, 2121 S. Ridge Dr. in Coralville.
Please prepare 16 bars of a song of your choice that shows off your voice and your ability to tell a story. Bring your sheet music. An accompanist will be provided.
This is a big show with many character parts and a large ensemble and all ages are welcome to audition.
Performance dates for Annie Get Your Gun are April 28-30 and May 5-6.
Rehearsals will begin Sunday, February 26 at 2 p.m.
Rough-and-tumble Annie Oakley is the best shot around. A backwoods gal, Annie uses her skill to support her family by selling the game she hunts. When she's discovered by Buffalo Bill and persuaded to join his Wild West Show, Annie is plucked from obscurity and becomes the toast of Europe. Annie meets her match in Frank Butler, Buffalo Bill's leading man and star marksman. She falls head over heels for Frank, but soon eclipses him as the main attraction in the show. Her success with a gun makes trouble for Annie's chance at romance. Annie Get Your Gun follows the journey of Annie and Frank, revealing their competitive natures as they vie for best shot – and each other's hearts. This fictionalized version of the life of real-life sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her romance with Frank Butler boasts a score of Irving Berlin gems including "There's No Business Like Show Business", "I Got Lost in His Arms", "I Got the Sun in the Mornin'", "Anything You Can Do," and "They Say It's Wonderful."
PRINCIPAL MALES:
FRANK BUTLER — The male star of the Buffalo Bill Show, excellent baritone, strong actor(25+). Self assured character bordering on conceited.
CHARLIE DAVENPORT — Manager of Buffalo Bill Show, strong comedic timing (30+),
sarcastic, Dolly Tate's brother and chief critic.
BUFFALO BILL — Owner and emcee for the Buffalo Bill Show, good baritone (40-65+) Good showman personality, loud commanding speaking voice.
CHIEF SITTING BULL — Indian chief who adopts Annie Oakley, baritone (40-70).
Comedic timing a plus.
FOSTER WILSON — Hotel Manager, baritone (40-70) strong personality with dry wit.
PAWNEE BILL — Owner of Far East Show, competitor of Buffalo Bill, baritone (40-70) Good showman skills.
PRINCIPAL FEMALES:
ANNIE OAKLEY — Famous sharpshooter, strong belter with significant range to sing soprano (19-35) Plays backwoods character with self assurance and spunk. Good comedic timing, and no inhibitions. Strong presence.
DOLLY TATE — Frank Butler's Assistant in Buffalo Bill Show, good alto, (25+) obnoxious personality lending herself to some hysterical moments. Must be able to play 'big character' without being 'over the top'.
PRINCIPAL CHILDREN:
MINNIE, JESSIE, NELLIE — Annie Oakley's backwoods sisters, strong singers and actresses (ages vary from 7-15).
LITTLE JAKE — Annie Oakley's brother, capable singer, good comedic timing (7-15)
In addition, there are numerous other character parts, and a need for a large ensemble. All ages are welcome to audition.
Shop Volunteers Needed on November 12 & 13
We need help in the shop November 12 and 13 to get ready for our holiday show, Fiddler on the Roof. On Saturday, November 12, we'll meet at 9am to organize the shop–put away platforms, props and furniture from our last show. If enough volunteers show up, we'll be done by 10 or 10:30. On Sunday, November 13, we can use volunteers to help paint the Fiddler set. We'll be working 12 noon to 6pm. If you have questions and/or want to help, please contact Liz Tracey at etracey@coralville.org. The shop is located at 702 E. 2nd Avenue in Coralville.
Meeting for Prospective Directors To Be Held November 5; Interviews on November 27th
City Circle is looking for directors for the 2017-18 season. Our annual Director's Tea for prospective directors will be held Saturday, November 5th at 10 am at the North Ridge Pavilion, 2250 Holiday Road in Coralville. This is an informal social gathering to give the Play Selection Committee and other Board Members the chance to visit with prospective directors and to share details about the proposed 2017-18 season. Directors will have the opportunity to ask questions about specific shows, show budgets, potential production teams. You'll also hear from Producer Liz Tracey about how City Circle works.
If you plan to attend the Tea, please RSVP to Lostfloozie@gmail.com.
Formal director interviews with the Play Selection Committee and Producer will be held Sunday, November 27th beginning at 4:30. You can schedule your interview at the Tea on Saturday or by email at Lostfloozie@gmail.com. You need not attend the Tea on Saturday in order to interview.
Here is our proposed 2017-2018 season:
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER – September 2017
A NEW PLAY FESTIVAL – September 2017
CINDERELLA – December 2017
CHESS IN CONCERT – February 2018
CITY OF ANGELS – April/Mary 2018
RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET – June 2018 (Teen Musical)
Fiddler on the Roof Cast List Announced
Director Ian Zahren has announced the cast for Fiddler on the Roof:
TEVYE – Christopher Carpenter
GOLDE – Emily Riedell
TZEITEL – Nikki Scheel
HODEL – Lauren Rude
CHAVA – Madison Glanz-Guessford
SHPRINTZE – Ella Vakiner
BIELKE – Maya Hanna
YENTE – Ellen Stevenson
MOTEL – Aaron Mann
PERCHIK – Jacob Glass
LAZAR WOLF – TBA
MORCHA – Jeremy Horning
RABBI – Chuck Bogh
MENDEL – Nick Rudzianski
AVRAM – Jacques Motyko
NACHUM – Zachary Begley
GRANDMA TZEITEL – Beverly Mead
FRUMA-SARAH – TBA
CONSTABLE -Derek Johnson
FYEDKA – Kyle Gorman-Irish
SHANDEL – Kaitlynn Griffith
VILLAGERS – Rebecca Allen, Raelynn Burns, Nicole DeSalle, Lindsay Elliott, Tobias Epstein, Ellen Fields,Emma Furlong, Katey Halverson, Chandler Hamm, Sean Harken, Paige Harken, Nancy Holm, Chase Horning, Thomazin Jury, Cecilia Khoury, Angela McConville, Shelby Myers, Robert Morris, Santiago Perez, Steve Riedell, Brigitta VandeLune, Anna Szot
Thank you to all who auditioned!
Fiddler on the Roof will be presented December 9-11 and 16-18 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 26 at 11:00 a.m.
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Mario Golf: Advance Tour är ett Mario-golfspel till Game Boy Advance. Det kom ut 2004 och är gjort av Nintendo. Spelet ingår i spelserien Mario Golf.

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Det finns två huvudsakliga lägen, 'Story och vanligt spel. I Story-läget är man en av spelets två egna karaktärer och går runt i en liten by och spelar olika golftävlingar. I vanligt spel kan man vara antingen någon av de vanliga Mario-karaktärerna eller de upplåsbara karaktärerna. I vanligt spel finns flera olika lägen och minispel.

Karaktärer
Mario
Peach
Yoshi
Donkey Kong

Putts, Joe, Grace, Sherry, Tiny, Azalea, Gene och Kid går att spela med när man har låst upp dem.

Datorspel 2004
Game Boy Advance-spel
Mario Golf
Sportspel
Spel med enspelarläge och flerspelarläge


Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Watch # MP7068-SS001-191. Size: Mens. Water resistant to 30 meters. Dial: Silver. Mechanical with manual winding movement. Case: Polished Steel. Band: Louisiana Crocodile Leather Strap. Series: Masterpiece Calendrier Retrograde.


Thames Valley Police has released a CCTV image of a man who may have vital information in connection with five assaults in Reading.
The assaults took place around 10.30pm on Sunday 28 October at the Trooper Potts public house on Basingstoke Road.
If you have any information about this incident, please contact Thames Valley Police on 101 quoting reference 43180329455. You can also report information online at https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/.


Why Do I Need to Fuel When I Train and Race?
It depends on how long you're racing.
It depends on how long you're racing. The point of taking in fuel—carbs, specifically—while racing and training is to stave off exhaustion and keep your muscles ring optimally. Your liver stores carbs in the form of a sugar called glycogen that your body uses to fuel your muscles while you swim, bike, and run. If you race in the morning without eating anything beforehand, you may have glycogen in your muscles, but you'll start off with low liver glycogen stores. What that means: Between 90 minutes and two hours, you may experience symptoms of low blood sugar like exhaustion, weakness, dizziness, low motivation, and a grumpy mood. If you're racing less than that, you might not suffer too badly, but studies have shown that even tricking your body into thinking it's getting carb calories can give you a boost.
So why would anyone want to cut carbs if they're such an important food for performance? In the endurance world, favoring fat for fuel can seem advantageous, largely because having to eat less during long efforts of two-plus hours is both convenient (less to think about and carry) and can help fend off any digestive discomfort.
Athletes can teach their bodies to become more efficient fat burners by "training low" on carbs. Popular methods include two-a-day sessions without carbohydrate intake between sessions, fasted workouts, carb restriction during workouts, and delaying carb intake in recovery.
As encouraging as it sounds to be a better fat-burner, studies have shown that training low doesn't appear to improve performance. Doing a workout with low muscle and liver glycogen stores may favor fat metabolism, but if you can't complete high-quality training sessions on a consistent basis, you are simply exhausting your body by withholding nutrients while trying to support training demands.
The bottom line: If you want your body to go far (two hours hours-plus) and sustainably fast, it's best to eat carbs before efforts when you want your body to perform at its best.


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1 Physics
2 The terms gas and vapor
3 Elemental gases
4 Some types of gases
A gas (sometimes referred to as a vapor[1]) is one of the four major states of matter (after solid and liquid, and followed by plasma) that subsequently appear when a solid material is subjected to increasingly higher temperatures. Thus, as energy in the form of heat is added, a solid (e.g., ice) will first melt to become a liquid (e.g., water), which will then boil or evaporate to become a gas (e.g., water vapor). In some circumstances, a solid (e.g., dry ice) can directly turn into a gas: this is called sublimation. If the gas is further heated, its atoms or molecules can become (wholly or partially) ionized, turning the gas into a plasma.
In a gas phase, the atoms or molecules constituting the matter basically move independently, with no forces keeping them together or pushing them apart. Their only interactions are rare and random collisions. The particles move in random directions, at high speed. The range in speed is dependent on the temperature and defined by the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. Therefore, the gas phase is a completely disordered state. Following the second law of thermodynamics, gas particles will immediately diffuse to homogeneously fill any shape or volume of space that is made available to them.
The thermodynamic state of a gas is characterized by its volume, its temperature which is determined by the average velocity or kinetic energy of the molecules, and its pressure which measures the average force exerted by the molecules colliding against a surface. These variables are related by the fundamental gas laws, which state that the pressure in an ideal gas is proportional to its temperature and number of molecules, but inversely proportional to its volume.
Like liquids and plasmas, gases are fluids: they have the ability to flow and do not tend to return to their former configuration after deformation, although they do have viscosity. Unlike liquids, however, unconstrained gases do not occupy a fixed volume, but expand to fill whatever space they can occupy. The kinetic energy per molecule in a gas is the second greatest of the states of matter (after plasma). Because of this high kinetic energy, gas atoms and molecules tend to bounce off of any containing surface and off one another, the more powerfully as the kinetic energy is increased. A common misconception is that the collisions of the molecules with each other is essential to explain gas pressure, but in fact their random velocities are sufficient to define that quantity. Mutual collisions are important only for establishing the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.
Gas particles are normally well separated, as opposed to liquid particles, which are in contact. A material particle (say a dust mote) in a gas moves in Brownian motion. Since it is at the limit of (or beyond) current technology to observe individual gas particles (atoms or molecules), only theoretical calculations give suggestions as to how they move, but their motion is different from Brownian motion. The reason is that Brownian motion involves a smooth drag due to the frictional force of many gas molecules, punctuated by violent collisions of an individual (or several) gas molecule(s) with the particle. The particle (generally consisting of millions or billions of atoms) thus moves in a jagged course, yet not so jagged as we would expect to find if we could examine an individual gas molecule.
The terms gas and vapor
There is no significant physical or chemical difference between a gas and a vapor. However, the words have slightly different connotations and there is often considerable overlap between the connotations, so precise distinctions are not necessary and probably not even possible.[2][3][4][5]
Almost all physics, chemistry and engineering textbooks refer to the states of matter as solid, liquid, gas and plasma. Rarely, if ever, do the states of matter include vapor rather than gas.
One way in which the word vapor sometimes replaces the word gas is when the gaseous phase is in equilibrium with the corresponding liquid or solid. We call the pressure of the gas phase in equilibrium with the corresponding liquid phase vapor pressure. We connote the equilibrium of the gas and liquid phases of a substance as vapor-liquid equilibrium. But note that all of the connotations are defined as the equilibrium between a gas phase and a liquid phase.
The boiling point of a liquid may be defined as the temperature at which it changes its state of matter from a liquid to a gas, but we connote that phase change as vaporization. We also connote the heat required to change a liquid into a gas as the heat of vaporization.
Then there are definitions like: a vapor is the gaseous form of a liquid, the word vapor describes the gaseous state of a substance and water vapor is the most important greenhouse gas.
These are some of the common connotations of the word vapor; there is no physical or chemical difference between a gas and a vapor and the words are often used interchangeably.
Elemental gases
Elemental gases many be monatomic, diatomic, or triatomic. For example:
Monatomic elemental gases: helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr) and xenon (Xe)
Diatomic elemental gases: hydrogen (H2), oxygen(O2), nitrogen (N2), fluorine (F2), chlorine (Cl2), bromine (Br2), and iodine (I2).
Triatomic elemental gas: ozone (O3)
Some types of gases
Ideal gas, in physics.
Various hydrocarbon gases used for heating, lighting, and energy transmission:
Natural gas, consisting of 80% or more methane.
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), including propane, butane and mixtures of propane and butane.
Syngas: various synthetic fuel gases: names include coal gas, water gas, illuminating gas, wood gas, producer gas, holzgas, air gas, blue gas, manufactured gas, town gas, hygas.
Gas (chemical warfare), various poison gases used in warfare.
Noble gases, all of which have extremely low reactivity. The six naturally occurring noble gases are helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn).
The word "gas" was apparently proposed by the 17th century Flemish chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont, as a phonetic spelling of his Dutch pronunciation of the Greek word "chaos", which was used since 1538 after Paracelsus for "air".
↑ American spelling: the British variant is vapour
↑ Lecture by Professor Michael Mombourquette, Queens University Canada
↑ Richard W. Miller (1996). Flow Measurement Engineering Handbook, Third Edition. McGraw-Hill, page 2.1. 0-07-042366-0.
↑ The Meaning of Vapor, Gas, Fluid by Dr. John Denker
↑ Vaporization: Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 2008
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Greece, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories, Turkey
ATHINA The Hotel Palladium cost 4,000 DR1 (£20-00) but it was worth it to get 8 hours' sleep and after a shower we packed up and left our packs downstairs.
The streets of Athens are wide (they have to be with drivers as bad as the Greeks seem to be!) and clean. Our first stop was at a bank where we changed £100-00 for 26,000DR. We walked up to the main square near which most of the travel company offices are located and after a bit of a look around we went to an office and bought tickets on a ferry to Paros Island2 in the Cyclades group for 4,200DR each. The ferry was due to depart from Pareus (Athens' port) at 5pm which left us most of the day to fill in so we walked up to the Acropolis.
What a beautiful and awe-inspiring place it is. Sited on a hill overlooking the centre of Athens it stands as a testament to the building technology possessed by the ancient Greeks at a time, 2,500 years ago, when the tribes of Britain were still living in grass huts and using primitive iron implements.
The approach to the base of the hill led through a maze of narrow streets lined with souvenir stalls. Once out of the built up area we walked to the right, under the cliffs upon which the Acropolis is built, then up a series of flights of smooth marble steps to the first part of the Acropolis complex: the Amphitheatre. Dropping away steeply below us the original amphitheatre has been rebuilt and is still used for performances today. Down on the stage some ballet dancers were rehearsing in the blazing sunshine. Further round the base of the hill the partially buried remains of an even older amphitheatre were being slowly uncovered by archaeologists.
By using our YHA "student" ID cards3 we gained access to the Acropolis for ½ price and climbed the steep and slippery marble steps between the huge marble columns through which, thousands of years ago, berobed ancients passed on their way into the temple.
There are three main buildings on the windswept top of the hill, in a reasonable state of preservation, but still undergoing a complete rebuilding programme at present. There is a museum with some beautiful examples of early Greek sculpture and a lookout with beautiful views of the city and the surrounding hills.
We spent about an hour up there then followed another maze of back streets down to the main square and back to the hotel to collect our packs. The travel agent had told us that the best way to get to Pareaus was by train so we plotted a route to the station, swung up our packs and began walking. It was siesta (2:30-5:00) so there weren't many people around but the trains were crowded with people going home. The trip took about 20 minutes and after another 20 minutes of searching at the port we found our ferry: the Golden Vergina.
We had an hour to fill in before sailing so we had a beer at a sidewalk café then boarded the boat and found a comfy place on our 3rd Class deck to sit on.
The voyage, which took 5 hours, landing us at Parikia at 10:30PM, was pretty boring although we did see our first Greek sunset while sheltering from the cool sea breeze which sprang up in the late afternoon. The sun, a brilliant crimson orb, left hazy images on our retinas as it dipped slowly behind a small island and darkness followed quickly.
As we were waiting to disembark at the stern of the ship, a lady came up to me and asked if we were looking for a room. She wanted 1,500 DR which isn't a lot, £5 or so, so we accepted and made our way off the ship through a crowd of touts offering rooms to the other passengers and walked up to the town's main square about 150 metres from the wharf.
The lady's house was up a narrow, white-washed side street and the room was quite nice, with a double bed and adjoining toilet and shower. We left our packs there and went out into the warm night to find a place to have tea which wasn't a hard task at all. We had a salad and a beer each then wandered back to our room.
1 The Drachma is the Greek currency.
2 We chose Paros quite at random. Linda closed her eyes and placed a finger on a map of Greece. Paros was the island she pointed to and it turned out to be amazing!
3 We used this ruse successfully throughout our travels: pretending that our YHA cards were student ID cards in order to gain discounts.
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The exoneration of Chief Poundmaker: A crooked road made straight
Blaine Favel
Contributed to The Globe and Mail
Chief Poundmaker was tried for treason in 1885 for his alleged support of Louis Riel.SEAN FINE/The Globe and Mail
Blaine Favel is a former chief of Poundmaker Cree Nation.
Thursday is a monumental day for Canada. Chief Poundmaker, a champion of peace who was wrongly convicted of treason, will be exonerated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who, through this act, will move Canada closer to truth and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
At sunrise on May 2, 1885, 330 Canadian militia, armed with Gatling guns and cannons, descended upon Chief Poundmaker's camp in what is now Saskatchewan. They sought to inflict as much death and carnage as possible in the name of Canada.
Since that morning, there have been two versions of the story of that fateful day. The initial news reports in Toronto the next day trumpeted a great military victory. The war artists who travelled with the army depicted the army winning. This version described Chief Poundmaker as a traitor who was convicted and imprisoned in Stoney Mountain Institution. He was released in poor health after six months and died shortly thereafter.
In the Cree version of history, Chief Poundmaker was both a statesman and a peacemaker. As Chief, he signed Treaty Six on behalf of our people. Chief Poundmaker was acutely aware in the winter of 1884-85 that Canada had reneged on its terms and had not made the promised payments. To press our case, Chief Poundmaker camped outside of Fort Battleford for two days – a worrisome display of force to the militia, given the Indigenous unrest then spreading across the plains. No one came out of the fort in an attempt to negotiate.
After two days, our people opted to return to Poundmaker reserve. Near starvation and angry at the lack of response from the government, they went into stores and helped themselves to provisions.
Upon arriving at Fort Battleford, Colonel William Otter decided to attack Chief Poundmaker, despite direct orders from General Frederick Middleton to hold the fort. Our people knew the troops were approaching. We broke and moved camp to protect the women and children.
In doing so, Chief Poundmaker's warriors lured the military onto an exposed hill surrounded by trees. Our warriors totalled 60. Using mirrors to communicate from among the trees, they converged on different sides and fired upon the vulnerable Canadian militia. By the time the cannons and Gatling guns could be turned, our warriors flanked the militia's position.
Chief Poundmaker with his fourth wife in 1884.Library and Archives Canada
After six hours of fighting, the Canadian troops retreated to Fort Battleford. In the oral tradition of our people, the troops left in disorganized chaos. At this point, our warriors chose not to counterattack, which allowed the army to retreat without additional casualties. Chief Poundmaker is credited for showing restraint and sparing many lives.
Speaking in court, Chief Poundmaker stated, "Everything I could do was done to prevent bloodshed. Had I wanted war, I would not be here now. I should be on the prairie, you did not catch me. I gave myself up. You have got me because I wanted peace."
After his incarceration, the North-West Mounted Police seized our horses and weapons and our Nation was deprived of the provisions guaranteed in Treaty Six. Our community was depopulated. We were not allowed a chief until 1919. Our Nation was punished as an example to other First Nations.
Thursday, on the same battlefield where our ancestors fought one another, our Prime Minister will formally apologize to our community for our oppression. He will make a crooked road straight on the legacy of Chief Poundmaker. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." By exonerating our Chief and the warriors who defended their families that morning, the Prime Minister will close a wound that I feel in my relationship with Canada. He will also bring attention to a great Canadian who embodied humility, welcomed new Canadians and possessed the peacemaking virtues that Canadians hold so dear.
In exonerating our Chief, the Prime Minister and, through him, Canada, move closer to real reconciliation and mutual understanding. The words spoken Thursday will correct a historical untruth. The apology needs to be followed by continued actions by the Canadian government.
Indeed, all Canadians can expand their understanding that the poverty and oppression of Indigenous people was forced upon us. The country needs to work with our Chiefs and communities to build a more prosperous and tolerant place for First Nations people in Canada.
My hope is that all Indigenous Canadians draw strength and inspiration from the heroics and dignity of Chief Poundmaker and his warriors. Now that we rewrite the history books of Canada, let all Canadians take pride in this great leader, Chief Poundmaker, peacemaker.
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Much of the buzz in the HRMS and Finance work streams in recent months has been around payroll accounting -- the business processes at the intersection of the University's HRMS and Finance systems. Payroll accounting (or in PeopleSoft lingo, commitment accounting) includes six related business processes that handle how University employees are paid, and from what funds: distribution entry, encumbrances, actuals distributions, fringe costing, retro distribution, and the position budgeting interface.
The HRMS upgrade project provides an opportunity to significantly reduce data entry and simplify payroll accounting processes in most cases, and strengthen processes and accountability in others. These can be challenging processes to understand, even for regular system users -- as a result, the HRMS training team has developed a "sneak peek" video to explain some of the new functionality. For the rest of the University community, suffice it to say that the interaction between the U's HRMS and Finance systems should be significantly simpler and easier to manage going forward -- reducing data entry and the opportunity for error, and improving efficiency and productivity.
Portal releases rough draft: Take a look!


To use a PHP form-mailer on a Linux Dedicated or Virtual Private Server (VPS), create a Web form in HTML that links to a PHP file and upload it to your server. An example script is seen below.
For more information on configuring mail servers see What are the relay mail server settings on my dedicated server?.
// $mail_to and $mail_from must be set.
$mail_to = ''; // Who is the E-Mail going to?
$mail_from = ''; // Where does the E-Mail appear to be from?
$redirect_url = ''; // Example: http://domain.com/thankyou.html - must be a FULL URL.
// Fail if _POST and _GET are empty. Nothing to process.
// Fail if $mail_to or $mail_from are not set.
// Set $fields to whichever method is being used.
// Set the message subject based upon a subject field being set or not.
$headers = 'From: ' . $mail_from. "\r\n" .
'Reply-To: ' . $mail_from . "\r\n" .


My whole body trembled with awe as I stood before it. The centuries old Book of Kells, arguably the most famous illuminated gospel in the world. An accompanying exhibit acquainted us with the painstaking process by which dedicated artists united precious pigments to vellum. It was the work of a lifetime. To create a setting worthy of the words. Of the Word.
Its magnificence gloriously conveys the sacredness...the otherness...of that which is contained within. And the beauty opens a place inside us for the words to rest.
Where are our twenty-first century illuminators?
Who is that artist capable of wedding the triumphs and tragedies of our age with the Story older than time?
Makoto Fujimura is an avant garde artist living at Ground Zero in New York. He contends daily with Kairos-Chronos tension, employing ancient Nihonga painting techniques to speak with a thoroughly modern voice. His passionate, complex, exhilarating works captivate both mind and soul.
He has, very possibly, created the illuminated masterwork of our time.
As I slide the clothbound book out of its elegant slipcover, my heart pounds. A glass case had separated me from the Book of Kells. But I hold this work of extraordinary loveliness in my own hands. I turn the pages slowly, luxuriously, drinking deeply.
The large scale frontispieces are glorious! Charis-Kairos focuses on the Tears of Christ "tears for the atrocities of the past century and for our present darkness." Each of the others is inspired by themes within the gospel. Read Mako's own introductions here.
Eighty-nine illuminated capitals begin the chapters. And each page contains gorgeous embellishments that illuminate the passage. As I read through The Four Holy Gospels, it is these that wreck me.
Brooding clouds...tinged with blood...over Gethsemane.
Intimations of water beside a storm tossed boat...or a baptism.
A sapphire sky flecked with gold, but with edges of a troubling gray, over Bethlehem.
Parables of the Kingdom laid against great swaths of gold.
The Passion, devastatingly conveyed with drops and smears of blood.
And finally, a tree of life...redeeming, restoring...making all things new.
If you have never encountered the story of Christ, you could find no better introduction than The Four Holy Gospels. Or if, like me, you cut your teeth on them, I assure you they are new here.
If you splurge on only one thing this year...if you treat yourself to one bit of beauty...let it be this book. There is no part of you that will not be nourished, cultivated, challenged, inspired.


Macgregor, Lyn Christine, 1973- (Author).
The Cultures of Community -- Three Halloweens, three Viroquas -- The alternatives: a kinder, gentler counterculture -- The Main Streeters: the busiest people in town -- The regulars: keeping things simple -- Playing in the same sandbox? -- Commerce, Consumption, and Community in Viroqua --Beneficent enterprise and Viroquan exceptionalism -- Retail morality -- Consumption and belonging in Viroqua.
So, how do Americans in a small town make community today? This book argues that there is more than one answer, and that despite the continued importance of small-town stuff traditionally associated with face-to-face communities, it makes no sense to think that contemporary technological, economic, and cultural shifts have had no impact on the ways Americans practice community life. Instead, the author found that different Viroquans took different approaches to making community that reflected different confluences of moral logics, their senses of obligation to themselves, to their families, to Viroqua, and to the world beyond it, and about the importance of exercising personal agency. The biggest surprise was that these ideas about obligation and agency, and specifically about the degree to which it was necessary or good to try to bring one's life into precise conformance with a set of larger goals, turned out to have replaced more traditional markers of social belonging like occupation and ethnicity, in separating Viroquans into social groups. -- from Habits of the Heartland.
Subject: Community life > Wisconsin > Viroqua.
City and town life > Wisconsin > Viroqua.
Viroqua (Wis.) > Social life and customs.
Viroqua (Wis.) > Commerce > Social aspects.


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Racial and Gendered Stratification of The Reproductive Justice Movement
November 3, 2021 April 9, 2022 sbubrooklogue
by Zarya Shaikh, November 3, 2021
The birth control movement, infertility treatments, and abortion rights campaign deliver liberation to all who benefit from them. Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) folx are not the intended benefactors of these initiatives. BIPOC individuals, particularly those with lower socioeconomic status in comparison with their white counterparts, are hindered from reaping the benefits of the reproductive justice movement. This is a reflection on "a select group of college-educated, middle and upper-class, married white women" using BIPOC people as a stepping stone towards achieving freedom and privileges in their own lives (Bell, 1984, pg. 1). White women exclude BIPOC folx on the basis that they do not share the same "class, race, religion, sexual preference" (Bell, 1984, pg. 5). This phenomenon occurs on a global scale, stifling the growth and success of BIPOC populations across the world. It is for this reason that the absence of BIPOC folx in these movements is a powerful act of resistance that stands in opposition to BIPOC-life-threatening governmental policies on a day-to-day basis. On a cursory glance, birth control and abortion rights may not seem tied to infertility. However, involuntary infertility and abortion on an institutional level have proved to be a discriminatory implementation of birth control designed to limit populations of BIPOC people. To understand how birth control has been used as a limiting agent, one must first understand the prevalence of infertility. Infertility exists with significant global incidence—"some portion of every human population is affected by the inability to conceive during their reproductive lives" (Inhorn, 2002). It is a genderless occurrence by nature. So why do countries explicitly blame women for infertility when statistically men are predominantly infertile? This is a problem that starts not at the time of testing for pregnancy but when trying for pregnancy. In author Carole S. Vance's chapter "Social Construction Theory," Vance discusses the archaic notion of "women's innate sexual passivity" (Grewal and Kaplan, 2006, pg. 31). Women are thought to be submissive and not have any libido until a man awakens a preconceived, insatiable hunger. Sex is painted as a desire that women yearn for, which can only be fulfilled by men. This association between sexual acts and identities perpetuates harmful stereotypes that can incur real-world consequences as seen by the onus falling on women time and time again for not being able to conceive.
In reality, there are several influencing factors, including reproductive tract infections, that can lead to tubal infertility, postpartum complications, post-abortive complications, dietary or environmental toxins, and more. To counter infertility, whether tubal infertility and/or male infertility, new reproductive technologies (NRTs) have been used. They are expensive and, therefore, accessible only by people who can afford them. NRTs elude people with lower socioeconomic status because in vitro fertilization (IVF) services like this are generally offered by a private sector accessible by "elites" (Inhorn, 2002). Options that are available to people who cannot afford IVF turn to formal healthcare alternatives. Those alternatives neglect the physical and mental wellbeing of the individuals they are used on. Tracey Loughran and Gayle Davis, who authored The Palgrave handbook of infertility in history: Approaches, contexts and perspectives, attribute the monopoly of reproductive technologies to the Global North and Global South. These two compete for treatment and "popular, legal, and medical approaches to infertility" (Loughran and Davis, 2017, pg. 397). There is a damning association between status and power in the form of race, gender, and socioeconomic privilege. The feminists of Global North, comprising of developed countries, advocate "for women's rights to reproductive choice and control . . . [and] that discourse . . . was ill-adapted to the needs of women in other parts of the world" (Loughran and Davis, 2017, pg. 388). The common trend that a select few continue to speak for the collective masses remains true in this case. In the Global South, feminists who work towards accessibility of infertility treatments have been met with pushback from authorities and institutions. Even if there is a recognition of the need for ethical, or at least humane, alternatives to abusive sterilization and birth control, the institutions and authorities in developing countries have made it difficult to find a good support base. While the efforts of these outspoken feminists towards advancements in technologies have been promoted in advertisements as self-empowerment, other feminists condemn the science behind the scenes as unethical and exploitative of women's bodies.
The histories of birth control, infertility treatments, and abortion movements are fraught with the exploitation and oppression of BIPOC women. In Women, Race and Class, feminist Angela Davis addresses the absence of BIPOC representation in the birth control movement and abortion rights campaign specifically. Davis attributes the apprehension of Black individuals to the underlying danger of the birth control movement—"involuntary sterilization" (Davis, 1982, pg. 354). There is an abhorrent history of abortion among slaves accompanied by limited resources and access to birth control. Starting at the time of slavery and continuing today, the social stratification of feminists is prominent, especially when discussing the rationale for limiting or expanding family size. For instance, lower-income families are expected to restrict their family capacity to accommodate the taxation and superiority complexes of middle-class and rich families. Eugenic, racist and capitalistic views have clouded the "progressive potential of the birth control campaign" (Davis, 1982, pg. 360). In the 20th century, the American Birth Control League dominated the conversation by calling on Black people to pursue birth control as though it were compulsory sterilization. Davis notes, "What was demanded as a 'right' for the privileged came to be interpreted as a 'duty' for the poor" (Davis, 1982, pg. 358). Years later, we are still seeing the same control enforced through the popular meme: "What's classy if you're rich but trashy if you're poor?" Davis exposes this call as a disillusioned choice that culminates in the forced sterilization of "Native American, Chicana' Puerto Rican and Black women . . . in disproportionate numbers" (Davis, 1982, pg. 360). One initiative, started under the leadership of President Theodore Roosevelt, forced sterilization of over 35% of all Puerto Rican women. This action was enacted as a means to address the economic problems of Puerto Rico by reducing the birth rate to be less than or equal to the death rate (Davis, 1982, pg. 363). In reality, this surgical sterilization was devastating. It was promoted as an incentive to limit unemployment rates. However, Davis states this is not the case: "The increasing incidence of sterilization has kept pace with the high rates of unemployment" (Davis, 1982, pg. 363). This act of misdirection to harm BIPOC populations is not a new issue.
Daniel J.R. Grey's 'She Gets the Taunts and Bears the Blame': Infertility in Contemporary India presents a timeline of "the relatively abrupt transition from views of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as morally and medically dubious to their widespread acceptance" (Grey, 2017, pg. 242). Grey discusses the myriad of issues characterizing the population control measures established in India. He highlights the (lack of) morality involved in forcing sterilizations upon women and girls who do not consent with the full understanding that these procedures will bar them from having biological offspring. Fallacies embedded in the Indian government's five-year plans to achieve a reduction in birth rates resulted in direct and indirect fatalities of surrogates, parents, and children involved. Surrogacy as an alternative to infertility is plastered as a "'mutual benefit' to both infertile couples (whether foreign or domestic) and to impoverished Indian women" but is not a realistic expectation (Grey, 2017, pg. 246). These examples epitomize failures of the system to foresee and adapt to changes that may not be politically favorable for the government.
For these reasons, it is important to expose forced sterilizations and provide BIPOC folx with the support they need to safely access birth control and abortion procedures without a double entendre facade. One such organization is the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health which distributes its reproductive health resources to Latine/xs. To make medical decisions, one must have information available to them in an accessible format. Reproductive justice must be for the people it serves just as disability justice advocates for a system that prioritizes disabled peoples and their needs. Piepzna-Samarasinha, a queer disabled femme writer, dreams of disability justice as it relates to the concept of care work. Care work is a practice in which BIPOC individuals also benefit from the work being done behind the scenes and can take care of themselves. Disability justice by itself was created as a counter to white disabled folx who did not recognize or elevate BIPOC activists. White people cannot and should not be at the forefront of conversations intended to prioritize BIPOC peoples. BIPOC and marginalized folx should be able to tell their story and access resources as dictated by what they deem necessary instead of having them dictated by an outsider.
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance is one organization that approaches reproductive justice by seeking to change policy. They call for Black women-led initiatives and address legislation that leads to poor maternal health outcomes. Alternative modes of resistance can be adjusting literature in academic courses to include BIPOC-perspectives. If not for my Women's Gender, and Sexuality major, I would not have learned about eugenics. It has not come up in any of the classes I have taken for my Biochemistry major. It is simply not a conversation unless one seeks it out. Universities like our own can be allies to the cause by giving a platform to BIPOC advocates, especially in biology courses that discuss reproduction.
Davis, A. (1982). Racism, birth control and reproductive rights. In Angela Davis, Women, Race and Class (pp. 202–271). Lond: The Women's Press; New York; Random House, Inc.
Davis, G., & Loughran, T. (2017). The Palgrave handbook of infertility in history: Approaches, contexts and perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.
Grewal, I., & Kaplan, C. (2006). An introduction to women's studies: Gender in a Transnational World. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Grey, D. (2017). 'She gets the taunts and bears the blame': Infertility in contemporary
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Hooks, B. (1984). Black women: Shaping feminist theory. In bell hooks, Feminist theory: From margin to center (pp. 1–17). Brooklyn, New York: South End Press.
Inhorn, M.C. (2003). Global infertility and the globalization of new reproductive technologies: Illustrations from Egypt. Social Science & Medicine, 56(9), pp. 1837–1851. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00208-3
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L'histoire des Juifs à Cuba commence avec l'implantation d'une communauté juive au  , où à cette époque, se déroulaient les expulsions massives des juifs séfarades.

Aujourd'hui,  malgré ça ils restent attachés à leurs origines juives.

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La première implantation d'une communauté juive à Cuba date du XVIe siècle avec des Séfarades fuyant l'inquisition. Inés de Bobadilla est une juive convertie, quand son mari Hernando de Soto abandonne sa charge de gouverneur de Cuba, elle assure alors cette fonction de 1539 à 1543.

En 1902, une trentaine de familles juives sont installées à La Havane. Cette communauté fonde en 1904 la première association israélite de l'île, l'United Hebrew Congregation. En 1906 la communauté achète le cimetière de Guanabacoa pour le transformer en cimetière juif, celui-ci est reconnu pour ses valeurs historiques et artistiques.

Dans les années 1920, Fabio Grobart (1905-1994), alias Antonio Blanco, né Abraham Simjovitch à  Bialystock en Pologne, s'exile à Cuba et fonde avec trois autres Juifs ashkénazes le parti communiste de Cuba. Fabio Grobart, est devenu le doyen du Parti communiste cubain, Fidel Castro l'appelait familièrement Polaquito (petit Polonais).

En 1939, le paquebot allemand, Saint Louis quitte le port de Hambourg pour rejoindre La Havane avec 937 passagers essentiellement juifs. La majorité fuient le régime nazi, d'autres viennent d'Europe de l'Est. Ils envisagent de rester à Cuba le temps d'obtenir un visa pour les États-Unis. L'essentiel des passagers ne peuvent pas débarquer et sont renvoyés en Allemagne. Le film Le Voyage des damnés, de Stuart Rosenberg, évoque cet épisode douloureux du peuple juif.

Après la prise du pouvoir par Fidel Castro en 1959, la majorité des juifs cubains choisissent le chemin de l'exil. Dans les années 1960, des juifs sont envoyés dans les « camps de travaux forcés », les unités militaires d'aide à la production, avec des dissidents politiques, des homosexuels, des religieux ou des Cubains souhaitant s'exiler.

De 1961 à 1973, Ricardo Wolf, un juif cubain d'origine allemande ayant fait fortune dans la sidérurgie et ayant soutenu financièrement la révolution cubaine est nommé ministre plénipotentiaire de Cuba en Israël. Il reste en poste jusqu'à la rupture des liens diplomatiques entre les deux pays, date à laquelle il s'installe définitivement en Israël.

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Sunset on the Green Mountains in February. K.P. McFarland
Field Guide to February 2022
This month, wildlife and the rest of us here in New England will cross a threshold that's arbitrary yet not insignificant: 10 hours of daylight. There's no doubt that we've got a lot more winter ahead, but change is coming. So here are a few February natural history tidbits to help get your hopes up, no matter what that groundhog predicted.
By Vermont Center for Ecostudies February 3, 2022
This month, wildlife and the rest of us here in New England will cross a threshold that's arbitrary yet not insignificant: 10 hours of daylight. You can sense it when you head out in the morning—Black-capped Chickadees and Northern Cardinals are among the birds breaking into song, and Downy and Hairy woodpeckers are starting to drum. There's no doubt that we've got a lot more winter ahead, but change is coming. So here are a few February natural history tidbits to help get your hopes up, no matter what that groundhog predicted.
Eastern Screech-Owl © Kyle Tansley
A Hoot of a Valentine
By: Julia Pupko
We humans are not the only ones sending valentines this month. February marks the beginning of Eastern Screech-Owl courtship, which proceeds their breeding season in mid-March through mid-May. These small owls have an elaborate courting ritual, which begins with a male approaching a female and calling from different branches until he is near her. Then, he begins swiveling his head, bobbing his body, and winking. If she accepts him, she will approach and touch her bill to his. Finally, the pair will begin to preen each other.
Eastern Screech-Owls usually mate for life but will accept a new partner if their previous one dies. Pairs are usually monogamous; however, males will occasionally mate with two females. Eggs are laid almost exclusively in tree cavities on a bed formed by accumulated wood shavings. After roughly 26 days of incubation, the young hatch.
These pint-sized owls live in Vermont year-round and only travel outside their territories when food shortages occur. If you're hoping to spot an Eastern Screech-Owl, head to the forested areas where they primarily live and hunt. You can often locate them and other raptors by following mobbing behavior and the warning calls of small songbirds, Blue Jays, and crows. Keep an ear out, and you may find an Eastern Screech-Owl!
Subnivean Zone Tunnels © Jack Widness
The Subnivean Zone
The subnivean zone is a network of tunnels and openings beneath the snow where animals, particularly small mammals, shelter during winter months. Parts of the subnivean zone develop as snow builds up on rocks, shrubs, and vegetation, leaving small, open pockets under or beside these features. As the snow thaws and freezes, a hardened shell forms, protecting these pockets from further snow accumulation.
Other parts of the subnivean zone form during a process called sublimation. As snow falls, it insulates the ground, which is usually a bit warmer than the ambient air temperature. While snow continues to accumulate, a small cavity forms where the ground and snow meet. Here, snow directly transforms into a gas and refreezes on the snowpack above. This condensed, frozen moisture creates a hardened layer of ice, which prevents the cavity from being filled with snow.
Many small mammals, such as shrews (family Soricidae) and lemmings and voles (family Cricetidae), remain active throughout the winter. As they move around and feed, they utilize both pockets and sublimated areas, building tunnel networks that connect these areas. The layer of snow above them provides insulation from bitter temperatures, keeping the subnivean zone around 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Additionally, some bird species, such as Redpolls (Genus Acanthis), Chickadees (Genus Poecile), and Grouse (Genus Bonasa) will spend the night under the snow, either above or within the subnivean zone.
Cold temperatures and food shortages are not the only fatal obstacles that face small mammals using the subnivean zone. Weasels (subfamily Mustelinae) and shrews use this zone as their hunting grounds. Weasels typically prey on shrews, voles, mice, and lemmings they come across in these tunnels. Meanwhile, shrews hunt other small mammals if other food sources are low. Additionally, foxes, coyotes, martens, and owls stalk subnivean zone inhabitants from above, diving in when they locate a snack with their keen hearing.
Climate change also threatens the survival of subnivean zone inhabitants. This area cannot readily form unless at least six inches of snow accumulate. Inconsistent snow pack exposes these small animals to colder temperatures, which can increase mortality rates. Increased thaws during the winter can also flood the subnivean zone, leading to increased mortality.
Coyote pup © Nathaniel Sharp
Companion Howls
By Julia Pupko
If you go for walks late at night or live in a rural area, you may hear more coyote yips and howls than usual this month. That is because February falls right in the middle of the coyote breeding season. Like many species, coyotes' breeding season leads to changes in their behavior. During this time, you will typically hear vocalizations among mates and nuclear family units as they re-establish their territory and communicate with each other.
During breeding season, female coyotes who have just reached sexual maturity frequently find themselves surrounded by prospective mates all vying for their attention. The males usually play with a prospective female, sometimes bringing her gifts. Once a female picks her mate, other males typically back off with little encouragement. A monogamous species, coyotes remain together once bonded and maintain their territory. Males are very protective of their mate and usually guard her both when she is in heat and gives birth.
Once the young have matured, they either disperse or stay in their home range. For those that remain at home, typically only the alpha male and female breed. The rest stay in their parents' territory and help defend food resources and protect the den. When females are 10 years old and males 12, they typically stop reproducing and either remain with their family unit or become solitary for the remainder of their lives.
Make sure to record any coyotes you hear or photograph any you see, and add your observations to the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist!
Turkey Vulture gliding back to Vermont © Nathaniel Sharp
Red-winged Blackbird © Nathaniel Sharp
Winter Specialties, Early Migrants, and Uncommon Holdovers
By Nathaniel Sharp
Throughout the state this winter, Vermont eBirders have been keeping tabs on the bird species they see in their backyards, neighborhoods, and local natural areas. The month of February provides Vermont with a mix of species that signal the very early beginnings of changing seasons. This year in particular finds us in the midst of a winter finch invasion, with Common Redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, and Red-breasted Nuthatches (not a finch, but we'll let that slide) descending on bird feeders across the state. Unless food sources run out, expect these birds to stick around through the month. And, pay close attention to those Common Redpoll flocks for the lighter, larger, and more northerly Hoary Redpoll, a big-time rarity most years that has been appearing with surprising regularity this winter.
February also sees the arrival of some of the earliest spring migrants, such as Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Turkey Vultures, and even the earliest of the American Woodcocks, a rotund and recognizable harbinger of spring. Unusually, several of these species normally associated with spring's arrival have managed to stick around through the winter, visiting bird feeders and finding whatever open water is available. Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and even Rusty Blackbirds have been surprising birders who normally expect to see these species in late February. Birders in the Burlington area have even sighted a family of Black Vultures overwintering; this more southern vulture species was documented nesting for the first time in the state last summer.
Will these overwintering birds be joined by southern migrants earlier than usual this year, or are they simply hardy outliers? Only continued documentation of trends like these through the community science network of Vermont eBird will help us learn more about these interesting phenomena. As you wander the woods or watch your backyard bird feeders this month, keep an eye and ear out for this month's unique mix of hardy winter birds and brave early migrants.
Groundhog (Marmota monax) Dave Fletcher – www.flickr.com/photos/dfletcher/
Shadows and Sex
By VCE Research Associate Bryan Pfeiffer
You didn't need Punxsutawney Phil to know which way the wind blew on February 2. Groundhog Day isn't about shadows. It's about romance.
Birds and rodents are beginning a season of foreplay. February 2 is indeed significant. It falls about halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox, a period celebrated in various ways in human traditions from Paganism to Christianity. It seems also to be something of a turning point for wildlife, much of which has to do with the light: there's more of it. VCE Research Associate Bryan Pfeiffer explains on his blog.
White-winged Crossbill on a salty roadway © Nick Tepper
A Salty Situation
While I was cruising down I-91 the other day, I could not help but notice a bunch of American Crows snacking on the side of the road. At first glance, it appeared that they were simply picking at the snow. If I had been able to stop and examine the situation with greater care, I am sure that I would have discovered their actual snack—road salt.
Road salt, or rock salt, is typically halite, the unpurified version of table salt (sodium chloride (NaCl)). Since it still contains impurities, it often looks like coarsely ground rocks. Several bird species—particularly those in the family Fringillidae, including Purple Finches, Pine Siskins, and Grosbeaks—are highly attracted to road salt. This may be because it looks like grit, or small, crushed stones that many birds ingest to help grind up food in their crop. Birds do not have the same capacity to metabolize salt as mammals, which means that they are susceptible to salt toxicity. Ingesting too much salt may be fatal, but it is difficult for researchers to retrieve bird carcasses from the wild to determine the prevalence of salt toxicity deaths. However, eating roadside salt poses another risk—car collisions. Researchers have dubbed road salt a "fatal attraction" for birds because they often get hit by speeding cars when flying in to feed.
Birds are not the only organisms that have to worry about road salt. Many trees and plants near roads suffer from increased salt levels. If you have ever passed a stand of browning conifers when traveling on roads that receive heavy salt loads, know that excess salt probably contributed to their condition. Salinization of surface waters near major roadways is also deeply concerning for the health of aquatic ecosystems. Amphibians such as Spotted Salamanders are highly sensitive to increased salt levels and can experience high mortality levels if they try to reproduce in surface waters that are too close to salty roads. Even humans can be affected. Road salt does not decompose after being dumped—only dilution reduces its potential impact. However, this rock salt solution can leach into groundwater and other drinking water supplies, negatively impacting kidney, liver, and cardiovascular health over time.
On a more upbeat note, many agencies are taking the dangers of rock salt seriously and exploring alternative options to keep people and wildlife safe. Travel with care this February, and watch out for ice and wildlife alike!
Crows Come Home to Roost
By Kent McFarland
With the sun dropping below the hills, the chase was on. The crows had gathered by the hundreds behind the store fronts in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. They'd streamed in from all directions, calling loudly on arrival. Some perched in sumac trees and picked at the seeds. Others cried out on our approach. Then, without warning, they were off. The game was afoot!
We followed them as best we could, zig-zagging through traffic and city streets, as they streamed from the pre-roost towards their final destination. With the light fading fast, we found them. Thousands of crows, with more arriving by the second, gathered in the trees and on the ground. Sometimes swirling up into the air over our heads in a great cloud of black birds, then settling down again in the trees with a cacophony of calls.
Join us on Outdoor Radio as we track down a huge winter crow roost and talk about why these amazing birds gather in such large flocks. We'll even talk about why they are sometimes called a murder of crows.
Ted Jastrzembski says:
I always look forward to the Field Guide, the writing is first rate, as it is for all the VCE publications. Who knew that coyotes were mostly monogamous? And those hordes of crows in West Leb gathering for cocktails?
Micki Colbeck says:
Nice job, Julia. Well written and researched.
Marcia Haas says:
Love the monthly newsletter and field guide to the month! I'm not a VT resident but most of the articles are also applicable to Massachusetts. Thanks so much!!
Kit Allen says:
Always learn SO much from these newsletters!
Liz Blum says:
Thank you Julia. So well written. I am sending this to my 8 year old granddaughter to read and watch. She loves learning about wild animals.
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Achille Piccini (1911-1995) – allenatore di calcio e calciatore italiano
 Andrea Piccini (1978) – pilota automobilistico italiano
 Augusto Piccini (1854-1905) – chimico italiano
 Cristiano Piccini (1992) – calciatore italiano
 Daniele Piccini (1972) – filologo e poeta italiano
 Elisabetta Piccini, anche nota come Suor Isabella o Isabella Piccinni (1644-1734) – monaca italiana, specialista dell'incisione
 Giovanni Giuseppe Piccini (1661-1723) – scultore e intagliatore del legno
 Giulio Piccini, in arte Jarro (1849-1915) – scrittore e giornalista italiano
 Giuseppe Maria Piccini o Pizzini (1607-1648) – vescovo cattolico italiano
 Max Piccini (1899-1974) – scultore italiano
 Pierluigi Piccini (1952) – politico italiano
 Silvio Piccini (1877-1954) – architetto e scultore italiano

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Three 'Islamic clerics' held for 'exploiting' women
September 18, 2019 by AsToldbyAda (ATA), posted in Crime, Faith, News, Nigeria
Police in Ogun State have arrested three persons claiming to be Islamic clerics who allegedly swindle female victims in addition to sexually exploiting them.
The suspects Aliu Abdulfatai, 50, Sule Adebayo, 36, and Lekan Olokodana, 31, were arrested following complaints by one of their female victims who reported the alleged offence at the Adigbe police station.
She accused the suspects of duping her of N70,000, and one of them also raping her.
The female victim is said to be a marketer with a real estate firm and was canvassing for subscribers when she came across the suspects.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed this in a release, stated that the suspects having got the lady to believe they were interested in buying land, soon introduced the importance of special prayers to her.
Abimbola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, added that the suspects said they saw her in a vision being under a spell and that she needed special deliverance prayers to break the spell. She fell for it.
"They succeeded in fraudulently obtaining the sum of N70,000 from her after they lured her into their house where one of them forcefully raped her.
"On the strength of her complaint, the Divisional Police Officer for Adigbe Division, Augustine Opadile, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), detailed detectives to go after the suspects, and apprehended them while waiting for the victim to bring money they demanded from her," Abimbola stated.
According to the police spokesman, while one the suspects escaped arrest, others upon interrogation confessed to being fraudsters.
They also confessed that swindling people is their means of livelihood while it was also revealed that one of them has used proceeds of fraudulent act to build a private school in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
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