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J Street Cheers U.S. Rebuke of Benjamin Netanyahu
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By JTA March 22, 2015
J Street leaders said they would back the Obama administration as it reconsiders how it deals with Israel in international arenas.
Jeremy Ben-Ami, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group's president, lauded the new approach at the outset of its annual conference Saturday in Washington.
"We are very glad to hear the Obama administration is reconsidering its approach to the Israeli Palestinian conflict," Ben-Ami said.
President Barack Obama has said he is reevaluating U.S. diplomacy in the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim on the eve of March 17 elections that there would not be a Palestinian state while he was prime minister.
Obama has not elaborated, but media have quoted U.S. officials as saying that moves could include presenting the parameters of a final status outcome at the United Nations and no longer vetoing U.N. Security Council resolutions calling on Israel to halt settlement expansion.
"It is time for the United States to restate the view it has always had that settlements are illegal and its time to give action to those words," Ben-Ami said, adding that the organization continued to back the close defense relationship between the United States and Israel.
Morton Halperin, the head of J Street's board, said that Netanyahu's reelection was clarifying, citing his ostensible pivot on two states as well as his call on election day for Likud voters to turn out to counter Arabs who were voting. He said Netanyahu's retreat from those positions after the position was not credible.
"We cannot proceed as if we believe in the third incarnation of Netanyahu and believe he wants a two-state solution, or to believe that he is not a racist, and we must react to this new reality," he said.
J Street is also launching a campaign to encourage Jewish organizations to distinguish between Israel and the West Bank, including in fundraising.
"We plan to challenge Jewish communal institutions to remember the physical and symbolic significance of the 'green line,'" said Jeremy Ben-Ami, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group's president, at the outset of its annual conference Saturday in Washington.
Among questions Ben-Ami encouraged the 3,000 activists present to ask was whether Jewish fund-raising reached West Bank settlements.
"Do the Jewish institutions that you give money to, does your money stay within the green line?" he said. He also encouraged the activists, including over 1,000 students, to replace maps of Israel in Jewish institutions with maps that clearly delineate Israel and the West Bank.
Jeremy Ben-Ami

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Category: Unseen
I recently read that men would get 70 wives in paradise.Is that true?
I recently read that men would get 70 wives in paradise.Is that true?or are they 70 slaves which they will get for their wives?
And if they are 70 wives why is it so?why not 1 wife who gave so many sacrifices for him in this world?Jazakallah.
Seventy hoors in Paradise
Your Question: �.I recently read that men would get 70 wives in paradise.Is that true?
Dear and beloved Sister in Islam, what exactly will happen after one�s death, in the grave, on the Day of Judgment, in Hell Fire or in Paradise, etc�.are all events and information of the �unseen�; and without an iota of a doubt, none possesses the knowledge of the �unseen� except the All-Knowing, All-Wise Lord Who Created.�
Thus for any information regarding the �unseen� the believers are only to believe with absolute conviction in what the Lord has Declared in Truth in His Glorious Quran; and what the Lord Most Majestic chose to make known to His Last and Final Messenger (saws), who in turn informed the believers about it.�
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqan verses 15-16:
Ask them, �Is this (the Fire) better, or the Everlasting Gardens which have been promised to the God-fearing, righteous people (men and women)?�.�� That will be the recompense of their good deeds and the final destination of their journey, wherein, they will get everything they desire,� and wherein they will dwell forever.�� This is a promise which your Lord has taken upon Himself to fulfill.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 32 Surah Sajdah verse 17:
No living being knows what comfort of the eyes has been kept hidden from them (in Paradise), as a recompense for their (righteous) deeds!
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Allah, The High and Exalted He is, said, 'I have prepared for My pious slaves (men and women) things (in Paradise) which have never been seen by an eye, or heard by an ear, or imagined by a human being.'
Allah has promised the fortunate dwellers of Paradise, whether men or women, that they will receive whatever they desire and more�much, much more!�� Whatever they may desire for, no matter how small or big,� will be provided for them instantly by the Grace and Mercy of their Lord Most Bounteous.��� They will be treated like honored and VVIP guests of the Lord of the worlds!� Forever!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 50 Surah Qaaf verse 35:
There they (the men and women of Paradise) shall have all that they will desire,� and We have with Us yet more for them!
Your Question (again): �.I recently read that men would get 70 wives in paradise.Is that true?
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 5648������� Narrated by Abu Sa'id
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "The lowliest of the inhabitants of Paradise will be he who has eighty thousand servants, seventy-two wives, and for whom a round pavilion of pearls, chrysoprase� and rubies as large as the distance between al-Jabiyah and San'a will be set up. Those who are to go to Paradise, who die whether young or old, will come into Paradise aged thirty and never grow older. The same applies to those who will go to Hell. They will wear crowns, the smallest pearl of which will illuminate the space between the east and the west. When a believer in Paradise wishes for a child, its conception, delivery and growth to full age will be accomplished in a moment as he wishes."�
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3834������� Narrated by Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "The martyr receives six good things from Allah: he is forgiven at the first shedding of his blood; he is shown his abode in Paradise; he is preserved from the punishment in the grave; he is kept safe from the greatest terror; he has placed on his head the crown of honour, a ruby of which is better than the world and what it contains; he is married to seventy-two wives of the maidens with large dark eyes; and is made intercessor for seventy of his relatives."
The Messenger of Allah (saws) did indeed make it known that each person will have seventy-two righteous and pious wives provided for them by their Lord Most Gracious in the Realms of Paradise.
Your Question: �..And if they are 70 wives why is it so?why not 1 wife who gave so many sacrifices for him in this world?
Why the Lord Willed to provide multiple mansions and not one for each fortunate dweller of Paradise�.why canals of milk, and honey, and natural springs and why not tubes, or wells, or oceans�..and why fruits and flesh of animals and not nuts and berries�.and why seventy-two pure and righteous wives and not only one, etc�.are the Determinations of the Lord Most Wise, Most Supreme Alone!
Without an iota of a doubt, the married couple amongst the believers who lived their lives on this earth in the obedience and awe of Allah Subhanah and both were fortunate enough to enter Paradise, the Lord Most High, Most Merciful will re-unite the pious couple in Paradise to live together in peace and luxury for ever.
The nature granted by Allah to women is not the same that was granted to men. Unlike men, a woman is not polygamous by nature.� The things that a woman desires most from her husband is that he love her,� cherish her,� honor her, respect her,� and treat her like a queen.� And every woman also has the desire to be the most beautiful of all!���
Thus, of all the heavenly wives of the righteous men of Paradise, Allah will make his righteous wife of this world to be the most beautiful amongst all of his heavenly wives!� And she will be like the queen of the household and live with her husband and their children in abundance, peace, harmony, bliss, and joy for ever!�� She, like all the fortunate dwellers of Paradise, will be granted whatever she desires, as promised by Allah Subhanah in His Glorious Quran.��
No living being knows what comfort of the eyes has been kept hidden from them,� as a recompense for their (righteous) deeds!


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Chapter 2: Some Important Basic Concepts
Chapter 3: What You Need To Know About Evidence
Chapter 4: The Process of Investigation
Chapter 5: Strategic Investigative Response
Chapter 6: Applying the Investigative Tools
Chapter 7: Witness Management
Chapter 8: Crime Scene Management
Chapter 9: Interviewing, Questioning, and Interrogation
Chapter 10: Forensic Sciences
Chapter 11: Summary
Study Questions and Answers
List of Links by Chapter for Print Users
Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking
Rod Gehl is a retired police Inspector, and an instructor of criminal investigation for International Programs and the Law Enforcement Studies Program at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. These ongoing teaching engagements are preceded by 35 years of policing experience as criminal investigator and a leader of multi-agency major case management teams. From his experiences Rod has been a keynote speaker at several international homicide conferences and has assisted in the development and presentation of Major Case Management courses for the Canadian Police College. For his contribution to policing he has been conferred the Lieutenant Governor's Meritorious Service Award for homicide investigation. Rod's published research on the "The Dynamics of Police Cooperation in Multi-agency Investigations" was followed by his article, titled, "Multi-agency Teams, A Leadership Challenge," featured in the US Police Chief Magazine. Rod retains a licence as a private investigator and security consultant and continues to work with regulatory compliance agencies in both public and private sector organizations for the development of their investigative training and systems.
Darryl Plecas is Professor Emeritus at University of the Fraser Valley where he worked for 34 years, most recently holding the Senior University Research Chair (RCMP) and Directorship of the Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research. As Professor Emeritus he continues to co-author work with colleagues and supervises graduate students. He also serves as Associate Research Faculty at California State University – Sacramento, and as an annually invited lecturer to the Yunnan Police College in Kunming, China. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 research reports, international journal articles, books, and other publications addressing a broad range public safety issues. He is a recipient of numerous awards, including UFV's Teaching Excellence Award, the Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology Award from the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, the Order of Abbotsford, the CCSA Award of Excellence, and the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor's Award for Public Safety. His most recent co-authored book "Evidenced Based Decision Making for Government Professionals" was awarded the 2016 Professional Development Award from the Canadian Association of Municipalities.
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TALES OF INSOMNIA DESPAIR & THE PERFECT COCKTAIL
eBook (memoir) 225 pages—10th Anniversary Edition
On Columbus Day of 2010, the love of my life, my wife of fifteen years, died suddenly in my arms of a double pulmonary embolism. This is the story of a man shattered by loss who somehow comes back to life. It's a memoir and a survival guide, with humor and an irreverent style that mitigates the sadness. It's about relationships and finding love again; about insomnia and a mind that won't go to sleep. And it's a love letter to my wife who's no longer here. And through it all, the quest for the perfect cocktail as an antidote to, as the subtitle says, "life's pummeling."
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FOTUS is unique. The main character is the young, upstart President of the United States, Alexander Jackson Rett. Handsome (in the right light), intelligent, well-dressed, dynamic. Oh yeah, I should also mention that he's a self-aware fetus in the womb who's at times petulant, petty, and downright vindictive. But there's always sumthin'. And yes, he does (eventually) come out and take charge (sans umbilical cord), and then things get interesting. And outside of a coup d'état, a terrorist attack, and an assassination attempt or two, not to mention a kinky affair with an Amazon blonde bombshell, he somehow keeps himself and the American Dream 2.0 alive—at least until the sequel.
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Valley Forge was a dark time for General Washington. Not because it was a harsh frigid winter, nor that it was the lowest point for the Rebels in the war against England, but because when the moon was full, George Washington roamed the war-torn landscape as a werewolf…
And yes, the narrative was written in eleven days (see FILM in the ABOUT section), but then came the endless editing before it was ready to be released. A good book to read on a cold winter's night in front of a warm fire, with a brandy or two. An Ebook bestseller, now available in paperback!
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Mudville is Casey at the Bat turned on its ear, seen through the sulfurous light of hellfire. It's the bottom of the ninth, the Mudville Nine are down 4-2 with two outs as Casey steps to the plate. And what follows is an apocalyptic retelling of an American folk tale. A story of violence through generations at the heart of the American dream, from the 19th century to the present day—of a people shaped by brutality, and the "better angels of our nature" becoming the killer-devils who at any moment threaten to destroy us.
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Quentin Antoine, who struggles mightily to get out of bed, travels freely in his mind (philosophically speaking) as he tries to discover the reason for his own existence. With a critical eye bordering on pathological, he dissects the slightest phenomena as he searches for a clue. Inspired by Sartre's La Nausée, the novella Still Life With Abyss chronicles Quentin Antoine's adventures of the mind as he eventually makes his way to Lyon, to cooking school, and to his surprising true calling.
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not since Jack London's Martin Eden a century before has an American writer delivered such an uncompromising broadside against the money-hungry monolith of the publishing industry. begun in October of 2003 & completed in July of 2016, angrynastyhostile is a haymaker a knock-out punch. both hilarious & deadly serious, it takes place in a single moment as a writer steps up to the podium to accept (or reject) a prestigious literary award. what follows are the permutations of the artistic mind: the art of digression, a dissenting voice, an impassioned outcry, a fulminating tirade, a contemplation, examination, vivisection of what it means to be alive & kicking at this exact moment in time
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Q: How to deal with images that have white spots because of lighting while making snapshot? Does anyone know how to remove the effect of the bright white spots on the image?
That is, these spots occur because of the lighting when photographing. As a result, these spots affect the further processing of the image.
If you cut a white spot of light from the image, then the results will be very good.
This happens if you make a picture at dark place, and because of the camera's flash the resulting image contains white spot. The whole image is dark, but with bright white spot.
If you binarize that image the result is bad too. And histogram equalization doesn't help.
It is a program, it must deal with that images with white spot. So I need some algorithm of solving that problem automatically.

A: There was some work done at MIT on compensating for poor lighting in photographs.  I don't know if it is up to the task of a very bright flash, but from my reading of the paper it seems like it ought to be (provided there was only one other major source of light when the photo was taken).  Certainly the results in the paper look very impressive.  You will find more info, including many sample imaages, at  http://people.csail.mit.edu/ehsu/work/sig08lme.

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Marist College Eastwood is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Eastwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

History
As a Marist school, Marist College Eastwood traces its inception to Marcellin Champagnat, a Catholic Priest and Pastor of La Valla in France who established the order of the Marist Brothers in 1817. Emphasising equality and support for all students, regardless of circumstance or privilege, Champagnat is considered the forefather of the Marist institution worldwide.

From establishing these Brothers, the first Marist School in Australia, St Patrick's, was established in 1872 by four Marist Brothers: Ludovic Laboureyras, Jarlath Finand, Augustinus MacDonald and Peter Tennyson, at The Rocks in Sydney.

On 2 February 1937, Brother Leopold Smith and three other Marist brothers (Brothers Ervan McDonough, Loyola Sullivan and Kenneth Harris) came to Eastwood and opened St Kevin's Boys' School, with 100 students. The school was established on the site of Eastwood House, the home built by William Rutledge and purchased by Edward Terry in 1863. Terry became the first mayor of Eastwood and later a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and Eastwood House, with its extensive gardens, orchards and sporting grounds, was the location of many hunts. The house, built in 1840 and extended in 1863, forms the central administration block for the College today, having been purchased by the Catholic Church using the Vatican's finances in 1929. The building's awnings, roofing, window panelling and structural support was renovated in 1990, and has since been partially rendered as recent as 2019 in its interior to account for contemporary trends in architecture and industrial design. In further developments, the school purchased the remaining front terraces it was neighboured by, being preserved and renovated to serve as classroom and administrative spaces as three separate 'cottages'. These buildings have since been heritage listed by the City of Ryde local government area.

The school's colours, being red, yellow and black were chosen for their iconic relation to the North Sydney Bears Rugby League team. The colours have since become an integral part of the school community, being used as a distinguishing scheme for school uniforms, musings and other media.

Following its founding as 'St Kevin's Boys' School', the 1960s saw the school being named as Marist Brothers' High School, Eastwood. In this timeframe, male students from the adjoined St Kevin's Primary School would graduate by Year 4, joining the college aged 10 in Year 5. All teachers and administrative peoples were part of the Marist Brothers or another religious missionary group, and would receive funding for the school from the local parish church and parents. To aid expansionary numbers of students, the parish allocated funding to build a new academic complex in the early 1970s, now used as the school's main science and HSIE faculty building. However, such a system was short-lived, with the Sydney Catholic Archdiocese ordering a change in curriculum and pastoral-related development that would necessitate students graduating to the college two years later in Year 6, now the final year of primary school in Australia. By 1985, the early adoption of students in a 'primary' based stream was abolished, with the school still accommodating its remaining enrolments from Year 5 and 6. Following the influx of lay teachers and other external personnel, notably with the appointment of the college's first lay principal in 1987, the name of the school was changed on 2 April 1993 to Marist College Eastwood. This was coupled with the school's transition away from the sole governance of the Marist Brothers, whose authority was amalgamated to what is now recognised as the Catholic Education Office of Sydney, or Sydney Catholic Schools. Today, Marist College Eastwood is known as a 'systemic catholic school', meaning that funding from the community is directed to the Sydney Catholic Schools body, who are responsible for adequately redistributing the resources gathered to meet the different financial needs across school communities.

In 1972 Br Oswin McKinney formed the Marist Singers of Eastwood, they performed in "Carmen" a musical and in 1974 were the official choir in "Joseph's Technicolor Dream Coat" which performed at the Seymour Centre, with Mark Holden. In 1977, Paul Bateman OAM, became the Artistic Director and produced a record called "I'm a Song, Sing Me". At the same time, Penshurst Marist boys joined the Choir and later, Hamilton Marist boys. Also in 1977, the Choir performed the opening song for the movie, Break Of Day.

In April 1999, teacher and student representatives of the school were sent to Rome, joining with other teachers and students from Marist Schools around the world to celebrate the canonisation of Marcellin Champagnat.

Through the turn of the century, the school has celebrated numerous events and experienced several renovations. In 2005, the graduating class of Year 12 donated a flagpole for use in the main school yard. This gesture was repeated in 2010, with a secondary flagpole purchased by the leaving students. The poles are now used to raise the Australian and Aboriginal flags during each morning administration period. In 2006, the backyard area of the acquired cottages was resurfaced, irrigated and landscaped to become a grass playground. The area was later redeveloped into a synthetic grass area fenced by a cage. In 2010, the college's library underwent significant redevelopment - being reopened as the 'Father Peter Ryan Learning Centre', aided through a government grant of $200,000 from the now defunct National School Pride Program, instilled by the Rudd Government in 2009. In the same year, laptops were deployed to all students in accordance with the National Secondary School Computer Fund. Being beneficial to backpack weight, academic research and technological integration, laptops remain in use throughout the school; albeit in a BYOD (bring your own device) scheme. In 2012, the school celebrated its 75th anniversary at St Mary's Cathedral, with the college's first enrolled boy - Jim Maloney - in attendance. The college additionally celebrated its 80th anniversary in February 2017 - coinciding with the 200th year of Marist-led education in Australia. In 2015, following an extensive 10-year planning process, the multi-purpose 'Montagne Centre' was built on the fringe of the college campus, facilitating greater enrolment capacity and recreational activities. In anticipation for the centre's construction, students established a YouTube channel documenting the process of its creation, titled 'MCETV' in 2014. The channel is currently used to publicise commentary on wider school life, including sport reports, academic events and 'Malloy Cup' proceedings, and often livestreams content pertaining to school assemblies and other internally based material.

In 2019, the school refurbished a variety of classrooms, installing new chairs, tables and other technology. The main renovations were made to A-Block, installing new carpet flooring and overhanging LED lights. Some classroom walls were also rendered, with a set of wooden facades placed on each room's ceiling for decorative purposes. Furthermore, most closed windows were replaced with a single sliding door to provide a more modern look. The main college offices were also renovated with the same interior design.

In 2020, the college transitioned away from its traditional latin motto of 'Respice Finem', replacing its past ubiquity on all school material with a slogan describing 'A Daring Faith', 'A Dynamic Education' and a 'Holistic Personhood'. The Latin phrase, however, remains on the college crest.

In 2021, with an additional variety of grants and other monetary support, the school erected several demountable structures at the once vacant block adjacent to Shaftsbury Road, accounting for further enrolment expansions. Other classrooms and previously defunct facilities in the cottages in C-Block were additionally renovated, and are now used as speciality classes and office spaces. With an emphasis on environmental sustainability, the college has also installed solar panels on the library, now formerly known as the Father Peter Ryan Learning Centre. This facility, having been renovated in 2010, was rendered and redesigned once again in 2021 with new interiors and solar powered electricity generation. Furthermore, an indigenous mural was placed on the face of the library building itself, representing the Wallumettagal people associated with the Ryde, Hunters Hill and Parramatta regions.

In 2022, the college celebrated 85 years of existence. B-Block was renovated through removing two administration offices on the ground level in order to add an additional classroom. The scaffolding staircase accompanying the demountable buildings were removed, with a permanent concrete stairwell and walkway installed.

In 2023, the school renovated the existing Champagnat Court area, installing new outdoor seating and a painting a walkway in place of the existing handball courts. The Creative and Performing Arts rooms located in the A-block precinct was refurbished with new TV equipment and drones to support the college's ongoing MCETV initiative.

House System
There are four houses, all of which are named after people who have contributed to the development of the school:

Since 2005, students have been provided with 'house shirts' to be worn at sporting carnivals as a means to display their affiliation to a particular house. The shirts are often worn by students on sport-related events and other pastoral activities.

Throughout the school year, students compete for these houses in an Athletics and Swimming Carnival. From the results garnered from these events, the 'Malloy Cup' is a trophy presented to the winning house at the conclusion of the school year for the aggregated sporting and academic achievements of pupils. The trophy is often regarded as a competitive element of college life, as students contribute 'points' in an attempt to attain it for the house they represent. The competition is named in honour of Mr Frank Malloy, a former principal of the college serving from 1999 to 2003.

Sport, spirituality and extracurricular activities
The school was formally a member of the now defunct Metropolitan Catholic Schools Sports Association (MCS) competition, where they play against schools in Sydney's metropolitan region. MCS sports include association football, rugby sevens, cricket, swimming, Australian rules football, tennis, basketball, athletics, triathlon, golf, volleyball, and rugby league.

In 2021, the school joined the Sydney Catholic Schools Sports Association (SCS), an expanded continuation of the MCS competition where a greater variety of sports were offered for the first time, including Diving, Baseball and Mountain Biking.

Additionally, the college offers the opportunity for students to compete in chess, public speaking, debating, musical bands, and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Furthermore, the Maths Challenge for Young Australians is held annually, measuring student scores in abstract mathematical problems and logistical reasoning.

In 2009, the school's rugby 10s team won the NSW Rugby Tens Championships. Only 22 points were scored against them in the entire series.

Over a 10-year period, the College was known to have dominated in regional swimming events and competitions, being described as a 'decade of dominance'. In 2014, the school won its tenth championship in a row at the Metropolitan Catholic Schools Swimming meet.

On a triennial cycle, school staff and students part-take in the ceremonies of World Youth Day, an event coordinated by the Catholic Church to collate international communities of young adults to a singular venue within a given country. When the event was held in Sydney, in 2008, student representatives gathered in the eastern suburbs to see the speech of Pope Benedict XVI at the Randwick Racecourse. The most recent event was held in the Central-American country of Panama in Panama City throughout January 2019, and the next is scheduled in the Portuguese city of Lisbon in 2023. Likewise, the Australian Catholic Youth Festival is a biennial national event at which the school participates in, with the most recent gathering occurring in Perth in 2019.

Likewise, the college annually raises funds for the Project Compassion initiative, organised by missionary group Caritas Australia. Various school-wide events and initiatives occur in anticipation for donations and other monetary support in pastoral activity.

Under the guidance of Sydney Catholic Schools, the school student body participates in the 10:10 Project, a youth ministry initiative that connects them to other schools in the network.

Moreover, the school actively organises a 'European Tour' within a similar 3-year timeframe. With a 'cultural' and 'religious' group of students selected for travel, the college's representatives visit the significant sites of Marcellin Champagnat in France, whilst participating in viewing various sporting events across the western portions of the continent. The cultural group often sends an association football and rugby union team to compete against local sporting academies and schools in the touring region.

In a similar tradition, an 'Immersion Tour' is often organised, generally for students to visit a disadvantaged country or location within Australia for the purpose of humanitarian and missionary principles. However, this annual occurrence was disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The college actively organises an annual 'Market Day', where the wider school community contributes consumer items for purchase in a marketplace-like environment to raise funding for a particular charitable or tangible cause. Additionally, the school hosts an 'Open Day', where prospective parents can view the contents and characteristics of the college through meeting staff and student members.

Student representatives are often invited to participate in the City of Ryde's Granny Smith Festival Parade, raising publicity and awareness for the local region.

Tuition

Under compliance with the New South Wales Education Standards Authority, Marist College Eastwood offers all subjects in the organisation's 'Category A' section; at minimum through a remote or distance learning model. 'Category B' courses, often known as 'Non-ATAR' subjects, are additionally offered dependent on teacher availability and interested students.

For students who wish to leave the college by Year 10, yet still wish to undertake further tertiary studies, a bridging and feeder college for vocational education - Southern Catholic College - is located in the Sydney suburb of Burwood, offering a variety of programs to accommodate apprenticeships, traineeships and other physical skills.

Principals
Being of religious and lay affiliations, the following individuals have served as Principals of Marist College Eastwood:

School Song
As with many Marist Schools, the offical school song of Marist College Eastwood is the Suub Tuum (eng. Under thy Protection), the earliest recorded Marian Prayer and Hymn dedicated towards the Patron of the Marist Brothers, Mary. The song is sung at the conclusion of College assemblies and Masses, as well as victory chant after a win in representatives sport.

Controversy
The former principal, Brother Patrick (Thomas Butler), was adversely named in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Marist Brother Dacian (Kevin Jewell) was convicted and sentenced in early 2021 for abuse he committed during his time at Marist Brothers Eastwood in the 1960s. In Sydney District Court in 1995, aged 41, Phillip John Hardy was sentenced to 11 years' jail (with a minimum of seven years before parole) for sexual offences committed against a boy during an eight-year period, in 1978-1986, when the boy was aged from 8 to 16. During the time of the offences, Hardy was teaching at Marist Brothers College, Eastwood, Sydney, where he was in charge of "religious studies".

Alumni
As a school registered within the New South Wales Education Standards Authority, Marist College Eastwood has gradually improved its HSC result rankings over the last decade, and received a historically high ranking of 95th in the 2021 HSC. As of the 2022 HSC, the school is now 143rd in the state. The majority of graduating students enter tertiary enrolment to a university, with the local Macquarie University accounting for the majority of pupil output. Upon a student leaving the college, they are invited to part-take in the school's Old Boys Association, whom actively meet in reunions and committee hearings or gatherings to discuss manners pertaining to the wider school community. To date, over 6000 boys have been educated by the college.

 Warren Boland – former rugby league player Western Suburbs Magpies and Balmain Tigers
Lloyd Brodrick  – Australian Ambassador to Poland

 Victor Dominello – politician and current New South Wales state member for the Electoral district of Ryde
 Philip Esler  (HSC 1970) – lawyer, academic administrator and academic; tenured as the Portland Chair in New Testament Studies at the University of Gloucestershire
Emmanuel Fakiye – represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's Triple Jump
 John Filan – former Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Coventry City and Sydney FC football player and goalkeeping coach
 Dave Gilbert – former Australian cricketer and CEO of NSW cricket association
 Richard Gill – former conductor, music educator, and advocate for the music education of children (1941-2018)
 Nick Lah (former staff member) – Northern Suburbs Rugby Club player
 Jordan Lane – current City of Ryde Mayo and Liberal Candidate for the State seat of Ryde
 Peter Lonard – former Australian professional golfer
 Spencer Martin – former Australian Racing Driver
Terence Mullane – Consul General of Morocco to Australia and Pacific States
 Paul Newton – artist and Archibald Prize winner
 Rory O'Donoghue – Australian actor and musician (1948-2017)
 Mark O'Neill – former rugby league player with Wests Tigers
 Matt Parish – former rugby league player Balmain Tigers; former assistant coach New South Wales State of Origin team; present coach Samoa national rugby league team
 Gavin Robertson – former Australian cricketer
 Peter Ryan  (HSC 1979) – current chief ABC business journalist and former Washington bureau

 Bernie Shakeshaft – founder of the BackTrack communal youth program and recipient of the 2020 Australian Local Hero Award
 Aziz Shavershian – former bodybuilder and Internet celebrity otherwise known as Zyzz (1989-2011)

See also

 Catholic education in Australia
 List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
 Marist Brothers

References

External links

Boys' schools in New South Wales
Educational institutions established in 1937
Catholic secondary schools in Sydney
Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Eastwood, New South Wales
1937 establishments in Australia

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Four Girls and Two Boys Picked to Represent Georgia at the 2013 Junior Eurovision
Virginia López / 1st August 2013 at 17:38 / Junior Eurovision Song Contest / Georgia
Georgia 2013 Junior Eurovision representatives
Six children have been internally chosen by the Georgian broadcaster GPB to represent Georgia in Kyiv. They have been selected among the twenty-two talented candidates aged between 10 and 15 years old from across Georgia who took part in the auditions which were held last week.
The youngest member of the group is Mariam Shavladze who is 10 years old and the oldest is Luka Gogiberidze (14) who is well known in his home country since he took part in the talent show called New Child Voice and whose biggest hobby is playing guitar.
Mariam Samushia, Tamta Diasamidze and Saba Chachua have huge experience, despite their young age, of taking part in music competitions for children and they have also participated in different television projects but this is not the case of Ana Kvantaliani who will perform for the first time in her life on a big stage in Kyiv.
It has not been decided yet how they are going to name themselves as a band or how will be their song but so far we know that their Junior Eurovision entry will be produced by Giga Kukhianidze who has been traditionally behind most of the Georgian Junior songs such as the entries that led the groups Bzikebi and Candy to victory in 2008 and 2011 respectively.
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Source: junioreurovision.tv, EuroVisionary
Six children have been internally chosen by the Georgian broadcaster GPB to represent Georgia in Kyiv. They have been selected among the twenty-two talented candidates aged between 10 and 15 years old from across Georgia who took part in the auditions which were held last week. The youngest member of the group is Mariam Shavladze… Read more
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Native American Month talk tackles mascots, Thanksgiving alternative
Home » Native American Month talk tackles mascots, Thanksgiving alternative
Fresno State's observance of Native American Heritage Month will continue with three lectures this week by Dr. Cornel Pewewardy, professor and director of Indigenous Nations Studies at Portland State University.
These free, public lectures will examine Indigenous peoples' experience with colonialism, development and globalization. All of the lectures will be held in the Agricultural Science building, room 109 (west of Satellite Student Union).
Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. – "Why Society should not ignore the Indian mascot controversy"
Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 5 -6 p.m. – "How the Grinch stole Thanksgiving: Alternatives to celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday"
Wednesday Nov. 19 from 3 -4:30 p.m.—"Walk a mile in my redface: Indigenous resurgence and self-determination sustainability"
Pewewardy's research has explored Native American mascots in schools and media, recruiting/retention of Native students in higher education, Indigenous teaching processes, Indigenous urban and reservation-based teacher education, culturally responsive tribal colleges, transformational Indigenous schools, Indigenous identity (de)construction, Indigenous community-based participatory research methods and ethnomusicology (digitizing tribal music).
While many schools around the country use Indian mascots and logos, Pewewardy believes this is an inauthentic representation of Indigenous cultures. In an essay for Educators Resources, he disagrees with school officials who think they are honoring Indigenous Peoples with Indian mascots, arguing that the practice is offensive.
"There's nothing in Indigenous cultures that I'm aware of that aspires to be a mascot, logo, or nickname for athletic teams," he said. "Indigenous Peoples would never have associated the sacred practices of becoming a warrior with the hoopla of a pep rally, half-time entertainment, or a side-kick to cheerleaders."
The lectures are co-sponsored by the American Indian Studies Program, the American Indian Faculty and Staff Association and First Nations Indigenous Students Association.
For more information contact Dr. Charles Ettner, American Indian Studies Program coordinator, at 559.278.8831 or 559.278.2048.
Dr. Cornel Pewewardy
First Nations Indigenous Student Organization of Fresno State
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Freak mishap leaves family heartbroken
Published 7:21 pm Friday, January 2, 2009
GATESVILLE – Family was always so important to Linda Edwards.
Perhaps it was only fitting that her family was by her side when she departed this life on December 31.
In what can only be described as a freak mishap, the 52-year-old Bethel Christian Academy (BCA) teacher died after a tree fell on a vehicle in which she was a front seat passenger.
Joined by her husband, David "Dave" Edwards, and two sons, Brian and Paul, the family was en route back to their Gatesville home from visiting family in Maryland. Mr. Edwards was behind the wheel of the family's van, traveling on a stretch of Highway 35 in Sussex County, Va. when a pine tree snapped due to Wednesday's high winds (gusts up to 60 mph).
"As we got off Interstate 95 and got on Hwy 35 going toward Courtland (Va.), a huge pine tree snapped about a third way up from the ground and came down on our van," Mr. Edwards said. "Linda was knocked out and we called 9-1-1. I checked and she had a pulse, but was so confined around the damage that we could not recline or open her passenger side door."
Mr. Edwards, who only received minor cuts, went to on say that the vehicle's windshield shattered and the front passenger side of the van received the most of the impact. The portion of the tree that struck the van, according to Edwards, was 40 inches in diameter and 20 feet in length.
Neither of the couple's two sons, who were back seat passengers, was injured. What was even more amazing was that the family's pet dog – "Zorro" who was in Mrs. Edwards lap at the time of the incident – was not injured.
"It was just a freakish thing," Mr. Edwards said. "The tree came out of nowhere. I didn't have time to react."
Edwards said his wife had a weak pulse when emergency responders arrived.
"They had to use the Jaws of Life to get to Linda," Edwards said, referring to a device that pries apart metal. "Even then they had to slide her out of the van through the driver's side door."
Mrs. Edwards was rushed to Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Va.
"We all decided to pray as we waited for news as they said they were working on her," Mr. Edwards recalled. "Our fears and sorrows were confirmed when the doctor came in and said that Linda had received severe brain damage from the tree and never regained consciousness. He said they continued rescue breathing procedures, but all attempts failed. It hit us all very hard."
The tragic news traveled fast back to the Roanoke-Chowan area.
"It is just a tragic situation," said BCA Principal Chris Howerton. "We're all shocked. Mrs. Edwards was a special person. She could sit down beside a child and just had a way with them."
Howerton said he had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Edwards and prayed with him over the telephone.
"We've assured them we will be there for them in any way we can," Howerton said.
The principal also said counseling would be available to any student who felt like they needed it.
"Pastor Buddy and Cheryl (Denton) immediately have gotten involved," Howerton said. "We'll all be available to any student who needs us. As a Christian school, we feel like students can go to their teachers, the pastor, Cheryl or myself and we will be able to talk to them."
Edwards had been away from the school for more than a month due to knee surgery, but Howerton said they were looking forward to her return.
"We saw her at the Christmas party as she indicated she would let me know over the holidays if she was feeling well enough to return," he said. "It's a terrible loss."
Carolyn Pearce, Adult Services Supervisor with the Hertford County Department of Social Services (where Mrs. Edwards worked for five years) called her former employee a "good social worker."
"She worked well with people and did a lot of volunteer work," Pearce noted.
At her church, Union Baptist, Mrs. Edwards served as a Sunday School teacher for youngsters as well as a member of the church choir.
"The last memory I have of Linda was the smile on her face as she sang with the choir during our Christmas Cantata," said the Rev. Curtis Pixler, pastor of Union Baptist. "You could see the joy on her face and her love for Christ as she sang."
He continued, "Joyful, faithful and committed, those three words sum up Linda Edwards. Because of her commitment to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Linda is in Heaven."
Meanwhile, her family holds fast to memories.
"She was a great wife and mother," Mr. Edwards said. "We had been married for over 30 years. It will be hard to adjust to life without her."
Echoing Rev. Pixler's thoughts, David Edwards said he knew exactly where his wife is now located.
"We know that Linda, without a doubt, is with the Lord and no longer has any pain or suffering, or problems with diabetes, or having to go through physical therapy which she dreaded and hated," he said "She has received the perfect healing and she is rejoicing in Heaven."
Despite battling his grief, Mr. Edwards, a teacher/coach at Gates County High School, closed by offering words we can all live by.
"I ask that none of you take each other for granted and that you show your love for each other every day that you can with a hug, a rub, a kiss, and an 'I love you' from time to time," he said. "We all were blessed because Linda and her family came into our lives, we are all better because of it. Perhaps Jesus will come back soon for all of us that have received him as Lord and Savior so that we can be together again."
A celebration of life service will be held for Linda Edwards at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10 at Union Baptist Church.
(Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Staff Writer Thadd White contributed to this story.)
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ʿALĪTIGIN, the usual name in the sources for ʿALĪ B. ḤASAN or HĀRŪN BOḠRA KHAN, member of the Hasanid or eastern branch of the Qarakhanid family, ruler in Transoxania during the early 5th/11th century (d. 425/1034). We known about ʿAlītigin almost wholly through his hostile relations with the Ghaznavid sultans Maḥmūd and Masʿūd, who endeavored at various points to intervene in Transoxania or to support rival members of the Qarakhanid family against him. ʿAlītigin had been imprisoned by his rival Manṣūr Arslan Khan b. ʿAlī, but managed to escape. He secured the aid of the Oghuz Turkmen bands led by Arslan Esrāʾīl b. Salǰūq that had earlier been deflected from Ḵᵛārazm. In 411/1020-21 he conquered Bokhara, extending his power all over Soḡd; he adopted the totemistic title of Yïgan-tigin and the official designation of Arslan Ilig. With a secure base in the rich cities of Bokhara and Samarqand, ʿAlītigin rapidly made himself a force in the politics of Central Asia, exciting the jealousy of his brother Yūsof Qadïr Khan of Kāšḡar and Ḵotan. The latter joined the Ghaznavid Sultan Maḥmūd against ʿAlītigin and his Saljuq allies; in 415/1024 Maḥmūd invaded Transoxania, and ʿAlītigin had to flee from Samarqand to the steppes. A formal alliance was then concluded at Samarqand between Maḥmūd and Yūsof Qadïr Khan, with marriage unions between the two dynasties (416/1025); but ʿAlītigin returned, defeated his brother, and compelled him to evacuate his possessions. It is probable that Maḥmūd was not overanxious to see ʿAlītigin's power entirely destroyed or to facilitate the passing of the whole of Turkestan under Yūsof Qadïr Khan's control. Around 423/1021-22 we find ʿAlītigin, with the title Tamḡač Boḡra Qara Ḵāqān, dominant once more in Transoxania; his coins give the honorifics Bahāʾ-al-dawla, Qoṭb-al-dawla, Naṣr-al-mella, and ʿAżod-al-dīn.
Sultan Masʿūd continued his father's policy of hostility towards ʿAlītigin, even though he had been prepared to seek the latter's help in order to secure the throne in Ḡazna in 421/1030. Masʿūd now embarked on a plan to wrest Transoxania from ʿAlītigin and to give it to Yūsof Qadïr Khan's second son, Masʿūd's brother-in-law, Moḥammad Boḡra Khan. The sultan's trusty commander, the Ḵᵛārazmšāh Altuntaš (Āltūntāš), accordingly invaded Transoxania from Ḵᵛārazm in 433/1032; an indecisive battle took place at Dabūsīya outside Bokhara between the Ghaznavid forces and ʿAlītigin and his Saljuq allies. Although Altuntaš was mortally wounded, his forces were able to execute a successful withdrawal, and peace was made. However, Altuntaš's de facto successor in Ḵᵛārazm, his son Hārūn, showed signs of rebelliousness against Masʿūd and in 435/1034 allied with ʿAlītigin; plans were made for a joint attack on northern Khorasan, but ʿAlītigin died. His sons endeavored to maintain their father's position in Transoxania, but within a few years had to cede power there to the rising figure of Böritigin from the rival ʿAlid branch of the Qarakhanid family, the later Tamḡač Khan Ebrāhīm (ca. 444/1052-460/ 1068).
The main primary sources are scattered mentions in Gardīzī, Bayhaqī, and Ebn al-Aṯīr.
For secondary sources, see Barthold, Turkestan3, pp. 280-86, 294-302.
Idem, Four Studies on the History of Central Asia. III. A History of the Turkman People, Leiden, 1962, pp. 103, 106-07.
M. Nazim, The Life and Times of Sulṭān Maḥmūd of Ghazna, Cambridge, 1931, pp. 53-55.
O. Pritsak, "Karachanidische Streitfragen 1-4," Oriens 3, 1950, pp. 216-24.
Idem, "Die Karachaniden," Der Islam 21, 1954, pp. 31-36.
For coinage, see R. Vasmer, "Zur Münzkunde der Qarāḫāniden," in MSOS, AS. 32, 1930, pp. 83-104.


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Ron Rash: The Cove
by Ron Rash (2012)
Ecco (2012)
Though I often get emails inviting me to participate in blog tours (where a bunch of bloggers schedule a succession of reviews of an author's new book), I've never done one until today. I just couldn't give up a chance to read and review Ron Rash's The Cove because, after a recent taste of what Rash can write (my brief thoughts on his short story "The Trusty" here), I really want to get to know this regionalist author better (click here to read a short piece he wrote about regionalism's power to evoke the universal).
The cove of this story is situated in North Carolina. In the novel's brief prologue, which takes place in the late-1940s, a TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) worker has arrived at the town of Mars Hill. Used to being despised (in part because of his Kansas accent), the government worker is a bit taken back when the residents of Mars Hill show no signs of resistance when he says he's come to create a new lake that will bury the old cove. "You can't bury that cove deep enough for me, an older man named Parton said, and those sharing the store bench with him nodded in agreement." The only real push-back he has received is from a college professor who thinks the cove may be the last habitat for the Carolina Parakeet. The man proceeds to check out the cove itself, feeling "how little this place would change once underwater. Already dark and silent." A slightly misleading tone is set when he finds a well, dips the bucket deep to the water, and pulls out a human skull.
The remainder of the novel takes us back to the last year of World War I. Laurel and Hank Shelton are brother and sister. Their parents moved to the cove but have since died, seeming to confirm what people have thought all along: the cove is a cursed place. "The Cherokee had stayed away from the cove, and the first white family to settle here had all died of smallpox." Hank has recently returned home from the war with only one hand. Their only help comes from an 81-year-old man named Slidell. We find out that "[e]ven Preacher Goins, who'd bibled her mother's funeral, made sure he left before dark. He hadn't taken Laurel's hand or hugged her and Laurel knew the why of that too." So Laurel, shunned because people think the cove has taken her over and that she's a witch (though she's never done anything to harm anyone), lives an incredibly lonely life with little prospect of happiness. She doesn't even know what happiness would feel like.
One day, Laurel thinks she hears a Carolina Parakeet singing. She investigates and, to her surprise, she finds a strange man playing a silver flute. She spies on him for a few days until she finds him sick, finally taking him to her cabin and telling Hank about the stranger. I don't think I need to elaborate on any of the details here; it is sufficient to say that this plays out much like we might expect: both Hank and Laurel overcome any early misgivings they have about the stranger, whose name, they find out, is Walter. Walter cannot talk, but he shows he's a hard worker. There is no reason to distrust this musician whose simply trying to find his way back to New York.
Knowing she's being a bit forward and probably very presumptuous, Laurel allows her thoughts to wander. Perhaps Walter's arrival is the beginning of a lifetime of happiness. Hank thinks so too. At least, they both hope, and Hank starts doing what he can to give them some alone time:
It seemed a safe time, especially since she'd been drinking the tonic. There'd be some women who'd hope they weren't fallow. They'd think getting with child would snare Walter into staying, but Laurel knew of men who'd seeded a chap and then run off. They'd left behind their kin and work and sometimes even farms, lots more than what Walter would leave.
One of the strengths of The Cove is the internal life of Laurel. Rash takes us to her tragic schooldays, where she lost her virginity to a boy trying to win a bet, and deep into her mind where she constantly has to reassure herself that what she sees is real — that she herself is real. Many pages are devoted to her performing chores while we follow her thoughts as they meander through switchbacks about what she wants or doesn't want. For me one of the weaknesses of The Cove is that when it ventures out of Laurel's thoughts it actually seems less real.
For example, another character whose thoughts we follow is Chauncey Feith, the 26-year-old rich boy who didn't go to war. We know his type well: he's an insecure coward who tries to cover his deficiencies up by bullying others, gathering around him as many younger disciples as he can (only a few). Rash depicts the embarrassing thoughts of Chauncey incredibly well, but his character — as familiar as he may be to us from real life — comes across as a plot device. A villain for the sake of having a villain who can threaten the growing happiness in the cove.
Another thing that seemed a bit unreal: the growing happiness in the cove. It's one thing to have Laurel imagining such hopelessly romantic thoughts as this: "This is how it'll be, Laurel though, hours and hours I won't say much and he won't say anything, but he can show me with his eyes and touches that he loves me." It's another to have that be pretty much exactly what happens. Consequently, the story becomes much more about a rather simplistic plot than about the internal lives of these characters.
But let me end with another thing that felt real: the loneliness. Rash's cove is uncomfortably lightless. Though we don't feel threatened there, we do feel how alone these characters are, how much their local society has pushed them away as an outlet to their meanness which they mask by superstition. As much as we might begin to feel the book follows an uninteresting and conventional line when things begin to work out for Laurel and Walter, we actually do want them to be happy.
Still, in the end I was disappointed that even the threat to their happiness was predictably plotted. So as much as I enjoyed the more lonely moments in the cove (Rash reall is an excellent writer of atmosphere), I didn't particularly enjoy the book. Time for me to seek out Rash's back catalog, which I have reason to suspect will be more rewarding and to my tastes.
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Shelley May 1, 2012 at 11:11 am
Literature does loneliness even better than film.
Trevor May 1, 2012 at 11:36 am
I'd probably agree with you, Shelley. Somehow on page loneliness can really echo. I do like a good lonely film, though, I'm thinking right now of Paris, Texas, and I'd like to think of some others . . .
nathan May 1, 2012 at 11:39 am
Great comments on Rash's style and the interior worlds he creates in this book.
I had a little different take on a few points. When you say, "the story becomes much more about a rather simplistic plot than about the internal lives of these characters," I think of the book's closing paragraphs, which really shift the emphasis to Walter who has finally learned what suffering is from his time in the cove. In the end he's the only one who's changed and it's his internal life that comes into relief. His life will continue beyond this dark place.
I also see Chauncey less as the villain than the cove is. He, too, is ultimately consumed by this place, and his demise is wonderfully set up in the chilling prologue. The villain is place, which lines up with your points about regionalism in the intro. If Chauncey and his actions are obvious, it's partly because of the local values he's trying to live up to. That's why he leaves the big homecoming celebration as a reluctant vigilante. He's much rather just give a speech and hates what this place has turned him into all the way until the end.
But I'm also a fan of Rash and biased. The World Made Straight was my favorite of his novels.
Trevor May 1, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Thanks for your comment, Nathan. I like what you say about place being the villain, because certainly the superstitions built up in this region cause the demise of many of the characters. That said . . . I still think Chauncey is, whether he is driven by some cultural determinism or not, pretty one-dimensional.
The truth is I started becoming disappointed in the book fairly early on. One complaint, that I didn't want to bring up in the review for fear of spoilers, is that one can figure out the entire novel at the beginning since the books Rash read as research (one about The Vaterland and one about the German invasion of North Carolina (I don't have the book with me to get more specific)) are placed before the text. It took little time to figure out who Walter was and what he was doing in the cove once 1 and 1 were put together. Add to that Chauncey's personality, and it's easy to summarize the rest of the book, even though it is made much better through Rash's prose.
That's not to say I knew who would die or exactly how (or if) Walter would emerge at the end (I liked the last sentence but felt it was a bit too little a bit too late), but most of the book travelled the anticipated course. As I my thoughts on the plot were consistently confirmed, I got more and more disappointed. I felt the plot crushed the other thing placed before the text, the epigraph from John Keats' "The Eve of St. Agnes" which refers to becoming awake to sleep. That comes up often as Laurel tries to make dreams and even real events more concrete for fear they'll drift away, but I didn't feel it was much more than that.
I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on that, in fact, as I hope I just missed something.
I do plan to go back to Rash's prior work and continue to follow what he does next. I have both Serena and Burning Bright, and not liking The Cove (in fact, finding much to admire notwithstanding) didn't make me less excited to read them.
techeditor May 1, 2012 at 2:20 pm
I'm so surprised that you were not pleased with this book. Not that I've read it, myself, but yours is the only review I've read with anything but raves in it.
I'm anxious to see if I agree with you.
Trevor May 1, 2012 at 2:43 pm
I haven't looked at many other reviews yet, techeditor, but I did notice that Ron Charles of The Washington Post didn't like it. He even ends his review this way:
If you want an imperiled young woman looking for love in these mountains, walk over to Nightwoods, Charles Frazier's tense little novel from last year.
I do note that Charles' reasons for not liking The Cove are different from mine. Where he liked the rundown to the last page and didn't like the middle part of the book, I felt almost the opposite — almost. On the other hand, we see the predictability the same:
I love atmosphere — I'm as fond of good atmosphere as Al Gore — but this big valley needs more to fill it up than proof that Chauncey is arrogant and Laurel is sweet. We can see the sergeant's eventual confrontation with Laurel's mute lover from three hollows away.
Click here for the full review.
When you do read it, techeditor, please come back and let us know how it struck you.
techeditor May 2, 2012 at 9:59 am
Trevor, you say "When you do read it, techeditor, please come back and let us know how it struck you."
As I was reading your response, I planned to tell you that I wish I had already read this book so I could discuss it with you. I haven't given up on winning it yet; I have so many books to read, I avoid spending money on more.
While I won't predict that I, too, will see problems with this book, I most often do. As a matter of fact, I seldom don't. I can think of only one book I didn't have a problem with. Some of them are still good enough to recommend, though.
I don't see Ron Rash responding to comments. I wish he would.
Well now you've got us all curious: what is the one book you didn't have any problem with?
Heather J. @ TLC Book Tours May 4, 2012 at 2:50 pm
I'm sorry this one didn't turn out to be as good as you'd hoped, but I'm glad that you'll be checking out the author's backlist.
Thanks for being on the tour!


Forgetting who we are, and whose we are.
Which path will lead them towards you.
That there is no hope.
Keep us grounded in your heart.
Call us back to one another.
Call us back to you.
We must confess that we sometimes get lost.
And we feel as if we are going it alone.
Sometimes the world seems to laugh.
The powers threaten to devour us.
Make us feel tiny and friendless.
We are tired, ashamed, vulnerable.
Forgive us for what we have done, and left undone.
Reach within us and give us hope and courage.
We are your children. We cannot do this alone.
We need you. In Christ's name we pray. Amen.
Did you see the trees yesterday? My social media feeds were filled, for a time, with photos and glad remarks from friends who stopped what they were doing and took note. The afternoon sun passing through ice-encased twigs was perhaps the best after-effect of Friday night's weather. Driving along a country road on Saturday was like driving through a jewelbox, all glittering crystal. I thought it looked like a hymn. My daughter and I debated how you might paint such a marvel. These curves and branches - the shapes had seemed so dull and ordinary, late-February drab fading into the background just a few days before. Yesterday? Glorious.
This is transfiguration: that which surrounds us everyday, elevated, made more beautiful. For a while, holy imagination reigns and we can see the glory.
And then we round the curve into town, and pull into the garage, and somehow it's all still there waiting for us. There is still homework to be done, a sermon to be finished, dinner to be sorted out, and the cats have an opinion about the state of their litterbox.
There are the times when your holy imagination is filled with sunsets and mountains, crystalline trees and freshly-washed baby, hope and newness and the glory of God. The stuff of life, transfigured. Flesh, milk, water, bark, sunshine, photosynthesis, DNA, …which coexist with diapers, spitup, sweat, dirty litterboxes and the desperate need for sleep.
Jesus took his closest followers up the mountain to pray, and Luke tells us they were so gosh darn tired they were ready to drop. There are the times when human limitations tell holy imagination to stuff it. Aching muscles, tired of paying attention, do we have to do this now?
Yes, now. Even though we are tired, and smelly and messy, just ordinary human beings. He wants to do this now. Right now is the time for glory to meet our footsore, fumbling attempts to follow.


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Kathryn M. Sirls, Utah State University
Jennifer Sinor
This thesis consists of a creatively constructed nonfiction memoir told in eight chapters. It begins with an introductory chapter written in the present tense, in which the narrator struggles with the notions of life and death while wandering the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France. She reflects on being among hundreds of thousands who have died knowing that, very recently, she almost died herself. The chapters that follow take the reader on a journey through the narrator's life and what led up to her near death experience. The story culminates with a return to the present, back in the cemetery, where the narrator comes to terms with the notion that her life is a gift.
This piece is an examination of the human experience through one young woman's eyes, a look at life and death and the events that give us the will to live. The narrator explores her own diseases and observations about her own body in the context of the human experience--how we cope with disease and attempt to move past artificial ideals set for the human body, coming to a better understanding of ourselves
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Sirls, Kathryn M., "There Is A Time" (2011). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 959.
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How To Banish Your Inner Critic
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Liberate yourself from the judge within
Do self-critical thoughts keep you trapped or stuck in a rut?
If so, you might have something in common with a white tiger named Mohini.
Mohini lived in the National Zoo, in Washington, DC, in the 1970s. After being kept in a small cage for many years, Mohini was transferred to an enclosure with acres of space, trees and even a pond. Her owners at the zoo were sure she'd love her spacious new home. But they were mistaken.
Mohini lived the rest of her life in just one corner of her new enclosure, pacing an area the size of her old cage until the grass wore away beneath her paws. Despite the freedom on offer, her mind kept her trapped in old patterns of behavior. And just like Mohini, many of us remain stuck in our habits, even though greater freedom is possible.
But what exactly keeps us encaged? Instead of iron and concrete, it's self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy. We listen to our inner critic, which tells us that whatever we do, we'll never be good enough. This negativity keeps us trapped in lives that are small and narrow, just like Mohini's cage.
Surprisingly, some of the most famous people in history battled self-criticism and self-esteem issues. Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck felt like an impostor for the praise he got for his work. He wrote in a 1938 journal entry: "I am not a writer. I've been fooling myself and other people." Known for the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper," it was revealed in a New Yorker article that, like the rest of us, Leonardo Da Vinci also experienced self-criticism and self-esteem issues. Da Vinci was known for abandoning and never finishing certain projects, and he was also very hard on himself. Apparently a line from one of his diaries read: "Tell me if I ever did a thing."
We're often our own harshest critic, but that criticism doesn't always need to be negative. To help your criticism be effective, you need to take a step back, distance yourself from the work or self-critical thoughts in question and look at it from a new perspective. Ironically, Da Vinci recommended this very approach. He would set up a mirror so that he could look at a reflection of his latest painting. This offered Da Vinci, quite literally, a new perspective. Seeing the reverse image in the mirror allowed him to be objective and judge a painting as though he were seeing it for the first time.
Similarly, you can learn to reframe the negative thoughts in your head and overcome them.
You're encouraged, therefore, to read on, and discover how to reframe your self-critical thoughts so they stop influencing your decisions, emotions, and how you feel about yourself.
Understanding Self-Criticism
Most self-criticism can be separated into two categories: comparative and internalized criticism.
Comparative criticism is when you compare yourself to others.
Internalized criticism is when you feel like you can't live up to your own standards.
Both comparative and internalized self-criticism can be dangerous.
Learn about these two types of criticism:
Comparative criticism.
Comparative criticism makes you constantly compare and contrast your life with friends, family members, coworkers, and others.
You might view others as superior or better than you with this type of criticism.
You're also likely to think that others are judging you and assume you don't measure up.
Internalized criticism.
Internalized criticism makes you feel that you'll never be perfect or achieve the things you desire.
The obsession with being perfect can be overwhelming with this type of self-criticism.
Understanding the different types of self-critical thoughts, you can now begin to effectively address the issues.
"Much protective self-criticism stems from growing up around people who wouldn't or couldn't love you, and it's likely they still can't or won't. In general, however, the more you let go of the tedious delusion of your own unattractiveness, the easier it will be for others to connect with you…" — Martha Beck
"I'm Not Enough"
One of the most common self-critical thoughts is that you're not enough. It can stem from both comparative and internalized criticism.
How can you change the "I'm not enough" thoughts?
Understand where these negative thoughts come from and how to reframe them:
Why do you feel like you're not enough?
The first step is to get to the root of this thought.
Examine your feelings and consider your past.
Why do you feel you're never enough, and where do these feelings come from?
In many cases, the roots of this self-critical thought can be found in the past.
Dysfunctional families, difficult childhoods, traumas, and illnesses can make you feel less worthy.
Remember it's an internal message.
Even if others are praising you and complimenting your life, you may still feel like you're not enough. This happens because it's an internal thought that's hard to shed.
Start to heal the past.
Therapists share that not feeling like you're enough may require healing the past.
If you're having difficulty letting go of this self-criticism, counseling or therapy can help you get past these thoughts.
You can even try journaling, meditation, or other contemplative activities to release the things that are holding you back.
Say, "I am good enough."
Each time this negative thought comes up, rephrase it to a thought that uplifts you and makes you feel like you're good enough instead.
Remember that you're unique,
with your own special combination of talents and characteristics, and worthy of love and happiness.
Remind yourself that you're enough. You're smart enough, strong enough, and good enough to do anything. You're capable of great things and can accomplish what you desire.
Once you realize that your past may be controlling your present, it becomes easier to reframe this self-critical thought.
"Fear has governed my life, if I think about it. I don't even know why I'm saying this in an interview situation, but I always feel like I'm not good enough for some reason. I wish that wasn't the case, but left to my own devices, that voice starts speaking up." — Trent Reznor
"I'll Never Improve"
When you're stuck and haven't reached any goals, it's common to have the self-critical thought that you'll never improve.
You may think you'll never get better and never get beyond a certain point.
However, the "I'll never improve" thought can hold you back.
It can make you give up on your dreams and make you walk away from potential opportunities.
It's important to reframe this self-critical thought before it makes life more difficult.
Try these ideas:
Understand the learning process.
You might think you'll never get better at something while you're still learning it.
For example, when you're learning a new skill, language, or subject, it can be tempting to give up before finishing. The process can be hard and time-consuming.
However, it's important not to stop before giving it all of your effort.
Continuing your learning process will give you proof that you do, indeed, learn and get better.
Remember you're not alone.
It can be tempting to have moments of self-pity mixed with self-criticism and believe you're the only person who struggles with something.
Keep in mind that some things, such as learning a new language or subject, can be hard for many people.
Reach out to friends and family members for help and you'll see you're not the first person to struggle.
It's a normal human feeling that everyone experiences at some point.
Give it time.
It's important to give yourself enough time to strengthen your skills in the area or topic you're working on, and not judge the process.
Pay attention to the little details and take notice of your progress.
Say, "I'm learning and getting better."
Reframe the self-critical talk by reminding yourself that you're always learning.
Another way to fight the self-criticism is to say,
"I'm good enough now."
You can also say,
"I'm getting better all the time."
Practicing these new phrases will help you feel more optimistic about what you're struggling to learn and also boost your self-esteem.
You can also get rid of this self-critical thought by putting less pressure on yourself. You're more likely to be critical of yourself when you expect too much, even if that expectation is unrealistic.
Give yourself a break.
Be patient with yourself and feel good about learning something new.
"Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization." — Bo Bennett
"Everyone Is Better Than Me"
Thinking that everyone is better than you is a common struggle, shared by many others. Most people experience it at one point or another.
However, if you think about it, you'll realize that it'd be impossible for you to be the best at everything. There'll always be others who seem to be more talented, successful, or educated in their own fields.
The key is to remember that you, too, have unique talents and special skills that matter!
Use these strategies to handle this self-criticism:
Understand the root of the thought.
Often, this self-critical thought comes from past experiences or childhood.
You may have grown up hearing your parents or someone else compare you to others.
They may have told you that you're not as smart or well-behaved as another child.
You believed it then and you still believe it.
Unfortunately, these negative thoughts can carry over from childhood to adulthood.
Learn to love yourself.
Instead of beating yourself up over every mistake, learn to accept your faults.
Practice forgiveness of yourself and others.
Learn to let go of mistakes once you've learned the lesson.
It's important not to hang on to negative ideas or experiences.
Be conscious of how you view your body, mind, and accomplishments.
Reframe the self-critical thought.
Instead of saying everyone is better than you, say things like, "I'm good," "I'm talented," and "I'm more than just okay."
Remind yourself of the unique qualities you possess.
Point out things like your kindness, perseverance, and other positive parts of your personality.
Avoid letting this self-critical thought stop you from trying new things.
It's crucial to remember you have talent.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena . . . who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error…" — Theodore Roosevelt
Reframe Other Self-Critical Thoughts
You may have many different types of self-critical thoughts affecting your confidence.
Remember, you're your own unique combination of characteristics, shaped by past and present experiences.
This unique identity and history affects the type of self-critical thoughts that are in your head.
Consider these common self-criticisms and how to change them:
Reframe "I shouldn't have done this."
This thought appears after a mistake or other issue.
Change it by saying,
"I learned from this."
Focus on the positive aspects of the mistake. Find the silver lining that's hiding inside.
Reframe "I can't do anything right."
This thought can also appear after mistakes. It can also show up after failures or not being able to accomplish goals.
"I do many things well."
Accept the mistake or failure and move forward. Remind yourself of all the things you do well and are proud of having accomplished.
Reframe "I'm never going to be happy."
During difficult moments, it can be a struggle to see beyond the sorrow.
"I can be happy, even in difficult circumstances."
Remember that you've been happy in the past and can return to this feeling again.
Reframe "I'm always a mess."
Again, this self-critical thought frequently shows up after a failure or other shortcoming.
"I am in control."
"I am put together just right."
The key is to fight the negativity with positive thoughts.
Avoid focusing on failures or comparing yourself to others. You may not see the struggles they face and don't know how much of a mess their lives are in.
Instead, think about the things you do well and control.
Reframe "I'm always alone."
Relationship struggles and other issues can make you feel isolated and lonely.
"I am surrounded by people who love me."
Keep in mind that, even if you're single, there are always others around you, and many of those people love you.
From coworkers to friends, you just have to reach out for help.
Self-critical thoughts can come in many forms, but each one can be changed.
"I am continuously struck by how frequently the various thought processes of the inner critic trigger overwhelming emotional flashbacks. This is because the PTSD-derived inner critic weds shame and self-hate about imperfection to fear of abandonment, and mercilessly drives the psyche with the entwined serpents…" — Pete Walker
More Tips For Dealing With Self-Criticism
It's important to remember that the thoughts in your head are just stories. They may not be an accurate reflection of you or your life.
Your internal dialogue can be very deceptive.
It can make you feel alone, discouraged, and unhappy. And it can affect how you view the world and relate to others.
Instead of letting the self-critical thoughts take over, try these tips:
Remember the stories might not be the real truth.
The stories in your mind are all shaped by how you perceived certain situations.
Human perception is tricky.
The world is colored by your past, present, and current emotions.
The way you think about things is affected by multiple factors.
Be mindful of your thoughts and emotions.
Ask yourself, "What is going on in my head right now? Is it positive or negative? Why?"
Pay attention to your thoughts and how they affect you. Listen to the mind, but avoid letting self-critical thoughts take over.
Remember to reframe the self-critical thoughts.
This powerful technique turns things around in your head and boosts your self-esteem.
Reframing can be the key to letting go of the negativity.
Self-critical thoughts can be changed!
You have the power and ability to do this.
It may take practice, but you can accomplish it.
"Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take it's place. When you make a mistake, forgive yourself, learn from it, and move on instead of obsessing about it. Equally important, don't allow anyone else to dwell on your mistakes or shortcomings or to expect perfection from you." — Beverly Engel
Self-critical thoughts can appear in different forms and wearing different capes. They can fill your mind with negativity and judgment.
Remember that you're the one who is in control of your thoughts. You can alter them.
Learn to reframe your negative self-talk so it stops influencing your decisions, emotions, and how you feel about yourself.
Once you've practiced reframing and changing the negative statements in your head, it'll get easier to do, and your self-esteem will only grow.
Nicole Akers
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Iran says it will strike U.S. and Israel if they make the 'slightest error'
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is ready to strike the United States and Israel if they give it any reason to do so, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said in a live speech on state television on Thursday.
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"If you make the slightest error, we will hit both of you," Major General Hossein Salami said at a ceremony marking the 40th day since the death of top commander Qassem Soleimani.
Soleimani, who was head of the Quds Force, a branch of the Guards responsible for operations outside Iran, was killed by a U.S. drone in Baghdad on Jan. 3 along with Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
The killing of Soleimani will lead to the liberation of Jerusalem, the spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards said earlier, according to the Tasnim news agency.
"The cowardly and craven assassination of commander Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis by the Americans will lead to the liberation of Jerusalem, by the grace of God," Ramezan Sharif said.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last week that Iran would support Palestinian armed groups as much as it could and urged Palestinians to confront a U.S. plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan that would set up a Palestinian state with strict conditions but allow Israel to take over long-contested Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian leaders reject it as biased toward Israel.
On Thursday, Iranian state TV aired an interview with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in which he described a close relationship with Soleimani, highlighting the key role Soleimani played in helping build up Hezbollah's rocket arsenal as well as his role in military operations during Hezbollah's war with Israel in 2006.
Founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982, Lebanese group Hezbollah is a critical part of an Iranian-backed regional military alliance.
Soleimani also played an important role in Iraq's battle against Islamic State, Nasrallah said, and asked for Hezbollah operational commanders to work with Iraqi security forces in battling the militant group when they first blazed across large swathes of Iraq in 2014.
Separately, Soleimani urged Iranians to support Khamenei and said political factions should put aside their differences. He made the call in his will, which was read by the new Quds Force chief, Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, at a ceremony in Tehran.
Reporting by Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Giles Elgood and Daniel Wallis


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1735 (MDCCXXXV) a fost un an obișnuit al calendarului gregorian, care a început într-o zi de vineri.

Evenimente

 13 aprilie: Împăratul Sakuramachi accede la tronul Japoniei.
 3 octombrie: Acordul preliminar de la Viena pune capăt Războiului pentru succesiunea poloneză. Beligeranții ajung la înțelegerea potrivit căreia principele elector al Saxoniei este recunoscut ca rege sub numele de August al III-lea al Poloniei.

Nedatate

 Prima farmacie din Timișoara.

Arte, știință, literatură și filozofie

 16 aprilie: premiera la Covent Garden Theatre, Londra, a piesei de operă "Alcina" de G.F. Handel

Nașteri

 16 ianuarie: Karl Christian, Prinț de Nassau-Weilburg (d. 1788)
 20 martie: Torbern Olof Bergman, chimist și mineralog suedez (d. 1784)
 15 august: Frederic Albert, Prinț de Anhalt-Bernburg (d. 1796)
 5 septembrie: Johann Christian Bach, compozitor britanic de origine germană (d. 1782)
 28 septembrie: Augustus FitzRoy, Duce de Grafton, prim-ministru al Regatului Unit (d. 1811)
 9 octombrie: Carol al II-lea, Duce de Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (d. 1806)
 30 octombrie: John Adams, al 2-lea președinte al Statelor Unite (d. 1826)

Decese

 18 ianuarie: Maria Clementina Sobieska, 32 ani, prințesă poloneză (n. 1702)
 1 martie: Ludwig Rudolf, Duce de Brunswick-Lüneburg, 63 ani, bunicul împărătesei Maria Tereza a Austriei (n. 1671)
 17 mai: Georg Friedrich Karl, Margraf de Brandenburg-Bayreuth, 46 ani (n. 1688)
 2 septembrie: Ferdinand Albert al II-lea, Duce de Brunswick-Lüneburg, 55 ani (n. 1680)
 8 octombrie: Împăratul Yongzheng al Chinei (dinastia Qing), 56 ani (n. 1678)

Vezi și
 Listă de conducători de stat din 1735


A road trip is the most gratifying path to discovery. The discovery of hidden secrets, of the unexpected beauty of landscapes, of a day in the life of a local.
While lounging by the pool at a luxury resort truly is the quintessential escape, you will only scratch the surface of what Mauritius has to offer. Instead, why not take control of the wheel and explore the island at your own pace? Go on, hit the road: as you follow this detailed itinerary we have crafted and our recommendations of can't-miss landmarks, leave the rest to the open road – possibility is the hallmark of Mauritius.


It's a wonderful autumn day and our couple decided to go out for a walk in the park. Queen Elsa and Jack Frost are surely the most beloved fashionable couple living in the great fantasy land so, as expected, they need to make a good impression even with a casual fall look. Can you help them deal with their cute autumn outfits? Come and join this lovely couple in getting the 'Couple Autumn Trends' dress up game for girls started, and begin by styling up Frozen Queen Elsa. There are cute varsity jackets in her wardrobe so feel free to select your favourite and match it with a cute mini-skirt or with some hot looking, denim shorts. Then style up her hair as well and find a super cute headband to complete her fall look with. Once you're done styling up Elsa, you can then go to the next page of the game and find something for Jack Frost to wear on this sunny day of summer. Have a great time, ladies!


The Children's Playhouse Presents 4th Annual Playhouse BuildFest at Watauga High School on Sat., Apr. 8 Now Designated Learning Day in Watauga Co.
The Children's Playhouse presents Playhouse BuildFest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 8th at Watauga High School. This free event is part of the 2017 North Carolina Science Festival.
There will be a "soft open" for kids with special needs from 9 am-10 am before the event opens to the general public at 10. The opening at 10 a.m. will also be attended by John Welch, Billy Kennedy and possibly other commissioners, Rennie Brantz and Loretta Clawson from the Boone Town Council, Dr. Scott Elliott from Watauga County schools, Sunni Dearman from our presenting sponsor OP Smiles, Tara Stollenmaier from Mast General Store and a representative from ECRS.
Aimed at kids aged 2 to 12, Playhouse BuildFest will offer over 35 hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities and engaging demonstrations. There will be all ages activities as well as activities specifically designed for preschool, grades K-3, and grades 4-6. And that all translates into a lot of fun and learning for the inventors of the future.
Most of the huge event will be indoors, occupying both gyms and the cafeteria at the high school. Outside, kids will enjoy touring a fire engine from the Boone Fire Department.
Organizations and individuals from both Appalachian State University and the Watauga County community served as activity partners by sponsoring and running various STEAM activities throughout the day. The event also runs with the help of 200 event volunteers, many participating in ASU's Greek Day of Service.
This is the fourth year for Playhouse BuildFest. Last year's event attracted 1,200 kids and adults. For more information about Playhouse BuildFest, see www.goplayhouse.org or call 828-263-0011.
Generous sponsors keep the event free and support The Children's Playhouse, the High Country's only nonprofit children's museum. The presenting Skyscraper sponsor is the Orthodontists and Pediatric Dentistry practice of Drs. Mayhew, Scheffler, Conn, and Copley, the Bridge sponsor is the North Carolina Science Festival. Window sponsors include Boone Drug, ECRS, and Mast General Store. Lightbulb sponsors are Anonymous and Harmony Center for Women's Health. Brick sponsors are Eggers, Eggers, Eggers, and Eggers; and LifeStore Insurance.
As an official 2017 North Carolina Science Festival event, Playhouse BuildFest is among hundreds of community-based events that are showcasing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities for the citizens of North Carolina.
On Apr. 4, the Board of Commissioners proclaimed that Apr. 8 will from now on be known as the Watauga County Family S.T.E.A.M. Learning Day in Watauga County.
To see the Proclamation, visit 040417 Family STEAM Day Proclamation.
A nonprofit children's museum founded in 2002, The Children's Playhouse provides an enriching play environment for children from birth to age eight while at the same time offering parents and caregivers friendly support in the important job of raising children. It is located at 400 Tracy Circle near downtown Boone. Daily admission is $6 per person. A one year Playhouse Passport Membership for $125 includes admission to The Playhouse and half-price admission to more than 150 children's museums nationwide. Scholarship memberships are available for families that meet income guidelines. For more information, call 828-263-0011, like it on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/Childrens.Playhouse), or visit the website, www.goplayhouse.org.


Local authorities and housing associations involved in partnering with, funding and supporting CLH projects will want to be satisfied that the delivery vehicle is fit for purpose and sustainable, with sound governance arrangements.
This section is about the specific support and advice that a community led housing organisation may require when it reaches the stage of business planning and/or setting up a legal entity and how that support might be delivered.
For more general and basic community capacity building support, see Section 2.2 of the Toolkit.
A local authority or housing association may also have in-house capacity to provide support to CLH groups. The advantages of this are that it may offer opportunities for developing contact and partnership with the groups. The disadvantage is the potential person time and costs involved.
Some of the agencies mentioned above may also have access to funding and /or come as part of a package of support via a funding programme. Such support may be branded 'social investment',' organisational growth' or similar. For further details of revenue funding sources see Section 5.1 of the Toolkit.
The Confederation of Co-operative Housing (CCH) has produced a comprehensive Governance and Management Guidance for Co-operative and Community Led Housing organisations.


Woman's Own has been redesigned and has signed up TV presenter Anne Diamond to write a regular diary on dieting.
Backed by a £3m joint marketing campaign with Woman, the revamp features a new red and white logo, increased fashion coverage and a stronger focus on real-life stories.
Editor Elsa McAlonan, who took over from Terry Tavner in January, said the median age of the readers was still 41 but she intended to put a new focus on real-life stories and fashion which she hoped would attract a younger audience.
"We obviously want to appeal to a wider readership but this is not a deliberate attempt to make it younger," she told Press Gazette.
"I think one of the core strengths of Woman's Own is its real life stories and, as that was my background on the tabloids, that side of the job really appeals to me. It is one thing I'm working very hard at." McAlonan was previously editor of Woman's Journal, acting editor of Marie Claire and launch editor of the Scottish Daily Mirror.
Before Tavner's departure, insiders said there was growing conflict over the use of soap stars on the cover – which was dictated by market research.
McAlonan said: "I am not going to do anything that will damage sales at this stage. I would not put models on the cover at the moment – soap stars sell, so it would be silly of me to deviate." Although McAlonan signed up Robin Cook's former wife Margaret Cook to be an agony aunt for Woman's Journal and put Monica Lewinsky on the cover of Marie Claire, she said she had deliberately steered away from controversial celebrities in her appointment of Diamond.
"Readers will be able to relate to her and she is a good writer," she said.
IPC will be hoping to strengthen sales of Woman's Own, which stood at 518,495 in the latest ABCs.