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Hymn 500
Lord of creation, to you be all praise!
Author: John Copley Winslow Metre: 10 11 11 11 Irregular (see more) Text: © Mrs J Tyrrell
Jack Winslow b.1882 was a Church of England vicar, lecturer and missionary in India, about which he also wrote. This hymn recognises the breadth and complexity of the human response to life and to religion and combines this skilfully in a hymn of dedication. 'Slane' is the 'hymn book name' for the old Irish folk tune for 'With my love on the road', and first entered the hymn repertoire through the Scottish Revised Church Hymnary, arranged by its Welsh editor David Evans. This arrangement is by the foremost hymnographer of the 20th century, Professor Erik Routley (1917-1982). John L Bell suggests singing this over a drone, trebles taking the melody and the men in two groups singing the Eb below middle C and the Eb below that, then reverse it.
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Entrepreneurs, their innovations and their companies are critical to fueling economic growth and prosperity in Canada as well as making us more competitive internationally. Industry Canada has observed that entrepreneurial/young firms face unique challenges that result in a very low survival rate and an even lower growth rate.
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COPE (Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment) is a nonprofit organization located in Gallup, NM, that seeks to address chronic disease health disparities in Navajo Nation. We obtained two years of funding from an anonymous donor for the Youth Empowerment Stories project to recruit local youth (12-24) who are passionate about positively impacting their communities through various forms of storytelling, youth dialogue, and community projects. The project also aims to create an inter-tribal dialogue between youth based in Navajo Nation and youth in the Southwest. In Navajo Nation, we currently work with youth in Window Rock, Tohatchi, Tse Yi Gai, Shonto, Fort Wingate, and Tuba City. Youth learn about traditional stories in their respective communities and use these teachings as a lens to understand issues within their own communities. With technical training in creative writing and film making, the youth then use this knowledge to tell their own stories and engage in practical community projects to put their knowledge to practice. Additionally, the youth program focuses on increasing communication and leadership skills. Youth leaders participate in monthly workshops, as well as quarterly retreats, site visits, and other opportunities as they arise.
The Youth Program Assistant will work under the supervision and guidance of the Youth Program Specialist. The Assistant will be responsible for carrying out organizational activities for the Youth Empowerment Stories (YES) project in close partnership with other collaborators and partners including but not limited to the Bread Loaf School of English, the Bread Loaf Teacher's Network, among others. Activities will include coordinating YES planning and activities, communication with COPE staff, partners, youth leaders, and parents/guardians. This includes communicating YES activities to various stakeholders through face-to-face meetings, emails, written reports, presentations, and other methods of communication; getting input from stakeholders and incorporating these changes into program activities; and coordinating daily activities such as training activities, meetings, and other events. The Assistant will aid the Youth Program Specialist on YES communications tracking/reporting, support the coordination of meetings, as well as other administrative and grant reporting related tasks. This position reports to the Youth Program Specialist and has no direct reports.
Assisting in planning, organizing and carrying out all youth activities.
Working with Youth Program Specialist, consultants, community members, various stakeholders to effectively coordinate all logistics for a monthly gathering, seasonal retreats, annual conferences, and community events; such as printing, refreshments, lodging and travel, preparation and distribution of event materials.
Collaborating and cooperating with partners to carry out all YES activities in timely manner and responding to feedback from participants.
Frequent, clear communication and transparency with Youth Program Specialist, COPE staff and external partners to ensure quality and timely completion of activities.
Provide mentorship and leadership support to youth via site visits in community, email, phone call, text and/or to facilitate a consistent, encouraging relationship—to ensure youth leaders are being supported.
Consistent and timely communication with the youth leaders and his/ her parents to provide updates; invitations, check-ins, etc. through emails, texts, and phone calls.
Responsible for scheduling and facilitating phone calls with the Bread Loaf School of English (Teacher Network and Next Generation Leadership Network), and other partners to carry out activities. As well as keeping up to date on email exchanges with the Youth Program team.
Present on the activities of COPE and YES to a variety of audiences and providing updates to stakeholders, including building relationships with the community and networking with other partners to facilitate future collaborations with the youth leaders.
Manage a database related to COPE cohort to assess program evaluation. This includes data entry, data analysis, and preparation of reports. Assisting with program evaluation, including entry of competency assessments and survey data, summarizing findings, and providing reports and feedback to COPE staff and other participants.
Maintain, monitor and regularly post on youth program related social media: NCHO webpage on COPE website, Facebook, and Instagram to keep the public up to date on all YES related activities.
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Some college, Associates and/or Bachelor's degree preferred.
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The current owner of this house in Laurel Canyon bought it from Heath Ledger's estate in 2008, but doesn't seem to have ever really taken it to it. After laying out $2.5 million in May of that year, according to an old post on Big Time Listings, the owner partially remodeled and put it back on the market in November 2009, asking $3.695 million. It was pulled from the market in June 2010 and has just been relisted again. (The more cynical among us might guess that this is a failed flip with an extra-depressing celebrity death angle.) For it's return, it's been restaged and has a coy note about its "succession of famous owners"--Ledger bought the house from Ellen DeGeneres in 2005. The house sits in a mature sycamore grove and has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, polished concrete floors, and a glass shower. Asking price now is $2.995 million.
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Majors Contracts Team Enjoys Triple Success
Triple success for Major Contracts division.
The Major Contracts team celebrate triple success in both the LABC awards and Lincolnshire Construction & Property Awards 2017. Cartergate and Kenwick Park Spa & Leisure have received these prestigious awards and now battle it out in the National Finals in November. The team have exciting times ahead. Well done to everyone involved!
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Gelder Group Competes Against Itself at the LABC National Award Finals
Cartergate House, Grimsby
After scooping first prizes at the regional LABC East Midlands and LABC South Yorkshire Building Excellence Awards, Gelder Group will be competing against itself in the LABC National Award Finals. The event takes place on Friday 10th November at the Westminster Plaza, London.
Gelder Group workmanship on the re-development of Kenwick Spa & Leisure Centre complex at Louth following a devastating fire was voted the 'Best Large Commercial Project' by East Midlands building control officers. The company's workmanship on Cartergate House in Grimsby secured first prize from South Yorkshire and Humber Building Control Officers, again for the category of 'Best Large Commercial Project'.
Kenwick Spa & Leisure Complex
Project teams at Cartergate included ENGIE and CR Parrott. The project teams at Kenwick Park were LK2 Architects and the Kenwick Park Estate.
On the awards, Steve Gelder (Gelder Group CEO) commented:
I am absolutely thrilled, we've secured many LABC Awards in the past which is great as it's fellow industry professionals recognising you, but we've never secured the same award in two regions before. They are both great projects so let's hope we can be recognised nationally and promote the region at the same time.
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Kenwick Park Spa Development heads for National LABC Awards
(Left to right) Gavin Parker (Senior Contracts Manager) and Kevin Manterfield (Major Contracts Director)
We are delighted to announce that Gelder Group's Major Contracts department have won the LABC Regional Awards for the Kenwick Park Spa project, along-side LK2 Architects. The Award means a place at the National Finals on the Friday 10 November 2017 in London and well-deserved recognition for the teams at Gelder Group who were responsible for delivering the project.
The LABC awards recognise some of the high quality work being carried out by our Building and Design teams, who focus their attention on the innovative solutions the Project teams have put in place. The professionalism of these teams with regards to building control considerations is what helps to produce safe, energy efficient, award winning construction projects.
If you would like more information about our involvement with the Kenwick Park Spa project, please get in touch.
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Winning Development Project of the Year (up to £5 million) Award
The winners of the Development Project of the Year (up to £5 million) award.
For the first time, Lincolnshire celebrated its multimillion pound construction and property industry by launching a new set of industry awards. The Lincolnshire Construction and Properties award ceremony, hosted by Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce, was run to recognise, unite and champion the county's leading construction and property businesses, and the dedicated people who work so hard behind the scenes.
Our Major Contracts division was delighted when it was announced that Kenwick Park Spa had won the Development Project of The Year (up to £5 million) award – sponsored by Andrew & Co Solicitors.
Cartergate also received a Highly Commended for Development Project of the Year (over £5 million).
This was the sector's first award ceremony and it was a brilliant turnout. The awards ceremony has certainly paved the way for subsequent events, and we hope to be involved again. Well done to all the teams involved!
Tags: awards, cartergate, chamber of commerce, kenwick park, lincolnshire
Kenwick Park – how it all happens
BBC Radio Lincolnshire's David Sykes interviews Stuart Flynn about the rebuilding of Kenwick Park. The video shows time-lapse footage from early in the build.
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Kenwick Club Spa opens its doors
Inside the new Kenwick Park spa.
The Kenwick Park leisure spa and gym has been given an incredible new life after it was destroyed in an electrical blaze in 2014. The new facilities have been built on the site of the hotel's former leisure centre, and have taken 14 months to complete. The spa includes a fitness suite, pools, treatment rooms and luxurious lounge areas with a project cost of £4.5million, and a lot of hard work transforming it into the new state-of-the-art Evergreen Spa.
If you would like more information about the new Kenwick Park facilities, please contact us.
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Unless you've been hidden under a very secure, impenetrable rock for the last year, you'll have been witness to widespread Stranger Things mania, along with the very well-timed and persuasive return of the '80s to your wardrobe. And, thankfully, the slammin' soundtrack, nail-biting tension and perfectly on-point retro outfits are back for season two this week, so what better time to look at the series' v cool gear and style inspo?
Oh Barb. We lamented her enduring (and undeserved) loyalty and mourned her very savage end but, most importantly, found ourselves strangely pining for her Gucci-vibes granny-chic duds. Yep, we'll be having a dig in grandma's closet soon, as #JusticeForBarb comes in the one true form of letting her be your style inspiration.
For many seasons now, we've been enjoying a vintage revival, involving wallpaper prints, super-girly frills and dear-old-lady saccharine shades. A modern update on Barb's thing involves this high-necked mini dress, toned down with stripy socks, technical sneakers and a retro-kitsch bag.
We fully believe in "Winona forever," because while the actress reigned in the '90s as a style icon, she's now getting major props for her '80s gear in Stranger Things, too. From what we can see, season two will see her return as Will's mother, taking on some seriously cool corduroy jacket-and-flares combos.
And, what do you know? Your FW17 trench is getting that '80s treatment too, in the form of corduroy in earthy oaky tones. Keep the knee length and play with the silhouette, adding a gray ribbed midi dress and some chunky hiker boots.
Eleven taught us many things in season one, including that a bomber jacket is eternal and frozen waffles are a key diet staple, For the upcoming season? Denim overalls are the comfy-cool uniform of someone battling aliens and they're always relevant.
For a chic update, mash up casj and formal influences for an eclectic look. Light-wash overalls are perfectly paired with high-necked frilled shirting (very Barb) and finished off with oh-so-girly ruby mules.
Last season, Nancy confirmed that nice guys finish last (sorry, Jonathan) and also that a good knitted sweater (especially of the retro '80s cropped variety) never goes amiss. Add black flares, a leather-strap watch and a canvas shoulder bag and you've got a solid outfit to traverse the Upside Down in.
Fast forward and a stripy coral retro knit has as much style currency now as it did in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, circa 1983. This time, sweeping, white, wide-leg pants are the perfect Scandi accompaniment, plus some chunky technical sneakers and a dainty string clutch.


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Think you'll go mad if you have to endure another round of deafening arcade games? For your next party – birthday, Halloween, playgroup, potluck, you name the occasion – try Toybrary Austin for kids in Kindergarten and younger. Party rental includes use of the space and enough toys and activities to keep everyone happy. You supply the food; the kids supply their fun. Price Range: $150-$200.
Birthday 360's indoor playscape is geared for ages 4-12 with several levels and areas to play and slide. The large theater room provides the perfect space for entertaining up to 60 kids! There is plenty of room for inflatables or other activities as well. 5 larger-than-life screens are perfect for photos, theme graphics, music & video. Your family will enjoy using this great space for a party or event! Price Range: $545+.
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Enjoy a birthday party at the MYEC with bowling abd/or skating, arcade tokens, food and more! Party packages also include a reserved party table hostess, and place settings. Food options include hot dog combos or pizza, soft drinks, and ice cream. Price Range: $9.50-$13 per person (minimum 8 people).
Celebrate your child's special day at the Thinkery! Your party crew will enjoy non-stop fun, discovery and learning with full access to museum exhibits, a private party room, and options for hands-on, educator-led activities. Different themes are available for including Mini Masterpieces and Pig Party (for ages 0-4), and Marble Run and Scribble Bot (for ages 5+), with a variety of add-ons. Price Range: $195+.
All kids love animals, so the Zoo is a great place for a birthday party! The Austin Zoo has three private venues available for rent: the Peacock Barn, the Primate Pavilion and the Events Pavilion, each with unique features. Extras include train rides and animal food for kids to feed the zoo residents. Price Range: $6/person for 15+ people, plus venue booking ($37.50-$150 per time block).
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Partnership aims to accelerate development of new immunotherapy strategies
The Partnership for Accelerating Cancer Therapies (PACT) has launched thanks to a partnership between the NIH and 11 biopharmaceutical companies. The goal of the new partnership is to accelerate the development of new cancer immunotherapy strategies for more patients in half the time. The initiative specifically aims to explore the question: Why doesn't immunotherapy work for all cancers, in all patients, and what can be done about it?
PACT partners include AbbVie, North Chicago, Illinois; Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Ingelheim, Germany; Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York; Celgene, Summit, New Jersey; Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, San Francisco; Gilead Sciences, Foster City, California; GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, United Kingdom; Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, New Jersey; Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland; and Pfizer, New York.
Additional support has been provided by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA). The 11 partner organizations will contribute up to $1 million per year for five years through the FNIH for a total private sector contribution of $55 million. NIH will contribute $160 million over the five years of the partnership, pending availability of funds.
This collaboration is the result of an idea that developed approximately two years ago when the NIH began to investigate ways to work with the private sector in cancer research in an effort to develop new treatments that would affect the most people. PACT is a five-year public-private research initiative totaling $215 million as part of the Cancer Moonshot, an initiative started in 2016. Since its inception, Cancer Moonshot has resulted in a large number of new initiatives aimed at accelerating cancer research, making more therapies available to more patients, preventing new cancers and even detecting the disease at an early stage.
PACT will initially focus its efforts on identifying, developing and validating robust biomarkers in an effort to advance new immunotherapy treatments that employ the immune system to attack cancer. New immunotherapies have resulted in impressive responses in certain cases of cancer. They have been the focus of intense investment by biopharmaceutical companies in an effort to provide new options specifically for patients who do not respond to other therapies.
"Amgen has seen first-hand the impact immunotherapies can have on the lives of cancer patients, yet we know far too little about why certain patients respond to these therapies and why others do not," said David Reese, M.D., senior vice president of Translational Sciences at Amgen.
The PACT collaboration brings together leading researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the pharmaceutical industry to overcome central obstacles to optimizing the power of immune-oncology therapies.
"By harmonizing the way we use biomarker tools, we believe we can reduce data heterogeneity and accelerate development of immunotherapies," said Axel Hoos, M.D., Ph.D., co-chair of PACT and senior vice president of Oncology R&D at GlaxoSmithKline.
The research conducted under the partnership will integrate immune and other related oncology biomarkers into clinical trials by defining a set of standardized biomarkers to be tested across a variety of studies. This specific approach will allow for consistent generation of data, uniform and harmonized asssays to support data reproducibility, comparability of data across trials and discovery and validation of new biomarkers for immunotherapy and related combinations. Part of this process will include tracking combination immunotherapies and then recording which are likely to be most effective. There are ongoing discussions to determine which biomarkers to study first.
"A systemic approach like PACT will help us to achieve success faster," said Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., NIH director.
Immunotherapy is one of the most promising fronts on the war against cancer, and PACT represents a unified focus on the part of a number of organizations to advance efforts in the field.
"While much progress has been made in cancer research, there are currently unmet needs that exist in oncology," said Tom Hudson, M.D., vice president of Oncology Discovery and Early Development at AbbVie.
One of the most challenging and often problematic inefficiencies in research is redundancy in data collection relating to cancer drug trials. In fact, the Biden Cancer Initiative, building on the work set forth by Cancer Moonshot, was started, at least in part, to "reduce disparities in cancer outcomes through better organization of resources and systems."
Delivering these results might be a challenge, but the goal is not viewed as impossible. An additional goal of the PACT partnership is to facilitate information sharing by all stakeholders to better coordinate clinical efforts, align investigative approaches, reduce duplication and enable more high-quality trails to be conducted.
"Often, clinical trials are closely tied to one project or organization. In contrast, this collaboration allows us to share information freely among all partners, combining and building on the knowledge we each gain to accelerate the pace and efficiency of new discoveries," said Nicholas Dracopoli, Ph.D., vice president of Oncology Diagnostics at Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
Partners are in agreement that PACT has the potential to impact immunotherapy studies in a positive, exciting manner.
"This partnership, and the data partners have committed to making publicly accessible to the broader community, will facilitate our continued progress in helping to find the cancer treatments that benefit the most people," said Douglas R. Lowy, M.D., acting director of the NCI.
"We are at the beginning of a new era of personalized cancer treatments. PACT's planned research has the potential to advance understanding of the field," said Kacy Hutchison, vice president of North America Government Affairs for Gilead Sciences.
This article was reprinted from Volume 21, Issue 42, of CWWeekly, a leading clinical research industry newsletter providing expanded analysis on breaking news, study leads, trial results and more. Subscribe »


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TikTok Sees Sustained Success in Teen Market
30% of users in the United States are in their teens.
By The Staff - Jan 7, 2021
Image by Kon Karampelas from Pixabay
Social Media behemoth TikTok has continued its rise following a 2018 merger that took the platform mainstream. The platform is especially popular among the younger generation with a majority of teens using TikTok in the US. According to data presented by Stock Apps, over 30% of TikTok users are in their teens, largest share amongst any group. 7 in 10 American teens use Tiktok at least once a month.
Tiktok Widely Popular Among Younger Generation
According to Stock Apps, in the fall of 2020, a survey of almost ten thousand teens indicated that TikTok was the third most popular social media platform behind only Snapchat and Instagram with over 7 in 10 teens indicating that they used the platform at least once a month.
The social media company allows users to record a 15-second clip that can be edited through filters.
More Than 30% Of Tiktok's Android Users Are In Their Teens
TikTok's popularity among the younger generation is no secret. In the middle of 2020, 32.5% of Tiktok's Android users were in the 10-19 age group, the largest share of any group, followed by 20-29-year-olds who comprise 29.5% of TikTok's Android users. Over 60% of Tiktok's Android users are under the age of 30.
The important share of the market has not been lost among celebrities seeking to expand their reach with stars such as Jimmy Fallon and Tony Hawk among those to join TikTok relatively early in 2018. Since then other megastars such as Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, and Will Smith have joined the party.
In the fall of 2019, Tiktok also announced a multi-year partnership with the National Football League which included the launch of the official NFL TikTok account giving teams, players, and the league as a whole new marketing avenue.
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Q: How to export from Excel and import into R? What I want to do is calculate a function based on the group's list of cells.
I have a column filled of information, on which I would like to perform an integration function, a feature that does not exist in Microsoft Excel at this time.
My unique needs are for R to directly take this data, perform the operation (for which I have already figured out the process of coding) and then finally, get the program to move these outputs back to their corresponding locations.
How can this be done? Thank you.
P.S. It seems like some people have thought this question was too vague/unclear. I am performing many operations, functions, and calculations with my spreadsheet, and there fore I cannot export to a CSV or text file without losing my most valuable data. As a result, I consequently won't be able to afford giving up this information.
However, I can say that I have a bunch of numbers (quantitative measurements my team and I have made) that I need to run a function on, with "x" being the base and limits for a calculus-related integral problem. These relationships mean that I only want the result pasted onto the following portion of the detailed solution?
Because I have no other way to do so, the corresponding answer should then show up in the column beside the originally desired outcome. Subsequently, if any method exists to add this feature to the ideas allowed within Excel, please inform me in such is so. Thank you all, and I hope this has cleared this up for them!

A: You can save your Excel spreadsheet (assuming it is a single sheet) as a CSV with headers. Use df = read.csv(file path) or df = read.csv(file.choose()) (navigate to path) within R to import your data into a dataframe named df. Once you've performed your desired operations, you can write your results dataframe (eg results_df) to a CSV on your hard drive using write.csv(results_df, save_path).

A: What you could do is copy the column with the necessary information and place it into a new excel sheet, and export that sheet as a csv file or a txt file (whatever format you want). These can then be used in R, and it will contain the info that you need.

A: I would recommend readxl::read_excel() for reading in files with .xls extension and openxlsx::read.xlsx() for files with .xlsx extension. Then, you can run your integration and use openxlsx::write.xlsx() to save to a new spreadsheet.

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Stephen McRae Benfall (b. 9 May 1957) studied composition with Roger Smalley and electronic music with John Exton at the University of Western Australia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree with Honours in Composition and the J. Hodges Prize for undergraduate composition in 1983, and in 1984 was awarded a Fellowship to the Young Composers School in Sydney. He was also artist in residence at the Western Australian Institute of Technology's School of Art and Design in 1984 and two years later was awarded a Fellowship to the Australia/New Zealand Dance Course in Christchurch, NZ, under the direction of Graeme Murphy.
A saxophonist and clarinettist, Benfall has performed with a variety of ensembles, including orchestras, big bands, rock and blues bands, and the Band of the Fifth Military District, with whom he played solo clarinet between 1975 and 1988. His music has been commissioned and performed by many ensembles, including the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the West Australian Ballet, Flederman, Evos Music, the Seymour Group, the West Australian Saxophone Quartet, 2-Dance Plus, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, John Harle, Henri Bok, Harry Sparnaay and Nova Ensemble.
Benfall has won a number of awards for his music, including the 1990 Sounds Australian Critics Award for Best Tape Piece and the Jean Bogan Prize for a solo piano work (Hammers) in 1991. Benfall is currently working with the WA Education Department, teaching music in a number of schools in Perth.
Stephen Benfall — current to October 2009
Awarded for
1991 Jean Bogan Prize for Piano Composition Winner Hammers
Selected Commissions
Empathy : for flute, violin and violoncello (1994) Commissioned by Seymour Group.
Shadows (saxophone with chamber ensemble) (1993) Commissioned by the Festival of Perth.
In consequence : full orchestra (1992) Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in celebration of its sixtieth year, 1992
Blues at eleven : for solo instrument and piano (1991) Commissioned by Helen Tuckey with funds provided by Western Australian Government. Department for the Arts.
Saxophone quartet No.1 : saxophone quartet (1988) Commissioned by Roger Garrood.
Sonata : for oboe and piano (1987) Commissioned by Roger Smalley.


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Fact vs Fiction: The Green Book at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
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Bobby Guy Published: February 10, 2020
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The Hollywood movie is a buddy picture. In real life, the Green Book helped African-Americans find friends while traveling. See the Smithsonian documentary at KIA.
"When a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx is hired to drive a world-class Black pianist on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on 'The Green Book' to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans." That is the pitch for the Hollywood movie, a story of two unlikely friends that, "confronted with racism, danger—as well as unexpected humanity and humor—they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime." Inspired by a true story, The Green Book grossed $300+ Million and garnered thee Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
Learn what it was really like for African-Americans in the Deep South during segregation as Kalamazoo Institute of Arts presents a screening of the Smithsonian documentary film The Green Book: Guide to Freedom. Published by Victor Green, a Black postal carrier from Harlem, the book was part travel guide and part survival guide, officially called The Negro Motorist Green Book. Learn about some of the safe havens and "sundown towns," where Black people were prohibited from being out after dark. Historian Jamon Jordan, featured in the film, will be in town from Detroit for a discussion after the screening at KIA.
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Thursday, Feb 13 | 6:30-8 pm
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Free with $5 KIA admission
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I found this bag of deliciousness at the store today. Bit early for fall limited items, but the pumpkin lover in me says that's a complete lie and that pumpkin should never ever be limited. I think I have to agree there…Anyway! I took one look at these and snagged a bag of them without a second thought.
They did not disappoint at all. They're soft and chewy, and though the cheesecake parts are a bit sweet, the pumpkin spice helps to balance it.
I definitely recommend trying them!
I still have some more putting away and tidying up to do, but here's part of my room.
The area I spend a good deal of my night before bed at, my desk. I'm still deciding on how to arrange everything I want to keep on it, though.
And the other area I spend the rest of my night and early morning, the bed. …Well, the rack above the bed since the bed wasn't made.
And yes, I have more plushies than I know what to do with. That's a small portion of them, haha.
Once I'm done getting situated, I'll take proper pictures of the room and the rest of the apartment.
We finally got our cable/Internet moved to the new place today! We had wanted it sooner, but since we had to reschedule due to our original moving date getting pushed back, we had to go with what date was available. We were without it for about a week (short hotel stay in Memphis doesn't count) and, to us internet addicts, that seemed like the longest week ever, haha.
Anyway, it's all set up, so this place feels pretty complete now. We also bought a microwave, so we're set!
Tomorrow, I'm going to buy some things for my room so I can finally get it all in order. Pictures to come after it's finished!
I can't leave this entry picture-less, so here's a Phantom doing cute Phantom-y stuff.
As far as outdoor concerts go, this one was fun! I'm not one for outside venues, but it wasn't too bad. I already knew I wouldn't have as awesome a spot at this one that I had had in Chicago last year (3rd-ish row), but I had a pretty good view for being so far back. Of course it was kind of useless, but I took one picture anyway.
I was excited to finally hear their cover of White Lines live! The only other one that would have made it perfect would have been Too Bad You're So Beautiful, but maybe next time, haha.
Overall, it was a great concert and well worth the 5 hour drive from St. Louis to Memphis.
I will say that I'm done with outdoor venues, though. Bugs. I hate bugs.
I wish I could snap my fingers and make it arrange itself, haha.
On the kitty note, Phantom is adjusting just fine, rolling all over the floor and beds. Omi, on the other hand, is being his usual unsure and hiding self. I think he'll be fine in a few days, though.
Anyway, moving is about 95% done and we're calling it a night.
I'm pretty much done packing for the move tomorrow. Only things left are furniture and small things on my desk. Tomorrow is going to be a lot of work, but I'm looking forward to finally moving. I can't wait to decorate!
Downside of all the packing and moving is that the kitties are all nervous and clingy. Phantom and Omi have both been wandering around meowing, and right now I have a very clingy Phantom on my lap.
I think I've gotten him calmed down a bit now. I'm hoping it won't take them too long to adjust to the new place. It took them a few days to adjust the first time we moved, so I'm expecting them to be a little spazzy for a bit after this move. I think they'll enjoy the new place a lot better than this current apartment.
Now that Phantom is calmed down, he's lulling me to sleep, so good night!
One of the best things about summer – a warm day with a cool breeze and delicious frozen custard from Fritz's. I especially like red velvet with almonds, but on the days they don't have it, I get either cookie dough or Reese's cup.
The best, though, comes in the fall – pumpkin custard. For me, a pumpkin fiend, it's a real treat. Personally, I think it's best with pecans added in. It's a little too sweet by itself, so the pecans are a nice addition to bring the sweetness down a bit. I highly recommend trying it if you live near a Fritz's or any frozen custard place that has pumpkin.


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Warriors run past Wildcats, 33-9
After a three week hiatus the Canton Warriors scored a 33-9 win over the Athens Wildcats in the rain at Alumni Stadium on Monday, October 12.
While the Wildcats struck first and scored the game's opening points on a 30-yard field goal by Shayne Reid midway through the opening quarter. However, after that point the Canton ground attack took over.
On the legs of Riley Parker and Hayden Ward the Warriors moved down to the Athens 21 where Cooper Kitchen connected with Joel Schoonover for the score, putting the Warriors in front, 7-3, with 1:56 remaining in the 1st quarter.
"Athens came out strong and they were pretty tough that first series or so against the run and I think we wore their big guys down a little bit and we just just kept after them," said Canton head coach Tyler Sechrist. "I was happy with our two backs and the way the line came back and answered. They (Ward and Parker) are both sophomores and do a lot of things well. They're quick and physical for their size and they run hard. They had a great night."
Canton took back over and resumed their ground attack after forcing the Wildcats to punt. Starting at their 20, Parker broke off a 20-yard run out to the 40. From there steady runs moved the Warriors down to the Wildcat 15 then Kitchen threw his second touchdown pass of the night, this one to Ben Knapp, to make it a 10-point, 13-3 lead.
Canton then capitalized off an Athens miscue and fumble at the 24. Parker later scored from 4 yards out, pushing the lead to 20-3 with 7:38 remaining in the half.
The Warriors would capitalize off another Wildcat miscue as the half expired. Athens had the ball inside the Canton 10. With time running out the Wildcats coughed up the ball and Weston Bellows was there to scoop it up and returned it 83 yards. At the half the Warriors led 26-3.
"That was a huge change of events and you don't usually see that," continued Sechrist. "He tossed it back trying to make something happen, I thought they were going to score there, and we ended up 'scooping and scoring.' That was a big part of the game."
Athens would add another touchdown midway through the third quarter on a 13-yard pass from Mason Lister to JJ Babcock before the Warriors answered late in the fourth on a 47-yard run by Parker, sealing the 33-9 win for the Warriors.
Parker led the Warrior ground game with 176 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. Ward added 50 yards on seven carries, and Kitchen chipped in with 25 yards on six carries. Kitchen also completed 6-of-8 passes for 46 yards and two scores. Knapp led Canton with three receptions for 25 yards and one touchdown, and Schoonover had two catches for 25 yards and one touchdown.
Reid led the Wildcats with 78 rushing yards on 17 carries, and seven receptions for 50 yards.
Lister completed 15 of 29 pass attempts for 121 yards and one touchdown. Rude had four catches for 40 yards, while sophomore Caleb Nichols had two grabs for 25 yards. Babcock had his 13-yard touchdown catch, and Ben Pernaselli had one reception for seven yards.
Both teams are back in action this Saturday, October 17. Canton (2-0, 2-0 NTL Large School Division) hosts Muncy in a rematch of last year's District IV Class A championship game while Athens (3-1, 3-1 NTL Large School Division) hosts South Williamsport.
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All-New 2015 Ford Transit Joins the Cast of History's Hit Series 'American Pickers'
2015 Ford Transit joins the cast of "American Pickers" on the episode airing April 30 at 9 p.m. EDT/PDT on History
The durability and cargo hauling capability of Transit fit the needs of "American Pickers" as the cast crosses the country in search of forgotten relics and antiques
487 cubic feet of cargo volume offers ample space to transport big finds
Ford is celebrating by launching a scavenger hunt across the U.S., giving 10 lucky winners the use of a 2015 Transit for two weeks
Ford Transit is joining History's "American Pickers" as stars Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz travel around the United States, searching remote and rustic locations for classic gems that can be restored and resold.
Wolfe and Fritz will drive a 2015 Transit, a full-size van designed for commercial use, in their mission to find these relics.
"The biggest thing is, when the van is full, then we've got to come home. I'm interested in real estate on wheels," Wolfe says during the episode airing April 30. "There were four or five different vehicles I was looking at, and I just keep coming back to the Ford as the better choice."
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The show is just one example of how Ford Transit serves the needs of small businesses and commercial fleets.
To celebrate the debut of Transit on "American Pickers," Ford is hosting a scavenger hunt that challenges contestants to find one of 10 scale-model Transit vehicles on display in antique shops across the United States. The 10 winners get the use of a 2015 Transit for two weeks. (No purchase necessary. Promotion ends 7/1/14. Click here for details: social.ford.com/winTransit)
"We are thrilled to expand the great multi-year relationship we have with Ford," said Peter Olsen, executive vice president of national ad sales for History. "We look forward to the Transit being part of Pickers for many years to come."
The 2015 model year Transit – built at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant – will be available in three body lengths, two wheelbases and three roof heights; in van, wagon, chassis cab and cutaway body styles; and in XL and XLT trim levels, offering more choices than ever from a Ford commercial van.
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"Transit has been tested to rigorous Built Ford Tough standards, and comes equipped with great technology features like SYNC® and MyFord Touch®, and Lane-Keeping System with Driver Alert," said Minyang Jiang, Ford brand manager for Transit, Transit Connect and E-Series.
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NMSU physics team captures footage of vortex within microscopic particles
Writer: Billy Huntsman, 575-646-7953, wthv8420@nmsu.edu
A team of researchers from New Mexico State University's Department of Physics have, for the first time, created a three-dimensional rendering of a microscopic nanoparticle's structural transformation induced and controlled by an external electrical source.
A depiction of a ferroelectric nanoparticle undergoing phase transition with the outside influence of an electrical field. Courtesy photo.
The team, led by Edwin Fohtung, assistant professor at NMSU, performed the experiments with Barium Titanate (BTO) nanoparticles. Using an external electrical field the scientists were able to observe in three dimensions a ferroelectric vortex rod of 30 nanometers in width—a billion times smaller than a human hair.
This discovery can provide scientists with new methods in designing next-generation quantum computing components. For example, nanoparticles with such vortex-phases may increase computer RAM storage capacity by 10,000-fold.
Fohtung and his team's work is supported by the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The team used X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, and the Bragg X ray Coherent Diffractive Imaging (BCDI) technique to probe a single particle of BTO, with 18 nanometers resolution in 3D.
BCDI can be used to reconstruct the density of the sample in phases. This reconstruction technique is called phase-retrieval. This technique developed by Fohtung and his team at NMSU is applicable to other areas, such as biology and regenerative medicine, where scientists and medical doctors are studying how stem cells and cancer cells and other micro-organisms collectively evolve in their environment, undergoing transitions in a similar way.
The applications in biomedicine are currently being pursued by Dmitry Karpov, an NMSU affiliate and a visiting research fellow from the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (Tomsk, Russia).
The results have been published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal "Nature Communications."


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Queensbridge Rock Climbing Facility Delayed By Permits
Nov. 13, 2015 By Jackie Strawbridge
A new rock climbing gym and fitness center slated for 41st Avenue was expected to open in summer but its owners have been delayed waiting for City permits.
BKB Queensbridge, a new climbing facility from Brooklyn Boulders, will be located at 23-10 41st Avenue. It will be one of a handful of other Brooklyn Boulders gyms located in Brooklyn, Chicago and Massachusetts.
Brooklyn Boulders co-founder Lance Pinn said that the facility is seeking a permit that will allow the site to hold its full capacity of guests. Without that permit the site can only host 75 people at a time; when it opens, the 25,000 square-foot-space will hold about 300, Pinn said.
Pinn said he hopes for permits to be in order within the next few weeks, after which the gym will host a soft opening and then an "action-packed" grand opening, with skateboard trick contests, live graffiti art, music from several bands throughout the facility and possibly a magic show.
Alongside rock climbing, BKB Queensbridge promises fitness programs and personal training, yoga, cardio equipment, as well as a café and co-working space with Wi-Fi, according to the Brooklyn Boulders website.
Due to the opening delay, the facility has pushed back its presale membership activation. Details are posted online here.
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It is already open to members now. Grand opening is schedule for 12/10/2015.


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An army run on whim
Broadsword January 20, 2008 Broadsword, Indian Army, Morale,
Business Standard: 15th January 2008
That junior army officers are an unhappy lot is well known; there are more than 11,000 empty officer slots, a staggering 25% deficiency that nobody wants to fill. This shortfall is entirely at the junior level, since posts are filled top down. But the discontent seems to be uniform; on the 5th of January, Lt Gen HS Panag, heading the army's operationally crucial Northern Command, met with Defence Minister AK Antony to protest an order from the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Deepak Kapoor, transferring him to the operationally insignificant Central Command after just a year at the head of operations in J&K. This revolt by a top commander highlights the need for major changes in the army's style of functioning.
This is not the first time an army commander has stood up to the chief; there is an inherent ambivalence in the relationship between Army Headquarters and the six operational commands (Northern, Western, South Western, Central, Eastern and Southern). The bosses of these "field armies" (General Officers Commanding in Chief, or GOsC-in-C), scoff that the COAS is only a Chief of Staff, while they are the senior most commanders. In the 1965 war, the Western Army Commander, Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh, refused to obey verbal orders from the COAS, General JN Chaudhary, to withdraw in the face of a Pakistani attack. General Harbaksh's conviction prevented a large chunk of Punjab from being captured by Pakistan. Similarly, in the 1962 war, the Western Army Commander, Lt Gen Daulet Singh, resisted tactically unwise pressure from his COAS, General Thapar, thus saving Ladakh from being overrun by the Chinese.
In the current confrontation, again, the army commander is right; there are several reasons why Lt Gen Panag should not be transferred. The prime amongst them is the need for continuity in an army where command tenures are becoming shorter and shorter. Today, a brigadier commands his brigade for just eighteen months, barely long enough to unpack, tour his operational area, and get familiar with his job. Almost as soon as he masters what he is expected to do, it is time to start packing again. His bosses, the major generals and lieutenant generals who command divisions and corps, provide even less continuity. They remain in the saddle for just fourteen months or so. In this command merry-go-round, it is only the army commanders who stay in the saddle for something more than a brief visit.
The army officially recognises this need; only a general with more than two years of residual service can be appointed an army commander. General Panag's posting, therefore, cannot logically be passed off, as the COAS is doing, as a "routine reshuffle". He has been in command in Udhampur for just a year, and has another year before he retires. The J&K elections this year, for which the army will be called upon to generate security, only reinforce the need for continuity.
Vitiating this transfer further, with a more sinister colour, is its timing. General Panag is being moved out after he initiated a series of inquiries against questionable financial transactions, many of them dating back to when the current Army Chief, General Deepak Kapoor, occupied his chair in Udhampur. The six operational army commanders are granted special financial powers for buying urgently needed operational equipment. Purchases made by General Deepak Kapoor are now under the scanner; transferring General Panag after he initiated the inquiries violates the principles of natural justice.
Army Headquarters, predictably, has argued that transferring an army commander is "the Chief's prerogative". But senior serving officers argue that "prerogative" is not a feudal privilege; the vitality of the system demands that it be based on logic, transparency and communication.
Defence Minister Antony is a cautious man and he is treating this case with caution. Apparently, civil investigative agencies are examining General Panag's allegations, and he will only be moved out of Northern Command if there are concrete assurances that the cases he initiated will be followed up after he leaves.
But there are larger lessons to be learned from this unseemly confrontation; the most important of them is the need for the army to clearly define rules that will govern promotions and transfers. Unlike other central services, like the IAS and the IFS, where rules and criteria are clearly defined in a rulebook, the defence services are bound by no such constraints.
While this gives the service chiefs the feeling of autonomy, the absence of criteria has, in fact, undermined them. Each successive chief initiates changes in promotion criteria (usually to benefit their regiments or branches) that wash away their predecessors' reforms. The result is a spate of representations and court cases, which allows the judiciary and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to adjudicate over what should be the military's internal human resource management.
Finally, this episode highlights the need to clarify the relationship between the service chiefs and their theatre (army, navy and air) commands. The current ambiguity has been heightened by the creation of tri-service commands like the Andaman and Nicobar Command and the Strategic Forces Command, and the impending Aerospace Command. Should India follow a US-style model, where the theatre commanders report independently to the US President? Or should India have its own model? These are questions that need to be resolved quickly.
Tags # Broadsword # Indian Army # Morale
Posted by Broadsword at January 20, 2008
Labels: Broadsword, Indian Army, Morale
Ajai:
Very well said! The title itself is self-explanatory.
That junior army officers are an unhappy lot is well known
I wish you had expounded on the actual reasons behind the whole thing. Not the Army-fed version being parroted by the mainstream media.
the most important of them is the need for the army to clearly define rules that will govern promotions and transfers.
The complete spectrum of HR policies from recruitment, promotions, transfers, release and retention need to be looked at afresh. Currently, the whole thing is a mess.
This whimsical way of running the army forces me to think at times that there should be more civil aka bureaucratic control of the services. All matters other than operational, should be handled by people outside the system or under very strict guidelines inside the system.
Finally, if the integrity of the COAS (current as well as earlier incumbents) is doubtable, then what hope can you have from the organisation? "We have a 20th century organisation in the 21st century. It can't work."
On the Panag vs. COAS issue, there has been a vigorus discussion on my blog [Pragmatic Euphony]. The views of the officers serving under Panag are not very charitable about him.
And Ajai, do you think that the media is the right place to fight personal battles between the Army Commander and the COAS?
Agarwalgary 20 January 2008 at 21:30
Ajai,
I have not seen any post on the Nuclear Submarine India is building. Looks like India today has scored a 'scoop' on you as far as this topic is concerned. But I really would want to hear your views on this.
Ajai Shukla 24 January 2008 at 23:21
You're right, Gary... that's truly a scoop by Sandeep Unnithan of India Today.
He's done such a comprehensive report, that there is really very little to add. It's a fine piece of journalism.
Hi Pragmatic,
Will cross over to your blog and check out the debate. But Gen Panag's likeability should not be a factor in the debate at all.
If he has the competence to be appointed Northern Army Commander, then he has the competence to hold that post for two years!
Will post on your blog.
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Four Questions From New Concept English Book Two (Practice And Progress)?
Hi, I am an English teacher from China, teaching New Concept English Book Two (Practice and Progress). I've met some difficulty in several multiple-choice questions in this book.
1. The woman stood at the window. She stood ___ it.
The key is B. It is obvious that B is correct, but is D OK here?
2. So far ___ of them has been struck down by sudden death.
The key is D. And it is also very obvious that D is correct. But can we choose C here? "Not any of" and "none of" are considered equivalents in many grammar books.
3. The Hubble is ___ the earth's atmosphere.
I am not sure whether D or B is the correct answer. In fact, I prefer B to D.
4. The tunnel would be well ventilated. It would have good ___.
The key is C. And I would choose C. But can B be a possible alternative here?
Can anyone anwer my questions. Thanks in advance.
No. 'ahead of' has the sense of 'movement' or at least 'possible movement'.
She finished the race ahead of her opponent.
She stood ahead of me in the line.
Using 'not any of' here would sound odd to me. It's hard for me to think of a good context where you'd use that. Probably, somewhere you wanted to give extra emphasis to what you are saying.
A is also a possibility, but would be rare.
I wouldn't say 'over' is grammatically wrong, but it sounds very unnatural. We'd commonly say 'above' rather than 'over' here.
'C' is correct, but bad style because of the repetition. D would be my choice. We often speak of 'air circulation'.
Welcome to to the forums, Jingtian. we hope to see more of your posts.
You have, indeed, shown how tricky some of these questions can be. I anticipate a variety of responses to this post.
No.1 -there is no option to B. 'Ahead of' suggests a forward direction.
No.3 -I like 'above' the best, but it's not one of the choices. So, 'outside' is better than 'over', possibly because the connotation of 'over' is wrong for the nature of the telescope, the purpose of which is to look outward. 'Over' implies to me a relation to the earth's atmosphere, rather than a relation to outer space.
No.4 -This is tricky too. You certainly can't go wrong with C. I'd think D might be chosen, too, if only because these two terms are generally very closely associated. A is out of the question because what might be ventilating through the tunnel is radon. Also, not B, for its reference to air, as opposed to, again, radon.
Thank you, Clive and davkett. Well, after I had submitted the post yesterday, I thought carefully and corrected my mistake in No. 3.
Directly ahead of us is the royal palace.
Before I looked "ahead of" in the dictionary, I had believed that "ahead of" suggested a forward movement or tendency. But I got confused and still is. Maybe it is a very rare usage here in the above sentence.
If there is no extended context around this statement, the assumption would be that the speaker and those being spoken to are 'headed' in the direction of the palace, as in the case of a tour guide on a bus making an announcement to visitors.
Thus, the expression does not sound rare at all.
If, instead, the group were standing near the gates of the palace, he might have said, "In front of us in the royal palace. To our left are the royal gardens. To the right, in the distance, you can see the slums of the city."
Hi, I am living in the U.S. for 10 years. I am trying to answer your questions by my daily experience.
1. Answer D (ahead of) is incorrect. First, nobody uses that way; second, "ahead of the window" means the other side of the window. In this case, it would be outside.
3.Answer B is incorrect. Because atmosphere is a layer, so above this layer, it will be outside the layer. "Over", on the otherhand, gives a range, but not a specific point or area. So, "over the atmosphere" can be anywhere between outside the top of the atmosphere and the universe. So, "over" is not the answer here.
4. I have not heard anyone use "air" ("airing") to substitute the word "ventilate" ("ventilation").
I hope my answers help. Thank you.
2. good question! The blank needs a NOUN and "not any" is not a noun. None is a noun.
3. Grammatically, above is OK. when it is above it is outside.
4. No Airing is: It is not ventilation.
Answer provided by Yu, Lan, former Associate Professor of English of the Beijing No. 2 Foreign Languages Institute.
(ii) fuel for a bonfire.
I also don't know what your qualifications are for teaching English. This book is after all aimed at lower intermediate students, and yet you are struggling with it.
Q1. Where can one stand relative to a window? Either 'in front of' or 'behind'. Perhaps 'before' too. A is an adverb. C is an adjective. D is also a phrasal preposition, but inapplicable. So it's B.
Q2 A is just about feasible, grammatically speaking, but sounds more emphatic. More usual to say 'not one'. B is a noun and doesn't work here. C could work. D is best. None always takes the singular form of a verb.
Q3 Consider the atmosphere as a sphere (hence its name). Hold a tennis ball in your hand. Point at a spot below it. Is you finger over the ball? Is it outside the ball?
Q4 To my mind, none of these is a correct answer. Maybe the 'would' throws me. B airing is what you do to your laundry after you've washed, dried, ironed it. A+D would be a good answer.


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Filed under: current events, news events, parenting — Tags: Canadian military, CFB Trenton, children, Col. Russ Williams, confidence, current events, Faith, heroes, Jessica Lloyd, Marie-France Comeau, murder, news, parenting, Trenton, trust — paulthinkingoutloud @ 1:27 am
A military commander from Canadian Forces Base Trenton in eastern Ontario has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two women.
Col. Russell Williams, 46, of Tweed, the top commander at 8 wing CFB Trenton, was arrested Sunday in Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police Det.-Insp. Chris Nicholas said at a news conference Monday.
Williams has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jessica Lloyd, 27, whose body was found Monday off Cary Road in the municipality of Tweed.
Lloyd had been missing since Jan. 28 from her home outside Tweed, about 30 kilometres north of Belleville.
Ontario's chief coroner is to conduct an autopsy on Lloyd's body, which arrived in Toronto late Monday afternoon.
Williams was also charged in the death of Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 38, of Brighton, Ont., who was killed in her home Nov. 25. Comeau served with the 437 Squadron at CFB Trenton.
…So begins a story on CBC News that has left Canadians somewhat shattered early this week. Within hours over 300 people had posted comments to the site before the CBC decided to shut down the comment section of the story.
Williams had flown Canadian army aircraft for the Prime Minister and for visiting royalty. He enjoyed a position of trust such as few others in this country.
Earlier in the day Monday, we had driven along Canada's busiest highway, where a large sign invited the public's help in finding Ms. Lloyd, pictured at right, who was last seen on January 28th. An extensive search involved many people in Belleville, a city approximately an hour and a half east of Toronto. Ms. Comeau, a Canadian army corporal, had been found murdered on November 25th.
As we discussed the story over dinner, while we reminded ourselves that until brought to trial, Col. Williams is only alleged to have committed the crimes in question, it is no small task to place some in such high profile under arrest. The police would need a fairly high degree of certainty, while Col. Williams would possibly place himself as beyond suspicion.
All this of course at a time when Canada is enduring painful losses in Afghanistan.
One of the deleted comments at CBC News wondered how anyone could be in charge of one of Canada's largest military bases with what will certainly emerge as a disturbing mental health profile. (Williams is also charged with two counts of sexual assault and forcible confinement.)
I feel sad. Sad not only for the families of the two women and for Williams' family, but sad for every young person who sees our military — especially right now — as heroes. Some of that confidence was shattered today.
The shadow it casts on the Canadian military and to Canada itself is leaving us reeling.
How do we teach our children to "respect those in authority," when those in authority often disappoint? As adults, who do we trust? Is there anyone on earth who we can truly trust, or is it inevitable that people are going to let us down?
Psalm 20:7 (NIV) Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
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It's 10:40 PM, Eastern Daylight Time. Adding up ONLY the clips that appear on the FIRST YouTube "Most Viewed" page, and NOT COUNTING the ones that are subsequent interview clips or background reports, we're currently looking at 63.7 MILLION hits. And this doesn't include clips on Vimeo and other video upload sites.
Obviously, there is more at work here than simply want to see Simon Cowell at a loss for words. And it's more than just the Andy Warholl sentiment that "in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes, or 63.7 million YouTube hits, whichever is larger." Well, maybe not the second part.
It's our desire to hear a good news story. It's our desire for calm; for tranquility. It's a dash of peace in a world of war, economic collapse and personal heartbreaks. Like the old Anne Murray song says, "We sure could use a little good news today."
It's a story only rivaled this week by the President of the United States' new dog. These two stories are the escape people are looking for. But Susan's story also brings hope to all kinds of talented people who are searching for their own personal big break; people who have dreams…
It IS a story that makes you smile.
If a tag brought you here, this is a blog about another kind of hope, brought to the world 2,000 years ago in the person of Jesus Christ, in the story that we celebrated last week at Easter. The need for a hope and a future is something basic to everyone. Even more years ago, someone wrote, "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will remember the name of the Lord our God."
It's true today. Some trust in technology, some trust in science, some trust in the resilience of the human spirit; but ultimately, God is the only one we can fully trust.