Question: What did Jacob mean in his blessing of Judah when he said "Until Shiloh come?"
Answer: You're referring to Genesis 49:10 when Jacob, then called Israel, blessed his sons and predicted their futures. That verse in the King James reads: "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be." This is an amazing prophecy about a person or place named Shiloh, which is thought to mean tranquil or peaceable. We're not even sure that Shiloh was a place before Joshua decided on it as a central location for the Tabernacle and the seat of Israel's theocracy through the Period of the Judges. No one knows if Jacob had ever been there. He certainly could not have known of its future recognition as a seat of government or as a title for Messiah had God not spoken this prophecy through him.
Understanding this prediction has divided translators for centuries. Literally, the word translated "scepter" means a stick used for walking, punishing, or ruling; and the word for "lawgiver" refers to one who engraved words on stone tablets, the way laws were recorded. The Hebrew's use of dualism, or repeating the same thought with different words, would tell us those two phrases mean the same. "Between his feet" could refer to a ruler's staff resting between his feet, or to an heir from Judah's loins. In the latter case, Shiloh is sometimes translated as "him whose right it is." Since the last phrase of that verse contains the masculine pronoun, all these descriptions must point to a male Ruler from the line of Judah. The Jews consider Shiloh, "the Peaceable One," to be one of the first names for Messiah. "The people shall gather (in obedience) to him" looks all the way to Christ's future Millennial Kingdom.
That's the most amazing part of this prophecy: It covers the whole scope of time from Genesis to Revelation! It predicted that Judah's family would furnish national kings until One whose right it is comes, and all the people are gathered to obey Him. History has proven that no legal heir has ever sat on the throne of Israel except a direct descendant of Judah. That's why Saul's dynasty could not last; the people wanted a king prematurely, so God gave them the best man for the job until a worthy man from Judah came along. The northern kingdom of Israel had 19 kings from nine different dynasties, while the southern kingdom of Judah had 19 kings from one dynasty, Judah's house. Since the legal line was interrupted by the Babylonian captivity, that Throne awaits the Peaceable One whom all the people will obey. Today, we long more and more for the coming of Shiloh, the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).


My wife and I have identical phones. She actually got hers before I got mine. Occasionally, I have to tether for troubleshooting, and I set hers up tonight to do the same.
I encountered a number of stumbling blocks the first time around. Fortunately, other people did all the hard work. Here are links I found helpful.
Get the Android WiFi Tether APK from Google Code.
At this point, if you try to tether, you'll run into a similar issue as I've described in previous tethering posts: the authentication string will cause tethered traffic to bounce up against Verizon's wrath warning page.
You'll need to download RadioComm, and the best way to find that is Google. You'll probably find fresh links to recent versions on XDA Devs or MotorolaFans. Caveat Emptor and all that. Shady download links galore, so be on your guard with good backups and malware protection. Here are the instructions to patch your phone's baseband configuration for tethery goodness.
After that, all should work well.


Miles Brockman Richie, the 24-year-old of legendary singer Lionel Richie caused a huge scene Saturday at London's Heathrow Airport after he allegedly claimed to be in possession of a bomb and threatened to detonate it.
TMZ reports that Miles also punched a security guard, which eventually landed him in police custody.
When it turned out to be false, Miles was given a "caution" for "communicating false information, battery and causing a bomb hoax" after authorities discovered he was lying about the explosives.
Miles — who is the only son to the singer and works as a model was accused of yelling at airport staff after being denied entry to a flight.
Witnesses said Miles informed airport staff about the bomb and threatened to detonate it if he wasn't allowed to board.
If the model was charged with a crime, he would have likely faced jail time.
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The Medicare trap
L.A. Times Archives
Nov. 12, 2011 12 AM PT
Time is running out for the "super committee" in Congress to agree on a plan to reduce the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over the next decade. The hang-up, as expected, has been getting Republicans and Democrats to compromise on revenue increases and entitlement cuts. Although there's been some movement on both fronts, it's not been enough to produce a deal — yet.
The linchpin of any effort to reduce the federal budget will be slowing the growth of government health insurance and medical care programs. Medicare, an insurance program for the elderly and the disabled, is the largest and most expensive by far. Its costs have more than doubled since 2001, and consume about an eighth of the federal budget.
Medicare is growing in part because the baby boom generation is starting to hit retirement age, swelling the ranks of beneficiaries. But a bigger factor is simply the rising cost of medical care. This is due to many things, including the cost of chronic illnesses, uncoordinated and inefficient care, and a payment system that encourages people to spend more.
Those are systemic problems, and the healthcare reform law enacted last year tries to ameliorate them in a number of ways. For example, the law encourages physicians to create "accountable care organizations" to coordinate patient care and improve efficiency, and it penalizes hospitals that do a poor job of protecting patients against infection. But it's hard to predict how much the changes will slow the increase in healthcare costs, prompting deficit hawks to call for more dramatic steps that are more certain to save tax dollars.
One example is converting Medicare from a program that provides insurance to one that provides insurance subsidies, or "premium support." Under the version advocated by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Medicare would give seniors a set amount to spend on policies from private insurers. To hold down spending, the vouchers would increase only at the rate of inflation. If the cost of medical care and insurance continued to rise considerably faster than that, the difference would come out of seniors' pockets.
The goal of a premium support system is to curb excess demand for healthcare by making Medicare beneficiaries more sensitive to the cost of the treatment they receive. But by capping vouchers well below the growing price of insurance, the House plan would walk away from the central promise of Medicare, which is to provide the elderly and the disabled with healthcare they can afford. The Ryan plan might reduce the federal deficit, but it wouldn't fix the problems in the healthcare system.
With enough funding to maintain the current level of coverage for seniors, a premium support approach like the one GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently outlined, which would let people opt to buy coverage from Medicare or private insurers, is worth considering. Requiring Medicare to compete for customers with private insurers could promote more innovative and efficient ways to deliver and pay for medical services. That isn't likely to produce the dramatic savings that Ryan's plan would, however — the goal, after all, would be to use competition to improve the system, not to meet a specific cost target. There's also the risk that private insurers would siphon off healthier beneficiaries, leaving Medicare with the costliest and most vulnerable patients. To avoid that problem, the system would have to be designed to spread risks and costs across all beneficiaries, as Medicare does today.
Happily for the super committee, several bipartisan deficit-reduction groups have laid out alternative ways to hold down the costs of Medicare. For example, the White House's deficit-reduction commission offered a number of suggestions, including changes to co-pays that would give beneficiaries more incentive to shop carefully for medical services. Other paths worth exploring include allowing the Medicare eligibility age to rise to 67 in tandem with Social Security's retirement age, and giving a new Medicare oversight group, the Independent Payments Advisory Board, greater authority to promote more coordinated and better-managed care.
Reining in spending on a program as popular as Medicare is politically treacherous, but there's no way around it. The program isn't sustainable, and the changes set in motion by the healthcare reform law aren't enough to save it. Fixing the flawed incentives in the program will require at least some elderly Americans to pick up more of its costs, which won't be easy for those on fixed incomes. But lawmakers can shore up Medicare without abandoning the promise to provide seniors with affordable, reliable health insurance.
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The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the ..., Band 3
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The day after, the following instructions to the minister pleni potentiary for négociating with the court of Spain were prepared ". SirCongress have come to the following resolution, That if his catholic majesty shall accede to the treaties between France and the United States of America, and in concurrence with them continue the present war with Great Britain for the purpose expressed in the treaties aforesaid, he shall not thereby be precluded from securing to himself the Floridas: on the contrary, if he shall obtain the Floridas from Great Britain, these United States will guarantee the same to his catholic majesty; provided alway that the United States shall enjoy the free navigation of the river Mississippi into and from the sea. You are therefore to communicate to his most christian majesty, the desire of congress to enter into a treaty of alliance, and of amity and conmercs, with his catholic majesty, and to request bis favourable interposition for that porpose ,, at the same time you are to make Such proposals to his catholic majesty as in your judgment, froni. circumstances, will be proper. for. obtaining for the United States of America,equal advantages with those which are secured to them by the treaties with his most christian majesty, observing always the resolution aforesaid as the ultimatum of these United States. You are particularly to endeavour to obtain some convenient port or ports below the 31° of north latitude on the river Mississippi free for all merchants vessels, goods, wares and merchandise belong ing to the inhabitants of these states. The distressed state of our finances, and the great depreciation of our paper money, incline congress to hope, that his catholie majesty, if he shall conclude a treaty with the states, will be induced to lend the money ; you. are therefore to present to him the great distress of these states on that accounts, and to solicit.a loan. of five millions of dollars upon the best terms in your power, not exceeding six per centa per ann. effectually to enable them to co-operate with the allies against the common enemy: but before you make any propos sals to his catholic majesty for a loan, you are to endeavour tex. obtain a subsidy in consideration of the guarantee aforesaid." ;
Saturday the 25th, it was " resolved that Congress proceed to the nomination of a proper person for negociating a treaty of peace.". Mr. John Adams and Mr. Jay were proposed ; and an adjournment took place to ten o clock.of the next day, when the pernbers balloted. The votes were divided, and there was no election. They balloted again, and it was the same: the ballots ing therefore was postponed, and Congress" resolved that a minister plenipotentiary be appointed to negociate a treaty of alli ance, and of amity and commerce, between the United States of
America and his catholic majesty. Mr. Arthur Lee, Mr. John Adains, and Mr. Jay, were nominated. On the Monday the bailots were taken, and Mr. Jay was elected. Then followed the choice by ballot of a minister plenipotentiary for negociating a treaty of peace and a treaty of commerce with Great Britain, when Mr. John Adams was elected. This election was no ground of joy to Mr. Gerard. His wishes and interest were in favor of Mr. Jay's being appointed to negociate with Great Britain ; while the latter was wrongfully suspected by the New England delegates, as being in no wise strenuously disposed to secure the fisheries. These delegates were fixed upon having Mr. J. Adams intrusted with that business, as they could confide in his steady determination never to lose sight of it, whatever might be the pleas and pretences of politicians. They could acquiesce in Mr. Jay's election to negociate with the court of Madrid, as it paved the way for the carrying of their main point. Two days after Mr. William Carmichaei was elected secretary to Mr. Jay; Mr. Francis Dana to Mr. Adams; and lieut. col. Laurence to Dr." Franklin Mr. Jay's letter of credence was signed at Philadelphia the 15th of October, when congress " resolved, That the fo lowing additional instructions be given to the minister pleni. potentiary for negociating with his catholic majesty--- Sir-You are to use your utmost endeavours for obtaining permission for the citizens and inhabitants of these states, tu lade and take on buard their vessels, salt at the island of Salt Tortuga ; and also to cut, load, and bring away logwood and mahogany in and from the Bay of Honduras and its rivers, and to build on the shores, stores, houses and magazines for the wood cutters and their families, in the extent ceded to his Britannic majesty by the 17th article of the definitive treaty concluded at Paris, the Toth of February, 1763, or in as great extent as can be obtained." Before the month was out, Mr. Jay sailed for Europe in company with Mr. Gerard. October the 21st, the honorable Henry Laurens, esq. was elected by ballot to negociate a loan in Holland : on the first: of the next nionth he was chosen to negociate a treaty of amity and commerce with the united provinces of the low countries.
September the 1st, Congress resolved, that they would, on no account, emit more bills of credid than to make the whole amount of them two hundred millions of dollars.
September 13th, they addressed a long letter to their constituents upon their finances. By that it appears, that the taxes had brought into the treasury no more than 3,027,560 dollars, and that all the monies supplied by the people of America, amounted to no more than 36,761,665 dollars and 67-90ths, that being the
sum of the loans and taxes then received. It holds up to the imagination, the ability of the United States to pay their whole national debt, though at the close of the war it should amount to three hundred millions of dollars, with ease in the course of twenty years; and while doing it, by inverse, romantic reasoning, represents the paper currency as a blessing at the expence of scripture language"Let it also be remembered, that paper money is the only kind of money which cannot make unto itself wings and fly away: it remains with us, it will not forsake us, it is always ready and at hand for the purpose of commerce and taxes, and every industrious man can find it." The letter proceeds to show, that the people, not only collectively by their representatives, but individually, have pledged their faith for the redemption of their bills, and that they possess a political capacity of doing it. Then comes a question, " Whether there is any reason to apprehend a wanton violation of the public faith?" Congress say upon it-" It is with great regret and reluctance that we can prevail upon ourselves to take the least notice of a question, which involves in it a doubt so injurious to the honor and dignity of America. We should pay an ill compliment to the understanding and honor of every true American, were we to adduce many arguments to show the baseness or bad policy of violating our national faith, or omitting to pursue the measures necessary to preserve it. A bankrupt iaithless republic would be a novelty in the political world, and appear among reputable nations, like a common prostitute among chaste and respectable matrons. We are convinced, that the arts and efforts of our enemies will not be wanting to draw us into this humiliating and contemptible situation. Impelled by malice, and the suggestions, of chagrin and disappointment, at not being able to bend our necks to their yoke, they will endeavour to force or seduce us to commit this unpardonable sin, in order to subject us to the punishment due to it, and that we may thenceforth be a reproach and a by-word among the nations. Apprized of these consequences, knowing the value of national character, and impressed with a due sense of the immutable laws of justice and honor, it is impossible that America should think withiouc horror of such an execrable deed. Determine to finish the contest as you began it: honestly and gloriously. Let it never be said, that America had no sooner become independent than she became insolvent; or that her infant glories and growing fame were obscured and tarnished-by broken contracts and violated faith, in the very hour when all the nations of the earth were admiring, and almost adoring the splendor of her rising." This letter and the resolve.
preceding it, were probably occasioned by the prevailing subjects of conversation in Philadelphia, and the movements of the leading people. A town meeting was called, and a special com: mittee appointed to draw up a memorial, which was signed by the president and council in their private characters, the speaker and several members of assembly, the general committee of the eity, and a respectable number of citizens. It was presented to congress on or near the day when they addressed their consti. tuents, and was meant to stop the further emissions of continen tal bills. The memorialists say." Neither can we help expressing our apprehensions, that the case with which money was thus procured, has induced a remissness of inquiries into the reality of its application : all which we hope will, in future, be remediedi by a systematical plan of economy, and a regular information of expences.". - September 17, Congress " resolved, That in consideration of the distinguished merit of lieut. col. Talbot, a commission of captain in the navy of the United States be given him." They [September 24.] " resolved, That a medal of gold, emblematical of the attack of the fort and works at Powle's-hook, be strucko and presented to major Lee. Four days after, upon Mr. Jay's signifying to them his acceptance of the office to which he had been appointed on the 26th, and thereupon resigned the chair, they elected Samuel Huntington, esq. president. Such was the deficiency of flour in Virginia, that congress (Oct. 18.] resolved, tbat the governor should be informed of its being their opinion, that the convention troops should be supplied with meal made of Indian corn. - But he was requested to inform the commanding officer of those troops, that if the commander in chief of the British forces, will order supplies of four to be sent to Virginia, passports will be ordered for the purpose when applied for. The chevalier de la Luzerne (Nov. 17.) had his audience of congress, delivered a letter from his most christian majesty, was announced to the house, and upon that rose and addressed the congress in a speech, to which the president returned an answer.
- Let us change the scene. - While count d'Estaing lay with his fleet at Cape Francois, afa ter the conquest of Grenada, he received letters from gov. Ruts ledge, gen. Lincoln, the French consulat Charlestown and others urging him to visit the American coast, and proposing an attack upon Savannah. The general engaged him to join with 1000 men certain, and promised that every exertion should be made to augment the number. The application coinciding with the king's instructions, to act in concert with the forces of the United States,
whenever an occasion presented itself, he sailed for the American continent within a few days after it was received. When through the windward passage, he dispatched two ships of the line and three frigates to Charlestowa to announce his coming. On the įst of September he arrived with a fleet of 20 sail of the line, two of fifty guns, and eleven frigates. • The appearance of the French fieet on the coasts of South Ca. Tolina and Georgia was so unexpected by the British, that the Experiment man of war of 50 guns, Sir James Wallace cammander, and three frigates were captured. No sooner was it known at Charlestown thatthe count was on the coasts than Lincoln marched with all expedition for Savannah with the troops under his command; orders were also given for the South Carolina and Georgia militia to rendezvous immediately near the same place. The British were equally diligent in preparing for their defence. Lieut. col. Cruger, who had a small command at Sunbury, and lieut. col. Maitland, who was in force at Beaufort, were ordered to Savannah. As the French frigates approached the bar, the Howey and Rose, of 20 guns each, the Keppel and Germain arm. ed vessels, retired toward the town. . The battery on Tybee was destroyed. To prevent the French frigates getting too near, the Rose and Savannah armed ships, with four transports, were sunk in the channel. A boom was laid across it, and several small vessels were also sunk above the town. The seamen were appointed to: different batteries. The marines were incorporated with the grenadiers of the 16th regiment; and great numbers were employed, both by day and night, in strengthening and extending the lines of defence. Count d'Estaing made repeated declarations, that he could not remain more than ten or fifteen days on shore: nevertheless, the fall of Savannah was considered as infallibly certain.. Every aid was given from Charlestown, by. sending small vessels to assist the French in their landing;, but as the large ships of the fleet could not come near the shore, it was not effected till the 12th.
General Lincoln's troops were not far distant; but before they could join the French, the count (Sept. 16.] sunimoned geneFal Prevost to surrender to the arms of the king of France. Lincoln reinonstrated to d'Estaign on his summoning Prevost to surrender to the arms of France only, while the Americans were acting in conjunction with him ; the matter was soon selled, and the mode of all future negociations amicably adjusted. Prevost returned a polite letter to the count, but declined surrendering on a general summons without any specific terms; and mentioned, that if such were proposed as he could with honcc
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Shiva, Shakti, Seeger, Suzuki
Today in yoga class, our teacher Amy Reed, talked about the dance between Shiva (our bare, pure awareness) and Shakti (the ways in which we harness our awareness to engage with the world.) The two are always at play with one another, going back and forth. Some times we are more introverted–more Shiva–observing the world as it goes by, just noticing, not getting all hooked up in the story. And at other times, we are plunging in, seeing where the holes are that only we can fill. "Blessed are those that play, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," wrote Emily Dickinson. As a musician, I think about Shiva and Shakti all the time. Musicians need, primarily, to be listeners before they ever strike, sing, pluck or blow a note. We need to observe what the others are playing, or even what the silence is compelling us to. And then, at just the right moment, we engage. We come in. We join the symphony, the chorus, the jam, with the part that is ours and only ours to share.
All of which makes me think about my new career as Suzuki Mom. If a year ago you had said, "Hey, Nerissa. What is your biggest parenting nightmare?" I would have said: any situation that would put me in a position to force my daughter to do something on a daily basis. Make that one thing "music" and we move from nightmare to horror show. How could forcing a child to practice for a half hour a day breed anything other than resentment? I would resent her for not wanting to practice, and she would resent me for…well, for being me. Queen of the Daily Practice (be it unloading the dishwasher, writing a song per day, running, yoga, making gratitude lists-whatever if might be, you can be sure I will be compulsive about it. This is not so bad when it's just me we're dealing with, but I feared exposing someone I loved, especially one of my children to this facet of myself.) When the phrase "Suzuki" was mentioned, I cringed at the vision I saw before me. Me barking, "Stand up straight! Bow hold! Bow hold!" My daughter in therapy twenty years later, telling some long suffering analyst how her love for music had been drained out of her one Twinkle variation at a time.
Besides that, I had made a career for myself espousing an alternative approach to traditional music education. "Music should be fun! Just make a joyful noise! Dance like Snoopy! Sing loud and don't worry about the on-key part! Shake an egg to the music! Technique schmechnique!"
I didn't grow up with Suzuki. I learned to play piano when I became literate, which is to say I was discouraged from the kind of exploration that all kids lucky enough to have a piano take on: fists on the piano, arms on the piano, one-fingered chicken scratch on the piano, poking out the melodies I heard around me. I was taught in a structured way, to identify those black ant-like marks on a clef with the corresponding white and black keys on the keyboard. I was yelled at to practice, but always by someone in the next room.
And yet, I became a Suzuki mom. Here's how.
In September 2009, when Elle was just three, Katryna and I were booked to be a part of a Pete Seeger Tribute at the Academy of Music in our hometown, Northampton. My parents love Pete Seeger; their second date was a Seeger concert, and they discovered their love for each other over "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream." They came to town, and before the show, we got take-out from Paul & Elizabeth's restaurant. As we exited Thornes Marketplace, Elle spied a busker on the street playing a fiddle. She'd seen a violin a few weeks earlier in the Elmo version of "Peter and The Wolf."
"Mama!" she shouted pointing. "I want to play that!" I didn't take this too seriously. Since "Peter and the Wolf," she'd also decided to play the flute and the French horn. I'd had to explain to her that she was too little for woodwinds or horns (one needs a certain amount of lung power not usually achieved till the age of 8 or 9). But I knew little kids could play the violin, so I said, "Well, you can if you want."
We proceeded to the venue. Backstage, the promoter introduced us to Emily Greene, a friendly looking woman holding a guitar. "Emily teaches Suzuki violin," mentioned the promoter.
"That's funny!" I said. "Elle just said she wanted to play violin."
Elle started jumping up and down and attached herself to Emily's legs right about then, and so I took her number. I looked up and said, "Good luck tonight. What song are you playing?"
She smiled and answered, "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream."
Emily sent us a packet of information that terrified me so much that I kept it on the far corner of my desk for the next nine months. Suzuki parents were expected to practice with their child for a half hour a day, listen to a CD daily, and attend with the child not only a weekly private lesson, but two monthly group lessons! Not only that, we were expected to read Shinichi Suzuki's book Nurtured By Love and join a group discussion to talk about how it might shape our world view. As Katryna and I were on the road almost weekly doing gigs, and cramming to write our book All Together Singing In the Kitchen (a how-to and why-to raise musical children) I just didn't have the time, although it did occur to me in a guilty kind of way that maybe–just maybe– being a Suzuki mom could inform my writing.
But Elle persisted. For nine months, she asked me steadily when we would start to play the violin. So in June, tiny violin in hand, we marched up to Emily's studio.
Right off the bat, Emily put us at ease. We didn't have to practice a half hour–only five minutes at first. We had some simple tasks: listen to the CD, hold the violin, make a "bow hold." Elle wasn't even allowed to touch it to the violin. And we were given a chart and some stickers. Every day we did these things, we got a sticker. My inner perfectionist was gratified.
And so was Elle. This, I thought, might just work.
Recently–well, since giving up caffeine–I have noticed the pause in between Shiva and Shakti, the moment before the partners take hands for the dance. And this is a good thing for me. I tend to act without thinking; to leap before I look. Taking the time to really think about Suzuki was unusual for me in that sense. But I believed that if I had let Elle go forward right away with the violin that I would have burned out and given up before the practice could take hold. And while I might be able to do that to myself, I felt I couldn't do that to my child. And so when we finally went forward, I made a deal with myself, similar to the deal I made when I became a parent. "I will do the best I can, and I will make a lot of mistakes. I will not be great, but I will be good enough."
This attitude, when I remember to maintain it, works very well in terms of our practice. We don't practice every day, but we never do less than five days a week. I do get impatient, but I have yet to threaten to burn her dollhouse. (See previous post). And when I do feel my temper rising–when she throws her rented violin on the floor in frustration, when she hits her brother with the bow, when she purposely plays the pieces twice as fast or three times as slow as they're supposed to be played (I recognize that these crimes might seem wildly divergent to you, but to a musician, they're all about the same)–I sometimes, OK, often, raise my voice. And then the image comes back of the poor tortured twentysomething in the analyst's office cursing Mommy Dearest. And that's when I get to soften, as we do in yoga when we find ourselves trying too damn hard. And I say, "I am so sorry. Let's take a break. Let's cuddle." And she puts down that tiny violin, crawls into my lap and we sit. We listen. We observe. And when we are ready, we pick up the violin again and play.
Of course, it's a metaphor for your magical family dynamics, but I imagine that work-tension-cuddle dance going on throughout every parent-child relationship throughout eternity, even when both are grown. The blessing is your ability to celebrate it. Bravo.
Nerissa– Thank you for this post. I've been very impatient about 'moving forward' lately, but after reading this I recognize that I'm just in a moment of (necessary) observation. One of my lessons (especially recently) is that inaction isn't necessarily unproductive. This was a great reminder of that. Thank you!
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Snapchat's in the rear-view mirror. You may not have heard of TikTok, but that's because you're not sixteen. If you have a teen, it's almost a guarantee he or she is more than familiar with the fifth-most downloaded iOS app (as of this writing). TikTok trails only Instagram, YouTube, Gmail, and Facebook's Messenger in downloads, two rankings ahead of Snapchat and three ahead of Facebook.
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Arkansas Repertory Theatre Prepares To Resume Operations After Financial Problems
By Michael Hibblen • Aug 10, 2018
Hear KUAR's interview with Ruth Shepherd, chair-elect of The Rep's board of directors.
The Arkansas Repertory Theater at 601 Main Street in Little Rock, which is preparing to reopen after suspending operations earlier this year.
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The Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock, which shut down in April because of financial difficulties, is preparing to reopen with a new season of performances in January.
The turnaround of the professional theater is thanks to more than $500,000 in donations, which was matched by the Windgate Charitable Foundation in Siloam Springs, according to Ruth Shepherd, the chair-elect for The Rep's board of directors.
"So at this moment in time, all of our vendor bills are paid and we've got enough money in the bank to pay our staff, our small, small staff that we've got through the end of this year. So from here on, obviously we still have a lot of money to raise because we've got to pay for next year."
Most of the donations were small and came from about a thousand people in 30 states, Shepherd said.
The lineup of new shows, which will begin in January, will be announced toward the middle of September. In the meantime, Shepherd says they are hiring or rehiring employees while continuing to collect donations.
The theater surprised many in the community last April by announcing it was suspending operations due to a drop in ticket sales and charitable contributions. The Rep's website said it had an emergency deficit of $750,000, necessitating the cancelling of the remaining shows of the 2017-2018 season.
Shepherd says officials now feel confronting the financial problem and taking the drastic action of suspending operations was the right thing to do.
"We kept thinking, oh we're going to solve this problem, the next show is going to pull us out, but it kept not happening, so it was a tough, tough decision," Shepherd said. "I've realized now it was a very brave thing to do for the board."
On Wednesday, The Rep announced seven new members to its 29-member board of directors, with Shepherd to serve as its new chair.
Arkansas Arts
Little Rock Theater Suspends Productions Citing Financial Problems
By Associated Press • Apr 25, 2018
Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism
A Little Rock theater has suspended its productions indefinitely.
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre's board of directors announced the decision Tuesday. Financial issues forced the theater to cancel its final production and cease future planning.
Board Chairman Brian Bush says a decline in ticket sales and an increase in theater options around the city contributed to the shuttering. But theater officials hope to eventually bring back the theater.
Bush says the theater hopes to fundraise $750,000 to ensure financial stability for The Rep when it returns.


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Florida Bar holds annual convention this week
Published on June 19, 2017 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Staff Reports
The Florida Bar's Annual Convention begins Wednesday at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, with "a focus on the future of the legal profession and the challenges lawyers face," the organization said in a news release. On Friday, Miami attorney Michael J. Higer will be sworn in as the Bar's 69th president, and West Palm Beach attorney Michelle Suskauer will become the Bar's president-elect. She'll assume the presidency next June. The Bar is charged with regulating the state's 104,000 licensed attorneys. The theme of this year's…
Constitution review panel could tackle 'write-in loophole'
A Constitution Revision Commission committee on Wednesday began considering whether to change Florida's primary election system, including buttoning up what's
Constitutional panel moves two public proposals
The Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) on Monday moved forward on two public proposals to amend the state's governing document: One
Ex-senators pitch voting rights amendment
Former state Senate Democratic leaders Arthenia Joyner and Chris Smith have filed a measure with the Constitution Revision Commission that


Mother's Day is next Sunday and if you haven't found the perfect gift as yet, then Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy have a few unique gift ideas for you. Whilst every mum loves flowers, perfume or chocolates, why not give your mum something different that really shows you care. We all know that maintaining a healthy and balanced life can benefit the mind and body, and here are a few health and wellness gift ideas for that special woman in your life.
Pilates is a great way to improve flexibility and strengthen muscles. Our approach to Pilates is unlike your Pilates often seen at the local gym or Pilates studio. In a Clinical Pilates class the physiotherapist will be able to take into account an individual's specific needs. Our approach to clinical Pilates is based on the Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute (AAPI) method through which our Pilates Physiotherapists hold certification.
You can read more about our Pilates Classes here and here. Rest assured, your mum will be in great hands with a Clinical Pilates class at Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy.
Exercising in a gym is not all about losing weight and gaining muscle. Regular exercise is great for our brains too. Research suggests that exercise has many can be beneficial in improving memory, brain function and inhibiting disease. Exercise has also been found to help reducing stress, anxiety and depression.
At Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy, we have a fully equipped Gym with the added reassurance that should any problems arise, a physiotherapist is always at hand to help. You can purchase a 10 or 20 visit gym pass for your mum or even a 6 or 12 month membership.
We have covered the benefits and types of Foam Rollers previously. They are great way to "roll out" any injuries or sore spots as well as improving flexibility.
Foam rolling is a form of self-myofascial release. Research shows that using foam rollers can help in improving your flexibility without impairing muscular performance. The stretch shown above is one of my favourite exercises that I give to clients.
A microwavable heat pack can help relieve aching joints and muscles, as well as keep mum warm through winter. Using heat has been an effective therapy for pain management and recovery for centuries.
When you apply a heat pack to your painful joints and muscles, the heat will stimulate your sensory receptors and block the transmission of pain signals to the brain. Remember, there are various sizes and shapes of heat packs, so ask our friendly reception staff to advise you on the best type of heat pack to purchase.
Does your mum have neck pain? Neck pain affects a large percentage of people at some stage during their lifetime. Research has shown that neck pain is most prevalent in the 50-59 year age group and that females are more affected than males. An ergonomic pillow can help relieve neck pain.
Several studies have investigated the effect of pillows on neck pain and found that correct pillow selection can significantly reduce neck pain and improve quality of sleep. A pillow with firm support for the natural curve of the neck have the best results to reduce neck pain.
Try giving the gift of health and wellness this Mother's Day. Your mum will really thank you for it.
Please call (02) 6262 4464 and our friendly reception staff can help you.
Craig is the practice principal of Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy. He attained a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy degree in 2000 at Sydney University studying foot injuries in runners and anterior knee pain in cyclists. He has been working as a physiotherapist for over 20 years and moved to Canberra over 12 years ago. He has been consultant physiotherapist for Balmain Rugby League, Eastern Suburbs Rugby, Australian Track & Field and Brumbies Rugby. His special interests include lower limb biomechanics, spinal instabilities and malalignments, bike fitting, running assessments, shoulder injuries and knee injuries. Craig was a former international level middle distance runner but now enjoys endurance mountain biking achieving a 2nd placing in the 2010 World Solo 24 hour Mountain Bike Championships. He also enjoys skiing, swimming, kayaking, gym work and spending time with his family.


Most western psychologies do not recognize the essence, although it is central to the primordial traditions of humanity. In part one of this two part program, Hameed Ali defines our essence as that part of us which is unconditioned by our personal life history. As opposed to our personality, the essence is a deeper and more spiritual aspect of our nature.
In part two, Ali provides practical examples of the Diamond Approach work of the Ridhwan School. He demonstrates the technique of Socratic questioning he uses with his students to enable them to discover the exquisite sensitivities of the deeper, inner being. Distinguishing the soul from the spirit, he talks about the precise awareness that enables us to function effectively while maintaining a consistent awareness of our unity with all of life.
Hameed Ali is the director of the Ridhwan School of spiritual training. Writing under the pen name of A. H. Almaas, he is the author of books which attempt to integrate the primordial spiritual traditions of humanity with modern depth psychology. Among his titles are Essence, The Void, The Elixer of Enlightenment and The Pearl Beyond Price.
"Essence means not something that we've learned, but something that we come with - not "come with" in the historical sense, I mean "come with" in the sense of our fundamental nature."


There are a few hardy plants that flower in early spring but only the willow (Salix spp) can produce enough nectar for a small surplus and only in a very warm spring.
Of course the Native bee will forage at lower temperatures and is better able to take advantage of what little fresh nectar and pollen is available.
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The huge feeling of loss following a bereavement can be devastating and you may feel it's the end of the life you once knew. We look at how you can learn to deal with feelings of loneliness as you adapt to a new chapter in your life.
The loneliness following a bereavement can be devastating.
From meditation and yoga, to healing techniques such as reiki, there are a wide range of alternative therapies that will help relax your mind and body and increase your natural endorphins, along with more talking-based therapies or counselling.
Having therapy to deal with a bereavement can help you to move on from a loss and cope with any feelings of isolation. Speaking to a therapist or counsellor is also a great way of offloading your emotions, allowing you the space to have a cry or helping you deal with anxiety or post traumatic distress disorder.
Find out what bereavement counselling is available.
You may be living alone, but that doesn't mean you have to be lonely. Sometimes you need to give yourself a confidence boost and push yourself to try new things and expand your network of friends.
Derek, 82, lost his wife Mary in 2013 shortly after her 82nd birthday. Having struggled with spending much of his time alone, Derek now finds great comfort in the support he receives from the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Read our guide to activities that can combat loneliness keep you social.
You may find you are in a similar position to people you have known for many years, but have lost touch with. It could be that they were a mutual friend and you can reminisce together, go out for meals or enjoy trips to the theatre or cinema.
Being part of a social group will also give you a sense of belonging. "When I went to church for the first time I was surprised to see that there were a few people that I already knew and now we have a meal together there every few months," Derek adds.
Read our tips for making new friends.


There are so many options for coffins. We have put together a selection of the most popular coffins that we feel represent a wide range of what is available and based on our experience of quality and value for money.
We will also try to help provide whatever coffin fits the personal requirements of the customer, including bespoke coffin designs or decoration, or assisting you decorate the coffin yourself.
Coffins range in price and our price guide may help you with some of this or we are happy to provide more advice or information. Interestingly cardboard coffins are not cheaper than some wooden coffins. A solid coffin will always be required for cremation but may not be needed for burial where sometimes a shroud might suffice.
We like the classic lines of the traditional funeral vehicles and as well as black we have maroon and green colours. These are all the same price but depends on where the service takes place.
Each limousine seats 7 people. We can provide other cars as necessary from other vehicles or from a range of partners.
There are many other options available for transport including pink or silver hearses, motorcycle and sidecar or trike hearse, using a tractor and trailer, horse and carriage or campervan or VW beetle hearse and matching cars.
We are committed to minimising our impact on the environment and it is one of our core values.
We are able to provide many "green" services for those who are concerned about the environment. In order to be truly environmentally friendly it is important to consider the carbon footprint of each of the pieces of the funeral. This will always have to be balanced with what is practical and desirable. We can help you.
A wide range of environmentally friendly coffins are available including one we have developed ourselves being marketed as Sunset coffins, or a wide range of willow and other woven coffins.
Burial is greener than cremation and although it needn't be a woodland burial it is better for a tree to be planted instead of a headstone.
We use 100% recycled paper and card for orders of service and our other stationary.
As part of our commitment to a more environmentally conscious business we have completed many environmentally friendly projects including our new bio-diesel hearse, solar-powered chapel of rest and solar-water-heating shown below.
If you or your loved one are not religious then there are services available which can create a funeral service around the individual personality of the person who has died.
Often non-religious funerals are conducted by a celebrant who performs the role of the vicar in designing and leading the funeral service. There are many different types of celebrant including members of the British Humanist Association or Institute of Civil Funerals or they may be totally independent.
We recommend Su Chard who offers people-centred funerals. Or if Su is not available then we have a list of other names of people who can help.
If you have a favourite film or pastime this could be incorporated into a funeral based around the theme. Whether it's a decorated coffin or fancy dress or special hearse, many things can be incorporated. Ideas that already have been developed include: North American Indian rituals, Star Trek and Star Wars services, funeral journey by narrow boat or postal van (including decorated coffin as a parcel), coffin decorated with sheet music and many more.
We believe we have the right skills and imagination to suggest and fulfil a personal funeral service whatever your requirements, that remains a sensitive and reverent celebration of a person's life.
Whatever the type of funeral it is important to make the funeral a personal experience. Sometimes this can be achieved by the inclusion of only one simple personalisation , for example we have used a tractor to pull the coffin on a trailer, for a tractor enthusiast. We are happy to discuss these and can provide advice on the practicality of certain ideas.
Orders of Service can be a lasting record of the service and can be treasured for years to come by those who attend funerals. They are not always necessary as hymns can be found in hymn books that are provided in churches or crematoria. However, there are a great many other things that can be included.
You may have a cross, a photograph of the deceased, place of worship or other symbol and include any aspect of the service e.g. Lord's Prayer, Readings, Poems, Gift Aid form etc. However, the more that is included the more pages that are necessary and the greater the cost.
You may want to include the nominated charities for donations and possibly a Gift Aid form to increase the amount of donations. Alternatively Gift Aid envelopes can sometimes be supplied by the charities.
You may also like to invite attendees for refreshments following the service.
We can provide a range of paper types, layouts or configurations. We also have extensive experience of photo manipulation to make your photograph perfect.
We will also publish the order of service online (free of charge) and provide QR codes (right) at the funeral location for smartphones and tablets to scan. Users of this service will then be able to follow the order of service on their device.
We can also produce large print versions for those who are visually impaired.
There are many wonderful designs for floral tributes available from most florists.
Example tributes from the sympathy range available from Sunflowers Florist Ltd located in Chapel Street in Cam.
We can arrange for flowers on your behalf or you can phone our local florist Sunflowers Florist Ltd on (01453) 543332.
Sunflowers are capable of individually designed floral creations which should be discussed with them direct and as soon as possible.
When ordering flowers, you can tell the florist to deliver the flowers to the funeral directors (L.W.Clutterbuck in Cam) and remember to tell them the date of the funeral so that they can make sure the flowers are with us on the morning of the funeral.
If you are expecting lots of flowers please let us know so that we can make sure there is adequate room on the hearse or provide an additional car.
We will arrange the flowers for the mourners to see at the end of the service or according to what has been arranged. We can arrange for flowers to be placed on a grave of your choice, given to a local nursing home, placed where ashes are to be intered or scattered in due course, or placed at the local war memorial.
It is possible to include a message with the flowers. We can provide cards for this purpose or you can obtain them from the florist. If you would like us to record these messages, please let us know.


Radon Awareness Week begins today, and will focus on the risks of radon and the devastating effects it has on those who are victim to it, according to recent news sources.
The Awareness Week is sponsored by nine federal agencies who want to raise awareness and also make radon testing a requirement of real estate transactions. The groups also want to regularly test schools, daycares, and workplaces.
As a Los Angeles Personal Injury lawyer, I'm glad to see that this issue is being pursued. Radon causes 22,000 lung cancer deaths a year, and that is far too many. In my line of work as a product liability lawyer, I've seen that simple prevention can often help a family avoid tragedy. I recommend testing your home for radon regularly if you have not already done so.


FULLERTON, Calif.-- Cal State Fullerton (9-19, 5-11 Big West) enters the final week of the regular season with postseason aspirations, as it continues its chase for the eighth and final Big West Tournament slot at Cal State Northridge Thursday at 5 p.m. The Titans well then wrap-up the 2013 regular season at Hawai'i Saturday at 9 p.m.
There will be a live video feed available for Cal State Fullerton's game vs. Cal State Northridge. To access video for the game visit www.fullertontitans.com, click the women's basketball schedule page then click the "video" link to watch through BigWest.TV.
There will be live audio streaming available for Cal State Fullerton's game vs. Cal State Northridge. To access audio for the game visit www.fullertontitans.com, click the women's basketball schedule page then click the "audio" link. Patrick Alog will be providing play-by-play, while Gurajpalpreet Sangha will serve as the color commentator.
There will be live stats available for Cal State Fullerton's game vs. Cal State Northridge. To access live stats for the game visit www.fullertontitans.com, click the women's basketball schedule page then click the "live stats" link.
Series Notes: Cal State Fullerton lost a heart breaker last time these two teams got together at Titan Gym. The Titans were down 56-53 with 10.8 seconds left to play in the game, Tailer Butler tried to fire up a game-tying trey, but it was blocked. Butler eventually got her own rebound and put up a layup as time expired, but it didn't matter, as the Titans needed three, not two. Chante Miles led the Titans with 11 points in the game, while Kathleen Iwuoha recorded a double-double, putting up 10 points and 13 rebounds...Fullerton's largest margin of victory over the Matadors came in the first ever meeting on March 30, 1971, where the Titans won 79-35 (44 points) at Northridge...the Titans' largest margin of defeat came in an 84-59 loss (25 points) Nov. 28, 2000 at Northridge...Fullerton has dropped four consecutive games in Northridge with its last win coming on Feb. 28, 2008 (55-45)....While Fullerton has dropped four consecutive games overall to Northridge, the Titans have lost each game by an average of just 5.5 points.
Cal State Northridge (13-15, 7-9 Big West) limps into Thursday's contest currently sitting in sixth place in the Big West after losing five of its last six affairs. The Matadors are led by two-time Big West Player of the Week recipient Ashlee Guay, as she averages a team-leading 13.4 points per contest. Sophomore center Camille Mahlknecht serves as CSUN's leading rebounder, averaging 7.3 boards per game....the Matadors average 60.1 points per game while they give up 60.6 per contest...Northridge's 4.2 blocks per game ranks number one in the Big West and 68th nationally...the Titans and Matadors shared three non-conference opponents this year in Eastern Washington, San Jose State, and San Francisco. Each team went 2-1 vs. those schools...Northridge was picked to finish first in the Big West according to the conference's preseason poll.
Hawai'i (15-12, 11-5 Big West) enters the regular season finale on a hot streak, as the club has won four of its last five contests. Junior forward Kamilah Martin does it all for the Rainbow Wahine, as she leads them in points (15.1 ppg) and rebounds (9.6 rpg). She also ranks third in the conference in both categories...Hawai'i averages 59.7 points per game while it surrenders 60.1 points on average...UH leads the Big West in defensive rebounding (32.7 rpg) and rebounding margin (+5.0)...the Titans and Rainbow Wahine shared one non-conference opponent this season in San Francisco. Fullerton beat the Dons, while Hawai'i did not....UH was picked to finish sixth in the Big West according to the conference's preseason poll.
For Fullerton (9-19, 5-11 Big West), the loss snapped what was a two-game win streak. However the Titans didn't lose any ground in the conference standings, as UC Irvine, UC Riverside, and UC Davis all lost earlier in the day. Fullerton and UCI are currently tied for the eighth spot in the conference, while UCD leads both teams by 1.5 games for the seventh seed and UCR sits in the conference cellar, as it trails both the Titans and Anteaters by one game for the eighth seed.
The win for Cal Poly (18-9, 12-4 Big West) marks its fifth straight win, as it stays just a half-game behind Pacific for the conference lead.
Chante Miles poured in a team-high 14 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field. Alex Thomas was the only other Titan to score in double-figures, as she put up 10 points on 2-of-5 shooting from three-point land in the loss.
Molly Schlemer scored a game-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds. Ariana Elegado also chipped in with 11 points and six assists for Cal Poly in the win.
The first half was closely contested throughout, as the half featured eight lead changes and five ties with no team owning more than a four-point lead until two Thomas free throws capped-off an 8-2 Titans scoring run to give Fullerton a 29-23 advantage with 2:58 left in the first half.
However, Cal Poly closed out the half on a 10-3 scoring run, including an Jonae Ervin steal and score at the buzzer, to give the Mustangs a slim 33-32 lead at intermission.
The Titans shot just 10-of-28 from the field for 35.7 percent in the half, but knocked down 9-of-11 first half free throws to keep Fullerton in the game up to that point.
The Titans came out ready to compete in the second half, as Kathleen Iwuoha immediately converted a three-point play to vault Fullerton back in front at 35-33 with just under a minute gone by in the period.
But the offense suddenly went ice cold for the Titans, while the Mustangs conversely shot 5-of-8 from three-point land and 14-of-30 overall in the second half to eventually take control of the game.
Cal Poly owned a lead as large as 28 points with 1:07 left to play in the game after Ale Kristen knocked down two free throws.
Fullerton has dropped 19 of its last 21 road games and 12 of its last 14 Big West road games going back to last season...the Titans are 2-12 away from Titan Gym this season. It's the worst 14-game start away from home since the 2005-06 season when Fullerton began 1-13.
Last time Fullerton was on the road it earned a 60-42 win over UC Davis on Feb. 23. The win snapped what was a five-game road losing streak...the Titans haven't won consecutive road contests since winning at UC Davis on Dec. 31, 2011 and then winning at Cal State Bakersfield on Jan. 14, 2012...Fullerton hasn't won consecutive road conference games since defeating UC Davis on Jan. 27, 2007 and at UC Irvine Feb. 15, 2007.
Guards Chante Miles and Alex Thomas have combined to score 34.2 percent (521/1521) of Fullerton's total points this season. The two have combined to score in double-figures in 26 games this season, which equals the amount of double-figure scoring games the rest of the team has combined. The duo scored 24 of the Titans' total 47 (51.1 percent) points last time out vs. Cal Poly.
Cal State Fullerton's 46-38 victory over UC Santa Barbara last Thursday night snapped what was a 40-game losing streak to the Gauchos dating back to Feb. 26, 1995. The streak was the second longest active losing skid to a conference opponent in Divison-I women's basketball... the 38 points scored by UCSB was least amount of points a Fullerton opponent had scored since Dayton was held to just 33 points on Dec. 4, 1987....the 38 points scored was also the lowest point total recorded in any Big West game this season.
In the game of basketball, sometimes you can do everything right, but if you don't put the ball in the basket, you're going to have a tough time winning the game. While the Titans rank in the top four in the conference in six separate categories, scoring is not one of them, as the Titans rank ninth in scoring offense, 10th in field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage. Fullerton's season field goal percentage of 31.3 percent is 340th out of 343 teams nationally, while its three-point field goal percentage of 25.8 percent is ranked 252nd, and its 54.3 points per game in ranked 302nd nationally.
Through 16 conference games Annie Park leads the Big West in three-point percentage, as she's connected on 21-of-49 treys for 42.9 percent thus far in league play. She also ranks seventh in three-pointers made per game in Big West play, as she averages 1.4 makes per contest.
Chante Miles has connected on 17 consecutive free throws with her last miss coming Feb. 21 at Pacific. Miles' 79.5 free throw percentage is sixth best in the Big West...Cal State Fullerton is 3-0 when shooting 80+ percent from the free throw line this season.
With her one block on Feb. 14 vs. Long Beach State, Lauren Bushong moved into third place on Cal State Fullerton's all-time blocks list. She currently has 71 career blocks and 22 swats on the season.
Chante Miles led the Titans in scoring in eight of the first 12 games to start the season. However, over the past 16 contests, six different Titans have led the team in scoring, with Miles being the leading scorer just four times... Alex Thomas, Annie Park and Chante Miles are the only Titans to have led the team in scoring in back-to-back games this year.
During Big West play, Alex Thomas leads the Titans in scoring (10.0 ppg), field goals made (3.4 pg), steals (1.6 spg) and minutes played (30.8). She's scored in double-digits in a team-leading eight of 16 league games so far this season.
Fullerton finished 4-12 in the Big West last season. The Titans already have five conference wins with still two league games left.
The Titans have had more offensive rebounds than the opponent in 23 of 28 games this season...Fullerton has been outscored in the paint in 20 of its last 26 games...the Titans have had at least two double-figure scorers in 12 of their last 18 games...the Titans have won or been equal with the opponent in second-chance points in 15 out of their last 18 games.
Eleven of 27 games this season have been decided by six points or less. Fullerton is just 3-8 in those contests...Five games have been decided by two points or less, the Titans are 1-4 in those games...in the six losses, Fullerton either had the lead, was tied, or was within one possession with under three minutes to play...at one point this season the Titans were 2-5 but still didn't have a negative point differential (449-449).
Chante Miles has scored in double-figures in 16 of her first 26 games played to start the season...Miles has scored 17+ points in six of 26 games played this season...Titans are just 1-9 when she fails to score in double figures...Miles currently leads the Titans in scoring (10.6 ppg), total points (276), field goals made (92), assists (3.0 apg), steals (2.1 spg), and minutes (31.5 mpg).


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WATERTOWN TAB
Middle School window replacement project gets green light
by Adam Sennott watertown@wickedlocal.com
Two of the five windows in Watertown Middle School teacher Jane Evans' class won't open. Two more won't close and, according to Evans, she has to stuff them with rags to block out the cold air.
To remedy the problem, the Town Council on Tuesday voted to approve a loan order which would set in motion a project to fix over 200 windows at the school.
At night, the windows will sometimes blow open, Evans told the Town Council on Tuesday. There are mornings she arrives and finds water on the floor, and papers scattered across the room.
"It's just a silly way to have to consider yourself a professional and show up at work each day wondering about how hot it's going to be, how cold it's going to be, how wet are my floors going to be, what materials might be damaged if the wind blew open the window," Evans said. "This is not something that's acceptable in my opinion, and our teachers and our students deserve better."
The Town Council said they couldn't agree more at their meeting on Nov. 24, and voted unanimously approve a $224,000 loan order for the design process of a project to replace 207 windows in the Middle School.
The proposed project will be run by the Massachusetts School Building Authority [MSBA], and is projected to cost between 2.6 and 2.9 million. The project was originally estimated to cost $300,00 to replace some of the windows, but the MSBA mandated the town replace all of the middle school's old windows in order to receive a 47.47 percent reimbursement for the project.
"This whole process is being dictated by the MSBA," Town Council President Mark Sideris said.
While the town must now replace more windows than they originally intended, several councilor said the project was still very important and had their full support.
"It's rather unconscionable to have professionals working in spaces with [dripping] water, and windows blowing in rain," Councilor Cecilia Lenk said. "That's just not acceptable."
Lenk also pointed out how expensive it is to build a school, and how important it is to keep the town's schools maintained.
"These are important buildings in our town," Lenk said. "Replacing a school is over a hundred million dollars, so I think it behooves us to take care of them and so I believe this is an important step we need to take."
Councilor Ken Woodland agreed.
"I think it's kind of reflective of our road reconstruction plan, where if we neglect one road for 30 years the costs is going to be tremendous, as opposed to continuing to do increases gradually overtime," Woodland said. "So the cost the larger costs don't frighten me here.
"I think it's something really important and something we need to do," Woodland said.
Councilor Susan Falkoff expressed concern that even if the project were approved the new windows wouldn't be installed until 2017 at the earliest, and suggested short term fixes such as replacing the broken handles on the windows.
"That seems like not only a hardship on the teachers, but a big waist of energy," Falkoff said.
Councilor Stephen Corbett said that while he thought the project was important, the cost seems "extraordinary."
"We're talking close to $15,000 a window," Corbett said. "I know public construction is very expensive, but it just seems like an awful lot of money."


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Performance Assessment: Fostering the Learning of Teachers and Students
By Dan French
Recently, CCE was pleased to enter into partnership with the Annenberg Institute for School Reform to co-produce a June 2017 issue of their Voices in Urban Education (VUE) print and online journal. A primary goal of the issue is to place a spotlight on the window of opportunity to replace the harmful effects of standardized testing over the past twenty years with assessments that place teachers at the center of assessment design and engage students in curriculum-embedded, robust performance tasks that advance meaningful learning.
Two themes run throughout the issue that are critical to the success of the performance assessment movement in transforming school, district, and state cultures of learning and assessment, rather than merely replicating the current system in different clothing. Both have to do with notions of power.
Cultural Empowerment
The first is one of cultural empowerment. In his article, Identity Affirmed, Agency Engaged: Culturally Responsive Performance-Based Assessment, Ricardo Rosa states:
"If we begin . . . from the perspective that institutions, including schools, are designed in the image and interests of those who rule, we must be very cautious about re-creating an educational reform environment where people of color and the poor will continue to be marginalized. If performance-based assessment is considered in the same frame as current testing regimes . . . it becomes just another reform fad . . . that re-inscribes the power of systems of categorization and the conferring of rewards to those who are already materially, racially, and culturally privileged."
Put another way, if we construct performance assessments without any meaningful connections to students' lives, cultures, languages, and experiences, without any opportunities for students to have voice, choice, and agency in how they demonstrate their learning and proficiency, and without opportunity for students to examine the world in which they live with a critical lens, then we are not fundamentally altering the education equation. In all likelihood, such a scenario would result in the same patterns of disparate student performance by race, income, language, and disability that we see in today's inequitable educational system.
I recall an early conversation in the New Hampshire Performance Assessment for Competency Education (PACE) initiative that speaks to this concern. In the first year of PACE cross-district performance task development, a fifth grade English language arts performance task asked students to write an argumentative opinion piece about whether it is safe or too dangerous to join the circus. The task was designed by teachers representing mostly white, homogeneous, middle class communities. In reviewing the task, the Concord Public Schools assistant superintendent noted that her Somali refugee students would fail as none of them would even know what a circus was – it was outside their realm of experience. This was an important moment in PACE's early evolution; the realization that cultural relevancy was a critical element in performance task design.
Student Agency
Speaking on the second, related theme of student agency, Ricardo Rosa returns:
"Performance-based assessment, pursued correctly, is not just a technique or routine, but essentially a way of being that allows democracy to be lived on the bones. To be more vigorous . . . performance assessments must be critical in a dual manner: in the sense of provoking imagination and in unmasking and intervening in relations of power."
Living democracy "on the bones" requires a culture of placing students in the driver's seat of their own learning and engaging them in deep investigations that raise questions about the world in which they live, across all of the disciplines. Living democracy "on the bones" also means creating a community of learners, in which trust and respect are shared and lived values, something that a performance assessment culture can achieve that a stand-alone standardized test cannot. As related by a Chelsea High School teacher in the article, Case Study: The Capstone Project at Chelsea High School, "I believe that Capstone is a renewing experience for teachers and students alike. Personally, I've found that it helps me to get to know students on a deeper level as learners and as people, and it has helped to build a sense of community and support in my classes."
In the article, The Future Is Performance Assessment, Villegas-Reimer reminds us that "Citizens must develop democratic abilities and skills, moral values that reflect democratic ideals and principles, motivation to get involved and act, and knowledge of democracy, its principles and practices." She advocates that schools are best situated to engage students in acquiring and practicing these skills and values of global democracy. What better way to acquire these skills and values than through curriculum-embedded, project-based performance assessments in which students have agency to engage with the world in ways that develop and promote democratic practice and actions?
What all these articles remind us is that the performance assessment movement will only be successful if it adheres to a vision of a socially just and equitable world. The movement must ensure that every performance task is designed to build on the assets, experiences, cultures, and languages of diverse learners. It should empower students to take control over their own learning, to question and challenge assumptions, and to make the world a more just place for all.
Bringing Voices Together for Competency Education and Performance Assessment
By Laurie Gagnon
Educators cannot transform the system alone. The more we coordinate, the more likely we will be able to create the multiple pathways that schools, districts,and states need to create high quality personalized, competency-based systems that are equitable and fair.
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Partners moves toward goal
The annual Partners in Charity Appeal has raised $4,540,779 in gifts and pledges, according to Michael P. Gillespie, diocesan director of Stewardship and Development.
That leaves $459,221 still needed to reach the $5 million goal. So far there have been 17,100 donors this year. That means there are about 3,500 people who gave to last year's Appeal who have not yet made a gift or pledge this year. If this group made gifts equivalent to their gifts last year, it would bring in about $750,000 and put the drive over the top, Mr.Gillespie said.
There have been 981 new donors this year who have given a total of $123,114, he said. Gifts from 136 diocesan priests have totaled $198,575. The 109 members of the St. Paul Society, who pledge at least $5,000, have given a total of $787,473.
Thirty-nine of the 102 parishes in the diocese have reached or exceeded their goals, Mr. Gillespie said.
The annual Partners in Charity Appeal helps to support charitable, educational and ministerial organizations in the diocese.
Catholic Charities, Clergy Retirement, Retired Priests Health Ministry, Haitian Apostolate, McAuley Nazareth Home for Boys, Pernet Family Health Services, Seminarian Health Insurance,
St. John's Cemetery System, Diocesan Development, Stewardship
Catholic Campus Ministry, Catholic Schools Office, Office of Religious Education, Ongoing Priestly Formation, Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Seminarian Education, Grants-in-Aid for Catholic School Students, Central Catholic Schools Subsidy, Advanced Studies for Clergy and Laity, Communications Office
African Ministry, Hispanic Ministry, Office of Marriage and Family, Minister to Priests, Office of the Diaconate, Respect Life Office, Cathedral of St. Paul, Vocations, Office for Divine Worship, Wells Street House.


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John Haywood Vaughan Jr.
June 16, 1951 - July 26, 2021
John Haywood Vaughan, Jr., 70, of Pangburn, died Monday, July 26, 2021 at Unity Health in Searcy. He was born June 16, 1951 in Pangburn a son of the late John Haywood Vaughan, Sr. and Alma Talley Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan retired from the United States Army after 20 years of dedicated service. He enjoyed traveling, riding motorcycles and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a former long-time member of the Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in the Clay community. He is survived by his children, Johnna Vaughan, Brooke Jordan (Matt) and Ashley Vaughan (Spencer Green); 4 grandchildren, Paizlee Jordan, Harlee Jordan, Jace Jordan and McKynlee Thiesse; 3 sisters, Pat Schaffer, Linda Long and Becky Crosby. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Powell Funeral Home, Bald Knob - Judsonia. www.powellfuneralhome.net.
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Debra Paget Elvis First Love
Debra Paget Elvis Presley First Love – Love Me Tender – Elvis 1stt Movie Starring Elvis as Clint Reno and Debra Paget. Elvis got a flat $100,00 fee for the movie. Debra Paget began her career at age 15 in Cry of the City (her brother Ruell Shayne had a bit role in Love Me Tender) Contrary to popular opinion Debra Paget did not give Elvis his first screen kiss. That honor went to Jana Lund in Loving You 1957. During filming Elvis fell madly in love with co-star Paget. He thought she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
Debra Paget today still looking beautiful
Elvis and Debra Paget's relationship was platonic. Debra remembers her relationship with Elvis as being more family-oriented than romantic. "From the time he first came to the house," she recalled, "my folks onsidered Elvis a member of the Paget clan – which I believe, he reciprocated. I had the feeling that our closely-knit family life resembled his own
I could tell how much he missed his parents." One night Elvis told Debra that he felt so alone in Hollywood & that he called his parents. The phone rang several times before his mother answered. Elvis said, "Hi, mom. What're ya doin'?" She responded, "What do you think I'm doing, I'm sleeping!" Elvis hadn't realized that it was 11 pm in LA but 1 am in Memphis.
In the movie Elvis and Debra characters never kissed but Elvis so obsessed with Debra he took the lead and kissed her for these promo photos…If body language indicates true feelings. Just one closer look at Elvis' body and the look in his eyes..
Debra Paget was not interested in Elvis because, at the time, she was dating Howard Hughes. At nights Elvis would drive over to Paget's family home and park outside for hours watching who was arriving. Elvis never got over his first love. From then on Elvis spent his life in search of the "Debra Paget look" in every woman. Many believe that Elvis was smitten by Priscilla because she was a variation of Debra Paget. Upon learning this, Priscilla went so far as to try to look like her rival by changing her hair. For Love Me Tender, Elvis still had his natural "dish water blond" hair, after which he dyed it black for the rest of his life.


Maps of diving cells before and after heart attacks in mice offer additional evidence against the existence of cardiac stem cells.
Researchers created a nanofibrous scaffold to see how it supports cell growth.
Researchers use the CRISPR/Cas system to express three transcription-factor genes, changing the identities of mouse cells.
In the long-fought battle against baldness, researchers are finally identifying molecular pathways that can be manipulated to generate new hair follicles.


Rozela d'Ivrea was born in 960.1 She was the daughter of Berengar II d'Ivrea, King of Italy and Willa di Toscana. She married Arnulf II 'the Younger' Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte de Ternois et St. Pol, son of Baldwinus III Graaf van Vlaanderen Comte d'Artois Boulogne Ternois et Saint-Pol and Mathildis Billung von Sachsen, in 980.1 She died on 25 January 1003. She was also reported to have died on 7 February 1003.
She was also known as Susanna.
Katherina de Courtenay, Markgravine de Namur was born in 1274. She was the daughter of Philippe de Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople and Beatrix d'Anjou.1 She married Charles I de France, Comte de Valois, son of Philippe III, Roi de France and Isabel de Aragón, on 8 February 1301 at Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, FranceG.1 She died in 1308.
She gained the title of Margravine de Namur.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VIII, page 501. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
From 15 September 1791, her married name became Spencer-Churchill. After her marriage, Lady Susan Stewart was styled as Marchioness of Blandford on 15 September 1791. After her marriage, Lady Susan Stewart was styled as Duchess of Marlborough on 29 January 1817.
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway was born on 13 March 1736.3 He was the son of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway and Lady Catherine Cochrane.1 He married, firstly, Lady Charlotte Mary Greville, daughter of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton, on 14 August 1762.3 He married, secondly, Anne Dashwood, daughter of Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Spencer, on 13 June 1764.3 He died on 13 November 1806 at age 70.
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CIOs of large public systems explain how new managers can get their money
Dietrich Knauth
Austin, Texas, downtown skyline over the Colorado River. SeanPavonePhoto/iStock/Getty Images
CIOs of Texas Teachers, Florida SBA, NYS Teachers and Texas ERS discuss EM strategies
Pension funds want specialized strategies, diversity and, above all, returns
EMs need patience, persistence to win mandate
Large public pensions are always on the lookout for new talent and smaller managers, and the CIOs of four large pension systems recently shared advice to firms looking to break in.
The CIOs of the $151 billion Florida State Board of Administration, $150 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas, $120 billion New York State Teachers' Retirement System and $28 billion Texas Employees Retirement System discussed their approaches to finding new managers at Texas Teachers' annual emerging-manager conference on Feb. 7.
While each pension fund has its own policies, some common themes that emerged included the importance of specialization, the need for patience and a sharp focus on returns.
Returns are king
All four CIOs said emerging managers need to punch above their weight if they're going to catch a pension fund's attention.
"It's well-established in the academic literature that small or newer managers, for whatever reason — hunger, motivation — tend to produce some pretty persistent alpha over the years," Florida SBA's Ash Williams said.
Texas ERS CIO Tom Tull said his fund is looking for emerging managers who can outperform the bigger players in every asset class.
"We love you folks, but the bottom line is performance, and we've been able to generate an excess of 300 basis points relative to our established managers by using emerging managers," Tull said.
Texas Teachers has committed $3.7 billion to emerging managers, with another $2 billion committed to the program and $1 billion set aside to help managers graduate into the system's core PE portfolio.
"Over time, we've realized that these small and emerging managers do have some special sauce and they have some more flexibility, some quicker moves, than some of our large firms," said Texas Teachers CIO Jerry Albright. "They have demonstrated their ability to add alpha over a period of time."
Find a way to stand out
Pension funds want to see emerging managers nail down a unique approach before they consider adding them to their rosters.
"In recent years, we've added more and more specialization in our portfolio, particularly in the private market areas," Williams said. "If we can go down that road, it makes more sense than having a very broad and undistinguished portfolio."
Research can give emerging managers a big advantage when pitching a public pension, and firms should take advantage of opportunities to to get to know systems and their consultants before pitching a strategy, according to the CIOs.
"All of our information is public — we're government entities," Albright said. "Go to our information pages, figure out what we do, figure out where you fit in."
NYSTRS, for example, has created new allocations to private credit and global equity, and has not been shy about its desire to tilt its PE portfolio away from large buyouts, said CIO Thomas Lee.
Managers need to accept that pension funds also may be reluctant to pursue strategies that carry headline risk, Williams said, citing investment strategies around financing plaintiff lawsuits and buying life settlements.
"A couple of different things we've looked at seem to have some investment appeal, but frankly the optics of them were less than ideal," Williams said.
Be patient and listen
It may take time for an emerging manager to get its foot in the door with a public-pension investor, but the process ultimately can give the firm more credibility in the market, Lee said.
"Don't get too discouraged because you're not going to get a mandate tomorrow or next year," Lee said. "I think this is a long road. Over time, as we get to know you better, as our strategies change, that's where you have an opportunity to leverage a relationship and put your particular strategy on our radar screen."
Tull said Texas ERS is looking for long-term relationships and won't hesitate to critique managers who haven't done their homework.
"We want to be candid, and we don't want to waste our time or your time if we feel that maybe you should go back and reevaluate what you're doing and how you're doing it," Tull said.
Williams likened a pension portfolio to a complex railroad system, where expansions can be both necessary and time-consuming.
"You need to understand that while we're running our railroad, we might be able to work you in and build a new route or add a new car or whatever it may be, but it may take two years," Williams said.
"During that time we will continue to have a dialog, and that dialog will be valuable for both of us. You will get the benefit of our experience, and we will get the benefit of your perspective."
Don't limit yourself to formal EM programs
Many pension funds do not have formal emerging-manager programs, but that doesn't mean they're not open to hearing from new firms.
"We don't have a formal program or a mandate or set aside, but that said, we've been very sensitive over the years to finding talent," Williams said.
In addition to reaching out to pension funds directly, emerging managers have a number of ways to put themselves on the map.
Getting to know fund-of-funds managers can be a good way to gain entry into a pension fund's portfolio, according to Tull and Lee, whose pensions used such vehicles to build up emerging-manager exposure.
Consultants are another good point of entry, as are professional organizations, like Toigo Foundation and Women on Wall Street, according to the CIOs.
Many pension funds, including Texas Teachers and NYS Teachers, also host conferences for emerging managers.
Action Item: Check out the agenda for NYSTRS' upcoming emerging managers conference here https://bit.ly/2N301l7
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Classic '40's home on an oversized, level lot with a huge, two story barn! Home has two bedrooms, open kitchen and extra room for loads of storage or craft area. Barn has great potential for multiple uses. Knotty pine accents and laminate floor in the kitchen. Two extra outbuildings and sweet, ivy covered trellis in the back behind the barn. Easy access to Hwy 174, but located in a charming neighborhood! Covered front porch, piped treated water and very well cared for! Home virtually staged.


A buddy turned me onto the Creek Stewart survivalist show called Fat Guys In The Woods on the Weather Channel. It's not exciting, it's not fancy, it's not high drama but it is a great show to learn about bushcraft and the woosification of American men.
Each episode revolves around three couch potatoes who are stuck in a rut of some form and need to make a change in their life. Creek's goal is to help his rotund padawans build self confidence to move forward in their lives outside the woods. Creek's approach is similar to that used by Outward Bound but revolves primarily around primitive wilderness skills. The guys enter the woods and Stewart walks them through shelter building, food acquisition as well as water acquisition and purification. By the end of their week in the woods the fat guys have developed some basic bushcraft skills which they get to put to the test by striking out on their own for the final day and night.
The show seems to go out of their way to pick guys that haven't spent a lot of time outside or in primitive environments and most of the fat guys seem to rise to the occasion and learn important life lessons but what amazes me is how many of these grown men fall to pieces when it comes time to kill game to eat. Whatever happened to Dad and Grandpa taking their young men into the woods and teaching them where their food really comes from?
Before your steak hits the grill it had a face and that's OK…that's the way the food chain works, the way God intended it and it is a very good thing to be at the top of the chain. There's no reason to be squeamish about taking a more active part in dispatching and butchering game and livestock…in my opinion it's not just a good set of skills (dispatching & butchering animals) to have but is also is a more honest approach than believing that your protein comes from cellophane and Styrofoam. Preparedness goals aside…shying away from taking part in the acquisition and preparation of one's protein is just another symptom of the woosification of American men.
That said, check out Fat Guys In The Woods, it's a much better show than the majority of what passes for entertainment these days…oh and check out the incredible bug out vehicle that Creek pulls up in at the beginning of most episodes…a lot of us followed him making this truck on his Willow Haven Outdoor website over the past couple of years.
I recently finished watching the first six seasons of the British television series, Foyle's War .
It is 1940 and Britain stands almost alone against the might of Nazi Germany across the continent. The terrors of nightly bombing raids are only matched by the fear and hysteria of the population at the prospect of the seemingly inevitable German invasion. It is in this environment that Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle, of the Hastings Police on the south coast of England, works. Denied a transfer to the war effort, Foyle is nonetheless forced to confront the darkest acts of humanity on a daily basis. With his official driver, Sam, and his subordinate, Paul Milner, Foyle investigates murders, looting and theft, crimes of opportunism, crimes of war, crimes of passion and crimes of greed, because crime isn't stopped because of warfare.
Foyle's War follows the exploits of Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle on the southern coast of England during World War II. Foyle is a veteran of the 'Great War' who tries unsuccessfully to rejoin the military. Instead he contributes to the war effort through his police work. Foyle is masterfully played by veteran actor Michael Kitchen in an understated fashion that's a joy to watch. In addition to being a great show, this is a wonderful study of how a society responds to 'the end of the world as we know it' (TEOTWAWKI)…if our society was faced with the same threats and deprivations as Hastings, England was in the early war years, I'm afraid there might be rioting in the streets.


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Santa Fe Prize for Photography
Feb 25, 2009 | Center, Jen Bekman, Joseph Bellows, Journal, Photography, Platinum, Pulse
The White House – Platinum palladium, 18.5×16″
Beth has recently been told that she's been nominated for the Santa Fe Prize for Photography, organised by Center.
The Santa Fe Prize for Photography recognizes and rewards a gifted and committed photographer who has completed, or is near completion of, a meaningful body of work. This prize was initiated to bring new work to light, and international photographers are eligible.
The award process is by nomination only; photographers cannot apply independently. The prize includes $5,000 and participation in Review Santa Fe; the cash award must be used to complete a body of work or to introduce a completed project to a larger audience.
Her body of work In the Garden is currently being shown at the Joseph Bellows gallery in La Jolla, CA and will be extended for three weeks until the end of March.
On the east coast, Beth will have work at Jen Bekman's booth during the Pulse art fair in New York, March 5 – 8th, and an exhibition of images from the project Ruins at Jen's gallery April 9 – May 16th.


Over the last month or two I realized something and it's a big one for me. I figured out something new about me and running. Not a fun fact or a new product something deeper than that. You could say I'm a slow learner since it took me 23-ish years to figure it out. While no one out there is likely to have this exact same experience the between the lines stuff might help someone or at least get you thinking.
For a long time my relationship with running was kind of on and off. I went for a few runs every year but some years that was about it. In there though there were lots of 6 moths to 2 year periods where I was very much on. But I never really had a deep love for it like I have for the last 3 years. In those 3+ years I've really come to love it. Why is that? Before it was something I should do, was efficient and I really did WANT to be a runner. Now I love it, look forward to it and even CRAVE it. So what changed?
It's only recently that I've figured this all out. In the past I turned to running in a big way at harder points in my life. Things like terror about what was next, breakups and other fearful things. This last time I got into it wasn't totally unlike that either but I went into it with long term thinking and as part of a solution intentionally. This time I was thinking about running as a long term change but that had been at least partially true before. In the past I was back into running because I was running at least in part to run away from something not so great. This time I was running toward something positive and wouldn't you know it, it stuck! This time it was a first step in taking my health seriously like a real life forever grown up. I was also moving in with someone for the first time and I thought running might be a good way for me to have my own thing. Plus running had always done wonders for my mental health in the past at tough times and wouldn't that be just great as a regular form of self care going forward?
Which (sort of) brings me to this week's point and that is the fact that doing things for the right reason makes a real difference! Not that the reason's before were bad it's just these ones were so much better and so much more intentional. So this weekend while you're out there think about the reasons you do what it is that you love even in that's not running!