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How to be an ally: advice from Muslim and Arab American community leaders
Anti-Muslim hate groups have erupted nationwide. Hate speech is shouted in Portland's public square. People of Arab and Latino-American heritage are told to "Go Home." Muslim women are pelted with eggs as they walk down the street, harassed as they wait for public transit.
People risk their lives — and give their lives — to protect them.
As people who are Muslim weigh their personal safety against their very identity, we've asked them how friends and neighbors in Multnomah County can better support them. The intense pressure has led some Muslims to consider taking off the hijab, avoiding the mosque even during Ramadan, staying home, leaving the house only in groups, even changing their names.
We spoke with Arab-American and Muslim faith leaders about how to best express support. Their advice on how to be an ally: acknowledge us, stand up for us, and join us.
Rania Ayoub, director of public relations, the Muslim Educational Trust
Acknowledge Us -- "It makes people feel welcome and safe when they see strangers smile at them. It's encouraged in our faith anyway, to smile at anyone. Any smile you give is a good deed, so definitely it hits home when someone does this, because it's expected of us anyway."
Stand Up for Us -- "I have to say that for the few times I've been verbally attacked in public, nobody intervened. When someone yells at you, "go back home," the first reaction is my heart beats faster and I feel scared. If someone just spoke to me nicely, kindly afterwards, that's one thing I feel would be very effective."
If the conflict is ongoing, "divert the attention from the attacker. Ignore them as if they don't exist. Focus on the victim and how you can help them. Ask for example, "can I walk with you?" If the person being victimized is a woman, and the person coming to her aid is male, avoid offering physical contact such as extending a hand or offering a hug. The same goes for women intervening for a man.
"Don't be offended if that Muslim person is not being open to close interaction. If a man doesn't make eye contact, it's one of those things we learn, that men should lower their gaze. Some people think those men are being disrespectful. It's just something we grew up with, men and women equally."
Speak Up for Us -- "This happens a lot in colleges. In a classroom there will be a Muslim student, and the teacher or the students make remarks, and it's always the responsibility of that one Muslim student to speak up. Other people I have heard don't speak up because they don't feel educated enough. I think people should speak up anyway. You don't have to get into the laws of Islam. You don't have to respond with a counter-argument. You just need to remind people to be kind and not criminalize a whole group. So speaking up is very important."
Join Us -- "Faith-based communities reach out to us and ask us to speak at their churches, synagogues, and temples so they are a better voice for us. We also have a list of books and resources with very basic information. Getting to know someone who is Muslim, that's the best way to be more educated. Maybe you have a neighbor or coworker, or someone at your children's school who is Muslim. Maybe go and visit a mosque or attend an event. It's easier to understand people when you interact with them. Muslims are very welcoming. I feel that's a very powerful way of being an advocate."
Mohammad Bader, director, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Multnomah County Department of Human Services
Acknowledge Us -- "What I have been doing is saying, 'salaam alaikum' [the Arabic greeting that means [Peace be with you']. People know you're an ally that way.''
"Last week I was at a Timbers game, standing in line at the concession stand. This guy, out of the blue, without saying, 'Hi, good morning' asked, 'Where are you from?' Initially my antenna went up. I asked, 'What do you mean? Originally I come from Jerusalem.' I realized he was trying to be an ally, but didn't know how. He made an assumption about my religion, and asked if I go visit. I said, 'It's hard for me because I'm Muslim.' This was a long line. We stood there for 15 minutes. I went to pay for my drinks but he said, 'It's on me.' It took, on my part, not to get defensive. I think he took a risk. I wouldn't recommend the first question being, 'Where are you from?' especially when people are so paranoid. A lot of the time we try to fit in. We try to blend in. I've lived here for 30 years. I forget what I look like. I think I fit in. This guy was saying, 'You don't fit in.' Then he started to readjust his thinking.
"I think when people ask, 'Do you feel okay?' and "How can we support you?' Those are very good allies. What I need is some sort of validation that I belong here. That I'm valued as a member of the community. Sometimes people recognize that there are holidays. Like we're in Ramadan. And just asking, 'hey, are you fasting? How are you doing?'
Stand Up for Us -- "Rather than fighting or arguing with the person who is acting nasty, show respect and friendship to the person who is the victim. Talk with the person and reduce the isolation. Maybe have people surround the person who is being aggressed, and begin asking question, chit-chat, conversation. Just offering support, like, 'I'm here for you if there's anything I can do,' 'Can I take you somewhere?'
"I'm wondering maybe different people can huddle and coordinate a response. One person call 9-1-1. Another person talk to the victim, another person record. One thing I learned from our Office of Emergency Management a lot of times everyone is sitting watching and you should ask, 'did anyone call 9-1-1?'
"I have the advantage of getting acculturated by a white family who adopted me when I was 22. They taught me how to kind of act White. But my mom, my white American mom, she told me, 'You don't owe anyone anything. Even though she's given me a lot, she tells me, 'You don't owe me anything.' For immigrants, refugees, Muslims, Arabs, there's a great deal of compromise that already happens when we come to the United States. For me to live in this county, I had to accept a lot of things, a lot of compromise. I chose the path that would be easiest for my kids so they aren't really targeted. I'm finding out that regardless, people can still hurt them. Even though they're not wearing the hijab or fasting or praying. People can still associate their heritage and culture, and be hurtful.
"Any time there's a terrorist attack, there's always a Mohammad, or some combination of my name or my father's name. After 9/11, I remember wanting to change my name to 'Leo.' There are a lot of Arabs who try to blend in; they will use more American names. They will try not to say where they are from. You get tired of having to justify that you are a good person. The reality is, that I can't change my looks. I am always reminded that, after 30 years, people don't think of me as American."
Speak Up for Us -- "Muslims bear a big responsibility for people doing bad things in our name. We're not responsible, but it still weighs on us. It would be nice to feel that support.
"For example when other kids called my kids 'terrorists.' I went to school and educated the principal and teachers on Islam and the problem helped the school handle issues like this by being accepting. Another example was around taking days off after end of Ramadan. Since it's a lunar calendar, managers and colleagues were confused as to why Muslims don't know exactly when is the Eid starts. I had to explain that lunar calendar and then evening of Eid is based on visual sighting of the moon. So it not really on a calendar. So when a Muslim employee needs time off managers and colleagues need to be flexible because the start of the holiday could be off by one day.
Join Us -- "That's the piece I worry about, the kids. That's the piece the community needs to be aware about, reaching out to Arabs and Muslims, kids from immigrant and refugee families. All of this negativity is affecting them. When my kids wanted to be proud about how Muslims were pioneers in math and science, the response they got was, 'We hate you because you blew up the Twin Towers.'
Ronault LS Catalani (Polo), immigrant integration policy advisor, New Portlander Policy Commission, City of Portland
Acknowledge Us -- "I'm old now. We've lived in Oregon since I was a teenager, but I'm still hurt when people I work with don't look up when we pass each other. Of course in America everyone works hard, everyone's stressed, but in traditional cultures not acknowledging others is what we do to people who's behavior we disapprove of. In our homelands and in Portland's ethnic streams, you never don't say, 'Good morning,' or 'See you tomorrow.' Traditional people expect inclusion. Or else we feel excluded, especially within the context of the segregated ruts America is so troubled by.. On our streets, in our workplaces, everyone's quality of life would be immediately improved by good manners. For an especially warm effect on our city's Muslims, you can always say 'Salaam, sir,' 'Salaam, madam.'"
Stand Up for Us -- "I've never had an American mainstreamer stand up for me during a racialized incident. Ever. And I've been at the bad end of many. I've been handcuffed, face down on wet asphalt, in front of my son and his best school friend, and that boy's mom. Portland Police probably thought I was stealing my car, I don't know. After a year of asking and asking, I gave up. Our elderly neighbors stood and watched, including the building superintendent who was helping work on my car. All this, mind you, after giving hundreds of my hours and integrating thousands of immigrant community elders and activists hours, into improving Portland policing.
"In answer to your question about what responsible bystanders should do, I suggest turning to the bad guy's victim and asking 'Are you okay?' That's better than facing down someone mean or angry or unhealthy. This we learn from traditional women in my culture. They don't jump in and get into a fight. They go to the hurt person, they ask others to form a kind crowd. Back home, bad people and bad dogs should not be given our attention."
Join Us -- "Americans need to enter communities or families or events that are outside their own ethnic stream. It's not hard. Traditional people are familial. We have a smaller sense of self, but a bigger communal or familial sense of relationships. You enter that family or community holding hands with someone already in that community. You're then taken in as another sister or brother, daughter or son, auntie or uncle. Easy, right? We have so many parties in Portland's ethnic streams, and we love having mainstreamers party with us."
Laila Hajoo, president, Islamic Social Services of Oregon
Acknowledge Us -- "Right now people are so afraid of being who they are, that if someone comes to them with eye contact and a smile, that determines whether this is a friend or foe. If you say, 'Salaam,' you made their day. Here a person gave them a greeting of peace, but in their language. If anything that would reassure them the community has people who are very much aware of their situation. Eye contact with a smile, you know their reaction is most likely a smile back. Even if you say 'Salaam,' or 'I'm thinking of you,' They will carry that in their hearts... Be sensitive when walking, especially with women. They might not want to make eye contact to avoid someone who could be antagonistic."
Stand Up for Us -- "There is a big question about how people will intervene given what has happened (the May attack at the Portland Max station). Safety first. If you see someone in danger, make sure the other person knows that you're there and Dial 9-1-1.
"What we tell people, especially women, is, 'Never go out by yourself.' Right now, especially with college students and young women in the evenings, but even during the day. Treat us as if you asked, 'How would I act if it was my own sister in danger going out there?'"
Speak Up for Us -- "You are our advocates. It's not as effective for us to say, 'You don't understand. Your hatred is not founded. For us to say that, it falls on deaf ears. But for people who are not Muslim, the advocacy is far far more effective."
Join Us -- "There are huge interfaith groups and that's been very effective and popular. The MET does a lot of outreach to interfaith groups, politicians for that very reason. It's an opportunity to know each other, to learn there's a lot more commonality than people realize. Make friends. Visit a mosque."
Djimet Dogo, director, Africa House at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
Acknowledge Us -- "Especially for a Muslim, it's really important. To any human being, you say, 'hello. Salaam.' Even if you don't know them. Even if you walk into an empty room you can say, 'Salaam alaikum.' When someone says this to me, I feel like the person is acknowledging me, understanding my culture and background. Making me feel that I exist."
Stand Up for Us -- "During the first executive order I was in a Springfield Taco Bell with my kids. After I was done eating this guy in his 70s came over. He said, 'The only thing I like about black people is their teeth when they smile.' The people who worked there ran over and said, 'That's not nice, sir.' They asked if I was okay. I said, 'I'm fine. I'm used to that.' The kids, they don't understand.
"I was teaching a Congolese man how to use the MAX. A white guy walked up and said, 'Where are your from?' I said, 'I'm from Chad. My friend here is from Congo.' He said, 'Do you know this is a white county?' I said, 'Yes, I know that. But we have white people and Americans in Africa too. We never say these kinds of things to them.' It's shameful. I come from Chad where we all live together. We love foreigners. We protect them more than our own nationals. I wonder, 'Why am I here? I'm not welcome.'
"For us, this is nothing new. Since 2015, we have seen this kind of hatred, especially within the Muslim community, especially with women who wear the hijab. People insulting, yelling profanities, telling us to 'go back to your country.' One of our staff had eggs thrown at her.
"After this [ attack at the Portland Max station] I think people will think twice before they intervene. Unless they want to give their lives defending something they see as unjust."
Join Us -- "The best way is to get to know a Muslim family. During Ramadan it's very important. Learn about the religion. Go to a mosque and see what's happening. Listen to the preaching, listen to how they're talking about peace. You see it's completely different from what you see in the media, what you see in the world.'
"Even though you are not responsible for what's happening, apologize. Tell us, 'these are not our values. The real American value is welcoming. We are a country of immigrants.' Make sure you ask, 'how are you doing? How can I help?'"
Dr. Baher Butti, president, Iraqi Society of Oregon
Acknowledge Us -- "Just act normal. In Oregon, people smile. And that's what we do. You don't need to go out of your way to do something extra. In our culture, in a work environment, we like a greeting. It's not a 'like.' It's a 'must.' Greeting is important. That will indicate that you respect them."
Stand Up for Us -- "Our neighbor gave us his contact details and said, 'if you need anything, just call me.' I felt like those people cared. That's a nice gesture. If there's an aggression, you shouldn't escalate the situation. If someone is armed, you should call the police. People aren't equipped to meet that situation. Start taking a video just to document it."
Speak Up for Us -- "People don't know our cultures. They just lump all Arabs as Muslims. I'm Christian, for example. They talk about how Iraqis and Arabs are terrorists, but we're the target of terrorism. It's our people who are victimized. Don't lump everyone together. It's about semantics. When we call what happened on the Max, 'terrorism,' an act that shouldn't be a way to judge a whole community, it can reduce the judgment of Muslims as terrorists."
Jamal Dar, founder, African Youth and Community Organization
Acknowledge Us -- "I'm always looking over my shoulder. I don't wear a scarf, so you can imagine our mothers are in fear. If you just give a, 'hi, how are you?' or "we support you,' that's assuring them that not everyone is bad. It's good to give a passing greeting. Smile. Americans are the greatest when it comes to smiling."
Stand Up for Us -- Our sisters and mother who wear the hijab, they're scared to take public transportation or walk in the street. There are people who want to go without the scarf. A 13-year-old girl came to me. She wanted to know if she could talk to her parents and tell them, 'it's not a good time to wear my scarf.' When those questions come to you, they break your heart. I want to say, 'No. Stand up for yourself. Protect your faith, protect who you are. Everyone is going to protect you.' But I don't know if that's true."
Join Us -- "Come and get to know us. We're not terrorists. We're not bad people. Come to our community centers. Talk to community members. Visit the mosque and get to know us. Get to know us, please. We've been isolated for many years."
A Book List: The the Muslim Educational Trust keeps a list of books and other resources for those who want to learn more about Islam.
Find a mosque near you: Our global directory includes local mosques as well as Islamic centers, schools and nonprofit social service providers.
ACLU mobile App: Download this app from the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. If you see something going wrong, record a video, which is immediately sent to the Portland office.
An A to Z Guide: Check out this post from MuslimGirl's Zoha Qamar about how to be an ally, including taking a risk, making mistakes and reading the news.
Supporting Muslim Women: Watch this short video about six ways to be an ally for Muslim women.
Myths & Facts: There are plenty of good resources from the Anti-Defamation League about how to support Muslim friends and neighbors. It starts by deciphering fact from fiction.


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Sandra Bland: Is the bail system that kept her in prison unconstitutional?
Why Was Sandra Bland Still in Jail?
She couldn't pay her bond. How a bail system the Justice Department has called unconstitutional may have contributed to her death.
Medics leave with equipment on a stretcher at Waller County Jail in Hempstead, Texas on July 13, 2015, in this still image taken from video provided by the Waller County Sheriff's Office, after Sandra Bland was reported dead in her jail cell following a routine traffic stop.
A movement to change the bail system in the U.S. has been gaining momentum recently. During the past year, a civil rights organization called Equal Justice Under Law has been successfully pressuring small cities around the country to cease using cash bail, on the grounds that it is a violation of the 14th Amendment. If the bail system is harder on poor defendants than the well-to-do, the argument goes, then it is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. To date, the two lawyers who started the organization, Alec Karakatsanis and Phil Telfeyan, have mounted cases against five cities in three states. Two of those cases—against Dothan, Alabama and Velda City, Missouri—have resulted in settlements that required the cities to stop charging people money for their freedom. The other three cities, according to Karakatsanis, have also agreed to stop using cash bail in response to being sued, and settlement negotiations are underway.
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In practice, Karakatsanis said, that's pretty much how cash bail works everywhere, including in those jurisdictions where judges aren't bound by a fee schedule.
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Bibas or Peppas (; ; ) is a Greek surname derived from the word παππάς or παπάς, and it means priest. the surname is used in Greece and various places in the Mediterranean, like Libya, Israel.

for Israel, the surname is exists in Jews families of Greek origin where migrated to it.

In Libya and due to the influence of Greek in the local dialect, someone nicknamed with this because of the similarity of his appearance to the "peppas" which is called for the Christian priests, thus it became a surname for extended families from him, residents in Janzur as well as in other places in Libya, also in Tunisia and Algeria.

Also exists in the United States for families of Greek origin.

People with the surname
Notable people with the surname include:

 Christos Peppas
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 James Pipas, American virologist
 June Peppas
 Nicholas A. Peppas
 Stephanos Bibas
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina (United States) 2018-10-23 Triangle 00:20:00
King, North Carolina (United States) 2018-08-24 Saturn-like 00:05:00
Lexington, North Carolina (United States) 2018-08-07 Circle 00:01:00
North Carolina (United States) 2018-07-12 Sphere
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Harrisburg, North Carolina (United States) 2018-06-26 Sphere 00:00:03
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North Carolina (United States) 2018-05-02 Other 00:04:00
Charlotte, North Carolina (United States) 2018-04-17 Unknown 00:06:00
Holly Springs, NC, USA 2018-03-10 Star like 5 hours
Durham, North Carolina (United States) 2018-02-06 Unknown 00:01:00
Charlotte, North Carolina (United States) 2018-01-25 Disc 00:02:00
Carthage, North Carolina (United States) 2018-01-19 Triangle 00:03:00
North Carolina (United States) 2018-01-01 Teardrop 00:20:00
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North Carolina (United States) 2017-11-29 Cigar 00:02:30
Salisbury, North Carolina (United States) 2017-11-06 Sphere 00:00:10
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Eden, North Carolina (United States) 2017-09-19 Circle 00:08:14
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Raleigh, North Carolina (United States) 2017-07-13 Saturn-like 01:20:00
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Sanford, North Carolina (United States) 2017-06-29 Star-like 00:10:00
North Carolina (United States) 2017-06-27 Other
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Thomasville, North Carolina (United States) 2017-06-06 Triangle 00:02:00
Durham, NC 2017-06-03 Circle 5+ minutes
Salisbury, NC 2017-05-16 Light 30 seconds
Statesville, NC 2017-05-12 Fireball 45-60 seconds
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Flight delays and poor customer service are at unacceptable levels, Buttigieg says
By David Schaper
If you've tried flying anywhere this summer, there's a fair chance your flight was delayed or even canceled. And with the busy Labor Day weekend coming up, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning the airlines that they're going to face consequences if they can't improve operations and customer service. NPR's transportation correspondent David Schaper sat down with Buttigieg in Minneapolis.
DAVID SCHAPER, BYLINE: Since Memorial Day weekend, U.S. airlines have canceled more than 50,000 flights, while more than half a million have been delayed, according to the flight tracking site flightaware.com. That amounts to more than 1 in 4 of all scheduled flights this summer. And like many travelers, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is frustrated.
PETE BUTTIGIEG: Look. Americans have had experiences with cancellations, delays and poor customer service that just aren't at an acceptable level. We understand there are some things they're up against - extreme weather or other situations that that are beyond their control. But a lot of things are in their control. And one of those things is how they treat customers.
SCHAPER: Buttigieg says the airlines haven't been transparent in telling passengers what they're legally entitled to for flight disruptions.
BUTTIGIEG: For example, if you get canceled - for any reason, you don't take your flight. They have to offer you a cash refund. If you'd rather take miles or a different flight, fine. But that's up to you, not them. They've got to give you a refund. That's a basic rule. That's the floor.
SCHAPER: So Buttigieg says the Department of Transportation will be rolling out a new website next week that will explain passengers' rights and each airline's policies.
BUTTIGIEG: So you can actually compare and know your rights before you choose to purchase that ticket and before you board that plane.
SCHAPER: While Buttigieg acknowledges some flight disruptions are due to severe weather and air traffic control problems, he says the airline's aggressive scheduling has made matters worse.
BUTTIGIEG: A lot of this, we're finding, has to do with the airlines not being prepared to staff the tickets that they're selling. And the remedy to that is, of course, No. 1, more staff but No. 2, in the meantime, realistic scheduling so that they know they're only collecting revenue on the routes they can actually serve.
SCHAPER: Many airlines did trim back their flight schedules some this summer, and they're cutting even more flights this fall. As for critics who say Buttigieg refuses, to take action against airlines that deny customers refunds, Buttigieg says this.
BUTTIGIEG: We've got nearly a dozen active investigations going on right now. They're not something that you can just do by fiat or that I can just decide one fine day we're going to impose, but we're taking this very seriously.
SCHAPER: The industry group Airlines for America says its members comply with federal laws and regulations regarding cash refunds and issued $21 billion in refunds to customers over the past two years. The group also says the airlines are committed to working collaboratively with the federal government to overcome the industry's current headwinds. David Schaper, NPR News, Minneapolis. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
David Schaper
David Schaper is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, based in Chicago, primarily covering transportation and infrastructure, as well as breaking news in Chicago and the Midwest.
See stories by David Schaper


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A long boring drive from anchorage too near Tok. We saw 3 Moose, a black bear, giant rabbits and cool volcanic mountain (Mt. Sanford). (right from Mile mark 176 of the Tok cutoff road.) One of the moose was a baby just playing in the river. The bear was pretty funny he was hanging a road sign just watching the traffic go buy. But mostly I am just thankful for audio books. I did get to play down by the creek at the campground.


Since moving to the beach full-time in 2008, I have been pursuing my passion for nature and fine art photography. I am inspired by the natural world around us. Whether capturing a large expanse or a small vignette, I strive to show nature and life in a new and interesting way.
My work has been exhibited at the Rehoboth Art League and the Biggs Museum of American Art , and has been recognized by the Ward Museum and The Nature Conservancy. I am a past president of the Coastal Camera Club. I currently serve as the Delaware State Assistant Membership Director for PSA.


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By surrender to God I mean giving oneself up to God, to be transformed in him.
It is the cure for self that is the core of the whole thing; we require to be cured of self by being changed, as the bread and wine on the altar are changed, into Christ.
In this surrender is, I believe, the cure for the torment of self, which is precisely what most psychological suffering is. It is the cure for the weakness that cannot carry the common burden of the world's sin; the cure for the fear that causes the will to wither before the challenge of life, the cure for the feebleness that makes the impact of natural beauty painful, the cure for the cowardice that causes the heart to contract and shrink before the challenge of love.
When a saint surrenders himself wholly in this way, it is true that he will certainly accept whatever circumstances God allows for him. He may sometimes, because of his individual and unique vocation, go out to meet and welcome some of them. Such things as poverty, pain, bereavement, persecution — what you will — but he will not accept them or welcome them because he supposes them to be the essential things in his life, but because, compared to the joy, the power and the beauty of God, they will be almost nothing at all. They will be to him like leaves blown in the wind, the great wind of the Spirit of Love that sweeps the world like blown fire, setting it alight with his glory. For the saint the surrender to God is a tremendous fling of the heart, comparable to a leap into the fire of eternal Love, to burn with its heat, to take the radiance of its light, to dance in the dancing of its flames.
For us it is a more secret thing, but none the less miraculous for that. It means that we begin to be able to enjoy life, and gradually gain in strength of spirit until we can enjoy everything.
Caryll Houselander. "Rejoice and Leap for Joy." from A Rocking Horse Catholic (London, U.K.: Catholic Way, 2013).
This book is in the Public Domain. This excerpt appeared in Magnificat.
Caryll Houselander (1901-1954) was a British Roman Catholic laywoman; a mystic, writer, artist, visionary and healer. Her first book, This War is the Passion, written during World War II, launched her prolific writing career. She is best known for: A Rocking Horse Catholic, The Reed of God, The Way of the Cross, This War is the Passion, The Risen Christ, The Letters Of Caryll Houselander: Her Spiritual Legacy, and Wood of the Cradle, Wood of the Cross: The Little Way of the Infant Jesus.


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Ruth Borgenicht (USA) - Clay
Lucie Heskett-Brem (Switzerland) - Metal
David Licata (USA) - Glass
Tine De Ruysser (Belgium / UK) - Paper Money
We are a newly formed group of artists, all working in chain mail. We were brought together by Swiss artist Lucie Heskett-Brem, who recognised our common fascination with reinterpreting the traditional approach of this ancient technique. Even though we all use the same technique of linking rings together, each one of us has found a personal, innovative way of transforming it in our chosen medium.
Chain mail is closely related to textile design. It was originally created as flexible weapon-proof clothing that would allow the wearer freedom of movement to fight. This utilitarian material is also very beautiful. All of us have left the traditional function of this material behind, and we are now exploring ways to expand on the aesthetics.
Ruth Borgenicht creates ceramic sculptures and wall hangings. David Licata makes sculptures and jewellery in glass. Both play with the contrast between a structure that is supposed to protect and the fragile material it is made from. Tine De Ruysser constructs chain mail from banknotes, commenting on the perceived value of both precious metals and money. Lucie Heskett-Brem is the only one using the traditional metal. However, she has chosen to create eerily light and increasingly 3D structures, almost like spider silk.
Our proposal is a group-exhibition utilizing chain mail techniques in various forms and materials. The title of our group is 4 in1, which refers, not only to four artists working together, but also to a traditional chain mail technique, linking four links through each separate link. We will also use the wordplay on 4-in-1, which when spoken out loud sounds like 'foreign one'. This interpretation of our group's name refers to our unorthodox methods and improbable creations, which exist far outside the traditional practices of our chosen media.
Lucie Heskett-Brem
www.TheGoldWeaver.com
Tine De Ruysser
Belgium / UK
www.TineDeRuysser.com
David Licata
www.DavidLicata.com
Ruth Borgenicht
www.RuthBorgenicht.com
4in1-proposal.doc


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Railroad Commissioner Smitherman Testifies Before Congress on EPA's Job-Destroying Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman testified today before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology about the lack of science behind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). Commissioner Smitherman highlighted the fact that the new arbitrary EPA regulation has destroyed 500 jobs already and is poised to threaten the reliability of our electrical grid.
"The EPA passed this unrealistic and unnecessary regulatory scheme that could cost Texas electric consumers, will jeopardize the reliability of our electrical system, and has already killed 500 valuable jobs," Smitherman said. "I thank Chairman (Ralph) Hall for calling this hearing and inviting me to shine a spotlight on the EPA's irresponsible and possibly illegal actions.
"The EPA published a draft of the rule for comments by affected states, and they purposely left Texas out of regulation on sulfur oxides in that draft. The EPA, in a last minute change, decided to include Texas in the final rule without notice or opportunity for Texas to comment. To add insult to injury, the rule requires Texas to make a 47 percent reduction in sulfur oxide emissions in less than 6 months. As a point of reference, Texas has been praised for having a reduction of 33 percent in sulfur oxide emissions in 10 years.
"It is clear that the Obama political appointees in charge of the EPA are pursuing a politically-motivated agenda to try to choke off the Texas economic engine. My message to Congress was clear: if you let the EPA destroy jobs in Texas today through punitive regulations that were hastily-written using flawed modeling, there is nothing to stop this runaway agency from passing additional job-destroying regulations in the future," Smitherman concluded.
Barry Smitherman is a fourth generation Texan appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the Railroad Commission of Texas on July 8, 2011. Before serving at the Railroad Commission, Smitherman served on the Public Utility Commission for seven years, four of those as Chairman. In addition, he is a past ex-officio board member of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). He currently serves on the Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) and is a member of the State Bar of Texas. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Governor's Advisory panel on Federal Environmental Regulation and is a member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions (NARUC) Board of Directors, and the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment (ERE).
Contact: Casey Haney


Building tone in writing is a way of expressing feelings and attitudes that will influence the way a reader feels about the characters and events in a text. Students need to understand that by organising words in a particular way you can create an emotional response in a reader.
Identify tone by brainstorming and categorising language that depicts tone.
Distinguish between and write texts using different tones.
Divide students in to groups of 3 or 4.
Give each group a card with one of the following tone words written on it: sadness, regret, courage, tension, sympathy, love/romance, happiness, pride, sarcastic, excitement, hate, fear, anxiety, nostalgia.
Invite each group to write a description of a dog walking in the park, conveying the attitude on the card. (They don't need to use the word written on the card in their description).
Have the students carefully look at their writing and ask themselves – Did they use tone in their writing? How do they know? What tone did they convey?
Ask students to determine what devices they used to show tone in their writing, eg. words (adjectives), type of language, punctuation, etc.
Each group shares their descriptions with the rest of the class.
Have the class guess the tone of each description.
Ask successful writers to share their devices with the class.
Instruct students to select at least one passage within the group to rewrite in order to enhance the effectiveness of their tone in writing.
Have the statement – Don't Take That Tone With Me! written on the whiteboard.
Write the statement – It's not WHAT we say, it's how we say it!
Survey the class and ask if they have ever emailed or texted someone meaning one thing, but the person took it to mean something else.
Explain that when it comes to emails or texts you don't have your voice to help convey the tone of your message, so those on the other side of the screen will read tone into your email/text based on the words, formatting, punctuation, etc. you use.
Provide some examples for students to try and interpret.
so I'll try to email you instead.
Ask students how they think the person reading this (Joshua) may interpret the message.
– He didn't want to answer his phone or he wasn't able to answer his phone.
Have students brainstorm ways they can add tone to emails and text messages.
See examples of tone words.
Categorise the words into three groups.
Students fold a piece of paper into quarters.
Write one tone word in each quadrant (at least one from each column).
Tell students that in each of the quadrants they are going to reply to a Dear Abby/Andy question taking on the tone of that quadrant. They are to give the same advice, but using a different tone.
Teacher models an example for the class.
I'm trying to decide what subjects to take in high school. My parents think I should do Chemistry because it is useful, but I really want to do Art because I like it. What do you think?
I remember when I was your age, I too had a passion, a dream I wished to follow. My parents wanted me to be a dancer, but I wanted to be a writer. How I wished to write children's books! To this day, dancing has never satisfied me. I say follow your dreams and become an artist!
Ask students what tone was used and how can they tell.
You do realise people are starving in this world, right? Get over your whinging and just pick Chemistry.
Ask what tone was used here and why they think so.
I know high school decision making can be stressful and I hope you end up being happy no matter what you decide to do. Your parents have but you in a tight spot, but they only want what is best for you. Write out a list of reasons why you should do art. If you can show your parents that you have thought about it, I'm sure they will see your choice is a reasonable one.
Ask what tone is being used and how can they tell.
Students can now make up their own Dear Abby/Andy question or use the question below to respond to – using their four tone words.
My best friend in the whole world is moving schools next year. She says we'll be BFFs, but I know this will end our friendship. How do I stop this from happening?
Have students share their responses in small groups. Each student reads one of their quadrants at a time.
Optional: If your students would like to they can score their groups work. If the group can work out the tone used the student scores five points. If the group can't figure it out, tell them the four tone words selected and see if they can now pick the tone, this will score them three points. If the group can't pick the tone, no points are scored.
These worksheets have poems, each with a different tone. Students identify the speaker's tone in each poem and explain their answers using text, giving students some great practice with tone.


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О́зеро Любо́вель — гідрологічний заказник місцевого значення в Україні. Об'єкт розташований на території Ратнівського району Волинської області, на північ від сіл Млинове і Кортеліси під кордоном з Республікою Білорусь

Площа — 181,5 га, статус отриманий у 2000 році.

Статус надано з метою охорони та збереження у природному стані однойменного озера карстового походження середньою глибиною 2 метри. Водна рослинність озера представлена угрупованнями латаття білого і глечиків жовтих, занесеними до Зеленої книги України.

Іхтіофауна заказника представлена такими видами риб: лящ (Abramis brama), щука (Esox lucius), окунь (Perca fluviatilis), лин (Tinca tinca), плітка (Rutilus rutilus), карась сріблястий (Carassius gibelio).

Колишні прибережні угіддя були затоплені після задамбування озера, утворивши мілководдя, де зростає водно-болотна рослинність, гніздяться водоплавні птахи, мешкають бобер (Castor fiber) та ондатра (Ondatra zibethicus). У північній і західній частині мілководдя зростає журавлина дрібноплода (Oxycoccus microcarpus) – рідкісний вид, занесений до Червоної книги України.

Примітки

Джерела

 Рішення Волинської обласної ради від 18.08.2000 № 13/6
 Природно-заповідний фонд Волинської області. Гідрологічний заказник «Озеро Любовель»

Гідрологічні заказники Волинської області
Природно-заповідний фонд Ратнівського району
Природоохоронні об'єкти, засновані 2000
Озера Ратнівського району


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Q: Glide al rotar dispositivo no hace crop centrado correctamente en Android Definición del ImageView
<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/cover_image"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
    android:contentDescription="@string/desc_empty"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    android:scaleType="centerCrop" />

Código java usando glide para la carga
Glide.with(this)
        .load(entry.getCover_photo())
        .placeholder(R.drawable.default_image)
        .error(R.drawable.error_image)
        .centerCrop()
        .diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.ALL)
        .crossFade()
        .into(ivCover);

El problema que tengo es en la rotación del dispositivo:
vertical(bien) -> horizontal(se muestra aumentado) -> vertical(bien) -> horizontal(bien)
es decir que a la segunda vez que se rota, se visualiza todo correctamente. y continuadamente hasta que no se salga de la activity

A: He encontrado una solución en este Incidencia reformando el código a la nueva versión de Glide 3.7 queda así
String src = "url de la imagen";

Glide.with(this)
        .load(src)
        .asBitmap()
        .centerCrop()
        .diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.ALL)
        .into(new BitmapImageViewTarget(imageView) {
            @Override
            public void onResourceReady(Bitmap resource, GlideAnimation<? super Bitmap> glideAnimation) {
                super.onResourceReady(resource, glideAnimation);
                Glide.with(imageView.getContext())
                        .load(src)
                        .centerCrop().into(imageView);

            }
        });

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Watching: I was home ill earlier in the month so I decided to watch tv again for the first time in ages. This led to me binge watching the most recent series of First Dates on 4OD. I love people watching and I find this show quite uplifting. As well as shipping pretty much everyone on it, I think that I fall a little bit in love with nearly all of them. Is that just me?
Doing: I headed along to check out the new Scottish Design Exchange at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh. I love the whole concept of pushing great Scottish designers that aren't focused on tartan or tweed. It's a not-for-profit shop and I particularly like the way they want to work as a foothold for students and graduates to turn out real sales. While there is a wide range of artists, furniture and home accessories, of course I am drawn to the Loft, where the fashion is. I enjoyed seeing familiar faces Ryan Cowie and Mischke Lingerie alongside some new (to me) pieces like the Queen Bee scarf from Heather Margaret Grace. Her prints are sensational!
Buying: make up, which isn't like me. I'd tried out a new bronzer and returned to an old foundation around Christmas time and I wasn't really happy with either (probably because I haven't been on holiday in yonks and I'm ghostly pale.) So I popped along to Boots last week to try the No. 7 Match Made foundation service. The wee camera thing was fun and it was nice to have the second opinion, especially when you're shopping in the dark (literally) so you can't trust the lighting. I am pretty happy with the soft dewy glow of my paler Calico shade and I also dropped the bronzer and picked up my old favourite Benefit Dandelion blusher. Who needs contour when you have actual cheekbones to flaunt?
Clicking: alll the new season fashion. The Gucci AW 16 collection is my one true love. Pink fur, clashing 70s prints and cartoonish details, it's just the best. I'm also loving Clio Peppiatt's girly collection, featuring the Streetzies bunny slippers that have been on my wishlist for nearly a year!
Watching: I took a little trip to Glasgow to check out some of the offerings at Fright Fest. My choices were mainly random and based around the times of the cheap train tickets I'd booked, but it was a varied selection. I saw three films in total - Pandemic, The Wave and Southbound. I'd been looking forward to seeing Cell, an apocalyptic film with Samuel. L. Jackson and John Cusack, but release dates changed and they showed Pandemic instead. I wasn't overly impressed with this predictable Zombie-esque action film. Shot in the style of a first person shooter it was much less exciting than watching someone play Resident Evil (and that's not that exciting). I enjoyed The Wave much more. This Norwegian disaster film had some amazing scenery and lots of tense moments. Unfortunately, it lost it's way in the second half and the ending was a bit too happy for my liking. My final film was Southbound, a series of loosely connected short films shot by different directors. It had some creepy parts, funny moments and a few gruesome bits. All in all, pretty entertaining.
Doing: As part of my birthday celebrations at the start of the month, I took a trip to The Lighthouse to check out the Hello, My Name is Paul Smith exhibition. While being pretty small it certainly packs a lot in, taking you from the start of the designers career, to his inspirations and his working environment. It has a real sense of fun, colour and vibrancy. I especially enjoyed the behind the scenes at a Paul Smith fashion show and getting a closer look at a selection of his designs.
Buying: While visiting Wear Eponymous I treated myself to a Girl Meets Brush foundation brush. The brand are currently running a Kickstarter campaign to build on they're online tutorials and to add to their collection of brushes. Since their products are all vegan friendly and cruelty free, I thought I'd give them a go. Wear Eponymous have some of they're reward packages in store so I took advantage one of the amazing deals. Check out they're Kickstarter page for more info.
Clicking: Blogtacular tickets went on sale last week. Last year was so much fun but sadly I won't be able to make it this time around. So I've decided to torture myself by reading all about the opening keynote speaker and the fun plans for all the awesome events. I've also been really enjoying their new podcast. The recent episode with Leona from Lucky Dip Club was particularly fun and inspiring.
It's no secret that we both love a vintage fair and Lou Lou's Vintage Fair is no exception. With events all across the UK, they know how to pick some awesome vintage traders. On Valentine's Day we headed along to their Dundee fair at the Caird Hall. We tried our best to get their early, because from past experience we knew it would be busy. Turns out it was still pretty packed when we arrived just before 11. Lou Lou's certainly know how to get the word out! This is great for the stall holders and any event that's successful for small businesses is good to see, even if it does mean you have to have your elbows at the ready. We do hear on the grapevine that Lou Lou's are on the hunt for a bigger venue for their next visit to Dundee, so watch this space.
For it being a smaller venue than some of their other events, there was still a good variety of stalls and items available. From homewear and children's toys to menswear and jewellery, there was certainly something for everyone. Of course, we were instantly attracted to Thrifty Little's stall. With a small but fabulous selection of vintage pieces, alongside her upcycled collection, we couldn't resist! From there we were drawn to a suitcase full of scarves and had a good old rummage. With a whole host of wonderful prints (and at only £2 each) there was no way we were leaving empty handed. A lightweight Paris print and a jungle themed number made their way home with us. We certainly could have added several more to our collections but thought it best to be at least a little restrained.
After making our way around the stalls it was time to play a bit of dress up. From glamorous party dresses to summer wardrobe essentials, we do enjoy trying things on. Plus it's especially essential when it comes to vintage because the sizes vary so much. Plus, who doesn't love parading around in a fringed dress! The black number is from Goodbye, Norma Jean and the gold dress is from April's Vintage Emporium. Now, if only there was an occasion to warrant either (or both) of these dresses. *Begins planning cocktail party*.
Whether you're looking for some new glasses for your drinks cabinet or a cocktail dress, you're pretty much guaranteed to find something that fits the bill. We loved the selection available at Lou Lou's, even if it does make you want things you never thought you needed. Hello egg poacher and pan! Why is it a bit of vintage styling makes even the most mundane items appears so much more attractive?!
Shopping vintage makes it much less likely that you'll turn up to a party wearing the same dress as someone else. It also means you can add fun and interesting items to your home to give a bit more panache to your interior design. They're brilliant places to unearth some unusual treasures.
There's usually a mix of prices at these events. From the £2 scarves we were hunting through, to full on sparkly party numbers for special occasions, there's something to suit everyone's budget. We also noticed a lot of the stall holders with special offers on at Lou Lou's. This all helps you to build up a fabulous and unique wardrobe in a super affordable way.
As well as a bunch of kickass stalls, Lou Lou's also had a pop up hair salon and tea party set up. Blush Hair Design where busy transforming shoppers into vintage vixens. Perfect for getting the vintage hairstyle to match your vintage purchases.
With some Dundee favourites like Nicely Eclectic, alongside other traders from across Scotland, it was great to see each stall looking so busy. It's encouraging to see such an event attracting so many people, especially on a Sunday morning. And with indie sellers, the person behind the stall is usually the same person who sourced the items. This means they come with a font of knowledge about vintage in general and the history of specific items.
Thanks to the folks at Lou Lou's for welcoming us along to the event and look out for their Edinburgh fair on Sunday 28th February at The Assembly Rooms. It promises to be even bigger and better.


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New Coalmont Courier
Bert Rice Mini Excavator
Roany Creek Ranch & Saw Mill
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Coalmont Hotel
Goldpan Inn
Krankin' Vintage Restoration
Cam's Tile
All Purpose Roofing
Woodsmart Designs
Tulameen Trading Post
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PROBLEMS WITH THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM REGULATION
Editorial, Local Issues
Water Worries Continue
August 27, 2013 Editor	3 Comments
Rumours and conflicting reports are muddying the waters after coal mine spill turns river black. We need to talk.
We've been waiting to get information about what is happening with the Tulameen River water. There's a lot of very angry people and it would be appropriate for the Coalmont Energy Corporation to tell them what is going on. Especially since it's been two days and the story is starting to circulate elsewhere. Notably, Global News has a story with facts which are different from what we know here. What is going on?
Global reports that there was a failure of "a coal mine tailings pond" but earlier information from the mine indicates that they are not using a tailings pond at all. (see story) Processing water is being recycled and all they do is top it up. The pond is there from the previous company, Compliance Coal, and is not being used now. On the other hand Keith Meldrum of CEC is reported as having said that the spill was caused by a malfunction at their new plant. Failure of a tailings pond is indeed a malfunction, but if they're not using it then wouldn't the cause lie elsewhere – like somebody doing something they shouldn't have? So now we have more questions than we had before.
According to Global, Meldrum said that the effect was believed to be mostly visual and that there was minimal impact. This is likely true, but telling the residents of Coalmont about this would be a welcome gesture. We are the people who's daily lives are potentially impacted by this spill.
Meldrum is also reported to have said that the tailings are not toxic because the Blakeburn coal doesn't contain sulfur or blasting contaminates. Was he not told that they've been blasting lately? Besides, without reference, this seems like a bold statement. The current plant is designed to be very clean, and is presumably a known factor, but the tailings pond is left over from a previous company with unsophisticated processing, and who knows what they could have left behind.
The handling of this event is disappointing. From the public relations standpoint, it does not look like there is a commitment to openness. Bringing in an outsider like Meldrum to talk about it, someone who apparently lags behind contemporary wisdom of how to do damage control when a mistake is made, only makes the situation worse. To CEC's credit however, it should be mentioned that they were the first ones to call the Ministry Of Environment. Brad Hope, our Area 'H' representative, commented that "I would have been really uncomfortable if it has been someone else – good for them."
Apparently Interior Health also does't know we exist. Their reported statement that there are no wells within 18 km is a jaw dropper. Why would they say that? We're all on wells in this community and it is a narrow valley so everything is close to the river. Some people have a well within a few feet of the Tulameen and they in particular would like some reassurance about their water. It is worrying that we're invisible to the government authority which is charged with regulating the safety of drinking water in this province.
In any case, considering the current mood here, leaving Coalmontians out of the picture could well be a bad move. My guess is that it might serve the CEC's public image well if there was some sort of communication aimed at the people whose lives are directly effected. In fact, the sooner the better, before any more damage is done. §
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Bob Sterne says:
I would strongly suggest that every single person in Coalmont that uses a well (and that means everyone) call the IHA and tell them they don't know what they are talking about…. How long do we permit them to deny our existence?…. This is one more example that they don't know and don't care about our needs….
So, everything in your river is now dead and your wells are most likely poisoned. Makes the leftovers from the tulameen days yahoos seem very minor.
I think IHA was referring to the distance from the coal mine to local wells and not the river.
That aside lets hope there are no long term effects from this spill. It would also have been nice if someone had told us what was in the river before I took my Grandchild and dog in there. At the time I thought it was some wierd algae bloom.
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Hourly report from the Red Bluffs station, 7km south-east on Coalmont Road.
Princeton Airport observation and forecast from Environment Canada
British Columbia Weather reports and highway cameras - DriveBC
Diane on Coalmont Motorhome Fire Suspicious
Diane on Emporium Gone Now
Andrew on Coalmont Hotel
Francis LaRoche on Our Cemetery Violated
Editor on Our Cemetery Violated
Ernie Rice on Roany Creek Ranch & Saw Mill
Diane on Abie Moving On
Jeanette Craigie on Cam's Tile
Jonas Melan on Roany Creek Ranch & Saw Mill
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Area 'H' Communities
Coalmont Centennial 1911 – 2011
Coalmont Community
Cycle Logic Press
Granite Creek Preservation Society
Outram Echo
The Goldpan Inn
Welcome To Coalmont
Earthquake In Coalmont
Coalmont Motorhome Fire Suspicious
Water Bombers Here
Fire Threatens Coalmont
Emporium Gone Now
Our Cemetery Violated
Granite Shows New Life
Abie Moving On
Cottonwood Treasure
Kiaira's Art Cart
Little Coalmont
Our Historical Artifacts At Risk By Radical Move
Six Hour Power Outage Today
Horses Found On Auction
Where's The Phone?
Coalmont Road Blocked
Montgomery Warren Sings About Hattie
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Go to Canada . . . Then Turn Left
Looking for Coalmont? The Ghetty Thesaurus of Geographical Names lists 15 places in the world named Coalmont. Actually, I found a 16th. There is also a borough in the Huntingdon metro area in Pennsylvania. That's a lot of Coalmonts! But don't worry, it's not that bad. Nine of the Coalmonts are mines in the USA and one is a valley which is also below the border. For some strange reason, there are no Coalmonts outside of North America. When counting inhabited areas, it really just comes down to Coalmont Colorado, Coalmont Indiana, Coalmont Tennessee, and Coalmont Alabama. That leaves just one, and that's us. In Canada, there is only one Coalmont ... you can't miss it!
Preserving Our Community
The New Coalmont Courier will strive to be a unifying thread for the community. It is not feasable at this time to have a town council or similar organ, therefore I hope that the NCC can fulfill an intermediate role in bringing the community together and fostering a higher level of awareness and communication on topics which effect everyone here. - Ole Juul
Local Lifestyle Narrative & Community Forum
Coalmont is an old community which goes back to the Granite Creek gold rush of 1885. Although Coalmont has often been called a ghost town it still has remained a community and currently has about 100 residents. Click here to go to the Coalmont Community page.
BEARS AND HUMANS
Bear Aware™ is an educational program designed to prevent and reduce conflicts between people and bears in our communities. Bear problems: Call Observe, Record and Report at 1-800-663-9453 or contact a conservation officer or the police.
Provincial Emergency Program
Family and Community Emergency Preparedness Toll-free Message Line for Family Preparedness Information 1-888-811-6233
Local Radio Call Frequencies
Blakeburn - Tolko TT - 169.650 MHz
0-9Km - starts at Rice Road, ends at mine entrance
Tulameen - 153.230 MHz
0-26km - starts at Coquihalla, ends at Tulameen River
Lodestone - 157.620MHz
0-30km - starts at Tulameen River, ends at mine entrance
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+ THE GLOBE AND MAIL - B.C. mines to welcome foreign workers. As many as 30 mine workers from China are expected to arrive at Tumbler Ridge within the next few weeks. + VANCOUVER SUN - A Metro Vancouver committee voted narrowly to oppose Thursday coal shipments along the Fraser River, following a lengthy debate over the economics of coal projects versus the environmental and health risks associated with coal dust. + CANADA.COM The B.C. government plans to hire 10 new mine inspectors over a 12-month period - more than a 25-per-cent increase - to keep pace with increased mining activity and help ensure work-site safety. + Pine Beetle Moves to Higher Elevations
HUFFPOST BRITISH COLUMBIA - the pine beetle epidemic has now killed an estimated 710 million cubic metres of commercially valuable pine timber — 53 per cent of all such pine in the province + Canada raises minimum standard definition of broadband from 4 Mbps to 5 Mbps. + Why your hydro rates are going up, and who's responsible. It's a bitter pill to swallow for British Columbians. In a time of economic recession, residents already have to deal with rising prices for homes, food and fuel. And now they have to contend with the rising cost of electricity. + Telus found operating outside the law. + BP explores B.C. coal methane reserves
E X T R A P A G E S
THEY'VE GONE TOO FAR
The overly hasty decision of the pool committee to proceed with the referendum after the RDOS Board's decision last Thursday exposes the whole process for the political sham that it has been from start to finish.
COALMONT RUMOURS
Coalmont centennial celebrations, grants, rumours, and Diane Sterne's White Gold and Black Diamonds.
CFLs COULD BE EXPENSIVE
Especially for rural users. This year starts out with the banning of 100 and 75 watt incandescent light bulbs. We are promised savings, but what if they're wrong? There's no guarantees, and certainly no science.
LOCAL BROADBAND
We call it broadband and we pay an average price, but how does Coalmont internet really compare with the rest of the world?
Check out the WEBMONT page. There you will find links to various RDOS documents such as the much talked about BYLAW.
COALMONT ENERGY NEWS
This spot is for Coalmont Energy Corp. news and updates. Please check back soon.
Alvarez & Marsal: Arthon Industries Limited, Arthon Contractors Inc., Arthon Equipment Ltd., Coalmont Energy Corp., Robeka Projects Inc. and 0755049 B.C. Ltd. (together, the "Petitioners") filed an application before the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "British Columbia Court") pursuant to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C. 1985 c. C-36 as amended (the "CCAA").
The British Columbia Court made an order (the "Initial Order") on November 29, 2013, granting the Petitioners the protections afforded by a stay of proceedings until December 20, 2013 while the Petitioners pursue restructuring initiatives under the CCAA. The initial stay of proceedings has been extended until February 28, 2014.
The Initial Order appointed Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. (the "Monitor") as Monitor of the business and financial affairs of the Petitioners in the CCAA proceedings.
Report from Dec. 3 - Coalmont Energy Corp. (CEC) and Triton Environmental Consultants (Triton) have been working closely with the Ministry of Environment (MOE) regarding further sediment abatement works in Collins Gulch as well as the completion of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.
As part of the ongoing sediment abatement work, Triton completed an extensive and detailed survey throughout Collins Gulch to determine the amount of sediment that is remaining. From these results, and in consultation with MOE, CEC is constructing a new settling pond approximately 385 metres below the Collins Gulch Forest Service Road near the upper reach of the gulch. This pond has been designed to capture and retain any sediment that may be washed down the gulch. In addition to this new settling pond, CEC is expanding the existing settling pond located at the Collins Gulch Forest Service Road; this pond was constructed immediately following the spill event. This expanded settling pond is also designed to capture and retain any further sediment that may wash down. (click for complete document)
Report from Oct. 18 - On September 30, Coalmont Energy Corp. submitted a formal update on the status of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as required by the Ministry of Environment (MOE). The update report was more than 120 pages in length and provided MOE with specific details regarding the work completed to date on the EIA as well as addressed ongoing and future data collection and analysis. MOE is still reviewing the submission but Coalmont Energy has been in regular contact and maintains ongoing discussions with MOE regarding certain aspects of the report.
The final EIA is expected to be submitted to MOE by December 6, 2013. The EIA is a comprehensive and detailed report addressing environmental issues such as sediment characterization and deposition mapping, aquatic sampling, fish and fish habitat sampling, terrestrial environment, and human health field programs.
A community information meeting will be held after the EIA has been submitted to MOE. Representatives of Coalmont Energy Corp. and Triton Environmental Consultants will be in attendance to present the findings of final EIA and answer questions from the community and stakeholder groups. It is expected that the meeting will be scheduled during the week of December 9, 2013, with the date and time finalized once the submission date of the final report has been confirmed.
Report from Sept. 25 - Stop Work Order Has Been Lifted - The Chief Inspector of Mines has advised Coalmont Energy Corp. that the Stop Work Order for the Basin Coal Mine has been lifted.
On Tuesday, September 24 representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mines completed a site visit to review the work completed with respect to the Chief Inspector's Orders. As a result of the various submitted engineering reports and other required documentation as well as the Ministry staff's confirmation of work completed, the Stop Work Order has been lifted.
Coalmont Energy Corp. is in the process of recalling employees and focusing efforts on getting the mine back into full production.
Report from Sept. 23 - Coalmont Energy Corp. and Triton Environmental Consultants have been in discussions with Ministry of Environment staff regarding the September 8 Action Plan. After a review and follow up discussions with Triton, the Ministry of Environment approved the Action Plan.
As part of the Action Plan, Polaris Applied Science, one of the leading expert firms in North America on shoreline cleanup techniques, has recommended that the silt in Collin's Gulch that has been captured behind the temporary silt control dams, silt fences, and in locations along the gulch be removed using vacuum trucks. This work is scheduled to take place on September 23. Polaris' analysis of the Tulameen River identified the extent of the impacted area to be 580 metres from the confluence of Collin's Gulch. They further identified that the sediment has already experienced significant effects from water movement and that "natural dispersion processes are active". It is their further recommendation that the sediment is "best left to the processes of natural attenuation".
Triton staff continues field analysis at numerous locations along Collin's Gulch and the Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers collecting various water, fish, soil, and habit samples. It is expected that field work will continue over the next few weeks while laboratory tests are being conducted and results coming back over the next few months. The Environmental Impact Assessment is extremely comprehensive and testing and analysis will continue into the fall of 2014. (click for complete document)
Report from Sept. 9 - Coalmont Energy Corp. submitted its Action Plan to the Ministry of Environment on Sunday, September 8. The Action Plan contains information and recommendations from the Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Techniques (SCAT) report as well as updates from the preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). (click for complete document)
Report from Sept. 4 - Technical experts from Polaris Applied Science Inc. and Quantum Murray LP were on site early on Tuesday, September 3 to begin work on the Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Techniques (SCAT) assessment. Scientific experts from Triton Environmental Consultants arrived mid-morning to begin work on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) field analysis. (click for complete document)
Report from Sept. 2, 2013 -Throughout Saturday August 31st and Sunday, September 1st extensive work was completed by technical experts . . .(click for complete document)
Report from Aug. 31 - On Friday afternoon, Coalmont Energy Corp. met with residents of Coalmont and Tulameen (click for complete document)


Community and municipally owned public transit organizations will benefit from a funding program that helps improve services.
Funding applications are available through the Nova Scotia Transit Research Incentive Program. The $340,000 investment will help provide safe, affordable and accessible public transit services in rural and unserviced urban areas. The program will provide a maximum of $50,000 for eligible projects.
"This program is a fine example of our commitment to making life better for families in every region," said Ramona Jennex, Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. "This program helps ensure safe and inclusive access to public transit services, especially for seniors and people with disabilities."
The program will help encourage the development of new accessible public transit services and improvements to existing services. Eligible projects include research, transit marketing studies and training.
Applications for the program are available online at www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/muns/infr .
The deadline for applications is Sept. 22.
Funding applications for a provincial transit program are available to community and municipally owned public transit organizations across the province.
Through the Nova Scotia Transit Research Incentive Program, 340-thousand dollars is available to help provide safe, affordable and accessible public transit services in rural and unserviced urban areas.
The deadline for applications is September 22nd.


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President (Interim)
Abner Chou
About President
B.A., Biblical Languages and Exposition, The Master's University
M.Div., The Master's Seminary
Th.M., Old Testament, The Master's Seminary
Th. D., Old Testament, The Master's Seminary
A graduate of The Master's University & Seminary, Dr. Abner Chou's service to TMUS began in 2004 when he was invited to teach a Greek class to undergraduate students. But long before he would set foot in the classroom as an instructor, the Lord was preparing him for a lifetime of commitment to academic excellence and biblical fidelity.
Prior to coming to TMU as a student, Dr. Chou believed that the Bible was shallow and boring. Upon studying it deeply, however, he realized that the Word of God is the most profound truth, and that the God of the Word is absolutely almighty, sovereign, transcendent and unsearchable. From then on, he has dedicated his life to ensuring that no one entrusted to his care would ever again view Scripture as dull, but rather behold what it truly is: the most compelling revelation of the one, true and most glorious God.
In 2017, in recognition of his commitment to academic and theological excellence in research, writing, teaching and leadership, Dr. Chou became the first and only fully funded research chair at The Master's University, serving as the John F. MacArthur Endowed Fellow. In the legacy of Dr. MacArthur's unwavering devotion to Jesus Christ and the inerrant Word of God, Dr. Chou's primary charge in this position is to ensure the doctrinal integrity of The Master's University through influence in research, writing and teaching.
Dr. Chou has taught a variety of classes in Bible and theology, some of which include Greek, Hebrew, Old Testament Survey, Biblical Theology, Hermeneutics, Exodus, 2 Samuel, Ezekiel, Job, Luke, Acts, Ephesians, 2 Timothy and Hebrews. He also established and led the five-year B.A./M.Div. program that allows students to graduate with a B.A. in Biblical Languages from TMU and an M.Div. from TMS.
Dr. Chou has served the University in many capacities outside the classroom, including strategic planning, enrollment task force, chapel planning, faculty advancement, general education, accreditation standards, and technology committees.
He has also been crucial in establishing several donor funded scholarships including the Cornerstone Fund and Pastor-Teacher Scholarship.
Most recently, Dr. Chou has served as head translator for both the Old Testament and New Testament Legacy Standard Bible, which is anticipated to be the most accurate translation of the English Bible in existence. Learn more about the LSB here.
Dr. Chou is also editing two books for publication (one concerning Greek Grammar and linguistics, the other on the Psalms); completing a co-authored Job commentary; and researching a book on David (tentative title: A Theology of David: Prophet, Poet, and King).
Dr. Chou has authored numerous publications including:
"Zechariah 11" in Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum. Chicago: Moody, 2019.
"Ezekiel 21" in Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum. Chicago: Moody, 2019.
"Real Thick Meaning and Preaching Christ from the Old Testament" in Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 22 (2018): 143-55.
"Seeing Christ in the Old Testament" in High King of Heaven: Theological and Practical Perspectives on the Person and Work of Jesus, edited by John F. MacArthur, 209-22. Chicago: Moody, 2018.
"The Hermeneutics of the Biblical Writers: Learning Interpretation from the Prophets and Apostles" Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2018.
"Nothing but the Truth: Why We Cannot Compromise our Commitment to Scripture" in Right Thinking in a Church Gone Astray, edited by Nathan Busenitz, 91-102. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2017.
"Is Inerrancy Inert? Closing the Hermeneutical 'Loophole': Inerrancy and Intertextuality" in The Inerrant Word: Biblical, Historical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspectives, edited by John F. MacArthur, 231–43. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016.
"Did God Really Say—Hermeneutics and History in Genesis 3" in What Happened in the Garden: The Reality and Ramifications of the Creation and Fall of Man, edited by Abner Chou, 19-46. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2016.
Dr. Chou is a widely sought-after plenary speaker and guest lecturer at national and regional conferences, universities and seminaries.
In general service to the community, Dr. Chou posts his Bible lectures online. To listen to his lectures and sermons, click here. To watch Dr. Chou at Shepherd's Conference 2020, click here.
On a personal note, Dr. Chou enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, fountain pens and spending time with students and, of course, his family. The Lord has blessed Abner with an incredible wife and ministry partner, Johanna, and four children: Nehemiah, Naomi, Meital and Hannah.
Historically, The Master's University and Seminary has enjoyed the tenure of faithful presidents. Each of them has ensured that this institution remains committed to Christ and Scripture.
2021 - present: Dr. Abner Chou (interim)
2020 - 2021: Dr. Sam Horn
2019 - 2020: Dr. John Stead (interim)
1985 - 2019: Dr. John MacArthur
1959 - 1984: Dr. John R. Dunkin
1927 - 1958: Dr. William A. Matthews
The Master's University and Seminary president embodies the following:
BIBLICAL CONVICTION
First and foremost, the president of TMUS is a stalwart for the doctrinal fidelity of the organization. He affirms the institution's doctrinal statement without qualification, upholds it without reservation, and competently defends it. He models these theological convictions by being elder-qualified (cf. 1 Timothy 3; Titus 1) and is committed to the priority of the local church as evidenced by his active service in a local congregation.
EDUCATIONAL CLARITY
Furthermore, the president has a passion for the educational mission of The Master's University and Seminary. He thoroughly grasps the intensity of the institution's commitment to the lordship of Christ in learning. At TMUS, Scripture is authoritative, not only over every discipline but also over how those disciplines are inculcated inside and outside the classroom. Faculty and staff do not simply distill truth but invest their very lives in shaping the hearts and minds of students. The goal of such instruction goes beyond an intellectual pursuit. It commits all thought, vocation, and life to the glory of God. Such an education is inextricably linked with the liberal arts. The president is a compelling champion for this Christ-centered education as he articulates, exemplifies, and cultivates it both on and off campus.
COMPELLING LEADERSHIP
The president is prepared to face the present and upcoming challenges in Christian higher education, and knows how to formulate a decisive strategy to guide TMUS to continued faithfulness. He is a gifted administrator. He discerns the threats and opportunities of the current theological, political, and educational landscape. He understands the operations of the school in the areas of finance, enrollment, education, accreditation, and compliance. He gives direction in these areas. Within this responsibility, he represents the institution to the board of directors, acknowledge his accountability to them, and collaborates with them to chart the course for the campus. He also raises up an executive team that will assist in implementing this plan. Even more, his leadership motivates faculty, staff, and students to wholeheartedly participate in carrying out this agenda. The president is approachable and encourages openness in the decision-making process, yet makes timely and difficult decisions.
TRUSTED AMBASSADOR
The president must equally exert leadership among external constituencies. He is the face of the institution to both the local community and the broader evangelical world. He is an articulate and winsome spokesman for the school. As such, he helps to maintain a positive relationship with alumni. He represents the institution to donors, builds trust with outside parties, and inspires investment in the ministry of the school. The president works with the development department to build and leverage partnerships that expand the institution's opportunities.
Mission Statement Doctrinal Statement Philosophy of Biblical Living History Accreditations Board of Directors President Leadership Team John MacArthur Educational Quality


A crystalline metalloid, iodine (pronounced EYE-eh-dine) belongs to the family of halogens. Denoted by the chemical symbol I, it undergoes sublimation when heated to form a purple gaseous vapor, sometimes called as Iodine gas whose molecular formula is I2. Although it is less reactive than the other members in its group, it forms compounds with other elements [1,2].
It has 34 isotopes with mass numbers ranging from 108 to 141 of which only I-127 has a stable half-life.
Seawater contains around 0.05 parts per million of the metalloid, existing in the form of iodide, most of which would absorb seaweed. The other major sources are iodate minerals, natural brine deposits, and brackish water in oil or salt wells .
Origin of its Name: Its name is derived from the Greek word 'iodes' which means violet .
In 1811, when Courtois added sulfuric acid to seaweed ash to extract sodium and potassium, he observed some purple fumes that condensed into crystals exhibiting a metallic luster. As he suspected it to be a new metal, some amount of the sample was given to two other scientists Charles-Bernard Desormes and Nicole Clement for further investigation.
In 1813, November, the element was given for public display at the Imperial Institute, Paris after which Joseph gau-Lussac and Humphry Davy confirmed it to be a new addition to the periodic table. However, when Davy sent a report to the Royal Institution in London, he was mistakenly taken to be the original discover [1, 2].
It is used in polarizing filters of LCD display screen for a high durability with no color distortion .
Its addition to edible salts helps in preventing thyroid-related disorders .
Radioactive iodine (I-131) is used for both scanning and treating the thyroid gland in cases like cancer where its radiation directly acts on the damaged thyroid cells .
It is an active ingredient in many antiseptic creams and liquids to treat minor wounds, cuts and scrapes . Decolorized or white iodine also has good antifungal properties to treat toenail infection.
It is an important agent used to test starch in different chemical and biology experiments.
Accidental ingestion of the element can lead to vomiting, nausea, headache, and severe gastrointestinal issues as result of poisoning. Its vapors may affect the lungs, causing edema. Excessive application of iodine solution can cause irritation and burns .
After Louis Daguerre, a French artist and photographer, discovered a method to use I on a metal sample to produce images in 1839, the metalloid was used commercially for photography .
The thyroid gland in an average human body constitutes about 20 milligrams of iodine .
The price of pure iodine may vary between $8 and $9 per 100g.