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Pethick-Lawrence Papers, 2374 results 2374
Lawrence, Emmeline Pethick- (1867-1954), suffragette, wife of the 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence, 300 results 300
Lawrence, Helen Millar Pethick- (1888–1969), suffragette, wife of 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence, 80 results 80
Knowles, Esther Edith (1895–1974), secretary to Lord and Lady Pethick-Lawrence, 78 results 78
Keynes, John Maynard (1883–1946), 1st Baron Keynes, economist, 72 results 72
Robins, Elizabeth (1862–1952), actress, writer, and feminist, 56 results 56
Pankhurst, Estelle Sylvia (1882–1960), political activist, writer, and artist, 51 results 51
Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889–1964), Prime Minister of India, 49 results 49
Pankhurst, Dame Christabel Harriette (1880–1958), suffragette, 47 results 47
Cripps, Sir Richard Stafford (1889–1952), knight, politician and lawyer, 43 results 43
Attlee, Clement Richard (1883–1967), 1st Earl Attlee, Prime Minister, 34 results 34
Pethick-Lawrence Papers Image With digital objects
Rough pedigree of the relatives of Lord and Lady (Helen) Pethick-Lawrence, compiled by Lord Pethick-Lawrence
PETH/5/1
Part of Pethick-Lawrence Papers
Letter from Viscount Hailsham to Lord Pethick-Lawrence
Ministry of Education.—Asks how he thinks the forthcoming Finance Bill debate should be handled.
Index-card in the name of Walter Nash
Letter from A. V. Alexander to Lord Pethick-Lawrence
Office of the Minister of Defence.—Is glad that Pethick-Lawrence was able to attend yesterday's Indian independence celebrations.
Letter from 'E. B.' to 'Bully' (probably F. W. Lawrence), including sketches by 'Multy'
Log Cottage, Hindhead.—Acknowledges the receipt of 'Bully's' letter. Discusses arrangements for meeting next Saturday, and refers to the visit of some factory girls.
Log Cottage | Hindhead
8. Aug. 87.
Dear Bully,
Was it not an odd co-incidence? I had just finished that nice little letter to you when yours came yesterday. After deliberation, I decided that it should go, so that you might be the better able to gauge the revolution of feeling that took place in our 'earts on reading your scrummy (that's Multy's) invitation for next Saturday. I have not time to-day to enlarge upon the subject, but Multy has some good sketches which she is doing to enclose in this with a few joint appropriate remarks.
Likewise also is it an odd co-incidence that the day on which we are to have the honour of being presented to les nôtres, our two Mums & the Dad (that sounds rather naughty, & you so young too!) will be staying here & are hoping to see the author of the blouse. Don't be alarmed they are good sort of folk and ripe for fun at any time.
Our factory girls were a great joke, they stayed from Saturday till Tuesday & thought iverry-think real 'ansim, strite they did. Was the blot that you made in describing your night in the boys' camp done intentionally and were we to imagine it walking off the paper? Three more of Multys sketches represent what we imagine your feelings to have been on that occasion.
[There follow three pencil sketches of facial expressions, the first apparently asleep, captioned 'In for the 9 hours'; the second apparently waking and yawning, captioned merely with a blot; and the third screwed up, captioned '—!']
You will come then won't you (to lunch if possible) next Saturday? though it be through hail, snow, ice thunder, lightning fire, water or sunshine & we will follow thee withersoever thou goest and eat and drink with thee.
Don't get too legal or too mathematical or too economical, mais restez toujours l'incomparable Bully de nos amies
[On a separate sheet are eight more sketches of facial expressions, captioned as follows:]
I July 26th No letter from Bully for a week!
II Aug: 2nd Still silence
III Aug: 7th A.M. Bully chucked!
IV Aug: 7th p.m. Letter!
V E. "My Mother will be here on the 14th!"
VI B. "My Mother will be here on the 14th too!"
VII Both. Phewwww! . . . .
VIII Never mind—BULLY'S COMING –!–
Letter from Viscountess Addison to Lady Pethick-Lawrence
Printed pamphlet entitled There was a Child went forth, issued in memory of Francis Noel Pethick
Envelope labelled 'Some Letters from E. P-L to F. W. P-L'
[early 20th c.]
(It is not clear which letters this envelope formerly contained.)
Folder labelled 'Mrs Despard' and numbered '2702', formerly containing 9/1a–8
[mid 20th c.]
Letter from Joseph Phillips to Alfred Lawrence
PETH/5/10
11 Brighton Terrace, Icknield Street West, Birmingham.—Has returned to Birmingham with his sister after an absence connected with some sad news. Is pleased that Lawrence has begun doing something. Discusses the progress of work on the Newark bridge and the arrangements at the works. Henderson is ill.
(Black-edged paper.)
11 Brighton Terrace | Icknield St. West | Birmingham
1st. Oct. 1851
My dear Lawrence,
I have your kind note of the 15th. Ult. before me & feel quite ashamed of my neglect, but I have had so much to do & think of these last few Weeks, I can scarcely realize the time which has elapsed.—I returned here on the Monday Night with my Sister by the Mail Train,—just a week after I had first heard the sad news.—My reason for coming back so soon was because I knew my presence was wanted at the Works,—& Mr. Henderson had behaved so kindly in the matter, I did not like to appear taking any advantage.—The change of Air seems to have done my Sister much good,—although she is necessarily very lonely. I however persuaded her yesterday to pay a visit to some Friends who reside at Handsworth, & were very anxious to see her.—I think a little society every-way beneficial,—as my eldest Sister Mrs. S— is very far from well, I fear my Sister's visit here must be short, her return to Town is already besought.
I intend if possible to take her up myself as I wish to pass a day or two in Town.—
I am very glad to hear you have commenced doing something, although you speak so vaguely I have but little information on the subject,—it is too bad of you to keep one in such suspense.—Why not tell me where & what you are building.—I suppose it will all come in time.
So you see your friend H. G. is at last a liveryman. I have heard nothing of yourself or how you came off—or rather whether you ventured to stand the test.
The Newark Bridge is getting on most dreadfully slow,—& I do not think it will leave our Works for another 3 Months.—There is great difficulty in rolling some [of] {1} the Links for it,—it is still under my entire Charge & I have been at Newark several times setting out Foundations, & arranging the plans & contract for the staging.—
I get on very well with Mr. Henderson, & am not any way mixed with the draughtsmen,—who at this place are a very seedy lot, & for the most part badly paid, & bullied dreadfully they never see Henderson,—but have their orders, through an old Chap who keeps the drawings.—I on the contrary am privileged to enter his rooms when I have occasion, receive all my instructions direct, & am now generally employed, getting out rough sketches & designs under him,—& which the draughtsmen have afterwards to make drawings of.—
When I add to this, that my Salary has been raised as promised & all my back Money paid,—you will suppose I have nothing much to complain of at present,—indeed I am myself quite amazed at my good fortune, when I contrast the treatment I have received with many of those around.—
You will of course recollect old Mowatt of "savage" memory—if I recollect aright he left our Works because of his temper.—Well I should say his temper & his conceit has been the ruin of him do you know that Chap positively got "Henderson" his situation at these Works first,—& now is himself there at the rate of 25s– per Week,—working from 8 oclock in the Morning till 7 at Night, if this time is not made it is all deducted from the said money.
The Chap is as good a draughtsman as ever, but he drinks occasionally, & is fearfully obstinate & altogether has fallen irretrievably he is now also quite a Misanthrope & inveighs with stern energy against such "upstarts" as myself for instance, or in fact with anybody who is happy & contented or speaks a good word of Henderson or gets more tin than him.
For the bye speaking of Mr. H.—I am sorry to tell you his health is very precarious & at times he appears in great pain.—Yet such is his indomitable spirit he will not give up working, for instance,—the other night he was so ill whilst conversing with me he was obliged to send for his Carriage & go home, abt 4 oclock in the afternoon,—saying he would finish the matter with me the next Morning.—Judge my surprise in half an hour to receive a summons to go to his house upon arriving there,—he had just had a warm bath, & was lying on the sofa—& he kept me talking on several matters for 2 hours,—before he would go to bed.—
I fear to have bored you a great deal by the egotism I seem to have displayed in writing so much abt myself—really I do not mean it,—& it is but an apology for a better subject. Should you deem me able to afford you any information you might require I think you will do me the justice to beleive†,—it would confer the greatest pleasure on me to be able to assist in anything whatever.—
Hoping to hear from you soon,—& with my kind regards to your family,
Believe me as ever,
Yrs. Faithfully
Joseph Phillips
{1} Omitted by mistake.
† Sic.
Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Walter Nash
Explains why he thinks capital a more suitable measure for a special tax than income.
21st. June, 1939.
Dear Nash,
It was a great pleasure to see you at dinner the other night but I was sorry not to have had the opportunity of explaining to you the little point regarding which you asked my view, namely, why I think that capital rather than income is a suitable measure for a special tax. My answer is twofold.
First, I think in general that both capital and income are measures of a man's capacity to pay. Apart from death duties which only operate after a man's death, all the burden is laid on income and to such an extent that the most elaborate devices are resorted to to enable a man to avoid taxation. I doubt whether very much steeper income taxation can be adopted successfully without finding some new principle to prevent evasions in future. A tax on capital avoids some of these difficulties.
Secondly, for the purpose of the emergency it is the capital position about which I am most concerned. We shall of course all agree (as I said in my speech on the Budget Proposals) that you cannot make shells out of the title deeds of wealth and you must depend on the margin of income over expenditure for the purpose. But this margin will be spread over the community in various proportions according to accidental circumstances. Whereas the people who ought ultimately to pay are the people of great wealth. This is reinforced by the fact that, in the case of the very rich, income tax, surtax (even without any allowance for insuring against death duties) already take a very large slice of income and it would not be physically possible to take much more. Whereas if the tax is regarded specifically as a tax on capital there is no reason whatever why in this emergency they should not be called upon to hand over part of their title deeds of wealth and so prevent a serious increase in the national debt.
The Hon,† Walter Nash,
Savoy Hotel,
Strand,
London, W.C.2.
Letter from Hugh Cecil to Lady Constance Lytton
23 Bruton Street, W.—In Mrs Pethick-Lawrence's case the proper course would probably be to move the King's Bench on the ground of informality in the proceedings rather than to ask a question in Parliament.
Telegram from E. A. Pochee (Secretary of the Asian Film Society) to Lady Pethick-Lawrence
Carbon copy of a letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Stanley Unwin
Has nearly finished writing his book A Levy on Capital.
Letter from F. W. Lawrence to Lady Durning-Lawrence
Mansfield House, Canning Town, E.—Sends New Year's greetings. Describes his visit to Coblenz.
Index card in the name of the Earl of Halifax
Biographical note on Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
[c. 1925]
(Carbon copy.)
Circular letter by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
Circular letter.
Women's Cosmopolitan Club, 133 East 40th Street
Nov. 2. {1}
Well! Since I landed at New York on Monday a week ago, I have not had a dull minute. I've really been thrilled all the time. So far, I have not begun to sort up my impressions at all—I am much too taken up with receiving them.
This morning I was invited to attend the Children's Court[.] Judge Hoyt is the permanent Acting Judge in this Court. He is the grandson of Chase {1}, who was a Member of Lincoln's Cabinet, a man, thirty-five years of age—Conservative in politics but in this matter of reform an enthusiast. He has been educated to his present position by Miss Doty a solicitor & barrister who at present holds an official position as one of the Prison Commissioners. Arriving at the Court, seats were placed for us beside Judge Hoyt who explained the cases to us & handed us the wonderful dossiers supplied with each little offender—giving all details as to parents, character of home, school-record—health record—standard of living & every conceivable fact to be ascertained with regard to the child, his conditions & surroundings.
The Judge has a personal talk to each child brought before him & encourages the child to talk to him & to confess his fault[.] If confessed, he can deal with the matter without any formality. If the offence is denied, the procedure of a trial with witnesses has to be gone through—but it is very informal—the group stands right in front of the Judge—face to face—& there are no police to be seen, unless it is the officer who has arrested the culprit, then he comes up to give his evidence like anybody else & goes away again as soon as his witness is ended. The Parents of the child stand just within call—and the Probation Officers who have first won the confidence of the children, stand beside them to encourage them or to confer with the Judge.
There are 26 Probation Officers attached to the Court, besides missionaries of very denomination—there is also a Guild of "Big Brothers" which the Judge himself has founded—each Big Brother taking voluntary friendly charge of some wayward little brother & trying to pull him through the critical period of his life.
Every child is put under probation for a certain number of months, only in very hopeless cases is he (or she) sent to a Reformatory—as the Judge holds that almost any sort of a home is better for a child than a semi penal institution. The parents are visited & helped by sympathy & advice. About 10,000 children pass through this Court per annum & the greater percentage of these turn out well under the system. A new Children's Court is now being built—here the Judge's bench is begin done away with entirely, & he will see every case alone—in conference with probation officers, parents etc. Waiting rooms are large airy & comfortable & a special waiting room is set aside for Mothers with babies. We saw 7 cases dealt with in an hour & a half. Most of these were remanded—or were being dealt with at a a second or third hearing after being thoroughly investigated in the meanwhile.
In one case a little boy was arrested by the police intolerantly & in an ill judged way. The small boy gave his version of the story to the Judge, obviously sincerely & truthfully, & his word was taken & the boy was discharged quite kindly & left the Court. Judge Hoyt is very proud of the record of the Court for the last four years. Speaking to Miss Doty he said. We have done this thing between us. "You educated me & I have educated the Court[.]"
He would like to have Miss Doty as Assistant Judge to deal especially with the girls. But that would need a Bill being passed in the Legislature, as Women Judges are not yet admitted into the scheme in New York State. There is some hope of such a Bill being passed before very long.
We returned to lunch with Miss Doty & had a most thrilling talk. Before taking up the duties of Prison Commissioner—Miss Doty went to prison for a week as an ordinary criminal. No one knew of her identity except the Head Commissioner who sent her to Sing Sing Prison under the escort of two police officers. Some of her stories of prisoners were simply wonderful. One about a man who was executed for a murder, (in her opinion the man was innocent of the charge) was the most touching I ever heard. They made a compact together to use his story to help save "the kids" & he was writing this story for her up to the very moment that he was taken from his cell for execution. Many other stories she told us till we had to tear ourselves away to keep the next appointment. Tomorrow is the anniversary of her voluntary imprisonment & she is dining with us & we are going together afterwards to the Night Courts, to see how New York attempts to deal with its women prostitutes.
Subsequently today I had an interview with Miss Mullholland who is trying to get a Bill introduced in the Legislature to alter the law that deprives American women of citizenship upon their marriage with aliens. This she thinks will be taken up & passed owing to the women's votes in the Western States.
Tomorrow the Elections will take place & we shall know how many more Suffrage States are to be added to the record.
This letter only deals with a few hours out of one day. And every day is full.
My own work is going on all the time too. And when I am not listening & learning—I am talking & laying down the law!
I am going to Boston, Washington & Chicago shortly. At the latter place we are invited to stay with Miss Jane Addams at Hull House.
Now I must go. Love & greeting to the circle of dear friends at home.
Emmeline Pethick Lawrence
Yesterday was a typical day. Here is my Diary—
10. a.m. Interview—Mrs Chapman Catt
1.30 Luncheon[.] Miss Lewisohn & friends.
4.0 Tea. Miss Doty & a large circle.
6.30 Dinner. Miss Stanton Blatch.
{1} The inscription at the top of the letter and the date are underlined; the address is printed.
{2} Salmon Portland Chase (1808–1873). Judge Hoyt was the son of Chase's youngest daughter, Janet, known as 'Nettie'.
Letter from V. K. Krishna Menon to Lord Pethick-Lawrence
PETH/5/100
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, 3 East 64th Street, New York.—Agrees with his views regarding the actions of the British Government in the Middle East, and shares his concern for Indo-British relations. Discusses the current situation in Egypt.
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations,
3 East 64th Street, New York 21, N.Y.
My dear Lord Pethwick† Lawrence,
Thank you for your letter. It was kind of you to have written to me. I had no doubt at all about your position or indeed of any responsible sane person in England! I share your apprehensions about Indo-British relations. There is much pressure in India in regard to this but I think and hope we will behave with a sense of maturity and proportion. I have fear, however, that if the U.K. pursues its predatory policy and finds a pretext for waging more war or pursuing expansionism perhaps using the Russian menace as an excuse we shall have serious difficulty.
The situation in regard to Egypt is anything but satisfactory. The reports we have of atrocities and the nature of the campaign waged there are shocking. It is inconceivable to us that in the present age that† British or their Commanders would behave in this way. I understand that Mr Gaitskell has been sent some information from independent sources by eye witnesses. As you probably know, journalists are not allowed into this area and our report, which I do not wish to be quoted, is that some of them have been arrested and detained for short periods. These are European journalists.
However, in regard to British policy, there is appreciation in India that the U.K. is very divided on this matter, and while there was much regret in the initial position of the Labour Party in August, there is understanding now that this is a fanatical approach to a difficult problem by the present Government and leaders. The next phase of this, if it is not renewal of war, would be an attempt to use the present crisis and the fact that the Middle East affairs† is before the United Nations, to attain through the U.N. and the U.S. the control of the Suez Canal under the guise of international organization. This issue of course is part of the general problem of internationalisation of waterways to which we all subscribe.
I am personally very apprehensive for all that goes on and whether it will be in regard to the Middle East or Hungary events can drift to a situation of world war.
On the topic that you have kindly written to me, namely, Indo-British relations, there is at present no danger of precipitate action. But I can envisage a situation where nothing else becomes possible say in the case of Britain being involved in a prolonged war.
Lord Pethwick† Lawrence,
11 Old Square,
London, W.C.2. England.
Marked by a secretary, 'Let P-L ack: receipt of this letter on his Xmas card to Menon. 22/11/56.'
Letter from Emmeline Pethick to F. W. Lawrence
Broadmoor Cottages (near Dorking).—Thanks him for his letter, and refers to today's activities.
Carbon copy of a letter from Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Phyllis Bentley
Discusses dates when they might meet for lunch at the House of Lords, and offers to show her round the Houses of Parliament first.
Letter from M. J. Desai to Lord Pethick-Lawrence
Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.—Was glad to meet him and Lady Pethick-Lawrence during their trip to India.
Letter from Lady Pethick-Lawrence to Lord Pethick-Lawrence
Letter from Viscount Hailsham to Lady Pethick-Lawrence
Letter from F. W. Pethick-Lawrence to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
87 Clement's Inn, W.C.—Sends his love.
Letter from D. B. Pitblado to Lord Pethick-Lawrence
10 Downing Street, Whitehall.—The Prime Minister (Eden) is about to re-appoint the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee, and wishes to know whether Pethick-Lawrence is prepared to continue to serve as a member.
Leaves from the Ethiopia Observer, containing an article headed 'Sylvia Pankhurst: Her Rôle as a Suffragette'
PETH/9/100a
Envelope labelled 'Letters from E. P-L to E. K.', formerly containing 8/101–16
(The envelope also bears an earlier direction to 'Miss E. E. Knowles'.)
Leaves from the Ethiopia Observer, containing tributes to Sylvia Pankhurst headed 'Words of Appreciation from People who knew her over Many Years: From her Comrades in the Suffragette Movement'
PETH/9/100b
In the train.—Expresses his love, on leaving her for a while. Thanks her for coming to see him play off his tie (probably a golf match).


Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew are eager for some floral fun but first they will have to find the missing flowers!
Nancy, Bess, and George couldn't be more excited. Because Nancy took care of her neighbor Mimsy Bourret's prize roses while she was in Paris, all three girls will be her VIP guests for the annual River Heights Flower Show. They can't wait for beautiful flowers, a fancy ballroom, and more desserts than they can imagine!
But once the girls get to the show, disaster strikes. Mimsy Bourret's prize roses have vanished! Can the Clue Crew find the missing flowers in time? Or will the flower show become a total fiasco?


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Everyday Health Cancer
Cancer Prevention Month: February 2020
Awareness Days and Weeks
By Max Lee Onderdonk
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Escarlito U. Sevilla, Canfield, Ohio
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CANFIELD, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Escarlito Uminga Sevilla, M.D., FACS, 77, passed away at his home early Saturday morning, November 21, 2020, surrounded by his family.
He was born November 23, 1942, in Balungao, Pangasinan, Philippines, a son of Emilio and Segunda Sevilla.
Dr. Sevilla graduated with a doctor of medicine and surgery degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. He emigrated to the United States in 1967 and completed the general surgery program at the Youngstown Hospital Association. Adding a surgery specialty, Dr. Sevilla completed the Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery program at the University of Tennessee in Memphis.
Throughout his career, Dr. Sevilla held many hospital appointments, including positions at Forum Health Medical Center and St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. To help underserved communities in the Philippines, Dr. Sevilla participated in the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America's effort to provide surgeries to those in need. His commitment to medicine also included working as a clinical assistant professor of otolaryngology in surgery at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOMED).
Dr. Sevilla owned his own medical practice in Austintown for 33 years, until his retirement in 2011. His medical work has been celebrated with numerous awards, including special recognition for 50 years in medicine from the Ohio State Medical Association.
In retirement, Dr. Sevilla ramped up his travel agenda, traveling the world with his wife and best friend, Lita. He also planned beautiful family vacations in recent years to include his two sons and their wives in his adventures. For each trip, he would create a meticulous itinerary in a scrapbook-style binder to include maps, destinations and tour information. He was a talented photographer who captured special moments from events and vacations. He always made things special for his family.
As an active member of the community, Dr. Sevilla was a dedicated member of the Filipino American Organization of Northeastern Ohio (FAONEO), the Ohio Cultural Alliance and the Lovag Golf League. He was a longtime parishioner at St. Christine Church in Youngstown as well as a member of the church's Men's Renewal Team.
He made friends and close connections with people everywhere he went. Dr. Sevilla enjoyed life to the fullest, always trying out new activities like learning to play piano, taking dance lessons, golfing and singing karaoke. His upbeat energy, hearty laugh, fun stories, genuine kindness and zeal for life will be missed by all who knew him.
Dr. Sevilla is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Estrellita"Lita" Jose Sevilla, BSMT, whom he married May 1, 1971; two sons, of whom he was very proud, Michael (Christine Gibowicz, M.S.) Sevilla, M.D., of Salem and Marvin (Amanda, Ph.D.) Sevilla, BSCS, of Austintown; his brother, Rodolfo "Rudy" (Delia "Terry" Teresita) Sevilla of Chicago and a long list of cherished family and friends here and in the Philippines.
The family requests that any memorial tributes for Dr. Sevilla be made in his name in the form of donations to Hospice of the Valley in Boardman.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, a private family service was held with the Rev. Leo Wehrlin and Dr. Robert Cuttica, deacon, at St. Christine Parish and the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home.
A celebration of Dr. Sevilla's life will be announced at a later date.
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Terrängen runt Robbins Hill är huvudsakligen kuperad, men söderut är den bergig. Den högsta punkten i närheten är Hobbs Peak,  meter över havet,  kilometer söder om Robbins Hill. Trakten är obefolkad. Det finns inga samhällen i närheten.

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Every February, hundreds of super athletes from around the world come to Black Mountain to challenge their minds and bodies to the max. The Black Mountain Marathon and Mount Mitchell Challenge is a yearly event that sends athletes up to the highest point East of the Mississippi. Mt. Mitchell stands at 6,684 ft in elevation! The elevation gain for this 40-mile run will be 4,324' - in the first 20 miles!
The race was founded by Black Mountain local David Begley from Black Mountain Savings Bank and Trent Thomas from Black Dome Mountain Sports. It was their vision to create a race that was physically attainable and mentally challenging while battling the unpredictable elements. A portion of the proceeds go to support local charities that support land conservancy and protecting local heritage.
The marathon runners begin side by side with the challenge runners. The marathon runners break off and turn back at the Blue Ridge Parkway and head back towards Black Mountain. The Challenge runners continue the additional 1,300 ft to Mt Mitchell before coming down the mountain. While Black Mountain has mild winters, there can still be feet of snow and ice throughout the majority of the race course.
Injuries happen frequently on this course. Injuries can range from small cuts and bruises to hypothermia to animal encounters! You have to be prepared for anything that Mother Nature may throw you! Runners must complete the race prior to 5 pm and the safety officials will be the judge based on weather conditions for that day. There will always be plenty of emergency personnel stationed along the race course to assist with first aid and water supply.
While this race is not for the faint of heart, it is incredible to see what these amazing athletes can accomplish! It is so fun to walk to Lake Tomahawk and cheer on the athletes that are finishing the race. You would be amazed at how quickly some people make it down the mountain. ESPN has talked about covering the race and hopefully in the future it will be a showcase to the world what a special place we have here.
Best of luck to all the racers this February 25!


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Urbana's number of waste haulers cited as inefficient, countering sustainability goals
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Republic Services exterior at 2801 N Willow Rd, Urbana, IL 61802) on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess
While recycling is controlled in Urbana, trash is not consolidated in the same way, as there are seven licensed haulers for the city of Urbana, all ranging in price and accepted volume.
The specific haulers are ABC Sanitary Hauling, Chris' Service Co., Dale Levitt Disposal, Hayden Sanitary Service, Shaffer Sanitary Co., Mel's Disposal and Republic Services.
Not every hauler services each part of Urbana, and haulers pick up trash on a few designated days. Courtney Kwong, recycling coordinator for Urbana, said this is a long-term goal for the city to increase efficiency in the next 30 years.
"It's not sustainable. We've looked into it many times as a city and a lot of the communities are franchising services, which is obviously more sustainable in terms of environmental sustainability," Kwong said.
Another issue with the high amount of trash haulers is that they support local business, and Kwong said that there were "a lot of mom and pop haulers in Champaign County and they didn't want to lose their business."
Member of the community Sarah Scott echoed sentiments about the inefficiency with multiple trash companies and needing to come up with a different solution.
"I think it would be better if the cities of Champaign and Urbana would either take over trash pickup (just like they do recycling) or contract it out to the existing companies but make it more organized and regulated so that there's not so much repetition of services to different neighborhoods," Scott said in a Google Form response to a survey.
Michael Parrish, another resident who uses Chris' Service, said "this is hugely inefficient, means there is early morning noise more days per week than if we had the same service and leaves each resident and their neighbors individually on the hook if there is a problem with their service."
Kwong added that the city recycled over 3,000 tons of material in the 2020 calendar year. She said the community-specific recycling started in 1986 for curbside aluminum and glass pick-up, being one of the first in the state of Illinois through ABC Sanitary Hauling.
Meredith Moore, sustainability programs manager at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment (iSEE), oversees the implementation of the Illinois Climate Action Plan objectives on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. She said that having one hauler is better for the road and is more sustainable because "you're not working with multiple different haulers trying to be situational or circumstantial. You can work one-on-one to address challenges and find solutions."
Moore said organic recycling generally makes up about 30% of waste.
"Recycling, while incredibly important, it's not the first option," she said. "What our first option should be is waste minimization and reduction."
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I have so many great books out from the library right now – it's hard to choose which to read next. My decision is sometimes dictated by library availability and whether or not I've maxed out on renewals, so, based on a complicated formula (not really), I'm currently reading THE MUSEUM OF INTANGIBLE THINGS by Wendy Wunder.
I've also just started critiquing a new YA contemp manuscript from the charming and talented Becky Barrow and it's pretty amazing so far.
The fact that I'm writing at all is something of a miracle. I've renewed my goal to write every day, even if it's only a tiny snippet or idea. I'm working on revisions of KEYS (broken record) and hope to have that thing in tip-top shape soon!
School's out for summer… and so we've settled into a new routine at our house. Even though the kids are on a more laid-back schedule, I need to get to work by 8 am (or earlier), so mornings are still a bit of a rush. There are no buses to miss, so at least I have that going for me.
2014 is the Summer of Adventure. I want to make this one a memorable summer for my kids, so we've got lots of adventures planned around Minnesota and Wisconsin. I took a couple of days off last week before my daughter's summer program started and my sister and the kids and I went up to the North Shore of Lake Superior (favorite place in the world). My sister said that even if you're going on an adventure in a place you've been before, you should do something that you've never done. What a great idea - one I plan to incorporate as we enjoy the summer.
So far, we've had two adventures - the North Shore trip (Canal Park and Fitger's Brewhouse in Duluth, Stoney Point, Split Rock Lighthouse, and Flood Bay in Two Harbors) and a visit to Grandad Bluff in La Crosse, WI.
Up next: Signing the kids up for the local library's summer reading program; Toad will spend this upcoming weekend canoeing down the St. Croix River; Hammer Guy is going to Colorado for several days for work; and Birdy and I will have the weekend to do lots of fun stuff together, including a Harry Potter movie marathon (she can only watch the first three), mani-pedis, and learning to ride her bike without training wheels.
It was wonderful and rejuvenating to visit the North Shore last week. I'm inspired by those gorgeous landscapes and by my kids, who seem to have both reached an age of engagement and wonder (although they still struggle with long car rides) and have really enjoyed all the places we've visited recently. I love that they both love to read and write - Birdy recently asked me if I would teach her how to write a book this summer. I'm inspired by the possibility that this summer holds for our family - fun times and new adventures together. And hopefully, this summer will hold new possibility for me in other ways as well.
What's up with you? What exciting plans do you have for the summer?
The Museum of Intangible Things sounds really interesting. Thanks for sharing it. Love your pics!
I know what you mean about so many books, so little time. I am there as well. But on the writing front, I joined in on the Magic Spreadsheet over on Google+ after learning about it through Mur Lafferty's podcast. I have written 250+ words every day for 10 days now! woo!Happy Wednesday!
Your summer plans are inspiring! We have a few big things planned, but I need to sit down and figure out some small ones. It might be my daughter's last summer with us, depending on when she starts college...Gosh it goes fast.
Summer adventures sound really fun! It's great to make the most of the season and the nice weather. :) Good luck with the revisions, too!
Gorgeous photos, Sara, and I love this idea of a Summer of Adventure. I might have to borrow. :-) And please let me know what you think of THE MUSEUM OF INTANGIBLE THINGS. Its cover always catches my eye, but I've yet to pick it up... Should I? Best of luck with KEYS. Hope to write/revise with you again tonight. I'm getting lots done!
Love how much you've planned to do in the Summer. I can't wait for the holidays. The idea of them always inspires me to use the time wisely to get things done. I always want to be as productive as possible! Have a fantastic summer!
Tiny amounts of writing is still writing. Go you!
Your adventurous summer sounds awesome! I hope you guys have lots of fun!
Sara I'm glad that you're keeping up with your writing. :D Your summer sounds a lot more fun than mine. When me and my brothers started high school, we stopped going on fun vacations like that. But I cherish my childhood memories. Thanks for sharing.
Love that idea about doing something new in a place you've already been before. I want to do a few different things with my kids this summer too, try out some stuff locally that we've never done before. Hopefully it all works out (and I don't forget!).


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In Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng makes great use of the town she grew up in, Shaker Heights. A meticulously planned suburban sprawl, Shaker Heights becomes a sort of stand-in for the way life tends to get in the way of your best-laid plans.
Ng spends a lot of time spent putting the pieces on the chessboard, so to speak. At least half of the book is spent introducing the characters and letting you get to know them as Mia Warren, a restless photographer, arrives in Shaker Heights with her daughter, Pearl, and rents an apartment from Elena Richardson. The dustjacket describes Mrs. Richardson as the perfect embodiment of Shaker Heights (a live-by-the-rules woman obsessed with keeping up appearances), but this is only half true. She is most definitely obsessed with appearance and status, but despite her keen appetite for what she sees as justice, Mrs. Richardson is happy to bend the rules when it suits her. It's just that she doesn't want anyone else to bend the rules to disadvantage her.
The dustjacket also describes Mia as a woman with a disregard for rules that will upend the community, and this, once again, isn't entirely true. Mia is relatively unstructured, but she does have respect for order. It's just that she understands that life doesn't follow neat little lines, so while Mrs. Richardson tries to bend the world to her will, Mia is able to embrace the chaos and react to other people without harshly judging them.
Mia and Pearl have been living a nomadic life, moving from town to town whenever the mood struck Mia. This time, however, she has promised Pearl to stay in place. While settling in Shaker Heights, their lives become entwined with the Richardsons–Pearl by spending all her free time hanging out with the Richardson kids in their spacious home, and Mia by accepting a position cleaning the Richardson's house (at least partly to avoid losing touch with her daughter, who is quite taken with the Richardsons).
For a long time the plot meanders as if this is all there is, but once it gets going you appreciate the careful setup work. I still might argue that the first half could have been trimmed (there's an embarrassing incident with a teacher and a bathroom that immediately leaps to mind). Things (finally) begin to come to a head when Mrs. Richardson's best friend, Linda McCullough, adopts a Chinese baby who was found abandoned outside the firehouse one snowy night. The McCulloughs had been trying and failing to start a family for years, so Mrs. Richardson sees this as their fairytale ending. But when the birth mother surfaces, a custody battle ensues–with Mr. Richardson acting as the McCullough's lawyer. Mia finds herself on the opposing side, however, since the birth mother, Bebe Chow, is a coworker of hers.
Mrs. Richardson had already begun investigating Mia's mysterious past by this time–slightly jealous that her children find Mia's casual nature appealing. But as the custody battle gets uglier, so do Mrs. Richardson's plans for what to do with the information she's found.
What follows is an investigation of several topics. First, the concepts of structure vs. disorder. Second, what makes a mother. Third, we have commentary on socioeconomic issues (one of the McCulloughs chief complaints against the baby's birth mother is that she is poor, and therefore cannot financially provide for the baby the way they can. There is also a permanent divide between Pearl and the Richardson kids because no matter how much time she spends with them, she is not "one of them"). And finally, Ng gets at issues of cultural appropriation through the McCullough family's adoption of a Chinese baby when neither one of them knows anything about the Chinese culture their baby comes from.
It feels clear that Ng uses Mia to get across her own feelings on the topics at hand, so we can assume that Mia's approach is the one she herself believes (rigid structure can't keep disorder at bay, all someone needs to be a true mother is love because things are tenuous–they can be lost or disposed of at will, and the baby's connection to Bebe and their culture is strong enough that it should not be whitewashed away). But Ng humanizes all of her characters so no one comes out as a villain (this is, perhaps, where all that set-up work pays off). While it's difficult to believe that Mrs. Richardson had much in common with Mia at one point in her life as Ng implies, it is certainly believable that she has closed a lot of doors she might otherwise have taken in order to pursue her vision of the perfect family. And Ng carefully lays out honest pros and cons for both the McCulloughs and Bebe during the custody battle so that no matter what the verdict is, you understand what is won and lost and have empathy for both sides.
But motherhood is the novel's primary concern, and Ng does a great job getting at the complexity of the issue–how one's status as a mother is slippery and subject to change, and how motherhood is as much a construct we have defined within our society as it is a primal instinct. Interestingly, both Mia and Mrs. Richardson have a daughter who gravitates to the other woman as a symbol of the mother they desire. Pearl inserts herself into the Richardson family because it is large and stable. It has routines and it doesn't wander. And Mrs. Richardson's daughter, Izzy, gravitates to Mia for the same reason: Mia offers Izzy what she cannot get from her home life: understanding, guidance, and compassion.


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2013 Democracy Award Panel & Ceremony
NED honors young leaders from Zimbabwe, Russia,Pakistan, and Cuba
Glanis Changachirere,Vera Kichanova,Gulalai Ismail, Rosa María Payá (for Harold Cepero)
Photo taken from a tweet by Vera Kichanova
"Our Democratic Future: the role of youth in advancing democracy"
Reception and Award Presentation
Caucus Room 345, Cannon House Office Building
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED)'s 2013 Democracy Award will highlight the important role that youth are playing in advancing democracy in the world today. In this, its 30th anniversary year, NED will honor three outstanding young people who are working in extraordinarily challenging environments to create a democratic future in their respective countries. The Endowment will also make a posthumous award to a fourth young democrat whose life was cut short in the midst of his struggle.
The 2013 Democracy Award honorees are:
Gulalai Ismail, 26
Ismail is founder and chairperson of Aware Girls, a young women-led organization that seeks to provide a leadership platform to young women and girls of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan. She has more than 10 years of experience working on leadership development for girls and young women; addressing gender based violence; encouraging peace and pluralism; promoting and protecting human rights; and striving to bring women in to the political mainstream.
Vera Kichanova, 22
Kichanova was elected in March 2012 as a municipal deputy in Moscow's Yuzhnoye Tushino district. As a member of the municipal council she fights for more transparency on the part of the local authorities. Kichanova is an avid journalist and civic activist who has been arrested for her outspoken defense of democratic principles.
Glanis Changachirere, 30
Changachirere is the founding director of the Institute for Young Women Development (IYWD), which encourages marginalized young women in farming, mining, and rural communities to participate in Zimbabwean politics. IYWD has played an important role in calling for peaceful, democratic elections, and the need to guarantee space for the participation of all Zimbabweans in the political system, including the prevention of gender based violence.
Harold Cepero, (1980-2012)
Cepero was the leader of the youth wing of Cuba's Christian Liberation Movement (MCL), the group that organized the Varela project -- a citizen petition movement that called for a popular referendum to establish the foundation for a democratic system in Cuba. With more than 25,000 Cubans publicly signing the petition, the Varela Project became one of the most creative challenges to the country's totalitarian rulers. On July 22, 2012, Cepero was killed in a suspicious car crash along with Cuba's most prominent democratic activist and founder of the MCL, Oswaldo Payá.
Rosa María Payá Acevedo, another young leader of the MCL and the daughter of Oswaldo Payá, will accept the award on behalf of Cepero and the Christian Liberation Movement.
http://www.ned.org/events/democracy-award/2013-democracy-award
Labels: Cuba, Glanis Changachirere, Gulalai Ismail, harold cepero, Pakistan, Rosa Maria Payá, Russia, Vera Kichanova, Zimbabwe
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