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High Point Enterprise, The (Newspaper) - December 16, 1973, High Point, North Carolina This Christmas High Point Enterprise sunday december 161973 11c less Energy Doest mean less sparkle Homes for americans Ceramic tile is a hit by Vivian Brown a new features writer Christmas is a time of Bright lights but we should be prepared for alternatives in the face of brownouts for example we might put More emphasis on draping the House with greenery candlelight and mini lights which provide a Lovely effect using Little wattage a spokesman for Noma the lighting people advises that a string of 50 mini lights will take Only 24 Watts if they blink that wattage May be Cut in half some designers will take the greenery candles Little lights route at Christmas Interior designer Leif Pedersen plans to use lots of garlands of evergreens to decorate his and ceilings he will also put great emphasis on candles this year using tall wooden candelabra in varying Heights to create a handsome grouping of big candles on the floor in a child oriented Home one might prefer to use Hurricane seven lamps easing it just enough to give it a slight rippled wave you could make a tiny tree Pedersen suggests a View of the tree from the entranceway to provide instant Joy if it is possible he also uses tall slim red candles in candlesticks and Wall sconces in his shuttered living area he uses garlands of evergreens draped vertically Down the shutters of the Wail in a win Dow Between shutters he places White painted branches in a window Box but they could be put in Little pots across the window from Wall to Wall the branches Are Strung with the White mini lights Pedersen window has enough depth to add a handsome Large carved Goose Between the branches and the window the Goose is placed on a Pedestal to raise it above the height of the window Box f Christmas is a Good excuse for using All the glistening Crystal and shining Silver you May have use old or new Crystal to hold candles and bowls of Lustrous tree ornaments Shine your Silver Revere bowl for a Christmas punch or to hold a mass of Holly place anything that gleams or sparkles in front of mirrors which will reflect the Light in a teenage room or up stairs hallway one might have a Christmas tree made from a pair of recycled Blue jeans Cut the garment into strips about two inches wide and Pink one Side of it if you have the shears if not it int necessary double thread your sewing Needle or loosen the tension on your sewing machine and Shirr the Denim inches or taller cleaners cardboard from a mans shirt can make a flexible base for a Small tree turn it into a con shape and Seal it with glue a read made plastic foam Cone could be used you might get a fair idea of How much Denim is needed by winding a tape measure around the tree every two in Ches until you get to the top seam the strips of shirred Denim together Start twirling it around the tree at the base gluing the end of the fabric that will lie next to the tree on the underside pressing it to the base As you Start each new Row up the tree some people might prefer to coat the tree carefully with glue before Star Ting winding and pressing the rows to the glue As they go covered porch frames the living room and foyer the foyer has a Large Walkin closet for guests and family Coats the living Rorr is at the front with a dramatic Bow window two Steps Down takes one into the recreation room which is 20 feet Long plus having a View of the Terrace through the dinettes Bow window a two Way fireplace serves the living and recreation rooms serving food from the Well Laid out Kitchen is easy to the dining room Dinette or snacks in the recreation room laundry and sewing rooms also Are close by the bedrooms Are in an unusual arrangement the two smaller ones using a Bath also convenient to daytime areas plan ha807y was designed by Herman h York 9004 161st St Jamaica by 11432 with 2110 Square feet anyone wanting to know the Price of the blueprint can write to York enclosing a stamped self addressed envelope by Vivian Brown a new features writer the new decorative look of Ceramic tile is making it even More popular As an easy care surface in the Kitchen whereas one might have hesitated before to use a High style solid color Ceramic tile All Over the Kitchen fearing ones interest in the color would Wane the emphasis in tiles is on timeless go with anything patterns and textures such backgrounds can be used with Strong colors other patterns and shapes As accents in an informal Builtin breakfast Nook two popular decorative looks Cane and Bamboo were combined in tiles to provide a handsome appearance and both these patterns might be used with solid colors banquettes and the area below the chairs were done in the Cane Motif while the Wall area above was done in Bamboo tile the Bamboo design was also used for the permanent Pedestal from floor to a tables tile surfaced top of a Plain color the Cane or Bamboo pattern in Gold and White makes it compatible with other colors one might want to use in Kitchen appliances or accessories other patterns intended for use Over Large areas include herringbone plaids and even a hounds tooth Check which can provide similar advantages some geometries in circles arcs stripes or cubes also achieve timeless decorating providing the background colors Are adaptable heavy duty tiles the Quarry kind Are used More on floors As americans become world travellers and see such rugged tiles in european Homes some shapes have been inspired by old moorish designs Villas in Florence and houses in Normandy the natural Quarry Gowit almost anything color Range includes a near White to a Bluegrass Green and Rich deep Terra Cottas and Brown and those from Tan to Gold new textures designs and colors available in tiles makes it possible to be versatile in the use of tile styles using different shapes and patterns of tiles on floors Walls tables heres the answer q i am starting a Home workshop and intend to make a after turning in the raw portable electric Drill my first seam at the to paste two Gold stars together with a pin in Between and stick it to the top if you have a lot of Denim you could make a bigger tree using a big Cone lots of ideas could evolve from the Basic idea Edge the Denim with red Rick rack braid paste a few sequins to it trim with Gold Christmas tie Cord or Little variety store figures one new idea in Little Trees this year is one that is Home to a quartet of chirping Birds four Little White Birds with feathered wings of Blue red and yellow sing amidst 20 miniature twinkling lights the singing Bird tree with its crush proof flame resistant branches was designed by Nama for after yuletide use As Well the chirping begins when a Button is pressed Purchase of a tool other than the regular hand tools i am puzzled by the terms single Speed drills and variable Speed drills can you Tell me the difference a single Speed drills move at a certain number of revolutions per minute most Are Over 1000 rpm if they Are Inch sizes most Are Over 2000 rpm if they Are v4 Inch drills generally the single Speed drills handle nearly All jobs around the House but for tougher drilling As for instance making Large holes slower speeds Are necessary the variable Speed drills can be operated at slower speeds or higher speeds so you can regulate them to suit the project q in getting a room air conditioner and know All about Cooling capacity and what kind to get because i have a Chart that enables me to make a Choice of the right size however i would like to get one bigger than recommended because of the possibility that we May move in a year or two and i might need the air conditioner in a larger room is there anything wrong with get Ting an air conditioner with extra capacity a entirely aside from the added use of Energy Ina time when All of us Are trying to reduce usage a room air conditioner that too Large for the area will prove More expensive and might not be satisfactory when its on 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High Point Enterprise (Newspaper) - September 21, 1976, High Point, North Carolina Weather Clearing cooler More data on Page 3a 92nd year a no. 265 the High Point Enterprise Call us circulation 882-1711 classified ads 885-2177 other depts. 885-2161 High Point n. C., tuesday afternoon september 21, 1976 22 pages daily 15e, sunday 35 meat prices Down other food up inflation continues at 6 per cent rate Washington apr consumer prices Rose five tenths of a per cent during August for the third month in a Row the government said today. A decline in meat prices failed to offset higher costs for most other foods fuel and clothing. The increase Means inflation is running at an annual rate of 6 per cent a level in line with the Ford administrations forecast. At the same time the labor department reported a further shrinkage in the purchasing Power of the average workers paycheck As inflation last month offset a slight increase in pay. President Ford has claimed that his economic policies have helped Cut the inflation rate in half from its 1974 Levels. His democratic challenger Jimmy Carter has charged that the current rate still is twice As High As when the democrats were in office. Price increases averaged 2 per cent in the 1950s and 2.3 per cent during the 1960s. Consumer Price increases were smaller earlier this year but picked up to a 6 per cent rate in the Spring. As the Pace of inflation quickened the economic recovery slowed and unemployment began rising again. Although the administration contends the recovery will continue through next year the democrats have attempted to put Ford on the defensive about the Economy. In its August report the labor department said consumer prices were 5.6 per cent higher than a year ago food prices Rose three tenths of a per cent in August As lower meat prices helped offset increases for fruits vegetables Dairy products and Coffee but new increases for gasoline and clothing helped drive nonfood commodity prices up six tenths of a per cent about the same rate As in the previous three months but twice As much As during the first Quarter of the year. The Cost of services also Rose six tenths of a per cent last month Matching increases in june and july. All prices Are seasonally adjusted. Unadjusted the August increase in consumer prices also measured five tenths of a per cent. The consumer Price Index stood at 171.9 in August meaning a Market Basket of goods and services costing she in 1967 now costs $171.90. In a separate report the government said real in by special prosecutor come of the average worker adjusted for inflation and taxes declined three tenths of a per cent last month and was Down six tenths of a per cent Over the past year the August decline was due to the Rise in prices which More than offset a two tenths of a per cent increase in average hourly earnings. Meat prices which usually Rise in August declined with beef falling 2.2 per cent pork Down 1.3 per cent and poultry off 2.3 per cent before seasonal adjustment. However the decline in meat prices was not enough to fully offset Price increases for most other foods Coffee prices jumped 5.3 per cent while sugar was up one per cent and egg prices soared 7.1 per cent before seasonal adjustment the i Abor department said the new fall clothing lines pushed apparel prices up 1.2 per cent in August prices for tires used cars and housekeeping goods also increased Ford s Hometown gop records subpoenaed the Ocean an ageless attraction Ocean lovers of two generations enjoy the Beach and the Damp Sand at Santa Monica Calif. A wire photo by Dave Riley associated press writer As president Ford and Jimmy Carter boned up for this week s fully televised presidential debate the president s name cropped up today in reports of a watergate special prosecutors investigation and of lobbyist provided Golf outings in new Jersey the gop county chairman in Ford s Hometown of for answers to questions or help with a problem Call or write action line in care of the Enterprise. Every request is considered but please understand that the volume makes it impossible to answer or even acknowledge every ants q. Our family found a number of strange looking insects near a Lake and want to find out what they Are. They Are the shape of an ant from one to one and a half inches Long with six legs. The front narrow part is a blackish color and the Back part is a Bright red except for a Black ring around it. They Are fur like or fuzzy on the head and Back. Can you find out what they Are . A we sent the description to the entomology department at n c. State r c. Hillmann Extension entomologist at the University. Said the insects Are probably velvet ants he said in reality they Are not ants but a Type of Wasp. They Are called ants since they so closely resemble this insect. He guesses the ones you saw were females since they Are wingless the males Are winged. The females can inflict a very painful sting but Are not aggressive and usually will not attack. They Are helpful said Hillmann because they Are parasitic on Many other insects after writing the entomologist and before his reply came we heard that John Ward a biology teacher at High Point College was Good at identifying insects. He said head get in touch with you and hoped he could get a specimen for his collection exploding can q. My 13-year-old son opened a can of dog food and it was spoiled. The can was swollen and it exploded in his face causing the dog food to splatter All Over the Kitchen creating a terrible odor. I have tried to Contact someone who could give me some information As to what to do about a situation like this. There is no office for the food and drug administration in the City of High Point and no phone listed for a consumer Protection association that i know of. I was wondering what would be the thing that a person could Contact in an event like this. Thank you. Or. . A. The nearest office of the food and drug administration is in Greensboro. The number is 378-5419 Joe Odom is in charge of the office which investigates any complaint regarding the safety of any food drug not narcotic or cosmetics. Persons Are asked to Call them give the name of the product where it was purchased the identifying code numbers or letters on the lid or Label and hold the item in Case they want to pick it up. They try to locate intact samples in the warehouse and then go to the manufacturer if it is warranted How High the Antenna q. How High can a cd Antenna go for a base unit in the House As i have a lot of friends that would like to know. Thank you. . A Bob Underwood at communications electronics says a beam Antenna s top can be 20 feet above ground level or if put on a Chimney 20 feet above that. The top of a ground plane Antenna can be 60 feet above the ground sound off i would like to thank everyone for All your kindnesses love gifts and prayers during my recent hospitalization. My Heartfelt thanks to All members of the cd club who served so faithfully around the clock the weekend of August 13 and to All who stopped by for the Coffee break and contributed. The club has delivered the Check to me and will be used for my hospitalization. May the lord richly bless each of you. Rev. W. Tracy Staley pastor first Christian Church randleman.68 arrested in extensive drug bust Raleigh a atty Gen Rufus Edmisten said today 124 persons had been charged and at least 68 persons arrested so far in one of the biggest drug busts in the history of North Carolina. Edmisten told a news conference the 124 persons had been charged with 452 violations in to North Carolina counties he said the arrests started Early today and were continuing the attorney general said that the charges were All felonies and involved Possession and Sale of drugs that included heroin cocaine marijuana methadone Ltd and a Host of others. It was the fourth major statewide drug bust since the state joined with local authorities in a declaring War on drug pushers in november of 1975,&Quot Edmisten said counties involved in the drug raids included Wake Durham. Franklin Orange. Guilford Rockingham Alamance Wayne Cumberland and Chatham Edmisten said that at 8 p m 19 persons had been arrested in Wake county be 68 arrested on 2a despite reservations All four networks to carry debate what s inside amusements.7b bridge.8b classified ads8-1 in comics8a editorials4a financial2a obituaries .2b sports3-5b television .2b women a news6-7a weather.3a by Dave Riley associated press writer the debates Between Jimmy Carter and president Ford Are going to have very Little trouble in the ratings because All four National television networks Are going to carry the face off Between the two candidates the Abc and lbs networks still express reservations about some of the ground rules for the debates but they said monday they will broadcast the meeting Between the two presidential candidates. That assures the candidates of having exposure on All four National networks when the debates begin thursday night in Philadelphia. Earlier officials from Abc and the Public broadcasting service had said they would broadcast the meetings Between Ford and Carter although Abc said it too had reservations about some rules Laid Down by the league of women voters which is sponsoring the debates the networks walked at rules barring television cameras from cutting away from the candidates to show the audience during the debate and network executives also protested the decision of he league to permit Ford and Carter to participate in the selection of journalists who will do the questioning Ford Carter Carter after a whistle Stop train tour of new Jersey and Pennsylvania was Home in Plains ga., today preparing for the opening debate his running mate sen Walter Mon Dale was to take Over the democratic Campaign train travelling through Ohio and Indiana to Chicago. Ford was also boning up for the debates staying at the White House where he was meeting visiting liberian presi Dent William r. Tolbert or. His running mate sen Bob Dole was to undergo a medical examination before flying to Ohio for an address tonight to the state Republican convention. As Carter was campaigning by rail and talking to crowds along the Way about the nation s unemployment problems. Ford voiced criticism of Carter s tax Reform prot Fpo Sals and said he thinks Middle income americans should have their taxes lowered a your Middle income taxpayers have been shortchanged Over the last to years. I believe that group ought to get additional tax Relief a a Ford said in a talk to farm editors in the White House Rose Garden Ford did t mention Carter who outlined his tax revision plans in an associated press interview released saturday. But he said a those who advocate additional expenditures have now suggested that in order to pay for those new programs and added expenditures there should be an additional tax Levy on Middle income people which is 50 per cent of the families in the United states we cannot add to the expenditures of the Federal government with a Host of new problems unless you Are willing to tighten your belts a in the interview with the a Carter said he intends to Quot shift a sub see Ali four on 2 a grand rapids said Kent county Republican party records have been subpoenaed by prosecutor Charles Ruff. The county chairman. Paul Henry said a we have no idea what they Are looking in Washington a spokesman for Ruff said a we can to confirm it the investigation for you subpoenas Are grand jury Henry said the investigation first reported in today a Wall Street journal involves the records of two Republican committees in Kent county dating Back to 1964 the journal said Ruff also subpoenaed Campaign cont Button records of the Marine engineers beneficial association which the newspaper said was Fords largest Backer in 1972, the last time he ran for Congress. In Washington. White House press Secretary Ron Nessen acknowledged that Ford accepted free Golf outings from . Steel corp lobbyist William Whyte while Ford was a congressman. There was no indication the golfing was part of the watergate prosecutor s probe a the president has been a personal Friend of Bill Whyte for 28 years and twice on two weekends he was a guest of Whyte at the new Jersey Golf course while he was a member of Congress Quot Nessen said. White is now a vice president of steel he could not be reached immediately for comment Nessen was asked if his statement was an admission that Ford had accepted a free weekend paid for by White the press Secretary replied Nessen made the statement after columnist Jack Anderson said Whyte hosted Ford at the Pine Valley Golf club near Clementon n j., Between 1964 and 1971 while Ford was in the House of representatives. Anderson appearing on Abc tvs a Good morning America a see Ford son 2a police operate adult Book store Raleigh apr Raleigh police disclosed today they had operated an adult Book store Over three months As the cover for a fencing operation police chief Robert Goodwin said that the operation resulted in the implication of 91 persons in 220 violations of whom Between 30 and 40 had been arrested the chief said the operation resulted in the recovery of $124,000 in stolen property and $25,000 in narcotic drugs we sold what is sold normally in adult Book stores a a said Goodwin when asked if the police had sold obscene material in the store. When asked if he was bringing any charges against the police for peddling in pornography. Wake county dist atty Burley Mitchell said he was not you apparently can sell anything you want in an adult Book store Quot said Mitchell in commenting on the difficulty of prosecuting adult Book store operators. Goodwin said the operation had resulted in the recovery of five stolen cars guns stereo equipment television sets cameras c a radios calculators typewriters government checks clothes heroin cocaine and other drugs he said police spent $9,608 32 to Purchase the stolen property Raleigh police it k Johnson said Over 95 per cent of the purchases involved property stolen in Raleigh and a we found the vast majority of the people involved were drug users and pushers a a Godwin admitted his men got the idea for the operation from similar operations staged by the Washington police priceless coins taken from museum Cape canaveral Fla apr police say they Are concerned that thieves who stole about $750,000 Worth of Spanish coins and jewelry from the museum of sunken treasure will melt their Booty Down to disguise it. The Gold and Silver artefacts a some considered priceless a Date Back to 1715 and were recovered by divers from sunken Spanish galleons off Florida a East coast. They were stolen Early monday from the private museum Here. A the fear i have is that they the thieves will try melting Down the coins and Gold jewelry to hide their tracks Quot said police chief Bob Tweed. Tweed said a few replicas of valuable artefacts were mixed in with real treasure dredged from the Sandy resting places of ships driven ashore by hurricanes. A unless they know what they have got it will take some time for them to discern what Are replicas and what is the real thing Quot Tweed said museum officials said the value of the haul could Only be estimated. Quot the rarity and historic value of each item stolen makes it difficult to name specific values Quot said Alan Mcnair he is vice president of the Patterson Erie corp of Vero Beach which has a controlling interest in the museums operator the real eight corp a depending on How badly a collector wants an item the Price will vary Quot Mcnair added he said the stolen items included a Chest of 1,000 Silver coins and 500 Gold coins and a $33,000 Spanish Captain general s whistle on an 11-foot-Long, pure Gold Chain. He said the thieves also took a Gold Emblem showing the Cross of Jerusalem numerous Gold rings with rare stones containing inscriptions of their origin and various types of Gold pendants a one measuring five feet Long Tweed said the theft was discovered by an employee reporting for work monday morning the chief said the thieves had forced open a door to enter the eight year old museum in this historic City now known for futuristic space launching they then smashed open to Glass plated showcases and stole items selectively. A although the thieves do not appear to be professionals. They certainly knew what to take Quot said Tweed

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The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA will be known as the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA effective Jan. 1, 2019. The change is in line with a decision by the Washington, D.C.-based Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz to change its name to the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, following a request by the Monk Estate regarding the continued use of Thelonious Monk’s name.

Hancock, along with fellow jazz legends Herb Alpert and Wayne Shorter, was instrumental in establishing the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA in 2011.

“I am so happy that the transition from the Monk Institute will be in the hands of one of the most respected musicians I know,” Alpert said. “Herbie Hancock is in a class by himself as one of the most gifted jazz artists in the world today. How lucky we are to have the Herbie Hancock Institute at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.”

In partnership with the school’s department of music, the institute will continue to provide full two-year scholarships for six to eight international musicians to participate in a prestigious master’s degree program. The program’s small size gives the graduate students significant opportunities to develop their own artistic voices under renowned jazz musicians, composers and educators; to perform together around the world; and to work across genres with fellow musicians throughout the school.

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Herbie Hancock with students in 2014.

Students in the program also share what they learn, including through private music lessons for Los Angeles schoolchildren, as part of a formal outreach initiative.

“I am excited to continue my work as a teacher and mentor to the incredible young musicians who attend this unique program,” said Hancock, a UCLA professor since 2013. “It is my pleasure to guide them, encourage their creative thinking and see them become important contributors to the global jazz community.”

A 14-time Grammy Award winner and an internationally renowned pianist and composer, Hancock has been an integral part of every jazz movement since the 1960s. As a member of the Miles Davis Quintet, he became one of the pioneers of modern jazz improvisation and one of the most influential voices on the piano in the history of jazz. His recordings in the ’70s combined electric jazz with funk and rock, influencing decades of music. His 1983 hit song “Rockit” established Hancock as an innovator in electronic music and inspired a generation of hip-hop artists.

“It is wonderful that the institute chose to name the organization and its UCLA-affiliated program to honor Herbie Hancock,” said Judith Smith, dean of the school of music, which houses the jazz performance institute. “Herbie is a longtime supporter of jazz at UCLA, and he has a history of nurturing and launching the careers of emerging jazz artists. I look forward to working with him to expand opportunities for our students.”


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Goa, where petrol price goes south!

Goa,Business/Economy, Thu, 29 Mar 2012 IANS

Panaji, March 29 (IANS) Goa may now come to be known more for cheap petrol than the local drink feni.

The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Goa is certainly kicked after Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's novel budgetary proposal to virtually abolish value added tax (VAT) on petrol and slash prices by as much as Rs.11. The decision will come into effect from April 2.

Party general secretary Wilfred Misquita said the party was confident that Parrikar's "revolutionary" budgetary provision would trigger a viral effect across the country.

"This is a revolutionary move. Now that Goa has done it, people in other states will and should demand that the prices of petrol be reduced there," Misquita said.

In a state known to otherwise fire up on its feni - an alcohol distilled traditionally from fermented cashew apples that is sought after across the country - Goa's petrol 'price management system' appears to be this week's hottest contemporary export.

Congress' Rajya Sabha MP and union minister Rajeev Shukla told reporters outside parliament Tuesday that "state governments should think about this".

He said: "The central government had already reduced the customs duty...the share of the state governments is far bigger as far as money generated from petroleum products is concerned."

Another provision in the Goa budget to freeze the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for the next five years at the current price for families with an annual income below Rs.3 lakh has also caught the imagination of Maharashtra's ruling setup.

In Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has reduced VAT on petrol from 28 percent to 26 percent.

According to media reports, the Congress party in Maharashtra has also asked Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to abolish VAT on domestic LPG sale in the state.

"We expect that like the petrol price management success, the LPG move in our budget will also click with the people in other states, who will want their governments to emulate it," Misquita said.

While the petrol price will go down by Rs.11, the average Goan's dream to buy petrol at Rs.55 a litre - the current price of fuel in Goa is Rs.66 approximately - remains clouded. For, the possibility of a price hike looms after a meeting of public sector undertaking-operated petroleum company heads scheduled for Delhi March 31.

"Basically, as a layman who travels on a bike, I would want petrol prices to be less. As less as possible," says Engelbert D'Mello, a financial consultant who drives a motorbike to work.

(Mayabhushan Nagvenkar can be contacted at

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Can a Community Garden Outgrow Poverty in Southern Phoenix?
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Can a Community Garden Outgrow Poverty in Southern Phoenix?

Low-income residents can gain economic agency at the farm.

Community engagement is a critical part of the development of an urban farming project in South Phoenix. (Credit: DSGN AGNC)

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In South Phoenix, among suburban neighborhoods where liquor stores outnumber grocery stores, there’s a massive, untended plot of dirt as big as two and a half New York City blocks. Until recently, it was a void space between the housing tracts, collecting trash where it runs up against the streets. Residents really didn’t know what to make of it.

“Kids were mostly using it to dirt bike in,” says Quilian Riano, an architect with DSGN AGNC who’s been visiting the site on and off since August 2015. Nic de la Fuente, a Phoenix resident, says some knew it as the stomping grounds for local gangs.

But with nearly $600,000 from art project supporters the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and ArtSpace America, Riano is about to help turn the swath into a centerpiece of the neighborhood. And he’s hoping that the minority communities that make up the majority of South Phoenix will get an economic shot in the arm in the process.

He’ll work with two local nonprofits, Cultivate South Phoenix and Desert Botanical Garden, to build a massive garden out of the dirt, developing every inch of its 18 acres for an array of crops that’ll be planted and maintained by nearby residents. The project is called Spaces of Opportunity, and the end goal is to turn it into a sort of industrial co-op, where community members can sell their produce to restaurants and grocery stores throughout the city, on top of the new farmers market they’ll start up in the area, to make a profit revitalizing this land.

For those who aren’t tending the land, the site will include a series of murals, a center square for hosting assemblies and performances, and classrooms where students from the Roosevelt Elementary schools — another key partner in the project — can learn side-by-side with residents about science, technology, engineering and, of course, agriculture.

“We want to create high yield on a small piece of land,” says Riano, comparing it to major farming operations that produce on a behemoth scale. “We’re committed to making farming part of the resident’s work life — enough that it becomes something that’s sustainable for them.”

Rendering of community farm for South Phoenix (Credit: DSGN AGNC)

Phoenix as a whole has consistently struggled with severe poverty, and in 2013 ranked as the third most impoverished metro area in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau. Back then the city’s poverty rate was 17.2 percent, and its current rate of 16.2 percent still puts it near the top.

Nearly 40 percent of the population in Phoenix is Latino, and in South Phoenix an estimated 70 percent of families identified as Latino in 2010. Roosevelt Elementary reported that 36 percent of the families it served were struggling with poverty.

Gangs are also a temptation for the neighborhood’s impoverished youth. But de la Fuente, who works for Desert Botanical Garden and is the project’s director, says they’ve already managed to break through that barrier with the garden project.

“One of the kids was telling me how [the lot] used to be the spot where gangs would meet up,” he says. “Since then we’ve engaged him and gotten him involved in the mural process. It’s really cool to see that, because the gangs would be tearing all this up otherwise.”

Riano started learning about some of South Phoenix’s issues when he and his partners began to host community meetings about the project in October 2015. Leaders from Cultivate South Phoenix and Desert Botanical Garden sat down with residents at that time to survey what types of crops they’d like to produce if they could make the vacant plot their own.

“There were Mexican immigrants bringing in practices from Mexico, talking about what types of vegetables they’ve learned on different landscapes, how to grow them, how to cook them,” he remembers. “There were also South Asian groups that wanted to farm and bring some of the practices that were more traditional to their communities into this space.”

They’re still figuring out what the agricultural layout will look like; Phoenix is in the northeast end of the Sonoran Desert, so to produce some crops they’ll need to align rows of shade trees to keep the ground cool. Cactus, agave and mesquite are just some of the flora attracting excitement from the residents.

But first they’ll need to start figuring out how they’ll break the big plot into smaller plots for appropriate produce. The long-term process, says Riano, is to “start with a quarter acre, move them to a half acre, then to a full acre,” so that the residents can grow greater amounts of crops in greater spaces as they learn more about farming.

Right now, they’re developing about 3,000 square feet of the total project. That will include small community gardens for the residents, and a shaded barn area where they can store their tools, wash their harvest and participate in group lessons on farming. On a given work day, de la Fuente says you can expect anywhere from 30 to 100 residents showing up and lending a hand.

In a process that he calls “quick but slow,” Riano and the group of nonprofits will host community meetings at every point in the process. The only concrete part of the current blueprint is to constantly incorporate feedback and opinion from residents as they roll it out.

This participatory model, he says, is already laying the foundation for a deep impact in the area. And he doesn’t think that momentum will slow down. “We’re hoping for people to start coming here and learn that this is a community, where you can grow your own vegetables, and we can give them the skills to create their own agency through farming.”

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The South Korean government has moved to block the release of new play-to-earn (P2E) games and requested that existing ones be removed from Google Play and Apple’s App Store.

P2E gaming has become popular in the cryptocurrency industry. Gamers typically must first purchase game pieces as nonfungible tokens (NFT) in order to play the game and receive in-game rewards. However, gaming prizes over a few dollars are banned in South Korea.

The Game Management Committee (GMC) in the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on Monday requested major mobile app marketplaces block any games that require in-app purchases before playing the game.

To combat the proliferation of what it sees as speculative money-making schemes, the GMC has made it all but impossible for P2E game developers to get their work listed on the most popular mobile app stores.

While the government’s attempt to mitigate the growth of P2E games by going straight to the app marketplaces is a new development, game developers in South Korea have been facing court battles since April to keep their P2E games up for sale in domestic app stores. The main problem is that some game apps could not obtain an age rating required for listing on app stores.

An official from the GMC stated that the commission is only following Supreme Court precedent in blocking P2E games from getting age ratings and being listed. The official said in a Tuesday statement:

“It is reasonable to keep P2E games from getting age ratings under the current law because cash rewards in games can be considered prizes.”

Prizes earned from gaming in South Korea cannot exceed 10,000 Korean won ($8.42) at a time.

Related: cNFT protocol brings utility to NFTs, changing the play-to-earn industry as a whole

The Fivestars for Klaytn P2E game and NFT marketplace were initially blocked in domestic app stores for a lack of a rating, but the team behind the game won an injunction in June, and the game was listed. A final decision on the legal standing of the game is expected to set a legal precedent for other P2E games, such as Infinite Breakthrough Three Kingdoms Reverse.

David Shin, head of global adoption at the Klaytn Foundation, told Cointelegraph about why he thinks regulators have taken a hard stance against P2E games:

“Play-to-earn games and crypto, in general, are viewed with apprehension due to the froth in the market that’s fueled by speculative activity. But once that froth subsides, authorities all over the world may be more amenable to regulating Web 3.0 as a permanent feature of the digital economy.”

The GMC’s stance has negative implications on all P2E gaming apps, including the suite of apps associated with the two most popular games to date, according to DappRadar: Axie Infinity and Splinterlands.


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Mega-pastors can be Mega-wrong

Every week, I look forward to one major event:  The Office on NBC.   Seriously.   I could watch Dwight Schroot talk about his beet farm all night long.   And for a few moments on Thursday night what happens in Scranton, NJ is the most important part of my world.

But on this Thursday night, during a commercial break, the local NBC news affiliate ran a teaser headline for the 11’oclock news that had me more intrigued than a Michael Scott office policy meeting.

“Mega Church Pastor Protests High School Students.”

Now, headlines like that tend to catch my eye. So, I tuned into the local Seattle newschannel website to read up on what it was all about (after “The Office” was over, obviously).

The basic story was that each year, high schools in the Seattle area (and probably elsewhere) celebrate a day called “day of silence.” It is an event sponsored by an all student led group—the “gay/straight alliance”—that encourages students to not talk all day in order to bring awareness to and solidarity with potentially gay students among them that are treated poorly, made fun of and often don’t have a credible voice.

A local mega-church pastor, who lived in the community of one such high school, decided to organize a protest of the event. So, in front of many news cameras, he called for 1,000 members of his church and other Christians to come down and picket and protest outside of the school for the whole day, chanting their anti-gay views and “correcting” the sin of a few through the personalized and compassionate forum of a billboard sign.

Now, in one sense, i realize that “day of silence” probably has a pro-gay agenda to it. But, as i read the article, i couldn’t help but wonder, “what is so wrong about not wanting gay students to be made fun of, physically abused or emotionally taunted?” In that regard, as a follower of Christ, i whole heartedly agree with the sentiment of the day. And on any level, what does picketing a bunch of high schoolers really accomplish?

My problem was i had just come home from sitting inside a very promiscous gay bath house in Seattle, where i had been sitting with my friend Rick handing out condoms and information to everyone who walked in. We didn’t personally know any of the guys that came in that night. We didn’t have any signs. We weren’t chanting anything. We simply handed out latex.

[see my previous two blog posts for the whole story]

And as i sat at home reading the news story, the dichotomy of events perplexed me. On the one hand there was a mega church pastor that many people know, calling for Christians to protest teenagers attempting to humanize homosexual people that are often treated otherwise. And on the other hand, there was an everyday Christian that nobody knows, living with AIDS, sitting in a place most don’t know about and would never want to go to, handing out medical prevention (though not perfect) to oppressed adult addicts.

Both men agree homosexuality is not God’s ideal. The issue isn’t the morality of the lifestyle, but of the morality of our response. And because morality is a fuzzy term, let me define it this way. At issue is not whether Jesus approves of homosexuality as God’s ideal, but how Jesus would respond to people that are homosexual.

And in this case, the Mega-Pastor is Mega-WRONG. What the MP (mega-pastor) fails to realize is that protest without relationship is simply verbal violence. What the MP doesn’t understand is that compassion for people who don’t agree with you is “loving your neighbor as yourself.” What the MP has mistakenly accepted is that if you yell loud enough Jesus’ voice will be heard, when Jesus himself yells only at the religious pharisees and whispers grace to the sinner.

And what this reminds me is that, apparently, you can have everything RIGHT in your theology, but not be RIGHT. You can worship God in all the RIGHT ways, but not be RIGHT.

And as far as i can tell, Jesus never organized a protest of anything (unless you count his little tirade against the religious leaders in the temple), he simply went and ate and spent time with people who’s lives missed the mark of God’s ideal, calling them to something more fulfilling. He loved them to “abundant life.” There was no place for protest.

And so, Rick sits in Seattle at a gay bath house. No signs. No chants. He hopes that he is making a difference. Is a condom the answer to the problem? No. The problem is much more complex that what simple latex can fix. There are emotional, spiritual and mental issues that must be addressed. A holistic answer is needed.

But in the vaccuum of that answer, it is the only thing Rick knows to do. And so he does it.

It makes me wish that when people thought of Christians they thought of people like Rick rather than the blow hards that get all the news headlines like our local mega-pastor last week.

It makes me think that if Jesus were here today, he’d probably look more like the average guy, Rick, than the news bite mega-pastor any way.

I often ridicule Christians, mostly because we are such an easy target. But, i really don’t think all Christians are bad. I am one. Or that church is bad. I’m a part of one.

But, what scares me is that there is a vocal minority giving my faith a bad name. No, not my faith, my God. People hear words like they did last week and think that they are God’s sentiment or God’s words. And they never have been. The mega-pastor is simply wrong.

So, here is to you, out-spoken mega-church pastor. I’m pleading with you. Please examine your response to people with the life of Jesus before you speak and act in ways that shame Him and us.

I’ll even keep using the name “Christian,” if you’ll start acting like one.

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  1. The funny thing is that Hutcherson was asked to speak for the MLK celebration… and got booed by a few teachers for his lack of “celebrating diversity”ish ness 🙂

    What really frustrated me about the whole thing was that the day of silence wasn’t really a pro or anti-gay issue. It was about the abuse and bullying that homo’s face daily in high school. A lot of schools (including the one I student teach at) are running anti-bullying campaigns, and this just fits in line. Oh well, for our next bible study lets hit up

  2. After talking about this very issue on the Day of Silence, I was reading through the Christian Examiner. It had several articles I found interesting and relevant to other topics I had been working with the last couple of weeks. In particular was an article on World Vision’s Children of War Rehabilitation Program and the truce with the LRA in Africa, a review of the new Ben Stein movie called Expelled, and another article about academic freedoms said to be stifled. I say all this because I don’t normally pick up this paper to even look at. After reading these few articles I was thinking that I might as well read through the rest of the paper because I was reading about some interesting stuff.

    But then the very first News Brief caught my eye. Coalition urges parents to keep kids home on ‘Day of Silence’. And the quote that really got me fired up was, “The event is typically organized by a school’s Gay-Straight Alliance and is designed to pressure students to regard homosexual, bisexual, and transgender behavior as normal and worthy.

    The news brief stated that a nation-wide coalition of Christian and pro-family groups were calling parents to keep their kids out of school on that day all together.

    First I was ticked off because the silence is supposed to be protesting discrimination and ill treatment – not a political agenda for or against anything.

    Then I was ticked off that as a parent my response was to keep my kids home. Are they serious!?! So is the idea that if I keep my kids from seeing it, it doesn’t exist. If I close my eyes tight enough and plug my ears it will all go away?

    I don’t have all the answers here. But I am pretty sure that Jesus would not have done what the MP or the parents who countered the day of silence with their own protest did.

    And I was embarrassed that this “Christian” newspaper was adding to my reputation as a “Christian” exactly what this world already thinks of us.

    As a Christ follower, I have to ask myself, would Jesus want me to protest the Day of Silence, or would he rather have me on campus apologizing and asking for forgiveness for all the unloving ways Christians have treated the gay community?

    And how can I practically love people when I don’t agree with them? It’s hard. But the Bible never promised it would be easy.

  3. After reading Brandi’s response to your blog, I don’t think I can really follow up! haha!

    But what I did wanna say is that hearing all of this about some MP wasting his time protesting against a quiet, harmless Day Of Silence reminded me of “Lord, Save Us From Your Followers” and how Battlecry held a rally outside City Hall on the same day that members of the homosexual community were celebrating the legalization of gay marriage. The only difference is that the tables are turned and instead of gay people getting pissed off at Christians for ruining their parade, Christians are getting pissed off at gay people for no real reason at all.

    I’m also not a supporter of the gay movement, obviously, but I do believe that the gay community should be allowed to do their Day Of Silence. It’s not harming anyone. I’ve never heard of a gay person burning a cross or murdering someone on the Day Of Silence, so why should people try to put it down when nothing other than people shutting their trap is happening?

    Personally, if anything, I’m a fan of the Day Of Silence. This is probably just me in this maze of so-called “corrupt Christians”. I don’t like the lifestyle, but I like the people, and I feel they should have a moment to go out and do their gay thing for the whole world to see as much as Christians can come together at a large stadium to hear Billy Graham speak while the entire world watches it on TV or Muslims coming together by the millions to pray to a gigantic black-veiled block in the middle of Mecca.

    In fact, I actually get very offended by acts that occur on the Day Of Silence. During my Senior year I saw many kids, whom I knew were straight, putting duct tape over their mouths to stay quiet. I, like other gay friends of mine, found it very demeaning towards the gay community. Most members of the SC GSA told me that the traditional way to celebrate the DOS is to wear black and stay silent (without duct tape over your mouth of course) and hand out cards to those who wish to know about the reason behind the DOS.

    But they said that having duct tape over your mouth doesn’t make you a supporter of the GSA, the DOS, or the gay community itself. They say that a real gay person who is proud of being who he or she is shouldn’t need duct tape to be silent.

    I don’t know, these are the things I think about.

  4. Wow, brilliant points! It is a difficult cross to bear ( no pun intended)- an accepting and loving God? Or a judgmental and unforgiving pastor/ fellowship….

  5. Oh man, I can feel my chest tightening up just thinking about 1. this pastor and his agenda and 2. people seriously keeping their kids home from school because of this! I won’t go off on a tirade, but wow, sometimes I wish there was another way I could use the word Christian without evoking the hair raising effect that I often get when I hear the word myself.

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Access Controls for Containerized Applications

Are access controls necessary for containerized applications? And where does access control fit in with continuous delivery and fully automated continuous delivery pipelines?

In this post, I will answer these questions and describe Nirmata’s approach to managing access controls for application containers.

Are access controls still necessary?

Access Control is used to restrict use of critical resources. In addition to securing critical resources, access control helps prevent accidental changes to always-on environments.

Application containers help enable continuous delivery (learn how). With containers, developers are empowered with packaging their application components, and describing how the application containers get deployed across container hosts. Container-native application management solutions, like Nirmata, can then automate the deployment and operation of these containers across every phase of your continuous delivery pipeline DevOps.

In this brave new world, is access control still necessary? The simple answer is, “Yes, it is!”. However, the access controls needed are quite different than traditional ways of managing access control. Let’s discuss why.

How are they different with containers?

Traditional DevOps tools, built before application containers, will provide role-based access controls (RBAC) and ways to manage permissions and privileges.

But most of these systems treat application environments as physical, static, and long-lived resources. With containers, application environments are now fast to provision and developers will create and manage environments differently. More importantly, with the right tooling it’s now possible to share a cluster of container hosts for multiple isolated environments of the same or different types.

Hence, for proper access controls it’s now necessary to start categorizing environments in a more granular fashion, based on the intended usage, and to manage deployment and access policies based on the specific type of environment.

What does Nirmata provide for access controls?

Nirmata has a built-in RBAC with three roles:

  • Admin users have full access to the account and can also manage other users and their access.
  • Platform users can manage all resources and policies, but cannot manage users.
  • DevOps users can only manage Applications and Environments. They do not have access to Cloud Providers, Host Groups, and Policy settings, and cannot manage users.

In addition to RBAC, Nirmata has a native concept of an Environment Type which you can use to easily manage your environments. You can create and manage your own environment types to represent the different phases of your deployment pipeline, or any other type of environment you create and manage.

Access Controls can now be defined for an Environment Type. In the example below, the production environment type is set to allow read-write access for all Platform users and read-only access for DevOps users, and read-write access for a user, Max.

What this means is that only selected users can make changes in production environments. However, any developer can commit and push code. So how do access controls impact continuous delivery and automated deployment of code changes?

Another important difference when using containers, is that is crucial to qualify the type of change being made. For example, the impact of updating a container image for a single service may be very different than that of updating a Service Gateway, or a scaling and recovery rule, in a production environment.

Developers now share the application operations responsibility, and hence should be allowed to make necessary changes to their services. The platform or operations team, typically being the first line of support for production systems, should have full visibility into the changes and should be able to manage how these changes are rolled out. With container-native continuous delivery systems, like Nirmata, this entire process can be fast and fully-automated!

Nirmata’s access controls are designed to work seamlessly with a built-in continuous delivery pipeline feature, where container images can be promoted across environments.  You can define an Update Policy for each environment type that controls which changes are allowed in an environment, as well as how the changes should be handled for the environment. For example, you can allow all changes with automated rolling upgrades in dev-test environments, but restrict production environments to QA validated changes and supervised updates.

When a new environment is created, it inherits the access controls and update policies from the Environment Type. You can then further customize the settings as needed.

With traditional systems, access controls has focused on limiting changes. Now, for modern applications it’s about facilitating changes – with the right safeguards in place for critical resources, and the right separation of concerns!

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Nathan Efobi, a Class of 2023 four-star defensive lineman out of Cumming, Georgia has narrowed his school choice down to ten and Penn State made the list.

Penn State is in the running along with Boston College, Duke, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Louisville, Miami, Missouri, and Stanford for Efobi, a 6-foot-4 285-pound defensive tackle who recorded 15 tackles and a sack for South Forsyth High School last season.

Efobi is the No. 55 recruit in Georgia, the No. 24 interior defensive lineman, and the No. 559 recruit in the Class of 2023, according to On3. He has an On3 NIL valuation of $8,300.

Efobi received an offer on his unofficial visit to Penn State on March 30, and it is unknown when he will take his official visit as he has not set a commitment date.

Efobi also shows his versatility as an athlete on and off the field by also playing on the offensive line for South Forsyth, recording 20 pancake blocks for the War Eagles, who finished 8-3 and advanced to the 7A Region 6 state playoffs in 2021. He also throws discus and shot put on the track.

If Efobi were to commit to Penn State, he would join Jameial Lyons, Tomarrion Parker, and Tyriq Blanding in the defensive line room in the class of 2023.

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It is important to assess the impact of different team behaviours on the outcomes of Sprints. The purpose of Sprint 3 is to investigate this and this activity on your part will help your team see how different dysfunctional team behaviours impact their effectiveness.

Your Scrum Master will not know what’s going on. Part of their role is to figure it out.

– until the Sprint 3 Retrospective
– instructions to follow

This optional task should be performed during Sprint 3 and only be revealed during the Sprint 3 retrospective. Feel free to overact and have fun. If you are uncomfortable then don’t worry, this is optional! You are free to opt out.

Please do not reveal your secret mission until the Sprint 3 Retrospective.

Playing the The Eye Roller

The Eye Roller sees Scrum as unnecessary and vocally complains about using it, falling just short of refusing to participate. The Eye Roller does ultimately comply with Scrum rules, but doesn’t fail to let others on the Team know he or she feel it is stupid, dumb, or unworthy of them.

Examples of The Eye Roller Behaviour

  • Subversive one on one discussions with other Team members claiming that Scrum is not needed or is not solving existing problems.
  • Being late to events like Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, or Sprint Review.
  • Making derisive comments.
  • Being inattentive during Team discussions or planning.

Typical Effects of The Eye Rollers

  • General Team discomfort and lowered levels of trust.
  • Wasted time in conversations that occur over and over again.
  • The Team’s focus is drawn away from delivering an increment that meets the Sprint Goal.

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At the Sprint 3 Retrospective continue to play the role unless rumbled by your team members! Your mission is a success if you manage to escape detection!

After the Retro we will have a reveal!

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“There are many families that fall through the cracks for different reasons, one of them being that they ‘don’t meet the requirements’ or are ‘unqualified’. We ALL need little miracles. We ALL need hope. We ALL need love and surprises and smiles. So I started to dream…and this is where I need your help! We will once again open a Free Toy Store on December 21st at LoCo Artisan Coffee House. Parents or guardians will be welcome to come pick out a toy to wrap for their children. Children are welcome to come directly to pick out a toy as well. Gift wrapping will be available, thanks to Girl Scout Troop 72274. And this just in: Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there!

If you cannot drop off a toy, but still want to help, you are welcome to send a donation via PayPal and I will purchase toy(s) on your behalf. The SS PayPal account is:
*Note: Secret Samaritan is not an official nonprofit, so your donation is unfortunately not tax deductible, but VERY much appreciated.”

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Another installment of my series.  Today’s focus is on the cheeks.

A soft glow, image courtesy Jeanillebonterre.com

I must admit that this is an area that I have only recently gotten into.  I’m all about the eyes but I have come to realize that the right cheek colour and application could take a look to another level!!!

Again, there are many different formulations for cheek colours and these include:

  • Powder (the most popular)
  • Gel
  • Creams (my new favourite!)
  • Liquids
  • Mousses

So there is something there for everyone, you just need to find something that suits you.

There are a few things to take into consideration when selecting your cheek colour and formula:

  1. Your skin type: Are you dry or oily on your cheeks?
  2. Your desired finish: Do you want something dewy or are you looking for a glamourous, sculpted look?
  3. Your skintone:  Are you dark, tanned or on the fairer side? Are you looking for something soft or pop of colour?

For the everyday look, I would stick to a neutral colour range: browns with a hint of another colour like pink or peach.  If you have medium, tan or darker skin, don’t shy away from products with more intense colour.  The darker your skin, the more you can ‘take’ colour.  For example, I have dark NW45 skin, so lighter colours just won’t show up or they look ashy.  Even for a casual, everyday look, I have to look for blushes that are more pigmented, richly hued and some may appear bright.  Once on though, I get a rich look that blends in with my skintone.  So darker ladies, don’t be afraid of colour!!

As for the formula, cream colours work really well with dry skin types, especially if you don’t wear a foundation or primer.  Right now I am all about the cream blush! Cyah get enough of them!!! They give you that colour-from-within look.  It blends really well on the skin, looks like you are naturally blushing and gives you a natural looking warmth.  Creams also work well in hotter, more humid weather as they can stand up to sweat and natural oils without streaking.  This is my recommendation for summer and can be applied with a brush (with synthetic hairs), sponge or just  your fingers.  Just place a few dots on the apple of the cheek and blend across cheekbone using light strokes.  A few companies that make cream blushes: M.A.C. (cream blushes and Cream Colour Bases), NARS (cream blush and their Multiples – comes in stick form, handy for trips), tarte (made their name with their cheek stains) and MUFE (OMG! Their HD blushes are amazing, these are absolutely must haves!!!! and their new Aqua Creams are waterproof!), Bobbi Brown (I love their Pot Rouge in Calypso Coral), Maybelline and Covergirl.

MUFE HD blush, a must have! Image courtesy of MUFE

Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge, image courtesy of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

Powder blushes are more popular and well over a base – primed skin, or skin with foundation.  I love using this over a cream blush to intensify colour.  M.A.C. and NARS are famous for making blushes that great for women of colour.  They come in a wide variety of colours and blend really well.  Also check out Make Up For Ever and NYX.  To apply powder blush, use a fluffy brush or a duo fibre blush and apply again on the apples and sweep in a circular motion to the hairline.

M.A.C. Mineralize Blush, image courtesy of Specktra.net

NARS Blush, image courtesy of Sephora

Note: I am going to include bronzers here.  Everyone should make use of a bronzer, even the darkest amongst us.  It always adds warmth skin and give a subtle glow.  Look for products with finely milled shimmer as larger chunks would make you look too ‘disco’!  Very pale persons should look for bronzers mixed with pink while more tanned/darker ladies look for golden bronzers.  Apply these on the higher part of the cheekbone, along the hairline and jawline. Cargo, NARS, Bobbi Brown and Iman make good bronzers for women of colour.

Last installment coming up!!!!

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NOHC Past Perfect Digital Archives

The North Olympic History Center curates an extensive collection of aritfacts and archival materials documenting the history of the North Olympic Peninsula. The Center is constantly digitizing new material from our collections and adding them to our online PastPerfect catalog, a digital resource created with the support of the Clallam County Commissioners and a 2021 Clallam County  Heritage Advisory Board grant. Please click the link below for instand access to thousands of historic photographs, documents, and artifacts from the North Olympic Peninsula.

Link : NOHC Past Perfect Catalog

History Hikes - A New Partnership Program With JCHS

The NOHC is excited to partner with the Jefferson County Historical Society to offer a new program, "History Hikes"!

Join NOHC Executive Director David Brownell for one of these guided hikes at historically significant sites around east Jefferson County. Hikers will explore evidence of the many layers of history, from S'Klallam and Chemakum sites to the Irondale steel plant and U.S. military installations.Each hike lasts approximately 90 minutes. Distance and terrain will vary and participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the hike site. See you on the trails!

Hikes departing at 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM each date
Each hike capped at 12 participants
$45 for JCHS or NOHC members, $60 for non-members
Register via SimpleTix

NOHC Honors the Memory of Virginia Fitzpatrick

Virginia's smile lights up a meeting of the NOHC Board on September 8, 2014.

From Left to Right: Irene Wyman, Laurie Davies, Gary Braun, Virginia Fitzpatrick, Charlie Smith, Kay Seed, John Hubbard, Jim Moran, Kathy Rankin, Jim Rankin, Sandy Keys, Bill Barrett, Nancy Lang, Kathy Estes, Adria Fuhrman.

The recent passing of Virginia Fitzpatrick marks the end of a lifetime of generosity and behind the scenes work that benefited us all in the past, present and future. She actively served the Clallam County Historical Society (now the North Olympic History Center) for a total of half a century. She felt strongly that board members should bring something positive to the table. One of her favorite remarks was that the board didn’t need “nice little old ladies.”

Virginia Fitzpatrick was always one to say “thank you.” She stepped up to the plate when she saw the need. As a founding member of the local genealogy society, it was natural for her to see how genealogy and history blended. She joined the Historical Society and worked tirelessly for the blended organization. When the museum manager quit and there was no money to pay a new one, Virginia volunteered her time and money to keep the museum’s goals progressing. She worked with county officials, volunteers, and the public for the benefit of all. In 1989, she was chosen as one of the finalists for Citizen of the Year award. Her only regret for not being chosen was “not being able to publicly thank all the people who created the museum” and who made her nomination possible.

There are few members left that remember those golden years with Virginia and Mike Fitzpatrick volunteering at the Courthouse and at Lincoln School. You could find Mike on the fire truck ladder replacing windows in Lincoln School or out mowing the lawn. Virginia continued working with and for the North Olympic History Center long after she could no longer come to the facility. She was always on call.

We will miss her, and we are richer for having known her.

NOHC Awarded Humanities Washington SHARP Grant

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The North Olympic History Center has been awarded a SHARP General Operating Support Grants from Humanities Washington! SHARP operating support grants for volunteer-run organizations are intended for humanities-focused organizations with an all-volunteer staff that have a track record of humanities programming and have been adversely impacted by the pandemic. This award will support general operating expenses and/or specific humanities projects at the Center.

Humanities Washington was founded in 1973 "to open minds and bridge divides by creating spaces to explore different perspectives." Humanities WA is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, but are an independent 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization serving over 60,000 people in over a hundred communities throughout Washington State each year through our programs and partnerships.

NOHC "Cloud Project" Update

In early summer of 2021, the North Olympic History Center was awarded a Heritage Grant by the Board of County Commissioners. The amount of the grant, $17,500, will largely fund the  "Cloud Project". This major initiative will convert much of our archival and records collections into digital format.

The first element of the project was to select the software program to be used. There are few programs that closely compete with Past Perfect Museum Software. Since 2012, NOHC has used Past Perfect museum software to catalog the archival collection of approximately 13,000 items. Only recently has Past Perfect been undated to become web-based, meaning that any computer with an internet connection can be used to input information into the database, and ultimately to perform searches on that data. This is important to facilitate work other than on a local computer server. Of significance is that data is backed up remotely and cannot be lost in the event of a local catrastrophic event.

After making the decision to use Past Perfect Web-based edition, the need to "cleanse" the current database became imperative to eventually convert to the Past Perfect Web Edition. Cleansing entails fixing broken links, removing obsolete and out of date records, and other technical issues. This process was begun in late spring and is expected to be complete in early fall. In the meantime, new computer equipment is being purchased in preparation of transitioning to the new web-based program and inputing data.

Eve Datisman working on Past Perfect

We are extremely grateful for our volunteer, Eve Datisman, for working on "Cleansing the database."

Until now, researchers have had to come to the NOHC Research Library, or correspond to have questions on local history answered. The artifact collection was accessible only to those willing to make special arrangements. The Cloud Project will provide access to much of our collection on-line. The public will be able to search various categories to find items of interest. In this way, the collection will be accessible to anyone with access to the internet.

A major first step, "cleansing" the existing database was completed early in 2022. Cleansing is the term used for the process of correcting duplicate records, rectifying inconsistencies, and otherwise preparing the database for use with the new web-based system.

The web-based software is presently being tested and the conversion to the new system put on-line for public access by June 1st. At that time, new records will be added to the database. This will be a never-ending project as objects and records of historical significance are continually added to the collections. Eventually, the on-line collection can be used to develop exhibits for a virtual museum.

On June 4, Executive Director David Brownell will make a presentation at Peninsula College at their Studium Generale. Watch for an announcement about this event.

As the project develops, we will be recruiting volunteers to perform most of the work. If you would like more information, contact us by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at 360-452-2662.

Your Historical Society Connects You

Your Historical Society connects you:

  • To the rich history of Clallam County with educational programs like History Tales and other events
  • Honors personal histories by collecting, preserving, and sharing
  • Makes history a family affair with the Hands on History Program for students in grades 6 - 12
  • Helps you find the answers to your questions with a staffed Research Library
  • Makes history accessible with programs featuring the collectoin's artifacts

Join us and get connected!

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When you buy from AmazonSmile, 0.5% of every purchase is contributed to the charitable organization of your choice. It's easy and costs you nothing. Just use when you shop (instead of and select North Olympic History Center as the organization you will support.

We encourage you to always shop local first!

North Olympic History Center (formerly Clallam County Historical Society) is a 501(c)(3) organization. By selecting North Olympic History Center through AmazonSmile, you will support programs that preserve and teach local history.

Thank you!

NOHC Events for 2022

The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and North Olympic History Center have partnered to bring you the "Learning Our Landscape" presentation series exploring the rich history, culture, and environment of the North Olympic Peninsula. Join us on the second Thursday of the month at 3 p.m. on Zoom as we use the tools of modern science, tribal ecological knowledge, and history to gain a better understanding and appreciation of this remarkable and resilient landscape.

As the date of each event approachs, details including time and location will be posted on our Home Page, and our Facebook page.

For further information about any of our events, please call the North Olympic History Center at 360-452-2662 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

July 14 -

Sept. 4

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center Exhibition "Farther Afield" featuring photographs from the

North Olympic History Center's collections.

Aug. 18 - 21 Clallam County Fair - Visit the NOHC booth across from the grandstand!
Sept. 2 NOHC Vintage Sale, 826 W/ 8th Street, Port Angeles; 8 AM - 2 PM
Sept. 8

Learning Our Landscape Presentation Series on Zoom

Old Patsey's Potlatch of July 4, 1891 with David Brownell, Executive Director, NOHC

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 865 8206 0731 Passcode: 885860

Sept. 18 History Hikes - Chimakum Creek/Irondale Beach


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It’s been a while, so I might have a few this time.

“hentai futanari idol first time” – I hope all these people looking for hentai aren’t too disappointed when the only reason my blog shows up in their searches is the song from Parade Parade.

“craziest anime hairs” – no surprise that found this, it’s just not the phrasing I’d expect

“kinder and bryant songs” – glad to see someone searching for this; Anne Bryant and Ford Kinder don’t get enough credit. They wrote the theme songs for many 80’s cartoons, most notably Transformers and Jem.

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Voting for the Transformers Hall of Fame is now open through the official Transformers App.

Vote for whoever you want to out of the character categories (and laugh at some of the strangest art and bio choices they’ve ever had), but I want to talk about the one for real-life people. This is the first time they’ve ever had a real person/people be inducted by popular vote, and the category is “Best Musical Act Used In TRANSFORMERS Branded Production” (capitalization Hasbro’s).

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Fixo meets heroes in Maratea 21-23 September 2017

After the summer holidays, FIXO is back on track! The Smart Disc was invited to join Heroes: the Euro Mediterranean Coinnovation Festival. The summit takes place in Maratea (Basilicata, Italy) the only comune of the region on the Tyrrhenian coast and for its beautiful scenery, coastline and for the artistic and historical peculiarities, Maratea is one of the main tourist destinations in the region, and it has been called "the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian".

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Mind on Money: Planning is a human process — not an app

Mind on Money: Planning is a human process — not an app

It’s always been fascinating to me to work in an industry which is so heavily advertised on TV. Maybe I’m biased by my own attention span, but it seems to me that during a typical three-hour televised football game the viewer is subjected to no fewer than 25 commercials for financial services companies. Outside of fast food, I can’t think of any other industry which is so over-messaged.

Of course, as long as we are talking about commercials during football games, we have to acknowledge that the Super Bowl of NFL football is also the Super Bowl of American corporate messaging. Advertising during this biggest of media events pretty much defines the period which it is occurring.

Thinking back, these commercials have spawned the stock trading baby (now apparently making a comeback), the rocket ship investing monkey going to the moon and the tropical-island-owning truck shop driver who apparently bought a small nation with his investing profits.

This year, in case you missed it while going back to the snack table during breaks, the advertising had two trends, which seem in some ways to contradict. As an interested observer, however, the messages were clear, in 2022 the financial services commercials seem to all be either about cryptocurrency or about financial planning. How’s that for dichotomy?

It's hard for me to weigh in on cryptocurrency. While the crypto commercials themselves are super cool and I find the topic extremely fascinating, crypto is way beyond the scope of this column.

Planning, however, is something I understand deeply, which in a way makes me snicker a bit when I see commercials illustrating a financial services firm’s “planning app” as if it is the answer to all a family’s challenges.

So, if planning isn’t actually an app on a smart phone or website, then what is it? Being contemplative, I think I can boil financial planning down to two core concepts: risk and behavior management.

Collectively, we all experience some risks together. The volatility of the stock market, interest rates and inflation, the management of the government, geopolitics. These are the high profile “big” risks that get all the attention and must be navigated to use the financial markets or banking system to help achieve our personal financial objectives.

Due to the lack of direct control over these issues, these risks can be scary and even overwhelming at times. Fortunately, there is support available to help manage these risks. Investment management, financial products, assurance programs like the FDIC and financial regulation all exist to help individuals address system level risk. While these resources may not make the process of enduring systemic risk easier all the time, I believe with instruction and patience history shows us systemic risks can be successfully managed over time.

Right beneath the “big” risks, however, is where planning provides its clearest benefits and solutions. Each family faces unique risks of its own. Employment or business risk, spending and lifestyle risk, comfort level with debt, divorce and family circumstances, managing financial decisions of the past, medical and long-term care risks.

Understanding these challenges, and coaching the behavior and decisions needed to address them is where planning goes beyond an app and a Zoom meeting and into the realm of true value. This is where planning can actually become art form, addressed through experience, insight, and sometimes humor and patience. There are solutions to every planning challenge, sometimes the solutions are obvious but concealed, and sometimes the solutions take time and coached shifts in decision making to solve. Identifying and addressing financial questions, however, is the first step to finding financial peace and ultimately success.

Regardless of what the 20 financial services commercials told me during last night’s IU basketball game, I know that an iPad app has never counseled a family into retirement. This human process is best delivered by human beings, who know and understand each family uniquely. That’s planning in its truest form.

The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. To determine which investments or strategies may be appropriate for you, consult your financial advisor prior to investing. Marc Ruiz is a wealth advisor and partner with Oak Partners and registered representative of LPL Financial. Contact Marc at marc.ruiz@oakpartners.com. Securities and financial planning offered through LPL Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.