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Monday, June 29, 2009

Our "Medical Calendar"

Well, gang.... July is almost upon us.  We're gonna hit the ground running on the 8th of July.

*July 8th-  Outpatient appointment with Radiation Oncologist for "measurements".

*July 9th-  Outpatient treatment of Kepivance....

Kepivance is used to reduce the chance of developing sores and ulcers in the mouth and to shorten the time with sores or ulcers in patients with blood cancers who receive high doses of chemotherapy and radiation therapy before bone marrow transplants.

*July 10th-  Outpatient Kepivance

*July 11th-  Outpatient Kepivance

*July 12th-  (referred to as Day -5) Admitted to Tulane.  Chemotherapy using Melphalan......

MELPHALAN (Alkeran®)

Melphalan is a chemotherapy drug that is given as a treatment for some types of cancer. It's mainly used to treat multiple myeloma, melanoma, ovarian and breast cancer.

*July 13th-  Day -4   RADIATION morning and night

*July 14th-  Day -3   RADIATION morning and night

*July 15th-  Day -2   RADIATION morning and night

*July 16th-  Day -1   RADIATION morning and night

*July 17th-   Day 0    STEM CELL TRANSPLANT  Also referred to as "Dom's New Birthday"

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Tubing on the Bogue Chitta

Well, Christine, Richard McM and I really whooped it up on Monday.

Got to the Tubing joint around 9am, hopped on the van to take us up-river, then made our splash around 10 am.

Had a ridiculous amount of beer for the 3 of us.

Spent EIGHT HOURS on the river.  Stopped for awhile at every "beach"....smoking, drinking beer, giggling, gossiping, etc.  Had a delightful time.  It was great fun to blow off some steam after a few extremely stressful months.

Ended up at the L&C for a quick one, then picked up Popeyes for home.

Yesterday, Tuesday, I stayed in bed until early afternoon.  Christ, did I get FRIED.  Had chills, sweats, nausea.... all the fun stuff from sun-poisoning.  HAD A BLAST!!!!!!!!!!

Home Health Nurse came yesterday afternoon to take blood culture (?).  Checking to see if the Staph Infection is gone.

Our patient feels pretty darn good.  Back to Tulane for the entire day tomorrow.  Blood Work, as well as a repeat of all of those tests from about a month ago..... skeletal, brain, heart and lungs.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

A Very Pleasant Weekend

Happy Sunday, gang.  All is well here.

Yesterday, the three of us ventured into Bogalusa to have a few beers with the Saturday L&C crowd.... all of the usual suspects were there.  Earlier, Richard McM called us, offering to spring for a cab to come and get us....if Dom didn't feel up to driving.  We love that man.  A dear, true friend.

So, caught up on the local gossip, then headed over to Maria's for some pretty decent food.  Dom and I had the chicken fajitas.... brought more than half home.  Christine did a cheese quesadilla, thought it was "OK".

We're dying for the Mexican joint next door to the L&C to open...They're looking at July 1st.  The place is called Yo Yo's.  Had a tiny little place in Bogy, and ended up buying their new building from the owner of the L&C.  Unfortunately, when they open, I'll be a "Metairie Girl", but can always try take-out from time to time.

Today, Sunday, is Father's Day.  Christine is going to make blueberry pancakes, bacon and baked cheese grits for her dad tonite.  Sounds fun.

Dom finished his 10 days of IV antibiotics a few minutes ago.  Home Health is swinging by tomorrow to draw some blood to confirm that the Staph Infection is gone.  *she types hopefully*

Hope y'all have had a lovely weekend.  Ours has been just great!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Biloxi VA Hospital and The Shed BBQ/Blues in Gulfport

Hi gang-

We had a VERY pleasant day.  Left here around 7am, with Dom's IV drip all hooked up.  Pulled over into a parking lot in Biloxi.  Waited for the cops to show up as we both put on our masks, flushing his lines, wrapping his pic line with that stretchy stuff.  Too funny.  Must have looked like we were getting high.

Had a 10:30 appointment with Dom's VA Oncologist, Ginger Rogers, MD.  Really.

She's a little doll.  Very likeable and got very excited for us after telling her that the transplant/apartment was right around the corner.  Asked us to fax her bloodwork, or just call to say how he was doing.  She was probably about the 50th person to tell Dom that he was "LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL LOVING WIFE".  Our patient is growing rather weary of all of the accolades directed towards yours truly.

Left there and stopped at THE SHED.... a BBQ/Blues joint in Lyman, MS.  (North of Gulfport)  They were celebrating their one year anniversary... turns out they were on the Today Show this morning... (raving about their BBQ).  Cute, cute place.

Sat at the bar.... ice cold beer.  I had a 1/2 pound brisket sandwich topped with cole slaw.  Dom had the Red Beans and Rice with Sausage special of the day.  Delicious.  Too bad it's so far away from our home.  We've passed this joint many times.... glad we finally stopped.  (Got out of there for about 30 bucks with plenty of leftovers for dinner)

Theoretically, we're "done" with medical stuff until his Aredia transfusion next week.

He's got 3 more days of antibiotic drip, that will hopefully knock out this staph infection.

All in all, it's been a great couple of days!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Everything Seems to be Falling into Place- Thankfully!

Hi gang-

Things are groovy here.  All is well.  Dom is feeling well, I'm having no problems with administering meds, and Christine has been a wonderful help to her 95 year old grandmother.

I just returned from securing the Gatehouse's last 1 bedroom apartment.  I'm absolutely tickled.  It's the floorplan that I wanted with the open kitchen and balcony off of the bedroom.  Nice and shady, too!

I was happy to see that nobody uses their pools.  Can't wait.

I'm going to call my sanitizing guy soon and get his thoughts on when to have him do his thing.... I'm thinking right before Dom gets sprung from Tulane.  I'll trust his judgement, as he's dealt with many cancer victims.

Heading to Biloxi VA for obligatory visit to their Oncologist on Thursday.

Richard McM is coming out to see how Dom wants the "lawn" cut in our absence.

Tentative date of July 12th for his admitance into Tulane, with transplant 5 days later....after 4 days of radiation, twice per day to wipe out his bone marrow.  *cringing*

Keep the good thoughts and prayers coming, guys.... you're working wonders and we love you for it!

Friday, June 12, 2009

Today, Friday- Home Health and a Smiling Patient

One of our Home Health Nurses came over today to administer the antibiotic.  She taught me how to do it.  Tomorrow's nurse is going to supervise while I do the deed.  Tulane wants us to "save" Home Health visits for "emergencies"....  I'm feeling like quite the nurse these days!  Just call me "Nurse Nan".  Hell, at this rate, I'll be "Doctor Nan" in no time at all!

Dominic has been smiling all day.  First time for days.  His shoulder is still killing him from the Central Line screw up, and will be getting Home Health physical therapy for it.... tore up his muscle tissue or something.... very little mobility without pain.

So..... all seems well for now!  Have a delightful weekend, gang!

Pic Line, Discharge and Radiation Consult

Hi gang-

Our patient is home, safe and sound.

I spent the night at Lovely Linda's on Wed.  Had the whole house to myself.  'twas heavenly.

Got to Dom on Thursday morning to find that they had placed a Pic Line in his arm.  Took xrays of it to be certain of its' placement, then discharged him.

Dr. Lewis walked us over to the Cancer Center for our noon appointment with the Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Elnaggar.  Sweet gal.  Spent about 30 minutes giving us acute reactions to radiation... nausea, fatigue, reddening of skin.   Then went into POSSIBLE long term scenarios.... Cataracts in 10 or 15 years, Pneumonitis (inflamation) of the lungs,  creation of a secondary cancer, you get the idea-  Christ.... I haven't cringed so often in my life!

He is going to return on July 8th to get "measured" for treatment... height, weight, etc.

Left there and stopped at Picayune Drug Company for Home Health supplies-  saline, Heparin and 10 "bulbs" of Vancomycin (antibiotic drip).  Been working with the owner, Andrew.  Lovely man.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Dr. Lewis Got in Through the Wrist.

The love-fest is back on.

No need for surgery for a central line in the groin.  After this staph infection, we're very leary about new holes poked into our patient.

Going to stick around here to feed him dinner, then split around 5:30 or 6 pm.

Dr. Lewis wants antibiotics NOW.

Dom has grown quite fond of Dr. Lewis.  I'm afraid that the love fest ain't gonna last.

Since they can't put the pick in until tomorrow, the good doctor tried to go in through Dom's neck....twice....without luck.  It was cringe inducing.

Now, they're going to try the wrist.

If that fails, a surgeon will put ANOTHER central line in his groin.

Staph Epi Infection- 1 More Night at Tulane

John Rink just came in for a chat.

They've determined that this is the "staph epi" bacteria.  Common.  Lives on everyone's skin, but found it's way into Dom through the central line.

This from WebMD:

"MRSA that is acquired in a hospital or health care setting is called hospital-based methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA). In most cases, a person who is already sick or who has a weakened immune system becomes infected with HA-MRSA. These infections can occur in wounds or skin, burns, and IV or other sites where tubes enter the body, as well as in the eyes, bones, heart, or blood."

I'm ASSUMING that it's MRSA, as when I did a search for Staph Epi, it brought me to the above information.

It's resistant to antibiotics taken by mouth.  So, tomorrow, they're going to put a "pick" (pronounced that way) in his arm tomorrow.  Antibiotic IV, send him to the Cancer Center across the street for his Radiation Consult, then cut him loose.

They're ordering Home Health to administer antibiotic upon our return home.

Did I say how crazy I am about this John guy?????  I called Amy asking her if she could get him up here.... within a minute he appeared.

Spending another night in town..... Christine is holding down the fort in Mississippi.

Hi gang-

Presently in Dom's room sipping on a latte and grooving on this free WI FI with my laptop.  What a change from dial-up!!

Not too much to report.

John Rink, the man I really love, came in to talk to us yesterday afternoon.  He had just met with the infectious diseases doctor.  Told us that the same bacteria showed up both in Dom's blood AND urine.

They'll be able to identify it today, learn of it's sensitivity to antibiotics, and treat it from there...possibly sending him home with pills today.

He's still on an "all purpose" antibiotic drip, potassium, and got 2 units of blood last night....that freaked me out, but they told me it was no big deal... he was low on something.

He began losing his hair on Monday morning.  When he got out of the tub, he said it looked like he had given the dog a bath in there.  Poor baby.... mustache, eyebrows, his sexy chest hair.... all going, but will grow back.

If he's stuck here another night, I'll probably spend the night at Lin's again and have Christine go home to get mail, feed the critters and spend the night.  I'm SO GLAD that she's here to help us.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Staph Infection

Well, as Dr. Culasso said, "ants have showed up at Dom's picnic".

I've got alot of catching up to do. Firstly, let me say that our patient is resting comfortably after being admitted to the hospital yesterday.

We had to report to the Apherisis department for stem cell collection at 8 am on Friday. They collected for about 6 hours. Got home at 8pm.

Had to return at 8 am and had another 8 hours of collection.

Spent the night at Chris' house. He cooked us a lovely dinner.

Reported back at 8am on Sunday (my birthday). They were having a hell of a time trying to open up one of the lines. Finally, at noon, they announced that they had enuf stem cells and we could go home.

Meanwhile..... Dom's collar bone had been killing him. He was also running a temp on Sunday morning..... almost 101. They talked about admitting him, but eventually temp dropped to normal.

They removed to central line, to find that it was screwed up.... digging into his collar bone. Then, they understood why he had been in such pain.

Each day after collection, they run bloodwork which they get read the next morning.

So.... got home early on Sunday and had a very happy birthday. We were tickled to have completed another step of our adventure.

Dom and I slept in yesterday. Took luxurious bubble baths. Laid in bed watching TV. No sooner had Dom said, "Oh, honey- isn't it wonderful to be at home? We don't have to do ANYTHING until Thursday", the phone rang.

It was the cancer center saying that Sunday's bloodwork showed an infection, and Dr. Safah wanted to admit Dom. The 3 of us gave out a collective groan.

They put him back in the Bone Marrow Transplant unit, which is great....nice and sanitary. Did a chest xray, hooked him up on an "all purpose" antibiotic drip and potassium for his painful hand cramps.

We should find out today what type of infection he has. They think it's a staph infection from the stupid central line, but until they know exactly what's up, they're just using ordinary antibiotics.

Christine and I stuck around here (hospital) until 6pm, then headed home.

I got back here at noon. Christine is running her grandmother around today. On the way to the room, I ran into John Rink.... (who I assisted with the bone marrow biopsy months ago) *grinning* Love the man. Anyway, he said that Dom might be going home tomorrow. I still don't know what the hell is going on, but will report when I know something.

I'm spending the night at Lovely Linda's tonite. Dunno much else.

Friday, June 5, 2009

BINGO! The Stem Cell Collection has Started!

Hi guys!

We spent hours and hours at Tulane today.   8am until 6:30 pm.  It was an emotional roller coaster of "Yes"....then "NO"....then "Maybe".... then "NOW".

They hooked Dom onto the super-machine for about 3 hours today....  heading back for 8am tomorrow morning.  (Christ!  Yet ANOTHER 5:45 am morning)

Figuring he'll be hooked up for at least 8 hours tomorrow.

Christine is here..... didn't get home today until after 8pm.  She's sticking around.  We're spending the night in Metairie, as we're sick of driving, and there's a possibility that we'll have to return to Tulane on Sunday (my 49th birthday) to finish the collection.

Alot of stuff happened today, which I'll catch you up on.... but.... FINALLY it's happening!  Have a groovy weekend, friends and family.  We love you.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Leukine, White Blood Cells and Stem Cells

Well, I just hung up the phone with Dom's Amy.  (As opposed to Nan's Amy in Ohio)  She said that we'll be getting another shipment of Leukine delivered tomorrow...... just in case.

She'll test his blood again tomorrow morning.  If the stem cells aren't there, we head back in on Monday morning.   They want to catch them during the right time of the cycle...  I laughed and said, "Well, I guess he's worth all of this running around".  She replied, "You're fixin' to find out just HOW MUCH you like him".  Funny.

I asked her about White Blood Cell counts.  Monday was .6   Wednesday was .4  Theoretically, when they drop down to "nothing", the Stem Cells will burst onto the scene.  She also went on to say that they could run 10 bloodtests on him during the same day, and the counts might be all over the place.

Been on a semi cleaning-frenzy.... for both health reasons, and the fact that Christine is flying into town this afternoon and will be here tomorrow night or Saturday.  Yippee.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

No Luck Today- Back to Tulane on Friday Morning

Hi gang-

Well, Dom's Stem Cells are NOT cooperating with us.  Went to NOLA this morning for bloodwork, only to be sent back home an hour later.

They want us back again on Friday.  That'll be the 3rd attempt this week.  Perhaps the third time will be the charm?

Dom is moving pretty slow today.  Doesn't feel too well, so had me do the driving.  He called me "Mario" on the way home.  *smiling*

Christine flies in tomorrow.  As of now, Dr. Safah sez "NO" to a casino visit in a couple of weeks.  White blood cells are down.  .4  Have no idea what they should be.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Home Health, Christine, Radiation Consultation and Bloodwork Tomorrow

Hi gang...

Things are rolling along here.  We're starting to feel quite organized, and not as overwhelmed as in the past.

Heading back for bloodwork in the morning.  Would LOVE to be able to have them collect tomorrow-  If not, probably back in on Friday.  I'm getting really good at sticking him with the Leukine needle!

A sweet Home Health nurse was here earlier.  Insisted on shaving Dom's chest before re-dressing the wound.  Nice, nice kid.

Christine is flying in on THURSDAY for 3 weeks.  Yeah!  It'll be great fun to see her, and she'll be a great help with her 95 year old grandma in Slidell.  Christine, if you're reading this, I've got our martini mixings ready, honey-girl!

Just hung up the phone with the Cancer Center.  Dr. Elnaggar to meet with him NEXT Thursday for a "radiation consultation".  Apparently, she's going to be his radiation doctor.  Honestly, Tulane seems to really have their shit together..... like a well oiled machine.  I'm happy that we ended up there.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Not Much to Report Today

Hi gang-

We had nurses stop by on Friday and Sunday to redress his wound.  I'm giving him his Leukine without a problem.

We were at Tulane at 8am for bloodwork.  A couple hours later, Amy informed us that the stem cells haven't moved into the blood stream yet.  Nor have new White Cells, so his immune system is compromised.

We have to return on Wednesday morning to try again.  Hopefully they'll be able to collect them then.

She's checking with Dr. Safah whether or not we can get a room in a Biloxi casino on the day that we go to see the Veteran's Oncologist.  Christine is flying in on Thursday for 3 weeks, so we'd like to whoop it up a little bit!

Dunno if I mentioned this already.....  Dr. Culasso said to have a bottle of water in between every couple of beers.  We don't want him fainting again!  Too much sun and fun!


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Northlake Lighthouse – August 2019

Bending the Arc

– Rev. Jim VanderWeele, Interim Minister

snake“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

I share these quotes (and the picture) with the hope of displaying an “arc-edness” to life. Many of the events in our lives can easily be seen as such an arc.

Now, you may have heard someone say, “Every step I take leads to two steps backward.” This refers to an arc that has tied itself up. For one reason or the other (no vision for the future, conflicts that have interfered, a loss of enthusiasm, of being overworked or overcome with fatigue) the arc of life wraps in upon itself.

By contrast, setting a course and knowing where you wish to go keeps an arc moving forward. A settled mind, that has questioned and tested formulations, then arrived at a conclusion, keeps pointing in a forward direction, and the body will follow the head, no matter the arcs, or their number.

Have you ever spoken about “turning a corner?”, “adjusting your perspective?”, “finding a new way to look at things?” I have. And, over time, I have come to expect that one of these “questions of direction” will roll around every so often. When they do, it is my attempt to attune to my inner wisdom, and my intuition, and work through an assessment of plusses and minuses. These serve as guidelines, and they help set a new course.

If you appreciate the words of MLK, Jr., as do I, please consider that the correlation he addresses is more complicated than it appears. Similar words, from Theodore Parker, show a greater arc within them. Said Parker, “I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice.”

Parker’s vision involved humility (I do not pretend), understanding (the arc is a long one), a limit (my eye reaches but little ways), and an intuition (I can divine it by conscience). All of them, together, point the way toward his conclusion (I am sure it bends towards justice).

As I leave my service to you, it is my prayer that each of you here, as well as this entire community, keep this in play at Northlake UU. There will be no forward momentumthere can be no forward momentumshould the incentive for justice be lost. You are an important spiritual community in this area. You have fought battles and may fight them again. I thank you for your efforts, your ongoing efforts, to bring a greater justice, and a greater sense of justice, back into this world.

There is also another arc to consider. Northlake UU has bent its way through a transition. You have strengthened your footing, rediscovered your course, and feel yourself headed to right relations (an ongoing task, for each and everyone here). Despite these efforts, there will be trials ahead. May you be well prepared for them. May you be ready and willing to be the best religious community you can be. And may you be blessed for all you have done, and for all you will continue to do.

Finally, I am most grateful for the opportunity to have served you. You gifted me with the chance to elevate my appreciation for the beauties of the Earth, and the spirit of life and love here in Seattle.

Passing the Batons at Northlake
– Chris K.

Just as all of us continue to change and transform, so does our Northlake staff. As many of you know, this was our last week with Rev. Jim as our interim minister and Sandy Naranjo as our church administrator and rentals manager.

It is with sincere gratitude, sadness, and joy that we wish both of these wonderful people farewell from the roles they have each held for a while now—two years for Rev. Jim, and six years for Sandy. We have gratitude for how much they have both contributed to keeping Northlake moving forward even in rough times, reminding us through word and deed of our shared UU values and who we are as a congregation. It’s sad to imagine that such key people in the life of our church simply won’t be at Northlake in a week. With joy, we recognize that this is an opportunity for Rev. Jim to enjoy retirement, and for Sandy to seek the next chapter in her evolution and then rejoin us in the months ahead as a member.

It is also with joy that we welcome Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee as our new settled minister in the next week, and Becky Walker as our new church administrator. They each bring a wealth of life experiences, skills, wisdom, energy, and longtime UU engagement that will uniquely allow them to take on their new roles and help us keep advancing forward and upward. Please greet them when you have a chance, show grace as they get up to speed, and offer to lend a hand if the opportunity arises.

Thanks again to Sandy and Rev. Jim for all of their contributions. Thanks also to the teams of people that searched for and found Becky and Rev. Nancy and invited them to Northlake. Together, we will (continue to) do great things and have a positive impact on our world!

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$10,974 Donated to Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

Fran W.

About ten years ago the Northlake congregation took a special collection to invest in Oikocredit International, a microfinance cooperative focused on providing access to useful and affordable financial products and services to clients who might be excluded by larger financial institutions. These clients are small enterprises headed by low-income people, most-often women.  Example entities include a bakery in El Salvador with 12 employees, basket weavers in Cambodia, and fair-trade coffee growers in Honduras.

NUUC members Warren J. and Mary Jane J. learned about Oikocredit at a UUA General Assembly and encouraged the congregation to invest in the program.

I don’t recall the details of Northlake’s investment. I believe there were matching funds up to $2,000 from UUSC. Northlake met that challenge and more. Northlake opted to have earned interest reinvested in additional microcredit loans.

The program ran smoothly for years. Then Oikocredit underwent some reorganization and details become even more hazy. Oikocredit International decided to accept investment money primarily from European countries (as I understand it). Northlake’s invested principle and accrued interest were returned with a recommendation to reinvest through Oikocredit US. More confusing circumstances followed, and the reinvestment didn’t happen.

This money had been collected to promote social justice and needed to be put to good use. This spring, Northlake’s Board, working with Mary Jane, decided to donate the money to UUSC. In late June 2019, Northlake donated $10,973.94 to UUSC.

I was delighted to learn of this donation and hope you are too. If you have clarifying information, please share it.

The “Thank You” letter from UUSC highlights some of its current programs:

“With Northlake UU Church’s support, UUSC is working to build a world free from oppression by putting local voices and values first. Hand-in-hand with more that 70 grassroots partner organizations, UUSC is offering protections for families fleeing violence in Central America, empowering grassroots efforts to respond to discriminatory policies in the United States, protecting the rights of communities displaced by climate change, and working with refugees fleeing war and violence. Together, we are supporting people under siege and promoting the inherent worth and dignity of every person.”

Preemptive Radical Inclusion: Behaviors of Welcome Workshop

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To register, please email Director of Lifespan Religious Education, Margaret Rogers

Program description:

Inclusion is frequently (mis)understood as an outcome, a destination, a goal. CB frames inclusion as a move in a process toward justice.

Preemptive Radical Inclusion (PRI) takes seriously the agency people have in a given situation and calls upon us to preemptively and radically create the conditions for inclusion. The successful outcome of this process will be increased justice and equity.

To practice preemptive radical inclusion is to accept the ethical and justice imperative to prepare for a welcome, to be accountable to all those who are not yet among us, and are not yet experiencing equity in the world. When we practice preemptive radical inclusion, we do not wait for someone to say they have a particular need or identity—we accept the responsibility to anticipate and prepare. We always behave as if everyone is already and always in the room. We recognize that if done well, it is we who will change.

CB will help us explore the idea of PRI and help us examine our commitments, our openness to intentionally create a community of welcome, and our willingness to put down past assumptions, habits, and beliefs in order to risk being relevant.  We will use dialogue, storytelling, video, music, and reflection in the course of our time together.

This workshop will involve:

  • a basic introduction to the idea of preemptive radical inclusion as a movement toward increasing justice in the world and in our congregations;
  • opportunities to explore with one another how to make it meaningful within your own congregational setting;
  • opportunities to practice behaviors of welcome and interrupt behaviors that are not welcoming;
  • and an invitation to identify your own next move in your personal learning.

CB has asked that we invite/encourage people to bring handwork, comfortable chairs, or whatever else is needed in order to be present and comfortable in the room.

All Northlakers are encouraged to attend the workshop!

About the Facilitator

CB specializes in facilitating learning experiences that involve issues of marginalization, oppression, and privilege; helping participants hold the complexities of our lives in perspective, and co-creating a safe[r] brave[r] space within which people can be challenged to learn and grow.

They are a frequent presenter and consultant in congregations and schools on Preemptive Radical Inclusion, safer communities/congregations, and supporting LBG and gender creative and transgender/non-binary children.

Previous to full-time consulting, they served as the full time Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence for 16 years after holding several different educational and training positions in other fields.  CB is this year’s recipient of the UUA’s Angus H. MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education

CB is a white, non-binary, queer, sometimes able-bodied person.

For more information, visit

Please note:

Scents: Please be inclusive and respectful of one another by avoiding the use of perfume or scented products.

Potluck: Please provide labels that list all of the ingredients in any dishes you provide, and if you bring purchased foods, e.g. cookies or chips, keep them in their original bag. We will practice Preemptive Radical Inclusion in our meal planning and preparation.

* if you forget, we will have ingredient cards available for people to fill in when you arrive.

Location and Accessibility: Woodinville UU in the Sanctuary building. The Sanctuary is wheelchair accessible, on the main floor of the main building. There is air conditioning, and gender inclusive restrooms are located near the nursery on the same floor with the sanctuary.

There will be a sound system in use, and a slide deck will be used to provide visual learning points.

Service animals are welcome. Woodinville UU has a policy of no pets on campus without specific authorization.

Season of Registrations

It’s Registration time at Northlake! Please help us plan for the coming church year by registering your children and youth for Sunday morning classes and Our Whole Lives (OWL).

Children’s Religious Education (CRE) Registration 2019-2020

Our Sunday morning classes for children and youth will begin mid-September. We are looking forward to having your children and youth join us!  You can pick up a paper registration form on Sunday morning, or register online here. The registration materials have more detailed information about the classes offered this year.

Our Whole Lives 8th-9th grade Registration

Registration for Our Whole Lives classes for 8th-9th graders is also open! We are teaming up with Woodinville UU, and we anticipate classes will be held Sunday afternoon after church services, with a parent orientation September 22, and classes running from October to May. Please register here. For more information, please email Director of Lifespan Religious Education Margaret Rogers.

We anticipate offering Elementary OWL classes for levels K-1st grade and 4th-5th grade in January 2020 as well. Registration will begin in October for the elementary level.

What is Our Whole Lives (OWL)?

Our Whole Lives is a lifespan sexuality education curricula for six age groups: grades K-1, grades 4-6, grades 7-9, grades 10-12, young adults (18-35), and adults.

Grounded in a holistic view of sexuality, Our Whole Lives provides accurate, age-appropriate factual information while also helping participants clarify their values, build interpersonal skills, and understand the spiritual, emotional, and social aspects of sexuality. Our Whole Lives helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior.

Northlake supports the OWL program and offers these classes because we believe in the values OWL teaches:  self-worth, sexual health, responsibility, justice and inclusivity. We believe that our children are safer and healthier when they have developmentally-appropriate information about sexuality and relationships presented in a way that aligns with our Unitarian Universalist values. Most importantly, the OWL program supports parents as their children’s primary sexuality educators. Whether or not you choose to enroll your child in the OWL class, you may find the resources and materials useful for your family. Please contact Director of Lifespan Religious Education Margaret Rogers by email or by telephone 425-822-0171 if you would like to view the curriculum.

Board Reports | August 2019

Jim and ShirleyRecently.

Thanks for the great Farewell Party on July 12th. It was a good time for all who were able to attend.

It has all been about transitioning recently.

During these last few weeks I have handed off items to Rev. Nancy, filling her in on many details of Northlake’s life. She joined our staff meeting yesterday—a great opportunity to show her how these have worked. She and I will meet several additional times during the next few days, once for a focus on pastoral care concerns, another for tea with East Side UU colleagues.

We have also welcomed Becky onto the team during this past month. She is carefully studying many aspects of the church administrator/rental leader role and appears to be doing very well with that effort. Pleased that she was hired. Kudos to the HR team for their efforts.

It has also been good to see Mary Ellen’s efforts to reshape and improve our office space. Mary Ellen and Margaret have looked at a variety of possible furnishings, always keeping an eye on storage. I have occasionally asked a question or two—not much; yet concerned that any related items will not be overlooked.

These last few weeks have included visits to several people who are hospitalized or are under the care of Hospice. I have tried to maintain a close connection to those ailing and whose health is failing during the entire interim, but especially so during these past few months.

Looking forward.

As this interim era is nearing its end it feels right to remind you that there will be trials ahead. You lead an institution composed of many different people and you can expect that one or the other of them may someday get a bee in their bonnet. I am immensely pleased with your effort to draft a Covenant of Right Relations. It is my hope you will keep it before you. In addition, your 5-year plan needs to be revised and updated. Once designed, it should help keep your rudder pointed in the direction you and your members desire.

With best wishes,

– Rev. Jim VanderWeele

The worship team has been focused on filling the pulpit and all service roles over the summer, giving a fond farewell to Rev. Jim, and preparing for Rev. Nancy to join us. We’ve been preparing for our Ingathering and Water Communion service, and thinking about how to move forward with the AV booth project.

Upcoming Sundays:

Aug-11 Transformation Rev. Jim Wishing You Well
Aug-18 Transformation Vincent Lachina Title TBD
[helping us through transition]
Aug-25 Transformation Rev. Nancy Poetry Transforms Us
Sep-1 Expectation Carl Schwartz Title TBD
Sep-8 Expectation Rev. Nancy Title: “What Will You Bring?” Ingathering/Water Communion: A Multi-generational service

Margaret’s Office Hours for Summer 2019

Tuesdays 10 am – 3 pm (staff meeting 10-12pm)

Sundays 9 am – 3 pm

Meetings by appointment.

Work from home:

Hours not set. Some hours will be for personal study, some for planning for 2019-2020.

OWL training in Bellevue August 30-September 1st.

Summary of Activities

  • Continued support of Adult RE covenant group.
  • Attended monthly professional development meeting (LREDA); and PNWD LREDA monthly board meetings.
  • Monthly update of bulletin board for Soul Matters Family Resource Packet “Soulful Home”
  • Prepared Resource Packet for Soul Matters Small Groups and facilitated monthly meeting.
  • Continued work with Rentals team , Sandy N. and Becky W. on resetting spaces throughout the sanctuary building and office, with MaryEllen’s awesome organizational help.
  • Attended LREDA Professional Retreat in Olympia, WA, with presentation and workshop by Rev. Susan Karlson of the UU Trauma Response Ministry, July 29-31 (
  • Organized Raspberry Picking and scheduling other Summer Fun events for community building.
  • Currently in process of organizing OWL classes and regular RE classes for 2019-2020.
  • Registered teachers for OWL training over Labor Day weekend. Continued logistics planning for OWL classes.
  • Worked with Robin, Lauren and Activities team to honor Sandy’s service to Northlake after July 28 service.

Our LREDA (Liberal Religious Educators Association) professional retreat this summer focused on learning about the resources available to congregations through the UU Trauma Response Ministry. In addition to being available for assistance and support after a critical incident, the UU Trauma Response Ministry has resources to share and guidance for supporting people through difficult periods in their lives. Rev. Susan Karlson, who presented the workshop, also shared information about recognizing signs of trauma to watch for in children at different developmental stages. Northlake’s Caring Team and Safety Team may also be interested in reviewing the UU Trauma Response Ministry’s website for additional relevant resources.

Eastside Insight Meditation on Thursday, Aug. 1, welcomed Ajahn Ritthi, the abbot of Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery in Woodinville. Nearly 40 people attended, including Rev. Jim, and Ajahn Ritthi gave an insightful talk about “dhamma in daily life.”

The group also just finished a six-week introduction to meditation class, which attracted several people from the region to the Northlake campus.

– Steve Wilhelm

The Activities Committee is collaborating with the Worship Team, Seamsters, Religious Education, and others to ensure Rev. Jim receives a warm good-bye this Sunday, August 11, and Rev. Nancy receives a sunny hello on Sunday, August 18, during the Board-sponsored BBQ.

We are still looking for a couple of volunteers for some small final touches for this Sunday and some decorations for next Sunday. Contact Des P. to learn more.

Thank you to Robin, Margaret, Tracy, Lauren, and all the other folks who worked hard to make sure that Sandy had a lovely farewell party.

Robin continues to oversee the Coffee Hour program with assistance from Betty, Diane, Minnette, and others.

August / September items to look forward to:

Rev. Jim Farewell Aug 11

Board BBQ and Rev. Nancy welcome Aug 18

Labor Day Camp Out Weekend – Contact Cyndy for more information

September Circle Supper – Contact Janelle for more information

Autumn Family Game Night or Similar Gathering – more details soon

Small group gatherings to continue to welcome and get to know Rev. Nancy – more details soon

– Desiree P.

The music team is fairly quiet during the summer. We have organized a few small groups to perform to add a different dimension to services. Tracy Y. will be taking over leadership of the music team in the fall. I will trade her for the music librarian position, which is much more to my strengths.  The available choir members are putting together special a song for Rev. Jim’s final Sunday. We have also spent quite a bit of time working on organizing the sheet music files.

– Cathleen B.

Meaningful Movies Kirkland will return from our summer hiatus in September with “Harvest of Empire: a History of Latinos in America.”

We will offer a new option that I’m very excited about that will make it more possible for families to join us. With Margaret’s help, if a family makes a reservation, the children will be able to watch a children’s film downstairs while we show a documentary upstairs. Jean G. is pursuing films that entertain and are meaningful for children.

Howard and Barbara, our longstanding refreshment team will be stepping down which I understand but saddens me although I am very grateful for their dedication and thank them profusely. We are looking for a new team or we may simplify to just offering water and popcorn. Anyone with any interest or questions please contact me.

The other good news is that so many people have suggestions for documentaries it is a challenge to pick what we will show for the rest of the season.

– France R.

Membership is looking forward to the fall and the next set of classes.

– Cyndy J.

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[Entomology • 2017] Anisogomphus yingsaki • A New Gomphid Species (Odonata: Gomphidae) from Thailand

 Anisogomphus yingsaki  Makbun, 2017

แมลงปอเสือต่างลายขาว | DOI:  10.11646/zootaxa.4306.3.10

Anisogomphus yingsaki sp. nov. (holotype male: Ban Na Kha, Ban Muang, Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand, altitude 170–175 m, 22-vi-2016) is described and illustrated. The new species is most similar to A. bivittatus from India and Nepal, and also A. flavifacies, and A. resortus from China in the shape of anal appendages. However, it can be separated from all of these by a combination of the following characters: shape of antehumeral stripes, abdominal pattern, shape of vesica spermalis and female valvula vulvae. The behavior of the new species, including crepuscular activity, is briefly discussed.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, Odonata, Anisoptera, Gomphidae, Anisogomphus, new species, Thailand

Noppadon Makbun. 2017. Anisogomphus yingsaki (Odonata: Gomphidae) sp. nov., A New Gomphid Species from Thailand. Zootaxa. 4306(3); 437–443. DOI:  10.11646/zootaxa.4306.3.10


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Family Law - some recent developments in childcare law

An update on SOME of the recent developments in child care family law

Supreme Court of the UK: - In the matter of B (a child) [2013] UKSC 33 - (judgment ... press summary ... Youtube 12th June) - concerned

(1) the criteria for making a care order under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 when the risk is of future psychological or emotional harm, and

(2) the role of the appellate courts once a trial judge has made an order.

The majority judgment was set out in 8 propositions:

1. The making of a care order is a gross interference with Article 8 rights and therefore, to be lawful, must be necessary and proportionate.  Nothing else will do.

2. Section 31 of the Children Act 1989 is in 2 parts - (a) whether the child is suffering or (as in this actual appeal) likely to suffer 'significant harm' and (b) whether a care order is necessary. (a) was referred to as the 'threshold stage' and (b) the 'outcome stage.'

3.  At the threshold stage, Article 8 of the E Conv HR is NOT engaged.  At the outcome stage, Article 8 is engaged.

4.  At threshold stage the trial judge has to make an evaluation of the risks - this is NOT an exercise in discretion.

5.  At the outcome stage, in order to make a lawful decision, the trial judge must comply with section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998.  (Note: The court is a 'public authority' for the purposes of Art 6).

6.  As with the threshold stage, the outcome stage is also NOT an exercise in discretion.  If the care order is necessary and proportionate then it would be issued.

7.  ON APPEAL - when examining the threshold stage, the appellate court will apply a test of whether the trial judge was WRONG.  Other formulations such as 'plainly wrong' are not to be used.

8.  ON APPEAL - when examining the outcome stage, HRA 1998 s.6 requires the appeal court to also act compatibly with convention rights.  Here the MAJORITY of the court held that section 6 did not require the appellate court to make a fresh decision.  It was for the appellate court to review the trial judge's decision and it would be altered only if it was WRONG.  Again, alternative tests were disapproved.  Lady Hale and Lord Kerr disagreed.  They took the view that an appellate court reviewing whether a care order violates Art 8 must consider that issue for itself on the basis of the material put before it (whilst attributing appropriate weight to the reasons given by the lower court).

Lady Hale considered that there was no risk that these parents would neglect or abuse their child.  Even if the case crossed the threshold, it had not been demonstrated that a care order with a view to adoption was necessary to protect the child.  A care order was not a proportionate response to the harm which was feared.

(An observation:  In the judgments there is some reference to a Supervision Order - Children Act section 35.  In practice, supervision orders are often disliked by local authorities who generally argue that they need to share parental responsibility with the parents.  A supervision order does not give the local authority parental responsibility and is therefore not seen as being a particularly strong intervention in family life though, dependent on the degree of support and engagement required, it may prove to be intrusive in practice.  A supervision order is not viable if the parents are unwilling to cooperate with the authorities and, in B (A Child) this was almost certainly going to be the position.  Note Lord Wilson referring to a mass of evidence of dishonesty and hostility with regard to professionals - a 'brick wall').

Court of Appeal / High Court:

S (A Child) by the Guardian v Nottinghamshire City Council  [2013] EWCA Civ 771

This appeal will be of particular interest to practitioners.  It was brought by the Children's Guardian and concerned non-accidental injury and who should have been included in the 'pool' of possible perpetrators.

Re A (A child)(Vulnerable witness)  [2013] EWHC Fam 1694 (Pauffley J)

A High Court judgment relating to private law proceedings and the evidence of a vulnerable witness.

New Family Court:

The Crime and Courts Act 2013  is now in place for the creation, in England and Wales, of the new County Court and also the new Family Court.

Key features of the single family court explained - Judiciary website

Public Law Outline revised:

The Public Law Outline (PLO) sets out the detailed process involved in public law family cases - that is, those cases involving local authorities seeking orders in relation to children - e.g. care orders etc.  A revised Outline has been issued.  The new PLO applies in some areas from 1st July 2013.

Judiciary - Family Court Guide

Ministry of Justice 'Care Proceedings Reform'

Ministry of Justice - Protecting the vulnerable - flowchart  Note the 26 week overall time limit in care proceedings which will apply in almost all cases.

Family Law Week - The revised Public Law Outline .... and this time they mean it

Local Government Lawyer - The President of the Family Justice Division, Sir James Munby, has issued a new practice direction and the revised Public Law Outline.

Family Court Guide:

Published on the Judiciary website is a Family Court Guide

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Incredible Hulk #78

  • Words: Peter David
  • Art: Lee Weeks
  • Inks: Tom Palmer
  • Colors: Studio F
  • Story Title: Tempest Fugit ? Part 2 (of 5)
  • Publisher: Marvel Comics
  • Price: $2.99
  • Release Date: Feb 9, 2005

Peter David’s return to the title he defined continues to be a smashing success.

The Hulk never really appealed to me on a character level. Bruce Banner, the genius wimp doesn’t either, really. I tried the earlier parts of Bruce Jones’ run, where he tried to cross the X-Files with Re-Animator, but the mystery lost steam quickly. And when Marvel forced Jones to write the multi-part Absorbing Man arc (that had nothing to do with what Jones was already doing) to coincide with the feature film, it forced me out of caring at all anymore.

Then there’s Peter David’s lengthy run of the 80s and early 90s. Despite all the fanfare surrounding it and even though I typically like everything else PAD does these days, I could never bring myself to splurging on a character I have no great love for. Marvel is smart to be releasing that run in trade form to coincide with this new arc because now I may just have to dip into the wallet (or the couch cushions as it were) to see what I missed.

After reading this issue, two things occurred to me: 1) I have no idea what is going on, and 2) I’m loving it. There are a few things about PAD that I can find in his work when he’s at his best. One of those is a strong sense of pacing. People like me, that don’t know what Monster Island is or the difference between Gray Hulk and Green Hulk need a slightly more deliberate pace to get a feel for what might be going on. Another is his intelligent sense of humor. This is what carried a lot of David’s Captain Marvel when it was at its best. Here, the humor isn’t quite as overt, but it is still strong enough to bring a smile to my face. I should also point out that fans of the talking Unjolly Green (and Gray) Giant are in for a treat this issue, as there is a face-off.

If I’m not entirely mistaken, Lee Weeks has changed his style a bit. It’s almost as if, in honor of David’s return to the book, Weeks has brought us a sort of throwback look that we might have seen in the Sixties. It is paying off great dividends for him, Palmer and Studio F as they have created something that feels mysterious. I also like how the flashback sequences to Banner’s pre-Hulk days look. Ever since Jim Lee redefined how a flashback sequence should look in his Batman run, a lot of artists have tried to bring the same ingenuity to such settings. Weeks and company have provided probably the best yet.

As fun as it is to watch Hulk smash, potentially the most appealing thing to come out of PAD’s return is what he is divulging about Banner’s past -- before gamma radiation brought about his alter ego’s personification of devastation. All in good time, I’m sure. In the meantime, next issue looks to be another doozie as a certain… dragon-esque Marvel monster faces off with Hulk.

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Legendary Wasim Akram bats for India – Pakistan cricket series at any venue

Wasim Akram, former Pakistan cricket skipper
Wasim Akram, former Pakistan cricket skipper

Pakistan’s former cricket skipper, the legendary  Wasim Akram, has said that, Pakistan should not mind playing the proposed series with India if the government gives the go ahead for the resumption of cricketing ties. The two Asian neighbours are expected to play at a neutral venue, with Sri Lanka emerging as the venue for the ODIs and T20s.

“It does not matter what the venue is and Pakistan can play in India if our government gives clearance. The main thing is that Indo-Pak cricket series should be resumed,” Akram said.

The former Pakistan captain said, it was important to move forward in the Indo-Pak cricket relations, as nearly 10 crore people in both countries follow the contest between the arch- rivals.

Akram is the bowling coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders, in the Indian Premier League – a team co-owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and actress Juhi Chawla.

“It is important for both countries to play against each other in the larger interest of the game. And there is no doubt that if a series takes place soon it will strengthen the Pakistan cricket board financially,” Akram told Geo News channel.

The PCB, in a statement, stated,  that there had been lot of speculations in the media since the meeting of the PCB, and BCCI chiefs in Dubai ( ICC headquarters) with the President of the England and Wales Cricket Board Giles Clarke also present.

“PCB has informed the government of the talks in Dubai that were regarded as fruitful. The PCB has not asked for an NOC from government, for it is the government s prerogative to decide on the issue,” the statement said.

It also said that, the BCCI, similarly, is also seeking the Indian government’s views on these matters, and so far no request has been received from BCCI with regards to the sharing of revenues. The statement said, breifings on any developments will be done by Giles Clarke.

Akram’s push for having the series, even in India, comes at a time when the PCB reacted strongly to the national T20 skipper Shahid Afridi saying in the media that Pakistan could go and play in India if the PCB got good money for the series.

The PCB had sought an explanation from Afridi for his comments on policy matters, and cautioned him to be careful in future. However,recently in Dubai,  Afridi, once again, fully endorsed any resumption of cricket ties with India, saying wherever and whenever a series is played, the show must go on, irrespective of political differences.

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J. L. Fischer Scholarship to Foreign Doctoral Students

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Palacký University Olomouc announced the J. L. Fischer Scholarship for the academic year 2016/17. The scholarship is intended for full-time students of doctoral degree programmes in foreign languages.
The scholarship conditions are set by individual faculties. The dean of the appropriate faculty will select a specified number of students from the group of applicants. The J. L. Fischer Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of assessment of submitted documents. Previous academic activity, including the contributions of individual applicants at academic conferences, and to assessment of their publications, will all be taken into account.

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Wolthers, M., Butler, I. B., Rickard, David and Mason, P. R. D. 2006. Arsenic uptake by pyrite at ambient environmental conditions: A continuous-flow experiment. Presented at: Symposium on Advances in Arsenic Research held at the 226th ACS National Meeting, York, UK, 7-11 September 2003. Published in: O'Day, P. A., Vlassopoulos, D., Meng, X. and Benning, L. G. eds. Advances in Arsenic Research. ACS Symposium Series American Chemical Society, pp. 60-76.

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Pyrite was synthesized in the presence of arsenite, As(111), at concentrations approaching those in ambient environments, under controlled, monitored, anoxic conditions in a continuous-flow reaction system at pH 6 and 25 degrees C. During the continuous pyrite growth in these experiments, a continued uptake of arsenic by pyrite was observed. No unequivocal effect of As(Ill) on the amount of pyrite or on the textures formed was observed. The results presented here demonstrate that a continuous-flow approach to experimentation allows the investigation of contaminant uptake at realistic concentrations. The net result of the reactions studied is the continued fixation of arsenic in pyrite, and the formation of arsenian pyrite. The uptake of arsenic by continuously growing pyrite strongly suggests that arsenic cannot be re-released into solution, unless pyrite is oxidatively dissolved. Furthermore, the synthesis of arsenian pyrite at ambient environmental conditions is in agreement with authigenic arsenian pyrite formed in, for example, marine sediments.

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Phillipps, S. and Davies, Jonathan Ivor 1997. The surface brightness and distance of Dwingeloo 1. Astronomy & Astrophysics 327 (3) , pp. 963-965.

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The Tully-Fisher distance to the galaxy Dwingeloo 1, recently discovered very close to the Galactic Plane, is highly uncertain because of the range of possible foreground extinction values which have been suggested. We show that very high values of AB ($\sim 10$ magnitudes) or low values ($\sim 4$ magnitudes) are unreasonable since the intrinsic surface brightness implied for Dwingeloo 1 would be unrealistically high or low for a mid type disc galaxy. Obtaining 'normal' surface brightness values requires AB close to 6 magnitudes. We therefore concur with distance estimates which suggest values $\sim 3$ Mpc.

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Visibility and the selection of galaxies

Davies, Jonathan Ivor 1990. Visibility and the selection of galaxies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 244 , pp. 8-24.

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The visibility of inclined, two-component bulge/disk galaxies is considered. It is found that the visibility function is a sharply peaked function of the intrinsic central surface brightness of the disk, the peak of the distribution closely corresponding with the peak predicted for a face-on disk. It is shown that a characteristic surface brightness can be defined for a given catalog. Sample visibility curves are given for various galaxy selection criteria, galaxy parameters, and detector dynamic ranges. The visibility of early-type galaxies is found to be less than that of late types, so the bulge/elliptical luminosity of the universe may have been underestimated previously. The strong influence of even a small bulge component on the extrapolated value of the disk central surface brightness, along with arguments about visibility, are shown to produce a very narrow surface brightness distribution in close agreement with observational data.

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Novel polymer-bound chiral selenium electrophiles

Uehlin, Lars and Wirth, Thomas 2001. Novel polymer-bound chiral selenium electrophiles. Organic Letters 3 (18) , pp. 2931-2933. 10.1021/ol0164435

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Polymer-bound chiral electrophilic selenium reagents have been developed and applied to stereoselective selenenylation reactions of various alkenes. Different cleavage protocols allow further functionalization of the addition products leading to improvements in selenium-based solid-phase chemistry.

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Gallery collection valued at $18.7m

Taranaki Daily News
Monday, 08 December 2008

New Plymouth's prestigious Govett-Brewster art collection has rocketed in value so much that it is now worth three times the government valuation of the building that houses it.

Information obtained by the Taranaki Daily News shows the collection, which now comprises 862 works, carries an insurance indemnity value of $18.7 million.

This value does not include the $140,000 the Govett-Brewster Foundation and the New Plymouth District Council paid last month for eight new works for the collection.

The value is also separate to the value of the Len Lye collection which comprises around 4000 items and is also stored at the Govett-Brewster.

In addition, the gallery also stores seven long-term loan art collections which includes a total of 107 artworks.

Art enthusiasts in New Plymouth say the size and value of all these collections, and the fact they are currently held in increasingly cramped storage facilities, underline the importance of the proposed $10 million Len Lye Centre.

This centre, proposed to be built alongside the Govett-Brewster gallery, would house the Len Lye collection which would free up space for more efficient storage of the gallery's collection.

District councillor Lance Girling-Butcher, who is also chairman of the council's Len Lye committee, said storage room at the art gallery was now getting critically short.

"The climate control system is also getting near the end of its useful life, and this year there have been problems with leaks," he said.

"It is important that this is rectified, given the value of the collections that are housed there."

Len Lye supporters must raise $10 million to build the centre before the council will fund the annual operating costs, and even now there is debate over whether ratepayers should meet these costs.

Mr Girling-Butcher said the committee was working hard to get the operating costs down, and he was confident this would happen.

And he added the latest information showed how important it was for New Plymouth to have improved facilities for storage of its internationally-recognised art collections.

"It's a complex and interlocking thing," he said.

"Even if we don't get the Len Lye Centre, we're going to have to invest in upgrading the storage facilities."

Govett-Brewster director Rhana Devenport said the gallery's collection, although still modest in its size when compared with other collections at the likes of Te Papa, was a very important contemporary collection.

"It's hats off to all the previous directors for the job they have done," she said of the collection, which had its beginnings in 1970.

"What they have done over the years is buy up important artworks soon after they were created - that's where they have really added value. For example, one Colin McCahon work called Am I Scared, purchased in 1976 for $500, now has a value of $450,000."

Ms Devenport said the need for more space to permanently house the collections was now getting desperate.

"We really do have a tiny amount of storage space left, and the collections are growing all the time."

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Japan Deplores Israel's Policies of Confiscating Palestinian Land

Friday, September 5, 2014

Tokyo- PanOrient News

The Japanese government has strongly deplored Israel’s announced intention to expropriate nearly 4 square kilometers of land in the southern part of the West Bank.

A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo issued on September 3 said the Israeli government’s announcement "clearly contradicts the ongoing efforts by the international community toward a ceasefire agreement over Gaza as well as realizing a two-state solution."

Israel's continued expansion of settlements is a violation of international law, the Japanese government said, noting that Japan has repeatedly called on Israel to completely freeze settlement activities.

Tokyo "strongly" called for Israel to refrain from any unilateral act that changes the current status of East Jerusalem as well as the West Bank and to refrain from implementing the announced expropriation for the sake of progress in the peace process, the statement said.

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Moses Mabhida was a humble cadre of the liberation movement who rose through the ranks to become a giant of the struggle. He was born on 14 October 1923 into a poor family at Thornville, Pietermaritzburg. The family was later forced off their land. In his early years Mabhida lived on a farm, working as a herd boy. In 1933 he attended school at New England in Pietermaritzburg, where he completed standard four, before moving to the Buchanan Street Intermediate School, which later merged with another school at Slangspruit.

It was at Slangspruit School that Mabhida met Harry Gwala, a young teacher and a firebrand communist, who later became an ANC leader. Gwala had a great influence on Mabhida, introducing him to trade unionism and the Communist Party. Mabhida was forced by his family’s financial situation to leave school at the end of standard nine, and he worked as a waiter and manual labourer.

His father, Stimela, who had worked as a labourer in the Electricity Department in Pietermaritzburg and was a dedicated member of the Industrial and Commercial Worker’s Union, also had a huge influence on him. His fathers’ political views were founded on his belief that white colonialists had stolen land from the African people. Mabhida joined the South African Communist Party in 1942 and later became involved in the ANC.

In 1956, he became a member of its National Executive Committee. About this time the Communist Party asked him to work full-time in the trade union movement and he was a prime mover in the formation of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (Sactu). He was elected its vice-president in 1955. He organised hundreds of workers and led a strike of Durban stevedores, after which the daily pay system was abandoned and a weekly system and a minimum wage, was introduced.

It was at Sactu that he met other liberation stalwarts such as Billy Nair and Stephen Dlamini and led a stay-away campaign from 14 to 16 April 1958. The following year, he became the acting president of the ANC in Natal and took part in the potato boycott organised by the party. In 1960, Mabhida became chairman of Sactu, and was a leading member of the “one-pound-a-day” campaign. After the declaration of the state of emergency that year, Mabhida was sent abroad by Sactu to represent the organisation internationally. In 1963, he was asked by Oliver Tambo to devote himself to developing the military wing of the ANC, Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK).

He became Secretary General of the SACP after the death of Moses Kotane in 1978. Mabhida underwent military training, and rose in the ranks of the MK to become its commissar and Chief Political Instructor of new recruits. In the 1980s, he operated in Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland. Mabhida and his wife, Smangele Linah Mabhida (nee MaNdulini), now 85, had four children. Both girls, Nokuthula and Thuthukile, became teachers. One son, Mhlonipheni, died when he was just a day old, while Mpumelelo died in 1997, aged 39.

Thuthukile said she and her siblings were very young when their father went into exile and the family made many sacrifices. She remembers their mother used to work hard to support them and was a dedicated cadre in her own right. Mabhida suffered a stroke in 1985 while on a mission to Havana, and after a long illness, died of a heart attack in Maputo on 8 March 1986. He was buried there, but his body was embalmed in the hope that it would one day be transported to a free South Africa. More than 20 years later he was exhumed and reburied at Heroes’ Acre, Slangspruit, on 2 December 2006.


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Around 2002 the idea of deconstruction, both as a concept and as a method or a process to understand a matter by destroying it, guided most of my production. In drawings and sculptures of the time there is an insistent will to decompose a form and create a new one out of the remain bits. Explosions, stratified structures that expand in space, broken architectonic forms encapsulated in rooms, are recurrent images. They all ressemble bursting structures that overflow the limits of what is containing them. Some works have a more nuclear compact configuration like concentrations of energy and matter, while others exemplify the contrary: desintegration and decay.


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