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Dr. Ellen Zhang : Chinese and Cross-Cultural Health Humanities: Body, Mind, and Well-Being in the Contemporary Context
Name: Dr. Ellen Zhang
Email: eyzhang@hkbu.edu.hk
Title of the project: Chinese and Cross-Cultural Health Humanities: Body, Mind, and Well-Being in the Contemporary Context
Key Researchers: Dr. Ellen Zhang
Department of Religion and Philosophy
Name of the funding (scheme) & amount of the funding: Initiation Grant for Faculty Niche Research Areas, HKBU
Introduction of the project: This inter-departmental and interdisciplinary group project by five researchers within the Faculty of Arts will contribute to the development of the key subtheme of the FNRA (Well-Being, Values, and the Public Good), namely, Chinese and Cross-cultural Health Humanities. Specifically, the inquiry deals with questions regarding the metaphysics of pregnancy and motherhood, the understanding of physical disease and mental illness via literary representations, neurogenomics and the bioethical challenges on mind and mental formation, and cross-cultural translation and interpretation in the context of medical discourse. Theoretically, this project will contribute to philosophical and ethical questions in terms of body, mind, identity, self-ownership, health and well-being. Practically, the project proposes to conduct a series of workshops such as focus groups with pregnant women, to work with Buddhist meditative practitioners, and to conduct interviews with writers (especially female writers) who tell their personal stories about suffering from physical and mental illness.
Health humanities is a growing academic field internationally, but it is still relatively new in Hong Kong. This interdisciplinary project will be a pioneering one not only in the Faculty of Arts but also in the University. Based on this project, we expect further collaboration with the College of Chinese Medicine, HKBU, and other scholars in the area outside Hong Kong
Abstract of the research project: This is an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research project proposed by five faculty members from Department of Philosophy and Religion, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and Department of English Language and Literature. The project focuses on the interrelationship between humanities and health and well-being. The concept of health (or illness) is studied in conjunction with the key theme of FNRA, i.e., well-being, values, and public good. Specifically, the concepts of health and well-being are studied in relation to (1) philosophy, religion, and applied ethics, (2) literary representations, (3) language and discourse analysis, and (4) gender studies. The project aims to seek novel ways of understanding health and illness in society, and how methods from the humanities may be brought to bear on ethics of biomedicine, clinical practice, and the politics of healthcare.
Specifically, the inquiry deals with questions regarding body (such as metaphysical and epistemological studies of pregnancy and motherhood, the understanding of physical disease and illness in traditional and contemporary literary works, and the cross-cultural definitions of health and well-being), mind and mental formation (such as mental illness and health, the impacts of meditative practice, and bioethical challenges in terms of neurogenomics and genetic engineering brought by biomedical technology), and cross-cultural translation and interpretations on medical language and discourses.
Methodology of the research project: Methodologically speaking, the project employs multiple methods that include textual and discourse analyses, philosophical and ethical inquiries, and gender studies. Meanwhile, the project combines conceptual analysis with empirical studies (such as conducting a series of workshops and focus group with pregnant women in Hong Kong, to work with Buddhist meditative practitioners dealing with health issues, and to conduct interviews with writers who tell their personal stories about suffering from physical and mental illness). The project seeks to generate impact activities and collect measurable impact beyond academia. Other impacts include publishing journal articles on research findings by sole-authors or co-authors.
The interdisciplinary expertise involved in this project: Philosophy, ethics, literature and literary representations, narrative therapy, language and discourse analysis.


As the story goes, nachos were invented in a restaurant in Mexico in 1943, but only as a means of serving a group of (U.S.) Americans who crossed the border for a shopping excursion, and came to the restaurant just after it had closed. So are nachos Mexican food? The answer is...kind of. The reality is that they're far more popular in the United States, with a strong presence on bar menus across the country. But chips, cheese, and booze do go well together, especially when done right. So take some Mylanta and get ready for today's food fight: bar nachos.
We begin at South in Santa Monica for their Tex Mex style nachos. They are enormous, especially for an "appetizer," and come with cheese sauce, melted cheese, pico de gallo, beans, sour cream, and a substantial helping of pickled jalapeños. We've also heard good things about their pulled pork, and decided to add it to the nachos as well.
The flavors, as happens with just about any bar nachos ever, tend to get muddled. It is, in the end, a plate of many ingredients, piled on top of each other. They do avoid the cardinal sin in nacho-making -- naked chips -- by layering their ingredients fairly well. The cheese sauce manages to drip through every crevice possible, until forming a soggy puddle at the bottom (though in fairness, some people love a soggy nacho puddle). The best part of the dish is actually the pork, which is tender and subtly smokey. Unfortunately, it doesn't come through much with everything else happening around it.
El Carmen on 3rd may technically be a restaurant, but it looks, feels, and acts like a bar. There are few tables, the bar itself is the central hub of the small, narrow space, and the drink menu is about five times longer than the food menu. It is also a remarkably dark, red-lit place, which explains the low-visibility in our photo. Theirs is a smaller plate of nachos, which is inevitable, but after just one bite it is clearly the winner. We ordered them with carne asada, and while the steak gets lost in an array of cheese, chips, sour cream, and guacamole, the flavors are brighter and cleaner here. Maybe they are a little closer to restaurant nachos than bar nachos -- more toasted, more unified -- but they're also better. And we'll take "better" every time.
South: 3001 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 828-9988., El Carmen: 8138 West 3rd St., L.A., (323) 852-1552.


We all have them. Family stories told by our grandparents about their grandparents. Tales of heroism, derring-do or just black sheep. As genealogists, we want to investigate these stories to determine how much of the story is actually true. Let's look at four family legend case studies!
These four family legends come from my family, my husband's family, and my best friend's family. While I have not exhausted all sources to prove/disprove these legends, the research I have done makes me fairly confident about the results.
We all want to have an ancestor that came over on the Mayflower! While the list of passengers on the Mayflower is well known, it can be difficult to trace your line back that far at times. My grandmother loved to tell how her mother was a Jewett and the family line came over from England shortly after the Mayflower. This was one of the first family legends I attempted to prove.
Researching the Jewett family is actually very easy. My great-grandmother was born into the Jewett family in 1885, and so is mentioned in the Jewett Family History book published in 1908. This treasure trove traces the Jewett line all the way to 1580 in England and tells the story of two brothers who immigrated to the New World. While this history references sources, they are not reproduced so more research has to be done to verify completely, but the details shown are pretty clear that both Maximillian Jewett and his brother Joseph Jewett (my ancestor) came over to the colonies in 1638: only 18 years after the Mayflower.
True! Having ancestors who settled in the mid-1600s is fairly awesome (especially since one of my other lines first immigrated in the early 1900s), and thanks to the work that has been done on the Jewett line, joining the Daughters of the American Revolution in the future shouldn't be too difficult!
To be able to causally mention that you are related to a famous person is everyone's dream. "Oh, George Clooney? Yeah, he's my third-cousin-once-removed," you say offhandedly. My best friend was told for years by her grandpa that they were related to the Wright Brothers, the ones of first-flight fame. Since her last name is Wright, it was within the realm of possibility.
Enter Ancestry.com. I started with her genealogy and was able to trace her Wright line back to the mid-1700s. Then it got difficult due to that annoying habit folks had back in the day of naming children with the exact same unique name as their parents. I think I still have a couple Philbert Wrights mixed up. And some dates are waay off. Anyway. The famous Wilbur and Orville hadn't yet appeared, so I decided to search for them and see where that got me. I was able to find them and their lineage back several generations. Comparing names and dates didn't reveal any matches.
Busted! At least, it appears so. Granted, she's probably more closely related to them than I am, but it's not a close relation like her grandpa always said. However, something good did come out of this: during the research, I found a Jewett on her line and proved that she and I are tenth cousins, once removed! How awesome is that?
So many Americans claim — or want to claim — Native American ancestry. For many of them, it's true! My husband was always told from the time he was a child that one of his great-great grandparents was a full-blooded Cherokee. Since no one I talked to could remember exactly which grandparent and any real information, I decided to research it to see what I could find.
After tracing his line back to just pre-Civil War, I found the most likely connection. His 3rd great grandmother was supposedly half-Cherokee. I found applications from her and her son (2nd great grandfather) for a share of the government allotment for the Eastern Cherokees, and it was denied. I found some random sources (read: non-scholarly) and received some messages from a connection on Ancestry that seemed to indicate that although it was "common knowledge" that my 3rd great grandmother-in-law was the daughter-born-out-of-wedlock of a prominent Cherokee, her grandfather denied it in court — and since he was powerful, it went through and the children were denied compensation and robbed of their heritage.
Likely true, but unproven — and likely unable to prove. We plan to do DNA testing to see what comes of that, but it's a fascinating story and very plausible.
Whenever you study the Civil War, Andersonville Prison in Georgia is always mentioned as one of the worst POW camps that existed during that time. Uncounted hundreds of men died under deplorable conditions. When you hear a story growing up that your 2nd great-grandfather was thought to be AWOL early in the war, but was actually captured and survived Andersonville, you want to verify it!
The story goes that my 2nd great-grandfather lied about his age and enlisted in the army. I did find a record of enlistment from 1862, which would have made him 15 at the time… definitely on the young side! His age was listed as 19, so that element seems to be true as I have a preponderance of records from across his entire life that indicate he was born early 1847, not 1843 as indicated by the enlistment. So far, so good. I then found a record that seemed to indicate he was listed as a deserter, but there was some other conflicting information. Unable to find anything about Andersonville, I had the opportunity to visit the former prison. After a sobering tour of the visitor's center and a walk upon the grounds, I checked with the information desk. They checked their records and the results were inconclusive. Apparently, he's listed in their database as someone who "is suspected of being a prisoner, but no corroborating data exists".
Likely false, but unproven. Will likely never be able to prove, unless there are some "lost" records someplace that I stumble over sometime. It bears more research, but it could be that my 2nd great-grandfather was a bit of a black sheep and spun the tale to make himself sound better!
Do You Have Family Legends to Prove?
Get the whole story: Talk to everyone in your family about the legend. Especially cousins and other relatives who might have heard a slightly different version of the story. Writing it all out will help to find the common threads, and maybe a random nugget that turns out to be the truth!
Do your research: Explore the history of the area and time period when the story took place. Is the family legend even likely? Verify dates and create timelines. Was this person in the right place at the right time for this to be true? For example, it's unlikely that your ancestor fought in the American Civil War if he immigrated to the US in 1880.
Test your DNA: DNA testing won't tell you if your great-grandfather rode for the Pony Express, but it can help identify ancestral ethnicity, determine historical geographical locations, and establish common ancestor connections.
Have an experience to share? Let me know in the comments!


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Four professors named 2018 MacVicar Fellows
Autor, Capozzola, Raman, and Smith receive MIT's most prestigious undergraduate teaching award.
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This Friday, the MIT community will gather to celebrate exceptional undergraduate teaching and discuss inclusive classroom practices and strategies as part of the 26th annual MacVicar Day.
The 2018 MacVicar Faculty fellows are: David Autor, the Ford Professor of Economics and associate head of the Department of Economics; Christopher Capozzola, an associate professor of history; Shankar Raman, a professor of literature; and Merritt Roe Smith, the
Leverett and William Cutten Professor of the History of Technology in the Department of History and the Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS).
MacVicar Day is named after the late professor Margaret MacVicar, founder of MIT's renowned Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) and the first dean for undergraduate education. She revolutionized the undergraduate experience by refusing to accept the status quo. With a fierce belief in her students' ability, she expanded research opportunities, revised academic requirements, and fostered a welcoming and innovative community. The MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program recognizes professors who continue her work as a champion of teaching and advising, and who engage with students to advance the mission of the Institute.
Fellows are selected through an annual merit-based nomination process. An advisory committee — comprised of the vice chancellor, faculty from each of the five schools, and current undergraduate students — review the nominations and recommend candidates to the provost. Each fellow receives $10,000 per year, over a 10-year term, for educational activities, research, travel, and other scholarly expenses.
This year's MacVicar Day symposium is titled "Inclusive Pedagogies: Building a Vibrant Community of Learners at MIT." Vice Chancellor Ian A. Waitz will host the event. A panel of MIT faculty — including Catherine Drennan, Eric Klopfer, Katrina LaCurts, Christine Ortiz, and Meredith Thompson — will share the ways in which they have cultivated inclusive learning environments. A special introduction will honor former president Paul Gray's contributions to undergraduate education and, in particular, his commitment to making MIT more diverse and representative.
The symposium will take place on Friday, March 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 6-120. A reception will follow in the Chipman Room (Room 6-104). The entire MIT community is welcome.
David Autor
Autor received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Tufts University and a master's degree and PhD in public policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He joined the MIT community in 1999.
Autor is a co-director of the MIT School Effectiveness and Inequality Initiative (SEII), which studies the economics of education and the connections between human capital and the American income distribution. Recent subjects taught include Labor Economics and Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy.
"I'm utterly thrilled to be selected as a MacVicar fellow," Autor says. "MIT undergraduates are simply the best students a professor could ever hope to encounter. They're incredibly capable, brutally hardworking, and, most of all, endlessly intellectually inquisitive. Some of the best questions I've ever encountered at MIT have come from my undergraduates. It's an honor to be in a classroom with them."
Autor also reflected on his own experience as a student and how it has shaped his teaching: "I didn't study economics at all as an undergraduate. I discovered it by accident from an inspiring professor who enabled students to grasp the value of economics. Likewise, I hope to convey to MIT students why economics is such a powerful lens for understanding the world, how economics research is done, and how researchers, policymakers, and engaged citizens use economics to make astute decisions."
Advising was highlighted as one of Autor's greatest strengths by his nominators. "At my own crossroads when I deliberated between different careers, Prof. Autor cared to find an array of values that motivated me and helped me appreciate how they harmonize. I believe that building these kinds of bridges is at the heart of maintaining diversity and being an agent for it," one student wrote.
"David is one of the most sought-after undergraduate research supervisors, and he is particularly well-known for involving his undergraduate students in research projects that provide them with an introduction to cutting-edge research," says Nancy Rose, the Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics and head of the Department of Economics.
The creation of a new major, called computer science, economics and data science (Course 6-14), in fall 2017, was due in large part to Autor's resolve. "Had it not been for the excitement, engagement, vision, and steady hand of David, this major would not have happened," wrote Konstantinos Daskalakis, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
Capozzola is an associate professor of history, focusing on the political and cultural history of the United States from the late-19th century to the present. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard College and a master's degree, MPhil, and PhD from Columbia University. In 2002, he joined the MIT faculty as an assistant professor. He was promoted to Lister Brother Career Development Associate Professor of History in 2006, and then to associate professor with tenure in 2009. From 2011 to 2012, he served as the acting associate dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Capozzola says that the MacVicar fellowship is, first and foremost, "an award that honors MIT undergraduates, who are such an exciting challenge to teach. They're hardworking, no-nonsense, and unimaginably curious. They are willing to hear about the history of time zones or neckties and how it relates to American history; ready to wander around the Lower East Side in the rain or the Salem waterfront in the heat; and always eager to challenge their own assumptions … and mine, too."
"I've had the good fortune to share the classroom with gifted teaching assistants, writing instructors, and fellow professors, and I share this award with them. Along the way, many offices at MIT have supported teaching experiments, from first-year focus subjects to MOOCs. It has meant a lot to me to teach at a place that truly values trying something new in the classroom every day."
Examples of Capozzola's innovative and hands-on approach to teaching filled the nomination materials. "Every class was an adventure," one student wrote. "He pushed us to think outside the historical narratives we had been given in previous history classes or popular culture, and to develop our own viewpoints on the events we studied based on the facts and stories from primary sources."
Capozzola's background in museum and public history informs the importance he places on primary sources in his lessons. He enlists a wide range of contemporaneous documents — such as articles, cartoons, short films, letters, and novels from the era — in his teaching. When he taught a seminar on the history of the immigrant experience, he arranged for students to travel to New York City, where they walked through prominent immigrant neighborhoods, ate foods from other cultures, and visited historical sites.
Craig Steven Wilder, the Barton L. Weller Professor of History wrote: "[Capozzola's] commitment to education and learning does not begin and end at the classroom door; rather, he brings students to spaces where they get to see and reinterpret the past, and where they discover how history informs and encompasses their lives."
Students agreed. "Professor Capozzola," one said, "challenged [us] to push beyond our preconceived notions and assumptions, and to engage with historical evidence with an open mind. … His guidance led to a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion of ethics, responsibility, statehood, and citizenship — one that profoundly shaped my future academic work and thought."
Shankar Raman
Raman is a professor of literature. His research ranges from Renaissance and late-Medieval literature and culture to post-colonialism and literary theory. After receiving bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering and architecture at MIT and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, Raman changed fields and received a master's and PhD in English literature from Stanford University. He began teaching at MIT in 1995, gained tenure in 2002, and received full professor status in 2012.
Raman's unconventional path has proven particularly beneficial to his students. "One of the most unique and helpful aspects of Prof. Raman's advising," one former student wrote, "was his ability to leverage his own unique life trajectory, which enables him to connect with MIT students on their own technically-minded terms better than most."
Colleagues praise Raman's "pedagogically insightful, generously collective" personality. Head of the literature section, Mary C. Fuller, says, "Shankar transmits to students his own appetite for thinking beyond the classroom."
This sentiment was echoed in many of the student nominations. "It's hard not to be intoxicated by the kind of intellectual energy Prof. Raman fosters in his classes. It's why I chose to take another class with him, why I recommend his classes to my friends, and why he is one of my favorite professors at the Institute," one wrote.
"His capacity for explaining abstruse philosophy is unrivaled, and his excitement about ideas is infectious. Twelve years later, I still have and refer to the handouts from [his literary theory] course," another wrote.
As curriculum committee chair, Raman was influential in the creation of popular six-unit literature subjects called samplings, which focus on reading and discussion. "The samplings subjects are now a permanent fixture in the literature curriculum and have brought in many students who may not otherwise have taken a literature class at MIT. That these subjects exist at all is due to Shankar's vision and initiative," says Noel Jackson, an associate professor of literature.
Raman was humbled upon learning that he would be a MacVicar fellow. "My first reaction was one of gratitude towards friends and colleagues in my department and at MIT. I am fortunate to have a number of colleagues who have functioned as pedagogical models over the years, leading me to think more deeply about what works in the classroom. I am grateful to those who got me interested in educational policy at MIT, getting me involved in pedagogical issues whose impact extends beyond the classroom. I am still a little surprised that I was chosen, but am honored by the award, and look forward to contributing further to teaching here at MIT in years to come."
Merritt Roe Smith
Smith completed his undergraduate studies in history at Georgetown University, and then went on to receive a master's degree and PhD in history from Pennsylvania State University. During his incredible 40-year tenure at MIT, Smith has served as STS program director and housemaster of Burton-Conner House. He teaches a range of subjects in STS and history, including STS.026 (History of Manufacturing in America) and 21H.205 (Civil War and Modern America).
Smith is a "model of best practices" who is beloved for his "practical compassion" and the way he "treats everyone with dignity and generosity," according to his nominators. He has a loyal following of students who describe themselves as "concentrating in Roe."
Smith emboldens his students to come to their own conclusions by asking questions and listening to others. As one student explained: "When Prof. Smith gives a lecture, he doesn't simply teach. He makes sure that each and every student in the class is empowered to state their unique opinion. He challenges our existing preconceptions and compels us to see history from different perspectives."
Deborah Douglas, director of collections at the MIT Museum, witnessed Smith's exemplary teaching firsthand when she co-taught STS.050 (The History of MIT) with him. As students introduced themselves on the first day of class, at least a third of them said that they were there expressly because of Smith. "Every teacher has a few students who become quite devoted," Douglas says, "but I had never seen quite so many before."
Smith credits his role as housemaster as a major factor in his success. "I'm very honored to be named a MacVicar Faculty fellow. Undergraduate education means a great deal to me. I feel optimistic about the future because I have met and interacted with so many remarkable young adults."
"As a housemaster, I learned how undergraduates thought about their classes and prioritized things, and I learned to better appreciate student schedules and adjust my teaching commitments. I tried to become more flexible in my demands while maintaining high academic standards and, as a result, saw the work my students submitted improve significantly. I've learned as much from these students as they've learned from me."
Rosalind Williams, the Bern Dibner Professor of the History of Science and Technology says of her colleague: "He shows his students how to learn, how to listen, how to discuss, and why it all matters. One of the students told me that Professor Smith was not trying to be a star performer but a conductor, showing them how to create a symphony of ideas."
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MO- Parishioners praying for arrested priest; It's Carlson's fault
For immediate release: July 16, 2013
Statement by Judy Jones of St. Louis, Assistant Midwest Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 974 5003, SNAPjudy@gmail.com)
Those who commit child sex crimes are sick. They largely cannot help themselves.
Those who publicly back child sex offenders, however, are even more morally culpable. They deliberately choose to act in ways that hurt children. They should be ashamed of themselves.
This includes a group of young adults at the Cathedral parish. Tonight they were to hold a prayer service for Fr. Joseph Jiang. Fr. Jiang is accused of repeatedly molesting a girl last year. He's been arrested and charged
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2013/07/joseph_jiang_prayer_archdiocese_molestation.php
These parishioners were not praying for "justice to be done." They weren't praying "for the truth to emerge." They weren't praying for "all parties involved." They were praying for an arrested, charged and credibly accused predator priest's "defense and exoneration."
Shame on them.
And shame on their pastor, who claims he didn't know what was happening at his parish. Frankly, we find this hard to believe, especially since this event was apparently planned for months.
In a nutshell, here's our choice: we adults can either make it easier or make it harder to help victims and stop molesters. Cathedral parishioners and staff are making it harder.
By publicly rallying around an arrested, charged and credibly accused child molesting cleric, they're making it tougher on teens who are being abused and adults who have been abused to report offenders, help police, and protect children.
It's already tough to step forward if you are being or have been molested. It becomes much tougher, though, when church goers and church staff publicly disbelieve an alleged victim and back an alleged abuser.
"But Fr. Jiang hasn't been convicted, so don't we have the right to publicly speak out on his behalf?" some might add.
Of course Fr. Jiang's backers have the right to publicly support him. But they shouldn't.
Because it hurts kids. It scares victims. It silences witnesses. It intimidates whistleblowers. It makes it harder to prosecute all molesters. It makes it easier for those who commit and conceal to get by with and continue their reckless, hurtful, deceitful and self-serving wrongdoing.
Remember the evidence that has already surfaced in this case: text messages, voice mails, and a $20,000 check from the priest to the girl's family. And an arrest and two felony charges. This isn't an old "he said, she said" case.
Why does this "rally around the accused priest" scenario keep happening? Because Archbishop Carlson either doesn't care or secretly wants it. We suspect that Carlson likes playing "good cop" and taking the "high road" in abuse cases while his employees and parishioners play "bad cop." Carlson professes to care about abuse victims, while letting his underlings blast abuse victims.
Catholic dioceses now provide training for kids on how to stop abuse and for adults on how to spot abuse. Why not train people on how to act decently when abuse reports surface? Is it because that kind of training might actually help more victims step forward and cause the archdiocese more embarrassment when more child molesting clerics are exposed, arrested, charged and convicted?
Even Catholic officials admit that the overwhelming majority of child sex allegations against priests are legitimate (especially when criminal charges have been filed). Still if you want to believe Fr. Jiang is innocent, you certainly can. But remember this teenaged girl. What if she were your daughter?
And think of other boys and girls in the Cathedral parish and the St. Louis area who have been or are being sexually violated by coaches, teachers, parents or ministers. How will you feel if, years from now, one of them says "I would have spoken up sooner, but I saw how Cathedral parishioners backed Fr. Jiang, not his alleged victim, so I thought no one would believe me. Now I regret keeping quiet because my perpetrator has since assaulted other kids."
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Check out this statement from @SNAPJudy - MO- Parishioners praying for arrested priest; It's Carlson's fault http://www.snapnetwork.org/mo_parishioners_praying_for_arrested_priest_it_s_carlson_s_fault?recruiter_id=21019
MO- Parishioners praying for arrested priest; It's Carlson's fault http://www.snapnetwork.org/mo_parishioners_praying_for_arrested_priest_it_s_carlson_s_fault?recruiter_id=21019


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Road from Winnemucca
Charting the Northwest Landscape
Karin Clarke Gallery wraps up a museum-quality show of work by Charles Heaney
Visual Arts by Bob KeeferPosted on 03/28/2019
Work by Oregon artist Charles Heaney (1897-1981) so seamlessly captures the mood of the Pacific Northwest that it's hard to imagine art here without him.
Steadily creating easel paintings — and later making prints — Heaney, a youthful transplant to Oregon from his native Wisconsin, puts our landscape under an emotional microscope, giving us a view that still bears examining.
You can see a cross section of Heaney's paintings and prints in Charles Heaney: Northwest Master, a small exhibit that wraps up Saturday, March 30, at the Karin Clarke Gallery in Eugene.
This is one of the largest assemblies of the artist's work to be shown since the exhibition Memory, Imagination and Place at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem in 2005. A few of the works now at the Clarke Gallery were included in that show, including a small oil on board, "Road From Winnemucca," which Heaney painted in 1965.
The low panoramic image explores the vast emptiness of far southeast Oregon. It documents the glimmers of subtle color that make the landscape there endlessly fascinating, like jewels that occasionally sparkle in a drab background.
Heaney came of age as an artist in the 1920s and '30s, and his regionalist style marks most of the work in this show.
A casein-on-board painting titled "Winter" from 1976 could easily, from the look of it, have been painted in 1936. It shows a solitary woman waiting in the snow outside a low building in what might be a rural Oregon town.
A large mountain (Mount Hood?) looms in the background. With its bulk and presence, that mountain — a familiar motif in Heaney's work — calls to mind a larger painting of his, "The Mountain" from 1937. It's not in this show; it hangs at Oregon's Timberline Lodge, where it was acquired as part of the Federal Art Project, which employed Heaney in those Depression years when Timberline was being built. A sister work, "Mountains," done in 1938-39, hangs at the Portland Art Museum.
This exhibit at the Clarke Gallery is small but potent. It's a great example of a commercial gallery offering a museum-quality experience here in Eugene, similar to the Morris Graves exhibit that White Lotus Gallery did in 2013.
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Next Month's Art Scene Encourages Guests to be Artists
Get your creative juices flowing and your paintbrushes ready! In addition to viewing magnificent works of art at next month's Franklin Art Scene on Friday September 2, guests will have the opportunity to participate in creating a masterpiece as well.
Don't worry, you don't have to be an experienced artist — anyone can paint by number! Sponsored by Jerry's Artarama, attendees are encouraged to take part in a large-scale paint by number exhibit, depicting a local Historic Downtown Franklin scene that will be set up at Gallery 202. Artists Kelly Harwood and Michael Damico, along with Mayor Rogers Anderson will kick off the painting at 6 p.m. that night.
In addition, many talented artists, working with mediums ranging from watercolor to glass, will be highlighted in other participating downtown locations, including:
Bagbey House, located at 134 4th Avenue North, will showcase acrylic painter Jill Harper, whose work features a variety of animals, structures and flowers.
Franklin Antique Mall will host Steve Skrabak, a watercolor artist from here in Franklin, at their location at 251 2nd Avenue South. Skrabak's works feature different subjects from street scenes to sport figures.
Works by glassblower Jose Santisteban will be on display at Franklin Glassblowing Studio. Santisteban draws inspiration from the observation of nature, geometry, structure, chaos and social interactions.. As a child he became fascinated with water in all its many forms- rain, snow, lakes, streams, oceans, ice and steam. This awe-like sensibility is perhaps why Jose shares such an affinity with glass. Franklin Glassblowing studio is located at 1143 Columbia Avenue
Gallery 202 will showcase artist and co-owner Kelly Harwood, in addition to the paint by numbers exhibit. Harwood's subjects include large abstracts, landscapes, animal portraits and whimsical contemporary figures in a variety of mediums.
Imaginebox Emporium, located at 311 North Margin Street, will be featuring the original illustrations created by Cory Basil for his young reader novel The Perils of Fishboy. Basil's creations are painted using multiple mediums, including watercolor, oil, and gauche. Also on hand are various original sculpture works, high quality art prints, and Basil's published works of literature and poetry.
Jack Yacoubian Jewelers will highlight the works of Susan Goshgarian McGrew, a New England Native and physician, at their location at 300 Public Square. In 2011, McGrew retired from medicine to pursue a career in painting full time. She maintains a studio in Nashville however travels extensively with her art supplies; drawing inspiration from her many travels.
Landmark Bank, at 114 East Main Street, will showcase two artists. Award-winning artist, Cheryl Buehring, is one of less than a dozen people around the globe that makes coffee painting their primary expression of creativity. Cheryl is known as the Kona Coffee Artist due to her years of living in Kona and painting with 100% Kona Coffee, grown only on the Kona Coast on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Cheryl's son, Ryan Buehring, will also be featured. Ryan, who grew up in Franklin, was inspired to paint by his talented mother. However, unlike his mother's masterful command of monochromatic detail, Ryan has a passion for the lively and colorful expression of oil painting as well as an endearment for Impressionism.
As part of the Franklin Arts Scene and throughout the month of September, O'More College of Design is bringing "The Character of a Man," a diverse retrospective of more than 40 years of Nashville Native Tom Seigenthaler 's work, to the public.Tom was a business executive, the founder of a public relations firm, a civic leader and deeply involved and invested in the life of his community. He was also a talented artist. The collection not only contains individual works in diverse media, but notebooks filled with sketches and poems; and pieces by other family members and friends who he inspired and encouraged to work alongside him. O'More College is located at 423 South Margin Street.
Park's Realty, located at 423 S Margin Street, will be showcasing the works of Marriann Nelson. Nelson finds inspiration for her oil paintings from flowers, animals and other things in nature. She has always loved art in all forms and even had a career as a dancer Europe before becoming a mother to her five children.
The Registry, located at 324 Main Street, will host Karen Frey Davies Brown, a mostly self-taught painter. She studied oil and acrylic painting under Beth Affolter and Dorsey Mchugh. Her more recent works have been inspired by exploring great blessings and great loss – a potent combination.
The Visitor Center at 400 Main Street will feature self-taught encaustic painter, Christopher Green. Encaustic painting is a millennia-old method of applying heated, pigmented beeswax and hardening resin to produce vivid, impactful art. Chris was born in Baxter, Tennessee, but immersed himself in the prevailing artistic currents while living in England, Italy, and Brazil. His subjects like his life spans time, culture, and theme.
Williamson County Archives, located at 611 West Main Street will feature Betsy Marsch who specializes in oil paintings and portraiture, including tiny minuscule portraits that are the size of a postage stamp.
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"How many of you know someone with dementia?" was a question asked of the large audience at the Members' event in the Post Graduate Centre on 26th February. 75% put up their hands and were told that this percentage was likely to increase to nearly 100% in a few years.
The first speaker, Dr Raad Nari, Lead Consultant in Elderly Care and Dementia Services for the Trust, explained that there were three types of dementia:
Alzheimer's, caused by the destruction of brain cells due to deposition of Amytoid protein;
Lewy body, which shares characteristics with Parkinson's Disease; and
Frontal temporal dementia caused by the degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, usually affects younger groups;
Mixed types of Dementia.
He illustrated these symptoms and what causes the problems with a model of the brain. Dr Nari also showed a very moving DVD, "Jennifer's Story" in which a General Practitioner explained how she had to retire early because of the onset of dementia. She explained what she could and could not cope with and what confused her. But the real message to take away was her words "Now and forever I am still me". Dr Nari picked up on the confusion and worry aspect saying that it was important that dementia patients spent as short a time in hospital as possible as these were unfamiliar and therefore upsetting surrounding. He demonstrated this in part by showing anonymous parts of some patients' hospital case notes. Dr Nari concluded by outlining the Trust's aims for improving dementia care and the hope to be designated as a Dementia Friendly Hospital. He emphasised that dementia was not just an old people's disease and that this was important to remember.
Carrie James, the Lead Nurse for Older People, told the audience that there were 15,130 people known to have some type of dementia in Surrey and that within eight years this was likely to reach nearly 20,000. Carrie explained what was being done to increase ward and department staff awareness, to adequately train staff and how the Butterfly Scheme works (it is worthwhile looking up www.butterflyscheme.org.uk to find this described in detail).
Dr Vineet Prakash, Consultant Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Physician, was the final speaker. He spoke about the difficulties of diagnosing dementia as symptoms overlapped with other conditions and there was no single test. Showing illustrations of scans, Dr Prakash helpfully added to the information given earlier by Dr Nari with his model of the brain. He emphasised the need for a multi-disciplinary diagnosis, including doctors and nurses, and including evidence from family members.
The interest in this subject was evident from the questions to all three speakers, and it was also helpful to have Dr Matthew Hagger , Old Age Psychiatrist, in the audience to contribute. There were clearly gaps in the care both in the hospital and in the community. One questioner asked what can be done to avoid getting dementia and while a healthy diet and lifestyle recommended to help prevent types of vascular disease, could not be guaranteed to stop the onset of dementia, it would help.
Yet another very interesting and informative afternoon. Will you be at the next one?
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Q: Lowercase string but dont touch the first letter of each single word Basically, say I have this string:
BolTer LoToRoX iZ No GOud

I only want to lowercase everything after the first letter of each word, like so
Bolter Lotorox iz No Goud

I've tried messing around with ucfirst, ucwords and strtolower for a while now.
ucfirst(strtolower($str));

Would give me
Bolter lotorox iz no goud

and
ucwords(strtolower($str));

would give me
Bolter Lotorox Iz No Goud

Which is no "goud" for me.
How could this be done?

A: I believe that this is what you're after:
<?php

function custom_lowercase( $string )
{
    // Explode the string by space
    $parts = explode( ' ', $string );

    // Return first character of each part and lowercase of the remaining parts
    $parts = array_map( function($a) {
        return mb_substr( $a, 0, 1 ) . strtolower( mb_substr( $a, 1 ) );
    }, $parts );

    // Return imploded string
    return implode( ' ', $parts );
}

$string = 'BolTer LoToRoX iZ No GOud';

echo "Original: " . $string . "<br />";
echo "Custom lowercase: " . custom_lowercase( $string );

?>

A: Quick and dirty
<?php
   $str = 'BolTer LoToRoX iZ No GOud';
   $words = explode(' ',$str);
   $out = array();
   foreach ($words as $w) {
    $len = strlen($w);
    $nw = $w[0];
    $nw.=strtolower(substr($w,1));
    $out[]=$nw;
   }
   $new_string = implode(' ',$out);
   echo $new_string;
   die;
  ?>

A:    echo implode(' ',
                array_map(function($i) { return $i[0] . strtolower(substr($i, 1)); },
                          explode(' ', $str)));  // Bolter Lotorox iz No Goud

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More recruiters and hiring managers than ever are using online channels to identify, connect with, and qualify candidates. This includes platforms like Twitter and even Facebook, as the ability to connect to people through shared interests essentially drives these networks and helps hiring managers zero in on who the current and emerging thought leaders are in their industry.
With a resume, or even cover letter alone, you're really limited to what you can say based upon information that's acceptable to include. Think about what other ideas you want to communicate about yourself, and what channels might be able to help you do that. Pinterest is a great channel for connecting your personal passions with your professional pursuits, and showing that you're in touch with relevant trends of say, industries you want to break into. About.me allows you to create a customized landing pages that brings all of your profiles together in one place, while also giving you free reign to create a more detailed, branded bio about yourself. Twitter is a great way to reach out and connect with peers in your field, and build more visibility around your industry-relevant blog. Together, these channels offer information that tells a story about your career, which is way more impactful than a formalized list of experience and skills (that's important too).
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<!DOCTYPE document PUBLIC "-//APACHE//DTD Documentation V1.3//EN" "http://forrest.apache.org/dtd/document-v13.dtd">
<document>

    <title>Apache™ FOP: Quick Start Guide</title>
    <subtitle>Everything you need to start using and appreciating Apache™ FOP quickly.</subtitle>
    <version>$Revision: 1394416 $</version>

      <title>Apache™ FOP Essentials</title>

The goal of this Quick Start Guide is to help novice users get Apache FOP up and running quickly. Typically, you'll need to:

<link href="download.html">Download FOP</link>

<link href="1.1/compiling.html">Build FOP</link> (you can skip this step if you download the binary distribution!)

<link href="1.1/configuration.html">Configure FOP</link>

<link href="1.1/running.html">Run FOP</link>

Here are some links to help you find out what FOP can do, as well as how and where to get help:

<link href="1.1/embedding.html">Calling FOP from a Java Application</link>

<link href="1.1/servlets.html">Using FOP in Servlets</link>

<link href="1.1/anttask.html">Using FOP in an 'Ant' Build Script</link>

<link href="compliance.html" title="FOP Compliance">XSL-FO Compliance</link> (what FOP supports and what it doesn't)

<link href="faq.html">FAQs</link>

<link href="gethelp.html">Getting Help</link>

<link href="maillist.html">Mailing Lists</link>

        Once you've familiarized yourself with the basics, you can get more detailed information,
        in the detailed FOP <link href="1.1/index.html">product documentation</link>.

      <title>Hello World with FOP</title>

        This section walks you through a "Hello World!" page with Apache FOP. We're assuming you
        download the binary distribution and that you have a Java Runtime Environment (version 1.4
        or later) installed.

          Unpack the downloaded binary distribution to a directory of your choice (for example,
          C:\FOP if you're on Windows). Let's call that
          directory <fop-home>.

          Get a command prompt in the <fop-home> directory and write:

          Windows: fop -fo examples/fo/basic/readme.fo -awt

          Unix: ./fop -fo examples/fo/basic/readme.fo -awt

          If all went well, this should open a window showing you a "readme"-style document.
          This is just to verify that FOP runs correctly.

          Now, take your favorite XML editor and create a small XML file like the following. Replace
          "Frank" with your own first name to make it a bit more personal and save it as
          name.xml:

          <source><![CDATA[<name>Frank</name>]]></source>

          To produce a PDF file from this XML file, we need an XSLT stylesheet that converts the
          XML to XSL-FO. This is the first step in the processing chain. The second step will be
          done by FOP when it reads the generated XSL-FO document and formats it to a PDF document.
          You can copy the following minimal XSLT stylesheet, which takes your first name and
          produces a "Hello World!"-style document (save it as name2fo.xsl):

          <source><![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
      xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
      xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">
  <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>
  <xsl:template match="/">
    <fo:root>
      <fo:layout-master-set>
        <fo:simple-page-master master-name="A4-portrait"
              page-height="29.7cm" page-width="21.0cm" margin="2cm">
          <fo:region-body/>
        </fo:simple-page-master>
      </fo:layout-master-set>
      <fo:page-sequence master-reference="A4-portrait">
        <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
          <fo:block>
            Hello, <xsl:value-of select="name"/>!
          </fo:block>
        </fo:flow>
      </fo:page-sequence>
    </fo:root>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>]]></source>

          Finally, let's put the previous two steps together: Go back to the command prompt and
          enter the following command:

          Windows: fop -xml name.xml -xsl name2fo.xsl -pdf name.pdf

          Unix: ./fop -xml name.xml -xsl name2fo.xsl -pdf name.pdf

          You've produced your first PDF with Apache FOP! Please open name.pdf
          in your favorite PDF viewer.

</document>

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Dr. M. Chris Barnhart
ChrisBarnhart@MissouriState.edu
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Campus: Springfield
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Dr. Chris Barnhart, distinguished professor of biology, studies a group of animals that have a low profile - they live buried in the bottom of rivers.
His interest in freshwater mussels dates back to childhood experiences in midwestern rivers, and takes him to the wilds of Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, as well as Europe, China and New Zealand. Barnhart enjoys learning and teaching at all levels. As volunteer curator of the Roston Native Butterfly House in the Springfield Botanical Center, he promotes nature awareness and urban ecology. His public speaking topics include Freshwater Conservation (Sacrificial Clams - the Conservation Significance of Freshwater Mollusks), Parasitology (Who's Eating Who, and Why Does It Matter?), Invasive Species (World of Weeds - the Homogenization of Nature), Pollination (Special Delivery: the Beauty of Plant-Pollinator Relationships) and Butterflies (Touched by Butterflies: Opportunities for Ecological Education).
Ph.D. in Biology, 1984, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. in Biology, 1978, University of Kansas
B.S. in Zoology, 1976, Iowa State University
Research and professional interests
My research interests include the physiological ecology of animals, particularly in freshwater. Current projects focus on the conservation biology and captive propagation of freshwater bivalves, and the effects of hypoxia on aquatic organisms.
Outreach and Education External Partnership Award, 2017, Missouri Department of Conservation
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Faculty Excellence in Research Award, 2016, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Missouri State University
Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award, 2016, Missouri State University
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Lifetime Achievement Award, 2011, Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society
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Biologist Dr. Chris Barnhart explains the speed of animals.
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Strong Nation Community hosted a morning tea at Strong Nation Church in Windsor last week to let the community know about the many ways it can provide help if they need it. The not-for-profit organisation recently rebranded from its former name of Hawkesbury Community Services, and has been operating in the Hawkesbury since 1992. Managing director Bruce Gabin said Strong Nation offers a range of services for disadvantaged, vulnerable and isolated groups, including low-cost food and clothing, assistance paying utility bills, and classes for parents with young children. Community FoodCare sells affordable food and pantry items from 43 Brabyn Street, Windsor (behind the church), and is run by volunteers. Mr Gabin said the organisation had made a number of small changes recently to make sure it provided the best food it could for its customers. This included partnering with a local farm for fruit and vegetables - which FoodCare then provides to its customers for free - and leaning on supplier Foodbank to provide a wider range of food items. "The FoodCare volunteers are now offering healthy meal preparation suggestions based on all the items we have for sale, so people can shop based on those suggestions," Mr Gabin said. He said the service was not just about providing low-cost food, but also tackling social issues like isolation which affects numerous people in the community. "When people come to the shop, they can also have a ten- or fifteen-minute conversation with the Strong Nation Church chaplain, and that could be the longest conversation they've had with someone all week," Mr Gabin said. Though Strong Nation Community is run by the Strong Nation Church which is aligned with Australian Christian Churches, Mr Gabin said its services were offered to anyone in need, irrespective of religious faith. The organisation offers emergency relief hampers made up of items from FoodCare, as well as energy accounts payment assistance vouchers funded by the NSW Government. They also provide an early intervention program funded by Department of Family and Community Services for parents with children under three; a specialised homeless service funded by Mission Australia; and a Wesley Mission-funded Brighter Futures Program for different age groups in at-risk families. Strong Nation runs the Hawkesbury Clothesline and Barn which sells low-cost clothing and household items and is staffed by jobseekers on the Government's Work for the Dole program, and also provides chaplaincy in four local schools - Richmond Public, Windsor Park Public, Freemans Reach Public and Windsor High. Beyond these services, Mr Gabin said Strong Nation provides information about, and help accessing, other services available elsewhere in the community. "We always try to help people. We have contact with government and non-government agencies in the area that we can refer people to if they have a need we cannot meet," he said. He said this included researching what services are available, referring people and setting-up appointments for them. "We have no problem with people dropping in, sitting down and drinking the free tea and coffee we offer. Some people come to us and sit down for half a day because they needed somewhere to go." Visit www.hcs.org.au, phone 4587 8091, or drop-in to Strong Nation Community on the corner of Macquarie and Brabyn Streets, Windsor.
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Strong Nation Community provides diverse services to help disadvantaged individuals and families
Sarah Falson
Strong Nation Community hosted a morning tea at Strong Nation Church in Windsor last week to let the community know about the many ways it can provide help if they need it.
The not-for-profit organisation recently rebranded from its former name of Hawkesbury Community Services, and has been operating in the Hawkesbury since 1992.
'A place to sit and chat': How Strong Nation helps at-risk locals
Bek and Emily Chapman with volunteer Zoe Mullen at Community FoodCare in 2016. Picture: Geoff Jones
FREE VEGIES: Zoe Mullens from Community FoodCare in 2017. Picture: Geoff Jones
Community FoodCare. Picture: Geoff Jones
FREE VEGIES: Zoe Mullens from Community FoodCare in 2017 Picture: Geoff Jones
Affordable groceries at Community FoodCare is one of the community services offered by Strong Nation Community
Managing director Bruce Gabin said Strong Nation offers a range of services for disadvantaged, vulnerable and isolated groups, including low-cost food and clothing, assistance paying utility bills, and classes for parents with young children.
Community FoodCare sells affordable food and pantry items from 43 Brabyn Street, Windsor (behind the church), and is run by volunteers.
Mr Gabin said the organisation had made a number of small changes recently to make sure it provided the best food it could for its customers.
This included partnering with a local farm for fruit and vegetables - which FoodCare then provides to its customers for free - and leaning on supplier Foodbank to provide a wider range of food items.
"The FoodCare volunteers are now offering healthy meal preparation suggestions based on all the items we have for sale, so people can shop based on those suggestions," Mr Gabin said.
He said the service was not just about providing low-cost food, but also tackling social issues like isolation which affects numerous people in the community.
"When people come to the shop, they can also have a ten- or fifteen-minute conversation with the Strong Nation Church chaplain, and that could be the longest conversation they've had with someone all week," Mr Gabin said.
Though Strong Nation Community is run by the Strong Nation Church which is aligned with Australian Christian Churches, Mr Gabin said its services were offered to anyone in need, irrespective of religious faith.
The organisation offers emergency relief hampers made up of items from FoodCare, as well as energy accounts payment assistance vouchers funded by the NSW Government.
They also provide an early intervention program funded by Department of Family and Community Services for parents with children under three; a specialised homeless service funded by Mission Australia; and a Wesley Mission-funded Brighter Futures Program for different age groups in at-risk families.
Strong Nation runs the Hawkesbury Clothesline and Barn which sells low-cost clothing and household items and is staffed by jobseekers on the Government's Work for the Dole program, and also provides chaplaincy in four local schools - Richmond Public, Windsor Park Public, Freemans Reach Public and Windsor High.
Beyond these services, Mr Gabin said Strong Nation provides information about, and help accessing, other services available elsewhere in the community.
"We always try to help people. We have contact with government and non-government agencies in the area that we can refer people to if they have a need we cannot meet," he said.
He said this included researching what services are available, referring people and setting-up appointments for them.
"We have no problem with people dropping in, sitting down and drinking the free tea and coffee we offer. Some people come to us and sit down for half a day because they needed somewhere to go."
Visit www.hcs.org.au, phone 4587 8091, or drop-in to Strong Nation Community on the corner of Macquarie and Brabyn Streets, Windsor.
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (March 26, 2019) – Canadian Sprint multiple Canoe World Champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe was honoured with the prestigious Academy Award and Whitewater Canoe member Claudia Kerckhoff-Van Wjik won the Lifetime Achievement Award presented this week as part of the 2018 World Paddle Awards.
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe received more than 3,000 votes, one of the highest public votes in the history of the World Paddle Awards. Laurence has been an outspoken advocate for women's canoeing to be included in the Olympic Games programme. Laurence was also runner-up for the 2018 Sportswoman of the Year Award. She was nominated for this award in 2015, 2017 as well.
The Academy Awards are made solely at the discretion of the World Paddle Awards Academy with over 40 members, recognising exceptional achievements. So far, only three people have had the honor to receive this award.
Read more about Laurence's award here.
Claudia Van Wijk has lived and breathed the world of whitewater kayaking since she was born. Growing up on the riverbanks of Ontario, Canada, she was paddling down rapids in the front of a double Klepper-Foldboot by the age of three. With a decorated career as a slalom and wildwater athlete, Claudia's infectious enthusiasm for the sport has inspired countless others.
Claudia is the first women to have ever received this award and is an empowering role model for female paddlers throughout the world. She is also the second Canadian to be recognized for their lifetime contribution to the paddlesports community as John Edwards previously won the Awards in 2016.
Read more about Claudia's award here.
Canoe sprint athlete Sophia Jensen, who dominated the 2018 Junior Sprint World Championships, winning three gold medals in the C1 200m, C1 500m and C2 500m, was nominated for the 2018 Junior of the Year.
Ken Whiting, President of Heliconia, who is an award winning video production company that specializes in outdoor productions, was nominated for the 2018 Media Professional of the Year WPA for producing Facing Waves, an exciting and inspiring TV series that showcases spectacular paddling by top athletes in stunning locations around the world.
The Toronto Outer Harbour Warriors Mixed Dragon Boat crew was nominated for the 2018 Team WPA. The Canadian crew founded in 2004 have elevated the competitive landscape in Canadian dragon boat racing with their unrivalled success as a Premier Mixed Crew.
The general public and fans were invited to vote for their favourites online and both the public and the Academy members votes were compiled to determine the winners.
Visit the World Paddles Awards websiteto get more information and make sure to follow @CanoeKayakCANfor more live updates.
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO (December 6, 2018) – This past weekend, Canoe Kayak Canada honoured a number of coaches from different disciplines during the 2018 Annual Summit. We are proud to name the coaches who won the performance, development, leadership and recognition awards of the 2018 edition.
The CKC Development Award is presented annually to a coach that has demonstrated their abilities at developing a club or the sport through creating a new program such as aboriginal paddling or PaddleALL, successfully increasing club memberships in a new or specific program, shown improvements in performance at a provincial or national level or demonstrates concerns for the all–round development of the athlete.
The Coach Developer Award is presented to a coach who goes above and beyond their regular coaching duties, for the development and advancement of Canoe Kayak, while demonstrating a positive image of coaching, is a member of national or provincial committee, is involved in coach education training and outreach programs for other clubs.
These awards are to recognize coaches whose athletes have excelled at world championships, Olympic and Paralympic Games. These recipients are some of Canada's most outstanding national team coaches who have dedicated their time and efforts to ensuring that athletes reach their potential on an international stage.
Visit Canoe Kayak Canada's website to get more information and make sure to follow @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (Novembre 23, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to congratulate the 10 paddling coaches who have been nominated for the 2018 Coach Excellence Awards. Winners will be announced at Canoe Kayak Canada's Coach Celebration Dinner taking place during the Annual Summit in Ottawa, on Saturday, December 1.
The CKC Development Award and the Coach Developer Award are presented on an annual basis to the coaches who have made significant achievements. Nominations for the awards were open to the public at the end of the competitive seasons of all paddling disciplines.
Canoe Kayak Canada will also be presenting Coach Recognition Awards to those who have had an athlete nominated to one of the 2018 national team or achieved a gold medal at the 2018 Canadian Canoe Kayak Championships.
The awards will be presented at the Coach Celebration Dinner on December 1stin Ottawa.
Click here to get more information and to reserve a ticket.
Visit Canoe Kayak Canada's website to get more information about the Coach Excellence Awards and make sure to follow @CanoeKayakCAN for more live updates.
OTTAWA, ON (November 9, 2018)– Canada's most deserving and influential coaches and sports leaders will be honoured this evening at the 2018 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Awards Gala. The class of 2018 award recipients include Canoe Kayak Canada's national coach Jan Kruk and Trois-Rivières Canoe Club coach, Mathieu Pelletier.
Hosted by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) in partnership with Petro-Canada at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, the Gala recognizes those who live out the values and competencies of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and the positive impact they have within the Canadian sport community.
"As a testament to Rob's 25-year coaching career, we can look to the past three Olympic Games where Canada has performed outstandingly in Men's Moguls," says Lafrenière. "This year, we're happy to present Rob Kober with the Jack Donohue Award, especially since Rob has chosen to play an even bigger role in the athlete development system by taking on the head coach position of the Alberta Mogul Team".
The Sheila Robertson Award recognizes the outstanding contributions to coach education, recognition, and professional development by a National Sport Organization (NSO) or Multisport Service Organization (MSO). It is awarded to an NSO or MSO that consistently demonstrates its value of coaching through its organizational mandate and communications activities throughout the year to its internal and external audiences.
More information on the deserving winners is posted on theAwards & Recognitionpage of the CAC's website, coach.ca. Please follow #SLS18on Twitter and Instagram for photos of the evening. The CAC wishes to thank Globe Awards & Promotions, the official provider of gala prizing and trophies handed out this evening.
The Coaching Association of Canada unites stakeholders and partners in its commitment to raising the skills and stature of coaches, and ultimately expanding their reach and influence. Through its programs, the CAC empowers coaches with knowledge and skills, promotes ethics, fosters positive attitudes, builds competence, and increases the credibility and recognition of coaches. For more information, please visit www.coach.caor follow us on Facebook,Twitteror Instagram.
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Petro-Canada, a Suncor business, operates almost 1,500 retail stations and 280 Petro-Pass wholesale locations nationwide. Petro-Canada's retail loyalty program, Petro-Points™, provides Canadians with the opportunity to earn and redeem rewards. Petro-Canada is proud to be a National Partner of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees, supporting Canadian athletes, coaches and their families for more than 25 years. For more information, visitpetro-canada.ca.
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Canoe Kayak Canada presents the Coach Excellence Awards annually in recognition of excellence demonstrated by members of our coaching community.
The CKC Development Award, the Coach Developer Award and Coach Recognition Awards are presented on an annual basis to coaches who have made significant achievements. Coaches must be NCCP certified and part of the Coaching Association of Canada to be eligible for these awards.
This is your opportunity to suggest a coach who is deserving of the Coach Developer Award or CKC Development Award. In order for a coach to be eligible for any of the above awards, they must be an NCCP certified coach and part of the Coaching Association of Canada.
The Coach Developer Award is presented to a coach who contributes to the development or advancement of Canoe Kayak outside of, or in addition to their regular club coaching duties (club development and outreach, coach education, promotion and implementation of Long Term Athlete Development, involvement in national or provincial committees, aboriginal paddling initiative, PaddleALL, etc).
On Thursday, March 8, Canoe Kayak Canada Alumni, Karen Furneaux, will launch her book Strong Beauty: Power Up The Champion Within at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
Furneaux, a Sprint Kayak Alumni of Waverley, Nova Scotia, is a two-time World Champion, three-time Olympian and an inductee in the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. She is a professional speaker and President of I Promise Performance, Inc., a company that offers wellness programming and leadership training.
"I wrote Strong Beauty to help young women hone their own success," said Furneaux. "I want to inspire them in finding their unique power and their very best!", she added.
The Olympian's desire to inspire and guide young women is very strong. Karen Furneaux is also planning on moving this book forward by doing a tour with it: "the more young women I can reach, the better it is! I want to spread the word, share my experiences and make a difference in young women's lives".
Strong Beauty is filled with strategy, story and powerful practices. On March 8th, Furneaux will speak about her book alongside Hall of Fame CEO, Bruce Rainnie, who will emcee the event. Attendees are encouraged to bring youth to the launch to meet Furneaux, who was recently named #11 on the Hall of Fame's list of the Top 15 Nova Scotia athletes of all time.
Books will be sold at the launch for $20 each, with $5 from every sale going to support the Hall of Fame's Future Hall of Famers education program, for which Furneaux has been a long-time presenter and ambassador. You will also be able to buy Strong Beauty on the CKC Online Store soon!
The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame is located above the box office in the Scotiabank Centre at 1800 Argyle Street, Suite 446.
TORONTO, ONTARIO (JANUARY 17, 2018) – RBC recently announced 57 elite Canadian athletes as 2018 RBC Olympians. Among these athletes are seven canoe/kayak athletes, including Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw and two-time Olympian Michael Tayler.
The RBC Olympian program is a national initiative that offers top athletes the opportunity to focus on training and competing while receiving much-needed financial support. The athletes serve as community ambassadors, attending hundreds of community and charitable appearances and bringing the Olympic message of teamwork, excellence and leadership to communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
In addition, RBC Olympians have access to flexible work opportunities that provide practical job skills and experiences – helping them succeed both on and off the water. Since 2002, over 250 current and retired Olympic and Paralympic athletes have participated in the program, with some becoming full-time RBC employees.
OTTAWA (November 22, 2017) – This past weekend, Canoe Kayak Canada honoured a number of coaches from different disciplines during the 2017 Annual Summit in Ottawa, ON. We are proud to name the coaches who won the performance, development, dedication, leadership and recognition awards of the 2017 edition.
The CKC Development Award is presented annually to a coach that has demonstrated their abilities at developing a club or the sport through creating a new program such as aboriginal paddling or PaddleALL, successfully increasing club memberships in a new or specific program, shown improvements in performance at a provincial or national level or demonstrates concerns for the all –round development of the athlete.
The Fair Play Award is presented to recognize an act of fair play by an athlete or team during the year, up to and including the Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships.
OTTAWA, ON (November 6, 2017) – Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to welcome four (4) members to its Board of Directors following its annual election. Tom Hall and Madeleine Hall return to the Board after being voted in by the Paddling Association members as Members at large, Kristopher Archibald has been newly appointed by the Marathon Council as one of their Board representatives and Pierre-Luc Laliberté will be joining the Board for the coming year after being appointed by the Board as Athlete Representative.
Peter Giles remains as CKC President for another year and the Board elected Tom Hall as Vice-President and Harold Van Winssen as Treasurer.
As Vice-President, Tom Hall moves into a Board leadership role after serving three years as Chair of the Athlete's Committee. Tom had a distinguished career as a canoe athlete having won a bronze medal in the C1 1000m at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
Marathon Representative Kristofer Archibald has been a long-standing member of the marathon community in Nova Scotia. As a second-generation canoer racer, Kris is an accomplished racer as well as coach, leading the wave in creating new innovative race opportunities for all interested paddlers in his area. More recently, after earning his PhD in Canadian Environmental History, Kris has accepted a position at St Mary's University as an instructor.
As Athlete's Representative, Pierre-Luc Laliberté will also take on the role of Chair of CKC's Athlete Committee. Pierre-Luc is recently retired from competition and had a successful career as a national team canoe athlete.
The Board will round out its full membership following the election of the Sprint Racing Council's new Commodore at the upcoming election of Members on November 18th, 2017.
Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Canoe Kayak Canada has been one of Canada's top performing summer sports having won an impressive count of 24 Olympic medals. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization which includes an intricate network of clubs as well as provincial, territorial and divisional paddling associations. Elite National Team athletes proudly represent Canada at various competitions around the globe – most notably the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan American Games, ICF World Cups as well as Junior, Under 23 and Senior World Championships. Follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
CALGARY, ALBERTA (November 3, 2017) – Canada's most deserving and influential coaches and sports administrators will be honoured this evening at the 2017 Petro-Canada Sport Leadership Awards Gala.
Hosted by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) at the Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire, the Gala recognizes those who live out the values and competencies of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and the positive impact they have within the Canadian sport community. More information on the deserving winners is posted on the Awards & Recognition page of the CAC's website, coach.ca. Please follow #SLS17 for photos of the evening.
Attending for the first time this evening is the Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities.
The Coaching Association of Canada unites stakeholders and partners in its commitment to raising the skills and stature of coaches, and ultimately expanding their reach and influence. Through programs, such as the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), the CAC empowers coaches with knowledge and skills, promotes ethics, fosters positive attitudes, builds competence, and increases the credibility and recognition of coaches. For more information, visit www.coach.ca or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Petro-Canada, a Suncor business, operates almost 1,500 retail stations and 280 Petro-Pass wholesale locations nationwide. Petro-Canada's retail loyalty program, Petro-Points™, provides Canadians with the opportunity to earn and redeem rewards. Petro-Canada is proud to be a National Partner of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic committees, supporting Canadian athletes, coaches and their families for more than 25 years. For more information, visit petro-canada.ca.
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