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Chris Bieri/PCT Dave Halvorson took more than eight years to complete his composition of "Things I Think About When It Snows". The choral piece will be performed for the Village Arts Christmas Concert.
Dave Halvorson had an idea for a Christmas song. He knew it was a good one, but the Rugby native and Wolford School music teacher hit a snag in the writing process.
That was eight years ago.
But over the summer of 2013, Halvorson completed the song and it will be featured as a choral number during the Village Arts Christmas Concert on Dec. 15.
The song, called "Things I Think About When It Snows," started as a tune that he could have his own musical groups at Wolford School perform at Christmas concerts.
"Necessity is the mother of invention," he said. "As a choir teacher, I'm always looking for something to perform other than Jingle Bells or Silent Night."
He credits Chuck Repnow for getting the second line and an acquaintance, Gaby, for recommending horses and the main character, grandpa, into the song.
But that's where the song stopped, until this summer.
"I just put it on the back burner," he said. "I talked to a couple different poets about it. I couldn't get any ideas from them. Then I was driving down the road to Minot. I had to pull over. I was writing on napkins and envelopes. By the time I got to Minot I had the poem finished. The music kind of came with the words. I sat down at home and put in the different voice parts. I had to harmonize it and put in a piano accompaniment. I suppose I had 40 hours into it."
Other works by Halvorson have been performed by other community music groups and at other schools and colleges, but he said he is thrilled that the community choir is performing one this year.
Musically, the song starts out like a hymn. Thematically, it's about remembering people around the holidays who are special.
"The lines start weaving as the piece progresses," Halvorson said. "It gets really intense in the middle section. It's a very emotional piece. When I was thinking of grandpa, and grandpa actually dies. That was one thing I was really concerned about."
Halvorson said he thought of his mother, and friend Dave Houim, which inspired the lyrics.
"I can still see his smile," Halvorson said. "The song is kind of about loved ones and their good memories. Their good things still shine in us."
Halvorson has written more than 200 songs and notes "Summer's Road Suite," and "Under the Arctic Sky" as two of his favorites.
He said the best time to write is in the evening, but it can be dangerous if he gets on a roll.
"If you don't watch it, you'll work all the way through until morning," he said.
One of his favorite goals is to write songs that his students at Wolford will enjoy. He's currently writing a song for students at Schrader Middle School in Grand Forks to perform.
"You always think about your group and the people that are going to perform it and you need to write for different skill levels in each group," he said. "I always try to make the music fun. There isn't a lot of fun music written for fifth and sixth grade. For my music classes, it's always fun, no matter who plays it."


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New MJA statement: People with heart disease at higher risk of severe COVID-19 complications
News / 2020.04.05
Australians with heart disease have a higher chance of severe illness, needing intensive care or dying if infected by COVID-19, according to a new consensus statement published by the Medical Journal of Australia.
COVID-19 infection may also worsen existing heart conditions, such as heart failure, and could increase your risk of a heart attack.
The statement coincides with the launch today of a new national Heart Foundation campaign to inform Australians affected by heart disease about their increased risk of complications from COVID-19.
In addition to good hygiene and social distancing, the campaign advises people to maintain their current treatment and medication plan; get the flu vaccine; stay physically active and eat healthily; and seek medical help if their heart condition becomes severe or worsens quickly.
The consensus statement is the first of its kind to be released in Australia. It was developed by cardiac experts from all over Australia and New Zealand, including the Heart Foundation's Chief Medical Advisor and cardiologist, Professor Garry Jennings.
"The reasons for the link between heart disease and COVID-19 are still being investigated and are likely to be complex," Professor Jennings said.
"The consensus statement sought to spell out what is known so far about COVID-19 and heart disease, and the best ways to treat affected patients," he said.
"One thing we know for sure at this point is that people with heart disease appear to be more vulnerable to the serious complications of COVID-19 compared to the general population.
"We know from experience that when a virus targets the lungs, the heart needs to work harder to pump blood to the body. This can exacerbate problems in people who already have a heart condition, like heart failure. Viral infections can also increase a person's risk of a heart attack."
The virus may also trigger cardiac complications in people without heart disease, Professor Jennings said. "COVID-19 is largely a respiratory illness, but patients who are infected with COVID-19 may also experience damage to the heart," he said.
"Information about the effects of COVID-19 on the heart is rapidly changing, but international reports indicate that COVID-19 may result in heart problems like injury to the heart muscle and abnormal heart rhythms.
"People are understandably concerned about COVID-19. The Heart Foundation is committed to providing trusted, credible information and advice on heart health. For more information, visit the Heart Foundation web site or call our Helpline on 13 11 12."
The consensus statement published by the Medical Journal of Australia is endorsed by the Heart Foundation, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia.
It covers direct and indirect consequences of COVID-19 for people with heart disease and the professionals who look after them, as well as measures health services can take to safely provide cardiac care to people who need it.
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Clinical Considerations and Technique for Providing Direct Veneers to the Adolescent Patient
Direct resin restorations offer a conservative approach that is often ideal for teenagers and young adults.
By Jeff T. Blank, DMD, PA
Children and young adults who have damaged and/or rotated teeth are still growing, and their teeth are often continuing to erupt. While orthodontic therapy is often indicated for these patients, many cases can be effectively treated via direct resin for immediate esthetic enhancement with little investment of both time and finances.1 Whereas porcelain laminate veneers may represent the optimal treatment option for adults with malpositioned, rotated, or unesthetic dentition, the more conservative approach afforded through direct resin restorations is frequently the best treatment modality for adolescents, in part due to their higher potential for trauma and for the favorable failure mode of resins compared to ceramics.1
Prosthetic treatments have been historically discouraged in young patients due to the difficulty of achieving the desired outcome and the limited longevity anticipated as a result of the maturation and volumetric changes associated with adolescents' hard and sowft tissues.2 Approaching a case via direct resin therapy can also more effectively inform future orthodontic caregivers about the desired results as well as restore the confidence of teenagers and young adults through cosmetic treatment.
Principles of minimal intervention further influence the choices clinicians make daily in the care of their patients, affecting treatment planning and the treatment procedures themselves.3,4 Esthetic treatment of chipped anterior dentition, as well as diastemata or discolored or carious teeth can be effectively managed through a conservative approach to tooth preparation and subsequent resin placement.2-4
The physical and optical characteristics of today's resin materials (eg, Esthet-X® HD, DENTSPLY Caulk,www.caulk.com; Point 4™, Kerr Corporation, www.kerrdental.com; Filtek™ Supreme, 3M ESPE, www.3MESPE.com), with their ability to be polished to a natural luster and to address the full range of shades displayed in the natural dentition, enable them to be used with minimally invasive techniques in support of direct restorations for posterior and anterior dentition.5-8 Their opalescence and translucency allow the clinician to mimic the natural teeth when used as either single-shade or multiple-shade restorations. Furthermore, the handling properties of microhybrid resins enable the clinician to deliver a highly esthetic and predictable restoration that begins to approximate the longevity of prosthetic alternatives. The versatility of these composite materials help enable the clinician to more precisely and predictably place them for the accurate reproduction of natural tooth structures.
The following case demonstrates a conservative treatment sequence where direct resin veneers were used to treat fractured anterior dentition and canting on a 16-year-old patient.
A 16-year-old male patient presented with a chief complaint regarding the esthetics of his maxillary anterior teeth. Teeth Nos. 7, 8, and 9 exhibited significant incisal edge fractures and minor canting that affected the smile line and the appearance of the midline (Figure 1). The patient desired a conservative treatment that would not cause the removal of sound tooth structure. After a thorough clinical examination that included digital photographs (Figure 2), radiographs, and examination for dental disease, occlusal factors, and esthetic disharmonies,9 a conservative treatment plan was developed. Although orthodontia was a consideration, the patient's esthetic objectives required an expedient treatment alterative, ie, direct resin veneers. This modality was presented to the patient and, once informed consent was obtained, treatment commenced.
Tooth Preparation and Surface Conditioning
Minimal tooth reduction was initiated using a finishing diamond to roughen the facial surfaces of the anterior teeth. Tooth reduction was used to correct the proper arch form and, as possible, confined to enamel. This would ensure a uniform, even facial plane and a surface conducive to predictable resin bonding (Figure 3 and Figure 4). Care was taken in the preparation of tooth No. 8 to ensure that subsequent resin placement and contouring would enable correction of the midline discrepancy observed preoperatively. The clinician also ensured that the preparation design would allow for a seamless transition from the final translucent enamel shade of microhybrid resin to the natural tooth structure.
Each tooth was isolated with "dead soft" aluminum foil, etched with 34% phosphoric acid (TC Gel, DENTSPLY Caulk) for 15 seconds, and dried according to the "total-etch" technique. A fifth-generation bonding agent (Prime & Bond® NT™, DENTSPLY Caulk) was then generously applied over the preparation and allowed to sit for 20 seconds before it was air-thinned and cured with a halogen light (Figure 5). This approach was repeated on each tooth individually in order to prevent collapse of the collagen fibrils that may have been exposed at the hybrid layer and other undesired sequellae (eg, overdrying, overetching) that could have minimized the desired bond strength of the restoration to the etched tooth structures.
Resin Stratification for Natural Color
Using a freehand bonding approach, a body shade (A1) of composite resin (Esthet-X® HD) was applied to the facial surface of the tooth (Figure 6). The resin was delivered via compule, as the material was more pliable when dispensed accordingly for application and shaping. The body material was sculpted to full contour at the cervical third and tapered incisally to provide space for the application of enamel-shaded composite resin. Dentin mammelons were formed to provide esthetic incisal edge effects and to retain the patient's youthful appearance. When the dentin body material was contoured (Figure 7), the material did not need to be smoothed facially; the mammelons were sculpted freehand to achieve a natural appearance in the direct resin veneers postoperatively. The dentin body layer was then light-cured for 10 seconds.
Translucent enamel resin (shade YE, Esthet-X® HD) was applied and formed over the incisal two thirds of the restoration (Figure 8). The enamel layer was thinned as it approached the cervical third, providing desaturation of the more opaque body shade from the cervical third and through the length of the tooth. An incisal halo was also created through the minimal application of body shade XL (Esthet-X® HD) to the incisal edge of the tooth (Figure 9). Following a 10-second light-cure (Figure 10), gross contouring was accomplished with a series of medium and fine diamonds, taking care to preserve surface texture during their systematic application.10
Tooth No. 9 was restored in a similar manner and readied for light-curing prior to the application of enamel-shaded composite. The adjacent central and lateral incisors were restored with the same shades and using identical techniques, with care and attention paid to the achievement of symmetry and natural-looking characterizations (Figure 11).
Finishing and Polishing Sequence
An aluminum-oxide impregnated resin finishing cup (Enhance® Finishing & Polishing System, DENTSPLY Caulk) was inserted in a contra-angle handpiece and applied with intermittent pressure to the tooth surface in a light, buffing motion (Figure 12). Care was taken to prevent excess heat buildup by frequently raising the finishing cup from the restoration surface. The definitive direct resin veneers were then polished using diamond-impregnated resin polishing cups and points (PoGo® Micropolishers, DENTSPLY Caulk) (Figure 13) that were also used in "staccato" fashion along the surfaces of the restorations. Clearly evident in the postoperative result were the restored smile line, corrected canting, and dramatic edge effects that reinforced the patient's youth (Figure 14). The shaded buildup and inherent shade selection resulted in a natural, vital look suitable for an adolescent male (Figure 15).
Direct resin veneers were indicated for this patient, as correction of merely the incisal chipping could have made the restorations prone to fracture. Additionally, the direct resin veneers could be completed with minimal preparation and, due to the increased surface area available for adhesive bonding, would provide greater longevity than would simple incisal edge repair. Direct composite resins are both cost effective and easily repaired while the child continues to grow and his or her hard and soft tissues mature. As a result of this minimally invasive treatment, the patient will be well positioned for future orthodontia and/or porcelain restorations that provide long-term esthetics in adulthood.
Minimally invasive dentistry, and the associated direct composite resin restorations, is ideally suited for the treatment of children and adolescent dental patients. This immediate chairside approach provides an instantaneous cosmetic result during an awkward and unpredictable period of physical and social development. The repairability of direct veneers and the clinician's ability to adjust the restorations as the patient continues to mature ensures the cosmetic result can be maintained until a final treatment plan for the adult patient is indicated.
In this case presentation, the patient's esthetic expectations were realized through a conservative treatment approach that addressed the fracture of his anterior maxillary dentition. The additional benefit of long-term restoration in this manner is that the patient will develop a better and more specific idea of the kind of esthetics that will be desired as an adult.
1. Brambilla GP, Cavalle E. Fractured incisors: A judicious restorative approach—Part 1. Int Dent J. 2007;57(1):13-18.
2. Chafaie A. Minimally invasive aesthetic treatment for discolored and fractured teeth in adolescents: A case report. Pract Proced Aesthet Dent. 2004;16(4):319-324.
3. Staehle HJ. Minimally invasive restorative treatment. J Adhes Dent. 1999;1(3):267-284.
4. Milnar FJ. Incorporating flowable composites into the minimally invasive treatment sequence for aesthetic enhancement. Pract Proced Aesthet Dent. 2006;18(1):65-70.
5. Blank JT. Creating translucent edge effects and maverick internal tints using microhybrid resin. Pract Proced Aesthet Dent. 2006;18(2):131-136.
6. Okuda WH. Achieving optimal aesthetics for direct and indirect restorations with microhybird composite resins. Pract Proced Aesthet Dent. 2005;17(3):177-184.
7. Terry DA. Contemporary composite resins. In: Terry DA. Natural Aesthetics With Composite Resin. Mahwah, NJ: Montage Media Corporation, 2004:20-37.
8. Koczarski MJ. Achieving natural aesthetics with direct resin composites: Predictable clinical protocol. Pract Proced Aesthet Dent. 2005;17(8):523-525.
9. Chu SJ, Tarnow DP, Bloom M. Diagnosis, etiology, and treatment planning. In: Tarnow DP, Chu SJ, Kim J. Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry: Principles & Practice. Mahwah, NJ: Montage Media Corporation, 2008:1-26.
10. Peyton JH. Finishing and polishing techniques: Direct composite resin restorations. Pract Proced Aesthet Dent. 2004;16(4):293-298.
Jeff T. Blank, DMD, PA, Private Practice, Fort Mill, South Carolina


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Local vet receives 'life-changing' help from local businesses and Contact7 Gives
Posted at 4:59 PM, Aug 14, 2019
GILCREST, Colo. — In a span of two months, Vietnam veteran Dave Rodriguez's life has changed thanks to the generosity of local businesses and Denver7 viewers.
"It feels wonderful," he said.
He sustained injuries in Vietnam 50 years ago, when he was just 18. He now has trouble walking, near-constant pain, arthritis, and a variety of other health issues. He couldn't step into his own bathtub to take a shower, and could barely step outside his home because of mobility issues.
"Just a helping hand, that's all I'm asking for to get myself back on my feet," he said through tears.
That was in June. The day after Denver7 profiled Rodriguez and his service, Bath Fitter stepped in to donate a walk-in shower.
"This is something we want to donate to you guys for what you've done. Service of your country," Miller told Rodriguez on June 19.
Now, that shower is complete.
"It's one of the best things that's ever happened. Now I can get in the shower without having to fight to get in," Rodriguez said.
Another nonprofit also heard the vet's story and stepped up to help him in a different way. The Home Builders Foundation stepped in to build a patio with a wheelchair- and walker-accessible ramp in front of his Gilcrest home.
"It's all free of charge to them and it's a great thing to do," said Chris Beasley of the Foundation said.
"Instead of sitting in this chair all day I can sit out there, read my newspaper, and watch my grandson out there playing," Rodriguez said.
But there was still an issue. Given his health, he was unable to maintain his lawn. He had even received warnings from the town in the past. That's where Denver7 viewers came in to help.
Following the first story of Rodriguez's struggle, viewers stepped up to donate to Contact7 Gives. Donations were enough to pay for lawn care for the veteran and his family for the next year and a half.
"Oh thank you," Rodriguez said through tears when Denver7 surprised him with the news.
Northern Colorado lawn care company Lawn Police Lawn Care stepped in to complete the lawn care services at cost.
"Anytime we can give back to the community that's given us so much, especially served our country and given us a better place to live and to raise our kids and to have a local business, we're more than happy to give back to that," Lawn Police owner Jared Weeks said.
Weeks brought a crew out to mow, trim, and cut weeds. He added that making a difference in this veteran's life "gave me goosebumps."
"I say thank you. Thanks to everybody that is helping me out. It means a lot," Rodriguez said.
The veteran now has a walk-in shower, a wheelchair and walker-accessible porch and ramp, and lawn service for the foreseeable future.
"It's been a long road getting here and now you guys are doing all this for me. It means the world to me," Rodriguez said, with tears in his eyes. "I couldn't ask for more. I appreciate it and I thank God for you guys."
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And that's actually after half of the participants already checked in. The venue was considerably crowded and I would say nearly 80% of the available seats were taken.
Below you can see all these dudes with white Nexus One boxes.
Nice event Google! The best step is definitely to give developers free phones. You can have the best simulator / emulator, but it is always a different experience when you run your application on a real phone. This is very important proper mobile application development. You need to use your application on a real phone – only then you figure out what you actually did wrong. Google definitely understood this. Thanks Google.


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In Memoriam Agnes Nabawanga
25 december 1962 - 21 april 2021
Agnes was the mother at Mama Jane's. A mother in a lot of ways and than even more. To the children who grew up in the home, to her own chidren, to us and to many more.
Some 30 years ago Agnes was asked to run Mama Jane's orphanage, after Jane passed. She then worked at the Ugandan Probation office in Jinja, so she was familiar with the home and the care for vulnerable children. She accepted the job and put her all in it since then.
We know Agnes as being strong and caring. She led Mama Jane like a mother, wich is so outstanding. Sometimes there were 70 children in the home. She provided them all with care and made them feel safe and secure.
In 30 years Agnes provided a home for children in need of a safe haven. Ze was the mother they missed out on, and she made sure they would get chances for a future life.
Kezia of Mama Jane wrote these beautiful words last week:
"Today is a dark day in our lives😪😪we have lost it all, a mum, a mentor, prayer warrior, the one who never gives up even when there are lots of reasons to. In life, we loved you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place, no one else will ever fill. I cry endlessly becoz of your death😭😭 but I promise, I won't let the tears mar the smiles that you've given me when you were alive. No matter what I do to move on from this pain, deep down inside I will always know that I'll never get to hug my mom again. I will dearly miss you mama Agnes Nabawanga. May your soul rest with the angels mama jane 🙏🙏"
Agnes led Mama Jane like a queen. There was no way around her. She enforced respect. An iron lady, sometimes a bit harsh and strict, but with a heart of pure gold.
Keeping Mama Jane a permanent safe and providing place, was a tough job. So much to think about: keeping order, peace, clean, provide foods, schoolfees, uniforms, places to sleep, etcetera.. And then pay the bills..
Again and again she thought of new projects to generate money. She gave her full100% to accomplish them too. The Mama Jane farm, guesthouse, solar, the nursery, vocational school. With help of sponsors she achieved a lot. Her enthusiasm and persuasion made people want to help Mama Jane realizing the plans.
We have known Agnes for so many years. Except for the strong leader she was, we always enjoyed her sense of humour so much! A lot of times we spent talking and laughing a lot, especially with the funny faces she could pull.
On the benches in the hall of Mama Jane, in front of Agnes' office, you would find people waiting patiently. They came for advice or help, or some came to offer help.
Agnes was a very wise woman. She inspired and motivated.
Brian, who grew up in the home, put it like this:
"She was a mother to me and many. To us she wasn't just a caretaker, but a mother who sacrified a lot and did all she could to see that we reach somewhere. We are the legacy she has left behind. We are forever grateful for her life and the impact on our lives, as the children who went through Mama Jane".
We are so very sad Agnes had to leave us at this young age. She was an unforgettable beautiful person. Mama Jane will not be the same without her there. Although it is hard, we have faith in the future of the home. This safe haven for vulnerable children is still needed en will continue to exist, with support of Stichting-team.
We wish her children, the children & staff of Mama Jane, and all the people who are missing Agnes, a lot of strength and love to carry this loss.
Please let Agnes remain the strong ánd loving inspirator in our lives.
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Agnes was a very wise woman. She inspired and motivated. Brian, who grew up in the home, put it like this: "She was a mother to me and many. To us she wasn't just a caretaker, but a mother who sacrified a lot and did all she could to see that we reach somewhere.
Visiting Mama Jane 2019
A wonderful week in Jinja
Mariska and Esther were in Jinja for a week this October. It was a great week; talking with Agnes and Seith, attending Peter's wedding and being part of the Mama Jane family and the Ugandan life.
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Mama Jane Children Care Centre The key to success for orphans
The orphanage in Jinja Uganda was founded in the 70's. Hundreds of thousands of people have died under the former government. Many children have been orphaned. Mama Jane took care of them. The orphanage and the foundation are named after her.
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Gabula Road plot nr. 22, P.O. Box 1185, Jinja, Uganda
P: +256-434-121705, E: info@mamajane.nl
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KING DAVID: NYCFC just follows its leader — again
Aug 7, 2017 | New York City FC, Uncategorized |
David Villa was a one-man wrecking crew for NYCFC. (Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports)
BRONX, N.Y. — What David Villa is accomplishing is amazing, just simply amazing.
At the age of 35, which in some quarters is considered ancient for a striker, the New York City FC captain and striker finds himself leading Major League Soccer with 17 goals.
Just as important is the fact that he is the leader of NYCFC and his teammates are just happy to follow their leader.
Villa was at his best and most lethal in NYCFC's 3-2 comeback win over the Red Bulls at Yankee Stadium Sunday night. He could not have time his first MLS hat-trick any better in the Hudson River Derby.
"He's fantastic," City head coach Patrick Vieira said. "He's our leader when he's performing like that – that lifts the team and players are behind him and follow him. So when David is playing very well, the team is playing well. And today was David."
In triplicate as Villa tallied his first MLS hat-trick.
"He has been a tremendous player, his work ethic first and foremost I see that every single game and that's what you want to see from your top scorer year after year his quality speaks for itself and big games call big players to step up and he put the team on his back," goalkeeper Sean Johnson said.
Being that leader is part of Villa's DNA.
"I try to do my best always, in the training facility or in games," he said. "I try to show the young players I arrived to where I arrive because I always give 100 percent on the pitch. Sometimes you can play well like today and score three goals and sometimes you can play bad like in Toronto the other day, like I did, but it is mandatory to give 100 percent and I try to do that. If they show me like a leader, it is a pleasure to me."
Villa gave NYCFC a 1-0 lead before the Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips turned around the momentum and the lead with goals late in the first half and 64th minute. Then it was all Villa as the Spanish World Cup champion found the net twice within a three-minute period as he transformed a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 advantage in the 75th minute.
"He's a tough guy to deal with and Aaron Long had the responsibility of trying to take care of him a lot today," Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch said of his center back. "So you know, it's a big experience for Aaron to be a part of and you know, he came up second on a few too many plays and that's what happens when you play against high level guys. You have to understand that you have to be sharp upstairs. You have to be alert for every moment. You can't give them any space because when you do he can hurt you. And obviously, he's a quality player. There's nothing more to say."
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Thanks for the info. That really helped!
I'm in the process of constructing a couple of development sensors and am looking to confirm that they radio is properly connected.
Is there any debug info that can confirm (or reject) that I have an rfm69 correctly connected to my arduino?


I have read that gemstones can be fired directly into the clay. Can I fire my diamond in it?
Most CZs can be fired into your projects. I have seen several failures with stones that were supposedly tested for the heat required for the metal clays. One beautiful diamond-like CZ became cloudy and had an opal appearance--very attractive and fortunately it worked with the design, but a failure nevertheless.
One CZ lost all of its facets and became a rounded piece of glass. This was a real failure, and I had no solution for fixing it.
In my studio, I test all stones personally before they are worked into projects. If a stone fires correctly the first time, it will fire the same way (at the same temperature) in each subsequent firing.
As for you diamond, the answer is no. However, you can place a setting into your piece and set your diamond in after the firing.


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[1600] Kreuzwieser, J., U. Scheerer, J. Kruse, T. Burzlaff, A. Honsel, S. Alfarraj, P. Georgiev, JÖRG-PETER. SCHNITZLER, A. Ghirardo, I. Kreuzer, et al., "The Venus flytrap attracts insects by the release of volatile organic compounds.", J Exp Bot, vol. 65, pp. 755–766, Feb, 2014.
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ert455

Does Dionaea muscipula, the Venus flytrap, use a particular mechanism to attract animal prey? This question was raised by Charles Darwin 140 years ago, but it remains unanswered. This study tested the hypothesis that Dionaea releases volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to allure prey insects. For this purpose, olfactory choice bioassays were performed to elucidate if Dionaea attracts Drosophila melanogaster. The VOCs emitted by the plant were further analysed by GC-MS and proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS). The bioassays documented that Drosophila was strongly attracted by the carnivorous plant. Over 60 VOCs, including terpenes, benzenoids, and aliphatics, were emitted by Dionaea, predominantly in the light. This work further tested whether attraction of animal prey is affected by the nutritional status of the plant. For this purpose, Dionaea plants were fed with insect biomass to improve plant N status. However, although such feeding altered the VOC emission pattern by reducing terpene release, the attraction of Drosophila was not affected. From these results it is concluded that Dionaea attracts insects on the basis of food smell mimicry because the scent released has strong similarity to the bouquet of fruits and plant flowers. Such a volatile blend is emitted to attract insects searching for food to visit the deadly capture organ of the Venus flytrap.

[Mueller2006] Müller, K., S. Haferkorn, W. Grabmer, A. Wisthaler, A. Hansel, J. Kreuzwieser, C. Cojocariu, H. Rennenberg, and H. Herrmann, "Biogenic carbonyl compounds within and above a coniferous forest in Germany", Atmospheric Environment, vol. 40: Elsevier, pp. 81–91, 2006.
Diurnal mixing ratios of aldehydes and ketones were investigated during two joint experiments in summer months to identify biogenic contributions from coniferous forests to tropospheric chemistry. In a Norway spruce forest, the diurnal variation of carbonyl compounds was measured at 12 m (in the treetop) and at 24 m (above the canopy). The main findings of the experiment are that acetone (up to 9.1 ppbv), formaldehyde (up to 6.5 ppbv), acetaldehyde (up to 5.5 ppbv) and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK, up to 1.8 ppbv) were found in highest concentrations. For all major compounds with the exception of MEK, primary emissions are supposed. From α-pinene oxidation, pinonaldehyde was found with its peak concentrations (up to 0.15 ppbv) during the early morning hours. The diurnal variation of concentrations for most other compounds shows maximum concentrations near midday in 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH) measurements but not for proton-transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) measurements of acetaldehyde and acetone. A clear correlation of carbonyl compound concentration to the radiation intensity and the temperature (R2=0.66) was found. However, formaldehyde did not show distinct diurnal variations. A very high correlation was observed for both heights between mixing ratios of acetaldehyde and acetone (R2=0.84), acetone and MEK (R2=0.90) as well as acetaldehyde and MEK (R2=0.88) but not for formaldehyde and the others. For the most time, the observed carbonyl compound concentrations above the canopy are higher than within the forest stand. This indicates an additional secondary formation in the atmosphere above the forest. The differences of acetone and acetaldehyde mixing ratios detected by DNPH technique and the PTR-MS could not be fully clarified by a laboratory intercomparison.
[Schnitzler2004] SCHNITZLER, JÖRG-PETER., M. Graus, J. Kreuzwieser, U. Heizmann, H. Rennenberg, A. Wisthaler, and A. Hansel, "Contribution of different carbon sources to isoprene biosynthesis in poplar leaves", Plant Physiology, vol. 135, no. 1: Am Soc Plant Biol, pp. 152–160, 2004.
Link: http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/135/1/152.short
This study was performed to test if alternative carbon sources besides recently photosynthetically fixed CO2 are used for isoprene formation in the leaves of young poplar (Populus × canescens) trees. In a 13CO2 atmosphere under steady state conditions, only about 75% of isoprene became 13C labeled within minutes. A considerable part of the unlabeled carbon may be derived from xylem transported carbohydrates, as may be shown by feeding leaves with [U-13C]Glc. As a consequence of this treatment approximately 8% to 10% of the carbon emitted as isoprene was 13C labeled. In order to identify further carbon sources, poplar leaves were depleted of leaf internal carbon pools and the carbon pools were refilled with 13C labeled carbon by exposure to 13CO2. Results from this treatment showed that about 30% of isoprene carbon became 13C labeled, clearly suggesting that, in addition to xylem transported carbon and CO2, leaf internal carbon pools, e.g. starch, are used for isoprene formation. This use was even increased when net assimilation was reduced, for example by abscisic acid application. The data provide clear evidence of a dynamic exchange of carbon between different cellular precursors for isoprene biosynthesis, and an increasing importance of these alternative carbon pools under conditions of limited photosynthesis. Feeding [1,2-13C]Glc and [3-13C]Glc to leaves via the xylem suggested that alternative carbon sources are probably derived from cytosolic pyruvate/phosphoenolpyruvate equivalents and incorporated into isoprene according to the predicted cleavage of the 3-C position of pyruvate during the initial step of the plastidic deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate pathway.
[Graus2004] Graus, M., JÖRG-PETER. SCHNITZLER, A. Hansel, C. Cojocariu, H. Rennenberg, A. Wisthaler, and J. Kreuzwieser, "Transient release of oxygenated volatile organic compounds during light-dark transitions in grey poplar leaves", Plant Physiology, vol. 135, no. 4: American Society of Plant Biologists, pp. 1967–1975, 2004.
Link: http://www.plantphysiology.org/content/135/4/1967.short
In this study, we investigated the prompt release of acetaldehyde and other oxygenated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from leaves of Grey poplar [Populus x canescens (Aiton) Smith] following light-dark transitions. Mass scans utilizing the extremely fast and sensitive proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry technique revealed the following temporal pattern after light-dark transitions: hexenal was emitted first, followed by acetaldehyde and other C6-VOCs. Under anoxic conditions, acetaldehyde was the only compound released after switching off the light. This clearly indicated that hexenal and other C6-VOCs were released from the lipoxygenase reaction taking place during light-dark transitions under aerobic conditions. Experiments with enzyme inhibitors that artificially increased cytosolic pyruvate demonstrated that the acetaldehyde burst after light-dark transition could not be explained by the recently suggested pyruvate overflow mechanism. The simulation of light fleck situations in the canopy by exposing leaves to alternating light-dark and dark-light transitions or fast changes from high to low photosynthetic photon flux density showed that this process is of minor importance for acetaldehyde emission into the Earth's atmosphere.
[Kreuzwieser2002] Kreuzwieser, J., M. Graus, A. Wisthaler, A. Hansel, H. Rennenberg, and JÖRG-PETER. SCHNITZLER, "Xylem-transported glucose as an additional carbon source for leaf isoprene formation in Quercus robur", New Phytologist, vol. 156, no. 2: Wiley Online Library, pp. 171–178, 2002.
Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00516.x/full
In order to test whether xylem-transported carbohydrates are a potential source for isoprene biosynthesis, [U- 13 C]-labelled α- d -glucose was fed via cut ends of stems into the xylem of Quercus robur seedlings and the incorporation of 13 C into isoprene emitted was studied. Emission of 13 C-labelled isoprene was monitored in real time by proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS). A rapid incorporation of 13 C from xylem-fed glucose into single (mass 70) and double (mass 71) 13 C-labelled isoprene molecules was observed after a lag phase of approx. 5–10 min. This incorporation was temperature dependent and was highest (up to 13% 13 C of total carbon emitted as isoprene) at the temperature optimum of isoprene emission (40–42°C), when net assimilation was strongly reduced. Fast dark-to-light transitions led to a strong single or double 13 C-labelling of isoprene from xylem-fed [U-13C]glucose. During a period of 10–15 min up to 86% of all isoprene molecules became single or double 13 C-labelled, resulting in a 13 C-portion of up to 27% of total carbon emitted as isoprene. The results provide evidence that xylem-transported glucose or its degradation products can potentially be used as additional precursors for isoprene biosynthesis and that this carbon source becomes more important under conditions of limited photosynthesis.


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Lawsuit against Minister of Antiquities Postponed to February 13 for Failing to Implement Provisions of Law and Dereliction of Duty
Dokki Misdemeanor Court postponed today a lawsuit filed by the ECESR to February 13. The lawsuit was brought against Mohammed Ibrahim, the Minister of State for Antiquities, for failing to implement the provisions of law and dereliction of duty.
The Misdemeanor is the first of its kind to be brought against the Minister of State for Antiquities because of his failure to implement the provisions of law and dereliction of duty in terms of providing the necessary protection for some archaeological sites, and carrying out the necessary maintenance for their protection, preservation and restoration. This kind of dereliction of duty comes at a time when those archaeological sites are now facing dangers and damage threatening their survival and their historical and aesthetic value.
In its attempts to monitor violations and infringements on archaeological sites, the Popular Campaign for Community Control over Antiquities and Heritage has monitored a host of violations perpetrated on a number of priceless archaeological sites without taking any deterrent measures by the minister and his aides. These sites are facing dangers and damage threatening their survival as a result of theft, destruction, building on them and other serious abuses, in spite of our attempts to inform the competent authorities, but to no avail.
Invoking Article 123 of the Penal Code, which stipulates that " a public employee shall be punished by imprisonment and dismissal if he uses his job to stop the implementation of the orders issued by the government or the provisions of the laws and regulations", the lawyers of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights sent the Minister a formal warning by the official report No. 2071 dated 09/22/2013. The warning asked the Minister to take the legal actions to protect a number of important archaeological sites that are exposed to several violations. Needless to say, it is considered an explicit violation of the powers vested on the Minister and his aides to protect and maintain the Egyptian heritage, and a violation of the law No. 117 of 1983 on the issuance of the Monuments Protection Act. Therefore, the ECESR lawyers took the legal action and filed a direct misdemeanor against the minister for the court to sentence him in pursuance of Article 123 of the Penal Code.
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"[God] made known the mystery of His will according to His kind intention which He purposed in [Christ] with a view to an administration suitable to the fulness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth" (Eph. 1:9-10).
God is intimately involved in the flow of human history and is directing its course toward a specific, predetermined climax.
For centuries men of various philosophical schools have debated the cause, course, and climax of human history. Some deny God and therefore deny any divine involvement in history. Others believe that God set everything in motion, then withdrew to let it progress on its own. Still others believe that God is intimately involved in the flow of human history and is directing its course toward a specific, predetermined climax.
In Ephesians 1:9-10 Paul settles that debate by reminding us that Jesus Himself is the goal of human history. In Him all things will be summed up—all human history will be resolved and united to the Father through the work of the Son.


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Joann Hardesty and Loretta Smith
Hello friends! The Portland papers are abuzz with the various details of two Portland women running for City Council. Joann Hardesty and Loretta Smith happen to be those women. Yet no one seems to be talking about something I believe they should be talking about, and that is the historic significance of this race!
Why is it this race historic? Because two women of color—two black women are running for city council in a town that is primarily white and in some circles is referred to as "the whitest city in the United States." This is an important race because for too long the issues and concerns of black folks in Portland have been ignored and disregarded by white leaders who demonstrate that the black residents in their town are just not all that important to them. Smith and Hardesty will change that!
From what I've seen, both women are capable of doing the job. Each woman possesses the skills and the life experience to be great leaders, and the fact is they will change the dynamic of Portland City Council and perhaps even forever. Frankly, that can only be a good thing. Portland City council has long been an 'all white club' and Hardesty and Smith are going to change that dynamic, as well they should!
History shows us that in Portland whenever there has been a woman on city council, there has been a positive change and impact for the entire city and right now we have a choice between two black women. I hope Portlanders' can see exactly what I mean when I say this is a historic moment for Portland. And I'm actually surprised that the media hasn't written more about this historic time in Portland.
I can't help but wonder, why are the newspapers not covering that aspect of this race? Why are there no women's groups writing about the historic significance of this moment in Portland history? I'm flummoxed by the lack of focus on that part of it, because this is history in the making.
If you are wondering who I might endorse, I'm going to tell you I will not endorse either Hardesty or Smith. Who you vote for is up to you but I strongly encourage all reading my commentary here to do the research on your own. Read up on both candidates and come to your own conclusion. Decide for yourself who you think will best do the job because they're both capable, they're both talented and they're both strong women who in the end will make Portland a better place, no matter their current or future roles within the city.
After thinking about the historic importance of this race it occurred to me that Portland is moving closer to becoming a city that is actually more inclusive and progressive to all its residents and not only the white majority of citizens, and everyone should take a moment to think about this shift. It is long overdue.
The citizens of Portland should take some time to pay attention to both these qualified candidates and make a personally informed choice as to who they decide to vote for.
The public should not, in my opinion, decide their vote based on any kind of endorsement or local opinion from any print or online media in Portland. I base this on the negative history the black community has had with media in Portland overall, and the fact that Portland media routinely does not show black residents of Portland that they care about them or their issues, or concerns.
Furthermore, there is the indisputable fact that Portland media does not hire black staff writers when the city abounds with thousands of qualified black writers who would be a benefit to any newspaper, writing meaningful articles on any number of cultural, social and political topics which impact people of color. It is for this reason that I do not trust the endorsements of Portland media on which person of color they decide to endorse because invariably the person doing the endorsing is not a person of color or even familiar with issues pertaining to people of color.
In closing, I will say that we all need to appreciate this historic moment in Portland's history because at the end of the day we've got two women of color who can both get the job done.
I think we're growing up as a community regardless of any divisive influences that may still try to tear us apart. We should understand that too, that no matter how transparent this race may seem, there are divisive influences and people who regard races like this as a war and will try to cheapen it and make people lose focus of the historic reality of this race and the importance of both women to the city of Portland and its future.
I'm just so proud of Portland right now and of both of these capable and qualified women. Trust your own judgment, do your own research and decide for yourself who you think the better candidate is and then vote for that candidate!
Joann Hardesty and Loretta Smith are two women we should all be proud of and we need to remember that this race is bigger than both of them and it's bigger than all of us. We are making history in Portland and this is actually happening in the days of Trump!
Posted in City of Portland, Portland News Media, Portland Politics, US Politics
Tagged City of Portland, Joann Hardesty, Law Enfocement, Loretta Smith, Politics, Portland, Portland Black History, Portland City Council, Portland History, Portland Oregon, Public Service, Racism, Racism in Journalism
Press Release: Racism in Journalism Portland Mercury
November 1st, Portland Mercury recently published a factually weak article by Doug Brown, accusing Commissioner Loretta Smith of illegally "Raking in cash for a city council run." They accuse Smith of improperly fundraising for her future political campaign. The article was not properly researched and is another example of careless racist journalism in Portland Oregon. This attack on Loretta Smith is another way white-owned and operated Portland newspapers can play fast and loose with the truth whenever a black leader is involved or has a position of power.
The Mercury doesn't appear committed to accuracy in journalism if it concerns black people in Portland, even respected black leaders like Loretta Smith. For a Newspaper that appears to support The Portland Resistance, shouldn't the Mercury's young white reporters also check their facts? The City Charter amended their rules to make it legal to fundraise while also working another position and if they had done their homework, the Mercury would know that. Or maybe they knew already but just didn't care.
This form of racial bias in journalism proves the point many critics of white liberal media have; that wealthy and influential white media do not genuinely care about African Americans in general, black Portlanders specifically and black leaders in particular. The Mercury also doesn't seem to care about the role of black leadership or in how they are unjustly smeared in print.
This article by the Mercury is a humiliating demonstration regarding exactly how black leaders in Portland are held to a different standard. Would The Mercury have written such an accusatory and suggestive article about a white candidate running for office? It is unlikely.
Loretta Smith has shared information with me regarding the charter rule that was amended the first of January 2017 that allows her the leeway to do what she's done.
I challenge the Portland Mercury to admit their factual error and their racism in how they threw Loretta Smith under the bus.
I challenge The Portland Mercury to APOLOGIZE to Commissioner Smith and all the black residents of Portland for their careless article. I challenge the Mercury to stop hiring only white staff writers and to practice what they preach about truly recognizing and promoting racial diversity and most importantly racial equity and equality for the black residents of Portland.
2017 needs to be the year Portland media makes some big changes if they expect to b taken seriously. This process begins when they stop excluding people of color from leadership roles or in political debates as happened last year. This process begins by not attacking black leaders as easy targets and smearing their names in print simply because they can.
Other national newspapers and social justice organizations are watching Portland. There are other individuals and entities in this nation who are watching "The Whitest City" in the country, including some well-known journalists and even The Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Portland Mercury, Willamette Week, and the Oregonian newspapers must learn to adapt to a changing political climate due to racial discrimination that continues to infect this country, and to the greater expectations that accompany that shift. These newspapers must stop promoting shoddy yellow journalism and the blatant racism that goes with that.
They need to hire more black staff writers, and journalists and focus on issues and black concerns. They need to stop merely talking the talk of diversity and inclusion. They need to start walking the walk and that means action, and doing.
Mulnomah County Charter
https://multco.us/file/55743/download
Portland Mercury Article on Loretta Smith
http://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2017/11/01/19436141/loretta-smith-is-raking-in-cash-for-a-city-council-run
Facebook Post to Fred Stewart from Loretta Smith
Loretta Smith Fred, I want to first say I am following the Multnomah County Charter rules.
Jules Bailey did the same thing last year when he ran for Mayor and the Portland Mercury did not do write an inflated story on his legality. I just want to be treated fairly by you and the press.
Secondly, I do not want a compliment from you every time you see me about my beauty or attractiveness for the rest of my life. That is not necessary.
You have have an important voice that is needed and should be heard on housing. Insulting my integrity and repeating misinformation will only distract you and others from your real gift and expertise on housing issues that must be shared during this crisis.
Many folks are not aware that there are new rules that former Commissioners did not have. Below are the new rules effective January 1, 2017.
All the papers have this too. They chose to give their story a different slant and focus. Sir, I believe you owe me an apology.
Peace and blessings to you.
4.20. Terms Of Office; Successive Terms; Running For Office In Midterm.
(3) Effective January 1, 2017, Commissioners of Multnomah County may run for the Office of Chair of Multnomah County mid-term without resigning their current elected office. No elected official of Multnomah County may run for another elective office in midterm without resigning first. Filing for another office in midterm shall be the same as a resignation, effective as of date of filing. "Midterm" does not include the final year of an elected official's term. Filing for another office in the last year of an elective term shall not constitute a resignation.
[Amendment (ballot measure 26-76) adopted by people Nov. 3, 1998; amendment (ballot measure 26-78) adopted by people May 16, 2006; amendment (ballot measure 26-182) adopted by people Nov. 8, 2016]
Posted in City of Portland
Tagged Fred Instead, Fred Stewart, Loretta Smith, Portland, Portland City Council, Portland History, Portland Mercury, Portland Oregon, Racism, Racism in Jounalism, Racism in Journalism, Racism in Portland Oregon, Radicalized Racist White People
It's Complicated: Racism in Portland Media By Fred Stewart, edited by Theresa Griffin Kennedy
I want to share something with the Portland community, my family, personal friends and many Facebook friends who follow my posts and videos. September 5, 2017, something very interesting happened to me.
In the late morning, I ran into Mark Zusman who is one of the editors of Willamette Week Newspaper. I have known Zusman for at least the past twenty-three years and perhaps even longer than that. Over that time I have spoken to probably a dozen or so of his young white reporters who eagerly work for WW. I have spoken to Zusman and others about various political, social and economic issues and I have been quoted numerous times in their paper.
In 1992 when I first ran for office WW endorsed me over an incumbent state representative and they wrote about my campaign. Naturally, I was pleased they would support me, a man of color, a lifetime resident of Portland, and a real estate broker who has always been invested in the progress of my hometown and the progressive people who populate this great city.
On the fifth, as I was walking by Zusman, (at a gym we both belong to) Zusman, whom I didn't recognize, because of his dusty white hair called out to me:"Is it Fred? I wanna to talk to you for a moment!" I was walking by after working out on some equipment and simply didn't see him. When he called out to me, I was surprised. I strolled over and we spoke for about ten minutes. The exchange was interesting and confirmed many things I had always suspected about Zusman.
Zusman seemed perplexed and troubled as he began addressing me. He said: "You know we're Facebook friends. I've been reading some comments you've made on Facebook regarding me and my paper and your ideas that we are racist that I'm concerned with." What Zusman was referring to of course was my open and well-known condemnation of the newspaper he runs. This includes my condemnation of him personally for running the paper the way he does, with a focus on people of color that I and many others find biased, racist and disrespectful to the many hard working people of color residing in Portland.
I have come to this conclusion based on many instances of WW publishing articles that are racially insensitive and downright mocking to some of the most accomplished black public and business leaders in Portland today! In Portland, a black person just can't catch a break with this white owned and white operated newspaper.
Over the years, WW has made a point of publishing patronizing articles pointing out the minor shortcomings, and failings of some of the most successful and decent black residents of Portland. To see this done habitually is extremely disappointing for a person of color living in the "whitest city" in the nation.
This biased focus from WW does nothing to promote racial harmony in Portland or help promote the social and economic equity that is so needed here. Economic and social equity is needed to prevent more people of color from being pushed out of their hometown where they have lived their entire lives. This equity is needed to counteract things like "rent control" and the slow steady march of gentrification that leads to white Portland residents taking over entire areas, and pushing out black residents, as has happened in the Albina neighborhoods and elsewhere in North and NE Portland.
I have not come to this conclusion about WW easily and I have to add that it is quite humbling to admit how I did arrive at this conclusion. I refer to that epiphany as a "chicken George" moment. If any of you have ever seen the television series Roots then you know exactly what I'm talking about.
For years I ignored the mocking, elitist tone of the articles WW has published where they chose to focus on people of color. I let slide many of the trespasses and cruel insults WW have made against the black Community. I didn't want to become known as a complainer and so I let my awareness of the institutionalized racism within their articles regarding people of color, slide.
I denied the truth. I avoided the ugliness of what they were doing. Granted, they weren't calling black people the "N word" but they were doing other things, subtle things that are racist by virtue of their outcome. Today we call these subtle forms of abuse and racism "micro-aggressions." They encompass not so much what an individual might say, as how they say it or what they may do. Remember the old saying "actions speak louder than words" that we all learned as children? It's as true today as it was fifty years ago.
Much of my criticism of WW and what they do as an institution is not only what they choose to write about when it comes to people of color, but what they choose not to write about regarding issues important to people of color in Portland. They do not write uplifting stories, demonstrating real respect and regard for the successful business and political leaders of Portland who may be black.
There are countless stories that WW should write. There are countless stories that could offer a needed positive and empowering view of the people of color in Portland, other than which "Black-Owned Restaurants" you should frequent during their "Here's Where to Eat During Support Black-Owned Restaurants Week." http://www.wweek.com/restaurants/news-restaurants/2017/08/21/heres-where-to-eat-during-support-black-owned-restaurants-week/ Did WW ever get a black persons opinion on the condescension of that article? Did they confer with a black person over any part of the writing of that comical article? Why not support black owned businesses period? Is White Portland only supposed to support black-owned businesses for a "week" according to WW? This is what I'm talking about.
During our short conversation Zusman asked me if I could "…produce any bonafide evidence" that he was racist in his organization as an editor and journalist. In my opinion, his question regarding "evidence" is a classic tactic by white people who are secretly racist, or even openly racist but oblivious to their unconscious bias. These kinds of people don't ask a black person why they feel they or other white people might be racist—because the perspective of the black person is simply not important. They demand to know if the black person has "any evidence." By this I mean, evidence that could convince another white person (or perhaps even a court of law) that the black person is correct to suspect racist thinking in the white person.
I explained to Zusman that I had read his articles about Baruti Lateef Artharee and his articles about Derek Foxworth and his articles about Lew Frederick and other black people in Portland and I was not impressed. In those articles, all I saw was a heavy focus on racial bias. The truth of the matter is that there are mirror situations of misconduct among white politicians and white business leaders in Portland that WW could write about, but more often than not, they choose not to.
Instead of writing positive articles about good black leadership in the whitest city in the nation, WW seems to enjoy writing articles that make prominent black leaders in Portland look corrupt, stupid, lazy, and dishonest. They take some of the most successful black leaders in Portland and reduce them to racial clichés. The only time they do write about black folks in Portland is generally when a black gang member has just killed one or more people or there has been a rash of gang shootings among documented black gang members.
With other black folks in Portland WW goes even lower in their tactics, for example engaging in obvious yellow journalism; such as they did with me in the 2016 article they wrote about my relationship with my very independent daughter Hunter Stewart.
WW's article, titled in true yellow journalism fashion, "City Council Candidate Fred Stewart "Pinned" His 16-Year-Old Daughter Against a Wall. Then He Sued Her."http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/04/13/city-council-candidate-fred-stewart-pinned-his-16-year-old-daughter-against-a-wall/ had head writer and Nigel Jaquiss depict me being violent with my teenaged daughter and trying to poke her eye out when I had done no such thing. Jaquiss accused me of having been arrested for "nonpayment of child support" when I had never been arrested for that charge. Later, they had to retract the statement on their website. Nigel Jaquiss lied to me when he told me he would not write about me, after visiting my home after I had sprained my ankle, explaining it would be no problem for him to come to my home. Then later, after he'd lied to me, he published the smear article insinuating I had a history of domestic violence with my ex-wife, and even going so far as to accuse me of violently abusing my only child when I had not.
For their article, they had one source; my young and angsty daughter Hunter Stewart. They had no concern for the damage this might inflict on my daughter. They had no issues coming between a father and his daughter. That is yellow journalism. http://www.golocalpdx.com/news/willamette-weeks-nigel-jaquiss-journalism-of-destruction
I am a man who has never been arrested for domestic violence though police officers have been called to my home when I had two loud disagreements with my assertive young daughter. I am a man who has never been charged or convicted of the crime of domestic violence. Why? Because I do not enjoy hurting women. That does not bring me joy. And my mother made it a very important part of raising me to instill a clear understanding in me that there is no one "lower" than a man who will overpower or hurt a woman smaller than him.
Of the dozens of relationships I have had in my life with women, there are only two women who have ever accused me of being violent and abusive and those are my ex-wife and our daughter. Considering the manner that my ex-wife swore she would turn my daughter against me, to my mother Dorothy Stewart and to my sister Tracy Stewart, and even to me, beginning when Hunter was barely five-years-old, this is not surprising to me. http://golocalpdx.com/news/audio-dorothy-and-fred-stewart-discuss-lynchings-in-mississippi
There is no documentation anywhere that can support WW's false claim I ever abused my ex-wife or my daughter. There are no hospital records, no school reports of abuse, and no written police records claiming evidence of any abuse. How many other men have been accused of being violent by their ex-spouses when they were not? History shows us that there have been a lot.
I told Zusman he has not ensured his working environment at WW is racially inclusive. The truth is that WW does not hire black people to write for them. Why? Because as white men and women, the issues of black folks in Portland are as remote to them as if black people were from another country or another planet.
Bottom line is that WW has never made it a priority that their news outlet reflects the concerns or challenges that all of the residents of the city of Portland, face. And all the residents includes the vanishing numbers of black folks who still reside here and who have lived here their whole lives. WW have intentionally ignored the development of black writers within their newspaper because they're not interested in embracing, supporting or understanding the black community. They're white, so why should they care? It really is as simple as that.
Looking back on every instance where I've been interviewed for political office by WW, and I've been asked to meet with them, I have always been confronted by a large group of white people, with never a black person in sight. This has usually meant meeting with white men but sometimes a white woman or maybe two were present. Still, when you are black and surrounded by people who don't look like you, it can feel very unwelcoming and isolating. When you're a man, and a big man at that, it can feel even more unwelcoming.
When I discussed my concerns about the black community in those meetings, it was evident they at WW had not done their homework. Their scope of understanding the black community and its challenges was humiliatingly shallow and simplistic.
It was not important to them because they are not black.
Because I belong to a very prestigious gym, which I will not name, they do their best to try to make sure only conscientious, decent and enlightened people become members. Because I told Zusman during our short conversation that I considered him to be racist in his policies and behaviors with regard to WW, he challenged me on the spot to inform the membership board of the gym where we were both standing. I found his suggestion manipulative and aggressive; akin to saying, "Hey kid, you want me to call the police?!"
He said: "Because this organization doesn't offer memberships to racist people Fred, why don't you contact them and tell them what you think?!" I attempted to make the distinction between a blathering mad-man racist, yelling and screaming in a crowd, or on a street corner, much like Jeremy Joseph Christian was—the Max Train killer, and the kind of controlled, calm and calculated racist who people would never suspect of being racist. The kind of racist who runs a newspaper and only writes about black people in negative and stereotypical ways and focuses on his white special interest stories, with his white writers.
I said "Mark, you may not be a David Duke, Hood wearing, Nazi saluting type of racist. But you are a passive type of racist. Or a passive aggressive racist. You have a bias against black people in Portland. I see it in the incomplete stories you allow to be written about black people and the ways you depict them. And honestly anyone can see it in that article Nigel Jaquiss wrote about me and my daughter." Zusman did not respond to my accusations of covert racism in his newspapers practices in not hiring people of color and in only focusing on mocking the most accomplished black residents in Portland and just shook his head no.
I pointed out to Zusman that in 2006 he allowed an article to be written about Lew Frederick's family, in which WW poked fun at the great grandfather of Representative Lew Frederick. Lew Frederick's great grandfather was born a slave! This great man grew up to watch his son, (Lew's father) graduate from college as an educated man several years before and then later become a professor! The photo was taken at Southern University in 1954 after Lew Frederick's father had completed his PhD and taken a position in the Biology Department at Southern University. This former slave, Lew Frederick's great grandfather, was reduced to a joke because the top portion of his zipper was slightly undone in a family photograph and WW felt it was their sworn moral duty as journalists to point this out. They poked fun and mocked a former slave.
A former SLAVE. The great grandfather of Oregon Representative Lew Frederick!
A former SLAVE.
The group photo was taken at a family celebration some sixty years ago, of that moment in time, when this former slave was wearing his Sunday best suit to celebrate his son's achievement at completing a PhD! Instead of WW addressing the incredible accomplishment for that entire family—that Lew Frederick's father had completed a PhD and was now a professor in a university, WW felt it was important to point out that this former slave's zipper was partially open. They poked fun at a former slave; a man who had faced more oppression, despair, and abuse than most people will ever experience.
Considering that Mark Zusman is Jewish and has Jewish ancestry, we can presume that he too knows how damaging racism and discrimination can be. We may also presume that Zusman knows people who have died in the Holocaust of WWII because of their racial heritage. So, why would Zusman allow this kind of mocking article be written, about a former slave? Why would he allow the sickening slight be included, in which a former slave is ridiculed in such a sophomoric and childish way?
I pointed out to Zusman that WW was very unfair to Baruti Lateef Artharee and that they misrepresented him, helping along his departure by painting him as an out of control lewd animal. Ultimately, Artharee lost his job because he complimented Loretta Smith, a black woman, and WW treated it as some sort of perverted act. The rumor I have heard is that they may have had a history together. Whether or not that's true, Artharee's many contributions to social justice, and civil rights were destroyed by WW and he was reduced to a comical stereotype.
However, to anyone in the know regarding politics in Portland, they know how often Commissioner Nick Fish has done the same thing, calling Smith "beautiful" and complimenting her repeatedly on her physical attractiveness. That double standard sends a very clear message to black folks in Portland and particularly to black men. The message is that it's okay for a white man to compliment a black woman in public, but it is not okay for a black man to compliment a black woman in public. If a black man compliments a black women, and they are in city council or public office, then that man is labeled a pervert or troll.
I pointed out to Zusman how his paper mistreated Derek Foxworth when he was the chief of Portland Police Bureau by the articles they wrote about him during his 2006 troubles. In those articles WW published harmless love letters they called "Horney emails." The emails were exchanged by Foxworth and Angela Oswalt. Both Foxworth and Oswalt had an intimate and consensual relationship for several years. This revelation came years after the relationship had ended (while Foxworth was still chief of police) and it became clear Oswalt was looking for big money.
I told Zusman I know of similar situations within the Portland Police Bureau involving white police officers and white chiefs. I told him I had heard through the grapevine that WW knew of those situations, too, but chose not to report the same behaviors committed by white people within law enforcement. In some of those cases the sexual misconduct was far more egregious than the simple lovey dovey "Horney emails" that ended Derek Foxworth's fine career of service to Portland citizens. Derek Foxworth was singled out because he was a black man in a position of power in Portland; the nations "whitest city." That's why WW went after him.
Because they could.
That is the racism I talked about with Zusman, but he just couldn't get it. He refused to consider that white people who offend and do equal or worse than black people have an advantage: Being white is their pass; their get out of jail free
*The last point I made to Mark Zusman, editor of Willamette Week was that the article he okayed, and that "The Muckraker" Nigel Jaquiss lovingly put together, as an exciting and titillating example of the best yellow journalism many people have yet to see, was also extremely hurtful to my daughter, Hunter Stewart. Zusman was nonplussed. He was unmoved. Why would he care about my only child, Hunter? She's not important to him. She's just some black man's black daughter. Zusman smirked then and said, "Well, Fred, your daughter sure seemed happy when I told her we were gonna run the story. She smiled a big smile!" His reply to my comment was surprising, revealing and I was pretty much stunned by it. It showed me the kind of person he is. Zusman enjoys hurting people. He gets off on it. The grin on his face proved that to me. What kind of person enjoys destroying relationships for people?
I stated to Zusman that the article about me, throwing around the false claim that I had been abusive toward my daughter was a hatchet job and profoundly not true.
Throwing out the image to the mostly white population of Portland of a black man who beats on women is a classic negative stereotype. This stereotype is often expressed by racist white people who wish to frighten other white people into supporting white candidates for public office. It is as old as the hills as a political tool. And people need to be reminded that not all black men abuse women, just like not all white men abuse women.
The article was also a reprehensible affront to everything I've worked hard for in my life. It was their attempt to paint me as the archetypal Negro savage. The kind of out of control black man who cannot be trusted around white women, or even his own biracial child.
Black men have lost their lives over such false accusations of abuse, particularly when a white woman is involved! WW did not take the time to verify more than ONE single source. And that source was my angsty, opinionated, and ambitious young daughter. That is not what even mediocre journalists do. A serious article, written by a professional journalist, to be considered real journalism must have THREE sources that are reliable. WW went against the most common edict of simply journalism that has existed for decades and when that happens what you have is classic yellow journalism.
WW decided to publish their tawdry example of yellow journalism before Election Day, to squash my chances at public office. And they were successful. But they also exposed the very racism many people have suspected them of harboring towards people of color. My conversation with Mark Zusman confirmed for me everything I have ever said about WW, Zusman and Nigel Jaquiss—that they are racist and hide their racism behind the veil of being liberals in a progressive town.
How does a man answer the serious accusation of being physically abusive toward the women who are important to him? How do you not appear guilty, especially if a small town newspaper like WW decides to write an article depicting you in a dishonest way? It is not easy to prove your innocence, but I have tried and with some help and support of family and many friends, I think I have made a good impression.
I told Zusman WW needs to hire black reporters' not black interns' but black reporters. This includes staff writers' who black folks can come to, and address issues relevant to racism and the Black Culture in general in Portland.
I told Zusman, "Next year when WW event is interviewing candidates for their endorsement for elective office, you should make sure those people who are running for office don't sit down in a room filled with only white people staring across the table from them."
Zusman did not acknowledge anything I said and seemed incapable of accepting my perspective in any way. He was blind to everything I said. He shook his head no, and disagreed with everything I said about my experience as a black man in white Portland. I was wrong about everything. He was the expert on my blackness. His stubborn insistence on rejecting everything I said was revealing. It told me everything I will ever need to know about him, and his failing print newspaper.
Next March or April several white people will sit down with WW and WW will face off with the interracial mix of candidates running for elective office in Portland and elsewhere in Oregon. This interracial mix will face a room full of intimidating white people who are often impersonal and unfriendly. These white people will sit in judgement of them and of the issues that are important to them. They will ask them where they live, whether they own or rent their home, how much money they make and whether they drive or take the bus and which health clubs they frequent.
Whether Zusman plans to consider what I said in our impromptu conversation that he instigated is uncertain, but I'm not holding my breath.
If any changes occur at WW, it will happen only because other people in other cities outside of Oregon are watching Portland, WW and my social media and my website. It will be because those outside people watching shake their heads in disapproval of Willamette Week, realizing that WW has enjoyed their insular country club atmosphere long enough, while wearing the badge of Enlightened White Liberal.
Zusman ended the conversation. In control as ever. He denied ever harboring any racist beliefs or practices at any time in his life and said, "Fred, we will have to agree to disagree." I responded to Zusman and said: "Fine, we can do that. But you know what you are and I do, too."
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Fred Stewart on the Proposed PDX Gas Tax VOTE NO!
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Fred Stewart for a Portland Youth Bureau. Vote Fred Instead!
Friends during this election season we have discussed a lot of issues and they are all important. One of the most important is what can we do to improve the lives and opportunities for all of our children. Especially children that are in families that are struggling to just keep a roof over their heads. Portland must always invest in our youth through the up and the down cycles we face in Portland. #PortlandYouthBureau
Tagged Fred Instead, Fred Stewart, Law Enfocement, Oregon Education, Portland, Portland City Council, Portland History, Portland Oregon, Portland Police, Portland Youth Bureau, Youth Sports
Non Profit Hour interview City Council Candidate Fred Stewart, Mayoral Candidate David Schor, music from Irving
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City Commissioner Candidate Fred Stewart with Dr. Don Baham
Host, Dr. Don Baham, interviews guest about how and why he chose to become a political public servant in pursuit of his desire to be of service to his fellow citizens. Fred appears to personify dedication to progressive ideas and action.
Tagged Dr. Don Baham, Fred Instead, Fred Stewart, Law Enfocement, Oregon Education, Portland, Portland City Council, Portland History, Portland Oregon, Portland Police, Portland Youth Bureau, Public Service
Report Card for Fred Stewart
Posted by spencerfredpdx
By Fred's Campaign Team
SUBJECT: Economic Experience
COMMENTS: Fred has a substantial amount of experience in the world of real estate and banking. He has presided over 1000 real estate transactions and 2000 mortgage transactions over his 25-year career as a Realtor. He also has a strong background in banking, having worked for five years with one of Australia's largest investment banks, Macquarie Ltd. With a strong understanding of how the housing market works and a focus on North and Northeast Portland, Fred can speak firsthand to the changes occurring in Portland's economy. Fred's economic understanding of Portland would be highly invaluable at City Hall.
SUBJECT: Community Involvement
COMMENTS: Fred has taken an active role in the community he calls home. After reviving the King Neighborhood Association, he was elected its President in 1990, an office in which he faithfully served for nine years. Under his leadership, the King Neighborhood Association went from a dead organization to one of the most active Neighborhood Associations in all of Portland, with a board noted for its diversity of backgrounds. As a Realtor who sold homes near his own, Fred worked not just to make money selling properties, but to build, shape, and preserve a community that he and his neighbors could be proud to call home. This degree of community involvement reflects a civic spirit currently lacking in City Hall.
SUBJECT: Commitment to Social Justice
COMMENTS: Fred has long been an advocate for social justice in Portland. Of particular interest to Fred has been the issue of law enforcement and how the police interact with citizens. By serving on the Portland Police Bureau's Police Internal Investigations Auditing Committee (PIIAC), he worked to hold the police accountable to the people and helped ensure fair, impartial analysis for all parties involved in investigations. At the same time, he served on the Police Bureau's Budget Advisory Committee to ensure that Portlanders' tax dollars were being spent well. Yet Fred's passion for social justice is not limited to police issues. He has long been an advocate for LGBT rights in Portland, going back to his hard work on the No on 9 Campaign in 1992. Finally, Fred has fought in his capacity as a Realtor to keep Portlanders in their homes. During the Great Recession of 2008-10, Fred coordinated with dozens of people who were at risk for displacement and homelessness, and, at no personal profit, worked out arrangements to keep them in their neighborhood homes in North and Northeast Portland. All of this points to Fred's willingness to take leadership roles in fighting for Portland's most vulnerable people.
SUBJECT: Experience with Everyday Portlanders
COMMENTS: Fred turned a seedy strip club in North Portland into a neighborhood bar called Shanny's Tavern. It was a good place, and patrons enjoyed its homey environment and friendly owner/bartender. The beer was good, too—Fred was an early adopter of Portland's renowned microbrews. As its owner, he employed up to ten people at a time, and paid a wage that was well above the market standard. Even after he left the bar business, he maintained his focus on building relationships as a Realtor and as a community activist, and counts people from a great variety of cultures, neighborhoods, political stances, and socioeconomic levels as his friends and confidantes. As a candidate, Fred has still has been known for his openness to talking about the issues and listening to people's hopes and concerns. Chat him up next time you see him out and about, or give him a call—he'll talk to anyone, anytime.
SUBJECT: Appreciation for the Nitty-Gritty
COMMENTS: Fred knows what it takes to be a City Commissioner. His service on the Metro Future Vision Commission is a testament to his ability to apply personal experience as a Portlander and professional expertise as a Realtor and banker to making the City of Portland a better place. On the Commission, Fred dove wholeheartedly into the details of urban planning, from traffic engineering to population dynamics, and by listening, researching, and asking questions, he helped the Commission. Fred has a lot of good and bold ideas, like instituting land banking in Portland, or mandating micro-generation of power on newly-constructed buildings, but he recognizes that any good idea is rooted in many layers of research and analysis. Unlike many on the current City Council, Fred only proposes ideas that he knows to be airtight, and refuses to offer "feel good" solutions that accomplish only superficial change.
Tagged Fred Instead, Fred Stewart, No Street Fee, Oregon Education, Portland City Council, Portland History, Portland Oregon, Portland Youth Bureau, Public Service, Youth Sports


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Nelson on winning... and scoring his first PL goal
Rob Kelly 15 Jul 2020
It was a landmark evening for Reiss Nelson on Wednesday as he scored his first Premier League goal in our victory against Liverpool.
Our teenage forward faced one of the biggest tests of his career so far, and was pleased to come away with the three points.
"It's great," Nelson told Arsenal Digital. "I feel like this is something that we've been doing and want to be doing.
"We want to be winning games and training well and I think we've done that. I'm happy that I got my start, that we got the result and I scored as well.
"We decided to go with a high press and I think it worked. Laca got into them with the high press and we got a goal from it, so it's something we prepared for and we got the result we wanted."
The result was perfect preparation for Saturday's Emirates FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City - and Nelson says he cannot wait for it.
"I think the feelings are going to be high," he said. "It's something we want to do, to win the FA Cup, we've done it a lot of times over the years, so it's something that we're going to do all guns blazing."


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Dr. Walter Sigl
From 1957 till 1964 he studied at the Technical University of Munich and the University of Freiburg.
His field of study was geology and he completed his major study successfully as a graduated geologist.
From 1964 till 1966 he worked as a geologist for the company PRAKLA in Hannover.
The next five years ('66 - '71) he was a doctoral candidate and research assistant for the chair of geology at the Technical University of Munich (marine geology + sediment research).
1971 PhD Promotion
" sedimentological explorations in Bavarian lakes and sediment essence exploration in the Mediterranean Sea
" participation at marine geological journeys in the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Bahamas, Bermudas; multiple scientific publications
1975 till 1978 he had a lectureship at the technical University of Munich to pre-qualify research divers.
In 1979 he was co - founder of the professional Vidoestudio AV-Hartwig/Multivideo;
He was executive partner until 1990.
Since 1990 he is a freelance filmmaker.
Since 1978 he made:
" a series of 28 nature documentaries for the Bavarian TV
" diverse film reports and industrial films for the German Museum
" diverse educational films for the FWU department of Picture and Film (Munich)
diverse national and international awards
The World's Oceans - Ocean Habitat