Dave is our all-time favorite singer/songwriter. His song, Hold it Up to the Light, was influential in our getting married. I even had Doug's ring engraved with those words (Seriously!) And you may have noticed the title for our blog is from his song, No Telling Where. (click to listen).
We've seen Dave twice at the Barns (Wolftrap), but never here in Salt Lake. So out we went.
Funny Mormon side note: We sat next to Michael McLean – probably the most well-known LDS music artist. (This is what happens when you live in Utah.) He struck up a conversation with us. Very delightful. And the theatre? It's a bar with chairs and a few tables up front. The stadium seating, however, consists of blue cushioned pews and choir seats! Taken from some old LDS chapel under renovation! I guess that's one way to make Mormons feel comfortable in a bar!
Dave was rich, poetic, layered – his usual metaphorical self. I was laughing one minute, crying the next. He took tons of requests and went with what felt right in the moment. We loved every song.
His new album, Open Hand, is full of great stuff. Give a listen.
Randall Williams opened for Dave. We'd never heard him before. This man LOVES his guitar. I've never seen anyone play like him. He had "Gumby" hand when he strummed. You can tell from the picture below, the guitar is his lady. They twain are one. It was a joyful thing to watch.
A few years ago, the guy did this crazy thing. Sold all his belongings and bought a sailboat. Then set sail from Scandinavia for North Africa with no previous sailing experience. He took along his guitar and wrote a series of songs, the first of which is called Praying for Land. He said, "You think I'm joking. No. I really was…praying for land!" I bet!
He wrote a memoir of his journey called, The Sea Inside. He read from it last night and I liked his writing. So we bought it. I'll tell you how it is.
One of his songs we loved immediately. The lyrics are below. Or you can listen by clicking here. It's called Stronger for your Flame.
It's about the light inside each of us. How it burns for others.
Some burn soft. Some blaze. Others sputter in pain. But we give and take light from each other, making others stronger for our flames.
He talks of children and the light we give them, the potential they have. Doug and I thought of our role as parents and the borrowed light they will need from us, from you, from those who live good lives. The third verse even talks about "pots and pans and diapers to be changed". LOVED that.
We spoke with Randall at intermission. I told him we'd just had our second set of twins. "So thanks for singing about diapers" I said. "I felt so validated!" He laughed, "But isn't that what it's all about?" He oozes with energy and you can tell his heart is as big as the sky. I asked him to sign the copy of his book we bought. He wrote this inside.
How true. Hard work. Good work.
So here are the lyrics to his song, Stronger for your Flame. Enjoy!
I promise an update on the boys next post. And… just curious. How many of you are Wilcox fans?
others sputter smoke and ash in lives of pain and toil.
or do the best they can in the world of nine to five.
borrowed light from those who came before.
are stronger for your spark, stronger for your flame.Were you a blazing ball of fire, before you were even born?
Did you find the cure for Polio, invent the telephone?
or on a protest march in Bombay lying facedown in the dust.
are stronger for your spark, stronger for your flame.What if there's no drama in the day to day?
Life a load of pots and pans, and diapers to be changed?
But the truest life burns just as strong, no matter what you choose.
are stronger for your spark, stronger for your flame.
Cath, I love David Wilcox! You and Deb introduced me to him years ago and I've loved him ever since. He definitely has a poetic gift that speaks to me. "Hold it up to the Light" is also one of my favorites. I can't wait to listen to the new music, so thanks for the post. I'm so glad you and Doug had a night out that filled your soul. You deserve it! XOXO.
I love reading your blogs!!! They are wonderful! MISS YOU!


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Illegal Employment of Third Country Nationals in Belgium and in the EU (EMN)
This EMN study analyses the measures in place at (Member) State level to fight against the illegal employment of (regularly and irregularly staying) third-country nationals, possible obstacles in this field and strategies and good practices to overcome them.
EMN Inform - Illegal Employment of Third-Country Nationals in the EU
EU Synthesis Report - Illegal Employment of Third-Country Nationals in the EU
BE report - Illegal Employment of Third-Country Nationals in Belgium
Illegal employment of third-country nationals (TCNs) (i.e. contravening immigration and/or labour law) is a source of concern in the EU, both for economic, migration-related and social reasons.
At macro-economic level, illegal employment decreases tax revenues and may also increase welfare expenditure, posing an unnecessary burden to the social security system of the (Member) State. At micro-economic level, it distorts competition among economic actors and creates social dumping and conditions where exploitation can thrive. Fighting illegal employment is therefore an economic policy objective. Counteracting illegal employment of illegally staying TCNs is also a migration policy objective, specifically in the context of reducing irregular migration. Last but not least, fighting exploitation of TCNs in illegal employment is also a social policy and fundamental rights objective, as it is common that the rights of illegally employed workers are violated.
This EMN study focuses on the illegal employment of regularly and irregularly staying TCNs in Belgium and in the EU. It analyses national policies and practices in place at (Member) State level to prevent, identify and sanction the illegal employment of third-country nationals, as well outcomes for third-country nationals.
Belgian study
This national contribution was drafted by M. Philippe Vanden Broeck - social inspector/director at the Labour Inspectorate of the Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue – in cooperation with the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN.
Among other conclusions, the Belgian study highlights that:
The fight against social fraud and illegal employment (including of third-country nationals) is high on the political agenda in Belgium, as it can have many negative consequences.
Different information and prevention measures on social fraud and illegal employment targeting employers and/or employees are implemented by public authorities in Belgium, although they do not always specifically focus on the illegal employment of third-country nationals. NGOs and other organisations – as well as trade unions – also provide information on illegal employment.
A solid structural framework has been set up for the identification and sanctioning of social fraud and illegal employment. The Social Criminal Code – introduced in 2010 - centralized the fragmented legislation of social criminal law.
Different (federal and regional) public authorities are involved in the identification of illegal employment. Overall, the activities of the inspection services are characterized by a high level of cooperation (e.g. sharing of findings, joint inspections, shared action plans for controls).
Labour inspection services mostly find infringements (including the illegal employment of third-country nationals) by doing inspections in the field. Inspectors may carry out controls in several places and use different tools and methods (e.g. common checklists or standard interrogation forms).
The Social Criminal Code provides for four different levels of violations of employment and social security provisions, each with a corresponding sanction. Employers found to be illegally employing third-country nationals face a sanction level 3 or 4. The prosecution policy of the public prosecutors is streamlined and targets the most serious forms of fraud and exploitation of employees, among which third-country nationals.
Outcomes for third-country nationals (regularly or irregularly staying in Belgium) found to be working illegally can be diverse, in terms of their residence status, return decisions, entry ban, detention, possibility for regularisation of the work situation or fines.
Employers (including direct contractors and intermediate subcontractors) may be requested to pay outstanding remuneration to illegally employed third-country nationals. They also have to pay the taxes and social security contributions to the State.
Third-country nationals can lodge a complaint against their employers. They can defend their rights before a court (civil and penal), and they are entitled to legal assistance. Certain third parties may act in legal proceedings on behalf of irregularly staying third-country nationals. However, certain challenges can be noted, such as the fact that third-country nationals are often reluctant to lodge a complaint or cooperate with the Police or the Inspection services.
EU Synthesis
The EU Synthesis report is based on the contributions from 23 EMN National Contact Points. The EMN Inform summarizes the findings from the study.
Among other key points, the synthesis report highlights:
Statistics provided by a limited number of Member States show that the number of identified illegally employed TCNs and the number of convictions and sanctions for employers differ significantly across Member States.
The illegal employment of TCNs is most prevalent in the following sectors : Agriculture, construction, manufacturing, hospitality and food services. The types of businesses considered at high risk are in the labour-intensive and low-skilled sectors.
In the majority of Member States, labour inspectorates are responsible for identifying illegal employment. Inspections are carried out based on the results of risk assessments, other methods of inspection planning, or signals from the public or TCNs. The effective cooperation and exchange of information between different authorities involved in identification was identified as a success factor. An effective complaints mechanism as a protective measure also contributes to successful identification.
The most common sanction for employers – applied by all Member States participating in this Study - is fines. Other sanctions include : imprisonment, confiscation of financial gains and equipment, temporary/definitive closure, etc. Not only the strictness of legislation and levels of sanctions but also the actual application of sanctions were found to be key factors in deterring employers from illegally employing TCNs.
Following identification of an illegally employed TCN, there are several possible outcomes, including return, possibly preceded by detention, fines, identification as victims of trafficking in human beings and regularisation of residence/work status. Regularisation of TCNs (residence and/or work permit) found to be working illegally is only possible in a few Member States, usually on humanitarian grounds.
In 20 Member States, TCNs who are found to be illegally employed can make claims against their employer for compensation of unpaid wages. In most Member States, third parties with legitimate interest (such as trade unions, organisations of migrant workers), may act on behalf or in support of TCNs.
However, some Member States reported that in practice TCNs seldom file a complaint about their working conditions. TCNs can be reluctant to cooperate with police forces or inspectorates, because of the possible outcomes (e.g. a return decision), and due to challenges participating in proceedings (including with legal assistance) and proving their employment.
The national reports of the other EMN National Contact Points can be found here.
To raise awareness about illegal employment of third-country nationals in Belgium and the EU, and to draw attention to the EMN studies on this subject, the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN has made, with the help of the communications department of the Belgian Federal Public Service Interior, a short video.

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Delbert G. Green was born in Kentucky, January 11, 1903 and came to Colorado Springs in 1919. He served in the United States Army for about one year and joined the local fire department in 1924, shortly after receiving his discharge from the army. He was named Captain on January 3, 1950. He served as Captain of the No. 1 Fire Station for 2 years and for the year before he retired, he was Captain of the No. 2 Fire Station. Green retired in 1953 after 29 years of service. This collection documents his time with the Colorado Springs Fire Department showing both life in a fire station and on scene fighting fires.


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Be very careful, that while you're moulding and shaping your child so that they may conform, so they can follow rules, so that they can fit in, that you don't remove the characteristics which will serve them the most when they are fully grown.
You see, it's the feistiness, the free-thinking, the imagination and the boundless energy that will help those little people become humans who have an impact on the planet.
Don't shave away all the attributes they need to survive and to flourish in a busy and sometimes corrupt world.
I pray you don't smooth away all the rough edges, that you leave some. For it might just be that one little trait, which may be causing them trouble now, that will become their superpower.
I always say that the kids who are the hardest work in childhood, are the ones to watch out for in this life.
We are not robots awaiting a space on a treadmill. We are amazing bundles of humanity with a hell of a lot to share.


Starting a new job can be tough, especially if you are a librarian. Here are a few tips that can make your career launch less painful, and even enjoyable!
This should be your first priority, whether you are new to the industry or just changing location. Library associations are great places to share information, get support and to keep abreast with latest events. In Zimbabwe, membership to the Zimbabwe Library Association is $20 for institutions, $100 for schools, and $70 for students. Get more details from their website here.
There are several types of mailing lists that you can be part of. A no-brainer is the one for your library association of course. But, you should also consider joining mailing lists for library software such as Koha. These can be great places to discuss a varying range of issues with librarians from all over the globe.
Social media has become a very popular, and easy, means of communication and learning. Join groups dedicated to librarians on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, PInterest and more. These sites can be treasure troves for getting new ideas and learning new stuff.
Libraries are often seen as places of strict discipline and serious study. And they should be. Make sure you set library rules at the beginning of the year and be consistent and constant in applying them. Be firm but be fair – you want your patrons to enjoy coming to the library and discover it's secret pleasures. Examples of areas where you want to set good policies are consumption of food and liquids, fines, verbal and non-verbal interactions, bags, and use of resources such as computers. Make sure patrons know what to expect and are well-informed of the rules – you can post signs and warnings in strategic locations around the library.
These can help you to manage primary and high school patrons much more easily. Assign permanent seats to your students and try to seat them in small groups (four is an ideal number) per table. They will spend less time trying to decide where to seat, and you can separate known mischief makers beforehand.
Allow your patrons to help out in the library. They can help out with things like circulating books, shelving, stock-taking and orienting new patrons. It'll require a fair bit of work to train them, but it's rewarding in the long run. Oh, and don't just use your patrons as cheap slave labour, look for fun ways to reward them.
Being a librarian makes you a key member of staff in any institution, for the simple reason that a library is the centre of learning. So use your position to build good relationships, especially with teachers/lecturers. Get to know them well and try to be as helpful as possible. Suggest books that might help them or their students, and get their input when ordering new resources for the library.
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>> The judge facing a backlash after giving former Stanford University swimmer, Brock Turner, six months in jail for sexual assault, now getting reassigned from another case. The Stanford case has been getting national attention sparked by a passionate 7200-word letter penned by the victim. And the judge, Aaron Persky, has been facing several petitions calling for his removal from the bench.
Santa Clara County District Attorney, Jeff Rosen, saying in a statement Tuesday, quote, we lack confidence that Judge Persky can fairly participate in this upcoming hearing in which a male nurse sexually assaulted an anesthetized female patient. Routers correspondent Curtis Skinner spoke to two sources at the DA's office.>> They said it was a rare and carefully considered move and I asked two separate attorneys there, had they seen anything like this in the past and they were not aware of any similar moves in the past for this judge or any other.
The fact that the victim was particularly vulnerable factored into their decision.>> Local media have reported that some prospective jurors are refusing to serve under Persky, and one of the jurors on the Stanford case wrote a letter published Monday, saying he was, quote, absolutely shocked and appalled by Persky's sentence.


The facts. Music sounds best in dark rooms with big sound systems, phones on the dance-floor kill the mood and the humble kitchen is where it's at when it comes to getting the happy vibes started.
Just ask the KitchenSync boys in the U.A.E. – Adam , Jovian and Zico – who have turned their impromptu throw-downs into regular live-streamed KitchenSync Sessions and, most importantly, set up KitchenSync Records which has quickly picked up plaudits from across the world.
The KitchenSync Sessions are a monthly webcast beamed live from various kitchens across the UAE featuring Adam, Jovian, Zico and guests on deck duty. Friends for more than 15 years, the trio bring a wide range of musical influences to the 4-10pm warm-up sessions, ranging from downtempo electronica, left-field cuts, deep house, tech-house and techno. Those KitchenSync sessions evolved into regular Behind The Sync shows, where they invited industry experts, artists and influencers to discuss current topics and shine a light on up-coming producers, DJs and promoters.
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Guest Feature: Top 3 Battles Ripe for the Zack Snyder Treatment
Zack Snyder is riding high following the enormous financial success of his latest comic book blockbuster, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. The superhero spectacle grossed $420 million worldwide in its opening weekend and Warner Bros. has already confirmed that Snyder will continue to have carte blanche to imagine the DC Universe as he sees fit. However, you might remember that Snyder's success has all stemmed from his stylized 2007 historical action drama, 300, which portrayed Frank Miller's fictional account of the legendary Battle of Thermopylae.
According to Collider, the director has now revealed that he would like to approach many more battles throughout history in this manner, including the Revolutionary War. Well, we have a few suggestions of other historic battles that might be ripe for the the pickings.
Boudica's Uprising
This battle works on many levels, particularly now that Snyder has shown his savvy for dealing with ancient warrior women. Boudica was a legendary warrior queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe. In around AD 60 or 61, she led a massive uprising of the Celtic tribes against their Roman conquerors in which an estimated 80,000 Romans and British were slaughtered by the rampaging armies. Considering the fairly violent backstory of Wonder Woman, we can see Snyder doing justice to Boudica and company. There's also a renewed interest in Irish and Celtic history, with Kotaku actually calling her their favorite leader in Civilization V. This could be a surprise hit at the box office.
The Marcomannic Wars
Interest in Roman military history started to peak with Gladiator in 2000 and without it we might never have even seen a project like 300 get the green light. Not only was Ridley Scott's movie a critical success, winning three Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor, but it was also a massive financial success, becoming a pop-culture phenomenon in its own right. The movie even went on with to spawn its own video games. Gambling.com specifically points out a slot-themed take on the semi-fictional Rome that has players test their luck as they attempt to line up Maximus and real-life historical figures such as Commodus and Gracchus. While most people focus on the awesome gladiatorial battles, many forget the incredible opening battle sequence in the wilderness. This battle was part of the larger Marcomannic Wars between the Romans and the Germanic tribes and could be an incredible opportunity for so me intense battles and even better opportunities for some slow-motion warfare. Just imagine that ballista shooting a giant arrow in slow-motion.
The Battle of Gettysburg
It's been a long time since anyone has done a movie about the American Civil War. Even Steven Spielberg's Lincoln barely touched on it, taking place at the tail-end of the conflict. The last movie that really dealt with the battle was 1993's Gettysburg, which was based on the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. It's high time to revisit this bloody battle in American history and if anyone can provide a stylized, revisionist approach to some of the darkest chapters in American history, it's Zack Snyder. This would be a huge success for a simple reason that can be summed up in four words: slow-motion Gatling guns.
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Over 4M Canadians say goodbye to The Hip
Overnight estimates for Saturday night's nearly three hour live broadcast of The Tragically Hip's end-of-tour performance in Kingston puts the average minute audience at 4,039,000. That's an impressive number for a Saturday night in summer and should easily stand as the most-watched show of the week in Canada, outperforming CBC's Olympic Games coverage. The Olympic
Will The Hip be a bigger draw than The Olympics?
How high will The Hip go? I was asked that question on Twitter. It is one of those unique TV draws where there's just no answer until the data comes in. CBC has promoted the hell out of their exclusive broadcast Saturday night of the very last concert by The Tragically Hip, broadcast live from


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Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo Match Preview
By William Conwell Mar 18, 2017, 12:00pm PDT
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The Portland Timbers are back in town and ready to host the Houston Dynamo for their third game of the season. Both teams come into this match with two wins from two matches and will be looking to keep their records perfect in 2017.
For the Timbers, the injury bug has bit early this year and the side could be without several player in the back. However, like last week, several of the walking wounded are listed as questionable and could play in tonight's match.
On the back line, Liam Ridgewell remains out after picking up a foot sprain following the Timbers' week one win over Minnesota United FC. Ridgewell will be replaced for the second game in a row by new arrival Roy Miller. Miller's first match with the Timbers was last week's 1-0 road win against the LA Galaxy, in which he looked composed despite having practiced only twice with the team in the run up to the game.
At left back, Vytas Andriuškevičius remains in doubt for today's match at left back as he recovers from a calf strain. The pressure is off the Timbers to hustle Vytas back, however, thanks to a stand-out performance from homegrown youngster Marco Farfan against the Galaxy. With Darlington Nagbe shielding him, Farfan looked capable on both sides of the ball, even when matched up against played like Galaxy designated player Romain Alessandrini. Where Farfan was limited, however, was in his contribution going forward, something that was likely a tactical decision by the Timbers as the youngster adjusts to the professional game.
Rounding out the injured players on the Timbers' back line is right back Alvas Powell. Powell was called "day-to-day" going into the match against LA and looked like he was playing at less than full fitness. However, with a week to finish his recovery, Powell should be back to 100% for the Timbers and adding some of the width that was missing from the attack last weekend.
Of course, perhaps the most influential — and thus most worrying — potential absence along the back line is defensive midfielder David Guzman. After suffering a separated shoulder against the Galaxy (and narrowly avoiding a suspension for diving on the same play), Guzman is also listed as questionable for the Timbers coming into today's match. The team's new No. 6 is an aggressive ball-winner and a calming influence in possession, and to replace him the Timbers would likely turn to either Ben Zemanski or Amobi Okugo. Both are capable players in their own right, but neither bring the same level of quality as Guzman, and neither influence the game in the same way as the Costa Rican midfielder.
Playing a full match without Guzman for the first time since his arrival over the offseason seems like a daunting task for the Timbers, and would seem to necessitate a change in style, moving more toward the quick, counter-attacking play that the Timbers had some level of success with in 2016, rather than the possession oriented game that the Timbers have been angling towards, but have yet to fully implement this year.
The Timbers' attacking group, meanwhile, remains intact, although Darlington Nagbe will depart for the USMNT's World Cup Qualifying camp following the match. Nagbe, Diego Valeri, Fanendo Adi, and Sebastian Blanco have all shown off their chops early in the season and with a return home to Providence Park they should be set to have a big influence on this match.
The Timbers should do particularly well attacking down their right, where Blanco and the hopefully-fit Powell will be going at former Seattle Sounder Dylan Remick and Houston's left-side center back, Leonardo. Remick has done well so far, playing ahead of DeMarcus Beasley in the Dynamo's 3-1 win over the Columbus Crew last weekend, but he has never done enough to make a position consistently his own since joining the league in 2013.
Getting the width back in their play will be particularly important for the Timbers in this match as the Dynamo play with a packed in midfield, making it difficult for teams to go at them through the center of the pitch, something that the Timbers struggled with last week against the Galaxy. If the Timbers can get their full backs involved in the attack once again, that will pay dividends in chances created and give the side a good chance at retaining their perfect record.
Watch it on: ROOT Sports
When: Saturday, March 18th at 7:30 p.m. PT
Where: Providence Park in Portland, OR
Portland Timbers: 2-0-0, Beat LA Galaxy 1-0
Houston Dynamo: 2-0-0, Beat Columbus Crew 3-1


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Supporting Two-Spirit/Native American LGBT People
By Aaron Ridings and Se-ah-dom Edmo Posted on October 17, 2016, 3:11 pm
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Concepts of inclusion and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, people are seen as relatively new in the United States, but many American Indian and Alaska Native, or AI/AN, cultures have a long history of recognizing two-spirit people prior to contact with Europeans. The National Congress of American Indians, or NCAI, defines two spirit as a:
… contemporary umbrella term that refers to the historical and current First Nations people whose individual spirits were a blend of female and male spirits. This term has been reclaimed by Native American LGBT communities in order to honor their heritage and provide an alternative to the Western labels of gay, lesbian, or transgender.
Reclaiming these aspects of culture and the overall well-being of two-spirit people is a central mission of contemporary two-spirit-led organizations. In 2015, members of the National Confederacy of Two Spirit Societies met to officially disband the group and reorganize as the International Council of Two Spirit Societies. The council members currently include 13 two-spirit societies based in the United States and four based in Canada. The Two Spirit Journal is a news outlet that hosts original content and connects two-spirit communities throughout the United States and Canada. Presentations and workshops led by two-spirit community members are available for those who want to learn more about two-spirit communities.
Supporting and affirming two-spirit people through policy and action
The lived experiences of two-spirit people reflect significant disparities across multiple areas of concern compared with non-AI/AN and non-LGBT people. More than 35 percent of two-spirit and AI/AN transgender people report having lost a job because of their gender identity. Thirty-seven percent of two-spirit and AI/AN LGBT people report the lowest rate of full-time employment of all people. In 2008, 23 percent of two-spirit and/or transgender people were living in extreme poverty. In 2013, two-spirit and native gay men accounted for 71 percent of new HIV diagnoses within the AI/AN population. Research indicates that 78 percent of AI/AN women who identify as bisexual, lesbian, or two spirit have experienced physical assault and 85 percent have experienced sexual violence.
Federal agencies have begun to provide culturally specific services in an attempt to improve outcomes for two-spirit people. The Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center housed in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is one example. The center provides culturally specific training and technical assistance to federally recognized tribes, tribal communities, and tribally-missioned organizations that seek to address mental health and substance abuse issues. Two-spirit leaders were central in the development and implementation of the center's programming and contributed greatly to its success. In 2015, the Indian Health Service also began to conduct listening sessions with two-spirit communities to strengthen programs and services.
Establishing a policy and service delivery framework that supports and affirms two-spirit citizens throughout Indian Country is an essential part of addressing prevailing health and economic challenges and building opportunity for all tribal citizens and their families. In 2010, the Indigenous Ways of Knowing, or IWOK, Program of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, began to engage tribes; two-spirit community members; and organizational partners, such as the Native American Program of Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Western States Center, and Basic Rights Oregon, in order to develop resources for tribes seeking to adopt policies that affirm two-spirit people and their families. IWOK published the first edition of the Tribal Equity Toolkit in 2012 and a growing coalition of organizations has been working to strengthen it as a resource for tribes seeking to pass laws to support two-spirit and AI/AN LGBT people ever since.
At the grassroots level, a growing number of tribal citizens are advocating for inclusive policies. At least 25 tribes now allow two-spirit couples to marry within their jurisdictions. Despite growing support for marriage equality within Indian Country, however, at least 11 tribes still prohibit two-spirit people from getting married.
Members of the NCAI have emphasized the need to provide resources and support to two-spirit tribal citizens during the last two years. In 2015, members of the NCAI voted to pass a resolution that encouraged tribes to adopt policy changes recommended in the Tribal Equity Toolkit. In 2016, NCAI members voted to pass a resolution establishing a permanent task force on two-spirit issues to better engage two-spirit people in influencing policies that impact two-spirit communities:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the NCAI does hereby establish a Two Spirit Task Force to assist in the coordination, collaboration, and outreach to Indian Country on Two Spirit issues; and to develop and share approaches and solutions to policy issues that affect Two Spirit/LGBT community members in a manner consistent with the Indian self-determination.
The majority of current research that is available focuses on the LGBT community as a whole. Even so, most data collection efforts conducted by government organizations do not include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. This means that there are gaps in research and, thus, in the information that elected leaders can use to make decisions on policies to better serve the needs of all LGBT communities. Available data specific to two-spirit people are even more limited, which suggests the need for additional resources and further research that will empower decision-makers to better understand and address the needs of two-spirit and AI/AN LGBT people.
Aaron Ridings is the Associate Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress. Se-ah-dom Edmo is the movement building director at Western States Center.
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Abstract: It is shown how the propagation of ultrashort pulses e.g. in mode-locked fiber lasers, bulk lasers, regenerative amplifiers and fiber amplifiers can be numerically simulated - specifically, with the software RP Fiber Power from RP Photonics. The used concept, involving function calls rather than commands for sending the pulse through various optical components, turns out to be extremely flexible, allowing the user to implement quite sophisticated simulations.
Since V4, our software RP Fiber Power can be used for simulating the propagation of ultrashort pulses. I thought that it might be useful for many to learn how that works – whether you already have the software or you consider to get it for your research and development. By the way, in recent weeks I have introduced substantial software improvements in that area. If you use such features already, tell us to send you a free update.
Let me emphasize that these features are not limited to pulse propagation in optical fibers – you will see later on how to take into account various other optical elements as well. So if you are working on mode-locked bulk lasers or regenerative amplifiers, for example, be assured that the same software can be applied to that just as well. Only for synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillators and amplifiers the software is not usable so far.
This article should also be useful for those who intend to develop such simulations themselves, using Matlab or some other programming environment. There, however, the challenge would be to implement all the details of the interaction of ultrashort pulses with optical components. That is quite simple for some elements, but a rather sophisticated matter for others such as optical fibers, perhaps even active fibers. While you may learn a lot when doing that, you will surely spend an awful lot of time. Using a software which provides such functions, you can focus on the physics and technology and get the required results much faster. Essentially, the question is whether you want to start a big learning exercise or other need to produce results quickly. By the way, you will also learn a lot about the physics when using such software.
The essential concept for simulating ultrashort pulse propagation in RP Fiber Power differs from that of our earlier product RP ProPulse. We do not first describe our optical system – the racetrack through which we later on want to send our pulses – to the software. Instead, we use certain functions of the script language for defining or loading an initial pulse and later on for sending that pulse through optical elements. Additional functions can be used for retrieving all sorts of properties of the "current pulse", meaning the pulse as it is at the moment (after having seen certain elements).
The advantage of that approach is that it is most flexible. The mentioned functions can be used within any expressions, and we can make use of the powerful control structures available for such expressions: if-then statements, while-do loops, for loops, repeat-until and the like. You can use such expressions in many ways – for example, for various initializations, but also during the generation of any graphical diagram. Such flexibility turns out to be essential for any real research or development work.
In most cases, what is of main interest is what pulses you get in the steady state of the mode-locked laser. Usually, one cannot directly calculate that steady state, since it results from complicated interactions involving optical gain and losses (possibly wavelength-dependent), chromatic dispersion, fiber nonlinearities, saturable absorption, etc. Therefore, in most cases one just simulates the evolution of some initial pulse within some number of resonator round trips, hoping that the system will closely reach the steady state within a reasonable number of round trips. Well, there are cases where there is no such steady state; there are unstable lasers, the study of which can of course also be scientifically interesting. In some cases, one also likes to study the details of the start-up process, but let us now focus on the steady state.
Note that our example is based on a linear resonator, where after reaching the other end (the SESM, a saturable absorber) we go all the way back to the initial position. Of course, various parameters used in our function have to be defined elsewhere.
The last function call simulates the pumping of the fiber during one round-trip time, replenishing the stored energy.
Here, we have also stored all the pulses, so that we can later recall them for additional calculations and for generating diagrams, and also we can inspect them with the interactive pulse display window.
There is actually a problem with the simple approach shown here: usually it takes a very large number of round trips until the fiber's gain has settled at the final level. Essentially, there are relaxation oscillations which disappear only after a huge number of round trips. If you want to study those, it's just fine. If you want to find a steady state quickly, however, you can apply some additional trick: with a few more lines of code (not shown here), you can in each round trip have the fiber's gain recalculated according to the pulse energy – just as if the gain could respond to that instantaneously. That way, you can effectively suppress relaxation oscillations and get the final result much more quickly. Another possibility would be to artificially increase the gain saturation by a large factor (e.g. 100) while decreasing the effective pulse repetition rate by the same factor; that would effectively accelerate the relaxation oscillations very strongly, hugely saving on computation time. Of course, users of our software get my detailed advice on such tricks.
of E_out and tau are less than tol for 3 successive steps.
You can then call that function at any time to get the steady state calculated efficiently. It will return 1 if it worked, or 0 in case that the steady state could not be found within the given maximum number of round trips. You could easily modify the details of that strategy as required in your case.
Consider an amplifier system fed by a continuous pulse train from a seed laser. Again, you can simulate how the pulse energy evolves towards its steady state. You could also study e.g. how it fluctuates if you have random time intervals between the pulses, or just some pulses missing, or a sequence of pulse bunches, or fluctuations of the pump power or of properties of the seed pulses, etc.
A regenerative amplifier works such that one sometimes injects a seed pulse, then lets it evolve over some number of round trips, and then ejects it. After some time of pumping the amplifier crystal, one can perform the next amplification cycle. Here, one can easily implement a function which simulates a complete amplification cycle with the given number of resonator round trips. Again, one could use a function which simulates such amplification cycles until the steady state is reached. Some systems exhibit bifurcations and even chaos – see some online example case.
These components allow you to simulate all common kinds of setups for the generation or manipulation of ultrashort pulses, only (so far) not with parametric nonlinear gain.
All that has been developed with great care. To give you an example, I realized that functions like pp_multiply_expr_f() and pp_prism_pair() are often applied many times with the same parameters. I therefore implemented those such that the frequency-dependent factors, as obtained to the frequency-domain pulse amplitudes, are stored and can be reused in a later function call. That works even if multiple parameter sets are used in a simulation. Due to such tricks, which the user does not even have to think about, the performance of such computations can be very high.
Of course, ultrashort pulse simulations are not a trivial thing, involving a lot of physics and also a lot of important practical aspects. Therefore, it is essential not only to have some good piece of software, but also to obtain powerful technical support. I deliver that personally, making sure that people can make rapid progress, and that way I regularly have very happy customers.


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Steve Luebbert '00 is Vice President, Development at Coolfire Studios in St. Louis. His company produces award-winning, branded entertainment for companies such as Toyota, Intel, Children's Mercy KC and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He spoke to a group of Jr. Bills interested in business and entrepreneurialism this semester.
If you could go back and tell your high school self one thing, what would it be?
I guess I'd tell myself to lighten up. I took my high school academics pretty serious, I'm not sure I needed to be that hard on myself to find success. Though its a double edged sword, the hard work I put in during high school made college a complete breeze.
What is your biggest pet peeve in your line of work?
Lack of inspiration. You don't have to know very much about entertainment to know that there's a plethora of remakes and regurgitations out there in movies, TV and even music. I think we crossed over into a whole different dimension when the remake of Baywatch came out. The good news is, there are still plenty of brilliant creators out there making amazing content, you just have to look a little harder these days to find it.
What made you want to pursue a career in television?I always knew I had something in me that was drawn to entertainment. Then, one day, a guy came and spoke at my college about his job in feature film development and a light bulb went on for me. I didn't even know that was a job until I heard about it. I didn't know much about the jobs that were out there outside of being an actor, director or writer. But there's a wide array of jobs in entertainment for people with all different types of skill sets.
Who is one person you really look up to, whether a part of your life or someone you have heard about but have never met?
I have a lot of respect and admiration for my parents. It may sound like the easy answer, but it's true. They both came from humble beginnings and are the definition of self-made success. They taught me the value of hard work and the importance of not losing sight of who you are on your journey. Someone I look up to within my industry is fellow SLUH grad Jim Berger '74. He built a business (High Noon) that's very similar to the one we're building at Coolfire. He's had success at the highest levels of our industry by creating shows like Fixer Upper and Cake Boss. But Jim has been able to do all this while maintaining a sense of humor and a sense of humility and integrity, and that can be tough to maintain in our business.
What is your favorite TV show to watch (excluding the ones you've helped make)?
There's too many to count, but I actually watch more scripted TV even though I produce non-scripted/reality. I guess coming home to watch reality TV would be like a dentist coming home from work and reading magazines about teeth. Lately, my wife and I have been binging on Veep, which is fantastic.
Did you find the short story A&P comic or ironic, and why?
Not gonna lie, I had to look this one back up. I'd say that I found it ironic - though I also believe it's pretty easy to project the current state of today upon any kind of literature. Ask me again in ten years, I may change my mind.
What made you choose SLUH?
I was the first in my family to go there, so it truly was MY decision. I sat down and listed out the pros and cons of SLUH and another school, and SLUH came out on top. But in the end, I'd like to think my decision was made based on my gut. I knew there was something special about SLUH the moment I walked in there.
What is one of your favorite memories from SLUH?
There are so many. This is a random memory, but it was a fun one: one early morning on a Saturday during the school year, some other members from STUCO and I decided it would be really funny to drive over to Mr. Maliborski's house (he was our teacher and STUCO Moderator) and cook him breakfast in his front yard for his birthday. We must have gotten over there at 8am, and we set up a hibachi grill and made bacon and eggs while sitting in lawn chairs in his front yard. The look on his face when he walked out the front door was priceless. He definitely gave us the look like, "you guys are idiots." But deep down I think he appreciated that four guys in high school got of bed on Saturday morning to drive to Illinois to make an occasion out of his birthday. Pretty sure his wife didn't appreciate it though.
That's a tough question. My business is changing so rapidly, it's hard to say what I'll even be doing in ten years. Hopefully, I'll be able to say I helped build a successful company that has made a name for itself making great content and entertaining people. Short of that, I'd like to think I'll still be making content - it may be getting delivered to people in a different way, but I'll still be making it.
What type of involvement did you have when you were at SLUH?
I was very involved during my years at SLUH. I was a three sport athlete (Water Polo, Golf and Swimming) and I was on student council. I walked in through the front doors of SLUH like a sponge and I took in every single experience I could get my hands on. I made the most of my time there and I don't regret a single second of it.
Questions by Richard Michalski '18. Richard is captain of the wrestling team and a President's and Admissions Ambassador. He hopes to pursue a career in film or television writing.


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Gorzów Wielkopolski  (tyska: Landsberg an der Warthe, kasjubiska: Lãdzbarg) är en stad i Lubusz vojvodskap i nordvästra Polen. Invånarantalet är 124 274 (2014).  Staden är en av två huvudstäder i Lubusz vojvodskap; Gorzów är säte för vojvoden, medan Zielona Góra är säte för vojvodskapets fullmäktige och styrelse. Gorzów har även en domkyrka som är säte för den regionala katolska biskopen.

Staden utgör administrativt ett eget powiat (distrikt) och är därmed ett självständigt stadsdistrikt i Lubusz vojvodskap.

Geografi
Gorzów ligger i Lubusz vojvodskap nära Polens västra gräns, omkring 130 kilometer nordväst om Poznań.  Floden Warta rinner igenom staden, och den gamla stadskärnan är belägen vid flodens norra strand.   Staden ligger omkring 45 kilometer från den närmaste gränsövergången till Tyskland vid Kostrzyn nad Odrą.  Gorzów omges av flera höga kullar och stora skogsområden.

Historia

Landsbergs historia fram till 1945

Arkeologiska fynd har visat att området är bebott sedan förhistorisk tid. Under folkvandringstiden bosatte sig slaviska stammar i området, och platsen kom att ingå i landskapet Lubusz, med en befästning uppförd under huset Piasts styre. Under hertigen Leszek I av Polen i början av 1200-talet bjöds tysktalande bosättare in att slå sig ned i området, och 1249 såldes Lubusz av hertig Boleslav II av Schlesien till markgrevskapet Brandenburg som övertog styret i det som blev det brandenburgska landskapet Neumark. År 1257 gavs staden Landisberch Nova (lat. för "Nya Landsberg") stadsrättigheter av markgreve Johan I av Brandenburg och en bro över floden Warta byggdes. Nybyggarna i området talade huvudsakligen lågtyska dialekter. Staden kallades ända fram till 1500-talet Neu-Landsberg, "Nya Landsberg", för att skilja den från den befintliga staden Altlandsberg, "Gamla Landsberg", i närheten av Berlin. Domkyrkan i Gorzów, Mariakyrkan, uppfördes på 1200-talet som Landsbergs stadskyrka och är därmed stadens äldsta byggnadsverk. Under början av 1300-talet byggdes stadsmurarna, som idag endast till en liten del är bevarade. 1325 belägrades staden av polska trupper, och 1432 attackerades staden av husiter.

Staden utvecklades under senmedeltiden till områdets viktigaste handelsplats och blev med tiden viktig för handeln mellan Tysk-romerska riket och Polen. Under trettioåriga kriget förstördes förstäderna utanför ringmuren helt. Staden kapitulerade 16 april 1631 utan strid inför en svensk armé ledd av Gustav II Adolf. 25 oktober 1633 intogs Landsberg av Albrecht von Wallenstein, men sedan åter av Alexander Leslie 25 mars 1634 och överlämnades till Brandenburg. 1639 stormades staden av svenska trupper under Johan Lillliehöök. Även 1675 intogs Landsberg av Sverige och började befästas, men trupperna drog sig ganska snart tillbaka.

Ullhandel och väverier var en viktig näring under 1700-talet. 1701 blev staden tillsammans med Brandenburg del av kungadömet Preussen, och från 1815 ingick den som del i den då nybildade provinsen Brandenburg, från 1871 som del av Tyska riket. Under andra halvan av 1800-talet växte en ny stadsdel fram utanför stadens befästningar, den Nya staden. År 1857 anslöts staden till järnvägsnätet som en station på den Preussiska östra stambanan mellan Berlin och Königsberg. Den karakteristiska järnvägsviadukten som skiljer stadskärnan från floden uppfördes i början av 1900-talet.

Våren 1945 erövrades staden av sovjetiska trupper och efter krigsslutet tvångsförflyttades de tyskspråkiga invånare som inte redan flytt västerut under kriget, enligt Potsdamöverenskommelsen.  Den östtyska författaren Christa Wolf är känd för att ha skildrat sina upplever som barn i en sådan tysk familj som tvångsförflyttades från staden.

Gorzów efter 1945
Landsberg bytte nu officiellt namn till Gorzów Wielkopolski. De tidigaste kartorna som visar det polska namnet Gorzów på staden härstammar från 1700-talet. Namnet Wielkopolski, "i Storpolen", valdes utifrån regionindelningen som gällde fram till 1950, trots att den historiska regionen Storpolen och dagens Storpolens vojvodskap i strikt mening ligger längre österut.

Staden återbefolkades huvudsakligen av polsktalande invånare från centrala Polen, och trots tvångsfördrivningarna växte staden under efterkrigstiden till mer än dubbla invånarantalet jämfört med före kriget, vilket ledde till att stora förortsområden med höghus i betong byggdes. Viktiga industrier under den kommunistiska epoken var bland annat tillverkning av syntetiska textilier och traktorer. Under 1990-talet genomgick stadens näringsliv stora strukturella omvandlingar, då de gamla statliga fabrikerna stängde och arbetslösheten steg samtidigt som nya företag började etablera sig i staden.

I en folkomröstning 2000 om att ändra stadens namn beslutades att även i fortsättningen officiellt kalla staden Gorzów Wielkopolski, trots att den inte längre administrativt tillhör Storpolen.

Kultur och sevärdheter

Byggnadsminnen och sevärdheter

Gorzóws centrum skadades svårt under andra världskriget, och den gamla staden består idag av en blandning av äldre hus och modernistiska hus från efterkrigstiden.  Stadens äldsta byggnad, katedralen, står fortfarande kvar mitt på stora torget i staden och utgör stadens naturliga mittpunkt.  Många av byggnaderna omkring torget renoverades inför påven Johannes Paulus II:s besök 1997.

Området omkring den gamla staden, där stadens försvarsverk tidigare låg, har många parker och grönområden, och nedanför järnvägsviadukten som går mellan floden och stadskärnan har man under senare år skapat ett promenadstråk med caféer och barer.

Den nya staden, norr om den gamla stadsmuren, består till större delen av bebyggelse från sent 1800-tal och tidigt 1900-tal och klarade sig relativt oskadd undan andra världskriget.  Många välbevarade och byggnadsminnesmärkta exempel på gründerzeit- och jugendstilarkitektur finns här.

Stadens gamla judiska kyrkogård, i västra utkanten av staden, vandaliserades på 1930-talet men är delvis bevarad.

Musik och evenemang
I staden finns sedan 2011 Gorzówfilharmonins nya konserthus, med ett omfattande konsert- och kulturevenemangsprogram.

Gorzów har sedan 1950-talet en stor bofast romsk befolkning, och varje år anordnas första veckan i juli en stor internationell festival, Romane Dyvesa, med stadens utomhusamfiteater som huvudscen.

Staden har en årlig internationell jazzfestival som är en av Polens största jazzfestivaler.

Museer

Lubusz vojvodskaps museum ligger i staden, delat på två museibyggnader. Det gamla sädesmagasinet Spichlerz, söder om floden, har olika tillfälliga konstutställningar och en permanent utställning om stadens historia, medan  Schrödervillan på gatan Warszawska hyser en porträttsamling och konstföremål.  Villans park har en botanisk stig.

Den romska poeten och sångerskan Bronisława Wajs (1908-1987), också känd som Papusza, verkade under många år i staden, och stadsbiblioteket har en Papusza-samling med böcker och korrespondens.

Näringsliv
Den största privata arbetsgivaren i staden är den japanska koncernen Sumitomo Electric, som här tillverkar elsystem för bilar. Staden ingår som ett underområde till Kostrzyn–Słubices särskilda ekonomiska zon, som ger skatterabatter till företag som etablerar sig i regionen.

Kommunikationer
Staden har järnvägsförbindelse mot Kostrzyn nad Odrą västerut, med vidare förbindelser mot Berlin och Szczecin, och via Krzyż mot Poznań österut.

Motorvägen S3 (Europaväg 65) i nord-sydlig riktning befinner sig under konstruktion och är idag endast motorväg på vissa delsträckningar norrut i riktning mot Szczecin.  I övrigt följer vägen den gamla landsvägen DK3.  Landsvägen DK22 mellan Elbląg och Kostrzyn nad Odrą, som ursprungligen byggdes som den gamla tyska riksvägen Reichsstraße 1, passerar Gorzów i väst-östlig riktning.

De närmaste större internationella flygplatserna finns i Poznań och Berlin.

Lokaltrafik
Staden har ett spårvägsnät, grundat 1899, som utgår från centralstationen.

Vänorter
 :
 Cava de' Tirreni
 Teramo
 :
Eberswalde, Brandenburg
Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg
Herford, Nordrhein-Westfalen
  Jönköping, Sverige
  Sumy, Ukraina

Kända Gorzówbor
 Georg Axhausen, (1877-1960), tysk kirurg.
 Gottfried Bernhardy (1800-1875), tysk filolog.
 Eduard Boas (1815-1853), tysk författare.
 Hermann Ende (1829-1907), tysk arkitekt.
 Victor Klemperer (1881-1960), tysk författare.
 Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (född 1959), Polens premiärminister 2005-2006.
 Christa Wolf (1929-2011), tysk författare.

Referenser

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Städer i Lubusz vojvodskap
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A great layout, possibly one of the very best I've every played, it's just let down a little by the lack of clear space in bits. There is a slightly trapped feeling which is not in character with a heathland course. Many of the Surrey courses where I live have been sensible in that they've removed lots of the trees which had got bigger and bigger over the years. It would be much better is Beau did the same as those other great courses. It would then be in the same league as many of the top Surrey courses.
Visited Beaudesert as player in the senior men's pairs open event on 30th June.
The course is every bit as good as its reputation. The layout, condition and setting are all magnificent and the welcome both in the pro shop and clubhouse was excellent.
This is a good test of golf with some narrow driving areas between some penal heathery rough. The par 3's in particular test accuracy and the fast undulating greens grab your attention.
A fine course with shades of The Berkshire and Allwoodley.
I had organised a society day at nearby Whittington Heath on Thursday of last week (21st May) but travelled up the day before as I wanted to play another local course. I had read (and heard) about Beau Desert, so booked a tee time for myself and five friends to play there on the Wednesday afternoon.
What can I say...this has got to be one of the best courses I have played, certainly in my top ten all time favourites.
But stand on the second and the fun begins.
A very long, tough par 4 (especially if played into the wind) which tempts you to go right off the tee. Not the place to be as it lengthens the hole somewhat, but it's still going to require a big club into the green even if you manage to knock it up the right. Duffed second shot, so so chip and two putts for bogie. The good holes just continue. Fairly straigtforward par 3 to follow, downhill, but don't be long. I was, a chip back and two putts for bogie again. A nice dogleg right par 4 to follow, I managed to birdie this with a "members bounce" off the left hand side mounding which saw the ball end up 3 feet from the hole! Then onto the 5th...what a cracking hole. Standing on the tee with the beautifully manicured fairway going round to the left and a glimpse of the green atop the hill. And so it continued. I played level par golf from the 5th up to the 9th, and I was well pleased. 3 over on the front 9 and cooking on gas. Then we took a breather on the 10th whilst we allowed a faster two ball through. They seemed to take ages clearing the green, but eventually we were off again. The shortest hole on the course, should be a doddle I thought. But no. Maybe it was the hanging around waiting for the green to clear, but I fatted my shot and put it in the deep bunker in front of the green. Managed to escape but didn't make the dance floor, a chip and two putts later my first blob! I won't bore you with the rest of the round but needless to say I will be returning here. This is one of the best manicured courses I have ever played, with views to die for. Superb greens, massive and heavily contoured. And did I mention how quick they were? The green fee for 18 holes was £50.00. Expensive? No way....I'd pay it again tomorrow if I could. If you are in the area, it's a "must play". Trust me. You will love it.
Set in splendid isolation on Cannock Chase, this is an absolute gem of a course. Not long, but it doesn't need to be with such good greens and all the heather and long rough in place.
The course is greener than normal, often in the summer it turns a yellowy-brown colour like a links would. We had enough trouble keeping the ball on the fairway in thse conditions, so heaven only knows how tough it would be after a dry spell!
All in all, very pleasant and a friendly club to boot.
Such is the reputation of Beau Desert I was really looking forward to playing here – and was not to be disappointed. Set within Cannock Chase the course wends its way through an ancient forest of huge, impressive trees interspersed with penal rough. Very true. I'd heard from many quarters that it was tight off the tees - enough to give me more than a degree of trepidation given my recent lack of form. However, the sun was warm and the winds (fairly) light, so a positive state of mind ruled as play began.
This was soon dented when faced with a daunting first tee shot. It's not that the 1st, at just 291yds and uphill, is particularly difficult, just that you are faced off the tee by a deep, rough filled "hollow" demanding a carry of about 120yds to find the other side. Again, not particularly difficult (although I managed to screw it up) but very intimidating.
The 5th (392yds, par 4) is a lovely hole – and S.I.1. From an elevated tee, your drive first of all requires a carry over the ever-present heather to a fairway which falls away from you and doglegs to the left. At the turn, the fairway starts to rise up again to the green. Your 2nd shot must carry a cross-fairway bunker placed just 30-odd yards from the front of the green.
To those confident enough, the 9th is a drivable par 4. At only 252yds it can theoretically be reached with a well hit 3-wood. Beware though, as there is nothing between tee and green but trouble as the ground falls away from the tee to rise again to the well elevated green. Another elevated green is to be faced on the 10th, but here it is only 110yds away. Major clubbing decisions are to be taken here as anything just short of the green lands you in a very deep bunker!
The 12th (S.I. 2, 416yds, par 4) is a "Double dog-leg", left right first, then right-left. Your drive needs to be well placed off the tee to leave you any chance of a decent approach to the green.
The par 5 15th, at 516yds the longest on the course, marks the start of a cracking end to your round. Just at (a well hit) driving range the fairway is bisected by a chain of humps and hollows. Only the brave (and long) will attack the green from here as your view of the green is obscured by the contours of the land and anyway, it is protected by a well-placed bunker in front.
16 is a short (135yds) par 3 with a bunker the width of the green between you and the flag. 17 is another long (417yds) par 4 with a ditch across the fairway in the area where your drive is likely to land. The 18th (par 5, 476yds) once again puts you in the position of flirting with a chain of bunkers and mounds across the fairway at driving distance. With 200+yds still to the green there is one final hazard to negotiate: 60yds short of the putting surface is a hollow filled with gorse bushes waiting to gobble up any ball not purely struck.
The ground staff and green keepers deserve special mention, as all 18 holes are kept exceptionally well manicured, and the greens are fast, true and in great condition. All greens have subtle borrows to be negotiated, but are a pleasure to putt on. At 5961yds, the shortness of the course is easily offset by its difficulty, which in turn lends much it interest and charm. Excellent Clubhouse facilities and an idyllic setting (the only sounds heard during the day were birdsong and the wind rustling the leaves) Beau Desert rightfully deserves its reputation as one of the best courses the Midlands has to offer.
Report supplied by Graham Adams on behalf of the Barton under Needwood Golf Society.
This is a great course. The greens were huge and you can leave yourself huge putts. Its not a problem though because the greens were so quick you still barely had to touch them. Interesting layout with too many good holes to mention. The par 3's are interesting and the par 5 18th ends the round superbly. Play here and it will not disappoint. Had one run in with a very snooty member but he was an exception. We were made to feel most welcome on the whole.
A great challenge, long carries and very punishing for a low handicapper who may miss the fairway. There is no room for error.
1st hole alone presents a good drive across a huge chasm, the short holes require good accuracy and every green needs to be read carefully.
Course is always in excellent condition.
This is one of the best courses in the midlands. You have the tree lined fairways, gorse, long carries, fast rolling greens on a typical heathland course.There is one problem, the course is designed to make you try shots which you later regret! Great course worth the price!
i played this course a few times and it is very tight but not particularly long, the greens are quick and true.Miss the fairway and kiss your card goodbye!
This is a great course. I have played it a few times and it is always in excellent condition - even in winter the greens are quick. It's relatively tight with many tree-lined fairways. Many longish carries over heather-filled rough. Most-definitely a championship standard course that will test any golfer.
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A year in, local cannabis sales are sky high | Economy
Last updated January 2, 2021 by C.E. News on January 2, 2021
Nikki Haese, agent in charge at Sunnyside marijuana dispensary, poses in front of a billboard outside the facility on South Neil Street in Champaign.
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CHAMPAIGN — A year ago, eager customers formed long lines around the cannabis dispensaries in Champaign-Urbana, waiting for them to open on the first day of legal recreational sales in Illinois.
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The Sunnyside dispensary in Champaign has made a shuttle available for customers who are forced to park across from its small lot on South Neil Street.
In Urbana, the NuEra dispensary has also seen sales rise, principal officer Keith McGinnis said.
"We had a very good year in Urbana," McGinnis said. "I think we only went flat in sales one month." Otherwise, he said sales have "spiked each month and continue to go up."
Erkes and McGinnis both expect sales to continue to grow as marijuana becomes less stigmatized.
"We believe that as more people become familiar with it, sales will continue to grow," McGinnis said.
Neither dispensary said it had any notable security issues in the first year of legalized recreational-marijuana sales.
And McGinnis said he's looking forward to adding another NuEra location in the area.
"We have until March 31 to get that completed, and we are actively looking at three different places to put it," he said.
The first year of high sales should be good news for the coffers of the cities of Champaign and Urbana, both of which passed 3 percent sales taxes on marijuana sales.
Before the year started, Champaign was expecting an additional $625,000 to $955,000 in annual revenue, and Urbana was estimating it could receive another $275,000 to $550,000 annually, according to city staff reports.
While Urbana Finance Director Elizabeth Hannan said she couldn't disclose sales-tax revenue for specific businesses, "generally, it has been consistent with expectations."
In the city's financial forecast from October, Hannan wrote that cannabis sales-tax revenue would help dampen the decrease expected for fiscal 2021.
"The FY2021 decreases would be even worse if not for sales of adult-use cannabis," she wrote.
Recreational cannabis sales in Illinois, 2020
Recreational cannabis sales in Illinois, 2020. Source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Sales (million)
972,045 $39.2
1,270,063 $61.0
Killer Mike says Black people deserve a "big stake" in the cannabis industry
Caliva Ends 2020 in Record-Breaking Fashion with Industry-Changing Announcements


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