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4 Ways to Flip School Culture
By Michael Niehoff December 5, 2020
Most in education have heard the term 'flipped.' In school, this has simply meant changing the instructional approach by turning what you've traditionally done upside down. Common examples have been moving the independent work associated with homework to the classroom and the direct instruction associated with class to home. But when we normally talk about flipping things, we often forget that we would probably have to flip the culture. Many have acknowledged that culture drives learning. Therefore, in order to truly 'flip' our classrooms, we need to turn our traditional school cultures, environments and approaches literally upside down. Here are four starting points:
Flip The Rules
Instead of focusing on the rules or policies as an institution, focus on opportunities. Naturally, I'm not saying abandon all rules and policies. Indeed, strong school culture is based on mutual respect, professionalism, and trust. But how do we get those? By hammering a litany of rules and policies at students and families? Or rather, would we get bigger gains by emphasizing opportunities and community first thus creating a culture that supports rules, policies, and expectations. As an example, think about the first things most people see when they enter our school campuses. Schools typically or often have large signs listing the rules and sometimes accompanying penal codes if violated. What is the message here to newcomers, visitors, or even the regulars? Rules and policies are paramount here – not learning, opportunities, or relationships. It implies that this is not a truly trusting school culture. What if people were greeted at the gates by messaging focused on all of the unique opportunities at the school, great projects, great staff, or quotes from alums? It doesn't have to be just one certain thing, but certainly, we can do better than just generic signs about rules.
Flip the Communication
Like the rules, think about all of the messaging that goes home. For example, most districts still send home some sort of handbook for student/parent signature. Imagine if that were seen as something that explained opportunities, challenged students and families, and inspired ways for advanced learning vs. just a review of policies and procedures? We all know that nobody reads the handbook. So, what would it take to make that document come to life and be valuable? Answer that question then do it. Think about all of our newsletters, robocalls, and even social media communication. Yes, we have to communicate dates, deadlines, and even rules. But if our communication focused more on opportunities, learning, celebrations, innovation, and more? Maybe these communication efforts are seen as more valuable and useful by parents, students, and stakeholders.
Flip the Hierarchy
Schools, like most institutions and organizations, have long been a bastion for traditional hierarchy. We have the principal, the vice principal, the teachers, the classified staff, and then the students. And like the rest of the world, we are quickly realizing that the top-down approach leads to only minimal results and little buy-in from all constituents or stakeholders. For years, we have been moving to a more democratic and less autocratic approach by having teachers, classified staff, etc. serve on leadership committees and teams to expand voice and buy-in. But we have traditionally still left one key group out of most of these – and that is the students.
Some districts and schools will have some students sit on a committee as a symbol but rarely as an active participant. But what if we solicited students' voices on all school decisions, policy development, curriculum, instructional approaches, tech integration, and more? At my last school, I was proud that we never had an interview panel without at least two student representatives. And these students were vital voices in evaluating teacher interviews, presentations, and applications. Consider ways of including student voice throughout the school's programs, procedures and decisions, and culture. You will get tremendous cultural buy-in and probably some innovative ideas.
Flip the Implementation
For years, we have wrestled with ways to implement things. Whether it be a new curriculum, new pedagogy, new technology, etc., we go from pilot programs on one side to complete implementation on the other. What if neither is right? What is neither is wrong? What if we tried it all? What if we made it competitive? What if we asked the kids? Bottom line, don't do what you've always done. Stop being so scientific and try different things. If you want to increase innovation and creativity, implementation is not the problem. Fear and culture are.
Final Challenge
Choose something that you've always done one way and turn it upside down for the sheer heck of it. If anything, you'll be experimenting and innovating. You may be surprised by the results. There is always more. Get in that mindset and look for opportunities to flip.
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Illegal aliens are living so deep in the shadows that they were on hand in the Senate galleries for this afternoon's 68-32 vote for the Schumer-Rubio amnesty bill, and they yelled out Obama's campaign chant when the vote was announced.
Lots of bloviation beforehand about how "historic" the vote was. No one mentioned that the Senate passed an amnesty in 2006 that wasn't approved by the House. Was that "historic," too?
I'm listening to America's Great Debate, about the Compromise of 1850, and I'm struck by how pedestrian and foolish the Senate has become — not in the substance of the policies debated, which are not comparable between the periods, but in the debate itself. The closing comments on the Schumer-Rubio bill were mostly treacly clichés about the speaker's parents or grandparents or in-laws, and how their experience is an argument for the Crabhusker Kickback Bill of 2013. And the invocation of the DREAMers was particularly tendentious — what does the experience of someone brought here at the age of 6 months have to do with this monster bill? You want to amnesty people like that? Well, so do I, as part of a wider bill to tighten enforcement. But their constant use as props for those arguing for a mass amnesty is morally dubious, the kind of emotional blackmail we've come to expect from the open-borders side (both left and right).
In any case, it's now the House's job to allow this bloated, dangerous measure to die on the vine. Unfortunately, the decision about what happens next rests almost entirely on the shoulders of John Boehner.
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Temporary Setbacks, Part II
December 31, 2013 § 1 Comment
Yesterday we visited the subject of temporary hearings in cases where ID is the sole ground. The practice across the state is, well, varied.
What about the manner in which temporaries are conducted?
In this district, we schedule all temporary hearings on a R81 return day. Many are negotiated to a settlement. The ones that do no settle are taken up for hearing in order from oldest filed to most recently filed. Each side is allowed one hour, total, for the presentation of all witnesses and other evidence. One hour is by consensus among bench and bar an adequate time to develop the pertinent proof. We had a chancellor once who limited proof to ten minutes per side, which produced a lot of groaning among the lawyers. I set an expiration date of six months on my orders in hope of promoting movement toward finality.
In other districts, I experienced a broad range of ways to approach temporary matters. In some districts, a temporary hearing can consume an entire day. I often wondered in those cases what the difference was between that ordeal and the final hearing. I also wondered where the chancellor found the time.
In many districts, the proof is limited:
One chancellor, now retired, would call the parties and attorneys to the bench, where all stood in reverent silence while the judge examined the parties' 8.05's. He seldom had any questions. He would simply say something like, "Okay, the wife will have custody and the husband will pay $250 a month child support. Next case."
Another judge called the parties to the bench and based his temporary order on a colloquy with the clients with limited input from the attorneys.
In one district the judge allowed only the parties to take the stand. He would interrupt and ask his own questions until he was satisfied that he had a clear picture, then would say he had heard enough, and would direct one of the attorneys to draft an order.
Your experiences, I am sure, will vary. I would welcome your comments about how temporary hearings are handled in your area.
Temporary Setbacks, Part I
December 30, 2013 § 4 Comments
A reader of this blog in N. Mississippi emailed me with an interesting question week before last. He asked whether the following is a common practice in other areas of the state:
I have recently been on the receiving end of opposite counsel filing for divorce on sole ground of Irreconcilable Differences, asking for temporary relief-custody, support, use of home, setting for hearing. I have objected by 12b failure to make a claim for which relief can be granted. We have worked around the 2 cases without necessity of a ruling.
Before proceeding further, I can say that in this district it is a longstanding practice not to allow temporary hearings in cases where the sole ground for divorce is irreconcilable differences. Our thinking is that an ID divorce requires an agreement, either a PSA or a consent, for the court to act, and that absent that agreement no relief is possible. Please note that I am talking only about a complaint on the sole ground of irreconcilable differences, and not: (1) a complaint in which ID is an alternative ground; or (2) where there is a separate count for, say, custody.
The authority of a chancellor in such cases is MCA 93-5-17, which states that "The chancellor in vacation [and presumably during a term] may, upon reasonable notice, hear complaints for temporary alimony, temporary custody of children and temporary child support and may make all proper orders and judgments thereon."
As far as I can discover, there is no case law on point. Temporary orders are not appealable, so the dearth of decisions is no surprise.
I polled some chancellors to see what the practice is in their districts, and, as one might suspect, the answers are all over the ballpark. Now, before someone opines that "we need to come up with a uniform practice" for temporaries, keep in mind that the statute specifically says that the chancellor "may" grant temporary relief. It has long been the practice that it is discretionary with chancellors whether to allow a temporary hearing at all, and, if so, the form of that hearing (more on that point in Part II). Here is what the various chancellors who responded said:
"If they allege and show 'urgent and necessitous circumstances' I would allow a temporary."
"Assuming you are talking about temporary relief relative to custody and support and use of marital home incident thetero, yes we do allow temporary hearings."
"I do not allow temporary hearings in ID divorces. The statutory premise for ID is agreement on all issues. I do not think you can expand on what the statute allows. I am sure that someone will opine that it could be done statutorily by 'consent' but I would counter that with, the issues tried by consent can be appealed, a temporary cannot. As an aside, it seems when you do a temporary in an ID the court may be tipping the scales one way or the other in the negotiations."
"I have never conducted an actual hearing but I have signed agreed temporary orders incorporating the PSA."
"[In this district] temp order[s] setting support and custody (at least) are issued in ID divorce cases all the time … to say this is a common practice in our district would be an understatement."
"I do not allow temporary hearings on ID only complaints. I would sign [an order adopting] a stipulation between the parties …"
"No. Never. No justiciable issue."
That's about 20% of the chancellors.
If you wind up with a temporary hearing in an unfamiliar district, you would do well to contact a lawyer there who practices in that court and can let you know what to expect.
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Dispatches from the Farthest Outposts of Civilization
Contending with Contempt
The ins and outs of contempt can get pretty confusing. There is civil contempt and there is criminal contempt, and there is direct criminal contempt, and there is constructive criminal contempt. There are different burdens of proof, and there are different due process requirements. In the heat of battle, it can be confusing.
The MSSC decision in Judicial Performance Commission v. Harris, handed down December 5, 2013, offers an opportunity to review the forms and requirements of contempt.
A previous post dealing with the subject is at this link.
Civil contempt enforces the right of a private party to enforcement of a previous court judgment in his or her favor. It is triable in seven days via R81 summons. The burden of proof is by a preponderance of the evidence (although some cases say it is by clear and convincing evidence).
Criminal contempt enforces the authority of the court. There are two categores: direct and constructive. The burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt.
Direct criminal contempt occurs in the presense of or within the sensory perception of the judge, and is punished instantly by the offended judge.
Constructive criminal contempt occurs outside the presence or sensory perception of the offended judge. It requires notice, an opportunity to defend, and other due process considerations, including the possibility of hearing before another judge.
The MSSC decision in In re Williamson, 838 So.2d 226, 228 (Miss. 2002), includes a helpful discussion.
As a judge I find some of these categories somewhat fluid. For example, when a party files a blatantly false and fraudulent document with the court, assuming the act is contemptuous, is it direct because it is presented to the judge as a pleading or evidence, or is it constructive because the act of filing took place outside the presence of the judge? Or, where a party in the course of testimony or in a pleading volunteers that he has done a clearly contemptuous act, is that direct or constructive? In my experience, it's not always crystal clear when one is called upon to make the right decision.
As a lawyer, these distinctions may make a big difference to your client, whichever side you find yourself on. If all you're seeking is to force compliance with a child support or alimony order, civil contempt is all you really need. If you try to get fancy and ask for criminal sanctions, you are propelling the case in a whole different direction with heightened burden of proof and more stringent due process requirements. If you are representing the alleged contemnor, you will want to be sure he or she is afforded all of the due process protection that applies. You might even want to argue for all due process protection in a direct criminal case simply because it would possibly allow the judge to cool down and the memory of your client's reprehensible conduct to fade somewhat.
A Rule 54(b) Quandary
What does one do when the chancellor adds language to a ruling on a particular issue to the effect that it is certified as a final, appealable judgment, although the ruling leaves intact the lawsuit between the parties?
That is the quandary that confronted the Northeast Mental Health-Mental Retardation Commission in a case it filed against V.M. Cleveland to void a lease that it considered unreasonable. Cleveland filed a counterclaim asking for damages for breach of contract and for a declaration that the lease was enforceable. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. The chancellor denied the Commission's motion in toto, but granted Cleveland's motion in part, ruling only that the lease was enforceable, and denying the remainder of the motion because there were genuine issues of material fact, etc. After he ruled on the two R56 motions, the judge added, on his own initiative, that "Insofar as the enforceability of the contract, the court certifies that this is a final decision, appealable pursuant to MRCP 54(b)."
Faced with uncertainty as to what it should do, the Commission filed both an MRAP 5 application for an interlocutory appeal, and an MRAP 3 notice of appeal. The agency frankly admitted to the court that it was unsure which was the appropriate avenue, if any, to take vis a vis an appeal.
On November 21, 2013, the MSSC denied the petition for interlocutory appeal, leaving the MRAP 3 appeal pending before the COA. The COA decided the case of Commission v. Cleveland with fairly predictable results on December 3, 2013. Judge Maxwell's opinion for the court, lays it out:
¶12. Only final judgments may be appealed. Harris v. Waters, 40 So. 3d 657, 658 (¶3) (Miss. Ct. App. 2010). "A final, appealable[] judgment is one that adjudicates the merits of the controversy which settles all issues as to all the parties and requires no further action by the lower court." Walters v. Walters, 956 So. 2d 1050, 1053 (¶8) (Miss. Ct. App. 2007) (emphasis added and internal quotation marks omitted).
¶13. "Rule 54(b) provides an exception to the final-judgment rule." Harris, 40 So. 3d at 658 (¶4). Under this rule, the trial court may "direct the entry of a final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all of the claims or parties[.]" M.R.C.P. 54(b). "According to the official comment to Rule 54(b), the basic purpose of the rule 'is to avoid the possible injustice of a delay in entering judgment on a distinctly separate claim or as to fewer than all of the parties until the final adjudication of the entire case by making an immediate appeal available.'" Harris, 40 So. 3d at 658 (¶5) (emphasis added) (quoting M.R.C.P. 54(b) cmt.).
¶14. However, for a judgment or order to be eligible for Rule 54(b) finality, "the case [must] include either multiple claims, multiple parties, or both, and . . . either one or more but fewer than all the claims [must] have been decided, or . . . all the rights and liabilities of at least one party [must] have been adjudicated." M.R.C.P. 54(b) cmt. The comment makes clear that "[d]espite its apparently broad scope, Rule 54(b) may be invoked only in a relatively select group of cases and applied to an even more limited category of decisions." M.R.C.P. 54(b) cmt. And "[a] decision that leaves a portion of the claim pending as to all defendants does not fall within the ambit of Rule 54(b)." M.R.C.P. 54(b) cmt. …
¶15. The chancellor's grant of partial summary judgment did not decide a claim between the two parties. Rather, it merely decided an issue within their claims—whether the contract was enforceable. This decision resulted in the denial of summary judgment to the Commission. And the denial of summary judgment is an interlocutory order that may only be appealed by permission. Hinds Cnty. v. Perkins, 64 So. 3d 982, 984 (¶7) (Miss. 2011). The chancellor's decision also led to the partial grant of summary judgment in favor of Cleveland. But none of Cleveland's claims were fully resolved. The chancellor was clear in his order that, despite the contract being enforceable as a matter of law, full summary judgment could not be granted because there were still "genuine issues of material fact" concerning whether the Commission could validly take actions to rescind the contract.
¶16. Because the chancellor's decision left a portion of Cleveland's claim pending, the chancellor's order did not fall within that "limited category of decisions" in which Rule 54(b) may be applied. M.R.C.P. 54(b) cmt. Thus, the Rule 54(b) certification is invalid, and the decision that is the subject of this appeal is not a final, appealable judgment. Lacking jurisdiction to address the merits of the chancellor's decision, we dismiss the appeal.
Not having the benefit of the entire record, we are at somewhat of a disadvantage, but, if I understood the opinion correctly, the judge did finally adjudicate a key issue of Cleveland's case, which was whether the contract was enforceable. I can understand why the chancellor thought the parties should have a shot at appellate review of that issue, since it was a major pivot point upon which both cases turned. If it were upheld, major litigation, time and expense could be avoided. If reversed, the litigation might be ended. Either appellate ruling might quite possibly have avoided a retrial in a subsequent appeal.
All that being said, I understand the COA's position. Since most of Cleveland's case remained unresolved, the explicit language of R54(b) was not satisfied.
I said here only last week that I wondered why all the confusion over R54(b) and how to remove the uncertainty once and for all. I don't think this is the case that does the job.
The Cap on Division of Military Retirement — or not
Henry and Tracey Stout found themselves in a divorce proceeding after twenty-five years of marriage. After the entered into a consent, the chancellor divided the marital estate, awarding Tracey, among other things, 64.75% of Henry's military retirement.
Henry appealed, arguing that Tracey was entitled to no more than 50% of his military retirement, based on the specific limitation of 10 USC § 1408(e), which states that: "The total amount of the disposable retired pay of a member payable under all court orders pursuant to section (c) may not exceed 50% of such disposable retired pay."
The COA addressed Henry's appeal in the case of Stout v. Stout, handed down December 10, 2013. Judge Roberts, for the majority, started his analysis by looking to other jurisdictions:
… This issue is a matter of first impression in Mississippi; therefore, it is prudent to consult the interpretations of this issue from other jurisdictions. In a slip opinion in Gonzalez v. Gonzalez, No. M2008-07143-COA-R3-CV, 2011 WL 221888, at *5 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011), the Tennessee Court of Appeals stated:
It appears that the United States military does not view § 1408(e)(1) as a limit. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service observes that "the amount of a former spouse's award is entirely a matter of state law." DIVIDING MILITARY RETIRED PAY 6 (2006), http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay/garnishment/Speech5.pdf; see also UNIFORMED SERVICES FORMER SPOUSE'S PROTECTION ACT 2–3 (2010), http://www.redstone.army.mil/legal/data/1–usfspa.pdf ("If a state court awarded you 60% of your former spouse's retired pay and you qualify under this statute to get direct pay, then you would collect 50% through the Finance Center and your former spouse would be responsible for providing the other 10% to you.") DOMESTIC RELATIONS FROM A MILITARY PERSPECTIVE; FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS [http://www.cnic.navy.mil/navycni/groups/public/documents/document/cnicp_ a134503.pdf] ("The 50% maximum of DRP [disposable retired pay] is a limit on how much retired pay can be paid directly, but it is not a limit on how much a court can award.").
Although not an exhaustive list, courts in Minnesota, Delaware, Texas, Alabama, Kansas, Washington, Maryland, and Iowa also take this view of the statute. [Footnote omitted] However, several states do consider there to be a 50% limit. [Footnote omitted] The majority view is that the statute is not an absolute cap, but rather a cap on what the government can pay directly to a spouse or former spouse. We find the majority view to be persuasive; therefore, the chancellor did not err in awarding Tracey more than 50% of Henry's military retirement benefits. This issue is also without merit.
I find it interesting that the COA wound up dealing with this issue. If this is, as Judge Roberts found, an issue of first impression in Mississippi, aren't those kinds of cases supposed to be the province of the MSSC?
Until the MSSC addresses it, then, we will be among the states holding that the 50% limit is a limit on what the government DFAS can be ordered to withhold, not a limit on what can be awarded by the court.
This is an important case for you to know and understand if you ever deal with military retirement, as do many of us in areas of Mississippi with military installations and military retirees.
Another aspect of this case bearing mention is the fact that the chancellor awarded a percentage of the military retirement as a part of equitable distribution, but did not place a value on the total of the benefit received. Henry charged that this was error. Judge Roberts addressed it this way:
¶17. Henry next argues that the chancellor erred in not determining a specific monetary value of his military retirement and assigning a percentage of that value to Tracey's estate. Had the chancellor added in this value, Henry claims Tracey's estate would have been much greater and alimony could have been avoided. Without that value, according to Henry, there is ambiguity in the equitable distribution of the marital estate. Military retirement benefits are considered personal property, and as such, are subject to equitable division in a divorce proceeding. Hemsley v. Hemsley, 639 So. 2d 909, 914 (Miss. 1994). The chancellor placed a monthly value of $1,770.53 per month, but did not determine a lump-sum value. Henry cites to no authority that a chancellor is required to determine a lump-sum value of military retirement benefits. Though not at issue in other cases, there is case law describing a chancellor solely determining the monthly value of the retirement benefits and not a lump sum. However, there is also case law that shows a chancellor actually put a lump monetary value on the retirement benefits. Neither line of cases instructs that one valuation is required or more appropriate than the other. We cannot find that the chancellor erred in not determining a lump-sum amount of the military retirement benefits awarded to Tracey. We also note that the chancellor did take into account the monthly amount Tracey would receive when she determined whether Tracey was entitled to alimony and if so, in what amount.
I wonder whether the discrepancy in case law cited by Judge Roberts is due to the fact that military retirement can be divided in equitable distribution or ordered to be paid as alimony, in the discretion of the chancellor. The cases referred to are not cited, so we do not know whether they are equitable division or alimony cases. Clearly, if paid as alimony its total valuation would be beside the point. As equitable distribution, I'm not so sure, because the value of the assets divided must be taken into account. In either case, however, as Judge Roberts pointed out, equitable division does not mean an equal division. The chancellor did an exemplary job limning out Tracey's need for financial support post-equitable-division, so it is unlikely that placing a value on the benefits received in this case would have changed the outcome.
The Door to Equitable Distribution
It would seem to be self-evident that the door to equitable division of the marital estate is not open unless and until the trial court has a viable claim for divorce before it.
Yet, in the case of Brown v. Brown, decided by the COA on December 3, 2013, Kimberlye Brown argued that the chancellor erred when she denied Kimberlye's prayer for equitable distribution after the chancellor had denied both parties a divorce, and, in addition, denied Kimberlye's claim for separate maintenance. Kimberlye appealed. Judge Lee addressed the issue for the COA majority:
¶19. Kim contends that the chancellor erred in refusing to divide the marital estate. A chancellor has the authority to divide the marital estate after a divorce has been granted. Ferguson v. Ferguson, 639 So. 2d 921, 927 (Miss. 1994). In cases where only separate maintenance has been granted, however, a chancellor does not have the power to award either party a portion of the marital estate. In Daigle v. Daigle, 626 So. 2d 140, 146 (Miss. 1993), the supreme court stated that separate maintenance "is not a dissolution of a marriage and dividing of marital assets . . . ." And the court found that the chancellor erred by dividing the marital assets. Id.
¶20. Furthermore, in Thompson v. Thompson, 527 So. 2d 617, 622-23 (Miss. 1988), the court stated:
The legal duty of the husband to support his wife does not require that he convey any property to her. During cohabitation the wife has the legal right to live in the husband's home, but he is under no legal duty to convey it to her. And after separation her legal rights are no greater than before. . . . [T]he court should not, under the guise of enforcing that contractual duty, deprive him of his lands or other specific property, where not necessary for the enforcement of that duty.
(Citations omitted).
¶21. By asking the chancellor to divide the marital assets in the absence of a divorce decree, Kim is asking for her legal rights to be greater than they were before the separation. The chancellor did not have the authority to divide the marital assets, because the claims for divorce had been denied. This issue is without merit.
Some of the toughest swivets I ever sweated out as a lawyer were the ones where I argued something I considered so elementary that I did not even bother to gather some authority to take with me, yet I discovered to my chagrin that the chancellor was blithely unaware of the law on the point. A senior chancellor once threatened to throw out my client's contest of a modification petition filed against him because I had not filed an answer. To compound matters, the lawyer on the other side argued that an answer was absolutely required. Neither found the express language of R81 very persuasive. Ouch.
So you might want to tuck away the above language from the Brown case in that special place where you store your legal survival gear. It just might come in handy after you have successfully defeated your opponent's claims for divorce and separate maintenance, and opposing counsel rises and says, " … and now, your honor, about our prayer for equitable distribution …"
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Add Another 54(b) Casualty
At some point (we may already be there), these will be so numerous that they will no longer be newsworthy, but there is yet another dismissed appeal for lack of a final judgment disposing of all issues, and no MRCP 54(b) certification.
The case is Estate of Norton: Jordan v. Norton, handed down by the MSSC December 5, 2013. I won't bore you with the now-all-too-familiar details. This is a short opinion that you can read yourself in just a few minutes.
I am wondering whether these appellate misfires result from some kind of flaw in our rules, or whether the fault is in our stars, so to speak.
Is MRCP 54(b) ambiguous or unclear? It does not seem so to me, but that may be me looking through judicial-colored glasses with especially thick lenses. Is it unclear to lawyers who battle in the trenches?
Or is it that lawyers are acting out of an abundance of caution? If so, that seems like an expensive way to go, when a simple post-trial motion asking the judge for a 54(b) certification would cover one nicely.
I don't know. Anyone have any ideas?
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In this uplifting memoir, the acclaimed singer reflects "on life, the arts, and spirituality . . . Inspiring" (Booklist).
Jessye Norman is one of the world's most admired and beloved singers—and her life story is as moving and dramatic as the great operatic roles she has performed on stage.
Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, she studied the piano and sang the songs of her childhood, never dreaming that this passion for music might lead to her life's profession. Here she presents "a rich portrait of a childhood firmly grounded by family, church and community," and recalls in rich detail the strong women who were her role models, from her ancestors to family friends, relatives, and teachers (The Wall Street Journal). She also discusses her relationship with the pioneering African American singer Marian Anderson—revealing the lifelong support she provided through her example of dignity and grace at all times.
Norman also describes coming face-to-face with racism, both as a child living in the segregated South and as an adult out and about in the world. Filled with inspiration and wisdom, Stand Up Straight and Sing! is not just for lovers of music, but for everyone.
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Hey! So this just seems a simple question to answer, right? But the answer boils down to how you define content marketing and in which perspective you put forward this question.
Many digital marketing students come up to me and say, "No, content marketing is not ADVERTISING!" Okay, fair enough — clearly the phrase has the word 'marketing' in it, so it cannot be advertising, right?
When I ask them "Why", a usual answer says advertising as "tell & sell", whereas content marketing as "tell stories & make them experience it." Though this answer might be seen reasonable, it not quite accurate. Why? As this description might make it sound that content marketing is only top-funnel content. But, It's not.
Does it Matter?
Of course, it does. Here's how Google's "Instant Answers" define content marketing as,
"A type of marketing that involves the creation & sharing of online material (like videos, blogs, graphics & social media posts) that does not explicitly promote a brand but is intended to stimulate interest in its products/ services."
That is pretty much close to how even the students define it. There are generally 3 forms of media for guidance — earned, paid or owned. Earned would be Press Releases (or PR), Paid in advertising and owned as content marketing? That's a thought you need to think on now.
According to Content marketing institute (or CMI), Content marketing is defined as, "a strategic marketing approach focused on creating & distributing relevant, valuable, & consistent content to attract & retain a defined target audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer call-to-action."
Now, the one by Google's "Instant Answers" is deeper than the one which is defined by CMI — it doesn't differentiate between top funnel to lower funnel, but does add a valuable term "distribution".
Next, the question arises, how does one define "distribution"?
There are three ways to define content distribution accurately.
Earned media —pitching journalists or influencers to cover your target content
Owned media — sending an email out to your target list
Paid media — doing native advertising to amplify content's outreach
In CMI's definition, there's also a use of the term "strategic". So, if a business has a very small user base (email list), then would doing owned media promotion be a strategic way for content distribution? Now, What if the business didn't have decent PR resources or email lists, but possess plenty of budget for paid promotion? Here, scaling the content distribution window using paid media would indeed be a strategic move to fulfill your brand goals.
An average television ad promotion costs around 5$ for distribution of every 1$ spent on creation. As per my research, an average content marketer does the opposite, which is why many content marketers align this craft for storytelling. Well, it's not. It's all about telling stories and amplifying those stories to reach your target audience through the right funnel at the right time — and most importantly, doing it strategically.
So, is content marketing advertising in 2019? YES and NO. If content marketers make use of paid media avenues in their strategy, then the answer is Yes, but, if they promote their target content only among their email list and existing social channels, then the answer is No. However in 2019, the content marketers use a mix of all three forms of media to distribute and amplify the content outreach strategically.
Unless a business or brand is having good user base of target audience and/or a huge influencer network list, the only possible way to scale up distribution is through the native content amplification (to be used in a non-interruptive manner)
The verdict is that advertising at times is important and in content marketing, it's an important component and highly impacts its amplification.
How to Use Storytelling in Marketing to Strengthen Your Brand Presence
4 Ways on How to Improve Customer Satisfaction
What is Content Marketing & Why it Impacts Your Brand's Growth?
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Minuteman Muster - April 3, 2018
Volume 2, Issue 14 The Newsletter of Minuteman Indivisible April 3, 2018
Muster (verb) – assemble, especially for inspection or preparation for battle
Despite the recent snow, it is officially spring, which brings not only warmer weather (hopefully), but also plenty of events. Please check out the MI Happenings section for details on how to march with us at Lexington's annual Patriots' Day parade on April 16th and see the Upcoming Events section to learn how to join us at Lobby Days at the State House tomorrow April 4th or attend a gubernatorial candidate forum or two important gun violence prevention events this weekend. This week's issue also has details on our team meetings taking place next week and information on the upcoming March for Science on Saturday, April 14th.
Spring is also Town Meeting season in Massachusetts and several local towns are debating articles that MI teams are working on; this week's Spotlight section focuses on this important New England tradition and highlights ways our members can participate. Spring also brings a big push to get legislation passed at the State House before the legislative session ends - see the Morning Coffee Actions section for ways you can help advance several important bills by making just a few quick phone calls.
Many Indivisible groups, including us, rely on Facebook to network and share information. If you're alarmed by the recent revelations that Cambridge Analytica obtained Facebook data without users knowledge and may have used it to influence elections, the Morning Coffee Action section outlines a way to let Facebook know how you feel and the Recommended Reading section describes ways to protect your own Facebook data.
Your Devoted Muster Editors
MORNING COFFEE ACTIONS
(Actions you can do while enjoying your morning cup!)
Phonebank for PA-06 and Postcard for NJ11
Sign up to join us at a phonebank/postcarding party on Thursday April 12th from 7-9pm at an election team leader's house in Reading, MA (we'll email you the address when you RSVP using this link). We'll be calling like-minded Democrats in PA-06 to introduce Chrissy Houlahan and enlist volunteers for her campaign and be sending postcards to voters in NJ11 in support of Mikie Sherrill. Feel free to join for the full 2 hours or any other amount of time you are available.
Get State Climate Legislation Brought Up For A Vote
Mass Power Forward is a strong coalition of dozens of environmental groups that is trying to get the Senate Omnibus Climate Bill (S.2302) and other environmental legislation passed in Massachusetts. Please call your state legislators and ask them to urge their leadership to bring S.3203 up for a vote. See this fact sheet for more information on the many issues the bill covers, including provisions on climate policy, renewable energy, and transportation, and this link for a sample call script. Mass Power Forward is encouraging constituents to call on Mondays for greater effect, but calls are welcome anytime!
Let Our MoCs Know That Medicaid Matters
A coalition of health care advocacy groups will observe Medicaid Awareness Month this April, conducting educational campaigns focused on a different topic each week, culminating in a national Medicaid Day of Action on April 30. Medicaid is a jointly funded, Federal-State health insurance program for low-income and other people, including children, the aged, and/or those who are blind or otherwise disabled. Contact our MoCs to thank them for their past support of Medicaid, ask them what they're planning for Medicaid Month, and urge them to do all they can to defend this vital program.
Tell Mark Zuckerberg to Redeem Himself
Elections Team member Judy Lubershane encourages us all to send postcards to Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook with the following text: "Mark, Due to your carelessness, you've built up quite a debt to America. Work to redeem yourself! Run a non-partisan public service post/advertisement to remind Facebook users across America to 1) Register to vote! 2) Vote in local, state, and national elections." Send postcards to: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Share this idea with your friends and networks - let's make sure Mark hears us!
Get Automatic Voter Registration Passed in MA
MA Secretary of State William Galvin recently announced his support for the Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) bill moving through the Massachusetts legislature. A few weeks ago, the bill was voted favorably out of the Elections Law committee, got a new bill number (H.4320), and is now before the House Committee on Ways and Means. In the previous legislative session, the bill didn't make it out of this committee, so we need your continued efforts to get it passed in the legislature and on to the Governor's desk. Several other states, including WA, OR, CA, and RI, have passed AVR legislation and many other states are considering it. Please call Secretary Galvin at 1-800-392-6090 to thank him for his support and contact your state representative to urge them to help this legislation get passed. See this link for more information and sample scripts.
Text to Protect Special Counsel Mueller's Investigation
Worried about Trump trying to fire Mueller or impede his investigation? If you've already signed up for the Mueller Rapid Response rallies and asked our MoCs to co-sponsor existing bipartisan bills to protect Mueller's investigation (S. 1735, S. 1741, and H.R. 3771), you can use MoveOn's text tool to call progressive voters in states with GOP MoCs and ask them to make calls urging support for these bills.
To get started, visit this page, which has all the information you need, including a short training video. For more details and scripts for calling members of Congress, see this Google doc.
MI HAPPENINGS
Marching in Lexington's Patriots' Day Parade
We had so much fun marching in Lexington's Patriots' Day parade last year, we've made plans to do it again and hope that you'll join us! The parade steps off on Monday, April 16th at 2:00 pm from the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Maple St. and proceeds almost two miles down Massachusetts Avenue through Lexington Center to Worthen Road. You can march the entire route, join us at some point along the way, or cheer us along from your favorite viewing spot. The parade, which caps off three days of events, also features marching bands, fife and drum companies, floats assembled by local organizations, Clydesdale horses, and the entire Aleppo Shriners marching contingent including clowns, mini-trucks, and a brass band. You can use this link to let us know you plan to join us, then grab your tricorn hat (or favorite red, white, and blue outfit), put on some comfy shoes, and get ready to march!
Learning About Craftivism
At last week's Democracy Team meeting, Adrienne Sloane, a local fabric artist, gave us a short presentation on craftivism and showed us some samples of her work, including the piece displayed in the first photo below, Message to America: Mexico 2018, a flag with thoughts that Mexicans wanted to share with the US after Trump's election. She also described Cast (on) Your Vote, a new project that anyone who knits or crochets can participate in - see this link for details. A generous member purchased 500 postcards illustrated with The Unravelling, the piece shown in the second photo which is currently on display at the Fuller Craft Museum, and donated them to MI for use in contacting our MoCs.
Improving Elections and Voting Rights
Last week, the Arlington Democratic Town Committee's Issues Subcommittee held an excellent forum on elections and voting rights. Greg Dennis of Voter Choice discussed ranked choice voting, Joyce Hackett from Lift Every Vote urged the audience to push for automatic voter legislation, and Cheryl Clyburn Crawford from explained MassVote's many programs and initiatives. Several state legislators and one of the Democratic candidates for Lt. Governor were in attendance and the audience had the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists and speak to them individually after the program ended. MI was proud to be one of many organizations helping to publicize this event.
SPOTLIGHT ON TOWN MEETINGS
While some of our members live in cities, most live in towns where they can participate in one of the oldest traditions in our democracy, Town Meeting. This excellent guide from the Massachusetts Secretary of State explains what town meeting is, how it works, and how it varies across different communities in the state. Lexington, Arlington, and Billerica have "Representative Town Meetings," where only elected representatives can vote on the issues presented at town meeting; other communities, such as Bedford, Lincoln, and Weston, have "Open Town Meetings," where any town voter present at the meeting are allowed to vote on all issues.
While Minuteman Indivisible typically focuses on federal or state legislation, regulation, and elections, important actions to resist the Trump agenda can also take place in our local communities. Last year, several local communities, including Arlington and Concord, passed Sanctuary or Welcoming Community resolutions and others, including Brookline and Weston, passed resolutions calling for the impeachment of President Trump. This spring, Lincoln just passed a "Safe and Welcoming Communities" resolution and similar proposals will be voted on by Lexington as early as this Wednesday, April 4th and by Sudbury in May.
Many MI members already participate in their local town meetings and we encourage everyone to explore the options for getting more involved. Possibilities include voting in open town meetings, running to become a town meeting member in towns with representative town meeting (one of our members was recently elected with only 2 write-in votes!), speaking as a citizen on an issue before town meeting (as one of our members did last week to voice our Climate & Environment team's support of the plastic bag ban at Lexington's town meeting), or working to get a "citizens" article voted on at town meeting (MI members were actively involved in getting the Safe and Welcoming Communities resolutions placed before the Lincoln and Lexington town meetings and the Impeachment resolution in Brookline).
Town meeting is one of the best ways to understand what "government of the people, by the people, for the people" really means and to get first-hand experience in making laws, running for election, and lobbying on issues. While some towns have already held their annual town meetings this year, many others are still ongoing or yet to start. Check your town website for the dates of your town meeting and the list of issues being debated (the "warrant") and get involved!
Protect Your Facebook Data
Are you concerned about recent reports that companies were able to exploit Facebook users data to influence elections without users permission? Our fellow Indivisibles at Rise Up Western Massachusetts have compiled this list of articles to help us protect our Facebook data.
How to Change Your Facebook Settings to Opt Out of Platform API Sharing
Fed Up With Facebook? Here's How to Protect Your Data
How to Keep Your Data Safe Without Having to #DeleteFacebook
Worried About Your Facebook Data? Here's How to Protect Yourself - or Delete Your Account
Lobby Days at the State House
Wednesday, April 4th
MA State House, 24 Beacon St., Boston
9:00 AM - Meet other Indivisible Groups in the Hall of Flags
9:15 AM-12:30 PM - Progressive Mass Lobby Day
10:00 AM-2:00 PM - Immigrants' Day at the State House
Join us and other Indivisible groups at the Massachusetts State House next week! Two established organizations — the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) and Progressive Massachusetts — are holding "lobby days," when you can learn about cutting-edge political initiatives and visit your own representatives, armed with information and allies. For more information and to RSVP for the Progressive Mass Lobby Day, click here. For details and to RSVP for the Immigrants' Lobby Day, click here.
Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts Gubernatorial Forum
Saturday, April 7th
9:30 AM -2:30 PM
New England Carpenter's Training Center, 13 Holman Rd, Millbury
This event will feature individual, hour-long interviews with each of the three gubernatorial candidates (Jay Gonzalez, Bob Massie, and Setti Warren) conducted by a panel of four PDM members and allies. After hearing from all three candidates, there will be discussions among the attendees over lunch (provided by the venue). The forum will conclude with a straw poll of those in attendance, for the governor's race, as well as for the lieutenant governor's and secretary of state's primaries. RSVP using this link.
Town Hall for Our Lives MA-05
10:00 AM - Noon
Natick High School, 15 West St., Natick
In conjunction with March for Our Lives, students are organizing town halls across the country to engage with their MoCs on the issue of gun violence prevention. Rep. Katherine Clark will be attending this town hall being organized for MA Congressional District 5. See this link for more details.
Gun Violence Prevention Forum
Sunday, April 8th
Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Rd, Lexington
Attorney General Maura Healey and Louis D Brown Peace Institute President Tina Chéry, along with a high school activist and a former teacher, will be speaking at this free forum to discuss gun violence prevention sponsored by Follen Church's Gun Violence Prevention Group and co-sponsored by Lexington Says Enough. More details here.
Healthcare Team Meeting
Monday, April 9th
Lexington Community Center, Room 232
Join us for the April meeting of our Healthcare team when we'll be talking about research needed to support the elections team for the 2018 midterms, potential actions around funding for CDC research on the health effects of gun violence, and advocacy to be done for healthcare at the state level. New members welcome.
Weekday Warriors Team Meeting
Tuesday, April 10th
9:30-11:30 AM
Fox Branch Library, 175 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington
Join our Weekday Warriors team in the community room downstairs at the Fox Branch Library in Arlington where we will be writing postcards to voters and discussing how to reach our communities to debunk the myths surrounding the far right's attempt to repeal the state law protecting transgender people.
MI Book Club Meeting
Join us at our April book club meeting when we'll be discussing How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. Use this link to RSVP, suggest books to read, or help us decide which books to discuss later this spring. New members are always welcome and there's no need to have read the book in advance - sign up using the link above and we'll provide a summary a few days before the meeting.
Missa Gaia
Friday, April 13th & Saturday, April 14th
First Parish in Lexington is presenting Paul Winter's Missa Gaia: A Mass for the Earth in a collaboration between the First Parish sanctuary and children's choirs, the Vermont Dance Collective and a world music ensemble of percussionists, guitar, piano, electric keyboards, soprano sax, oboe, cello and bass. Minuteman Indivisible's Climate & Environment team will have a table at the event where audience members will be able to learn about the work we're doing. See this link for more details and information on how to purchase tickets.
March for Science Boston
Saturday, April 14th
Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, Boston
Science Strikes Back! Celebrate science with a focus on climate change and the need for science-based policy. There will be speakers, music, and activities for all. More details and RSVP here.
Elections Team Meeting (New Date - Postponed from April 11th)
Wednesday, April 25th
Join the Elections team for updates on our work in PA-06, NJ-11, and KY-06 and a discussion about which campaign(s) we should consider supporting. Do you have a favorite House race out there that you'd like to see us throw our muscle behind? Put together your 2-minute "elevator speech" in favor of that race and come to the meeting ready to pitch it! One fun way to research our choices is to use this nifty NYTimes interactive graph. We welcome new team members.
Learn More about MI Teams
Are you new to Minuteman Indivisible? While it is not required, one of the best ways to get involved is to join one or more of our teams! (See our website for more information on the teams.) If you'd like to contact one of our team leaders, their contact emails are below. (Although many teams have more than one team leader, for simplicity's sake, we list just one contact point.)
Bob Kvaal: climate@minutemanindivisible.org
Constitutional Democracy (Conflicts of Interest/Human Rights/Voting Rights)
Marci Cemenska: democracy@minutemanindivisible.org
Sarah Higginbotham: elections@minutemanindivisible.org
Grant Carrow: healthcare@minutemanindivisible.org
MI Book Club
Lisa Baci: communications@minutemanindivisible.org
Weekday Warriors
Amy Garbis: weekdaywarriors@minutemanindivisible.org
If you haven't had a chance to sign up for a team and would like to get more involved, just fill out this form: TEAM SIGN-UPS
Send Us Your Photos and Follow Us on Social Media
We know our members are working hard on a wide variety of issues and spending time at town halls, protests, MI working meetings, and other events. We'd love to feature your photos in our newsletter, on our website, and on social media - just email them to communications@minutemanindivisible.org.
Minuteman Indivisible Board
President Marci Cemenska: president@minutemanindivisible.org
Treasurer Steve Boxer: treasurer@minutemanindivisible.org
Membership Jean Milburn info@minutemanindivisible.org
National & State Liaison Michelle Olson: global@minutemanindivisible.org
Communications Lisa Baci: communications@minutemanindivisible.org
Technology John Santamaria: technology@minutemanindivisible.org
Team Representatives:
Climate & Environment: Bob Kvaal
Constitutional Democracy: Kim Wright
Elections: Sarah Higginbotham
Healthcare: Pete Tasker
Weekday Warriors: Amy Garbis
MI Book Club: Lisa Baci
We the people of Minuteman Indivisible are a team of concerned citizens living in the greater Lexington, Massachusetts area, home of the American Revolution. Our mission is to advocate for the rights and dignity of all people, informed by science and humanitarian principles. We are networked with many Indivisible groups throughout Massachusetts and the nation to build a strong and effective resistance movement against racism, authoritarianism, and corruption, and to promote a vigorous democratic process.


Dr. Ring is the president of North Broward Radiologists, P.A. located in Fort Lauderdale. He completed a Fellowship in Vascular & Interventional Radiology at Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School and completed his Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at National Naval Medical Center/ National Capital Consortium. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from University of Miami. His military history includes serving as a General Radiologist/Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corps, Naval Hospital Jacksonville; a Flight Surgeon/Medical Division Officer for Second Marine Airwing. His certifications include American Board of Radiology, Board Certification in Diagnostic Radiology 1999 and American Board of Radiology, Certificate of Added Qualification in Vascular & Interventional Radiology, 2002.
He is a member of several professional societies, including Society of Interventional Radiology, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society and American Medical Association. Honors include Chief Resident, National Naval Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 1998-1999, Resident of the Year, 1998-1999, Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, 1995, Richard E. Leuhers Flight Surgeon of the Year for MWSG 27 and MWSS 274, 1994, Health Professions Scholarship Program, 1987-1991, University of Miami Honors Program, Mensa, Lifetime Member 2005 and Sons of the American Revolution 2009.


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Smith, Niles F. (ca. 1800-?), Certificate of Stock for $500 or 2,060 lots from the City of Sabine - Front, January 24, 1839, Early Texas Documents, Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries, accessed April 21, 2019, https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/earlytex/item/827/show/825.
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Imamate is clearly mentioned and stated in the Qur'an as a fundamental concept and belief in several verses. For example, Allah (the Most Exalted), says:
We also made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and inspired them to do good deeds, establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. And they were devoted to Our worship.
Surah Al-Anbya, (21:73)
He (the Most Exalted) also says:
We raised from among them leaders, guiding by Our command, when they patiently endured and firmly believed in Our signs.
Surah As-Sajdah, (32:24)
Also, Allah (the Almighty) says:
And We wished to be Gracious to those who were being depressed in the land, to make them leaders (in Faith) and make them heirs
Al-Qasas, (28,05).
Moreover, He (the Almighty) says:
Recall when Abraham's Lord tested him in certain matters and when he successfully stood the test, He said: 'Indeed I am going to appoint you a leader of all people.
Al-Baqara (02:124)
There are many other verses in which the concept of Imamate is either explicitly, implicitly, directly, or indirectly mentioned. All serve one purpose: to prove that Allah (the Most Exalted) would never leave his servants, after the demise of his prophets, (peace be upon them) lost without an Imam to guide and lead them to the truth!
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Raw Food Diet- It's fundamental understanding (and experts advise) that consuming more fruits and vegetables while reducing fast foods enables you to get rid of pounds. Exactly what the raw foods diet suggests, however, would be to avoid cooked and junk foods. Adherents from the raw food diet state that cooking destroys the nutrient items in foods. It seems sensible, in ways, because cooking does lessen the nutrient amounts of some munchies. However cooked vegetables continue to be packed with vitamins, minerals and fiber. An additional advantage of cooking is it really improves the nutrients present in some foods and kills bacteria simultaneously. You are able to state that the raw food weight loss program is a serious type of veganism. Its drawback is the fact that preparing food is completely impractical. If you wish to keep to the raw food diet, be prepared to invest hrs blending, juicing, sprouting, dehydrating, cutting, germinating, rehydrating and chopping your foods.
Alkaline Diets- Other names with this diet would be the alkaline acidity diet and also the alkaline ash diet. You are needed to eat more fruits, veggies, nuts when around the alkaline diet. What you need to avoid are alcohol, caffeine, dairy, meat, sweets and processed and artificial foods. You will find positive suggests this since it could spur weight reduction, but it doesn't affect your own body's pH whatsoever. The truth that your own body's pH affects unwanted weight is not scientifically proven. However the alkaline weight loss program is called a really strict and complex diet. It bans dairy, meat and alcohol that are members of nutrition.
The Bloodstream Type Diet- Based on the dietary plan, your bloodstream type determines your response to the meals that you simply eat. It's mainly a compound process. In case your bloodstream type is O, for example, you are best eating fruits, vegetables and lean meat. You need to avoid dairy and wheat. Meanwhile, the bloodstream type diet states that type A individuals is going vegetarian, whereas type B dieters should avoid wheat, corn, peanuts, sesame seeds, tomato plants and chicken. The glitch of the dietary fads is it is not scientifically-proven which is very restrictive, based on your bloodstream type.
The Werewolf Diet- The dietary plan can also be known as the lunar diet. Sticking with the dietary plan means you will need to fast in compliance towards the lunar calendar. Throughout a new or full moon, you will be fasting, taking only juice and water. The werewolf diet claims that you could lose six pounds water weight in a single day. The disadvantage of the diet is it is ineffective. You'll slim down because you have skipped eating and also the moon is not related to it. Plus, unwanted weight can come back.
These are the most widely used dietary fads. If you are eager to shed weight, it might appear tempting to test these diets. However, perform the necessary research to ensure that you will find probably the most effective dietary fads.


It's week six and we're excited to show you our favorite posts from last week. Remember, we're not just looking for crafts and recipes (although we like them), we want to see the best content the blogosphere can offer. Each week we pick our own personal favorite and the four that you loved. They're featured on 10 blogs! So come link up.
My favorite post from this last week (many of which made the top four so I had to pick another was) the Bacon post from Dreaming of Leaving. I think if I didn't pick the bacon post my BIL may disown me. I want to pin every recipe in this post!
We had over 60 posts this week which is awesome because we only allow you to link up one post at a time. We're thrilled that we keep growing but that's not what you want to see. You want your top four posts, right? Here they are.
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Good morning! Great features this week - I've pinned several of them! This week I've shared an easy, healthy dish for Meatless Monday - Spinach Florentine Casserole. Thanks to you and all the others for hosting! Have a lovely week!
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Country Throwback: Reba McEntire, Vince Gill Reunite for 'The Heart Won't Lie' Opry Performance
by Clayton Edwards January 10, 2021
written by Clayton Edwards January 10, 2021
The 90s were a great time for country music. During that decade, stars like Reba McEntire and Vince Gill were on the rise. In fact, by the early 90s, both Reba and Vince were members of the Grand Ole Opry. They were both topping the charts and on their way to superstardom. So, putting both of them on the same track was the recipe for a hit song.
In 1992, Reba was working on "It's Your Call," her nineteenth studio album. She wanted to include the song "The Heart Won't Lie" which she had planned to do as a duet with Kenny Rogers years before. According to Classic Country Music, Reba McEntire reached out to Rogers to see if she could record the song for her album. Rogers had no issue letting Reba have the song. Soon, she decided that Vince Gill would be the perfect person to sing harmony on the track.
Reba McEntire's co-producer Tony Brown suggested that Vince Gill do more than sing harmony on the song. So, they tried giving Gill a couple of verses. It worked out great and the song became a duet.
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Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Reba McEntire, Vince Gill – The Heart Won't Lie (Official Music Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL-hSSZn5Pc)
Reba released the song in 1993 as the second single off of "It's Your Call," and it shot to the top of the charts. It would be Reba McEntire's seventeenth number-one hit and Vince Gill's third.
Reba McEntire and Vince Gill Reunite on the Opry
In July of 2020, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill reunited on the Grand Ole Opry. There was no audience in attendance but you couldn't tell that by watching them onstage. Even without the audience to play off of, both Reba and Vince have great presence and put on one hell of a show. While Gill is an incredible musician, Reba reminds us all why she was the queen of 90s country.
https://youtu.be/lJUHmOo8WQ8?t=534
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Live at the Grand Ole Opry (https://youtu.be/lJUHmOo8WQ8?t=534)
During the show, Reba and Vince reminisce and take turns singing their own songs. It is truly like watching two old friends get together for a jam session after years of being apart. After a little banter and a stellar rendition of Reba McEntire's hit "Is There Life Out There," they discussed how the duet happened. It may have been years since they performed together, but the pair didn't miss a beat as they kicked off "The Heart Won't Lie."
The duet is a bittersweet love song, but they look delighted performing the song. It is evident that Reba and Vince are happy to be back on the Opry stage and singing together. Not only is it a beautiful duet but it is also a testament to the longevity of both Reba McEntire and Vice Gill. They sound just as good together in the live performance as they did all those years ago on Reba's album.
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Q: Python floating-point math is wrong Python 2.7.3 (v2.7.3:70274d53c1dd, Apr  9 2012, 20:52:43)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> 4.2 - 1.8
2.4000000000000004
>>> 1.20 - 1.18
0.020000000000000018
>>> 5.1 - 4
1.0999999999999996
>>> 5 - 4
1
>>> 5.0 - 4.0
1.0

Why is Python getting its maths wrong?

A: For a painfully-rigorous guide to how floating-point arithmetic works, complete instructions on how to calculate how large the errors in your answers will be, you need:
What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic
Once you've read that, you should go and look for notes on the 8087 specifically, because it implements IEEE 754 poorly and this can cause new exciting problems in your life.

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Home Premier League Everton Returning Everton star Gomes can be key to Toffees Euro push
Returning Everton star Gomes can be key to Toffees Euro push
Carlo Ancelotti is set to welcome back Andre Gomes this weekend, as Everton look to make a statement in their push to qualify for Europe.
Portugese midfielder Gomes has been sidelined since early November after suffering a horrific ankle injury in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham at Goodison Park.
It's been a long road back to recovery but the 26-year-old is back in contention at just the right time, as Everton smell the prospect of qualifying for Europe.
His absence has been strongly felt by a squad that looked wafer thin earlier in the campaign, but now appear as strong as any of the other teams around them in the table.
With Manchester City facing a European ban, pending an appeal, fifth place may be good enough for Champions League football and finishing in the top seven could see you clinch a place in the Europa League.
Everton are currently eighth and just four points outside the top five and the upcoming run of games gives Ancelotti hope that making the Champions League is not a pipe dream.
Be great to welcome @aftgomes back on on to the pitch in a royal blue shirt on Sunday. Let's hear his song from the away section at the Emirates #HeIsABelter 💙https://t.co/jQg1zlhS8d pic.twitter.com/7JpDkWLoQe
— EFCSongsOld&New (@EFCSongs1878) February 17, 2020
Some pundits have looked at the Blues' upcoming fixtures and expressed their concerns for Everton, but it could quite easily go the other way.
Five of their next seven league games are against sides also battling to make it into Europe and a significant points haul from that run in February and March, would put them in the box seat.
It's Arsenal away next for Ancelotti's men, with Everton going into that game at the Emirates unbeaten in five and having collected five more points than the Gunners during that period of time.
After the trip to the Emirates, it's a home clash with Manchester United. The Toffees have already picked up a draw at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture and thumped United 4-0 when the sides met at Goodison last season.
Add to that the fact that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have only won three times away from home (prior to Monday's trip to Chelsea), Everton will fancy their chances of completing a league double over the Red Devils.
Then on March 8, it's a trip to Stamford Bridge to face an inconsistent Chelsea side, who have had their problems on home soil.
Everton end the month of March with the Merseyside derby at Goodison and a trip to Carrow Road to face relegation threatened Norwich.
Then the first two games of April also look key to a potential top-six finish, as they face Leicester at home before a trip to Tottenham on April 11.
In the vain of form they find themselves in at present and considering the return of a key player like Gomes, Everton will be, behind closed doors, be fancying their chances of making a late surge.
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Developments in non-invasive diffusion MRI tractography techniques have permitted the investigation of both the anatomy of white matter pathways connecting grey matter regions and their structural integrity. In parallel, there has been an expansion in automated techniques aimed at parcellating grey matter into distinct regions based on functional imaging. Here we apply independent component analysis to whole-brain tractography data to automatically extract brain networks based on their associated white matter pathways. This method decomposes the tractography data into components that consist of paired grey matter 'nodes' and white matter 'edges', and automatically separates major white matter bundles, including known cortico-cortical and cortico-subcortical tracts. We show how this framework can be used to investigate individual variations in brain networks (in terms of both nodes and edges) as well as their associations with individual differences in behaviour and anatomy. Finally, we investigate correspondences between tractography-based brain components and several canonical resting-state networks derived from functional MRI.


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The Easter Bunny Needs Your Help!
The Easter bunny is coming this Saturday, April 1st, for our annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Social Committee is in desperate need of pre-made Easter baskets, candy and prize donations. Please take donations to the HLA office or email Heather Winfrey-Richman at hwinfre@hotmail.com Thank you for helping make this day a success!
Annual Meeting 2017: Why should I come?
The 2016 Annual Membership meeting is today, convening at 9 am at the lodge. Member Check-in will begin at 8:30 am. The agenda is available here. Please plan to attend and let your voice be heard on important matters that impact the association.


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Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business
By: Frank DeCaro, Bruce Vilanch - foreword
Narrated by: Frank DeCaro, Lady Bunny
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Art
By: Frank DeCaro,Bruce Vilanch - foreword
Narrated by: Frank DeCaro,Lady Bunny
Diary of a Drag Queen
By: Tom Rasmussen
Narrated by: Tom Rasmussen
Northern, working-class and shagging men three times her age, Crystal writes candidly about her search for 'the one'; sleeping with an editor in an attempt to become a world famous journalist; getting hired and fired by a well-known fashion magazine; being torn between losing weight and gorging on KFC; and her need for constant sexual satisfaction (and where that takes her). Charting her day-to-day adventures over the course of a year, we encounter tucks, twists and sucks, heinous overspending and endless nights spent sprinting from problem to problem in a full face of makeup.
By Devina Fish on 25-02-19
Blame It on Bianca Del Rio
By: Bianca Del Rio
Narrated by: Bianca Del Rio
When it comes to insult comics, Bianca Del Rio is in a class by herself. Fierce, funny, and fabulous - a would-be love child sired by John Waters and birthed by Joan Rivers - Bianca sandblasted her name in the annals of pop culture on RuPaul's Drag Race. Thanks to her snarky frankness, impeccable comedic timing, and politically incorrect humour, she became the show's breakout star, winning its sixth season.
Was expecting a stand-up style performance
By @slytherinshare on 22-06-18
Legendary Children
The First Decade of RuPaul's Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life
By: Tom Fitzgerald, Lorenzo Marquez
Narrated by: Tom Fitzgerald, Lorenzo Marquez
From the singular voices behind Tom and Lorenzo comes the ultimate guide to all-things RuPaul's Drag Race and its influence on modern LGBTQ culture. Legendary Children centers itself around the idea that not only is RuPaul's Drag Race the queerest show in the history of television, but that RuPaul and company devised a show that serves as an actual museum of queer cultural and social history, drawing on queer traditions and the work of legendary figures going back nearly a century.
Wonderful, informative, enjoyable
By Katherine L. on 11-08-20
The Diva Rules
Ditch the Drama, Find Your Strength, and Sparkle Your Way to the Top
By: Michelle Visage
Narrated by: Michelle Visage
Michelle Visage is not your average diva. Powerful, positive, and polished, this diva's not only glamorous, she's a savvy businesswoman with serious credentials who works her tail off. From her days vogueing in the downtown Manhattan clubs in the '90s to her successful career in radio and her ultimate cult status as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, Michelle has achieved her dreams and then some!
LOVED THIS BOOK.....
By Linda Rutter on 20-01-17
Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood
By: Trixie Mattel, Katya Zamolodchikova
Narrated by: Trixie Mattel, Katya Zamolodchikova
Drag superstars Trixie Mattel and Katya have long captivated fans with their stunning looks, onscreen chemistry and signature wit. In Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood, the pair channel that energy into an old-school etiquette guide for ladies. In essays and how-to sections, Trixie and Katya will advise listeners on beauty and fashion and tackle other vital components of a happy home, such as money, entertaining and friendship; sharing advice and personal stories in high-concept fashion.
Fun Enjoyable listen
By chelsea-anne kennedy on 10-04-21
Name Drop
By: Ross Mathews
Narrated by: Ross Mathews
Television personality Ross Mathews likes telling stories. He was always outrageous and hilariously honest, even when the biggest celebrity he knew was his favorite lunch lady in the school cafeteria. Now that he has Hollywood experience - from interning behind the scenes at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to judging RuPaul's Drag Race - he has a lot to talk about. In Name Drop, Ross dishes about being an unlikely insider in the alternate reality that is showbiz.
This was soo funny!!
By Daniela Matute on 07-02-20
Drag celebrates the fabulous current and historical influence of drag, and its talented and inspiring performers.
Since man first walked the Earth...in heels, no other art form has wielded as unique an influence on pop culture as drag. Drag artists have now sashayed their way to snatch the crowns as the queens of mainstream entertainment.
Through informative and witty essays chronicling over 100 years of drag, listeners will embark on a Priscilla-like journey through pop culture, from television shows like The Milton Berle Show, Bosom Buddies, and RuPaul's Drag Race, to films like Some Like It Hot, To Wong Foo..., and Tootsie, and Broadway shows like Hedwig and the Angry Inch, La Cage aux Folles, and Kinky Boots. With stops in cities around the globe, and packed with interviews and commentaries on the dramas, joys, and love that "make-up" a life in wigs and heels, Drag features contributions from today's most groundbreaking and popular artists, including Bianca del Rio, Miss Coco Peru, Hedda Lettuce, Lypsinka, and Varla Jean Merman, as well as notable performers as Harvey Fierstein and Charles Busch.
Cover Photo of Tempest DuJour by Scotty Kirby
©2019 Frank DeCaro; Foreword: Bruce Vilanch (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
A Boy Named Phyllis
What listeners say about Drag
For the drag obsessed
A fun read for those who love all things drag. If you aren't deep into drag culture already, this might be a bit dry. The interviews with a good variety of queens were interesting. I also appreciated the early history of drag.
Very well written but a lot of info
There's so much in the book, from individual performers to general styles. My biggest complaint (although I love her as a performer) is with Lady Bunny's readings of the interviews. She does a great job with the people she knows, and of course her own, but otherwise is very flat and boring for most of them.


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It is as clear as daylight that, after unleashing 13-15 million illegals (and more to come) to grow like parasites ("a country within a country") that'll eventually take over this country, after Sandy Hoax failed at nationwide gun control legislation, Obama's next move is to use "executive action" to impose gun control. Today is March 9, which means the POS still has one year 7+ months in the White House, with a willingly impotent Congress, to complete his destruction of this country.
Every check-&-balance institution in America has failed to check this runaway president. I despair for our future….
I wonder if they were of a darker skin tone , the ruling/law would have been ignored in " REIDSVILLE " ?……………..Something to ponder over !
To get a permit to carry you have to pass a strict background check. I would think foster children could not be in any safer hands than with a mentally stable couple who can protect them. But, hey, why not give the children to a bunch of Progressive homos where they are sure to be safe 😳What a damn twisted country this has become, it truly is an Obamination.
Perhaps the family's adherence to other American rights, free speech – free assembly, also perturbs Olivia Diaz.
"Get their hands on a weapon" like a knife, auto vehicles, baseball bats, ropes, sticks, stones, swords, and even hands, can't do the same damage.
Is there really a law on the books, or an excuse. The person that made the decision, what is their background and history?
Just another way to control the masses.
More from the bullying and intimidation party.


12/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
11/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
11/13/2017 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.