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Carrying out acts of kindness is a type of homework I can get behind
An end to primary school homework would allow families to spend more time together
Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 06:01
Jen Hogan
I've established myself as quite the homework rebel at this stage. Photograph: iStock
I've established myself as quite the homework rebel at this stage, to the point that I find myself tagged in all manner of homework news, discussions and even political party manifestos across social media as the topic comes under scrutiny. My rebellious notions have not gone unnoticed by teachers across the country, who message me in support of its abolition, nor by my own children's school, where I think the principal may even dread to see me come knocking.
And it certainly hasn't gone unnoticed by my eldest, who regularly informs me she wishes I had felt so passionately against it when she was younger.
"You live and learn," I reliably inform her. "And if you don't take it on board, sure what's the point of learning at all."
A recent study by DCU revealed that a significant number of our primary school-aged children were struggling to run, throw or kick a ball properly – revelations which seemed to alternate between causing a lot of consternation and the usual parent bashing.
Screen time, predictably, was blamed by some. And there are few parents among us who can honestly say they don't find the lure of consoles and devices a constant war in the waging. But it's a simplistic notion to lay all the blame there, even if it is a contributory factor.
Time-poor society
We're a time-poor society, working long hours, dealing with long commute times and facing different challenges to the generation before. One uncomfortable truth is that this has a knock-on effect on family life and children's lives. While protests came from parents adamant that the study was not reflective of their children's situation, and included the list of activities their children engaged in, those for whom the opposite was true remained comparatively silent.
No surprise really, who, after all, wants to shout out on social media that their children can't do those things or that they can't afford the time or the money necessary to involve their offspring in a plethora of activities.
As parents, the majority of us are doing our best in the respective situations we're in. And while there's no magic wand that can be waved to change the various financial restrictions within different families, there is one thing that could be accomplished by an end to primary school homework for us all. It would give families back time. Time which could be used for many things, including getting our children outside to play – something that would have to help improve our children's fundamental movement skills.
An end to homework would help with the childhood obesity crisis we're facing if they had the time to be outside and active, playing freely as children should. Photograph: iStock
It would help with the childhood obesity crisis we're facing if they had the time to be outside and active, playing freely as children should. It would help promote better mental-health practices, if the balance between work, rest and play could be that little more equal.
I've argued against homework for a long time now, until another social media tag and its timing made me wonder if, in fact, there's a type of homework I could get behind.
I hadn't been to the Peace Proms before. I hadn't a clue what to expect and to be honest there was a part of me slightly resentful at having to battle the rugby crowds and traffic en route when I had deadlines looming.
But there was an excited boy who knew his Queen-loving mother was in for a treat. Two and a half thousand primary school children from across the country sang in unison with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland. Connectivity through music. Songs with meaning. It was impossible not to be moved by the spectacle and the sound.
At the end, I noticed I noticed a tag on my phone relating to a school I'd read about previously. A school in Cork which had ditched traditional homework in favour of acts of kindness for December. I'd been intrigued at the time and as echoes of John Farnham's You're the Voice and particularly the lyrics "we're all someone's daughter, we're all someone's son" rang in my ears, I was intrigued again.
Kindness was to take many forms – acts of kindness at home, random acts of kindness for others and kindness to oneself.
Most of our schools operate through an ethos of kindness but, as we all know, actions speak louder than words. It's one thing to suggest being kind, it's entirely another to actively practise kindness.
And just like traditional primary school homework has continued because we've always done it, kindness could become the new force of habit with benefits for all.
In the times we live in, and as we raise the adults of the future, we've never needed it more.
Read: The school that doesn't believe in homework
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Thomas Massie & Scott Perry
Compare the voting records of Thomas Massie and Scott Perry in 2017-18.
Thomas Massie
Represented Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. This was his 4th term in the House.
Scott Perry
Represented Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District. This was his 3rd term in the House.
Thomas Massie and Scott Perry are from the same party and agreed on 78 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
Feb. 6, 2018 — Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018
Jan. 18, 2018 — Federal Register Printing Savings Act
Nov. 3, 2017 — Community Health and Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017
Sept. 6, 2017 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendments to H.R. 601, with an amendment.
July 25, 2017 — Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
Jan. 13, 2017 — Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026
On Motion to Fix the Convening Time
Dec. 21, 2018 — To redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes
Dec. 21, 2018 — 9/11 Memorial Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office"
Dec. 21, 2018 — To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes
Dec. 20, 2018 — Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Act
Dec. 20, 2018 — Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships
Dec. 20, 2018 — Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments
Dec. 20, 2018 — Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018
Dec. 20, 2018 — Taxpayer First Act
Dec. 20, 2018 — Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act
Dec. 20, 2018 — Ashanti Alert Act of 2018
Dec. 19, 2018 — National Quantum Initiative Act
Dec. 19, 2018 — Water Infrastructure Improvement Act
Dec. 19, 2018 — SECURE Technology Act
Dec. 19, 2018 — Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act
Dec. 10, 2018 — George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act
Nov. 27, 2018 — Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018
Nov. 27, 2018 — Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
Nov. 16, 2018 — Strengthening Coastal Communities Act
Nov. 14, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 6784, the Manage our Wolves Act; and providing for proceedings during the period from November 19, 2018, through November 26, 2018
Nov. 13, 2018 — To rename the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge
Sept. 26, 2018 — Providing for consideration for the conference report to accompany H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for FY ending September 30, 2019; and H.Res. 1071, recognizing allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of U.S. citizens
Sept. 25, 2018 — Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Business Act of 2018
Sept. 25, 2018 — Encouraging Small Business Innovators
Sept. 12, 2018 — Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act
Sept. 7, 2018 — Community Safety and Security Act
Sept. 6, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6691) to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the definition of "crime of violence", and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
Sept. 5, 2018 — Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
July 19, 2018 — Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
July 18, 2018 — Grijalva of Arizona Amendment No. 25
July 17, 2018 — Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
July 17, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6147) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
July 12, 2018 — Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
June 27, 2018 — Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, and providing for proceedings during the period from June 29, 2018, through July 9, 2018
June 26, 2018 — Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act
June 26, 2018 — Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017
June 26, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; and the bill H.R. 2083, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act.
June 21, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6136) to amend the immigration laws and provide for border security, and for other purposes
June 21, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 4760, the Securing America's Future Act of 2018
June 20, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act;providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5797) IMD CARE Act;providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
June 19, 2018 — Stop Excessive Narcotics in our Retirement Communities Protection Act of 2018
June 13, 2018 — Improving the Federal Response to Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder Act
June 13, 2018 — Assisting States' Implementation of Plans of Safe Care Act
June 7, 2018 — Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5895) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act
June 6, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3249) Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program; providing for consideration of (H.R. 8) the Water Resources Development Act; and providing for consideration of (H.R. 5895) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
June 5, 2018 — To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System
May 23, 2018 — Polis of Colorado Amendment No. 50
May 23, 2018 — Engel of New York Amendment No. 43
May 23, 2018 — Garamendi of California Amendment No. 5
May 23, 2018 — Aguilar of California Amendment No. 4
May 23, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5515) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and for providing for proceedings during the period from May 25, 2018, through June 4, 2018
May 22, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 5515, NDAA FY, 2019; providing for consideration of S. 204, Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, and providing for consideration of S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
May 21, 2018 — Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
May 18, 2018 — Roskam of Illinois Amendment No. 28
May 15, 2018 — Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcment community and the public they serve
May 9, 2018 — Citizens' Right to Know Act
April 27, 2018 — Duncan of Tennessee Part A Amendment No. 114
April 26, 2018 — Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
April 18, 2018 — Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2018
April 18, 2018 — 21st Century IRS Act
April 18, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5444) Taxpayer First Act, and providing for consideration of the (H.R. 5445) 21st Century IRS Act
April 17, 2018 — Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act
April 12, 2018 — Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
April 10, 2018 — Combat Online Predators Act
April 10, 2018 — End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018
March 22, 2018 — Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act 2018
March 22, 2018 — Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018
March 20, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 4566, the Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act; Providing for consideration of H.R. 5247, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018; and for other purposes
March 19, 2018 — To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
March 14, 2018 — Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018
March 13, 2018 — Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017
Feb. 26, 2018 — Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
Feb. 7, 2018 — Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017
Feb. 6, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1892) to amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty
Feb. 6, 2018 — Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017
Feb. 6, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 772, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017; H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2017; H.R. 4771, the Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018; and for other purposes
On Ordering the Previous Question
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments with an Amendment
Jan. 30, 2018 — Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Jan. 30, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 695, the Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Jan. 29, 2018 — To establish requirements for use of a driver's license or personal identification card by certain financial institutions for opening an account or obtaining a financial product or service, and for other purposes
Jan. 29, 2018 — Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act
Jan. 18, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 195, the Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
Jan. 17, 2018 — Family Self-Sufficiency Act
Jan. 16, 2018 — Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2017
Jan. 11, 2018 — Counter Terrorist Network Act
On Motion to Commit with Instructions
Jan. 10, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 139) to implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to prevent DNA analysis backlongs, and for other purposes
Jan. 9, 2018 — Supporting the rights of the people of Iran to free expression, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes
Dec. 21, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370, the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4667, making further supplemental appropriations for FY 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes and Wildfires in calendar year 2017
Dec. 20, 2017 — Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act
Dec. 19, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1) the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3312) the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII; and motions to suspend the rules
Dec. 18, 2017 — STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act
Dec. 14, 2017 — Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act
Dec. 11, 2017 — Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017
Dec. 7, 2017 — Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela
Dec. 6, 2017 — Condemning ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the attacks in and an immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of Rakhine in Burma
Dec. 6, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 38) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State
Nov. 14, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act; and the conference report to accompany H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Oct. 26, 2017 — Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
Oct. 24, 2017 — Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act
Oct. 12, 2017 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Oct. 3, 2017 — To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, and for other purposes
Sept. 28, 2017 — Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017
Sept. 14, 2017 — Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act
Sept. 14, 2017 — Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
Sept. 13, 2017 — Murphy of Pennsylvania Amendment No. 155
Sept. 6, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3354) making appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules
July 28, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3180) Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2018; and providing for proceedings during the period from July 31, 2017, through September 4, 2017
July 27, 2017 — Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
July 27, 2017 — Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
July 26, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3219) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
July 24, 2017 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report regarding performance awards and bonuses awarded to certain high-level employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs
July 20, 2017 — King Cove Road Land Exchange Act
July 19, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2910) Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act; (H.R. 2883) Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act; and (H.R. 218) King Cove Road Land Exchange Act
July 17, 2017 — Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Satefy Commission
July 13, 2017 — Garamendi of California Amendment No. 1
July 13, 2017 — Garamendi of California Part B Amendment No. 12
July 13, 2017 — Aguilar of California Part B Amendment No. 10
July 13, 2017 — Providing for further consideration of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
July 12, 2017 — Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act
June 27, 2017 — Solemnly reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's principle of collective defense as enumerated in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty
May 25, 2017 — Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
May 19, 2017 — Jackson Lee of Texas Amendment
May 18, 2017 — Thin Blue Line Act
May 16, 2017 — Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
May 4, 2017 — Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act
May 2, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017
April 27, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1694, the Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules
April 25, 2017 — Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan
April 3, 2017 — North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017
April 3, 2017 — Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes
March 24, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017
March 17, 2017 — Hanabusa of Hawaii Part B Amendment No. 11
March 9, 2017 — Innocent Party Protection Act
March 8, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1301) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes
March 7, 2017 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, the Faleomavaega Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin VA Clinic
March 1, 2017 — SCRUB Act
Jan. 30, 2017 — Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2017
Jan. 23, 2017 — Anti-Spoofing Act
Jan. 3, 2017 — Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

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Lord Of The Rings Icon Sean Astin Explains Why He Thinks Fans Connect With Sam So Much
Although Frodo Baggins was the official ring-bearer of the Fellowship, many Lord of the Ring fans argue that Samwise Gamgee is the real MVP. Bilbo's gardener-turner-adventurer is beside Frodo every step of the way, right until the very end in Mordor. But why do fans love Sam so much? Twenty years after The Fellowship of the Ring was released, actor Sean Astin still has a few ideas.
In a recent interview with The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sean Astin reported that The Lord of the Rings is one of the top projects he's asked to recount, and for good reason. Many fans have claimed that Sam's tenacity has helped them endure periods of upheaval in their own lives. Sean Astin ascribes Sam's importance to his unflappable spirit and comforting presence. He said:
Some of the speeches Samwise gets to deliver, there are just certain phrases that just feel like home. They feel safe, warm, protective. There's something about the way they come out and the context that is like a song. It's like a warm blanket sitting by the fire for people.
Sam has many memorable speeches throughout The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but none, perhaps, more compelling than his monologue at the end of The Two Towers. It is a moment when all seems lost, and Frodo laments that he will never be able to reach Mount Doom and destroy the Ring. Sam soothes Frodo's fears by assuring him that even the darkest night will end, and that there are still things worth fighting for. Sean Astin's character doesn't just talk the talk, either. Every time Frodo feels tempted to give in to the Ring's power, Sam is there to remind him of the importance of their mission.
It only takes a look at the comments section on videos of Sam's monologue to gauge his impact. Most of those clips are over a decade old, and yet many comments were posted during the pandemic. It's clear that Sean Astin's performance gave heart to many fans who were tired, burnt out, or frustrated by the situation. A recent repeat viewing of The Two Towers proves that, while the film was released almost two decades ago, the powerful message behind Sam's speech is truly timeless.
And don't think Sean Astin takes the fans' adoration for granted. The actor is fully aware of Sam's impact, and he views his role with a healthy dose of reverence. He said:
I got to do that. What a blessing.
Sam was speaking out ahead of an appearance at the Steel City Con, but if you can't make that, you can relive the magic of Middle Earth by streaming The Lord of the Rings trilogy in its entirety on HBO Max. Feeling adventurous? You can also queue up the full extended edition of The Return of the King.
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text: Sarah is a graduate of the University of Delaware where she received her degree in History with minors in Dance (distinguished with honors), Theatre, and Educational Studies. She received her early training at Stage Lights Dance Studio where she took classes in Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Tap, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, and Modern. Sarah began working for Appoquinimink School District as a choreographer for many schools' theatre departments. She choreographed a variety of shows including: High School Musical, Beauty and the Best, Hairspray, Copacabana, White Christmas, and Anything Goes. As a student at UD, Sarah involved herself in all things dance! She was awarded multiple scholarships for her undergraduate research in arts integration and dance education as an ArtsBridge Scholar. Her research combined with her active membership to the National Dance Education Organization, afforded her opportunities to travel around the nation to present her work to leading dance education professionals. In 2012 Sarah was part of an elite UD team that partnered with Indigenous Pitch Dance Collective and traveled to New Orleans, LA to fund, organize, and run free dance camps for at-risk youth. As an undergrad, she also joined Harrington Theatre Arts Company serving as a resident member performing, directing, and choreographing for the company. Credits include: Footloose, RENT, Crazy for You, Little Shop of Horrors, and Legally Blonde. Sarah is a proud member of the National Honors Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA). Membership denotes leadership in the UD dance community through extensive scholarly, artistic, and outreach work. Currently Sarah is working for the DIEEC at the University of Delaware, and assisting the UD Dance Minor with the establishment of Outreach Programming. She also teaches at SLDS and works with the SLDS Competition team. Sarah has been teaching and choreographing for nearly a decade and cannot imagine her life without love of dance!


In commercial property leasing, this refers to the temporary or partial forgiveness of rent.
A reduction or elimination of rent payments for a specified period of time, usually granted by the landlord as an inducement to the tenant to enter into or renew a lease.
A reduction in real property tax granted by a taxing authority as the result of an appeal. In some jurisdictions, tax abatements may also be granted as an inducement for development or to attract or retain job-providing industries.
Materials not included in the work letter, and usually of greater quality or amount, which are subject to negotiation between the landlord and tenant as to quality, quantity and payment.
A measure of the amount of office, industrial, or retail space leased in a market or submarket area over a period of time.
Depreciation methods, chosen for income tax or accounting purposes, that offer greater deductions in early years.
The right of owners to get to and from their property.
The agent must be able to report the status of all funds received from or on behalf of the principal. Most state real estate license laws require a broker to give accurate copies of all documents to all parties affected by them and to keep copies on file for a specified period of time. Most license laws also require the broker to deposit immediately, or within 24 to 48 hours, all funds entrusted to the broker (such as earnest money deposits) in a special trust, or escrow, account. Commingling such monies with the broker's personal or general business funds is strictly illegal.
The gradual and imperceptible addition of land by alluvial deposits of soil through natural causes, such as shoreline movement caused by streams or rivers. This added land upon a bank or stream, navigable or not, becomes the property of the riparian or littoral owner, and it also becomes subject to any existing mortgages.
Accounting method in which income and expenses are charged to the periods for which they are applicable, rather than when actual payment is received or made.
The unpaid interest resulting from the difference between the Stated Rate and Pay Rate. The Accrual Rate interest is typically added to the Base Principal Balance; interest is then calculated on both the Base Principal Balance and the Accrual Rate interest.
A method of accounting that requires income or expense to be entered when the amount is earned or the obligation is payable. Distinguished from "cash method", in which amounts are posted when paid or received.
For appraisal purposes, the difference between the cost to reproduce the property (as of the appraisal date) and the property's current value as judged by its "competitive condition." In this context, accrued depreciation is often called diminished utility.
Interest that has been earned by not paid.
The total cost of acquiring an investment property, consisting of the purchase price plus other costs, such as closing costs, legal fees, title insurance, acquisition fees, and due diligence costs. Acquisition cost includes only direct costs related to a specific property acquisition, and does not include costs of running an acquisition program, such as general and administrative costs incurred in analyzing proposals that are rejected, joint-venture organization costs, etc.
A measure of land equal to 43,560 square feet, 4,840 square yards, 4,047 square meters, 160 square rods or 0.4047 hectares.
The Latin word for "according to value."
A tax based on the value of the thing being taxed.
Interest charged on a principal amount for specified term, regardless of any repayments of principal. The borrower is paying interest on the full principal sum for the entire loan period, even though the principal is being reduced each month.
Additional material attached to and made part of a document. If there is space insufficient to write all the details of a transaction on the sales contract form, the parties will attach an addendum or supplement to the document. The sales contract should incorporate the addendum by referring to it as part of the agreement. The addendum should refer to the sales contract and be dated and signed or initialed by all the parties.
In appraisal, the indicated price of a comparable property after adjustments have been made to account for differences between comparable and subject properties.
In income taxation, the selling price of a home less expenses of sale, less fixing-up expenses. When the purchase price of a new principal residence equals or exceeds the "adjusted sales price" of a former residence, any gain on the sale of the former residence will be deferred.
The original cost or other basis of property, reduced by "depreciation" deductions and increased by "capital expenditures".
A fee paid before any services are rendered. Specifically, it is a practice of some brokers to obtain a nonrefundable fee from the seller in advance to cover the advertising of properties or businesses for sale while giving no guarantee that a buyer will be found, which is often held to be improper conduct. Brokers must keep accurate records of expenditures.
A denial or revocation of credit, a change in the terms of an existing credit arrangement, or a refusal to grant credit in substantially the amount or on substantially the terms requested.
He or she has been in possession under a claim of right.
He or she was in actual, open and notorious possession of the premises so as to constitute reasonable notice to the record owner.
Possession was both exclusive and hostile to the title of the owner (that is, without the owner's permission and evidencing an intention to maintain the claim of ownership against all who may contest it).
Possession was uninterrupted and continuous for at least the prescriptive period stipulated by state law.
A sworn statement written down and made under oath before a notary public or other official authorized by law to administer an oath. The term literally means "has pledged one's faith." The affiant (person making the oath, sometimes called the deponent") must swear before the notary that the facts contained in the affidavit are true and correct.
certifies that he or she is in possession of the property (if applicable).
A formal declaration that an affidavit is true.
"Cash flow" from income-producing property, less income taxes, if any, attributable to the property's income. If there is a tax loss which can provide a tax saving from the shelter of income earned outside the property, that savings is added to the "cash flow" that is earned by the property.
The "rate of return" on an equity interest in "real estate", taking into account financing costs and income tax implications of the investor.
The legal relationship arising out of a contract under which a principal is represented by an agent in dealings with third parties.
One who acts on behalf of another. In commercial real estate leasing, an agent is a real estate licensee (either a salesperson or broker) who represents a tenant and/or a landlord in a leasing transaction.
One who's legal right is invaded by an act(s) of another. The word "aggrieved" refers to a substantial grievance, a denial of some personal or property right, or the imposition upon a party of a burden or obligation.
A written agreement between seller and purchaser in which the purchaser agrees to buy certain real estate and the seller agrees to sell upon terms of the agreement. Also called "offer and acceptance", "contract of sale", "earnest money" contract.
Attention, Interest, Desire, Action. In real estate advertising, creating ads that get the Attention of prospects, stimulating their Interest in a property, generate a Desire to purchase, and motivating the prospect to take Action.
Persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome are protected under most federal and state discrimination laws. If buyers ask the real estate agent whether a prior occupant had AIDS, most agents point out that the law prevents responding one way or the other. Many states have emended their licensing laws to provide that the fact that someone has AIDS is not deemed a material fact and therefore does not form the basis for a claim that a broker concealed a material fact. Also protected are persons with AIDS-related complex (ARC) or human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV).
Historically, one owned the airspace above his land "to the heavens". Today, airspace refers to the legal concept that a person who owns land also owns as much of the airspace above his land as he can effectively use.
Indicates the amount the landlord is prepared to offer by way of contribution to the tenant's cost of leasehold improvements, but can also include other inducements, such as free rent or its equivalent, or lease takeover. It is generally expressed as a dollar amount times the number of square feet occupied (usable).
A California law requiring a real estate agent or owner to disclose to prospective buyers that a property is located within a special studies zone (geological hazard zone) and if the property contains or will contain a dwelling (a residentially zoned lot). "Special study zones" cover an area 660 feet on each side of fault lines and are indicated on maps prepared by the California Department of Mines and Geology.
An amendment is a change to the existing content of a contract. Any time words or provisions are added to or deleted from the body of the contract, the contract has been amended.
A feature of commercial space that enhances its usefulness and value. Amenities can be onsite, such as a restaurant, exercise club, or concierge within an office building, or offsite, such as proximity to shopping, dining, and specific businesses.
A professional organization of appraisers engaged in the appraisal of both real and personal property. It confers the designations ASA and FASA (Fellow).
A professional organization, affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS, composed of individuals with proven success in real estate counseling who serve clients on a fee basis. The society offers its members exclusive use of the professional designation CRE (Counselor of Real Estate).
The Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA requires employers with 15 or more employees to ensure their workplace has full access for physically handicapped persons.
An agreement on the part of the landlord to pay for "above-building standard" improvements and amortize those improvements at a defined interest rate over a fixed term as additional rent.
The time it takes to retire a debt through periodic payments. Also known as the "full amortization term".
Any loan with at least some payments to the "principal" amount.
A major or prime tenant in a shopping center, building, etc.
An addition to property by the act of joining or uniting one thing to another, as in attaching personal property to real property and thereby creating a fixture. For example, a sink becomes a fixture when it is annexed to the plumbing outlet.
Monthly loan payments (principal and interest), if any, times 12 months.
The actual costs it takes to run the property, such as property tax, insurance, maintenance, repairs, management fees, utilities and supplies.
A sum of money received by an annuitant in a series of fixed periodic payments.
State and federal laws designed to maintain and preserve business competition. The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) is the principal federal statute covering competition, which is defined by most courts as "that economic condition in which prices are determined by market forces without interference from private concerns and there is reasonable freedom of entry into most businesses." Certain real estate brokerage activities have come under public scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission. These activities include the fixing of general commission rates by local boards or groups of brokers and the exclusion of brokers from membership in local boards or in multiple-listing arrangements due to unreasonable membership requirements. As a result of court cases, local real estate boards no longer directly or indirectly influence fixed commission rates or commission splits between cooperating brokers. Moreover, in some states clients must be specifically informed that the commission rates are negotiable between client and broker.
A building having separate units for permanent tenants who rent or lease them. The owner of the building provides common facilities, such as lights, heat, elevator and garbage disposal services, and maintains common entrances and hallways.
The "prorating" of property expenses, such as taxes and insurance, between buyer and seller.
The partitioning of property into individual parcels by tenants in common.
A qualified party's opinion or estimate of the market value of a property.
Customarily refers to a qualified appraiser's valuation.
The accepted methods used by appraisers to prepare an estimate of value. The three traditional methods to value property include: the sales comparison approach, the income capitalization approach, and the cost approach.
Appropriation is the way a taxing body authorizes the expenditure of funds and provides for the sources of the funding. Appropriation generally involves the adoption of an ordinance or the passage of a law that states the specific terms of the proposed taxation.
Something that is outside the property itself but is considered a part of the property and adds to its greater enjoyment, such as the right to cross another's land (i.e., "easement" or "right-of-way").
Belonging to; adjunctive; appended to or annexed to. For example, the garage is appurtenant to the house, and the common interest in the common elements of a condominium is appurtenant to each apartment. Appurtenant items run with the land when the property is transferred.
The nonjudicial submission of a controversy to selected third parties for their determination in a manner provided for by an agreement or under the law.
between a corporation and one of its subsidiaries.
The state of being delinquent in paying a debt.
At or after the end of the period for which expenses are due or levied; the opposite of in advance. Mortgage interest and real estate taxes are often paid in arrears.
The part of the Business and Professions Code governing transactions in real property sale contracts and trust deeds.
The part of the Business and Professions Code governing commissions, loan costs, and payment requirements in loan brokerage activities.
A hazardous fire retardant material sometimes found in U.S. buildings constructed before the mid 1970s.
Premises accepted by a buyer or tenant in the condition existing at the time of the sale or lease, including all physical defects. A landlord may be liable for latent defects known to them but not disclosed to the tenant.
The base rental rate quoted by a landlord for commercial space available for lease.
The imposition of a tax, charge or lien, usually according to established rates.
An owner's or lessee's proportionate share of a common expense.
An asset is something of value, encumbered or not, owned by any person, corporation or other entity. Assets are financial (cash or bonds), tangible or intangible, or physical (real or personal property).
To transfer one's property rights or contract rights to another.
A transfer between parties of the title to any property, real or personal, or of any rights or estates in the property. Common assignments include leases as well as mortgages and deeds of trust.
The replacement of one tenant (the assignor) by another (the assignee) under a lease. The assignee assumes all the responsibilities and obligations of the original tenant; the assignor may or may not be relieved of those responsibilities.
A real estate license classification used in some states to describe a person who has qualified as a real estate broker but still works for and is supervised by another broker; also called a broker-salesperson, broker-associate or affiliate broker.
A property loan that includes a provision for a qualified subsequent buyer to take over the position of the original borrower.
A fund established by the B.C. provincial government to compensate any person who is deprived of land because of the operation of the Land Title Act in certain cases where there has been a fraud committed, a mistake made, or an improper act of the Registrar of Titles or his employees.
The legal process of seizing the real or personal property of a defendant in a lawsuit by levy or judicial order, and holding it in court custody as security for satisfaction of a judgment. The lien is thus created by operation of law, not by private agreement. The plaintiff may recover such property in any action upon a contract, express or implied.
The chief law officer of the federal or state government, who appears for the people in criminal court.
A tenant's formal agreement to be a tenant of a new landlord. Example: Abel defaulted on the mortgage against his shopping centre, so the Happy Life Insurance company foreclosed and became the landlord. Happy Life asked all tenants to sign an attornment recognizing the new landlord.
An owner has a duty to reasonably protect children from injury when his or her property is likely to attract children.
Computer systems that permit lenders to expedite the loan approval process and reduce lending costs.
The volume of auto traffic over an average 24-hour period. One of the main criteria used by retail tenants to qualify potential locations. This will be of importance to most retailers considering a space for lease.
The percentage rate derived by dividing the total space being marketed to users as of the survey date including both occupied and physically empty space by the total inventory.
The amount of space being marketed for sale or lease to a user. It includes both occupied and physically empty spaced.


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Emma Coburn Knows What Really Matters, and It's Not Racing
Her last race was "99 percent perfect." In Tokyo, she's looking for that final one percent.
July 1, 2021 Jen Ator
EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 24: Emma Coburn walks on the track ahead of the Women's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase Final on day seven of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 24, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Before the world was saying "COVID," and Olympic hopefuls were hearing "canceled," world champion steeplechaser Emma Coburn was dealt a different c-word: "Cancer."
In December 2019, her mom, Annie Coburn, was diagnosed with stage-four colon cancer, news that rocked her tight-knit family.
Just a few months before, Coburn, 30, had run a personal best of 9:02.35 to take silver in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2019 world championships in Doha, Qatar. The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist was looking ready to add another medal to her collection the following summer in Tokyo. And just like that, her world was turned upside down.
"I live a very charmed life. My parents spoil me, I have a really amazing husband, I have great friends, great family; I've been generally injury-free and I've had a successful career," says Coburn. "I've had a couple other hard things pop up here and there, but this was the first big thing that I had to tackle. If I saw someone else going through this, I think I would expect them to crumble because it is such a heavy weight."
But there wasn't time for that. As her mom began the first of what would be many rounds of chemo, Coburn did her best to stay focused. After all, the Olympics hadn't been canceled yet (that would happen in March 2020). But as their family would learn, cancer doesn't move in a straight or predictable path. "There would be days where it would be bad news and we would be really sad," Coburn says. "But [my husband] Joe kept reminding me, as did my parents, that the thing that brings my mom the most joy is my running; that's my contribution to her joy."
That perspective gave Coburn's training cycle a completely new focus. She was working for more than medals at this point; she was doing it for her mom. That made it easier to flip the switch when it was time to practice. She wasn't going to let her sadness be an excuse to slack off.
"What makes me a good athlete is I really only worry about the things I can control, and I think I was able to handle my mom's cancer the same way," she says. "I am not a doctor. I can not create a new chemo cocktail that will cure her. My mom was doing her part, fighting and going through chemo treatments. My siblings have kids and they bring joy in other ways. My dad is a super supportive partner for her. So I'm going to control what I can control, and that entails me running well and spending more time in Crested Butte."
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That fortitude and forward momentum didn't surprise her mom. Annie has been watching her daughter in action for the past 10 years as a professional runner and has seen that strength time and again. "She can marshal all that emotion and harness that energy and use it, versus there's people that you know they're so good and you know they can run so fast and you see them and then they just collapse in a moment of pressure," Annie says. "And she just doesn't choke. She just holds it together. I don't know how she does it."
Especially considering that wasn't always the case. Coburn wasn't your typical childhood phenom. "Emma was a momma's girl," Annie says. "She would hang on my leg and shy away from looking at you. She was just really so sweet and so lovey dovey and not competitive."
Born in Boulder, Colorado, the family moved to the small mountain town of Crested Butte when Coburn was 7 years old. By middle school, she was a three-sport athlete—cross- country, hockey, and track—following in the footsteps of her older brother, Willy, and sister, Gracie. "Three kids in four years, they shared a lot of stuff," says Annie. "She started her first track meet, I think in sixth grade, wearing Willy's old basketball shoes—and she won. And then she just kept winning."
While physically gifted, it took Coburn some time to find her footing on the track. "In high school, she was dropping out of races and figuring out ways to get out of stuff," says Coburn's husband and now coach, Joe Bosshard. The couple first met in high school in 2007, after Bosshard's family moved to Crested Butte."She hated it. She was a nervous wreck and really not a confident athlete at all."
Her parents, her coach at the time, and Bosshard did everything they could to help ease Coburn along. "No one pushed her too far to where she just got overwhelmed with the whole thing," says Bosshard. "It was just the right amount of pressure, just the right amount getting in a little over her head, working through the disappointments. But it didn't happen overnight. It was a slow build. It probably wasn't until her second or third year of college that she really was like, 'Oh I'm OK at this and I should run with confidence and have big expectations.'"
Fast forward to today: Coburn is the most dominant steeplechaser this country has ever seen. She's a nine-time national champion, winning every year since 2011 (except 2013, when she didn't compete). She won the 2012 U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials at 21 years old, making her the youngest individual runner on Team USA at the London Olympics, where she finished eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:23.54. Four years later at the 2016 Rio Olympics, she set an American record (9:07.63) to win a bronze, becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in the event. She went on to win the 2017 world championships (9:02.58), setting another national record (since taken by Courtney Frerichs in 9:00.85) and again making history—the first U.S. woman to win that title. And in June, after a year of waiting, Coburn won the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in a new Trials record of 9:09.41, and now looks ahead to competing against the world's best in Tokyo.
The 3,000-meter steeplechase may be the most peculiar, if not the hardest, distance running race out there. It's an intense compromise of strength, speed, and endurance that entails running nearly two miles at a furiously fast pace while negotiating 35 barriers—seven of them in front of a daunting water pit. Oh, and these barriers are not the lightweight aluminum hurdles that tip over when you brush your knee against them, either. At 30 inches high and 220 pounds, they are unrelenting obstacles. Clip a toe and you kiss the track. Hit your shin and, well, that's going to leave a mark.
While men have been competing in the event since 1896, the steeplechase didn't debut in the women's NCAA national championships until 2001 and the Olympics until 2008. At first, college coaches weren't willing to sacrifice their fastest runners to the obstacle course, which created a bit of a stigma—it was seen as the one you do when you can't keep up in the ultra-competitive 1,500 meters or handle the sustained grind of the 5,000 meters.
One thing's for sure: If you're going to pick a crazy event like steeplechase, you can't get rattled too easily. Nerves are a recipe for actual disaster. So how did a sweet and mostly timid child with racing anxiety happen to stumble into the hardest event and become the best in the world?
"I think I'm just very relaxed," Coburn says. "Which is funny because I hate being late, and I am very efficient with how I do things, and I don't think in my resting life people would describe me as a relaxed person. But in how my head and heart process running and racing and training and victory and defeat, it's very even-keeled and relaxed."
That's her greatest strength as an athlete, Bosshard says: emotional control. "She can really keep herself steady. She's probably the best athlete that I've ever seen at that."
Aisha Praught-Leer, an original member of the professional training group that Bosshard and Coburn created at the end of 2016, calls Coburn "unshakeable," with an enviable ability to create a tactical plan and stick to it—whether it's the toast, coffee, and glass of Nuun she has every morning or the race strategy for the world championships.
"She has this ability to see what she needs to do and get it done," Praught-Leer says. "She makes every single thing happen in a way that is really not easy, but she makes it look easy. It's so special. I've rarely ever seen anything like it."
While most high-performing athletes are plotting in four-year cycles, Coburn refuses to buy into the philosophy that the Olympics should dictate her every move. It's a kind of present mindfulness that allows her to focus on just the next step, another important skill for a steeplechaser.
"I'm definitely a 'live in the now' type of athlete," she says. "We have track competitions all the time. We have a U.S. championship every year and I want to win that every year. I want to be PRing every year."
Another source of Coburn's strength is the carefully curated circle of friends and family with whom she and Bosshard have chosen to surround themselves. "You'll see it with any great athlete or CEOs, the company they keep is one of the most important things," Bosshard says. "That's what you have to do in this profession. There can't be a lot of things that are pulling you away or weighing you down, adding stress. You need to be surrounded by a group—whoever, family or friends—that are right in your corner."
In fact, "Team Boss," their unbranded group based in Boulder, started by accident. Praught-Leer and Coburn were simultaneously looking for new coaches and training opportunities. After Coburn left her longtime college coach, Mark Wetmore, Bosshard agreed to coach her. Praught-Leer moved from the Oregon Track Club Elite in Eugene, Oregon, to Colorado to join them.
Over time, they've added an array of distance and middle-distance stars, like marathoner Laura Thweatt and 1500-meter specialists Cory McGee and Dani Jones. Kate Grace, 2016 Olympian in the 800 meters, is the most recent addition, defecting from the Bowerman Track Club this year.
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"The biggest part of why it works is that we're true cheerleaders for each other…we're also able to be grounded and seek the best from each other," Coburn says. "It's not all fluffy B.S. stuff, it's real. We expect greatness from each other, but we also laugh a lot and have a lot of fun together."
It's been nearly five years since Coburn last stood on the podium in Rio, clutching her first Olympic medal. Where she may have felt nerves in the past, now Coburn feels purpose.
"The point I'm at in my career now is I'm still just as hungry to achieve whatever goals I have, but it's no longer the only thing I'm looking at in life," Coburn says. "I feel a lot more grounded and peaceful. I think a lot of that just comes with age, and experience, and trust—I trust that my body and mind know what to do when I get on that starting line and I don't have to think about it outside of that."
And she should, because physically, she's ready. "She's just in a good spot as an athlete, kind of in the prime of her career," says Bosshard. "Recovery is fast, 10 years of high-level training, not getting beat up from the workouts. You just see it—her body's on top of it."
As the summer unfolds, Coburn's goals are what everybody would expect: win the U.S. Olympic Trials (done and done), break nine minutes in the steeplechase, and claim her spot on the podium in Tokyo.
"Those are the things I'm actively thinking about and working toward," she says. "The gold, if I'm preparing and I'm checking off all those other boxes, that's in reach. But that's not going to be my definition of if I'm a valuable person or not."
For better or worse, that kind of clarity of purpose is what many have gained in their own ways through this pandemic and through other personal challenges, like Annie's cancer diagnosis. Coburn's job now is to show courage in her running—that's what makes her mom happy, which is more precious than any medal.
"That is something that this whole cancer journey has been so fantastic in the weirdest, ghoulish-y way. She can see the perspective. This is a joyful thing," Annie says. "Get out there and crush it. And if you blow up, what does it matter? She has all of us and we're not going anywhere. So enjoy it, drink it up, love it. This whole thing has already been such a ride. It's all gold to me."
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Brian and Rhonda McDonald
Resides: Tampa
Involvement with HFGF: Since foundation, 1996
For the past 23 years, Brian and Rhonda McDonald—founders of the Hemophilia Foundation of Greater Florida—have dedicated each fall to Sponsor and manage the HFGF's Flight for Tomorrow Invitational Golf Tournament, a fundraiser that has netted more than $2 million for the Foundation.
That money has paid for hundreds of children in the bleeding disorders community to attend the HFGF's Camp Spirit at Camp Boggy Creek where kids learn that anything is possible with hemophilia. They learn how to self-infuse and make friends for life. The golf tourney proceeds also helps scores of families with critical emergency funding.
This year, East Lake Woodlands Country Club will host the annual HFGF Golf Tournament on October 28, 2019.
Soon after moving to Florida from Michigan in 1986, Brian saw a need in the community to serve those with bleeding disorders. He and Rhonda founded HFGF in 1996. Calvin Dawson, who partnered with Brian and Rhonda to create the Foundation, served as its first executive director. Wanda Bedell followed and was succeeded by Fran Haynes, who has been at the HFGF helm for the past 18 years.
Since the Foundation's beginnings, Brian has seen many exciting changes in the bleeding disorders community.
"It has been pretty remarkable," he says. "The Foundation has expanded their programs and services to meet the ever changing needs of the community. When we started the HFGF our major focus was Hemophilia now we serve other bleeding disorders such as von Willebrand's disease which affects both men and women and other factor deficiencies."
To register, or for more information on the Hemophilia Foundation of Greater Florida's Flight for Tomorrow Invitational Golf Tournament visit hemophiliaflorida.org/fundraising/golf-tournament. The Club is located at 1055 East Lake Woodlands Parkway in Oldsmar, Florida.


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John Burningham (* 27. April 1936 in Farnham, England; † 4. Januar 2019) war ein britischer Kinderbuchautor und Illustrator.

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Burningham ging in die Schule von Summerhill. Bevor er mit 20 die Central School of Art and Design in London besuchte,  arbeitete er in Süditalien und in Israel als Filmezeichner. Seinen Abschluss machte er 1959. Seine Karriere begann 1963 mit dem Bilderbuch Borka, für das er 1963 die Kate Greenaway Medal erhielt, die höchste Auszeichnung für ein britisches Bilderbuch; 1970 erhielt er für Die Kahnfahrt (englischer Originaltitel Mr Gumpy's Outing) die Kate Greenaway Medal erneut. Burningham hat mehr als sechzig Bücher verfasst und viele Preise erhalten. Borka war sein erstes Bilderbuch. Später zählte er zu den namhaftesten Illustratoren der Welt.

John Burningham heiratete 1964 Helen Gillian Oxenbury. Bis zu seinem Tod im Januar 2019 lebte er mit seiner Frau und seinen Kindern in London.

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 Borka. Die Erlebnisse einer Wildgans. 1963.
 Tschitti Tschitti Bäng Bäng. 1964.
 Simp, der Hund, den niemand wollte. 1966.
 Harquin, der junge Fuchs. 1967
 So geht das Jahr durchs Land. 1969.
 Die Kahnfahrt. 1970
 Geh nicht zu nah ans Wasser, Eva. 1977.
 Komm jetzt endlich raus, Eva. 1978.
 Was ist dir lieber? 1979.
 Mit dem Korb in der Hand… 1980.
 Das Baby. 1982.
 Der Wind in den Weiden. (Illustr.) 1983.
 Großpapa. 1984.
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Edward Vom Hofe Restigouche Model 423 3/0
For sale here is a very scarce and potentially unique Edward Vom Hofe trout fly reel. Purported to be made between 1875 and 1880, this early version of what became known as the Peerless model features hard-rubber sideplates and rims, made prior to the next version in approximately 1880 that incorporated protective german silver bands to protect the hard rubber. It also features bolstered german silver pillars, while the pillars on earliest reels did not have bolstered pillars. The recessed handle crank was also an improvement in design that prevented the line from getting tangled in the handle arm. The maker's mark on the headplate is faint but still easy to see under magnification. There is one very faint hairline crack in the rim at the four to five o'clock position in the last photo. Most of these early all hard rubber rimmed models did not survive due to the brittle nature of the unprotected rims.
The dimensions of this reel also make it unusual compared to its early peers, in that most of the very early Peerless models were much smaller. This reel has a diameter of 2 3/4" and a pillar width of 13/16". The reel weighs 3.85 oz. The reel foot, straight and unmolested, measures 2 5/8" in length.
Mechanically the reel remains in excellent condition with a fixed click and a smooth winding operation.
In the book, "Land of Little Rivers" by Austin McK. Francis (which will be included as part of this sale), there are four early Peerless reels shown from Hoagy Carmichael's collection. These four reels represent other early and smaller versions of the Peerless reel. You can easily see the evolution in the designs of these models and where the one we have for sale fits in timing-wise. The first reel shown, and all german silver model sold years ago for ~$28,000 at auction. In the below photo, the same maker's mark can be seen on the crank arm of this first model. If you are interested, please email me and I can send you a photo of these four early reels.
For reel collectors out there, this may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire such an early gem from the legendary Edward Vom Hofe. Reasonable offers are encouraged.


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The conventional wisdom is that with the growing crisis in the rest of Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan has never been better.
'Better' is a relative term, of course.
But for a region that also features severe corruption, intense political rivalries, a bloated and unaffordable public sector and fiscal dependence (for now, at least) on Baghdad, Iraqi Kurds have reason for optimism.
With Kurdish peshmerga forces in full control of Kirkuk, the Kurdish regional government can now lay claim to the entire historical region of Iraqi Kurdistan. Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, notorious for his crackdown against Kurdish identity and nationalism, encouraged Arabs to relocate to what Kurds (and Turkmen) consider their cultural capital.
Under Article 140 of Iraq's newly promulgated 2005 constitution, the national government is obligated to take certain steps to reverse the Saddam-era Arabization process and thereupon, permit a referendum to determine whether Kirkuk province's residents wish to join the Kurdistan autonomous region. Like in many areas, from energy to electricity to education to employment, Iraq's national government has made little progress on the Kirkuk issue. Kurdish leaders now say they will hold onto Kirkuk and its oil fields until a referendum can be arranged. Realistically, there's little that Baghdad can do to reverse Kurdish gains.
That, in time, will give Iraqi Kurdistan the oil revenues that it needs for a self-sustaining economy, in tandem with growing Turkish economic ties that crested last year with the completion of a pipeline between Kurdistan and Turkey that allows the Kurdish regional government to ship crude oil out of Iraq without Baghdad's approval.
In that regard, the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS or ISIL, الدولة الاسلامية في العراق والشام, ad-Dawla al-Islāmiyya fi al-'Irāq wa-sh-Shām), which now controls much of northern and northeastern Iraq, including much of al-Anbar province and northern cities like Mosul and Tikrit, has been a boon for the cause of Kurdish nationalism.
We will guard and defend all areas of the Kurdish region – Kurd, Arab, Turkmen, Assyrian, Chaldean, all will be protected. We will endeavor to redevelop and systematize all regions of Kurdistan. We will use our oil revenue to create better and more comfortable living conditions for our citizens. And until the achievement of an Independent Kurdish State, we will cooperate with all to try to find solutions to the current crisis in Iraq. With all our might, we will help our Shia and Sunni brothers in the fight against terrorism and for the betterment of conditions in Iraq – although this is not an easy task.
Amid that backdrop, the various political parties formed a new Kurdish regional government last week, two months after Iraqi national parliamentary elections in Iraq and fully nine months after Kurdish regional elections.
As the United States leans on the Iraqi parliament to form a new government quickly, in order to combat more effectively the ISIS threat in Sunni-dominated Iraq, the Kurdish example is instructive. If it took nine months to reconstitute the Kurdish regional government, is it plausible to expect Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds to form a national government, under crisis conditions, in just two months?
Even under calmer conditions in 2010, it took Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki nine months of coalition talks to build Iraq's previous government. Though Maliki's Shiite-dominated State of Law Coalition (إئتلاف دولة القانون) won the greatest number of seats after the April parliamentary elections, many Iraqis fault his heavy-handed style for the sectarian crisis in which Iraq now finds itself.
In the first meeting of Iraq's 325-member Council of Representatives (مجلس النواب العراقي) last week, Sunnis and Kurds alike walked out on Maliki, and there's not much hope that a second session on Tuesday will result in additional progress.
In Kurdistan, last September's regional elections saw the continued rise of a third force in Kurdish politics, Gorran, or the Movement for Change (بزوتنه‌وه‌ی گۆڕان).
After doing particularly well in the 2009 Kurdish elections, Gorran eclipsed the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK, یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان), the party of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, which has long been the strongest force in southern Kurdistan. Gorran, which draws much of its support from former PUK supporters, was able to take advantage of Talabani's poor health to make further political inroads.
Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP, پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان), long the dominant force in northern Kurdistan, gained eight seats in the 111-member regional parliament, the Perleman (پەرلەمانی كوردستان) nine months ago, and which won the greatest number of seats from Kurdistan in Iraq's Council of Representatives, will continue to lead the government.
In the post-Saddam era, the KDP and the PUK, which fought against one another in the mid-1990s Kurdish civil war and which even today maintain separate peshmerga forces, have taken a largely allied approach to Iraqi national affairs. Since the advent of regional parliamentary elections, the KDP and the PUK have formed a unity government within the autonomous Kurdish region. With Talabani holding Iraq's largely ceremonial national presidency, Barzani has led Iraqi Kurdistan since 2005 and his nephew, Nechirvan Barzani, has served as Kurdistan's regional prime minister since March 2012 (and previously from 2006 to 2009).
Under the terms of the latest Kurdish government, Barzani will once again head a unity government, this time incorporating Gorran as well as the PUK. That will give the Gorran leadership some role in Kurdish policymaking through what could be the most defining years of Kurdistan's rise from de facto to de jure statehood. But it also deprives the Kurdish government of any real opposition, other than a couple of Islamist groups.
In the meanwhile, the Kurdish government has a tough road ahead, notwithstanding the giddiness of taking Kirkuk. Since 2003, Baghdad and Erbil have had an informal agreement that Iraq's national treasury will transfer 17% of the national budget to the Kurdish regional government. But over the past year, as Baghdad and Erbil have repeatedly clashed over Kurdistan's newly aggressive push to export oil independently of Baghdad, Maliki refused to make the payments to Kurdistan's government, which has left it nearly bankrupt. For a region that runs highly on political and government patronage, that gives Baghdad considerable leverage — for now. The only thing reportedly keeping Iraqi Kurdistan financially afloat these days are the billions of funds that the Talabani and Barzani families managed to skim away after years of corrupt leadership.
In a region where nearly 75 percent of the workforce relies on the government for a paycheck, public sector employees weren't paid for months resulting in widespread public dissatisfaction. As banks experienced a liquidity crisis, the Kurdish owner of Asiacell, the country's largest telecom, was asked to provide $130 million to prevent a financial collapse. At current Kurdistan oil production levels, the KRG will be financially unviable. Assuming they can extract and market oil, at best the Kurds could hope to be financially independent by 2017.
That means that Maliki, or any other Shiite leader, will have a powerful card to play to maintain support from Kurdish leaders for a national unity government in ongoing coalition talks. That doesn't mean that Maliki will form a government anytime soon, notwithstanding US and Iranian impatience. But it makes it more likely than not that Kurdish leaders will cooperate with Baghdad for the short-to-medium-term future.
In the meanwhile, though Turkish officials quietly supported the Kurdish government's efforts to assert order over Kirkuk province, they have in recent days tamped down speculation that Turkey might favor full independence for Iraqi Kurdistan. For now, both Ankara and Washington officially support a unified Iraqi state. But that, too, could change in coming years as more allies back the Kurdish nationalist call. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for example, openly supports an independent Kurdistan, and even US vice president Joe Biden, dating back to the days when he was in the US Senate, has long advocated a tripartite, highly decentralized state as the most natural form for Iraq.
Moreover, Turkish attitudes to Kurdish nationalism, both within Iraq and within Turkey, are changing. Among Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's chief accomplishments are better relations with Turkey's Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan (PKK, Kurdistan Worker's Party), which declared a ceasefire last year.
Photo credit to Safin Hamed / AFP / Getty Images.
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