During these 40 Days of Prayer, I believe that God will speak to us about our ministry callings. As we walk in our ministry calling, it is imperative that we keep in the forefront of your mind what ministry is truly about. Ministry is not about us – our gifting – or our abilities. Ministry is all about GOD! In fact, our gifts have been given by God for us to use for His glory and for His kingdom purposes.
Personally, I experience great joy and satisfaction when I help others engage with God. This is the fulfilling side of ministry, which I truly enjoy. However, there is another side to this experience. A dark side called pride, in which we all must be careful. Pride has been the obstacle that has brought down many gifted men and women.
We must do the work of God, not for the appreciation of others, but so that others may know God and be drawn to Him. Serving God's people is not about us – it is not because of us – It is about pointing the way to Messiah.
God has placed within us all unique gifts that will edify the Body. The gifts that we walk in are for the equipping, nurturing, and edification of the Body of Messiah; so that we will be ready for the coming of the Lord.
It is good to remember that as we walk in our calling, not to try to be like anyone else. There are people who God has ordained that you must reach. Someone else might not be able to reach the people you are able to reach. Yeshua (Jesus) had twelve disciples. They all had different personalities and God used each of their personalities for His glory. We must never covet how God uses anyone else. There is enough work for all of us in God's kingdom.
We all have a story to tell. So, tell your story. Your story is unique, your story is powerful, your story has purpose.
Feeding God's sheep is the crux of every ministry. Peter, the chief apostle, was called into servitude – to feed God's sheep – and in like manner we too are servants – feeding God's sheep. Servitude is not always glamorous because in the same chapter Jesus went on the tell Peter about his fate.
When we see great men and women of God whom God has trusted with a vast ministry, we do not see all the private humiliation of washing feet, hours spent in prayer, in studying the scriptures, enduring afflictions, and misunderstandings – yet through it all we still say YES to Yeshua. In ministry we must follow our Lord's example of servitude and not become discouraged when ministry service becomes difficult.
Discouragement is often the tool that the enemy will use to sift young ministers and cause us to walk away from our callings. Been there – done that. Ministry requires GREAT endurance. However, when we yield ourselves to God's service, He will reward us throughout eternity.
Father, You knew us before we were knit together in our mother's womb. You have a plan and purpose for our lives. That plan involves bringing glory and honor to Your name. That plan involves being a light and God's witness to the world. That plan involves bringing strength to our generation.
Father, please help us to effectively use the gifts that you have placed within us for Your kingdom purposes so that we can glorify Your name and become a lighthouse pointing the way for others to find You. In Yeshua's name – Amen.
Note: Please see the Spiritual Warfare Prayer Points at the link above for added endurance.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of acquired disability in children, yet innate repair mechanisms are incompletely understood. A possible innate mechanism to repair injury after insult is neurogenesis - the birth, migration,...
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Boston Pride Withdraws Marshalship After Controversial FB Comments Surface
TOPICS:anthony imperiosoanti-americanbigotryblack and pinkblack lives matterboston prideboston pride marshalsdiscriminationG.O.A.L.lgbtq people of colorracial slurswhite trash
After inflammatory Facebook comments made by Officer Anthony Imperioso, G.O.A.L. President, which still remain on his FB page, Boston Pride has withdrawn his nomination as a Pride Marshal. Additional screenshots of the comments can be found at the bottom of the page. Photo: Facebook
Posted By: The Rainbow Times April 4, 2016
More Updates at the end of the story
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor—
After learning of several incendiary Facebook comments regarding Black Lives Matter demonstrators, Boston Pride has withdrawn the marshalship of Woburn Police Officer Anthony Imperioso for this year's Pride Parade.
"It has come to our attention that Mr. Anthony Imperioso, who was elected a marshal by the community for the 2016 Pride Parade, has made some offensive comments on his Facebook page," read a statement by the Boston Pride committee posted on its Facebook page and e-mailed to The Rainbow Times. "After a discussion between Mr. Imperioso and Boston Pride, his marshalship has been withdrawn, and Mr. Imperioso will not be a marshal in the 2016 parade."
Over the weekend, The Rainbow Times learned that Officer Imperioso had made several racialized Facebook comments regarding Black Lives Matter demonstrators who shut down a portion of Interstate 93 on January 15, 2015.
"These are the very unpatriotic anti-American trash," said Officer Imperioso in a public Facebook post. Officer Imperioso is also the President of the New England Gay Officers Action League (G.O.A.L.). According to Boston Pride's website, the LGBTQ community nominates and ultimately chooses Pride marshals.
The Facebook post was in response to a YouTube video titled, "Masshole Confronts I-93 Occupy Protesters." The
video was posted by Steve Robinson, a producer for the Howie Carr show, a conservative talk show hosted by Boston Herald scribe Howie Carr.
At nearly four minutes in length, the video features an unknown man questioning Black Lives Matter demonstrators on a bridge purportedly in East Milton Square on January 15, 2015. On that day, 29 demonstrators were arrested for blocking traffic on I-93 north of Boston in Medford and south of Boston in Milton. The demonstrators, who in some instances formed human barricades in the middle of rush-hour traffic, were protesting a recent spate of shootings by police officers of unarmed black men across the country.
Stating that the protesters had a " … left-wing Marxist agenda," Officer Imperioso referred to Caucasian protesters as "white trash" and went on to refer to the demonstrators as "agitators."
"Maybe we patriotic Americans should start protesting welfare offices and blocking those entrances then these lazy illiterates will go away," said Officer Imperioso in a public Facebook post sometime after his initial post on the demonstration.
When a Facebook commenter suggested that someone should set up protests outside of the demonstrators' homes, Officer Imperioso responded, "Homes??? You mean public housing I pay for."
"It's a very common response, that when people protest and stand up for their rights and what they believe in and for underrepresented communities, especially when it's against the government or the state, that people automatically want to dismiss them as agitators," said Daunasia Yancey, the lead organizer for Black Lives Matter Boston.
"As if living on welfare or living in public housing or being unemployed somehow makes someone less deserving of the rights we all should have, or make someone less deserving of a voice to speak out against injustice. That says more about the person who's saying it than the people they are targeting it against."
A petition quickly developed online last night denouncing the Boston Pride committee's choice to allow Officer Imperioso's nomination to stand.
"Anthony Imperioso…has taken to Facebook to make inappropriate, offensive, and bigoted statements about Black Lives Matters protestors, Muslims, and people on welfare. This is unacceptable," read the petition, which also states that honoring any police officer at a Pride event is, " … an affront to the many LGBTQ people, particularly people of color, poor people, transgender people, and homeless people, who continue to be targets of police violence."
"I am glad that Boston Pride has withdrawn Anthony Imperioso as a [parade] marshal, though there is still much work to be done," said the petition's author, Reverend Jason Lydon, who is the national director of Black and Pink, a nonprofit that advocates for incarcerated LGBTQ people. "Given the history of Stonewall and the continued violence by police against communities of color, especially Black communities, Boston Pride should never have moved forward with a police officer nomination in the first place. Mr. Imperioso's racist, classist, Islamophobic, and anti-refugee public statements are indicative of a police culture that is rooted in oppression and violence."
In less than 24 hours, Reverend Lydon's petition had gone viral and Facebook was filled with angry comments from members of the LGBTQ community about Officer Imperioso's marshalship. According to Reverend Lydon, more than 200 signatures were collected prior to Boston Pride's announcement.
Boston Pride did not respond to The Rainbow Times request for an interview on the comments that were made on social media, its specific vetting process for marshals, and its nomination protocols. Instead, they published the release below on their website to explain the situation.
"As an inclusive organization, Boston Pride does not condone any language that is intolerant of racial, ethnic, or religious differences. Additionally, we reject language that promotes violence towards any individuals who are exercising their First Amendment rights. It has come to our attention that Mr. Anthony Imperioso, who was elected a marshal by the community for the 2016 Pride Parade, has made some offensive comments on his Facebook page. Boston Pride cannot condone those comments. After a discussion between Mr. Imperioso and Boston Pride, his marshalship has been withdrawn, and Mr. Imperioso will not be a marshal in the 2016 parade.
Officer Anthony Imperioso
Photo: TRT Archives
Boston Pride apologizes for the lack of vetting that occurred in the Marshal nomination process this year. Boston Pride is reviewing its marshal nomination process to ensure that it is both fair and robust to all members of the community going forward.
Boston Pride will continue to work to foster a dialogue within the LGBT community between groups, and will continue to work with members of the community to create a more just society for all."
As of Monday at 5:00 p.m., Officer Imperioso's Facebook page appears to have been deactivated. Attempts to reach Officer Imperioso prior to the story breaking were unsuccessful. The Boston Globe contacted Woburn Police Chief Robert Ferullo who told them that "he did not know enough about the allegations to comment at this time, but that his department is 'looking into it.'"
As of 8 p.m., the New England G.O.A.L. organization's Facebook page appears to have been deactivated as well.
[Check back for updates as this story continues to unfold.]
Other Comments, Twitter Reactions and Screenshots:
https://twitter.com/Pragmactivist99/status/716776791290089472
Petition: Don't let a cop be a marshal at @bostonpride https://t.co/qnfjoxl7pL
— Black and Pink Massachusetts (@BlackAndPinkMA) April 4, 2016
Sign the petition: No Police Marshals at #BostonPride! https://t.co/Nh8xshBmVX
— Edmond Caldwell (@edmond_caldwell) April 4, 2016
Is this something to be #WickedProud about, @bostonpride? https://t.co/ECuFdDIWlL
— Mx Love Prevails (@love_prevail) April 4, 2016
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Petition started by Black and Pink around 8 p.m. last night
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4 Comments on "Boston Pride Withdraws Marshalship After Controversial FB Comments Surface"
Ray Jackson | April 4, 2016 at 5:44 pm |
What is wrong with Boston pride that they don't check their marshals before approving them? WHAT!?!?!?!!!? Wow. Shame on them and shame on Imperioso.
Lionel Warryn | April 4, 2016 at 6:30 pm |
This is the most comprehensive story about it I've read. I commend the writer and Rainbow Times for staying on top on unfairness. I checked around but no one really reported the disturbing and malintentioned comments this officer made at all. How could they have missed them? Shame on biased stories.
Jim Brinning | April 13, 2016 at 9:05 am |
I support the withdrawal of Anthony Imperioso as a Marshall for Boston Pride given his comments. That is appropriate. I have marched in Black Lives Matter protests. However, I am disappointed that the petition rejected the appropriateness of any police officer as a Marshall. That controversial comment is also inappropriate and I would have liked to have seen the Pride Committee in announcing the officer's withdrawal affirm it was because of his comments. Since the petition played an important role in removing Imperioso, it would have been helpful to affirm that Imperioso's comments were also an affront to other police officers, including the LGBT police officers of color, some who have been liaisons to the LGBT community that I have been honored to know over the years.
Gary | April 13, 2016 at 11:46 am |
It is appropriate to exercise caution in a nominations process. I empathize with the objections of disenfranchised members of our community. We've long permitted inappropriate inequities inside our equality movement. Nothing seems as unpalatable as a racist who claims to endeavor in the promotion of equality.
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If ever their was a moment to walk a mile in someone's shoes, we certainly must, while we acknowledge the impact to our disenfranchised communities, understand that many outstanding public servants are being painted with a very broad and very discriminatory brush.


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Investigation finds 'systemic' abuse of players, while NWSL, USSF remained silent
The National Women's Soccer League and US Soccer failed to take action against "widespread" and "systemic" abusive behavior and sexual misconduct, according to a report released Monday by former US Attorney General Sally Q. Yates.
"And no one in the teams, the League or the Federation demanded better from the coaches," the report of the NWSL's year-long investigation stated.
Over the past two years, eight NWSL coaches, one coach who was also a general manager and one general manager have resigned or been removed from their positions following allegations of inappropriate actions. Eight were men.
OPINION: Thorns, Red Stars owners must go in light of damning report on NWSL abuse
The independent investigation report contained more than 300 pages detailing the allegations and recommending actions for the league and US Soccer.
Here's what we know about the investigation and lack of player protection in the NWSL:
In September 2021, The Athletic reported that former NWSL players Sinead Farrelly and Mana Shim alleged that their former coach, Paul Riley, sexually harassed and coerced players for a decade. Riley denied the reports, but was quickly fired from his North Carolina team. A few days later, NWSL Commissioner Lisa Baird resigned.
Incidents against other coaches in the league were reported before the public accusations against Riley, including the firing of Washington Spirit coach Richie Burke after allegations of verbal and emotional abuse and Racing Louisville FC coach Christy Holly, and a chain reaction throughout the league. .
Two days after the public reports of Riley's misconduct, US Soccer retained Yates and King & Spalding LLP to conduct an independent investigation.
The investigation focused on three former coaches, Riley, Holly and Rory Dames of the Chicago Red Stars.
The investigation's findings began with an account of an April 2021 encounter between Holly and a player, Erin Simon, who now plays in Europe. Holly invited her to watch the game video with him and allegedly told her that for every pass she missed, he was going to tag her. Simon told investigators that Holly "pushed her hands down her pants and up her shirt."
The report also outlined allegations that Dames shouted profanity, questioned sex life and solicited massages from youth players during his time as coach of the Eclipse Select Soccer Club.
"We heard report after report of relentless and demeaning tirades; manipulation that was about power, not performance enhancement; and retaliation against those who tried to come forward," the report says. "Even more disturbing were the stories of sexual misconduct. Players described a pattern of sexually charged comments, unwelcome sexual advances and sexual contact, and coercive sexual intercourse."
In addition to allegations of abuse and misconduct by coaches, the report also stated that in certain situations teams covered up reported abuse by players, specifically in the case of Riley and his team at the time, the Portland Thorns. Some allegations date back to the league's inception in 2012.
Last fall, players from NJ/NY Gotham FC, Spirit, NC Courage and Racing Louisville stopped six minutes into their games, linking arms in a circle at midfield. It was a league-wide outcry over the lack of player protection.
"The reckoning has already begun," the NWSL Players Association said in a statement on Oct. 6, 2021. "We will not be silent. We will be relentless in our pursuit of a league that is worthy of the players in it." ".
What did the report find?
Summary of Results:
Since the inception of the League, the teams, the NWSL and the USSF have failed to implement basic measures for player safety.
The abuse in the NWSL was systemic.
Abusive coaches spread from team to team, and even to US Soccer, because teams, the League and US Soccer failed to identify and inform others of coach misconduct.
A culture of abuse, silence, and fear of retaliation perpetuated the misconduct.
Players lacked job security and protection from retaliation, leading to more chilling reports of misconduct.
Abuse in women's professional leagues seems entrenched in youth soccer.
The research included more than 200 interviews with current and former players, coaches, owners and front office staff. US Soccer also provided documents and Yates' firm reviewed 89,000 that were considered likely to be relevant.
"Our investigation has revealed a league in which abuse and misconduct — verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct — had become systemic, encompassing multiple teams, coaches and victims," the report says. "Abuse in the NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women's soccer, beginning in the youth leagues, that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs the lines between coaches and players."
Not all teams communicated during the investigation. The Portland Thorns "interfered" with access to "relevant witnesses and made misleading legal arguments in an attempt to prevent" the use of relevant documents. Racing Louisville FC refused to produce documents and did not allow witnesses and the Chicago Red Stars delayed the process of submitting the necessary documents.
Additionally, the investigation found that the teams, the NWSL and US Soccer failed to respond appropriately when confronted with player reports and evidence of abuse, as well as "institute basic measures to prevent and address" such behaviors.
What's next for the NWSL?
Yates provided a list of recommendations for the league and federation moving forward. While under the current organizational structure, US Soccer has limited control over individual teams, the federation has oversight of the league. Yates recommended that the NWSL take responsibility for the teams and that US Soccer step in when necessary.
Yacht Recommendations:
Teams should be required to accurately disclose the misconduct to the NWSL and US Soccer.
to ensure that abusive coaches do not move from one team to another.
US Soccer should require meaningful investigation of coaches and, when necessary, use their
licensing authority to hold wrongdoers accountable.
US Soccer should require the NWSL to conduct timely investigations into allegations of
abuse, impose appropriate discipline and immediately disseminate the investigation
US Soccer must adopt clear and uniform policies and codes of conduct that apply to all
Members of the organization and are in one place on the USSF website.
US Soccer, the NWSL and the teams must each designate one person within their
organizations that is responsible for the safety of players.
US Soccer should strengthen player safety requirements in professional leagues.
US Soccer should require the NWSL to implement a system to request and act annually
player feedback.
US Soccer must collaborate with its youth member organizations and other stakeholders
examine whether additional measures are necessary to protect young players
The NWSL must determine whether discipline is warranted in light of these findings and the findings of the joint NWSL/NWSLPA investigation.
What is the response from the players, NWSL and US Soccer?
In response, US Soccer said Monday that it will "immediately 1) establish a new National Participant Safety Office, 2) publish soccer records from SafeSport's centralized disciplinary database, and 3) require a uniform minimum standard for background checks on all members of US Soccer. ."
US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone also issued a statement.
"As a former player, as a manager, as chairman of the national football governing body, I am heartbroken by the contents of the report, which makes it clear that systemic changes are needed at all levels of our game," Parlow Cone said. "The abuse outlined in the report is completely inexcusable and has no place in soccer, on or off the field. Along with everyone at US Soccer, I am fully focused on the changes we will make to address the report's findings and make football is safer for everyone."
The NWSL said it was immediately reviewing the report. The league and the NWSL Players Association are also conducting an investigation.
"We recognize the anxiety and mental strain these pending investigations have caused and the trauma that many, including players and staff, are having to relive," the league statement said. "Establishing trust between the League, its players and other key stakeholders remains a core focus for the NWSL, and we know we must learn from and take responsibility for the painful lessons of the past in order to lead the League into a better future.
"The joint and independent NWSL/NWSLPA investigation into misconduct against the league's players is ongoing. We have asked the Joint Investigative Team to consider the recommendations set forth in the Yates Report in making its recommendations to the NWSL. Further We have asked the Joint Investigative Team to review, and investigate as necessary, the findings in the Yates Report upon completion of their report."
Many players participated in an ESPN E60 documentary, discussing the league's handling of player abuse and safety. The 90-minute episode will air Tuesday, October 4 at 7 pm ET on ESPN.
And the NWSLPA released a statement saying its joint investigation with the NWSL is ongoing and its goal is to "gather all the facts to inform evidence-based recommendations on how to advance the goal of a league focused on player safety."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NWSL, US Soccer failed to stop systemic abuse, investigation finds
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Альянс України, Великої Британії і Польщі (, ) — військово-політичний формат тристоронньої співпраці Великої Британії, Польщі та України для протидії російській загрозі та спільної роботи заради європейської безпеки. Створення нової осі Лондон—Варшава—Київ відбувається на тлі суттєвого загострення безпекової ситуації на українських кордонах та активного постачання Сполученим Королівством зброї Україні.

З ініціативою такої тристоронньої співпраці виступила Україна у жовтні 2021 року. Міністр закордонних справ України Дмитро Кулеба анонсував малий альянс між Україною, Сполученим Королівством і Польщею 1 лютого 2022 року. Започаткування альянсу було оголошено 17 лютого 2022 року.

Цей союз, який наразі не має назви, має стати частиною ширшої стратегії України зі створення малих альянсів: «Люблінський трикутник» (Україна—Польща—Литва), «Асоційоване тріо» (Україна—Грузія—Молдова), «Квадрига» (Україна—Туреччина).

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Першою публічно про новий альянс заговорила публічно міністр закордонних справ Сполученого Королівства Ліз Трасс ще 21 січня в Австралії. Трасс оголосила склад учасників, а британські аналітики одразу намалювали дуже показову політичну карту майбутнього утворення, дуже схожу на «повітряний міст» постачання британської зброї останніх тижнів. За її словами, можна зробити висновок, що новий формат обговорювався під час візиту президента Володимира Зеленського до Лондона в грудні минулого року.

Невдовзі Міністерство закордонних справ Польщі опублікувало подібне повідомлення на своїй сторінці у Twitter: «Польща, Україна та Сполучене Королівство зміцнюють співпрацю перед обличчям загроз безпеці в Центральній та Східній Європі».

Водночас британська некомерційна Council on Geostrategy, яка діє у Сполученому Королівстві, опублікувала геополітичну карту, на якій зображена вісь між Лондоном, Варшавою та Києвом, а Росія та Білорусь позначені як «ворожі території».

За даними ВВС News Україна, сторони фіналізували деталі угоди наприкінці січня 2022. Спочатку планувалося, що домовленість буде оголошено 31 січня, під час візиту в Україну Ліз Трасс.

Борис Джонсон і Матеуш Моравецький прибули до Києва 1 лютого 2022 року. 31 січня 2022 року японське національне агентство повідомило, що Джонсон скасував поїздку до Японії, заплановану на середину лютого. через зростання напруженості навколо України.

Посол України у Сполученому Королівстві Вадим Пристайко сказав, що це «не зовсім НАТО на трьох». Він вважає, Україна має базувати свої дії на готовності окремих членів НАТО допомогти вже зараз. Він нагадав, що Сполучене Королівство стає все більш серйозним союзником України: угода про стратегічне партнерство, угода на 2 мільярди доларів, постачання протитанкової зброї, будівництво кораблів і військово-морських баз. Пристайко пояснює мотиви Британії так: після виходу з Євросоюзу Лондон прийняв концепцію «глобальної Британії»:

Експерт Олександр Краєв наголошує, що такий альянс є частиною стратегії Сполученого Королівства щодо відновлення впливу у світі та регіоні після Brexit. «Звичайно, це політичні амбіції Британії», — сказав він. Крім того, три країни активно протистоять російській загрозі. З іншого боку, каже Краєв, у трьох країн «мають питання» і деякі претензії до Брюсселя, тобто до ЄС. У НАТО не всі країни готові рішуче протистояти російській загрозі, тому Британія продовжує тактику малих союзів, щоб ефективніше працювати у Східній Європі:

Заступник директора Ради з питань зовнішньої політики «Українська Призма» Сергій Герасимчук вважає, що Польща виграє від альянсу:

Він нагадує, що останні роки Варшава мала конфлікти з Брюсселем. А нещодавнє вирішення інспірованого Росією конфлікту з мігрантами та сприяння ескалації в Україні стане додатковими аргументами Польщі в дебатах з керівництвом ЄС. На думку експертів, залучення Лондона до регіонального альянсу є лише першим кроком до зміцнення Сполученого Королівства в регіоні. І Україна має від цього отримати велику користь і допомогти зменшити загрозу з боку Москви.

Оголошення
Президент України Володимир Зеленський під час свого виступу у Верховній Раді України оголосив про створення у Європі нового політичного формату співпраці — між Британією, Польщею й Україною. Також міністр закордонних справ України Дмитро Кулеба вперше офіційно повідомив деталі про новий формат співпраці між Україною, Польщею та Британією, про створення якого мають оголосити найближчим часом та «внести трохи ясності», розкрити деталі, якими вже можна ділитися, оскільки інформація вже потрапила у публічний простір і викликала активне обговорення. За його словами, з ініціативою створення такого формату виступила Україна у жовтні 2021 року.

Дмитро Кулеба зазначив, що про створення формату офіційно мали оголосити 2 лютого у Києві з приїздом глави МЗС Британії Ліз Трасс, але оскільки вона захворіла на коронавірус, оголошення відкладають на пізніше.

Прем'єр-міністр Польщі Матеуш Моравецький заявив на брифінгу з прем'єр-міністром України Денисом Шмигалем 1 лютого 2022, що новий політичний формат між Україною, Польщею та Сполученим Королівством буде співпрацею для боротьби за безпеку в регіоні. За його словами, формат політичного співробітництва, який створюють міністерства закордонних справ трьох країн, є дуже важливим:

міністр з питань реінтеграції тимчасово окупованих територій України Ірина Верещук вважає, що альянс України, Польщі та Сполученого Королівства може стати важливим форматом у протистоянні російській агресії:Президент України Володимир Зеленський під час спільної пресконференції з Борисом Джонсоном 1 лютого 2022 заявив, що робота над створенням союзу України, Польщі та Сполученого Королівства вже розпочалася. Зеленський додав, що детальніше про союз він зможе розповісти після початку його роботи на рівні лідерів країн, також він вважає, що це дуже непоганий майданчик для питань безпеки та торгівлі.

Створення
Міністри закордонних справ України та Сполученого Королівства Дмитро Кулеба та Ліз Трасс офіційно повідомили в Києві 17 лютого 2022 року про запуск тристороннього формату співпраці за участю Польщі. За словами Дмитра Кулеби, сторони альянсу зосередять зусилля на економічній, торговельній та енергетичній співпраці, а також боротьбі з дезінформацією. Окрему увагу планують приділити підтримці «Кримської платформи».

Ліз Трасс, своєю чергою, заявила, що метою її візиту є висловити підтримку України з боку Сполученого Королівства. Очільниця британського зовнішньополітичного відомства, відомого як Форин-офіс, вказала на допомогу, яку Лондон вже надає Україні. Зокрема, це оборонне озброєння, навчання 22 тисяч українських військових та 88 мільйонів фунтів стерлінгів допомоги, спрямованих на енергетичну незалежність України.

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Україна
Згідно з опитуванням, проведеним українською соціологічною групою «Рейтинг», українці позитивно ставляться до ідеї «Троїстого союзу»: 61 % респондентів — за, 21 %— проти. Крім того, 12 % українців сказали, що їм байдуже, а 6 % не змогли відповісти. Опитування проводилися з 21 по 23 січня 2022 року серед 2,5 тисячі респондентів. У регіональному вимірі найбільшою підтримкою ідея створення такого об'єднання користується серед мешканців західних та центральних регіонів, а також Києва (рівень підтримки від 65 % до 76 %). Дещо гірше до цієї ініціативи ставляться  жителі південних областей (підтримують — 51 %, не підтримують — 31 %) та східних регіонів (підтримують — 40 %, не підтримують — 38 %). Серед прихильників політичних партій відвертими противниками такої ініціативи є симпатики партій «Опозиційна платформа — За життя» (не підтримують — 62 %), партії Шарія (не підтримують — 67 %) та партії Мураєва (не підтримують — 68 %). Серед виборців інших партій кількість тих, хто підтримує таку ініціативу, значно переважає кількість її противників. Найбільшою підтримкою ідея створення військово-політичного союзу у складі України, Польщі та Сполученого Королівства користується серед виборців партій «Європейська солідарність», «Свобода» та «Сила і честь» (рівень підтримки понад 80 %).

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12 U.S. Mass Shootings Leave 17 Dead, 41 Injured in a Single Weekend
By Khaleda Rahman On 5/11/21 at 11:56 AM EDT
U.S. Mass shootings Gun Violence Crime
At least 12 mass shootings took place in the U.S. this past weekend, leaving 17 people dead—including two suspected shooters—and wounding dozens more.
The Gun Violence Archive recorded six mass shootings on Saturday and another six on Sunday.
The nonprofit group, which catalogs gun violence in the nation, defines a mass shooting as four or more people shot or killed in a single incident, not counting the shooter.
The U.S. has experienced 196 mass shootings so far in 2021, according to the group.
Here are the 12 shootings that took place this weekend alone:
Four people, aged between 23 to 45, were wounded in a shooting on Saturday afternoon. The Milwaukee Police Department said two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting.
Compton, California
Sheriff's deputies heard shots fired in the 15100 block of South Lime Avenue at 5.30 p.m. and found two dead males, aged between 15 and 20, from gunshot wounds. Shortly afterwards, deputies were informed of two other gunshot victims who had been taken to a hospital.
Four people were shot in an alley behind a building in the 15700 block of Plymouth Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. The victims, aged between 17 and 47, were all transported to hospital and listed in temporary serious condition, according to local media.
Woodlawn, Maryland
Three people died and another person was injured in a shooting in the 7500 block of Maury Road early on Saturday morning. Police said officers shot the suspect, identified as 56-year-old Everton Brown, after he refused to drop his handgun and he later died in hospital.
Oakland California
Four people were injured after someone opened fire on a group of people socializing outside, the East Bay Times reported. Police said some parked vehicles and apartment buildings were also struck by bullets.
Citrus Heights, Califórnia
Police officers located four people who had been shot after a fight broke out in a nightclub in the 7400 block of Auburn Boulevard at around 1.25 a.m., The Sacramento Bee reported.
Protestors take part in a rally against gun violence and calling for federal background Checks on August 18, 2019 in New York City. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
A gunman opened fire at a birthday party at a mobile home shortly after midnight. Police said the suspect killed his girlfriend and five members of her family, then himself.
One person was killed and three others wounded after suspects opened fire on a Mother's Day party in the 6200 block of Afton Place in Hollywood. The motive for the shooting wasn't known, KTLA reported.
Five people were injured in a shooting during a fight early on Sunday morning, police said. Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the incident, authorities said.
One person was killed and seven others wounded in a shooting at the Hyatt Regency hotel on Sunday. Police said an altercation broke out among a group of people and shots were fired by more than one individual.
Four people—two men and two women—were injured in a shooting in the 300 block of Chancellor Avenue in Newark on Sunday, Newark police said in a tweet.
Five people were shot in the 100 block of Albanus Street on Sunday afternoon. Two victims, a 17-year-old boy and a 23-year-old, died at the scene, according to CBS Philly. Three other victims were transported to hospital in a stable condition.
Mom of Girl, 6, Shot Dead on Mother's Day Says She Will 'Never Forgive'
Wendy's Customer Shot Dead After Punching Employee Trying to Stop Fight
Marjorie Taylor Greene Slammed for Gun Giveaway on Twitter
Mass Shooting Spree Comes at Terrifying Time for Schools


From making herb lemonade, going on a garden scavenger hunt, and harvesting our much-anticipated pumpkins, gourds, and watermelon, we have have had a season full of garden adventures.
We used our math skills to count out our pumpkin seeds on 100-frames, harvested food to donate to The People's Emergency Center, helped harvest and prepare enough salad for all 500+ attendees of the annual TPS Thanksgiving feast!
With the arrival of the cold weather, we have begun putting the garden to sleep, saving seeds, and collecting the last flowers of the year. As an homage to our fun times this fall, here are some photos for you to enjoy!
Newer PostHave a Wonderful Winter Break!
Older PostMuseum of 6th Grade Countries Opens!


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Cultural Learning Alliance
Policy and Practice round-up February 2018
This month we bring you news of a BBC survey on cuts to creative subjects in schools, Arts Council England's ten year strategy consultation, the child poverty map, a request from the RSA and Hearts for the Arts nominees.
Creative Subjects being cut back in schools
On 30 January the BBC published the results of its survey on the current picture for arts subjects in secondary education in England. Of the 1,200 schools that responded (40% of all secondary schools) nine out of ten schools that responded said they had cut back on lesson time, staff or facilities in at least one creative arts subject. This survey echoes the findings of many other surveys and research initiatives, the most recent being the Education Policy Institute's: Entry to the Arts at Key Stage 4. You can read our post of last year as a refresher on some of the other data and research relating to arts in schools.
The CLA's Sam Cairns spoke on BBC Radio Sheffield about the survey, and the Creative Industries Federation John Kampfner spoke on BBC Breakfast. You can read the thoughts of artist Bob and Roberta Smith in the Evening Standard.
Want to make sure that cultural learning is championed by Arts Council England?
Have your say in its ten-year strategy consultation.
BritainThinks has been commissioned by Arts Council England to get your take on the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for arts, museums and libraries in England. Over the next 12 weeks they'll be asking for your views on the most important things facing the sector and the feedback will then help Arts Council England shape its strategy. You can take part by logging in to the portal here and you can read Chief Executive Darren Henley's blog about the process and the strategy here.
Child Poverty Map: number of children living in poverty is sharply on the rise
The End Child Poverty coalition has published a new Child Poverty map. New figures reveal that there are now constituencies within the UK where more than half of children are growing up in poverty – compared to one in ten in the areas with the lowest child poverty rates. The figures also show that some of the most deprived areas of the UK have seen the biggest increases in child poverty since the coalition's last local child poverty figures for December 2015. Increases of 10 percentage points in some areas demonstrate the growing crisis of child poverty in the UK.
This is a really useful though extremely disturbing resource that paints a stark picture for young people in many geographic locations – it's possible to build a very detailed picture of your area when read alongside last month's Social Mobility Commission report.
Arts and cultural provision in your school - the Royal Society of Arts wants to hear from you
In partnership with Arts Council England, A.N.D and others, The Royal Society of Arts recently launched their Learning about Culture programme exploring the benefits that arts and cultural learning offers to children and young people. If you're a school leader, governor or have responsibility for arts and cultural learning in your primary or secondary school, they really want to hear from you. Do fill out their short survey by 28 February to have your say as part of this important programme of research.
Primary schools can also register to take part in trials of five arts and cultural education projects, starting September 2018.
Congratulations to Hearts for the Arts nominees
The National Campaign for the Arts and UK Theatre have announced the shortlist of local authority projects and colleagues who have delivered outstanding work in the arts. Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated – we look forward to hearing more about this inspiring work (and the winners) when they are announced on 14 February.
Photo credit: Maker Camp 2016 © Derby Museums
CultureLearning
This work [Arts & Culture SE Bridge Partnership Investment Programme, Artswork] provides a clear direction and focus to enable young people to re-evaluate their lives at a crucial time, and could significantly help in reducing reoffending. They are to be commended for this.
Simon Hayes Police & Crime Commissioner, Hampshire (to May 2016)
Get in touch if you have feedback or suggestions for this website, or wish to contact the Cultural Learning Alliance.
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All Age Gaming Home Page > Limited Edition Xbox 360 Console for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 announced
Limited Edition Xbox 360 Console for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 announced
16th September 2009 - Microsoft Corp. and Activision Publishing, Inc. today brandished the latest weapon to help gamers take to the battlefields for the global launch of the year with the announcement of the Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console. Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2, the blockbuster sequel to the best selling first-person action game in history, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, was the inspiration for the console's high-speed, low-drag, battle-ready design, which is available for pre-order today at retailers, and in other regions later this week.
Beginning with the game's worldwide release on November 10, fans can arm themselves with the Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console, featuring an exclusive design inspired by the epic thriller, more storage space than ever before in a 250GB Hard Drive, two Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers, as well as an Xbox 360 Headset and a Standard Edition copy of Modern Warfare 2 for an estimated retail price of $399 (USD) and $599 (AUD) here in Australia.
"It's the highest compliment to the team and our fans to have a special themed Xbox 360 console," said Vince Zampella, CEO of Infinity Ward. "The precision and detail that's been put into the console captures the intensity and feel of Modern Warfare 2. We can't wait for our community and fans around the world to see for themselves on November 10."
The Limited Edition Console was revealed at an exclusive preview event in Los Angeles where guests were the first to experience the game's multiplayer gameplay on Xbox LIVE. "It is thrilling to bring the exclusive Modern Warfare 2-inspired Xbox 360 console to Call of Duty fans. Being able to work so closely with the talented team at Infinity Ward on the design has enabled us to develop a console that will set bragging rights around the world," said Albert Penello, senior director of global marketing for Xbox 360. "These fans deserve the biggest Xbox 360 console ever, and we're delivering with more storage space than ever before and freedom to enjoy all their favorite games and downloadable Game Add-ons, including the first two Modern Warfare 2 maps that will be available first on Xbox LIVE." The add-ons will be sold separately.
The Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console will be sold in Europe, the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia), UK, US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. On November 10, Activision Publishing, Inc. will release Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The title continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. Modern Warfare 2 is rated "M" (Mature – Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence and Language) by the ESRB.
Activision | Call of Duty | Modern Warfare 2 | Xbox 360


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Many people in their 20s are trying to figure out who they are and how their lives can make a difference. They're looking for meaningful work, enduring friendships, and clarity about core values and commitments.
Although some young people join Christian congregations to help them sort out these concerns, many pastors are concerned that too few 20-somethings are connecting with churches. Religious leaders want to reach young people but admit that they aren't sure what to do.
The seminary is launching one of 12 innovation hubs around the country that will be helping congregations connect with young adults in lasting, meaningful ways. Supported by $19.4 million in grants through the Lilly Endowment's Young Adult Initiative, the five-year program will help congregations find new ways to engage adults, ages 23-29.
This isn't a new challenge for Christian communities. Each generation has needed to recognize the emerging passions of young people and reimagine how to engage them, listen to them and work with them to build ministries that support their religious lives.
Today is no different. Many congregational leaders see great possibility with this latest generation of young people. They want to belong, connect and contribute to the well-being of the world. But they want to have significant involvement in how that happens within religious communities. Rather than be ministered to, they want to be part of shaping their experiences in the church. Pastors recognize that times have changed, yet their congregations are still tethered to old approaches to ministry that no longer work.
The innovation hubs are located in 10 states and Washington, D.C., and include a broad spectrum of Christian traditions: mainline Protestant, evangelical, African-American, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and independent congregations. Each hub will work with 12 to 24 congregations, and the participating churches may request grants of up to $30,000 to help them design, launch and evaluate these new ministries. And innovation hub leaders will bring together congregational leaders to share what they are learning and support one another.
A big part of the effort will focus on helping congregations understand that they must listen to the desires and hopes of young adults today and identify barriers to young people's participation in congregational life. These range from cumbersome committee structures and membership requirements to lackluster worship and mission programs that discourage young people from taking active roles in shaping and leading congregational ministries.
The Young Adult Initiative builds on findings from two decades of Endowment-supported programs and research projects. Among them is the National Study of Youth and Religion. Launched in 2000 with an initial Endowment grant to the University of North Carolina and supported by four additional grants to the University of Notre Dame, the study included waves of research that has documented the religious beliefs, attitudes and spiritual practices of young people as they have grown from teenagers into young adulthood. Also, the Endowment has made grants to more than 300 colleges and universities, campus ministries and theological schools across the country to help high school youth, college students and young adults discover how God is calling them to fulfilling lives of service, community involvement and work, including careers in ministry. These efforts are sustained through ongoing programs supported by the Endowment and operated by the Council of Independent Colleges' Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education and the work of the Atlanta-based Forum for Theological Education.
As part of the initiative, an Endowment grant to the Indianapolis Center for Congregations will enable the center to enhance the work of innovation hubs by bringing together project directors for mutual support and learning. The Rev. Timothy Shapiro, the center's president, says congregation leaders are longing for ways to engage young adults, but they need access to research and new ideas to do so. They need encouragement and support, as well.


Built on Bones by Brenna Hassett review – have cities been good for humans?
"If cities are so great, why are they full of things that kill us?", archaeologist Brenna Hassett asks. Her book is an upbeat, wisecracking attempt to trace the development of cities through thousands of years of human disease, violence and misery. In Built on Bones, amusing footnotes interrupt serious arguments, while pop culture references jostle with sobering research.
The book takes in a broad sweep of human history, showing how humans went from being hunter-gatherer nomads to being sedentary farmers, and how becoming anchored to one location created a link between ownership and status. "Material wealth becomes a place, a defensible territory," Hassett writes. Settlements grow, eventually, into cities, and the inequality inherent in place-as-wealth becomes more starkly visible in urban space.
Much of Hassett's academic background is in bioarchaeology, which, she writes, "takes the remains of living things, such as skeletons and teeth (but potentially hair, skin and even nails), and from the wealth of information locked inside the structure, composition and shape and size of these ancient clues tell us how people (and animals) lived and died in the past". This approach promises a fascinatingly microscopic view of the past, one that's perhaps at odds with the ambitious scope of her book. How do you oscillate between what a bone tells you about incidences of disease and the larger story of urban space and death in a satisfying way? It's a difficult balance to achieve.
The close examinations of archaeological evidence show Hassett, who works at London's Natural History Museum, at her best: carefully explaining the significance of a find and how to interpret it. How does a bioarchaeologist find traces of leprosy, which causes skin and nerve damage, when all that remains of a body is bone? It turns out that loss of bone and changes to the way arms and legs move, along with a shrinking of the foremost part of the nasal bone due to weeping sores around the nose, can tell you a lot. Hassett points out that "leprosy was not an urban disease", although medieval hospitals located in urban centres played a big part in its treatment.
Cities were far more susceptible to tuberculosis. Looking at skeletons dating from the first century AD, you can see an increase in signs of TB. (Skeletal lesions of the skull and a reactive expansion of finger bones are signs of infection.) The connected networks of the Roman world enabled the spread of TB, and it's not coincidental that later trade routes provide similar avenues for disease to spread. Imperial or commercial expansion "forged paths into new and ever more exotic disease habitats"; cities were "excellent incubators".
Syphilis followed these pathways between the imperial capitals and the Americas, and back again. Venereal syphilis, if untreated, leaves its mark on the skeleton, causing a lesion called a "gumma" to eat away at the bones. Dense tissue bunches around the edges of a lesion, which causes a condition on the bones of the cranium that Hassett describes as resembling "chewed gum that's hardened on a sidewalk". On long bones, such as the tibia, new bone grows over old "with the appearance of worm-eaten wood". Hassett takes a certain pleasure in horrifying the reader with these details, but they help archaeologists to identify illness at a remove of hundreds of years.
The proximity of people to one another in cities meant greater transmissibility of disease. As Hassett puts it: "It does the bacteria or virus no good if the host organism keels over all alone in an isolated field without transferring the infection first." The city can turn an infection into an epidemic.
In addition to studying cities as hotbeds of disease, Hassett examines the place of violence in human history. She looks at skeletons with defensive fractures on their left arms, indicating battle (the right arm would have held a weapon), and illustrates the difficulty of discerning violence against children through examinations of their bones, which were more likely to heal after a fracture. The question of whether cities have reduced violence through its regulation is never completely answered, although the evidence suggests that they have broadly reduced violent death.
Early in the book, Hassett criticises those who imagine a pre-urban idyll, particularly advocates of a paleo diet – one that attempts to recreate what humans might have eaten during the Paleolithic period by excluding enjoyable modern foodstuffs. The fad implies that everything went wrong once people settled down, farmed the land and had time to process and refine their food. It's a peculiar reaction to the perceived evils of the urban world – a longing for a prelapsarian purity. But it turns out the faddists have got the paleo diet all wrong. Archaeobotanical research into the plants humans ate in the past has shown a great variety: "the meat-eating caveman trope," as Hassett writes, doesn't fit.
Has the city really been so bad for humans? While conceding that cities are places through which disease sweeps easily, and sites of economic and social inequality, Hassett also makes the obvious point that they are the locations in which these problems have been addressed and combated.
Throughout the book, she provides insight into the work of an archaeologist – not just the analytical skills necessary for the role, but also the travelling to far-flung locations to stand in a ditch and sift through the soil, and the camaraderie that builds up in such circumstances. At the same time, she gestures towards the insecurity of the work. Although she jokes about the relatively poor economic value of an archaeology qualification, she is serious about the need for such expertise in analysis of the past and the importance of digging for explanations.
• Karl Whitney's Hidden City: Adventures and Explorations in Dublin is published by Penguin. Built on Bones is published by Bloomsbury. To order a copy for £14.44 go to bookshop.theguardian.com or call 0330 333 6846. Free UK p&p over £10, online orders only. Phone orders min p&p of £1.99.


Thank you for reading the COGS E-Newsletter. Being an informed Scottsdale resident is important.
Hot Issues: (1) Special Events Ordinance update (2) Bond Election Forums (3) Request to intensify the use of the Commercial-Office zoning next to Scottsdale Ranch and four other next-to-residential neighborhood locations in the city.
Special Events Ordinance update. Change is never simple—especially when other issues are an integral part of the discussion. WHAT is a "special" event? WHAT is an "event" and not a temporary tent business? What is a reasonable number of days for a "special" event? WHO, if anyone, should be given free use of public property? Should the Marshall Bridge over the Arizona Canal be closed to our tourists' trolley crossing experience to accommodate a private vendor? Should one event or vendor be given exclusive use of public property from October through April or should a variety of events be scheduled? Are there types of events that the city should discourage? What is a current market rental fee schedule that the city should be charging for the use of public property? When a bar extends into a city alley 30 to 48 days per year is that a Special Event or a business that should be paying rent for city property use? Is there a need for a Downtown Noise Ordinance? Should there be separate criteria and administrators approving events on public property VS private property?
Watch the 21 September city council work study session discussion at this link from 21.48 minutes to the end http://scottsdale.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=101&clip id=6895 Councilwoman Suzanne Klapp made excellent points from her perspective as a business owner. Councilman David Smith emphasized the lack of appropriate city investment in the existing "brick and mortar" businesses in our Downtown. He stated that the residents and tourists expect strong Arts and Culture support. Several council members stated support for reserving Thursday nights for the 42 year old, traditional Art Walk on Main Street and Marshall Way. You may be surprised by the unsympathetic statements of Councilwoman Milhaven as she touted the free-market system and suggested that the struggling galleries needed a consultant to improve their marketing and business plan. Councilman Phillips addressed each request in the 214 signature Petition from the businesses on 5th Avenue/Stetson, Marshall Way, Main Street and Old Town area of Brown/Main that challenged some of the approvals and procedures of the current Special Events Committee made of city staff.
Bond Election Forums Two public forums were hosted by the Community Council of Scottsdale. The August event featured speakers Councilwomen Littlefield and Korte supporting the Bond Election. The September meeting featured Councilman Guy Phillips opposing the Bond Election. More public forums are planned by community leader, Frances Droll, and two are sponsored by The Independent newspaper. Please attend as many as you can to be informed before you vote. Dates are: Friday, Sept. 25th at 6 pm in Scottsdale Shadows at 7800 E.Camelback Road...Wednesday, Sept 30th at 6:30 pm St. Patrick's Catholic Church 10815 North 84th Street..... Thursday Oct 1st 6 pm Shea Bible Church 7601 E Shea Blvd. Saturday, Oct. 3rd 10 am North Scottsdale Christian Church 28700 N. Pima (north of Dynamite near Troon). Different Scottsdale council members will be the featured speakers.
The ballot will be in six questions for your YES or NO. Within each question are grouped projects. You will not have the option of line-item voting. All projects total $95,960,000. Categories are Parks & Recreation, Transportation, Citywide Technology, Street Pavement Replacement, Public Safety-Fire and Pubic Safety-Police. In the next COGS E-Newsletter we will report summaries of public comment at these forums.
Do you own a home near an office building? The city's long range planning uses he guidelines from the voter approved 2001 General Plan. It specifically provides your residential neighborhoods with buffer zones or transitions from higher intensity land use to the quiet enjoyment of your neighborhood. The tenant at the SW corner of 96th Street and Shea Blvd is requesting a change in the office building use to include "support retail" described as for its employees. But, their plan places the new buildings a considerable distance from their office building and on the 96th/Shea corner with road access to Shea Blvd. If they get this approval, the same increase in land use to include commercial-retail can occur on these other corners in the city (1) Scottsdale Rd/Deer Valley Rd (2) Scottsdale Rd/Thompson Peak (3) 136th St/Shea (4) Shea/96th St (5) Via de Ventura/Gainey Center Drive. Are any near you? It would allow Commercial-1 zoning and the least compatible uses of car wash, live entertainment, gas stations and others. The original request affected 10 corners. The Scottsdale Ranch complex has filed petitions in opposition. Other HOA Boards have also submitted letterhead stationery opposition. The Planning Department recommended denial. The Planning Commissioners approved a Continuance of the case on Wednesday at the request of the developer. Residents filled city hall wearing body signs in opposition. The case will be heard again on October 28th. Send your comments to cogs@cogsaz.net and we will forward them to the commissioners, city planning staff, HOA boards and city council.
Scottsdale Water Rebates Your city offers a variety of rebates (credits on your utility bills). Review the application form on the internet at www.scottsdaleaz.gov/water or call 480 312 5650 for details. Indoor: toilets, showerheads, hot water recirculation systems...Outdoor: residential turf removal, commercial/HOA turn removal and landscape irrigation controllers water softener upgrade or removal: high-efficiency replacement, portable exchange subscription, removal.
Free city class on Irrigation Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Repair. Saturday, October 7th at Mustang Library 10:30 am to 1:30 pm .
Reminder: OCTOBER (not this month) is the COGS annual Potluck Sunday, October 25th. All our readers and members are encouraged to bring a significant other/spouse and any food contribution. Time: 4 PM to whenever. This is a private home and outside patio located near Downtown. Please RSVP for the address.
Near McDowell Road and 68th Street. The applicant is requesting approval for a Non-Major General Plan amendment from Mixed Use to Urban Neighborhoods on approximately 7.1+/- acres located at 6850 E. McDowell Road.
Wheel Inn Ranch donation to 501 c 3 is now possible. You have read in the newspaper how the senior community mobile home park residents are being evicted. "The people at Wheel Inn Ranch are proud and independent folks who had secured a home and quiet lifestyle that met their needs and that they could afford. Now that their park is being destroyed, they do not know what to do or even how to ask for help. So we are asking for them. Please help in assisting these Scottsdale citizens who, through no fault of their own, now stand in such urgent and desperate need", stated Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield and former Councilman Bob Littlefield. You can make a tax deductible contribution to help through "Arizona LEOS," an IRS-approved 501c3 charity which sponsors an Aging Safely program. If you donate online via PayPal please check "Add special instructions to the seller:" and write "Wheel Inn Ranch" in the box provided when you checkout. To contribute by check, make it out to "Arizona LEOS" and mail it to Wheel Inn Ranch Fund, 8414 E. Vista Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85250. Please write "Wheel Inn Ranch" on the memo line and include your email address so they can save postage costs and email you a receipt.
COGS: We are all volunteers. Contact us at any time if you need to research an issue in your neighborhood or have a city concern. Our newsletter is free and you are encouraged to forward it to friends and family. We love our city and want to keep you informed.


Mr. Alton C. Mills, of Ararat, passed away on February 2nd.
He was a well-respected farmer, he loved to fish, and was a World War II Army Veteran, serving on the hospital ship, Frances Y. Slanger. One of his favorite sayings was "by grabs boys, let's get it done".
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Madge B. Mills; three children, Hugh Mills and wife, Debbie, Vance Mills and wife, Tana, and Janice Marion and husband, Tony, all of Ararat. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Sarah Terrell and husband, Ryan, Laura Mills, David Marion and wife, Kelly, Leigh Marion, and Taylor Mills and three great-grandchildren, Reese Terrell, Connor Mills, and Ellis Paige Marion.
He was preceded by his loving parents; Gurney and Mattie Mills, brother Jim Mills.
Alton was a life-long member of Ararat Friends Meeting and graveside services will be held at Ararat Friends on Tuesday, February 5th at 3:00 P.M.
Memorials can be made to Ararat Cemetery Fund, 186 Monet Lane, Ararat, NC 27007 or Mountain Valley Hospice, 401 Technology Lane, Mount Airy, NC 27030.


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Tree of Lights ceremony honors loved ones
Beth De Bona Times-News Staff Writer
In a solemn downtown ceremony at dusk on Friday, the Four Seasons Compassion for Life "Tree of Lights" was illuminated to honor loved ones who have passed on.
The 25th annual event was the first time the lighting ceremony has been held in downtown Hendersonville; luminaries were arranged around First Citizens Bank plaza on North Main Street as a crowd of about 250 gathered, each person holding a candle to be lit for remembrance.
"The event celebrates the lives of those dear to us whom we have lost due to a death," said Dot Moyer, chairman of the Four Seasons board of directors. "Remembrance of those close to our hearts lends a deeper meaning to the season."
Over 600 luminaries were sold as a fundraiser for the Angel Fund, to assist Four Seasons clients in need. A number of lights on the tree were also sold for dedication to loved ones.
"This indicative of the community support for Four Seasons," said Loretta Shelton, Four Seasons Foundation director. "I've only been here a short time, but I'm amazed how warmly the community embraces Four Seasons."
Shelton has been hired to lead Four Seasons' newly established foundation, which will launch in January, when its board will meet for the first time.
"This has become a way to open the holiday season; there's just something special about doing this downtown," Four Seasons CEO and President Chris Comeaux told the crowd.
Jan Buchanan, a clinical specialist in spiritual care at Four Seasons, remarked to the crowd that whether loved ones were lost recently or a long time ago, feelings that arise at the Tree of Lights ceremony may be warm or perhaps confused – whatever the case, she said, everyone was welcome.
Once the tree was lit, those gathered passed a flame through the hand-held candles while singing as a group.
Carol and Jim Caskowski, dressed to keep the chill away in down jackets, had bought a luminary in memory of their brother-in-law.
"We do what we can to support Four Seasons," said Jim Caskowski, who also volunteers in respite care for Four Seasons.
It was their first time at the lighting ceremony for the Tree of Lights, which was formerly held at Jackson Park and at the Four Seasons campus in Flat Rock, for the past several years.
Hospice volunteers helped those wanting to locate a luminary dedicated to those who have been lost. Most luminaries and lights were purchased before the event, though were also available at the ceremony.
On Saturday, right after the Hendersonville Christmas Parade, the third annual "Songs for the Seasons" will take place on the steps of the Historic Courthouse. The non-denominational event, also organized by Four Seasons, will include a holiday sing-along.
For more information visit www.fourseasonscfl.org.


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A little shout out for Golden Boy
Some weekends ago I attended the New England Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators conference in Springfield, MA. The conference was excellent, and I was fortunate to attend workshops by Marcia Amidon Lusted, Sudipta Bardham-Quallen, Kate Messner and Kami Kinard. In addition to great workshops and presentations, the conference has a series of raffles during the weekend. And I won! A writers group put together a basket to celebrate the debut novel Golden Boy written by Tara Sullivan, one of its members. Tara tells the story of Habo, a thirteen year old African boy who is an albino. Forced to leave his home with his family, Habo learns that he is being hunted because albino body parts are thought to bring good luck. Golden Boy is an engaging and important book and I feel lucky to both have won it and read it. It is being released this month so keep an eye out for it. For more information about Tara, check out her website at www.tarasullivanbooks.com
Farmer Small moves out
A strawberry that was in need of protection!
"Hey Farmer Small, I've been looking for you."
"I moved out."
"Why?" I asked. "You're hard to live with." he said.
"C'mon now, it hasn't been that bad!' I protested. "All relationships require some give and take."
"Fine." he said. "I moved out because of the give and take."
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, It's only June and you don't give a darn that the chipmunks, bugs and weeds are taking over the garden!"
It's true that I have been a bit lax in my gardening duties. It's been a busy spring. But I wasn't going to take the grief that Farmer Small was giving me.
"Hey," I said. "For a small plastic man you have a big atttitude. "
"It's my big attitude that keeps the chipmunks and bugs away."
"Baloney! I saw a fox run across the yard with a chipmunk in his mouth the other night."
"And who do you think had the fox take out the chipmunk?" asked Farmer Small.
I thought about it. With connections like those, it's probably good for me and the garden that Farmer Small has moved out for the summer.