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American evangelicals face a unique, if unrecognized, dilemma. Though the movement continues to maintain itself and even by some measures modestly grow, the influence of the movement continues to be in decline. This is particularly true in the realm of politics, where the form and substance of political engagement lacks the clarity of previous eras of the church.
Inside evangelicalism there is no clear consensus as to the nature of the present challenge, let alone the way forward. Some advocate a doubling down on existing political strategies, others for complete disengagement, and still others for engagement, but on a more diverse range of issues.
Developing an understanding of political theology ought to be central to the task of setting the movement on a more robust footing. Such an undertaking may be particularly illuminating to the specific challenges of the current moment. On what basis such a theology stands or what such a theology entails will need to be left for another time.
The aim of this short essay is to give a sense of the dimensions of our current American evangelical dilemma.
How did we get here?
The American Experiment
America was founded during an era of Christian political thought that favored a strong relationship between the church and state. Many European states had explicitly Christian identities. In the east, the Czar was both the head and overseer of the Russian Orthodox Church. While in the west, with some notable exceptions, many Europeans countries retained an explicitly Christian identity, often with formal and overlapping legal functions between the church and the state. The British had the Anglican Church, many Germanic states had the Lutheran Church, the Netherlands had the Dutch Reformed Church, and so on.
Christian political theological is ultimately shaped by its encounter with Constantine. As Oliver O’Donovan reminds us in Desire of Nations, here the expectation of a Christianity that had brought everything under the reign of Jesus was in a limited way fulfilled by the political structures of Rome. Here was a state that was explicitly Christian. What did such a reality mean for the ultimate and coming reign of Christ, what did it mean for the role of the church visa via the state, who should reign supreme the church or the state, should the church be free to make its own ecclesial judgment, if so on what basis?
This experience and the different answers given, would shape and reshape Christian understandings and experience around the proper roles of the church and the state.
As most colonialists were Western European and mostly from Britain, the Netherlands, or Germany, we’ll limit our historical scope to Western European Christianity. The American colonials attracted a remarkable number of what amounts to Christian political dissidents.
The Puritans of New England belonged to no established church-state relationship. They were the radical end of Calvinistic pietists who came to America to establish their own society. Having no official home in Europe, they would make their own Puritan (later Congregationalist and other local variations) church/state home in New England.
The word Puritan is used very loosely here to describe those Calvinist dissidents who could find no acceptable political and church accommodations in Britain and the Netherlands. The Puritans and their influence were substantial within a wide range of Christian churches. This is by no means an exhaustive historical account of the Puritans or their development in New England.
New York was prominently settled by Dutch Reformed Christians, who held to an established church/state relationship. Pennsylvania was a colony with strong Christian ideals without one official church but with a strong preference for Protestant churches. The diversity of those churches and their approaches to the state is what made for a sort of Protestant guiding ethos, which we will return to shortly.
Maryland was notable for allowing a Catholic minority. Virginia and the Southern colonials were mainly establishment Anglican colonials with a notable Baptist presence.
At the founding of the United States, two factors lead to the disestablishment clause contained in the First Amendment. The first was the sheer diversity of Christians in the colonials. No one group had the supermajority of adherents. The two largest groups Anglicans (for many reasons) and Puritans/Congregationalists were not in enough influence to secure an official Christian state. Thus, a second factor proved decisive in articulating the Christian character and views of the early American state.
As an important note many Anglicans sided with the British crown during the American Revolution. Those Anglicans that sided with the Revolutionists and those who stayed or became Anglican after the Revolution reconstituted the same church and renamed it and its new structures Episcopal. If the United States had an official state church in terms of influence and adherents among the political class it was the Episcopal Church. The history of said church and its influence on American religious and political history will
be for another time.
Baptists (the true fore-runners of modern evangelicals), Quakers, and other religious minorities found common cause with Diests and others around the idea religions should be free from state oversight. No established national church and consequently no official Christian character to the law.
One might ask whether an established church is the only demark of a Christian state. Could one not have a Christian state and uniquely Christian laws without an established church? During this era of late Christendom such a paradigm did not exist. Even within present times such a category of theological thought has not been fully developed. Given these realities, one can hardly blame colonial evangelicals for not having such a paradigm.
The Congregationalist/Puritan churches retained their status as established churches within New England, and a new marketplace of religion began to reign throughout the newly founded American states.
Many evangelicals and other Protestants adhered to a sort of Protestant guiding ethos. The state would need no official Christian orientation because in the market of religion Protestants would be in perpetual influence by their supermajority status, and, therefore Christianity could guide and influence the laws of the land while safeguarding a common Christian sensibility.
Steady Loss of Protestant Influence
In a free market there are many forces at play in the rise and fall of Christian influence. Many events and ideas outside of Christianity are also making their impact felt. Not the least of which is civic religion, whose interplay would only overly complicate discovering a sense of how we got to our current moment.
An excellent introduction to the dynamics of market driven (or choice driven) Christianity is supplied by Nathan O’Hatch in his The Democratization of American Christianity. Suffice to say that the American experience of Christianity was unlike any other the world had seen to date.
For Protestant Christianity there is no steady downward trend from golden age to death, so much, as a series of points and events that in totality can be said to point to the steady loss of Protestant influence.
Many contemporary social conservative Catholics and Evangelicals point to the liberalization of sexual ethics within Mainline Protestantism and the culture at large as the sign of the demise of the culture. While sexual ethics is an important and interesting flash point in Mainline Protestantism, it is too reductionistic as a lens and tool for analysis. Ultimately cultural practice quickly outpaced the teachings of Mainline Protestant churches, which raises the question of the actual influence of those teachings within the culture, and sheds no light as to the reasons for decline within Mainline Protestantism and very little light on the interplay between the Mainline Protestant church and the broader culture.
For our purposes let us focus on the middle half of the 20th century. Some could start earlier, some much later. In the middle half of the 20th century we notice a sharp decline in Mainline Protestant thought and synthesis within national political life as evidenced by the lack of a robust social action which had animated much of the late 19th and early 20th century. Gone are the forces of the social gospel movement, gone is the strength of the prohibition movement, and the synthesis between American ideals and Protestant language is becoming scarcer within the national dialogue.
One could make a lengthy analysis of the language used by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower. Roosevelt would be the last best example of Mainline Protestant language and thought from that era. As we get into the late 1940s, there is a notably drop in religiously infused language, which indicates a lack of political movement influenced by religious impetus and thought. This period in American religious life deserves a richer analysis.
In its place we begin to see declining church attendance, a growing culture without any explicit Christian reference, and the growing existential treat of communism.
Many do not realize that Billy Graham began his career as an ardent anticommunist. This was one of the reasons that William Randolph Hearst ordered papers under his direct control to “poof Graham.”
Mainline Protestantism begins to see a sharp decline in position and cultural influence, and to the evangelicals (held together by their pietistic and non-engagement attitudes) there seems to be some very worrying trends in the Protestant guiding ethos.
Evangelical Political Engagement
By the late 1960s evangelicals began to organize themselves and not just evangelicals, but conservative Catholics. Though one could trace evangelical social thinking visa via Billy Graham and the 1950s, let us take Francis Schaeffer as our jumping off point. And while I will make mention of Catholicism, I will save the background and reasons for Catholic engagement for another time.
Schaeffer was a leading light in stirring evangelical conscience towards engagement. While not as campaign oriented as those like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, Schaeffer broke the mold on the need for evangelical engagement on issues like abortion and euthanasia.
Conservative Catholics, because of the Kennedy moment and significant cultural challenges began to make more common cause with evangelicals in the realm of politics.
So what was the nature of this era of evangelical political engagement?
The approach was law based. Win political elections and force a turn in the trajectory of American law through political consensus. Overturn an unjust judgment and begin to reestablish a guiding Christian ethos.
Because of the new found and growing partnership with Catholicism by the 1990s most evangelicals had dropped the return to a Protestant guiding ethos in favor of a broadly Christian ethos.
The problem was not the movements ability to access the levers of power so much as the lack of consistent vision and basis for engagement, on what basis had the scriptures called us to retake the culture? Once we retook the culture how would we implement change? How would these efforts be in line with the character and nature of Christianity? Should Christian favor a new church/state paradigm, on what theological basis should our efforts be founded, what appeals ought to be made to non-Christians, what is the Christian viewpoint on holding power and exercising proper judgment in society, what does Christian historical experience have to teach us, etc.?
Over a period of 2 decades (1980s-1990s) evangelicals were a formidable force in American political life. A candidate’s ability to harness the evangelical vote could make or break elections.
With the advent of 2008, it became clear that a candidate could win without worrying about social conservatives, whether evangelical or Catholic.
Declining Cultural Influence
Paradoxically, though not surprisingly, the more socially conservative evangelicals and Catholics engaged in politics the more cultural influence they began to lose. It was not so much that their numbers were on the decline, as there was a near term acceleration in the secularization of the broader culture.
There are many reasons for this increased secularization and loss of influence and a more thorough going analysis is needed to understand the roots of many of these trends.
For the purposes of this essay I will focus on two elements of our political approach that have had unintended consequences. The first is the exclusive focus on law. The focus on law has been made at the expense of engaging culture.
In a modern Democracy what one watches and consumes visa via entertainment and culture can have a larger impact on legal norms, especially as they relate to community judgments on right and wrong. In a Democratic society judgments are often the outflow of forming and yet to be formed cultural expectations. Those expectations are often more successfully shaped by story, narrative, imagery, and cultural mimicry. Such views are not shaped primarily by law judgments first. Law judgments flow from the collective judgments of the society, especially in a culture like ours where individuality and the notion of non-interference are seen as a pillar of cultural norm. Hence, the exclusive law focus has left the broader cultural influences larger unattended too.
The second is the decision to make most of our political engagement decidedly factional. Two points about this. The first is the needless creation of opponents within a two-party process. Opponents will always be created in any political process, but one need not create them ex nihlio as one does when intervening in a two-party contest. Formerly neutral parties become instant opponents when they are engaged in political conflict. The creation of political opponents to the witness of Christianity has facilitated a political logic which makes a sport of running against the old-fashioned and dangerous views of the church. Hence it is thought entire elections can be won by turning the public against the positions of the church. When this happens, needlessly, secularization is grown defacto. The second point is the over-identification with the timeless truths of Christianity with a contemporary political faction. The faction can never carry the weight of the tradition and the over-identification often obscures the teachings of the church, making those truths too obscure for those outside of the faction to grasp, appreciate, or understand.
Our Current Moment
The evangelical movement is at a critical point of decision as it relates to our political engagement. What seems likely is slow growth in a broadened range of engagement.
As Rodney Stark points out in his latest book American Evangelicals Today the future of the church is likely to become more diverse as immigrant evangelical communities (Hispanic, Asian, African, and Middle Eastern) drive growth and more evangelicals are possibly forced to make common cause across ethnic, cultural, and political lines.
One possible result is that the church is likely to become a bit more varied in its approach to public life. How and of what type is very much undetermined.
This is where a more thorough reflection on political theology could be key in helping to shape some of the movement’s engagement moving forward. The nature of political theology and recovering important lessons from the history of the church will be the subject of future pieces. The movement needs to develop tools and reflections that can help more properly guide the engagement of the church.

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This is not the only book I've read lately. But it's the only one that I can't keep quiet about for more than a couple of hours after finishing it. I can't believe I haven't heard more people talk about it.
I stumbled on The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing in a search for a novel set around the American Revolution to supplement S's homeschool curriculum for this year (fifth grade).
Well, it is most definitely not a fifth-grade book. I would think readers should be at least 13, older if they are sensitive. I may wait until Sam is older than that before he reads it, because I know he will identify to some degree with the young, African-American protagonist, and it's such a complicated and disturbing book. But I definitely will want him to read it.
The story comes to you as a first-person, 18th-century account from Octavian (that's the protagonist) mixed in with fictionalized "primary sources" to piece together his story from the times he's not able to write. Having spent a fair bit of time with archaic American newspaper prose myself in my college days, I confess to diving into this with a weird English-major joy.
Octavian is reared by eccentric philosophers in Boston, educated as an experiment along with his very young and beautiful mother, an African princess. When the philosophers' club falls on hard times, the truth comes out: He and his mother are really slaves like any others, subject to the whims of their owners, and their treatment changes abruptly. Revolution shakes the region and Octavian becomes a fighter, his horrible past providing an upsetting contrast to the still-inspiring (I think) idealism of the young men with whom he serves the cause of the colonies. Unwitting betrayal, captivity, and poison play their part. The end is really no end at all, because there are two more books. I can't wait.
(By the way, I dearly hope to see a black actor of the first order play the part of Bono, an older slave in the philosophers' household when this series makes it to the big screen, as it certainly must. Denzel, are you listening?)

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Hawkes, DeLisa D.
"Self-Realization in a Restricted World: Janie's Early Discovery in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God,"
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs: Vol. 4, Article 5.
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Hotel Redevelopment to Create 500 Permanent Jobs
The Dragon Bay Hotel in Portland is reportedly set to undergo a massive redevelopment beginning this year after being closed for the better part of two decades.
The 250-room property is expected to reopen in 2019.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz recently disclosed that as many as 800 persons will receive employment throughout the construction phase of the project.
The minister also revealed that some 500 permanent jobs will be created at the five-star resort following its reopening.
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AI can tell if you’re gay or straight just by your face - study
Technology which can determine whether a subject is straight or gay poses a threat to the safety of gay men and women, according to its Stanford University developers. The software outperformed humans at the task to a startling degree.
A total of 35,326 pictures of 14,776 people, obtained from an unidentified dating website containing both straight and gay men and women, were analyzed by the software known as VGG-Face, which turned their image into a string of numbers to represent their face.
An algorithm compared facial features to predefined parameters to determine if they were gay or straight, with 81 percent accuracy in men and 74 percent in women.
Their human counterparts trailed behind with 61 percent for men and 54 percent for women.
When the dataset was increased to five images per subject the software’s accuracy increased to 91 percent for men and 83 percent for women.
The authors of the study, published in the Open Science Framework, warned their findings “expose a threat to the privacy and safety of gay men and women,” in an age where companies and governments are increasingly using computer algorithms to detect people’s intimate traits.
A “gender-atypical facial morphology” was associated with gay men, according to the study, including grooming styles and expressions deemed more feminine, as well as narrower jaws, longer noses and larger foreheads.
Gay women were deemed to have smaller foreheads and larger jaws than straight women.
The authors of the study say the findings support the parental hormone theory (PHT) of sexual orientation, which states that exposure of fetuses to androgens determines their sexual orientation, confirming the widely acknowledged idea that sexuality is determined before birth and is not a choice. Androgens are also associated with the determination of facial features.
People of color were not included in the study as the authors could not obtain a sufficient sample size. Bisexuality was not included in the list of results.
“We hope that our findings will inform the public and policymakers, and inspire them to design technologies and write policies that reduce the risks faced by homosexual communities across the world,” the authors said.


SUBURBAN BOCA RATON, Fla. - A worker was injured Thursday afternoon in a tree chipping machine accident in suburban Boca Raton, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
At 1:13 p.m., crews responded to reports of a construction accident on the 23000 block of Via Stel, said Cpt. Albert Borroto in a news release.
When crews arrived, they found a worker with their upper extremity caught in the machine.
The victim was transported to Delray Medical Center with traumatic injuries.


Slow ride: Here’s MnDOT’s newest map of Twin Cities traffic woes
A week after unveiling its $1 billion summer road construction plan, the Minnesota Department of Transportation on Thursday offered a detailed look at the immediate hassles metro area drivers will face, starting Monday.
It will not be fun.
Here’s a look at what some of you’ll be coming to terms with soon. MnDOT has more at its site.
Minnesota Highway 51, St Paul, Roseville. Starting Monday, the ramp from Como Avenue to northbound Highway 51/Snelling Avenue will be closed through May 10. The highway is one lane in each direction between Como Avenue and Minnesota Highway 36 through October.
Interstate 94, St. Paul to Maplewood. On Monday, the Maple Street pedestrian bridge over I-94 will be closed for about two weeks. Drivers should expect lane restrictions in both directions, traffic delays and temporary exit/entrance ramp closures as project work continues between St. Paul and Maplewood. Watch for ramp closures and detours.
Interstate 94, Minneapolis to Brooklyn Center.Part of this has already started — the ramp from 3rd Street to westbound I-94 is down to one lane. Starting Monday, there’ll be a bunch of ramp closures, including the westbound I-94 off ramp to Hennepin/Lyndale Avenues and westbound I-94 to southbound Lyndale Avenue.
Highway 100, St. Louis Park. Oh, yes. It’s never quite over on Highway 100. Beginning Monday, southbound Highway 100 in St. Louis Park to 50th Street/Vernon Avenue will be closed through Friday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.


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By Nicole Fitzgerald
Who: Ruth Stewart
What: Whistler Farmer’s Market
When: Saturday, Oct. 6 & Sunday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m.
Where: Upper Village
Yarn scarves knitting through a rainbow of colours catch my eye at the Impulse of Delight booth at the Whistler Farmer’s Market.
Some knits are delicate and smooth while others heartier, yet still plush. Artist Ruth Stewart explains the pink, orange and yellow hued scarf I hold up was made from recycled sari silk.
I eventually force my gaze away from the vivacious colours draped above to notice the delicate silver jewelry ornamented with semi-precious stones below.
Stewart’s knitting talents have looped their way into silver pendants and earrings: crocheted flowers in bronze, a veined leaf in silver and solid silver circles loop themselves into a bracelet.
I love the way the circles move within each link and how they slide and shift on my arm.
There is something familiar in all of Stewart’s artwork.
I only needed to look at the puddles at my feet or the flowerbeds to my right to discover Stewart’s inspiration.
Mother Nature is the muse behind Stewart’s scarves and jewelry. The local photographer snaps pictures of pine needles, flowers, dewdrops and even rain drops in puddles to implement nature’s colours and shapes into her work.
“My other love is photography and I am always taking lots of photos around Whistler,” she said. “I love colour. I take a striking photograph, analyze the colours and translate that into a dye palate.”
She holds up one of her pictures of a dragonfly face. Twenty different hues of green, brown, blue and black from the dragonfly’s eye were chosen and then dyed by hand into silk yarn. She then created a simple geometric overlay, reminiscent of the wing structure, as the knitting pattern for her scarf.
“I layout a skein of yarn and die it in patches,” she said. “I dye it specifically to make patterns. It’s a bit of work, but very rewarding and fun to play with.”
The scarf is part of her Patterns in Nature knitting colour palette series, which was lauded in the Silver Anniversary Collector’s Issue of Vogue Knitting this fall.
The avid knitter has been pearling one and looping two even before attending her first day of elementary school. She’s always loved the colour, texture and drapery of textiles as well as the satisfaction of making her own garments.
She then transferred techniques such as Irish lace crocheting into silver and gold as well as traditional silversmithing. Three-dimensional textile sculpting began to work its way into the mix along with semi-precious stones.
“Colour is one of my signature things of my style,” she said. “I tend to use very saturated colours with high-end gem stones. They go really well with the silk.”
The Whistler homeowner of 15 years became a fulltime resident and artist this year. The family physician decided to completely dedicate herself to her craft.
“I made that leap to try a year without practicing and concentrate on arts as a business and it’s been wonderful,” she said.
In addition to her online business at impulse-of-delight.com, she has also showcased her work at local art venues, including Made in Whistler, ArtWalk, the Whistler Farmer’s Market and Ruby Tuesday.
Look for her scarves, jewelry and new note cards at Bizarre Bazaar this December. Until then, visit Stewart at the last Whistler Farmer’s Market of the season Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7 from 11 to 4 p.m. in the Upper Village.

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LOWER MANHATTAN (PIX11) — Victims’ families, Vice President Kamala Harris, and many more will gather Sunday in Lower Manhattan to mark 21 years since the 9/11 terror attacks.
New Yorkers are already getting a glimpse of one stark reminder of that day with the annual Tribute in Light, a display shining some four miles into the sky above Ground Zero in memory of the nearly 3,000 people lost in the attacks.
Also top of mind are those who have died in the years since of 9/11-related illnesses, as well as the thousands more now battling cancer and other health problems connected to the attack and its aftermath.
The pursuit of justice continues to this day. While U.S. forces killed a top Al-Qaeda leader earlier this summer, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, is still awaiting trial along with four other men, amid years of legal setbacks.
But on Sunday, tribute will be paid to those the nation and the city has vowed to never forget.
With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, a different tribute was paid, with One World Trade and other city landmarks lit in purple to honor the monarch. A memorial garden named for the sovereign sits a short distance from Ground Zero at Hanover Square. The queen visited the site in 2010 to honor the 67 British victims of the attacks.
Several ceremonies are planned starting Friday and running through the weekend around the tri-state area to preserve the memories of those lost 21 years ago.


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Women’s Empowerment is a movement of self-respect, honor, and prevail for all women. It gives women the freedom to be who they were created to be without the inhibiting permission and approval of others.
Visionistas: A Collection of Inspirational Stories is a compilation of experiences from powerful women. Each author gives insight into her personal process of conquering her fears to achieve her dreams, executing her voice so that she is heard, and creating opportunities so that her work is meaningful. Their hope is that women never lose their spark, sense of adventure, or qualities that makes them unique. Each author desires for every woman to realize her strength by embracing her journey.
With close to twenty years of journaling, Shā realized that she had taken specific steps to change her mindset, quiet that negative inner voice and rebuild the vision that she had for her life.
She has taken those many years of experience and narrowed it down to these six simple steps. This journal helps you uncover your dream life, goals and sets you up for the future.
I have found the secret to transforming trauma into treasure. We start by choosing to invest in ourselves first, it overflows onto others.
By sharing how we have overcome our obstacles, we ignite a tiny spark of hope, love, connection, and community in other people. And when we ignite that spark, the whole world lights up.
And that’s The Power of Investing in People. Just imagine what you could ignite by investing in yourself first!
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The mission for the Sparks of Fire Foundation is to provide resources and support on how we can keep our voice and hope alive. Together, we will shift the conversation from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to post-traumatic growth (PTG). Together, we can transform traumas into treasures.

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High School: Graduated from Woodlands High School in 2018… Was named to the Academic All-District team in the 2016-17 season and the 2017-18 season… Was a three-year varsity starter at Woodlands and played for both Texas Tornados and the Houston Skyline Juniors for club… Amassed 3596 assists, 985 digs, 126 aces, 146 blocks, 289 kills over her three-year varsity career while averaging 10.6 assists/set over her junior and senior seasons… Set the high school record in career assists… Was voted the Top 12 Female Athletes of the Year and Volleyball Co-Player of the year in 2017 by Vype Houston… Was a Prepvolleyball All-American, senior finalist for National Player of the Year and Senior Aces-Top 250 and Prepvolleyball’s TX All-State team along with being named a 2017 PrepVolleyball Under Armour All-American, Andir Collins Award Finalist and was named to the 2017 UIL Texas State Championships 6A All-Tournament team including the TX 6A State semifinalist.
Personal: Full name is Sophia Grace Walls but goes by Sophie… Daughter of Mike and Laurie Walls… Brother is Harrison Walls who’s a senior in 2018 at Texas A&M University…

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Tell us a little about yourself. Like where you live, who you live with, and what you are passionate about.
My name is D'Ana Joi. I live in Los Angeles (born and raised). I'm a lifestyle blogger, singer/songwriter, photographer, new Etsy shop owner and plant care enthusiast. I'm passionate about sharing my gifts with the world. For someone like me who has various interests, there can be a lot of pressure to only focus on one thing. I started my blog so that I could let go of the notion of needing to choose only one party of myself, and instead embrace ALL of my gifts. Starting my blog is the best thing I've ever done for my creativity.
Tell us about your homes style inspiration. What vibe are you trying to create?
I want my home to feel bright and clean, while also being warm and inviting. I love white walls as a canvas for pops of color and the many green hues of my plants. I have a large crystal collection so I am always incorporating them into my home design as well, they add such magical energy! Since I sell photography art prints, I'm always adding various artwork to my space, on my shelves or walls. I love being surrounded by art! Overall the vibe of my home is bright, quirky, full of color and (plant) life.
Tell us about when you first fell in love with plants?
Since I can remember, my mother always had a garden. I grew up watching her potting plants and saw how peaceful she felt while working in the dirt. We had two large Pothos plants sitting on top of tall shelves that cascaded down to the floor. They were my very first memory of house plants. The Pothos plant is still my favorite because it's the first houseplant I ever watered and watched grow.
How many houseplants do you currently have?
I currently have over 35 houseplants, not including all my cuttings growing in water and my air plants.
Why is adding houseplants to your space important to you?
Nothing adds life to a space like plants. It's also such a fulfilling experience to have something to nurture and watch grow. The more you love your plants, the more they give to you in return. I often sit in my living room and stare at my plant babies in a state of deep appreciation of their beauty and calming energy. Plant care is self care for me. They are my therapy, my companions, my connection to the still and quiet parts of myself.
What are your must have accessories for the perfect plant corner?
A macrame plant hanger.
Where do you find beauty in your everyday life?
When I'm driving in my car (I live in LA so I spend a lot of time in my car), I constantly look at the landscaping in people's yards. Focusing on the plant life all around me, even in an urban environment, creates so many moments of beauty and inspiration that I would miss out on if I wasn't paying attention.
What's the next plant you want to get?
I've been on the search for a Pilea forever. It's my ultimate dream plant.
Who are some of your favorite plant inspiration accounts?@blackgirlswithgardens @the.houseplant.momma @plantKween @apartmentbotanist @chickswithplants @secretsofgreen @basilandbloom @tiffsplantjournal ...the list goes on and on.
Do you have any tips for an aspiring plant lady?
Start with an easy to care for plant, such as Pothos, and build your plant-care confidence up from there. Follow fun plant accounts on Instagram and allow yourself to be immersed in plant-care-culture! And definitely check out my blog for tons of plant care tips. :)
Learn more from D'Ana here!
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AMTK 822 (Phase III Heritage Unit) on the point of the Westbound California Zephyr arriving in Roseville, CA.
Amtrak kicks up snow on its way into Naperville Metra station to take its passengers to the sunny beaches of LA
Low winter light fills a timeless scene at Wagon Mound, New Mexico, as Amtrak's Southwest Chief races across the desert towards Chicago — an entirely different world away from the Land of Enchantm... (more)
With the sun breaking through for the first time after the snowfall, Amtrak train 89, bound for sunny Savannah, Georgia rolls across the Rappahannock River bridge, just a couple hours into their j... (more)
An afternoon San Joaquin departs Antioch, CA, with Suisun Bay for a backdrop. The eastbound Amtrak train is headed into the San Joaquin Delta and San Joaquin Valley beyond.
A rare P40 is sticking out of the house on a cold winter evening.
The Coast Starlight passes through Bray on a clear mountain morning. The train is on time, no doubt because of the Southern Pacific business car at the rear of the train.
Even when the wind and snow are blowing, the 822 still looks good.
Amtrak's Phase III heritage unit leads the Lakeshore Limited as it approaches the station stop in Rochester, New York. Fall colors have just started to show on the trees. Locomotives:A... (more)
A rerouted Amtrak train number 5, the California Zephyr makes its way through Peru, Wyoming.
Running nearly 3 hours behind schedule, Amtrak 19 is finally seen rumbling West through Lincoln, AL. Making their way towards New Orleans, LA.
Amtrak GE P40DC 810 leads train 35 the Desert Wind passing, Santa Fe C40-8W 936 at San Bernardino, California.
Amtrak 816 leads the westbound Empire Builder along the north bank of the Columbia River, photographed from across the river at Cascade Locks Oregon.
Amtrak train 21, the Texas Eagle, makes an on-time departure from Chicago Union Station.
Auto Train races through Seville in the morning.

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Marshall Co. Joins Schools Moving to Standards-Based Grading
A Marshall County grading system change means no more “straight A’s,” and no more “F’s.” Marshall County School System this year began a plan to eliminate letter grades at all six elementary schools. The district has joined others across the state implementing a “standards-based grading system,” in which teachers measure learning based on skill sets. The first school to make the change is Central Elementary, with the other five district elementary schools coming on board next year.
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Lutyens’ Delhi is one of the most iconic neighborhoods of India’s capital. Home to the country’s parliament, numerous embassies, and a lush, 90-acre Mughal-era park, it’s an architectural paradise, connected by tree-lined streets and roundabouts with mini-gardens. Yet despite being one of the city’s most refined districts, this clean, green neighborhood is home to something sinister. It is a hot spot for a dangerous and overlooked air pollutant: ozone.
India is no stranger to pollution, with many of its cities reporting some of the worst air quality in the world. Every winter, New Delhi gets shrouded in smog for days. But discussions about air pollution and policies to mitigate it mostly focus on particulate matter: PM2.5 and PM10—small particles or droplets that are only a few microns in diameter. However, scientists are increasingly raising the alarm about surface ozone. It’s a secondary pollutant that isn’t released from any source, forming naturally when oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds—such as benzene, which is found in gasoline, or methane—react under high heat and sunlight. This makes ozone a particularly ugly modern threat—a problem that arises where pollution and climate change coincide.
“Even an hour of exposure can give you very poor health outcomes,” says Avikal Somvanshi, a researcher at the Center for Science and Environment in New Delhi. While ozone is beneficial in the high atmosphere, where it absorbs ultraviolet radiation, down on Earth’s surface, concentrations of it can be deadly. Data on its impacts is patchy, but a 2022 study estimates that ozone killed more than 400,000 people worldwide in 2019, up 46 percent since 2000. And according to the State of Global Air Report 2020, it is in India where the number of ozone deaths has increased the most over the past decade.
Ozone wreaks havoc in the respiratory tract. The gas can “inflame and damage airways” and “aggravate lung diseases like asthma,” warns the US Environmental Protection Agency. It does this by affecting the cilia, the microscopic hair-like structures that line the airways to help protect them, explains Karthik Balajee, a clinician and community medicine specialist based in Karaikal, India. After exposure “we are more prone to respiratory infections,” he says, adding that inhaling ozone also affects lung capacity. Studies show that long-term exposure is associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe, and increases the risk of dying from other cardiovascular or respiratory conditions. Even short-term exposure can land you in the emergency room. “One or two days following a peak in ozone, there have been increases in hospital admissions due to respiratory problems,” says Balajee.
Delhi and other major Indian cities see spikes in ozone throughout the year, but particularly during summer heat waves, which have become increasingly common due to climate change. The World Health Organization says that exposure to ozone in the air, across an eight-hour period, shouldn’t exceed 50 parts per billion; India’s air quality standard says this WHO limit shouldn’t be broken on more than eight days a year, and not on two consecutive days. But analysis by Somvanshi and his colleagues has found that ozone has already exceeded limits in Delhi and its surrounding areas on 87 days between March and May this year. And they’ve seen similar results over the past three summers. And while the number of monitoring stations recording a breach of the ozone threshold was fewer this year than in previous years, the duration of the exceedance was higher. “We are not even close to compliance with the standard,” says Somvanshi.
Part of what’s driving this problem is ozone’s complicated relationship with other air pollutants. Ozone formation is a cyclic reaction, meaning that after it’s generated by reactions between air pollutants, ozone gets converted back to oxygen when it reacts again with pollutants in the air, such as oxides of nitrogen. But if those pollutants are not present after ozone has formed, it lingers. That’s why ozone levels shot up during India’s Covid-19 lockdown in the summer of 2020, when traffic screeched to a halt—the air pollutants needed to convert it back to oxygen weren’t being produced. It’s also why ozone is often found in green neighborhoods like Lutyens’ Delhi—because their air is cleaner, reactions that get rid of the ozone don’t take place.


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Midwest Campus Compact Conference
June 5 - June 7
Iowa Campus Compact is excited to announce a new collaboration that will expand and improve our annual regional conference. In 2017, state affiliates in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin are collaborating to offer the Midwest Campus Compact Conference.
Please save June 5-7, 2017, for a conference focused on asset-focused culture change and community engagement, hosted by Loyola University Chicago.
The call for session proposals is now open. Proposals are due February 17, 2017. Learn more.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Update: Arkansas officially announced Travis Williams as defensive coordinator.
The University of Arkansas is expected to name UCF defensive coordinator Travis Williams to the same position, according to Brandon Marcello with 247Sports.
Williams coached linebackers at Auburn and has spent the previous two seasons with the Golden Knights. This season, Willams guided a UCF defense that allowed 23.2 points per game, which ranks ninth in the American Athletic Conference. UCF also gave up the seventh most yards per game, allowing an average of 384.3 yards.
Williams would replace Barry Odom who left the Razorbacks earlier this month to take the head coaching job at UNLV.
Arkansas will close out the season on Dec. 28 against Kansas in the Liberty Bowl. Kickoff from Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium is set for 4:30 p.m. Central.
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Cryptocurrencies supply a dependable technique of alternate exterior the direct management of nationwide banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Financial establishment.Â That’s considerably enticing to people whoÂ worry that quantitative easing (central banks’ printing cashâ€ by shopping for government bonds) and totally different types of unfastened financial coverage, equivalent to shut to-zero inter-financial institution lendingÂ prices,Â will result in prolonged-time period monetary instability.
Cryptocurrency is digital cash. Which means there isn’t a bodily coin or invoice it is all on-line. You probably can swap cryptocurrency to someone on-line without a go-between, like a financial institution. Bitcoin and Ether are well-recognized cryptocurrencies, but new cryptocurrencies proceed to be created.
These are commonly referred to as digital tokens.
Wei Dai printed an overview of “b-money”, characterised as an anonymous, distributed digital cash system. 12 Shortly thereafter, Nick Szabo described bit gold 13 Like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies which may adjust to it, bit gold (to not be confused with the later gold-based commerce, BitGold) was described as an digital currency system which required customers to finish a proof of labor carry out with choices being cryptographically put collectively and printed.
Kansas H.B. 2352 proposes “adjustments to nexus for the gross sales and use tax regulation; requiring tax assortment by market facilitators; imposing gross sales tax on digital merchandise. If a person affords “a digital foreign money that patrons are allowed or required to make use of to buy merchandise from the web retailer,” then that individual might be deemed a “market facilitator” underneath Kansas state tax regulation. H.B. 2352, 88th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Kan. 2019).
Why is that this thought-about a rip-off?
As cryptocurrencies aren’t regulated by the Monetary Conduct Authority, the Monetary Ombudsman Service can’t grow to be involved if you have a criticism. 284 Press Launch, Parliamentary Secretariat for Monetary Suppliers, Digital Economic system and Innovation, supra bear in mind 268. We wish individuals to proceed to find and discover out about new companies and products through Fb advertisements without concern of scams or deception. That talked about, there are various firms who’re promoting binary options, ICOs and cryptocurrencies that are not presently working in good faith.
Chargeback fraud is a vital subject of dialog in terms of currencies accessible for use in your business’ web site. Briefly, this course of includes illegitimate chargeback requests from clients who ordered items or firms out of your business, leading to your lack of revenue and those goods because of this.
The digital forex fell as little as $7,944, earlier than bouncing once more to $eight,500 afterward Tuesday afternoon, consistent with CoinDesk. A cryptocurrency is a medium of change like common currencies similar to USD and EUROS nevertheless designed for the intention of exchanging digital knowledge via a course of made potential by certain guidelines of cryptography.

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This Saturday, Dots & Coms decided for an outdoor activity in which all the employees went to Kamati Baug for fun and get together. Kamati Baug is a Nature Park and we created so many memories there out. We went there in the morning and had a great outing in such nature fed environment! We played few outdoor games and had amazing interactions and moments amongst ourselves. Everyone got to experience an authentic day in the park followed by foods, selfie, nature view and gossips. During this activity, all the fun and games enhanced us to the re-creation of unforgettable memories at Dots & Coms.
To be honest, the time spent in the Kamati Baug was really worth living and fun loving!

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Posted this recipe by request. Dogs love these dog treats! I can't remember how many treats this recipe makes, so I just guessed.
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup canned pumpkin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons dry milk
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour (wheat is probably better!)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Blend eggs and pumpkin together; add salt, dry milk, and flour.
- Add water as needed to make the dough somewhat workable.
- The dough should be dry and stiff, don't be concerned with crumbs being left in the bowl.
- You will need to mix this with your hands because it is too stiff for an electric mixer.
- Roll to 1/2-inch thick.
- Cut into shapes.
- Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes on one side, then turn over and bake another 20 minutes.
Woof woof woof woof woof means 5 stars from my furkids! These were so easy to make! I used whole wheat flour and chicken broth instead of water, only because I had it on hand. These biscuts will become a regular treat for my dogs! Thanks for posting!
P.S. I baked these on a pizza screen and didn't have to turn them halfway through-and they cooked in 20 minutes very nicely!
Rascal gives these a two paws up! I roll them out and cut them with the pizza wheel. The dog follows me around the kitchen from the time I get the ingredients out until I take them out of the oven. They are his favorite treat! Thanks Kim for a real puppy pleaser. UPDATE: I started out making these biscuits with white flour and then switched to wheat, thinking they would be healthier. Rascal developed allergies and though the vet thought that the cause was environmental, he suggested cutting out wheat just to be on the safe side...so we're back to white flour and Rascal could care less one way or the other. ;) They're still his favorite.


The two top seeds saw off their respective opponents to set up what will surely be an intriguing quarter final as chances of the pair facing each other in the tournament increase.
By SportBrief Reporter
Rafael Nadal proved there is just no stopping him at the moment as he continued his superb form with a dominant 6-1 6-2 6-2 win over Roberto Bautista Agut to stroll into the French Open quarter-finals.
On the other end, second seed Novak Djokovic re-asserted his title challenge with a convincing 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 6-3 win against 19th seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
The two tennis stars are on course to square off against each other in the semi-finals of the Rolland Garros cup should they win their next quarter final matches.
31 year old Rafael Nadal is aiming to etch his name in the history books by becoming the first man to win 10 titles at a single Grand Slam event, in a season in which the Spaniard has reigned supreme on the court.
He is set to face fellow countryman Pablo Carreno Busta in the last eight of the tournament, a match in which he is a strong favorite to progress.
Nadal now has a 76-2 win-loss record at Roland Garros with his only defeats coming against Robin Soderling in the fourth round in 2009 and Djokovic in the 2015 quarter-finals.
It is the 11th time he has reached the quarter-finals at the French Open – a record shared with Roger Federer.


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Del Monte Park Sportsfield Is Now Open!
San Jose’s latest sportsfield is now open! The sportsfields are a primary component of Phase 2 of Del Monte Park. Phase 1 was completed in 2014 and included a dog park, play area, lawn and restrooms. Phase 2 complements Phase 1 by addressing the need for athletic fields in the community. At over 3 acres in size, the field will be able to accommodate dozens of players, as well as their friends, fans, and family. Striping overlays accommodate a variety of uses yet avoid the chaos of trying to be too many things to too many people.
Since December when we first shared construction photos of the project, the visual transformation of the site has been extensive. New sidewalks with street trees greet residents walking or driving to the site. Green synthetic turf create a green-colored oasis in stark contrast to the brown soils and gray buildings of just a few months prior. The project’s ‘green’ quotient extends beyond the water savings that are a given with synthetic turf and include solar panels and stormwater detention basins artfully incorporated into the overall design.
Like the housing across the street and the restroom building and shade structures in the Phase 1 area, the site’s cannery heritage is reflected in the architectural detailing. The industrial age turnbuckles supporting the awnings over the entry points are a signature feature and harken back to an earlier time.
Though the site preparation costs associated with infill projects can be daunting, this kind of project is becoming more prevalent where space is at a premium. The Del Monte Park Phase 2 sportsfield addresses an immediate need in the community. But the work of meeting the needs of this neighborhood in transition is still not done. Next up for the City of San Jose: Del Monte Park Phase 3!
-Marie Mai, Associate in the San Jose Office
Building Strong Neighborhoods: Del Monte Park Phase 2
When faced with a complex project with a hard deadline, the City of San Jose turned to Callander Associates for support. Callander was retained by the City to complete master planning, environmental documentation, design development, and construction documentation for a 4-acre expansion of an existing 2-acre cannery-themed park. Challenges included a fast track schedule and site unknowns stemming from an occupied building covering a known contaminated site that had to be demolished, remediated, and turned over — all before the building lease expired! Within the span of a year, Callander completed the master plan and environmental clearance concurrently with the design drawings consisting of a 225’x360 adult synthetic turf soccer field overlaid with two 175’x225′ youth fields. Other amenities included a trash enclosure/storage building, entry gateways reminiscent of the old cannery warehouse structure, 20′ tall goal netting, 8′ perimeter chain-link fence, landscaping, on-street parking, and athletic field lights. Callander proactively reached out to potential bidders to gauge interest and market the project, with the result being multiple bids received, with the low bid 0.3% lower than the Engineer’s Estimate — no small feat given the site unknowns and robust and busy bid climate.
Following construction delays due to the soil remediation process, visible progress of the design is finally emerging. The site has been graded level and compacted in preparation for the synthetic turf soccer fields that will span across the park. Along the east side of the park there are portions that have been excavated and enclosed by a 400’ long concrete retaining wall to accommodate the stormwater treatment planters that will filter the runoff from the turf fields. A few fence posts have been erected as the contractor is in the process of core drilling the post locations along the wall.
Rebar cages are laid out along the south side of the park in anticipation of completing the new field lighting where we already see a number of light poles installed along Auzerais Avenue. The 8’ tall vinyl-clad chain link fencing that will enclose the playing field lays in rolls as we await the completion of having the posts set.
Anticipation for the park’s completion continues to grow both for the project team as well as the neighboring residents. We are eager to see the completed field and sports lighting, as well as the initial construction of the building.
Check back soon for new updates on Del Monte Park Phase 2!
Grant Huang, Designer & Marie Mai, Associate – San Jose Office
What happens when you combine an innovative forward thinking City (San Jose), with a visionary trail program manager (Yves Zsutty) and a problem solving landscape architectural firm (Callander Associates)? You get Skylane…a masterplan for the Three Creeks Trail extension that provides a futuristic vision for an elevated trail gracefully crossing major transportation corridors, connecting key destinations and envisioning new entertainment destinations. Through a series of facilitated design charrette meetings, City and Callander Associates’ staff explored the inherent challenges within the corridor and brainstormed “out of the box” ideas to maximize safety, connectivity, and to reimagine what a trail could be.
The final plan documents the process and provides visually stunning renderings and engaging descriptions in hopes of educating stakeholders about a possible development plan, lobbing for funding resources, and promoting the City and its Trail Program. Plan highlights include; signature bridge features providing gateways for the City while providing safe crossings of major freeways and planned high speed rail corridors, elevated trails which overcome the challenges of limited right of way, connections to urban greening and roof top agriculture, and a new entertainment destination.
Recently the SkyLane Vision Study received a prestigious Planning Award at the International Trails Symposium. Awards are great, however we feel the best measure of success is the satisfaction of our clients.
“The Vision Study has already helped us explain visually to the Council and community the significant challenges with eastern extension of the Three Creeks Trail. We’ve also used the study to define areas of investigation for the High-Speed Rail project’s environmental document. I expect that we will be able to leverage this project for grant writing for many of our trail systems as it demonstrates problem-solving and high-caliber design. Thank you for team members’ hard work, imagination and talent.” Yves Zsutty, San Jose Trails Program Manager
Brian Fletcher, President
Envisioning City of Milpitas’s International Corridor
The City of Milpitas encompasses a progressive, highly diverse community located at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay. About 130 ethnic and national minority groups call Milpitas home. Given its diverse makeup, the City of Milpitas has embarked on development of an “International Park” to celebrate the many nationalities in Milpitas. The International Park is envisioned as a passive use public park that provides a space where various groups representing different nationalities can locate, view, and enjoy cultural displays that they have contributed that represent and symbolize their culture.
The City retained Callander Associates to evaluate the feasibility of several sites for redevelopment into an International Park, including some located within SFPUC right-of-way, in existing parks, and in proposed parkland. The SFPUC site presented too many constraints for the desired programmatic outcome. Through a community outreach process with specific cultural stakeholder groups, the concept evolved from an international park to an ‘International Corridor’ located in a more urban area along Main Street, in Midtown.
The final concept encompasses incorporation of gateway plazas and parklets to help activate the streetscape and complement the recent developments in this revitalized area of the City. By incorporating public art in underutilized spaces, enhancing pedestrian experience through the addition of shade trees and decorative pathway lighting, and providing informal gathering areas for the community at key points along the street, the project supports the various economic and community design goals of the Midtown area while providing a way to celebrate the uniqueness and diversity of the City’s residents.
Marie Mai, Associate in our San Jose Office
Preserving the Past: 771 North Rengstorff Park
In 2013 the City of Mountain View received an unlikely phone call. A longtime resident wanted to sell her 1.2 acre property, located in a neighborhood sorely lacking community open space, to the City. City Council jumped at the opportunity, purchased the property and directed staff to develop a passive park that preserved the historical and agricultural character of the site. Additionally, it was determined that this park site would serve as the future home for the Immigrant House. This historic structure built in 1888 provided shelter for newly arrived immigrants seeking the American dream.
Callander Associates led a series of meetings designed to fully engage the community in the design process and to build a sense of ownership for the project. All meetings were well attended and provided participants the opportunity to influence program development, voice opinions, identify concerns and opportunities, and in the end evaluate the pro’s and con’s of various design solutions. Our group utilized a variety of techniques during the process including prioritization exercises, questionnaires, inspiration imagery, and high quality illustrative graphics to maximize input and understanding of the proposed improvements. As the process moved to Council it was heartening to see many community members speak glowingly of the process, the consensus that it built within the community, and ultimately spoke in support of the project. It was easy for Council to approve the plan and for the project to move forward towards implementation.
The resulting design is community based and firmly rooted in the preservation of Mountain View’s past. The Immigrant House is being restored to reflect how it looked during its period of significance and will serve as the park’s focal point. Surrounding the house will be a series of community and demonstration garden spaces including kitchen gardens, bird and butterfly gardens, and access restricted bee hives for added pollinators. The addition of a display windmill and interpretive signage further enhance the agrarian heritage of the site. The remainder of the wooded site is being preserved as open space to the greatest extent possible; however trees will be limbed up and thinned in places to enhance views from Rengstorff Ave into and around the park. Access will be provided through a looping trail system, bench seating and limited picnic spaces. Construction documents are currently being developed for a projected start of construction in winter of 2016.
Dave Rubin, Project Manager, has received lots of praise from the Community and the City for this project! Go Dave!
Sense of Place: East Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale’s rezoning of industrial land to residential in strategic areas of the City have helped it meet growing housing needs while maintaining its important tax base. However, the prior industrial uses have resulted in car-centric areas with missing sidewalks, crosswalks, and other basic pedestrian facilities. To improve the experience of these transition areas as livable, desirable residential neighborhoods, the City has developed a Sense of Place Plan for each location to encourage non-vehicular modes of travel, enhance neighborhood identity and character, and provide a quality residential experience through a focus on a vibrant streetlife.
Callander Associates has been retained to develop a Sense of Place Plan for the East Sunnyvale area of the City. The plan would function as a policy document to ensure that future improvements would support land uses that contribute to development of a vibrant residential neighborhood. The Plan would:
- Enhance the quality of life for existing and future residents by encouraging and supporting a vibrant streetlife through wayfinding signage, seating areas, access nodes, and the addition of destinations and neighborhood-scale amenities.
- Encourage non-vehicular modes of travel by making those options (pedestrian, bicycle, transit) more comfortable through circulation, landscaping, lighting, and streetscape improvements.
- Enhance the neighborhood character and identity by providing entry monuments to define the limits of the neighborhood and beautifying the streetscape.
Proposed improvements include completion of gaps in pedestrian facilities, increasing walkability of the neighborhood through smaller-scaled blocks, improving pedestrian safety and crossing ease on a key school route, and improving access to destinations such as schools and parks. Green-colored bike lanes on major streets will improve the visibility and comfort of bicyclists. Re-allocation of the street right-of-way from vehicles to bicycles, sidewalks, and landscaping allows a complete streets approach without requiring additional right-of-way. School route access will be improved through intersection enhancements that include in-pavement warning lights, high visibility crosswalks, and bulb-outs. Other traffic calming practices such as raised crosswalks, removal of ‘pork chop’ islands, and reduction of intersection corner radii will be implemented to moderate traffic speeds and volumes.
The streetlife experience will be enhanced through consistent treatment of street frontages with lighting, street trees, and a parkway strip. Seating areas will be located to encourage neighborly interactions and ‘eyes on the street’. Public access corridors through private residential developments will be clearly delineated through special paving, signage, and entry treatments such as thematic lights.
These improvements pertain primarily to the public right-of-way, although some recommendations for circulation and streetlife enhancements affect site and building design and orientation. The plan also contains sections describing likely costs, potential funding sources, and methods for and timing of implementation.
Marie Mai, Associate
Bay Friendly Green Streets: Hacienda Update
Some of you reading this may have also read my posting on action groups. This is our ongoing effort to identify individual passions and align groups of like-minded people into “action groups”. These groups would be charged with advancing their own personal knowledge and expertise and the by-product of their efforts will lead to firm growth, innovation, and leadership. The goal is for these groups to be somewhat autonomous in order to determine their own direction and research. I am pleased to say that our first group, the Connect team, took it upon themselves to visit one of our streetscape projects currently under construction, Hacienda Avenue. For details of this project click here.
The project is now about half way through construction. The street will be totally reconstructed, including full reconstruction of the roadway to lower grades and improve drainage; however the new flush curbs and sidewalks are being constructed first. It was interesting to see the significant grade difference between existing road grades and the new curbs, sometimes upwards of eighteen inches! We also saw firsthand the impacts a project like this has on the neighborhood and serves as a good reminder to continually evaluate how to lessen those impacts through design and construction staging strategies.
Finally we were able to see the impacts bio retention planters have on existing trees and construction detailing. These planters work by utilizing a special blend of soil and subdrains, all of which require these areas to be over excavated creating potential impacts to existing trees as well as undermining the newly poured curbs. Direction from our geotechnical engineer, regarding side slopes at the curbs, was incorporated into our plans and specifications to ensure stability. While tree protection measures in place could have been more substantial, we are pleased that the trees are showing their resiliency as evident through their flowering and leafing out. In all it was a great outing for the Connect team and provided some great inspiration for future work. Can’t wait to share completed photographs in the next few months.
Brian Fletcher, President
Outdoor Living Spaces: Avalon Morrison Park
Callander Associates closely collaborated with the architect and owner to create resort-style outdoor living spaces at a new 250 unit townhome-style apartment complex located in downtown San Jose. Our services included design of on-podium courtyards, private patio spaces, secured entry gates, entry icons, on-grade courtyards, and outdoor showers.
Selection of the exterior furnishings was closely coordinated with the interior furnishings to create a unified indoor-outdoor environment. Furnishing styles, materials, and colors were carefully chosen to provide a richness of material and variety, without looking too coordinated or busy. Nana walls at the on-podium clubhouse seamlessly led from the game room outdoors to a seating area with barbeque islands, a built-in banquette seat, and outdoor fire pit.
The primary design challenge was to create comfortable, inviting outdoor spaces within a tight footprint while working within the unique limitations imposed by construction on a podium. Custom metal art panels enliven walls along the main courtyard and buildings, and provide a low maintenance but interesting visual focal point. Overhead festoon lighting at the outdoor living room and kitchen area provide a warmth and festive ambience to residents and their guests.
On-grade entries are marked by stone seatwalls set within striped plaza paving. On-podium entries are marked by a stepped procession leading up to a lighted entry column which will serve as a visual beacon and entry marker both day and night. With two product types and development spread over both on-grade and on-podium areas, colorful planter pots located in strategic gathering areas help to visually unify the whole development.
Units are now renting, with construction completion anticipated by May 2014. Having seen the project through both the planned development permit and building permit phases, we are excited to see residents moving in and being able to enjoy the many amenities offered at Avalon Morrison Park.
Marie Mai, Associate
McClatchy Park: Inspired by It’s Past
Located in the heart of Sacramento’s historic Oak Park neighborhood, McClatchy Park is a beloved neighborhood space hosting a farmer’s market, little league baseball, disk golf, and many other active and passive park activities. Thanks to the recent award of a State grant, the City found themselves able to revive several of the park’s older, less used, facilities, expand the list of park amenities and upgrade many portions of the park’s infrastructure. Callander Associates is thrilled to be working with the City of Sacramento on this renovation project.
McClatchy Park is located on the site of what was “Joyland”, a turn of the century amusement park that included a zoo, carousel, miniature train and a wooden roller coaster known as the “Scenic Railway”. Inspiration for many of the park’s improvements has been found in the park’s historic amusement features.
The expanded playground facilities focus on a “Scenic Railway” inspired school-age play structure flanked by ice cream cone, popcorn and candied apple climbing features. Younger children will be able to play inside a fun house structure and a replica of the original miniature train while a zoo of climbable animals will await the youngest toddler age visitors. New park amenities include a carousel inspired water play area, a butterfly garden and a skate park which was designed, in part, through community outreach facilitated by Callander Associates’ team.
The park updates also include renovations to several portions of the parks infrastructure including upgrades to the park’s irrigation system to facilitate improved efficiency, replacement of existing park pathway lights with solar powered LED lights, and grading and drainage system improvements.
Callander’s services include public outreach, master planning, and design development. Currently, we are finalizing construction documents with construction anticipated to begin in the Spring of 2014.
Dan Miller, Project Manager
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Teenage sex is in the news, between teen celebrity baby stories, movies depicting teen pregnancy and yet another statistical report showing an increase in teen pregnancy. What should Christian parents and pastors make of all this? Should we give up on teaching abstinence and just stay in bed with the covers pulled over our heads? If we can conquer our embarrassment, we can view these developments as invaluable “teaching moments.”
First, let’s try to take an objective look at the data. The preliminary data from the CDC showed that the teen birth rate rose 3% in 2006, the first rise since 1991. US headlines confidently declared that this increase proves the end of abstinence education. But we can draw more subtle, and more hopeful, lessons from the CDC report.
First, the overall birth rate increased so substantially that we could call it another Baby Boom. The general fertility rate increased 3% between 2005 and 2006, to 68.4 births per 1,000 women aged 15-44, the highest level since 1991. The increase in the teen birth rate is roughly this same 3%. The preliminary estimate of births in 2006 was over 4 million, the largest single-year increase in the number of births since 1989 and the largest number of births in any single year since 1961.
In my view, the overall rise in births is good news, a welcome relief from the seemingly relentless population collapse around the developed world. Every new baby is a sign of hope, a sign that someone believes in the future. You might even say that this is an implicitly pro-life message. Women are keeping their babies rather than aborting them.
Hollywood has gotten that message, even if the news media has not. The surprise hit movie Juno is profoundly pro-life. The title character, a pregnant 16 year-old, turns away from an abortion clinic. One of her classmates picketing outside the clinic tells her, “Your baby has fingernails.” Juno can’t get the image of baby fingernails out of her mind. The movie tells the story of her determination to place her baby up for adoption. The story ends happily for her: her father supports her; her boyfriend comes to love her; her baby ends up in good hands.
While it is good news that the birthrate is up, there is reason for concern. The unmarried mothers’ birth rate rose over twice as much as the teen birth rate; the birth rate rose 7% in 2006 to 50.6 per 1,000 unmarried women aged 15-44 years. And this increase is not just among teens: in every age group, the percentage of babies born to unmarried mothers increased. Over all, more than one and a half million children were born into the family form that is statistically likely to leave them in poverty, jeopardize their chance for higher education and give them tenuous relationship with their fathers.
But the rise in unmarried births did not make the headlines.
Why are increasing numbers of women choosing unmarried childbearing? Some women have not been able to find a spouse. Others have come to the conclusion that men are a nuisance and unnecessary for their children. Still other women have focused so much on their careers that they allowed no time for marriage and children until their thirties. By that time their marriage chances may be reduced and their fertility impaired.
It is hard to describe these women who have delayed marriage and children as irresponsible since they are following the prescribed cultural script. “You are an intelligent, gifted woman. You can do anything you put your mind to. Get an education, then an advanced degree. Establish yourself in your career. Pay off your student loans. Then get married. Buy a house. Only then should you think about starting a family.”
By the time a woman has followed all these steps her biological clock is ticking. Loudly. Not all women will be successful at finding a husband and having a baby within the relatively small window of opportunity that remains open to her. With time running out, we shouldn’t be surprised if some educated, affluent women decide to skip the Husband Step and go straight to the Baby Step.
There is something seriously strange when society can’t bring itself to tell kids to postpone sex until marriage but insists that women postpone marriage until they are nearly menopausal.


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Hello CGCM Rock Radio listeners and readers! Welcome to Beaver Buzz, a regular segment written by contributor Dave Wilks showcasing some newly released (or recently added) singles to the CGCM Rock Radio rotation. While listening to our station, you’ll hear our mascot Buzzsaw Beaver come on at the top of the hour with a new single to spin. We all at CGCM believe it’s important to feature new music. If you’re interested in having your band’s single played, send mp3 files and information to: firstname.lastname@example.org.
CGCM Rock Radio New Singles – February 16, 2021 (BEAVER BUZZ)
CGCM Rock Radio New Singles – March 02, 2021 (BEAVER BUZZ)
I want to thank everyone for voting in the Beaver Buzz Show Poll for the first show. There’s definitely a clear leader in Kickin Valentina, but the poll will remain live until Wednesday when the next 2-hour episode comes out. Kickin Valentina gets a lot of well-deserved support around these parts, so that’s not a big surprise. Accept and The Treatment are too close to call.
This week’s haul includes a wide variety of hard rock, metal, hair metal, and some other nuggets. It’s going to get weirdly poppy at times, but we’ve got some sword and sorcery metal to cleanse your palette. Buzzsaw is most excited about the ballsy cover of a classic and all the debuts from young, new bands.
Kings Before You – Durbin (feat. Chris Jericho & Phil Demmel)
James Durbin—yes, that guy from American Idol—finally, fully and completely, embraces metal. He goes all-in on this track, with help from Sebastian Bach‘s favourite sing Chris Jericho (Fozzy) lending a little bit of that warrior credibility. On guitars, Phil Demmel (Vio-lence and Machine Head) attacks this song. Great stuff!
“Kings Before You” is off The Beast Awakens available now, just as The Meister predicted.
I Confess – Jo Below
Each time I hear “I Confess“, I like it more. It sounds like a rich blend of modern metal like Halestorm, with a little L7, and a sprinkle of B.O.C.. Whatever it is I am 100% down. The four-piece group based in Helsinki, Finland describes themselves as “Modern Classic Rock” but they sound far more layered than that.
“I Confess” is off No Control available April 16, 2021.
You’re Killing Me – Mustasch
“You’re Killing Me” is an aggressive, hard-driving song driven by a relentless and completely addictive groove. The first 40 seconds is all rhythm with the drums and bass staking their claims on the song. By the time the vocals and blazing guitars take over, you’re hooked. This is a huge song and deserves wide airplay. Take my advice and check out the video, it’s rock ‘n’ roll.
“You’re Killing Me” is off A Final Warning – Chapter One available April 16.
Battle Lessons – Damon Johnson & The Get Ready
The world needs more great hard rock songs with killer riffs, and Damon Johnson & The Get Ready are kind enough to share one. It’s catchy and will worm its way into your head. To me, that’s a beautiful thing.
“Battle Lessons” is off the album of the same name, released February 19.
Fall – The Mercy Kills
The Mercy Kills originally put together the New Rule album in 2010, but it never had a wide release. It’s too bad because “Fall” simply kicks ass. It hits the sweet spot where punk and hard rock come together to form something better.
“Fall” is off New Rule, released February 12.
Cherry – Jet Black Romance
“Cherry” brings back memories of summertime songs by Poison blasting out of car stereos. Jet Black Romance injects a little boogie into their version of glam rock, releasing a great track with a breezy California sound.
It’s not clear when the album or EP will be released.
Super God – Electric Boys
The fuzzy, funky Electric Boys are back with a killer track called “Super God“. I highly recommend checking out the video, it’s a treat. The organ is such a great touch, resulting in an almost gospel feel. The Boys are definitely exploring their roots in a 70s sound, but is upbeat and showcases Conny Bloom‘s unique voice.
“Super God” is off Ups!de Down expected on April 30, 2021.
Rocket On The Radio – Chez Kane
Chez Kane pulls off an incessantly catchy pop-rock song. “Rocket On The Radio” would be perfect on the soundtrack of the next season of Stranger Things. It’s breezy but hits the mark for what it’s going for. If you’re looking for a pure 80s feel, this song nails it.
“Rocket On The Radio” is off the debut album self-titled album expected on March 12, 2021.
Taking My Chances – Smith/Kotzen
The band sprung from the combination of Richie Kotzen (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, Poison) and Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden and ASAP) feels way more organic than many of the other numerous collaborations being released right now. The two sound amazing on both guitars and vocals and play off each other perfectly. If you remotely like blue-based hard rock, check this one out.
“Taking My Chances” is off the self-titled Smith/Kotzen album expected on March 26, 2021.
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Master of the Dark – The Norseman Company
My buddy Ivan Galesic—a fellow reviewer here at CGCM— recommended this song and I was immediately blown away. It has the feel of a Dio song, from the subject matter to the sound. The band is the brainchild of Geir Arne Dale (Humbucker) who brought in Age Sten Nilsen (Wig Wam) for the vocals for this track.
“Master of the Dark” is off The Coming of the Chord expected in 2021.
Last Child – Dirty Honey
Dirty Honey took the same approach to Aerosmith‘s “Last Child” as Aerosmith did to “Come Together”, to much the same results. Both tunes are straight covers, seemingly acknowledging the greatness of the originals with only minor changes. These covers aren’t meant to explore a new arrangement or put a twist on something familiar, they’re an homage to the classics. A well-done cover is a rare find these days, and Dirty Honey delivers.
The Devil Is A Friend Of Mine – Venomous Rose
Our very own host of the Psychotic Stripshow, Trevor “Psychone” McDougal recommended Venomous Rose and they are a treat for any sleaze lover. From the first riff to the opening “Ooooohhhhh Yeaahhh” you know you’re in store for some high-quality 80’s inspired rock. It has a good, hard edge to it, with a nice solo. Really impressive for a debut song.
Hate – Plush
Speaking of debuts, Plush‘s first release is a worthy addition to the effort to keep rock alive. They are an all-female band, led by Moriah Formica who once appeared on The Voice. This is a solid kick-off to a hopefully long career. It’s great to hear that the next generation of rockers is more than capable of carrying the flame forward, with horns up!
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Family Rehousing Initiative (FRI)
The Family Rehousing Initiative (FRI) program is a housing focused shelter and rapid rehousing program for families with children experiencing homelessness. The primary purpose of FRI is to ensure that families who are experiencing homelessness have access to shelter, case management and rapid rehousing assistance. FRI’s supportive services assist clients in transitioning from homelessness into permanent and stable housing. Our housing focused shelter model motivates and guides families to stable housing as quickly as possible.

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SideChain tDVV Migrated to tDVW on aelf’s Testnet
Projects and contracts on SideChain tDVV are migrated to tDWV on aelf’s Testnet
SideChain tDVV on aelf’s Testnet has stopped its contract deployment and upgrade function since June. At that time, aelf team released a new SideChain, tDVW, which has been undertaking contract deployment and upgrade on Testnet. After three months’ tests, SideChain tDVW has been proved stable and is now functioning as designed. Meanwhile, aelf has been actively assisting the existing contracts and projects with their migration to this new chain. Therefore, aelf decides to permanently shut down SideChain tDVV and stop the migration to SideChain tDVW.
Please note that this shutdown only applies to SideChain tDVV on aelf’s Testnet and the Mainnet is not affected at all.
From August 31, all the data about SideChain tDVV on aelf’s Testnet will be inaccessible via explorer, web wallet, and App wallet (also Testnet only). If you need Testnet token, please claim through the faucet.
In the future, ecosystem growth on aelf Testnet will concentrate on SideChain tDVW. Not only will this help developers center on just one chain in their works, but it will also ease off the complexity of switching different chains to manage Testnet assets.