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Sunday, January 6, 2013
YOUR GLOW ♫ A TRIBUTE TO THOSE AFFECTED BY SANDY HOOK MASSACRE
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2013, the bus
drivers, the surviving Sandy Hook Elementary School children and staff went
back to another building to resume their school year.
The song ~ Your Glow ~ is a tribute for those affected by Sandy Hook Elementary School
Massacre. I wrote the music December 14 on the day it happened. I wrote lyrics
to the music later on December 26 & 27. Yesterday, I used Garage Band to improvise a flute and bass part along with the keyboard. It is not a polished version, only put together in a few hours.
Your Glow
by Sandra Hammel
Verse 1
Breath is no more, your bright light shines on. Oh the pain seeps so deep, grace come to me to free.
Oh our hearts entwined for eternity, Oh touch me now…fly…… Oh, angel. Love never die
Surround me now, for now, I hold you sweetly within, lighting up my way. Going on for you.
I lift my eyes to you, Wanting all the world to see your star.
Verse 2
Breathe life in me, oh, bright star that shines on. Where to go when overcome, estranged from peace and calm.
Oh our hearts entwined for eternity, Oh touch me now…fly…… Oh, angel. Love live on.
Surround me now, for now, I hold you sweetly within, lighting up my way. You left behind your glow.
I lift my eyes for you, Knowing your tender soul remains in mine.
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When
I was still teaching in the schools, I taught 5 to 10 year olds. I was
the music teacher. So, when I picture these children and the staff, I
can picture it in my mind very personally. I think it is the wrong thing to do to arm teachers. I wrote about it here.
The second amendment has outlived its relevancy. When it was written, guns had a single bullet capacity and it took considerable time to reload it.
IF ARMING TEACHERS IS THE ANSWER - WHAT EXACTLY IS THE GOAL?
The gun used at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
This is the advertisement for the Sandy Hook massacre gun.
Do we want educators or good shots? Do we want to require you have to be a gun carrying, good shot and NRA member to be teachers of our nation's students? A member of the NRA, but not a member of a teachers union? Teacher unions are under attack, the misnamed "right to work" raison d'etre (reason to be) is to kill the unions, teacher pensions are under attack, in many communities, the teachers have not been respected for decades. And yet, expectations for the education system has soared in more than the areas of subjects that once were the conventional things that we held our schools responsible for teaching our children.
Teachers carry a gun? Where in the classroom would the
teacher store her gun? Would she have impunity if a child got access to it?
Have you heard that the solution is that the Principal at
Sandy Hook Elementary School should have had a gun in her office?That all teachers should have guns. If
you are or have ever been a teacher in elementary school, middle school or high
school, or even on a college campus, you can picture what I am about to
explain.
Rep. Louie Gohmert argued that if the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary
School had a gun she could have stopped the shooter from killing 20
children and five other school teachers. Gohmert has spoken out publicly
in favor of increased gun accessibility in the wake of the Friday attack.
I was an elementary school music teacher.My first year as a teacher, I had 950
students. There are times you are the lone adult in a room or playground with
hundreds of children.Would you
carry your gun there?And if you
needed to use it, and accidentally killed one or more of the hundreds of
children under your care, because you are not a good enough shot, had an off
day as a good shot, got nervous or the chaos of a situation made it impossible
to only target an armed intruder or an armed student, would you have legal
impunity for killing one or more of your students? Or if you only have the gun
in your classroom somewhere, presumably locked away for safety that no child
under your care would get access to it, what good would the gun be if you were
doing duty in the cafeteria, school assembly, walking down the hall with the
class to a music, art or physical education class.
I am picturing my college years where I was supposedly
getting my education in my subject area.It was a liberal arts school, so though I was loaded with music courses,
I also took biology, English literature, French, Philosophy.If teachers were required to carry
guns, we would have to have courses in guns, knowing how to shop for the gun
allowed, because surely there would be laws restricting a teacher’s gun, the
kind of gun, the kind of bullets, how to handle a gun, keeping them in good
repair, insuring them, how to keep them out of the hands of students who might
use them as a play thing or the real thing, when it is and isn’t appropriate to
use the gun.Will there be “stand
your ground” laws for teachers? Will self-defense mean we must see a gun being
used on a student first before we can shoot?Do we need witnesses to prove we used the gun properly?Will we be police officers or teachers?If I would have been mandated to carry
a gun as a teacher and not given the same rights as police officers, there
would be major problems.If that doesn’t’
make sense, then the major problem begins with your critical thinking weaknesses.
How many college gun course hours would be required for my
teacher certification?How many
hours of target shooting would I have to have to get my teacher
certificate?Would I have to take
shooting range practice throughout my teaching career until retirement (now age
67 years in Rhode Island)?What if
I am not able to hold a gun due to illness of any kind, for example I am
disabled?When we hire new
teachers, do we have them illustrate their shooting abilities with range
shooting with moving targets as a part of the interview?
Today, in my state there is a TV ad running with Wright as the only subject. Of course, the reason it is running is to drum up votes for whom I consider ~ the Wrong candidate.
Last Friday night a story was illegally leaked that was for the purpose also to steer people toward the Wrong candidate. I have been disappointed before with the USA being fickle and attaching themselves to what amounts to non-issues ~ so we will see what effect this has on the election.
There is some man who is claiming on Youtube that he has proof that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. The problem is that Barack's mother would have had to be in Kenya for that to happen. And she wasn't. It will be a very sad day if we don't get a chance to see a change.
I sent this email out today to USA citizens who want the genocide on the Darfuri people to end:
Dear Person of Conscience,
If you have voted already - Thank you. If you are planning to vote election day, please don’t allow anything to keep you from it. As someone who has been active in trying to bring our politicians along regarding the well-being of the Darfuri families and the genocide, you know how important it is to have a President who actually will do what needs to be done.
As someone who has never volunteered before in an election before this one, I know first hand - millions of hours by volunteers are presently and have been working in the primaries and the general election months to get people to the polls. It is startling to realize that we have to work so hard to get people informed and then get them to actually vote.
I have information below for my home state of Rhode Island, as well as Massachusetts and Connecticut.
If you want to help out, contact me and I will give you the phone number to call and address where you can go today, tonight and/or tomorrow to help out all the over-worked volunteers here in Rhode Island. This work includes calling to battleground states, as well as standing out with signs for visibility.
There are last-minute alternatives for Rhode Islanders who missed the deadline to register to vote or who find they will be out-of-town unexpectedly on November 4.
"Same-day" Ballots
If you missed the October 4 deadline to register to vote, you will not be able to vote for statewide or local races on Election Day. However, you will be able to cast a "same-day" ballot for President and Vice President if you are otherwise eligible to register to vote. In most places, just to go to your community's city or town hall on November 4.
Four cities and towns have set up special locations instead of town hall on Election Day: Coventry Town Hall Annex, 1675 Flat River Road; Little Compton, Wilbur McMann School, 28 Commons; Providence, Dunkin Donuts Center, 1 LaSalle Square; and Smithfield Senior Center, 1 William J. Hawkins Jr. Trail.
Whether you go to town hall or a special location, local elections officials will be on hand to help. You can register to vote and cast a ballot in the presidential race on the spot. And you are officially registered in Rhode Island for future elections.
Emergency Ballots
If you unexpectedly find you will be out-of-town on Election Day, you can go to your community's city or town hall and request an Emergency Ballot. You must be eligible to vote on Election Day in order to qualify. You will fill out a ballot at town hall and seal it in a privacy envelope. Your vote will be counted on Election Day the same as absentee and voting-machine ballots.
Reuters: Darfuris march in The Hague to back court's action. More than 100 Darfuris marched through The Hague on Friday to show their support for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) move to indict Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. "We've come here to support the ICC and to support justice because without justice, there will be no peace," said Mohammed Ismail from the Darfur Union, a civil society group that helped organise the demonstration. The ICC's top prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked the global court's judges to issue the warrant in July, accusing Bashir of orchestrating a campaign of genocide in Darfur that has killed thousands and forced millions from their homes.
Agence France-Presse: JEM to mull Qatar proposal for Sudan peace talks. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), militarily the most powerful rebel group in Darfur, will send delegates to Qatar to sound out plans for possible talks with Sudan, a JEM official said on Saturday. "JEM has made it very clear that its delegation will go to Doha to give a first-hand explanation, and the position of JEM regarding the Darfur problem, and the Sudan problem as a whole, and at the same time listen to the Qataris to see what their initiative is," Tahir el-Faki told AFP by telephone from London. Darfur rebel groups have been critical of Arab-led peace efforts, saying they were designed to save Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir from international court proceedings for alleged war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
Daily Press Briefing: Friday, October 31, 2008
THE WHITE HOUSE
The daily press briefing by conducted by Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto did not mention Darfur.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT
The daily press briefing conducted by State Department spokesman Sean McCormack did not mention Darfur.
UNITED NATIONS
The noon briefing by Michelle Montas did not mention Darfur.
....................................................... TV show: What's My Line? Mystery Guests: Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward Panel: Arlene Francis(1907-2001), Art Linkletter(1912), Dorothy Kilgallen(1913-1965) and Bennett Cerf(1898-1971) Uploaded by NorbertR33
“I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. I’d be pleased if I could announce a motive of lofty purpose. I’ve been accused of compassion, of altruism, of devotion to Christian, Hebrew, and Moslem ethic, but however desperate I am to claim ownership of a high ideal, I cannot. I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck; the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others, made especially savage for children because they may not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it.” - Paul Newman.
To view a video of Paul Newman and the camps click here.
Two decades ago, actor Paul Newman’s dream of opening a camp for children with serious medical conditions became a reality. His endless passion and commitment to help those less fortunate, especially children, was enormous. Children whose lives are interrupted by illness are able to put their worries aside and enjoy a carefree camp experience thanks to Paul’s tireless efforts and boundless enthusiasm.
Indeed, Paul lived a life informed by his recognition of luck – but greater than that was his motivation to act on that acknowledgement, and truly make a difference. His vision helped found the first Hole in the Wall Camp in 1988, and has since grown into the world’s largest family of camps for children with serious medical illnesses, operating in Connecticut, New York, Florida, California, North Carolina, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, France, the United Kingdom and regions in Africa and Asia. Paul's kindness and generosity has touched more than 135,000 children and it was Paul’s dream that the camps continue to thrive, providing a place filled of warmth, compassion, laughter and most of all acceptance. Paul’s liveliness, energy and dedication will be missed by all who knew him, worked with him and who were touched by his kindness.
Our Camps
Paul Newman founded The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in 1988. This wondrous place became the starting point for what is now a global family of camps. Today, Hole in the Wall Camps restore childhood to children living with cancer, hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, HIV and other serious medical conditions.
Supporters grew passionate about Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Camps mission, and by 1997 there were four additional camps including Double H Ranch in New York, Camp Boggy Creek in Florida, Barretstown in Ireland and L’Envol in France.
As was the case for many of Newman’s endeavors, the beginning of theAssociation of Hole in the Wall Camps Global Partnership Initiative was fairly accidental, and began with a visit to Africa. It was that very visit that compelled Newman to expand the organization. Today, a Global Partnership Initiative in Africa and Asia extend the camp experience to children living with HIV/AIDS. In collaboration with local organizations and medical clinics, the program incorporates the traditional camp model with therapeutic recreation, HIV education, wilderness awareness and conservation. Since opening in 2001, these initiatives have educated and empowered more than 2,700 children and trained over 350 local staff members in Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Lesotho and Vietnam.
In the wake of the millennium, camps began sprouting everywhere. By 2007, the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps welcomed The Painted Turtle in California, Victory Junction Gang Camp; a NASCAR racing themed camp in North Carolina, Over The Wall in the United Kingdom, Dynamo Camp in Italy and Bátor Tábor in Hungary. Today, it is with tremendous pride that the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps anticipates the opening of its first camp in the Middle East. Jordan River Village in Israel will provide a traditional camp experience to children on both sides of the river, with aspirations of enhancing efforts toward peace in the region.
The organization that Paul Newman founded more than 20 years ago has created a concrete bond that will withstand time, and a sense of belonging that has become absolutely contagious. With the hopes of improving the lives of children and their families all over the world, new camps are in development in Ohio, Colorado, Washington, Japan, and elsewhere around the U.S. and the world. What began as one man’s dream has turned into a reality that has restored the joy of childhood to children worldwide. Due to Paul’s never ending commitment to the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, his vision has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands campers, parents, siblings, volunteers, staff members and supporters, and will continue to touch lives in the years to come, and for that, we – are eternally grateful to our founder, Paul Newman.
Thank you.
To honor Paul's committment, devotion and passion for the camps,
.............................................................. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were married from 1958 until his death September 26, 2008. This is a wonderful tribute to them both. Song: "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley Uploaded by elvisobsessor
Thanks to the great invention of video and films - Paul Newman can be enjoyed even though he has passed on to the Great Spirit out there.
I saw a very brief clip of this Paul Newman movie and became interested in it. Haven't seen it, but here is a clip made by an admirer... .........................................
........................................ Somebody Up There Likes Me Uploaded by pheonix243
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........................................ Until They Sail If you don't like the music - just turn it down and enjoy the great montage - it is great. Paul Newman and Jean Simmons Uploaded by MissNewmanDeppDelon age 14 from Brazail
........................................ Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward Tribute for their 50th Anniversary Song: Cruisin' by Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis Uploaded by uhriseuh
I love my life. I love where I live. And I am passionate about my passions. I love to dance. Necessary to live: music, piano, singing, writing, acting, painting.
I have been fighting for and supporting the arts all my adult life. Since 2004, I have been working with other activists to end the Darfur genocide.
I have traveled to Europe many times since my early twenties. Places I have been: many USA states including Hawaii, Montreal, Canada, Barbados, France, Spain, Luxembourg, England, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece and Germany - and have wonderful memories.
My last trip was in May - June 2013 to Spain.
I would like to travel to Europe and Kyoto, Japan.
I love the southwest where I have visited Hopi, Navajo, Zia and San Idlefonso potters.
Life is exciting and I intend to live it full-out to the end.
B.S. and M.M., both in music
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Genocide is not only a word,
it is crying of the whole human race.
There is nothing redeeming about being silent
when speaking up is the humane thing to do.
The honor and integrity of the human race is at stake.
