LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM EVANSVILLE LODGE #73 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
JANUARY 21, 2923
LET’S TALK TURKEY
LET’S TALK TURKEY
GAVEL GAMUTÂ By Jim Redwine
JANUARY 21, 2023
The country of Turkey borders the country of Georgia to the southwest. The city where Peg and I have been working for the last five months, Batumi, Georgia, is about 12 miles from the Turkish border. Because Turkey requires U.S. citizens to have a 90-day tourist visa we have not been able to just travel into Turkey from Georgia until this past week. The “simple†procedure to obtain a visa took a long while.
Both Turkey and Georgia are located where east meets west, that is, where Asia and Europe meet. Thousands of people travel from Georgia to Turkey and Turkey to Georgia every month. Peg and I encounter numerous Turkish citizens on the streets of Batumi every time we go for a stroll or eat in one of the more than 500 restaurants in Batumi.
Just as the many Georgian friends and acquaintances we have the pleasure of seeing and working with, the Turkish people we meet are friendly and pleasant. It is also helpful that many of them speak English.
All of the countless Batumi coffee shops feature Turkish coffee that we like to intersperse occasionally with our preferred “Americano†coffee. Also, due to the Arabic influence, the wonderful treat of fresh baklava is ubiquitous. It goes great with the extremely strong Turkish coffee in its postage stamp size cups.
Sitting on the cusp of Asia/Europe, both Georgia and Turkey have thousands of years of colliding cultures. That rich and exciting mixture is in full bloom today in both countries.
Istanbul, the former Constantinople, has been a home for humans for over 8,000 years and has been ruled by Byzantines, Greeks, Romans and others. Constantine, Roman emperor from 306 AD to 337 AD, named the city Constantinople and made it the capitol city of the Holy Roman Empire and the seat of Christianity, that Constantine declared to be the state religion in 312 AD. Both Turkey and Georgia have large numbers of Christians, Muslim, Jews and other believers and non-believers.
With their rich, diverse cultures mixing for thousands of years, Georgia and Turkey provide countless lessons as to how people can coexist even when their beliefs compete for acceptance or even dominance. Peg and I have been welcomed by numerous people from several competing beliefs and ethnicities. We have found the Georgian and Turkish people to be open, friendly and interesting. It is a good feeling to both observe and mingle with all of these various cultures.
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EPA Seeks Input From Small Entities On Meat And Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines
WASHINGTON (Jan. 18, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input from small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations as it develops the Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rulemaking Revision, which is an essential step to reduce nutrient discharges in the nation’s waters.
EPA is assembling a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel to gather input from Small Entity Representatives (SERs). This Panel will focus on the Agency’s development of a rule that proposes to establish new or update existing industrial wastewater pollutant limits that would affect some of the approximately 7,000 meat and poultry products facilities across the U.S.
“Water is an essential resource for many industries, including meat and poultry processing,†said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox. “EPA is committed to hearing directly from small entities that may be impacted by the rulemaking, as we work to protect communities across the country from the harmful effects of excess nutrients.â€
The Panel will include federal representatives from the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and EPA. The Panel members ask a selected group of SERs to provide advice and recommendations on behalf of their company, government, or organization to inform the Panel members about the potential impacts of the proposed rule on small entities.
EPA seeks self-nominations directly from the small entities that may be subject to the rule requirements. Other representatives, such as trade associations that exclusively or at least primarily represent potentially regulated small entities, may also serve as SERs.
Nominate yourself as a SER. Self-nominations must be received by February 1, 2023.
In this rulemaking, EPA is considering potential new pretreatment standards, new or stricter limits on phosphorus and other pollutants, and may change the current subcategories or establish additional subcategories. The Agency intends to propose the rule in December 2023.
Learn about the Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Limitations Guidelines and ongoing rulemaking.
Indiana Artist Melanie Cooper Pennington To Be On Display At USI New Harmony Gallery Of Contemporary Art
Indiana Artist Melanie Cooper Pennington To Be On Display At USI New Harmony Gallery Of Contemporary Art
The University of Southern Indiana’s New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art (NHGCA) is proud to present Climb In and Back Out Again, featuring sculpture, installation, and drawings by Indiana artist Melanie Cooper Pennington.
Climb In and Back Out Again runs from January 21 to February 25, opening with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. January 21. A corresponding artist’s talk will be held at the beginning of the reception. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Pennington utilizes materials, methods, and symbols to examine gendered issues around power, grief and desire in Climb In and Back Out Again. In her works, she melds human and anthropomorphic bodies into abstract forms to evoke physical sensations such as intimidation, awkwardness, and ecstasy. Embracing the tension between what is familiar and what is unknown, Pennington blazes a trail for deep communion with oneself and others.
Having descended from Arizona cowboys, Pennington formally references art histories rooted in masculine symbols and practices such as Western American Art, mid-century modernist sculpture and traditional craftsman-like techniques. Yet she confronts these tropes and utilizes “the feminine†which historically was used to denigrate the work of women artists. As an exploration of the body and its psychological states, Pennington asserts traits that have historically been considered “weakâ€â€”fragility, sexuality, desire—as elemental to human fulfillment.
Pennington is an interdisciplinary artist living in Bloomington, Indiana. She recently presented the solo exhibition Humanimals in Precarious Positions at Artlink Contemporary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was featured in group shows at sUgAR Gallery at the University of Arkansas, The In Art Gallery in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Indiana University East, ACRE Projects in Chicago, Illinois, and Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has presented public art projects at Indiana University, Chicago Park District, and Indianapolis Art Center and participated in residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, ACRE Residency in Steuben, Wisconsin, Haystack Mountain School of Craft in Deer Island, Maine, and Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado. Pennington teaches as a Lecturer in Sculpture at Indiana University Bloomington.
*Climb In and Back Out Again contains sexual content and may be sensitive for some audiences. Please use discretion when attending.
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art promotes discourse about and access to contemporary art in the southern Indiana region and is a proud outreach partner of the University of Southern Indiana.
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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
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No. 7/9 IU Travels to Purdue
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 7/9 Indiana swimming and diving is set to face in-state rival Purdue Purdue in dual meet action on Saturday (Jan. 20) inside Morgan J. Burk Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET and can be streamed on the Big Ten Plus digital platform.
IU men’s swimming and diving has won 12Â consecutive meets against Purdue going back to the 2010-11 season, while the women’s team is 11-0 since 2011-12.
MEET INFO
Saturday, January 21 • 10 a.m. ET
Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center • West Lafayette, Ind.
Opponent: Purdue
Live Results (Swimming): http://bit.ly/3J3q2zr
Live Results (Diving): http://bit.ly/3hMY9jM
Live Stream: http://bit.ly/3J5cNyw (Big Ten Plus)
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Diving: 1-meter, 3-meter
Swimming: 200 Medley Relay, 1,000 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 200 Breaststroke, 500 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 200 IM, 400 Freestyle Relay
OF NOTE…
IU WOMEN, DIVERS DOMINATE BIG TEN AWARD CYCLE
Indiana swimming and diving swept the women’s and diving Big Ten weekly awards as four Hoosiers were rewarded in the Jan. 18 cycle for their performances in IU’s wins over No. 15/13 Michigan last weekend. Redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco earned his sixth-career Big Ten Diver of the Week award and junior Anne Fowler captured her second. Senior Noelle Peplowski tallied her second-career Big Ten Swimmer of the Week honor, while Kristina Paegle was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for a third time this season.
More information on the performances can be found here.
HOOSIERS NAMED TO USA SWIMMING NATIONAL TEAM
Six athletes with ties to the Indiana swimming and diving program were named to USA Swimming’s 2022-23 national team rosters in September. Of the six Hoosiers, five are breaststroke specialists, and, on the women’s side, IU makes up three of the nine breaststroke selections. The selections include current Hoosiers Mariah Denigan, Mackenzie Looze and Josh Matheny as well as Indiana Swim Club athlete Tommy Cope, Lilly King and Annie Lazor.
The Evansville Otters announced the signing of four young players to the 2023 squad.
Jon Ostroff is a left-handed pitcher from Calabasas, California. Ostroff played five years of NCAA baseball, beginning with four years at George Mason University in the Atlantic 10 Conference. While with the Patriots, Ostroff appeared in 23 games. He then completed his collegiate career in 2020 at Fresno Pacific in the NCAA’s Pacific West Conference.
Last year, Ostroff began his professional career in the Pecos League with the Tucson Saguaros. In his 13 relief appearances, he had a 1-0 record and 1.98 ERA, averaging about a strikeout per inning pitched.
Tyler Prospero also joins the pitching staff, a righty from Batavia, New York. Prospero spent three years at Niagara University, where he helped the Purple Eagles to a second-place finish the in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 2020. In his 27 career appearances, he clocked a 7.11 ERA and a 2-0 record.
During the summer of 2022, Prospero played in the MLB Draft League for the Williamsport Crosscutters. During this time, he appeared seven times, putting up a 3.52 ERA in just over 15 innings of work.
Amir Wright is an outfielder from Griffin, Indiana. Wright began his college career in the Division II ranks with St. Joeseph University. After a successful year, he transferred to St. Leo University, a DII school in Florida. He spend four years with the Lions, highlighted by a 2020 season when he recorded a .410 batting average in the shortened season. Wright’s collegiate career concluded in 2022 when the outfielder returned to Indiana for a season with Ball State.
In the summer of 2022, Wright played his second season in the MLB Draft League, putting together a .338 batting average across 37 games with the Frederick Keys.
Noah Myers is an outfielder from Tilbury, Ontario, Canada. Myers was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 30th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois. After spending the summer of 2019 in the Cape Cod League, Myers attended South Carolina where he played alongside Otters’ shortstop George Callil. He conclude his collegiate career in 2022 at USC Upstate, putting together a .317 batting average in his 58 games.