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"Women are nurturers."
It is a statement of fact. There was no point arguing, yet I couldn't let it go unchallenged.
"Well, if that's the case, what does that make us?" I asked Carol.
"Men are providers," she said.
That was fine. I could see a difference between nurturing and providing, although there appear to be plenty of similarities. But I was still having difficulty knowing what all this had to do with her obsession with cardinals – that's the avian form of cardinal, not the ones with folded hats, long chains and big crosses around their necks.
So, the reason she is compelled to feed the cardinals in the middle of summer, when they should be able to find plenty of food on their own, is because of a "mothering trait" in the genes of all women.
I suspected something else. I suspect a particular cardinal has discovered how to manipulate Carol.
Carol loves cardinals. Maybe it has something to do with how scarcely they frequent our yard. When she spotted a flit of red in the branches, you would have thought we had a visitor from a far off place, like a penguin walking on our Conimicut beach.
"Don't move," she would whisper. "You'll scare it away."
The fact that we were inside, scores of sparrows, a couple of mourning doves and at least three squirrels were scoffing seeds just off the back porch made no difference. We would both freeze and wait until every so often, the cardinal would join the feeding masses, although it was skittish and never stayed all that long.
That all started to change when our resident cardinals started having chicks this spring. We heard them before we saw them. There was a lot more tweeting, especially in early morning and evening, and we suspected there might not only be babies but more than a single pair of adults.
A bizarre episode happened one morning when I went out in search of the Journal. The air was alive, underscored by a steady rapping. It sounded strangely metallic, so I ruled out a woodpecker. To my amazement, it was a female cardinal relentlessly attacking her own image in the side mirror of Carol's car.
The bird was so enraged by the intruder that it only broke off the attack when I was within a couple of feet. By the time I was back in the house with the paper, the rapping resumed. This was not the reclusive cardinal I had known.
Carol was shaken.
"They can kill themselves!" she said.
For the next several days, we put white plastic bags over our side mirrors – it was (forgive us) our cardinal rule.
Soon thereafter, we were introduced to a bolder and more assertive cardinal than we were accustomed to. Cardinal sightings increased, and often they were the first to show up when Carol tossed out a handful of sunflower seeds. The squirrels were a close second.
This need to feed the birds struck me as absurd, if not dangerous, when they had the bounty of Mother Nature at their disposal.
"They won't know how to forage for themselves," I reasoned.
The nurturing thing kicked in.
"They have a family to feed. You don't want them to be away from the nest too long," she said.
I backed off.
"OK, but then that's enough feeding the birds for the rest of the summer," I said, with my foot down.
I didn't get as much as a nod, so I doubted that would happen.
But then, when Carol was out of town, the cardinals, as if sensing there was a non-believer in their midst, went to work on me.
The first change I noticed was an increased level of cardinal tweets the moment I walked out the door. It was a call to assemble... "Here he comes … the provider."
As best I could tell, there were two pairs and one juvenile, if not more.
The birds congregated in the privet that arches over the porch, watching intently. I paid little attention, but then one of the males – maybe a provider characteristic – demanded attention. As soon as he spotted me behind the glass door, he was on the porch floor, cocking his head and looking for his handout.
Carol was thrilled to hear this. It meant the cardinals trusted us, but, on reflection, she conceded they had succeeded in training us.
I must confess I was amused, if not enthralled, to have cardinals accompany me to the end of the drive to get the paper. It's an early morning fan club.
Soon, I was telling Carol, "You don't need to feed the cardinals, I've done it."
But there are responsibilities, as became evident this weekend.
It was Saturday, and we were in upstate New York when, in dismay, Carol asked what would become of the cardinals. She was serious. She was concerned.
I suggested we could drive home, feed them and return – a nine-hour roundtrip for a few sunflower seeds.
She laughed, but I wondered if this nurturing instinct was that strong. Thankfully it wasn't, but Carol did call another mother, Phyllis Corbett. Phyllis understood perfectly, and so did the cardinals. The cardinals spotted her and Dave coming in the driveway, and practically ate out of her hand.
I felt a twinge of jealousy. Weren't they our cardinals?
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Canonization, official act mainly of the Roman Catholic Church declaring one of its deceased members worthy of public cult and entering his or her name in the canon, or authorized list, of recognized saints. In the early church there was no formal canonization, but the cult of local martyrs was widespread and was regulated by the bishop of the diocese. The translation of the martyr's remains from the place of burial to a church was equivalent to canonization. Gradually, ecclesiastical authorities intervened more directly in the process of canonization. By the 10th century appeals were made to the pope. The first saint canonized by a pope was Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg, who died in 973 and was canonized by Pope John XV at the Lateran Council of 993. Pope Alexander III (1159–81) began to reserve the cases of canonization to the Holy See, and this became general law under Gregory IX (1227–41).
The process of canonization was relatively long and remarkably flexible and detached; various books in use were recognized as inspired, but the Church Fathers noted, without embarrassment or criticism, how some held certain books to be canonical and others did not. Emerging Christianity assumed…
Pope Sixtus V (1585–90) assigned to the Congregation of Rites, one of the offices of the Roman Curia, the duty of conducting the processes of beatification (i.e., a first step toward canonization, whereby limited public veneration is permitted) and canonization. In the following century Pope Urban VIII forbade the public cult of any person not as yet beatified or canonized by the church. Exception was made only for those who were in possession of public cult from time immemorial or for at least 100 years.
The legislation of Pope Urban VIII, together with later legislation by Pope Benedict XIV, formed the basis of the procedures for beatification and canonization found in the Code of Canon Law (promulgated 1917) of the Roman Catholic Church. Two types of beatification and canonization are distinguished by the Code: formal, or ordinary, and extraordinary, or equivalent.
Formal beatification has entailed four general steps: an informative process, introduction of the cause, the apostolic process, and four definite judgments. The first of these steps was under the jurisdiction of the bishop in whose diocese it took place, the other three were directly under the jurisdiction of the Congregation of Rites and the pope. In the late 1960s Pope Paul VI announced that the process of beatification and canonization would be shortened and decentralized, and he established a new congregation (administrative division) of the Curia to handle such processes. Diocesan, provincial, or regional courts would conduct the entire investigation in consultation with the Vatican. Thus, duplication would be avoided and less time needed to complete the process.
The investigation of the candidate involves the gathering together of all material pertaining to the candidate's reputation for sanctity or heroic virtue, the writings of the candidate, and information about miracles performed by the candidate either during his or her life or after death. The bishop appoints a person, called postulator of the cause, to promote the cause and also a promoter of the faith, commonly known as the "devil's advocate," to see that the entire truth is made known about the candidate. After the process is completed, if the pope orders the beatification, it is in the form of a solemn proclamation with a solemn mass. Veneration then may be carried on in specified localities.
The canonization process is essentially the same, but at least one verified miracle obtained through invocation after beatification must occur before the cause for canonization may be introduced. Extraordinary, or equivalent, canonization is simply a papal confirmation that a person is a saint. It is applied only to persons whose veneration was immemorial at the time of Pope Urban VIII (1634).
Canonization in the Eastern Orthodox church is a solemn proclamation rather than a process. Spontaneous devotion toward an individual by the faithful establishes the usual basis for sainthood. The bishop accepts the petition, examines it, and delivers it to a commission that will render a final decision.
In the Anglican church, a commission was appointed in 1950 that discussed in subsequent years (especially at the 1958 Lambeth Conference) the question of canonization for members of its own communion.

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Is Dwayne Harris Ready To Start At # 3 WR?
With the Cowboys releasing Roy Williams and Sam Hurd, that officially makes Dez Bryant the starter opposite Miles Austin. So who will fill the #3 spot?
Many Cowboys and East Carolina Pirates are hoping it will be the Cowboys 6th round draft pick rookie Dwayne Harris. Of course he will have to compete against and beat out Cowboy veteran Kevin Ogletree first.
Harris signed a four year deal with the Cowboys. Terms of the contract have not been disclosed.
The former ECU receiver finished his career with 268 catches and 3,001 yards, which are standing school records. Dwayne had 101 receptions his senior year for 1,123 yards. He scored ten touchdowns and was named Conference USA player of the year.
Harris played quarterback at Tucker High School, where he led his team to a 10-1 record and a Regional 6-AAA Championship in 2006. He also was an All-State selection by the Georgia High School Coaches Association as a Senior. He was named MVP in the North-South All Star Game. Coach Bill Billard had to of been pleased to see his quarterback also run for 524 yards and score seven touchdown's. It is easy to see why he was the teams' Captain. Of course he lettered in football, but also basketball and baseball.
Dwayne Harris was born September 16, 1987 in Atlanta, Georgia. He enjoys following basketball and credits his family, and his mother most of all, as the most influential people in his career. If he could spend one day with anyone it would be Jackie Robinson.
Dewayne is 6 ft tall and weighs in at 205 lbs. His fans say he is a exceptionally athletic, speedy, talented and a multi-purpose athlete. One fan says she can't wait to hang a poster of him in a Dallas Cowboys uniform on her bedroom wall.
It will be interesting in training camp to see who gets that number three wideout spot.
I am looking forward to seeing his amazing talent this pre-season and watch Harris compete with Ogletree for the job.
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Gay Cobb vividly remembers having no other choice but to ride in the back of the bus and the "colored only" signs at restaurants and stores.
And when she looks back on her life in the 1950s and 1960s she is humbled to see how far America has come as a nation.
"To be a part of that generation and to have observed the changes in America since then is just profoundly humbling," she said.
Cobb, a CEO of the Oakland Private Industry Council, also attended Dr. Martin Luther King's famous Washington D.C. speech.
The "I Have A Dream" speech for her brought about hope for the future.
"We were all in it," she said. "We could see our brothers and sisters in the south -- very, very brave young people who were willingly and did put their lives on the line. We felt this was the least we could do."
Looking back on her journey to hear Dr. King speak, Cobb said, "I think it's a very unusual experience I've had and I'm very grateful."
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On the Record / November 22, 2012
The Western New York Safety Conference elected the following new officers for the 2013 conference: president, Jamie Zawodzinski, Goodyear Tire and Rubber; vice president, Gerry Bogacz, Tonawanda Coke; treasurer, Brian Kelly, B.F.K. Associates; executive secretary, Paula Stuhler, Hagemeyer North America; and recording secretary, John Michalovic, Safety & Environmental. The conference will be held March 13 and 14 at the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel in Niagara Falls.
The New Directions Foundation, a charitable foundation whose mission is supporting New Directions Youth and Family Services, appointed Jeffrey C. Mendola director of Development. Most recently, Mendola was the director of development and external affairs for Mercy Flight Western New York since 2008. He is a University at Buffalo graduate.
The Bank of Castile promoted Patrick Weissend to assistant vice president, branch manager for the Medina Branch. Weissend has been with the bank for three years.
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Eric B. Grossman recently opened the Law Office of Eric B. Grossman at 5820 Main St. in Williamsville. Grossman, who has more than 27 years of experience, will continue to represent clients in personal injury cases. He earned his law degree from the University of Toledo College of Law.
Matty's Food Mart in the Woodlands Corporate Center in Wheatfield recently celebrated its grand opening. The new 4,000-square-foot convenience store, Sunoco gas station and Dunkin' Donuts are located at the entrance of the Woodlands Corporate Center East on Shawnee Road. The store is the first retail component of the mixed-use development owned and managed by Calamar.
SKF Aeroengine, Falconer, was awarded a $604,102 federal contract for cylindrical roller bearings for H-46 helicopters from the Defense Logistics Agency, Richmond, Va.
PCB Piezotronics, Depew, was awarded a $25,065 federal contract for three-inch prepolarized microphones from NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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Inventors: Dabney, Warren S. (Orchard Park); Frysz, Christine A. (Orchard Park); Stevenson, Robert A. (Canyon Country, Calif.); Brendel, Richard L. (Carson City, Nev.)
Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence)
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The need for study of the nexus between religion and politics has seldom been greater. Ignorance of religion and bias against it are rampant. Religious prejudice is used to stigmatize President Obama, a Christian, as a Muslim; and anti-Mormon prejudice threatens to reduce support for Mitt Romney among Republican evangelicals. The abuse of religion, even by those we should expect to be most solicitous for its integrity, is common. With alarming hyperbole, one bishop recently associated President Obama with Hitler and Stalin.
The issue of religion has forced itself into the presidential election campaign. During the long Republican primary campaign, no issue produced as much heat as the place of contraception in health care. Now, as the election campaigns shift into high gear, the U.S. bishops have announced "a fortnight of freedom" to challenge a multitude of court decisions, legislative initiatives and executive decisions by both state and federal governments as violations of religious liberty.
In light of these developments, we ask what should students in Catholic colleges and universities know about the role of religion in public life? What sort of religious literacy will prepare them to read today's headlines critically? Here are a few topics that schools might explore:
Religion's role in public life goes far deeper than politics. The churches, along with synagogues, mosques and temples, are "the first of [American] public institutions." They are the places where neighbors first examine local issues and learn to speak in public. Church volunteers are recruited for civic roles, poll watching, hosting blood drives or collecting disaster aid. Religious congregations sponsor schools, hospitals, clinics and retirement homes. All these belong to what the Catholic tradition used to call "society," the set of associations that are intermediate between politics and the market. For individuals, families and communities, society remains an alternative to and a bulwark against both big government and big business.
Over two millennia Christians have taken a variety of postures toward the state: from sectarian disengagement to the social gospel and from the imperial papacy to state churches. The current wave of conservative American evangelical politics followed long periods of political disengagement, but evangelicals are not uniformly conservative. The evangelical community includes liberals like Jim Wallis and moderates like Richard Cizek and Ron Sider. Contemporary Catholic social action stems from the church's engagement with the world begun at the Second Vatican Council. Today the American Catholic mosaic includes the Knights of Columbus and seamless-garment Catholics as well as Feminists for Life. Political stereotypes fail to reflect the complexity of attitudes toward politics even in one denomination.
Jefferson's metaphor of a "wall of separation" between church and state obscures the real-life interaction between religion and government. The Constitution forbids the establishment of any one religion, but it also guarantees the free exercise of religion to all its citizens; and within a wide margin of freedom, believers and their institutions interact daily with government. From chaplains to the houses of Congress and in the military services to contracts with humanitarian agencies, the U.S. government interacts with religious organizations all the time. Every year presidents and members of Congress participate in prayer and Communion breakfasts, just as judges and legislators attend Red Mass celebrations. Religious leaders lobby administration officials on immigration and refugee protection. They communicate with congressional committees drafting legislation on moral matters as different as marriage and arms control and on their institutional interests in education and health care.
Religion is not essentially violent and is often a force for peace. The history of organized religion from the Crusades to jihadism and the Jewish settler movement has included violent currents. But religion has also been the source of pacifist movements, including monasticism East and West, the Mennonites and Quakers, the Catholic Peace Fellowship and the Catholic Worker. Religious leaders, like Gandhi, Abdul Gaffar Khan and Martin Luther King, led history-making nonviolent movements. In meetings in Assisi, world religious leaders have gathered with Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI to reject religious violence and pray for peace. Religious groups like the Mennonite Central Committee, the Catholic Peacebuilding Network and the Community of Sant'Egidio are working to transform conflicts and reconcile one-time enemies.
Alumni of Catholic colleges and universities ought to understand the complex history of church-state relations, the contemporary realities of religion in society and the contributions of religion to the common good and world peace. So informed, they will be better able to participate in the recurring debate over the role of religion in public life.
There is nothing alarming or hyperbolic about a Bishop comparing Obama to Hitler or Stalin. Obama presides over a system which takes in excess of 1 million innocent lives each year, through abortion. Christians need to unite to oppose abortion because it is by several orders of magnitude more serious than any other political issue. The Jesuits need to overcome their ambivalence on this issue and stand up with the many Catholics who are doing their part. It is very easy to tell whether a candidate's position on abortion is consistent with that of the Church. It is much harder to tell whether a candidate's position on some other issue, such as poverty reduction, accords with Church teaching. While the Church teaches we are to be concerned for the poor, it does not make us experts on the economics of any particular program.
The "Wall between church and state" is illusionary. Each of us is informed by our religious (moral) convictions when we enter the public square to discuss, advocate or oppose laws, policies and positions. As one pastor noted when paying tribute to Martin Luther King, the operative honorific was "Reverend not doctor." So it is right and good for people of faith to participate in our nation's political life, mindful that we live in a democracy in which a particular church's religious convictions may not prevail and in which there are sharp disagreements among the various denominations regarding moral issues including abortion, birth control, the death penalty and social justice. When that happens, the respective churches may appropriately prevail upon their members to carry on.
I believe, however, that churches need to be very honest, acknowledging, for example, that many of their "charitable works" are actually revenue generators. Religiously affiliated "schools, hospitals, clinics and retirement homes" charge clients in the same manner as secular hospitals. So one may ask whether it is fair for what are essentially not-for-profit corporation to seek exemptions from insurance requirements and employment laws that enhance their ability to compete in the market place.


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Mayor Daley's Contributions
Mayor Richard M. Daley has become a fundraising juggernaut. In the eight weeks leading up to the Feb. 27 election, he collected more than $3 million in campaign cash, one of the reasons he is all but assured an easy victory. Using data filed by Mr. Daley's campaign committee with the Illinois State Board of Elections, Crain's created a searchable database of the Mayor's contributions going back to 1999.
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Campaign Disclosure
Unless indicated otherwise, contributions and aggregates are from August 25, 1999 to February 19, 2007, the dates available from the Campaign Disclosure site.
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Boat capsizes in Indonesia; dozens missing, 7 dead
KUPANG, Indonesia (AP) — A boat loaded with people in a Good Friday procession capsized in high waves off eastern Indonesia, leaving dozens of people missing and at least seven dead, police said.
Rescuers and fishermen saved 30 injured people who were rushed to a hospital, local police spokesman Lt. Col. Okto Riwu said. The fishing boat was designed to hold only 30 people but had more than 70 aboard.
It was participating in a Good Friday ceremony that involves parading a Virgin Mary statue at sea before the passengers headed into Larantuka town in East Nusatenggara province for prayers and processions.
With strong currents and high waves off Flores island, the boat began to tip and many people panicked. It sank shortly after a 2-meter (6.5-feet) wave crashed into it. The accident occurred close to the shore packed with hundreds of villagers watching the ceremony.
The rescuers were continuing to look for more survivors. The seven dead bodies pulled from the water included three children and a nun.
Boats and ferries are popular transportation in the vast Indonesian archipelago, and accidents due to overcrowding and poor safety standards are common.


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The Truman State women's basketball team attempts to remain unbeaten in the young season with a 5:30 p.m. game Wednesday against Rockhurst. The lady Bulldogs are an extremely talented team and I would encourage everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to see this team in action.
Following the women's game the men take the court as they try to get back on the winning track. You won't find many 1 and 3 teams better than the Truman State men's basketball team. If I had to use one word to describe the season for them thus far it would be frustration. Truman has not lost a game by more than five points, the ball simply hasn't bounced their way and they have struggled at the free throw line.
The Trumen State women's basketball team is not the only undefeated women's basketball team in Kirksville right now as the Kirksville lady Tigers began their 2012-2013 season with two straight victories this week against excellent competition at the Marshal Shoot Out. The lady Tigers return several players from last year's excellent team and should be a force to be reckoned with this year. Could a trip to the state tournament be in the cards this year? It's certainly possible.
The Truman State volleyball team begins what hopefully will be a successful NCAA Division II playoff run on Thursday against Southwest Minnesoty State. Truman State will need to play better than they played their last game which was a very disappointing loss in the first round of the MIAA playoffs a couple of weeks ago. However, this team has proved they can play volleyball at a very high level and hopefully they can once again.
So, Missouri Tigers football coach Gary Pinkel says he isn't planning on making any changes in the Tigers offense for next season. Does that mean they are going to go 5 and 7 again. They play pretty much the same schedule next year with the exception of playing one of the MS schools instead of Alabama so it might not hurt to consider changing a few things.
The Kansas City Chiefs are "a much better team than our record would eindicate". Really? I must admit I haven't seen any signs of that. The Chiefs know they "must improve offensively". Duh! What was your first clue? Defensively the Chiefs are pretty good but offensively the team stinks and is getting worse with each passing week.
Since I have been writing so faithfully about Metta World Peace's struggles his points total has seen a sharp increase and he is playing much more consistently. Because of this I have decided to never write about him again.
The NFL is still reviewing whether or not Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh intetionally kicked Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin. Schaub, who now sounds like Theordore from the Chipmunks, says he is pretty sure it was intentional. Schaub then walked bowleggedly away. NFL Commissioner Roger Godell said earlier in the week while squeezing his legs tightly together that there is no clear way to tell but they do not anticpate taking any dicplinary action against Suh. The fact that his last name is Suh is punishment enough.
We will be back on Friday with a look ahead to this weekend's sports action and whatever else comes our way. Please continue to support all the blogs on this site and leave any comments you may have.
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Thursday, February 25
How to Throw a Customized Birthday Part - Part 1
Sure it is a lot easier to hit the party store and buy a pre-prepared theme birthday party kit, but it is a lot more fun to make a party theme yourself. I admit I perused the internet looking for party hats and goodie bags that fit the bill for my daughter's 1st birthday, but nothing seemed quite right. Then I contacted a few Etsy vendors that specialized in custom party gear that didn't bother to write me back. Left with nowhere else to turn I decided to take matters into my own hands. Sure it was a whole lot of work, but the end result was exactly what I wanted. Today on I Love to Create we have part 1 of a 2 part series on how to create your own custom party decorations!
Every good party needs a theme and for this particular birthday I decided to work with Tallulah's middle name, Fawn. I started to go with cherries and powdered wigs since she shares a birthday with George Washington, but that seemed a bit obscure for a 1 year old. Fawns are perky and fun and more importantly between my mother and I we had a ton of them to decorate with. First things first I had a logo designed by Autumn Leah Designs. Doesn't everyone have birthday logos designed? From there all that was left to do was plaster the birthday logo on everything.
Is there anything cuter than kids in party hats I ask you? You might remember from my escapades making fabric covered crowns and pipe cleaner tiaras that I am a firm believer in the idea that a decorated head makes everything more festive. Making your own customized party hats is easy as pie with a little Collage Pauge, colorful pom poms, Tacky Glue, decorative trim and blank party hats available at the party store.
Those of you with an eye for detail might have noticed that I spelled Tallulah wrong with the blocks. I needed to steal an L what can I say. I also went to Home Depot and scored several feet of astroturf to cover all the tables with. I was going for a green grass feel with all my fawn and deer.
I ordered a whole slew of colorful resin fawns from Buzzard Brand. I made souvenir magnets for all the families that attended the party using various plastic cabochons, the fawns and Liquid Fusion Glue.
The little green baggies are filled with fawn shaped soap. Ordered the molds from Bake It Pretty and the soap supplies are Soapy Love.
Cupcake toppers make the party, I'm a firm believer in that. You might recall the set I made for my baby shower. It seemed only fitting that a year later I would make them for Tallulah's 1st birthday party. Using small wooden sticks, card stock, scalloped edge scissors and Acid Free Aleene's Tacky Glue I had a batch of colorful toppers in no time. I tweaked my original logo in photoshop to get the different color combinations and printed them out onto card stock paper.
I'm a bit notorious for taking a theme and running with it. I might have gone a little fawn crazy, you be the judge.
My amazingly talented sister Hope Perkins, who has a deer fetish of her own, did some creative window work for the party. The sliding glass door had a polka dotted fawn on one side and a gnome for the wee ones to pose in on the other.
After making a black cat banner at Halloween I caught a bit of banner fever. Using sticker letters, scalloped trim, cardstock, paper clips, hole punch, Aleene's Tacky Glue Glue Stick and hole reinforcers I made a custom Happy Birthday Tallulah banner that censored the Burt Reynolds picture that lives in my living room.
Remember this is a two part series. Tune in next Thursday for more birthday fawn, I mean fun. So what do you think did I go overboard? What kind of custom party decorations have you whipped up? I need to start planning for next year.
4 comments:
- Soapylove said...
Oh my gosh! This is beyond incredible. I wish I could see it in person!
I love the glass door idea. That is so cute and fun for any age party!
Your decorations are incredible. I'm so glad you were able to put the Soapylove supplies to good use again!
Happy Birthday Little Tallulah!
- February 26, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- Burnt Mill Candles and Soap said...
looks like a great party!!
- February 26, 2010 at 3:42 PM
- Jennifer Perkins - Naughty Secretary Club said...
Debbie one of my friends said she got home and her strawberry scented deer soap smelled so good she thought it was candy and bit right in. Bless her heart. I of course used your sparkles too.
Burnt Mill it was a fun party. Wore me out and broke the bank, but your kidlet only turns one once right?
- February 28, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- Kristin said...
Wow - so cute! I love the theme! I came over from One Pretty Thing when I spotted that deer logo. My sister is Autumn, and I knew the deer must be her design. You did a great job!
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Thea A. Wilkins, Bayer Crop Science Regents Professor at Texas Tech University, is the recipient of the 2006 Cotton Biotechnology Award. The announcement was made during the Cotton Improvement Conference of the National Cotton Council-coordinated 2007 Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
Wilkins, who received $2,000 in recognition of her efforts, is director of the TTU Center of Excellence in Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology. She was the first to discover the signal for vacuolar sorting and that effort has remained a research standard for over 15 years.
Her other efforts include the development of the standard method for RNA isolation in cotton and identification of candidate genes with critical roles in fiber elongation. Her pioneering work with cotton transformation, where specific genes are placed into cotton, has resulted in two issued and two pending patents.
James McD. Stewart, Altheimer Chair for Cotton Research at the University of Arkansas, detailed several notable contributions of Wilkins.
"She was the first to identify and characterize the cotton fiber transcriptome (the process of cotton fiber's development inside the boll); she developed a comprehensive genetic map of cotton and launched the first phase of the physical map; and she identified candidate genes in fiber elongation.
"Her contributions to cotton biotechnology research have been and continue to be groundbreaking. They have laid the foundation upon which current work and progress in cotton biotechnology is based," Stewart said.
Another nominator, Eric Hequet, associate director at the TTU International Textile Center, said, Wilkins' efforts "have begun to unravel the molecular basis of fiber quality.
"Her efforts to map genetic mutants (which have lead to a clearer understanding of how cotton fiber develops), to formulate a related developmental model, and advance developing cotton fibers as a single-celled genomics platform has provided the link between the genotype (the genetic makeup of cotton) and phenotype (what cotton can potentially look like in the field) in cotton.
"She is among the elite researchers in the field of cotton fiber research".
In addition to her biotechnology efforts, Wilkins has integrated research activities into formal classroom training in genetics and genomics.
She hosted training workshops and was an active participant in the University of California at Davis Partnership in Genomics Education Program and the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Young Scholars Program.
Since moving to TTU, she has been developing new curricula for graduate and undergraduate majors in genomics and bioinformatics. Wilkins also has two adjunct professorships at the Chinese Cotton Research Institute in Anyang City, China, and at Alabama A&M University.
Prior to joining TTU in 2006 Wilkins rose through the ranks at the University of California at Davis to become professor and director of the NSF Cotton Genome Center. She was also director of the UCD Cotton Functional Genomics Center beginning in 2002.
The Cotton Biotechnology Award, endowed by a gift from Norma Trolinder in 2000, has been presented to two previous researchers. It is given to a scientist for outstanding biotechnology research in cotton. The award committee is comprised of previous recipients and a representative from USDA, a private seed company, and a biotechnology company. The award winner was selected by this group in consultation with Trolinder.


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A dog was shot to death Wednesday in Flat Rock after it charged deputies and bit a passerby, police said.
A dog was shot to death Wednesday in Flat Rock after it charged deputies and bit a passerby, police said.
Animal Enforcement deputies with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to East Blue Ridge Road around 5 p.m. May 1 in response to a pit bull attack.
A caller told emergency communications that a man was walking down the street when he was bitten by the dog in an unprovoked attack. The caller said the man sustained three to six bites on both legs and was bleeding, and that the dog was still at large in the area.
A dog was heard barking in the 911 recording.
"As officers responded to the location to ensure that EMS and fire members could safely get to the area and treat the wounded victim, they exited their patrol vehicles and were met by the suspect canine charging at the them in an aggressive, threatening manner," said Major Frank Stout.
"Officers fired upon the pit bull just before it attacked them. Even wounded, the pit bull continued to advance on these officers aggressively and forced them to fire their weapons again to immediately stop the threat."
Stout said officers located the pit bull's owner and determined the animal was current on its rabies shots.
"The dog bite victim was transported, treated and released from Pardee Hospital," he added.
No criminal charges were filed against the owner, Stout said, but civil action may be taken by the victim against the dog's owner.
Residents in the area "spoke with officers on the scene and told them the dog had gotten loose in the past and their animals had been attacked. Other residents advised of a second pit bull at this location that was also known for aggressive behavior," Stout said.
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This article, entitled "Get Your Child to Clean Up," comes from Liz Hayes, MomsEveryday blogger from Central Wisconsin.
Kids are messy no matter what their age. If your child refuses to clean up after himself, you need to spring into action before it's too late. When a child learns to pick up after himself and clean up messes, he learns responsibility. This is a trait that will suit a child well as he grows.
Even small children can learn how to pick up after themselves. If they can take the block out of the bin, they can put it back. Make it a game. Have your child toss the soft toys into the toy chest like they're shooting basketballs into a hoop. If you have multiple children, see who can put the most toys away in two minutes.
Toddlers don't necessarily understand what it means to 'clean up.' Explain that after we read a book it goes back on the shelf or that when we're done putting the puzzle together it goes back in the box. Show them how it's done and invite them to help.
Certain chores can be done at certain times every day. Explain that before naptime we put away the toys, or that before bedtime we put our clothes in the hamper. When we spill water, it gets wiped up right away. Set a good example.
Write your child's name on a bin or toy chest and have them help you decorate it. You can even draw pictures of what is supposed to go inside. If they realize it's where their things go, they may develop some sense of ownership and be more willing to maintain it. While you're at it, make sure there's a place for everything to be put away.
While you're child grows into a teenager, getting him to clean can be extra challenging. It may be beneficial to ask him to divide his room into quadrants and tackle one at a time, or to start with cleaning up garbage and then moving on to putting away clothes. If he still refuses to clean up, put something on hold. For example, he can't use his cell phone until his laundry is done.
Whatever you do, do not clean his room for him. He'll then realize he can let his room turn into a hot mess and you'll eventually clean it up. And if nothing you do works and you can't stand the sight of his room, close the door.


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In 2013, Pope Francis had barely settled into his new Vatican living quarters when some enterprising journalist coined a phrase: "the Francis effect."
Over the course of the past year, that phrase has repeatedly resurfaced in the likes of The Boston Globe, The New York Times and The Economist, alluding to what some see as a renewed interest in the Catholic Church sparked by Pope Francis.
The evidence, however, suggests that the more apt phrase might be "the Francis moment."
This past spring, a Pew Research Center study concluded that no noticeable flood of conversions or reversions has followed Pope Francis' installation.
On the other hand, more than a third of all respondents indicated that the new Holy Father has favorably affected their view of the Catholic Church. A quarter of Protestants surveyed said the same.
Along with those numbers, the media attention showered on Francis has garnered the Catholic Church a steady stream of positive news coverage.
People are talking about the Church and her pope. They're paying attention to both, and many like what they see.
For Catholics, this moment — this "Francis moment" — presents an opportunity to engage people in deeper conversations about the Faith. It's an occasion for evangelization — at work, at school, even at the shopping mall. Or, at least, it can be, if Catholics seize the moment.
To that end, Our Sunday Visitor talked to some of the Church's leading experts on evangelization about how Catholics can more effectively (and confidently) talk to non-Catholics about Jesus Christ and his Church.
Emily Stimpson is an OSV contributing editor.
When it comes to evangelization, Catholics often believe nobody wants to hear about their relationship with God. But according to Sherry Weddell, author of "Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus" (OSV, $16.95) and co-director of the Catherine of Siena Institute, that's simply not the case.
"A quarter of all adults in this country are actively spiritually seeking or passively scanning the horizon, looking for alternatives," she said. "It's not rare. The more you look for opportunities, the more you'll find them."
Sometimes, those opportunities easily present themselves. A casual mention of God on an airplane can trigger a deeper conversation. A co-worker's recent good fortune can lead to a discussion about grace and blessing.
Good opportunities, however, don't always come in neatly wrapped packages. And if you wait for the perfect moment to broach the God question with your agnostic sister-in-law, you might wait forever. That's why Rob Corzine, vice president of programs and development at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, advises against such waiting.
"There is no perfect moment," he said. "Somebody who is in love or has a new grandbaby doesn't wait for the perfect moment to talk about those things. Neither should Catholics when it comes to the Faith. It should come up naturally, in the course of an ordinary conversation. Whatever time and place is good for a conversation is good for this conversation."
"But not every conversation," he cautioned. "Don't be that guy."
Before launching into the finer points of transubstantiation and the Trinity, it helps to have a relationship with the person to whom you're talking.
"A basic foundation of trust has to be in place," Weddell explained. "Even if they don't believe in God, they can still trust you. You can be that bridge."
That doesn't mean you have to know the person for 10 years before mentioning God. The person sitting next to you on your flight to Phoenix may be exactly the person with whom God wants you to share your faith. But it usually does mean you need to talk about other topics — baseball, children or what you do for work — before venturing onto more sacred ground.
Likewise, whether you've known someone for five minutes or five decades, you need to show genuine interest in them as a person, not just as an object for evangelization.
"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care," explained Terry Barber, founder of St. Joseph Communications and the author of "How to Share Your Faith With Anyone: A Practical Manual for Catholic Evangelization" (Ignatius, $14.95).
They also don't care what you say if your actions don't match your words.
"You have to walk the talk," Barber continued. "Smile. Show enthusiasm. Practice virtue. The greatest barrier to evangelization today is bad example."
People who think they already have all the answers about God, life and the meaning of everything generally aren't open to conversations about faith. No matter how beautiful, powerful and compelling the Church's answers to life's greatest questions might be, if someone isn't asking those questions, the Church's answers won't interest them.
So, what does a would-be evangelist do then?
"Help them ask questions," Corzine said. "The goal is to not give people answers until they have questions. If someone isn't asking questions, they're not ready to hear the answers that everybody needs."
Sometimes, he continued, "Your personal witness — a normal, fun, interesting person who takes their faith seriously — can become a question in someone's life."
Other times, more is required.
"The best way to arouse curiosity is to ask questions yourself," Weddell said. "Which, if you look through the Scriptures, is what Jesus did most of the time."
Those questions can range from the grand — "What does life mean?" "Why are we here?" "Does truth exist?" — to the more personal and prosaic — "Why do you believe what you believe?" "Where has God been in this decision-making process?" "How has God blessed you?"
"God desires every man, woman and child to come to know him and follow him as a disciple," said Curtis Martin, president of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). "You'll be surprised, once you start asking questions, where a conversation can go."
In the process of evangelization, asking questions isn't just a rhetorical device to get people asking questions of their own. It's the only way you, the evangelist, can know where to take a conversation.
"If you were designing a course on Catholicism, there would be a logical order or progression to the topics you addressed," Corzine said. "But when talking to individuals, the psychological order is more important than the logical order. If someone has a question, that's where you start. The piece of information that might be exactly what one person needs is the last thing you should say to another person. But you need to listen to know that."
"You want to scratch the itch," Barber added. "Some people have problems with the Church's teaching on Mary. Other people don't like purgatory. Or they struggle with belief in general. You want to address the topics that concern them the most."
Listening, however, doesn't only tell you what itch to scratch. It also tells you when to stop scratching.
"Our job is not to be pushy," Martin said. "It's not to force people to make decisions. That's when evangelization becomes proselytizing.
"If someone says they don't want to talk about a topic or they freeze up, then stop talking and love them in that moment."
In an age where much of the population thinks everything is relative, including truth, personal stories of grace and conversion are the best tools in an evangelist's toolbox.
"No one can argue with your story," Martin explained. "It pierces relativism."
Providing that story starts with knowing it. Weddell, Corzine, Barber and Martin all agree that every Catholic needs to know how to give a three-minute account of their conversion story — of how they met Jesus and came to love and follow him. Every Catholic also needs to have a few other stories at their disposal — stories about how God has worked in their life, blessed them and drawn them closer to him.
"People are looking for something lived — stories of answered prayer and experiences of the presence of God," Weddell said. "If we can tell those stories in natural, easy ways, people will remember them. They may not respond immediately, but they will tuck it away."
Besides personal stories, you also need to know Jesus' story. That includes both the overarching story of salvation history and a few individual Bible stories that speak to particular struggles or questions.
"Most people have to process who Jesus is, what he's done and what it means to them before they can make a decision," Weddell said. "Help them come in contact with that story. Give them the opportunity to wrestle with who he is."
Fruitful evangelization begins and ends with prayer. In some sense, it is a prayer.
"The goal of evangelization is a transformed heart," Corzine said. "And that is always the work of the Holy Spirit, not a human evangelist. We're just one beggar telling another beggar where we found some bread."
"Our goal is to cooperate with the Holy Spirit," he continued. "That's where the work is done. We need to do the sharing and address intellectual issues when they arise, but to start with the arguments gets it upside down."
To keep that truth in mind, Weddell recommends praying regularly for people at different stages in their spiritual journey and praying for what she calls "divine appointments."
"There are people out there that I don't know, but who God knows are ready, and I pray that God brings them to me," she explained. "When they come, you walk with them along the part of the journey that you can, then you trust them to God."
As for how much to pray, Corzine offers this rule of thumb: "Always talk to God about your friends and family more than you talk to your friends and family about God."
Coming up with excuses not to evangelize is easy — "It's not the right time"; "I'll say the wrong thing"; "Someone else could do this better."
But in the end, letting those excuses prevent us from sharing the Faith may be the biggest mistake Catholics make when it comes to evangelization.
"We are empowered and obliged by our baptism and confirmation to share the Good News in word and deed," Corzine said. "Too often, Catholics adopt the spirit of the age and think it's intolerant to want non-Catholics to come into the Church, or we let our own vanity and fears get in the way. But the Lord, in shocking ways, will make perfect use of whatever we've got, if we just give him the opportunity."
Added Martin, "Statistically speaking, the odds of us running into a person who is outside the Church or who left the Church, but who is going through a Francis moment is really high. Every journey begins with one step. Now is the perfect time to take it."
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MORAGA, Calif. – Paola Cos won her match at No. 5 singles, but it was not enough as the UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 win at the hands of St. Mary's College on Saturday afternoon.
The loss drops the Gauchos to 1-5 on the season with all five losses coming away from home.
Cos battled back from one set down to win her match against Catherine Leduc, 6-7, 6-3, 10-6. Gaucho senior Jordan Dockendorf narrowly missed defeating Carla Lindlar at No. 6, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6.
Playing at No. 4, freshman April Scatliffe battled hard but dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision to the Gaels' Anna Chkhikvishvili.
UCSB resumes action on Sunday morning when they travel to the City by the Bay to play the University of San Francisco in a match that will start at 11:00 a.m. The match against USF will be played at Golden Gate Park.
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- Catherine Isip/Elizabeth Searl (SM) def. Natalia Lozano/April Scatliffe(UCSB) 8-4.
- Jenny Jullien/Catherine Leduc (SM) def Jordan Dockendorf/Kiersten Meehan (UCSB) 8-3.
- Carla Lindlar/Jade Framton (SM) def Erica Cano/Sofia Novak (UCSB) 8-6.
- Catherine Isip (SM) def Natalia Lozano (UCSB) 6-3, 6-2.
- Jenny Jullien (SM) def Sofia Novak (UCSB) 6-2 6-0.
- Jade Framton (SM) def Kiersten Meehan (UCSB) 6-3, 6-2.
- Anna Chkhikvishvili (SM) def April Scatliffe (UCSB) 6-4, 6-2.
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BOSTON, Mass. – With less than three minutes left in the second overtime, sophomore Sam Cristoforo (Rockland, MA) was able to pick-up a loose ball in the box and place it to the right side of the goal to give women's soccer (7-4) a 2-1 non-conference win over Wentworth Institute of Technology (2-9) Monday evening at Sweeney Field.
To start off Monday's contest, junior Courtney Viera (Fall River, MA) broke the scoreless draw at the 28:04 on a chip shot that landed in the far right corner. Setting up what was the go-ahead goal was Little East Conference Rookie of the Week Krista Ledin (Bridgewater, MA).
On the night, the Beacons dominated play as they out-shot the Leopards 22-9. However, Wentworth was able to tie the game at 1-1 on an Ashley Cook goal in the 62nd minute. The goal ended a 377:19 scoreless draught for Wentworth.
UMass nearly ended the tie with two minutes left in the match, but the shot just missed wide-left as time continued to count down.
Both teams had chances to score in the first overtime. Cook fired a shot from 25 yards out that skipped off the wet turf. Keeper Dani Perkins (Murrieta, CA) made the stop just before the ball crossed the line. A little over two minutes later Ledin had a chance to give the Beacons the win, but junior Jess Gardner (Wilbraham, MA) managed to come up with the save.
Cristoforo's game winner came on a loose ball inside the box where she gained control and slipped a shot past Gardner.
Perkins made three saves while Gardner turned aside 12 shots. The Beacons held a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks, including 8-2 in the first half.
Women's soccer travels to Salve Regina on Wednesday for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference match.


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At the foot of West Vancouver's Dundarave Pier is one of the North Shore's most celebrated landmarks. Home of acclaimed West Coast cuisine and award-winning wines and conceived by renowned designer Elaine Thorsell, The Beachhouse Restaurant & Lounge provides the perfect setting for any occasion.
With a sophisticated dining room, heated beachside patio, vibrant lounge and private terraced room, each environment offers something unique for guests visiting this idyllic location. Whether it is time spent in the spring and summer on the beachside patio with spectacular views of Burrard Inlet or storm watching through the fall and winter from the comfort of your oceanfront table, this is a restaurant for any season.
Chef Jared Roffey uses only the freshest and finest ingredients to masterfully create seasonally focused menus, while working with our seafood purveyors to bring sustainable options to the table.
Paired to this distinctive cuisine, our award-winning wine list will delight the most refined palates. Whether it is an intimate date or a night out with friends and family, this is a wine list created for any occasion.
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As usual, never consider the following commentary associated with these photos as a formal interpretation of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Without criticizing anyone or any product, the following scenarios present us with serious safety questions.
All references are based on the 2005 NEC.
This is a problem I see all too often. How hard can it be to properly identify and label circuits? And who thinks cardboard is equivalent to a piece of metal when it comes to protection?
See 110.22, and the new 408.4, "Every circuit and circuit modification shall be legibly identified as to its clear, evident, and specific purpose or use. The identification shall include sufficient detail to allow each circuit to be distinguished from all others. The identification shall be included in a circuit directory that is located on the face or inside of the panel door in the case of a panelboard, and located at each switch on a switchboard."
As per 408.7, "Unused openings for circuit breakers and switches shall be closed using identified closures, or other approved means that provide protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the enclosure."
This arrangement might have looked good when it was first installed, but someone forgot to think about the environmental conditions in which they were placing this equipment.
As noted in a portion of 110.11, "Unless identified for use in the operating environment, no conductors or equipment shall be located in damp or wet locations; where exposed to gases, fumes, vapors, liquids, or other agents that have a deteriorating effect on the conductors or equipment; or where exposed to excessive temperatures. FPN No. 1: See 300.6 for protection against corrosion."
As per 300.6, "Raceways, cable trays, cable bus, auxiliary gutters, cable armor, boxes, cable sheathing, cabinets, elbows, couplings, fittings, supports, and support hardware shall be of materials suitable for the environment in which they are to be installed."
More specific requirements for the protection of ferrous metal equipment, as shown in this photo, are noted in 300.6(A) and 300.6(A)(3).
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Universal Robots has reinvented industrial robotics
Published on Dec 6, 2012
Universal Robots has reinvented industrial robotics with lightweight, flexible robot arms. Tasks previously thought impossible to automate due to cost and complexity, are now achievable with the user-friendly robots. The Danish-designed robot arms work separately or as dual arms demonstrated here with the UR5. In more than 45 countries, from the small machine shop to the large auto assembly line, Universal Robots optimize production, relieve employees from strenuous or monotonous tasks, and ensure quality control.
Palletizing: One UR10 tending two machines at Rea Automatdrejning in Denmark
Published on Dec 18, 2014
Why spend time moving the items from pallets up into a tray? Now you can set the entire pallet with items directly from the saw - and let the robot do the rest thanks to a Palletizer Application developed by our Danish distributor, KJV.
The machine shop Rea Automatdrejning in Denmark uses this new Palletizer Application. Placed in the middle between two Index V160 machines, one UR10 robot from Universal Robots handles the feeding of both machines. The items weigh 10 kilograms each, and the robot works night and day, and it reliefs the operators at Rea Automatdrejning from strenuous work.
Anuga FoodTec in Cologne, Germany: JEROS washing machine combined with a UR10 robot
Published on Mar 24, 2015
Universal Robots goes food industry! From March 24th - 27th, 2015, our German distribution partner M?ller Maschinentechnik is at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne with one of our robot applications. Visit the booth B077 in hall 10.1 and see this interesting application with UR10 feeding a washing machine from JEROS.
Case Study: UR10 packs vanilla cream at Orkla Foods in Sweden
Published on May 26, 2015
With a cage-free UR10 robot Orkla Foods automated a manual task in their plant in Kumla in Sweden. The UR10 robot paid itself back within only 6 months. Orkla is now looking into other automation possibilities in their food production where they can benefit from the collaborative robots UR3, UR5 and UR10 from Universal Robots.
Case study: Orkla automated packaging of vanilla cream. ROI: Only 6 months!
Published on Aug 19, 2015
UR10 helps food company Orkla Foods in Kumla streamline production and create operational stability in the packing of food in cartons. It proved very easy to implement and easy to teach the employees to handle and operate the robot. It works well in various networks of production machines, is easy to move and requires no extensive safety installations.
Automate almost anything: Collaborative robots are within your reach
Published on Aug 25, 2015
The founder of Universal Robots, Esben Ostergaard demonstrates the lightweight and flexible Universal Robots UR5 which lets you automate repetitive and dangerous tasks with payloads of up to 5 kg. Low-weight collaborative processes, such as: picking, placing and testing are all perfect for the UR5. With a working radius of up to 850mm, the UR5 puts everything within reach, freeing up your employees' time to add value to other stages of the production.
The Universal Robots UR5 is easy to program, offers fast set up, is collaborative and safe, and like our other collaborative robots, offers one of the fastest payback times in the industry. You can read more about the advantages of a UR robot on this page:
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Published on May 16, 2017
One of the world's largest manufacturers of bathroom accessories and auto parts, Xiamen Runner Industrial Corporation in China, has installed 64 UR cobots to upgrade the efficiency of the production process by establishing a highly-efficient, flexible, and reliable production line. The UR robots are installed in 10 different applications ranging from injection molding machine tending, gas testing and product assembly.


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Heads were likely to roll after the Yankees were eliminated from the postseason by the Tigers, but the opening odds were on Alex Rodriguez going first, not Joe Torre.
According to the New York Daily News, however, the popular Yankees manager will be fired unless he decides to resign first to save face. Sources told the newspaper that former Yankees player and manager Lou Piniella will be owner George Steinbrenner's choice to replace Torre.
After winning the World Series in four of his first five seasons, Torre has weathered many storms since then, but Saturday's 8-3 loss left him emotional as he pondered his future in the Bronx.
"We felt pretty good about ourselves," Torre told the Daily News. "But again, that's something for [general manager Brian Cashman] and I and other people to talk about. But right now, it's just ..." and choking back tears, he concluded "... it's just tough."
Cashman and most of the front office employees are expected to keep their jobs, the Daily News reported.
Several Yankees players told MLB.com that they would be surprised to see Torre go.
"That's pretty drastic," outfielder Johnny Damon was quoted as saying by the Web site. "Joe has been awesome. You never know what's going to happen, but I think Joe should be safe. For all he's done and had to put up with, he's been incredible."
Cashman dismissed the idea of either Torre or Rodriguez leaving, telling MLB.com, "Why wouldn't they be coming back? That's not something that I'm even thinking about."
Piniella has been rumored to be in contention for the open positions with the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs. He last managed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a fifth-place finish in 2005. Piniella began his managerial career with the Yankees in 1986. That team finished second in the AL East, the best result of his three seasons in the Bronx.
Piniella went on to win the World Series as skipper of the Cincinnati Reds in 1988, however. After three years with the Reds, he managed the Seattle Mariners from 1993-2002 and the Devil Rays for the next three seasons.
Torre has won more than 1,000 games as manager of the Yankees, but after beating the Mets in the 2000 World Series, the Yankees have fallen short of always high expectations despite having the highest payroll in baseball.
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One of the most disappointing things for me is to find out that my carefully considered opinion is suddenly shared by many other people. I guess I prefer to think of myself as unique.
I bought into the hype a little bit and started playing Rift during the "head-start" release, the second of three house-mates to begin playing. Congratulations Trion, on the 100% market-penetration of your title in my house, only the second MMO to do so.
It's been a long time since WoW was a big, scary, incomprehensible world to me, with 12 million players now exploring every crevasse and theorycrafting as much of the fun out as possible, and class designs which have had six years of "balance" patches sucking all the flavour out of them. This is what I was hoping to recapture with Rift; the flavour of a brand new world, with new and unique class mechanics and [hopefully] players which are not either jaded elitists or idiot socials.
But of course Rift lacks the six years of polish that WoW has, not to mention six years of my own polish in terms of a carefully crafted custom UI presenting me with information in the way that best suits me.
There is also the lack of any significant challenge. This can be easy to forgive given I'm at an early stage of the game, and few modern MMOs are challenging in solo play. But then when I reach anything which is challenging, I'm suddenly in a situation where I feel like I'm struggling with managing my UI as much as the mob my character is fighting. It doesn't help that the ability buttons themselves feel incredibly muddy and unresponsive. The ability queue is nice, but let me feel like I'm pressing the buttons when I press the buttons, please.
The significant other brought home the new Pokémon games last week and between that, WoW raiding four days a week and the sudden burst of enthusiasm I've found for my Outland-level Hunter alt I suddenly don't feel a lot of compulsion to play Rift.
What I see in Rift is potential. I have high expectations for the future of that game and and sincerely hope that it does well over the next few months as the developers refine it into something which can be a serious competitor with WoW, maybe not in terms of playerbase, but just in terms of competing with it for my own spare time.


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Spring Forum: The Many Faces of Philanthropy
The English Department is presenting its annual Spring Forum, "The Many Faces of Philanthropy,†on the following dates:
- Tuesday, April 16, BB&T Auditorium, North Campus, 1-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 17, S-002, Downtown Campus, 12-2 p.m.
Faculty, staff, students, administration, and the general public are invited to attend this free event.
Each forum will begin with a panel of esteemed instructors and members of the community speaking on issues related to service and philanthropy. A question and answer segment will follow. Audience members are invited to come and go as schedules permit. Instructors are encouraged to bring class sections.
Our panels include Susan Stern (History), Rachel Satzman (Anthropology), Shane Oakley (Philosophy), Beth Cherry (Philanthropist), Sonya Beachman (Nursing), Jeff Rose (former Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea), and moderators Gena McKinley (English) and Cheryl Saba (English).
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I was recently asked to be an assistant Den Mother in my son's Wolf Den in Cub Scouts. I am excited to be involved with him in this fun adventure, but I have to admit, learning the scouting "ropes" is like learning an entirely new language. I don't understand half of what they're talking about in meetings, but I'm hoping I'll learn quickly. ;)
We have a pretty large den- 10 boys now. With many of them just barely joining our den, we decided it would be a good idea to help them get their Bobcat right off in our Den. But, since not all of them need their Bobcat, we thought it would be fun to have a project all of them could take home- even the more 'seasoned' scouts in our den. This is what me made:
The boys seemed pretty happy with them, which is what really matters. :)
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Do Your Best Block
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Posted by Amy at Ameroonie Designs at 9:02 AM
Labels: blocks, cub scouts, den meeting ideas, paint, wood
3 comments:
- Kristie said...
I just pinned that.
What a great motto, and what a great thing to remember.
This just might become my word (words) for the year.
- January 26, 2012 at 12:37 PM
- Lorene (just Lu) said...
You are a saint. They were joking about putting me in Cub Scouts and I told them to please wait until my son was at least that age... then I will do my time! :)
- January 26, 2012 at 6:11 PM
- Gwen @ Gwenny Penny said...
Cute idea, Amy! Great project for the boys.
- January 29, 2012 at 10:05 PM
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|2004-09-05, 09:57
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Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
Funny to see this thread pop up... I've seen up to episode 30 today, so still got alot left to watch. At this point, it's still up in the air whether or not Eichi actually has a romantic interest in her. However, it's not something you would expect considering the age difference. Sure, little girls may have a crush, but teenage guys are generally not interested in them romantically. It's not really healthy if you think about it, but I have to admit I can imagine a certain ending that would make it possible. 22 episodes left before I find out if my thoughts are correct.
I have mixed feelings about Mitsuki, there are times where she annoys me because she's so naive but at other times I can't help but root for her. I suppose you can't blame her though because she's just 12 years old even if it's in a 16 your old body sometimes. One negative point about this anime to me is hearing the same song over and over, I've even plugged my ears a few times cause I was getting sick of it. I can understand if she's actually singing or if it's played on the radio or whatever, but they also put it in randomly, usually near the end of an episode, which makes no sense at all and only annoys me. Well, at least the 2nd song is out at this stage of the anime, so it's ok for now but I wonder how long it will be before I want to jab my eyes out again.
And a final note: was I the only one who hoped that Madoka would fall off a high building or get run over by a bus? Sure, she had some tough breaks and sure showbusiness can be brutal, but her relentless attempts to sabotage and discredit Full Moon were totally over the top and really got under my skin. I was glad it finally blew up in her face, although I still would have preferred a fatal accident. :P Anyway, I suppose it means the way her character was portrayed was excellent, I don't think I ever felt this strongly about an anime 'villain' before.
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|2004-09-05, 13:06
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Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
Good point, and it's true, I lack the patience to space it out. Watched 30 eps in 2 days or so. :P
When you watch it like this you tend to forget a series is normally aired only once a week or so.
Btw. I don't know what's in the manga, but assuming Madoka pulled the same stunts I somehow doubt I could ever feel sympathetic to her. There's no excuse for it imo. A few pranks is one thing, but systematically sabotaging and trying to ruin another's life is unforgivable.
|2004-09-05, 13:20
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The Madoka subplot, I think, is fairly important to the manga, so I won't spoil it (Even though I've practically spoilt every other subplot in this thread already. ^^;), but suffice it to say that she turns out to be a...well....a pityable person I suppose you could call her. And she *does* feel guilt for what she did.
|2004-09-05, 22:25
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Location: Toronto
The anime seemed to have put more emphasis on the 'evil' Madoka, and thus she gets more screentime. Unfortunately, that did make her character much less likable.
I think they should have at least give some details for Madoka's background, but guess the directors thought otherwise.
oh BTW... maybe it's just me, but does anyone also think that Jonathan's role in the anime was severely diminished? Makes me wonder why they even bothered to hire a VA for the character.
(In the manga Jonathan has a signifficant role, but in the anime he's almost reduced to a clown character.)
|2004-09-05, 22:42
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Time Warp/Future
Jonathan has a significant role in the manga? now that's some reason for me to find the manga I guess
Yup, after watching the anime I almost forgot that there's this character called Jonathan... he doesn't seem to have any role in any thing except floating around making funny sounds... XD
|2004-09-07, 10:20
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In contrary to some of the other people's opinion, i acutally found this anime extremely predictable. After watching a few episode, and each time a new "villian" is introduced, i said to myself "Heh, I bet the villians are all gonna turn good in the end." I also predicted the all happy ending, which i found really annoying, seems a bit too unrealistic.
A prediction i made that didnt come true was that Izumi-kun was acutally Echi-kun after he died, and became a shinigami. That would add another layer to the plot.. but it never happen
|2004-09-07, 20:28
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Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
Well finished the series now, the ending was fine by me. Sure, it was a bit cheesy since everything is magically fixed at the end but it didn't feel that unrealistic to me. I'm just a sucker for happy endings I guess. At this point, Madoka has redeemed herself in my eyes. Even Izumi didn't feel that 'bad' anymore, so I guess you're right about that Illumina. Funny how Madoka now finds out that Full Moon has a a fatal disease, that was something I thought she might find out about when she followed Ooshige resulting in a pretty bad guilt trip.
I wonder what would have happened if Izumi didn't cover for her when her transformation faded, that might have been interesting. As for what happens after the ending, I can only speculate that in a few years she could continue as Full Moon if she wanted to. Oh, and Meroko made for a very cute angel at the end, much better look than as a Shizigami. ^_^
|2004-09-07, 20:54
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The Last Visible Dog
Join Date: Aug 2004
I thought FMwS was a fairly mediocre anime with some really good episodes. It was just too cute for me. I really, really love "New Future" and I'm thankful they didn't overplay it like "Myself," which I didn't like in the first place.
It was pretty predictable, and there was a lot of filler, but I thought the ending was great. I called the Eichi twist in the first couple of episodes.
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|2004-09-08, 06:37
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Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
FMwS may be a bit overrated (#3 on animenfo seems too high), but I thought it was pretty good. Matter of taste I suppose, I can handle cuteness pretty well. Not sure if I will bother watching it again though, so that might lower its rating to me a bit. I didn't think it was that predictable, I really expected some sort of happy end with Eichi. In general the songs are good even if some were overplayed, I liked the last song at the end of the final episode but I'm not sure of the title (anyone know? part of the lyrics are "let's sing a song"). (EDIT: never mind, I found out it's the aforementioned New Future )
More random thoughts: At some point Wakaouji told Takuto to do a session again someday, I didn't think it that it wasn't going to happen since he was either going to be a ghost or forget everything. Guess I suck at predicting endings. Also, I didn't expect that many songs at the end, I thought she only knew 2 songs at that point. Would've been a pretty lame concert I suppose, so there were a couple more songs all of a sudden. Then again, producing only 2 songs in a year would've been pretty bad (even with Full Moon's obvious "complications").
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|2004-09-08, 21:30
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Wandering Typesetter
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Canada
Age: 30
Yeah...I finished the series a little while ago after i saw it near the Top 3 spots in Animenfo...
all i can say is that it is overrated... a hell alot of the episodes bored the crap out of me. like the previous person...it might have been a bit to 'cute'...but the music was nice When i heard eternal snow at the end, i was like in a trance
and the ending was a bit too perfect
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Winter white (off white, cream) is one of my favourite colour choices at this time of year. A bit of a fashion taboo (white? in the dark, dreary, wet, cold and sludgy winter I hear you say?) but whites are guaranteed to see you stand out in a sea of brown, black and grey.
Photos: The super talented William Williams.
When I returned to London last month I made a bee-line for Topshop to stock up on some staples whilst part of my wardrobe was shipped back to the UK. This open back dress in one of my favourite 'flippy' fit and flare styles screamed 'buy me' because of its potential for styling different ways. I've worn it with my Helmut Lang leather jacket, Wolford tights and knee-high boots; wrapped up underneath a chunky knit and with a colourful blazer*.
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Wearing: Open Back Flippy Tunic Dress from Topshop.
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WELLESLEY, Mass. - At the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) semifinals against #1 seeded Babson on Saturday morning, MIT men's soccer advanced in penalty kicks, 5-4, after finishing the double overtime period tied at 2-2. Junior Andrew Fijan (West Chester, Pa.) converted the decisive penalty kick to help the Engineers move on to the championship finals on Sunday at 1:00 p.m., where they will face Springfield to vie for the title.
MIT got off to a strong start when sophomore John Kramer (Glastonbury, Conn.) and freshman Sean Bingham (Garden City, N.Y.) scored a goal apiece three minutes apart, giving the Engineers a 2-0 lead just 16 minutes into the game. Kramer shot to the upper right corner of the net from about 15 yards away, while Bingham, who received a cross from fellow freshman Austin Freel (San Diego, Calif.), beat both the defender and the keeper to a loose ball and shot to the upper right corner, tallying his 14th goal of the season. By the 29th minute mark, however, Babson had tied the game up, scoring two goals in a ten minute span.
The Engineers outshot the Beavers, 12-7, in the first half. Keeper Jackson Klein made two saves while freshman goalie Jake Amereno (Commack, N.Y.) only had one save.
In the second period, both teams took far fewer shots, with Babson outshooting MIT this time, 5-4. Like during the first half, Klein made two saves and Amereno made one, leaving the score at 2-2 at the end of the half, forcing the game into overtime.
Both MIT and Babson took two shots apiece in the first overtime period. In the 96th minute, the Beavers had a great chance at a goal in the form of a shot fired by Eric Anderson, but Amereno made a tremendous save by diving to the right, keeping the score tied. The Engineers outshot the Beavers in the second ten minute period, 5-2, three of which were saved by Klein. Because neither team netted another goal and the score was still 2-2, the game went to penalty kicks. Freel, Bingham, sophomore Alex Dago (Chicago, Ill.) and senior Ben Lewis had already converted penalty kicks, as had Babson, leaving both teams with four. Fijan sent the ball flying to the lower left corner, ending the game with MIT advancing in PKs, 5-4.
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There was a time when the juvenile antics of star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his three pals from Queens, N.Y., satisfied as a fun, behind-the-scenes peek into Hollywood.
That ended about six seasons ago. As HBO's "Entourage" (9:30 p.m. July 24, HBO; ** stars out of 4) enters its eighth and final season, everyone says the boys are finally growing up. You wouldn't guess it from the three episodes sent for review.
Sure, Vince is out of rehab, telling a busty addict flirting with him as he leaves that "sober is sexy." He's got an idea for a movie about trapped miners (but not those guys in Chile) that manager Eric (Kevin Connolly), stepbrother Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon), buddy Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and anyone else who hears his pitch know is a loser.
But they don't tell Vince because they fear he may fall off the wagon. Instead, they throw him a party with fake booze, a bus full of hot chicks recruited from all kinds of Fill-in-the-blank Anonymous meetings and balloons.
You're right, it isn't funny.
Created by Doug Ellin and loosely based on the early career of Mark Wahlberg, who executive produces, the show still feels like it's coasting off the success of those super-charged early seasons. Throughout the series, no setback or perceived tragedy has threatened the charmed lives of these guys.
So I don't expect that rehab, or E's broken engagement, or Turtle's "forced retirement" or Drama's sparring with Andrew Dice Clay about their new show, "Johnny's Bananas" (now that's a show I'd like to see), is going to change the boys in the long run.
Even hyper (and mean) agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) only seems to have changed. I'm not convinced that Ari is devastated to be separated from his wife as much as I am that he's pining for the old days, when he could be an ass to her and everyone else without any consequences.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – The 15th-ranked UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team was able to steal a set from 10th-ranked Long Beach State, but in the end, the visiting Gauchos went down to defeat in four sets, 25-20, 28-30, 25-15, 25-20.
The Gauchos (4-8 overall, 2-6 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) were led by Miles Evans and Kevin Donohue who had 16 and 13 kills respectively. The 49ers (7-6 overall, 3-5 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) were led by Colten Echave who had 17 kills and five blocks.
Long Beach State pulled ahead midway through the first set en route to a 25-20 victory. It went-back-and-forth before the 49ers scored three unanswered points to go up, 14-11. After playing a sideout game, Long Beach went on a 5-0 run to open up a 21-15 lead. Long Beach State eventually took set point on a kill by freshman John La Rusch, and after UCSB fought off three set points, La Rusch ended it with his fifth kill.
The second set was another back-and-forth struggle with 24 tie scores and 11 lead changes. Neither team was able to pull away, but Long Beach claimed the first set point at 24-23 on a kill from Jeff Ornee. The 49ers held set point two more times before the Gauchos went up 29-28 on an Evans kill. UCSB's Weston Nielson and Ryan Thompson then put up a big double block on a back row attack by La Rusch to knot the match with the 30-28 win.
Santa Barbara fell behind 10-3 early in the third frame. Long Beach remained in the lead and grew the lead to 22-11 on a 5-1 spurt. Two kills by Echave finished off the Gauchos. The 49ers were on fire in the third set, hitting .485.
LBSU went on top, 11-8, early in the fourth set, but UCSB came storming back after a timeout to balance the score. After trading points, the 49ers took the lead for good at 13-12 on a double block by Brad Hemmerling and Ornee. LBSU would then use a 5-2 run to take a 22-18 lead. A kill from Hemmerling gave the 49ers set point before a double block closed it out at 25-20.
The Gauchos struggled offensively on the night, hitting just .138. Nielsen finished with a team-high five blocks while Thompson and Oliver Deutschman each had four. Donohue had 12 digs and Chad Kingi had 11.
UCSB returns to action when it travels to BYU for matches on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25. The rematches of last year's MPSF Tournament First Round contest will begin at 6:00 p.m (PST).