text:
Jessica Lane, Staff Writer, firstname.lastname@example.com
The Express-Star
The Grady County Commissioners could soon be making their decisions and projections from virtually anywhere.
IT Director, Russell Nichols reported that there were issues with the current software for the county barn inventory. A recent installation of new software corrupted old data which is vital to the program.
A company called Wolf-Tech has software costing $3,500 that would correct the problem as well as recover the old data.
Nichols said that a representative from ODOT said the data is compatible with the ODOT program. So far, Wolf-Tech has only charged for data, Nichols said.
Nichols said that the county is moving towards using apps on iPads instead of software on PCs.
The commissioners were concerned with the timeframe of the project, since collecting data had gone on nearly 10 years.
He couldn't put a definite timeframe on the project's completion, but that it could be ready in about a year. He said that the new app should be faster and more user friendly than the current software.
Commissioner Mike Lennier said that he was in favor of this project all along and hoped to be able to use the app soon.
The new software was approved. Nichols said that he hoped to get some representatives from Wolf-Tech to attend a commissioner's meeting in the near future to further explain the app.
Last month's sparks in the sky may have caused a spike in E911 calls. George Manning, E911 Coordinator reported that there were 2091 E911 calls. Manning said that the increase was likely due to the 4th of July holiday.
There were several contracts between the Grady County Sheriff's Department and other entities which were approved.
A new contract and lease agreement was made for the North Office for the Grady Sheriff's Department. The office is located next to the Bridgecreek Fire Protection District at no cost to the sheriff or the county, effective Sept. 1, 2013. This is pending approval by the district attorney.
The new contract for Canadian Valley Technology Center for the Deputy of the Grady County Sheriff's Department was approved, pending district attorney approval.
The Interlocal Cooperation agreement between Blanchard and Grady County was approved. The City of Blanchard had a surplus of five used vehicles, which were donated to the Grady County Sheriff's Department for use.
In other business:
• The Circuit Engineering District Auction Policies were approved.
• The two bids for county owned property (Lots 30, 31, 32 and 33 of Block 12 of Verden and Lots 34 and 35 of Block 12 of Verden) were approved.
• A request for bids was made for labor, material and equipment to replace the undercarriage for D6N Cat Dozer for District 1.
• A motion to accept bids on parking lot lights for the Grady County Fairgrounds from the Libra Electric Company of Oklahoma City at the cost of $42,250 was approved.
• No action was taken on the bids for the Scissor Lift for the Grady County Fairgrounds.
• The invoice of Pinnacle Consulting Management Group was approved.


text:
Sign in
Sign Up
lowest rate guarantee
Sapa, Bolod
Tawala Panglao
Barangay Tawala, Panglao Island
Easter A. Lim Drive, Brgy. Tawala
Great reasons to book with Agoda
Over 450,000 hotels worldwide – more added every day
Trusted by over 7,000,000 satisfied customers
Best Price Guarantee
7 million+ hotel reviews by agoda customers
With availability in over 47,000 cities worldwide
agoda special offers
including last minute offers(even same day!)free nightsfree upgrades!
Customer Support
3.37 Km.
3.44 Km.
3.58 Km.
Proximity to the beach.
Friendly staff, good rooms and...
3.72 Km.
3.81 Km.
organic food, quiet & peaceful...
3.82 Km.
accomodating staff, quality...
3.83 Km.
3.84 Km.
Peace and quiet
Close to...
3.86 Km.
The people are very very nice and...
3.94 Km.
3.97 Km.
its far from the shore and there...
4.03 Km.
Good value for money, friendly...
4.06 Km.
4.09 Km.
white sand beach, great location,...
4.16 Km.
4.17 Km.
4.18 Km.
Spacious, beachfront, close to a...
4.21 Km.
4.5 / 5
over 80,000 reviews
of users recommend us
Go To Top
All material herein © 2005 – 2014 Agoda Company Pte. Ltd., All Rights Reserved.
AGODA ® is a registered trademark of AGIP LLC, used under license by Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. Agoda is part of
You only need to reach Agoda in a smart way
Use any of our gorgeous mobile apps
Click on our email newsletters
Next time, I'll come in a smarter way and get better prices!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Posted Jun 24, 2014By
Rare Paraguayan peccary triplets born earlier this month at the Los Angeles Zoo. (Photos by Hans Gutknecht/Los Angeles Daily news)
A major water main break sent a geyser of water blasting through Sunset Boulevard north of the UCLA campus Tuesday,
Workers do final prep at the Ventura County Fair, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, for Wednesday's opening. The fair r
AbilityFirst's Paul Weston Work Center in Woodland Hills Tuesday, July 29, 2014. The center offers many busin
Members of the Los Angeles Police Protective League filled the Los Angeles City council chambers to ask for more mo
Monsoon lightning storms hit Baker to Needles CA.
Venice Beach, Monday, July 28, 2014. Nick Fagnano was killed by lightning strikes on Sunday while he was in the wat


text:
Last updated 7-16-2014
Depth ChartAZ Phil's Roster Info
ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION IN DECEMBER 2014 RULE 5 DRAFTGilberto Abreu, RHPGioskar Amaya, INFJohn Andreoli, OFDelbis Arcila, OFJose Arias, RHPJeffrey Baez, OFFrank Batista, RHPZach Cates, RHPHunter Cervenka, LHPPin-Chieh Chen, OFGerardo Concepcion, LHPWillson Contreras, CWes Darvill, INFTaylor Davis, CAlberto Diaz, LHPC. J. Edwards, RHPKevin Encarnacion, OFP. J. Francescon, RHPVictor Garcia, LHPDustin Geiger, INFAnthony Giansanti, OFJae-Hoon Ha, OFMarco Hernandez, INFMichael Jensen, RHPEric Jokisch, LHPAustin Kirk, LHPMatt Loosen, RHPRafael Lopez, CJeff Lorick, LHPBarret Loux, RHPDillon Maples, RHPAndrew McKirahan, LHPTrey McNutt, RHPAlberto Mineo, CYoanner Negrin, RHPCarlos Penalver, INFFelix Pena, RHPIvan Pineyro, RHPAustin Reed, RHPTayler Scott, RHPRock Shoulders, 1BRubi Silva, OFBrian Smith, LHPElliot Soto, INFAntonio Valerio, CYao-Lin Wang, RHPBen Wells, RHPTony Zych, RHP
Updated through 7/24/14
For failing to sign top overall pick Brady Aiken, the Houston Astros will get the 2nd pick in next year's draft on top of their regular pick.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Prepping for the first game of 2nd Round WBC play in San Diego on Sunday, Team Japan edged the Chicago Cubs 3-2 at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park on a cool & breezy Thursday afternoon in Mesa, AZ.
box score
Free online checking with Capital One
Definitely a first in my lifetime, this minor league thing.
I remember reading the Sporting News long ago and every year looking to see how their ONE good prospect was doing. Then he'd come up to the majors, back in the day when there was no Internet, and you'd see a huge hitch in his swing, ala Pat Bourque. No warnings from forum posters, nothing. Just this awful hitch, and you knew, right then, that the guy you'd been watching in the minor league stats sheets was going to bomb badly.
Bring 'em up!!!
Soler homers.
says he's being sent down to get a bit of a rest, won't report to Iowa immediately, Renteria thinks he'll be back in 10 days. We'll see...
Says Schlitter and Grimm may get the same treatment.
Russell and Baez both HR. Soler seems like he's a man on a mission.
...and then the 7th inning happened and this game sucks again.
these past 2 days of games vs STL has been great...tie game in the 6th
pinch hit HR by sureholds...first PH homer of the season for the cubs.
It's gotta be service time. If he stays down until September 1, it will probably delay his Super 2. If stays up he would definitely qualify after 2016. Considering how well he's pitched, it's a shitty move.
His era is under 1.00 ??!!
Discipline problem? Health problem? ML service time problem?
Very weird.
Former GM,Salty Saltwell throwing out today's first pitch. Az Phil tells some good Saltwell stories.
Sutcliffe throws a pitch too.
Back online...
Head scratcher, Neil Ramirez to Iowa for Blake Parker.
Peavy to sf for prospects
Pierzinski to cards, in today's lineup
Addison Russell with 2 HR (4 rbi) in the first two innings vs former Cub farmhand Mitch Atkins (Miss. Braves). Smokies lead 6-0
While this look is not predictive when looking at the Cubs and each team that met this criterion had its own unique competitive cycle, it indicates that the majority of teams in a similar situation to the Cubs have gone on to periods of success, most of them quickly
Szczur does lead pcl of'ers in assists...sam fuld II...
maybe we should worry that he isn't worried?
Watched Vizcaino warm up @ close range last night & he seemed very loose (the ManRam effect). When he came in he was throwing 96 but the first 2 hitters he faced singled...dunno the problem but his arm appears strong & he doesn't appear worried...
©The Cub Reporter 2014. The Cub Reporter is in no way affiliated with the Chicago National League Ballclub.


text:
School District Facts vs. Rumors
Editorial Comments
by Deborah Steele Hazen
"Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth. " - Will Rogers
Rumors are frustrating for a small town newspaper editor.
Why do we spend all this time going to long, tedious public meetings – usually attended by few others – and then spend hours writing articles about what our local school boards and city councils are really doing, if people just ignore the facts and believe what they read on facebook instead?
We do it because we believe it is very important that people know what their local government boards and councils are doing, and because we take very seriously the role of The Clatskanie Chief as the newspaper of record for the cities of Clatskanie and Rainier, the Clatskanie and Rainier school districts, the Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District, and other local taxing districts.
If a merger between the Clatskanie and Rainier school districts were being seriously considered, it would be the subject of major front page headlines in this newspaper.
That question – "is the ultimate goal to combine school districts?" – was the first question asked at a community forum called by Clatskanie Middle/High School (CMHS) principal Jeff Baughman last Tuesday, Nov. 20. Clearly, that was one of primary questions on the minds of many of the approximately 100 people who attended the meeting.
The answer is no.
And, we would emphasize more specifically, that it is neither the Rainier school board's nor the Rainier superintendent's goal to take over Clatskanie schools.
Frankly, we are sickened by the rumor-mongering and the slander which has targeted Michael Carter, Rainier's very capable superintendent.
We would guess that the "Rainier is trying to take over Clatskanie" nonsense got started – as many rumors do – with the twisting of one actual fact.
In February of 2011, shortly after former Clatskanie School District superintendent Ed Serra's retirement announcement, four of the five then members of the Clatskanie school board agreed to explore the feasibility of sharing a superintendent with Rainier as a cost-saving measure.
After being asked by Clatskanie school board members if he would consider it, Carter consulted the Rainier school board. They did consider it for a few days, then the Rainier board and superintendent informed the Clatskanie school board that they were not interested in pursuing the idea because they were concerned about the negative comments of one Clatskanie school board member, and in the Rainier board and superintendent's judgment the Clatskanie community would not accept the idea of sharing a superintendent. Based on this latest round of rumor-mongering they apparently were right.
So, that was it. That was the end of the idea. Rainier was never trying to take over Clatskanie.
All of this was reported on the front page of a couple of different editions of this newspaper in February of 2011. There has been continuing coverage of the effort to establish a "sharing" program under which students could take certain courses at the other school.
"A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way.
- John Tudor
Last week's community forum was supposed to be about the sharing program under which Clatskanie and Rainier high school students may go to the opposite school for two periods a day. The purpose of the program is to offer a wider range of elective classes – both advanced and vocational – to students of both districts. At the beginning of the meeting, Baughman explained that just since 2006, the CMHS staff has decreased by between five and eight teachers. The total number of classes, based on fewer teachers teaching six periods per day, has been reduced from over 90 to about 60.
To compensate for this, CMHS is offering online courses, dual enrollment programs with community colleges and the sharing program with Rainier which is in its second year, but hasn't been working well, primarily because of problems with transportation and scheduling.
A joint committee of school board members from Clatskanie and Rainier recently wrote a "directive," subsequently adopted by the separate boards, instructing the superintendents from both districts to work with their administrative teams and staff to find a way to make it work better. The respective superintendents have been asked to report back to their boards with a workable plan by February.
The entire directive, along with a lengthy statement on the problems with sharing from the teachers' union, and a statement from the school board that it is "open to exploring every possibility that has the potential to result in a rich and rigorous educational experience for our students," were printed in full in the Oct. 25th issue of this newspaper. The article containing those statements is on The Chief's website under the archives for that edition.
While he is working with the Rainier administration on the sharing program, Baughman called last week's meeting in an attempt to hear parents', students' and the community's concerns about the program, to inform them about the reasons behind it, and to listen to suggestions they might have.
As it turned out, rumor control took up quite a bit of the meeting – including a statement from Clatskanie superintendent Mary Mitchell that if she was being replaced by Carter (as rumor had it), it was news to her, and a statement by Carter that as much as he likes Clatskanie, he loves Rainier more, and he wouldn't become superintendent of Clatskanie or a combined Clatskanie/Rainier district "if you paid me twice as much."
"I don't want to take over your district," Carter stated emphatically. "I want to work with your district."
Is that clear now?
"Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell." - Shana Alexander
While it is clear that the sharing program is not yet working satisfactorily, there was quite a bit of support for the idea of giving students the opportunities for more electives expressed at the meeting.
As reported in more detail in the news story that begins on the front page of this issue, many of those in attendance seemed most upset about the recent announcement – via the school district's automated phone system and a note sent home with students – that beginning Monday, Nov. 26, the Clatskanie school buses would run 15 minutes earlier so that the 22 students going to Rainier for morning classes could get there on time. That decision was made by Mitchell without consultation with the school board.
And, that brings us to some comments that were made at last week's meeting regarding the perceived need for more "democracy" in the way the school district is run.
The school district is run in accordance with the principles of a representational democracy or a republic – as in other levels of government in the United States of America.
Clatskanie has a five member school board (Rainier's school board has seven members). Clatskanie's school board members are elected on an at-large basis for four year terms. As specified by state law, school board elections are held in the spring of odd-numbered years.
The terms of two current board members, Karen George and Janet Willey, expire next spring. The terms of the other three, Megan Evenson, Monty Akin and Michael Moravec, expire in 2015.
Any registered voters who live within the boundaries of the school district may run for the school board.
The Clatskanie school board regularly meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in room 107 at CMHS. The Rainier school board meets on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the district office board room. School board meetings are open to the public, and there is time set aside for public comments. Occasionally meetings are rescheduled because of holidays, etc. For instance, December's meeting of the Clatskanie board is set for Dec. 17.
All meetings of both the Clatskanie and Rainier school board are announced the week before in the legal notices of this newspaper, in the community calendar, and frequently also in news articles. The legal notices and community calendar and most news stories about the two school boards are posted online at www.clatskanie chiefnews.com.
The school board meetings and members and their contact information is also available on each district's website, www.csd.k12.or.us/ for Clatskanie and www.rainier.k12.or.us/ for Rainier.
In accordance with how our system of government works at other levels, the school boards set policy and hires and oversees the superintendent, who is then responsible for carrying out the policies set by the board, hiring other personnel, assembling the budget, running the district on a day-to-day basis, etc.
If you have a concern or a complaint the proper chain of command is – depending on the exact circumstances – to take it first to the teacher, or straight to the principal or special education director, then to the superintendent, and, finally, if a satisfactory resolution is not reached, to the school board.
But, the school board members are the public's representatives and concerned members of the public have every right to talk to them in or out of meetings. That is why their contact information is listed on the district's website at http://www.csd.k12.or.us, click on school board members. The numbers of Clatskanie school board members are also all listed in the phone book.
The school board is a completely volunteer position – they receive no compensation whatsoever, but they donate a great deal of time, and receive a lot of headaches.
While they were not consulted about last week's meeting or specifically invited to it, three of them were there. One of those who wasn't there had another previously-scheduled commitment and the other one was caring for an injured family member. The Clatskanie school board was also not consulted about the change in the time of bus runs.
Nevertheless, Clatskanie school board chair Megan Evenson did a good job of answering some of the questions at last week's meeting. She clearly stated that the board was not taking steps towards consolidation with Rainier. She reiterated that the purpose of sharing was to increase the opportunities for students.
Evenson pointed out that with the combination of more state mandates, higher personnel-related costs (including a $400,000 increase in Public Employee Retirement System costs for next year), fewer students bringing in less per student funding from the state, and state funding not expected to rise significantly, the district is continuing to struggle financially.
She mentioned what has been concerning those who have been paying attention to the signals coming out from the Department of Education, the governor's new education "czar," the Oregon School Boards Association, the Northwest Regional Education Service District, and others in Oregon's educational hierarchy. That concern is that the state is not particularly interested in what folks at last week's meeting described as the "different cultures" of the Clatskanie and Rainier school districts. The state is interested in test results, student opportunities and financial accountability.
Evenson told the crowd precisely what we have heard at school board meetings several times – that it is possible that the state might start forcing small, neighboring districts to consolidate, and that a successful sharing program would delay – not hasten – a consolidation that no one wants if we can avoid it and still offer our children a quality education.
The Clatskanie school board chair also said something that we found very sad and frustrating, and which brings us back to the starting point of this column.
Despite all of the false rumors and speculations that she had read recently on facebook, not one person – "zero" – had called Evenson, the democratically-elected school board chair, to ask her about their questions and concerns.
Comments are closed.


text:
What About Spot?
Spot offers one-way satellite messaging through private Globalstar satellites (findmespot.com). Messages are written and addressed online, before heading offshore, to multiple e-mail or text message recipients. When activated, the Spot device simply sends those messages along with its current GPS position. Most Spot devices include four buttons. The "SOS" button alerts Geos (geosalliance.com), a private company that initially fills the role of the U.S. Coast Guard's rescue coordination center to determine distress validity based on information in the Spot registration form. Geos then contacts the Coast Guard or appropriate rescue organization — including private rescue resources in countries where government rescue might not be ideal — and provides that agency with continuous position updates, registration information and any other assistance needed. The "help" button can be programmed to contact roadside assistance and TowBoatU.S. or e-mail and text trusted friends. The "OK" button sends a different message to a separate list of 10 contacts, and the "track" button drops a GPS position onto a Google Map every 10 minutes, available online for instant or future viewing. Spot can update Facebook and Twitter accounts. Some devices include a fifth button that sends yet another preset message, and the new Spot Connect pairs with a smartphone to allow 41-character type and text one-way messaging and social media updates.
Handheld AIS Rescue Beacons
The worldwide Automatic Identification System broadcasts information about a ship or boat — vessel name, position, speed and heading — over VHF radio frequencies. Nearby AIS-equipped vessels display this information right on their plotter screens. New in 2010, handheld AIS rescue beacons broadcast a unique distress signal along with their GPS coordinates. Any AIS-equipped vessel within about 10 miles will see the signal and respond immediately. AIS systems are required on most commercial vessels and are increasingly common on yachts. Look for this feature to be built into EPIRBs and PLBs within the next three years.
* * * * *
The U.S. Coast Guard is asking all boat owners and operators to help reduce fatalities, injuries, property damage, and associated healthcare costs related to recreational boating accidents by taking personal responsibility for their own safety and the safety of their passengers. Essential steps include: wearing a life jacket at all times and requiring passengers to do the same; never boating under the influence (BUI); successfully completing a boating safety course; and getting a Vessel Safety Check (VSC) annually from local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, United States Power Squadrons(r), or your state boating agency's Vessel Examiners. The U.S. Coast Guard reminds all boaters to "Boat Responsibly!" For more tips on boating safety, visit www.uscgboating.org.


text:
BCA Financial Services, an Investment Management firm created to provide smart investing solutions to it's clients in Hillsboro, Washington County, and our surrounding communities. Established in 1979, we have been assisting clients to manage their investment, insurance, and retirement planning needs by matching their financial goals with investment alternatives available in today's changing markets.We value our relationship with you and believe it is based on mutual trust and understanding. With our client's interest first, we provide planning advice consistent with the clients needs and objectives. We make a special effort to assure your relationship is positive and meets or exceeds your expectations and encourage you to ask questions as our relationship improves with the exchange of information and trust.
Our owners and planners are all Certified Financial Planners® and have assisted our clients through a wide variety of market conditions. We have the experience to provide sound council to our clients in both good times and trying times. However, you should always remember that the markets are uncertain and past performance does not guarantee future results. We provide both fee-based and commission-based financial services. 4660 NE Belknap Court Suite 217
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
(503) 640-6229
Investment products and services available only to states where our registered repsentatives are licenced. In the event that we are not licensed in your state we can becom licensed upon request. Currently the regestered representatives in our office are licenced in the states of: Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Idaho (ID), Florida (FL) Illinois (IL), Missouri (MO), Nevada (NV), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Oregon (OR), South Dakota (SD),Texas (TX),Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), and Wyoming (WY).ASecurities and Advisory Services offered through KMS Financial Services, Inc. A registered broker/dealer. MemberFINRA & SIPC. broker/dealer, investment advisor, BD agent or IA rep may only transact business in a particular state after licensure or satisfying qualifications requirements of that state, or only if they are excluded or exempted from the state's broker/dealer, investment adviser, or BD agent or IA rep requirements, as the case may be; and follow-up, individualized responses to consumers in a particular state by broker/dealer, investment adviser, BD agent or IA rep that involve either the effecting or attempting to effect transactions in securities or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, as the case may be, shall not be made without first complying with the state's broker/dealer, investment adviser, BD agent or IA rep requirements, or pursuant to an applicable state exemption or exclusion. For information concerning the licensure status or disciplinary history of a broker/dealer, investment adviser, BD agent or IA rep, a consumer should contact his or her stated securities law administrator."


text:
July 29, 2014
Back to All Networks 1/7/08 - 1/13/08
Craig T. Matthew / NBC
TV Squad Hot Topics
Most Popular Articles
From Our Partners
- 'The Quest' Premiere Episode Photos
- The Final Rose: Josh and Andi's Fairytale Journey on 'The Bachelorette'
- 'The Bachelorette' Season 10 Finale Photos: The Final Rose
- Maksim Chmerkovskiy Is Done with 'Dancing with the Stars'
- 'The Bachelorette': Did Nick Go Too Far After Being Rejected?
- More From BuddyTV
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 2 Poster Promises Same Shift on a Different Day — Plus: An 'Artsy' Photo Shoot Video
- Will iZombie 'Out-Gore' Walking Dead? Is Veronica Mars Crossover Inevitable?
- Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams on Lady Stoneheart, 'Snobby' Book Readers and Her New Movie Heatstroke
- Sons of Anarchy Video: The Naked Truth Behind Charlie Hunnam's Surprising Comic-Con No-Show
- TVLine Items: Blacklist Adds Foe for Red, a White Collar Return and More
- More From TVLine


text:
Find an Internship or Volunteer in Mililani, Hawaii ( HI )
If you're looking for internships or volunteer work in Mililani, Hawaii or even to get a summer job, you've come to the right place! With over 30,000 around the county, chances are that GrooveJob.com has the right job for you and wants to be your only source for finding internships and volunteer positions in Mililani, Hawaii.
We've got plenty of intern and volunteer work in Mililani, Hawaii. Check out the list of employers below who have positions in Mililani. Remember to check back with Groovejob.com on a regular basis. We add new internships and volunteer jobs listings to our database every week, so you'll find new opportunities every time you check back with us.
|Browse by Employer (Click On Logos)
|Click for Intern or Volunteer at INROADS
Jobs by Title
Human Resources Intern - Make $40/Hr in Fares as an UberX Driver
Uber is looking for drivers who know the local area and can get our community of riders around safely and quickly You ve got a clean record...
Honolulu, HI
College Intern
**College Intern ** This PAID internship offers hands-on experience in a wholesale/retail work environment and can lead to career...
Honolulu, HI
Project Engineer - Intern
Job Summary We are seeking a Project Engineer - Summer Intern to join our Ledcor Building team in San Diego, CA. This individual, under...
Honolulu, HI
Test Engineer Intern
## Description This is an internship position for the Network Test Lab of HP Networking R&D organization in Costa Rica. You will...
Heeia, HI
Panda Express - Restaurant Manager Internship - Hawaii
…leaders that have the interest and ability to grow with us. The Panda Internship Program for Restaurant Operations is designed to give...
Aiea, HI
Wireless Embedded Software Internship
…Administration *Primary Location:* Costa Rica-Costa Rica-Heredia *Schedule:* Full-time *Job Type:* Internship *Shift:* Day Job...
Heeia, HI
AERS Advisory Consultant - Business Risk/Technology Risk ( Intern )- Honolulu (Fall 2014)
…complexity of issues such as performance, privacy, risk, controls, and data analysis. ** Internship Program** The Deloitte & Touche...
Honolulu, HI
Public Relations Intern
This is a social media/PR internship for an online fashion boutique, a perfect opportunity for anyone starting out in the industry....
Haleiwa, HI
Project Engineer - Intern
Job Summary We are seeking a Project Engineer - Summer Intern to join our Ledcor Building team in San Diego, CA. This individual, under...
Honolulu, HI
Sales Operations Intern ( Job Number: 268745 )
…Provides leadership to a team committed to achieving specified goals of a project. Provides high quality and cost effective project...
Honolulu, HI
Audit Intern ( Honolulu_HI)
Audit Internship Positions Job # CR004 KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.kpmg.com/us), is the US member firm of KPMG...
Honolulu, HI
College Intern
College Intern This PAID internship offers hands-on experience in a wholesale/retail work environment and can lead to career...
Honolulu, HI
Python Intern (Paid)
Juju is looking for a Paid Intern with a strong knowledge of Python. Initial responsibilities will be writing and maintaining XML...
Branding & Design Internship
…participating in the Disney College Program, Disney Culinary Program or Disney Professional Internship Program in order to qualify for...
Honolulu, HI
Marketing/Advertising Internship
…Meet other physically and socially active adults! Ideal for people who may have recently moved to the area or just looking for a reason...
Honolulu, HI
Community Store Management Internship
…is different, and how far you go is up to you. Our step-by-step Community Management Internship Program equips you to become a...
|<< First < Previous 1 Next > Last >>


text:
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied through a recruiter and the process took 6 weeks - interviewed at Intel Corporation in May 2009.
Interview Details – One day- onsite
Presentation of graduate level work ; followed by many one to one interviews and dinner with 2 interviewers
Interview Question – TEchnically detailed questions related to thesis ; Derive solution for a problem Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied through other source and the process took 2 days - interviewed at Intel Corporation in March 2012.
Interview Details – Interview process for a RCG with PhD in Mechanical Engineering:
The process started with two initial phone interviews on consecutive days. The interviews were mostly behavioral. I was asked to give a brief summary of what I had done for my PhD. Not much technical stuff beyond that. The description provided about the work at Intel was very good. I was notified about being selected for the onsite interview almost immediately after the 2nd phone interview (within 12 hrs).
The onsite interview was scheduled two weeks after the phone interview. It had to be rescheduled because of scheduling conflicts and prior commitments from my side. It was rescheduled almost immediately after I said I can't make it on the day I was originally scheduled for.
The onsite interview starts early in the morning with a briefing of the organizational structure and employee benefits. The benefits are very, very good and it was a bit difficult to not let them get into your head. To be honest, I wasn't paying attention to most of them as I was thinking of what laid ahead of me for the rest of the day. Yes, I am referring to the interviews.
It started with an hour long presentation. I was very impressed with their questions. I have presented my work at numerous leading conferences previously, but the questions Intel employees asked me showed that they truly are among the best and the brightest. No one asked me any question just for the sake of questioning and/or just because I was getting interviewed. The questions were very legitimate.
The presentation was followed by 1:1, 30-minute interviews with seven or eight people. Towards the end of the day, I was sort of losing count of how many people interviewed me. All the interviews were behavioral with an occasional technical chat, especially with reference to my presentation. Standard "Tell me about a time ...." questions. I was expecting those but I didn't expect all the interviews to only feature such questions. In addition, some questions were worded differently but repeated. Half way through the process, they take you for lunch. You sit with other members of the group. It's a very relaxing experience and I enjoyed it a lot. Post lunch, the interviews continued and went till about 4:00 PM. The last interview I had was with the senior most manager of the group and it was more like a chit-chat than an interview. Based on the whole experience, I would just say that if you can have a smile on your face after answering the same basic 5 or 6 questions (worded differently and transformed into about 30) over and over again, you should be fine. I think they just test your attitude towards work and working in a team, your composure and your overall personality. The people are very friendly. Some of them were very good at maintaining a "poker face", though.
Less than a week after my interview, the hiring manager asked me for references and it took them an additional week or so to extend me an offer. Once the hiring manager makes his/her decision, a staffing consultant contacts you and reviews the offer with you.
Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the process. The planning, organization, communication...everything was very, very good. The travel arrangements were immaculate. I think, each step of the process, even the call with the travel department, makes you want to work for Intel more than you have ever wanted.
Negotiation Details – I don't think there was a need to negotiate. Maybe there is for other positions.
Accepted Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
I applied through an employee referral - interviewed at Intel Corporation in August 2012.
Interview Details – After submitting the online application, I was contacted via email for a phone interview. The phone interview was scheduled a week after the email and was done by one of the group members with whom I would be working with. It appears that they delegated out this task among their group members to get the initial group of candidates they want to bring in. There were technical and behavior questions in the phone interview.
Two weeks after the phone interview, I was brought in for an on-site interview. The group brought in was much smaller than I expected, and I think this may be a variance that depends on the group and the manager who is doing the hiring. In any case, all the group members, including the manager, had a chance to interview each of us alone. The questions were of similar quality to the phone interview, but they were more in depth as they could draw diagrams and look you in the eye.
Overall it was a good experience and felt like a fair process. Remember to get plenty of sleep and don't stress out too much about it, but also don't forget to review the knowledge you listed on your resume, as well as the knowledge required for the job description.
Interview Question – I was expecting to be quizzed on the knowledge required for the job, rather than what I had listed on my resume. So I completely embarrassed myself over the simple question: "How does a MOSFET work?" Answer Question
No Offer
Neutral Experience
Average Interview
I applied through college or university and the process took 3 weeks - interviewed at Intel Corporation in May 2010.
Interview Details – Interviewed through campus career services, 1:1. Interview was simple, mostly behavioral questions and questions regarding preference to relocate etc. After 3 weeks, had a phone interview with a panel of interviewees. Questions were mostly technical and electrical engineering related.
Interview Question – Your PhD work and thesis has nothing to do with Intel. Why do you want to work here? Answer Question
At Intel, we're not just about work, we're also about fun! Join us, have fun playing the new Intel ChipMan game As the world leader in silicon innovation, Intel develops technologies, products and initiatives to… — Full Overview
Provided by employer [?]
This is the employer's chance to tell you why you should work for them. The information provided is from their perspective.
Would you like us to review something? Please describe the problem with this {0} and we will look into it.
Your feedback has been sent to the team and we'll look into it.
We're sorry but your feedback didn't make it to the team. Your input is valuable to us – would you mind trying again?
The difficulty rating is the average interview difficulty rating across all interview candidates.
The interview experience is the percentage of all interview candidates that said their interview experience was positive, neutral, or negative.
Your response will be removed from the review – this cannot be undone.
Copyright © 2008–2014, Glassdoor. All Rights Reserved. Your use of this service is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy & Cookies Policy. Safe Harbor Notice. Glassdoor ® is a registered trademark of Glassdoor, Inc.
Simply post an anonymous review for a recent interview experience or current/former employer. Your post is anonymous – and if you're worried someone will be able to identify your review, you can even post without telling us your job title and location. Learn More.
No thanks – I'll just look around
Everything you view and do on Glassdoor is private


text:
by Ty Phillips
Before you get all huffy on me because of the title, let me make something perfectly clear. When I say it takes a man, it's simply a figure of speech. I am male so I typically write in the masculine form and find it tedious to continually write in the politically correct generic or the his/her he/she. If you have an issue with this article already, you should just stop reading now because pissing people off is typically what I do best.
Gorilla Pit is known for one thing above all others; Our mentality. We train hard, regardless of the sport, regardless if you are a man or woman, you can pretty much expect to have the crap kicked out of you any time you come to train. It is not uncommon to see both men and women puking and crying while I stand there yelling, cursing and pushing them to their breaking point and beyond. You are not going to get the "good job buddy" or "way to go girl" here. If you don't push, leave and if you do push, next time I will make you push harder.
It's not because we like being dicks, well...anyway, it's because we like to see you reach your potential. This is where being a man comes into play - not specifically being male, but just maning up. Having guts, perseverance, fortitude and a killer attitude. I work with one of the top female athletes in the world, and though she may not be as strong as a 300lb man physically, I would stake my reputation on the fact that she can out man 99% of them any day of the week.
So what am I getting at? I'm not saying that you have to train here with me to be a winner, I'm not saying I am the best coach in the world...what I am saying is, attitude is everything. I don't care where you train, I care HOW you train. Whether you are in your basement or some globo gym full of ego bloated morons with bleached hair and pecker sized veins, get your attitude right and be the best you can be. Once you are, then you can start training for real and be even better.
Having a winning attitude means you also seek out training partners that are better than you, stronger than you and smarter than you. Training with semi motivated, semi educated turds isn't gonna get you very far. You have no reason to push, grow or learn. You will stagnate and be a medium fish in a small pond who thinks he's the ****. News flash, you're not! Pull up your big boy panties, make the drive to the best place around you, seek the advice of the strong, educate yourself and then, the process begins! The road to being great is won and lost, in your head.
The choice is yours. No matter what the politically correct, half assed everyone is a winner slogan tells you, it's not true. Not everyone is a winner. Truth is, most are losers. Winning takes guts...it takes being a man!
Ty Phillips is the mastermind behind the training phenomenon that is Gorilla Pit. An evolutionary psychology major, strongman, powerlifter and all around athlete. Ty has spent more than 20 years in martial arts, yoga, strength training and coaching.
Ty loves long walks on the beach with his dog 7, eating stray children and scaring no stray children by telling them he is the monster that lives under their bed.
You can find more about the Gorilla Pit facility, seminars and products at their website - www.gorilla-pit.com
This exclusive article (and others) can be found in the latest Wannabebig Serious About Muscle Newsletter - November 3rd, 2010
You can sign up here - Wannabebig Newsletter Sign Up
Last edited by Joe Black; 11-03-2010 at 09:33 AM.
AtLarge Nutrition Supplements Get the best supplements and help support Wannabebig!
Hypertrophy Cluster Training - HCT-12 - If you want big gains in size and strength, huge decreases in body fat, or both - check out HCT-12.
Can I have some lean muscle & strength please? My Training Journal
excellent article... that is how we roll at The Pit. Nobody training here gets off easy.
Ashman Strength


text:
It's almost winter in Minnesota, and no one in the community should be without a coat.
WeCAN (Western Communities Action Network)—a local community service organization—invites area residents to donate coats that are clean and in good condition. Boots and snow pants will also be gratefully accepted.
Children, teen, and adult sizes are needed.
WeCAN is a Minnesota non-profit providing basic human services to individuals and families in the Greenfield, Independence, Loretto, Maple Plain, Minnetonka Beach, Minnetrista, Mound, Rockford, Spring Park, St. Bonifacious, Tonka Bay and Orono communities.
WeCAN is all about helping neighbors. Through providing emergency assistance, job search assistance, Meals On Wheels and housing advocacy, WeCAN is dedicated to enabling people with low-income achieve greater self-sufficiency.
Coats and other winter gear can be dropped off between Friday, Oct. 12, and Monday, Oct. 29, at a number of locations (businesses, churches, schools) in the WeCAN service area.
Look for these containers at the following local locations:
- Bethel Methodist
- Crow River Bank
- Christopher Banks
- Culvers in Navarre
- Freshwater Church
- Gillespie Center
- Good Shepard
- Grandview Middle School
- Hilltop School
- Jubilee
- Mt. Olive Lutheran
- Mound Westonka High School
- Minnetonka Mud
- Our Lady of the Lakes Church
- River Valley Church
- Shirley Hills School
- St. John's Lutheran
- St. Martin's by the Lake
- WeCAN Office
Those who need a winter coat, are invited to come to WeCAN on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 2 a.m.–7 p.m. or Thursday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
For additional information please contact the WeCAN office 952-472-0742 (Lisa Floeter)
or visit www.wecan-help.org


text:
A new article on NJ Spotlight.com says New Jersey's controversial Anti-Bullying Law has run out of money.
The ground-breaking law, considered one of the toughest in the country for its strict rules to investigate and closely track accusations of bullying, has drawn criticism this year for being an
Though $1 million was awarded last week to more than 370 districts, the grants were essentially a fifth of what each district requested, according to the article.
Still, the state specialists in the state Department of Education to help conduct staff training, and a spokesman did not rule out the possibility that additional funds would be awarded in the future.
"We are working to identify resources available to districts and schools to support their work in implementing the law," said Justin Barra, the department's communications director.
He said the new task force, made up of members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders, would have its first meeting on July 26.
To read more on this story, click on NJ Spotlight.com.


text:
News and Talk
Classical Music
Intersection | Florida's Redistricting Fight and Orlando's Hurricane Preparations
May 27, 2014 | WMFE, Orlando - The battle to control the congressional districts of Florida continues in the courtroom this week. The 2012 redistricting efforts - led by Republican lawmakers - is being challenged by democrat-leaning groups.
To make sense of the lawsuit and what the potential outcomes may be, 90.7's Matthew Peddie speaks with University of Central Florida Professor of Political Science Aubrey Jewett.
Also, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association is predicting a quietl hurricane season. For the past 8 years, Florida hasn't received a major storm. Despite the forecast, Emergency management officials aren't letting up on preparation.
Matthew Peddie speaks with the City of Orlando's Emergency Manager Manny Soto on the city's efforts to prepare for hurricane season.


text:
Cottleville Haunted Hayride Needs Volunteers
Cottleville Firefighter Community Outreach is looking for more than 50 volunteers ages 18 and older to help with a haunted hayride from 5-11 p.m. Sat. Oct. 27. The CFCO engages in community projects like getting an adaptive playground equipment for children. This Haunted Hayride is a fundraiser for the group. Volunteers are needed to help out with the hayride. Costumes, food and drink will be provided. There are additional volunteer opportunities outside of the haunted hayride as well. Email Jen Spellazza at firstname.lastname@example.com with contact information, email, phone number and time for a phone conversation.
Help With Act II Community Theater
Act II Community Theatre is looking for volunteers during the weekend of Oct. 13 and 14 and Oct. 20 and 21. Volunteers are needed for the run of Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street. We need volunteers for Box Office, Concessions, and Ushering. We are asking ushers at this time to wear black pants and white shirts to distinguish you to our audience members. You will also be given a name tag to indicate you are an Act Two Volunteer. Contact volunteer coordinator Terri Violet at email@example.com or 636-734-1883.
Volunteer With Friends of Imperial Crown Pet Cemetery
The Friends of Imperial Crown Pet Cemetery in Florissant is in need of volunteers. The not for profit organization is preparing to install a pathway to new property that was just purchased along with starting a new memory flower garden. The organization also hosts clean-up days in November and places of poinsettias on the graves in December. If interested, call 314-921-5032.
South County Senior Rescue Center
Deliver meals to homebound senior citizens in the Lemay, Mehlville/Oakville areas. Delivery schedule 10:30 to noon. Mileage reimbursement available. Help us provide a daily hot meal to seniors in need and be that friendly visitor who brightens their day. Contact Sue Richmeyer at 314-631-8698 or firstname.lastname@example.com to volunteer.
Cooking for Comfort Class Assistant
Help others find the joy of cooking by helping with a cooking class at St. Louis Arc in Creve Coeur area. Help people with developmental disabilities as they learn cooking skills. The instructor will teach a range of recipes. Volunteers will help with the cooking tasks.
Community Loving Care Hospice Seeks Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to sit with people in hospice care center in Wentzville and provide companionship. Volunteers would have to do a background check. Volunteers can help with running errands, cooking or baking, sewing, reading, and sitting with our patients one on one. If you would like to become a part of the team, please contact Tracy Galloway at 636-639-6280.
If your group needs volunteers, email Patch editor Kalen Ponche at firstname.lastname@example.com for inclusion in our weekly volunteer round up article. Or post the opportunity in our announcements section.


text:
Niagara Gazette
Niagara Gazette — Niagara University's women's soccer team earned some precious points Wednesday evening in the Battle of the Bridge rivalry series with its 1-0 win over Canisius College at Niagara Field.
Danielle Kennedy scored the game's only goal, as Claire Feiertag stopped seven shots by the Golden Griffins to earn the shutout.
With the victory, the Purple Eagles improved to 3-9-0 overall and 2-2-0 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play, while the Golden Griffins drop to 3-8-1 on the year and 1-2-0 in the MAAC.


text:
If there is no light from the LED, there is no power supply to the monitor. *
If there is a light, refer to the below for different meanings:
• Solid amber light: Monitor is starting up.
• Blinking amber light: Monitor is ready for set-up. Follow App on-screen instructions.
• Blinking green light: Monitor is connecting to Wi-Fi network.
• Solid green light: Monitor is connected to Wi-Fi network and is ready to use.
*If you have set the LED to off, there would also be no light from the LED.
Was this document helpful?


text:
North Tonawanda Mayor Robert G. Ortt has proposed a 7.8 percent property tax increase under his budget plan for next year.
10:44 a.m. Aug. 11: Click here to read my story from last night's meeting.
5:17 p.m. Aug. 10: Ortt, members of the Common Council, City Accountant David R. Jakubaszek and other city officials are scheduled to discuss the spending plan during a workshop in City Hall tonight. The budget discussion is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the city clerk-treasurer's office.
The meeting is open to the public.
Here's a pdf file of Ortt's official budget message.
taggedgovernment | North Tonawanda


text:
Field measurements of narrow-band incident wind waves and the resulting run-up were made photographically at two different natural sand beaches along San Francisco Bay. The run-up spectra derived from the field-measured time series show some energy at the incident-wave peak frequency, with the predominant run-up spectral energy concentrated in frequency bands below the incident-wave peak frequency. Observations of the swash time series recorded at both beaches indicate that the low-frequency run-up is generated on the beach face by the interaction between the run-up and backwash during the swash cycle. Coherence analyses indicate that the offshore incident waves and run-up on the beach are not linearly correlated but that the run-up is correlated in the alongshore direction. The slopes of the log-log run-up spectra computed over the frequency band of the incident waves are all approximately -3. Statistical hypothesis tests were used to compare the empirical run-up cumulative distribution functions with both normal and Rayleigh distribution functions.
field study; run-up; dissipative beach
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.


text:
Foreign Airlines
10. Swiss
Total Score: 63.8
It's no surprise that Swiss (formerly Swissair) gets its highest scores for cabin service; the airline, like its home country, may be small in size but is known for its attention to detail. Now part of the Lufthansa family (along with Austrian and Brussels) Swiss flies to seven cities in the U.S. Recent upgrades to its business class product—it offers adjustable air-cushioned seats in business and first, and features fully flat beds—have caught the attention of road warriors.
Ticketing: 70.4
Website: 65.5
Cabin Comfort: 59.4
Cabin Service: 68.1
Entertainment: 60.9
Food: 58.3


text:
Snapdragon Sensor Core
Nov 27, 2013
Effective October 1, 2012, QUALCOMM Incorporated completed a corporate reorganization in which the assets of certain of its businesses and groups, as well as the stock of certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, were contributed to Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Learn more about these changes
LTE is the common global 4G standard for paired (FDD) and unpaired (TDD) licensed spectrum. We can now extend the benefits of LTE Advanced also to unlicensed spectrum.
Watch as Baback Elmieh, Technical Program Lead, ATAP at Motorola Mobility, explains how heterogeneous computing is used to bring a new type of immersive, interactive storytelling experience.
This is a demo video describing the benefits of Qualcomm's solution for WCDMA+.
Mobile heterogeneous computing is enabling breakthrough experiences. Watch as Nicolas Sauvage, Marketing and Sales Director, OEM Business Line, at NXP Software, explains how they deliver improved voice experiences.
Mobile heterogeneous computing is enabling breakthrough experiences. Watch as Toshi Torihara, Vice President, Sales at Morpho, explains how their advanced image processing algorithms provide a better camera experience.
This is a demo video showing the HSPA+ Supplemental Downlink OTA feature.
This video shows the benefits for the HSPA+ feature Multiflow with a visual simulation.
Mobile heterogeneous computing is enabling breakthrough experiences. Watch as John Blaisure, President and CEO at Max Sound, explains how their advanced audio algorithms restore audio to high definition in real-time. By offloading tasks from the CPU to the Hexagon™ DSP in the Snapdragon™ processor, the application delivers both power savings and a better user experience.
Hear the story of how our Wireless Reach education project in Kenya affects the lives of 8th grade students.
This video show the HSPA+ feature SDL from the Qualcomm test bed in San Diego. The demo shows the cabled up version of the demo with no live feed.
Get superior camera imaging with the Snapdragon 800 processor.


text:
Making money as a self-employed individual is exhilarating, but it can also get a bit stressful when tax time hits. To make sure you avoid an audit and negotiate the complicated world of self-employed taxes properly, here are answers to the top 15 questions for self-employed taxes.
- Should I take the home office deduction?
Writing off a portion of your home for business purposes will increase your audit risk. If you decide to take this deduction, you want to make sure the space you write off is used exclusively and regularly for your business.
- Can I write-off my car as a business expense?
Yes, being self-employed gives you the ability to right off the portion of your vehicle used for business purposes. However, you must prove business use through organized record keeping, so consider using a logbook or an electronic tracking device.
- What type of deductions can I take for being self-employed?
Being self-employed typically means you are being paid pre-tax income. At the end of the year, you will need to report this income and pay taxes on it (often times you will receive a 1099-MISC tax form). To help offset some of this bill and to ease the burden of other typical home business expenses, you can take tax deductions. Here are 15 common self-employed tax deductions.
- How many years can I go without earning a profit on my home business?
If a business reports a net profit in at least three out of five years, it is assumed to be a for-profit business. However, if the business reports a net loss in more than two out of the five years in operation, it is assumed to be a not-for-profit hobby business. Continual business losses (meaning you write-off more than you make), leaves you are at higher risk of receiving an IRS audit.
- Do I need receipts for all my write-offs?
Yes. Keeping receipts for all expenses and deductions is important because the burden of proof rests with you if audited.
- How much self-employment income can I receive without having to report it?
None. The IRS requires you to report ALL of your income, even if you do not receive a 1099-MISC tax form.
- Should I hire an accountant to help me with my home business taxes?
Not necessarily. It is up to you to decide whether or not to seek outside help as you prepare your personal and business taxes. If you have little experience preparing your business taxes, it may be a wise investment to seek out help for the first year or two.
- What are the top audit flags for a sole-proprietor business?
Home Office Write-off
Meals, Travel, Entertainment
Writing Off a Vehicle
Consecutive Years of No Business Profit
Hiring Family
Disproportionate Income To Lifestyle
- Do I need to have a federal tax ID number (FEIN) for my home business?
If you are a sole-proprietor without employees or single-member LLC without employees, you don't need an FEIN -- you can use your social security number. Any other business set-up does require an FEIN.
- A client is asking me to fill out a W-9 Form for tax purposes, why?
The W-9 Form is the official IRS form used by a company when they want you to send them your taxpayer identification number (either your social security number or FEIN). Most often, a W-9 From is sent to independent contractors, consultants, and other self-employed workers. This form helps the company properly fill out a 1099-MISC tax form.
- Does a home business always have to pay taxes at the end of the year?
Not always, but saving some cash for tax time is always a wise idea. Self-employed individuals are required to pay any personal income tax and self-employment tax due at the end of the year. This burden can be lessened with various tax deductions.
- What is Self-Employment Tax and is this in addition to the regular taxes I will pay at the end of the year?
Yes it is different. Self-employment tax is a tax you will need to pay on top of any other taxes you may owe. It is the self-employed individual's very own version of FICA tax, which is usually paid by employers for Social Security and Medicare. It is due on your net earnings from self-employment.
- Can I write off my health insurance payments?
If you are self-employed, pay for your own health insurance and have a net business profit, you are able to deduct the full cost of your health insurance premiums as a personal deduction. If you breakeven in your business or experience a loss, you are able to still deduct your health insurance premiums as a medical expense on a different area of your tax form.
- What is the likelihood that I will get audited?
Based on figures from 2011, of those making less than $200,000, only 1% can expect an audit. Obviously, your chances to be that 1% is much greater if your return raises an audit red flag (see questions #8).
- What can I expect if I get audited?
Only 25% of IRS audits actually involve a face-to-face meeting, the other 75% are mail audits. Once audited, more than 80% of individuals end up paying additional taxes.
Disclaimer: I am not a tax specialist or licensed tax attorney. The information provided here should be used as a general guide. For specific questions about your own taxes, please consult a tax specialist or refer to the official IRS publications.


text:
|Softball » Schedule » Roster » News » Coaches » 2014 Season Statistics
Crusaders Among Nation's Top-Ten Academically
Monday, October 01, 2007
The Valparaiso University softball team posted the sixth-highest team grade point average in the nation among Division I schools last year, as released by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).
Head coach Randy Schneider's team recorded a cumulative team GPA of 3.461 for the 2006-2007 academic year. St. Bonaventure led all Division I schools with a 3.622 cumulative GPA. The Crusaders were one of three Horizon League schools among the top-ten, as Detroit came in eighth and Loyola finished ninth.
Softball Archives
2007-08 Softball


text:
By Chesley Oxendine
Times Correspondent
Early rains on both Friday and Saturday couldn't stop Fort Gibson Historic Site from hosting its yearly Fall Encampment last weekend.
Guests were treated to a slice of life in the 1840s as interpreters in period clothing demonstrated daily tasks, played music, and ran military drills.
The festivities drew in Falyn Harris and her family thanks to her dad's appreciation for military history, she said.
"We came down to visit from Broken Arrow and were in the area, and we found the event on Facebook, so we brought my dad," Harris said.
Also accompanying Harris were her two children, Natalee and Dalton Harris. Falyn said the children "couldn't believe the little beds," which visitors could inspect as they roamed the historically accurate living quarters throughout the fort.
"They can't get over those beds," Falyn said. "They just keep yelling 'that looks so uncomfortable!' All these cabins are really cool to see."
While Natalee, 6, said her favorite part were "the cannons," Dalton, 4, couldn't decide what he enjoyed the most.
"I just really, really like everything," he said. "It's all really cool."
Several times throughout the event, a group of four interpreters lined up, prepared and fired blanks out of a 12-pound mortar, shaking the entire property with the sound.
Interpreter Frank Ruggero from Oswego, Kan. said firing weaponry proved the best part of his job.
"I love shooting that thing," he said. "I love everything about American history, but I love shooting the cannon the most."
Ruggero said this event marked his first time at the Historic Site, though he served as an interpreter in Kansas all through his grade school years.
"I really enjoy living history, and I can't wait to do the 150th next year in Honey Springs," he said.
Interpreters like Ruggero made history "come alive" for students like Emily and Greg Haan, who came with their mother, Theresa.
"We're actually studying this period of history right now at home," Theresa said. "That's why we came out here."
Greg said he enjoyed "multiple things" about the encampment.
"I loved when they fired the cannon, and seeing the blacksmith, and the animals, and all the ancient American history," he said.
Theresa reminded him this period was not necessarily "ancient."
Emily said seeing the actors stay in character proved "cool."
"It really helps me visualize what we're studying," she said. "It makes you feel involved in all the history going on."
That was the idea, according to interpreter and Historic Site employee Corey Twilley.
"We wanted to invite people and the local schools out and give them a hands on taste of what life was like back then," he said. "This was a huge part of Fort Gibson history."
Twilley portrayed a fife player in the Fort's burgeoning music band, which patrolled the fort throughout the day, leading drills and giving signals.
"Musicians back then acted like an alarm bell at a school," he said.
This marked the first time that the Site band's 25 members were all present for a single event, spread out through the property, Twilley said.
The interpreter said the Fort's next big events are Bake Day in November, on "the Saturday before Veteran's Day," and the Candlelight Tour in December.
"People can come out and see what Christmas was like in 1848 as soldiers returned from the Mexican War to the fort, to spend time with their families," Twilley said.


text:
Fronteras: How environmental concerns stack up against border security as Congress considers adding more fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the outdoor jail that has become a symbol of the law enforcement style of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The Hopi Nation in northern Arizona is in the middle of what advocates call a domestic violence epidemic. Also, why the chilies in your favorite hot sauce may give you more of a kick than you bargained for.
Just after the start of the third special session of the 83rd Texas Legislature, Speaker of the House Rep. Joe Straus of San Antonio excused over 35 members because of pressing business in their individual districts.
A transportation bill that passed the Senate this week will require 100 votes in the House in order to pass, but the missing members will likely keep the bill from getting enough votes to pass.
The Rim shopping center on the city's Northwest side has avoided a sticky situation with its retail tenants by writing a $1 million check to Bexar County, which may be the largest single delinquent property tax payment collected in the county's history.
The high-fashion shopping center on IH-10 draws thousands of shoppers every day, but even with all that money changing hands, The Rim has been in tax trouble for at least four years.
Although he has denied any attempt at a presidential run, the chairman of the Texas Republican Party says odds are in U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's favor for a presidential run.
Cruz is part of a group of Republicans touring America's primary states and drumming up support for the party. Even though Sen. Cruz says repeatedly his tour has nothing to do with a 2016 presidential run, Steve Munisteri, chair of the GOP in Texas, says the junior senator is quickly positioning himself as a national leader.
A struggling transportation bill during a third special session is losing more and more support, including that of Joe Straus, Texas' Speaker of the House.
Less than a day into the summer's third special session, the Texas Senate gave its approval to a transportation bill that failed to pass during a regular session and two consecutive special sessions. But that bill faces an uphill climb in the Texas House, including how the bill is viewed by Straus.
At the center of "A Late Quartet" is Beethoven's String Quartet #14, Opus 131. Throughout the drama, the sublime sounds of the work are played by the Brentano String Quartet. Onscreen are Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Mark Ivanir as the "Fugue String Quartet."
This afternoon on The Source:
It wasn't all that shocking or unusual to see San Antonio listed in the past as one of the least fit cities in the nation. There were plenty of excuses - the local cuisine, the hot weather, poor self esteem. But now San Antonio is bucking the national trend of weight gain and obesity. A new study shows that local get-active efforts and health eating programs are showing results.
A panel made up of San Antonio's Ethics Review Board members this week found that District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg did not violate the city's ethics code.
The complaint was brought to the board by John Yoggerst, who believed Nirenberg accepted in-kind services from NSIDE Publications with a full spread about Nirenberg as a council candidate.
ERB member Robert Piatt says there is no evidence to suggest Nirenberg paid for the publicity.
A lawsuit filed by ten immigration agents challenging President Obama's Deferred Action policy has been dismissed in federal court.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents filed the suit last year. They said deferred action forced them to violate federal law by not sending known immigrants into deportation proceedings.
Government attorneys argued the Texas federal court did not have jurisdiction over the case. Instead, they said the case could be heard by another court reserved for disputes among federal employees.
A group of San Antonio clinics that once served only the local barrios has received an infusion of federal funds to support expanded services.
A member of United Way, and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Centro Med has 21 sites across Bexar County and into New Braunfels, serving more than 5,000 people. San Antonio and West Texas Congressman Pete Gallego says the federal funds recently approved will help the clinics get their medical services to more underserved residents.
"The grant is just under $550,000," Gallego said.


text:
Rescue Reston, the grassroots group aimed at stopping development at has two new banners it hopes will get the attention of local residents.
The banners that say "It's Colts Neck Road not Bottle Neck Road," and 'It's Sunrise Valley Drive not Hi-rise Valley drive," have been placed in several spots on roads nearby the golf course in South Reston.
The group wants to move them around every few days in order to garner to biggest audience.
"It is important because the banners do not become a part of everyday scenery, said Rescue Reston executive director John Pinkman. "But we will need help to move the signs in the coming weeks."
Rescue Reston was formed over the summer after it was learned at RN Golf Management inquired whether the 166-acre course had residential zoning. When the county said it did not, the ownership group filed an appeal. The zoning appeal will be heard on Jan. 30.
To read more details and all Reston Patch stories on this topic, click here.
Can you help Rescue Reston? Email the group at email@example.com.
Keep up with all development news in Reston by subscribing to Reston Patch's free daily newsletter or by following us on Facebook or Twitter.


text:
Will You Be A Kirk, Crunch, Or Kangaroo?
Have you ever noticed that life frequently serves, usually when we are least prepared, opportunities to make life-altering choices. Do I stay at this dead -end, but secure job, or take a chance with a new risky opportunity? Do I step out into a new relationship, or cling to the comfort of mom and dad's basement? Do I tenaciously adhere to speaking only truth, even if brutal, or do I take the easy road of a barely off-white but much more socially acceptable lie? Choices, big and small, seem to greet our every step. Often, there is no 'right' or 'wrong' response, but there certainly are a variety of consequences to consider.
Fortunately, our culture provides us with three exemplary icons that embody the very essence of our most popular choosing and acting styles. I call them the 'three great captains' of Western civilization: Captain Kirk, Captain Crunch, and Captain Kangaroo.
If you are prone to be a testosterone-based bull in the china shop, then you follow the way of Captain Kirk. Using this strategy you will employ significantly more 'leap-age' than you will 'look-age'. Crank up the adrenalin, and storm the Klingon stronghold armed with a drained phaser and a keen dramatic presence. The way of Kirk leaves logic (Spock) and emotional sensitivity (McCoy) back on the ship's control bridge ineffectively squabbling.
If you are more into less thinking and more wishing and hoping, then you are an adherent of the second great captain's philosophy of action-that of the good Captain Crunch. Champion of the cereal box, most of Crunch's battles were staged on the stormy skimmed milk seas of the cereal bowl. One step below the proverbial tempest in the teapot, Capt. Crunch bested bare footed pirates by hoping to violate the common laws of physics and milk absorption. The followers of the Crunchian Way don't spend much time thinking, rather they have faith that when push and shove finally meet, somehow, some transcendental way, things will just work out. Often you will find them repeating affirmations, praying, or having a second cocktail after lobbying the fates to be gentle with them.
Finally we consider the last of the great Captains of our culture: Captain Kangaroo. This Captain chose his actions by committee. Capt. Kangaroo always consulted his team of stalwart puppets and staff. Only after painstaking analysis by Mr.'s Moose and Greenjeans, Bunny Rabbit, Dancing Bear, and a host of others was Capt. Kangaroo ready to take action. Unfortunately, by then his show was over, and his opportunity missed.
Obviously, depending on the hyperbolic traits of any single one of our great captains, or any single habitual strategy for making choices, is liable to routinely leave us enjoying less than desirable consequences. Some situations might require the 'charge in phaser's blazing' approach of Kirk. Other situations may well benefit from the soggy thinking optimism of Crunch. Of course, the careful analytical approach of Kangaroo has its moments as well. Most situations would benefit from a nice variable combination of the three captain's choosing methods.
Before you make your next big, or little choice, you might stop for a moment and see if you have been happy with the results from previous similar choices. If you have, then by all means move forwards as usual. If you haven't always been pleased with the results of your choices, you might consider changing your choosing strategy. Sometimes that's as easy as simply making up your mind to change. Other times our choosing strategy is completely unconscious, and not easily changed. If you chronically find yourself at the wrong end of bad choices that you don't even remember making, then it's time to visit your local hypnotherapist. Hypnosis is the fastest way to unearth unconscious mechanisms, and free you from their grip. A qualified hypnotherapist can help you reprogram faulty decision habits and help you start moving in the direction you want to go. With all due respect to the three great captains, it is your life, and you deserve to sail through it smiling.
This is another helpful mind management tip from Richard Lefever and the brain weavers at Quit! Check us out at http://www.quitsmokingoregon.com
Richard Lefever has a practice for Hypnosis in Portland. For Hypnosis in Oregon – give him a call today!


text:
Sancerre 2013 Reserve Durand
Item Number: 79 10 112 08
From a small producer in France's Loire Valley comes this dazzling white wine, rich with grapefruit and gooseberry aromas. The estate boast mature 25-30 year old vines and a mix of chalky, silicious soils. The wine is fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. It shows full flavors on the palate with enormous style and length. Crisp, fresh Sauvignon Blancs like this are why Sancerre has such an enormous and devoted following.
Discuss This Wine in Real-Time
Customer Reviews Write a Review | About Our Ratings
Ask Us a Question
Do you have questions about this product?
get answers from real customers and in-house experts with AnswerBox.
Q:Is this as good as the 2011????Asked on 6/16/2013 by Monica from NY, NY
1 answer
A:Yes. We taste all the new vintages as they come in and this is quite as good as the previous.Answered on 6/17/2013 by Josh from Wine Express


text:
- Posts
- 6,536
- @sethtweets
- Like
- 68
- Liked 380 Times in 201 Posts
- Blog Entries
- 515
Mackey: Mentioning Mauer with Puckett... Sacrilege?
This article is worth reading, all the way through. Phil Mackey brought up the topic of Joe Mauer being better than Kirby Puckett on his show on 1500espn radio today. The comment was met with a lot of outrage and disagreement from listeners.
I tend to agree with Mackey. I don't know if I can put Mauer quite ahead of Puckett yet, and most likely for sentimental reasons, but Mauer is absolutely in the discussion.
Here is how I would rank the Top Minnesota Twins players in their 50+ years in Minnesota.
Killebrew, Carew, Puckett, Mauer, Oliva, Hrbek..
What are your thoughts?
- Posts
- 44
- Like
- 28
- Liked 18 Times in 12 Posts
Pretty much agree. Only argument might be Oliva. WHen he came up, he was the Buxton of his age. Ceiling was Willie Mays. And when you watched him the first few years, he was the real deal. Then he got hurt. Badly. He was still an all-star, but not the same player. And eventually he just had to give it up. So how do you rank a guy like that? If we look at what he accomplished his first few years, he'd be at the top of my list. If you look at how he averaged out over time because of the injury, I'd put him where you did--or maybe ahead of Mauer, with the understanding that Mauer is still active and may end up being rated higher.
You can make a little bit of the same argument for Puckett, but Puckett got to play many more years healthy than Oliva did, and when he was hurt, he was done immediately. Had he played a long time, he too could have had arguments for being first on the list, but given where he ended up, I'd put him where you did.
- Posts
- 25
- Like
- 4
- Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts
Killebrew, Carew, Puckett, Mauer, Oliva, Hrbek..
I personally think Kirby is #1, I'm fairly young, and I caught Kirby in the second half of his career, I remember a little bit of the '91 Series, and I may be a little bais, because I didn't see the first two play, but Kirby was the best player on the '91 team and top 2 or 3 on the '87 team, two championships, and plaed a major role in both, and all due respect to Carew, and Killebrew, Kirby played a premium defensive position, and played it very well. And yes Mauer is in the conversation, but those top three still have the upper hand. I like Mauer a bunch, and think he is probably headed for a career year in mutiple offensive catagories, but let's et the man continue to be great and reexmine this a couple years from now.
- Posts
- 1,670
- Like
- 11
- Liked 54 Times in 35 Posts
Injuries and illness have robbed many players for the Twins from a career they could have had.
Morneau got the concussion and was never the same. You couldn't say it was going to last a whole career, but if it had there would be a 3 way conversation about the third best all time Twin. Lyman Bostock was developed by the Twins. Not an illness, but he was in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Santana and the shoulder. Plenty of players who spent a significant portion of the careers as a Twin had their careers derail.
Bert go anywhere on your list?
Killebrew and Carewshould be at the top. If or when Mauer has a career of 15 years plus at the top of the game he can be considered for best of all time.
Puckett versus Mauer. I don't think it is time yet to judge Mauer
Last edited by old nurse; 02-20-2014 at 03:22 AM.
- Posts
- 417
- Like
- 0
- Liked 64 Times in 46 Posts
Listening to Mackey today was dusturbing, but he somewhat redeemed himself with that article. Puckett IS a legend. His postseason resume alone puts him above Mauer.
People defend Mauer's postseason resume because he got screwed by Phil Cuzzi. One play. And it had nothing to do with the outcome of the game. The Twins loaded the bases that inning with nobody out and still managed not to score. Puckett was an iron man. Mauer is made of glass. And there's $23 million reasons why people expect more out of him than he's currently giving.
1. Killer
2. Carew
3. Puck
4, Oliva
5. Mauer
Hrbek's nowhere near the top for me because he ate himself out of the league and wasted a very special talent.
Last edited by Marta Shearing; 02-20-2014 at 05:42 AM.
- Posts
- 4,178
- @thrylos98
- Like
- 36
- Liked 446 Times in 273 Posts
- Blog Entries
- 200
I think that ranking an active player in a list of retired players or comparing his career to that of retired players is a bit premature. Mackey's point had a lot to do with perceptions about being a leader and a clubhouse presence. Also, if you are the best player in a team that has won 2 World Series you will be perceived better than if you are the best player in a team that should have done it but was not good enough to do it (regardless whether it was Mauer's fault, and it was not.) You cannot forget '87 and '91...
As far as the retired players' career rankings go, if you count Carew's seasons away from the Twins he has to be on top.-----
Blogging Twins since 2007 at The Tenth Inning Stretch
twitter: @thrylos98
This user likes Thrylos's post and wants to buy him/her a steak dinner:
thetank (02-20-2014)
I would probably say Kirby (largely due to the world series). However, I don't think the comparison deserved the outrage or is as crazy as a lot of the critics think. I think Kirby benefits from the passage of time and nostalgia from those World Series victories. That coupled with the premature abrupt end of his career and his early death lead people to mainly remember his highlights and create a legendary image compared to someone who they can still watch everyday and criticize every mistake in real time (and now with today's social media analyze to the extreme).
I also think some of Mauer's critics just cannot get past the contract. It is a factor of what should be expected, but some people use that to the extreme have some unrealistic expectations of what he should be producing. Anything less than 2009 is a failure.
It will be interesting to see what the comparison will be 20 years from now when some of the people debating the question were kids growing up watching Mauer play and Kirby was more of a historical figure. I think we tend to elevate players who we were excited to watch as kids.
Last edited by D. Hocking; 02-20-2014 at 07:00 AM.
- Posts
- 1,285
- Like
- 255
- Liked 288 Times in 150 Posts
The contract is irrelevant to me. Even if someone wants to include contract considerations, Puckett had one of the top contracts in the game once he got to free agency (I believe he had the highest salary in baseball for just a few days, but was in the top group for a while).
- Posts
- 5,721
- Like
- 1,159
- Liked 566 Times in 370 Posts
Mauer is one of the best catchers in the history of the game. If he's good as a 1B for the next 5 years, he's a lock for the HoF. I find it baffling that people would be "outraged" by this comparison. Frankly, Mauer is better at the on field stuff than Puckett. He's not the personality or obvious leader, but he's better.
PuckettLighten up Francis....
This user likes mike wants wins's post and wants to buy him/her a steak dinner:
pierre75275 (02-20-2014)
- Posts
- 1,229
- @crarko
- Like
- 156
- Liked 782 Times in 411 Posts
This is a pivotal year for Mauer; the position change will give him an opportunity to put up Carew type numbers. If he does this, or even close, there shouldn't be any question again.
I hope to still be around in a decade to hear who Buxton and Sano are compared to.
- Posts
- 13
- Like
- 0
- Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Post-season heroics are enough for most people to say Puckett easily tops Mauer. But he was a cold starter in playoffs series. If the rest of his team had performed in the post-season like Mauer's Twins did I think Puckett is looked at differently.
In games 1 through 4 of all his playoff series, Puckett hit .227/.278/.424 with 1 HR and 7 RBI. Over games 5 through 7, he hit .457/.500/.714. Mauer never got a chance to hit in games 5 through 7.
- Posts
- 204
- Like
- 106
- Liked 22 Times in 15 Posts
- Blog Entries
- 1
Puckett hit the home run in Game 6 because he was an awesome baseball player, not because of brash vocal statements.
- Posts
- 2,789
- Like
- 668
- Liked 385 Times in 215 Posts
- Blog Entries
- 10
Killebrew, Carew, Mauer, Puckett, Olivia, Santana, Bleyleven, Hrbek
Puckett is my all time favorite player ever, however IMO Mauer has already surpassed him.
Mauer is already one of the best 3 or 4 catchers of all time, Puckett was/is a definite hall of famer, but not even close to one of the best CF of all time.
Mauer plays a harder position, and significantly beats Puckett in Avg, OBP, OPS, OPS+. Mauer has 3 batting titles vs Puckett's 1. 1 MVP (should have been 2) vs 0. Puckett has the advantage in All Star games and home runs. At this point I think Mauer has proven to be a better player then Puckett in his 9(ish) years.
Assuming Mauer has another 3-4 great years hitting wise followed by 2-3 good years, I think he surpasses Carew as well and becomes the 2nd greatest player in Franchise History."You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"- L. Harvey Oswald
These 4 users like SpiritofVodkaDave's post and want to buy him/her a steak dinner:
benchwarmerjim (02-20-2014), josecordoba (02-20-2014), mike wants wins (02-20-2014), twinsfan34 (02-20-2014)
- Posts
- 2,693
- Like
- 310
- Liked 220 Times in 140 Posts
I think this is probably right - Carew, Killer, Puck/Mauer, Oliva, Blyleven, Santana, Radke, Hrbek, Knoblauch or Alison.
That said, if you were growing up in MN in the 80s, no one is better than Puck. Still my favorite player.
- Posts
- 2,272
- Like
- 241
- Liked 464 Times in 291 Posts
- Blog Entries
- 1
- Posts
- 6,536
- @sethtweets
- Like
- 68
- Liked 380 Times in 201 Posts
- Blog Entries
- 515
- Posts
- 84
- Like
- 2
- Liked 8 Times in 6 Posts
Mauer is the better player. I loved Kirby! I was at Cooperstown for his HOF INduction and at the Metrodome for his funeral. The arguments for Mauer are objective where as the arguments for Puckett are subjective.
1. Puckett was tougher- Puckett also wasn't a Catcher.
2. Puckett was a better leader- This might be true (I've never been in the Twins Clubhouse), yet you do have to wonder how much this narrative shifts if not for Kent Hrbek's Grand-Slam in 87 or the Lonnie Smith baserunning gaffe in 1991.
3. Puckett has more power- This is also true, but it ignores that Mauer has a 45 point edge in OBP. The ratio of value is something like 1.8 points of slugging percentage are equal to 1 point of OBP.
4. Mauer's Contract- Complaining about this is the height of foolishness. People are complaining about the Twins resigning a
A. Hometown Kid
B. Three Time Batting Champ
C. Player with a Hall of Fame Trajectory.
If people honestly believe Joe Mauer shouldn't be resigned considering these factors, they probably should just as well of supported the contraction of the Franchise.
Mackey's writing is such that he seems to view the Pro-Puckett arguments as ulitmately weak, but doesn't want to have to defend Mauer too hard.
These 3 users like josecordoba's post and want to buy him/her a steak dinner:
jm3319 (02-20-2014), pierre75275 (02-20-2014), UCLA_YANKEE_COLA (02-21-2014)
Seems like there's about 37 different questions being asked and answered here: who is the better player? Who is the most valuable player? Who was best leader? who is the most skilled player? and so on.
In terms of pure physical gifts, Puckett or Killebrew can't possibly be considered among the top 10 Twins, but Mauer is definitely in the top 3.
In terms of the value/leadership he has provided to his team in making a run at a championship or whatever, Puckett and Killer are probably 1 and 2, and Mauer might not make my top 10 list. Not knocking him, but team wise, aside from 2006, he just hasn't been a part of anything special.
There you go - another guys opinion
This user likes Hosken Bombo Disco's post and wants to buy him/her a steak dinner:
Longdistancetwins (02-20-2014)
This user likes Longdistancetwins's post and wants to buy him/her a steak dinner:
Hosken Bombo Disco (02-20-2014)


text:
If Anne Lamott wasn't an author, I believe she'd be a comedienne - a very introverted, dry one.
I appreciate her writing and her wit equally and was thrilled when my friend Heather, who introduced me to Anne's writing long ago, alerted me to the author's local visit last night.
Anne's broken, loving life has been a topic covered in many of her non-fiction books with her most recent effort titled "Help Thanks Wow." Her talk at the sold out Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church quickly settled into the comfy chair of those three single word prayers.
"I love to write about what I come upon and I love to come upon spiritual stuff," she shared. Books about truth, resurrection, healing - these fill her huge heart.
The "Help" in the title of her current book is probably the most universal prayer. Life tosses us all sorts of hot potatoes. When the juggling gets dicey, we ask for help. This prayer has many faces when I beg, cry, scream, demand or negotiate for it. It is the Wild West of prayers where anything goes. Anne's experience in recovery has kept this prayer close to her soul. "It's when you've made such a catastrophe of your life and have run out of options that you allow yourself to be helped," she noted.
"Gratitude is a habit," she said regarding the second prayer in the book title. "It's irresistible." The author joked about often being scattered in thought but on this point her clarity shimmered. Gratitude is not just for the good times.
She writes in the book, "Sometimes our mouths sag open with exhaustion, and our souls and minds do too with defeat and that saggy opening is what we needed all along. Any opening leads to the chance of flow, which sometimes is the best we can hope for, and a minor miracle at that, open and fascinated, instead of tense and scared and shut down. God, Thank you."
"Wow" is the prayer for everything else. "You don't go outside and see a starry night and say, 'eh,'" Anne said with a tilt of her head. "You say, 'Wow!'" Recognizing those moments is the task. "To us much is given, we just have to be open for business," she writes.
Anne touched on aging, body image, recovery, her son Sam and her writing process - each infused with her well-honed humor. "The grace of getting older is that you get you back," she stated. "No one notices your butt, no one cares. Get on with it," she proclaimed.
Anne converted to Christianity 27 years ago. She was drunk. "I got sober 26 years ago. I call that 12 months my 'gap' year." she wryly added.
A question about Advent and holidays prompted Anne to share her anxiety over the hype of the holidays and her conviction that we need to be lights to one another. "Be a lighthouse," she suggested. "Stay lit. Lighthouses don't go running around the island looking for ships to save," she added. "They simply stay lit." Light was a consistent theme in her remarks.
In the hour before the event start time, Anne made her way all through the church signing books, talking, listening, connecting. It was warm, easy, welcoming. She is accessible without giving up her essential self.
She closed her talk stating what seemed to be her strongest conviction, "You are loved and chosen exactly as you are, exactly as you are."
"You know how vulnerable we are. It's not out there. You're not going to find it, lease it or date it. Grace is knowing you can stop the mad scrambling after things." Anne Lamott


text: "Suuuuuper Rugby… saaaaay it with me" "No more waiiiting" "Hallelujah" "Enough with the singing already Gosh!" Good stuff. Well played, now hit the showers. This year Super Rugby starts even earlier but at least for the time being still only involves 15 teams. Whether or not and indeed when that will change is a matter for another day, for now let's get into the swing of things with a casual glance at the South African conference to see who the favourites and not-so favourites are and why. The Kings Told late they are in Super Rugby, only given one year to get it right and only allowed two foreign players in their squad. Well done SARU, massive fail on all fronts. Monkeys could do your jobs, not even highly skilled monkeys, just ones trained not to throw poop at the journalists in media briefings. Do the Kings have a chance at not finishing at the bottom of the SA log? No. Are they capable of an upset at home against the Force? Maaaybe. Will at least half the teams in the tournament put over 50 points on them? Definitely


text:
Latest Classified Ads
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 08:56
Elva Rose McKinney, Betty Jo McKinney
Diary belonging to ELVA ROSE MCKINNEY for the years 1937, 1938, 1939 and part of 1940.
March 16 1937 My birthday. 15 years old. Harvey P. gave me a topick holder.
March 16 1938 Wednesday 16 years old on the 16th. My lucky year, got pen from Ise and Shie.
March 16 1939 Thursday. Jo sure surprised me-she had the Texas Rangers dedicate a song to me - got Easter egg with my name on it too - and $1 from Illl & Shie
March 16 1940 eighteen years old. Got brooch, braclet, scrap book, stamps and book $1 for cosmetis, pencil ets. Was in Lawrence, up to Ill's, surprise party on me. Played pinchole until 2:45 a.m.
Jo is Elva's sister
August 3 1937 Jo's birthday Jo-14 years old.
November 24 1939 Friday. daddy came home just as Betty Jo passed away. heart wore out. I her at 4:30 p.m she died at 5:10 P.M. She was 16 years old.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 13:43
Florence A. Chase Newcomer,
Diary belonging to Florence Newcomer 1893. Cannot quite make it out but believe she lived in Michigan.
Measures 4" tall and 2 3/4" wide. In remarkably good condition.
Florence was born Mar. 28, 1855 and married Feb. 24, 1874. Her maiden name was Chase. She had a brother named Charles who was born Jan 12, 1843 and two sisters Mary and Bell.. Her father's birth day was Jan 4, about 1813, she was not sure but believed he was 80 in 1893.
Florence suffered some sort of illness and was still recouperating in 1893.
Postage included in USA
Sunday, May 8, 2011 - 20:37
Elizabeth Catherine Meily
Diary for Elizabeth from January 1, 1937 to December 31, 1941.
"September 16, 1938 - I had my oration with Mr. Ortmann, director of the Peabody Conservatory. I passed it."
"October 1, 1938 - Am attending school at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Staying at Hall House. My roomate is Mildred Adams from Danville, Virginia"
Elizabeths birthday was October 18.
Father: Clarence E. Meily
Mother: Anna Mary Zimmerman
G-Father: David L. Zimmerman
G-Mother: Elizabeth Kauffman
This is an amazing diary with names of aunts and uncles, first and last names of friends.
Some of the names:
Will Meily
Uncle Levi Kauffman
Aunt Susie
Martha Meily
Sue Meily
Aunt Ida
Martha Meily
Aunt Clara
Mable Meily
This is an unbelievable genealogical find.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 11:49
1880 Census of West Virginia Vol. 8
Roane, Kanawha and Boone counties. Gateway Press. New, never used. Compiled by William A. Marsh. Compiled Alphabetically By Counties.
$35.00 including postage in USA.
Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 12:16
For a Happy Birthday
Some soiling, see photo. Mailed 1911 from Ark. Sent to , Bradner, Ohio, Route# 1. Sent from Mollie "Accept my sincere wishes for a happy Birthday. Mollie."
Includes postage in USA.
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 10:34
A postcard sent to Mrs. Howard Levy
My Easter Wish. Dated April 1924. Mailed to Mrs (Pearl) Howard Levy in Buck Co., Pa. There is a city listed but I can't quite read it. It is from Katie asking Pearl about a picture.
Postage included in USA
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 12:23
A postcard for Henry Meahl
Mailed Jan 1, 1928 at 4PM to Mr & Mrs Henry Meahl, Protection, N.Y. from Mickey. Mickey is the brother and hopes they have a happy new year. He mentions Lydia and says he might drop in.
Postage included in USA
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 12:33
Lucy Klein receives a postcard
Mailed Jan 21 at 10AM. Cannot read the year probably early 1900's. Miss Lucy Klein, St. Anthony, N. Dak., from "Bill" telling her he would be home that afternoon and he was glad for vacation. Something stuck on from of postcard. (see photo)
Postage included in USA
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 12:50
Annie Mora receives a postcard.
Was not mailed. Given to Miss Annie Mora, 101 Boylston St., Brookline, Mass. from C.K. XX. C.K. wants to know if Annie will come see them. Postage included within USA
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 12:40
Postcard for Margaret Walsh
Mailed April 19, 1909 from Pontiac, Ill at 9AM to Miss Margaret Walsh, Symerton, Ill, from Martha who writes in pencil she received Margaret Easter card and had her picture taken and would sent one to Margaret.
Postage included within the USA
Ebay Genealogy Auctions
- Finding a Place Called Home : An African American Guide to Genealogy and...
- New Ancestry FAMILY TREE MAKER 2012 Software w/Companion Guide & 20% OFF Coupon
- They Became Americans - Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins
- SHAKING the Family TREE Buzzy Jackson genealogy ancestry
- HAWKEYE 18:4 Iowa Pioneers Mills County Land & Death Recs Iowa Censu Recs
- Swift Jewel Ancestry Family Tree program Windows 95
- Very Scarce! DANIEL BEGAT Jackson/Woodruff Genealogy Walton County GA/Georgia SC
- New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial (4 Volume Set by William...


text:
In a year clogged with a record number of recalls, General Motors had gone three weeks without any new ones.
Chrysler recalled about 792,000 older SUVs Tuesday for ignition switch problems.
The flaw affects Jeep Commanders from model years 2006-2007 and Jeep Grand Cherokees from 2005-2007.
The issue is linked to one accident, but the company is unaware of a...
If you want an electric car with some personality, how about a classic Volkswagen Beetle? Not many cars have more personality than that.
Fiat denied Thursday it was in merger talks with Volkswagen, but its shares held on to strong gains in a weaker Italian market.
Germany's Manager magazine reported that Volkswagen is considering a full or partial takeover of Fiat, which bought bankru...
Senators didn't hold back Thursday as they grilled General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
It is the fourth time she's been called to Capitol Hill to explain why GM waited a decade to recall vehicles with a defective ignition switch now tied to at least 13 de...
The federal government may require automakers to road test cars to ensure the accuracy of gas mileage claims, the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Tuesday.
BMW Group is recalling 1.6 million of its popular 3 Series vehicles, making it the latest global automaker to issue a massive recall based on concerns over airbag safety.
Last month the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said seven a...
His car wasn't moving Tuesday, but President Barack Obama was gunning for Republicans.
There were two distinct groups of guys in high school back in the '60s: Those who had cars, and those who didn't. For the sake of your reputation, you didn't want to be the kid without a car, says 70-year-old Brian McDaniels.
Volkswagen is nearly doubling the employment at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant, bringing a new SUV and 2,000 jobs to its only U.S. factory.
The families of three people who died in GM vehicles with an ignition switch flaw will get nothing from the automaker's compensation fund. Neither will 13 who were injured.
Mariam Yehya Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death in Sudan because of her faith, arrived in Rome on Thursday, the Italian Foreign Ministry said.
Ibrahim "will remain in Italy for a short time and then will travel on to the United S...