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Cinnaminson snow Cinnaminson snow submitted by Heather Kozuch
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Bryn Mawr College Here are pictures of Bryn Mawr College, these were taken @ 10:25AM - submitted by Gwendolin Randolph
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Allen Snow 7 month old Gavin Allen making snow angels
Norristown snow 1800 Arch st Norristown taken by Mary OGorman
Loredo Snow Submitted by Erica Kornfeind - Pennsburg, PA
Deptford Snow Here what looks like in Deptford, NJ
Snow Cardinal Cardinal in the snow - submitted by Shari Durfey-Tortorich
Snow Submitted by Carl Rosen
Somerton Snow Somerton NE Philly Snow
Bear In The Snow This is Bear, of Lafayette Hill. He loves to lay in the snow!
Tom Henry Snow Pix Submitted by Tom Henry
Snow3 Westbound Rt. 70 in Cherry Hill (Courtesy Of: Mike DeNardo)
McDonald Elementary School The students of Mr. Pisacano's 5th grade class at McDonald Elementary School took some valuable and special time before our early dismissal today to use the snow as a muse for some "SNOWETRY" Students are seen here sampling some snowflakes as part of the sensory writing poem- "If I Were A Snowflake". Students were asked to imagine themselves as snowflakes floating around and then using figurative Language, express in the form of 4 sensory filled stanzas what it would be like!
DSC_6392[1] Michael Donnella's backyard in St. David's
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table Levittown Snow, from Bill
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DSC00160[1] Happy birthday, Alessi twins!
050[1] Lifesize West Chester snowman
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IMG_0019a[1] Dave & Chris's 7 ft. snowman!
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carysYard[1] Downingtown Snow
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baby and dad Daddy made Maddox a giant snowman! Levittown PA
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SAMSUNG Submitted by Chuck from Lansdowne
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Snowman submitted by: Joan Bonsall
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Snowy Peter Plaggenborg of Wyomissing PA builds Snowy the giant snowman while enjoying his early dismissal from school on January 26th.
Hello from Jennifer Balen thanks for stopping by
A picture of Joel the Chihuahua enjoying the break between snow falls in the early afternoon Taken by his owner Rebecca Snyder in Radnor
Dog Snow
Abi's first snowman
Asha and her SnowBug.
Attached is a picture I just took of our dog, Heidi, our 9 year old Bernese Mountain Dog enjoying the snow on our back deck in West Grove, PA.
Gracie, a one year old Yorkie puppy loves the snow
Hi, I live in Oaks, Pa. here are some of the pics i got today. Oliver and Eloise my pugs
Introducing Mr. Snowman -Woodards
Kara and Luci Damico from Brookhaven, Pa enjoying the snow on Wednesday!
Lily Dickerson built her first snowman today, she is 4 and lives in Croydon
Mike and Kaelyn Mackin from Collegeville PA
My classes at law school were cancelled, so I took today as an opportunity to finally make a snowman. Enjoy
My Nephew's 3rd birthday is this weekend, and his party theme is Toy Story. I'm an artist, and sculpted this for his birthday
Snowman family from Malvern...
Stephanie Deas
This is a picture of my daughters, Alexis and Skylar Jennings and 'Snowbell'
This is my daughter today, first snowman
This is the First Presbyterian Church in Haddonfield. The photo was taken this afternoon
First Snowman!
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April 7, 2008
The Belly And The Dress.
Submitted as entry for 5 Minutes For Mom's Mother's Day Photo Contest.
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OMG I love it! Great job, Steph!ReplyDelete
What a cute belly! Great pics, and love the dress too!ReplyDelete
Steph! These pictures are BEAUTIFUL!!! I love them!ReplyDelete
Steph, it's more beautiful on you than I could have imagined! You MAKE that dress, girl! So lovely. And that sweet bump...oh that sweet bump. I want one now. hehe Belly rubs...ReplyDelete
OH, and the pictures are awesome. I love the effect and the fact that they just came out that way is even neater.
Oh, these pictures are gorgeous! Look at that bump!!ReplyDelete
Oh, I love both of those pictures! Your bump is darling!ReplyDelete
Those are beautiful pictures.ReplyDelete
You look great!!!!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! What perfect lighting. You def popped out from last week.ReplyDelete
YEAH, belly!!!!!!ReplyDelete
I adore how the pics came out. Dreamy....
oh- SO Beautiful! I love these pictures, and that dress!ReplyDelete
So pretty. Love how the curtain and the dress give a flowy, breezy feeling.ReplyDelete
Aw, what wonderful pictures! They should both be blown up and framed!ReplyDelete
Your bump is way fun!!
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFULReplyDelete
You look great and the dress is adorable. I thought the picture with the sunlight streaming in was from the website!! Nice work!ReplyDelete
the last pic there was nothing!! That is what I love love love about having the 3rd/4th child. The bump comes earlier. I love showing it off.ReplyDelete
what a nice dress!!
Wow!! Gorgeous pics!ReplyDelete
Love the bump! I'm sure I was bigger, or at least felt it, so don't feel too huge.ReplyDelete
Oh, lovely! That dress is gorgeous! Perfect for spring!ReplyDelete
Very pretty! Now that the spring weather has finally arrived, you'll get lots of use out of your dress.ReplyDelete
Oh, I finally got my Maryjane Crocs. Mine are black, and I love them!
Baby is getting big; you look great!ReplyDelete
That dress is just darling, and the pics turned out very well.
That is absolutely the perfect maternity dresses. The wonderful ruffle helps balance the tummy as it grows. Since you aren't due until Sept. you'll have plenty of hot days to enjoy this dress. Wouldn't it be nice to have a couple more of that dress in different colors so you'll still have one to wear while that one is in the wash.?ReplyDelete
So cute! I love the dress. I was just sent this same dress but in the other print! Anxious to wear it when he heats up here! :) What a great bump you got there... isn't it awesome how it just pops on its own!!? Yeah!!ReplyDelete
- Audrey
Well aren't you just the most precious preggo?! ; )ReplyDelete
What a darling dress and baby bump to go with it!
beautiful mama! :)ReplyDelete
They look like two different dresses!ReplyDelete
Awesome photos. Awesome baby bump. Awesome dress.ReplyDelete
Hey Steph, very cute :-) I love the photos. You need a new header HAHA. If I didnt have 2 templates to do this week id whip you up one real fast with that maternity pic, 3 photos of your boys and then we can change it once the wee ones born. LOVE ITReplyDelete
Your tummy is gorgeous! Thought I'd let you know...over at www.freefroot.com I spotted a giveaway from Wild Dill (www.wilddill.com). Their baby clothes are wonderfully organic and the toys are amazing! I hope you win them.ReplyDelete
Beautiful. You make me miss being pregnant... but don't tell my husband that. :)ReplyDelete
so pretty!ReplyDelete
You are tooooo stinking cute! That dress is so adorable too. I would be wearing that every single day. Great pictures- the lighting is beautiful in both of them.ReplyDelete
Your belly is looking so cute. What a sweet dress.ReplyDelete
These are beautiful!ReplyDelete
OM! You have POPPED!ReplyDelete
What gorgeous pictures! Just beautiful.ReplyDelete
so lovely!ReplyDelete
I love the dress, but how you captured the growth of your baby is beautiful.
awww! sweet pictures. :)ReplyDelete
aww so beautiful...makes me wanna be pregnant again.ReplyDelete
Wow, you look great in that dress. I can't believe how much you popped out. (I typed pooped out first and had to edit)ReplyDelete
The belly and the dress are BEAUTIFUL!ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I love the dress too!ReplyDelete
Oh man, it makes me miss being pregnant!
Love the dress! (I have it too but it looks better on you!)ReplyDelete
Those are great pictures and you are going to be so happy you have them! Some of my favorite pregnancy pics are black and white.ReplyDelete
Ahhhh .... I love the pictures and I love the dress ... Old Navy, right? I bought it too ;-)ReplyDelete
See it here on the beach in Hawaii
Lovely, YOU and the dress!! :DReplyDelete
Just BEAUTIFUL!!!!ReplyDelete
I absolutely LOVE belly photos. Yours is beautiful--the dress is too! --FPReplyDelete
That's a lovely dress!ReplyDelete
Lovely picture! I wish I had a shot of me pregnant, but there are none :(ReplyDelete
Beautiful! Congratulations!ReplyDelete
That is a great photo...that dress is cute, too! I love baby bellies!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing a great photo and piece of you~
Love the dress and the baby tummy! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Very Nice...good job!ReplyDelete

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After chasing him down the railroad tracks, two North Charleston police officers grappled with the man they thought had been rolling a joint.
The suspect had emerged from the woods during the foot pursuit and, with fists flying, charged after one of the patrolmen.
They engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Kicks and punches were exchanged.
The officers used special techniques to subdue the 160-pound man, who fought to free himself. They snapped handcuffs around his left wrist.
But when the suspect started flailing his handcuffed arm, at least one of the officers started fearing for his life. The handcuffs, the officer later wrote, were a possible deadly weapon.
Thats the account that the officers gave in their report about the arrest Wednesday afternoon of 22-year-old James Anthony Cannon, who was hospitalized after the scuffle with several facial fractures, a broken nose, an injured eye and a dislocated shoulder.
But police supervisors raised concern about the seriousness of Cannons injuries, and North Charleston Police Chief John Zumalt has asked for an external review to determine whether the officers use of force was justified.
Officers Abraham Montes and Doug Armstead will be on administrative duty until the State Law Enforcement Divisions investigation is complete, the chief said. Zumalt declined to comment further.
Cannons attorney, David Aylor of Charleston, said his client is a wiry guy who lives with his parents and did nothing wrong.
Cannon, a resident of North Murray Drive in Hanahan, has twice been arrested on alcohol charges and twice for fighting, according to his SLED rap sheet.
He now faces charges of trespassing on railroad property and resisting arrest. But Aylor said he wondered why his client had not been charged with assaulting the police if the officers story were true.
Aylor added the police department already has apologized to Cannons family.
He didnt know who was yelling at him, so he ran because he was scared, Aylor said. They said he was rolling a joint, but nobody found any marijuana.
The incident was the second this year in which a North Charleston police officers tactics have come under public scrutiny.
Officer Kenneth Ford was fired in July after investigators said he took a man to a dark location, roughed him up and destroyed his personal property. The victims family said the encounter stemmed from a case of mistaken identity.
Ed Bryant, president of the North Charleston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said he was looking into the recent case, which involves a black suspect.
Naturally, it concerns us, Bryant said. But were still trying to understand the full story.
The fight
Montes wrote in an incident report that he and Armstead spotted Cannon rolling what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette on the railroad tracks near Remount Road and Dakota Street.
Around 3:10 p.m., when the officers tried to get Cannons attention, he started running.
Despite pleas for the suspect to get on the ground, Montes said Cannon charged at him and took a swing at his face near the railroad tracks at Palm Street.
Montes stated that he ducked the punch, then conducted a takedown maneuver that caused Cannons head to hit the ground.
But Cannon continued to resist arrest by moving and kicking and getting up, Montes wrote. Cannon kicked Montes twice in the shin, the officer wrote.
Armstead joined the struggle and grabbed the man, causing them both to fall. But the suspect kept swinging and punching, the report states. Armstead wrestled with Cannon and clinched handcuffs only on his left wrist.
I was in fear for my safety ... from getting any life-threatening injuries from the handcuffs, Montes said.
Cannon was on the ground, and Montes kicked him once in an attempt to prevent him from getting up, the officer wrote.
But when Cannon tried to hit Armstead with the handcuffs, Montes stated, the officer tried to deliver two strikes on (Cannons) facial area and inadvertently struck the suspect in the left eye.
With a backup officers help, the police finally controlled the suspect.
Cannon smelled of alcohol and told police that he had been smoking marijuana and did not want to go to jail, the report states.
Cannon was treated at Roper St. Francis Hospitals Northwoods facility.
Past run-ins
He was not sent to jail, but Cannon has been there before.
The Hanahan Police Department arrested Cannon twice on a charge of disorderly conduct.
In January 2008, what started as horse play between Cannon and a fellow student at Hanahan High School turned into a fight outside the school cafeteria. Cannon punched the student in the head and face, a report stated. Both were arrested.
Then in January 2009, Cannon said three people jumped him outside the high school. He was punched and kicked as a crowd of students gathered and watched Cannon fight back.
After police dispersed the crowd, a report states, Cannon screamed profanities. When an officer tried to handcuff him, Cannon pulled away, and the police forced him against a fence to subdue him, according to the report.
His past two run-ins with the North Charleston police resulted from the same alleged act: walking with bottles of beer.
The first came in February 2011 when an officer saw a huge bulge near his waistband as he walked down the middle of Pilgrim Avenue. A frisk of Cannon revealed two bottles of Miller High Life and a plastic bag with 0.1 grams of marijuana, according to an incident report.
Then in April, a patrol officer saw him drinking from a bottle of Miller High Life while walking down Remount Road. He was arrested on a charge of drinking in public.
None of those encounters involved the same officers in last weeks incident.


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As the Douglas County Community and Senior Center continues to rise up from Herbig Park in Gardnerville, Community Services Director Scott Morgan says the most frequent question he's asked is, "What are you building?"
The answer is an 83,225-square-foot center that officials predict will serve the community — cradle to grave — for the next hundred years.
The $16.9 million center is on schedule and expected to be open for business in February 2015.
Every Wednesday, representatives of the design committee, senior advisory committee, county parks and recreation boards, staff and county commission tour the 19-acre site to watch Douglas County's largest public works project come to life.
Morgan is preparing to launch a webcam so viewers can watch construction.
"Everything we learned building the Kahle Community Center, we've put into practice here," Morgan said as he led a tour Wednesday. "Only this is three times bigger. It's Kahle on steroids."
Depending on the day of the week, Morgan said there are between 28 and 90 workers on the site with an average of about 40.
Participants in the tour Wednesday included architect Pat Pusich and CORE Construction project manager Travis Coombs.
Coombs said the project was on schedule.
"I'm one of those guys who believes fit body, fit mind," Pusich said in an interview. "The building will give the citizens of Douglas County an opportunity to be fit year-round, not only their athletic abilities, but their minds," he said.
Pusich said the firm, Tate Snyder Kimsey of Reno, remains with the project through completion and opening.
"We wanted to make sure there is an agricultural look to the building and it fits in with the historical palette of Minden and Gardnerville," he said. "The owner (the county) is doing a great job. They have a lot of ideas and we have been meeting with the Douglas County team weekly for the last six months. It's got to the point where we're almost peers. Nobody is afraid to say anything, or feel like something is a dumb idea."
Larry Sidney, a member of the Douglas County Community Services Foundation, said he was honored to be part of the process.
"I think it's very exciting for everyone just to know the county is in a position to provide this for the whole community," he said. "This is not just for young kids or seniors. Every single person can benefit from this."
Senior Services Manager Travis Lee estimated at least five new couples a week stop by the Douglas County Senior Center to ask about the new building.
"They are drawn by this project, and so excited to relocate here," Lee said.
Morgan said the only facility in the western United States, which comes close to the new community center, is in Arizona.
"We're building a family opportunity center," he said. "It allows families to take responsibility for themselves and their loved ones. It's a place for kids to go after school. It's a place for seniors to go during the day."
Morgan said he's heard criticism that the center is "big government." He calls it "big community."
He said the center will offer an opportunity for families to "avoid the horrible scenario" of placing someone in a nursing home because nothing is available during the day to provide care for their loved ones.
With senior day care services, an expanded dining program and the community health department under one roof, residents will have more options.
"One day, your life will change for reasons you cannot know," Morgan said. "The center will be a low-cost way to keep your life running normally for as long as possible. These services represent 'a sip vs. a gulp' in your life."
What officials found with the Kahle Community Center is that it changed the way residents perceived each other.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhythms, has died. He was 91.
Brubeck died this morning of heart failure after being stricken while on his way to a cardiology appointment with his son Darius, said his manager Russell Gloyd. Brubeck would have turned 92 on Thursday.
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Depending upon your opinion of – or comfort with – online communications, Facebook can either be heralded as a new-fangled version of the old double-hung door where acquaintances can electronically visit with one another and keep up, or it functions more like a harbinger of the upcoming zombie apocalypse: mesmerizing vast swaths us into a digitalized stupor which passes for today's version of the proverbial bread and circuses which preceded the fall of the Roman Empire. For me, the social utility serves more as the former than a launch pad for Armageddon – it's a great way to keep up with far away friends, to share photos as well as a few laughs along the way. I have also come to find it a pretty accurate social barometer of the mood of the particular moment, doing a far better job at predicting things to come in the cultural sphere then the folks on television and radio do as regards the upcoming weather (apologies to all my meteorologist friends out there).
A recent example on Facebook serves as a pretty good case in point for this: a few weeks ago, I was scrolling through comments on my Facebook newsfeed, when I noticed that a friend of mine had put something on his personal page regarding the physical appearance of the historical Jesus. On his post, my friend – who was born in New Jersey but is of South Asian descent – had typed the statement: "Yay- Jesus looked exactly like me!" beneath the visage of a strongly built, dark-eyed man with thick features, short dark, wavy hair and a heavy black moustache and beard. The image my friend was commenting upon is a relatively famous one which was created now over a decade ago by Richard Neave, a retired medical artist from Manchester, England, who used his professional skills in forensic medicine – as well as cultural and archeological data – to develop an artistic representation of what a typical 30 year old Galilean Semitic male would have looked like at the beginning of the Christian era 2,000 years ago. What emerges from Neave's interpretation – which he readily admits is not a "re-creation" of Jesus' actual face as much as it's a re-creation of what a young male face might look like for those who were born and lived in the same time and region as Jesus himself – is decidedly darker and swarthier then the standard version of what is possibly the most famous image in human history with its long, flowing light brown hair, fair skin and Caribbean blue eyes.
Beneath the photo and my friend's statement, many of his Facebook friends had jumped onto the band-wagon, echoing their delight that the Jesus of history had "looked like them" too – darker complexioned like my friend – many of them being South Asian, Middle Eastern or Latino. Now, I am not one of those people who feel the need to compulsively comment on all of my friends' Facebook posts, and while I do make it a habit to generally keep abreast of what my friends put up on-line, I try as best I can not to add my own two-cents unless I have something substantive to say. And while I was aware that the originator of the photograph never intended his work to be taken as a literal depiction of the actual face of Christ, as a "justice and peace guy" it is my practice to never unnecessarily create a controversy if I can help it…especially if – please pardon the very bad pun here – I have no skin in the game. So when it came time to add my contribution to my friend's online conversation, I took note that while I could not vouch for what the historical Jesus actually looked like as a grown man, I could venture a guess that most probably, as a child, He – much I'm sure to the chagrin of my Irish Catholic grandmothers – almost certainly DID NOT have the blond hair, fair skin and blue eyes that I had as a child, regardless of how he is depicted on the many store-bought Christmas cards exchanged at this time of year.
I would have completely forgotten about this internet exchange on my friend's Facebook wall we're it not for the fact that no more than one week later, the cable-news networks and blogsphere experienced a near nuclear meltdown when media personality Megyn Kelly – on the December 10th episode of her nightly news program "The Kelly Report" – made a remark in response to an article in Slate magazine regarding the desirability of a more racially diverse depiction of Santa Claus in the popular culture. Addressing this suggestion, Kelly asserted that not only was Santa Claus "just white" – but that Jesus Christ was too! Predictably, both the internet and the late-night talk shows exploded in response, the discussion running the gamut from ridicule to condemnation. For her part – in response – Kelly acknowledged that since the controversy took hold, she had learned that the question of Jesus' actual skin color was "far from settled", and went on to claim that the segment itself was "tongue-in-cheek" and just an attempt at humor, and that the entire episode "would be funny if it were not so telling about our society", ending her comments by casting herself as the most recent casualty in this proxy battle of the ongoing "war on Christmas" – the irony that this entire affair was occasioned by preparation for the birth of a child that we have come to refer to as the "Prince of Peace" seemingly having been lost on just about everyone on both sides of this "battle-line".
So much has already been written about Kelly's unfortunate comments as well as the responses to them that I feel I have little myself to add except to say that I do wish that she had not felt the need to conscript Our Lord and Savior into her defense of a particular ethnography for Santa Claus. That stated, I do think that in her defense of her comments, Kelly was onto something when she said that the entire affair was very "telling about our society" – although I suspect that the insights I have gleaned from these events differ significantly from those that Kelly might hold. What strikes me as particularly interesting – incredible in fact – is that from Facebook to the cable-news networks this entire controversy was premised on the actual, physical appearance of Jesus (and for that matter, Santa too): his skin color, his eye color, the texture of his hair, all attributes that the original sources of our information about Jesus – the Gospels, the Letters of Saint Paul -are conspicuously silent on. Having – to our present day knowledge – never sat for a physical portrait during His lifetime and based on the original texts and sources, the best that we can EVER get at what Jesus (and in fact, most of the figures of the Bible for that matter) looked like when He walked the Earth is an interpretation through the eyes of artists – from the baby in the manger up through His Resurrection.
I don't think that this silence on the part of the Gospel text as to Jesus' physical appearance was an oversight on the Evangelists part: no, in fact, I think this was a way to show that Jesus did not come just to redeem a particular people, but instead that His redeeming mission was for the benefit of all human-kind. In fact, I'm sure of this: my certainty based in the words of Jesus Himself in the Gospel of Saint Matthew. While the Gospels themselves are silent as to WHAT Jesus physically looked like, they are equally clear about WHOM Jesus looks like. In response to the question of: "When did we see you Lord?", Jesus reminds us that He is made visible in the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the ill and the imprisoned. If we want to see Jesus – to really see Jesus – we need not only look at the figurines of the precious child in the manger in the beautiful Nativities that sit beneath the Christmas trees in our homes and the alters of our Churches, but also at the often confused, unwashed and unkempt men and women whom we encounter on the streets on our way to and from those places.
This kind of active "seeing" is never easy, as most residents of major metropolises will tell you – the goal of navigating a city street is to arrive quickly at your appointed rounds and avoid eye contact, limiting your vision to notice only those things essential to the accomplishment of your purposes. In advocating that we embrace a more engaged kind of "seeing", I put myself first on the list of those who need to do a better job; for you see – right before Christmas this year – I am pretty sure that I did encounter Jesus Himself, although I am not particularly proud of my response to Him. I was busy running one of the million errands which we all do on the run-up to Christmas Day, and I was rushing to the post office right before it closed. As I scurried to slip into the entrance before staff locked it, a short, stocky figure who looked to be in her mid-thirties appeared in my path. It was a particularly cold day, and I remember that she was inappropriately dressed in wearing just a beat-up looking spring jacket over a stained velour jogging suit, as she turned her large, dark eyes towards me and began to speak: "Excuse me sir…" In response, I quickly apologized that I had no change on me, and rushed past her into the revolving doors, but not before hearing her pleading response to my pre-emptive: "That's not what I was going to ask you…"
Her words stayed with me as I strode up the escalator, proceeded to the Post Office window, mailed my parcels, and got some cash out of the ATM machine. Once downstairs and back outside, I searched for her up and down the block, eager to share with her some of the cash that I had just taken out of the machine so she could get something to eat, something better to wear against the cold, to find out what it was that she wanted to ask me – but she was gone. Giving up my search, I closed my eyes and asked for forgiveness, hoping that when my time on Earth is done, and when I meet that woman again at the Gates of Heaven as I am sure I will, that she takes the time that I did not to hear my requests, and have mercy upon me.
It's funny, but while we all may want a Jesus who looks like us – acts like us – IS like us, perhaps WE NEED a Jesus who is none of those things, a Jesus who will challenge us to do better both at Christmastime and throughout the coming year as we strive to help build His Kingdom here on Earth as it is in Heaven…
A Blessed Season of Christmas to you all, and God's Blessings in the New Year.
Tags: Christmas, Facebook, Gates of Heaven, Irish Catholic, Jesus Christ, Jesus's appearence, Last Judgement, Matthew 25, Megyn Kelly, Richard Neave, Santa Claus, Slate Magazine, War on Christmas


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Bill Sweet is an expert of African-American history in his hometown of Claysburg - except he's not African-American.
A 1964 graduate of Greenfield-Kimmel High School (which predated Claysburg-Kimmel), Sweet grew up with the understanding that blacks and whites should be rooted in mutual understanding and respect, and he believes that was the case in Claysburg.
The community, dating back to the 1920 and 1930s, had a black population of around 200, most employed by the Standard Brick Company.
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Bill Sweet sits with a book on the subject of Claysburg heritage.
Sweet appreciated Claysburg, but he didn't appreciate how blacks were treated in the South, and he's devoted part of his life to trying to make a difference to people of all races.
Today, Sweet is the caretaker of the Fairview Cemetery; everyone buried there is black. He's also the longtime vice president of the Altoona chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Don Witherspoon, president of the local NAACP, said of Sweet: "He's been a tremendous supporter of our chapter. We'd be somewhat lost without him."
With Black History Month upon us, Sweet is the subject of a Mirror Q&A:
Mirror: What does Black History Month mean to you?
Sweet: In Black History Month, I always reflect back to when I grew up in the 1960s, and it makes you think of the achievements and accomplishments of African-Americans, where we are today, the civil rights movement and having a black president. And how we've come a long way. It all comes to mind, especially this month.
Mirror: Can you trace back to the days when Claysburg had a significant black community?
Sweet: When I grew up, the brickyard was into decline, and the majority of African-Americans came here to work from North Carolina and South Carolina, and the population had peaked. At one time, we probably had about 200 African-Americans in the 1920s and '30s. It was quite a significant change. The brickyard was the main employer, and a lot had been transferred to New Jersey factories, and some had relocated to Altoona. But there was still a lot of good interaction between blacks and whites in Claysburg. We had a significant amount in the early 1960s, but by the mid-1980s, it was probably the last African-American presence from the people who came here to work in the brickyard.
Mirror: How did the community co-exist?
Sweet: Claysburg, as far as I could tell, got along well. Everybody worked together, and we didn't have serious issues. We had a lot of interaction in school and through sports. I don't want to say everything was rosy, but from what my parents and people have told me, we didn't have big problems.
Mirror: Do you still take care of the black cemetery in Claysburg?
Sweet: I started that in 1995, and I'm still taking care of it. I got some help from the Claysburg Rotary Club a couple years ago. They came in and did a lot of work as far as restoring graves that were sinking. They filled them up, leveled them off and planted grass. Basically, I just mow the grass and keep it trimmed up and make sure the headstones are in good shape. Don [Witherspoon] and I go around and make sure all the [black] cemeteries are kept up, but I mainly take care of the one in Claysburg.
Mirror: Are there many or any blacks living in the Claysburg area today?
Sweet: There are, but they came in later years. It's hard to put a finger on how many are here. I don't know how many families are here now - a small portion of the population.
Mirror: How did you get involved with the NAACP?
Sweet: It was through the work at the cemetery. I got along very good with the African-Americans that I was in school with, and it was hard for me to accept how they were being treated in the South. And my parents brought me up to treat everybody fairly and equally. I was under the impression that the NAACP was only for African-Americans, but I learned it was actually some African-Americans but mostly white people that helped start it. I knew Don from playing sports growing up in Claysburg, and he asked me to come to one of the meetings and give a report [on the cemetery], and that's how it all got started for me.
Mirror: Is there a misconception that you have to be black to have a leadership role in the NAACP?
Sweet: Yes. It's open to anyone to be part of the organization, and you can work your way up to being an officer.
Mirror: Is one of the NAACP's goals to educate and get more young people committed to the cause?
Sweet: It's always a challenge because the NAACP is not unlike a lot of volunteer organizations today. A lot of younger people either don't have the time or take an interest in getting involved.
Mirror: How much satisfaction have you received from your involvement?
Sweet: A lot. Sometimes you get discouraged that you're [not] making progress and something comes along that sets you back, but for the most part, I've gotten a lot of satisfaction about promoting diversity and trying to help the NAACP promote civil and human rights. It's been gratifying.
Mirror: Last question: Are you envious of Don Witherspoon's wardrobe?
Sweet: Yes, I am. I'm truly outclassed.


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St. Joseph Mercy Oakland To Present Free Seminar On 'Effective Management Of Osteoporosis'
Orthopedic Surgeon to Discuss Symptoms and Treatment
Pontiac, Mich.—St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) orthopedic surgeon Bruce Henderson, MD, will address a free, community seminar "The Effective Management of Osteoporosis" at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in the hospital's Franco Communications Center, 44405 Woodward Ave., Pontiac.
The seminar is part of the hospital's free, monthly series of orthopedic community seminars. SJMO orthopedic specialists conduct the seminars, speaking on a wide range of orthopedic procedures and joint replacement.
"SJMO has won numerous awards for orthopedic and joint replacement excellence," said Jack Weiner, SJMO President and CEO. "Every day, our skilled physicians, surgeons and medical staff provide exemplary care and outstanding outcomes for the patients they treat."
The hospital's board-certified orthopedic surgeons specialize in treating spine, hand, shoulder, hip and knee disorders. They provide comprehensive care before, during and after surgery. Among the orthopedic services SJMO offers are:
SJMO was named a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement® and a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery® by Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Michigan and Blue Care Network. SJMO also was named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence ™ by HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent health care ratings organization.
The seminars are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Free parking is available on the north side of the hospital, adjacent to the Franco Communications Center and Medical Office Building.
Registration is required. To register, call St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, 800-372-6094.
Note: Designation as a Blue Distinction Center® means this facility's overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians' and leading professional organizations' recommendations. Individual outcomes may vary. To find out which services are covered under your policy at any facilities, please call the customer service number on the back of your Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield identification card or call your local Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield plan.
About St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
St Joseph Mercy Oakland is a 443-bed comprehensive, community, teaching hospital and a long-time leader in health care in Oakland County. Founded in 1927 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland has won numerous local and national awards for patient safety, quality and performance, and consistently ranks in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide. A member of the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, St Joseph Mercy Oakland is a technologically leading hospital that combines advanced medicine and personal care to assist patients on their path to wellness. With dedicated physicians, nurses and hospital staff committed to providing quality care throughout the patient stay, St Joseph Mercy Oakland has truly personalized the patient experience.
For more information about health services offered at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, please visit stjoesoakland.org. For information about the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit www.sjmercyhealth.org.
About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a newly expanded health care organization serving southeast Michigan. Health coverage spans six counties, including Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy in Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy in Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, 119-bed St. Joseph Mercy Port Huron, 113-bed Chelsea Community Hospital and 74-bed St. Joseph Mercy Saline. Combined, the seven hospitals are licensed for 1,726 beds, have five outpatient health centers, five urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 14,000 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians.
A member of Trinity Health, the nation's fourth largest Catholic health care organization, SJMHS is committed to providing a remarkable patient experience by using leading edge technology in a comforting and healing environment. As a mission based organization, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System provides approximately $100 million in community benefit to the communities it serves each year.
For more information on health services offered at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit stjoeshealth.org.
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text: Hatters Hit the Road for Friday Night Game at FGCU January 24, 2013 The Stetson men's basketball team (9-10, 6-2) will aim to extend its winning streak to six games on Friday, as the Hatters travel to Fort Myers to challenge Florida Gulf Coast (13-8, 5-3). The contest is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with coverage on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), Cox Sports Television (CST), and ESPN3. Alone in first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings heading into Thursday night's league games, it ties Stetson for the furthest into a season that Stetson has been in first in the conference since joining the league for the 1986-87 season. In 1994-95 the Hatters started A-Sun play 7-1, and were tied with College of Charleston and Samford at the top of the standings. "It's great for everybody that follows the Hatters that we've got something to celebrate," Stetson head coach Casey Alexander said about the recent success. "We know we've got a long way to go, but we're excited about where we are. "We're definitely better defensively," Alexander said of the past few weeks. "Since we've started conference play, we're finding ways to get more stops, we're finding ways to put stops together, and we're not having those runs by the other team that can really deflate [you]. That's been a big part of why we're playing better." Listen to Coach Alexander on FOX Sports 1670 Listen to Coach Alexander on College Insider Podcast The Hatters are fifth in the A-Sun during league games in scoring defense, holding their opponents to 69.2 points per game. During non-conference action Stetson was allowing 77.3 points per game, and is still ninth overall in the conference. Similarly, the Hatters' were allowing opponents to shoot 48.6 percent from the floor before league play began, and have since held them to 44.6 percent shooting. That improvement will be put to the test on Friday, as FGCU leads the A-Sun in a number of categories, including points per game. The Eagles have a trio of double digit scorers in two-time A-Sun Player of the Week Sherwood Brown, Bernard Thompson, and Chase Fieler. "Everybody knows how explosive they are," Alexander said of FGCU. "Offensively, they can really put great games together. They're talented. Even knowing what everybody's records are, if you took the poll again, everybody in the league's going to have high marks for Florida Gulf Coast, and they deserve it." The Eagles opened the season against a wealth of talented teams, including VCU, Duke, and Miami. FGCU ended up coming away with the win against the Canes, adding to the team's stellar 10-1 record in 2012-13 while playing in the friendly confines of Alico Arena. "We know what a challenge that's going to be for our team to go down there," Alexander concluded. "But it's nice to have a couple of road wins in our back pocket to know that we can do it." Friday's game is tabbed the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night Game of the Week with coverage on CSS, CST, and ESPN3. The game will also be fed from CSS to ASun.TV and HatterVision with Matt Stewart and Sonny Smith on the call. Fans can also catch the action on the radio at WSBB 1230 AM, 1490 AM, and www.MyAM1230.com with Ryan Rouse on the call. Live Stats, the @StetsonMBB Twitter feed, and Hat-Alerts are also available for in-game updates.Print Friendly Version More Headlines


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Built for chasing fickle flight paths in the early season, the Grinder Pant gives you enough warmth for early morning missions and enough breathability to remain comfortable the rest of the day. But this pant pulls double duty. With its low-profile seams and glued hems, it's a buttery smooth insulation piece for layering under waders as temperatures drop and water levels rise.
The Grinder Pant is the lightest pant in the Waterfowl line, ideal for chasing fickle flight paths in the early season. The durable 4-way stretch polyester weave and articulated patterning provide comfort and freedom of movement. A low-profile belt system keeps the pant comfortably in place, even when you weigh down the hip pockets and concealed thigh pockets with shells. As the temperature drops and water levels rise, this pant pulls double duty. Low-profile seams and glued hems make it a buttery smooth insulation piece for layering under waders.
My favorite pant by far. So comfy and durable. I don't just use them for hunting, used all the time. Just wish they had more colors, the gray or black would be awesome!
I purchased this pair of pants for the sole purpose of early waterfowl season. Paired with the merino wool bottoms, this was all I needed to stay warm in the 50 degree temps. The function of this pant is very good and they are very comfortable! I love the grip in the waist band to keep tucked shirts in place! The pants are also ready to interface with the Sitka suspenders although the description doesn't say so. The slash pockets I wasn't so sure of at first, but I really do like them. The way the pockets carry items is preferable over the cargo pockets I grew up with. Lastly, I always like to throw out info for the tall guys in the crowd. I am 6'6" and weigh about 225. I ordered a 36 Tall and it fits comfortably. I typically wear a 34 waist but wanted a bit of extra room so ordered the 36. As it turns out, the 36 fits me like a 34...not bad though. From here on out I will always buy my Sitka pants (that come with a low profile belt system) in 38. The belt makes these pants super flexible, as you can take up a couple of inches of waist slack easily with the belt. As I ordered them though, they will still see many, many years of wear. And when they wear out, I will order another pair for sure! Also the tall was just long enough in the leg for me. I would have preferred another inch of length, but as they are, they do function and with boots I'll never know the difference.
Absolutely the most comfortable pants I've ever put on in my life! Not only are they light weight, but they are comfortable and tougher than nails. Would recommend these pants to anyone.
Extremely comfortable. I normally wear a 33-34 waist pants and/or shorts. I ordered a 34R in the Grinders and they fit great. Love the belt system as it helps squeeze that little extra material in to make a nice snug fit. Will be my go to for early season and under waders.
I highly recommend these pants for both hunting purposes as well as casual wear/outside working pants (dirt and mud colors). They're the perfect fit for early season waterfowling, but are ideal for layering underneath waders or bibs later in the year. For sizing reference, I am 6'1" and 180 pounds and the 34R fit me well.
These pants are awesome.I've worn them under waders in Argentina in 40 degree weather as well as Missouri's freezing duck hunting weather. Yesterday i Turkey hunted in them in Kansas's 14 degree weather with Transverse pants under them. Comfortable in every hunting situation.
Must have for any waterfowl system. Very comfortable as a stand-alone piece in the early season. Excellent with Merino pants underneath as the temperature starts to drop. Layers great under the pantanal bib. I wear the "dirt" color for casual wear or for work. Can't beat the style and functionality in this pant!
These are the most comfortable and user friendly pants I've ever worn field hunting. They don't bunch up while getting in and out of the blind and the vented pockets let heat out in those HOT days. They also wick moisture away rather than hold onto it. They really have exceeded my expectations (as does all Sitka Gear) and the few guys on our team that wear them have convinced the ones who don't to get some. We suggest you do to. Marc GoHuntBirds
I own a few sets of grinder pants, and they are perfect for early season Pronghorn hunts all the way to those late January Mallard hunts. The leg pockets are vented which makes it nice on a 90 degree day..you can dump heat. But they are also spacious enough to layer under. I like to wear the Solid color when asking for permission or maybe while running to the airport to pick clients up... Looks a little more professional.
The most comfortable and user friendly pant I've ever worn... The pockets and the cut of the garment are superior to any other I've worn.
These pants exceeded my expectations and more. I love the stretch fabric and the fact the Grinder Pant moves with you and does not fight your movements like other brands. Thank you Sitka for a great product!
Even though these are designed for waterfowl - they are perfect for Archery & Rifle season. I guide in central Oregon for deer & elk as well as Alberta & Saskatchewan & the pattern works great in the high desert & even in river bottoms. Slash pockets are a great idea - work way better than traditional cargo side pockets. If Sitka would just make this grinder pant in optifade & optifade forest - that would be great. Great product !!!
So happy when these came out! These are the perfect pants for early to mid season field hunts. Or even layering under your waders. Every single product I have ever bought from Sitka is total quality and these keep with the theme. Looking forward to wearing these for snow geese in the spring and doves in late summer for 2015. Thanks Sitka for always producing the best gear!
These pants are new item but have already been ideal for our early seasons here in Virginia. They aren't marketed for dove hunting but they fit the bill perfectly for that, and for September Goose season. They are comfortable under waders too, so these are nice for the hunter who also likes to wet a line in the off-season. Stretchy, soft, durable and loaded with cool features (I love the low-profile pockets and non-slip waist band lining). These pants deliver MORE than what the marketing description promises. I test products for Gore and am picky about what I use. These pants made me happy so they will probably satisfy you too!
What an awesome pair of pants. I can wear these in 90 degree Texas heat all day and stay comfortable and can't wait to wear these under my waders when the temperature drops. I think the best feature of these pants other than the comfortable material are the front slash pockets, so much better than cargo pockets. I ordered the 38 Tall being I am 6' tall and 240lbs. I will probably order the regular inseam next time. Awesome product highly recommended for any waterfowler.
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CLEVELAND (AP) ? Travis Hafner drove in four runs in his return to Cleveland and Robinson Cano homered twice as the injury-riddled New York Yankees wrecked the Indians' opener ? and manager Terry Francona's first home game ? with an 11-6 win Monday.
Hafner hit a three-run homer in the first inning off Ubaldo Jimenez (0-1) and added an RBI single in the third. Cano connected in the fifth and sixth for the Yankees, who are trying to hold on until All-Stars Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira get healthy and come off the disabled list.
Hiroki Kuroda (1-1) shook off a shaky, 34-pitch first and showed no signs of being bothered by a bruised right middle finger as the Yankees finally won a home opener after losing their own and Detroit's last week.
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Dear Vicki: It has finally happened – my daughter wants to sew something with my supervision. She is 22 and sort of "kicky." She has no ability or knowledge but thinks a jacket would be fun. I think fleece or something like that. So, can you recommend a pattern that would appeal to her? – Eileen P.
Dear Eileen: The Sewing Workshop certainly is a "kicky" brand, very young and avant-garde. The West End Top is just perfect. The sleeves are cut into the body, so that will help a great deal with a beginner. The front has an interesting raw-edge construction, and the instructions are great, so she can follow along and you can watch. Also included is a new-looking skirted pant. Please try to find this pattern at a local shop, or send me (Vicki Farmer Ellis, P.O. Box 220463, St. Louis, MO 6312) a check for $23.95. Or go online to sewingworkshop.com
Dear Vicki: OK, I know I messed up and didn't buy my serger from a helpful store, and now I am in trouble. I thought I was saving so much money – well, I just fooled myself. Here are a few of my questions: One, after I sew and open the seam it looks wrong, kind of loose. Two, what is "differential"? Three, when do I use three threads instead of four? And lastly, how do I reverse to lock the seams? Help, help! – Tammy F.
Dear Tammy: You could go to a sewing shop and ask to pay for some quality instruction time.
I will try to answer your questions. The seam looks funny because it is not a lock stitch like with a sewing machine. Nothing is wrong with it. If you don't like the way it looks, then sew with your machine next to the serged seam; this will make it strong, and you will still have the serged finish. I will address the rest of the questions next week.
This week's reader's tip is from Suzy Moore, of Fenton, Mo.
She writes: "I use a spray stabilizer on lightweight fabrics before embroidering, and it really helps prevent puckering, especially with dense designs. Also, I use a large box to spray into so that not so much propellant gets into the air. This is really good when using adhesives."


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"The First Lady of Song,"
Ella Fitzgerald
was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time (although some may vote for
Sarah Vaughan
Billie Holiday
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could outswing anyone, was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution; one could always understand the words she sang. The one fault was that, since she always sounded so happy to be singing,
did not always dig below the surface of the lyrics she interpreted and she even made a downbeat song such as "Love for Sale" sound joyous. However, when one evaluates her career on a whole, there is simply no one else in her class.
One could never guess from her singing that
Ella Fitzgerald
's early days were as grim as
Billie Holiday
's. Growing up in poverty,
was literally homeless for the year before she got her big break. In 1934, she appeared at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, winning an amateur contest by singing "Judy" in the style of her idol,
Connee Boswell
. After a short stint with
Tiny Bradshaw
was brought to the attention of
Chick Webb
Benny Carter
(who was in the audience at the Apollo).
, who was not impressed by the 17-year-old's appearance, was reluctantly persuaded to let her sing with his orchestra on a one-nighter. She went over well and soon the drummer recognized her commercial potential. Starting in 1935,
began recording with
Webb's Orchestra
, and by 1937 over half of the band's selections featured her voice. "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" became a huge hit in 1938 and "Undecided" soon followed. During this era,
was essentially a pop/swing singer who was best on ballads while her medium-tempo performances were generally juvenile novelties. She already had a beautiful voice but did not improvise or scat much; that would develop later.
On June 16, 1939,
Chick Webb
died. It was decided that
would front the orchestra even though she had little to do with the repertoire or hiring or firing the musicians. She retained her popularity and when she broke up the band in 1941 and went solo; it was not long before her Decca recordings contained more than their share of hits. She was teamed with
the Ink Spots
Louis Jordan
, and
the Delta Rhythm Boys
for some best-sellers, and in 1946 began working regularly for
Norman Granz
's Jazz at the Philharmonic.
became her manager although it would be nearly a decade before he could get her on his label. A major change occurred in
's singing around this period. She toured with
Dizzy Gillespie
's big band, adopted bop as part of her style, and started including exciting scat-filled romps in her set. Her recordings of "Lady Be Good," "How High the Moon," and "Flying Home" during 1945-1947 became popular and her stature as a major jazz singer rose as a result. For a time (December 10, 1947-August 28, 1953) she was married to bassist
Ray Brown
and used his trio as a backup group.
's series of duets with pianist
Ellis Larkins
in 1950 (a 1954 encore with
was a successful follow-up) found her interpreting
George Gershwin
songs, predating her upcoming Songbooks series.
After appearing in the film Pete Kelly's Blues in 1955,
signed with
Norman Granz
's Verve label and over the next few years she would record extensive Songbooks of the music of
Cole Porter
the Gershwins
Rodgers & Hart
Duke Ellington
Harold Arlen
Jerome Kern
, and
Johnny Mercer
. Although (with the exception of the
sets) those were not her most jazz-oriented projects (
stuck mostly to the melody and was generally accompanied by string orchestras), the prestigious projects did a great deal to uplift her stature. At the peak of her powers around 1960,
's hilarious live version of "Mack the Knife" (in which she forgot the words and made up her own) from
Ella in Berlin
is a classic and virtually all of her Verve recordings are worth getting.
's Capitol and Reprise recordings of 1967-1970 are not on the same level as she attempted to "update" her singing by including pop songs such as "Sunny" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," sounding quite silly in the process. But
's later years were saved by
Norman Granz
's decision to form a new label, Pablo. Starting with a Santa Monica Civic concert in 1972 that is climaxed by
's incredible version of "C Jam Blues" (in which she trades off with and "battles" five classic jazzmen),
was showcased in jazz settings throughout the 1970s with the likes of
Count Basie
Oscar Peterson
, and
Joe Pass
, among others. Her voice began to fade during this era and by the 1980s her decline due to age was quite noticeable. Troubles with her eyes and heart knocked her out of action for periods of time, although her increasingly rare appearances found
still retaining her sense of swing and joyful style. By 1994,
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Investigators said the crash happened when an SUV and the ambulance collided in the intersection.
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The hotel "Engiadina" is situated in the small village Ftan, a typical and well preserved Engadine-mountain-village on 1650 metres above sea level, with an impressing architecture. Enjoy the grandiose view over the mountains. A dry and mild climate in spite of the altitude is very special in this area. A rare biodiversity and an intact natural scenery are a great experience for nature-lovers and hikers. Not far from the hotel are the bus-station and the valley station of the chair-lift going up to the ski and hiking area Prui / Motta Naluns. In summer, Ftan is the ideal starting point for walking and bike-tours on both sides of the Inn-valley as well as to the near Swiss National Park. In winter, well prepared ski pistes in each degree of difficulty, trails for cross-country skiing and sliding and finally lot of winter-hiking paths won't anyone let to be bored.
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Remember when a Yellow Page ad was enough to promote your business? How about the days of broadcast faxing, or starting up a website (and if you didn't you were obsolete)? Technology has a way of shifting and knocking us off our feet. The social web is just another such shift.
Just as organizations scrambled to build a web presence in the 90s, they are quickly adopting to the social web. Those who do it well see a huge shift in business, those who do it poorly are frustrated, and those who ignore it are becoming obsolete. Social is here and it's changed the way people think, work, advertise, and purchase. It's no longer good enough for an organization to have and publish a story. Now you need others to verify and restate your story.
Those of us who have been around this tech stuff for a while will remember the popularity of the BBS (bulletin board systems). These systems pre-date the Internet and were a great way to mine information and make friends online. Many organizations had bulletin board systems, and when the Internet came along they joined the Internet rather than attempting to build a new one. The same concept applies to social communities: I suggest organizations join existing communities rather than attempting to build new ones. I understand the concern of building external, publicly accessible sites where customers congregate. The "what ifs" seem endless and the risks may seem insurmountable. Trust me; inaction is far worse than any risk you can come up with.
Take every "what if" you can muster, then ask yourself, "Is someone else already taking this risk in my space?" Most likely they are, most likely they are successful, and most likely they have the opportunity to become a competitor. So hold your breath, close your eyes and jump in!
Unlike the rush to build websites, "Social" is more than a presence: it's a relationship, or several relationships. It's about building a personality for yourself and your organization, and maintaining a voice. Just as you might go to a cocktail party and share experiences while listening to others, you will need to build the ability to electronically mingle and become "charming" via text. It's amazing that the same people who are so charming in person, can work the crowd, and value in-person social events often struggle with social technology. It's actually as simple as going to a networking or social event, you blur the lines between professional and personal. You listen, share, add and learn.
Technology based "cocktail parties" are happening right now on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. You've all been invited. Are you attending or just shunning your customers? Perhaps you're that uncomfortable guy in the corner just waiting for someone to engage you in conversation. Don't worry, you don't have to be the life of the party, you can make it through this.
First find your comfort zone, find those folks you know and trust and tag around with them. If you don't feel that you have anything interesting to say, just listen. If you find topics you have an opinion about, it's a great opportunity to strike up a conversation. Perhaps you find something so interesting you want to share it with others – which is encouraged. Perhaps you think it's stupid that people are reporting they're attending a sporting event, or catching a plane. But how many cocktail parties have you gone to where everyone is completely focused on work? Remember this is social, and you won't offend anyone by posting your activities. In fact, it shows you're a real person and spurs additional interest. So what do I post, "I'm sitting on my porch and two deer just ran by, nobody cares!"? Yes, exactly, comments like this combined with professional conversation allow people to know you're real.
You have to build your voice – you can't be automated and business only, people in the social world recommend others based on relationships. You can't automate a relationship. You can't build a relationship with a website, marketing brochure, or product. Building relationships isn't easy but the loyalty and word of mouth (in this case) is well worth it.
If you're a CPA firm, association or non-profit who needs help finding your voice and building a social strategy, DM me on twitter, or message me on Facebook and we can discuss strategies at no cost to you.
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BATAVIA – Federal funding for the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park has come under criticism by a U.S. senator who argues that it was a classic example of wasteful spending.
That critique is not sitting well with one of New York's senators and by another official.
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., who helped secure a $1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, denied the "Wastebook 2012" designation from Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, who said some of the money went to PepsiCo Corp. and called the funding "corporate welfare."
Schumer said the three grants, including two from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, went to the Genesee Economic Development Center, the business park's sponsor, Genesee County and the Town of Batavia.
None of the recipients of $1.3 million is PepsiCo, Schumer said. Rather, the money goes for permanent infrastructure, "smart funding that will remain with the park for years to come," Schumer added. He noted that the grants are subject to competitive bidding.
Steven G. Hyde, president and CEO of the development center, also defended the federal assistance, which will cover a new access road, upgrading a pump station and constructing an aquifer-supply system to meet the demands of yogurt-making tenants.
Two of the occupants of the park are Greek-style yogurt makers Alpina Foods and a partnership of PepsiCo and Muller's Germany-based dairies. Their combined investment is $226 million and they will employ about 230 people. The operations also are a boon to area dairy farmers because of the large quantities of milk needed for yogurt. Alpina's plant is open and Muller Quaker will begin its manufacture next summer.
In his rebuttal Schumer listed several instances in Coburn's "Wastebook" designations that are inaccurate. He was critical of an "out-of-state senator" for characterizing a "federal role in investing in public infrastructure that bolsters economic growth in local communities and puts more Americans back to work."


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bayre, on 16 January 2013 - 04:27 AM, said:
Actually 25 man give more loot per person and the people on Elitist Jerks have been bitching about that since Cataclysm came out. I don't PvE except some LFR to keep up with the legendary quest. But that is the design approach. And as far as I remember there was a recent tweet or blue post stating that they want to increase the rewards for 25 men or 10 men more.
I would prefer arena giving the same cap, too and we don't know what the gear change with 5.2 will bring. As soon as we know we can start protesting or cheering.


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Don't drop the ball when you wean calves
Don't drop the ball when you wean calves
by A. F. Kertz
The author is the principal in Andhil, LLC, a St. Louis-based consulting firm.
What makes a good calf starter has been discussed in the past. Several aspects of calf starters were addressed, including protein level, impact of fat level in milk replacer on starter intake, and water intake relationship to starter intake. But those are not the only issues. Let's look at several others.
Physical form of starters has impact in several ways. Ground, dusty starters are not eaten well by calves and do little to help develop the rumen. A study done at Cornell by John Porter and Professor Dick Warner, at the time I was a graduate student there, looked at fiber level (low versus high) and coarseness (pellet versus mash) of starters. Calves were purchased, started the trial at equal body weights, and were fed a low level of milk replacer to wean at 28 days of age.
Mash or pellet?
As shown in Table 1, daily gains and starter intakes were low before weaning, typical of this type of program. But notice a pattern developing that high fiber did better than low fiber, and mash (coarse) did better than pellet. These differences were greater after weaning, and the biggest difference was with mash versus pellet.
Why? Because the coarseness and particle size had a greater effect on stimulating rumen development than fiber itself. This also was observed in some calves sacrificed for measurement of rumen pH, papillae development, and volatile fatty acids (VFA). This higher level of VFA especially is critical for butyric which was affected most and is the VFA most responsible for rumen papillae development. Also, in the table, note the same pattern that existed for daily gain and intake also existed for age at first ruminating and percent of time ruminating. They both were greater for mash versus pellet than high fiber compared to low fiber.
As rumen development was stimulated by more advantageous starter formulation and physical form, intake went up which furthered rumen development and added to daily gain. So starters need some physical particle size for proper calf rumen development. And remember that calves do not like to eat dusty, finely ground starters. Besides, they do not facilitate rumen development either.
Keep starter fresh . . .
Additionally, there are some very practical observations that I have made of starter issues. Keep starter fresh, and store it in a dry, covered area to limit the elements and access by birds and rodents. Feed small amounts to youngest calves, and offer more as their appetites pick up.
Always make clean water available, and ensure that water and starter containers are separate so that calves do not dribble back and forth. (See article, "Even in winter calves really need water," January 10, 2006, issue, page 18.) If water and starter containers are not separated, calves will end up with wet starter and dirty water. This will hurt their intake of both and, consequently, their performance.
Keep in mind that there is a simple ratio that calves need to drink about 4 pounds of water for every pound of starter that they will consume.
The key to weaning . . .
Starter intake is the key to good weaning transition, the period of two weeks before and two weeks after weaning. The level of starter intake is affected by the amount of milk or milk replacer fed and their fat levels. There is a substitution effect. The more milk or milk replacer with a higher fat level that is fed, the less starter calves will eat.
The most common problem that I see in this regard is that calves are not eating enough starter during both the pre- and postweaning transition periods. If starter intake is not adequate, there will be a slump after weaning, and calves actually may lose weight. In those cases, you end up "buying back" preweaning gains.
Beyond weight loss, the stress of this major change, in conjunction with other changes at the same time, makes for greater incidence of respiratory problems. Epidemiological studies have shown those problems impair calves for life. This may be due not only to inadequate starter intake before weaning but also to moving calves right after weaning into a group where there is a further, significant feeding change.
To avoid problems . . .
The best way to minimize problems is to keep calves in separate hutches or stalls for another two full weeks after weaning. And use the same starter in the first grouping along with about 10 percent alfalfa hay or silage. Can't afford to do that? Do you know the degree of problems calves are having now, and can you afford that — which you currently pay for whether you realize it or not?
Table 2 centered on when you wean, provides guidelines for starter intake during the weaning transition period. In most cases, I would recommend weaning at 6 weeks of age, rather than the more common 8 weeks. And I would keep calves in the hutches for another two weeks as noted above. This then will not likely require more hutches or stalls if you are currently weaning at 8 weeks of age. And these calves will do better when grouped. They will have greater starter intakes, more rumen development, and be better able to utilize their first feeding of forage.
Your goal should be . . .
The perspective to maintain on a calf starter is that it is the major nutritional variable after the milk or milk replacer source you are feeding. But remember to always provide water, and make sure that containers are separated and that the water is clean. As you feed more milk or milk replacer, and the higher their fat content is, the more limiting effect that will have on starter intake. It is critical to have adequate particle size in the calf starter for rumen development.
When starter intake is too low going into weaning, calves will not be able to avoid a slump after weaning. This is due not only to lower nutrient intake, but also to not having greater rumen development due to the low intake. Whether the particle size is optimal for development of rumen papillae also is an issue.
If calves are moved into a group too soon, less than two weeks after weaning, intake will continue to suffer. This will further limit the ability of the calves to utilize what should be their first exposure to forage. Higher quality forage especially is crucial at this stage. This change, coupled with other significant changes at the same time, greatly adds to the risk that calves will have a respiratory problem which will then likely impair them for life.
Managing this critical process is essential for building on what should be a live, healthy calf at this point. Otherwise, calves may stall out, or even go backwards, limiting their progress then and in the future.


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