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BRUSSELS, July 23, 2015 (PPI Europe) -International Paper (IP) has successfully completed the production transition from its standard Alaska folding boxboard (FBB) to its new Alaska Plus lightweight FBB on its Kwidzyn mill's PM 4 in Poland.
"We have been working very closely with our customers to ensure a seamless transition," said an IP spokesperson.Read more
CINCINNATI, OH, July 27, 2015 (Press Release) -Michelman will feature a variety of its flagship print receptive and functional coating technologies in booth 9C20 at LabelExpo 2015, being held September 29 - October 2, 2015 in Brussels, Belgium. The company will showcase value adding solutions for label and packaging designers and printers; label, flexible packaging and folding carton converters; as well as brand owners.Read more
HEIDENHEIM, Germany, July 22, 2015 (Press Release) -Voith has launched two new forming fabrics, designed for manufacturing demanding board and packaging papers and also graphic grades. As the names of the MultiForm IR and MultiForm IC suggest, these forming fabrics are part of Voith's I-Series. All products in this series are based on a unique SSB concept. The special feature of the fabrics in the I-Series is their warp ratio of 3:2.Read more
MT. LAUREL, NJ, July 22, 2015 (Business Wire) -The new Matrix Station utilizes advanced hardware and software to aggregate cartons to shipping cases through a top view of Data Matrix symbologies. Matrix Station accommodates various pack patterns and layers to make manual packing operations more reliable, flexible, and productive.Read more
BRUSSELS, July 23, 2015 (PPI Europe) -Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has acquired Bp Media (Blueprint), a premium packaging development and print management service firm located in London. The value and financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
"The addition of Blueprint helps solidify a unique global framework for brand development, digital asset management, artwork localization, strategic sourcing, supply chain development, logistics and project management", MPS said in a statement.
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LINNICH, Germany, July 22, 2015 (Press Release) -OMIRA Oberland-Milchverwertung GmbH has now brought a CFA 812 filling machine from SIG Combibloc into operation at its Neuburg factory. The machine can fill products in the carton packs combiblocMidi and combifitMidi. This format is now available in Germany for the first time. Various products of the brand 'MinusL', which are made especially for people suffering from lactose intolerance, are now offered in combifitMidi 1,000 ml - and more are planned.Read more
SPRINGFIELD, MA, July 28, 2015 (Press Release) -A panel of packaging design and industry experts met recently at PPC headquarters to evaluate the entries into the Paperboard Packaging Council's (PPC) 72nd annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. While the top winners will be revealed at PPC's upcoming Fall Meeting in Indianapolis, IN on October 8, 2015, the judging process revealed several unexpected industry trends.
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Devin Miller had 20 points and pulled down five rebounds to lead Davis & Elkins past West Virginia State 78-59 Saturday in West Virginia Conference action at the McDonnell Center.
Igor Premasunac and Ante Cosic followed with 12 points each, while Premasunac had 11 rebounds for the Senators (1-4, 1-3?WVIAC), who led 39-21 at halftime.
Anton Hutchins had 20 points to lead West Virginia State.
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The Inter-Mountain photo by Andrew Davis
Davis & Elkins'?Josh Wamsley goes up for a shot in front of a West Virginia State defender Saturday in WVIAC action at the McDonnell Center.
Davis & Elkins travels to the University of Charleston today at 7:30 p.m.
Wesleyan 83, Notre Dame College 64
West Virginia Wesleyan rebounded from Friday night's heartbreaking loss at the Porreco Cup, producing a convincing 83-64 victory over Notre Dame College in the tournament's second round. The tournament is being hosted by Gannon University at the Hammermill Center in Erie, Pa.
Noah Cottrill and Kelsey Williams combined to score 57 of the 83 Bobcat points, as the duo recorded a very efficient game offensively. Cottrill registered a 31-point night, highlighted by an 8-for-10 evening from beyond the arc. Williams had another double-double, scoring 26 points and posting a game-high 10 rebounds. In doing so, the senior was a sterling 11-of-15 from the field. Ray Warren led the Bobcats with six assists, dishing off to a unit that went 14-of-29 from three-point range (48.3 percent).
Notre Dame, who will join the new Mountain East Conference next season, led their future conference foe 30-26 at the half. They could not hold off a strong Wesleyan surge that erupted early in the second half. Eric Dummermuth led Notre Dame with 13 points.
Wesleyan improves to 5-3 with the win. Notre Dame falls to 2-7.
Women's Basketball
Seton Hill 88, Wesleyan 59
BUCKHANNON - West Virginia Wesleyan's young squad closed the pre-holiday portion of their season Saturday, falling 88-59 to the visiting Seton Hill Griffins. Playing in their final season as a WVIAC member, SHU rolled to a 44-29 lead by halftime, and extended that advantage in the second half.
Meghan Mastroianni led the Griffins with 20 points, followed by Paige Alviani with 19. Danesha Richardson led Wesleyan with 12 points and collected eight rebounds. Allie Browne came off the bench to score 11 points and post a team-high five assists, with Brittany Maxey leading all rebounders with 13.
Wesleyan eliminated the turnover issue they had been saddled with in recent weeks, committing only 12 for the game.
However, it was shooting woes that led to their downfall against SHU. The Bobcats shot only 27.8 percent from the floor (22-of-73) including only 20.0 percent from beyond the arc (4-of-20). They also struggled at the line, going 11-of-22.
Seton Hill improves to 4-4 with the win, and to 4-1 in the WVIAC. Wesleyan falls to 2-6 overall, 1-4 in the league. The Bobcats do not play again until Jan. 5 when they host the University of Charleston.
Davis & Elkins 72, West Virginia State 54
Page Turner had 23 points and dished out six assists to lead Davis & Elkins past West Virginia State 72-54 Saturday in West Virginia Conference action at the McDonnell Center.
Amy Turner added 11 points, while Jorden Lykes had nine points for the Lady Senators (3-4, 2-2 WVIAC), who led 37-23 at halftime.
Jordan Brock had 16 points to lead West Virginia State (3-3, 3-2).
Davis & Elkins travels to University on Charleston tonight at 5:30 p.m. for another conference tilt.
High School Wrestling
PITTSBURGH- Buckhannon-Upshur's wrestlers continued their torrid early season schedule over the weekend, participating in the prestigious Pittsburgh Central Catholic Invitational. The event included schools from four different states, and several B-U wrestlers made significant advances in the tourney.
Daniel Nolte led the way for the Bucs, winning the individual title in the 220-pound division.
Two other Bucs navigated their way to the finals with victories before settling for runner-up spots; Brandon Tenney at 106 and Dakota Linger at 132. Five B-U wrestlers advanced to the semifinals; Ethan Hull (113), Tyler Demastes (120), Seth Cutright (152), Will Baxa (160), and Noah Lotter (285).
Buckhannon-Upshur returns to action Jan. 4 at the Cumberland, Md. Super Duals.


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The Royal Game of India Is Back Again, At Your Request
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We've lost count of how many customers begged us to find Parcheesi. Sally Krammes of Schuylkill Haven, PA, who remembers playing with her sister and her mother at the kitchen table, wrote, "I want my grandchildren to have the same kind of fun that I had playing this game." So here it is, complete with dice cups. Includes playing board, pawns for up to four players, and dice. Ages 8 and up.
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is gearing up for a massive legal battle against mobile phone
industry heavyweight Nokia. Nokia is the largest phone market in the
world while Apple has one of the most popular and profitable
smartphones in the world with its iPhone.The legal storm has
been brewing for months and Apple is gearing up by retaining some of
the best
IP lawyers in the country to fight Nokia. Bloomberg reports
that since 2008 Apple has been the most sued technology firm in the
world. The legal team Apple has put together has been responsible for
winning some of the biggest patent suits in the technology
sued Apple in October of 2009 alleging that Apple was
infringing on several of its patents. Apple filed a countersuit of
its own alleging the same thing. Apple claimed at the time the goal
in the Nokia suit was to get Apple to turn over proprietary
technology that sets the iPhone apart from the other smartphones on
the market. Nokia denies the charges.Attorney Lyle Vander
Schaaf, who has handled IP cases before the ITC before says, "These
are very well-known, deep-pocketed, high-end manufacturers. Usually
you have one 800-pound gorilla going after a new entrant. Here you've
got 800-pound gorillas fighting each other."In addition
to bringing in outside legal assets to fight the suit, Apple also has
a new in-house attorney that specializes in IP, Noreen Krall. Krall
was chief IP counsel for Sun Micrososystems and a staff IP attorney
for IBM in the past. The other legal assets Apple has called in
included Robert Krupa from Kirkland & Ellis. Krupa negotiated the
settlement between Apple and Creative Technology in 2005 that had
Apple pay $100 million to Creative.William Lee from
WilmerHale represented Broadcom Corp. in the legal fight against
Qualcomm is part of the team. Apple also has Matt Powers from Weil,
Gotshal, & Manges LLP that represented pharmaceutical giant Merck
& Co in a patent case over its drug Singulair. Most expect the
outcome of this suit to be a settlement between Apple and Nokia to
license each other's tech. Rob Enderle from Enderle Group said, "It's
[the legal battle] going to get a lot worse before it gets better."
quote: It'd be best for everyone if Apple lost. I'm sure everyone has grown tired of hearing their baseless claims about innovating when they haven't done anything of the sort since 1976.
quote: Just because you found a great new way to use the wheel, does not mean you invented it..Apple fans all over the world can't seem to grasp that concept..
quote: You can tell Apple haven't innovated or invented
quote: Just because you found a great new way to use the wheel, does not mean you invented it
quote: Apple has very few inventions, what they do have to some extent are innovations. Although many would argue that in order to innovate you must first invent, and only when said invention improves a product and/or process for the masses is it truly an innovation.Things like swiping your finger across a screen to unlock your device hardly falls into that category.FYI: I don't even know of a dictionary that has a similar definition for innovation, so I'm not exactly sure where you pulled it from.(I'm just going to assume you are being legit)
quote: I think it would be churlish not to admit that Apple has reshaped many markets and product paradigms over the years.
quote: Before the Macintosh there were no commercial available desktop computers like it. Afterwards, eventually, there were lots although they were not as good.
quote: Before the iPhone there were no commercially available smart phones like it. Afterwards, eventually, there were lots. It took a while for the Android team to abandon its previous design for their OS and design an iPhone clone.
quote: Before the iPad there were no commercially available tablets like it. Afterwards there were some attempts to copy the iPad but they are not very good.


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This is a discussion on [openssl.org #1596] Re: wrong AKI in cert - Openssl ; I think you're right, there's an issue with AKID/SKID in x509 - signkey. (I'm sending this on to firstname.lastname@example.com , to open a ticket for it.) Repeat the mantra: "Only the Certifier has AKID == SKID. Certificates have AKID == ...
I think you're right, there's an issue with AKID/SKID in x509 -
signkey. (I'm sending this on to firstname.lastname@example.com, to open a ticket
for it.)
Repeat the mantra: "Only the Certifier has AKID == SKID.
Certificates have AKID == CA's SKID."
Now, forget the mantra, cuz the only exception is self-signed
certificates. (which is all a CA's certificate really is, if it's a
trust anchor.)
Since x509 -signkey is supposed to create self-signed certificates,
it's supposed to set AKID == SKID.
Now. I'm on OpenSSL 0.9.8e 23 Feb 2007, and I just did the following
mkdir phase1
mkdir phase2
CA.pl -newca (generate demoCA/cacert.pem and demoCA/private/
cakey.pem) (SKID A8:2E, AKID A8:2E)
CA.pl -newcert (generate newcert.pem and newkey.pem) (SKID D8:75,
mv *.pem phase1
CA.pl -newreq (generate newreq.pem and newkey.pem)
CA.pl -sign (generate newcert.pem) (SKID FB:9E, AKID A8:2E)
mv *.pem phase2
cd phase2
openssl x509 -in newcert.pem -out intermediary.pem -signkey newkey.pem
intermediary.pem reports SKID FB:9E, AKID A8:2E. It should set AKID
= SKID for -signkey, and so the AKID should be FB:9E.
-Kyle H
On Oct 24, 2007, at 11:01 PM, Simon McMahon wrote:
> Hi,
> cross ref on support list: "Re: refresh validity dates on a
> certificate".
> While trying to refresh validity on certs I noticed that "openssl
> x509 ...
> -signkey filename" modifies the issuer name. It also preserves the
> extensions but appears to copy them verbatum. If there is a "X509v3
> Authority Key Identifier" in there then it may not match the
> issuers key
> in the resulting cert. If it is producing a self-signed cert then
> surely
> the AKI and the SKI should be the same.
> Other openssl commands appear to try to verify this resulting cert and
> fail.
> I think if openssl is going to set the issuer and resign the cert
> then it
> should also update the AKI if it is present in the extensions.
> If it sets the subject public key then it should also update the
> "X509v3
> Subject Key Identifier" extension if present.
> I was using 9.8b.
> This is a cert where subject = issuer but ski != aki. In this case it
> should be aki = ski.
> Certificate:
> Data:
> Version: 3 (0x2)
> Serial Number: 15 (0xf)
> Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
> Issuer: C=AU, ST=Queensland, O=IBM, L=Gold Coast, OU=GSKit,
> CN=sslcln
> Validity
> Not Before: Oct 25 04:00:23 2007 GMT
> Not After : Aug 14 04:00:23 2010 GMT
> Subject: C=AU, ST=Queensland, O=IBM, L=Gold Coast, OU=GSKit,
> CN=sslcln
> Subject Public Key Info:
> Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
> RSA Public Key: (1024 bit)
> Modulus (1024 bit):
> 00:a9:b1:99:5a:c2:d5:83:a6:6d:ea:d1:1f:f2:8c:
> bf:43:6c:a2:09:07:f8:14:2f:f7:07:e4:cb:57:d9:
> 53:2e:55:68:86:c8:4d:8f:d2:3a:5a:81:ca:65:b0:
> 83:0a:97:6e:5a:15:f5:df:65:8f:e0:27:e3:dc:d1:
> 84:3a:ac:a2:d8:a9:9e:69:e1:5f:1d:88:10:72:85:
> 7e:ea:a4:db:79:43:0b:63:6b:4f:e0:8f:ee:09:9a:
> 66:14:bb:b1:48:2d:17:0f:da:c0:f9:12:8e:a2:98:
> a5:61:86:85:14:10:30:c2:28:00:fd:0c:cb:ca:71:
> 9f:34:e0:8e:f5:25:f0:73:93
> Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
> X509v3 extensions:
> X509v3 Basic Constraints:
> Netscape Comment:
> OpenSSL Generated Certificate
> X509v3 Subject Key Identifier:
> X509v3 Authority Key Identifier:
> keyid:89:9E:C2:C4:E6:87:4E:C2C:9EE:A75:BE:64:F6:BF:2C:1E:2C
> X509v3 Subject Alternative Name:
> Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
> 3a:15:9e:2d:0f:01:aa:b7:a2:86:b8:09:47:6b:00:7f:16 :3a:
> 32:46:11:be:06:16:f0:b8:cc:67:6e:8e:fe:32:14:5d:87 :1c:
> ea:da:fa:81:e8:e7:e8:9f:c5:e1:06:4b:cc:2e:de:f7:bc :df:
> 9e:60:be:94:23:67:b9:76:c9:47:4d:0c:ab:61:a5:eb:5e :3e:
> d3:50:c5:4b:4c:d3:92:a3:7e:31:03:dd:68:64:6a:e3:53 :df:
> 26:0b:c0:a0:d7:ff:a6:7d:5b:29:6f:50:8a:b7:8e:45:90 :c8:
> 1f:2e:a2:43:14:69:54:32:82:3c:90:b1:70:b2:8e:c1:b7 :5d:
> df:f7
> Simon McMahon
> __________________________________________________ ____________________
> OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org
> Development Mailing List firstname.lastname@example.com
> Automated List Manager email@example.com
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text: Peter Boggetta, 94, Loretto, formerly of Northern Cambria, died Wednesday. He was born in Marsteller, son of Martin and Frances Boggetta. Surviving are children: Alice Wensel, Mary Boring, Eileen McConnell, Ruth Mason, Linda Hite, Cathy Weakland, Eda Barlow, Jeannie Oblinsky, Joanie Bender, Peter Jr. and Barbara Veneskey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl; a daughter, Betty Main; and seven siblings. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Stevens Funeral Home Inc., Carrolltown, and from 9 until the 10 a.m. funeral Mass Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Carrolltown.


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South Tahoe Standup Paddle's Race the Lake of the Sky has a first place prize all its own.
The South Shore stand-up paddle race which drew some of the sport's top international athletes last year was chosen as the No. 1 standup paddle event in the world by paddle athlete Anthony Vela on the Supconnect Live Show earlier this year.
"They went through the top 10 and we didn't think we'd made it. And then it came on — we were No. 1," South Tahoe Standup Paddle CEO Chris Brackett said. "I started to get choked up, I started crying."
In 2012, Brackett knew he wanted to launch a fun stand-up paddle event that would bring the community together to celebrate a sport he loved. What he didn't know was just how successful that race would be.
It took seven months of planning and the sale of one tractor, but Brackett and his family organized the South Shore's first-ever World Paddle Association-sanctioned race, Race the Lake of the Sky, last June. The event drew hundreds of athletes, about a thousand spectators and international acclaim from the stand-up paddle community.
"The No. 1 event of the year— the race that I had the most fun, the best food, the most beautiful, it was just incredible — and South Lake Tahoe, give it up for Chris Brackett, and the Brackett family and everyone who helped put on Race the Lake of the Sky," Vela said on the Supconnect Live Show.
Vela praised the event's organization, variety of courses, unique vibe, spectator-friendly atmosphere and the best shrimp tacos he said he'd ever eaten.
"It had everything. It was a real family event. Beautiful awards … That's definitely a race you want to be at," Vela said.
Brackett doesn't plan to stop with the 2012 race. Planning for the second annual Race the Lake of the Sky started a couple weeks after the first event wrapped up and Brackett said he hopes to draw double the number of competitors and spectators.
This year's race is slated for June 29-30 and will offer youth races, a distance race, a team relay, the El Dorado five miler and a SUP cross event similar to its snow relatives, ski and boardercross.
Brackett said he anticipates about 500 athletes and 2,000 spectators.
"I'm already so amped. That adrenaline drives me all the time," Brackett said.


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MARTINSBURG - You can caste your line with confidence you will reel in a whopping good time Saturday, March 30, when you can hear Captain Chuck Fisher & The Legends Show perform beloved "oldies" at the Martinsburg Moose Lodge.
Created especially for the enjoyment and appreciation by the baby boomer generation, the group brings together works of great era-artists like Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Neil Diamond and Connie Francis, performing soulful ballads from days long past, odes to school-yard crushes and other innocent joys of youth now gone by.
Nonetheless, for Fisher, 63, and many other baby boomer generation members, which are people who were born at the end of WWII between 1946 and 1964, those days - what are considered kinder by most - have not been forgotten.
Nor has this era's music, which Fisher said was formed on both social and personal gratitude for peace and plenty after stringent, war-time frugality, as well as a positive attitude and expectation that the world would improve with time.
A former vocalist and guitarist for a top-40 show group that gained fame in the early 1970s, in order to care for his son, Fisher said he went on to establish a professional career as a Chesapeake Bay, Md., fishing guide.
After designing his own line of "striper" lures and traveling the east coast conducting seminars on striper fishing ("striper" is a term used to describe the Maryland "rock fish"), Fisher said he recently retired at which time he returned to his first love, which was music.
"The songs I perform have a meaning and a story," Fisher said about the "oldies" he performs, adding, "people remember exactly where they when these songs first played on the radio 50 years ago."
In recognition of these fond memories, Fisher said audience members typically will nod their heads and smile to one another, "remembering trying to scrape up $1.50 for two movie tickets," Fisher recalled prices for theater tickets nearly 50 years ago.
Captain Chuck and The Legends Show's performance is comprised of two forty-minute song sessions. The 1940s-style "dinner and a show" performance consists of seven entertainers who perform in the roles of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Neal Diamond, Patsy Cline, Connie Francis and others, as well as Fisher performing as country music greats, Jim Reeves and Willie Nelson.
"That's the attitude and 'heart' we want to remind people of happier, kinder, gentler times that were filled with music that was written from the heart with compassion," Fisher said.
Fisher said this is opposed to today's majorly curse-word-filled raps that clog the sound waves and other "soul-less" beats.
Fisher said though the music he performs dates back 50 years, Generation Jones' natural appreciation for the oldies he performs is not limited to the exclusion of the enjoyment that also is experienced at his shows by generations "X" and "Y."
He recalled a recent ship cruise to St. Thomas with his wife, Sarah, during which he said he performed karaoke for festive, family-oriented cruise-ship crowds, when a 20-something year old girl commented though she liked his music, she would not be considered "cool" by her peers if she were to admit that.
Nonetheless, Fisher said the girl offered a "stellar" performance of Frank Sinatra's "That's Life," which Fisher said, "knocked (him) over with a feather."
Fisher said he gave her his card and said if ever she wanted a job, to give him a call.
"As a musician for the past 45 years, I see society returning to its more conservative roots," Fisher said, adding today's music is typically filled with illicit sex and other heartless activities which have strayed from family values.
"Rather, back in my day, people were more innocent about love and relationships, writing notes to secret, school-yard crushes and dedicating favorite songs to them," Fisher said.
As a member of the Baltimore (Md.) County Department on Aging, Fisher said he hold the prestigious honor of being Baltimore's "Senior Idol" for 2011 and 2012. He performs up and down the Eastern Seaboard at Moose Lodges and for in-care homes for seniors, adding a group's ability or inability to pay for his performance does not necessarily determine his group's decision provide a performance.
Doors will open Saturday, March 30, at 6 p.m. at Martinsburg Moose Lodge #120 located at 201 Woodbury Ave. Tickets, which cost $25 per person, include a dinner of fried chicken, slow-baked roasted beef, potatoes au gratin, seasoned green beans, rolls and butter.
For information or to book a show, call 304-263-0578 or visit www.chuckslegendsshow.com.


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By Zach Baker
Sports Editor
FREMONT - At halftime, with his team down 39-16, St. Joe coach Gary Geller approached one of Carey's assistant coaches.
"I asked (him), 'who in the hell did you lose to in the league?'" Geller said, after Carey's 62-29 victory.
The assistant said New Riegel.
Fact Box
Carey 62, Fremont St. Joe 29
Carey (18-4, 9-1): Shelby Kin 2-0-4; Hannah Tong 5-3-13; Sydney Wentling 3-0-8; Abby Hall 2-0-6; Haley Hoepf 1-0-2; Ali Rymer 4-0-8; Logan Johnson 2-0-4; Gwen Wentling 2-1-5; Dana Newell 0-1-1; Joanna Worst 1-0-2; Hannah Draper 1-0-2; Makenzie Wentling 3-0-7. Totals: 26-5-62 .
St. Joe (9-13, 2-8): Jensen LeJeune 1-0-2; Ashley Burns 0-0-0; Cassidy Frank 8-0-20; Brennan Reardon 0-0-0; Be Reardon 2-0-6; Megan Mehalko 0-0-0; Laura Baez 0-1-1; Emily Luc 0-0-0; Andrea Riehl 0-0-0. Totals:10-1-29.
Carey18211112 - 62
St. Joe313013 - 29
Field goals: Carey 25-58; St. Joe 10-34.
3-point goals: Carey 5-17 (S. Wentling 2, Hall 2, Wentling); St. Joe 6-18 (Frank 4, Reardon 2,).
Foul shots: Carey 5-7; St. Joe 1-4 .
Rebounds: Carey 29 ( Tong 8, Johnson 6); St. Joe 22 (Be Reardon 8).
Turnovers: Carey 10; St. Joe 25.
"And I said, 'How? How?'" Geller said.
It was easy to see why Geller felt that way.
With the outright Midland Athletic League title on the line, Carey came out and dominated.
It led 18-3 after one quarter, 39-16 at the half and then shut out St. Joe, 11-0 in the third quarter.
Carey coach Phil Vaughn said after last week's win over North Baltimore that his team couldn't afford to take St. Joe lightly.
It didn't.
"The girls seemed to be pumped up," Vaughn said. "When we got there to get on the bus, they seemed to be fired up with the chance to get the outright [title]."
Carey improved to 18-4, 9-1 in league play. It clinched its first outright MAL championship since 2009, the year the Blue Devils advanced to the state semifinals.
The Blue Devils spotted the Streaks a free throw before going before scoring 13 straight points at the start of the game.
As usual, Hannah Tong was right in the middle of things. The Carey senior scored seven points in the first quarter and finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.
The Blue Devils got contributions from up and down their roster. Sydney Wentling and Ali Rymer had eight points each, with Makenzie Wentling scoring seven points and Logan Johnson adding six rebounds.
Carey built its lead to 23-3 after a right wing trey from Sydney Wentling early in the second quarter. St. Joe tried to rally, but despite three consecutive jumpers from Cassidy Frank - two of them 3s - the Streaks could only climb to within 14 points before the Blue Devils took off again.
Frank did the majority of St. Joe's (9-13, 2-8) scoring, putting up 20 of the team's 29 points. She made four 3s.
Carey's defense gave St. Joe problems all night, forcing 25 turnovers.
"We gave them what we thought was a good gameplan, and they just executed it," Vaughn said. "They moved their feet. I just credit our team for having a lot of heart.
The Blue Devils paid special attention to the 3-point line. The Crimson Streaks made 6 of 18, but most of those came after Carey was way ahead.
"We knew (St. Joe) did a little pick-and-roll, and then try to get people free out here. So we were switching that outside pick-and-roll ... we still lost them sometimes."
Geller said Carey had the best defense St. Joe had gone up against all season.
"I told (Carey's) girls afterwards, I congratulated them on winning the championship," Geller said. "I said 'Just keep it rolling,' because they're playing tough right now."
It was Geller's final home game after 32 years as St. Joe's coach. He's stepping down after the season.
"It's emotional, a little bit," Geller said. "But it's not like the last tournament game that you lose, because now you're thinking 'I'm done, now.' That one's yet to come. Hopefully it's three games away, four games away."
Vaughn talked about Geller in his postgame interview.
"I've been a coach for quite a while, but just a varsity coach for five years," Vaughn said. "Gary Geller's been like a role model, a kind of mentor. I run into him at CYO games here, and I've watched his teams before I was a head coach, and he's just a class act."


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And, uh ... here.
That was a mistake. One of the coolest aspects of Die Hard was the consistency of the location. McClane, the terrorists, and the hostages were all trapped together for a few hours. The stakes were clear. There was no way out. There was a time factor. You had McClane on one floor and the terrorists on another, and you knew they'd eventually have to meet up, and that it would be awesome. It's important in a Die Hard that the game is John McClane vs. the Bad Guys. Die Hard wouldn't have had any tension if you thought even for a second that the police or the army could come rushing in and take out the terrorists.
While every subsequent Die Hard has maintained the "McClane vs. Bad Guys" rule, they've had to come up with increasingly more convoluted reasons to keep McClane on his own. In Die Hard 2, McClane flew solo because the airport cops were cartoonishly obtuse and uncooperative; in Vengeance, he was mostly alone because Simon Gruber sent the NYPD on a wild goose chase and "Something something something, if you guys use your radios, a bomb will explode because of movie science." In Live Free or Die Hard, we had to believe that the level of hacking Thomas Gabriel did was so advanced that every cellphone and radio was out of commission, and also the hacking was so good that none of the other cops thought it would be worth their time to follow McClane around, even though he's literally the best weapon America has when it comes to dealing with terrorists.
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ALBANY – Democrats are resisting efforts by Senate Republicans to permit employers to offer a "training wage" to workers younger than 20 as a way to protect some companies from having to give a minimum-wage increase to all employees.
The issue was among those being discussed in closed-door meetings Sunday at the Capitol as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders sought to resolve their remaining sticking points before the State Legislature returns here today.
Sources close to the talks say issues involving the minimum wage, tax breaks for middle-class families and small businesses, and Cuomo's proposal to relax marijuana-possession laws are among the final major issues the sides are wrestling with as they try to pass a budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1.
Senate Republicans have warmed to the idea of a minimum-wage increase, after more than a year of opposition, to $7.25 per hour, but only if it is linked to tax breaks, including possibly raising the dollar amount for deduction of dependents on state income tax filings or to boost the child tax credit.
Also on the table is extending the expiration of a higher income tax bracket, which starts at $1 million for single filer taxpayers, that brings the state about $2 billion a year in revenues. That higher tax bracket, approved in December 2011, is due to expire in 2014, when Cuomo and the Legislature are up for re-election.
Democrats say the Senate GOP's proposal to exempt employers from boosting the minimum wage increase – to some as-yet unsettled level – for young people is unfair and would hurt many of the people who need the higher salaries. But Senate co-leader Dean G. Skelos, a Long Island Republican, said in an interview at the Capitol on Sunday evening that many employers would be forced to lay off teenagers if a minimum-wage increase goes through without protections for some businesses and not-for-profits.
"It's really a youth wage. A lot of businesses, whether it's agriculture or camps, those types of things, they have many young people that work there, [and] if we do a full minimum wage of some sort, it could negatively impact them," Skelos said.
"So for young people who have high unemployment, especially in the minority communities, a youth wage would protect them if there's an increase in the minimum wage."
The Senate proposal, Skelos said, would apply to workers younger than 20.
The sides are still discussing a figure for a minimum wage hike, whether to phase it in over a few years and whether it would be indexed for annual increases based on the inflation rate.
Secrecy reigned at the Capitol on Sunday, and some officials appeared little interested in keeping reporters aware that talks were even taking place. The governor, for instance, issued a public schedule saying he was to be in the "New York City area" on Sunday. Cuomo aides said the governor did not arrive in Albany until Sunday afternoon.
Senate co-leader Jeffrey D. Klein, D-Bronx, said that there is still no deal on the minimum-wage hike but that there is "an understanding that we have to do the minimum wage." Talks have centered on an increase of $1 or more in the current hourly wage level.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, said that talks are continuing but that "a lot of major issues"' remain unresolved.
Asked about the major sticking point, Silver said, "Time. … We have to conclude, so it's crunch time."
Lawmakers are trying to adopt a budget by Thursday or Friday. To do so with Cuomo giving the usual three-day aging process for legislation – a process often ignored during the budget deliberations – bills would have to be printed by Tuesday night for a Friday final passage before lawmakers leave Albany for the religious holidays and a spring break.
"I think we're closing down a lot of the major issues," Skelos said while heading to a meeting with Cuomo. "Right now, for the Senate Republicans, it's critically important that we get business-friendly tax cuts, especially for small businesses, job creation, family tax cuts, many of which we've proposed this year and in the past. And then I think we can close this budget down."
The halls of the Capitol on Sunday afternoon saw a steady stream of legislative and administration fiscal staff members. Gone from most was the usual Albany suit, replaced by casual wear, as the prolonged talks have made sleep the most sought-after commodity for negotiators in the final days.
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Legendary golfer Bobby Jones signed and inscribed this original 8 x 10-inch black-and-white photograph to his secretary as follows, "For Mary King, An asset to our office of importance in inverse proportion to her physical displacement. With affectionate regards, Bob Jones" ("8") in blue fountain pen. This is an exceptional vintage Bobby Jones signed photo, both in terms of the quality of the actual photograph, and the significant and personal quality of the salutation. Considered by most to be the greatest golfer ever, Jones accomplished what many felt impossible, winning all four majors in the same year, 1930 (the U.S. and British Opens and their respective Amateur Championship events), only to retire immediately afterwards. His impact on the golf world was far from over; however, as he co-founded the Masters Tournament in 1934 and helped design the Augusta National Golf Course. The photo has a few small creases, which are not immediately apparent and do not significantly detract, but which can be seen when viewed at the proper angle. The creases do not affect any part of the signature or inscription. The photograph is otherwise in Excellent condition. The photo is beautifully and very expensively framed and matted to dimensions of 15.25 x 17.5 inches. LOAs from James Spence/JSA and Steve Grad, Mike Gutierrez & Zach Rullo/PSA DNA. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$2,000. SOLD FOR $2,900.00
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on March 17, 2013 - 1:00 AM
Mary Kay Heneghan calls it the journey of Irish dance, the path taken by the high-stepping students of Rince Na Tiarna. Many of her dancers begin lessons at age 4 learning in Gaelic to count the steps they will perform on stage. Heneghan, 46, started Rince Na Tiarna 27 years ago, taking its name from a Gaelic phrase that means "Lord of the Dance."
Each week Heneghan teaches at one of five locations, splitting her time among South Buffalo, Williamsville, Kenmore, East Aurora and Erie, Pa. Performing the individual dances may take only 90 seconds, but the learning process requires hours of drilling that will build muscle as well as confidence. Heneghan's success may best be measured by the skills of her students who have won solo and group titles competing on an international stage.
Next week, Heneghan will take her troupe to Boston to compete in the World Irish Dancing Championships, often called the Olympics of dance. Today, some of her students will be performing in the St. Patrick's Day Parade, which kicks off at 2 p.m. from Niagara Square on Delaware Avenue.
People Talk: What kind of dancer were you?
Mary Kay Heneghan: I wasn't really pushed competitively, and I really wish I was. I always wonder, what if? We would go to the competitions, and we would never do well. My parents' perspective was also different from a lot of the parents. School always came first. It wasn't like we would drive to New York for a competition. My mom made my dress. Now it's a whole new ballgame.
PT: How has Irish dance changed?
MKH: "Riverdance" and "Lord of the Dance" made it popular, which is great, but now the competition side which I love – the dresses and the wigs – are so expensive. I look at these beautiful girls and they put these wigs on.
PT: Did you wear curly wigs?
MKH: No. It was the '80s and I had a perm, and I would wear my hair off my face. Then they decided it would look like we bounced more if we had curly hair because Irish girls all had this wavy pretty hair. But where do the parents have the time to roll their daughter's hair? Then came the wigs.
PT: So you wished it wouldn't have gone this way?
MKH: Yeah. I always feel terrible when I see a really talented kid, and their parents can't afford the $2,000 dress. Not all of them cost that much. My beginner dresses cost $70, and you can resell them, but the next level is $495. Then you get the kids who are going to the World Championships. Their dresses come in from Ireland, and it's 1,500 British Pound Sterling, and covered with Swarovski crystals. On stage it sparkles. They're original for every child. The kids pick their favorite styles, designs. The wigs cost about $100.
PT: Don't you love the beginners?
MKH: I love when I have kids who walk into their first dance class and don't know anything and they leave knowing just a step of the jig that they will show their teachers on St. Patrick's Day at school. Whether they look like dancing leprechauns, I just love that because it's a first step on the road.
PT: Which is a better workout: Irish dance or aerobics?
MKH: They're different workouts. They're both aerobic but the amount of muscle you use – the abuse on your feet from Irish dancing – makes it different. But it's good cardio. We do stamina training where we dance their full routine three times in a row without stopping.
PT: Are there stage mothers?
MKH: Oh yeah. I love a parent who is supportive of their child. It's when there's a disconnect between what the child and parent want to do. Stage parents won't let the child enjoy that journey. They need to control things, and children need to earn things. Don't just buy them that $2,000 dress.
PT: What can go wrong in competition?
MKH: Endless possibilities. You may be dancing onstage with someone who stops and throws up, and you'll have to come back and re-dance. You'll have two to three dancers performing at a time on stage in front of three to seven judges.
So you have to make sure you're noticed by each judge while avoiding bumping into the other girls. It becomes a precarious dance.
PT: What did you learn about reality TV from your appearance on TLC's "The Big Jig"?
MKH: It's real but it's definitely directed, and I wanted to protect the legacy of Irish dancing. I did not want it to become another "Toddlers & Tiaras." These kids were very realistic about the way they perform. I don't know what it is about the discipline of Irish dance, but there's such a respect. So no one will be stealing someone's shoes. It's a different kind of climate, and that's one of the things the producers were saying: They had never come across such well-behaved children.
PT: Explain the significance of international competitions.
MKH: You have people from all over the world who slowly work their way toward qualifying for this event. Dancers from Shanghai, South Africa. There will be 2,600 competitors. We have an entire Eastern Europe council that promotes Irish dance in Russia, Germany and the Netherlands.
PT: What role does dancing play in students' lives?
MKH: They come in and have fun and they stay and learn something. I've had so many of my own students take their teaching exams and open their own schools. There's one in Texas, one in Connecticut and several in Buffalo alone. Most of them end up staying and teaching for me.
As a female business owner, I like being a role model to young ladies. You can pick whatever path you want in life. I'm not married; I don't have children. The parents may not always like my decisions, but I'm not some crazy lunatic.
PT: You have a degree in counseling. How often do you use it?
MKH: It comes in handy when dealing with teenage girls, and their parents. It helps me keep my cool.
PT: How do you vent?
MKH: Boot camps and yoga. I love being in someone else's class.


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Best Books of 2012
I love making lists, reading lists and cross referencing lists. I especially love December when many journals publish their year-end best-of lists. The New York Times has a top ten list, as does Publisher's Weekly and Amazon's Editors chose 20 books that they considered the best for 2012. The only book to make it to all three lists? Bringing up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel. This is the follow up novel to Wolf Hall, about Thomas Cromwell and Henry the VII. Both books won the Man Booker Prize and a third book is in the works.
Other than Mantel's struck-it-gold novel, there isn't a whole lot of other crossover. Publisher's Weekly and the New York Times both list Building Stories by Chris Ware. This graphic novel is really an unusual collection of printed material, collected in a large box, which shares the stories of the residents of one building. Tackling a wide range of themes, the New York Times calls it "simultaneously playful and profound".
Two nonfiction books show up on both the New York Times and Amazon lists. Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo and Passage of Power by Robert A. Caro. Boo's first book won the National Book Award and follows the residents of Annawadi, a Mumbai slum as they live, dream, die, work, scheme and hope. This is narrative nonfiction at its finest. Caro's book four of the Years of Lyndon Johnston covers the period of 1958 to 1964, pivotal years politically. Clocking in at over 600 pages, this isn't for someone who cowers from something more detailed. On the bright side, Amazon raves that it "reads at times like a novel, and a thriller, and a Greek tragedy".
With only four books making multiple lists, there is a lot of variety - something for everyone!
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
A.J. Green returned to Summerville on Saturday and he wasn't alone.
The three-time Pro Bowl selection for the Cincinnati Bengals brought more than a dozen professional football players and training experts to Memorial Stadium for the second annual A.J. Green Skills Camp.
"Being on this field brings back memories," Green said. "It's good to be able to come back here and work with the high school players in this community."
However the purpose of his trip wasn't reminiscing; it was teaching.
During the camp high school-aged football players were put through speed, strength and agility drills and received valuable advice from athletes who know first hand what it takes to reach and compete in the NFL.
Among them were three of Green's teammates, Bengals' wide receivers Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu and defensive back Chris Lewis-Harris. Other players who helped the Summerville High School alumnus with his skills camp included Houston Texans' linebacker Akeem Dent, Cleveland Browns' receiver Andrew Hawkins, Miami Dolphins' receiver Kevin Cone, Atlanta Falcons' defensive end Tyuson Jackson, Oakland Raiders' receiver Brice Butler, Kansas City Chiefs' linebacker Kendrell Bell and NFL free agents Jamal Anderson and Mohamed Massaquoi. Anderson is a defensive end and Massaquoi is a receiver.
Once Green wraps up his series of summer camps, he plans to return his focus to his own training and the lofty goals he has set for next season. Cincinnati has earned a wildcard playoff berth the past three years, which is an improvement from past seasons. However, the Bengals didn't manage to advance past the opening round any of those years.
"We are out to win a playoff game," Green said. "We need to get over that hump so that is what I'm going to focus on. The NFL is tough but that is why you just have to keep working and give it your all. We have a good team so we just need to make sure we are prepared to do whatever we need to do."
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Tonsil, Adenoid, and Ear Tube Surgery: Preparing for Surgery
Tonsil, Adenoid, and Ear Tube Surgery: Preparing for Surgery
Below are some things that you will need to do before your child's surgery.
Preparing for Surgery
Bring your child for any tests the doctor orders. These may include blood and urine tests. (Not all children need testing.)
Don't let your child eat or drink anything after midnight the night before surgery. This includes chewing gum and water.
If your child takes any prescribed or over-the-counter medicines, ask the doctor about taking them before surgery.
Help your child choose a toy or blanket to bring to the hospital.
Bathe your child and remove any jewelry. This includes hair clips and earrings.
Dress your child in comfortable clothes.
Call the doctor's office if your child gets a fever, cold, or rash. Surgery may need to be postponed.
If you don't have a car, arrange for a ride to and from the hospital.
Ask the doctor about other special instructions.
Sam gets ready for his operation...
Sometimes kids need a blood test. That's when a worker at the lab takes blood from a finger or an arm.
Sam's doctor wants him to have a blood test. So Sam goes to the lab with his mom.
At the lab, they take a little bit of blood from Sam's finger. Then Sam goes back home.


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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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Media Advisory
What: LR CENT Meeting
When: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – 11:30 a.m.
Where: Hinton Neighborhood Resource Center – 3805 W. 12th St.
City of Little Rock Department Directors will provide updates on projects that use funds created by the recently passed 3/8 cent capital investment tax before the committee charged with monitoring this activity. This second meeting of the Little Rock Citizens Evaluation of New Tax (LR CENT) will be held Wednesday, June 20th at 11:30 at the Hinton NRC at 3805 West 12th Street.
Brief Overview of the City's BID Process – Sara Lenehan
PIT Funding Update – Bruce Moore
11:30 – 11:45
Director of Public Works – Steve Beck
11:45 – 12:00
Fire Chief – Greg Summers
12:00 – 12:15
Director of Parks and Recreation – Truman Tolefree
12:15 – 12:30
Director of Planning and Development – Tony Bozynski
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Director of Information Technology – Randy Foshee
12:45 – 1:00
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Midland Elementary and Elkins High School students to be transported home
March 20, 2013
Students at Elkins High School and Midland Elementary schools will be transported home by bus beginning at 9:45 a.m. today. A bomb threat at approximately 8 a.m. prompted the schools to be evacuate....
Thank you sevick ... I stand corrected ...
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Actually, read the article again. The schools were already evacuated. After it was decided how long it would take to check the schools, they decided to not keep the students at the evacuated place and instead send them home.
Randolph County Schools followed protocol and the safety of children was protected.
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You waited for police to tell you to evacuate ... wow!
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It has been a busy week for the staff at Duck Creek. Things are moving forward, and that is GREAT news. The contractors moved in this week and started working on the Ditch 1/111 structure on the west side of Pool 1. Unit A from the east is closed from the Pool 1 road because of construction.
We typically close the Ditch 1/111 structure to stop water flowing down the ditch and divert it into Pool 1. This is necessary to recharge water that is lost either to flooding Pools 2 and 3 or from evaporation and transpiration from aquatic plants. One problem that occurs when you stop flowing water is that you stop everything else that is going along for the ride. Along with other treasures this is mainly debris and sediment. The current structure also complicates the issue because it has a support beam in the middle of the structure. Even when the gates are open debris can become lodged and create quite a backlogged mess of timber and dirt. Our new structure design will decrease this problem by being able to lay flat and flush the system when the gate is down. There will not be a support in the middle to cause additional complications. This is one spot where we can work smarter and not have to be constantly pulling stuff out of the ditch.
A coffer dam has been put across the ditch so that the new structure can be put in. Over the next few weeks a base will be put down and the foundation of the new structure will be poured. Most of the water coming down the ditch go into Pool 1. Some water could potentially flood into Pool 8 or be pumped into Ditch 1 below the structure. The last two months have been exceedingly dry around Duck Creek which will benefit this work. The contractors are moving ahead and hopefully will accomplish this work in the next two months if the weather holds.


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MARTINSBURG - Restored By The Blood is the second novel by local author Randall Coyle.
The book is the second in the author's Grace Series, five novels which tell the story of James Francis DeMoraino's often turbulent search for God's grace and love. In the series' first novel, Then Came Grace, James - a young man of incredible talents, charisma and huge ego - found himself on a collision course with destiny. Now in this new novel, which is set in Martinsburg, Georgia and Florida, Coyle weaves a spellbinding tale of spiritual warfare where we find James betrayed by those he trusted most, his financial empire shattered, and his former Mr. America body broken.
Incarcerated in a Georgia federal prison, he faces a multitude of challenges as his newfound faith in the love and mercy of God is tested. As he struggles inside the walls, he is unaware that a small band of faithful supporters and spiritual warriors is waging a fierce battle on his behalf against the deadly forces of evil.
One reviewer has called Restored by the Blood "an amazing and inspirational story of the power of faith and the strength of love."
A native of Berkeley County, Randall Coyle grew up in the Bedington area. His teenage years were spent working part-time in the family-owned Towers Restaurant in Martinsburg, which his parents operated for 20 years. A 1981 graduate of Hedgesville High School, he went on to become a nationally ranked body builder, winning both the Mr. West Virginia and the West Virginia power-lifting competitions. After developing a successful chain of fitness centers, he was convicted on federal money laundering charges and served nearly a decade in federal prison. Thus the powerful descriptions of prison life in Restored By The Blood come from real-world experience.
A powerful and charismatic preacher, Coyle now preaches and teaches at the Martinsburg Christian Center under the direction of Bishop Dr. Rick Farley. Their popular radio show, The Apostle's Call, heard Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. on WRNR AM 740 and FM 106.5, is marking its second year on the air.
Coyle is also an apostle with Real Power Church Ministries, which establishes churches in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland.
Copies of Restored By The Blood are available at bookstores, on Amazon.com, MountainStatePublishing.com and on the God Won Ministries International website, GodWonMinistries.com.


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When a seal is banging you and you poop out a baby. then the seal hits it in the head with a shovel, then hits you in the head with a shovel for being a stupid human. Then continues to bang you and when it is done poops in/on you.
The opposite of quabbing a twab.
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In 2009 my family adopted a child from Russia. All of our friends wanted to know how a single income family was able to save for a debt-free adoption. We are now adopting twin girls from Uganda. This blog is how God has grown our family.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Things I Have Learned To Live Without
While saving for our adoptions Chad and I have tried to find things to cut out of the budget. I know many people are looking for things to cut from their monthly bills. It always amazing how little people are willing to cut. Are you willing to cut your cable, internet, or cell phone? Through this journey I have learned that I really do not need all that I think I do. It is so easy in our culture to view things that are privileges as rights. We feel we have the right to many luxuries. There is not more of an eye opening experience to this than to spend some time in another country. It is amazing to look back on our time in Russia and think how did we do it. How did we spend 6 weeks without television, cell phones, clothes washing machine, dish washer, or a car?
One of the first lessons God began to teach me when we entered the adoption process with Nolen was sacrificial giving. Sacrificial giving is giving to God's ministry to the point that you are sacrificing something. I mean really something. I studied this in Luke chapter 7. In this chapter a woman anointed Jesus' feet with an alabaster jar of perfume. What we don't realize is that this jar of perfume would have cost her approximately one years worth of wages. She sacrificed one years worth of wages to worship her King. She also sacrificed to Jesus by serving him. She washed his feet and dried them with her hair. I know most of us including me think we know what sacrifice is but haven't really experienced it. Most of us have not come close to sacrificing one years worth of wages to serve the Lord.
Adoption is expensive. Adoption is time consuming. Most of know that. But I have found the sacrifices that we have had to make in order to obey our God well worth it (Have you seen Nolen). Here are a few things that Chad and I have learned that we really don't need. They having been great at helping us save money and have blessed us in other ways.
Smart Phones- I know all the cool kids have one these days. But lets face it, they are expensive. Chad and I have yet to have one of these. Yes there are times when I think one would be nice but not a necessity. The phone I have could use a little repair. But I do not see any point in getting a new phone for Sadie and Nolen to fight over. I can just imagine what a new phone would look like floating in my toilet.
Cable TV- Yes we live in the dark ages without cable television. We first cut cable in order to save money but we have been blessed by no cable TV. Blessed? You spend less time watching TV when you have nothing to watch. We find that with less television options we spend more time as a family.
Video Games- Chad and I have chosen not to get a game system. Video games are expensive and very time consuming.
Name Brand Clothing- I grew up going to a school where everyday was like a fashion show. Clothing was very important. I still love fashion but have chosen not to look at it as a financial investment. If you think about it many people spend enough money on their clothing as a financial investment. When our family splurges on new clothing it is always on sale and I usually stack multiple discounts. We are also big shoppers at children's consignment sales and the Goodwill store. (Unmentionables and shoes are bought new of course)
Dining Out- With the budget strapped tight getting ready to go to Uganda restaurants are not something we get to visit. Also, with two toddlers in tow they aren't that enjoyable.
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Their bedroom looks great! Chad did a great job, again, on getting the names built! He really should do it as a side job like your cakes they look so awesome! But I know you guys have no spare time with the twins on the way. I love reading all the ways you save money. Kyle mentioned us going to cable and getting rid of DVR/satellite. I almost flipped, but you make a good point. Without we would spend more time as a family and it would prevent kids from watching so much tv like most kids do these days so they don't stay active and fit. So you are definitely onto something. I may just cancel it after all once the kids arrive!ReplyDelete
Courtney you made me laugh talking about Kyle. I can volunteer Chad to make names for your twins rooms if you would like. I can't wait to see you this weekend.ReplyDelete
I almost asked you to have him name his price and make me some but I ended up buying wood letters at hobby lobby and covering them with fabric that matched the curtains/crib stuff.ReplyDelete