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Richard Yancey is the creator of Teddy Ruzak, the Highly Effective Detective. The first book, The Highly Effective Detective, came out in 2006; the second, The Highly Effective Detective Goes To the Dogs, is due out next month. Though the tone of most of the books is light-hearted, the novels have earned critical praise for the Gainesville, Fla., author. When we read the books, we can't help but notice the setting, a complicated city of reckless college students, eccentric beggars, stubborn cops, obsessive old ladies, and tattooed bohemians called Knoxville, Tennessee.
A reporter who researches Richard Yancey in the library before an interview might want to ask if he was aware there was another Richard Yancey who shows up in the catalog search: a longtime Internal Revenue agent who wrote a memoir called Confessions of a Tax Collector, an intimate expose of the insides of the IRS; one critic called it "curiously disturbing." Or still another Richard Yancey who wrote the hefty, serious, and "grittily convincing" novel A Burning in Homeland, about family tragedy in small-town Florida. Or another, a Rick Yancey who writes young-adult fantasy novels based on a character named Alfred Kropp, an awkwardly large teenager who gets involved in Arthurian time-travel; that series has developed an enthusiastic following, and may soon be the subject of a major motion picture.
It turns out they're all the same Yancey. And he published his first book just five years ago, when he was a 40-ish IRS agent in West Knoxville. It turns out he's at work on still another young-adult series, tentatively called The Monstrumologist, due out in late 2009.
"I've always been a late bloomer," admits Yancey, who turns 46 this year. "But I always wanted to be a writer, since middle school." Originally from Florida, he was involved in drama early on, both as actor and playwright, in various community and college theaters. "I had a script optioned, but nothing came of it." He also worked as a drama critic for a Florida journal. But at 28, anxious to get the sort of job that might have health insurance attached, he applied for a position with the federal government that he didn't realize at first was in tax collections. "I was always telling myself I'd write in my spare time," he says, though it was a while before he actually began doing it in earnest. It was the IRS that transferred him to Knoxville, in 1995.
"I'm a flatlander," he says. "It took me a few months to get used to the hills and curves. I wore out a set of brakes right away. But I really enjoyed the four seasons." July in Knoxville was hotter than he expected it to be. But then, his first winter in Knoxville brought several inches of snow. "It was pretty, but I had to get to work. I was trying to use a blow-dryer to melt my driveway." He and his wife, a fellow agent he met at the IRS, lived off Ebenezer Road.
They eventually moved to Farragut, near Anchor Park. "That's why I chose that for a setting" in the first of his detective series, he says. Ruzak's first case starts out with some mysteriously murdered geese at Anchor Park. "I know that area pretty well," he says.
Frustrated with his job, Yancey tried again to turn to writing, but found no success with it. His wife, Sandy, suggested he try to turn one of his old screenplay ideas into a novel. "But I'm not a novelist," he protested, until he discovered that maybe he was. "That first book was unique," he says. "A story I came up with, the bare bones of which was always in the back of my mind."
Eight years ago this summer, Yancey started writing his first book, in longhand. A Burning In Homeland.
It came out in 2003; it didn't make him rich—serious novels are rarely bestsellers—but got him some attention as an author. Kirkus compared the West Knoxville tax collector to Dumas and Bronte: "with shades of Monte-Cristo and Wuthering Heights, a beguiling, old-fashioned tale of desperate love and cruelty."
His entire unusual career as an author, of seven books, now, has emerged in the five years since then.
He followed in 2004 with his book about the IRS, Confessions of a Tax Collector, which was kind of an anomaly in his career as a novelist. "The IRS book, I had lived the experience," he says. "I didn't need a plot." Critics say it reads like a novel.
It's not the standard pattern for an author to produce a couple of serious books and move into fun genre fiction: murder mysteries and books for kids. Mystery novelists have traditionally insisted they were really working on a "serious" novel of greater depth and earnest intent. Yancey got that one out of the way first.
After 2004, his lot was cast. "The IRS doesn't take too kindly to employees talking about their inner workings," he says. "When I wrote the book, I had to make the choice to leave the IRS.
"I didn't have a trust fund, didn't have the luxury of taking a year or two to write another novel, didn't have a lot of cash to fall back on. It's much easier if you're writing in a specific genre, where rules are clearer and readers have certain expectations, certain conventions." For him it wasn't just one genre, but two: the young-adult fantasy market appealed, in part, because he had three sons, a couple of them teenagers. His novel, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp came out in 2005. Encouraged by the critical raves, he tried another popular genre, detective fiction.
"But I do think you can express big themes in popular literature. Ruzak gets quite existential."
The second in the series about the bumbling detective Teddy Ruzak—who lives in the Sterchi Building on Gay and whose office is in the Ely Building on Church—is called The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs. It's due out in stores on August 19.
Based on reviews and sales of the first book (its first printing sold out), it's considered a success; Yancey's now working on the third, and knows there will be at least four. The text is probably a little lighter than most murder mysteries, with mostly realistic situations but a good measure of humor; it seems to be a challenge for illustrators who aren't quite sure what tone to go for.
Though the new book is a murder mystery about a homeless guy bludgeoned to death in an alley, and the detective, facing looming middle age and existential loneliness, questions the meaning of life and the existence of God, the bright cover illustration shows a couple of cute pooches, one of them a beagle wearing a fedora askew and holding a magnifying glass in his mouth. It could pass for a poster for a Disney movie starring Dean Jones. The image has little to do with the plot, though in the course of the book lonely Ruzak does acquire a mutt from the pound on Bearden Hill.
"When I saw the cover, I thought, Oh, man, is this too cutesy?" Yancey admits. "But unless you're a writer with a lot of clout, you don't have a lot to say about cover art," he says. "You don't even have much to say about titles. But it's one of those situations where you can be expecting a mystery and have a chuckle, or you can be expecting humor and find some bigger themes."
"Everybody loves this guy," Yancey says of his character Teddy Ruzak. Publisher's Weekly compared Ruzak to Columbo and Ignatius J. Reilly, the ungainly protagonist of the iconic New Orleans novel, A Confederacy of Dunces. "I love him, too." He has some empathy for the character. "All the navel-gazing, all the self-reflection, the questioning of assumptions and presumptions, that's me. Socially I'm not quite as retarded as he is. But in the back of my mind, I'm a frustrated P.I."
Teddy Ruzak is an overlarge, underachieving police-academy dropout and former security guard from Fountain City who comes into an unexpected inheritance when his mother dies. He always wanted to be a private eye, and sets himself up with an office in the Ely before he knows what he's doing. The Ely Building is real, a handsome, century-old townhouse-style brick building renovated a few years ago for use as a compact office building, but Ruzak's Ely is a slightly taller, slightly seedier version of it, with a German dry-cleaner on the ground floor.
The Knoxville he describes is slightly off-register. Though several businesses, like the Bistro, the Fresh Market, and Ruzak's favorite destination, the Bearden Krispy Kreme, appear by their real names and real locations, in Teddy Ruzak's Knoxville, the Sterchi has hardwood floors, there's still a CVS on Gay Street, still a Java in Homberg Place, and, in the new book, it still snows.
Though he also uses real-life Knoxville as a setting for his Alfred Kropp fantasy series, he set the first draft of his Ruzak series in New York. His editor didn't like the idea. The bumbling New York detective had been done, for one thing, and Yancey's lack of knowledge of Manhattan was sometimes too obvious. "Why don't you set it in Knoxville?" the editor suggested.
He thinks the suggestion worked perfectly. "One of the things that appeals is its size," Yancey says. "All the opportunities. Knoxville has a whole wide range of characters. It's hard for me to set a mystery in a small town, and Knoxville's big enough." Ruzak ranges pretty widely around the area, from Oak Ridge to Johnson City; suburbanites and UT academics play roles in his cases. But he always circles back to downtown.
"I love downtown Knoxville," Yancey says. "It's got so much character, so much material. It's unique." He visits regularly; he was here for a wedding in May, and was impressed with the progress of Market Square. "And all the people living on Gay Street," he says. "I was telling my wife, we ought to just bite the bullet and get a condo or loft in downtown Knoxville," perhaps as a place to spend the summers. "But what do they do for groceries?"
You get the impression it may be a question of immediate relevance; What they do is what Ruzak does, and Ruzak's creator needs to know. He's past deadline on his third Ruzak mystery. m
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For Immediate Release
Doling Museum Opens for Season Sunday
The Springfield-Greene County Park Board's Doling Museum opens for the season Sunday, April 21, in Doling Park, 310 E. Talmage, Springfield.
The Doling Museum highlights the colorful history of Doling Park, a popular picnic, caving and swimming destination for generations of Springfieldians since the Doling family purchased the land in 1882. The park reached its heyday in the early1900s, when private investors added an amusement park with a roller skating rink, dance hall, bandstand, ball fields, penny arcade, boat rentals and Shoot-the-Chutes, a multi-story outdoor slide which people rode with flat-bottomed boats into Doling Lake. The then-named Springfield Park Board purchased Doling Park in 1929, and though the amusement park was dismantled, the skating rink continued to operate through the 1960s.
Doling is considered one of the Park Board's ten Historic Parks, highlighted throughout this year during the Park Board's centennial celebration. The Park Board was established May 22, 1913, and has grown from that time from two to 102 parks sites.
The Doling Museum opened in 2003 in the footprint of the former skating rink, and the museum's enclosed courtyard is edged with the skating rink's original rock wall. The museum houses artifacts and memorabilia, including historic photos of Doling Park, skating costumes, and actual cars from The Mouse and Dodge-Um — two rides from the amusement park.
Sunday's opening day, "Spring into Summer Fun," includes special games and activities from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to learn about summer programs available through parks, take part in a drawing for a Doling Family Center day pass and to recycle a Coca-Cola product container to receive a free Coke product.
Regular hours for the Doling Museum are Sundays 1 – 4 p.m., Tuesdays 1 – 5 p.m. and Fridays 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., April through October. Admission is free.
For more information, visit www.parkboard.org/doling_museum or contact the Doling Museum through the Northview Center at 417-837-5808. For media inquiries, call Jenny Fillmer Edwards, Public Information Administrator for the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, at 417-874-2176 or 417-224-5510.


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Abby Ballengee, Anna Ballengee, Ella Grissom and Madi Webster had little time to relax this summer. The four girls, who are coached by Crissy LaFollette, spent countless hours over the summer break in the Tumbling Express gym practicing their tumbling, double-mini and trampoline routines. All of the hard work paid off when the quartet competed in Kansas City, Mo., in the National Championships, where over 2,200 athletes from across the United States competed in the event.
Tumbling competitions use elevated spring runways that allow gymnasts to jump over 10 feet and complete various acrobatic maneuvers. Double-mini, which is a mystery to many outside of the sport, uses a small two-level trampoline. Gymnasts do a short run and then leap onto the two-level trampoline where they will perform an aerial maneuver before dismounting onto a landing mat. During the trampoline competitions, gymnasts can be propelled up to 30 feet in the air before performing single, double and twisted somersaults.
Abby Ballengee, Abby Ballengee and Grissom each competed in the Junior Olympic Division of the championship competition. To qualify that division the two girls had to meet qualifying criteria and scoring requirements that vary by category and event. Gymnasts competing in levels 5 through 10 are ranked by their level of expertise with 10 being the highest of the levels. After Level 10, athletes move to Elite. Levels are also divided up into age groups.
Anna Ballengee and Grissom both competed in Level 8 on the trampoline and double-mini and Level 6 for tumbling.The two girls were also members of the JumpStart National Team and were able to perform in the Grand March. Abby Ballengee competed in Level 6 in tumbling and Level 5 for trampoline and double-mini.
Grissom, 8, said her first trip to Nationals made her a little nervous. "It was really, really fun, scary but super fun," she said. "All the people were watching and the seats were all full."


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World renowned Berliner Philharmoniker to make Hong Kong debut
The world-renowned Berliner Philharmoniker, with over 120 years of history, will make its first appearance in Hong Kong in November.
The orchestra, under the baton of Chief Conductor Simon Rattle, will perform Berlioz's "Overture Le Corsaire", Ravel's "Ma mere l'oye" and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55, 'Eroica'" in the first concert, while featuring Haydn's "Symphony No. 86 in D", Ades' "Asyla" and Richard Strauss' "Ein Heldenleben" in the second.
Established in 1882, the Berliner Philharmoniker has been shaped artistically by the leadership of a series of distinguished conductors, from the founder, Franz Wullner, to the great violinist, Joseph Joachim, the conductor and pianist Hans von Bulow, Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado. Through its tours abroad - started in the Furtwangler era - and its numerous recordings, many of which are regarded as classic and benchmark recordings, the orchestra has established an international reputation as one of the finest in the world, an heir to the Austro-German orchestral tradition.
Simon Rattle was born in Liverpool in 1955 and, after studying at the Royal Academy of Music, won the 1974 John Player International Conducting Competition. He subsequently held a number of guest titles, including Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras. In 1980, he was appointed Principal Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and in 1990 became its Music Director until 1998. His performances and recordings with this orchestra won him world acclaim and many record awards. In 2002, he was elected by members of the Berliner Philharmoniker as the orchestra's Artistic Director and Chief Conductor and he brings to the orchestra a whole host of innovations.
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and sponsored by Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the two concerts will be held at 8pm on November 13 and 14 (Sunday and Monday) at the Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
Tickets priced from $300 to $2,500 are available from September 13 onwards at all URBTIX outlets. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens, people with disabilities, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients. (Limited tickets for students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis.) A 10% discount applies to Friends of LCSD performance venues.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Total Time: 5 hours, 45 minutes
- 1 large shad, about 4 pounds, scaled and gutted but whole
- 1 T. cider vinegar
- 3 T. Old Bay crab boil seasoning
- 2 T. salt
- 3 onions, slivered into half-moons
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Enough smoked bacon to cover the fish
In a pan wide enough to fit the shad, boil enough water to cover the fish, mixed with 1 tablespoon salt, the vinegar and 2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning.
When it reaches a boil, slip the shad gently into the pan, cover it and turn off the heat. Let the fish steep for 20 minutes.
In another oven-proof dish that is also large enough to hold the shad, lay down the onions, sprinkle the rest of the salt and Old Bay seasoning over them, then pour in enough water just to cover the bottom -- you do not want the shad to sit in water; it should rest on the onions.
Cover the pan and put in a 200-degree oven for 4 1/2 hours. After the second hour, then after every hour beyond that, check to see that there is still water in the pan.
After the fish has been in the oven for 4 1/2 hours, uncover it then move it to the broiler. Lay the bacon over the shad and broil until the bacon is crispy.
Serve with mashed potatoes and an oaky Chardonnay.


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Answers: First Lady Michelle Obama
Test your knowledge of Michelle Obama.
1. When is Michelle Obama's birthday?
C. Jan. 17, 1964
2. What is her middle name?
D. LaVaughn
3. From what school did she receive her law degree in 1988?
B. Harvard
4. Which current White House aide worked for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and brought Michelle Obama on board in 1991?
C. Valerie Jarrett
5. True or false: When she is not wearing heels, Michelle Obama is slightly taller than her husband.
False. He is 21/2 inches taller.
6. What was the name of her father?
A. Fraser
7. In what year were the Obamas married?
8. At what university does her brother, Craig Robinson, coach basketball?
A. Oregon State
9. Who designed the lemongrass-yellow dress and overcoat she wore to her husband's inauguration ceremony?
B. Isabel Toledo
10. True or false: Michelle Obama has never written any books that were published.


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, Tuesday, July 29, 2014
A look at Discovery through the years.
A view of the shuttle Discovery flyover from the Sully Park area along Route 28. (Courtesy Steve Sisak)
The shuttle Discovery making its flyover the D.C. area. The photo was taken from the Sully Park area along Route 28. (Courtesy Steve Sisak)
Instead of showing a ''Tow-Away'' Zone, reader Cindy Joy thought the sign should say ''Piggy-Backing'' Zone. (Courtesy Cindy Joy)
A view of the shuttle Discovery as taken from an office building in McLean, Va. (Courtesy Paul Chang)
A view of the shuttle Discovery as it makes its flyover the D.C. area. (Courtesy Elly Brosius via Twitter)
Kids from the Seven Oaks Academy in Manassas watch the shuttle Discovery flyover the area. The children range in age from 16 months to 6 years old. (Courtesy Stacy Doyle)
The shuttle Discovery making its flyover in Northern Virginia. (Courtesy Twitter user @NOVAHousewives)
The shuttle Discovery from the 17th floor offices of McGuirewoods LLP in Tysons Corner. (Courtesy Joy Miller)
The shuttle Discovery flies over the D.C. area Tuesday morning. (Courtesy Lynn Golub-Rofrano via Twitter)
A view of the shuttle Discovery as it passed over K Street NE in D.C. (Courtesy Karen Maria Alston via Twitter)
A view of the shuttle Discovery from the tarmac at Reagan National Airport. (Courtesy Jack McKinney via Twitter)
Discovery's career began in 1984 with the STS-41D mission. The tribute pictured here hangs in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery is shown circled by its 39 mission patches -- including the patch for its final planned flight, STS-133. The background image was taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, which launched aboard Discovery on STS-31 and serviced by Discovery on STS-82 and STS-103. The American flag and bald eagle represent Discovery's role in returning American astronauts to space with the STS-26 and STS-114 missions. (NASA/Amy Lombardo)
Space shuttle Columbia on Pad 39A "watches" the picture-perfect ascent of sister ship Discovery during its liftoff on STS-31. The launch pads are separated by 1.6 miles. Discovery, carrying a five-member crew and the Hubble Space Telescope, lifted off at 8:34 a.m. (NASA)
Carried by its mobile launcher platform, shuttle Discovery slowly moves through the high bay doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building on the way to Launch Pad 39A before the STS-82 mission. A seven-member crew performed the second servicing of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope during the flight. (NASA, Jan. 17 1997)
Oct. 29, 1998: From the roof of the Launch Control Center, U.S. President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton track the plume and successful launch of space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-95. This was the first shuttle launch to be viewed by President Clinton, or any President to date. They attended the launch to witness the return to space of American senator and Mercury astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., payload specialist on the mission. (NASA)
June 6, 1999: With its drag chute fully deployed, space shuttle Discovery lands on Kennedy's brightly lighted Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15, completing the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second STS-96 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT June 6, landing on orbit 154. This was the 94th flight in the space shuttle program and the 26th for Discovery. (NASA)
July 4, 2006: In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (foreground) cheers over the successful liftoff of space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121 -- the first ever Independence Day launch of a space shuttle. At far left is Stephanie Stilson, NASA flow director for Discovery. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)
Aug. 4, 2009: Rollout of space shuttle Discovery is slow-going due to the onset of lightning in the area of Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rollout was in preparation for launch on the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. (Justin Dernier, EPA)
Sept. 8, 2009: Using a still camera at a window on Discovery's aft flight deck, astronaut Tim Kopra photographs the International Space after the two spacecraft undocked. (NASA)
March 9, 2011: NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden leads the STS-133 crew to media representatives waiting on the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to hear statements about space shuttle Discovery's final spaceflight mission. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)
In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Feb. 24, 2011: NASA's Discovery Flow Director Stephanie Stilson, left, STS-133 Assistant Shuttle Launch Director and lead NASA Test Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach watch the launch of space shuttle Discovery.(NASA/Kim Shiflett)
Dec. 21, 2010: The beginning of a total lunar eclipse hovers over the top of space shuttle Discovery as the spacecraft awaits rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)
April 17, 2012: Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet departs the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery is being transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet departs the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery is being transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Loving an adopted kid, too
I'm an adopted kid. I was adopted at age 4 and have seven siblings who were also adopted. Even I have wondered if I could love an adopted kid as much as my own biological child.
Here's a sweet story from a mom who tackles this question:
As a biological mother for 33 years, I've read a lot of parenting books and even taken some classes. It seemed no one ever doubted that a biological mother loves her child totally and unconditionally.
As an adoptive mother for almost three years, I've also read a lot of books, taken classes, and I've joined some adoption and foster/adoption lists over the internet. This has been invaluable to me, helping me learn issues I didn't know that adopted children would have, as I've gotten to know all members of the 'triad': adoptive mothers like myself, the first, or birth mothers who have given up or lost their children, and adoptees, themselves.
One thing I was not expecting is the statement I seem to hear on a regular basis: "There is no way you can love an adopted child the same way you love a biological child."
I am always taken back by this statement. It causes the mother bear in me to rise up. I heard this statement yet again this morning, and it has caused me to think about all the children I am raising.
TCAP anxiety
What do you think? Should one standardized test hold so much weight?
Students and parents feel effects of new TCAP policies
By Allison Rupp, knoxnews.com
Kari Hancock thought there had to be a mistake when she opened her daughter's schedule for seventh grade in August.
Kailen Hancock, 12, had been in honors, advanced or talented-and-gifted classes since elementary school, but her seventh-grade schedule said she was now in regular classes.
After a few phone calls to Halls Middle School, Hancock discovered it was not a mistake. She was told by a guidance counselor that Kailen had been placed in regular math and reading instead of honors because of last spring's TCAP scores.
"I was really appalled that she could go from an honors student getting A's and B's without really trying to being transferred to normal classes without the consent of the parent," Hancock said. "Grades don't count for anything at this point. They dismissed an entire academic year of work for one week of testing."
Hancock and other parents at Halls Middle School have already begun to feel the greater emphasis that will be placed on TCAP scores this year due to new legislation. And they're worried the one-week standardized test for third-eighth graders might have an even more dramatic effect besides the loss of honors classes.
My September column
My September column got under the skin of some folks who have emailed me and posted "mean and nasty" comments on my column. Regardless of the name calling, it's a waste of time to try to convice me and the thousands of women who pray for a husband that a desire to be married isn't perfectly OK or that we are "bothering God" with it. We fervently call out to God, and He answers us. (Jeremiah 33:3)
Marriage a weighty issue for single women
By Christina Southern
My 39-year-old friend Kristi is getting married this year. She has never been married and has no children.
When she shared her news with me a while back, I was happy for her because she's wanted a husband for so long. But, honestly, it stung a little, and my self-pity surprised me.
Then a friend of mine told me she is expecting her third child, and there it was again: a burning longing and jealousy that brought tears to my eyes.
I know I'm not alone. As a matter of fact, Kristi admitted to the same feelings years ago when her single friends would marry, but I was in a different place then and couldn't relate.
Thankfully, he got it right
I posted my column in a hurry yesterday. I knew the News Sentinel didn't have anything about the Rev. Pat Robertson's outrageous comments on divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer's disease, and the story, which broke the day before, was getting older by the minute. I came into the office yesterday morning, quickly wrote something and posted it. In my rush, I did little justice in portraying how Biblically skewed Robertson's perspective is. Thankfully, Dr. Russell Moore of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary did.
"Jesus tells us he is present in the weak, the vulnerable, the useless. He is there in the least of these (Matt. 25:31-46). Somewhere out there right now, a man is wiping the drool from an 85 year-old woman who flinches because she thinks he's a stranger. No television cameras are around. No politicians are seeking a meeting with them. But the gospel is there. Jesus is there."
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No, Pat Robertson, it's not OK to divorce spouse with Alzheimer's
My mother-in-law had early-onset Alzheimer's disease. It started in her early 50s and eventually took her life in her late 50s. When I met Mamaw in 2003, the disease was starting to become noticeable. Normally opinionated with a vibrant personality, the Mamaw I knew was more reserved and less quick to jump into conversations. I dearly loved her.
Her illness took a toll on Papaw, her caretaker and husband of more than 30 years. He struggled with sadness, loneliness and frustrations over her failing body, but he was by her side until her very last moment, which brought Mamaw much comfort.
So you can imagine my shock when I read about the 700 Club's Pat Robertson advising viewers to avoid making those who want to divorce a spouse with Alzheimer's feel guilty.
A story on www.christiantoday.com by Tobin Grant said a viewer asked Robertson on the Sept. 13 show how she should address a friend who was dating another woman "because his wife as he knows her is gone."
"That is a terribly hard thing," Robertson said. "I hate Alzheimer's. It is one of the most awful things because here is a loved one--this is the woman or man that you have loved for 20, 30, 40 years. And suddenly that person is gone. They're gone. They are gone. So, what he says basically is correct. But I know it sounds cruel, but if he's going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again. But to make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her."
Co-host Terry Meeuwsen asked Robertson about the marriage vows "for better or for worse, for richer or poorer?"
Why pray for a husband?
By Carolyn McCulley
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Over several years of ministering to single women, I've heard one question asked repeatedly: "Should I pray for a husband?"
On the surface, it can seem an odd question, but I am sympathetic to the reasons why it is asked. Lurking behind that one question are many others: "What if God doesn't answer this prayer?" "Is this something I should even be focused on?" "Is it selfish of me to want a husband?" "Is God still good if I pray and I remain single?" and so forth.
My short answer is: Yes, you should pray! And don't just pray for yourself. Pray for your other single friends (men and women). Pray for the marriages among your friends and family.
Then open your eyes to the many, many prayers He is answering. Every day, God is bringing people together. So instead of sighing with self-pity when you get that next wedding invitation, rejoice for the evidence of answered prayer!
To be honest, I have not always rejoiced at the weddings of others. At least not initially. But the more I've encountered the faithfulness of God, the easier it has become. Taking note of answered prayers is the best antidote I know for overcoming the forlorn assumption that your own prayers go unanswered. Soon you will see an abundance of prayers are answered every day, which balances out the long wait for other prayer requests.
In fact, these days I typically find it very easy to "rejoice with those who rejoice."
Talking to kids about 9/11
The topic of 9/11 hasn't come up in my home yet, but I'm sure it won't slip past my inquisitive 6-year-old this year. A story on Time.com makes these suggestions from Richard Rende, an associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University:
Now comes the hard part
After finally getting insurance approval, 2-year-old Hailey Schollaert was admitted to the hospital this morning to prep for chemotherapy, which she will receive everyday for six days starting Friday.
From Hailey's mom, Elizabeth, on her CaringBridge page: "I have to admit that today (Tuesday) was bittersweet! On the one hand, we are so thankful and excited that insurance approved the transplant. On the other hand, we are very sad to think about what our daughter is about to endure. This afternoon, I enjoyed taking a little nap with her snuggled in my arms, cherishing the moment since it will be a while before she isn't hooked up to IV's and monitors. ... My plea to God when we first started considering the transplant several months ago was that all the specific things that needed to happen would go smoothly to help build my faith for the transplant and give us direction with this decision. As usual, the Lord's care and love for me has far exceeded what I could have imagined even six months ago!"
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The forum, free and open to the public, will be held March 17, 7 p.m. at Market Square Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, and will involve two notable church historians.
Exploring the relationship of Lutherans and Anabaptist groups will be noted theologians from both the Anabaptist and Lutheran traditions. Dr. Donald B. Kraybill, Senior Fellow, Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College, will speak to the number of plain communities, including Amish, in North America and their contemporary views toward other Christian groups. The Rev. Dr. Maria Erling, professor of Modern Church History and Global Missions at Gettysburg Seminary, will address the apology and act of reconciliation that took place between members of the Lutheran World Federation and the Mennonite World Conference churches last summer in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — Lockport Mayor Michael W. Tucker will resign effective today.
Tucker confirmed to a Union-Sun & Journal reporter this afternoon that today would be his last day. He's served as mayor since 2004, serving previously as an alderman.
Tucker will also leave his position with the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, where he was serving as interim chairman.
In a prepared statement, Tucker said he is leaving for a job in the private sector. Pursuing such "exciting private sector employment opportunities" requires Tucker to resign his office, he said.
"During my time in office, Lockport has certainly had its share of challenges. As my time comes to a close, I have nothing but fond memories of my time in office," Tucker said.Contact reporter Joe Olenick at 439-9222, ext. 6241 or follow him on Twitter @joeolenick.


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-Tues Little Dude, 2 err 5s forgot how much blood OneTouch uses Then 45 w/ Lego StarWars he could care less about BG.
That is the way it should be.
When you're 4 you shouldn't care about your blood. You should know your StarWars and your Lego.
Later TLD (Tuesday Little Dude or The Little Dude either works fine) told me he was brave. I was getting his Lantis shot ready. "Mom says I am brave." Not said with the emotional emphasis that "See the space bar makes it shoot guns." was said. As it should be.
He didn't bat an eye with the Lantis. I think letting me stick him while jabbering on about how to play Lego StarWars means he is a Jedi Knight.
Last week he kept saying, "According to my research." I think the Magic School bus was kicking in. I can just see his mom and Dad hearing that come out and wonder where that comes from.
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2 comments:
- carol said...
That's a lot of diabetes in one family. May your A1C's always be good!
- October 27, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- Bennet said...
TLD is a rental.
We babysit once a week. Total Joy.
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JOPLIN, Mo. —
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
By Sherman Alexie
For teens and adults
Editor's note: "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" was recently banned by the Stockton board of education. This column is meant to review the book, not speak for or against the board's decision.
Arthur "Junior" Spirit is 14 and has lived on the Spokane Indian reservation (the rez) his whole life.
He was born with too much cerebral spinal fluid or, as he puts it, "water on the brain," which causes him to need surgery at 6 months old and then to have seizures later. Junior also has a stutter and a lisp. Not to mention that he's far-sighted in one eye and near-sighted in the other.
Basically, Junior is an awkward kid who gets picked on and beaten up a lot. But he's also smart and funny; he's a cartoonist who believes that "the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats."
Junior has always gone to school on the rez and has never really thought about the quality of education he's getting until, on the first day of high school, he gets his geometry textbook. Inside he reads, "This book belongs to Agnes Adams."
Agnes Adams is Junior's mother. This means that his geometry textbook is at least 30 years older than he is.
He realizes then, and with the help of his geometry teacher, that he will never get the kind of education he needs if he stays in the rez school. He'll end up just like his parents who were born on the rez, dreamed of getting off the rez, and will end up staying on the rez for their entire lives.
Fortunately, the best, non-rez school in the area, Reardan High School, is only 22 miles away. Unfortunately, Reardan is an all-white school where "the only other Indian is the school mascot."
Despite his apprehension about how he'll be accepted at Reardan and his best friend hating him for leaving the rez school, Junior makes the decision to go.
Things are rocky. As anticipated, Junior is an outcast at his new school. He's met with hostility and racist remarks by some and is treated as if he's invisible by others.
What Junior wasn't expecting was being considered a traitor by everyone on the rez. When Reardan plays basketball against the rez school, the entire rez crowd turns their back on Junior when he walks through the door. Literally.
Now he must figure out how to be part of his tribe while trying to do what's best for his future. Junior's diary is not easy to read Ñ bad things keep happening to him in school and in life Ñ but I am so thankful that I did.
Sure, I cried like crazy at the end (to the point that I was glad that I was alone during my sobbing, snot-nosed mess), but it was completely worth it. Junior's story of being poor, of having to decide between what is easy and what is best, and of having to deal with the consequences of that decision is told truthfully, with humor.
His story is told with the kind of humanity that I think we can all recognize whether we've lived through similar situations or not. Alexie does an excellent job of capturing the teen voice and making Junior a real person on the page. The illustrations in the book are both poignant and funny and the audio version, read by the author, is excellently performed.
This book touched me for a lot of reasons, but mostly it touched me because I feel like I know Junior. I feel like his story is part of the stories of many teens who come into the library, sit in the hand chair, and tell me about their days and their lives.
I am so thankful that authors like Sherman Alexie share stories like Junior's because there are countless teens in the U.S. and in Missouri who need the kind of hope that Junior's narrative provides.


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October 12th, 2011
Establishing goodwill and building on an already strong foundation. That was the motive behind the "Taste of Korea" event in Washington.
A number of activities were held to help foster better understanding between Korean and American cultures. Youngsters enjoyed everything from a cooking lesson and arts and crafts to live music and a martial arts demonstration.
Twenty middle school students from Alice Deal Middle School in Washington were invited to the festivities. They were joined by twenty Korean American students - all of them children of employees of the Embassy of Korea.
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October 12th, 2011
FoodCorps is sending passionate, dedicated service members to American communities hoping to revolutionize the way we eat.
Many of us have heard the statistics - about one-third of American adults and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years are obese. One in seven low-income, preschool-aged children are also considered as such.
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Somebody warn Mrs. Fields (and the cookie aisle of your favorite neighborhood grocery store), because a colossal cookie maelstrom is about to start and rage on all month long! October is the perfect month to satisfy your crunchy, crumbly and chewy cravings, or at least get a head-start on the holiday season.
The cookies that we know and love - with butter, sugar and eggs all creamed together - didn't come about until the 18th century, but these little treats have been around for quite a long time. We started out with cookie-like hard wafers, although they were short on sugar. Once the sweet stuff hit 7th century Persia, cookies would only rise in popularity, spreading across Europe by the 1300s.
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Sandra Gaynor teaches at North Park University because the school is faith-based and small, which provides a great opportunity to be involved with students at a meaningful level. As one of the program directors for the master of science in nursing program, Dr. Gaynor works closely with nurses seeking to expand their skills in leadership and management. She brings expertise in quality initiatives in nursing, project planning, and team morale to the graduate nursing program to provide an excellent education for her students. "We prepare nursing leaders for all levels and types of leadership positions," she says. "We teach them the managerial skills that transcend clinical practice, clinical education, and direct management."
Dr. Gaynor explains that the leadership and management concentration builds from a nurse's experience in direct patient care and managing patient loads to help them them grow toward a wider range of responsibilities, with a broader view of the healthcare system and how its parts work together. By addressing topics that include human resources, quality initiatives, strategic assessment, budgets, safety and risk management, and current social issues affecting healthcare delivery, the program prepares its students to take on more and understand more about their field of nursing, she says.
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The race is Saturday night, but folks at Tom Johnson Camp Ground, near the track, are ready for action.
Many of the RVs are equipped with all the comforts of home, one even including a full size tiki bar and blow up pool. Fans come from all over the nation and many come back year-after-year for this one weekend in NASCAR.
However, they tell NBC Charlotte, it's not just about the race, but about what happens off the track, as well.
Rick Parker is from Brunswick, Georgia. He brings his two buddies for a road trip every spring.
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A Morris County man has been sentenced to five years flat time in state prison for attempted luring, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor James P. McClain announced on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Stephen Bubniak, 56, of Florham Park, believed he was arranging a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl he met online, but that person was, in reality, an undercover Prosecutor's Office Detective, according to McClain.
Bubniak plead guilty to second-degree attempted luring and third-degree attempted endangering on Oct. 17, 2011, McClain said.
Bubniak began engaging in online conversations with the detective he believed to be a teenage girl in January of 2011, and arranged for an encounter to take place at a hotel room in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, on Feb. 3, 2011, McClain said.
Upon his arrival, Bubniak was arrested by detectives and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $250,000 bail, McClain said. Further investigations showed Bubniak had another encounter scheduled for the following day, McClain said. That was to be with what Bubniak believed was a 13-year-old girl, but was also a detective, and he was charged with that crime on Feb. 7, McClain said.
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By Julie Huss
---- — It's more than an annual rite of high school rivalry.
It's a passion and way of life for students in Derry and Londonderry this time of year.
When Mack Plaque season rolls around every September, students at Pinkerton Academy and Londonderry High School build a strong competitive spirit, all in the realm of good sportsmanship and teamwork.
Students also hope this will be their year to win.
The Mack Plaque is a longstanding fall athletic tradition between the two schools. Pinkerton and Londonderry teams play a full schedule of sporting events, including football, soccer, field hockey and golf this Friday and Saturday. The school with the most wins in all sports combined earns the trophy.
The tradition was born when Londonderry students left Pinkerton in the late 1970s to attend the newly built Londonderry High School. It's named for the Mack Family — Pinkerton Academy alumni from Londonderry with three generations graduating from the Derry high school.
Wallace Mack was a member of the Class of 1919; Andrew Mack Sr. graduated in 1953; and his son, Andy Jr., was a member of the Class of 1977.
The Mack Plaque was first played in 1983. It's important to local residents, listed at Number 559 on "603 Reasons."
The annual sports fest reinforces historical connections between the two schools with some good sportsmanship thrown in.
"I think the students really enjoy it and like it," Pinkerton athletic director Tim Powers said. "It is one of the biggest weekends in the fall. All the students get excited for it, not just the athletes."
The sports events also draw some of the biggest crowds of the year.
Students get into the spirit by doing all sorts of activities prior to the sporting events. Both schools celebrate Spirit Week with special themes and costume events every day.
Londonderry students sold Mack Plaque T-shirts to raise money for good causes while supporting their Lancer teams.
The two schools also team up to support the community.
The field hockey teams from both high schools are hosting a Toys for Tots drive on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Pinkerton field hockey field. All new toys and monetary donations are welcome.
Pinkerton adds homecoming activities to Mack Plaque week and will induct its new Hall of Fame list on Friday night.
Pinkerton has taken the trophy for about a dozen years in a row. Three plaques hang on a lobby wall at the fieldhouse, with the winning school and date engraved. Each trophy holds 10 years, so a new plaque was ordered this year as space was getting tight.
Although traditionally Pinkerton seems to have the most Mack Plaque wins, Londonderry High athletic director Howard Sobolov said this could be the Lancers' year.
"It's been a while," he said. "But I'm always upbeat and positive and hopeful."
The last time Londonderry took the plaque home was in 2000. The following year the schools tied.
Both Powers and Sobolov joined high school administrators and team captains for a pre-Mack Plaque dinner at Pinkerton Monday night. Athletes were told to be good sports and have fun.
Schools take on the annual rivalry with a strong passion to win, but teamwork and good sportsmanship always top the list.
"It is a great rivalry, games are always close and competitive," Powers said. "It's great to see the school's student body get involved and the communities to come out and support them."
Pinkerton senior Tim Wood plays soccer and said every Mack Plaque week brings out a lot of school spirit.
"It's a great opportunity to show off our talents and abilities at both schools," he said. "It's one of the biggest and the healthiest of rivalries."
Pinkerton volleyball player Taylor Ferdinando said athletes appreciate the long rivalry with Londonderry.
"The first thing that comes to my mind is hard work," she said. "It's one of our goals to beat Londonderry."
Londonderry High student Christopher Fondo said having the Mack Plaque every year is a way to bring two schools together.
"It's a great competition," he said.
Sobolov said it's good to see both schools share so much spirit.
"The kids want to do well," he said.
Although Londonderry often tops Pinkerton in other seasonal tournaments and has the hardware to prove it, the Mack Plaque continues to be absent from the halls of the high school.
There's a special spot waiting for the plaque to return to Londonderry.
"There's plenty of room," Sobolov said. "The Mack Plaque seems to be the one that eludes us. But it's a very positive experience for both schools."


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Hit her with your best shot! Miley Cyrus seemed to be going through some mood swings as she met a friend at a New York Bagel & Café in Los Angeles Wednesday.
The "Party in the U.S.A." singer looked super toned in her fave Pat Benatar '81 tour tee, tiny denim cutoffs, black flats and a spiky leopard print bag. But despite how fab she looked, she kept fluctuating between huge grins and angry scowls in a span of just a few minutes.
Miley also showed off the anchor tattoo she got on her right wrist during her Gyspy Heart tour this past spring. That makes a reported nine tats for the 18-year-old singer/actress.
Maybe that Gatorade will calm her down? After all ... the girl can't be a heartbreaker with a frown!
Miley Cyrus will be an aunt in just a few short months! Her big bro, Trace Cyrus, is expecting his first child with girlfriend Brenda Song.
Like Miley, Brenda is also a former Disney star - she played London on Suite Life with Zack & Cody.
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Hamilton — Jeanine M. (Conley) Tucker, 83, wife of William Keith Tucker, died Saturday at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Middleton, daughter of the late James P. and Elsie E. (Godfried) Conley, she lived in Hamilton for over 30 years. Mrs. Tucker was the hostess at the Village Restaurant in Essex for over 32 years. She was formerly employed at Ruth Corbett Real Estate in Derry, N.H. Mrs. Tucker was also a graduate of Danvers High School.
Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are her six children, Ronald Pydynkowski and his wife, Robin, of Essex, LuAnne P. Ricci and her husband, Kevin, of South Hamilton, James Kyle Tucker and his wife, Cynthia, of Hampton Falls, N.H., William Kevin Tucker of Essex, Robert Kurt Tucker and his wife, Amy, of Rowley and Kerry Lee Tucker and his wife, Catherine, of Heidelberg, Germany; one sister, Hilda Mitchell of New Hampshire; seven grandchildren, Eric K. Tucker of San Diego, Calif., Audrey D. Tucker and Abigail J. Tucker, both of Ipswich, Emily M. Tucker and Bridget H. Tucker, both of Rowley, and Thalia and Metis Tucker, both of Heidelberg, Germany.
ARRANGEMENTS: Private graveside services will be held at Spring Street Cemetery in Essex. It is requested that there be no visiting hours. Contributions may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. Arrangements are by the Campbell–Lee, Moody, Russell Funeral Home, 525 Cabot Street, Beverly. Information, condolences at www.campbellfuneral.com.


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CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. -- Catawba County Emergency Management has officially asked for state funds in the form of disaster assistance for victims of the May 6 floods.
Officials requested assistance last Friday, outlining the needs for additional consideration based on the following damage numbers:
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- Major damage: 20
- Minor damage: 6
- Habitable with some damage: 26
Catawba County says as of Friday night, at least 24 homes had still not had power restored.
The request for assistance also asks the state for a joint damage assessment team to visit Catawba County to your the affected areas as part of the State's consideration in determining assistance.
Catawba County declared a State of Emergency on May 6, which officially ended at 1 p.m. on Friday.
If the state grants Catawba County's request for assistance, Emergency Management personnel will reach out to affected homeowners with information on how to apply for assistance.
If you're unsure if your home is on the "affected list", please contact Catawba County Emergency Services at (828) 465-8230.
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unit affects this. API shows the value in document unit, while product uses meter. You can see a small 'm' atfer the values in the dialog viewpoint>edit>position.
ok.. but how can i translate units coordinates in meters?
I do not think it will be difficult for you to convert the values in different units, though Navisworks API does not provide the conversion.
btw, the document unit is told by Document.Units
actually i dont get it how can i transform sv.Viewpoint.Position.X = 2028,...
into meters with Document.Units - enum class
no Navisworks API, but this is a math question. e.g.
if the document unit is foot. while 1 foot = 0.3048 meter. thus the value in meter is : value * 0.3048
does this make sense?
Now i get it, what you want to tell me..
with Document.Units we get default doc units and after that we translate it!
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The approval by the federal Small Business Administration of a low-interest loan program for fishermen and fishing-related business is, as noted in Saturday's Times story, good news for fishing families and waterfront businesses in communities such as Gloucester and others along the Massachusetts coast into New Hampshire.
After all, if this program helps one fishing boat owner or one other struggling waterfront business to stay afloat — it will be a good investment.
But Massachusetts congressional leaders and Gov. Deval Patrick had better be aware that the SBA program may indeed not help more than a handful of fishermen when easily hundreds are in dire need of federal and state assistance. That's because the conditions mapped out by the SBA may block the vast majority of fishermen from even qualifying for the financing.
According to the SBA approval, loans of up to $2 million can be issued based upon fishermen's or businesses' credit history, their projected ability to repay the loans and possession of collateral of at least $5,000. And the loans will come with a maximum rate of 4 percent, with repayment terms stretching out for up 30 years.
That format parallels other such programs the SBA and other federal agencies have set up in the past, when businesses in various parts of the country have come face-to-face with a natural or other disaster. And let's not forget that the current state of the Northeast groundfishery, including Gloucester and the rest of New England, has been recognized as an "economic disaster" by the Department of Commerce. But it's hard to imagine how most fishermen will be issued — or even apply for — loans based on 2013 credit histories that now show their businesses driven to the brink bankruptcy, with homes and/or boat up for sale of facing potential foreclosure.
The SBA loan approval is a positive step, but, like the limited grant program that may allocated up to $10 million in Saltonstall-Kennedy Act funds for innovated fishery improvement projects, is just another tiny step toward confronting a giant economic problem.
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Homeowners in one of the hardest-hit cities are finally seeing some relief. Purchase prices are on the rise, suggesting that home values are improving and helping to bring more homeowners out of negative equity. The median sales price of existing single-family homes was $159,100 at the end of the 2012, up 14% from 2010, according to the NAR. For homeowners who were previously unable to sell their home, rising values could be their ticket out.
They'll also find their listing won't linger for long. For-sale homes were on the market for a median of 58 days in January, down 16% from a year prior, according to Realtor.com. Some buyer demand is coming from a surprising source: Individuals who went through a short sale — when a property sells for less than the owner owes the lender — when the housing downturn first kicked in are returning to the market in an attempt to once again become homeowners, says Dawn McKinley, a real estate agent with Thompson's Realty Group at eXp Realty in Phoenix.
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"Also sometimes called 'Mexican wedding cookie', 'Russian tea cakes', or 'butterballs', can also be made into crescents. You can also substitute pecans and they are very good as well. This is the best version of these I have ever seen, it was given me by a friend who grew up in central Europe."
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- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Cream butter or margarine in a bowl, gradually add confectioners' sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add almonds and vanilla. Blend in flour gradually and mix well.
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these cookies were delicious! the best recipe i've found for this type so far... if you make a small change.. i agree with the other reviewers about the salt. i added only 1/4tsp to the dough and they were perfect. i especially like that this recipe calls for pwd sugar instead of white sugar in the dough. i think that it made the cookie extra melt-in-your-mouth. i also used ground pecans instead of almonds, that's the way i like best. a hint for rolling them in the sugar after they bake... roll once when the cookie is still hot and again when it is completely cool. YUM!
I took everyone's feedback here on the first try and used salted butter with no more salt added (surely the amount shown is a typo?). I also decided that with the almonds and the heavy dose of vanilla called for in this recipe that I would make either true "almond crescents," which is a popular cookie, or true wedding cookies. So, I used only 1 tsp. of vanilla and 3 tsp. almond extract. I could not grind the almonds finely enough, however,so the texture of the final result was a bit too rubbery and bumpy with almond bits easily noticeable and getting stuck in teeth (at least mine), but this was probably my own fault. I'm sure that finely ground almonds would have enhanced my results (can you buy finely ground almonds? I cannot imagine grinding these by hand or machine such that they would truly be fine enough...the almond is very moist). The flavor of these cookies was marvelous! Everyone liked them. Since I bake cookies almost exclusively as my Christmas gifts, I appreciated the larger quanitity produced from this recipe than most others I see. So,a hit for this year means a tradition next year. Think I'll try them with ONLY the vanilla and pecans next Christmas (in addition to the almond crescents again). Thanks for a nice recipe.
I made 1/3 of this recipe and got about 15 cookies. I used about a pinch of salt. everytime Ive had wedding cookies (store-bought) I thought they were too salty. even with all the sugar though, I dont think they need that much. Anyway, after I finished rolling these cookies in the sugar, I realized that I left out the ground almonds. Luckily, I used almond extract along with the vanilla and it still tasted PERFECT, you couldn't even notice it was missing it. I ended up sprinkling the ground almonds on top, over the sugar. Also, I found it easiest to coat the cookies in a deep bowl, filled with the sugar, using a spoon. If you use your fingers (and the cookies are still warm), it will stick and come off the cookie.
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- Calories
- 140 cal
- 7%
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- 15%
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- 11.5 g
- 4%
- Protein
- 2.2 g
- 4%
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- 6%
- Sodium
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- 2%
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Are you interested in selling your iPhone? You've probably explored some avenues of getting rid of second hand goods, like going through your local paper, a classified ad website, or setting up an online auction, but these don't work very well for electronics. Most people who really want a phone will buy a new one, unless they're unable to afford it, in which case they still may be skeptical of a used phone that they've purchased from a stranger. If you want to try to sell old cell phones, your best bet is to get connected to used electronics professionals.
Cell phones are mysterious little gadgets for the average user. They generally don't contain any user serviceable parts, and serious cell phone malfunctions usually result in people having to completely replace their phones. So, a used phone purchased from a stranger can be pretty sketchy. It might work perfectly fine, or it might end up failing on you, leaving you stuck with having to buy a brand new phone anyway.
This is a big reason why you're better off selling your iPhone through a professional than by yourself. Even you people may be hesitant to buy a used phone from a stranger, they're usually fine with buying a used or refurbished phone through a used phone dealer. This means that you can sell cell phones for cash on a used electronics dealer's website, and not have any trouble at all with finding a buyer. That's because you won't have to- a used electronics dealer will handle all of the tough parts of selling your phone for you.
The process of selling your iPhone through a used electronics dealer is pretty straightforward. They want to make money by selling used electronics to buyers. There isn't a way to order used electronics from a manufacturer, so they rely on people with old phones- people like you- to sell them yours. If you have an old or broken phone, you can offer it to a used electronics dealer, who will provide you with a price quote. If you like what you are being offered, you can accept it and request a way to ship your phone for free. Once the used electronics dealer receives your phone, they will contact you to let you know, and finalize your payment arrangements. Once your payment arrangements are made, you'll get paid.
This beats trying to sell old cell phones on your own, since you won't end up waiting an interminable amount of time for a buyer to show up. People are hesitant to buy used electronics, so if you advertise your old phone in the news paper, or on a site like eBay, you won't get many bites. Even if you do, the people who contact you probably won't want to pay what you're asking. It's not easy to set the right price for your phone when you're selling it by yourself. Set it too high, and nobody will be willing to pay you that much. Set it too low, and you run the risk of not making enough money to cover your shipping, packaging, and postal insurance charges. When you sellyour iPhone through a used electronics dealer, then you don't have to worry about covering your expenses, since you won't have any. Your packaging and shipping will be paid for, and you'll get paid regardless of whether or not the dealer ultimately finds a new owner for your phone. It doesn't get any cheaper or easier than that.
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Tyler Ennis not surprised the Phoenix Suns drafted him at No. 18
Originally published: Jun 27, 2014 - 3:40 pm
Ennis wasn't one of them.
"I knew the Suns had an interest in me through interviewing with them at the combine and coming in and working out for them in front of Coach (Hornacek) and the front office," Ennis told Burns and Gambo Friday on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. "They had two picks in the range I'd seen myself going, so I knew there was a good possibility that I could potentially get drafted by the Suns, and luckily I was able to get picked up."
Even if the Suns' starting backcourt remains in tact in 2014-15, Ennis feels he'll offer a nice change of pace.
"I think I bring a different dynamic as far as being a pass-first point guard," he said. "I think having more than one playmaker on the court is good for a team's offense. Whether I'm scoring the ball or passing it, I think me playing with another point guard in Bledsoe or Dragic or Ish Smith could really get the offense working."
Ennis made his mark in just one year at Syracuse, where he started all 34 games for an Orange team that won its first 25 games and spent three weeks as the number one team in the AP Poll. Despite his limited collegiate experience, one of the things that impressed the Suns was his on-court maturity and confidence.
"I think it's really just knowing what you're doing and knowing the game situation," he said. "I've played basketball for a long time and I've been through almost every situation -- or most of them -- so it'sjust the having confidence that you're going to play the right play for your team to be in the position to win."
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- Chris Sheridan - Tuesday July 22Chris Sheridan weighs in on if Kevin Love will join LeBron in Cleveland.
- Ryan McDonough, Phoenix Suns general manager - Monday July 21General manager Ryan McDonough talks about the Phoenix Suns' offseason plans.
- Isaiah Thomas, Phoenix Suns point guard - Monday July 21Isaiah Thomas talks about his skill set and what he brings to the franchise.
- Marc Spears, Yahoo NBA writer - Friday July 18Yahoo NBA writer Marc Spears says the Warriors are backing out from a Kevin Love trade.
- Paul Coro, AZCentral Sports Suns beat writer - Thursday July 17AZCentral Sports Suns beat writer Paul Coro talks about the continuing free agency of Eric Bledsoe.