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Whether your man is away on business, plays a lot of golf, or -- worse yet -- is just sitting there and not connecting with you, relationships can seem mighty lonely at times. Perhaps you feel like a placeholder in his life. The kids are taken care of, the house is clean, dates are made to see friends, but you don't feel he hears you when you talk, or empathizes with your problems, or supports you in your dreams and plans. Perhaps you don't do things together, or you always do what he wants to do, or you feel you've wasted hours in front of bad television.
One lonely Midwestern woman, a 45-year-old wife of three years, describes craving for the equal companionship of her first marriage. She and her first husband were not only business partners, but both enjoyed socializing after-hours. The seemingly perfect marriage ended suddenly when her husband left without any warning for another woman.
Her new husband, a soon-to-be naval officer, spent weeks away from her. He also turned out to be a loner, leaving her alone to create a social life. "Even when he's at home he's preoccupied. He's studying -- not interacting," she says. "Yeah, I feel lonely. I really support him, but this is not what I signed up for when I got married."
Another Minnesota wife, 45, and married to a job-hopping workaholic, finally settled in her favorite town. Meanwhile, her husband moved around the country to take other jobs for a year or two at a time, coming home to her and the kids on alternate weekends "Since he wasn't really in my life, even when he was present, it didn't make much difference where the kids and I lived," she said. "Even when he was with us, he worked on weekends, hogged the phone and fax machine, and only came out for dinner. Eventually, I was happier when he was gone."
Still another woman, 34, in Minnesota, describes how her husband refuses to participate in their marriage. Their 8 1/2 years together has left her suffering from low self-esteem, depression, and a near emotional breakdown, she says. "The evenings are the hardest. We rarely have family meals together. Once the children are in bed the house is quiet. He really isn't home very often, or he comes home after the children have gone to bed or right at bedtime. If he is home, he doesn't communicate much. We wind up in separate rooms. That's the hardest time of the day for me."
She recalls her loneliest moment: "Every few years my birthday falls on a softball night and my husband chooses to play softball instead of spending my birthday with me."
"One reason loneliness is so common," says Pepper Schwartz, PhD, author of five books on love and relationships, and professor of sociology at the University of Washington, "is that women are used to the level of communication you get from girlfriends." she says. "Girlfriends listen with interest and compassion. No matter how good a guy is, the comparison with female companionship is so pale that women feel alone. And we have such romantic expectations. We tried to find a soul mate, but we're often so far from that."
But there are solutions short of divorce. First, try to define why you feel lonely. Are you lonely because your guy isn't around? Or do you feel isolated even when he is? In either scenario, understanding the reasons for the loneliness is Step One.
Dr. Schwartz says that some feelings of loneliness can be caused by the normal post-courtship phase. "During courtship, a man is very interested in a woman. He thinks of ways to woo her." This naturally goes away, she says, when the relationship enters what she calls the maintenance phase -- when the thrill of courtship and even early years of marriage gives way to the reality of everyday life together.
"We've only been married three years, but in that time we've had two kids," says Marina, 39, of Brooklyn, New York. "We're both so exhausted from working full-time and then coming home to have 'quality time' with the kids. Once they're entertained, fed, and put to bed, we both veg out in front of the TV, not saying a thing. My husband seems to have lost interest in having 'dates' with me. Since he and I really never socialize on our own anymore, I do feel a tinge of loneliness at times."
Maintenance need not mean marital misery. It's just a new phase in the relationship, Dr. Schwartz says, and it may be the longest-lasting phase of the relationship or partnership. It can be a time when each partner develops or nurtures other friendships or other activities, and the partners come together lovingly but with less feverish passion.
"It gets even more intimate," says Dr. Schwartz, "The layers of the onion are stripped -- you start telling each other the not-so-good stuff with the good stuff. And the original passion returns intermittently."
Once we get married, we expect that we're not going to be alone anymore. That's unrealistic, and those spaces in togetherness are good and healthy. They enrich the relationship," says Mary Ellen Copeland, author of The Loneliness Workbook (New Harbinger, 2000).
Some relationships, though, are riddled with troubles that make one spouse or the other feel lonely. Says Dr. Schwartz: "If a partner hasn't noticed that you're depressed or sick, that's a problem. If a partner notices and doesn't care, that's also a problem."
"Being under emotional attack," Schwartz adds, also can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, no matter how mild the attack may be. Emotional abuse is not all sticks and stones. If your partner has withdrawn emotional or financial support, or puts you down in public or in private, you would naturally feel lonely. But calling it mere loneliness, says Dr. Schwartz, "is often easier than taking a hard look at your marriage." Maybe you're not ready to do that yet.
No two relationships are alike, but discussing your marital issues with a friend "might give you the perspective that you're asking for too much. You might discover that if your husband takes you out every Saturday night, for example, you're actually doing pretty well," says Dr. Schwartz. You may find out that other wives give attention to get more attention. "On the other hand," she says, "if you're attentive and you're being treated like a piece of wood, that's a problem."
Many people -- married or single -- are alone without being lonely, while others are lonely without being alone. Which is it for you? Alone simply means there's no other human there right now, but it doesn't hurt. People who are alone often lead full social lives by staying connected with friends and relatives, as well as enjoying their time on their own. Lonely people, however, feel a sense of emptiness or rejection on a regular basis. Alone feels okay; lonely feels uncomfortable.
"Loneliness is a part of life," says Dr. Schwartz, "If people expect others to solve it for them, they'll be disappointed. Loneliness only becomes a problem when not enough is communicated in a relationship."
But how can you tell the difference between expecting too much, having a truly troubled relationship, or rooting out some other problem that's justly yours to solve, such as having unrealistic expectations of your partnership or being an isolated, lonely person generally? Copeland, who has done extensive studies in loneliness, says that "people who are lonely are often uncomfortable being with themselves. It's a sign of low self-esteem," she says. Symptoms may include desperately needing company at all times, feeling rejected when alone, and postponing decisions or entertainment until a companion shows up. If being alone itself makes you feel lonely, this could be the problem. And it often isn't solved by being with someone else. It also may not suggest that your partnership itself is in trouble. It may mean that you simply need to find ways to solve the sense of isolation you feel, partner or not.
Dr. Schwartz suggests speaking with a friend or a counselor to clarify whether or not you're suffering from other issues. "For example, it could feel like loneliness," she says, "but maybe you're depressed because the kids have left, or your job isn't what you thought."
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Says that as Wisconsin governor, "we ended welfare."
Tommy Thompson on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 in a campaign announcement video
Did GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson end welfare in Wisconsin?
As in, completely?
Thompson, during his brief run for president in 2007, called himself the "father of welfare reform." With experts agreeing he was a national leader in that area, Thompson's claim earned a True from our colleagues at PolitiFact National. Reforms similar to those made in Wisconsin were later adopted at the federal level under President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, who had previously made welfare changes as governor of Arkansas.
But reforming welfare isn't the same as ending it.
As Thompson tries to burnish his conservative credentials against two other candidates for the GOP nomination in 2012, let's step back in time.
Before becoming President George W. Bush's health and human services secretary in 2001, Thompson served for 14 years as Wisconsin's governor. One of his signature accomplishments was "Wisconsin Works -- W2," a measure he signed in to law in 1996.
Thompson's Senate campaign spokesman, Darrin Schmitz, cited W-2 as the primary evidence to back Thompson's claim.
A booklet on W-2 produced by the Thompson administration at the time hailed the law as "the end of welfare," saying it eliminated "automatic welfare checks" provided by the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program.
For decades, AFDC's cash entitlement to low-income families, which sometimes lasted for many years, was synonymous with "welfare" in America.
AFDC included virtually no work requirements, but W-2 not only requires recipients to work, or engage in work-related activity such as training, it puts a five-year limit on how long they can be in the program.
There are several types of W-2 assistance. Some recipients, for example, work in private-sector "trial jobs" that pay at least minimum wage and are intended to become permanent, while others earn up to $673 per month working in community service jobs. In October 2011, the number of people in W-2, which is budgeted to cost $626 million in state and federal funds in 2010-2011, was nearly 16,000 -- up 15 percent from a year earlier.
So, Thompson replaced the AFDC entitlement with the work-required W-2 -- but does that mean he ended welfare, period?
The definition of welfare is key.
Thompson "had a leading role in ending welfare as we previously knew it," said Jon Peacock, research director of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, a liberal think tank. "Whether he eliminated welfare altogether is a matter of semantics. If by welfare, one means an entitlement program that doesn't require work, then I think one can say that (Thompson) played a leading role in the effort to eliminate welfare. If one uses a more expansive definition, equating welfare with public assistance generally or with any form of cash assistance, then it's not accurate to say it was eliminated."
New York University professor of politics Lawrence Mead, who has done a number of studies on W-2, agreed.
"If welfare means the old system, then he's right, he did indeed abolish it," Mead said of Thompson, noting Wisconsin was the first state to create an "all-work-based" aid system.
But "it's not true in a more literal sense," Mead said, because other forms of welfare -- such as food stamps -- still exist.
For instance, in October 2011, more than 800,000 low-income Wisconsin adults and children participated in FoodShare, Wisconsin's version of what used to be known as the food stamps program.
Moreover, despite its strict work requirements, W-2 arguably has its own welfare components. For example, the custodial parent of an infant who is 12 weeks old or less receives $673 per month and is not required to work. That is, to be sure, a small group and a limited time.
Our conclusion
Thompson declared that as governor, "we ended welfare." His W-2 program didn't eliminate every program that might be considered a handout. But it did end the entitlement program most commonly known as welfare, replacing it with one that requires nearly all recipients to work for their benefits.
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If your reaction to reasonable voting requirements is to whine about "disenfranchisement" and act like buffoons, perhaps you shouldn't be voting anyway. Your sense of history is warped if you think this is reminiscent of an era where your grandparents and great-grandparents had to jump through unfair yet legal hoops to vote.See my earlier post on why it should be made harder to vote (for everyone) here.
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I really wanted to start participating in the Weekly Unplugged projects at Unplug Your Kids. When I read that this week's theme was "clothes," I started daydreaming about this pile of cut up denim scraps I've set aside to make a picnic blanket out of worn blue jeans. It would make a perfect little quilt for the bookworm's blue patchwork teddy bear. I also pondered making sock puppet dogs, with brown fabric ears cut from my quilting fabric and cute button eyes. But the week kept passing on by. So yesterday, I pulled out my denim scraps and looked at them, and at my 15-month old son, and thought about what he'd really enjoy.
First, we took a couple of the denim pockets I had cut off of old jeans, and I filled them with mahjong tiles. Like most toddlers, he loves packing and unpacking things, and he's just starting to get fascinated with the concept of counting, so we spent a nice long while passing the tiles from one pocket to another, counting them as we went. And my scraps stayed in tact for that picnic quilt someday.
Later in the day, he headed over to his dresser of clothes and looked cautiously at me. He LOVES unpacking his drawers, and we usually prohibit it. But, I thought, why not? After all, it's fitting to the Weekly Unplugged theme. We must have spent an hour pulling clothes out, piling them on the bed, pointing to images on the clothes, balling them up and throwing them back in the drawers with amusing sound effects, piling them on mom's head, counting them.... he was in heaven. Next week we'll try to be more crafty.
(I do have an idea I'm going to make FOR him rather than with him. I took a shoe box, cut holes in the lid that fit the shapes in this Melissa and Doug 100 Piece Wood Blocks Set we have, and let him use it as a shape sorter. He likes it a lot, but the old Nike box isn't doing much for our decor, so I might use some of the old denim fabric to cover the box and cut the shape holes through that.)
Looking for a clothes-related kids book? See my recent review of "Blue Hat, Green Hat" here.
Next week's Weekly Unplugged theme is "bottles, and I have an idea...
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Weekly Unplugged Project (Clothes)
Posted by Crafty Mama at Friday, February 27, 2009
Labels: crafts for kids, Weekly Unplugged projects
4 comments:
- MaryAnne said...
I love that you made a shape sorter out of a shoebox! I was sitting in my kids' room watching them play yesterday, thinking about how to make a good shape sorter - now I know, thanks!
- February 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- MaryAnne said...
I was wondering why this post wasn't showing up in my reader, and then realized that for some reason none of your posts had shown up since the 17th. I tried re-subscribing and that seems to have solved the problem, but I thought I'd mention it in case you've seen a drop in readers lately - might be happening to other people who subscribe to posts.
- February 28, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Infant Bibliophile said...
Hmm, weird! Thanks for letting me know, although I have no idea how I could fix it.
- February 28, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Vickie said...
Cute idea with the denim pockets. Good idea using the scraps to cover the box:)
- March 1, 2009 at 12:38 PM
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Leyton Orient play their first home game of 2014 tomorrow when they host Carlisle United.
The O's have faced a busy schedule on the road with four consecutive away matches since Boxing Day.
But seven points from their last three games have taken Russell Slade's side back into the automatic promotion places in League 1.
Four players are in line for home debuts with goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic, Jamar Loza, Shaquile Coulthirst and Jamie Ness all joining recently on loan.
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This weekend is pretty much the geekiest weekend EVER. and I mean EVER. Geekier then the time we stayed up all night programming, listening to Weird Al albums and watching those Conan movies while playing Magic the Gathering.
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But still pretty geeky, and here are the reasons why. First we have the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Now, I know what you're saying, "comics are cool now, Ron." Well, that might be true but there's still a frisson of geekiness to comics and the people who read them. It's hardcoded into the DNA.
But before I delve into the world of cartoon bubbles and frames full of pictures I'm attending an indie Star Trek convention. Yep, you heard that right. The organizers are calling it the first TrekZac FestiCon download Uncommon Valor movie . I'm just calling it a big, fun, nerdy time.
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Sexually transmitted infections may be passed through vaginal, anal, or oral sexual contact. Male symptoms of an STI can include itching, rashes, unusual discharge, and pain. However, many sexually transmitted infections display no symptoms at all, making it all the more important to practice safe sex so that infection is not passed on to a partner.
Prevention for Men
Some STIs are more easily transmitted via anal intercourse and therefore are more commonly found among men who have male sexual partners. Both straight and gay men should be aware of their sexual health, and should take certain preventive measures to avoid catching or transmitting STIs:
Regular Testing
If you are not in a long-term monogamous relationship, getting tested every year, or before you engage in sex with a new partner, is highly recommended.
Use Condoms
Whether it's for vaginal, anal, or oral sex, a condom can help protect you and your partner. Avoid "natural" condoms, which do not offer protection against STIs. Instead, use latex (or polyurethane in the case of a latex sensitivity), and be sure to use according to the instructions on the box. Spermicides and other forms of contraception may protect against pregnancy but they do not protect against STIs.
Honest communication with both your doctor and your partner about sexual history is essential.
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What can easily be mistaken as a simple pimple or a kidney stone might be an indicator of a more serious infection.
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Luol Deng scored 19 points, Carlos Boozer added 18 and the Chicago Bulls snapped a two-game skid with a 97-73 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.
Deng added 11 rebounds and Joakim Noah had 14 points and Derrick Rose 12 for the Bulls (2-3).
Gordon Hayward scored 15 points for the Jazz (0-6), who are off to their worst start since they were in New Orleans in 1974-75, when they lost their first 11 games.
The Bulls dominated in the paint, scoring 56 points to 22 for Utah. Overall, Chicago outshot Utah 52.8 percent to 29.8 percent.
Chicago built its biggest lead of the first half at 38-22 with 8:10 left in the second quarter and never looked back. The Bulls took their biggest lead, 89-60, with 8:39 left in the game.
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There are many 'daily deal' websites that offer huge discounts on products like clothes, games, baby related items like toys, rompers, diapers and accessories; as well as services like a day at the spa, dinner at top star restaurants and adventure park discounts. Besides, some websites offer you additional discounts or points when you refer a friend.
Registering yourself on content writing websites:
If you have a way with words and enjoy writing, there are websites that offer to pay you to write articles for their clients. The payment is usually on a 'per article' basis and can be a good source of supplementary income. The advantage of offering your freelancing writing services on such websites is that you can work from the comforts of your own home and at your own flexible timings.
Blogging and earning revenue through advertisements on your blog:
Blogging has become a popular way of showcasing your talents online. There are online blogs on so many different topics today. Whether you have a talent for fashion, food, travel or anything else, there is a lot of scope for you to show your passion and talent to the world through a specialized blog. There is a two-fold gain in having your own blog. The first advantage is that your potential and talent can be recognized by a massive audience and the second benefit is the fact that you can make money through advertisements displayed on your blog.
Selling your business proposal online:
The web is full of social networking sites, the more popular ones being Facebook, Twitter, etc. You can use these websites to sell your proposals. For example, you can make a separate profile on Facebook for your business venture like a cake baking business or a design store. With the features available like adding photographs and videos, your venture can easily be seen by many and become an instant success.
Selling through auction websites:
There are many auction websites that allow you to buy and sell your used or unwanted goods which are albeit in good condition. Your junk could easily be someone else's treasure. The more popular sites like ebay and Amazon have become major successes since they were established. Trading on such websites has become very popular and many people have made it a part-time business.
The internet has grown by leaps and bounds since it came into being and there are many different ways in which people can make money online while sitting at home. However, there are many ways by which the internet can be misused and online fraud encouraged. It is up to each individual to be wary and use the internet carefully and for the good of everyone concerned.
Kara Fielder is a working mom with two kids who understands the importance of frugal living. She enjoys sharing her tips and tricks on how to save money by blogging regularly for a variety of websites. Visit the cheapsally link for codes and coupons.


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I ordered some plants from j parkers over a month ago and have still not recieved them,I have just phoned them and have been informed that they dont have them to send. After taking my money and waiting a month I think out of decency they would have informed me and refunded my money, I wonder what would have happened if I had not phoned them.Needless to say I wont be dealing with them again.
What did they say about refunding your money ?
They will refund it in the next 4 or 5 days. Just annoyed they should have done it without me having to query it.
What can I say? I dont rate parkers or T & M ....and many complain on this forum....yet some say they are brilliant. With these firms you get small plugs that are not cheap and will not be at their best for at least a year. They give reputable mail order companies a bad press.
Not had a bad experience with J.Parkers. I have had 2 plants fail but were replaced without a problem. Personally they should advise on the site if a plant is in stock or not. I have had no problems with their bulbs - healthy and raring to go! Better than the dried out bulbs in supermarkets and garden centres.
Their bulbs are good but their plants rarely live up to expectations. Bought some plants from them years ago including 10 x hemerocallis. I'm still waiting for some to flower as they were so small when they came and so far, apart from one yellow one, they're all 'Sammy Russell' type. Unfortunately that's the one variety that I already had! Every other plant, whether shrubs or perennials, have all failed and they're not cheap. I've had better results from Wilkos plants and they are cheap.
Morning hollytree
I agree exactly with you. Bulbs good but plants awful
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Morning hollytree I agree exactly with you. Bulbs good but plants awful
Make that 3 agrees!
I ordered some orienral poppies 4 for £12 -odd plus postage . They arrived not as small plants as Id had a few week ago from Jersey .
These were 1 to 2 inch dried up black roots , and 1 piece of white root 3 inch long . No planting instructions so I set them in pots of free draining soil . The same as Id done with the small jersey's actual plants .( Which were almost double in size since they arrived ).
I checked after a few weeks . I ended up phoning for a replacement as I couldnt even find the dried up roots .
I will follow this up when ? I recieve the replacement .
To give credit where its due , my shrubs which I had from them about 8 yrs ago are realy beautiful and in flower right now -
Oh really? I bought various perennials from Parkers which are fairly poor. Very small as you say - some freeby fuchsia and dahlias came and are doing OK although I didn't need or want them. I'm actually still waiting for my hellebore order so I'd better get on the phone and see if they are actually coming. Who do people recomment as a herbaceous supplier?
angela, look at Woottens..
Thanks Verdun, will do.
Just recieved a letter from them saying that due to demand they have run ot of the plants I ordered , as I ordered them 2 months ago its seems first come first served doesnt apply.
I think Parkers have changed ownership , They are not as good as they used to be . must add though I am still waiting for the replacements . So I could have a change of mind.
I mostley go to the garden centers now.
nodisab, I hope that you hadnt ordered the poppies which I had ordered.They have just arrived and are much better than the first lot . but as I say things are differant how they work . They are now saying you only have so long to complain about a shrub . I can not agree with this as you usualy get some as bare roots. So by the time they are supposed to get into leaf , its too late .
ive long said that many of these plugs of perennials....., not so much annuals or bulbs......are not really worth buying. working out the cost of these plugsand small bare roots and the postage and compare to buying a decent named variety of a plant you really want and that will flower now or soon, well to me its a no-brainer.
one good plant is better than a lot of scrawny embryos that might, might, become something next year. buy quality not quantity..cheaper in the long run too
I have dealt with Parkers for11 years and i would say 80% 0f orders i have been delighted with as well as the freebies, the ones that never suvived or were damaged in transit were always replaced without any argument, i would agree thaat the plug plants are on the small side but i find in most cases ther are more than what you order so if you do lose some - theres extra - but even so i find that i have excellant results and NEVER buy from other sources , I am elderly live on a pension and find they are affordable, Thanks Parkers keep up the good customer relations


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Sunday, Dec 18, 2011 9:46AM
Grammy-winning rapper Common may have found himself in one of the most lopsided beefs hip-hop has ever seen as renowned poet Dr. Maya Angelou is regretting having done a song with him over the usage of "nigga."
According to Angelou, she was unaware Common would drop N-bombs on their new "The Dreamer" collaboration.
The song "The Dreamer," off the album "The Dreamer, The Believer," features a poem that Angelou penned and recited at the rapper's request. It urges people to follow their dreams. Common's lyrics, however, include such lines as "Told my n---a [Kanye West] I'm 'bout to win the Grammys now" and the boast "N---as with no heart, I'm the pacemaker." "I had no idea that Common was using the piece we had done together on [a track] in which he also used the 'N' word numerous times," Angelou said. Angelou said she never knew Common used the "N" bomb at all, calling it "vulgar and dangerous" to the black community. "I'm surprised and disappointed. I don't know why he chose to do that. I had never heard him use that [word] before. I admired him so because he wasn't singing the line of least resistance." (New York Post)
Common, however, claims the famous poet was aware of his music content.
"She knows I do use the word," he told The Post. "She knows that's part of me." But he admitted he never bothered to tell her he'd be using the word on the track she worked on. "I told her what 'The Dreamer' was about and what I wanted to get across to people," he says. "I wanted young people to hear this and feel like they could really accomplish their dreams." Common's dreams in the song include living in Miami with "exquisite thick b*tches." Angelou and Common met several years ago when they recited poetry at the same benefit. Since then, the two have grown tight. He has rapped at her birthday bash, and she once said he could be her son. Common said the best lesson he has learned from Angelou is to "continue to be true to your voice." (New York Post)
Earlier this year, Common was painted in a negative light after getting invited to a White House event by First Lady Michelle Obama.
First Lady Michelle Obama has scheduled a poetry evening for Wednesday, and she's invited several poets, including a successful Chicago poet and rapper, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., AKA "Common." However, Lynn is quite controversial, in part because his poetry includes threats to shoot police and at least one passage calling for the "burn[ing]" of then-President George W. Bush. (Fox News)
Angelou is most known for her accomplishments in African American culture.
A trailblazer in film and television, Dr. Angelou wrote the screenplay and composed the score for the 1972 film Georgia, Georgia. Her script, the first by an African American woman ever to be filmed, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She continues to appear on television and in films including the landmark television adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots (1977) and John Singleton's Poetic Justice (1993). In 1996, she directed her first feature film, Down in the Delta. In 2008, she composed poetry for and narrated the award-winning documentary The Black Candle, directed by M.K. Asante. (Maya Angelou)
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Chicago, Ill. - The UIC Swimming and Diving teams will look to find the win column this weekend, Saturday, Nov. 9, as the UIC men's squad hosts Evansville and Horizon League rival UW-Milwaukee.
The women's team welcomes in the Purple Aces and Panthers as well, while adding Northern Iowa to the list of opponents for Saturday's meet at the UIC Natatorium.
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Okay, remember when Jim C. was interviewing Maria in Austrailia, and he was asking her about what type of guy she likes... blah,blah, blah. Well, anyway, there is a part when he says that when she went on vacation something happened that they couldn't talk about on air, and they both giggled. So I was wondering what happened. thanks.
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In summer 2011, the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Religion and Culture of Virginia Tech signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Sri Lankan International Buddhist Academy (SIBA) to begin an exchange program of students (and possibly faculty as well in the future) between the two institutions. The initial plan of the program is for students to travel to Sri Lanka and spend about two and half months in the Kandy highlands (the last royal capital of Sri Lanka), studying religion and culture at SIBA. At SIBA students will take two classes--one on Buddhism and culture and one on Pali and Sinhalese languages—each twice a week and will earn 6 credit hours. In addition, in exchange for free tuition and fees, students will teach English to Buddhist monks and nuns and lay students once a week. For this service learning aspect, they will also receive another 3 credit hours, all totaling 9 credit hours. In summer 2011, four students already travelled to Sri Lanka and studied at SIBA for two months. We aim to repeat this student experience in Summer 2013
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Intensive, two-week study abroad course that explores the interaction of religious traditions and groups in a non-US, non-European country and provides students with background readings; on-site visits, lectures, and discussions; and a service learning experience in that culture (3H, 3C).
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David Thornhill broker and owner of Thornhill Real Estate & Auction Company, was raised with the business. David is a son of an auctioneer and real estate broker and started in the business at the age of 12 auctioneering with his father. He knows what works in today's auction market. Thornhill specializes in marketing real estate at auction which creates great opportunities for buyers & sellers alike. David has a background in surveying, that knowledge is really a big asset to the seller when it comes to selling real estate at auction.
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By Richard Allen
Only one short year removed from the biggest win of his career it is hard to believe Matt Kenseth is looking to improve upon what turned out to be a season filled with a few ups and many downs last season.
Kenseth fulfilled a long time dream when he won the rain shortened Daytona 500 in 2009. The usually stoic competitor actually shed a few tears in his victory lane celebration after the win. It seemed that a driver so known throughout his career for steady consistency was sure to be a championship contender after getting off to such a great start.
The next week at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California only served to confirm the notion that Kenseth would be threat to claim a second Sprint Cup title. He dominated the second half of that race and scored his second win in as many weeks to open the 2009 campaign.
However, things went downhill quickly after that for the Roush Fenway Racing #17 team. Kenseth's Ford suffered a blown engine at the very beginning of the next race in Las Vegas which resulted in a last place finish. From there, this driver and team seemed unable to find the right combination that would provide the solidity they had become so accustomed to in the past.
Ultimately, the #17 team missed out on the Chase for the Championship for the first time since the playoff system's inception in 2004. Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson had been the only two drivers to have qualified for the Chase in every possible season prior to last year's miss.
Even in a season in which he won the biggest race of his career and followed that up with an immediate second win, 2009 had to be considered a bit of a failure in the end.
Last year was the first season together for Kenseth and crew chief Drew Blickensderfer. At times, the lack of familiarity showed in their relationship which led to adjustments being made that were not to the driver's liking. Listening to radio chatter between the two seemed to indicate that the honeymoon ended abruptly after their initial successes.
After a full year of working with one another and a full off season to build on that all important driver/crew chief relationship this tandem may well be set to lead the #17 team to a recovery of sorts.
Jack Roush himself has declared that his teams will have everything they will need to be successful in 2010 and that RFR will pay more attention to detail than ever before. With the resources at hand at Roush Fenway Racing and the talent compiled here it would seem as though a return to his normally consistent ways would be in order for Matt Kenseth in the coming year.
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Dougherty Co. -- A Radium Middle School student is charged with phoning a bomb threat to the school. The 14-year-old was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with terroristic threats and acts, and released to his parents.
He used a cell phone to call in the bomb threat just before noon. Radium Middle received three bomb threats last week, one Wednesday, one Thursday, and one Friday.
The last two calls came from the same cell phone, which belonged to a female student at the school. Thursday's threat was made by a female.
The 8th grader who was arrested is on suspension for ten days, and then will have a tribunal hearing. An investigation continues into the other two bomb threats.
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The Birmingham paper is reporting an apparent discrepancy in Eric Bledsoe's Algebra grades. Imagine our surprise.
Seems he got an A, which made him barely eligible to play last season at UK. But his average scores indicate he should have only received a C. Which would have made him ineligible.
Hmmmm. Guess that villain Pete Thamel of the NY Times spent all his time before visiting Turkey, hacking into the Birmingham school system's computers to change Bledsoe's grades.
Grade: Eric Bledsoe — F.
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In a somewhat related matter, I'm advised that Enes Kanter will not be declared eligible to play for UK by the NCAA. And that the decision will come later rather than sooner.
Which means the Cats will be left twisting, twisting slowly in the wind in anticipation.
Wildcat fans are wishing the Turkish government would go "Midnight Express" on that very same Pete Thamel.
Grade: Enes Kanter — F.
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Meanwhile, there are reports surfacing here in River City that Gorgui Dieng will not be able to play for U of L this upcoming season because of eligibility snafus.
Grade: Gorgui Deng — Incomplete pending final exam.
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Sooooooooooooooo, I'm thinking of my man Arthur Alexander with some sensible words of wisdom for both the Bluegrass and Cardinal Nations: You Better Move On.
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I'm not sure exactly how Bruce Pearl kept his job at Tennessee. I know why. He wins. Even though his offense is as loosey goosey as there is in college hoops.
In his tear filled press conference, Pearl prevaricated. Cutting to the chase, he lied to the NCAA about making illegal phone calls.
CBS Sportsline's excellent b-ball writer Gary Parrish had a great column yesterday. He interviewed ten college coaches and promised anonymity. All 10 admitted they'd made illegal phone calls.
We love this beast that is college basketball, but it's getting bigger and grizzlier and nastier by the recruiting season.
Seems to me those coaches could take a hint from "The Wire," the best show in the history of TV, which The Film Babe and I just finished watching in its five season entirety for the 2d time. When drug lord Marlow Stanfield didn't want his cellphones to be tapped, he used burners, which one of his soldiers would buy at various convenience stores along the interstate.
Grade: Bruce Pearl — F.
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Meanwhile, the NCAA showed just how cockamamie all those professionalism rules are when it suspended Georgia Bulldog A.J. Green for four games for selling a game jersey to an agent.
Bulldog fans can take their choice of umpteen different versions of Green's jersey at the team store and online.
But Green gets smacked.
This whole amateur athlete thing is hypocrisy of the highest order. Something's gotta give and soon.
Grade: NCAA — F.
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Actually watched a good bit of tennis yesterday, before and after the rain break in the US Open Men's Final.
Have to admit yet again how talented these incredible athletes are. How they can run across court, jump in the air and hit cross court shots within centimeters of the out of bounds lines is simply amazing.
And, if you watched, did you observe how Nadal's left arm is at least twice as muscular as the one he doesn't use.
He's 24. He's won the Grand Slam, including 3 major titles this season alone. He lives in Majorica. Tough life.
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Joey the Vig released the Pick Em Pool Standings after the first two weeks of the season. I stand a militantly mediocre 6-6, nestled comfortably in the middle of the pack. (I'm doing somewhat better than that in Seedy K's Scintillating Selections, but more on that later in the week.)
The problem of course, is that Joey's the Vig's gig would theoretically hurt me in my pocket book, were that gaming. My picks here are for entertainment purposes only.
Grade: Seedy K — D.
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While, under a different persona, I do film reviews for public radio here in Louisville, I rarely broach the subject in this, a sports blog.
That said, I must assume that anybody who finds my prattle here to be of the slightest amusement would also appreciate the brilliance of "Machete." It's my favorite flick of the year.
As you move on, remember Machete's words of wisdom: "Machete don't text."
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Another new adventure for Jack
I've been getting a bunch of questions lately along these lines: What's all this about a new job, then? Didn't you just move to Boston as a product manager at AspenTech, one of the best-known software companies when it comes to chemical engineers?
Yes, it is true. I am leaving AspenTech to work with two former Searle / Pharmacia / Pfizer colleagues as a member of P3 Consulting Group. The primary focus of our work is implementing Theory of Constraints for our clients. I've had experience with TOC and most of these projects were directly with these guys.
But why now? Why not before you left Chicago? Or why not a longer stint at AspenTech first? The short reason: They came asking. The slightly longer reason: The opportunity for me just felt too good to pass up. I get to do work that directly impacts our customers' bottom lines. As a product manager, the product work I do translates into new features / products after at least one release cycle, if not more. This means I don't see the direct benefit of my work for quite some time. I have known my new colleagues since 1996 and worked with them on several occasions, particularly in Theory of Constraints settings. I expect to have a lot of fun with them.
Will you be moving back to Chicago? While P3CG is based in Chicago, there is no reason for us to move the family again. Our customers are all over the place, and we go to them. This does mean I will be traveling quite a lot, which is the biggest down side to this job change.
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Good to see you following your passion, and doing something that has meaning for you (and your customers, of course). Sounds like a great opportunity that you were wise enough to jump at. I've seen all too many people through the years take a pass.
Let me know if all that traveling brings you to St. Louis.
Best of luck, Jack! I know nothing about the Theory of Constraints besides what you have written about, so hope to learn a little more about it from you here. My experience is that it is actually a good time to be with a small, nimble organization helping others with their changes.
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Nelson, Lambert Pitch Whits to Series Victory Over Loggers
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WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Led by Jake Nelson and Brett Lambert on the mound and Cam Young and Kyles Moyes at the plate, Whitman College held off Puget Sound 4-2 in Sunday afternoon's Northwest Conference baseball game at Borleske Stadium.
Sunday's win capped a promising start to the NWC season for the young Missionaries, who took two of three games from the Loggers in the weekend series.
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Nelson, a lefty and the only senior on the roster, started on the hill and held Puget Sound hitless over the first four innings. He tossed seven innings in all, giving up just four singles, three of which the Loggers bunched into the fifth inning to score their two runs.
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Lambert, a hard-throwing sophomore right-hander, entered the game after Nelson gave up a single to the first hitter he faced in the eighth.
With Whitman clinging to a 4-2 lead, Lambert surrendered a single through the left side to his first batter. A ground-out to first base moved both runners into scoring position, but Lambert got the second out on a comebacker to the mound and ground ball to second base to escape the jam with the two-run Missionary lead intact.
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Lambert, bouncing back this season after losing all of last spring to an arm injury, was impressive in the ninth, getting the first two outs when back-to-back pinch hitters looked at called third strikes.
Two freshman infielders collaborated on the game's final out. Third baseman MacLean Harned picked up a hard ground ball and made the long throw across the diamond to first baseman Peter Valentine, who picked the ball out of the dirt to end the game.
Whitman, which got a three-run homer from Moyes and three hits from Young, scored all four of its runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Freshman Jonny Chow led off with an infield single but was quickly erased when Puget Sound turned a 6-4-3 double play.
Undeterred, Whitman got three consecutive singles by sophomores Jimmy Madden, Young and Aaron Cohen to grab a 1-0 lead.
Moyes, a sophomore, then stepped to the plate and slugged a rising line shot well past the left-center field wall to make it 4-0 Whitman. Moyes also hit a home run in both ends of Saturday's double header.
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Puget Sound struck back in the top of fifth, scoring both of its runs with two outs. Matt Cox led off with a walk and Christian Carter singled with one out, but Nelson retired the next hitter on a harmless foul pop fly to the first baseman.
Getting the inning's third out proved to be a challenge. After Jake Boley and Savage followed with RBI singles, trimming Whitman's lead to 4-2, a hit-batsman loaded the bases for Casey Coberly. His long drive into the right-center field gap was finally run down at the wall by Chow, a fleet-footed center fielder.
In the bottom of the fifth, with Puget Sound reliever Luke Englert taking over on the mound, Whitman looked to pad its lead. Sophomore Chris Andrews led off with a walk and scooted to third base when Valentine rolled into second by virtue of a two-base infield error.
But a failed one-out suicide squeeze bunt play got Andrews picked off third and the next hitter flew out to center.
Englert had little trouble after that, throwing four innings while giving up just one hit.
In addition to Young's three safeties, Whitman's eight-hit attack also included Chow's two infield singles.
Moyes finished his weekend with five hits in 10 trips to the plate. By collecting six RBI and scoring five times, he was responsible for 11 of the 17 runs Whitman scored in the three-game series.
Nelson and Lambert combined to limit Puget Sound to just five hits in Sunday's series finale. It was Nelson's first pitching win of the season and Lambert's first college save.
Puget Sound has a non-conference game slated for 2 p.m. at St. Martin's. The Loggers return to NWC action next weekend, hosting Whitworth for three games.
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Posted: 10:48 am Friday, January 28th, 2011
Forecasters see balmy beginning to February
By John Nelander
It looks like the new month will start out with very pleasant, above average temperatures and plenty of sunshine.
Highs on Tuesday, Feb. 1, will be near 75 with breezy east winds gusting up to 21 mph, the National Weather Service in Miami says. Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, will be a carbon copy of the day before (sort of like the movie without the snow), and it will be in the upper 70s heading into the weekend.
However, Weather.com (The Weather Channel) is forecasting a high of 80 degrees in Palm Beach on Groundhog Day, and mid- to upper-70s through the following weekend.
AccuWeather is even more optimistic in its long-range forecast, calling for a string of 80-degree days the second week of the month.
I'll have a more complete roundup on Monday, but January should come in fairly close to normal in the temperature department. We will end up more than an inch and a half short in terms of rainfall.
Speaking of rain, NWS stations around the state have published summaries of the storm that moved through Florida on Tuesday. Some spotty damage was reported and NWS-Miami confirmed that a tornado touched down in Boca Raton Tuesday night near the intersection of Camino Real and Military Trail, producing winds of 65 to 70 mph.
A large tree was uprooted and branches were blown down during the brief event at 10:50 p.m.
And here's a photo of damage Tuesday in St. Petersburg from the NWS-Tampa Bay report:
Witnesses said the car began to turn over in a wind gust and the gas station canopy fell on top of it, trapping a woman passenger. She was taken to a hospital but her injuries were not life threatening. Forecasters estimated that winds at the location were up to 90 mph. (Photo credit: NWS-Tampa Bay)
Finally, here's a video stream of Tuesday's storm approaching Palm Beach (NWS Melbourne).
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Major historical events may have been significantly influenced or even triggered by weather changes, a new study contends.
The decline of the Roman Empire, researchers say, coincided with an era of colder weather that caused migration and social instability. Cultural revival occurred starting in the 7th century with warmer temperatures and more rainfall.
An international scientific team from the U.S., Switzerland, Germany and Austria pieced the puzzle together by examining tree rings in Europe over the last 2,500 years. The results appeared in a recent issue of Science magazine.
About the Author
John Nelander is a freelance writer, book editor and publisher in West Palm Beach. Weather Matters features news and observations about the weather with a focus on what's happening in South Florida. The blog also looks at the latest studies on climate change as well as what's happening in the weather forecasting biz. His website is www.pbeditorialservices.com.


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Last August 25, 2012 The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced the opening of its first consular satellite office in Manila at the seventh floor of the newly-opened Building C of SM Megamall.
They will be having a soft opening and dry run of the new consular office this August 29 and 30 and on September 1. On these days, 500 applicants shall be accommodated. Beginning September 03, 1000 applicants shall be accommodated at this facility.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) SM Megamall satellite office will be open from 10am to 8pm Mondays to Saturdays for both processing and releasing and from 10am to 2pm Sunday for releasing only.
"The opening of DFA-NCR East is the continuing fruition of the President and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs' commitment to bringing world class and convenient service to the public," DFA Undersecretary for Administration Rafael E. Seguis said.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) consular offices have already opened in the Pacific Mall in Mandaue, Cebu, Robinsons Star Mills Mall in San Fernando, Pampanga and Marquee Mall in Clark, Pampanga.
"We shall not rest on our laurels and we shall undertake more private-public partnership endeavors for the benefit of the Filipino people," Undersecretary Seguis added.
To schedule an appointment, please log on to www.passport.com.ph or to www.megamall.passport.com.ph or call (02) 737-1000.


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1Zooey Deschanel Gets a Closed-Caption Apology
Nobody needs to even bother messing with my girl Zooey Deschanel – she's adorable. Go ahead and try to deny it! Pretend she's too twee or too hipster or too whatever for your tastes, and then get with the program and realise she's cute and get over it. Anyway, Fox News apparently didn't get the message, nor did Kansas-based closed-captioning service Caption Solutions, who falsely identified her as the Boston bomber last week, as you probably remember:
It was by far the weirdest – and outright stupidest – mistake I've seen Fox make in a while. Well, no, I take that back. I just kinda don't understand how it happened to begin with. But no matter! Caption Solutions has come forward and offered Zooey a formal apology. Because, you know, this is that big of a deal (it totally isn't).
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The Kansas-based Caption Solutions says it and its captioner "deeply" regrets the snafu. In a statement, company president Kala J. Patterson said they "sincerely apologize for this error."
The onscreen text appeared last Friday on KDFW in Dallas-Fort Worth during their coverage of the manhunt for a Boston bombing suspect. Accompanying a photo of accused suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was a caption that read: "Marathon Bomber. He is 19-year-old Zooey Deschanel."
Viewers noticed Deschanel's name and quickly posted screen grabs of the gaffe.
When Deschanel learned of the TV captioning blunder, she tweeted: "Whoa! Epic closed captioning FAIL!"
It's a slow news day, leave me alone.
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I originally thought it wasn't a big deal too, but then I realized that's probably because I can hear. Its *doubtful, but a deaf individual watching the news may not be able to tell otherwise. It's easy to forget that close captioning isn't really for the hearing able.


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Arnett Foster Toothman, an accounting firm with offices in West Virginia and Ohio, has announced the following promotions: Jackie Nussbaum to senior manager; Dale Carpenter, Steven Carr, Lisa Starcher and Tessa White to manager; Drew Bryan, Patrick McGraw and Chris Rawlings to supervisor; Robert Cook, James Payne and Marcus Smith to senior associate; and Steven Brannon to senior word processor.
Since last year's merger of Arnett & Foster and Toothman Rice, Arnett Foster Toothman now is one of the 150 largest accounting firms in the nation and one with professionals experienced in oil and gas, construction, health care, banking and tax.
In 2011, Arnett & Foster expanded across state lines with the opening of an office in Columbus, Ohio. The company was founded in 1950 and has a staff of 90.
Toothman Rice dates to 1952 and has 50 employees. The new company has six offices, in Columbus, Charleston, Bridgeport, Morgantown, Buckhannon and Lewisburg.