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Why J.C. Penney (JCP) Is Gaining Today
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- J.C. Penney (JCP - Get Report) was gaining 9.3% to $9.20 Tuesday after Citigroup (C) upgraded to retailer to "buy" from "neutral."
The bank also raised its price target for J.C. Penney to $11 from $7.50. Analysts Oliver Chen, Maryana Pleskanka, Nancy Hilliker, and Vivien Azer called the company an "American comeback story," saying the can continue to turn around sales. The analysts believe focusing on the home and kids departments will help the retailer.
According to the analysts J.C. Penney can drive comp and healthier margins through "(1) home department which is ~12% of mix and had severe space/product disruptions in 1H13; a revamped Home Collections at JCP has better price/value, renewed focus on bedding/bath/small electrics & decorative accessories; (2) fixing kids (~12% of mix), which was disrupted in 2H13 given space allocation to ideas which did not resonate; (3) fixing the mix of private, exclusive, & national brand merchandise that better resonates with the JCP customer (private brands ~30% under Johnson vs. ~50% historically, & have 400-500bps benefit vs. national brands). If 20% of JCP's business mix (home and kids ~20-25% of total) can comp +20% this yields a 5% benefit."
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STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. TheStreet Ratings team rates PENNEY (J C) CO as a Sell with a ratings score of D. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate PENNEY (J C) CO (JCP) a SELL. This is driven by a number of negative factors, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and poor profit margins." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- Currently the debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81 is quite high overall and when compared to the industry average, suggesting that the current management of debt levels should be re-evaluated. To add to this, JCP has a quick ratio of 0.53, this demonstrates the lack of ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
- Return on equity has greatly decreased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of major weakness within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Multiline Retail industry and the overall market, PENNEY (J C) CO's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- Net operating cash flow has decreased to $383.00 million or 40.62% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing the cash generation rate to the industry average, the firm's growth is significantly lower.
- JCP's stock share price has done very poorly compared to where it was a year ago: Despite any rallies, the net result is that it is down by 40.13%, which is also worse that the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Investors have so far failed to pay much attention to the earnings improvements the company has managed to achieve over the last quarter. Naturally, the overall market trend is bound to be a significant factor. However, in one sense, the stock's sharp decline last year is a positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry. But due to other concerns, we feel the stock is still not a good buy right now.
- The gross profit margin for PENNEY (J C) CO is currently lower than what is desirable, coming in at 28.40%. Regardless of JCP's low profit margin, it has managed to increase from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 0.92% trails the industry average.
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Awaken the Soul
The soul is our real Self which is now dormant. We have to awaken it, and that is called awakening or enlightening. Then you will know what the soul is. Now you only know what the body is and the brain is, and after awakening you'll know what the soul is.
The soul never dies! Whatever, disaster or dying, is only illusion.
The soul never reincarnates, just our habitual thinking, our desires, our attachments that reincarnate. If we know the soul, if we are enlightened, if we know the connection with the whole universe, we are not reincarnated anywhere, we are always right there. We are never born, and never die.
Body and Soul. We know that we and our soul, the source of inspiration and happiness, are one and the same and we know that we are not the body. We try to help the world and to help ourselves. But this is not the highest level, because we still have the ego and it knows its strength. Even when we say I and my Father are One, it makes two, and it is still too crowded!
~The Supreme Master Ching Hai~
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She was born to kill, born to die.
Can an assassin be a friend?
"Crescent" is a crowhopper--a genetically modified mercenary programmed for ruthless warfare. For her it's a disaster when a young man denies her the chance to die in battle. When Crater Trueblood captures her, takes her home with him to Moontown, and actually treats her kindly? That's beyond comprehension.
"Crater" is weary of war. He's a miner, not a soldier. He'd rather spend time working than battle the infernal crowhoppers and their bosses from earth. When he captures a little crowhopper and brings her home, he's surprised to enjoy her company. When she's falsely accused of murder, he becomes an outlaw to help her escape.
"Maria Medaris," like her grandfather, is a ruthless competitor in business and in life. She's well on her way to building an empire for herself. But she's haunted by the memory of a young man she traveled with three years earlier, the man she's vowed never to see again. Crater Trueblood.
When a murderous band of assassins attack, Crescent, Crater, and Maria escape into the "big suck" and trek with a caravan of mining pioneers toward a lunar ghost town called Endless Dust. To survive they must do more than navigate the beautiful, desolate moonscape and battle a persistent band of crowhoppers. They must decide what--and who--is truly worth fighting for.


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Inverness striker Billy McKay has been called up to the Northern Ireland squad to play Azerbaijan in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park.
The 24-year-old, born in Corby, has played twice for the U21s in 2009/10 but has yet to represent his country at full international level.
McKay, who has scored six goals in 15 appearances for his club side this season, received the call-up by Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill after Derby forward Jamie Ward was forced to withdraw from the 24-man squad with a hamstring injury.
The Northern Irish lie fourth in World Cup Qualifying Group F on two points, one place and one point above Azerbaijan.
Kyle Lafferty is likely to lead the line in Belfast, potentially with Dean Shiels in a supporting role, with David Healy and Will Grigg set to be named among the substitutes.
But, with six goals to his name in 15 appearances this season, McKay has one more goal to his name this season than the latter pair combined.
Northern Ireland got their Group F campaign back on track last month with a 1-1 draw against Portugal in Porto and will be looking for their first win under O'Neill.


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National PTA Honors Family-Engagement Leaders
The National PTA recognized state and local chapters for their efforts to strengthen family-school partnerships.
The National PTA recognized state and local chapters for their efforts to strengthen family-school partnerships.
Otha Thornton was installed today as National PTA President. It is the first time an African-American man has been selected to lead the organization.
The National PTA supports several family engagement provisions in legislation the U.S. Senate may consider soon to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), according to National PTA President Betsy Landers.
Students will be able to confidentially report and discuss bullying and other troubling incidents by text message with TipTxt, a new tipline offered by Blackboard, Inc., that is being promoted in conjunction with the National PTA.
While finding much of President Obama's Fiscal 2014 budget favorable to children, the National PTA criticized the lack of funding for family engagement.
A new partnership between the National PTA and Amazon aims to position the Kindle at the center of family reading activities.
A lawsuit between the National PTA and the parent company of PTO Today is to be dismissed today after the two parties have reached a settlement.
The National PTA agreed with much of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, but wanted to hear ESEA reauthorization mentioned, too.
The National PTA today announced state and local winners of awards for grassroots advocacy, from the Florida PTA to a teenager's efforts against distracted driving.
The National PTA favors securing universal background checks, a ban on non-sporting ammunition in high-capacity magazines, and a federal assault weapon ban.


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About Us
Did you know that…Es Teler is a type of cold drink that consists of fresh fruits – jackfruit, avocado and coconut, with a special syrup mix that makes the drink superbly enjoyable and delicious.
In 1981, a lady called Murniati Widjaja, won an Es Teler making competition in Jakarta. It was from this competition that an idea arose – to open a humble tent warung in a terrace of a shopping block (Duta Merlin, now Carrefour Harmoni) in central Jakarta.
This humble warung called Es Teler 77 is a family business, managed directly by Murniati herself, together with her husband, Trisno Budijanto, and their daughter and son-in-law, Yenny Setia Widjaja and Sukyatno Nugroho.
In 1987, Sukyatno Nugroho franschised Es Teler 77, and with it establishing itself as the first genuine Indonesian fast food that applied a franchising system.
Following the lifestyle trend, in 1994, all Es Teler 77 counters were moved from the kiosks to shopping malls and plazas. Es Teler 77's presence in the modern shopping area broadens the Indonesian culinary horizon, with Es Teler 77 introducing the concept of fast food that provides Indonesian popular food and drinks.
After almost 3 decades, Es Teler 77 continues to grow by serving high quality food and drink products with original recipe to customers all around Indonesia and abroad.
With its 180 counters in different parts of Indonesia, Es Teler 77 not only improves the image of Indonesian culinary inside the country, but introduces Indonesian delicacy to other countries as well. Currently, Es Teler 77 is present in Singapore, Malaysia and Melbourne (Australia).


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Probate of A Decedent's Estate in Massachusetts:
Which Level of Probate Do You Need?
When a person dies, legal ownership of his or her property must be passed on to a surviving person. Ownership of the asset can be passed without probate if it is controlled by a Trust, a joint ownership arrangement or beneficiary designations already filed with a bank or insurance company. If these advance arrangements were not made, legal title must be transferred through the Probate process. If there is a Will, Probate transfers property from:
The Decedent >>>to>>> The Devisees (people) who are Named in the Will. 1-201(11)
If there is no Will, Probate procedures are needed to transfer property and assets from:
With or without a Will document, the personal representative must determine which form of probate to use.
Informal Probate compared with Formal Probate |
Because Informal Probate leaves open the possibility that someone could object to the will until 3 years after a decedent's death, there were questions about whether real estate buyers can accept deeds transferred through the informal process.
As explained in the videos on this page, a Title Standard does allow deeds signed by the Personal Representative of an Informally Probated estate, but only if there is a power of sale in the decedent's Will document, and no one has filed objections to the Will.
The Legislature has passed subsection 23½ to Section 3-715 of the Probate Code, giving the informally appointed Personal Representative a power to sell real estate, IF the Will included the Power to Sell:
(23½) -sell, lease or encumber to an arm's length third party any real estate of the estate, or an interest in that real estate, for cash, credit or for part cash and part credit, with or without security for unpaid balances and whether the personal representative has been appointed formally or informally; the sale, lease or encumbrance shall be conclusive notwithstanding section 3-302 or any contest of the informal probate proceeding, provided that:
(i) if the decedent died without a will, a license has been issued under chapter 202; or
(ii) if the decedent died with a will, either:
(a) the will, probated formally or informally, empowered the personal representative to sell, lease or encumber that real estate or an interest in that real estate, or
(b) a license has been issued under chapter 202.
So, if there is no will, or there have been objections to the will, people who buy real estate from an estate are going to insist on Formal probate or a Probate Court license to sell the real estate. Text of 2012 session laws.
In Massachusetts, the Probate process begins with a Petition that we file in the Registry of Probate.
There are three levels of Probate. Which one will work for you? That depends on the total value of estate assets and whether there is controversy (arguments and fights) over the estate.
Voluntary Administration: This procedure works when the total estate value is under $25,000 + a motor vehicle.
Informal Probate: Requirement for Petition 3-301, Notice, and Findings. Publication 30 days after Allowance of Petition.
Formal Probate: Litigation conducted before a judge. Purpose of Petition 3-401. These Formal Proceeding are needed when it is necessary to: Determine the identity of the heirs and whether the will is valid, or that the decedent did not leave a valid will 3-402.
Links to these code sections have been disabled by the Legislature's website, following amendment to the Probate Code in July, 2012. | Old Laws - Repealed |
Mass. Probate Code Eff. April 2012 |
Probate of the estate must be filed within 3 years of a decedent's death. | Mass.Gen.Laws §193 § 4 (allowed up to 50 years) |
Exceptions to 3 year time limit include fraud, doubts about decedent's death, and contesting informal proceedings | ||
Exception with no time limit: Sole purpose of establishing a devise of real estate if there was no proceeding within 3 years of decedent's death | Mass.Gen.Laws §193 § 5 (allowed up to 50 years) |
Here is a list of ways that Probate can work for you and your family:
- Probate makes sure the heirs or intended beneficiaries get their share of the Estate
- Probate can prove how the decedent has expressed his or her intentions for distributing property and assets to surviving people, upon death (The word Probate comes from the Latin word meaning to prove.)
- Probate shuts the door on a decedent's creditors. Unless those creditors have perfected their liens before the decedent's death, or they file claims according to special Probate procedures, the creditors are finished.
- Probate handles the transfer of property. When assets such as real estate, a bank account, or stocks and bonds cannot be reached by the family or heirs of a deceased person, Probate provides the answer to the question of who gets ownership of that property.
Properly drafted Wills and Trusts reduce the cost of Settling an Estate, and that's a blessing to surviving family members. Without advance planning, family members will be confronted with complicated decisions and tasks involved with managing and distributing property, at the very time they are grieving the loss of a loved one.
For estate planning and estate settlement services that keep you in control of the probate process, and for answers to questions from the decedent's heirs and family members, call us at 567-5600.


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We may not all live holy lives, but we live in a world alive with holy moments.
~Kent Nerburn
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
~ Maria Robinson


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Football Legends In Need
Celebrate Pork Rind Appreciation Day ~ Superbowl Giveaway
Rudolph Foods, the world's largest manufacturer of pork rinds, has announced its Third Annual Pork Rind Appreciation Day campaign. Celebrated on the biggest football day of the year, and on the first Sunday of February, Pork Rind Appreciation Day was cemented as an annual event after the pork rind leader secured hundreds of thousands of consumer votes, as well as political designations. Matched each year with charitable support, Rudolph Foods will again support the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides medical and financial assistance to former National Football League (NFL) players in dire need.
Join Rudolph Foods and Southern Recipe on Facebook during the first half of the Big Game and you could win a year's worth of pork rinds!
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The staff of First Frisco United Methodist Church is eager to get to know you and provide you with information you might need about our church family. Staff can be contacted through the church office, 972-335-4380, or at their personal email addresses.
Pastoral Staff |
Rev. Mark Vowell, Senior PastorMark Vowell is a lifelong Methodist, and a third-generation North Texas Conference Pastor. A Navy brat, Mark was born on Guam, baptized by his grandfather in Archer City, Texas, and raised in the congregation at First United Methodist (UMC) of Gainesville, Texas. He attended the University of Oklahoma on a Navy ROTC Scholarship. Mark spent 10 years on active duty as a Naval Flight Officer, serving as a Tactical Coordinator and Mission Commander of a crew of 12 aboard P-3C Orion aircraft, tracking Soviet submarines in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. Following active duty, Mark continued to serve in the Naval Reserves and retired as a Commander in 2001. In January of 1989, Mark followed a call from God to full-time Christian ministry by taking shore duty orders to Dallas as the Enlisted Programs Officer for Navy Recruiting in North Texas and beginning studies at Perkins School of Theology (SMU). Mark resigned his active duty Navy commission in 1992 to serve as the Director of Youth Ministries at Tyler Street UMC in Oak Cliff. Mark received his Masters of Divinity in 1996 and was appointed as associate pastor at Tyler Street. Mark has served as senior pastor at Westview Greenville, First Whitewright, Ridgewood Park in Dallas and Spring Valley in Dallas. He was appointed as senior pastor at First Frisco in July of 2013. Mark has served in a variety of Conference leadership positions including, Chair of the Church Revitalization Task Force for 250-749 membership churches, Executive Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry, Committee on Preparations and Qualifications, Board of Directors of the SMU Wesley Foundation, Chair of the Director Search Committee for the SMU Wesley Foundation, and Chair of the Metro District Trustees. Mark is married to Shannon. Shannon is a gifted writer and teacher, and has been a regular contributor to the United Methodist Reporter. She loves ministering through Sunday School, small group discipleship and music. The Vowells have four children at home. Mark's passions include preaching, relational evangelism, and helping folks get grounded in scripture. He believes that the church really is God's primary plan for reaching the world with the love of Jesus Christ. He loves to be part of connecting churches with the dreams that God has for them. Those dreams are always bigger than our dreams, and they are always wonderful. |
Rev. Cathy Partridge, Executive Associate PastorCathy joined the staff of First Frisco UMC as Associate Pastor in October 2009 and became the Executive Associate Pastor in July 2014. She has a passion for people and for ministries which impact the way people live, learn and love, including programs such as Stephen Ministry, DivorceCare and Financial Peace University and serving in the Dallas Emmaus/Chrysalis communities. While at First Frisco, Cathy has worked with the members in starting ministries which bring relief, help, and hope to survivors of severe storms through an UMCOR Early Response Team and to survivors of family violence. Cathy is a Local Pastor and is completing Course of Study classes at Perkins School of Theology July 2014. She will continue to be busy loving and caring for the people of Frisco through teaching, preaching, missions, and ministries. Prior to answering God's call to ministry, Cathy worked in the legal field for over 30 years in areas of training, human resources and office management. Cathy and her husband Brad have two sons, Mitch Murray and Lance Partridge, and one most precious grandson, Isaac. Cathy and Brad are both very active people, and especially enjoy spending their time with friends and family and time together riding bikes, golfing, and just about anything else that keeps them on the move. |
Rev. Cheryl Jones, Associate Pastor Cheryl is a native of Kansas City, MO (home of the Kansas City Chiefs) where she was baptized and raised in the Baptist Church. She joined The United Methodist Church after marrying her husband, Odis Jones, Jr. in 1985. She is an ordained Elder, serving at First Frisco as an appointed Associate Pastor with primary responsibilities in the areas of Evangelism, Discipleship and Pastoral Care. She attended Lincoln University-MO and Ohio State University, earning a Bachelor's and Master's degree respectively in Speech Pathology. After practicing Speech Therapy for 20 years she answered the call to ordained ministry. She earned her Master of Divinity degree from Perkins School of Theology (SMU). Cheryl was actively involved in her home church, Hamilton Park UMC and as a core group member of a church planted in Plano, All Nations United Methodist Church. Cheryl has served in several appointments throughout the North Texas Conference. She served as the Senior Pastor at St. James UMC (Sherman), Haven Chapel UMC (Denison) and Arcadia Park (Dallas). She served as the Associate Pastor at Tyler Street UMC (Dallas). Cheryl has served in District and Conference leadership positions, including the Conference Committee for Lay Speakers, Committee on Status and Role of Women and as a District Representative for Clergy Women. She is a member of Black Methodist for Church Renewal and participates with the African-American Clergy Fellowship. Cheryl and her husband, Odis reside in Plano. Odis retired in 2012 but keeps himself actively involved. They don't have any children of their own but there are plenty of children in their lives. She is a game person enjoying board games, card games, computer games, mind benders and also loves working all kinds of puzzles. Other activities that draw her attention are reading, traveling, bowling and tennis. Cheryl has a passion for people and feeds off of the energy of others. She loves sharing the love of Jesus through prayer, teaching and preaching. |
Rev. Bill Meek, Associate PastorBill Meek assumed the position of quarter time associate pastor at First Frisco in June of 2007. He is responsible mainly for older adult care and pastoral visitation. Bill grew up in Ponca City, Oklahoma, graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in psychology from Oklahoma State University, 1972, and a Masters of Divinity from Austin Presbyterian Seminary in 1975. He obtained eight months of Clinical Pastoral Education in Chaplaincy at Ben Taub Hospital from 1975-1976.Bill is happily married to Cessie. They have raised five children: Ben, Sara, Katie, Becca, and Marde. Bill and Cessie have over the years been actively involved in community theatre, with Bill normally on stage, with Cessie managing back stage. In addition, Bill is an avid sportsman, having "grown up" on the tennis court. Over the last seventeen years, he has been employed at Princeton ISD as technology director, having served as computer science, math, speech teacher for six years at the Law Magnet High School with Dallas ISD. Bill looks forward to retiring from his school duties in the next few years so he can devote full time effort to his calling to ministry. |
Program Ministry Staff |
Music and Arts Ministry |
Philip Bentham, Director of Music & ArtsPhilip grew up in Richardson. He graduated from Berkner High School where he was extremely active in the music department, playing in the drum-line with The Might Ram Band and singing in every ensemble available. From there he went to college majoring in Music Education. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 2000. Since then he has always had an active presence in a church community, starting with his home church FUMC Richardson where he was a Music Associate in charge of K-12 music. From there he took a pause in his career path to chase his dream to be an actor. He has done dozens of stage shows throughout the metroplex. He has done several commercials and even been seen in the Oscar Award winning movie "No Country For Old Men."
Leslie Carlton, Coordinator of Kid's Music and Arts (KMA)firstname.lastname@example.com Leslie Carlton started as a Coordinator of Children's Music and Arts in spring of 2012. She and Mary Margaret work in cooperation with both the Music and Children's ministries in providing a full range of music and arts with a Christian perspective to children grades Kindergarten to 5th. Leslie has a professional background in early childhood education and developmental disorders and graduated from Baylor in 2002 with a degree in Child and Family Studies. Leslie participated in music programs through college and has sung with the First Frisco Chancel Choir and the Frisco Chorale. Leslie has been a member of First Frisco since February 2005. She and her husband, Micah, live in McKinney with their children, Aiden and Baylie.
Mary Margaret Rushing, Coordinator of Kid's Music and Arts (KMA)email@example.com |
United Youth Ministry |
Steve Garrison, Director of Youth and Family Ministries Steve is a lifelong United Methodist who came to faith in Jesus Christ through the ministry of his home church in Colorado. Steve's faith was nurtured through worship, Sunday School, youth group activities and mission trips. After graduation from high school, Steve served a four-year enlistment in the United States Marine Corps and made two deployments to Iraq. Steve helped with his home church youth group in Colorado whenever he was on leave. Following his discharge from active duty in 2005, Steve began working as a Department Manager at Home Depot, and moved to Texas to begin college studies at the University of North Texas. He graduated from North Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Development and Family Studies in 2011. While attending North Texas, Steve met Ashlea, his wife. Steve and Ashlea have two children, Dylan and Averie. Ashlea is a middle school Texas History Teacher. Steve has always had a passion for youth ministry. In 2011, he began serving as the Youth Minister at Fellowship United Methodist Church in Trophy Club, TX. Steve just completed his third year and fourth summer in that position of leadership. He says, "I am eager to teach and inspire the next generation. I love mentoring students in every aspect of their spiritual walk. I believe that through fellowship, worship and small group opportunities, youth will encounter Christ and grow in their relationship with Him." |
Hannah Hess, Asst. Youth Director Hannah is excited to join the First Frisco UMC team as the Assistant Youth Director. She comes all the way from Greeley, Colorado, where she grew up in the Methodist faith and developed a passion for youth and a love for people. She is a junior at Southern Methodist University, and is double majoring in dance and business management. She has dreams of becoming a talent agent one day, a career that would mesh her passion for dance with her calling to help others by assisting dancers in achieving their professional performance goals. She has a love of service and has been on multiple mission trips, but her favorites include building a high school attached to a Methodist church in Belmopan, Belize and leading vacation bible school for children in Nassau, Bahamas. She is excited to accompany the Frisco youth on their future mission trips, and serve with them. Hannah's favorite memories from her teen years involve her youth group, and she is thrilled to be able to give back to Frisco what she received in her own youth community. |
Children's Ministry |
Trish Callis, Director of Children & Family Ministries email@example.com is an experienced Children and Family Ministries Director, with 18 years of ministry and service. Trish began as an Assistant Director of Children's Ministries and HOPE School (Preschool) at the First United Methodist Church in McKinney in August of 1996 and was made the Director of Children's Ministries and Nursery Coordinator in 2000. From there, she went to Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church in Flower Mound to serve as the Director of Children's Ministries, serving infants to kids in 5th grade. Lastly, Trish served at Lake Highlands United Methodist Church in Dallas, where she served as the Director of Family Ministries and Christian Education. Trish has led or created many exciting ministries and had great successes througout her journey in ministry including: increasing attendance in Sunday School by 150%, creating and leading a praise worship for 1st to 5th graders, empowering laity to serve in ministry, and providing parents with the training and tools necessary to teach the Christian faith to their children. Trish has put her Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Management, from Texas A&M, to good use in being an organized, resourceful leader. Trish is married to Mitch and they have two sons: Kenneth, 21 and Kevin, 19 who attend UNT in Denton. |
Misty Standifer, Children's Ministry Asst. Misty and her husband, Jesse, joined First Frisco in August 2013. They have one son, named Alex. Misty grew up in a small town in central Louisiana. She attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, and received a Bachelor of Science and Master's degree in Accounting. Prior to joining the First Frisco team, she worked with an international public accounting firm for 7 years. While at First Frisco, Misty has been involved in Sunday School with Preschool and working with children at Vacation Bible School and Art Camp. Misty looks forward to serving the church that's given her so much since her move to Frisco Nursery Ministry |
Kerry Prasifka, Nursery DirectorKerry Prasifka has served as Nursery Director from 2003 to 2005, and again from 2008 to present. In 1994, Kerry graduated from Texas A&M Commerce with a degree in English and Secondary Education and taught middle school in the public school system for six years before she and her husband, Jason, began having children in 2001. Kerry and Jason have been members of FUMC Frisco since 1999. Kerry spent her childhood living in many different places, including Louisiana, Maryland, Guam and Midlothian, Texas. But having lived here since 1998, she now considers Frisco her home town. In addition to serving as nursery director, Kerry currently teaches at Friends in Christ Preschool twice a week. She thoroughly enjoys both positions and feels extremely blessed to be a part of the FUMC staff and congregation. |
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Homer Laird, Director of Administrative ServicesHomer Laird joined the church staff as Director of Admin Services in September, 2012. He is a native Texan, having grown up in Channelview (just outside of Houston) and is a lifelong Methodist. Prior to transferring his membership to FUMC in January, 2012, Homer spent over 35 years in the travel and hospitality industry (airline and car rental) in various marketing and sales capacities. During that time, he was responsible for managing multi-million dollar relationships, negotiating contracts, and overseeing/implementing several large-scale projects. He has two beautiful daughters, one of which is also a member of FUMC; the other resides in Northern California, also working in the non-profit sector. Homer wants to do all possible to ensure that all members and guest users of our facility and campus have a positively memorable experience. |
Lesia Bousquet, SecretarySince August 2002, Lesia has served as Church Secretary for First United Methodist Church of Frisco. A native Arkansan, she held a similar position at Cabot United Methodist Church until moving to the North Texas area in April 2002. Lesia is married to Tom and they have two daughters, Kristen and Katie. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, family activities, and watching HGTV. |
Martha Beard, Financial SecretaryMartha has worked as the Financial Secretary since March 2007. She has been a member of FUMC Frisco since 1998 and lived in Frisco since 1994. She and her husband Marc have three children: Amanda, Zachary, and Matthew. |
Julie Shearer, Director of Communications Julie has attended First Frisco since 2002. She and her husband, Lee, have 2 children: Sydney and Brooke. Julie grew up in Florida and Louisiana, but has lived in North Texas most of her adult life. She graduated from University of Texas at Arlington with a BBA in Marketing. Before having kids, she held a variety of marketing and sales positions. Her most recent position was Marketing Manager at the Australian/New Zealand franchise headquarters of Mailboxes, Etc. in Sydney, Australia. After being a stay at home mom for 12 years, she is extremely excited to join the staff at First Frisco and looks forward to serving the church. |
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Patti Eubank, Director of Friends in Christ PreschoolPatti has served as the Friends in Christ Preschool Director since 2002. She has a degree in Elementary Education from East Texas State University and taught for five years in the Texas public schools before she left teaching to stay home with her children.Patti and her husband, Bob, have three children and have lived in Frisco for over ten years. They are active members of FUMC and are happy to call it their church home. Patti enjoys her position at Friends in Christ and makes it her goal to provide a safe, loving environment for children to grow in body and in spirit. |


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Capt. Walter G. Morrill, 20th Maine, ca. 1863
Walter G. Morrill (1840-1935) of Williamsburg was 20 when he enlisted as a sergeant in Co. B of the 20th Maine Infantry.
He was later promoted to 1st sergeant, then 2nd lieutenant and, on Oct. 8, 1862, to captain and commander of the company. He became a full lieutenant colonel on March 13, 1865.
Morrill won a Medal of Honor at Rappahannock Station, Virginia, on Nov. 7, 1863 for leading his troops, without orders to do so, to support the 6th Maine in its attack.


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Wed. Sept. 1, 9am to Noon
Bonnie Park
Strongsville, OH
located off Valley Parkway in the Mill Stream Run Reservation, off Pearl Rd./Rt. 42
Wed. Sept. 8, 9am to Noon
Geig's Orchard
8468 Wooster Pike
Seville, OH
Wed. Sept. 15, 9am to Noon
Nature Realm
1828 Smith Road
Akron, OH
Wed. Sept. 22, 9am to Noon
Hubbard Valley Park
8600 Hubbard Valley Rd.
Medina, OH
Wed. Sept. 29, 9am to Noon
North Park
3595 Grafton Rd.
Brunswick, OH
Relief at last!
Wed., Aug. 25: This morning we painted at Fortier Park in Olmsted Falls. The focus was on the late summer landscape. Our bonus was relief from the excessive heat of the summer of '10!


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Allan Holdsworth Jazz Guitar Virtuoso - With Clint Strong
Allan Holdsworth Jazz Guitar Virtuoso
7:30 p.m. in Te Ata Memorial Auditorium.
Read more about Allan Holdsworth.
Opening act is Clint Strong, one of America's finest guitarists. Read more about Clint Strong.
Tickets are $25 and are available at the door only.
This event is part of Allan's national tour.
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Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld put Williams on top of the timesheets in Barcelona on Wednesday as testing continued at the newly-resurfaced Circuit de Catalunya.
The Williams duos pace came despite a technical difficulty with the suspension on the FW26C cutting short their programme, with Webber completing 35 laps and Heidfeld 34. The team hope to have the problem solved in time to resume running on Thursday, when Antonio Pizzonia will take over from Webber.
Wednesday leader Michael Schumacher was third fastest in the Ferrari F2004. The world champion clocked up 126 laps as he continued the teams programme, concentrating on new components, electronic solutions and tyre development. Rubens Barrichello joins the test on Thursday.
Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher were again in action in the new Toyota TF105, though the pair enjoyed mixed fortunes. Trulli managed over 80 laps and was fourth fastest, but his German team mate completed just 22 and finished over two seconds adrift of the Italian at the bottom of the timesheets.
For the second day of their Barcelona programme, Red Bull Racing had all three of their drivers on track and there was little to separate them in the times. Vitantonio Liuzzi was fastest in fifth spot, immediately followed by David Coulthard and Christian Klien.
Conditions at the circuit were again fine and sunny, with a track temperature high of 17 degrees Celsius. Testing continues on Thursday.
Unofficial Wednesday times from Barcelona:
1. Mark Webber, Williams (Michelin), 1:16.631
2. Nick Heidfeld, Williams (Michelin), 1:16.978
3. Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (Bridgestone), 1:17.027
4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota (Michelin), 1:17.657
5. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Red Bull (Michelin), 1:18.028
6. David Coulthard, Red Bull (Michelin), 1:18.197
7. Christian Klien, Red Bull (Michelin), 1:18.331
8. Ralf Schumacher, Toyota (Michelin), 1:20.430


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This fabulous selection of letters provides a glimpse of a wide range of personalities who changed history as well as the personal side of both famous and not-so-famous people. There are letters by presidents, businessmen, school children, criminals, musicians, artists, and soldiers from the 1340 BC to modern times.
When Alec Wilkinson approached Pete Seeger about writing his story Seeger asked him to write something that could be read in one sitting. This book fits the bill.
This book showcases the passionate performer and civil rights advocate who danced, sang and clowned her way beyond her poverty-stricken St.
William Alexander loves the French language, the music and landscape of France, French food, French history, French politics; in fact he loves everything about France. At the advanced age of 57 he decides to overcome his horrible memories of Madame D., his high school French teacher, and attempts to become fluent in French over the period of thirteen months.
This is a lovely telling of the author's meeting, relationship, and marriage to her husband, Miles, an Army Apache pilot, and the first years following his death as she finally starts to reclaim her own life. Her writing is clear, honest, and to-the-point, but always deeply felt.
January is National Puzzle Month, and the 29th is National Puzzle Day! If you would like a great book to help you celebrate before the month is out, try this visual feast, published by National Geographic Kids. It features a variety of photo puzzles: optical illusions, hidden pictures, "Spot the Difference" (on two-page spreads), and more! It's full of fun facts about nature, including how animals use camouflage for safety, how humans use vision and the brain in concert to understand the world around them, and how our perceptions can be fooled by visual tricks. There
Dr. Patricia McConnell is an applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years experience. The Other End of the Leash is a fantastic read for dog owners or those interested in animal-human interaction. Dr. McConnell very practically illustrates the differences between primate and canid behavior and mannerisms, and explains why many things we as humans do can be difficult or impossible for dogs to understand.
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, was born to gifted and well-to-do parents. Her mother was a singer and her father was a well-known preacher who marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. Life wasn't a piece of cake. Aretha's mother left the family when she was young leaving the father as a single parent. Her father showcased her childhood talent by waking her up in the middle of the night to play piano and sing for his party guests.
Shooting at the Stars is a fictionalized account of the Christmas truce that occurred in the trenches between British and German troops during World War I in 1914. The story is told conveyed through a letter by a British soldier to his mother. He tells of December 24th, when the British soldiers heard singing coming from the opposing trench 30 paces away. Stille Nacht--Silent Night. The next morning, they woke up to calls from the German soldiers. Warily, soldiers from both sides began to step out into "No Man's Land". They first buried their d
The astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, is a familiar figure to those of us addicted to those documentaries about space that pop up on PBS and the History Channel. Tyson is an affable figure on TV, and proves to be the same in print. This book is a collection of articles that he wrote for "Natural History" magazine. They present complex topics in a clear, conversational manner, infused with humor. Thought-provoking and entertaining.
A fascinating introduction to the history and design of tree forms used to explain knowledge in a visual way, this book is filled with historical and modern tree designs. From hand-lettered medieval trees showing the relationship of Biblical characters to modern computer-generated trees of Twitter feeds, there are 200 wonderful examples of all sorts of tree styles. There is something for everyone—square representations of states by area in 1939, the X-Men family tree, or icicle trees used by statisticians.
Diego Rivera was twice the size and age of Frida Kahlo when they married in August of 1929 but they seemed destined to be together. Rivera was a famous Mexican muralist who used the fresco method of painting on wet plaster. Kahlo was known for her self-portraits showing her suffering due to internal injuries resulting from a bus accident and for her depictions and deep love of animals. As a child, she contracted polio. She had always been sickly. Reef has written a book about one of the most interesting artist couples in history.
After finding a copy of a 1950's popularity guide written by a former teen model, Maya decides to do an experiment.
Janet Leigh was best known for her portrayal of Marion Crane in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller, Psycho and her eleven-year marriage to Tony Curtis. She starred in mostly low-budget films throughout her film career which spanned from 1947-1999. Hollywood film moguls were attracted to her natural beauty. She endured the unwanted attention of Howard Hughes.
Randall Munroe earned a degree in physics at Christopher Newport University (VA) and went on to work on robots at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia before quitting to become a cartoonist (xkcd.com: "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language"). He employs humorous stick figure sketches to help provide scientific answers to absurd hypotheticals submitted to him through his website.
Drawing Autism showcases the artistic talents of individuals with autism spectrum disorder while giving perspective on how these artists relate to the world around them. Temple Grandin has written the forward which is a perfect introduction and sets the tone for the rest of the book. Author Jill Mullin, a behavior analyst with a clinical background in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), divided the selected works into themes. Her goal was to provide an overview of the autism spectrum while celebrating the individuality of each person. Artists selected for the b
If your country needed your help would you give up your career, your comfortable home and endanger your relationships for an unknown job in a location that didn't appear on any map? Could you handle never speaking of your job to your spouse, or knowing where and why they had to leave for weeks? Could you work on just one small job over and over for years, not knowing what came before or would come after?
This book reminded me a bit of watching West Wing. We don't realize how the White House is buzzing 24/7. Kantor takes us inside for an eye-opening expose of life in America's most famous mansion. Michelle and Barack Obama managed to adapt to a very dramatic change in their lifestyle with grace and maturity. But it wasn't all rosy.
"Unbroken" is the story of an undaunted human spirit presented by author Laura Hillenbrand; who chronicles the extraordinary life of Olympic runner, Louis Zamperini. When faced with supposed insurmountable obstacles, Louie proves to be a survivor and an example of the power one person can have over his own destiny.
If you like pouring over old atlases or scrolling though Google maps, you will probably like this book. The author is a geographer, not a travel guide, and this comes through in the tone of the book as well as subjects covered.
The connection of what makes each of these places so strange is human intervention, either through physical occupation or mapmaking. The book's first entry is about Sandy Island, which was neither sandy nor an island. But it was on maps for centuries.
Those of us of a certain age grew up to the strains of comma comma down dooby doo down down, comma comma, down dooby doo down down, breaking up is hard to do. That is Neil Sedaka's signature song, Breaking up is Hard to do. It was released in 1962. Podolsky tells the story of Neil's early days in Brooklyn. He started his musical training at the prestigious Juilliard School at the tender age of seven.
It's a science book! It's a rhyming story! It's a picture art book!
He was honest, witty, loyal, brilliant, and indefatigable. He was also pompous, arrogant, insecure, petty, and cranky. He probably did more than anyone else to persuade Congress to declare American independence, bu
Richard Nixon graduated number three from his Duke University Law School class. Thelma (Pat) Ryan was an orphan in Depression-era California yet she attained the equivalent of a master's degree in merchandising and she taught high school typing and shorthand classes. Swift tells the story of the Nixon courtship, political life and death after 53 years of marriage. Along the way we read about Nixon's involvement with the Communist scare, 1960 presidential election footing Nixon against John F.
My interest in street art has led me to view numerous pictures on the internet. Many are wonders of creativity and determination—from murals on a building to 3D art made from objects already in place. Street art can have an important message or be a small scale drawing, there just to make you smile.
One of my favorite types of street art is chalk art. While temporary, in the hand of a master artist they can be incredibly detailed and convincing. Chalk art combines art, creativity, perspective, and even performance.
The writer Andrew Ferguson set out to explore how Abraham Lincoln is viewed and commemorated across the nation nearly 150 years after his death. He visits Lincoln places across the country and talks with those obsessed with our 16th president, wheth
so much chocolate depends
a white cocoa
glazed with monkey
among the red
This great picture book about what makes chocolate possible is recommended for grades 3 - 7.
(Thanks, William Carlos Williams!)
I love burgers and trying new recipes. While the (rumored) arrival of summer is bound to make most all of us happy, trying nearly all of this title's beef recipes will further sweeten the deal for me. Also included are recipes for bison, lamb, pork, poultry, seafood, and vegetarian burgers, as well as condiments and sides.
Kat Duff's book had its beginnings as a blog for the "sleepy, the sleepless and the curious" and that sets the tone for the book. The chapters are short, interesting, folksy and informative.
The intro to this book begins with the quote- "Every Pet is a tiny tragedy waiting to happen", (George Carlin). But apart from facing the relatively short mortality of our pet "children", this book is also an affirmation of the joys and idiosyncrasies that are part of sharing our lives with pets.
This biography, a Sibert Honor recipient, introduces readers to a little known, but unforgettable artist.
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The survey data table with its results is stored in the Sample Data Design Experiment folder installed with JMP. Choice Model Fitting Dialog to Analyze the Laptop Survey is a partial listing of the survey data table with results. The Choice script created by the Choice designer and saved with the survey data table can be used to analyze the data. The default data table created by the Choice designer is named Choice Profiles. Note in Choice Model Fitting Dialog to Analyze the Laptop Survey, the data table name is changed to Laptop Results.
To continue the example, open the table called Laptop Results.jmp, saved in the sample data folder.
To analyze the data, click the Choice script saved with the data and select Run Script from the menu to see the completed dialog shown in Choice Model Fitting Dialog to Analyze the Laptop Survey.
Note that this dialog has three grouping variables (Respondent, Survey, and Choice Set), whereas the dialog shown in Choice Model Fitting Dialog had only the Choice Set grouping variable because there was a single survey and a single respondent. This example included multiple surveys and respondents, which must be included in the analysis.
Click Run Model on the Fit Model dialog. The query again appears asking if the analysis is a one-table analysis with all the data in the profile table. Click Yes to see the initial analysis result shown in Initial Analysis of the Final Laptop Survey.
The results are clear. While all the effects are significant, the most significant attribute is Speed.
You would like to know how changing the price, or other characteristics, of a laptop affects the desirability as perceived by potential buyers. This desirability is called the utility value of the laptop attributes. The profiler shows the utility value and how it changes as the laptop attributes change.
Select Profiler from the menu on the Choice Model title bar to see the Prediction Profiler in Default Prediction Profiler for Laptop Choice Analysis.
Compare the Utility values in Default Prediction Profiler for Laptop Choice Analysis and Compare Change in Utility Over Price. The value of Utility changes from –0.3406 to –2.3303 when cost is raised from $1,000 to $1,500. That is, raising the price of a laptop $500.00 lowers the utility (or desirability) approximately 2 units. Thus, you can say that the unit utility cost is roughly $250.00.
With this unit utility cost estimate you can now vary the other attributes, note the change in utility, and find an approximate dollar value associated with that attribute change. For example, the most significant attribute is speed (see Initial Analysis of the Final Laptop Survey).
You can see in Change Speed in Profiler and Note Utility Value that the Utility value changes from the original value shown in Default Prediction Profiler for Laptop Choice Analysis of –0.3406 to 0.9886, for a total change of 1.3292 units. If the unit utility cost is estimated to be $250.00, as shown above, then the increase in price for a 2.0 GHz laptop over a 1.5 GHz laptop can be computed to be 1.3292*$250.00 = $332.30. This is the dollar value the Choice survey provides the manufacturer as a basis for pricing different laptop products. You can make similar calculations for the other attributes.


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Vision & Mission
Design Museum Boston is a public, nonprofit museum.
Our mission is to educate the world on the role of design in our lives and to unite the community in ways that enrich our collective work, make businesses more competitive, and solve real-world problems more creatively. After all, design has the power to make our everyday lives more comfortable, more efficient, more exciting, more rewarding, more… better.
We are inspired by revolutionary design: the fruitful result of thoughtful problem solving and a willingness to break with tradition. This is why our museum has no permanent address. Design Museum Boston is a decentralized network of physical and virtual exhibits. Whether in a gallery, retail environment, public space, or on the web, our programming gives audiences new insights into the design process and the greater social, economic, and environmental contexts that both affect and are affected by design.
We produce public exhibitions, events, and programs to show the who, why, and how behind the things we see and use everyday. We aim to highlight the positive impact good design and innovative thinking can have on literally everything.
Design is everywhere, so are we.
We put exhibitions in places where people already go; places like, unused retail space, public space, and even outside. Instead of locking all the amazing creativity in the world into one single building, we turn the museum inside out and turn the entire city into the museum — making it a more vibrant place to live and work.
Design Museum Foundation
Design Museum Boston is part of a new, national network of design museums united by a mission to educate the world about the positive impact good design has on our lives and show how design can be a catalyst for improving our society, economy, and environment.
What started as one museum in Boston, is now two: Design Museum Boston and Design Museum Portland. Each museum is supported by Design Museum Foundation which sets standards and ensures educational, communications, and design consistency across the network.


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A class loader method.
The _ method of JHtml is a static function that grants quick access to a number of other static methods in the Joomla! platform's HTML subpackage, in particular those classes with the JHtml prefix (i.e. JHtmlBehavior, JHtmlGrid). The return value of this function depends on the return value of the method resolved by parsing the first parameter.
JHtml::_() expects its first parameter to be a string of period-separated values representing a class prefix (optional), a file name, and a method, in that order. When only a filename and method are provided, as seen in the first example, the prefix defaults to "JHtml" and the resolved class name will consist of "JHtml<filename>." The filename segment of $key is used to find the file in which the class and method are defined among whatever include paths have been attached to the static JHtml class using JHtml::addIncludePath. The "/libraries/joomla/html/html" folder is attached to the JHtml class by default when "/libraries/joomla/html/html.php" is included, but other paths can be added, making the functionality of _ extensible.
Examples 1:
echo JHtml::_('form.token');
The above code will output the return value of JHtmlForm::token, found in "/libraries/joomla/html/html/form.php," (which happens to be a hidden form element containing an anti-spoofing token.)
Example 2:
echo JHtml::_('myExtension.button.push');
The above code will output the return value of a static method, myExtensionButton::push(), which should be defined in a file called "button.php," provided that this file exists in the default include path.
Any additinal parameters passed to JHtml::_() will be passed as parameters themselves to the resolved method.
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Nov 4, 2012 1:29 PM by Matt Stafford
DENVER (AP) - Police are investigating after a man was shot to death near downtown Denver.
Detective John White says the shooting occurred after a series of fights near 11th Avenue and Broadway at about 1:20 a.m. Sunday. KUSA-TV reports one man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The shooting happened just two days after and a few blocks away from where a 28-year-old man was stabbed to death after leaving a bar to catch a bus home. In that attack, Ryan Haldeman suffered multiple stab wounds and died at a hospital.
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Warm Quinoa, Spinach, and Shiitake Salad with Ging
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The quinoa adds protein as well as a chewy texture to this meatless main dish. The heat of the cooked quinoa and mushrooms helps wilt the spinach; the dressing and ginger pulls this warm salad together.
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Total Time: 30 min
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- 1/2 cup(s) red-wine vinegar
- cup(s) olive oil, This would be less kcals with prepared reduced fat dressing with red-wine vinegar and olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper, Small amount of grated fresh ginger
- 2 pound(s) fresh shiitake mushrooms, Baby Shiitakes work well
- 1.5 cup(s) quinoa
- 1 pound(s) baby spinach, Bagged and on sale. Always rinse well and pat dry with paper towels
- Heat broiler; set rack 4 inches from heat. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- On a large rimmed broiler-proof baking sheet, toss mushrooms with half the dressing (reserve the rest); broil, tossing occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and mushrooms are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine quinoa, 3 cups water, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium. Cover, and simmer until liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Place spinach in a large bowl; add hot mushrooms, quinoa, and reserved dressing. Toss to combine (spinach will wilt slightly). Serve immediately.
- You can add the ginger to the reserved dressing before tossing.
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The Global FlyFisher - The Largest and Best Place to go for Online Fly Fishing and Fly TyingTrip ReportsFirst published June 25th 2003 - More than 12 years ago
Things to do around DenverThe story of two Danes that took on the challenge of GFF partner Steve Schweitzer's home waters in Colorado. Browns, brookies, rainbows and even salmon fell for their flies during their two weeks September stay. By Kasper Muhlbach (additions by Martin Joergensen) In April 2002 I had the pleasure of fishing for sea trout with Steve Schweitzer (one of the guys behind this website) on a trip to a small Danish Island called Bornholm. September 2002, I had the opportunity to see what Colorado was - in addition to being a rectangle on a map - and Steve invited my good friend Martin Jorgensen and myself to stay in his house, scare his neighbours, yell at his dog and throw his flies in to his home waters. This is the story about that trip.
Martin's wife Birgitte drove Martin and me to Kastrup Airport (Copenhagen) where our plane was scheduled to leave on time. Unfortunately someone succeeded in getting his luggage checked in and then get lost. We had a very patient staff that day, and they called for the guy for a couple of hours. Then they emptied the luggage room, found his suitcases, got everyone else's luggage back on the plane, I suppose, and four hours later we were finally ready for take off and did not have to worry about terrorists.
Welcome to United States of America Last call for flight to Denver Three minutes later we were in a new line. Behind a desk another enormous man was sitting, checking travellers' passports. Time was running, and we were a bit in a hurry. So Martin got through fairly quick. Right, I thought, we may still manage to catch the scheduled plane for Denver. - Next!
Last call
We ran through one corridor after another. We were in the right area, Domestic. Phew! "We hardly didn't notice the speaker saying something like - Mr. Jorgensen and Mr. Muhlbach, this is last call for Flight 3935 to Denver! I don't remember whether we were seated before we rolled to wards the starting lane.
The Schweitzer Inn
The first jetlagged day we got our things unpacked and went to one of the local fly shops to get a license and extra fine, invisible tippet material and the impression of what a small local fly shop could offer. That was quite a bit, actually. The next day with everything unpacked and packed again, getting more used to the dry air and new time zone, we headed out for one of the streams which flows though the prairie. After a short drive (3½ hours!) we were in the middle of something I would characterize as desert. It was hot! I thought about my lip balm and sun lotion, which was in my room in the house. The sun was burning and I found it hard to believe that trout -- and nice ones too -- would be out feeding in the middle of the stream. Still having jetlag and the still having the thought, that if we have been driving for 3½ hour from Copenhagen, we would have been in an other country -- either in Germany or far up in Sweden -- I tied on a leader and a fine tippet (5X). A Brown Spinner, which is my favourite dry fly in my home waters, made the end point. We walked half a mile upstream and passed 10-12 other fishermen, who obviously enjoyed stepping on each other's toes at the same time trying to avoid being caught by one another while casting. We have not been looking over the surface for long when the first, second, third trout broke it and sipped off something. I later discovered that they were not sipping off anything, but they were told to act like they were -- the classic books about dry fly fishing say so. After practicing our casting techniques for a few hours it was time for a lunch-break. In the coolers we had bread, ham, cheese, trail-rail-mix (which basically consists of peanuts, raisins and chocolate), and blue, blue energy-drink. We sat comfortable in Steve's folding chairs having some kind of a tail gate party.
Changing flies Exciting fishing We are not used to that type of exciting fishing in the Scandinavian waters, mainly because our waters are more or less tee colored. This was fantastic! In every hole and on very current seam fish were feeding or just communicating with each other. Even though we really were beginners we managed to catch a few. Every cast was a peak of excitement as we could watch the trout go towards the surface and inspect our leader, pudding, nymph, fly or something real just next to the fly which, of course, looked more natural. Sometimes we caught a fish, which had been caught before, and now had ugly scars from fights and hooks. Catch and release with care and consideration. I can not see the point of releasing a fish which will become deformed or disabled.
No, Brookie! NO! Extremely small or very big In the late afternoon most people left the scene and we were the only actors left . We acted with the trout, spinners and coyotes. In Denmark we normally fish in the late hours, so we continued. The wind calmed and the water smoothed and the fish obviously got wiser and wiser. The small flies were getting smaller and smaller in order to entice the trout active in the surface. In the end even the smallest ones did not work. Martin introduced the obvious weapon: go big! Using large caddis flies - EHC's and CDC&Elk's - fished downstream and even huge Woolly Buggers and green ostrich herl damsel nymphs fished in large down stream swings, he managed to hook a few fish. Big trout slammed our flies, fought hard, broke our leaders (4-5X), splash, T-ZING, Splash, F***! I almost had it…. All that action the first day made me forget all about the fact that I had forgotten the sun lotion, but the back of my neck surely reminded me later that evening.
Some waters are not fished as hard as others. The Arkansas River, which flows mile after mile through Colorado, offers the opportunity to fish by yourself for very nice browns. Not big, but beautiful and there are plenty of them. Many roads will get you there, but taking a bit of a detour through the Fremont Pass (watch out for avalanches) will take you through breathtaking views. The aspens were getting a magic luminous yellow colour which faded to a more greenish tone the nearer the bottom of the valley you came. Old cabins from when gold was an attractor were still on the hillsides. The aspens where looking like they were taken out of an ancient tale as they stood there side by side by side brightening up the mist. Our good friend Sean, who joined us the last evening, Steve, Martin and I enjoyed this
One is better than two Suddenly we noticed that the river cleared and became fishable. So it pays not to give up. If it is everything but clear at one place it might look totally different in another. Even though the road follows the river, the traffic is not that annoying once you have started casting and are getting into presenting, hooking etc. Watch out for the signs indicating whether the property is private or public -- and park and camp only where it is allowed and not difficult. Arkansas is so called caddis water. And the EHC was very effective in the pools during hatches -- even though some were not caddis hatches. I liked that river, also because the fish seemed more willing to take and less 'educated'.
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The road to the Frying Pan followed the river upstream and we passed a few interesting spots, marked "Private". It reminded me of a sign in South Africa saying "Private Property - trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again!" The River had clear water and it ran fast and challenging between holes, rocks, and roots. Plenty fishermen where chasing the trophy trout that gather in the tailwater below the dam. Here the fresh, cold water brings lots of small mysis and oxygen. The big fish were not exactly easy. They had seen a fly or two during there lives. Everything had to be perfect. The leader had to be smooth and without sharp bends. The flies had to be presented with 101% accuracy and match the insects of which the trout were eating. Even the small birds feeding on insects coming off the water were tricked more often than the trout. Learning process
When we were not practising catching trout we practised catching each other or observed our friends Sean and Steve challenge the trouts and trick them on their flies. Sean fought them like a pro using Steve's handmade tip action rod. It looked so easy. When we finally - after a few thousand casts - hooked and landed one, it was such a relief. Casting to a fish a few dozen and then watch it take fly makes it quite frustrating to know that you ever so often strike too soon. But the number of fish and their level of activity never made us loose the confidence.
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The fishermen occupying the pool did not know anything about rotating as we know it from Scandinavian salmon rivers like Morrum. We are used to obeying the 'one cast - one step' rule, which leaves room for everybody. But after an hour a guide finished his day by bringing his customers home, and offered us the very hot spot. I did not cast four times before I had the first salmon. My 3 weight rod - which was not build for this - was stressed and I saw my first salmon jump out of the water again and again and again before it headed downstream. I could not hold it and decided to rock dance down the bank. I lifted my line over the head of three fishermen who smiled politely and I smiled back the best I could. When I had disturbed them all a bit, I finally reached the end of the pool and was about to fight the salmon and prove to it, who was the one in charge, when it jumped two times and took a fast, solid run and -- tzyck! My leader broke.
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I followed it, and again I took the role of the disturbing element. When we were almost at the end of the pool my leader broke again. I stomped upstream, added 3X tippet to my leader and was about to tie on a new Red Tag. But my box was empty. No more Red Tags. I could feel my heart skip a beat. I tied on a gold headed nymph, which was a result of experimenting with dubbing brushes. I added a foot of 3X tippet to the bend of the hook and tied on another weighted nymph, so they would really get down. A few casts and a smaller greyish female salmon was hooked in the middle of the stream. It was hard work, but it gave me my first salmon. Martin and I decided to introduce the Scandinavian one cast one step downstream rule to each other, so we changed place every 10 minutes, but we were never more than five meters from each other. Martin and I had great fun catching about 30 salmon in two hours. Then fishing for salmon became boring, and we decided to drive upstream to see if we could find some big rainbows. We found the allright. Monsters! But they were not interested in dating. So after having driven through the mountains for hours on end, we headed back home to prepare for our next challenges: The Denver Tackle Dealer show and the Rocky Mountain Greenback Cutthroats.
If attacked, fight Back! We drove slowly through the foothills of the fabled Rocky Mountains. In Estes Park a statue of a proud giant elk testified that it in ancient times had been the trade mark, the darling of the town until it was shot by a hunter, who unwisely boasted about his trophy at the local bar.
But that was only the beginning. The view grew even better as we hiked up the very steep hills to get to a small lake holding the jewellery of trout, the spotted green back cutthroat. I am glad I made it, but I am sure I never would if it wasn't for Steve's home made granola bars and encouraging calls from a small squirrel, which was very busy in gaining weight before the winter would set in - which it almost did the next day. After two hours we were in front of a sign, which in a 10 step how-to guide described how we should deal with the company of bears. The 10th point said: If attacked, fight Back!
Photo-fishing the Jewellery of the RMNP
The surroundings were breathtaking. And I did not really feel like I wanted to start fishing, but anyway. We had not been fishing for long when the first trout hit the artificial ant, but I did not set the hook properly. Another fish cruised towards me, and the ant flew out and landed on the surface. The trout saw it and sped up, went right for the ant and then -- after a short inspection -- returned to its cruising trail. The fish were both selective and greedy. Some of them took the fly right away and others just checked whether it was looking OK, had the right size and whether the leader was straight and the knot invisible. We had many fish that day. After 20 minutes I had five of the most beautiful greenbacks with red belly and bright colours.
I stopped fishing and went for a walk, hoping that would get me in better shape for the trip down, and it helped.


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Some features are more useful than others in this portable PIM.
There are all sorts of options for keeping your portable information organized. Some are online, some are integrated into e-mail accounts, and some live on our phones. Some are full suites of tools and others are standalone programs. SSuite Office's CleverNote PIM Portable is a surprisingly feature-filled program that's small enough to fit on a USB drive and keep your schedule, contacts, and other information at your fingertips. Unfortunately, some of its features work better in theory than in practice.
The program's interface is attractive and easy to navigate, with tabs representing its major features. It provides a calendar/diary, notebook, address book, to-do list, money manager, travel expense tracker, and briefcase. All of the program's features are fairly self-explanatory except for the briefcase, which we never quite figured out; it seems to be a document manager that lets you import and export documents, but the process of using it didn't make much sense. We thought that the travel expense tracker was a nice idea, but we didn't understand why it let us create trips and specific expenses without any way to associate the two. The program has some small, built-in tutorials, but these didn't do much to dispel the mystery surrounding some of the program's features. Overall, we thought that CleverNote PIM Portable was promising, and we had no trouble with some of its more basic features, like its calendar and address book. But this PIM could use a little more polishing before it will be truly outstanding.
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Having Quick Look shipped together with our Mac is such a fortune, not only it helps us quickly preview our files but also it illuminates our day with its great interface.
A little finding here is that if we select multiple pictures at one time in Finder and press space bar, a Quick Look window will pop up in an instant1.
Take notice of the option to view pictures in different format just next to scrolling arrows (after separator). Pressing on that turns Quick Look window into Index Sheet2. And in order to go back to normal view, escape key can be used.
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