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Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010
Queens Village
Church irked at new status
By Ivan Pereira
In October, the city announced that it would be honoring the nearly century-old Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Hall in Jamaica with an official landmark status. But despite the accolades, the head of the church said he was unhappy with the decision, claiming it would hurt his declining congregation and the house of worship's finances, so he would be fighting the decision.
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Kinray CEO rescues Twitter AIDS drive
By Connor Adams Sheets
Stewart Rahr, the billionaire president and chief executive officer of Whitestone pharmaceutical giant Kinray Inc., has helped thousands through his philanthropic work and brought medication and health supplies to thousands more through his company.
Whitestone Times
PS 129 gets arts and science grant
By Anna Gustafson
The science and arts programs at PS 129 in College Point got a financial boost from Queens scientist James Cervino and his wife Kathryn Cervino, who presented a check for $4,000 to the school along with state Sen.-elect Tony Avella last week.
Irish brothers cheat IRS out of nearly $1M
By Rebecca Henely
Two brothers who operated a cement and masonry contracting business out of Glendale recently pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit tax fraud in the Manhattan federal court, U.S. Attorney General Preet Bharara said.
Little Neck Ledger
PS 94 gets new sidewalks
By Anna Gustafson
A sidewalk replacement project expected to wrap up this week outside PS 94 in Little Neck could prove to be a big help when it comes to reducing pollution in Little Neck Bay, according to the founder of the Udalls Cove Preservation Association.
Shooting sparks calls for Bellerose bar shuttering
By Ivan Pereira
Bellerose residents are calling for a bar with a past of rowdy incidents to be shut down following a shooting that took place over Thanksgiving weekend.
Queens Village woman, 81, found dead at home
QUEENS VILLAGE — An elderly woman was found dead in Queens Village Monday.
Self-storage space in Jamaica robbed: Police
JAMAICA — Police were looking for four men who robbed a Jamaica storage facility after throwing the owner to the ground and binding his hands Nov. 15.
Wills begins his first days in City Council
By Ivan Pereira
City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) started his term as the new member of City Hall's Queens delegation last week and he said he has been busy finding ways to solve his southeast Queens district's biggest problems.
Cab driver shot in S. Ozone Park
By Joe Anuta
Police were searching for a man who shot a livery cab driver four times in South Ozone Park Friday evening and have released a video tape of the suspect.
Nat'l Guardsman dies in Jamaica Armory accident
By Ivan Pereira
A U.S. Army National Guardsman who fought in Afghanistan accidentally fell to his death last Thursday while working at the Jamaica Armory, the Army announced.
Jamaica man convicted of murder for '08 stab
By Ivan Pereira
A Jamaica man was convicted last week in the 2008 stabbing of a man who died from his wounds two days after the attack, the Queens district attorney's office said.
Qns. Village college student collecting clothes for shelters
By Joe Anuta
A Queens Village college student was so concerned about residents staying warm this winter that she decided to start her own clothing drive — and she is off to a good start.
New shops signal prosperity for downtown Jamaica: CB 12
By Ivan Pereira
Downtown Jamaica is seeing a surge in new businesses big and small and a community leader is imploring major corporations to set up shop in the heart of southeast Queens.
Sex Trafficking in Queens
The Queens district attorney said a suspect was extradited from Virginia last week on charges that he held a 13-year-old girl as a sex slave in his Jamaica home. District Attorney Richard Brown claims that Anthony Vargas, 21, locked the 13-year-old in his apartment for weeks while he pimped her out.
Jackson Heights
City eyes school lot for park
By Rebecca Henely
City officials have raised much of the money to purchase a concrete yard next to a Jackson Heights private school for a park, but the school may decide it needs the money now and look elsewhere.
Jackson Heights
CB 3 OK's building blasted by Dromm
By Rebecca Henely
Community Board 3 recently approved a six-story, mixed-use apartment complex in Jackson Heights on the site of a building that had been destroyed in a fire, but City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and civic members say the proposed building does not fit the character of the area.
PS 178 shares art with world
By Joe Anuta
Nearly 400 Holliswood artists have exhibited their work all over the world this year — and some of them are only 6 years old.
Briarwood job fair brings hope for work
By Joe Anuta
Months or years of unemployment may end for Queens residents who attended a job fair in Briarwood last week, at least according to a woman on the other side of the table.
Fresh Meadows
The Civic Scene: Agro-businesses put people's personal health at great risk
By Bob Harris
This past March, I attended the Going Green in Queens event at the Al Oerter Recreation Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. I wrote about the movie "Dirt," which told how dirt is created in nature and how the cutting down of forests, paving over of land and use of pesticides and fertilizers by giant agro-businesses is destroying the ability of our dirt to produce food.
Theater may become grocery
By Rebecca Henely
The historic Ridgewood Theatre, a movie house in the neighborhood which has been shuttered since 2008, has a buyer — one who is planning to use the space to open a supermarket. Yet activist Michael Perlman is still hoping the theater can keep some of its old charm.
Mom mourns teen son murdered in Elmhurst
By Rebecca Henely
Sharon Williams-Wright said her 19-year-old son Percel Wright had tried on the new suit she had bought him for his Dec. 1 court date before leaving her apartment in LeFrak City the day before. But Wright never came back to use it.
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Hevesi lays out ambitious plan for third term
By Joe Anuta
Forest Hills sent its state assemblyman back to Albany for another two years Nov. 3, and he has a lot of work to do.
Forest Hills Ledger
City sets hopes on replanting Forest Hills trees
By Joe Anuta
Nearly three months after a microburst decimated McDonald Park in Forest Hills, the once-shady green space has remained nearly treeless, but the city has a plan.
Queens College alum talk about jobs in wide world of sports
By Joe Anuta
Three distinguished figures who work in professional sports returned to their alma mater, Queens College, last week to give advice to around 50 students hoping to land jobs in the insular industry.
Seniors slam elimination of Q74
By Connor Adams Sheets
When the Q74 bus was axed by the MTA in June to help close a budget gap of about $800 million, many people were inconvenienced along the route, which ran from the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike subway station to Queens College in Flushing.
Little Neck man will stay on CUNY trustees board
By Anna Gustafson
Little Neck resident Wellington Chen was reappointed to the City University of New York's board of trustees last week, and the Queens architect said he expects a daunting upcoming budget season but is still looking forward to working in a system he praised for giving everyone from immigrants like himself to single mothers a college education.
Whitestone girl's story inspires special mass
By Connor Adams Sheets
Randy and Debby Robertson finally started to accept that something was wrong with their daughter, Mary, in December 2004, when she was only 3 years old.
Opening party for new Sky View Applebee's to benefit Flushing Y
By Connor Adams Sheets
Flushing's food lovers will soon have another option to sate their hunger since Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar is coming to town.
Man tried to kidnap teen, 13, in Flushing: Police
FLUSHING — A 13-year-old girl narrowly escaped an abduction attempt in Flushing last week, police said.
A Closer for K-Rod
New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez took a plea in Queens Criminal Court last week that should allow him to keep his freedom and salvage his baseball career. K-Rod pleaded guilty to attempted assault. The misdemeanor charge resulted from his beating the father of his girlfriend at Citi Field.
Jamaica HS targeted for closure again
By Ivan Pereira
Another court battle could be brewing between the city and supporters of four southern Queens public schools that were put on the Department of Education's latest list of institutions to be closed.
City drops headstones for historic cemetery
By Connor Adams Sheets
The city has scaled back its plans to memorialize an estimated 1,000 African Americans, native Americans and others who were buried during the 19th century in a pauper's burial ground in Flushing that has since been converted into a park.
Queens puppies get workout at Little Bay Park
By Anna Gustafson
Queens officials — and their pets — celebrated the opening of a permanent dog run in Little Bay Park, a proposal which was once so contentious that it led to a fist fight at a Community Board 7 meeting, speakers noted at last week's event.
Gennaro praises passage of state hydrofracking bill
By Anna Gustafson
Queens and city legislators cheered a bill passed by the state Assembly last week that places a temporary moratorium on any new permits for companies that want to use a controversial drilling technique that injects water laced with chemicals into the ground near the city's drinking water supply.
Teen track star gets huge support in fight against anemia
By Joe Anuta
Nearly 300 people became potential bone marrow donors at a church in Jamaica Saturday in hopes of saving two young members of their community — along with a minority population in dire need.
Bayside filmmaker brings his spirituality to big screen
By Anna Gustafson
Lifelong Bayside resident Stephen Bono remembers it well, the moment the innocence of his childhood dimmed.
CB 11 OKs variance for car dealer
By Anna Gustafson
A resolution supporting the extension of a variance to allow BMW of Bayside to continue to use its site on Northern Boulevard to sell cars barely eked by Community Board 11 members this week.
Name of third suspect in Astoria death released
ASTORIA — Police have released the name of a man suspected of a homicide that occurred in Astoria this spring.
Padavan lost election on women's issues
I just read the most recent Dishing with Dee column by Dee Richard ("Padavan lost due to UFT backing Avella for Senate," Nov. 25) and must correct an error. I live in North Shore Towers and had the pleasure of welcoming state Sen.-elect Tony Avella to our community on several occasions and introducing him to many of our residents.
Expectant grandmother waiting for baby to trace family history
This past October, I had the pleasure of meeting my grandchild for the first time. From his or her first official photo, my grandchild was staring back at me. Of course, my grandchild was in utero and I was accompanying my daughter-in-law to her obstetrician. The blessed event is due sometime in early April. So our son and his wife will be first-time parents and we will be first-time grandparents! The thought is daunting, to say the least!
City teachers need a new contract
Well, here we are one year later and still the public school teachers in New York City do not have a new contract.
Despite place on state list, Francis Lewis still a top school
Francis Lewis High School is one of the best neighborhood schools in New York City. We pride ourselves on being a school of excellence for all students. We are one of the most diverse schools in the city with students from more than 66 different countries working harmoniously together.
QueensLine: Original fare for Queen-Midtown cost a quarter
By The Greater Astoria Historical Society
In December 1937, Postmaster General James Farley suggested a fitting entry for a new stamp series honoring the World's Fair was a portrait of Bertha Parsons, the last owner of Flushing's historic Bowne House, sitting before the house's ancient fireplace. Built in Flushing about 1661, it was the oldest house in the country still occupied by the same family. Parsons modestly suggested the stamp should only show the house exterior.
Dishing with Dee: Most Conservative votes go to Schwartz in Stavisky seat race
By Dee Richard
The following is a perfect reason for scratching your head and saying to yourself, "What the …?" — referring of course to the latest tallies released by the county Board of Elections. I will give you the facts and you give me any logical explanation of the results.
Berger's Burg: Winter's chill brings with it snow piled high like a hill
By Alex Berger
Winter is the king of showmen/Turning tree stumps into snow men/And houses into birthday cakes/And spreading sugar over lakes/Smooth and clean and frosty white/The world looks good enough to bite/That's the season to be young/Catching snowflakes on your tongue. — Ogden Nash
MidVill biz knows how to make kids smiles
By Rebecca henely
When it comes to taking studio photos of children, Eric Hairabedian, who owns Violet's Photography Studio in Middle Village, says his work is both professional and personal.
Straphangers name Q58 bus slowest in Queens
By Philip Newman
The Q58 bus may be the slowest in Queens, but it practically flies when compared to the winner of the Straphanger Campaign's annual Pokey Award.
Hall of Science exhibit tracks history of Muslim ingenuity
By Joe Anuta
Oh, the irony. Western countries currently lead the Middle East in scientific innovation, but just over a thousand years ago, the situation was exactly the opposite.
Rangel looks past censure
By Rebecca Henely
Despite getting the support of the Queens congressional delegation, the U.S. House voted 333 to 79 last Thursday to censure U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Astoria) for improperly soliciting donations, improperly using a rent-stabilized apartment and tax evasion.
Queens-bred artist's work shown
By Anna Gustafson
When Gladys Thompson Roth, who grew up in Auburndale, stepped into the art gallery at Queensborough Community College last week, she was thrilled to see 35 years worth of her work standing before her.
Aquino pushes Paterson to reopen Parkway
By Anna Gustafson
Robert Aquino, the former chief executive officer of the now-defunct Parkway Hospital, sent a letter last week to the state health commissioner in an effort to pressure the state to reopen the Forest Hills medical center, which he said would strengthen health care in a borough hit hard by the closure of three major hospitals and add more than 1,000 jobs.
Boro OTB sites slated to close after Senate bill fails
By Anna Gustafson
Queens' 19 Off-Track Betting Corp. locations are expected to close after the state Senate voted down a bill Tuesday that would have saved OTB sites from being shuttered, according to OTB's chairman.
Jetliner to North Pole cheers Cohen kids
By Joe Anuta
Not all of the busy travelers rushing through LaGuardia Airport Saturday noticed Flight 9925 on the departure board. But about 50 antsy children were waiting to get through security and make the flight.
Astoria Times
Astoria school honors Bette Midler
By Rebecca Henely
Although the Divine Miss M did not appear at the birthday party held in her honor at PS 84 in Astoria last Thursday, the student body still celebrated with singing, a cake and a gift both they and the environment could enjoy.
McLaughlin's mom wants feds to pay up
By Connor Adams Sheets
Disgraced former Flushing Democratic state Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin's 82-year-old mother filed a petition in October asking the federal government to return $145,000 she allegedly loaned him that was later forfeited to the government as part of his plea deal to racketeering, plus interest.
Boro newcomers get med training from LaGuardia
By Rebecca Henely
For many immigrants who worked in the medical field in their home countries, life in America means work not as a doctor, nurse or dentist, but as a taxi driver, janitor or baby-sitter. LaGuardia Community College hopes to change that trend with its new program, "The New York City Welcome Back Center."
Counseling, $14K payment part of K-Rod's plea bargain
By Ivan Pereira
The Mets all-star closer saved himself from trading his baseball jersey for prison garb Friday by admitting that he beat up his former girlfriend's father in the summer.
Forest Hills bar fight death not ruled homicide
A man died after an assault inside a Forest Hills bar Nov. 27 — but the incident has not been ruled a homicide.
Mayor seeks election reform
By Anna Gustafson and Philip Newman
City and borough officials zeroed in on elections this week, with Queens officials cheering Mayor Michael Bloomberg's call for reforms to state voting laws and City Council members holding a public hearing about problems during November's general election.
Elmhurst man hired 2 to falsely accuse ex: DA
By Rebecca Henely
An East Elmhurst man who allegedly framed his ex-girlfriend for robbery and impersonating a police officer was arrested last Thursday on counts of perjury, falsifying business records and other charges, the Nassau County district attorney's office said.
SE Queens theater marks its 40th year
By Ivan Pereira
The Black Spectrum Theatre is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend with a gala show at its southeast Queens space that will honor not only the neighborhood's best and brightest but also a pioneer in black cinema.
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Pilots employed by Air Zimbabwe ended a monthlong strike April 21 after protesting unpaid salaries and allowances dating back to February last year.
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i can play mine ...i am just looking for a gx option to put in the guide....
Don't know if this would help for others, but I got PoP FS working smoothly using this configuration:
-Configurable USBloader (latest version)
-->PoP options:
- Video: Force NTSC
-Video patch: on
-VIDTV: on
-Country (mine says 'land', but probably because it's dutch) fix: on
-Anti 002 fix: on
-Ios: 223-nload
-Block IOS relaoder: on
-Clear patches: ON! --> don't know what this does, however, this one does the trick. It seem not to save this option, so I have to set it to 'on' whenever I want to play the game.
Played for several hours now, with no freezes whatsoever.
Might do the trick for someone else to!
i dont know wat cios i installed (i installed long back) loading games via hermes 222.
give me full detail about patching .patching means changing the code in hex editor or any exe patcher software .(im new to wii scrubb) so plz explain . i purchase other country (korean wii) so no option to buy original game in my country (wii region coded)
You don't need hermes for this game and it was never a part of the solution. You don't need to patch the dol anymore either. Use the latest version of Configurable USB Loader. It has a built in patch.
Last edited by Krank; 05-26-2010 at 01:26 PM.
Damn I suck!!!!
You probably right. I already got hermes before I installed the latest Configurable USBloader (used to use USBloader GX).
If the latest CFB already has this patch, you obviously don't need to instal hermes anymore. Thanks for noticing!
930 was just language update ....they should just fix the .wip support it works with neogamma perfectly
so no need to patch with hex editor any more .i hav to use the cfg-usb loader(latest version available ) ?


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Lee Fang: Despite his media savvy "Muslim messenger" approach, King cannot hide his ties to bigoted figures like Gabriel or their toxic ideas.
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A Burning Question: Extremists on 9/11
Histrionics Over the Mosque: Symbolism Crowds Out Reality
Ivan Eland: The American media, and to a lesser extent the world media, focus on symbolism at the expense of underlying reality. And sometimes they can't even make sense of the symbolism. The artificially generated controversy over a proposed mosque within about two blocks of the site of the 9/11 attacks is illustrative of this ignorance.


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There was a lifetime of hits for Paul McCartney to cram into his near-3-hour headlining set at Bonnaroo on Friday night, but he couldn't resist squeezing in a few stories of the old days with the tens of thousands of young folks assembled before him.
He told them about his friend Jimi Hendrix, who once performed the title track to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" only two days after The Beatles' landmark album was released in 1967. But Hendrix's guitar went out of tune quickly, and he asked Eric Clapton – who was in the audience with McCartney – to lend a hand. Clapton stayed out of it.
McCartney paused for a beat, and shrugged. "Anyway, a great memory for me."
But McCartney's memories play like myth to his youngest fans at Bonnaroo, who were born more than 20 years after his famous band called it quits. The concept of knowing Hendrix seems impossible to fathom, along with seeing the 1966 song "Paperback Writer" performed on the same guitar it was recorded with – a rock relic. Most of all, it's more than a little mind-blowing to see a Beatle – at age 70, one of two the world has left, and a performer many didn't count on ever seeing until he came to Bonnaroo – standing before them.
McCartney, of course, has survived the squealing highs of Beatlemania, so he wasn't too thrown by the roar that greeted him as he and his band took the "What" stage a few minutes past 9 p.m. He stuck his hand out to the crowd, then playfully pulled it back, acting as if he'd touched a hot stove. And by set's end, their unwavering enthusiasm had been noted. "You are something, Bonnaroo," he told them.
His set – much like his first and only Nashville stop in 2010 – wisely darted between Beatles, Wings and solo classics.
He and his four piece backing band came out swinging with the Fab Four's "Eight Days a Week," one of many Beatles songs McCartney is performing live for the first time on his current tour. They fittingly followed it up with "Junior's Farm," which he and Wings recorded during a multi-week stay in the Nashville area back in 1974. Paul later learned this wasn't much of a local crowd when he polled the audience. He asked who had come to Bonnaroo from outside of Tennessee, and after hearing a massive cheer, he replied, "Me too."
Still, he shared other connections with the region. He introduced "Blackbird" by explaining it was written in response to the civil rights movement of the '60s, particularly events in Little Rock, Ark. Another audience poll saw that at least half of the audience members had learned – or attempted to learn – the song on guitar.
A few of his piano ballads might be better left on his standard tour circuit, but "My Valentine" from 2012's "Kisses on the Bottom" was a crucial contemporary moment, and one dedicated to his wife Nancy Shevell. He mentioned one of his earliest solo hits – "Maybe I'm Amazed" – was written for his late first wife Linda McCartney, and was one of many tunes dedicated to departed figures in his life: producer Phil Ramone and late Beatles bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison.
In recent years, McCartney has become more apt to take on Beatles songs originally sung by Lennon and Harrison and his full-band takes on the Lennon-driven "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" and Harrison's "Something" were both surprising and moving bits of reverence for their work. The breadth of McCartney's contributions to the band – from ballads ("Eleanor Rigby," "Yesterday") to high octane rockers ("Helter Skelter," "Back In the USSR") was plain to see throughout the evening, and the energy trended upward as the show neared midnight.
"You wanna keep rocking, don't you?" he told the still-full field as he started a second encore with the clobbering "Helter Skelter." He'd been reading fans' handmade signs throughout the evening, and took one of their gifts – a stuffed walrus, referencing two Lennon-driven Beatles tunes "I Am the Walrus" and "Glass Onion." He sat the gift on his grand piano and launched into the final number – a medley that closes out the last album the Beatles recorded, "Abbey Road."
As confetti rained down on the fans up front, McCartney gave one last wave and vanished behind the accumulating stage fog – but on video screens, fans saw him keeping that energy up backstage, bounding into the darkness with an obvious spring in his step.


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In order to participate in the program, a transfer student must be admitted to DePaul and meet the following requirements:
The sample schedule below outlines one way of fulfilling the degree requirements. Please note that not all liberal studies courses are available online. This includes English Composition I, the lab science requirement and the pre-calculus pre-requisite (MAT 130) for the Data Analysis (IT 223) class. Students who need these courses will need to take them on campus at DePaul or transfer them in.
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Gatlinburg approves pay hike
The Gatlinburg City Commission approved a budget Monday that features no increase in taxes but does allow for a two-percent cost of living adjustment for city employees.
The budget, which was approved on final reading without comment during Monday's meeting, calls for a two-percent cost of living adjustment for employees since the 2008-09 fiscal year.
"The improved budgetary situation baed upon increased revenues and decreased expenses provides the financial basis to fund this adjustment," City Manager Cindy Ogle wrote in her budget report to the commission.
The increased revenues allowed the city to fund the raise and some other spending items without an increase in its property tax rate, which remains fixed at .1592 per $100 of assessed value.
Most of the city's revenues actually comes from sales based taxes, as opposed to its property tax.
The budget doesn't include any major new capital outlay items.
Commissioners voted to approve the budget on final reading; they voted to approve the tax rate on first reading, meaning that it must be approved on two more occasions before it's enacted.
The commission also voted:
- to approve first reading of amendments to its Occupational Safety and Health Program Plan
- to approve first reading of amendments to its storm water ordinance.


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AUBURN, Mass. – What does a town do with a school when it will no longer be used by students in a few years? The Auburn School Building Master Plan Team hopes to determine that soon.
The newly formed committee held its first meeting Thursday at Auburn Middle School, trying to determine how the middle school would be used if the proposed middle school on West Street were approved next year.
"Thank you very much for committing your time to this team," Superintendent of Schools Maryellen Brunelle told the group, which includes retired teachers, School Committee members, the high school principal, the fire chief and others. "It's an exciting opportunity for us to look to the future. Anytime we're looking to the future for our students is a time well spent."
Some initial ideas for the current middle school include repurposing the elementary schools or turning the building into a library or safety complex.
The master plan team will tour all the elementary schools to check their conditions and see whether it would make sense to move any elementary school students into the middle school. Some of the elementary schools were built in the 1920s and got additions in the 1950s and 1960s.
The team will then discuss options for the current middle school, formulating a recommendation for the School Committee in early February.
But before the school district can make any changes to the current middle school at Swanson Road, the Massachusetts School Building Authority and the town of Auburn must approve a new middle school on West Street. A majority of residents would have to approve funding for the project on a ballot question in the spring, and it needs a two-thirds approval of Town Meeting members in the spring.
On Nov. 19, the Board of Selectmen approved the new school on West Street to be funded by debt exclusion. That means that residents each year could be paying $66 to $78 for every $100,000 of real estate value in property taxes.
"But that's not etched in stone yet," Chief Financial Officer Edward Kazanovicz said. "We still don't know how many years we'll borrow at, and we don't know the project cost yet. We could pay less than that, depending on the project cost. It's a moving piece, so it won't be determined for another three, four months."
A new school would cost Auburn a total of $20 million to $25 million, he said.


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Ethics Bowl Team 2011
Back on top, UAB's Ethics Bowl team claims the regional title
The University of Alabama at Birmingham's senior Ethics Bowl team won first place at the Southeast Regional eighth annual Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition on Saturday. They advance to the 18th Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in Cincinnati on March 1, 2012.
The teams debated the ethics of home-schooling, sex in advertising, dubious university recruiting, crisis in funding state pensions and artificial inflation of grades in law schools among other topics. UAB defeated defending national champion University of Central Florida and its rival, Eckerd College, a previous national champion. In January, UAB will get 15 new cases to prepare for the national championship tournament.
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UAB Ethics Bowl Team wins first national championship
Four years ago Philosophy Professor Greg Pence, Ph.D., took a small group of students with him to the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl championship in Jacksonville, Fla., to observe the competition. Pence was interested in starting and coaching an ethics bowl team at UAB, but he left that day convinced it might be a while before they were ready for the national stage.
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LARWILL — Whitley County police are on the lookout for possibly two suspects who fled a burning car near Larwill Friday afternoon in what investigators say was a mobile meth lab fire.
A call came in to Whitley County Sheriff's Department dispatchers at 2:07 p.m. Friday reporting a car fire.
Police arriving on the scene found remnants of a "one-pot" methamphetamine lab along Ind. 5 just a few yards from Old Trail Road west of Larwill.
A large area of grass was burned around the T intersection and a dark colored, late model sedan was burned and parked in the ditch on the north side of Old Trail Road about a half mile from the intersection.
Police said they have reason believe there was more than one suspect and added they think there could be injuries as a result of the fire.
Richland Township firefighters joined WCSD personnel at the scene and traffic was diverted from the section of Old Trail Road between Ind. 5 and Binkley Road.
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How can I not participate in the Weekend Wokking when I was given the priviledge to choose the secret ingredient for this month? I was torn between choosing SnowPea and Pumpkin, yes yes, both are the name of my two precious Princes, but finally I chose Pumpkin because it is more versatile and you can create savoury and sweet dishes from it. I seriously do not think one can make dessert out of Snow Peas!
My mum never cook Pumpkin cos she didn't like the sweet taste of it. I had my first taste of Pumpkin at the age of 19 when my bro-in-law roasted it together with some lamb shanks, and from then on, I do the same too!
Anyway, without any recipe to follow, I did something really brave. I came up with this 6-Treasure Pumpkin Rice based on my imagination. Why 6 and not 8-treasure? Well, I could only think of 6 key ingredients to make this dish, and simply adding in 2 more in which Hubby suggested salted fish and abalone (!!!!) would kill the taste.
The ingredients are:
(serves approximately 5 rice bowls)
1 1/2 cup rice (wash and drain)
150 gram Pumpkin (cut into small cubes)
2 tbs Dried Shrimp (soak, drain and coarsely chopped)
1 pcs of Chinese sausage (cut into small cubes)
6 slices of Roast Duck meat (sliced finely with skin intact)
1 tbs Garlic and Shallots (finely chopped)
3 pieces Dried Shitake Mushroom (soften and cut into cubes)
Heat up 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 teaspoon of sesame oil. Put in the mushrooms, pumpkin and the chopped garlic and shallots and stir-fry it using medium fire.
When the wonderful aroma fills the air, put in the washed rice and give it a good stir. Add in 1 teaspoon of salt and a few dash of fish sauce (optional). Becareful not to add in too much salt as the dried shrimp and chinese sausage are salty.
Transfer the rice into your rice cooker. The amount of water would be the same as the amount you cook your white rice. For me, I used about 2 cup of water.
For the dried shrimp and chinese sausage, I did not add it into the rice to cook it together. Simply because I don't like my chinese sausage soft and tasteless, and same goes for the dried shrimp too. I want the flavour to remain as I bite into it, hence I sauteed it using a little bit of oil and put it aside. When you see bubbles forming, off the fire and wait for the rice to be cooked.
Once the rice is cooked and you hear the switch turn off from 'cook' to 'warm', immediately put in the sliced roast duck, chinese sausage and dried shrimp into the rice cooker. Close the lid, off the switch and wait for 5 minutes for the flavour of the ingredients to release into the rice.
Give it a good stir but gently! I was too rough and some of the pumpkin cubes ended up mashed! Best eaten warm and I sprinkled it with extra fragrant spring onions. Why extra fragrant? Cos it was homegrown using shallots.
The colour was enough to appease the eyes. The flavour of each ingredients blended so well too. I know self-praise is no praise at all, but I was really proud of myself. Hubby and Dad loved it so much and polished off everything in the rice cooker.
Do try out my recipe as it is so easy to cook. You can play around with the mixing and matching of ingredients and do tell me if you discover any nice combo!
If you wish to participate in the Weekend Wokking, do send your yummy Pumpkin dish to the host for November, Ning of Heart and Hearth. Round-up is on Wednesday, November 5. So, please send your entry by 11:59 p.m., Sunday, November 2 to heartandhearth_blog (at) yahoo (dot) com.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
PEA's 6 TREASURES PUMPKIN RICE
How can I not participate in the Weekend Wokking when I was given the priviledge to choose the secret ingredient for this month? I was torn between choosing SnowPea and Pumpkin, yes yes, both are the name of my two precious Princes, but finally I chose Pumpkin because it is more versatile and you can create savoury and sweet dishes from it. I seriously do not think one can make dessert out of Snow Peas!
Posted by Precious Pea at 12:30 AM
Labels: I Can Cook Too, weekend wokking
38 comments:
- Live2Talk said...
Bravo my dear! You finally cook something with Pumpkin ;P Definitely will try this when I'm in the cooking mood.
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Ning said...
Wow Ivy! This fried rice looks so delicious! so fresh! Nice pics too! Thanks for your entry! Will keep you posted on the round-up! :)
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
live2talk: Ahh..am sure you will like this dish! Do try it out.
ning: Thanks..looking forward to the round-up, sure lots of tasty dishes!
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Ai-Ling said...
yum...gonna cook that for dinner tomorrow. thnx for sharing :)
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- ling239 said...
one of the reason u choose pumpkin i guess would be: this is the pumpkin season!!! ^O^
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
ai-ling: Cool! Let me know how it turn out yah.
ling239: Yes..halloween is just around the corner!
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Shell (貝殼) said...
Pumpkin + Dried Shrimp = perfect match..feel hungry now~~
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Wandering Chopsticks said...
You don't need to self-praise because I'm praising you! Love everything about this dish. You always come up with the greatest recipes for Weekend Wokking! Yum!
Hey, you listed garlic and shallots as one ingredient, but that's two, so that makes 7 ingredients. Then spring onions on top makes 8. :)
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Lady Vanilla said...
Look so delicious ! I can smell the fried dried shrimp and crispy chinese sausage from here......Hmmmm
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
shell: Perfect combo isn't it? I find it so fragrant and sweetish savourish when I bite into rice.
wandering chopsticks: Hahaha! Garlic,shallots and spring onion counts too? Then it should be 9-treasure if i include the rice as well. Thank you for the praise and compliment..it was just a trial and error attempt as I was really worried of screwing up the rice and ended up with nothing to participate in WW.
lady vanilla: OOoo..yes, the aroma filled up my whole house, even upstairs!
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
omg...your pics really make me drool la...I nvr like pumpkin after one bad experience with a pumpkin dessert long time ago...but with your recipe, I might give it a try someday...thx for sharing!
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- CUMI & CIKI said...
the colors look amazing! am sure it taste amazing too:D
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Nic (KHKL) said...
OMG!!!! what coincidence! my mum cooked pumpkin rice for dinner last weekend!!! she used the same ingredients but instead of duck, she used spare ribs...and added yam as well!!! woah, shiok!
i hope u dont intend to cook the other pumpkin...hehehe...
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- PureGlutton said...
Nice colorful pics! I usually do the Yam version of this recipe... hmmm... pumpkin certainly is a good alternative and adds so much color and sweetness to the rice! Bravo!
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Big Boys Oven said...
walio! this is good ler, I must put my hands into this recipe, looks good some more been proven good by Nic!
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- babe_kl said...
i love pumpkins and thanks for this wonderful idea ;-)
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
emily.t: Do try and I hope you will like it.
cumi & ciki: Pretty isn't it? I love the colour..so lovely!
nic: Wow!! Yam and spareribs!!! Ok ok..i will give it a try again. Hehe..of course i would not cook the other 'pumpkin'. He is too precious! :)
pureglutton: I do think yam and pumpkin would create much different taste and texture. Both also I like! Slurps!
bbo: Hahaha..yes yes, you should. Such an easy meal and taste great too!
babe: I hope boiboi will like it too!
- Tuesday, October 21, 2008
- noobcook said...
I totally love this!! so many wonderful ingredients and the close up of the pumpkin rice makes me drool :D Hee this reminds me to prepare something for this month's ww soon =)
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008
- Jason said...
Wah, so pretty the colour!
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
noobcook: So what are you going to make? Can't wait to see your creation!
jason: Nice right? Hmm..maybe i should do a rainbow rice one day consisting all the seven colours!
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008
- vialentino said...
hey, u cook that....that is great...i will try and follow ur recipe...see how mine will looks like
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008
- Tummythoz said...
Me no fan of pumpkin but you may have just converted me. Err how to slice/dice such a heavy vege (fruit?)?
Btw u always seems to have roast duck stocked up.
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008
- Jun said...
looks yum!!! i make u pumpkin soup to go with ur rice k? ^_^
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
vialentino: Ahh..can't wait to see your end result!! Do let me know when you blog about it yah.
tummythoz: 150gram very little only. Get those cut oledi, one small piece will do. Don't buy whole pumpkin unless you wanna serve one big troop of armies. Hehehe..err..roast duck easily available mah!
jun: Deal! Eh, seriously, you think aussies will like pumpkin rice ar? you think if i open one stall selling only this, can sell ar?
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008
- Life for Beginners said...
I think I just died and went to heaven. I love yam rice and pumpkin rice... but Pumpkin Rice esp. is hard to find outside the family home.
Your version is definitely the most ingredient-filled I've seen thus far. You definitely do not skimp on the good stuff! :D
Oh, when oh when am I gonna get an invite to your lovely home again? *makes bambi eyes*
- Thursday, October 23, 2008
- New Kid on the Blog said...
am having my lunch while reading this post... then I realize my lunch isn't taste good as your pumpkin rice!! :)
- Thursday, October 23, 2008
- fatboybakes said...
DROOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! all my FAVOURITE ingredients!!!! what rice you use ah? how some so long one the grain? basmati ah?
- Thursday, October 23, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
kenny: Don't die first cos you still have not tried my pumpkin rice yet ;)
nkotb: Hahaha..so did you had for lunch?
fbb: Normal Beras Wangi only i think. Or is it Siam rice?? I also dunno. I always get lost with the thousands of brands out there. So i go according to how much i have in my purse.
- Thursday, October 23, 2008
- tigerfish said...
I want! I want! Still got a bowl of rice left?
- Friday, October 24, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
tigerfish: Left with the bowls only. Dad and Hubby polished off everything.
- Friday, October 24, 2008
- white on rice couple said...
This is just brilliant, beautiful and delicious! I have never thought about cooking pumpkin and adding it to rice, but why not? you did a excellent job!
AND I'm loving your garden pictures too!
- Monday, October 27, 2008
- zwan said...
Nice,lovely ... tried it today....good of you to share the recipe...thx.
- Monday, October 27, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
whiteonricecouple: Thank you for the lovely compliment. I like your garden more, so many good stuffs!
zwan: Cool! Glad you like it :) Thanks for trying.
- Tuesday, October 28, 2008
- BiologicalClockTicking said...
Hi fm Klang! Another food loving blogger!!! Anyways, hope you hv a great time honeymooning in Oz. Take care. :)
- Friday, October 31, 2008
- Food For Tots said...
I luv your "treasure"! Just cooked my own version of pumpkin treasure rice today and my pumpkins were also ended up mashed when I stirred it. Should I put it in half way during cooking?
- Friday, October 31, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
biologicalclockticking: Thanks for leaving me a comment. Sadly, am now back from Oz oledi.
food for tots: I guess you can do it that way or maybe cut it into bigger cubes? For photo taking, i would prefer the pumpkin to be in cubes but actually i don't mind it all mashed up with the rice. So tasty! Haha!
- Saturday, November 01, 2008
- Recipe man said...
WOW! so much color and taste i love this! thanks
- Wednesday, April 08, 2009
- Simonne said...
I made it I made it!
It taste really good. In fact I make another variation with waxed duck.
- Saturday, February 27, 2010


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Jan 13 2011
Just Here to Make You Feel Better
I like to do this every once in awhile. Keeps me off the streets. This is the pile of death, destruction, and grime that was swept up from my floor this morning. Granted, it's the product of almost the entire downstairs…but…
But? It's only about six days worth of debris. Which begs the question:
And, something I shall explore in my prayer life: why?
When I was young, I saw my life a little differently than this.
Going to ban footwear from our house forever,
Pioneer Woman
386 Comments and 45 Replies
Daddy Scratches On Thursday, January 13 at 12:24 pm
Hey, at least you live on a ranch. That explains a lot. We're city slickers (OK, suburban slickers) … and my wife marvels at the amount of stuff she sweeps up several times per week.
Wasn't me. I swear.
Cait On Thursday, January 13 at 12:25 pm
Blame it on the cowboys! And just think of how bad it could be if all the cowboys had long hair. Now try not to giggle while thinking of the cowboys with long hair
Melissa On Thursday, January 13 at 7:55 pm
Oh I am thinking of Brad Pitt when you said that in Legends of the Fall. Nothing to laugh at there. Yummo!
cam On Thursday, January 13 at 12:28 pm
Keepin' it real. Love you!
Anna {Sugarized} On Friday, January 14 at 3:14 pm
Yup..love you too Ree! Glad to see I'm not the only one with dirty floors! =)
Emma On Thursday, January 13 at 12:29 pm
I love that there is a lego man in the shot! That is defiantly what my floor looked like once upon a time.
Karlee Waddoups On Thursday, January 13 at 1:55 pm
I can just hear the little lego man screaming in a tiny voice… "help me! i don't know how i got here! ahhhh!!!"
Tex On Thursday, January 13 at 2:55 pm
You're not going to throw out that cute little man, are you?
NanaBread On Thursday, January 13 at 3:00 pm
SAVE THE LEGO MAN!!! Don't make me call Amnesty International. Or the Jolie-Pitts.
Nancy~The Wife of a Dairyman On Thursday, January 13 at 4:48 pm
I bet someone is happy that lego man was found! Those are true treasures in our home:)
Kirsten is Comfortably Domestic On Thursday, January 13 at 6:07 pm
If I had a nickel for every Lego Guy that I've swept up or nearly sucked up in a vacuum each…well, I'd have at least $1.10.
Call the Jolie-Pitts–NanaBread, you slay me!
MOV On Thursday, January 13 at 8:15 pm
If this were a Disney flick, the LEGO man would jump up and start sweeping the floor for you, perhaps with a whimsical musical number and dancing. Come on, Mr.Little LEGO Man, you need to help around the house a little bit!
Always an inspiration.
ps–Ree, you are the only photographer on the blogosphere who can make her trash look interesting and photo-worthy! How do you do it, girlfriend?
Lori N On Friday, January 14 at 11:44 am
To me the little Lego guy looks happily satisfied because he just finished off the peanut butter cup (see wrapper in the background).
My floor detritus isn't as interesting, but I think it's more plentiful — dirt, gravel, salt/snow melt crystals, dust bunnies large enough to be considered sentient, remnants from dinner that the dog decided not to eat etc.
deniseclaire1 On Saturday, January 15 at 1:12 am
Tell us you saved Lego Man,
Melissa H from So. Fla On Thursday, January 13 at 12:29 pm
I see reminants of your Christmas tree :))
Jackie On Thursday, January 13 at 1:23 pm
Or is that rosemary? Hahahahaha
Judy Greiwe On Thursday, January 13 at 12:31 pm
I would have expected more. My hubs and I and the little dog can do that much damage in a week. Judy
Clayvessel On Thursday, January 13 at 9:18 pm
I got that beat. The rugrats around here can make that in two days.
Laura On Thursday, January 13 at 12:31 pm
Used to be able to blame it all on the kids and husband but now divorced and kids have left the nest—oh yeah–there's the dog!
Erin W On Thursday, January 13 at 12:31 pm
Makes me feel somewhat better.
My Modern Country On Thursday, January 13 at 3:52 pm
Me too! And this picture proves why I prefer to vacuum ALL floors-don't have to see the pile
Helen On Thursday, January 13 at 12:31 pm
I wish I could ban the source of grime from our kitchen but I have grown rather attached to the two puppies!! A life of sweeping for me, I guess.
Rebecca U. On Thursday, January 13 at 12:32 pm
Yay! It's not just me!!!
Katilda On Thursday, January 13 at 12:32 pm
I'd blame it on Charlie
Becky in Indiana On Thursday, January 13 at 12:33 pm
That poor Lego man! LOL
Margi On Thursday, January 13 at 1:57 pm
That was my first reaction too
Kristi On Thursday, January 13 at 12:34 pm
My pile looks just like that, except the dirt is white from living in a desert.
Pam the Goatherd On Thursday, January 13 at 12:34 pm
Where's the dog hair? I have to sweep my house at least three times a week to prevent the little puppy dogs from gathering in the corners of my kitchen and living room. And I only have one dog! And that doesn't even begin to compare to the amount of mud/dirt that collects just inside my doorway from the barn boots…
Diane @ Stoney Creek On Friday, January 14 at 8:58 am
This is certainly true! Where is the dog hair. My goodness, I sweep everyday and 80% of the pile is hair from one little dog and cat.
Jenette Marie On Thursday, January 13 at 12:35 pm
I have found banning footwear to be nearly an impossible task, but I do believe it can be done! Good luck P-Dub…Stay strong!
Larelle On Friday, January 14 at 1:38 pm
Oh, it can be done… trust me, my mom has come up with all sorts of creative ways to keep the boots out of the house!
The most effective so far- a monetary fine. At one point my brothers had gotten really bad about wearing their boots in the house (about the ages of 12 and 14), and it was during cherry harvest (oh, yeah, cherry stains in the carpet!) my mom decided it had to stop. Consequently, wearing your boots in the house was a $50 fine. Yes, fifty, not five- they had a lot of money from farm work, and she wanted it to hurt!. They each got nabbed once… and my mom had some spending money the next time we went on vacation!
Something else that helps is slip on style boots and shoes. If they don't have to lace them, they are more likely to take them off!
The Hunter's Wife On Thursday, January 13 at 12:36 pm
I'm very very afraid to sweep my floor.
heathermm On Thursday, January 13 at 12:36 pm
I would have to rescue the Lego farmer man from this….
PaulaMc On Thursday, January 13 at 1:09 pm
I was just thinking the same thing. I hope he was rescued! I find the whole minifigure sometimes, sometimes just the legs, or just the torso, etc. It's a little creepy if you start to really think about it. But, I really like LEGO as a toy in general. They have such cool, creative things to build and it lets my boys use their imaginations. SAVE THE LEGO MAN!
Natalie V2 On Thursday, January 13 at 12:36 pm
Almost ran in to my kitchen… thought you were in the house sweeping.
Question: Did you rescue the LEGO dude, how about the small gray LEGO round?
Thanks for keeping it real.
Lisa M. On Thursday, January 13 at 12:37 pm
I'm right there with you…
Soyon On Thursday, January 13 at 12:38 pm
We don't wear shoes in our house AND I sweep every day and I still pick up a ton of crumbs and like. Every day. So that ain't bad for a house that wears shoes, that is a ranch and is 6 days worth! But yes, did the lego man get rescued?
Kelli Snyder On Thursday, January 13 at 12:38 pm
is that a reese cup wrapper i see?
Merideth On Thursday, January 13 at 2:41 pm
Thank goodness I'm not the only one to see that!! LOL
cici On Thursday, January 13 at 12:38 pm
This is why I pay someone to sweep my floor!!
Susan On Thursday, January 13 at 12:39 pm
I DO feel better. Thanks for sharing. You are not alone, Ree : )
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is On Thursday, January 13 at 12:40 pm
I assume this is what the floor under my oven and fridge looks like. Eeek!
Kari w/ Jogging with Fiction On Thursday, January 13 at 12:41 pm
I have banned footwear from my house, but I still have to vacuum EVERYDAY so stuff doesn't stick to my feet. The saddest part? It's just me, my husband, and our dog!
LadySnow On Thursday, January 13 at 12:42 pm
Sadly, that's how my floors look daily
Clair Jordan On Friday, January 14 at 11:27 am
Oh good! I was feeling a little ashamed when she said it was almost six days worth. I think I get that off my floors everyday. And there is always a Lego something on my floor to be rescued. And probably a silly bandz.
Roxanne Hill On Thursday, January 13 at 12:42 pm
Lots of hay , dirt ,cow pie and horses golden nuggets in your pile. Good thing you don't have carpet ! I think the boots need to come off at the door. That's the rules at the ranches I have been at.
Erica On Thursday, January 13 at 12:42 pm
He looks like a worker man. Maybe he was trying to sweep up. Maybe? He was trying to help. SAVE HIM!
PaulaMc On Thursday, January 13 at 1:10 pm
Sorry I didn't read far enough down — I repeated your cry for saving the LEGO man!
squirrellymama On Thursday, January 13 at 6:16 pm
Yep, me too….just can't stand to throw away Mr. Lego…
Beth @ Moose In My Yard On Thursday, January 13 at 12:43 pm
This could be my floor on any given day. Just add some beads and Barbie shoes and it would be my house!
Karen On Thursday, January 13 at 12:43 pm
Don't throw out those lego pieces!!! Those are important and they can't be lost!!!!
tj On Thursday, January 13 at 12:44 pm
…Is that a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup wrapper I see in there? :o)
…I agree, rescue the lil' Lego Farmer. I'm certain there's a Lego Farmer Wife waitin' supper for him somewhere. *giggle*
…Not bad for six days, four kids, dog, cat, cowboy and dubtress, not bad at all really. :o)
Abby @ They Lend Me Their Hearts On Thursday, January 13 at 12:44 pm
Between my kids, my daycare kids, and a playdate this morning, there were 9 kids in the house… needless to say our floor wasn't looking too pretty after lunch!
Brandi Long On Thursday, January 13 at 12:45 pm
If you figure out how to ban shoes from the house please write us a post with step by step directions cause Lord knows it never sticks at my house. Sure wish it would.. Oh, now I'm dreaming about the absence of shoes, which would = absence of dirt?
Larelle On Friday, January 14 at 1:43 pm
Brandi- see my reply on post 15. Moms method works every time the farmers at my house need a reminder!
CarolinaGirl On Thursday, January 13 at 12:45 pm
Don't feel bad, I really thought those days were over for me since I have college age kids-NOT! I think mine's just as bad as it ever was and that's just the hall entrance and kitchen with 3 adults and a dog!
Rachel On Thursday, January 13 at 12:46 pm
Shoot imagine what it would be if you hard carpet!!! Ewww
Country Girl in the City On Thursday, January 13 at 12:46 pm
Makes me feel better!!! I always say there's usually enough food under the table to feed another child, or else we need a dog in the house to clean up the mess that gets left on the kitchen floor.
Emily On Thursday, January 13 at 12:47 pm
It worked! I feel better. I was just wondering the same how, where, when, why? about my own floors. I am not just banning shoes. I am banning people.
Diane On Thursday, January 13 at 12:47 pm
Ah, brings back memories. I raised four children, two boys and two girls. This is what my kitchen floor looked like almost daily. When my children were little, there rooms had shag carpeting (does that date me too much?). We used to rake their floors to get all the little bits of legos/toys out so you could walk on the floor without damaging/puncturing the bottoms of your feet. Enjoy it while you can as it will pass too quickly, I promise.
Diane On Thursday, January 13 at 12:51 pm
Shoot! I meant their rooms. I don't want that crazy grammar teacher coming after me.
Sandra On Thursday, January 13 at 12:48 pm
I am afraid banning shoes/boots will not prevent bailing wire or reece's wrappers
Gale @ Ten Dollar Thoughts On Thursday, January 13 at 12:48 pm
I've vowed so many times to get in touch with my shoeless, Asian self. And yet I just keep sweeping. I feel your pain…
Holly On Thursday, January 13 at 12:48 pm
P.W. I gotta tell you that I only have2kids and my house looks like the floor of a Texas Roadhouse Restaurant if I let it go 6 days. You would not believe it!
karen On Thursday, January 13 at 8:37 pm
LOL…I have been to a Texas roadhouse and can't stand seeing all the peanut shells on the floor. I guess that means I really am anal (as told by my kids). I go barefoot or stocking foot at all times in my house so I essentially have a broom in my hands as all times. ( at least it seems that way) It drives me nuts to have stuff stuck to my feet.
Jessie K On Thursday, January 13 at 12:49 pm
Uhhh… My vacuum gave up the ghost about 3-4 weeks ago. I've borrowed my mom's once in that time. Luckily it's mostly carpet cuz I'm pretty sure my dirt pile would trump yours!
Stef @ TooMuchToDoSoLittleTime.com On Thursday, January 13 at 12:49 pm
I so love to see your dirt piles.
It helps me know you are human and not some superpower from an alien planet that can run a home, a ranch (face it… the ranch wouldn't run as smoothly if it weren't for you!), homeschool, write three books and an amazing blog.
Thanks, Ree!
cara lea On Thursday, January 13 at 12:50 pm
you must save the lego man!
and the little gray lego piece above his head too!
SeattleStarlet On Thursday, January 13 at 12:51 pm
Holy sweep, Batman… what IS all that stuff?!?! Flotsam and jetsam, ranch-style =)
Patty On Thursday, January 13 at 12:52 pm
In Canada we'd never even imagine we could wear SHOES into someone's home! Ugh!
Even the workmen and the delivery men have booties they wear over their shoes (if they will be going in and out), or they remove their shoes entirely.
How disgusting to wear shoes in a house! Shoes are for outside. Slippers or socks are for inside.
So – go Canadian!
Rachel On Thursday, January 13 at 1:15 pm
Patty, we are comment twins!
I seriously can't fathom wearing shoes in the house and getting dirt and mud and other gross things all other the place.
olliebelle On Thursday, January 13 at 5:39 pm
Patty and Rache, we're comment tripletts! Alaskans always remove their shoes when entering a home. I took me a couple of years to remember but it really does keep a house cleaner. When we first moved to Alaska I used to laugh every time I saw the pile of shoes at the front door. Now my husband and I just keep most of our shoes in the garage and change on the way in or out. I still find it weird.
Amanda K On Thursday, January 13 at 7:48 pm
Totally agree and people think I'm so freaking weird because of it. I'm Texan and grew up being told to take off my shoes when I walk in the door at my parents' home. I also grew up on a ranch. I trained my boyfriend to do the same. I take my shoes off when entering others' homes and I get funny looks. I just don't get it. The house stays so much cleaner when you take them off.
This might make me seem paranoid, but just think of all the nastiness you step on (dog poop and the fact that people spit everywhere). Just think, if you have a small baby/child, do you really want them crawling around on a floor that has particles like that on it? Especially when they have a large amount of hand-to-mouth behavior. Gross. Also, if you have white or cream colored carpet, it won't stay white long if you walk around on it in shoes.
Jody J On Friday, January 14 at 2:22 pm
Oh Canada!
SO glad I'm Canadian, too! Shoes on the carpet? ugh
Nathalie On Sunday, January 30 at 10:09 pm
We are shoeless too! So gross to wear shoes inside. My house stays soooooo much cleaner. I remove my shoes when enter someone else's home. Though earlier this month I went to visit a girlfriend in Tampa and her floors were so filthy that I had to put my shoes back on! Yuck!
jkb On Thursday, January 13 at 12:53 pm
Ree – only you could take a beautiful photo of the stuff swept off your floors…
Kim On Thursday, January 13 at 12:53 pm
Isn't it amazing how you find candy wrappers on the floor?? Can't they find a trash can? It happens in my house as well.
Just think if you had carpet…this is what's in it! I'm happy to have hard wood floors. It's easier to clean up.
Theresa in Alberta On Thursday, January 13 at 12:53 pm
Charlie and kitty do not shed!! when I empty the canister of my vaccuum I have enough dog/cat hair to knit a couple of sweaters!!
CindyDavis On Thursday, January 13 at 12:55 pm
Just tell me that the LEGO man's life was spared!!
Katy On Thursday, January 13 at 12:56 pm
We have a lot more cheerios on our floors.
Mary On Thursday, January 13 at 12:58 pm
I think you should have a photo contest…..of a week's worth of sweeping….
Barb On Thursday, January 13 at 12:59 pm
I see peanut butter cups!
Rebekah Grace On Thursday, January 13 at 1:01 pm
I go shoeless because….well…..I don't like shoes frankly!
Too restricting!
We have a carpet remnant by our front door for everyone's shoes. I think it started because I was anal retentive and can't stand a mess, but then I got real and decided it's much more fun and casual to hang with your family and friends in your socks and barefeet! I mean seriously…..it ain't the white house *grin*
I agree with the poster who said only Ree could make a pile o' mess look good! Ha ha!
Lisa On Thursday, January 13 at 1:03 pm
I think I love you! I saw this picture posted late last night and it made me feel so better about my wreck of a house. I'm sure it is in MUCH WORSE condition than yours is. But it is the little things in life that help me to feel "normal" and not a hopeless housewife failure. Thank you for sharing your dirt.
Christine On Thursday, January 13 at 1:04 pm
Thank you! I do feel better…how does this happen? AND why am I the only one who cares?
Laugh It Off On Thursday, January 13 at 1:07 pm
Rosemary? Pine needles from the Christmas tree? Where's the CSI team when you need 'em?
I Live in an Antbed On Thursday, January 13 at 1:07 pm
I understand completely!! Our soil is mostly fine sand, and there are those days I truly think I could build a replica of the Taj Mahal from the sand in my kitchen and mudroom. Of course, it is not only on my floors. It's on the window ledges where it sifts in when the wind blows. It's in my washing machine. It's in the lint trap on my dryer. It's everywhere!! Sometimes, I think I will just bury my head in it and forget about cleaning. Anything. Ever.
Patty On Thursday, January 13 at 1:07 pm
I don't know. Footwear might be the only thing saving your feet from the wrath of Lego men and Reese's Peanut Butter Cup wrappers. Better keep the shoes on!
Tami Lou On Thursday, January 13 at 1:07 pm
Its just the product of farm/ranch life! Sweep it proudly
Elisa On Thursday, January 13 at 1:08 pm
You know, here in Finland we don't actually wear shoes indoors. Ever. Except for school and work, though at work almost everyone wears some kind of indoors shoes, like ballerina shoes. So, the "banning all footwear from your house forever" idea seems actually quite wise to me!
Steph in Canada On Thursday, January 13 at 1:30 pm
Same here in Canada, Elisa. It seems to be cultural, but it's so totally ingrained it's hard to imagine it any other way.
Some people (like my mom and my grandmas) have indoor-only sneakers to wear for long hours standing doing housework. Also, many elderly people will wear supportive indoor-only footwear if they have foot/back problems or if they are unsteady on their feet but those seem to be the only exceptions.
Tracy On Thursday, January 13 at 1:08 pm
That's nothing! Mine easily looks like that after 2 days. Oh, and my son would gladly take that lego guy if you are throwing it away. A few of his recently met the same fate. Piles like this make me either cry or say a prayer of thanks for the people who fill my home with love (and crumbs, dirt, etc.)!
Gayle Miller On Thursday, January 13 at 1:09 pm
I have 2 cats who like to do the electric slide in their litter box! Other than that I live alone and produce nearly that much "sweepable" stuff per week. And I'm away from home 12 hours per day, 4 days per week! The kitchen floor is one area of mess and then there's the master bath where the litter box lives and then there's everywhere else their highnesses choose to meander!
Okay and I'lll confess to tracking in a small amount of mess from outside when I come home at night. And I do live in the woods.
Rachel On Thursday, January 13 at 1:09 pm
Canadians always take their shoes off before entering someone's house, even their own!
Shoes are for outside; slippers are for inside
Amber On Thursday, January 13 at 1:10 pm
That's not too terrible considering I seem to have the same amount of destruction and theres just two grown-ups and a destructive basset hound that lurks in my house. ha ha. Love that you are "keepin it real" P-dub!!!
Kristen On Thursday, January 13 at 1:11 pm
Hard floors, a 7 year old, 4 year old, and 2 year old — I get that much at least once a day!
Niteowl Nancy On Thursday, January 13 at 1:13 pm
Don't ask why. You'll drive yourself crazy! Instead, make a fun game of "I Spy" out of that pile. I spy I cocoa puff (at least I HOPE it's a cocoa puff)!! ;-D
Allison @ Novice Life On Thursday, January 13 at 1:13 pm
This makes me feel bad. We live on a farm too and 90% of our home is wood floors. While it shows EVERY little spill of coffee or wet dog paw prints and allows visitors to see all the dirt and pet hair accumulate along the floor boards, I like to think it is more sanitary than having a carpet
Patty On Thursday, January 13 at 1:14 pm
There's a Lego down, I repeat there's a Lego down Ok Ree, can you guess what movie that line (with Lego replacing the word Piper) is from?
Erin On Thursday, January 13 at 1:19 pm
Gotta love the Lego farmer.
Mary Connealy On Thursday, January 13 at 1:19 pm
Save the lego man
Heather (Heather's Dish) On Thursday, January 13 at 1:20 pm
i love going shoeless as much as possible…but there have been times things have been crushed and my foot has screamed in pain!
Sharon On Thursday, January 13 at 1:21 pm
Oh my goodness! I think thats pretty darn good for 6 days worth and the whole downstairs. Sometimes I get that much daily. My piles of dirt always have dog hair. Where is the dog hair in your life?
Katy On Thursday, January 13 at 1:22 pm
Did you find any silly bandz? I seem to vacuume them up by "mistake" all the time.
sonja On Thursday, January 13 at 1:25 pm
With three kids age 4,2 and almost 6month, I seem to get a pile like that on my floor daily…the two messy cats don't help either. I feel your pain!
trisha harris On Thursday, January 13 at 1:26 pm
Is that a lego man? ARE you going to save his life or send him to the garbage can?
Cari On Thursday, January 13 at 1:28 pm
6 days? I could get that twice a day … and my lego guy would not have a head.
jamie On Thursday, January 13 at 1:29 pm
You canNOT throw that Lego guy away. We scale mountains and swim oceans for Lego guys around here. There was even one tiny incident that involved swallowing a Lego and the first question that was asked was, "tell me it wasn't a Person!"
missy On Thursday, January 13 at 1:30 pm
I'm impressed with how beautiful and colorful you can make dirt look.
Jennifer On Thursday, January 13 at 1:31 pm
Where's the dog hair?? My dog shedding creates that much mess in about 3 days. Its not pretty!
srs1972 On Thursday, January 13 at 1:32 pm
ah yes- the feminine mystique always rears it's ugly head in the family dirt pile
my mother-in-law's nickname for my husband? dirtbag
i so feel your pain
Katherine Michael On Thursday, January 13 at 1:35 pm
At first I thought the reese cup wrapper was a shell! I was like What the…?!?!?!
Keri On Thursday, January 13 at 1:36 pm
That's nothing. I can't stand going more than a day without sweeping. We live on a hobby farm on a gravel road. We usually have 5 people doing chores in the evening tracking in hay, dirt and who knows what else. Plus we have a Bernese Mountain Dog in the house along with two cats, 3 kids, me, my husband, and my mother-in-law in her electric wheelchair and her yorkie. And our laundry area is in our main floor bathroom and has white vinyl flooring. Between the big black dog hanging out there a lot and theling and chore clothes, it is awful. I so want to replace that flooring. I have one son away at college and another graduating this year so soon plus our Berner is 7 1/2 years old so he is an other Bernese Mt. Dog. I guess I should savor the days. Also, we now have hardwood floors in our "new" old farmhouse. Our old house had carpet and it got so disgusting, esp. in the spring with the mud and the kids and dog.
Robin Carol On Thursday, January 13 at 1:39 pm
Too funny……….Ree, you make all of us feel better. Even your dirt has an artistic, mosaic feel about it.
Jamie On Thursday, January 13 at 1:42 pm
I have that same pile every day (except switch out most of the dirt with food bits from the toddlers). And I only have 2 kids. And I don't have a dog. And I don't live on a cattle ranch. You didn't make me feel better
LeAnnWoo On Thursday, January 13 at 1:42 pm
Honey, that's nothing. You should see two days worth at my house. I have a Siberian husky living under my roof. That and two other dogs, three children, two cats and a husband. Some days I sweep only to ask myself why when half an hour later I'm picking up more hair off the floor. I'm seriously considering installing dirt floors.
Sarah On Thursday, January 13 at 1:43 pm
It makes me feel a lot better that so many others have gross floor syndrome. I know we suffer from it.
Sue Heath On Thursday, January 13 at 1:47 pm
Please tell me what the little brown thing to the left is…please tell me it's a pine cone from your Christmas tree…it sort of looks like well, you know….:)
Mary S On Thursday, January 13 at 1:47 pm
but a treasure in the grime…a lego guy…dust that baby off..he gets to stay
Tiffany F. On Thursday, January 13 at 1:49 pm
Make the hoe less thing part f thief schooling: they have to find all the cultures that take their shoes off when entering a home and map them or something. Then you "live it" until they are used to it.
Mary On Thursday, January 13 at 1:49 pm
Thanks for making me feel like my house isn't the only one in the world that looks "lived in"!!!
Sarah T On Thursday, January 13 at 1:50 pm
If you get everybody comfy slippers, the'll probably go for a "no outside footwear rule. It really does reduce the mess.
Sue F On Thursday, January 13 at 1:50 pm
I cant tell you how much better this makes me feel! seriously.
Mine looks the same after about 2 days, just add a large tumbleweed of dog hair to it.
Traci On Thursday, January 13 at 1:51 pm
with 2 kids still at home, a cat, & 3 dogs.. I think i sweep that amount up every other day. especially on the wonderful days after a snowfall when everything is melting and yuck.
Chris Sheely On Thursday, January 13 at 1:53 pm
Scary, huh? Most of what I sweep up is dog and cat fur. But even with no little kids, Legos sometimes show up in my swept-up pile. If the grandkids haven't been here for three weeks and suddenly a Lego shows up, how does it get there when you sweep at LEAST once a week??
Maria On Thursday, January 13 at 1:54 pm
Thanks Ree for making me feel normal! I love this about you… Well I love many things actually, but this just rocks.
whyo4 On Thursday, January 13 at 4:11 pm
Maria, FYI Normal is a town in Illinois and thats all it is. take pride and revel in your non-normalness as should every one!
Brook On Thursday, January 13 at 1:55 pm
I just have tile in my kitchen and if I waited 6 days to sweep it I would have a pile of dog hair the size of my golden lab! I know I don't get it all when I sweep so just today I invested in a microfiber dust mop. Here's hoping! Yes Labradors shed- A LOT- funny how that information didn't come up at the lab rescue and was buried so deep that my husband's fact finding mission didn't dig it up until AFTER we got our lab.
Mz V On Friday, January 14 at 4:47 pm
Fellow lab owners (and sweepers-uppers of bales of dog hair annually) Get a Furminator. Seriously. Stupid name, brilliant invention. It somehow gets rid of a LOT of that falling-out hair from our chocolate lab. I can't tell you how much it helps the piles of hair that I formerly swept up every day. We brush Cooper every Friday afternoon. Oops thats today. Gotta get it out. Coop loves it. I love it more. Furminator. Get one and change your life.
Sharilyn On Thursday, January 13 at 1:55 pm
Seriously, I recommend banning the footwear. We first hit that cultural norm when we lived in lower mainland British Columbia. Then we moved to Russia–same thing. Then Central Asia–again, no footwear in the house. My kids now CANNOT bring themselves to wear shoes inside when we are back in the U.S. It really does keep your floors cleaner.
kary d On Thursday, January 13 at 5:22 pm
I agree, totally. I tell people that I am basically lazy. The truth is, I would rather do something else.
Stacey On Thursday, January 13 at 1:55 pm
Ha! So glad you posted that pic. I now feel normal!
Teri On Thursday, January 13 at 3:25 pm
Amen! Between 4 kids, two dogs, 3 cats, 2 snakes, 1 turtle, 1 bird and a fish…my floors never seem clean. Right now they are being taken over by YuGiOh cards…or something of that sort.
Kellelly On Thursday, January 13 at 9:14 pm
Me too! I'm always amazed by how much can be swept up in my house in such a short amount of time. Glad it's not just me.
AnnieG On Thursday, January 13 at 10:54 pm
Ditto on the YuGiOh cards along with a large quantity of legos and dog hair!
Kelly Lilley On Thursday, January 13 at 1:58 pm
We sweep piles up like that too except it mostly dog hair! I always tease my husband and ask him if he got me a puppy. We call the piles puppies.
Heather (The Menu Mama) On Friday, January 14 at 7:50 am
I hear you with the dog hair, Kelly. I sweep my main floor every day, yet I'm still silently cursing our black lab every time I do it!


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LODI- Two family pets that escaped from a Lodi backyard were allegedly dumped by a deputy by a field without food or water on a scorching hot day. One of those dogs was just returned home safely. The other one is still out there somewhere.
Bella, the beloved pet pit bull, is happy to be home again with her family. She and another pet---Nika, the German Shepherd, escaped Sunday.
Neighbors called the sheriff's department because they didn't know who the animals belonged to. A deputy took the dogs to two different animal shelters which wouldn't accept the dogs because they were full according to dog owner, Tricia Haggard. She learned from neighbors that the deputy then took dogs and released them by a canal. It was more than 100 degrees that day.
"He said he didn't know what else to do with them," said Haggard."I'm just kind of horrified that the dogs were let loose and no effort was made to find a micro-chip. Bella is micro-chipped."
Someone spotted Haggard's pit bull at a business miles away and got in touch with Haggard Wednesday. The story was printed in the local paper and Haggard posted signs in the area.
Haggard said the Sheriff's Department and Animal Control came out and apologized profusely for what happened
"I feel like they've been doing a lot to try and find the animals," said Haggard.
However, she's still angry.
"It's definitely frustrating. I was really upset. I'm still upset because I'm still missing my german shepherd," said Haggard.
Nika, the black and tan dog, has a tumor on her head and is scheduled to have surgery to have it removed on July 8th. Haggard hopes that her pet will be returned safely by then.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department says what the deputy allegedly did is not standard procedure. The department has launched an internal investigation into the matter.
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I recently started using twitter in my classroom. I found a way to use 'lists' and was following "@Time/haiti" using Tweet Deck on a Smart-board. During class we were having a discussion on Haiti and people who were actually on the ground in Haiti (red cross, CARE, Time reporters, MSF, etc) started to post comments, links, and current pictures. As we discussed food supply, someone from CARE or The Toronto Star would post their view on food distribution. One reporter tweeted another quake/aftershock had happened. Twenty minutes later it was reported on CNN. We felt, as a class, that we knew before the world knew. Is that not the power Ms. Clinton was talking about when she said? "The spread of information networks is forming a new nervous system for our planet. When something happens in Haiti or Hunan the rest of us learn about it in real time - from real people."
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