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Liz Smith: Family and Friends Remember the "Real" Elizabeth Taylor
And more from our Gossip Girl: Hollywood memorial brings out Colin Farrell, Elton John and loads of children!
"SHE DID not expect perfection in others because she knew she herself was not perfect."
So recalled Elton John of his friend Elizabeth Taylor at the intimate memorial held for the late actress and AIDS crusader in the Stephen Ross Theater at Warner Bros. Studio last Sunday afternoon.
And so it has really happened. Elizabeth died, was buried and eulogized months ago, but having a memorial service somehow made Elizabeth's passing "official" — at once terribly sad, but in the manner of memorials, invigorated and enlivened by the memory of her. It began with her grandson Rhys Tivey appearing onstage, thanking his grandmother for always encouraging his interest in music, and then launching into a trumpet solo of "Amazing Grace." Believe me, the tears were already flowing.
The happening was more representative of the "real" Elizabeth Taylor, rather than the one she enjoyed often playing: the haughty movie queen. In his touching remarks, Elton also said: "She could 'play' the star but she never behaved like one." This sentiment was repeated by those others who took the stage.
The fairly brief program, which included film clips, was hosted gracefully and eloquently by Colin Farrell. The young actor and the star of stars became unlikely friends in the last two years of her life. Farrell, who was clearly moved throughout the tribute, said that his relationship with Elizabeth was the "most interesting, unusual, inquisitive friendship of his life." Despite the ravages of her illness, Farrell described himself as "seduced" by Elizabeth's humor, intelligence and tenderness. He said he never felt that he was "young" and she was "old." She remained girlish and flirtatious to the end, but it was her keen interest in everything going on that appealed to and surprised Colin. He said, laughing, "I did have some thoughts of becoming number nine! Maybe you think that sounds creepy, but it really isn't. And if you knew her, you'd know it wasn't."
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KATE BURTON, Elizabeth's stepdaughter spoke: "I met her for the first time in the dark bar of the Regency Hotel. I mean, I literally met Elizabeth Taylor for the first time in a dark bar!" Kate also recalled her last conversation with her famous stepmother shortly before her death. Elizabeth expressed again her deep love for Richard Burton, and how very much she still missed him. Kate then read William Shakespeare's exquisite lines from "Antony and Cleopatra" which begin — "Give me my robe, put on my crown, I have immortal longings in me."
Michael Caine remembered "crapping his pants" in fearful anticipation of meeting Elizabeth on the set of "X, Y and Zee." Of course, she was nothing at all what he expected — the terrible diva. She was … Elizabeth.
Magazine publisher Martha Nelson spelled out why she was always a "hot story" no matter her scandals, rehabs, reinventions, marriages, weight, age or illness. "People sensed she was real, and living her life honestly."
Her close friend, hairdresser Jose Eber, stressed her qualities of "unconditional love" and her welcoming bounty of friendship to the families, partners, and friends of those she loved. He wept in memory of her devotion.
Kathy Ireland — who wore something skintight, hot pink, and lowcut — spoke of Elizabeth's spirituality.
But the high point had to be the appearance of two more Taylor grandchildren, Quinn Tivey and Tarquin Wilding. Both were quite emotional, but still funny. One of the boys recalled watching movies with Elizabeth — "One night we watched about ten minutes of 'Twilight' and Elizabeth said, "Oh, come on, let's turn on 'True Blood' for some real sex and violence!'" The boys also thanked her for being "a true matriarch in our family, and keeping us all very close."
Director Mike Nichols sent a filmed tribute, recalling her on the set of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" — how after a sleeping, loudly snoring crew member had ruined her perfect take of a big scene she had worried over, her instant first reaction was to Nichols: "Please don't fire him!"
There was very little talk of the movie star Elizabeth Taylor, or even of her fabled beauty. Elizabeth's fame and her physical assets were the least of her, really, and everyone wanted to present a palpable sense of her humor, wisdom and generosity. And her love of four-letter words!
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OTHERS ON hand in the audience of several hundred included Robert Wagner (a new first-time grandfather) … Jackie Collins … designer Nolan Miller … Jaclyn Smith … photographer Douglas Kirkland, who first snapped Elizabeth in Las Vegas in 1960, during the Fisher marriage ("Nothing can adequately describe how beautiful she was!") … Ron Berkeley, Elizabeth and Richard's makeup man from their jet-setting heyday … Maury Hopson, who did her hair and makeup in the 70's and 80's, and traveled with her to a spa in 1979. That spa visit resulted in some adorable snapshots of the star. Hopson said the reaction to one shot — just showing Elizabeth's shapely legs in an inexpensive pair of Candies heels — has some people thinking Candies should use Miss Taylor in their advertising! … producer Howard Rosenman … Burt Bacharach … Bob and Carol Daly … Larry Fortensky and some of his feuding family … Sherry Lansing … lots of just plain folks who knew Elizabeth, and the star's enormous family of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins, etc. — even Michael Jackson's children were there! As were Senator John Warner's daughters. To say it was terribly en famille would be a major understatement.
And then, after the program, everybody was invited to eat, drink and mingle. And what food! If any part of the event was a real tribute to La Liz it was what was served — luscious crabcakes, chicken tenders, mac and cheese, mini pizzas, little potato, bacon and sour cream delicacies, beef sliders, warm sugared donuts, gigantic strawberries dipped in chocolate. And it never ended! Even after the desserts started coming, the other stuff was hauled out, tray after tray. It was divine excess — just like the goddess herself.
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AFTER THE reception at Warner Bros., Sally Morrison — ET's press rep and a brilliant ally from the early days of the AIDS fight — led a select group of family and friends over to the Pacific Design Center, where Christie's is showing off part of Elizabeth's collection of jewels and gowns and art. (This show moves to New York City in December, and her effects will then be auctioned). Kate Burton said, "It's so funny to view the jewelry like this. Because growing up, it was perfectly ordinary to see this fabulous stuff just lying around, along with us kids and the dogs!"
One person who did not speak, but who had a large part in the memorial, and spent almost twenty years of his life with Elizabeth, is her assistant Tim Mendelson. Tim said something to us not long ago, during one of Elizabeth increasingly perilous hospital stays. It bears repeating because it goes to the spirit of the memorial — though no such thing was imagined at the time: "She was extraordinary when I met her — funny and generous and earthy and human. But in recent years, with her mobility so challenged, she has had to become a more 'inward' and an even more thoughtful person. Her suffering hasn't made her bitter; in fact it has somehow enlarged her sense of the suffering of others. And that quality was already enormous. People shouldn't 'feel bad' for Elizabeth. Believe me, she doesn't."


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Norcross head football coach Keith Maloof was named Coach of the Year in Region 7-AAAAA in voting by his fellow coaches.Maloof led the Blue Devils to the region title with a perfect 10-0 record in the regular season. They reached the Class AAAAA quarterfinals before losing a close game to Warner Robins. The region also announced its All-Region teams on Friday. The players selected to the team are listed below: First-Team Offense QB Bryce Dykes, Norcross RB Brandon Davis, Peachtree Ridge RB Craig Jackson, Collins Hill WR Kurt Diel, Collins Hill WR Darius Hanks, Norcross WR Ryan McDaniel, North Gwinnett TE Adam Nissley, South Forsyth OL Carlos Balcazar, South Forsyth OL Gerraid Fustos, Mill Creek OL Matt Hamilton, North Gwinnett OL Andrew Higgins, Duluth OL T.J. Hurless, Collins Hill OL Edixson Pino, Peachtree Ridge KR James Lewis, Collins Hill First-Team Defense DL Aaron Blue, Peachtree Ridge DL Brooks Cunningham, Norcross DL T.J. Greenstone, Collins Hill DL Cameron Heyward, Peachtree Ridge LB Elliot Campbell, South Forsyth LB Chris Knox, North Gwinnett LB James Simien, Norcross DB Derrick Bryant, Peachtree Ridge DB Greg Carson, Duluth DB Cameron Demps, North Gwinnett DB Leonard Foster, Norcross DB Rob Patton, South Forsyth P/K Drew Butler, Peachtree Ridge Second-Team Offense QB Michael Tamburo, North Gwinnett RB Evan Gilles, North Gwinnett RB Matt Schlesinger, Forsyth Central WR Brice Butler, Norcross WR Andre Williams, Duluth WR Michael Young, Collins Hill TE Austin Wilson, Mill Creek OL Blake Baur, Peachtree Ridge OL Sean Corrigan, Forsyth Central OL Taylor Hart, Duluth OL Chris Tarver, Mill Creek OL R.J. Thelen, South Forsyth KR Tyler Maloof, Norcross Second-Team Defense DL Bo Adebayo, Collins Hill DL Spenser Bettis, Forsyth Central DL Evan Downton, South Forsyth DL J.R. Jones, Norcross LB Dion DuBose, Norcross LB Josh Sneed, Collins Hill LB Breland Trahan, Peachtree Ridge DB Neil Dankewich, Forsyth Central DB Phillip Davis, Peachtree Ridge DB Webb Hansard, North Forsyth DB Chris Wellborn, Collins Hill K Chad Gross, North Gwinnett P Sam Snider, Norcross Honorable mention: WR/DB Devonta Bolton, Norcross; TE Donta Shephard, Norcross; K Chris Tanner, Norcross; LB Matt Tribble, Norcross; LB/FB Sam Adams, South Forsyth; LB Daren Benson, South Forsyth; WR/DB Zack Morre, South Forsyth; DB/RB John Schmitz, South Forsyth; LB Jeremy Dixon, Duluth; LB J.D. Farrell, Duluth; DB Tony McKinney, Duluth; OL Bo Venturi, Duluth; LB Michael Davidson, Peachtree Ridge; QB Zach Graham, Peachtree Ridge; WR Sidney Haynes, Peachtree Ridge; DL Trey Trip, Peachtree Ridge; LB Curtis Guest, Collins Hill; QB Brent McDonald, Collins Hill; FB/DB Eddie Quinones, Collins Hill; DL Brad Wood, Collins Hill; DL Matt Anderson, Forsyth Central; LB Brian Calhoun, Forsyth Central; DB Cody Majors, Forsyth Central; OL Charlie McKenzie, Forsyth Central; DB John Certusi, Mill Creek; DB Sean Cosby, Mill Creek; OL Darius Jackson, Mill Creek; WR Ed Russ, Mill Creek; OL Casey Fleming, North Forsyth; OL Andrew Garner, North Forsyth; TE Will Gleeson, North Forsyth; DE Mitchell Jones, North Forsyth; OL Clint Duggan, North Gwinnett; DL Eric Eberhardt, North Gwinnett; TE Brandon Rodd, North Gwinnett; LB Jasper Williams, North Gwinnett - From staff reports
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Obama Signs House Bill, Now Health Care Reform Heads to Senate for Debate
|Obama signs health care reform today in the presence of, Gary Coleman???
At a signing ceremony this afternoon Obama stated:
"It's been easy at times to doubt our ability to do such a big thing, such a complicated thing, to wonder if there are limits to what we as a people can still achieve..."We are not a nation that scales back its aspirations. We are not a nation that falls prey to doubt or mistrust. We don't fall prey to fear."
The bill now moves to the Senate, where Republicans have vowed to undermine the bill.
As Washington University law professor Cheryl Block tells CNN today, the bill must undergo at least 20 hours of debate in the Senate.
"It could get all messy and could go on forever if they threw up amendment after amendment," said Block. "Theoretically, it should only take 20 hours, but it will likely take longer because Republicans have things up their sleeve."
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Great Namibian Journey
Countries Visted: Namibia
13 days / Trip Code: NAM100
(double / per person)
Trip Overview:
>Days 1 & 2 Drive to Kulala Desert Lodge, Sossusvlei
>Days 3 & 4 Drive to Hansa Hotel, Swakopmund
>Day 5 Drive to Damaraland Camp, Damaraland
>Days 6 & 7 Drive to Desert Rhino Camp, Damaraland
>Days 8 & 9 Drive to Ongava Tented Camp, Etosha region
>Days 10, 11 & 12 Fly to Skeleton Coast Research Camp
>Day 13 Fly to Windhoek
This Adventure Includes:
>All Lodging and taxes as described
>Transfers - airport and lodging as described
>Meals as Noted
This Adventure Does Not Include:
>International Airfare and taxes
>Domestic Airfare and taxes if required
>Meals if otherwise not noted
>Additional hotel charges, tips and alcoholic beverages
Service Level:
The Standard Level
(Our Standard Level service features 2- 3 star accomodations and comfortable transportation throughout the itinerary. Some meals may be provided. The standard level provides private guides and transfers.)
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Additional Trip Notes:
>The very different areas of Sossusvlei, Etosha and Damaraland are explored in depth.
>Accommodation includes a range of lodges in private areas.
>Experienced, knowledgeable and passionate guide travels with the guests throughout.
>Exceptionally diverse variety of activities, including day and night, sea- to land-based wildlife viewing, flying, driving, and boating.
>Other unique activities include meeting local Damara and Himba people (dependent on their movements), rhino tracking, motorboat lagoon trip at >Walvis Bay (including extension to Sandwich Harbour, and seafood lunch).
>Skeleton Coast Research Camp, set in the heart of Skeleton Coast National Park, provides excellent access to the starkly beautiful, seemingly barren Atlantic coastline.
>Travel by land when the journey is enhanced; otherwise travelling is done by air.
Adventure Type:
Eco Adventure, Wildlife Safari
$5001 ~ $10000
Day 1-2:
Kulala Desert Lodge
From Windhoek, travel by vehicle approximately (330km) 205 miles to Kulala Desert Lodge in the 37 000-hectare (91 430-acre) private Kulala Wilderness Reserve, enjoying awe-inspiring views of the mountains and the desert floor. En route, we enjoy a lunch close to the Khomas Hochland escarpment, reaching onto sweeping vistas below. One of the most enduring impressions of the Sossusvlei area is the early morning light on the sea of vivid orange dunes, some as high as 300 metres (984 feet). Nearby world-famous Sossusvlei is an enormous clay pan, flanked by the famous red sand dunes that stand out starkly against the blue sky. These dunes - the most well-known being Big Daddy or Dune 45 - have developed over millions of years, the wind continuously refashioning the contours of this red sand sea. The 'vlei' itself only fills after rare heavy rainfall when, in a complete turn-around, it transforms into a spectacular turquoise lake. Afternoon activities include nature walks, drives to scenic viewpoints and marvelling at the unique Namib fauna and flora in the private Kulala Wilderness Reserve. Here we enjoy access to the Sossusvlei dunes through a private access gate, for walks in the immense moving sands of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, game drives (by day and night) on our concession and stargazing. Photography of the dunes in the early morning and late afternoon is particularly stunning with rich reds and dark shadows completing the extraordinary vista that is the enormity of the Namib Desert. Kulala Desert Lodge is situated within the arid Namib Desert on the private Kulala Wilderness Reserve, and is closest to the iconic red dunes of the Sossusvlei. The lodge comprises 19 thatched and canvas "kulalas" ("to sleep" in Oshiwambo) with en-suite bathrooms and verandas. Each unit is built on a wooden platform to catch the cooling breezes and has a deck on the flat rooftop where bedrolls are placed for guests to sleep under the myriad stars that Namibia's clear skies portray. The main area, with décor inspired by northern Africa, has a lounge, bar, dining area, plunge pool and wrap-around veranda overlooking the waterhole - a perfect location to view and photograph the desert vista. The overall setting is a true delight to the senses, bringing together the rhythm of Namibia, wholesome meals and intimacy. A waterhole in front of camp attracts a number of local wildlife (such as gemsbok, springbok, ostrich and jackal) and provides a perfect location to view and photograph the desert scenery.
Day 3-4
Hansa Hotel
Travel 280km (173 miles) by road north-west via the Kuiseb Canyon with its dark, craggy canyons and via a moon-like landscape of flat gravel plains (with stops along the way that include the Walvis Bay lagoon for some bird watching viewing inter-alia pelicans and flamingos). We arrive at the grand Hansa Hotel in Swakopmund in the early afternoon in time for lunch. The afternoon is at leisure to enjoy the towns quaint mix of European and African culture, as well as a little shopping in the vibrant markets. On our second day we explore the ice-blue Atlantic coast, from the port towns of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund to its incredible marine mammals. A private boat cruise at Walvis Bay and down the coast to Sandwich Harbour (weather permitting) provides a unique chance to see the diverse pelagic (ocean-going) birdlife, Cape fur seals and rare Heaviside's dolphins up close. This activity is rounded off with a private seafood lunch, before returning to the hotel in the late afternoon. The remainder of the afternoon is at leisure before meeting for dinner. The grand three-star Hansa Hotel forms part of Swakopmund's architectural culture and dates back to 1905; it is said to be one of the oldest buildings in the town. It is ideally situated in the centre of Swakopmund within easy walking distance of town and the beach. The luxury of the hotel, its excellent cuisine and friendly service are well known and appreciated countrywide and overseas.
Day 5:
Damaraland Camp
Travel approximately 280km (174 miles), partly up the legendary Skeleton Coast (named for the numerous shipwrecks the treacherous shores have claimed over the years). From here we drive the back roads through the game productive Ugab riverbed, travelling north past the Brandberg Mountain - the second largest monolith on earth - to Damaraland. This all-day excursion with lunch en route ends with our arrival at Damaraland Camp. Damaraland is a land of stark desert beauty. Early morning mists, generated by the clash between the icy Atlantic Ocean and the warm desert air of the Skeleton Coast, drift inland along the canyons, providing sustenance to the flora and fauna of the region. Rare succulent plants abound in this harsh countryside. Our activities include explorations on foot or 4x4 vehicles, viewing springbok, gemsbok and ostrich, and tracking the unique desert-adapted elephant. Damaraland Camp accommodates guests in 10 comfortable tented rooms, with en-suite facilities including flush toilets and showers with hot and cold running water. (Laundry facilities are limited due to the low rainfall in the area). The stone living area combines the dining room and pub and an open fire is enjoyed on calm evenings. There is a swimming pool next to the bar.
Day 6-7:
Desert Rhino Camp
We depart Damaraland Camp and drive into the Huab riverbed to search for desert-adapted elephants, before heading north to the mountainous and rocky paradise of the massive Palmwag Concession. Desert Rhino Camp is situated in the enormous private Palmwag Reserve in north-west Namibia, between Etosha and the Skeleton Coast - few places on the planet can offer this level of privacy and wilderness experience. This reserve has a number of freshwater springs that support healthy populations of animals including desert-adapted back rhino and elephant as well as large populations of the rare Hartmann's mountain zebra, giraffe, gemsbok, springbok and greater kudu. On rare occasions, predators such as lion, cheetah, leopard, and hyaena may also be seen in the area. Bird life is prolific and diverse featuring most of Namibia's endemics. Welwitschia plants (ancient and highly unusual succulents) dot the plain in front of the camp. The speciality of the area is its growing population of the rare desert-adapted black rhino (the largest concentration in the world outside a national park), which are monitored and protected by the Save the Rhino Trust. Desert Rhino Camp has eight comfortable canvas walled tents slightly elevated on wooden decking, each with an en-suite bathroom comprising dual hand basins, toilet and a spacious walk-in shower. The tented dining and lounge area offers uninterrupted views of the desert and mountains. Welwitschia (ancient desert adapted plants) plants dot the plain in front of the camp. On the second day, the highlight is rhino tracking on foot or by vehicle; other activities include day and night nature drives.
Day 8-9:
Ongava Tented Camp
We depart Palmwag eastward on an extended combination wildlife viewing (first part of the drive) and transfer drive of approximately 350km (218 miles) to Etosha National Park, where we experience the pinnacle of game viewing - but accommodated in the privacy of an exclusive bush camp situated on an extensive private game reserve, Ongava, just on the outside of Etosha National Park. Activities include day and night drives (in Etosha National Park and on the private Ongava concession), walks and hides (on the Ongava concession). Etosha National Park is a renowned park, boasting the most wildlife prolific game experience on a salt pan in the world. A healthy mix of wildlife, ranging from savannah-based species like impala and then desert species like springbok abound. Elephant roam the pan fringes and large herds of zebra are often highlighted against a mirage background of the white expansive salt pans. Within Etosha we visit numerous perennial springs and pans, encountering a myriad of differing species. Ongava houses healthy populations of the species within the park (except elephant) with rhino and predators often sighted. Whilst at Ongava we will do a day trip to Halali, located halfway between Okaukuejo and Namutoni. Situated at the base of a dolomite hill, amongst shady mopane trees Halali provides an ambiance of tranquillity and space. It is surrounded by some of the most popular waterholes in the park. Ongava Tented Camp comprises 8 large comfortable walk-in tents, each with en-suite facilities, including flush toilet and a hot shower. All meals are enjoyed in the thatched dining area that overlooks an active waterhole. There is a small pool in which to cool off as well.
Day 10-12:
Skeleton Coast Research Camp
Enjoy a breathtaking scenic flight over dramatic desert landscapes to the exclusive Skeleton Coast Research Camp situated in a private concession in the Skeleton Coast Park. This is one of the most inhospitable but hauntingly beautiful places on the planet: desolate and uninhabited. It has everything, from roaring sand dunes, windswept plains, towering canyons and salt pans to seal colonies, bleached whale bones and shipwreck debris. Full-day explorations in 4x4 Land Rovers will take all these in, picnicking on the way. Included are cultural visits to the remote villages of the Himba people. Skeleton Coast Research Camp comprises 5 Meru-style tents nestled between granite rocks. Surrounded by pure wilderness, this camp is truly remote and the perfect setting for a serviced style of camping. The camp is outfitted with necessary comforts and equipment, essential elements to the old and relaxed manner of early explorers. Discoverer camping aims to bring the guest closer to nature, by means of a lively campfire, lanterns, wide-ranging activities and a warm atmosphere complimenting the comfort and added luxury of the camps visited. Skeleton Coast Research Camp is specifically outfitted to ensure that old-style camping feel with a clear emphasis on necessary and simple comfortable interiors, creating a peerless wilderness experience.
Day 13:
Charter flight to Windhoek
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The Chiling Waterfalls
The Chiling Falls are probably the most beautiful waterfalls of Selangor. They can be reached after an adventurous trek along the river, which has to be crossed many times. To reach the trail head, you take the road from Kuala Kubu Baru to the Gap. After passing the Selangor Dam, you cross the bridge on the Chiling river. Just after this bridge you can park you car. Follow the road for about 100 meter, the trail head is clearly indicated. Soon you will arrive an open field beside the river, with some buildings and a campsite, maintained by the Fisheries department.
At the moment, and temporarily, the Chiling falls are open to the public only from Friday until Sunday!
The first river crossing is by means of a recently constructed suspension bridge. Strict rules have been introduced: after the bridge camping, fishing, making fires, etc is no more allowed. A good idea, in the past several fatal accidents have occured with flash-flooding. Hopefully the rangers will be able to maintain the place.
The trail is clear and follows the river, but you have to cross the river five more times. So you must be prepared to get wet feet and probably more... Kampung Adidas are very useful here. After rainfall the water level can reach until your waist and the current can be strong. Take care, especially with children.
After trekking for about one and a half hour, the river makes a right-turn and suddenly you will see the lower waterfall. A quite spectacular reward. It is a powerful fall with a large pool. Lots of fish, which like to nibble your feet..:-)
There are two more falls. You reach them, by scrambling up the steep slope, just before the last river crossing. You will pass another waterfall (not accessible) before you reach the third waterfall. This place is much quieter than the lower fall and very well suited for a relaxed picnic.
This is an interesting trek and a beautiful fall. But accidents have happened here, due to flash-flooding. Don't make this trip in adverse weather conditions! The river will become impassable when the water level is too high.
Update May 2011
Access to the Chiling falls is limited for the time being (weeekends only), because of ongoing research by the Selangor fisheries department.
Waterfalls can be dangerous ! Always take care about your safety
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South Cambs District Council launches new online guide to help businesses start up, grow and succeed
Posted: February 06, 2014|
A new online publication offering practical ideas, advice and information to help businesses start up, grow and succeed has been launched.
Bi-monthly, it is produced by South Cambs District Council and forms part of a bigger programme of support being rolled out to help local businesses thrive.
The launch edition, issued to all local businesses signed up to the council's business register, introduces a countywide scheme to help businesses afford faster broadband connections, announces a new series of subsidised business workshops, and offers advice to businesses tackling their tax returns and more.
Firms that join the business register at scambs.gov.uk/businessregister will automatically receive the publication and will be among the first to hear about financing and funding opportunities, contracts and tenders from the council and its partners, updates on key infrastructure or new developments, support for businesses suffering from the economic downturn, awards, competitions and subsidised events.
The publication also invites feedback from local businesses to find out how well the council is doing helping local firms, and to give the business community the opportunity to help shape future services.
Cllr Nick Wright, cabinet member for economic development, said: "The economic downturn has hit firms hard right across the country, and although we have weathered the storm better than many, we know our business community still needs extra support.
"We have listened to and understood the challenges facing local businesses, and are determined to do our utmost to help them succeed, grow and create jobs for local people."
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Not one to give up just because he has been booted from office by the voters, former State Board of Education chair Don McLeroy has proposed new additions to the social studies curriculum, which is up for adoption by the full board later this month.
First I'm going to summarize several of proposals that are likely to be controversial, and then I'm going to comment on them. At the end of my comments, I will post all of McLeroy's proposals in his words with his justifications. I'm going to make some comments after each of the first five.
1. Require high school U.S. history students to "evaluate efforts by global organizations to undermine U.S. sovereignty."
–Where do folks like McLeroy get these ideas? Do they really believe that the United Nations and the World Court and the Kyoto treaty or the G-20, or who knows what else are scheming to undermine U.S. sovereignty? How are students supposed "evaluate" this? Are the textbooks going to identify the efforts to undermine sovereignty?
2. Add two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions to the U.S. history standards. The first is Ricci v. DeStefano, the 2009 case in which white firefighters sued the city of New Haven, Connecticut, after the city invalidated a civil service examination on which the white firefighters had qualified for promotion but no black firefighters had done so. The Supreme Court ruled that the city had engaged in "express, race-based decisionmaking when it declined to certify the examination results because of the statistical disparity based on race." McLeroy argues that the decision "provides balance to civil rights issues." The second case was Kelo v. City of New London. This was the eminent domain case that is anathema to property-rights advocates. The Supreme Court, following precedent, ruled that the city could use its power of eminent domain to acquire property for a public purpose–in this instance, for economic development.
–These two cases, interesting as they may be, do not belong in social studies texts. Their rulings are not groundbreaking. Ricci simply restates the already well established principle that express race-based decisionmaking will not withstand scrutiny. Kelo likewise broke no new ground; it upheld the ability of a governmental body to exercise its power of eminent domain. What made the cases important were not the legal principles involved, but the facts of the cases, which had political significance to conservatives. Ricci struck down government's power to tailor an affirmative action remedy. Kelo broadened government's power to take private property for a vague public purpose. They do not rise to the level of essential knowledge, which is what the standards are supposed to be about.
3. Downplay the positive impact of Progressive Era reforms and suggest instead that the work of the era's reformers like Upton Sinclair, Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells and W.E.B. DuBois created a negative portrayal of America.
–I did not realize that there is a conservative revisionist movement aimed at discrediting the achievements of the progressive era until I read about it on the Web. Jonah Goldberg's book, Liberal Fascism, is in the forefront of this movement. Its thesis is that fascism is really a philosophy of the left, not the right. Glen Beck is another proponent of the revisionism of the progressive era. It is easy to understand why conservatives dislike the progressives (although most of the progressive politicians were Republicans, and most of the ordinary Americans who embraced progressivism were businessmen who fit the profile of Republican voters. (Theodore Roosevelt was the prototype progressive president.) The reason why Republicans have turned against progressivism is that the progressive reformers ushered in the era of big government. They favored government regulation of business and created the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroads, the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the food processing industry, passed anti-trust legislation and, under Woodrow Wilson, child labor laws. They passed constitutional amendments for a progressive income tax and to give women the vote.
What was progressivism? Richard Hofstadter, an historian whose works ("The Age of Reform," "Rendezvous with Destiny") were mandatory reading for history majors when I was in college, described it as "that broader impulse toward criticism and change that was everywhere so conspicuous after 1900, when the already forceful stream of agrarian discontent was enlarged and redirected by the growing enthusiasm of middle-class people for social and economic reform." It is stunning to think that there is an elected official who regards the reformist impulse as one that brings discredit to America. Would America be better off if Upton Sinclair had not exposed conditions in the meat-packing industry? If Ida Wells had not advocated against lynching? If Susan B. Anthony's decades of work for women's suffrage had not borne fruit? If W.E.B. Dubois had not give voice to black aspirations and concerns? If the muckrakers had not exposed the corrupt political machines? American history is not just founding fathers and noble ideals. Yes, reformers presented a negative portrayal of America. But it was an accurate portrayal. That's why we call it history.
4. Add a standard to high school U.S. history having students "discuss alternatives regarding long term entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare, given the decreasing worker to retiree ratio.
–I don't have a problem with students learning about the shaky status of entitlement programs. However, the subject more properly belongs to the study of government than history and doesn't belong in history texts.
5. McLeroy would add a standard to the eighth-grade U.S. history course that maintains separation of church and state was not the intent of the Founders who drafted the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students would be asked to "Contrast the Founders' intent relative to the wording of the First Amendment's Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause, with the popular term 'Separation of church and state.'"
–This is just pure political advocacy. Conservatives insist that the modern view that there is a wall of separation between church and state is misguided and argue that the founders' intent regarding separation of church and state should be narrowly interpreted according to the language of the First Amendment: Congress shall make no law regarding an establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Scholars who reject this position point to Thomas Jefferson's view, expressed in his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, that the First Amendment does erect a wall of separation between church and state: "Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man & his god, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state."
Conservatives like McLeroy reject the idea that the founders believed in separation of church and state.
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What follows is the text of McLeroy's proposals. I am not going to comment on these, except to make on point at the beginning. The biggest problem with the new social studies standards is not that they are politically inspired, though they are that. It is that the sheer volume of the things that students must learn has grown so large that memorization will inevitably squeeze out critical thinking. "Drill and kill" is the wrong path toward better education.
On second thought, I reserve the right to make a comment or two. My comments appear in italics.
(4) History. The student understands significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary era. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze causes of the American Revolution, including the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, mercantilism, lack of representation in Parliament, and British economic policies following the French and Indian War;
(B) explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution, including Abigail Adams, John Adams, Wentworth Cheswell, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, James Armistead, Benjamin Franklin, Bernardo de Gálvez, Crispus Attucks, King George III, Haym Salomon, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Paine, and George Washington;
(C) explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, including declaring independence; writing the Articles of Confederation; fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown; enduring the winter at Valley Forge; and signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783;
(D) analyze the issues of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise;
(E) analyze the arguments for and against ratification.
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(F) Contrast the Founders' intent relative to the wording of the First Amendment's Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause, with the popular term "Separation of church and state."
This is another attempt by McLeroy to inflict his interpretation of the First Amendment and American history, which is decidedly revisionist.
Stimulates critical thinking relating to the actual wording in the First
Amendment. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".
This does not stimulate critical thinking. This standard tries to settle an argument that cannot be settled.
(15) Government. The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the U.S. Constitution and other important historic documents. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, The Wealth of Nations, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and selected anti-federalist writings, on the U.S. system of government;
(15) Government. The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and other important historic documents. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, The Wealth of Nations, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and selected anti-federalist writings, on the U.S. system of government;
The SBOE has indicated that it desires major emphasis on the Founding
principles and Founding documents. The Declaration of Independence
certainly fits in this category, and should be studied at the same level as the Constitution, rather than at the level of other important, but lesser, documents.
I have no problem with elevating the Declaration to the same level as the Constitution.
U. S. HISTORY SINCE 1877 (junior year American history)
(5) History. The student understands the effects of reform and third-party movements in the early 20th century The student is expected to:
(B) evaluate the impact of muckrakers and reform leaders such as Upton Sinclair, Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells, andW. E. B. DuBois on American society; and
B) evaluate contrast the impact tone of muckrakers and reform leaders such as Upton Sinclair, Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells, and W. E. B. DuBois on American society; and versus the optimism of immigrants including Jean Pierre Godet as told in Thomas Kinkade's The Spirit of America.
Diversity of opinion and balanced presentation.
The words of Godet and immigrants like him were, "I love America for
giving so many of us the right to dream a new dream". Such words
were as lost on the muckrakers as they are on many modern
historians obsessed by oppression. Yet they have never been lost on
those who lead: "An American", John F. Kennedy said decades
later, "by nature is an optimist. He is experimental, an inventor and
builder, who builds best when called upon to build greatly." - A
Patriot's History of the United States, L. Schweikart and M. Allen,
Page 462
(6) History. The student understands significant events, social issues, and individuals of the 1920s. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze causes and effects of events and social issues , such as immigration, Social Darwinism, race relations, nativism, the Red Scare, Prohibition, and the changing role of women; and
(B) analyze the impact of significant individuals such as Clarence Darrow, William Jennings Bryan, Henry Ford, Glenn Curtiss, Marcus Garvey,and Charles A. Lindbergh.
A) analyze causes and effects of events and social issues , such as immigration, Social Darwinism, eugenics, race relations, nativism, the Red Scare, Prohibition, and the changing role of women; and
from War Against the Weak, by Edward Black, 2003:
In the first three decades of the 20th Century, American corporate philanthropy combined with prestigious academic fraud to create the pseudoscience eugenics that institutionalized race politics as national policy. The goal: create a superior, white, Nordic race and obliterate the viability of everyone else. How? By identifying so-called "defective" family trees and subjecting them to legislated segregation and sterilization programs. The victims: poor people, brownhaired
white people, African Americans, immigrants, Indians, Eastern European
Jews, the infirm and really anyone classified outside the superior genetic lines drawn up by American raceologists. The main culprits were the Carnegie Institution, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Harriman railroad fortune, in league with America's most respected scientists hailing from such prestigious universities as Harvard, Yale and Princeton, operating out of a complex at Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island. The eugenic network worked in tandem with the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, the State Department and numerous state governmental bodies and legislatures throughout the country, and even the U.S. Supreme Court. They were all bent on breeding a eugenically superior race, just as agronomists would breed better strains of corn. The plan was to wipe away the reproductive capability of the weak and inferior. Ultimately, 60,000 Americans were coercively sterilized — legally and extra-legally. Many never discovered the truth until decades later. Those who actively supported eugenics include America's most progressive figures: Woodrow Wilson, Margaret
Sanger and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Why does this belong in history texts? It was an aberration. Far better to include something on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
(8) History. The student understands the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts in the Cold War on the United States. The student is expected to: (B) describe how McCarthyism, the House Un-American Activities Committee
(HUAC), the arms race, and the space race increased Cold War tensions and how the later release of the Venona Papers confirmed suspicions of communist infiltration in U.S. government
(B) describe how the extent and danger of Soviet agent infiltration of the U.S. government as revealed in Alger Hiss' guilt and confirmed later by the Venona Papers, McCarthyism, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), the arms race, and the space race affected/reflected increased Cold War tensions, and how the later release of the Venona Papers confirmed suspicions of communist
infiltration in U.S. government.
The issue of Soviet spies in the U. S. government during the 1940s
deserves focus. The U.S. and other nations were targeted in major espionage campaigns by the Soviet Union as early as 1942. Among those U. S. government officials identified were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg; Alger Hiss; Harry Dexter White, the second-highest official in the Treasury Department; Lauchlin Currie, a personal aide to Franklin Roosevelt; and Maurice Halperin, a section head in the Office of Strategic Services. Others included John Abt, Lee Pressman, Harold Ware, Laurence Duggan, and Michael Straight.
Give it up. Quit trying to rehabilitate Joseph McCarthy.
(11) History. The student understands the emerging political, economic, and social issues of the United States from the 1990s into the 21st century. The student is expected to:
(B) identify significant social and political advocacy organizations and leaders across the political spectrum;
(E) describe significant societal issues of this time period.
(A) identify significant social and political advocacy organizations, and leaders, and issues across the political spectrum;
(C)Evaluate efforts by global organizations to undermine U. S. sovereignty.
Combine old (E) with (B).
Threats of global government to individual freedom and liberty include
the votes of the U. N. General Assembly, the International Criminal
Court, the U. N. Gun Ban proposal, forced redistribution of American
wealth to third world countries, and global environmental initiatives.
(11) History. The student understands the emerging political, economic, and social issues of the United States from the 1990s into the 21st century. The student is expected to:
(A) describe U.S. involvement in world affairs, including the end of the Cold War, the Persian Gulf War, the Balkans Crisis, 9/11, and the global War on Terror; (B) identify significant social and political advocacy organizations and leaders across the political spectrum;
(C) analyze the impact of third parties;
(D) discuss the historical significance of the 2008 presidential election; and
(E) describe significant societal issues of this time period.
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(F) discuss alternatives regarding long term entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare, given the decreasing worker to retiree ratio,
This is a critical thinking skills item, and it is also relevant to assessing
the policies of the various ideologies that have shaped where we are as
Again McLeroy wants to impose his view of history on students.
(21)Government. The student understands the impact of constitutional issues on merican society in the 20th century. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the effects of 20th-century landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, including Brown v. Board of Education and other U.S. Supreme Court decisions such as Plessy v. Ferguson, Hernandez v. Texas, and Tinker v. Des Moines; and
(A) analyze the effects of 20th-century landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, including Brown v. Board of Education and other U.S. Supreme Court decisions such as Plessy v. Ferguson, Hernandez v. Texas; Kelo v. New London, Ricci v. DeStefano, and Tinker v. Des Moines;
Added two key recent decisions. Kelo gives rise to key states rights and
property rights issues. Ricci provides balance to civil rights issues.
Kelo redefined 5th amendment property rights. Many states, including
Texas, have passed state constitutional amendments protecting their
citizens from this Supreme Court decision. The issue with Ricci was whether a municipality (New Haven, CT) may decline to certify results of an exam that would make disproportionately more white applicants eligible for promotion than minority applicants, due to fears that certifying the results would lead to charges of racial discrimination.


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March 13, 2010
Las Cruces, N.M.- Anya Villanueva won her second singles match of the weekend, this time over New Mexico State's Sophie Marks. Marks retired after Villanueva won the first set 6-2. However, Villanueva's victory wasn't enough as the University of New Mexico women's tennis team fell short losing to New Mexico State, 6-1 Saturday at the New Mexico State Tennis Center.
The defeat marks the Lobos' first loss to the Aggies (6-7) since 2002 and only the third ever to NMSU..
Doubles team Manumea Durie and Kristin Eggleston notched a solid win over Aggies Ginet Pinero and Natalia Salum, 8-5 at the No. 3 doubles position.
Anya Villanueva and Laura Richardson were just two games away from clinching the doubles point. After losing at the No. 1 doubles position and winning at No. 3, it came down to Villanueva and Richardson. The duo lost in a narrow defeat, 9-7.
New Mexico will travel to Tampa, Fla. March 16 to take on South Florida and then head over to Orlando to battle Central Florida.
NM State 6, UNM 1
1. Kulaif/Costa (NMSU) d. Bonner/Shipperd (UNM) 8-3
2. Marks/Sylvain (NMSU) d. Villanueva/Richardson (UNM) 9-7
3. Durie/Eggleston (UNM) d. Pinero/Salum (NMSU) 8-5
1. Villanueva (UNM) d. Marks (NMSU) 6-2, ret.
2. Sylvan (NMSU) d. Bonner (UNM) 6-1, 6-3
3. Kulaif (NMSU) d. Shipperd (UNM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Pinero (NMSU) d. Richardson (UNM) 6-3, 6-3
5. Salum (NMSU) d. Eggleston (UNM) 7-5, 5-7, 10-6
6. Tapia (NMSU) d. Oldani (UNM) 6-3, 7-6


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I am Jennifer and this is my life between where I write about all the stuff that happens between once upon a time and happily ever after.
I started blogging in June 2011. Yep, I am a complete blogging novice. If it weren't for Blogging With Amy and the girls in my mastermind group I would have no idea what I was doing. But I'm learning and I'm loving it! The ultimate purpose of my blog is to glorify God and with His guidance give hope and encouragement to other women. I love the women who are part of (in)courage and aspire to be as cool as them someday.
When I'm not blogging I'm spending time with my family. I met my adoring husband at church in October of 1997. After disliking him for several months we became friends in May 1998. We were married 4 months later. Yes, it's a crazy story! He is so much more than I deserve. Together we've had three beautiful children, two daughters followed by a son. We are currently in the process of adopting another little boy, but in order to protect the family's privacy I don't currently blog about that experience. I have a BEAUTIFUL Turkish Angora cat (yep, that's him in the photo above). We also have a family dog, a Lhasa Apso who thinks he's mine, my 10 year old's cat, and my 8 year old's Chihuahua- so my house is a zoo really.
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~My kids think I'm crazy because I like to keep the house clean (read: it's seriously NOT that clean)
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Wright State University
Unclassified Staff Advisory Council
November 29, 2001
The meeting was held in Room 158 University Hall. USAC Chair Tom Brookey called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Twelve staff attended:
Tom Brookey, Raj Soin College of Business
Zech, Athletic Council
Oroszi, Buildings and Grounds
Hupman, Calendars and Elections
Martin, Parking Services
Vuckovich, University Dining Services
Brookey, Carol Vuckovich,
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The UBRC committee received information about the current budget situation which may be of interest to other USAC members. Tom will ask Matthew Filipic, vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs to address USAC in December in lieu of our planned basketball outing. Information will be posted on the USAC web site as soon as it is available.
Carol Vuckovich reported that institutions of higher education currently receive 11% of the state budget, but will be taking 54% of the state cuts. The effects of September 11th are not included in these plans. In addition, Wright State has lower tuition and fewer endowments than its peers. The additional cuts will force WSU to operate more like a private institution. The Faculty Senate has passed a resolution endorsing a 6% tuition increase for winter quarter. The administration expects the cuts to be permanent regardless of changes in the state economy, but our response to the cuts has not been finalized. Because decentralized cuts have not been effective in the past, future cuts will be centralized. Perry Moore is currently reviewing options. Due to the urgency of the situation, some cuts will have to be based more on speed of implementation than long-term strategy. Carol noted that retirement buyouts are not cost effective overall and none are planned.
In response to a question about insurance costs, it was noted by USAC members that Human Resources has scheduled informational sessions on the changes in co-payments. See the Human Resources web page for details.
Zech, Wellness and Recreation
Brookey, Travel Review Committee
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The Classified Staff Advisory Council has drafted a dispute resolution procedure which will be a formal grievance policy in the Wright Way. Tom will prepare a similar document for consideration by USAC. He asked the members to review the CSAC draft and forward comments to him.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
The next meeting will be held in December. Date and time to be announced. The basketball event planned for 12/11/01 has been cancelled.
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"The tremendous support I received from the faculty and staff served me well in accomplishing my goal to earn the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. I am ready to face the challenges and opportunities in the healthcare arena. It was an extraordinary DNP journey at University of San Diego! I truly believe USD projects excellence in education and develops one's potential and competitiveness."
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is designed to prepare leaders for the nursing profession who have expertise in advanced nursing specialty practice with an individual focus. The DNP Program is consistent with the overall mission of the School of Nursing which is to prepare nursing leaders who can facilitate quality health care for our nation.
Advanced practice registered nurses who are master's prepared can enroll in the post-MSN DNP, or DNP completion, track in which graduates have gained additional knowledge and clinical expertise in a defined area of advanced nursing practice. Core knowledge in the scientific, philosophical, ethical, health policy, informatics, and business aspects of clinical practice provide a foundation for DNP scholarly practice and the evidence-based practice (EBP) translational project. The post-MSN DNP track requires 2 years of full-time study; part-time study is also available. The program plan requires completion of 34 units.
The BSN to DNP program is also offered for RNs who desire preparation in primary care as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), dual Pediatric/Family Nurse Practitioner (PNP/FNP), dual Adult-Gerontology/Family Nurse Practitioner (AGNP/FNP), and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Graduates of a master's entry program in nursing are also eligible to apply. The BSN to DNP program requires 3 years of full-time study; part-time study is also available. The curriculum ranges from 78-81 units depending on the focus of study and prior preparation. Graduates are eligible to write national certification examinations appropriate to their educational preparation.


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By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2005 "Pack it well" and "mail it early" are two tips a military postal official offered regarding holiday mailings to servicemembers overseas today.
The Defense Department announced recommended holiday mail dates Oct. 31. The first deadlines occur on Nov. 12 for Parcel Post items headed overseas to APO and FPO ZIP codes. Deadlines for other mail classes continue with Nov. 26 for Space Available Mail; Dec. 3, Parcel Airlift Mail; Dec. 10, Priority Mail; and Dec. 19, Express Mail.
Mark J. DeDomenic, assistant deputy director of the Military Postal Service Agency, covered a variety of military mail issues in an interview.
Among his top recommendations are to use nylon tape or some type of reinforced packing tape, because other tapes tend to come off.
He added a few other pointers to speed the delivery of a package to a servicemember.
Any buzzing, ticking or vibrating, for example, is a red flag, DeDomenic said. So to keep a package from getting bomb-squad attention, he advised removing batteries from electronics.
Fill out customs labels completely and use a proper military address to help move the package through the system. If there's concern that the content list on the customs label will give away a surprise, DeDomenic said to place the form inside the package and attach a label outside of the package noting where the form is.
Also be conscious of the box's outside markings. Regardless of the contents, boxes with hazardous substance or alcohol markings won't make it through the system, he said.
And boxes used to ship gifts to servicemembers, DeDomenic noted, should be strong and well-packed because of the long distances traveled and the high volume of parcels moving with them.
He said that in the 2004 holiday season, his agency moved more than 28 million pounds of mail just between Dec. 1 and 25. "The mail volumes last (holiday season) were 52 percent more than the volumes the year before," DeDomenic said. By comparison, he added, roughly 5 million pounds of mail move in a typical month.
The agency defines the holiday mailing season as Nov. 15 through Jan. 10.
DeDomenic also referred those who may not personally know a servicemember serving overseas, but want to share the holiday spirit, to the AmericaSupportsYou.mil Web site. "That provides information on how you can support the troops even if you don't have (a servicemember) that is a family member or close relative," he said.
The site lists hundreds of organizations that offer ways the general public can support the troops. Several involve sending greeting cards or packages through these organizations. However, for force-security reasons, packages addressed to "Any Servicemember" will not be shipped, DeDomenic said.
And he pointed out Express Mail for last-minute shipments. In the past, this method relied on a thank-you note from the recipient to verify delivery, but the system has improved this year.
DeDomenic said Express Mail tracking is available through the U.S. Postal Service Web site, as long as the mail isn't going to a combat zone.


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This one's for the Evil Regals. ABC has put out a new promotional video for the remainder of Once Upon a Time Season 2, and it's all about everyone's favorite Evil Queen, Regina (Lana Parrilla).
Mixing in some new footage — including a slaughtered village and what looks like it could be Regina putting Henry under a spell at 1:03 — with a lot of older clips, this video, set to "Guillotine" by YADi, celebrates Regina in all her evil, conflicted, potentially redeemable glory.
Want more Regina? Here's the official synopsis for Season 2, Episode 20: "The Evil Queen," which is all about her:
With the aid of Hook, Regina attempts to put a plan in motion that will help transport herself and Henry back to Fairytale land. But her plan revolves around a fail-safe that was planted within the curse, which if triggered could wipe Storybrooke off the map — and kill all of its inhabitants; and Emma's suspicions about Tamara grow. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, the Evil Queen asks Rumplestiltskin to transform her into an unrecognizable peasant in order to kill an unsuspecting Snow White, with the twisted aim of earning the love and respect of her subjects.
Read more OUAT spoilers here.
Catch the next episode of Once Upon a Time on Sunday, April 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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Finding Minnesota: Randall's 90-Year-Old 'Shoe Lady'
Radio listeners in central Minnesota occasionally hear a voice that's so unexpected and so unconventional, they have to stop and listen. It's the sweet, grandmotherly voice of Lenore Olson, selling shoes and boots just a few weeks before her 90th birthday.
Sheriff: Meth Bust Shows Drug's 'Overwhelming Presence' In Brainerd
Authorities say two people in northern Minnesota face charges for allegedly possessing 15 ounces of meth that has a reported street value of $40,000-$50,000.
Honey Badger Don't Care
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I was gobsmacked to read this New York Times report: "The United States military is considering a mission to train Libyan security personnel with the goal of creating a force of 5,000 to 7,000 conventional soldiers and a separate, smaller unit for specialized counterterrorism missions, according to the top officer at the United States Special Operations Command."
Why was I startled? Not because I think such a mission is a bad idea but precisely because it is such a good idea that is so long overdue. It's been more than two years since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and a pro-Western government installed in his place. It is stunning that the U.S. still has done so little to train Libyan security forces capable of keeping order amid the violence and instability created by militias that continue to run amok. Just look at the latest news from that North African nation.
Item No. 1: "The deputy chief of Libya's intelligence service was abducted from the parking lot of the airport in Tripoli on Sunday afternoon as a standoff between militias and a general strike against militia rule virtually shut down the city."
Item No. 2: "At least 40 people were killed Friday in the deadliest violence in Libya's capital since the end of the bloody 2011 revolution that ousted Moammar Gaddafi, state media reported. Nearly 400 others were injured, the Associated Press reported Saturday, citing Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani."
And that's just what is in the news today. Such examples could be multiplied endlessly. This ongoing strife is cause for concern not just for Libyans but for Americans–a fact brought home by the murder of our ambassador in Benghazi more than a year ago which continues to go unpunished. Al-Qaeda and its ilk are taking advantage of this chaos to gain a foothold in a nation that otherwise should be oriented firmly toward the West.
It is simply shameful that the Obama administration, which helped to topple Gaddafi, has done so little to stabilize Libya in the last two years. The initiative to train security forces should have been launched in 2011–and yet it still has not passed beyond the discussion stage. It's not as if Obama hasn't seen what happens when the U.S. allows a power vacuum to develop after a dictator's downfall. Yet for some bizarre reason he appears intent on duplicating in Libya the errors that his predecessor made in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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The parent company of Hawaiian Airlines intends to acquire up to six used turboprops with 50 seats or less in order to set-up the new operation, says Peter Ingram, chief commercial officer of the airline, in an interview.
He did not provide a timeline, emphasising that they are only in the LOI stage.
Ingram says that the aircraft would primarily operate to smaller destinations, for example Lana'i and Moloka'i, that it cannot serve for either economic or operational reasons with Hawaiian's Boeing 717-200 aircraft. The majority of these flights would be to and from its Honolulu hub.
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Valiant for Truth - Worship
Westminster Seminary's beloved professor and president, Dr. Godfrey, convinced me to recover psalm singing in worship. He took his argument, I know now thanks to Sing a New Song, from Calvin's Preface to the Psalter (1543).
For those of you in the Southeast, there's a great conference on the horizon. The Second Annual Reformation Worship Conference will be held at historic Midway Presbyterian Church, in Powder Springs, Georgia, pastored by WSC trustee, David Hall.
Today over at the Huffington Post there's a story about a four-year old preacher. The little boy has established a reputation for himself because he first "preached" when he was two years old.
As the title of the book suggests, Paul Froese and Christopher Bader—professors of sociology at Baylor—undertake a survey of Americans' conception of God. In the introduction they comment that in their research they found one's answers on the nature of God often reflected much about one's own personality.
It is common knowledge these days that not all is well within evangelicalism. Recent books have chronicled the problems from different angles, among them Julia Duin's Quitting Church: Why the Faithful are Fleeing and What to Do About it (Baker Books, 2008). In the first chapter, Duin makes the case that numerically the church is declining. She cites several studies that put church attendance around 20 to 30 per cent of the population, a drop of about 20 percentage points since the 1970s. The decline does not necessarily describe a lessening of belief, but rather a growing Christian population that does not go to church.