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Article 110.2 of NFPA 70E 2012 specifies the safety training requirements when working on equipment that presents an electrical hazard. The introduction to this section provides a summary of the arc flash training requirements:
"Such employees shall be trained to understand the specific hazards associated with electrical energy. They shall be trained in safety-related work practices and procedural requirements, as necessary to provide protection from the electrical hazard associated with their respective job or task assignment. Employees shall be trained to identify and understand the relationship between electrical hazards and possible injury." The article then provides specifics on what is required, including specifying the requirements for qualified person training and unqualified person training. There are also requirements for training documentation.
Although the NFPA code only mentions employees as needing training, you should be providing arc flash training to vendors, contractors and anyone else who may be exposed to an arc flash hazard. Recent OSHA decisions include anyone within your workplace as being within the workplace owner's (or the workplace operator's) scope of responsibility for safety. So these arc flash training requirements apply to everyone, without regard to whether they are your employee.
The answer is no, not specifically. There is no OSHA standard that mentions arc flash training. Does OSHA enforce the NFPA 70E requirements for training? In 2006 ORC Worldwide wrote to OSHA and asked them to clarify OSHA's position on enforcement of NFPA 70E. Here is OSHA's answer:
OSHA's Reply: A violation of the General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the Act, exists if an employer has failed to furnish a workplace that is free from recognized hazards causing or likely to cause death or serious physical injury. The General Duty Clause is not used to enforce the provisions of consensus standards, although such standards are sometimes used as evidence of hazard recognition and the availability of feasible means of abatement. In addition, the General Duty Clause usually should not be used if there is a standard that applies to the particular condition, practice, means, operation, or process involved. See §1910.5(f).
In a July 12, 2010 press release OSHA announced a $272,000 fine against the US Postal Service for exposing workers to electrical hazards at their Capitol Heights, MD., facility. Concerning this citation Dr. David Michaels, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, stated: "These citations and sizable fines reflect the Postal Service's failure to equip its workers with the necessary knowledge and skills to safely work with live electrical parts. The Postal Service knew that proper and effective training was needed for the safety of its workers but did not provide it."
If you do not meet the NFPA arc flash training requirements, you are subject to being fined by OSHA. Although not required by OSHA standards, OSHA considers arc flash training to be required.
An important part of your arc flash training should be training concerning arc flash labels. Everyone who might be in an area in which there is an arc flash hazard should be familiar with arc flash labels and the information they contain. NFPA 70E provides some flexibility in label design and content, so don't count on training provided at other facilities or workplaces as being adequate for your workplace.
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Chatham fetes opening of new Justice Center
Serving as the intersection of several segments of local government, the new Chatham County Justice Center officially opened its doors Friday.
The public gathered with former and current community leaders at 2 p.m. Friday at for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the center, located off of Sanford Road.
Chatham County Board of Commissioners Chairman Walter Petty welcomed more than 100 people to celebrate the grand opening of the recently constructed justice center.
"This will meet the need of our judicial needs for many years to come," he said, "and it will do so efficiently and safely."
The $23.7 million project came in under budget, Petty said, and was constructed on time. A United States Department of Agriculture loan helped finance the 87,093-square-foot facility at a low interest rate, he said.
During the invocation, Chatham County Commissioner Mike Cross said, "We ask for Your assistance to provide safety to all who serve and conduct business here."
The new justice center is fully equipped to manage any sort of potential security breach in a modern fashion, said Chatham County Sheriff Richard Webster.
"We are honored to be given the mission of protecting this facility," he said, citing several security features. "This is a modern approach to the judicial system."
The building, he said, does not belong to the state, but to the residents of Chatham County.
The ribbon cutting concluded with a ceremonial session of Superior Court, with comments from the N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Parker and tours throughout the justice center.
According to information provided at the ceremony, the justice center will house Superior Court, District Court, Clerk of Superior Court, the District Attorney's Office, Probation Services, the Public Defender's Office, Guardian ad Litem, Chatham 360 first offender program, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities and Juvenile Justice.
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Two internet videos uncovered by users of the "Find Hailey Dunn" and "Help Find Hailey Dunn" Facebook pages appear to show the boyfriend of Hailey Dunn's mother using illegal drugs, cursing, and posing with knives.
Adkins is believed to be the last person to see the 13-year-old alive before she vanished from the small town of Colorado City on December 27, 2010.
One video links back to someone claiming to be a relative of Adkins. It appears the original copy of the second video has been removed by the poster.
A funeral service was held for retired Sweetwater firefighter Loyd Levens on Thursday. On the way to Sweetwater Cemetery, Loyd got to take his final ride in Sweetwater's newest fire truck and was honored by Sweetwater firefighters. On Oct. 23, 1952, Loyd moved to Sweetwater and went to work for the Sweetwater Fire Department. After 29 years, he retired in 1981. "Loyd Levens was a fireman who retired before I was out of high school but was a great fireman and nice guy," said Sweetwater Fire Chief Grant Madden. "I had the privilege of helping him after a fall and had met him a few other times.


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SLATER Street Methodist Church, Darlaston, is holding A Night at the Pictures tomorrow (Friday, September 5) at 7pm which is about Darlaston at war and the old streets and old pubs of Darlaston. Admission £1.50 at the door.
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The Choose Colorado tour was created to integrate agricultural communities and celebrate farmers, ranchers and manufacturers, while educating and influencing consumers along the journey.
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A Talk by Benjamin Lyngfelt - Swedish in America: Past and Present
Mon, April 15, 2013 • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Burdine Hall 337
In the early twentieth century, there were still Swedish speaking communities in America, populated by immigrants and descendants of immigrants. They had Swed- ish newspapers, heard sermons in Swedish, and some children hardly spoke any English until they started school. Those days are long gone; but fortunately, American Swedish is not. It's just different.
Dr. Lyngfelt will report from field trips to Minnesota in 2011 and Illinois in 2012, where a group of Swedish linguists interviewed and recorded about 70 Swedish- speaking Americans. The results from these trips will be compared with data from earlier recordings, collected in the 1960s. Thereby, he will shed some light on how Swedish in America today differs from the varieties spoken 50 years ago. The main focus of the talk, however, will concern present-day American Swedish.
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Minnesota's locked-out musicians are making their plea for Legacy funds.
Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra Association say the orchestra plays a big role in advancing culture and education in Minnesota, but they need money to do it.
"While the musicians are without funding or benefits, we have continued to spend our funds producing concerts that fulfill our mission of inspiring the community with great orchestral music," Principal Cellist Tony Ross said.
The musicians have held several concerts on their own, and Ross says every concert has been sold out. The Legacy funds would help with supporting the rest of this season and next season, he says.
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New CEO named for Catholic Charities of Denver
Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver, Inc. announced today the appointment of Laurence M. Smith as its new president and chief executive officer.
Smith brings to the position over 25 years of combined corporate experience in executive management, leadership, sales, marketing and operations, as well as a deep conviction and commitment to the Catholic faith.
When asked about leading a faith-based nonprofit, Smith responds energetically.
"I've spent most of my professional career championing products," he says. "I am excited and honored by this opportunity to turn my focus full-time to championing the charitable mission of Jesus Christ in service to the poor."
Smith will assume his duties May 6.
Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of Denver, expressed his wholehearted support.
"Larry brings an enthusiasm for serving the poor and real leadership skills. He'll guide Charities' staff, supporters, and all Catholics towards a true model of Catholic charity," said Archbishop Aquila.
"I have every confidence in him, and know that he will help all of us to exercise the Church's preferential option for the poor."
Robert Scott, who has served as interim president of Charities since last December, will continue to serve the agency as a member of its Board of Directors.
"From the beginning, we believed the Holy Spirit was the most important member of our search committee," Scott says. "I believe he brought Larry to us as the clear choice to lead Catholic Charities in the years that lie ahead."
Born in St. Louis and a graduate of the University of Missouri, Smith is a devoted, life-long Catholic and active member of St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Centennial.
Smith will succeed Dr. Jonathan Reyes, who served as CEO and president from 2009 until December 2012 when he accepted an executive role within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C.


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Explore the numerous type options, type-related features, and type-specific preferences of Adobe InDesign. Using practical, real-world examples, instructor and designer Nigel French dissects the anatomy of a typeface and defines the vocabulary of typography. The course moves from the micro to the macro level, addressing issues such as choosing page size, determining the size of margins, adjusting number columns, and achieving a clean look with baseline grids. This course takes you from laying out a page to delving into the hows and whys of typography.
We saw earlier how useful Object Styles can be for triggering a style sequence. You apply the Object Style, it applies a Paragraph Style to the first style in that frame and then to the next style and the next style and the next style. Here is another use of Object Styles, and that is when you want to combine anchored objects in your text flow. In this text frame right here, I have anchored these pictures, which means that if I move the text frame the pictures move with it.
Let's turn on the guides. It also means that if I change the position of one of these pictures, each of which has an Object Style applied to it, I can redefine that Object Style and they will all change. By which I mean this, I am now going to move the text frame to columns 2 and 3, and then select one of the pictures and nudge that over, I am pressing my Shift key and my left arrow to move it over incrementally, and that's the position that I want the pictures to be in relative to the text.
I can now come to my Object Styles where I see this object style has been applied to all of these, I can then Redefine that and they are all going to move now in the same relationship to the text. So how do we get this in the first place? What I am going to do is I am going to turn on my beginning layer and turn off layer 1 where we see I have four empty picture frames. I am then going to come to my Mini Bridge panel, which is already cued up to the right folder, this is the Images folder inside the Exercise Files folder.
I see there the four images that I want to use. I am going to select those if I want to make a non-contiguous selection, hold down the Command or Ctrl key, and then I would drag over onto my page, and I forget the order they came in, that's not relevant here. I am just going to dump them in however they come, like so. Let's come, and now I think we can dismiss Mini Bridge. We won't be using it again. So the first problem is that the pictures have not fitted to their frames.
I could apply the frame fitting under Object > Fitting > Frame Fitting Options. And this is a good place to do it if you're doing it for a single instance. But we know that we want the same fitting options applied to all four of those picture frames and possibly to more picture frames within this document. So I am going to go directly to my Object Styles and choose New Object Style. I'll call this picture, and then what I am interested in is this, my Frame Fitting Options.
I will make sure the fitting is Fill Frame Proportionally, which works most of the time, although sometimes you will find, especially if you're working with an image that is a cutout image that this option works better. I want to align it from the center point, and I want to make sure that all of those Crop amounts are set to 0. I will also turn on Auto-Fit which is more than 50% of the time--probably just more than 50% of the time--a good thing.
I'll now click OK, and you'll see that that applies to that selected picture, but now I'll go and apply it to the others as well and the pictures now fit to the frame. But they don't yet have a relationship to the text. So that's what we need to do next. I'm going to select the first of them, position it exactly where I want it to go, and in this case exactly where I want it to go is aligned with the top of caps. So I am going to zoom in nice and big, and I am going to draw down a guide to align it with the flat top of the N, and then I'll move the picture up to that position.
This approach is going to work in InDesign CS 5.5 and later, and that approach is to grab this rectangle and drag it to where you want the image to be anchored. So great, if you have 5.5 or above, do it that way. If you don't, you have to work a bit harder. I am going to cut that from there, insert my cursor into the text, paste it, select it, come to Object > Anchored Object > Options, specify that I want it to be a Custom object.
Specify in this case that I want its Y-- its vertical position--Relative To the Cap Height, and that I want its X position-- rather than trying to do it numerically, I am just going to put my cursor into this field, and in this case, since I want a negative value, press my Down Arrow. I could also at this point click OK and just move this manually. But in doing so, there is a possibility I may disturb its Y position. So I am just going to continue to do it numerically here, holding down the Shift key to move in bigger increments.
All right, and now we are in the right position. So however you get there--and obviously you have to work a lot harder if you're working with a version earlier than 5.5-- at this point you now want to define this as an Object Style, or given the way we have approached things so far, incorporate the Anchored Object settings into the style definition. And we can do that by right- clicking on the Object Style name and choosing Redefine Style.
So now, when I come and select those three, you would expect them to be aligned exactly and anchored, but they are not. That's because even though the Anchored Object settings are applied to them, they are not yet anchored. But if were to--it doesn't matter what position they are currently in--as soon as I anchor them and then clear that override by holding down the Option or Alt key, they will go to exactly the right position. So that's how we can achieve a clear relationship between our text and our pictures.
Not just a visual relationship, but a formatting relationship as well so that if we move our text frame the pictures will move with it. And this is achieved through Anchored Objects and incorporating the Anchored Object settings into an Object Style.
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Above, Little Mermaid played by Marisa Nahas of Macomb and Prince Eric played by James Weil of Rochester. Olivia Belfie of Romeo will play the role of Little Mermaid on Feb. 15. Below, Little Mermaid played by Nahas and Ursula played by Harper Case of Mt. Clemens. Emily Gilbert of Romeo will play Ursula on Feb. 15.
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Go under the sea with ATWAS
in `The Little Mermaid Jr.'
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first she'll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince Prince Eric that she's the girl with the enchanting voice.
Adapted from Disney's 2008 Broadway production, Disney's "The Little Mermaid Jr." features all the hit songs you have grown to know and love: "Part of Your World," "She's in Love," "Kiss the Girl," and the Oscar-winning "Under the Sea."
So join All The World's A Stage (ATWAS) "under the sea" as they bring magic, charm, and enchantment to the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. For tickets and additional information, visit www.MacombCenter.com or call the Macomb Center box office Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Friday noon - 6 p.m. at (586) 286-2222.
All The World's a Stage production of Disney's "The Little Mermaid Jr." features 25 young actors from the Macomb and Oakland county area. Members of the ATWAS Theatre Performance Ensemble CAST, these young actors are responsible for presenting theater arts and musical theater entertainment throughout the S.E. Michigan region.
This production features Olivia Belfie of Romeo as Ariel, James Weil of Rochester Hills as Prince Erik, with the double casting of Ashleigh Dobbin of Sterling Heights and Hannah Enciso of Romeo as Flounder, Emily Ruhlman from Macomb County and Carly Wilson from Romeo as Scuttle, Harper Case of Mount Clemens and Emily Gilbert of Romeo as Ursula, and Erik Lafferty of Warren and Jon Sangster of Rochester Hills as Grimsby.
ATWAS is an award winning theater arts education organization established in 1986. Currently in its 28th season, the theater company provides theater education and performance experiences to young actors from 3rd through 12th grade, serving more than 120 students annually, providing training to thousands of young actors throughout its history, many of whom are currently working in the field professionally.
Their training program includes participation with the Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, where their young actors receive workshop training and adjudicated performance opportunities in partnership with Stratford's Education Department and Acting Company.
In addition to its work with teaching the acting process to aspiring young actors, ATWAS has provided cutting edge theater arts programming with at risk and underserved youth populations, and currently partners with Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center, Macomb Intermediate School District, Macomb County Department of Mental Health, and a pilot venture in the developmental stages in partnership with Macomb Oakland Regional Center (MORC).


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Founded in 1848, Convent of the Sacred Heart is part of the international network of Sacred Heart schools.
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich is an independent college preparatory day school for 770 girls in grades preschool through grade 12.
The School is located on a beautiful 110-acre campus in Greenwich, Connecticut and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The School offers a rigorous academic program, combined with a community service requirement and a well-rounded focus that includes the arts and athletics.
World languages are emphaiszed, beginning in the elementary grades, with Chinese in Kindergarten.
Arabic is offered in the Upper School. An international exchange program is offered as part of the curriculum.
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I thought about this post and began thinking about the fact that DisneyDining is calling everybody who has Priority Seating on July 17th. They are telling the guests that they need to get in the Park "early" on the 17th, as their PS reservation won't guarantee entrance into the Park. I don't recall anybody mentioning this consideration being given for May 5th or any other day when they thought they might hit maximum capacity.Goofster57 said:
I heard a second hand rumor yesterday
second hand rumor= the person who told me heard it from a manager
He stated that they are going to cap attendance that day at 45,000 guests so that there will be a Comfortable level in the park. If you leave you will not be allowed back in unless they have opened the turnstiles again, no guarantee of admission for resort guess.
Looks like Disneys California Adventure may have an upswing in attendance that day.
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An afternoon mishap at an entrance gate led to a heated exchange between Indian River County Administrator Joe Baird and a sheriff's deputy Saturday, according to reports and video released Tuesday by the Sheriff's Office.
According to surveillance video, Baird was following local developer Joe Paladin, who owns a boat docked at the community marina, into the 53rd Street gated entrance at 2:25 p.m. Saturday. The padded arm of the gate dropped and struck the hood of Baird's Toyota Camry as he drove through, according to the traffic report.
The damaged gate arm rose back up after Baird backed up his car, but fell apart shortly after Baird left the scene, the Sheriff's Office said. A security guard contacted the Sheriff's Office and notified them the driver of the Camry was at the Grand Harbor marina.
Following an investigation Saturday, Deputy Karrie Spooner cited Baird for leaving the scene of an accident with property damage. Spooner, joined by Deputy Kathy Gibson, approached Baird at the marina about the gate damage.
"I didn't understand why I was being charged with leaving the scene of an accident since I didn't see the damage before I left," Baird said Tuesday in an interview about the incident. "I didn't see it fall. I don't think I did anything wrong."
According to reports filed by Spooner and Gibson, Baird was agitated about the ticket and argued about whether the damage was his fault.
"I told him it was a mandatory court (appearance)," Spooner said in her report. "He made the comment, 'Good luck.' "
Gibson's report said Baird slurred some of his words and smelled of liquor. But the deputies did not charge Baird with any other traffic offenses.
"(He) kept rambling on and said to me he didn't like my attitude," Spooner wrote in her report.
According to the reports, Baird called Spooner "stupid," told her he hated her and that she "didn't have a real (expletive) job." Both reports said Baird later apologized.
Baird said he reviewed the reports from Spooner and Gibson but would not comment on them.
Indian River County Commissioner Gary Wheeler said Tuesday he looked at the video and the deputy reports. He disagreed with Spooner's decision to give the infraction.
"I have a lot of respect for Deputy Spooner, but this was an improper charge," he said. "It's not leaving the scene of an accident if you didn't know there was an accident."
Wheeler, a former sheriff who has known Spooner for many years, said he wasn't surprised she and Baird butted heads.
"They're both firm and very opinionated," Wheeler said. "I can understand there would be a conflict between them. They have similar personalities."
Grand Harbor staff said they fixed the gate arm that afternoon. The Sheriff's Office said the damages were about $300. Baird said he contacted Grand Harbor to pay for the damages.
The Grand Harbor gate situation isn't Baird's only traffic citation in recent years. He was charged with driving under the influence in May 2009 by the Vero Beach Police Department. However, a jury acquitted him that summer.
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Govt. secondment officials will be paid in keeping with the projects' service rules
Government officials on secondment with the Punatsangchu hydropower projects (PHPA-I&II) will be paid in keeping with the projects' service rules.
This was decided at the recent PHPA-I management meeting in Thimphu, which adopted project pay scales and allowances for secondment officials, effective from April 2012.
"With workload being same, we wanted to get rid of a significant difference in total earnings between officials directly appointed by the project and those on secondment from government departments," the managing director of PHPA I&II, RN Khazanchi, said.
"Both Punatsangchhu projects have officials at the level equivalent to both superintending engineer and executive engineer, like senior administration officer, senior labour officer, senior personnel officer, chief administration officer and chief environment officer, drawn from government departments," Khazanchi said.
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About ASFA Chairman
April 2004 Keynote speaker at conference, "Beyond Radical Islam?" held by LeFrak Forum and Symposium on Science, Reason, and Modern Democracy at Michigan State University and the Ethics and Public Policy Center of Washington, DC.
February 2004 Led an international delegation to Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. In Thailand presented a paper at the Thailand Leadership Forum, toured Buddhist shrines and met religious leaders; Performed Celebration of Remembrance with 140,000 students in Indonesia's Istiklal Mosque; met privately with Malaysian Prime Minister His Excellency Dato Seri Abdallah Badawi.
January 2004 Met with His Excellency Recep Tayyib Erdogan Prime Minister of Turkey to discuss building interfaith dialogue between US academics and scholars and their Turkish counterparts.
January 2004 Keynote speech to annual board meeting of the American Foreign Policy Council.
December 2003 Represented US Muslims at 3-day interfaith conference of international religious leaders held in Spain.
October 2003 Joined President George W. Bush for Iftar at the White House. Gave the keynote address at the Nixon Center conference on Sufism and US Policy.
July and October 2003 Led two international delegation to Indonesia and Malaysia to meet with government and religious leaders as part of a campaign against religious extremism; addressed more than 100,000 Muslims in Indonesia's Mosque Istiklal, calling for religious tolerance, and opened a new institute dedicated to teaching classical Islam.
May 2003 Spoke at Conference on Islam and America, sponsored by the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC.
May 2003 Addressed conference of federal prison chaplains sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons in Ann Arbor, Michigan; warned of danger posed by extremists within federal corrections system.
January-February 2003 Traveled across the U.S. to convene grassroots coalition meetings and community watch groups to prevent the rise of religious extremism and to promote traditional Islam.
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September 2002 Met with President George W. Bush for his official Proclamation of the Days of Remembrance and Prayers September 6-9, 2002.
August 2002 Invited as a guest of the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, to visit the republic and explore issues of religious educational development.
July 2002 Presented a paper entitled "Understanding Sharia" at the Freedom House conference in Washington, DC, as well as a paper on "Islam and Democracy" for the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
March 2002 Met with His Excellency President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan during his first official visit to the U.S. and discussed future plans for mutual cooperation.
March 2002 Met with Asst. Secretary of Defense, Mr. Paul Wolfowitz and his staff to introduce the activities of ISCA and its promotion of moderate Islam throughout the world.
March 2002 Guest speaker at the American Society for Industrial Security on the topic of "Traditional Islam in the U.S."
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"A great dish I created when I had an abundance of cherry tomatoes. My family loves this dish. This recipe can easily stretch for six. Just cook two extra chops. Make sure to reduce liquids before adding pork, so as not to boil them. Pork will finish cooking very quickly, so be careful not to overcook."
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4 (1-inch thick)
pork chops
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 2/3 tablespoons
olive oil, divided
onion, minced
2 cloves
garlic, minced
1 pint
cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon
brown sugar
1/4 cup
bourbon whiskey
3/4 cup
beef broth
1 tablespoon
minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
It came out great but I did have to make some substitutions. I switched the whiskey for vermouth( didn't have whiskey) but other than that it came out amazing!
I was rather disappointed. I used less sugar than stated, but I found it rather sickly sweet. I couldn't finish it. I am going to make it again, but with very little sugar. I never add rum, cognac, whisky to a recipe without flambeing it. It tastes so much better.
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These were very good pork chops! I have basically two recipes for pork chops that my husband doesn't complain that they are dry. I decided to try these on him, and he was very happy! I did not change a thing except that I didn't have grape tomatoes only Roma, so I quartered them and as they softened I flattened them. I also sprinkled pork seasoning on the chops before cooking. I think the bourbon adds a very nice flavor to them. Thanks so much for sharing Nattygirl, will definitely be making again.
Yummy. This is my recipe, and I just made it again. It turned out so well. This time I used tenderloin pork chops. It isn't that much work to brown onions and tomatoes separately. I used chicken broth because that's what I had on hand. It came out really good! My husband loves this dish.
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Oh, Lawsie Mercy, I'm Crawling in a Hole.
*Disclaimer: Marlboro Man is forcing me to write this post. And if you think I'm using the term "force" casually, YOU try telling him no sometime. It's a physical impossibility.
Tomorrow, for probably a couple of minutes at most, I'll be appearing on a show on CNN Headline News called "News to Me." A few weeks ago, the producer of the show emailed me (he'd read my site and had likely just been bowled over by something really embarrassing I'd written, or perhaps a nice, impressive belch) and asked if I'd agree to be interviewed on their show about citizen journalism. I said yes and immediately regretted it because I'm very squeamish about appearing in front of any camera at any time. I get a hive on my neck. Not hives, just a hive, but it's a hive nonetheless. And when I'm in front of the camera, I lose all control. Of my bladder. And my senses.
Not really on that bladder part, but here's what I'd like to tell you: I was not, in any way, shape or form, going to tell you that I was to appear on this TV show. That is, I wasn't going to tell you about it until I'd watched it first. This would be possible because the show airs twice tomorrow, and if I watched the earlier showing and didn't cringe my ever-lovin' guts out, I might possibly maybe possibly maybe possibly, but just maybe, write a quick post alerting you, my friends, that you could tune in and watch my two minute interview.
This was the dastardly plan I made the mistake of sharing with Marlboro Man this afternoon as we drove around the big city two hours from our ranch, fishes out of water, scrambling to find Christmas presents for the four children we created with our combined DNA. Did I just say that? I did, I did. I said it. I'm sorry, Ga-Ga.
Anyway, Marlboro Man balked. "Oh, no you don't," he said. "You can't watch it first."
"What do you MEAN," I asked. "Why not?"
"Because, honey, that's not 'keepin' it real.'" He did air quotes with his fingers.
I love it when he does air quotes with his fingers.
"Wait…what do you MEAN?" I asked again. My armpits moistened violently.
"Well, if you get to watch it first?…everyone gets to watch it first," he replied. I hate his integrity. It's mean and it cramps my style.
Then I really let him have it. "But what if I look dumb? What if I sound dumb? I hated what I wore that day. What if they edit me to sound different than I am? What if I have a double chin? What if I have something in my teeth? What if I'm stupid? I don't even know what I said! I don't even know what they asked me! I have no idea who I even AM anymore!" And, for good measure, a final "What if I look…dumb?"
He squeezed my knee and I squealed because I'm ticklish. "Honey," he said. "If you look dumb, who cares?"
Then I fell in love with him all over again.
The show's on at both 12:30 and 5:30 Eastern Time tomorrow. Marlboro Man just made me type that. I'm serious. He MADE me. I think I'll sneak back to the computer after Marlboro Man goes to bed tonight and change the times by about four years…so just forget I ever mentioned any of this. Okay?
Now, back to the important stuff. Here's what's coming:
Christmas Eve: Special Olympics announcement starring MIKE, MY YOU-KNOW-WHAT BROTHER. Also featured: photos of my other brother, WDS, passed out on the couch. I like to spread images of family harmony at this time of year.
Christmas Day: A brand spankin' new edition of Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story. If you aren't familiar with the saga, you might want to spend a little time catching up. I promise lots of sighs and hiney tingles. And for you men, I promise to mention the phrase "John Deere" at least once. Maybe twice, if I'm feeling particularly festive.
I'd like to end this post with a Christmastime Confession: I shopped for nine hours today, and I spent $98 on myself. I promise never to do it again, but it felt good at the time. I might take it back, but I probably won't. I hereby apologize to all mankind.
I'm sorry. Please consider loving me again.
And don't watch CNN Headline News for at least the next 72 hours. Thank you, and Amen.
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~Mad(elyn) On Friday, December 21 at 10:03 pm
I got my calendars today – thanks so much. They are wonderful. One for me…and…one for…..decisions, decisions.
~Mad(elyn) in Alabama
HO HO HO Merry Christmas!
Melinda On Friday, December 21 at 10:05 pm
You are simply the best….simply put..my free therapy.
Thank you.
I will be sure to tune in tomorrow….and see you looking fine!
Dana On Friday, December 21 at 10:07 pm
I'll be watching! Can't wait for the next installment of BHTTW!
Fran On Friday, December 21 at 10:08 pm
You crawl in that hole and then we'll pull you out and scream out loud "You were AWESOME!" And, then we'll be all proud and act like you are our best friend and we know you. But….we do.
Congrats and I can't wait to watch. Thanks for "keeping it real!"
Mindy in GA On Friday, December 21 at 10:08 pm
Thanks so much for letting us know!!! Can't wait and know you did great.
Ness On Friday, December 21 at 10:09 pm
OMG–I'm in the Top Ten of comments tonight! I feel so speshul…..
We watch CNN all the time…glad you warned me you are going to be on there…had I not known and saw the show I would have been screaming like a girl, "There's PW, there's Ree." and caused my husband, son and dacchunds to have a high speed come-apart. Thanks for making her tell us, MM–you're the cat's meow!
Laurie On Friday, December 21 at 10:09 pm
Our little Ree is a TV celebrity! Just wait now until you see how many posts start appearing on your site after the interview! There goes my chances of ever winning a "give that photo a name" contest…..
Happy Holidays to you and yours, Ree.
Kelly On Friday, December 21 at 10:10 pm
Have a wonderful holiday, Ree. Thank you for sharing your life with the world
cathy On Friday, December 21 at 10:11 pm
thanks, MM … you rock! and your wife does, too!
santa clara, ca
phancy On Friday, December 21 at 10:12 pm
We went Christmas shopping at our mall (I never knew we had a mall!) last Wed, and my husband had to physically restrain me from buying stuff for myself. Luckily, we were buying for his and my moms, so I got to vicariously pretend. And I did manage to convince him that there were a couple of items that I just couldn't live without and that he HAD to buy me and put under the tree…
Tara On Friday, December 21 at 10:14 pm
I can't wait to see it! You'll be fine. No more of a blubbering idiot than the rest of us he he he… You are getting famouser and famouser my the minute! I read your peice in Good Housekeeping too you sneaky little devil. A big THANKS to MM for making you tell us about this. MM you are the bomb! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
Dancing Shoes On Friday, December 21 at 10:15 pm
You will be absolutely fabulous tomorrow! That will be easy when you are yourself. Can't wait to see your special spot!
Dancing Shoes
Lynn On Friday, December 21 at 10:15 pm
Can you put the interview on your site? We don't have a TV, and I'd love to see it.
Dancing Shoes On Friday, December 21 at 10:16 pm
Uh, don't get a complex..that's not a spot on your face, or your outfit. You know, your TV spot!!
Tasha On Friday, December 21 at 10:16 pm
I think that spending on yourself thing must be going around. I did that this year too and I am never like that! Can hardly deal with the guilt ~snort~ I chalk it up to never doing it at any other time and just being in the holiday spirit and spreading a little on yourself!
Kristi Smith On Friday, December 21 at 10:18 pm
I am going to go set my DVR timer right now!!! =)
Shirley On Friday, December 21 at 10:18 pm
We'll be watchin.
Mags On Friday, December 21 at 10:19 pm
You'll be great! I can't wait to see it.
Lisa Conway On Friday, December 21 at 10:21 pm
I'll be watching. Can't wait.
Miz Booshay On Friday, December 21 at 10:25 pm
Thank you MM! You know we all want to see your darlin'.
Thank you for making her tell us.
Hey, I'm gonna set my Tivo!
Then I can watch it over and over.
And Ree, I promise not to stop it when you are making a funny face.
Oh, happy day! I hope Martha is watching…then she can call you and ask you to be on her show.
It could happen :o)
Kelli C. On Friday, December 21 at 10:25 pm
I'll have to set my DVR cause we'll be out shopping too! Thanks so much for letting us know–cannot wait to see ya!
Whaddya buy for yourself?
And what piece in Good Housekeeping??
Len On Friday, December 21 at 10:26 pm
Looking foward to seeing you on tv. you go girl.
Granny Gerry On Friday, December 21 at 10:26 pm
Good Job MM!!!
Ree, don't you know that you have made us all feel like family? We will just be proud that our girl has hit the big time.
You may have to limit the contest entrants to the first thousand or something. That slants it toward the quick witted among us, but we slower ones enjoy the fun anyway.
Merry Christmas,
Granny Gerry
The Park Wife On Friday, December 21 at 10:27 pm
It is about time the media started focusing on positive stuff like YOU!! Yeah, I am so excited. I know that their ratings are going to go through the roof.
Great job Ree. As a somewhat new blogger I know how much time it takes and I for one appreciate your hard work and dedication.
The Park Wife!
Julie On Friday, December 21 at 10:27 pm
There are about 3 times a year I wish I had cable, or whatever it is called now. This would be one of those times. I hope you post a video of your interview. I would hate to be the only one in PW-World who missed out.
Denise On Friday, December 21 at 10:28 pm
Thank you, MM! Can't wait to see your segment, Ree. heee heee that's a funny sentence!
Ali On Friday, December 21 at 10:28 pm
I can't wait to watch. Thanks MM! I'm going to go set my tivo right now.
Becky in VA On Friday, December 21 at 10:28 pm
You guys (that YOU and MM) crack me up!
Just too, too, funny!
I hardly watch TV, but tomorrow I just might!
Thanks for keeping it REAL! Well, thanks to MM for making you be real.
We do love you!
Angie D from Ohio On Friday, December 21 at 10:29 pm
Ohh…. I just love my DVR… and have just set it to the appropriate times so I won't miss one hive or cramp.
Happy Holidays!
Kelly in MO On Friday, December 21 at 10:30 pm
Merry Christmas, Ree! Thanks for all the work you put into your site… it is my R&R time and I look forward to each new post
Bridget On Friday, December 21 at 10:31 pm
I would get a hive. My armpits would be ringed. And, my belly would be rumbling loud enough for the microphones. Scary business you had to face!
I already know you looked fantastic and that, I believe, is the real reason MM wanted you tell us, the on-looker crowd.
Even though he FORCED you to do it, I imagine there'll be happy foot-touchin' tonight!
Looking forward to the next few days' line-up, Ree. Thank you!
Jennifer On Friday, December 21 at 10:32 pm
Sorry, I'm gonna watch!!!!
Thank you, Marlboro Man, for keeping Ree "real."
I'm sure you did great, Ree.
Trixie On Friday, December 21 at 10:32 pm
Congratulations! This is great! I hope that the interview is available online. I've lived here since June and still haven't had time to get cable or get my TVs hooked up and plugged in. Please let MM know that he's taken an even bigger leap as "The Perfect Man" who is supporting you and pushing you so that the rest of us can support you in this newest endeavor! Yay for you both!! (You make me sick with your "oh so in love" life! (just kidding) (kinda) (really more jealous)).
Angi On Friday, December 21 at 10:32 pm
Umm . . .for those of us who don't. own. a. tv. ~ wouldja mind giving us a YouTube rendition?? Huh? PUH-lease?
Or at least talk CNN into running an internet simulcast. k?
Angi On Friday, December 21 at 10:33 pm
oh. and: No pressure.
Just in case you were wondering.
Tracy On Friday, December 21 at 10:33 pm
Yipee. I'm going to TiVo it! We will be traveling to Idaho so I will be able to watch it when I get back from vacation. Please post the clip to your blog so everyone can see it. Merry Christmas, Ree & Family.
Dear Marlboro Man,
Thank you so much for making Ree tell us she is going to be CNN. We are all very grateful! I don't know if she realizes that the reason so many love her is because of how "real" she is, sweaty armpits and all.
Linda Sue On Friday, December 21 at 10:34 pm
Will you ask CNN to please put the tape/recording up on their website and then give us a link from PW to CNN? That wouldn't be too much to ask – for those of us hicks who have no satellite or cable – just some funky antennas that some how pull in 17 channels including 3 religious ones! WTG MM – you da man – whup her into honesty (of course she seems as if she actually likes this in a perversely Ree way) Whew $98 – gal you went hog wild!
Punk Rebel Mama On Friday, December 21 at 10:35 pm
Anyone with DVR can upload it to you tube I believe…AND I will be watching on the CNN website!!
REE!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited for you!
Angie from oz On Friday, December 21 at 10:36 pm
I can't watch CNN headline news, I'm in Australia. Wait maybe it will be on pay-tv – don't have pay-tv (cable) but I think someone in my neck of the wood might. If I go out and look for satellite dishes on the tops of houses or sheds (we don't call them barns down here there sheds and every man has to have one) and make up a batch of cinnamon rolls and ask real nice I'm sure to find it still won't be on in Australia. Will you put it on your site for those of us that can't see it. I really want to see it. Please :).
Mama DB On Friday, December 21 at 10:36 pm
TiVo is set. Looking forward to it Ree.
Stu On Friday, December 21 at 10:37 pm
Does anyone know what month Ree was in Good Housekeeping?
nancypants On Friday, December 21 at 10:37 pm
Crap. This is the first time I have ever really wished that I had CNN Headline News on my T.V.!!! Ree, you rock the freakin' casbah. First Good Housekeeping and then CNN. What next? I know. You'll be the hostess of Good Morning America… or not… but sheesh… I'm just so stinkin' proud of you.
Off to e-mail my Mom that she HAS to watch CNN tomorrow!! I wish I could watch it!
THANKS MM!! We all love you for making her (insert air quotes) keep it REEal! :^D
Leeann On Friday, December 21 at 10:37 pm
Hey Marlboro Man,
Thank you for making Ree share that with us.
We wouldn't miss her for anything.
Heather Kay On Friday, December 21 at 10:37 pm
Can't wait..gonna tivo!!
You will shine don't worry!
nancypants On Friday, December 21 at 10:38 pm
Someone tape it for me and send it to me pretty PUHLEEEEEZ!!
ashpags On Friday, December 21 at 10:39 pm
Yay! So exciting – we'll be watching! =)
JennNY On Friday, December 21 at 10:40 pm
I am sure it will be fabulous! And if it isn't.. we'll love ya anyway!
Thanks MM for letting us know!
NonnieM On Friday, December 21 at 10:41 pm
I'm a little worried. Magazine articles? TV spots? Where will it lead? What happens if you get too famous?
I'd better go set the DVR.
(P.S. When you said Marlboro Man was forcing you to write this post, I thought you were going to tell us why he waited four months to call. )
David Mills On Friday, December 21 at 10:41 pm
ROFL! I'm going to tape it and hire forty-leben people to watch it five times, each.
Angie from oz On Friday, December 21 at 10:43 pm
Can you tell we are all obsessed or what. By the time I had posted there were 6 other comments from others wanting to see it as well and what in the heck is a tivo maybe it's called something else in Oz or I'm just really a hillbilly from the sticks.
NonnieM On Friday, December 21 at 10:44 pm
Stu, the January issue – the one with Brad Paisley and wife and baby on the front. page 169
Punk Rebel Mama On Friday, December 21 at 10:44 pm
If y'all have internet, you can watch it HERE:
(your welcome REE!)
Naomi On Friday, December 21 at 10:44 pm
I wish I had cable. So if you do sound silly or have food in your teeth don't worry it won't tarnish how I see you, since I can't watch it.
I really enjoyed your articel in Good Housekeeping. You are quite a woman!
corrie On Friday, December 21 at 10:45 pm
OOOoooooo!!!! CNN!!! Wow…woooweeee (like Jim Nabors!)
This IS BIG! I hope someone (MM?) will post a link on your blog to the Youtube video of the intereview… maybe CNN will put you on their website… I would LOOOOOOVE (is that enough of the repeating letters yet?) to watch your interview, but do not have cable. Maybe I'll have to go and "drop in" with a friend to not talk, just sit and watch TV.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! This must bring on some hiney tingles too, the kind that makes you want to throw up!
P.S. I started my Christmas shopping by buying myself $100 worth of goodies from Williams Sonoma … which really made the brine-project add up to expensive! My mother always said you should start out your Christmas shopping with buying something for yourself, just to get warmed up. So, good job !
congratulations again! I can't seem to stop… I am so excited for you! (I was already very impressed with the Good Housekeeping appearance!)
Miz Booshay On Friday, December 21 at 10:47 pm
Nancypants….go to a bar…a bar with cable….I'm sure they will turn on CNN for you!
Your congregation will understand :o)
Dee/reddirtramblings On Friday, December 21 at 11:00 pm
Love my calendars. I kept the first one (of course), gave one to my sis and the other to my BFF. Great idea.
Also, good for you on the tv appearance. You go red dirt sister.
Jenn M. On Friday, December 21 at 11:02 pm
I'm gonna watch it! Nanny-nanny-boo-boo :p
Bri On Friday, December 21 at 11:02 pm
My calendar arrived, it's lovely. I was going to give it as a present, but decided to keep it for myself!
Also, you are now saved on my TIVO, I'm sure everything was fine, and though you will probably cringe through watching it, the rest of us will be delighted to hear you for the first time.
islaygirl On Friday, December 21 at 11:03 pm
i love you, ree. merry christmas.
Elise in Florida On Friday, December 21 at 11:04 pm
Corrie – Good Housekeeping???? Come on, don't keep it to yourself. Share with the rest of us.
Sabine On Friday, December 21 at 11:06 pm
You can bet your little hiney that I;ll be watching Ree – wouldn't wanna miss it!!
Merry Christmas
Sara On Friday, December 21 at 11:06 pm
Yeah! You're gonna be on TV!! I'll be watching as I wrap presents!! I'm sure you did GREAT!!!
Miz Booshay On Friday, December 21 at 11:07 pm
There is a one page article featuring Ree in the Jan. 2008 Good Housekeeping.
It's wonderful.
Cocoa On Friday, December 21 at 11:08 pm
Dang it! Wouldn't you know we will be traveling to my folks house for Christmas. I bet I'll be able to find it on the internet later….
Val Cox On Friday, December 21 at 11:09 pm
oh that's so funny, I'm sure you were fantastic! Val
Grandma J (Janice in TX) On Friday, December 21 at 11:10 pm
Nancypants, Miz Booshay has the right idea, go to a bar or maybe Hooters…that's probably where Ree's brother Mike will be watching it.
Any way, Punk Rebel Mama posted CNN's internet feed link so no one has an excuse to not see it!
I'm ticked pink myself. It could only be better if MM or Bob where included. Just saying.
Can't wait for Mike's Special Olympics Announcement….and another classic picture of WDS. Life is good!!!
Linda in Missouri On Friday, December 21 at 11:11 pm
Thanks MM , keep that gal of yours hog tied tell show is over.
Now Ree, WOW, just wonderful on being on CNN. You know last week I told someone on a homestead forum about you and said, "I see you being on TV someday" and I'll be : ).
Congrats on the show.
Merry Christmas
Wendy Darling On Friday, December 21 at 11:16 pm
I don't normally watch CNN, but for you I will definitely watch. I am writing myself a reminder note right now.
Thank Marlboro Man for making you let us know. LOL..
Jenny W On Friday, December 21 at 11:20 pm
I'm one of the few without cable so I'll be checking it out on the website (thanks Punk Rebel Mama!) AND even though I was just at the store today, I'm gonna have to go back tomorrow and pick myself up a Good Housekeeping. Funny, I was looking at the cover earlier at the store and thinking how cute Brad Paisley was. . . never realizing Ree was lurking inside!! Darn it!
Junebug On Friday, December 21 at 11:21 pm
Congratulations! Can't wait to see it…
Angie from oz On Friday, December 21 at 11:22 pm
thanks punk rebel mama. I'll be checkin it out.
GinnyP On Friday, December 21 at 11:24 pm
I second, third and hundreth the request for a you-tube or something copy – I don't have cable or satellite!
Thanks for the heads up MM!!!
Erica B On Friday, December 21 at 11:25 pm
Sssaaaweeeeet! Can't wait!
nancypants On Friday, December 21 at 11:26 pm
LOL Miz Booshay! Funny thing is that I already thought of that. You think they would turn off the sports channels?? Maybe… I don't think there is hockey on in the middle of the day. :^D
Angie from oz On Friday, December 21 at 11:26 pm
Hey I just checked out the link and they have you listed as upcoming events this weekend. I'm getting excited even if the hive on your neck is growing in size as we all get happy about see you. Thanks M.M. for making her keep it real. Big X's from me.
Angelia M. On Friday, December 21 at 11:35 pm
Thanks MM
Ree – Can't wait to see you tomorrow
Bought the magazine.
About Christmas, better you than me shopping for 9 hours – LOL Buying for yourself, you deserve it girl! I've bought most of mine
Merry Christmas to you, MM, and the punks!!!
buggirl On Friday, December 21 at 11:36 pm
Aw Ree! You rock! And so do you MM for making her tell us. I don't typically watch CNN, but I will for PW.
It's so funny, like a previous poster mentioned. When I'm talking to people, I have to catch myself before I start talking to them about this cool friend that I have. This crazy ranch lady, awesome cook, my friend in Oklahoma, who has amazing kids, and mad photog skills. And then I'm like, oh wait. This is kind of a one-sided friendship. Then I crawl in my closet and rock back and forth, and think about picking my toes because PW makes it sound so fun.
On a completely random note, my house will be filled to capacity with ravishing red heads on Christmas Eve for my appetizer party. I'd invite you too PW, if you lived closer. Maybe I'll put it on my blog so you can admire their red-headedness. I'm so lucky to be related to so many red heads.
toolazytoscrapbook On Friday, December 21 at 11:37 pm
Oh my goodness! It is like SWEEPS around here, I tell ya! Good grief. I can just SEE me on Christmas morning: "uh huh, great kids…i see what Santa brought ya but did YOU see that PW put up a new chick lit post? Did you see it? Leave Mama alone now and go open presents in the other room". GAH! I'm a horrible mom! It's all your fault…no it's JESSICA SIMPSON'S FAULT! Of course!
And YAY! CONGRATS on CNN! I am setting my Tivo right this instant! I can't wait! Seriously huge congrats on your amazing success!
I'll never forget the first post that I happened upon…it was Suzie. You totally had me at Suzie! I've come here everyday since and sometimes several times a day (sad, sad truth).
Natalie On Friday, December 21 at 11:48 pm
Being respectful, I will let you watch the first showing, then I'll tune-in afterwords, unless you post that you "looked dumb." Uhh… then I'll tune-in anyway, 'cause I would be astonished that you could ever look dumb, and I would have to see the proof. Respectfully. And Merry Christmas.
Elizabeth On Friday, December 21 at 11:52 pm
Oh Ree!
Congratulations!! You will be awesome! I can't wait to tune in.
Alli ~Mrs. Fussypants On Friday, December 21 at 11:55 pm
Yay! I'm setting my DVR right now.
Welove you, Ree!
Audra On Friday, December 21 at 11:57 pm
I am all a twitter with anticipation for your CNN debut. I think I will set my tivo
Heidi On Saturday, December 22 at 12:00 am
Wow, that's great–I'm sure you did an awesome job! I also don't have cable, so if you have a link to it afterwards that would be great!
Kate On Saturday, December 22 at 12:05 am
I'll be watching and see if I can catch you.
Also, and your fans will probably fall on me and beat me with sticks and calf nuts, but, I sometimes wish you wouldn't tak this self-depracating thing quite so far. It doesn't ring true and tends to make me cringe.
You know, the "you guys are smart and I'm not, so you pick my stain, my formica, etc"(oh puhleeeeeeese! We don't believe that anymore than you or MM do…) and now this.
You frequently joke you have middle child syndrome and love the attention, but you wouldnt tell us to tune in? Come on, you want us to watch, and we want to watch, so just admit it and let's hunker down ith some popcorn, even if it's only for a few minutes!
Gaviota_mx On Saturday, December 22 at 12:13 am
I was all sad because I live in Mexico City, I was gonna hit Youtube all day lol
Thanks MM!
Thanks Punk Rebel Mama!!
and of course, Thanks, Ree!!!
Sandy On Saturday, December 22 at 12:21 am
Wow! Ree on TV… can't wait!
Thanks MM!
mel from freak parade On Saturday, December 22 at 12:28 am
Just set the DVR. I promise I won't laugh, even if you have food in your teeth…well, maybe just a little…but come on…food in the teeth is funny.
Nette On Saturday, December 22 at 12:30 am
I have my DVR all set. Dare we hope that you burst into an Ethel Merman song at any point?
lomagirl On Saturday, December 22 at 12:31 am
The great thing is that you can have the final word- whatever they edit you to say, you can revise here on your webpage. And you can swear up and down that they went in and did the t.v. version of photoshop to add that piece of spinach between your teeth.
Okay, what did you buy for yourself? I spent money on myself, today, too.
Debbie W. On Saturday, December 22 at 12:34 am
So once again my messages aren't showing up after I write them. I just don't know why that happens!
Ree, you are quite the phenomenon, so just sit back and enjoy, dear heart! I love that MM FORCED you to post this! I love that you respect him enough to listen.
Big hugs and best wishes,
Cindy Z On Saturday, December 22 at 12:40 am
A big thank you to MM!! After the time conversion I went right away to my DVR and set record! I hope I have the right program. It is listed here as CNN Newsroom.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! Sunday is our big family party here, so tomorrow I will be cleaning the day away.
Debbie W. On Saturday, December 22 at 12:42 am
Now go to sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a huge day for you. I can imagine that your nerves are feeling like Jello, right about now, but isn't this what life is all about? Those, "I can't believe that this is happening to me" moments, followed by the even better more ordinary life moments.
Enjoy the roller coaster ride! I am sure that you will come across as the adorable, Pioneer Woman, Ree.
Pleasant dreams…
Lana On Saturday, December 22 at 12:46 am
Ya know Ree. Turn about is fair play. MM FORCED you to post and tell us about the show. Now you can FORCE him to come on and tell us why he waited 4 months. Right?!;-)
Cindy Z On Saturday, December 22 at 12:51 am
Lana has an excellent point!
Punk Rebel Mama On Saturday, December 22 at 1:05 am
(a la rudolph from the cartoon)
I totally just called my sister in the middle of her sleep to tell her YOU KNOW MY NAME! and commented me!!!
Oh man, do I feel cool!
*happy dance*
I feel like I just got invited to sit at the "cool kid's lunch table"!!!!!!!!
trashalou On Saturday, December 22 at 1:07 am
$98 in lotsof hours? Oh honey (although typo originally said 'homey' – still good, huh?) you are worth waaaaaaaaaay more than that!
Sunshine On Saturday, December 22 at 1:15 am
Hi Sweetie,
You will be fine. Just be yourself, that's what has them interested. We love you guys – no matter what. Hope we catch a glimpse of MM too!!
Good Luck with all the wrapping, I've been at it all day, it seems like and I'm still not finished.
Waitin' for Mikie's spot on New Years. Yeah!
Have a wonderful Christmas and if you get too busy to post we'll understand – cry, but understand.
Simply Marvelous On Saturday, December 22 at 1:19 am
I'll be watching … both shows.
Wouldn't miss it! Bet you look great!
Beth On Saturday, December 22 at 1:30 am
Glad to see I'm not the only one worried that I don't have cable!! Someone (Ree?) post a way to get at it when this is the case? Please? With sugar on top? and cream? and chocolate? Isn't that the triple crown of girl foods?


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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2004 The American footprint in Afghanistan is light, but that doesn't mean its impression isn't felt throughout the country.
The main effort in the country against al Qaeda terrorists and the former Taliban rulers centers on provincial reconstruction teams. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers visited the team here to survey the progress in this most nontraditional war.
The current mission of the PRT in "J-Bad," as the soldiers and Marines assigned here call it, is to support the voter registration drive and prepare for presidential elections in October.
The PRT is multi-agency unit working to rebuild provinces shattered by more than 20 years of war, tribal fighting and Taliban oppression. At its heart are civil affairs specialists. In Jalalabad, these are reservists from Western New York and Ohio. These 10 specialists coordinate actions affecting more than 2.5 million Afghans in the regions around this city of about 600,000. Its area of responsibility runs to the border with Pakistan.
With the civil affairs soldiers is a force-protection element of Marines, and a staff of cooks, mechanics, supply specialists and other support personnel.
Other U.S. agencies play important roles with the teams. The Agency for International Development, the State Department and the Department of Agriculture work in them. Afghan government agencies such as the interior and agriculture ministries also work with the teams.
Not in the PRT, but affiliated with it, are U.S. Special Forces personnel. These bearded soldiers have moved into the area to provide protection for the people of the city as the election draws nearer. Army Maj. Patrick, the commander of the Special Forces unit in the area who did not want his last name revealed, said his men go to areas that others can't. Taliban and al Qaeda have been targeting election officials and other nongovernmental agencies for attack. The Special Forces personnel are the fist in the glove in meeting the threat those terrorists pose.
Also around the team, but not part of it, are members of the Afghan National Army. Companies of Afghan soldiers provide force protection for the civil affairs specialists as they go through the countryside assessing projects and speaking with leaders in various cities and towns.
Army Maj. Louis Sand, PRT deputy commander, said the team continues to work on reconstruction projects around the region. These range from building hospitals and medical clinics to providing generators.
The team helps find the funds and manpower to build and maintain roads, get sanitation trucks for areas and refurbish the irrigation systems.
Many projects concentrate on enhancing security and rendering the area safe. The team bought explosive ordnance disposal vehicles for the local governments, for example.
And it doesn't take huge amounts of money, either, officials said. "Money goes a long way in an area this poor," Sand said. For example, building an entire school costs roughly $30,000. Putting in an addition to a local university is roughly the same cost.
Other projects cost nothing except transportation to the area.
Fifteen other PRTs are spread throughout Afghanistan, all doing the same type of work. Each completed project, each voter who registers, each child who receives health care or an education is another step on the road to a stable, peaceful, tolerant and democratic Afghanistan, said officials traveling with Rumsfeld.
Related Articles:Afghan Voter Drive Shows Country Ready for DemocracyRumsfeld Addresses State of Afghanistan's Terror Fight


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Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity serves Susquehanna University and the community by giving students the opportunity to help build affordable housing for low-income families designated by the local Habitat for Humanity chapters. Habitat for Humanity allows students to volunteer within the community and raise awareness about homelessness issues locally and around the world. Projects include Soup Kitchen help, Crop Walk, Midnight Pancakes and the Market Street Fair.
Represented Majors:
Public Relations
Creative Writing
Student Perspective:
"Habitat for Humanity is a community of its own within Susquehanna University. We build homes to shelter those in need from the wind, rain and cold. Over Spring Break we traveled to Key West, Florida to participate in Collegiate Challenge, helping to renovate an old apartment. Making friendships, memories and a making a difference, in Habitat for Humanity we spend our time putting the needs of others above our own."
--Haley Cheetham '15
Sociology | Cortland, NY


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STRETCHING THE YEARS: Local yoga instructor teaches flexibility to seniors
Hillsborough may not have a Fountain of Youth, but at least it has a young-at-heart yoga instructor teaching pupils at the Senior Center.
Here, in the glass studio, Joy Gornto brings the art of yoga to those navigating the mature years of life.
"Yoga is a union between the mind and breath," she said. "I am trying to teach them that if they listen to their body, they can open up to its greatest potential based on the person."
A retired teacher, her family moved from White Plains, N.Y., to Durham when her father worked for Liggett & Myers. Now, her passion is teaching the elderly.
"In general, the elderly are very afraid and timid they are going to fall in their normal routines of life," Gornto said. "What I offer them is an awareness of balance and straightening of the spine to give them the tools they need to age confidently."
Inside the studio at the senior center, about a dozen participants sit in chairs. They focus on Gornto as they listen, follow and perform the initial chair exercises.
"Yoga is a journey and we learn from ourselves," Gornto says.
One of the participants in the class is Gornto's mother, who at 86 is discovering the benefits of yoga, which gives her mobility and an awareness of balance.
"She had some health issues recently and I believe yoga has helped her to recover and gain an independence in life," Gornto said.
Yoga isn't just for women or those young in years or young at heart, she said. "We have two men and they both enjoy coming here."
When she became a yoga instructor, Gornto tried to start a similar class in the Chapel Hill area, but it didn't catch on. When she came to Hillsborough, those that took her class saw the benefits of being mind and body aware. Class interest evolved and size grew.
"I really believe that yoga is a wonderful preventive measure that elderly can take," she said. "As we age, our spines curve and our gait changes and through yoga I teach ways to achieve balance and be safe with moving."
While Gornto gives instruction and encourages proper mechanics of yoga movement, she advocates that beyond the physical movements, the mental affects of yoga are equally important in the life of the elderly.
"Through yoga, I teach length of breath and the power of inhaling and exhaling in a controlled manner that carries forth in other aspects of a person's life," she said. "Through deep breathing, one is able to soothe muscles and gain control by cultivating healthy breaths."
Currently, Gornto teaches at both the Central Orange Senior Center and the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill. Her class is called Gentle Joy of Yoga and from the earliest moments of class, she strives to maintain safety and ease into the various stages of yoga, so that her participants are safe.
"We begin in the chair and we progress through various exercises where we use the chair, either sitting or against a wall as support," Gornto said.
After she retired as a teacher, Gornto followed her passion and became a certified yoga instructor. Toward the end of her training, she suffered an injury that required surgery and rehabilitation. However, Gornto kept going to class and used yoga to regain her own strength and peace.
Gornto suggested that the history of yoga places a strong connection on a person's peace and how peace is healthy for life.
"In my class, I teach my students to find where their own peace is from; to visualize peace in their lives," she said. "Peace can be a hymn in church, looking out over a sunrise or a quiet place they find rest and harmony. It is important for seniors to realize they are in control and to also learn ways to face the challenges of life confidently and with peace."
From her class in Hillsborough, Gornto has found those that attend to reward her with kindness and an eagerness to learn.
"My personal reward is to be in the presence of their goodness and appreciation; they are so thankful," says Gornto.
Of her participants, she said, "They give terrific effort and are the hardest working individuals. It is beautiful to see elderly that love life and are striving to achieve better health as they age."
For information, contact the Central Orange Senior Center at 919-245-2015 or the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill at 919-968-2070.
Class times in Hillsborough are Mondays and Thursdays from 10 to 10:50 a.m., and 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Seymour Center.
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Innovation and the Performance Paradox
Today, my article on "The Performance Paradox: When Less is More" was published by the American Management Association.
You may recall that I introduced this concept in a blog entry last month.
What is the Performance Paradox?
The more fixated on your goal you become, the greater your chance of success, right? Yes, but only to a certain extent. It turns out that when people are too fixated on the future, their creativity and overall performance actually diminish.
Read the entire Performance Paradox article on the AMA website.
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- January 23, 2008 at 6:20 pm
This article is a real eye-opener. The lesson I learnt is not to trust conventional wisdom too much. Focus on the "less is more" paradigm will get things done more effectively and efficiently. Basically, it ties in with the human spirit for creativity and inspiration.


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Satiny rose. Sensuous peony. Sheer jasmine. Effervescent clementine. Voluptuous black currant. Silken vanilla.
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What a soft, fresh fragrance!
I first smelled Kimono Rose on a vacation in a boutique. I wore it for the day, and ordered as soon as I got home. I am not a fan of floral scents typically, but this is so fresh and wonderful. I purchased both the perfume solid and the spray. Both are wonderful. Wish there was a room diffuser in this scent---would be wonderful in a bedroom.
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kiki larue
Amazing Perfection
I do not at all like floral scents. Kimono Rose is a delightful and wonderfully wearable fragrance. I get so many compliments from men and ladies. In deep love with Kimono Rose.
Southern Rose
Kimono Rose
The most beautiful Rose scent ever created! So alluring, yet soft as a rose petal; I love it.
mama melman
Remarkable Roses
Hmmm.....my favorite go to fragrance! Every birthday and Christmas I treat myself with the Kimono Rose Collection. It's such a calming scent for me! I find myself "saving" the scent for special occasions for the fear of running out! The most gratifying feeling for me though is when my daughters wrap their arms around me and tell me how good I smell. That's exactly how the scent makes me feel...like arms wrapped around me, loving me. The great thing is, my daughters are at the age where I can share the delicious scents of Thymes with them! They have their scents picked out already!
It reminds me of Hawaii.
I love roses and floral scents but this fragrance has something different and special. It reminds me of something from my past but I can't seem to pinpoint it. I love to put the lotion on at night before getting into bed or just during the day as I pull the petite size from my purse. My daughter first introduced me to Thymes when she sent some Frasier Fir products which I still purchase for my home at a store in Bend, OR.
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