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Mar 09 2012
On tomorrow's Food Network show, my girls go over to Hyacinth's house to spend the night while her boys come over to our house.
I mean, my girls went over to Hyacinth's house, and her boys came over to our house. It already happened.
But it also happens tomorrow. On TV.
But when you watch it happening on TV, it's not happening because it's already happened.
But…oh, never mind.
I love Hyacinth's boys. Well, I love all her kids, of course. Her daughter is my daughter's friend.
Hyacinth is my friend.
And hey, get this: Hyacinth's husband's parents and my husband's parents were friends. They traveled together.
Oh, and you know what? Hyacinth's husband's grandparents and my husband's grandparents were friends. They partied together back when our town was a booming oil town.
But guess what else? We also learned in recent years that the generation before that was friends, too.
So Hy and I put it together one day that our children are fifth generation friends. We homeschool and we're mathematically smart that way.
And here's the fun part: None of us had to be friends. None of us was forced to be friends. None of us was pressured to become friends.
We just found one other and became friends.
I think it was predestined, though. Which, when you think about it, sort of contradicts the idea that we all just happened to find one another and become friends. Because if we were predestined to be friends, we would have become friends whether we found each other or not. I mean, we would have found each other and become friends whether we wanted to or not. I mean, if we were predestined to be friends, we wouldn't have happened to find one another because we would have already found each other…
Oh, never mind.
I say never mind a lot. Have you noticed?
I guess what I'm trying to say is, if they have cable in Heaven, I have to think Generation 1, Generation 2, and part of of Generation 3 will get a real kick out of tomorrow's show and to know that the youngest of the fifth generation scratches each other's heads while they eat meals together.
Though I'm pretty sure they don't need cable to know we're all friends.
And with that, I'll end this groundbreaking theological discussion. At least for now.
Have a wonderful weekend, guys.
110 Comments and 11 Replies
Urban Wife On Friday, March 9 at 1:34 pm
That's a whole 'lotta boys. Thank God for girls and carrot sticks!
Angela On Friday, March 9 at 1:38 pm
I mainly just wanted to post because I was going to be the first!! Never had this happen!! But, also to say, count it a blessing to be around family. We live far from both sides of our families…
Natalie On Friday, March 9 at 1:38 pm
You crack me up! I giggling to myself as I don't want to wake my sleeping child! What a wonderful legacy – true, honest friends are hard to come by and your two families have such a strong bond! Really fantastic! Can't wait to see the show tomorrow!
Daddy Scratches On Friday, March 9 at 1:38 pm
My wife's maternal grandfather was the best man at my wife's paternal grandfather's wedding, and we have an old B&W photo at our house of my late father-in-law with my mother-in-law when the were, like, ages 5 & 3. So I get the predestined thing.
SoonerLaura On Friday, March 9 at 6:11 pm
I get it too. My son's best friend and his family looked at the house next door to us in a small town in Oklahoma but didn't move there. Several years later we moved to a small Texas town, where Ryan and his family had settled instead and they finally met. Through the years the whole story came out. I believe with all my heart that Michael and Ryan were predestined to be best friends.
Julie from Texas On Friday, March 9 at 8:42 pm
What?….I can't even begin to think that hard, Daddy S.
traci On Monday, March 12 at 8:19 am
Daddy S – I totally get it, don't panic…like you ever would!
Wendi On Friday, March 9 at 1:39 pm
It's so much better when the spouses like each other and the kids like each other, and you become one big extended family!
AGinTO On Sunday, March 11 at 9:11 pm
K.Young On Friday, March 9 at 1:39 pm
Love your cooking show, Ree. And it's beautifully filmed ~
Shelia in TX On Monday, March 12 at 2:34 pm
I love your shows too and ALL your books, but REE it troubles me greatly that you prepare so much with LOTS of sugar and white flour/pasta. No wonder the boys were jumping on the furniture! Surely your nutritionist Mom has told you the longterm affects of those on your youngin's. And I KNOW you want to do the best by them. Healthy doesn't have to be boring. I eat LOTS of steak and bacon and real butter too but do try to only use whole grains and less sugar. Just sayin'….you might want to give it some thought. Concerned.
P.S. ALWAYS love to see what's 'happin' on the ranch'!
Allyn On Friday, March 9 at 1:41 pm
I love stories of how people met, whether it seemed inevitable or it seemed impossible. Always so cool. (Example: my husband grew up all over Asia and the west coast and I grew up in Memphis, TN, yet we both moved to Nashville the same year and met just a few months later. It's a small, small world)
Gloria On Friday, March 9 at 1:54 pm
I agree with you. It was destiny you two met. It is a small, small world.
Yogamama On Friday, March 9 at 2:01 pm
Meant to be
Displaced Sooner On Saturday, March 10 at 5:27 pm
Go to http://www.lovepost.com and you can read lots of stories about how couples met. Kinda fun!
Amanda On Friday, March 9 at 1:42 pm
I'm glad you could get that straight! I can't wait to watch your show tomorrow!
Cheryl On Friday, March 9 at 1:44 pm
I always think having a houseful of boys is the perfect setup. 'Course, being the mother of three boys myself – I was probably predestined to think that way!
Diane in Cincinnati On Friday, March 9 at 1:45 pm
And the boys look alike as well!
Carolyn C On Friday, March 9 at 1:46 pm
My brother and I have friends that we are the 3rd generation. Our grandmothers were friends, our fathers were childhood friends, and now we are. Love small towns!!!
hello haha narf On Friday, March 9 at 1:50 pm
looking forward to watching the friends adventure unfold!
Tanya @ Lovely Greens On Friday, March 9 at 1:54 pm
It sound's like it's time (or destiny?) that your family and Hyacinth's family married into one another!
Nikki On Friday, March 9 at 1:58 pm
I met a lady at work 10 years ago. We became best friends. Then we later found out both our moms were close friends too. It was surreal!
Holly Bode On Friday, March 9 at 1:58 pm
I just watched the last two episodes last night and realized I am in love with your daughter Alex. She is just so special and cool! Wait until she is a grown woman and
you will see what a wonderful support system she is going to be for you and MM. I have one of those special daughters myself and I know one when I see one!
Yogamama On Friday, March 9 at 2:00 pm
Ahh, predestiny….."Once you get wherever it is you're going, that is where you were going to be"….Morgan Freeman
Holly On Friday, March 9 at 2:04 pm
Dawn Britt On Friday, March 9 at 2:09 pm
I understood every word you said and I agree! Have a wonderful weekend yourself and God Bless
Viola over at Along a Widowed Road On Friday, March 9 at 2:15 pm
I don't have cable right now to watch the show, but I'm a fan of your cooking. I've been having guest bloggers on my blog as it was my birthday "Week". Just as you talk fondly of your friend "Hy", my best friend wrote a blog post today. Very cool.
Have a great weekend.
Viola over at along a widowed road blogspot.com
Cheryl B. On Friday, March 9 at 2:18 pm
What a fun and funny post! And how blessed you and your family are to have such "deep roots" in your neck of the woods. Have a great weekend and God bless!
Gee On Friday, March 9 at 2:22 pm
Abslutely can't wait!
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh On Friday, March 9 at 2:22 pm
Wow, that's pretty cool! Looking forward to tomorrow's show!
SnipsofSnailsandPuppyDogTails On Friday, March 9 at 2:23 pm
The names Ree and Hyacinth are cool friend names.
Boys are the best. I've got 3 of 'em and my best friend has 4. We were destined to find each other…..except our names are Jennifer and Kristy. Not as cool as Ree and Hyacinth.
Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More On Friday, March 9 at 2:26 pm
It is so awesome you have been family friends for generations! I'm pretty to have friends that I've had since kindergarten. Can't imagine my life without them!
WebSavvyMom On Friday, March 9 at 2:30 pm
–>What a good looking group of faces! (Ree, you don't look bad either.)
Kendra On Friday, March 9 at 2:32 pm
I love the first shot with your husband and the boys. That is a great picture! I also love hearing how people met. Thanks for sharing!
Cheryl Barker On Friday, March 9 at 2:38 pm
Friendship across the generations — love it! Something like this doesn't happen very often anymore since we're such a mobile society now. What a blessing!
Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) On Friday, March 9 at 2:45 pm
Woohoo!!! Sounds like another great show this Ozark Farm Chick can enjoy. I won't miss one ya know? :o)
Friends are just one of this life's most precious treasures! 'Nuff said!!!
From the friendly hills and hollers of the wonderful Missouri Ponderosa, ya'll have a most beautifully blessed weekend! :o)
Bev S. On Friday, March 9 at 2:55 pm
You must be Presbyterian!
Ashleigh On Saturday, March 10 at 9:15 pm
That is exactly what I came here to say!
Mary Casstevens On Friday, March 9 at 2:56 pm
I love my friends as much or more than family. I think that's because I spend more time with friends and I got to choose them.
ceb104 On Friday, March 9 at 2:58 pm
Wow! We haven't seen your husbands smile in a while! wink wink! We normally see…jeans! Lovely family Ree!
Beckie On Friday, March 9 at 3:10 pm
Great shot of you and the guys! Head scratching is a hoot…y'all are so funny.
Olivia's Mama On Friday, March 9 at 3:11 pm
This sounds like something my boss would say (exactly like that). But after a hard day of school (we work in an elementary special needs class), this is very hard to follow……but I'm sure she will understand completely…
zoom On Friday, March 9 at 3:15 pm
The whole " we have been friends from way back" is the coolest thing ever. None of my grandparents/ parents friends have ever intermarried. Which is good because then we could get into the creepy cousin aspect.
Shea Z On Friday, March 9 at 3:26 pm
Completely gotcha with what you said. Sometimes things are just meant to be. That's pretty cool to track family friendship that far back. Glad your kids are able to enjoy that bonding.
Lori On Friday, March 9 at 3:26 pm
Hilarious!! I just love your humor and writing style. Makes me smile every single time!
Dianna On Friday, March 9 at 3:30 pm
Looking forward to the show!
And looking forward to (hopefully) meeting you next weekend in Virginia Beach!
Rene On Friday, March 9 at 3:33 pm
I was just thinking your must be a presbyterian:) thedomesticlady.com
Diana Sage On Friday, March 9 at 3:34 pm
Ree: Looking forward to tomorrow's Food Network episode. I'm Calif born and raised, but my family is from OK. My Mom born in Lookeba, Dad Soper, Aunt's and Uncles lived in BARTELSVILLE (Aunt was personnel Mgr. of a big oil Co there) Del City; Norman; cousins in Edmond. Oh, and my grandparents and great grandparents 1800's lived in Anadarko and El Reno. I love the open plains of OK! They are so beautiful. My great-great grandfather John Dale,was the 1st Rep to Congress for what was then called "No Man's Land" I love the books you have written. You have a down to earth manner and a wonderful sense of humor! Your photography is awsome too.
christy On Friday, March 9 at 3:35 pm
Ha! What a funny scrambled post……well not unorganized scrambled. Like all over the place like that you know? Oh never mind! LOL!
Mickie On Friday, March 9 at 4:12 pm
LOL Christy…I understood your post too!!!
Jen @ Caved In On Friday, March 9 at 3:36 pm
How wonderful that you can track it back that far! What a great thing for your kids to know about.
I really hope you put on a bright green facial mask and some bunny slippers to try and keep the estrogen in the house. Love the cooking show! Even my husband is excited to watch
Theresa in Alberta On Friday, March 9 at 3:40 pm
I am very sure that the "old" friends are smiling down at all of ya right now eh!
MeganM. On Friday, March 9 at 3:48 pm
Something sorta similar happened to me in college. I moved into a dorm with all new roommates and found out that one of the girls that had just moved out was a friend from my childhood that I had lost touch with. So the new roommate and I bonded over it and became BFFs. THEN two months later, my new roommate and I found out that our grandparents have the same last name. Turns out we were 4th cousins!! It was so cool. Neither of our families had heard of the other and so we were able to extend our family quite a bit!. So awesome. It was one of my favorite experiences in college.
Misha H On Friday, March 9 at 3:48 pm
I know all the friends that have passed are watching down and smiling. Very nice group picture! Hope to see the show tomorrow before I have to go to work. Have a nice weekend!
Darcie (My Modern Country) On Friday, March 9 at 4:09 pm
Huh? Could you repeat that?
stephanie On Friday, March 9 at 4:21 pm
I like P-widdy.
Elizabeth On Friday, March 9 at 4:28 pm
LOVE the theology!!!
Lindie On Friday, March 9 at 4:31 pm
that is rather amazing!
Melissa in Texas On Friday, March 9 at 4:42 pm
Love your show! Can't wait to get the new cookbook! Laughed at this post, the whole predestined, not predestined thing sounds like something my oldest son would debate just to drive me crazy! Thanks for your posts they always make me laugh! Can't wait for tomorrow's show.
Jean On Friday, March 9 at 5:04 pm
Love the photo and your trip into the friendship generations. Can I just have a very small moan please? I ban caps and hats from the table……. along with mobile phones and digital games. Think it might be an age thing but I do think it is rude to arrive to eat with any of those things. Sorry.
jana On Friday, March 9 at 5:06 pm
DooTell On Friday, March 9 at 5:48 pm
*Friends are Family you chose for yourself*
There was a little neighbor girl my husband grew up with their first 12 years. Her family moved away, then back, just in time for her to graduate high school with him. Life happened. We had our kids, she had hers. The families encountered a few times, but nothing special. Our kids grew up, got married…got divorced. Her 'boy' and our 'girl' discovered each other, in their mid/late twenties-quite on their own…and they got married-to each other! Now, my husband and I share grandchildren with 'the little neighbor girl" and we are ALL living happily ever after!
It was meant to be!
Terry in Divide On Friday, March 9 at 6:01 pm
That's what you get with stable families. Mine came from all over, so it would have been REALLY spooky if they'd known each other in previous generations.
jessica@fourgenerationsoneroof On Friday, March 9 at 6:02 pm
Love your show and look forward to seeing it
Laura R. On Friday, March 9 at 6:27 pm
Oh, PW, as MM would say, "You're funny."
You think in brilliantly funny circles like I do. :o)
COCowgirl On Friday, March 9 at 7:06 pm
Wow. How great is that to have such a long history of friendship and love. Memories of past, present and future! It is an enviable position for sure. That must have been a lot of testosterone running around your house with all those boys! So much fun!!!
cecelia On Friday, March 9 at 7:28 pm
G.goodness, in this world of move-around and go global – enduring friendships are priceless and family friendships are amazing!
Susan On Friday, March 9 at 7:35 pm
You must have Presbyterian blood in your veins – with all this talk of "predestination". And the whole idea always puzzled me, too. But I sat there and listened and believed.
Corky H On Friday, March 9 at 8:22 pm
I look forward to seeing the show tomorrow morning. Your show makes me happy and it's a great way to start the weekend!
Barbara in SC On Friday, March 9 at 8:28 pm
Predestination is Presbyterian and that's why I don't worry too much about the future…what will happen will happen.
Cindy carmody On Friday, March 9 at 8:39 pm
Hi Ree, your website & blogs have become my favorite in the last couple of months. I am new to the blogging world, ( thank you to my new I-pad!) but truly enjoy hearing & seeing your wonderful life. Your posts always make me happy. Thank you, Cindy.
Julie from Texas On Friday, March 9 at 8:40 pm
I don't really get the predestined thing. I just wanted to sneak in here to make a confession. The main reason I watch "Pioneer Woman Cooks" is because my daughter and I think that Todd is (and I don't say this kind of thing often) about the cutest, sweetest kid we have ever seen. Every time he comes on screen, my daughter and I get cheek cramps from smiling.
Cyndi Adams On Friday, March 9 at 8:50 pm
It's so much fin to have friends of moms & dads who were friends and…….. never mind. I have a few of those and it is so nice to have the history with someone like that. ONe of my closest 2nd generation firends was born 12 hours after me. She delights in calling me the day of my birthday to tell me I am older than her…. again. Gotta love that, for 12 hours she is younger than me. Oh, the shame.
Amy On Friday, March 9 at 9:29 pm
Looking forward to seeing it! Nothing like friends that are meant to be!
Kathy in Kansas On Friday, March 9 at 9:51 pm
Oh my gosh Ree, this post is kinda' confusing in a funny way. I was reading it to my 16 year old and she just smiled, tilted her head, and said she was trying to process the whole cable in heaven thing and all the oh never minds and finally she said, "Mom, wow, did Ree use punctuation when writing this? I think her post just gave me a brainache!"
jeanne On Friday, March 9 at 9:58 pm
That's so cool! It's just stinkin' amazing!
Yvette On Friday, March 9 at 10:54 pm
This post is hilarious! Cable in heaven, I sure hope so! But you are right Ree, friendships can be predestined.
Jen G On Saturday, March 10 at 12:04 am
Such a great blessing to have those forever friends as part of your families daily lives. I am jealous. You are so fortunate to have that bond with family and friends.
ms ellie On Saturday, March 10 at 12:47 am
My husband and I went to college together-but never met! A mutual friend arranged a blind date 5 years later.
We're Prebyterian, too
Jillian in Italy On Saturday, March 10 at 2:25 am
Why can't I watch your show here in Italy? It's killing me! Is there any way to watch it online? Pleeeeeease help me….
Holly from 300 Pounds Down On Saturday, March 10 at 6:37 am
Oh please let there be cable in heaven!!! I love the pic that goes with this post!
Emilia On Saturday, March 10 at 6:52 am
That's amazing about fifth generation friends, it's so wonderful to know that families can keep relationships alive like that. Not to mention, at that point I think the term "friend" ceases and "second-family" becomes a bit more accurate
Angela On Saturday, March 10 at 7:49 am
My husband's family and my own family go back generations as well. Our parents traveled together and our dads lunch frequently. They were the ones to introduce us, spark our friendship/romance. And our grandparents go back to the old country (Portugal) where they lived in the same village and helped each other out. I'm sure they back further, but none of them are still alive to tell us. It's such a cool story!
nina On Saturday, March 10 at 8:59 am
What a good Presbyterian you are. I am ready to watch. We have 2 minutes until the best show comes on!
Laura On Saturday, March 10 at 9:28 am
You make me smile Wait, was that predestined or by choice?
Marian (Sweetopia) On Saturday, March 10 at 9:45 am
How serendipidous that you two meet and became friends! Love stuff like that!
Looking forward to seeing the episode (when it comes out on box set.
tcmullinax On Saturday, March 10 at 9:51 am
I want to spend the night at Hyacinth's house! Actually, I want to LIVE at Hyacinth's house!! I drool over the ottoman/table/footstool thing that is covered with rugs…so brilliant! Oh, and her kitchen-perfect!
Steele On Saturday, March 10 at 9:56 am
I can not find your show on the Food Network. Looked all through what is on the Food Network channel today and tomorrow, including 10AM, and your show is not listed.
Do you know what's up with that?
Displaced Sooner On Saturday, March 10 at 6:01 pm
What time zone do you live in? It plays at 9 a.m. in Central Time Zone. I'm not sure if it reruns at any other time during the week, though.
BeckyO in Ohio On Saturday, March 10 at 10:13 am
Another great show!!
Rene Foust On Saturday, March 10 at 10:36 am
It is so wonderful to have such great friends!!
Allie On Saturday, March 10 at 10:57 am
I totally get what you said! I believe there are no coincidences. that kind of friendship is rare but a treasure. one of my closest friends's parents are also my parent close friends. We nave never lived in the same city. Love the picture of the boys! if you think they eat a lot now wait til they are 14! I have two boys and it seems I am always at the grocery store!
Jeanne1 On Saturday, March 10 at 11:02 am
I wish they would replay the show a couple of times. If you miss it at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday (not the best timeslot), it doesn't look like the show is replayed.
Diane M. On Saturday, March 10 at 11:13 am
Another great show today – and your green top was wonderful!! Thanks for sharing your family and friends with us. My husband was telling fellow workers at a community event about your recipes and where to find them online!
ColleenwithMurals&More On Saturday, March 10 at 11:30 am
Ree, it's probably been, oh, at least a week since I've told you this so it's definitely time . . . you have had the most influence on how I blog/write. That whole '10 things about blogging'? Yeah, well, I use it . . . a LOT. I share it in my blogging classes. I post it on my blog. I . . . well, I even use it in my comments on blogs.
Case in point. Never mind. (ha!) AND, and this is a big AND, when I see you on TV (QVC, Food Network, etc – don't you love that there's an 'etc'?) I feel like a) I know you and I jump up and down and do a Happy Dance and b) you've opened doors for the rest of us bloggers and I jump up and down and do a Happy Dance.
Perhaps I just like doing a Happy Dance? Nah. It's all you, my dear.
Simone Green On Saturday, March 10 at 11:30 am
Jeanne1: I can watch the show On Demand, all by myself, in piece and quiet. But sometimes I do show my kids something I saw on the show, just because it's so cool.
Fran McD On Saturday, March 10 at 12:30 pm
Anyone that grows up in a small town is blessed. Most people are lucky to know their own grandparents, much less best friends.
LindaH On Saturday, March 10 at 12:40 pm
Loved today's episode and your jewelry was awesome!
kentucky Lady 717 On Saturday, March 10 at 1:00 pm
Missed your show this morning….went to granddaughter's basketball game where she is a cheerleader…..do you know when they will be showing reruns of your shows ? I hate it when I miss them…..or can they be seen online…..or could we email the food channel to request more showing of your show and to whom should we address it to ? I see lots of reruns of a lot of other shows and I wonder why would they keep showing that one !!!!!
I am unable to tape your shows, so if I'm not home I just miss them…..and your show is my favorite on the food channel I used to like Paula & Rachael, but just not into their shows anymore…..
Christine S. On Saturday, March 10 at 1:44 pm
The show was great….I want steak bites and pancakes on a stick now! It was so much fun watching the boys be boys, brought back some fond memories for me as my "baby" boy is 20 now and in the Air Force. Ree, you looked so pretty and those earrings and bracelet are to die for! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your lovely family and food with all of us.
Ebs2 On Saturday, March 10 at 2:30 pm
Hey Ree,
I love your blog and always try to catch your show but always seem to miss it. Do you know where we can watch it online?
bonny On Saturday, March 10 at 3:12 pm
my sister bought her wedding cake from a bakery back in 1996. when I met my husband in 2003, we realized that it was HIS family's bakery! I have two friends born a day apart @ the same hospital that didnt meet again until college, where they realized they'd been next to each other in the nusery. a friend of mine's father owned a comic shop across the street from the same bakery decades before either she or my husband were born. she and my husband didnt meet until college.
so yes, it is a very small world, after all…
Heather :) :) :) On Saturday, March 10 at 6:03 pm
Friends really are gifts This is so cool that the friendship between both fam ilies goes back generations Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather
Dawn On Saturday, March 10 at 9:25 pm
U mk me jealous Ree!!!!
Angie On Saturday, March 10 at 9:40 pm
I LOVE watching your show. I watched once with my 2 yr old, then my mom came over & watched it again! We can't wait to meet you when u come to Indy!! My 86 yr old grandma too!!
Angie On Saturday, March 10 at 9:54 pm
I Love your show. We are so excited to meet you when you are in Indiana!!
Kate On Saturday, March 10 at 10:41 pm
Loved the show but I have one question. What's the problem with cedar trees? Why do they all need to be cut down? Are they bad for the cattle? I guess that's 3 questions…
evieb On Sunday, March 11 at 9:35 am
About the predestined subject. My husband is in his early 60's. He still has a group of friends he has had since the 2nd grade. One of the wives was in the hospital nursery at the same time as my husband. Their birthdays are 3 days apart, they were born in the same hospital. Back then they kept the mother and the baby in the hospital for a week minimum. Now as couples we are the best of friends.
Mary On Sunday, March 11 at 9:59 am
The cedar trees take too much moisture from the ground that the grass in pastures need especially during a drought.
Nancy On Sunday, March 11 at 11:17 am
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Bob Evans® Original/Regular Recipe Sausage Roll
3 (14.5 ounce) cans
reduced sodium chicken broth
1 (20 ounce) package
Bob Evans® Home Fries diced potatoes
1 (16 ounce) package
frozen mixed vegetables
1 (8 ounce) can
tomato sauce
Wow!!! So easy, yet so good! I followed the directions to a tee with just 2 exceptions. I used one roll of regular sausage & one roll of zesty hot. And added one frozen bag of corn with peppers.
I am making this today for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. When I shared it with a friend, she said "Girl, Campbell's ain't got nothing on you!" :)
Don't use frozen hash browns, or if you do, use at least another cup or two of broth! Very mushy, more like stew and don't forget to add your own seasonings. The recipe doesn't call for any flavoring. Tasty and easy dish.
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I've made this soup 3 times in the past 6 weeks and the 4th batch is in the slow cooker as I type. It's good as written, but even better as a base recipe to help clean out your freezer and pantry. I've added hot sausage, spinach, black beans (rinsed), and frozen cheese tortellini to the version in my crock pot at the moment. Don't forget to add some seasonings of your own, and always use the cubed potatoes.
I have made this soup a few times. I use just about anything available. Last time I used frozen vegetables and diced baked potatoes with Bob Evans Sage sausage threw in a little onion, mushroom and kidney beans. I use the low sodium chicken broth. This time I used Veg-All and Bob Evans potatoes with some navy beans and Bob Evans Italian sausage. Both of these recipes were really good.
My husband loved this soup! I added the frozen potatoes during the last four hours so they wouldn't get mushy. Also, instead of tomato sauce I used diced tomatoes. I added garlic too.
My whole family loves this one. I serve it with slices of baked paesano bread.
My whole family loved it! I did add macaroni noodles for the last half hour. It just bulked it up a bit and made it easier for my toddler to eat.
very good,since it cooks for so long i cubed potatoes. and used chicken flavor cubes also.and served it with snack crackers. really good.
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A femoral prosthesis having a bore extending through the stem thereof and which includes a seal surrounding the stem adjacent the bore which acts under pressure of a cement introduced through the bore to seal the cement within the upper portion of the medullary canal of the femur.
1. In a femoral prothesis which includes a femoral stem and an inclined joining piece for receiving a cephalic ball, the stem having a medial portion, the improvement comprising, an oblique bore extending from an upper opening generally between the joining piece and the stem through said stem to a lower opening in the medial portion of the stem, an asymmetrical retaining seal surrounding the stem adjacent said lower opening therein, said seal having a base portion and an oblique generally concave lip oriented toward said bore, said lip having an uppermost edge portion in generally opposing relationship to said lower opening, and means for retaining said base portion of said seal in engagement with said stem.
2. The femoral prothesis of claim 1 in which said means to retain said base portion of said seal includes a groove formed in the medial portion of the stem, said base portion of said seal being seated within said groove.
3. The femoral prothesis of claim 2 in which said seal is constructed of a material selected from a group of flexible materials consisting of plastics and bio-resorbable materials.
4. The femoral prothesis of claim 1 in which said seal is constructed of a material selected from a group of flexible materials consisting of plastics and bio-resorbable materials.
5. In a femoral prothesis which includes a femoral stem and an inclined joining piece for receiving a cephalic ball, the stem having a medial portion, the improvement comprising, a continuous groove formed in the medial portion of the stem, a retaining seal surrounding the medial portion of said stem, said seal having a base portion and a generally concave annular lip oriented toward said inclined joining piece, and said base portion of said seal being seated in engagement with said groove.
6. The femoral prothesis of claim 5 including an oblique bore extending between an upper opening generally between the stem and the inclined joining piece and a lower opening in the medial portion of the stem, said lip of said seal being oriented in opposing relationship to said lower opening.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a femoral element for a total hip prosthesis and more particularly to the means for fixing it in the medullary canal of the femur.
2. History of the Related Art
It is known that, up to the present time, three processes exist for fixing hip-joint endoprostheses, namely either by fixing with the aid of a cement, by direct impaction, i.e. the engagement by controlled force of the femoral stem in the medullary canal without using cement, or by partial fixation and solely in the upper part of the medullary canal as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,888,022.
For femoral prostheses fixed via a cement, two methods exist for implementation:
the acrylic cement is simply placed in the medullary canal and the prosthesis is impacted;
a plug is placed in the medullary canal at about 1 cm beyond the end of the femoral stem, then cement is poured or injected in the canal and, finally, the stem is impacted in order to place the cement previously introduced under pressure. The excessive quantity of cement emerges via the upper end of the femur.
These cemented prostheses present certain drawbacks concerning the risks associated with the use of the cement and more particularly due to the rise in temperature and to a release of products which present a variable toxicity.
An immediate fixation is obviously obtained, but over the whole length of the stem without privileged zone, not taking into account the different zones of elasticity of the femur.
This zone of fixation changes the natural transmission of the stresses on the bone and, in the long run, modifies the osseous structures in the sense of deteriorating the fixation.
In the case of recovery, all the cement must be removed and, to that end, the plug of cement at the lower end of the prosthesis must be pierced, which is long and difficult work.
The femoral prostheses fixed without cement presents a surface appearance over all or part of the femoral stem so as to obtain an immediate stability in the medullary canal.
This method of fixation comprises certain drawbacks due to the tapering form of the stems of the prostheses, bringing about a very random contact in the metaphysal part of the femur and limited in the best cases to a few zones which cannot be foreseen. Moreover, the bone is subjected to stresses during fixation and to a considerable deterioration when the femoral prosthesis has to be withdrawn.
Finally, a micromobility may occur, bringing about a separation in the mean run.
The last process of fixation consists in a hip prosthesis of which the upper part is coated over the whole of its surface with an elastomer bladder. This bladder forms a retaining pouch upon introduction of a settable fluid. It inflates, applying against the inner walls of the medullary canal and more particularly in the diaphysal-metaphysal zone of the femur. Finally, the outer surface of the bladder comprises zones of rehabilitation of the bone which are disposed in a determined grid.
This method of fixation comprises certain drawbacks due to the operational stresses created by the introduction of a new element inside the medullary canal. Moreover, the elastomer bladder risks not being fluid-tight in its lower part under the effect of pressure during the introduction of the settable fluid. Finally, the positioning of this bladder on the body of the hip prosthesis considerably increases its cost price.
The improvements forming the subject matter of the present invention aim at overcoming the drawbacks set forth hereinabove and at producing a hip prosthesis whose femoral stem is cemented only in its upper part, the lower, non-cemented part determining by an appropriate profile an acceptable, easy, axial guiding of the prosthesis.
To that end, the stem of the prosthesis according to the invention comprises an oblique bore whose origin lies at the junction of the joining piece with respect to the femoral stem and which opens out at the level of the median part of the element, in the diaphysalmetaphysal zone of the femur; a seal intended to retain an acrylic cement which is introduced in the oblique bore until it overflows in the upper part of the medullary canal; and means for retaining the seal located below the opening end of the bore.
The accompanying drawings, given by way of example, will enable the invention, the characteristics that it presents and the advantages that it is capable of procuring, to be more readily understood.
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section showing the femoral prosthesis according to the invention, introduced and sealed in the medullary canal of a femur.
FIG. 2 is a partial side view with parts broken away, illustrating the positioning of the seal which retains the cement.
FIG. 3 is a partial front view of the femoral element of FIG. 1.
FIG. 1 shows the femoral element 1 of a hip prosthesis which is intended to be placed inside the medullary canal 21 of a femur 2.
Element 1 comprises a stem 10 and an inclined joining piece 13 supporting at its free end a cephalic head or ball 12 illustrated in broken lines and forming with the cotyloid prosthesis the joint of the femur with respect to the hip bone.
The stem 10 of element 1 is provided for example with an oblique bore 14 of any inclination traversing right through it so as to open out in the median zone of the stem and opposite the joining piece 13, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
According to the invention, depending on the patient's morphology, a groove 15 is made for example in the median part of the periphery of the stem 10 just below the lowermost opening end of the oblique bore 14 (FIGS. 2 and 3). Groove 15 allows a dish- or collar-shaped seal 16 to be positioned so that its concavity faces the inclined joining piece 13. This seal is asymmetrical, i.e. its uppermost oblique part lies towards the lowermost opening end 14a of the bore 14 (FIGS. 2 and 3).
During positioning of the femoral stem 10 inside the medullary canal 21, the seal is compressed in the centripetal direction and comes against the wall of the canal. Once the stem is in definitive position therein, the seal 16 provides tightness between the upper part and the lower part of the medullary canal 21 of the femur 2.
The femoral element 1 is fixed by introducing an acrylic cement 18 inside the oblique bore 14, making it possible to bring the cement into contact under pressure with the seal 16, so that the latter inflates until it is forced against the walls of the medullary canal 21. The cavity determined above the seal 16 between the prosthesis and the medullary canal 21 of the femur 2 is then filled with the acrylic cement 18 until it overflows in the upper part of the canal, and flows back via the upper end of the oblique bore 14.
To that end, any other means might be used for injecting the acrylic cement 18 directly in the upper part of the medullary canal 21, for example a suitable syringe, bore 14 in that case being unnecessary.
The retaining seal 16 may be made either of a silastic (sic.) material which, due to its composition, perfectly follows the walls of the medullary canal 21, or of polyethylene or a bio-resorbable material.
This method of partial fixation makes it possible to obtain a prosthesis 1 having a perfect axial stability since the lower part of the stem 10 is placed without cement 18 in the corresponding part of the medullary canal 21, while the few degrees of freedom of the stem in the upper part of said canal are eliminated by the cement 18 which ensures a solid, immediate fixation of the prosthesis.
The fact of filling the medullary canal 21 only in its upper part around stem 10 clearly reduces the quantity of cement and diminishes the risks of toxicity and overheating. Similarly, the invention allows a considerable improvement in the work time during revision of a prosthesis, since the supply of the cement 18 at the moment of withdrawing the femoral prosthesis, is effected very easily once the femoral stem has been removed.
It goes without saying that the grooves 15 allowing positioning of the retaining seal 16 may be replaced by any other means, for example by wedging or gluing, without changing the scope of the invention.
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04/16/2014 – The men's lacrosse team overcame a slow start and chilly temperatures to defeat the Ferris State Bulldogs 20-6 last night in Big Rapids. With the win, the Saints set a new program record for wins in a single-season with ten. The previous record of nine wins was established in 2012. The Saints are 10-3, 2-1 in CCLA West play.
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This is certainly one way to celebrate your freedom. Lil' Wayne, fresh out of jail, not only hit up Las Vegas this weekend so he could perform with Drake, he also managed to fly to Miami for a Sunday night "Welcome Home Tunechi" party thrown by Cash Money Records. It's not every day you get out of jail and then are immediately flanked by showgirls at a party in your honor, but this is Lil' Wayne. When he wasn't being escorted by showgirls, he had a cigar in hand or a few hundred of his closest friends nearby.
The bash in Miami was held at the King of Diamonds gentleman's club and artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Mack Maine were just a few of the dozens of celebs who attended. Check out our photos of the homecoming party in our gallery below for more.
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Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg is apparently the co-founder of Canary Hop, a recently launched Web site that offers listings for real-world experiences.
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The site doesn't provide a whole lot of details on the management team, or much of anything else about the structure of the company, but an outside spokesperson says Samberg is a co-founder. A recent press release from the company lists Damon Spiegel as a co-founder, and notes that they also have a to-be-announced "celebrity co-founder."
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Rest in peace David Ray, my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
I'd put money that its a latin queen putting in some dirt for the familia.
Car full of candy, four girls saying the same thing, this guy got off easy. I like the unity in that neighborhood.
i would put money that the son/husband is already in jail
"both crack and powered cocaine", that sounds strong.
i hope he is doing something he couldnt do if he waited three months, what an idiot.
fever, lol that was good
asprin, i know a pr when i see one so i think your perfect record might be safe
even though its i still photo, i can still see his lip quivering, he's drooling a little bit too
looks like Dopey from the seven dwarfs, he looks very tough in this mug shot.
no home, no job, no responsibilities, but at least he has such a bad a$$ tattoo...
QueenMaryJ, O is that right, how many packs of smokes did you get traded for?
fyi, their is no smoking in prisons, has been the case for a long time.
why do they call him gringo?
11bravo40, you obviously dont know anything about anything.
things never change, except they did close down the frats...none of these parties are any fun anyhow, just alot of standing in the mud and drunks looking for a fight, i grew up in amherst and i think the parties have gotten softer then 5 years ago.
rutrdz, are you drunk? or is that lack of education?
why is there still no trial date? this thing has been going in for 6 years.
itrustnone, from what i recall they did have facts that they searched his house illegally, moriarty made the tough but correct decision in my opinion, and the reason this guy faces federal indictment charges is because they changed the charges to "conspiracy" to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, and aiding and abetting, with two prior drug convictions.
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This American Life: How To Create a Job
For a look at the nuts and bolts of government job creation, This American Life Senior Producer Julie Snyder and Adam Davidson attend a meeting of the International Economic Developers Council in San Diego. (15 minutes)
Unemployment is 9 percent, but it's worst among high school dropouts and people with only a high school education. Adam went to a place that's trying to help them find jobs: an organization called Pathstone, in Rochester, NY. (8 minutes)
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Ira with Planet Money economics correspondent Adam Davidson on why—even after everything President Obama has done to save Wall Street, actions which have led to record profits and bonuses—Wall Street seems ungrateful. Adam and producer Jane Feltes head out to a Wall Street bar where they're told by three finance guys that there's no reason to thank the President for saving their jobs. (16 minutes)
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Davidson and Chana Joffe-Walt follow one Haitian farmer, with the modest crop of two mango trees, through a byzantine system of aid agencies, NGOs, and government bureaucracy as the farmer tries the impossible—to get some plastic milk crates to store and transport her mangoes. Planet Money is a co-production with NPR News. (25 minutes)
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Fred van Doorninck and George Bass were unlikely candidates for pioneering underwater Byzantine archaeology—Fred hates water, and George found the Byzantine era boring. But that's exactly what they did, when they devoted 50 years to uncovering the mysteries of a shipwreck. Along the way they changed how we think about a thousand years of history. (12 minutes)
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Adam Davidson and Alex Blumberg from our Planet Money team report on economic forecasts for 2010 and what they can and cannot accurately predict. (17 minutes)
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Adam Davidson and Chana Joffe-Walt from Planet Money head to the Hunts Point Market in the Bronx, a bustling area of vegetable and fruit commerce that only comes alive at night. (14 minutes)
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Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson recount how four accidental steps led to enacting the very questionable system of employers paying for health care. (11 minutes)
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In which we mark the anniversary of the economic collapse and the anniversary of Planet Money: Recapping some of the original episode,The Giant Pool of Money, and finding out what's happened to all those guys in the year since.
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For NPR's Adam Davidson, dropping out of college is the worst thing any young person can do in this economy. So when Adam's favorite cousin DJ does just that, Adam brings in a professor of economics from Georgetown University to help persuade DJ to get back on the right track. Only after hearing them both out, the professor thinks Adam, not DJ, might be the one on the wrong side of things. (10 minutes)


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Edward (Ned) W. Hill, Ph.D., Dean
Private/Nonprofit: Hybrids and Partnerships
L3Cs: Best of Both Worlds? Maybe Not.
Over the last five years, nearly half of the states have created a new corporate form: Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies, or L3Cs. These hybrid entities incorporate elements of both nonprofit organizations (existing to further a social purpose) and for-profit corporations (the ability to distribute profits to shareholders). A forthcoming work, Profits v. Purpose: Hybrid Companies and the Charitable Dollar, questions the need for L3Cs, raising several legal and empirical doubts about the effectiveness of hybrid entities. For example, although proponents of hybrid legislation claim that foundations will be able to more readily satisfy complex federal tax rules regarding Program-Related Investments (PRIs) by investing in L3Cs than in pure for-profit corporations, the authors argue that federal tax law does not give L3Cs any special treatment. And, the authors note, L3Cs can take advantage of the "halo effect" of marketing themselves as pseudo-charitable organizations, without the safeguards and oversight that apply to traditional nonprofit organizations. The authors also identify a number of legal and empirical questions regarding L3Cs that merit further study.
Nonprofit Work Integration Social Enterprises: A Comparative Study
Work integration social enterprises (WISEs) are nonprofit human-service organizations that provide work opportunities and job training to people with employment barriers. Although the work experiences are the primary component of their social services, WISEs also produce and sell products or services. Thus, the social enterprise functions as both social service and commercial business. Because it pursues a "double bottom line" of social impact and financial return, the WISE has been heralded as a potentially self-sustaining economic model that cleverly harnesses the market in service of a social mission. Commercial earnings in excess of operating costs can cross subsidize other social programs and render additional social value.
However, the model is subject to institutional conflict between the mission and market. When the market logic prevails within the WISE, clients are commoditized; their value as production instruments supersedes the service-recipient role. Alternatively, when a social service logic prevails within the WISE (which is, at its core, a human-service organization), clients are de-commoditized -- that is, they are valued primarily as social service recipients rather than as production instruments. This hybrid identity creates tensions between its mission and its market that appear in the dual role its clients assume.
Business Value Boosted When Tied To Nonprofit
A study last year by two management professors at the University of California at Davis found that companies experienced big increases in their stock prices within days of distributing corporate social responsibility news releases. For-profits also have become more strategic about their philanthropy, developing relationships with nonprofits designed to make a greater impact on social and global problems. Companies are looking for sources of competitiveness for the business, and realizing one way business can grow is by solving social problems.
Corporate social responsibility is hot. Corporations are facing rising expectations from their customers, employees, investors and vendors to improve their efficiency and bottom line in a marketplace that has grown fiercely competitive since the capital markets collapsed four-and-a-half years ago. Corporations have moved beyond traditional philanthropy, trumpeting what they are doing to be good corporate citizens and promoting their social investments.
The Home Depot formed a partnership with Good360 as an alternative to dumping unsold inventory in landfills or paying to have returns sent to a distribution center. The American Red Cross, wanting to improve its delivery of supplies to regions hit by disasters, teamed up with FedEx for its expertise and assistance with shipping, logistics, supply-chain strategy and warehousing. And DonorsChoose.org, seeking an innovative way to invest $1 million it had won through a contest sponsored by online retailer Amazon, developed and funded a charity gift card that Crate and Barrel agreed to distribute to its top customers.
Creating Public Value
How Nonprofit Organizations Create Public Value
Nonprofit organizations create public value in important ways that have been largely overlooked by scholars and policy makers. Public value is weighted less toward financial performance, efficiency, and the "good that government can do through policy and public management innovation and entrepreneurialism" and more toward the facilitating, intermediary and partnership contributions nonprofits make in their interactions with government, the private sector and individuals.
Nonprofit organizations contribute to the creation of public value in at least three ways: mission fulfillment, involvement in public-private partnerships, and assumption of a stewardship role. The work of nonprofits contributes to public value by inducing a more engaged citizenry and the strengthening connections between social capital and a stronger civil society. By bridging the gap between public policy formulation and practical implementation, nonprofits generate public value and honor the public values that underpin a vibrant American civil society.
In the context of the nonprofit sector, "public value" arises as an outcome of the intermediary and facilitating processes nonprofit organizations employ as they strive to achieve their organizational mission. Public value also results as nonprofits perform their work and serve constituents, form and strengthen social networks, sustain social capital, build community and nurture the bonds of trust that comprise civil society. In many respects, creating public value is a primary reason for existence for the American nonprofit sector.
What Nonprofits Want/Need
Foundation Transparency
The discussion of foundation transparency has frequently focused on the required disclosure of financial information to the public and the federal government and the voluntary sharing of grants data through the Foundation Center. Initiatives such as the Foundation Center's Glasspockets have also encouraged foundations to share more information on their websites about how their organizations and grant-making programs are structured, governed, and assessed.
Transparency has become an increasingly debated topic among foundation leaders and foundation-watchers. Some, such as the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, argue that foundations have an ethical obligation to be transparent. There are a range of views both why transparency matters and what specific information foundations should share in their efforts to be transparent. Often missing in discussions of foundation transparency is the question of audience. There is little evidence to suggest that the public at large is interested in examining information about how foundations are operating. But one audience surely does care about what foundations choose to reveal about themselves -the nonprofits that are seeking and receiving foundation funding.
To nonprofits, foundation transparency means being clear, open, and honest about the processes and decisions that are relevant to nonprofits' work. Discussions about foundation transparency have typically focused on items such as financial data, the names of foundation board members, or contact information for foundation staff. But that's not what nonprofit leaders care about. Instead, more than two-thirds of nonprofit leaders say that foundation transparency is about what information does - or does not - get communicated regarding foundation processes and decisions that have implications for nonprofits' work.
What Nonprofits Need: Three Things That Funders Can Learn from Nonprofit Finance Fund's 2013 State of the Sector Survey
For the first time in the five years of Nonprofit Finance Fund 's annual State of the Sector survey, more than half of nonprofits-52 percent of the 6,000 organizations around the country who responded-report being unable to meet demand. And the picture is even worse for nonprofits serving poor communities-almost two-thirds of these organizations report being unable to keep up. Nonprofits are failing to maintain the social safety net for those who need it most.
Expecting donors to pay for the rising costs of service delivery and to make up for government cuts is not going to work. Instead, foundations are thinking about how to give more smartly to maximize the impact of their support in the current environment of scarcity and adaptation.
Diversification, Revenue Mixes, and Sustainability
Geographic and Product Diversification in Charitable Organizations
While multinational corporations may struggle to identify new geographic and product market needs in seeking out profitable growth opportunities, charitable organizations have no such shortage of unmet social needs in regions throughout the world. Rather, the engagement of charities in diversified activities to pare the already prodigious pile of global social needs, such as those created by poverty, illiteracy, and environmental degradation, is constrained primarily by their ability to garner donor and volunteer resources. However, heightened competition for funding has caused such resources to become increasingly scarce and costly to acquire.
Historically, donors have focused almost exclusively on measures of social effectiveness when evaluating the performance of charitable organizations. However, increased donor skepticism surrounding the percentage of their funds being spent directly on charitable activities, as opposed to administrative overhead and fund-raising, has led to an increased focus on financial efficiency as an important indicator of performance. Recent studies have indicated that charities perceived as inefficient tend to experience lower future funding from stakeholders who are no longer willing to support such organizations. Thus, the strategic focus of charities is being forced to shift away from unchecked growth and more toward maintaining a level of geographic and product scope that reflects an efficient allocation of resources as judged by the stakeholders upon whom the organization relies.
Oil and Water Rarely Mix: Exploring the Relative Stability of Nonprofit Revenue Mixes Over Time
The empirical study of organizations' changing revenue mixes is a comparatively underdeveloped area of nonprofit research. Donative and commercial nonprofits are distinguished based on their primary sources of income (grants and donations or earned income), though some attention has been paid to the emergence of mixed revenue forms of nonprofit which combine donative and commercial revenue in part as a response to arguments about resource dependency or the benefits of diversification and appeal to multiple stakeholder groups. By diversifying revenue streams, nonprofits can achieve an optimal balance between financial risk and reward. However, mixed revenue strategies may be difficult to sustain over time as organizations are pulled in different directions by competing goals and operational priorities associated with diverse sources of funds. This raises questions as to whether nonprofits actually are adopting mixed revenue strategies, and if so, whether these strategies are sustainable over time.
Evaluating Nonprofits: Mapping the Knowledge Base of Nonprofit Management in Human Services
To survive and thrive in a changing political and economic environment, nonprofits have had to develop and sustain a diversified financial base. At the same time, the demands from funding sources and constituents for accountability have required nonprofits to develop systems to evaluate their service delivery and financial performance. The major themes include financial management, foundations and funders, fundraising, social enterprise, accountability, program evaluation and management information systems. The dual challenges and the rapid development of technology have pressured nonprofits to adopt mechanisms to integrate and evaluate service and financial data. The review concludes with the beginnings of a research agenda related to revenue generation, resource allocation, and performance improvement.
Changes in the political, social and economic environment have led nonprofits to seek alternative sources of funding in order to sustain themselves in a changing financial landscape. Financial planning strategies have contributed to a rise in nonprofit attention to institutional and individual philanthropy, fundraising, and social enterprise to diversity their funding base. Fundraising also receives considerable attention, especially the development of fundraising plans and effective fundraising strategies. Of all of the diversification strategies considered, social enterprise attracts the least attention, possibly due to its controversial nature or the limited amount of research on the outcomes of these ventures.
In addition to developing and managing a diverse funding base, nonprofit managers have also addressed the growing emphasis on grant and contract accountability and the measurement of outcomes. The diversification of funding often leads to increased attention to the diversity of accountability requirements generated by multiple funders. Growing accountability requirements have led nonprofits to develop program evaluation systems to assess service outcomes through the use of management information systems. The financial management of nonprofit organizations and associated accountability requirements continue to challenge nonprofit human service organizations.
Impact and Investment
It's Time to Cut through the Hype of Impact Investing
In a time of skyrocketing deficits, uncertain financial markets, and staggering need, many government, business, and nonprofit leaders are eagerly looking for help from impact investments-deals that achieve a measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. But impact investment is not well understood outside of a relatively small group of early adopters, and even this band of innovators harbors multiple, sometimes-incompatible interpretations of the concept. The result of this fragmentation is that government is struggling to build an environment that encourages impact investing while investors and foundations try to figure out what kinds of returns are reasonable to expect. In the meantime, hype is outpacing reality, and all the excitement could fizzle into very little unless methods are implemented to move forward.
For nonprofits, the path to getting involved in impact investing is complicated. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to experiment with ideas like creating benefit corporations-businesses that are designed specifically to achieve social returns, not just profits-or pay-for-success programs (also known as "social-impact bonds"), where private donors put up money and government pays them back if a project achieves intended results that not only benefit society but save taxpayers money.
Yet even if not all nonprofits can get a direct financial benefit from impact investing, many of them would gain indirectly if the idea spreads. The growth of such investments could reduce competition if some groups could take advantage of impact investments and limit their reliance on grants from foundations, corporations, and wealthy donors as well as from government sources. What's more, the experimentation with new ways to finance social causes will eventually lead to new ideas that benefit a far wider range of organizations than we can imagine today.
Thus the opportunity for traditional nonprofit organizations is less about reconfiguring the fundamentals of their financing as it is about rethinking how they fit into the impact-investment market. Nonprofits can work with businesses to consider a twist on impact investing that helps them not only aid society-but actually to "prime the pump" for the impact-investment market. To do this, they can look for help in an unexpected corner. Corporations increasingly "impact venturing." They now also finance start-ups and spin-offs with combined social and financial objectives. In addition to investment capital, social businesses also need access to expertise, and some corporations are reorienting their corporate philanthropy in this direction.
Just "Getting By" Is No Longer an Option for Nonprofits
It's no secret that nonprofits are always looking for new funding sources. Most social programs find that resources just don't keep up with demand for services. Fifty percent of nonprofits surveyed by the Nonprofit Finance Fund said they can't meet the current demand-and demand is soaring. Social sector leaders know they must look for ways to change their approach to raising capital if they're going to thrive or even survive. Just "getting by" is not an option for them-"tried and true" fundraising doesn't work in the new reality.
Even the federal government recognizes the need for new ways of funding nonprofits. Government officials are the first to acknowledge a strong nonprofit sector is essential for producing vibrant communities. Yet, the more the government cuts funding, the more nonprofits must pick up the slack. As this reaches a tipping point, President Obama is calling for development of cross-sector teams comprised of nonprofits, government, business, and investors. He points out that nonprofits are a driver of job creation and an incubator of social innovation. With diminished charitable giving, reduced government budgets, and increased demand for services, the President says it's time to optimize public dollars by attracting new sources of funds.
As a result, new capital sources are emerging called impact investing. The latest model for this new method of funding is called Pay for Success. The first project started in New York City in 2012 as a Social Impact Bond. The current federal budget calls for quadrupling the funds for this project to $500 million.Pay for Success leverages philanthropic and private dollars to fund preventive services provided by nonprofits and other non-governmental entities up front, with the government paying back investors only after the interventions generate results that save taxpayer money. At a time when public dollars are scarce, this model provides funding for service providers to test new and proven innovations at low risk to the taxpayer.
Proponents of the model are hoping to adapt it to produce positive outcomes in healthcare, the environment, prison recidivism, workforce development, elderly support, subsidized housing, and disability services. Emphasis will be on measuring outcomes rather than outputs. Organizations participating in Pay for Success must prove they are making a measurable difference in their target population, resulting in savings for taxpayers and return for social impact investors, thus connecting performance outcomes to financial return.
Fundraising and Incentives
Do Storytelling and Data Have Chemistry in Your Fundraising World?
Nonprofit storytelling is a very hot topic lately, although it is hardly a new practice for the nonprofit sector. Nonprofits must blend stories that appeal to the heart and the imagination with stringent measurement requirements to be successful in fundraising. This mixture works to engage both donors and supporters for the long haul.
For decades, nonprofits have used compelling, and at times heartbreaking, stories to raise funds for their cause. Using stories to raise support or awareness is a tried-and-true approach, but the forum in which it occurs has changed, as has the need for truly compelling stories. For better or worse, social media provides us with uninterrupted access to an expansive array of stories and organizational information. Given the proliferation of nonprofit organizations, as well as the significant number of humanitarian and environmental crises on an increasingly local level, competition for nonprofit followers and donors has increased dramatically. Broadening an organization's circle of supporters depends on its capacity to make a compelling case not just to individual donors, but also to the funders on which it depends.
Storytelling itself is an art. It's the act of highlighting a simple occurrence, statement, or activity and using it to represent something with greater significance. The goal for nonprofit storytelling is to capture a transformative incident that represents the organization's impact on an individual or issue, and then use that specific case to highlight the group's broader impact. In so doing, the organization seeks to either expand its base of supporters for a specific campaign, raise funds to foster more financial support and thus the continuation of said efforts, or demonstrate to funders that the money provided has achieved the desired impact. In this case, while the individual story is noteworthy, it's more meaningful and significant as a display of what can be achieved with sufficient resources, whether human or financial.
By offering supporting data, organizations demonstrate their capacity to replicate an individual story on a broader level with others in their target audience, whatever it may be. In essence, the data represent the pool of achievability through the specific activity or event that took place. Pairing measurable data with good storytelling can help build support and raise awareness.
The Charitable Giving Incentive
Federal tax law currently encourages individuals to give to charitable organizations whose missions they support by providing an itemized deduction. Policymakers in Washington are focusing on how to reduce the federal budget deficit through spending cuts, entitlement reforms, and changes to the tax code. The President, Senators, Representatives, bi-partisan commissions, and think tanks have all put forward plans to address these issues, and many propose changing the charitable giving incentive in one way or another. No one knows the true impact that any of these proposals will have on the ability of charitable nonprofits to raise the resources needed to provide the programs and services that fulfill their missions. It is imperative that Congress make no changes to the charitable deduction that threatens the ability of nonprofit organizations to serve those most in need and to continue to strengthen communities.
Capping all itemized deductions, including charitable giving, would effectively take away incentives for donations to churches and synagogues, domestic violence shelters, early childhood programs, food banks, school alumni groups, and all other charitable nonprofits, and would further reduce the ability of charitable organizations to meet the increasing need for services in their communities.
Nonprofit organizations throughout the United States are dedicated to the public good; their work improves lives, strengthens communities and the economy, and lightens the burdens of government, taxpayers, and society as a whole. Maintaining the value of the charitable deduction is essential to the ongoing work of nonprofit organizations in delivering essential services, enhancing quality of life, and uplifting the spirit of faith, innovation, and inspiration in local communities across America.
Higher Education
Why is Princeton Tax Exempt?
An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal asks the question: Why do we give tax exempt status to higher education institutions that are increasingly run like corporations? The authors note that some private higher educational institutions receive enormous amounts of revenue from sports, merchandise, alumni vacation tours, corporate-funded research, and, of course, tuition. And many sit on huge endowment funds, like Princeton's banked $16 Billion. Yet these organizations are generally exempt from property tax collection, depriving local governments of revenue from what is often the largest and wealthiest landowner in the area. The authors suggest that if higher education institutions behave like businesses by focusing on "expansion and profit" instead of "teaching and learning," they should lose their tax exempt status.
Introducing: Nonprofit Academic Centers Council
The mission of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC) is to support academic centers devoted to the study of the nonprofit/nongovernmental sector, philanthropy and voluntary action to advance education, research and practice that increases the nonprofit sector's ability to enhance civic engagement, democracy and human welfare. In July, NACC held its biennial conference in Chicago, IL, on the theme, Leading the Field: Innovation in Curriculum, Programming and Institution Building, at which several papers related to nonprofit education were presented and discussed. Some of those papers may be found on the NACC Website:
The following is one example:
Paper on the Promise and Potential of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council Present and Future Strategic Mission Fulfillment
In recent years, non-business and non-governmental sector studies programs have become increasingly important to colleges and universities. One indicator of this trend is the rise in the number of academic, applied research, and service-to-the-community programs on campuses around the world, dedicated to furthering knowledge about civil society, nonprofit independent voluntary charitable third sector organizations and processes.
Nonprofit higher education degrees and the nonprofit sector job market are one set of drivers that have advanced nonprofit studies and research on college and university campuses. Field placements and internships for nonprofit students also drive the popularity of advance nonprofit degrees by serving the dual purpose of providing students with practical experience and supplying nonprofits with desperately needed man-power. The projection of students and their (potential) good works into the community also offer the promise of enhanced project revenues, future funding opportunity from philanthropic institutions, sponsor contributions and fee income for continuing education.
Upcoming Events
"Future Perils and Possibilities for the Nonprofit Sector: Views from the Top" University of Notre Dame Nonprofit Executives Education Certificate Program, November 10-15, South Bend, IN
Recession, Renewal, Revolution? Nonprofit and Voluntary Action in an Age of Turbulence
ARNOVA, November 21-23, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford CT
National Philanthropy Day will be celebrated at events around the country in November. Visit your local Association of Fundraising Professionals website to find an event in your community.
Advancing Urban Policy: Community Development was created with counsel from Stuart C. Mendel, Ph.D., and Joseph Mead, Esq.; compiled by Jessica Murphy, graduate assistant; edited by Roslyn Miller, consultant.


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Randy Shaw: Expect a record percentage of absentee votes next week, which might lead to calls to make June contests vote by mail only.
Kamala's Campaign and the Crenshaw Office
Nyabingi Kuti: The Crenshaw office is one of the main reasons that Kamala is now ahead by a razor-thin margin. Over 500 volunteers of all races and ages came to Crenshaw and banged out over 25,000 calls in two weeks in support of Kamala.
Latinos and Gays Face Same Foe on November 2nd
Luis Lopez and Dolores Huerta: Few groups in California have felt the sting of contradiction more sharply than Latinos and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. The statewide election on November 2 is a perfect chance for both populations to send a message that picking on us will be punished.
The Black Vote and California's Next Governor
Anthony Samad: Whitman and Brown — the black community likes to see who they're voting for, and not just during election time.


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- Whitworth Edges Willamette in NWC Battle, 1-0
Women's Soccer | Sunday, October 4, 2009
Whitworth Edges Willamette in NWC Battle, 1-0
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Whitworth University won a defensive battle with Willamette University, 1-0, in a Northwest Conference game on Sunday, Oct. 4. Sidonia Davin recorded the game's only goal in the first half. Whitworth improved to 9-2 overall, 6-1 in the NWC. Willamette went to 4-5-1 overall, 3-3 in the NWC.
Willamette outshot Whitworth 8-7 during the game, including a 4-2 advantage in the first half. Even so, Davin's goal gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead at the break.
Lindsey Oakes set up the goal with a long pass. Davin was able to get to the ball before a defender and goalkeeper Kelli Gano (Jr., Portland, OR/Grant HS). Davin shot the ball from the top-right corner of the penalty area at 15:18.
Whitworth goalie Callie Bergstrom made three saves in recording the shutout. Jill Schneeman (So., GK, Burien, WA/Mount Rainier HS), who played the final 45 minutes in goal for Willamette, also registered three saves.
Andrea Rowan (Fr., MF, Boise, ID/Timberline HS), Haley Rosenthal (Sr., MF, Cheyenne, WY/Cheyenne East HS) and Alex Batzer (Jr., F, Medford, OR/North Medford HS) each took two shots for Willamette. Jenny Krzymowski earned three shots for Whitworth.
Both teams had four shots on target. Whitworth held a 5-3 edge in corner kicks, but Willamette achieved a 3-1 margin in the second half. The Pirates were called for 18 fouls, while the Bearcats picked up just nine fouls.
Willamette will host Pacific University on Saturday, Oct. 10 as part of WU's Parents and Family Weekend. Game time at Sparks Field is set for 12 p.m. (PDT).
BOX SCOREWhitworth University 1
Willamette University 0