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President Obama On Todd Akin, Romney's Lies And Releasing Tax Returns
I wish more Americans could turn off their hatred and watch this clip with open eyes. It's a reminder to me why President Obama is ultimately qualified to be president. I couldn't be more proud of him for staying a class act in the midst of the craziest election season in our history. Below the clip is a guide to my favorite moments in this "presser". Enjoy!
:16 seconds – Facts about Medicare
1:30 Question on Todd Akins "legitimate rape" comment. POTUS: "Rape is rape!", "men making decisions for women"
5:56 On Romney releasing his taxes, this is priceless.
7:05 Calling out Romney for the liar that he is in response to a Q about the Priorities USA ad that's been distorted by the right.
9:00 "You can't just make stuff up!"
15:40 Chuck Todd follows up on the Romney tax question. President Obama makes the Republican compliant media look foolish and brings it back to reality. Great moment.
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August 21, 2012 - Posted by ExtremeLiberal | 2012 Election, Economy, President Barack Obama | Legitimate Rape, Rape, Romney Lies, Syria, Todd Akin
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My how the Republicans are backpedaling so hard to separate Akin's views from nearly identical views of Paul Ryan. The only difference I see is that Ryan has not shown support for the junk science position that women "naturally abort" (due to stress hormones) a "legitimate rape". Both congressmen worked together to co-sponsor a bill in Congress (which Republicans passed) to grant "personhood" for a fertilized egg, no abortion for whatever reason (even medical or psychiatric) and ban contraceptive methods except for the Vatican-approved "rhythm" (abstinence) method. However the Akins-Ryan bill is also part of the Republican Platform that Romney and Ryan will vow to support at the Tampa convention next week.
Republicans are now coming up with an "apples and oranges" argument that what Akins says is no more offensive than VP Joe Biden's "chains" remark for which the GOP complains Biden has "yet" to apologize for. It doesn't matter that Santorum once used the "chains" analogy and that both Romney and Ryan have used a "shackled" analogy. Need to get the GOP a thesaurus to show them that chains and shackles are the same thing.
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans just gave the State of Texas (Republican majority) the green light to exclude Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid Women's Health Program. The opinion vacated the preliminary injunction that District Court Judge Lee Yeakel granted to allow more than 50,000 low-income Texas women to continue getting their basic health care from their trusted Planned Parenthood health center. Now tens of thousands of POOR women will be denied basic FEMALE health care. Who says there isn't a GOP "war on women"….especially POOR WOMEN?
The Fifth Circuit Court leans right as 10 justices of the 15 judge court were appointed either by Reagan or a Bush (3 by Clinton, 2 by Obama). So we are still saddled with right-wing justices from the Supreme Court down to the District Courts. So elections have consequences. There are two vacancies on the Fifth Circuit but Obama has had much difficulty getting many of his court appointments approved by the Republicans in the Senate.
Comment by grantinhouston | August 22, 2012 | Reply
Romney, the biggest liar of them all if you watch old videos and keep record of his too-many-to-count "flip flops" isn't even trying to hold back the flood of mendacity from his camp. Now it's to hell with fact checkers (including the Annenberg FactCheck.org, funded by the Reagans' bestest friend..
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Bad enough that some of our trillions of national debt are due to military adventures around the Middle East, Sen. John McCain just gave one of the most saber-rattling speeches I've heard. He still wants to "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" and wants to poke fingers in the eyes of the Chinese and Russians. Romney is bringing back all of the neocons of the Bush Cheney administration like Dan Senor, John Bolton, and the pro-Israel Zionists (in addition to Senor) like Wolfowitz, Feith, and Perle.
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PAWTUCKET – Pope Benedict XVI caught Blackstone Valley Catholics by surprise when he announced his retirement for health reasons Monday, but most said they supported and even admired what must have been a difficult decision.
"I was proud of him," said the Rev. Edward St-Godard, pastor of Holy Family Parish. "When they say they're stepping down because they can no longer function, I think it's a wonderful thing."
It may be a time-honored tradition for popes to reign until death, despite the impairments of old age, but Father St-Godard can think of no compelling reason why. Hobbled by Parkinson's disease and the lingering damage of an assassin's bullet, Pope John Paul II was often exalted as an earthly example of the suffering of Christ, but St-Godard says it wasn't always as uplifting to see as it sounds.
"It was uncomfortable when you saw that," he says. "You wouldn't want to see your father up there that way."
Rev. Robert Perron, pastor of Pawtucket's Holy Family Church, came to a similar conclusion.
Pope John Paul II was a laudable example of how suffering can bring one closer to the Lord, he allows. As John Paul's former right-hand man in the Vatican, however, Benedict must have realized that this is not an example that requires further reaffirmation at this point in the history of the church.
"I think he was saying to us we don't need another example, that we need someone who can do the job," said Rev. Perron.
The former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Bavaria, now 85, stunned Catholics around the world yesterday when he announced at the Vatican that he will step down at the end of the month because of unspecified health reasons.
"I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry," he said in remarks originally rendered in Latin. "I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering."
In today's world, "subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of St. Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me," the pope said.
Pope since April 19, 2005, Benedict is the first in over 600 years to abdicate the papacy. Cardinals from around the world will converge at the Vatican on Feb. 28 to select his successor in a secret voting process known as the papal conclave.
Reporting from Rome, the Catholic News Service said that after Benedict steps down, the pope will move to the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo outside the Italian capital. He will stay there until the renovation is completed of a cloister, set up by Pope John Paul II, which is located inside the Vatican Gardens.
The pope will then live in the cloister, known as the Mater Ecclesia monastery, dedicating his time to prayer and reflection, the CNS said, quoting a Vatican spokesman.
Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence was probably speaking for a great many Catholics when he announced his reaction to Benedict's retirement.
"I was stunned by the news that our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI will resign his office at the end of the month," Bishop Tobin said.
The bishop, too, praised Benedict for stepping down in the face of increasingly apparent physical frailty, calling it "an act of great humility, for he understands the needs of the Church are greater than his own; that ultimately, the well-being of the Church is in God's hands, not the Pope's."
Not all Catholic leaders from the area were ready to hold up the pope's resignation as a model for papal behavior, however. The Rev. Richard P. Desaulniers, pastor of St. James parish in Lincoln, was still trying to wrap his arms around what happened.
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From a combination of breakout sessions and group conversations we learned that while the troubleshooting process and even some of the root causes of mobile discrepancies are pretty similar to display campaigns on the web, new technology drives some differences. This includes new technology from within the advertising industry as well the innovation taking place in the marketplace.
The new ad specific technology of mobile is an area where the IAB can help. New mobile-focused ad products result in differences in how metrics are counted, reported and even terminology is defined. Like in the early days of web advertising, this is a clear place where the IAB along with our members can help by developing definitions and guidelines. We have already started this with initiatives like MRAID, Mobile Web Measurement Guidelines and the Mobile Phone Creative Guidelines.
Addressing marketplace technology, the fragmentation of devices, operations systems, screen sizes etc., is a bit more challenging. Not only does this create a challenge for developing ad creatives and testing them on devices, but also targeting and even traffic validation, especially for campaigns running across platforms. While some of these variables are beyond the advertising industry's control, education and best practices can help reduce the friction they cause.
Now that we have clearer understanding of the many factors causing mobile discrepancies we can buckle down, roll up our sleeves, and work together to reduce them and grow trust in the mobile platform. This will take time and involvement from all parties in the digital advertising ecosystem, but based on the enthusiasm of everyone who attended the working session it is clear this is something the industry needs and is ready to do. After all, the West wasn't settled in one afternoon.
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Sabrina Alimi is the Senior Marketing Manager of the IAB Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence, where she has a focus on ad operations and key mobile initiatives such as HTML best practices, mobile creative guidelines, discrepancies, and the future of the cookie. In addition, Sabrina leads the IAB's Local Committee, exploring the opportunities that the use of location unlocks for mobile advertising. Prior to the IAB, Sabrina worked at Microsoft Advertising on the Atlas Media Console where she became a product expert providing technical support to clients and managing bug escalations. She can be reached on Twitter @SabrinaAlimi.


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By JOHN SERFUSTINI Sun Advocate associate editor
This started out as a story about "pink slime" in school food but that turned out to be a non-issue in the Carbon District. The district doesn't buy any ammonia-treated hamburger, according to Patti Rigby, who oversees the school nutrition program.
What the district does buy, however, are menu items that are giving kids a kick in the cafeterias. Things like starfruit and strawberries are
introducing students to a range of new tastes and textures. These food choices are not based solely on Rigby's opinion of what kids will eat or throw away. "These are all tested according to presentation, texture and taste. It's not arbitrary at all. It's a science, not like cooking at home," she declares.
The testing results come from UCARE, an organization of 15 school districts representing 243,000 young eaters, otherwise known as students.
That's a lot of purchasing power, and suppliers of school meals are well aware of that, Rigby explains.
As an example, she pulls out color-coded rating sheets on schools of meat entrees. What kids like shows up as items like teriyaki chicken, mandarin orange chicken, flame-broiled beef patty, or breaded whole-muscle chicken patty.
"Mystery meat" is nowhere to be found and for good reason. If the menu items are not already approved by the US Department of Agriculture, the schools don't even look at them.
The USDA and the state have many rules as to what constitutes food and how it is prepared. Here's an example:
The rules say that schools can't offer more than nine servings of grain a week. Okay, so what's a serving?
A 100 percent whole wheat hamburger bun, three inches in diameter, weighs 50 grams and constitutes 1.75 servings. The same bun in the four-inch model weighs 69 grams and has 2.5 servings.
Rigby goes on to say that the grain measurement goes beyond stuff like bread and tortillas. Food planners also have to count the breading on things like those chicken patties mentioned earlier.
It's easy. You just divide the amount of breading in the recipe by the the number of servings, then divide that by 14.75.
The math is something that agrees with Rigby. She also handles things like accounting and purchasing for the district, and even has two offices to reflect the different sets of responsibilities.
However, anyone who wears a "Wild About Cooking" T-shirt to a newspaper interview has got to be excited about more than the numbers involved in school meals.
"I love to watch the kids eat lunch. They are fascinating. It's their social time," she says.
Her goal is to add good food to good company at lunch or breakfast.
That includes getting them to experiment with trying new items they might not find at the fast food restaurants or even in the grocery stores.
What she found from watching the kids eat is that they love mangoes but are not all that sold on papayas. The star fruit was a hit at Bruin Point. She got an $8,500 grant to add more fruits and vegetables at that school.
(Star fruit, by the way, doesn't grow as a star. The whole fruit is shaped like a fluted column, but when it's sliced perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, it yields stars in cross section.)
According to Rigby, it's all well and good to follow the nutritional rules, but in the final analysis, "Kids are picky. Can we serve meals expecting them to eat what's in front of them? No. If they don't like it, it goes in the garbage."
There are some youngsters, for example, who won't eat anything but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The trouble with that is that the peanut butter doesn't count for a whole serving of protein.
So the PBJ people will be getting a choice of string cheese or sunflower seeds to get enough protein.
Offering a choice is important. In fact, a la carte dining is a rule. The school has to offer a grain, meat or some other protein protein, dairy, and fruits and vegetables at each meal. From that assortment, the young diner has to select at least three.
Getting the kids to try something new can be a challenge sometimes. That's why teachers and principals have to be on board.
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congrats on your promotion nov! Does the new job have the same hours? I struggle so much to balance doing a good job at work with being available for my kids and not getting home late. I think a promotion would be a challenge for me right now. (although I'd like the idea of being recognized at work for my efforts - and a raise!)
DD's school was closed early today so I am home. We have already watched a movie (during DD2's nap) and baked choc chip cookies and banana bread! Both came out good, the cookies in particular. Tt I thought of you when I was baking. I love doing it but don't do it very often Bc it's hard to bake when watching the kIds too. Now that dd1 is almost 4 she is old enough to help and it's a lot of fun. the only issue was she kept eating the cookie batter which has eggs in it. Now I'm always guilty of nibbling on the batter but I was afraid the raw eggs would make her sick so I kept telling her to stop (and she kept ignoring me). I hope she will be ok!
Bummed because I wanted to buy all of the cousins slippers from LL bean and I was waiting to hear back on sizes amd hadn't ordered them yet. Went to order them this morning and they are sold out in a few sizes including my DD. I called a few stores but they don't carry toddler sizes so I think I'm out of luck. Any other ideas on where I could find quality slippers for kids? If I cant find any I may just buy each kid a cheap-0 pair from somewhere and then another present.
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kar I hope you start feeling better soon. What a terrible ordeal you are going through.
As I am typing this i looked up to check on the kids and DD2 is walking around wearing my winter (tall)boots. She must have gone into the mudroom and put them on. They come up to her chest. Very funny.
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Wish you had a camera and could capture a pic of that, Rama. Too cute. (the boots up to her chest)
My boys were and are cookie dough eaters, no harm done - AND, our own Kargiver is guilty of that!
As for the kids slippers, their feet grow so fast, 6 months sometimes and they're into the next size - I wouldn't worry about expensive slippers. Most times they end up kicking them off anyway. Sears would have a decent slipper, I'm sure, or even some of these shoe places - choice of sizes may be down now it's so close to the holiday.
Just heated and ate my eggplant. Would have liked a glass of pinot with it, but have more strips to tape together while I watch TV tonight, so don't want to be nodding off. Used the time while it was heating in the oven to call a friend of a friend that I keep check on. She's a gabber, but I could truthfully say I had to go when the oven timer went off - yet, we got a chance to wish each other a merry Christmas - that was what was most important, just to touch base.
Traffic going by here has definitely slowed to a snail's pace. Roads even here must be freezing in spots. So glad I'm of the age to claim fear of falling as an excuse not to go out. One of the few plusses of being "older".
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/17/2013 5:13 PM EST
I canceled a delivery of my last Gingerbreadhouses...I was going to drop them off this afternoon but I also had to pick up our neighbors...They went to Florida for the weekend...It kind of tied me up for the day but oh well...we'll just have to deal with it before Zachary time...shuttin' it down fer the night>>Pleasant dreams everyone!
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/17/2013 5:21 PM EST
Tomorrow will be a better day for traveling to drop off your gingerbread houses, Icer. Can you take Zach in the car with you?
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/17/2013 5:43 PM EST
I can...but I'd rather not have my attention divided...I will drop off to them around 9 and head over for Zach duty right after that...They could also wait till after Zach duty about 4:45..but I am spoiled and don't like to drive if its getting dark..
Snow up-date...Honey and I just hit the driveway...very light and fluffy...could have used a leaf blower...Now i'll shut 'er down....I mean it!!!!
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/17/2013 8:15 PM EST
TT, grilled cheese was last night! I have been driving in this storm since 1 pm, glad to be home. Not feeling like making tuna...we'll see...
ETA: DH wanted the tuna....
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/17/2013 9:47 PM EST
Hats, it's your birthday. You are supposed to be waited on. Hope DH took you out.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 6:09 AM EST
He offered, but after driving in the snow for over 6 hours, that was the last thing I wanted!
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 7:01 AM EST
Good morning,
You were destined to have tuna yesterday, Hats. lol I can't imagine doing all that driving on a day like yesterday. I'm sure it must be work related. I hope you had a nice birthday, in any event. To me, the day of your birth is always a special day.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 7:12 AM EST
Good morning - Hats, I hope you still had a nice bday. Snow hit at a bad time yesterday. Well over 2 hours for me to get home, argh. Kar - any improvement?
We will be having everyone (in-laws + my mom) at my house on Christmas Eve. We are just getting Chinese food and some italian trays from a great local restaurant. I actually have to work until 3pm on Christmas Eve. Booo. I work in healh insurance, so you can imagine that things are a tad busy right now, lol.
Have a great day everyone - stay warm!
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 7:44 AM EST
That sounds nice, Princess. We never did any special get together on Christmas eve, and now, of course, it's too late because my kids are busy that night getting things ready for their kids' kids! WHERE did the time go so quickly?? I shouldn't say never did anything special, I do have pics of me and two of my g.f.s from my then work place who would come back here after a 4:00 Christmas mass and have some wine and snacks while the Christmas music played in the background. We were all divorced or widowed and were really tight then. Now one lives in Fla and the other still in MA, but has distanced herself, I think in part because now her husband is dead and as happens so many times, the devil he was, has become "St. XXXXX". Seeing me reminds her of times she doesn't want to acknowlege she lived.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 8:16 AM EST
Good morning everyone. Sorry I disappeared yesterday, we had our work potluck and I volunteered to help, so caught tied up with that. Then they called off DS' afterschool program, so I was going to bring him back to work for a couple of hours, but they said I could just leave for the day at 2:30, so that's what I did.
tt, I can't wait to see a picture of this bowl when it's finished, seems very crafty.
Princess your Christmas Eve celebration sounds lovely. We always went to my Grandparents, Aunt and Uncles, house and than a close friend of my parents on Christmas Eve. No we just go to the close friend of my parents. Well his wife paseed away a few years ago and my dad passed away as well, so my mom helps him and we all bring stuff. It's a nice time.
Pingo sounds like you had a productive trip to TJ's. The peppermint pretzels sound very good to me.
Rama your DD in your boots sounds adorable. Great job in baking with them there.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 8:20 AM EST
TT your post reminds me to ask = where is nanny friend these days? Could you ask CL to stop by for tea on Christmas eve afternoon?
One of the troubles of getting old is treasured traditions going by the wayside. First you get married and add places and obligations until you are so busy you can't stand it.... then it seems that all of a sudden you have nowhere to go, nothing to do. Finding the just-right balance is hard, and sometimes you have to make conscious efforts. When DD was little we struggled to be in three places at once - driving all over the state to see his family and my family and then two of those places disappeared through the deaths of loved ones. I'm hoping that, like Pingo, someday DD will provide us with a new place to go and new family members to love. Until then, well, we'll just have to enjoy what we have.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 8:45 AM EST
We have all survived here at Casa d'Icer...Honey got up before I did and shoveled me out all by himself...but it only took him 20 minutes so I guess thats not too bad
I'm off to make deliveries...chat later...
Pingo ...safe journey!!! In case I don't make it back on...Zachary and I are going sledding This afternoon
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 8:48 AM EST
Fun, fun, Icer. Enjoy. When we stopped over the "Marketplace" Monday, noticed the little "Green" that they have put a snow fence around and iced for kids to skate. So nice, like a picture postcard small town scene. My GD and friends had gone there skating the week before one afternoon after school.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 8:52 AM EST
Hats, I reread my post about Christmas Eve - was only thinking of those families that have always had the Christmas Eve tradition - as a kid my relatives were practically non existant, so we never did that, and then when I raised my own family and they married, they were busy helping Santa on Christmas Eves. Reminiscing that only time I got together with anyone on Christmas Eve was that period that us 3 gals were husbandless - due to one thing or another. We'd get together here and then an hour later we'd all be in our own homes getting things ready for our kids' Christmas morning.
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Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 9:30 AM EST
I did read your post tt, that's why I mentioned starting a new tradition with nanny and/or CL....
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 9:50 AM EST
No, No, Hats, I meant I reread my post - not for you to reread it.
I understand what you are saying, new traditions are born.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 10:26 AM EST
Good morning,
Woke up at 6:30 to a completely clean driveway. Not only that, but the front steps and the walkway (and it is large) was also cleaned. This guy is a keeper. And he is very nice to boot. He will definitely get a nice Christmas present from us.
Hats, I can certainly understand, you didn't want to go out after driving around for 6 hours. What did you end up making? It is just in our house birthdays are big celebrations. My mother always pulled out "the nines" for us, and I did the same for my family. I am happy, that our sons carry on the tradition. And DIL is tacking along; she actually enjoys it.
Christmas Eve, has always been the biggest thing for me. For years, I cooked up a storm inviting family and close friends. And I enjoyed it. But now, age has shown it's ugly head. Everything good has to come to an end. Now DH and I enjoy each others company (always did) and would be happy to be just the two of us. We love our friends and family, but we don't need to gather them around to be happy. Now, as Hats pointed out, we concentrate on our immediate family. And in the process, we have made new friends.
Rama, I was chuckling reading about your DD in your boots. I hope you took a picture. That would be precious. Imagine showing that when she gets married? And believe me, it is not too far away.
Haven't heard from Kar this morning. Hoping she at the ear doc right now. I am worried. This thing can give permanent damage. Hope she check in soon to tell us, she is improving.
I am getting really nervous about UK son leaving for Argentina in a couple of days. Reading about the recent riots they had there, does not make me happy. Well, he is a big boy, I keep telling myself. But still, as a mother, one can only do so much. And this trip has been planed for months. I tell myself to take a big breath.
Going to the office shortly. Just to tie up ends. Have a good day everyone.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 2:01 PM EST
Went out around 11:00, cleared the stairs and walk and got the snow off the car. So glad I did, now sun has melted all that and snow is falling off the branches of the trees. If only the sun hit my back walk - what a plus that would be. Was going to go out and do some shoveling there, but saving hands for this afternoon's fun. Have made up a batch of sugar cookie cut out dough too, in case there's time for that. 4 boxes of Christmas decorations opened to be put around, and hoping she feels like doing that. They have someone come in and professionally do their house, so am hoping decorating Nana's, will sound like fun. If I remember from last year, she does like the little stories behind different pieces.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 3:36 PM EST
" They have someone come in and professionally do their house"
Oh, my - what? That's the first time I have heard that. Well, in this time and age there is always a first.
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 4:17 PM EST
TT I'm eager to hear how that paper bowl making went. It sounds like a project my mother in law would like to do with my niece and my DD. I think my DD may be a little young for the taping part but she would like the gluing part. My niece is 6 and would love it. my mother in law loves crafting, she actually reminds me a bit of you, hats, and when I mentioned the paper magazine bowl to her she was interested and hadn't heard of it before.
Kar, how are you feeling?
Thanks for all the remarks about DD2 and her boots. I did get a pic on my phone of it and sent it to DH to see. Sometimes he gets sad he misses all of the cute things that the kids do while he is at work so I try to email him lots of pics of them on the days I am home. It's so much easier to be able to do it all from my phone since I am rarely in front of the computer during the days I am home. Today I am at work but eager to leave and pick them up. I had to leave my house at 6:30 this morning for an 8:30 meeting in MEdford (I live southwest of the city and wanted to make sure I had enough time to get there with traffic and snow issues and I didn't know where I was going) and DD1 had just woken up when I was leaving and DD2 was still asleep. HOpe to get out a little early to spend some time wtih them before bedtime! So much to do tonight, still haven't sent out my holiday cards and we are having a small family holiday gathering at our house over the weekend for some family that doesn't spend actual christmas together where we will exchange presents for the kids. Very informal but still have to feed everyone so we have to get organized for that!
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 4:45 PM EST
Hi...feeling guilty about just popping on to complain about my issue and it is difficult to use my eyes for fine tasks, but I'm getting a little better every day with mornings still the worst. I've been doing the cheap alternative to a neti pot treatment to reach my inner ear with saline through my nose (Dixie cup), and that seems to get a bunch of gunk out the back of my ear. If need be they can cut a hole in my eardrum and drain out the ear canal through the outer ear, but I'd rather avoid that.
Thanks for asking, my friends, and thanks for bearing with me and my egocentric posts. :(
Re: December 2013
posted at 12/18/2013 5:38 PM EST
Kar, good to hear you are doing a bit better. Glad the neti is working for you. DH's allergies went bye-bye, when he started using it. Not that it is comparable with your problem. But it really does work wonders. I can't use it. I have tried several times, but it is a no go.
I was going to suggest you get the eardrum punctured, but didn't want to scare you off. Apparently you are already aware, that may have to happen.
Best wishes. I hope you will be well enough to enjoy Christmas.


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Sharing Memories (Week 37): Where Were You?
This is a difficult memory but we all share it - where were you and what were you doing on 9/11? Such a terrible and tragic day but one our descendants will want to know more about. And sometimes it's helpful to write our memories of traumatic times in order to heal.
I was at home in Ontario Canada when my sister-in-law phoned me to tell me that a plane had flown into one of the Twin Towers. While we were talking, the second plane hit and we both realized something was very very wrong.
I quickly turned on the television and was met with the horrendous sights and sounds that most of us saw that horrible day. As the tragic events unfolded I phoned my husband at work several times. I was crying, and in a state of disbelief. He left work and came home and together we sat through the horrors, wondering what was going on and what was going to happen next.
My friend Chris Brooks was visiting New York and had told me he planned to go to the Twin Towers that week and I was worried sick about him but thankfully he had gone a day or two before. I contacted Harry Macy, editor of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record to make sure he was okay. He was.
I was safe in Ontario but my heart went out to those in the towers. And their families hoping and searching for them. It was a horrendous experience and I still feel shock when I think on it. I think it traumatized us all and changed our world forever.
Where were you? I hope you and your loved ones were okay.
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- Cheryl Cayemberg said...
What a day that was. I'm sure I'll never forget it. I'm glad everyone dear to you was OK.
I was on a cruise ship,from Vsncouver to Alaska with my mother snd my two grown daughters - our 2nd day out. Heard another passenger say something about all the planes being diverted to Csnada, went back to ststeroom and turned on CNN. Devastating pictures, bought tears to my eyes.
I was testing for a job. It was an all day process and I knew nothing about the tragedy until a mention was made in the final interview in late afternoon. When I got home at 9PM, my family was glued to the TV. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I thought, what happened to our fighters...our U.S. defense protocol... as all this played out? Our government has highly touted its ability to knock bombs and comets out of the sky before they hit U.S. soil, but all it took were a few simple planes. I wondered why? Heroes helped pick up the pieces, but nothing will ever erase the shame of our political leaders or mitigate the loss of our grandparents, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and children.


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Begin my packing a cooling rack on a cookie sheet and cover with a towel. This will help to keep the gumballs from rolling around as you work.
Make sure to give the gumballs a little space so you can work without bumping into the others.
Next use the black icing to add eyes.
At this point, I kinda start thinking of this…just kidding.
But seriously, at this point use the orange icing to add a beak.
To finish up, use the yellow piping icing to add a sweet little puff of feathers to the top of the chickie's head.
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By TERRY WILLISSun Advocate reporter
Each month the Sun Advocate presents two views of the same subject as columnists Terry Willis and Tom McCourt see it.
The war in Iraq brings out strong feelings in most of us. We are divided in our thoughts on where this war should go. This divide crosses party lines and religious ideologies.
In my mind there is no good way to proceed. We are either stuck staying the course with no clear end in sight, or we begin to develop a plan to get out knowing that civil war will ensue in our absence.
My political views on war were shaped early as I grew up watching the nightly casualty count on the news. Mi Lia, Kent State and other events had an effect on how I view war. I was still young as these things unfolded, but by the time I reached high school, my sister's friends were facing the draft.
The war ended before I finished high school. I remember watching the fall of Saigon on the news. I hoped we never had to go back to war. So I enlisted. I joined the Navy to help promote peace. It may be an odd reason to enlist, but that is what I chose to do. So I am considered a Vietnam era vet.
I have watched as we have engaged in other conflicts. I understood why we went into Afghanistan after 9-11. But I felt lied to and betrayed as we went to war in Iraq. All said and done, I support our troops and know they are fighting for the right cause. They were just sent to the wrong place to do it.
No links were found to Al Qaida before we went into Iraq. They are there now. Sadam Hussein was a ruthless dictator who did not deserve to be in power, but he was the glue holding the country together; albeit by death, destruction and total intimidation. We have opened up a Pandora's Box that was waiting to happen by taking him out of power with no real plan to replace his power structure.
Our presence there is not the solution. Staying in Iraq is like building a house using duct tape. It may work for a short time, but the elements present will eventually deteriorate it. The only way to keep it together is to keep adding enormous amounts of tape. We have been doing that by pouring in greater and greater amounts of troops. Since we did not go in with a plan to deal with all of the warring factions we will have to find a way to leave in a way that gives the country the most hope for finding its own equilibrium.
That is not going to be easy. If we don't start to develop a plan, I foresee watching our exit with the fall of Baghdad in the background. I am not talking about a cut and run policy. I am talking about a strategic withdrawal. There will be continued instability and civil violence after we leave. The power void we have created cannot be fixed by shoving our way of life down the throats of people who don't want it.
I enjoy living in a democracy. It gives me many freedoms, including the liberty to write this opinion. Even in our own country, we have differing opinions on what it takes to be a free democracy. There are some that feel their religious tenets are what should govern our country. Should we overthrow them if they do not align with our ideals?
It saddens and scares me to know that there are people in this world who view our country as a huge bully to be brought to our knees. This war has not made me feel any safer. I actually feel less safe. We may not have had a new 9-11 type of attack, but the hatred felt towards our country is greater than ever. It is a shame because for the most part we are a great, wonderful, caring group of people.
Let's start by finding a way to withdraw from a country that needs to find its own way. Let's fight terrorism, but find a way to not provoke those who have not joined the cause against us. I don't mean to hide, cower, or cow tow to fringe groups. We need to stand up and be the example with respect and dignity to all others.
America has an army in Iraq. They are fighting to protect us from terrorists who have vowed to kill us all. The terrorists don't care that we are "a great, wonderful and caring group of people." They hate us because we are leaders in this world and we are rich, powerful, and non-Muslim. All the smiles, good will, and foreign aid in the world won't change that.
So far, the war in Iraq has accomplished the goals our nation intended: Mass murderer Sadam Hussein is in jail. No weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) were passed to the terrorists. We have not experienced another terrorist attack in this country since 9-11. Several terrorist leaders and thousands of terrorist fighters have been killed or captured in Iraq, including many non-Iraqis. Many terrorist training centers and sources of supply have been shut down. The Iraqi people have elected a new government. And the new Iraqi army is preparing to take over when our soldiers are able to leave. But, some questions linger.
There is no clear end in sight? That is true, but the same could be said about World War II in 1943.
We were lied to and betrayed when our soldiers went into Iraq? Not hardly. Our president vowed to take the fight to the terrorists and all who give them aid and comfort. We supported him in this. Congress too. Iraq was a friend to terrorists. Sadam was paying $25,000 to the families of suicide bombers, and even Bill Clinton is on record as saying he believed Iraq had stockpiles of chemical weapons. You will remember that WMDs in the hands of terrorists were our biggest fear following the attacks of 9-11.
There were no WMDs in Iraq? Yes there were. Sadam used them on his own people more than once, killing thousands. Where did they go? Into Syria probably. Let's pray they don't show up in New York or San Francisco.
We went into Iraq with no plan to replace Sadam? What were the Iraqi elections all about? Do you know that Iraq is the only Muslim country in the world to have a democratic government today? We are not "shoving our way of life down the throats of people who don't want it." We are letting them decide what they want for the first time in their lives. If it comes to civil war after we leave, we can't help that. Our intentions are noble and our actions honorable. The world can't say we didn't try. Fighting for another man's freedom is the best of reasons to go to war. Ask Abraham Lincoln or Martin Luther King.
Some of us feel less safe now than before 9-11? It's about time! We are in a war where civilians are the principle targets of our enemy. 9-11 was Pearl Harbor. This is World War III. The sooner we realize it and adapt to the reality, the better off we are going to be.
The world sees us as a bully? For protecting ourselves and answering an unprovoked attack that killed 3000 of us in our nation's largest city? Tell France and Spain to buzz-off. Who needs friends like them anyway? France is 20 percent Muslim. They'll be begging for our help again soon enough.
We don't want to "provoke" those who have not joined the fight against us? If some are offended because we fight our sworn enemies, so be it. Those with such sentiments are not our friends in the first place.
We are fighting the right war but in the wrong place? The terrorists are without borders. Islamic Jihad is worldwide. Where to fight them then, if not places like Iraq? Taking the fight to the Middle East has kept them out of New York and California so far.
To win the war on terror we must be united as a country. We've got to back our leaders and show unity, strength, and resolve. If you disagree with current policies, make it known in the next election. But remember, it wasn't our soldiers who lost the war in Vietnam. It was those who marched in the streets and threw eggs at the White House. Is that what we want again? I hope not. The War on Terror is different than Vietnam.
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Apple's determination to remain different may finally have backfired. It seems the Lightning connector has brought back to life an old argument over universal standards.
Back in 2009, 10 major cellphone manufacturers agreed with the European Union that there needed to be one standard design for the connectors that charge cellphone batteries. A universal connector would give a much longer shelf life to chargers if the ones purchased today would still work with the devices designed down the road.
These manufacturers agreed to use the micro-USB charger design that is used with almost every type of mobile device – except Apple products. While Apple was one of the 10 manufacturers to agree to the universal standard, it decided to show compliance through the use of an adapter. While everyone else designed their equipment for the micro-USB connector, Apple kept their 30-pin connector as the standard for all their devices.
Now, Apple has shown their continuing commitment to their own design with the introduction of the Lightning charger. But now Apple's competitors aren't the only ones irritated by the company's ongoing rebellion. By redesigning their connector (which definitely was long overdue), they've forced all their current customers to buy new hardware in order for their equipment like docking stations and chargers to work with the next and future generations of iPhones, iPads, iPods, iMacs… you get the idea. We'll give Apple a (very) small bit of credit for the Lightning adapter, but still, it's another few bucks out of your pocket.
Apple no doubt is a believer in the "wow" factor. They don't want to just make consumers happy. They want to knock us off our feet with style, innovation and technology. Apple may have seen their loyalty to a proprietary connector as necessary to maintain the Apple aura.
Apple's connectors do more than charge and sync. From a single port all Apple equipment can be connected to every other one, and with an adapter, that same port can also output these devices to non-Apple equipment like an HDMI television. With most of the other micro-USB compatible equipment out there, you need separate ports – one for charging and one for connecting (and a lots of other functions.) More ports add bulk and can make Ironman's suit look like the Incredible Hulk is wearing it.
Apple is going to always behave like they own the sandbox, and as long as they're making more money than anyone else, they can. Maybe we don't want to stop them, either. Even now, none of their competition has truly matched the style and quality inherent in most Apple products. It's good for us that they keep trying, though.


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I'd be tempted to call nipples in men vestigial, but that suggests they have no modern function. They do have a function, of course, but only in women. So why do men (and all male mammals) have them?
No one has mentioned the Neutral Theory of Evolution, which explains mutations that are not necessarily motivated by increased "fitness".
Similarly (and more to the point for this question) there is no selective pressure with regards to mens nipples.
Men have nipples because they find a purpose on women, but for men there is no reason to not have them. From an evolutionary stand point it is simpler for men to have them. The more complex situation (Women have nipples but men do not) would most likely only occur if there was some selective pressure for men to not have nipples.
I believe it is for this reason: the female body plan is the default one. Males are a variation upon that, in humans at least. Nipples are part of the basic body plan. For a man to not have them, he would need to actively evolve something that would prevent nipples from developing. There is no selective pressure for the development of such a thing, so it hasn't happened. Keep in mind that the code for the general body plan is shared between males and females. The Y chromosome modifies the development of that body plan so the person becomes male.
I concur with one of the answers in that it is evolutionary not very important to remove features that are not used, specially in the case of female/male traits. Another more dramatic example is that of fish that live at the bottom of the ocean, that have developed new sensory organs to adapt to life without light, but they still have eyes from when they where living in shallower waters where light was present.
This is because genetic information is shared between males and femeles.
The share of large amount of genetic information between sexes if evolutionary advantageous. The most selective pressure is put on men by the natural selection. Thus men need muscles, flexible body, good vision, speech abilities and so on to get food and to compete with other men in warfare.
Most of these advantages get transferred to women even though the selective pressure on them is much smaller. Women have no less vision or ability to speak than men do.
Similarly women undergo the maximum pressure from sexual selection, especially regarding the appearance. These traits are also somewhat transferred to men, otherwise men would possibly appear much uglier than they are now because good external appearance is not what is necessary in warfare and work.
There are other examples of shared genetic information: for example our left and right hands anatomically nearly identical despite having different functions. This is because advantages developed for right hand also used in the development of left hand. If there was no such share, our hands would be very much different with the right one much more advanced.
Sorry to spoil the fun here, but male nipples are not completely useless. With stimulation and hormones, they can be used to make milk. I don't have a great peer reviewed source for this, because it is sort of common knowledge. I heard about it at a Le Leche Leage meeting when my son was small.
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COLTON - The administration at Colton-Pierrepont Central School is working to turn Monday afternoons gun-flashing incident that occurred after school into what Superintendent Joseph A. Kardash called a teachable moment.
Mr. Kardash explained that for high school students Wednesdays school day - students and staff were off Tuesday on a snow day - began with an assembly for students in grades seven through 12.
We tried our best to take it and make it a teachable moment, he said referring to Monday afternoons incident.
It was about 4 p.m. Monday when a car allegedly driven by Connor I. Warden, 17, of Potsdam pulled into the districts north parking lot, where students typically park. Also inside the vehicle was Sawyer M. Pignona, 16, also of Potsdam, who was allegedly in possession of a shotgun that Mr. Kardash said he understands belonged to the boys father.
After being approached by boys lacrosse coach James Nee, who is also serving as an administrative intern in the district, the vehicle then turned around with Pignona allegedly waving the gun out the window as it left the parking lot, where a lacrosse practice was taking place.
Board of education member Tracy Hoose asked Mr. Nee what made the vehicle suspicious.
As it came around the two gentlemen were wearing bandanas on their faces, he said.
Even without realizing the people inside the car were allegedly carrying a weapon or attempting to hide their identities, Mr. Nee said he would have went up to the vehicle, as his lacrosse practice was using the lot.
I was going to meet the vehicle as it was going up the drive to make sure they didnt go into our practice space, he said. I think the driver was shocked when there were people in the parking lot.
At that point Mr. Nee said they turned around, with the passenger then pointing what he believed was a gun out the window.
In his statement to police, Mr. Nee said, I noticed the passenger rolled down his window and held out what appeared to be a rifle. I couldnt tell you what kind of gun it was other than a long rifle style gun, he said. The passenger held it out the window and was shaking it while saying what sounded like whoo hoo.
Other than giving students an opportunity to discuss the incident and ask questions, Mr. Kardash said the assembly gave he and Principal Randy Johnson the opportunity to use the incident as a foundation for several lessons to be learned.
One of the things we tried to talk to the kids about was at what point does the conversation get taken to an adult? How guilty would you feel if something happen? he asked. Its not hard to imagine what happened on Monday turning into something else.
Board of education member Jeffery Angleberger said from what hes heard thats exactly what happened, but it came after the fact.
My understanding is kids who wouldnt normally rat on their friends were pretty forthcoming, he said, to which Mr. Kardash replied, It got pretty real.
As he responded to Mr. Kardashs remarks, board of education member Michael Dumas said its his hope the final message hasnt been driven home yet.
Theyll get a real message once sentencing is handed down, he said, noting both young men are facing felony charges.
The D.A.s going to have a tough time pleading this down, Mr. Angleberger suggested.
Jo Ann Roberts, a board of education member whose daughter was at the school when the incident happened, agreed.
Its an election year for her, she said, adding that while some people make a case for leniency for the driver shes not one of them.
He knew the guy had a gun in the car, she said. Hes just as guilty as the other guy.
That was another of the lessons Mr. Kardash said they tried to teach to all of the students they spoke with on Wednesday from kindergarten on up.
We talked about being your own person and recognizing when someone you aer with is making a bad decision and removing yourself from the situation, he said, adding he and Mr. Johnson also visited each of the elementary classrooms holding age appropriate discussions about what had happened and giving students an opportunity to ask questions.
Mr. Kardash said he has heard nothing but compliments about how the district responded to the situation, although the district has received several complaints about how people were notified, noting several parents he spoke with said they should have received a personal phone call, something that Mr. Kardash said simply isnt feasible.
In response to that though, Mr. Kardash said the district is discussing the installation of a phone messaging system, but he said no rash decision is going to be made simply as a result of Mondays incident.
I think thats something we have to sit down and discuss, Mr. Dumas said.
Mr. Angleberger said he thinks people should have a choice of how to receive emergency communications from the school, noting for some a Facebook posting may be the best way to reach to them and for others a phone message or email might be best.
If I got an email, I would see that quicker than anything else, he said.
Board President Shelli Prespare-Wilson said the fact that the auditorium was empty, in her mind, shows that the district has done a fine job of getting information out into the public.
I think the fact that auditorium is empty shows that people have got their answers, she said.
At the end of the day, Mr. Kardash said he feels like what was a negative situation on Monday has turned into a positive one.
When we got done it felt like, You know that was a great discussion to have with the kids, he said, noting they also talked about rumors versus facts.
Ms. Hoose said she hopes that area students though arent the only ones learning lessons from this.
Hopefully parents are making sure their guns are locked up, she said.
When asked what the Facebook dispute that culminated Monday afternoon was about, Mr. Kardash said he has a general idea, but couldnt confirm anything since the postings have been deleted.
When asked how many students were involved, he had a similar answer, noting that would be difficult to gauge.
The two kids from Potsdam were targeting a student here, who had support from several friends, he said, adding the targeted student was not at the school Monday afternoon when the incident took place.
And while the posting leading up to Mondays incident have been deleted, Mr. Kardash said social media is abuzz with talk about what happened Monday afternoon.
Students from the same grade levels in schools all over our region have all formed opinions, he said, adding from what hes seen those opinions range from throw the book at them to it was just a prank, they didnt really know what they were doing.
As for Potsdams reaction to the incident, Superintendent Patrick H. Brady said he couldnt comment on whether the students, who were both released from custody after posting bail, were allowed to attend school.
Were investigating the matter to determine the facts so we can make an appropriate determination in terms of the handling of the students that were involved, he said, noting the districts investigation is also being aided by the New York State Police.
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As the nation's average gasoline price starts to increase, Utah and the majority of areas in the Intermountain West continue to report dropping costs at the self-serve pumps.
According to the latest report from AAA Utah, the current average price in Utah for regular, self-serve gasoline is $2.73 per gallon.
The average pump cost registers 14 cents lower than AAA's last survey and 22 cents lower than one year ago.
Thirty-three states have prices higher than Utah.
However, local gasoline prices continue to exceed the statewide average. Carbon County motorists are paying an average of $2.83 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline at the self-serve pumps.
"This year, the price for gasoline has been driven in large part by the ability of refineries to supply their local markets," said Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah spokesperson. "With the end of the summer driving season demand and the seasonal cleaner fuel requirements ending in many locations, refineries should continue to have an easier time supplying fuel."
The national average price for regular, self-serve is $2.81 a gallon.
The average pump cost posted across the United States represents an increase of 4 cents from last month's report and registers 19 cents higher than a year ago.
The highest price per gallon of self-serve regular gasoline was reported in Hawaii at $3.21.
The state posting the lowest average price was New Jersey at $2.54. Eight states reported pump prices exceeding the $3 mark, pointed out the AAA Utah spokesperson.
With one exception, gasoline prices continued to drop at locations throughout the Intermountain West.
Idaho's motorists enjoyed a double-digit drop in the average price for regular, self-serve gasoline. The average price in Idaho is $2.78, a 13 cent decrease from AAA's August report.
Montana's pump price dropped 3 cents to an average of $2.96 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.
Wyoming's average price is $2.83, registering 7 cents lower than last month.
Colorado is the only intermountain state to see an increase in gas prices, noted the AAA Utah spokesperson. The average self-serve pump price in Colorado climbed 2 cents to reach $2.93 per gallon.
Arizona's price dropped 5 cents to $2.63. Motorists in Nevada are paying 5 cents less at $2.79 a gallon.
California's current average price is $2.87, a 6 cent drop from last month.
All of the Utah cities surveyed by AAA reported a decrease in the average price of regular, self-serve gasoline.
St. George enjoyed the greatest decrease - 22 cents. The average price in St. George is $2.72.
Provo reported the next largest decrease of 20 cents in prices. The average price in Provo is $2.69.
Logan's price dropped 17 cents to $2.67 per gallon, while motorists in Salt Lake City saw average prices decrease 14 cents to $2.86.
Ogden's average price dropped 8 cents to the current average, $2.68. Moab's price, $2.90 is 6 cents lower than last month.
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We've reviewed a lot of cell phone accessories in the past, but this is the first time we've ever seen a line of cases specifically geared for some of the toughest trades out there.
New at Pure Mobile, the Stanley line will certainly look at home next to the rest of your tools, with models in classic construction colors like black and yellow (though they're also available in more subtle tones like black and grey, or even black and pink, for the ladies.)
And whatever your job throws at you, there's a Stanley case that can handle it. Models like Dozer are extra-rugged, with a plextonium under-layer, shock-absorbing silicone outer, and screen protector. The Dozer even goes so far as to provide camera and button protectors that can be closed to keep dust and dirt out.
But different tasks require different levels of protection. And while models like the Highwire, Technician, and Foreman also use a combination of plextonium and either silicone or NGP in their multi-layer construction, each is tailor-made to suit the task at hand.
For a sleeker, slimmer look that's still up to par, we'd recommend the Foreman. While it's impact resistant, with a plextonium bumper and easy-to-grip silicone core, it's got a bit of a lower profile than styles like the Highwire or Dozer, which really do look like something you'd hang from your toolbelt.
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2013: Junior at Creighton
• AVCA All-East Region First Team and Second-Team All-BIG EAST.
• All-American Honorable Mention by the AVCA.
• Started CU's first 22 and final six matches at setter in 2013 after making 27 starts in 2012 as team's right-side hitter.
• Led team with 17 double-doubles and four triple-doubles.
• In league play, ranked third in hitting percentage and was seventh in assists per set. In all matches, was sixth in the league in assists per set.
• Named MVP of the season-opening Hampton Inn Invitational after leading Creighton to wins vs. No. 13 BYU (8/30) and Bowling Green (8/31).
• Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Sept. 2.
• Earned second BIG EAST Player of the Week honor on Oct. 14 after consecutive triple-doubles, which also earned her Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week accolades on Oct. 15.
• Had 45 assists, 14 digs and seven blocks in 3-2 win at Wichita State (9/22).
• Owned eight straight double-doubles from Sept. 21 to Oct. 20 to tie Melissa Walsh's school record.
• Became sixth player in Creighton history with 1,000 or more career assists, doing so in the fourth set at Butler (10/4).
• Had 48 assists to go with season-high 18 digs and eight kills in 3-1 win at Xavier (10/5).
• Had back-to-back triple-doubles in wins vs. DePaul (Oct. 11) and Marquette (10/13).
• Had a career-high 12 kills to go with 12 digs and 39 assists in 3-1 win vs. DePaul, hitting .579 in 19 swings (10/11).
• Followed that up with a near-identical line in 3-0 win vs. Marquette, owning 12 kills, 15 digs and 33 assists on .579 hitting in 19 swings (10/13).
• Also turned in a triple-double vs. St. John's on Nov. 1 with 44 assists, 10 kills and a career-best 10 blocks.
• Had career-high 52 assists in 3-1 win at DePaul (10/26).
• Hit .643 in 13 errorless swings and added 29 assists at Seton Hall (11/16).
• Had 44 assists, 21 digs and 11 kills for a triple-double in BIG EAST Tournament win vs. Xavier (11/29).
• Had 39 assists and 11 digs in BIG EAST Tourney final vs. Marquette (11/30).
• Helped Creighton to 3-1 NCAA Tourney win with 45 assists, 10 digs and six blocks vs. Arkansas (12/6).
2012: Sophomore at Creighton
• Saw all of her time in 2012 as a right-side hitter.
• Had 10 kills on .643 hitting in sweep over USF (8/25).
• Had eight blocks and six kills with no errors in 2012 opener vs. UCF (8/24).
• Voted to USF Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/25).
• Had seven kills, six blocks and four digs vs. Northern Iowa (10/5), then had six kills and six blocks vs. Bradley one night later (10/6).
• Slammed season-best 11 kills in four-set win at Bradley (11/2).
• Had five blocks in MVC Tournament title match vs. Wichita State (11/24).
• Hit .500 in 14 swings vs. Marquette in NCAA Tournament victory (11/30).
• Had six blocks at No. 11 Minnesota in NCAA Tournament (12/1).
• Returned to her setter role in the spring with 49 assists, six blocks, five digs and four kills in an exhibition win at Nebraska (4/12).
• Ranked 16th in the MVC in blocks per set, fifth-most among sophomores.
2011: Freshman at Creighton
• Owned 23 starts, seven times as a right-side hitter, twice as a defensive specialist and 14 times as a setter.
• Named to MVC's All-Freshman Team.
• Ranked fourth in the MVC with 0.29 aces per set.
• Named MVC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 12 after earning All-Tournament honors at the Ameritas Players Challenge in Lincoln, Neb.
• Earned MVC Freshman of the Week honors a second time (Sept. 26) after averaging 6.00 assists, 2.86 digs, 1.14 blocks and 1.29 blocks per set.
• Delivered Creighton's first triple-double by a freshman since 1998 (Kailey Reyes) on Sept. 17 vs. UAB, finishing with 11 kills, 22 assists and 17 digs.
• Served up seven aces in three-set win over McNeese State (9/17), second-most in CU history and tying a D.J. Sokol Arena record.
• Had 19 assists and eight digs vs. South Dakota (9/3) and 18 assists and eight digs vs. Marquette (9/3).
• Tallied eight assists, eight digs and six kills at No. 11 Nebraska (9/8).
• Had 11 assists, five kills, four aces and four blocks vs. Weber State (9/9), the first Bluejay with those numbers (or better) in each category since 1996.
• Delivered 20 assists, 12 digs and eight kills in win at Evansville (9/23).
• Had seven kills, 12 assists and five digs in sweep of Saint Mary's (9/10).
• Recorded 27 assists and 20 digs in win vs. Illinois State (9/30), becoming the fifth player in CU history with at least 20 digs and 20 assists in the same match, and first since 2006.
• Had 25 assists, seven kills and seven digs and hit .538 vs. Bradley (10/14).
• Finished with a season-high six blocks vs. Southern Illinois (10/21).
• Produced a double-double with 16 assists and 11 digs to go with four blocks in win over Evansville (10/22).
• Had 22 assists and 11 digs in win at Illinois State (10/29).
• Also had 22 assists and 11 digs in win vs. Wichita State (11/4).
• Recorded her seventh double-double with 15 assists and 11 digs at Bradley (11/12).
Millard North High School
• Was a 2010-11 Under Armour honorable-mention All-American.
• Named Second Team All-State by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as a senior, when she had 829 assists, 85 aces,
221 kills and 83 blocks while hitting .388.
• Led the state (Class A) in aces per set (0.7), sixth in hitting percentage (.388), seventh in assists per set (7.5) and 13th in blocks (0.7).
• As a junior, she hit .290 with 111 kills, 130 digs, 61 blocks, 42 aces and 423 assists and was named Second Team All-State.
• As a freshman had 409 assists and 109 kills, then added 732 assists and 104 kills as a sophomore, when she was named Third Team All-State.
• Named the setter on the Class A All-State Tournament Team as a senior.
• Named First Team All-Metro twice and Second Team once.
• Team was 95-38 in her four seasons, including third-place finishes as a senior (26-12) and freshman (33-3) and a seventh-place finish as a sophomore (24-8).
• In high school, played for coaches Dave Cork, Sara Horn and Nick Schuster.
• Honored by PrepVolleyball.com as a "Frosh 59" in 2007 and "Soph 79" in 2008.
• Named No. 60 on the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list and was a candidate for the Andi Collins Award that is handed out to the nation's best prep setter.
Creighton Awards & Honors
2011 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
2011 MVC All-Freshman Team
2011 MVC Freshman of the Week, 9/12
2011 MVC Freshman of the Week, 9/26
2012 USF Invitational All-Tournament Team
2013 AVCA All-East Region First Team
2013 AVCA Honorable-Mention All-American
2013 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 9/2
2013 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 10/14
2013 Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament Team
2013 Hampton Inn Invitational MVP
2013 Second Team All-BIG EAST Conference
2013 Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week, 10/15
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Full Name: Michelle Lynn Sicner
Birthday: Dec. 27, 1992
Birthplace: Omaha, Neb.
Parents: Marc and Cheryl Sicner
Siblings: Kevin (26) and Kelli (24), who played volleyball at Missouri Western State
Major: Nursing
Career Aspiration: Nurse
Nickname: Mich, Chel
Why Creighton: Close to home, Division I volleyball, nursing program
Favorite Movie: What Happens in Vegas
Best Volleyball Memory: Beating Nebraska last year
Favorite Quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)
Favorite Vacation Spot: Bahamas!!
Hobbies: Movies, hanging with friends, shopping
Favorite Part of Ryan Athletic Center: Girls only!
Match I'm Most Excited For: Nebraska
2014 Summer Job: Camp counselor
Thoughts on the BIG EAST: Bring it on!
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Sister Guymon will enter the missionary training center in Provo on April 8. She is the daughter of Donald and Carol Guymon. She is the grandaughter of Theo and Doreen Guymon and David and Clairine Mangum.