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Laos is a green country of wonderful nature and persistent culture.After 4 days of traveling along Mea Khong area and our route started from BKK-->Ubon Rachathani-->Chongmek, the door to Laos-->Pakse in Chumpasak, Laos --> Surin and BKK.Day 1 -Exploring Ubon Rachathani cityWe spent the night on the bus. First I must say that I took this trip with a tour company by purchasing a tour package from Ubon Rachathani to Chumpasak. In case you wish to avoid tour packages there are 3 ways to reach Ubon Rachathani: by train from Hua Lumpong , by bus from Mochit and by plane through Air Asia, Nok Air or Bangkok Airways. We arrived to Ubon Rachathani by bus in the morning. We had breakfast at a famous restaurant. We had Kai Ka Ta with bread filling, white pork sausage and sweet sausage which is a local dish. Then we took Sam Lor or tricycle to explore Ubon Rachathani city and visited parts with ancient temples and some museums to learn about the history of the northeast of Thailand. In the afternoon, after lunch by Mea Khong river, we visited Sampambok which is dubbed the Grand Canyon of Thailand. Sampan means 3 thousand and Bok means hollow. We spent the night in Laos at Chumpasak Grand Hotel at Pakse district in Champasak. Another choice , you can stay at Thai style hotel likeTohsang Khongjiam Resort and travel in Pakse in the morning.We entering Laos through Chongmek. Visa was not required, only Thai identity card and filling out some forms at the immigration office, Chong Mek. Traveling from Ubon to Pakse you can take a bus from Ubon Rachathani Bus terminal to Pakse 200 baht/way/pax.Day 2 - Studying Khmer culture at Wat Phu Stone Castle or Prasat Hin Wat Phu To Prasat Hin Wat Phu, a Unesco heritage site, you can go by renting a motorcycle or.... Read more >>>http://www.thaitourismguide.com/Maekhong-Ubonrachathani-Surin-ecotourism-laos.html
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The Company is managed by a Board of Directors, consisting of five members, which is entrusted with the overall administration and management of the Company. The responsibility of the Directors is a collective one, although within the structure of a unitary board, the main functions of the Directors are in practice complementary.
The Board is currently made up of the following members.
- Mr Angelo Xuereb is the founder of the AX Group of companies. He has been the Chairman of the Board of the Company since its formation. He is also Chairman of AX Holdings Limited, the parent company. He sits on the Board of all companies forming part of the Group with interests in hotel operations, property investments and development and construction. Mr. Xuereb is a council member of the Building Industry Consultative Council (BICC), and the President of the Federation of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (FOBC). Mr. Xuereb has also served as mayor of the Naxxar local council for six years.
- Mr Michael Warrington is a Certified Public Accountant and a Fellow of the Malta Institute of Accountants, as well as an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in the United Kingdom. Mr. Warrington holds a Masters Degree in Financial Services from the University of Malta. He worked for several years with Bank of Valletta p.l.c., moving on to Air Malta p.l.c., where he was the Group Head responsible for the finance and information technology functions of the airline. He worked in the hospitality industry for a number of years. Mr. Warrington is the Group Finance Director of AX Holdings Limited. He is a director on the boards of Forthnet A.E., Citadel Insurance p.l.c., Nissan International Insurance Ltd, SMS Limited, Higher Ground Sivac plc, MW Properties Ltd, Land Development Holdings Ltd, Z Investments Partner Ltd, Z Investment Holdings Ltd, English Language Academy Ltd and Skyline Developments Ltd.
- Dr Patrick J. Galea has been in private professional practice as an advocate since 1982, and has long experience of representation of parties before the Courts of Malta and in Arbitration proceedings. He has also advised extensively in civil and commercial law, intellectual property, planning and construction law, procurement, the leisure industry, energy and financial services law. Dr. Galea has been Chairman of Raiffeisen Malta Bank p.l.c. since 1996. He was the Head of the Civil Law Department and currently lectures in Civil Law and Civil Procedure at the Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta.
- Chev. Philip A. Ransley has worked up to 1975 with two audit firms, Attard Manfre and later with Diamantino Manfre & Co. He joined in partnership in setting up Edrichton Holidays Limited, a tourism (incoming) company, in 1976, where he was the Financial Director up to 1988. He then joined Edrichton Holdings Ltd as a Financial Director up to its division in 1997. He is now a Financial Executive Controller for Tartarun Group (namely: Tartarun Developments Limited and Tartarun Tourism Services Ltd). He is a director on the boards of PPAC Limited, PAPS Limited, Gallina Operators Limited and CGR Enterprises Limited.
Mr Michael Sciortino is a Certified Public Accountant and has been in private practice since 1997. Previously he held senior positions with various private and public entities. He has also served as a member of the Council of the Malta Stock Exchange. Mr Sciortino is a director and board secretary of a number of companies.
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- Dr. Ian Vella Galea.
Meetings of the Board of Directors are held at the registered office of the Group, AX House, Mosta Road, Lija.
The Company does not have a Chief Executive Officer due to the nature of the Company and as such the Board carries out the policy decisions regarding the Company.
Audit Committee. The Company has an Audit Committee which meets regularly, besides having ongoing consultations with the Board of Directors, in the fulfilment of its task of monitoring and reviewing procedures and internal control systems.
The Committee is chaired by Chev. Philip A. Ransley, and its other members are Dr Patrick J. Galea and Mr Michael Sciortino. The audit committee is in compliance with the amendments to the Listing Rules effected on 10th January 2010. All three directors forming the audit committee are non-executive directors and are totally independent from the Company or the AX Group of Companies. Mr Sciortino is a Certified Public Accountant.
The Company Secretary acts as secretary to the committee which also receives the assistance of the Group Finance Director, Mr Michael Warrington, and the Group Financial Controller, Mr Albert Bonello.
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The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Houston County Sheriff's Office Jail.
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Weldon Rodgers, 38, arrested by HCSO, charge-burglary of a building, felony.
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NOCHE Partner Universities
The College of Pharmacy offers the doctor of pharmacy program in partnership with member universities of the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE). While applicants from institutions across Ohio and nationwide will be considered for admission, students from our NOCHE partner universities will be guaranteed an admissions interview if they meet specific admissions criteria. Requirements for a guaranteed interview include: 3.5 cumulative GPA, 75th percentile score on PCAT, ability to complete all prerequisite courses (72 semester hours), and at least 30 semester hours completed at the institution.
Students who complete preprofessional pharmacy studies at any of these twelve institutions are encouraged to apply for one of the institution's seats in the professional program through an "at large" application review. The Pharm.D. program will admit 75 students; 15 of the best-qualified students from each of the four partner institutions (University of Akron, Cleveland State University, Kent State University, and Youngstown State University) with preferential admissions consideration and 15 students from NOCHE partner universities and other institutions.
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Any money received from Global Giving will be distributed to local communities in need. Global Reach International will be contacting local municipalities, fire departments and volunteer emergency response units. We will require them to advise us in writing of their needs. Once we have this information, a check will be distributed to them for their relief. Since Global Reach International is based in New Jersey, we are able to contact emergency personnel directly.
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Help New Jersey residents by donating money to the hardest hit areas. Global Reach International is a local nonprofit organization based in Northern New Jersey. Once money is received, 100% of all donations will go to areas most in need of relief. Global Reach International was started by Bill Sansone after his service in the Peace Corps. You can visit www.globalreachinternational.org or call 201-874-4973 for more information.
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OTO Development purchased the whole loan on the Hampton Inn and Suites Ybor City / Tampa. Upon first learning about this opportunity on June 26, 2010 we immediately deployed personnel to Tampa to study the market and evaluate the hotel. OTO underwrote the deal, submitted the winning bid on July 7th and closed on the loan on July 10th, a mere fifteen days from start to closing. OTO has fully taken over ownership and management of the asset, executing a meaningful operational turnaround in a short period of time.
Our team's extensive knowledge of the hotel industry allows us to quickly and effectively underwrite any U.S. market. When combined with our ample capital resources, OTO Development can close transactions rapidly, thus providing increased investment flexibility and a smooth, stress-free process for the seller.
Location: 325 West 33rd St., New York, NY
Room Count: 239
Opening Date: 1st Quarter 2013
The Fairfield Inn & Suites, OTO Development's first Manhattan hotel, will be located in the dynamic Midtown submarket. Just steps away from Penn Station (America's busiest train station) and Madison Square Garden (home to the Knicks and Rangers), the hotel will be convenient for both tourists and business travelers. The hotel is centrally located within eight short blocks of Times Square, and the Penn Station subway hub provides guests easy access to all of New York City. The nearly 50 million tourists who visit Manhattan annually will find the grand lobby (20'+ high ceilings), well-appointed rooms, and expansive suites an inviting home away from home.
Corporate travelers will find all of the amenities they need on the road including high-speed internet, a business center, and meeting space. At the end of the day or before one of the more than 200 annual events at Madison Square Garden, guests will be able to enjoy a drink on the rooftop bar (over 200' above the street) while enjoying incredible views of downtown Manhattan, the Hudson River, and Jersey City.
Our Dania Beach, FL property was an unregistered fill site that was originally thought to be simply construction debris from the adjacent highway construction, but upon further investigation was designated as an unregistered landfill by the state and local county. The site was dynamically compacted in order to reduce the grades and reduce the amount of removal and disposal required. A previously undetected ammonia plume was discovered and remediated by soil removal and disposal. A lined retention pond on the north end of the site was required due to county concerns of groundwater migration. Both hotel structures were placed on driven concrete piles with caps and grade beams. Two feet of clean fill was required in all landscaped areas.
The overall Ft. Belvoir, VA site was clean, but a drainage ditch along the road frontage had to be remediated with removal and disposal due to past spills from a gas station several lots away.
This site was listed by Fairfax County as an Orange site due to levels of naturally occurring asbestos below grade. All material removed from the site, including rock from the blasting operation, was removed and disposed of properly. Special site measures were instituted during excavation and blasting in order to prove adequate air quality recording.
When this property was purchased the site had existing structures which were demolished. These existing structures had to be cleared of contaminates prior to demolition and special measures had to be put into place during demolition.
OTO Development purchased an existing, historic, office building in Baltimore, MD and made necessary renovations to convert the building into a hotel. Due to the age of the building, it required substantial asbestos abatement and lead removal. All materials were removed and disposed of properly. Certain areas of the building were abated prior to occupant vacating, so the abatement had to occur under a negative pressure situation to control indoor air quality.
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The Chargers are coming off tough back-to-back losses to Kansas City and Denver, but they are unlikely to go into a tailspin like previous San Diego teams.
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Over simmering water, melt the chocolate. In a pan over very low heat, melt the caramels. Stir in the 2 tablespoons of butter. Watch carefully as it burns easily. Meanwhile, prepare cookie pans with foil. (The caramel will stick to wax paper). Arrange the pecans/walnuts in small clumps on the foil. With a teaspoon, drizzle the nut clumps with the melted caramel (how much is a matter of taste). With another teaspoon, drizzle the caramel clumps with the melted choclate. Let cool until chocolate sets, remove from foil and store airtight in a cool dry place. Enjoy! Depending on the size of the clumps, will yield about 24-30 pieces of candy. Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #335 by Robin Caplan
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Now - Dear Quakers now there are pro and premium membership which you have to pay in a FREE TO PLAY GAME! There will be map pools now so we get more money from pro memberships
I am a paying member but i do not support what the quake team is doing, just killing the game which you have worked on 3 years now. Think about it, devpicks were great, you get an award for playing it and you play something you never played before. Like, i have played domination on cod, I don't play cod anymore because there are too many hackers. But like, seriously? I remember when the game was better, when there were no pro or premium memberships, when you were caring more about the players not the money. I understand, everyone needs money for family and food, but why would you make the maps limited for the standart players? I know, it's the MONEY. You can still get money without taking the maps out of the game, you could make the pro accounts to let you spawn servers, make clans and all the other stuff you can do but don't take the maps away from the standart players, i mean i paid for pro membership just to play on all maps, but almost nobody plays on premium servers anymore. Think about it, if you want to ruin such a great game which is balanced and there are no hackers ok go for it, sometime Raven will make a quake 5 game. The only thing i want is all the maps to be able for the standart players, i will not cancel my membership if the game returns to the patch where all the maps were playable on standart servers.


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Rock Garden Society Announces September Informational Meeting
Friday, September 28, at 3:00 p.m., FREE. Stewart L. Udall Center for Museum Resources on Museum Hill. 725 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
On behalf of the newly established Santa Fe chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS), the Santa Fe Botanical Garden will host an organizational meeting on Friday, September 28, at 3:00 p. m. Speakers will include Panayoti Kelaidis, the Senior Curator and Director of Denver Botanic Gardens Outreach, and Bill Adams, the owner of Sunscapes Rare Plant Nursery, a rock garden nursery in Pueblo, Colorado.
Panayoti Kelaidis and Bill Adams will each speak about rock gardening, and Peter George will describe the many benefits that NARGS offers gardening enthusiasts.
Panayoti Kelaidis is an entertaining speaker with an international reputation for his work introducing South African and Central Asian plants to Rocky Mountain Gardeners. An erudite plantsman, he is also interested in the aesthetics of gardens.
Bill Adams will talk about the southwestern plants that he has discovered and grown in his Sunscapes nursery. He is currently treasurer of NARGS.
We hope to bring together a group of knowledgeable alpine and xeric gardeners ready to share their knowledge and advance the art of rock gardening.
Learn more about North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS): www.nargs.org
NARGS is for gardening enthusiasts interested in alpine, saxatile, and low-growing perennials. It encourages the study and cultivation of wildflowers that grow well among rocks, whether such plants originate above treeline or at lower elevations. Through its publications, meetings, and garden visits, NARGS provides extensive opportunities for both beginners and experts to expand their knowledge of plant cultivation and propagation, and of construction, maintenance, and design of special interest gardens. Woodland gardens, bog gardens, raised beds, planted walls, container gardens, and alpine berms are all addressed.
Toward this end NARGS offers its members the Rock Garden Quarterly, an annual seedlist, local chapter meetings, and a growing web presence.
NARGS, organized in 1934, currently has approximately 2,650 members in the US, Canada, and thirty other nations.
For more information contact: Robin Magowan at 505-983-8599 and/or email@example.com or for directions call Santa Fe Botanical Garden (505) 471-9103.
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The concept of the Free Market originated in San Francisco and was started by a woman whose goal it was to share with others. Kirsten Brydum was murdered in New Orleans on a biking trip and Freegans world wide mourned her death.
In an effort to pick up the torch, I created Ottawa's Really Really Free Market with the help of my Full Circles Ottawa team and our groups members. I turned it into a ReUse to Recycle event in an effort to raise awareness for freecycling and to lessen the impact created by recycling usable items to soon. It has become my legacy and my gift to the residents of the City of Ottawa…the market really belongs to them.
Last year, plagued by a lack of organization and not having planned an event of this kind I found that I had to wade my way through a lot of politics and paper work. We have ironed out most of the wrinkles and have a lot more time for planning this year. I really feel that we can overcome all of the problems that we didn't anticipate with the forerunner.
In the end we managed to pull it off without spending a dime and sticking to the principle that "everything" was free. This wasn't easy but its not impossible. Never say never….
This year I'm looking forward to the market expanding greatly in size and we are welcoming new partners to improve on what we have already done. We will be once again be encouraging food bank donation. Our free vendor and group member, Feddie Osman from Reliance Holmes Heating, will head the drive for our local food bank, Partage Vanier and will have a donation station for those who want to drop off food.
Group Owner Val Griffin has partnered her Plantcycle group with Full Circles Ottawa and this year we will host a garden/farmers market section which is new. I'm looking forward to seeing a sea of green and gardening tools as well as any home grown/made product that people wish to share.
Our group member RD Long computers will return to collect eWaste and we will once again welcome trade show vendors who are willing to offer free information and samples of their wares. Because we don't allow any sales on market day we offer small business an opportunity to interact with the public and advertise themselves as well as taking and making orders. However, no money changes hands.
Last year we designed our market into departments to make shopping simpler. We estimate that we processed a minimum of 5,000 pounds and not an ounce of that weight made it to a landfill. Just think, all of those things might have gone into the garbage and the people who would have suffered are the ones who benefited greatly from our event.
This year we will have 2 markets, The Spring Edition and the Fall Version. You are all formally invited to join us for our first Market day on June 4, 2011 in the parking lot in front of the Vanier CSC located at the corner of Montreal Road and Begin Street (across from the Jean Coutu) .
Remember Reusing to Recycle will greatly reduce the impact that our practice of disposing of items to soon is making on our planet. Like fellow team member Manuel Costa says "Keep it green. We all live downstream".
See you on Market Day!
Kelly Wilson
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|Apples... Granny Smiths and Winesaps
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Canning Apple Butter
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Miam, Will cook a batch in the next few days.ReplyDelete
btw: great pics of the step by step process.
PS: you don't need to heat the rings, only the lid.
I know about the rings... but they keep the lids separated better, plus I like to make sure everything is hot and sterilized! But thanks! ~~GrannyReplyDelete
I notice you are using a flattop stove - we have one and all of our canning equipment has had warning labels NOT to use them with a flattop. Do you use a special canner?ReplyDelete
The new house we recently bought came with the flat top stove... I was hesitant at first and actually purchased a hot plate (single burner unit), but it did not heat well (maybe it was a cheap unit, I don't know)... so after researching and reading a lot and hearing that other folks did so successfully... I decided to try my canner (I use an All American brand 15 quart pressure canner) on the flat top and I've had no problems. I do take extra care when lifting it off the stove to cool. It's a chance I chose to take because I didn't have much option unless I bought a new stove, which is not in my budget right now ;-) ~~GrannyReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Just read your version of apple butter. Though, like yours, all versions have you standing at the stove. I have always made mine in the oven. 13x9 pan (usually two of them) with the oven at 275. Stirring every 10-15 min. Running a spoon/spatula down the middle to gauge when its done. When it stands up like Moses at the red sea, its done. Then process as usual. I have found that the more you put in pan,the longer it takes. Therefore, keep it to 1/2 to 3/4 full.(need room to stir)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 15, 2013 at 4:07 PM
Granny, I like your apple butter but I am not that much of what my mom would call a Suzie homemaker but I do can apple butter I found a easy one on growyourown.org. and my family loves it and you make it in the crock pot... But I love that you go step by step I just wish all the other ones did that sometimes.ReplyDelete
I'm glad I'm not the only one who uses cloves in their apple butter! We have tons of Amish in our area of Missouri and they always leave it out. As a result my apple butter flies out the door!ReplyDelete
Has anyone ever used Cinnomon oil in their apple butter. My granny used to and she would use red cinnomon candies called red hots. It gave it a very pretty color.ReplyDelete
How many pints does this recipe make?ReplyDeleteReplies
It made about 12 pints. ~~GrannyDelete
Being a beginner, I only have the water bath canning system. Can I use the water bath canning system for the Apple Butter recipe?ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, apple butter may be processed in a boiling water bath. ~~GrannyDelete
Thanks Granny, for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
I made some from an old apple tree that was loaded with lots of tart apples. The only thing I did different was I used water, and added nutmeg along with the cinnamon, and cloves. I do not have a pressure cooker, so placed it in a hot water bath for 15 minutes and the jars were sealed before I took it out. My DH wanted to eat it for dessert, It turned out better than perfect!!!
For twelve pounds apples about how many medium sized apples would this be?ReplyDelete
I just finished my apple butter..What an accomplishment for me.My first time ever to can. I made spagetti sauce, salsa and just plain tomatoes. Thank you Canning Granny for the inspiration to give it a try and I love it. Tiring but so worth the effort, especially when my husband say yumm!!ReplyDelete
DOES THE APPLE BUTTER THICKEN AS IT COOL..THE WATER BATH DIDNT CHANGE THE TEXTURE..ReplyDelete
made this recipe today, all i can say is,THANK YOU, my hubby says it's the next best thing to..well....you know...lol. the kids love it to! :)ReplyDelete


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It feels like a scene out of an old movie. Families perched on the hood of the car, the smell of popcorn in the air and a double-feature on the big screen just after sunset. It's a page out of history, all right, but you can still experience it today. A trip to the drive-in […]
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Southern Nevada Soccer Association 's Spring Classic 2015 Tournament concluded on Sunday, May 31 at Heritage Park. The tournament, in its 12th year, featured hot weather and even hotter competition as teams battled for the right to be called Spring Classic champions.
Thirteen teams competed for the U7 boys division title. The Super Heroes and Blue Crew won pools A and C fairly easily, while Rebel Alliance survived a pair of close games against the Diamondbacks (5-3) and Bombers (2-1) to win pool B. The defending champion Strikers edged the Avengers 6-5 to earn a semifinal spot from pool D. In the semifinal games, Super Heroes defeated Rebel Alliance 7-1, and Blue Crew rallied from a 3-2 halftime deficit to slip by the Strikers 4-3. In the final game, Blue Crew once again rallied from a 3-2 deficit at the half with two goals in the second half to win the championship.
In the U7G division 15 teams vied for the championship medals. The SH Strikers and Cheetahs dominated pools A and D, respectively, to advance to the semifinals. The Sirens overcame Rainbow Alicorns 5-3 to win pool B, and the Sunflowers edged Fire 4-3 to win pool C. In the semifinal games the Cheetahs defeated the defending champion 5-3, and the SH Strikers prevailed over the Sirens 4-2 to advance to the finals. The championship game was a close affair, with the Cheetahs second-half rally falling just short as the SH Strikers managed a 2-1 victory to earn the gold medals.
The Thunderbolts, Galaxy and Arsenal emerged from pool play in the U8 boys division to advance to the semifinals. The Ninjas and Sounders finished 2nd in pools B and C to advance to a quarterfinal game to determine the 4th semifinalist, which was won by the Sounders 6-0. In the first semifinal, the Sounders rallied from a 2-1 halftime deficit to score two second-half goals and win the game 3-2. In the second semifinal Arsenal defeated Galaxy 6-1. Arsenal then shut out the Sounders 3-0 in the final game to win the U8 division championship.
In the U8 girls division, the Wildcats, SH Shooting Stars and Dragonflies cruised through their pools to advance to the semifinals. The Rockets had a tougher road, slipping by Ponytail Posse 3-2, and edging the Pixies 2-1 to earn a berth in the semifinals. In the semifinals, the Wildcats defeated a short-handed SH Shooting Stars team 6-0, while the Dragonflies defeated the Rockets 4-1. The Wildcats continued their scoring spree in the final game, dominating the Dragonflies 6-0 to win the U8G division title.
The U9 boys division featured nine teams in a single pool vying for four semifinal spots. After two pool games the Scorpions, Steamers and Red Bulls finished in the top three positions to earn berths to the semifinals. The 4th and 5th place teams, Bulldogs and Tigers, played a quarterfinal game to earn the fourth spot in the semifinals, won by the Bulldogs 6-4. The Scorpions and Bulldogs played an exciting game in the first semifinal, with the Scorpions coming out on top 3-2. The Red Bulls defeated the Steamers 4-2 in the other semifinal. In the final game the Scorpions jumped out to a 3-1 first-half lead and never looked back, winning 6-3 to earn their second straight U9 division tournament title..
The U9 girls division featured a 5-team round-robin format, with the team accumulating the most match points declared champion. There were several close games in pool play, including Shooting Stars over Shortcakes (3-2), Shortcakes over the Superstars (2-1), Superstars over Angels (4-3), Shooting Stars over Angels (3-2) and Angels tying Shortcakes (2-2). After the first three pool games the Shooting Stars led with 28 points, followed by the Superstars with 19 points. In the final deciding match, the Superstars blanked the Shooting Stars 3-0 to win the U9G championship.
In the U10 boys division the Astro Blasters dominated pool A with victories of 7-3 over the Tornadoes, 6-1 over the Eagles and 9-1 over the Thunder. The Lions beat the Sidekicks 10-2, edged the Monsters 2-1, and defeated the Galaxy 10-4 to win pool B. The Astro Blasters then defeated the Lions 5-2 in a fast-paced final game to take the U10 boys division title.
In the U10G division Intensity managed a win over the Skittles (4-0) and a tie against Lemon Drop-Kickers (2-2), which was enough to win pool A. The Strikers defeated the Wrecking Balls and the SH Hot Shots to win pool B. The Cosmos dominated pool C, winning 11-0 over the Cougars and 4-1 over the Lightning Bugs to advance to the semifinals. Defending champion Pink Ladies survived a scare from the Rainbow Rockerz, 6-4, to advance from pool D. In the semifinals the Strikers survived a second-half rally from Intensity to win 2-1 and advance to the finals. Pink Ladies used four second-half goals to dominate the Cosmos 5-0 and earn a finals berth. In the finals the Strikers and Pink Ladies played to an exciting 2-2 draw; the Pink Ladies won the subsequent PK shootout, 3-0, to win the U10G championship.
The U11 boys division featured a 5-team round-robin format, with the team accumulating the most match points declared champion. As was the case in the U9 division, there were several close games in pool play, including Webshooters over Galaxy (2-0), Galaxy over Phantoms (3-2), Transformers over Phantoms (3-1), and Webshooters over Transformers (2-0). Going in to the final matches, the Webshooters needed a tie or a win to take the championship, which they accomplished with a 4-4 draw against the Phantoms. The Galaxy and Transformers played what turned out to be the second place game, with Transformers edging Galaxy 3-2 to win the silver medals.
The U11 girls division featured a 6-team pool with crossover play in the semifinals. The Strikers and Firecrackers finished 1-2 in pool A to advance to the semifinals. The Shooting Stars and Fireflies finished 1-2 in pool B to earn berths in the semifinals. Crossover play featured two close games, with the Strikers defeating the Fireflies 2-0, and the Firecrackers edging the Shooting Stars 1-0. The U11G Championship game was the 225th and final game of the Spring Classic 2015 tournament, and of course it ended up tied 0-0 at the end of regulation. The Strikers prevailed 3-1 in the subsequent PK shootout to win the gold medals.
The nine teams participating in the U12 boys division gave us some of the most exciting games of the tournament. After their two pool games, Blue Man Group, Highlanders and Titans finished in the top three spots to advance to the semifinals. The Strikers finished 4th and the Gladiators finished 5th to earn berths in the quarterfinal game. The Gladiators jumped out to a 2-0 first-half lead in the quarterfinal, but the Strikers answered with three goals in rapid succession in the second half to take a 3-2 lead late into the game. With less than 15 seconds left, and in spite of playing their 3rd game of the day, the Gladiators managed to tie the game with a late goal to send the match into a PK shootout. The Gladiators won the shootout 2-0 to advance to the semifinals. In the first semifinal between the Highlanders and Titans, the Highlanders took a 1-0 halftime lead, but the Titans rallied with two second-half goals to carry a 2-1 lead late into the game. With 20 seconds left in the match the Highlanders scored a tying goal, and won the subsequent PK shootout 1-0 to earn a berth in the finals. In the second semifinal game, a short-handed Blue Man Group team edged the Gladiators 1-0 to advance. The final game between the Highlanders and Blue Man Group was yet another close affair, tied 1-1 at the half. The Blue Man Group finally ran out of gas in the second half, and the Highlanders scored the game-winning goal to win 2-1 and take the championship.
The U9 girls division employed a 5-team round-robin format, with the team accumulating the most match points declared champion. There were a number of close games in pool play, including USA Eagles over Vegas Angels (1-0), Hot Shots over USA Eagles (2-0), Galaxy drawing Mighty Mustangs (0-0), USA Eagles drawing Galaxy (1-1), USA Eagles drawing Mighty Mustangs (2-2), and Vegas Angels edging Galaxy (2-1). The Hot Shots vs. Mighty Mustangs game turned out to be the deciding match, and the 0-0 draw was enough to give a short-handed Hot Shots team the U13G championship, with Mighty Mustangs finishing in 2nd place to win the silver medals.
Another 5-team round-robin format was used in the U14 boys division. With two matches remaining the standings stood at Dust Devils in first place with 22 points, Fire Dogs in second place with 19, and Rebels and Henderson Red Bulls tied for third place with 16. In the final matches, the Fire Dogs defeated Henderson Red Bulls 1-0 to put pressure on the Dust Devils, but the Dust Devils answered with an emphatic 4-0 victory over the Rebels to give them an insurmountable 32 points and the U14 boys championship. The Fire Dogs settled for second place with 27 points.
The seven U14G teams participating in the tournament were spit into a 3-team pool and a 4-team pool, with a crossover semifinal format. The Strikers defeated the Rebel Chicks 5-0 and edged the Rebels 2-1 to win pool A. The Quails defeated the Mighty Mustangs (4-3), USA Wildcats (2-0), and Firecrackers (4-0) to will pool B. In the final match, in spite of losing a player late in the first half due to a second yellow card and playing down a player for the entire second half, the Quails managed to hang on to defeat the Strikers 2-1 and win the championship.
The High School boys division featured a 4-team round-robin to determine the two teams advancing to the championship game. The Bulls posted 28 match points to finish first in the pool, and Pahrump United accumulated 18 points to take second place. In the championship match, the Bulls defeated Pahrump United 2-0 to win the gold medals.
In the four-team high school girls division all pool matches were either played to draws or were won by only a single goal. The Bulls and the Pahrump Trojans emerged from the tight competition to advance to the finals. In the final match Pahrump took a 1-0 halftime lead, but the Bulls rallied to tie the match 1-1, and the match remained a draw at the end of regulation play. Pahrump then prevailed 3-2 in the PK shootout to avenge their earlier loss to the Bulls in pool play and win the HS girls championship.
SNSA would like to thank all of our players, coaches, parents, referees and league staff who helped to make the Spring Classic 2015 a successful tournament. Click on the link below to review the champions photo gallery and the full Spring Classic 2015 tournament results.
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Charlene Conlin and Carleen Phelps Complete a Collaborative Doctoral Dissertation on Males and Females Successfully Managing Type 2 Diabetes through Lifestyle Change08/25/2014
Charlene Conlin and Carleen Phelps have just completed a collaborative dissertation as part of their doctoral studies in the Saybrook University School of Mind-Body Medicine. This was the first collaborative dissertation in the School of Mind-Body Medicine.
Collaborative work is abundant in the publication of academic research papers, especially in the healthcare sector, where meaningful research studies frequently require coordination among several disciplines and settings. Nevertheless, collaboration is rare in the doctoral dissertation process. One Saybrook collaborative dissertation was completed by two psychology students, Leila Kozak and Dorothy Mandel, within Integrative Health Studies in 2006, but until now none had taken place within the School of Mind-Body Medicine.
School of MBM Instructor Dr. Lisa Kelly and PhD Student Teresa von Kerckerink Collaborate on ISSEEM Presentation on Shamanic Healing08/08/2014
In June 2014, Saybrook University School of Mind-Body Medicine PhD candidate, Teresa von Kerckerink and MBM faculty member Dr. Lisa Kelly collaborated in presenting a 90 minute seminar on the lived experience of shamanic healing at the International Society of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine conference titled: Seen and Unseen Realities.
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The sisters fell back, said, "Don't that man look pretty"
The cripple on the corner cried out, "Nickels for your pity"
Them downtown boys sure talk gritty
But it's so hard to be a saint
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The pimp's main prophet, I kept everything cool
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Them downtown boys sure talk gritty
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This concert was originally broadcast live on the now-defunct local KMET-FM
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studio album and tour that would, like it's predecessor, achieve a huge commercial success.
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The set was produced by Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, and Bruce Springsteen, and
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cassettes, or three CDs. Live/1975-85 is the first album to be credited to "Bruce
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The highly-anticipated live album generated advance orders of more than 1.5
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first five-record set to reach the top 10 and the first to sell over a million copies.
Live/1975-85 is the second-best-selling live album in U.S. history based on RIAA
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Monday, March 31, 2014
La Trinidad, Benguet – Local councilors commended Valley cops for an outstanding performance.
Through a resolution by Councilor Roderick Awingan, the Valley Council commended the La Trinidad Municipal Police Station (LTMPS) through Byron Allatog, chief of Police, for winning a certificate of merit for meeting the standards set forth by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica).
The award for excellence in scientific investigation was given early this month at Camp Crame in Quezon City.
"The award accorded to the La Trinidad Municipal Police Station (LIMPS) had given tremendous pride, strengthened trust and confidence, and inspired our constituents that through passionate service, full commitment to its assigned task and passionate leadership an organization can achieve remarkable awards worthy of emulation," Awingan said.
One of Jica's programs in the Philippines is the achievement of the Philippine National Police (PNP) anti-crime capability which is mainly focused on the promotion and enhancement of scientific investigations through its efficient utilization of the Automated Fingerprinting Information System.
The La Trinidad Police Station (LTMPS) was the lone awardee in Municipal Police Station category.
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|As-salamu `alykum. I read the news that a previously unknown scrap of ancient papyrus written in ancient Egyptian Coptic includes the words "Jesus said to them, my wife,"- has recently discovered, which likely to renew a fierce debate in the Christian world over whether Jesus was married. Does the Qur'an speak about Jesus' marriage?
|Wael Shihab
Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Brother, thank you for your question and apparent interest to know more about Islam and its teachings.
Responding to your question, Dr. Wael Shihab, PhD in Islamic Studies, Al-Azhar University, and the Head of the Shari`ah Dept. of Onislam.net website, stated,
Thank you for your question.
For Muslims, Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) is a Prophet of Allah and belief in his prophethood is an essential condition of sound faith. Allah Almighty says:
{Say you: we believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) Prophets from their Lord: we make no difference between one and another of them: and we bow to Allah (in Islam).} (Al-Baqarah 2: 136)
{The Messenger [of Allah] believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the Believers: each one of them believes in Allah, His angels, His Books and His Messengers. [They say:] 'We make no distinction between one and another of His Messengers.' And they say: 'We hear and obey [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You Is the end of all Journeys.'} (Al-Baqarah 2: 285)
We, Muslims, believe in Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) as a Prophet of Allah. He, like all Prophets, called for belief in the One God, good morals, and submission to the will of Allah. Muslims, moreover, believe that Jesus (peace and blessings be upon him) was one of the great Prophets of God. In the Qur'an, he is called 'Isa. He is also known as Al-Masih (the Christ) and Ibn Maryam (Son of Mary). He has many other beautiful names and titles in the Qur'an.
The Qur'an generally refers to some Prophets' marriages in the verse: {And certainly We sent messengers before you and gave them wives and children.} (Ar-Ra`d 13: 38} However, this verse doesn't constitute a specific proof of Jesus' marriage. So, the Qur'an is silent regarding the issue of Jesus' marriage. The Sunnah, likewise, does not speak about Jesus' marriage before he was lifted up to heaven (An-Nisaa' 4: 157-158).
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Thursday Thought: LonelinessDecember 6th, 2013by D
A month ago I head Jeremy Vines BBC Radio show which was dedicated to the elderly who go for weeks without seeing anyone, and the only voices they hear are the ones through the radio. I was really moved by the show, because with so many people living on their own, with no one to care for them, how do we know when they are no longer breathing? Only when the postman can no longer post letters through the letterbox? Or when bills go for months unpaid and the debt collector calls on them to find no answer? Or in extreme cases, when the stench of their rotting body escapes their home and causes neighbours to call the council to deal with it.
Many older people are left alone to care for themselves, placed in retirement homes with few or no visitors. Some pay for private care out of their small pensions. Why is this? Where are their families? Where are their friends? Why are these people alone? Have they chosen it? Are they are unpleasant people to deal with, that they have driven everyone away from them? The scenarios are endless, and many of the scenarios have a solution.
Many years ago whilst my mum was working in an old peoples home, I used to go and read to an elderly lady who had no visitors. I would always ask my mum if anyone had been to see her during the week because I could not believe that no one would visit their own mother. Surely they didn't just put her in a home and get on with their own lives? Well they did, and I just found it cruel, I still do. This lady had no visitors in the entire time she was in the home. She was left there to be taken care of by non relatives and left to die. When she died, family started appearing out of the woodwork to sort out 'her estate'. The only happy thing for me in this situation was the lady, who turned out to be quite wealthy, decided to leave 50% of her estate to the home which had taken care of her, and the other 50% was left to a cat charity. Her family got nothing; and quite rightly so in my opinion.
Over the last 7 years I have been reconnecting with my natural father, someone who had not been part of my life since the age of 4 on a daily basis, and only in my life every 3rd Saturday of the month until the age of maybe 12. Before I left the UK for Egypt, I read an article that haunted me. It was about an old lady who had died alone in her London flat. She had been dead 3 months before her body was discovered. It started me thinking. Was I going to get on with my life, whilst my father lived alone and possibly died alone? Could I do that to him, just because my mother chose to divorce him? The answer was no. So 3 years ago, I asked my husband if he would be willing to have my father come and live with us. We spoke with the boys and we all decided it was the right thing to do. He was going to come and live with us in Egypt, but having lived within a 20 miles radius all his life, it was a very big move, one that even I was finding difficult. So it was decided when we returned to the UK, my father would come and live with us.
So the time has come whereby I find myself living with my dad. Our journey over the last few weeks has been interesting. It has also been one of patience on both sides. Adapting to each others way of life, and creating a new way of life. We are committed to making it work, not just for him, but also my boys. They will get to learn many things from him, and he will also get to be a granddad, and a dad. No longer will he be lonely. He is part of a family again. I am learning where I get certain personality traits from, such as my creativity… and my stubbornness! My dad is no longer alone and he will not die alone.
Why am I sharing this with you? Well, because I don't want people to be alone. Loneliness is horrible and unnecessary when you consider how many people there are in the world. So please ask yourself if there is someone you can reach out to. Is there someone you can visit maybe once a week for an hour? Is there someone you know who would benefit greatly by joining you for dinner once a week? What can you do to help reduce the loneliness of others in your community? The best gifts to give are humanity and companionship, and they cost nothing.. other than a little time and selflessness. Be kind. Be thoughtful. Be human.


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Winder celebrates 125 years with name change
WEST VALLEY CITY - Winder Dairy, one of Utah's oldest businesses, is expanding its home delivery service, bringing fruits, vegetables, prepared salads and seasonal foods such as turkey and pies to customers' doorsteps.
The switch to a farmer's market on wheels, reflected in its new name, Winder Farms, was announced Thursday during the company's 125th anniversary celebration.
"We are upgrading almost everything, from products to delivery trucks, to better serve our customers," said Mike Winder, vice president of marketing and a member of the sixth generation of Winders to operate the business.
Grant Jensen, a Salt Lake City customer since 1942 - nearly half the time Winder has been in business - welcomed the expanded deliveries. "Change is good," he said.
Company officials said they will buy goods from more than 100 Utah vendors and will be capable of delivering to more than 26,000 customers along the Wasatch Front, in Tooele, Park City and Heber City, and as far south as St. George and Cedar City.
The name change and a new company logo - the latest of more than 30 trademarks used during the past 12 decades - comes on the heels of brand diversification brought to Winder Dairy by two investment companies.
Last year, Dolphin II and Peterson Partners, both Utah-based venture capital firms, formed a partnership with the Winder family. Investors not only provided cash - they also took management positions in the company.
Chief Executive Eric Jacobsen, founder of Dolphin II, whose portfolio includes software development operations, said Winder's product line will be expanded even more in coming months. The plan, he said, is to stay away from artificial additives. Winder's bakery items already contain no preservatives and its milk comes from cows not treated with growth hormones.
The name change isn't the first for the Dairy. In 1889, Mormon pioneer Wilford Woodruff wrote in his diary, "I visited the J.R. Winder Creamery today."
For his part, Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. remembered that, as a boy, his family's Winder milkman didn't just deliver milk, but also brought "the latest weather and political forecasts, which were always spot on."
Other remembrances were of patriarch John R. Winder, who owned both Jersey cows and a deep, cold well on his Poplar Farm at 2700 S. 300 East. That's where he stored the creamy milk.
In 1880, the Winders began delivering their product in tall cans, scooping the milk into customers' kitchen pans. Glass bottles of "Rich Jersey Milk" were introduced in 1907. The price of a quart of Winder milk in 1918 was 18 cents.
The family switched from horses to a Ford Model T truck in 1915, but when its tires frequently burst, the Winders went back to horse deliveries until 1928.
In 1931, the farm moved from Salt Lake City to its present location at 4400 W. 4100 South.
The family started its bakery operation in 1958, when glass bottles were replaced with polycarbonate containers. Eight years ago, the company began service to southern Utah.
Winder Farms employs more than 175 workers at its headquarters, processing plant and country store in West Valley City, and at satellite offices in St. George, Ogden and Orem.
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Discount chain threatens to bar a family from shopping at one of their stores due to the husband's pranking.
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Dear Mrs. Samples:
Over the past six months, your husband, Royse Samples has been causing quite a commotion in our Lawton store. We cannot tolerate this type of behavior and, as a result, will ban your entire family from shopping in any of our stores if even one more incident occurs. We have documented all incidents on our video surveillance equipment.
Three of our clerks are currently attending counseling from the trouble your husband has caused. All complaints against
Mr. Samples
have been compiled and are listed below.
Mr. Wally Brown
President and CEO
WalMart Complaint Department
MEMO Re: Mr. Bill Fenton — Complaints — Things
Mr. Royse
Samples has done while his wife was shopping:
1. November 15, 2005: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. November 23, 2005: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at
3. December 10, 2005: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the rest rooms.
4. December 23, 2005: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone,
"Code 3
in housewares!" ..... and watched what happened.
5. January 10, 2006: Went to the Service Desk and asked to put a bag of M&Ms on lay-away.
6. January 23, 2006: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. Feburary 15, 2006: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they'd bring pillows from the bedding department.
8. March 5, 2006: When a clerk asked if she could help him, he threw himself down on the floor, began to cry and wailed, "Why can't you people just leave me alone?'
9. March 26, 2006: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, and picked his nose.
10. April 2, 2006: While handling guns in the hunting department, asked the clerk if he knows where the antidepressants are.
11. April 15, 2006: Darted around the store, looking around suspiciously while loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.
12. April 26, 2006: In the auto department, practiced his "Madonna look" using different size funnels.
13. May 1, 2006: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled, "PICK ME! — PICK ME!"
14. May 12, 2006: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed the fetal position and screamed, "NO! NO! Sheila! It's those voices again!!!!"
And last, but not least, just today....
15. May 16, 2006: Went into a fitting room, shut the door and waited a while; then yelled very loudly, "Hey, Somebody! I need some toilet paper in here!"
In May 2006 the snopes.com inbox began receiving copies of this purported letter from a store to the spouse of an errant shopper. The name of the fellow (and in one case, gal) decried by the merchant changed from letter to letter, and in some versions the retailers announced they were barring the family from the premises (as opposed to merely threatening to ban them), yet the structure of the missive was consistently the same: the letter was always addressed to the spouse of the miscreant (rather than the delinquent himself), the offenses enumerated in a numbered list.
It's not a real letter. It's an updating of an older piece of Internet humor that goes back to at least 1997, variously titled "Things to do in WalMart while you shop," "How to handle stress," and "While waiting for your wife at
Things to do at Wal-Mart while your family is taking forever to finish shopping.
1. Set all the alarm clocks to go off at
10 minute
2. Make a trail of orange juice on the floor to the restrooms.
3. Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone,"I think we have a
code 3
in housewares" and see what happens.
4. Turn all the radios to a polka station, then turn them all off and turn the volumes to 10.
5. Challenge other customers to a duel with tubes of gift wrap.
6. Put m&m's on layaway
7. Move "CAUTION WET FLOOR" signs to carpet areas.
8. Set up a tent in the camping department; tell others you'll only invite them if they bring pillows from the bedding department.
9. When someone asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask "Why won't you people leave me alone?"
10. Look right into the security camera and use it as a mirror while you pick your nose.
11. Take up an entire aisle in toys by setting up a full scale battlefield with
G.I. Joe
and the
12. Ask other customers if they have any Grey Poupon.
13. While handling guns in the hunting department ask the clerk if he knows where the anti-depressants are.
14. Switch signs on the men's and women's bathrooms.
15. Dart around suspiciously while humming the theme from "Mission Impossible".
16. Set up a "Valet Parking" sign out front.
17. In the auto department, practice your Madonna look using different size funnels.
18. Hide in the clothing rack and when people browse through say "PICK ME! PICK ME!".
19. When an announcement comes over the loud speaker assume the fetal position and scream "NO! NO! It's those voices again".
20. Go to the food court, get a soft drink, tell them you don't get out much and would they put one of those little umbrellas in it.
21. Go into the fitting room and yell real loud...."Hey we're out of toilet paper in here!"
In May 2006, someone thought to update that earlier humor piece by changing it from a recommendation of future acts (things a bored person could do when forced to tag along on someone else's shopping expedition) to a recounting of past events (things someone actually had done) through expanding it into a letter. That reformatting also worked to transform a list of suggestions that a person with a loopy sense of humor might think to act upon into a comment on the effects of retirement. Some of the titles the later version has been christened with include "The Perils of Retirement" and "Retired Husbands," names that position the item as an observation of the "joys" visited upon the spouse of a newly-retired
husband — a
man whose previous outlet for his vip and vim (i.e., his job) is no longer there for him, leaving him bored and perpetually underfoot.
Husbands newly departed from the workforce are popularly perceived as handling the initial transition period in a manner akin to schoolchildren let out for summer vacation, with much rowdiness, many beginnings of new projects (quickly abandoned in half-finished
states), and the failure to understand that their wives continue to have other demands upon their time and can't drop everything to tend to them whenever they start to feel restless or lonely. As the rueful comment attributed to many wives who have endured this phase of their husbands' lives expresses it: "I married him for better or for worse, but not for lunch."
Wives are featured prominently here in that the retailer's letter threatening to ban the family is addressed not to the merrymaker himself, but to the person presumed to be responsible for his behavior: namely, the woman he married. (Although we did happen upon one variation where the letter was addressed to the husband of a female prankster, it was practically lost in the sea of "letter to the wife" versions and so should be viewed as an outlier.) By addressing the letter to the wife, the writer underscores the message that the husband is acting like an out-of-control child and also introduces a new message, that the wife is failing in her duty by not imposing order upon her spouse. Western society still commonly views the woman in a marriage as the civilizing force in that social unit and so regards shortfalls in a husband's behavior as a failure on the wife's part.
Finally, there is the nature of the mercantile establishment named in the piece: it is invariably one of the lower-end retailers. This imparts to the story the presumed indignity of the family's being banned from one of the least prestigious chain stores (leaving readers wondering which shops would therefore allow them through their doors). Yet there is another element to the pairing of discount stores with this tale: the presumption that standards for deportment are lower in venues where prices are lower; that it is somehow permissible (or at least more excusable) to treat these establishments and their employees badly.
Barbara "lout and about" Mikkelson
The name of the unruly shopper changes from telling to telling: Tennye Kimbrough, Bill Fenton, Royse Samples, Joe Cozad,
Mr. Nelson,
Lee Price,
C. Gutierrez,
or Bill Wargo.
The low-end retailer that bars the prankster also changes:
Target, or
We've encountered British versions set in a Tesco or Sainsbury's to a
Mrs. Murray
Mrs. Harris.
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« FACULTY / Peter Schoonmaker
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Peter Schoonmaker is Founding Chair of the MFA in Collaborative Design at PNCA, which applies design and systems thinking to complex environmental, social and economic issues. Peter is past science director of Ecotrust, past vice president of Interrain Pacific and current president of Illahee, non-profits focused on designing new models for cooperative environmental problem solving in the Pacific Northwest. He was also board president of Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, facilitating a process that permanently protected 35,000 acres of ancient forest.
In past positions, Peter developed one of the first web-based environmental news services, assessed the status of Pacific salmon, and led several watershed assessments. He has studied vegetation change and fire history in temperate rainforests, in South America, and in New England. His wildlife experience includes Hawaiian forest birds, Andean condors, peregrine falcons, and Pacific salamanders.
Peter has held positions at University of Massachusetts, Oregon State University, Willamette University, Portland State University and Linfield College.
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