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I am in Sarasota now and determined to learn to use my Portrait and Silhouette software. My first project will be a vinyl project. I am also determined to blog at least weekly. It's been so long since I posted on my own blog, because I spend all my computer time reading the blogs of others. See you really soon. Thanks for hanging in there.
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
Keep meaning to blog but keep forgetting.
I have been so busy since the fall of 2013 and finally will have some time to myself for a few weeks in Glorious Sarasota, Florida. We spent Thanksgiving at home, then Christmas in Fort Lauderdale with my son Chris Kuroda of Phish and Justin Beiber lighting fame, and his family. It was interesting to be in very warm weather at Christmas. Inside the house, Chris had the same lighting decorations, giant tree and all the trimmings anyone could think of, but when we went outside to the pool, even with christmas lights there, it was a shock. I don't know if I could get used to it but it was fun. Then for New Year's it was Boston, with my daughter Melissa and her family. After that we were home for a bit, but made many return trips to Boston for Babysitting weekends and other activities. I don't mind Boston, my wish is to move there if I am ever able to. Then spring break took us to Sarasota for 6days, Fort Lauderdale, for another 4 days and Miami Beach for the rest of the time. It was hectic but fun. Luckily we had decent weather. Now I have been home for 2 weeks and am leaving Saturday for Sarasota and will hopefully do tons of scrapbooking, swimming, exercising, and socializing. Can't wait. The scrapbook pages that follow are ones I did in January and April at 2 weekend crops I attended with my friends, Kristin Haas, Alex Dadio, Laura B, and Barbara Berk. Hope you like them. I am always catching up and do not scrapbook chronologically, I scrap by mood. That's it for now.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
The funny thing about scrapbooking out of chronological order is that when they are placed in the right album they really pop because of my growth in style and knowledge of page design. The albums are in order of year at least.
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Halloween Catch UPs
I was in a Halloween mood recently so finally got the old never scrapbooked photos in my hands and started to do all of them. I still have 2 more sets to do. It was actually fun doing Halloween over and over again using my Oct. 31st stash. I had so much product to choose from. Hope these inspire someone. Maybe I'll do the same for christmas and summer pictures. I don't scrapbook chronologically, so when the mood hits me that's my inspiration. The top one and bottom one are of Alexandra, my grand daughter who lives in Florida and the middle one is Hannah, still an only child, who is in Boston. More to come.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Here are more pages done recently. some old photos some newer. hope you enjoy these ideas. please comment it does my heart good.
as you can tell i love to use my cricut on all of my pages. I am a cartridge junkie. i used to do svg's but when provo craft updated the cricut to not accept them, i just stick with cartridges.
as you can tell i love to use my cricut on all of my pages. I am a cartridge junkie. i used to do svg's but when provo craft updated the cricut to not accept them, i just stick with cartridges.
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Here's Alex in 2005. I am always catching up because I don't scrapbook my photos in order. I am a mood scrapper and Easter hasn't hit me in awhile. I am still behind on Christmases but anyway I did do easter 2005 recently. just think, had I done this in 2005 give or take, it wouldn't have been using the ideas I incorporated here. learned a lot since then.
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Two Parties one in the morning and the friends' in the afternoon.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Finally completed an old incomplete page
I just knew that this page wasn't complete and then Voila, I saw a shopping cart on a cartridge and knew that was what it needed. Now finally, 4 years later, it goes into the album. Check out how Hannah is really looking at that price tag on the right hand page. Bargain shopping is in her genes.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Catching up with Scrapbooking.
I love to scrapbook and I have so many photos of my grand kids to use. here are my latest pages.(Just click on them to see them larger.
|Easter 2006 Alex coloring eggs with Dad
|Hannah in art class at Hill house. Even here hairdo is artistic.
|Alex loved those bubbles at 2 and still does.
|Hannah and sami Learning to make a gingerbread houjse with Auntie Andee. Christmas 2009
|Doing a little dance, it's alex's thing.
|Dad took the girls here and they had a great time. He took fab photos.
|This was the first time we babysat alex. She was really something.
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Hannah "Phelps"
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Finally after 3 years-The Blooper Page
Here is a layout that I have been thinking about for 3 years to use these crazy pictures. We actually have over 200 shots, this is just a sampling, so I had to use some......of the good (???) ones.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Blingy circle layout
Here are some past pictures of Hannah which I have been holding on to waiting for inspiration. Finally I saw something with a collage of photos in a circle in a magazine. Using that theme, I made this and added bling for a challenge. Hope you like it. It's almost all traditional, Just used the computer for the journaling in the round. But next time...........
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Little Halloween Aristocats
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Halloween Spooky Black Wreath
My daughter wanted to know what my "Annual" Halloween decor would be for her home. Well, Just because I happen to make a couple of things in the past, I didn't realize it was an annual thing but as the good mother and grand mother, I needed an idea. I made a wreath. I used the Cricut to cut dozens of black cardstock leaves which I outlined in white pen and stickles(green, orange and purple). I then curled the leaves on the handle of a whisk. I used a glue gun (1st time) to attach them to a styrofoam ring which I covered in ribbon for sturdiness. I then made the paper ornaments, come with photos and added them, along with the web, spiders, skeletons and pumpkins, all cut with the cricut. The big skeleton is a Sizzix die. so off to Boston it went but not before I took this photo which I entered in a Holloween papercraft contest and won FIRST PLACE. YEAH!!!!! The prize, which arrived was a large halloween photo collage with the photos in individual frames, which I can use during the year for my own photos. It's really beautiful. I'll post when it's hanging.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Back from Sarasota until 2010
Wow did I just say 2010. I remember 2000 when we all thought computers would crash and things would change so drastically. Well there were changes. Crazy thing is I remember like it was yesterday. I am back in PA with so much to do and lots of time to procrastinate about it as well. I had a great summer, mostly in Florida. Terry is doing well with the chemo and a full recovery is expected. Tune in soon for pages and pics from Florida.
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
First Parents Day at Hannah's Preschool, Boston.
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Catching Up Again
I have been so busy the past couple of months with grand daughter's birthdays, holidays, and a trip to Florida for a month. While there I only did digital scrapbooking. Yes, I miss touching the blessed paper, but digi is a great way to go when supplies are limited and the laptop is handy. Also, It gave me the opportunity to catch up on photos that are in my computer that may never have been printed. I now have an Epson R1900 so I can print 12 x 12 pages and I must admit, it is really great. So the following 16 pages are all digital. I entered some challenges on the Jessica Sprague site and also took a couple of online classes learning new techniques. Most of these pages have at least one technique that was new to me. The Duckling Day and the Wall at BU are 8 x 8 --9 grid photos using digi brushes for the flourishes, and these will actually be used on a traditional page, so that's good too. I like the idea of Fancy photo editing and then printing for paper scrapbooking. I am somewhat new to this. I hope you all like the digi layouts, let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by.
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Chris, Rhia and Alex, Sarasota, Feb.2008
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Exterior view of the building of the Archaeological Museum of Thebes
The Thebes Archaeological Museum is one of Greece's most important museums because of its rare and even unique collections. The exhibits come from excavations in Boiotia and cover the region's civilization from the Paleolithic to the Post-Byzantine periods.
The museum's ground-floor building with its large courtyard, is located at the north end of the Kadmeion hill. Its permanent collection is displayed in four large exhibition halls, the lobby and the courtyard. The museum also houses conservation laboratories, storage rooms and the offices of the Ninth Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, which oversees the museum. A characteristic constituent of the museum is the Medieval tower in the courtyard, a remainder of the Frankish fortification of Thebes, which is currently a storeroom. It is believed to be part of the castle that was built by Nicholas II de Saint-Omer, the Archon of Thebes in 1278. Tradition has it that the north gate of the city's ancient fortifications stood at this same spot.
The museum's current work includes the cataloguing and identification of old archaeological discoveries based on the inventory catalogues, the establishment of a database and of a photographic archive of the finds, their cleaning and conservation, and finally the preparations for the construction of a new museum. Several of the Ninth Ephorate's activities, such as public lectures, educational programs and other cultural expositions, take place on the museum's premises.
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This article continues a series examining R.E. Pucket's article "Top 50 Questions Christians Can't Answer".
R. E. Pucket was a faithful Christian for much of his life. However, as he began to expand his reading and investigate arguments against faith, he became convinced that faith was irrational. This impression was strengthened by the fact that Christians with which he interacted largely told him that he should believe for belief's sake, and that faith trumped rationality.
Pucket now spends a significant amount of time interacting with born again Christians who he feels are trying to convert him and win his soul. He rebuffs these attempts by presenting arguments that seem to stymie these Christians who in turn make vague appeals to "God's Plan" and blind faith.
In his article, "Top 50 Questions Christians Can't Answer" on Yahoo voices, Pucket lists out some of the arguments he has found that Christians seem to have no rational, logical answers for, and invites the readers to inspect their faith in light of these questions. Says Pucket:
"Don't get me wrong, they will have an answer for them. You will find, however, that their answers have no basis in verifiable fact or evidence whatsoever, and will be largely based in their blind faith forsaking all reason."
This series of articles will examine all fifty of Pucket's questions, five per article, and offer responses to these questions. One preliminary comment is in order:
A variety of the Christian views that Pucket attacks in these questions are held by a very specific sect of Christian believers, and by no means characterize the whole of Christian views. The questions also occasionally make broad statements which either mischaracterize Biblical teachings, or are backed up with no supporting evidence. Where these mistakes are made, the responses are largely aimed at correcting these mischaracterizations. This is not to say that the attack has no merit, but the attack would need to be re-worked to fit a proper representation of that belief.
Finally, it is worth noting that the questions are sometimes phrased in highly emotive or sarcastic forms. These articles will attempt to respond to the fundamental objection being raised, rather than the tone in which they are presented, however the questions themselves will be presented in their original form.
6 - If Noah did fit all of these species on the ark for forty days and forty nights, how did the penguins make it from Mt. Ararat to the Antarctic? How did the koala bears make it to Australia with no eucalyptus to eat along the way?
Assuming a relatively small population of people and animals began to breed and expand from a particular area of the planet, the simple laws of natural selection tell us that they would tend to change over generations to adapt to their new environment. Oddly, this is something upon which almost everyone - Christians and Atheists, Creationists and Evolutionists - agree: the current population of wildlife that we see around the planet is the result of gradual migration and speciation of a smaller population from a particular location; probably in the area of North Africa.
7 - Why do innocent children have to suffer with terminal diseases such as cancer? What part of 'God's plan' is this exactly?
Giving a blanket answer that explains the rationale behind every particular instance of suffering may not be possible, so let's examine the question itself: why is the suffering and death of children any more objectionable than the suffering and death of adults? There are two possibilities: either the question assumes that children do not "deserve" to suffer because they are "innocent", or it assumes that there is some value in living a "full life" which these children are robbed of by their early demise.
The first objection assumes some kind of karmic system of reward and punishment based on a person's innocence or guilt. This is not the view of the Bible. Paul says: "I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." Suffering, if it leads to some ultimate existential fulfillment, is not necessarily a bad thing. Nor is comfort, if it gives no purpose or fulfillment, a good thing.
If it is the second objection, then one would have to question which is the optimal age at which a person's death is justified? When have they achieved their purpose or meaning so that they may pass away without complaint? On the Christian worldview, it is entirely possible that this child has achieved some kind of purpose or fulfillment at an early age. Their earthly purpose being accomplished, they go to an eternal reward, and are thus spared an entire lifetime of earthly difficulties.
It should be pointed out that Christianity is arguably the ONLY system of belief that provides comfort and hope in the suffering of a child. In order for the objection to hold water, one would have to explain on the Christian worldview how the suffering of a child is a problem.
8 - How is it that the bible explains the earth to be 6,000 to 8,000 years old when we know that dinosaur bones are at least 65 million years old? This isn't the only example of our planet's age by any means, either.
This is not a claim the Bible makes. The concept that the earth is 6,000 years old was a rough calculation made in early centuries based on the genealogical information given in the Bible. As stated in a previous answer, Bible scholars (both Christian and Jewish) are not in agreement about the time-spans in the early chapters of Genesis, nor are genealogies an accurate way of determining spans of time.
In addition to this, the accuracy of fossil dating is somewhat suspect. Fossils are generally dated based on how far down they are in the sedimentary layers. This is based on the broad assumption of the rate at which sedimentary layers are laid down, something which cannot be conclusively proven. There are a number of Christian scholars who argue that a world-wide deluge such as described in Genesis would cause sedimentary layers and fossilized animal and plant life to accumulate at an extremely rapid rate, making fossil dating somewhat deceptive. Given the fact that geological and fossil dating AND the epochs within the Bible are difficult to accurately date, this objection is tenuous at best.
9 - Why can't the all-powerful God forgive someone of their sins after they die?
Pucket provides the following example to clarify this question:
"A Christian man that is seemingly on God's good list makes a stupid decision and decides to drink a little too much at the fish fry. On his way home he crashes into a mini-van killing a mother, her two children and his self. This man led a very faithful life and made one stupid, yet grave mistake. If this man did not ask for forgiveness of his sins before the electrical activity in his brain ceased, then God will judge him and send him to hell to burn for eternity."
This is not an idea that the majority of protestant Christianity embraces. The Bible indicates that when a person repents and embraces Christ, all of their sins, past, present, and future are forgiven them. It is not necessary (nor possible) to repent of every individual sin in order to receive God's grace and forgiveness. All one must do is to believe that Christ took the penalty for all sins upon himself and imputed his righteousness to all who believe in him.
This is supported by passages like these:
John 6:37 ESV
"All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out."
John 5:24 ESV
"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life."
Romans 11:29 ESV
"For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable."
Romans 8:34 ESV
"Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us."
Ephesians 1:13 ESV
"In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,"
Hebrews 10:14 ESV
"For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified."
Psalm 34:22 ESV
"The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned."
10 - God wants everyone to worship and follow him and, if they don't, they burn in hell for all eternity. What does this type of attitude say about his character? By definition, he would be described as a tyrant.
What this says about God's character is that it is perfect. Anything less than perfection cannot abide in God's presence.
If humans created God, he would exist to meet their needs and desires. However, this is not the Christian claim. In fact, if Christianity were a made-up religion, one wonders why they would come up the concept of hell at all. Most other religions build in an escape clause. Eastern religion plead reincarnation giving the individual essentially unlimited chances to get it right. The hell that Mormons espouse is a paradise compared to earthly life.
The Christian claim is that God created humans. In the act of creating humans, God necessarily gave them a reason for existing. If humans freely choose to rebel against the purpose for which they are created, they reap the consequences. If they abandon their Creator, their Creator must let them go, to their own destruction.
It would be tyrannical for God to give people no choice. However, choices have consequences. Just as the free act of committing suicide results in the consequence of death, the free act of rejecting God results in the consequence of eternal separation from this same God.


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Dvd Release Date: 2013-12-20
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Inspired by the incredible true story that follows Alaskan State Trooper Jack Halcombe as he sets out to end the murderous rampage of Robert Hansen, a serial killer who has gone unnoticed for 13 years. As the bodies of street girls start to pile up in Anchorage, fear strikes a chord with the public. Risking his life, Halcombe goes on a personal manhunt to find the killer before the next body surfaces. When a seventeen year old escapee reveals key information about the case, Halcombe is finally on the trail of the killer. But will he catch him in time to save the next victim?
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Home » South America » Brazil » Expedition Aparados Da Serra
The climate in the area is moderate and always humid. The annual average temperature ranges around 21ºC — with maximum temperature ranging between 24ºC and 27ºC and lows between 9ºC and 15ºC. The fog, present basically all year long, also known by the name of "Nothing" appears all of a sudden and, very quickly, makes everything disappear, so one can't see even a step away; the fog turns deep valleys invisible, then, back to visible again. It is amid this climate that we have the most famous of the canyons in the Aparados da Serra National Park, the Itaimbezinho — 5.8 km long, 720 m deep and 200 m wide — is the largest canyon in South America. From its top, one can contemplate an immensity that seems to be endless and is surrounded by gold fields. Itaimbé in Tupi-Guarani (the language of the Guarani Indians), means "cut stone", a word which describes its landscape very well.
All along the journey taken by the Expedition Aparados da Serra the landscape shows beautiful wavy fields, extending to hundreds of meters in height, suddenly interrupted by impressive rocky cliffs, up to 900 meters deep, and forming a corridor of crags ranging from the gaucho Northeast up to Santa Catarina.
The Expedition follow these roads until reaching the Serra do Rio do Rastro in Santa Catarina, a place of a rare beauty, displaying sceneries that are typical to the fields from the top of the mountain, emphasizing the greatness of forests and fields spreading about the plateau. Before arriving at the top, it is already possible to have one of the more beautiful sights from high up in the mountain, vision which is formed by an enormous cliff, dark green, spanning the horizon. In this path we will find point vistas where we can appreciate gorges, nature and the Sierra and Plateau's relief; which will reminds us of the movement of a serpent. Aparados da Serra – a surprising Brazil with a cold weather accent and the legitimate gauchos' traditions; an expedition for peaceful adventurers and an opportunity to live a unique experience.
Your Itinerary:
Day 1: Imagine yourself arriving in a remote place in lands south of Brazil, and finding a charming hotel ready to offer the best in comfort and gastronomy. Yes, it is from a special place like this that our expedition begins and will be traveling the mountain range between Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Situated between Cambara do Sul and the Itaimbezinho Canyon within the Aparados da Serra National Park, the Hotel Parador Casa da Montanha is a hotel of a unique rustic style in Brazil (similar hotels are only found in Africa and Australia), with "thermal huts" developed especially for this region and installed at the banks of the Rio Camarinhas; fully equipped, combining the rural of the country houses with the charm and the best of the hotel industry offered by the Casa da Montanha de Gramado.
Day 2: We will not departure on horseback this time, but in a Land Rover 4x4 that will take us to the Aparados da Serra National Park (where horses are not allowed). The Park is considered one of Brazil's wonders, with extraordinary walks. During the entire day we will be traveling its trails, which will takes us to vista points, allowing a good view of the Cascata da Andorinha (Swallow's Waterfall) and Véu de Noiva (Bridal Veil Waterfall) and a nice sight of the Pass of Itaimbezinho; the most famous pass of the Park and also the largest in South America, being 5.8 km long, 720 m deep and 200 m wide.
Day 3: We start the day at dawn, proceeding our trip on horseback heading to the Serra do Rio do Rastro in Sta Catarina, traveling through an area of unique beauty, with typical sceneries that match those of the Fields from the Mountain top, displaying the greatness of the Atlantic Forest found in the low lands of the passes; fields that spread throughout the plateau, where you also see ferns, lilies and bromeliads that sprout in the rich hillsides. During the itinerary, the diverse fauna shows its wealth through the blue-crow, parrot-of-the-purple-chest, skunks, cutias and monkeys, all animals that can be seen with relative ease, adding a certain charm to the cavalcade.
Day 4: A special moment in the fourth day of our Expedition in this area of exuberant vegetation is the crossing of the Pico do Monte Negro (Black Mountain Peak), with its 1.403 meter high is the highest place of the Rio Grande do Sul. At this height, with majestic landscapes spreading through its skyline, one cannot avoid being overwhelmed by a unique feeling of freedom.
Day 5: We continue our journey trailing the scarps of the Aparados da Serra where the monumentality of nature, with which we will be sharing, provides us with an experience that goes beyond the cavalcade itself by adding all these moments of accomplishment.
Day 6: After horseback riding for four days, at the end of the sixth day of Expedition, we will have crossed the border of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, entered in the lands belonging to the stated of Sta Catarina and arrived at the Rio Rastro Resort; another place combining charm to the rusticity and beauty, and is located at the top of the Serra do Rio do Rastro, at an altitude of 1500ms.
However, until we get to the final point of the experience which we call, "expedition for adventurers with class and style", all of the "lodging" and meals will take place in the fields, close to the canyons, providing the opportunity to live the atmosphere of such restricted places which are as remote as sublime. This will be made possible thanks to environmentalists adventurers of the Overland team, our partner in outdoors logistics who developed a special project for Brazil Cavalcades with our technical camps using state of the art imported equipment (huts of the bungalow type) which will provide comfort and safety, besides a structure of lodging and feeding services, amid the natural environment and has no precedent in Brazil.
Day 7: In the morning there are several programming options at the Rio Rastro Resort – trout fishing (right in front of one's hut), spa, heated swimming pool, etc. After lunch (which might include one's own trout) there will be the closing of the Expedition where Certificates will be awarded.
Itinerary – 7 days and 6 nights
Note: suggested route may be changed as necessary and if the group wants (number of days, programming etc).
- Horsemanship: the walk, trot and gallop
- Race of the horses: Creole
- Saddle type: Australian
- Weight limitation: 100 kg (220lbs)
- Groups – minimum of 8 and maximum of 12 people
- Climate: moderate in the summer and cold in the winter
- Circuit: fields, forests and scarps
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Senioritis and college planning
Published: Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 11:02 p.m.
In the first semester of the school year, there are probably many things going on in the minds of high school students now. Freshmen are entering the world of high school, sophomores are having to endure another year, juniors are starting AP classes for the first time, but most of all, seniors are probably stressing over college.
"What college should I apply to? Who do I ask to write my recommendation? How do I even start filling out my financial aid packets?" There are so many questions that seniors want answered as soon as possible, yet it is not impossible to prevent catching the dreaded "senioritis." I think senior year should be a time that seniors should value stressing over because it is the start of their futures.
The best thing to do is always try to find connections or organizations that would help provide college application assistance. At many schools, they should provide groups that would give some sort of advice for filling out college applications. There are guidance counselors, teachers and college coaches out there who are waiting to find students to assist in college planning.
If you're one of those individuals who would not feel comfortable talking with an adult, it can also be beneficial to talk to your parents or a friend you may know who has recently graduated. Just be sure that this person seems like a proper fit or has positive credentials to give you advice. College planning is a difficult path that all seniors must take, but one should not be afraid to find someone who he or she is willing to consult and ask for help.
Therefore, senioritis only exists if you make it exist. In many ways, if you have other people to rely on to provide you advice on college or the future, you will make life easier upon yourself. It is like dividing your stress to other people.
Overall, my opinion of senior year is basically a challenging one, but it is one I'm willing to take with the help of my school and family.
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Sept. 27, 2011
Final Results
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. - The Northern Illinois men's golf team wrapped up play at the Cardinal Intercollegiate with a second-place finish on Tuesday. Sophomore Shawn Foley was the highest-finishing individual for the Huskies, claiming a tie for sixth by shooting one-under for the two-day event. Foley carded a even-par 72 on Tuesday. NIU finished with a team score of 581, one stroke ahead of third-place Wisconsin and two strokes better than host Louisville and DePaul. Arkansas-Little Rock earned the tournament victory with a total score of 573. UALR's Nicklaus Benton claimed the individual title with a seven under total of 137."It was a tough day today, weather-wise," NIU head coach Tom Porten said. "It was very windy and cool and the golf course played tricky. I thought we navigated our way around pretty well. Nick Schiavi bogeyed his first two holes and Shawn Foley went bogey-birdie-bogey-birdie, so it was an up-and-down start for us but we battled back." Freshman Nick Schiavi finished in a tie for 15th at one over par for the tournament with a 76 on Tuesday. Junior Bryce Emory also posted a top-20 finish as a result of his even-par 72 today; he finished two over par for the event. Freshman Thomas Dunne carded back-to-back 74s to earn a top-30 position, finishing tied for 29th.The Huskies were the best scoring team on the par threes during the tournament, averaging 3.03, on the shortest holes on the course. NIU was also third in the event with 29 total birdies and third with 114 total pars during the 36-hole event. Last season, the Huskies finished seven at the Cardinal Intercollegiate. "Coach (Andrew) Frame did a great job with the team on the par threes and, overall, we just played a more disciplined style of golf," Porten said. "The kind of golf that we need to play if we want to be competitive throughout the year." NIU will be back in action this weekend as the Huskies travel to Normal, Ill., and the D.A. Weibring Invitational, hosted by Illinois State. The two-day event will begin on Saturday, Oct. 1 and will conclude on Sunday, Oct. 2. Team Finishes (Top Five)1. UALR, -3, 283-290 - 5732. Northern Illinois, +5, 287-294 - 5813. Wisconsin, +6, 294-288 - 582T4. Louisville, +7, 292-291 - 583T4. DePaul, +7, 290-293 - 583Huskie Individual StandingsT12. Shawn Foley, -1, 71-72 - 143T15. Nick Schiavi, +1, 69-76 - 145T20. Bryce Emory, +2, 74-72 - 146T29. Thomas Dunne, +4, 74-74 - 148T65. Greg Pohlmann, +11, 73-82 - 155


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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with the Russian FederationPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/112
August 28, 2008
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On August 1, 2008, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Russian Federation.1
Russia's economic recovery is gaining strength as investment rises. Returns on investment are high—reflecting the scarcity of capital—and surging oil prices, large capital inflows, and a steady deepening of financial markets are providing investors with the financing and retained earnings needed to take advantage of this. The resulting rise in investment, and the associated reallocation of labor to more productive sectors, are unlocking catch-up gains in productivity. This is providing a further boost to growth in real incomes and consumption, which have already been buoyant for some time, owing to large terms-of-trade gains. Financial deepening is also reinforcing this process, by allowing households to take advantage of low indebtedness to borrow against expected future income gains. Against this background, GDP growth has accelerated to an annual rate of more than 8 percent.
But despite a strong supply response, signs of overheating are emerging. Domestic demand growth has risen to an annual rate of 15 percent in real terms, significantly above estimates of potential growth. Inflation has more than doubled since early 2007, running at 15.1 percent (year-on-year) in June 2008. While the increase was initially spurred by rising food and energy prices, it is now beginning to extend to a broader range of goods and services. Tightening domestic resource constraints are particularly evident in labor markets, where shortages have caused real wage growth to accelerate to about 16 percent annually, well above growth in labor productivity. While the ruble is still undervalued, competitiveness margins are narrowing and the real effective exchange rate is moving close to staff's estimate of its equilibrium.
Procyclical fiscal policy is adding to demand pressures. Primary expenditures by the federal government rose by 15 percent in real terms, and the non-oil deficit—excluding a one-off collection of tax arrears from the Yukos oil company—rose by 0.8 percent of GDP in 2007. The 2008 budget entails a further notable impulse, as the non-oil deficit of the federal government is set to increase for the fourth consecutive year, by 0.9 percent of GDP.
The Russian banking system has proven to be relatively resilient in the face of worldwide turmoil. A number of banks that had relied heavily on external borrowing have had to sharply curtail credit growth and restructure their balance sheets. Overall, banks in Russia remain profitable, non-performing loan ratios are still relatively low, and depositor confidence is robust. Taking note of the high rates of lending growth, a recent Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) update by IMF and World Bank experts expressed concern about credit risk, recommending a further strengthening of provisioning standards and implementation of consolidated supervision.
The fixed exchange rate is also fueling demand pressures. In defense of the de facto peg, the very strong balance of payments position has required large unsterilized interventions in the foreign-exchange market, which have in turn translated into excess liquidity in the banking system. While the turmoil in global financial markets resulted in a significant drop in foreign inflows in the second half of 2007, this had little net impact on credit growth as large external borrowing prior to the onset of the turmoil had left the banking system highly liquid. In addition, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) quickly stepped up its repo operations and broadened its list of eligible collateral for liquidity support when money market rates began to rise. More recently, capital inflows have recovered strongly, and the CBR's repo operations have been scaled back sharply. In fact, the CBR has raised interest rates four times in 2008, for a combined increase of 100 bps, and has increased reserve requirements twice. Additionally, the bank has allowed greater exchange rate volatility against the euro-dollar basket since June—the basket has appreciated by 0.9 percent over June-July, 2008. Nonetheless, the central bank is still intervening heavily in the foreign exchange market and Russia's banking system is still comfortably liquid with overnight interbank rates at the lower end of the usual trading range.
The near-term economic outlook is favorable, although inflationary pressures are likely to remain high. GDP growth will continue to be underpinned by strong domestic demand growth, reflecting further fiscal relaxation, additional large terms-of-trade gains, and the renewed recovery in capital inflows. However, with growth already running well above estimated potential, and with a further significant real exchange rate appreciation in the offing, leakage through the balance of payments is likely to increase. In view of this, IMF staff project GDP growth to ease slightly in 2008 to 7¾ percent. With continued robust growth and little remaining spare capacity, inflation is set to exceed the revised end-year target of 10.5 percent by a notable margin. The unwinding of the surplus in the current account is expected to resume in 2009 in the absence of further large terms of trade gains.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors welcomed the continued strong performance of the Russian economy, manifested in higher and more broad-based economic growth and supported by robust investment and productivity increases. Directors considered that sound economic management and high oil prices have both contributed to this performance. They commended the authorities on the prudent management of oil revenues so far—in particular, the policy of saving most of the oil-price windfall in the stabilization fund.
Directors expressed concern about the threat to Russia's growth prospects from rising inflationary pressures. Price rises now extend well beyond what can be explained by worldwide increases in food and energy prices, and are likely to exceed the authorities' objective by a substantial margin. Directors considered that the current macroeconomic policy mix is contributing to the overheating of the economy. In particular, a procyclical fiscal stance in the 2008 and 2009 budgets and the policy of resisting exchange rate appreciation through unsterilized interventions are exacerbating demand pressures.
Directors accordingly suggested a careful reconsideration of the authorities' policy stance, so that price developments are not shaped primarily by uncertain external developments that remain beyond the authorities' control—in particular, an eventual deceleration of food prices and a further unwinding of the current account. Directors generally cautioned that upward pressures on the ruble will likely remain high as long as buoyant private demand and a procyclical fiscal policy maintain GDP growth above potential.
Against this background, Directors encouraged the authorities to tighten monetary policy, while noting that the peg of the ruble to a dollar-euro basket could become increasingly inflationary as Russia's cyclical position strengthens relative to that of the U.S. and euro area economies. They also observed that the growing tension between inflation and exchange rate objectives is fuelling capital inflows, and further complicating monetary management. While welcoming the authorities' commitment to fight inflation and the recent increases in interest rates and the steps to introduce more flexibility in the exchange rate, most Directors called for a further refocusing of monetary policy towards inflation reduction accompanied by greater exchange rate flexibility—an approach that would also pave the way for an eventual move to inflation targeting. They suggested that at this juncture competitiveness concerns should not stand in the way of further exchange rate appreciation given the productivity gains that have accompanied recent real exchange rate appreciation. While generally seeing merit in greater exchange rate flexibility, some Directors were not convinced of the need for early adjustment of the nominal exchange rate, pointing, in particular, to the risk that faster appreciation might exacerbate speculative capital inflows.
Directors expressed concern about the increasing procyclicality of fiscal policy. In the near term, this will further burden monetary policy and increase inflationary pressures. In the medium-term, a continued procyclical policy might cause the real exchange rate to overshoot its equilibrium level. Directors accordingly called upon the authorities to adhere to their medium-term fiscal strategy—which calls for a reduction in the non-oil deficit—and to reinvigorate the pace of structural reform. A number of Directors also encouraged the authorities to reconsider the pending supplementary budget in 2008, and to avoid any further fiscal stimulus until demand pressures ease.
Directors noted that Russia's financial sector has weathered the recent global financial turmoil well, and is generally well positioned to withstand further turmoil. They noted that this assessment is in line with the findings of the recent Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) update, which concluded that the financial system has strengthened significantly since 2003. At the same time, Directors pointed to the risk that, after years of negative real interest rates and rapid lending growth, a significant policy-induced increase in real interest rates might have an adverse impact on the banking system. Directors encouraged the authorities to further improve the regulatory and prudential framework, in line with the recommendations of the FSAP update. Directors also welcomed the authorities' commitment to follow generally accepted principles and best practices as guidelines for Russia's sovereign wealth funds.
Directors welcomed the government's focus on improving Russia's investment climate. This will require the elimination of infrastructure bottlenecks and the promotion of a more favorable business environment. Directors were encouraged by the new government's development strategy and priorities, in particular its focus on strengthening the judiciary and tackling corruption. Plans to reinvigorate the reform of the civil service and the public administration will also be important. Directors saw the economy's strong growth and gains from high oil prices as providing a valuable opportunity for the authorities to press ahead with their earlier plans for reform. The authorities' plans to join the World Trade Organization should also serve as a catalyst to strengthen the reform momentum.


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The Corner House
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Italian favourites seems more reliable than exciting, delivering the steady comfort you want from a loved local.
Verde Restaurant & Bar
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Black is still the new black at this perpetually hopping enoteca.
Sevardi Cucina Italiana
The black-and-white photos adorning the walls are by the eponymous 19th-century chef who inspired this decade-old Italian.
Pizza e Birra
Pizza and beer not only sound sexier in Italian, they feel sexier too, where the beautiful people go for a night off the no-carbs.
North Bondi Italian Food
Arriving at noon for a lazy weekend lunch provides a perfect insight into this hip beachside trattoria.
The peaceful river view lulls you into relaxation and, at night, the restaurantÂ's white surfaces glow.
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One of SydneyÂ's most notable Italian eateries.
La Perla
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Intermezzo Ristorante
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Hugo's Manly
Eastern suburbs pilgrims now have an excuse to catch the ferry for some divine temptations.
Hugo's Bar Pizza
The insanely long queues may be gone, but the place is still buzzing with the it crowd.
La Tratt
Rich, earthy colours, clever lighting, modern fittings and charming service Â… this is not your average club dining room.
There are few finer places to spend a sumptuous evening.
This vast dining room has the monopoly at the northern end of Leichhardt's restaurant-heavy Norton Street.
For a long, long lunch or smoochy dinner, it's about mostly spot-on Italian cooking.
The Beresford Hotel
This pub hosts a great trattoria with clear, classic flavours from Danny Russo, one of the city's most talented Italian chefs.


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This study compares the conversion expenses for replacing an actual non-native landscape with a native landscape. Proposed by Middlebrook Gardens, an award winning firm that focuses on sustainable landscape architecture and designs, it also includes a comparison of the maintenance costs of the native landscape over a 20-year period. The proposed site is the front lawn area of the San Jose Mercury business site in San Jose, Ca.
Even including the costs of demolition and implementation, the native landscape is still more cost effective. The San José Mercury News pays $4,500 per month to cover most of the services regularly performed on the entire property. These services include mowing and trimming the lawn and other plants, fertilizing every six weeks, annual herbicide applications and tree trimming (up to 15 feet) every six months.
To replicate the natural rolling hills of the Santa Clara Valley, the total cost of demolition, grading and mounding is estimated at $32,400. Once the area is prepared, new native plants will be planted. Twenty-two oak trees will be planted on the site and three buckeyes, each costing $40.
The lawn area will be sown with nine pounds of grass and wildflower seed, which average $18 per pound. The cost for all seeds will come to $160. Approximately 700 one-gallon plants, each $15, will be planted on the site at a total cost of $10,500. Three pots will be planted with two plants and two pots will have three plants. The pots will cost $250 each and the plants will total $200.
All expenses for the pots will total $950. No chemicals will be used in the implementation of the landscape. Because the water table is high, no additional irrigation systems will need to be installed.
In this case, the irrigation system will remain as is, requiring no additional expenses. Three-inch Pro-chip mulch, made from recycled wooden palates, will be added to the new landscape. This will serve as a pest control and water retainer. One thousand three hundred forty-five cubic yards of mulch at $40 per cubic yard will be required for the lawn area, or $53,800. The total cost of implementing the native landscape is $98,810. In addition, a contingency fee of 15 percent, or $14,821, and a design fee of 10 percent, or $9,881, are added to the total cost of the landscape. The final, all-inclusive cost of implementation is $123,512.
Current non-native landscape water use: Recycled, or grey water, has been used on the landscape since 1999. The lawn is watered every day for 10 minutes and in the dry months (generally from June to October), an additional 10 minute watering period is necessary daily. On average, $2,721 is spent each year to water the front lawn area.
Proposed native landscape water use: Because initial water needs are very high in the first three years, the proposed native landscape will require the same amount of water currently being used on the landscape for the first two years, and the watering schedule will remain the same as the current. In the third year, the amount of water used will be reduced by half. The watering schedule will shift to every other day in the winter and only once a day in the summer. The total annual cost for water in the first two years will be $2,721, however, annual cost for the third year will be $1,361.
Once the landscape is established, it will adapt to the local conditions, requiring little human intervention. The annual cost to irrigate the landscape would be $75. These water needs will remain the same throughout the remainder of the life of the landscape.
Current non-native landscape irrigation system repairs: An average of $1,040 is spent annually on irrigation.
Proposed native landscape irrigation system repairs: Because the native landscape will be watered less frequently after the first three years, fewer repairs due to wear and tear are expected. Since damage is most commonly due to wear and tear, there is expected to be a significant decrease in overall repair costs after the first three years. Since repairs, on average, cost $1,040 per year, these expenses are assumed for only the first three years of the native landscape. Damage is also frequently caused by lawn mowers, but these repairs will not occur once the lawn is removed.
Current non-native landscape: Because recycled water contains more nutrients than potable water, fewer fertilizers may be needed than in a landscape not using recycled water, as mentioned above. However, 200 pounds are applied every six weeks. Plants and flowers receive a treatment of 15-15-15 and the lawn receives a high-nitrogen fertilizer of 27-4-3.
The herbicide glyphosate is used on a regular basis to control weeds. Every six weeks, 50 pounds of glyphosate is applied in the landscape. For fruit control, 50 pounds of herbicide CT-125 is applied to the landscape once each year. The flower pots do not receive any chemical treatments.
In addition to the $104 for fertilizers and herbicides included in the monthly maintenance cost, an additional $200 is spent every three years on fungicides.
Proposed native landscape: Chemicals are not used on the proposed native landscape since pests and diseases are extremely rare for plants that have adapted to this area through evolution. The plant becomes more susceptible to disease when weakened by a form of stress. There are two possible factors that could result in disease or illness of the plant–a predator from a nearby non-native plant, or severe environmental conditions, such as prolonged drought. Expenses to be considered in such an event would be those necessary to remove the diseased portion of the plant or the entire plant. It is also possible that by simply adding water and relieving the stress of the plant, its ability to resist pests and diseases will be improved. Due to the expected 20 percent attrition rate, the plant would not need to be replaced if removed. Weeds are kept under control with a thick mulch of three inches and there are no expenses in this category.
Current non-native landscape: Every six months the flowers in each of the flower beds are changed to accommodate the landscape to the seasonal changes of either summer or winter. One hundred twenty flats with 36 jumbo flowers are purchased every six months. Ninety of these are planted in the front lawn area. In July and January an additional four flats of annuals are purchased to refresh the flowers pots. Flowers remaining after refreshing the pots may be used to replace those that have died in other parts of the landscape. The total cost to replace the annuals each year is $6,300.
Plants in the landscape are replaced at the end of their lifespan. Typically, five-gallon plants at $30 each are used for each replacement. Every three years, the eight fortnight lily plants are replaced, a total cost of $240 every three years. The lifespan of the escallonia and Formosa firethorn are long enough to not need replacing within the next 20 years. Heavenly bamboo is expected to be replaced every ten years and Indian hawthorn every 20 years. Each will be replaced only once in the 20-year life of the landscape, an additional $60. Plants may also need to be replaced after being killed by an unexpected disease or pest. The olive and magnolia trees are not expected to need replacing within the next 20 years.
Proposed native landscape: There is an expected 20 percent loss rate after the first year, but as plants fill in the landscape, this loss is barely noticeable and plants rarely need replacing. If a plant was to be replaced, the total additional cost would be approximately $45 per five-gallon plant, as native plants are more costly than traditional plants. It is expected that after the first three years, one plant will need to be replaced every two years, for a total cost of $450 throughout the 20-year landscape life. All 12 potted plants will need to be replaced about once every three years at $40 per plant. This will be an additional $540 every three years.
Trees and grasses will not require replacing. An attrition rate of 20 percent is designed into the plan, with the expectation that not all will survive, due to competition for resources.
Current non-native landscape: A crew of two men work every Wednesday for approximately two and a half hours on the lawn area. Seventy percent, or $3,150, of the total $4,500 bill is devoted to the front lawn area and 55 percent of the total bill is for labor. This translates to approximately $1,730 of labor devoted strictly to the front lawn area each month. There are occasional additional charges for services not included in the regular maintenance schedule. Complete tree thinnings are performed by an arborist every three years, totaling $1,200 per visit for the entire site. Approximately one-fourth of the trees on the site are on the lawn area, so one quarter of the bill, or $300, is for this area.
All lawn on the property is aerated every year as well as spread with gypsum for optimum health, costing $500 each year. Fifty pounds of gypsum is applied and $350 is spent annually on this service for only the front lawn area.
Proposed native landscape: Labor will be required once a month for approximately 24 labor hours to hand-weed the grassland meadow areas until they are established, or for the first three years. A supervisor would also be present for four hours of the eight-hour day. Hand-weeding the grasses would cost $1,220 each month, or $14,640 each year.
Once the grasses are established, their cutting would take place every six months for three labor hours. A supervisor would be present for one and a half hours. Grass cutting would cost $218 every six months, or $436 every year. At this time, additional seeds can be sewn as a precautionary measure only, since the grass and wildflowers would most likely reseed on their own. Only one half pound of seeds may be necessary and would cost $18 per pound.
It is likely that within a five-year period, the grasses can get too thick. Every five years, it is expected that eight hours will be devoted to cutting grasses to thin them out. This will be a total annual cost of $580.
Pruning requiring two people and a supervisor would cost $450 per visit, a total of $900 each year. Once the landscape is established, the lifespan of the chaparral plants can be extended three times by coppicing them every four years. The total time necessary to coppice a parcel of this size is estimated at 12 labor hours with three hours of supervisory presence, which would cost $675 every four years.
Middlebrook Gardens suggests trimming the trees every five years once they are planted. This would require 16 labor hours with a supervisor for four hours, a total of $900 every five years. It is anticipated that an especially harsh environmental stressor, such as prolonged drought, severe storm, heat wave, and floods will occur every three years. In such cases, six labor hours may be needed to repair the site.
Interest rates of five, 10 and 15 percent were used to discount the annual costs of each landscape. In all rates, the proposed native landscape showed that money would be saved over the 20-year life of the landscape. When using a five percent discount rate over 20 years SJMN will spend $606,164 to continue maintaining the current landscape, while the proposed native landscape would cost $189,581 to maintain over 20 years, including demolition and implementation. At this rate, the economic payoff would occur at the beginning of year four.
When using a 10 percent discount rate, the current landscape would cost $416,918 to maintain, while the native would cost $180,881 over the 20-year period. At this rate the economic payoff would occur in the middle of year four.
Lastly, at a 15 percent discount rate, the current landscape would cost $329,627 and the proposed native would cost $175,001 over 20 years. At a 15 percent discount rate the economic payoff would occur at the end of year four. Even at a conservative 15 percent discount rate, the native landscape is still more cost-effective than the current landscape.
Founded in 1976 by Alrie Middlebrook, firm president, Middlebrook Gardens has become the premiere firm specializing in sustainable landscaping for both commercial and non-commercial properties. The environmental benefits are obvious—they eliminate the need pesticides, insecticides and extensive irrigation. Winner of the 2004 Business/Environmental Award in the Open Space and Habitat Preservation/Restoration Category by Acterra, Middlebrook Gardens wants to encourage other landscape architects and designers to practice sustainability.
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Jill Zimmerman of St. Paul won Wednesday's singer/songwriter competition at Beaner's Central. Photo by Benny Moreno from here.
Jill Zimmerman, a young musician from St. Paul, won the Singer/Songwriter Competition on Wednesday at Beaner's Central. She was one of two performers to bust out some music on a keyboard, and then performed her second song on guitar. Her style, lyrically, has a sort of stream-of-consciousness to it. She a little poppy, a little folky, really fun.
There were 16 performers, and they played two songs each. They were judged on Lyrics, Melody, Stage Presense and Originality. (I was a judge. My second songwriting competition in a month. So fun. Although I'm an erratic judge with little rhyme or reason to what catches my ear from minute to minute).
Lance Benson was the runner up. He's got a bit of an alt-country folk sound and seemed pretty comfortable on stage. Third place was Emily Jayne of Duluth, who went Tori Amos all over the keyboard. She was fantastic. Totally reminded me of one of my favorite musicians/celebrities/people to follow on Twitter, Amanda Palmer of Dresden Dolls.
The People's Choice Award went to a fine, fine young guitar player, Lucas Ollanketo. It looks like he is from St. Paul-ish area. He brought about three rows of entourage with him to the show and got a lotta love from the audience.


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Paying For The War
March 1990 | Volume 41, Issue 2
Wars are fought with silver bullets. While individual battles are decided by tactics, fire-power, courage, and, of course, luck, victory in the long haul of war has almost always gone to the side better able to turn the national wealth to military purposes.
As it happened, the American Civil War was the first great conflict of the industrial era. It was fought on a scale previously unimagined and foreshadowed the desperate global struggles of the early twentieth century. As a result both sides confronted wholly new fiscal demands and had to invent new ways to meet them. The fact that the North succeeded in coping with expenses of this magnitude, and the South did not, played no small part in the outcome.
At first both sides confronted desperate financial problems. Thanks to an economic depression, the government in Washington had been operating in the red for nearly four years, borrowing mostly short-term to make up the deficit. In December 1860, as the Deep South voted for secession, there was not even enough money in the federal treasury to pay the salaries of congressmen, let alone fund a great war.
To our jaded twentieth-century ears, the actual sums involved sound trivial. But in mid-nineteenth-century America $1,000 was a skilled worker's annual wage, and the entire gross national product was well under $10 billion. At the outbreak of the war, federal spending in all departments was running at only $172,000 a day, raised almost entirely from tariffs. Three months later war expenses alone were eating up $1,000,000 a day. By the end of 1861 the War Department's daily spending was up to $1,500,000.
How could these expenses be met? In both peace and war a government generally has only three ways to raise money: it can tax, borrow, and print.
Both sides quickly resorted to the printing press. In December 1861 Northern banks had to stop paying their debts in gold, and the federal government was forced to follow suit a few days later. The country had gone off the gold standard, and Wall Street panicked. "The bottom is out of the tub," Lincoln lamented. "What shall I do?" Soon the Treasury was authorized to issue greenbacks, as the new paper money was called, and by 1865 there was $447,000,000 in circulation.
The consequences of issuing large quantities of fiat money—money that is money only because the government says it is money—are inevitable, and they were as well known then as they are now. First, Gresham's law ("Bad money drives out good") comes into play, and gold and silver disappear into mattresses. Second, inflation takes off.
The $447,000,000 in paper money was about 13 percent of total government expenses during the war, and these greenbacks contributed substantially to the steep wartime inflation in the North. But that inflation was nothing compared with what the South suffered as a result of paying more than half of its bills with paper money. As early as May 1861 the Confederacy was issuing treasury notes that would only be redeemable in gold and silver two years after independence was achieved. During the war the Confederate government issued more than $1,500,000,000 of these notes, and the effect of this flood on the Southern economy was catastrophic. In the first two years alone prices rose more than 700 percent. To make matters worse, the government in Richmond was not the only one printing money; state and city governments also issued notes. Because the South lacked good paper mills and printing facilities, counterfeiting was easy and widespread. By the end of 1863 the Southern economy had spun out of control. Hoarding, shortages, and black markets spread relentlessly, while support for the war eroded as living standards fell.
The South issued so much paper money because its ability both to tax the population and to sell bonds was severely limited. The North had an established treasury and revenue-gathering system, with a bureaucracy and procedures already in place. The South had to start from scratch. Worse, the South suffered from an economy notoriously lacking in liquidity. Wealth, in other words, could not be easily translated into money and spent on military power. While the South had 30 percent of the country's total assets in 1861, it had only 12 percent of the circulating currency and 21 percent of the banking assets. The word land-poor was not invented until Reconstruction days, but it perfectly described the Southern economy. In the four years of the war, the Confederate government was able to meet only 5 to 6 percent of its expenses with tax revenues.
The Federal government, in contrast, raised fully 21 percent of its total revenues by taxation. The first federal income tax was enacted as early as August 1861, and the Internal Revenue Act, which taxed nearly everything, followed in 1862. The Bureau of Internal Revenue, the ancestor of today's Internal Revenue Service, is by no means the least of the country's enduring legacies from the Civil War.
Loans, the third means of raising revenue, also worked to the advantage of the North, thanks to its large banks and to one banker in particular, Jay Cooke of Philadelphia. Cooke was born in what would later be called Sandusky, Ohio, in 1821, the son of a lawyer and congressman. He went to work as a clerk when he was fourteen and soon ended up in Philadelphia, where he opened his own bank just as the war began.


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Matthew 8:11-12 is an interesting and important text in the discussion of eschatology. There are 5 key points that make this text powerful in exposing the weakness of end times paradigms that focus on the future. From these two verses we can learn of the time of Jesus' return, the resurrection, coming of the kingdom, role of Israel and a response to the charge of replacement theology.
Occasion of the Text
The verses appear between a conversation Jesus had with a Roman centurion who desired help for his paralyzed servant. His faith in Jesus was so strong that he confidently asked the Lord to heal by his word without making a personal visit to his home.
As one with the power of command through a "single" word, he correctly reasoned Jesus' could do the same. The Lord was so impressed that he stated such faith was not found even in Israel. The following words were spoken just before Jesus healed the servant.
And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The Eschatological Gathering
The statement is pregnant with eschatology. The gathering of the elect from the east and west cites the Messianic prophecy of Isaiah 49:12. The prophet spoke of this eschatological gathering where the "sheep" (faithful of the Lord) would eat and drink from the pastures along the roads of Zion. (Isa. 49:10-11; Rev. 7:13-16). The Revelation text leaves no doubt as to the eschatological nature of this gathering.
The reference to the source text of Isaiah 49:10-12, shows we're talking about the fulfillment of O.T. prophecy. There is nothing accidental about the events named here. Jesus' taught only those things written in the Law and the Prophets as the basis of His eschatology. The Apostles later did the same, (Acts 24:14-15; 26:13-14, 22-23).
Related texts are found in Matthew 24:27, 31, where the subject is the gathering of the elect at the return of Christ. Luke's account mentions the gathering would come from the east, west, north and south corresponding to the four winds of Matthew 24:31. This text is important because many Christian Zionists see it as a future Rapture text.
It goes without question that the historical and cultural setting for the text is the land of Israel. The parallel passage in Luke specifically mentions those with who literally ate, drank and were taught in their streets in the Presence of Jesus. (Luke 13:26). This identifies the contemporary setting and locale of the people and the prophecy.
What city, state or nation of recent history can claim they ate and drank in Jesus' presence? What people living to day or at any time after the first century can claim Jesus literally taught them in their streets? Has he been to New York City, Park Avenue or Broadway? Did he ever set foot in Rome? Has he been to the modern settler occupation since 1948?
We must rule out every single contemporary place of recent times following the first century. Only one generation can claim Jesus broke bread and sipped with them. Only one generation can claim Jesus taught in their streets. It is the one who lived when he was alive on earth. This is crucial to what follows in the passage.
Sitting Down With Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
The phrase "sit down" with Abraham Isaac and Jacob is also eschatological and points to the place to which the believers are gathered. We do not have to guess. It is in the kingdom of God. They are made to sit upon thrones with the Patriarchs in the kingdom.
So now, we must converge these two facts. As discussed in point one, Jesus would gather from among those in whose streets he taught and with whom he ate. We identified these as the people of Judaea living in the first century generation for at no other time or of any other people could such be true.
They would be joined with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom. This raises the question. Where was Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
Resurrection from Hades
The Patriarchs were in Hades at the time Jesus spoke the words of the text. They were hoping for their resurrection out of Hades, into the kingdom of God. This hope was yet alive over thirty years later expressed in their desire for a heavenly city whose builder and maker is God, (Heb. 10:13-16).
Their release from Hades equates with resurrection, for Hades is viewed as death (separation from God's Presence, Hos. 13:14; 1 Cor. 15:55). Jesus became the Mediator of the new covenant through his death that he might redeem those who died in faith so they could received the promised eternal inheritance i.e. the kingdom (Heb. 9:15; 11:39-40).
The Fate of the Unbelieving Sons of the Kingdom
At the very time Jesus would gather his elect from the four winds to join Abraham Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom, he would also "cast out" the "sons of the kingdom". Who are these sons? If we remain true to our analysis of the context, the culture and the people, the sons of the kingdom would be other descendants of Abraham, i.e the Judeans.
Remember, Jesus had gone through their villages as he journeyed toward Jerusalem, (Lk. 13:22). He had taught in Capernaum, and other local cities of Israel.
Why are they cast out? It is because of their unbelief and rejection of Jesus as their Messiah and the Son of God. What is important is that the time of their casting out equals the same time of the entrance of the believers into the kingdom with the Patriarchs.
In the parable of the vineyard, Jesus spoke again of the time when the "sons of the kingdom" would be cast out. "...Therefore, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it." (Matt. 21:33-46). When the Pharisees heard it, they understood he had spoken of them. They even planned to kill him for stating they would be cut off from the inheritance of Abraham, i.e. the equivalent of removing them from covenant favor and God's Presence.
It is generally unanimous that this parable along with Matthew 8:12 refers to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. While a remnant of Israel was saved via their belief in Christ, the rest of the nation suffered the fate of banishment from God and destruction through the Roman invasion in the first century.
A Prophecy of the Kingdom Fulfillment
Isaiah 49:10-12 as demonstrated above is the fulfillment of the kingdom of God when the patriarchs sit down or inherit the kingdom. Since the time equates with the casting out of the unbelieving Jews in A.D. 70, it proves there was no postponement of the kingdom. See also Lk. 21:31, 32. The kingdom arrived on time and in time as the prophets stated.
The many who came from the east and west, north and south to sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were the faithful in Israel who accepted Jesus as the Messiah. They are the remnant from among Israelites, elsewhere called the "firstfruits" or "firstborn" ones. No other believers (Christians) could be called firstfruits because the term means the first of anything. Thus only first century Christians are firstfruits, (Jas. 1:18; Heb. 12:23; Rev. 14:4)
The Disabling of Christian Zionism
These facts above which cannot be successfully challenged from Scripture, demonstrate the fallacy of Dispensational Christian Zionism. Gathering from the four winds harmonizes the texts of Matt. 8:11 with Matt. 24:31. The latter is claimed to be the Rapture according to Christian Zionism (the belief that the modern settler state occupying Palestine is prophetic as God's chosen people).
However, Jesus stated the text was fulfilled when the "sons of the kingdom" i.e. the Judeans were "cast out" in A.D. 70. That also proves that the time parameter of Matthew 24:34 is an accurate chronological boundary placing the fulfillment of the text before the first century generation passed away. That means if there were such a doctrine as the Rapture, it would have occurred almost 2000 years ago.
Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place." (Matt. 24:34).
- The gathering of Matt. 24:31 = the gathering of Matt. 8:11-12 when the sons of the kingdom (Judeans) are cast out
- The gathering of Matt. 8:11-12 was fulfilled in A.D. 70 when Rome destroyed Jerusalem.
- Therefore, the gathering of Matthew 8:1-12 and 24:31 were fulfilled before the first century generation passed away.
Once Matthew 24:31 has been removed from the Dispensational prophetic landscape, Christian Zionism falls to the dust. Matthew 24:31 is accepted as in harmony with John 14:1-3, 1 Cor. 15 and 1 Thess 4. By it's connection with Matthew 8:11-12, it guides the time application of these texts.
The Myth of Replacement Theology
Matthew 8:11-12 refutes any notion of replacement theology. We have demonstrated that the text is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy from Isaiah 49:10-12. The gathering of the elect into the kingdom was not postponed. The kingdom arrived in the first century, when Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were raised into it. That is the same time, the non-believing Jews were cast out as we've shown above equates with the destruction of the Jewish state by Titus Caesar in A.D. 70.
The remnant from Israel entered it with the Patriarchs. They were neither cast out nor cast away but received into the kingdom. Those who did so became the body of Christ initially formed with Jews only in the beginning (Acts 11:19) but later included the Gentiles. (Acts 10)This is true Israel.
As the remnant, they obtained the promises. "What then? Israel [unbelieving] has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect [Jew and Gentile believers in Christ] have obtained it, and the rest [unbelieving Israel] were blinded. (Rom. 11:7)
Note that Paul writes this to the first century church saying they had obtained what Israel sought. They had not received Palestine. That means the Judean's true promise was not Palestine. Rather, it was the kingdom of God per Matt. 8:11-12. It was not the city of Jerusalem as their capital. Hebrews recorded: "For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one [about, mello] to come". (Heb. 13:14).
When that text was written, the Judeans were yet in Palestine. However, the church had left the city for refuge from the persecutions. They were not seeking it. In contrast, they were at that very time receiving the kingdom (the city about to come, Heb. 12:28, 13:14).
In Romans 11, Paul quoted the Old Testament showing how the prophets spoke of Israel's blindness in refusing to accept Jesus as their Messiah.
Just as it is written: 'God has given them a spirit of stupor; eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.' And David says: 'Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a recompense to them. Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see, and bow down their back always.
Israel's blindness was not a failure on Jesus' part but it was the fulfillment of the prophets.
Matthew 8:11-12 is a remarkable text which speaks about the regathering of Israel to their Messiah. Not one word relates to 1948. The contextual time parameters, cultural setting and people of this text are as far removed from the settler occupation as the earth is from the sun and the two shall never meet in Scripture.
The text is rooted in O.T. prophecy, and proves there is no postponement of the kingdom or hint of replacement theology. It identifies the time of the resurrection and clearly posits the fulfillment of the events in A.D. 70, in connection with Rome's defeat of the ancient Judeans.
The goal was never land, (terrestrial) but the kingdom of God, which the first century saints inherited while their unbelieving brethren were blinded, cast out and disinherited because of unbelief.


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The investigation into what caused the three-alarm fire that destroyed Crestline Elementary early Sunday morning continues into its fifth day.
The agency has finished conducting interviews and is now working to piece together that information with physical evidence found in the school's rubble, Vancouver Fire Capt. Kevin Murray said Wednesday morning.
"It's a significant puzzle piece," he said. "Because of the size and scope of the fire, it's going to take a while."
Looking back on the fire call, which came in at 3:17 a.m. Sunday, Murray said the agency is lucky that another fire or a handful of medical calls did not come in during their attack of the blaze.
"We had 90 percent of our assets on that fire," he said. "We were still running the normal amount of calls. Basically, we had one or two engines that were out and about covering the whole city."
By 4:25 a.m., the fire was upgraded to a three-alarm fire. In all, nine fire engines, three fire trucks, two battalion chiefs and several safety personnel — 38 total personnel — were at the scene.
Murray added that resources from Portland Fire & Rescue helped cover the city during the fire.
Nearly 500 students were displaced by the fire, but Evergreen Public Schools officials worked to disperse the students to other schools, with classes resuming for Crestline students on today.


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"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump was shocked when Kyle Richards, Yolanda Foster and Brandi Glanville confronted her about a tabloid story. Brandi claims that Lisa kept putting tabloids with Mauricio's cheating scandal in Brandi's back as the women were packing for Palm Springs, and she kept taking the magazines out of her bag, because she didn't want to share them with Kyle. According to a new Radar Online report published on March 4, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump left Puerto Rico without settling any drama with the ladies.
After confronting Lisa in Puerto Rico, Vanderpump packed her bags and left. And it shocked her co-stars. "I just wish that Ken and Lisa didn't leave like that and confirm what I already thought to be true," Kyle said. "I need an apology, and I don't think I'm going to get it." But it sounds like Yolanda knew that she didn't want to talk to her about it. "They didn't want to have the conversations," Yolanda stated. "It's very childish to walk away — and it makes you look guilty, even if you're not," Joyce added.
However, back home in Beverly Hills, Lisa was upset about what had transpired. In fact, she was shocked that she was being confronted by the other women. "I feel like everything I say is being questioned. I feel they're all ganging up. It's really hard. I don't want to cry," Lisa said. "I just know I'm being such a good friend. I've always defended Brandi and it has been difficult." She added that she was more upset with Brandi because of the way she handled everything on the trip. "Brandi prides herself for being brutally honest — but it's more brutal than honest," Lisa added.
Do you think Lisa leaving proves that she is guilty, or do you think her leaving is a sign that she is tired of the drama?


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Pavano update
Dan Jennings, the Marlins Vice President of Baseball Personnel, spoke informally with the agent for Carl Pavano on Tuesday, but Larry Beinfest said he had not spoken with Tom O'Connell and had no plans to do so "in the near future."
A possible Pavano reunion with the Marlins has been discussed as he remains a favorite of owner Jeffrey Loria. But coming off an injury-marred four-year stint with the Yankees, the right-hander's bargaining power is limited.
Nonetheless, O'Connell said the chat with Jennings "went well," although he characterized it as "very preliminary."
"We just have to continue to forge ahead," O'Connell said Tuesday evening. "There is significant interest in Carl. Quite a few teams have called. We're just kind of sifting through it all right now."
So, would you welcome Pavano back to South Florida, where he won 18 games in 2004? Or did his Yankee misadventures sour you to the point where you wouldn't touch him, even at, say, $1 million plus incentives?


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TC TO JOHN STUART MILL; 18 August 1834; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18340818-TC-JSM-01; CL 7:275-276.
Chelsea, Monday [18 August 1834].
My Dear Mill,
A not undeserving man, whom, I think, you have seen here, or heard me speak of by the name of Tom Holcroft, is setting out for Paris; and wishes to employ his few weeks of residence there in acquiring some knowledge of French things; especially things Political and Journalistic; having, as I gather, some views of corresponding with some English Newspaper or other during his absence. He is not one whose qualifications can reflect lustre on our side of the water; but also they will not reflect disgrace; for he means well, has strong lineaments of character, if not a character itself; on the whole, wants culture rather than faculty; and being a man I believe of manful demeanour, in rather a peculiar position, and to me in particular extremely obliging ever since I first saw him, he interests me a little.
I have given him a Note to Duveyrier,1 noting his claims as Holcroft the Dramatist's son, and Mercier the Conventionist's grandson;2 not without misgivings lest it come to nothing; for I do not so much as know Duveyrier's address. This latter deficiency at least I imagine you can supply. Holcroft lives No 13 Clifford's Inn. If you pass along Fleet-street (which I am not sure of) tomorrow morning, perhaps you could leave a Note addressed to him with the requisite indication: I am to be there at 11 o'clock, not after 11, and can complete Duveyrier's superscription as needful. The Porter of Clifford's Inn, close by St Dunstan's Church, will take the Note. If you do not pass that way, the Twopenny Postman will. Observe only that Tom goes off on Wednesday morning, and be not too late. If you had any Parcel or message to carry, doubtless he would be happy to take charge of it. So much for this.
I despatch the Carrier only today for the Books. All last week I was if not idle too differently engaged: with mere English matters, with Burns, even with Hannah More! The French business grows darker and darker upon me: dark as was chaos. Ach Gott!
A copy of Teufelsdröckh was ma[r]ked for you; another for Mrs Taylor; I hope the man sent them. As Byron said of his club-foot: Dinna speak o't!3
Am I not to see you soon?
Ever affectionately /
T. Carlyle.


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Schradle's Links
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The Longest Hunger Strike
By Ann Neumann There are two places in the U.S. where you can be fed against your will: a Catholic hospital and a prison.
On Not Enjoying Zero Dark Thirty… For the Right Reasons.
By Angela ZitoThis is The War. The War is far, far away, on a screen. It is terrible and distant. And most of us have never been made uncomfortable by it for a nanosecond.
Will SCOTUS Tie the Knot?
Becky Garrison: What will a United States Supreme Court decision do for public opinion regarding same-sex marriage?
Daily Links: Unscrupulous Scribes
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Removing the Magic
Quoting Charles Taylor quoting Schiller; from his essay "Disenchantment--Reenchantment" in The Joy of Secuarlism, now out in paperback.
Rewriting Indian Legends
Meera Subramanian The people on the streets of Delhi, are saying: We won't disappear.
Equal Rites: The Episcopal Church & Same-Sex Marriage
A provisional liturgy makes the U.S. Episcopal Church the first to practice same-sex marriage ceremonies, "in true unity."
An Event in the History of the Human Mind
"Panopticism is a form of knowledge and a form of power."
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Fried Chicken - Second Prize 1998
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- 2 whole chicken breasts, skinned, boned, and halved
- 4 pieces Monterey Jack cheese, in large cubes
- 4 sprigs fresh sage, or 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions:Cut a deep pocket in each half of chicken breast, being careful not to cut all the way through. In each pocket place cheese pieces and a sprig of sage, or 1/8 teaspoon dried sage. Cover and chill 2 hours or longer. Combine eggs, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and parsley in large bowl and beat thoroughly. Roll chilled chicken pieces in flour, then dip in egg mixture; repeat twice. Heat butter in heavy skillet and saute breasts until crisp, then bake in oven 10 to 15 minutes at 375 degrees F to cook breasts through, melt cheese, and brown coating.
Additional Notes:Submitted by Mrs. Charles L. Hunter, Warwick, RI
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Originally Posted by 00clone
Management 101: Lying downward=totally cool. Lying upward=Not cool dude.
Bull**** flows downhill.
Eyes closed, head first, can't lose.
Originally Posted by Mumbai1986
Playing devil's advocate here, I wonder if he actually thought he had graduated. According to Pitino and the University of Kentucky, he was enrolled from 1996-2000. Maybe things were miscommunicated to him during the 2000 academic year and he incorrectly thought he had all of his credits.
I don't know.
In 14 years, he would never notice the lack of diploma? It should arrive at some point in that span.
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Originally Posted by CycloneErik
In 14 years, he would never notice the lack of diploma? It should arrive at some point in that span.
things get lost in the mail, man.
The Official Paul Rhode's Salt Truck Driver.
Iowa State had this problem with their volleyball coach. I don't remember her name but she was the one before Linda Grensing-Crum (the one before CJL). She's also the one accused of berating players.
Lying on resumes is very common not just in coaching but you'd be surprised how many companies don't double check those things. They'll do a criminal background check and a pre-employment drug test but won't call the registrar to validate a graduation. If Manhattan hired him based on the same resume I doubt they'll take him back for that same reason.
I for one don't think the degree should matter for many jobs, but you can't just lie on the resume. I don't know many companies that would over look that.
"95% of all quotes posted on Facebook are either made up or mistakenly attributed to someone famous." - Albert Einstien
I think it's fair to expect that a college coach has a degree. If part of his sales pitch is going to involve the word 'education,' he needs that tangible evidence that he went to school.
I understand that the diploma doesn't necessarily mean that he's educated and all, but having it takes away the whole discussion, where not having it puts him in a position to be stuck offering explanations to parents that want to hear that their child will have a degree.
Originally Posted by CycloneErik
In 14 years, he would never notice the lack of diploma? It should arrive at some point in that span.
He saw an envelope from University of Kentucky and was like but I already graduated, to the trash with you!
My biggest takeaway from all of this is how embarassing this must be. What do you even say? I thought I graduated? Oh they actually read those things?
Originally Posted by CycloneErik
In 14 years, he would never notice the lack of diploma? It should arrive at some point in that span.
Maybe he figured it went to the people who did his classwork.
Originally Posted by Clonefan32
2) I can't imagine Manhattan hires him back. Why would you hire someone you know is going to jet at the next opportunity?
anyone decent they hire is going to jet at the next opportunity
I think Manhattan will take him back and allow him to complete the amount of credits he has missing. They may make him do it in the summer. However, if I was Manhattan, I would have a fairly massive buy-out clause when Massielo does leave.
Just do like this guy did.
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Originally Posted by theantiAIRBHG
Just do like this guy did.
The Business Ethics category will be interesting.
The thing I don't understand is that he went to college for 4 years, and didn't bother to get his degree. Assuming he was something like under 10 credits shy of getting his degree, how could you not just finish? Why invest all the time and money if you're not gonna see it through?
This happened to an employee at my mom's place of business. Someone said they graduated from ISU, and it turned out that they were around 6 credits shy. Why not just take those classes part-time for a semester and finish? I'm sure there are valid reasons in some cases, but otherwise I just don't understand how you could come so close and then not finish.
Manhattan put him on leave while Kentucky "reviews his degree status." What all can go into a review? Did we give you a degree? No? Then you didn't graudate from here.
Kind of off topic, but what if Kobe Bryant retires from the NBA and wants to try coaching college basketball? Sure, he's never played, but he'd get damn near any recruit he wanted just because of his name. Would a place not hire him because he didn't have a degree?
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Hi Everybody,
I work for a non-profit corporation that manages & owns 8 long term care facilities in OH & IN and over 50 independent housing apartments in over a dozen states.
I don't have any links (sorry! :buttkick:), but we had a tragic incident on Tuesday where a resident's husband walked into our facility in Jackson, OH and shot his Alzheimer's-stricken wife of over 50 years then turned the handgun on himself. She died at the scene and he died on the way to the hospital. Both were in their mid-70's.
I work several hours away from the facility, so I wasn't personally involved in the incident, but I guess I just wanted to request prayers for the familes involved.......