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First, a quiz.
Two presidents. The first left office with the economy shattered, unemployment mushrooming, and the stock market in free fall. He presided over two undeclared and unnecessary wars that were paid for on a credit card. His tenure saw the deficit balloon due to those wars as well as unfunded tax cuts. Finally, his administration failed to respond to one of the nation's worst natural disasters.
The second had to clean up the mess he inherited from the first. During the tenure of the second president the economy has rebounded, unemployment has been shrinking, and the stock market has recouped its losses, and then some. He ended the two wars, and the deficit has been cut more than in half.
Who is the better president?
The answer should be obvious, but a recent poll conducted by Quinnipiac University showed that 33 percent of American voters think the second, Barack Obama, is the worst president since World War II while 28 percent believe the first, George W. Bush, the worst.
Why this disconnect? Part of the explanation is that presidents always look better in the rearview mirror. The second Bush is arguably the worst president in our history, but it's easy to forget just how disastrous his eight years were.
Part of it is also a result of the incessant beating Obama takes on Fox TV, in conservative newspapers, and in the rightwing blogosphere. Presidents always have received criticism, but it's magnified in this era of 24/7 communications, the Internet, talk radio, and social media.
It's not only that the president has opposition, which is always the case and which is normal and healthy in a well-functioning, two-party democracy. Certainly, there are legitimate differences between the president and Republicans over the role of government, how to solve the immigration problem, and health insurance, among other issues, But it's the intensity of that opposition, bordering on hatred and the irrational, that is different today. It's reminiscent of the hostility encountered by such presidents as Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, both of whom, by the way, rank among our greatest presidents.
Some of the opposition to Obama is racially motivated. There remains in our society a minority who are racist. Because even they recognize it's impolite and impolitic in the 21st century to use overt racial language and images, they often resort to code. Hence, the now discredited (to virtually all but Donald Trump) "birther" controversy, claims the president is a Muslim, and the frequent references to his "socialism," an allegation anyone with even a scant knowledge of the president and the ideology of socialism would recognize as absurd.
Fortunately, racism is in retreat; it explains the motivations of only a minority of Obama's opponents. For many more, race is a factor, but a subtle one that operates psychologically within individuals and sociologically within the larger society. It's manifested as an inability on the part of many to come to grips with our rapidly changing society.
Change takes place at warp speed in our modern era. Technologically, change is obvious. But American society is changing at a dizzying pace. Demographically, we are on the cusp of becoming a nation of minorities, with whites no longer a majority. Religiously, atheism is on the rise, and many others claim to be "religious" but unaffiliated with any denomination. Protestants, who once were ascendant, are becoming a minority.
There is a generation gap that leaves many older Americans uneasy and reminds many of the culture wars of the 1960s. Social issues divide Americans, with the young often more comfortable with same-sex marriage and more liberal on women's issues and race.
We have not graduated to the post-racial society many predicted with the victory of Barack Obama in 2008, but among the young there is more acceptance of racial intermarriage and a greater tendency to ignore racial divisions and stereotypes.
All of these changes leave many uneasy, especially many older, white voters. For them, Barack Obama is a symbol of what America is becoming and indicative of what they fear they are losing. His mother was white, his father black. He's young. He's Ivy League. He's comfortable with the trappings of modern culture.
It's in this context that the frequently repeated chant of "Take back our country" resonates.
In short, much of the animosity to Barack Obama stems form the discomfort many feel as "the times they are a-changin'".
* Bob Dylan song, released in 1964.


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How to Cook Black Pudding
Black pudding is a delicacy from Ireland and the United Kingdom that is rich in nutrients and full of flavor. It is traditionally served with breakfast and is accompanied by eggs, bacon, sausage and toast. A lot of people are skeptical about trying black pudding, which is also known as "blood sausage," and some are reluctant to cook it, fearing it will be a difficult item to prepare. In fact, it is a high nutrition food and can be prepared and cooked in less than 10 minutes. Black pudding can be bought in various supermarkets, and some specialist butcher shops in the U.S. where British food is sold. It is packaged in a sausage shape, with sausage casing.
1Remove the black pudding from its packaging.
- Cut along the outer packaging with a small paring knife.
2Cut the black pudding into slices.
- Lay out the black pudding sausage onto a cutting board and, using a chef's knife, cut the sausage into slices.
- Your slices should be approximately half an inch (1 to 1.5 cm) thick.
3Heat a frying pan.
- Turn up the stove temperature to high and allow the pan to heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
4Add butter to the frying pan.
- Allow the butter 30 seconds to melt and sizzle.
5Put the black pudding in the pan.
- Fry the black pudding for 3 minutes on either side, turning regularly.
- Use a spatula to turn the black pudding slices and make sure they are cooked evenly on both sides.
6Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste, let the black pudding slices rest for 2 to 3 minutes, and serve.
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Can black pudding be boiled?
- There is no sauce that is particularly associated with black pudding, but it can be served with ketchup. Black pudding can be a little dry without a sauce. If you're not from the United Kingdom and you want a more traditional British experience, HP Sauce is available from specialist import retailers and complements the flavor.
- Black pudding is an example of simple high nutrition British food, and though it is traditionally served with breakfast, you can serve it on toast, as a snack. Simply top some lightly buttered toast with the black pudding and serve.
- The best sauce for black pudding is runny egg yolk :) - PA
Things You'll Need
- Black Pudding (Blood Sausage)
- Tablespoon of butter or margarine.
- Non-stick frying pan.
- Pinch of salt and pepper.
- Spatula.
- Chef's knife.
- Paring knife.
- Cutting board.
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We believe that regeneration of the heart by the Lord Jesus Christ is the only answer to changing the behavior of inmates (and every one!). Rehabilitation of inmates cannot be lasting or effective until there is first a heart change that comes from an individual becoming a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Our main avenue of outreach is an in-depth 35-book Bible correspondence course that is sent free of charge to requesting inmates. This ministry also collects new and used Bibles and Christian books that are forwarded to Chaplains for prison libraries.
If requested by inmates, Exodus Prison Ministry connects children of inmates to receive Bible studies through Child Evangelism Fellowship and connects adult family members of inmates to receive Bible studies from Truth Chasers. This is a much needed service as the U.S. Department of Justice says children of inmates have a 70% chance of ending up in prison. Child Evangelism website: http://www.cefonline.com
Exodus operates strictly on donations from caring, mission-minded individuals and churches. All work is done by volunteers. No one receives a salary for their service.
Testimonies of inmates, their family members and Chaplains give evidence that the Exodus Bible studies are effective witnesses for Jesus Christ. Many former students of Exodus are now living as Christ-honoring, productive citizens in the free world. Also, many Exodus students who are still in prison are witnesses for Christ to other inmates.
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Forbes' Gregory: 'Let the Electorate Decide'
Freedom v Socialism
President Obama and the Democratic Party try ridiculously hard to hide the very obvious reality that he stands on a socialist platform. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, has been hesitant to fully own his accomplishments at Bain Capital due to left wing attacks on private equity.
Both sides might as well come clean. Obama should make his health care reform a centerpiece of his campaign rather than pretend it does not exist. Romney should explain the insights into American capitalism he gained at Bain Capital and why that qualifies him for the Presidency. Both should state their positions clearly and let the electorate decide. The winner will have a mandate for action.—Paul Roderick Gregory, Forbes
It's a nice sentiment from Mr. Gregory, but the left wing leadership of the Democratic party knows too well that socialism doesn't play with the American people. The independent voters that Obama won over in 2008 were duped by the branding of the celebrity-type/post-political charmer. If the administration was to ever acknowledge their socialist affiliations, the Democratic Party as we know it would be exposed and forced into irrelevance.
But, as I have previously stated, Obama's attacks on Mitt Romney's Bain Capital were the beginning of the end for his administration. He wasn't completely exposed, but he was certainly caught waving a flag woven with his true colors. It may have been red, white, and blue, but it definitely looked more like this.


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Released: Jan 01st, 1972
Running Time: 62
Director: Gerard Damiano
Company: A.F.V.
Cast: William Love, Harry Reems, Linda Lovelace, Dolly Sharp, Carol Connors, Bill Harrison
Critical Rating: AAAAA
Genre: Film
The grand daddy of porn, the most famous, most notorious, most talked about and most watched fuck flick of all time. While the jolt it gives to a pecker might have waned over the years, it's still one hell of a sex show. Super porn star Linda Lovelace plays an innocent young lady who can't get off when she's getting fucked. She talks to her friends, who are no help. She goes to a quackish doctor (Harry Reems) who does all sorts of tests and discovers that her clitoris is about nine inches down her throat. So, what she needs is a guy with a nine incher to fuck her in the mouth, and then, she can get off. He tries it out with his prick, rams it down her gullet, and presto! she's seeing stars and rockets launching. The comedy is vaudevillian, puncyh and crude but effective. See it just for Dolly Sharp's famous 'lunch' scene alone. Incidentally, the doctor's nurse is a pre-nose job, pre 'Gong Show" Carol Connors, who's a sexy delight.
Now that Deep Throat and the original Debbie Does Dallas are available on DVD, it's safe to say that the market has officially taken off.
Frankly, the quality of the film was never what made Deep Throat the most famous porn movie of all time. But in licensing the title from Arrow, VCA has obviously spent some time and money cleaning up the master because it never looked this good on videotape. (We don't think the American Film Institute is donating any money to save the negative, so this will have to do.)
We all know the plot and notoriety surrounding Deep Throat. It's still funny ("Mind if I smoke while you're eating?") and minimally erotic more than 25 years later. Collectors will definitely want the original adult "classic" for their DVD collections. The only extras the disc offers are filmographies on the four major stars. No matter. Retailers should note that it will be a staple in your store forever, just like the videotape version.
You're probably asking, "How could anyone rate Deep Throat, admittedly a classic but a AAA movie at best, so highly?" The answer is, no matter what version of Deep Throat you may have seen before, until you've seen this DVD, you've never really seen Deep Throat.
No, the sex hasn't been improved – but in this remastered version struck from the original negatives, every movement, every skin tone is crystal clear; the colors are beautiful throughout, and there are no awkward splices to detract from the classic movie experience – and that's true even if you watch the disk on a standard TV.
So watch and remember all the anal, the d.p., all the bad jokes ... and of course, all the deep throating.
Retailing: It's the best possible edition of Deep Throat, as anyone who sees it will attest.


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Markets rebound as Turkey hikes rates amid emerging markets turmoil
Istanbul aggressively increased its overnight lending rate to 12% from 7.75%
Istanbul aggressively increased its overnight lending rate to 12% from 7.75%
CPO shareholders opposed to move need just 25 per cent of vote to scupper club's plans
The desperate lengths that Chelsea have gone to in order to win a crucial vote tomorrow, which will ultimately decide whether they can sell Stamford Bridge and move to a new stadium in west London, can be revealed today by i.
Sam Wallace's exclusive investigation into the struggle for Stamford Bridge
The finance director of The Hut, which is backed by some of retail's biggest stars, has quit the online retailer abruptly after it ditched plans for a flotation this year.
Unbearable tension in a Tokyo tale
Japan has been slow to admit the scale of the meltdown. But now the truth is coming out. David McNeill reports from Soma City
It is fitting perhaps that the resignation of Japan's prime minister was greeted by Tokyo's worst downpour of the year. Like a steamy tropical storm, the pressure in Japan's capital has been building all summer.
Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi may miss the Japanese MotoGP Grand Prix because of radiation concerns following the earthquake and tsunami in March.
David McNeill meets a nuclear worker who sees it as his duty to save the stricken plant – even if it means an early grave
The family of Lindsay Hawker, an English teacher who was murdered in Japan, flew out yesterday to see her killer sentenced, having called for him to be given the "heaviest punishment" possible.
A strong earthquake jolted on Sunday the same area of northeastern Japan that was hit by a massive quake in March, but there was no sign of further damage along the coast or to the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said.
There have been better times to be Japanese. Still battling the unappeased demons of stagnation, bloated national debt, and the sclerotic effects of an ageing population, the authorities now seem paralysed in their efforts to rebuild after the 2011 earthquake. Despite the country's riches and technological know-how.
In a country synonymous with the buttoned-down corporate army that keeps its huge economy humming, getting Japan to ditch its suits is an uphill task. A summer power crunch in Tokyo exacerbated by the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant, however, is forcing the government to ask the impossible.
Foreigners are more welcome than ever in a city coming to terms with tragedy, says Adrian Hamilton
Neil Lennon ended a troubled season on a high at Hampden Park on Saturday as Celtic lifted the Scottish Cup with victory over Motherwell. It gave Lennon his first piece of silverware as Celtic manager after they lost out to Rangers in the league. It is also likely to result in a new long-term contract. "He's got a good future," said Dermot Desmond, Celtic's majority shareholder "He'll get a new contract; for a very long time." Lennon said of the 3-0 victory: "We love the game, we try to entertain and we try to win with a bit of style."
Japanese workers have entered the last of three reactor buildings hit by nuclear fuel meltdowns at the crippled Fukushima plant. The operator, Tokyo Electric, is moving to stabilise a facility that has been leaking radiation for more than two months.


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TC TO JOHN A. CARLYLE; 29 April 1822; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18220429-TC-JAC-01; CL 2:98-100.
Edinr, Monday-Evening [29 April 1822]—
My dear Jack,
I received your letter1 duly, and read it over with the pleasure which your letters always give me. I have since committed the most awkward mistake with regard to it. Being engaged to write Johnstone (about a School, which they have in view to establish in Argyleshire), I accordingly prepared an epistle for him with great speed; and passing by the Post-Office next morning, I threw into the box—not that official communication—but poor Jack's open letter, which I was wearing in my pocket for the convenience of being able to peruse it a third time when I saw cause! The subsequent evening, I discovered my mistake, and despatched Johnstone's intelligence forthwith, but have not yet succeeded in withdrawing from the "Dead-letter-office" the unfortunate sheet which had so little cause to appear there, and which besides I am in hourly want of for the sake of Geo: Johnstone's address. If I fail entirely, your letter will in time return to Annan; and I caution you that no postage is due for it, and therefore that you pay none, but let the post-men turn their hand with it, if they refuse to give it up charge-free.
My reason for troubling you so soon is partly that I may talk with you about Legendre. They have begun printing it in good earnest, & I am fairly engaged to furnish the press with two sheets of it weekly. In your last letter I mentioned my willingness to have shoved the whole matter off my hands, if it had been convenient, and my purpose in consequence to charge Waugh with the management of it. Waugh was ready to snatch at the offer; but I found the other parties were not likely to be so easily satisfied; and on surveying John's specimen (for he translated a sheet by way of specimen), it did not seem that their scruples were likely to be removed by a perusal of it: so I paid Waugh for what he had done and more (a very acceptable arrangement for poor Waugh!), and determined to go on with the business myself, at whatever sacrifice of time or inclination. Nor am I likely to repent this resolution, or to feel the sacrifice so great as I anticipated. By devoting the two hours and a half, between dinner & six o'clock, to the task, I can very nearly keep straight with Oliver & Boyd's greasy pressmen; and the time so spent would be well nigh quite useless to me in any other point of view; seeing the oppression, which a meal constantly lays upon this inward man of mine, is such as almost entirely to unfit me for serious thought, for a good space always after eating—particularly eating beef. I am at present about four sheets a-head of the knaves—being engaged in the Appendix to Book IV.—and I do not care to have them come much nearer me; a result which, as just stated, I hope to succeed in avoiding.
This even without any help: but as you request me to give you something to copy, and as I am nothing too well secured against being overtaken by the "Devil" (not Satan—Satteen—but the Printer's Devil—a little snotty boy—that carries proof-sheets to and fro, and comes asking for "Copy"), it seems as if it would serve at least five or six different purposes altogether, if you were to set about rendering a portion of Legendre yourself. I have already mentioned two of those purposes: a third would be the familiarizing yourself with the French & English tongues; a fourth would be ditto with the geometry of planes; a fifth would be doing me a service; a sixth would be putting a little cash into your own pocket; a seventh would be— But I need not multiply reasons: Jack is already convinced, and burns for action.
Begin, therefore, my bonny boy, at the beginning of Book V. if you please (I shall skip over the whole, into Book sixth); translate a little of it as you find convenience; write it out in a legible hand (legible will do); and send it up to me, so that it be here within three weeks or thereby—I mean the portion of it you shall have finished, no matter how small. I know you will do it quite sufficiently: my only advice to you is not to waver and dangle too long over it, consuming time unprofitably: I have to correct it all any way as it comes from the press; and it will be scarce any addition to my trouble to rectify any improprieties you may fall into. The beginning of the fifth Book then—definitions included—!—and observe that the figures are [worked?] into the text in this edition, so you must mark the directing number opposite the place where the figure it refers to will be wanted—thus in prop. I, you will mark {fig. 181.} thus, between the enunciation and the proof in a line by itself; {fig. 182.} between the two corollaries— or closer to the second; et sic de caeteris [and so the rest]. The references are put within parentheses as in Leslies book; thus (prop. 4. V.) in the first definition. Where you see words in italics—as perpendicular to a plane in the first definition—mak [mark] them with a stroke beneath as I have done here; except the enunciations, which you need not be at any such trouble with—they being printed so any way. These directions will do I am certain; so I leave the matter—with an understanding that you begin as soon as may be. I shall expect some "Copy" by the Jurist's box2—or Farries next time—or else a letter accounting for the deficit—which (mark this Jack—and do not get into a pucker [confusion, agitation]—if any thing come in the way to obstruct your progress) it will be no hard matter for me to make good if you give me any thing like timely notice.— And do not, my kind Tongleggus, allow this at all to abstract you from your Greek in any degree, or your other useful speculations. I am very glad to hear of your perseverance in that pursuit—be steady in it—for in due time you will reap the fruit of your exertions. Let no fear chill you Jack: I have looked abroad a little into your walk of life; and I say without hesitation or reserve that you are destined for things far better than you have yet contemplated. Your very diligence would convince me of this—if your natural talents were even of a common stamp. Be of heart then, my brave Jack!— Think of next winter when a far wider & brighter field is to be opened up for you; when you are to have an elder brother beside you, and be admitted to the wells of learning to drink your fill. And never think of the pelf part of it: you & I are both frugal characters; and we shall have abundance betwixt us. Never mind it.— I have ceased for a long while to lecture you about visiting the people in your burgh: it is not that I think the practice needless or unimportant, but that I hope my injunctions are needless. Depend upon it—you are clean wrong as to Ben—he cannot entertain any such feeling towards you: go often to him.3 Have you ever seen Mrs Johnstone again? Keep up a kind of flying kindness with all people; and think too keenly about nothing.— Good night my dear Jack! I am ever your affectionate brother, Th: Carlyle—
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Date: February 22 2013
While it will be a milestone for Trent Cotchin running out as captain for the first time, it will be somewhat of a change for former skipper Chris Newman, who is set to be released in a midfield role during the NAB Cup.
Midfield coach Danny Daly said: ''Newy was getting a lot of attention from opposition players at half-back last season, which probably limited his effectiveness. This will give him the chance to be released and will revitalise him. He is an excellent user of the football, which will help the quality of our forward-50 entries.
''He's feeling really good about it and looking forward to the challenge … after giving up the captaincy, this is another opportunity for him to play good footy.''
Ricky Petterd, who has shown some form over the pre-season, will make his debut in Tiger colours, along with mature-age ruckman Orren Stephenson, who was delisted by the Cats last year.
Tigers fans will also be looking to see how advanced draftee Nick Vlastuin is and how he may fit into the midfield with already so much talent from previous drafts in the mix.
Watch out for: Dustin Martin. He has been a top performer during the pre-season amid concerns about his off-field behaviour. The club is hoping he's set for a breakout season.
The Demons' prized draftees Jack Viney and Jimmy Toumpas will showcase their skills on Friday night but coach Mark Neeld has already hosed down talk of early expectations.
''Our plan is not to play those boys every game, be it NAB Cup games or the home-and-away season,'' Neeld said.
''We get lots of information and among that the workload increases every week and every season. It's hard for an 18-year-old to come in and make an impact on every game.
''We want them to be long-term players for the football club, so we don't want to kill them early.''
Mini-draft pick Jesse Hogan has also been given permission to play but as an under-aged selection, cannot play in the season proper until next year. The forward will play for the Casey Scorpions in the VFL this season.
It will be a new-look Melbourne squad taking to the field with mature-age recruits Shannon Byrnes, Chris Dawes, Cameron Pedersen, Dean Terlich and David Rodan adding some much-needed experience to the group.
Watch out for: Shannon Byrnes - starred in an intra-club match last week with five goals and underlined his importance to the team as an experienced recruit who has been there, done that.
Majak Daw has produced some remarkable highlights in his three seasons at North's affiliate Werribee but after being elevated from the rookie list, there is more hype to come about his much-anticipated AFL debut.
Daw is one of the most recognisable faces on North's list despite not having played a senior game. But the 21-year-old Sudanese player, who comes out of contract at the end of this season, will be wanting to prove his talent in the big league sooner rather than later.
Drew Petrie believes Daw possesses some amazing skills and athleticism. ''He's definitely a very different type of player,'' Petrie said. ''I know our defenders have found him a really difficult match-up … I haven't seen his athleticism in anyone else before, ever.'' Recruits Ben Jacobs and Jordan Gysberts have been named, along with mature-age ruckman Daniel Currie, and could put some pressure on Daw's chances this year.
Watch out for: Jack Ziebell - the talented midfielder underwent a minor knee operation last month but has made a shock return for the NAB Cup.
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Acer renaming its smartphones: neoTouch, beTouch E100, beTouch E101 and beTouch E200
Acer's Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones will apparently have different names than the ones initially announced.
In the UK, the names will be changed as follows: Acer F1 will be Acer neoTouch; Acer C1 will be Acer beTouch E100; Acer E1 will be Acer beTouch E101; and Acer L1 will be Acer beTouch E200.
According to Clove, the smartphones should hit the UK next week, for prices between €200 (the 3G-less beTouch E101) and €370 (the Snapdragon-powered F1 / neoTouch, pictured below).
No word yet if the Acer A1 (which is an Android 2.0 smartphone) will have its name changed as well.


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February 13, 2014 | Vol. 117 -- No. 43
GESCHKE, Bertie I. (Heng)
Passed away on Friday Feb. 7, 2014 in Cheney, Wash.
Bertie was born June 21, 1916, in Barnesville, Minn., to John and Elsie (Wilson) Heng. Upon graduating from school, Bertie moved to Yakima. On Aug. 31, 1940, Bertie was united in marriage to Ernest Geschke for 73 years. They had two children, Ernie and Janice.
Bertie loved life, was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Bertie and Ernest enjoyed spending the winter months in Sun City, Ariz. She truly loved playing cards, especially bridge. Bertie is survived by her husband Ernest; son, Ernie (Sally); daughter, Janice Reitmeier (Bob); three grandsons, Bryan, Kent (Monica), and Brent; one granddaughter, Brenda Greer (Casey); four great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter; four great-great-grandsons and one great-greatgranddaughter; brothers, Stanley (Marlys) Heng, Russell (Henrietta) Heng, both of Barnesville; sister, Bernice Ernst, Moorhead; sister-in-law, Lavonne Heng, Barnesville; and several nieces and nephews.
Bertie was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Elmer, Arndt, Raymond and Lloyd; sisters, Ellen, Harriett and Ethel and one grandson, Eric Geschke. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John Lutheran Church (Medical Lake) Building Fund. Visitation will be 5 – 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cheney Funeral Chapel.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb.12 at Cheney Funeral Chapel with Rev. Steven Gutzman officiating. Burial will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
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Highland Community College (Freeport, Ill.): During the 2005-06 season, helped team to a 32-4 overall record and a 12-0 mark in Arrowhead Conference play ... averaged 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 55.4% ... as one of the team's top rebounders, he also was one of Highland's most accurate shooters as he finished among the top 10 leaders in shooting percentage in Region IV ... the Cougars, who ranked as high as No. 3 in the NJCAA poll -their highest ranking in the 41-year history of the program - finished among the nation's best in team defense average, team offense average, team field goal percentage and team 3-point field goal percentage ... Cougars finished No. 4 in the final 2005-06 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball national poll.
Dixie State College: Played one season as Rebels went 17-9 in 2004-05 ... in 24 games, averaged 5.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 51.9% from the floor ... shared team-high honors in blocks (20), third in field goal percentage and offensive rebounds (1.5 rpg) while sixth in points per game.
Auburndale High School: As a senior averaged 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game ... garnered class 4A honorable mention all-state honors after helping the Bloodhounds to a 17-9 record ... wrapped up his final year ranked among the top half of Hoop Scoop's national ranking for the senior class of 2004 ... also participated in track where he lettered in the high jump, long jump, 400-meters and 4x400 relay team ... qualified for state in high jump and 400-meters and relay.
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out a northeast Ohio child pornography conviction because of a juror who said he was repulsed by graphic images.
A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ordered a new trial for a man who had been sentenced to 14 years in prison and to pay $3,000 in restitution to a child victim, among other conditions. A federal jury in 2011 had found Trent Shepard of Poland, Ohio, guilty on three counts of receiving visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of attempted receipt.
The images were allegedly found on laptops belonging to a financial company he had worked for from his home. Court records state that Shepard indicated he didn't know how the material got into his computer.
The three-judge panel unanimously agreed Shepard was deprived of his right to a fair and impartial jury by the trial judge's failure to remove a juror who expressed disgust about child pornography.
"He (the juror) expressed without qualification his belief that child pornography was evidence of 'the lowest form of humanity' and is 'just disturbing,' " Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey wrote in their opinion.
The juror, who wasn't identified, had expressed reservations during jury questioning, but said he could follow the law. However, he raised more concerns after being sworn in, saying he had two small children and couldn't view child pornography.
"I don't want those images in my head, trying to get those out of my head for the next 10 years," the juror said when questioned by the prosecutor, according to court documents. The judge declined to dismiss the juror and rejected a motion for a mistrial.
The appeals panel said the juror should have been removed, "in light of this evidence of bias and inability to follow" his oath.
Mike Tobin, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Cleveland, said it was too soon to comment or say whether the ruling would be appealed. Shepard's attorney didn't immediately return a call.
"in light of this evidence of bias and inability to follow" his oath
What am I missing? The juror didn't want to look at the graphic images. That's bias and inability to follow his oath?
You have to look at the images in order to convict? The description of the evidence is not enough? I'm sure there have been other cases so heinous that people could not look at the images but understood the nature of the crime.
Why isn't Erik Pappas mentioned? He was the other defendant. He has a long history of child pornography
"look at all the evidence" does not mean literally. Testimony can also be evidence.
I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description ["hard-core pornography"]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is not that.
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Jim Harbaugh has been one of the best coaches in San Francisco since George Seifert or Steve Mariucci roamed the sidelines back in the 1990's, but is his time running out in the City by the Bay? The 49ers were a hot mess from 2003-2010, that is until Harbaugh took over in 2011. With a career record of 36-11-1 and a winning percentage of .766 you would think a head coach would be very secure at his job, but that may not be the case for Harbaugh.
According to a Yahoo Sports report on March 2, Harbaugh and GM Trent Baalke don't see eye to eye. Reports also have indicated that Harbaugh wants to be paid like a top coach and isn't happy in his current situation. Now rumors are swirling that several players are tired of playing for Harbaugh and his 'act has worn thin' in San Francisco.
"One source with inside knowledge of the team says that Harbaugh's act has worn thin in the locker room, particularly among some key 'face of the 49ers' type players," Killion wrote.
Coaches not getting along with players is nothing new, but if the 49ers do look for a new coach soon it will be an odd situation. The bottom line in the NFL is winning, and Harbaugh has done that.
It can be argued that the 49ers should have beaten the Ravens in the Super Bowl two years ago if the referee didn't swallow his whistle on a 4th down pass late in the game. Hindsight is always 20/20, but if San Francisco had won the Super Bowl, this probably wouldn't be an issue.


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As a chef, Barb Grealish's specialty is Mexican fare. But the guys among the international cadre of professional cyclists she cooks for don't always know how to eat what she's making.
"Last year at the Tour of California, I got to teach Thor Hushovd and Johan Vansummeren how to make a taco," she said. The Norwegian and the Belgian racers weren't the only ones flummoxed by Grealish's fare -- another night during the week-long bike race, some of the guys "taught" those who'd never eaten an artichoke to gnaw on more than the plant's fleshy parts.
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Michael Lohan Fires Back at Rosie O'Donnell Over Lindsay Comments
Michael Lohan is slamming Rosie O'Donnell for the TV personality's comments about his daughter on Tuesday's "Today Show."
O'Donnell criticized the decision to cast Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming movie, saying, "I don't think she's capable at this point" to portray Taylor.
Now the elder Lohan is defending Lindsay and blasting O'Donnell's remarks.
Lohan tells Gossip Cop that O'Donnell is in no position to judge his daughter.
"He/she who is without sin, let them cast the first stone and judge not lest you be judged," says Lohan, going on to note O'Donnell's "failed marriage, two failed shows, slamming other celebs and high profile people. Please!"
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Veraison is underway in Napa Valley
As hard as it is to believe the summer is flying by and before we know it harvest will be upon us. We always judge the passing of time by the way the vineyards look…and while out on a walk about a week-and-a-half ago we noticed some significant changes happening in our local Oak Knoll District vineyards.
The process of veraison, where the grapes begin the ripening process and change color, is already well underway. Not only that, but many of the leaves are starting to change color from green to yellow/orange/red.
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(Seventh in a series of position-by-position previews of the 2014 Buffs to be posted on CUBuffs.com during preseason camp. Today: Offensive line)
BOULDER – Quality usually trumps quantity, but in the University of Colorado's offensive line there's something – actually a lot of things – to be said for beefed up numbers. More good news: There's also quality liberally sprinkled among that higher quantity of larger Buffaloes.
In the very recent past, CU found itself desperate for big guys to work the trenches. Before new coach Mike MacIntyre's first spring game in 2013, the Buffs struggled to find 10 offensive linemen to divide between the Black and Gold squads.
Times (and the O-line headcount) have changed. CU opened this August camp with 20 offensive linemen on its roster. "It's pretty nice, but they still work us," said promising sophomore left tackle Jeromy Irwin. "It definitely helps out the recovery process and guys getting more rest."
More big, able bodies also deepens the talent pool from which O-line coach Gary Bernardi will identify his top 8, 9 or 10 players to open the 2014 season. "The whole bunch is stronger," he said. "When you play more physical, you feel better about yourself . . . there are a lot of good things that come with that."
Bernardi lost 2013 starters Jack Harris (left tackle) and Gus Handler (center), but both of those spots seem in the hands of capable replacements.
Recovered from a July 2013 foot injury that forced him to redshirt that season and another last March that sidelined him for most of spring drills, Irwin is competing with junior Marc Mustoe, among others, at left tackle. Sophomore Alex Kelley appears to have a firm hold on the center job, while experienced seniors Kaiwi Crabb and Daniel Munyer could be the starting guards. Imposing junior Stephane Nembot is the incumbent starter at right tackle but needs to continue his day-to-day progress, said Bernardi.
Versatility is a key word in Bernardi's vocabulary and verification of that comes almost daily. In one recent practice, Bernardi had junior college transfer Sully Wiefels at center, redshirt freshman Jonathan Huckins at left guard, Crabb at left tackle and freshman John Lisella II at right tackle. Mustoe has also gotten scrutiny on the right side and redshirt freshman Gerrad Kough is receiving looks at guard. And after playing both guards during his first two years at CU, Kelley could fit there if needed.
The mixing and matching from tackle to tackle probably won't stop with game week. During a typical practice, Bernardi makes so many personnel moves he probably needs to review video to remember them all.
"I'm trying to create versatility and depth in terms of guys who can do a lot of things," he said. "I want to do that to have some flexibility. Right now I don't have to do it out of necessity because we have some guys who can play."
And then there's touted Auburn transfer Shane Callahan. Since his appeal to play immediately was granted by the NCAA, Callahan has moved up the depth chart and has been operating at right guard with the No. 2 offense but also taking turns with first unit. Callahan's continued upward mobility depends on how quickly he makes the transition from tackle to guard.
"He was always a tackle," said Bernardi, "but I think he's bright enough and football savvy enough to pick it up. But I can see little things each day (he's good at) and little things each day of 'uh-oh, he hadn't done that before.' That's constant. But he's a good football player."
The options at center seem unlimited; along with Kelley, Bernardi can look to Crabb, Munyer, Huckins and Wiefels. Said Bernardi: "If I get in a pissy mood one day I could say, 'Hey, you get in at center' – and it could be any one of five guys. We have flexibility there."
But unless he's injured between now and the Aug. 29 opener against Colorado State, the center job appears to be Kelley's to lose. A powerful 6-2, 305-pounder, Kelley was named by the coaches as the 2013 spring's most improved offensive lineman. Recruited in 2011, he wound up enrolling the following January, "grayshirting" after breaking his ankle playing football on the beach near his home (Oceanside, Calif.).
He's been a center for most of his football life, but not in the shotgun (or pistol) formation. After sending quarterbacks Sefo Liufau and Jordan Gehrke scrambling for snaps during early spring work, Kelley committed to "probably taking about 50 (shotgun) snaps a day just to get everything settled down. I played center in high school but we never were in shotgun. So going into (spring), it was kind of foreign to me. I really practiced it a lot and have settled down. They're getting a lot better, but there's always room for improvement."
Kelley likes the responsibility of making the O-line's blocking calls at the line of scrimmage because, "I like being in charge," he said, adding that he has "the big picture stuff down (but) there are little things to get better at – my steps one way or another and you can always fire off the ball faster and lower."
Bernardi, said Kelley, will have the O-line prepared for whatever stunts and twists are presented by CSU's defensive front: "CSU will come out and throw everything they can at us . . . it's not feeling comfortable picking up stuff, it's feeling comfortable with knowing that they're going to throw something at us that I've never seen.
"Coach Bernardi does such a good job with us, if they throw something at us that I've never seen and I do mess up, he'll yell at me. But at the end of the day he'll tell me what I did wrong and tell me what I have to do to fix it."
With Bernardi's array of options at center, Kelley knows his snaps must remain consistent. Wiefels, a 6-3, 300-pounder, could wind up on the game week depth chart behind Kelley. "He came from a good program," Bernardi said of Wiefels. "But he sees there are certain things he did at the JC (American River College in Idaho) that worked but he can't do here because of the competition level of the defensive guys. The reaction time is so little you've got to go."
The 6-5, 295-pound Irwin might join Kelley as CU's other new O-line starter. Irwin, whose brother Sean is a Buffs tight end, "has some nice skills, but he's got to keep working," said Bernardi. "He's come back really well from the foot injury, but he just hasn't practiced much since we've (Mike MacIntyre's staff) been here."
Irwin called his injury-forced redshirt season in 2013 "pretty frustrating. I'm just glad to be back and be healthy. It feels great; I didn't play for almost a year and a half. It's nice to get the rust off and finally get back out here. I didn't feel like I lost a lot as much I felt that time was wasted. I guess it wasn't wasted because obviously I had to rehab. But it was just a lot of time that I didn't want to spend being injured."
He said his competition with Mustoe at left tackle "makes both of us better. It's great for the team and I love it."
Jeromy and his brother, Sean, played on a primarily running high school team in Cypress, Texas. So it's no surprise that both Irwin brothers cited run blocking as their strong suits. "I still think run blocking is my strength," Jeromy said, "but I'm progressing in my pass blocking through this camp."
That's a must for a left tackle in an offense that figures to pass as much as the Buffs will. Slowing down speed rushing defensive ends and linebackers in the Pac-12, conceded Irwin, will be "challenging, especially when you don't have any help. It's more of a one-on-one spot. But usually the guard will have my inside. It's pretty tough."
Through nearly two weeks of August camp, Bernardi said he sees cohesion developing in the O-line, but adds, "We just have to keep the communication going; they're doing a good job of it right now but it's an everyday process."
Irwin sees something else: "Compared to when I got here, we've just grown so much closer," he said. "We enjoy coming out here and practicing. We enjoy looking to the next day of practice and getting better. I think that's really important when you look at it. Before, there were guys who would come out here and not care. I think the coaching staff has done a great job of putting that (work ethic) in our heads."
Offensive line
Coach: Gary Bernardi, second season on CU staff
Returning starters: G Daniel Munyer, Sr.; G Kaiwi Crabb, Sr.; RT Stephane Nembot, Jr.
Returnees: T Marc Mustoe, Jr.; G James Carr, Jr.; C/G Brad Cotner, Jr.; T Jeromy Irwin, So.; C Alex Kelley, So.; G Vincent Arvia, So.; G Jonathan Huckins, Fr.-RS; OL Ed Caldwell, So.; OL Connor Darby, Fr.-RS; OL Gerrad Kough, Fr.-RS; OL Sam Kronshage, Fr.-RS; OL John Lisella II, Fr.; OL Colin Sutton, Fr.-RS; C/G Sully Wiefels, Jr. (transfer).
Newcomers: G Shane Callahan, So. (transfer); OL Isaiah Holland, Fr.; OL Josh Kaiser, Fr.
Key losses: C Gus Handler; LT Jack Harris.
Stat line: After allowing 50 quarterback sacks in 2012, the Buffs cut that number to 20 in 2013, ranking them fourth in the Pac-12 in that category.
Bottom line: O-line recruiting has been an obvious point of emphasis in MacIntyre's two classes. The overall numbers are up and the talent level also appears to have risen. Conversely, most of the talent is young, so there will be growing pains up front. Nembot remains a work in progress at right tackle, but the progress is apparent. The return of Jeromy Irwin adds athleticism to the left tackle spot. Guard is the line's most experienced position, with Munyer and Crabb the only seniors on the O-line roster. Both can play multiple positions, which fits nicely in Bernardi's grand scheme of having versatile players.
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She faced the judge and read her statement: "Your honor, the old woman who stands before you was arrested for reading the Declaration of Independence in America's Capitol building. I did not raise my voice to do so and I blocked no hall … Your honor, we would never seek to abolish our dear United States. But alter it? Yes. It is our constant intention that it should be a government of, by, and for the people, not the special interests … In my 90 years, this is the first time I have been arrested. I risk my good name, for I do indeed care what my neighbors think about me. But, your honor, some of us do not have much power, except to put our bodies in the way of injustice — to picket, to walk, or to just stand in the way. It will not change the world overnight, but it is all we can do."
The judge could have imposed a six-month sentence on Doris and charged her $500. Instead he charged her $10, an administrative fee, and praised her for acting on behalf of the "silent masses." He told her to "take care, because it is people like you who will help us reach our destiny."
Our walk this morning has been brief, a mere three miles. Tomorrow morning, she will address the Rotary, and the next day she will be at a rally in Boston. Just the week before, she sat on a podium alongside Jane Fonda and Ted Turner at Emerson College, and together, the three of them received honorary doctorate degrees. Next week, she will be addressing the graduates. And in August, she will decline an offer to become the Reform
Party's vice-presidential nominee. It's the never-ending story of Doris Haddock.
In Doris's back bedroom, big golden keys to dozens of cities across the country adorn the bureau and the closet pole sags with all the T-shirts and hats that were given to her a long the way. A bulging scrapbook holds the texts of all the speeches she delivered as she made her way across the country, including one on the floor of the United States Senate. Before her 89th birthday, Doris had never given a public speech in her life.
But now she is pushing 91, which apparently to Doris does not mean the end, but the beginning. "It's the power of one," she says. And then she adds, "Only in America!"


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Author(s): Mika LaVaque-Manty
In The Playing Fields of Eton, Mika LaVaque-Manty addresses questions that have troubled philosophers, reformers, and thoughtful citizens for more than two centuries. Drawing upon examples from the eighteenth-century debate over dueling as a gentleman's prerogative to recent controversies over athletes' use of performance-enhancing drugs, LaVaque-Manty shows that societies have repeatedly redefined equality and excellence. One constant remains, however: sports provide an arena for working out tensions between these two ideals.
Just as in sports where athletes are sorted by age, sex, and professional status, in modern democratic society excellence has meaning only in the context of comparisons among individuals who are, theoretically, equals. LaVaque-Manty's argument will engage philosophers, and his inviting prose and use of familiar illustrations will welcome non-philosophers to join the conversation (University of Michigan Press).
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Spring has sprung and summer is right around the corner. It's the perfect time to let your pet outside to soak up sun and enjoy the great outdoors...if the proper precautions are taken.
We tend to take care of ourselves when we spend a lot of time outside, slathering on the sunscreen to make sure we don't have to suffer the discomfort of sunburn, but most people don't realize our pets are just as vulnerable as we are.
Fur isn't a sunscreen
All dogs are vulnerable to sunburn, but pale and short-hair dogs are particularly prone to sunburn.
Short-legged dogs like Boxers and Daschunds are also more prone to get sunburn because being close to the ground means they face extra risk from sunlight being reflected from the ground, in addition to the direct light from above.
Our feline friends can get sunburn just as easily as our canine friends. White cats, or cats with white ears and faces, are particularly susceptible to sunburn.
Pets are people, too
How can you help your pet avoid sunburn? By following the same practices that we use to avoid sunburn.
- stay out of the sun at the peak hours - from noon to 3PM. This applies year-round, because sun exposure is sun exposure, regardless of whether it's summer, winter, spring or fall.
- use sunblock - Apply sunblock to the bridge of the nose, ear tips and other small, sensitive areas whenever your pet is outside for more than a few minutes. It's not a good idea to use a human sunscreen on your dog because many human-grade sunscreens are toxic to animals, especially those that contain PABA or zinc oxide.
- cover up - Consider some sort of covering for your dog. Some veterinarians say the most important and effective protection is a type of bodysuit for dogs, which is designed to block ultraviolet rays and prevent sunburn.
Our pets still need the opportunity to run and play outside, but use these tips to make sure both you and they enjoy the great outdoors.


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Thursday, January 07, 2010
Well, I finally decided to catch up on my blog. Life got interesting the week before Thanksgiving. I had gone to my doctor for my annual physical the week before and I received a call that she wanted to talk to me about my test results. I didn't think there was a problem, but was I in for a surprise.
My pap test had shown some cells from my endometrium and they showed there was cancer up there. I asked her if it could possibly be a false positive and asked if we could just do the pap test again, she said no because that test just tests the cervix and that was clear. So I sat there in her office just stunned and crying as I tried to wrap my brain around the diagnosis adenocarcinoma, endometrial.
The next few weeks went by in a blur, I had two more ultrasounds, an appointment with my GYN and another endometrial biopsy (all showed no cancer), a consultation with an oncologist and setting my surgery date.
Wel that date is almost here. I am having surgery at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital on Friday. The oncologist feels that we have caught the cancer early enough (praise God for that) and I won't have to go through any further treatment after the hysterectomy. He will check some lymph nodes to verify that but I think we are good to go.
I can see God's hand in all of this over the past 6 months or so. I had these same tests including the pap test, done without any sign of cancer in June. I just happened to be have my favorite time of month in November so the cells were able to come down and be discovered. Subsequent test have been clear as well.
I am ready for Friday, I think. I am now officially off from both of my jobs for the next 4 - 6 weeks. It felt really good to turn over my keys to the lady who is filling in for some of my responsibilities.
Well, I need to get a bit more sleep tonight, tomorrow is a fun day of packing stuff up so I can stay with my mom for the first couple of weeks.
I will be back soon and start my journey again.
Oh, I almost forgot, one thing I learned when I did a search on WebMD for endometrial cancer; fat cells produce estrogen! Which I guess is not a good thing for our bodies, just another motivating factor to really start on eating better and doing whatever I need to do to eat healthier in my future.
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She was right, at least in part.
Adoption has affected our biological children.
I must admit that when I read the title of your post here this morning, my first thought was, "Uh-oh! The kids must be finding it hard to accept a new little sister." What a PLEASANT, heart-warming surprise to read how they have really been "affected." :)
Momma Walker, I was a bit tricky with the title on purpose. :) The words for this post has been coming together in my head for months now, as we have gotten to see the marvelous ways our kids have grown as Zoe's arrival came closer and closer. To them, "orphan" will never be a meaningless concept because they know that word once described their sister. Sure, it's an adjustment for all of us, and throwing yesterday's tummy bug into the mix didn't help, but the good that's coming out of it is worth any of the hard stuff. Beauty from ashes :)Delete
Love it! And I totally agree!! 3 years in, we all are better in our family, having adoption. It's not always easy, but always worth it. xoReplyDelete
Thank you for the words you've shared about your adoption, my friend. They have helped me share with boldness about ours.Delete
Eyes totally filled with tears this morning. Go thankful for your children and their little hearts. God has great things planned for them!ReplyDelete
They're pretty amazing kids. :)Delete
Shannon-I have been closely following your family's story. It has been so exciting, inspiring and joyful and this is one of many beautiful posts. I have been so touched and amazed the whole time and "liking" a picture on fb just didn't seem to do it justice! I can't wait to hear more about your journey and hope the barfing has ceased. :)ReplyDelete
We've loved being able to share what God has been doing with all of this, and it's been encouraging to have friends follow along! Thankfully, the barfing has stopped (I think. we had one episode in the night), though our little man still has a fever this morning. Today is MUCH better than yesterday!Delete
Beautiful story! I have a soft spot for adoption and that's why I started following your blog! I was tricked by your title as well, but love how you expressed adoption affecting your family!ReplyDelete
Thanks for commenting! God softened my heart to adoption when I was single as well, so it's precious to be living the reality I hoped for as an adoptive mama now and seeing how adoption is shaping our two homegrown kiddos.Delete
Love it.....just love it :DReplyDelete
Thanks, Faby! :)Delete
Thanks for providing my "good cry" for the day! There is no question that Zoe will have all of the love she could ever need or want. Thanks for sharing this. Everything is more beautiful through the eyes of a child!ReplyDelete
It has been wonderful to see how Jocelyn and Robbie view Zoe!Delete
This is such a beautiful post! I cried a little when I saw that picture of Robbie reaching for her at the table. It's all just so precious!
And of course aspects of this journey will be hard on J & R, but adding a new sibling does that, regardless of how the new sister came to be. But they will grow and learn and be better because of it, and it would appear that you are already seeing fruit there.
What you don't see is Jocelyn's jealousy when Robbie held Zoe, and then Robbie's comment, "Daddy, she [Jocelyn] can have it [Zoe] now." Ha!
I know you were able to send Sam off to your parents when Charlotte had feeding issues, but our big ones needed us since we had just sent them off to friends' houses for a couple weeks while we were in Taiwan, and they need our presence right now, even if it's a somewhat distracted presence. In a way, having to send Lee off with Zoe to keep her virus-free the other day while I nursed the big kids to health was sweet for us and them - Lee got precious time with Zoe, the big kids got time with me, and I got undistracted time with the big kids. It was kind of nice.
This is a lovely post - I have chills. So sweet as you shepherd your little ones through this story!ReplyDelete
Right now, Zoe isn't so sure about dogs, but I bet in no time she'll join the other Dingle kids in loving the sweet pups you train. :)Delete
I do apologize that Leiana was so quick to run and give you hugs and made it look (in some of your pictures) like you were coming home with your FOURTH child, rather than your third. LOL (Ok, I'm not really sorry she gave you hugs quickly, because I know you know it means she loves you, but I am sorry if you were bothered she was in the pictures). Three-year-old exuberance is difficult to contain.ReplyDelete
We love our fourth child. ;) In all seriously, we REALLY love her excitement about Zoe!Delete
Beautiful post, precious children, amazing God, our Jehovah-Jireh!ReplyDelete
So thankful for how He has provided!Delete


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Roger Williams University's Career Center Director Robbin Beauchamp is no stranger to the process of crafting and perfecting unique and noticeable job applications, as she has been helping students do exactly that for more than 12 years. She knows all too well how competitive the hiring process can be for anyone, especially students, looking for either long-term employment or a summer internship.
Here are some of Beauchamp's tried and true tips to crafting a standout résumé:
"Begin with a brain-dump," Beauchamp says, recommending this technique both for first timers and those interested in simply reworking their résumés. "Once you have it all on paper, you can really start to get a picture of how unique some of your experiences are."
Next, look at it backwards. Beginning with the specific job in mind can make your résumé as specialized and unique as possible to the employer. Résumé writing is a language all its own, according to Beauchamp. Keep your sentences short and utilize action verbs when you describe your previous jobs.
Put your best experience forward, Beauchamp instructs. "Fold a draft of your résumé in half — you want to capture the reader's eye in that first half of the page, so keep everything important above the crease."
Beauchamp also stresses the importance of including related jobs. "Employers are looking for internships, community projects, as well as extensive service in your field to be included on your résumé. The more you have completed will only increase how competitive your application will be."
Beauchamp also reminds job seekers that no previous job is ever a waste – even if they all do not fit on a résumé. Using the example of working at McDonalds, she points out that quick problem solving, communication and thinking on your feet are all transferable skills that employers are looking to see listed under previous job descriptions.
Avoid templates, Beauchamp suggests. Not only do their set structures limit the ways that you can present your information, but according to Beauchamp, "once you do, you start looking just like everyone else."
She suggests that applicants think of their résumé as an extension of themselves. "It's acceptable to explore different layouts and designs (especially if you are a visual arts or graphic design student) and maintain a professional look. You really want your résumé to speak for you as an individual."
Finally, in order to make a lasting professional impression, Beauchamp also stresses the importance of rigorously editing your résumé for spelling and grammar. "One mistake I hate seeing is résumés that have not been well written," she says.


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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the classic comedic horror movie Gremlins.
The movie's director, Joe Dante, had previously scored with the hit films Piranha (1978) and The Howling (1981). This led to Steven Spielberg hiring him to direct this movie, which was produced by Spielberg's company Amblin Entertainment.
A down-on-his-luck inventor (Hoyt Axton) is searching for a unique Christmas gift for his son Billy (Zach Galligan). He finds such a gift at an antique shop, a cuddly creature called a Mogwai (which is the Cantonese word for 'monster'). But the shop's owner refuses to sell the creature, named Gizmo, claiming that great responsibility comes with caring for a Mogwai.
But the owner's grandson clandestinely allows Gizmo to be purchased on the condition that three rules are followed:
1. Never expose it to bright light, especially sunlight, which is lethal to it.
2. Never get it wet.
3. Never feed it after midnight.
Billy happily accepts his father's gift, and he and Gizmo quickly become close. Shortly afterward, however, a freak accident causes Gizmo to become wet, which leads to the creation of more Mogwai. These prove more mischievous than Gizmo as they eventually trick Billy into feeding them after midnight.
As a result, they metamorphose into the title creatures, which just as mischievous and very dangerous.
The Gremlins proceed to make the upcoming holiday season anything but merry as they wreck havoc through Billy's town, while he, Gizmo and Billy's girlfriend Kate (Phoebe Cates) attempt to stop their rampage.
The movie came under fire from some, who objected to its horrific moments. Ironically, the film's original script, written by Chris Columbus, was even more horrific, with such moments as the Gremlins killing both Billy's mother and dog as well as Gizmo becoming a Gremlin himself.
These protests, along with similar ones directed at the same year's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (which Spielberg directed), led to the creation of the PG-13 rating.
The movie itself would be followed by an equally enjoyable sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), also directed by Dante and starring Galligan and Cates.


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Easter weekend brings crowded freeways, so of course the California Department of Transportation (Cal Trans) has decided to close I-215 in the Riverside area this weekend. If you have any plans to go to Riverside or pass through the Riverside area on the 215, please read this notice - especially for the Easter Holiday weekend.
Right now they are planning these road closures in April but it could be extended. Please be patient and drive safely.
The current schedule calls for full closure of both north- and south-bound lanes on I-215 for Fridays and Saturdays April 18, 19, 25, and 26, and from 11:30 p.m. to 11:30 a.m. the following day (except Easter Sunday, April 20, when it reopens at 6:00 a.m.
The official "Commuter Alert" states:
Caltrans District 8 would like to thank the public for their cooperation throughout the "I-215 Spring Sting" closures. Due to the precision planning and preparation by the contractor, Ames Construction, Inc., in conjunction with Stinger Bridge and Iron, the success of the railroad bridge work has not required Saturday night closures of I-215 to date between Riverside and San Bernardino. (Cal Trans Contact: Terri Kasinga (951) 232-4268 cell)
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For more information on Caltrans projects, visit our web site at www.caltrans8.info and sign up for COMMUTER/MEDIA E-MAIL ALERTS. View traffic conditions at http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov or you can view planned lane closures at www.lcswebreports.dot.ca.gov.
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JERUSALEM - Ariel Sharon held secret talks with three senior members of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's inner circle this week, the first such meeting since he became Israeli prime minister a year ago, a Palestinian official said Friday. Sharon aides declined to comment.
The meeting came amid angry exchanges, including Sharon's expression of regret that he did not order Arafat killed 20 years ago and a Palestinian Cabinet minister's retort that Sharon was the "head of a gang" trying to oust an elected leader.
In an interview published Friday, Sharon warned that he hasn't exhausted his repertoire of sanctions against Arafat and that he will ask President Bush to break off contacts with the Palestinian leader.
In Gaza, Israeli helicopters fired at least four missiles at a Palestinian naval base in the village of Dir Ballah, Palestinian security officials said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity.
The building was evacuated before the missiles struck, the officials said. There were no reports of injuries. The Israeli army did not immediately comment.
Sharon is to hold talks with Bush at the White House next week, their fourth meeting in a year. Bush has not invited Arafat since taking office.
In a statement, the army said the attack was in response to gunfire and mortar shells that were fired at army outposts in the area earlier in the day.
In the interview with the daily Yediot Ahronot, Sharon said he will advise Bush "to ignore Arafat. Boycott him. Don't have any contact with him and don't send him delegations."
Bush renewed his harsh criticism of Arafat, saying he misled the United States about an illegal shipment of Iranian weapons to the Palestinian Authority and "must do a better job" of fighting terror.
Bush also urged Arafat to assert his leadership, suggesting that the United States, unlike Israel, has not given up on him as a partner in Mideast peace efforts.
Arafat's advisers said that if Bush heeds Sharon's advice, it could further harm Washington's standing in the Arab world.
They said they would watch closely to see what comes out of the meeting.
"The outcome will show us whether American policy decisions are drafted in Tel Aviv or in Washington," said Ziad Abu Zayyad, a Palestinian Cabinet minister.
Despite Sharon's tough public statements, he met Wednesday with Arafat deputy Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Parliament Speaker Ahmed Qureia and economic adviser Khaled Salam, a Palestinian official said on condition of anonymity.
He said the meeting took place with Arafat's approval.
Sharon has taken a series of unprecedented steps against Arafat in recent weeks, including confining him to Ramallah since December and to his compound in the West Bank town for the past two weeks.
Israeli says the sanctions are a reprisal for attacks on Israeli civilians by Palestinian militants, for which Israel has held Arafat responsible.
Sharon told Yediot Ahronot that Israel might take further action against Arafat - but would not kill or expel him.
"I don't think we have exhausted all the pressure," Sharon said.
"We promised not to harm Arafat physically. I also did not make it our objective to expel him from here," he said. "But I plan to tell President Bush next week, 'I advise you to ignore Arafat. Boycott him. Don't have any contact with him and don't send him delegations."
Israel has pressed in the past for Arafat's diplomatic isolation, but has been vague about the final objective - whether it is to force Arafat to crack down on militants or to push him aside as a leader.
The interview marked the first time Sharon has said publicly that he wants Washington to stop dealing with Arafat.
Danny Ayalon, Sharon's foreign policy adviser, said Sharon's request "is very consistent with the ... policy that the one singular obstacle to any progress, and certainly to peace, is Arafat."
"The only conclusion one can get is that he (Arafat) should be weakened, isolated," Ayalon said.
Israel says that despite truce pledges during 16 months of deadly Mideast violence, Arafat has encouraged Palestinian militants to carry out attacks on Israelis.
The Palestinians blame Sharon for the most recent violence, saying a month of relative calm following Arafat's Dec. 16 truce call ended when a local militia leader was killed in an explosion blamed on Israel.
The Palestinians also say Arafat's confinement and Israeli roadblocks around their towns prevent Palestinian security forces from stopping attacks on Israel.
A Palestinian woman was moderately wounded by shrapnel Friday as a result of a tank shell fired at her building in the Gaza Strip village of Dir Ballah, Palestinian security officials said. The Israeli army said it responded to Palestinian fire aimed at a military outpost, but denied tank shells were fired.
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Big pop is due anytime...
and tomorrow once republican takes the 41st seat the stock market is going to rocket and all the short interest is going to be covered.
This is great news for LPHI because all the short interest in carries.
LPHI has a huge upward trend buy jittery becuase of all the shorts.
Shorts actually do us a huge favor in the long haul.
Long - this stock should hit 30 bucks in a couple months maybe before.
what is going on I'm getting seasick!
When arguments in either direction... and industry has slowed, that is a good time to pass.
Alt ideas: MIG looks interesting in insurance and ALJJ is interesting, a steel micro.
Auditor resignations are not always red-flags. In the post-ENRON/WCOM world it seems like they are, but if you are a student of financial history, you will find that companies in the past as fired their auditors, and auditors have resigned based on things as rediulous as professionalism and price. Sarbox changed a lot from the auditors perspective, and I think you make some valid arguements, but I can't see where the red flag is.
By the way, I don't think P/E is a good metric to use for this company. Insurance companies trade at sub 10 multiples becuase their earnings are a function of underwriting standards and interst rates. I just like the yield and the danger that xists when you are short a stock that has potential to crush you with a div hike and an auditor nameing. Maybe the shorts know something that we don't. Maybe they are short, but have some protection through options, don't know, I am long.
That is not the worst case scenario.
Cash is roughly $1.50 per share and could quickly drop if and only if everthing goes wrong (you and I believe it won't, but the shorts are hoping there is something behind the auditors leaving). Companies with little growth prospects do not trade at 15x earnings, at least they shouldn't. Would you buy you local drycleaner that earns $100,000 for $1,500,000? Even with the liquidity premium that is too high a price.
I don't know which way to trade this thing right now because the arguments in either direction are so compelling. If they can continue to buy policies from who knows where, and keep getting above market margins, they can continue to grow and that growth will create shorts to cover. Or they can stop growing like the rest of the industry and perhaps drop 30%-50%. Or there is something else dealing with "financial controls" that is wrong and that is why the auditors quit. We can eliminate the third option when a new auditor is found, and take it seriously if a new auditor is not found within a reasonable time.
Sorry, but this isn't popping until a new auditor is in place. Even then, we don't know how fast the cash will drop to pay premiums for policies where the insured outlived the expected LI.
Good point about the auditor, this issue is still unresolved.
The cash used to pay premiums for extended LE on policies may not be significant due to past advances that are being recouped and washing the current expenses used to pay the premiums. In the past this has been the case, you may be right in argueing that the trend is towards longer LE and this will result in greater expense to LPHI, but this may be a trend that takes years to materialize.
In the end, the short squeeze is worth a shot, short interest is very high. They have 22mil in cash as of last filing, and are only paying out half of their earned income. Cap ex is low, and debt is non-existent. They could stand a one time div increase of say .25 and that would further squeeze the shorts with borrowing costs set to rise and a div increase, the short will cover and move on.
LPHI last had a monthly close over 30 in 2008 and your prediction represents a quick move over over 50% in a stock where doubts are creeping in. What time this afternoon do you see this happening?
Actually it's been in a narrow trading range for just about a year now. Weekly closing
high has been $22.34 in December, 2009 and a
weekly closing low of $14.22 in May, 2009.
This was after an all-time adjusted high of
$32.90 around year-end 2008.
Earnings continue to grow nicely, PE under 10, yield is 5%+.
What's not to like??
Anyone with GTC limit orders, remember to adjust them 25 cents up after ex div. date. Just a reminder to those wanting to get in on this thing at a certain price.