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Memories of Christmas PastPosted by Linda under General
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I know that Christmas is over but the memories linger on. I've been seeing previews for the movie, The Holiday, about two women who are unhappy and who decide that they don't want to be home for Christmas and each go to another country to escape reality. This got me to thinking of my past Christmas's when I felt the same way.
I always feel a little blue during the Christmas holidays since I became an adult. There is nothing like the magic of Christmas when you are a child, the difficulty of going to sleep when you are wondering what is under the tree. My sister once had me get up at three in the morning to see if I could see what was in the living room by the tree but I had to do it in the dark so I wouldn't wake up the parents. I could see two bicycles where the street lights from outside reflected off of the chrome handle bars. I wasn't as excited as my sister and could probably have slept until morning but she kept me awake.
I made a big deal out of Christmas for my children with egg nog and Christmas music playing while we decorated the tree. I had advent calendars, a creche where the baby Jesus wasn't put in place until Christmas Eve. We went to church, sang in choirs, had Santa Clause show up at the front door. It was fun to share in the excitement of children who still believed in magic. As they got older it became harder and harder to get them out of bed and we occasionally didn't spend Christmas at home but went on trips. Somewhere along the way, Christmas became a sort of chore, especially as my then marriage was winding its way to the end and I found myself putting all of the Christmas decorations away by myself, becoming resentful.
After my divorce I didn't even want to get a tree. A friend told me I had to do something for my daughter, still living at home with me. I bought a tree, got totally new decorations for it and went through the motions of having some holiday spirit. She was going through a rough time herself during this time and Christmas became a cheerless activity that we somehow got through. Holidays can be such a bummer. They seem to make bad times seem worse, and emotions, especially bad ones, feel magnified. I remember putting some left over turkey into the refrigerator and suddenly finding myself sobbing.
So, for the next Christmas(this was ten years ago), I decided to skip the whole thing. By then my daughter wasn't living with me. I didn't buy a tree, I didn't bring out any decorations. I decided on the spur of the moment to go to Las Vegas. Why, I'm not sure, except it was a place, in my mind, the least Christmassy city in the world. Nothing there but sunshine, casinos, one armed bandits, and unending buffets. For some reason, my niece decided that she wanted to go with me. So off we went. We stayed at a small casino/hotel, The Hard Rock Cafe. I love to gamble. I love slot machines and I love black jack. However, I seldom win any serious money. I am such a conservative, that I always limit myself to a certain amount to bet and once that is gone-and it almost always is-I stop. After two days, I decided that I couldn't bet any more money. I had used up my quota. My niece had stopped on the first day. We found out that on Christmas day there are no shows to see. It isn't much fun to wander around various casinos watching other people bet. We went and looked at all of the rather elaborate casinos with pirate fights going on outside in full sized boats, Roman statues and light shows and all of the spectacular things that they have going on in Vegas. What a soul-less place it turned out to be. I learned that it is not a place a depressed person should go to. My niece even had some sort of panic attack. I looked at our plane tickets and discovered that I had my dates wrong and we actually had one more day there than I thought. I spent some extra money to get out of Las Vegas a day earlier.
So I learned that you can't escape Christmas no matter how much you want to and that it follows you around no matter where you go like a little ghost tugging on your sleeve and you can't shut the door on it. And depression has to be worked through, there are no shortcuts. Each year after the Las Vegas debacle got better and better. I still don't do much decorating and I still feel that little ghost when I hear some Christmas songs, such as Blue Christmas or Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-man, that's a sad one. I count my blessings every day and I always feel that next year will be the best one yet.
So here it is–time for another new year. May yours be filled with love and joy.
9 responses to "Memories of Christmas Past"
I think the holidays are so hard because we have certain expectations of ourselves that we are never able live up to. We stress ourselves out to have this perfect holiday and sometimes it's just too much to deal with.
Best for the next year.
Linda so much I want to say…I suffer with depression and Christmas time makes it more acute,no matter how hard I try to not let it! I made it through this year a I know next year has some wonderful times ahead already, but also some difficult times to come that I can't avoid…Thanks for sharing your story, it's helped me and I admire your strength through those difficult times. God Bless you and have a wonderful new year…Nel
Times can sometimes be really hard. Make me thankful for what I have.
Yes, Christmas can be hard, no matter where one's location. I paid extra once to leave a place a day early – after breaking up with a boyfriend. 🙂 Lovely photos. Wishing you and yours the happiest of new year's – and I hope we finally find time to get together in Paris!
I guess you know Linda that you are not alone feeling a bit down around the holidays. All of us are going through it in various degrees – if think you don't you just fooling yourself.
We miss our early years and traditions and people that are no longer here to share them with us and to validate our memories.
But life is precious (and short!)and we should not squander it. My motto is: Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance.
Hope the New Year will bring you peace and contentment. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Linda, for visiting again! I hope you too have quiet peaceful corners where good memories linger, solace is assured, and equilibrium is restored. Best wishes in the New Year from a not-so-distant friend. Pam
Wishing you peace, health and happiness for 2007
It seems to me, wandering the blogiverse, that there is a huge divide at about 30 years of age.
The younger women seem to be full of joy and anticipation, and the older ones — not.
For me, as long as it was about doing anything/everything *I* wanted to do, pretty much when *I* wanted to do it, I loved it.
As soon as a representative of the next generation showed up, the shift from "whatever I feel like doing" to "my responsibility to make this Right" began. The more it became about doing what I was *expected* (maybe only by myself….) to do, rather than about what I *wanted* to do, the worse it got.
"The Grinch hated Christmas; the whole Christmas season!" I can identify……..
I don't do much, now. I write a holiday letter and send it out, and I appreciate our little fake tree after my daughter puts it up and puts the lights on it. I send presents, but am shifting more and more to giving contributions to charities in people's names rather than buying some faceless thing that the recipient may not want and surely doesn't need……….
The older I get, the less I like doing things because I have to (never one of my strengths!). This season brings all that out, in spades……
Especially as we're not supposed to admit that we're not having fun……….
I'm glad that we can share our unease; it does help to know that I'm not the only one out here who is thrilled when it's January and the whole thing is over!
Still enjoying our new year's fudge, though. 🙂 That's one tradition I don't suppose I'll grow away from. Thinking about the marshmallow creme issue — so many things like peanut butter or vegemite or marshmallow creme which are unique to one place or another. When my brother and sister in law spent two years in Sweden, everyone who came from the States to visit was required to bring Reece's Pieces. 🙂
I'm happy that someone pointed to the difficulties of the holiday season…I often feel melancholy during this season and the new year brings on a whole host of challenges as I reexamine my life, hopes, and goals. This New Year, I decided to spend it in church…something I've never done before; I'd like to do this more often. It helped me bring in the new year with a positive outlook.
Thank you for sharing this…I grew tired of reading so many relentless posts on other blogs of "what did santa get for you…blah, blah, blah". Sigh. :0)


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In the past I have claimed that this image or that image was my favorite in the Annapolis Heritage Society's archival collection. Well, we can safely add today's image to my ever growing list of favorite images. What I like about this particular image is an element which is almost hidden unless you look very carefully. Go on, take a look and see if you can locate the hidden element which makes this a wonderfully intriguing image. By all respects this looks like a fairly standard deck of a ship in the late 1890s. You can find it just to the left of the dory and the main mast. Unless you look carefully it, or more precisely she, can still be difficult to see.
Once you clear away the clutter of the rest of the image, you can clearly see her standing there holding a rope. A jaunty hat on her head appears to have a couple of plumes for decoration. Her hooped skirt looks decidedly more geared to entertaining the pastor and his wife than it does to be standing around on deck. All this aside, there she is.
What I really like about this image is that it plays against stereotype. Most discussions of the Age of Sail are about the wooden ships and iron men. As this image shows, women also had a place (although not a common one) in the Age of Sail. Most of the women who went to sea were the wives or daughters of the Captain and crew of a vessel. This was often an attempt to help keep a family together rather than suffer through the extended absences of a life at sea. Lucretia Delap (Croscup) of Granville Ferry recorded several trips she made with her husband to the Caribbean. Others like Elizabeth Pritchard Hall of Granville Ferry were even called upon to navigate the ship after Captain and crew fell sick with small pox. Of course, there are stories of women from less noble callings making their way to sea as well. From the attire of the woman in this photograph, I will assume that this was not her story.
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Opening: Friday 24 February, 18.00 – 20.30
Closing Event and Publication Launch: Tuesday 13 March, 18.00 – 20.30
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Have you ever wondered if spirits of historical political figures linger in capital buildings or houses of legislature? Author Paul Hope has gathered some tales of unexplained phenomena in his book, "Policing the Paranormal—The Haunting of Virginia's State Capital Building." (Schiffer Books 2013)
State Capital buildings have their own set of law enforcement officers on duty to protect the capital, the men and women who work there, and the surrounding facilities in the area. Author Paul Hope was one of the officers who served on Virginia's Division of Capital Police. He began his interest in the paranormal while growing up on the Isle of Man and experiencing ghosts first hand. These early adventures helped him prepare for his ghostly encounters at the Virginia State Capital building later in his career.
He joined the Division of Capital Police in 2001. This is the nation's oldest police agency being established in 1618—protecting the colonial governor of Jamestown. Patrol with Hope as he takes you behind the scenes of the Capital building where you will learn the tales of shadowy figures wandering in the second floor Rotunda. Quick to respond, he and his partner checked every nook and cranny to find nobody lurking inside the area.
Working the 'graveyard shift' it was not uncommon for him to hear voices behind heavy wooden doors or the disembodied footsteps crossing along the marbled tiled floors. Lights flicker, whispering is echoed in the vast hallways, and dark masses have been caught on the security cameras.
Some believe they have seen the ghost of an early governor seated in the large, leather governor's chair situated in the governor's conference room. Imagine being startled when an older gentleman with gray hair, wearing a dark suit looked up to stare back at you---then suddenly faded away.
Is the Governor's Mansion haunted, too? Almost every Capital Police Officer has a tale or two about a ghost they have witnessed in the mansion. Who is the woman in an upstairs bedroom all dressed in white? And why is she often seen descending the grand staircase? Other patrol officers have heard footsteps on the wooden floors, seen unexplained beams of light, and felt a chill in the mansion dining room.
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WORCESTER Wolves are looking to pick up crucial points in their British Basketball League double-header this weekend.
Paul James' men host Cheshire Jets tonight (7pm) and head to Guildford Heat tomorrow (3pm) as the jostling for play-off positions continues.
Last Friday's 90-70 victory at Durham Wildcats strengthened Worcester's grip on second spot after defeats for third-placed Leicester Riders and Plymouth Raiders, fourth, last weekend.
As well as losing to leaders Newcastle, Plymouth also suffered a shock 95-85 reverse at Guildford, while Leicester went down 89-79 at home to Glasgow Rocks.
James says he is wary of the eighth-placed Jets in the second meeting between the sides in 2012 following their 97-87 success at the University of Worcester in January when Sherrad Prezzie-Blue top-scored with 24 points.
"The Jets are a team with a lot of talent that has not fired consistently this season," the Wolves coach said. "However, they have shown in recent weeks that they can compete with anyone. Last time we played them we executed our game-plan very well at both ends of the court and hope to do the same this time around."
Jets coach John Lavery said: "Last time we played them down there, we didn't play well and we went down by 20 at one point. So we need to make sure we have a good start to the game and play for 40 minutes." It is also a busy weekend for Guildford as they were due to visit Milton Keynes Lions last night before hosting Wolves.
The match sees James return to his old stomping ground.
He said: "I have fond memories but that's something I want to replicate at Worcester and we are doing our best to do that."


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Date: January 29 2013
DANIEL Geale has warned Anthony Mundine that he is a vastly improved boxer from the last time they fought and declared it would be ''war'' in Wednesday night's IBF middleweight world title bout at Sydney Entertainment Centre.
The usually reserved Geale left most of the talking to his US promoter Gary Shaw but fired up when Mundine claimed he was the same fighter who lost their 2009 bout.
''If he thinks I am the same fighter then that is perfect,'' said Geale, who has twice since travelled to Germany to win world titles from Sebastian Sylvester and Felix Sturm.
''I know that deep down he knows I am not the same fighter, but if he does then he is in for the biggest shock in the world.''
Before the press conference detailed statistics were shown on a big screen that left no doubt Mundine won their first bout, which was also for the IBF middleweight belt he later relinquished in a bid to win another world title in the junior middleweight division.
Despite Mundine winning by a split decision, the 37-year-old landed 153 punches to Geale's 144 and knocked down the Tasmanian with a left hook in the second round.
He also landed 81 power punches to 69 by Geale, who threw 83 more punches in the bout.
''This ain't the amateurs, where whoever can throw the most punches wins,'' Mundine said. ''This is the pros, where the aim is to hit and not be hit and it is about who is more effective. If the judges score it on that then I win all day.
''This boy ain't on my level, he can't box like me. I am adaptable, he is the same old fighter he was when he fought me the first time and I am better than then.
''He has got more experience and he is more confident, but trust me, that is all going to deflate when he is in there with me.
''He fought robots in Germany, Sylvester and Sturm haven't got hands like me, they haven't got feet like me, they can't move like me. I hurt him more in that first fight than those two blokes did, and he is going to get hurt this time.''
Those comments prompted a spirited response from Geale.
''I hope you are going to be ready because this is going to be war,'' he said.
''I am looking forward to it, it is going to be a tough fight but with what we have been doing in the gym I can't see him being able to handle that right now. I believe I'm in the best shape of my life.''
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On what otherwise would be a slow news day concerning the New Orleans Saints in the national headlines ...
The Sports Network's Tony Moss compares the Saints to the "Greatest Show on Turf."
D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes about the Saints' improved secondary.
... Reggie Bush made a splash with comments he made on a radio show.
Jeff Schultz of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution broke it down this way:
According to a recap on ProFootballTalk.com, Bush appeared on SportingNewsRadio's, "The Monty Show." The show's host set up Bush by asking him if he believed the Saints could go 16-0.
Rather than do the smart thing and issue the one-game-at-a-time ramblings coaches like to preach, Bush responded: "Can we go undefeated? Yes. I do think we have the players, the chemistry, we have the heart and dedication, the coaching staff, we have the players.
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We've talked about biker names before and my husband goes by the name 'Snoopy'. Although Snoopy's an ordained minister now, his past is entrenched in the outlaw biker culture. A few weeks ago, we started sharing parts of his story where he was the Assistant Manager of a 'unique' bar in Dallas. He stated:
When I started my shift at Willos, I would come in the front door with that 20 gage. Along with a pistol in a bank bag. People would ask "Why the bag?"
I'd say "So they can guess what caliber I might have tonight."
If you'd like to catch up, go here then proceed below:
Well, the time came for the 'first' really bad brawl and of course it was at the end of a looooonnnnggg night. We had a young girl who came with the bar (she was already there when I started). She was lovingly nicknamed 'Pebbles' because she was built like an R. Crumb mountain girl. At closing time, when I told people "I really mean get out or I'll start chunkin' people!" well, let's say that a few needed encouragement.
Now Pat; (cohort mentioned in previous article) . . . used a pitcher like we used mugs to drink out of. He decided he wasn't ready to leave YET. I was still behind the bar and all I saw was Pebbles snatching Pat's beer and when he smacked her the fight was on all over the place.
I cleared the bar one-handed and Johnny Animal was destroying bar furniture getting to Pat. About 5sec later I was standing over Pat with a Highway Patrol slap drawn back about 5ft when an old phrase danced thru my head "if you shoot him you'll just make him mad" .
Discretion being the better part of valor I dropped the slap back in my back pocket and went for my .380. As God as my witness, I shot 7 into the ceiling and all anyone did was stop long enough to check and see if they were hit and it was right back to fighting! It only lasted about 3min and I think the only reason Pat left was because of the sirens coming down Oaklawn.
Yea; I got reamed by the owner for shooting up the ceiling and yes he did force me to stop the leaks cause for 3mo after every time it rained we had a shower over the beer service. I never did stop shooting in the ceiling for affect though, as there were many times people had to be reminded.
That brings us to another memorable night. Sometimes it was like being at the O. K. Corral.
It was a nice Friday night – I had brought about 1/2lb of weed bagged up and was ready to have a nice mellow night. RIGHT!
I never told you about the clientele - well, picture daytime as trades people and characters; then . . . the nights were so mixed . . . did I ever tell about the women?
Well, on this night someone brought in a fresh shipment of 'window pane' (that's L.S.D. for you citizens). Then a lot of my friends and motorcycle club members showed up . . . of course. Somebody had handed out 'reds' and everyone took some. This combination was like gasoline and matches.
The 'hippies mellow' . . . you know . . . 'peace, flowers, love and Hare Krishna.' Then the bikers were profiling with chests extended; their body language proclaiming the unspoken phrase "Whose butt needs kickin' tonight?"
That evening, four major fights broke out and once I looked up just in time to see one of the biker brothers flying parallel to the ground, just like Superman, only with one fist out in front.
I never found out where he launched from but I saw the last 10-12ft of the flight. He ended up hitting this guy so hard that I jumped over the bar and tried to find a pulse in his neck!! He survived, thank God!
It was only around 10:00 or 11:00, so by the end of the night, I was 'high strung' to say the least.
We had old wooden doors that we ran a log chain thru the handles to lock up. That evening, when I pulled the chain and slipped the lock, a few of us were still inside.
Being wound as tight as I was, no one said a thing as I went behind the bar. I got an old flyer and drew a target on the back of it; walked over and hung it on an outside corner of a wall as several sets of eyes slowly followed me. They knew something was up. I walked back behind the bar and announced, "Get away from the target!" and they all scattered.
I came up with my .380 and emptied the clip - walked over to the target . . . didn't hit it one time! But, I shot the hell out of the jukebox! It was sitting just a little ways from said corner so, that pissed me off more than not hitting the target.
After the jukebox incident it was about a week before the owner got back in town from his vacation. He wasn't so mad about what I did but, the weeks' worth of free music playing aggravated him a little. He said "Oh, that's not too bad." Then he proceeded to describe to me what 'bad' looked like.
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Cost Accounting students to hold sale
Published on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
As part of a class project, students in the Accounting program at Western Technical College will be holding an original product sale Tuesday-Thursday, April 10-12. The sale will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Student Union of the Kumm Center, 400 6th St. N., La Crosse.
Each year, students in the Cost Accounting II course are divided into teams and asked to develop their own business by applying the skills they have learned in class. The students are then asked to implement their business and record their success. The sale of merchandise is one of the final stages of the project, but is critical to determining the overall success of the team.
This year, the products for sale include Hershey kiss roses, hot and cold therapy bags, can koozies, lip balm, lotion, coasters, and candles.
The event is open to the public. For more information about the products contact Sara Walters at firstname.lastname@example.com.
To learn more about programs or services at Western, call 608.785.9200 or visit the website at www.westerntc.edu.


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"Call me Betty Purple."
Actress, role model and all-around adorable human being Betty White is joining other celebrities in showing their support for GLAAD's Spirit Day on Oct. 17. The former star of NBC's hit show The Golden Girls joined her current TV Land Hot in Cleveland co-stars Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves in spreading the word in a video, below.
Other Spirit Day ambassadors include singer Kesha, gay basketball player Jason Collins, transgender actress Laverne Cox from Orange is the New Black and Snooki.
There are several ways to get involved:
GLAAD's Spirit Day was founded by high school student Brittany McMillan in 2010 and is held on the third Thursday of October. According to GLAAD, millions of Americans wear purple as a sign of support for LGBT youth.
In June 2012, White described her thoughts on the LGBT community for The Huffington Post:
What's it like being a gay icon?
Oh! I didn't know I was a gay icon. I get a lot of mail — but I don't get many bad letters — but I got a woman the other day that was so upset with me because they said, "How do you feel about the gay marriage thing?" and my answer to that is, "I really don't care with whom you sleep, I just care what kind of a decent human being you are." I figure all the rest of it is your business and not mine. And not hers, incidentally.
Toyota is sponsoring the Spirit Day app. Ann Bybee, vice president of corporate strategy, said bullying "is still a devastating epidemic against which we must take a stand. Going purple for Spirit Day is an easy, simple, yet powerful way to show support, open a dialogue, and send a clear message that bullying of any kind isn't acceptable."
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I found this website to complain about the cruel sentence of hanging passed on Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag.
http://www.sudan.gov.sd/index.php/ar/ecomplaint. It is in Arabic, but I right-clicked and translated it to English. It was still a little hard to work out, but I did manage to send an email. It might be worth you sharing it.
For further updates as I get them, please see my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SBDolby or Twitter @StephenBDolby.
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I have no further news today. I do have some email addresses for you though should you want to write your own message for Meriam.
The Ministry of Justice in Sudan - email@example.com
The Ministry of The Interior in Sudan - mut.isoc.sd
The Sudanese Embassy London - email@example.com. Please mark for the attn: of The Ambassador.
Lets flood them with emails!
Warmest regards
Steve X
Just to update you on what I know at the moment. The Sharia Law Court in Sudan will only flog Meriam 100 times as soon as she has given birth to avoid damage to the baby and she will be hung as soon as the child reaches the age of 2.
If you want to keep in touch with me please send me a friend request on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SBDolby or follow me on Twitter @StephenBDolby
I send each one of you my thanks and my very warmest regards.
Steve Dolby
Update, June 25, 2014
Meriam was freed from prison on June 23, after an appeals court cancelled the death sentence imposed for apostasy -- and then detained the very next day, when she tried to leave Khartoum with her American-South Sudanese husband, Daniel, and their two children, Martin and Maya.
Daniel and the children have since been released and cleared of any wrongdoing. Meriam has been released on bail. She cannot leave Sudan until the matter is resolved. She could still face more charges and more time in jail for using a South Sudanese passport which Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) claims is false.
Meriam and her family are now in the U.S. Consulate waiting to hear from the authorities. She has applied for a Sudanese passport; it could take time before she receives this. U.S. consular officials and Meriam's lawyers are currently working with the Sudanese Government and the NISS.
To all those who have signed this petition, thank you for your support of Meriam and her family. Please share this petition widely: "Unprecedented international pressure" played a role in Meriam's release from prison and the lifting of the death sentence. Let us do everything we can to ensure they can leave Sudan as soon as possible.
(Below is the original text of the petition.)
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, also known by the Islamic name Adraf Al-Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, has been sentenced to 100 lashes and death by hanging by the neck by a Sudanese court for apostasy after she left Islam and married a Christian man.
Meriam gave birth to a baby daughter on 27th May in prison. She will receive 100 lashes two weeks later. Her two year old son Martin is also in her cell with her.
She was convicted of adultery on the grounds that her marriage to a Christian man from South Sudan was void under Sudan's version of Islamic law, which says Muslim women cannot marry non-Muslims.
The woman was originally sentenced to death on Sunday but given until Thursday to return to Islam.
She calmly told the judge: "I am a Christian and I never committed apostasy."
Amnesty International said Meriam was raised as an Orthodox Christian, her mother's religion, because her father, a Muslim, was reportedly absent during her childhood.
Please sign this petition for for the sake of Meriam and her family urging The US and UK governments to put pressure on the President of Sudan to free Meriam. As she was born and raised as an Orthodox Christian, she can't be guilty of apostasing from Islam and is certainly not guilty of adultery.
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College Hockey:Lambeau Leap: Wisconsin, OSU To Play In February At Packers' Venue
The University of Wisconsin and the Green Bay Packers announced that the Badgers will play Ohio State at the Packers' Lambeau Field on Feb. 11, 2006.
"The Packers organization is honored to join two outstanding collegiate hockey programs in creating a new chapter in the history of Lambeau Field," said John Jones, Packers Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "Wisconsin and Ohio State have produced many great football players for the Packers and the NFL. Now the Badger and Buckeye hockey players get a chance to compete on Lambeau Field."
"This is going to be an event, not just a hockey game," said Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves. "It will be something that the players, coaching staff and everyone involved will remember for a lifetime. It will be something for these young men to share with their kids, that they played in a football stadium in the middle of February in Green Bay."
"This game will bring a lot of recognition to college hockey. Only six teams in North America have had the opportunity to play in an outdoor game in a large stadium and we're privileged to be one of them," Markell said. "Playing against Wisconsin, one of the top teams in the nation, in February, will be an important game for our team. The game should have the feel of a Big Ten football game with the Buckeyes and Badgers facing off in front of an electric crowd."
Discussion of Lambeau Field as a college hockey venue surfaced in February, when the Wisconsin State Journal reported that the Badgers were considering Michigan Tech as an opponent for an outdoor game. Instead, scheduling Ohio State — a Big Ten football rival for Wisconsin — required OSU to rearrange an already-set CCHA game set for the same day against Michigan State.
As an outdoor attraction, the Lambeau game follows in the footsteps of the Michigan-Michigan State "Cold War" game on Oct. 6, 2001, which drew over 74,000 fans to Spartan Stadium, shattering the all-time hockey attendance record of 55,000 set during the 1957 world championships.
Lambeau Field will likely not threaten that record. In February, Jones said plans call for creating an amphitheater effect at the north end of the stadium with seating for 30,000 to 35,000, according to the State Journal.
"We're just trying to give a great location and atmosphere for the Badger skaters to get on the ice and have a good game. That's our vision," Jones told the paper.
A portable rink will be set up on the north half of Lambeau Field. Total seating of 38,000-40,000 is expected for the game, including indoor club seats and private boxes. Portable bleachers will be placed on the field at the south end of the rink.
The game will prime the pump for two more college hockey spectacles in coming months. Green Bay's nearby Resch Center will host the 2006 NCAA Midwest Regional, while the 2006 Frozen Four will also be in Wisconsin, at Milwaukee's Bradley Center.
"Our goal was to create special events like this at Lambeau Field ever since the stadium renovation was completed nearly two years ago," Jones said. "The Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic will bring a mid-winter economic boost to the Green Bay area as we showcase collegiate hockey on football's hallowed ground."
The possibility also exists that Division III St. Norbert will play the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers during the same weekend as Wisconsin and Ohio State, given that the ice surface will be available. No official announcement on such a game has been made.
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Women's Track & Field Vies for Heps Title This Weekend at Yale
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PRINCETON, N.J. (5/6/14) – The Princeton women's track & field team competes for the 2014 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championship this weekend, May 10 & 11 at Yale. The Tigers have won nine outdoor titles in program history; it's last coming in 2011.
The meet begins on Saturday at 11 a.m., at Cuyler Field and Dwyer Track in New Haven, Conn.
In the 100 and 200 Princeton will look to senior Charquia Wright and junior Joanna Anyanwu, who both ran PRs in both events this year. Wright clocked a 12.26 in the 100 and 25.30 in the 200, while Anyanwu put up a 25.15 and a 25.30.
Multi-eventer Beth McKenna owns the Tigers' best time in the short hurdles. Her 14.37 ranks eighth in the league.
Sophomore Megan McMullin has the fifth-best time in the league in the 400 hurdles at 59.52. Her four other times this season are all better than the seventh-best time in the league, giving her an excellent scoring chance. Junior Kim Mackay ran the event just once this season and it's the 10th best time in the Ivies at 1:02.85.
Mackay also boasts the team's best times in both the 400 and 800. She ran a 57.10 in the 400 and a 2:11.20 in the 800. Freshman Zoe Sims ranks ninth in the league in the 800 with a 2:11.94 from the Larry Ellis Invitational, and senior Kristin Smoot, who has been a scorer in this event indoors, is 10th at 2:12.00. Senior Kacie O'Neil has been a scorer twice in this event.
A pair of freshmen hold the best times in the 1500. Lizzie Bird has the sixth-best time in the league at 4:27.42, while Megan Curham has the seventh-best time at 4:28.74. Sophomore Kathryn Fluehr also ranks in the top 10 while senior Molly Higgins, a scorer from 2012 is in the mix with a PR of 4:24.24.
Freshman phenom Curham will be looked at to bring in distance points. An All-America in cross country, Curham was the runner-up indoors in both the 3k and 5k. She has the second-best time in the league in the 3k a 9:20.74 that she put up at the Penn Relays. Her 16:00.71 in the 5k is the fifth-best in the league. Both times are PRs.
Sisters Kathryn and Erika Fluehr have won run under 17 in the 5k and under 10 in the 3k this season and will provide depth.
Curham and Kathryn Fluehr also rank in the top 10 in the league in the 10k, while only running the event once this season.
Bird owns the third-best time in the steeplechase after a 10:16.47 at the Penn Relays, the fastest collegiate time in the event at the Relays.
The 4x800 relay looks for its fourth consecutive outdoor Heps title. The relay has a league best 8:45.40 from the Penn Relays. The 4x400 has the fifth-best time in the league at 3:48.44 and has finished in the top three in each of the last two years. The 4x100 looks to make a return to the top after winning the event in both 2012 and 2011.
An historic run by Tory Worthen '13 in the pole vault ended last year with her eighth Heps title. Indoor, senior Samantha Anderson kept the streak alive by winning the event, while freshman Allison Harris was second. Harris has the best mark in the league as she cleared a PR of 3.95 (12-11.5) at Larry Ellis. Anderson has reached 3.85 (12-7.5), the second-best mark in the league, three times this season and has been a scorer indoor and outdoor a combined four times.
Looking to claim her second straight victory in the triple jump is senior Imani Oliver. She holds the school record in the event and has the best jump in the league at 12.91 (42-4.25). She was second in 2012 and a scorer in 2011. Indoors she was second this year, third in 2013 and fourth in 2012. Oliver is Princeton's best chance at a title in the long jump too. Although not her primary event, she has the fourth-best jump in the Ivies at 5.70 (18-8.5).
Freshman Alex Lanzafame has the potential to score in both the long and triple jumps.
A trio of sophomores is in the top-10 in the high jump, led by Taylor Morgan. A multi-event competitor, Morgan cleared 1.70 (5-7) just last weekend, while Inka Busack who was the runner-up in the event indoor has reached 1.68 (5-6). Morgan has been a scorer in the high jump twice indoors. Kerry Krause has cleared 1.65 (5-5) twice this season.
The nation's leader in the hammer throw looks for her second consecutive hammer throw title. The league record holder has more than 43-feet advantage on the rest of the competition. She threw a PR of 70.28 (230-7) and has won every hammer throw event she has entered this year.
Senior Chelsea Cioffi has the next best hammer throw on the team as she hit a PR of 48.61 (159-6) this season. Cioffi is also a two-time scorer in the discus, an event led this season by sophomore Brielle Rowe.
Junior Sarah Waszkewitz and senior Ashley Vandolah and are the top javelin throwers. Waszkewitz has thrown to 41.18 (135-1) and Vandolah to 40.88 (134-1) this season.
Three of the top-five scorers in the heptathlon belong to the Orange & Black. McKenna, who has scored in the multi-events five times during her career, was fourth last year and has the third-best score this season of 4820. Krause is fourth in the league at 4795 and Morgan is fifth at 4513. Senior Theresa Kennedy, a scorer this past indoor Heps, looks to do so again in her final outdoor season.


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Since their rise to Championship status in 2011, the Minnesota Lynx have elevated their game within the team construct, put in the work, and created a very intense and entertaining brand of basketball.
"We want to peak every play, that's our mindset, then look back and say, 'Wow, we reached our potential'."
Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore
It's that mindset that allowed Minnesota to recover from a 6-5 record in June by practically going undefeated since, with a record of 12-1 since the start of July. That record is punctuated by an 11 game winning streak that the Lynx will look to extend to 12 as they head to Phoenix to battle for top position in the Western Conference.
"Regardless of what game it is, every time we play I want to play great. I want us to be a well-oiled machine."
Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve
Minnesota has set quite a few historic benchmarks during the Lynx current win streak, which began with Maya Moore scoring 30 to tie the franchise record for 30+ point games against Los Angeles. It was the third time this season the Lynx had defeated the Sparks, and it pushed the momentum for a Lynx team that has high expectations.
That same week, Maya Moore was named to her third WNBA All-Star game as a starter for the Western Conference. Moore is the first Lynx player in franchise history to top all-votes on the All-Star ballot, receiving 28,389. In addition, Minnesota Lynx guards Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus were elected as reserves by the coaches, even though Augustus was not able to participate due to injury.
"She's (Maya Moore) a great player. It's been a lot of fun not only practicing against her, but being able to see what she does in the games when all of the defense is worrying about her, and she still finds a way to score 30 points and do the little things."
Minnesota Lynx forward Tricia Liston
The following contest against Tulsa was a marvel of teamwork. Lindsay Whalen finished the night one rebound shy of a triple-double with 21 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds. Center Janel McCarville recorder her 2,000th career point. While Maya Moore dropped 33 points, recorded 11 rebounds, and set a new Lynx franchise record for 30+ point games within a season with 8 games.
The third win of the streak came in a 77-60 victory at home against Seattle who had dealt Minnesota 2 of it's 6 losses this season. Following the game, Lynx forward Maya Moore participated in the 2014 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrities Softball Game at Target Field as a participant in Major League Baseball All-Star Week.
"Every possession is extremely important. Coach talks about winning every possession and to just focus on winning this possession. Because games can be decided by one possession, not getting a rebound, that can change the game."
Minnesota Lynx forward Devereaux Peters
A franchise record 16,413 fans packed the Target Center during the annual 'Camp-Day' as Minnesota shut down the Shock in a toughly fought 93-82 contest. Maya racked up 32 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Janel McCarville, Devereaux Peters, and Monica Wright provided key defensive effort with Rebekkah Brunson and Seimone Augustus out due to injury.
"It's pretty intense in there. It's high-pitched, a lot of fun, high energy, just a fun day. When there's that many people in the arena it's always fun."
Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen
In a rematch of the WNBA 2013 finals, Minnesota went to double OT against the Atlanta Dream and secured the win 112-108. Maya Moore exploded for 48 points during the contest, the second highest game total in WNBA history, to go with 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
The game also marked All-Star forward Rebekkah Brunson's first play of the season and she did not disappoint, posting 17 points and 12 rebounds. Lindsay Whalen was key in the win as well adding 26 points and 9 assists.
"I was going to give it all I had… I was going to go out there and try to play as hard as I could and just be myself. I wasn't going to try to hold back."
Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson
The game against San Antonio saw the return of Seimone Augustus to the line-up after missing eight games with a knee injury. Augustus found her rhythm right away and contributed 17 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds in her return. All five starters found their way into double-digits, while the bench added 24 as the Lynx held off the Stars 88-78.
"There are sacrifices we all have to make for our team. You may not necessarily be ready at the time, but when a woman's down everybody has to woman-up."
Minnesota Lynx guard Monica Wright
The seventh win of the streak came against the Connecticut Sun on the road. That victory also marked the Lynx' 20th win of the season, and 100th win since the start of the 2011 campaign. Minnesota became only the second WNBA team to win 100+ games in a four-season span.
The Lynx continued to build momentum as they derailed a 16 game Phoenix Mercury win streak with a 75-67 victory at Target Center. Minnesota had lost the prior two contest against Phoenix this season, but refused to fall a third time.
The game against the Mercury was brutal. It was a true grind-out aggressive style of play punctuated with high intensity defense, a real testament to how strong and talented these athletes are, and the type of perseverance it takes to be successful in the WNBA.
"I mean, we had so much fun tonight. A playoff atmosphere, the fans did a wonderful job, they took the roof off the Target Center tonight. And we enjoyed every bit of it. When we were on our highs, they were right there with us. When Phoenix was scoring and making their run, the fans were still right there with us. We really appreciated it."
Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus
Maya Moore continued her dominant play on the road against Tulsa, finishing with a game-high 40 points and setting a WNBA-record for most 30+ point games in a single season with 11. Moore also tied Dianna Taurasi (2006) and Katie Smith (2001) for most 40+ point games in a single-season with two. Seimone Augustus added 22 as a healthy Lynx roster began to return to form.
A buzzer-beating tip-in from Seimone Augustus off a missed Lindsay Whalen jumper pushed the Lynx past the Indiana Fever to extend Minnesota's win streak to 10 games. Augustus led all scorers with 18 points, while Maya Moore recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 15 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
The 11th game of Minnesota's winning streak came at home against the Chicago Sky. Chicago had won 3 straight since the return of Elena Delle Donne to the line-up, and desperately needed a win to stay in playoff position in the Eastern Conference. It was a grind-it-out game which featured 16 lead changes and 9 ties, but the Lynx held on in the end with a 74-64 victory.
"I think that is one good thing we do on this team is that we don't really look ahead. Obviously you know what's coming up, but Chicago was obviously first, and what we had in our sights."
Minnesota Lynx center Janel McCarville
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- Woman-Up: A conversation with WNBA Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve, Part III
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- WNBA: McCarville marvelous as Lynx respond to Storm with 74-69 victory at home.


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Sam Allardyce has given us plenty to talk about in the Football Transfer Tavern over the course of this January transfer window, and according to the Guardian series, he could be about to bring in a former England goalkeeper.
The Hammers are reportedly close to finalising a deal to bring Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson to Upton Park.
The 33-year-old has vast Premier League experience, enjoying long spells as number one at Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur and recently Blackburn Rovers.
West Ham United are set to bring him in to provide competition for summer singing Jussi Jaaskelainen.
Robinson won 41 caps for England and was the number one keeper for the 2006 World cup campaign. He announced his international retirement in 2010.
He has made 21 appearances for Rovers this season, but has not played since the 4-1 defeat to Cardiff City on the 7th December 2012 and has since been dislodged by young rookie Jake Kean at Ewood Park.
Allardyce, who worked with Robinson during his ill-fated spell as Blackburn Rovers manager, is hopeful of concluding a deal for the keeper before the transfer window shuts at 11pm tomorrow.
It is understood any move for the former England man would see West Ham's young Irish goalkeeper Stephen Henderson move in the opposite direction.
Bring in Robinson Sam
It's about ti me we had competition for a goalkeeper
We need a defender as well as a good quality striker otherwise we are slowly slipping down the table


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The reason for devising ChineseCUBES might not be, but should be, obvious.
"More people speak Chinese than English," says Jesse Poe. "In fact, it's the Number One spoken language in the world: One out of five people is Chinese, and currently there are 10 million documented foreign born Asians living in the U.S., three million of which speak only Chinese at home--an increase of 345 percent over the last 30 years, and second only to Spanish."
And with the huge growth of U.S.-to-China business, there is a corresponding need for Americans to learn Chinese.
So Poe, as president of ChineseCUBES-USA, was at Toy Fair last week promoting the innovative "Inspired Language Learning" instruction product that teaches Chinese as a second language through digital /tactile cubes and what Poe calls "augmented reality."
"You put a cube in front of a computer camera and it comes to life," he explains. "It 'talks' with you in teaching you how to read, write, pronounce—everything you need to know to learn the language. By using augmented reality, interactive story apps and 'gamification,' the cubes not only make learning Chinese easier, they make it fun!"
There are 200 cubes in the ChineseCUBE system, which is aligned with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines and designed to bring people who have never learned a word of Chinese to meet national standards for foreign language education.
Each cube displays different information on each side, including a traditional Chinese character, it's simplified form, the pinyin (or pronunciation), the English translation, and an Augmented Reality Code that allows ChineseCUBE's proprietary software to bring its interactive learning capability to life.
"You place these cubes in front of your computer's camera, the computer reads the cubes' code and then the characters come to life on the screen teaching you how to write them, how to pronounce them in mother-tongue pronunciation," says Poe. "The software takes you step-by-step, character-by-character towards fluency. At just 15 minutes a day for three months you can work your way through the first 40 cubes, which will teach you up to 2,500 possible phrases and sentences."
Tagged "Building blocks of fluency," ChineseCUBES is also available as CUBEBooks--interactive stories that can be downloaded on tablets, iPad, and in two months, Android platforms.
"These stories use the same cube technology and learning method, but instead of using the physical cubes, they are embedded directly into the story," says Poe. "You see the cubes on the page, touch them and they come to life teaching to read, write and speak." The apps, he adds, are user-friendly, beautifully illustrated, and in addition to stories include lessons, vocabularies, readers, comics, songbooks and even business books.
And also available are free on-line videos that teach Chinese in concise 30 second segments.
"They're great for those with tight schedules, and very easy to repeat for practice," says Poe, noting that everything can be found on ChineseCUBES' website: "It's a learning portal, where you can chat with other students, take tests, get badges for your accomplishments, get other books, etc. It's the most comprehensive and easiest way to learn Chinese on the market, and at a fraction of the price of Rosetta Stone."
Poe notes that "learners of all types" can get started learning the language on almost any device, in any situation.
"My perfect customer is a mom in Minnesota with three kids, who's never eaten Chinese food, let alone tried to learn Chinese!" says Poe, who grew up in Muncie, Indiana. "The biggest step is getting to the point where you feel you can do it, and our system is all about breaking the ice so you realize it's not as hard as it seems. While the program takes you from what we call 'Zero Level learners' to fluency, we want to get you past that first fear of learning a new language—especially Chinese—and instilling confidence that you can do it."
The system was developed by Rex How, ChineseCUBES CEO and former publisher of The China Times.
"Chinese is considered one of the most difficult languages to learn," says How. "Unlike Spanish, French or German, where one can correctly guess the meaning of a few words, Chinese is unique, and it's not surprising or uncommon to run into mental resistance, frustration and ultimately failure. ChineseCUBES offers a system that incorporates state-of-the-art technology and strong educational concepts to make learning Chinese easy, fun, and even entertaining."
"He wanted a way to teach Chinese that was easier than the typical book that shows a character, its pronunciation underneath, and under that the English translation," says Poe of How. "That's really overwhelming, and your eye goes straight to the English and you end up not learning any Chinese."
Poe came to ChineseCUBES from a tech and music background. He had fronted a band called Tanakh (an acronym for Judaism's holy books), which had released six albums of mixed music styles for Canadian and Australian labels.
"Back in the '90s, musicians had to build websites, which is where my background in tech started," says Poe, who is now Brooklyn-based. "I worked for a number of tech agencies, and brands like Mountain Dew and Sephora, and was recommended to Rex, who was looking for someone to market his cubes and engage people with the product and turn it into a brand. I took the cubes and turned them into a whole ecosystem consisting of all the components."
And even though Poe didn't know Chinese—to the chagrin of some Chinese teachers—his shortcoming proved beneficial.
"There's the 'curse of knowledge,' where once you know something you forget what it's like to not know it, making it hard to teach. Ask any astrophysicist to explain math to you and they can't do it—they have too much knowledge. So in product development, you want someone like me who doesn't understand something—Chinese--who can say if they're making sense or not. Because if they can't teach me, how can they teach you?"
And as a result, Poe, who does speak Italian and worked in Italy teaching English-speaking teachers to teach English as a second language in Italy, is learning Chinese.
"We're interested in helping second-generation Chinese in the U.S., people who do business in China, young people looking to learn the language of the future," says Poe. "As the world evolves, speaking Chinese is a skill that can open the door to working wherever you want and doing business around the world."
And if ChineseCUBES is successful, the company may branch out into Spanish, French, Italian and other languages, Poe notes, as well as teaching English to Chinese speakers.
"Then we'll look towards other languages, especially with our CUBEBooks," he says. "Other Asian languages would be a natural step, but I'd love to do Hebrew and of course Italian--which is my own second language."
And he still puts out a new song every six months, Poe concludes.
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Mackenzie Lewis scored her first career goal for NIU.
NIU will face Creighton on Friday and Omaha on Sunday.
Huskies face Green Bay and Iowa State in exhibition matches this week.
The previous NIU record for this award was three honorees.
NIU advances to the MAC Tournament Semifinals for the first time since 2007.
Head Coach John Ross and goalkeeper Amy Carr talk about the Huskies fall camp and look ahead to their exhibition match with Valparaiso Friday August 16 versus Valparaiso.
2013 SEASON: Started 18 games for the Huskies at midfield ... Played a total of 1263 minutes on the season ... Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal in NIU's victory over Buffalo (Oct. 6) ... Added another assist in NIU's win against Ohio (Oct. 27) ... Shot the ball 12 times with half of them headed for the goal.
2012 SEASON: Appeared and started in all 19 matches in her freshman season ... Played over 1,500 minutes, third-most on the team and most amongst her class ... Notched one assist for one point ... Primarily appeared as a center attack midfielder before moving to outside defensive back ... Registered first collegiate assist on Courtney Ksiazek's game-winning goal versus Bowling Green (Oct. 5) ... Part of an NIU defense that allowed the fewest goals in the Mid-American Conference ... NIU defense allowed 85 shots on goal, the second-fewest in program history ... Huskies outscored their opponents 20-19 during the season to give the team its first positive goal differential since 2007. MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL:A four year starter who earned all-state honors in 2010 and 2011 ... Helped Marian High School to metro championships in 2009 and 2011, along with the Nebraska Class A state championship in 2010 ... Scored the winning goal in the 2009 Metro Championship Game ... Named team captain during her junior and senior seasons ... Team qualified for the state semifinals in 2008.ODP/CLUB:Helped Toro Bravo to the 2012 USYS National League Red Division championship and the No. 2 rankings nationally ... Contributed to the club's Nebraska State Cup championships four of the last five seasons ... Part of Toro Bravo's third place finishes at the USYS National League and Disney Super Showcase in 2011 ... Registered 23 goals and 15 assists with Toro Bravo.PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:Born Dec. 24, 1993 ... Daughter of Michael and Christine Nulty ... Volunteered with Operation Others not-for profit organization ... Also contributed in service learning projects at Open Door Mission and with the Toro Soccer club ... Enjoys reading and cooking ... Admires Mia Hamm because of everything she's accomplished and how she handles herself ... Plans to become a Marketing major ... Has an older brother, Matt, and two younger sisters, Julia and Anna.CAREER HIGHS:Goals: 1 (vs. EMU, 10/24/14)Asissts: 2 (vs. CSU, 9/12/14)Shots: 3 (vs. EMU, 10/24/14)


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All branches of Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independence Day.
The Marin County Free Library is proud to offer access to Lynda.com, an online learning video database for software, developer, and business skill training.
Please contact your local branch or email firstname.lastname@example.com so we can troubleshoot this with you one-on-one, as this service is available to cardholders within the Marin County Free Librarya's jurisdiction from both inside and outside the library.
Hey Amanda,
Wondering what the correct process is to get Lynda.com to work on an Iphone. There seems to be a lot of confusion on how to get this to work if you have any further instructions to smooth out the process.
Hi Brant,
The Library's Lynda.com subscription is not compatabile with the Lynda.com app.
Sorry for the confusion,
I have found the login page, but it does not give me the option of creating a login, it is just asking me to login assuming that the user is "county of marin".
How do I create a unique username/password so that I can access this website?
Sorry for the confusion. Your login and password are the same as your library barcode and PIN.
Everything you need to know about library cards is available here: http://www.marinlibrary.org/using-the-library/library-cards.
Amanda Jacobs Foust
Electronic Services Librarian
Thanks for letting us know!
We've made some adjustments to the settings and you should be able to login remotely now.
Electronic Services Librarian
Question for Amanda -
I'm trying to use lynda.com through Marin Library and can do so through laptop but not on ipad, even though I downloaded the APP. I'm not sure what the current status of your library access is for iPads and iPhones for lynda.com. Please clarify, and if I can access through the APP, tell me what URL I should use in the log in field.
This is amazing!! Is there a schedule or a time limit for the use of it?
I would appreciate a bit more information but am very grateful to here the good news.
Thank you,
Thank you! I am glad you are interested in the service.
There is no schedule or time limit for use. All of the videos are self-paced, online learning video programs.
Please let me know if you have additional questions and enjoy1
Electronic Services Librarian
You are not permitted to access this database.