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Last week, as the conversation on Facebook page turned to waterproof gloves, we were excited to see a familiar name -- accomplished long distance rider Voni Glaves.
Voni is one of a handful of motorcyclists who has ridden a documented million miles without an accident, and is working on her second million. A million miles is like circling the circumference of the earth 40 times.
Voni agreed to chat with us and share some of her experiences in the saddle. We were really curious about her experiences both as a long distance motorcycle rider, and a something of a trailblazer for women in the sport.
And since there's always a history behind a person's pair of motorcycle gloves, we got to hear some pretty cool stories ... and learn a thing or two.
Voni, thanks for sharing your stories, and continue to ride safe!
It Started As "A Family Adventure ..."
Voni's motivation to ride motorcycles began in the 70s when her kids were 8 and 10 years old. She was looking for a fun way the family could share a two week trip during the summer.
She decided a trip via motorcycle would be a special experience, so the foursome embarked on their first motorcycle adventure, from Iowa to Texas. With one child securely fastened onto each adult's bike, the nearly 700-mile journey brought them to Texarkana.
What started as a family trip, began a passion for riding that hasn't dimmed..
"I put red reflective tape on the gloves," said Glaves.
The color red is her signature color -- "I love the color red" ... and she explained that if she was wearing something that was not RED, it was because it was good.
To our surprise, Voni still wears the Olympia Windtex gloves she bought in the early 90s from Engle Motors in Kansas City. We were glad tp hear that those gloves have been very, very good.
(See photo above of her 20+ year-old gloves. Since our gear has gotten better over the years, we will be excited to see her put a more current pair of Oly's to the test, and see what she thinks of a newer model).
"Gear is a large factor in staying safe "
Voni explains that the choices of gear we have today is a far cry form the gear she wore on her first major ride in the 70s.
For a ride to Big Bend National Park in Southwest Texas, "We bought average rain suits. We used gloves, which were meant for work in the kitchen and garden and which prevented sunburn while riding. I owned a women's cut MA Brown cotton jumpsuit with Teflon knees and elbows. It was breathable and safe, we thought ... though we never had to test its crashworthiness" explained Glaves.
In Voni's experience, gear must fit properly. She appreciates manufacturers who specifically design for women's shapes. She has some practical advice for other women riders in regards to buying a jacket: make sure the arms cover your wrists and the back is long enough to protect your backside from wind and sunburn.
Teaching & Travels: MOA Camp Gears, Women Who Ride, and more
A retired teacher, Voni combines her passion for riding with teaching others, on a wide variety of diverse motorcycle-related topics.
This summer, she and husband Paul are headed to the BMW MOA International Rally in St. Paul, Minnesota from July 24-27 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, and teaching is definitely on the agenda.
They have been appointed ambassadors at MOA's Camp GEARS (Gaining Early Advanced Riding Skills) teaching young riders between the ages 16-26 the ins and outs of motorcycle riding. Camp is held two days before the Internatioal MOA rally.
In addition to working as a volunteer for the MOA, Voni will also be leading a panel made up of outstanding women riders during the three-day rally as well.
After the MOA meeting, the couple is heading to; South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington State. Then, onto a BMW meeting in Nakusp Hot Springs in British Columbia, where she is lecturing on the mental part of motorcycle riding at Nakusp.
Motorcycle Rider Advice: "Fewer distractions lead to safer riding"
A good piece of advice to riders is to recognize what you are doing while on the road. Full focus and concentration are crucially important, and Voni shares a simple tip that helps to keep her focused.
Some riders believe it is unsafe to take their hands off of the throttle. But in Voni's experience it is helpful. "I try to wave at every motorcycle rider. This helps me focus on the now. I practice this on back roads, but not in city traffic".
The Best Part of 1,000,000+ Miles: "A Cathedral of Trees"
For Voni, "the best part of every motorcycle trip is setting up camp and cooking amongst the cathedral of pine trees."
Past years' trips have included visiting Alaska and Newfoundland, Hawaii (and all 50 states in the US) and every Canadian providence. When she retired from teaching in 2004, over the course of two months, she toured 5 South African countries. And Glaves could talk for hours about riding in New Zealand.
For this summer's annual 4-month trek from May to September, Voni and her husband will start out in the mountains of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.
Their last stop-off this summer is The Land of Enchantment BMW Riders Club's 30th Annual Bavarian Mountain Weekend Rally meeting. The LOEBWM meeting is held in Taos, New Mexico from September 5th-7th in the beauitful Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the Carson National Forest.
Iron Butt Association: 11,000 miles in 11 Days
One of Voni's many riding accomplishments was finishing the 11 Day Iron Butt Rally (11,000 miles in 11 days) in 2003 on a BMW bike with over 300,000 miles on the odometer. "On the way home, we left before daylight and rode into a sunrise complete with a rainbow," remembered Voni.
We admire Voni's riding accomplishments, her adventurous spirit, and her knowledge that she so generously shares with others.
If you happen to be traveling some of the same roads this summer, and see "the lady in red" riding her BMW ... be sure to wave. And to follow Voni on 2-wheels, check out her blog.
Long Distance Motorcycle Riding Tips
Conversations with accomplished motorcycle riders like Voni Glaves, Jeff E. Kohn, and Marilyn Elmore Bragg are intended to inspire and inform.
For more long distance riding tips please check out these articles:
Expert Tips for Long Distance Motorcycle Riders
Long Distance Motorcycle Riding Tips: Part 1 (Planning)
Long Distance Motorcycle Riding Tips: Part 2 (Comfort)
Long Distance Motorcycle Riding Tips, Part 3: (Route, Rest, Refueling)
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By Molly Hayden, U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr Public Affairs May 29, 2013
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- Staff Sgt. Derek Farley understood the risks of working in Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Even after he was injured while disarming an IED during his first deployment to Iraq in 2007, his commitment never wavered.
As his second deployment neared, this time to Afghanistan, Farley e-mailed his mother Carrie, explaining his commitment in detail.
"I love what I am doing in life and my job is my life," he wrote. "If something were to happen to me, just remember I do the most dangerous job because it has the most rewarding payoff."
Eleven months after those words graced Carrie's computer screen, Farley was killed doing what he loved in Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, when an IED exploded. It was Aug. 17, 2010, and Farley was two weeks shy of returning home to Grafenwoehr.
"I can see why he loved it here," Carrie said during a visit to U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr, May 23. "Being here brings me closer to him."
Farley never made it back to Germany. Instead Carrie, along with Farley's brother, Dylan, traveled 5,000 miles from New York in his honor.
Carrie and Dylan toured the post and attended the Grafenwoehr Community Memorial Day celebration. Joined by Col. James Saenz, commander of the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr, and Col. Bryan Rudacille, commander of the 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command, Carrie laid a wreath for all Soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. She felt honored to be a part of the garrison community.
"This was Derek's home," she said. "I'm able to see that life through his eyes."
After only a year, Farley's life in Grafenwoehr was brimming with achievements. He trained with the 702nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, earning his certification as a team leader all while falling in love with a young German woman named Maria Moebius.
His mother described him as a passionate young Soldier who was continually inspired by his life's work.
"When you raise a child and put them into the world, you want them to find something they love doing, something they are passionate about," said Carrie. "Derek was very fortunate. EOD is what made his heart pump and how lucky he was to have found that at such a young age."
"It was a very honorable thing," she added.
While entering the life of EOD seemed intuitive for Farley, for Carrie, healing from the death of her eldest son simply wasn't.
"I was very lost in my grief," she said. "I just didn't know which way to turn."
Carrie soon contacted her local American Gold Star Mother, Inc. chapter and allowed the healing process to begin.
"I met another Gold Star mom that gave me permission to grieve as I needed," said Carrie. "She gave me permission to cry."
Now president of her local chapter, she continues to heal by celebrating Farley's life rather than mourning his death.
"I acknowledge that he was on this earth -- that he was somebody," said Carrie. "He believed in this country, he believed in his job."
Carrie continues to have a relationship with Moebius, and connected with many of Farley's comrades during her visit -- aiding in their healing, as well.
For Carrie, it's all part of the process.
"War is not pretty, but Derek believed in what he was doing," she said. "And we all believed in him."

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by Dr. Bob Rogers
Eight-year-old Tad (not his real name) watched with wide-eyed amazement as his parents renewed their marriage vows.
Tad's mom and dad were not alone. I had been preaching a series of sermons on marriage, so I concluded the last sermon on commitment to a lifelong covenant by inviting husbands and wives to stand up, join hands, and renew their marriage vows en masse. Men and women all over the building stood and faced one another, as their children and others looked on, some with tears in their eyes. But Tad had no tears. The grin across his face could not have been wider if somebody had taken their fingers and tried to stretch the corners of his mouth.
When his parents finished renewing their vows and sat down, Tad spoke up. "You didn't say your marriage vows," he claimed. "Yes we did," his mom and dad answered. "No you didn't," he shot back. "You didn't say A-E-I-O-U."
Just because Tad confused "vows" with "vowels" doesn't mean that he didn't understand what his parents were doing. The next day he plopped down between his parents, sniffed the air, and said, "Smells like safety."
When husbands and wives are committed to marriage, their children feel safe and secure. That's why Malachi 2:15 (NCV) says, "God made husbands and wives to become one body and one spirit for his purpose—so they would have children who are true to God."
Little Tad is blessed to be one of the children Malachi was talking about. Does your home smell safe to your kids?
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The 1950s
Economy in The 1950s
During the Eisenhower era, Americans achieved a level of prosperity they had never known before. While other parts of the world struggled to rebuild from the devastation of World War II, citizens of the United States saw their standard of living surpass what previous generations had only dreamed about.
Eisenhower himself deserves a good deal of credit for this economic growth. He found the right combination of low taxes, balanced budgets, and public spending that allowed the economy to hum along at a steady clip. He also benefitted from steady growth in spending on new homes and consumer goods as citizens turned away from older notions of thrift and began to buy on credit.
The Decade of Prosperity
The economy overall grew by 37% during the 1950s. At the end of the decade, the median American family had 30% more purchasing power than at the beginning. Inflation, which had wreaked havoc on the economy immediately after World War II, was minimal, in part because of Eisenhower's persistent efforts to balance the federal budget. Except for a mild recession in 1954 and a more serious one in 1958, unemployment remained low, bottoming at less than 4.5% in the middle of the decade.
Many factors came together to produce the Fifties boom. The G.I. Bill, which gave military veterans affordable access to a college education, added a productive pool of highly-educated employees to the work force at a time American businesses were willing to pay handsomely for engineering and management skills. Cheap oil from domestic wells helped keep the engines of industry running. Advances in science and technology spurred productivity. At the same time, potential competitors in Europe and Asia were still recovering from being bombed into smithereens during World War II.
Eisenhower's Middle Way
Eisenhower steered a balanced course economically. Some Republicans called for rolling back the New Deal, but the president realized that many of Franklin D. Roosevelt's libeal social programs were both popular and effective. Instead of getting rid of Social Security, for example, Ike actually expanded it to cover another ten million people who had been left out of the original program. Instead of turning away from big public works projects, he instead invested federal money in the Interstate Highway System, one of the largest public spending projects in the country's history.
The main economic goal that Eisenhower pursued through both his terms in office was to achieve a balanced federal budget. The government ran a small deficit in 1954 and 1955, then registered a surplus for each of the next two years. As the nation went into a recession in 1958 and 1959, Eisenhower allowed the federal deficit to grow in order to stimulate the economy. By 1960, he managed to return to a surplus.
To achieve a balanced federal budget was a balancing act in itself. Democrats were clamoring for increases in defense spending in order to counter the Soviet threat. Congressional representatives from both parties pushed for tax cuts. Eisenhower used his credentials as an experienced military leader to reassure the nation that the defense budget did not need to be increased as much as some wanted. Though he favored low taxes himself, he dug in his heels and fought tax cuts whenever they threatened to plunge the government into debt.
The Rise of Consumerism
One of the factors that fueled the prosperity of the Fifties was the increase in consumer spending. Americans enjoyed a standard of living that was inconceivable to the rest of the world. For example, Vice President Nixon told Nikita Khrushchev in the mid-1950s that there were 60 million cars in the United States, but the Soviet leader simply refused to believe him. When Khrushchev came to visit America, Eisenhower arranged for him to fly in a helicopter over busy roads and parking lots to witness the remarkable signs of abundance for himself.
The time was ripe for Americans to change their spending patterns. The adults of the Fifties had grown up in conditions of economic deprivation, first due to the general poverty of the Great Depression and then due to the rationing of consumer goods World War II. During the Thirties, with unemployment sky-high and the economy in shambles, most people could simply not afford much beyond the basics. During the war, much of the nation's productive capacity shifted to armaments. Everything from sugar to gasoline to tires to nylon stockings were rationed. When consumer goods became available again, people wanted to spend. By the 1950s, though they made up just 6% of the world's population, Americans consumed a third of all the world's goods and services.
The difference between a production society, which focused on meeting basic needs, and a consumption society, which emphasized customers' wants, was like the difference between a 1908 Ford Model T and a 1959 Ford Galaxie. The Model T, available only in black, was a utilitarian piece of machinery intended for basic transportation. The Galaxie, decked out in shiny chrome, was a way to show off and to enjoy a sense of luxury, not just to move from place to place. Within a year or two, it would be obsolete as fashion changed. Blessed with abundant resources, America could afford to turn part of its productive capacity to creating glitz and fashionable waste. An older generation was careful to save and reuse; Americans in the Fifties began to use and throw away. They became "consumers."
Consumerism was driven by advertising. Spending on product promotion boomed, from $6 billion annually in 1950 to more than $13 billion by 1963. "The reason we have such a high standard of living," Robert Sarnoff, president of the National Broadcasting Company, said in 1956, "is because advertising has created an American frame of mind that makes people want more things, better things, and newer things."29
There's no question that advertising drove the purchase of new products, which in turn kept the nation's economic wheels turning. And, as Sarnoff pointed out, Americans did achieve a high standard of living. But some critics questioned whether a reliance on consumers to drive a huge portion of the economy was wise in the long term. Half a century later, our current economic crisis, fueled in part by a collapse of consumer spending, has raised the question again.
A Nation in Debt
Though Eisenhower tried mightily to balance the federal budget, consumers did not follow suit when it came to their own family budgets. Americans had traditionally been thrifty by nature, but in the Fifties they were willing to "buy now, pay later," as automobile advertisements urged. The Federal Housing Administration and the Veteran's Administration both offered low-interest loans to allow families to buy new homes.
The very first credit card——the Diner's Club card—— appeared in 1950. That particular card was limited to paying for meals at a limited number of restaurants, but it was quickly followed by other cards, touching off a dramatic growth in borrowing. Private debt more than doubled from $104.8 billion to $263.3 billion during the Fifties. People borrowed to buy houses, cars, appliances, and even swimming pools.
Buying on credit stimulated the economy, helping many to enjoy the good things in life even as it kept industry busy and unemployment low. Too much debt, as we've seen lately, can be a dangerous thing, but during the Fifties, borrowing mostly helped fuel the robust economy.
Left Out of Prosperity
The prosperity of the Eisenhower years did not touch all Americans, however. Even as the nation prospered and the middle class did well, something like 25% of citizens lived in poverty (then defined as an annual income under $3,000 for a family of four). Much of this poverty was said to be "invisible;" it affected blacks in urban neighborhoods and whites in depressed rural areas like the Appalachian Mountains. Middle-class folks enjoying their new swimming pools in the suburbs could go through their lives without ever seeing the misery in other sectors of American society. Poverty amid plenty was another paradox of the Fifties, but most were able to ignore it.
In the final assessment, President Eisenhower successfully guided the United States to become an economic superpower, giving the majority of its citizens a better life and a sense of security. Historian Robert Griffith summed up Eisenhower's approach to the national economy as a desire to "fashion a new corporate economy that would avoid both the destructive disorder of unregulated capitalism and the threat to business autonomy posed by socialism."30 In general, this middle way proved highly successful, even though it did fail to reach everyone.


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Whilie four-division titlewinner Juan Manuel Marquez no longer plans to fight on July 14 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, WBO junior featherweight titleholder Nonito Donaire and former WBA lightweight beltholder Brandon Rios are being targeted for a double-header at the Home Depot Center Staples Center in Carson, Calif., Top Rank Inc. CEO Bob Arum told RingTV.com on Monday night.
"Juan's not fighting in July. Not fighting at all. If he fights, it will be in Mexico, and [co-promoter] Fernando Beltran will arrange something for him there," said Arum of Marquez (54-6-1, 39 knockouts), who is coming off April's unanimous decision over Sergei Fedchenko for the WBO's interim junior welterweight belt.
"The Dallas Cowboys Stadium thing is out. I don't know if he's going to fight. We're just waiting. But he decided that he didn't want to fight until he did a real fight."
Marquez had been considering a southpaw opponent, such as Zab Judah or lightweight prospect Mercito Gesta, with an eye on a fourth clash with left-handed WBO welterweight titleholder Manny Pacquiao, against whom Marquez has battled through a draw and losses by disputed split- and majority decisions.
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This past September IIE joined the Clinton Foundation and the Brookings Institution's Collaborative for Harnessing Ambition and Resources for Girls' Education (Girls CHARGE). Girls CHARGE is a collaboration of over 50 companies, civil society organizations, multilaterals and governments all committed to improving learning and leadership opportunities for young women and girls globally. IIE and our Center for Women's Leadership Initiatives are excited to be a part of such a powerful collective voice in advancing global action on women and girls education. Girls CHARGE partners have committed over $800 million to reach more than 15 million girls by 2019. IIE's initial commitment is centered around expanding our HER program to help university become a reality for more than 60 girls in Ethiopia. Three of the HER girls received the highest university entrance exam results at their respective schools!
International exchange opportunities foster leadership, innovation, curiosity and compassion. Participants return from abroad with a commitment to positively transform society through peaceful global connections and a determination to solve some of the world's most pressing issues through innovation and collaboration. Read about five distinguished alumni of scholarships managed or administered by IIE whose international experiences gave them the courage and knowledge to forge new discoveries and change the world.
Zina Ammar grew up in Gafsa, Tunisia, where she learned how to make the region's famous Margoum carpets from the women in her family. Zina eventually started her own carpet-making business, but her lack of confidence and business skills limited her success. Hoping to grow her business, Zina enrolled in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Financial Education trainings at the Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) Center for Women's Business Development in her community.
International experience used to be a "nice-to-have" criterion in a graduate's resume. Today, it has become one of the most important components of a 21st century education. Many new studies show a direct impact of study abroad on creativity, cognitive ability, and student success. In addition, studies show that study abroad plays an important role in developing a global mindset and skills necessary to succeed in the workforce. Below are studies showing the value employers place on international experience and whether a graduate's career prospects actually improve as a result of this experience.
With the accelerating growth of engineering-related jobs globally and the predicted shortage of equipped employees, engaging more women is critical to both bridging the talent gap and providing companies with the diverse skills and perspectives necessary to thrive.
At the end of this month 100 HER girls in Ethiopia from Addis Ketema and Fittawarari will graduate from high school. We are proud of their accomplishments and excited about their futures! IIE is now raising funds to assist with their transition to university, and we invite you to lend your support by making a donation by June 15.
As part of IIE's Higher Education Readiness (HER) program, which provides young women in secondary school from underserved communities with a pathway to university, our team in the Addis Ababa office is organizing inspirational speakers to meet with the girls several times each semester. The speakers are Ethiopian women who have, despite challenges in their lives, become leaders in their field. The speakers are wonderful examples for the girls on what they can become if they focus, stay in school, and follow their dreams.
Chadleya Idriss began making toys for her children using recycled wood, which was "safer, more environmentally friendly, and more affordable than store-bought toys," she explains. Chadleya went to the WES Center for Women's Business Development in Kairouan, Tunisia, with a dream of starting a toy business. She participated in the WES entrepreneurship training and worked closely with the WES Center staff to conduct market research on the local toy industry. Last November, Chadleya launched her new business, Toy Story.
Two hundred girls in the Addis Ketema and Fitawrari high schools have now been awarded HER! An important component of the Higher Education Readiness (HER) program is communication and involvement of the parents, because as we know, if they are not supportive, the likelihood of the girls staying in school is minimal.
Today, women make up 12 percent of all computer science grads. Just three decades ago, they represented 37 percent. They're half the workforce, but hold only a quarter of technical or computing jobs.
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SAN ANTONIO – Omar Figueroa made short work of Abner Cotto in the chief undercard bout to the Saul Alvarez-Austin Trout junior middleweight championship on Saturday at Alamodome, stopping his fellow unbeaten lightweight prospect in the opening round of the scheduled 12 rounder.
Figueroa (21-1-1, 16 knockouts), of Weslaco, Texas, dropped Cotto twice with left hooks to the head followed by hard body shots, forcing referee Jon Schorle to step in and save the Puerto Rico native at near end of the round. Cotto (16-1, 7 KOs) was never in the fight, which was the opening bout to Showtime's Championship Boxing broadcast.
"I got hit a few times but it's part of the stalking process; I knew he was hurt, my body shots hurt him," said Figueroa, who landed 20 (four of which were body shots) of the 44 power punches he threw, according to CompuBox.
"It was only a matter of time. I hope everyone enjoyed the fight."
The pro-Mexican, pro-Texas crowd of 38,000-plus fans did and their cheers made for a deafening roar when every time Figueroa was on the attack.
In the main fight of a Showtime Extreme broadcast, undefeated junior middleweight prospect Jermall Charlo looked sharp chopping up the face of Mexican veteran Orlando Lora over four rounds. The right side of Lora's face was busted up enough for his corner to keep him on the stool at the start of the fifth round, giving Charlo (13-0, 9 KOs) a fifth-round TKO even though no action took place in the opening 10 seconds of the round.
Lora dropped to 29-4-2 (19 KOs).
In a wild swing bout, Terrell Gausha survived a scare against unheralded Alabama journeyman William Waters, who dropped the 2012 U.S. Olympian in the opening round of a four-round junior middleweight slugfest. Gausha got up and fought back hard the entire fight, but Waters took the Cleveland, Ohio native's best shots and continued to press the action.
Gausha (4-0, 2 KOs) was the more accurate puncher of the two, landing 115 of his 231 total punches (50 percent) and 86 of his 140 power shots (61 percent), which earned him the close decision by unanimous scores of 38-37. Waters (2-4, 2 KOs) only landed 46 of his 296 total punches (16 percent), according to CompuBox, and 41 of the 227 power shots he threw (18 percent).
In the opening bout of the Showtime Extreme broadcast, Philadelphia-based middleweight prospect Julian Williams outslugged California spoiler Dashon Johnson to a third round TKO. Williams (12-0-1, 7 KOs) rocked Johnson back into the ropes with a big hook before swarming the helpless opponent until referee Rafael Ramos stopped the bout at 1:43 of the round.
Ivan Morales, the undefeated younger brother of Erik Morales, outboxed game Raul Hidalgo to an eight-round unanimous decision. Morales (21-0, 13 KOs), of Tijuana, won by unanimous scores of 78-73. Hidalgo dropped to 17-8 (13 ).
Andres Gutierrez was too strong and accurate for Salvador "Sal II" Sanchez, bulldozing the nephew of the former featherweight champ to a fifth-round TKO of a scheduled 10-round junior featherweight bout. Gutierrez, who is managed by Alvarez's co-trainers, improved to 26-0-1 (22). Sanchez fell to 30-6-3 (18).
In a surprising upset, journeyman Omar Gonzalez (6-8, 1 KO) out-pointed fellow San Antonio resident and former contender Raul Martinez (29-3, 17 KOs) via four-round split decision in a junior featherweight bout. Martin, who has only fought once since being dropping a six-round technical decision to Rodrigo Guerrero in a 2011 junior bantamweight title bout, was clearly rusty and didn't offer much offense.
In the opening bout of the card, Houston-area featherweight prospect Miguel Flores improved to 11-0 (6 KOs) with a hard-fought four-round unanimous decision (39-37, 39-37, 40-36) over veteran journeyman Guadalupe De Leon (8-14, 4 KOs).
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The Caledonian-Record reports turnout for the special vote far exceeded the annual town meeting numbers. There are about 1,300 registered voters in Barnet.


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January 17, 2006
(The questions below were submitted by fans through Sabres.com and the Weekly Report, a weekly recap that is delivered to Sabres Insider's email.)
Alicia, West Seneca, NY
Q: How did you get into hockey? When was the first time you started playing? How did you know this is what you wanted to do?
A: It's kind of a family tradition. My dad played, my grandpa played, my great uncle and my cousins played. I just grew up around hockey. It was introduced to me when I was young and I was taken to games. I got used to the sport and got into it and it ended up being something that I loved to do.
I started playing as young as I can remember, but I started playing organized hockey when I was about 5 years old.
I just love to do it, I love being on the ice and playing. I always thought going to college and playing for the Spartans was the biggest thing you could do. Then my cousins graduated and went to play in the NHL and I realized, "oh you can make a living doing that!" I must've been around 8 or 9 years old.
Jordan, Niagara Falls, NY
Q: What is your most memorable start as a goalie?
A: My first NHL game. It's something that I worked towards my whole life, and to get that first opportunity is such a fresh feeling. You're anxious, excited, a little nervous, just all these emotions rolled up into one thing. We lost in over-time but by the third period, I figured out where I was. It's one of those things that I'll never forget.
Kristin, Hilton, NY
Q: What is going through your mind as a player crosses the blueline on a breakaway?
A: Paying attention to what hand they shoot with, and if it's anyone in particular whether they like using a certain move. I ask myself, who is it? What can I do? I try to be aware of them but play it like I normally would. I'm more aggressive on breakaways and just want to challenge the guy.
Josh, North Tonawanda, NY
Q: What is the hardest shot to stop as a goalie? I've heard it's low and to the stick side, is there any truth to that?
A: Placement is everything. There are a lot of different hard shots, it just depends on the situation that unfolds in front of you. Generally speaking it's true. A guy that puts a shot low and to the stick side, it's hard to reach and get at.
Melanie, Tonawanda, NY
Q: What is your favorite part about Buffalo so far?
A: I haven't had a chance to really get out that much, but I really like the restaurants and the food. They're original and different. Where I'm from, the only places that are original are bars and bar-style food. I like how they have more cuisine style food. You can go out and have a nice meal without it being a chain place. At home, it's always the Olive Garden and stuff like that. You can only have breadsticks and salad so much.
Jeff, Avon, NY
Q: What was it like for you the first time you saw yourself on a hockey card?
A: I collected cards when I was a kid and my first time on a card was pretty cool. In college, we were all just kind of like "oh, yeah, whatever," but my first time on an NHL trading card was cool. To have cousins and kids in my family all having cards of me, it feels really good.
Aaron Perry, NY
Q: So far in your career, what team do you like beating the most?
A: I like beating any team. I don't think I've established too many rivalries.
Chris, Orchard Park, NY
Q: Who was your favorite goalie growing up as a child? Who is the toughest player on the team to stop in practice?
A: Growing up, Curtis Joseph. My cousin played for the Blues when Joseph was breaking in at the time. He was only playing for a year or two, and I could really identify with him. Even Hasek, before he got into his groove, he just wouldn't quit and was a guy who really played hard. I don't think I play anything like him but I like how he pushes himself in the game.
As far as the hardest guy to stop in practice, there are a few. I don't want to give anyone too much credit. They'll get big heads and get cocky.
DJ, Buffalo, NY
Q: How big of an influence did cousins Kip, Kevin, and Kelly have on you?
A: A tremendous influence. I got to watch them train when I was younger, and as I moved up in my levels of hockey, I got to work with them and take shots. My favorite memory was being a little kid and being a goalie.
My cousins were pretty good and local guys would come out and skate with them or guys they went to college with. They would have me out on the ice in the summer time at eight in the morning with two buckets of pucks and dump them in the corner. They would take turns being the guy shooting from the center.
Each would catch a pass, take a one timer and tell me to just stand there. The pucks would be flying by me for a few years, ringing by my ears and past my head. I'd catch one or two and make a few saves. They never took it easy on me, and I think that's what really helped. They always challenged me and made it fun by accepting me and making me feel a part of it. It's something that I won't forget and it's how I handle my younger cousins and other kids. I try to make them feel accepted when playing.
Alexander, Vienna, Austria
Q: What are the biggest differences between playing in the AHL and the NHL for you?
A: It's hard to say. I think hockey's hockey for the most part. The skill level rises a little with one-on-one situations, as there are tremendous skaters and shooters. It's increasingly important in the NHL to focus on every single shot.
John, Salamanca, NY
Q: Shootouts have become very important in accumulating points in the standings. Do you keep a book of the tendencies of the top shooters on each team?
A: Just mentally. I call it, cataloging the shooters. It's being aware of what hand they are even if you can't see them on the ice. Try to catch a glimpse of them, where is the puck going to go if he gets the pass. When you get to a shootout, if he's left-handed, then he's more likely to shoot certain places and make moves that will put him in a better spot.
With right-handed shooters, they will place themselves in other spots. I try eliminating options in my head, but that's where it gets tough. Guys are so creative at this level and you can't really think too much. I try to just pick out the left-handed and right-handed shooters as best I can.
Kevin, Buffalo, NY
Q: In your opinion, who is currently the best shooter in the NHL? Who has the hardest slapshot? If you were a coach, who would you choose as your three shooters in the current NHL and in history?
A: Best shooter for getting shots off from basically anywhere, Ilya Kovalchuk.
Best slapshot, that I've faced, Zdeno Chara.
Three Current Shooters: Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic, Jaromir Jagr
Three in History: Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier
CJ, Victor, NY
Q: What is your favorite kind of ice cream?
A: Mint chocolate chip.
Liz, Olean, NY
Q: As a guitarist myself, I was wondering whether you preferred playing acoustic or electric more? What is your favorite artist to play?
A: Acoustic, it's what I associate with. I take it on vacation with me, up north to Michigan. I like Jack Johnson, just strumming his stuff go's over well.


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Commentary on War: I'm fifty-eight years old, and I can't remember a time when the United States was not at war, preparing for another war, or just getting over a war (not to include WWI and WWII); thus, we've had a busy half-century. I was but three years old when the Korean War broke out, in l950, and in 1953, when it was tranquilized. Then again in 1964, my friends went to Vietnam, and I in 1971, that war ended in 1975, an eleven year war. I thought we'd have peace but we got a few more wars in-between (we always do); such as, in the 80s Haiti involvement, Granada, and some secret Central American things; nothing real big. And then we got Bosnia in the 90s, and a few other little East Europe wars to attend to (mixed with these wars we had Granada and a few African uprisings); always helping out Europe with their little squats, which they feel are important, and when it comes to American made squats, of course they are less important to them. Also in the 90s we got Iraqi I, and in the now 21st Century, we've had to contend with Afghanistan and Iraqi II. We are a country full of warlords to be sure. What will be next, between 2007 and 2016, as I had predicted in 1984, we will be in line with the onset of WWIII. We have been fighting it since l950, with Korea, now it is set in motion: the war on terror is part of it of course. When I say set in motion, I mean, things are going to fly. We already got Iran and Korea on the hot list; Syria is bordering it; and we are going to have to contend with the Arabs sneaking through South America to North America and lighting up a path once they got on solid ground. Russia and China are becoming economies with highbrow ideas; we may have ruled the 90s, but I fear, things will change, as often they do. Dlsiluk
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Poemas Tristes
Here is an unusual war poem Dennis has written today, on the Iraqi war. He said after following it for four years, "...it is getting old; yet it sells papers doesn't it?" He was for the war when it was a war, so he told me, but now it is not, it is more a police action, he explains to me, and feels perhaps we have overstayed our welcome. "And what are the motivating factors now?" he asks. He adds, "When we get into questioning the motives, after a war, when they are not clear, it is perhaps time to leave..." Dennis being a Vietnam Veteran knows a little bit about how it all works; and here in this poem, he paints his picture of war, the Iraqi war, and how he sees the colors of war through color crayons of a little boy. Rosa Penaloza
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F6ix – the hip-hop nightclub that never fails to get us booty poppin' – has launched a new contest via Instagram to get locals snapping their scene. The Photo Lifestyle Challenge asks savvy San Diegans to submit Instagram photos based on different themes each week, for five weeks total.
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By George Will
WASHINGTON – After trying to tax Illinois to governmental solvency and economic dynamism, Pat Quinn, a Democrat who has been governor since 2009, now says "our rendezvous with reality has arrived." Actually, Illinois is still reality-averse, so Americans may soon learn the importance of the freedom to fail in a system of competitive federalism.
Illinois was more heavily taxed than the five contiguous states (Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin) even before January 2011, when Quinn got a lame duck Legislature (its successor has fewer Democrats) to raise corporate taxes 30 percent (from 7.3 percent to 9.5 percent), giving Illinois one of the highest state corporate taxes, and the fourth highest combination of national and local corporate taxation in the industrialized world.
Quinn raised personal income taxes 67 percent (from 3 percent to 5 percent), adding about $1,040 to the tax burden of a family of four earning $60,000. Illinois' unemployment rate increased faster than any other state's in 2011. Its pension system is the nation's most underfunded, and the state has floated bond issues to finance pension contributions – borrowing money that someday must be repaid.
Quinn's recent flirtation with realism – a plan to raise the retirement age to 67 and cap pension cost-of-living adjustments – is less significant than the continuing unrealistic expectation that some Illinois' pension investments will grow 8.5 percent annually.
The Illinois Policy Institute, a limited-government think tank, in a report cheekily titled "Another $54 Billion!?" argues that in addition to the $83 billion in pension underfunding the state acknowledges, there is $54 billion in unfunded retiree health liabilities over the next 30 years. Illinois, a stronghold of public employees unions, "is on pace to spend nearly $1 billion on retiree health care benefits in fiscal year 2013, more than double what it spent in 2003."
To prepare for Illinois' probable plunge into insolvency, read "Freedom to Fail: The Keystone of American Federalism" by Paul E. Peterson and Daniel Nadler in the University of Chicago Law Review. They note that only 25 of the world's 193 nations have federal systems, and in most of the 25 the freedom of the lower tiers of government is more circumscribed by the central government than American state governments are by the federal government. American states' greater freedom from the central government's supervision requires that they be disciplined instead by the market for government bonds, and the real possibility of default.
Peterson, a professor of government at Harvard, and Nadler, a doctoral candidate also at Harvard, say collective bargaining rights for government employees pose "a dramatically new challenge to the viability" of American federalism.
At least 12 percent of Americans change their residences each year, often moving to more hospitable economic environments. In a system of competitive federalism, Peterson and Nadler write, "If states and localities attempt in a serious way to tax the rich and give to the poor, the rich will depart while the poor will be attracted." And government revenues and expenditures vary inversely.
From September through December 2008, the premium that investors demanded before they would buy California debt rather than U.S. treasuries jumped from 24 to 271 basis points (100 points equals 1 percent). The bond market, the only remaining reality check for state politicians, must be allowed to work.
Constitutional jurisprudence affirms that states exercising substantial autonomous powers thereby assume concomitant risks. Federal loans or other bailouts of misgoverned states would remove bond market discipline, the only inhibition on the alliance between the Democratic portion of the political class and unionized public employees.
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The City of San Antonio Housing Trust
The City San Antonio Housing Trust (SAHT) was created by the City of San Antonio in 1988 with a corpus of $10 million. SAHT is governed by an 11 member Board of Trustees appointed by the San Antonio City Council. The Board of Trustees reviews and recommends to City Council the Housing Trust Fund awards. The Board makes its recommendation decision based on proposals received from sponsors responding to a request for proposals during an open, competitive, funding process. Interest earned from the $10 million corpus and loan paybacks capitalize the funding rounds. Funding rounds are held approximately every year and a half.
The San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc. (SAHTF)
The day-to-day administration of the Housing Trust Fund is performed by The San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc. (SAHTF) formed in 1991, a section 501 c (3) non-profit organization, under contract to the City of San Antonio. Staff is employed by SAHTF. All organizational expenses and contracts are through SAHTF. The Board of Trustees appointed by City Council also serve as the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc. Agreements for Trust Assistance are finalized and executed through SAHTF. Because the majority of the Trust fund's activities are implemented through SAHTF, the Trust Fund Board of Trustees usually meets only quarterly, or as necessary, while the SAHTF Board of Directors meets monthly or more often as necessary.
The San Antonio Housing Trust Finance Corporation (SAHTFC)
The San Antonio Housing Trust Finance Corporation (SAHTFC) was formed by the Housing Trust in 1997 for the purpose of issuing bonds to finance affordable housing. This brings a new dimension to the Housing Trust's financial intermediary status and builds on the record of the Trust. The initial board of the Finance Corporation is the San Antonio City Council. The Finance Corporation is administered by the staff of the Foundation.
The San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corporation (SAHTPFC)
The San Antonio Housing Trust Finance Corporation (the "SAHTFC") voted unanimously on July 1, 2009 to recommend that the City of San Antonio (the "City") create a Public Facility Corporation ("PFC") to provide a tool to develop affordable housing. Administered by the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation (the "SAHT Foundation"). The board of the SAHTPC consists of five City Council members. A PFC enables housing resources to be better coordinated and directed to accomplish the City's revitalization goals.
The San Antonio Housing Trust Investment Corporation (SAHTIC)
The San Antonio Housing Trust Investment Corporation (SAHTIC) was formed by the Foundation in 1991 and activated in 1996 for the purpose of conveying real estate. Since holding real estate can be a greater liability than running the Housing Trust, all real estate activities are in the Investment Corp. and all financial activities are in the Foundation. SAHTIC has no paid staff. All activities undertaken by SAHTIC are staffed by employees of the SAHTF.
This list is provided for informational purposes only. The San Antonio Housing Trust (SAHT), or any related entities, does not guarantee the availability of funding. The information listed is
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With Round 9 at Sachsenring, we reach the mid point of the 18-race season. The three day German GP race weekend drew over 230,000 fans to this undulating, technical circuit, making this one of the most highly attended races of the year so far. The crowds witnessed a thrilling performance from Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa, making a stunning comeback in his second race after time off for a broken collarbone. With this repeat of his Sachsenring victory last year, Dani definitively proved that he is back in top form. Team mate Casey Stoner came in third to retain his lead in the points ranking, racking up his eighth podium finish out of nine races this year. HRC Team Principal Shuhei Nakamoto tells us about the riders after the race and how hard it is to maintain such high performance over this grueling 30-lap circuit.
In Dani's second race after returning from injury time out he proved without question that he's back on his old form. It's a big relief for us and we're all really happy about this win. One look at their tires after the race told me that Dani had ridden the most skillful race of the three riders on the podium. His were in the best condition by far. I have to admit that we weren't completely satisfied with the set-up of the bikes, which makes Dani's win today even more of a triumph.
Well, his injury was to his right collarbone, and this circuit is heavy on left corners which was a great help to him. The pain in his bones is now completely gone, but he hasn't trained enough yet to return to 100% condition and you could see his fatigue showing in the second half of the race. That was what was worrying me most, but Dani did a great job of staying focused right to the end to carry off this victory.
The swing arm is one of the components we use to adjust the set-up. In the case of this course, rear grip is an issue so we used the new swing arm. When we need more stability, we'll use the old arm. Basically, we play it by ear each time.
True, but I think it will be OK. Dani won there last year, and it's a circuit that he's very happy with. I'm sure he'll show us some superb riding.
Casey was losing grip on his right side, and this made it hard to accelerate out of the right-hander at turn 11, before the back straight. That corner was a major issue for him in this race.
Yes. Going that tight means problems when accelerating back up to speed. That was how Lorenzo was able to take him on the last turn. Casey coming third for 16 points while Jorge takes 20 for second means Casey is still ahead in the ranking, but his lead has now been cut by four points. It's still wide open at this stage: coming races could see him pulling away, or the contest getting even tighter. Naturally I'm hoping he can increase that gap in the next race.
Andrea was doing very well for the first several laps, but from the middle of the race he gradually fell back from the lead group. He had been keeping up a good pace of 1 minute 22 seconds, but being overtaken by Marco knocked him back for a while and that increased the gap.
I think seeing the size of the gap probably caused him to lose some motivation. He did a fine job battling with the rest of his group to finally finish in fourth place, but I was hoping for more from this rider. Andrea shouldn't have been fighting for fourth place, he should have been aiming for a podium finish, even for top place. That's the target he has to set from now on.
As I've said before, Marco can show an extremely fast turn of speed when he needs to. When I checked his tires after this race, there were some very serious blisters. That was why he had to let Ben Spies take him in the last lap. But tires don't destroy themselves, it's the rider who destroys his tires. At the moment, Marco is still just relying on his tires to give him the grip he needs. Instead he has to learn to manage his tires so they will perform well until the end of the race.
That's right. Compared to last year, he has improved enormously but we think he has the potential to become a much greater rider.
Last year he had to miss the German GP because of an injury, so it was his first time on this course in MotoGP. He was suffering even during set up, due to the fractured vertebra that he hurt again two races ago in Holland. If he fell again here we were worried it might become a really major injury, and that's what made him ride cautiously and not get great times.
To win, of course! Jorge won this race last year, but Dani took it the year before. And Casey rode to an incredibly fast victory here in 2007, the year he became champion. So we can expect an exciting race as these three battle it out for top place.
Oh yes. If Andrea and Marco too can take on the leaders, you never know, but we might even get a 1-2-3 result. I certainly wouldn't complain. But in the world of racing, nothing's certain. Jorge is reigning champion, he is a very dogged fighter, and I don't see him letting anyone past him if he can possibly help it. That's why we need everyone to keep on showing their support.


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The Seal / Logo
The Colegio's seal bears the Maltese cross dating back between 1696 and 1716. The Maltese cross is the eight-point cross of Amalfi, a town in Italy whose merchants founded a hostel for the pilgrims of Jerusalem. The group became the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, who transferred in Malta in 1530 and was allowed to stay in condition that they swear allegiance to Emperor Charles V of Spain. They became known as the knights of Malta from then on because of their pious works they earned for themselves a place of honor within the church. Undoubtedly, Don Geronimo Guerrero, one of the founding fathers of Letran was a Knight of Malta.
The silver cross on a blue and red field encircled by the wreath of green laurel represents the pattern of perfection of which all minds that come to Letran are molded. Its silver bespeaks of the purity which must be attained. The blue and red field indicates Letran, the battleground where the vile things are fought against the daunted and where ultimately the consummate ideal of the cross is accomplished. For that ultimate triumph, there is the wreath of green, ever fresh for every victory.
Maltese Cross
The College seal of a Maltese Cross bearing the inscription of "Collegial de Letran" dates between the 1696 and 1716. This seal is derived from the "Lateran" and Knights of Malta traditions.
Coat of arms
At the top center of the shield is the knight, the title and the name of all members of the Letran community most especially the students must be known. At the left side of the figure is the spear and at the right side is the torch, symbolizing truth and courage every Knight must have in pursuit of quality integral formation. The shield itself contains the Dominican's cross colored black and white, signifying that Letran is a Dominican institution. At the center is the Letran seal of a silver cross on a blue and red field enriched by the green wreath laurel. On it, hangs the Colegio's motto, summarizing the core values of love of God, country, and Letran.
The Palace was owned by the Laterani, a Roman noble family who revolted against Nero in 53-54 A.D. The Emperor Constantine stayed there when he visited Rome in 315 A.D. During the Crusades, the Pope renamed the church after the Benedictine Monastery of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist (which were situated on both sides of the Palace), but retained the Laterani appellation. Thus, it is the present name of Basilica of St. John Lateran.
During the dark days of the Church, the Papal elections were conducted at the Basilica, from the 12th century onwards. The feast of the Lateran Basilica was observed throughout the Roman Catholic as a sign of devotion to and of unity with the Chair of Peter.
The Dominican spirit of upholding church unity and orthodoxy in faith is clearly manifested when the founding father named the first boy's school in the country after the mother Church of Christendom: Colegio de San Juan de Letran.


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LightSquared Bad News Keeps Coming
The headaches for LightSquared continue to pile up.
The company, which is trying to build a new national wireless network, was sent a default notice by satellite telecommunications firm Inmarsat PLC on Monday.
Inmarsat said Monday it hasn't received a $56.3 million payment from LightSquared as per its cooperative agreement, and though the two are in discussions, Inmarset can't provide "any assurance" it will get further payments.
LightSquared responded that the first phase of the agreement hasn't been closed, as Inmarsat has further obligations to complete.
"LightSquared is committed to fulfilling its business plan to bring world-class wireless broadband connectivity to millions of Americans and believes that Inmarsat will remain an important partner in the company's future endeavors," the company said.
LightSquared, backed by Phil Falcone and his hedge fund, Harbinger Capital Partners, has faced several road blocks, not the least being a decision last week by federal regulators to block the network.
The regulators contend it will likely improperly interfere with GPS devices, but Falcone said the project will continue.
On Friday, a group of investors sued Falcone and Harbinger in Manhattan federal court, arguing the "all in" investment in LightSquared had squandered billions.


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All weekly unemployment claims will now be filed online in Nebraska.
The state Department of Labor says the new online system will replace the old automated phone system.
Labor Commissioner Catherine Lang says this is a step forward for the department. Nebraskans will now be able to complete most of the steps to receive benefits in one place.
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People who don't have a computer are encouraged to use computers at their local library or at one of 15 Labor Department offices to file their weekly unemployment claims.


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Hundreds Shades of Grey
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Photo and caption by Noora Eronen
This picture is taken in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Lively Rabaul was also known as the lovely garden city of the Pacific with the holiday resorts, busy airport and prosper deep-sea harbor activities until a series of volcano eruptions (latest in 2006) destroyed it largely. Though leaving miraculously the population unharmed. Lava and several meters ashes covered the town, its buildings and the infrastructure thus creating barren landscapes of hundreds shades of grey. This image taken from the spot where the airport used to be located before the natural disaster.
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Just one month after the death of Dr. George Tiller, the Center for Reproductive Rights released a chilling report that shows abortion providers and their clinics are under siege. A four-month investigation in six states revealed that death threats, break ins, and assaults continue to impede women's access to clinics. Rather than use Tiller's death to make the case that doctors and their patients should be protected, the federal government has done very little. So how should those who believe in a woman's right to have an abortion respond?
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"It's not a bed of roses, by any means," Mama starkly announced, and Mrs. Coughlan concurred. She even became a little indiscreet, said that on her wedding day three unfortunate things happened — the edge of her veiling got caught on the church railing as they posed for the photographs, the handle of the knife broke in the wedding cake as she cut it, and an old aunt swore that she saw a fat mouse move across the dining room of the hotel floor and went into hysterics. Then, casually, she mentioned that she had been married off in her twenties. I reckoned that she was about thirty-five or -six. She said that small towns were stifling and that bank folk only talked shop. Moreover, every few years Hugh got transferred to another town, so they could never put down roots and it was all ghastly. Mama sympathized, said she had been in the same place for many years but now loved her farm, her kitchen garden, and her house, and would not be parted from them. Then she slipped in the fact that she hoped Mrs. Coughlan would feel free to call on us, whenever she wished, and this was met with tepid, absent-minded gratitude. Things were not going brilliantly. There was no ripple to it and there was no excitement. There were times when it seemed as if Mrs. Coughlan had literally floated away from us, not listening, not seeing, lost in her own world-weary reverie.
A trolley was wheeled in. The china tea set was exquisite, with matching slop bowl, sugar bowl, and jug. The teapot was like a little kettle and had a cane handle. But the eats were not that thrilling. The sandwiches looked rough, obviously made by Rita, and I could swear that it was a shop cake. It had pink icing with a glacé cherry on top, not like Mama's cakes, which were dusted with caster sugar or a soft-boiled icing that literally melted on the tongue. There were also shop biscuits. Drew urged us to tuck in, as she refrained from food and kept feeling her throat through the layers of green folded georgette. Effie's hand trembled terribly as she passed us the cup and saucer, and Drew told her for goodness' sake to get the nesting tables open so that we could at least have something to balance on.
Wanting desperately to show gratitude, Mama said that if ever they needed cream, fresh eggs, cabbage, or cooking apples they had only to ask. Normally she was reserved but her yearning to form a friendship had made her overaccommodating.
All of a sudden Drew got up and rushed to look in the oval mirror that had two candlesticks affixed to it, the white candles unlit, and unwinding the georgette scarf she sighed, saying to Effie to come and look, that the rash was much worse. Effie rushed to her, felt her glands, and said yes, that her lip had also swollen up. To our eyes there was no swelling at all, just a slightly chapped lip and a cold sore. Effie said they would ring the doctor at once, but Mrs. Coughlan tut-tutted, said that was too much of an imposition and that they would go there instead. My heart sank. Mama's must have sunk too. Mama agreed with Effie that they should send for him and that he would come and bring several medicines in his doctor's bag. Drew was adamant and told Effie to run and get her fur coatee. She kept touching her lip and her glands with her forefinger, and Mama wondered aloud if perhaps it was some allergy, that maybe she had been gardening and touched nettles or some other plant, to which there came the distinct and crisp answer of "Nouh." Mama could not find the right thing to say.
Effie was back, all solicitude, putting the coatee around her sister's shoulders as they went out. We stood in the hall door to see them off, and Effie, who had only recently learned to drive, set out at a reckless speed. She could have killed someone. We debated as to what we should do, but the truth was we did not want to go home so early. Mama looked down at the perforated rubber mat that allowed for muck and wet to fall through and vowed that when she had a bit of money she would invest in one, so as not to be down on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor and hall three times a week. It was not yet dark. Men were sitting on a bench across the road, drinking and talking quietly among themselves. They recognized us but did not call across, as by being in the Coughlan house we had somehow placed ourselves above them. Mama said that yes, the sitting room was nice, but it did not have a very salubrious view. It was a hushed night and there was a smell of flowers, especially night-scented stock from Mrs. McBride's garden next door. Mrs. McBride was a fanatic gardener and was forever wheeling different pots with flowering plants onto her front porch. We had heard that there was a rift between her and the Coughlans, as both had allotments at the back of their houses and there was argument about the boundary fence — so much so that a guard had had to be called to keep the peace.


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AAA: 'Tipsy Tow' not available in Tri-State
Care Cab available inside I-275 loop
The auto club AAA is taking steps to clarify that a free New Year's Eve towing service for drunk drivers isn't available in most of Ohio or any part of Indiana or Kentucky.
The clarification became necessary when details of the "Tipsy Tow" program - where AAA-affiliated trucks give inebriated motorists a free tow and a ride - were widely posted on Facebook and other social media in recent days.
AAA Ohio Auto Club said it doesn't provide the service because its main mission is to provide emergency road service, and New Year's Eve is a big night for that.
Also, the auto club says there are other ways to keep drunk drivers off the road.
In the Buckeye State, "Tipsy Tow" is being offered only in eight counties covered by AAA Northwest Ohio. Nationwide, only parts of 17 states offer the program.
Care Cab is available for Cincinnati-area drivers within the Interstate 275 loop, but does not include towing of vehicles.
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The Romance Genre Goes Plus-Size At Ellora's Cave Publishing
Posted by Jane Janeczko on November 4, 2013
I read literally everything.
From Austen to Cabot, from Vonnegut to Roberts, from Crichton to King.
And I am perfectly shameless about it.
I have even, on occasion, picked up the stray Romance novel to flip through (and maybe penned one of my own). So, when I received a press release about how the people over at Ellora's Cave Publishing were expanding the bookshelves of their Romance novels to include plus-size heroines, I basically squealed with glee.
Raelene Gorlinsky, the lead publisher at Ellora's Cave, correctly asserts that women generally picture themselves as some version of the heroines in Romance novels they read. Since 57 percent of women are now buying clothes in a size 16 or larger, it stands to reason that these women would like to read more literature that celebrates their body-type.
Plus-size women deserve to take the lead in literature just as much as they deserve that blessed protagonist spotlight in television and film. Happily, that's slowly happening more and more – Rebel Wilson has her own sitcom for goodness sake.
Ellora's Cave is making that happen for Romance novels.
Gorlinsky and the team at Ellora's Cave are putting a special focus on plus-size heroines in their upcoming novels.
"As an erotic romance publisher, I've found female readers want to identify with the heroine as she finds true love—and great sex—with an incredibly desirable guy," said Gorlinsky in her press release. "Why do women like stories about full-figured heroines? Gee, could it be because most of us are in reality much larger than size six, let alone size zero? That identification fantasy is ruined if the heroine is too different from the reader and especially if the reader's own characteristics are disparaged in the process."
Ellora's Cave already has a special shelf devoted to "rubenesque" heroines, but they are planning to give their curvy girl heroines some extra love in the coming months. Gorlinsky and the Ellora Team chose to use the term "rubenesque" to classify their plus-size heroines because of it's artistic 17th century origins. Painter Peter Paul Rubens often depicted women with large breasts, wide hips, and lush curves in his work, which is where the term comes from.
"This year we decided to draw more attention (and hopefully readers) to our Rubenesque writing by releasing 'Curve Appeal,' special stories that go out of their way to present a positive image of plus-sized heroines," said Gorlinsky. "Our hope is that with strides like these, a full-figured (or at least realistic) heroine will start to become the rule, rather than the exception."
According to Gorlinsky, none of the stories really make the heroine's size a major plot point; rather, they depict women who are confident and beautiful. They just present plus-size women in a positive way, where she is judged by who she is rather than what she looks like.
For more stories with plus-size heroines, check out this helpful list of Top 10 Phattest Plus-Size Heroines put together by Kelly Faircloth of "Heroes and Hearbreakers" or check out Meg Cabot's Heather Wells Mystery Series. Cabot just released the most recent addition to this series (book number five), "The Bride Wore Size 12," in September.
Do you read romance novels? What types of books and other media would you like more plus-size women to be featured more prominently in? Let me know in the comments!
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From Booklist
"Paterno adds grain and texture to the historical record.... makes a cogent case for absorbing Paterno's entire legacy." (Dwight Garner The New York Times)
"I urge you to read [Paterno]. . . A life is never defined entirely by a man's good, or by his bad." (Mike Vaccaro New York Post)
"It is exhilirating to read of Paterno the man and gripping to read of his downfall." (ESPN.com)
The truth is that [Paterno] is a portrait very much in three dimensions. In that sense, Posnanski succeeds…We are left with this book as the final record of the final days. It is more than that, obviously - it is the story of an extraordinary life - but it is most compelling as a chronicle of the end." (Philadelphia Daily News) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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MARION — The owners of a Marion home got quite the surprise Sunday when an adult black bear was found in a tree in their yard.
The homeowners went outside to fetch their Sunday morning paper and a neighbor advised them of the bear's presence, according to a Marion Volunteer Fire Co. spokesman.
The bear reportedly was hit by pickup truck on Molly Pitcher Highway (U.S. 11) around 5:30 a.m. then ran up the tree at 5633 Molly Pitcher Highway.
As a group of onlookers watched from a distance, Pennsylvania Game Commission officers tranquilized the bear, removed it from the tree and transported it to a safe location Sunday afternoon, according to the Franklin County Fire Wire Facebook page.
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Children Of Bodom releases latest studio update
Jaska Raatikainen reveals that he is done with his drum recordings. He needs to do just a couple of covers soon. He says that the recording has been smooth and fun for him and he says that the new album sounds absolutely amazing. He and the band do have high hopes for the CD.
He says that the fans are going to love the new CD. It has nine tracks and he also said that he would post a video of him drumming later on.
The new, yet to be named album, is being produced by . Matt has previously worked with bands like Monster Magnet and Hatebreed. Additional details and other information will be revealed soon.


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Tom DeLay Sentenced To 3 Years In Texas Prison For Money Laundering Conspiracy
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who was known as "The Hammer" for his hardball tactics in getting legislation passed through his chamber, received a three-year jail sentence for conspiracy to commit money laundering in Texas, the Associated Press and the Austin American-Statesman reported. DeLay's other sentence, a five-year term on a substantive money-laundering count, was converted by Texas Judge Pat Priest to probation.
The charges date back to the 2002 midterm elections, when DeLay, 63, had his state political action committee collect $190,000 in corporate donations and funnel it to the Republican National Committee, which in turn sent $190,000 to Republican state house candidates hand-picked by DeLay's PAC. Taking corporate money is illegal under Texas campaign finance law.
Prior to receiving the sentence, DeLay addressed the court, maintaining his innocence, according to the American-Statesman. "I fought the fight. I ran the race. I kept the faith," DeLay said.
Prosecutors had been looking for at least 10 years in prison, while DeLay's defense team had called for probation. During the sentencing hearing, DeLay had former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., testify as a character witness, saying he honorably served his Texas district for more than 20 years.
"I can't be remorseful for something I don't think I did," DeLay said, as his lawyers vowed to appeal, saying they think the conviction will be overturned.
DeLay was immediately taken into custody, but the judge granted a request from his attorneys that he be released on a $10,000 bond pending appeal once he is processed at the county jail, the AP reported. Prosecutors countered it could be years until DeLay sees the inside of a cell while his case works its way through the Texas judicial system.


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Nadia McCaffrey, who turns 65 on Saturday, is a shining example of how one person can spark a chain reaction that leads to thousands of veterans receiving the help they need from the civilian community.
After her son was killed in Iraq, Nadia established the Patrick McCaffrey Foundation in his honor. The mission is to help returning warriors heal by providing them with safe temporary housing where they can commune with nature, animals and each other. Assistance with obtaining employment is offered, and conventional as well as unconventional mental health services can be arranged for those who need it.
In addition to helping to launch veterans' villages all over the country in connection with her foundation, Nadia is nurturing former service members in very personal ways. One such person is John Keith.
John is an Iraq war veteran who was unable to receive the treatment he needed while living in Dallas. His situation deteriorated so badly he eventually became homeless and hopeless. Desperate for a way to reconnect to normal life, John reached out to Nadia, and she invited him to come live with her in Tracy, CA.
John took her up on the offer, and Nadia quickly arranged for her new houseguest to be treated at the Veterans Administration hospital in nearby Palo Alto. Shortly thereafter, John started his own organization, OIF Veteran Community, a growing network that already includes 3000 veterans.
"Once they've been helped," Nadia explained, "All they want to do is help others."
After meeting with Nadia and two other Gold Star Moms (Mary Tillman and Dolores Kesterson), organic farmer Michael O'Gorman founded the Farmer Veteran Coalition. Michael told me the three women "were the inspiration to leave what I was doing at the peak of my career, and start this project out of the back of my pickup truck." O'Gorman's rapidly expanding organization recently announced its receipt of substantial grants from The Annenberg Foundation, The Goldhirsh Foundation and comedian Lewis Black.
Nadia is also active with The Bunker Project, a nonprofit group that helps arrange special plea bargaining and sentencing alternatives for veterans involved in criminal matters.
Unfortunately, Nadia is currently experiencing health problems, possibly due to overextending herself on behalf of others. So it seems particularly fitting at this time to highlight her relentless efforts, and on behalf of everyone at The Veterans Project and her many admirers around the country, to wish her a very happy birthday.
This article was originally published by The Veterans Project.
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Coming and Going Concerns
Patricia Moran will join investment bank Greenhill & Co. as a managing director and chief legal officer in its New York office. Ms. Moran, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, has worked on such restructurings as Aurora Foods Inc. and Radnor Holdings Corp. She also has experience with mergers and acquisitions, equity financings and divestitures. She has advised clients in the U.S. as well as in Australia, Canada, Europe and Japan.
Shaya Rochester has joined Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP as a partner in the firm's restructuring and insolvency practice group. Mr. Rochester, who is based in New York, has represented official and informal creditors' committees, debtors, indenture trustees, bondholders, banks and liquidation trustees in both in-court and out-of-court restructurings. He's has worked on such Chapter 11 cases as Edison Mission Energy, Tribune, Six Flags and Spansion He joins the firm from Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Andrew Tenzer has joined Paul Hastings LLP's restructuring practice from Shearman & Sterling LLP. Mr. Tenzer, a partner in the firm's New York office, represents debtors and creditors in Chapter 11 cases and cross-border restructurings. He's the chairman of the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Cross-Border Restructurings and Chapter 15. He also has experience in non-insolvency finance transactions, including syndicated financings and securitizations.
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CUES Invites Credit Union Leaders to View Strategic Radar Tutorial
CUES Invites Credit Union Leaders to View Strategic Radar Tutorial
MADISON, Wis. (allCUnews) - The Credit Union Executives Society and Strategic Radar, Conshohoken, Pa, present a new tutorial that provides a helpful overview of the dynamic monitoring program.
Strategic Radar's Doug Paradis will take you on a virtual tour that focuses on the key features of the program, from the summary reports to the detail-level data to comments from industry experts. The tutorial covers:
- An overview of the monitoring program's features
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The Strategic Radar Dynamic Monitoring program is a scenario-based strategic planning service for credit unions. By tracking a variety of forces that may impact the credit union industry—scenarios identified by dozens of industry experts—Strategic Radar Dynamic Monitoring is a valuable tool for executives to use for tracking these changes. This information is important for strategic planning and helps organizations anticipate future opportunities and challenges. It is included as a benefit of CUES® Membership.
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We compliment the Rajasthan government on its decision to abolish subsidies on irrigation water. This is close on the heels of its decision to cut off power supply to villages that do not pay.
In both power and water, the Ashok Gehlot government has done well by putting the state well ahead on the road to reforms. The need for power reforms is well known. That for water is less understood.


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What's better than doctors in scrubs? Doctors running around shirtless in the South American jungle, of course. Off the Map follows a group of idealistic young doctors–played by Caroline Dhavernas, Rachelle Lafevre and Mamie Gummer–who join an understaffed medical clinic and quickly find out that working in paradise isn't as pretty as it looks. Funded by donations, the isolated clinic is sometimes left to more unconventional methods. We're pretty psyched to see a medical drama venture outside the hospital walls.
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