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Murray Club Championship (men)Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, December 15, 17-18, 2016
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A competitive, in-house bonspiel to determine the men's club championship. The highest ranked teams at the completion of the bonspiel receive invitations to the next Mitchell Invitational Bonspiel. The skip of the winning team (Utica 1) has the responsibility to chair the Murray Bonspiel the following year.
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Who We Choose To Be
I am a red hair addict and despite the cost *sigh* I think I could easily be a redhead for the rest of my life (with a few adventures in other colors as well though!). A friend of mine says she will never color her hair though, because it's not "her." However, who is to say the color I was given at birth is "me?" I mean, isn't the way we choose to present ourselves more "us" than what birth gave us? I love red hair for the numerous heroines of this tone that I read when I was younger, the characteristics usually given to redheads, and the famous actresses, artists, writers associated with the color. Honestly the color is a better reflection of my personality which has been called simply "passionate." Am I a sandy brunette? Perhaps naturally, but how well does that "suit" me...?
Another perspective: my eye color doesn't express the inner me, but my eyeglass frames are a reflection of my taste. The shape, color are all conscious decisions, as well as the choice to wear eyeglasses over contacts (although maybe soon I shall have both...).
So, is your natural body (which lifestyle will shape anyway...) more "you" or do you think the choices you make are a greater reflection of yourself?
Outfit details: shirt- some shop in Japan, dress- H&M, shoes- Dr. Scholls, stockings- tights from Target cut
59 comments:
- atelier said...
I think what you choose is more you. I have no doubt. Not only about dye the hair but also about surgery, there are a lot of people who suddenly have surgery and are happy. I guess each one has to choose what she/he wants to be.
- August 28, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Amelia said...
Great pictures. I think when it comes down to it, this is all a question of nature versus nurture. Is personality--including style--more influenced by how you're born or your experiences? It's a really tough question. I don't think what you're born with is necessarily more "you," but I think there is something to be said for accepting what nature gives you. I don't really know.
- August 28, 2008 at 12:16 PM
- CoutureCarrie said...
Interesing post . . .
As for hair color, my hair is naturally a light mousy brown, but I have been going lighter almost all my life. I did dark brown for a while and it didn't feel like "me".
I have always wanted to try red but I am too scared, b/c I've heard all the horror stories about orange clown-ish reds. . . .
Btw, love the posing on the Oriental rug; very Hermes/Gucci Fall 08 runway!!
- August 28, 2008 at 12:43 PM
- Ashe Mischief said...
I think there's something to be said about the red you choose, too. It's quite similar to mine, and I don't feel like quite a "redhead" with the power, passion, and aggression associated with the bolder reds, but the more subtle nuances associated with having auburn hair. It's a bit subtler, but just as sultry.
(Which is also to say, I've been dying my hair over half my life.)
I think to a certain degree, it's a little bit of both and how successful we are at being either our natural self or the self we choose to be. If we choose to be one way, but aren't quite successful at it, what does that in turn say about us? If that makes sense...
- August 28, 2008 at 12:46 PM
- kırmızı kemik said...
oh my god the issue is so deep that I could not be able to come out of it. but I fell in love with the delicious photos at first sight.
- August 28, 2008 at 1:15 PM
- young said...
You are who you choose to be. In every way. People change.
I changed my hair along with my personality for many years. I am comfortable with my natural hair colour now, though. I think about changing it from time to time, but then I think it would not be 'me' any more.
Maybe in a couple of years I will want to change my hair again, or wear glasses all the time in stead of some times. Maybe I will only wear pants, maybe only dresses. Who knows.
- August 28, 2008 at 1:24 PM
- Adiel said...
I think the answer is "A mixture of both" It doesn't have to be one or the other.
I have also always wanted red hair. The trouble is, I don't have the skin tone to pull it off, you do!
- August 28, 2008 at 1:32 PM
- Saorise, the Irish nymph said...
i wish red hair suited me.
i think that whatever you feel best in is whatever suits you.
- August 28, 2008 at 1:34 PM
- La Fée said...
I agree completely with the idea of striving to become more yourself. It may sound abstract but I enjoy dressing as who I really am and who I want to be rather than what I am supposed to by the conventions of society etc.
And the outfit's proportions are perfect, the knee-high stockings make it that bit more quirky :)
- August 28, 2008 at 1:53 PM
- Lisa said...
love your thoughts on this.
+ your hair. it suits you perfectly.
I don't color my hair, but think that it suits me as I was given the lazy hair gene !
- August 28, 2008 at 2:08 PM
- The Historian said...
I feel the most "me" when I have red highlights in my hair. I'm naturally a medium brown with a touch of red, but the amped red color makes me feel a little sassier, and a little more confident. I think you are who you decide you are.
- August 28, 2008 at 2:15 PM
- Allure said...
I totally agree with you. Our style is a reflection of who we are.
- August 28, 2008 at 2:32 PM
- estrella said...
I think that both are parts of our true selves. To me, the most inner tastes and feelings should get reflected, and at the same time we must also accept our natural character or shape...
By the way, I've given you an award :) Please have a look at it and feel free to continue it or not!
- August 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- Katia said...
Well, maybe you're friend's "natural" color is the one that suits her. I have never died my hair, but only because I can't picture myself without blonde hair, it's just me. And red suits you so well. I think something is "you" rather naturally or not, whatever suits you best.
I love your outfit by the way, cute shoes =]
- August 28, 2008 at 2:55 PM
- kater said...
I love love love these shots, the colors are so wonderful!
- August 28, 2008 at 2:56 PM
- She's Dressing Up said...
This is a difficult one, but Im pretty sure we can only be defined by what we do and what we choose. Being born with certain coloured hair, a certain height, in a certain place etc... means nothing to who we can become =].
I love these photos, you're on a pretty fantastic rug there!
- August 28, 2008 at 3:05 PM
- Fashion-Obsessed! said...
i certainly think the choices you make are a reflection of you, every choice you make in every aspect of your life reflects on you as a person and your personal morals and beliefs. cool pictures, i love the knee high socks
- August 28, 2008 at 3:08 PM
- Darcy said...
It depends on the definition of "me". Are you a soul with a body or a body with a soul?
If you're soul with body, then the body is a part of you, but not you by definition. Therefore you can change your physical tool all you want.
If you're a body that developed a soul, then you are who your born and affected by soul after the fact, making you a combination.
If you have no belief in soul, then you are your body, what you're born with, and the concept of 'you' remains immaterial in an organic part of your brain called ego.
Your choice in what you believe, determines what degree the you is physical (born), or manifested (soul with a born tool).
So decide. :) Are you moment-to-moment creation, or permanent product? The question disappears after you decide. The quantum wave of probability collapses.
I believe I'm soul first, body second, so I am NEVER my body by definition, but it is a part of me and I'm grateful for what I've created. :) A wonderful etch-a-sketch that reflects who I am right now as I draw on it, not then, nor later.
- August 28, 2008 at 3:12 PM
- copperoranges said...
you are totally a red head. i quit dying my hair simply because i could only afford cheap dyes and i didnt want to keep damaging my hair. i hope it doesnt turn too dark because i am definitely a blonde.
as for eye color ... how exactly does eye color express a personality or innerbeing?
- August 28, 2008 at 3:25 PM
copperoranges, you never saw a person inside their eyes? You haven't delighted in how eye color filters that communication? When pondering through experience if one physical attribute is more reflective of self than another, the eyes are at the tip! :)
- August 28, 2008 at 3:32 PM
The thing is with people who arent caucasian or do not have genetic variations in eye or hair colour, like me, you cant do anything to your hair (except streak it maybe), without it looking stupid and unnatural. So, enjoy your freedom in hair colour choice, I'll be looking on jelously! :)
- August 28, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- Liz Blair said...
This is another interesting question. I guess that I would have to agree that I am both the look I have chosen and the one that I was given by God.
For example, my sister who is 2 years younger than me has already gotten liposuction in her thighs and a mini-face lift. Although I can't rule out the possibility of one day getting something done, I feel like its somewhat healthy to accept certain parts that come naturally.
On the other hand, I did wear wigs for a while, and am likely to do so again in the future.
- August 28, 2008 at 4:15 PM
- beccajanie said...
I think for sure that what you choose is more "you", although I have to say as a natural redhead (glad to hear you love the colour so much btw!) I really can't see myself as anything else, because red hair is just, me! So it depends, but for the most part I think it's a choice thing.
- August 28, 2008 at 4:23 PM
- A Black Tie Event said...
Very interesting post. I think what you choose to change about yourself reflects who you are most accuartly, because you really can't choose what you're born with. I never really thought of hair color as showing someone's personality, but in the past few years I've definitely thought about it more. I wish I had the guts to die my hair red, I love red hair as well. But I'm not sure if it's right for me. I'm somewhat shy around new people, and I don't know if I could pull it off. I like my natural dark brown hair a lot, but I can't help wishing I had the personality to pull off red hair.
- August 28, 2008 at 4:27 PM
- jayne said...
ooo fascinating post topic. I definitely agree with you, its your choices that make you who you are, not what you're born as. Maybe your friend says dyeing her hair isn't "her" and that's her CHOICE
- August 28, 2008 at 4:37 PM
- Brittney-Elizabeth said...
Such a great thought! I so agree just because we are born a certain way and don't like that then we should do what we like/want to be.
- August 28, 2008 at 4:43 PM
- Annie said...
I've been thinking about going red this fall, but I've been a blonde my entire life. I don't think anyone will recognize me!
- August 28, 2008 at 4:44 PM
- Noël said...
Oooh! My brother and I often have this argument, but about the intent behind signatures. His scrawled, wild signature he claims is more "real", a true, raw, primal indicator of himself. On the other hand, when younger, I spent time cultivating a perfect flourish, wanting something crafted to express myself through style and structure.
We finally came to the conclusion that both are valid. How we choose to present ourselves to others is perhaps even more indicative of our true personality. You say "What is more "us": our natural selves or the us we choose to become?" The very question already makes us choose who we are!
Love the sepia sort of quality of the photos. You become luminous in them! Very rich tones.
- August 28, 2008 at 4:45 PM
- michelle said...
You make an excellent point. Only you can define yourself! Besides, you look fabulous as a red head!
- August 28, 2008 at 4:53 PM
- Shay said...
I say whatever works, works!
- August 28, 2008 at 5:19 PM
- Miss Karen said...
It's definitely who we make ourselves to be. Although there are characteristics like my height that I'm known for and can't control which inevitably makes me "me", I've taken everything that I can possibly control and changed it to reflect the person who I truly feel I am so that when someone sees me they get it immediately.
- August 28, 2008 at 5:44 PM
- Amber said...
I am a red hair addict and have been dying my hair so since my senior year of high school and in all honesty I think I'm meant to be a red head but unfortunately ended up a blonde instead. Silly genetics. I love who I am, but I feel much more 'me' with the red hair and unless forced to I wouldn't go back.
- August 28, 2008 at 6:51 PM
- thefashionmaven said...
as a "linda evangelista" wanna-be who has joyfully colored her hair many, MANY colors and adapted varying looks over the years i am tempted to say it's the choices we make - i am a firm believer in self-empowerment on all levels... but i am also one who preaches self acceptance... weird huh?
- August 28, 2008 at 7:12 PM
- thefashionmaven said...
as a "linda evangelista" wanna-be who has joyfully colored her hair many, MANY colors and adapted varying looks over the years i am tempted to say it's the choices we make - i am a firm believer in self-empowerment on all levels... but i am also one who preaches self acceptance... weird huh?
- August 28, 2008 at 7:12 PM
- kristin said...
great question. I think that the choices we make are more a reflection of our true selves but without being comfortable and, essentially happy and accepting, of our natural body our choices become slightly less meaningful and strong.
also, Jessie is a natural red head! I am so jealous. and I think that you have the best pics of you laying around on the floor, stairs, grass, whatever. really, they're both awesome and slightly chilling (as in, is that a murder scene??)
- August 28, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- Soul Tanggg said...
I agree with you about the hair-dying.
I'm a natural blonde. Like... BLONDE blonde.
But i've never EVER felt like a "blonde".
So I've been dying my hair brown for about 6 years now, and I don't regret a moment of it!
- August 28, 2008 at 9:25 PM
- The Clothes Horse said...
You bring up some interesting points, but I don't think that the body and soul can be so easily seperated. I think I am a soul that inhabits a body, but in heaven I don't think the soul will be an amorphous cloud, but will resemble my body. My mental self identifies this shell as me and therefore also conscious decisions made to change this shell are choices decided by the soul/mind.
I suppose we can also get waylaid though by biblical text: body as temple. Clearly the body is not just a tool I can play with as I wish from a Christian perspective, but a temple to be respected...
- August 28, 2008 at 10:27 PM
- Kirby said...
Your body is a canvas, you are the artist - colour at will!
- August 28, 2008 at 10:57 PM
- Tahda said...
I love this post and totally agree, I have been dying my hair for years now and keep coming back to a lighter shade which I say is "just more me".
I love the red as well though - I had it last year too! but I think it looks a hundred times better on you.
- August 28, 2008 at 11:38 PM
- Nadine said...
Hmmh it's the same with your name - your parents choose it without knowing you - and there's no proof that it's the perfect name for you.
The hair color and your eyes are also a "gift" from your parents - but you also can't be sure that they match your personality. Because of that I think it's totally okay to change it. I'm natural blond but I always felt like having black hair and I fell so much better now.
- August 28, 2008 at 11:44 PM
- Nay'Chelle said...
I think the choices you make are more "you" than the body you're born with.
Also along the lines of what Nadine said about your parents naming you without really knowing you, I think it's funny how some names embody a person. Like many people I know can't imagine me having any other name than the one I have now, even though my mom chose it at the last minuteafter seeing a girl on tv with the same name.
- August 29, 2008 at 1:00 AM
- pretty face said...
That's such a tough one, I really can't decide. I do know that sometimes I feel the urge to cut all my hair off, because that is the part of me which people are always identifying with me and want to see how that would change, or something..
- August 29, 2008 at 1:31 AM
- Mimi said...
The knee socks look great on you.i just found a vintage pair in my mom's closet but i'm not sure if they look good and how to wear them without looking cheap
- August 29, 2008 at 1:39 AM
- Songy said...
OK it's pretty deep and meaningful. BUT gone are the days when we are just stuck it what we were born with. hair colour for example, soon pretty soon I think companies like L'oreal will come up with some clever oral pills you can take to just change the hair colour and curls over night or something.. eye sight? I got LASEK so I don't need glasses any more. Body shape - oh that one... I workout of course and I eat well etc.. but I know there are many I mean many ways to improve without resorting to operating table. so there you have it. I say if you are not happy you have a choice to change.
- August 29, 2008 at 2:26 AM
- Sunniva said...
I love reading your posts. I know I've said it before, but you have such a great ability to really grip hold of your readers in the best possible way! I believe that the choices you make reflect your personality and who you are. I think that your natural body is a "blank sheet" that you can choose to do whatever you want to with.
- August 29, 2008 at 2:36 AM
- Ca said...
I think there's i middel way, somewhere. I've accepted myself and the way I am but from that point I can pretty much choose the person I want to become as well.
- August 29, 2008 at 5:42 AM
- Ida said...
Such an interesting perspective! Still, what is "you"? Surely not clothes, hair color or accessories. I mean, is someone who wears a plain top and jeans all their lives "no one"? Or rather "themselves" because they don't give in to trends?
- August 29, 2008 at 6:14 AM
- yiqin; said...
I have no courage to dye my hair as well! I think I'll just have black hair all my life! & I wish I know how to work knee socks! Love the dress & the shirt :) That's a really beautiful carpet!
- August 29, 2008 at 7:48 AM
- KD said...
I am in love with that plaid shirt! I think it depends on the person. I would also love red hair, but in the end, I actually think that dark brown hair, i.e. mine, is more suited to me than red.
- August 29, 2008 at 7:51 AM
- 1234 said...
i think the choices one chooses to make have the greatest impression upon oneself and others. the way one sees oneself and presents oneself is the way one wishes others to see as well.
- August 29, 2008 at 2:00 PM
- Devon said...
to quote John Dryden, "We first make our habits, and then our habits make us."
That's how I feel.
- August 29, 2008 at 2:49 PM
- enc said...
There are so many ways to answer this question; I just try to accept what nature gave me, and not fight what IS. Only in the area of my haircolor do I fight what IS. That will only go on until my hair is sufficiently gray to leave it as it is. Right now, it's only a little gray, and that's something I don't like. for now.
I love these photos.
- August 29, 2008 at 2:54 PM
- Paris Tarts said...
I really enjoyed this post. It honestly made me think. I think I'm a more dirtyblonde/tan skinned person at heart...but somehow I'm pale and redheaded right now...I guess what your born with is less a repensentation of your personality then what you choose to be now. In my case I'm naturally blonde but the more I change my colors the more I wish I was the same person/color as before...idk what I'm saying. You look lovely :)
- August 29, 2008 at 9:07 PM
- susie_bubble said...
quite a loaded question...I'm old fashioned and would say that whatever you were handed in the first place SHOULD work for you but by all means if you're not feeling happy at all, there are ALL these options to change your physical state....hair dye, coloured contact lenses and at the other end of the scale...plastic surgery.... I guess the question is where do you stop...?
I like to think my choices aren't drastically trying to change what is inherently mine...
- August 30, 2008 at 1:30 AM
- Dina-Dyorre said...
Deep thoughts, shame all people don't bother to think like that. And I 100% agree on the cost, hair-wise everything is so expensive these days! My mum colours her hair with henna and coffee and gets a lovely red tint, it is so cheap and also natural, even if slightly messier and lasts less long. I've always been so jealous of redheads :) I don't mind my hair colour but I've never used heat on it and haven't been to a hairdresser for about 10 years now! Call me crazy.
Oh, and nice carpet too! The photos are really lovely.
- August 30, 2008 at 6:12 AM
- miss milki said...
Funny to log on and read this - I was just saying to my sister this morning how I really want to get highlights in my hair again because I don't feel like myself with my natural brown hair. I always think of my self as blonde - and she agreed and said she always thinks of me as being blonde too. This is despite the fact that I haven't had any colour in my hair in over a year. Weird!
Its interesting - why do I feel that I'm more like myself when I have blonde hair than brown? I'm going to be thinking about that for at least the rest of the day!
- August 30, 2008 at 9:14 AM
- k said...
there are some things that are easier to change about our style than others. clothes we have nearly total control over, hair is next easiest, but body, as you mentioned, though we do have some control over it, is hardest to change. other than being healthy, the next steps to take would be plastic surgery or other extreme measures. there are times i really don't like my body but i don't think people should feel the need to take those drastic measures just to express their "true selves". there is something to be said for how style expresses your personality, but people shouldn't make assumptions based on appearances. it sounds cliche...but it's true.
- September 1, 2008 at 8:45 AM
- Teresa said...
I just want a little volume and lift in my hair, things they promise in Pantene commercials...that's all I ever wanted.
- September 1, 2008 at 6:19 PM
- bear said...
i love those socks and i totally agree with you!
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Senior center publishes report
It comes as no surprise that the Lewis County Senior Center is the busiest spot in town – hosting a bevy of daily activities for the very active to the more sedentary senior. Further, countless volunteers are always on hand to man the telephones, deliver meals, conduct activities and fundraising, and welcome new seniors.
In addition to the bustling of daily activity, there is plenty more going on behind the scenes.
Recently, the Senior Center published its Annual Report that summarizes services provided by their 84-staff member team during the period Oct. 1, 2012 – Sept. 30, 2013.
There were 23,910 meals served on site at the Weston, Jane Lew and Ireland Nutrition Sites, 31,488 home-delivered and frozen meals were distributed by volunteers and staff to frail, vulnerable seniors in Lewis County.
Trained staff provided 110,591 hours of in-home personal care services to eligible clients receiving services from one or more of the following programs: Community Care, Medicaid Waiver, Lighthouse, FAIR, Private Pay, Veteran's Care, Workers' Compensation, and Traumatic Brain Injury. Family members of clients who have an Alzheimer's diagnosis received 822.5 hours of respite relief from their 24/7 routines.
A fleet of eight vehicles provided 7,627 rides to seniors and Medicaid-eligible clients to doctor's appointments, grocery and/or medical and other essential errands, and to the nutrition sites.
Eight hundred and two clients received assistance with insurance, public benefit programs (i.e. Farmer's Market Initiative, Medicare Part D, LIEAP). In addition, two licensed social workers assist clients with a diverse range of services including appointments, Medicaid devices/supplies, health and financial benefits, and in-home support.
The center's payroll and related expenses totaled more than $2.1 million for the period. The Center received $757,879 from government grants to help provide services, conducted fundraisers that netted $62,018 and received donations and in-kind contributions totaling $463,784. Program service fees for the in-home care programs totaled $1,023,467. While contributions and fundraisers continue to grow, the cost of doing business continues to escalate as well. The center reported a $32,367 loss. This loss was due to a number of factors, according to Dinah Mills, director, including "the cost of gasoline, maintenance and repairs to vehicles, raw food cost increases, and government cuts to programs." The Center will continue to engage in prudent spending to offset any projected shortfalls in this fiscal year.
The Senior Center was established in 1971 by members of the Lewis County community who felt it necessary to tackle the problems associated with seniors living in rural Appalachia – nutrition, isolation, transportation, health care access, and dying alone.
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As part of an ongoing quest at The Breakers, a trio from the resort's food-and-wine brass is in France now, soaking up the charm of a picturesque family-owned vineyard that also happens to be the largest independent wine producer in that country.
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Ellyn Pedretti is trying to listen to a reading. Can you imagine trying to learn in this atmosphere?
"It was really overwhelming," said Pedretti, Central High School sophomore.
These Central High School sophomores are getting a lesson on what it's like to be a student with a disability in a classroom.
"It's really difficult doing these exercises and frustrating," said Michael Londergan, Central High School sophomore.
This activity simulates what it might be like to experience a sensory overload. The workshop is presented by Western Technical College students studying to be predicators.
"By doing that we are hoping that the students could understand what its like to go through a class day trying to learn something new with everything going on around them that they can't shut off," said Patty Fellows, Western Technical College instructor.
It's a common symptom among people with Serer's Syndrome or Autism. But this lesson on empathy is part of a bigger project in the La Crosse School District called One Community, One District, One Book.
"For the last three years, every year, the English department has offered a workshop or an opportunity for English students, or the entire high school, to meet with an author," said Mary Newgard-Larson, Central High School English teacher.
But this year, teachers in the La Crosse School District took the event a bit further.
"We decided that rather than just have this author come and work with our students that, really, the author should be one that the entire community should come and see," said Newgard-Larson.
So, a grant was written to the La Crosse Public Education Foundation. The foundation gave $8,000 to Central and Logan High Schools to purchase copies of the National Award Winning book, Mockingbird, about a young girl with Asperger's Syndrome, and to bring the author to La Crosse for a public event.
"We liked this application because it was so powerful," said Geva Thole, La Crosse Public Education Foundation executive director. "We knew it wasn't about just a book. This was about so much more than a book. This was about teaching kids about Autism; teaching kids empathy. The ripple effect was going to be huge and we could see that. And we also liked the idea that it would bring the whole community into the project as well."
Every student in grades nine through 12 at both high schools are reading this book. And some of them, like these sophomores at Central, are being given the opportunity to actually try and understand how the main character, who has Asperger's Syndrome, thinks.
"What's happening is real learning, real understanding," said Newgard-Larson. "And those are the things that people will remember, after the unit test or after the book is read. What we remember are the things that we felt. What we remember are the things that we experience. That's why today is important."
"Just so that you can understand kind of what they're going through cause we take things for granted," said Pedretti. "Things that we do are easy for us and it's just really difficult especially when you get put in a position like this and you get to experience what it feels like for them all of the time."
So, as these students prepare to read the book Mockingbird and meet the author, their teachers are taking the students' education a bit further as they teach what true empathy feels like.
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Junior Biology Major Recognized with Golden Giver Award
Alicia Vann, a junior Biology major from Fulton, recently received the "Golden Giver" Award from WROC-Channel 8 in Rochester. She was featured during the evening newscast on October 15 for her volunteerism and compassion for the elderly.
President of the Biology Club at Fisher and Teddi Committee member, Vann started volunteering at the Friendly Home last year and spent time each week visiting with residents and helping with different activities. She started to think more about careers in geriatrics, and has since decided to pursue her doctorate in physical therapy.
"While I was working at the Friendly Home, I was meeting with the same woman each week," said Vann. "She would have chocolate for me and we would play Scrabble – I always enjoyed seeing her on Fridays after my last class. It was a great way to end the week."
Sadly, while Vann was away on spring break last semester, the woman passed away. "But I will never forget her smile, her stories, or her kind nature," said Vann.
Vann says the close relationship she had with her grandmother is her main driver and inspiration.
"When she passed away while I was in high school, I really wanted to keep working with people in the same age group," she said.
Vann was nominated by her close friend and fellow student Michelle Townsend for the award. In the nomination, Townsend says, "Alicia Vann is such an incredible giver. She wakes up early before her classes to tutor younger students in biology, and she is always willing to help anyone with anything. She is an amazing person and does nothing but help others and expects nothing in return. She has definitely changed my way of thinking towards volunteering and I know she has influenced others in a positive way."
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The leadership of USDA traveled the country last year to hear the opinions of producers and other stakeholders about future farm policy. No one has said it better than President Bush in his greeting to those attending the forums. He said, "The Farm Bill is important legislation that meets real needs. The next Farm Bill should further strengthen the farm economy and preserve this way of life for farmers and ranchers of the future. Hearing your advice is an important step toward meeting these goals."
Many people participated in the 52 farm bill forums held throughout the United States, while others submitted comments through our website and through the mail. I was very pleased to personally host 21 of the forums. I enjoyed every one of those 66 hours of listening to the people whom we serve. All totaled, USDA received more than 4,000 comments throughout this process.
For me, there is no better way to understand the challenges and opportunities in agriculture than to be with and listen to the people whose lives are affected by the policies we enact.
USDA personnel have spent the past several months categorizing and summarizing the comments we received. The 41 summary papers featured below are the product of their work. Each paper contains three sections - one containing factual background on the topic of the paper, another summarizing general opinions expressed, and the third conveying specific, detailed suggestions that were conveyed to us.
These papers are strictly summaries of the opinions and suggestions of those who submitted public comment. These ideas will serve as the basis of USDA policy review and analysis as we prepare for the next farm bill.
I want to extend my sincere gratitude to all those who submitted comments. Thank you for making your voices heard and providing the foundation for USDA's exploration of the best course for future farm policy.
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When my son was born I had a lot of blood loss and was very weak and passing out so I was not able to hold or nurse him for over 4 hours. I tried to nurse him for about 3 weeks but he was not latching on right and he was never satisfied with the amount he was getting. My nipples were cracked and bleeding and I had PPD and a screaming baby who wanted to eat all the time because he was never getting full. Then we both got thrush.
I bought a Medela Pump in Style Advance. I continued to try to nurse and give him expressed milk from a bottle. My milk supply was slowly decreasing and his appetite was increasing. At 2 months old he was eating 42 ounces a day. I was able to pump 24-30 ounces a day. I started supplementing with formula. My supply kept decreasing and by the time he was 3 months I was only able to pump 6-8 ounces a day, so I quit trying. After about a week my milk dried up.
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I really want to nurse again. I have been struggling with feeling like a failure because I'm not nursing. Winter is coming and I would really like for him to get the immune boosting benefits from breastmilk. My husband lost his 2nd job (he was working 2 just to get by) but we still make just a few dollars too much to get WIC. Formula is really expensive.
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'An Unquenchable Thirst'
Ex-nun shares her heart out about life in Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity
By Ellen Snortland 03/14/2013
Sharing a birthday with Mother Teresa, an international female icon, made me more aware of her than most of my non-Catholic friends. Mother Teresa is regarded as one of the greatest women on the planet by a lot of people who generally wouldn't revere a religious leader. I'm not one of them. There's such a dearth of recognizable female leadership that Mother Teresa, who was really one of the world's biggest tools of global patriarchy, gets conveniently trotted out as a beacon of women's leadership whenever needed. How tragic! To me and other feminist men and women, using Mother Teresa, a key player in rolling back reproductive rights, as a role model for women is akin to Rush Limbaugh being made a poster boy for feminist causes.
When friend Carol Franzblau, newly transplanted from the East Coast, mentioned that her dear friend, Mary Johnson, had written a revealing book about her time as a sister of the Missionaries of Charity (MC), my anti-Mother Teresa radar clicked on. During Women's History Month, Johnson, who joined Mother Teresa's order in 1979, has included Pasadena in her national tour to promote the paperback version of her book, "An Unquenchable Thirst."
But, you see, Mary Johnson's book signing should be a Women's History Month event. After reading her beautifully written memoir, I picture her as a singularly iconic, nerves-of-steel young woman, much like that man in Tiananmen Square facing off with a communist Chinese army tank. Only in this instance, Johnson confronts the spiritual, materialistic and male-dominated "tank" that is the Catholic Church.
In her book, Johnson reminds us of the power of the national press. As a high school student in 1975, she saw Mother Teresa's picture on the cover of Time Magazine. That was it for the youngster from Texas. Her spirit burned for a life of service to the poor, and she would have it, despite her family's less than enthusiastic support of her dreams.
"An Unquenchable Thirst" is a compelling, unflinching look inside a sister's heart, as well as some of the houses within the constellation of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity. There's so much I loved about Johnson's memoir, which could have been a genuflect and tell (as opposed to a kiss and tell), but instead is primarily an authentic search for Johnson's soul, not one bound and beaten by ritual, although there are actual bindings and self-beatings described in this book.
I found it fascinating that one of Johnson's paths to her true voice came through the good old 12-Step process. Gloria Steinem, the closest icon we have to a "saint" within the women's movement, has said for decades that she'd like to see the movement toward gender equality be run like the 12-Step programs developed so many years ago by Bill W. and his wife, Lois. At their core, the 12 Steps are about full human self-expression and liberation from compulsive behavior — the exact opposite of strict Catholic doctrine, as practiced by Mother Teresa.
I had a chance to speak with Johnson while writing this column. I asked her, "What do you wish people would ask you in interviews, but don't?"
Johnson said she truly wished her experience would lead to a serious public conversation about celibacy and the impact that vows of chastity have on church leadership. Although some people will bring up this issue in conversation, she'd like to see more of it and be part of it. She's truly an expert at what it's like to have repressed sexual longings, which manifest themselves in ways both sacred and profane.
What a year it's been for Catholicism. My husband and I had just watched one of the best documentaries we've ever seen, HBO's "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God," a scathing exposé centering on sexual assaults by priests at a school for the deaf, and two days later Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation. It's likely that the release of this truly astounding film was a major factor in his announcement. The former Cardinal Ratzinger's fingerprints are all over the files of priests who, for decades, raped their way through boys' and girls' dorms in parochial schools all over the world. Johnson has a lot to contribute to a public discourse about the role of religion and liberation.
If you liked Jon Krakauer's "Under the Banner of Heaven," you'll also enjoy "An Unquenchable Thirst." It's like watching a quiet religious political thriller. "Will she leave the Missionaries of Charity? Will she make it out, spirit intact? Will she come out and tell everyone what happened?"
Thankfully, after 20 years inside the MC order, Johnson did make it out and does tell us what happened with great beauty and generosity of spirit. Welcome home, Mary.
Mary Johnson will appear at 4 p.m. Saturday at Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-5320 or visit vromansbookstore.com.
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Section 232 also prohibits three-wheel ATVs from being imported into or distributed in the U.S. beginning September 13, 2008 until there is a mandatory standard for three-wheeled ATVs.
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She replaces attorney George P. "Trace" Morrill, III.
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Motherboards based on RADEON XPRESS 200 for Intel are now shipping from ASUS, with the newly introduced P5RD1-V multimedia platform.
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Today, I introduced my boyfriend to my overprotective father. My boyfriend started out with, "Sir, it is an honor to be your daughter's sexual partner." FML
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Today, I found out I'm pregnant. My husband had a vasectomy this past summer after our son was born and only took one of the two tests. I haven't cheated. He refuses to believe me or get his spunk checked again. FML
by Totallyscrewed / 02/10/2013 at 12:17am / United States (Pennsylvania) / Miscellaneous
Today, I got married on Skyrim. To an elf. While in real life, my love life is floundering like a half-dead carp in the surf on a hot day. So much so in fact that I actually draw a measure of comfort from being married to an elf. FML
by mr_loveless / 02/11/2013 at 2:19am / United States / Love
Today, after 2 weeks of not having sex, my pregnant girlfriend and I finally fooled around. This was immediately followed by her bursting into tears and begging me to make her a ham steak. FML
by Anonymous / 02/02/2013 at 9:41am / United States (New York) / Intimacy
Today, a woman strapped her 8-year-old son into the seat next to me on a transatlantic flight. Thinking they'd been unable to book seats together, I offered to swap seats with her. She said she'd booked it this way intentionally, because he's a "fucking brat" on flights. She was right. FML
by Sigh / 02/19/2013 at 12:13pm / United Kingdom (Essex) / Transportation
Today, I gave birth to my daughter in a hospital corridor. The nurse who took me to my room afterward tried to comfort me by saying there've been worse incidents; she said that two years ago, a lady gave birth in the parking lot. That was me too. FML
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Today, with 24 inches of snow on the ground, it is raining like hell. The weight of the snow, now full of rain water, collapsed the roof over my living room. I was eating cereal in my underwear, in the living room, directly under the failure. I'm cold. FML
by Anonymous / 02/11/2013 at 3:58pm / United States (Massachusetts) / Miscellaneous
Today, trying to be nice, I sat with the lonely kid at lunch. While eating, he started laughing and showed me his hit list. I was at the top. FML
by dangerZone / 02/27/2013 at 11:43am / United States (Georgia) / Miscellaneous
Today, after nearly 5 months of trying for a baby, I found out my wife has continued to take the pill as it gave her a better idea of her cycle and thus when she'd be "most fertile". FML
by jdrew32 / 02/03/2013 at 9:17pm / United Kingdom (Liverpool) / Intimacy
Today, at my mother's funeral, as everyone was around her casket for the viewing, my 5-year-old son in cluelessness of what was going on shouted, "Grandma is more fun when she isn't sleeping." Everyone cried. FML
by Anonymous / 02/25/2013 at 6:00pm / United States (New Jersey) / Kids
Today, I lit my beard on fire while trying to light a cigarette driving to work. I got fired from work when I got there because of my appearance. FML
by Anonymous / 02/14/2013 at 8:55pm / United States (Oregon) / Money
Today, my boyfriend called me a freak for wanting to have sex for a second night in a row. FML
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Today, my girlfriend and I were having a casual conversation, when the topic suddenly became my penis. Before I knew what was going on, she said, "It's not the size that matters though. It's how you use it. So I guess you're ok." FML
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Toddler found wandering alone outside in Racine
Incident appears to be an accident
Sheriff's deputies say a toddler who was found wandering alone outside in Racine has been taken to a hospital as a precaution.
A WISN-TV report said deputies received a call early Monday from someone who found the boy about 4 a.m. They say the boy was wearing long-sleeved clothes and pants but there was no adult around.
The boy is believed to be 2 to 3 years old. Medics took him to a hospital to make sure he was OK.
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Deadline for Junior Royalty Revue extended
The deadline to enter the West Virginia Strawberry Festival's Junior Royalty Revue has been extended to Feb. 25.
There are five age groups for both boys and girls in the 2013 pageant. The age groups are for ages 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 and the Junior Queen and King Division for ages 12-13. Each age division will award three places – Princess or Prince, 1st Maid or Page and 2nd Maid or Page. There will also be a Strawberry Spirit Award given to one boy and one girl in the 4- and 5-year-old division. The entry fee for the pageant is $70, and children may be sponsored by their parents or by a business. Entrants must be a resident of West Virginia.
Entrants will model both party wear and casual wear.
The pageant will be held on March 9 at Buckhannon-Upshur High School. Registration begins at 9 a.m., followed by a 9:30 a.m. rehearsal and 10 a.m. interview in the Queen's Division. The public portion of the pageant begins at 1 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for ages 12 and younger.
The pageant will again feature a Photogenic Award for both boys and girls.
To enter the contest, a $10 per child registration and a recent photograph must accompany the registration form. No 8×10 photographs will be accepted. The contest will be judged by local photographers prior to the pageant. The winners will be part of the Festival's Junior Royalty Parade.
For more information, call 304-472-9036 or 304-473-1653.


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Home games agianst Philly when there missing their best players are must wins. But lets put it into prospective boys. We're 3-3. We started the season off 1-10 last year. We're 3-3 and have been in every game and in all honesty we should probably be 5-1.
Lets not jump off the bring just yet.
^^what is that suppose to mean? Oh, I get it. WIll smith has that same face most of the knicks wore last night. lol
and here i was thinking you were a tard...
you saw the same thing in last night game too, didn't you smarty? haha
Why did you bump this old game thread? I doubt if anyone cares about you being able to play the fiddle. lol
You cant be serious, Ive made perfect sense in many of my post, its not my fault if phony people cant handle the truth. Im all about realness, Im not privy to being a BS artist, like some, I dont have the time,or the luxury.
Youre just sour because your flawed coach and boyfriend Gallo is being placed under the microscope and exposed for the cancers they are. Why are you trolling this old thread anyway? Why so serious? Lol. Why do you think Im fat? You dont think Im a baller, why? Are you a metrocard? You should be use to being used and discarded, so why the shock? Or, are you just some child looking for attention? If so, just let me be the last thing I need is a pedophile case because I spanked the pimples off the ass of some forum poster. Go find a life, look for the Blues clue if you need help.
Fool, why did you change your font to post that? Whats the point of that?
You're as real as your girls orgasms.
No one ain't mad, but you sound a little frustrated writing a paragraph of poor quality insults.
I'm calling you out of shape because I know you can't prove me wrong. This topic is dismissed. Go back to your depressing lifestyle that lacks health and wellness.
your handle sounds like it created by a 12 year old and you have the behavior of a 12 year old. You try too hard with your rants.
If you going to rant, provide evidence, logic, and an interesting read. You provide neither of these, which makes your rants low in quality. Your a waste of space on this forum.
Just STOP posting, best of advice.
Fake NY "Baller", you need a girlfriend man. You seem too tense in your post. Loosen up, kid.
NY Baller after he reads my post
Watch this clown complain that I'm playing too much posting mad .gifs.
I can't take you seriously, no matter how hard you flex your font. Your lame.


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Harrison CIC deal OK'd
CADIZ – A cooperative agreement between the Harrison County Board of Commissioners and the county's Community Improvement Corp. was approved Wednesday morning.
County leaders signed the document which allows for the CIC to serve as the agent for the commissioners for the potential transfer of property.
The Harrison County CIC shall receive fifty percent of any profits from land and property sales as compensation for the services to be undertaken during the two-year term of the agreement.
"Basically what we have here is a hopefully approvable to all parties cooperative agreement for economic development," said Harrison County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Washington, explaining the agreement would outline fee splitting and responsibilities for each of the parties. "Under the Ohio revised Code, in order for any CIC or economic development office to perform certain tasks for the county, they have to put a framework agreement together prior to performing those tasks.
"Within this agreement, there is language which details what the responsibilities of each party are, and that would include a potential transfer of property from the county possession into the title of possession of the CIC," Washington illustrated. "After that, the CIC can either sell or lease that property for economic development purposes in conjunction with whatever economic development plan they come up with."
"The major portion of this agreement includes language which allows for the 50/50 distribution from any sale price from real property," Washington continued.
"The interesting thing is that in this county, we have a situation where the CIC owes a little bit over $200,000 to the county for debts from prior years." the prosecutor stated. "Twenty percent of the county's share will go to pay back that indebtedness."
"The first step in the CIC and the county moving forward is the use of what is now county property but at some point in the future would be CIC property when the county and the commissioners decide that property is no longer useful to the county." Washington clarified that the county benefits from the agreement, because without the CIC acting as an agent, the county is required to sell property through public bid or auction. "Following those resolutions by the commissioners, the property would be transferred to CIC, then CIC can negotiate to lease or sell as they see fit for the mutual benefit of CIC and the county and for economic development purposes."
Commissioner Bill Host and Joyce Klingler, agent for the Harrison County Concerned Citizens Organization, questioned the 20 percent pay back coming from the county's share of sales.
"The debt incurred by the CIC was authorized by the commissioners at the time, and, as such, is basically already the county's debt," commission chair Don Bethel explained the CIC is currently funded entirely through grants. "If you think of it in those terms, in essence we are using part of our profits as a method which will allow us to pay ourselves back, pay off that debt and fund the CIC without adding debt to our county budget."
"We decided on the 50/50 split, but there a lot of places, Cadiz Village is one of them, where the CIC gets 100 percent because they have no other source of funding." Bethel stated that the CIC could be directly funded through county funds. "This agreement is basically another vessel through which the county is able to fund and promote economic development."
"It is not like something that we are handing over to the CIC and not have direct involvement in their decisions. All three commissioners sit on the executive board of the CIC, and ultimately, we will still have direct influence and involvement in any decisions made on the sale of county property," Bethel added. "The money we make from any CIC property sales can be ear marked for community improvement and economic development in the county."
"For the first six years I was here, we were dirt poor. It looks to me like we are being pretty generous to give them half of our sales like that," commissioner Host commented. "But at the same time, we need to move forward with somebody working on this economic development, and they can't do nothing with no money."
According to Dale Albaugh of the CIC, the county will not charge any property taxes on transferred land until the point of sale to an new individual or lease of the property would generate an income. Albaugh also stated that the CIC would use funds generated to apply for matching grants.
"In the 1960s, the CIC was established pursuant to various statutes. It was incorporated, it technically is a private organization," Washington said. "That private organization is utilized by the government to perform some things that the government cannot do."
"If a business walked in this office right now and said, 'Who's that 10 acres out there belong to?' and wanted to buy it off the county, what would be our option a this time?" Bethel asked hypothetically. "We need to have this option to facilitate taking advantage of opportunities when they come up."
The commissioners also again tabled road use and maintenance agreements from Chesapeake Exploration. Following up on their statements from last week's meeting during which Ryan Dean, manager for corporate development for Chesapeake Energy, said, "We believe traffic is fully entitled to use the road as long as it is within the legal weight limit." The gas drilling company's appendix to the RUMAs was limited to vehicles with more than two axles.
The modification to the agreement was deemed to be unsatisfactory by commissioner Dale Norris. "That still leaves service vehicles, and in the meeting here last week, he just said standard pickup trucks."
Norris told Doug Crabtree representing the county engineer's office to send the agreements back to Chesapeake.
The board did approve agreement 33-13 for Ohio gathering LLC for 1.75 mi. of CR 52, 5 mi. of CR 51, 0.6 mi. of CR 19, 1.8 mi. of CR 46 and 0.8 mi. of CR 29. Commissioner Norris explained that he believed that CR 29 had been closed since 2005 but did not object to the agreement based on that concern.
The board also approved two new line items for the Sheriffs Department to fund the newly formed Harrison County Special Response Team.
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