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Texas Comptroller Susan Combs released a report today examining the growth of college tuition costs and its impact on student loan debt. In Footing the Bill: Rising College Costs, Deepening Debt, the Comptroller's office details impacts of student loan debt; factors driving increases in tuition costs contributing to this debt; reasons students have remained willing …
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Dec 16 2014
Student Loan Debt, Rising
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Aug 06 2013
Lone Star State: Claim your money – $1 Billion returned to Texas owners
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced today she has returned $1 billion in unclaimed property to rightful owners since she took office in 2007. This is the largest sum of money ever returned by a Texas Comptroller. software download "When I took office in January 2007 I was committed to return as much unclaimed money as …
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May 17 2013
Lone Star State: Save money, energy
The opportunity for Texans to save money on energy efficient appliances is fast approaching. The state's annual ENERGY STAR® Sales Tax Holiday is from Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27. "Texans can save twice when purchasing energy efficient appliances during the Memorial Day weekend," Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said. "Shoppers are expected to save …
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Apr 02 2013
Lone Star State: Texas ranks high
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs' Texas Transparency website and other transparency measures have once again earned top national recognition. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) ranked Texas number one in its annual report on government spending transparency. The group noted the Comptroller's user friendly transparency website, www.texastransparency.org, and the multiple levels of spending and …
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Dec 15 2011
City sales tax figures up
Information from the Texas Comptroller indicates that City of Tyler sales tax revenues deposited for the month of December have increased 5.34 percent as compared to December 2010, resulting in a 2.46 percent cumulative year-to-date increase. The reported revenue of $2,538,703 is comprised of $1,692,468.93 general sales tax revenue and $846,234 half-cent sales tax revenue. …
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Nov 09 2011
Smith County awarded
Smith County is the recipient of the Texas Comptroller Gold Leadership Circle Award for financial transparency. The Comptroller Gold Leadership Award recognizes government entities that set the bar for financial transparency and access to the public. The Texas Comptroller's Leadership Circle program recognizes local governments across Texas that are striving to meet a high standard …
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Sep 14 2011
No taxes
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says Texans whose homes or businesses have been damaged or destroyed by the devastating wildfires in Texas are not required to pay sales tax on certain fire recovery-related expenses. Combs also announced that business owners may postpone paying state taxes, if necessary, while they clean up fire damage. Upon request, a …
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16-1613. Hearings under the child protective act. (1) Proceedings under this chapter shall be dealt with by the court at hearings separate from those for adults and without a jury. The hearings shall be conducted in an informal manner and may be adjourned from time to time. The general public shall be excluded, and only such persons shall be admitted as are found by the court to have a direct interest in the case. The child may be excluded from hearings at any time at the discretion of the court. If the parent or guardian is without counsel, the court shall inform them of their right to be represented by counsel and to appeal from any disposition or order of the court.
(2) When a child is summoned as a witness in any hearing under this act, notwithstanding any other statutory provision, parents, a counselor, a friend, or other person having a supportive relationship with the child shall, if available, be permitted to remain in the courtroom at the witness stand with the child during the child's testimony unless, in written findings made and entered, the court finds that the constitutional right of the child's parent(s), guardian(s) or other custodian(s) to a fair hearing will be unduly prejudiced.
(3) At any stage of a proceeding under this chapter, if the court determines that it is in the best interests of the child or society, the court may cause the proceeding to be expanded or altered to include full or partial consideration of the cause under the juvenile corrections act without terminating the original proceeding under this chapter.

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Episode Summary
Portrait photographer Zack Arias joins Scott in another series of blind photo critiques. Viewers can get some creative insight from watching the two hosts talk about images that stand out from the rest and which images do not.
Links from the show:
- Photo Critique Submission Page
- Contest Page
- KelbyTraining seminars
- Zack Arias
- Meghan Arias
- Zack Arias videos on Scott's blog
- Scott on G+
- Brad on G+
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This episode raised an issue for me that I would love for you to address on a future episode, and that is finding the balance between being an artist and shooting what your clients want. You and Zack critiqued some photos which exemplified techniques that most of us as photographers find cliche and overused (selective color, HDR) but you also pointed out, in the case of selective color, that apart from photographers, everyone else seems to love it. I think this is very true with HDR as well. Some well known photographers have made a ton of money selling HDR images. Zack even made the McDonalds analogy. While I couldn't agree more, the sad fact is that McDonalds sells more hambugers than anyone else in the world. As the 2 of you critiqued all of those pictures I found myself agreeing with most of your comments as an artist, but also thinking from a business standpoint that a client would love many of those images. I would really like to see you dedicate an episode to finding that balance, where a photographer can suspend some of their artistic judgement in the interest of satisfying the tastes and demand of the portrait photography buying public.
Great show! I always look forward to each new episode.
Love the show! I would love to win the copy of Shooting in Sh*tty Light, because that's mostly all I end up shooting in.
Good call on HDR.
Love you guys!!
Just a thought about sponsers and time spent on advertisments. Try telling us something about that company that I may not have known. Simply put–give me some new information or a bit of education about the company.
Streaming problems with Kelby TV. Watching The Grid was like watching the Batman series from the 60's; action would pause, voices would halt. I expected a "POW!" and a "BAM! to pop up between the stops and pauses. Rebooting my computer didn't fix the problem. The only solution was pausing the video to let it buffer for a while and then let it play.
Focus Issues? I occasionally have focusing issues with my Canon camera. But the focusing issues can be attributed to me because my camera, Canon A-1, and lenses, Canon FD mounts, aren't automatic focus.
The Sunflower pose: Was that to make it PG?
Cello: Kelby nails it! It's emotionless
HDR! Overly processed. I agree! My opinion is that if this photo didn't happen in nature, it's not real.
HDR, Selective Color, and adults… Agree. I have seen some HDR that is subtle. But if it screams HDR!, then you've lost me.
Magenta-ie person: Sunburned by Photoshop?
N49TT: HDR'ed!
Trim eyebrows? Okay, you're going into Vogue and Cosmopalitan territory.
Always learn a lot from The Grid
Tough love is the only way to improve.
Keep it up!
I enjoyed Zack's crititques. Great comments on capturing real emotions in images. I'll have to learn to see more in the future.
Would love the shotty book!!!! haha great episode guys!
I'm guessing the first photog with the dust/flour flying off the dancer might have watched the Frank Doorhof classes as a number of those shots look like they were almost the exact set up as Frank's. Would love to see a little less "It's crap" and a little more one or two quick points of what would improve it, then move on. Maybe even a recap for each photo – overall you need to do this…boom so each photog ends on a goal to accomplish.
Nice show.
Zack has a nice way of putting his comments, a bit harder than the usual critique 😉
In any case you can always learn from it!
Tough love today. Would help to show some great photographs along with the snapshot submitted
GREAT insight into evaluating photos.
Wow…good episode, I'm a new Zack fan….
Also, I wasn't expecting much that would blow me away concerning his wife's music…everybody is a musician or singer….
Well…color me surprised and pleased…she was very very good…If an album were available, I'd buy it for sure.


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I wish all the kitschy animal objects in America looked like these product designs– there is definitely a way to integrate usefulness with the cute animal imagery without it looking painfully kitchy. Each creature below has a specific practical use, but still looks fantastic simply sitting on a shelf or even as a conversational piece of art.
If everything we owned could meld function with form just as seamlessly, our storage spaces could become galleries…
Sparrow Salad Bowl and Servers Set
This lovely pair sits gracefully on the sloped bowl when not in use, which means that your salad server handles remain clean, rather than slipping into the salad itself. Smart and pretty, plus their matte bright colors are a cheery contrast to the clean plastic whiteness of the bowl.
[Get them from Rockett St. George.]
Hidden Animal Teacups
These animals attached to the bottom of each ceramic cup is an eclectic way to say hello in the morning, and it would be a wonderful set to have for a children's tea party. The animals are only as visible as the amount of tea/coffee that you drink, so it might also be a good way to gauge your (re: my) caffeine addiction.
[Of course, only the Japanese could think of this– from the Ange-line Tetrault, via LikeCool.]
Whale Tissue Holder
I grew up with Asian tissue dispensers, which frequently included stuffed animals, terrycloth, and copious amounts of lace all over the surface. These handcrafted wooden whales which hold tissues in their cheery sides are wonderfully minimalist and bright, while retaining a vintage look in their wood grain texture and distressed feel.
[Buy them from Etsy seller gnomesweeeetgnome, via Bem Legaus.]
Hedgehog Cheese Grater
Titled "Scratch My Back", this grater is designed to have your gratings end up in one place– on your plate. The four feet make for a stable stance, and the cute face makes this one a keeper.
[Buy it on Kaboodle, via designboom.]


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"Him again?" The players who love scoring against YOUR club
Joe Brewin picks out the bogeymen who've forever haunted the same team…
They're every fan's worst nightmare - the kind of player you know will ruin your afternoon whether he's on the pitch for 30 seconds or an hour, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Your mates will forever tell you that 'X' always scores against their team - but do they really? For this lot below, though, it certainly has been the case (or still is). Van Persie, Cantona, Lambert... Holdsworth?!
If your team features (and some do repeatedly, we're afraid), we're sorry. OK, we're not really. But if yours doesn't and you think we've missed off a horror opposition, don't hesitate to tweet us at @FourFourTwo_SG and we'll add them to the list.
David Nugent vs Ipswich
Apps: 12. Goals: 13. Games scored in: 9.
There are plenty of people to hate in the world – Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein and other sadistic lunatics – but for Ipswich fans, Public Enemy No.1 is surely Leicester's David Nugent (or "David f***ing Nugent" as he's known in Suffolk).
The former England man has haunted the Tractor Boys with three different clubs; Preston, Portsmouth and Leicester, and never failed to score at Portman Road. Heck, he even bagged there for England U21s in 2006, when Theo Walcott became the age group's youngest-ever scorer against Moldova.
"You could say they are one of my favourite teams to play against," he told the Leicester Mercury last year, before netting a brace the following day. "I made my debut for Preston at home against them and scored, and it's kicked on from there. It is weird."
Everyone else vs Ipswich
Let's just get their misery out the way, shall we? While Nugent might be their modern-day nemesis, there've been others before him…
Apps: 8. Goals: 10. Games scored in: 6.
Andy Cole made a mockery of the Tractor Boys in his Premier League days with Newcastle and Manchester United. His first four appearances against them all produced goals, the fourth being his famous five-goal haul in the Old Trafford side's record 9-0 thumping. He wouldn't face them for another six seasons, eventually giving them rare respite for a game in 00/01, before netting for both United and Blackburn in the 01/02 campaign.
Apps: 5. Goals: 8. Games scored in: 4.
Only in Ian Wright's first game against Ipswich, in 92/93, did he not net against them. In the two campaigns that followed he smashed in eight goals, including hat-tricks in both seasons as Arsenal ran riot.
Apps: 6. Goals: 6. Games scored in: 5.
James Beattie only failed to bag against Ipswich once, in a 3-0 defeat for Southampton back in 00/01. He'd netted in the reverse fixture, though, and did it again the following season, before striking on each of the three occasions he played against them for Sheffield United in the Championship.
Robin van Persie vs Stoke, Blackburn
Apps: 10. Goals: 11. Games scored in: 10.
No player in Premier League history had scored in eight successive league appearances against a single opponent until the Dutchman did just that against Stoke in February. He bagged a third-round FA Cup winner against the Potters in his first appearance, and only failed to score in his first league outing.
Apps: 13. Goals: 13. Games scored in: 9.
...and then there's Blackburn too, who've conceded even more against the prolific Netherlandian. Van Persie found the net in eight of his nine first appearances against the Lancashire outfit, including two braces, and most recently plundered a hat-trick in Arsenal's 7-1 win in 2011/12.
Didier Drogba vs Arsenal
Apps: 13. Goals: 14. Games scored in: 8.
An obvious one, sure, but Drogba's goals against the Gunners meant he was only ever on the losing side against them once – his last appearance. The Ivorian powerhouse netted in five league games against Arsene Wenger's men – three of them braces – and again in the FA Cup, League Cup and Community Shield (including another two doubles). Forever Arsene's nightmare.
Michael Owen vs Newcastle
Apps: 10. Goals: 13. Games scored in: 7.
Only twice did he not net against his future club while playing for Liverpool, while his other 'failure' was in a nine-minute cameo for Manchester United.
Owen terrified the Magpies from 1998-2001, thumping a St James' Park hat-trick in 98/99 before following that with two braces and another treble in his next three appearances against them. Fittingly, his equaliser against the Tyneside outfit in May 2004 came on his last appearance for Liverpool. He'd later score 26 league goals in four years for Newcastle - only double the amount he'd scored against them.
Ruud van Nistelrooy vs Newcastle
Apps: 10. Goals: 11. Games scored in: 8.
Yes, them again. When Owen scarpered for Real Madrid, someone else had to carry on the job of annoying Newcastle fans on a bi-seasonal basis. Actually, Van Nistelrooy had been making a good fist of it two seasons before the Liverpool man's exit, striking in each game of his debut 01/02 season, a hat-trick in the next and then two more in the following matches. He scored twice in the FA Cup in 2004/05 (after doing so in the league), and then notched another in his final season at Old Trafford.
Thierry Henry vs everyone
The fella was rather good at scoring, wasn't he? Henry netted 12 times against Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Charlton in his first spell with the Gunners, and added Leeds to the pile with that dramatic FA Cup third-round effort on his comeback. Middlesbrough fans have actually been on the receiving end in the most games (9), but the others aren't too far behind on 8. Charlton fans were subjected to braces on his first three appearances against them from 2000-02, and another goal on his fourth.
Swansea are the only English side not to have been stung at some point, but that was in a 27-minute substitute's display the second time around.
Luis Suarez vs Norwich
Apps: 5. Goals: 11. Games scored in: 4.
The Uruguayan's record against the Canaries is common knowledge, but utterly ridiculous nonetheless. Liverpool have stuck five past Norwich on each of the last three occasions, not least thanks to Suarez's stunning four-goal salvo when the sides met at Anfield earlier this season. In the two preceding campaigns, meanwhile, he helped himself to hat-tricks. Leave them alone, for crying out loud.
There's been similar dominance from Dennis Bergkamp, whose eight goals in three games against a hapless RKC Waalwijk included four and three-goal hauls. Dean Holdsworth, meanwhile, tormented Oldham with seven net-ripplers in four appearances during his Wimbledon days.
Eric Cantona vs Man City
Apps: 8. Goals: 8. Games scored in: 6.
The King done good against his side's city rivals, scoring in six of his seven matches against them in Manchester United colours. He was only ever on the losing side against them once – for Leeds – and clearly didn't like what he'd seen. In March '93 he netted his first, enjoyed braces in both 93/94 clashes, and then added another three in as many matches, including in the Reds' 1996 FA Cup fifth-round triumph.
Rickie Lambert vs Millwall
Apps: 9. Goals: 10. Games scored in: 7.
Southampton reaching the top flight in 2011/12 was good news for Millwall fans: they'd no longer have to endure Lambert's ominous presence. In the Saints' promotion season, the two sides faced off four times, with Lambert netting in three of them - including a Championship treble at The Den. It was continuation of the burly striker's menacing form in League One, where he struck five times in as many games against the Lions, four of them with Bristol Rovers.
Les Ferdinand vs Tottenham, Everton
Apps: 12. Goals: 10. Games scored in: 7.
Sir Les had a handy knack of scoring against his former north London employers. He'd already netted against them six times for QPR (3) and Newcastle (3) by the time he'd joined in 1997, but then did it again with West Ham in 02/03 and Leicester in 03/04, the latter in a televised 4-4 thriller.
Apps: 21. Goals: 16. Games scored in: 13.
The former England man played against Everton more than anyone else, and scored against them accordingly. In his first 20-goal season, 92/93, he bagged a hat-trick at Goodison Park, before regularly notching against the Toffees for the Rs, Newcastle, Tottenham and again with Leicester.
Emmanuel Adebayor vs Tottenham
Apps: 14, Goals: 10, Games scored in: 8
Arsenal fans couldn't fault the moody striker's return against his future club. The Togolese hitman endeared himself to the Gooner faithful on numerous occasions with his brilliant derby-day exploits for Arsene Wenger's men, netting in seven of the nine north London showdowns he played in. Arsenal only lost one of them - the 5-1 League Cup thumping of 07/08. He failed to score against the Lilywhites for Manchester City, but netted a Champions League brace against them during his loan spell with Real Madrid in 10/11.
Craig Mackail-Smith vs Leeds
Apps: 5. Goals: 7. Games scored in: 5.
The only English-based player on this list to net in every game against an unfortunate team. The Scotland international scored against Leeds in both fixtures of the 08/09 campaign with Peterborough, and followed it up three seasons later with three strikes in two games for current club Brighton, this time in the Championship. Last season he helped himself to another brace in a 2-2 draw at the Amex Stadium.
Javier Hernandez vs Chelsea
Apps: 13. Goals: 8. Games scored in: 8.
Eight goals in that many games against a rival isn't bad going, especially when you consider that half of them came off the bench. The Mexican's super-sub displays earned Manchester United a point and victory in the 11/12 and 12/13 campaigns respectively, although his goal off the bench earlier this season amounted to nothing in his side's 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
Fernando Torres vs Chelsea, Barcelona
Apps: 8. Goals: 7. Games scored in: 5.
Before he rocked up at Stamford Bridge and stopped scoring, the Spaniard couldn't wait to stick the boot into Chelsea during his Liverpool days. Torres netted against the Blues at Anfield in his debut season of 07/08, before sending the Champions League semi-final to extra-time with an equaliser at Stamford Bridge. He grabbed a pair the following campaign, added another in November 2010, and then swapped clubs for £50m in January.
Apps: 11. Goals: 8. Games scored in: 6.
Not to be sniffed at against a team of Barca's calibre. Not only did he net Chelsea's glorious semi-final decider in their victorious Champions League campaign, a younger Torres' La Liga record with Atletico Madrid wasn't half bad either. He grabbed his first in 02/03, and then five goals in four games between 2004 and 2006 when his plucky underdogs saw off the cup-toting Catalans three times in a row.
Robert Pires vs Tottenham
Apps: 12. Goals: 8. Games scored in: 7.
Arsenal's wing wizard epitomised his team's dominance over their north London rivals in the mid-noughties. He converted in seven of his first eight appearances against Spurs, including in the Gunners' 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane which confirmed the title in April 2004.
Ryan Taylor vs Newcastle
Apps: 6. Goals: 4. Games scored in: 4.
He might play for them now, but before heading to St James' Park in early 2009, Taylor was a menace against his club-to-be. The defender only scored six times in four years at Wigan, but four of them came against the Magpies in his most recent appearances; the first in 06/07, another the following season and then two in each match of the 08/09 campaign. Three of them came via his trademark free-kicks, and the other a well-taken effort from range. If you can't beat 'em, sign 'em.
Seydou Doumbia vs FC Aarau
Apps: 8. Goals: 12. Games scored in: 7.
Crash, bang, wallop. The goal-getting Ivorian enjoyed a blistering two-season spell in Switzerland with Young Boys from 2008-10 – and it's not difficult to understand why on this evidence.
Poor Aarau clearly didn't fancy it against the 26-year-old, now plying his trade with CSKA Moscow. Swiss teams play each other four times every campaign, and Doumbia netted in three of them in his first season. He followed that up by demolishing them in all four the following term, kicking off with a double before plundering his first hat-trick for the club. There was a brace in the third, before he wound down with a single in his final outing. He finished the season nine goals ahead of any other player on 30.
Radamel Falcao vs Villarreal
Apps: 4. Goals: 8. Games scored in: 4.
A 200% strike rate, you say? Not bad, you say. For Villarreal it was very, very bad, though, with El Tigre having struck on each occasion he's played them. First he smashed four in the 10/11 Europa League semi-final first leg in Porto, before adding another in the return fixture. When he moved to Atletico Madrid they cowered with fear once again, as he netted twice in Madrid and then again at the Estadio El Madrigal.
Honourable mentions
...because these chaps deserve some love too.
- Alan Shearer vs Leeds (Apps: 19, Goals: 20, GSI: 11)
- Wayne Rooney vs Portsmouth (Apps: 15, Goals: 12, GSI: 8)
- Darren Bent vs Bolton (Apps: 12, Goals: 11, GSI: 7) and Arsenal (Apps: 13, Goals: 8, GSI: 6)
- Nicolas Anelka vs Blackburn (Apps: 16, Goals: 12, GSI: 11)
- Billy Sharp vs Blackpool (Apps: 12, Goals: 9, GSI: 7)
- Matt Le Tissier vs Nottingham Forest (Apps: 9, Goals: 8, GSI: 6)
- Alex Revell vs Swindon (Apps: 10, Goals: 8, GSI: 7)
- Efan Ekoku vs Everton (Apps: 8, Goals: 8, GSI: 5)
- Simon Cox vs Leicester (Apps: 8, Goals: 7, GSI: 6)
- Shola Ameobi vs Sunderland (Apps: 16, Goals: 7, GSI: 5)
- Martin Paterson vs Sheffield Wednesday (Apps: 8, Goals: 5, GSI: 4); at Hillsborough with four different teams
- Jack Lester vs Rochdale (Apps: 6, Goals: 6, GSI: 4)
- Heung-Min Son vs Borussia Dortmund (Apps: 5, Goals: 5, GSI: 3)
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2DayFM cancels staff Christmas party in wake of phone hoax scandal
- From: news.com.au
- December 11, 2012
AUSTEREO has cancelled the 2Day FM staff Christmas party in the wake of the hoax nurse death scandal.
A $13,000 bar tab had been organised for between 200 and 250 of the company's Sydney employees, and was scheduled to take place at a Sydney nightclub this Thursday.
This comes as King Edward VII Hospital has denied claims by Southern Cross Austereo that any attempt was made to contact senior managers at the hospital to seek permission to run the hoax call on radio.
An Austereo spokeswoman said the party was cancelled out of respect for nurse Jacintha Saldanha and her family.
"This is no time for celebration at Southern Cross Austereo Sydney," she said.
All costs set aside for the event will be donated to Beyond Blue and Lifeline.
The Christmas party was scheduled to take place at trendy live music venue Oxford Art Factory on Oxford Street, a party strip near Sydney's CBD.
Among likely party attendees were 2Day FM DJs Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O, Hamish Blake and Andy Lee and Fifi Box and Jules Lund.
Full transcript: Prank DJs speak out about call
Nurses family miss her 'every moment of every day'
Kate could sue for breach of privacy
The Punch: How old is old enough to know better?
Mel Greig and Michael Christian, the two "shattered" DJs at the centre of the controversy, gave emotional TV interviews last night, saying the decision to broadcast the fateful hoax call was "taken out of our hands."
It comes as Ms Saldanha's husband Benedict Barboza and his two teenage children went to London to formally identify her body, three days after inadvertently being involved in a hoax call from 2DayFM DJs.
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TM of Singapore Posted at 6:00 PM December 11, 2012
Nobody seems to be discussing the fact that they prank called a hospital. That has to be justified before you even get to names and consequences.
Charles Darwin of Mars Posted at 5:40 PM December 11, 2012
The station policy is, apparently, they must get permission of the person hoaxed, but only if that person is in Australia. So, if as they claim, they tried several times to get someone's permission, why did they run the hoax when they failed to get permission even though the person was overseas. Why did they call (as they say) if they were going to run it anyway. Not very believable in my view.
Vicki of Sydney Posted at 5:24 PM December 11, 2012
Austereo when will you stop digging the hole deeper. Sometimes silence is the best answer. Thoughts go out to both sides but continually putting it back into the spotlight is not helping.


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We love clementines in our house. We eat as many clementines as possible during the cold winter months. They are the perfect combination of sweet and tangy. They are just the right size for easy snacking. They can go any where are aren't too messy.
About a month ago we started giving the girls clementines, but peeling the fruit then the membrane, then cutting the slices into several pieces was sometimes too much work to deal with and totally defeated the purpose of the ease of the clementine.
Maybe I'm slow, maybe I just make things hard on myself. But I finally found a ridiculously simple solution to this problem.
Cut The Clementine
Yes that simple.
Peel as normal
Remove as much of the stringy stuff as you can, it's hard to breakdown with baby gums. Then half it.
Cut twice through all the slices within the half cross ways, any knife will work even a plastic one for on the go.
Then pull apart the smaller pieces along the membrane.
Now you have bite size clementine pieces perfect for toddler munching.
Dinner Time!
This is one of those posts that has been in my drafts folder for several months. In an attempt to not let the writing go to waste I have decided to use the story of feeding our babies food as the start of a new series for my blog. Each week (hopefully) I will post a toddler meal and a people meal, sometimes they will be the same, sometimes they will be different.
It's the simplest kitchen appliance ever, fill the pot with water, chop the food you want to steam into large chunks and place in the steamer tray, press the one button all the way down. Check it after 15 minutes, if a fork goes in and out easily, it's done. We would then use the Ninja to puree, but any blender or even a hand masher will work fine. The baby food makers are also really great they do both steps, steaming and pureeing, in one machine, but we already had the other two machines on hand so we didn't need to add anything new to our kitchen counters. We would make a big batch, portion it into ice cube trays and freeze it for later use. There are ice cube trays with covers just for this. When it was time for them to eat we we could choose what combination to feed them, chicken, broccoli & sweet potato or beans, apples and squash. Take one or two cubes of each out of the freezer and pop it into the microwave either together or separately. Having so many choices ready to go was really convenient. The thing is, babies eating purees only lasts about three months, before we knew it, around eight months, with a freezer full of homemade baby food, our girls were ready to start chewing! So instead of pureeing we started giving them the tiniest slivers of table food, banana, chicken, pieces of pasta, quinoa, cauliflower and broccoli. We had to freeze their food a little differently now. First we would steam, mash or cut, but not purée, the foods, then portion it into the ice cube trays just the same so that we can still feed them healthy quick meals as soon as we arrive from work. We did this with most of the same foods that we previously pureed. But now we could add tiny bites of whole grain breads and tiny pieces of fresh fruit. When I say tiny pieces, I mean tiny and soft, about the size of a baby's finger nail and soft enough to mash between your thumb and index finger.
Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Good little eaters
We have really good eaters. Yes, it takes some coaxing when a new food is presented but with a little time and patience these two little buggers will eat pretty much anything.
We still stay mostly away from foods that require those chomped teeth in the back to really break down, but even when we do feed them these tougher foods we either cut them tiny enough to swallow whole, about a quarter inch square or they just spit out what they can't break down.
We always give them a sippy cup of water with each meal or snack. It's easy to forget that babies need to drink their water too. They are still too young to ask for it.
We have learned that the babies eat fine when we feed them by themselves but they eat and sit so nicely when we eat with them and even more so when there are other children at the table. They are mesmerized by other kids, it really fun to watch.


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amount $700 million, due to mature in 2022. The senior notes carry
an interest rate of 3.500%.
The company expects the offering to be completed by September
25, 2012, upon the fulfillment of certain customary conditions.
Book-running managers currently acting for this notes offering are
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo
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The net proceeds from the offering shall be used to repay a part
of the company's term loan facility, which is due to mature in
November 2012.
The company exited the second quarter of 2012 with cash and cash
equivalents of $302 million, decreasing from $311 million at the
end of the previous quarter. Long-term debt remained somewhat
consistent at $3.2 billion compared with the previous quarter.
Year-to-date, net cash provided by operating activities amounted to
$385 million with free cash flow of $298 million (net capital
expenditures being $102 million).
For the full year 2012, management projects an annual adjusted
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iPhone LED Technology a Breakthrough in Mobile Phones
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The LED system for the iPhone is a cutting technology that has put phone in front of the rest. Its ability to give nothing but clear pictures makes it the best achievement for the iPhone. It is the desire of every iPhone user to take nice still photos and enjoy good videos. This is made possible by the LED technology. The screen of the iPhone always appears unique and admirable because of the LED technology.
Impact of the LED screen
Viewing of pictures on your iPhone has never been this enjoyable and colorful. With the LED incorporated in the iPhone, everything seems colorful. It is a durable system that makes the iPhone to stand tall above its competitors. There is no doubt that this Led technology came about because of a brilliant and strategic mind. All the same, it managed to make the screen of the iPhone better and brighter.
What a broken LED screen means
The durability of the iPhone screen is unquestionable. The Led display system is designed to last for a very long time. However, this does not mean that dropping the phone down on a hard surface will not damage the LED screen. Depending on extend of damage; the LED screen is bound to suffer breaks from time to time. It is important to know that the Led screen is not easy to fix. It needs not only good steps, but also competent iPhone screen replacement service. It is not easy to fix it yourself.
Repairing damaged LED screen
If your LED screen of the iPhone breaks or gets damages, you need to look for a good iPhone repair service. This is arguably the most delicate and sensitive part of the iPhone. The user must strive to look for a specialist who deals with LED screen specifically for the iPhone. Failure to do this will end up casing more damages to the iPhone. Thou shall not attempt to repair the Led screen with vague knowledge about the procedure. You will render the device completely malfunctioned.
If you live near the Apple stores that deal with the iPhones, take the broken Led screen to them. They are the ideal people to handle the problem. They have all the necessary resource and tools needed to fix this problem. Far from that, they have competent and qualified personnel who have all the knowledge about the Led screen readily available. They have the right skills to ensure that your iPhone is back to normal within the shortest time possible. If you have a warranty that is still valid, you will be lucky to have your phone fixed at no extra charge.


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Why is my Orthodontist Using the Nance Appliance for my Upper Jaw?
My 4 1st bicuspid already removed for the braces, and i'm currently wearing for it, but why would my orthodontist using upper nance holding arch... READ MORE
I Have Ugly Spaces Between my Teeth..should I Have Braces or Retainers? (photo)
I have these small spaces in between my teeth..particularly the front ones..no crooked ones just obvious spaces..i hate looking at it especially... READ MORE
Will Braces Work to Fix Teeth Spacing? (photo)
I am a sophomore in high school and I am very self-conscious of my teeth, I don't smile in any pictures and I cover my mouth when I laugh. I have... READ MORE
I Have a Slight Underbite and Spaced out Teeth on the Top Row, Do I Need Extractions? (photo)
I'm about to get braces, since I've been insecure about my smile. Some people say that i might need extractions if i have an underbite, but my... READ MORE
Can Bicuspids and Molars Be Moved Forward to Fill in Re-opened Extraction Spaces?
I had bicuspids pulled and braces as a kid. Spaces were closed backwards causin tmj. We are re-opening half bicuspid spaces on the upper. I will then... READ MORE
Would braces or Invisalign be more effective for my teeth, crooked with no spacing? (photos)
I am twenty-four and have very crooked teeth with no spacing. I was told that I needed braces when I was about eleven but my parents could not afford... READ MORE
I'm Almost Done with my Brace but Still Have Space Between my Teeth?
My Orthodontist needs to pulled 2 teeth in my upper jaw to have space for my teeth in order to be align. But now all is done still have two little... READ MORE
Spacing in Teeth? (photo)
Hello what are my options for this spacing. I like my middle space but hate my sides. is it possible to get invisilgn? How long will it take to fix this? READ MORE
Can I Get Braces on After Dental Implants? (photo)
In middle school I had braces to fix spacing and an overbite. When I got them off (about 10 years ago) I got two dental implants (the teeth next to my... READ MORE
I have a minor spacing issue in my upper teeth, and overjet. How long would alignment last with self-ligating ceramic braces?
How many months and how often would I have to visit the dentist? How are these braces compared to invisible aligners? READ MORE
I use to have straight teeth till I had few tooth extractions about 4 years ago. 2 months ago I notice spacing between? (photo)
Spacing between two tooth and it gets bigger but not too big i almost can put my tongue through between..It has been bothering me ever since when I... READ MORE
I am looking to get six month smiles clear braces, which I have been approved of. Any suggestions?
Hey! I am a 21 year old female. I used to suck my thumb and the results of my teeth is I have slight spacing on the bottom teeth, and the open bite.I... READ MORE
How long will it take to correct my teeth? (photos)
My dentist gave me a referral to the orthodontist and I would know how long it will take for my teeth to be straight. The dentist wrote "crowded... READ MORE
I am a teen and I am wondering about an estimated time frame for Braces to correct my teeth? (photos)
Crowding on bottom, spacing on top, and an overbite? Pictures will show more READ MORE
I Have Slanted Top Teeth, and a Bottom Lip That Slants Downward? (photo)
I am 25 years old and I had braces 4 years ago to correct spacing in my teeth, the braces were left on for 12 months then came off, however my teeth... READ MORE
Can my Teeth Be Brought Back Forward Without Further Damage?
I asked him to rotate one tooth. Trusting his diagnosis and following his treatment plan I have 4 less teeth and it is ten years later. I'm still... READ MORE
What should I do about my permanent retainer? (photos)
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What is the best treatment for buck teeth with weak gums? (photos)
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I have had braces previously but my teeth have spaced out. How long would treatment be if I got ceramic/ regular braces? (photo)
Gummy smile and spacing correction! (Photo)
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Soul Eater Not!
Invitation Fighting!
Episode 5 | TV-14
After dreaming about Kim, Jacqueline is bothered by feelings of attraction for her. Kim leads the girls in a pool-cleaning job, and after she takes most of the pay, they help Jacqueline try to win Kim over, while learning about her mysterious background.
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|Red is lucky. NO IT IS.
There was never any doubt my Panda would end up in red. Whatever else I try on her, it just doesn't sit right. After we'd decided on the colour, it was then about whether I went iconic or ignored her roots, and the more I considered the question, the easier the answer became. There would need to be touches of the Pandaran past she owed so much to, but not an excess. That's why the Belt looks like it belongs to the harness she's wearing, it's why the staff remains as an understanding of what she is and where she came from... but the rest is undeniably Azeroth, because that is now what she has become a part of.
|A remembrance of what has passed.
As she spends so much time spinning whilst she fights, I've assumed that having lots of clutter and fuss around the outfit would be awkward. That means I've aimed for minimal and (hopefully) have succeeded. There's quite a lot of colour here too, but hopefully not too much, with red and brown being the predominant accents. The green in the belt buckle is accented with the headdress feathers and detail on the staff.
|Brown and red and rock and roll.
Normally I'd not be interested in the shorter cloaks but this one is a particularly good match in my opinion for the patterns in the outfit, especially the gloves. Most of this was created when my Monk was in her 50's too, so she's been wearing it for some time. I like the idea of creating a mog when a character now starts their journey, and this is something I will elaborate on in further Vogue posts. For now, this is one of my proudest achievements, if only because I feel it really suits the soul of the character as well as their physical attributes.
|All this and Cherry Blossom.
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...The days are flying by in a blur and yesterday, I slowed down with a few cocktails with a friend. So, apologies, no blog! As I walked home, I saw her in the library, chewing her pen and staring off into space. One quick phone call later (Her: Cocktails? Me: Hell Yes!) and we were ensconced at the Botanist with Elderflower Bellinis and a lot of gossip!
Jumper: New Look
Jeans: Primark
Necklace: Primark
Watch: New Look
I love this outfit, mostly because I love blue and this outfit is very blue. I just feel really pretty in the clean colours of this outfit with the white and blue reminding me of summer and blue skies. Plus, I really am not feeling the ombre hair trend as I have seen way too many bad dye jobs but I love the trend on clothes and nails!
To emphasise the blue and white colour scheme, I opted for my blue gem necklace from Primark. It's a real glam piece and makes this casual outfit, a bellini worthy outfit!
One of my ongoing fashion loves is the die-cut leather or suede trend. I have a gorgeous clutch and an everyday satchel that I adore. I went into Primark the other day with the desire for shoes to match. I spotted this brogue like shoes from a distance and was so enamoured that I bought them even though there was none left in my size. My reasoning was that in Winter I tend to wear a lot of woolly tights so I needed shoes a little too big!


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WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Two Israeli groups with U.S. affiliates called for the criminal investigation of a municipal rabbi who asked Jews not to rent apartments to non-Jews.
The Israel Religious Action Center, an affiliate of the Reform movement, and the Abraham Fund, a group that promotes Jewish-Arab coexistence in Israel and that has a U.S. office, this week sent separate letters to Israel's Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein calling on him to launch a criminal incitement probe of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the chief rabbi of Safed, Ha'aretz reported.
Eliyahu last week joined a call to keep Arabs out of Safed that was apparently prompted by fears that a medical school slated to open in the northern city will lead to an influx of non-Jews.
Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu, the co-executive director of the Abraham Fund, told JTA that his group sent a letter to Weinstein and also sent a letter to the civil service chief, Shmuel Hollander, demanding an investigation that could lead to Eliyahu's dismissal.
"He's a state worker, a member of the chief rabbinate and a member of the municipal rabbinate," Be'eri-Sulitzeanu told JTA. "He can't express himself in a racist way. We want him fired."
Ami Nahshon, the fund's president based in New York, said he, too, backed the letters.
Spokesmen for the Religious Action Center, the Washington D.C.-based sister to IRAC, did not return calls Friday
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Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?
– Robert Orben
I'm not going to comment on poll results very much, because that would be a bit too much work; but the Herald have some new numbers and the usual post hoc explanations for them showing a Labour slump and National surge. The numbers buck the current trend so the poll may be an outlier, its also a relatively small sample size (n=770).
New Zealand First shows a slight increase – I don't think this reflects on the current Peter's scandal at all, which would have been happening during the tail end of the poll. These things seem terribly important to politics junkies but tend to take some time to filter out into the wider electorate.
The poll shows a large number of undecided voters and Herald journalist Paula Oliver thinks this may be good news for Labour; but undecided's tend to break against the incumbant so maybe not.
If Labour have lost their bump then my (worthless post hoc) guess is that the Labour attacks on Key were working, but they've lost their effect now that Labour have backed off.
A lot of commentators have been clicking their tongues and stroking their beards in disapproval of Labour's anti-Key rhetoric; realistically it is the only option the party has. They tried releasing policy and looking like a responsible government and it just drove them furthur down in the polls. Their only alternative is a circut breaker that can knock Key out of the game.


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The Hospice of Jefferson County is sponsoring its annual Memory Tree.
The tree is at the Salmon Run Mall and people can light a bulbs in memory of someone who's died or in honor of someone who's still alive.
There's a suggested donation of $10 per bulb.
The tree will be up until December 23.
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This is a small group trip with set departure dates at a discounted rate.
2015 Departure Dates:
*April 18th, 2015
*July 4th, 2015
*November 21st, 2015
The birthplace of ecotourism, Costa Rica is home to lush jungles, mystical cloud forests, endless beaches and an incredible array of wildlife. Over the past several years this small country has rapidly become a premier travel destination, and with its diverse ecosystems, incredible natural beauty and mellow atmosphere, it is easy to see why.
In the evening, you will be picked up at the airport in San Jose and transferred to your hotel. (This service is on a private basis.)
Historic neighborhoods in Costa Rica are laced with good international restaurants and shopping streets. The city's art scene is popping, and huge murals accompany small art galleries throughout. Like many Latin American capitals, it's the colonial architecture that really gives the streets their charm, and is a welcome break from the ever-modernizing city. As a city that mostly hosts travelers arriving and departing from Costa Rica, San Jose fills its role perfectly.
During breakfast, early briefing with your tour guide for general information about your stay in Costa Rica. Your adventure will begin with a morning pick up for a guided transfer to La Fortuna. En route you will visit Poas Volcano National Park to enjoy the main crater activity and the volcano surroundings. After a few hours in the park, the transfer will continue to La Fortuna in San Carlos. Check in at your hotel near Arenal Volcano.
Though it has remained dormant since 1968, Arenal Volcano is the highlight of one of Costa Rica's most popular national parks. Beautiful trails, volcanic hot springs, and ample adventure activities abound, all interspersed with rare rumblings from the sleeping mountain. Plenty of lodges and hotels are built into the countryside with views of Arenal Volcano to take advantage of this picturesque region. It won't take you long to see why this is such a hot spot! From rain clouds, to clear blue skies, it's a beautiful and unique site to behold no matter what.
This morning you will be met at your hotel lobby by your guide who will take you on a tour of the hanging bridges overlooking the abundant biodiversity existent in the natural reserve. Your naturalist guide will open the doors to you into the fascinating and colorful tropical rain forest world through his knowledge of natural history. This tour is a fun and educative way to learn about the surrounding natural environment. Its purpose is to offer you, in a safe and sustainable way, a tiny passage into the kindness of nature, and in this way, take care of it for the future generations.
Eco Termales is a family-run project that has been built over several years of focused and hard work. The four pools vary in temperature, with the coolest being 91º F and the hottest being 105º F. One of the pools has a refreshing, cascading waterfall that visitors are invited to stand beneath. Paths laid with volcanic silt run throughout the complex, connecting the pools, changing rooms, and restaurant. Eco Termales is a wonderfully authentic environment that offers both privacy and tranquility within the Costa Rican rainforest. Come and enjoy this relaxing sanctuary for yourself this afternoon. Dinner is also included tonight at the hot springs resort.
This morning you'll be met at your hotel and transferred to your shared boat lake crossing to the Monteverde Cloud Forest area and your overnight accommodations. Approximate transfer time is 2.5 hours. Enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure.
This biological reserve has been a source of inspiration since it was first colonized, and has continued to be advocated for by different conservation groups through the 19th and 20th centuries. Only 160 tourists are allowed within its borders at a time, insuring that the healthy rivers, blooming trees, and intense biodiversity remains protected. Though it does rain often (bring your raincoat), and the trails do get a bit muddy (don't forget your boots), this is a chance to witness the wilderness for which Costa Rica is famous, and maybe even learn a thing or two about the importance of conservation of beauty, and the value of nature.
This morning at 7:00am, you will be picked up for a morning hike through the biological reserve. Enjoy learning about the vast diversity as you follow your local guide, who will tell you about the local wildlife and fauna. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve offers well developed and easily negotiable trails that access some of the most beautiful primary cloud forests in the world. Return to the hotel and enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at your leisure. (This service is on a private basis.)
In the morning, you will be picked up at your hotel in Monteverde and transferred to your accommodations in Manuel Antonio National Park. (Duration: 4 hours.) (This service is on a private basis.)
If there is a heaven for beach lovers, it is surely taking notes from Manuel Antonio! There is a reason that this rugged coast of small bays and secluded beaches is one of Central America's most popular destinations. Dense jungle sits directly adjacent to pristine sandy beaches in this national park, forming unique, funky coves that each offer picture perfect photo opportunities in their own right. If these scenic landscapes aren't enough to keep you captivated, then you might make the most of the wildlife viewing activities. Iguanas, howler monkeys, sloths and several birds parade through here daily.
This morning, you will enjoy a group guided visit to Manuel Antonio National Park, arguably the country's most beautiful and popular protected coastal area. The national park contains pristine white-sand beaches, hidden coves ideal for snorkeling, trails through tropical forest filled with wildlife and the landmark Punta Catedral, towering high above the deep blue Pacific Ocean.
This afternoon, you'll be transferred back to your accommodation in Manuel Antonio to enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure. (This service is on a group basis.)
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You will be picked up at your hotel and transferred 3 hours to the airport in San Jose in time for your departing flight. It's best to schedule flights in the afternoon or evening. We hope you enjoyed these highlights of Costa Rica, pura vida!
Located in the heart of San Jose, this hotel is within walking distance of Spirogyra Butterfly Garden and Museum of Costa Rican Art. Also nearby are Gold Museum, National Stadium and National Theater. The hotel has 83 well-appointed lodging options, 10 of them are suites, 2 junior Suite and 61 standard rooms. Every room has air Conditioning, cable TV, and free WiFi. There is a comfortable restaurant with buffet service. In the common areas of the hotel there are beautiful gardens and an outdoor swimming pool. A big secure parking lot is located onsite as well.
Hotel Arenal Manoa is a beautiful property offering marvellous views of the Arenal Volcano. Surrounded by gardens, lush pasture and animals, rooms have been designed so that each offers a panoramic view of the volcano. Guests can take advantage of the spacious gardens for walking and meditation as well as the opportunities to see the daily operations of a typical Costa Rican farm.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tim Duncan didn't wait until the final buzzer to do his damage against winless Memphis.
The NBA's reigning MVP scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in the third quarter to help the Spurs break open a close game as San Antonio defeated Memphis 95-86 Friday night.
San Antonio opened the second half with a 15-1 run and the Grizzlies, now 0-13, were never closer than 15 points until the game's final minutes.
"They bore down and got aggressive," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "They played good defense and the offense took care of itself."
The win was the Spurs' 21st straight over the Grizzlies. That winning streak ties for fifth-longest in league history with New York's 21 consecutive wins over Boston from April 1993 to January 1998.
Duncan, who beat the Grizzlies with an arching 12-foot turnaround jumper at the end of overtime on Nov. 4, finished with 28 points and 15 rebounds.
"I thought tonight was a step forward for this team, particularly offensively," said Duncan, who has been shooting erratically all season. "Their zone messed us up a little early, but then we figured it out."
David Robinson and Stephen Jackson each added 12 points for San Antonio.
Mike Batiste came off the Memphis bench for 18 points, all coming in the final period. Pau Gasol had 12 points, all in the first half, and Shane Battier had 10.
Grizzlies rookie Drew Gooden, averaging 15.8 points and 6.5 rebounds, was held to four points and three rebounds.
Memphis players and coach Hubie Brown were blunt in dissecting the team's performance.
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The Spurs outrebounded the Grizzlies, 49-30.
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Tonight's story begins in a desolate frontier region of Australia where good grazing land lies perilously close to desert. The time is the 1930s. Our show is adapted from Jill Ker Conway's immensely popular memoir The Road from Coorain, which was published in 1989 and became a long-term bestseller. The road young Jill Ker took from Coorain eventually took her to the far side of the Earth and a distinguished academic career, but all that lies in an inconceivably remote future as we begin her story.
Her father, in return for army service in World War I, was granted 18,000 acres on this great empty landscape and set out to raise sheep for wool, the country's great cash crop. He and his wife arrived in 1929, built a house and gave the place a name -- Coorain. It's an aboriginal word meaning "windy place," though it's not wind that's the most forceful presence here; it's drought.
Jill's father has grown up in this lonely world and loves it, but for her mother -- "not born to the bush," she says in her book -- Coorain was "a nightmare of desolation." Before marriage she'd been a professional nurse running a country hospital. When we meet her now, though, she is determined to be the best possible wife and mother. Besides Jill, the baby of the family, she has two older sons.
Jill's mother may remind many of us of our own pioneer women who endured terrible toil and despair to settle the lonely American prairie in the 19th century.
Now The Road from Coorain.
Young Jill Ker's love for Australia was tempered by a sense that it was still oppressively old-fashioned in its treatment of women. The United States seemed likelier to give her the opportunities she wanted, and she went. After taking a Ph.D. in history at Harvard, she taught at the University of Toronto, became vice president there, and in 1975 became president of Smith College, the first woman ever to fill the top job at that exclusive women's college.
After 10 years at Smith she went on to MIT as a visiting scholar and professor. In this period she began writing her memoirs. The Road from Coorain was her first, and it was a huge success. Though first published in 1989, it is still a constant seller. A book that still sells a dozen years after publication is said to be a book that "has legs."
Part of the explanation may be its powerful evocation of the soul-crushing tedium that defined women's lives in places like Coorain. Jill's mother becomes heroic simply by enduring it. When her father left the house, "there was no contact with another human being, and the silence was so profound it pressed upon the eardrums," she wrote. "For my mother the emptiness was disorienting, and the loneliness and silence a daily torment of existential dread."
Since Coorain, Mrs. Conway has published two other memoirs -- True North and A Woman's Education -- and a third book reflecting on the nature and structure of books about the lives of real people.
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I've been pretty quiet on the boards for a while now. Several of you know of the struggle I had starting meds and the pain issues that I went through. Well, I'm happy to report that about 4 weeks ago the side effects pretty much became minimal. I still have some soreness in my legs but overall I'm back to working more than I probably should and even doing a bit of traveling. A cruise is in the works for September. And then the best news is from my latest labs. CD4 at 546 and 23% with a VL of <50. So happy dance time. My attitude is much improved and I'm so ready to just get on with my life. And oh... I've even had a date <smile>. Many thanks for all of the support I found here and I'll still be around, tossing in my thoughts every now and then.
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|A Father's Day Gift for the Dad Who Has Everything
|Wednesday, 05 June 2013 00:00 | Written by Tonya Kay | Blog Entry
At a certain point, parents have lived so many years on this Earth that there is no possession imaginable they might still need. This is a daughter's authentic, if not childish, perception of her father, at least. Wanting terribly to impress dad with a grand display of Father's Day gifting that says, "You're my favorite dad! (I'm your favorite daughter, too, right?)", visions of a garage full of tools, a basement packed with memorabilia, closets stuffed with clothing, shelves hosting knickknacks-a-plenty ultimately thwart the urge. Maybe, it seems to the daughter, there comes a time when parents just don't need more stuff.
She can hear her mom now: "Where are we going to put this?" Perhaps next to the home's fourth TV, rarely watched in the laundry room? Maybe it would look good adjacent to the "conversation piece" collecting dust hung behind the bathroom door? The idea of sending another bouquet of stargazer lilies seems predictable and unimaginative compared to the sentiment in this daughter's heart. If only she wasn't on a budget (like the rest of the working-class nation) and could gift the only item no father would turn up a nose to—a new car! But the Price Ain't Right. Let that not be a reflection upon her feelings for dear old dad.
While I'm waiting for that next big gig to come through when I will buy back dad's classic GTO and wrap it in a bow with chocolate sprinkles on top, I've found a way to use my creativity to reinforce pop's view that I am his favorite daughter ever. Some dads get new ball caps, some dads get cologne, my dad is getting a nest of baby sea turtles! C'mon, how can anyone scoff at baby sea turtles? Dad has already called to thank me. He gets it. And I know he gets the deeper meaning behind the gift, too.
When parents have children, I see it as a sort of symbol of the desire to connect to something that will outlive their individual lives. They put a little of their life into a new one and we, as the children, live on and carry them on. I've personally decided not to have children, but that does not mean I don't have the urge to parent in different ways. I parent through conversation and community building. I parent through gardening and environment enrichment. I parent through writing and media. I parent ideas, art and activism—all of which will outlive me, too. These things are the grandchildren I give my father.
When I discovered that the Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP) offered a way to adopt a nest of baby sea turtles in a loved one's name, I knew this was the unique gift I wanted to offer my father. All seven species of sea turtle are endangered globally. The STRP is everywhere these at-risk species need protection: the Gulf of Mexico, the California coastline, the reefs of Australia and the islands off Costa Rica. My dad represents the protective force to me and it gives me creative and compassionate joy to imagine this gift helping protect even one baby sea turtle in my dad's name—his life, in symbol, protecting my parented children. Please, Universe, let even one baby sea turtle beat the odds and live to maturity to reproduce because of my demonstrated love for my dad through this Father's Day gift.
I think my dad gets it, too. No, I know he gets it. As unique and unpredictable as I am, dad gets me, and so I know, when he receives this gift, he will know what love he's inspired in this world. And he'll be happy not to have to dust around another strange truck-stop statue that says "I Love You" in all the cursive colored blown glass a shelf can hold. Happy Father's Day, dad. I love you.
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According to Secretary Duncan, the new Race to the Top Assessments (RTTA) are "an absolute game-changer in public education." Which is why ED is taking the necessary steps to ensure that stakeholders have a voice in the development of the assessments.
At a public forum on June 10 in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, about 70 educators and stakeholders from across the country had a chance to hear about the new assessment systems currently under development, listen to experts, and voice their ideas. The public forum was the second in a series of meetings ED is holding to gain input from the public on the new assessments being developed by the state-led consortia and how to best develop them in order to improve students' readiness for college and careers.
"It's integral that we not only measure results, but how students get there" said Douglas Stein, vice president of the Educational Records Bureau, during the feedback portion of the meeting.
Kent Williamson, executive director of the National Council of Teachers of English said that there "is a confidence problem among educators about testing. This process needs to start including teachers – not just in field testing, but in conceptual design."
Max McGee, president of the Illinois Math and Science Academy noted that we can learn from the successful models of other countries: "Our international competitors have successfully addressed many of the concerns we have with testing. There are models out there."
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This isn't Paris or Rome, it's not uniformly beautiful - expectations like that obviously would only lead to disappointment and really, why would you come to Bulgaria if that's what you were looking for? Sofia is severely lacking in tourist sights; some would even argue that it only has one worth seeing, the Aleksander Nevski Church. While I largely agree with this assessment, Sofia still has something to offer those that are looking for something different. And you know what? Sometimes different is good.
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