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With a sly wit and a good deal of humor, Tutu ribs Krista about the apportionment of dried fruit. Listen in to this lively, playful exchange.
"There's no question about the reality of evil, of injustice, of suffering, but at the center of this existence is a heart beating with love."
South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on how his understanding of God and humanity has unfolded through the history he's lived and shaped.
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is an Anglican archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He has written many books, including, Made for Goodness: And Why This Makes All the Difference, and The Book of Forgiving.
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Sunday mornings I awaken to "Speaking of Faith". Each program is enlightening, inspirational and thought-provoking. However, "God of Surprises" with Desmond Tutu was electric. As an African-American who has yet to visit the continent, I felt a sense of belonging, an identity never felt before through the lyrical/musical tonality of the South African speech and perfectly sublime English of Bishop Tutu.
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The Archbishop Emeritus Desmound Tutu really made me take a couple steps back on how I view things in my life and my world. He really made me think differently about indifferences in the world. How even the cruelest of acts may have some love behind them. Remembering that God has sense of humor at times and no matter how hectic things get we have to have faith that things will always work out in the end. Once we embrace God we can accept the cruelties in our lives helps teach me to move on and become stronger from them. If I took away anything it is that when we know that God is on our side, we can see that there will always be a silver lining.
The notion of freedom. What am I free for? This makes me think of Bonhoeffer's insights on costly grace. As an activist for social justice I often get bogged down and muddied by the righteous indignity of the oppressed. "We have a right to be free!" We say. "This is unjust, unthinkable, unconsciousable." However, the idea of freedom for something goes far beyond survival. It conjures up an image of a people with a purpose, a unique and integral purpose even, a people who are needed in this time and on this earth. What dignity that returns to the oppressed. What a costly freedom it is to be be free for something. I'd like to be charged with stewarding that freedom more than I am.
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I have mixed feelings on the weeks SOF. I feel that Ms. Tippet was not objective in her interview with Desmond Tutu. The fact that she put him on such a high horse, and was blaming the oppressed South African's on "white people" was disturbing. The way she agreed on everything that Desmond Tutu said was almost sickening. Besides this, I believe that Desmond Tutu is a man of great faith.
The comments that Desmond had, which I shared in church tonight, saying "if they wanted to keep us down, they shouldn't have given us the bible" and "that the bible was written for us for each individual situation in our lives". The latter of these comments is so true in our lives. We can look to the bible for answers to questions in our lives like those in generations past. It is a timeless book of answers.
God is a God of surprises. Even if you know what he is capable of and what he can do for us, it is still a wonderful experience and an amazing thing to see when miracles are preformed in His name. It will surprise anyone, whether or not they believe in Him.
Desmond Tutu has always been a star in my universe. I first encountered him at an anti-apartheid rally he held on campus at the University of California at Davis when I was an undergraduate. I was electrified! Such vision! Such an understanding of hope! Such faith that goodness will prevail!
We marched together from Davis to Sacramento... it was one of the defining events of my young adult life.
Fast forward almost 20 years. I am now the mother of 2 boys with autism with a husband who had been overseas in Iraq. That year was harder than I can describe. All kinds of questions were rumbling through my life.. questions about the innate integrity of human beings, questions about God, questions about what faith means, questions about what it means to be vulnerable and what it means to love.
I was raised without a faith tradition, and I was utterly unequipped to answer these questions on my own. Being "too alone" in all of this was a large part of the problem. Enter once again Desmond Tutu... a voice that I intuitively knew had an understanding of God that I could trust... this time in the form of the written word. God Has A Dream. Goodness will prevail. We are all God-bearers... despite the view that the world holds of us.
I walked into an Episcopal Church because I knew it was part of the Anglican Communion that Arch-Bishop Tutu was part of. I was aching for an understanding that even partially mirrored the depth of his. I wanted to know the God of compassion that held him up and made him strong.
I read in a biography of Desmond Tutu that the rally we participated in together at Davis occurred at a time when his spirits were dragging in the fight against Apartheid. And that the energy he found with us renewed his hope. One of my dreams is that he could somehow know what a tremendous impact he had on me..... how he was a path that lead me to understand hope in a time when I really needed to.
God Bless!
I too was at Davis and heard
I too was at Davis and heard Desmond Tutu and will never forget that moment. You mention you read in a biography that Desmond Tutu mentions this event. Do you remember the biography? I would love to read it. Thanks.
I want to say hang in there
I want to say hang in there because, God is nearer than you think.Right now he is carrying you,the footprints you see on sand are not yours but God's therefore relax as he is carrying you, not at arms length but you're right on his chest where his heart is.So start believing now like you have never before listen to Gods heart beat now God creates no junk he's got a purpose for you remember the bigger the problems,the bigger the blessings. I wish we can one day meet give each other the light and love of God the miracle is hear in South Africa remember my words I want to share with you Many things about God that I've come to understand through holy spirit stay blessed
Born in a world (his world) full of inequality and violence, his understanding of God and humanity unfolded through the history he lived and helped shape. As odd as it turns out, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu tells us that "at the center of all the odds is a heart beating with love."
Aired on Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett, interview with Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu on "Tutu's God of Surprises" I believe is one that will have an eternal impact on its viewers. While praises goes in part to Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa for helping in galvanizing South Africa's 'improbable peaceful transition' from apartheid to democracy, a surprise to many people in the world today, the interview unequivocally conveys very serious and pertinent facts which articulate Bishop Tutu's view that his God is full of surprises.
After throwing a light on a couple of experiences relating to ruthless injustice that reigned through the apartheid era in South Africa, Bishop Desmond Tutu touched a very sensitive part of the interview, at which point I was carried away. It was about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which was formed after South Africa 'got' its freedom from an unpopular white minority rule that battered the land for three centuries. This commission encouraged people to come forward and 'confess' their crimes under the protection of amnesty. Victims were invited (for the first time) as well to tell their stories and also witness to victims who never made it, in which case many family members learned how their loved ones died, during the struggle.
Bishop Desmond Tutu holds that this commission was the tool through which God manifested his surprises: While it is right to relate Bishop Tutu's message of a God of Surprises to the fact that peace now reigns in South Africa, no matter how minute in magnitude, I think the surprises were communicated and are still being communicated in mankind's ability to accept and forgive.
Not only did confessing and or witnessing helped in releasing pain, it also did what no human being thought could have been possible in South Africa. Bishop Tutu said human magnanimity or generosity of spirit makes them do speechless and incredible things.
It was and is a surprise that people who should have been bitter, those who have suffered because of the tribulations, those who 'had' a divine right to be angry and fill with the lust for revenge for what was done to them, to come up and tell their stories in the manner these victims did. I think it is an incredible and surprising story which Bishop Desmond Tutu cited, in which a man blinded by oppressor forces testified that he felt cured after speaking out in front of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Even though this man was still blind, he had a certain heart, to have accepted his condition and forgive the perpetrators, and to claim that under his blind condition his eyes have been given back to him just because he has spoken out (and released his pain). To me this is a man with God's heart and it is a surprise to have humans act this way under the condition. Also, perpetrators who found it in their hearts to confess and ask for forgiveness in a remorseful manner proves to me that God touched their hearts equally, and this also counts as some of God's many surprises. Last and most important of all, to have perpetrators seek for forgiveness and victims readily embracing them such that today we have these two 'groups' of people living as one people after all the quagmire, is incredible and surprising.
But Tippett asked Bishop Tutu a very important question: "Has reconciliation come to South Africa?" I like the way Bishop Tutu answered this question. He said; "It is a process and a national project for all South Africans." Reality speaking, South Africa continues to experience violence and inequality. Bishop Tutu says it is only sixteen years since South Africa gained freedom from three centuries of oppression and I see with him. He compared this to Germany after the East and West Germany ordeal that lasted only for fifty years and again I see with him. But despite his assertion that damage of the psyche plays a role in the reconciliation process, I really do think reconciliation is an aspect of life that is so crucial and goes beyond that. As we all know, it is immensely hard if not impossible to regain all of milk that is been spilled. Think of human reconciliation with God since Adam and Eve; Even though Christ came to reconcile God and man as Christians believe, mankind has continued to seek reconciliation with God and I think this is what the process of reconciliation is.
However, no matter what the case may be in South Africa today, I believe it is worth to acknowledge that there is headway to the positive direction if one only considers the fact that Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu was able at last to vote in his own country for the first time, though at the age of sixty three. This is incredible and surprising.
I think Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu's message is that God is always with mankind and can surprise mankind at any time. So mankind has to think positively at all times no matter what the circumstance is.
Listening to Mr. Tutu's description of something that took place in the Truth and Reconciliation process reminded me of a sense I've had about forgiveness for a long time.
Seeking apology is a punitive urge. Asking someone to be sorry for what they've done may be asking that the other, the one who abused or hurt us in some way, understands the consequence of their misbehavior. But it is also a way of asking them to bow down, to beg. You can't ask someone to beg with love in your heart.
But to seek understanding, knowledge of the other, closure, to ask forgiveness oneself, these are urges of the highest aspect of ourselves. Maybe those who took part in the Truth and Reconciliation process were genuinely ready to seek out the best good. And maybe those who were wise enough to offer amnesty to the offenders were driven by the highest parts of themselves to set the stage properly.
I've never felt forgiveness is an issue in my own life even though, like most people I suppose, I've received some mighty awful mistreatment. It's the urge and the act of hurting someone that does damage; it damages the person who acts on that urge. I may have been hurt, and deeply disappointed, but I'm not damaged by someone else's ill behavior. They are damaged by it.
When I've been asked to forgive, in any of the millions of ways that we ask such things, I do say yes. I want my willingness and good faith to be available for that person in self forgiveness, in healing the wound they caused in themselves. But I don't feel a personal need to forgive - any more than I would feel a need to eat when encountering a hungry person.
I think the only way to heal after grave offense or injury is to seek the highest parts of ourselves, and with that injury in mind. In doing that, we're reconnecting with that which is holy in us. That's where healing is found.
I really found this to be an interesting piece to listen to since it was about Desmond Tutu and I grew up listening to his stories about his fight for his fight against apartheid and the liberation of the blacks from the whites in South Africa.
Desmond Tutu, is a great man and I wouldn't disagree with the fact that the interviewer Krista Tippet agreed with him in every question he answered and did not challenge him on any of the questions, because when greatness stands in front of you, all you can do is stand in awe and listen and at the same time thinking of the great stories that accompanies that greatness in front of you.
In this article, he really showed his great trust and faith in God and it shows that before he carries out something, he always put God first. I also like when he said "Sexual orientation like racial equality is a human right." This he shows and distinguishes himself from other men in high places who believe in God but still have misgivings towards one's sexual orientation. Desmond Tutu shoed he does not have this misgivings and sees it as a human right.
I can tell you this article inpires me to continue to look to becoming great.
Incredible and inspirational, Tutu is an incredible man with or without religion to sustain his work, and I think he gives too much credit to the Bible as a whole. There are many, many men who possess the Bible and know the scriptures like the lyrics to a favorite song, yet they do not accomplish anything in the larger scheme of life as Tutu did. The Bible was his awakening no one can argue that, but his actions lye in the strength of his character. This is evident in his continuing work; he has accomplished what he set out to do and yet continues his fight against inequality throughout the world. Tutu states "The Bible is specifically written for your situation", that is undeniable to anyone with open eyes, but remains the reason Tutu still has a battle to fight. Oppressors can use the same piece of work Tutu uses to argue equality to dismiss Tutu's claim. This book has been used to persuade humanity for millenniums, it has been manipulated to the extent that there is no longer right and wrong in the world,only a biblical take on an issue, precisely because of the earlier argument, for every verse in the Bible there is a verse to contradict it and man knows them all, so using the Bible as our influence is going to stall humanity at this point time. Do you think it is time to take Tutu's insight of an equal humanity, past all religious barriers to where it can grow and prosper as a new human prophecy set forth by human compassion void of divine intervention?
He is spirit and grace in action - forged in the fire of hate and separation.
I could listen to his laugh on a loop for hours. It is pure, and bright, shining light into all the dark places. A light maker, he is.
Listening to you and your guests enrich stimulate my imagination and enrich my life.
Today I listened to Krista ask Desmond Tutu about the effects of Truth and Reconcilliation. He described the profound emotions of both victims & perpetrators as they told and recognized that their (often secret) story was heard. He also spoke about this being a work in process. Pauses in the interview were filled with the harmony and rhythm of S. African music - the essence of what must be restored in healing trauma.
One area where it's absence is often obvious is when people with PTSD or secondary traumatization (compassion fatigue) tell their story. Healthy ways of telling one's traumatic story do not involve "spilling all the beans". Helping people to stay present to themselves, learning to recognize the physiological changes in breathing, tension, etc., as they tell their story is more healing than revealing the content.
Fragmented pieces of the story often surface & simply drop into place during the healing process as people become more attentive to their self care - to being- in present time.
Pat Ogden and Bessel van der Kolk are two people I have studied with who have had vast experiences in this field, that, in my experience, is the essence of healing trauma; the essence of peace. Thanks so much for your program.
What I find inspiring, in the unedited version of the interview, is Archbishop Tutu's warm sense of humor while dealing with such deep questions. God bless him! God has a sense of humor, unfrequently meditated on.
What a way to wake up. To pause and listen to Desmond Tutu's wisdom. I am thankful for this moment, which reminds me how lucky I am to be sharing this earth with such a rare being.
What a wonderful conversation this morning. I am so pleased to hear that Archbishop Tutu is lending his resonate voice to the cause of civil rights for gay people. So needed in Africa, and in the U.S.
What I find inspiring, in the unedited version of the interview, is Archbishop Tutu's warm sense of humor while dealing with such deep questions. God bless him! God has a sense of humor, unfrequently meditated on.
So joyful and honest. Tutu
So joyful and honest. Tutu has his faith and his position. He is in the business, the faith of recognising the God within us all, the beauty and goodness that he believes is innate to human beings. This is so hopeful. He is not blind to the violence and ugliness we can create and yet he does not allow despair to prevail. His social activism with and through his faith is a powerful combination.
So many useful and pertinent facets of life to consider forgiveness, love, fear, damaged spirits, justice, absolute love, humour, compassion, our fallibility and godliness.
Thank you for sharing this episode.
I have been looking at the
I have been looking at the significance or even need to understand the darkness and evil in myself which shows up in our world. I thought that if I only looked on the light that that is the only place to find goodness. I see through Desmond Tutu and the TRC how necessary it is for a full understand to delve into them both, for they both carry the truths that make me human in the Oneness of my Devine Beingness.
As usual I wake up to Krista
As usual I wake up to Krista Tippett's interviews. Hearing the Honorable Desmond Tutu speak is both inspiring and eye opening. The courage of another has helped to break down the partitions of apartheid. His rise from the elements of poverty demonstrates the individual power we have to recognize and oppose injustice. Thank you Ms. Tippett!
During today's program I
During today's program I heard the host ask Tutu something about "christian truth". This choice of words, reflecting an idea and belief, indicates that "christian truth" is in some way distinct from "truth" and is precisely what is untenable, and ironic, in christianity and all religions, I guess.
Excellent sense of humor
Excellent sense of humor especially when he was talking about Dalai Lama
Excellent Interview
the idea expressed by Arch
the idea expressed by Arch Bishop TuTu that I am a "God Carrier" is one that would serve us all well to remember as we deal with others. We are all "God Carriers". The self that we present to the world is that of God. Hopefully others will catch it and pass it on!
Where can I find the recording of the choral numbers?
This was such a delightful
This was such a delightful and uplifting production. The music alone was stunning. Add Krista's compelling guidance and Desmond Tutu's breadth of spirit... what a treat for the spirit.
The interview with Desmond
The interview with Desmond Tutu was one of the best structured and fascinating podcasts I have heard. Storytelling through an interview process - so rare to find, so beautiful to hear. Thank you. We will run this on Whale Content Network and hopefully it will bring more people to your site.
"There is no question about
"There is no question about the reality of evil, of injustice, of suffering, but at the center of this existence is a heart beating with love"- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
If the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu were to have a Theme, it would be Reconciliation. It is stated in this interviews and echoes throughout his writings and speeches he delivered worldwide. His life and chosen mission itself, perhaps not chosen deliberately but the stage upon which he worked, were conditioned by certain universal concepts.
He had Love and Joy growing up, he saw and felt unconditional love in the seminary when he was training for the priesthood, Trevor Huddleston, Beyers Naude, who was expelled from his white, apartheid church for speaking against it and the host of other religious organizations, working with unity against the law of "separateness" and subjugation. The action of a single person can have a transformative effect in another and eventually lead to big changes.
This reminds me of The Rev. Martin Luther King. Even though he was the face of the Civil Rights movement in the United States, he was not the architect of it. He also had support from religious leaders that are neither of his Baptist denomination nor Christianity. Most importantly, President Lyndon Johnson, working across party lines, signed the Law, not Martin Luther King. It takes all well-meaning persons working together to effect such humane, social changes and it takes time for the desirable effects of such change to manifest.
Also evident in this interview, is Archbishop Tutu's understanding from the Truth and Reconciliation proceedings that just having people to air their views, state their frustrations, fears and feelings of guilt is therapeutic to the person as well as the community. The forgiving spirit of the human race is an unsolved paradox. A race that at one extreme gave us Adolf Hitler, Emperor Bokassa and "Field Marshall" Idi Amin also produced Jesus Christ, Mahatma Ghandi and Mother Theresa on the other.
Another outstanding psychological insight from the interview is the nature of apartheid. As with most wars, there is the physical harm inflicted and the mental, psychological warfare. The black peoples of South Africa had been conditioned to believe, over centuries, that they were sub human and therefore incapable of the abilities of humans, white people. Tutu's plane trip when he visited Nigeria was shocking and very revealing of how much of the false, destructive conditioning had gripped him subconsciously.
This is a tool, very devious and effective, that has been used through the ages. In the United States, during World War II, Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady, visited a military Air force Base. When asked to take a demonstration flight, she asked to be flown by a black pilot. The Commanding Officer, a white man, was horrified. He reminded that he is a colored man. Eleanor pointed out that she could see that and she wanted to fly with him because they had told her that colored people could not fly.
Sometimes, unfortunately, such conditioning is self-fulfilling.
The history of revolutions, freedom fighters and political independence of Nations has shown us that those seeking such oppressive liberation end up revealing the darker nature of humans in search for power. They usually turn against themselves and perpetrate worse crimes than the previous oppressors. Civil wars became common and there were lots of successive military coupe-de-tas that ushered in brutal military dictatorships in Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia.
In South Africa, crime increased. The blacks continued playing the victim and felt a sense of entitlement. The sudden freedom and liberation was alien to them and they were at a loss. The government changed hands but the individuals were in an uncharted territory. This is what Archbishop Tutu meant when he said, "We didn't struggle in order just to change the complexion of those who sit in the Union Buildings….It was to change the quality of our community, society. That we wanted to see a society that was a compassionate society...we still do not have the kind of place where you can say I really am proud to be here."
Archbishop Tutu also raised the question all struggling persons and peoples have asked, where is God in all of this? Would a loving God allow some of its creation to mete out such treatment on others? He tries to make sense of it all by pointing out the "miracles", "surprises" that followed the Reconciliation process, the immeasurable ability to forgive even after such devastation had been wreaked on individuals and the people.
It is also noteworthy that he debunked popular religious sentiments that no matter how good or spiritual a person is, he would be denounced by God on account of his religious affiliation. "Dalai Lama, you really are a great guy, man. What a shame you're not a Christian." He says. Love includes, and even when his views are different from the proposition of church leaders on issues like gay rights, Archbishop Tutu insists that God's love is sufficient to all and no one religion can encompass it nor hold a monopoly on it.
Love, reconciliation, inclusiveness, tolerance and patience are what Archbishop Tutu stands for. He sees the love of God in the dire and extreme circumstances that continue to play out, in different ways, in his beloved country and in life.


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Many photos on this website document pizzas with a considerable amount of char. This char is considered desirable by many forum members and is caused primarily by intense heat of the ovens in which they were cooked. I think they look great.However, I'm concerned that pizzas served out here in California with even minor amounts of char would be returned by customers complaining that their pizza was "burned." Most of the pizzas served out here have an anemic blonde crust--not a good thing, I know, but that is what people have become accustomed. Does any readers have marketplace experience regarding the serving and acceptance/rejection of "charred" crusts?
I spent years ordering my pizza "well done", hoping for a bit of char.Why not offer your pizza like a steak house offers steak ?Pale, Medium, and Dark, with a note that "The chef recommends Dark, with a bit of char"Perry
I moved from NY to MS and recently went to a wood burning pizza place in Arizona with some co-workers. I thought the Neapolitan was cooked perfectly, with a light char (no large dark spots). I asked my fellow co-workers what they thought of the pizza and said it tasted burnt and could hardly eat it. One guy complained. Sigh. Mine was perfect (as was theirs). Different strokes
Notice he's able to pick the whole pie up by his thumb.
. . . We developed Adam's pizza to be extraordinarily crispy . . . Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor
Now that IS interesting. What steps would you suggest to go further in the crispy direction, Tom?
I wonder if this is too much char on the bottom for a NY-style pizza...Pie's from yesterday
It looks pretty freggin perfect to me.

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With rolled Oolong (not taking into account High Mountain or other kinds), should one wait until the leaves open before drinking the first brew, or do we gauge readiness by the appropriate brew time + temperature?
I read somewhere that we should wait until the leaves have opened before drinking the first brew.
This might mean that we'll let the tea brew for longer, which I assume might introduce bitterness if the water is hot or if it takes too long for the leaves to unfurl.


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This morning and before each day's start, the runners are checked for a hefty gear kit they are required to carry in case of severe weather or accidents. The kit includes dry clothing, a compass, a mobile phone and critical phone numbers, and a pencil and paper so they can write a note for fellow runners to carry in case they need help.
The run begins in two waves. "Joggers" and "walkers" start at 8:50 a.m., while "runners" go at 11 a.m. with less than six hours of daylight to finish. Team Canada opts for the later start.
Each day's course is divided into four stages, with checkpoints and aid stations roughly every six miles. Today's first stage takes the field around the Dale Peninsula, into the teeth of the southerly wind. The first checkpoint is less than a mile across the peninsula from the start but six miles into the course, thanks to the tortuous route. The trail is mucky, slippery and liberally coated with sheep, uh, droppings, while the wind makes footfalls wobbly and uncertain.
"The toughest thing was the slippery mud. It was totally different from the packed trails we're used to," says Betty.
"I think the wind was the hardest thing. It drained me, and and also caused dehydration," says Lishe.
Team Canada rides emotional highs and lows: they're thrilled to have made it here at last but daunted by the challenge that has seemed to grow. They have realized that they have lost key details in translation from British runner-speak to North American. Elevation will be much more of a factor than they anticipated; they had focused on the maximum elevation, not total elevation change.
"We were very cocky coming over here, but really had no idea about the terrain or the conditions, no idea it would take as long as it did," says Lishe.
Today's course actually climbs and descends about 3450 feet—and days two and three increase from here. And a "runner" here is closer to an elite competitor who will run most of the course, while the Canadians generally run and walk so would have been better classed as "joggers." They also know that they will finish this challenging day in the dark.
Jan falls three times early on, and Lishe's spirits crash. The wind is warm and they are wearing too many clothes. Where the path crosses pastures, they have to open gates and climb over stiles—more than 100 of them today alone. The path is well marked with its upside-down acorn insignia, but side trails bear off regularly and the Canadians grow frustrated with repeated navigational errors.
Today they do something they seldom do on training runs—they stick together behind their strongest member, pushing along at "Pat's Perfect Pace."
When the light fades at about 4:45 p.m. they are among the last runners on the course. Within a mile or two of the finish, they end up thrashing in the gorse—thorny shrubs native to Western Europe and Northwest Africa—in the dark, well off track again.
They finish more than an hour after dark but their time, 7 hours 15 minutes, is respectable given their detour. And they look fresher than some who finished ahead of them and are already limping.
Team Canada and and an English friend look fresh at day one's final checkpoint in Broad Haven.
The evening is short and busy: they shower, eat, wash clothes and prep food and drinks for the next day. At dinner, race coordinator Peter Mason suggests tactfully that Team Canada might try the early start on Saturday. The words are barely out of his mouth when several of the runners blurt, practically in unison: "Yes, we're getting the early bus!"
"It was much, much harder than I thought it would be," says Lishe. "It was an extremely humbling day."


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Custer (B CUSTER) -- In this lavishly illustrated volume, Larry McMurtry, the greatest chronicler of the American West, tackles for the first time one of the paramount figures of Western and American history--George Armstrong Custer. McMurtry also argues that Custer's last stand at the Little Bighorn should be seen as a monumental event in our nation's history. Like all great battles, its true meaning can be found in its impact on our politics and policy, and the epic defeat clearly signaled the end of the Indian Wars--and brought to a close the great narrative of western expansion.
Memoir of the Sunday brunch (B PANDL) -- At age twelve, Julie was initiated into the rite of the Sunday brunch, a weekly madhouse at her father's Milwaukee-based restaurant, where she and her eight older siblings before her did service in a situation of controlled chaos, learning the ropes of the family business and, more important, learning life lessons that would shape them for all the years to come. In her wry memoir, she looks back on those formative years, a time not just of growing up but, ultimately, of becoming a source of strength and support as the world her father knew began to change into a tougher, less welcoming place.
Heads in beds : a reckless memoir of hotels, hustles, and so-called hospitality (B TOMSKY) -- Jacob Tomsky never intended to go into the hotel business. As a new college graduate, armed only with a philosophy degree and a singular lack of career direction, he became a valet parker for a large luxury hotel in New Orleans. Yet, rising fast through the ranks, he ended up working in "hospitality" for more than a decade, doing everything from supervising the housekeeping department to manning the front desk at an upscale Manhattan hotel. He's checked you in, checked you out, separated your white panties from the white bed sheets, parked your car, tasted your room-service meals, cleaned your toilet, denied you a late checkout, given you a wake-up call, eaten M&Ms out of your minibar, laughed at your jokes, and taken your money. In Heads in Beds he pulls back the curtain to expose the crazy and compelling reality of a multi-billion-dollar industry we think we know.


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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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God Bless Our Republic
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up
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our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
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The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
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We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
Hand over heart & prayers up!
Thank you for this evenings Hall of Heroes! *Hugs*
Thank you!
Sprinkles McTavern! LOL!
Four-year-old Eliana was helping her mom pick up some of Elianas things before bedtime. When Mommy told her to put away the clothes on her bed, Eliana hit her limit. She turned around, put her little hands on her hips, and said, I cant do everything!
Do you ever feel that way with the tasks God has called you to do? Its easy to feel overwhelmed with church involvement, witnessing, and raising a family. We might sigh in exasperation and pray, Lord, I cant do everything!
Yet Gods instructions indicate that His expectations are not overwhelming. For instance, as we deal with others, He gives us this qualifier: As much as depends on you, live peaceably with all (Rom. 12:18). God understands our limitations. Or this: Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord (Col. 3:23). Hes not asking for perfection that we might impress people, but simply to honor Him with the work we do. And one more: Let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another (Gal. 6:4). We are not doing our work as a competition with others, but simply to carry our own load.
In wisdom, God has equipped us to do just what He wants us to doand thats certainly not everything!
Read: Galatians 6:1-10
Well....of course! :D
Thank you, Galz, for yet another wonderful story about one of our brave and true!
Well said, Conor! (((hugs)))
I"m Warty O'Bourbon.... :-(
G'nite! :)
Spent the night...breathing "good", but by early morning, much more shallow. Then breathing improved in the evening. I went home about 9:30 to shower, eat, and sleep in a bed...mine. Called back to hospice at 10:30pm. Here now, holding his hand and sending everyone's prayers and "to let go and let God" guide him Home.
Fever and occasional apnea....please pray for his peace and that Our Lord takes him home soon.
Father, we come before you, thanking you for Kathy's Dad's life. Thank you for all you've done for this good man in his life. We pray now, that if it is Your will, please Lord, take his hand and bring him into Your presence. Jesus, please let him go Home now.
Continue to give Kathy and her family the strength and peace that You have so far. In Your Holy Name, Amen.
((HUGS)Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Star. How's it going?
We are all praying with you Kathy ((((Hugs))))
Thank you.
Good morning, Canteen.
Good morning to our
Thank you, Star and Connie Girl,
for preparing the Canteen for todays activities.
All I can say after the tribute to Arthur Wermuth
is that "if it's not your time, it's just not your time."
God, my heart aches for the American pilots
who dropped the bombs on the prisoner ship...
especially after they found out it was fellow Americans on board.
Hope God was able to give them peace.
And a special place in Heaven.
DC Metroland weather report
~ Today...A mixture of wintry precipitation.
All precipitation should taper off around 9am.
Cloudy with temperatures reaching the upper 30s.
Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of precip 80%. Snowfall of about half an inch through 12:30pm.
~ Tonight... A steady rain this evening.
Showers continuing overnight.
Low near 40F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall around a half an inch.
Harumpf...woke up to snow falling.
Homestead ground and vehicles had light covering.
However, got to DC and nada. Not even rain.
However it is now snowing lightly in DC.
Come on spring!!!!
Needless to say I have to make my rounds
and get to work. Time is flying past me.
But please stay right where you are.
Chat up the military or a family member.
No need to fret...you know I'll be back!
The FR Canteen is
Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS
KIA - Laos - Body not recovered.
((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How's it going?
Good morning EG ((HUGS))
It's Monday and weather is crappy. That's about it.
Howz it with you? How was your weekend?
Good morning dear ((HUGS))
How was your weekend?
Well, well, another work week is upon us, still dry out here and by humpday it'll be Spring, Woo-Hoo!
Spring break for the schools is next week, so we'll catch up on some inside stuff.
Better pour the coffee and hit it....
Hope your day is swelldocious!
Whoa, is that a 50 I see?
Whoa, is that a 50 I see?
Whoa, is that a 50 I see?
Whoa, is that a 50 I see?
Whoa, is that a 50 I see?
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Jobs: Applied Ling; Second/Foreign Language Education: Assistant Professor, Lancaster University
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Would anyone be able to direct me towards the owner(s) of all the amazing sound equipment (amplifiers, speaker cabinets etc etc) in the storage cupboard in Cave 1, immediately on the left as you enter the room? Much of it is of high quality and could really help forest if lent out for cave/hall/cafe use. We're still some way away from our goal of a full drum kit, 2 guitar amps and a bass amp for Cave 1, Cave 2, the Cafe and the Hall.
On that note, has anyone seen the green-stripped Carlsbro bass head that was last in the hall? It was on top of two 4x12 speaker stacks, which only needed two speaker cables to make a full speaker stack and have now been disassembled and left around. They can be put back together, but the Carslbro head is missing. Does anyone know where it might of got to? It still works and sounds good.


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So I was out shopping for music in Osaka yesterday, and I came across a bootleg CD of McCartney's 1993 concert in Toronto. I went to this one when I was 13 years old, so I picked it up impulsively.
This was the Set-list (with one omission, as far as I can remember)
Drive my car
Coming Up
Looking For Changes
Another Day
All My Loving
Let Me Roll It
Peace In The Neighbourhood
Off The Ground
Can't Buy Me Love
Robbie's Bit
Good Rocking Tonight
We Can Work It Out
And I Love Her
Every Night
Hope Of Deliverance
Biker Like An Icon
Here, There and Everywhere
My Love
Lady Madonna
Live And Let Die
Let It Be
Magical Mystery Tour
C'mon People
The Long And Winding Road
Paperback Writer<--though not on this particular CD, due to time constraints I would guess
Fixing A Hole
Penny Lane
Sgt Pepper
Band On The Run
I Saw Her Standing There
Mull of Kintyre
Hey Jude
Because I was 13, I can only remember patches here and there about the concert--and I don't remember him playing "Coming Up" at that concert, or "My Love". I know in the televised Charlotte concert he didn't play them (or it wasn't shown on TV). So, if anyone went to this show (and was older than 13) could you shed some light on these songs/setlist? it's messing with my brain. I think the CD added some extra songs, but I can't be definitive because I simply cannot remember.


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By ED WALKER Fishing
Published May 26, 2007
Nearly continuous strong easterly winds have forced boaters to remain close to the shore the past week and the forecast is for more of the same through Monday. With 20-plus mph winds blowing from the east, fishermen should keep in mind that while a ride out to the west may not seem too rough, once you turn around you will find yourself in heavy seas with a difficult course back to land. For the past six days we have found the gulf has been fishable within a mile or 2 of shore, too choppy for safe or enjoyable operation of a 23-footer outside that. On several occasions lately we have witnessed boaters running out toward the gulf in small boats limping back in slowly, soaking wet and disheveled.
Even close to the shore where the waves are smaller, big winds make nearly all aspects of boating more difficult. Anchoring, even in shallow water, is harder due to the constant push of the rapidly moving air on the sides of the hull. At the very least, you should set two or three times the amount of rope you normally would to allow for a lower angle of pull on the flukes of the anchor. Since slips of the anchor are likely, divers, waders or anyone else who may exit the vessel should be sure keep one person on the boat at all times. With the direction of the wind lately, boats that break loose will be carried out to sea quickly.
The best bet this weekend is going to be flats fishing along the mainland shore in the protected coves, canals, bays and rivers. Snook and redfish feed better when things are stirred up a bit if you can get a bait into their vicinity. Live scaled sardines are the top choice for snook bait but since they are usually found in relatively open water, catching these prized baitfish may be difficult. Keep an eye open for pelicans diving in areas where the water is clear and try chumming with a mix of Kozy Kitten cat food and menhaden oil. The oil not only aids in attracting baitfish, it produces a slick on the surface of the water that will allow you to see through the wind ripple.
Whether you are catching bait or casting for snook, positioning the boat upwind of your target area is going to be crucial in such windy conditions. Casting a line or a net into the breeze will not work. Conversely, casting distance downwind is going to be twice what it normally is so use that to your advantage. Being able to fish a spot from farther away can be beneficial. When fishing in the wind, lower your rod tip to the surface of water to pull your line out of the air. Any line that is not in the water will act as a sail and may draw your bait away from its intended locations.
When the winds finally subside, expect to find more kingfish and mackerel lingering offshore than normal for this time of year. Low water temperatures have kept many of the migratory species in the area for an extended visit. Vast schools of Spanish sardines and threadfin herring are still out there and the kings, mackerel and black tip and spinner sharks are right behind them. While fishing a kingfish tournament last weekend, Jason Capra and John Akers slow-trolled live baits around an artificial reef and landed a 35- to 40-pound sailfish. They reported the kings were thick but that even in their 33-foot sportfishing boat, the seas were rougher than they would normally be fishing in.
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EDWARDS, George.
The Artic-Bird.
George Edwards was an English naturalist and ornithologist. He studied natural history, and gained a reputation for his coloured drawings of animals, especially birds. He is the author of the Natural History of Birds and Gleanings of Natural History, from which this print comes from. Such was the impact of Natural History and Gleanings that Edwards is considered to have almost single-handedly popularized the art of bird and animal illustration, and is thus known as "The Father of British Ornithology."
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Size: 355 x 270 mm. Copper engraving. Original hand colour. Good condition.


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Federal agents say they've broken up a tractor-trailer theft ring in Ohio that also targeted trucks in Michigan and Indiana.
The FBI said five men were arrested yesterday in Toledo and that one more person is being sought.
Investigators said the suspects stole the trucks and their cargo, took them apart and then sold much of it as scrap. Some of the stolen cargo included all-terrain-vehicles, copper wire and thousands of pounds of aluminum scrap metal.
The FBI said the thefts began in September and continued through December in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
Agents raided several locations in Toledo yesterday morning while making the arrests.
— From staff and wire reports


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Last week, I wrote about the danger of self-chosen sacrifice, channeling evangelist Oswald Chambers, who warns us to "never decide the place of your own martyrdom."
"Always guard against self-chosen service for God," he continues. "Self-sacrifice may be a disease that impairs your service."
As an example of how the process ought to go, Chambers looks to the story of Abraham and Isaac. God demanded something quite peculiar — the sacrifice of Abraham's son — and Abraham simply obeyed. "God chose the test for Abraham," Chambers writes, "and Abraham neither delayed nor protested, but steadily obeyed."
In Cornelis Vonk's primer on Exodus, part of CLP's growing series, "Opening the Scriptures," he highlights an example of the opposite.
Moses had gone up to Mount Sinai, where God was to send down his law in written form. Yet down below, even as the Israelites had quite visibly witnessed the supernatural power of God — whether through the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the fire by night, etc. — they gave way to their humanistic impulses. Anxious and impatient for Moses to return and eager for guidance and direction, they could wait no longer.


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Coach K, the legendary Duke basketball coach, on how you can get motivated and healthy at any age.
Name: Mike �Coach K� Krzyzewski
Claim to fame: The winningest coach in NCAA Division I men�s basketball history, with more than 945 victories, Coach K has served as Duke University�s head men�s basketball coach since 1980. In that time, the Blue Devils have won 4 NCAA championships, played in 11 Final Four tournaments and competed in the NCAA tournament for 17 consecutive years. Coach K also led the U.S. men�s basketball team to the gold medal podium in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. In 2001, he was named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Favorite workout: Fast walking, recumbent bike and strength training
Vitamins and supplements: �Multivitamin, vitamins C, B12, D and fish oil. �I believe in taking vitamins. I know people say you get enough through food, and I say, �You know what? I�m only doing this once,�� Coach K says with a laugh. �I�d rather make sure I�m getting everything I need. I check them out through my team physician and team trainer to make sure I�m taking the right things.�
Motivational trick: Get your own personal coach�it doesn�t have to be someone you pay, just a friend. �My best friend is Mo and if I call him and say, �Mo, I�m being lazy today,� there might be something that he says to me that I can�t say to myself,� he says. �Don�t try to do it alone. Look at yourself as a team that somebody can coach and somebody can motivate.�
Diet staple: Fish. �As I�m getting older I eat a lot more of it,� he says. �Through the London Olympics, for the two months I was coaching the team, I had a pretty good diet of salads, no red meat, only fish and chicken and pasta. That helped me.�
Health philosophy: �You�re responsible for your health. Don�t blame it on anyone else.�
Secret weapon: Prevention. �I believe in physicals every year�people checking you out to make sure that if there is something going on that you nip it in the bud,� he says. �Or if you�re doing something that could lead you down the wrong path that someone tells you before you�re completely down that path.�
Favorite thing about coaching: �The main thing for me overall is being able to develop a relationship with a player and go through a moment with that player.�
Career highlight: Every championship is memorable, says Coach K, but �the Olympics is probably the ultimate honor because that�s against the whole world, and it�s your country and your national anthem. It�s a pretty neat moment in time.�
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The Next Generation of Male Athletes Look to Stake Their Claim at the 2013 USA Boxing National Championships
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – With all nine male Olympians having moved on to the professional ranks, a new generation of boxing stars will look to claim the top spots in their respective weight divisions at the 2013 USA Boxing National Championships, April 1-6, in Spokane, Wash. The first national championship event following the Olympic Games always showcases new faces as the road to the next Olympic Games begins. The 2013 event will be no exception with young boxers emerging from the Junior Olympic program and returning athletes who fell short in their bid for the 2012 Olympic Games all taking the ring in Spokane.
With the headgear coming off for the first time in the elite men's division, the action is guaranteed to be intense from start to finish. Ten athletes from the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men's Boxing are scheduled to compete in the upcoming national championships, including event gold medalists Eros Correa (San Jose, Calif.) and newly renamed Cam F. Awesome (formerly Lenroy Thompson). Correa could face off with Olympic Trials silver medalist Shawn Simpson (Chicago, Ill.) in tournament action. Simpson enters the tournament fresh off his gold medal in international competition at the Independence Cup. Fellow Chicago native Kenneth Sims, Jr., is now the man to watch in the lightweight division, and he enjoyed success of his own at the first international event of the year, taking silver in the Independence Cup. Luis Feliciano (Milwaukee, Wis.) and Dennis Galarza (Orlando, Fla.) both competed in the Olympic Trials in the bantamweight division, but Feliciano has chosen to move up to the lightweight class in 2013. Olympic Trials representatives David Carlton (Cincinnati, Ohio), George Rincon (Carrollton, Texas), Damon Allen (Philadelphia, Pa.), and O'Jayland Brown (Sacramento, Calif.) are all back for another run at gold as well.
Two more National PAL Championships and Independence Cup medalists will join Simpson and Sims in vying for additional hardware in Spokane. Light flyweight Leroy Davila (New Brunswick, N.J.) and welterweight Rashidi Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) both claimed silver medals in the recent Independence Cup and the pair is hoping to add a USA Boxing national title to their list of accomplishments.
Yet the elite athletes aren't the only male boxers with their eyes on Rio, several youth boxers have shown great promise and are looking forward to the stage that the USA Boxing National Championships grants its participants. Erickson Lubin (Kissimmee, Fla.) has enjoyed quite the run over the last six months, winning the National PAL Championships just days after his 17th birthday. A two-time Junior Olympic national champion, Lubin enjoyed an outstanding showing in his international debut, defeating Olympic bronze medalist Yasniel Toledo Lopez of Cuba, on his way to a gold medal at the Independence Cup. Due to the AIBA rule changes, Lubin's age will require he compete in the youth division. Lubin is one eight reigning Junior Olympic champions slated to compete in Spokane. Light flyweight Nico Hernandez (Wichita, Kansas), flyweight Carlos Balderas (Santa Maria, Calif.), bantamweight Efren Lopez (Fresno, Calif.), lightweights Christian Bermudez (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Maliek Montgomery (Macon, Ga.), light heavyweight Elvis Figueroa (New Haven, Conn.), and heavyweight John Luna (Milwaukee, Wis.) will all join Lubin in Spokane for their first USA Boxing National Championships.
The complete list of brackets for all of the divisions at the USA Boxing National Championships will be available on Sunday night following the tournament draw. The 2013 USA Boxing National Championships is being hosted by the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in conjunction with The Hub Sports Center and the Spokane Sports Commission. Athletes will arrive on March 30 and 31 with competition running from April 1-6. Tickets, which start at only $5, are on sale now through the Northern Quest box office and can be purchased at www.northernquest.com.
Those not able to make it to Spokane can watch all of the tournament action via the event livestream at http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/Watch-Live. Prior to the start of competition, the full tournament can be purchased for $19.95, and once event action begins, the price will be $29.95.
The USA Boxing National Championships is the premier Olympic-style boxing event in the United States. Former champions include Cassius Clay, Ray Leonard, Oscar de la Hoya and Andre Ward. All nine of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team won the event en route to London.
USA Boxing, as the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing, is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) and a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).


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1. Who is your favorite actor of all time?
2. Who is your favorite old-time actor - must have had a role pre-1970 and not made a movie in roughly the last 5 years to qualify?
3. Other than QB, what is the Browns greatest position of need and why.
4. What female celebrity represents your female archetype of what generally attracts you in a woman? Or male if you roll that way. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
5. Psycho-analyse Josh Gordon. What's his deal? Why did he keep getting busted? Will he play in the future w/ out a suspension?


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MSU Extension, Iron Range Farm Bureau to offer food preservation basic workshop
NORWAY – Area residents will have a unique opportunity for learning this summer. A two day training designed to introduce and update residents to the basics of home food preservation will be offered by Dickinson County MSU Extension and Michigan Farm Bureau.
Beth Waitrovich of MSU Extension and Beckie Nord and Shannon Sanders of Iron Range Farm Bureau will be working together to hold the class.
Over the course of the two-day workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn about the following topics: microorganisms and home food processing, using both hot water bath canners and pressure canners and making pickles, relishes and fermented products.
The training will be held on July 30-31, at the Norway Schools in the home economics room in Norway.
The class will meet from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. each day. The total cost is $65, which includes all supplies used in the training, a one year membership in Michigan Farm Bureau as well as take home food preservation bulletins. The minimum age to attend is sixteen.
"About 75 percent of our time will be spent in hands-on food preservation activities, with some time for classroom learning and group discussion. It's an excellent opportunity for those new to food preservation who are concerned about safety, as well as for experienced canners who want to brush up on their skills," said Waitrovich.
She went on to say that all preserved products made in the class are taken home by participants at the end of the training.
Pre-registration is necessary and payment must be made in advance. A $25 deposit must be included with registration and full payment is due to July 25.
"Enrollment is limited to 20 people, on a first come, first-served basis," said Waitrovich. "This class typically fills up quickly, so please register early to avoid being disappointed."
Register with Shannon Sanders at the Farm Bureau Insurance office at 779-1774.
For questions about the content of the workshop, contact Beth at MSU Extension at (906) 774-0363 or toll-free at 1-888-MSUE-4-MI (Dickinson). The registration deadline is July 25.


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A Huge Thanks to our Community Partners and Supporters!
Foodlink is very thankful for the abundance of support it received through the 2010 holiday season.
Check Out Hunger ran in participating Wegmans stores through the Thanksgiving holiday. During the five week campaign, $688,214 were raised to fight local hunger. Thank you to all of Wegmans' customers who donated to the campaign at the check out line.
LunchByte Systems committed to donate $500,000 over the next two years to Foodlink's BackPack Program. The BackPack Program is designed to provide food insecure children with kid-friendly, healthy foods during the weekends or over school breaks. This generous donation will assure that we have enough food to fill the bags, increase the number of schools that participate in the program and support all of the operational needs to execute this program efficiently.
Food for Families which is sponsored by TOPS Friendly Markets, WROC-TV and FOX Rochester is a one day food and fund drive held on December 10, 2010. Through the efforts of these partners and the community we were able to raise nearly $30,000.00 and 50,000lbs of food. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come out on that frigid day in December and make a donation!
Foodlink would also like to take the time to thank all of the individuals, social groups and corporations that hosted food drives or made monetary donations!
Together we can build a healthy community!


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Engineering program is off to a promising start
A new report from payscale.com reports that eight of the top 10 best-paying college majors are in the closely related fields of engineering and physics.
Thirty students are pursuing the university's new Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree, twice the number anticipated as the program launched in the fall. As one of the Top 10 highest-paying college majors - with an employment rate twice the national average - ACU's newest degree is full of promise.
Students take classes through the newly named Engineering and Physics Department, and research opportunities are available through the long-established physics arm of the department.
Research opportunities
ACU has one of the top undergraduate physics programs in the world, with unprecedented opportunities for research at national labs and private firms, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Fermilab and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Engineering majors will be able to find similar opportunities alongside physics majors, or find new ones by capitalizing on ACU's outstanding reputation in science and industry.
"Abilene Christian really is the world leader in involving undergrads in research," says Dr. Rusty Towell, department chair. "Students can attend any number of colleges and universities around the country where they'll receive a good education, but you won't find another institution where there is a history of involving undergrads in real world, world-class research the way we do it at ACU."
In May 2016, the program will apply for accreditation through ABET, the premier organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit engineering programs. Accreditation can only take place once the first group of students graduate.
A competent class
Abilene Christian really is the world leader in involving undergrads in research. Students can attend any number of colleges and universities around the country where they'll receive a good education, but you won't find another institution where there is a history of involving undergrads in real world, world-class research the way we do it at ACU. - Dr. Rusty Towell
The B.S.E. is a broad, interdisciplinary degree allowing students to choose elective courses of interest and, later, to specialize in a variety of engineering fields or pursue a specific graduate program .This year's B.S.E. students are already showing competence and talent. The freshman class had an average math ACT score of 25.5, compared to the national average of 21.1.
Landon Breeding, freshman from Midland, Texas, is excited about being in ACU's first engineering class. "I like the small class sizes, the hands-on professors, and the plentiful resources for learning and studying," he says. "I can get tutoring from the head of the department. How many freshman engineering majors at other schools can say that?"
Joseph Alexander Williams, freshman from Spring, Texas, agrees. "The professors, along with everyone in the program, are very close knit," he says.
A well-equipped leader
The B.S.E. degree program is led by Dr. Kenneth Olree.
"My philosophy of teaching and learning is centered on Christ," Olree says. "It emphasizes honesty, integrity and hard work. It is demonstrated by showing respect and concern for others. When these concepts are practiced inside and outside of the classroom, Christian faith is not merely integrated into the lesson; it becomes deeply infused into the life of a student."
Olree's experience with starting new programs makes him ideal for this position. He helped Harding University's computer engineering program earn accreditation, helped start and accredit its electrical and mechanical engineering programs, and also helped start its biomedical engineering program, which is awaiting accreditation. He has also become an ABET program evaluator for accrediting engineering programs, allowing him to prepare ACU for ABET accreditation with ease.
"It is a great honor to partner with my ACU colleagues and these new students as they develop their engineering skills," says Olree. "I'm confident many people will benefit from the imaginative solutions created by ACU graduates. ACU has a long tradition of Christian service, and I am happy to continue in this service by guiding the new engineering program."
Olree's past experience includes stints as an associate professor of engineering at Harding University in Searcy, Ark.; a researcher for the University of Utah; a specialist and engineer in the Human Performance Laboratory at Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.; and a program analyst for Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center in Charlottesville, Va.
Olree earned his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Christian University, his M.S. from the University of Virginia, and his Ph.D. from the University of Utah. He has published work in theJournal of Neurosurgery, the Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, and BMC Neuroscience, among others.
A desirable degree
With the highest employment rates and starting salaries, as well as flexible career opportunities, a degree in engineering is among the most desirable degrees. It is also the top major among CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.
The unemployment rate for engineering is typically half the unemployment rate for the nation as a whole. Nationally, the unemployment rate is 8%; it is only 4% for engineers. The unemployment rate in Texas currently sits at 7.2%, with engineering rates hovering around half of that.
Starting salaries for engineers are $59,000 out of college, the highest of any degree, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Engineering students are better off than computer science, business, sciences and other affluent majors. In a report from payscale.com, studies found that eight of the top 10 best-paying college majors are in the fields of engineering and physics.
The good news doesn't stop there. Engineering is also the best field for earning a top salary without going to graduate school, making the undergraduate degree from ACU a beneficial choice. Mid-career engineers can easily make $100,000 per year or more.
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Knight rides to the rescue of Jefferies
More than a fifth of equities revenues made last year by US investment bank Jefferies came from its rescue investment in Knight Capital, the high-frequency broker which almost collapsed after a software error.
The $151.9m boost from Knight emerged in the bank's annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As a result of the rescue, total equities revenues were $642.4m for the year to November 30, 2012, up 8% on the $593.6m for the comparable prior year.
Jefferies said in the filing that, without Knight Capital, equity revenues would have dropped 17%. The equities revenues are in addition to the $20m that Jefferies made in the third quarter of last year for advising Knight on its rescue financing.
On August 6 last year, Jefferies agreed to buy preferred stock in Knight Capital for $125m in cash. On August 29, Jefferies exercised its stock conversion options giving it a 44% economic stake in the firm and 22% of the votes.
In December, Knight agreed to be bought by Getco, one of the largest of the high-frequency traders, in a deal which valued Knight at $1.4bn.
Jefferies is advising Getco and has arranged the financing for the acquisition, which will earn it further fees when the deal completes.
Last week Knight said it had completed a corporate restructuring that would result in a 5% cut in its global workforce, or about 76 staff, based on headcount at the end of last year.
Jefferies' annual filing also said that the firm experienced trading losses in just four of the total 253 trading days in its fiscal 2012 year.


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When I moved in to my husband's house, I became a full-fledged member of a community I knew nothing about. The house we live in has been in my dear husband's (DH) family since his grandparents lived there. When we were dating, I scouted out the important stuff: the grocery store, the gas station, the drug store and, of course, the Starbucks.
My DH knows all of our neighbors, their kids, pets and jobs. I know there's one guy on the street who gardens every morning, and there is family who has been offering Lambada lessons in their homes in the afternoons.
There are very few Jewish families in our neighborhood – at one time, when Lawrence Welk was on the air, there were more.
Last week, a yellow newsletter appeared in our mailbox informing us that everyone in our area was invited to a Neighborhood Association meeting. I had never been to one, so I had different vision in my head of what to expect.
I had a flash to the tenants meeting I remember seeing on "Will and Grace" and to the town meetings on "Little House on the Prairie" where everyone would gather at the church and Mrs. Oleson would gossip and scowl.
So this week, we went to the meeting – at a church. Big crosses. Hymn books. The whole-nine yards. The neighbors who came were very nice … and informative. It was like having our own Mrs Oleson, except without the scowl.
We learned all about disaster preparedness – emergency kits and what to do in the event of a natural disaster (fun stuff, right). The entire time the fire department rep was talking, DH kept leaned over to me and whispering: "we need that, we should do that, we have to have that."
I looked at him and said: "You do know the odds of an 8.0 quake hitting in the next five minutes are really slim."
Then the subject came up of Neighborhood Watch. Now that was something I could get behind. I learned we have two halfway houses, in the southern part of our community; a graffiti problem in the northern part; a bar that, because of grandfather laws, is down the street from a daycare; and, best of all, a crack house of — as one person put it — "Nazi lowriders."
They never had to deal with that in Walnut Grove.
Before the meeting ended, the coordinator mentioned that we had a great turnout – and that if the block captains could be the point people for their areas, maybe we could get more people involved.
Since I love being the center of the action, DH and I signed up. Cpt. Jewlyweds reporting for duty!
Although, it looks like if we want to get more people to the next meeting, I better brush up on my gardening and get some rhythm.
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Mortgage Boom Still a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity'
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- There isn't much written about the issue in the national media, where the focus is on gun violence and fiscal cliffs, but the U.S. is in the midst of a mortgage refinancing boom that should continue well into 2013.
According to the Washington, D.C.-based Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly applications survey , refinancings were up 8% from the first week in December and are at their highest levels since January 2009.
Overall mortgage loan application volume was up 6.2%, according to the MBA index, signaling a white-hot mortgage market thanks to a slightly improving economy and continued low mortgage rates.
The BankingMyWay.com Weekly Mortgage Rate tracker shows 30-year fixed mortgage rates at 3.44%, while 15-year fixed mortgages at a rock-bottom 2.86%.
Adjustable-rate mortgages are at bargain basement levels. The BMW tracker has one-year ARMs at 3.20% and five-year ARM's at 2.53%.
"Continued uncertainty due to the lack of resolution regarding the fiscal cliff led interest rates lower last week, with mortgage rates reaching a new low in our survey," offers Mike Fratantoni, the MBA's vice president of research and economics.
"Refinance activity increased, with the refinance index hitting its highest level in two months, and the refinance share reaching its highest level since January 2009," he adds. "Applications for purchase increased for a fifth consecutive week, and are running almost 10% above their level at this time last year."
Just how excited are mortgage consumers over low rates?
The MBA says that 84% of all total mortgage applications are refinancings right now, with fixed-rate mortgages encompassing 97% of all refinancings. That's a good sign for the housing market and for the economy, as fewer people are opting for riskier adjustable-rate mortgages, which were a key negative driver in the housing market collapse of 2008 and 2009.
Mortgage rates are so low that one national mortgage lender calls the current housing market a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Plymouth Meeting, Pa.-based New Penn Financial says that you can easily snag a new home right now or refinance an existing one, even if your finances are problematic.
"It's now possible to purchase a first home or to refinance at record low mortgage rates -- even if your home has severely depreciated in value," says Bob Johnson, director of capital markets with New Penn.
Some of the interest comes from a tweak to a government-sponsored home loan program.
"The modifications made to President Obama's Home Affordable Refinance Program are another boon to many borrowers, especially those underwater on their mortgages," Johnson says. He explains that more consumers can grab a HARP loan because there is no longer a loan-to-value cap. "You can owe more than 125% of your home's worth and still be eligible," he adds.


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SciCafe: How "Paleo" is Your Diet?
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Join molecular anthropologist Christina Warinner as she explores how scientists are reconstructing the ancestral human microbiome to better understand the lives and health of our ancestors.
Glowing Shark Patterns Get Brighter in Deep Water
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A team led by Museum researchers has found that glowing sharks can see one another's colors, and that the patterns they produce become more clear in deep water.
Get to Know a Dino: Microraptor gui
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This bizarre, bird-like dinosaur appears to have four wings, but could it really fly?
Flapping Before Flight
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New research shows young birds flap before they're ready to fly and offers clues to reconstructing flight's origins in modern birds' ancestors, extinct dinosaurs.
Paleontologists Gain New Insight to "Telescoping" Crocodile Eyes
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Fossils of a 13-million-year-old extinct crocodilian suggest that South American and Indian species of crocodiles evolved separately to acquire protruding, "telescoped" eyes.


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Most people are not surprised when they see their dog drooling. After all, dogs and drool are an age-old association. However, it might concern cat owners when a feline lets saliva slip.
Healthy cats may drool in response to positive stimulation, according to VetStreet.com. Healthy drooling may occur when you are petting your cat - she may also be purring, rubbing up against you or other objects or rolling over submissively. Cats may also drool when they ingest foul-tasting food, poison or medication. If your cat seems to be drooling frequently or without other expressions of happy behavior like purring, you might want to investigate the cause a bit further.
There are times when drooling could be a sign of cat illness, the news outlet reports. Nausea, difficulty swallowing or oral pain from dental disease or oral cancer can also cause a cat to drool. VCA Animal Hospitals reports that other clinical signs of dental problems in cats include tartar accumulation on the teeth or pain and discomfort in and around the mouth. If you suspect your cat is drooling because of nausea or a type of oral disease, you should bring it to the veterinarian for a complete check-up.