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Whitney Houston, musical superstar, dies
With her incredible vocal range and purity, runway good looks and girl-next-door charm, Whitney Houston was an out-of-the-box superstar when she arrived on the music scene in 1985. Her meteoric rise included record-setting hits, groundbreaking videos and a promising film career.
But by the mid-1990s, rumors of marital woes and drug abuse began to tarnish her image and she took a downward spiral that saw her name emblazoned in sordid tabloid headlines rather than glowing reports of musical success.
Word of the 48-year-old singer's death broke early Saturday evening as the industry gathered in Los Angeles for the official Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel hosted by her mentor Clive Davis, chief creative officer of Sony Music Worldwide. Her publicist, Kristen Foster, confirmed that the singer died in her room at the Beverly Hilton, but the cause of her death is unknown. Houston had been expected to attend the gala.
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The party went ahead as planned, though Houston's body was still in the building. Among the celebrities in attendance at the gala: Britney Spears, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Serena Williams, Sean Combs, Slash, Herbie Hancock, Lana Del Rey, Diana Ross, Ne-Yo, Jon Voight, Skrillex, David Foster, Diane Warren, Gayle King, L.A. Reid and Neil Young and his wife Pegi.
"It's so stunning and unbelievable," said Aretha Franklin in a statement. "I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen."
Producer Quincy Jones said in a statement that he was "absolutely heartbroken … I always regretted not having had the opportunity to work with her. She was a true original and a talent beyond compare."
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A Beverly Hills police crime lab truck leaves the Beverly Hilton Hotel where Whitney Houston was found dead.
Dolly Parton, who wrote what would become Houston's signature song, I Will Always Love You, said in her statement: "Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song."
At the Staples Center, site of Sunday night's Grammy Awards, executive producer Ken Ehrlich was wrestling with how to tweak the awards show to pay tribute to one of its onetime brightest lights, Whitney Houston.
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The queen of pop music, until her majestic voice and image were ravaged by drug use and erratic behavior, has died.
"We're definitely going to do something, but in some ways it's too fresh and too early to do a full-blown tribute," he told USA TODAY.
The veteran Grammy producer confirmed that he was in contact with singer/actress Jennifer Hudson about honoring Houston at the show.
In recent years, Houston had struggled to regain her past glory — a career that spawned sales of more than 42.7 million albums, singles and digital tracks since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991.
In 2009, she released I Look to You, her first studio album in seven years and first since going through rehab and divorcing Bobby Brown, her husband of 14 years, in 2006. While the album did debut at No. 1 and sold more than 1 million copies, it failed to produce any massive hit singles, or receive hoped-for Grammy Awards nominations. Her subsequent overseas tour met with mixed reviews, with disappointed fans demanding refunds.
"She don't want to come, my soprano friend," Houston crooned from the stage after stumbling through her signature songs at London's O2 arena in April 2010. "Sometimes the old girl sings, but not tonight," she said of her voice. "I want to do it, but she doesn't want to. … She's getting a little … temperamental, even."
It was a sad end for the once incandescent star who paved the way to pop success for other African-American singers such as Janet Jackson, Anita Baker, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige, and has been cited by the likes of Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Leona Lewis for inspiring them to become singers. The gospel-trained Houston was the daughter of singer Cissy Houston, goddaughter of Aretha Franklin and cousin of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick.
Houston was already an up-and-coming magazine model (she was one of the first women of color to grace the cover of Seventeen) when record mogul Clive Davis signed her to his Arista Records label in 1983. In an interview accompanying the 2010 reissue of her debut album, Whitney Houston: The Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition, Davis recalls first seeing her backing up her mother at the New York City club Sweetwater's.
"She did two solo numbers, one of which was the song The Greatest Love Of All. Whitney sang the song with such fervor, with such a natural vocal gift, with such passion, that I was stunned. I knew really right then and there that this was a special talent, and I was blown away by her," Davis recalled. "There was no hesitation. I wanted to sign Whitney."
Together, they would make music history. Davis spent more than a year grooming Houston, lining up producers and collecting the right material. Her first hit, Hold Me, a duet with Teddy Pendergrass for his 1984 Love Language album, went to No. 5 on the R&B chart. It was a precursor to Whitney Houston, which arrived in 1985 to rave reviews.
First single You Give Good Love was a top 5 pop hit, and its follow-up, Saving All My Love for You, was even bigger. It went to No. 1, as did How Will I Know, the video for which became one of the first by an African-American female to get heavy rotation on MTV. The Greatest Love of All also spent three weeks at the top of the charts, and Whitney Houston wound up selling 13 million copies domestically.
She earned three nominations at the 1986 Grammy Awards, including one for album of the year. Saving All My Love for You won for female pop vocal, and her performance of the song on the show would win her an Emmy Award later that year. The Greatest Love of All would also be nominated for record of the year at the following year's Grammys.
Houston's superstardom was solidified in 1987 with the release of Whitney, which sold 9 million copies in the USA and spawned four No. 1 singles —I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),Didn't We Almost Have It All, So Emotional and Where Do Broken Hearts Go— to give her a record seven chart-toppers in a row. A fifth single, Love Will Save the Day, was a top 10 hit. Thanks to her record sales and concert grosses for 1986 and 1987, Forbes ranked her as the eighth-highest-earning entertainer at the time.
Her crossover success was unprecedented for an African-American woman, but she soon found herself defending it against critics, who claimed her hits lacked soul. Her third album, 1990's I'm Your Baby Tonight, took her in a more urban direction thanks to production by L.A. Reid, Babyface, Stevie Wonder and Luther Vandross, but its reception was less spectacular. The album peaked at No. 3 while selling 4 million copies, though singles I'm Your Baby Tonight and All the Man That I Need topped both the pop and R&B charts.
Still, big things and big changes were on the horizon for Houston, whose 1991 Super Bowl performance of The Star Spangled Banner remains the yardstick by which other singers are judged. Two things happened in 1992 that would profound alter her career: She made a move into acting and making soundtracks with The Bodyguard, and after a three-year courtship, she married R&B singer and former New Edition member Bobby Brown.
In The Bodyguard, she starred as a singer being protected from a stalker fan by Kevin Costner's title character. The film grossed more than $121 million at the box office, and the soundtrack had an even bigger payoff for Houston. Her cover of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You, distinguished by Houston's a cappella intro, stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record 14 consecutive weeks and had significant stints atop the R&B and adult contemporary charts as well.
The album also spawned top five hits I'm Every Woman and I Have Nothing. The album sold 17 million copies in the USA, won three Grammys, including album and record of the year, plus a slew of other awards.
Two years later, Houston performed at a state dinner at the White House honoring newly elected South African President Nelson Mandela, and she would later be the first major artist to perform in that country, playing three shows to 200,000 people.
Her next film, 1995's Waiting to Exhale starring Angela Bassett, was also a hit with a huge soundtrack. This time, she teamed with Babyface to co-produce the star-studded album, and she contributed to its success with Exhale (Shoop Shoop), Why Does It Hurt So Bad and Count On Me, a duet with CeCe Winans.
She earned $10 million for her next role, 1996's The Preacher's Wife, which starred Denzel Washington and Courtney B. Vance. While it didn't do as well at the box office as the previous two films, Houston got her best review yet as an actress. The soundtrack saw Houston cutting loose in a gospel setting. It featured six songs with the Georgia Mass Choir, including He's All Over Me with gospel legend Shirley Caesar. I Believe in You and Me and Step By Step were both radio hits.
Houston branched off into TV in 1997, producing a remake of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella starring Brandy with Houston as the Fairy Godmother. The highly rated ABC special earned seven Emmy nominations. That set the stage for Houston's first studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love. The album sold 4 million copies in the USA, and spawned a successful world tour, but peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard album chart, making it her first album to fall short of the top three. Still, with production by Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott and Rodney Jerkins, it had the hits When You Believe with Mariah Carey, Heartbreak Hotel, It's Not Right But It's Okay, My Love Is Your Love and I Learned From the Best.
As the '90s closed, Houston's popularity was beginning to wane just as rumors about drug use with Brown swirled and reports began surfacing about erratic behavior and weight loss, along with missed interviews and canceled concerts. On Jan. 11, 2000, marijuana was discovered in Houston's and Brown's luggage as they passed through security at a Hawaii airport, though they boarded the plane and left before police arrived. Two months later, she was conspicuously missing when Clive Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was also to have performed on the Academy Awards, but was fired by musical director Burt Bacharach.
She signed a $100 million, six-album deal with Arista/BMG in 2001, but after appearing on the Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special, her extremely thin frame fueled more rumors of drug abuse. Those rumors were confirmed a year later when she did an interview with Diane Sawyer to promote her upcoming Just Whitney. She admitted using drugs in the highly watched TV interview, which included her infamous declaration, "Crack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let's get that straight. OK? We don't do crack. We don't do that. Crack is wack."
Just Whitney was her poorest-selling album to date, and none of its singles made the Hot 100's top 40. She got positive reviews for 2003's One Wish: The Holiday Album, but only modest sales.
Houston's image took further pummeling on the sordid 2005 Bravo reality series Being Bobby Brown, which gave an inside look into their family life. Critics savaged the show, but morbidly fascinated viewers tuned in to see just how low they could sink. The show was canceled after Houston decided to no longer participate. She separated from Brown in September 2006 and the divorce was finalized in 2007, with Houston given custody of the couple's daughter, Bobbi Kristina.
In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey to promote I Look To You, Houston blamed an emotional abusive and jealous Brown for many of her problems, confessed that she laced her marijuana with rock cocaine and revealed that she'd spent time in rehab and had undergone an intervention by her mother.
The album made its debut at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart with a career-best opening week of 305,000 copies sold. It was her first chart-topping album since 1992's The Bodyguard. But the title track and the Alicia Keys-penned Million Dollar Bill had only modest success.
Her post-release TV appearances were also spotty. Though the fans responded warmly, she had to apologize for her voice cracking at a three-song Good Morning America concert in New York's Central Park. It came not long after the Oprah interview, which she says wore out her vocal cords. She gave a much better received performance of I Didn't Know My Own Strength on the American Music Awards two months later.
But the savage reviews of what would be her final tour in 2010 remain a stark reminder of the gorgeous voice she once had, and how much she lost to years of drug abuse and personal turmoil.
Contributing: Edna Gundersen, Marco R. della Cava and Elysa Gardner
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When Professor John Kay published his review of the equities markets almost two years ago, he was rigorous in his analysis of their shortcomings and how they were failing to meet the needs of business and society.
He was rather less effective in coming up with suggestions as to how the problems might be solved.
Since then, however, the evidence has mounted that all is not well, that much of today's financial system is dysfunctional, and that too often it meets its own needs rather than those of its clients. Interestingly, many of those saying this are people who have spent their careers inside banking and fund management, and therefore know very clearly what they are talking about.
One is British-born but New York-based fund manager Jeremy Grantham noticed a few years ago that the bigger the financial sector became, the slower was the overall rate of US GDP growth. Basically until 1965, the US economy expanded at about 3.5% a year. Between then and now, the financial sector has doubled in size, from around 3.5% to 7% of GDP, but the rate of growth of the economy as a whole has got ever slower. Today, taking one year with another, the US struggled to get to 3%.
It appears you can have too much of a good thing. The financialisation of an economy is subject to diminishing returns. Then there are more specific criticisms. Lord Adair Turner has shown in recent lectures how the UK banking system is the root cause of severe instability.
More than three quarters of bank loans are linked to property, he says, and this creates a self-fuelling boom-and-bust cycle.
The availability of credit pushes up property prices and, as prices rise, it encourages a further round of speculative borrowing and buying — pushing prices up even more and well beyond what is supportable in the long term. When the bust comes, the spiral goes into reverse and the deleveraging causes huge pain throughout the economy.
The role of banks in economic textbooks is to provide capital to entrepreneurs to build businesses. That happens very little. Today, the role of banks is to finance speculation in second-hand property. The instability that causes is harmful to the activity of the entrepreneurs. Another critic is former fund manager Paul Woolley, now at the London School of Economics. He notes that equity returns today are massively less than they were up until the 1990s. His concern is that too much of the money in the system is creamed off by intermediaries.
Fund managers do what is good for them and for the fund management business, and this is not always the same as what is good for the clients. Hugging benchmarks and momentum investing are symptoms of this. They reduce the business risk of the fund manager, but the client suffers from poor performance.
Fund managers tried to compensate for poor returns by supporting greater incentives for management to perform — hence the explosion of executive pay and bonuses. But economist Andrew Smithers whose most recent book — based entirely on data rather than supposition — shows that the short-term nature of these bonuses inhibits management from making the investments their businesses need to prosper in the medium term because they do not want to upset the stock market or risk knocking their share price with a short-term fall in profits while they finance the new project.
Far from encouraging performance, bonuses are making management risk-averse and thereby condemning businesses to decline. Now into this mix comes Daniel Pinto, an investment banker in the great days of Warburg and today the owner-founder of Stanhope Capital, an independent fund management group.
In his recent book Capital Wars*, Pinto takes aim at the pernicious deadening effect of corporate governance that has resulted in too many of our leading companies being headed by people who are more like administrators than entrepreneurs.
Not only are they risk-averse, they are surrounded by so-called independent directors who lack sufficient detailed knowledge of the business to do anything other than put a further brake on progress.
The combination is toxic, with far too much executive energy devoted to roadshows and analysts' presentations to keep the stock market happy, and far too little focus on what needs to be done to make the company a world-beater 10 years down the line.
But they don't need to do anything because, provided they do not completely screw up the business ( and with rewards for failure even if they do), the pay and bonus schemes virtually guarantee them a level of riches in two or three years that will keep then and their family secure for three generations.
The absurdity of this is underlined by how long genuine entrepreneurs have to work to hit the jackpot, and how small it often is in comparison. Executives make in two years what someone with their own business would be lucky to make in 20.
Pinto makes a powerful case for change on the basis that we cannot possibly hope to compete in the world if we go on like this. But he also says finance and the fund management industry is the driver of the system, so that is where attitudes need to change first.
He produces many practical suggestions, all designed first to focus investment managers and their clients on the long term and then to reshape governance and incentives so that business leaders rediscover their entrepreneurial hunger.
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The Cabot Manor After School Program is offered to school aged youth living in Federal Housing of the Chicopee Housing Authority. The after school programs will provide a safe environment for youth after school from September through April. Youth will be encouraged and supported to develop academically through educational services; socially through group projects that will promote working together and stimulate listening skills needed to work together as a team. Physical stimulation through exercise. They will learn respect and discipline which will be lessons that will be carrried along with them throughout their fast growing lives. VOC Youth Services will also provide and encourage family orientated activities to the residents of Cabot Manor and a variety of activities during the winter and spring school vacations.
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My 9-year-old son came up with this recipe, now a post-Turkey Day tradition. The combo is both unique and delicious. For an even "meltier" sandwich, try grilling it. —Shannon Bray, Magnolia, Texas
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- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound sliced cooked turkey
- 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 8 slices sourdough bread, toasted
- 8 slices Swiss cheese
- In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and milk. In another shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, salt, rosemary and pepper. Dip turkey slices in egg mixture, then bread crumb mixture.
- Transfer to a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown, turning once.
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AT2LP Manufacturing Driver Cannot Install (Error: Name Already In Use). What is the reason?
If more than one copy of Cypress' manufacturing drivers are installed on a system, a conflict in the registry may prevent the drivers from properly installing. This is due to having the same SvcDesc values in the INF files. The following steps can be taken to work around this issue:
1 --> Uninstall any devices (using Device Manager) that are associated with a Cypress manufacturing driver.
2 --> Delete registry entires for the previously uninstalled devices.
3 --> Locate and open the INF files associated with the manufacturing drivers that will be used on the system.
4 --> Locate the "xxx.SvcDesc" value within the INF file (see example below).
5 --> Change the SvcDesc value from "Cypress Manufacturing Driver" to a unique value (e.g. "Cypress AT2LP Manufacturing Driver").
6 --> Save and close the INF files.
7 --> Re-plug Cypress devices and match them to the appropriate driver.
These steps should allow more than one version or copy of the Cypress manufacturing driver to be used on a single system. Cypress is moving to a unified driver scheme to avoid this type of issue. Future versions of the Cypress manufacturing tools may reflect this change.
Example section from AT2LP manufacturing driver's INF file:
... [Strings]
CYPRESS="Cypress" MfgName="Cypress"
CYUSB_INSTALL="Cypress Generic USB Driver Installation Disk"
VID_XXXX&PID_XXXX.DeviceDesc="Cypress Manufacturing Driver"
CyUsb.SvcDesc="Cypress Manufacturing Driver"
;------------Replace GUID below with custom GUID-------------;
CyUsb.GUID="{AE18AA60-7F6A-11d4-97DD-00010229B959}" ...
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Black Classic Leather 2 Seater Bench FMI2206-WHITE by Fine Mod Imports
The Classic Leather Bench 2 Seater was designed for the new generation to bring in design and comfort to any home, hotel, lounge, or office. The Bench we are selling was made with the highest quality possible. The leather is fine italian soft leather all over.
- Sku: FMI2206-WHITE
- Manufacturer: Fine Mod Imports
- Category: Bench
- Material: Leather
- Finish: White
- Seat Color: White
- Style: Contemporary/Modern
- Shape: Rectangle
- Country Of Origion: China
- Assembly Required: Yes
- Table Top Material: Leather / Faux Leather
- Table Base Type: Legs
- Weight: 65
- Dimensions: 16H X 52W X 19D
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Our Story
Family and friends are everything, and at Cole's Backyard Grill we are all about bringing people together. We offer a warm, relaxing, and casual environment for you to sit back, catch up, and create memories. Our staff is friendly and the menu is familiar yet unique. At Cole's you will find a wide variety of mouth watering favorites and made to order signature dishes that won't break the bank. Here at Cole's, your family is our family and we can't wait to welcome you. At Cole's we don't take ourselves too seriously, except when it comes to our food.
Visit Us
Come in and visit us. You'll find a friendly, relaxing environment waiting for you when you get here.
3405 S. Main St.Phone: (903) 881-5758
Lindale, TX 75771
Lindale, TX 75771
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Sunday - Thursday 10:45 AM - 10:00 PM
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I'm here. I'm also not.
I lost my voice in this place and right now i'm just living this life without putting it into words
on a page for everyone to read.
My mind is so full of what i need and want to say …..and maybe one day soon i will be back
but till then i am on Instagram.
You can follow me there {i'm under KaseyBuick}
it's certainly no blog…..but it is day to day photos of the life we are living here still on Kauai.
I miss writing.
I miss this place…..
but till i find my voice again….i just wanted to let you know that life for The Buicks
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The Mühl STUB is a shorter version of the Muhl that gives the user 2 tools in one. At 22" and with a one inch barrel, it's the perfect length for doing single arm drills. Most of the 24oz. weight is close to the hands giving the batter optimal control. Lead arm drills are great for strengthening the pull arm, which is typically a hitter's weaker arm. At game time simply attach the weight and you have a perfect on-deck bat at 52 ounces. The short nature of the weighted Stub makes it great for strength training drills too. Pitchers even use it for stretching the shoulder joint. The Mühl STUB is for batting drill-training purposes only and is not intended for any purpose other than specified.
How to use The Mühl STUB:
1. Assume regular batting stance. Use it to hit soft tosses or to hit from a batting tee. Begin by using the front arm only to hit 10-15 pitches. Place hand of free arm in other armpit to provide stability.
2. Change arms, using only the back arm to hit 10-15 pitches as in step 1.
3. Repeat, switching arms if time allows.
4. At game time, attach weight by securing threaded weight to the barrel of The Mühl STUB by turning in a clockwise direction until it is snugly secured in order to prevent separation. It makes a great on-deck warm-up bat or use the Stub for wrist and forearm strengthening exercises.
5. Remove the weight by turning in a counter clockwise direction.
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Dear Lord, please open your gates
and call St. Francis
to come escort this beloved companion
across the Rainbow Bridge.
Assign her to a place of honor,
for she has been a faithful servant
and has always done her best to please me.
Bless the hands that send her to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing her from pain and suffering.
Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
Help me remember the details of her life
with the love she has shown me.
And grant me the courage to honor her
by sharing those memories with others.
Let her remember me as well
and let her know that I will always love her.
And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow her to accompany those
who will bring me home.
Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of her companionship
and for the time we've had together.
And thank you, Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give her to you now.
I'm Still Here
Friend, please don't mourn for me
I'm still here, though you don't see.
I'm right by your side each night and day
and within your heart I long to stay.
My body is gone but I'm always near.
I'm everything you feel, see or hear.
My spirit is free, but I'll never depart
as long as you keep me alive in your heart.
I'll never wander out of your sight
I'm the brightest star on a summer night.
I'll never be beyond your reach
I'm the warm moist sand when you're at the beach.
I'm the colorful leaves when fall comes around
and the pure white snow that blankets the ground.
I'm the beautiful flowers of which you're so fond,
The clear cool water in a quiet pond.
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The first warm raindrop that April will bring.
I'm the first ray of light when the sun starts to shine,
and you'll see that the face in the moon is mine.
When you start thinking there's no one to love you,
you can talk to me through the Lord above you.
I'll whisper my answer through the leaves on the trees,
and you'll feel my presence in the soft summer breeze.
I'm the hot salty tears that flow when you weep
and the beautiful dreams that come while you sleep.
I'm the smile you see on a baby's face.
Just look for me, friend, I'm everyplace!
— Author Unknown
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
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New Mexico Telegram » Delegation, Featured » Heinrich, Lujan-Grisham sworn into new positions (updated with video)
Heinrich, Lujan-Grisham sworn into new positions (updated with video)
When the 113th Congress was sworn in, two New Mexicans took new elected positions in Washington D.C.
Martin Heinrich was sworn into the U.S. Senate position on Thursday, while Michelle Lujan-Grisham was sworn in as the newest U.S. Representative from New Mexico.
Heinrich was in the 1st Congressional District position since 2009. He won election by beating former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson in the general election this November.
Lujan Grisham easily won election to replace Heinrich, defeated Janice Arnold-Jones in the November election. Lujan Grisham had previously served as a Bernalillo County Commissioner.
The two won't get much time to settle into their new offices or positions before being put the to the test with big votes.
Votes on Hurricane Sandy relief, the renewal of the Violence Against Women's Act, other big-ticket items will be on tap in the coming weeks.
In addition to the two members in new positions, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan and Rep. Steve Pearce were sworn in after winning reelection. Sen. Tom Udall remains a U.S. Senator; his position is up for reelection in 2014.
Video off Senate Democrats' YouTube page of Heinrich and others being sworn in:
Update 2:
Video from C-SPAN of Speaker of the House John Boehner swearing in the 113th Congress.
Photo of Heinrich and family walking to swearing-in ceremony courtesy of Heinrich's office
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Special-Tea: John 11:1–44. When I am afraid, I will trust in you. — Psalm 56:3 (NIV)
Sunday we broke out the grill from winter storage and enjoyed hamburgers for supper. Monday the first robins of the year hopped about in the yard. Tuesday I snapped pictures of the first spring flowers — snowdrops. Wednesday winter returned.
"Let it snow this week and get it out of its system," I told my husband.
For months I've looked forward to a trip to Colorado for a four-day residency program that's part of the fiction writing course I'm taking. When I booked my flight, I figured the end of March should be safe. Right.
Weather forecasts predict still another winter storm early in the week — just when I plan to travel.
While it appears the snow will go north of us, I'm still not happy. After all, I've been praying for months for good traveling weather.
I'm flying out of Johnstown, a small, regional airport with three outgoing flights a day, and one runway. The last time we flew out of Johnstown, we were delayed 12 hours because of the wind. Not so much the mph, but the direction it was coming from. Our flight was supposed to leave at 6:30 a.m., but we waited all day for the wind to shift (while the snow came down sideways). Of course we missed our connecting flight — twice. We finally arrived at our daughter's in the wee hours of the morning.
But the distance to Johnstown is half the distance as to Pittsburgh, I don't have to drive through the city, the line through security is much shorter, and parking is free. Plus my youngest son lives in Johnstown, so we'll get some time together, as I'm spending Monday evening with him before my 6:30 a.m. flight Tuesday. My first class is Wednesday evening — I wanted to play it safe and figure in travel delays. But I really didn't think there'd be weather problems. After all, I prayed about it — for months.
Friday morning's quiet time was anything but quiet. I grumbled. I mumbled. I complained. I reminded God what I'd been praying for and how long I'd been praying. "What about all those Bible verses that promise answered prayer? 'Call unto Me and I will answer you' (Jeremiah 33:3), and 'Ask and you shall receive' (Matthew 7:7)."
It isn't Monday yet, He reminded me.
"Yes, but the forecast —"
You've driven in snow before. And ice.
"True. But I don't like it."
Do you trust Me?
"Well ... yes."
That's what it comes down to — trust. Did Martha still trust Jesus after He didn't come as soon as she summoned Him when her brother was dying? She, too, was asked point-blank. She, too, had a choice to trust Him or not.
I don't know what the weather will be like on my travel day. It may be a windy, wintry mess. Or not. But this I do know: I can trust God.
Remind me, Lord, not to be anxious about anything, but to pray and be thankful. For that's the only way I'll have peace (Philippians 4:6–7). Amen.


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Here is some pictures of the Armor that I am working on.
Here is some pictures of the Armor that I am working on.
nice start. that's some pretty heavy battle damage you've got going on with the neck and shoulders
nice i like...though the damage is a bit....severe...on the collar and sholders...the coller taking that kinda damage seems unlikly...and probably fatal to who ever was wearing the armour....but its VERY nice so....well done!
Looks great vod! Do you post on Mandalorian Mercs at all?
Very nice...the damage on the left shoulder is rad!
Hey, whos the other set of armor in that pic? Looks very nice good sir.
That's some mad battle damage you've got going on there. Your gonna be one hell of a beat up Mando!
Nice work though
Looking good so far.
Keep the progress pics coming...
looks real good man
i like all the damage too
i know how bad your gear can get damaged in a real fight
and whomever was wearing it could of survived, he'd be beat to ***** but alive
its a symbol of the kind of warrior you are
whats it made from...
Looks pretty nice!!! Get in a one on one with a rancor did we? =D
I like the claw damage on the left shoulder piece, but I hate the neck armor damage. Looks too... severe, in both dmg and placement of it.


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Greg Blair couldn't help but flash a knowing smile and laugh. The Bearcats leading tackler and middle linebacker knows his forced fumble Friday won't make the SportsCenter top plays.
No radio interview will want to know about what was going through his mind sending down USF for a three-yard loss.
Few headlines will boast the defensive effort on a night when all four Bearcats touchdowns were accounted for by seniors in their final night at Nippert Stadium. Perhaps, rightfully so. At the very least, unsurprising, the highlight culture where offense owns the airwaves and bandwidth hasn't changed not will it into the confernece network future.
Blair's OK with all that. He'll take the 27-10 win and knowing fundamental football truth.
"Offense sell tickets defense win games," Blair said laughing. "That's how it always is. That's how it is everywhere. That's how we go about it."
This defensive page in the book of the 2012 season should be dog-eared. While everyone will flip through exciting chapters about Ralph David Aberntathy, Munchie Legaux to Damon Julian and George Winn's soldiering through the record books, the quiet foundation of the plot line will be this forgotten defense.
Quietly, through the ups and downs, they've been the backbone of this journey to 8-3, 4-2.
"I think that's a great adjective when you talk about quietly because we have surrendered some yards, but very, very resilient," Butch Jones said. "We find ways to make plays at the end."
Consider UC came into Friday allowing the 47th most yards in FBS but their scoring defense ranked 15th.
They come out of Friday's suffocation of South Florida allowing just 17.2 points per game. In a season the defense has been overlooked by sexier storylines, this defense posted numbers among the best in the history of the program when it comes to the bottom line. How many points did you allow?
This season they've allowed fewer points per game than in any season since before any player on this team was born. Not quite the 1885 team that only allowed four total points, but substantial nonetheless.
A season of bending without breaking played out again Friday when 306 Bulls yards elicited only one field goal and a garbage touchdown. Between came seven punts and two turnovers. To be sure, nobody will be mistaking South Florida and their third-string quarterback for the Oregon Ducks considering the late TD marked their first trip to the end zone in 10 quarters.
That doesn't change the mark of this team all season. Whether it was the three red zone stops against Rutgers to keep the game within reach or second half shutdown of Syracuse to set the stage for Brendon Kay. Giving up yards but finding a way to make a play as much represents this team as the C-paw on the helmet.
"I do believe that's our style of play," LB Maalik Bomar said. "When things happen we think of it as another opportunity to create something. That's what it is on defense, a chance to create. What can happen next? You never know. You play hard each down. Don't take a play for granted."
Hard to take anything for granted Friday with 24 seniors playing their final game at Nippert Stadium. The rally cry during the week to snap the team out of the disappointment of losing their hopes of a Big East title against Rutgers came with Tuesday's practice. The pads were popping and the drive for win number eight took precedence.
On Friday, the defense took it from there. The first seven drives of the game forced six punts and a fumble. Eventually UC would notch four sacks, two turnovers and allowed the one TD. The first fumble recovery set up a short field and 19 yards later UC took a 7-0 and never looked back.
There was that one late touchdown to leave just a hint of frustration in the mouth. The touchdown-free game would have felt better than a cup of hot chocolate in Shank Pavilion.
"I'm not OK with that," Blair said. "But it happened."
Most won't leave Nippert Stadium on Friday talking about a defense as unremarkable as it has been effective. They'll discuss theories for defrosting digits, Travis Kelce's emergence and the thickness of Winn's neck.
So be it. Blair, Bomar and the rest of the Bearcats will happily trade discussions for dubs. Comes with the territory.
"We all have relentless attitudes," said Blair, who notched his seventh double-digit tackle game Friday. "We play swarm to the ball, 11 hats to the ball. That's how we play every down. (Offense is) going to get all the ESPN highlights, but we all know we are all team. We all know the defense play the back seat of the offense, but we are all on the same page."
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ORLANDO - University teams vying to build the world's best solar home gave a sneak preview of their clever ideas at the International Builders' Show. But they won't get the chance -- unlike in prior U.S.-sponsored Solar Decathlons -- to showcase their full-size models in Washington on the National Mall, also called America's "front yard."
The U.S. Department of Energy, which organizes the popular biannual competition, has announced that it's looking for a new venue for the fall event and will announce that in the "near future." Its announcement says the National Mall has been harmed by decades of hosting high-profile, public events, so it's supporting the efforts of the Department of Interior's National Park Service to revitalize the 684-acre park.
The announcement is prompting an outcry. "I urge you to reverse the recent decision by the Department of the Interior," Chip Dence, who chairs an energy subcommittee for the National Association of Home Builders, wrote in a letter to President Obama. "The Solar Decathlon is the nation's best display of clean energy technology, and should be allowed to again take place in one of America's greatest venues."
Many students from the 20 university teams selected to compete in the September 2011 event first learned of the venue change at the Jan. 12-15 builder's show. They weren't pleased.
"Throughout, we've all been dreaming about building these solar-powered houses on the Mall," Addison Godine, a senior on the Middlebury College team, told Greenwire, a website covering environmental issues. "Any other location seems like it will be less."
Still, the teams -- 16 from the U.S. and one each from China, Canada, Belgium and New Zealand -- eagerly described how they plan to build an affordable home (ideally costing less than $250,000) that produces at least as much energy as it uses. I found talking to the students the highlight of the annual trade show, and in coming months, I'll focus on individual entries.
Unlike in the four prior Solar Decathlons, which took place in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2007, judges this year will award points for affordability. They'll also look at nine other factors, including architecture and engineering. Richard King, the event's director, told Green House that DOE gives each team $100,000 to build its home and the universities have to come up with the the rest. The 2009 winner was a Team Germany's sleek, two-story modern cube-shaped home.
Readers: Should the 2011 Solar Decathlon be allowed on the National Mall?
Wendy Koch has been a reporter and editor at USA TODAY since 1998, covering politics and social issues. She's begun a quest to build the most eco-friendly home her budget allows. She'll share her experience and give you tips for greening your home. More about Wendy


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Sept. 1, 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii - Senior outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux had her best match of the young season, recording her first double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs, but it wasn't enough as No. 23 Long Beach State fell to No. 12 UCLA in four sets 25-19, 27-25, 21-25, 25-18 in the first match of the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Invitational.
The 49ers led the way in blocking on the night, leading 13-12, but allowed seven aces from the Bruins, and were outhit .169 to .146 in a match that featured a lot of good defense. Along with Ledoux, the 49ers had two other players with double-digit digs in libero Lauren Minkel, who had 15, as well as outside hitter Janisa Johnson who led the 49ers with 19 digs to go with 12 kills for her second double-double of the year.
Long Beach State won the opening point of the match on a Hampton kill, but each team was able to sideout through the beginning of the set until UCLA took its first lead at 6-5. Down 9-7, Long Beach State rallied an tied the set at 10-10, and with a Janisa Johnson kill and a Libby Fontanilla ace, the 49ers took a 13-10 lead. UCLA's top server, Bojana Todorovic took the back line after a UCLA timeout and side out, and served the Bruins back into the lead by a 16-13 score after a Kelly Reeves kill. The Bruins hit Reeves for a 19-15 lead, and both teams continued to trade service the rest of the way to a 25-19 UCLA win in set one.
In set two, UCLA led early, but after a pair of Caitlin Ledoux kills, the 49ers pulled ahead with a 5-4 lead. A kill from Sara Sage put the Bruins back on top, however, and back-to-back aces by Todorovic gave UCLA a 9-6 lead. Long Beach State pulled back even, as Alma Serna put away a UCLA overpass, and a great dump by Erin Juley tied the set at 10-10. The teams continued to trade small leads, and with UCLA leading 22-20, Long Beach State found Johnson for a pair of kills to take a late lead. Leading 24-23, UCLA held off the 49er set point with a Todorovic kill, and while the 49ers returned the favor trailing 25-24 with a block from Delainey Aigner-Swesey and Serna, a Rachael Kidder kill gave UCLA the set with a 27-25 win.
Coming out of the break, Long Beach State responded with a huge push right out of the gate in set three. After two attack errors from Tabi Love, Fontanilla sandwiched a Bruin timeout with two aces as the 49ers took an 8-2 lead. UCLA climbed back into the set, eventually tying the set at 11, but an error by Kidder kept the 49ers in the lead, and a Hampton solo block put Long Beach State out in front by two points. UCLA was able to pull back though, and took a two point lead at 21-19 after a kill from Zoe Nightingale. After a 49er timeout, however, Long Beach State had a huge rally, starting with a big kill from Haleigh Hampton. Long Beach State then served out the set, retaking the lead with a block from Aigner-Swesey and Hampton and winning the set on another block, this one coming from Hampton and Ledoux.
After the 49ers took the early advantage in the third set, it was UCLA that responded with a fast start in the fourth with two aces to take a 5-2 lead early. Long Beach State was able to pull to within one at 9-8 after a block from Serna and Ledoux, but another Bruin ace and a setting error from the 49ers gave UCLA a 15-9 lead. The teams traded service the rest of the way, as the Bruins closed out the match with a 25-18 victory.
Long Beach State will get another chance to grab a win against a ranked opponent on Friday, playing the host Rainbow Wahine at 10 p.m. PT in the second match of the day tomorrow. The 49ers then conclude their time in Hawaii with a 6 p.m. match against No. 22 Ohio State on Sunday, Sept. 4.
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The federal government's newest rate cut could have an impact on some student loans. Learn how it could affect your student loans below.
Q: How do I know whether this rate cut affects me?
A: The rate cut will affect recently-graduated students for whom ALL THREE of the following are true:
1. You're within the six-month grace period following graduation AND
2. You have a variable-rate Federal Stafford Loan originated before July 1, 2006 AND
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For example, if you have Stafford Loans that originated after July 1, 2006, all of those loans would be fixed and the rate cut would have no potential impact on those loans.
Note that this cut affects only those students who have variable federal loans (in addition to the other qualifications listed above). If you have a private loan and/or if the preceding qualifications do not apply to you, there is not a way to take advantage of the possible student loan rate change right now.
One other note: If you are a borrower who has already consolidated, the potential student loan rate change will not affect you, since you cannot relock the new rate on your existing consolidation loan.
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A: Federal Stafford Student Loans originated before July 1, 2006 are variable, and loans originated on or after July 1, 2006, are currently fixed (at a maximum rate of 6.8%).
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Currently, if you consolidate during the six-month grace period after graduation, you lock in the in-school interest rate, which is currently 6.62%. Since consolidation rates always round to the nearest 1/8 of a point, this variable rate would lock in at a consolidation rate of 6.625%.
If you don't take advantage of the six-month grace period and decline to consolidate, as of today, your rate upon entering repayment would be 7.22%, which would lock in at 7.25%, after rounding. The difference amounts to about 60 basis points (bp).
But that 7.22% rate will reset on July 1, 2008. If you choose not to consolidate today, you would pay a higher rate (that is, higher than if you had decided to consolidate within your current grace period) for about five months (as of February 1, 2008).
Now let's fast-forward to July 1, 2008. If a new rate of 6.5% is announced, it will have been worth it to pay a bit more in interest for those five months (a very short period of time, compared to the life of a typical loan) to have the benefit of a lower interest rate over the rest of the loan.
Of course, there's the flipside. If a new rate of 7.0% is announced, the rate will have decreased, but not enough to make it worth your while. You would have missed a golden opportunity to consolidate when rates were relatively lower (6.62%, producing a 6.625% consolidation lock-in rate) during your in-school grace period.
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"I'm projecting a Stafford Loan repayment rate of 4.25% for July 2008. While this projection is uncertain, as a lot can change between now and then, it is in the right ballpark. So even if the projection is off by a little (e.g., 4.26% rounding up to 4.375%), it's close enough that one should take the risk."
So there you have it. Projections point to the rate dropping to around 4.25%, which would beat the current in-school grace period rate of 6.62%; in fact, provided things stay where they are, the new rates announced this coming July 2008 will represent some of the low rates in the history of the federal student loan program. So the bottom line remains the same as it was a few months ago: Wait to consolidate until after the new rate is announced on July 1, 2008.
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The Authority of Influence : Women and Power in Burmese History
Harriden, Jessica (2012) The Authority of Influence : Women and Power in Burmese History. Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) Press, Copenhagen .
This book explores the relationship between gender and power in Burmese history from pre-colonial times to the present day and aims to identify the sources, nature and limitations of women's power. The study takes as its starting point the apparent contradiction that, though Burmese women historically enjoyed relatively high social status and economic influence, for the most part they remained conspicuously absent from positions of authority in formal religious, social and political institutions. The book thus examines the concept of 'family' in Burmese political culture, and reveals how some women were able to gain political influence through their familial connections with powerful men, even while cultural models of 'correct' female behaviour prevented most women from attaining official positions of political authority.
The study also considers how various influences – Buddhism, colonialism, nationalism, modernisation and militarism – shaped Burmese concepts of gender and power, with important implications for how women were able to exercise social, economic and political influence. The book explores how the effects of prolonged armed conflict, economic isolation and political oppression have constrained opportunities for women to attain power in contemporary Burma, and examines opportunities opened up by the pro-democracy movement and recent focus on women's issues and rights for women to exercise influence both inside Burma and in exile.
Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws on feminist, anthropological and social science discourses, placing them within an historical framework, the author offers a broad understanding of how power is obtained and exercised in Burma in order to reassess historical representations of Burmese women and so provide a more comprehensive and inclusive understanding of power relations in historical and contemporary Burma.
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BUIES CREEK - Increased summer access to players benefits coaches throughout college basketball, especially the members of Campbell's first-year staff.
Head coach Kevin McGeehan already has spent significant chunks of time teaching and reinforcing principles of the Camels' new offensive system. The NCAA's offseason workout parameters have given his players and assistants alike opportunities to run it.
Starting Sunday, the midpoint of September, coaches could begin participating in skill instruction with more than four players at a time. The allotment of two instruction hours per week remains the same, but being able to put five players on the court together rather than four makes an obvious difference.
Before this week, assistant coaches Peter Thomas, Dan Geriot and Chris Clark had been filling out the fifth and final spot in five-on-zero offensive drills. All five of McGeehan's staff members, including operations director Deon Curry and graduate assistant Greg Robbins, are former Division I players in their 20s, so McGeehan has young, knowledgeable, athletic personnel at his disposal.
The primary option was the 6-foot-5 Thomas, whose presence helped the Camels perform their drills at full speed with high intensity. By the end of a workout late last week, when he had played multiple positions in back-to-back-to-back sessions that catered to three groups of four and lasted 40 minutes apiece, Thomas was happy to catch his breath.
"It's tiring when you're the guard," said Thomas, who began his college career at Richmond as a walk-on, earned a scholarship as a junior in 2005-06 and started every game in his final two seasons. "Luckily, I did it two years in college, although that's starting to be further and further away. I definitely don't do any other workouts on the days I'm going to be (playing) at practice."
Thomas, like Geriot and Robbins, played for Richmond when McGeehan was an assistant to Chris Mooney, who has enjoyed success running a system that employs principles of the Princeton offense.
When McGeehan makes a call, he's directing his players to execute a series of "actions" or movements, not run a specific play. It's up to the players on the court to recognize weaknesses in the defense and make smart reads.
That could mean cutting backdoor on one possession and moving toward the ball to receive a pass on the next. The read could dictate whether a player uses a screen or rejects it.
If someone makes a poor decision or runs to the wrong spot, McGeehan wants his team to remain calm and keep playing, because the mistakes are easily correctable.
Sound complicated? It can be, but McGeehan and his assistants understand that because of their past experiences.
"Once you kind of get the basics of what we're doing, everything else becomes a little more natural," Thomas said. "I remember when I was a junior, after Coach Mooney and Coach McGeehan got to Richmond, the first two months, you're dreaming about this stuff as you go to bed.
"As you're in it more and more, you start to see everything goes back to the same thing, a pattern to make plays and reads off what we're doing."
McGeehan and his assistants have been knocking the rust off what they started teaching in April. By participating in some drills, they can see things differently and communicate better with their players.
As the Camels move forward, progress is evident in the way players like wing Reco McCarter are being more vocal. McCarter, Marvelle Harris and D.J. Mason are following Thomas' lead, even if they're dunking the ball on fastbreaks and Thomas is laying it in.
With a bigger group this week, McGeehan plans to conduct two one-hour workouts, a schedule that gives the coaches more time to hit the road and recruit. Practice officially begins in late September, six weeks before Campbell opens its regular season against Shenandoah on Nov. 8.
With imminence comes a clear level of excitement.
"You're starting to feel it as you move into full team workouts that practice is coming, and you know the season is not far behind," McGeehan said. "I'm pleased with where we are."
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AnnaSophia Robb covers the February 2013 issue of Teen Vogue. AnnaSophia plays young Carrie Bradshaw in The CW's upcoming series, The Carrie Diaries. She's wearing a Michael Michael Kors top with a P. & C. Habig hat on the cover. In the interview, AnnaSophia talks about filming in New York City, how she got the coveted Carrie Bradshaw part and on being an actress in high school.
On New York City: "I think I was made to live in New York. I love it." She also says, "I love being able to walk everywhere. And there's so much going on-I actually get a little nervous on the weekends, wondering what to do and who to hang out with."
On How She Got the Part as Carrie Bradshaw: "They told me that I got the part because I did a little chicken dance at the end of my audition, after they asked me about my prom. I've got rhythm,, but not the moves to go with it, and I guess they liked that I wasn't afraid to be goofy."
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Catharine and Aaron were married at Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, S.C. on June 22. The bride wore a v-neck lace wedding gown with capped sleeves, accessorized with her hair in a sideswept curly updo, while the groom wore a tan suit, accessorized with an orange tie. Bridesmaids donned navy blue dresses with illusion necklines and carried bouquets of roses, hydrangeas, and irises. Guests were greeted with a wooden sign that served as the itinerary for the evening. First up, the ceremony followed by dinner, games, music, and dancing. The newlyweds' best advice? "To remember that it's about family and friends getting together and not fretting about the little things," Catharine said. "No one will care about the multiple courses of food or favors. They will remember how happy you both were, and they got to share that special moment with you." Inside the barn, tables were decorated with lace runners, mason jar centerpieces, glitter chalkboard numbers, and thank-you notes at each place setting. Believe it or not, the red velvet cake was homemade too. Yum!
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