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Definition of Pneumonia
Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs, usually the result of an infection, that causes the alveolar sacs to fill with fluid or pus.
It is the most serious consequence of influenza, and in combination with influenza is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
Pneumonia may be lobar, affecting the entire lobe of the lung, or bronchial, affecting diffuse areas of lung. The more of the lung that is involved, the more serious the consequences.
People most vulnerable to infection resulting in pneumonia and complications from pneumonia are the very young, the very old, and those who have immunodeficiency disorders such as hiv/aids or other serious health conditions such as cancer. About two million people in the United States develop pneumonia each year, and about 60,000 die as a result of the infection or its complications.
Pathogens that can cause pneumonia include viruses, bacteria, and fungi. The pneumonias that result from these pathogens are contagious-that is, an infected person can pass them to others through sneezing and coughing. Sputum (mucus and debris from the respiratory tract) contains the infective agent.
Pneumonia also can develop after exposure to bacteria aspirated into the lungs (such as in a person who is weak and vomiting). Nosocomial pneumonias develop from pathogens common in environments such as hospitals and skilled nursing facilities and infect people who are already weak as a result of other health conditions (especially those who are immunocompromised).
Types of Pneumonia
A number of viruses can cause pneumonia, the most common of which are influenza A, influenza B, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, varicella-zoster virus, epstein-barr virus, and coxsackievirus. Cytomegalovirus (cmv) pneumonia can develop in people who are immunocompromised. antiviral medications are available for some of these viral infections and can shorten the course of the infection and lessen the severity of symptoms. Most otherwise healthy people recover fully from viral pneumonia. Bacterial pneumonia may develop secondarily to viral pneumonia.
Pneumonia in people over age 30 is more likely to result from bacterial infection than other causes. Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the strains of bacteria most commonly responsible for bacterial pneumonia. S. pneumoniae causes the most common form of bacterial pneumonia, pneumococcal pneumonia, which often follows a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract.
Hib pneumonia, despite the bacterium's name, has nothing to do with the influenza virus and affects primarily young children. Hib vaccination has nearly eliminated this type among children in the United States. S. aureus tends to be opportunistic and accounts for about 20 percent of nosocomial pneumonia. Antibiotic medications are necessary to treat bacterial pneumonia. Even with antibiotic therapy, however, bacterial pneumonia is a serious illness that can be deadly among the very young and the very old.
Mycoplasma are tiny organisms related to bacteria, commonly called atypical bacteria. The pneumonia they cause is typically mild though tends to linger. A common nickname for mycoplasmal pneumonia as "walking pneumonia" because its symptoms are enough to make people feel unwell though usually not enough to interrupt regular activities. Most people recover without treatment, though antibiotics usually speed recovery. Cough and headache may persist for several weeks.
Fungi may cause pneumonia in people who take antibiotics for an extended period of time, as antibiotics suppress the normal flora (normally present bacteria) that otherwise keep fungi in check. Fungal pneumonias are rare but when invasive in someone who is immunocompromised, they can be life-threatening.
Pneumocystic Carinii Pneumonia
Pneumocystis carinii is an opportunistic pneumonia that occurs nearly exclusively in people who are immunocompromised, including those who have hiv/aids, are receiving immunosuppressive therapy following organ transplantation, or are undergoing chemotherapy for cancer treatment. During the early days of the AIDS epidemic, P. carinii pneumonia was often the first indication that a person had hiv/aids. Doctors may prescribe prophylactic antifungal medications for people at risk for P. carinii pneumonia. Such prophylaxis has now made Pneumocystic pneumonia a relatively rare event in people whose HIV infection is wellmanaged.
Symptoms and Diagnostic Path
The symptoms vary somewhat with the type of pneumonia, though commonly include
- Cough that produces greenish yellow sputum or hemoptysis (bloody sputum)
- Fever (sometimes high)
- Chills or sweating
- Generalized discomfort and aches
- Fatigue
- Chest discomfort or PAIN, especially with inhalation
- Dyspnea (shortness of breath) or tachypnea (rapid breathing)
Symptoms may develop gradually or come on suddenly. Though the pattern of the symptoms provides good clues as to the cause of the pneumonia, the doctor cannot determine whether the infection is viral or bacterial without sputum or blood tests. Viral pneumonia does not respond to antibiotic therapy, though a good number of people who have viral pneumonia develop secondary bacterial pneumonia that does require antibiotics. The diagnostic path typically includes chest X-ray, which shows the areas of infiltration (fluid or pus accumulation) within the lungs.
Other factors that help determine the kind of pneumonia include knowledge of local or regional outbreaks of viral or bacterial pneumonia, history of recent upper respiratory infection or influenza, and the presence of other health conditions such as hiv/aids. sputum culture may also help in the diagnosis although most viruses and atypical bacteria do not readily grow in culture.
Treatment Options and Outlook
Treatment depends on the cause of the infection and may include antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia, antiviral medications or management of symptoms for viral pneumonia, and antifungal medications for fungal pneumonia. Because secondary bacterial pneumonia can develop as a complication of other types of bacteria, symptoms that fail to improve within 10 days or that worsen require further medical evaluation. Most people who are otherwise healthy make full recovery from pneumonia, though may take six to eight weeks to feel back to normal.
Risk Factors and Preventive Measures
The very young, the very old, and those who have serious health conditions of any kind are at greatest risk for pneumonia. Health experts recommend annual influenza immunization and pneumococcal vaccination for people who have such risks. Diligent hand washing and conscientious cough and SNEEZE precautions help reduce the spread of infectious agents. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment reduce the likelihood of complications.
See also ASPERGILLOSIS; CHEST PAIN; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS.
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Chernobyl is a site of melancholy. It's not just the grief, the loss, the cost and the risk of extinction. Chernobyl and Pripyat's melancholy is inscribed in the landscape. Forest takes over the agricultural and industrial ground plane. Apartment blocks stood proud on this stratum of Soviet achievement. But the horizon breaks through, symbol of … Continue reading
I've just caught up with Thunderbirds Are Go, the recent remake of the futuristic 1960s Thunderbirds marionette series. This new series meshes CGI models of puppet-like humans with physical models of rockets, cars, roads islands and cities. So it's very high tech (from Weta) made to look like tech from 50 years ago. The CGI … Continue reading
Planet Earth is a giant spherical communications machine with a diameter of about 84,000 kilometres. Well over 1,000 satellites orbit between the earth's surface and this outer (geosynchronous) layer. Nature and artefact seem to merge due to the scale, ubiquity, sophistication, and conceits of contemporary techno-science, especially if we add to the global communications infrastructure the prospects of geo-engineering intended … Continue reading
I put this question to a class of students in digital media and culture. As if we were ever in any doubt, most people agree that technologies do influence the way you feel, and networked, social-media-enabled mobile and laptop devices offer more than other tech. At the very least they provide channels for mood altering entertainment. … Continue reading
People are eager to extol the benefits of fresh green vegetables, education, marriage, and a walk in the countryside, but are instinctively suspicious of new technologies. That's the tagline selected by the editors for the cover story I wrote for Interactions Magazine published this month. Interactions is a bimonthly publication of the ACM, and sees itself … Continue reading
What does the Apple Watch announcement this week have in common with Scottish independence? Both claim to be about time, both promise unlimited potential, and neither seems particularly necessary. In fact technology and politics converge nicely on the theme of utopia. Like a lot of tech, the publicity videos for the not-yet Apple Watch reinforce the benefits of the device … Continue reading
Devices, programs, and apps enable us to do things we couldn't do otherwise. This is undoubtedly their main value. But they also reveal something about ourselves (i.e. the human species) and the world we live in. Smartphones obviously enable communication over distance and while on the move. They also reveal that we are mobile creatures, … Continue reading
Is this scenario familiar? You order your dinner online, wait for the home delivery, then eat it while multi-screening in front of the television and checking Facebook, while other members of the household work late, snack or play computer games in different rooms. For philosopher of technology Albert Borgmann that script signals the moral as … Continue reading
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The fucking morons filtered my Persian blog in Iran today. My English blog got filtered two years ago, but I didn't care, because my target audience was people outside Iran. But it hurts that my dear friends inside Iran can't read my Persian blog anymore. I'm just amazed how stupid these people are who can't stand a simple blog that is mostly about personal life of its author. I was careful not to write radical stuff in my Persian blog, because of the fear of filtering (yes, self-censorship!). If they keep blocking it, I will change the tone of my writings there. Why should I keep quiet when they want to shut me up?


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DURHAM, JAMES, "that
singular wise and faithful servant of Jesus Christ," was by birth a
gentleman. He was descended from the family of Grange-Durham, in the
shire of Angus, and was proprietor of the estate of Easter Powrie, now
called Wedderburn. From his age at the time of his death, he appears to
have been born in 1622. We have but few memorials of his early life.
Leaving college before taking any degree, he retired to his paternal
estate, where he lived for some years as a country gentleman. At an
early period he married a daughter of the laird of Duntarvie; and soon
afterwards, while on a visit to one of her relations, became deeply
impressed with religious feelings. [The following account of his
conversion is given in Wodrow's Analecta (MS. Adv. Lib.): "He was young
when he married, and was not for a while concerned about religion. He
came with his lady to visit his mother-in-law, the lady Duntarvie, who
lived in the parish of the Queensferry. There fell at that time a
communion to be in the Queensferry, and soe the lady Duntarvie desired
her son-in-law, Mr Durham, to go and hear sermon upon the Saturday, and
for some time he would by no means go, till both is lady and his
mother-in-law, with much importunity, at last prevailed with him to go.
He went that day, and heard very attentively; he seemed to be moved that
day by the preacher being very serious in his discourse, so that there
was something wrought in Mr Durham that day; but it was like an embryo.
When he came home, he said to his mother-in-law, 'Mother, ye had much
ado to get me to the church this day: but I will goe to-morrow without
your importuning me.' He went away on the Sabbath morning, and heard the
minister of the place, worthy Mr Ephraim Melvine, preach the action
sermon upon 1 Pet. 2.7, and Mr Durham had these expressions about his
sermon: 'He commended him, he commended him, again and again, till he
made my heart and soul commend him;' and soe he immediately closed with
Christ, and covenanted, and went down immediately to the table, and took
the seal of the covenant; and after that he became a most serious man."]
On his return home, he devoted himself almost wholly to study, in which
he made great proficiency, and we are told, "became not only an
experimental Christian, but a learned man." He did not, however,
contemplate becoming a clergyman, till the time of the civil wars, in
which he served as a captain. On one occasion, before joining battle
with the English, he called his company together to prayer. Mr David
Dickson riding past, heard some one praying, drew near him, and was much
struck with what he heard. After the service was finished, he charged
him, that as soon as the action was over, he should devote himself to
the ministry, "for to that he judged the Lord had called him." During
the engagement, Mr Durham met with two remarkable deliverances, and
accordingly, considered himself bound to obey the stranger's charge, "as
a testimony of his grateful and thankful sense of the Lord's goodness
and mercy to him."
With this resolution, he
came to the college of Glasgow, where he appears to have taken his
degree, [See Letter of Principal Baillie in M'Ure's History of Glasgow,
ed. 1830, p. 364.] and to have studied divinity under his celebrated
friend David Dickson. The year 1647, in which he received his license,
was one of severe pestilence. The masters and students of the university
removed to Irvine, where Mr Durham underwent his trials, and received a
recommendation from his professor to the presbytery and magistrates of
Glasgow. Though now only about twenty-five years of age, study and
seriousness of disposition had already given him the appearance of an
old man. The session of Glasgow appointed one of their members to
request him to preach in their city, and after a short period, "being
abundantly satisfied with Mr Durham's doctrine, and the gifts bestowed
upon him by the Lord, for serving him in the ministry, did unanimously
call him to the ministry of the Blackfriars' church, then vacant."
Thither he removed in November, the same year. In 1649, Mr Durham had a
pressing call from the town of Edinburgh, but the general assembly, to
whom it was ultimately referred, refused to allow his translation. In
his ministerial labours he seems to have exercised great patience and
diligence, nor was he wanting in that plainness and sincerity towards
the rich and powerful, which is so necessary to secure esteem. When the
republican army was at Glasgow, in 1651, Cromwell came unexpectedly on a
Sunday afternoon to the outer high church, where Mr Durham preached
graciously and well to the time, as could have been desired," according
to principal Baillie; in plainer language, "he preached against the
invasion to his face." [Wodrow's Life of Dickson, MS. p. xix. In the
Analecta of this historian (MS. Adv. Liv. v. 186, occurs the following
curious particulars: " – tells me, he had this account from old
Aikenhead, who had it from the gentlewoman. That Cromwell came in to
Glasgow, with some of his officers, upon a Sabbath day, and came
straight into the high church, where Mr Durham was preaching. The first
seat that offered him was P(rovost) Porterfield's, where Miss
Porterfield sat, and she, seeing him an English officer, she was almost
not civil. However, he got in and sat with Miss Porterfield. After
sermon was over, he asked the minister's name. She sullenly enough told
him, and desired to know wherefore he asked. He said, 'because he
perceived him to be a very great man, and in his opinion might be
chaplain to any prince in Europe, though he had never seen him nor heard
of him before. She enquired about him and found it was O. Cromwell."]
The story is thus concluded by his biographer:—"Next day, Cromwell sent
for Mr Durham, and told him, that he always thought Mr Durham had been a
more wise and prudent man than to meddle with matters of public concern
in his sermons. To which Mr Durham answered, that it was not his
practice to bring public matters into the pulpit, but that he judged it
both wisdom and prudence in him to speak his mind upon that head, seeing
he had the opportunity of doing it in his own hearing. Cromwell
dismissed him very civilly, but desired him to forbear insisting upon
that subject in public. And at the same time, sundry ministers both in
town and country met with Cromwell and his officers, and represented in
the strongest manner the injustice of his invasion." [Life prefixed to
Treatise concerning Scandal. Cromwell seems to have received "great
plainness of speech" at the hands of the ministers of Glasgow. On a
former occasion, Zachary Boyd had railed on him to his face in the high
church; on the present, we are informed, that "on Sunday, before noon,
he came unexpectedly to the high inner church, where he quietly heard Mr
Robert Ramsay preach a very good honest sermon, pertinent for his case.
In the afternoon, he came as unexpectedly to the high outer church,
where he heard Mr John Carstairs lecture, and Mr James Durham preach
graciously, and well to the time, as could have been desired. Generally,
all who preached that day in the town, gave a fair enough testimony
against the sectaries." – Baillie ut supra.]
In the year 1650, when Mr
Dickson became professor of divinity at Edinburgh college, the
commissioners for visiting that of Glasgow, appointed by the general
assembly, unanimously called Mr Durham to the vacant chair. But before
he was admitted to this office, the assembly nominated him chaplain to
the king's family; a situation in which, though trying, more especially
to a young man, he conducted himself with great gravity and
faithfulness. While he conciliated the affections of the courtiers, he
at the same time kept them in awe; "and whenever," says his biographer,
"he went about the duties of his place, they did all carry gravely, and
did forbear all lightness and profanity." The disposition of Charles,
however, was little suited to the simplicity and unostentatious nature
of the presbyterian worship, and although Mr Durham may have obtained
his respect, there is little reason to believe that he liked the check
which his presence imposed.
Livingston mentions that
Mr Durham offered to accompany the king when he went to Worcester,—an
offer which, as may have been anticipated, was not accepted. The session
of Glasgow, finding that he was again at liberty, wrote a letter to him
at Stirling, in which they expressed the warmest feelings towards him.
"We cannot tell," say they, "how much and how earnestly we long once
more to see your face, and to hear a word from you, from whose mouth the
Lord has often blessed the same, for our great refreshment. We do,
therefore, with all earnestness request and beseech you, that you would,
in the interim of your retirement from attendance upon that charge,
(that of king's chaplain,) let the town and congregation, once and yet
dear to you, who dare not quit their interest in you, nor look on that
tie and relation betwixt you and them as dissolved and null, enjoy the
comfort of your sometimes very comfortable fellowship and ministry."
From the letter it would appear, that Mr Durham did not yet consider
himself released from his appointment in the king's family; but with the
battle of Worcester terminated all the fond hopes of the royalists.
Finding the household thus broken up, there could be no objection to his
returning to his former residence. He is mentioned as present in the
session in April, and it was at this period that his interview with
Cromwell took place, but for several months afterwards he seems to have
withdrawn. In August, a vacancy in the inner high church arose from the
death of Mr Robert Ramsay, and Mr Durham was earnestly requested to
accept the charge. He accordingly entered upon it in the course of the
same year (1651), having for his colleague Mr John Carstairs, his
brother-in-law by his second marriage, and father of the afterwards
celebrated principal of the university of Edinburgh. (See article
CARSTAIRS.) In the divisions which took place between the resolutioners
and protesters, Mr Durham took neither side. When the two parties in the
synod of Glasgow met separately, each elected him their moderator, but
he refused to join them, until they should unite, and a junction
fortunately took place. The habits of severe study in which he had
indulged since his entry into the ministry, seem to have brought on a
premature decay of his constitution. After several months of
confinement, he died on the 25th of June, 1658, at the early age of
thirty-six. ["Mr Durham was a person of the outmost composure and
gravity, and it was much made him smile. In some great man's house, Mr
William Guthry and he were together at dinner, and Mr Guthry was
exceeding merry, and made Mr Durham smile, yes laugh, at his pleasant
facetious conversation. It was the ordinary of the family to pray after
dinner, and immediately after their mirth it was put upon Mr Guthry to
pray, and, as he was wont, he fell immediately into the greatest measure
of seriousness and fervency, to the astonishment and moving of all
present. When he rose from prayer, Mr Durham came to him, and embraced
him, and said 'O,! Will, you are a happy man. If I had been soe daft as
you have been, I could not have been serious, nor in any frame, for
forty-eight hours.'" – Wodrow's Ana. iii. 133.]
Mr Durham's first
marriage has been noticed in the early part of this sketch. His second
wife was the widow of the famous Zachary Boyd, and third daughter of
William Mure of Glanderston, in Renfrewshire. This lady seems to have
survived him many years, and to have been a zealous keeper of
conventicles. Several of her sufferings on this account are noticed by
Wodrow in his History.
It would be tiresome to
the reader to enter into a detail of Mr Durham's different works, and
their various editions. He has long been, and still continues one of the
most popular writers in Scotland. [ Abridged from a Memoir of Durham
prefixed to his Treatise concerning Scandal, Glas. 1740, 12mo.]
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Hey, that sounds very similar to me!!!! Funny that! Is there a part 2?ReplyDelete
I like the way you've written this story Jo! looking forward to Part 2 :)ReplyDelete
I enjoyed reading about your childhood Jo... very interesting!ReplyDelete
How lovely (& unusual) that you didn't get teased at school. Children can be so cruel when someone is the least bit different, so that was a blessing!
Can I ask your family didn't go to Church? Could they not find one nearby suitable to what your family believed? Just curious...
Fellowship does not require attending a formalised church - we did not follow any of the churches (they do not necessary follow the Word of God according to the scriptures), rather gathered together as a large family (as my grandparents had done before) as most Brethren do.ReplyDelete
Thanks for explaining that Jo. When I lived in Townsville, I attended a Brethren church once, with some friends... so a 'formalised' church does exist, which is why I asked the question. You are right, a fellowship does not require attending one. Gathering with the Body is what is biblically correct, for the believer.ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to part two as well. Sounds a beautiful childhood to me!ReplyDelete
This is absolutely delightful, and what a lovely way to know you a bit more. I am inspired, and can't wait for part 2!ReplyDelete
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As a brother, I must correct one aspect of this potted history. The brothers all had indoor jobs on Saturday mornings at one stage or another, mine was to bake a boiled fruit cake, a big cake (my choice)and a few dozen cup cakes. There was also a house to vacuum, dusting to do, dishes were aways a task (I was often accused of disappearing to the loo at that stage with WUP's - wipe up [dishes] pains)peeling veges for tea and etc.Outdoors was the car to wash, the lawns to mow (including in later years a lawn tennis court), garden to weed, ducks and chooks to feed and collect eggs, and during winter, wood to chop and carry!!! I believe my sister was just a tiny weeny bit spoilt...ReplyDelete
The rest is how I remember - and interestingly now I just love the silence in worship.
Jo: thank you for linking me. As you suspected I found this fascinating. Still catching up from my computer crash but I'm so pleased I didn't miss this! ☺ Not surprisingly I have never had an opportunity to worship with the Brethren. I think I would be happy with the mix of silence & ritual. Blessings...♥ReplyDelete


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The Meeker Herald
100 years ago
– The Rifle mail is now getting in as early as 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Perry Spurlock is taking care of one string of the motive forces.
– Kenneth Sanderson is now attending the U.S. Naval Radio School at Harvard University. A boy has to be more than usually bright to be assigned this branch of the Naval service.
– Candidates (or those willing to serve) as school director in Meeker, must file their declaration with the secretary of the Meeker board not later than next Monday. In this connection, we call the attention of the taxpayers to the importance of getting out on May 6 and making their wishes known in school matters.
The Meeker Herald
50 years ago
– An application for a 3.2 beer license by the White River Bowling Lanes was withdrawn by manager Glenn Miller following a public hearing Friday afternoon held in the office of Rio Blanco County Commissioners. On learning that Mr. Miller was withdrawing his application, those present, armed with 110 signatures to protest issuance of the license, expressed willingness to assist in recruiting a league which Mr. Miller said would bring in the additional revenue needed to continue operation.
– Gene Starbuck, student at CU in Boulder, has been selected for membership in Psi Chi National Psychology Honorary Society.
– Wednesday morning, about 8:20, Meeker firemen answered a call to the Ralph Overton home, 890 3rd St. The blaze started in an upstairs bedroom when one of the Overton children spilled some gasoline after filling a cigarette lighter. Damage other than smoke was confined to the bedroom, burning a mattress, sleeping bag and rug.
The Meeker Herald
25 years ago
– Suzan Dole's ski season is over, but it seems as if her career has barely begun. The 15-year-old Meeker High School student returned earlier this month from the Whistler Cup International, held at Whistler Mountain, British Columbia, where she competed against the world's top young skiers.
– Dale Hallebach and Trish Siegfried are formally engaged. She has a diamond, as a result of a search which began in January. He has a big smile. They are still working on the date, which will be before the end of the year, and a place, although the bride-to-be says, "Anywhere sounds good."
Rangely Times
50 years ago
– The Northwest Colorado Water Council met at Eddy's Cafe in Rangely April 18.
– Mrs. Jackie Meese, Rangely Librarian, resigns May 1 of this year after three and a half years of public service. Mrs. Lillie Stockman will take over the position as new librarian.
Rangely Times
25 years ago
– Colorado Northwestern Community College was recently awarded continuing accreditation for 10 years by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
– Music students of Ramona Smalec and Becky Gurtler performed a variety of piano music, including method pieces, blues and classical. They were: Lindsay Collins, Bethany Green, Heather Kell, Patricia Kell, Sarah Moore, Jeff Olree, Jodi Rice, Tommy Spannuth, Marie Thorsted, Katie VanDerWege, D.J. Wicburg, Heidi Worrall and Tayah Worrall.
– James Allred, son of Jim and Mary Ann Allred, received his Arrow of Light, which is the highest rank which can be earned in Cub Scouts, at the April 22 Pack 189 meeting. James is following family tradition as his two older brothers, Adam and Lance, also received the Arrow of Light rank when they were Cubs.


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March Madness!!
ok,the reason I'm making a hand drawn comic is because i want to try out drawing and see if its good or not...i wanna win the "competition" even though its not really one, but i just wanna get more of u guys to read my comics....thanks!!! enjoy!!


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The US government has expanded its case against former Computer Associates head Sanjay Kumar. The revised indictment provides more details of distorted accounting that caused the company to restate its financial results.
A number of former CA officials, including the company's ousted chief financial officer and general counsel, have pleaded guilty to charges connected to the fraud. The government is preparing to go to trial on charges against Kumar and CA's former worldwide sales head, Stephen Richards. Both have pleaded not guilty.
In the revised indictment, the government adds more details that it says prove Kumar and Richards knowingly distorted CA's accounting and took steps to hide their actions.
In early 2000, CA signed a $44.5 million licence deal with a "nearly insolvent" customer in which it also had an ownership stake, then backdated the contract so it could be recorded in the prior quarter, according to the indictment. The next quarter, expecting that it would not be able to collect on the contract, CA reversed the revenue in its internal records but did not publicly restate its results, the indictment says.
It also accuses Kumar of authorising a $3.7 million consulting contract in early 2003 that acted as hush money for an unnamed executive at a CA customer company who knew of CA's accounting improprieties. This executive had arranged a $27 million licence contract with CA in March 2000, but as part of the deal, CA spent a similar amount on software from the executive's company, according to the indictment. Neither software package was ever used, making the deal a "revenue swap" that cannot legally be treated as a sale. The indictment claims that the unidentified executive threatened to alert government investigators to the arrangement, prompting Kumar to arrange the consulting payoff.
Sentencing hearings for the CA executives who have pleaded guilty have been adjourned until after the trial against Kumar and Richards commences, because several of those executives are expected to testify at the trial, according to Assistant US attorney Eric Komitee.


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February 2008
Phone - 5428 2018
Email - email@example.com
Website - http://cfhrg.tripod.com
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE….HERE'S TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF RESEARCH…..Check out all the new resources in the Library, Computer Room and Microfiche Room.
Welcome to our new Members – William Roberts, Dr. Jan King, Brian Roberts, Brian & Virginia Nicholas and Lynette Nicol
Welcome back – Don and Melva Buckle
The Raffle for the restored Dressing Table and Stool (kindly donated by Jack Piper) will be drawn today. 2nd prize is a "Coffee Table" Atlas (kindly donated by Janet O'Flaherty). Tickets are still available and are $1.00 each.
Due to lack of patronage and reduction in opening hours, any new volunteers will only be required to 'be on duty' one day a month.
WW1 records etc
The Nambour Chronicle has put its first 50 years from 1903 on the internet. www.nambour-chronicle.com if anyone is interested. You have to register, but it is free to look.
The Sunshine Coast Daily is also on line at www.thedaily.com.au
(includes the Bowna cemetery list, First Fleet List, 2nd Fleet and 3rd Fleet, etc) ...interesting site
Don't forget to check back regularly at the Brisbane City Council Cemetery website. It is updated on a regular basis. While searching this site last month, I came across burials dated October 2007.
(click on "Find Out about….Cemeteries" from the listing on right hand side of page…..then go to "Grave Location Search", then "Search our Cemetery Records to find grave location details")
Check back regularly on the LDS site as well….new information is continually being added….. www.familysearch.org
A good website for Gloucestershire, very interesting even if no family connections. i.e. for manslaughter they were 'burnt on the hand'. Prison or hanging for murder. Lots of children burnt to death with clothes catching fire, lots of drownings.
Very large
file of Gloucestershire Inquests, (the names, helpfully all capitalised). This site is from 'patsymac's genealogy page'
and she has quite a bit of
Fund raising is a necessity. This is the only way that we can keep on acquiring new resources to help you with your research. If you have any ideas on fundraising, please let us know. In the meantime, we will continue with the Monthly Raffles. All money raised by the Monthly Raffles is spent on resources.


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My niece chose this fabric from pictures that I emailed through (of course she rejected all the cute little pastels and insisted on the assorted fish). My nephew has to be a little patient while I figure out how to sew clothes for boys but I think he is having a hard time because besides dinosaurs, fish are his absolute favourite animals.
I followed this tutorial from the ultra talented Jess from Craftiness is not Optional.
Jess is hosting another give away for us - starting on Friday so stay tuned for details!
I had a hard time figuring out how to add a button to this really busy fabric...but it is always possible!
I simply hand wrote onto an iron-on label and used the heart button to complete my message along the hemline!
Sweet girl! I made the dress a little on the long side but since we have about 6 months to go before summer I hope she is going to be doing some growing!


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McCain-Palin 2008
(voiceover): I'm John McCain and I approve this message.
[Music] Female Announcer: Obama has no background in economics.
Who advises him?
The Post says it's Franklin Raines, for "advice on mortgage and housing policy."
Under Raines, Fannie Mae committed "extensive financial fraud."
Raines made millions.
Fannie Mae collapsed.
Taxpayers? Stuck with the bill.
Barack Obama.
Bad advice. Bad instincts. Not ready to lead.
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Obama campaign...
Statement from Frank Raines on the ad: "I am not an advisor to Barack Obama, nor have I provided his campaign with advice on housing or economic matters."
"This is another flat-out lie from a dishonorable campaign that is increasingly incapable of telling the truth. Frank Raines has never advised Senator Obama about anything -- ever. And by the way, someone whose campaign manager and top advisor worked and lobbied for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shouldn't be throwing stones from his seven glass houses," said Obama-Biden campaign spokesman Bill Burton.


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Gradual Recovery Over the Next Five Years, But No Return to 17-Million Unit Years Anytime Soon
TUSTIN, Calif. (December 21, 2009) — 2009 will be a memorable year for the automotive industry — unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. The U.S. light vehicle market is expected to close out 2009 at a disastrous 10.3 million sales, down from 16.1 million sales just two years prior and the lowest industry volume since AutoPacific began forecasting automotive sales in 1988. Naturally, the national economic collapse had a profound impact on retail sales of light vehicles.
The industry can look forward to year-on-year recovery over AutoPacific's five-year forecast period, but at a relatively gradual pace. In the near term, AutoPacific forecasts industry volume of 11.4 million units in 2010 as the economy slowly heals but also as unemployment hampers faster industry sales recovery. 2015 will see industry sales of 15.4 million, a significant improvement from 2009 volumes but still a far cry from the near-17 million unit years seen through much of the past decade.
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Floppy disk
Alternatively referred to as a floppy or floppy disk, a floppy diskette is a type of storage media, capable of storing electronic data, like a computer file. The floppy diskette was first created in 1967 by IBM as an alternative to buying hard drives, which were extremely expensive at the time.
The picture shown on this page is an example of a 3.5" floppy diskette, which was one of the most commonly used floppy diskettes, capable of storing 1.44 MB of data.
How were floppy disks used?
Early computers did not have CD-ROM drives or USB, and floppy disks were the only way to install a new program onto a computer or backup your information. If the program was small (less than 1.44 MB for the 3.5" floppy disk) the program could be installed from one floppy disk. However, since most programs were larger than 1.44 MB, most programs required multiple floppy diskettes. For example, the diskette version of Windows 95 came on 13 DMF diskettes and had to be installed one disk at a time.
Are floppy diskettes still used today?
There are still a few diehards who are still using floppy diskettes, some governments still even use 8" floppy diskettes. However, since the early 2000s computers began no longer shipping with floppy disk drives as users moved to CD-R and Zip drives to store their information. All the latest versions of Microsoft Windows also no longer have support for internal floppy drives.
How does a floppy disk store data?
A floppy disk is a magnetic media and stores and reads data on the floppy disk using a read head. When a 3.5" floppy diskette is inserted into the drive, the metal slide door is opened and exposes the magnetic disk in the floppy diskette. The read/write head uses a magnetic polarity of 0 or 1. Reading this as binary data, the computer can understand what the data is on the platter. For the computer to write information to the platter, the read/write head aligns the magnetic polarities, writing 0's and 1's that can be read later.
The history of the floppy disk and drive
Below is a brief history of each of three major floppy diskettes.
8" floppy disk
The first disk was introduced in 1971. The disk was 8" in diameter with a magnetic coating, enclosed in a cardboard case with the capacity of one megabyte. Conversely to hard drives, the heads touched the disk, like in a cassette or video player that wears the media down over time.
5.25" floppy disk
First started development in 1976 and later became a standard in 1978, these disks were first released with only 160 KB of disk space. These diskettes were commonly used in 1980s and began stop being used in the early 1990s. See our 5.25" floppy diskette definition for further information, pictures, and related links.
3.5" floppy disk
Created by IBM in 1984, these diskettes were first introduced with a total capacity of 720 KB. The 1.44 MB floppy diskettes were used widely in the 1990s and were seldom found or used by 2000. See our 3.5" floppy diskette definition for further information, pictures, and related links.
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The 2019 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group will be held from 11-14 June 2019, in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Find out more
The 2019 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group will be held from 11-14 June 2019, in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Find out more
Mr. Fisseha Aberra, Director in charge of cooperation with international finance institutions at the finance and economic cooperation ministry is giving the keynote address.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, 18 November 2015 launched its Development Effectiveness Review (DER) on Ethiopia which explores its contribution to the country's development. The publication examines the progress Ethiopia has made on inclusive growth and explores some of the country's challenges. It tracks the performance of the Bank's portfolio against the goals and targets set out in the AfDB's Results Measurement Framework.
The launch was attended by 50 participants including senior government officials, representatives of development agencies, private sector and civil society organizations.
In his keynote address, Fisseha Aberra, a director in charge of cooperation with international finance institutions at the finance and economic cooperation ministry stated that the government welcomed the review and expressed the hope that both sides would continue to strive for greater development effectiveness. He noted that the DER for Ethiopia is an opportunity to jointly assess the impact of the various projects and programs accomplished in collaboration with the AfDB. Aberra stated that Ethiopia's effort and single minded commitment to transform its people's lives in the last two decades are bearing fruits. This would continue with the second Growth and transformation Plan (GTP II), which is consistent with the post-2015 SDG's agenda and a continuation of the policy objectives and priorities set out under GTP I".
Aberra also noted that the role and contribution of development partners such as the AfDB is instrumental, and underscored the Bank's focus on infrastructure and basic services as a testimony of the alignment of its country strategy to Ethiopia's medium-term development plans.
In her welcome remarks, the Resident Representative for Ethiopia, Josephine Ngure, stated that the Development Effectiveness Review provided a comprehensive report on the Bank's performance in the country and tracks how Bank operations have contributed to Ethiopia's development results. She indicated that the Bank has been an active player in Ethiopia for over 40 years, providing more than US $4 billion in development support. The African Development Bank is currently one of the key providers of development finance to Ethiopia, with total commitments amounting to more than US $ 1.7 billion, fully aligned on the country's Growth and Transformation Plan.
Victoria Chisala, Division Manager at the Bank's Quality Assurance and Results Department, provided a comprehensive overview of the report, highlighting the Bank's contribution to Ethiopia as well as the efficiency of the Bank in the management of its operations. She underlined the contribution of the Bank to Ethiopia's Development, in particular in the transport agriculture domains: "Between 2005 and 2013, we improved access to transport to 7.7 million people and our projects in agriculture benefited five million people. We were also active in microfinance where 1.9 million people benefited from our support."
In her closing remarks, Josephine Ngure thanked the Bank's development partners, agencies, the private sector and civil society for their cooperation with the AfDB and promised to continue working closely with them for the benefit of development in Ethiopia, through the 2016-2020 Country Strategy Program.
To download the full report, click here.
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Right here at BBC Excellent Meals we advocate a healthy, balanced diet that consists of complete foods that have been minimally processed. I in no way felt hungry in the course of this diet… in truth I had to force myself to consume all my dinners most of the time. The HEI is a measure of diet program quality that evaluations how people are conforming to Federal dietary guidance. I would suggest this diet regime for men and women who are days away from obtaining married and want to lose a few additional pounds or many when your going on getaway and want to appear a tiny much better in a swim suit.


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France are an "unbelievable team" but Australia can punish any rustiness or overconfidence, according to former midfielder Jacob Burns.
Didier Deschamps' men, among the World Cup favourites, are widely expected to begin their tournament with a win over the Socceroos in Group C on Saturday.
Australia go into the showpiece event on the back of wins over the Czech Republic and Hungary, matches that marked just their third and fourth games under coach Bert van Marwijk.
Burns, who made 11 appearances in the green and gold, believes facing France in their opening game could work in the Socceroos' advantage.
"I think they're going to take that confidence into the first game against France and I think Bert is a very experienced manager, he's got some wonderful backroom staff with a lot of experience," he told Omnisport.
"I'm hoping we start off like a house on fire and hopefully catch France, who are an unbelievable team, early in the piece.
"I look at our group and you want to be playing them first game because you may catch them a little bit cold, a little bit overconfident. We'll take the two wins in the friendlies leading in and be full of confidence."
All smiles. @FIFAWorldCup is just days away. #GoSocceroos pic.twitter.com/dIfxgux8QT
— Socceroos (@Socceroos) June 13, 2018
The clash against France is undoubtedly Australia's toughest in the group, with Denmark (June 21) and Peru (June 26) to follow.
Burns, who played at the likes of Leeds United and Barnsley before finishing his career with Perth Glory, acknowledged the Socceroos face a huge challenge to get out of their group.
"It's going to be tough, there's no doubt, but that's what World Cups are all about," he said.
"We're in an extremely strong group, but they're big games in a World Cup tournament, where you can take a bit of momentum, you take an early goal and things change.
"There's a lot of pressure and expectation on the other countries as well. I'm sure there's a lot of pressure on France.
"I still keep in contact with a lot of ex-French players that have played and they're full of confidence as they normally are and talking about resting players and this and that, really underestimating the endeavour, the will and the passion that us Aussies have.
"You get a lot of guys in there that will be playing with absolutely no fear. They're still riding the buzz of being selected in the squad and thriving in that opportunity to play against some of the best players in the world at the biggest tournament in the world."


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Ooooh, how wrong I was! The first weeks were much more difficult - and painful - than I thought they would be. Thanks to the support of my MIL, SIL and bestie I stuck with it. After those painful weeks were over I was able to really enjoy it. I want to share a little bit of the ups and downs in case someone, somewhere is struggling and finds this. I desperately needed encouragement during those weeks and was fortunate to find it nearby. Not everyone is so lucky.
Our first breastfeeding attempt happened right after Charlotte was born. We were able to do skin-to-skin immediately after she was born, something I'll always be glad I did. During that time, I notice that Charlotte was "searching." I tried to help her latch, but I couldn't get it. Of course now I realize that I was outside of my mind tired and trying to help a newborn latch was something I wasn't quite ready for. The nurses helped, but Charlotte had a hard time so they suggested they bathe her while I took a breather. After her bath we tried again. I know that she got a feeding because I remember nurses helping me and shoving my nipple into her mouth. {Ok, that's what I felt like they were doing. Probably not what actually happened.} I also know she got a feeding because I remember when they checked her blood sugar again it was normal. {I had gestational diabetes and Charlotte's blood sugar was low after birth. After her feeding it went back up!}
The day after she was born, I started to notice a crack on the tip/front of one of my nipples. It was sore, but it wasn't super painful. I didn't really think much about it. I knew cracks could happen, so I didn't let it bother me too much. At some point, a lactation consultant came by {I highly recommend everyone wanting to breastfeed do this!} and helped us get a good latch. Fortunately, she only had me make minor adjustments. I was thrilled because we were doing so well! I was still new to it, but after the LC came by I felt better about myself.
The day we left the hospital (2 days after she was born), my milk started coming in. I didn't realize that's what it was until later that night when I was changing for bed. I'm not sure exactly how I missed it because, oh my word, my boobs were huge! I mean, I never thought boobs could be that big and hard! LOL! Joe's reaction was pretty priceless too. I don't remember exactly what he said, but it was something like, "Oh my gosh, babe!"
The next day is when things started getting rough. The "girls" started hurting because of all the milk and my nipples started cracking around the nipple instead of on the front, as you see in pictures in any breastfeeding book/guide you'll read. Thankfully, my bestie mentioned doing warm cloths before feedings and cool cloths after. I was surprised how much it helped! My neighbor had bought me these things you can put in the fridge/microwave for just that purpose. I used the heck out of those things for at least the first week.
I mentioned before that once my milk came in "the girls" were hard. So hard, in fact, that Charlotte had an even harder time latching. My MIL (who arrived the day after we came home) suggested that I pump some before feedings, which ended up helping a lot! It relieved the pressure on me, helped Charlotte latch and also kept her from choking. During the first 6-8 weeks, Charlotte choked a lot because my let-down reflex was so strong. It still is but she's used to it now.
The biggest struggle I had was with Charlotte's latch and my very sore, very cracked nipples. Both of them cracked around the nipple, as I said before. I'm not sure if this is normal or not, but that's what happened to me. I also felt like the cracks were really deep. Apparently my MIL did too because later she told me she was worried they were gonna fall off. LOL! Honestly, I was somewhat worried about that too. My bestie just told me to stick with the lanolin. My SIL suggested Butt Paste. I ended up using both. After a week I switched back to lanolin because wiping off the Butt Paste almost made things worse. {Tip for cracking: lanolin, lanolin, lanolin, lanolin! No lie, I went through 3 tubes of that stuff.}
Charlotte had the hardest time latching... Oh, it was so frustrating! I knew she really was trying and I'm sure it was just as frustrating for her. She'd wiggle her head back and forth, stick her hands in her face/mouth, and sometimes she'd latch only to have a bad latch and we'd have to start all over. She was so tiny (weighing 5lbs 5oz at birth) that sometimes I thought I was going to break her while trying to get her to latch. And every time she latched it hurt. Oh, did it hurt! Usually it was not because she had a bad latch (trust me, you can definitely tell the difference!) but because my nipples were so cracked. It would hurt for about a minute and then subside for the rest of the feeding on that side. And then when you're done with the first side, you have to start on the second! Ack!
Feedings were so rough for about the first 6 weeks. There were absolutely times when I wanted to give in, say "the heck with it," and give her a bottle instead. Thankfully my bestie and SIL were there {via text/phone} to encourage me to stick it out. And having my MIL here those first two weeks to help was amazing. Just having her there for support helped a lot. =)
Anyway, almost 4 months later, I am in love with breastfeeding. This was one thing that I really looked forward to when I was pregnant. Why, I don't know, except that it was/is something I'd obviously never done with a baby. I've babysat a lot, but never really bonded with a baby that way. And, y'all? It's amazing. I can't even describe how it impacts the bond I have with her. It's just...a very sweet thing.
In case you haven't noticed, I really love being able to breastfeed Charlotte. I'm so, so glad that I stuck with it even though it was difficult and painful. If the price tag {or lack thereof} isn't enough to keep you going, just think of that amazing bond. Even when I was having a hard time I still found myself saying, "I just can't imagine giving her a bottle all the time." And I have actually given her a bottle of my breast milk before. It's just not the same! There's a special, unique bond there and I wouldn't trade that for anything!
I hope that someone who's having a hard time with breastfeeding finds this and is encouraged. If that's you, please let me know! I'd be happy to keep encouraging you via email, Twitter, FB - whatever! I promise it's worth it. =)
And if you have any other questions about breastfeeding, I'd be happy to answer them. If I get enough questions, I'll answer them in a separate post!


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Today is my Angel's 2nd birthday. I praise God his faithfulness to me, to my Angel and to my Family. I praise and thank him for sending her to me. Since she arrived in our house everything changed. Everything became alive and full of joy again. She made our house into home again.
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Just call me Blithe. I have started this page in 2007 as a personal blog. I went on a hiatus for a few years and now I am back. It's always been my dream to travel everywhere. In this journal I have documented all my travel experiences and activities. My goal is to explore the hidden beauties of this country one step at a time.


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We were having a quiet moring in the piazza, drinking coffee and reading the English papers whenb my Blackberry buzzed.
Damn it. It's the weekend, and we are have a quiet break.
It's Fosdick from the bank. On a Sunday! Upshot of the message seems to be that the bank finds itself a little embrrassed by the current crisis and wants to borrow some money.


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Sacrifice. Can we, as Christians, find true satisfaction in life without sacrifice? I don't think so. The entire foundation of our beliefs are based on the life of Jesus, who not only sacrificed his day-to-day living but eventually His life.
I'm learning this is so true as a mother. The more that I am willing to sacrifice my time, my dreams, my desires for myself and instead pour that same amount of energy into raising my girls and leading them to Jesus, the more fulfilled I feel as a mom. And I am deeply persuaded (as Paul Tripp says) that I will not regret this when my children are grown.
But it's difficult.
It's difficult because when I put them to bed I would much rather spend an hour or two doing things that I enjoy (pick 1 of my 234 hobbies and work on it :-) instead of washing the dishes that are in the sink, folding the laundry I didn't get to during the day or even going to bed early to get the sleep I will so desperately need tomorrow.
It's difficult because voices are in my head. "You deserve time for you, Kelley! You've been working all day, you need a break" or "You can't forget about your own needs" or "Pamper yourself! You can't forget to pamper yourself!"
A lot of these voices come from my culture.
There is some truth to the fact that if we neglect our physical and mental wellbeing we will not be able to minister to others as effectively. That is why I am sacrificing the most productive time of day for me, three times a week, and exercising with a group of ladies at the YMCA. As much as I love being with other ladies and sweating (and seeing my life flash before my eyes) I am continuing to do so because I know, I know that a mama who is in shape physically will be a better mom. I will feel better and I will have more energy and I will be modeling for my girls how to be healthy.
But we must not let the truth of neglecting our physical and mental wellbeing become an excuse for indulging ourselves. Or a reason to live in a state of self-pity. Or allowing it to lead us to sacrifice the best for the good.
Protecting my physical and mental health does not mean that I need hours to myself everyday. That is a very American mentality. The average mom in other countries doesn't even know what it feels like to sit back and think "so, what shall I do now?" because her day is already planned out for her. It consists of finding food and water for her family that may or may not survive the coming weeks. No, she's not worried about getting "me" time or pampering herself. She's focused on mere survival.
And really that's the thing about being American. We have so much to sacrifice. There is so much good to let go of, in order to find the best. We can oh-so-easily create a world for ourselves that is almost 100% comfortable and entertaining. We can oh-so-easily focus our minds on nothing but ourselves and our families.
I am working on a project. A very large project that is going to take up a lot of my "free time" (ha). Half of my time consumed in this project requires me to read about other countries. It just so happens that right now I am reading books about Uganda. I began my 3rd book about Uganda last night in the past month. It is called Slave Girl and it is a testimony about a girl from northern Uganda who was kidnapped by the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army…if you've never heard of it I encourage you to look it up!) and survived years of torture under the army. I have only made it through the forwards, preface and introduction and you know what phrase I keep reading over and over?
"Don't ignore."
"We can't ignore."
"This really and truly is going on, we can't ignore it."
Why did those individuals find it so necessary to plead with us not to ignore the suffering of others that we will encounter in the pages of this book?
Because they know. They know their audience will be mainly American. They know we are so good at ignoring. We sacrifice the well-being of others for our comfortable lifestyle. We sacrifice the time that we could be using to reach out to others, whether that be people in our neighborhood, our church, our city, our country or overseas. They know…we cope with difficult truths by ignoring. And so we sacrifice not only what is best for others but what is best for us as well.
I remember in one of K.P. Yohannan's books he poses the questions (this is paraphrased, remember) "if you stepped outside your front door and found a child curled up on your door step who was obviously dying, would you step over her and continue on your way?" The reality is that no, we wouldn't. We would scoop her up and rush her off to get the medical attention that she needs. We have the means to help her and with the immediate need in front of our eyes (where we can't possibly ignore it) we will do what we have to do. But because we don't have little girls dying on our doorstep we don't have to sacrifice anything for them. Even though there are little girls curled up and dying on the ground. They just aren't on my doorstep.
I hear more voices. "We can't help everybody". True. "We can only do so much". True. But why, then, do we not do so much? If we can't help everybody why don't we help those that we can? Why don't we go to the next starfish and throw that one in the ocean?
Because we don't want to sacrifice. We don't want to sacrifice our time. We don't want to sacrifice our dreams. We don't want to sacrifice our comfort. We simply don't want to sacrifice.
We don't want to sacrifice and what we don't see is that we actually suffer because of it. Christians in third-world countries see it. I was flabbergasted when I remember reading in Richard Wurmbrand's books that the persecuted church prays for us. Yes, they pray for us! Because they see how shallow our faith remains as we live in affluence and comfort and they yearn for us to experience the spiritual depth that they do.
Please don't get me wrong, having wealth does not make us any less spiritual. I know that. But when we grow up with wealth being the norm, it makes it very, very difficult to see the world as it is. With wealth and comfort being the norm and having the ability/power to choose our own destiny we inadvertently limit the opportunities God has to work and amaze us with his power and glory. We also miss opportunity after opportunity for Him to work through us and minister to others.
We walk out our front door step and feel normal, since all of our neighbors have nice houses with electricity and running water. We can feel normal getting into our air conditioned vehicles because everybody around us does the same. I simply don't think about the fact that right now, as I turn on my kitchen sink to wash some dishes that there is a malnourished, blind child who spends all day, everyday, retrieving buckets of water for other people in order to feed herself. If this child were in front of me I would naturally do all in my power to fill her needs. Even if it meant sacrifice on my part.
If we want to have an accurate picture of the world we have to choose to see it as it is. It has to be a choice on our part to step outside the common, American mentality and try to grasp what life is like for others around the world. It takes time and effort, two things of which we rarely have any extra of. It would mean sacrificing something on our part just to see.
I am convinced that if we do this, we will want to sacrifice. I am deeply persuaded (thanks Mr. Tripp, I love saying that) that if living outside of ourselves becomes the norm then the natural outflow will result in blessing others and finding blessings ourselves.
This project of mine may become a lifelong project, I don't know. But if it doesn't I keep telling myself that I must make it a lifelong habit to read about everyday life in other countries. It makes ignoring so much harder to do.
Thank you for letting me step up on a soap box. I will now step down…now that I feel even more convicted after proof-reading the above and remembering how much I struggle with all of this.
On a more encouraging note, it looks like The African Children's Choir will be coming to town in a little over a week! If only I can find a place for them to perform a concert. It is more difficult than one might think to find a building that will allow these beautiful Ugandan cuties to perform! I'm hoping to hear from a school today. If they say no that will be my third strike.
But the good news is that most likely, the team made up of 16 Ugandan children and their 9 chaperones may come to town even if they can't perform, as they need a place to stay. And Karis and I are ecstatic at that prospect! Both of us talk about it throughout the day. And it encourages me that hopefully, my 6-year old will have an acurate understanding of the world and how other cultures live. I pray that as she grows she will have a keen understanding that her life of privilege is not the norm. I also pray that she won't live her life wanting the norm. Of course I'm the mom and slightly biased, but so far it seems as if we are on the right track.
My desire for this post was simply to ponder, more than anything. But if you made it to the end and you have opinions or insight, please feel free to speak your mind in the comment section! I usually don't leave comments myself but will try to do so in this post if others would like to dialogue about the above.
If you need a good book to read to help expand your view of the world, read Kisses from Katie or The Price of Stones…those will help :-)
Friday, February 17, 2012
Choosing to see. Choosing to sacrifice.
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Monday, January 16, 2012
The Poor Lady on 153
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
A Simple-y Splendid Christmas
I spent a good part of our Christmases in Brazil feeling rather sorry for myself as it just didn't FEEL like Christmas when it was 100 degrees outside (with green and tropical foliage all around me). And if that weren't horrible enough the Brazilians didn't decorate to my liking. As far as I was concerned, my life had just skipped right past 4 or 5 Christmas seasons. I was deprived of the opportunity to put on that extra 10 pounds I was entitled to. Deprived of the opportunity to overspend on stuff that friends and loved ones didn't need. Deprived of going outside into the crisp, cool air at night and watch my breath as I looked at the Christmas lights my neighbors strung up.
The thing is, I still enjoy the Christmas experience. I am enjoying that fact that it IS cold outside here in the hills of TN and that we can sit in front of a fire in our fireplace. I am enjoying having white elephant gift exchanges, singing Christmas carols on more than one occasion, etc, etc.
But this Christmas is different for me. Very different.
It began feeling different when I realized that part of having a husband out of work for 2 months means Christmas gifts will be limited. And though I hate to admit it I was kinda frustrated at the thought. I've always loved giving and receiving presents. Loved it. It's just so fun! And yet this Christmas...this Christmas, we will have to be oh-so-careful. Unless we want to miss a few days (or weeks) of eating we may have to really limit our gifts.
Knowing that at the heart of things, gifts (at best) are a slight distraction to the true meaning of the season. So I prayed. I prayed for contentment. I prayed for a renewed outlook. I prayed that this year would be a new year and a new kind of Christmas in our home.
At least for me, that prayer was answered.
Not being able to buy tons of gifts turned out to be an incredibly freeing experience. It's always so hard to know where to draw the line when it comes to spending! Not only that but I began feeling a lot more motivated to be creative and do things as a family that will hopefully become yearly traditions. Things that will help fix our eyes on the gift that was given to us so long ago. A gift that can't be bought in stores decorated with lights and trees. Or in malls that play Christmas music and provide a Santa Clause from 12pm-7pm. A gift that won't be forgotten a month from now. A gift that lives inside of me each and everyday, and gives me and my family hope for the future.
Being freed from the opportunity (burden) to buy a lot of gifts was only step #1 in this process. Step #2 was hearing the best, most refreshing sermon on Christmas I've ever heard. The girls and I spent a week in FL while the hubs was out of the country (he did take pictures of the interesting Christmas decorations in Brazil that used to bother me, which made me chuckle). While there, we went to church and heard the aforementioned sermon. I can't even begin to paraphrase all that was said but what spoke to my heart were the facts that 1.) We can't experience Christmas the way that the shepherds, Mary, Joseph, etc, experienced the birth of Christ simply because we weren't there. Our experience will be limited. God had been silent for 400 years as His people were awaiting for the Messiah to come...we simply can't fathom the anticipation that was taking place before Jesus' birth took place! 2.) Though we can't experience it in the same way, we can look back and be amazed. But here's the good part, folks. Not only can we look back and worship but we can look forward (anticipate) the 2nd Noel! Did that hit you like it did me? The 2nd Noel! There's going to be a 2nd one, and we get to be a part of it! I just LOVE the sound of that...the 2nd Noel.
So I'm basking in the joy of looking back at the birth of my King and looking forward to His return. And enjoying the sights and the sounds but still trying to not be distracted by them. Easier said than done :-)
And we did decorate, just in case you were wondering!
Posted by Kelley at 5:37 PM 4 comments
Thursday, November 17, 2011
And then she was six.
Every parent believes their child is special. I am, without a doubt, no exception. However, I really, really think mine is special. She's just not your ordinary kid, I tell you! She's different. In a good way. There is so much personality crammed into one recnetly-turned-6-year old body...living with Karis is like unwrapping a wonderful gift at each new stage her life brings.
One aspect to Karis' personality that keeps us entertained is her creativity. It is also one of the more demanding aspects of parenting her as it means craft supplies EVERYWHERE. All the time. And many of these are gifts that she is making for someone. And though I'm not positive, I have a feeling that when she doesn't feel like putting away her latest creation she has discovered that the easiest solution is to give it to mom. And since I can't tell when she genuinely wants me to have something or when it's just a cop-out for cleaning up, I accept it with a smile. And perhaps a comment about how it's the most wonderful thing I've ever seen.
The fact that she is a hoarder also does not help.
But it's this creative side that adds so much life to our household. How many of you find....
Though Karis loves to creative with her hands, that in itself is merely an outlet for her creative mind. The things she says, the questions she asks and the things we find written in her oh-so-cute handwriting add even more to the atmosphere of our home. Jonathan noticed the sequence of leaves that she added to our Thanksgiving Tree this year. Notice "God's love" up top and then read them from left to right.
A few times I've found it frustrating (an extra 30 seconds of work added to my day) but I know that one day...one day, I will walk into the bathroom and will miss all the signs of Karis-life that surround me now. One day I will look at the fire place and think about how boring it looks without that pink tutu. I'll miss the average of 5 envelopes a day I receive from my little girl that are stuffed with stickers, notes and sometimes small items that originally were gifts I had given to her. I forget what life was like before scotch tape could be found on every flat surface of the house...and I already miss not having that as a part of my life. I can't imagine life in our home without Karis and the blessing that she brings. I hope I can savor every moment and fight the temptation to live life as if it will always be this way, for I know it won't.
This post could end up being 300 pages long. I love writing about my child as much as I love living with her! But I'll try to keep it readable to the outside world and want to share one more aspect of Karis' life that is making this world a better place.
It's her heart.
Karis has such a genuine concern for other people. She was faithful to remind me that we needed to pray for my granddaddy every night for months this year. And though she hadn't seen him in close to a year and didn't have too close of a relationship with him (due to distance), when I told her one night that he had passed away, she cried. And she talked about him for several days. She talks about the orphans around the world and wants to share her leftovers with them. She was absolutely distraught that Operation Christmas Child wouldn't let her fill a copy-paper box full of goodies instead of a shoe box. In fact, something happened the day we were filling her box that reveals how generous of a heart my little girl has.
We were walking into Wal-Mart and were greeted by kids who were holding white buckets saying "help us help others." I looked at the table they had set up and noticed that they were going to be having a food drive for the homeless. So I gave Karis $1 and said "would you like to put this in their bucket?" She was glad to do so and came back smiling.
At the end of our wally-world shopping experience and as we were walking out the door she informed me that she would like to give some of her own money (from her little pink change purse). Usually she has some change in there and so I said sure and watched as she crossed the street back over to the kids. It took her longer then expected but she came back beaming. "Good job, kiddo" I said. She then said "I gave them my $5 mom!" "uh...you had paper money in there?" "yes, my $5 birthday money I put in the bucket." I was a bit surprised that 1) she had her birthday money in her purse and 2) she gave it away. But I was proud of her and I knew that the Lord would bless her for her generosity. So I said...
"well that was nice, they're going to help feed hungry people who don't have food." "They are?" she asked, rather surprised. "well, yeah" I said. "What did you think it was for?" And this, my friends, brought tears to my eyes. She explained "I thought they wanted to buy a toy, and that boy didn't have much in his bucket like the girl did so I gave mine to him."
I don't know if this astounds you like it does me. I mean, I'm very touched when Karis wants to give of her abundance to those who are obviously less fortunate than her (orphans in third world countries, etc). But honestly, many of us would give out of our abundance if the need were staring us smack in the face. But how many of us would look at somebody our equal, who was wanting (or so we thought) the same thing that we wanted and then give them the means to help them get it, even though that would mean we could no longer get it ourselves? Does that make sense? Karis gave her money to a kid she didn't know so that he could buy a toy he didn't need. And in so doing she forfeited her opportunity to buy herself a toy with that same money. I'm not suggesting that she be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, but this is a reflection of my little girl's heart. And it's a generous heart. She's going to change the world.
I'd love to write more but it would make for a way too lengthy post and I am now being summoned by the baby of the house...she is hungry.
Here are just a few b-day pics taken on her special day....
Posted by Kelley at 10:55 PM 4 comments
Saturday, October 29, 2011
My Cup Overflows
If I've ever felt like I'm living in the fast lane, it's now. Hence, another 7 1/2 months since my last blog post...but I was determined...absolutely determined NOT to wait another 8 months to post. So go me. I could even put this off a few weeks if I really wanted to (I only kind of wanted to).
Ok folks, you need to meet our newest munchkin!
Tessa Faith Kroeker entered our lives on April 22nd.
The whole birth thing is a story in and of itself...yet not a bloggy kind of a story.
Tessa entered this world with an incredibly soft whine and wide open eyes. Our hearts melted, that's for sure! We enjoyed a very short night in the hospital before it felt like the rug was pulled out from under us.
Because our plans didn't include this.
Or this....
Or this....
Aw, my sweet baby girl. Apparently Tessa had a lung infection that required 3 days of antibiotics. And then 7. Looking back, that week in the NICU really wasn't so bad, but everything unexpected seems very, very bad to a mom who has recently given birth. Thank goodness for my hubby, who stayed that week in the hospital with me. Oh I cried. A lot. Enough crying to last me another 5 years or so, I think. But thankfully the crying came to an end and we got to take our new not-so-little bundle of joy (9 lbs 2 oz) home.
Karis was very ready to meet her new little sister! But not too excited to come back home. She stayed with J's parents that week and had quite a fun time. In fact, when my MIL told her "mommy is coming home today!" Karis responded "well, I don't want to go home!" She told Karis "Oh, mommy would be sad if she didn't get to see you." "well that's ok" Karis said, "I'll go visit her". Ha. My independent girl. Turns out home ended up becoming more appealing to her with the presence of a new baby...we convinced her to stay :-)
And I can't tell you what a wonderful big sister Karis is. This picture pretty much sums up how the two of them feel about each other.
Karis is a huge help! Too much of a help, sometimes. Like today, after I set Tessa in the high chair (because she is 6 months old now) I turned around to get her some food and there sitting in front of her face were ALL of her baby toys out of her toy basket, stacked on top of her tray. Every. Single. One. I don't think she even knew what to do but big sister was standing by her side, beaming, knowing she saved Tessa from 30 seconds of boredom while mom mashed up some avocado. I love my girls. And I'm so glad that they love each other.
A few more pics....
A more recent pic of the two....
And a more recent pic of Tessa-lou....
So yes, life has changed. A lot. I wake up in the morning feeling like I just finished off a bottle of Nyquil and I go to bed feeling like I just finished off a bottle of Nyquil (and I wake up several times a night feeling the same). But other than that, my cup overflows. Sometimes I struggle with the fact that I often go to bed with a sink full of dishes, or wake up to a little more clutter than I would like, or the fact that I feel like a blob (exercise? what's that?) but overall I know this is only temporary. And I'm soaking it all in! I can't tell you how much I enjoy hearing two different voices giggling in our home. Or getting to snuggle with a baby in my lap and a little girl snuggled up to my side. Or reading books to Karis at night before she goes to bed and seeing two little hands reach up, grab the book and attempt to insert it into her mouth (followed by a Karis giggle). I am so, so blessed.
Posted by Kelley at 10:30 PM 5 comments
Thursday, March 10, 2011
8 months. Yep, 8 months.
I have not posted since July. How in the world do you try to catch up on a blog when you've been gone for 8 months? Surely there is no easy way. But surely it doesn't matter as nobody has enough patience to continue visiting a blog that has been abandoned for 8 months. Or 240 days to be almost exact. But since I claim to really blog for myself (in order to be able to look back and remember a few things about my life) I guess it shouldn't matter. ha.
So here are the highlights that have occurred since July, 8 months ago. Or 240 days ago.....
* My sister-in-law and her family (with the two boys pictured above) came to reside in the area off and on for a year. It is great to have them here and Karis loves having two cousins to play and fight with. Usually there isn't much fighting involved. Hallelujah.
And now for the big news that nobody out there is waiting for.....
* Another 8-month project is getting ready to join us...hopefully in less than 6 weeks! This picture was from an ultrasound I had yesterday. The baby is already so big (since I'm almost 35 weeks along) that it was difficult to see anything of detail. The technician finally got a good shot of the face, for which I am very grateful. After seeing the face it really began to sink in. I mean, this little life inside of me...it has a face! Wow. I think Jonathan and I said something about it "sinking in" more than once on the way home yesterday. And each time we kind of looked at each other and just giggled. It still doesn't seem real but we know that all too soon it will be. And we are so blessed and excited and nervous and excited. And Karis seems excited and unsure of the changes taking place and excited. She will be my incredible helper, I know. With almost 5 1/2 years difference between these two I think adding child #2 to the family will be easier in some ways. When I sit down to feed the baby and realize how incredibly thirsty I am there will be a set of little legs to run and go get me a drink of water. ha.
I am truly a blessed woman.
Posted by Kelley at 12:07 PM 8 comments
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Random procrastination.
Sometimes I think about how much I look forward to playing games with Karis that are slightly mind stimulating. But I know that all too soon I will miss the days of Queen Frostine and Granma Nut. Just like I miss the days of sleep deprivation because it meant I got to hold a chubby baby on a daily basis. And I miss the days of cleaning up tupperwar. And then the days of Baby Einstein and The Donut Man. And then the days of...well, you get the point.
There are phone calls to make, laundry to do and work to be done at "the other" house yet here I sit, posting on my blog.
So I must find something, anything to write about today.
Oh, I know.
We got to hold a baby skunk! Really...he was so cute.
That really is a baby skunk. My friend found him abandoned on the side of the road (dying?) and cared for him for the weekend 'til an animal rescue opened up on Monday. They took him to raise and release back into the wild. I learned quite a bit about skunks. Like, they actually make great pets if you invest enough time when they're little to train them.
Ok....what now....
Oh. Yeah. We got out countertops installed (is that not one word? There is a red squiggly line underneath it but I really feel it should be one word and so leave it I shall). We ended up going with solid surface since we got a great deal through a company that a friend used to work for. I am oh-so-excited!
So you have to check out one of my new favorite pictures. At some point I am going to enlarge this one and frame it!
Alright, so it's been about 15 minutes of procrastination and I can't handle it anymore. I must get something done! And I keep hearing a little voice say "let's play Candy Land....let's play Chutes and Ladders".....
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A blog dedicated for readers of family sagas set mainly in the UK and Australia.
Blog posts will be from a group of saga authors such as AnneMarie Brear, Janet Woods, Gwen Kirkwood, Carol Rivers, Freda Lightfoot, Elaine Everest, Mary Wood, Jean Fullerton, Sheila Riley / Annie Groves, Kate Thompson and Fiona Ford.
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
Introducing new saga writer, Glenda Young
Hello there! I'm a new historical saga writer and have been signed up by Headline to write three novels, the first of which is published in November 2018.
My name is Glenda Young and I was born and brought up in the north-east ex-coalmining village of Ryhope. It's situated outside of Sunderland and is right on the coast. All three of my novels are set in the village of Ryhope at the end of the first world war in 1919. That's me, pictured above, next to one of two statues in Ryhope which commemorates the pit ponies.
My first book will be called Belle of the Back Streets and it's about a young girl called Meg Sutcliffe who learns the ropes from her dad in his rag and bone business after he returns from the War. But when tragedy strikes, Meg had no choice but to continue alone, with only her trusty dog Spot, and beloved horse Stellar, for company. The book is released in hardback, audio and ebook in November 2018 and in paperback in early 2019.
My website is here if you'd like to take a look: http://glendayoungbooks.com and I blog regularly at Flaming Nora.
I write short stories for women's magazines and a weekly soap opera, called Riverside, for The People's Friend magazine.
I also edit two Coronation Street fan websites, corrie.net and the Coronation Street Blog.
And I'm on twitter @flaming_nora
Do come and say hello!
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|Community Walking Club
Event Type: Adult Programs
Date: 9/17/2018
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Meet new people and get some great exercise this summer with the Liverpool Public Library Community Walking Club. Each Monday we will take a brisk 45-minute walk at a different Onondaga County location.
The schedule is as follows:
Sept.10: Franklin Square Stroll - Meet at Freedom of Espresso
Sept. 17: Clark's Reservation - 6105 E. Seneca Turnpike,Jamesville
Sept. 24: Onondaga Lake West Trail
Contact: Cindy
Presenter: Cindy Hibbert


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