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Sen. Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump's legal team huddles with Senate Republicans Schumer briefs Democrats on impeachment trial 'mechanics' Trump legal team gears up for Senate impeachment trial in meeting with GOP senators MORE's (R-Ky.) campaign is criticizing Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes, saying her campaign has benefitted from services provided by businesses run by her family even as another of her family's businesses charged local communities high rates.
The Republican is focusing on charges that Emergency Disaster Services, founded by Grimes's father, Jerry Lundergan, billed to Morgan County after tornadoes in March 2012 killed 20 people and injured 300 in Kentucky.
The county is disputing the charges in court. They initially included $612,000 for the lease of four portable restrooms and $36,000 for four Kawasaki all-terrain vehicles.
McConnell's campaign compared them to the relatively generous rates other family business asked of the Grimes campaign for political events.
"It's unconscionable that Alison Grimes would take services from her family business for a fraction of the price they charged the Kentuckians after their entire livelihoods were destroyed in a tornadoes," said Allison Moore, a spokeswoman for McConnell's campaign.
A Grimes campaign official argued the comparing the disaster-related charges and the political-event charges is like comparing apples to oranges.
"Our campaign has not used or rented equipment from Emergency Disaster Services. Any questions regarding EDS are best directed to EDS," the official said.
Brent Caldwell, EDS's lawyer, said the company billed at rates meeting the extraordinary standards of an emergency response.
"Emergency Disaster Services rates are different than the standard contracting rental company, as equipment, operators and services are provided within a stringent time frame as time is of the essence in an emergency and recovery situations," he said in a statement.
"Our services are on call, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week," he wrote. "Often during disastrous occurrences local equipment cannot be secured due to a myriad of reasons; so to compare the two are apples and oranges."
McConnell's campaign has criticized Grimes throughout their high-profile battle for the charges billed by family businesses.
Grimes came under criticism in August for traveling through the state on a campaign bus rented from one of her father's companies at a quarter to a half of the market rate.
McConnell is leading in most polls of the race, which Democrats had seen as one of their best opportunities in this election cycle to win a GOP-held seat.
The race has attracted national attention, with high-profile Democratic donors seeking a chance to knock off McConnell, the Senate minority leader.
Internal correspondence from Underwriters Safety & Claims summarizing an April 2012 meeting with Tim Conley, who was then the judge-executive for Morgan County, revealed that the company thought the $612,000 charge for portable restrooms units was "exorbitant."
Lee Money, the liability manager at Underwriters Safety & Claims, a regional insurance agency responsible for catastrophic claims for Morgan County, described the $434,300 charge for less than a month's use of three generators as unreasonable and noted the four ATVs, which cost $36,000, were not used at all.
He raised his concerns in an email dated May 8, 2012, after EDS pressed the insurer for payment the same day.
Underwriters Safety & Claims raised objections directly in email correspondence with EDS and indicated that Conley shared its concerns. Conley made the decision to hire the company, and his management record has since come under scrutiny. He pleaded guilty in August 2014 to accepting kickbacks unrelated to his dealings with EDS.
Abby Dobson, Grimes's sister, who helps run EDS and pressed local officials for payment, declined to answer questions over the phone about her business.
"I'm not answering any information regarding my company. We are a privately owned business, I don't have to disclose any information," she said, emphasizing that her sister "has absolutely no relation" to it.
"She's not employed here, she has no ownership, she receives no payment," she said.
Conley and Underwriters Safety & Claims pushed back by arguing the charges were for a six-month period while the equipment in many instances was used only a few weeks.
After they balked, EDS reduced the charges substantially.
In a round of invoices sent June 5, 2012, EDS charged Morgan County $178,500 for three portable restroom units, $6,000 for two Kawasaki ATVs, $15,000 for six light towers, $123,750 for three generators and $189,100 for 8-by-32-foot office trailers. Pickup and delivery charges were extra.
Money indicated in a May 22, 2012, email that the county expected assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover at least some of the disaster costs, raising the question of whether federal taxpayers would ultimately pay for a part of the tab.
Caldwell confirmed in his statement Sunday night that payment owed to EDS has been received through the FEMA reimbursement program.
He said the privately held company is only one of five specialized companies in the nation that provides "customized recovery and relief support" during natural disasters.
FEMA has so far spent $14.7 million on the tornado recovery effort, according to its website.
Mary Hudak, a regional spokeswoman for FEMA, said she would have to look into the matter further before commenting on whether any charges raised a red flag.
Caldwell said EDS is trying to collect the "outstanding debt" owed by Morgan County through litigation.
— This story was updated at 3:34 p.m.


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Baby brain is a real thing – quick sigh of relief. Fact: in the third trimester the mother's brain actually begins shrinking. I find this comforting because the amount of ridiculous things that I am doing and saying or NOT doing and saying, needs an excuse – along with having NO memory, like Dori from "Finding Nemo" style. Bad. Just all sorts of bad.
Thankfully I was reminded by Katie and Megan, because yes, they had already told me and I forgot, that there is hope and it comes in the form of choline. Choline is the building block for acetylcholine – a neurotransmitter that assists nerve communication in forming memories. It also plays a really important role in the development of the baby's brain, both while developing in utero and in infancy. In essence, it can improve the cognitive function of both mama and baby. A double win. Pregnant mothers should aim to get at least 450 mg a day, and breastfeeding mothers 550 mg per day.
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I am just back from a wonderful holiday on Italy's Amalfi coast. Which gives me a great excuse to share some holiday snaps on this blog! Apart from enjoying the mesmerising views from Villa Cimbrone's famous Infinity Terrace in Ravello ("the most beautiful place in the world" according to Gore Vidal), absorbing the unique beauty of the mountainside town of Positano, and generally enjoying the lush, established gardens, stunning architecture and delicious food and wine, there was something else I couldn't help but notice: the number of tourists stuck to their smart phones.
I'm not talking here about using phones to take photos. I'm talking about people in some of the most spectacularly beautiful locations in the world, staring down at their phones and texting messages, while ignoring the view which they've travelled so far, and spent so much money, to see.
I have nothing against social media. Nor against updating Facebook with the latest travel pics. But there's a time and place. And looking around at all the bent heads and twitching thumbs, it was hard to avoid the conclusion that I was looking at a tribe of social media victims. People who are way beyond the point of using technology as a convenience, or even for entertainment, but who are gripped by a compulsion so strong that they can't be free of it, even in the face of the most transcendental beauty, amid scenes that have inspired artists, writers and leaders since the time of Roman emperor Tiberius.
Heavy social media use is eroding many people's ability to abide in the here and now. And it goes way beyond the ability to take pleasure in a wonderful view. A Stanford University study from 2009 provided definitive evidence that heavy media multi-taskers were more distracted by irrelevant details, had poorer memory recall and were slower to switch from one activity to another. In short, not only are heavy social media users less able to enjoy the world around them, they are also less effective operating in it.
All of which presents meditators with a dilemma: how consistent is it to use social media – which in itself seems to promote mental agitation – to advocate peace of mind? Isn't this rather like going to war to promote peace? Will I be contributing to the sum of human happiness if I tweet about peace of mind at least five times a day, as recommended by the experts? Update Facebook pages twice a day? Publish blogs several times a week?
Of course there are arguments in favour of using social media. The first being, if you don't advocate mindfulness in the marketplace of ideas, who will? It may also be argued that not all social media users are hopeless addicts. 'The only difference between poison and medicine is the dosage,' runs an old adage. Maybe social media in itself, isn't the problem. It's the degree to which it is used.
All the same, I can't help wondering … would the world be a better place if I blogged more regularly? Or would everyone be better off if we all spent more time on our meditation cushions?
What do you think?
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Volunteer or Controlling Mom?
I volunteer in my son's second grade classroom every other Monday morning. I think it is important to be present in my son's education. I appreciate the opportunity to witness what he is learning, and how is learning, in order to be consistent at home. Our teachers have the critical task of educating our future leaders and I want to support them in their efforts.
All of the above is true…
But let's get real…
I want to observe my son's classmates to determine who are appropriate play dates! As I help the teachers, I envision each of the kids coming over…
If I see this in class…
I envision this…
or this…
If I experience this,
I imagine, I will have a playdate that goes like this…
Parenting is tough, I want to keep my son from having friends like…
At least not until he's old enough for me to enjoy the trouble with him!
What ways do you weed out the Eddie Haskells and Dennis the Menaces?
New Service – Meeting Survival
Two weeks of business travel meant more full-day meetings than this work-from-home-mom is used to. I swear it takes a special sort of endurance to sit through a day long meeting, regardless of how engaging the topic is. To show my appreciation to all of you for coming back to read after my extended absence, I am now offering the following meeting survival services free of charge (and free of any proven effectiveness):
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- Do not attempt to carbo-load through the meeting. There will not be a chance to burn it off and instead you will find yourself in a coma at 2:30 right when the vice president asks your thoughts on a topic you have confused for a Duncan Hines commercial.
- Do get up and stand in the back of the room, during a particular tedious section, while maintaining eye contact with the speaker. This will reduce the tingling in your backside, make you look more alert than the guy sitting next to you with his eyes half closed and likely keep you from being called on. But don't stand too close to others in the back of the room, they might be back there because of their gas-inducing boxed lunch.
- Do drink lots of water. Yeah, it will keep you hydrated, but it also give you the excuse to use the bathroom frequently, at which point you can check Facebook or text a co-worker to stage a fake crisis to get you out of the meeting. Keep the crisis global, but vague. "Sorry, I have to slip out the India thing is going sideways."
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If you can't make up an India Crisis (or some other work calamity) and escape is not an option, let me help you with a diversion. Send me a text when your boredom or chances of nodding off are dangerously high. I will lead you through a serious of "activities" to keep you "alert". I cannot be responsible for you laughing out loud in a quiet conference room. Activities include:
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- Categorize people by corporate cheerleader, just-here-for-the-paycheck, genuinely interested and looking for new jobs.
- Make up stories about what people are really writing in their notebooks.
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If you're one of those proactive types, it is best to come up with an excuse for not attending the meeting, such as:
- You're having trouble with your eyes (you can't see yourself sitting through that meeting)
- You've been approached on Twitter to do an interview with US News on your industry. It makes you sound hip, authoritative and important.
- Go with the good ol' (and vague), "Gosh, wish I could make it, I am triple booked that day. Send me the slides, I am interested in the content."
- You're spending the day volunteering in your community. Let the meeting owner know you will be wearing your corporate t-shirt while you're there. Volunteering always sounds like more fun than a meeting to me.
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Thank You to My Parenting Village
When it comes to parenting, they (whoever 'they' are) say "it takes a village". I whole-heartedly believe this is true. As a working-mom, I rely on my village to make it all happen. Carpools, playdates, meal swaps – my village works together to make sure our kids are dropped off, picked up, fed, have presents for parties and uniforms for games.
But not just working parents need the village. Stay-at-home moms and dads need the village too. They need a break from their precious darlings or they need back-up when they have four kids playing two sports each with games in different parts of the state. Bottom line, all parents need a village.
What's amazing about my village is how efficient it is, how seamlessly our villagers work to ensure the best for every child. The other day, my son was standing in front of the school waiting to be picked up. In the mere minutes that he waited, two of my friends checked to see if he had a ride. They talked to the mother picking him up to make sure he was taken care of. My son was not crying, he did not look distressed, but my friends in my village know the routine and they saw him in front a minute past when he normally is out there. They made sure he was accounted for.
Having a village full of aware, considerate friends is more valuable than a job, a pay check or any other material thing. My village watches out for my kids, shares tips and advice and picks me up on the low days we all have as parents. We celebrate as a village too. Lost teeth, passing the big test, learning to ride a bike; we rejoice as a village, thus making every celebration more monumental for our children. The village, and the people of my village are amazing, unique and keep me balanced.
Thank you to my wonderful village, you make my heart full and my worries less.
What do you want to thank your village for?
My Son Has Hallmark Beat
Yesterday was my birthday. When my husband woke up at 6:30 am to make me breakfast (I am a lucky girl), he found my six-year old son already awake, working hard on this:
It read:
"Dear mom, the hole family loves you, but the best part about you is eavin you loves yourself. You ceap M and I rilly safe in this house and we all love you, nomter what."
"Happy Birthday MOM!"
"MOM you are a star."
I love everything about this card, especially:
- The spontaneity, he did this on his own, without suggestion. He couldn't sleep because he was excited to write it
- The fact that he values loving yourself. If I helped instilled that in him, I am thrilled.
- At an age where we discuss strangers, bad guys and monsters under the bed, he feels safe in his home.
- The statement, 'I love you no matter what' has stuck with him. I tell him this after I have to discipline him. It warms my heart that he heard me.
My son loves to write. He writes stories and illustrates them on his own. I love that he has a passion for writing.
I am humbled and touched that he so beautifully captured what I am trying to teach him. Knowing that my parenting efforts are reaching him is the best birthday present I could receive.
What's the best birthday present you have received?
I'm Stylish?!
The wonderful thing about blogging is that you don't see me! This was reinforced when the lovely Kelly at Dances with Chaos bestowed upon me the Stylish Blogger Award. I assume she must like my style of writing, also known as self deprecation, because if she could actually see me, she would not have used the word stylish – at least on a daily basis. Perhaps you think I am kidding when I say, I don't get dressed every day or wash my hair every day. I am a wreck people! I need one of those fashion and beauty makeovers. Hint hint… I tried to do something new with my hair and my stylist said no, she didn't think I could handle dramatic change! My 21-year-old nanny puts together my outfits for important occasions (like leaving the house).
But enough about my style, or lack thereof. Let me tell you about Kelly. Her kids are a little bit younger, but our challenges and fleeting sanity are the same. I love her combination of photos and witty writing. She is also the genius who taught me to take pictures of my kids messes so that I don't kill them. I guess that also makes her a life saver.
In accepting the Stylish Blogger Award, I am supposed to write seven things you might not know about me:
- I am usually up for anything – if you can get me out the front door. I seem to lack initial motivation. Or the proper shoes.
- My nickname is the "Hostage Negotiator" or the "Devil's Advocate". In personality assessments its known as the stabilizer. I think it is just an upside to being a people pleaser, which is not always a good thing. So I am working on that, you know, pissing people off more and pleasing less.
- I am afraid of heights! As in anything above the second floor. I tried jumping off a bridge into a lake to cure my fear. It didn't help. At all.
- I have had melanoma twice and am psychotic about sunscreen. But I still love all summer and water activities. And I refuse to wear sun protective clothing. Because I am so stylish. Ahem.
- The best compliment you can give me is to tell me I did something that made you feel good. Or that you can relate to something I said or wrote.
- I hate being cold, but I usually am, and I often over dress for any weather. And over dress my kids. Then my husband took away my kid dressing privileges. This is not related to my lack of style, just my lack of a functioning internal thermostat.
- I love food, drinks, hula-hooping and mildly inappropriate fun (okay, you probably already knew that about me!)
In order to continue to pay it forward, I must nominate six bloggers for this award. This is hard because there are so many amazing bloggers that frankly, it's intimidating. But here are six bloggers that I feel make me a better writer.
- Lori Dyan – Her three-year old rocks the naked style, her 7-year-old might be a genius and I never miss reading what she writes. She has made me laugh so hard I have pee'd a little. What?! I said a little!
- Ironic Mom – Her motto is "If you can't laugh at yourself, laugh at your kids". She is my favorite brand of "real" mom!
- A Diary of a Mad Woman – Talk about stylish! She showed up to a lunch pregnant wearing fabulous red leather boots! And her writing is as powerful as her shoes.
- By Any Other Name – Julie is my sister separated at birth. Her posts are funny, they resonate to the point I think she might be stalking me (and I hope she is) and they come from the heart.
- The Life of Jamie – She recently referred to her daughter as "The Dirty Little Chapstick Thief" – what more do you need to know?!
- Working Mom Journal – I am afraid she may be to smart for me – she's an engineer! But she is a working mom, wise beyond her years and I suspect she may be stylish too! She has a refreshing positive perspective and helps keep me balanced!
There you have it – six blogs you need to go read right now! Why are you still here. Go read, but come back and visit soon, okay? Pretty please.
The rules passed on to me say to accept this award you are:
- Supposed to link back to who nominated you.
- List seven things we might not know about you.
- Share the "love" and pay it forward by naming six other blogs you enjoy.
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Pursey Galore
Our regularly scheduled programming has been interrupted for this special report:
Through an amazing twist of fate and good luck, I will be hosting Pursey Galore in February as she traipses across the continent in order to raise money and awareness for The American Stroke Association.
Many people don't know that my father has been a Type I Diabetic since he was 4 years old. Diabetes has caught up with him (warning this links to a heart-felt post I wrote about my dad) and he is only 64. He has had triple bypass and suffers from a shot cardiovascular system. He has TIA's on a regular basis. So when presented with an opportunity to support the American Stroke Association, I not only jumped at the chance, I bribed, cajoled and threatened purse napping!
I convinced Pursey's owner, the lovely Lori at In Pursuit of Martha Points to ship her off to me, without a chaperone, for a long weekend in the snow with friends and 8 young children!
Pursey lives up to her sparkle and has had some wild adventures. But is she ready for a trip with my crazy college friends and their children? Will she be able to keep warm in the snow? Will she ski or board? Does she like Bailey's and hot cocoa? We'll have to see…
And if there is time when we return, before I have to send her on to her next hostess, I will plan a PurseyPalooza to subject Pursey to a
little A LOT of Suburbia Silliness!
Get your rest my sparkly diva! It's going to be a wild ride!


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I loved that you wrote about using intelligent humor that didn't belittle him, but that came out of really listening to him and was his kind of play. And I liked that the goal was to reconnect to him first, so that his feelings could pour out, and then he could absorb and re-remember that he really could do it. Great article, thanks! Megan
Cool!! Brought a tear to my eye at the end.😘
Self-care is SO important for parents. Thanks for the reminder!
Lucky for us, Tosha, you've got three winners! But that was pretty cute! Thanks for sharing it!
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Yes!!! These comtraptions are such big business right now & so ridiculous, too. I think it also encourages new moms/moms-to-be when they see another mother just nursing her baby without covering up & making the act of nursing a baby into something that needs to be covered up & hidden away. We need to be able to feed our babies without carrying a tarp with us wherever we go.
"Hooter Hiders"?!?! Says it all, really...these are sex objects. Isn't sex supposed to be in "private"? Seems people cannot fathom they are as precious to a baby's survival as they are a source of delight and pleasure in our culture.
I never covered when breast feeding. A couple of times though, people I cared about were shocked and uncomfortable in the presence of my exposed breast feeding. Their comfort mattered to me. I took it into consideration.
Very beautifully written, Meghan.
That's terrific advice. I'm a sixty year old woman whose fondest childhood memories are roughhousing with my dad and brothers. I do think it helped me develop a more adventurous and confident character.
What a great story. You shared with your child your true LOVE OF MUSIC, not the boring necessity of practice, practice, practice. And by seeing your love of music, he got the message, and his heart strings began to resonate with yours. However, not all parents can have the time to practice Thus, I do not fault those parents who force their children to play an instrument. The benefits of even forced practice can be everlasting. IT SURE BEATS VIDEO GAMES!
Good lesson here!
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Beware intended solo parents, especially those in California. If you end up meeting someone that you chose to let live with you and your child, and that person develops a bond with your child, you may soon be in for a custody battle. A "presumed parent" can make demands of custody time and even sue for child support. No matter if it is a couple months or a couple years, that person who shares your child's life could soon demand and be granted the same rights as if they gave birth to the child, even if there are already two parents in the picture!
Great article! I definitely needed the reminder to stop an focus when my kids are seeking my attention. I do believe that they tend to do as we do instead of do as we say. :)
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So excited to see this new informative column. Kudos to East Bay Express for publishing this gem for all of us who are forming & expanding our families.
Great resources! Thanks so much for sharing.


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Felicity Palmateer's All Nude Short "Skin Deep" To Premiere Next Week
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Miss Palmateer is a professional surfer, a model, an artist, and last year, during the Big Wave stop at Jaws, sent herself over the ledge.
She's a stunner with a whippy backhand and the guts to slide down waves most could only dream of approaching.
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Her new short, Skin Deep, shot in Fiji, Hawaii and Australia is an example of that. It's a short film that will stir the status quo, and send internet warriors into a key tapping fury.
While surfers have grace ESPN's Body Issue for years now—everyone from Kelly Slater, to Coco Ho, Courtney Conlogue and Laird Hamilton stripping down for their cameras—no one has delved as deep into surfing in the barest of form as Flick Palmateer has in this film.
Skin Deep according to Miss Palmateer is "an audio-visual performance art piece."
From the looks of the 15-second trailer above, Skin Deep is bold. Beautiful. A statement.


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In recent years, New Mexico has taken away some of the movie production limelight from Hollywood. Between the state of the art sound stages, tax incentives and ability to travel from cityscape to a desolate landscape in under 15 minutes- industry magazines have knighted us Tamalewood. With more movies come more film crews, and with more film crews comes star-studded thirst at my bar.
I've waited on many a celebrity. Some I've enjoyed, some have made me go home and throw away every DVD that they are in. Yes, I'm talking about you Jessica Alba and Tommy Lee Jones. The Avengers recently wrapped, and as we said goodbye to that crew, we welcomed another: The Lone Ranger.
Now, ladies- you know what this means. Not only is there Army Hammer, but the ever-lusted over Johnny Depp. However, I have yet to see either. So as I wait on the co-stars, director, the producer, the director of photography, the lighting crews (both first and second unit), the prop crews, the make-up artists, the craft crews, all the way down to the bloody interns- I subtly tell them to relay a message: (Hammer and Depp's) long-lost muse awaits behind this bar, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. I get a giggle and a great conversation out of it.
As with previous film crews, I've become close with a few members from this crew. Naturally, they're the rowdy ones who enjoy a good cocktail (or five) and end up closing the bar with me every night they come in. Just this past week, my usual suspects bellied-up to the bar and had their usual drink: a Pepino Chilaca.
The Pepino Chilaca is a signature drink at my bar. It is in essence, a bloody mary for the tomato hater. Muddled cucumber, lime juice, a hint of simple syrup and chipotle infused vodka, shaken into submission and poured into a salt-rimmed colins glass. Refreshing, spicy and violently addictive. The Lone Ranger crew, though, added a brilliant twist: serving it "up" in a salt-rimmed martini glass. Total genius. As a result, we've coined the Pepino Chilaca "up" as Lone Ranger Style. A bar term and an inside joke with some new friends.
A few nights ago, a couple sat at my bar to dine. They started with wine, had dinner and ended with cocktails and strangely, ordered the Pepino Chilaca "up". As this drink is a bit labor intensive to make, I struck up a conversation with them as I muddled.
"You know, it's funny that you ordered this drink, up-" I began.
"Yeah? It just sounds so good that way, we thought we'd give it a shot!" replied the woman.
"Well, you and the film crew in town share the same cocktail pallet," I responded.
"Which film crew?" asked the man.
"The Lone Ranger crew. They come in all the time and order this drink, this exact way."
The couple looked at each other and laughed. I prepped the next step for the drinks and looked over my shoulder.
"What's so funny, you two?" I asked.
"We're on the Lone Ranger crew, too!" they giggled.
"How funny!" I responded, "Well, I'll let you in on the code for how to order this drink then. Since so many of your crew have come in and ordered it this way, we've coined it the Pepino Chilaca, 'Lone Ranger style'."
"Perfect! Now we know how to order our next round-" replied the man, "two more Pepino Chilicas- Lone Ranger style!"
I handed off their drinks and within moments, I was muddling their second round.
As they were now "in the know", the inevitable conversation of "so, who do you know?" began. I listed off my new regulars and relayed the same message to them, as I have to the others. They giggled and promised to deliver the urgent news: the long-lost muse had been found. We chatted through their second round and into their third.
I was getting ready to close up when they signaled for the bill. I printed it and walked over to them.
"Well, it was a pleasure," slurred the woman.
"All mine, I assure you!" I shmoozed.
The two were near ready to leave when the man left to the restroom, leaving the woman and I to gush over the leading men of the movie. We reminesced stares and stills from previous movies, arguing over which was better. We compromised on Don Juan de Marco. The man returned and the two gathered their things. As they left, I reminded them of their new sole purpose in life.
"Don't forget to tell the Loin Ranger, that his muse has been behind this bar all along!" I called out. Just as quickly, I could feel my face begin to flush a hue of beet.
First silence, then thunderous laughter. In attempts to manifest my destiny as a celebrity's muse, I instead named Larry Flynt's new blockbuster.


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We at Stenten's care about your business as much as we do our own. If you win, we win. If you lose, we do too. And what – according to us – can exponentially grow your Golf Cart accessories business is: Social Media. In other words – Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
And you needn't sweat a bit. We've curated 4 tips that'll get you started; from choosing a platform to generating sales from it.
- Choosing a Platform to maximize results
This is where it all begins – choosing a platform. We'd recommend choosing a single, or at most 2, platforms and rather focus on providing great content. And you can cut Pinterest on your list already; it is predominantly a female platform.
On the other hand, Facebook offers deeper engagement. Twitter is more for the news, and quick updates; considering a tweet has only a life of 18 minutes. And no, Instagram doesn't rank at the bottom end!
A recent survey by Forester says Instagram accounts get 58 times more user engagement than Facebook ones. And a whopping 120 times when compared to Twitter accounts. And Foundr Magazine – with over 600k followers on Instagram – recently did a free guide on it with amazing insights.
- Create Awesome Content strategy – and be consistent with it!
Even before posting the content itself comes the strategy. What type of content are you going to post? For example, if you decide to go on newly popular Instagram it could be: Relevant Golf/automobile quote pictures, being the scenes photos, and contests and giveaways.
On the other hand, no quality of content can give you immediate results. You've to be consistent with it. What most businesses do is post for a couple of weeks, and eventually give up. Post consistently for at least 2 months, and keep improving as you go.
- Be casual, fun and authentic
As social media marketers repeatedly say: People like to do business with other people, not big, hollow brands. Your social media account should be written in a casual, human tone. Even funny at times. Not only your posts will be read more often, people will trust you. And eventually, buy from you.
Also focus on being genuine. With all honestly, leave sales in the background and rather focus on helping your customers. As a rule of thumb, only 1-in-10 of posts should be promotional. What's more, try answering their questions, posting helpful content. This is the easiest way you can generate a genuine following.
- Pair it with your Online Store
If you already have established on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, online store is all you need to sell your golf cart parts. Because, just as important as accumulating followers is, capitalizing on them. They should be able to click a link in your bio, and buy from you.
This small change, and some occasional posts promoting your products, can push your sales into the stratosphere. But beware of promoting too often, as that can come of as sleazy.
There they are – 4 ways to get your social media account up and running. Hopefully, these tips in addition to consistent hard work will get you to succeed in no time.
Written by Steve Wilmer
Steve started with Stenten's in October of 2011 and currently maintains Stenten's digital footprint. This includes contributing to our Blog, monitoring our technical Forum, and posting to our various social media outlets including Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest. Along with increasing Stenten's digital market Steve also has knowledge on many performance parts for golf carts including controllers, motors, and tire & wheel combinations.


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A soulful blend of Blues and Americana comes to Kirton Lindsey this week as Lauren Housley takes to the stage at Town hall Live this Friday, December 9.
Born in Rotherham, she is now based in Manchester and for this pre-Christmas concert will perform with her band, which consists of Thomas Dibb on guitars, Mark Lewis on bass, Chris Hillman on pedal steel, dobro and mandolin and Craig Hanson on drums.
Lauren Housley is a rising star of the UK music scene.
In 2015, she released the album Sweet Surrender proving she makes music that crosses over soul, blues, country and rock barriers, whilst also reaching out to the mainstream.
Advance tickets for Friday's concert are £13.50 from Brian on 01652 649230 or www.wegottickets.com.
Tickets will be £15.50 on the door. Doors open at 7pm, with music from 7.40pm.


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The Capture
The word "capture" implies the idea of grasping or taking hold of something. It suggests an active mind rather than a passive one – a conscious organizing of what you read in order to make sense out of it, to create a framework or structure for remembering and using it.
The capture consists of four deliberate observations:
• Purpose (Why?)
Why has the author tried to communicate? To share an insight? To convince? To criticize? To entertain? Specifically why is he or she making the effort to say something, in that way, and that that time, to his/her audience?
• Central Message (What?)
What exactly is the point, the essence, the main idea? Find it and force yourself to make it into a clear complete statement; e.g., "Her central argument is that . . . ."
• Validation / Application (How?)
How has the author supported his or her central message (validation), or how can that idea be used (application)? Find the supporting evidence – ideas, facts, images, etc.–that the author uses to convince you. If you identify the pattern of support, you will have outlined the piece of writing.
• Values / Assumptions (Where?)
Where does the author stand? What does he or she believe in or value? What is assumed or taken for granted in this piece of writing? Who is the assumed audience of this piece? As a reader, work to pay attention to and discover the values, beliefs, biases, assumptions (sometimes overt, sometimes subtle) underlying what you read.
Please record your capture on 1-2 pages, maximum. Use whatever format is most helpful to you for grasping the text's essence: an outline, paragraphs, a flow-chart or concept map, etc. Be prepared to share your findings in class.
By Allison Pingree, Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, adapted from Professor Walter Gong, San Jose State University.


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'Sushi' roll sandwiches
No need to reinvent the wheel, if your kids have favourite sandwich fillings, use them. Just turn them into fun pinwheel wraps instead of sandwiches for a change.
- For our sandwich "sushi" rolls we spread a thin layer of fresh ricotta on a sheet of mountain cornbread, then topped with a sheet of nori.
- Spread more ricotta across half the nori then lay carrot, cucumber, ham and pineapple (all cut into long sticks) across the middle of the ricotta.
- Roll up and cut to fit.


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Townsend Center's Berkeley Book Chat: Anne Nesbet: The Orphan Band of Springdale
Lecture | November 7 | 12-1 p.m. | Stephens Hall, Geballe Room
Townsend Center for the Humanities
In this work of historical fiction for younger readers (ages 10-14), Anne Nesbet (Slavic Languages & Literatures and Film & Media) tells the story of eleven-year-old Gusta. Its 1941, and tensions are rising in the United States as the Second World War rages in Europe. Gusta has been sent to live in an orphanage run by her grandmother in Springdale, Maine, after her father, a foreign-born labor organizer, has had to flee the country. As Gusta gets to know the rambunctious orphans at the home, she feels like an outsider at her new school, and she finds herself facing patriotism turned to prejudice, alien registration drives, and a burning family secret.
Nesbets previous novel for children, Cloud and Wallfish, won the 2016 California Book Award gold medal in juvenile fiction. A scholar of Russian and Soviet film, she is the author of Savage Junctures: Sergei Eisenstein and the Shape of Thinking.
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Light refreshments are provided at Book Chats. Feel free to bring your own lunch.


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World Refugee Day Remarks by Mr. Jenish Razakov, Governor of Batken Province of the Kyrgyz Republic
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
Today the world is observing the World Refugee Day. I am proud to say that the Kyrgyz Republic is fulfilling its commitments in addressing refugee issues. Following the accession in 1996 to the UN Convention on the Status of Refugees, the Kyrgyz Republic was the first country in Central Asia to adopt a national law on refugees in 2002.
National Statistics committee and WFP agree to collaborate on food security statistics in the Kyrgyz Republic
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic (NSC) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve the analysis and dissemination of food security statistics in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Kyrgyz Republic, WFP launch skills training for food security in vulnerable communities
Kyrgyz Government, WFP launch short-term courses for food security in vulnerable communities
New fish hatchery and aqua-feed unit inaugurated in Kyrgyzstan
Statistics help paint a picture of Central Asia's rural women
Gender profiles for the agricultural and rural sectors of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan – along with a new agri-gender statistics toolkit – are being presented by FAO at a two-day workshop here this week.
Women in Kyrgyzstan receive dairy cows, agricultural machinery
Fifty-four dairy cows were handed over to selected rural women in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan last week. Provision of the livestock – together with several units of agricultural machinery – was made possible thanks to the financial support of the Government of Switzerland.
British Ambassador Robin Ord-Smith and UNICEF Representative Yukie Mokuo visiting Batken province
As part of a wider Ambassadorial visit to the South, H.E. Robin Ord-Smith will join the UNICEF Representative from 13-14 June to witness the results of past projects implemented by UNICEF with the UK Embassy's support.
Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.
FAO celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945. Events are organized in over 150 countries across the world, making it one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. These events promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure food security and nutritious diets for all.
21 vehicles from the Government of Japan to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
Today, the handover ceremony is carried out at the field office of the Department of Chemicalization and Plant Protection under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic. H.E. Zheenbekov Sooronbai, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic and H.E. Yashihiro Yamamura- the Ambassador of Japan to the Kyrgyz Republic and Kinlay Dorjee, FAO Representative in the Kyrgyz Republic opened the ceremony.
FAO and Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries explore the role of social protection for food security, nutrition and rural development
More than 40 participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, and development agencies such as UNICEF, UNDP and ILO, will meet on 25-26 April in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to discuss how social protection can contribute to eradicating poverty, fighting hunger and malnutrition and contributing to the development of rural areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Russian Federation Boosts Support to WFP to Strengthen Rural Livelihoods of the Most Vulnerable in the Kyrgyz Republic
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a new contribution from the Russian Federation that will be used to support rural livelihoods and strengthen national productive safety nets for the most vulnerable communities in the Kyrgyz Republic.
WFP and UK support disaster preparedness in Kyrgyzstan through a smart application
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) launched an online and mobile application to facilitate real-time management of disaster preparedness and response operations.
WFP and Japan partner to empower women farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Embassy of Japan today participated in a ceremony to provide equipment to support food-processing businesses and rural women's entrepreneurship across seven rural communities in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Pioneering Kyrgyzstan farmer catches the quinoa wave
As protein-rich quinoa becomes a trendy food choice worldwide, one pioneering farmer in remote Kyrgyzstan is reaping the benefits.
Valuable species of almond were sowed in the "Predtechenka" forest management sector
Currently, dry forest areas of Kyrgyzstan are significantly degraded, and there is limited access to knowledge and innovative technologies for sustainable forest management (SFM) which contribute to obtain multiple ecological and socio - economic benefits.


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Autumn Leaves
Thursday, 30 October 2014
Am I always apologising for being two steps behind? It feels like I am and it has for most of my life. This collection wasn't really meant to happen, but I was inspired quite late in the day and I just have to go with it. Hopefully it'll be released next week, along with a new website.
Autumn this year has taken a long time to arrive. Now the clocks have changed I'm feeling dozy and dreamlike in the days with the clouds hanging low in the hills outside the window. The evenings are perfect for hibernating in my studio with the heater on and the radio telling me stories whilst I sew (or watching telly in front of the fire or going to the pub).
Lazy Oaf Winter '14 Lookbook
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
I like the dreamy, sparkly but slightly eerie vibe of this Lazy Oaf Winter lookbook.
Images from here and video from here.
Barbara Hepworth
Monday, 13 October 2014
Feeling inspired by Babs and her beautiful studio in Cornwall. St Ives is such a magical place to be an artist, even if it's a little touristy at times and the seagulls there are pure evil.
Picture source : Sunny photos Barbara Hepworth Museum from Seventy Tree and photos of her from here.
Better Dressmaking
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
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VALLEY OF THE KINGS, Egypt — It had been 84 years since a tomb was unearthed here in the scorching desert burial ground for pharaohs, and the hope, of course, was for mummies. What else could be inside the seven coffins, at the bottom of a shaft that until February had been sealed off from all but termites for over three millenniums?
Very nice pillows, for starters.
"No idea, I'm sorry," Elsie van Rooij, an expert on ancient textiles, said, when asked why it was that some burial worker had stuffed five pillows into the child-size coffin she was examining. Coffins usually hold bodies. She had never seen anything like it. Naturally, that pleased her.
"A tomb should be mysterious," she said.
After three months of painstaking work since the February discovery, with five of the coffins opened, no mummies have been found. So there is a chance that this is not a tomb at all, but rather a cache for used embalming materials.
But there is one big coffin left to open — the most tantalizing one, sealed, wedged into the back of the space and supported by pillows at its head and feet, with the kind of care that could suggest that someone important is inside.
The American Egyptologists who are working here plan to open it, hoping not only to see a mummy but to solve the many mysteries of the new find. They may also shatter a long-held belief that there is nothing important left to find in the Valley of the Kings.Continue reading the main story
"If it will be a mummy, it will be a big discovery," said Mansour Boraik, the Egyptian government's head of antiquities at Luxor.
[The theory that there might be a mummy in the last coffin got a boost on May 24: a small gilded sarcophagus, of a quality that could suggest royalty, was found under the pillows in the small coffin she was examining.]
If there is a mummy, Dr. Boraik's favorite choice of who it might be is Ankhesenpaaten, King Tutankhamen's widow. One of the few pieces of writing found at the bottom of the shaft, on a broken seal, is a part of her name.
"What happened to this widow, we don't know," he said.
Hopes aside, there has never been any suggestion that the new discovery, called KV-63, has anywhere near the significance of KV-62, the last tomb uncovered, in 1922. That one, famously, held the mummy of Tutankhamen and one of the greatest troves of Egyptian artifacts ever found. The valley had given up nothing major since.
The new find is only a few feet away from King Tut's tomb. But it is just one small and unadorned room, at the bottom of a shaft that the American team, led by Otto Schaden, an Egyptologist who leads a project with the University of Memphis, discovered last year.
He had been digging around some ancient workmen's huts near the tomb of the pharaoh Ay, the last king of the 18th dynasty and the life's work of Dr. Schaden. On the last day of the dig, in the last possible place, he came across what he now calls "an unusual situation."
"Lo and behold, there was a dark layer where there should have been bedrock," said Dr. Schaden, 68, who smokes a pipe, has a goatee, carries lots of pens in his dusty vest and so looks very satisfyingly like an Egyptologist. "So we knew something was up."
The team reached the bottom of the shaft, some 18 feet down, in February. First hopes were extraordinarily high, buoyed by 28 clay jars, meticulously sealed, ringed around seven coffins, in bad shape from termite damage but each with gorgeous face masks.
Dr. Schaden was cautious, but some experts speculated that this might even be the tomb of Nefertiti, the beautiful and ambitious wife of Akhenaten, the most enigmatic pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, who ruled from 1352 B.C. to 1336 B.C.
The style of the shaft, the type of pottery and a wine label, identical to one found in King Tut's tomb, all confirmed for the team that this place dates from the 18th dynasty. But opening the jars and coffins produced not mummies or body parts but puzzles.
The child's coffin contained pillows of exceptionally fine cotton, and Dr. Boraik said he did not know of pillows ever being stuffed inside coffins. Four of the other coffins contained not human remains, as is common, but a few top-quality alabaster jars, embalming salts, linen, what looked like a stone cornice and loads of broken pottery and dirt.
The signs pointed to the room being a cache for embalming materials but there seemed also a strange rush: Egyptian coffins are often covered with resin to preserve them, but in this case it seemed to have been slathered on sloppily. Several of the sealed jars, which also contained broken pottery, were smashed and the bits stuffed inside the coffins.
"Why they took jars that were already filled, broke them and put them in coffins — that's strange," he said. The floor, too, was scattered with broken pottery.
Again, Dr. Schaden resists much speculation — and the answer, at any rate, may come soon when the team finally breaks the seal of the last coffin and looks inside. But he has not ruled out some ancient foul play.
"If there is anyone tucked inside that last coffin, it's probably someone they wanted to hide," he said.
Dr. Schaden does not believe the absence of mummies so far can be explained by tomb robbers. "If a tomb is plundered, there is usually an arm here, a finger there, the skull," he said, "because they dismember the bodies looking for trinkets."
Unlike the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb, the excavation of KV-63 has been followed by filmmakers. A documentary about the work, "Egypt's New Tomb Revealed," will be shown June 4 on the Discovery Channel at 9 p.m. Eastern time.
Dr. Boraik puts the probability of a mummy inside the coffin at 70 percent. The fine pillows and alabaster jars, the broken seal with the fragment of a name and the arrangement of the jars in what he said seemed a protective position all suggested that this was not a mere embalming cache.
"I hope this coffin will solve the mystery," he said.Continue reading the main story


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Canadian chart topping artists have put the world on notice: Canada is a music mecca! From The Weeknd and Drake to Alessia Cara and Justin Bieber, we have plenty of talent to celebrate from coast to coast to coast. Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, is the brand new home for music in Canada. With five floors of music history, this is the place to celebrate music in Canada.
Check out five artists you can see at Studio Bell that will make you proud to be Canadian.
Find the Hotline Bling on the 2nd floor of Studio Bell where Drake takes his rightful place in the Power Corporation of Canada Made In Canada gallery. Featuring the ground-breaking stories that have shaped music in Canada, the One Dance hit maker from The 6ix is in good company with Gord Downie, Joni Mitchell, and k.d. lang.
What better place to celebrate Tegan and Sara than their hometown of Calgary? Come a little Closer to the hit making duo who are making waves around the world. Tegan and Sara have deep Alberta roots and performed an intimate concert to their hometown crowd at the ATB Storytellers Series in 2016 at Studio Bell.
The mau5head has become as iconic as the Canadian EDM legend himself. Now part of the Studio Bell collection in the Idols & Icons gallery, the cheese mau5head was created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop in California, played sold out shows around the world, and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in 2012.
Wake Up to the sounds of Arcade Fire at Studio Bell where the Montreal natives rub shoulders with other iconic Canadian collectives like A Tribe Called Red, Rush, and The Band.
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Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2011 / 05:57 am (CNA).-
As Congress considers potential federal budget cuts for the upcoming year, the nation's Catholic bishops warned again that the proposed reductions would hurt the poor – both in this country and overseas.
"These are drastic cuts – draconian cuts – that disproportionately target the poorest people," Bill O'Keefe, Senior Director of Advocacy for Catholic Relief Services, said on Feb. 23.
O'Keefe explained via phone that a staunchly divided Congress had until March 4 to pass the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Appropriations Resolution in order for the federal government to continue to operate.
On March 1, however, the House and Senate agreed to pass stopgap legislation to avoid a partial shutdown of the government when temporary funding runs out Friday.
The measure will keep the government running for two weeks and will provide more time for the Congress and the Obama administration to reach an agreement on legislation to fund the government through the end of the budget year.
Although the overall budget reduction is just 3 percent, experts say that 26 percent of poverty-focused foreign aid is being slashed under the proposed changes.
Stephen Hilbert, Foreign Policy Adviser for Africa and Global Development for the U.S. Bishops' Conference, called the cuts to foreign aid "immoral."
"We should oppose cuts that hurt those who are already hurting and not in the position to survive cuts to essential services," he said on Feb. 28.
Hilbert reported that under the planned cuts, worldwide disaster assistance, "to those who are desperately trying to escape calamities or civil unrest," will be reduced by 67 percent.
He added that international food aid programs will be cut by 40 percent – a move that "would deny essential food aid to thousands of people struggling to overcome disaster, or to feed their families."
Hilbert also said that funding for global assistance to refugees would be slashed by 45 percent and that a proposed 10 percent decrease in HIV/AIDS program funding "could deny life-saving drugs to hundreds of thousands of people who will die, creating many more orphans and unacceptable suffering for families who are already suffering."
"As Catholics we believe in the sacred mandate to help the least of our brothers and sisters," he said. "It would be unacceptable to abandon the poor because we are not doing our best to assist them."
Criticisms of the budget proposal have also been raised over cuts to domestic aid.
Kathy Saile, Director of Poverty and Health Policy for the Office of Domestic Social Development at the U.S. Bishops' Conference, reiterated the bishops' concerns over funding cuts in programs for the nation's poor.
Saile said in a March 1 e-mail that cuts in funding for domestic aid programs run "pretty much across the board."
Citing a Feb. 14 letter from the U.S. Bishops' Conference to House legislators outlining problems with the budget, Saile pointed first to the proposed $1 billion cut to Community Health Centers – which would axe health care for nearly 10 million people, including mothers and children at risk.
Additionally, the budget calls for a $2.3 billion reduction in affordable housing programs and a $1.75 billion decrease in funds for job training programs. Domestic refugee resettlement programs would also be cut by $77 million.
"These programs and those they serve are not responsible for the budget deficit," Saile underscored, adding that the cuts "will have little to no impact" on it.
Saile said that proposed cuts to domestic aid are especially troubling, given that the "Church teaches that the poor and vulnerable have a special claim on society's resources and care."
Catholic Relief Services' Bill O'Keefe noted that all political parties in Congress are responsible for the cuts to international and domestic aid.
Rather than assign partisan blame for the proposed budget, O'Keefe observed that both Democratic and Republican legislators are seeking to prove fiscal responsibility, given the importance of the issue during the mid-term elections last November.
"Newly elected Republicans, I think, were elected on a message of cutting the deficit, so they are trying to show their credibility in fulfilling those promises," he said. "But, they have not actually begun to address the real problems."
Additionally, O'Keefe said that Senate Democrats, particularly "the ones up for re-election," are "very concerned because they saw what happened in the last election."
"If they don't demonstrate their own credibility on budget restraint, they're going to be in trouble too."
O'Keefe acknowledged the reality of current and massive deficits, saying that although Catholic social teaching mandates that governments promote "the common good especially for the poorest members of society," they also "have a responsibility to be effective and efficient."
Stephen Hilbert agreed, saying that the U.S. Bishops' Conference "fully recognizes that the country must address the huge deficits that we have accumulated over the years."
"This is an issue of stewardship and it cannot be underplayed," he said, adding that "the Church recognizes that cuts in government spending will be necessary and maybe in some cases in programs that the Church holds dear."
However, Hilbert stressed, "cuts should be proportional to people's ability to cope with the consequences of those cuts."
"In these tough times, we need to be responsible stewards of our federal funds," he said, "but we cannot balance our budget on the backs of the poor."
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As a white, suburban-born, 33 year-old whose roots were established in the upper Midwest, my perspective is not in hot demand when it typically comes to race issues. Yet forged by new relationships, new environments, and the blessings of a growing sense of discussion, I have grown in understanding and appreciation for the life and impact of Dr. King.
An African-American History class during my Sophomore year of college introduced me deeply to the realities of the lives of African-Americans throughout the years. As a sports fan, I was drawn to the work of Arthur Ashe in his 3-volume work, A Hard Road to Glory, and became enthralled with the Negro Leagues and its stars. I learned from their stories that "us" is more important than "I". I learned my country's history, its blemishes and outright failures to uphold justice.
Through the intervening years, I have been challenged to grow more aware and more engaged. I have been blessed to experience more of the vibrancy of African-American culture through my work in churches, schools, neighborhoods, and organizations. I have been honored to voice the spirituals of the plantation openly in choral arrangements, been blessed to engage the cadence of the pulpit that stems from black preachers of yesteryear, and been privileged to learn from professors, walk with colleagues, and teach students whose skin color would have been a separation only a half-century ago.
I, too, like Dr. King find power in the message of the Minor Prophets of Old Testament scripture. I long for justice to roll down, for eyes to be opened, and for humanity to regard one another with love and respect. But, unlike, Dr. King, I have never had to demonstrate, hold meetings, or protest in order to find my rights. I find relief that we have come so far since his horrific death, but recognize that we still have so far to go.
As a people it is important for us to respect all people. We certainly can disagree with others and still show them honor. We can live different faiths (or none at all) and still embrace our common humanity. We can wave the flags of many nations and still live in peace. If we are to truly honor the legacy of Dr. King, we must both learn and teach.
This morning, my wife and I sat down with our 5 year old to help explain to her that today wasn't just a day off of school. Much more it was a day by which we can be thankful that courageous leaders in our nation's history have fought against prejudice based on our outward appearance. We shared with her part of Dr. King's iconic speech, which is 18 minutes well spent as we remember today.
I am not there yet, but I am on the journey.
Let us continue to be part of the dream…


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Another new Round Table, which is the podcast I produce on The Tome Show. In this episode I sit down withRudy Basso, Joe Lastowski, and Andrew Kane sit down to discuss a big time D&D Next buzzword – iconic. We talk about iconic characters, monsters, adventures, and rules. What does iconic mean to us? If you strip away all the logos and branding from something, and you can still tell that it's D&D, then that thing is iconic.
What is the most iconic D&D party? What are the most iconic non-dragon D&D monsters? What makes a D&D adventure iconic? What rules are the most iconic of D&D? Let us know! We really want to hear what you think. Leave us a comment here on or The Tome Show's website.
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So for the last three days, we have been in the town of Campbell River, last town before the infamous North Island, the northern part of Vancouver Island. People refer to this area as "going up North" or just "going way up there". Tomorrow morning we leave here and head 3 hours further north, finally getting to North Island.
But in the meantime, we've had some down time here in Campbell River, Salmon Capital of the World. Its been quiet but nice. We've been just hanging out, doing town stuff and relaxing. Then yesterday we did something which helped me see an interesting by-product of RVing and of full-timing in a trailer. Or maybe you could call it a result of not having much and living in a small contained area. Whatever it was, it helped me to have a fantastic time. But I digress. I'll begin at the beginning.
Yesterday morning, Jim gave me one of his great surprises (he does this every now and then and therefore earns his husband of the year award) and suggested that we take in an activity that is offered by a lodge located just a few miles north of our campsite. Painter's Lodge is a famous fishing resort here on Vancouver Island and they allow the public to come to their restaurant and dock and spend time walking around their beautiful grounds. So we drove over to the lodge and got out to have a look around. And that's when it happened.
I think living in 200 square feet really does something to you. It seems that you (or me, anyway) get a new perspective on life. This feeling is totally unexpected and absolutely wonderful. It happened to me the moment we stepped out of the truck in the parking lot of the Painter's Lodge. Suddenly I was overcome with……happiness. Yep, that's right, giant warm fuzzies. This place was beautiful. Awesome. Big. Luxurious. Glorious!!
As we walked into the lobby of the main building, I was at once awestruck. Huge bevelled glass pieces hung from log rafters and driftwood in every artistic form imaginable lined the walls and walkways, The view from the front door went on and on, right through the large entrance way, past the bevelled glass wonders and right onto the ocean beyond with the sun shining everywhere. To my eyes, used to seeing campsites and trailers, it was heavenly.
And then there were the people. All these beautiful people could be seen walking around. Everyone had nice, very nice casual clothes on, hair done, matching outfits, beautiful shoes, make-up….what was going on here? Wasn't this a wilderness lodge? But compared to the campsite clothes I'd been wearing for the past 6 weeks, my hair that hadn't been styled in a month, the flipflops that have seen sand and rocks and barnacles and, yes, let's face it, that's mud right there….this too was heaven.
So in summary, all I can say is that when you don't have something, you sure appreciate it when you do. In all, our excursion to the lodge turned out to be a fantastic evening, all the more so because it was in an atmosphere in which we hadn't indulged in quite a while. It was really not all that much out of the ordinary, but to us, last night, it was really something special. We had a nice dinner, watched the boats and the seals, went for a walk and a boat ride, drank wine on the edge of the ocean, but what we really did was appreciate life. It was no problem to return to our trailer later and still love our own lives, but wow, was it nice to step into something we hadn't had in a while for an evening. Just goes to show you that a little separation makes the heart grow fonder, as my mother used to say. Who knew?
Tomorrow morning, goodbye city camping and onto a wilderness campsite called Cluxewe, on the Queen Charlotte Strait, North Island. Going up island and the whales are coming. Stay tuned.