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Press release
TB rates in England continue to decline
A total of 6,520 cases of TB were notified in England in 2014, a decrease on the 7,257 cases reported in 2013.
The figures are published today (1 October, 2015) in the Public Health England (PHE) annual TB in England report.
Latest figures give an incidence of 12.0 cases per every 100,000 people in England, down from the peak of 15.6 per 100,000 in 2011.
As in previous years, London accounted for the highest proportion of cases in England, with 2,572 cases of TB in 2014, down from 2,965 cases in 2013.
These are very welcome reductions in TB cases and continue the downward trend of the last 2 years. The reductions are mainly due to a reduction in cases in the non-UK born population, which make up nearly three-quarters of all TB cases in England. Whilst there has not yet been a similar reduction in the rate of TB in those born in the UK, in January 2015 PHE and NHS England committed to implement a collaborative TB strategy, which includes the key actions required to achieve a year on year reduction in all aspects of TB in England and a reduction in the inequalities associated with the disease.
Professor Paul Cosford, Director for Health Protection and Medical Director for PHE said:
This is the third year in a row that we have seen a reduction in the number of TB cases in England, which is excellent news. This decrease is likely due to a number of factors, including changes in migration patterns, and the impact of pre-entry screening, in addition to interventions to improve the control of TB, both in England and abroad.
TB remains one of the key priorities for PHE, and we are working with key partners to oversee the development of a stronger national approach to TB control.
In January we launched a comprehensive collaborative TB strategy focused on supporting and strengthening local services, especially in areas of high incidence, and the implementation of systematic testing and treatment of individuals who may have latent TB.
Migrants on visas with a duration of 6 months or longer who are from countries with high rates of TB continue to be screened for active TB before they enter the UK.
Dr Lucy Thomas, Head of TB Surveillance for PHE, said:
The recent decrease in TB cases is very welcome, although TB rates in England still remain among the highest in Western Europe. To achieve further reductions in TB in England we will build upon existing achievements through the sustained and co-ordinated action of all key stakeholders, as set out in the collaborative TB strategy.
Background information
- Read the PHE Tuberculosis in England report (2015).
- TB is a disease caused by a bacterium (bug). When someone with active lung TB coughs, sneezes or spits, TB germs may be propelled into the air. TB is not very easy to catch – usually you need close and prolonged contact to a person with active TB in the lungs.
- In England, most TB cases occur amongst specific risk groups, such as people with close links to countries with a high TB burden (often settled migrants from such countries, who experience reactivation of latent TB infection acquired many years previously), people with social risk factors such as homelessness, a history of imprisonment or problem drug or alcohol use, and older people.
- While the majority of TB cases are due to reactivation of infection, recent transmission still occurs in England.
- Public Health England exists to protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. It does this through world-class science, knowledge and intelligence, advocacy, partnerships and the delivery of specialist public health services. PHE is an operationally autonomous executive agency of the Department of Health. Website: www.gov.uk/phe. Twitter: @PHE_uk, Facebook: www.facebook.com/PublicHealthEngland.
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If there's one Mixed Martial Artist a person would want advice from when it comes to the Muay Thai Clinch there aren't many out there better than Anderson Silva, the record-setting UFC middleweight champ.
In this MMATraining Technique of the Day, Silva offers instruction on how to attack from the clinch using a "shoulder dip" to set knees up. Time to start studying now, Chael Sonnen!


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Over the recent years, there has been buzz that claims email marketing is dead. Although social media and mobile marketing have received a lot of attention, email marketing still remains the cornerstone of digital marketing. In fact, with a strong content marketing approach, email is more powerful than ever. Email marketing helps boost customer loyalty with your brand, drive business to on- and offline channels, integrate multi-marketing channels and fuel the growth of social networks. One of the main problems small and medium-sized businesses face today is knowing where exactly to get started. Here are some tips to help you leverage email to drive your business forward:
Getting Subscribers
Building your list is probably the most important part of email marketing. It's important to make sure everyone on your list has opted in to receive marketing emails. We recommend you follow these industry standards:
- Always put your customers first by marketing the benefits they will receive.
- Find consumers where they are (in-store, online, at events) and generate list growth, don't buy it.
- Make sure that consumers opt in directly to receive communication from your brand, and verify that their information is never resold, rented or otherwise misused.
- Use a provider that enables seamless follow-up: once the consumer signs up, send your new subscriber an immediate confirmation or "welcome" email.
It's also important to continuously add new subscribers to your list. Here are some ideas on how you can build your subscriber base:
- Add an email signup call-to-action as a custom tab on your social media page.
- Collect email addresses at events.
- Promote an online contest like a free giveaway, and have entrants sign up or submit with their email address.
- Add an opt-in form to the homepage of your website or blog.
- Collect emails during your checkout process (in-store or online).
- Partner with a complementary business and have them promote your newsletter.
Understand CAN-SPAM rules to understand who you can email and how.Learn More
How to choose an Email Service Provider (ESP)
When determining the ESP you should choose, it's important to have an idea of how many subscribers you have, and in some cases, how often you plan to email them. Most ESPs base their pricing plans on these factors.
There is a large selection of ESPs ranging from easy to use web-based solutions to robust on-premise providers. As a small business getting started you should consider a solution that will help you grow, cost you minimal, and doesn't lock you into large contracts. Here are some suggestions:
Creating Email Content
When creating copy for your email, remember to keep it short and simple.
You have about three seconds to capture the attention of your readers when they open an email.1
Your content should deepen the relationship with your audience by providing them with beneficial information in a timely manner. Here are some quick tips to always remember when creating an email:
- Use a company-branded email address (register your domain) to establish credibility.
- Establish the purpose of your email, as it will set the expectations of what your subscribers will expect to receive (i.e., promoting a sale/product, testimonials, running a contest).
- Make sure your brand name is included in the FROM name.
- Subject lines should be 35 characters or less (and don't use all caps).
- Calls-to-action should be clear and enticing.
- Use short sentences and bulleted text.
- Personalize when possible.
- Make sure social sharing links and/or 'Forward to a Friend' options are added.
- If using a text editor, don't copy directly from Microsoft Word.
1 Email Marketing Daily. Email Marketers Have Only 12 Words to Capture Readers. Accessed Nov. 14, 2016.
74 percent of consumers would trust a company-branded email address more so than a free email address.
Knowing When to Send
There is a fine line between infrequent email communication and bombarding your subscribers to the point that they unsubscribe. Unfortunately, there isn't a scientific method to help determine how often you should send, what day or time of day will get you the highest engagement rate.
The best way to determine these factors is to simply… TEST! Follow these steps to get started:
- Select a few different customer subsets in your subscriber list.
- Establish some baseline metrics, such as times, subjects and content you think will work best.
- Create and schedule your test emails to the identified subsets.
- Measure and analyze the results to determine which subsets had the highest engagement rate. What times worked? What content produced results?
- Take your best test results and replicate - send to the rest of your list that didn't receive your test emails.


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Lubbock High School Computer Science Team Wins 2014 United States Zero Robotics Competition
Computer science students from Lubbock High School have won a national competition.
A team of computer science students from LHS, in collaboration with teams from Montclair, New Jersey, as well as Clarksville and Marlborough, Massachusetts, have won the 2014 United States Zero Robotics Competition.
The alliance was ranked third going into the competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and won first place in the live finals on Friday morning.
The programming instructions written by the alliance was successfully flown by miniature spacecraft onboard the International Space Station on Friday morning, where at all previous levels of competition, their programs were run as computer simulations.
This is Lubbock High's second time to advance to the finals and the second time as the lone qualifying team from Texas.
The Lubbock High team is coached by Sam Black, and is comprised of seven students: Carter Airhart, Michael Cheon, Kelly Jiang, Peter Lee, J.W. Parsons, Ross Raedeke, and Justin Rodriguez.
"This was such an incredible experience and opportunity for the students," said Black. "We are still in orbit over the outcome."
The Lubbock High team will arrive at the Lubbock International Airport at 4 p.m. Monday, January 20th.


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County by County in Ohio Genealogy.
Khouw, Petta; And Others
This comprehensive sourcebook and bibliography lists Ohio genealogical materials available at the State Library of Ohio for each county in the state. It serves as a guide to Ohio genealogical resources, including 14,000 volumes and 15,000 microforms in the non-circulating genealogy collection. The library's genealogy collection consists of a broad spectrum of resources including census microfilms and indexes; cemetery, death, and marriage records; family, church and Bible records; and county histories. Statewide genealogical sources are also listed, including research and resource guides, cemetery directories, census statistics, geographical information, land development, military history, and early tax records. While the strongest component of the collection is the Ohio materials, there is some additional coverage for the 17 states that preceded Ohio into statehood, in particular, Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. For patrons unable to visit the library, the department offers limited research service via correspondence. (KRN)
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Amazing how time flies!! We've reached Week #11 of the Soup of the Week Club at Clothworks. Pretty soon this weekly tradition may just turn into part of the Monday lunchtime routine here at the Works. The last time I looked at the sign-up sheet, repeat Soup of the Week Club members have started to add their name again to the bottom of the list.
This week's crock pot creation is brought to us by Lorri, another wonderful lady that loves to spend time volunteering here. We love Lorri- we give her a task and she goes to town with it!! And that doesn't stop at just the volunteering! This week's soup selection was tremendously tasty and brimming with flavor!! Hurst's 15 Bean Soup definitely hit the spot for me and my fellow Soup Club tasters. The combination of the beans, veggies, and ham packed a punch with my taste buds! Served with cheese rolls to sop up every last bit of soup goodness…Lorri knocked it out park with this hearty slow cooker delight!
Here's the recipe :
Hurst's 15 Bean Soup
(From the bag of HamBeens Brand 15 Bean Soup Beans)
1 pkg Hurst's Hambeens 15 bean soup
1 lb of ham, ham hocks, or smoked sausage
1 C. Onion, chopped (I used 1 lg. onion)
1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes ( I used 1 quart of diced tomatoes)
1-2 tbsp. Chili Powder
Juice of 1 lemon
1-2 cloves Garlic (minced)
*(I also used 5 stalks of celery, sliced and about 2 cups of sliced carrots)
Soaking: Place beans in a large pot cover with 2 quarts of water. Allow beans to soak overnight, or at least 8 hours.
1. After soaking drain water, add 1½ quarts of water and meat.
2. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 2½ hours.
3. After simmering, add onion, tomatoes, chili powder, lemon and garlic. Simmer for another 30 min to an hour.
4. I also added 5 stalks of celery sliced, and about 2 cups of sliced carrots.
5. Add contents of ham packet 1 to 2 minutes before cooking is completed. Salt & Pepper to taste. (since I used ham, I added no additional salt)
Check out the Slow Cooker recipe on the Hurst Beans website here.
See you next week with another soup recipe that's sure to lend inspiration in the kitchen!


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According to a new poll by Gallup, President Donald Trump has the lowest first-quarter approval rating of every president in history.
Gallup reports that Trump averaged a 41 percent job approval rating during his first quarter as president, which is "14 percentage points lower than any other president in Gallup's polling history. Bill Clinton had the previous low mark of 55%. The average first-quarter rating among post-World War II presidents elected to their first term is 61%, with John Kennedy's 74% the highest."
Donald Trump has the lowest first-quarter approval rating of any president in history.
(Via Gallup: https://t.co/dynPhEJNSr) pic.twitter.com/X7nxaoRWrp
— Sky Palma (@DeadStateTweets) April 20, 2017
From Gallup:
The results are based on Gallup Daily tracking from Jan. 20 through April 19. During this time, Trump's approval rating ranged from a low of 35% — in the days after Republicans' failed attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act — to a high of 46% shortly after his inauguration.
Gallup's latest estimate of the president's job approval rating, based on April 17-19 interviewing, is 43%.
No president before Trump had an initial approval rating below 50%. His poor debut followed his subpar ratings on other measures during the presidential campaign and his presidential transition.
Most president were able to maintain a rating above 50 percent for their first year (or more) in office.
Conversely, Trump enjoys strong support among partisan Republicans, with a whopping 87 percent voicing approval of his performance as president.
Independents also tend to dislike Trump, with just over 37 percent voicing approval of his performance.
[H/t Oliver Willis] Featured image via Gage Skidmore. To follow Sky Palma on Facebook, click here.


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Film Fest
7th Annual Alameda County 4-H Film and Photography Fest
May 4, 2019 Time to be announced soon
UCCE Alameda Room 160
224 W. Winton Avenue, #134
Hayward, CA 94544
What Is The Alameda County 4-H Film Fest?
This as an opportunity to 4-H members to practice and celebrate their skills in filmmaking, while also honoring their work in the essence and style of the real Academy Awards!
Filmmakers will be given a period between October thru April to complete a 10-min film.
All work will be submitted to a judging panel to be evaluated and winners determined in their nominated categories.
Then on with the show! All submitted films will be screened at the ACFF, and our 4-H filmmakers and actors will receive their awards and honors in the unique glamour of Hollywood.
4-Hers! Don't miss out on this grand event to see yourself on the silver screen! See you at the movies!
New this year is the Photography Exhibit. Entry photos based on the theme.
Photographers and Reporters!
We need your skills!
This VIP role will give you full access to the Film Fest event to interview and photograph the stars and capture the festival highlights!
PLUS: this event can count towards your record books
Don't miss out on this grand event!
Contact firstname.lastname@example.com to sign up
Registration is closed and will open soon.
The website for registration at the Alameda County Film Fest is.
Please email Linda Rouse at email@example.com with your name and contact information if you have any questions.
For More Information
Film Festival Directors
Competition Guidelines
Adult Involvement
1. All films must be produced by the 4-H members only. All work, including script, directing, costumes, etc, is to be original work of 4-H members. Adult supervision and consultation is allowed, but immediate and/or direct adult work on the film is not permitted.
2. Each film crew may have ONE official adult supervisor that can be only be consulted for advice, assistance, safety supervision, etc. The designated adult must not have direct involvement in creating the film.
1. All film entries are allowed 10 minutes maximum and 3 minutes minimum, including beginning/end credits.
2. Films do not have to be related to 4-H themes, but should be created around the film theme of Theme to be announced soon.
3. Delivery format may change from DVD disc. Watch for update. Films, contest forms, and complete film scripts must be turned in by Saturday, April 20th, 2019. After this date, late entry forms and/or add-ons are not allowed. Films must be burned onto a DVD disc that is playable on multiple medias (e.g. laptops, DVD players, etc.) Please check that all films are downloaded in the highest quality formats as possible. Please do not film in 3-D.
4. All film casts and crew are allowed to chose up to 2 categories to enter their film under. (e.g. Best Actress and Best Director). Although casts choose their categories, it does not necessarily mean that the film will win under that category. Judges will choose the winners of each categories, but casts are allowed to choose their categories to state their preference. Award categories for films are:
- Best Picture - Films with overall expectional action, costuming, script, and directing - ALL FILMS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY NOMINATED FOR THE BEST PICTURE CATEGORY
- Best Actor - Film actor with outstanding acting skills (e.g. speech, movement, character, etc.)
- Best Actress - Film actress with outstanding acting skills (e.g. speech, movement, character, etc.)
- Best Costume and/or Makeup - Film actor/actress with the most excellent costuming and/or makeup
- Best Director - The director chosen by the cast and crew to lead the group (like a Junior/Teen Leader) that directs, and supports the cast.
- Best Screenplay - The script of each film will be judged for creativity, originality, etc. An official scriptwriter should be chosen to put together the script.
- Best Special Effects - Film that presents illustrious use of special effects.
5. All films should be given a title.
6. The cast/crew of the film do not have to originate from the same 4-H club. Non-4-H participants are allowed to act in the film, but only registered 4-H members will be allowed to run for an award.
7. Film directors are asked to please send in their scripts as part of the validation process, clarity of actors, and script judging, especially if they choose to nominate themselves for Best Screeplay.
8. There should be at least 3 members in a film cast.
9. Casts are welcome to create a poster for their film as an additional side contest entry, but are not required to do so.
10. Films that are created specially by Primary groups (9 and under) will be awarded Honorable Mention.
11. Any films using profanity and/or innapropriate material will be disqualified immediately.
1. Judging is to be completed by adult judges that have had film/acting/leadership/theatrical experience, those being a mixture of film industry professionals and adult 4-H volunteers.
2. Judging evaluations are to be used by adult judges to determine winners.
3. All judging will take place prior to the event
4-H Fest Night
1. The location of the event will be at the UCCE Alameda, Room 160. The date of the 4-H Film Fest will be May 4, 2019.
2. The dress code for the Fest Night is formal; ladies are encouraged to wear dresses (e.g. prom, wedding attire), gentlemen are encouraged to wear dress shirts, slacks, etc (tuxedos are not required). No jeans or t-shirts please!


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May 27, 1968 – Frank Thomas born in Columbus, Georgia
June 5, 1989 – Frank Thomas drafted 7th overall (out of Auburn) in first round of 1989 MLB Draft
August 2, 1990 – MLB Debut – 0 for 4 with RBI at Milwaukee (Game 1 of doubleheader). First PA was flyout vs Teddy Higuera. Knocked in GW run with a fielder's choice off Randy Veres in top of 9th.
August 3, 1990 – First Major League hit – a 2-run triple off Mark Knudson in 7th inning at Milwaukee
August 28, 1990 – First career HR. Solo HR at Metrodome off Gary Wayne in 9th inning
September 27, 1990 – First career Major League home run in Chicago (at Comiskey Park)
September 28, 1990 – Thomas hits the last White Sox home run at old Comiskey Park (off Randy Johnson)
June 24, 1991 – First career Grand Slam – off Michael Jackson of Mariners at New Comiskey Park
July 15, 1991 – First career multi-HR game – both off Mike Gardiner of the Red Sox at New Comiskey Park
September 28, 1991 – 128th walk of season, breaking Lu Blue's club record set 60 years prior. Thomas finished with 138.
September 16, 1992 – Lone career 5-hit game (in this game, Don Mattingly took a handful of some kid's popcorn on a pop foul by Tim Raines)
August 31, 1993 – 100th career HR – off Sterling Hitchcock at Yankee Stadium
September 1, 1993 – 38th HR of season (at Yankee Stadium off Scott Kamieniecki), setting a new White Sox record (breaking record previously held by Dick Allen & Carlton Fisk)
September 5, 1993 – 40th HR of season – first player in White Sox history to reach 40. Thomas finished with 41.
October 5, 1993 – First career postseason game. He reached base 5 times. (1 for 1 with 4 walks) in Game 1 of 1993 ALCS vs Blue Jays at New Comiskey Park
October 9, 1993 – First career postseason home run. Game 4 of 1993 ALCS vs Blue Jays at Skydome off Todd Stottlemyre
November 10, 1993 – Thomas named American League MVP by the BBWAA
April 19, 1994 – Home Run for the 5th straight game. It's the first of two 5-game HR streaks in 1994
May 29, 1994 – Home Run for the 5th straight game. It's his second 5-game HR streak of the season.
October 26, 1994 – Thomas named American League MVP by the BBWAA for the second straight season
July 10, 1995 – Won 1995 Home Run Derby at The Ballpark in Arlington, Texas
July 11, 1995 – First All-Star Home Run in White Sox history (at The Ballpark in Arlington, Texas)
March 31, 1996 – Frank Thomas hits the first regular season home run in March in MLB history (off Randy Johnson)
May 15, 1996 – Career-high 6 RBI (first of two times he did it) in 20-8 win vs Brewers in Milwaukee
June 9, 1996 – 200th career HR – off Jimmy Haynes at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
September 15, 1996 – first career 3-HR game (all three off Tim Wakefield); the first of which is career HR #215, passing Carlton Fisk for most HR in White Sox history
May 20, 1997 – Thomas reaches base for the 15th straight plate appearance (HR, 1B, BB, 2B, 2B, BB, 1B, BB, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, 2B, BB, BB)
July 14, 1998 – First career walkoff HR (off Rick Aguilera of the Twins)
June 15, 1999 – Extended his hitting streak to 21 games – a career-best. He reached base 44 times during the 21-game stretch (33 hits, 10 walks, 1 HBP)
August 7, 1999 – 300th career HR – off Kevin Appier at the Oakland Coliseum
July 15, 2000 – Career-high 6 RBI (second of two times he did it) in 15-7 win vs Cardinals at New Comiskey Park
July 23, 2002 – 495' home run off Johan Santana in Chicago. His longest home run at New Comiskey Park/Guaranteed Rate Field
July 2, 2003 – Second career Walkoff HR – off Eddie Guardado of the Twins
July 25, 2003 – 400th career HR – off Jorge Sosa of the Rays at US Cellular Field
August 4, 2003 - 2,000th career hit – a home run off Nate Field of the Royals at US Cellular Field
August 18, 2003 – Third career Walkoff HR – off Jarrod Washburn of the Angels
July 18, 2005 – 448th and final home run in a White Sox uniform (448 remains a franchise record)
July 20, 2005 – Last game in a White Sox uniform. He went 1 for 4 (single off Nate Robertson) in 8-6 loss vs Tigers at US Cellular Field
May 22, 2006 – First game AGAINST the White sox. He homers twice at US Cellular Field (2 solo HR off Jon Garland) but the White Sox win 5-4
July 6, 2006 – Fourth and final career walkoff HR (only one not in a White Sox uniform). With Oakland A's off Scot Shields of the Angels
September 11, 2006 – Home Run for the sixth straight game (with the Oakland A's); his career-long streak
October 3, 2006 – His lone career postseason multi-HR game. In his first postseason game not in a White Sox uniform (with A's – vs Twins at Metrodome)
June 28, 2007 – 500th career HR (with Blue Jays – off Carlos Silva at the Metrodome)
September 17, 2007 – Second of 2 career 3-HR games. This game was with Toronto Blue Jays. Tim Wakefield allowed the first 2 (Wakefield allowed all 3 of his HR 9/15/1996)
August 9, 2008 – 521st and final career HR (with Oakland A's) – off Armando Galarraga at Comerica Park
August 29, 2008 – Final MLB game – he went 2 for 4 vs Twins at the Oakland Coliseum. His final hit was off Kevin Slowey; final plate appearance was strikeout vs Craig Breslow
February 12, 2010 – Held press conference at US Cellular Field to formally announce his retirement
August 29, 2010 – White Sox retire #35 on Frank Thomas Day at US Cellular Field
January 8, 2014 – Thomas elected to the Hall of Fame
July 27, 2014 – Inducted into the Hall of Fame, along with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Bobby Cox, Tony La Russa & Joe Torre
50 Frank Thomas fun facts
- 521 career Home Runs.
Tied for 20th in MLB history with Willie McCovey & Ted Williams
One of 27 players in MLB history with 500+ Home Runs
- Thomas had 11 career grand slams
- 7 extra-inning home runs is a White Sox franchise record.
- Thomas holds the White Sox season record for both
Home runs at home (30 in 2000)
Home Runs on the road (25 in 1995)
- Thomas homered against every MLB team except the Pirates
- Thomas homered more against the Twins (52 HR) than any other team
- Thomas had 2 career pinch hit home runs. Both times he pinch hit for pitchers. Jim Parque & Luis Vizcaino
- Thomas hit 3 triples before he hit his first Major League home run.
He's one of two 500-HR club members with 3 or more triples before hitting his first HR. The other one is Reggie Jackson (4 triples before first HR)
- Thomas had 3 triples in his first 17 MLB games.
Thomas had 9 triples in his remaining 2,305 MLB games.
- Thomas was born the same day as Jeff Bagwell. They both won 1994 MVP awards.
- Thomas (1993-94) was the first to win American League MVP in consecutive seasons since Roger Maris in 1960-61. Only Miguel Cabrera (2012-13) has done it since.
- Thomas's .419 career On-Base percentage is the best by any right-handed hitter alive (with at least 100 career Major League plate apperances).
- His last 162 games in a White Sox uniform: .254/.387/.566, 104 Runs, 47 Home Runs, 121 RBI
- Thomas (the White Sox 1989 first round pick) and Alex Fernandez (the White Sox 1990 first round pick)
made their Major League debuts in the same game (August 2, 1990 – game 1 of doubleheader at Milwaukee)
- Frank Thomas had 9 seasons with 100 Runs, 100 RBI and 100 Walks. Only three players had more.
Babe Ruth (11), Lou Gehrig (11) and Barry Bonds (10)
- 521 career HR x 4 bases per HR x 90 feet per base = 187,560 feet. Or roughly 35.52 Miles. Thomas's #35 is retired by the White Sox.
- Thomas collected his 500th career home run the same day Craig Biggio collected his 3,000th career hit. June 28, 2007
- Thomas collected his 300th career home run the same day Wade Boggs collected his 3,000th career hit. August 7, 1999
- Thomas hit the last White Sox home run at Old Comiskey Park (9/28/1990) and the first White Sox home run at New Comiskey Park (4/22/1991)
- Thomas also had the first White Sox home run at five other parks.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards (5/8/1992), Progressive Field (7/21/1994), Rangers Ballpark (5/13/1994), Tropicana Field (4/4/1998) & Minute Maid Park (6/2/2000)
- In 14 career games on his birthday, Thomas hit .468/.583/.766 with 2 HR, 10 RBI, 22 Hits & 13 Walks
- From 1951-present, 1,109 players have appeared in at least one game with the White Sox** One has won a batting title for the White Sox. Frank Thomas (.347 in 1997)
(prior to Thomas, Luke Appling won two batting titles – 1936 & 1943. His last game with the Sox was 1950)
**through May 24, 2018
- In 1997, Frank Thomas hit .417/.524/.748 in 185 PA with RISP.
He had 39 walks. Only 14 strikeouts.
- Frank Thomas had 3 receptions for 45 yards as a Tight End for Auburn's football team in 1986
- Thomas's #35 is retired by the White Sox, but his first career Major League hit came while wearing #15.
- Had a hit off Charlie Hough (born 1/5/1948) & Felix Hernández (born 4/8/1986)
- In Thomas's first 8 MLB seasons (1,076 games), he hit .330/.452/.600 with 879 walks and only 582 strikeouts. And a 177 wRC+ Mike Trout is in his 8th MLB season. His career wRC+ is 170
- Thomas is one of six players in MLB history with 500+ Home Runs and .300 BA, .400 OBP & .500 SLG. The others: Babe Ruth, Manny Ramírez, Jimmie Foxx, Ted Williams & Mel Ott
- Prior to joining the White Sox, Frank Thomas had 112 walks in 109 games with Birmingham in 1990
- Joe DiMaggio had 361 career home runs. Frank Thomas had 361 career home runs… against right-handed pitchers alone.
- Frank Thomas had more career stolen bases (32) than Joe DiMaggio (30)
- Thomas homered in 28 different MLB ballparks, off 336 different pitchers.
- The most home runs Thomas hit off a pitcher was 9 off Mike Mussina.
30 hits is the most by Thomas off any pitcher during his career
- 9 of Thomas's home runs were off pitchers currently in the Hall of Fame.
5 off Randy Johnson, 2 off Jack Morris, 1 off Pedro Martínez, 1 off Goose Gossage.
- Thomas homered off 17 different pitchers who won a Cy Young award
(Clemens, Colón, Cone, Hentgen, Hershiser, R. Johnson, P. Martínez, McDowell, Sabathia, Saberhagen, Santana, Sutcliffe, Valenzuela, Viola, Webb, Welch & Zito)
- Thomas homered off 6 pitchers who threw a perfect game
(Mark Buehrle, David Cone, Dennis Martínez, Kenny Rogers, David Wells & Randy Johnson)
- Thomas had 1,704 career RBI.
He drove himself in 521 times.
He drove in exactly 100 different teammates
Most often driven in? Ray Durham (184 times)
- 1,047 players had at least 100 career plate appearances at old Comiskey Park. Frank Thomas had the best on-base percentage of all of them
(.510 OBP in 102 PA)
- Thomas had a 52-game on-base streak to begin 1996… the streak was 57 games if you included the last 5 games of 1995.
- In his first 162 career MLB games, Frank Thomas reached base 313 times.
He hit .317/.449/.532 with 110 Runs, 27 HR, 106 RBI, 134 BB, 132 K, 3 HBP
- Frank Thomas has 5 of the 12 seasons of at least 40 home runs in White Sox history. Nobody else has more than two.
- A Double in his 149th career plate appearance (in his 39th career MLB game) put his career batting average at .303. That career batting average never fell under .300 again.
- Frank Thomas has the most career HR by a player named Frank Thomas (521); which is 235 more than the other Frank Thomas, who was the Frank Thomas who played his final MLB game in a Chicago Uniform (5/30/1966 – with the Cubs).
- Frank Thomas's first career grand slam (6/24/1991) scored two future Hall of Famers (Thomas & Tim Raines) and two future White Sox managers (Ozzie Guillen & Robin Ventura)
- Four position players were picked ahead of Frank Thomas in the 1989 MLB Draft. Two never reached the Majors (Jeff Jackson & Paul Coleman) and the other two combined for 65 career home runs (Tyler Houston & Donald Harris).
- 508 players had at least 1,000 plate appearances during the 1990s. Of those 508 the top two in on-base percentage were Frank Thomas (.440) and Barry Bonds (.434)
- Thomas hit .322/.448/.635 career vs lefties
- Thomas is the only player in White Sox history with multiple 5-game home run streaks. Both were in 1994.
- In 38 career plate appearances against Bartolo Colón, Thomas hit .483/.605/.828 with 2 HR, 14 hits & 9 walks
- Besides his 448 HR, Thomas also is the White Sox franchise career leader in Runs (1,327), Doubles (447), RBI (1,465), Walks (1,466), OBP (.427 – min 1,500 PA) & SLG (.568 – min 1,500 PA)


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This weekend...
I'm both ready for the weekend and not. EZ E starts pre-K next week and I'm honestly a bit nervous about it. Our last experience wasn't the best and I'm afraid that this new school won't live up to our hopes. I am looking forward to time with just Kicky though. Her and I plan to spend our Fall days collecting smooth rocks, gathering fallen birds nests, and building our feather collection. She's my little nature-lover. This weekend, our goal is to stay at home and slow down a little...the kiddos are also looking forward to babysitting Gus. I hope you all enjoy a lovely, slow weekend and I'll see you next week!
Posted by Aesthetic Outburst... at 10:00 AM
Labels: fall, family, this weekend, weekend
5 comments:
- frecklewonder said...
aww, best of luck with pre-k EZ E!
and enjoy your nature time with Kicky! I read that and had a total flashback of when Henry was little- we used to go on these walks in the alleys in our old neighborhood, we called them 'quiet adventures' and we would whisper and gather rocks and pinecones and listen to the birds and such... oh, time. why must you fly.
note to self: must go on a quiet adventure this weekend...
- September 2, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Love that arrangement! Is that new?
- September 2, 2011 at 10:46 AM
I second Gretchen - LOVE that arrangement! Have fun with your little "naturalista" - she's a girl after my own heart. = )
- September 2, 2011 at 1:55 PM
- sécia said...
I can't wait to have children for this very reason. Have a great weekend!
♥ sécia
- September 2, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Nicky said...
What were your problems with the Pre-K?
- September 3, 2011 at 9:25 AM
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Having been a coaching student and a life coach myself for many, many years, the idea of creating a vision is not a new one for me. In our work together, my coach shared his techniques for gaining a clear and actionable vision.
In starting a new business this year, I had a big "Aha!" moment after drawing on my major vision. Although I've worked hard to create a clear vision for my life, I found I was still significantly limiting what I believed I could accomplish. I was thinking small when the vision is all about thinking BIG.
Not consciously realizing it, I erected barriers to my dreams surrounding this new business. I did it out of fear, out of a need to feel safe. I was dialling back my vision to one as I felt it would be more "realistic," and there would be much less room for failure, right? Well, yes, but at the same time I wasn't stretching my potential – I wasn't letting in the possibility of becoming astronomically successful.
To help combat these barriers we put on ourselves, my Summit Journey Coaching team and I created the "Big, Bigger, Biggest" exercise. In walking through these four steps over 15 minutes I think you'll be surprised to discover just how far your Vision can reach. When I went through this exercise for my new business, I was blown away by the new possibilities for success that was unleashed before my eyes.
1. What You Want to Do
Is your dream to retire at 60? Do you want to start a new app software company? Identify what you want to do in any aspect of your life and write it down. It's good to be specific – writing that you want to be rich isn't helpful as it's too vague. Your "I want to…" statement only needs to be one sentence.
My "I want to…" Statement: I want to buy a portion of other financial advisor practices and leverage systems to significantly increase annual revenue.
2. Think Big
Stop and take a couple of minutes to visualize what this looks like to you. What have you accomplished? What timeframe are you looking at? This first iteration of your Vision may pop into your mind right away or it may take a few minutes to start forming. Relax and just let your thoughts flow – there's no need to analyze what comes in, just write it down.
My "Big" Statement: Each partner earns $100k in revenue in year one with 20% growth in years 2-3. We invest in 10 financial practices by 2016.
3. Think Bigger
Now build on your first vision. How can you stretch this Vision? Where can friends, family or colleagues fit in to increase your total success? Take a few minutes – you may even want to close your eyes – and let your mind create visual images from the thoughts streaming through your mind. You may even find that this second iteration of your vision comes to you more easily than the first.
My "Bigger" Statement: We create more leverage by hiring a dedicated assistant for each financial advisor practice we invest in as the "face" person and to network with potential referral sources. By 2016 we have invested in 20 practices, not 10, and each partner makes $150k in year one with 30% growth in years 2-3.
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements." – Napoleon Hill
4. Think Biggest
Your thoughts are probably flowing pretty well at this point. The possibilities keep growing. Take advantage of this opportunity to "think biggest" and expand your Vision one more time.
My "Biggest" Statement: We create a network of acquisition specialists who broaden our reach to financial advisor practices across the country and more institutions. Each partner gets a smaller percentage of the revenue, but we invest in exponentially more businesses. Revenue would be $75k in year one with 30% increases in years 2-3, and we invest in 200 practices by 2016.
That's a BIG vision! And it only took me 15 minutes to get from start to finish.
As I went through this exercise the first time, I discovered that the bigger my vision got, the smaller I was within it. Not that I played a small part, but in allowing others to join in my Vision I could achieve greater things.
What's one of your BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST visions?
How can you break down your barriers and create a vision that gives you the opportunity for stellar success?
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In order to celebrate the World Card Making Day, October 1st, 2011, my facebook account: Dwita's Crafty Crafts is now holding the ATC Swap. Please click the link if you want to participate. Take a look at the picture below. Those are the ATCs I received when I joined the swap held by Hero Arts, 2 years ago.
I am wishing to get as many ATCs as possible... Wooohooo... Waiting for you to join.
And on October 1st, 2011, on the exact day, I will upload all the ATCs, and you may vote your favorite. Two voters as well as the most voted ATC will get goodies. International friends are welcome. Join us...


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BRANCHBURG, NJ - The Raritan Valley Community College men's basketball team. finished the 2016-17 season with a record of 18-11, and the team's fourth consecutive trip to the Region XIX playoffs under head coach Kevin Ryan.
The Lion's picked up a victory over Manor College in the first round of the Region XIX playoffs on March 4 by a final score of 85-68. The Lions took a 34-31 lead into halftime and battled in the second half. With 10 minutes remaining, the Lions were trailing 51-50, but they dominated the final stretch and outscored Manor 35-17 the rest of the game. Prior to the game, Manor College was nationally ranked 14th in NJCAA Division II.
Freshman guard Kenyan Goodson had an impressive game, scoring a game-high 29 points and going 6-7 from three-point range. Freshman forward Ron Washington had a big game as well, finishing with 19 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Sophomore guard Zaire Robinson added 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, while freshman guard Kevin Saylor chipped in 13 points. The Lions played tough defense all game as they held a talented Manor team to 34 percent shooting and forced 17 turnovers.
With the victory, the Lions advanced to the Region XIX semifinals on March 11 and faced Rowan College at Burlington County. RVCC fell short in a hard fought game by a final score of 81-78.
Goodson once again led the scoring for RVCC with 26 points. He went 4-7 from the three-point line, and a perfect 12-12 from the free throw line. Washington added 15 points on 7-11 shooting from the field and five rebounds. Saylor added 14 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and Zaire Robinson scored 10 points. Sophomore forward Jawan Robinson had a team-high eight rebounds.
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Pinch hitter Adam Duvall hit a grand slam as the visiting River Cats pounded the Las Vegas 51s 14-7 on Monday night to snap their losing streak at three games.
Kevin Frandsen, Ryan Lollis and Carlos Triunfel each had four of Sacramento's 20 hits, and Triunfel drove in five runs. Kelby Tomlinson added three hits, including a solo home run.
Las Vegas also issued 11 walks and committed three errors.
The River Cats open a four-game series against Salt Lake on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. at Raley Field.
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Braintree South Demographics (Braintree, England)
Braintree South is a ward in Braintree of East of England, England and includes areas of Hawbush Green, Rayne Hatch, Youngs End, Three Ashes, Pattiswick Green, Lanham Green, Wren Park, Blake End, Row Green, Little Slamseys, Cut Hedge, Withers Green and Perry Green.
In the 2011 census the population of Braintree South was 7,477 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.
The average age of people in Braintree South is 38, while the median age is lower at 37.
90.9% of people living in Braintree South were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South America, 0.1% Bangladesh.
95.9% of people living in Braintree South speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Polish, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Thai.
The religious make up of Braintree South is 56.4% Christian, 34.2% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Sikh. 527 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight.
48.6% of people are married, 13.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.4% are separated or divorced. There are 424 widowed people living in Braintree South.
The top occupations listed by people in Braintree South are Associate professional and technical 12.8%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Skilled trades 12.4%, Elementary 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Professional 9.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.7%, Administrative 9.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.6%.
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Author: Lovejoy Katherine
Institution: Chemistry and Integrated Science
Date: August 2002
It is a common sight at airports: a planeload of people sitting and waiting for their delayed flight. The passengers are set to go, but an inadequacy in the transport system has stalled travel. A similar transportation problem has developed since the sequencing of the human genome. Although some newly-sequenced genes may help cure genetic diseases by altering the genetic program of the cells, a treatment called gene therapy, there is still no reliable, completely successful method to transport these reparative genes into disease-causing cells.
Gene therapy treats diseases of genetic origin by providing the missing genetic material, by correcting defective genes, or by increasing the expression of genes already present (Friedmann 1998). The transportation problem is difficult because it depends on the number of genes that need to be inserted and their cellular destination, each of which is disease specific.
Some gene therapies can use non-specific transportation-the genes can simply be loaded onto the therapeutic equivalent of a jumbo jet headed for a big city, like Chicago. The "passenger" genes are added to the bloodstream and scatter as they go about their business. Other genes require a more elaborate and personalized chartered flight that takes them right to the doorstep of the targeted cells, helps them cross the cell membrane and then locate the nucleus, where the genes instruct the cell to create beneficial proteins. This process is called transfection and can be achieved in several different ways.
Viral vectors are the most advanced of current transfection technologies and are currently being tested in human subjects. Viral transfection involves the insertion of therapeutic DNA into the viral genome. The virus then is administered to and infects the patient and, ideally, delivers the precious cargo to a diseased cell nucleus.
The first retroviral vectors were made from the murine leukemia virus and carried their genetic passengers into dividing cells. The therapy was of limited value, however, because most of the body's cells are non-dividing. Adenoviruses (Figure 1), the type of viruses that cause the common cold, had a higher rate of delivery, but the immune system soon kicked the foreign material out of the body (Smith 1995).
One family of viral vectors that is currently of great interest is the lentivirus family, the members of which can incorporate their passenger genes into nondividing cells. A drawback of lentivirus vectors is the fact that they are made from deadly viruses, such as HIV and Ebola, and some scientists are skeptical of putting them to use for therapeutic purposes.
Perhaps the most promising viruses are the adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), which cause no known disease in humans and hold promise for long-term expression. But even with this most promising system, there is a hurdle for scientists to overcome because AAVs have proven difficult to produce in mass quantities (Smaglik 1998).
Viral transfection is the method that most often comes to mind when many people think of gene therapy, because it is the one most often in the news. A prominent example is the 1999 case of Jesse Gelsinger, a patient who died from inflammation and other complications associated with an adenoviral therapy experiment (Weiss 1999). Public attention suddenly focused on the safety of viral transfection. The problems with inflammation, producing viral vectors in mass quantities, and public discomfort with the use of viruses for therapeutic purposes led to increased interest in the development of non-viral transfection vectors.
An alternative to viral therapies are cationic lipid transfection systems (Felgner 1987). These lipid systems feature molecules, such as the one in Figure 2, that are composed of three parts: a hydrophobic anchor, a linker, and a head group (Figure 3). The hydrophobic end of the molecule avoids contact with water, while the positively-charged head group seeks contact with water. In order to protect their hydrophobic end from water and expose the hydrophilic ends, the molecules self-assemble in water to form micelles (Figure 4). When DNA, with its natural negative charge, is introduced to these positively-charged micelles, compound structures called lipoplexes are formed. The lipoplex mostly or totally protects the DNA from the outside environment and is taken into the cell (Koltover 1998).
Cationic liposome transfection systems are promising tools for gene therapy. They are minimally toxic to the organism receiving the therapy and are able to handle larger amounts of DNA than viral vectors (Miller 1997) - they are jumbo jets, not puddle jumpers. Another problem that cationic lipids may solve is the difficulty of targeting the therapeutic DNA to the specific organ or part of the body that is ailing. For example, DNA designed to treat cancerous cells would ideally be attracted specifically to cancer cells for maximum therapeutic value (Schatzlein 2001).
Cationic lipids can potentially be targeted to specific cell types by incorporating certain ligands into their structure. These ligands would bind cell-surface receptors uniquely expressed on the target cells and would help ensure that the therapeutic DNA finds the disease-causing cells. Incorporating such ligands into cationic liposomes is an area of high research interest.
Other research in the field of non-viral vectors involves maximizing transfection efficiency, which is a weak point in liposome transfection systems (Polymer-based. 2001). One explanation for poor transfection efficiency could be the patient's immune responses against the cationic lipids, while another could be the fact that many cationic vectors are unstable in the presence of serum. Serum can be removed from test tubes during in vitro experiments, but not in living patients, so current research is also focusing on investigating synthetic vectors that can tolerate serum (Chesnoy 2000).
Many transfection systems, both viral and non-viral, seem promising in the lab, yet fail when introduced into humans, so the enormous number of DNA transportation systems that are being tested today may yield only a few viable treatments for gene therapy. Despite the negative press that these failures in gene therapy research have recently drawn, the field is an active one, with government, academic, and private labs all working toward the magic bullet that will reliably deliver therapeutic genes to malfunctioning human cells.
Suggested Reading
Chesnoy, S. and L. Huang. "Structure and Function of Lipid-DNA Complexes for Gene Delivery." Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct. 29 (2000): 27-47.
Polymer-based Vectors. Gene Delivery Group, University of Birmingham. 26 Jan. 2001 http://web.bham.ac.uk/can4psd4/nonviral/polymer.html.
Felgner, P.L. et al. "Lipofection-A Highly Efficient, Lipid-Mediated DNA-Transfection Procedure." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 84 (1987): 7413-7414.
Friedmann, T., Ed. The Development of Gene Therapy. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1998.
Koltover, I. et al. "An Inverted Hexagonal Phase of Cationic Liposome-DNA Complexes Related to DNA Release and Delivery." Science. 281(1998): 78-81.
Miller, A. "Cationic Liposomes for Gene Therapy." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 37(1997): 1768-1785.
Schatzlein, A.G. "Non-viral Vectors in Cancer Gene Therapy." Anti Cancer Drugs. 12 (2001): 275-304.
Smaglik, P. "Gene Therapy - The Next Generation." The Scientist 12 [10}: 4 (1998) 26 Jan. 2001 http://www.the-scientist.com/yr1998/may/smaglik_p4_980511.html.
Smith, A. E. . "Viral vectors in gene therapy." Annual Review of Microbiology 49(1995): 807-838.
Weiss, R. and D. Neldson. "Teen Dies Undergoing Gene Therapy." Washington Post. 29 Sept. 1999: A1.


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Director Niki Caro seems to have put her Maria Callas biopic (to star Noomi Rapace) on hold to helm "The Zookeeper's Wife," based on the historical best-seller by Diane Ackerman.
Featuring Jessica Chastain in the title role, "The Zookeeper's Wife" will bring to the big screen the Holocaust heroics of Polish couple Jan and Antonina Żabiński, who helped 300 Jews flee the Warsaw Ghetto by hiding them in animal cages.
Belgian actor Johan Heldenbergh will play Jan and German actor Daniel Brühl the romantic villain Lutz Heck. Shooting begins at the end of September.
Here's the book synopsis for "The Zookeeper's Wife":
When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw — and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants — otters, a badger, hyena pups, lynxes.
With her exuberant prose and exquisite sensitivity to the natural world, Diane Ackerman engages us viscerally in the lives of the zoo animals, their keepers, and their hidden visitors. She shows us how Antonina refused to give in to the penetrating fear of discovery, keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her.
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Bishop's Authority vs. False Collegiality
Starting afresh from Christ in every area of missionary activity; rediscovering in Jesus the love and salvation given to us by the Father through the Holy Spirit: this is the substance and lifeline of the episcopal mission which makes the Bishop the person primarily responsible for catechesis in his diocese. Indeed, it falls ultimately to him to direct catechesis, surrounding himself with competent and trustworthy co-workers...Precisely because faith, life, and the celebration of the sacred liturgy—the source of faith and life—are inseparable, there is need for a more correct implementation of the liturgical principles as indicated by the Second Vatican Council, as well as those contained in the Directory for the Pastoral Ministry of Bishops (cf. 145-151), so as to restore to the liturgy its sacred character. It was with this end in view that my Venerable Predecessor on the Chair of Peter, John Paul II, wished "to appeal urgently that the liturgical norms for the celebration of the Eucharist be observed with great fidelity ... Liturgy is never anyone's private property, be it of the celebrant or of the community in which the mysteries are celebrated" (Encyclical Letter Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 52). For Bishops, who are the "moderators of the Church's liturgical life", the rediscovery and appreciation of obedience to liturgical norms is a form of witness to the one, universal Church, that presides in charity...If we are to stay true to our solemn commitment as successors of the Apostles, we Pastors must be faithful servants of the word, eschewing any reductive or mistaken vision of the mission entrusted to us. It is not enough to look at reality solely from the viewpoint of personal faith; we must work with the Gospel in our hands and anchor ourselves in the authentic heritage of the Apostolic Tradition, free from any interpretations motivated by rationalistic ideologies.
Indeed, "within the particular Churches, it is the Bishop's responsibility to guard and interpret the word of God and to make authoritative judgments as to what is or is not in conformity with it" (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian, 19). As the primary Teacher of faith and doctrine, the Bishop will rely on collaboration with the theologian, who, in order "to be faithful to his role of service to the truth, must take into account the proper mission of the Magisterium and collaborate with it" (ibid., 20). The duty to preserve the deposit of faith and safeguard its unity calls for strict vigilance so that the faith may be "preserved and handed down with fidelity and so that particular insights are clearly integrated into the one Gospel of Christ" (Directory for the Pastoral Ministry of Bishops, 126). This, therefore, is the enormous responsibility you have assumed as formators of your people, and especially of the priests and religious under your care. (Pope Benedict XVI, Address to the Bishops of Brazil, May 11, 2007)


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I have received this new award & the Premio Dardos award from Katie of Crazed's Creations. Thank you so much hun! Please be sure to visit Katies blog!
The rules are: Put the name and link of who gave you this award on your blog. Then pass it on to 10 blogs which you think are magical.
I also have received this award from Cazzie of Cazzie's Scraps. Thank you so much hun! Please be sure to visit her blog. Now I have to pass this on to 8 blogs that make me smile!
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Clark's heavy-breathing 22nd asks who planted a bomb on a rising architect's yacht, and whether the killer may be closing in on his widow.
One minute the Cornelia II was lying peacefully at anchor off New York Harbor; the next a fireball had reduced the ship to ashes, along with its four passengers: owner Adam Cauliff, who'd planned the harbor outing as a way of bringing together the major participants in the Vandermeer Tower project he'd designed; Winifred Johnson, the loyal assistant who'd followed him from his old architectural firm; Vandermeer contractor Sam Krause; and Jimmy Ryan, probable site manager for the job. Krause, about to be indicted for bid fixing, leaves no one behind to lament his abrupt passing. But Adam and Jimmy are copiously mourned by their widows, old-money newspaper columnist Nell MacDermott, inconsolable because she'd just quarreled with Adam over her decision to seek her grandfather's old congressional seat, and no-money manicurist Lisa Ryan, who can't imagine how she'll raise the three children Jimmy left behind. But some fortuitous discoveries among Adam's and Jimmy's effects—secret compartments, safe-deposit-box keys, and all the rest—swiftly persuade their wives that there was more to the explosion than the leaking fuel line police had originally favored, and a young child who witnessed the blast has been having nightmares that suggests somebody may have survived. Was it Adam, Jimmy, Winifred, or Krause? Or was the whole scheme engineered by Peter Lang, the big-deal developer who'd masterminded the Vandermeer project but missed the boat that took his fellow-players to Davy Jones's locker?
Less suspense and more honest-to-goodness mystery than most of Clark's best-selling output (We'll Meet Again, 1999, etc.), though the author telegraphs each twist so conscientiously that few fans will be fooled.


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Monday, January 9, 2012
Cutest Little Pincushion
One of the things I love about getting out my sewing machine is seeing my tiny Hable Construction pincushion I purchased years and years ago from their first adorable, now shuttered NYC store. They are only $5 on their website right now, along with the heart sachets ($15) I love to buy as gifts for Valentine's Day.
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- birdie blue said...
what an adorable pincushion, tiffany. love hable construction, thanks for the head's up on the sale.
- January 9, 2012 at 3:01 PM
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Mucho cute!!
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Opinion: Degrees of Scandal
Assistant editorial page editor James Freeman on the fuss over Barclays's putative attempt to manipulate the Libor and a new House Oversight report detailing Countrywide's kickbacks to Capitol Hill "VIPs." Photo: Associated Press.
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... identical with Barclays ... from that or moral being the only one ... in Britain ... so that this is what got into the context of being about an industry ... and about life or in addition to Barclays ... and ... prevent ... the damage to the reputation that happened over the last week the best with me to do that was to stop them ... I was the Barclays CEO Bob Diamond explaining in recent days why he had to step down ... in the wake of an interest rate scandal but could really to blame ... for this I guess you can call the scandal where we're going to live with it but James Freeman our assistant editorial page editor joins me now to discuss James the welcome thanks ... I James this is a scandal that celebrating several continents we had that notches Barclays but several other banks mentioned here ... I'm interest rate fixing scandal on something called light or ... what's going on in one as Barclays being singled out the lever is basically the this post to be the raid in which banks are lending to each other so takes averages reported by various banks and a ... the allegation here ... what Barclays' was basically the first to settle with governments in the UK in the U S soda ... the allegation is that they of the fudged the radio that they were reporting accurate numbers on what it was costing them to borrow from other banks of both before the financial crisis and during but to ... demand ever going to ... have her son is really a fall because as we know governments have been working full time to try and manipulate the scanner a ban on since roughly says that to the seventy thousandeight so of ... will be easy to tell where their action ends of the private market you know what they're talking about that because Mr. Diamond partially fingers ... the government and and and regulators here do you think you he has a case ... it's can be interesting he basically of ... the said one of my IIa ... executives here interpreted the message from the Bank of England to be you go shoot the fluttered down further now the Bank of England official local partners as well up on now I want a comeback of the spider Parliament clarify when I was saying ... but you're gonna have a problem and you think this is why these cases ... they settled with Barclays are probably see settlements with the other big banks is ... you have a big problem of trying to prosecute these cases in quarter because it's Guinea get ... pretty complicated this is a beloved worse have a benchmark that trillions of financial transactions are based on ... what ... the what were reports of these banks forgiving Avoca estimates everyday they're not ... necessarily exact figures and so establishing what they should've been versus what they reported Loeb's ... engine why would these banks want to under report numbers this is not a good buy we knew scandal ... for viewers out there and falling this is on a napkin years ago ... I you know that the crisis is the toast to our colleagues the limits of the paper to into thousandeight the Relia broke the story and had a big analysis showing that the ... if you look at that credit default swap market a lot of these banks should have been reporting ... on higher funding costs in other words they were probably a ... given the higher rates if they wanted to borrow from other banks than they were reporting publicly ... and so are you know that that's a question of why is this coming to light now aam ... Barclays has settled I will see about the other banks that divorce very damaging PR black eye for Barclays is a even before the crisis of ... internal e mail suggesting that they were trying to manipulate the rate to benefit their particular trading positions and I think that's what's or raise questions about the ... big banks and of the ethics of with them and so well James indeed some of these emails are also certain master of the universe I e the Albert's as China but with each other to get one for me and to what extent they actually could move this average of because the Whitworth save sixteen banks in the top four are the lowest were thrown out every day so I'm finding that you move your rate would actually care ... that stands out well let's leave that scandal there in a letter to the breaking news from today which is that their alliances House oversight Committee released a final report ... on the Countrywide scandal another great episode in cruddy isn't ... I in ... in in ... American capitalism ... I suggest this report today ... if an industry deatails Countrywide's kickbacks to Capitol Hill V I P's ... what's new here and if indeed this is the most comprehensively yet that the effort by Countrywide this company at the center of the subprime scandal ... to Greece both the politicians and their staffs ... and Fannie Mae the other company really even more at the center of the American mortgage scandal but I think you know this is the story basically a depressing story about ... Phil government policy corruption not his drive to get everyone in the housing and encourage a housing and then a lot of ... shady dealings that when a lot of that but ... buried within this report I think you have bought a really refreshing store in that is Congressman Pete sessions of you ... out of the isthe of the last honest man in Washington but ... it's pretty well documented he basically said I don't want a special deal I dont wanna be a ... good rate just give me whatever you would normally get me in for Dimon Congressman than the ... Countrywide seems to follow that ING's what what lessons should we take away ad about government backed housing because for Tbilisi the president coming out in recent days and weeks ... again pushing for more government backed refinancing more government help ... I'd to help the housing market ... what Lessons is this report hold for that sort of policy mess and I think you would hope that people would remember was when I was hoping to have some of ... the true crisis started in a really was ... with these these huge national bet on housing a lot of government policy forcing people ... die in that direction and I think it's it's like all of these markets where the government tries to make things affordable when we see it in student loans was even health care ... is a huge subsidies to ... the ... fore on them for buyers of homes drive up the price is unwinding the now was that make it more expensive for people are willing to forego by and I wanna be fair and balanced area that we just talked about the president his boss is don't ask about House Republicans ... there were to come in like ten or eleven or twelve else out there eating to help three former debt with actually a Fannie and Freddie ... the sun going anywhere ... the crowds were charging earned their reputation as certain forty of subsidies in the big spending but Republicans are very guilty and it's depressing if you think of your taxpayer anything about the twenty ten ... collection is bringing all these tea party Republicans in the house not enough of them is still ... see the John Campbell's and other Republicans who have been basically trying to keep the status quo and keep these the subsidies to help the euro zone and they're not getting rid of Fannie and Freddie so we finally had the offer for the Democrats to get rid of Fannie and Freddie and even this house that couldn't get those bills ... the ... US and so James Freeman is the center of the tender thanks so much for being with us thanks for but next up was Hillary Clinton right or wrong to apologize to you is Lama bond ... stay with this ... welcome back to Opinion Journal Live Wall Street Journal editorial board member Matt Kaminski joins me now ... to talk about America's most cantankerous ally ... Pakistan welcome that ... the ISO Pakistan to open up the supply routes to Afghanistan in recent days right after Hillary Clinton finally came out ... with an apology ... I in the U S side and killed several Pakistani soldiers and errands bombing ... is a diplomatic victory for Islam about the got this apology ... the conservative loans via a statement the word sorry ... I'm sorry about the incident and one and has a funny the ... dispute as to where the ... we actually apologized or Knights ... of the opposition Pakistan said ... beating get the full apology wanted ... on it isn't how victory for both sides I think in aam ... it's unfortunate that I've that ... he is the portion I think that we had Steve and put the state and out that we did ... because the US and in doing the wrong the Pakistanis ... it tried to explain it an unfortunate borders Commission in November made a huge click onto that domestically ... um and it meant that his main supply route into Afghanistan was closed ... it's open now that's not a bad thing ... but all the other problems in the way she should remain as bad as it was ... on IRAs and that because the Pakistanis did make a very big deal about this at home ... what does that tell you about that domestic politics at play here and a ... rising anti American sentiment within Pakistan should we worry about that ... person should I mean basically was happening the last year now is that ... a very difficult least it's gotten all the words of this the night ... the killing of a bin Leyden which ... um ... embarrass the military and and and infuriated the government can license to me there's crispy looking for him to ... there was an incident with the C I a agent who killed some Pakistanis and in the whole war ... on ... what it tells you is that you know that you don't have a partner is nonbinding who is willing to talk to you ... who's who you going to work with few openly and honestly a ... bow ... tie to stabilize Afghanistan trying to root out these terrorist groups in ... the Pakistani border regions ... with the matter is that's not a real border between Afghanistan and Pakistan ... Pakistan is the main sanctuary for the Taliban also the main sanctuary from global terror ... humans not compete that slide it back a standstill the main place that these guys go ... on and ... it just because you how to deal one on trends and does not mean you're anywhere close to ... having any sort of understanding with Pakistan on what to do in Afghanistan with terrorists other this one piece of leverage in South Asia and that's of course India and I the world's most populous democracy ... I start to open up to us said during the Clinton and especially the Church of the Bush administration ... I as Secretary of Defense Panetta I didn't make Sunnah outrageous that India ... did that help us get a deal with Pakistan how did you ... did you see that play by the Obama admin in the taxi was this is so where do you think Pakistan's ... ruling military and the two countries ... are convinced that ... we the US in the Pakistan when the Pakistanis us ... I think that can enter by the banks are going to Delhi ... as often as he has ... it is is in line or two then hopefully the US has other options in the region ... and U S has more friends in Pakistan guns ... Pakistan is on the verge of ... a beacon of a rogue nation ... of becoming a rogue nation ... and ... he did the military because they are ... indoors humiliated when ... the Dean of the modern happened ... I think you ... misunderstood ... the feeling in America ... how one down quarter Pakistan this to us ... into the people are more more willing to say look ... we may just divorce with this country is so difficult this was taught to Apple Hill about cutting need ... something maybe that helps aam ... sober up and it was a was a bit of a reality check for the Pakistani leadership the any reason other very interesting point which is that sentiment here in United States seems to be changing towards Pakistan ... is it reasonable though for us to cut all ties with that nation ... I've given their nuclear capability but given the terrorists cells they are harboring there ... how much do we really need their help how far can we push them ... what they can be very gauges the cut off all times and I think we have to work the Pakistanis on ... onthe on the warts ... in included ... I think the most can appoint weakens but to tell these things look there's ... if you hate in this way ... we will cut off aid will block it for for a short time as she was in pieces in the steel ... that we've been holding up ... about a billion ... one point two billion dollars in coalitions some the color coalition support funds to Pakistan ... which the movie won this twenty that we get the Pakistanis to help police the border with Afghanistan ... um ... so that was ... hopefully can of thirty eight I should point it was used well ... in general ... I'm Robert Gates four centers ISM's security fence in the lineup this is ... the this is a troubled marriage we have to work and indeed that Cali still holds true ... we have to work and that they are limits to America's patients aam ... and and ... impacts this a message that we should make clear is that as well ... now with us in thirty seconds left ... when asked about Governor Romney ... I just ... any statements about how he would deal with Pakistan or worry elected president ... or the Certusi in continuing this impact is present Obama ... honestly I mean he doesn't Obama and his campaign is very tough but Pakistan has agreed to be willing to send American troops to Pakistan it was even ... dissatisfied John McCain at the time ... I think Governor Romney um you know this has not made a big issue ... for a policy that the keys probably ... he might ... choose to criticize this latest apology from ... the Mr Sian to a foreign country ... um but I think you know ... that conflict is going to ... continue ... down the street assert that the numbers are the most room for maneuver when Ronnie has to change tack with XLK well on that downbeat no Wall Street Journal editorial board member Matt Kaminski thanks so much for being with us ... next up is California may kill what's left of the private mortgage market ... they didn't ... welcome back to Opinion Journal Live my next guest is American Enterprise Institute fellow Ed Pinto ... who tells you talk about a nother silver bullet ... that is supposed to question what's on ... the nation's housing crisis and ... joins me by sky and welcome ... Mary ... and I thought a lot of bad ideas about us all this nation's ongoing housing prices but this has to qualify as one of the worst ... for viewers out there who are following it ... who is worded resolution partners and what are they proposing to do ... mortgage rates listen Partners is a private company has come up with an idea to use the ... eminent domain through municipalities in California ... and elsewhere starting in California ... to ... auction them through eminent domain and on mortgages that are underwater ... and then turn around ... on ... congenital or price than in the face value turnaround ... reduce the Maury show on the individual that owns the house is loving it ... and then given a lower mortgage then repackage these mortgages to new investors ... and arson they would get a fee for doing this ... so I had ... this out was to me like ... public taking for private gain in the alternate in cronyism ... I ... am I wrong ... I think there's a lot of that is a lot of these built in today's ... when I reviewed it looks like the ... business of helping make some money on it the ... other group makes money on it ... yet somehow of the borrower gets this ... miraculously low of mortgage ... eighty five percent of the current market value ... I don't think the numbers were ... bad and the on and now he said the onthe rethinking the debt on their own designs ... are cherry picking the best work they have to be current mortgages ... now agree these are underwater mortgages ... in pain for five or six years ... and those mortgages that ... are of probability that are going to pay off the face value that is probably fifty percent for the subverting a really bad mortgages ... on the losses on these words my aunt and the fifty percent ... you're looking at a twenty five percent loss ... this is this structure is based on having a forty percent loss ... the difference I don't think any may not see you either have to ... um get the moorings at below market value which they say they're not can it do or it doesn't work financially in which case it just doesn't work ... so I don't see how this works from a ... year of fairness or a financial ... perspective there's an investor or financial perspective ... is just another is a bad idea and somewhat of a long list ... of ideas and ... will probably result in putting another nail in coffin of private investors ever coming back ... in the next ... ten or twelve years into the ... private mortgage back securities market because the have no idea what their wrists are particularly ... in or to any primaries next year the market work ... yet the people taking the first risk ... this basically says you don't know where you are good is all a sudden ... the government can cherry-pick include for you out ... of where you thought you were in the losses on you but let's be really clear about this so what what it resolution Partners is proposing to do is to use government power ... to set a price ... to take ... mortgages out of private investors hands ... I didn't use the power of ended the main season so the loser here is the isthe private investor also the sanctity of private contracts ... and ... you mention what has been due to the private mortgage market ... I will will we ever got about is what what what will fix the housing crisis if this doesn't fix it what we need to let happen ... and I've been saying for sometime we need ... three things one is ... we need to let the market find a bottom we are even in the places where that has happened the most ... like Arizona ... or to California believe it or not ... um and the Virginia and some other states ... that the markets are stronger word has happened Florida ... and Maryland in some places ... marketers are still weak and ... on the market has bottomed ... number two ... it's all about the jobs I miss out on the Street's name for job with the final seconds ... are we sure were three point eight million jobs below where we were the peak in two thousandseven this takes nothing into account about ... growth in population Irenaeus ... this is just we have three point eight million fewer jobs than we had a middling two thousandseven ... that is a horrible job recovery and job ever after then back to ... the show we we gotta wrap up ... that's it for opinion Journal I've ever met tomorrow at five o'clock in every week at Mary Kissel the Wall Street Journal editorial board thank you for being with us ...


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As the Senate debates the Every Child Achieves Act, the House is continuing its push for an ESEA rewrite with the Student Success Act.
Education Week shares the details of the bill and amendments that passed (218-213). To read the official bill summary, check out the Education and Workforce Committees majority outline here. See the minority (dissenting) opinion here.


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In or around 1920 or '21 the painter and propagandist El Lissitzky painted a small, unassuming gouache picture for reproduction in a magazine or journal with the words "ROSA LUXEMBURG" lettered in, then painted over, to make a once-declarative statement (political solidarity with the case of Rosa Luxemburg) instead a quiet, self-effacing comment, though unintentional, about the absurdity of making art a weapon or tool of politics. El Lissitzky knew even back then, in another century, before Wikileaks or Edward Snowden, that he was trafficking in shit way above his head.
Both Lissitzky and Luxemburg were highly literate, Jewish, and, with Lissitzky growing up in Vitebsk, from slightly rural cultures. Cary Leibowitz is smart, Jewish, and from Connecticut. Here the similarities draw to an end. Like Lissitzky, though, Leibowitz has a tendency to make paintings that make bold, concise statements, written in the clear syntax of good propaganda, which can turn on a dime into self-deprecating, revealing "notes of a painter."
In the late Eighties, he virtually pioneered the "school of abjection" along with artists such as Kay Rosen and Mike Kelley, who used the painted word as an art form the way Woody Allen used film in the Seventies, combining self-analysis, Catskills humor, and a trenchant, deadpan hilarity of the sort that obviated the humorless, text-based art of the previous generation of artists working with language (Wiener, Kosuth, Huebler, et al.). Leibowitz is an intensely introverted, private person, yet his art would seem to belie this, giving voice to statements (which "work in line with [an] economy") such as "Sorry I thought you said spaghetti" ("Sorry I Thought You Said Spaghetti," 2013). A rather Tourettes-like sputtering -- like the awkward house guest saying "I hate spaghetti!" mishearing, perhaps, a more acceptable pasta offering. A sense of longing for connection, on either a personal or physical level, albeit a kind of desperate Looking for Mr. Goodbar kind, comes in the slice-shaped panel of "isn't it great you like pizza i like pizza" ("Isn't It Great You Like Pizza I Like Pizza," 2013), a bar pick-up line nuanced just this much above "Air? Air is great! You like to breathe? I Iike to breathe too!!"
The immaculate surfaces of Leibowitz's paintings, which often go unremarked-upon if not totally unobserved (indeed, he is such a practiced painter he makes it look easy), give visual form to the superficialities of the dialog. This plays against the deeper realms of the psyche that he both explores and exposes. Playing with form and semiotics, Leibowitz presents the disconnect we often experience more and more between what we hear and what was actually said. A kind of interpersonal Orwellian doublespeak.
Color plays a greater role in this work. In the past it was an aspect of Leibowitz's painting that either veered toward the decorative or was treated with offhand, aesthetic caprice. In (paintings and belt buckles), the walls are painted the same color as the panel grounds, in a color called "Sweet Taffy Pink" -- a nod to inane Ralph Lauren or Martha Stewart swatch book color names like "Un-Teal We Meet Again" or "Sea Foam Green" -- suggesting the seaside candy of tourist beach towns, a noxious, nostalgic treat that usually tastes like scented candle wax. The matching wall and panel color creates an effect of the pictures blending into their surroundings like geeky wallflowers at a high school dance. A calculated effect, no doubt, personifying in paint what Leibowitz actually feels sometimes in life. There is a fine line between art-as-therapy and mining one's internal life as material. Leibowitz manages to do the second with amazing results. At the Armory Show last spring, Leibowitz exhibited a large outdoor piece that read "I Need to Start Seeing a Therapist"; that would probably be a good thing for Leibowitz, but possibly a tremendous loss for the art world. - Bradley Rubenstein
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Journal: PLUS Journal 11 (234) 2016
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Sunday morning after the storm sky.
Lots of birds circling overhead. Lewis was fascinated. So was I.
Then I looked to the left and saw sunlight refracted through molecules of water vapor and atmospheric particles that resulted in these bands of color. Whatever. I think rainbows are really an "olly - olly - in come free" for birds after a storm. I like less scientific explanations for naturally occuring phenomenon. I can relate to them better.


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Tortillas are actually really easy to make and taste infinitely better than most of the grocery store varieties. Not to mention the short ingredient list. Flour. Oil. Milk. Baking Powder. Salt. That's it. No glycerides, no fumaric acid or a number of other presumably preservatives. I used this recipe from the Homesick Texan. I used half whole wheat flour and they seemed to turn out well. When you make these, don't forget to have one when it is still warm and fresh. You will not regret it.
This recipe from Perry's Plate was the inspiration for using the tortillas for an enchilada lasagna, instead of making just plain old enchiladas. The recipe is totally adaptable to your taste and preferences, but this is how I did it:
Enchilada Lasagna adapted from Perry's Plate and Simply Recipes
serves 4-6
1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion
3 garlic cloves
1 cup of salsa
1 can of crushed tomatoes
3 tbsp tomato paste
1/2-1 cup of water
Tortillas (I suggest you make these; I doubled the recipe)
1 tbsp olive oil
red peppers
black beans
shredded cheddar cheese
1. Heat olive oil on medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until cooked. Add salsa, tomatoes, tomato paste and water. Add water to make the sauce according to your desired consistency. You don't want it too thick because it will thicken up even more in the oven, but too thin will result in soggy tortillas.
2. Reduce heat to low and keep warm while preparing the lasagna.
3. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
4. I decided to do sautéed vegetables. In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add all vegetables except for the spinach and beans. Once the vegetables are cooked, add the black beans and stir to combine.
5. In a large greased baking dish, add a little bit of the sauce to the bottom and spread around. Place a layer of tortilla. Add 1/2 of vegetables, top with sauce and spinach. Place a layer of tortilla, add the rest of the vegetables, add sauce and spinach. Place the final layer of tortilla, add a little bit of sauce, and sprinkle some shredded cheddar on top.
6. Bake at 450 degrees F covered with foil for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes before cutting.
This is an amazing dish. It makes great leftovers, and is very easy to assemble. I cannot wait to make it again!