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I knew ever since childhood that I would never grow up to get married. The desire was never within my heart.
I didn't even want to have a boyfriend. I still don't, and I never will.
I don't believe that marriage and intimate sexual relationship is for everybody.
I do believe as I always have that there are men who don't have sex until they are married and men who don't- and have never cheated on their wives.
Some may believe that is a naive view to hold, but in reality, it is not. The majority of men may not fit into this category, though, there are far too many men in the world for them all to be sexually promiscuous and cheaters.
People seek out marriage for many different reasons depending on culture and personal values. I just never saw a purpose for the undertaking in my life.
I never felt the need for a man to make me happy. I never believed happiness came from a man. I always found happiness from within my spirit. I never felt the need for a man to complete me (which I don't understand the void in certain women who do feel this way.) I naturally felt whole and complete within myself as an individual.
I've never even understood the concept of falling in love with a man. I've fell in love with a puppy before, but never a man. I don't have those feelings or sexual desires and I am perfectly happy that way.
When I read in the bible as a youngster of Paul's statements in regard to it being "better not to marry" in 1 Corinthians 7:40 I could identify with his words and considered it a gift indeed to not have any sexual or romantic need.
In a world where I was considered not normal for not wanting to get married or to have sex, I was proud and unbothered.
Yes, each of you should remain as you were when God called you.
God paid a high price for you, so don't be enslaved by the world. Each of you, dear brothers and sisters, should remain as you were when God first called you.
Now regarding your question about the young women who are not yet married. I do not have a command from the Lord for them. But the Lord in his mercy has given me wisdom that can be trusted, and I will share it with you. Because of the present crisis, I think it is best to remain as you are.
I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord's work and thinking how to please him. But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. His interests are divided. In the same way, a woman who is no longer married or has never been married can be devoted to the Lord and holy in body and in spirit. But a married woman has to think about her earthly responsibilities and how to please her husband. I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible.
But in my opinion it would be better for her to stay single, and I think I am giving you counsel from God's Spirit when I say this. -1 Corinthians 7:20-40
Yes, and also as a woman, and a human being, I am so glad that not having a desire for marriage is not a sin. If I was interested, I would have had a very hard time obeying any man and having him as head over me within my personal life. I was never the subservient type and too independent.
I enjoy the single life where I am just fully committed and aligned with being fully obedient to God. –latoya lawrence


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Layoff notices are about to hit hundreds of investment bankers at Citigroup.
The company
Shares of Citigroup fell 75 cents, or 3.9%, to close at $18.55.
The financial-services giant, which employs about 350,000 workers worldwide, will dismiss thousands this week, adding to the layoffs totaling 9,000 that had been issued as of March 31, the Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
"Citi indicated earlier this year that it would be resizing this business in response to market conditions and as part of our ongoing re-engineering efforts," spokesman Dan Noonan said, without confirming details.
The company has suffered through $15 billion in losses during the past two quarters and will likely write down billions more in the second quarter.
The staff cuts are expected to be sharper among mergers-and-acquisitions bankers, a department that was spared earlier this year. Citigroup's emerging-markets unit and transaction-services arm are among the only departments that may be exempted from staff cuts, although nearly all other major departments within the investment-banking division should see some firings, according to the Journal.
The staff cuts are the first since John Havens was appointed to head Citigroup's institutional clients group in late March.
Havens believes that the credit tumult has made some of Citigroup's investment-banking businesses no longer viable, while other units are operating inefficiently and making poor returns, the report said.

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With the new North Saanich middle school nearly complete, the Saanich school board must decide what to do with the old building in Sidney.
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State Rep. Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, and state Sen. Pam Iovino are hosting a drive-thru flu shot clinic on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon, in the Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church parking lot, 975 Washington Road. Flu and Pneumonia shots (and other vaccinations, such as Shingles and TDAP) will be available with insurance coverage. Pre-registration is required by Nov. 16! Click here to register. Note: For our protection and yours, you must wear a mask - all staff and workers will also be wearing masks and gloves. Read more
On Thursday, Oct. 22, my office, in coordination with state Sen. Pam Iovino, will be hosting a drive-thru flu shot clinic. Please register by Oct 8! Read more
HARRISBURG, Sept. 15 – State Rep. Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, today announced that $200,000 was awarded to Dormont Borough's stormwater authority for stormwater improvements within the borough. Miller said the funding was awarded through the Allegheny County Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund and approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. "This is significant funding for much-needed renovations in Dormont," Miller said. "The funding awarded today will help Dormont's stormwater authority install a number of new storm sewers across the municipality, which has needed to be done for quite some time. I look forward to seeing the final product once these projects are complete." Miller said the $200,000 will go toward the installation of seven new inlets and installation of 450 linear feet of new storm sewers on LaSalle and Louisiana avenues. The funds originate from the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund Program – a program established to fund community and economic development projects in Allegheny County through revenues generated from all casinos. The funds are determined via a daily assessment of the licensed facility's gross terminal revenue. The program provides grants for single-year and multi-year projects that promote development in Allegheny County, including economic, infrastructure and community improvements, job training, Read more
HARRISBURG, Aug. 26 – Starting Thursday, state Rep. Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, and the Allegheny County House Democratic Delegation will conclude their summer hearing outreach with five virtual public panel discussions. The virtual panels begin Thursday and run through Friday, Sept. 4. Panel dates and topics are: Health of our Hospitals: Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Co-chaired by state Rep. Anita Astorino Kulik Future of Work: Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Update on Police Reform: Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Co-chaired by state Reps. Ed Gainey and Summer Lee COVID and Worker Safety: Thursday, Sept. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Co-chaired by state Rep. Rob Matzie Housing Crisis: Friday, Sept. 4 from 10:30 a.m. to noon Co-chaired by state Rep. Sara Innamorato Miller, chairman of ACHDD, invites the public and media to view the virtual panels by visiting RepDanMiller.com . Questions can be submitted ahead of each panel at firstname.lastname@example.com . Read more
HARRISBURG, Aug. 17 – State Rep. Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, announced the awarding of $345,900 in PA Small Water and Sewer grants to Castle Shannon for improvements and repairs to its water and sewer systems. "Infrastructure is a critical issue and I was very glad to support Castle Shannon's efforts to improve their sewer system," Miller said. "These grants will help ensure clean water and a safe, sanitary sewer system for the residents of Castle Shannon for years to come." Castle Shannon will use the $45,900 grant to make improvements to its storm sewer system on Killarney Drive. Stormwater runoff from Armstrong Park in Baldwin Township is bypassing its intended inlet and instead ending up on the driveway and in the basement of a property on Killarney Drive. The borough will install two catch basins, 75 linear feet of 15-inch corrugated storm pipe, and road and curb restoration. The $300,000 grant will be used to repair 4,650 linear feet of sewer lines and replace two manholes to address defective sewer lines that have been identified. The repairs will include 4,350 linear feet of full liner trenchless sewer repair, 130 linear feet of spot liner sewer repairs, 170 linear feet of in-trench replacement and installing two manholes in the McCully Road and Connor Road areas. "I also salute the effort by Castle Shannon's elected officials and staff for Read more
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HARRISBURG, July 15 – COVID-19 resulted in the closing of schools statewide this past spring, a move that at the time had bipartisan support and echoed actions taken across our country, but it was one that also shined a bright line on the inequality embedded in many of our school districts across the state. This gross inequality allowed for more well-funded and financially supported districts to open online weeks if not almost two months ahead of neighboring districts that had less funding and less financial support. State Reps. Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, and Jim Roebuck, D-Phila., on Thursday introduced legislation (H.B. 2705) that would offer a path forward to make sure school districts in the future are not delayed in opening online due to uncertainty of access to technology, and that every child who is from a home living in acute poverty has the necessary technology provided to them to make them ready for online learning from day one. "COVID-19 is an unprecedented emergency that no district, state, or likely, nation was prepared to address," Miller said. "However, we must learn from our experience this spring and we must make sure that no child or school district will be delayed from accessing or providing online education in the future due to financial hardship. It is unjust that our wealthier school districts can be up and running, while our more economically challenged school districts have to go door-to-door, hat-in-hand for Read more
HARRISBURG, July 14 – Seeking to put the health and well-being of Pennsylvanians first, state Rep. Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, on Tuesday introduced legislation that would require natural gas companies to disclose what chemicals are used in the fracking process. Miller said his legislation would amend the Oil and Gas Act by removing the current exceptions to disclosure that allow companies to hide the chemicals they use in the fracking process, and requiring disclosure of chemicals 14 days prior to use at any stage of the fracking process, drilling included. "The work of the attorney general and the grand jury report reminded all of us that there is still some important things that we don't know about our natural gas industry," Miller said. "It is not too much for us to demand that if you pump chemicals into our ground, we need to know what those chemicals are. It is past due that we have greater transparency and I thank the attorney general for his attention on this issue." Miller said that this bill is one of the recommendations from the 43 rd statewide grand jury, "requiring fracking companies to publicly disclose all chemicals used in drilling and hydraulic fracturing before they are used on-site." Read more
In response to the Pennsylvania Senate passing H.Bs. 1841 and 1910, state Reps. Jordan Harris, D-Phila., House Democratic whip, Joanna McClinton, D-Phila., House Democratic chair, Jason Dawkins, D-Phila., Philadelphia Delegation chairman, Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, Allegheny Delegation chairman, Dan Williams, D-Chester, Summer Lee, D-Allegheny, and Chris Rabb, D-Phila., released the following statement:"In Harrisburg, the legislative process can often be slow and grinding. However, in times of crisis, slow and grinding is unacceptable. The passage of these two police reform bills in only a month's time reflects the fact that when people take to the streets and demand action from their elected officials, we as a General Assembly are capable of working deliberatively and quickly. Read more
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HARRISBURG, May 28 – Noting the economic fallout many families have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, called his "yes" vote on Tuesday to freeze cost-of-living adjustments for public officials an easy decision. House Bill 2487 , which passed the House unanimously, would amend the Public Official Compensation Law to freeze COLAs for legislators through 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Despite increased federal and state assistance -- and further business re-openings here in western PA in particular -- many families are hurting," Miller said. "While freezing COLAs is not going to close the budget, it simply is the right thing to do. I hope that this bill becomes law quickly." In addition to all legislators, Miller said the measure would also freeze COLAs for the following offices and positions: governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor general, state attorney general, state treasurer, commissioners of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and heads of state departments. House Bill 2487 now heads to the state Senate for consideration. Read more
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HARRISBURG, March 18 – Following the announcement that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would be halting all eviction notices, multiple House Democrats, who earlier in the day requested this halt, issued the following statement: "We're extremely appreciative to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for showing judicious leadership in halting all evictions statewide through at least April 3 and possibly beyond depending on the COVID-19 pandemic. "As we continually urge Pennsylvanians to stay home out of great concern for their personal health as well as the health of their community, it's unconscionable that they could still be evicted and thrown into a world of instability when stability is what they need most. This halting of evictions doesn't only help the homeowner or lessee, it helps the entire community. "Far too many people are living paycheck to paycheck and now face the real situation of being out of work for an extended period of time. Ensuring they have a roof over their heads for the foreseeable future isn't simply the right thing to do, it's the moral thing to do." The following House Democratic legislators signed on to a letter, which can be viewed here, requesting the Pennsylvania Supreme Court halt all eviction proceedings: Democratic Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny. Democratic Whip Jordan Harris, D-Phila. State Rep. Mary Isaacson, D-Phila. State Read more
Letter to Chief Justice Saylor asking to expand a directive in Pennsylvania to include all foreclosures and evictions, beyond those processed through HUD. Read more
HARRISBURG, March 13 – State Rep. Dan Miller, chairman of the Allegheny County House Democratic Delegation, and fellow ACHDD members on Friday announced their legislative priorities to support Pennsylvania during the coronavirus outbreak, including the need to support low-income and working-class families without paid family leave or the ability to work from home. Miller, as well as state Reps. Austin Davis, Dan Deasy, Tony DeLuca, House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody, Dan Frankel, Ed Gainey, Sara Innamorato, Bill Kortz, Anita Kulik, Summer Lee, Brandon Markosek, Adam Ravenstahl, Harry Readshaw and Jake Wheatley issued the following statement in response to Friday's statewide school closure: "The delegation, first and foremost, wants to be supportive of the school districts during this time. It is clear that both they and the governor are motivated by an abundance of concern for the health and safety of both their students and staff. We respect their decision and will work to support their needs in Harrisburg. However, while the closure may have been a necessary step, it is not without its subsequent challenges -- and those challenges must be addressed by the legislature. "At a minimum, in order to help people across Pennsylvania, Harrisburg should prioritize the following items for discussion and vote: Paid family leave legislation. Emergency funding for childcare support. Assistance for Read more
HARRISBURG, March 13 – State Rep. Dan Miller, chairman of the Allegheny County House Democratic Delegation, and fellow ACHDD members on Friday asked Gov. Tom Wolf to place a moratorium on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission from further shutoffs for the foreseeable future for all Pennsylvanians in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The delegation's call to action comes by way of support for the initial request issued early Thursday by members of the Philadelphia leadership team in the state House. Miller, as well as state Reps. Austin Davis, Dan Deasy, Tony DeLuca, House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody, Dan Frankel, Ed Gainey, Sara Innamorato, Bill Kortz, Anita Kulik, Summer Lee, Brandon Markosek, Robert Matzie, Adam Ravenstahl, Harry Readshaw and Jake Wheatley issued the following statement: "As we speak, we're faced with an emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic, that many have never dealt with before here in Pennsylvania. Aside from the fear and anxiety this may be causing many state residents, we as lawmakers need to be sure we're doing everything possible to make what could be a dire situation less extreme for those living with life-threatening illnesses or in low-income situations. One way we can do that is by ensuring that all residents have access to their electric utilities, especially those who rely on their electric to power their medical equipment. "Losing electricity would Read more
HARRISBURG, March 12 – With the possibility of schools and businesses having to shutter their doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, state Rep. Dan Miller is calling for the passage of H.B. 1739. The bipartisan legislation, also known as the Family Care Act, is a crucial bill that would provide a critical benefit to families forced to stay home during times of sickness or unexpected emergencies, such as the COVID-19 outbreak, Miller said. "This pandemic emphasizes why we need the Family Care Act. The majority of Pennsylvania workers do not have paid leave, and if businesses and schools are closed, many may struggle to pay the bills." Miller said. "Obviously we hope that this current situation does not lead to such drastic closures statewide, but it might. And the reality is that there is no guarantee that this virus or one similar doesn't continue to plague us for years. We need to offer greater security to our workers and families now." Miller, who is a prime co-sponsor of H.B. 1739 , said the measure would establish a statewide Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, which would call for all working individuals to make a small payroll contribution to support the initiative. Miller said by doing so, eligible employees would be able to care for themselves in the event of a serious health condition, care for a close family member with a serious health condition, or care for an aging parent or Read more
HARRISBURG, March 11 – Two synagogues and a church in the 42 nd Legislative District were awarded a combined total of $236,436 in state funding to use toward security and safety at their facilities, announced state Rep. Dan Miller. Miller, D-Allegheny, said the three entities were awarded the funds by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency at its quarterly commission meeting today. Beth El Congregation/United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism received $90,000; Temple Emanuel of South Hills was awarded $74,800; and Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church received $71,636. "I am very pleased to announce these safety grants for these venerable institutions, which make up a big part of our community fabric. While it is unfortunate that these grants are necessary at all, we cannot ignore the times we live in and the challenges we face. There are no more welcoming spaces in our districts than our places of worship, and we must work together to keep it that way." Miller said the grants are provided through PCCD's Nonprofit Security Grant Fund Program following the passage of Act 83 of 2019 . The act directs PCCD to administer grants to nonprofit organizations who have been or who are likely to be targets for hate crimes. Priority consideration for funding was given to organizations that indicated they – or their membership – were victims of a hate crime or had a credible hate-crime threat. Read more
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HARRISBURG, Jan. 31 – State Rep. Dan Miller, D-Allegheny, announced Friday the Keynote Speaker for his upcoming Disability and Mental Health Summit on March 3. Former Congressman and author of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, Tony Coelho, will be providing the keynote address for the summit from 4:40 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. "I am so excited that Congressman Coelho is able to join us, especially given that 2020 is the 30 th anniversary of the passage of his bill," Miller said. "The ADA is a seminal piece of civil rights legislation for our country and is responsible for increasing opportunity and access for millions of Americans." The ADA was passed in 1990 by a Democratic Congress and a Republican president, prohibiting discrimination based on disability and requiring reasonable accommodations for employees and accessibility requirements on public accommodations. "The Americans with Disabilities Act was never the product of one individual," Miller said, "but no doubt, Congressman Coelho and his work played a key role in advancing the rights of Americans with disabilities. His experience, motivation and insight into the historical context are important for all of us to know and understand." Additional speakers of note include Gov. Wolf's secretary of Human Services, Teresa Miller, Deputy Secretary Kirstin Ahrens of the Office of Developmental Read more
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What are the largest countries in North America? Here is the list of the ten largest countries in square miles:
- Canada (3,854,083 square miles)
- United States (3,617,827 square miles)
- Mexico (758,249 square miles)
- Nicaragua (50,324 square miles)
- Honduras (43,422 square miles)
- Cuba (42,415 square miles)
- Guatemala (42,031 square miles)
- Panama (29,111 square miles)
- Costa Rica (19,725 square miles)
- Belize (8,865 square miles)
The total area of North America is 24,709,000 km² (9,540,000 mi²) split across 23 countries and dozens of territories. The largest country in North America is Canada, which spans over 9,984,670 km² (3,854,083 mi²). Canada has a population of over 37.4 million people, with the majority of citizens living in the southern part of the country closer to the border of the United States. Canada is also the second-largest country in the world. The smallest country in North America is Saint Kitts and Nevis, which spans a total of 261 km² (101 mi²). St. Kitts and Nevis has a population of about 52,800.


text: Director Dylan Kidd's follow up to the raucous Roger Dodger was an adaptation of Helen Schulman's novel, featuring good work from Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Paul Rudd and Topher Grace. Linney plays Louise Harrington, a woman who still holds a candle for her dead high-school sweetheart, and who comes to believe that he's been reincarnated as F Scott Fienstadt (Grace), a young student she meets through her work as an admissions officer. Byrne and Macia Gay Harden also spring from Ann's past, but it's the way Kidd evokes Ann's fragile blossoming at the thought of an impossible love made real that makes this peculiar but engaging comedy-drama play, with Linney as excellent as ever.


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INDIANAPOLIS – Daniel Messel was sentenced on Thursday to 80 years in prison for murdering IU student, Hannah Wilson.
Messel was found guilty after Wilson's body was found hours after she was reported missing, in the wooded area of Plum Creek in Brown County in 2015. His cellphone was laying nearby and investigators found her blood, hair and DNA in Messel's 2012 Kia SUV.
The Brown County coroner said Wilson died due to blunt force trauma to the head. They said she was struck three or four times in the back of head with an unknown object.
RELATED | Disturbing details of Hannah Wilson's murder revealed in court documents | Daniel Messel found guilty in IU student's murder
BREAKING: Judge sentences Daniel Messel to 80 years in prison for murder of IU student Hannah Wilson @rtv6
— Katie Heinz (@katieheinz6) September 22, 2016
The last time Wilson, 22, was seen, she was getting into a green and white cab, according to court documents.
Hannah's father takes stand. Says he's 100% certain Messel responsible. "The only way he should be let out of prison is if he's dead." @rtv6
— Katie Heinz (@katieheinz6) September 22, 2016
During Messel's sentencing, the judge took into account his prior convictions and said he showed a pattern of criminal conduct and violence. He plans to appeal the sentence.
Messel makes statement in court: "I didn't kill Hannah. A fair trial would've shown that but this has been anything but a fair trial." @rtv6
— Katie Heinz (@katieheinz6) September 22, 2016
Messel: "I am sorry for the Wilson family's loss, but I didn't do it." @rtv6
— Katie Heinz (@katieheinz6) September 22, 2016
RELATED | Messel has violent past, few years behind bars
He was charged with battery, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct after Messel's ex-girlfriend and co-worker said he beat them years ago.
"We went out for four years, and he was very violent," said Michele Day of Bloomington. "He was an alcoholic and very controlling. He beat the hell out of me a couple times."
Day called police after one beating in 1986.
"I had a black eye," said Day, who added she was younger than 18 when she dated Messel.
Court records say he grabbed Day by her hair and throat. Records show Messel didn't serve any jail time for the incident.
Documents show Messel was convicted of forgery in 1989 and he served just over a year in jail from May 1990 to June 1991 after he violated his probation.
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Wilson's family reacted during the sentencing:
Hannah's sister, Haley on stand: "Because of your actions, I am an only child now." @rtv6
— Katie Heinz (@katieheinz6) September 22, 2016
Haley Wilson: "I will never be a Maid of Honor," says she will never get to be an aunt, never get to grow old with her sister @rtv6
— Katie Heinz (@katieheinz6) September 22, 2016
Hannah's mother, Robin, tells Messel "22 years and 22 days on Earth is not nearly enough for this mother." @rtv6
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text: On 11/23/2017 03:11 AM, Christian König wrote:> Am 22.11.2017 um 18:27 schrieb Boris Ostrovsky:>> On 11/22/2017 11:54 AM, Christian König wrote:>>> Am 22.11.2017 um 17:24 schrieb Boris Ostrovsky:>>>> On 11/22/2017 05:09 AM, Christian König wrote:>>>>> Am 21.11.2017 um 23:26 schrieb Boris Ostrovsky:>>>>>> On 11/21/2017 08:34 AM, Christian König wrote:>>>>>>> Hi Boris,>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attached are two patches.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The first one is a trivial fix for the infinite loop issue, it now>>>>>>> correctly aborts the fixup when it can't find address space for the>>>>>>> root window.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The second is a workaround for your board. It simply checks if there>>>>>>> is exactly one Processor Function to apply this fix on.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Both are based on linus current master branch. Please test if they>>>>>>> fix>>>>>>> your issue.>>>>>> Yes, they do fix it but that's because the feature is disabled.>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you know what the actual problem was (on Xen)?>>>>> I still haven't understood what you actually did with Xen.>>>>>>>>>> When you used PCI pass through with those devices then you have made a>>>>> major configuration error.>>>>>>>>>> When the problem happened on dom0 then the explanation is most likely>>>>> that some PCI device ended up in the configured space, but the routing>>>>> was only setup correctly on one CPU socket.>>>> The problem is that dom0 can be (and was in my case() booted with less>>>> than full physical memory and so the "rest" of the host memory is not>>>> necessarily reflected in iomem. Your patch then tried to configure that>>>> memory for MMIO and the system hang.>>>>>>>> And so my guess is that this patch will break dom0 on a single-socket>>>> system as well.>>> Oh, thanks!>>>>>> I've thought about that possibility before, but wasn't able to find a>>> system which actually does that.>>>>>> May I ask why the rest of the memory isn't reported to the OS?>> That memory doesn't belong to the OS (dom0), it is owned by the >> hypervisor.>>>>> Sounds like I can't trust Linux resource management and probably need>>> to read the DRAM config to figure things out after all.>>>> My question is whether what you are trying to do should ever be done for>> a guest at all (any guest, not necessarily Xen).> > The issue is probably that I don't know enough about Xen: What exactly > is dom0? My understanding was that dom0 is the hypervisor, but that > seems to be incorrect.> > The issue is that under no circumstances *EVER* a virtualized guest > should have access to the PCI devices marked as "Processor Function" on > AMD platforms. Otherwise it is trivial to break out of the virtualization.> > When dom0 is something like the system domain with all hardware access > then the approach seems legitimate, but then the hypervisor should > report the stolen memory to the OS using the e820 table.> > When the hypervisor doesn't do that and the Linux kernel isn't aware > that there is memory at a given location mapping PCI space there will > obviously crash the hypervisor.> > Possible solutions as far as I can see are either disabling this feature > when we detect that we are a Xen dom0, scanning the DRAM settings to > update Linux resource handling or fixing Xen to report stolen memory to > the dom0 OS as reserved.> > Opinions?You are right, these functions are not exposed to a regular guest.I think for dom0 (which is a special Xen guest, with additional privileges) we may be able to add a reserved e820 region for host memory that is not assigned to dom0. Let me try it on Monday (I am out until then).-boris


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The ChiTrib allegedly doesn't have money to keep its reporters, but God help anyone who touches their top execs' sacred bonuses — or dares to satirize the ChiTrib, as the Occupied Chicago Tribune does.
For Nick Burt, a journalist who helped start the [Occupied Chicago Tribune]newspaper, this action isn't entirely surprising. The [Chicago Tribune's parent] company has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings since September of 2008. It has laid off hundreds of members of its news rooms "claiming there is not enough money to pay for the work they sell." Somehow the company can find the money for a lawyer and file a claim with the WIPO that cost $1500. This is "how they operate as a paper of the 1%"
Miles Kampf-Lassin, a journalist who has also been involved in the newspaper from the beginning, notes the Tribune has gone to court to fight to give millions of dollars in bonuses to four hundred people in top management positions, even as the company is in bankruptcy proceedings. They truly represent a model of news that values profit over public service.
The Occupied Chicago Tribune was started to challenge this kind of news operation. It was launched to "criticize the role of corporate media." Inspired by the Occupied Wall Street Journal published by the Occupy Wall Street group in New York, Lassin says, "One of the things we kind of saw as the most salient and engaging part of the argument that the Occupy movement made is this critique of corporate power in our society and in everyday facets of our lives. And we thought that the media is a very important part of that."
The thing for us to do is to spread the word and ridicule the silly persons controlling the Chicago Tribune:
"The ChiTrib says it's too broke to pay its reporters, but it's not too broke to pay lawyers to protect the bigwigs' sacred bonuses — or to harass people whose right to satirize the pompous dorks running the ChiTrib is protected under law."


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Hi Geoff, [I know this reply is over two weeks late, but I am a bit behind reading this list. I didn't see any replies to your post, so here's one.] On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 12:45:25PM +1100, Geoff Purchase wrote: > Now that I'm trying to achieve the same result for my PDF output, > things are a bit different. The default template for <phrase> in > fo/inline.xsl is: > <xsl:template match="phrase"> > <xsl:call-template name="inline.charseq"/> > </xsl:template> > > If I create a new template in my customisation layer as: > <xsl:template match="phrase[@role='red']"> > <fo:inline color="red"> > <xsl:apply-imports/> > </fo:inline> > <xsl:call-template name="inline.charseq"/> > </xsl:template> > > I get the text wrapped in <phrase role="red"> as red text *and* the > same text in black. Removing the call to inline.charseq seems to > work. That's exactly the expected behaviour here. The 'xsl:apply-imports' looks for a matching template in the set of templates you've imported with your customisation layer---that is, the standard DocBook XSLT templates. In this case, it matches on 'phrase' alone (since there's no more specific template in the standard XSLT). As you've noted above, that template contains a call to the 'inline.charseq' named template, and it's this template that emits the text between your 'fo:inline' tags. You're then calling it again, so it emits the text again, this time unadorned and hence in black. As you note, removing your additional call to this named template fixes the problem. There is nothing unexpected here. > Question 1. If I have > <para>Blah blah <phrase role="red">some text</phrase> blah > <phrase>other text</phrase>.</para> > will the first <phrase> only call the template that has > [@role='red'] or will it call both templates? It is always the case that only the most specific matching template is called. If you have a template for 'phrase[@role="red"]', then that's the one which will be matched by the first 'phrase' above. If you had an element 'phrase role="foo"', but didn't have a corresponding template, then the 'phrase' template would match instead. > Question 2. What named colours are supported by FOP? For my html > output I'm using CSS with the basic 16 named colours (aqua, black, > blue, fuschia, etc) and I would like to use the same names in my PDF > output. This I don't know. Check the FOP website. > Question 3. Assuming everything will work as I hope, how do I > reference the role attribute as a variable instead of creating 16 > almost identical templates (1 for each colour)? One solution would be to do this: <xsl:template match="phrase[@role='red']|phrase[@role='blue']|..."> <fo:inline color="{@role}"> <xsl:apply-imports/> </fo:inline> </xsl:template> Having said all of that, I've just got to ask: why? Why do you want to fix presentation-level characteristics in your semantic markup? (Obviously, I have no idea what you're writing, and there may be a very good reason for doing it this way.) -- Paul. w http://logicsquad.net/ h http://paul.hoadley.name/
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For the few of you still kind enough to check in and see if I'm posting--I do apologize for letting go of this part of my life. Just got edged out by other responsibilities.
However, please know that during the next couple of months, my website and blog will undergo various changes and will be hosted where it will be easier for me to make changes and keep the posts coming. The name of the website will not change. I will send out notification when we're all revamped and going again on a much more regular basis.
For years, many years ago, I was a musician. Not a professional--I was never that good, but I was pretty good. And I sang all the time. Then things changed, and I stopped singing. My life of writing books had emerged, and my voice was failing, so I let it go . . .
Now I find myself singing again--to myself, while I walk or drive. Songs are a great gift. Sometimes I sing the songs I wrote back in the days of songwriting and small concerts. Mostly I become attracted to a particular song and learn it and sing it. A few of my musical companions:
During Advent: "The angel Gabriel from heaven came . . ." / "I'll Be Home for Christmas" / "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Lately: "If Not Now" and "I Do Not Know Its Name" by Carrie Newcomer
Always, from time to time: "Trumpet Child" by Over the Rhine
From Babette's Feast (and we've sung it at my church): "If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee"
It's always good to have a song, to discover a song and learn it by heart, to sing it to yourself when you want to feel the air spinning inside you and marvelous phrases lifting out of yourself and beyond . . .
I had the true privilege of preaching for two of my church's Ash Wednesday services yesterday. For anyone interested, here's the text. And thanks to my writer friend, Ellen, who, when I said the sermon must be only eight minutes, replied, "Wow--that's a poem!" This turned out to be a great way to approach the writing.
Is Forty Days Time Enough?
Today, we begin the 40-day march toward resurrection.
Just as we're tempted to rush through Advent to reach Christmas Day,
we might want to hasten now, through the gray weeks of Lent
to arrive at the great, bright moment we call Easter.
But it is not advisable to hurry when it comes to journeys of the spirit.
Interior progress never happens quickly.
It takes time to learn how to pray,
or to discern with wisdom,
or to unravel our conflicts,
or even to change our minds.
Sometimes, I think it takes a lifetime
to understand why resurrection is even necessary.
Lent is the season for truth-telling.
Isaiah, with devastating accuracy, tells people about their lives.
A prophet knows that no one is healed before there is a diagnosis,
and no justice occurs before judgment shines its light.
Sometimes it takes decades to see ourselves clearly,
to name ourselves as wounded and lost and undone.
We do not like to be needy.
We do not aspire to vulnerability.
Is forty days time enough for us to know our truth and speak it?
We wear these ashes because we recognize our need to repent,
also, the ongoing necessity for divine help.
I am not okay. I hurt. I hurt others.
I participate in systems that oppress entire peoples
and destroy the very earth that supports us.
I hold grudges. I find it hard to trust or to open my heart.
I judge and reject other people; I judge and reject my own life.
I am leveled by dangerous illness; I am assaulted by horrendous loss.
I try and try, but fail at the best results.
I want and want, but am never satisfied.
This is my life; this is our life.
Is forty days time enough to comprehend what it means to be human?
During Lent, many of us will fast
in the hope that the ache for food might awaken our deeper hunger.
When that happens, we may discover that some desires—
the ones at the center of us—are so large and wild
that we fear they are too tall an order, even for God.
But God built us to be hungry,
to move because we are restless,
to reach and grow because we long for something more.
Is forty days time enough to grow brave in our desire?
These ashes also convey, simply this: we will die.
The human body consists of the stuff that stars are made of.
We are the universe in particular form.
We do believe in resurrection, and life eternal,
but a day comes when the breath fails, and the heart stops,
and we proceed to mystery while this body becomes, once again,
a collection of cosmic elements returned to earth, sea, and sky.
Is forty days time enough to build our courage for that day?
Is this season of Lent really adequate for so much to be accomplished in us?
Is it long enough for our slow understanding; is it deep enough for our bottomless want?
The good news is—yes! It is enough.
Otherwise, we must wear ashes every day and always.
But the prophets would not have prophesied our dire state
except that God's compassion sent them.
The psalmist would not have sung our deliverance
except that grace was already out to find us.
And Jesus would not have embarked upon this journey
except he knew that we would finish it with him.
They all knew that every journey—that is, every transformation
—begins because there is mercy; with the turning of every day, mercy.
And each step and stop and stride and stumble
leads right into the open arms of God.
Today, we begin our march toward resurrection.
Let's take our time.
Let's enjoy one another's company.
And let us tend with patience our fragile and beautiful life.
Because God does love us, and walks with us,
preparing us for everything.
A friend of mine died several years ago, leaving an eight-year-old daughter. Due to the father's work situation, this girl has lived with my husband and me, off and on, for going on eight years.
I still let God know, every now and then, what I think about this. A girl needs her mom, in fundamental, crucial ways. Moms need to stay around. The wrongness of this loss cannot be expressed without screams and obscenities.
I never tried to be mom to this girl, because I knew I couldn't come up to the golden standard set by the real mom. I didn't want this child to think that I thought her mom was replaceable or that I deserved the kind of love and respect her real mom deserved.
Still, even with no mom, mothering needs to happen. So over the years I've tried to do everything a real mom would do—from tucking into bed to making rules and enforcing them, from being silly to sharing sadness. It's been an interesting kind of love. It had to be a love that made few demands for reciprocation. It had to be a hands-off kind of love—and yet it had to be a love that held her securely.
Actually, this is the kind of love that any parent must learn. I knew from the get-go that this daughter did not belong to me. But I hear women all the time speaking about the hard lesson of allowing their children to be their children but not their possessions. A woman gives birth to a child that formed from her own body; yet that child is a person separate from her, one who will develop her own style, likes and dislikes, passions, and priorities. At some point, any good parent understands this and turns loose.
But what happens when the love begins in this posture of turning loose? How effective can hands-off love really be? When must a parent or parent-figure stake a claim and hang on? When is it—if ever—appropriate to make demands?
So far, it has been a dance, sometimes an awkward dance, at least on my part. It seems that there is no one time to turn loose or hold on but a progression that involves both. Some days are hands-off days; other days the door must be breached and direct questions asked and the parent must stand there in the room until the daughter reveals her heart and allows discussion.
I like to call this gradual love, because it's the real thing but grows over time. It goes its own way and forms its own landscape. Forgive me for saying something so predictable, but this landscape is, for me, holy ground. It is where two people decide, from one moment to the next, how much information to offer, how much emotion to invest, how widely to open their lives to each other.
It's gradual love, dynamic and unpredictable. But also, intense enough to change your life, sometimes every minute of the day.
This Valentine's Day, I'm twenty years married to the same guy. We're not all sizzling romance as we were in the early days, but love is good.
Still, I don't have enough love. Actually, I'll probably never have enough love.
That's the way it's supposed to be, isn't it? Aren't we made for desire, for longings fulfilled and unfufilled? It seems to me that I'm much more active and motivated by longing than I am by being satisfied. Whether it's longing for rest or food or touch or company, most of the real living happens between longing and fulfillment.
So, I hope that always, always, I'll be needing even just a little more love. That way, I will be more fully alive, awake, and paying attention to any and all possibilities.
Happy Valentine's Day, y'all.
I've never been one to shy away from challenging the Divine. Maybe it's the way I was brought up--in a household where we all bitched pretty freely. I don't think bitching should be a habit, just an honest response when appropriate to the situation.
So today I present my bitching in the form of a suggestion to the Almighty. I realize that I am not wise enough to give God advice--that's not even the point. Consider this a form of prayer.
A person really should reach some sort of minimum age requirement before having to learn perseverance. For instance, hungry babies should be fed and not expected to simply hold out until food is made available by the prevailing government or occupying force or whatever.
Also, adolescents should not have to fight cancer before they've been to their first prom. That's just wrong, in my human opinion. A kid should not have to devise elaborate plans for eating, sleeping, moving, managing pain, and keeping food down. That's a form of perseverance that could certainly be kicked up a level, don't you think? Could we please allow that adolescent to learn how to, say, keep a part-time job and manage a bank account first? Could we give the kid time to fall in love and be silly and skate on the edge of rebellion at school and home?
Perseverance should be reserved for people who have built up some steam already, for those of us old enough to have fallen down and gotten up a few times. And perseverance should be developed in increments anyway, not in huge servings all at once and with no warning.
Okay, then. Amen.
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As a fundamentalist Christian, I learned quite early to fear my desires. They most certainly would lead to activity that God did not desire for me. We tended to interpret "desire" as anything having to do with sensuality, such as sex. Rarely did desire get linked--in sermons or in conversations--to unhealthy appetites for power or control, certainly not to any forms of corporate evil or injustice. Desire was personal and perilous.
I'm about two decades out of fundamentalism, and I have enjoyed freedom of the senses, sexual or otherwise, for many years. But in truth, I still fear my desires. I fear to know what I really need out of life. I fear to acknowledge what I long for. And although you would think that as we grow older we would get better at contentment, it seems that longing deepens and that the soul's interior cries grow more insistent.
Perhaps it becomes more difficult to admit unhappiness as we grow older and become more established in some aspects. We're engaged in long-term commitments; we're partnered up, and we've given years to a career. If we are indeed unhappy, what can we un-do without destroying a life we have built? Chances are, the unhappiness does not issue from some fleeting, insubstantial thing--out of sheer practice we have learned to tolerate inconvenience, pain, and rerouted plans. We've learned not to allow shallow and short-lived circumstances to influence our happiness. The discontent we now experience comes from matters more settled and over-arching. It's easier to avoid thinking about the discontent than it is to approach the magnitude of it.
But I believe that a person's deepest desires merit attention and respect. Usually our true desires mirror Divine desire, and when we neglect them we not only prevent personal healing but also spiritual progress.
This means that 2012 may be a rocky year. I need to understand what my soul needs, what my life wants, what the most honest me dreams of. Not a safe course at all. Not easy, not without its cost.
I usually approach the New Year left-brain first. I list goals, then prioritize, then put them tentatively into a calendar. I create a daily schedule by which to do everything that seems important: exercise, meditation, prayer, writing, and so forth. I can spend hours doing this. I emerge from my cave (writing room with closed door, music, candles, and teapot) with my life sketched out in detail, at least for the month of January.
Wait for it . . . failure in the first or second week. This happens year after year. I do the exercise of organizing life mainly because it feels so satisfying, and we should pay attention to what elicits that feeling. I think it helps me think about my year, my life, my priorities and values. Time spent meditating on those things is not wasted, even if the plan crashes within days of its inception.
This year I did the prioritizing and some scheduling. But I resisted the neurotic urge to create a daily schedule. Time for a kinder, gentler me. Time to say yes to the exercise but no to the plan itself. I have decided to walk softly into the New Year.
Also, time for more gentleness with Vinita. It makes me wince to actually write that, but after so many friends, spiritual directors, and supervisors say the same thing, it seems wise that I listen and do as they ask.
I've been married twenty years. I've been me for almost fifty-four years. I've been an editor and writer for two decades. There's wear and tear involved in simply existing on this planet, even more if you dare to love people and the rest of creation, even more if you work hard and nurture creativity. All of that work and love and creativity walk around in one body, a body that never rests. It keeps breathing and circulating blood. It keeps healing itself. It keeps performing the same motions and functions, thousands of hours on end, with no break, ever.
So it's appropriate, don't you think, to treat the body more kindly and more intentionally? What about a massage once a month? What about lotion on dry skin? What about brisk walks and the liquid movements of Tai Chi, the therapeutic stretches of yoga? What about better food? What about laughing more and sleeping better? What about wearing clothes that feel right and look good?
If not now, when? Here's to 2012, the year of living gently.
Just before snow covers,
it reveals. In the gloom and gray
appear the bright veins of stone
and rippled bark, the sharp character
of shingles, beams, street signs, forgotten
toys and paper bags. It's as if the interior
of everything has grown outward,
adorning itself in fine lace.
I like to think that, before the great angel
pronounced and the Holy Spirit overwhelmed,
the girl Mary had a moment—or perhaps years—
of revelatory and incidental wonders,
and even that morning, taking her breakfast,
she said something startling, and her dreams glistened
upon the outlines of face, shoulders, hips and feet;
and something gusted through the room,
hinting of chill and snowflakes.
V.H.Wright Copyright 2008


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Tune Inn
Review by: Jess Dawson
A tiny little joint just off Pennsylvania, Tune Inn has seen a thing or two in its storied past: It was once a candy kitchen, then a speakeasy (they smuggled bottles one at a time through a secret staircase), then a tailor to the gentlemen of the US Congress. Right before the 1900s, the Nardellis of West Virginia took it over—and it's now owned by the family's third generation.
Grab a seat at the bar or snag a cozy booth in the back, and take a moment to let the volume of taxidermy sink in. The walls are also covered with sarcastic signs, old pictures, and DC paraphernalia. Hand-drawn pictures from local kids take up an entire mirror. Patrons in suits, plaid shirts, and dresses are relaxed and content: You can tell they feel at home in the locally-revered spot.
What to eat at Tune Inn
Our waitress clues us in on the specials, but we go straight for standbys, starting with "cheese wedges" AKA the fried mac 'n' cheese bites. These take me straight back to college, the slightly gooey triangles of mac deep fried and served with 1000 Islands dressing. A touch crunchy and just the right size for devouring in two bites. Or one.
The Tune Inn burger is what everyone comes for, especially those seeking a hangover cure. They're 100% meaty, greasy, and cooked to that elusive diner medium-rare. A big slice of American cheese sits atop thin, super crisp onion strings. The soft potato bun squishes just so, with lettuce, a tomato, two crunchy pickles, the 1000 Islands holding everything together.
Next, the Joe's West Virginia. Named after the original owner, Joe, and his original home, this sandwich is simple, delicious, and comforting. Grilled rye holds a generous portion of fresh roast beef, American cheese, and signature sauce. Word is, it's a "bon ton" sauce — a combination of mayo, ketchup, pepper, paprika, and horseradish. I don't taste the horseradish, but it certainly is delicious, the flavors and textures complementing each other nicely. We get both the sweet potato and regular fries and both are good enough.
With the second-oldest liquor license in Washington, D.C., the bar serves strong drinks and cold beers. With an all-day breakfast, patrons come and go starting at 10 AM, and a dollar-off happy hour is a pleasant surprise.
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Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of the Freedom Party (FPÖ), said "population replacement" in Austria was "a reality that cannot be denied", in comments to journalists following a cabinet meeting.
He was responding to criticism of remarks in an interview with the Sunday newspaper Kronen Zeitung, in which he said his party was fighting "population replacement".
This term is associated with a racist conspiracy theory popular in far-right circles, known as the "great replacement". It argues that the white, European – and Christian – population is being "replaced" by a population of non-white, Muslim migrants.
On Wednesday, Strache dismissed criticism of the term as "quibbling" designed to stifle discussion of a real problem.
"Population replacement", he said, was "a concept that we have always used. We have always warned against the mistaken policies of massive immigration", he added.
Strache occupies the second-highest position in government and his party is part of the ruling coalition with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's centre-right People's Party (ÖVP).
'Extremely dangerous signal'
On Sunday, several Austrian opposition figures denounced what they saw as Strache's reference to this theory, the Liberal NEOS party describing it as "an extremely dangerous signal".
But Strache insisted on Wednesday that nobody could tell him what language to use.
He was standing next to Chancellor Kurz at the news conference, who a few hours earlier on state television channel ORF had himself expressed his disapproval of the use of the term.
But in the same interview, Kurz defended his coalition with Strache's FPÖ party. "When you have a coalition partner, there are always moments when something doesn't suit you," he said.
It is not the first time in recent weeks that Kurz has had to distance himself from his coalition partners.
In April, he condemned a poem written by the FPÖ deputy mayor in Hitler's home Braunau, Upper Austria, that compared foreign migrants to rats. Strache intervened and the party announced that the politician responsible would be stepping down.
In March, the FPÖ expelled two of its local councillors after a police investigation revealed that they had shared Hitler photos and quotes on WhatsApp.
And the FPÖ was recently accused of having links to the extremist Europe-wide Identitarian Movement (IBÖ), whose Austrian leader received a donation from the suspect in the New Zealand mosque shootings.
Strache has insisted his party has nothing to do with the movement. But opposition policitians have denounced what they say is a system of thought inside the party, which was founded in the 1950s by former Nazis.


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Haney honored as Distinguished Alumnus by TU, visits old friends at Lettermen's Tournament
Hank Haney was one of four University of Tulsa graduates to be presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at a special ceremony Thursday. Also honored were former football player and coach Lovie Smith, Judy Zarrow Kishner and Thomas H. Russell.
Haney attended the TU Lettermen's Golf Tournament at LaFortune Park Friday, greeting old friends like former roommate and professional golfer Ron Streck (picture). He then accompanied Tulsa golf coaches Bill Brogden and Randy Keck to The Patriot in Owasso where he gave a talk to both the TU men's and women's golf teams.
Haney, a 1977 TU graduate who went on to become one of the world's most recognized and decorated golf instructors, including long-time mentor to Tiger Woods, said receiving the award was touching.
"I am truly humbled," he said at LaFortune Park Friday. "The ceremony was incredible. It was just the neatest thing. Being back here for this has been very special to me."
Haney and the other recipients will be honored at halftime of Tulsa's 2:30 p.m. conference game Saturday against Texas-San Antonio.
"It was at Tulsa that I started to figure it all out," Haney said earlier. "How to be a better student, how to be a better golfer, how to be a better teacher. I started to have a plan," Haney said. He carefully watched other members of the golf team and his classmates. He observed coaches and professors he wanted to emulate. He even studied himself, swinging a club in front of a mirror repeatedly. As a young man growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Haney loved playing golf – still does. But even after receiving an athletic scholarship to TU, he realized he would likely never be on the same level as PGA players, like his college roommate Streck; and Haney was okay with that. He wanted to coach, so he focused on that goal, earning a physical education degree.
Even the best-laid plans benefit from the occasional stroke of luck, and Haney said that a public speaking class at TU is one bit of good fortune that has served him well. A soft-spoken man, Haney discovered his voice and today travels around the world delivering motivational talks to a variety of audiences. To some, he's simply providing an inspirational message ("Champions are trained, not born"). To others, he's encouraging them to take risks and even consider pursuing golf as a career.
Haney has managed to be in the right place at the right time for more than just a speech class. He was working at Pinehurst Hotel & Country Club when a colleague asked him to help out a struggling rookie, Mark O'Meara. Haney obliged and immediately identified the player's problem. He went on to coach O'Meara, who won the Masters and the British Open, for more than two decades. That relationship led to Haney's next fortuitous encounter: coaching O'Meara's neighbor Tiger Woods. Haney and Woods had a highly successful run that ended in 2010. Haney said he has not taken on a student since then.
Deftly transitioning from organizing intramurals at TU to changing batteries in golf carts at Tulsa's Meadowbrook Country Club to instructing the No. 1 PGA player in the world, Haney has maintained his modesty.
"To a great extent, golf is my whole life. I watch it, study it, analyze it. I promote it, write about it and speak about it. And in my spare time, I play golf with my friends and my wife, Suzanne," he said. "I'm so incredibly blessed. I don't feel like I've really worked a day in my life."


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Eight seniors lead Bishop's girls lacrosse team
- Bishop's
Girls lacrosse
The Knights are led this season by eight seniors — Camilla Johnston, Hillary Halter, Sophia Muller, Natalie Alvarez, Paige Garett, Kathryn Macleod, Megan Murray and Liza Raser — all of whom are team captains.
The team is back in action today (3:30 p.m.) with a home game against Monte Vista.
SoftballAfter having last week off, the Knight are back in action this week with games against La Jolla High, Mores and Escondido Charter. On the season, the Knights are 4-3.
BaseballThe Knights are currently 7-3-1 on the season, winning two of the team's three games in the Lions Tournament. Up next for the Knights is an away game Thursday vs. Army-Navy.
Boys lacrosseBishop's boys lacrosse team has produced a 2-2 record this season, including wins over La Jolla High and Cathedral. The Knights next home game is Friday against Marin (Kentfield) Catholic.
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Girls lacrosse
SoftballThe La Jolla High softball team is 0-3 on the season and takes on Bishop's this week.
BaseballThe Vikings (3-6-1 as of April 5) also participated in the Lions Tournament, winning two of their three games including wins against Central (El Centro) and Nevada Union (Grass Valley). Both wins were by one run.
Boys lacrosseLed by Michael Soumekh's 11 goals, the Vikings are 2-3 on the season, including a win against Granite Hills in the team's last outing. Up next is an away game at Grossmont on Friday.
Boys volleyballThe La Jolla High boys volleyball team is currently riding a four-match winning streak. The team takes on Mira Mesa this week.
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Girls lacrosse
SoftballThe softball team is off to a hot start with a 4-1 record. The team is off until April 13 when they host Bishop's.


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School board candidates talk improving JMCSS
For the first time in the history of the Jackson-Madison County School System since its inception, the school board is assured of having five new people filling roles on the nine-position committee.
After all five incumbents whose positions are up for election this year declined to run again, there will be a majority of new faces at the board meeting in September.
Four of those seats are contested, and the Sun asked the candidates about whether their education and that of their children came from public schools, why they're running, why they're the best choice for the board, how to capitalize on JMCSS' strengths, what their biggest concern is for the district and how they think JMCSS can become the best choice for education for families in the county.
Here is a roundup of their answers.
District 1
Christi Collins and James Johnson both responded. They both are products of JMCSS, coming up through the schools on the southern end of the county.
Collins' said her decision to run was based on prayer, while Johnson said he has a desire to counteract a string of bad decisions by the board, his history of advocating for public schools and trying to make conditions better, specifically for the children in his district.
Johnson said his history of keeping up with the system, serving on past boards with JACOA and other local organizations, his business degree and experience in Leadership Jackson give him the tools and knowledge to be an effective board member.
Collins said she has a vested interest in the system, with family members in the county schools and the interests of the student body in mind.
Collins supports the update of curriculum Superintendent Eric Jones is implementing in the system, while Johnson likes the expansion of the district's pre-K programs, as another class will be added this fall.
Lack of student achievement is Johnson's biggest concern, while school safety in the wake of a rash of school shootings earlier in the year is Collins' concern.
Collins said she believes JMCSS is the best choice for families in the county while acknowledging a possible bias. Johnson said a commitment to improvement, addressing discipline, better communication and unified support from elected officials will make JMCSS schools better for everyone.
District 4, Seat 1
Three candidates for this seat — Dave Bault, Doris Black and Shawn Daly — all attended public school and sent their children to public school as well. Bault is the only one with children currently attending JMCSS schools.
Black said he wants to spark a change in JMCSS after having been an educator for 38 years. Daly said working through his job as a plant manager in partnering with JMCSS and Superintendent Eric Jones has given him a glimpse into what JMCSS is dealing with and what it could be. Bault said watching JMCSS go through Vision 2020 and a desire to keep education focused on the basics like reading, writing and math made him declare to run.
Bault said his experience turning around previously failing retail stores and serving as houseparent for 12 abandoned and abused boys with his wife gives him different experiences that will help him see different needs for the district.
Black said her experience as an educator and the fact she has an immediate plan to alleviate overcrowding at Pope and Thelma Barker elementary schools makes her the best choice to represent her district on the board.
Daly said he has seen problems with decision-making regarding the budget of JMCSS over the years, and as a manufacturing manager, he oversees a larger budget than what JMCSS deals with. He said his experience with that will help in making financial decisions for the district.
Daly said Madison Academic and Community Montessori are the best schools in the district right now, and Jones' plans to expand on their performances and bring other schools to their level are the best chances to do that.
Bault said the teachers' work ethic with their current pay rate is what keeps the system going and wants to do what he can to support that.
Black said the change Jones is bringing about in JMCSS and the potential those plans have is the biggest advantage she sees.
The high rate of children starting kindergarten two years behind in reading level and not being able to catch up is Black's biggest concern, while Daly said the district needs to fully get behind Project Lead The Way. School safety is what Bault said needs the most addressing right now with more protection for the students and faculty.
Bault wants to do what he can in getting more funding from the City Council for the district. Black wants to standardize bell time for all schools, saying the 7:15 a.m. start time is too early for high school students. Daly said his experience as a problem solver will help him do a better job in tackling negative issues from a different perspective.
Making JMCSS the best choice for local families, according to Black, starts with acknowledging its current low performance, then presenting a bold and sound approach to bring families who have left JMCSS back. Daly said his persistent attendance of recent board meetings will allow him to hit the ground running in tackling every issue in the district, and Bault said raising the standard and setting a course to meeting those standards is the way to raise the overall level of JMCSS.
District 5, Position 2
Kara Reeves and Shannon Stewart are both public school graduates.
Reeves was a teacher for 15 years and grew frustrated with how regulated her job was becoming between standardized testing and other regulations with the job. Her frustrations grew in watching Jackson-Central Merry close in 2016, so she said she wants to be in position to remove those frustrations as much as possible and help get teachers back to teaching.
Stewart said the fact she has children in the system and her willingness to listen to the concerns of parents makes her the best candidate because she will also personally feel the impact of the decisions of the board.
Both candidates like the current trend of the district under Jones and want to be a part of executing the 10-year plan he's put together. Reeves said it's time to eliminate some of the lasting effects of Vision 2020 as well.
Reeves said eliminating the "achievement gap" by giving every student every opportunity to learn and achieve more is the biggest change that needs to happen in the district. Overall academic performance of the students is Stewart's concern. She said ensuring quality programs are in place in conjunction with the work of the superintendent will help the students perform better in all areas of education.
Stewart committed to asking more questions during discussions to make sure all needed information is out there when it's time to make decisions, and Reeves said communicating with parents will be important because she felt ignored when multiple e-mails to her predecessor weren't replied to during the time in which Jackson Central-Merry was closed down.
Reeves said making sure to have people making quality decisions for the schools is the best way to ensure JMCSS is the best choice for families, although she said it already is the best and the only choice for some families. Stewart said expanding the learning opportunities to more technological and multi-disciplinary studies while holding the students to a high standard will bring about an improved overall performance from the district.
District 6, Position 2
Jamie Elliott, Shelia Godwin and Morris Merriweather all attended public schools and sent their children there as well.
Godwin said she's running because it's time for the system to have a new voice on the board, while Merriweather said his experience in the 1960s, being one of the few black students who began integration by graduating from Jackson High in 1969, gave him an early understanding of right, wrong and what needs to change in the district. Elliott said teaching is a ministerial calling for him, and said a student in one of his classes encouraged him to run because of the work the student thought he could get done.
All three candidates said they care a great deal for all the students in the system, and Merriweather added his experience in juvenile court, school administration, establishing the first alternative school and truancy board in the system give him plenty of experience to work on the board. Elliott said he will bring new ideas, because times like this require a new generation to try new tactics to get things done.
All three candidates said the biggest advantage JMCSS has working in its favor is the dedicated employees who make up the faculty and staff at each school, and they want to do what they can to offer them more support in their day-to-day work. Elliott added not just the teachers, but the students are some of the most intelligent in the state and deserve to be challenged as such.
Godwin said adequately funding JMCSS while also making sure every student gets the education they each deserve is her biggest concern, while Merriweather said a need to diversify the faculty and staff of the schools and district needs to happen for the good of the students. Elliott's cause of concern in the schools is discipline because he said a few students seem to make it their calling to disrupt class and everything they can within the school.
Merriweather said making sure all schools are equally funded, staffed and equipped, will let parents know their children will get a quality education, no matter which school they attend. Godwin said the county and city need to spend money on the school system the way people spend on funding jails and private and charter schools. Elliott said restoring order in the classroom and bringing their equipment into the 21st century and current standards with laptops, tablets and other mobile devices that can help with learning will make JMCSS more competitive.
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