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Family of the Month Program
In order to recognize and promote family involvement in the Order through each of our Councils, the State Council will present month, statewide Family of the Month awards. Each month the council's Grand Knight, in consultation with his Family Activities Director, should select a family that reflects the ideals of a K of C Catholic family. Participation of the individuals as well as the family unit in Community, Council, Church, Family and Youth Activities will all be considered.
Tell the story of their participation and what they do to make them stand out in your council. Describe the contributions and factors on why they should be considered in the Family of the Month. What is that makes this family an inspiration to the other families in the council and community.
In order to facilitate reporting, the State Council Family of the Month program this year will utilize the same reporting form as the Supreme Council (#1993A), which can be found in the following places:
- On the State Council website (californiaknights.org)
- On the Supreme website (kofc.org)
- In the California Handbook
The report for Supreme may be submitted electronically through their website. The State Council report preferable should be sent by e-mail to email@example.com, the Family of the Month/Year Chairman, or by regular mail to the address below to be considered for the monthly state award. The Supreme Council and State Council deadlines for receipt of the reports are the same. To have a family recognized by the State Council, the form #1993A must be received by the 15th of the following month (i.e. the Family of the Month for February must be reported by March 15th).
Family of the Year Program
The State will also present a Family of the Year Award to one family at the 2018 State Convention. A separate Family of the Year Nomination Form is available on the Supreme Council website (www.kofc.org) or State Council website (www.californiaknights.org). The nominations must be received by the State Chairman at the below address no later than March 15, 2018. Although not required, your Family of the Year nominee ideally comes from one of the monthly recipients.
Ed Vocal
Family of the Month/Year Program
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A group of NGOs is coming out against the new Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the New Zealand orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) fishery.
Around 60 percent of the total catch of New Zealand's orange roughy achieved certification in December for sustainable fishing practices, and is now eligible to carry...
The Story of New Zealand Orange Roughy
The story of New Zealand orange roughy: From the "poster child" of unsustainable fishing to Marine Stewardship Council assessment.By P.L. Cordue and originally published on CFOOD. In the late 1970s, a "huge" new fisheries resource was discovered in deep water on the north Chatham Rise. In the early days, there was somewhat of a gold...
New Zealand Orange Roughy Gets Top International Sustainability Tick
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A report and video from CBS 2 on the current foreclosure situation in Chicago.
"A record number of homeowners are now defaulting on their loans and risk losing their homes – 7,000 in the Chicago area in April alone."
"Debbie Clark owns a home in Marquette and recently got the shock of her life. Her adjustable rate mortgage, or ARM, will jump from 7 to 13 percent in a year." (Something tells me we'll be hearing a lot these stories next year.)
"For the last two years, she's paid about $1,000 a month. In August, it jumps to $1,300, in February $1,410, finally capping at $1,635."
"They would say do not worry, when you have to worry, because if you don't worry, they will come two years later, hike your mortgage up so high that you cannot even eat," she said.
"When a broker or realtor or some other person talks somebody into taking a loan that they really can't afford, that's no different then robbery... The broker, the realtor is not your friend. These are business people who only make money when you close on a loan." said researcher David Rose from the National Training and Information Center. (Someone who tells the truth maybe?)
"The actual crisis hasn't started yet," said John Groene of Neighborhood Housing Services. "We'll see that in a couple years."
The full report can be read here. Be sure to see the video, well worth it.


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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Learning Express Toys Snellville celebrates grand reopening
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Bring the kids and grandkids to meet Elmo, enjoy free popcorn and giveaways. On Friday from noon to 2 p.m. the author of the book, Elf on the Shelf will be at the store for a book signing.
The store will host a reptile exhibit show on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Because one can never get enough of the Wentcum simulation, Here's a full on movie version courtesy of KNA. Oh man, I would KILL for some sound effects…Enjoy!
EDIT: Watching that clip made me think of a song but it only occurred to me a short while ago exactly what song that was and since people begged for some sound to go with this most awesome video, while Keena tries to find sound clips of Went groaning and sighing, here is a short slideshow version with music. Once again, I've used Liz Phair because her music screams whore.
OK Keena has done it. She's added sound and it is FANTASTIC!


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1st December 2006 Sometimes I get a feeling about a woman… Depth. Fresh water. Careful, but real, footsteps into new, but not totally unknown, territory. Realising she might not want to go where I want to go and the backing away until friendship sits there for any length of time they care to mention. The getting on and doing so that who I want doesn't get scared off. You? With your own sense of most things The one that stands her ground, not because she has to but because that's just what you do. Who you are. You as you are. And, maybe, even sorted. What amazing joy there is in the first throws of relationship… such a wonderfilled time. Space within each others spaces. Intimate times of knowing and growing. The baggage of the past weighs a lot at times. We have had such piles of it that I am surprised our backs haven't snapped… luckily we have managed to tip so much of it off… usually right onto our relationships in progress… crippling what was growing well. Finding answers that work without other distortions works well for me. Learning by listening. Learning by letting out our deepest thoughts and feelings, joys and frustrations… clicking the missing links into place. Allowing space and movement in and around new circumstances to fill us with clarity of breathing and living. And, if I'm lucky – which I usually am – a form of telepathy that gives me use of your eyes to see different things or your brains to imagine a differing scenario or your ways of dealing with other humans so I can understand
more of what I missed out on. And, if we are even luckier… we end up with something we are enjoying on many levels so the balance feels right. That feeling of rightness. Oh, yes. That feeling of enjoyment… Me… and Her… whoever She may be
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Top 10 Movie Battles: Part 2: 10-6
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"I'm pointing my wand at you as hard as I can!" :D And the top half of the list will have Minas Tirith, Helm's Deep, and the Black Gate, Plus Hoth and the Avengers battle. Not bad...ReplyDeleteReplies
Hahaha, that part of HP's HISHE was hilarious! :D Actually all of the LOTR battles will be grouped into one place on the list, so there are a couple of other battles that will make the list.Delete
I fail to understand why you are mashing all three together. But still the most epic 45 minutes of battle ever, (not that I've seen any others)Delete
Well, I wanted to have a one battle per-franchise rule, otherwise the list would be filled with LOTR, Star Wars, and Avengers battles. And I wouldn't have a spot for Braveheart's epic battle.Delete
Great battle list!!! :D Of the ones I've seen, I agree, they were awesome!! :D I especially loved the Harry Potter one- very exciting! :DReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! :D The part during HP's battle scene when the camera traveled throughout the school was just amazing!Delete
Good subject, off the top of my head. Heat the Bank robbery shootout. Apocalypse now the surf battleReplyDelete
The fifth element battle with the Mangalore aboard the space liner.
As I said in my first Movie Battles post, realistic military battles and shootout will be on another list, however Ride of the Valkyries was a great battle scene, but I do need to watch the Fifth Element and Heat though, Thanks for commenting Steve!Delete
You've seen The Seven Samurai? I envy you! I've never managed to find it in a video store or library. It's on my Amazon wish list, but I haven't gotten around to ordering it yet. Should I? I absolutely adore the western version, The Magnificent Seven, so I've always wanted to see the original.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes I have! When I had a Blu-Ray/DVD mail order service I was able to rent the Blu-Ray, which was fantastic. As for if you would enjoy the movie, it really depends whether you mind subtitles, incredibly long (and somewhat slow) movie. But, since you like classic movies like I do and the Magnificent Seven, which also one of my favorites, I believe you would enjoy the movie. Seeing who all the Magnificent Seven characters were based off of was very interesting and I actually found Seven Samurai to be a little better than Mag 7, although I have become a fan of Samurai movies.Delete
Nope, I don't mind subtitles OR slow-building movies. I will have to bump it up on my list. Thanks for the answer!Delete
Great list, curious to see what your top 5 is.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Daniel, the Top 5 should be coming soon.Delete
Nice list! Of the battles you mentioned up there I've only seen Thor's battle with the Frost Giants, which I think is totally epic and awesome. :) Oh, I've seen the battle from The Dark Knight too, I'm not as big a Batman fan though; but I've only seen The Dark Knight Rises anyway, and skipping the first two (or is it three?) movies probably isn't the best.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you S! While I think those Nolan Batman movies are highly overrated, I would recommend seeing them sometime because they are solid movies, and yes, Rises is the third Batman movie. :)Delete
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Skip to comments.Mass meditation event scheduled for 11/11/10
Posted on 11/05/2010 8:31:08 AM PDT by SoonerStorm09
OKLAHOMA CITY -- On Nov. 11, 2010 - next Thursday - New Agers around the world will be taking part in a mass "energy transmission," in hopes that through positively changing your thoughts can positively change the world.
As they note on their website www.newrealitytransmission.com, the people behind this "New Reality Transmission" hope on 11-11 2010 that "one million people across the globe will mentally project a unified vision of a new paradigm for our species ... a new reality. The very real physics that connects human consciousness with molecular structure will be harnessed en masse during the largest scale simultaneous manifestation transmissionin recorded history."
According to the group: "There will be 11 days in a row of group reality transmissions, with the first one beginning at 11:11 p.m. EST on 11-11-10. Why all the 11's? The short answer is because it's pretty and poetic and things of the hear give power to the pulse of belief that we will transmit into the future."
That number 11 11 is interesting in that in recent years these numbers have been noted for their numerological significance. Some say that they always seem to look at a clock when it is "11:11."
(Excerpt) Read more at reddirtreport.com ...
Well that will keep them out of trouble for awhile.
I'll eat lots of beans this day so I can participate.
I'm going to be using Sparkly Eyes Technique.
At 11 AM on 11/11/10 I'll be listening to "Taps."
Hey! That guy is infringing on my racket! Click on my name.
LOL! That's funny right there!
Dude looks like the bastard love child of Bill Murray and Yanni.
Something to think about.
A much better idea than this hippy-dippy crap. Thank you for the reminder.
I'm way too distracted to remember this.
I wonder how many heads that went over here at FR.
Plenty, I'm sure.
I would say that the average FReeper is more likely to know the significance of that date and time than the average "man on the street," however.
There was a time I would agree with that. Lately however.......
That is a very good point, sadly.
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Squeeze Play by Kate Angell!!
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I'm rather late to the party on this one. I've tried most of the social networks and the only ones that I've really stuck with are Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook started out as being a very private thing for me, connecting only with my friends and mainly for a bit of online banter. It then morphed into something else – around the time that my parents joined and my work colleagues became 'friends'. This completely changed the dynamic of the network, which changed even more when companies and celebrities starting seeing the potential access they had to the public.
Instagram, on the other hand, has never been about personal contacts. I know very few of the people I follow on Instagram, and that makes my use of it a little more free and easy.
Twitter was once described as your'Facebook status on crack'. And it can be. People will happily tweet tens of times per day and quite possibly about completely inconsequential things. But that's fine. That's how they choose to use the platform. However, and this is what I've only recently discovered, there is a world of Twitter folk who share very interesting and useful things – you just need to find them, your tribe.
At the JALT conference, I noticed that a lot of people had a professional face on the internet, not just Facebook or Snapchat. This is partly why I'm blogging now, to create a space for my professional self and to allow that to be separate from my private online accounts. Twitter also came up as one of the main ways that people publicly share information. The great thing about Twitter is that it is totally open. There are followers, but no friends. That provides much more freedom to connect with people. Creating a Twitter account solely with the aim of expanding my ELT horizons allowed me to immerse myself in the discussions going on. Click through a few hashtags and you can quickly find your tribe. It was truly wonderful to discover that there are thousands of people out there who are excited and passionate about teaching English. Twitter, I'm sorry – I completely misunderstood you!


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By Ed Barker, Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs
June 10, 2010 - ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) was honored for their exemplary leadership and received the 2009 Nathaniel Stinson Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Award in a ceremony in Arlington, Va., June 3.
Rear Adm. Joseph F. Kilkenny, NETC commander, and Richard James, NETC executive director, were both recognized with the award. Patricia Adams, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Civilian Human Resources presented the award to James, who accepted the award on behalf of NETC.
"The Stinson Leadership Award is given annually to commands and individuals who have made significant contributions in EEO," said Adams. "For NETC to produce two individuals who have been so honored as recipients this year is very impressive. I am proud of their achievements and pleased that NETC leadership is so active in the EEO area."
"Although this is a leadership award, it recognizes the hard work and dedication of the entire NETC organization," said James. "Our Human Resources and EEO staff make things happen. Rear Adm. Kilkenny and I depend upon them each and every day to make our HR and EEO programs a success."
NETC also received the 2009 award for outstanding overall EEO program, including achievement in affirmative employment, human rights, equal opportunity, human resources, fair hiring practices, cultural and heritage programs. The overall command award was presented last October.
"Winning both the Stinson leadership and overall program awards for 2009 is an exceptional achievement," said Kilkenny. "Employees with diverse backgrounds are crucial to NETC's continued success. Our accomplishments throughout the Naval Education and Training Command are a direct result of our embracing diversity and hiring highly-skilled people. These awards not only recognize the unwavering effort by our staff in the Civilian Personnel Programs Department, but also validate our path for the future."
Nathaniel Stinson was the Navy's first Equal Employment Opportunity Officer. He is recognized for establishing Navy EEO when affirmative employment was taking shape in the workplace. In 1993, the Secretary of the Navy implemented the Stinson EEO and leadership awards. The program salutes commands, activities and individuals who have directly aided the mission of the Department of the Navy by increasing efficiency, effectiveness and implementing forward-thinking EEO policies and objectives. It raises awareness of the Navy's EEO efforts, and reflects the Navy's belief that recognizing and supporting diversity is instrumental to a productive workforce and good government.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
NETC Wins Stinson Equal Employment Opportunity Leadership Award
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There are a few things that a day trader needs in order to become a successful trader.
Day traders require the right state of mind and emotional strength to handle the markets. Day trader need a good trading plan to follow, trading indicators and trading software. The most important day trading tool, however, is knowledge. A professional day traders needs to invest some time and effort into learning about the markets. There are all different ways to get day trading training in the markets.
Day Trading Training #1: Day Trading Seminar and Courses
Day trading courses and seminars are a great place to start your day trading training. There are many seminars out there that not only cover basic trading strategies, but will also explain the basic type of computer set ups, charts and software required. This type of day trading training forms a great foundation for trading the markets. If there is a specific market you are interested in trading, you can find a seminar that focuses on that particular market.
Trading is a lonely profession. Most traders trade by themselves without any co-workers around. Proper day trading training should also help with this. Many of the live day trading training seminars make it possible for traders to meet with other traders. This helps day traders learn from one another's mistakes, successes and failures.
Day Trading Training #2: Day Trading Books
There are many day trading books out there. To gain proper day trading training speak with people you have met at day trading seminars. Ask them what books have helped them and what have not. Day trading books often have concepts, chart and examples to fully explain common market action and how one should handle them.
Day Trading Training #3: Day Trading Chat Room
The reason that day trading chat rooms are an excellent way get proper day trading training is because you can see the concepts you have learned in the seminars, books and dvds in action. There are many traders and companies that offer day trading chat rooms. The key is to find a room that you are comfortable in. A day trading chat room should have a collaborative feel to it. For example, in our day trading chat room you will find moderators calling out their live trades as they make them. There is also a questions answer sessions and once in a while there are free online seminars for members.
Day Trading Training #4: Day Trading Newsletter
A day trading newsletter is another day trading training example. A newletter allows you to follow along with a professional day trader's swing trades. This type of day trading training really instills the concepts from day trading books and seminars. Day trading newsletters allow you to begin trading with a little assistance, parhaps a little hand holding from professional day traders. Day trading newlsterrs are usually daily and really help you gauge the market actions and prepare for what might be coming up next in the day trading online world.
Day Trading Training #5: Day Trading Mentor
The most in dept day trading training comes from a day trading mentor. One of the best ways to learn a profession is to sit next to someone how already know how to do it and learn from them. A proper day trading mentorship is usually a week long process where a day trading mentor will help you devise a training plan and watch you trade off of it. Day Trading mentor should also be able to pin point your emotional weaknesses on the markets and train you to improive on them.
Day Trading Training #6: Online Paper Trading
Day trading training from online paper trading has its pros and its cons. Option paper trading is simulated trading without any real money. It is a great way to get familiar with a trading platform and indicators. However, online paper trading is not an indication of how well a trader will do in the real world of day trading online. There are so many emotional factors that come into play when real money is on the line. There is no way to simulate such an experience. Therefore, a day trader who thinks he/she is doing very well in online paper trading can jump into day trading online and get crushed in the markets.
Day trading training is essential if one is to succeed at day trading online. There are many form of day trading education services offered. The key is to find the day trading training that work best for you and your learning skills. Some day trader prefer to do their training all at once, others prefer to take it step by step. Either way, it is better to face the markets armed with trading knowledge than to jump into it empty handed without any armor.
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Day Trading Training
There are a few things that a day trader needs in order to become a successful trader.
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I would give up the chance to see a Press Site launch for a chance to see the VAB....from the inside! Why would I do that you ask? Well, I had my chance. I think others need the opportunity to have this awe-inspiring, very emotional, and potentially life changing experience too!
And its not just the VAB I want to stand in, it's the SLF I want to visit as well. We did a drive-by on the STS-132 launch tweetup, but I would love the chance to stand on the actual runway. To be in the presence of rubber from the tires of a Space Shuttle...to see the marker where Discovery's nose wheel stopped for the final time, that would be an experience of a lifetime.
I would even be as bold to say...if there is no Shuttle on PAD 39, we should get a group photo inside the fence at the base of the pad. Or we could stand in the flame trench looking up waving for unique group picture. But I don't want to push my luck here, I have't even formally asked for the tweetup yet.
So here is my idea for a VAB/SLF NASA Tweetup. And I think if we ask nicely and promise not to touch anything, we may be able to get NASA to host the event.
VAB/SLF NASA Tweetup Timeline:
- 7:00AM - meet that badging station to get credentials
- 8:00AM - assemble at the Press site tent for opening talk
- 9:00AM - presentation on the history of KSC, VAB, and SLF
- 11:00AM - "TWEET Break" - see below for the reason & definition
- 12:00PM - lunch by the countdown clock
- 1:00PM - VAB/SLF tours
- 3:00PM - tour of the Apollo 1 Pad with the entire group
- 4:00PM - back to the Tweetup tent for round table discussions
- 5:00PM - buses to KSC VC for Hubble IMAX 3D
- 7:00PM - back to the press site for closing
Hopefully the presentation portions could be broadcast live by NASA TV, hosted by the NASA Edge guys
*** A "Tweet Break" is time built in for those trying to tweet, post (to YouTube, blogs, and Flickr), take pictures, shot video, listen, learn, and ask questions all at the same time. A break built in to have some time to catch up is critical. It was more critical for tweetups like Sun Earth Day 2011 ( SED2011 Facebook Page ) when we were on the move a lot.
Now the timeline would change if there was a photo opportunity inside the pad fence or, if a shuttle is on the pad, a photo op at the end of the day with the tweetup group and a Xenon lit Space Shuttle in the background. Just sayin'....PHOTO Credits: NASA
I know there are MAJOR logistics, time, and money spent on hosting a tweetup. But these outreach events are truly "reaching out" to the public, students, and the next generation of NASA scientists, engineers, and leaders. Communities are developing (both online and in real life), conversations are happening, healthy debates are occurring, and people are being inspired. OH...and don't forget, the employees of NASA and its contractors, who are getting an opportunity to see how many supporters, fans, and enthusiasts are out there. All of whom appreciate all of their hard work and dedication!
So, here goes....
Dear NASA,
I am respectfully requesting the above NASA Tweetup. I think the opportunity for attendees and NASA to have another highly successful outreach project (which all the NASA Tweetups have been) would be fantastic. 150 people tweeting, posting, and streaming live reaches hundreds of thousands maybe even millions of people. I know the effort to execute this type of event is no small task, but the benefits of reaching out to so many is immeasurable. Thank you for considering the idea. I look forward to hearing from you.


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A Feature Review of
In the Company of the Poor:
Conversations with Dr. Paul Farmer and Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez
Michael Griffin and Jennie Weiss Black, Editors
Paperback, Orbis Books, 2013
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Reviewed by James Stambaugh
The official story of liberation theology is that its time has come and gone; that it was a crypto-Marxist movement which fizzled out long ago; a relic of the social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s.
Readers of In the Company of the Poor: Conversations with Dr. Paul Farmer and Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez must conclude, however, that the official story is wrong. Liberation theology never fizzled out. It stands to this day in a tradition that extends back to the teachings of Jesus. In some ways the book is a tribute to, and a retrospective of the authors' lives and work, but it also effectively argues for the vitality and relevance of liberation theology today.
Fr. Gutiérrez was born in Lima, Peru in 1928. He was ordained in 1959—the same year Paul Farmer was born—at a time of intense change in the Roman Catholic Church. Already in 1959, with Vatican II three years away, many Latin American bishops were attempting to shift the conversation of the church toward social issues, particularly toward the plight of the poor. Fr. Gutiérrez quickly joined the cause, and in time became its chief thinker. Rather than merely writing about the poor, he endeavored to listen and learn from his own neighbors and friends living in poverty. His first book, Teología de la liberación (Translated as A Theology of Liberation, Orbis Books, 1973), is still considered to be the defining text of the movement. Combining his considerable theological acumen with his personal experience of poverty, Fr. Gutiérrez critiqued poverty as an outcome of structural sin, and advocated for making "a preferential option for the poor."
Fr. Gutiérrez is the recipient of too many awards to list, and has taught in universities around the world. In addition to his present post at the University of Notre Dame, he spends half of each year serving in the slums of Lima where he has ministered his entire life.
Dr. Paul Farmer grew up in a Catholic family. By the time he entered Harvard Medical School he had left his religion behind. But reading about the assassination of Oscar Romero in 1980 and engaging with the worker's rights movement alongside committed Catholic nuns, led him to explore the social teachings of the Church. Before long, Dr. Farmer found himself reading A Theology of Liberation in rural Haiti between long shifts at a clinic treating some of the poorest people on earth.
From that experience, and heavily influenced by Fr. Gutiérrez, Dr. Farmer founded Partners in Health (PIH) in 1987 along with four colleagues. From the beginning, the organization's motto has been "The preferential option for the poor in healthcare." For over two decades, PIH has endeavored to bring the best healthcare to the poorest parts of the world, places like Haiti, Peru (where he met Fr. Gutiérrez in 1994), Rwanda, and Siberia.
PIH is one of the most, if not the most profound and successful instances of the practice of liberation theology. It is not merely an application of a rarified theory because liberation theology cannot be theory alone. Praxis married to reflection is intrinsic to the thing itself. The witness of Dr. Farmer and his mentor insists that to be a liberation theologian one must both reflect on the causes of poverty and act alongside the poor for the removal of those causes.
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First when you hear the word lean, you think about logistics, production, Toyota, Just in Time System, Henry Ford, Total Quality Management …etc. Everything is related to manufacturing process comes into your mind.
Then how can we connect lean management to human resources?
Before we answer the previous question, look at the definition of lean: "The core idea is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. Simply, lean means creating more value for customers with fewer resources. A lean organization understands customer value and focuses its key processes to continuously increase it. The ultimate goal is to provide perfect value to the customer through a perfect value creation process that has zero waste." (Source: www.lean.org )
If we check on the definition of lean, we can accept that transferring lean to Human Resources is very useful, because all parts of the HR have waste that cut down on the efficiency of the process. And with this method we can increase customer value.
Who are the major customers of HR?
They are the top managers, middle managers, all employees of the company and possible future employees.
What kind of wastes does an HR department have to face?
The recruitment process is full of wasting time. It contains lots of steps without added value. You just think about the countless documentation or the many approvals. Another one is the inefficient use of human talent or employee abilities. You can waste a lot of time, if the functions are decentralized, the procedures are untargeted and inefficient or the company's courses and training are not adapted to emerging needs.
You can eliminate these problems with lean management if you can recognize these mistakes and create flows based on the needs of your customers and continuously improve that.
Why is lean management good for Human Resources?
Firstly, because reducing waste is good for everyone in every position in the company. Secondly, your employees will be happier because they find meaning in their job. That is why the fluctuation will be lower, the productivity will rise and the income will be higher. Last but not least the processes will be measurable and the transparency will be bigger.


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It has been an exciting month! First let me apologize for not updating you all before, my internet is not working and so I am back to traveling to the city to do internet work. . . oh well.
In my absence from the internet world, we have celebrated Mother's Day and Teacher's Day, had our Annual Águila Camp-out and we presented "Renacidos" in a Sergeants Military School!
Mother's Day – Our school hosted a party for all the mothers here – our students, even the 4 year olds said poems in both English and Spanish. (I must say that the 2nd grade Brink son did better on his Spanish poem than the native Spanish speakers!!) We even had a debut performance from a 5th grader who is learning to play the guitar!
We also had our Annual Águila School Camp-out. For many of our new students, this was the first time they have ever been camping! We roasted hotdogs (there were 20 of us and we ate 50 hot dogs!) and 'smores (another first for many). We had a scavenger hunt and the next morning we had a devotional. It was great. Especially as the boys would run in the dark and try to scare the girls – the screams and laughter was great!
We also had the opportunity to present Renacidos (Born Again) in a Sergeant School that is on the other side of the lake from the property. Several hundred soldiers heard the Gospel! Pray that we will continue to be able to work with this facility in counseling and witnessing.
Finally, the mothers had a party for the teachers in celebration of Teacher's Day. The students put on a skit and then we had some great refreshments. It was good to hear that they appreciate the work we do with their children.
Prayer Requests:
Word of Life is hosting a Banquet to benefit the Village of Eden Uganda project. This banquet will be on June 18. Pray that the people in attendance will be responsive to the message of salvation. Pray also they might get involved in the Village of Eden project in some way.
On June 20, we will be taking a team of 6 into the jungle for 2 weeks. We will be visiting 5 villages, going down the Secure River. The purpose of the trip is to build relationships with the natives and to disciple those that come to know the Lord. Pray for our safety and that we can witness effectively to the people.


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Thursday, April 16, 2009
crepes with chard, caramelized onion and shallot
You can make your own crepes, but we didn't for this recipe. We bought them pre-made. LeSter is the brand we used. They are even cut in half to make life easier.
2 bunches chard, thinly chopped
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1 onion, 1/4" slice
1 Tbsp Earth Balance, or butter
4 crepes
1 1/2 cups shredded Coolea Irish Gouda (Another Hazel Rue home run!)
salt, pepper to taste
In a saute pan on medium low heat, melt the Earth Balance. Add the shallot and onion and allow to slowly caramelize stirring often, total time is about 12 minutes. This would also be a good time to preheat your oven to 350 degrees. When the shallot and onion are caramelized, add in the chard and fully cook, about 6 minutes, stirring frequently so they don't burn. Season with salt and pepper. When they are finished add the mixture to a 1/2 crepe on a lined cookie sheet. Top with cheese and another 1/2 crepe and bake in the oven for 15 minutes, flipping half way through so the bottom doesn't get soggy.
This recipe was enough to make two HUGE crepes, and man were they awesome. We have left over crepes, which we put in the freezer for later use. I have a feeling we will be doing something along these lines again soon. These were so tasty. Actually I am eating the leftovers as I'm typing, once I started thinking about them, I just had to eat it.
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- Tracey PJanuary 3, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Thank you for this recipe. I recently cooked crepes for a crepe dinner, and I was looking for a somewhat lighter, less rich, green veggie crepe to go with the heavier varieties I was making. This recipe turned out to be everyone's favorite! It was absolutely delicious, and I intend on making it again and again.ReplyDelete
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by Sawyer Martin
Any so-called Indian fantasy must just be that, of a bottomless gulf or void beneath the very basin of the muddy Minnesota, above Old Mankato rotting in its downstream postmodern stupor. And, furthermore, the claim that from time-to-time horrors burst forth from there, hideous but vague monstrosities of night and fog, are clearly nothing but an outdone tribal race's long-ago anxiety-myth, engendered by the supercessionary diseased arrival of the European. Just as the lovingly crafted reports of shades of gigantic Indian skeleton warriors astride similarly outsized, skeletal, flame-hissing hell-bending salamanders is but a pitiable instance of wishful thinking, by a misused and nearly exterminated people….
No, the "curse" on Mankato is very real, but much more it is the consequence of our own race's lunging stupidity taken together with the regional farmerly knack hereabouts, for throwing dead animals into the drainage ditches and waterways. All of this culminates grimly today in Old Mankato City itself, drawing its municipal waters from this selfsame river, and ridden right into the aching poisoned ground by its demoralized city managers' multi-tiered capacity, or topheavy indecent taste, for grotesque hypercredentialism and apotropaic professionalistic and incorporationary greed. Far more are these the sires of our "ancestral" megrims and present-day tainted families, than anything whatsoever to do with the extinguished hopes of mercifully long-dead Indians.
In short, in the middle of the universal stupidity of today, to further credit anything like notions of a racist "curse" and the "supernatural" as a meaningful factor in our objective woes of today is just, well, ridiculous.
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Paul Krugman begins his latest New York Times op-ed entitled "Empowering the Ugliness" by observing:
"We live in an era of political news that is, all too often, shocking but not surprising. The rise of Donald Trump definitely falls into that category. And so does the electoral earthquake that struck France in Sunday's regional elections, with the right-wing National Front winning more votes than either of the major mainstream parties.
What do these events have in common? Both involved political figures tapping into the resentments of a bloc of xenophobic and/or racist voters who have been there all along. The good news is that such voters are a minority; the bad news is that it's a pretty big minority, on both sides of the Atlantic. If you are wondering where the support for Mr. Trump or Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Front, is coming from, you just haven't been paying attention.
But why are these voters making themselves heard so loudly now?"
"What do these events have in common?" "[W]hy are these voters making themselves heard so loudly now?" Surely you're not serious, Paul! Come on, Krugman, out with it!
Nowhere in Krugman's opinion piece are the words "terror" or "terrorism." Nowhere in Krugman's opinion piece is there mention of the Paris or San Bernardino attacks. Nowhere can you find the word "fear." And certainly there is no reference to "radical Islam."
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I blog about my family – to remember the details and to keep the interested parties informed. So if you're reading this you most likely know me. It isn't the most enthralling blog in the world – but it's important to me and mine.
Monday, September 25, 2006
A wedding to remember
Sunday was a pretty yicky day- it was rainy and sticky and it had none of the excitement that Saturday did. We did a lot of lazing around, some light cleaning and I took Noah to the park in the rain until he was too soaked to continue running around.
Today I took Noah to a playgroup that restarted in Fishtown. It's a funded program so there is no fee – which is really nice. There were a whopping 25 kids there ranging in age from infants to four. They had free play time, circle time with songs and a story, a feeling exercise with different tactile objects, an art project and then a snack. For the most part Noah stuck by my side and played by himself, he didn't even sing the words to the songs he knew because he was too busy watching all the other kids sing - however he wasn't scared or upset at how many kids there were either. He was interested but just observant and I see that as reassuring. It also helped that he had met a couple of the kids before. I was pleasantly surprised that I actually knew six of the other mothers. I felt so freakin' social. Anyway, I look forward to taking Noah every Monday morning. It should be a really good thing for him. And me too.
And now for a quick Noah bit:
My favorite Noah interaction at the moment occurs when he's getting a little tired and a lot cuddly. He'll climb up for hugs and kisses and say "What doing, Mama?" And I'll say "I'm loving you, Noah." And he'll say "YES! It fun."
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- lonna said...
Regarding the groom's comment, I can't think of a better compliment. What a nice thing for him to say.
Noah's comment is also so sweet.
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The wedding sounds lovely! I'm right there with you on the baby as social buffer and instigator.
You have such a sweet little boy.


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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Thank You!
We had a nice time seeing family that we unfortunately mostly see only for weddings and funerals and all shared some nice memories of grandma. One of the most special things was when I found out my grandma's middle name was Rose. We had named Emma Rose after Trevor's mom, but it's really special to find out that she shares her middle name with her late great-great grandma too.
One slightly odd development in the last two days is that Emma has started to "see" a man standing by our garage...one that I cannot see...as I buckled her into her carseat yesterday and today, she would say "man there!" as she pointed to the garage. The first time I looked thinking the neighbor guy was out, but his car was not even in the driveway and I saw no one around. I said to her "Is the man still there?" She said, "right there!" as she pointed by the garage again. When we pulled out of the driveway she said "buh-bye man" and waved. She said pretty much the same stuff today as I buckled her into her carseat and we got ready to leave. "Man standing there", pointing at the garage again, same thing where I would ask her a few times if he was still standing there and she was still saying, yes, "right there". Again, she waved and said "buh-bye" to the man. Maybe we're in the presence of a medium...as I've been reading that book by Allison Dubois, I've been thinking more about spirits, ghosts, loved ones who have passed away, etc. Maybe I'm making more of this than what it is, but I can't help but wonder if she's seeing a ghost. If she is, I'm glad he's outside the house rather than inside anyway.
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- justjenny said...
Oh goodness - that's really something with Emma and the garage-standing-next-to man. I never saw imaginary people or had an imaginary friend growing up - what's interesting is that she isn't acting like he's an imaginary friend or something like that! You should ask her what he looks like! When she gets old enough to play outside alone (or without Mom right by her side) we'll see if she has some conversations with him...
- August 28, 2007 at 6:14 PM
- crazy working mom said...
That's an odd thing. My mom is a firm believer that children can see spirits. Maybe it's someone watching over you and her.
- August 28, 2007 at 10:07 PM
- Mert said...
Anna used to see a man sometimes too, standing in the hallway upstairs or in her doorway. I prayed that if it was an angel, Thanks You God- but if not send your angels to make him go away.
I'm glad things went well for your Great Grandma's funeral, and that you had a nice time visiting with family. Sometimes you just need that when something like this happens.
- August 29, 2007 at 7:49 AM
- wolfbaby said...
that is odd.. i'd keep an eagle eye on her for a bit not that theres anything wrong with her just for safty reasons...
i hope everything is going ok with ya'll
take care
- August 29, 2007 at 12:02 PM
- Ginamonster said...
Oh michelle, I have been so out of your loop. I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother.
As far as Emma's visitor, I too believe that children see spirits. I think it's something that should be encouraged so that she doesn't lose the ability. Since she is not afraid of him, then chances are, he's a nice spirit (the not nice ones would make her feel scared) and is, like crazy mom said, probably just looking over her. I agree that you should have here describe him. he might be someone you know!
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"What I like is to build a safe zone in Syria," he explained. "Build a big, beautiful safe zone, and you have whatever it is so people can live, and they'll be happier."
Trump's remarkable idea centered around the notion that it was pointless and in fact counterproductive to bring Syrians here and force them to assimilate into our culture.
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If you've ever been within earshot of a conversation about basketball, you would know that along with debates about who's the best athlete, the best team and who will win the championship, you'll hear bantering about who is a bandwagon fan.
I'm here to be that impartial friend that gives you a nudge to let you know when you are riding on some team's bandwagon.
You ARE NOT on the bandwagon if:
1. You were with a team last season but you pick a different this season [you must choose that new team before the season starts].
Teams change, players leave/come in, coaches get fired- it's just the nature of the game. You have every right to jump ship while it's still at the dock (aka before the season starts). There is NO rule that says you have to stay with one team for the rest of your life, especially if ample changes were made.
2. Your favorite player gets traded/switches teams; i.e. Lebron James.
I get it. You've loved him ever since he was in high school and you loved him while he was in Cleveland. Although you were ride-or-die, head-to-toe Cleveland from 2003-2010, now you're ride-or-die, head-to-toe Miami…and you know what? It's ok.
3. Team franchise moves into your backyard; i.e. OKC, Brooklyn Nets.
Sports brings dissimilar people together all the time. I know people who have watched a mere game and a half of the Knicks but because they were born and raised in NYC, they'll tell you they're a Knicks fan. A huge part of sports is being proud of your hometown and the team that's representing your hometown. I guarantee you, not even half of the current OKC fans were Supersonic fans…and its ok.
4. You pick one team but you also root for another team because of a personal connection with a player/coach.
If Tommy loves the Knicks but his girlfriend's dad is the coach of the Celtics, it's ok for Tommy to go with both teams. There are some instances where you really don't have a choice but to cheer for a team, even if you don't really believe in their abilities. Doesn't make you a bandwagon fan. Let Tommy live.
5. You aren't DIE-HARD for any team, you haven't picked a team to win, and you don't have any attachment to any team, you just enjoy watching the sport. (This applies especially if you work in the industry and have to have a level of impartiality)
We all know what a die-hard fan is, we've seen them plenty of times. There are clothed in their team's garb from head to toe, face paint, team screensaver, team sticker on the cell phone case, team paraphernalia in the car/office- and most importantly, not afraid to fight or go to jail for their team. It would be blasphemous for a die hard fan to cheer on another team. Fair weather fan? Perfectly fine to pick a different team every game.
You ARE on the bandwagon if:
1. You picked a team at the beginning of the season but after they've lost a game or two, you start noticing how good a different team looks.
You saw the rosters before the season started. If you pick a team at the beginning of the season thinking they're going to kill yet they can't seem to get it together, you're stuck with them. Count this season out. It's ok to start looking at a team for next year, though [silently].
2. Your team isn't where you thought they would be after they barely secured the 8th seed in the playoffs.
You can't possibly think it's ok to jump ship right before the playoffs…LOL.
3. Your team's franchise moves into your backyard but you don't switch teams until after they win a few games.
I've seen this happen a couple of times this season. It starts with the, 'oh, I just like their gear', then it escalates to, 'my friend hooked me up with these tickets,' then here comes, 'I'm catching another game because the arena is so dope,' until finally it's, 'Broooooookln'. You were blue and orange all summer and into the preseason and now it's all black everything? Stop it.
4. Your favorite player moves to a team but you don't switch to their team immediately OR all of a sudden your favorite player changes mid-season.
If you decide to ride it out with OKC knowing that your favorite player is James Harden, you're stuck with OKC. Don't wait until he drops two consecutive 40-point games and then say you're leaving with James. On top of that, pick a side. It's not ok to switch teams mid-season because you just noticed how nice Blake Griffin is on the Clippers. Stop it!!
5. You are rooting for three, four, five teams with absolutely no personal connections or ties with any of the teams…and you seem to be die-hard for every one of those teams.
Again, no one should be die-hard for one team and root for another. It's just straight felonious to be die-hard for more than one team. These are the worst kinds of fans because they pick a million teams and cheer the hardest for whoever makes it at the end. This gives them the chance to say, "soandso was my favorite team anyway. At least they made it." N-O. Find a seat some where, every point you make is now deemed fraudulent and erroneous.
Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comment section below? Feel like I unjustly labelled you a bandwagon fan? Chances are…you are just in denial. You can still let me know in the comments, too, though.


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Scientists have designed a brand new sort of carbon this is more difficult and brighter than obviously shaped diamonds.
For folks who want to wear a one-of-a-kind sparkler on their arms, the new material, called Q-carbon, also offers off a smooth glow.
"This new phase may be very particular," stated take a look at co-creator Jagdish Narayan, a substances scientist at North Carolina nation university. "It has novel electrical, optical and magnetic properties."
for example, the material can act as either a metal or a semiconductor, and is magnetic at room temperature, he brought.
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no matter being one of the maximum ubiquitous and iconic symbols of wealth and comfort, scientists still do not fully apprehend how diamonds are shaped. maximum suppose the diamonds mined today formed between 1 billion and 3 billion years in the past, at a intensity of about 62 miles (100 kilometers) underneath the Earth's floor, researchers formerly informed stay technological know-how.
on this subterranean stress cooker, carbon dioxide molecules had been overwhelmed with pressures of approximately 725,000 lbs. consistent with square inch (five million kilopascals) and heated to a sweltering 2,2 hundred ranges Fahrenheit (1,two hundred ranges Celsius), according to a 2012 take a look at inside the magazine Nature. those severe conditions driven out the oxygen molecules and created a notably symmetric lattice of carbon atoms.
Scientists have long attempted to outdo mother Nature through manufacturing synthetic diamonds in the lab. commonly, they are trying to recreate the excessive warmness and strain observed inside the bowels of the Earth, crushing graphite into glowing gems. however these diamonds frequently are not as sturdy as the originals, due to the fact the graphite is blended with any other steel. another approach, referred to as chemical vapor deposition, blows a hydrocarbon fuel over a substrate and makes use of chemical reactions to form diamonds. these diamonds regularly have fewer flaws than naturally grown diamonds.
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to head one higher, Narayan and his colleagues heated up an unstructured mass of carbon atoms, called amorphous carbon, with tiny pulses of lasers. The tremendously centered mild beams melted the interior of solid carbon into liquid carbon. Then, they used a process known as quenching, which unexpectedly cools material by means of submerging it in a liquid, the researchers suggested Wednesday (Dec. 2) inside the magazine of implemented Physics.
generally, thermodynamics dictates that carbon atoms should trade how they set up themselves at lower temperatures. but the quenching system cools the liquid carbon at 1.eight billion tiers Fahrenheit in keeping with second (1 billion stages Celsius according to 2nd).
"We do it so speedy that we can idiot mother Nature," Narayan instructed live technological know-how.
That rapid quenching "freezes" the carbon atoms in place, leaving them squished together in a tightly woven matrix.
The result? A superhard cloth that is brighter than ordinary diamonds.
"this is more ideal than what the people make through excessive strain and high temperature or nature's manner," Narayan said.
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growing a carat of Q-carbon takes 15 mins, which means scientists may want to make a massive, beautiful gemstone for a necklace or a ring fantastically speedy. (believe a necklace of supersparkly diamonds that still glowed — how sci-fi might that be?)
but its uncommon properties imply it is able to be extra beneficial for different packages, Narayan said.
The magnetic Q-carbon (Q stands for quenching) might make a really perfect cloth for biological implants that feel magnetic fields. The tight in shape among carbon atoms additionally method electrons are bursting to get out of the carbon atoms, so the slightest voltage can spur carbon atoms to launch electrons, creating a smooth glow. That makes it best for creating screen displays that use less electricity, Narayan stated.


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started a project named guilty. You are in that project with your team. A certain group of people believe some corrupt marines are not guilty of some warcrimes. There are heavy dicussions if the corrupt army is guilty or not but your team must find out what they are doing with a secret unnone code. People that believe the marines dont know about that code..It could be dangerous. Your special Operation executive(SOE) team was send on a mission to take over the complex of the corrupt marines.They have taken over the complex with large army\'s of marines. Your now captured in a corrupt marine complex. Get out of there now and stop the communication link before the marine transmitted the secret codes (code unnone for us). We have heard that corrupt marines are doing top secret experiments to create a corrupt army to work for them. We must stop this at once. Work as a team or die...[/quote]
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To order, simply go to RoadID.com or click the link below: http://www.RoadID.com/?CID=ThanksBryan778644I mentioned above that I was reminded today of why I am glad I wear a Road I.D. Unfortunately, a fellow cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident in north Oklahoma City this morning. A passer-by spotted a cyclist in the ditch and called the paramedics, but the man had already passed away. The man has not been identified at this point because he had no form of ID on him at the time. Please remember to take I.D. with you on all of your rides, even if you don't own a Road I.D. Tell people where you are going, how long you will be gone, and check in with friends or family when you finish a workout. Please be careful everyone. Drivers can be reckless and inattentive. We need to do what we can to protect ourselves when on the road.


text: We had a blast at the fair this spring! Ro loved every single ride; the higher the better. Jojo loved eating fried snickers. The night was awesome, but we did stay a wee bit too late. Tenley and Jojo were a little mad at us by the end of the night! The fair is officially my favorite spring tradition!


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On 5/31/08, the DNC/RBC engaged in voter fraud and theft. It took delegates from Clinton and gave them to Obama. And, the DNC ignored the reports of caucus fraud;remained silent to blatant misogyny/sexism directed at Clinton (women in general); remained silent at the race-baiting by Obama;and stopped being DEMOCRATIC. This yellow dog Dem stopped being a Democrat that day when I saw what my party had become: UN-Democratic.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Flip Flops (Updated)
First, let's look at Guam. Yes, Guam. The Obama people were ecstatic that they won by 7 votes out of a couple thousand people. Never mind that there was SUPPOSED to be a recount because of 500 spoiled ballots in - wait for it - heavily Clinton voting areas, the results of which I have NEVER heard. But Hillary just got the vote of a superdelegate down there, and the Obama people are INCENSED!! She was SUPPOSED to vote with the will of the people, dammit!! How DARE she think independently??!?! Oh, but wait - see, that only matters when the SDs go AGAINST the Obama meme!! It is FINE and DANDY for Kerry, Kennedy, and Patrick to thwart the will of Massachussetts. And peachy keen-o for Bill Richardson to thumb his nose at his own people. Or for Rockefeller and Byrd to thumb their noses at the VAST number of people who did NOT vote for Obama. See, that's JUST fine. But let a Superdelegate do what they are SUPPOSED to do - think for themselves (and honestly, not knowing the results of the recount, 7 votes is essentially a tie anyway, which is how the Guam delegates currently stand: 4 - 4), and they go nuts. So, Guam has become VERY important to the Obama camp.
How about Puerto Rico with its four MILLION voters?? No, not so much. Why? Well, because even though they have 55 delegates (compared to Guam's paltry number), Clinton is expected to win there, pretty handily. So, the Obama camp has started this meme that since Puerto Ricans cannot vote for president in November (don't even get me STARTED on that - we take over their country, and then do not allow them to vote in the actual presidential contest?!?!), their votes shouldn't matter. Yes, that is what the Obama people are now saying - PUERTO RICO SHOULD NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF THE CORONATION!!!! It's a popular vote thing, see. Clinton is alrady leading in the popular vote when MI and FL are included, and it wil be a greater lead once Puerto Rico votes. So, Guam, even though it has NO electoral college representation, YES - it is VERY important! Puerto Rico, because it will go for Hillary, NO - don't pay ANY attention to them!!!! Is THIS how the Obama camp has decided to fix its problem with Hispanic voters?!?! Bear in mind, there are quite a few Puerto Ricans who live IN the United States, too. You don't think this might piss them off just a TAD that Obama says their votes shouldn't COUNT?!?!?! Uh, yeah.
Mind boggling. Truly mind boggling. What is even more so are the comments people have posted trying to support this new meme. As I said in the beginning, wow. Just wow. What the hell is WRONG with these people?
Oh, wait - I know what is wrong with them! They have seen the MAPS!! Yes, the maps in which McCain beats the crap out of Obama, and Clinton beats the crap out of McCain in an Electoral College Map scenario. As others have pointed out, for a campaign that claims it has it all in the bag, they are running JUST a might scared!! (Electoral-vote.com is a great resource, by the way - if you wish, add it to your favorite places and check it out regularly!) So, yeah - they are pretty freaked out because it is CLEAR that Clinton will win in the General Election, and Obama?? Not so much. Remember, too, that this is while the MSM is attacking her ferociously day in and day out, and giving Obama constant love. When MCCAIN starts running against Obama, it will be a whole different story, you can count on it. McCain has already fired warning shots across Obama's bow, most recently in the back and forth on the GI bill ("McCain, who had an ugly dustup with Obama last year over judicial appointments, said it was "typical" of his likely November rival to "use the Senate floor to take cheap shots at an opponent and easy advantage of an issue he has less than zero understanding of." Full Article), but McCain has made it CRYSTAL clear he will not put up with that kind of crap AT ALL. Not from Obama, and not from the MSM. (Remember, McCain wrote Obama a letter a couple of years ago about his disappointment in him not keeping his word - he seems to have seen through Obama some time ago.)
So, yeah - the Obama people seem to be coming apart at the seams a bit here. Obama CANNOT close the deal, with all of the tremendous advantages he has had. Clinton CONTINUES to beat both Obama and McCain in a General Election matchup. His desire to treat Puerto Rico like it was Florida or Michigan (!!!) pretty much says it all. Once again, what it says ain't good...
Viva, Puerto Rico! Go, HILLARY!!!
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- Mary Ellen said...
Hi Amy-
Of course the Obamabots have their own formula for how the SD's vote. Like you said, if Hillary wins a State, the SD is supposed to vote for Obama because they are supposed to decide independently. If Hillary loses a State, the SD's are supposed to vote for Obama because that's the will of the people.
Obama cannot win this election unless he cheats, lies, and bamboozles the SD's. I wonder how many of them have been promised a VP post or a cabinet post. I know he's given money to many of them. This election is a joke. Not a "ha-ha" joke, but a travesty.
How is Hillary doing in South Dakota? I haven't heard much. I've been so busy, though...no time to read much on the Internet.
(The graduation was great...considering they had 1,000 graduates, the ceremony went pretty quickly. They didn't even have a Commencement Speech, just Valedictorian (who gave a hilarious speech, he had the grads cracking up the whole time).
Ok...have to get some work done. This is a great post, as always.
- May 26, 2008 at 6:35 PM
- Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy said...
Hey, ME!
WOW - 1,000 grads?!? It must be a HUGE high school! Glad it went well (and quickly). Cool that the valedictorian was funny - that must have helped the whole thing speed along!
ME, you are RIGHT ON abt the lying, cheating, and bamboozling of the Obama campaign. It really is the only way he can win. I was reading a comment by someone over at TalkLeft the other day - s/he was an Edwards volunteer, and did a caucus (can't remember which state now). The volunteer said that s/he was COMPLETELY turned off by the way the Obama people flat out CHEATED. As a consequence, that person said s/he would NEVER vote for Obama. His wanting 50% of MI was pretty damn typical of his hubris, if you ask me. I have never seen someone so arrogant with so little to show for it - hell, even Bush was the governor of TX twice!!
I have not heard much abt SD at all. I know Clinton has been there a good bit. Who knows who will win it in the primary, but there is little chance of winning it in the GE, I think.
Puerto Rico, OTOH, seems to be going VERY well for Clinton. Obama was booed a few times, and is considered a Johnny-Come-Lately win it comes to the issues facing Puerto Rico. I hope Clinton creams him there. No one deserves it more (her winnning, him losing).
OH - have you seen all of the talk over at No Quarter abt Michelle and those "Whitey" tapes? Obama was pretty pissy abt people going after her, but ya know what? When you go after a former two-term President of the Unites States and call him a racist for stuff he says (that WASN'T) while campaigning for his wife, you better BELIEVE that your wife is going to be put under a microscope, too, Skippy. I mean, really - like Bush, he seems to be buying all of the hype heaped on him by the DNC and AxelRove, and thinks he is above reproach. Um, WRONG!!! Have you ever seen anyone so arrogant, besides Bush? It is staggering, really...He is just like him, IMHO - the similarities are striking, and scary.
Every map continues to show Clinton is the ONLY one who can beat McCain. And if they think Obama is going to get us to jump on his little Unity Unicorn, they are SADLY mistaken. I adore Hillary, I truly do - I have the UTMOST respect for her. But even if she came to my house and asked me to vote for Obama, I'd fix her a cappuccino, sit down with her, and tell her all the MANY reasons I won't. And won't give the DNC another dime. Hell, I don't think I'll give them any more money even if they DO seat MI and FL (and have it count). The way they thwarted Clinton with that travesty alone is reason for me not to do so...
Thanks SO much for the compliment. I really appreciate it!
Hey - did you get my response to your email? Just checking - I was wondering what you decided. You can write me at my email address, if you wish...
- May 26, 2008 at 8:47 PM


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1. One book that changed your life: they really all have in one way or another . . . I'm like a french lacquer finish . . . with every pass of the alcohol soaked cloth, my surface is refined.
2. One book that you've read more than once: Jeremy the Tale of an Honest Bunny by Jan Karon
3. One book you'd want on a desert island: Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
4. One book that made you laugh: Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Berniere . . . though I didn't get very far with it.
5. One book that made you cry: The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman
6. One book that you wish had been written: I often find the library lacking in practical guides for my age/stage/lifestyle/budget . . . they're either too gung ho or not at all helpful. (see: The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book by Carla Emery)
7. One book that you wish had never been written: Beloved . . . and really anything else by Toni Morrison. I know lots of people like her books, but I.just.can't.
8. One book you're currently reading: Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
9. One book you've been meaning to read: oh . . . here is where I confess to having not read any of the Anne of Green Gables books . . . but I promise it's on my to-do list.
10. Tag five others: Anyone who hasn't been tagged yet, is officially tagged here.


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Marc Jacobs closed New York Fashion Week with the unusual show. Usually, in a fashion show, there is a background music, 2 or more seat rows. But Jacobs showed his fall collection with a different way. There is no background music, no set, and only has one long seat row. The show begun with models walk without any background music and they walked through the long runway and went outside, to the sidewalk. At the sidewalk, there is gigantic speakers and the models seated in front the speakers. The positive side from the quite show, people will more focus on the clothes.
This fall collection Marc Jacobs was inspired by the hip-hop culture. As a New Yorker, he felt the influence of hip-hop and translate it into his fall collection. This day, the hip-hop culture is one of the rising. In this collection, it is more casual wear and sportswear. Like an oversized jacket with fur and velvet fabric, oversized denim, track pants, big gold jewelry representing the hip-hop street style.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Jess's Stampin' Up party - I like how it came out, it took a while but I think it was definitely worth the effort. I like order, patterns and straight lines so this was easy for me. I can't wait to make more of these types of cards! I'm a little compulsive and spent a few hours in front of the TV on Monday night just punching these shapes out of every color paper I could find so that I would have them handy for upcoming projects.
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This is a great first card to post!! And you punching out lots of shapes to be prepared does not surprise me! You are compulsive! I have not used something I cut out previously on anything I've ever crafted. It's so weird, I have to make something specifically for what I am working on.ReplyDelete
I got the bird and star punches last night! $1 bin- whoop whoop!ReplyDelete
love the $1 bin!ReplyDelete
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Martes el 8 de noviembre – día 114
Today I got up at 8:30, had some breakfast and walked to my castellano class. We each gave our 7 minute "practice" presentation, so we only had about 30 minutes of class, which our professor spent giving us feedback on our presentations. After class I walked home and made myself some lunch.
After I ate I tried to fix my blog post about Rosario, since blogger decided it was only going to publish half of my post. I had re-upload all of my pictures, which takes an annoying long time.
At 16:00 I took a colectivo to UBA for psicolingüística. We didn't have actual class today, but we could go in and ask about our trabajo practico, so I went to talk to my professor about the second parcial (midterm). I took a colectivo home, and stopped for some frozen yogurt (topped with pineapple, kiwi, strawberry, peach, and chocolate chips – delicious!) after I got off. I came home and showered, then skyped with the fam.
After skype I had dinner (milanesa and salad) while watching the Simpsons (Clarisa went out to dinner with a friend) then worked on my trabajo practico para psicolingüística and then went to bed.
Miercoles el 9 de noviembre
Wednesday I got up around 9:30, had some breakfast, and did some reading. Ludi met me at my house around 12:00 and we headed to meet Derek for lunch at Sarkis (a Mediterranean restaurant I've wanted to try for awhile).
We decided to split a bunch of ½ portion dishes, so we got falafel, hummus, tabule, and stuffed eggplant, with a chardonnay to wash it all down. The food was absolutely amazing, and I've never been happier to have hummus! After lunch Ludi had to go to class, but Derek and I shopped around Palermo to find a birthday present for his boyfriend. After he found the perfect gift, we both headed home.
When I got back I did some more reading, and made myself some delicious orange-strawberry juice. It was raining pretty hard, and after the sky looked cook so I took some pictures.
I got ready for yoga and then headed out to take a colectivo, which just happened to be the same colectivo that Alicia and Gaston were on (I was supposed to meet them on the corner where the yoga studio was). The yoga class was a "community class" so we could pay as little or as much as we wanted, which was really great for my wallet!
After class I took a bus home. Clarisa and I had steamed potatoes and pumpkin for dinner and some canned peaches for dessert.
After dinner I went upstairs, showered, and went to bed.
Jueves el 10 de noviembre
Today marks exactly one month until my flight home, which seems like complete craziness to me!
Anyway, I got up at 8:15 and had some breakfast before heading to my biochem research. After research I came home and had some lunch, and then did some reading. At 16:00 I headed to UBA for my last official class, in which we turned in our projects and discussed our results.
I took a bus home and had vegetable rice with Clarisa while we watched "Salven el million." After dinner I showered and went to bed.
Viernes el 11 de noviembre
Today I got up around 9:30 and had some cereal with peaches (yum!). I did some random stuff online, then went to yoga. After yoga I came home and showered, then ate some lunch.
It was a gorgeous day so I decided to go to the park and do some reading. After about 2 hours I got hungry to so I went to a café for a licuado de banana con leche (banana + milk + blender) y una medialuna. After I finished I took a walk around the neighborhood and then returned to the park for a bit.
I came home when it started to get dark and did some more reading.
I had dinner (left over ham and cheese tarta and salad) with Clarisa around 21:15, then went to meet Ludi to go to the movies.
Ludi brought her porteña friend along, and we met Julia there. We saw Pina, which was a German movie about modern dance and a woman, named Pina, who was famous. It was really good, and really made me miss ballet. A side note about movies in Argentina, the popcorn is sweet. I was really surprised when I tasted it, I was expecting salty, buttery, American movie theater popcorn, but instead it tasted almost like kettle corn.
We took a bus home, and I went to bed around 2:30.
Un beso,
Random photo:
|A mannequin I encountered on a walk through the neighborhood


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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Bad ideas in nutrition
Give out cholesterol lowering pills free at fast food restaurants like ketchup and mustard packets.While relieving consumer anxiety about one nasty consequence (not a side effect) of many of the faster foods, it can cause additional health and nutrition problems when consumers adjust by eating more of the least nutritious foods. More diabetes, more obesity, more metabolic problems as a greater percentage of calories come from fat.... Not well thought out, sir.
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Last year (May 2010)
Taken at the AZ Rattler's game at US Airways Stadium.
Now (March 2011)
in our Backyard.
Some changes are blatently obvious.
I cut my hair.
oh, and I'm pregnant with our 3rd little boy.
So much has changed between then and now. I am still running my own business but I have learned so much more about who I am as a mom, wife, crafter, business owner, etc.
I sent Simon off to preschool for the first time and it was hard not to get teary eyed as I drove away. He's growing up too fast.
Ryan has grown from being a toddler to a little boy. *sigh*
I have grown too, more than just my expanding waistline. I feel like a better mom, a more confident woman, and I feel like everyday I am slowly becoming the person I really want to be.
We still live in the same house. Our days are pretty much the same as they were a year ago but I believe that with every year we learn a little more about ourselves; our talents, our weaknesses and strengths, our good and bad habits.
I have also learned that I am a lot like my mom, and even more like my dad. :)
That's a lot to take in in just one year.
I hope this next year is just as fantastic!


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Let me tell you a scary fairy tale.
As you know, dragons are fierce fire breathing creatures which torment ordinary people like you and I. There are also ferocious dragon-eat-dragon fights. However a fact you mightn't know about dragons is that they burn kerosene to make their hot odorous breaths, and they convert water in their bodies to make this kerosene. And now and again they temporarily lend water to their friends to help them make even more kerosene.
In this story, sometimes ordinary people, and rich people, place bets on which will be the best and fiercest dragons. To keep things fair for these punters (the people who place these bets), the dragons get regular check ups so that everyone knows how fit they are.
Anyway, about six months ago, a particularly nasty dragon is nearing his annual veterinary check up. However, he is short of kerosene, and is too weak to make much more. So, what does he do ? He borrows some water from some friendly dragons far far away, and then lends this water to one of his neighbourly dragon friends who lives beside him.
His friend however isn't in too good a shape either. So his friend in turn passes the water to one of his babies, who is fit and healthy. The baby dragon produces some kerosene, and gives it all back to the horrible nasty dragon.
The nasty dragon then goes immediately for his annual check up, and the veterinarian is astonished: the nasty dragon is even fitter than he was last year, and has lots and lots and lots of kerosene. So the nasty dragon goes and tells all the punters the good news, and the punters say what a good nasty dragon he is.
But then his dragon friend goes and tells the sleepy Dragon Supervisor that his baby had produced some kerosene using water passed from the nasty dragon, and gave the kerosene back to the nasty dragon. However the sleepy Dragon Supervisor doesn't seem to care that nasty dragon could no longer produce his own kerosene, and that he had to get one of his friend's babies to do it with some borrowed water. Nor does he seem to care that the nasty dragon didn't tell the punters that that was what had really happened. Nor does he seem to care that the dragons are working together rather than competing with each other in the dragon-eat-dragon fights.
At the same time that all this is going on, the Minister for Dragons is getting a bit concerned that all of his six dragons in his land are getting a bit out of shape. So he calls in an International Dragon Inspector and pays him to do an extensive investigation and then report back
The International Dragon Inspector duly does his work, and comes back with a 720 page report on the six dragons in the land. The particularly nasty dragon has 120 pages written about him. In those 120 pages, the International Dragon Inspector notes that nasty dragon isn't as fit as he seems; that he didn't really produce all that kerosene himself, and got his friend's baby to do it for him. If the ordinary and rich punters ever found what really had happened, they might be very angry indeed.
The mandarins at the Minister for Dragons get the Inspector's report. They note with alarm what the Inspector found out about what the nasty dragon and his dragon friend got up to, and tell the dozy Dragon Supervisor. But the dozy Dragon Supervisor says he already knew since the nasty dragon friend had already owned up about it, and he goes back to sleep.
The Minister for Dragons gets the report. However he finds 720 pages boring and doesn't read it all. Even though he knows the nasty dragon is particularly horrible, he doesn't bother reading all the 120 pages about the nasty dragon. His mandarins tell him he should read particular pages and paragraphs which they have underlined, but they don't ask him to read all the bad stuff on the nasty dragon — even though they are alarmed by what nasty dragon and his friend got up to together and told the Dragon Supervisor so.
The Minister for Dragons later says he was told about all the risks and concerns arising from his six dragons, but deceiving the punters in the way in which the nasty dragon and his friend did so was not one of those risks.
In a way perhaps the Minister of Dragons isn't really at fault here. After all, he really is a complete novice at looking after dragons, and only a few months ago used to have the job of looking after nice little children instead.
One day though, the national parliament and the national newspapers and the TV stations get to hear about what the nasty dragon and his friend got up to together. But even they don't seem to be particularly worried that the ordinary and rich punters were deliberately deceived. Instead they get concerned that the Minister of Dragons is now going to give some of the dragons a big lake from which to drink loads and loads of water.
Meanwhile, the punters far far away, and the dragons far far away, get very concerned. They get very concerned about the nasty dragon and his friend and what else they perhaps might have got up to together. They get very concerned that the sleepy Dragon Supervisor doesn't seem to care about punters being deceived. They get very concerned that the mandarins don't share their worries with their own Minister. They get concerned that if deceiving them that the nasty dragon wasn't as fit as he appeared, wasn't sufficiently serious to be flagged as a risk in the report, then what what more serious risks could there possibly be ? And they get particularly concerned that the Minister of Dragons doesn't seem to read reports which he himself asked for, and doesn't seem worry too much about looking after the interests of the punters.
Then the Minister of Dragons calls in the stable staff of the nasty dragon's friend and says: "Gee boys and girls, you people in particular have been very very naughty in allowing your dragon and its baby to change water into kerosene for the nasty dragon, and then give this kerosene back to the nasty dragon, so allowing the nasty dragon to deceive the punters. Don't you think that you were all wrong ?"
I hope you liked my little fairy story.
I had the privilege and responsibility for many years of being CEO and Chairman of a publicly quoted company subject to the USA SEC and Nasdaq rules, including more recently Sarbanes-Oxley obligations. Governance and shareholder communication were always very high on the agenda.
I hope that things in real life are never the same as fairy stories, are they ?


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