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Mijiza's Blog is Moving . . .Posted in Awareness, NEWS, Spotlight with tags Mijiza's Blog is moving, update on October 12, 2010 by Mijiza Zeyzey
Remembering the World Conference against RacismPosted in Awareness, CULTURE, HISTORY, Humanity with tags discrimination, international racism, racism, world community on October 10, 2010 by Mijiza Zeyzey
In 1997, the General Assembly of the United Nations planned the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.
"As we see all around us, racism and racial discrimination continue unabated. Although we refer to our world as a global village, it is a world sadly lacking in the sense of closeness towards neighbour and community which the word village implies . . . there are problems stemming from either a lack of respect for, or lack of acceptance of, the inherent dignity and equality of all human beings . . "
– Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights March 24, 1999.
The World Conference was held in Durban, South Africa from August 31 to September 7, 2001. It was intended as a landmark in the struggle to eradicate all forms of racism. Governments were asked to "deliver on their promises and make it a conference of actions not just words".
Combating racial discrimination is a principle of the United Nations as stated in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. "Faith in fundamental human rights, in dignity and worth of the human person" is stated in the preamble. The Conference focused on achieving these objectives:
- Review progress made and reassess obstacles since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Right
- Increase awareness of racism and racial discrimination
- Formulate ways to increase effectiveness of UN activities and programs aimed at combating racism
- Consider ways and means to better apply existing standards of combating racism
- Build the UN resources necessary in the combat against racism
- Review political, historical, economic, social, cultural, and other factors to racism and racial discrimination
- Formulate action-oriented national, regional, and international measures aimed at combating racism and racial discrimination
Sadly, the delegates from the U.S. and Israel walked out of the Conference and joined 15 nations in a boycott. Nine nations boycotted the Conference entirely.
Boycotting nations:
- Canada
- Israel
- Italy
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Poland
- United States
Six nations that limited their participation:
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Czech Republic
- European Union
- France
- United Kingdom
The inability to come together in the common goal to end racism is also reflected in the fact that empowering victims of racism is not included as a Millennium Development Goal.
UNiTE to End Violence Against Women CampaignPosted in Awareness, Latin America, NEWS with tags Caribbean women, crimes against humanity, stop violence against women campaign, torture, UN Women, UNIFEM on October 8, 2010 by Mijiza Zeyzey
The United Nations Secretary General will launch the UNiTE to End Violence Against Women Campaign in November. The Caribbean project of the United Nations Secretary General will provide participants an opportunity to learn from each other's experiences and make a collective move forward.
Barbados will host a conference on October 11th -12th which the Attorney General, members of the judiciary, senior representatives of regional police forces and members of civil society organizations will attend. The theme of the conference is:
"Strengthening Accountability and Changing Culture to End Violence against Women in the Caribbean."
Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, UN residence coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, expressed her delight with the attendance of:
- Caribbean nationals
- President of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
- Judge Patrick Robinson – former Jamaican Deputy Solicitor General and President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
- Sir Dennis Byron – former Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and native of Saint Kitts and Nevis
The International Criminal Tribunals have investigated sexual violence in relation to torture and crimes against humanity.
Roberta Clarke, Regional Programme Director for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, a part of UN Women) said,
"So one of the questions the Presidents will be addressing will be, 'What are the lessons that have been learnt at the international level, and how can those lessons be translated in strengthening the law response at the national domestic levels?' Through their participation here at the conference, we hope very much for their reflections on the relationship between ending violence against women, strengthening democracy, citizenship and human rights"
For more information contact:
UNIFEM (part of UN Women) VAW Specialist, Tonni-Ann Brodber at
Communications Specialist, Sharon Carter-Burke at
Poetic Politics?Posted in Awareness, CULTURE, HISTORY, Mother Africa, North America with tags colonialism, history, opinions, racism, slavery, South Africa, traditional faith on October 7, 2010 by Mijiza Zeyzey
Lyndall Beddy, a South African columnist with News Time, recently wrote an article in what she calls Poetic Politics. I could not get through the whole article before knowing I needed to respond. She wrote,
"European Colonial Doctors, not Indigenous Healers, cured Africa's diseases: leprosy, yellow fever, bilharzia [sic], malaria, sleeping sickness et al . . . in most of Africa the faith of the people was in cannibalism (body part medicine), witchcraft and spirits. And far from understanding animals, they were afraid of most of them. My own char is too afraid still of frogs or spiders to go near them and I have to evict them from the house."
Well, that was her opinion, and this is mine . . .
Let's start with actual facts. These diseases are collectively known as tropical diseases. They were so named because they thrive in warm climates. They also thrive in communities that are victims of poverty and malnutrition. Malnutrition is a result of poverty. Malnutrition leads to medical disorders and leaves you vulnerable to more diseases. Before colonists came to Africa, communities (villages) were not victim of poverty. Do not forget Africa was a rich continent and this is what drew the colonist.
Beddy also wrote,
"As I have explained, black American descendents of slaves made up a culture and history of an Africa that was perfect until the nasty whites went to Africa and captured blacks as slaves from this perfect world (which, by the way, was monogamous in the Kwanza Cult version)".
Kwanza is not a cult. As you should know (since you call yourself an amateur historian), Kwanza is a celebration. It originated in Africa and was adopted in America by members of the African Diaspora in an effort to regain ties with our heritage. As an amateur historian did you not know that slavery robbed the American born members of the African Diaspora of knowledge of our ancestry?
Beddy also wrote,
"The truth is that whites had no resistance to malaria, and did not even enter the interior of Africa until a cure had been found for malaria . . . It was white doctors, during the European colonial period, who found the cures for the many illnesses of Africa, often at considerable risk to their own lives."
Beddy, the truth is, the colonists were not forcibly taken to Africa in chains. They willfully entered Africa, at their own risk, for their own benefit. I am sure they could barely wait to enter Africa's interior and "discover" more riches.
Beddy says she is an anti-racist activist, yet she said,
". . . in most of Africa the faith of the people was in cannibalism (body part medicine), witchcraft and spirits. And far from understanding animals, they were afraid of most of them. My own char is too afraid still of frogs or spiders to go near them . . ."
In fact, a good lesson to learn in being an activist against racism is not to make racist statements. Have you worshipped with people who practice their traditional or indigenous faith enough to "understand" their faith? Is it not the "spirit" of Jesus that is the cornerstone of the Christian faith? Do you understand "frogs and spiders?"
Violence Against Women and Girls Rises in HaitiPosted in Awareness, Latin America with tags gender based violence, Haiti, UN, UNIFEM, violence against women on October 5, 2010 by Mijiza Zeyzey
Natural disasters leave society's most vulnerable at a higher risk of violence. Those without principles and those who have given up on decency victimize the young and the elderly. They prey on girls and women. Security is destroyed in homes without doors. Since the earthquake in Haiti, attacks on girls and women are raped, harassed, and beaten at a devastating rate. Haitians still living in tent camps outnumber the Haitian police, UNIFEM, and UN police that patrol them.
Geoffrey Canada has 650 Kids in CollegePosted in Awareness, North America with tags breaking cycle of poverty, child development, education, poverty on October 3, 2010 by Mijiza Zeyzey
While many dead-beat dads are stifling kids through their actions, one man is boosting kids one block at a time. In the 1990's, Geoffrey Canada initiated an experiment to promote a future for children living in poverty. Canada's experiment yielded a safe zone for the children in Harlem to learn and play. Canada's experiment has come to be known as Harlem's Children's Zone.
Geoffrey Canada was featured by ABC News as Person of the Week. A newly released documentary suggests he's Superman. Canada says, "One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist. She thought I was crying because it's like Santa Clause in not real. I was crying because no one was coming with enough power to save us."
Canada was raised by a single mother in Harlem. He went on to earn a Masters from Harvard. When he and his wife were expecting their first child he started to research what child development. He discovered that positive parenting starts before your child is born. Canada reached out to expecting mothers to teach them how to raise their child from a positive view of the world.
Canada had learned that children of wealthy parents are given early positive encouragement; while poor parents extend negativity to their children. Canada has pioneered a program that follows babies growing up in poverty with positive encouragement throughout their development.
Canada said, "It is one of the great joys of my life, that when I look at my young people that I realize there is a bunch of us adults standing with these kids saying we're going to guarantee you make it."
Acid Attack Falsely Reported / Imaginary Black Man is off the HookPosted in Awareness, NEWS, North America on September 30, 2010 by Mijiza Zeyzey
Oregon woman claim of an acid attack proves to be a hoax. This time the imaginary black man is off the hook. She blamed it on an imaginary black woman. Bethany Storro doused her face with acid and used money donated by the sympathetic public to go on a shopping spree. One month after having a chemical peel in a doctor's office, she claims she doused her face because she wanted a new face. She also claims she had a feeling she would need sunglass; the sunglasses saved her vision. Discrepancies such as these cause the people to question her story. The incident happened at night. Hoax crimes committed by men and women who blame it on an imaginary black man (this time an imaginary black women) is not unusual.
1. In 1989, Charles Stuart shot himself and his pregnant wife and blamed it on the imaginary black man.
2. In 1994, Susan Smith rolled her car into a lake with her young children strapped in it; she blamed it on the imaginary black man.
3. In 2008, Ashley Todd carved a mirror-imaged, letter 'B' into her face and yes; she blamed the imaginary black man who was supposed to have been a Barack Obama supporter.
4. In 2003, Brian Wells walked into a bank with a bomb around his neck and claim a group of imaginary black men made his do it.
Blaming the imaginary black man, men, or woman is evidence of an ideology that reflects racism. The ideology maybe that people of African descent are most believable to have committed these crimes; beware of men (and now women too) of African descent; or all people of African descent look alike thus this occupy authorities' time. In many cases blaming the imaginary black man has caused a disruption in the black community with law enforcement.
Bethany Storro faces charges for faking the attack. She is also facing possible infections while healing as well as permanent scars from the acid burns.


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Five years ago the state of Texas told Universities they could charge whatever they wanted for tuition. And that's what they did. Since 2003 the cost of going to college has more than doubled. But now some state lawmakers are saying enough. They want to keep college from raising tuition for the next two years. Terry Hartle is an expert on American Universities and says schools have to raise tuition in order to provide quality education.
"If tuitions do not increase, institutions will make the adjustments in other ways. They may cap enrollment; they may not expand programs."
Hartle says most states are spending more money on elementary and secondary education as well as Medicaid, so that means less money for their universities. But he says Texas was already one of the best deals in the country before prices went up. And it still is.
"It's not like tuition was 20-thousand dollars and went to forty. It doubled from a relatively low base and the fact is Texas is still not among the most expensive colleges and universities in the country."
Officials at the University of Houston were unavailable for comment but at the U of H downtown where tuition is much lower…administrator David Bradley is hoping lawmakers leave them alone.
"What I would recommend they do is take the state average, what the average cost is to take 12 or 15 hours and if you're below that then perhaps you are left out of this."
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ICYMI: Apple's ho-hum environmental report, greener Easter goods, and more
In Case You Missed It
ICYMI: Apple's ho-hum environmental report, greener Easter goods, and more
ICYMI -- "In Case You Missed It" -- is a regular Friday feature recapping the news of the week.
Happy almost-April-Fools-Day, readers! The arrival of April means that the much-dreaded Earth Day Onslaught is nigh -- we're still trying to come to terms with how we'll come to terms with the flood of announcements next month, but in the meantime, there are plenty of interesting tidbits to sink your teeth into below (including, if you read to the end, horse meat!). Onwards!
Notable commitments and achievements
• European Union's big emissions pledge: The E.U. this week announced a goal to cut its emissions by 40 percent over 1990 levels by 2030.
• Just in time for Easter, Hershey's released a road map of its progress toward achieving 100 percent certified cocoa by 2020, suggesting that it will be 10 percent of the way to achieving that goal this year, and halfway by 2016.
• Global shipping giant Maersk continues its sustainability work, with an announcement that it is purchasing the biggest ship in the world, which will reduce emissions per container shipped by 50 percent. The move comes after the company announced in January that it had achieved its 2020 emissions-reductions goals -- seven years early -- and has been testing biofuels for shipping voyages since 2011.
• Carbon neutral America's Cup: In preparation for the boating event, taking place in San Francisco later this year, event organizers have created a detailed sustainability plan, including a goal to be a carbon neutral event, through a partnership with Vancouver-based Offsetters.
• Writing the The Guardian, Marc Gunther takes a look at how Disney, Microsoft and Shell are using internal carbon taxes to drive down emissions. (We highlighted Microsoft's efforts at our GreenBiz Forum last month.)
The quest for greener chemicals
If you don't follow chemical policy news, but want to get a close look at the seamy underbelly of U.S. chemical policy, there is no better place to start than the Chicago Tribune's Playing with Fire series on flame retardant chemicals, the health and environmental risks they pose, and the powerful interests working to keep them required by law in all sorts of products.
• The Tribune this week has a follow-up story on flame retardants, revealing that the California state legislature is pushing forward with a new safety rule that would ban flame retardants in furniture and baby products, and which could have nationwide implications.
• Speaking of flame retardants, the EPA announced that it is about to begin testing 20 flame retardants to attempt to understand the potential risks posed by the chemicals
• Speaking of the EPA, the agency is encouraging researchers at universities to develop innovative uses for Toxics Release Inventory data -- the treasure trove of information on chemical releases to the air, soil and water everywhere in the U.S. -- with its new TRI University Challenge. The deadline to propose projects is May 13, 2013.
Odds and sods
• oekom Research has released its 2013 Corporate Responsibility Review, listing the world's top-performing companies on sustainability in 20 sectors. The full list is in the graphic below, with Ricoh taking the highest overall rating -- a B+ -- and the Paper & Forest sector as a whole having the highest average sustainability performance rating, at 47.7 out of 100 possible points.
• Writing in The Nation, Madeline Ostrander takes a long look at how California's cap-and-trade program may not do anything to improve the environment for people living near industrial areas, in this case, the oil refineries of southern California.
• The Department of Energy this week launched a Clean Manufacturing Initiative, aimed at boosting U.S. manufacturing of clean energy products and improving energy efficiency at all manufacturing sites.
• Apple unveiled its latest environmental report this week, a shiny, pretty, sleekly designed collection of information that, much like Apple products themselves, works well if you don't try to push it beyond what Apple wants it to do. For example: Apple will tell you its 2012 carbon footprint (30.9 million metric tons of CO2e), but it won't tell you what that footprint was in 2011, or 2010, or so on. (Thanks to the Wayback Machine, we know that Apple's footprint was 23.1 million MT CO2e in 2011, and 14.8 million MT CO2e in 2010 -- that means a more than 100 percent increase in the past two years!)
Sigh. One would just hope that the world's richest company could afford to do this right...
• Hey, but SAP this week released its first integrated financial and environmental report, which is a great step in the right direction. And guess what? It shows, very clearly, a five-year trend for a whole bunch of indicators, including CO2 emissions (way up over last year), energy use (holding pretty steady) and more.
• Last but not least, remember that whole horse-meat scandal that rocked England earlier this year? It turns out that maybe eating horse meat instead of cow meat is actually a much more environmentally friendly option. For now. Until someone comes up with a scheme to raises horses in CAFOs...
Easter bunny photo and grass photo via Shutterstock.


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Saturday August 26, 2017
Simran (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar
Lagdi hai thaai maps perfectly to the enthusiasm and liveliness of Queen's London Thumakda, with Gujarati zest replacing Punjabi zaniness. Jonita Gandhi and Guru Randhawa rock the rendition that has a breathless, foot-tapping appeal. Jonita's closing drunk-drawl is a lovely touch! Sunidhi Chauhan is easily and absolutely the star of Pinjra tod ke that starts off on a somber note, but beautifully morphs into a soaring rock ditty as it ends. Mohit Chauhan pulls off something very similar in Baras ja, that harks back to his own Dooba dooba, with its gently rocking lilt. In Meet, Sachin-Jigar get Arijit Singh back to his predictable old self, making him sing a breezy melody… the kind he excels—rather, sleep-walks—in. The melody is charming and eminently likeable. Majaa ni life is a complete riot! Vayu's lyrics crackle with Gujarati wit and rhyme while the composers layer it all on a high energy package that Shalmali Kholgade and Divya Kumar handle with incredible flamboyance. The title song, the best of the soundtrack, is the composing duo crafting a thoroughly enjoyable Latin American mix (Cha cha?), sung darn well by Jigar. Much like Meri Pyaari Bindu, excellent music from Sachin-Jigar, after the middling A Gentleman.
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I was featured as a guest on the inaugural episode of Asheville. Ali McGee of Asheville Grit interviews me about psychoacoustics, my work with the sound chamber, how I found Apeiron, and a little bit about coaching. My portion of the interview starts about 30 minutes in. Thanks Ali for having me on!
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EDM 306 - Draw a snack
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Saturday's samosas
16 comments:
I like how you drew such a delicious looking subject, while adding a perfect surrounding and background to it to compliment your masterful work on food =) Debra, you never stop amazing!ReplyDelete
My favorite! These look yummy :-DReplyDelete
Your design side really shines in this, Debra. Especially that wallpaper with the difference in light in superb.ReplyDelete
You are tempting our taste buds...I love these!ReplyDelete
I would love to eat these samosas and I thought the noodles pic was a photograph when I first saw it these are greatReplyDelete
These look fabulous and are so nicely complemented by the plate (with its shadow) and the wallpaper.ReplyDelete
Oh my. These samosas look like I could reach right in and eat them. The paisley wallpaper is a great touch.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous21 February 2011 at 19:09
ooh, i am so hungry now! fabulous paintingsReplyDelete
MMMMmmm! It looks delicious, and I absolutely love the yellow paisley background, it's perfect.ReplyDelete
Love your new sketches! But I must admit that they make me hungry :)!ReplyDelete
I don't know how you manage to make all your food food look so beautiful! You never cease to amaze me! nancyReplyDelete
That does look tasty! This is a wonderful painting...love all the details, including the wallpaper!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 February 2011 at 07:26
Absolutely amazing and mouthwatering!! Wonderful work as always!!ReplyDelete
Love these last 2 posts. The veggies look so fresh and I'd like to eat one of those samosas right now, even though it's breakfast time.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 February 2011 at 18:09
Such beautiful detail and my favourite combination - food and art :)ReplyDelete
Yum!!! These look delicious!ReplyDelete
And the wallpaper...wowee!


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Shane Ellsworth Lathrop, 39, of Port Allegany, died unexpectedly Monday (November 22, 2010) in the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport.
He was born Oct 12, 1971 in Olean, NY, a son of Andrew (Anne) and Ellie Berg Lathrop. On July 3, 2004, in Niagara Falls, NY, he married Kelly Flint, who survives.
Mr. Lathrop was a 1989 graduate of Smethport Area Jr./Sr. High School and had worked as a quality manager at PSM Brownco of Emporium, PA. He was a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Port Allegany, the American Legion; John Berg Post #976 of Crosby, and was social member of the VFW #212 of Bradford, PA.
In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by four sons: Andrew, Blaine, and Sean Lathrop, all of Emporium, PA, and Jack Lathrop of Port Allegany one brother: Sean (Laurie) Lathrop of Port Allegany.
Two step brothers: Frank (Sandy) Mason of Eldred and Greg (Stephanie) Mason of Statesville, NC
Five nieces: Rebecca, Allison, and Hannah Lathrop, Lila and Gillian Ruff and one nephew Grayson Ruff
One sister in law: Tonya (Eric) Ruff of Buffalo, NY
Two brother in laws: Anthony and Craig Flint of Charlotte, NC
Father and Mother in law: Martin A. "Tony" and Susan Flint of Port Allegany.
Shane was preceded in death by one step brother, Todd Mason.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 2 - 4 and 6-8 PM at Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc, 105 N Main St, Port Allegany, PA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said on Saturday, at 10 A.M., at St. Mary's Sartwell with the Rev. Charles R. Schmitt as celebrant. Committal will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Sartwell.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Port Allegany Ambulance Association, PO Box 223, Port Allegany S.W. Smith Library building fund, 22 Church St, Port Allegany, and the Epilepsy Foundation, 1501 Reedsdale St. #3002 Pittsburgh, PA 15233-2310.
Robert "Rob" B. Colwell, Jr., 60, of 113 W. 4th Street, Emporium, PA died at his residence, Emporium on Saturday morning following a lengthy illness. (November 20, 2010)
He was born May 27, 1950 in Port Allegany a son of Angeline Fapore Colwell, Port Allegany and the late Robert B. Colwell, Sr.
On August 8, 1981 in St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Port Allegany he married Tracy Boschert Colwell, who Survives.
Mr. Colwell graduated from Port Allegany High School in the class of 1968 and then from Alfred State University. He was employed for over 30 years at Northern Tier Community Action and Director of Head Start for the past 20 years. He was one of the co-founders of the County Food Pantry in Emporium. He was also a Grant writer for many projects in the County. He was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church
Surviving in addition to his mother Angeline Fapore Colwell and his wife Tracy Boschert Colwell
are sons Matthew and Timothy Colwell of Emporium.
He was preceded in death by his father Robert B. Colwell, Sr. who died Aug. 22, 2007.
Visitation with Video Tribute will be at the Barnett Funeral Home on Monday from 5-8 PM
Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at the St. Mark Catholic Church, 235 East Fourth Street, Emporium on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Paul S. Siebert, Pastor, as Celebrant.
Burial will be in the St. Mark Catholic Cemetery, Emporium, Pennsylvania
Memorial Contributions may be made to Community Nurses Inc., 757 Johnsonburg Rd., Suite 200, St. Marys, PA 15857
Online Condolences may be placed at www.BarnettFuneralHome.net
Marie C. LaBrozzi, 83, of House of Loreto, 2812 Harvard Ave., NW, Canton, Ohio formerly of Meadow Rd., Emporium, PA died at her residence in Canton on Sunday (November 14, 2010) night where she was living the past month.
She was born June 12, 1927 in Lumber City, PA a daughter of the late Lawrence V. and Catherine M. Hornung Caldwell.
On May 15, 1944 in St. Mark Catholic Church, Emporium, she married the late Francis "Tim" LaBrozzi.
Many years ago Mrs. LaBrozzi worked at McCrorys and Sylvania and retired from Motor Coil in 1989 where she worked for many year a member of St. Mark Catholic Church, Rosary Society and the VFW Auxilary. She enjoyed Baking bread, sharing it with others, crocheting and reading.
Daughter: Cathy Schlotzhauer, Homestead, FL
Daughter: Sr. Judith LaBrozzi, Sisters of the Congregation of the Divine Spirit, Canton, OH
Daughter: Victoria Holloway and her husband Richard, Nashville, TN
Daughter: Lorraine Smith and her husband Stephen, Pittsburgh
6 Grandchildren and 6 Great Grandchildren
Sister: Lucille Caggeso and her husband Daniel, Ridgway
Brother: Fred Caldwell and his wife Edna, Emporium
Brother: Joe Caldwell and his wife Beatrice, Emporium
Preceded in Death By
Parents: Lawrence V. and Catherine M. Hornung Caldwell
Husband: Francis "Tim" LaBrozzi who died April 28, 1994
2 Sisters: Clara Caldwell Rinehuls and Dorothy Jean Berry
Brother: Lawrence "Bill" Caldwell
Visitation will be at the Barnett Funeral Home on Friday from 6:00 - 8:00 PM where a Vigil Service will be held at 6:00 PM.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at the St. Mark Catholic Church, 235 East Fourth Street, Emporium, PA on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Paul S. Siebert, Pastor, as Celebrant.
Burial will be in the St. Mark Catholic Cemetery, Emporium, PA
Memorial Contributions may be made to Congregation of the Divine Spirit, 2812 Harvard Ave., Canton, OH 44709 or to the American Heart Assoc., 501 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16601
Kathryn M. "Katie" Zoschg, 94, of 3033 Cameron Rd., Emporium died at Guy & Mary Felt Manor in Emporium on Friday evening. (November 12, 2010)
She was born November 25, 1915 in Rathbun, PA a daughter of the late George F. and Rose Balaban Mahovlich.
On July 14, 1941 in Winchester, VA she married the late Matthew A. Zoschg, Sr.
Mrs. Zoschg was a devoted mother and grandmother and enjoyed spending time around her home most especially gardening. She was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church.
Daughter: Carol, Mrs. Edward Uzdale, Emporium
Daughter: Margaret Burnside, Emporium
Daughter: Mary, Mrs. Philip Burkhouse, Emporium
Daughter: Sandra, Mrs. Donald Bickford, Emporium
Daughter: Kathryn, Mrs. Mark Johnson, Driftwood
Son: Matthew Zoschg Jr. and his wife Nancy, Emporium
Son: Stephen Zoschg and his wife Laura, Emporium
Son: James Zoschg and his wife Susan, Emporium
31 Grandchildren and 21 Great Grandchildren
Sister: Margaret Shoup, St. Marys
Sister: Helen Goodman, Freeport
Brother: Frank Mahovlich and his wife Rose Ann, St. Marys
Brother: Joseph R. Mahovlich and his wife Margaret, Rathbun
Preceded in Death By:
Parents: George F. and Rose Balaban Mahovlich
Husband: Matthew A. Zoschg, Sr. who died Dec. 18, 2003
Infant daughter: Theresa Marie Zoschg
Brothers: George, Ivan and Steven Mahovich
Sisters: Barb Reed, and Anna Paropacic
Several Siblings: in infancy
The Zoschg family will receive friends at the Barnett Funeral Home on Monday morning from 9:45-10:45 AM.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at the St. Mark Catholic Church, 235 East Fourth Street, Emporium on Monday (November 15, 2010) at 11:00 AM with Rev. Paul S. Siebert, as Celebrant.
Burial will be in the Gilmore Cemetery, Austin, PA
If desired, Memorials may be made to to St. Mark Catholic Church, 235 E. 4th Street, or to Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library, 27 W. 4th St., PO Box 430, Emporium, PA 15834-0430 or to the charity of your choice.
Online Condolences may be placed at www.BarnettFuneralHome.net
BARNETT FUNERAL HOME, Inc. entrusted with arrangements
Paul F. "Freddie" Lewis, Jr., 76, of 71 Pine Glen Rd., Emporium, PA died at his residence on Monday (November 8, 2010) morning. He was born May 30, 1934 in Emporium a son of the late Paul F. and Viola Bennett Lewis, Sr.
On December 12, 1953 in Emporium he married Dorothy Donahue Lewis, who Survives.
Mr. Lewis retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation where he worked for over 40 years. He was a member of the Emporium County Club. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
Surviving in addition to his wife Dorothy Donahue Lewis are daughters Deborah Divincenzo of Camp Hill, PA., Karen, Mrs. Michael Ramsey of Emporium, Judy VanZile of Lakeland, FL, Gina, Mrs. William Clark of Lititz, PA, and a son Richie Lewis and his finance Karen of Emporium, eight Grandchildren; Christina Divincenzo, Matthew and Adam Ramsey, Nathen & Vanesa VanZile, Mariel, Nataly & Anthony Clark. One brother, Russell "Rusty" Lewis and his wife Kathy of Emporium and one sister Carole, Mrs. Fred Smith of Emporium. He was preceded in death by parents Paul F. and Viola Bennett Lewis Sr., three sisters and one half sister.
Visitation will be at the Barnett Funeral Home on Tuesday from 5-8 PM.
Funeral Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 205 East Fourth Street, Emporium on Wednesday (November 10, 2010) at 11:00 AM with Rev. Philip W. Sanders, Pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in the Rich Valley Cemetery, Emporium
Edward L. Horning, Sr., 82, of Midland Rd., Emporium, died Thursday, November 4, 2010, in Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys.
Born May 16, 1928 in Emporium, he was the son of the late Byron H. Horning, Sr. and Lola Schwab Horning.
On April 30, 1949 in Emporium, he married Harriet Kennedy who died May 3, 2000. On December 27, 2005 in Emporium, he married Jane Mullens who survives.
A lifelong resident of Emporium, Mr. Horning was a 1946 graduate of Emporium High School. From 1959 until 1973 he operated the Esso station on West Fourth Street in Emporium. He then opened Ed Horning's Fuel Oil in Emporium and in the following years was also awarded many trash removal contracts in the surrounding townships. In 1994 he opened Store All Rentals in Emporium and for many years was employed as a school bus driver for the Cameron County School District. Mr. Horning also served as Cameron County commissioner for four years.
Mr. Horning was a member of the First Baptist Church in Emporium where he was a former deacon. He was a member of Emporium Lodge 382 F&AM, the local ATV Association, Bucktail Rod & Gun Club, and was a long time member and past president of the Tom Mix Rangers. He was also a former 4-H Leader and for years was the Chamber Santa making annual visits to the Guy & Mary Felt Manor. His passions were his family, four-wheeling and hunting.
Surviving in addition to his wife Jane and his loving dog, Duchess, are: five sons, Rick Horning and Chris (Annetta) Horning both of Emporium, Edward (Lyn) Horning of Bellefonte, John Horning of Mansfield and Larry (Beth) Horning of Ridgway; one daughter, Deborah (Roger) Long of Galeton; twelve grandchildren; one great granddaughter; one brother, Byron Horning of Emporium; and also nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the Coppersmith-Condon Funeral Home, Emporium, Sunday, November 7 from 3-5 p.m. at which time a Masonic Memorial Service will be held. Funeral & Committal Services will follow with the Rev. Russell Horning of Shinglehouse, officiating.
Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Cameron County High School Alumni Association Harriet and Edward Horning Scholarship Fund c/o Northwest Savings Bank, 2 East Fourth Street, Emporium.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Termite swarm
Can the flying ants that are really swarming termites eat my furniture? I actually got this question once. This came from a customer up north where the termites swarming are subterranean termites. These "flying ants" as people like to call them cannot eat your wooden antique, their main goal is to breed, which they really can't do unless they have soil. The problem is if you have a swarm then chances are you have the termites that do the damage too. Have your home inspected by a licensed professional and if you want for fun, go poke around yourself. All you need is a good flashlight and a screw driver. Happy Hunting.
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Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds 1 – Full Show
The world premier of Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds (CJJW 1) crowns both a lightweight and bantamweight champion. As seen in past EBI events, the CJJ grappling format allows for palm strikes en route to the submission. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, UFC and Bellator standouts include Tyson Griffin, Vagner Rocha, Wilson Reis, Baret Yoshida, and Nathan Orchard. Combat Jiu-Jitsu worlds will took place at Florentine Gardens on November 12th.
For for Information visit: Inchbyinch.tv
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Better Services Addiction Rehab – Call (205) 588-5930 and Get Help As Soon As Possible!
Detox Facilities Birmingham is a safe, clinically supervised facility that helps patients take their first step towards becoming clean and sober. The goal of the detoxification process (sometimes called detox) is to cleanse drugs and harmful substances from the body. However, it is very important to remember the difference between detox and rehabilitation. Detox alone is not treatment. Detox therapies vary depending on which drug is being abused, and "cold turkey" strategies are not suitable for all kinds of addiction, so it's best if detox is done in a regulated, medically supervised environment. Although some people find the possibility of detox frightening, Alabama Rehab Facilities takes precautions to ensure that detox is safe and appropriate for each and every patient. To speak with a detox specialist, call Detoxification Centers at 205 588-5930 as soon as possible!
Types of Detox
The two sorts of detox are medically supervised withdrawal and social detoxification. Health care specialists might select one or the other depending upon:
- the type of drug being abused
- length of use
- age of the client
- psychological state of the patient
- physical well-being of the patient
- what sort of atmosphere the experts think will likely be most beneficial to the patient
People who benefit most from medically supervised withdrawal include those that have been hooked on:
- alcohol
- pain medications (prescription or pharmaceutical)
- barbiturates or sedatives
- opioids (heroin, OxyContin7, codeine)
The particularly nasty and painful withdrawal symptoms of these substances can be minimized by certain detox medicines that can only be prescribed by a doctor. People who use drugs along with alcohol, or who've been suffering from serious alcoholism, are advised to participate in medically supervised withdrawal. Medically supervised withdrawal facilities can provide medications that prevent health conditions due to withdrawal, like hallucinations, seizures, or other physical and psychological issues people experience while trying to quit cold turkey. Medically supervised withdrawal is also strongly recommended for any person that has ever experienced hallucinations or seizures, has a major illness, or has been diagnosed with particular mental illnesses.
Social detoxification is most effective for those who are expected to only experience mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms, from addictions to drugs such as:
- marijuana
- cocaine
- methamphetamine
- occasional opioid use
- occasional alcohol use
In this type of detox, clients are supervised by medical staff and therapists that oversee the clients' well-being, and also try to help them during the cravings of withdrawal without the use of medications. Social detoxification is a "social" process; that means clients aren't segregated in hospital-like rooms, but are living together while they detox. This helps addicts to prepare for a treatment program, where they will be working towards recovery in conjunction with a group of other addicts.
Better Services Addiction Rehab's Techniques
Detox Facilities Birmingham, AL is a program that offers detox with the understanding that different kinds of drugs can result in a variety of different withdrawal symptoms. Depressants, like barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and alcohol, can cause:
- hallucinations
- tremors
- seizures
- higher blood pressure
- increased heart rate
- increased body temperature
Withdrawing from stimulants (for example, amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine, and Ritalin) doesn't usually require much more than emotional support from family, loved ones, and therapists. However, it isn't uncommon for habitual stimulants-abusers to need medication to avert symptoms of stimulant psychosis, which can cause:
- suicidal thoughts
- suicide attempts
- paranoia
- psychosis
Opiates, such as heroin, morphine, codeine, and OxyContin, can result in withdrawal symptoms that are minor or major health dangers, like:
- runny nose
- sweating
- anxiousness
- depression
- quickening pulse
- rapid breathing
- bone sensitivity
- muscle pain
- vomiting
- diarrhea
Take the First Step
Although in some cases detox is an essential first step, it is ONLY a first step, and not meant to take the place of the rehabilitation, or rehab, process. Though many facilities don't provide reinforcement to follow up after detox, Recovery Services Intervention understands how easy it is to relapse after detox if the addict doesn't start treatment. Detox Facilities Birmingham uses detox in tandem with rehab and other drug and alcohol abuse treatment methods, so that detox is a solid first step. Total recovery is possible, and addicts are much more successful if detox is utilized in combination with drug and alcohol treatment, like Alcohol Abuse Addiction. Contact Better Services Addiction Rehab's professional recovery specialists at 205-588-5930 for more details concerning detox, rehab, and treatment, or detox and rehab facilities.


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Flu and cold season is just around the corner. If you are like me, you prefer to find a natural way to prevent yourself from getting sick, or if you do lessen the severity of the illness. Which is exactly what my husband and I have done for the past few years. Each year in the late summer/early fall I make a batch of Elderberry Syrup and take some each day. I have not gotten sick (knock on wood) and my husband felt like he was coming down with a cold last year and increased his dosages. He felt better within 2 days.
"Recent research from Israel and Panama has demonstrated that elderberry juice (Sambucus nigra) not only stimulates the immune system, but also directly inhibits the influenza virus (Zakay-Rones et al 1995; Mumcuoglu 1995)." Paul Bergner, Herbalist.
If you would like to try and make your own syrup this is my favorite recipe
Ingredients: 2/3 cup dried elderberries, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 tsp -1 tbs ginger root, 1 cup raw local honey (you can add more or less depending on your taste)
Place all the ingredients in a pot, except honey, add 3 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30-45minutes. Smash the berries and strain. Add1 cup Raw honey and brandy. Refrigerate. Will last 2-3 months.
Take 1 tbs daily to ward off illness or a tbs every 2-3 hours if you are sick. For children use half the dose.
Optional Ingredients:
Brandy, Astragalus, Echinacea, Orange Peel, Cloves
Note: Please use only raw honey and add the honey after cooking...heat will destroy the important enzymes in the honey. I would also recommend not replacing the honey with any other sweetener as honey has it's own healing properties.
Do you have a favorite recipe for Elderberry Syrup or any other cold and flu prevention ideas. Please share and here's to a healthy season.


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Eric Lampaert, Drew Droege, Moujan Zolfaghari, and Stephanie Escajeda join Dave Holmes to decide once and for all what was the best film of 2018: The Favourite or Eighth Grade.
Team The Favourite
Eric Lampaert and Stephanie Escajeda
Team Eighth Grade
Moujan Zolfaghari and Drew Droege
This week, our teams try to guess what celebrities our listeners have met, tell us their run-ins with Los Angeles parking enforcement, and argue over what town should have the world's tallest moose statue.
Eric Lampaert wants to plug his album, Alien of Extraordinary Ability, Comedians Cinema Club and his upcoming film roles and recommends No Such Thing As A Fish.
Drew Droege wants to plug Born to Win at the Celebration Theatre and his appearance on Drunk History.
Moujan Zolfaghari wants to plug Mission to Zyxx, now on Maximum Fun and Human Kind Of and recommends Schitt's Creek.
Stephanie Escajeda wants to plug her appearance on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and recommends So You're Going Bald!.
And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes
Find us on Twitter! We are @TroubledPod. You can also find us on Facebook .
Call us on the official Troubled Waters hotline! Our number is 323-300-4984. Our producers will have a new prompt for you to answer and we may just use your call on the show.
Don't want to pay those pesky international calling fees? Email us a voice memo!
Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA, produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.


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Mission House is a non-profit organization, funded by donations and fundraisers, while ran by volunteer services. Below please find how Mission House and our volunteers are making a difference in our community on a monthly basis.
Monthly Meals
An average of 2,380 meals are served monthly from our facility. This number is up from 2017.
Monthly Case Management
We accommodate an average of 225 visitors per month, including new and repeat.
We help our clients find new jobs and on average approximately 7 visitors are employed per month.
Mission House is able to find housing for an average of 10 clients per month.
Monthly Clinic Operations
Our clinic serves an average of 20 new patients medical needs.
Mission House serves new and repeat patients. We provide medical services to approximately 113 patients per month.
Our volunteers are what keep our clinic running. Because we are able to provide a monthly average of 180 clinic hours we are able to provide an immense amount medical services to our patients.
Our clinic is 100% run by volunteers. Mission House provides medical services per month worth more than $163,759.
Mission House Financials
For our recent 990, please click here.
Click here for Annual Impact Report


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Cisco ASA 9.x – Coming Soon
Hi all,
The ASA-X series has come out with a steady stream of new features over the last few months. One thing that is coming out that hasn't been announced at the time of this writing is the ASA 9.x ASA OS. What are some of the features that will be in the new ASA 9x code? Glad you asked.
It is planned that the ASA 9 OS will bring together the two lines of ASA that are currently diverged. At this time the older standard ASAs and the new higher powered ASA-X series have different code bases. While the look, feel and features should be similar there are some software differences that are minor. The version 9 of the ASA OS will bring these two ASA lines back to the same code base.
Change of Authorization or CoA is one feature that is very key to the implementation of some of the new security technologies that Cisco has recently come out with. This feature should be in the version 9 of the ASA OS. The feature essentially allows an end device that is authenticated to be moved, once authenticated, to another security container such as a different VLAN once they have authenticated to the network with something like 802.1x.
Until next time,
TechStop (JW)


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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back "Command" TV Spot
Head inside to watch a new TV spot for Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the upcoming action sequel set to hit theaters and IMAX on October 21st from Paramount Pictures.
The movie was directed by Edward Zwick and stars Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh, Aldis Hodge, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany, Austin Hébert, Robert Catrini and Robert Knepper.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back follows the title character as he returns to Virginia to meet the head of his former unit. But she's missing, he's being charged with a crime committed nearly 20 years ago, and he may even have a daughter. Making things right will lead him on a cross-country chase to uncover the truth – and maybe even a family.


text: Whether you are new to real estate, or already own property, working with property management companies in Austin is the best way to get the most out of your investment. Austin frequently tops the lists of "best places to live in the country" because of its strong job market, reasonable cost of living and quirky vibe. With many young professionals, students, and families in need of housing, property managers in Austin can help you find, manage, and determine the best pricing strategy for your real estate investment.


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So where did I spend my Halloween?
Since two of my cousins from Cebu were here in Manila for a very short time only, we decided to bring them to the place where every celebrity goes and talks about--- ROBOTayaki! On a Friday Night, Magic 89.9 Boys Night Out sponsored the Halloween Party and every partygoer was encouraged to wear something unusual aka a costume.
I came as the Devil's Bride.
|KARIMADON dress, COEXIST sheer skirt, GIBI heels, TOY KINGDOM headdress, PENSHOPPE wrist accessory
I was stunned with ROBOT's interior design. The lights, the floor, the tables, the bar. WOW. Every corner looked so elite! And I love how the light changes from time to time!
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Their bathroom is a huge disco ball!
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The DJ Booth!
|Thanks for covering 1/4 of my face, girl! :|
The night was flooded with fun, (really) good-looking guys, drinks..... and celebrities!
|clockwise: actor Jake Cuenca, Radio Jock Sam Gogna, DJ and model Sanya Smith, and the guuurls
|Guys with such baby faces, Ivan Dorschner and Elmo Magalona
Now meet THE owners of ROBOTayaki
|'JOKER' Kenn Flores, boyfie of PBBUnli's Jessica Connelly
|'SKELETON' Tom Yeung, who gave us free shots of Patron
|and 'CONSTRUCTION WORKER' Tim Yap, with designer Charina Sarte, co-owner Tom Yeung, Robbie Becroft in white, and some friends.
Who run the world? GIRLS! :)
I will definitely be back so soon, ROBOT! Thanks for a fun night! (and fun is definitely an understatement) :D
Happy Halloween, guys! So how did you spend yours?


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February Fishing!
Dear Fellow Crazed Fisherman,
We have reached the 4th competition in a pioneering Series of fresh Water Kayak fishing competitions. It has been a revilation for us to realise that we have these opportunities on our doorsteps. I urge you, if you have not already, to come and join us in a fun filled reel screaming day on the water.
We have not confirmed a venue yet, but the options are : Roodekoppies, Vaalkop, Rust De Winter, Roodeplaat, Buffelspoort. Please let me know if you feel strongly about any of these locations, and your vote will be counted.
Please check out my new website which i try to update weekly, if not daily! It has an events calendar with all prospective dates and a forum section where we can discuss anything on our minds.
I am in the process of starting a Gauteng kayak fishing club, the main reason for this is that we can get official numbers which aids with Sea worthying our kayaks. SAKFA was formed last week, which will control all the Sea worthying of kayaks throughout Soth Africa, the club will be formed in conjunction SAKFA. Your responses and ideas in this regard will be appreciated.
Please send me photo's of your Hunter Ski expiditions, so that we can share these paddling pleasures!
I look forward to seeing you all on the water on 21 Feb 2009.
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Here's what I wore as I headed down to Philly for Turkey Day. I was excited to wear my snood from Asos...and I've been really feeling white button down shirts but I wanted to do it in a less stuffy sort of way. I'm really not a button down gal but this was pretty fun. Here it goes:
White shirt: Calivn Klein
Jeans: Avenue
Snood: Asos
Belt: Vintage
Boots: Steve Madden
Glasses: Prada


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ASIA - UPM Raflatac has achieved both FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody certifications for a range of labelstock produced at its Malaysia factory and for the slitting and distribution operations in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India.
Now all UPM Raflatac factories in the Asia-Pacific region are PEFC and FSC certified. The Finnish pulp, paper and timber manufacturer said this is a significant milestone towards its aim to supply products that are sustainable over their lifecycles, and to increase the range of eco-labelled products.
"We have seen demand rising for FSC and PEFC certified products and are proud to be able to supply these materials to our customers," said Jouni Komulainen, General Manager, UPM Raflatac Southeast Asia. "A clear Chain of Custody is crucial also to retailers. They can underline their sustainability credentials to consumers, who in turn can make more responsible buying decisions."
FSC (the Forest Stewardship Council) and PEFC (the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) are the main global forest management certifications. These certifications confirm that the UPM Raflatac paper labelstock carrying the FSC or PEFC logo has been manufactured using raw materials from sustainably managed forests. The certificates also play an important role in verifying compliance with legislation aimed at preventing the placement of illegally logged wood fibre on the market.
UPM Raflatac has a global presence on Chain of Custody, currently allowing the company to offer FSC and PEFC certified products from Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.


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Yield: About 8 tacos
Ingredients Salmon
* 1 1/2 lbs boneless salmon, skinned and sliced into 3 equal portions
* 1 Tbsp olive oil, plus more for grill
* 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
* 1 tsp ancho chili powder
* 3/4 tsp ground cumin
* 3/4 tsp onion powder
* 1/2 tsp paprika
* 1/2 tsp ground coriander
* 1/2 tsp salt, then more to taste
* 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Ingredients Avocado Salsa
* 2 medium avocados (ripe but semi-firm), peeled, cored and diced
* 1/3 cup small diced red onion, run under cool water to remove harsh bite and drain
* 3 Tbsp chopped cilantro
* 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
* 1 Tbsp olive oil
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper * For serving
* 8 6-inch corn tortillas, warmed
* 2 cups thinly sliced red or green cabbage
* 1/2 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
For the salmon:
* Preheat a gas grill over medium-high heat. In a mixing bowl whisk together olive oil, lime juice, ancho chili powder, cumin, onion powder, paprika, coriander, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Evenly rub mixture over both sides of salmon (I placed the first one on the plate then began to stack the rest over it so the rub didn't all just end up left behind on the plate). Brush grill lightly with oil, place salmon on grill and cook, rotating once halfway through cooking, until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Meanwhile, prepare avocado salsa.
* For the avocado salsa:
* In a mixing bowl gently toss together diced avocado, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, and olive oil while seasoning with salt and pepper to taste
* * To assemble tacos:
* Break salmon into small portions and layer over center of tacos, add cabbage, avocado salsa and Cotija cheese. Serve warm.


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We have so many offenses that Jesus has had to cover in our lifetime and before we were even born. However, in our human proclivity to sin, we struggle covering the offenses of others. In my purging process (yesssss more stuff is in here), Holy Spirit showed me how I played the role of victim all too well. God said to me, "Do you trust me beloved?" I'm like, "Trust You? Yes I trust You. What does trust have to do with me being a victim of offenses? The enemy is always messing with me – using people!" Jesus!
Holy Spirit revealed to me that if I trust God and that He is in control of my life, how can I be a victim? If it's happening to me, God's hand is on me so He is allowing it for my good. My God! Foster love in your offenses. If someone offends you, show him love. Foster love. Create an atmosphere of love. Is it discernment or suspicion? Love believes the best.
Have you ever made the mistake of repeating the offense? I don't mean doing it back to them -that too- but I mean "saying it" to someone else. Do you have a circle of friends or coworkers or even your spouse to whom you repeat the offenses done to you and to/with whom you talk about your offenders? I had to holler when I read this scripture. Jesus!
Proverbs 17:9 NIV "Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends."
We have to stop repeating the offenses, giving power to it, and causing dissension, conflict, and separation between and among people.
"The ripping up of faults is the ripping out of love, and nothing tends more to the separating of friends, and setting them at variance, than the repeating of matters that have been in variance." -Blue Letter Bible
Pray about offenses and offenders. Pray and ask God to show you your heart. Why am I offended? Why am I playing the victim when I'm clearly the victor through Christ Jesus? Why am I running and telling my best friends and/or spouse about people when it causes dissension?
Holy Spirit help us. Help us not to be offended and not to repeat the offenses done to us. Continue to purge us and reveal our hearts to us in Jesus's name. Dr.J.


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Thank you, Stanford University
Nazraeli Press and Stanford University Libraries are very pleased to announce the acquisition of the Press's publication archive by Stanford University Libraries. This collection covers the years 1989 to present, with plans in place to grow the archive at Stanford as the Press continues to publish. The current archive consists of over 475 titles and includes copies of all variant editions of a single title (the trade edition, the limited, numbered and/or signed edition, and the edition with single or multiple prints), thus totaling approximately 500 volumes. In addition, correspondence between the Press and its artists, as well as several book maquettes and additional publication-related ephemera, will be deposited at Stanford. This material has traveled with us from Europe to Arizona, Oregon and now California. We are fortunate to have found such a prestigious and accessible home for our books and archives.


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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
So Sweet...
Molly, Bjarne, and Emma came over for dinner this evening. Dan grilled out steaks and we enjoyed them with roasted asparagus and a tomato/basil/mozzarella cheese/red onion salad.
Emma came over all dressed up in a smocked dress and sweater that I gave her. She looked so soft and sweet dressed in these pastel colors. After strawberry cupcakes for dessert, Emma changed into pajama's. She and Matty retired to Matty's room so Emma could "reorganize" his CD and video game collection. That kept her busy for quite a while.
I shot these cute photos before dinner on the back porch. She is holding a tiny stuffed panda bear and a blue platypus. Molly brought the platypus back when she returned from Kansas City this week.
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African Flower
Here is my latest effort. The crochet pattern is called African Flower. I found it on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/elizabethcat/4483316073/in/faves-44396632@N03/ and was inspired by the beautiful color and pattern. I have 7 hexagons completed and attached together. Now that I see how it is coming together, I think it will really be beautiful. I am putting it to the side to finish my Sunburst project this weekend.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Here is another crochet pattern that I found very interesting. It came from the same Internet source as the Ripple pattern - http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/hexagon-howto.html.
I am using scraps left over from the hats I knit for Emma and Bobby and yarn from my stash. The yarn is a very soft washable wool - Cascade 220 Superwash. I love this yarn and it comes in such wonderful colors. I don't have a set color scheme and just pick from random for each hexagon with a color combination that appeals to me. I am designing as I go. What fun!
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Current Project Collage
I put this collage together on my current project to post to a Flickr group. The pattern is called Sunburst. So far I have 42 blocks done and put together - 14 more to go!
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Ripple Blanket
Here is another finished project! A rainbow ripple blanket made with Cascade 220 Superwash yarn and a pattern that I found on the Internet http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/neat-ripple-pattern.html. Lucy, the author of this blog, has an eye for color that pleases me and her instructions are very easy to follow. This is actually the second one I have made. Emma liked the first one and took it home with her a few weeks ago. This pattern is very easy and relaxing to work.
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Play Time on Sunday
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Painted Piggies
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Pizza Party
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Binky, Blankie, Lizards and Snakes
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Easter 2010, Vancouver BC
Here is Bobby all dressed up for Easter Sunday. He looks like such a big boy. Emily, Robert, and Bobby are moving to Greenville SC and will be back in the States in one more week. We are so happy that they will be close by again. We will be joining them at the beach the week of May 10.
I'll have another grandbaby close by to spoil - how wonderful!
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Easter 2010, Charlotte
We celebrated Easter with a brunch and Easter Egg hunt on the front lawn. The menu consisted of baked ham, roasted asparagus, green onion/red pepper/cheese frittata, croissants, strawberries and blueberries.
I gave Emma a basket full of hairbows that I made for her. She likes to wear them and they look so cute!
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Here are the websites, Cymbalta in our opinion is a bad drug, but Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford,Texas , thinks nothing of prescribing it and pushing it on patients ($38,040 from Eli Lilly buys a lot of pushing drugs) if they need it or not, he seems not to care what it will be like when they try to get off the drug. We have reported it is our experience that Dr. Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford,Texas only spends about five minutes with each patient. This is not enough time to really evaluate the needs of each patient. A full evaluation time normally is about one hour for each patient in order to have a proper evaluation of a patient's problems and needs and, if needed, to prescribe a drug, but they each comes out after the five minute session with some kind of drug prescribed. He then shove them off to in our opinion and unqualified nurse practioner, that cannot remember what drug was given last time, and does not care, just push the drugs. The $38,040 has nothing to do with Education/Advising/Speaking/Consulting and International Education Programs and everything to do with prescribing Eli Lilly's Cymbalta product to patients – regardless of whether or not they need it. They even have a code if you do not buy into their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DMS) of voted upon "conditions" or "labels", it is called "V15.81 Noncompliance with treatment" it means you are mentally ill if you do not go for their treatment which always means Psychotropic drugs, you must admit they covered everything to get you on Psychotropic drugs .
Source Dr. Mercola
Psychotropic drugs is a story of big money. These drugs fuel a $330-billion psychiatric industry, without a single cure — and now kill an estimated 36,000 people every year, with the death toll still rising.
This is part one of a riveting 10-part documentary containing more than 175 interviews with lawyers, mental health experts, the families of victims and the survivors themselves.
Read these white papers (click on the titles to open then):
- Psychiatry's Diagnostic System: A Manual for Selling Drugs
- The Chemical Imbalance Lie: Marketing Disorders to Sell Drugs
- Psychiatry's Massive Fraud
Cymbalta: FDA Liver Damage Warning:
Drugs Make Some Depressed People Worse Cymbalta addressed in this video:
Dr. Mark Hyman on Antidepressants:
Look at this video:
Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford,Texas in our experience does not discuss with any of his patients the effects of the drugs he is prescribing on thime what the side effects are, and what withdrawal effect can be, how can he in five minutes, he jusct shoves a script at you next patient, the Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford,Texas cattle call has served another patient another number in his system.
So check out the websites about Cymbalta they are an eye opener maybe you will not listen to Cathal P Grant MD, Bedford,Texas, the next time he tries to push it on you:
What Winners Do:
Point of Return:
Third Party Withdraw assistance:
Why should you pay for assistance????
Depression Hurts Cymbalta Hurts More!!!
You Tube Video Concise (2:30) description of the trama and effects
(non Eli Lilly Supported) drug rep page – The reps are aware of the issue
If the reps know then do you not have the right to know? In our opinion we ask why does Cathal Grant, Bedford, Texas, keep pushing this druf like candy if he knows it has all these issues associate with, our opinion it is the money Eli Lilly is paying him ($38,040 from Eli Lilly buy a lot of pushing drugs) to push Cymbalta.
This video proves what we are saying in our opinion about Cathal Grant's medical practice, it also shows how Cathal Grant does not want you to have informed consent in your visit with him , he dose not tell you the truth, as the video below shows:


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This September, season seven of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered to the shows highest ratings ever, 2.28 million viewers. The show has run under the auspices of Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day since 2005, when the three friends pitched a short video they made in their apartment complex to the FX network. The show follows the exploits of "the Gang," a group of five Philadelphia residents who co-own a run down bar.
FX, which stands for Fox Extended, is one of the many subsidiaries owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, which also owns such cable channels as FUEL, Speed, and the National Geographic Channel. In turn, the Fox Entertainment Group is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, currently one of the largest multinational media conglomerates on the planet. This group, with assets in book publishing, magazines, newspapers, radio, sports teams, film and television studios, and websites, is currently ranked second to Disney as the world's largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue.
As an employee of FX tasked with coming up with a way to increase the ratings and broaden the audience of It's Always Sunny, using any of the assets at News Corp's disposal, I would set to work through cross-promotion. Cross-promotion is a synergetic principle used by conglomerates to benefit their subsidiaries. Specifically, cross-promotion gives exposure to a product across other media that a conglomerate owns.
In this case, I would look for logical ways to appeal to the "males aged 18-49 demographic" that the show desires. Since Fox Entertainment Group owns a variety of cable channels tailoring to this same market, I would advertise commercials on these channels emphasizing the male gang member's humorous antagonism towards each other. Fox Sports Net and FUEL tailor to those who watch a variety of diverse sports, including the traditional football and baseball, but also to "extreme sports" such as motocross and surfing. These two channels alone narrowcast to a specific demographic, the 18-49 aged males that It's Always Sunny was made for!
However, I was also tasked with broadening the audience, which requires tailoring the show to a female audience, seeing as the show wouldn't play well to an older demographic. Also, its M for mature rating prevents a younger audience from viewing it, however interested they may be. Therefore, I would create advertisements exemplifying the female characters, Deandra and Artemis, dealing with the gang's mishaps. Seeing as News Corp doesn't offer any magazines or cable channels tailoring specifically towards women, I figure the best approach would be to advertise spots during the FOX networks shows with the largest woman demographics. These shows include American Idol, X Factor, and So You Think You Can Dance? In doing this, I will have opened the potential for an increased and more diverse audience by tailoring the show to specific demographics.


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Though he seems like something of a bit player compared to the rest of the Justice League, The Flash played an important role in comics history. The debut of Barry Allen and his brick red jumper heralded the dawn of Silver Age back in 1956, beginning a superhero comics renaissance and changing the underwear of all 5-year-olds forever. If you take into account the 1940s version of Flash, he's been around longer than Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and every single one of the Avengers -- which means he's had more chances to make an ass of himself than almost anyone. Out of complete disregard for the important contributions the character has made in the medium, we've collected Flash's most embarrassing moments below.
As far as villains go, Deathstroke is no slouch. Even before he was ripped off by the creators of Deadpool, Slade Wilson was among the smartest and strongest bad guys in the DC Universe. Still, he's not faster than The Flash, and he knows it. So he's taken every opportunity to use his opponent's speed -- his biggest and only strength -- against him. But here's the deal: Flash isn't helpless. He can run really fast, sure, but he can also think at lightning speed; whenever he gets insulted, Flash can rush to the shower and think of something really good to say and then rush back and hit them with the comeback before his hair is dry. So when coming around the corner in pursuit of someone he knows without a doubt to be a ruthless and cunning supervillain, at some point his superfast brain should have considered to look where he's running.
It was even worse in the Identity Crisis storyline, wherein Deathstroke sets up a series of explosions that he knows the Flash will dodge, leading him right onto his sword.
We get it, Deathstroke is a brilliant tactician who could even fend off the Justice League by pinpointing and striking at their weaknesses. He's like an evil Batman, with one major difference: When Batman outsmarts a foe, it just solidifies the belief that Batman has an IQ of 3,000 -- but when Deathstroke makes the Flash impale himself on a sword that he should otherwise perceive with his supersenses, it just makes Flash look like a moron. Even someone below-average brain capacity would've figured out by now that running full speed at Deathstroke will get yourself got.
Look, there's no dispute that the Cosmic Treadmill is bona-fide classic Silver Age gadgetry. It makes perfect sense for Flash in the 60s to come up with a method of time-travel that involves sprinting on a high-powered Nordic Track. It's the sort of wacky bullshit you just sort of accepted back then, not unlike George Jetson's evil man-eating treadmill. But it's absolutely baffling that, instead of letting it gather dust in his basement like most of the fitness equipment in America, Flash keeps trotting it out, year after year.
Since The Flash first called that 1-800 number in time to get the free cupholder with his Cosmic Treadmill, lots of other time-travel methods have been discovered in the DCU. Even goons with names like Time Lord and Booster Gold have time machines that don't ask you to run the Boston Marathon if you want rewind the TV without a DVR. On one hand, it's sort of nice to see something as unabashedly silly as the Cosmic Treadmill still kicking around in the modern day -- but superhero comics have changed, for better or worse. In a world where everyone's arms get cut off all the time, a goofy apparatus like the Cosmic Treadmill looks even dumber than wearing a scarlet leotard with yellow boots.
Speaking of those zany 1960s, back then DC was pretty fond of transforming its heroes in humiliating ways. Most of the time they'd just make their heads comically large and call it a day, but Flash #115 had something more sinister in mind for Barry Allen. In that issue Gorilla Grodd, an ultrasmart ape that stole my high school band name, shot Flash with a gun that made him absorb the air's moisture and swell up like an infected mosquito bite. But instead of the sudden water weight expanding his body at a rate so fast that his suit rips and his skin tears open at the seams, he just gets really fat. Get it? He used to be able to run fast but now he can't because he's being crushed by the weight of his own body. It's okay to laugh because fat people don't have feelings.
Empathy for real-world obese aside, I have to admit that the image of a superhero being rapidly engorged by a Fat Ray does look pretty hilarious... until Flash also gets hit with a memory-loss ray, which leads to a stranger taking him in and exploiting him. This is what happens on the exact same page, two panels later:
That... got pretty dark. Immediately after seeing a celebrated superhero gain 1,000 pounds in seconds, society's first instinct is to plop this amnesiac in front of a crowd and charge admission. The cover and storyline itself was meant to make the real world laugh at the idea of someone becoming morbidly obese against their own will, but then they have to go and make everyone in the comic a fat-hating chucklehead too. Only the promoter knows that it's actually The Flash, but the crowd is still slapping their knees at the idea of a really chunky dude in a colorful skintight suit. I hope these people never go to Comic-Con.
Barry eventually bullies his way to the dehydrating room -- because fat people are funny but also sometimes scary -- where becomes his sveldt self again and then saves the day. The moral of the story is: People are terrible in both fiction and reality; also it's a good idea to make superheroes subject to a real life-threatening condition that people struggle with every day, all in the name of drama and comedy. Next issue: Flash accidentally eats a bowl of Lou Gehrig's disease!


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A close encounter with dinosaurs
On the way home from our trip to Valentia and Skellig Michael, we took a short detour to Kells Bay gardens near Cahirciveen which overlook Dingle bay.
Kells Bay is a place of exceptional natural beauty and contains many sub-tropical species.
Originally planted in the mid-1800s, it is designed as a botanical park covering over 40 acres and was extensively restored in 2006.
Walking up the winding paths, one encounters cliffs, waterfalls and wonderful mixed woodland along with a host of exotic plants.
The sound of rushing water accompanies you while you stroll along the paths and every few hundred yards, you will suddenly come upon amazing wood sculptures of dinosaurs, cleverly crafted from huge fallen trees.
These, along with seats, again cut out from trees where they fell, are something I wish I could replicate in my own woodland in Co Meath. It just proves how travel always inspires us and helps broaden the mind.
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{July 22}
I've said it before & I'll say it again...nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby! This was after he spend the day with his dad out at Mimi & Pawpaw's house!
{July 23}
We love gymnastics! His friend Jordyn!
{July 24}
Mimi got R this bike at a garage sale & it has been a HIT! The tricycle was getting a bit too small so this has been perfect!
{July 25}
We went out to Freckle Face Farm for a few days & had fun with all the cousins! We made our way around the farm one night while it wasn't too hott out! R loved all the cows, chickens & pigs! {More pics to come}
{July 26}
& look what lil mister found out at the farm--he knew exactly what to do with it!
{July 27}
R got his first icee at Target while school supply shopping! He loved it! He has gotten to be so, so SO good while we are out & about...he walks right beside me & keeps me having to get on to him to the minimal! It makes me so proud!
{July 28}
We only have on TV in our house...that's how it was for me growing up & it's how I plan on it being with R growing up {unless he has like a playroom/game room later on}, but with the Olympics on how ever many hours a day, being selfish, I knew I couldn't miss it because we were watching Blue Clue's & Yo Gabba Gabba all night! Ha! So I pulled this old TV out of a closet & plugged in in for R in the extra room! It has been a HUGE hit & it may or may not stay there after the Olympics! :P


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I have some favorite dies which are perfect for the purpose - one of them is a deer dies from LifeStyleCrafts (Quickutz). As you will see all the cards below are based on the same design, but I still didn't feel mass producing as they are all with different colors and patterns.
"God jul" means "Merry Christmas" in Norwegian :-)
|Paper on deer: MME. Bow: Freckled Fawn. The rest: unknown
|Paper on deer: MME.. The rest: unknown
|Alpha: Webster's Pages. The rest: unknown
|Backround paper: LYB. Paper on deer: MME. Bow: Freckled Fawn. The rest: unknown
As I said, all of these cards were made from paper scraps, and I'm sorry I can't recall all manufactorers.
I'll be back next week with more Christmas cards, both deer cards made with traditional papers, but also with more cards non seasonal style,made with my other favourite dies, a bulbe.


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Most recently, I have a personal story involving my father in law that has reminded me about how important it is to review your estate plan from time to time.
An estate plan is absolutely essential for organizing your financial affairs and providing for the well being of your family. When you start your plan, there's a lot to think about. You want to live your life to the fullest, and ensure that your heirs will get the most out of the assets you're setting aside for them. There are three basic documents that form the foundation of an estate plan: a Will, an Enduring Power of Attorney, and a Personal Directive.
How often should you review your plans?
People often ask if there is a set time period within which they should review their estate plan. Should you review your estate plans including your wills power of attorney's, and personal directives every year? Every 3 years? Every 5 years? From experience, every year is probably too much: most people don't have significant changes in their life from year to year. The same is true for every 3 years.
However, most people will have something significant happen in their life every 5 years. But if something significant happens in your life, then waiting 3, 4 or 5 years until you update your estate plans could be too long to wait. Instead, its about making sure your estate planning documents are well written and flexible enough to contemplate future changes in your life.
In my opinion, when it comes to reviewing your estate plan, it's not about reviewing it based on a certain amount of time. Estate planning reviews should be event or circumstance based instead of time based. Whenever something significant happens, that's the time to revise your estate plans. Here are some examples of events in your life that can trigger a review of not only your estate plan but also your financial plan.
- You get married
- You get separated or divorced
- You live in a conjugal relationship for over a year
- You have a child
- You have a grandchild
- You have a significant new asset
- You anticipate financial difficulties in the future
- You move to another province or country
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- Your spouse or child dies
- Your adult child become financially dependent upon you
- Your child no longer has any contact with you
- Your executor or trustee moves to another province or country
- Your executor or trustee becomes elderly, ill, or dies
- Your executor or trustee no longer has any contact with you.
Changes to your estate planning should be done with the same seriousness and professional assistance as your initial planning. Never hand-write changes on your Will or hand-write a codicil (amendment to your Will)!


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Vacancy Number: 6020
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The Great Southern region, located south-east of Perth, covers an area of approximately 87,000 square kilometres and has a population of about 80,000 people.
The regional centre is the historic port town of Albany, which has one of the best natural anchorages in the southern hemisphere. Other centres include Denmark, a popular coastal holiday town, as well as the agricultural centres of Katanning and Mount Barker. The Great Southern is a burgeoning area of Western Australia, combining as it does a spectacular coastline that sweeps into quiet coves and protected inlets with a lush interior that has proved a perfect growth area for viticulture with a growing reputation in cool climate premium wine production. The oceans here provide food and protected waters for dolphins, seals and whales whilst the rural areas of the region have become a focus for two-legged lovers of gourmet foods.
There are over 70 doctors working across 24 practices throughout the region. Nine of these are solo practitioner practices.


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Click on each of the headings below for a full listing of club contacts.
The Administration Office may be contacted by calling 239.354.3167. The
office is open from 8:30am through 5:00pm Monday through Friday.
The Pro Shop may be contacted by calling 239.353.3699. The desk is staffed from 6:30am to 5:00pm.
The Restaurant may be contacted by calling 239.352.7112. The reception desk is staffed beginning at 10am.