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Stillwater, Minnesota High School Junior English Students Want To Know
It couldn't have been a better time and place. It was an exceptionally balmy April 11, 2014, and I was the guest in Stillwater High School teacher Peter Schield's Junior English classes. Fresh spring air wafted gently though the open classroom windows, and much to their credit, the students conveyed very pleasant vibes as they entered the room, then later with their 'thank you' and/or pleasant nods as they exited the classroom. I so appreciated their polite withholding the desire to be sitting outside in the sunny breeze, or strolling in the park with a friend.
They had recently completed a unit of study on John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, which depicts a poor Oklahoma family who migrates to a far less pleasant time and place in California than the students could scarcely imagine; and I, their guest speaker, was there to tell them what it was like for those who didn't leave the Oklahoma Dust Bowl——an experience unfortunately equally unpleasant. And I did share some of my experiences.
After my presentation, students asked some thought-provoking questions. Here are some of them: Did you have hope? What kind of food did you eat? Did a poisonous spider or insect ever bite you? It was very dry, so where did you get your water? Did you ever want to go ride the rails? What was your clothing like? Did you ever want to move to California? What did you do for fun? What was the saddest thing you experienced?
There were more, but I think these "from their perspective" questions exemplify the range of thoughts these students had about my experiences. I hope you enjoyed this peek into the minds of this very nice group of teens, who made that day for me, one of the most beautiful days in the twilight years of my life.
Sprucing Up a Brown Cotton Dress
It was the beginning of the 1940s, and we were still in recovery from Oklahoma's worst economic hard times, which was compounded by drought and dust storms. My forever-frugal mother, knowing brown wasn't my best color, found the brown dress I'm wearing in the picture on the right on a clearance rack. But to her credit, she splurged a little and bought a piece of white lace to trim the collar and a strip of white taffeta ribbon for a matching hair bow. I had just learned how to coax my very soft hair into the then-trendy high pompadour style, which was not an easy feat in that pre-hairspray era.
A large bow anchored with bobby pins behind the pompadour and wearing a blob of red lipstick were the mark of teen fashion consciousness that linked us in those days to the big world. Just being a part of local teen look-a-likes also may have given us a healthy feeling of a cohesiveness that subsequently quelled a bit of the gloom of WWII.
A Unique Book Club Experience!
My visit to a Hudson book club last month turned out to be a very unique experience. It began with not-unique sleet and snow driving conditions that
caused most of the members and me to be late. Subsequently, we were told that our reserved private dining room had been inadvertently double booked and the other group was already in the room. But this book club group had read my book and their pulsating perseverance spurred them to accept a narrow hallway-size room in the back of the restaurant.
So we sat in the windowless hallway facing each other along the two walls so close our knees almost touched. My reward was a wonderful meeting/discussion. What a gracious group of women, and wow, they were set for discussing THE DIRTY DAYS and to learn much more about life in those times! Meanwhile, the bad weather conditions had escalated outside. But my almost two-hour energetic discussion with these very bright women was worth my hazardous twenty-mile drive back to St Paul.
I would do it all again in a minute!
Self-Reliance and the 1930s Frugal Farm Woman: Denim Quilts
Since I only briefly mentioned my mother's quilt making and her creative money-saving cooking in my book THE DIRTY DAYS, I would like to share a little more information about these two endeavors. First, I'll comment on denim quilts in this April 15th post, and in my May 1st post, I'll share my thoughts about her Vinegar Pie. Both writings, I believe, are examples of women's self-reliance in the 1930s.
Mothers of the Great Depression, especially those in the 1930s Dust Bowl, were often artistically ahead of their times. For instance, when I was a teen in the late 1930s I thought my mother was rather cool when she saved the relatively new-looking backs of the legs of my father's and brothers' worn-out blue denim bib overalls to use in her quilt-making.
She also saved scraps of the flour sack floral print material left over after she made me or my sister a dress. She would creatively incorporate the colorful floral pieces with the denim pieces. The contrast of the two materials made a strikingly attractive quilt. I noticed that my friends' mothers also recycled coarse blue denim overalls material and gave it and the pretty print flour sack scraps a second life in the creation of their quilts.
I like to think the denim overalls material symbolizes the men's persevering labor and the flour sack print speaks for the roll women played in the family's survival of the 1930s hard times.
In retrospect, there was nothing backwoods about a quilt made of squares and triangles of faded denim overalls material interspaced between pieces of floral flour sack prints.
Today, in boutiques, department stores and trendy mail-order catalogs one can find numerous items made of denim with floral print trim, beads, embroidery, and any number of innovative and funky decor adorning all sorts of jackets, skirts, purses and home decorations. Yes, those artistic, quilt-making mothers of the 1930s were decades ahead of their times!
Frugal Farm Women Made Flour Sack Dresses
Poor farm women during the 1930s Great Depression didn't have much time or money for sewing clothing. Time was especially precious to the women of the Dust Bowl because there was almost constant dirt causing problems or requiring their attention. Without enough water, or any modern conveniences, cleaning chores were tediously planned and performed. Scraping together enough ingredients to make a meal took time to execute, as well.
But those cited examples are only the tip of the iceberg as far as demonstrating Dust Bowl women's resourcefulness and self-reliance. For sure, there wasn't much time for flexibility in their routine. And finding time to make a garment demanded extraordinary flexibility.
Traditionally, a woman's time with a needle would have been spent in mending, or altering their children's old clothing, or making quilts. And any cash in pocket was slated mostly for costs of running the farm, a few food staples such as flour, or very possibly for shoe repair. Often a significant amount of money would be needed to pay the doctor for delivering the next baby.
So it was a godsend when the flourmills began to package flour in cotton sacks made of attractive floral print material. The women took a liking to that immediately. So, since my mother and most of the other moms who lived in the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression were also frugal women, they saved the print materials from flour sacks to sew dresses for their daughters.
Dress patterns were an extra expense, and the women often designed their daughter's dresses by changing some of the detailing of an old or borrowed pattern. They also made the dresses with extra-wide hems, and when it came time to lengthen the skirt, my mother and some of the other moms sewed a narrow, bright colored trim, or lace, on the faded line where the old hemline once was.
The old saying Where there's a will, there's a way surely fits my resourceful, self-reliant Mother and the many others like her in the Dust Bowl and throughout our nation during one of our most historically difficult times.
For more information about those times, see my book THE DIRTY DAYS.
A Generation Fading Away
While watching the History Channel Dust Bowl special a few years ago and the recent Ken Burns PBS Dust Bowl Documentary, I have appreciated the brief but touching testimonies of the now elderly survivors of that historic period.
Truthfully, I wish those articulate elderly survivors—approximately my age—had authored a book-length account of their parents' courage following their decision not to flee the Dust Bowl. The day-by-day, year by year heroism of those parents has not been given the amount of ink Americans deserve to see in written history.
Sadly the children of those 1930s parents are fading away, and scarcely any have recorded the up-close and personal history of their parents' courage, perseverance and physical endurance, much less record the ways in which those hard times impacted their own lives as youngsters.
Photographer Dorothea Lange's photos of the weary Oklahoma migrant mother and her forlorn children say a great deal about the suffering of those who fled the Dust Bowl for California. Lange's powerful images are a good backup to Steinbeck's depiction of the migrants. However, I wish there had been many more photographs and more written depictions of the folks and their children who bravely remained on the drought-stricken dusty plains.
It is alarming to me that the children of the Dust Bowl, dubbed The Greatest Generation, are now in their late seventies to nineties and passing away at a rapid rate. So the chance of additional recorded accounts of the heroism and strength of the pioneer men, women and children who endured the 1930s Dust Bowl is very slim.
Fortunately, Steinbeck's splendid novel lives on as a credible depiction of the Okie immigrant's desperate struggles to survive in California. My novel, The DIRTY DAYS, is based on my life as I actually grew up in the Dust Bowl but with the intention to portray and honor those who didn't flee from the Oklahoma plains during our country's worst hard time. It received the publisher's Editors Choice and Rising Star awards.
My father is delineated in my story with both strengths and weaknesses, with the latter trait garnering the reader's sympathy. My mother, whom I call a pioneer woman in my book, sometimes tampers with the truth to protect her family's peace of mind. Both are typical of Dust Bowl parents. Molly, my alter ego and narrator of my story, represents the real me and my friends in the 30s.
Readers tell me it's good that my story doesn't end when the drought and dust storms are over. Rather, it briefly takes the reader into Molly's and her parent's post Dust Bowl life, and it shows how their acquired 1930s life skills of strength and determination continued to serve them well.
My two children, in my real life and in my novel, express hope that my story will contribute something noteworthy to the recorded history of the Dust Bowl survivors' vital role during our nation's worst time.
MY JOURNEY HOME—The Homestead
In Search of Turkey Creek
We left Rock Cemetery in search of Turkey Creek (Teal Creek, in my story). I knew if I could find Turkey Creek, I could find the homestead. On sheer instinct, I directed my son, Dan, to drive straight down the country road we approached as we left the cemetery.
We drove about 4 miles, crossed over the road that led to the town on the right, then drove another mile or two. And there it was—Turkey Creek. I felt a number of emotions. Pride and surprise that I could so easily find my way after almost 70 years—and nostalgia that I was only a few miles from my childhood home!
The Homestead
We crossed Turkey Creek, then turned left onto an unmarked road, which I knew in my heart, was the road to my old home. To the right of us, once we made the turn, was a large empty field where one of our neighbors once lived. All that remained was an old oak tree that once stood next to our neighbor's home. I knew a mile to the left further up the road, I would find my homestead.
When we got there, the tiny house, old barn and chicken coop no longer stood where my former homestead once was, and the reality of "that was then, this is now" competed with my nostalgia.
The entire area was cordoned off by a four-wire line of barbed fencing, and in front of where my home once stood was a locked steel gate.
Ginger expressed surprise that the distance between the house to the corner of the main road where the school bus picked me up in the mornings and dropped me off at the end of the school day seemed a longer distance than described in my book. I agreed. Dan was surprised to see the creek so close to where my house had been. I thought to myself, it did look closer than I remembered.
Although there was nothing left but the fields of green, no longer brown, I could close my eyes and see the barn, old Nellie, the chicken coop, and our tiny three-room home. No running water, no electricity! I was both saddened and warmed by my sudden memories.
My children were disappointed, as was I, that almost all buildings from my youth were now gone. Not surprising, I guess, after almost 70 years. I mentioned we should drive up the road to see our closest neighbor. I'd heard from old friends that the house might still be standing.
A Neighbor's House
As we started up the road, we could see in the distance a house silhouetted on the horizon—and it looked to me as we approached it just as it did in my youth. But as we drove up to it, what I saw was a shell of a home sagging and crumbling with windows and doors agape and long ago deserted.
Still, my daughter and son were ecstatic to finally see a remnant from my youth. The neighbor's house, now in disrepair, was years ago much nicer and bigger than our tenant farm home ever was. How I wish I could have shown my children my own home and farm! How I wish I could have seen it again—for myself!
So after a long but exciting day we left the area and headed back to Altus to our hotel. Along the way, I pointed out the location of the gas station, now gone, where I waited each morning for the school bus. I drew my children's attention to the bridge where my brother Jr. jumped and broke his arm.
The Way Back
I must say that although visiting the place where I grew up was for me a sentimental journey, I think my children felt it was even more awesome visiting the sites of my youth than I did.
I could imagine that to them, the area looked rather flat, beige and bleak, and I'm sure they couldn't help mentally and emotionally comparing their childhood setting in the north, where amid lush green rolling terrain there were tree-shaded, two-story white farm houses complemented by tall silos flanking huge, red barns and other farm buildings.
Such scenes were within walking distance, or a quick drive, or bike ride from their home where they grew up in a western Wisconsin town.
So that's the story of what is likely to be my final return to my childhood home. But it's certainly not the end of my memories or my stories about growing up in the 1930s Oklahoma Dust Bowl!
Next week: MY JOURNEY HOME: Final Thoughts (a short video)


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Jumped into the car and drove to Jericho near UBC to take some quick shots of the moon (super moon ? blood moon ? ) the MOON. Looking east I could not see it, well that was because with the partial eclipse which was ongoing from the moon rise, it was too under lit by the sun. and looked pale until the sun had set and it became dark enough to really see the moon.
Here are some shots, Jericho / Spanish banks, people getting ready to shoot and some wide angle shots.
I was shooting manual iso 500 – then up to iso 1600 using my sigma 400mm, 105mm f2.5 and 24 f2.8
Manual lens magic. Moon!

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Streets short trip on memory lane to Skid Row
Nobody calls anything Skid Row anymore in San Francisco. Nobody gets called a wino.
Those terms belong back in another era, back before political correctness and a more sensitive understanding of poverty and dysfunction prevailed. Back in, say, 1956 - when Chronicle writer Art Hoppe revealed life in the city's most notorious pocket of poverty in a five-day, front-page series called "I Lived on SKID ROW."
This was four years before Hoppe started writing what would become one of the most beloved features of this newspaper, the humor column he wrote until his death from cancer in 2000. The series is a tad overheated by the writing standards of today - "I could not wash the stench out of my mind" was a typical line - but the compassion and completeness that lit up his columns later showed their early buds.
"Skid Row is another world - a world of crutches, of boarded-up stores, of broken clocks, peeling plaster, cracked windows and worn-out stairs," Hoppe wrote. "It is a world of flophouses, greasy hash joints and the battered inside of the patrol wagon.
"But above all, Skid Row is a world of sickness. The men I lived with were sick with the all-pervading sickness of alcoholism."
The row then was small, centered downtown just south of Market Street on Howard Street between Third and Fourth streets and more or less leaching into streets and alleys for a few blocks all around. It was where most of San Francisco's chronic street alcoholics hung out during the day, bought their cheap booze, panhandled and slept in flophouses or doorways.
The area was gentrified beginning in the 1970s with then-controversial urban renewal programs that tore down cheap housing. Today, the former Skid Row is dominated by the gleaming Moscone Convention Center on the south and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, anchored by Metreon, on the north. The Museum of Modern Art and upscale restaurants dominate the surrounding area now.
Skid Row scattered
Not much room anymore for the trappings of poverty.
San Francisco's modern version of Skid Row is scattered in several places in and near downtown, such as the Tenderloin or 16th and Mission streets, where it's as easy to score street heroin as it is to buy gum. These areas' denizens of despair are sometimes described as junkies or drunks.
But not winos. And not Skid Row.
Hoppe's week on the street in 1956 resulted in five days of tales about "winos" fetching meals at the Salvation Army, sprawling on the sidewalk, blowing their government welfare checks on cheap wine and enduring the occasional "grim night in the drunk tank." Characters included "Al, my wino friend who has been through AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) four times," and Shorty, whom Hoppe found "scooting up Howard, his legless body sweating in the hot sun as he pushed his old wheeled platform along with the help of a worn chunk of two-by-four in each hand."
The cultural beacon was Pete's Place, a liquor store at Third and Howard that sold jugs of wine for 40 cents. The Shelter, a flophouse of cots at Third and Natoma streets, charged 35 cents a night. Meals at ratty restaurants cost 25 cents.
Much of what Hoppe described - unsanitary misery, helplessness in the face of addiction, panhandling for change, passing out on the sidewalk, is as real among the homeless today as it was among the winos of then. The main things that changed are that crack, heroin and vodka have replaced wine as the chief substance of abuse, most men don't wear fedoras, and the geography has moved.
Some remember
But the memories remain.
"Oh, yeah, this used to be a pretty seedy place," said Joe Curran, bartender at the chic Thirsty Bear brewery on Howard. "There used to be a trailer park and barbed-wire fences right near here, lots of alcoholics on the street. Jack Kerouac wrote about how he and Neal Cassady got wine here and got drunk."
Now the closest thing to a "wino" on the former Skid Row is the occasional homeless person hurrying through to more friendly environs.
Robert Adams was quickly pushing his fold-up shopping cart along Natoma one recent afternoon. The cart was filled with bottles and cans, which he said he would recycle to score some food. His eyes darted back and forth nervously.
"Nobody stays here, they have too many security guards and stuff," he said. "Not too friendly."
His instincts were right.
"I don't need to get abrasive with any of the homeless - I call them bums, not winos - because they know they shouldn't cause trouble here," said Richard Jensen, the beefy guard at the closest thing to edgy in the area, Howard Street's glitzy Gold Club stripper "gentleman's club," as the managers call it. "They know that that type of seedy thing doesn't seek the light and sound of a high-class place like this. This is not the area for them to do what they do."
Change no loss
Roy Gray, 70, remembers the old days. And still lives a slice of them now and then.
"There were homeless people everywhere here back then, it was real rough," he said as he panhandled at Fourth and Howard, toothlessness making his words jumble. "I was an alcoholic then - bleeding ulcers made me quit - and I tell you, that Pete's Place was all messed up. Fighting all the time, and the alcohol was no good. Tasted like lighter fluid.
"Ain't no big loss that it changed," he harrumphed. "Got a dollar?"


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With the goal of getting fresh local food in all Yamhill County schools, the council was established and charged with inventorying the schools, defining farm to school, and identifying channels for food to schools.


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- Never propagate from material that has not been virus-tested.
- Know the viruses that circulate in your area and their vectors.
- Never plant in fields with history of soil-borne viruses.
- Avoid areas with high incidence of pollen-borne virus. You cannot control pollen.
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Useful sentence structures for IELTS Writing Task 1
A rich variety of sentence structures is one of the most important key to get a 7 or higher for your grammar score in IELTS Writing Task 1.
As far as you know, you will most likely be given a graph, chart, diagram or table to write about.
Firstly, you have to choose the most important figures/features to write about and make a comparison among them to meet Task Response requirement in IELTS Writing Task 1.
Below are useful high – level sentence structures which you can utilize to get a higher score for IELTS Writing Task 1.
- While the figure for factories in Japan went up dramatically to 120,000 in 2010, the quantity in Korea plummeted to 12,000 at the same time.
2. Clause, followed by + Noun Phrase
- There was a dramatic growth in the number of factories in Japan to 120.000 in 2010, followed by a sharp decrease to 1,000 in 2015.
3. Clause, prior to/before Verb-ing
- The number of factories in Japan experienced an increase to 120,000 in 2010, before hitting a free fall to 1,000 in 2015.
4. Clause, after Verb – ing
- The figure for factories in Japan hit a free fall to 1,000 in 2o15, after undergoing an increase to 120,000 in 2010.
- In comparison with the number of factories in Japan, which witnessed a dramatic increase to 120,000 in 2010, the quantity in Korea plummeted to 12,000 at this time.
- The quantity of factories in Japan went through a period of dramatic increase to 120,000 in 2010, exceeding the number in Korea, which had only 12,000.
As can be seen, the sentences above all contain numbers which you must include in your Task 1 Writing to get a 7.0
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Detroit-bred, Los Angeles-based rapper/songwriter/guitarist/producer Chris Jones a.k.a. Jonezen presents the Raul Perez-directed music video for "Feels So Good", his new Adamack-produced single featuring Michele Wylen from his upcoming LP Beautiful Disaster. "Feels So Good" comes hot on the heels of Jonezen's win at the Los Angeles Music Awards for Best Hip-Hop Artist. Told by doctors after an arrest that he may not live another year due to excessive drinking, Jonezen refused to go to rehab unless he could bring his recording studio. He found a treatment center in Los Angeles that would let him do just that and upon entering he began working on Live From Rehab. After leaving treatment Jonezen landed a distribution deal with Famous Records/ Fontana/ Universal. Jonezen recently signed with When Pigs Fly Entertainment, headed by industry vet Doug Goldstein (Guns 'N Roses, Xzibit, Anthraz, Blin d Melon) who calls Jonezen "the best pure songwriter I've encountered in years." Regarding "Feels So Good" Jonezen says "it's all about moving on, going from one place to another, and celebrating success. The track shows a different side of me musically. It's not always your typical straight-forward hip hop bangers with me…I can do that rock/funk/guitar stuff too." Beautiful Disaster drops spring.


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Older homes may need to have their central heating systems upgraded. This will allow the residents to take advantage of efficient modern boilers and radiators that will heat up quickly. As a result they can save on energy bills in the long term and ensure the property is comfortable to live in.
Budgeting for home improvements can be difficult. It is even trickier with central heating systems because so many different variables can affect the final price. For example there is the price of the new boiler, the number of radiators, miscellaneous parts, and labour to consider. The size of the property will also have an impact on the size of the bill.
Below we have provided some basic estimated for the cost of new central heating systems in three different scenarios. Each estimate will include the price of a mid range boiler, radiators, a standard flue, all pipework and standard heating controls.
|Type of property
|Approximate total bill
|Time required for completion
|One bedroom flat
|Between 2 and 3 days
|Three bedroom house
|Approximately 3 days
|Five bedroom house
|Approximately 4 days
Why do costs differ so much?
There are three major factors that influence the cost of a project. Firstly is the size of the property. It is naturally more expensive to fit a new system in a larger building. After-all it will affect the amount of radiators, pipes and components that are necessary.
Secondly is the location of the boiler and radiators. It will take longer to complete the installation if there are any obstacles to overcome during installation. The additional time will result in higher labour costs. It can also result in the need for more materials such as pipes.
Finally is the type of boiler. It is always easier to replace a boiler like for like and keep it in the same location. If you are changing to a different type it can result in higher costs. Relocating the appliance can also be costly, especially if a new gas line, flue and water line have to be installed.
Consider price points and manufacturers
In addition to the type of boiler you choose, the cost will also be affected by the price point you opt for and the manufacturer. There are plenty of options, ranging from entry level boilers all the way to premium appliances. The one you select should suit your budget and the size of the property. You should also keep in mind what features you need.
There are plenty of different boiler manufacturers to choose from. Some will provide boilers for different price points whereas others focus on a specific category. It is important to choose a brand you have faith in. Check the warranties and after-sales care on offer in particular. Reliable manufacturers you will encounter include Worchester-Bosch, Baxi, and Vaillant.
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In the biggest political news of the day, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Barack Obama in a column first published on Bloomberg View, his media empire's opinion site.
The editors at Bloomberg View did not take advantage of the exclusive. Thirty minutes after publication at 2:55 p.m., the story was front and center on the New York Times homepage and playing out on CNN, but nowhere to be found on the homepage of Bloomberg View.
In the endorsement, Mayor Bloomberg cited climate change as the principle reason he had sided with Obama, but also noted Obama's committment to protecting marrage equality and a woman's right to choose.
"[I]n the end, what matters most isn't the shape of any particular proposal; it's the work that must be done to bring members of Congress together to achieve bipartisan solutions," Bloomberg wrote.
"Presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan both found success while their parties were out of power in Congress -- and President Obama can, too," the mayor continued. "If he listens to people on both sides of the aisle, and builds the trust of moderates, he can fulfill the hope he inspired four years ago and lead our country toward a better future for my children and yours. And that's why I will be voting for him."


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A number of shiftless gadabouts (including the denizens of this backwater) have amused themselves by laying odds on how and when The Orange Lord or one of his flying monkey minions will manage to grease the skids of the Jeopardy Champ (aka Recess Richie aka King Richard the Lame aka A Boy Named Sue) for a rapid exit from the Colossal Freakonomic Probiotic Burger (CFPB). Many ingenious justifications have been floated by those in the know if our peerless leader wanted to kick Cordray to the curb in advance of his term's expiration next July. I thought the odds were even-up that He-With-The-Cockatoo-Do might just want to keep "The Director" around town as a punching bag for himself and his running buddies like Jeb Hensarling, because nothing says "I'm Hot Stuff" like grilling a bureaucrat in a public hearing by asking him stupid questions and silently daring him to call you a "moron." Pubglicly mussing Richie's hair also has the benefit of annoying Lizzie Warren and Maxine Waters, which is an activity that never gets old.
According to a recent article in Politico, it appears that Il Duce did, in fact, intend to fire Cordray (or, at least, try to fire him and see what those dastardly federal district court judges might do with that effort). Gary Cohn, a top economic advisor to the president, reportedly took Cordray to dinner and told him that he could "go the easy way, or go the hard way." I assume the "easy way" involves the receipt of lovely parting gifts and the "hard way" involves something to do with either Rosie O'Donnell or one of those ankle-biting weiner dogs that just...won't...shut...up. Much to Cohn's surprise, Cordray responded: "In 2018, Richard Cordray will win this statewide office in Ohio in a landslide." When Cohn exclaimed "Governor," Cordray ruled him disqualified since Cohn's answer was not in the form of a question. Nevertheless, both men winked and nudged their way to a mutual understanding. As a result, the president seems to believe that he doesn't need to crush Cordray, although he may wish to do that anyway, just for sport.
According to Politico, and some political analysts, Cordray has the stroke in Ohio to wipe the floor with any Democratic challengers to replace Republican Governor John Kasich, who I think might be boarding the Moonbeam Express with California's Jerry Brown in 2018 and taking a ride to the planet Zardoz.
As much as Republicans and bankers love to loath Cordray elsewhere, In Ohio, even bankers like the guy.
"We have no quarrel with Rich," said Jeff Quayle, senior vice president of government relations at the Ohio Bankers League. "He was given an incredibly hard job to do, starting a new agency from scratch. That was bound to lead to conflict."
That sounds so...so...SVP-of-Government-Relations-like, doesn't it?
Other bankers in Ohio are not exactly falling all over themselves to jump on Richie's bandwagon. At least, not yet.
The Ohio Automobile Dealers Association didn't respond to repeated phone calls and emails. Executives at Key Bank, Fifth Third, U.S. Bank, JPMorgan Chase and Huntington Bancshares didn't want to talk publicly about one of their top regulators.
The article's authors also point out, notwithstanding Cordray's popularity in Ohio, Trump took Ohio last year "in a walk," and some stout Republican candidates are certain to oppose him next year, including, perhaps, Mike DeWine, who's beaten Cordray previously (although not on Jeopardy). Currently, it's expected to be a close race, if he does, in fact, run and gets the nomination.
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A new kickboxing course for fitness kicked off tonight at the ProKick Gym in the east Belfast. Over 20 first timers got their first taste in the sport of ProKick style of kickboxing at Northern Ireland's Kickboxing School of Excellence.
The new high kickers worked through the fundamentals of fitness, elements of self-defence and ProKick will come up with a diet for those serious about getting in shape. "It's time to lose those extra pounds and get fit," said Murray. At ProKick we have a long reputation for taking everyone who comes through the doors and finding a regime that is right for them.
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Clichés are defined as trite expressions. There are also, however, ways of beginning a sentence that are so overused that they've also become clichéed. I admit, as a fiction writer, I have been –and am– guilty of using some of these. I adapted the leads from submissions by Dich Thien, a member of the American Copy Editors Society, or ACES.
- The 'He leaned back in his chair' lead: Jack leaned back in his chair and smirked. Gotcha, he thought.
- The that's good, that's bad lead: The good news was that he was still alive. The bad news was that he wasn't sure how long he'd stay that way.
- The unrelated Zimmerman lead: Lucy stared at the red shoes on the shelf with envy. She opened her purse, took out lipstick, cell phone, a couple of crumpled tissues, the lint-covered card of her massotherapist before she found her wallet at the bottom. She wondered if she had enough money to buy the red shoes.
- The 'that's what' lead: Fran wasn't going to the ball. That's what she told herself while she went through her closet for an appropriate gown.
- The 'thanks to' lead: Thanks to the bottle of Tequila he'd polished last night, Marcus had the mother of a headache this morning.
- The go-look-it-up lead: In 1958, when Jack entered high school, John Diefenbaker had already been Prime Minister of Canada for a year.
- The one-word lead: Sarcasm. That's what Julie hated most.
- The word lead: Sarcastic was the only word Julie found to describe Steve.
- The 'typical' lead: Steve might talk like a typical redneck, but he was hiding the heart of a renaissance man.
Writer beware. That's what I'd like to leave you with.
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The Creation Science Hall of Fame honors all scientists and other creation advocates, living or dead, who help advance the understanding of God's creation. In granting membership to living scientists, CSHOF makes no representation, nor makes any attempt to judge, whether any given creation model is correct or not. Nor does CSHOF make any attempt to judge any disputes between and among creation scientists, whether inside or outside the laboratory.
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This is a wonderful site – and a tremendous resource for me as a homeschool mom who wants to honor the Lord by teaching my children The Truth about creation. I will be sure to tell others about it.
In terms of inductees, have you considered Dr. Ben Carson? I do not know his views on creation science, but he was just honored in World magazine for his pro-life stance. Might be worth some investigation.
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An angel on earth....
A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
These are the words that I had the AWESOME gift and opportunity to speak over my sweet sister-in-law. I first cupped her face in my hands and eye-to-eye told her what her life had meant to me. I wanted to affirm in her the godly example that she had been for any one person that has ever come in contact with her. She has preached in prisons and shared her heart about Christ time and time again with "the least of these". She is a warrior.
While laying in her hospital bed, I read this scripture over her, and washed her feet. I have never washed anyone's feet before, but I know it is a biblical way of humbling yourself and showing someone how special they are. I am not sure what cleansed them most, my tears or the water that I was using. Then I rubbed in some yummy smelling lotion, while I prayed and thanked God for her life. It was one of the highlights of my life and you could feel the Holy Spirit in every inch of that hospital room. It wasn't until I was through that I could even hear the sobs of my mother and brother....
These are the times when we get just a small glimpse of what heaven will be like....
31 comments:
- ASH said...
How beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us.
"By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff" (Heb. 11:21). I love this picture of a godly man worshipping to the very end of his earthly life. It sounds like your sister-in-law has lived (and is living) a beautiful life of worship. I pray that my life is characterized by the same!
- April 12, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Mom to 9 Blessings! said...
OK, Suzanne, my day has already been a struggle just being a Mom to so many little ones and my heart has been clinging to who I am in Christ -His grace is enough. Tears have been sitting on the shelf of my eyelids all day.
This took me over the edge. BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!
I once invited six women to our home when I had truly given my life to Jesus two years ago and it was the most beautiful experience! Humbly OH YEAH! Worth ever tear shed in that room!
Then I did the same thing to my mom while she was dying in the hospital last year. She was too sick to even know I did it - but ONLY by God's grace could I after the kind of relationship we have had - not good. She lived and has since completely walked away from God.
My heart breaks for her.
As I read your beautiful post about LauraAnn - I kept hearing God softly whisper this is the example you need to be for your children so they too will desire to be this woman for their children. Seek Me - Follow Me - Listen to Me - Hear Me and I will provide all that you need to be all that I created you to be.
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART for sharing this today. Thank You GOD for a woman like Laurie Ann and Tim as a godly man! What a wonderful testimony of greater things to come!
Praying for your family Suzanne! I can only imagine how deep the room was with His Spirit that day!
Love and hugs,
- April 12, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- Josette said...
Since you last posted about them, I have followed their blog. Since the last couple of posts, I have been thinking of them constantly and lifting them up to the one who loves them the most. I have been so touched by their amazing faith. Continuing to pray for them. Thank you for sharing this post today.
- April 12, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- Laura Ferry-Jimenez said...
I was just thinking this afternoon that it's a shame how we show people our respect and honor them with love AFTER they have died. What a lucky sis-in-law you have to know that she has affected so many and loved by many more. may God continue to bring your family peace.
love and prayers, - laura.
- April 12, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Mom to 9 Blessings! said...
Ugh, I was crying too much during my comment I misspelled her name twice - SORRY Suzanne and Lane Ann!
I just was on the ministry site - she is gorgeous!
FYI - fix your links to Tim and their ministry.
- April 12, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Jennifer said...
As I sit here with tears streaming down my face I have to think this is one of the most truly wonderful moments a person could experienc on earth. Your sister-in-law sounds like an amazing woman. We all know there are not enough women like her in the world. Thank you so much for sharing this very special moment with me. It really makes me realize I am no where near where I need to be in my life. I will be praying for your family. ((HUGS))
- April 12, 2010 at 3:19 PM
- Jenn in GA said...
your act was a beautiful act for a beautiful sister, given out of the beauty God has created in both of your lives.
- April 12, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- Marie said...
It's with tears rolling down my face that your post today brings me back to a special day with my mom 2 1/2 years ago. Taking care of her, washing her, her feet, is our way to tell them how much they care, how much we love them, how much they have impacted our lives in a truly blessed and selfish way. I have been reading your blog for quite some time and have read your brother's and sister-in-law's journey. My husband and I are moved every single time. I read out loud to my husband, its our special time. It confirms us that what we did, the care we gave our mothers (my mother in law died last november) was not only the thing to do for them but was a truly blessed time for us. We prayed, cried, laughed and talked with them, precious moments. Your family are in my prayers,
Marie-Claude, Montreal
- April 12, 2010 at 4:23 PM
Hi Suzanne, I was blessed to find your blog from Katie's and have been following Tim & LaneAnne since you mentioned her situation. I am lifting all of you in prayer & wish there was more I could do. You are a truly special family & I am honored to 'know' you through your blog. In His Grip, Jami
- April 12, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- Sarah Ward said...
This so beautiful. thank you for sharing. I'm continuously praying for healing for Lane Ann's body, for you brother, and their children. I'm also praying for you and your family-I can't imagine how heavy your hearts are. Praying for comfort, strength, and peace for you all.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- KT said...
thanks for sharing your story of how you are caring for her and for sharing how your brother has ministered to you. what a blessing.
Love you
- April 12, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- Perry's said...
I have been following your blog for awhile but started reading LaneAnn's blog after someone else's blog was talking about her and had a link. I have continued to follow her journey and have learned so much about faith from her (and your brother). It was amazing to figure out that she was your sister-in-law. What an incredible example of love you shared with her...and humility. I'm praying for all of you!
- April 12, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- Kendra said...
thank you for reminding me how small my problems are. I will be praying for your entire family. Peace to you all.
- April 12, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- Jill Funkhouser said...
Beautiful. What a wonderful family!
- April 13, 2010 at 3:15 AM
So precious... Could almost imagine sitting in that room with your family. Sorry that this part of your family's journey must be incredibly painful, but as I read the amazing ways that God is showing Himself ... I am so thankful to Him for obviously showing y'all that not only is His grace sufficient, but it is a beautiful thing.
love, Jill Joiner
- April 13, 2010 at 5:11 AM
- Goodness and Mercy Mom said...
Dear Suzanne,
I'm a frequent visitor to your blog and am just seeing this post on Lane Ann. The tears flow as I read about you washing her feet. How beautiful!
I remember you mentioning her in the past and prayed for her then, but I will continually pray for her now. I lost my mother to cancer 6 years ago and a friend to cancer in Feb. I know how heartbreaking this loss is for family and friends.
Love just radiates from her face in the pic you posted. The impact of her life and the legacy she will leave behind will most certainly be greater than that of many who were able to live to their 80s. Yet it's not much consolation when we lose someone we love in the summer of life--never getting to enjoy their autumn and winter years.
I'm still praying for healing for Lane Ann. I'm not able to find their family blog but I will continue to check back here so please keep us updated.
With a Heavy Heart,
- April 13, 2010 at 6:25 AM
- The McBrides said...
This brought sweet tears to my eyes. The LOVE that comes from God and flows to others is indescribable. I read that same passage to my Grandmother as she was dying. Such an honor for you to be used that way with a true woman of God. We will be praying for your whole family... LOVE you!
- April 13, 2010 at 6:48 AM
Suzanne- My heart breaks with you as you say goodbye to Lane Ann. I'm so touched by your act of love for her. It's so clear that all of life...and death...is about faith...faith to believe that what God says is true. One of the holiest times of my life was watching my sweet mom die from cancer. She embraced death, just as she had embraced life, as a beautiful gift from her loving heavenly Father. I will be praying for your family and your brother's family as you experience this grief...grief with hope in the reunion to come. You are dear to me!
- April 13, 2010 at 8:04 AM
- Sophie said...
What a beautiful post, and how blessed that you have such a precious relationship with your brother and sister in law, she sounds like an amazing person. I'm crying for her situation and the struggle of having to deal with this but rejoicing in the Lord's presence in your lives and how He is glorified in your lives through your love and humility. Your brother is lucky to have a sister like you.
Praying for your family and God's healing touch for LaneAnn and your broken hearts.
- April 13, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- April 15, 2010 at 12:27 AM
What a beautiful servant's heart you have my friend. This memory will be etched into your family always. My heart aches and my eyes are filled with tears for your brother Tim and Lane Ann. The strength and faith they are showing in the midst of pain is truly a beautiful reflection of hearts that are aligned with our mighty, sovereign God. Praying for each of you as you cling to the One in whom all hope rests. "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure." Heb 6:19.
Love you- Amy R.
- April 15, 2010 at 7:30 AM
- Jodi said...
Wow, Suzanne, do you know how Blessed you are to have that kind of relationship with your family? Truly blessed indeed.
Praying for your sweet sister-in-law, who sounds more like the 'sister-of-your-heart'
- April 15, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- Amy said...
Precious example of Christ's love- but then again- so is your ENTIRE life. Thank you for being who you are. Praying for your beautiful sister-in-law. Amy
- April 16, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- Kristi J said...
i just asked my readers to pray for your sweet sister in law...what a beautiful post for her...praying, kristi
- April 18, 2010 at 9:48 PM
- Over-Caffeinated X 4 said...
- April 19, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- Mike Harder said...
Tabitha and I are praying for your brother Tim and LaneAnne. I couldnt imagine going through what he is going through. Just know that you are all in our prayers.
Christ is all,
- April 20, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Maria and Family said...
I am so sorry ....what a beautiful thing you did. prayers for her...
- April 20, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- theheartofachild said...
This is beautiful! I your testimony about your relationship with your brother it to my boys as a realization of what they can be to their younger sister!
On my mission trip to India, the leaders of our church had the privilege of washing the feet of the pastors and leaders in India. So, in part I can understand the power of your testimony here. The Holy Spirit was SO STRONG one of the gals knees got healed. Although I know Heaven is God's complete healing, I am praying your sister-in- law be healed here on earth (as it is in Heaven)! Amen.
- April 21, 2010 at 6:40 AM
- Blessed Mom of Four, Now Five said...
OH, Suzanne, I felt the Spirit, simply reading of your humble act of faithfulness to your Savior. What an awesome privilege you were given to minister to your SIL. You will all be in my prayers.
- April 22, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- Doug and Monica said...
Thanks so much for introducing me to Tim and Lane Ann through your blog several months ago. I have read about their journey and have been so provoked by their walk. What a beautiful gift you gave her. I hope to run this race with the same perserverance and faith that they have shown.
- April 22, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Ashley said...
What a beautiful representation of Christ's love. I am so very humbled by your servant heart.
- June 22, 2010 at 10:21 AM
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"All these cheats have defeated me." -Lefty's Deceiver
I transferred to Wesleyan in 1994 because I realized I had sort of flubbed the whole college-picking process, thinking that going to college was good enough and that once I got there there would be plenty of people and a lot of them would have the same interests and values as me. Two years at Bucknell, where few were interested in liberal causes or indie rock, proved me wrong. Frankly, I probably got in to Wes because my then-girlfriend had a good friend in the admissions office. Not that I had bad marks at Bucknell; in fact, I made Dean's List in my final semester. I just think that my SAT scores and high school GPA probably skewed lower than the average at Wes.
Anyway, the point of all this is that when I got to Wes I was able to do the things I liked with people who were cool, and the place where almost all of this transpired was at the radio station WESU. To me, WESU was what college was, the good parts anyway. When I think of the parts of college that I like, I think of WESU. Anyhow, I was alerted this morning to the fact that the president of Wes is considering whoring out 50% of the University's broadcast time for a piddling $50K from NPR, who would use the airwaves to run redundant broadcasts of their flagship programming. Here are three vantage points on the issue. First. Second. Third.
Anyway, I am very pissed. And am working up a scathing letter to the Administration. Enough about that.
Of Note: Trosko has a memo for pizza companies regarding the cheese issue. TimesNewRoman has a caution regarding W's tax liability for his new political capital. One-time Small Hours showmates Turing Machine return with what sounds like a brutal ass-kicking of a record.
That is all. Tonight's playlist up tomorrow.


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Risk Management in Government – Better or Worse than Private Sector?
In a recent benchmark study conducted by the Ponemon Institute on The State of Risk-based Security Management, we asked 1,320 IT security, operations and risk management professionals in the US and UK about their attitudes towards security and risk management.
We recently compared the data from public versus private sector and found some very interesting results. For example, in the public sector, 55% of the respondents agree that risk management creates a culture of informed choice compared to 48% in the private sector.
Another area where the government sector shows higher maturity than in the commercial space is in their believe that risk-based security methods help security professionals align the security mission with business objectives – 65% vs. 60% for in the private sector.
Although this seems to indicate that the government respondents are more effective than the commercial sector respondents, that's not necessarily the case. The public sector seems to score lower when it comes to communicating effectively.
Seventy percent of the government respondents admit that communications occur at too low a level vs. 62% for the private sector. In terms to how often this communication occurs, 46% of the public sector only communicates with senior executives when there is an actual incident vs. 41% for the private sector.
Introducing Continuous Monitoring, Diagnostics and Mitigation
Continuous monitoring is one of the six important steps that NIST recommends as part of the Risk Management Framework (NIST special publication 800-137). The goal of Continuous Monitoring is to deploy security controls and keep a continuous watch over them to ensure that you're best able to address changes in the environment.
A good paper by SANS that explains the benefits of continuous monitoring can be found here.
There were some shortcomings, though, so the Federal government has created programs to help strengthen cyber security and fortify Federal and other government cyber networks.
The goal of Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation is to provide the technical administrators with the capabilities to observe network anomalies and problems, identify vulnerabilities and the risks they pose, and determine and implement the most appropriate fix.
In the following video, leading security specialists discuss how Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation goes to the heart of what NIST means by Continuous Monitoring.
Included in the discussion are:
- Michael Chertoff, former Homeland Security Director and current Chairman of The Chertoff Group
- Mark Weatherford, former DHS Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity and current Principal at The Chertoff Group
- Jane Holl Lute, former DHS Deputy Secretary and current President and CEO of the Council on Cyber Security
- Keren Cummins, Tripwire's Director of Federal Solutions
- John Klein, Tripwire's Director of Federal Sales
If you're interested in learning more about how continuous monitoring, diagnostics and mitigation can help your organization, you can register to attend this upcoming Chertoff Group Security Series on A Shift in Security: What Does Continuous Monitoring Mean for Reducing Enterprise Risk?. It will be held on Oct 29th in DC.
Hasta Pronto!
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Inconjunction 2016 This Weekend
Posted on June 29, 2016 by R.J. Sullivan
This year marks my fifth consecutive year at one of my favorite science fiction conventions, InConJunction, on the east side of Indianapolis, and I'm super-excited! For one thing, this will be the first time I'm bringing a science fiction book … Continue reading →
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Posted on June 30, 2015 by R.J. Sullivan
This upcoming weekend marks my fourth year as a local author with InConJunction, a general SF/F con with a long and distinguished history in Indianapolis, and not for nothin', the first con SF I ever attended waaay back in 199*mumble*. … Continue reading →
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About a week ago, my critique partner sent me the link to WriteOnCon – an online convention for children's and young adult authors.
The Con hasn't even started yet, and already, it's been indescribably helpful to me. I was able to get critiques on some of my work, my query and my synopsis.
If you've never heard of a query, it's like a commercial you send to a prospective literary agent. You attempt to sell your book within one page. No pressure there.
Wait – it gets worse. Whereas you can leave the end of the story open in the query (your goal is to make the agent want to read more), for a synopsis, you have to summarize your entire book. In one or two pages. Including the ending. Using beautiful language, it should make the agent care about the characters and the story should flow. Oh, and although you reduce the length by – say 81,000 words – it still has to make sense.
Writing mine was torture. I honestly wondered if I could find someone who'd written a beautiful synopsis and have her ghostwrite one for me. But that would be cheating. Plus doing it myself was good practice, right?
So I'm all the more grateful for the wonderful feedback I received from the other participants at the Con. As of today, my query, synopsis, first 250 words and first five pages are ready for review.
Starting Tuesday, Ninja Agents will begin trolling the forum, giving feedback and, for a lucky few, requesting manuscripts.
Just two more days.... Maybe I'll hear something. Maybe I'll hear nothing.
I have to admit, there's a tiny part of me nervous enough to want the latter. A friend of mine explained it this way – if I'm not successful, my life won't change. That's okay, because I love my life. I have a great family, a good job and a love of writing.
But if I am successful? I would be thrown into a whole new world. An exciting world. A gratifying world. But an unknown world all the same.
Deep breath. Then another.
Okay, Ninja Agents. I'm ready.


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School Mates Chess Team is The Knight School chess program brought on a large scale to an entire school or grade. Usually funded by the school or by corporate or federal grants or private gifts, School Mates takes a class of forty or fifty and for one-hour per week turns the entire school or one specific grade into a super-fun chess experience. School Mates is your school's official chess team and chess party. School Mates is a super-fun, high-energy chess class in which kids ages 5-12 celebrate a new chess tactic each week with silly videos, music-driven puzzlers for prizes, colorful silicone Tactixbands, funny movies, and chess clock tourneys in which the winner gets the loser's Mardi-Gras beads! Laughter, fast-clocks, and compelling teaching approaches make this class the week's highlight for the hundreds of kids who make up the awesome network of The Knight School's 75 school chess teams. School Mates meets once per week throughout the academic school year, at a time that fits well with the school schedule. Our curriculum is awesomely effective and the kids get devastatingly good at chess; we have won State Championships many times. Contact your City Coach to sign up today.
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Soft, durable, two-color foam counters help build counting skills & without all the noise!. Two-color counters are excellent for sorting, counting, and probability activities. Great for teaching many early math concepts and build counting skills without noise. Counters measure 1" diameter.
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| Grades 1-4
Demonstrate multiplication on the whiteboard for the entire class! Giant magnetic arrays and colorful discs allow teacher and students to explore multiplication as repeated addition and division as repeated subtraction. Includes 2 magnetic 5 x 5 arrays, 50 discs, and Activity Guide. Arrays measure 9 3/4" x 9 3/4".
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Tune-up multiplication skills with these flashcards. This timeless mastery tool is a must for every math classroom. Practice at home or in the classroom to improve speed and accuracy.
Cards come in vertical format
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VersaTiles Math Book: Number and Operations: Multiply and Divide
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Help build number sense with base ten blocks. This unique track allows for students to expand their understanding of the area model for single-digit multiplication into multi-digit multiplication. Using Base Ten Blocks, factors fit snugly in the track to meet at 90°, allowing for further development of the area model for multiplication. It allows students to use properties of operations to aid in the development of multiplication strategies such as Partial Products. Students build conceptual understanding leading to procedural fluency.
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| Grades 2-4
Wrap-Ups: The self-correcting, fun way to math mastery!. Practice basic facts with this refreshing change from flash cards! To use the
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Multiply, divide, score! Work with math facts and fact-family concepts like never before. Triangle format is familiar, providing a visual cue, while game play makes tricky multiplication and division fun! Includes a 10" triangle game board, 100 cards (facts up to 100), and four trays. For 2-4 players.
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| Grades 1-3
Fast-paced games that develop crucial math skills!. The "24" Games are simple to learn and fun to play. These fast-paced games help students improve multiplication and division computation skills and reinforce mental math, problem solving, concentration, and critical thinking. Three levels of difficulty ensure early success and build students' confidence. Perfect for individual or group work. Each set includes 96 double-sided game cards.
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Solve Equations with Self-Checking Figuro Cards!. Students will jump at the chance to play Figuro! Self-checking card games challenge players to solve equations, compare fractions, and identify integers. Each self-checking, 2 1/2" x 4" card deck offers a multitude of game play options, including Go Fish, Concentration, and War. Additional teaching suggestions provide the opportunity to further challenge students' mathematical skills. Multiplication Card Deck includes 154 cards.
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Combines classic Cuisenaire Rods with activities that build a strong grasp of multiplication and division!. By Patricia S. Davidson and Robert E. Willcutt. Build students' understanding of multiplication and division through rod trains, rod rectangles, and rod tables. Activities encourage students to transfer the patterns into abstract number facts. Also includes clever games and puzzles that increase interest in multiplication tables. 64 pages.
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Everything you need to successfully plan, organize, implement, and manage Guided Math. Developed by Reagan Tunstall, a nationally-recognized speaker on guided math, this essential classroom resource has everything you need to successfully plan, organize, implement, and manage Guided Math. This Second Grade unit kit contains detailed and differentiated lesson plans, activities, games, and cards for your Guided Math whole group and small group lessons! This is Unit 9 out of 9 units for Second Grade. It includes 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities, as well as an end-of-unit assessment.
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| Grades 3-4
Fundamental building blocks for understanding the crucial concept of multiplication. Cards measure 8 1/2" x 4 1/4".
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| Grades 3-5
The slammin' new way to master multiplication!. Practice multiples, math facts, factors, factor pairs, and sequencing with 5 different timed action games. Covers multiplication play for numbers 1-9. Read the problem, scan the possible answers, and slam the one that's correct! Better move quickly, though—each game is timed and the faster you get through the questions, the better your score! Missed problems are recycled until they are answered correctly, ensuring comprehension and mastery. Increasingly difficult levels, flashing lights, and fun sound effects keep kids slammin' for more! Requires 3 C batteries (not included).
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Solve Equations with Self-Checking Figuro Cards!. Students will jump at the chance to play Figuro! Self-checking card games challenge players to solve equations, compare fractions, and identify integers. Each self-checking, 2 1/2" x 4" card deck offers a multitude of game play options, including Go Fish, Concentration, and War. Additional teaching suggestions provide the opportunity to further challenge students' mathematical skills. Division Card Deck includes 154 cards.
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| Grades 1-5
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Limited quantities available. Designed for either teacher-directed instruction or independent use by groups of 2 - 4 students, the Learning Center features a Curriculum Mastery Game based on the topic with materials for up to four players. Each "Write-On/Wipe-Off" Visual learning guide is 11" x 17", laminated and consists of four-pages which include self-directed readings, easy-to-follow illustrated explanations, guiding questions, graphic organizers and assessment review questions. Packaged in a durable pouch, the Learning Center is a ready-to-use resource for the classroom, after school programs or home practice, review and test prep!
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Master basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts with self-correcting flash cards designed for individuals, pairs, small groups, or the entire class! Disguise learning with fun games and activities to make students familiar with number facts and memorization techniques. These flash card sets are packed in plastic bags and are printed on heavy paper with questions on one side and answers on the back, and include instructions and suggested activities. Cards are 6 1/4" x 3 1/4".
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Hamp Modification
Loan Modification For Second MortgagesLoan modification second mortgages can be a challenging thing for debtors who want mortgage relief through a loan modification or refinance. There's however an available help from the federal Making Home Affordable (MHA) program. The MHA Lien Modification Program, also popularly known as 2MP, is intended for borrowers who need to get their second mortgages restructured so it will be more affordable for them. This acts in connection with MHA's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), which provides loan modification on primary mortgages.
Borrowers who availed a mortgage loan modification, the conditions on the main mortgage are modified to make it more affordable, can likewise face financial problems because of the additional liability of one or more second mortgages. The 2MP program aids borrowers in various aspects. This can reduce their rate of interest, have the mortgage payments extend for a long period of time or have a part or all of their debt forgiven. The 2MP program can be availed for any kind of Second lien mortgage. This can be a home equity loan, a home equity line of credit (HELOC) or a "piggyback" loan that is used as a down payment when the property was purchased. The second liens or mortgages are difficult for borrowers that would like to restructure their mortgages.
You must be aware that having a proprietary loan modification will not qualify you to have a 2MP on a second loan. The borrower can only avail of 2MP to modify one second lien. If there are several secondary liens, the borrower can only modify the principal second mortgage lien. Unpaid taxes liens and other non- mortgage liens cannot be included. In getting 2MP loan modification for the second mortgage, the borrower must have the first mortgage modified by HAMP. This means that 2MP is only given to borrowers with HAMP loan modification on their main mortgage. If you have not done it yet, the first thing you have to do is apply for HAMP loan modification. One thing to keep in mind is that many lenders will offer proprietary loan modification to borrowers instead of the HAMP loan modification.
To obtain a HAMP loan modification, you have to indicate that you're really going through financial difficulty. This can be evidenced by that you have previously default in the payment of your mortgage with no loan modification. You may also be experiencing huge medical bills and presently have reduced monthly income that makes it difficult for you to pay your mortgage bills.
The 1st thing you have to do to be able to apply for a HAMP loan modification is to initially make an application with your home loan servicer. This is the company by which you have sent your payments to for your main mortgage. Upon the approval of that and you're presently paying the modified payments; you may begin to request assistance for 2MP loan modification on your second mortgage. In that scenario, you will apply to the lender you send your payments for your second lien to. All being done, lenders are willing to give approval for loan modification of the second liens under 2MP.
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Samsung Unveils Local-Dimming LED HDTVs
Samsung has unveiled its 8500 series of LED-backlit LCD televisions, which feature next-generation, local-dimming backlights.
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It looks like Samsung was serious about its announcement last week that it wants to lead the market in eco-friendliness. The consumer electronics manufacturer has unveiled its 8500 series of LED-backlit LCD televisions, Engadget reports, which feature the company's next-generation, local-dimming backlights.
Essentially, the two HDTVs--in 45.9-inch and 54.6-inch sizes--come with an Energy Star 3.0 savings mode that continually adjusts the picture and backlight, in order to optimize picture quality and power savings, the report said. The picture quality thing is no idle boast either: both TVs feature a stellar 7,000,000-to-1 contrast ratio and a 2 ms response time.
There are also some interactive features on board, such as support for Yahoo's Widget Engine, DivX playback, and DLNA devices. Both models will hit in September; the 45.9-inch UN46B8500 will cost $3,599, while the 54.6-inch UN55B8500 will list for $4,499.


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Savage Times
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Over the course of 2016 Hanni El Khatib released a number of EPs under the name Savage Times. Every few months resulted in a different gift, each as unexpected as the last. Having had the opportunity to experience all of the volumes—as well as cover some as they were released—I can say they're just as powerful now as they were originally separately. These are indeed savage times, and El Khatib captures the issues we as a nation have been facing and continue to face in the current administration. These songs tackle issues of identity, race, class, as well as the hopelessness and frustration many people feel in the face of a corrupt political system and social climate that favors no one but the wealthy and white. Musically the album is just as powerful—El Khatib has a masterful ability to blend and twist genre to his desires. Elements of hip-hop, blues, rock, punk, soul, jazz, disco, and dance flow together into a sound entirely his own. He moves from a soulful and heartbreaking track to dance-y disco and then a hard-hitting-blues and rock anthem, but it never feels out of place. "Born Brown" and "Mangos and Rice" speak to the hardships of growing up in America to immigrant parents while also still retaining the pride of the culture he came from. Many of these songs call out the rampant xenophobia and racism people of color face in America with a furious roar and resilience that says, "We will not put up with this anymore." "No Way" criticizes the gentrification of lower income neighborhoods and the resulting displacement. Previously, I noted a necessity for songs like these; now that people are beginning to wake up in the light of things like the Muslim ban, border wall, and gentrification of every last cultural enclave, perhaps this album can work as a sort of call to arms.
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I received a cookie cookbook from my aunt a couple of months ago. This weekend, I decided to browse through it again and check if there was something easy to try. I found this sort of healthy treat and tweaked the recipe a bit since I was short on all purpose flour (APF) and brown sugar. I also added a bit of nutmeg for the kick I wanted in cookies. Enjoy!
Oatmeal Scotchies
1 cup cake flour (original recipe called for 1 1/4 cup APF)
1 cup granulated sugar (original recipe called for 3/4 white and 3/4 brown sugar)
1 cup butter
1 tbsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3 cups quick cook oats
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 tsp salt
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla until mixed well.
2. In smaller bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3. Combine the butter and flour mixture and mix until blended.
4. Put the oatmeal and butterscotch chips last and mix until fully incorporated.
5. Roll cookie mixture into spoon size balls and place into cookie sheet 2 inches apart from each other
5. Bake in preheated oven (375°) for 7 minutes (chewy) and 10 minutes (for crispy).
6. Cool in rack and transfer to an air tight container. 🙂