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RIP- rest in peace but can anyone rest in peace ????? . Been reading many opinions on face book about the state of women in india . All instigated by the gang rape of the young 23 year old who succumbed to her physical and mental torture this morning . I am hurt and saddened but I feel her soul is now free from the agony that her body was experiencing . May God give strength to her family to copewith the physical loss .
She lives in the hearts of many and I hope her death does not go in vain . She has been instrumental in waking up a nation that has always turned a blind eye towards the state of humans and women in particular .
Life for a young girl in india is wrought with fear and insecurity . I remember being physically molested right outside my house by one of the boys from the same neighborhood . I was barely 12 and the boy was probably 15 . I screamed and he ran away but since then I was petrified of even going to the near by supermarket. I also remember being pinched in a public bus when I was 16 and then witnessing a mans private part when a few of us were standing at a bus stop waiting for the university bus . Sadly at that time we were too embarrassed and instead of us doing something about it we all turned and looked away . It's sad that the molested feel ashamed and the molester walks away feeling proud .
I think the nation is now waking up from the deep slumber of letting things happen and just turning away .
I have not watched any news channels or participated in any debates on the shaming of the indian government in particular and the society in general and Infact was trying to keep myself away from knowing anymore . I just prayed in silence and prayed for the young girls soul and her family's strength to cope but somehow could not keep myself from reading all the outpouring of grief , anger, vendetta and helplessness . I am not alone in feeling despondent and helpless and am not really sure how I can show my solidarity . I am not a part of the thousands who are protesting and neither am I in a position to change the laws , all I can do as an individual is to pray for a change in human psychology . Pray that mankind is uplifted from the darkness that surrounds us . The killing of young children in America , the rape of a young woman in india ! Where did we as humans go so wrong ? What happened to us ? Why are we hell bent on destroying ourselves . The world did not end on 21 st December but it seems that humanity is heading towards its own destruction . Maybe the end if the world was not a physical end but and end of humanity . These incidents bring an outpouring of grief and for a few days we are in a state of shock and then life goes back to being what it was . We debate, we discuss , we write , we read and then we move on . What can we do and what should we do ?
Each and every person needs to wake up and see how his or her action is impacting mankind . Are we moving towards the light or towards darkness ? The change needs to begin at the thought level and that needs to translate into action . There is absolutely no point in blaming another , the only solution to any change is bringing about a change in the self . When the self changes the world changes . Lets all look within our own selves and see what demons are hiding there . This is our wake up call to destroy all that rapes our minds and bodies . Finger pointing never helped . Only self realization helps ..


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some miscellanny
Because I have nothing better to write..
Keep in mind, I've never done this before. Is there a right way or a wrong way?
Keep in mind, I've never done this before. Is there a right way or a wrong way?
I need to finish my essay. REALLY. It's due this evening, and that's on an extension! I got sick last week, and so was unable to finish (or even start it) by the deadline. But...(surprise surprise) I'm having issues again.
Yeah. You think I can't hear you all groaning? Think again.
I'm supposed to write an an analytical or explicatory essay on a book, movie, song or poem. I have to find a message inside the book, movie song or poem, and I have to show how the author conveys the message using examples from the above four.
I decided on The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I'm going to write about Aslan's sacrifice, and how, to obtain something good, you have to give something up.
Make sense? No, it doesn't.
(Never done this before, so I'm not sure if there is a number limit?)
Yay me. I worked out the tale of Alejandra's bitterness. I needed it to be something horrid, heart-wrenching and life-changing. Something that would understandably make a person cold, cruel and bitter. Because I don't want people to hate her. She's mean, she's nasty, she's a piece of work, but I don't want people to hate her! So I needed a way to make people sympathise with her. Of course, no past is an excuse for cruelty, but I wanted them to understand her point of view. Why she thinks that you have to be feared to be respected.
Behold, my first character collage!
Pepe; Peh-Peh,
Xavier; Ha-Vee-Er,
Catalina; Ca-Ta-Lee-Nah,
Alejandra; Ah-Leh-Han-Dra
Another awesome thing about me; I've only come up with five characters. I'm just that amazing.
Why am I so tired all the time? Really, it's annoying.
No matter how early I go to bed, or how late I sleep in, I'm always a zombie. EVERY. Single. Day.
I know this probably has something to do with my lifestyle. What I eat, how much exercise I get, etc...
So, I spend the day wanting to sleep, mumbling, walking around in circles, and then becoming all energetic and hyper five minutes before bed, so I'm lying awake in my bed for two hours. Fun.
I know I should probably eat better. As in, eat three times a day instead of pigging out at dinner and not making lunch and breakfast because I'm too lazy.
I should also get my heart-rate up. As in, go for a walk, chase my brothers outside, do cartwheels in the school yard 'till I'm dizzy, fly a kite, that sort of thing. The hard part is starting. Once I'm doing it, then I enjoy it. I just can't seem to motivate myself to just get up.
I finally got to hold Septimus yesterday! ahahahaa!
Mum needed to get dressed, so I offered to hold him, after assuring her that my hands were clean, I had just been sterilized, and I wouldn't kiss him. I wouldn't even breathe on him.
I satisfied her, I guess. Because I got to cuddle him when I got home from church too. He even fell asleep on my shoulder! eep! That pretty much made my day. Well, that and watching Persuasion with my Grandma.
It's almost summer! Yaay! That means lighter skirts, t-shirts, sandals and walks to the library whenever I feel like it. I'm lucky, because it only takes about 20 minutes to walk there, so whenever I need a new book to read, I can just walk down.
It also means swimming! In the river. Instead of our crowded, chlorine-y pool. ick.
Have I ever told you how much I
love need sunshine? I think I'm solar-powered. No, I'm serious!
I get these wonderful, delicious, golden bursts of energy when I'm in the sun. I feel...alive.
I also feel wonderfully exuberant and joyful. Doesn't matter how depressed, angry, annoyed, or generally miserable I feel, stick me in the sunshine for a few minutes, and I'll be the happiest person alive.
So now you know why I hate winter and love summer.
Tah dah.
I need a life. I need a job, I need a productive hobby. So yeah. I need a life. Because really, all I do all day is read lots of books, daydream, write my book that probably won't ever be published, do a bit of school, a design blog-ish things that no one wants.
I wish I could get my old job at the consignment store back! That was my dream job. Huh-lo? Working with clothes, and organizing outfits to display!!! Angele and I have always been interested in clothes and fashion. We used to spend hours dressing up, or playing this Barbie Fashion Show computer game she had.
Haha. So yes. I have a weakness for clothes and fashion. And for a few weeks, I got to...
ugh. Anyway. I need to get my SIN card, and I need to find somewhere suitable.
But first, I should get my home life under control. You know; get all my school done on time, keep my room clean, not get overwhelmed by basic chores? Yeah riiight.
Ciao ciao all, (I must finish my essay! Pray for me, and someone tell me the patron saint of writers?)
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You and are the exact opposites. Well, almost. Almost every time I'm out in the sun, I kinda wilt. It depends on what month it is, what time of day it is, where I'm at, and who I'm with. I'm confusing. ;)ReplyDelete
I like cloudy days.
So glad you got to hold your brother!!!!
Where did you get the pic for Catalina? I love it, and she looks a lot like one of my characters!ReplyDelete

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By: Bev Weidner, Bev Cooks
- 2 russet potatoes, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3-5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup grated Roth® Original Grand Cru® Cheese
- 1 cup grated Roth® Original Havarti Cheese
- Pinch of salt
- Sprouts or parsley for garnish, optional
- Heat oven to 450°F.
- Melt the butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once the butter foams, add the garlic and sauté 30 seconds-1 minute until fragrant and lightly browning.
- Dump sliced potatoes in a large mixing bowl and add the garlicky butter to the bowl. Season with a generous pinch of salt and toss with hands, until the potatoes are evenly coated with the butter.
- Put a medium-low flame back under the cast iron skillet and layer the potatoes in a circle in the bottom of the skillet. The heat will start crisping the bottoms of the potatoes. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of each cheese over the potatoes and continue layering with the remaining potato slices and remaining grated cheeses.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 25 minutes, until the cheese is browning and bubbly.
- Garnish with sprouts or parsley, if desired.


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Voluntary Right To Buy (VRTB) Regional Midlands Pilot is now closed to new applicants for the moment
***Update 17/9/18: The Government gateway website for registering your interest into the ballot to receive a unique reference number (URN) was open from 16 August to midnight on 16 September and is therefore now closed. The Government will decide when/if to re-open the ballot entry on their online gateway. You can keep up to date with the latest developments by looking on the Government's Voluntary Right to Buy www.midlands.righttobuy.gov.uk website. ***
The Government launched a Midlands-based pilot of the Voluntary Right to Buy on 16 August 2018. We are taking part in this.
This means that some assured tenants of housing associations living in general needs properties (this applies to general family housing and dwellings for singles and couples and which is not part of an Independent Living Scheme or an Extra Care Housing complex) in the Midlands may be able to buy their home from their housing provider.
If you have already registered on the Government gateway you will be told if your entry has been successful. As this is a pilot, the number of sales is strictly limited. Not everyone who enters will receive a URN. Successful entrants will be selected at random through a computer ballot undertaken by the Government.
To purchase your home you need to first have been allocated a Unique Reference Number (URN) by the Government before you can apply to us.
It is important to note that your URN will only last for four weeks from date of receipt. After this it will no longer work. You therefore need to make sure you contact us straight away once you have been allocated a URN by the Government in order to start the process of buying your home. Please click here https://www.fortisliving.com/apply-for-vrtb if you have already been allocated a Unique Reference Number by the Government.
There is no confirmation yet of when the VRTB will be rolled out on a national basis. Keep checking the Government's Right to Buy website www.righttobuy.gov.uk for updates.
Whilst we have been able to decide certain aspects of our policy and procedure, a number of the rules for the pilot have been set by the Government – including the decision on who is eligible to purchase their home and from what areas.
From 1 October 2018, Fortis Living and Waterloo Housing Group will join together in a new partnership. The documents and approach described below reflect our agreed joint approach to Voluntary Right to Buy.


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One of those loose ends, as we all now know, involved the question of establishing a Jewish homeland in what had been Ottoman Palestine (or the Sanjak of Jerusalem, if you want to be technical). In 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour issued a letter to Zionist (NOTE: I'm using that term historically, not pejoratively) leader Walter Rothschild in which he promised that the British government would "facilitate" the creation of "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. We can parse what Balfour wrote and its implications until the end of time, and it often seems like some people are inclined to do just that, but it's important here to note that Balfour's letter did not satisfy leading British Zionists, like Chaim Weizmann (d. 1952), the head of the World Zionist Organization. Weizmann wanted a firm British commitment to a Jewish state encompassing Palestine, and whatever Balfour was, it wasn't exactly that.
Source: Today in Middle Eastern history: the Faysal-Weizmann Agreement (1919)


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Breastfeeding for Gut Infant Health
Infants react sensible to dietary changes because the gut physiology and functionality is not fully mature. The first few months of life is the 'window of opportunity' for optimal physical growth and development, cognitive development, and emotional and social development. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of life. Breast milk is important for the maturation of the infant's digestive system. Potentially protective factors are present in higher amounts in feces from breast-fed infant than from formula-fed infants. The amount of intestinal bifidobacteria in breastfed infants is higher than in formula-fed babies. Mother's milk protects against infection because it contains different factors with immologic properties. The differences in protein fractions between human and cow milk are impressive. The human milk oligosaccharides are the third most important nutritional component are fermented in the colon, making the environment in the colon suitable for the growth of bifidobacteria and lactobacillus.
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1893: Scott County Argus
June 1, 1893
John Mertz says many of his country friends do not know he has again opened a saloon. He has, and it is a neat one located in the Mergens building.
A team belonging to Pat'k Dougherty took a lively sprint down First street Tuesday. They were stopped near Ring's Hotel. The harness was hors de combat at the finish, but otherwise no damage was done.
Dr. J. G. Mitchell who has been practicing in Jordan for several years past has selected a new field of labor in this city. He will commence work here on Monday next. The doctor has had quite an extended experience in work in the medical profession and will, no doubt, prove an acceptable addition to Shakopee's intelligent and progressive corps of physicians.
H. F. Schroeder has a big new whistle at his brick yard, and whenever it lifts up its voice the small boy starts off on the jump for the bridge, expecting a steamer.
The Milwaukee road has been suffering from a car famine and the mill company is shipping all its grain over the Omaha line as a consequence.
June 8, 1893
The steamer "Geo. Hayes" has been engaged by the people of Bloomington for Wednesday, July 14th to take a voyage up the river. The boat will leave Lyndale avenue landing at an early hour and will reach Shakopee at about eleven o'clock and will go up as far as is convenient to return the same evening. Any further information will be given by S. Ellingson or W. J. Hopkins, of Bloomington.
Dr. Mitchell is now located in the offices of the late Dr. Entrup. Notice his card in this issue.
Aug. F. Heitkamp, a photographer from Jordan, has decided to cast his lot amongst us. He has rented the gallery recently vacated by D. H. Brown, and will be ready for work in a few days.
Last Thursday night burglars entered the store of John Berens & Co. and made off with about $400 worth of dry goods. They entered by a rear window which they pried open with some pieces of scrap iron. The job was done before midnight. So far no clew has been found that would lead to their arrest, but it is thought that they went down the river in a boat, landing at some point between this place and St. Paul. Another idea is that they took the goods away in a wagon. A suspicious looking outfit drove past a farmhouse beyond Eden Prairie at about three o'clock that morning. A boy rushed out to see whether or not the farmer's wife could get a ride into the city with them and they replied with three shots from a revolver. This may have been the outfit. In either case the burglars are probably feeling very safe and secure by this time. This is the first case of burglary in the town for six years, or since Chas. A. Rose became chief of police; and this is the more surprising when one considers our proximity to the big cities. It is to be hoped that the disease will not prove contageous.
Two new pneumatic tired Eclipse bicycles are now circling around town incorporating some extra life and energy into the muscles of Messrs. John Marx and Walter Southworth. The wheels are handsome and serviceable ones in every respect.
June 15, 1893
Henry Koerner this week sold the old homestead on First street to Mrs. M. Jost.
A large stuffed eagle is on exhibition at Strunk & Sons. It is a fine specimen of the American bird, measuring eight feet from tip to tip of its wing. It is worth a visit.
John Marx has just sold four first class Pneumatic Bicycles, and wishes to announce that he can furnish any high grade bicycle on short notice. Get his prices.
The beauty of St. Mark's church is much enhanced by the addition of four corner spies this week.
The excavation for the new brick block is now completed and work on the foundation will be pushed to rapid completion.
Prof. Parsons, of Northfield, has accepted the position of principal of the Union school for the coming school year.
The Jacob Ries Bottling Works building is now nearing completion. All the outside work is done and Mr. Ries expects to have everything in ship shape order on the inside in another week. The building is a most creditable structure, just what one would expect from this enterprising firm. A description of the building will appear in these columns next week.
June 22, 1893
A new covered icewagon is staggering around town this week distributing those dear good ice-cakes to suffering humanity.
A good many citizens have saved their oaks, elms and ashes from the tent worms by bandaging them with strips of tarred cloth. Below the tar the trees are sometimes brown with a coating of worms half an inch deep.
Wm. Willson has sold all his real estate in town, including his residence and several lots in East Shakopee, to Rudolph Teich. Consideration, $1,600. Mr. Willson is to occupy the residence up to the first of November.
During the storm yesterday a bolt of lightning struck near the end of the bridge about three blocks from our sanctum. That is close enough for all practical purposes. Mr. Rose was near the bridge at the time and grabbed his hat. His hair had projected it into the air. Mr. Buchanan was outside the mill at the time and had to tighten up his coat to keep his heart from popping out. Several men with guilty consciences were loafing on K & S's corner and they retired from the field with all haste and no les speed. The telephone bell rang continuously just preceding the discharge and the wires burned out with the shock. A little of such playfulness on the part of Dame Nature goes a great ways.
Kohler & Schwartz have made a decided improvement in the interior arrangement of their store this week. Those long center tables with their stacks of clothing have been relegated to the past, and the result is a neater appearance, better light, and much more room for customers.
A "fortune teller" is around town this week tickling susceptible young maidens' vanities with her iris-hued prophecies, always, however, for a compensation. These parasites are growing slowly but beautifully less in number as the world moves on, "And the minds of men are broadened with the process of the suns." Only an occasional one turns up here and there to prey upon the new cop of credulous humanity. Such people would better turn their ready wit and superb gall to some more worthy purpose. They would be bound to succeed.
The people of Shakopee are no generally aware that John Theis has in his garden an object that scientific men would travel many miles to view. In 1860 Mr. Theis was living on the Brown farm near town. He was sitting outside about 9 o'clock one summer evening when he saw an immense ball of fire shoot down from the heavens. It seemed to have landed in an adjoining pasture. He located the spot and the next morning dug out a chunk of black metallic rock weighting 115 lbs. It is of about the same density as iron and hence surprisingly heavy. The surface has no sharp corners, but presents the appearance of a melted substance rapidly cooled. It is a genuine aerolite and no mistake, and is deserving of more attention than it gets by a long way.
Joseph Voelker is putting in the ice box for his new meat market which will be open for business some time in July.
Strunk & Sons have on exhibition in their drug store a little orange tree, five years old. It sports several blossoms and about twenty oranges in different stages of development.
June 29, 1893
Get good new firecrackers at Roth Bros. Every one warranted to pop.
The new brick block is rapidly progressing. The work of the large force of men being now above ground it makes a better showing.
A valuable colt belonging to J. A. Wilder was poisoned last Saturday. It was discovered sick in the Chewning pasture at the end of First street about noon on that day and died at two o'clock. It had eaten a heavy dose of Paris green gotten from some unknown source.
The mill turned out 554 barrels of flour last Monday. The millers intend to turn out 3200 barrels during the week, and will, too, unless they "slip a cog" somewhere. They expect to shut down the first three days of next week in order to do some repairing and, incidentally, take a hand in the proceedings on the day we celebrate.
The steamboat excursion yesterday was a big success. All who attended report an excellent time.
1918: Shakopee Tribune
June 7, 1918
FOR SALE:—9 room house, hard and soft water, electric lights, telephone, garage, fine barn, chicken house, garden, cement walks all conveniences. Time and terms to suit purchaser. Apply to Mr. Jacob Zettel.
F. A. Ross of Stewart is the new first trick operator at the Omaha station.
Ed Unze and John Lenzmeier have purchased of William Nieters the truck and draying business and have already taken possession. Nieters expects to go to St. Paul, where he will be employed by a transfer company.
June 14, 1918
A. Tueten has commenced the construction of a cottage on the hill south of the stove foundry. The dimensions are to be 24×30, and he will have a very comfortable home. R. G. Chapman of the Interior Lumber company contracted the job.
Shakopee's war gardens draw many exclamations of wonder and approval from people passing through the town. Mike Huss, who won the garden prize last year, is on the job again this year with the intention of breaking his last year's record. Mike is surely doing his best to give the Kaiser bad dreams.
June 21, 1918
The R. M. Plumb family left for Minneapolis on Sunday evening, where Mr. Plumb will be employed by the Soo railroad company. The Plumb family have been residents here the past several years, Mr. Plumb being employed as agent at the Milwaukee station. The best wishes of a wide circle of friends go with them to their new home. Miss Rose Neiters accompanied them and will be employed in the Soo office.
The Joseph G. Ries family is enjoying a new Nash auto, bought through Pat Donovan of Belle Plaine.
J. R. Pink, the accommodating assistant at the postoffice, expects to be transferred very shortly to Two Harbors, and perhaps later on to the department offices at Washington, D. C. As the Shakopee postoffice will relapse to the third class on July 1, the potion now held by Mr. Pink will be discontinued. Shakopee friends keenly regret the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Pink.
June 28, 1918
Merriam Depot Burns. The railway station at Merriam Junction was destroyed by fire, early Monday morning. The night operator discovered the blaze about 5 a.m. but the structure was doomed. He was fortunate enough to save all money and valuable papers. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is supposed a spark from a passing locomotive caused the conflagration. An old boxcar is being used as a waiting station.
County agent and Mrs. Robert Geiger moved here from Jordan on Monday and are occupying the R. M. Plumb home on Fourth street.
Council Lets Contract. At a special meeting of the city council Tuesday night, bids were received for the construction of the sidewalk on the Minnesota River bridge. W. S. Hewitt of Minneapolis, the same who is constructing the trestle on the mile road, was awarded the contract, his bid being for $2,190, as against the bid of the Iowa Bridge Co. for $2,900. Construction will begin as soon as steel can be got onto the ground…
Miss Teresa Schell resigned her positon as bookkeeper for the Shakopee Telephone Company and has accepted a similar positon at the Jacob Ries Bottling works. Miss Lucille Schwartz is filling the vacancy at the Telephone office.
The Michael Regan home has been treated to a coat of fresh paint and new screened porches have been added, making a marked improvement.
Narrowly Escapes Drowning. Last Saturday afternoon about five o'clock, while the children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Greening were playing about their home, west of town, the little two year old son accidentally fell into a cistern, which had been left uncovered. One of the older children hurriedly called to the mother, who at once gave the alarm. A neighbor, Mrs. Knapp, came to her assistance and with the help of a ladder the little fellow was rescued. He had been in the water some time, and in some way managed to hold on to an iron pipe. The mother went into the water up to her shoulders, but suffered no ill effect. The little fellow seemed lifeless when brought up but was soon revived by first aid treatment. He is able to be up and around and as well as ever.
State Reformatory Will Go Up This Year
Low bidders on contracts for the proposed state reformatory for women at Shakopee were announced by the State Board of Control on the opening of the competitive proposals Tuesday of this week.
S. M. Klarquist & Son, Minneapolis were low with a bid of $65,853 on the general contract. M. J. O'Neil, St. Paul, made the best bid on the heating and plumbing, $18,951. The Adelbert Hubbard Electrical company, St. Paul, was the low bidder on the electrical work at $3,096.
The low bids total $87,870, against the available appropriation of $100,000 which must cover also the architect's fees and other items. Early awards of contracts are expected.
The fact that the bids come well under the amount of the appropriation make it a certainty that construction work on the buildings will commence this year.
1918: Scott County Argus
June 7, 1918
Will Nieters sold his dray line to John Lenzmeier and Ed Unze, the new proprietors taking charge of the business on June 1st.
Work was begun on Wednesday on the concrete bridge on the trestle road. While the bridge is being built a temporary roadway has been made to the east of the old road.
This week work on the foundations of a new house and barn for Jos. M. Geis has been started on the former Wm. Ryan farm, a part of which Mr. Geis recently purchased. J. P. Schanus of Belle Plaine, a brother-in-law to Mr. Geis has the contact. The house will be a substantial frame dwelling 30×30 ft. in dimensions.
June 14, 1918
Mrs. R. C. Byrde and daughter arrived Monday from Pueblo, Colo., to join Mr. Byrde and make their home here. The family will go to housekeeping in the J. A. Dean home.
Miss Elizabeth Schell and Henry Marschall of School District No. 6, Eagle Creek, turned over $77.75 to the local Red Cross, proceeds of a basket social given last week. The sum of $7.76 was also raised by the Junior Red Cross of the district.
The public library is in charge of Mrs. W. F. Duffy during the summer months at the high school and will be open Saturday afternoons from two to five o'clock. Miss Margaret Buchanan will assist as librarian. The library board has recently added one hundred dollars worth of new books for the younger readers and all young people are urged to continue the use of the library during their vacation time.
Nicholas Sand of Spring Lake purchased the Jos. Kostuch property the first of the week.
Mrs. W. J. O'Toole of St. Paul, member of the Women's State Board for the Shakopee reformatory, was guest of Mrs. W. F. Duffy last week and appeared before the county commissioners at their meeting, to urge the appointment of a child welfare board for this county.
June 21, 1918
The Milwaukee depot has been merged with the Omaha and A. R. Tabbert has been made local agent for both roads, with three telegraph operators working in consecutive shifts. R. M. Plumb, former agent for the Milwaukee, went to Minneapolis Sunday where he will work in the general office of the Soo road. His family left yesterday for that city and their home will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Geiger.
H. C. Schroeder this week purchased a motor-boat which he has placed on Long Lake for pleasure trips this summer while the Schroeder family are sojourning at the lake.
A fallen drawbar on a freight car caused a wreck on the Milwaukee road about noon Monday, derailing four cars of coal and one of furniture. The wreck occurred near the Veiht farm and traffic was suspended until Tuesday before the track could be cleared. Fortunately no one was injured.
Frank Robert Thompson, a transient, who was brought here by Constable Wagner from Belle Plaine Wednesday of last week, died Friday night in the county jail of acute alcoholism. Thompson was a barber by trade and came here first on June 2d from Bemidji and spent a day or two at Mudcura sanitarium. From there he went to Belle Plaine where he claimed to have an uncle residing. He was about 41 years of age, of good appearance and well dressed. Coroner Reiter attempted to trace relatives of the man and receive communications from a practicing physician at Sheboygan, Wis., who is thought to be a brother. The latter, however, failed to claim the remains and the body was buried Sunday morning in Valley cemetery.
June 28, 1918
Miss Esther Ross of Rock Rapids, Iowa, is employed at the depot in a clerical capacity.
Miss Lucille Schwartz has been engaged as bookkeeper for the Shakopee Telephone company and began work last week.
River Bridge Here Will Be Rebuilt
The Hewitt Bridge and Construction Company of Minneapolis, the same company who is now building the two hundred and forty foot bridge on the trestle road, was awarded the contract to reconstruct the bridge spanning the river here at Shakopee. The contract price is $2190, $700 less than the next lowest bid. The Hewitt Bridge Company was in a position to do the work for less money than any or either of the other companies bidding on the job because it had its equipment already on the ground.
The construction of the bridge contemplates, among other things the increase of its present capacity so that foot walks may be built for the accommodation of pedestrians or foot-passengers. The work will be started as soon as possible, so that the bridge will have been completed before the Scott County fair at Shakopee Aug. 29-30 and 31.
1943: Shakopee Argus-Tribune
June 3, 1943
Surgical Dressings Work To Be Resumed Here. Back in the harness for surgical dressings workers. Material for surgical dressings is now on hand, and Mrs. Al Johnson, chairman of surgical dressings in Shakopee, issues an appeal to all volunteer surgical dressings workers, who became inactive when materials ran low, to return to the job. She hopes there will also be a good number of new volunteers at this time, who will feel it their duty to help with this much-needed work…
A food and needlework sale, under the sponsorship of the ladies of St. John's Lutheran church is to be held in the Ketterer building next Thursday afternoon. A lunch of sandwiches, ice cream, cake and coffee will also be served.
County Reports Big Rain Damage
Thousands of dollars of damage and loss in farm lands and crops, streets, highways, business and residential property was reported this week as a result of the torrential rains that swept Scott county over the weekend.
In Shakopee, many basements were flooded, streets made impassible, lawns and gardens washed out or flooded late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. An accurate estimate of the composite damage to public and private property was not obtainable but it seemed likely the figure out exceed $5000 in the city…
June 10, 1943
Appeals for Women To Help Can Foods for School Lunches. An appeal to local women to aid in the nation's food conservation program by giving their assistance in canning foods for the school lunch project, was issued Wednesday by J. A. Metcalf, superintendent…
NYA Here Drops Japanese Youths
Termination of vocational training for all Japanese-Americans enrolled at the Shakopee N.Y.A center, was ordered late last week in a telegram from C. Aubrey Williams, national director of the N.Y.A. Reason for the order is yet unexplained, officials of the Shakopee center said.
The termination order affected 76 youths, ranging in age from 17 to 24 years, who had been brought here under federal government approval, from Japanese war relocation centers in Arizona…
By Monday of this week all of the imported boys affected by the order had severed their connections with the N.Y.A. center. Several, it was learned, were to remain in Shakopee where they had obtained employment. Others have been employed in other sections of the state and those who have no employment are now being housed by the War Re-location authority at a Medicine Lake camp near the Twin Cities.
Buys Produce Business, Moves to New Location
In an announcement in the Argus-Tribune today George Mueller, who operates the Ryan farm west of Riverside park here, advises that he has taken over the management of the Shakopee Produce.
The business and equipment, formerly housed in the Schroeder Bldg. on East First street, has been moved to a new location on the west side of Lewis street, between First and Second streets.
Mueller, who has had previous experience in the egg, cream and poultry buying business, is eager to increase the service the produce firm affords farmers in this area. The place will be open for business Saturday and will be open daily except Mondays, Mueller said.
June 17, 1943
McMurray's Store Windows Attracts Many Passersby. McMurrays store windows are the center of interest on the business streets of Shakopee these days. They attract every passerby. And what is it that attracts them? Well, just this: There are on display several hundred photos of Scott county boys and girls now in the service of their country. Nearly all of them are shown attired in the uniform of their respective branches of service…
Canning Demonstration Today at High School. Under the auspices of the Farm Bureau Agricultural Extension Service a canning demonstration will be held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon (Thursday) in the local high school…
Scrap Drive Already Gets Results Here
Indicative of the enthusiastic support farmers of the Shakopee trade area will give to the "all-out" scrap metal drive scheduled for the week of June 21 to June 26, several loads of the "precious stuff" have already been delivered to the designated depot this week, William F. Marschall, scrap drive chairman, disclosed Wednesday…
Urban residents and business houses, as well as farmers, are included in the drive and the committee is looking to them to rid their basements, store-rooms and premises of all useable scrap metal. They too, may compete for the prizes, and like the farmers they must deliver the scrap at the depot on Third Street, between Lewis and Somerville streets.
June 24, 1943
Telephone Company Repairing Several Rural Lines Here. A program for improving and repairing several rural telephone lines in the Shakopee area was started June 1, at a cost of about $2,100, according to E. G. Leibold, manager of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co…
Price Complaint Panel Announced for County
Formation of a panel to hear price complaints voiced by consumers in Scott county was announced this week by the Scott county ration board.
In addition to hearing the complaints of consumers, the panel will provide retail merchants with information on pricing.
The panel includes Donald Childs, E. J. Huber, and J. A. Metcalf, Shakopee; E. L. Schmidt, New Prague; Mr. Lundquist, Belle Plaine; and Al Wurst, Jordan.
1968: Shakopee Valley News
June 6, 1968
Archery Tourney Saturday At Riverside Park Diamond. The Minnesota Valley Archers are to stage their Second Annual 900 Round tournament this Saturday evening, June 8, at Riverside Park baseball diamond…
Mrs. Overmire New Deputy Registrar
Secretary of State Joseph L. Donovan announced this week the appointment this week of Mrs. James Overmire of Shakopee, to the office of Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles for Scott County, to succeed Brendan Suel, who recently resigned.
Mrs. Overmire will also continue as Driver License Agent in connection with her automobile registration duties. She will continue to operate the bureau in the same location on East First Avenue in Shakopee, however, she will move from the lower annex to the newly remodeled quarters on the main floor of the building.
Suel, a licensed broker, who has held the Deputy Registrar office since October 1955, announced he will now devote more time to his business brokerage firm, the Suel Agency. He will maintain an office in the same building on East First Avenue.
169 Bridge 'Now At West Edge'; City Acts On Rahr Sewer Project
Apparent is reversal of the planning for the proposed Highway 169 bridge to span the Minnesota River at Shakopee, along with conflicting recommendations of the Metropolitan Council and the Minnesota State Highway Department.
This was revealed at a special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shakopee held at 8 o'clock Tuesday night of this week, June 4, in the City Building Council Chambers, on the call of Mayor Ray Siebenaler.
Read was a letter from Ted Waldor, Commissioner of Highways, State of Minnesota, which after reviewing communications received by the highway department from the City of Shakopee and neighboring communities affected by the updating of Highway 169, stated as affirmation of the State Highway Department's stand that "westerly crossing is the only accessible one."…
Short-Wave Now Operational
St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee, announced this week that a short wave receiver is now operational.
The receiver is battery-powered in an event of a power failure, and gives the Hospital direct contact with Sheriff's office at Shakopee…
June 13, 1968
Community Band Concerts To Be Each Tuesday. Weekly band concerts by the Shakopee Community Band, a group of area adults and teen-agers, will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 pm. at Holmes Park each Tuesday evening, beginning June 25 and ending August 13…
New Shakopee librarian, Mrs. Darlene Kelzer, assumed duties at the Shakopee Library on Tuesday of last week, June 4, succeeding former librarian, Mrs. Sandra Moe of Burnsville…
SHS Teacher Accepted For NDEA Institute. Ronald C. Kolb, Spanish teacher at Shakopee Public High School, has been awarded a grant to attend the National Defense Education Act Institute for Secondary School Teachers of Spanish, being one of 45 applicants accepted out of 330…
New Hospital Open House Date
New construction and remodeling of existing facilities that have been underway for close to a year at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee will not be sufficiently completed in order for the hospital to have Open House as previously planned for June 30, announcement was made this week…
Accordingly the St. Francis administration further announced that an Open House is to be held, Sunday September 8, 1968. Dedication by the Most Reverend Archbishop Leo Binz will be Sunday, September 29, 1968, as originally planned…
Shakopee District 720 seeking Parochial Schools' Correlation
A meeting previously scheduled with St. Mark's and St. Mary's Parochial schools to correlate inter-school programs for the coming school year has been postponed, it was announced at the regular June Board Meeting of School District 720 held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday of this week, June 10, at the Shakopee Senior High School.
It was noted that there seems to be some dissension in adopting the shared time and other programs of previous years and the two Parochial schools wish to meet with each other before meeting with the District No. 720 board…
June 20, 1968
Seek Title To Part Of Memorial Park For Restoration Project. The Scott County Historical Society informally requested title to the site of the Pond Grist Mill and adjoining area in the City of Shakopee's Memorial Park, just north of Highway 101 at the east edge of the city, for a proposed Historical site and Biological Study station at a special dinner and meeting at 7:30 p.m. last Saturday, June 15, at the Shakopee House and at the Community room, First National Bank of Shakopee.
Canceled Check From Tracy Found On Weckman Farm
Gerald Weckman, RR 1, Shakopee, was walking on his farm located out Apgar Street, two and a half miles south of Shakopee, when he came upon a canceled check.
It was a check from a bank in Tracy, Minnesota.
This was another of the several reports in the area of "fallout" from this Minnesota community ravaged by the tornado that hit Tracy last Thursday night. Tracy is about 150 miles southwest of Shakopee…
Everyone's invited. Grand Opening of Riverview Office and Apartment Building. 421 East First Avenue, Shakopee.
Ron Inc., of Shakopee, extends a cordial invitation to everyone to view their new, modern Riverview Office and Apartment Building. Fri., June 21, 1968.
June 27, 1968
Named Business Administrator For Shakopee Medical Center. J. E. Ponterio, M. D., P. J. Adams, M. D. and A. A. Spagnolo, M.D. announce the appointment of Frank J. Schneider of Shakopee as business administrator of the Shakopee Medical Center, 323 Naumkeag, in Shakopee.
O'Dowd Road Project Hampered By Rains
To be completed within seven to 10 days pending good weather, will be the reconstruction of Scott County Road 79 (O'Dowd's Lake Road) extending south from the end of Spencer Street, which is being widened and resurfaced in preparation for blacktopping scheduled for next year, Scott County Engineer Lawrence Ploumen said this week.
He added that the project under way three weeks ago was to have been completed by next Monday, July 1, but it has been hampered by the recent rains…
Shakopee Post Office Gets Top Awards For Excellence
The community of Shakopee and its postal employees have been awarded a Citation for Excellence from the Postmaster General, Shakopee Postmaster Cormac Suel announced this week.
The honor was awarded for superior maintenance of the building and grounds of the Shakopee Post Office branch in such a manner as to provide a clean, attractive and pleasant place in which the public may conduct its business. The awards signed by John L. O'Mara, assistant Postmaster General and Lawrence F O'Brien, Postmaster General…
1993: Shakopee Valley News
June 3, 1993
Amphitheater plan being challenged by city of St. Paul
Although Minnesota's horse racing community has offered few comments on a proposal to turn Canterbury Downs into an outdoor amphitheater, and few local residents have voiced opposition to such a plan, the St. Paul City Council has wasted no time in bidding for that same amphitheater for the city's riverfront district.
The council, acting as St. Paul's Housing and Redevelopment Authority, agreed May 27 to solicit proposals for an amphitheater and put the bidding on a fast track to persuade the four companies interested in developing an outdoor music venue to come to St. Paul instead of Shakopee…
Longtime educator Vaughan dies
Dale C. Vaughan, Shakopee High School's activities director and longtime educator and former football coach, died suddenly Tuesday evening, just six days before he was to retire after 30 years.
Vaughan was in charge of the Section 2AA girls' softball tournament at Shakopee's Tahpah Park when he died at approximately 7:15 p.m. He apparently suffered a heart attack. Vaughan recently celebrated his 61st birthday…
65,000-square-foot addition at Inland plant to cost $4.75 million
Construction has begun on a 65,000-square-foot addition to Inland Container Corp.'s corrugated box manufacturing plant in Shakopee.
The $4.75 million expansion will increase the size of the building to 215,000 square feet and increase plant capacity by 50 percent. The company, which employs about 135 in Shakopee, expects to grow to 150 workers within three years…
June 10, 1993
Far apart on art
After months of philosophical discussion on the power of art, a debate on the year Shakopee became a city and discussion on whether the etching of a church steeple constitutes a violation of separation of church and state, the Shakopee City Council last week gave final approval to a new logo and tag line for the city.
The city's tag line will now read: "Community pride since 1870". The logo is a small silhouette of the city's skyline…
St. Francis completes land purchase for new medical center, campus
The governing board of St. Francis Regional Medical Center on June 8 approved the purchase of a 60-acre site directly south of the new Shakopee Bypass on the east side of County Road 17 (Marschall Road), where it plans to construct a $30 million medical complex. Hospital officials declined to reveal the purchase price…
Construction of the first phase of the medical complex is scheduled to begin in September. The first phase includes a 17,000-square-foot medical clinic. The one-story structure will house about 80 employees. By the end of 1994, officials hope to begin the second phase, which would include a two-story, 70-bed hospital and a 34,000-square-foot medical office building. Additional development after the year 2000 is also planned…
June 17, 1993
Board has look at plans for athletic complex
Terraced fields, additional parking, and a combination football/soccer field are elements of the conceptual design for the new Shakopee High School outdoor activities complex…
According to the first two phases of the plan, expansion is expected to be directly south of the existing high school and fields. A new football/soccer field, track, bleachers, lighting and areas for track events such as the shot put, discus, long jump and pole vault are planned in these phases, along with additional parking accessible from County Road 79. The phases also include a path between existing and new facilities, leading to the city's proposed community center, which could be located west of the school's new facilities.
The master plan includes additional softball fields and parking located directly south beyond expansions from the first phases…
Met Council will plan for metro radio system
The Metropolitan Council has been given the lead role in developing a regionwide plan to share local government two-way radio channels and equipment. A bill signed into law by Gov. Arne Carlson directs the council to develop several alternatives and make recommendations to the 1994 Legislature…
The proposal has not been received warmly by local government officials in Scott County. They say there is no radio capacity problem in this area, and they fear that people in the area will be paying for a system that will benefit larger counties, such as Ramsey and Hennepin.
June 24, 1993
DOT provides update on downtown mini-bypass. The flooding of the Minnesota River may actually work to area motorists' advantage in one respect. Officials at the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) said the closing of the Highway 169 bridge on Holmes Street in Shakopee will give workers more time and space to complete the west-end portion of the downtown mini-bypass project…
Shakopee voters reject $8 million bond issue for facilities
Shakopee voters Tuesday rejected an $8 million bond issue that would have provided for a community center, ice arena and second fire station.
The referendum question failed on a vote of 1,211 to 907, or by 57.2 to 42.8 percent, or 304 votes…
Water levels may approach those of '65, '69 floods
The Minnesota River swept through Scott and Carver counties this week at levels that could rival the history-making floods of 1965 and 1969. From Mankato to St. Paul, residents and government officials prepared for the water that swirled over highways, bridges, businesses and some homes beginning Monday.
The National Weather Service said that this week's flooding will come close to — but likely will not exceed — the flooding levels that occurred in this area in 1965 and 1969…
The new AD is an old coach
For the nearly quarter-century that he stood before a classroom full of students, John Anderson has never worn a wristwatch. But that's all about to change with his new position at Shakopee High School.
Anderson is the new director of activities for Shakopee Schools, a position which oversees all activities — athletic and non-athletic — in grades seven through 12. The Shakopee School District created the positon to take care of all activities this past spring. The old position, held by the late Dale Vaughan, was responsible for activities at the high school only. A position expanded starting with the coming school year, Anderson will no longer be teaching the social studies and history classes he taught since he came to Shakopee in the early '70s…


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Due to several personal tragedies in drummer Neil Peart`s life, Rush is currently on hiatus, and their future is uncertain. This album, chronicling the Test For Echo tour (primarily), could well be the band`s last effort. As a tribute to Rush`s live performances, this could certainly stand well. The showings are strong, and there are only two real complaints about this collection. Rush`s live songs tent to be perhaps a bit too close to the studio versions, making one want some different arrangements, etc, to breath new life into the cuts. The other problem is that the majority of this material is available on one or more of Rush`s other live albums (granted in different performances). This makes much of this material rather redundant for the hardcore fan.
Rush is Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. The first two discs of this album were recorded primarily in 1997, while disc three is from 1978.
Also included on this CD is a computer application. This program, although having no real connection to the music contained on the album, is somewhat of a combination of fairly simple interactive graphics and a new age music system. The simplicity of this production is really a bit misleading. With a little bit of time spent playing with this program, it becomes quite addictive and very entertaining.
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The Indian mobile market has seen an incredible growth over the last few years, with a host of international brands establishing their base here and making their wares available to Indian consumers.
As such, this has led to an intense rivalry in all segments of the market between manufacturers, as all of them are vying to outsell one another.
Micromax and Samsung are leading others as they look to build on what they have achieved over the last few years. Manufacturers like Sony and LG are also looking to join the fray this year, as they boast a bevy of new offerings that will be well-suited to attract Indian consumers. Let's take a look at the market scenario as a whole to gleam information on which manufacturer has been doing well over the years.
Micromax's rise in the market
Micromax has risen to be the largest Indian mobile manufacturer. Originally started as a software consulting firm under the name of Micromax Informatics Limited, it has entered the mobile market in the year 2008.
Since then, it has gained considerable market share and consumer attention thanks to its low-cost offerings that boasted features that were not available in budget devices at the time. Currently, it sells more feature handsets than all other Indian manufacturers combined, and sits in the 2nd place in the smartphone category, just behind Samsung. It is 3rd in terms of gross unit sales in the Indian market.
The reason for its meteoric rise is obvious. Micromax entered the market at a time when the only budget alternatives were Chinese-branded mobiles that offered no guarantee, had an abysmal build quality and lacked any usable features. With its low-cost offerings that boasted features like dual-SIM and better battery life, it managed to strike a chord in the Indian market. Its latest offering, the Canvas HD A116, is also geared to take the fight to Samsung's Galaxy Grand, as Micromax looks to build on its success by consolidating the mid-range segment also.
What can Sony do to gain a foothold in the Indian Market?
To say that Sony is facing a battle on the mobile front would be an understatement. Ever since it broke its alliance with Ericsson, it has been looking to re-invent its mobile business so that it can contend with the likes of Samsung. While the Indian mobile market is mainly focused on budget mobiles, there is a strong user-base in the country for the high-end segment.
Sony's shortcomings are not that they do not have a strong contender. With the Sony Xperia Z, they have shown that they are still as innovative and bold as they used to be in the 1980s, when they unleashed the Walkman revolution on the world. Sony's main drawback lies in marketing and in getting the everyday consumer interested in their offerings.
This is a situation that is not isolated to Sony. However, it can take a leaf out of Micromax's book when it comes to marketing. In its early days, Micromax was very creative in its marketing, by launching a host of commercials that were tacky, but somehow managed to gain consumers' interest in its offerings.
While Sony does not need to go to such significant lengths, it has realised that it needs to be more aggressive in its marketing efforts, and the results can be seen in the new Xperia Z commercials. Sony is using a mix of new and old-age advertising methods to generate interest in the Xperia Z, from YouTube ads to billboards to TV commercials.
However, having a mobile doing well in the high-end segment does not guarantee that Sony will be able to turn its fortunes around. While the Xperia Z is sure to do well, Sony is also launching a set of budget mobiles that will form the Xperia E series that will sell at around Rs. 10,000. It is also targeting the mid-tier segment with offerings like the Xperia SP.
Sony currently has 9% of the market share in the smartphone category, and is looking to double its share by the end of this year. With it covering all segments with products that go head-to-head with what Samsung and others can offer, the 3rd place in the Indian mobile market is not as daunting a task as it was.
It is clear that Sony is trying aggressively to consolidate itself as a leader in the mobile arena in India. Not only does it have strong offerings, it is also marketing them effectively so that it can gain significant revenues. However, other manufacturers are not lying idly by. HTC is set to launch the One this month, and Samsung will have the Galaxy S4 out next month. While this is sure to lead to an intense rivalry amongst the manufacturers in the coming months, this year might just turn out to be Sony's.


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Boone Central/Newman Grove boosted its current win streak to four games this past week with solid victories over a pair of competitive opponents. The streak is BC/NG's longest since a five-game run in the early weeks of the season and boosted the Cardinals' overall record to 11-4.
Boone Central/Newman Grove hosted a Scotus team better than its 4-11 record would indicate Thursday and notched a 57-52 victory over the Shamrocks. Scotus has faced one of the toughest schedules in Class C1 with one of its top performers missing action in all but the last three Shamrock games.
"We did a great job defensively in the first quarter," said Cardinal Coach Justin Harris. "We did a better job of pushing the ball in this game.
"We struggled from the foul line in the fourth quarter, which made the game more interesting than it needed to be after we made a nice run at the beginning of the fourth to give us the cushion we needed."
BC/NG got off to a 15-9 first-quarter lead as senior center Jessie Sullivan dominated inside and poured in 10 points. Stubborn Scotus stayed competitive through the middle quarters behind Trevor Kaslon's 17 points, trailing 40-38 entering the final period. BC/NG used a flurry sparked by Dyland Gentrup's four points and a 3-point field goal by Carter Henry to open a nine-point lead in that final stanza, then hung on for the win despite sinking just 8-of-17 free throws.
Boone Central/Newman Grove traveled to Ord (8-7) Friday and turned back the Chanticleers 66-59.
Sullivan was again the Cardinal bellweather in the early going, scoring 10 points as BC/NG edged ahead 15-14 in the first quarter. Henry then rained in a trio of 3-point shots in the second period to put the Cards up 32-26 at halftime. Gentrup scored seven points in the third quarter, Henry added two more triples, and Sullivan netted six points as the Cards stretched the advantage to 51-42. Sullivan then finished a big night with nine fourth-period points, including 5-of-6 free throws.
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Despite initial reports stating he would finish the season, Andy Kennedy has left his post with Ole Miss effective immediately.
The school announced this move on its website, with Kennedy releasing a statement for his reasons to leave early:
My announcement on Monday, February 12, declaring my impending resignation was intended to:
- Lift "the cloud" forming over our program due to continued speculation regarding my future as head coach.
- Stop any divisive distraction that the speculation was causing among our supporters (Rebel Nation) and all Ross to move forward with securing the next head coach for the program.
- Relieve any external pressure being felt by our current players.
While I believe the first two of these intended goals were accomplished, the third was not.
It has become readily apparent to me that my continued presence as the head coach is proving detrimental to these players finishing the season in a fashion that is representative of The Standard for this program that has been clearly established and maintained for over a decade; therefore, I believe that it is in everyone's best interest that I exit my role as head coach effective immediately. We all know that "clean breaks" are always best, and I should have realized this last Monday. My apologies.
As I've stated before, I am Very Thankful to have had the opportunity to serve as the Head Coach for Men's Basketball at The University of Mississippi for 12 years! This Community, this University, the SEC, have all overwhelmed me and my family with incredible grace and support. We will forever be woven into the fabric of this Very Special place – "Hell Yeah, Damn Right!!"Advertisement
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Valentines is a day of love. Here are one of the romantic movies to watch with your girlfriend with this valentine evening
1- Kate and Leopoid:- In this duke travels from New York in 1876 and falls in love with a working or career conscious women in the modern world. The main leads in this movies are Hugh Jackman and Meg Ryan. It is one of the wonderful movie which makes you feel love in the air.
2- Just like Heaven:- David takes over the lease on Elizabeth's apartment but suddenly he feels that she has not departed the building. Elizabeth's body got dead but he feels that her spirit is quite alive. It's certainly a good romantic and funny movie.
3- Maid in Manhattan:- A senatorial candidate fall in love with a hotel maid thinking that she is a wealthy guest at the hotel. A woman from the lower class falls in love with the rich man, who remain always a winner in every sector.
4- 13 going on thirty:- After feeling embarrassment at her birthday party, a 13 years old girl wakes up the next day and she suddenly becomes a 30 years old woman. It's really a good movie, it shows that something that we wants is not actually what we needs.
5- While you are sleeping:- The main lead Lucy's life consist of complete loneliness but still she saves Peter's life. Now Peter's family that Lucy is his fiancee. Everyone realise him to be a terrible person, especially Peter's brother.
6-If only:- A lonely singer and the man of her dreams take a second shot at love after interceding into their romance. Its really a touching movie and displays true and real love.
7- Ever after:- A new version of Cindrella movie with Drew Barrymore. A classic fairy tale.
8- The Family man:- After a strange reciprocal, jack wakes up in a new and a totally different life from a high living urban wall street. Its really a fun loving, lonely and a romantic comedy.
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Valentines is a day of love. Here are one of the romantic movies to watch with your girlfriend with this valentine evening


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Learning to be thankful and regularly sharing with others what you are thankful for is an important part of being happy. Giving thanks causes us to focus on the blessings that have benefited us, past or present. It actually causes our brains to seek out the positives in life's situations. We learn to see the miracles in all the opportunities and challenges in our life. My students and clients have shown me how often we become frozen in our life…..
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Look! Cardi B Reaches 1 Billion Streams On Apple Music
The one and only, Cardi B has been a busy lady this year. Fresh off giving birth to her first daughter, today Cardi B is back in the news as she has crossed the 1 billion stream barrier on Apple Music. Only the biggest artists hit that milestone, and now Cardi B can count herself among those artists.
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– Matias Silvestre
was the player chosen to accompany
Andrea Stramaccioni in the press conference before Partizan Belgrade
v Inter. "As we saw in the first game, we're up against a very
technical team with young, talented players. It wouldn't be right to
pick out one player in particular, but we must remain focused and try
to stop them from playing their game."
was asked if he expected it would be so hard for him at Inter. He replied: "I'm
aware that I've joined a great team where there is a lot of competition
for places. I've answered when I've been called upon and I try to
make the most of every opportunity I get. I've always had a very open
relationship with the coach and I'll give it everything I've got."
Argentine defender continued: "It's never easy when you're playing
on and off and I hope to get the chance to play a bit more regularly. I'm sorry that my team-mates are injured and I hope to
see them back on the pitch soon."
is it different playing in defence for a team like Palermo and at one
like Inter? Silvestre explained: "I haven't noticed that much
difference really. I've had less opportunity to play recently but the
team has been doing well so it's only right that they should
continue. In any case, it's up to the boss to decide these things.
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Abuse Not Easy to Prevent
By MAIKE VAN DER HEIDE AND RICHARD MILLER Marlborough Express - Blenheim,New Zealand
All welcomed a government move for mandatory questioning in public hospitals about child abuse and domestic violence but said it could take several interventions for screening to work, and pointed out extra money will be needed for the follow up.
Sergeant Tom Yardley of the Blenheim said police often visited the same homes repeatedly about family violence but couldn't take action until there was enough evidence to prosecute somebody.
Often the abuse was not physical but verbal, or physical violence was not reported to police.
He said often it was up to the victim to leave and it could take up to seven or more interventions from agencies before a woman would be ready to take the difficult first step.
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OK, here's the question: Is it pronounced NAR or N-A-R?There's no way to determine how nearly 4 million National Association of Realtors members pronounce the acronym. Or is there?...Read More
November inventory nosedives as demand outpaces supplyInventory levels declined 9.5 percent year-over-year in November as low mortgage rates push more buyers to the market....Read More
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Remick earns first-collegiate award
NE10 Volleyball Report: Week 6
EASTON, Mass. (October 3, 2018) – Stonehill College volleyball's freshman Abby Remick (Chepachet, Rhode Island/Ponaganset) was named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week for her first-collegiate honor, as announced by the league on Tuesday.
Remick earns her first honor as she assisted the Skyhawks to a 2-0 week, to continue Stonehill's 5-0 record at home. Stonehill posted 3-0 victories over both Bentley University and Saint Michael's College, with the Skyhawks' first win over the Falcons in four years. With these wins, Stonehill has also won four-straight matches, including a 3-1 win over Franklin Pierce University and a 3-0 shutout against Merrimack College.
Remick posted impressive numbers as she averaged 3.33 kills per set with a .389 hitting percentage. She chipped in 3.50 digs per set over the two matches and contributed 0.50 blocks per set. During the match against the Purple Knights, the Chepachet, Rhode Island native tallied her third double-double recording 11 kills and 13 digs.
Among the team, she is second in kills per set (2.62) and third in digs per set (2.55), while placing 19th in the Conference in kills per set and 37th in digs per set.
Stonehill travels to Goffstown, New Hampshire this weekend to battle Saint Anselm College on Saturday, October 6 for a noon start time.
For the latest on Stonehill Athletics, follow the Skyhawks via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Fans can also download the Stonehill Skyhawks "Front Row" mobile app, powered by PrestoSports, on iTunes and the Android Market.


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9th EUMETNET Data Management Workshop 2013
From 6 to 8 November 2013 the 9th EUMETNET Data Management Workshop will take place in San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Spain). This workshop will discuss topics concerning climate data and climate services.
One main topic, of this workshop is data rescue, but also metadata, quality control, homogenization and products for climate services will be discussed.
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"Food that not only fills one up, but is also good for us and makes us happy."
It's the simple things that make life worth living. We love cooking with original products – especially those that are seasonal and from local farmers. This means that we associate every season with a particular taste and feeling. Our recipes, which draw influences from all over the world, are simple and honest dishes. We want to share our passion with you, infect you with that passion and provide you with inspiration. Because we believe that cooking connects people and brings them together. Join us on our culinary adventures.
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Nas Releases Soulful Soundtrack for the 'The Land' Feat. Pusha T, Kanye West and More [STREAM]
The full soundtrack for the Nas-produced coming-of-age film, The Land is now available. The soundtrack and the film both arrived today (July 29).
A couple of singles had been released prior to the full album, including the haunting song, "This Bitter Land" by Nas and Erykah Badu. Over mournful strings Badu channels Nina Simone with haunting, stripped down vocals before Nas spits a poignant rap about survival.
"Either you're busy livin' or busy dyin', so what you gonna do?" the rapper asks. He adds, "Cops shot us up / He get a medal then retire."
The film is executive produced by Nas, so it's not surprising that the soundtrack is stacked with notable appearances. Kanye West,French Montana, Pusha T, Fashawn and Machine Gun Kelley are featured, among others. The Land has already received critical-acclaim after its debut at Sundance earlier this year, receiving praises for its gripping, poignant narrative. The film follows a kid who just wants to ride his skateboard without any hassle. To do so, he and his three friends plan to leave their hometown in Cleveland to pursue professional skateboarding.
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With my family, Christmas is a celebration that fills our house...inside and out.
We have Christmas trees - that vary in size - for every room of the house and a Snow Village 'town' that lights up our living room. Yet, for all of the decorations that we cherish and display each year, it's been more than 15 years since we've had a real, live Christmas tree.
Back then, my oldest son was just 5 years old, but we had an experience that makes me laugh even now. When we went to cut down the tree we had selected, I got down on the ground to get underneath it and Blake decided he would "help" and sat down on my legs.
You had to be there to see the expression on his face but, like I said, it was something that we still talk about at Christmas time.
When it came time to make our plans last year, our younger son Daniel said he'd like to have a live tree for a change, so we headed to Evans Whispering Pines Christmas Tree Farm in the country just west of Danville, Indiana. About 3 years ago, we visited the family-owned farm and purchased one of their beautiful handmade wreaths. They have so many to choose from, yet each one is designed with a personal touch that made the one we selected truly unique.
Located at 1538 N. County Road 400 West, Joe and Rita Evans started growing trees in 1983 and began selling them in 1989. Spanning more than 50 acres, the fields are filled with row after row of Scotch and White Pine trees.
They provide saws if you want to cut down your own tree. If you prefer to get your Christmas tree "to go," they have a nice selection of pre-cut Frasier and Douglas trees at the barn for your convenience.
The Evans Christmas tree farm is open daily for the season the day after Thanksgiving through Dec. 21. They have new hours this year. The family farm will open for business from 1-6 p.m. every day but Saturday. On Saturdays, they extend their hours to 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
If you're buying a wreath or garland, everything is freshly made. If you call ahead, they have larger sizes of wreaths available for you to order.
One of the things we noticed when we were there is the Evans family takes a great deal of pride with their customer service. If you need any help from hauling the tree from the field to making sure it's properly secured to the vehicle you're driving and everything in between, they've got you covered.
They also put each tree on a shaker to remove any dead needles and they take care of drilling a hole in the base of the tree so that it's fits perfectly if you're using a stand-straight stand.
While you're there, they have plenty of free hot chocolate, coffee or hot tea and free coloring books and candy canes for the kids. You'll also want to make time to visit with some of the animals, including Macey the pony and Buddy the miniature donkey.
Inside their gift shop, they offer a wide assortment of holiday decorations and gifts. The first two weekends in December, Santa will visit the farm from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
If you need directions or more information, visit their website or call (317) 745-3146.
Don't finish your holiday decorating without a visit to Evans Whispering Pines!


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Hue Palace gets royal restoration treatment
German restorers are using traditional Vietnamese methods to restore the facade of the Imperial Palace in
. Restoration work is currently being carried out on Buu Thanh Gate and screens around King Tu Duc's tomb.
The Germany foreign ministry has commissioned experts from the German Conservation, Restoration and Education Project (GCREP) to renovate six murals dating from the Nguyen Dynasty in the lobby of An Dinh Palace.
The artwork is magnificent, but heavily damaged. Before attempting to restore the murals, team leader Andreas Teufel sent samples back to Germany for chemical analysis.
The team is using traditional mortar made from molasses, lime and sand to restore the works. Teufel said the restored parts of the palace will be indistinguishable from the original work.
"Previous restorers tried to preserve the original works but they didn't know how to do it properly and didn't have access to modern technology, " she said.
"That was why relics at the site have largely been left unrestored. The work they did was far from perfect and bore little resemblance to the original. People in the past used different painting techniques.
restorers used modern pigments and techniques, " she said. "I discovered that the original painting technique was similar to that used in Italy."
The German restorers have used traditional pigments, which are applied to the wet mortar. The colour will be fixed when the mortar dries. Bacteria will grow on the walls during the drying process, which helps to make the artwork more durable.
The restoration work is in keeping with UNESCO's 1964 Charter.
According to Phan Thanh Hai, Vice Director of the Centre for Restoration of Hue Relics, the techniques used to restore the palace will be applied to other sites.
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I am catching up on blogging since stepping away for a
little long while. So, these updates are a long time in coming.
Prague is a dream. I've been lucky enough to visit the city three times now and each time the staggering beauty of the place flattens my heart and makes my breath catch in my throat. The architecture is stunning with pre-WWII buildings, spires and cobblestones weaving their way around the city revealing unique little surprises around every corner. The Vltava river snakes through the center of the city allowing for bridges of never-ending beauty to span from shore to shore, connecting one amazing neighborhood to another. The people, after many years, finally warming up to the tourists who flock to this corner of Europe to eat, drink and be merry and envelope themselves in the rich history of the place.
I arrived on a Friday afternoon and met up with my friend, Sarah. We were both there to present at a Festival and were excited to be in Europe together for the adventure. After a bus ride downtown from the airport and lugging our suitcases down one street to another, we finally checked in and came upon the most exquisite apartment I secured for our week-long stay in the city. It was gorgeous with lofty ceilings, yummy beds, a gourmet kitchen and a massive amount of space for us to play and work in. The apartment is located right in the heart of the Old Jewish Quarter and overlooks the Jewish Cemetery...a spot in Prague that is rich in the history and heartbreak that makes this part of Europe such a remarkable place to be.
We were both hungry and so after quickly un-packing, we headed over to a lovely little gallery/restaurant, Nostress, for dinner. We had vino and ate some of the most delicious food we would have all week!
The next morning I got up and immediately went out for a run along the river. The path from the apartment led me straight along the water and I enjoyed getting out into the fresh air to shake off the beer and get to the know more of the city on foot (it also helped that I had a training schedule to keep for my upcoming marathons!). I returned "home" and Sarah and I headed out for our first day in town. Under a searing sun - it was incredibly warm until the last day of our stay - we walked and talked and walked, popping into shops and cafes and gathering groceries for the rest of the week. We kept having to do math in our heads as the exchange rate made beer cheaper than water and vegetables a steal! We couldn't believe the prices we were encountering. After gathering our provisions, we headed back to the apartment to settle in and discuss our upcoming presentations.
That evening, we decided we should shake off our jet-lag by participating in what the locals do best! We took a walk over the river to this huge park where there is most amazing outdoor beer garden. We ordered a few pivos and sat out under the stars along with hundreds of our closest local friends. Other people from our organization (folks from across the U.S.) showed up and we had a great time getting to know one another. It's amazing how you sometimes need to cross an ocean to get more in touch with the people you work with! We stayed until the pivo was downed and we made our way back to the apartment to sleep and dream of our adventures.
On Sunday the Festival kicked off and Sarah and I headed out to meet our colleagues and other festival participants. The opening was to be short-lived, however, as temperatures during the day had soared near the 34 degree mark and allowed for storms to brew. Just a mere 30 minutes after the Festival gates opened, a massive downpour began accompanied by fierce lighting and gale-force winds that ripped tents and signage from their posts. We were hustled from the Festival tents into a stronger building that would shield the participants from the elements outside. We waited for around two hours and then the decision was made to delay the official opening until the following day. Sarah and I, soggy and disappointed, headed back to our abode to hunker down for the night and prepare for the next day.
The next morning shone bright and I headed out for another run. Soon after returning home, we quickly realized through a flurry of messages that the opening was further delayed due to damage to the festival grounds and while Sarah and I were disappointed, we were also excited to get another free day to explore the city and what it had to offer. I had done a fair amount of research on cafes in Prague and so we headed out on foot to explore and search out good coffee in the town. As a side note, the first time I was in Prague was in the early 90s - no Starbucks. Five years earlier in 2008 - one Starbucks. In 2013, I was seeing them everywhere! We wanted anything but the 'bucks and so we made a conscious effort to seek out those places that would provide us with alternatives. We wandered and poked our heads into shops, stopped and ate when we felt like it. At some point on one day, I can't remember which now...this is why I don't like waiting so long to post...we found the most amazing pub that featured koalas everywhere....Tlustá Koala (translated to "Fat Koala"). It is a British-style spot and we managed to go during a very off-hour time. We pitched up and shared a pint while admiring the dedication to "saving the koalas" that seemed to be everywhere!
That evening, we headed over to the Festival grounds to see the delayed opening and enjoyed catching up with good friends. We headed to bed early as the skies darkened for yet another fierce storm as we knew it was going to be a long week from that point out!
The next morning Sarah and I had to work early so we caught the tram and made our way to the Festival grounds for the first day of our workshop series. It went really well and then we had the afternoon to decide what we wanted to make out of our day. We knew we had the next day off so we had lunch at the Festival and wandered around to see what was happening. We had also sent out an invite to our friends who were in Prague to invite them over for a pasta dinner at the apartment on the Thursday night of that week. I was busy planning the menu in my head and Sarah and I continued to chat and swoon over the sights Prague had to offer us.
Most days consisted of the same patterns. However, we did experience two gems of spaces that, the next time you are in Prague, you must check out. One day, I encouraged Sarah to go for a long walk hike with me over to the other side of town to check out a most wonderful cafe - Muj Salek Kavy. If you are in Prague, you must go. The gazpacho I had was incredible and all of their coffee is fair trade. This is a cafe that takes community and coffee just as seriously as the other and it shows. The staff was friendly and helped Sarah make a most informed decision about her dessert choice...they did not steer her wrong! Another space that has a special place in my heart is the Cafe Savoy on the river. It is a neo-renaissance cafe/wine bar and is a perfect place for sitting outside for an entire afternoon on a lovely sunny summer day (right, Sarah?!?). If you like gorgeous decor with amazing food to go along with it, this is your spot.
Some other spots to check out during your time in the city...(because you know you are going!)...
Astronomical Clock (a must-see)
A pivo at a spot along the river...pick one...there are many!
The Farmer's Markets - there is even one along the Vltava River
Kampa Island (a nice place to stretch out on the lawn)
The John Lennon Wall
Ride the trams!
The week passed in a blur once the Festival really got going. It was a whirl of presenting and exploring, wandering and getting caught up in it all. The last night of my stay, we got a huge group together to feast on dinner at a local restaurant, re-telling stories from the week and celebrating our new-found connections with one another. Prague is an amazing place and I can't wait to go back!