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Policy Issues
A news release yesterday from the House Ag Committee stated that, "Today, Chairman Frank Lucas held a public hearing to review the implementation of state pilot projects under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of the Agricultural Act of 2014. SNAP is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritional, low-cost diet. One of the reforms in the 2014 Farm Bill included new Employment and Training pilot projects. They allow for up to ten states to develop and test methods to help adults secure employment and job training and reduce their dependency on SNAP."
Chairman Lucas noted at yesterday's hearing that, "The Agricultural Act provides up to ten states, with up to $200 million, to operate pilot projects designed to help SNAP recipients prepare for and go to work. The law explains that the approved pilot projects must cover a range of geographic areas, include a mix of voluntary and mandatory participation, and include an assortment of methods designed to promote work."
Ranking member Collin Peterson (D., Minn.) pointed out yesterday that, "The farm bill invested $200 million to develop and improve innovative approaches to SNAP employment and training. The bill provides USDA with very clear direction for implementing these pilots and ensures that funding will create sustainable jobs by requiring annual reporting on set performance goals."
Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the sole witness at yesterday's hearing, noted in prepared remarks that, "We want to provide a safety net so that those who are in tough economic circumstances are able to put food on the table; at the same time, we also want to help people move towards self-sufficiency the right way – by helping them to secure and maintain jobs that pay well. These pilot projects offer us the chance to partner with states to develop and test strategies to help SNAP participants find jobs and increase their earnings."
In related news, Jim Puzzanghera reported in yesterday's Los Angeles Times that, "The poorest Americans, particularly those who are Latino, finally are showing signs of joining in the economic recovery as the nation's poverty rate dropped significantly last year for the first time since 2006.
"The improving labor market drove the decrease in the rate to 14.5% from 15%, which was near the highest level in a generation, the Census Bureau said Tuesday.
"The number of people with year-round, full-time jobs rose by about 2.8 million to 105.8 million last year. The increase included nearly a million households with children under 18 years old, helping fuel the first significant drop in the child poverty rate in more than a decade."
Also yesterday, AP writer Mary Clare Jalonick reported that, "Cuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted this year are only affecting four states, far from the sweeping overhaul that Republicans had pushed, an Associated Press review has found.
"As a result, it's unclear whether the law will realize the estimated $8.6 billion in savings over 10 years that the GOP had advertised.
"A farm bill signed by President Barack Obama in February attempted to save money by scaling back what lawmakers called a loophole in the food stamp program that entitles low-income families to more food aid if they participate in a federal heating assistance program. States were giving some people as little as $1 a year in heating assistance so they could get more food aid. It's called 'heat and eat.'"
Ms. Jalonick explained that, "As of now, the cuts will only affect Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New Hampshire. All but New Hampshire have Republican governors, and two of them have been mentioned as possible GOP presidential contenders — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie."
Other issues beyond SNAP related topics also came up at yesterday's House Ag Committee hearing.
Rep. Jim Costa (D., Calif.) asked Sec. Vilsack about "conservation compliance requirements that were transferred from direct payments– on any farming operation that may be receiving a crop insurance subsidy."
Rep. Costa noted that, "We're starting to hear concerns on how growers throughout California- over the new Farm Bill requirements linking the crop insurance participation to conservation requirements."
To listen to this exchange between Rep. Costa and Sec. Vilsack on this issue, just click here (MP3- 1:32).
Also, Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R., Tex.) asked Sec. Vilsack about implementing Farm Bill provisions related to the actual production history (APH) in figuring crop insurance premiums (background on this issue available here).
To listen to this exchange, just click here (MP3- 1:11).
Philip Brasher of CQ / Roll Call, tweeted yesterday that, "Vilsack: partial implementation of APH provision could lead to 'unwarranted' premium increases. #farmbill #cropinsurance"
And in a more jovial exchange yesterday with Rep. Rodney Davis (R., Il.) about the start of the corn and soybean harvest, Sec. Vilsack noted that rail transportation issues are a concern and quipped that perhaps passenger cars could be used to haul grain if needed. Rep. Davis had indicated that he had just been at a transportation committee markup regarding passenger rail issues- related audio (MP3- 1:00).
Reuters news reported earlier this week that, "U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack met with Warren Buffett last week to urge the billionaire investor to make sure his BNSF railroad is ready for an expected record corn and soy harvest this year."
The article indicated that, "'I said, 'Warren, you've got to make sure that your railroad understands what's going on here,' Vilsack said he told Buffett during a 45-minute conversation. 'There is pressure now, but as soon as this crop is harvested, there will be more pressure.'
"Speaking at a conference sponsored by Growth Energy, a biofuel trade group, Vilsack said BNSF was making 'significant' investments. 'It's a long-term issue.'"
In addition, Chris Clayton reported yesterday at the DTN Ag Policy blog that, "The Senate Commerce Committee took some action Wednesday to give more authority to the Surface Transportation Board to react to railroad delays that have plagued the upper Plains.
"The Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act (S. 2777) by Commerce Chairman John Rockefeller, D-W.V., and committee Ranking Member John Thune, R-S.D., unanimously passed the committee. According to a news release from Thune's office, the bill would give the board more authority to work on rate disputes and service complaints."
Mr. Clayton pointed out that, "Rail has become a chronic problem for grain elevators in the Plains and Midwest, leading to multiple hearings by the STB this year both in Washington and in the field, such as the recent hearing in Fargo, N.D. Farmers and grain elevators have complained about months-long delays getting grain cars. Thune moved quickly following the hearing to hold a Senate committee hearing and introduce legislation to deal with the problems."
In other policy developments, Matt Fuller reported yesterday at Roll Call Online that, "After voting to give President Barack Obama the authority to arm and train Syrian rebels, the House passed legislation Wednesday to fund the government until Dec. 11, moving the bill to avoid a government shutdown and address Islamic State organizations to the Senate.
"House lawmakers voted 319-108 to pass the continuing resolution, with 143 Democrats joining 176 Republicans in support of the measure. 55 Democrats and 53 Republicans voted against the bill.
"A vote on the spending bill, which will continue government spending through Dec. 11 at a $1.012 trillion level, was delayed last week so lawmakers could attach a request from the president to give him Title 10 authority to fight the Islamic State group."
Meanwhile, Ron Nixon reported in today's New York Times that, "An increase in the number of overweight and out-of-shape service members who are unable to run long distances or perform physical tasks like push-ups poses a direct threat to the United States' ability to defend itself, a group of retired military leaders fighting for improved childhood nutrition said Wednesday.
"The group, called Mission: Readiness, released a report that found that about 12 percent of active-duty service members were obese based on height and weight, a number that has risen 61 percent since 2002."
Today's article explained that, "In May, the House Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill that would allow school districts with lunch and breakfast programs operating at a loss to seek a one-year waiver on certain federal nutrition requirements. The full House is expected to take up the measure soon.
"Some schools sought waivers because food-service officials said the new nutrition rules were too costly to carry out.
"But Admiral [Casey W. Coane, a retired Navy rear admiral and a member of Mission: Readiness] argued that the costs could be higher if Congress allowed schools to delay the rules."
At yesterday's House Ag Committee hearing, Rep. Rodney Davis (R., Il.) brought up school nutrition issues with Sec. Vilsack and stressed that some school districts in Illinois could use some "small flexibility within the program" when implementing new nutritional guidelines.
A portion of this discussion from yesterday can be heard here (MP3- 2:00).
Separately, Gautam Naik reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "The artificial sweeteners in diet soda, yogurt and other foods consumed by millions can raise the blood sugar level instead of reducing it, according to new experiments in mice and people.
"The provocative finding—made possible through a new avenue of research—is likely to stoke the simmering controversy over whether artificial sweeteners help or hinder people's ability to lose weight and lower their risk of diabetes."
Agricultural Economy
The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) indicated in an update yesterday ("September 2014 U.S. Crop Price Update") that, "Larger corn and soybean crops translate into lower projected 2014/15 prices for many grains and oilseeds. Corn prices drop to $3.50 per bushel, soybeans to $9.92 per bushel and wheat to $5.91. In all three cases, these projected prices are close to the midpoint of the price ranges reported in the September USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates."
Matthew Patane reported today at The Des Moines Register Online that, "Iowa's cropland values fell during the last six months, pushed down by lower prices for corn, soybeans and other commodities.
"Cropland value fell 3.4 percent, according to an Iowa Realtors Land Institute report released Wednesday.
"Iowa's cropland had an average value of $8,000 an acre as of Sept. 1, down from about $8,222.67 an acre in March. Those values only include tillable Iowa cropland, not pastures or timber."
With respect to interest rates, another important variable impacting farmland values, Binyamin Appelbaum reported in today's New York Times that, "The Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates.
"The economic recovery has stayed on course in recent months, and the Fed's policy-making committee said on Wednesday that it saw no reason to change its own plans, rejecting calls for a faster retreat from its long-running stimulus campaign."
Meanwhile, the Department of Labor released its monthly Consumer Price Index report yesterday, which stated in part that, "The food index rose 0.2 percent in August after increasing 0.4 percent in July. The food at home index was also up 0.2 percent, with the six major grocery store food group indexes split between three increases and three declines. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.5 percent in August, the largest increase among the groups. The index for beef and veal rose 4.2 percent, its largest increase since November 2003. The index for dairy and related products rose 0.6 percent, and the cereals and bakery products index advanced 0.2 percent."
The USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) tweeted this graph yesterday and noted that, "Grocery store #prices for beef, pork, and eggs are up as U.S. supplies decrease."
In its Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook yesterday, ERS also indicated that, "Increasing forecasts for the current corn crop have put downward pressure on corn prices and have been a factor in the continuing increases in feeder cattle prices. As a result, break-even fed-cattle prices for feeder cattle placed on feed in August and beyond are moving above $160 per cwt."
"Third-quarter hog prices are expected to average $83-$84 per cwt, about 18 percent above a year ago," the ERS report said.
Reuters news reported yesterday that, "China, the world's top buyer of distiller's dried grains (DDGs), has failed to settle a row with the United States on how to eliminate genetically-altered content from a product worth $1.3 billion in trade so far this year, two industry sources said on Wednesday."
Reuters writer Andrew Chung reported earlier this week that, "Major U.S. grain exporter Cargill Inc's lawsuit against Syngenta AG over losses stemming from China's rejection of genetically modified corn demonstrates how U.S. markets are becoming increasingly subject to foreign rules, legal experts said on Tuesday.
"Cargill sued Syngenta on Friday in Louisiana state court for 'negligence' in selling U.S. farmers a genetically modified seed that had not yet been approved for import in China."
AP writer Mary Clare Jalonick reported yesterday that, "The Agriculture Department has approved the use of genetically modified corn and soybean seeds that are resistant to a popular weed killer.
"However, farmers won't be able to take full advantage of the seeds until the Environmental Protection Agency issues a second ruling allowing the use of Enlist, a new version of the 2,4-D weed killer that's been around since the 1940s. The EPA has said it will rule this fall on Dow AgroSciences' application to market the chemical."
And a news release yesterday from the American Soybean Association (ASA) noted that, "As the soybean and corn harvest hits full stride in much of the nation's growing regions, the farmer-leaders of the [ASA] remind farmers to do their part by taking extra care to keep biotech traits that are not yet approved in key export markets out of normal grain marketing channels. For those soybean farmers that also produce corn, this includes keeping biotech corn traits that are not yet approved in China, such as MIR 162 and Duracade, out of normal commodity streams so that U.S. soybean shipments to China aren't at risk of rejection due to the presence of unapproved corn traits."
Andrew Ackerman reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "The Commodity Futures Trading Commission took steps to ease postcrisis restrictions on government-owned electric companies and other utilities amid complaints new rules would make it harder to hedge against shifts in energy prices and other business risks."
The House Ag Committee released an update yesterday titled, "Lucas & LaMalfa Praise CFTC Vote that Dials Back Regulatory Reach."
Political Notes
Bloomberg writer Alan Bjerga penned an update yesterday that provided a detailed look at the House election campaign between Ag Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D., Minn.) and his GOP opponent Torrey Westrom.
And James Hohmann reported yesterday at Politico that, "A surprising Quinnipiac poll out Wednesday puts Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst ahead by 6 points among likely voters over Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley, 50 percent to 44 percent."
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Former Virginia Governor & Wife Indicted on Public Corruption and Related Charges
"An indictment is merely an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty."
January 21, 2014
RICHMOND—A federal grand today returned a 14-count indictment against former Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell and former First Lady Maureen G. McDonnell for allegedly participating in a scheme to violate federal public corruption laws.
Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Mythili Raman, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Criminal Division; Jeffrey C. Mazanec, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Field Office; Richard Weber, Chief of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI); and Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent, made the announcement.
The indictment, returned in the Eastern District of Virginia, charges Robert McDonnell and Maureen McDonnell, both 59 and of Glen Allen, Virginia, with one count of conspiracy to commit honest-services wire fraud; three counts of honest-services wire fraud; one count of conspiracy to obtain property under color of official right; six counts of obtaining property under color of official right; and one count of making false statements to a federal credit union. Robert McDonnell is also charged with an additional count of making a false statement to a financial institution, and Maureen McDonnell is charged with one count of obstruction of an official proceeding.
"I thank the Assistant U.S. Attorneys, FBI, Virginia State Police, and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation for their exceptional efforts in the investigation of this case," said Acting U.S. Attorney Boente. "We will continue to work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute public corruption."
"Today's charges represent the Justice Department's continued commitment to rooting out public corruption at all levels of government," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Raman. "Ensuring that elected officials uphold the public's trust is one of our most critical responsibilities."
"One of the most important investigative responsibilities with which the FBI is tasked is ensuring that the integrity of our elected public officials has not been compromised," said FBI SAC Mazanec. "The Richmond Division of the FBI and our law enforcement partners have diligently worked this lengthy, detailed, and sensitive matter. I want to thank all those who have worked very hard and with great care on this investigation."
"The state police and FBI agents assigned to this case have devoted an extensive amount of time and effort to this matter," said Colonel Flaherty. "They are to be commended for their professionalism, objectivity, and dedication to duty in conducting this highly complex and sensitive investigation."
"Public officials hold positions of trust and must accept the transparency and accountability that our laws require and their constituents expect," said IRS-CI Chief Weber. "IRS-CI stands committed to investigating those officials. This case should serve as a strong warning to those who might consider similar behavior. No one is above the law, and everyone is accountable for their misdeeds."
According to the indictment, from April 2011 through March 2013, the McDonnells participated in a scheme to use the former governor's official position to enrich themselves and their family members by soliciting and obtaining payments, loans, gifts, and other things of value from Star Scientific, a Virginia-based corporation, and "JW," then Star Scientific's chief executive officer. The McDonnells obtained the things of value in exchange for the former governor performing official actions on an as-needed basis to legitimize, promote, and obtain research studies for Star's products, including the dietary supplement Anatabloc®.
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There is an interesting story in today's Washington Post about this. In the opinion of most legal experts, it's going to be very tough to prove that McDonnell did anything wrong because he did what governors are supposed to do, promote business within their state. It's acknowledged that he accepted gifts, just like other politicians, but it's going to be hard to show he did anything in return. In fact, almost all the claims are against his wife and not McDonnell himself.
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"The state police and FBI agents assigned to this case have devoted an extensive amount of time and effort to this matter,"
yeah, time that could have been better spent tracking real criminals or terrorists
Exactly 12:01! Like the time some flight instructor reported to them not once but TWICE that some Middle Eastern men that were taking flying lessons were suspicious. They weren't concerned with learning how to land, only taking off and flying. FBI wasn't concerned either. These flight "students" were part of the group involved in 911.


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Will Obama be conciliatory like Clinton or confrontational like Reagan?
Come January, for the first time in eight years, the Republican Party will control the House and the Senate. That's not exactly good news for President Obama, as he tries to both cement his legacy and achieve meaningful goals on subjects he cares deeply about — like immigration, climate change, economic policy and closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, among other things.
But Obama's challenging two-year political future is hardly an anomaly. If anything, it's the norm for modern two-term presidents. Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush all faced the same conundrum — dealing with a Congress controlled by the opposite party — at the end of their second terms, but each president still managed to pass some meaningful reforms. The key question is which lesson Obama takes from his predecessors: Should he be conciliatory, or confrontational?
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Reagan never had a Republican House, and his party lost control of the Senate in his last midterm election. To make matters worse, "the Gipper" was fresh off the Iran-Contra scandal, in which his administration secretly sold arms to Iran in hopes of securing the release of U.S. hostages. The money that generated was then used to fund the Nicaraguan Contras, a move that was banned by Congress.
Despite the incident, Reagan still managed to pass the groundbreaking McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which still continues to provide federal funds to homeless shelter programs. He also ushered in the end of the Cold War by hammering out an arms deal with the Soviet Union through multiple rounds of negotiations and summits with Mikhail Gorbachev. His famous "tear down this wall" speech occurred in 1987 — the second to last year of his presidency.
The lesson for Obama? The opportunity of a foreign policy breakthrough is still very real. Presidents, even when obstructed at home, have enormous latitude beyond America's shores.
"A big part of Reagan's legacy had to do with Gorbachev," said presidential historian and Rice University professor David Brinkley. "With foreign policy, you never know when an opportunity might open." In Obama's case, that could mean, Iran, ISIS, or any number of other issues.
Clinton already had both chambers of Congress dominated by the GOP before his final midterm elections. Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian at Princeton University, described the Clinton model in his last few years as "agreeing to do what the opposition wants" on issues such as welfare reform and deficit reduction. He also signed the U.S.-China Trade Relations Act of 2000, which drew the ire of progressives concerned with human rights abuses.
Clinton, of course, was dogged by the Monica Lewinsky scandal during his last few years in office, and Republicans used it as a tool to undermine the administration. Obama could face his own controversies with, say, Benghazi or the Lois Lerner/IRS scandals.
In terms of capitulation to the opposition party, Clinton during that time signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, a financial deregulation bill that repealed part of the Glass-Steagall Act. It easily passed in the Senate 90-8 but had less support among Democrats in the House. Some critics have contended that its passage helped create the conditions that led to the sub-prime mortgage crisis that precipitated the Great Recession.
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Similarly, Zelizer said there may be issues Republicans care about that Obama might be willing to compromise on, such as tax reform and trade.
And most recently, the model set by Bush in his last two years (after Democrats captured majorities in the House and the Senate during his last midterm) was one of governing through crisis. Bush announced a surge of operations in Iraq, and following the financial crisis of 2008, easily passed a bipartisan bailout package that totaled over $700 billion. Of course, Obama surely isn't hoping for a 2008-style crisis — but if one presents itself, the mood in the capital could become a lot more conciliatory.
That could ring somewhat true on crises like Ebola, for instance. Obama recently asked Congress for $6 billion in emergency funds to fight the virus in West Africa and prevent it from further reaching the U.S. Despite the various Republican opposition to how the president has handled the health crisis, "I think Congress will give him that," Brinkley predicted.
Then, of course, there's Obama's veto and executive action power. The president has already promised to take his own action unless Congress sends him a meaningful bill on immigration before the end of the year. He's already vowed to veto any GOP attempt to repeal Obamacare as well. The president has only used his veto power twice. In their entire presidencies, Bush had 12 regular and pocket vetoes, Clinton had 37, and Reagan had 78. Obama has room to catch up.
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"The president now has some luxury of staying out of the political climate and just do some of the big things he wanted to get accomplished," said Brinkley, pointing to immigration reform — something Obama waited to take action on until after the midterm elections.
He added, "It's a good time to sign executive orders because you have projects that have been in the pipeline that just can't get through Congress."
And remember, with so much dissatisfaction with Washington's gridlock as a whole, both parties are now under immense pressure, as the president says, to "get stuff done." After all, failure to do so may come back to haunt them in 2016.


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There's an obvious vibe around the city that has the Cubs at its center. Walking into the souvenir stores in the Loop and seeing mostly Cubs stuff isn't new. But walking around and seeing as many Cubs shirts as I had or overhearing casual conversations centered on Kris Bryant or Joe Maddon was definitely new.
I'm back in Massachusetts after going away to Chicago for a long weekend. I've caught up on all my David Ortiz highlights and reset all my failing-bullpen-panic functions.
There's been a decent amount of work in making sure all the appropriate sports settings are up to speed, especially as the Red Sox head into the last stretch of their season. And most of that work has been getting Cubs mania out of my brain.
Through four days, I took in a sea of red and blue Cubbie T-shirts wherever I went. The Cubs have been fantastic this year, and that city is ready to explode waiting for the playoffs.
I was in the Windy City to visit friends and feed my ever-growing obsession with Pearl Jam concerts (the band played their final two shows of the year there last weekend). There were plenty of the band's fans walking around and checking out the city, for sure. But they had nothing on the Cubs. In that city, nothing can touch them right now.
I've been to Chicago a few times, and it's as sports-centric as any major city. In 2010, it was a sea of red following the Blackhawks first Stanley Cup victory in 49 years. The Bulls and Bears are a big deal, and even the White Sox have a presence.
The Cubs, though, clearly seem to be at the top of the fandom food chain.
There's an obvious vibe around the city that has the Cubs at its center. Walking into the souvenir stores in the Loop and seeing mostly Cubs stuff isn't new. But walking around and seeing as many Cubs shirts as I had or overhearing casual conversations centered on Kris Bryant or Joe Maddon was definitely new.
Most of my visits to the city have been centered on the Loop and the North Side neighborhoods, and the energy was palpable this time in a way it hasn't been for the past few years. Walk along North Clark or Addison, or even up Michigan Avenue in the most tourist-heavy parts of the city, and it's ready to boil over.
Nationally, the MVP debate seems to be down to a choice between first baseman Anthony Rizzo and third baseman Bryant. The former has 25 home runs, a .298 average, a .956 OPS and 87 RBIs. The latter merely has 33 home runs, a .301 average, a .968 OPS and 86 RBIs. Both have been excellent defensively at their positions (with Bryant occasionally moving to the outfield), and, collectively, they're a nightmare in the middle of the Cubs' lineup.
They also embody what has made the Cubs so great — they're unthinkably young and enjoying monster seasons. Shortstop Addison Russell is 22 and could be polishing a Gold Glove award this offseason. Second baseman Javier Baez is 23 and is finally making the most of the promise he showed in his first call-up in 2014. 24-year-old catcher Willson Contreras has forced his way into the everyday lineup. If Jason Heyward remembers how to hit, they could be set up for a dominant decade.
After their impossibly hot start, when they went 35-15 in April and May, there was a bit of a slowdown. They came to Earth in June and fell into a swoon in July, and the team ran up a pedestrian 28-26 record in that stretch.
That's over now, though. Coming into this weekend's series with the Dodgers, the Cubs were 18-4 in August and entered Chavez Ravine with their magic number to win the division already down to 23. It's gotten to the point that, when they lose, it feels like the Earth has slipped off its axis.
And it seems like they're ready. Fans and media appreciate when teams grow up at what is deemed the correct pace, and the Cubs have that in their favor — they mostly came up together through the minors, they broke through with a winning season and a trip to the NLCS last year, and this year they're laying waste to the league.
That may or may not lead to the thing everyone in Chicago is terrified to think about. Great teams have sprinted through the regular season only to fall apart in the playoffs, some of them not even reaching the World Series. Fans of the 2001 Seattle Mariners are happy to remind you of this.
But for now, which is all we have, it's been incredible to watch the Cubs' hot start extend into this stretch of dominance from the outside. It feels even more frantic in the center of their world.
Nick Tavares' column appears Sundays in The Standard-Times and at SouthCoastToday.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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A Precise Guide to Cocktail Rings That'll Complement Your Outfits
With its undeniable power to make or break an outfit, cocktail rings are a perfect statement piece for any occasion. To learn more about this gorgeous piece of jewelry, Fashionhance gives you all the information in this post.
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"I always accessorize with jewelry. I am a bit of a magpie; I love sparkles, and so wearing jewelry makes me feel more exciting and confident, too!"
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Cocktail rings can be cheaper than a diamond, but are capable of providing all the flash a girl needs from her accessories. Making its entrance in the 1920s or '30s, the trend only grew after the 1940s due to the heightened popularity of cocktail parties in the United States. With women becoming the center of attention in their flapper dresses, no wonder the necessity of complementing the dresses arose.
Today, these rings aren't just a fashion statement, but a necessary accessory that complete an outfit. Basically, it adds the much-needed panache to any event you attend and the dress you have on. But what constitutes as a cocktail ring? And are there any guidelines you should keep in mind while shopping for one? Along with providing you answers to these questions, as you read the rest of the article, you will find essential tips to wearing this ring as well.
Today, these rings aren't just a fashion statement, but a necessary accessory that complete an outfit. Basically, it adds the much-needed panache to any event you attend and the dress you have on. But what constitutes as a cocktail ring? And are there any guidelines you should keep in mind while shopping for one? Along with providing you answers to these questions, as you read the rest of the article, you will find essential tips to wearing this ring as well.
What is a Cocktail Ring?
If you've ever feasted your eyes on these rings, you'll immediately know what they are. But to clarify its meaning for some extra knowledge, a cocktail ring is larger than a normal ring due to its size, shape, and design. They come in a variety of colors and are made from either precious, semi-precious, or synthetic stones. Some of the most common stones used to make these rings are citrine, opal, ruby, amethyst, emerald, sapphire, diamond, garnet, blue topaz, peridot, and pearl. With elaborate designs that makes the central stone(s) glamorous, these rings are available in different types of material like sterling silver, gold-plated nickel, solid gold, and platinum.
Things to Look for While Purchasing
◆ Think about when you'll be wearing the ring, and on what type of outfits. From formal occasions to girls' night out, be sure to buy and match cocktail rings that will take your outfit to a whole new level.
◆ Think about your budget, and then begin your shopping. Although there are a ton of rings available in precious stones, the price tags may dampen your spirits about wearing them. Which is why, keep an eye out for less expensive alternatives, such as amethyst, garnet, peridot, labradorite, turquoise, and black onyx.
◆ The general notion is that the bigger the cocktail rings, the better they look. However, always keep your comfort level above the style. If you're just purchasing the ring in order to make a statement, but aren't completely satisfied with it or comfortable wearing it, the whole idea will go to waste. A cocktail ring is supposed to elevate your outfit, spirit, and attitude.
◆ Pick a ring setting which keeps the stone in the center so that it can be seen in its full glory. If you wish to hold the stone above the band, choose a ring which has a prong setting. Apart from this, you have the option of choosing the bezel setting where the stone is safely place on top of the band. Now, if there are more than one stones in your ring, you can opt for a cluster ring setting where the stones are placed in a variety of different designs.
How to Wear a Cocktail Ring
Traditionally speaking, these rings were worn on the right ring finger to emphasize its presence. Nowadays, women choose to wear it on any finger except the ring finger on the left hand. Since the engagement and wedding rings are worn on the left ring finger, a cocktail ring takes it place on pretty much any of the other fingers.
You can choose to pile the rings on or stick to wearing just one piece, these rings are an easy, yet elegant addition to any look. From the pricier rings designed by designers like Michael Kors, Kate Spade, or Kenneth Jay Lane to inexpensive collections at various departmental stores, remember, there will always be a perfect cocktail ring out there waiting for you.


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Managing Expectations – Road Map Month 9
We're in the back-to-school mode and while I'm thankful to be back in a routine, sometimes I feel the aches and pains of unmet expectations. Do you ever feel this way? You know, things like: I thought we'd get through more math this summer, or, how did we get so far behind in reading? When we start back with our hopes too high, sometimes we come crashing down when our expectations are not met. It can really be disheartening. If you've been reading through *most of the Bible in a year with us, you know that the Israelites have finally met their Promised Messiah, but many of them didn't recognize Him because He wasn't what they had been expecting. What's more, the result of their Savior's sacrifice didn't quite produce the salvation they had expected. The expectation of the early Church was to get out from under the thumb of the Romans, yet they grew through persecution. This month, as you read together, consider how our expectations can sometimes distract us from truly enjoying God's plan. If you're just here to grab the next month's road map, you can download it here:
The First Step is Admitting You Have ExpectationsOften what gets me in trouble is that I don't even realize that I expect something to go a certain way until it doesn't. Then I'm all worked up about how wrong it went. I expected one outcome and regardless of if the other outcome was better, it was different and therefore bad. Modern culture is pretty notorious for setting up expectations to be dashed. Think about the last Disney princess movie you've seen, or if you're like my family, a Hallmark Movie. While I really enjoy watching both of those, they don't portray reality. They build up young girls to expectations of romantic princes who come to sweep them off of their feet and live life happily ever after. But that's just not how it is.
God's EconomyI was listening to music today while preparing food for my family and I was struck with an idea from a familiar song again. Suffering doesn't mean that things are going all wrong, or that if you just got your act together you would find smoother waters. The line that I love from this song is: "Your world's not falling apart it's falling into place." If you haven't heard Just Be Held by Casting Crowns, listen to it real quick.
Expecting the UnexpectedThe truth is that God's Word tells us that God isn't a let down. It's actually far from the truth. Ephesians 3:20-21 says that God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine. He can exceed our expectations if we allow Him to show us His way. As we start to look to what life really looks like walking with our Savior, we have to assess our expectations. If we pursue Him so that we'll find health, comfort, and safety, we might be disappointed. We're promised trouble in this world, but we're not without hope. God's economy is so much richer than anything this world has to offer. Celebrate the richness of a relationship with Him, and you will find that exceedingly abundant life here on earth.
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- Month 1: Genesis
- Month 2: Exodus - Numbers
- Month 3: Numbers - 1 Samuel
- Month 4: 1 Samuel - 1 Kings
- Month 5: 1 Kings, Psalms, 2 Kings, Amos, Hosea, Jonah, Isaiah, & Micah
- Month 6: 2 Kings, Isaiah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Habakkuk, Daniel, Ezekiel, & Obadiah
- Month 7: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Joel, Malachi, 1 Chronicles, & 2 Chronicles
- Month 8: Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John (part 1)
- Month 9: Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John (part 2), Acts, James, Galatians, Ephesians
- Month 10 - Pentecost & the Early Church
- Month 11 - Beginning of the End
- Month 12 - Follow your favorite Advent program to review!
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Beautifully said, Betsy! Thank you for sharing this guidepost with us.
Blessings on the start of another new school year!


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Parents of school-aged children are all too familiar with head lice. The notes being sent home from school that warn parents of a no-nit policy; the hours spent toiling over the best treatment options; the treatment of your child's head and your home to ensure head lice don't spread to the rest of your family. It's all part of the process of having to deal with head lice.
There are plenty of treatment options available for you to choose from, but how do you know which is the best for you and your family?
Before you can decide on a treatment option for the pesky little creatures that reside on your child's scalp, you need to learn a little bit about the kind of enemy you're fighting if you want your best chance at beating it.
Getting to Know Head Lice
Head lice are small, pale brown insects that live and feed on the scalps of humans. They are fast and nearly impossible to remove without some sort of product to smother them. Contrary to popular belief, these creatures cannot jump or fly. Instead, they use tiny claws to crawl from head to head.
Though direct head-to-head contact is the preferred method of travel for these annoying insects, it is still possible to contract head lice from a non-human source. Sometimes, lice take up temporary residence in linens, hair brushes, blankets, towels or even clothes. However, because lice cannot survive off the human head for longer than 36 hours, the chances of becoming infested by a non-human source are lower than becoming infested by a human one. Though, it does happen.
Once atop a human head, head lice begin to feed on the scalp secretions and lay eggs, or nits. The nits are smaller than the adult insect and they are attached to the shafts of hair with a glue-like substance that acts like a kind of cement. It is nearly impossible to get these nits out without a deactivating agent to loosen the hold the nits have on the hair.
Knowing head lice is only half the battle. You also have to know how to treat them if you have any hope of beating them.
Over-the-counter Treatments
When parents discover their child has head lice, they often run out to the nearest drug store to purchase the first lice treatment they can find. The problem with this is that over-the-counter lice treatments are not the most effective treatments out there. In fact, recently, it has been discovered that lice have adapted and become immune to the effects of the chemicals and pesticides that exist in these over-the-counter treatments. These lice are known as "super lice."
Super lice are called such because they cannot be treated using traditional methods. They are formidable creatures that need to be taken seriously. It is difficult to know whether you're dealing with super lice or just regular head lice when attempting to treat your child for having head lice, but to be safe, you should assume that all head lice are super lice. Eventually, the weaker head lice will die out and the super lice will take their place as the only head lice out there.
You need to be ready to take on this new opponent with a new treatment.
Since the discovery of super lice, companies have been devoted to finding new ways to treat them that doesn't involve chemicals. ClearLice in Boca Raton, FL is one of those companies. It has created a natural lice treatment product that works well with any type of lice, including super lice.
ClearLice is a natural lice treatment and prevention product. Its SLS and pesticide-free formula is the best chance you have against all kinds of head lice. The shampoos and conditioners instead use a natural enzyme combination that works to kill head lice and deactivate nits in order to make for a smooth removal. Not only does ClearLice work really well against super lice, it is also the best and safest method for any kind of lice. The peppermint and lavender-scented products will allow your child to become lice-free in just one day without the harsh chemicals that come along with over-the-counter products.
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especially lighting it in the afternoon on those cold and gloomy days--
|Comfort and Joy tea, from The Republic of Tea--
This is only available during the holidays until it is gone,
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Every year about this time, I have to go find this post to remember WHY I don't hate winter. And here it is, from January 7, 2013.
Winter is definitely not my favorite season, but when you live in the north, it's good to find things to like about it.


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Mayor Dave Demands Urgent Meeting with Govia Thameslink over Continuing Rail Chaos
With chaos continuing on Thameslink rail services well into the second week of new timetables which remove fast intercity peak services from Bedford, Mayor Dave Hodgson has written again to Govia Thameslink and insisted on an urgent meeting to seek answers on behalf of Bedford rail users.
Commenting tonight on his Facebook page, Mayor Dave said:
"Thank you to the many people sharing their stories of the daily shambles on the trains with me. I have written again to Thameslink Rail today, this time insisting on an urgent meeting. Will share any information/updates/answers as I get them.'
'Again, this is the service the Government has left us with *after* ripping peak intercity fast trains away from Bedford & condemning some to at least 2 and a half years of daily rail replacement buses. Disgraceful.'
'One of the many reasons why Transport Secretary Chris Grayling's letter to MPs this week blaming everyone else is so pathetic is his talk of a meeting 'after recess'. While ministers enjoy their break, perhaps they'll spare a thought for the thousands of Bedford rail users who are struggling to meet everyday work and personal commitments due to the chaos on the railway!"


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MANILA, Philippines - Glaucoma is slowly blinding Filipinos every day and it's not leaving without pain or duress. With World Glaucoma Week coming in, the time is right for doctors and patients alike to fight the disease.
The Philippine Glaucoma Society (PGS) is bringing in the best activities and events to Filipinos as it sparks the beginning of a world without glaucoma.
"Glaucoma is a grave condition that requires everyone's attention. World Glaucoma Week is just the beginning of a series of events that we hope will spread awareness to all Filipinos nationwide that early detection is the only way to stop glaucoma in its tracks. The way to the light begins today,†said PGS president Dr. Jose Ma. Martinez.
Glaucoma is an eye disease that gradually steals vision. It damages the optic nerve, which is the nerve that delivers information from the eye to the brain. Damage to the optic nerve shrinks the visual field and eventually causes blindness. In some cases of glaucoma, patients experience eye pain, blurred vision, eye redness, headache, vomiting and seeing rainbows around the eyes.
It shows no symptoms and comes without a warning, which is why PGS advocates for the early detection of glaucoma in patients.
The PGS is holding surgical caravans, Facebook photo contests, mall events, and sponsorships of glaucoma procedures and surgeries for indigent patients in Manila, Davao, and Cebu.
For more information, visit www.philglaucomasociety.org.
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Howard Schultz will re-elect Donald Trump
We can't let that happen.
I pledge to join in opposition to Howard Schultz running for president as an independent candidate.
Should he run, I will actively oppose Schultz because he will be Donald Trump's best asset towards securing a second term as president. Schultz will dilute the anti-Trump vote and will allow a minority of voters to choose our next president. The damage Trump has done to our country is already severe and another four years will threaten the very foundations of our democracy.
I will also demand Starbucks immediately rescind his honorary title of "Chairman Emeritus" and I agree to participate in any future of boycott of Starbucks.
Helping to elect Trump and extend his damaging agenda contradicts Starbucks's stated values of "creating a culture of warmth and belonging where everyone is welcome."
I implore Howard Schultz to do the right thing and not run as an independent candidate for president.
National #NoHowardNo Campaign Launched To Oppose Howard Schultz
#NoHowardNo, an independent effort squarely aimed at opposing Starbucks CEO Emeritus Howard Schultz from waging an independent presidential campaign, launched today. An advisory board of …
Another Ralph Nader?
Howard Schultz must be challenged as was Ralph Nader in 2004. We must not forget the lesson learned from the price we paid as a …
Here's What Starbucks Is Telling Employees To Say About Howard Schultz
Read more via the Huffington Post. Starbucks continues to support Howard Schultz's book launch which we all know is a tool being used in attempt …


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In reading this book I found that I was constantly reminded of my own viewpoints about wilderness, nature, our connection to the world we live in, and the willingness to step outside of our modern lives and back into nature. To me Abbey put into words what I have contemplated on many occasions, and something that I had never thought about but could understand where he was coming from. The way in which Abbey discussed his adventures in the Arches, and his seeming release from civilization into a wilderness where he lived for months on end in solitude, with the occasional interaction with other humans.
I enjoyed the way in which Abbey discussed his interactions with nature, using his knowledge of the organisms he lived with to coexist in ways that caused little detriment to either him or the wildlife around him.
I found it fascinating that latter on in the book he delves into his battle with loneliness in the desert, and that his way of combating loneliness was to turn even more to nature and separate himself further from civilization and modern ways of life. That sleeping outside under the stars made him fell less lonely, and more connected with the other organisms that called the desert home. A somewhat opposite thought one today might have on his solution to loneliness due to cell phones, more roads, and the internet. Things that seem to better connect us to one another, but manage to also sometimes make us even lonelier than if we hadn't any of them.


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When half of a media outlet's editorial staff decides to jump ship, chances are it will be reported first on the media gossip blog Gawker — even, it turns out, when those departures are from Gawker itself.
In a posting Friday afternoon, Emily Gould, a Gawker editor, dropped the bomb: both she and Choire Sicha, the site's top editor, were quitting. A third editor, Joshua David Stein, confirmed on Saturday that he was leaving, too. Gawker's three remaining staff members were all hired within the last three months.
"Most of my frustration with the job is of my own making," Mr. Sicha said by telephone on Saturday. "I've completely lost my taste for management, and the thing I realized is that the talent has all the fun."
This will mark the second departure from Gawker for Mr. Sicha (whose name is pronounced Corey See-ka); he left in 2004 after a year and returned in February after a stint at The New York Observer. He said he did not have a new job lined up.
"Choire's departure as managing editor, and that of his blogger protégés, will obviously be a complete pain," Nick Denton, publisher of Gawker Media, which includes 13 other sites, wrote in an e-mail message. "But we've been through it before, three times, and this change of the guard does give us the opportunity to accelerate the transformation of Gawker from cute blog to fully-fledged news site."
Reached by telephone, both Ms. Gould and Mr. Stein said their departures were predicated partly on Mr. Sicha leaving. Ms. Gould, who has been with Gawker for a year, said she was upset about a new compensation system that pays writers according to how many times people view their blog posts rather than only by how many posts they write. The system, she said, pits writers against one another.
"It really gets in your head in this weird way because you're getting so conscious of how many people are reading what," Ms. Gould said. "You get focused on being sensational and even more brain candyish than Gawker was to start with."Continue reading the main story
Two weeks after complaining about the page-view-pay system in a post on Gawker in September, another Gawker staff writer, Alex Balk, quit and took a job at Radar magazine.Continue reading the main story


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SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team fell in a hard-fought Capital Athletic Conference game against St. Mary's College of Maryland, 68-67, as the teams battled down to the final seconds on Wednesday night at Maggs Physical Activities Center.
The Sea Gulls scored the first 10 points of the game, as back-to-back layups from sophomores Justin Witmer and Gordon Jeter gave SU a quick 4-0 lead.
Witmer drained a three to continue the opening run, before junior Kyle Savercool capped the stretch with a layup, followed by a free throw after a foul, giving SU a 10-0 lead before St. Mary's would score.
The Seahawks cut the lead to 14-6, but Witmer again hit from long distance to push the lead back to double digits at 17-6.
With 7:34 left in the first half, St. Mary's got their deficit back down to single digits 22-14, but a pair of Witmer layups increased the Gulls' advantage to 12, before a free throw from Jeter gave SU its largest lead of the half, 27-14; the Gulls kept the lead in double digits for the rest of the half.
With six points from junior Wyatt Smith, all on layups, in the final four minutes before the break, Salisbury took a 35-23 lead into halftime. Witmer led all scorers with 14 points in the first half, while the Sea Gulls were shooting 53.6 percent from the floor. Salisbury also led the rebounding 18-11.
St. Mary's cut into SU's lead with a 5-2 run to open the second half, but the Gulls answered with a 5-2 spurt of their own, capped by a layup from freshman Jordan Brooks to put the lead back up to double digits 44-33.
SU continued to hold its lead, but with just under 10 minutes left in the game, two free throws from Nick LaGuerre sparked an 11-0 run, giving the Seahawks their first lead of the game, 52-51.
However, Witmer drained a long-distance shot from the left corner to regain the lead for the Sea Gulls, 54-52.
Jeter and Smith followed with layups on a 6-0 stretch that gave Salisbury a 58-52 lead with 5:22 to go.
St. Mary's answered again with an 8-0 run to take the lead 60-58, and the teams continued to trade leads down the stretch, but with 16 seconds left, Smith put Salisbury ahead 67-66 with two makes from the foul line. However, St. Mary's Tanner Brooks converted on two free throws with seven seconds left to take the victory for the Seahawks.
Smith and Witmer both scored 20 points to lead the Gulls, while Smith pulled down 12 rebounds for a double-double.
Salisbury returns to Maggs PAC on Saturday, January 31 for a CAC contest with Southern Virginia University; the opening tip is set for 3 p.m.


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Hornets Girls record emphatic victory at home to Devonport
PUBLISHED: 10:57 05 October 2018
Hornets Under-18 Girls' match against Devonport was stopped early, with the home side enjoying a huge lead.
Hornets U18 Girls 67 pts
Devonport U18 Girls 5 pts
Another big crowd gathered at The Nest to watch the Hornets Under-18 Girls take on Devonport, the game ending after 55 minutes when the visiting skipper decided enough was a enough and asked the referee to bring a halt to proceedings.
Hornets started strongly, full-back Amy Coles was on hand to crash over and open the scoring. Soon after Georgia Seviour cut a lovely line through the defence to dot down a try that Coles converted.
From the kick-off, backrowers Sophie Adams and Ruby Pring combined well to send Seviour powering away for her second try, before Coles was set free after a well-timed pass from Cass Hancock for a try she converted herself.
A short while later Coles was scorching in for her hat-trick try after a well-executed line-out, again the final pass was delivered by Hancock and Coles added the conversion.
Next on the scoresheet was captain Ruby Richardson, who dived over out wide, Coles adding a difficult conversion. Richardson and Hancock then combined to set up a quick ruck and prop Katie Reynolds was on hand to muscle over from close range.
The second half saw no let up and Pip Hendy latched on to a cracking pass from Lottie Dadds for a great try that Coles converted. Hendy was at it again a few minutes later when the outstanding Adams set her free for another try, this time converted by Kerri Townsend.
Gemma Batts' strong run and offload found replacement Charmaine Bowen on hand to power over for a superb try before Coles completed the scoring after Richardson's long break from Lois Bird's excellent offload. After Coles' try, Devonport threw in the towel with a good 15 minutes remaining leaving the final score at 67-5.
Props Katie Reynolds and Hannah Capes both put in huge shifts ensuring Hornets' scrum was rock solid, as was hooker Kerri Townsend Second rows Jade Hazzard, Heidi Swarbrick and Tianna Franks were immense in their work rate, while Alicia Hancock continues to improve.
The back row of Millie Mann, Sophie Adams, Ruby Pring and later Charmaine Bowen and Lois Bird were outstanding. Lottie Dadds' passing remains a feature at No 9, while the excellent decision making of Harrie Payne saw her awarded the player match award at 10.
The rest of the backline in Richardson, Hancock, Hendy, Hutchinson, Seviour, Batts and Coles looked threatening all afternoon.
Hornets would like to wish Devonport the best of luck for the rest of the season and will look forward to another good match when they travel to Plymouth later in the season.
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"They were extremely generous to us," said Sutton, who entered missionary work in 1987 visiting the 56 communities, towns, villages, settlements and missions that make up the diocese spread across northern Manitoba, northern Saskatchewan and Sandy Lake, Ont. "And the board members made it happen and made sure that people that really were in need in the north were able to access the resources."
Every year, the St. Joseph Award honours a missionary whose dedication is a light for the world or salt of the earth.
Now 77, Sutton is retired and recalls the "good years" he spent working as a missionary.
"They were good experiences," he said. "And I certainly have no regrets. So I'm grateful to receive an award that carries with it a lot of people."
During his years as a missionary, there was more than one time where he was struck by the importance of the work of Catholic Missions.
"I can think of one time where we were having to do renovations on buildings… and we have to heat places in the wintertime. And things are extremely expensive and transportation is tremendously expensive," he said. "And Catholic Missions rose to the occasion."
About 475 guests attended the gala which raised about $300,000 for Catholic Missions, said Patria Rivera, director of publications and communications for Catholic Missions In Canada. Over the past 10 years, more than $1.2 million has been raised through the Tastes of Heaven Gala.
The event featured a live and silent auction, which included a one-week trip for two to the diocese of Whitehorse in the Yukon with Bishop Gary Gordon as host. The winning bid was $10,500.
Keynote speaker Bishop Reynauld Rouleau of the diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay said he sees the importance of Catholic Missions in his northern diocese which covers northern Manitoba and Nunavut.
"We have very small communities isolated and not easily accessible except by plane, and the cost of operating is so high sometimes," said Rouleau.
With 11 months of winter, it can be a challenge as the communities have little revenue, he said.
"So the Catholic extension is very supportive with giving some allowances or grants but also making it more known in Canada what is (being) done."
Fr. Philip Kennedy, president of Catholic Missions in Canada, said it's important they offer different ways for people to make donations.
"They feel not only more educated about the missions but we also give people an opportunity to associate with others who are helping of the missions," he said. "So it gives them camaraderie."
For 2012, Catholic Missions In Canada has been asked to provide $4 million in funding to support Canadian missions, including $1.8 million to support more than 300 Canadian missionaries living in communities and providing them with food, heat and gas for their cars, $1 million spent on the building and repair of 162 churches and $1.1 million going towards 152 religious education programs for children and adults and ensures that 41 seminarians can study for the priesthood.


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Oppose the Hudson-Hughes Highway in Georgetown-Lewes.
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The proposed Georgetown Lewes rail trail is planned and funded. Many residents of Lewes benefit from the trail in their backyards. Although traffic is a real concern in our area, we need viable infrastructure improvements that are helpful, not detrimental to the residents, especially children of Lewes. Adding a highway creates problems, not solutions. Roads divide, trails unite.
The proposed Hudson-Hughes Highway would run alongside the trail, through many residents' current back yards. This is a quality of life issue for many of us. We must protect the safety and integrity of our beautiful small town.
Summary: Georgetown - Lewes Rail Trail Status and Alternate Highway Plan
• The Delaware State Legislature has approved and funded (this year to Minos Conaway Rd) a hiking/biking trail on the Delaware Coast Line RR right-of-way between Georgetown and Lewes, and named it the Georgetown-Lewes Rail Trail. Motorized vehicles will not be permitted on the right-of-way.
• Track has already been removed from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal west to Fisher Road.
• The DelDOT Construction Project Manager for this project has told us that construction bids will be solicited in August, 2018. Construction will start in October, 2018, and barring unforeseen weather, should be complete by March, 2019.
• In December, 2017, DelDOT formed the 5Points Working Group of 18 local citizens, office holders, civic leaders and business persons to brainstorm ideas to alleviate traffic congestion at the intersection of Coastal Highway and State Route 9 in Lewes. 17 members remain in the Group.
• At 6 pm on July 30 at Beacon Middle School, 19483 John J. Williams Highway, Route 24, Lewes, the 5Points Working Group will finish deciding which suggestions to submit to DelDOT.
• One suggestion, #76, is to construct a bypass highway on the same abandoned railroad right-of-way that has been proposed, funded and is under construction for the dedicated non-vehicular Georgetown-Lewes Rail Trail. The rail trail would be relegated to a bike path along a highway of speeding cars and trucks. The current natural tunnel of trees would be obliterated.
• The proponents of this proposal are real estate developer and businessman Christian Hudson and his architecture, engineering and surveying firm Davis, Bowen and Friedel of Milton, Salisbury and Easton, represented by traffic engineer D.J. Hughes. Hudson and Hughes are members of the DelDOT 5Points Working Group. They have modestly titled their proposal the "Hudson-Hughes Highway."
• The design is depicted on an aerial photograph, with cross-section illustrations. The cross-sections imply that paved areas will be small and that vegetation areas will be large. But the opposite will likely be true. The right-of-way is only 66 feet wide. Most of the right-of-way would be paved in order to accommodate 2x12' drive lanes, 2x8' shoulders, 1x10' bike path, 2x2' wide guard rails and 2x6' wide drainage ditches. Cars are shown occupying 1/3 of a 12 foot wide driving lane. But full size cars are 5'6" to 6' wide, not 4 feet wide. Full-size pick-ups and tractor trailer trucks are 8 1/2 feet wide. None are shown on the illustrations. The illustrations do not faithfully depict what ultimately will likely be built.
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The Federal Government Must Stop Catholic Hospitals From Harming More Women
Unfortunately, it's increasingly a common story. A woman who is expecting a baby rushes to the hospital knowing that something is going horribly awry. Her heart rate is elevated, and she is bleeding. Sadly, the pregnancy is doomed. Crying and upset, she realizes she needs an abortion because she knows the pregnancy won't make it to term. And she knows she is getting sicker.
But in this particular story, the hospital is Catholic, and the medical staff refused to provide an abortion based on Catholic directives that dictate what care can be provided in Catholic hospitals. Instead of providing her with appropriate care, the hospital kept her for six hours watching her bleed. They finally "discharged" her to the parking lot so that a relative could drive her to another hospital to get the care she needed. But by that time, she had lost so much blood that she needed a transfusion of seven pints and emergency surgery.
This story is real, and so is this woman (who is thankfully alive). Her story is one of several complaints against Catholic hospitals – which take billions of taxpayer dollars to serve the public - that have been lodged with the federal agency that oversees hospitals.
We know that there are more complaints, including the one filed by Faith Groesbeck, a public health researcher, who discovered several stories of women denied proper emergency care during miscarriages at one Catholic hospital in Michigan. One woman described in Ms. Groesbeck's complaint was turned away by the Catholic hospital twice while miscarrying and given only Tylenol for a potentially deadly infection. The woman ended up miscarrying by herself on the toilet at home.
It's very strange, then, that when we filed a Freedom of Information Act request back in 2014 seeking these complaints we received none of them. That's why today we filed a lawsuit under FOIA to get all documents related to complaints against Catholic hospitals.
We assume there are other complaints that we don't know about yet. As our recent report documents, the number of Catholic hospitals continues to climb, along with the number of women coming forward to tell their story of being denied care at a Catholic hospital. In 2016, one in six hospital beds in the U.S. are in a facility that complies with Catholic directives, which prohibit a range of reproductive health care, even when a woman's life or health is in jeopardy.
We know that the government knows there is a problem. The government's answer to today's lawsuit will tell us precisely what they know. And we expect them to help fix this problem and use federal law to protect women.
Hospitals violate the law when they refuse to provide emergency medical care or provide information about a patient's condition. The federal government should systematically investigate Catholic hospitals and hold them accountable. No woman should rush to the hospital and fear for her life because of religious rules that force hospitals to turn patients away without providing the proper care.
If you have been denied proper care at a Catholic hospital, we'd like to hear from you.
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Charles Fessel
I recently filed charges with the D.O.J against a Catholic hospital for attempted murder, it's the second time in the past 13 years their's been an attempt.
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As usual ACLU shows how hypocritical it is. It supports religious freedom yet doesn't care about it push come to shove. Don't go to a catholic hospital. Simple.
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It's interesting how all these people supposedly know someone that had things like this happen yet no one has had it happen to them. Obviously this stuff happens. It happens in EVERY hospital. It's called negligence. People always talk about the molestation also. That was so sad and I feel awful for those kids and the church did drop the ball on that. But look at percentages. The Catholic church has more molestation overall however protestant churches have a higher percentage of molestation. And if you combine Baptists with Methodists with whoever else they have the higher number. People just love to attack the Catholic church. It's sad and wrong what happened to those kids involving priests. It's also sad that you only seem to see them reporting the Catholic ones.
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Freedom of religion is enshrined in the 1st Amendment. The ACLU thinks that the right to an abortion overrides that.
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You can't receive brain surgery at every hospital either. Why aren't you going after hospits that don't provide every service for every affliction. It's because you have a vendetta against what is good, what is true and what is beautiful. The ACLU will continue to push its radical secular ideology on the masses. It wants to silence the voice of people of faith until it's agenda is met. The ACLU works to stop Catholics from practicing their faith by providing care to the marginalized and poor. The ACLU will not stop its ideological mission to destroy truth. Catholics have rights too!! And we aren't going to privatize our faith!!! We have rights too!!!
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Good ONE
As a healthcare administrator of a Catholic hospital I can say that women who are bleeding will not be denied miscarriage services, but if they want an abortion they'll need to go to the chumps at planned parenthood.
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I don't know what you people can't seem to understand...hospitals are BUSINESSES. Just like grocery store or electric company, they provide SERVICES that, although they may help you, you're not entitled to. Any hospital is free to pick and choose what services the provide. Period. Don't like it? Go to a different hospital.
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1. Newton Hinshaw (c1833-1867) m Hannah Jane Fears (c1832-?) 2.. Jacob Robert Hinshaw (1854-1929) m Margaret Jane Smith (1854-1921) 3... John Newton Hanshaw (1880-1964) m Lula Marcella King (1877-1954) 4.... Paul King Hanshaw (1912-2004) +Mattie Blonde Melton (1920-2002) 5..... Barbara Joy Hanshaw (1939-) 1
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Born Apr 12 1912, Lawrence County, Arkansas.1,2,3,4
He married Mattie Blonde Melton, Jan 15 1938, Lawrence County, Arkansas.1,5 Mattie, daughter of Leeman Garrett Melton & Clara Jane Howard, was born Mar 19 1920, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida.1,4
In 1999-2000 Paul was living at 41117 Renee Dr., Ponchatoula, Louisiana.6,7
Mattie died Mar 16 2002, St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; age 81.1,4,8
Mattie's obituary was published in "The Hammond Daily Star" on March 19, 2002:8
Ponchatoula - Mattie Blond Melton Hanshaw, 81, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. She was a native of Sarasota, Fla., a member of Holiday Ramblers of America and Pelican Ramblers, and a former businesswoman and resident of New Orleans, having been a distributor for Snap On and Cornwell Tools. She is survived by her husband, Paul Hanshaw; one daughter, Barbara Hanshaw Blades of Covington; two sisters, Mary Lauer and Anne Bournonville; and one grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lehman Garret and Clara Howard Melton; three sisters, Pearl Wilson, Roberta and Winnie Doris Melton; and one brother, Lehman Garret Melton Jr. Visitation will be Wednesday at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Thursday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. Burial will be in Garden of Memories, Metairie.
Paul King Hanshaw died Feb 29 2004, St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; age 91.4,9
Paul's obituary was published in "The Hammond Daily Star" on March 2, 2004:9
Abita Springs - Paul King Hanshaw, 91, died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington. A former resident of Ponchatoula, he as a native of Hoxie, Ark. He was a former businessman and resident of New Orleans, having been a distributor for Snap On Tools, Cornwell Tools. He also worked for Armour Packing Co. in Denver. Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Hanshaw Blades of Covington; and one grandchild. His wife, Mattie Blond Melton Hanshaw; his parents, John Newton and Lula Marcella King Hanshaw; four brothers, Oscar, Wilbur, Eldred and Claude Hanshaw; one sister, Gladys Hanshaw; and an infant brother, all preceded him in death. Visitation will be Wednesday at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from noon until the Rev. Bob Deich conducts the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Garden of Memories in Metairie. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.
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