text: Lehigh Acres' History Lehigh Acres began as a 'tax write-off' for millionaire. Lehigh Acres has a short history. While Thomas A. Edison and his wife were spending winters in Fort Myers, there was a scattering of farm sites in the western areas of Lee County, known today as Lehigh Acres. Many families, most of them gone now, homesteaded some of the lands where today's Homestead Rd., one of the community's two main thoroughfares through town, is located. The government gave land to "homesteaders" if they promised to live and work the land. One of the last families to have homestead land is the Flint family whose ancestors came to the area in the late 19th century. And one of the older family members who died in the early 2000s, said he remembered cow pastures in the area where Homestead Rd. is located. That was before Lee Ratner ever heard of Lee County, Florida. Lehigh remained unpopulated largely until the 1950s when Lee Ratner of Chicago, a businessman and the owner of a large pest control company, sold his Decon business for around $7 million. Ratner, interested in protecting that money from paying taxes to the federal government, purchased a large track of land, which had been a private ranch in Lee County, as a tax shelter. The purchase was in 1951. Ratner planned to raise cattle on the land and paid a few workers to move from the north to the ranch and raise just enough alfalfa to feed the beef steers on what he called his "Lucky Lee Ranch." Ratner ended up buying about 100 square miles. He built a small air trip in the remote area and entertained friends who came to his ranch to hunt. Ratner was a tall man who many found friendly and father-like and was well respected by the ranchers he hired to work on his property. But he was an astute businessman, too. One of those earlier employees was Ratner's brother-in-law, the late Jim Richmond of Lehigh, who said a few years before his death, that as foreman, they had raised a "good crop of alfalfa" and found they had more than was needed of the crop and could sell it to nearby ranchers. Richmond said when Ratner flew into the small airstrip one weekend, he told his brother-in-law they had made money on a crop of alfalfa. Richmond said Ratner, who rarely became angry, became upset and reminded him that he had the ranch to lose money, not to make profits. Many believe the late Lee Ratner wrote off losses to Uncle Sam during those years. In 1954, Ratner was convinced by his friends to sell lots and build homes for retirees. He was surprised to find that people up north would come to Lehigh Acres to retire. Lehigh Acres became one of the first retiree communities in Florida. Richmond said he remembered one night when he and Ratner and a few other men, who worked on the ranch, sat around a kitchen table drinking beers, and decided to draw up plans for streets and to name them. Many streets in Lehigh were named for Ratner's family and his friends and others were named for the Richmond family. They have become heavily populated areas of Lehigh today. After that "street naming night," Richmond said Ratner hired a firm to plat the community into quarter-acre and half-acre lots and to finish the naming of literally hundreds of streets. Land sales became so successful that the Lehigh Corp. was formed and a huge work force was hired, including company executives, marketing people, builders and sales people. The company marketing the community in 1954 became the County Land & Title Company Inc. It advertised Lehigh Acres all over the country and in Europe, especially Germany. Ratner was known for rewarding those who worked hard and were loyal to him. Lehigh Acres became a "company town," with little services, if any, provided by Lee County government. That meant that the corporation paved the streets all over Lehigh. During the late 50s and 60s, Ratner gave land to religious organizations to build churches and a Jewish temple. A large auditorium was built and celebrities from Hollywood and New York were brought to the community to entertain the residents and the people who were being paid to come to Lehigh to view building lots with sales people "dining and wining them." In 2006, the auditorium was completely renovated and became a buffet styled Asian restaurant. At one time, church services were held inside. The corporation was sold many times over the years and the Lehigh Corp. finally ended its land dealings in the community in 1991. Many earlier residents remember when one could come to Lehigh Acres and buy a lot for $10 down and $10 a month, an idea created by Ratner. Canals were dug to drain the town of heavy rains during the summer months. By 2006, a hundred thousand platted lots made up Lehigh Acres. Land remained inexpensive until the 2000s when a building boom began in Lehigh and prices of land and homes values began to soar. But it still remained as a more affordable place to live than in Fort Myers or Cape Coral. In 2006, a landowners association, which keeps records of the number of county permits issued to build homes, used formulas to come with up population figures. By early 2006, it was estimated that as many as 70,000 people lived in the community. Ada Thompson, who keeps count of the county permits today for the Chamber of Commerce, says Lehigh will have more than 80,000 residents by the end of 2007. Many believe that 300,000 people will live in Lehigh by the years 2020 to 2030 when it is expected that the town will be "built out." Lehigh remained unincorporated although some in the community opted for incorporation. In the mid 1990s, a bid to incorporate the town was voted down. In 2006, the county hired a planning firm for $550,000 to come up with a comprehensive community plan. A group of local leaders began the planning process two years earlier as the Lehigh Acres Community Planning Corp., better known as the LACPCD. Developers and investors began buying up land, but one of the problems that continued to perplex Lehigh residents was the fact that there was little room for large commercial development. Ratner had not planned for that. The main commercial areas were strewn along Lee Blvd. and Homestead Rd., and up until the 1990s, were owned by small mom and pop businesses. In the early 2000s, builders bought up land along Lee Blvd. and built model homes as they marketed their houses. And small strip malls began to spring up. In what is considered "downtown Lehigh," that area along Homestead Rd., three major shopping centers were built. One of the first, built in the 1960s at the intersection of Alabama Rd. and Leeland Heights Blvd., has been expanded into one of the busiest shopping areas in the community. Back in the early 1960s, Lee Ratner, the original owner of the land, paid for the building of Lee Blvd. which lead to Fort Myers. It was given to the county after it was completed. In the 1990s, Commissioner John Albion and his fellow commissioners were responsible for widening that two-lane highway into a six lane major boulevard. Some believe the highway was named for Lee Ratner while others claim it was named for Lee County. Nobody knows for sure. Ratner's employees on the Lucky Lee Ranch built all of the first streets in Lehigh, including roads such as Alabama Rd., Leeland Heights Blvd., Joel Blvd., and Homestead Rd., with its entrances at SR 82, known as the Immokalee Rd. Since the beginnings of Lehigh, the people became community-minded which eventually led to the formation of the Lehigh Acres Chamber of Commerce, whose members worked over the years to improve the community. Ratner early on offered land for service organizations to build on and the community became a Mecca for veterans from World Wars I and II and Korea. Today, Veterans Park, along Homestead Rd. is dedicated to those who fought in America's foreign wars. And in the late 1990s, many World War II veterans still lived in Lehigh Acres, but their number were dwindling fast. While the community was originally planned for retirees, younger families began moving to the community and schools had to be built. The Lehigh Corp. built the first elementary school in a small house-like dwelling. Today, Lehigh Acres has several elementary schools, two middle schools, a high school and plans are on the drawing board for more schools as the community continues to grow. Fort Myers investor and Realtor Frank D'Alessandro in 2005, said Lehigh was the fastest growing area of Lee County. He began investing in Lehigh parcels two decades before. One of the earlier executives of Lehigh Corp., back when Lee Ratner was alive, told the Chamber of Commerce in 2005, that Ratner would never have believed the community grew as it has. And a population of 70,000 or more was something Ratner never dreamed of, he said. In 2006, there are no statutes or memorials for Ratner and few people are alive today who even remember him. But Ratner left his mark when he found out that middle-income people would buy land in Lehigh Acres, away from the beaches, and come to the little town to live. Even the origins of the name "Lehigh Acres" has been lost over the years. Some claim Lehigh Acres was named in honor of Lee Ratner. Others say it was named for Lee County and the fact, that Lehigh has the highest elevation of any area of Lee County, with some areas at 27 and 30 feet above sea level. Many believe Lehigh is the safest place to be if a hurricane would hit the county. When hurricanes threaten the area from the Gulf, people flee to Lehigh Acres. In the 2000s, Lehigh Acres was dealing with "growth problems" such as crowded streets and roads. The idea of incorporation again was raised and many believe that "cityhood" is inevitable. But still, there are those who want Lehigh to remain unincorporated. And indeed, there are many who wish Lehigh Acres was as it was in the 1960s and 1970s when there was only one stoplight in town and almost everyone knew everyone else. Story Credit Mel Toadvine, Editor of The Lehigh Acres Citizen


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ALAMEDA — School district trustees have approved a lease for Community Learning Center Schools Inc. to move its two charter schools into the former Woodstock Education Center, a move that follows the center's governing board abruptly terminating two top administrators at one of the schools.
The 11-year lease that trustees approved Tuesday will begin in July and calls for at least 75 percent of the students at the Nea and the Alameda community learning centers to be Alameda residents, and for the percentage to increase over the next three years until it reaches at least 85 percent.
If the schools fail to meet the target and other enrollment criteria over two consecutive years, the district has the right to reclaim part of the site at 1900 Third St.
Trustee Trish Spencer cast the lone vote against the deal, saying she was concerned the district was getting locked into such a long-term lease, especially given the district's projected enrollment increase. But Superintendent Kirsten Vital said the enrollment will be addressed in the district's master facilities plan.
The learning center's Board of Directors unanimously approved the lease April 17, when it also voted to place Nea's top administrator Maafi Gueye and Chief Financial Officer Lina Miura on paid administrative leave.
While the move prompted students to walk out of classes in protest five days later, the board decided to formally end the employment of Gueye and Miura on April 24, despite some parents and students calling for the pair to be reinstated.
Officials with the learning center are not commenting on the terminations, citing employee confidentially.
Some parents said they fear the loss of administrators is actually part of a decision to eventually merge the two charter schools after they open at the Woodstock site.
But in an email to parents after the ouster of Gueye and Miura, the learning center's Executive Director Patti Wilczek said the board does not intend to close Nea's Upper Village program, which serves sixth- through 12th-grade students, "and any statements to the contrary are false."
"Education at Nea is a cultural experience — it is vibrant and alive," parent Daniel Davenport said. "The relocation of Nea will give its stakeholders a long-term platform to evolve further, while maintaining its culture, which prioritizes democratic governance and project based learning."
The lease with the school district will expire in June 2025 and allows the learning center to sidestep the requirements for acquiring the Woodstock location under Proposition 39, the law passed by California voters in 2000 that aims to allow all public school students equal access to facilities, including those who attend charter schools.
The lease with the school district also comes as the learning center has worked out a memorandum of understanding with the Alameda Boys and Girls Club, also on the Woodstock property, to use the club's facilities.
Among the agreement's terms are for the learning center to have exclusive access to the club's gymnasium and art classroom on weekdays, except for a half-day on Wednesdays, and to share office space.
Rent is $1,000 a month, plus the center must pay custodial fees and agree to promote the club's programs to students and parents. The agreement would begin in Aug. 25 and run through June 11, 2015.
The Alameda Community Learning Center, currently at 400 Grand St., opened in 1992 and serves middle and high schoolers, including offering them classes through the Peralta Community College District.
The charter school's success led the organizers, including Gueye, to create Nea in 2009 at 500 Pacific Ave. It offers a program for kindergarten through fifth-grade students, as well as the Upper Village program for older students.
The nonprofit Community Learning Center Schools Inc. manages the two schools.
Reach Peter Hegarty at 510-748-1654 or follow him on Twitter.com/Peter_Hegarty.


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"It is a teeth-jarring sport for skaters who race 30 miles every night," LIFE wrote of roller derby seven long decades ago, in December 1948. The sport, LIFE continued, features "enough spills and body contact to gratify even an ice hockey fan."
Leaving aside the question of why any sport in which violence plays even a small role is inevitably compared to ice hockey, LIFE.com here features a number of photographs of women's roller derby teams in Chicago, made by longtime LIFE photographer George Skadding. Known primarily as a chronicler of politics and presidents -- before and after World War II, he was an officer of the White House News Photographers Association -- Skadding clearly immersed himself in this particular assignment.
Maybe the open aggression of the sport was a tonic after years of covering the smoke-filled rooms, wheeling, dealing and backstabbing for which Washington is famous. Whatever the reason, Skadding -- see the wonderful portrait of him below, wielding an improbably complex lighting-and-camera rig -- evidently enjoyed himself while chronicling these skaters. And according to LIFE, the fans certainly got their money's worth.
"The rules of this spectacle appear to have been cribbed from six-day bike racing . . . and professional wrestling. . . . Audiences have already learned to hiss the sport's more clumsy villains, but lady skaters are not ostracized when they kick one another in the face."
If that's not an endorsement for wholesome family entertainment, we don't know what is.
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter at @LizabethRonk.


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As he took the stage at Lakeland College's Bradley Theatre Thursday night to tell the story of how he helped rev up the Harley-Davidson brand, Clyde Fessler revved up the crowd with just the right marketing flair.
Immediately after a brief video introduced the Harley-Davidson culture, Fessler roared onto the stage riding a Softail Heritage Classic FLSTC motorcycle.
Fessler's presentation, part of Lakeland's 13th annual Charlotte and Walter Kohler Distinguished Business Lecture, recounted the Milwaukee-based company's establishment as one of America's iconic brands.
The lecture was part of a festive night for Harley enthusiasts, a night that included a pre-lecture reception that had Lakeland's Wehr Center decked out with Harley motorcycles, clothing and advertising courtesy of Route 43 Harley-Davidson in Sheboygan. Owner Richard Kummer and several members of his staff attended, and the event drew many local Harley riders who parked their bikes outside the Wehr.
Fessler, a Sheboygan native who retired as a Harley executive in 2002, played an integral part in Harley-Davidson's rebound from near bankruptcy. Some highlights of his presentation:
- Fessler said Harley's marketing turnaround started with three main questions: Who are we? Who are our customers? What do they expect from us? Those questions can help any company or person formulate their brand, he said.
- Spend time getting to know your customers, because they are your best salespeople. Fessler said he used to stop shaving at Thanksgiving so he would physically fit in with Harley customers at the annual gathering in Dayton Beach, Fla., each December. "Problems are in the office; solutions are in the field," he said.
- Fessler said Harley-Davidson's brand successfully expanded when the company stopped selling just a product (the motorcycle) and started selling a lifestyle. The company developed a line of Harley clothes and started marketing them to females and children. The company assisted dealers all over the world in redesigning their dealerships. "Our riders want to visit our stores because each one presents a unique experience," Fessler said.
- The company had to overcome negative images about motorcycles fueled by movies in the 1950s and 1960s that painted riders as violent gang members looking to pillage when they went on rides. Harley-Davidson owners have raised millions of dollars for a variety of charities, most notably the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Fessler joined Harley-Davidson in 1977, and he recalled spending two days at the Sheboygan Harley dealership owned by Bill Kummer researching to prepare for his job interview. He served as director of marketing services, general sales manager, director of licensing, vice president of general merchandise and vice president of business development
The University of Notre Dame graduate also served on the board of trustees for the American Motorcycle Association and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.
Fessler's appearance at Lakeland was made possible by a gift from The Charlotte and Walter Kohler Charitable Trust. Lakeland annually brings a nationally known business or economic figure to its main campus to speak with Lakeland students and the general public.
Past lecturers have included former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, Forbes Media President and CEO Steve Forbes and Emmy Award-winning journalist and author John Stossel.
The Charlotte and Walter Kohler Charitable Trust is named for former Wisconsin Gov. Walter Kohler Jr. and his wife, Charlotte.


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You are too fly for words Delmy...such an inspiration cant wait to see what your wearing for the fall. : )ReplyDelete
Nice hat!ReplyDelete
You are absolutely flawless Delmy! So gorgeous, love the shortsReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2010 at 9:22 AM
LOVE the cutoffs! The entire outfit. You're always dressed to the nines.ReplyDelete
what an amazing outfit Delmy! love the contrast between the hat and the shoes!ReplyDelete
LOVE LOVE LOVE your hat!!! gorgeous darling xoxoxoReplyDelete
I'm with you! Summer please don't go away!!! Love that hat! and gosh will I miss shorts!ReplyDelete
wow, I love your outfit. so simple and the blue hat is the perfect eyecatcher!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Love this bright blue in a floppy hat! You really put this outfit together well, koodos!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Love this bright blue in a floppy hat! You really put this outfit together well, koodos!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2010 at 10:14 AM
With really short cutoffs, there's always the risk of "stank" and with my thighs I bump that line everytime. You, however, totally pull it off!ReplyDelete
Loving that shirt. It is perfect with the denim. xReplyDelete
omg this is adorable! cute hat :)ReplyDelete
Soo gorgeous yet you look so comfortable and relaxed. Love the look.ReplyDelete
WOW, that hat is a traffic stopper, beautifully elegant and funky at the same time. I would say thou, the short jeans kinda ruin it for me, would've love tight dark denim or doll dress with it, but to each his/her own style.ReplyDelete
That hat could be so wrong on so many people but not you, dear! You look nothing but chic!ReplyDelete
ouh là là you look nice and so summer-ishReplyDelete
that hat is gorge, love the colourReplyDelete
Awww I dont want summer to leave either...love the shorts and the hat looks adorable on you!ReplyDelete
Wauw girl you look fantastic! Your shirt is gorgeousReplyDelete
I love that hat. The color and the style is right on.ReplyDelete
Love it!ReplyDelete
you put the best outfits together!ReplyDelete
wow !ReplyDelete
I love the blue hat.. its so cute!!!!
wow the colors are just lovely!ReplyDelete
Love Your hat! It adds so much... and the color of the shoes looks fabulous!!!! Tottaly love your outfit!!!ReplyDelete
I've always enjoyed the combo of blue and yellow! Enjoy these final days of summer!ReplyDelete
The hat is absolutely Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Your outfit is really cute and I love the hat!ReplyDelete
You've got an amazing pair of legs girl!ReplyDelete
Cute outfit!!!ReplyDelete
P.S: I posted pics of my new ALDO booties on my blog Sunday, go check them out ;)
LOVE IT YOU MAKE CASUAL LOOK SO GOOD XOXO hautedolleyes.blogspot.comReplyDelete
I love it. When the post came up in my reader all I saw was the hat and I gasped. Love that color.ReplyDelete
Love your blog , lets become fashionable blogger friends , lets follow each other.ReplyDelete
Maybe you'll be interested in the FENDI GIVEAWAY I'm having on my blog.
Man, I HAD a cute pair of those natural comfort wedges and they were the most uncomfortable shoes I've ever owned. Too bad, because they're so cute!!ReplyDelete
amazing pics, you're so cute with that hat! love the shirt too!ReplyDelete
Beautiful shirt. The texture is divine! :DReplyDelete
this type of hat looks pretty on u!ReplyDelete
as always these was coolReplyDelete
i simply adore everythingReplyDelete
I love this easy, relaxed look. The hat is a beautiful colour on you.ReplyDelete
Love Jojo xx
Love your color combination!ReplyDelete
Nice hat. You look fantastic.ReplyDelete
I need to be where women dress like that.
Love love love that shirt!ReplyDelete
I love the hatReplyDelete
and the flowy shirt is says comfort =)
Ilove the way you keep your style :)
i soooooooooooo want those shoes. for effin reals. i love your ass, d! your hair is getting more longer love it!ReplyDelete
I want that hat!! = )ReplyDelete
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I have the same hat in black! Love the blue color, looks great on you!ReplyDelete
visiting your post and I do think you are really born to be a fashion bloggerReplyDelete
your pictures are beautiful..what kind of camera do you use?ReplyDelete
such a perfect casual outfit. Love your hat!ReplyDelete
I do like your post and it is fashionableReplyDelete
so chic-love the casual laid back twist.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousOctober 8, 2010 at 1:09 PM
I just stumbled upon your blog ... and WOW! Am I ever inspired! I'm a curvy gal too, and I get so sick of thinking I can only look fab if my physique is that of the Kate Moss lookalikes that seem to dominate fashion blogs. You are absolutely stunning and your style is inspirational!ReplyDelete
Does anyone have any tips for buying vintage levi 501's, I've been on the hunt for along time now and still kinda trying to figure out what fits best on a girl with hips and thighs should i be lookin in the mens or womens? ugh i'm lost, i just want my levi's =)ReplyDelete


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The cows are leaving and the new locks are going out
The cows are due to be coming off Tubney Fen and Burwell Fen this week. As part of our environmental stewardship agreements the cows are removed over the winter and will come back in the spring. I will try to get the small gates removed to allow for easier access but this might take a bit of time I'm sorry to say. We have a busy two weeks on the Sedge Fen coming up. As I have a chipper and chainsaw licence I am booked to help with the large amount of tree work due to be carried out.
Owls on Burwell Fen
I'm delighted to say there have been some good sightings of Short Eared Owls on Burwell Fen. I was down there at about 4pm this afternoon and met a few people who had popped down to have a look. They reported seeing between four and six birds yesterday and we saw one close overhead. Barn Owls are also present in the area as well as Little Owls and Harriers. If you do fancy heading down to have a look please try not to disturb the barn. For the enjoyment of all please respect the birds and the other bird watchers.
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Where is it? It can be easily found on Google Maps by typing 'Newnham Drove Burwell'. Scroll a across to the left and you can see the barn. The bridge is at the end of Hightown Drove but is accessed via Split drove to the South of Reach Lode (take note though as Factory Drove is for some reason called Little Fen Drove on the map). Newnham Drove can be driven down but is in a bad state and to be honest I would avoid it. I have taken my car down there and there were a few bumps scrapes on the way! But don't be put off as it is well worth the trip.


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Quinn OKs $2 license fee for Illinois state parks
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois vehicle owners will pay $2 more for license plates next year after Gov. Pat Quinn approved a surcharge to help repair and maintain state parks.
The Democrat signed a law Friday increasing registration fees Jan 1.
The money will go to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The agency says the fee could raise as much as $20 million annually toward a $750 million repair backlog. That account could grow to $35 million annually with other new recreational and fishing fees
Basic license-plate renewals will be $101 with the surcharge. A spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White — who opposed the increase — says the fee will apply to until renewals due in March at the earliest.
The bill is SB1566.
Online: http://www.ilga.gov
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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Loretta Hawkins Bradford was born July 3, 1935, to Philip Lawrence Hawkins and Laura Elizabeth Brown, in Cortez, CO.
She was a very welcome addition to a house full of five older brothers, who thought that, with a sister around, they would no longer have to do the "girl work."
She also had a younger brother and sister.
As a child, Loretta had several severe illnesses; including Rheumatic Fever, which left her with a slight heart murmur.
She attended San Juan High School in Blanding, UT, and graduated on May 15, 1953.
She married Bernal Bradford nine days later (May 24, 1953) and they were sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti Utah Temple on May 8, 1980.
They were blessed with six children; four sons and two daughters.
Loretta was a devoted homemaker. She was a loving wife, stay at home mom, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She enjoyed spending time with her family, building puzzles, gardening, dark chocolate and the Utah Jazz.
Loretta was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served faithfully in many callings over the years.
She gained numerous friendships and touched the lives of those she served. Loretta passed away in her home on April 3, 2014, after a three month battle with cancer.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Bernal, three brothers, Ormas, Don and Gordon Hawkins, and her grandson, Jason Bradford.
She is survived by three brothers, Phil, Edwin and Stanley Hawkins, sister Loraine Hawkins, children Michael L. (Denise) Bradford (Blanding, UT), Cindy (Rex) Hoggard (Springfield, UT), Diane Bradford (Blanding, UT), Victor C. Bradford (Lehi, UT), Matthew L. (Sumer) Bradford (Monticello, UT), Clint L. (Jackie) Bradford (Blanding, UT), 25 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on April 9, 2014 at the Blanding Utah LDS Stake Center.
Interment in the Blanding City Cemetery.
Card of thanks
The family of Loretta Hawkins Bradford wishes to thank everyone, especially the people of Blanding, for their love and concern over the past three months. The food, flowers, prayers and gifts were greatly appreciated.
Special thanks also to Dr. Curtis Black, Danny Palmer, Angela Kunz, the special staff of Rocky Mountain Hospice, and the Blanding Seventh ward, especially the Relief Society.
We appreciate the kindness and consideration shown to all of us during this difficult time.
Mike Bradford & family
Cindy Bradford & family
Diane Bradford & family
Vic Bradford & family
Matt Bradford & family
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Sidepiece Showdown: The Most Notorious (Alleged) Celebrity Mistresses And Jumpoffs
It's time to look at some famous alleged homewreckers!
Jumpoffs ruined relationships, went on twitter rants and gained all around fame just from being jumpoffs.
Let's take a look at all the most important side pieces in history from NBA to rappers to everywhere else. Here's the ultimate sidepiece guide.
Jessica Burciaga – Kobe's jumpoff is possibly the reason he and Vanessa's marriage ended. Is that tale worth $75 million?
Ciara – Rumor is that she was allegedly LeBron's jumpoff and made her rounds across the NBA. But who knows.
Amelia Vega – The former Miss Universe straight up took Atlanta Hawk Al Horford from his fiance and they got hitched.
Gabrielle Union – She took Dwyane and made him her own.
Krissy Freiberg (not pictured) – She's allegedly Kevin Garnet's side piece who was even rumored to have been confronted by his wife! But apparently they came together years ago and are still going strong.
Erin Parker – She was married to a Spurs player and was allegedly cheating on him with the married Tony Parker. That's a double dog.
Eva Longoria – And she was allegedly booing up with Matt Barnes. Guess she was paying it forward.
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Vanessa Lopez – She was allegedly Shaq's side piece that he went crazy over and allegedly stalked…chill out Diesel.
Sheneka Adams – She went on Twitter to tell the world that she was chopping down Carmelo Anthony. Lala might whoop her arse.
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Evelyn Lozada – She's admitted to being a side piece, even nabbing Tami's ex husband behind her back. Dirty.
Katelyn Faber – Kobe's Colorado alleged jumpoff damn near ruined his career!
Angelina Jolie – She's easily the most famous, luring Pitt away from Aniston big time.
Leann Rimes – She was married. Eddie Cibrian was married. But they mixed it up and got married anyway.
Kat Von D – Jesse James left his Oscar winning wife for this slorebag. Fancy move, buddy.
Claire Danes – She snatched Billy Crudup away from super hot Mary Louise-Parker from Weeds.
Jennifer Lopez – Marc Anthony (yes, he's an actor too) left his boo for J. Lo. See how that turned out…
Rose McGowan – She stole her director, Robert Rodriguez, from his wife while they were filming a movie together. Scandalous!
E'Dena Hines – Get this: she's his step granddaughter! And they allegedly had an affair. That's effing disgusting.
Julia Riley – She's one of Eric Benet's alleged mistresses when he was with Hollyweird's hottest diva Halle Berry. We don't know what she looks like but she damn sure can't look like Halle.
Sara Leal – She's Ashton Kutcher's hot tub ho and she used it to make her as famous as possible. Which is, not much.
Mildred Baena – The Sperminator's side piece had his baby…and a bunch of his money. She's winning.
Lil Kim – Her affair with Biggie was something of legend. They even made a movie about it!
Charli Baltimore – She was another of Big's side chicks that got caught. He did have them calling him Big Poppa.
Karrine Steffans – She wrote a whole book about her mistress ways. Nope…not a ho at all.
Kimbella – She admitted on Love and Hip-Hop that she had an affair with Fabolous. She announced her side piecery on national TV.
Kat Stacks – Whatever happened to her?
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text: Really, only enough to determine that the work flow of BRLCAD is way different from all the proprietary mechanical CAD programs. For the most part, it's been my impression that the proprietary programs evolved in the direction they did for good reasons, except where it seems market forces have steered them wrong (since it is always therepeutic to make a bitch list, see mine below.) Corey, you are adequately fluent in at least one proprietary mechanical CAD package to comment on whether the BRLCAD work flow is "different and as good" or just... different. I'm open to the idea that the proprietary programs have it all wrong, but I'd need good evidence. -Mike ---- Mike's 95 (+/- 87) Theses to Nail to the Door of Dassault Systems, Parametric Technologies, Siemens, and Autodesk 1. Your software is too expensive, and your student versions are too lame. 2. You nickel and dime us for every little extension. 3. You offer no good interchange format that allows easy modification of mechanical designs. STEP and IGES capture geometry well, but not design intention. Solid Edge is even trying to gain market by using "synchronous technology" as a workaround. 4. You attempt to keep us on exorbitant annual maintenance fees by needlessly changing your proprietary data formats every year, and not offering a way to save backwards compatible files. This is a mean, dirty trick. 5. You have forsaken all but Windows platforms, even though your entire industry grew up on POSIX compliant workstations (Irix, Solaris, and HPUX.) 6. The API's you offer are not conducive to user scripting in the design process. Whereas, a little SCAD style code would fill in a lot of blanks in complex geometry, this is out of the reach of anyone who does not have the time to learn a complex, Microsoft based development environment targeted at proprietary extensions. 7. Your data formats are binary based and proprietary, making it impossible to merge changes between users, and otherwise use tools like git and svn. 8. While you do continue to add meaningful new features to your software, you can not adapt to new technology and design methodologies as fast as frustrated users could duct tape together mash ups of open source versions of your code. This slows progress in any form of engineering that involves a material thing. On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com>wrote: > BRL cad was given some "summer of code" love a year or two ago. I don't > know how it materialized or if, indeed, it did. Have you touched it since > then? > > I hope I can make Wednesday. As of now, quintuple booked. > On Mar 27, 2012 12:19 AM, "Michael Prados" <mprados at gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> ps I noticed that in my original post I wrote Bricscad, which is the name >> of a proprietary package I know little about, whereas I meant BRLCAD, a >> FOSS package I've poked around at a bit. Mea culpa, caveat lector. >> >> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Michael Prados <mprados at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> All right, since you asked so nicely! Not sure I've got an hour of demo >>> with freecad so far, but I think there is definitely an hour's worth of >>> discussion of what makes an effective mechanical cad tool and why. I can >>> be there a little after 8pm Wednesday. >>> >>> -Mike >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:24 AM, miloh <froggytoad at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Michael Prados <mprados at gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> My background is in mechanical engineering, so I'm only being slightly >>>>> hyperbolic in the subject heading. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page >>>>> >>>>> I have spent some time with Blender, Bricscad, and Openscad, and they >>>>> are each useful for many tasks. But I am convinced that the fundamental >>>>> architecture and philosophy of these projects means that they will never >>>>> displace mainstream mechanical CAD programs, even with focused attention >>>>> and support. That is fine, because they are intended for different >>>>> purposes. >>>>> >>>>> Free-cad, on the other hand, has strategically tied together several >>>>> free software projects to create a package with the potential to win the >>>>> hearts and minds of people doing mechanical design, given enough support >>>>> from the community. I have been watching it for a couple of years, as it >>>>> surpassed several other nascent projects to become the prototype of >>>>> something that could transform how we interact with physical objects. >>>>> >>>>> It isn't there yet, but its developers seem capable and determined, >>>>> and I think it is time they got some love. Last Sunday, Stallman cited CAD >>>>> as one of the three most important areas for free software development. I >>>>> find this fact very encouraging, since he, unlike me, has no reason to be >>>>> especially passionate about how objects are designed. >>>>> >>>>> I want to see if there is interest at Noisebridge in aggregating a >>>>> special interest group devoted to free and open source mechanical CAD >>>>> software. My intention would be to focus on free-cad, but if another >>>>> serious contender should arise, I'd be interested in learning about this >>>>> too. >>>>> >>>>> The goal that inspires me is a future where free-cad is a strong >>>>> alternative to Solidworks, Pro/Engineer, and Inventor, to at least the same >>>>> extent that Gimp is an alternative to Photoshop, and ideally to the extent >>>>> that gcc is preferrable to many proprietary compilers. Some of the things >>>>> that I think a special interest group at Noisebridge could focus on are: >>>>> >>>>> * learning to use the package as it is >>>>> >>>>> * creating new tutorials >>>>> >>>>> * evangelizing to people doing mechanical design, who generally don't >>>>> know much about free software >>>>> >>>>> * studying the architecture and workflow of the program, and how it >>>>> compares to proprietary alternatives >>>>> >>>>> * reaching out to the core developers, and providing feedback >>>>> >>>>> * writing code, at any of three levels - bolt on extensions, patches, >>>>> and contributing to the core >>>>> >>>>> * exploring how free-cad might be better tied in to rendering, 2d cad, >>>>> 3d printing, CAM, 3d object scanning, open source robotics, openscad, and >>>>> online 3d repositories like thingiverse and google 3d warehouse >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately, I'm sort of committed until late April, but I wanted to >>>>> get the idea out there while it is on my mind. Am I the only one >>>>> interested in this topic, or am I in good company? Are there people >>>>> interested in meeting to talk about this? >>>>> >>>>> -Mike >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Mike, I know you said you were busy until late April, but can you come >>>> in and present Freecad and your vision for Freecad for an hour at >>>> Replicator Wednesday this week (03/28/2012)? I'm really interested in the >>>> project and I think I can get some others in the community interested in >>>> checking it out. >>>> >>>> We can have a few presentations using the big screen and audio. I'll >>>> ask Matt to come and show off his http://reconstructme.net/ kinect >>>> based scanner, and I'll present some things I made with the elegant and >>>> simple http://www.openscad.org/ >>>> >>>> Of course Andrew Rutter will also bring in Type A Machines prototypes >>>> and have them printing samples. >>>> >>>> Replicator wednesday isn't just for the 3D printer types, in lieu of >>>> any other regular meetings we are the de facto regularly meeting fab group >>>> at Noisebridge, focusing on all the things to make all the things. If you >>>> want an introduction to the Noisebridge tools shop, the Makerbots or >>>> Repraps at Noisebridge,or the Nb Laser cutter, come to Replicator Wednesday >>>> the first of the month (04/04/2012 in April) and we'll give everyone an >>>> introduction. >>>> >>>> >>>> -R. 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The Van
Directed by Stephen Frears
There are small movies and there are big movies. It was ever thus. Sometimes big movies are Epics, made by Titans (Griffith, Von Stroheim, etc.), and sometimes they are large duds that reverberate mostly in the loss columns of the studio's books. Small movies can be throwaways, two-reelers, installments in forgotten series, or stix pix. But then there are those small movies that, over time, come to seem much bigger than their steroid-driven contemporaries: Think of Ozu, De Sica, Bresson. Their movies feature a few characters, a simple plot, and a circumscribed milieu, but they are small only in the way that a great sonnet is by virtue of being limited to 14 lines. Small movies become big movies through irreducibility. They do not get there by wishing themselves larger.
The Van is virtually a textbook example of a small movie. In Barrytown, North Dublin, in 1989, Bimbo (Donal O'Kelly) has been laid off from the bakery job he has held since leaving school. Nearly all his friends and neighbors are unemployed, too, but he's made of more enterprising stuff. He has a plan: He will operate a snack van. He enlists his best friend, Larry (Colm Meaney); finds a grimy hulk to recondition; stocks it with nasty-looking spice burgers and sausages-on-a-stick; and parks it outside the local pub and on the edge of the beach. Things are difficult at first, then start going well, then fall apart altogether. Everyone is left sadder but wiser.
T here is, of course, an underlying metaphor. Or maybe that's going at it the wrong way around; whatever symbolism exists in this picture, it stands for Ireland. Bimbo times the debut of his van to coincide with Ireland's appearance in the World Cup semifinals, and the team's fortunes seem to predict those of the business: They win; they win again; then they are trounced. The Van is the third part of the Barrytown Trilogy, novels by Roddy Doyle as well as movies–The Commitments, directed by Alan Parker; and The Snapper, also directed by Stephen Frears. Doyle's novels are that rare thing, which can't be faked: the authentic voice of a nation at a particular time in history. They have been read and loved by more people in Ireland than ever glanced at Ulysses. They are funny, modest, humane, subtle, and show evidence of a remarkable ear.
The Van shares these qualities, if only up to a point. The dialogue (which takes a bit of getting used to for an American ear) is Doyle's, and it is just right. The actors are uniformly excellent. O'Kelly's basset eyes and jowls and air of why-me perplexity make him an ideal road-company Job; and Meaney's small, confident features, aswim in an enormous face, peg him as a man who will follow his inner light all the way over the edge of the cliff. Among the superb supporting players, one standout is Brendan O'Carroll as the local fixer, a diminutive character with a high-pitched bark, given to loud suits and bad post-glam haircuts, who suggests the touch of Damon Runyon's ghost. Frears is an interesting–often inspired, if oddly erratic–director, capable of making My Beautiful Laundrette and the underrated The Grifters on the one hand, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid and Mary Reilly on the other.
In outline, The Van sounds like a sort of Bicycle Thief starring Laurel and Hardy, or The Honeymooners as interpreted by Sean O'Casey. Why, then, is it never as sad or as funny as it intends to be? There are a number of reasons, but the chief villain can be named: Eric Clapton. His score, which is mostly acoustic guitar, accompanies the action relentlessly. It is militantly innocuous, and is mixed just loud enough to spread its taint onto every scene, cartoonishly inflating small climaxes, letting the air out of jokes, converting pathos into bathos. The producers may have felt that a strummed score by Mr. Guitar God would be sufficiently intimate for the picture's scale while simultaneously launching its modest bulk toward some stratosphere of universality, but they might as well have salvaged the Dmitri Tiomkin orchestrations from, say, The Old Man and the Sea, and slapped them on at random.
The score is symptomatic of a larger uncertainty at work. There are times when the movie is agreeably subtle. When Bimbo and Larry start making money, for instance, they put on their suits, take a bus into Dublin, and visit an overpriced wine bar, where they chat up a couple of women who look and behave like faintly distorted versions of their own wives. This fact is never commented upon, and so the scene preserves its sly humor. But when Bimbo begins to throw his weight around and decides to pay Larry a check instead of simply dividing the take, and Larry retaliates by joining a union, the stages of Larry's revenge, from the germ of the idea to his invoking the shop steward, are eked out laboriously, as they would be if the sequence constituted a whole episode of a sitcom. A small but potentially sharp joke is transformed into a grossly overweight allegorical blob. Other funny scenes are likewise mistimed and sad ones marred by an excess of cinematography.
What the movie might have been finds true expression in only one scene. After Bimbo and Larry find the van in a dump and succeed in fitting its tires back on, they enlist their families to push the thing over to Bimbo's house. They attract a few kids, who follow them laughing, then a bunch of jeering skinhead teen-agers apparently about to throw things. But more and more people show up, at first imperceptibly, until the van is surrounded by a throng. The threat of humiliation and even violence has become a triumphal parade. It is a small scene that attains bigness organically, without resorting to artificial means. If the makers of The Van had trusted the rest of the story and appropriately underplayed its effects, the movie would have grown in consequence. Instead, its oversized clothing flaps in the breeze.
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Friday Humor
Since everyone else seems to have some type of "artsy" blog on Fridays, I thought I would offer something different to the Christian blogosphere. Thus, Friday Humor. This particular video is long, but hysterical.
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OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I did not think that would be that funny for ALL SIX MINUTES!!!! Sara and I just watched that and by the time we were done, neither of us could breathe. That guy must have passed out as soon as he was done! Whoo Boy!
Ummmm.... I must be culterally challenged....
Amy was dying but I never watched music videos so I didn't get most of it.
My children think I am an ol'fuddy-duddy and their mother is some kind of deviant!
Kevin... what a workout.
Is that you dancing DR?
Paul was not interested merely in the ethical principles of religion or of ethics. On the contrary, he was interested in the redeeming work of Christ and its effect upon us. His primary interest was in Christian doctrine, and Christian doctrine not merely in its presuppositions but at its centre. -- J. Greshem Machen.


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Afterglow for iPhone full review
If you're a keen user of Instagram, the popular photo sharing platform for Apple iOS and Google Android users, you can generally spot a good photo app by simply noting hashtags. In recent days we've spotted #afterglow and #afterglowapp tagged under some excellent photos and was intrigued enough to do a Google search. Afterglow - Photo Editor from developersSimon Filip and Sangmook Lee has many of the tools found in other photo apps but combines them in such a clean and intuitive interface it's a joy to use, edit photos and create. See our iPhone 5 review.
Afterglow currently offers a fairly modest range of filters, textures and particularly frames, with just seven available at launch, but these are all of a high quality, the square or round frame especially popular on Instagram. The choice of filters are all useable, don't simply turn your photos green and include a selection of worthy 'Guest Filters' created by Instagram users. Many of the filters are subtle and don't destroy artistically the original image the way some LOMO inspired or toy camera style apps can do. A selection of textures, created with 35mm film, are also nicely done, and like the filters and frames on offer can be adjusted to fine tune the look you want create. See CoPilot Live HD Premium review.
Afterglow also comes with some essential editing tools to crop, straighten and rotate images,along with the ability to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, exposure, highlights and shadows. As you can import photos from your camera roll or photo library or simply shoot what you see, this means you can do all editing within one app. Afterglow, like many apps, allows users to share photos via Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, email, camera roll and more,but thankfully does so at a high resolution quality that ensures your photos look good on any platform. See alsoiPlayer Radio review.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
~ The Top 6 Excuses for Clutter ~
"If I get rid of this wedding vase, I'll feel guilty."
Solution: People feel a responsibility to be good stewards of things, says Randy Frost, a professor of psychology at Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts, and a coauthor of Buried in Treasures ($17, amazon.com). Especially items they've been given by or inherited from a loved one. Getting rid of a present feels like disrespecting the giver. But remember the true meaning of gifts.
"When you receive a present," says Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, an interior designer in New York City and the founder of ApartmentTherapy.com, "your duty is to receive it and thank the giver―not to keep the gift forever." That goes for items you inherit. "Ask yourself, 'How many things do I really need to honor this person's memory?'" says Frost. Select a few objects with strong associations to your late grandmother, say, and keep them in places where you'll see them. Let the rest go to people who want them more than you do. Likewise, don't be shy about admitting a mistake you made and moving on. The $120 pair of heels you bought last spring that pinch? Cut yourself some slack and give them away.
"I think this brooch/chair/ugly knickknack might be valuable again."
Solution: When you hear the appraisers on Antiques Roadshow say that someone's grandmother's old Bakelite bracelets would now fetch $500, it's easy to wonder whether your vintage piece might be worth a bundle. Stop guessing and find out what the item in question is truly worth. Take a 10-minute spin on eBay, searching for an item similar to yours. (Click on "Advanced Search," then "Completed Listings Only.") If the sale prices look promising―or if you can't find equivalent items―consider having the item appraised by an expert. Many local auction houses will do this for free in the hopes that you will sell the item through them later. (Google "auctions" and your city to find an auction house near you.) For the greatest certainty, hire an independent appraiser through the American Society of Appraisers (appraisers.org) or the Appraisers Association of America (appraisersassoc.org). Be sure to ask for an estimate first.
Remember―for something to be considered valuable, it must be in tip-top shape. "People think their old baseball cards or National Geographics are worth money," says professional organizer Caitlin Shear. "But that's true only if they're packaged in a Mylar sleeve and in pristine condition."
"But I might need seven sleeping bags one day."
Solution: Everyone fears tossing something out only to realize―six months, a year, or five years down the road―that she shouldn't have. Keeping things around "just in case" makes people feel safe. If your main problem is an overflowing closet, try the "packing for a trip" trick. It goes like this: You're packing for a month's vacation―you'll need both dressy and casual clothes, for warm and cool weather, and you can fill two big suitcases. Then take all the other things and place them on a rack in your basement or attic. If you want to wear any of those exiled clothes in the coming days, grab them. But as the months go by, you'll be shocked at how few of those clothes you need or even think about. From there, it's a baby step to a Goodwill bag.
Still have separation anxiety? Box up the stuff you're not quite able to part with and write on the outside, "Open in August 2011"―or whatever date it will be one year from now. Then tuck it away in your basement, attic, or storage facility. If a year from now you find that you didn't miss the items, it will be much easier to part with them.
"I want this chartreuse muumuu to go to a good home."
Solution: People often want to find just the right place for their belongings. The problem is, trying to find just the right place can be paralyzing, says interior designer Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan. And while you wait, say, for your niece to move into a starter apartment, your old love seat and dinette set gather dust.
To satisfy your desire for perfect placement, look for a charity with which you feel a strong connection―perhaps a shelter for women. To identify a worthy one near you, visit charitynavigator.org, a nonprofit research group that evaluates charities based on how effectively they use donations. Go to the Advanced Search page, select "Human Services" charities, and type in your ZIP code. Contact the three- or four-star charities that interest you and ask if they accept donations. If that sounds like too much trouble, call your nearest house of worship and inquire whether it has a clothing drive coming up. Ask if the donation is tax-deductible, and get a receipt.
"If I put the bills away, I'll never pay them on time."
Solution: Many clutterers have gotten into the habit of organizing their world visually and spatially, says Randy Frost. They're afraid that if they put stuff away, they won't remember it, because they won't see it. "But it's a perception of order," he says, "not real order." You may initially recall that the electric bill is next to the potted plant on the kitchen counter, but it will soon be buried by other items you need to have in plain sight, too, like invitations and permission slips.
Even hard-core clutterers can train themselves to complete tasks without obvious visual cues, says Frost. For starters, if you're used to leaving things in piles, designate a logical home for every object. Set up automatic e-mail reminders to help you remember to pay bills. In addition, if you feel as if out of sight is out of mind, make transparency your friend. Take items destined for closets, the garage, or the basement and store them in clear plastic bins so you can always see what's there.
"I want to declutter, but I can't get motivated."
Solution: This may be due to a phenomenon known as delayed discounting, says Daniel Hommer, M.D., chief of brain imaging at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, in Bethesda, Maryland, and an expert on motivation. It works like this: If it takes a long time to reach a goal, you value that goal less than if you could reach it quickly―making it harder to get started. Make projects small and rewards immediate, says Hommer. After you organize a distinct area, dress it up―add decorative paper to the bottom of a now spartan toiletry drawer, for instance. Keep at it and your home will become not only more orderly but also more beautiful.
I am working on this right now....wanna join me? :-)
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I don't like clutter, it makes me nervous. I don't really have it in the parts of my house that you can see (okay, my dish room is getting a little out of control). I do have a storage room with somewhat organized STUFF that I'm keeping. Lots of boxes of things that belong to the kids, some of our own old toys, holiday decorations, family pieces of furniture...we got through the room every couple years and get rid of some of it. It is time to do it again. I have most of it in tubs, so it doesn't look awful...there is just too much of it.ReplyDelete
Love this. I had years worth of Real Simple magazine waiting to be read. And I thought, am I crazy. Recycled them right away.ReplyDelete
Pat, this is such a great post! I will read and reread it! I really cant stand clutter, but also have a real hard time when it comes to deciding what needs to go and what to do with it when it does. Some days I think I would like to get rid of EVERYTHING and start all over again. Ever feel like that?ReplyDelete
It makes my Heart happy to hear from you! Thank you so much for taking the time to say hello. I want to respond to each comment, however, if you are a "no reply blogger" I can't. Would love to have an email address to contact you!


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Senior • 2010-11
Collected 21 points on nine goals and 12 assists ... Named a finalist for ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year ... Scored the first goal of the season for Harvard, converting a Marissa Gedman assist against Yale Oct. 2 ... Picked up an assist on Leanna Coskren's goal against Colgate Nov. 6 ... Netted both Harvard goals in 2-2 at Princeton Nov. 13 ... Registered a goal and an assist in 5-3 win over No. 9 Dartmouth Nov. 19 ... Assisted on Kate Buesser's power-play tally at No. 7 Minnesota Nov. 28 ... Picked up an assist at No. 6 Boston College Dec. 5 ... Netted a goal against No. 4/5 Boston University Dec. 10 ... Netted a powerplay goal in a 5-0 win over Union on Jan. 7 ... Tallied an assist at Rensselaer Jan. 8 ... Dished out an assist in a 2-1 Crimson victory over St. Lawrence Jan. 14 ... Posted the game-winning goal and two assists at Yale Jan. 29 ... Notched a goal in the Beanpot final against Boston College Feb. 15 ... Had assists in games against Colgate (Feb. 18) and No. 2 Cornell (Feb. 19) ... Tallied a goal in 6-1 win over St. Lawrence in ECAC quarterfinals Feb. 25 and registered two assists the following day in an 8-3 win.
Junior • 2009-10
Played in all 33 games ... Amassed five goals and five assists for 10 points ... Assisted on game-winning goal at Colgate (Oct. 30) ... Scored a goal and handed out two assists at Cornell (Oct. 31) ... Netted a goal in 7-2 win over Quinnipiac (Nov. 15) ... Tallied an unassisted goal in 1-1 tie against New Hampshire (Nov. 18) ... Handed out an assist in win at Yale (Nov. 20) ... Assisted on game-winning goal against Connecticut (Dec. 8) ... Netted a goal in win over Colgate (Jan. 16) ... Scored on the power play in victory against Providence (Jan. 30) ... Compiled a +2 rating for the season.
Sophomore • 2008-09
Named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic team for second straight year ... Appeared in all 32 contests ... Ranked fourth on the Crimson in scoring with 18 points on five goals and 13 assists ... Boasted a +18 rating, the third-best mark on the team ... Matched her career-high with three points (two goals, one assist) in victory at Union (Jan. 30) ... Picked up first assist of season in 1-1 tie against Rensselaer (Nov. 7) ... Collected an assist on Kathryn Farni's power-play goal against Union (Nov. 8) ... Tallied a goal against Colgate (Nov. 22) ... Added a score in 3-2 win at Dartmouth (Dec. 17) ... Collected an assist at Rensselaer (Jan. 31) ... Had an assist in Harvard's 8-0 win over Boston University in Beanpot semifinal (Feb. 3) ... Earned two assists in first period in win over Brown (Feb. 7) ... Collected two assists in victory at Cornell (Feb. 13) ... Picked up an assist the following afternoon in win at Colgate (Feb. 14) ... Earned two assists against Clarkson (Feb. 21), as Harvard defended its ECAC Hockey regular-season title ... Tallied a goal against Cornell in Game 2 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series.
Freshman • 2007-08
An ECAC Hockey All-Academic team pick ... Tallied the game-winning goal in ECAC semifinals vs. Clarkson (March 8) ... Scored the game-winner on power play for first career goal vs. Quinnipiac Nov. 2 ... Had a career-high three points (1-2-3) and +4 rating in win over Boston College (Jan. 8) ... Assisted on Jenny Brine's game-winning goal against Northeastern in Beanpot semifinals (Feb. 5); had a career-high seven shots on goal against the Huskies ... Tied her career-high with three points (2-1-3) against Rensselaer (Feb. 9); had a +4 rating and scored the game-winner ... Earned +8 rating during four-game scoring streak (Feb. 2 - Feb. 9) against Yale, Northeastern, Union and Rensselaer ... Recorded two tallies against Clarkson (Nov. 23), including the game-winner ... Added a tally and an assist against Union (Feb. 8) ... +15 rating.
Before Harvard
A member of the ice hockey team while at The Blake School... Also ran cross country and played lacrosse in high school... Dubbed "Ms. Hockey" and named to the all-state and all-conference ice hockey teams... Minnesota State Champions in ice hockey freshman and senior seasons ... Cross country team placed second in the state senior year ... Lacrosse team finished second in the state freshman, sophomore and senior seasons ... Graduated Cum Laude... Assisted with the restoration of Spring Lake Park.
Enjoys camping, spending time with family, being outdoors, reading and running.


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- · 2005+ Jeep Grand Cherokee WK
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Leno, Bennett, Womack, Richie: The stars align
Denver will be seeing its share of stars in the coming months, starting May 8 when Tony Bennett headlines the Colorado Symphony Ball. US Bank chief Hassan Salem and his wife, Sheila, are chairing the dinner event. It'll be at the Sheraton Denver Downtown with tickets available from Jason Hurley at the CSO office, 303-308-2475.
Next up: Country/crossover sensation (five Academy of Country Music Awards, two Grammys) Lee Ann Womack. The artist perhaps best known for her 2000 country/pop chart-topper, "I Hope You Dance," is here for the June 26 Giddy-Up Gala, which benefits The Children's Hospital. It'll be at Crooked Willow Farms, a 90-acre spread west of Larkspur. Triple Crown sponsorship is $50,000 and includes two VIP tables of 10 and a meet-and-greet with Womack. Find out more by visiting thechildrenshospitalfoundation.org/giddyup
On Aug. 21, Lionel Richie headlines Lulu's Barkin' BBQ, the benefit Fred and Jana Bartlit host every year for the Denver Dumb Friends League. It's held in a huge tent set up on the grounds of their Castle Pines spread, and also features a chuckwagon dinner prepared by Texas barbecue chef Tom Perini. Tickets go on sale June 15; get more info by visiting firstname.lastname@example.com
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By D.B. Grady (The Atlantic)
" Hitchens is currently undergoing his fourth chemotherapy treatment, which, he is pleased to report, has shrunken his outer tumors. He is now consulting with doctors over the equally perilous choices of irradiation or surgery, or whether, he says, "I am wasting my time."
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Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) was an Anglo-American author and journalist. His books made him a prominent public intellectual and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. He was a columnist and literary critic at Vanity Fair, Slate, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry and a variety of other media outlets. He was named one of the world's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect.
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Terry Francona has earned his stripes with a pair of World Series titles in five seasons. His success follows excellent players, supporting his veterans and promoting youth, keeping problems in-house, and maybe a little luck. Nothing wrong with that.
Zebras. That is, umpires. I think the calls on the bases are as good as ever, but the strike zone has begun to resume pre-Questek dimensions, with the outside corner not yet of Glavinesque proportions but getting there. Two consecutive replay days for homers for the Sox, but the locals went 0-2, although no way we could bellyache on the former, and we couldn't really tell on the latter.
Do you have to change your stripes sometimes? The Sox are facing numerous stripe-rearrangement questions?
- Do they need another DH bat? Even when healthy, is Mark Kotsay the answer if Big Papi continues to struggle or has an injury?
- Should Big Papi move down in the lineup? (Absolutely)
- Do we have a shortstop controversy? Neither Lugo nor Green are going to make anybody forget Ozzie Smith. Green has a fielding percentage at shortstop of .922, with a mediocre range factor. Lugo has a fielding percentage of .931, and his failures to reach balls and turn double plays have affected at least two games. Neither is getting the job done in the field consistency, notwithstanding Green's sliding catch recently.
- Closer. Jonathan Papelbon seems to be getting 'pigeon-holed' as a one-pitch pitcher. He certainly has a 'plus' fastball with command, but we're also talking American League. He doesn't throw sliders to left-handers and the splitter is pretty much the club in the bag these days.
- Announcer. Jerry Remy get well soon, but Dave Roberts is a natural, easy to listen, obviously has an encyclopedic baseball knowledge, and works well with Don Orsillo. I just wish Dave would reduce the 'knocks' about fifty percent.


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Dr. Margery A. Kingsley, Chair of Cameron University's Department of English and Foreign Languages, has been named Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. She will be responsible for support of students in entry-level and general education courses, including academic advising and campus tutoring labs, effective July 1. The appointment was approved earlier today by the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University Board of Regents.
"Through the years, Dr. Kingsley has played an integral role in numerous academic activities at Cameron University," says President Cindy Ross. "Chief among these is her service as coordinator of Cameron's self-study project from 2008-2010, which prepared the university for its unprecedented 10-year accreditation review by the Higher Learning Commission. Dr. Kingsley is committed to ensuring that Cameron students continue to receive a top quality education. In her new role, she will broaden the university's focus on student success, which will ultimately lead to increased student retention and graduation rates."
As Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kingsley will be responsible for numerous university initiatives, including the Top 30 Courses Project; the assessment and evaluation of placement, developmental education and general education; and providing development and enrichment opportunities for faculty members teaching developmental education, general education and Cameron's most frequently taken courses. Additional responsibilities include the identification and removal of barriers to student success, coordination of academic orientation courses, and management and coordination of the Academic Advising Center and Cameron's tutoring and support labs.
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She is currently chair of Cameron's Top 30 Project Committee and is a member of the Honors Council, Academic Standards and Policies Committee, and Graduate Council. From 2000-2006, she served as coordinator for the Oklahoma Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program (OSLEP). She has also served on a number of university committees, serving served as chair for many, including the Institutional Assessment Committee, Graduate Studies Strategic Planning Task Force, Faculty Council, Faculty Long-Range Planning Committee, 2002 Presidential Screening Committee and, as co-chair, 2002 Presidential Search Committee.
She has taught numerous general education and upper division courses, primarily in composition and British literature. Kingsley has been honored with numerous teaching awards, including Outstanding Professors' Academy, David O'Keefe Award for Motivational Excellence, Lawton Arts and Humanities Council Educator in the Humanities and three-time Sigma Tau Delta Professor of the Year.
Kingsley is the author of "Transforming the Word: Prophecy, Poetry and Politics in England, 1650-1742" and is currently working on a new book, "Making History: Historiography and the Production of Cultural Inheritance, 1640-1745." In addition, she has published numerous writings on English literature and culture of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Navy 28
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Obligatory Johnny Manziel item of the day.
Brent Zwerneman takes a look back at the Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winning starting quarterback Johnny Manziel victory tour, and the scrutiny Manziel finds himself under as well. (The San Antonio Express-News)
I have to praise you like I should.
Alabama starting quarterback A.J. McCarron is named the 2012 Coastal Alabama Sportsman of the Year. (al.com)
Alabama player profile no. 1.
Don Kausler Jr. profiles Alabama cornerback Geno Smith. (al.com)
Alabama player profile no. 2.
Andrew Gribble profiles Alabama wide receiver Kevin Norwood. (al.com)
Not quite done yet.
Matthew Osbourne believes Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas needs to stay in school as opposed to entering the 2013 NFL Draft. (Southern Pigskin)
Jim Mora Jr. being Jim Mora Jr.
UCLA head football coach Jim Mora Jr. may be interested in the possibly soon-to-be vacant San Diego Chargers HC job.
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Dawgs over Disney World.
A few Georgia players found they're way to Walt Disney World after Saturday practice for the Capital One Bowl. There are some benefits from getting punked out of the Sugar Bowl. (The Athens Banner-Herald)
Fun and games.
Roger Sherman takes a look at how Northwestern players are spending their free time between practices for the Gator Bowl. (Sippin' on Purple)
If Bowl games were real bowls of something.
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If you've ever smoked marijuana, took acid, or were once six months old, you've surely discovered the coolest thing ever. Your hands.
I mean really. Just take a moment. Inspect those buggers. Put 'em up in front of your face, twist 'em around a little bit, bend those fingers. Truly, a remarkable tool.
And not just because they can fly over a keyboard and create hilarious commentary (I'm talking about me; I'm hilarious), but also because they - and I'm talking the universal they -can make a guitar sing, can hammer a nail, can turn an empty canvas into a work of art.
They can also do something else, something our more hirsute cousins in the animal kingdom can't do: Make a fist.
That's right. Monkeys and apes of all shapes and sizes, from orangutans to gorillas, chimpanzees to marmosets, can't make a fist. They might be strong and fast and agile, but punch like Marvelous Marvin Hagler, they cannot do.
And this may be the reason we're who we are, and apes and monkeys are who they are.
A long, long time ago in this galaxy - on this planet, even - us monkey-type folks made a fist and fought our way through the evolutionary ladder, according to a University of Utah study.
As our forefathers (foremonkeys?) evolved, 'an individual who could strike with a clenched fist could hit harder without injuring themselves, so they were better able to fight for mates and thus more likely to reproduce,' said University of Utah biology professor David Carrier, the senior author of the study, in last month's Journal of Experimental Biology.
In short: We were able to kick some monkey butt with our fists, and as we evolved, so did our hands. Virtually all monkeys and apes have very long fingers, which means they can't clench their hands into fists. We can. Go ahead. Make a fist. Feels pretty good, eh?
Of course, today, other evolutionary features have occurred, and our ability to make a fist has been compromised by our not having to use them. I mean, I wouldn't want to fight a gorilla these days.
In fact, I wouldn't want to fight anyone. Full disclosure: I've never punched anyone, never been punched. Got into a few schoolyard scrapes, and once slapped a buddy of mine upside his head after he almost ran me over (accidentally, I think), but punch or get punched? Yeah, no not so much. I'm a lover, not a fighter. Pen mightier than the sword. I use cliches as my rope-a-dope tactic.
Luckily, I'm not exactly alone. While the threat is there, most of us manage to go about our daily lives without knocking out the guy sitting in the next cubicle.
Which begs the question: What's next for our hands? (Go ahead. Take a look at them again. Wiggle them around.) I mean, if evolution is our guide, our hands are going to keep changing. And without sounding too pie-in-the-sky about it, hopefully, as the human race continues to mature, we'll kick violence to the curb - well, you know, gently place violence to the curb - and then have no use for fists.
What will our hands look like then?
Well, hopefully they'll go back to the old style, with monkey-like long fingers. Why? Because if you're anything like me, being able to hold and manipulate a Kindle or tablet or something similar with one hand would be about the most evolutionary needed thing I could use right now. I'm constantly straining my fingers trying to reach for the far keys on the keyboard, and it's only my cell phone! Come on evolution … get cracking!
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Hi I installed w3 total cache on my nginx powered site, I'm having errors however. For example when I enable page caching disk:enhanced I get:
It appears Page Cache URL rewriting is not working. If using apache, verify that the server configuration allows .htaccess or if using nginx verify all configuration files are included in the configuration.
When I choose page caching disk:basic no error is displayed.
Here is the config for the server in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:
If it makes any difference, I have multiple sites installed, all in /srv/www
I can see that W3 Total Cache is creating a separate nginx.conf for each website, e.g. /srv/www/mysite.com/public_html/nginx.conf and within it there are the rules of W3 Total Cache, pasted here: http://pastebin.com/dANPVMJk
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Each fall, Antarctic researchers gather for a three-day workshop to present and discuss their findings regarding the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). The event is a multidisciplinary Earth system science workshop focusing on the distinctive glaciological, geological, oceanographic, and climatic aspects of the Ice Sheet. This year, it will take place about an hour's drive east of San Diego, in Julian, CA. Registration for the workshop is now open for researchers and students who wish to participate.
The WAIS Workshop will be held from 24-27 September 2014 at Camp Cedar Glen. Those interested in giving a 15-minute talk may submit an abstract in order to be considered for one of the sessions listed below. Participants may also submit poster abstracts.
- Changes in WAIS from observations (The Times They are a-Changin')
- Ice-ocean interaction (Surfin' USA)
- Amundsen Sea (West Coast Blues)
- everywhere else (Promised Land)
- Modelling of ice and polar ocean (California Dreamin')
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- Climate and accumulation (It Never Rains in California)
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When preparing Lemon Grass, cut off the root and over half of the upper stalk. Then remove the outer layers of the base remaining to expose the tender inner heart. Lemon Grass can be sliced into thin, small disks or minced or crushed to be added to salads and stir fries. When preparing soups, stews and some sauces, cut the stalk into short pieces, several inches in length and cook with other ingredients until done, then remove the Lemon Grass. When adding as a seasoning to sauces and marinades, Lemon Grass can be cut into small bits and then minced or ground into a paste to be added into the other ingredients. Lemon Grass can also be crushed and placed in the bottom of foil food wrappings on the grill or roasting pans with the food placed directly on the Lemon Grass. When fresh Lemon Grass cannot be found, substitute dried Lemon Grass or thin strips of lemon peel. For each 8 inch fresh stalk that is required, substitute 1 tablespoon of dried Lemon Grass or several long strips of lemon peel. If a recipe requires the heart of the Lemon Grass, take only the bottom 4 to 6 inches of the stalk and peel off the outer leaves until the inner purple ring is exposed.
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dpkg and libc6
Forum: Apt-get
Topic: dpkg and libc6
started by: Divago
Posted by Divago on Mar. 28 2008,15:13Hi all
dunno if this is the right place to post it, so please don't blame me
i got a dsl-n
i had gcc1-with-libs and gcc-2.95 on my mydsl folder (to be loaded and installed at startup. btw i sometime get it into mydsl/optional so are not loaded at startup) both installed from .dsl or .unc package (don't remember)
i got also dpkg to install .deb package (i need some package not present in dsl repositories)
i got also libc6
and dpkg -l show this
then i sometime try to install .deb package, and i got a lot of problem. recurring problem is "libc6 is not present in your system".
i'm pretty sure IT IS, both from dpkg -l info and 'cause is in /lib folder (and also 'cause i use some libc6 requiring apps -_- )
btw i tried also install libc6, dowloaded from debian homesites, and it says it requires libc6!!
sometime i can install it using "-F depends" but sometimes i can't
now, i'm installing xfstt (to install new fonts like i read in < http://damnsmalllinux.org/f/topic-3-26-18569-0.html > ) and it seems installing fine BUT whenever i try to run xfstt i get error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3
googling and forum-searching i found < http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/dsl-n/f/viewtopic/90.html > where it says to install libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2_2.95.4-22_i386.deb
it says again it requires libc6 >_>
what's wrong?
thanks for help and forgive me if i'm always asking for help... i'm still a noob
ty for help
Posted by lucky13 on Mar. 28 2008,18:15Why start another thread for the same question? Please stick to one thread.
Posted by roberts on Mar. 28 2008,23:46
Moved to DSL-N section.


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