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Sheepskin Rug - White
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- Overview
Our plush Sheepskin Rug adds warmth and softness to any room. With its natural ivory color, this eye-catching rug provides a distinct accent to your existing decor. For best visual impact, use our Sheepskin Rug over dark hardwood floors, which contrast with the color and texture. You can also use this rug over lighter hardwoods, carpeting or even on your furniture to add a fluffy, silky touch. Some popular areas to place our Sheepskin Rug include in front of a fireplace, beside your bed or in the center of a seating area. Our stylish accent rug comes in two sizes for versatility in any room. It must be professionally dry-cleaned, but you can maintain the rug by regularly vacuuming it. With proper care, you can enjoy this lovely rug for years to come.
- Made of natural sheepskin hide.
- Carefully washed and finished to showcase the unadorned beauty of the wool's ivory hues.
- Adds warmth and plushness to any room.
- Rug Pad recommended (sold separately); combine or cut pads to fit your order.
- Imported.
- Dimensions & Care
- 2' wide x 3' long
- 2' wide x 6' long
- Note: Since this is a natural hide, dimensions are approximate.
- Sheepskin may have been tightly packaged, so the wool may appear flattened. Wool fibers are very resilient and will bounce back to their original appearance. A vigorous shake will help restore the soft, fluffiness of the wool. Any fold marks will disappear once the skin has been removed from the package for several days.
- Professional dry clean only.
- Remove spills immediately; if liquid, blot with clean, un-dyed cloth by pressing firmly around the spill to absorb as much stain as possible.
- Store your rug by rolling it front side out and wrapping in cloth for protection. Do not fold or put in an airtight plastic bag. Place in a well-ventilated area.
- Use of a rug pad is recommended.
- Shipping & Returns
Shipping Information
This is a General shipping item.
- For standard delivery of in-stock items, UPS will deliver as quickly as 5 business days.
- Standard delivery and processing charges are calculated based on pre-tax order total.
- Next-Day delivery is available to most destinations for an additional fee. Not all products are eligible for next day shipping.
View complete information on shipping charges and delivery options.
Return Policy
Our Quality Guarantee: We carefully inspect your order prior to shipment. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement. Within 7 days for Quick Ship upholstery and 30 days for all other products, if you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value.
Items Ineligible for Returns: We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. We also cannot accept returns of final-sale items which are identified by a price which ends in .99.
Registry Returns: For returns of items purchased from your Pottery Barn registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever is later.
You may return merchandise through the mail for a refund or replacement. For detailed procedures for returning items through the mail, please contact Customer Service at 1.888.779.5176, 7 days a week, 5:00am - 9:00pm (PT).
UPS can deliver most in-stock rugs within 3-5 business days. Rugs sized 9 x 12' and larger will ship via in-home delivery. All smaller sizes will ship via UPS.
Next Day Delivery and Processing
We can arrange for next day delivery to most destinations within the contiguous 48 states, for an extra charge of $26.00 per address. If we receive your order by 6pm PT Monday through Friday, you'll receive your order the next business day; orders placed on Friday after 6pm PT through Sunday will arrive on Tuesday. Note: Next Day Delivery service is not available for some oversized rugs, White Glove Delivery, out of stock rugs, personalized rugs or for rugs shipped directly from the manufacturer.
Unlimited Flat Rate & Freight Delivery
With Unlimited Flat Rate & Freight Delivery, an unlimited number of eligible rugs in your order can be delivered for a single flat rate. The exact shipping charges are based on our shipping location and will be applied in the Checkout Payment & Review page.
View the complete Shipping and Delivery Information page.
You can return eligible rug(s) within 30 days of receiving an order for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required. Made to Order rugs are not eligible for returns. Review the full list of ineligible items and our refund policy below before starting the process.
Easy Ways to Return:
- Stores - You can return most rugs to your local Pottery Barn store for free.
- Bring to UPS Location (under 70 lbs) – See our full Easy Returns Policy to start the process.
Ineligible Items
Items non-eligible for returns or exchanges:
- Monogrammed items
- Mattresses
- Gift cards
- Made to Order items, including custom rugs and furniture
- Final sale items (with prices ending in $.X7 or $.X9)
- Items damaged through normal wear and tear
Questions? See our full Easy Returns Policy.
- Common Questions and Answers
- I just received my rug and it looks really flat. How can I make it look fluffy again? Our Sheepskin Rug typically is tightly packaged for shipping, which gives it a compressed or flattened look when you remove it from the packaging. To help the fibers bounce back, give the rug a few energetic shakes. To remove any existing fold marks, lay the rug flat for several days, after which the folds should disappear.
- I just spilled soda on my new rug, what should I do? Grab a clean cloth with no dyes and blot the liquid by pressing the cloth around the spill. Apply pressure and absorb as much of the spilled liquid as you can. Take the rug for dry cleaning as soon as possible to prevent staining and damage. In between cleanings, you can keep your rug looking fresh by vacuuming it to remove direct and debris, and brushing it lightly with a pet brush to fluff up the fibers.
- What are the benefits of using a sheepskin rug? In short, adding our Sheepskin Rug to the room adds a special touch to your decor. The unparalleled softness and luxury make it a sumptuous choice. The fresh, natural ivory color of our Sheepskin Rug coordinates beautifully with a variety of color palettes, making it a versatile choice for any room in your home. Warm up a room and enjoy the plush feeling underfoot.
- How do I know that this is a quality rug? We sourced our materials carefully, and chose to use New Zealand sheepskin, which is among the finest sheepskin you can buy. Additionally, this rug has undergone a thorough finishing process to ensure that it offers you the most beautiful color and shine.
- What's the difference between shearling and sheepskin? Shearling is a similar material that also comes from the tanned hide of a sheep. Shearling gets clipped to shorter lengths, making it less plush than sheepskin. Sheepskin rugs have a high wool density and length of 65 mm or more, which is what keeps the fibers looking plush and inviting.
- Our Quality Commitment
Our Commitment
We have a firm commitment to quality. We take great pride in our timeless designs, premium materials and expert craftsmanship.
Free Interior Design Services
Need design help? We offer free, no-strings-attached Interior Design Services. Get advice and inspiration from our specialists in-store, over the phone or by email. Designers will even make in-home visits, where they can take measurements, discuss color options, and give tips on any room.


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February 21, 2014
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Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer — US Core Equity
Francis X. Morris joined Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in 1997 as a vice president and portfolio manager, and became the chief investment officer for US Core Equity investments in 2004. He is also a member of the firm's asset allocation committee, which is responsible for building and managing multi-asset class portfolios. In addition, Morris serves as a Trustee for the Macquarie Management Holdings, Inc. 401(k) and Retirement Plan. Prior to joining the firm, Morris was vice president and director of equity research at PNC Asset Management. He received a bachelor's degree from Providence College and holds an MBA from Widener University. He is a former member of the Business Advisory Council of the Providence College School of Business. Morris is a past president of the CFA Society of Philadelphia and is a member of the CFA Institute. He is a former officer of the National Association of Petroleum Investment Analysts.

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Handsome, Traditional Townhome
Designer Mary Douglas Drysdale channels historic charm to restore a 1920 townhouse on Embassy Row
In certain circles in Washington, D.C., asking the question "Who has the best dining room in the city?" won't score you the address to a posh new restaurant or even directions to the White House. Instead, it will lead you down the tree-lined streets of Kalorama to the front door of Barbara and Bill Sullivan's home. There, on the second floor of their handsome townhouse, is a light-filled, paneled room—complete with a painstakingly rendered painted dining table, a hand-stenciled floor, and a dazzling crystal chandelier—that's more exclusive than any reservation in town. "Almost everyone who's seen it has fallen in love with it," Barbara says. "I know I did."
While the Sullivans like to keep their guest lists small, there's always space at the table for one person in particular: interior designer Mary Douglas Drysdale. Like the ornate fireplace surround in the entry foyer, Drysdale has become a fixture of the home; she's been working to restore the classical jewel box to its full potential for more than 20 years. "I worked on the interiors for the previous owners and was brought on again when it was time for its new family to renovate," she says. "It's really evolved just as I have."
Sometimes, however, in order to move forward, one must first go back—all the way back to 1924 when the home was built to the design of local architect Robert O. Scholz. By the time the Sullivans moved in, most of the home's founding architectural elements had been lost to a host of overambitious remodels, so they turned to Drysdale to help them replace what had been stripped away, encouraging her to reintroduce elements like beautiful crown moldings, friezes, paneling, and wood trim. "We love Mary's taste and what she had done for the previous owners," Barbara says. "We even ended up buying a lot of the furniture she had initially selected for them when we first moved in, so we knew that she was the one for the job."
Designer Mary Douglas Drysdale made the foyer's original fireplace a focal point by placing an 18th-century gilded overdoor with a bolection mirror on the mantel.
Photography: Ron Blunt
Produced by Jenny Bradley
Interior design: Mary Douglas Drysdale, Mary Douglas Drysdale Inc., 2026 R St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009; 202/588-0700, marydouglasdrysdale.com
Mirror on mantel (English Regency); andirons (English): antique.
Art flanking mantel (by Per Kirkeby): owner's collection.
Settee: John Saladino, Saladino Style, saladinostyle.com.
Mirror over settee: Drysdale Collection, 202/588-0700.
Ottoman (custom): Mary Douglas Drysdale, marydouglasdrysdale.com.
Ottoman fabric ("Couture Interlace N.5"/Clay #9708-4): Glant Couture, glant.com.
Tailored Foyer Decor
"I'm a tailored person," Barbara says, "and the house is, too. Every detail has been carefully considered. There's nothing frilly or fussy." As much as Drysdale has a soft spot for history and preservation, she's taken great pleasure in ushering out the furnishings, little by little, that the Sullivans had held onto from the previous owners. "They had saved lots of lovely decorative pieces," she explains, "but those pieces didn't feel like they belonged here anymore. The house has grown up. It has a simplicity and a directness to it. It almost doesn't need anything else."
There is one exception: the various animal prints that appear on a throw pillow and on the cushions of six antique chairs in the entry foyer. "I'm never giving those up," says Barbara with a laugh. "I love them. They make people take a second look, and at the end of the day, that's what I hope people take away with them when they visit us: that they've been to a warm, inviting home that offers up a little bit of a surprise in each and every room."
Animal prints from Kravet (on Regency-style chairs) appeal to homeowner Barbara Sullivan's sense of fun.
Commode ("Breakfront Cabinet" #5332): Baker, bakerfurniture.com.
Art over commode (by Maxwell MacKenzie): Cross MacKenzie Gallery, crossmackenzie.com.
Black vase: Hines & Co. Showroom, 202/484-8200.
Sculpture: J. Lambeth Showroom, 202/646-1774.
Flooring: limestone.
Area rug: Patterson, Flynn & Martin, pattersonflynnmartin.com.
Chair: antique.
Chair fabric ("Plush Tigress" #29179): Kravet, kravet.com.
Ottoman (custom): Mary Douglas Drysdale, marydouglasdrysdale.com.
Ottoman fabric ("Couture Interlace N.5"/Clay #9708-4): Glant Couture, glant.com.
Beautiful Living Room
Drysdale started on the home's lower level, designing custom millwork and choosing new marble flooring for the sitting area off the formal living room, in order to bring a touch of historic charm to the formerly haphazard, too-modern addition.
A neutral palette allows the focus to remain on the strong, traditional lines of the living room furniture, such as the "Marler" sofa and "Virginia" chair from Hickory Chair, both upholstered in Manuel Canovas fabric.
Walls (custom): glaze by Rising Tide Inc., risingtideinc.us.
Area rug; secretary: Drysdale Collection, 202/588-0700.
Art (by Lyn Horton): Cross MacKenzie Gallery, crossmackenzie.com.
Sofa ("Marler Sofa" #108-80); lounge chairs ("Virginia Chair" #1527-24, by Suzanne Kasler): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Sofa and lounge-chair fabric ("Savannah"/Ecru #4575-03, by Manuel Canovas): Cowtan & Tout, cowtan.com.
Pillow on sofa ("Overland Desert" #16476.16): Kravet, kravet.com.
Coffee table: owner's collection.
Wooden arm chair ("Governor Alston Arm Chair" #2543, Historic Charleston Collection); pedestal table; pillows on lounge chairs: discontinued.
Side chairs at table: antique.
Fabric on side chairs ("Panthera"/Black, Gold #BF10129.960, by GP&J Baker): Lee Jofa, leejofa.com.
Blue-and-White Kitchen
Drysdale's next step was to turn her attention to the kitchen. While the space had plenty of pretty natural light, it wasn't taking advantage of it, which made it feel heavy and unwelcoming. Armed with a large stack of paint chips and fabrics, Drysdale sat down with Barbara to find the ideal colors that would lend energy and excitement to the room.
"I must have showed her about 375 options because I needed to find her the perfect shade of blue," Drysdale recalls. "Barbara's a wonderful cook, but she spends a lot of time traveling for work. I wanted her to be able to walk into the kitchen and have it feel like a breath of fresh air." Together, the two decided on a silk checkered fabric for the draperies that would accomplish just that, while also setting the groundwork for the rest of the room's design.
A generous dose of blue in the Cowtan & Tout checked silk curtains and in the Duralee fabric for the cushions on the Michael Taylor chairs infuses the room with a fresh, calming vibe, as do the Niermann Weeks chandelier and the painted floors by Billet Collins.
Wall and cabinet paint: custom.
Cabinetry (custom): designed by Mary Douglas Drysdale, marydouglasdrysdale.com.
Cabinetry hardware: Top Knobs, topknobs.com.
Drapery: discontinued.
Chandelier ("Italian Chandelier"): Niermann Weeks, niermannweeks.com.
Dining table: owner's collection.
Decorative finish on table: Billet Collins, billetcollins.com.
Dining chairs ("White Arm Chair" #0700): Michael Taylor Designs, michaeltaylordesigns.com.
Chair-seat fabric ("Silk Ottoman" in Ivory and Aqua, discontinued): Clarence House, clarencehouse.com.
Pillows on dining chairs: Drysdale Collection, 202/588-0700.
Kitchen Table
The frieze detailing on the crown moldings is the same shade of blue that appears on the matching cushions atop the Regency-style chairs at the kitchen table.
Formal Dining Room
By contrast to the kitchen, the rest of the house is done in soothing, neutral tones that appeal to Barbara's love of fuss-free, no-nonsense design.
In the dining room, a Niermann Weeks chandelier presides over this elegant space. Armless 18th-century dining chairs with slipcovers crafted from Rogers & Goffigon fabric surround a Baker table, which, like the stenciled floors, was painted by Tom Hickey.
Decorative painting: Rising Tide Inc., risingtideinc.us.
Dining table; secretary: Drysdale Collection, 202/588-0700.
Dining chairs; mirror on mantel; urn on secretary: antique.
Chandelier ("Swedish Crystal Chandelier"): Niermann Weeks, niermannweeks.com.
Drapery (#26409-23, discontinued): Kravet, kravet.com.
Classic Secretary
A charmingly detailed secretary, a classic Drysdale design staple, dominates the wall opposite the dining table.
Homeowner Portrait
Homeowner Barbara Sullivan poses in her much-admired dining room.
Lovely Home Library
Art by Maryanne Pollock hangs above the green velvet sofa in the Sullivan's home library. Bookshelves were custom designed by Drysdale.
Paint: custom.
Area rug; coffee table; sofa; art behind sofa (by Maryanne Pollock); octagonal end tables: Drysdale Collection, 202/588-0700.
Lounge chair: Michael Taylor Designs, michaeltaylordesigns.com.
Sofa and lounge-chair fabric (green velvet): Yoma Textiles, yoma.com.
Bookshelves: designed by Mary Douglas Drysdale, marydouglasdrysdale.com.
Art seen through door (by Maxwell MacKenzie): Cross MacKenzie Gallery, crossmackenzie.com.
Neutral Master Suite
The master suite—which makes use of most of the home's third floor and includes the Sullivans' bedroom and bath, as well as a study for Bill and an office for Barbara—is calm and cohesive thanks to the creams, grays, and beiges that pervade the spaces. There are no loud colors or busy patterns; the important thing here is that each room fulfills its purpose, whether it's to allow the couple a place to finish work or indulge in a little relaxation.
Walls (naive graining): Rising Tide Inc., risingtideinc.us.
Area rug: J. Brooks Designer Floors, 703/698-0790.
Bed (custom): Drysdale Collection, 202/588-0700.
Headboard, bed-cover and drapery fabric ("Trapunto"/Igloo #93105-06): Rogers & Goffigon, 203/532-8068.
Bed linens: D. Porthault, dporthaultparis.com.
Throw on bed ("Shetland"/Camel and Beige #4677-07, by Manuel Canovas): Cowtan & Tout, cowtan.com.
Art (by John Brown): Cross MacKenzie Gallery, crossmackenzie.com.
Bedside tables: custom.
Colorful Artwork
Framed photographs by John Brown from Cross MacKenzie Gallery offer the sole bit of color in the homeowners' sanctuary, joining neutral accessories like the oversize rug from Patterson, Flynn & Martin, as well as bedding and drapery crafted from the same Trapunto fabric in Igloo from Rogers & Goffigon.
Whitewashed Chest
A silver sunburst mirror from Baker shines above the three-drawer chest from the Drysdale collection. Beige "Ocelot" fabric on the antique chairs adds pizazz.
Three-drawer chest: Drysdale Collection, 202/588-0700.
Mirror over chest ("Sunburst Mirror"/Silver #7013S): Baker, bakerfurniture.com.
Chairs; figurines on chest: antique.
Chair fabric ("Ocelot"/Ecru, Beige #10877-01): Cowtan & Tout, cowtan.com.
Candlesticks on chest: Holly Hunt, hollyhunt.com.
Master Bathroom Tub
The mirror above the deep soaking tub in the bath reflects a double vanity on the opposite wall.
Tub; faucets; sconces: Waterworks, waterworks.com.
Vanity: design by Mary Douglas Drysdale, marydouglasdrysdale.com.
Mirror ("Sunburst Mirror"/Silver #7013S): Baker, bakerfurniture.com.
Walls and surfaces (custom glazed and antiqued): Rising Tide Inc., risingtideinc.us.
Chair: antique.
Chair fabric ("Ocelot"/Ecru, Beige #10877-01): Cowtan & Tout, cowtan.com.
Traditional Gray Study
Artist Maryanne Pollock's contemporary painting over the fireplace adds an unexpected edge to Bill Sullivan's personal escape off the master bedroom, which is otherwise as traditional as they come, with gray paneled walls, a Rose Tarlow sabre leg chair, and an R. Jones sofa.
Walls (custom glaze): Rising Tide Inc., risingtideinc.us.
Art over mantel: by Maryanne Pollock, maryannepollock.com.
Area rug (solid gray sisal): Patterson Flynn & Martin, pattersonflynnmartin.com.
Wooden arm chair ("White Arm Chair" #0700): Michael Taylor Designs, michaeltaylordesigns.com.
Sofa ("Lindsay Sofa"): R. Jones & Assoc., rjones.com.
Ottoman (custom, "Cocktail Ottoman" #7168-53): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Sofa and ottoman fabric ("Featherweight"/Green Tea, discontinued): Kravet, kravet.com.
Pillow with velvet dots ("Broome Velvet"/colorway discontinued #GWF 2915-11, by Groundworks): Lee Jofa, leejofa.com.
Drapery ("Neptune"/Silver #8821-02, by Larsen): Cowtan & Tout, cowtan.com.
Art to right of mantel (by Lyn Horton): Cross MacKenzie Gallery, crossmackenzie.com.
Tray on ottoman: Timothy Paul Collection, 202/234-2020.
Townhome Exterior
Renovations to the 1924 house continued outdoors with elegant, classic plantings.


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Many hardware manufacturers are none too happy about the imminent arrival of Microsoft's Surface — especially Acer's CEO. But Lenovo's head honcho doesn't seem fussed in the slightest.
In fact, Lenovo's CEO Yang Yuanqing seems confident his company is going to wipe the floor with Microsoft. Speaking during an earnings call he explained:
"[They're] just one of our many competitors. We are still confident that we are providing much better hardware than our competitors including Microsoft."
That's in stark contrast to Acer's CEO, who's more than a little stressed about Surface:
"We have said [to Microsoft] think it over. Think twice. It will create a huge negative impact for the ecosystem and other brands may take a negative reaction. It is not something you are good at so please think twice."
Lenovo is apparently working on a convertible, ARM-based Windows RT tablet. If Yuanqing's bluster is anything to go by, it might even be quite good. [CNET]


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Newt Gingrich Is Not a Conservative
When Newt Gingrich criticized Congressman Paul Ryan's Medicare voucher plan and repeated his support for individual healthcare mandates this week, many conservatives expressed outrage and shock. Conservatives were right to be outraged. But they shouldn't have been shocked.
Simply put, Newt Gingrich has never been a conservative.
Perhaps a quick primer in perception versus reality is in order. The reason most presidential candidates are considered frontrunners is because enough people keep saying they are frontrunners. For example, candidates like former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty or Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels are considered frontrunners despite having less name recognition, lesser poll numbers and less fundraising ability than some of the other supposed second or third tier candidates. Still, their perception as such continues to dictate the current reality.
The reason Newt Gingrich is considered a conservative is because enough people have always said he's a conservative. The former House speaker rose to national prominence in the mid-1990's championing the GOP's "Contract with America," spearheading the "Republican Revolution of '94" and earned a reputation for being one of President Bill Clinton's harshest critics. From that time to today, Gingrich has no doubt remained one of the harshest critics of the Democratic Party.
But simply being partisan does not a conservative make. If so, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney could be considered conservatism personified. In a similar mold, Gingrich has rarely, if ever, been for smaller government. He simply believes Republicans can preside over big government more effectively.
The Ryan plan controversy is simply our latest exposure to Gingrich's consistent big government Republican brand. There is currently an intra-GOP debate wherein most conservatives recognize Ryan's plan as being bolder than most, but they also note that it doesn't go nearly far enough considering that by its own projection we will still be saddled with a $23 trillion national debt in ten years. In this latter sentiment, Sen. Rand Paul and other conservative leaders have noted the relative timidity of Ryan's plan.
Even so, at precisely the time when part of the GOP is praising Ryan for being bold and another part is worried his plan isn't bold enough—Gingrich has already dismissed it as too "radical." This might make conservatives angry, but it is also classic Gingrich.
If a candidate like Ron Paul is often unconventionally Republican precisely because he is willing to examine sacred cows in the name of more substantively limiting government, Gingrich's unconventional Republican positions come from the exact opposite direction—with Newt typically taking the side of big government. For example, many conservatives were surprised to see Gingrich appearing in commercials with Nancy Pelosi sympathetic to liberal views on climate change. Conservatives shouldn't have been surprised.
Of course, Gingrich was also a good Bush Republican in supporting TARP, the Medicare Plan D entitlement expansion and has even stated that he thinks No Child Left Behind isn't big enough—despite the fact that virtually all conservatives now reject these big government schemes.
Again, Newt's disagreement with Ryan's plan is nothing new, as the traditional Goldwater/Reagan conservative Republican notion of actually reducing the size and scope of government has always been too "radical" for Gingrich. As Bob Wenzel notes at EconomicPolicyJournal.com, Gingrich's 2012 political platform seems to be simply, again, that he's not a Democrat:
"The Gingrich campaign strategy appears to be that he will run not on any principles, but more on the fact that he is not President Obama. A Gingrich snippet: 'The fact is, we are not going to close the deficit and move towards a balanced budget unless we follow the policies that foster the economic growth necessary to create jobs. The first and most immediate step would be to employ the policies that encourage investment, create jobs, and reward innovation and entrepreneurship—exactly the opposite of the Obama anti-jobs policies"
Wenzel correctly analyzes, "Aside from the attack on President Obama, the underlying message here is that Gingrich wants to balance the budget not by reducing government spending, but by increasing tax revenues through more jobs. In other words, Gingrich sees no problem with the current size of government."
Perhaps Gingrich has no problem with the current size of government because he has always exhibited an optimistic view of the transformative power of the state. For example, if generations of conservatives, from Robert Taft to Goldwater and through Reagan, have long defined themselves primarily in their opposition to post-New Deal America, Gingrich not only praises Franklin Roosevelt but seeks to attach him to Reagan. Sound weird? Wrote Gingrich in 2004: "If we can combine the persistence, optimism, technological curiosity and courage of FDR and Reagan we will meet the challenges of our generation… Understanding Reagan's political strength is not possible without understanding how much of his patterns and techniques grew out of FDR."
A conservative critic of Reagan might note that despite that president's limited government rhetoric, the Gipper actually did little to dismantle the modern state that remains in large part an outgrowth of FDR's regime. Gingrich finds Reagan praiseworthy exactly to the extent that he might have resembled Roosevelt. This is not a conservative sentiment. Not even close.
It should not surprise conservatives that both Newt and Mitt Romney agree in their support for individual healthcare mandates (though Gingrich's position seems to change daily, also similar to Romney's). In fact, this position reflects both men's technocratic and supposedly "business" style approach to government—the micro-managerial nature of which is the very antithesis of constitutional, limited government conservatism.
One can only assume that in the wake of the Ryan controversy, Gingrich is banking on his recent comments that Barack Obama is our biggest "food stamp president" to shield him from some of the current criticism from conservatives. Gingrich has every reason to believe that yet another incident of his characteristic partisan demagoguing will work, as it certainly has for Newt's entire political career.
Lucky for Gingrich, perception is still reality, and amazingly the perception still remains that Newt is a conservative. Perhaps this most recent episode of blatant evidence to the contrary might finally awaken some conservatives from this chronic and troublesome delusion.


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Holiday gift-giving in the workplace can be awkward, especially if you are a new employee and unsure of what to buy or if you even should give a gift. There are no business-etiquette guidelines that suggest you have to give a gift to your boss, but there are some approaches you can take to help you decide if a gift is appropriate.
The first thing you should do is check the office gift-giving policies. Large corporations most likely will have guidelines to follow. Smaller employers usually have no policies, and that's where guessing becomes part of gift-giving decisions.
How much you spend on a gift is a decision is another consideration, and a couple of factors need to come into play here, including how well you know your boss and your financial situation. The stronger your relationship with your boss, the more likely you will know their interests.
Gifts do not have to be expensive to have meaning, however refrain from buying a cheap gift just to have something to give.
If you decide you want to give your boss a gift, make sure you are not motivated by a desire to look good or make up for mediocre job performance. Gift-giving should spring from a desire to show appreciation.
It's often easier to approach gift-giving as a group decision. If members of your work team pitch in to buy the boss a gift, it can feel less awkward. If finances are an issue, combining your contribution with those of coworkers can be the way to go, but don't pressure colleagues into giving the same amount. Although it may appear every team member is in the same boat financially, looks can be deceiving. Suggest a range of giving, such as $5–10 per person.
Many times, the awkwardness of office gift-giving comes from the manner in which the gift is given. For example, don't be the one in your department to outspend everyone else. This can send the message you want to stand out from the team. Mentioning what you bought your boss to your colleagues can sound like bragging, and it serves no real purpose.
Give your boss his or her gift discreetly, and keep it in good taste. Stay away from personal items such as cologne, perfume or clothing. Here's an example of how gift-giving can backfire: An employee sent the boss roses with a "Happy Holidays" greeting, and had the flowers delivered to the office. While the intention was appropriate, the incident put the boss and employee in an uncomfortable situation.
If you are struggling with what to buy, consider these suggestions:
- professional items
- calendars
- pens
- stationary
- photo frames
- plants
- coffee
- gift baskets
What are your thoughts on gift-giving at work? Do you think you should you buy your boss a gift?


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Friday, Dec 20, 2013
by Delia
No, not the breakable glass ornaments, nor the plastic ones of your favorite cartoon, sports or movie characters. And not for that green (or pink or silver) tree that appears every year in December. And not just people who celebrate December, either. The ornaments I mean are the the people and facts with which you decorate your family tree, either on paper or electronically.
The holidays are an ideal time to reconnect with relatives to gather facts and oral reminiscences. Ask an older relative about holidays from his or her youth such as the kinds of gifts requested, given and received; family food traditions; shopping; or attendance at parties or religious events. You will please your interviewee with your interest, and the stories shared will add substance to your family portrait. Ask a new in-law about their family traditions, adding to your information about this new family member and making him or her feel included. And, who knows? You might like to incorporate a new family tradition to your own.
Of course, you will want to record these shared memories, either by recording the speaker, or at least preserving the memories in print to be shared with future generations. So remember to take the time to decorate your family tree!
Posted by: ACPL Genealogy Center
Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013
Would you like to give a family oriented gift this year? Something that reflects your family or some specific person? Try clicking on the "Create a Lasting Genealogy Keepsake" button on our home page and connect with Keepsake Threads, a company that will create pillows, toys, quilts and other items using your pictures or family trees. With Keepsake Threads, your own keepsake clothing can be used to create a one-of-a-kind treasure for a parent, child or friend. Plus a percentage of the profits go to the Allen County Public Library Foundation that supports The Genealogy Center, so not only will you give a terrific gift, but you will also support your favorite (we hope!) genealogy research facility.
Monday, Dec 16, 2013
The Genealogy Center has made some recent additions to its Free Databases including:
Take a few minutes to see if any of these will aid your research, and remember that The Genealogy Center is always interested in expanding our online databases, so look around to see what you might want to share with us, and everyone else!
Saturday, Dec 14, 2013
Have a brick wall in your family history research? Would you like a greater understanding of some aspect of your genealogy? The Genealogy Center is offering 30-minute personal research consultations with a staff member on some troublesome aspect of your research on Thursday, January 23, 2014, from 2 PM to 4 PM, and on Thursday, February 13, 2014, also from 2 PM to 4 PM. Call 260-421-1225 or send an email for an appointment, providing basic information concerning the nature of your quandary. A staff member will be assigned and a time established for your consultation. Be sure to bring your research notes to your consultation.
Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Register today!
Thursday, Dec 12, 2013
Monday, Dec 09, 2013
Don't forget to join us on Wednesday, December 11th, 2:30-3:30 p.m., for our next WinterTech program, "Researching Indiana Digital Collections." If researching family who migrated or resided in the Hoosier state, then this overview of online collections is essential. And plan to make it a full day at The Genealogy Center by staying for the monthly meeting of the Allen County Genealogical Society at 6:30 p.m.
Call 260-421-1225 or email to register for this program. Click to learn more about our WinterTech offerings for January and February 2014.
Wednesday, Dec 04, 2013
by John
In many respects this month has been one to remember presidents. We have observed the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. We also recall the many presidential proclamations establishing Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
There is a great deal about our presidents to interest genealogists. A few of us can actually claim a president among our direct ancestors. Those presidents who have living descendants include the following: John Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Van Buren, William H. Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Andrew Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding (through an illegitimate daughter), Coolidge, Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H W Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama. Others never had children (like Washington, Polk, and Buchanan) or have had their lines die out, including most notably Lincoln and Arthur. One, Andrew Jackson, has descendants (though not of his blood) through an adopted son, while Reagan's only grandchild is through an adopted son.
Even if you are not a direct presidential descendant, you may be related to a president through a common ancestor. Many presidents trace their ancestry who immigrants who arrived in the colonial era, and from them, many Americans also claim descent. The Genealogy Center has several books that attempt to trace exhaustively the known ancestors of presidents. Perhaps the best book is Gary Boyd Roberts's Ancestors of American Presidents (2009 edition) (GC 929.11 R54ab). This work catalogs the ancestry of all of the presidents through Obama, contains kinship charts among presidents, and also shows the royal descents of some presidents. Craig Hart's book, A Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents and Their First Two Generations of Descent (973 H251g), attempts to trace the ancestry of First Ladies, though this work is not as comprehensive as the Roberts book.
If your interest is in the descendants of American presidents, you may wish to examine Burke's Presidential Families (second edition, 1981) (929.11 B915), or American Presidential Families (1993) (929.11 Am352). The latter book lists descendants of collateral relatives of those presidents who do not have living descendants, but neither work is documented. Some presidents appear in larger published genealogies. For example, in 1990, the Theodore Roosevelt Association published The Roosevelt Family in America: A Genealogy (929.2 R67rf), an extensive genealogy of this extended New York Dutch family.
New research is continually being published, and sometimes new discoveries are made with some fanfare, such as the discovery of President Obama's Irish ancestry several years ago. In 2011-2012, Michael Thomas Meggison and R. Andrew Pierce compiled a multi-part article on descendants of Timothy Bush of Connecticut, the paternal ancestor of the Bush family, which continued over three issues in two volumes of The Genealogist (973.005 G2855), published by the American Society of Genealogists. Their research brings to light much new information about this colonial family, which, until recently, has not been fully investigated.
Saturday, Nov 30, 2013
It's always a challenge to find something new and informative to share for the various holidays, so I thought I'd pass along some of what I "knew" as a child, and add what little more I know today. Thanksgiving as a national holiday represents a day to be appreciative of what we have achieved and what we have survived. Traditionally, it was a day to give thanks for the bounty of the harvest that would carry the people through the coming winter and into the new growing season, and had been celebrated on various dates in the different states until 1863, when Abraham Lincoln, prompted by Sarah Josepha Hale, settled on the last Thursday in November for a national celebration, although, due to the ongoing Civil War, the date was not recognized in parts of the South until the 1870s. Franklin D. Roosevelt shifted the date to the fourth Thursday in November to provide an economic boost (that is, extra time for Christmas shopping).
To a child of the 1950s, the holiday seemed centered on the Pilgrims of Plymouth celebrating a decent harvest with their Native American neighbors. Little girls were dressed up in white bodice collars and caps with long black dresses. Boys had tall black hats and buckle shoes. Dried flint corn and paper turkeys decorated the tables, and we remembered the early European settlers to this country.
Of course, it was only later that I realized that there were plenty of other early European settlers. There was a Dutch settlement on the Hudson River near Albany, New York in 1614. The English already had a settlement in Jamestown, Virginia that had been established in 1607. The earlier Roanoke Colony in North Carolina was settled in 1585, but the colonists disappeared by 1587. The French established several short-lived outposts in South Carolina, Florida and Texas, but the oldest European colony in the United States is Saint Augustine, Florida, established in 1565. And, of course, there were also many other people already here, with cities and towns already thoroughly established.
So this year, remind everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving and share the stories of the making of this melting pot.
Wednesday, Nov 27, 2013
Though The Genealogy Center will be closed on Thursday, November 28, we will reopen on Friday, November 29, with our regular weekend hours. Our hours this holiday weekend are:
Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013
by John
Thanksgiving is a most American holiday (though shared by our Canadian friends on an earlier date in the fall). It is also one of our most genealogical of national days, since it affords many a chance to remember the Pilgrims and the harvest feast they celebrated with the Wampanoag tribe in 1621. In an article written for Weekend Magazine in 2002, political commenters Cokie and Steve Roberts estimated that some 35 million Americans are linked by blood to the Pilgrims – and many probably don't even know of their kinship. The Robertses make the point that while the original band of 102 passengers were Englishmen, their modern descendants comprise all manner of racial and ethnic identities. "Through the centuries," they write, "the children of those first colonists have mixed with a continuous flow of newcomers, enriching the nation's gene pool and helping to define our national identity."
When we gather at the dinner table with relatives and exchange stories of family history, many of us are curious whether they have a direct Mayflower connection. (I descend from William Brewster, the Pilgrims' spiritual leader, and his wife Mary). A great many genealogical works are now in print about Pilgrims and their immediate descendants. The classic work and most authoritative is the series, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, compiled by various authors and published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (974.4 M45). Produced in 23 volumes with multiple parts, these volumes are easily recognized with their silver binding. This work is still on-going, and thus far volumes have been produced for the following passengers: Francis Eaton, Samuel Fuller, William White, James Chilton, Richard More, Thomas Rogers, George Soule, William Bradford, Francis Cooke, Edward Fuller, Edward Winslow, John Billington, Stephen Hopkins, Peter Brown, Degory Priest, Edward Doty, John Alden, Isaac Allerton, Richard Warren, Henry Samson, John Howland, and Myles Standish. More volumes are forthcoming (we Brewster descendants are still waiting for our silver volume and must content ourselves with the Mayflower families in Progress volumes, which are incomplete). Families treated in earlier volumes have been revised, in many instances, in later volumes of the series.
Another gem of genealogical research is Robert Charles Anderson's The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony, 1620-1633 (974.402 P74pn). This work collects the Plymouth settlers from his larger Great Migration series, considered by many to be a modern genealogical masterpiece. In some cases Anderson revised the sketches from his earlier work. New discoveries about the Pilgrims are always being discovered, and researchers should keep regularly abreast of new articles in such journals as the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, American Ancestors, and the Mayflower Descendant.
For many genealogists seeking their Mayflower connection, the problem isn't with constructing the five generations of immediate descendants from the Pilgrims in New England in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The brick wall comes later in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century in upstate New York, where many New Englanders moved in the decades following the close of the Revolutionary War. New York did not keep vital records in this period, and the search for a connection can often be exasperating. The New England Historic Genealogical Society's recent book, Western Massachusetts Families of 1790 (974.4 UL44we) offers some help with families in Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin counties, Massachusetts, bridging the gulf for some families (additional families appear on their American Ancestors website). Most researchers will still have to go through deeds, court records, church records, and estate records to find additional clues.
Even if your ancestors didn't come on the Mayflower (and millions more have connections to later arrivals in Plymouth Colony), we can all celebrate our collective diversity on this Thanksgiving and give thanks for the national heritage that they have bequeathed us.
Friday, Nov 22, 2013
by Delia
Many of us see the same occupations over and over within our families. Farmers tended to beget farmers. Miner's sons followed their fathers into the mines. Sons of doctors often traced their fathers' footsteps into the medical profession. Teachers, both male and female, may appear in other lines. We may have a general idea of what our ancestors' professions entailed, but perhaps not the details. Other times, we may have no idea what an occupation may be. The Genealogy Center has a number of sources to aid you in understanding your ancestors' work lives.
Of course, if you run across an usual job title, one fast and easy method to discover what that occupation entails is to check an unabridged dictionary or check an Internet search engine and easily discover that a cordwainer is someone who works with fine leather, often a shoe maker. But to discover that a girdleier is one who makes belts or shashes or a shuttleworker is a weaver one may have to use Trades and services of Colonial times ( 973.2 T675).
There are also directories and lists of practitioners of various occupations, such as Patsy Page's Directory of Louisiana physicians, 1886 (976.3 P14D) and the 1881 and 1896 editions of The Bankers' directory and list of bank attorneys (929.11 R15B). There are also volumes from societies that cater to certain professions, such as the 1941 and 1949 editions of Roster of the Maine State Grange Patrons of Husbandry (974.1 G75RO). There are also business records available, like that for Sand Lake, New York's Lumberman's account book, 1839-1843 (974.701 R29LU) and the Finis Hurt Store account book, 1889-1890 (976.901 AD1WL) in Adair County, Kentucky.
But one of the best ways to understand your ancestor in his or her profession could be to read diaries from other members of that profession, such as Laurel Ulrich's A midwife's tale: the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812 (974.101 K37U) and The 1805 diary of the Rev. Dr. James Muir: minister of the Old Presbyterian meeting house in Alexandria, Virginia (975.502 AL27MUI). Of course, these diaries may also provide biographical information the people in the area.
So when you want to understand your ancestor, take some time to investigate his or her occupation to add a deeper understanding of their lives.
Tuesday, Nov 19, 2013
Saturday, Nov 16, 2013
Our ancestors worked hard all week, on the farm, in the shop or factory. At the end of the day, they went home, ate dinner and went to bed. On the weekends, they attended religious services.
Well, not really. They did have many chores, no matter the station in life, but there was often time for play, and they did play. And The Genealogy Center owns sources on all manner of play in our ancestors' lives.
Our national pastime, baseball, is represented nationally in a number of sources, including The baseball necrology (973 L512BN) by Bill Lee, The biographical encyclopedia of the Negro baseball leagues (973 R453BI) by James A. Riley, and Today's News (973 AL512TA), the journal of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players' Association. But there are also volumes relating to locations, such as Larry Lester and Sammy Miller's Black baseball in Kansas City (977.802 K13LES) and Robert Ashe's Even the Babe came to play: small-town baseball in the dirty 30s (971.502 SA28AS).
Basketball is not forgotten in our collection, with Todd Gould's Pioneers of the hardwood: Indiana and the birth of professional basketball (977.2 G737P) and Rankine Smith's The history of basketball in New Brunswick, Canada, 1892-1985 (971.5 Am596H).
A number of sources pertain to sports in academia, such as Ken Kessinger's Sioux Falls Washington High School sports heritage, 1899-1989 (978.302 SI7KE), and Jim O'Brien's Hail to Pitt: a sports history of the University of Pittsburgh (974.802 P687HAI).
But it's the more unusual accounts of recreational activities that catch my interest. Norman Peterson's Index of about 11,000 1911 Michigan and Wisconsin billiard hall & saloon merchants (977.4 P442I) provides a list of what towns in those states hosted the dreaded pool halls that lured men into drink and play. And From buckskin to baseball; glimpses of Tiogans at work and play (974.702 T49FR) provides just the sort of overview to a community at play that should interest all researchers.And some are rife with history, such as Timothy McCann's Sussex cricket in the eighteenth century (942.2501 SU82P, V.88), and William Perkins Bull's From rattlesnake hunt to hockey; the history of sports in Canada and of the sportsmen of Peel, 1789 to 1934 (971.3 B87FR), which was limited to a thousand copies in 1934.
So when you are investigating the lives of those that have gone before, pay attention to what they did in their free time to add another layer to the stories of their lives.
Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013
Where were you and what were you doing when you heard that John F. Kennedy had been shot? It may very well be the defining moment in American history for those currently age 55 and older. For most of us, it's a moment frozen in our minds. Just after 12:30 PM CST, shots rang out in Dallas, Texas, ending the life of the President of the United States. Days of mourning culminating in a televised funeral, then years of investigation, theories and accusations, but what most of us who were alive then remember is what we were doing.
I was a fourth grader in a Catholic school in central California. We were herded into the fifth grade classroom, along with the sixth graders, to listen to events unfold on the radio. A Michigan colleague was in third grade, and recalls hearing the president died which was followed by three days of televised coverage. Another colleague was a high school student in Columbia City, Indiana, and just happened to be in an assembly when the announcement came. Another, only four years old at the time, recalls how shaken his parents were by the news. All are very vivid memories from four different people in four places, all about the same event.
We aren't going to go into the history and aftermath here. There have been many books, documentaries, movies, articles and investigations over the years for that. We are interested in making sure that all of us pass along for posterity our experience and reaction at the time. And we invite all of you to share, either here in a comment to this blog, or on our Facebook page, one or two sentences about your memories of that day. Where were you when you heard?
Sunday, Nov 10, 2013
So, maybe you've got the day off to celebrate Veterans Day. You could go to the various sales and spend some money. You could sleep late, relax, watch television all day. But, really, it's Veterans Day, a day set aside to honor all veterans. So you could…
So you can just take the day off, or you can really use Veterans Day to recall our veterans!
Thursday, Nov 07, 2013
For many years, the 1914 to 1918 conflict was known as the Great War, the European War or the World War, because of the wide reaching effects of those hostilities. Optimistically, it was also known as the War to End All Wars, until unrest in the 1930s brought about another wide-ranging conflict. The date the the Great War ended, November 11th, was first celebrated as Armistice Day in 1919. In 1926, that date became an officially recognized day and in 1938, it became a federal holiday. In 1954, recognizing the great contribution of soldiers in World War II and the Korean War, the name changed to Veterans Day, in honor of all veterans.
Tuesday, Nov 05, 2013
From "Four score and seven years ago…" to "…shall not perish from the earth" Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address contained many phrases that ring through time. Lincoln was not the featured speaker that day, but his short speech of November 18, 1863 is the one that is recalled by Americans today.
This Sunday, November 10, Sara Vaughn Gabbard, Director of the Friends of The Lincoln Collection of Indiana, will discuss "The Gettysburg Address 150 Years Later," focusing on how his words still resonate today. In the speech, Lincoln said, "The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here," but the truth is that the words and phrases still speak to Americans today.
Join us Sunday, November 10th, at 2:00 PM in Meeting Room A & B, in celebration of this this important event in history.
Sunday, Nov 03, 2013
Time keeping in the United States, indeed, in many parts of the world, was very much a local option based on the movement of the Sun, until railroads began to cross great distances in short amounts of time. The variations in local times caused confusion to travelers and employees alike, so in 1883, the railroads established a standardized time for the country, allowing for movement of the Sun by creating time zones.
Some areas were reluctant to have big business, in the form of railroads, dictating something as personal as time, but by the time of World War I, so much of the country had accepted it that when the Calder Act was passed in 1918, it was just a legal acknowledgment of what was common practice. However, the Calder Act also established Daylight Saving Time, which did not meet with approval by many and was repealed in 1919.
The advent of World War II resurrected the idea of Daylight Saving Time, making it year-round in an effort to conserve energy. The end of the war signaled the end of Daylight Saving Time as a standard, but communities were allowed to use it as a local option, usually from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in September, although some areas extended it to the last Sunday in October.
The Uniform Time Act was passed in 1966, which standardized DST as the last Sunday of April to the last Sunday in October. States were allowed to opt out, and Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Indiana, and Michigan did so. Over the years since, some of these states have opted in and and out, as the various populations pushed. Indiana finally went to all DST in 2006, after many years of wrangling in the state legislature.
Daylight Saving Time has had an impact on many lives through the years. My uncle, a farmer in Kentucky, railed against it every year. His day, like that of most farmers and many others, ran by when the Sun came up in the mornings, and altering the pattern of the day seemed foolish. My father always considered my oldest sister's birth day "wrong" because she was born during WWII, and without DST, she would have shared her birthday with George Washington. But growing up, I never minded Daylight Saving Time. With a birthday in late October, it was thrilling to a 13-year old to have an extra hour in her birthday!
So use this extra hour this fall to consider what effect standardized time and DST have had on you and your family, and remember to pass those stories along to the next generation!
Saturday, Nov 02, 2013
Have a brick wall in your research? Would you like a greater understanding of some aspect of your research? The Genealogy Center is offering 30-minute personal research consultations with a staff member on some troublesome aspect of your research. The available appointments are on Thursday, November 7th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and Thursday, December 5th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 pm. Call 260-421-1225 or send an email for an appointment, providing basic information concerning the nature of your quandary. A staff member will be assigned and a time established for your consultation. Be sure to bring your research notes to your consultation.
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Bangkok, January 6, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the shooting death of Philippine radio commentator and community newspaper publisher Christopher Guarin and calls on authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice quickly.
Guarin, a block time radio broadcaster with Radyo Mo Nationwide and publisher of Tatak News, was shot and killed by unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants on Thursday evening while driving home with his wife, Lyn Guarin, and nine-year-old daughter in General Santos City on the southern island of Mindanao, according to local and international news reports.
The assailants first fired on Guarin's car at the city's Purok Sunrise and Naval Subdivision intersection, hitting him in the head and his wife in the arm. According to local press reports that quoted his wife, Guarin then stopped and fled the vehicle on foot but was shot several times by two pursuing gunmen. He was declared dead on arrival at General Santos City Hospital, according to the reports.
Police investigator Gerald Mark Oliver Jubelag told local reporters that Guarin was hit six times by bullets fired from a .45 caliber handgun. Jubelag said the two assailants were unmasked and fled the scene of the crime on a white Honda XRM motorcycle.
"The murder of journalist Christopher Guarin speaks to the Benigno Aquino government's growing failure to protect journalists and live up to its reform rhetoric," said Shawn Crispin, CPJ's Southeast Asia Representative. "How many journalists must be killed with impunity before Aquino's government takes seriously and acts decisively against the threat faced by all journalists across the Philippines?"
While authorities have not yet determined a motive behind the killing, Guarin had received anonymous death threats by text message before his murder, according to his wife and work colleagues quoted in local press reports. Hours before his murder he read on air one of the text-message threats, which warned him against leaving the radio station where he anchored a "block-time" radio program or risk being killed, according to Freddie Solinap, a manager at Tatak News, as quoted in local press reports.
"I could no longer count the number of shots made by the suspects," Guarin's wife told the Inquirer newspaper. "But I saw my husband lying on the ground helpless, pleading before the suspects not to kill him. His pleading fell on deaf ears."
A statement from the media support group Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists said Guarin's death is "one more indication of the persistence of the culture of impunity that encourages the killing of journalists and media workers in the Philippines." The country ranks third on CPJ's global Impunity Index, a quantitative measure of the number of journalists killed for their work without justice worldwide.
Guarin's death is typical of many killings of journalists in the Philippines. Block-timing is a practice in which a broadcaster leases air time from a radio station and is responsible for bringing in advertising money to cover the program's expenses. A number of block-time commentators, many with affiliations to local politicians, have been killed in the Philippines, according to CPJ research. Very often the killings come at the hands of assailants on motorcycles.
Guarin, who ran for city councilor but lost at elections in 2010, is the first Filipino journalist to be murdered this year. At least two Philippine journalists were shot and killed in relation to their work in 2011, according to CPJ research. Both were local radio announcers. CPJ is investigating the murders of three other journalists last year, but it is not clear if their deaths were related to their work as journalists. All three were local radio announcers as well.


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Way back in May, I posted about my girls' experience with our homemade egg yolk paints. Another type of homemade paint we were able to test out over the summer was this recipe for homemade puff paint.
I used a muffin tin to separate the colors, putting in each cup:
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
Then I added water to the desired consistency, and also mixed in some food coloring.
My hubby came across these nice large (and extra thick) pieces of paper in a package he had received at work. How thoughtful he was to bring them home for the girls to use for their art! The girls started their paintings by using their brushes.
Then the technique changed to using handprints and splatter painting.
Since we did these on such large pieces of paper, they wouldn't fit into the microwave to puff up the paint like you would normally do. It was such a hot day that we experimented - maybe, just maybe, it would be hot enought to make the paint puff up without the microwave?
We were satisfied with the final art pieces, but next time I think we'll have to try drying our artwork in the microwave and watch it puff up.


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L-R CCC President Mark Carlson, Congressman John Tierney,
and interpreter Desiree Weems reading to preschoolers.
Gordon College News Service
October 19, 2011
(This story appeared October 19, 2011, in The Boston Globe, Beverly.)
BEVERLY, MA –The children's book Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed might not be a typical text for a congressman's speech. But on Tuesday, October 18, that's exactly what Congressman John Tierney chose as he read from an iPad to a class of preschoolers at the Children's Center for Communication (CCC) also known as Beverly School for the Deaf (BSD). Tierney toured the local school and read to the children as an outreach to see what is happening in the districts he represents, and the improvements that have been made to the school.
"I've known John Tierney for years, and I wanted to see if we could get him to come visit," said Jane McNally, director of development at CCC/BSD. "We just wanted to show him the new building, the new technology piece in particular."
CCC/BSD opened their new wing last spring, expanding their building to 45,000 square feet. Senator Scott Brown visited last month to see the new improvements. "We now have a library, now have a lunch room, now have an art and music room," said Mark Carlson, president and executive director for CCC/BSD.
"This is a nice opportunity to show him (Tierney) what we've done and how it's improved in the last 135 years," Carlson said. "He's always been a good friend, and he's always made a connection to the place and not forgotten the educational institutions of the North Shore."
Tierney toured the new building with its many new rooms, and learned about how the school has enhanced their programs to reach not only the deaf, but also children with other disabilities. CCC/BSD is now offering programs for children with autism or bipolar disorder, and have offered help to children in local schools on the North Shore through their programs. With 60 children on campus with the year-round program, they serve another 160 kids at programs throughout the area.
"I've known this school has been here, and I know many on the board. It's important to see the challenges the education institutions face, and as an elected official, make those challenges known," said Congressman Tierney. "I have always, as well as (my wife) Patrice, been involved in educational programs like these. We might even be helpful."
Tierney concluded his tour of the new wing by sitting and reading to preschoolers the rhyming story of Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by author Eileen Christelow. He used one of the school's many iPads that help the children in communication, while President Carlson showed the children the pictures on another iPad. The children followed along through an interpreter.
"It's great to see what has developed and what has changed with these visits, and to look at the people working here," said Tierney. "We have so much negative, and we can take some positive out of this place for people to see."


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Kael Alford / for NBC News
Missy Hall shows the gold necklace that her brother gave to their mother before he died of cancer 13 years ago. More than a dozen volunteers came to the area to help search for the necklace and photographs that were buried in the rubble of the family's home after a tornado ripped through the neighborhood.
Pat Hall had one request for volunteers scouring the rubble of her ripped apart home in a rural corner of Oklahoma City: find the necklace that her son, who died quickly from cancer, gave her before his death.
She got her wish. Brian Foster, an Air Force Master Sgt. volunteering with his local church, plucked the necklace with a gold nugget out of a pile of debris where Hall thought it might be.
"This is my son that passed away 13 years ago. He got me this, so I really wanted to find this," she said, breaking down as she held up the necklace from her son Chad, who died at 36 from a rare form of cancer.
"We built here because Chad our son lived right down there (the street). … we wanted to be close to him and his family."
Foster was helping at another tornado-torn house when he and a few volunteers heard about the search for the necklace and came over. He said they moved a wall out of the way in the debris, where the family thought the necklace was, when they came across jewelry and then the cherished find.
"Very, very lucky. In the midst of all this to actually come across that is amazing," he said as he took a break from the cleanup. "The one thing that they absolutely wanted to find and amongst everything. And just to be able to pull that out of all of this has definitely been a blessing."
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Photographs and other sentimental items recovered by volunteers and family members from the rubble of Pat and Quentin Halls' home.
"It was incredible," Missy Hall, Pat's daughter said of the find. "That's the only thing she wanted."
Pat and her husband, Quentin, are staying with Missy while they consider the path ahead. At this point, she doesn't think they'll rebuild.
"It's just devastating. You don't know what to do first. You don't know what to do second. You don't know what to do," she said.
"But the Lord doesn't make any mistakes. He's going to get us through it."
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On Monday, Sept. 10, 2001, Joan Brady of Great Falls had just started a three-month sabbatical from her job with an Internet company. Newly-married, Brady, who was 36 years old at the time, was exhausted from 80-hour work weeks in a rigid corporate environment. She wanted time that fall to contemplate what to do next with her life. The next day provided answers and a sense of urgency. It was Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. The terrorist attacks, and the moving stories of heroism and tragedy on 9/11, indelibly left their mark. Brady, like many Americans, was inspired to do something new, to take more chances, to change direction.
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I may well be the first person in the history of Gene Hamilton's Better Ride skills camp to open a gnarly gash on their knee without crashing — or even getting off the bike.
Blame the track stands. When we convened in the high school parking lot for still more lessons, Gene and coach Dylan Renn made it clear the day would involve one of the most treacherous riding conditions of all: going slowly. And we started with track stands.
For those unfamiliar with the term, a track stand is the art of remaining upright and balanced on a bike that's stationary. It gets its name from the velodrome-only sport of track cycling, though you've doubtless seen showoffs doing them at red lights. Although a fixed-gear bike is ideal for such a maneuver because it does not have a freewheel, thus making it easier to maintain tension, you can do track stands on just about anything with two wheels. The trick is:
- Keeping your front wheel slightly turned so that you can pedal forward or backward an eighth-turn or so without significantly moving the bike.
- Allowing your feet to rock back and forth just enough to allow your dominant foot to apply pressure when necessary.
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Everything You Know About Bike Fit Is WrongAnd so we wobbled around the parking lot as slowly as we could, intermittently trying to track stand as long as we could before pedaling again. This is all well and good, except I have the balance of two drunk dudes getting off a merry-go-round and running a three-legged race. Every time I biffed in the first two days of camp — something that happened more frequently than I care to admit — I was going less than 5 mph. It's just what I do. Also, I was wearing clipless pedals. If you put all those things together at home, you'll notice it adds up to "completely terrified." I was so paranoid about toppling over that I'd compulsively unclip my left foot. Do that when your extra-wide handlebar is turned to the left and your left knee whacks said bar. This happened often enough that I started to bleed. Thankfully, the drill ended soon after the hemoglobin started to flow and we moved on to other slow-speed maneuvers — namely, controlled endos.
A controlled endo is a cool way of getting over stuff. Let's say you're climbing a slight incline and need to get your front wheel over, say, a log across the trail. Your front suspension — you do have front suspension, right? — can take enough abuse that you probably don't need to pop a full wheelie. Simply unweighting the front wheel by moving your weight rearward lightens it enough to roll over the obstacle. The problem comes when it's time for the rear wheel to clear that log. If your weight is still over the back wheel, that hit is going to absorb most of your forward momentum and cause you to lose power. Instead, you need to shift your weight forward, unweighting the rear wheel. For larger obstacles, you're going to load the bike with extra weight by crouching, then springing up and over your front wheel to actually pop the rear wheel off the ground. It sounds like a recipe for an over-the-bars debacle. Somehow, though, it works.
Believe me, I was skeptical, but once I started, I was amazed. Granted, I wasn't keeping a rolling nose wheelie going or anything, but I could get the wheel a few inches off the ground. When we started clearing 6-inch curbs I was surprised to feel hardly any impact. There's a rhythm to it: Roll toward the obstacle, unweight the front wheel, and immediately shift forward to unweight the back wheel. At higher speeds, you pull a manual (a coasting wheelie) to get the front end up, and as Gene demonstrated, it's something that works as well on a set of five stairs as it does on a curb.
Done in reverse — going from a higher level to a lower one rather than over an obstacle — it's the foundation of a jump. Which is a bit of a misnomer, really, as you're not jumping off anything. Instead, as you're riding off the edge of a drop, you unweight the front wheel and move into a manual; then, as your rear wheel approaches the edge, you unweight the rear wheel, even out the bike, and hit the ground with the bike level. No, seriously; if my photo editor and campmate Jim Merithew hadn't been so busy doing it himself, we might even have a picture of me doing a jump of a long bench (and sticking the landing, thank you very much).
On to switchbacks! As we discussed during the cornering segments of Day 2, turning the handlebars is only for low-speed cornering — which is exactly what you need when you come to a switchback (or a hairpin turn, if you're from New England). If you're climbing, you'll be going plenty slow as it is. On a descent, though, if you try to corner that thing like a berm or a sweeping turn, you'll likely go off the trail at the apex — there's just no way to take a true switchback at speed. Instead, as Dylan showed us, you're going to scrub speed dramatically, then enter the turn from the outside edge of the trail — that'll give you the most turning radius possible — then turn the bars and eke your way through the tightest part. Looking through the turn the entire time, of course. We drilled on a grass hill for a while, then it was off to the trail to put it all together.
And we really, really did.
We climbed switchbacks. We cornered. We cleared obstacles. We stopped on steeeeep climbs and learned how to remount and start pedaling again. Tackling those monster climbs was what showed me just how far my riding had come in three days, and why a bike camp is totally worth the time and money. Just 72 hours before, I would have come out of the saddle and attacked any significant climb. Now I get up gnarly sections faster than ever before without coming out of the ascent position: scooted all the way forward on the saddle, my chest down over the bars.
When we returned to the parking lot and gathered for one last post-ride powwow, I was amazed at what people shared. One MTB vet, who'd been riding 30 years, sounded almost shocked when he said he'd been forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about riding. A woman who had been involved in a bad bike accident a year before smiled as she spoke of getting her confidence back. Another rider actually cried. All our experiences might have been different, but all of us knew we couldn't wait to get back out there and start our new lives on the trail.


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A group of Cambodian girls have competed in the finals of a global mobile app competition at Google's headquarters in Silicon Valley, and despite not claiming the top prize, their success provides much-needed inspiration for other young Cambodians to consider entering Cambodia's nascent tech sector.
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Bet you didn't know that half the files on your computer have not been used since the day they were created. And the answer to getting rid of them efficiently can be found in your garbage can.
According to researchers from Johns Hopkins, you don't need some fancy computer file management tool. You just need some good, old-fashioned help from the waste management industry. Folks that work with garbage know how to sort through piles of trash and keep the good, discard the bad and reuse what they can.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins believe this is the model people should use when managing their computer. Computer owners should dispose, recover, recycle, reuse and reduce their files until they have minimal waste. Getting rid of this digital waste is not only liberating, it's good for your overstressed, overfilled computer, too. [arXiv via Physorg; Shutterstock/marema]
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