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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Is It Friday Yet?
I've been finding poor amputee gingerbread men all over the house too. Not even their M&M buttons were spared. I've given up cleaning my floors. With all the snow and salt being tracked in everyday, there's no way to keep up with it. Speaking of snow...
Yesterday, Jackson went on a field trip to a museum downtown. They left the museum at 2:00 PM and didn't get back to the school until 8:00 at night! They were on that bus for SIX hours! Although I was worried about my son and their safe arrival home, I think I was more worried about that poor bus driver! You know how nerve wracking it can be to drive in a snow storm. Add rush hour traffic, a huge bus full of fourth graders who haven't eaten or gone to the bathroom in hours, singing 9,999,999 bottles of beer on the wall... I think I would've driven off a cliff. She deserves a gold medal.
The school, however, gets a flunking grade from me. They made one phone call about the situation. I had just gotten a phone call from the junior high saying that after-school activities were canceled so when the grade school called with their message about the cancellation of after-school activities, I listened for a minute and then hung up. I guess at the end of that message, they mentioned that the fourth graders on the field trip hadn't gotten back to school yet and wouldn't be there in time for dismissal. That was my fault for not listening to that message in its entirety. However, the school never made another phone call after that. Not one call from 3:00 to 8:00 when the kids finally made it back to the school.
At 4:30 I called the school to get an update. "What's going on? Are they almost home?"
I was told that they were fine; just stuck in traffic and should be back to the school by 5:30. "Between 5:30 and 6:00," she added.
5:30 came and went. 6:00 came and went. 6:30 came and went. When I still hadn't heard anything at 7:00, I called the school again.
"I'm calling for an update on the fourth graders."
"Oh they're fine. They stopped to let the kids use the bathroom so that took a little extra time, but they're back on the road and should be arriving soon."
"OK, I was wondering about the bathroom. Those kids have got to be really hungry now too."
"Yes, they stopped for a bathroom break because that could get really uncomfortable if they didn't."
"OK, why you aren't using the AlertNow message system to update parents."
"Well, we made one phone call."
"I haven't gotten any phone calls. Not one. And by 7:00 at night, there should have been several calls made!" (I realize now that I did indeed receive that first call, but didn't listen to the message until the very end so I missed the part about the fourth graders being late.) Still, that was the only call made all evening. And that initial call only came to my home phone, not my cell like alerts usually do. I feel really bad for the working parents who weren't home to get that one phone call.
Finally at 8:00 PM, I got the call that Jackson was back at school.
Now I know, living in Chicago, bad weather happens. It's unavoidable. You deal with it. What I don't understand is why the school didn't keep the parents informed of what was going on. We were sitting at home worried, as we heard reports of crashes happening during that awful commute yesterday. There's just no excuse for the lack of communication. And it's not even like we have to use a phone tree with volunteers calling a dozen people each. Oh no, we spent a bunch of money on this AlertNow system. All the principal had to do was record an update and it could have be sent out to everyone. Ta da. We could have received hourly updates, but no. They didn't do that.
Not only that, but when I asked Jackson about the trip, he said, "They never stopped for us to use the bathroom! They stopped a couple times for the driver to clean off the window. That's it." I doubled checked with a friend who was a chaperone on the trip and she confirmed Jackson's story that they never took a bathroom break. I don't think the secretary just lied to me, but clearly there was some miscommunication happening.
Let's see, what else has been going on? Clay had his Christmas program at school today. I forgot my camera. I ALWAYS have my camera! I bring it everywhere! And today, I forgot it. And do you think I got teacher's gifts in time? Last night, as I lay awake in bed, following my routine which goes a little something like this... Pray, remember something I forgot, pray some more, think about another ball I dropped, jump out of bed to switch loads of laundry one more time, go back to praying, remember a few things I have to do in the morning, push Brooklyn over to the other side of the bed, remember another ball I dropped, jump out of bed to write a check out for lunch money, make a mental list of stuff I need to finish this week, remember something else I screwed up, move Brooklyn's feet off my spleen, then finally fall asleep about 2 hours before my alarm goes off. Anyway, as I lay there last night, I realized I never got any teacher gifts. Ugh.
Oh and the projection lamp went out on our TV. Do you hear me? I have 2 more days until all 6 kids will be home every minute of every day for a solid 2 weeks and the TV isn't working!!! A warning had flashed across the screen every day for about a month, alerting us to the fact that the lamp was about to go. Do you think we paid it any heed? Oh no. Well, actually, that's not entirely true. We looked up how much it would cost to replace the lamp and decided that clearly, the warning was wrong and the lamp couldn't possibly burn out soon because it's too expensive to replace.
On the bright side, we do have a small TV in my bedroom and the kids have gone in there to watch it a couple times. Unfortunately, that also means, they've trashed my room, but hey, it's worth it to have the little ones occupied for a half hour, right?
Oh yes, and 2 nights ago, Lexi lost a tooth. Amazingly the Tooth Fairy remembered to come and take her tooth. On the first night, no less! Last night at bedtime, however, Lexi lay awake crying her eyes out. "What's wrong?" I asked.
"I miss my tooth!" she wailed. "I want it back!"
Oh for crying out loud. That's a new one for me.
Now I hear my washing machine hopping across the floor with an unbalanced load and I have to go pick the middles up from school. Gotta go!
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50 comments:
Hey Dawn,
I'm sorry to hear that you had to worry through most of your evening. I think it's amazing that no one thought to give y'all more than one update. You have every right to be peeved.
I love your tooth story. My youngest son, Noah (4 year old), had gotten a haircut from his Daddy. He was initially pleased with the results until a few minutes later. Noah came in crying saying that he wanted his hair back... he missed his hair.
~Lisa K, Dallas, Texas - December 17, 2008 at 5:42 PM
I can't believe the school didn't communicate better. I hope that poor bus driver is okay. Six hours on a bus with fourth graders is enough to put anyone in the loony bin.
I hear ya about wishing it were Friday. I'm definitely ready for a break. - December 17, 2008 at 6:33 PM
I have a question. How old is your tv and who made it? Replacing the lamp is expensive business regardles of who made it, but one thing I've learned from working at a call center is that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. If you are willing to invest the time to call the manufacturer and complain about the repair cost, chances are you can get them to cover at least the parts.
It's worth a shot.
-Rachel - December 17, 2008 at 6:37 PM
- Christina said...
It is unfortunalty friday here storm hit us and we are not use to snow soooo schools' closed untill January. And the tooth fairy made it on the first night that is a record for the tooth fairy as the one who visits us seems to fall asleep as soon as the kids do!
- December 17, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Oh Dawn--I feel your pain. That's way too many things to happen in such a small period of time. Today my daughter's bus drove past our busstop after school and I freaked out. I can't imagine what you were going through. I know you always keep things in perspective, so just concentrate on the health and well-being of your children and everything will work out--it always does.
- December 17, 2008 at 6:43 PM
- Funky Kim said...
I would have been LIVID at the school for not simply sending the auto messages that everything is still OK. I know that some people operate on the no news is good news principle, but I'm not one of them.
- December 17, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Ah the AlertNow system. Our daughters school has one and they used it at 6:15 last night to cancel the Christmas Program and move it to sometime in January.
But hey, it worked? - December 17, 2008 at 6:51 PM
- Andi said...
And I thought I had a bad week. I am so glad that Jackson is ok, and that you didn't get in a wreck during the storm either.
Good luck with the one tv. My kids are too spoiled to go wiothout a tv for long. That is my fault entirely. My mother used to shut off the tv on us when we were little and I swore I'd never do that to my kids. I just take thier phone and video games away. It hurts them more than the TV. Have a better last half of the week. *hugs* - December 17, 2008 at 7:43 PM
What really bothers me is if they knew there would be inclement weather coming, they should have rescheduled the field trip to another date instead of taking that risk, especially in Chicago. I would definitely voice my disapproval over the lack of care they put forth into my child's well being with the exception of getting them home safely. No restroom break, not even a stupid cracker. I'm sure the school would have reimbursed the adults for some crackers and a small fountain soda. UGH! Want me to call them and give them a piece of my mind for you Dawn? You know I can make myself heard ;-) Hello, Dawn's School? This is Shan. You have pissed Dawn off and I won't tolerate it!!!
email@example.com - December 17, 2008 at 8:05 PM
I CAN TOTALLY RELATE! And what's up with every school in the entire state canceling but the one your kid goes to, THEN when the roads are the most treacherous, they decide to send the kids in buses and ICY DANGEROUS ROADS home early? Who are these people that run these schools? Do they HONESTLY let their kids go to school on seriously bad days???
The tooth thing, reminds me of the time my daughter smashed an ant because it bit her, then she felt bad and wanted mommy to put a bandaid on the ant and make it all better! Right, thats gonna happen in this century! HA!
Hang in there, Dawn, the year is almost over with! Alas, a new one awaits you in a few short weeks! - December 17, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Oh my gosh! I'm glad he got home safely. I would have been worried sick. I can't believe the school has an expensive alert system but doesn't take advantage of it when they actually need it!
LOL--"move Brooklyn's feet off my spleen." - December 17, 2008 at 8:20 PM
So my kids are supposed to be getting ready for bed, and my son came down all ready for bed. He asked me what I'm doing and I told him I'm reading. He asked me to read it to him and I said, "No, this is mommy's to read." So he started reading over my shoulder. I guess I can't keep things that are in print from him anymore. He's 6 and a better reader than I realized...I'd better be careful!
- December 17, 2008 at 8:39 PM
- Sila Lumenn said...
It sounded like you needed a big one. :-) - December 17, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Wow!! I too would have been frustrated, what is the point of the Alert Now system if they are not going to use it. Glad he made it home safe. As for the preschool thing, rest assured you are not the first, nor will you be the last one to forget the camera as well as the gifts for the teachers. We have all had those moments. As a preschool teacher, I can tell you that the gifts can become overwhelming and sometimes it is nice to come back after break even and receive a nice suprise gift. :)
Kim F. - December 17, 2008 at 9:29 PM
- Abby said...
I agree with Kim about the presents after break!! And besides, then your kids stand out from the sea of gifts. =)
I love my school's auto alert system.... except when we have no power and can't get the messages. We've been out of school since last Wednesday due to the ice storm that hit MA on Thursday and wiped out trees and power throughout the region. There are folks who STILL don't have power! Canceled for tomorrow because the roads are still too bad & and big snowstorm coming in on Friday, I guess I'll be seeing my students in January. Yay for 3+ weeks of vacation (and going to school all summer)!! - December 17, 2008 at 10:21 PM
- Anna said...
Oh... My! I wonder what the state would say if I kept my child from using the bathroom that long? I wonder how they would try to prosecute me? That is horrible and sad. I am afraid I would also be upset at the chaperons... I am sure at least one or two of them had cell phones and could have let the kids call their parents so that they could tell the parents what was going on. I was a HS teacher and we would do that.
It sounds like several people dropped the ball on that one. I am so sorry. I would have been beyond worried. - December 17, 2008 at 10:57 PM
- Jen Bowie said...
I was missing Chicago for Christmas recently. I grew up in the suburbs (fellow Fremd grad). We moved to Texas two years ago. I definitely don't miss the snow and traffic. My husband's commute from LaGrange to South Elgin was horrific during a rush hour snow storm. Poor Jackson! Not even a bathroom break!!
- December 17, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Glad Jackson got home safe. Yes, the school should have communicated better, and feeding the poor kids a little something would have been nice!
About the TV situation, just set your bedroom up with a stocked, small fridge and a lock on the door ;)
Congrats to Lexi! The Tooth Fairy in our 'hood is forgetful!
My washing machine also tries to escape, hopping its way across the floor until it stops, exhausted. - December 17, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- Sue R said...
Sorry to hear about the frustrating time with the late bus! We've had late buses from church trips before, but they usually do keep the parents updated.
I'm going to suggest you keep a notebook by your bed, and when you think about something you need to do, take a minute to write it down so you won't worry about forgetting it. It might help you sleep better.
At work, I often write a list at the end of the day of what I didn't get done and leave it on my desk. It really helps to have that reminder the next day. At home, I'll put reminders where I'll be sure to see them, taped to the mirror or on top of my purse. I figure I have so much to stuff in my brain every day, it leaks out my ears. So I have to help myself remember! - December 17, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Now that's a post!!
Our school has Alert Now System also, so this morning I had 2 different schools calling me 3 different times (an hour dely, two hour, schools cancelled) on 2 different phones--those calls were starting to drive me bonkers but I'm glad that they kept me posted.
Your TV problem--it's time for Santa to leave a 42" flatscreen under your tree. ;)
The tooth fairly story--funny!! If the tooth fairly didn't come on the first day you know that your child would have cried about her not coming--it's always something! I'm just glad to know that it just isn't my kids. :) - December 17, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I'm so glad he got home safe. There isn't anything to say that hasn't already been said but will agree I would have been livid! Our automated messages also come through email now. So if I hang up on them I know I can check my email for the entire message in writing and in audio. If it's an emergency it hits my home, both cells, and my emergency contact #s. I also would have been mad and the lack of concern for your concern..as if you had no reason to be worried. They were just so blah blah about it. Completely irresponsible all the way around. I'm an easy going person and not someone to create a stink but in this case it would be justified. They need to know what they did wrong and for it to never happen again.
Castaic, CA - December 18, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Sounds like a typical field trip to me. Everything that can - will.
I'm glad everyone is safely home and all is well - er except for the TV lamp! Maybe Santa will come early... (it's the thought that counts, right?) Please tell Lexi I feel for her. I miss my teeth, too. I laid them down somewhere after dinner and... just kidding! But I do know how she feels. Her tongue can't get comfortable without it and won't stop poking around for it, but pretty soon she'll have a brand new tooth to take it's place and her tongue will settle down again. Perhaps she'll feel better when she realizes how badly the tooth fairy must have needed it (to have come so quickly).
God bless you all. - December 18, 2008 at 12:28 AM
- Jessica said...
We made your gingerbread cookies today, Dawn, and they were every bit as good as you said they'd be. Thanks for sharing!
Hopefully tomorrow's storm isn't as bad as they're saying it will be...otherwise, you might just have one less day until Christmas break begins! - December 18, 2008 at 12:29 AM
- Feisty Irish Wench said...
I would have gone bonkers waiting too. And move the TV out of your room for now, or you'll be finding their droppings in 3 years when you finally decide to do vacuum under your bed or something.
And that whole lay in bed, start drifting off, remember something, wake up to tend it, lay back in bed, drift off, wake up to tend it thing is my routine too. I finally realized I got more consistent rest if I just go to bed realllllly late. - December 18, 2008 at 12:52 AM
- Vanessa Rogers said...
That is one crazy week. I hope it slows down :)
- December 18, 2008 at 4:27 AM
- Amanda said...
I think yesterday was the day for lack of communication. I even e-mailed our garrison commander (guy in charge of the entire Army post) to tell him how ate up things were here yesterday. My poor husband just cringed and said "be nice." We had roads and parking lots closed because the President came to visit. Would've been nice if they'd tell a person. I needed to go to the post office.
- December 18, 2008 at 4:29 AM
- mideastmom said...
Okay, fess up. How many lawyers have contacted you about suing the school for not allowing a bathroom break and not feeding the kids?
Seriously, you'd have a case. Not that I'd file one. I'd let my complaint be known, but I'd not file a suit. However, I'm willing to bet a lawyer or two (or more) has smelled an opportunity in your post and let you know.
Oh, and tell Lexi to just do what my kids do: grow her adult teeth behind the baby teeth and *then* lose the baby teeth. It's much more efficient that way. :-l - December 18, 2008 at 6:50 AM
- noexcuses said...
Great post! I agree with the others about the field trip. Maybe someone could write a short letter to the principal (with a copy to the superintendent) and have the parents of all the kids involved sign it.
I am so with you on the "bed" thing. I also keep index cards around the house to write things on that I'm afraid I'll forget. I always put some fun things to do on the list...like...have another cup of coffee or remember to go back to bed once the kids are at school. Oops, can't do that one now, for at least two weeks!
You join ranks with the best of moms when you drop the ball on something. I think it's God's way of telling us to slow down and figure out what's really important.
Big hugs to you! Hang in there! - December 18, 2008 at 7:23 AM
OMG!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!!! If that'd been my kid on that bus there would've been one principal coming to bodily HARM about hour 3!!! What is WRONG with those people?!! Could they not see it was snowing and get those kids out of there before rush hour?! And Anna is right - to make those kids go that long with no bathroom, food or water is flat slam criminal and any state would prosecute any parent for doing the same. Why didn't the parents on the bus SPEAK UP?!!! I am just dumbfounded over the whole incident! And really glad I no longer live in IL! I do NOT miss all that cold and snow!
From Sparkle in VA - December 18, 2008 at 8:01 AM
- Kool Aid said...
Hi Dawn,
I just wanted to let you know that I've tagged you over at my blog. I've been reading yours over a year and I just love it. You always make me laugh. Thanks for writing and I can't wait for your book!
KA - December 18, 2008 at 8:19 AM
Hi Dawn, The almost same story happened to me with a 4th grade school trip. My son rides his bike to school and that day a teacher called me to tell me he couldn't ride it home after school hours without a parent picking him up. The bad part was my mini-van was broken and I had to ride my bike to the school to meet him. The bus was two hours late and it was September and cold outside. All the parents were snuggled in their warm cars waiting while I froze outside a locked school. I feel your maddness! Kristine in Michigan.
- December 18, 2008 at 10:25 AM
just wondering why you didn't wait at the school? I would have been at that school and bugged everyone every minute until they returned. But I guess that may not have been a good solution would it?!?!
- December 18, 2008 at 10:34 AM
- MaBunny said...
I would have been positively livid if I had been in the situation with Jackson.
Hope everything else goes well till Christmas:) - December 18, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Dawn, did you see that Lisa Belkin referenced your blog today in the Motherlode blog at the New York Times?
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/my-favorite-sites/?hp - December 18, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- Sheila said...
THEY NEVER STOPPED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?!? Are they crazy?
I'd be livid. And I'm sure you are. I'd go in there are take off a piece of the principal's head.
But that's probably not a good way to get things done, and I'd probably be arrested or something. I suppose it's better just to be helpful and volunteer so you can have more of a positive influence.
But that seems far too mature. And I don't think I could be mature if they didn't stop for the bathroom.
Your poor kid!
Visit To Love, Honor and Vacuum today! - December 18, 2008 at 10:52 AM
I would be extremely upset if that was my child. Sometimes I just have to wonder what goes on in the minds of some people.
- December 18, 2008 at 11:25 AM
- KAL071203 said...
so i love your blog but um yeah I have a four-year-old and a 10month old and I read Mckmama's blog and want a newborn now and then I read your blog and my dream for many children frightens me a bit:) also I would be freaking out on the school district in a christian what would Jesus do manner such as Jesus loves you but right now this is how I'm feeling about you alert system!
- December 18, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- KAL071203 said...
Also thanks dawn for the lands end PJ's I haven't been able to get my kid out of them the last 2 days! He loves them because they have elbow patches wich he requires on all his sweaters...like all normal four year olds lol.
- December 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM
- CatholicGirl said...
What a nightmare! I'm just glad all the kiddos got back safe and sound. Although it sounds as though the school needs to review their policy on notifying parents, (and telling them the correct information).
It's times like these that I am very thankful to live in Florida! - December 18, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- And I'll Raise You 5 said...
Dawn! How is it possible for two people to have the same exact evening in two different parts of the country? Change the name "Brooklyn" to "Elizabeth," and our bedtime rituals are identical. How come I laugh when you tell the story but weep when I experience it first hand? Thanks--
- December 18, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Hi Dawn.
Have you seen this video? It made me think of you. I think you'll enjoy it.
http://blogs.northlandchurch.net/2008/08/11/the-mom-song/ - December 18, 2008 at 5:27 PM
- LittleBirdies said...
Unfortunately the world is to attached to their TV's. We don't even own one and have very few DVD's which we limit (sometimes only 1 time a week and sometimes less). True I only have 2 kids and they are both still little--preschool, but they are pretty good about entertaining themselves.
- December 18, 2008 at 5:45 PM
The tooth fairy doesn't take teeth around here. The oldest child wanted to save his. Maybe he will be a dentist.
That is just ridiculous for Jackson's field trip. I would have been livid.
Have a good end of the week.
Sherry - December 18, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Aww, Lexi is just like my baby girl. When she lost her tooth I asked her 'are you going to put it under your pillow for the Tooth Fairy?'
her answer was 'NO! I don't want anyone taking my tooth!' - December 19, 2008 at 12:31 AM
- Patois42 said...
Like Lexi, my youngest mourned the loss of his tooth. He tried to milk it for a few days. I wasn't buying either.
- December 19, 2008 at 9:13 AM
- Michelle said...
Ouch. I will say that when we had a lockdown at ONE of the elementary schools recently, we got updates about every 20 minutes. I can't believe you weren't updated at all. Did you talk to the principal or superintendent about it (seriously)? I'm glad they made it home safely. Tuesday was an ugly day (as was today - I assume you had a snow day, too).
Also, email me on the tv issue (seriously). I may have a solution for you. - December 19, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Maybe this is a SSO question, but does Joe take time off over the kids holiday break? Or is my hottie hubby the only one who uses his vacation to "help" (read dripping with sarcasm) during these two weeks? And how can I politely decline this next year? And at what point do I stop cleaning and let the house got messy until they go back to school?
Please help.
Signed, Wit's End in PA - December 20, 2008 at 2:23 PM
- Court D said...
Hi, just found your site, good stuff. I loved the 'amputee gingerbread men' bit!
- December 20, 2008 at 8:53 PM
- Shellie said...
Now that we wasted money on presents, all our stuff is starting to break down too. The only tv with cable is in my room and they trash it a lot. I've been dropping those balls too, I forgot the teacher gifts, but guess what my bright plan is? I'm going to just celebrate on 3 Kings Day on January 3 and give them gifts then. We'll pretend this is normal. They'll never know.
- December 21, 2008 at 8:34 PM
- Asher said...
(A little late but just now getting to catch up after the holidays!)
That AlertNow System can be so screwy! Whenever school is canceled, it calls my little sister's cell phone. Granted she is 16 and knows better than to say school is canceled when its not but I'm guessing all alerts would go to her phone instead of our parents! - December 31, 2008 at 3:52 AM


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The Following went out with a boom last night, bringing its first season to a conclusion that ratcheted up the body count and ended with an explosion and a final surprise that provided more questions than answers.
The Followingwent out with a boom last night, bringing its first season to a conclusion that ratcheted up the body count and ended with an explosion and a final surprise that provided more questions than answers.
To recap: Before fleeing with Claire (Natalie Zea) in a boat at the end of last week's episode, Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) had left "a trail of breadcrumbs" to lead Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) to his location. The chain of events starts with Emma (Valorie Curry) paying a young messenger $20 to don a creepy Edgar Allan Poe mask and deliver a phone number to Hardy and Mike Weston (Shawn Ashmore) at the FBI. They call it and reached Parker (Annie Parisse), who was quickly running out of air after being buried alive during last week's episode. After a near-ambush, Hardy and Weston are able to obtain Parker's location from one of the Followers through some, shall we say, advanced interrogation techniques... but it's too late. By the time they reach the grave, she's already dead.
Ryan, enraged, makes short work of his informant, shooting him in the head, and uses the manuscript of Joe's book (which had been helpfully left in the coffin with Parker) to find out where he's supposed to go next. Ditching Weston, Ryan goes alone to a boathouse, where he meets Emma and another Follower, who drug him and bring him to the island house where Joe is holding Claire and another guy. After some psychological warfare (and Joe brutally murdering the other guy to prove a point to Claire), Ryan and Joe tussle in the lighthouse and Ryan fires a gun into gasoline tanks, sparking an explosion that ostensibly kills Carroll. (We could have sworn there was a third person screaming in that fire, but we're told later that Joe's remains are identified through "early DNA" and dental records.) Emma, disguised in a red wig and glasses, having fled to a diner in Alabama (??), is too distraught upon hearing of Joe's death on the evening news to even finish the cheeseburger she's ordered for dinner.
Happy ending, right? Not so fast. Ryan and Claire head back to his place for some takeout and what-have-you, but wouldn't you know it? Joe's minion Molly (Jennifer Ferrin) crashes their homecoming, stabbing Ryan and then Claire in the episode's final scene.
But who's really dead? Did Kevin Williamson do the unthinkable and kill off both his leading men? TVGuide.com spoke with executive producer Marcos Siega to (try to) get some answers to our lingering questions.
Definitely Dead
Debra Parker: "It was always the plan" to have Parker die, according to Siega. And fans aren't the only ones who are lamenting the loss. "You don't realize who you're going to fall in love with as characters, and I got to a point like, 'Oh, I really hope this thing that we've planned changes, because I love her,'" Siega admits. But it appears that Parker's death has a larger purpose looking ahead in the series. "Her dying is a huge part of a building block in Ryan Hardy's character. That event is going to have a profound impact on who he is, just like losing Sarah Fuller (Maggie Grace) in the pilot did. He has to carry these burdens with him, and knowing he wasn't able to save her, I think, is important to how his character evolves." We'll miss you, Parker.
Probably Not Dead
Ryan Hardy: The mere fact that Hardy's character presumably continues to evolve in Season 2 is a pretty good indication that Molly's stab wound wasn't fatal.
Joe Carroll: If you play the scene back, it really sounds like there is a person screaming in the fire who's not Joe or Ryan. Just poor sound editing? Or could that have been a decoy, meaning that Joe somehow escaped? Emma's beefy buddy, perhaps, who shoved the needle into Ryan's neck and was never seen again in the episode? Then again, there's also those pesky DNA and dental records. Could the coroner be a Follower? The show's creators are content to let fans speculate. "Part of the fun is having people say, 'I loved last night's episode. I can't believe you killed Joe' and some people saying, 'Seriously? Do you really expect me to believe you killed Joe Carroll?' And that's the fun of it. That's why we do it. It's a very deliberate device. And I know that it makes some people angry, but I approach it from, what are the things I enjoy about entertainment? ... Clearly we don't want to give answers away."
Could Likely Be Dead
Claire Matthews: Claire's fate could go either way, and Siega isn't talking — beyond saying that the "big game plan" for The Following's sophomore season hasn't changed."Next season is a completely different season of television, but at the same time feels very much like a continuation." Truth be told, the more interesting relationship between Joe and Ryan, not Ryan and Claire, has always been the show's focus. But with Claire dead, what would Ryan have to live for?
And so begins the long off-season stretch until The Following returns this fall. One thing Siega promises: Season 2 will pick up minutes before or after the end of Season 1. "We have to answer the questions pretty quickly that we left dangling out there," he acknowledges. Until then, guess away! Who do you think will be back for Season 2? And were you sorry to see Parker go?

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Are You in the 9-to-5 Food Rut?
Does this sound familiar? Despite being a fan of a variety of foods, you find yourself eating the same healthy foods repeatedly because it's part of your routine—it's easy, tastes good and you can automatically get what you need at the grocery store without having to think about it. If this sounds like you, you're not alone. We're the first to admit that we have love affairs with a handful of our meals for these very reasons and we could eat them every day without ever getting bored. But what could be so bad about eating the same foods all the time, especially if the foods are healthy ones?
Why Should I Add Variety to My Diet?
Although it's not a complete nutritional faux pas, there are reasons why we constantly work to bust out of these food ruts.
For starters, imagine that grilled chicken and steamed spinach is your go-to meal. (For us, it doesn't take much imagination. Been there, done that. And done that again...on the Foreman Grill.). Although steamed spinach is healthy and provides fiber and phytonutrients like carotenoids, as well as flavonoids and other antioxidant nutrients including vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, manganese, zinc and selenium, when you eat it every night with grilled chicken, you're also missing out on a whole slew of other nutrients found only in other vegetables.
Each vegetable or fruit (or any wholesome food for that matter) has a unique array of nutrients that protects your body in different ways. So by eating spinach daily, you may be protecting your eyes, but not your kidneys. But if you did the same with red bell peppers, which are rich in lycopene, you'll protect your kidneys against cancer, but you'll miss out on some of the advantages that spinach or other produce has to offer.
Also, consider that certain foods are prepared or grown in certain environments, so eating the same food exposes you to the same pesticides and negative things that may come with that food. For instance, several months ago researchers discovered alarming levels of arsenic in rice. If you were a rice fanatic (as many health conscious Americans are), and every night you had been eating heart-healthy, fiber-rich brown rice with salmon, you may unknowingly have consumed a significant amount of arsenic. If you had been eating more quinoa, whole-wheat pasta or oatmeal, however, you may have felt less threatened.
What Can I Do to Bust Out of My Food Rut?
- Start by taking a look at your current loves. Is it an egg omelet with peppers? Cereal with yogurt? A peanut butter sandwich?
- Next, start slowly and rotate some foods. Take a look at the following lists; instead of your typical choices, choose a new option from each list and create a new, well-balanced meal.
- Start by looking at the carbohydrate in each of your meals in list A and replace it with a new carbohydrate in this list:
LIST A: Carbohydrates
Do you always choose brown rice? Whole-wheat bread? Swap your carbohydrate several days a week for any of the following, all of which can be prepared in five minutes or less.
- Oatmeal
- Whole-grain corn tortilla
- Quinoa
- Bulgur
- Whole-grain waffle
- Millet
- Whole-wheat pita
- Whole-grain English muffin
- Whole-wheat pita bread
- Whole-wheat pasta
- Brown rice
- Sweet potato
- Corn
List B: Protein
Next, look at the protein in your typical standby meal. Is it always Greek Yogurt? Salmon? Swap it several days a week for one of the options below:
- Tuna, canned or fresh
- Sardines
- Poultry breast
- Black beans
- Garbanzo beans
- Split peas
- Lentils
- Eggs
- Low-fat cottage cheese
- Low-fat cheese
- Tofu
- Tempeh
- Low-/non-fat yogurt
- Low-/non-fat Greek yogurt
List C: Vegetables
Do you love baby carrots or always eat steamed broccoli? Get adventurous and try a new vegetable:
- Carrots
- Celery
- Bok choy
- Fennel
- Cabbage
- Cucumber
- Brussels sprouts
- Cauliflower
- Bell pepper
- Mushrooms
- Tomato
- Broccoli
- Onions
- Spinach
- Romaine
- Swiss chard
- Kale
- Beets
- Turnips
- Avocado
- Sweet potato
- Corn
- Jicama
List D: Fruits
Do you love fruit, but always choose bananas or berries? Switch up your fruit choices (even better, choose what's in season).
- Watermelon
- Cherries
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Peaches
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Pineapple
- Banana
- Mangoes
- Plums
- Orange
- Clementine
- Mango
- Grapefruit
- Pear
- Nectarines
So, if your standby was a brown rice and chicken stir-fry with broccoli, you may now find yourself going for a bowl of quinoa with edamame, kale and pecans! Not only will you nourish your body with nutrients, but you'll learn how to prepare new meals so you can impress your friends and family with your cooking skills!


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Helicopters crashes into London crane, kills two
January 16, 2013 By CBC News
Jan. 16, 2013, London, U.K. - A helicopter crashed into a crane and fell on a crowded street in central London during rush hour on Wednesday, sending flames and black plumes of smoke into the air, and killing the pilot and one person on the ground while injuring 13, officials said.
The helicopter crashed in misty weather just south of the River Thames
near the Underground and mainline train station at Vauxhall, and close
to the headquarters of spy agency MI6.
Police said one person had critical injuries. Six were taken to a
nearby hospital with "minor injuries" and seven treated at the scene,
London Ambulance Service said.
"It was something of a miracle that this was not many, many times worse," said police Cmdr. Neil Basu.
The pilot, who was killed, had requested to divert and land at the
nearby London Heliport due to bad weather, the heliport said in a
"The London Heliport never gained contact with the helicopter," the statement said.
The Ministry of Defense said it was not a military helicopter, and a
British security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he
wasn't authorized to speak to the press said the incident was not
The horrific scene unfolded at the height of the morning commute when
thousands of pedestrians in the area were trying to get to work. The
weather at the time was overcast and misty with fog and poor visibility,
according to weather forecasting service the Met Office.
Video on Sky News showed wreckage burning in a street, and black
smoke in the area. The video from the crash scene showed a line of
flaming fuel and debris. Witnesses said the helicopter hit a crane atop a
50-storey residential building, the St. George Wharf Tower.
A passerby, Quin Murray, told CBC's Heather Hiscox that he missed
being caught in the falling wreckage by only a few metres, adding that
had he been 20 seconds earlier on his way to work, he would have been
under the debris.
"I was on my bike, on my usual commute to work, and something caught
my eye, and I saw this — you know, the helicopter crashing into the
crane, and plummeting to Earth, and exploding into a ball of fire and
smoke," Murray said.
A shaken Murray said he was taking the rest of the day off from work to collect himself.
"I was 100 per cent sure it was a terrorist attack," said Allen
Crosbie, site manager for the landscape firm Maylim Ltd., who was
working at the scene.
"There was debris everywhere, a ton of black smoke. Parts of the
crane, parts of the helicopter. I heard bang, bang — I presume it was
the helicopter hitting the crane and then the ground. People were just
William Belsey, 25, a landscape worker, also said he heard the helicopter hit the crane.
"Luckily the crane operator was late for work this morning. He picked a good day to be late," Belsey said.
Police Commander Neil Basu said one of the dead was the pilot of the
commercial helicopter, which had been flying from Redhill, south of
London. No one else was thought to be aboard, Basu said; the other
fatality was a person on the ground.
British aviation authorities had issued a "notice to airmen" warning
pilots about the crane, which extended to 235 metres above ground. The
crane is lit at night, and police said investigators would look at
whether the light was faulty.
The area, roughly 10 blocks from the major Waterloo train and
Underground station, is extremely congested during the morning rush
hour. Many commuters arrive at the main line stations from London's
southern suburbs and transfer to buses or trains there.
Aviation expert Chris Yates said that weather may have played a role.
Investigators also would look at whether the crane had navigation
"The question then becomes whether the pilot was fit," Yates said.


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Chapter 2
Lehi takes his family into the wilderness by the Red Sea—They leave their property—Lehi offers a sacrifice to the Lord and teaches his sons to keep the commandments—Laman and Lemuel murmur against their father—Nephi is obedient and prays in faith; the Lord speaks to him, and he is chosen to rule over his brethren. About 600 B.C.
1 For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to atake away thy blife.
2 And it came to pass that the Lord acommanded my father, even in a bdream, that he should ctake his family and depart into the wilderness.
3 And it came to pass that he was aobedient unto the word of the Lord, wherefore he did as the Lord commanded him.
4 And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents, and adeparted into the wilderness.
5 And he came down by the borders near the shore of the aRed Sea; and he traveled in the wilderness in the borders which are nearer the Red Sea; and he did travel in the wilderness with his family, which consisted of my mother, Sariah, and my elder brothers, who were Laman, Lemuel, and Sam.
6 And it came to pass that when he had traveled three days in the wilderness, he pitched his tent in a avalley by the side of a briver of water.
7 And it came to pass that he built an aaltar of bstones, and made an coffering unto the Lord, and gave dthanks unto the Lord our God.
8 And it came to pass that he called the name of the river, Laman, and it emptied into the Red Sea; and the valley was in the borders near the mouth thereof.
9 And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied into the afountain of the Red Sea, he spake unto Laman, saying: O that thou mightest be like unto this river, continually running into the fountain of all righteousness!
10 And he also spake unto Lemuel: O that thou mightest be like unto this valley, afirm and bsteadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!
11 Now this he spake because of the astiffneckedness of Laman and Lemuel; for behold they did bmurmur in many things against their cfather, because he was a dvisionary man, and had led them out of the land of Jerusalem, to leave the land of their inheritance, and their gold, and their silver, and their precious things, to perish in the wilderness. And this they said he had done because of the foolish imaginations of his heart.
12 And thus Laman and Lemuel, being the eldest, did murmur against their afather. And they did bmurmur because they cknew not the dealings of that God who had dcreated them.
13 Neither did they abelieve that Jerusalem, that great city, could be bdestroyed according to the words of the prophets. And they were like unto the Jews who were at Jerusalem, who sought to take away the life of my father.
14 And it came to pass that my father did speak unto them in the avalley of Lemuel, with bpower, being filled with the Spirit, until their frames did cshake before him. And he did confound them, that they durst not utter against him; wherefore, they did as he commanded them.
15 And my father dwelt in a atent.
16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young, nevertheless being large in stature, and also having great desires to know of the amysteries of God, wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did bvisit me, and did csoften my heart that I did dbelieve all the words which had been spoken by my efather; wherefore, I did not frebel against him like unto my brothers.
17 And I spake unto Sam, making known unto him the things which the Lord had manifested unto me by his Holy Spirit. And it came to pass that he believed in my words.
18 But, behold, Laman and Lemuel would not hearken unto my words; and being agrieved because of the hardness of their hearts I cried unto the Lord for them.
19 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Blessed art thou, Nephi, because of thy afaith, for thou hast sought me diligently, with lowliness of heart.
20 And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall aprosper, and shall be led to a bland of promise; yea, even a land which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above all other lands.
21 And inasmuch as thy brethren shall rebel against thee, they shall be acut off from the presence of the Lord.
22 And inasmuch as thou shalt keep my commandments, thou shalt be made a aruler and a teacher over thy brethren.
23 For behold, in that day that they shall arebel against me, I will bcurse them even with a sore curse, and they shall have no power over thy seed except they shall crebel against me also.
24 And if it so be that they rebel against me, they shall be a ascourge unto thy seed, to bstir them up in the ways of remembrance.


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"I want to win, I want to have a lot of fun, I want to mix it up, and have this be a real mixed martial arts fight..." - Urijah Faber
"Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble." - Benjamin Franklin
Toughness isn't measured in tattoo ink, hair dye, or vulgar language. It can't even be gauged by muscle mass or mean scowls. Every fighter that steps into the UFC's cage is physically tough, but the depths of their mental toughness can only be empirically equated when a fighter overcomes adversity inside the Octagon. The truly tough fighter is the one who continues to come forward and fight no matter how little time is left or how exhausted they are or how battered their body has become.
In that definition, not many will ever be able to hold a candle to Urijah Faber.
At UFC 149, "The California Kid" battled for 25 minutes with Renan Barao in a losing effort for the interim UFC bantamweight championship. It was a conscious striker's duel, where Barao was able to stay just out of Faber's reach and keep the fight out of the scrambles where the Californian thrives. The near decade younger Barao managed to shave a few miles per hour off the usually fleet-footed Faber with a knee to the body that broke a rib, which Faber didn't reveal until the post-fight interview. While fight fans have become accustomed to seeing Faber in title bouts, strangely enough, they've become just as accustomed to seeing Faber wear his toughness on his sleeve by fighting tooth and nail despite broken hands, feet, ribs or a severely battered leg.
"It's what we've signed up for doing the toughest sport in the world: mixed martial arts," reveals Faber. "It wasn't an accident that Barao caught me with a knee in the ribs. We bounced off the cage and he caught me with a short knee in my back ribs and it broke it. I thought I did a really good job. I watched the fight again. I don't think anyone can tell that I broke my rib. I didn't tell my corner, I didn't tell anyone that I knew something was up. You go into a fight with the mindset that you're not going to let anything stop you, and that was the mindset I was in. I've had worse injuries, so I just did my best. I don't attribute that to the loss at all. I still fought offensively, but Barao was very tough. It didn't help, especially on extending myself for takedowns. Having a broken rib doesn't help at all (laughs)."
At 33 years old with an overall record of 26-6, Faber is 2-2 inside the Octagon with both losses coming in five round decisions for the bantamweight crown. Unless someone blows the dust off a Youtube video shot on a handicam of Faber fighting Tyson Griffin, then MMA fans have only see Faber on the losing end of a bout with a championship belt on the line in either the WEC or UFC. Minus the first round loss to Mike Brown back in 2008, no one has been able to literally stop Faber, whether it was Jose Aldo with his devastating leg kicks or in the rematch with Brown where Faber broke both hands and a foot and still continued to throw elbows until the final bell. To best "The California Kid," one will need to flawlessly keep him at bay for 25 minutes because there's simply no quit switch in him.
"I think it's a mental game," states Faber. "It's a head space you get in. Everybody that is a champion knows that there are a lot of things that go into it, but one of the most important things is the mental game, being a confident guy and preparing for worst case scenarios. I don't go into a fight thinking I hope everything goes my way and if it doesn't I'm going to turn down and cower. In practice you experience injuries and it's just a part of our life. I think about it as if I was on the street and someone was trying to beat me up and try to take my life or something that is important to me, would a broken rib stop me? Would a broken hand stop me? And there's no way it would."
With or without a belt around his waist, the most prolific champion in WEC history, with five successful and consecutive title defenses, carries himself as the champ in and out of the cage. Incredibly, Faber has fought 16 times under the Zuffa banner of the UFC and the WEC, with 11 of those bouts with a title up for grabs. In the five scraps that weren't for a belt, he has earned a Submission of the Night bonus in four of them, and won the other by unanimous decision. Faber's unshakeable spot at the top of the food chain is solidified in his ability to take a loss, come back stronger, clobber his competition, and stand with his chin held high, ready to challenge the current champion again.
"My ability to separate wins and losses from who I am is the key component," renders Faber. "I know who I am. I have a lot of positive attributes, I know where I come from, I know who my friends are, I'm secure. That allows me to put my best effort out every time to try to win. I love to win. I really don't like losing much obviously, but it doesn't change who I am. Life is good. Whenever I get caught up wanting to complain about monetary things or a fight not going my way or something else going on, I just remember why I started this sport. The fact that I get to live a life of passion where I'm doing only things that I love in this world and help people along the way. Life's good. I always remind myself of that."
This message, and this mentality that has benefitted Faber as a professional fighter, as a gym owner, as an entrepreneur, and as a person isn't a secret he just keeps to himself. The former NCAA Division I wrestler and graduate of University of California at Davis with a Bachelor's degree in Human Development tries his damnedest to impart this positivity to all those that walk through the doors of his Ultimate Fitness gym in Sacramento, especially the members of his Team Alpha Male. With the help of Jim, a high school vice principal who specializes in behavior modification, and Renata Peterson, who has a masters in psychology, Faber diligently works on providing that mental edge that he has to his teammates.
"At our gym, at Team Alpha Male, we're always trying to work on the most important part of the game, which is the mental game," says Faber. "There are a lot of people out there who want to have success, but there is an actual recipe for success. Jim and Renata Peterson are actually my neighbors, and we've developed together a system of life skills but related to sports. We have group sessions with our team that are about an hour and a half, where we talk about the subconscious, programming your future, visualizing, and things like that. We've been doing that for about five or six years with Jim and Renata."
Team Alpha Male's goal isn't just to train kicking and punching, but it wants to shape minds for success in life once they hang up their sparring mitts. Faber has officially entered Mike Krzyzewski territory. For Duke University's famed men's basketball coach, it's not about being a coach as much as a teacher and a leader; where he's more concerned with making men more than athletes. If someone is going to be called the "Coach K of MMA" then Faber is ready to fill those shoes.
"It's not just about fighting in a cage - it's about life skills," explains Faber. "I put forth the effort to do this for my team when I was coaching The Ultimate Fighter as well. Building them up. I think it's the worst thing when I see fighters who have gone through a career and have nothing to show for it. They're broken down and don't know what to do next. It's a sad thing. I want my fighters to know that this is all a building process for the next stages of your life. It's something you can be proud of and you can take it as far and have as much success as you want and that everything you do is commendable. I call it 'feather in the cap' mentality. Being a part of this team is something you can put down on your resume, winning a fight is something you can put down on your resume, being in a fight is something you can put down on your resume. It takes guts, it takes tenacity, it takes character. Our guys are learning about how to be successful fighters, but more importantly they are learning how to have success in life and teach their kids to have success."
Besides this wealth of coaching for mental toughness, Team Alpha Male has their acclaimed roster of lighter weight fighters covered with great ground and standup specific coaches. For grappling, "The California Kid" has BJJ black belt Fabio Prado as well as Dustin Akbari. For striking, Faber's ace-in-the-hole is every MMA fan's favorite mitt holder Master Thong. But, recently, Team Alpha Male has felt they needed someone to run and create practices, to watch fight videos, to keep people accountable, and, in short, be the team's "head honcho". The vetting process for special position took more or less one phone call to UFC, Strikeforce, and K-1 veteran Duane "Bang" Ludwig.
"Duane is a guy who I've always respected," affirms Faber. "Anytime I've met him I've always thought he had a good attitude. I think he is one of the best strikers in MMA, period. After that first conversation, he started doing breakdowns for the team. He was calling me and saying this is what I see with this guy and just started being a coach from a distance. He stepped into the role without any commitment or compensation. I was like, this is what we need. He came down to check out the area and the gym and we had a big barbecue and he met all the guys. It wasn't long after that that he made the move and moved all his stuff and his family out here. And he's been doing awesome. He's taken a lot of time to develop and watch video. He's got 40 something clips of my fights of things that he likes that I'm doing and things of Ivan Menjivar that he thinks we can exploit. Not only is he running team practices, but he's been going above and beyond working on individual things."
The 34-year-old, well-traveled, and, basically self-taught kickboxer turned MMA fighter was entering a transitional period in his fight career and looking for a coaching opportunity when Faber fatefully called. While some have wrongly reported that Ludwig is replacing Master Thong, "Bang" is being brought in as a head coach and not as a new striking coach. Fight fans got a glimpse of this new union as Ludwig was a very vocal corner for Danny Castillo in his decision win over submission specialist Paul Sass at UFC on FUEL TV last Saturday. And not to worry, the enigmatic Thai kickboxing instructor with an ultra unique fashion sense will continue to hold mitts for Faber like he has for the past six years, ever since the two initially met several months prior to the first fight with Jens Pulver.
"Master Thong was really good at teaching body mechanics, which I was kind of missing," remembers Faber. "I was learning all these different striking techniques, but I was missing the footwork, the body mechanics of striking, and defense. He implemented a lot more defensive tactics to help me be comfortable in getting hit. I had wrestled for years and years and years and been fighting for years, but I still wasn't comfortable as a straight up boxer. I think he helped quite a bit with my defense and footwork, which are the basics and really important."
Up next for Faber is a Saturday rematch dating back to 2006 with "The Pride of El Salvador," Ivan Menjivar. At UFC 157, the product of Tristar Gym in Montreal will look to continue his recent success, as Menjivar has gone 4-1 inside the Octagon since coming over through the WEC merger in 2010. The Salvadoran-Canadian brown belt in BJJ with 12 years of professional fighting experience is riding high off a first round SOTN armbar over Azamat Gashimov at UFC 154, which was Menjivar's second SOTN bonus in 2012.
"I've got a lot of respect for Menjivar," states Faber. "He's a real pioneer. People say I'm a pioneer in this sport and he is more so than I am. He was a guy who was extremely well-rounded back in 2002 when he fought Georges St-Pierre. He was taking Georges St-Pierre down. I thought it was an even fight and a really weird stoppage. He fought Matt Serra. He's fought at 155 pounds, he's fought at 170 pounds. He's always had a real high skill set. I know he's a force to be reckoned with."
One can easily assume that both fighters have no doubt improved greatly since their featherweight fracas seven years ago. While Menjivar has gone 8-4 in the meantime and remained dangerous in all areas of the game, Faber has gone 15-5, including winning the WEC featherweight championship, defending it five times, establishing himself as the face of the WEC, and marking himself as an elite level fighter regardless of the weight class. When the two first tangled, Faber was the raw putty of potential, and now is the molded metal of a championship caliber competitor.
"I feel like he's a great style matchup for me because he is the type of guy who likes to fight everywhere and that's how I like to fight," tells Faber. "He likes fighting on the ground, mixing it up, and he likes getting wild. My toughest fights have been against guys who are really athletic and are kind of avoiding a wild fight. Barao, he really slowed the pace down and kept distance. Jose Aldo, he picked me apart by kicking my leg and he's an incredible technician when it comes to that specifically. I've been developing and filling in those gaps and Ivan likes to fight everywhere. He's dangerous on the ground, but I'm very dangerous on the ground. I've got a lot of finishes against a lot of opponents who have never been submitted. I feel like this fight for me is a great fight because Ivan is not afraid and likes to go everywhere and I think I'm going to have a slight advantage in every aspect."
This Saturday, two MMA veterans who only mature with age will rekindle the flame from a former fight for bantamweight fireworks. "You can tell this guy is a real mixed martial artist, he does this because he loves it, he goes out there to have fun and to perform, and I'm going out there with the same mentality," says Faber, whose confidence and insatiable hunger to be at the top of this sport has never waned, even for an instant, thanks to his mental toughness. "I want to win, I want to have a lot of fun, I want to mix it up, and have this be a real mixed martial arts fight where you see a little bit of everything and I think that's going to happen. I'm going to come out on top, I'm going to get the finish, I'm going to get the W, and I'm going to move forward."


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Chapter 27
Mosiah forbids persecution and enjoins equality—Alma the younger and the four sons of Mosiah seek to destroy the Church—An angel appears and commands them to cease their evil course—Alma is struck dumb—All mankind must be born again to gain salvation—Alma and the sons of Mosiah declare glad tidings. About 100–92 B.C.
1 And now it came to pass that the persecutions which were inflicted on the church by the unbelievers became so great that the church began to murmur, and complain to their leaders concerning the matter; and they did complain to Alma. And Alma laid the case before their king, Mosiah. And Mosiah aconsulted with his priests.
2 And it came to pass that king Mosiah sent a proclamation throughout the land round about that there should not any unbeliever apersecute any of those who belonged to the church of God.
3 And there was a strict command throughout all the churches that there should be no apersecutions among them, that there should be an bequality among all men;
4 That they should let no pride nor haughtiness disturb their apeace; that every man should besteem his cneighbor as himself, dlaboring with their own hands for their support.
5 Yea, and all their priests and teachers ashould blabor with their own hands for their support, in all cases save it were in sickness, or in much want; and doing these things, they did abound in the cgrace of God.
6 And there began to be much peace again in the land; and the people began to be very numerous, and began to scatter abroad upon the face of the earth, yea, on the north and on the south, on the east and on the west, building large cities and villages in all quarters of the land.
7 And the Lord did avisit them and bprosper them, and they became a large and wealthy people.
8 Now the sons of Mosiah were numbered among the aunbelievers; and also one of the sons of Alma was numbered among them, he being called Alma, after his father; nevertheless, he became a very wicked and an bidolatrous man. And he was a man of many words, and did speak much cflattery to the people; therefore he dled many of the people to do after the manner of his einiquities.
9 And he became a great hinderment to the prosperity of the church of God; astealing away the hearts of the people; causing much dissension among the people; giving a chance for the enemy of God to exercise his bpower over them.
10 And now it came to pass that while he was going about to adestroy the church of God, for he did go about secretly with the sons of Mosiah seeking to destroy the church, and to lead astray the people of the Lord, contrary to the commandments of God, or even the king—
11 And as I said unto you, as they were going about arebelling against God, behold, the bangel of the Lord cappeared unto them; and he descended as it were in a dcloud; and he spake as it were with a voice of thunder, which caused the earth to shake upon which they stood;
12 And so great was their astonishment, that they fell to the earth, and understood not the words which he spake unto them.
13 Nevertheless he cried again, saying: Alma, arise and stand forth, for why persecutest thou the church of God? For the Lord hath said: aThis is my church, and I will establish it; and nothing shall boverthrow it, save it is the transgression of my people.
14 And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath aheard the prayers of his people, and also the bprayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has cprayed with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the dknowledge of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to econvince thee of the power and authority of God, that the fprayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.
15 And now behold, can ye dispute the power of God? For behold, doth not my voice shake the earth? And can ye not also abehold me before you? And I am sent from God.
16 Now I say unto thee: Go, and remember the captivity of thy fathers in the land of aHelam, and in the land of Nephi; and remember how great things he has done for them; for they were in bbondage, and he has cdelivered them. And now I say unto thee, Alma, go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more, that their prayers may be answered, and this even if thou wilt of dthyself be ecast off.
17 And now it came to pass that these were the last words which the angel spake unto Alma, and he departed.
18 And now Alma and those that were with him fell again to the earth, for great was their astonishment; for with their own eyes they had beheld an aangel of the Lord; and his voice was as thunder, which bshook the earth; and they knew that there was nothing save the power of God that could shake the earth and cause it to tremble as though it would part asunder.
19 And now the astonishment of Alma was so great that he became adumb, that he could not open his mouth; yea, and he became weak, even that he could not move his hands; therefore he was taken by those that were with him, and carried helpless, even until he was laid before his father.
20 And they rehearsed unto his father all that had happened unto them; and his father rejoiced, for he knew that it was the power of God.
21 And he caused that a multitude should be gathered together that they might witness what the Lord had done for his son, and also for those that were with him.
22 And he caused that the priests should assemble themselves together; and they began to fast, and to pray to the Lord their God that he would open the mouth of Alma, that he might speak, and also that his limbs might receive their strength—that the eyes of the people might be opened to see and know of the goodness and glory of God.
23 And it came to pass after they had fasted and prayed for the space of atwo days and two nights, the limbs of Alma received their strength, and he stood up and began to speak unto them, bidding them to be of good comfort:
24 For, said he, I have repented of my sins, and have been aredeemed of the Lord; behold I am born of the Spirit.
25 And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be aborn again; yea, bborn of God, cchanged from their carnal and dfallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his esons and daughters;
26 And thus they become new creatures; and unless they do this, they can in anowise inherit the kingdom of God.
27 I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must be cast off; and this I know, because I was like to be cast off.
28 Nevertheless, after awading through much btribulation, repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to snatch me out of an ceverlasting burning, and I am born of God.
29 My soul hath been aredeemed from the gall of bitterness and bbonds of iniquity. I was in the darkest abyss; but now I behold the marvelous light of God. My soul was cracked with eternal torment; but I am snatched, and my soul is dpained no more.
30 I rejected my Redeemer, and denied that which had been spoken of by our fathers; but now that they may foresee that he will come, and that he remembereth every creature of his creating, he will make himself manifest unto aall.
31 Yea, aevery knee shall bow, and every tongue confess before him. Yea, even at the last day, when all men shall stand to be bjudged of him, then shall they confess that he is cGod; then shall they confess, who live dwithout God in the world, that the judgment of an everlasting punishment is just upon them; and they shall quake, and tremble, and shrink beneath the glance of his eall-searching eye.
32 And now it came to pass that Alma began from this time forward to teach the people, and those who were with Alma at the time the angel appeared unto them, traveling round about through all the land, publishing to all the people the things which they had heard and seen, and preaching the word of God in much tribulation, being greatly persecuted by those who were unbelievers, being smitten by many of them.
33 But notwithstanding all this, they did impart much consolation to the church, confirming their faith, and exhorting them with long-suffering and much travail to keep the commandments of God.
34 And four of them were the asons of Mosiah; and their names were Ammon, and Aaron, and Omner, and Himni; these were the names of the sons of Mosiah.
35 And they traveled throughout all the land of Zarahemla, and among all the apeople who were under the reign of king Mosiah, bzealously striving to repair all the injuries which they had done to the church, cconfessing all their sins, and publishing all the things which they had seen, and explaining the prophecies and the scriptures to all who desired to hear them.
36 And thus they were instruments in the hands of God in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, to the knowledge of their Redeemer.
37 And how blessed are they! For they did apublish bpeace; they did publish good tidings of good; and they did declare unto the people that the Lord reigneth.


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Lewisham Council's planning committee is due to hear the Gordonbrock School planning application this Thursday, 10th December.
Anyone interested in the details of the plans can look here; the gist is that the school wants to demolish two of the original Victorian teaching blocks, and replace them with a new building which joins all the teaching spaces together, and extends the capacity of the school from 2.5 to 3-form entry.
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Cyprus has been told it must raise 5.8 billion euros ($7.5 billion) if it is to receive 10 billion euros ($12.9 billion) from its fellow eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund. If it does not find a way by Monday, the European Central Bank said it will cut off emergency support to the banks, letting them collapse.
That would throw the country into financial chaos and, ultimately, cause it to leave the eurozone, with unpredictable consequences for the region.
Several new bills were being submitted to Parliament Thursday night, including restructuring the banking sector, setting up an "Investment Solidarity Fund" and restricting banking transactions in times of crisis.
Together, they will make up at least part of the alternative plan Cyprus hopes will secure it bailout money. The lawmakers said the bills would be discussed and potentially voted on Friday morning.
The pressure has increased since Parliament on Tuesday rejected an earlier proposal to seize up to 10 percent of people's bank accounts. Banks have been shut since last weekend to avoid a run and will not open until Tuesday at the earliest.
Uncertainty was growing among Cypriots as the deadline approached and it became clear that the country's second-largest bank, Laiki or Cyprus Popular Bank, would be restructured.
Queues of 40 to 50 people formed at Laiki ATMs, which responded by capping daily withdrawals at 260 euros ($340) per person from 700 euros ($906). Although ATMs have been functioning, many often run out of cash.
"We need cash. We have families, children, grandchildren and expenses, and the banks have been closed since Saturday," said Andri Olympiou after withdrawing money from a Laiki branch in Nicosia, the capital.
The central bank governor, Panicos Demetriades, urged lawmakers to vote immediately on a legal framework bill to rehabilitate Cyprus's banking sector.
The bills include restructuring Laiki, a move that would raise an estimated 2 billion euros out of the total 5.8 billion euros Cyprus needs, according to local media.
Once it is done, the country would be in a position to guarantee all deposits up to 100,000 euros ($130,000) — the EU-wide limit for bank guarantees.
Officials said the restructuring would split Laiki into two, with a "bad bank" taking over its soured investments, and a "good bank" retaining the healthy ones.
Setting up a bad bank is a strategy that's been used before in Europe's financial crisis, by Ireland and Spain. A bad bank is tasked with recovering as much money as possible from the investments.
Without the restructure, Laiki would collapse and drag down the rest of the banking system and the economy, Demetriades said.
"The restructuring constitutes a significant step toward the achievement of an economic support agreement for the Cyprus Republic from the European support mechanism and the International Monetary Fund," he said.
But the bank's acting CEO, Takis Phidias, opposed the restructuring, saying it would do more damage than good.
"It would mean Laiki being transferred to a new bank, an existing one, with only deposits of 100,000 or under going into a good bank, while 6 billion euros in loans would be frozen, most of them would be lost," Phidias said.
"Who would pay the loans, frozen assets?" he questioned. "This would crush confidence in the banking sector and hurt the retail sector."
"We urge parliamentarians not to accept this restructuring plan, and instead enter into renegotiations with the Eurogroup to raise the necessary funding," he said.
Laiki bank employees protested and scuffled with riot police outside Parliament, chanting "Cypriots wake up! We're not selling Cyprus!"
Besides the restructuring, the "Plan B" will also likely include some form of Russian help, dipping into pension funds and taking up an offer from Cyprus' wealthy Orthodox church to contribute. Some form of tax on bank deposits is also possible.
The "Investment Solidarity Fund" is intended to appeal to "the patriotism of Cypriots" and draw on contributions from ordinary Cypriots, businessmen and foreign investors.
The fund would include revenue from Cyprus' newfound off-shore gas deposits, bonds and securities the fund would issue and the "obtaining, managing and issuing" of those issues by other companies and legal entities, the draft bill said — which could include pension and provident funds.
Other sources of revenue are listed as donations or contributions from individuals or companies or "any other source."
A "Plan B" is needed after lawmakers soundly defeated the earlier proposal to seize up to 10 percent of all domestic deposits to raise the 5.8 billion euros.
"We will have a program of support for Cyprus by Monday," Demetriades said earlier in the day.
Bank of Cyprus, another major lender, appealed to the government and politicians to reach a plan that the eurozone partners would accept, clearing the way for the bailout.
"The Cypriot economy is in a marginal and fragile state. The next move could prove salutary or disastrous," the bank said in a statement. "It is imperative we immediately proceed with the drawing up of an agreement with the Eurogroup."
Russia is likely to pitch in. Nearly a third of the 68 billion euros ($88 billion) in deposits in Cyprus' oversized banking sector are held by Russians.
Cyprus' finance minister, Michalis Sarris, has been in Moscow since Tuesday seeking to forge a deal. Russia's help would not be a loan, but rather some form of an investment, he said.
Russia news agency ITAR-Tass quoted Sarris as saying "we are discussing the subjects of gas, bank cooperation and other subjects." Cyprus has recently discovered significant off-shore gas deposits, and major energy companies have shown an interest in tapping those resources.
In Brussels, the head of the 17-nation eurozone's finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, said that a one-time tax on bank deposits was "inevitable" given Cyprus' oversize financial sector. He argued, however, that the burden should be shifted toward taxing big bank deposits of more than 100,000 euros.
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Risk Management Must Be Priority For All Banks, Not Just The Biggest
We hear often about the digital divide -- the gap between those who have access to state-of-the-art information technologies and those who do not, and the economic and social limitations that such a gap imposes on the have-nots. There are similar divides in banking -- institutions that have tons of resources and big budgets and those that must make do with significantly less. It's not just big bank/small bank --these divides can be created by management priorities and shaped by corporate cultures.
Digital BankingThe July/August 2013 digital issue of Bank Systems & Technology examines trends in enterprise risk management, with a special focus on the IT challenges and lessons learned from the initial round of Fed-mandated stress testing. July/August 2013 digital issue now.
Risk management and compliance with risk management-related regulations is another area in which we see divides. It's not just about which kinds of banks must comply with capital adequacy and stress testing directives -- the topic of the cover story in this Bank Systems & Technology issue about enterprise risk management. It's also about attitudes and vision. The management at some banks resists any changes or new regulations, no matter the context or history behind them. They are viewed as unfair and costly burdens to be challenged.
There's no question that regulatory compliance, particularly as it involves risk management, is costly and difficult. The most recent Banking Compliance Index (BCI), a quarterly index compiled and analyzed by vendor Continuity Control that measures the regulatory burden on financial institutions, highlights the potential financial impact of increased regulation on community banks. The index found what it calls a "staggering" 117% growth in regulatory burden in the past 12 months. The average institution, according to the BCI, had to commit 2.3 full-time employee equivalents to manage this burden. The index reports the time it takes to comply has increased more than 50% in the past year.
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That's terrible ... but so are the implications of ignoring the increased complexity of risk. And it's irresponsible to avoid investments in the kinds of technologies -- such as analytics, dashboards, modeling capabilities and high-performance computing -- that are the basis of effective risk management (and, as a corollary, compliance with much of the new banking regulation). Skimping on such technology also ignores the potential to leverage those investments for insights into performance, products and customers. Again, it's more about priorities than budgets. Analytics and data management no longer are things that only big banks can afford. At the same time, I'm sure there are community banks that value risk management prowess more than some big banks do.
Risk management is perhaps not the sexiest area of banking right now, compared with digital engagement or mobile transactions, but we all know that without the practice of risk management at its highest level the industry cannot survive. Banks should be united on that.
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There's a funny thing about parents and technology. That being a majority of moms and dads are pretty tech unsavvy without the help of us internet-obsessed younger folk. And while parental struggles can be frustrating at times, their attempts to get in the techy loop are mostly just hilarious. This is particularly true with Facebook.
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