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Mayor Chris Beutler today announced that Lincoln has been named a "Tree City USA" by the National Arbor Day Foundation for the 32nd consecutive year. Governor Dave Heineman will present the award at the Nebraska Community Forestry Conference and Tree City USA Ceremony at 2:15 p.m. April 14 at the Holiday Inn Downtown in Lincoln. Mayor Beutler will welcome conference participants at 9 a.m. that day.
According to Randy Gordon, Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA program coordinator, Lincoln is the only community in the nation to hold all 2008 Tree City USA program category designations at the same time.
"All Lincoln residents can take pride in these designations, which also provide intangible, but very valuable benefits," Gordon said. "Being a Tree City USA improves public image and community pride and generates publicity, national recognition and funding."
"All Nebraskans are proud of being the home of Arbor Day, and Lincoln continues to do a great job in living up to our State's nickname as the 'Tree Planters' State,'" Mayor Beutler said. "We understand that the trees in our community are an important part of our infrastructure and must be properly maintained."
John Rosenow, Chief Executive of the Arbor Day Foundation, praised Lincoln's commitment and the effort to maintain the standard. "Lincoln should continue to strive for excellence in its community forestry program to further sustain its urban forest," Rosenow said. "Greater public awareness and increased citizen involvement will be an important factor in keeping Lincoln an exemplary Tree City USA."
The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. It provides direction, technical assistance, public attention and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs. Nationally, there are 3,306 Tree City USA communities, 534 Tree City USA Growth Award communities, 186 Sterling Tree City USA communities, 138 Tree Line USA Utilities and 106 communities that are both a Tree City USA and Tree Line USA utility. More information is available at www.arborday.org.


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DIXON – The school board is asking administrators to make plans to get some students back in school next week so they can take their state tests – with or without the teachers.
Classes were canceled for a fifth day Wednesday as the Dixon Education Association remains on strike. Talks ended with no change in the latest financial proposals; another session is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday.
Starting today, the district will lose about $28,506 in general state aid for each day it has no classes.
"The DEA deliberately went out on strike during the only time of year that the district can undertake ISAT (Illinois Standards Achievement Test) testing of its students," board President Tom Balser said in a news release. "We cannot wait any longer. The board has asked the administration to make plans for students to return to school for ISAT testing beginning next week with or without the teachers."
ISATs, taken in the spring by third- through eighth-graders, are being held March 4-15 this year, according to the state board of education's website.
The release also said DEA representatives showed up to Wednesday's session at 2 p.m., an hour late, because they decided to meet with their members.
"The DEA's actions demonstrate that the teachers have no interest in bringing this unfortunate strike to a conclusion," board President Tom Balser said.
Union President Sandi Sodergren-Baar said the DEA called the board at 12:24 p.m. to tell members they would be late to the table.
"Our membership was voting to pre-ratify a contract proposal that would have brought the students back to the classroom tomorrow morning," Sodergren-Baar said.
Superintendent Michael Juenger confirmed the teachers did make that call.
"The unfortunate part is that five members of the [negotiating] team have other responsibilities and could have made other arrangements had they been given adequate notice," Juenger said. "One team member has used 3 vacation days to be able to attend the meetings.
"It was after 3 [p.m.] when their proposal was presented."
The board took 30 minutes to reject that offer and resubmit their previous proposal, Sodergren-Baar said.
The teachers' offer included the same 2 percent to be added to the salary schedule for each of the next 4 years, on top of pay step increases of between 1 percent and 2 percent for experience and education, that was offered Tuesday.
However, it said teachers would phase out the 6 percent retirement incentive if the board was willing to drop its proposal for spouses of new employees to take insurance provided by their employers.
Information on how ISAT testing will be handled will be released Friday.
"The details are being worked out," Juenger said. "We are waiting on some additional information from the State Board of Education."
A few parents attending a union question-and-answer Wednesday night said they would not allow their children to attend testing.


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Undergraduate Degree in Sociology
Sociology is a fascinating field that can help you understand the people, groups, organizations, and institutions that make up the social world. A major in sociology is not a ticket to any single job, but sociological training provides an excellent basis for careers in social work, social research, business, law, and public administration.
A major in sociology provides the undergraduate with the opportunity to learn a distinct intellectual perspective and a method of inquiry. By continually testing conventional wisdom against evidence, the study of sociology encourages the development of a critical judgment. By routinely considering the matrix of social and cultural facts, it can lead students to an understanding of the conditions under which social facts emerge, and the consequences they have for individuals, groups, societies, and social institutions. It can also help students better understand their own roles in the array of social institutions in which they are enmeshed.
In addition to providing a foundation for the student who desires to pursue advanced study in sociology, a major in sociology can help to prepare students for many careers: social work, the health professions, personnel work, counseling, and other human-services fields, as well as law, civil service and public policy, social research, and other fields in the private sector. Majors are encouraged to develop skills in observation, interviewing, and other data collection techniques, data processing, statistical and content analysis, and forecasting the future -- all marketable skills in many career lines.


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Playing in Berlin Philharmonic Hall with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Many different concerts (including Proms) with BBC Philharmonic.
Born in Nottingham.
Lives in Bramhall, South Manchester.
Studied at Royal Northern College of Music with timpanist of Hallé.
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MADISON, Wis. - O'Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc., a national retailer doing business as O'Reilly Auto Parts, violated federal law by denying the manager of its Beloit, Wis., store an accommodation for his disability and then firing him, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.
According to John Rowe, director of EEOC's Chicago District, which includes Wisconsin, the agency's investigation revealed that in February 2011, Heath Craft was diagnosed with seizure disorder. On March 9, Craft notified O'Reilly of his impairment and requested a one-month leave of absence for treatment. O'Reilly did not engage him in a good-faith interactive process about his leave request and instead fired him on March 31, 2011.
Denying an employee a reasonable accommodation and then firing him because of his disability violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The agency seeks lost wages and compensatory and punitive damages for Craft, an order barring future discrimination, and other relief. The suit, captioned EEOC v. O'Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc. d/b/a O'Reilly Auto Parts (Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-710), was filed Sept. 27 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in Madison and assigned to U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb.
"O'Reilly's website states: 'O'Reilly believes in . . . treating our customers and fellow team members in the same way that we would like to be treated,'" Rowe said. "Unfortunately, it appears that the company is not complying with its own principles. All Mr. Craft wanted was a short leave of absence so he could keep on performing successfully. There was no good reason why O'Reilly denied him that accommodation and then fired him."
EEOC Chicago Regional Attorney John C. Hendrickson added, "In our view, this is one of those cases in which a reasonable accommodation would have made all the difference. An employer would have kept a loyal and hard-working employee. The employee would have kept a needed job. That didn't happen, apparently because of a violation of federal disability law. Our objective here will be to set things right."
According to O'Reilly's website, O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. is one of the largest specialty retailers of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories in the United States, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional service provider markets. Founded in 1957, O'Reilly operated 3,859 stores in 39 states as of June 30, 2012.
The EEOC's Chicago District Office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement and the conduct of agency litigation in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis. The case will be litigated by attorneys in the Milwaukee Area Office.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. Further information about the Commission is available on its website at t www.eeoc.gov.


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In Case of a Campus Evacuation
If it is determined that a campus evacuation/closure is necessary, all units will be notified by the emergency personnel or senior administration about the nature of the evacuation/closure, where to evacuate to (usually to home), and when it is safe to return to the campus.
The Evacuation Coordinator will ensure that all occupants are informed of the evacuation/closure and where to go. The Evacuation Coordinator will use the phone list to update and distribute information of the emergency as needed to employees.Keeping Updated
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Vascular Plants of Wisconsin
Erythronium albidum Nutt.
white trout lily
Family: Liliaceae
native: yes
type: herbaceous perennial
White trout lily does best in moist deciduous woods. In some locations there may be many leaves and few or no flowers, but in others they may flower profusely. In spite of a strong desire on the part of many people it is not possible to reliably distinguish our two species by the leaves alone, since the pattern and shade of the colors is quite variable. This is another species that may be very conspicuous in spring and virtually undetectable by mid-summer, after flowers and leaves have wilted and dried up.
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Today's dinner...steamed chicken. Since I have lots of lotus leaves left, so I decided to use it for today's dish. Recipe was adapted from my latest book collection, "Flavours From My Kampung" (小城滋味多) by Bryan Ong.
1/2 chicken
2 slice angelica (dang gui)
1 tbsp chinese wolfberry (qi zi)
8 red dates
1 tbsp shredded ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsps shaoxing wine
1 piece dried lotus leaf, blanced till soft in hot water and drained.
1 piece aluminium foil
This dish is so good to go with a bowl of hot steamed white rice...yummy! Try it out then you'll know what I'm trying o tell you.


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Jan. 15, 2008
Sophomore Danny McClary won two events and was part of the 400 medley relay team that also won, as UC Santa Barbara's men's swimming team defeated USC for the first time in school history, 148-57.
McClary began his day as part of the 400 medley relay foursome that won with a time of 3:24.80. In the 200 individual medley, the sophomore from Fallbrook, Calif., won in a time of 1:54.17, more than a second better than teammate Matt Bartlett who finished second.
McClary completed his day with a win in the 200 butterfly. He clocked a 1:53.40, less than half a second better than teammate Chris Wiggin.


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A unique faith-based partnership between Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and more than 500 of the area's churches has been lauded nationally by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a model for addressing health care disparities and preventing and managing chronic diseases.
The Congregational Health Network is an expansion of what began in 2004 as the Church Health Network, an effort to make progress in the fight against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and other debilitating health conditions.
Almost a decade ago, leaders at Methodist Le Bonheur began meeting with local church leaders to find ways to increase access to preventative care and health education to reduce inpatient hospital stays and help patients manage chronic diseases.
"We had to do something outside the walls of the hospital to keep people well because the resources of the hospital are finite," said the Rev. Bobby Baker, director of faith and community partnerships at Methodist Le Bonheur. "With the health of the community continuing to get worse … we knew it would get to a breaking point."
What began as 12 original congregations has now grown to more than 500 members that span southward to Alligator, Miss., westward to Hot Springs, Ark., and eastward to Jackson, Tenn. While the network serves the Memphis metropolitan area, most of the Congregational Health Network's earliest member congregations primarily serve urban, low-income African-Americans.
"We took a look at what was already present in the community and we wanted to try to engage those assets to create a system where nobody falls through the cracks," said Baker, adding that the network "blends the intelligence of our community's pastors with the intelligence of the health care system."
The program has five parts: education, intervention, prevention, treatment and access, and aftercare. Liaisons from Methodist Le Bonheur work with designated church leaders to implement wellness education programs. Some congregations have implemented short education sessions on a different health issue each Sunday – many follow the national calendar of health observances.
"We promise we will bring our resources to help with outreach," Baker said.
Research shows that people who stay connected to their congregations while hospitalized have better health care outcomes.
When members of the Congregational Health Network are admitted to the hospital, the Methodist Le Bonheur electronic medical record system flags the patient and alerts a navigator employed by the hospital. The navigator visits the patient to determine the patient's needs and to get permission to let the patient's congregation know that the patient is in the hospital and to provide a general update on their condition.
Congregations provide substantial resources and assistance to members when they are in the hospital and after they are discharged. Trained clergy and church volunteers help develop a plan of care for patients in coordination with Methodist Le Bonheur staff.
That usually means everything from making sure the patient's dog is fed while the patient is hospitalized to ensuring the patient's needs are met after hospital discharge. Church volunteers can help provide rides to follow-up medical visits, house cleaning, meal preparation, and making sure the patient has a social and spiritual support network during the recovery process.
Hospital navigators also make sure patients understand their treatment and discharge plan. Methodist Le Bonheur nurse educators and clinical directors help provide extra education and answer questions for patients who indicate they'd like additional information.
"We still find that patients don't really understand and really don't feel that they have the authority to even question what a physician has said," Baker explained. "I think physicians are becoming more and more conscious of that and are really making an effort to help patients and families understand."
Since the program's inception, the Congregational Health Network has reduced mortality, inpatient utilization and health care costs and charges, while improving satisfaction with hospital care.
A study of 473 participants found that their mortality rate was nearly half that of congregants of a similar age, gender and ethnicity who did not participate in the program. Congregational Health Network participants also had total health care costs that were about $8,700 lower than among similar nonparticipants, generating more than $4 million in cost savings to the overall system.
Teresa Cutts, research director for the Center of Excellence in Faith and Health, says the network aligns and leverages the strengths of congregations and Methodist Le Bonheur.
"It (the network) integrates the best of what both organizations do," she said. "We have to focus on preventing diseases and caring for people in places other than hospitals."
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Lead in Dishes (China and Pottery)
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California's Proposition 65 requires that, under certain circumstances, businesses provide a clear and reasonable warning about lead levels in china and pottery to consumers before knowingly and intentionally exposing them to certain chemicals known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Lead was determined by the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm in 1987, and warnings have been required for certain exposures to lead since 1988. Lawsuits are ongoing against manufacturers and distributors of ceramic tableware to ensure that all manufacturing companies meet the law's requirements.
Questions about metal utensils and tableware (forks, knives, etc.) used with food should also be directed to the Office of the Attorney General.
The Environmental Defense Fund, in cooperation with the California Attorney General, has created a brochure entitled, "What You Should Know About Lead in China Dishes," which explains the health risks of lead and what to do when you go to buy new ones. It includes a list of over 2,000 china patterns that meet California's stringent standards for lead leaching. The brochure also includes information on where to get home test kits, so consumers can test dishes themselves.
Environmental Defense Fund
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20009
(800) 684-3322
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Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
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Consumers may order pamphlets about lead disclosure laws for pottery and china and learn how to protect themselves from lead poisoning. Free brochures may be requested by telephone or web site.
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After years of wolves, knights, hoverboards and fishing cats, Sonic has strayed from his traditional roots in terms of full retail releases. According to series producer Takashi Iizuka, Sega is attempting to return to a more classic Sonic formula with games like Sonic Generations, and we may see an even more standard Sonic game as soon as next year.
"I would like to make a new standard Sonic, a modern Sonic if you will, in 2012 and beyond," Iizuka told Gamasutra. "There have been a lot of Sonic titles in the past, and I think, at this point, there's a pretty good idea of what a Sonic game should be like -- a fun, frenetic action game. As I said, I feel the need to surprise the fans in new and innovative ways, but I don't want to do anything to depart from that style."
Despite a desire to return to the franchise's roots, Iizuka says Sonic Generations shouldn't be considered the start of any kind of reboot for the series.
"I wouldn't say that I think Generations is a new start," he said. "Instead, it's more of the peaks of the past 20 years, is the way we're approaching this. Generations is about taking the past 20 years of history and rolling it into one really fun product."
"Still, as the name Sonic Generations tells you, I think we're at the point where there are two separate generations -- parent and child, in other words -- enjoying these games. I think if we can get to the point where we're 30, 40 years from the series' start, and there are three generations of Sonic fans -- that's when I think he'll have really established himself as a character. I want to use the past 20 years of experience to keep us going well into the future."


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Thursday, January 23
Winter Brews: A Seasonal Beer and Chocolate Tasting With the Beer Activist
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW
Craft beer and social justice? Say no more. Chris O'Brien, the author of Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World has made a name for himself by fusing the beverage trend du jour with a do-gooder bent. He hosts this tasting event, which pairs chocolates from local, fair-trade supplier Divine Chocolates with quaffs from area brewers. An extra $5 gets you a very sustainable commemorative pint glass. Philanthropy has never tasted so good.
Deal nearby: Mehak Indian Cuisine
Friday, January 24, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Popcorn and Pasties
U.S. Navy Memorial Burke Theatre, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
DC Shorts, the area's cheering squad for short filmmaking, presents Popcorn and Pasties tonight. The jokes write themselves in this convergence of sex and cinema—"short films and even shorter skirts"—but DC Shorts' well-assembled program should class things up a bit. Come for the titillating theater and stay for the burlesque and sideshow tricks. You'll be glad you hit up this quickie.
Deal nearby: Irish Channel Restaurant and Pub
Saturday, January 25, 10 p.m.
Comet Ping Pong, 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW
Though DC can quasi-claim Lemuria as its own (singer Sheena Ozzella hails from here), the group doesn't stop by too often—so catch it tonight at Comet Ping Pong. Its 2013 release, The Distance Is So Big, proudly showed off Lemuria's talent for memorable hooks and singalong choruses melded with plaintively serious subject matter. Openers Aloners and Passing Phases are both comprised of seasoned area musicians – so anticipate studied, intelligent garage pop and melodic punk.
Deal nearby: Slate Wine Bar and Bistro
Sunday, January 26, 8 p.m.
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Ricardo Vaz Te's dramatic penalty leveller for West Ham tonight ensured Saints will have to wait a bit longer to celebrate promotion.
Vaz Te converted an 89th minute spot-kick to give the Hammers a 3-3 draw at home to Birmingham – after they had trailed 3-1 with 20 minutes left.
Had West Ham lost to the Blues, Saints would have moved 10 points ahead of them by beating Reading at St Mary's on Friday night.
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The Bellamy Mansion is one of North Carolina's most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now the house is a museum that focuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action.
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- Delta, British Columbia, Canada
- I took very early retirement from teaching in '06 and did some traveling in Europe and the UK before settling down to do some private tutoring. As a voracious reader, I have many books waiting in line for me to read. Tell me I shouldn't read something, and I will. I'm a happy, optimistic person and I love to travel and through that believe that life can be a continuous learning experience. I'm looking forward to traveling more some day. I enjoy walking, cycling, water aerobics & and sports like tennis, volleyball, and fastpitch/baseball. I'm just getting into photography as a hobby and I'm enjoying learning all the bits and bobs of my digital camera. My family is everything to me and I'm delighted to be the mother of two girls and the Gramma of a boy and a girl. I may be a Gramma, but I'm at heart just a girl who wants to have fun.
Monday, September 05, 2011
H is for HATRED
30 comments:
- Kay L. Davies said...
Well, if you're right, I'm finished with it for good. "It tastes like peppers mixed with butts in an ashtray" is enough to make me a lover, not a fighter.
I remember feeling negative emotions like that, but I don't want to repeat them. They hurt me, and have no effect on the people at whom they're aimed.
Kay, Alberta, Canada
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- Mon Sep 05, 03:46:00 pm
- Leslie: said...
You're so right, Kay. I always used to tell my kids "Do you think they're home worrying about what they said to you? NOPE! Move on..."
- Mon Sep 05, 04:10:00 pm
- Roger Owen Green said...
Oh, I've received hatred, over age, race, size - you name it. It is, among other things, damn exhausting.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
- Mon Sep 05, 06:43:00 pm
- Jo said...
I think hatred is a gut-instinct emotion sometimes, but when things calm down, we realize how destructive hatred is ~~ not to the receiver, but to the person who feels the hatred. The opposite end of the spectrum ~~ forgiveness ~~ is such a relief. Thankfully hatred and anger are two emotions that are easily dispensed with. It's too difficult to hang onto them, and life is too short to even bother trying.
- Mon Sep 05, 08:33:00 pm
- Leslie: said...
Yes, Josie. Absolutely hatred and anger is just too exhausting to be bothered with. It's hard to do, but necessary to just let it go, no matter what. One has to think of #1 and in any case #1 is ME!
- Mon Sep 05, 09:46:00 pm
- Welshcakes Limoncello said...
That's a very powerful poem, Leslie.
- Tue Sep 06, 07:50:00 am
- Carver said...
I like your poems a lot. Hatred can be dehabilitating to both the hater and the hated.
- Tue Sep 06, 08:10:00 am
- photowannabe said...
Wow, what mental pictures you elicit with your words.
The sentence about peppers and butts in the ashtray is absolutely A++++.
Sometimes its hard to move on but hatred is too debilitating and exhausting to wallow in it.
- Tue Sep 06, 08:28:00 am
- Mar said...
Very powerful poem. Fight negative feelings...
H is for...
- Tue Sep 06, 08:59:00 am
- Jedediah said...
You have quite a way with words and the images you created are very strong.
- Tue Sep 06, 10:50:00 am
- Gigi Ann said...
Hate can be very destructive, however, it is best to hate the wrong conduct or whatever, and not hate the person.
- Tue Sep 06, 11:10:00 am
- Kim, USA said...
I don't want hatred in my life. Nothing will come out good in this tiny one word. I have people that I do not like but not to the point of hating them. ^_^ Happy Tuesday!
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- Tue Sep 06, 11:23:00 am
- WyomingDiva said...
Timely poem - mirrors some of my feelings today. Well written.
- Tue Sep 06, 11:40:00 am
- Jane and Chris said...
Hatred is just too exhausting. The best way to combat hatred is to throw love at it.
Jane x
- Tue Sep 06, 01:36:00 pm
- Cheryl said...
I've felt the receiving end of hatred but have never felt that way about another human.
Don't think it's in me.
- Tue Sep 06, 02:26:00 pm
- chubskulit said...
I agree with you completely. If you will let the hatred reigns with you all the time, it's you who suffers the most and not the people you are angry with.
- Tue Sep 06, 07:09:00 pm
- Meryl said...
Powerful poem for a powerful word.
I loved your comments on my blog and I answered your excellent question on my blog. That said, I will include it here in case you don't have time to come back to my blog this week (although if you have further comments I'd love to hear them!).
LESLIE: You ask a really important question about what to do with parents who don't want homework assigned because they want their kids to have family time:
First, I would note that the school day is so short, homework is needed to integrate and reinforce concepts learned in class.
Then, I would brainstorm with the parent for ways to integrate homework into quality family time. Parents and kids could work together; kids could "teach" the parents what the homework was about; parents could be asked to submit comments at the end of the homework...to name a few off the top of my head.
Between us, however, there might be something else going on and as a concerned teacher I might want to look into it. I don't see any family needing to be doing 'activities' together the whole afternoon and evening after school. There is more here than just wanting 'quality time'.
Still - great question!
Thanks again,
- Tue Sep 06, 07:34:00 pm
- Tumblewords: said...
Powerful words and poem! You are so right...
- Tue Sep 06, 08:31:00 pm
- Paula Scott said...
Wow-a very powerful poem full of truth. Really great-metaphors? Is that the right word? On edge, asking a school teacher!
- Tue Sep 06, 10:29:00 pm
- Reader Wil said...
Hatred is consuming all positive feelings. There is no place for happiness if you harbour hatred. It inspires us to take , revenge. I read once about sweet revenge, but that is a contradiction: revenge is never sweet, always bitter.
Thanks Leslie, for this wise post. You are absolutely right.
- Tue Sep 06, 10:44:00 pm
- ChrisJ said...
Hatred, anger and revenge are all legitimate human emotions. They contribute to our knowledge of right and wrong. It's what we do with them and how we handle them that matters. God displays all three. If He didn't, who would choose what is right and what is wrong? Some lines in the sand need to be drawn and some frame of reference is needed for those lines. If we back off, what horrific actions will be left to destroy human beings? As human beings our greatest problem is agreeing on which frame of reference. Who makes the rules? My God is Love, Forgiveness, and Righteousness. I'm so glad. I wouldn't want to trust this world to anyone else.
- Tue Sep 06, 11:22:00 pm
- Gattina said...
I never experienced hatred, fortunately !! Dislike yes, but that is normal, you can't like everybody.
- Wed Sep 07, 02:31:00 am
- the cuby poet said...
The last line of your poem says so much about an emotion that takes so much energy and the advice to MOVE ON
is the very best way to go.
- Wed Sep 07, 07:04:00 am
- Hildred and Charles said...
Well, I understand about 'righteous anger' but that is usually directed at the deed, not the person. They are both exhausting emotions that have no place in a life seeking serenity.
- Wed Sep 07, 03:48:00 pm
- EG Wow said...
Hatred is a terrible feeling and definitely destroys the person who feels the hatred even more than it hurts the person who is hated.
- Wed Sep 07, 06:00:00 pm
- Ann said...
a friend complained that she rented her apt to another friend, who not only left it dirty but turned around and said the apt was dirty in the first place. You can sense the volcano erupting. Death of a friendship.
- Thu Sep 08, 04:38:00 am
- Francisca said...
This may be the most powerful of your poem for this round of ABC yet, Leslie. You hooked me on all the senses. No, I don't think I've felt or been on the receiving end of hatred. Anger, dislike, frustration, envy, yes, but not hate. I try not to use the word, as I also use the word love selectively, when I really mean it.
- Thu Sep 08, 05:40:00 am
- nancygrayce said...
I can't think of much worse than peppers and cigarette butts! I don't think I've ever hated anyone and I don't think anyone has ever hated me (except for my children on various occasions!)
So you're right....leave the hatred at the door! :)
- Fri Sep 09, 04:12:00 pm
- banjack said...
Hello, Leslie.
I am sue from Korea. Thanksgiving Day is coming soon here!
I am so happy when I read your blog :)
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Your horoscope for the day; wednesday 27 December 2017
Some wild news comes your way, but luckily, just about all of it is positive for you. The word should arrive via some higher-up you were positive had never even noticed you, much less thought you were worth thinking about. Once you're past the amazement and you've discovered that you weren't being ignored, you need to make a big decision. A wonderful bolt from the blue should make that a lot easier!
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Professionally do not push yourself any more and care about your health more emotionally and face your beloved today and reach the heart of the subject
Professionally enjoy a great card that accomplishes many routine and emotionally expressive acts for the beloved today about the honesty of your intentions
Professionally try to improve the choice of the path that will complement your career and emotionally the great love that brings you with the partner is very special
Professionally look for profitable continuity that will reap the results later and emotionally and finally think about the importance of the presence of the beloved beside you and your official link to it.
Professionally you have a lion heart so do not be afraid of the small obstacles that stand in your face and emotionally feel very comfortable today and spend a special time with your beloved
Professionally improve your relationship with people of importance in your field and emotionally and emotionally do not make jealousy interfere and ruin your relationship with the one you love.
Professionally enjoys the leadership side in your business but you do not use it well emotionally and emotionally. The beloved asks you to take a firm stance towards your relationship.
Professionally do not be sad to spend more time at work, this will reward him later and emotionally your reckless behavior may distance the lover from you more Be careful
Professionally benefit more than previous experiences and do not repeat the mistakes of the past and emotionally go through a difficult period with the beloved as a result of concern but you will go away soon
Professionally try to stick more to your dream and to seek to create your own project and emotionally Why do you always fear the link my friend Capricorn !!!
Professionally do not act with coworkers arrogantly vulgar will cause you more problems and emotionally with you being too busy but you find time for the lover
Professionally relax the day of the pressures of work and accomplish the accumulated and emotional work You have to talk and dialogue more with the beloved to find common points


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UNCRPD: a call for action on poverty, discrimination and lack of access
Source: Leonard Cheshire Disability & UN Economic Commission for Africa
Guide to Promoting Children's Rights Using the CRPD
Source: Save the Children
Human Rights. Yes - Human Rights and Disability Manual (Multiple Contributors)
Source: University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource Center
International Sign Language Discussion of the Importance of the CRPD to People who are Deaf http://www.h3.tv/wfd-2011/liisa-kauppinen/
Source: H3.tv - Broadcasting in Sign Language
Report on Inclusive Development and the CRPD
Source: International Disability and Development Consortium
Video on CRPD for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Ernest K. Williams, 71, of Stroudsburg, passed away on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg. He was the husband of Linda (Dennis) Williams for 51 years.
Born Sept. 15, 1941, in East Stroudsburg, he was the son of the late Ernest K. and Mary E. (Hartman) Williams. He was a lifetime resident of Monroe County.
He enjoyed taking his grandchildren to the cabin in Bradford County to ride four wheelers. He liked teaching the Mason trade to young people and helping them get started in the trade.
He also enjoyed the international union breakfasts and retiree luncheons with Ed Klingel, Randy Johnson and Leroy Altemose to talk about their working years.
Ernest was a member of the Bricklayers & Allied Craft Workers International Union Chapter #8 of Nazareth, a member of the senior club of Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church and past member of Cherry Valley United Methodist Church.
He worked for Jacob Z. Hartman Masonry, Howard Beers Masonary, Har-Tate Masonary and the International Bricklayers Union Chapter #8 of Nazareth.
In addition to his wife, his is survived by his daughter, Annette M. (Williams) Heller and her husband, Randy, of Oakboro, N.C.; his son, Mark A. Williams Sr. and his fianc�e, Deb Warner, of Stroudsburg; his grandchildren, Scott R. Heller and his wife, Karrie, of Oakboro, N.C., Ashley M. Heller of Oakboro, N.C., and Mark A. Williams Jr. of Stroudsburg; his great-grandchildren, Cameron A. Williams of Stroudsburg and Benjamin S. Heller of Oakboro, N.C.
He is also survived by his sisters, Helen Lockard of Calhoun, Tenn., Ada Beegle of Easton, Agnes Hennet of Pen Argyl, Edna Mae Schaffer and her husband, Richard, of Pen Argyl, Alice Jean Scott and her husband, Richard, of Bel Air, Md., and Mary Jane Lucrezi and friend, Herman Green, of Saylorsburg; his brother, Norman Williams and his wife, Eleanor, of Old Town, Fla.; and his sisters-in-law, Catherine Williams of Stroudsburg, Gertie M. Keller and Nancy J. Klingel, both of Ormond Beach, Fla.
Ernest was predeceased by his brother, Paul Williams, and his sisters, Ruth Ann Yetter and Margaret Faulstick.
Memorial funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at the Light House of Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church, Hamilton Square with Rev. Brett I Jenkins officiating.
There will be a visitation from 6 p.m. until the time of the services Friday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be made in Ernest's name to the Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church, 419 Bossardsville Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.
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Ernest K. Williams, 71, of Stroudsburg, passed away on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg. He was the husband of Linda (Dennis) Williams for 51 years.


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1. Changes in the structure of your organization.
Davide Cavalca left the Chapter due to inactivity.
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1. List current technologies deployed.
During 2013 the Italian Chapter has been mainly involved in finalising and publishing the latest version of the Dorothy framework.
In addition, the Chapter continued to mentor graduating student from the Technologic Department of Univertitá di Milano, by leading their work and research on botnets related projects. During this year, one students successfully accomplished his final year projects by contributing to the overall Chapter progress.
Thanks to his work, Dorothy2 will shortly have a fully interactive web console based on Ruby On Rails.
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Mentored Final degree Projects @ UNIMI
An interactive web dashboard for data visualization.
All the projects are available here.
The new version of the Dorothy framework has been finally released this summer. The complete software is released under the GPL 3.0 license, and comes through a ruby Gem. The released software is quite stable, and lot of improvements are going to be introduced shortly. More info can be found here, or directly at the project's Git page.
1. Highlight any unique findings, attacks, tools, or methods.
2. Any trends seen in the past year?
3. What are you using for data analysis?
We are currently using VMWare ESXi for malware sandboxing, and Splunk for analyzing all the data coming from our sensors/drones.
4. What is working well, and what is missing, what data analysis functionality would you like to see developed?
Dorothy2 is finally up&running, however, new honeypots are needed in order to fetch and analyze as much malwares as possible.
Although a first PoC has been coded by Andrea Valerio, the final dorothy2's web interface is still missing.
1. Are you working on or did you publish any papers or presentations, such as KYE or academic papers? If yes, please provide a description and link (if possible).
2. Are you looking for any data or people to help with your papers?
Possibly yes.
3. Where did you present honeypot-related material?
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In 2013 no presentations were made.
1.Which of your goals did you meet for the past year?
Keeping the Chapter up and running was the main one and to maintain an enlarged team around the original Dorothy project was the strictly consequence.
Furthermore, an important goal was aimed to provide full support to any undergraduate students of the UNIMI that wanted to develop their final graduation project on honeypot/botnet related technologies.
Up today, thanks to the cooperation with the Università deli Studi di Milano - DTI, we have successfully provided (and still providing) support to several students that are working on Dorothy to improve/optimize its inner functionalities.
2. Goals for the next year.
The main goal for the next year is to deploy as many honeypots as possible and to connect them the hpfeed repository.
Among low-interaction honeypots, the Chapter wants to implement high-interactions ones, like Kippo for instence. Mailpots will also heavily used in order to analyze all the threats coming from this communication channel.
Furthermore, the development of dotothy2 and it's JDrone module will continue by adding new features and functionalities. The interactive web interface will be the first lack to tackle.
The Italian project will continue to freely provide support to any Italian .gov institutions (or national ISP) about honeypot implementation and cyber attacks notification.


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Alexander Skarsgård Stripped To His Undies In The South Pole
Jonathan Higbee | February 21, 2014
Wearing a beard as fake as the ones found in celebrity Scientologist relationships, Alexander Skarsgård posed alongside his Walking with the Wounded buddies wearing not much more than just underwear.
The Antarctic charity expedition took place in December and provided us with these glorious (and naked!) images of the tall Swedish star which quickly went viral.
The new image, released late Thursday, gives us another glimpse of the adventure Alexander, Prince Harry and others experienced during the 200km trek through the South Pole in the spirit of charity.
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Your article abut the Republican Party's recent exercise in self-criticism was fascinating ("GOP study: Party alienates," March 19).
Apparently, Republican big-wigs refuse to recognize that it is their principles, not just their candidates, that have been rejected by a majority of Americans.
As long as their party maintains positions that are anti-worker, anti-women, anti-gays and anti-immigrant, and as long as they appear to despise poor folks, suppress minority voting and oppose civil liberties, the party will continue to lose elections. Ditto for its support of millionaires, multinational corporations and Wall Street manipulators.
Republicans at one time attracted a majority with values that appealed largely to the white, Anglo-Saxon country club crowd that ruled the country. That day is long gone.
We now have an increasing population of non-whites and Hispanics, and a new generation of vibrant, progressive young people are coming out to vote. These folks will not support the product being peddled by the GOP
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I'm not really a stickler when it comes to distortion in my images, but a flickr buddy of mine recommended PTLens to me a couple weeks go, and after giving it a try tonight, I decided to purchase it. For a mere $25, you get a program that will correct lens pincushion/barrel distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberration, and perspective. You can technically achieve the same results in Photoshop, but what makes PTLens so special is how incredibly easy it is to correct an image. The first image above (top) is the corrected file from PTLens, and the second image is the original file. Notice the pretty apparent barrel distortion in the second image (vertical lines aren't vertical), along with the perspective issues (the tops of the buildings seem to be leaning away from the camera), and how well these problems were fixed in the image above.
Here's what the software looks like in action. PTLens has profiles set up for dozens of cameras and lenses (even for my Panasonic LX3!). It automatically pulls the camera and lens information from the image EXIF data, and based upon the lens' unique distortion characteristics, applies the right amount of correction to barrel or pincushion distortion. I then manually dialed in a little vertical perspective correction, and that's it! In seconds, I had corrected the image to my liking. I'm really excited about this new software, and plan to use it a whole lot for my photos, especially the ones that include architecture.


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Film Commentaries by Critics/Scholars
The vast majority of audio commentaries available on DVDs feature those involved in the making of films: directors, actors, writers, producers, and so on. Over the years we've had several discussions here about such commentaries. In this post, however, I'd like to help gather examples of your favorite DVD commentaries by film critics and/or scholars.
One of our frequent guests here, Adrian Martin, might just hold the championship record for this category. His commentaries include (deep breath): Vivre sa vie, Two or Three Things I Know About Her, The Exterminating Angel, Masculin Féminin, La Promesse, Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, The Blue Angel, Alice in the Cities, Journey in Italy, Gertrud, The Tarnished Angels, Martha, There's Always Tomorrow, Beware of a Holy Whore, Les Cousins, Ministry of Fear, Fallen Angel, Whirlpool, F For Fake, Le Plaisir, Madame de …, Good Morning, A Married Woman, Le gai savoir, and La Luna (at last count). All of these (as far as I know) were recorded for the Australian label Madman, and thus are not as well known in the US. The first two of these commentaries have just been re-issued on the Criterion DVDs of the films here. I've had the opportunity of hearing a handful of these, and they are unfailingly strong and enjoyable.
Two other favorite examples of critic/scholar audio commentaries spring to mind. On the Criterion DVD of the 'Corinth version' of Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin, Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore have an informative and insightful conversation that makes you wish more DVDs would use this format. (I look forward to the upcoming Criterion DVD of Close-Up that announces a joint audio commentary by Jonathan and Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa.) James Quandt's commentary on Bresson's Pickpocket is the very opposite of an improvised conversation; it's very evidently scripted, a long-form essay read aloud, a wonderfully dense but riveting piece of work. I had to pause the DVD every so often to savor the words just spoken, to let the weight of the analysis sink in. These are just a couple of favorites, of several, that I mention here as examples.
Recently, the video essay has emerged as another valuable form of film commentary. If Adrian is the champ of the audio commentary, the shortlist of contenders for the video essay would have to include Matt Zoller Seitz, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Kevin Lee, Jim Emerson and Tag Gallagher. Catherine Grant has helpfully posted a collection of links as an homage to MZS's and Kevin Lee's video essays; and one to Jim Emerson's essays. Gorin's commentaries on Criterion DVDs, including his classic video essay on Pierrot le Fou, are consistently valuable. An inventory of Gallagher's DVD-analyses can be found at his website (scroll down all the way).
Could I ask you to recommend, if you like, your favorite examples of audio commentaries and/or video essays, either among those mentioned above or otherwise? Perhaps we can assemble a collection of recommendations as a resource for future googlers here.
Some links:
-- The new issue of Cineaste includes Jonathan Rosenbaum's essay "DVDs: A New Form of Collective Cinephilia."
-- There's a new special issue of Undercurrent on film festivals, with pieces by Chris Fujiwara, Jon Jost, Yvette Bíró, David Sterritt, and others. Also: I've discovered that Jon Jost runs two blogs, here, and here.
-- One of the liveliest debates in the film-blogosphere in the last few weeks has been about "slow films." See: Steven Shaviro; Harry Tuttle; Glenn Kenny; Frieze Magazine's blog; Vadim Rizov; and the Guardian. The original Matthew Flanagan essay "Towards an Aesthetic of Slow in Contemporary Cinema" (2008) is available at 16:9.
-- At Sight & Sound, 51 film critics list their favorite film books (scroll down for full ballots). Here's the aggregate top five.
-- At Catherine Grant's place: a valuable collection of links to "Bazinian, Neo-Bazinian, and Post-Bazinian Film Studies".
Nicole Brenez's video essay on Boris Barnet's By The Bluest of Seas, courtesy Kevin Lee.


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As guests arrived, they sat down at the table and began playing with this aromatic chocolate play dough {thanks NurtureStore for this fabulous recipe}. I had cupcake liners, birthday confetti, and candles set out so they could play with and decorate their cupcakes to their liking.
|This play dough cupcake has buttons added - left over from the necklaces we made next.
After making the cupcakes we moved on to the Lalaloopsy part of the party. I know many of you may not know what these are so I will explain a bit - they are rag dolls {of course made from hard plastic} and they have button eyes so I planned the craft around their button eyes. I have tons of craft buttons - we just put them on a stretchy string to make necklaces and the guests were excited to take them home.
|Mina had a blast making her necklace all by herself - she was able to get about 8 buttons onto the string.
|Maisy made her necklace with probably 25 buttons and gifted it to me {I love it!}
|Here's Lou's finished necklace - she has worn it every day since.
To stick to the original Lalaloopsy theme, the party guests enjoyed some button cupcakes after the crafts and games{read on to see what we played}. These were so easy to do - just frost the cupcake and add m&m's for the button holes.
Don't tell me you've forgotten all about E.T. Somehow Maisy has recently been somewhat obsessed with it and wanted to incorporate him into her party. We played pin the heart on E.T. I think most kids like the classic "pin the tail on the ..." game {we had one guests who wanted nothing to do with any games}.
To go with the E.T. theme I made this rice krispie cake for her birthday {we held her party 2 days after her actual birthday, so we enjoyed this cake with her grandparents on her real birthday}.
Now, contrary to what you may think this cake was so much more simple than I anticipated. Sculpting with rice krispies made it so easy {and it was fun, too}. In fact, I may quit making actual cakes - this was so much easier to get it to do what I wanted it to and it didn't fall apart when I tried to frost it.
Maisy was pretty happy with this - I don't think she was really expecting to actually have this cake because I was so skeptical that it couldn't be done.
Back to the kid party...after the E.T. game we played a couple games with some plastic eyeballs I had found at the dollar store. We had a relay race to transfer the eyeballs from one bowl to another across the room {thank you Time for Play for the inspiration}. We played this game twice - the losing team wanted a rematch.
We also played a game with the eyeballs where two people got on the ground trying to blow their eyeball past the finish line first.
And with all these crafts and games - we were still going to have an hour left until parents were coming back to pick up their kids. So we played 2 more games - Witch, Witch, Goblin {duck, duck, goose} and Pass the Pumpkin {hot potato}.
Happy 5th Birthday Maisy! You are one spunky and loveable gal!


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Scotty McCreery, 'Water Tower Town' – Song Review
Scotty McCreery will perform 'Water Tower Town' on 'American Idol' Thursday night (March 29), just hours after the track from 'Clear as Day' becomes the North Carolina singer's third single. Thus far, his radio catalog has behaved like Grandma's famous green bean casserole — great on Sunday, pretty good the day after, but by the third helping you're ready to try a new flavor.
The 18-year-old has struggled to land a big hit on country radio, although he's sold an impressive number of digital singles by giving fans the same singer they voted for last May. It's been almost a year though, and we've learned nothing new about the Garner, N.C. teenager. He's shown one emotion: "Awww, shucks."
"In a water tower town, everybody waves / Church doors are the only thing thats open on Sundays," McCreery sings to begin the song. Mandolin and a sneaky guitar riff drive an uptempo, catchy melody. Like his previous two singles, the production is still a bit heavy-handed, but it's not nearly as distracting as it was on 'The Trouble With Girls.' "Word travels fast, wheels turn slow / Yeah workin' hard and livin' right is the only life we know."
McCreery's wholesome home life was a sweet dream for America when we met him, but now it's more of a reminder that we don't all live in a 'Water Tower Town.' The American country music fan has issues — real life problems — and even the occasional heartbreak. 'Water Tower Town' is the same flavor ice cream McCreery is used to slinging, only in a new dish.
"Friday night football is king, sweet tea goes good with anything / And the girls come out, when the sun goes down / Nobody eats till you say Amen, and everybody knows your mom and them / You can see who loves who from miles around, in a water tower town," McCreery sings during the chorus.
Those lines don't accurately portray Garner, N.C. — a town of over 27K with all of the trappings of suburbia — but he didn't write it, so we'll allow him a liberal amount of artistic liberty. In a vacuum, 'Water Tower Town' is fun and nostalgic. But after the cheeky 'The Trouble With Girls' and the hokey-but-heartwarming 'I Love You This Big,' some were hoping for something with a little more depth.
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