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HOUSTON — The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM), which operates under the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System, will pay $450,000 to settle an age discrimination and retaliation suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The settlement resolves the charge of a former professor and dean of the College of Business Administration (CBA), Dr. Van McGraw, who claimed that the university rejected him for employment repeatedly because of his age, and because he had filed an earlier age discrimination suit against the university.
According to the EEOC's suit (No. 05-1158 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Monroe Division), the university rejected McGraw for numerous positions, including associate dean of the CBA and faculty posts, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). McGraw had previously worked for the university for 37 years. He retired in 1989 as dean of the CBA, and was immediately rehired as a professor in the Department of Management and Marketing (DMM). ULM terminated McGraw in 1996 under a then-new board policy regarding the reemployment of retirees.
McGraw, and another long-term employee of the university, Dr. Dwight D. Vines, who had served as president of the university and a professor, filed EEOC charges alleging age discrimination. The EEOC filed suit based on those charges in 1998. The federal litigation ended in 2001.
Beginning in 2002, with the lawsuit over, McGraw applied for numerous positions with the university. The head of the DMM recommended McGraw to the dean of the CBA, Dr. Kenneth Clow. According to sworn testimony, when Clow discussed McGraw's candidacy with the provost of the university, Dr. Stephen Richters, he told Clow that the university administration would not hire McGraw "because of the lawsuit." Clow later gave sworn statements to the EEOC confirming this statement by Richters. According to sworn testimony, Clow informed the department head that, per Provost Richters, McGraw could not be hired "because of the lawsuit." The department head subsequently informed McGraw of the statement. The department head informed McGraw that at a committee meeting, a university official made a statement to the effect that McGraw had had his chance, and it was time for someone younger. McGraw later filed his second charge with the EEOC, alleging age discrimination and retaliation in violation of the ADEA. After an unsuccessful attempt to settle the case, the EEOC filed suit in 2005.
During the litigation, numerous witnesses gave sworn deposition testimony, and extensive documentary evidence was exchanged. In 2007, the university filed a motion to dismiss the suit, which the Court denied, finding sufficient evidence to permit a jury to conclude that the university violated federal law. The university filed an appeal with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that ULM was immune from suit by the EEOC under the principle of sovereign immunity in the 11th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Fifth Circuit denied that appeal in 2009, upholding the trial court's prior rejection of the university's arguments.
Under the settlement, set forth in a consent decree approved by Federal District Judge Robert James on April 19, besides the monetary award to McGraw and his private attorneys, the board will implement significant policy changes, annually train its supervisory and managerial employees concerning discrimination, and submit ten semi-annual reports to the EEOC over the five-year duration of the decree.
The board also agreed to issue a policy that applicants are to be considered without regard to their retiree status, reversing the policy under which McGraw had been fired in 1996. The university will also issue detailed written policies on unlawful retaliation, the procedures for employees and applicants to complain, and the consequences to officials found to have engaged in retaliation. The board will revoke a policy which threatens to punish employees who make complaints of retaliation later found to be false. Under the decree, all of the university's supervisory and managerial personnel, including the president, provost, all deans and the human resources director, will be required to attend annual training on discrimination and retaliation.
"This dispute started some 14 years ago," said McGraw. "I loved ULM for all 37 years I was there, and still do. It was gratifying to have a positive effect on the lives of my students. I am very grateful that the EEOC and my private attorneys pursued this matter for so long on my behalf. I especially appreciate the tireless and thoughtful work that the EEOC's lead attorney, Gregory T. Juge, did for me over the course of more than 12 years. I feel that some measure of justice has been achieved, especially concerning the positive changes the university and the board are going to make, which will benefit others in the future and prevent further discrimination."
Jim Sacher, the EEOC's regional attorney in Houston, who is in charge of all EEOC litigation in Louisiana, said, "This is a very significant settlement, in terms of both the monetary and non-monetary aspects. My lead attorney, Greg Juge, did exceptional work on this case. The EEOC is pleased to have helped Dr. McGraw obtain relief for his substantial damages. The policy changes and other internal actions which the university and the Board have agreed to as a part of the settlement are very important for the broader public interest and should have long-lasting effects throughout all the universities in the system."
Other universities which operate under the board's system include Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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CompanionLink has made an announcement that they will be supporting Outlook for BlackBerry 10 devices. You'll be able to sync with Outlook 200, 2003, 2007, 2010 and the latest 2013 and will support USB, Wi-Fi and DejaCloud sync with the latest and upcoming BlackBerry X10 and Z10 smartphones. Since we don't know the specific details of what BB10 will be able to do, at least you know that either way you got this coverted by CompanionLink. Check out the press release below for more info.
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CompanionLink announces two-wayBlackBerry®OS 10 sync with Microsoft® Outlook® 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, and 2013. CompanionLink will support USB, Wi-Fi and DejaCloud sync with BlackBerry X10 and Z10 phones.
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A simple, delicious, rustic soup inspired by the flavors of Tuscany. This recipe makes enough to feed a crowd, but it's incredible after the flavors mingle in the refrigerator overnight, so leftovers make this great for smaller families and individuals as well.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. That means I get a small commission if you buy any of the products I recommend. I only recommend products I believe in. That means I've used it myself in most cases, and at the very least have researched it thoroughly and find the company trustworthy. I would never recommend anything I wouldn't buy myself. I would love to answer any questions you have!
Need... food.... Jump to the recipe, please.
Cannellini beans are one of my favorite foods. That's probably kind of weird, but it's true. Beyond being creamy and delicious, they're so versatile. If you stock them in your cabinet—canned or dried—with just a few other staples, you'll have vast number of meals at your fingertips any time. This is one of them.
This soup is inspired by one I had at a farm in Tuscany. Fattoria il Poggio sits atop a hill in Montecarlo, Lucca, in the outskirts of San Gimignano. Everything we had there was perfect, but the standout item to me was the soup. It wasn't the prettiest course. It wasn't the most complicated. It was simple, rustic, resourceful and delicious.
The funny thing is... somehow we finished the dinner without actually figuring out what the soup was! We didn't have any menus, as everything was family-style and the dishes were all pre-planned regional specialties.
Except the steak fries. Fairly certain those were to placate potentially picky Americans. I mean... I still partook.
It's pretty unlike me not to ask, but there was SO much food going around that my intentions were lost when—OH, TAGLIATELLE! Roast pork? Wait, ribs too? Hold up, sausage now?
Anyway, I'm still not entirely certain what the soup was... so let's put on our detective hats!
What we know about "The Tuscan Soup":
- It was bean and tomato based
- The beans were pureed, creamy and demure
- Sage might be the main seasoning
- It had some kind of grain
- Olive oil for daaaayys
- That I was too excited to eat and only got terrible photos of it
Soup suspects:
So much of the food that comes to mind when we think of Italy is functional, and origin stories of Tuscan soups are downright utilitarian. They were designed to make the most of what was around to feed as many mouths as possible, but what they've evolved into is deliciouuuuus.
Possibility 1 — Ribollita
Of all our contenders, this is the most well known. Ribollita means "reboiled," which cuts right to the chase. Originally it was last night's soup reheated, plus stale bread to add bulk and avoid waste. It started out as way to cheaply feed lots of people, but it's evolved into an intentional staple that generally features white beans, kale and cabbage, tomatoes whatever vegetables are fresh or on hand. It's like the ultimate kitchen-sweep meal. You can follow a recipe, or just throw in whatever you've got following deliciously loose guidelines. A lot of variations puree most of the soup so it's crazy-thick.
Our soup was much lighter—so appropriate for the blanket of humidity under the July sun, not to mention all the courses to come.
Possibility 2 — Zuppa alla frantoinana, a.k.a. Tuscan bean and vegetable soup
It's also possible that the soup of the day was zuppa all frantoiana, another resourceful Tuscan soup utilizing "this and that" based on what's abundant from local harvests—summery beans, vegetables and olive oil, finished with crusty bread. It's fairly similar to ribollita, if not a variation. The difference as far as I can tell is a heavier focus on vegetables and olive oil vs. bread.
This one's generally pretty hearty with big chunks of vegetables, sometimes including potatoes, squash, and fennel depending on what's growing nearby. Wah-waaaah, not our soup.
Possibility 3 — Zuppa di farro (alla lucchese), a.k.a. farro and bean soup
This one is the most structured of the three, following what I'll call a soup formula. It starts out with an Italian soffritto (dice of onion, carrot and celery), and the body is built with farro cooked in a stew of pancetta, tomatoes and borlotti beans, also known as cranberry beans for their pink speckles. It's finished off with a big drizzle of olive oil, because it would be a crime if it wasn't.
Winner winner chicken dinner! Maybe? Here's a delicious-looking recipe for zuppa di farro with photos... I'll let you decide for yourself, I'll be over here making some. For comparison.
Who knows though? It may have been something else. I love Italian food, but I'm hardly the world's foremost expert. If you have other ideas, what are you waiting for, tell me about them! I have serious food FOMO.
If you've been there and I'm completely wrong... be gentle, please ;)
My take
Ultimately, I decided to create a recipe for a soup that I thought captured the spirit of our meal, though it's not exactly a recreation. I used ingredients that were easy to find in my local grocery store, tasted as I went, and let the spirit move me. The spirit of hunger and food lust.
I think that goes with the whole Tuscan vibe though, right? Using what's around? Making something delicious out of simplicity? Know what's delicious to me?
Cannellini beans. Tomatoes. Sage. Oregano. Cheeeese. Finish it off with olive oil and bread crumbs.
You know, for authenticity.
So I started with extra virgin olive oil, a soffritto of onion, carrots and celery (yes, same as a mirepoix in French, but with a little more leeway) and some garlic.
This goes back to the "formula" I mentioned. There's no one formula. Soup is really more like a choose your own adventure food. A suggested order of common ingredient combinations.
Next came the stars of the show, tomatoes and cannellini beans. Lots of them.
I used some vegetable broth to spread it out, and seasoned it with the actual Tuscan soup in mind. Plenty of fresh sage and some dried oregano. Next I grated the cheese directly into the soup, which pretty much eliminated the need for salt.
But listen, I need you to use the real cheese here. Not the kind in the can.
If you grate cheese directly from the wedge, it's going to melt into your soup and make it nutty, earthy and well-seasoned. If you pour the canned kind in, it's going to clump into a ball and taste like salty pencil shavings stuck in your teeth, then you'll have to add a bunch of salt to make up for it. If you do use a pre-grated cheese, make sure it's a good one, and remember that even the best will dry out if it sits in your fridge too long. A wedge will last longer, as will its flavor and texture.
One thing I like to do with a lot of soups is to throw in a few handfuls of spinach or whatever soft baby greens I have on hand. I just like to find ways to get more greens into my system. I mean, why not?
I made the executive decision to purée some of the soup with an immersion blender to make it creamier. You can get the same effect by putting a portion of the soup in a regular blender or food processor, but using an immersion blender is so much easier. You don't have to lug your blender out of the cupboard or worry about transferring hot soup. I've been using a slightly older version of the Cuisinart Smart Stick 2 Speed Hand Blender for about three years, and I highly recommend it (affiliate link, see disclaimer).
It was definitely the right call for texture. Like I said, it didn't need to replicate the actual Tuscan soup, but I wanted it to at least pay homage. I wasn't about to let celery and onion bits crash every spoonful and kill my vibe.
Bits don't kill my... Nope. Sorry. Okay, going home for the day.
Please enjoy responsibly.
As always, I want to hear from you! If you make this recipe, make sure you come back and let me know how it was, or you can post a photo on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with the hashtag #whipsmartkitchen.
Question for you: What's the most memorable food you've had while traveling? I want to hear allll about it in the comments :)


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(New Date) Andy Bell, lead vocalist of Erasure, releases his 2nd full length solo album on June 8th (originally May 25th). Not surprisingly its a dance/disco album produced by the wonderful Pascal Gabriel (S'Express, Ladyhawke, Debbie Harry, Kylie, Little Boots). The surprising part is the song Andy co-wrote with Jane's Addictions Perry Farrell called Honey, If You Love Him. Can't wait!
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March has flown by! It was a busy month but in a good way. Here were some of the highlights of March for us:
- Going to Boston to celebrate my niece's second birthday! It was wonderful to visit and celebrate together and eat amazing food cooked by my sister. Now my niece routinely yells out 'periyammmaa' on Facetime, a wonderful feeling!
- Going to Kripalu as a chaperone with a group of high school students. This was my first trip overnight as a chaperone – we were gone for 4 days – and it was an incredible experience. I got to know the students and the other teachers whom I traveled with better and make new connections. It was during the snow storm mid March and it was so beautiful to watch all the snow from inside. It was truly a retreat, with a lot of yoga, relaxation and mindfulness activities.
- Anji performed in her first skating show! To raise money for the local children's hospital, over 50 skaters performed in the show. That last weekend in March was packed with rehearsals and volunteering to get the kids on the ice for their part of the show. It was amazing to watch Anji and just how much fun she had on the ice! It made all the time freezing in the ice rink while she had her lessons so worth it! I felt proud of my diva and her strong will and determination – ice skating was entirely her idea and she worked so hard. I'm proud of you my baba!
- Watching movies (Beauty and the Beast) and shows (most notably, 'Humsafar', a Pakistani show that was emotional moving, tender, a powerhouse of acting talent and the bonus: the music was incredible!) and reading books (Now on the seventh Harry Potter book – so addicted to this series! ) got us through most of the month and the snow.
- Instant Pot! After hearing my sister rave about it, Daalu purchased it and has taken to cooking on it everyday. And being on the receiving side of it, I can tell you, it is amazing! The food tastes better, there is less hassle and every day, I have lunch packed for me by Daalu from left overs – there is such abundance of food in our home now thanks to Instant Pot!
I feel ready to welcome April. We just finished the third quarter of the year this week at school so grading is at a peak. The bright side of it is getting to listen to the feedback from the students on how things are going for them in my classes. Especially fun are my math one-on-ones – 10 min conversations with my calculus students on calculus, their successes, hobbies and interests. It's so fun to connect with these students outside of class and it makes me realize even more how much I love my job.
Another week of school before we have spring break and head to Orlando for Disney time! Hoping to make it to Hogwarts and Kennedy Space center, and watching Anji on roller coasters, and most of all, hoping for spring and some warm weather (and no more snow storms! ). Wish you a wonderful, fun, fulfilling, amazing April and Easter!
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Just another batch of remote summer homes swallowed up by just another small city growing out of its bound to encompass the surrounding country side. Well, in simplest form yes, but in essence Tlaquepaque is much much more. This small corner of Guadalajara is just that, huge summer homes that were once upon a time remote weekend or seasonal get aways for the wealthy of the nearby big city. Today they have been adaptively re-used as restaurants, stores, galleries and even work shops for artisans. Here you will find a bounty of wrought iron, paintings, jewelry and glass. The quality of which is outstanding as the crafts have been practiced for generations and the skills handed down from father to son.
Here is a somewhat Bohemian collection of towns people. Now home to various ex-pat's and escaping designers from the North, you will find many creative types making Mexico their permanent home. Now free from many of the stresses of the high pressure northern lifestyle. Retiring or making a living here is enjoyable and your neighbors are genuine craftsmen. Some of little fame and others who are well known artists like Ernesto Cruz and Augustin Para.
Our Tlaquepaque collection exemplifies some of the modern movement in Mexican art that has made its way into this traditional town. Bright colors in modern frames, forms that contrast and excite. The works are like Mondrian squares with a relief that bring them to life. Starting with river reed as a base product these pieces are also a very "green" art form. The reeds are gathered and pounded to a pulp, a method much like the traditional way of making paper. The artist then forms each tile and it is laid in the sun to bake. The amazing color is added by brush to finish off each element before it is mounted in the modern frame.
Each piece has a meaning and inspiration all its own. The elements of nature, earth, water, air and fire are one of the most striking combinations. They are also represented in individual frames that can be grouped on a wall to make a large statement.
Furnishing with art is a great idea. Art as life to your surroundings and makes your space more your own. Try one of these framed triptychs in the bedroom, it can be hung as a modern headboard. The sculptures set off their surroundings as artistic and creative. They have reflections of the hanging works and accent well in the same area. They can be made to feel more impressive when placed on a pedestal.
These represent product that demonstrates the vast array of colors, patterns and shapes we can make. It does not represent our in-stock selection. For a current selection or if you require a special design for a hospitality project, please contact us.


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Saturday, 21 May 2016
A for Algebra
At last I've had chance to create my next postcard for The Craft Barn's Alpha Dictionary Challenge where the letter this time is A.....and no other twists thank goodness! I had a read of my dictionary and decided to go for ALGEBRA but including Arithmetic and Algorithms as well as Amethyst.
The amethyst background is sprayed with Waterfall and Precious Purple Pure Colour Inks and stamped with Purple and Orchid Pigment inks - the numbers from Tim Holtz and Log Tables from Oak House Studio. The Algebra (a maths joke I saw on Facebook) is written on some black chalk card with a white marker and I've finished with the dictionary definition and A Thicker as usual.
Hope you like and thanks for visiting. Any comments you leave are very much appreciated.
Elaine xx
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That's a gorgeous background colour. A clever choice of words and well depicted.ReplyDelete
This is such a great interpretation of the theme Elaine, I love the background colour and your clever chalkboard! Anne xxReplyDelete
I used to enjoy algebra when I was a school (many moons ago!). Love the whole construction and the strong background colour.ReplyDelete
What a great word! This is really good. Very well put together.ReplyDelete
I LOVE this. As a former math major in college, I am suddenly ashamed that I didn't think of these. This is a wonderful postcard and it really, really spoke to me!ReplyDelete
Wonderful page! Best not show it to the young one as he'll have a fit, him and algebra are NOT best friends. Shame I loved it when I was his age...ReplyDelete
What beautiful amethyst colours and a great choice for "A". I see you have used that lovely numbers stamps, one of my favourites. The card is superb, I love this.ReplyDelete
Great postcard and fab words! I passed them on my way through the A's but had no inspiration for them! xxReplyDelete
An inspired idea to include a maths joke to go with the theme, love it xxxReplyDelete
Certainly not a word that came into my head when thinking of one for the challenge, I hated algebra at school. Lovely background colour and a perfect choice of stamps.ReplyDelete
What a fab idea and interpretation. Great colours too :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful project, interesting choice! Thank you for entering The Craft Barn Challenge.ReplyDelete
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Global leaders gathered in London to drive a new, forceful impetus to immunisation efforts in the world's poorest countries
View highlights from the pledging conference for immunisation on 13 June 2011Source: GAVI/2011
Major public and private donors achieved a milestone in global health on 13 June 2011 in London by committing funding to immunise more than 250 million of the world's poorest children against life-threatening diseases by 2015 and prevent more than four million premature deaths.
Donors committed US$ 4.3 billion at the first pledging conference held by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This exceeded an initial target of US$ 3.7 billion, enabling Gavi to reach more children faster than planned and to accelerate the introduction of new vaccines.
A portion of the pledges are conditional upon additional funds being raised in the future. The pledges bring Gavi's total available resources for the period 2011 to 2015 to US$ 7.6 billion.
Gavi was one of the very top performers in our root-and-branch review of the agencies that deliver British aid because it demonstrates tangible results. Britain will play its full part and our support to Gavi will help vaccinate over 80 million children and save 1.4 million lives.
David Cameron, UK Prime Minister
The increased support was timely. Gavi recently reported a record 50 countries applied for vaccine funding during the Alliance's latest application round – nearly double the previous record in 2007.
This new support will allow Gavi to fully fund approved applications.
"Today is an important moment in our collective commitment to protecting children in developing countries from disease," said President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
"But every 20 seconds, a child still dies of a vaccine-preventable disease. There's more work to be done."
The meeting convened prime ministers, ministers and high-level officials from donor and developing countries, leaders of UN Agencies, CEOs from private companies and senior civil society leaders to make commitments to support Gavi's life-saving work.
The meeting was hosted by the governments of the United Kingdom and Liberia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Governments more than doubled their previous commitments and new donors will also give for the first time, including Japan and Brazil. Gavi's largest corporate donor, "la Caixa" Foundation, extended its financial commitment and new donors Anglo American plc and Absolute Return for Kids (ARK) made their first pledges.
Developing countries committed to maintain or increase the co-financing of their vaccine programmes and leverage the partnership to immunise their children. Gavi estimates that the total level of co-financing will triple to US$ 100 million by 2015.
Vaccine manufacturers announced last week they will contribute by offering lower prices on a range of life-saving vaccines supported by Gavi, including a two-thirds reduction on the rotavirus vaccine, which combats the leading cause of diarrhea deaths. Co-financing and lower prices will enhance the sustainability of immunisation programmes.
"Gavi was one of the very top performers in our root-and-branch review of the agencies that deliver British aid because it demonstrates tangible results. Britain will play its full part and our support to Gavi will help vaccinate over 80 million children and save 1.4 million lives. That's one child vaccinated every two seconds for five years," said David Cameron, UK Prime Minister.
"For the first time in history, children in developing countries will receive the same vaccines against diarrhea and pneumonia as children in rich countries," said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"Together we must do more to ensure that all children – no matter where they live – have equal access to life-saving vaccines."
The Gavi resource mobilisation process 2010-2015 was designed at the High-Level Meeting on Financing Country Demand in The Hague in March 2010, and was formally launched in New York in October 2010 at the Gavi Call for Action and Resources meeting, where some early pledges were made.
Conference participants agreed that the momentum to reach more children with vaccines must be maintained and they encouraged Gavi to expand coverage of immunisation programmes and accelerate the introduction of new vaccines.
It was also recognised that vaccine manufacturers should continue to deliver and expand on their promises to reduce vaccine prices and provide greater access, while the countries themselves should continue to meet their co-financing commitments.
Participants also agreed to meet in two years time to review Gavi's progress in immunisation and resource mobilisation.
"Today was a vote of confidence for Gavi. But it was also a challenge to us: to keep delivering on our mission and to do even more," said Gavi Board Chair Dagfinn Høybråten.
"Nearly two million children die from vaccine-preventable diseases every year. The day will come when malaria and other killer diseases can be beaten with a simple shot in the arm. We must prepare for that day. Working with partners, Gavi will need to continue to raise the necessary resources to tackle all vaccine-preventable diseases."
Chair's summary and annexes
1. Overview of Gavi pledging conference for immunisation
2. Investing in vaccines
3. Resource needs 2011-2015
4. Gavi Strategy & Business Plan
5. Donor commitments and contributions
6a. Market shaping: access to low and sustainable vaccine prices
6b. Market shaping: strategic considerations for a healthy vaccine marketplace
7. Building ownership and sustainability: country co-financing of vaccines
8. Health system strengthening
9. Innovative finance
10. Protecting women's and children's health
Download all of the publications in one file
Anglo American leads business community with pledge to the UK Matching Fund for Immunisation to support Gavi (Anglo American), 9 June 2011
ARK's £1m pledge for rotavirus vaccines matched by DFID (ARK), 9 June 2011
AusAID media release: Saving lives with a simple vaccination, 12 June 2011
British aid will help vaccinate a child in the developing world every two seconds for the next five years (DFID), 13 June 2011
Canada - Minister Oda's remarks at the Gavi pledging conference
United States Pledges Multi-Year Contribution to Reduce Immunization Cost; Save More Children's Lives (USAID), 13 June 2011
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Donors commit vaccine funding to achieve historic milestone
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True Shield: Verbal Self Defense For Girls – Course Overview
We will practice how to handle 10 of the most common difficult or dangerous scenarios a girl 14-24 will encounter.
What it is: I've created a course that teaches young women 14-24 how to protect themselves verbally in life's most difficult and dangerous situations and stay safe.
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By the time they are 12 most girls have experienced some kind of inappropriate touching, boundary crossing, or verbal or sexual assault.
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Formerly, "Just Thinking", this blog presents the thoughts and experiences of a family historian working to demystify the past and uncover the stories of an elusive ancestry. NC surnames are YARBOROUGH, GREEN, HAWKINS, DUNSTON, DAVIS, BROWN, ROSS, HILL, BRYANT, and DAVENPORT in Franklin, Warren, Halifax, and Tyrrell Counties. With so much of my family's history shrouded in darkness, is my personal mission to uncover the hidden details of my ancestry and bring them INTO THE LIGHT.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
1940 Census - Less Than a Day Away!
Tomorrow morning, Family Search will begin by uploading five states: Delaware, Virginia, Kansas, Oregon, and Colorado. Of these five, only one (Virginia) is a state of interest for me, but since I expect to find many answers about the whereabouts of some of my maternal ancestors in this state, I feel very fortunate that it's going to be one of the first available, since I've signed up as an indexer. :)
To explain the process to those readers who may not have already been notified, I will share the partial text of an email I received yesterday from the folks at The 1940 U.S. Census Project, who are leading the effort to recruit indexers. If you are interested in helping to make the census searchable, please adhere to the information below, so that you can sign up as an indexer. No experience is necessary, and you can do this from the comfort of your own home!
Get Ready, Get Set . . .
Thank you for your interest in the 1940 US Federal Census. This will be the last email you receive on behalf of the 1940 US Census Community Project before the images start to become available online.
What You Can Expect on April 2
The 1940 US Census Community Project is creating an index to the 1940 US Federal Census that will be made available for free. This is a joint effort between Archives, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, hundreds of societies, and tens of thousands of individual volunteers. The resulting index will be made available on the websites of the primary sponsors.
On the morning of Monday, April 2, NARA will release the digital images of the 1940 census to multiple parties, including the 1940 US Census Community Project. We will immediately start uploading these 3.6 million images to servers, where they will become available online over time. The ability for people to start accessing some of these images through the community project will take hours, not minutes.
As the first five states are loaded to servers, corresponding projects will be set up to index those images as state projects. We anticipate the first five states will be available for volunteer indexing by 10pm EDT.
The first five states to be loaded and ready for indexing on April 2 are the following:
The process of uploading images and setting up indexing projects by state will continue until all of the states and territories for this project are published, which may take up to two weeks to complete. Every day more images will be made available for browsing and indexing, so you will want to check back often to see which states are available.
The indexing process will be taking place through FamilySearch indexing. If you are already a FamilySearch indexing volunteer, these 1940 census projects will appear as new projects in the indexing software. No new software download or registration process is necessary to participate. If you are not currently a volunteer but want to participate in this historic opportunity, get started by downloading the indexing software and registering today.
You can keep up with the latest updates by visiting the1940census.com often over the next few weeks.
Thank You!
The 1940 US Census Community Project Team
My goal for tomorrow will be to try to locate as many of my maternal ancestors, as possible, since many of them had migrated by then from North Carolina to Virginia. I will be most pointedly searching for my maternal grandfather, Daniel Webster Hill, who abandoned his family sometime in 1938, and was never heard from again. How about you? What's going to be your research focus for "Release Day"! :)
*(This post was revised after I received a comment from reader, Joel Weintraub, of Dana Point, CA. Thanks, Joel!)
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- AnonymousApril 1, 2012 at 1:19 PM
You misinterpreted the information.ReplyDelete
The 1940 community project's website will slowly put up the digitized images for their name indexing project, but the entire, 3.8 million images should appear, magically, at 9 am tomorrow (eastern time) on the National Archives website: 1940census.archives.gov and will be searchable by enumeration district.
Joel Weintraub
Dana Point, CA
I'm still no more ready than I was 17 days ago when I posted my are you ready post.ReplyDelete
Oh well, hopefully I'll get up to speed quickly. I'm hoping to find that elusive grand uncle that I've been blogging about for awhile now. Only problem is I've no clue where he may be. Well, I've got the places I've been searching in for quite awhile but outside of that, I have no clue.
Thanks, Joel. I've revised the post! :)ReplyDelete


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There's a bit of a slippery slope surrounding Wintery nights, and I'm sure you'll all relate to this. Cold nights equal to cosy nights in with friends, central heating on, with lots of hot chocolate and coffees being sipped. Or if it's not my usual hot chocolate or coffee, it's a cheeky amaretto and coke, or mulled wine. Mmmmm…
And lets not get started on the food. I'm addicted to mince pies (and I'm not ashamed), and lets not even start to think about all those celebrations tubs we dip our hands into constantly. However, the Winter shouldn't be seen as an unhealthy period, as there are so many other ways to have a cosy get together at home whilst keeping good health and beauty in mind, whilst still having fun!
The Feel Good Drinks Company challenged me to join their #SpreadFeelGoodness campaign, highlighting to people how to party and socialise this Winter season, but by still feeling good and being good to yourself. Want to see how I got on? Read on!
The Dress
First of all, if I'm going to have a handful of people round at my house for a gathering, then I'm going to opt for a long sleeve, relaxed style dress, like this swing dress I'm wearing above. It's another addition from my ASOS Marketplace boutique, which has currently sold out but will be back in stock shortly!
House parties or Wintery gatherings are the perfect excuse to pop on a long sleeve dress – and even a nice thick pair of tights. You can even skip the heels if you are just relaxing at your home and playing host. I'll confess – I regularly team my swing dresses and tights up with a pair of not-so-glamorous slippers. There's totally nothing wrong with that! (I can see your expressions…)
The Decor
A little at-home get together is all about the company and the ambiance, so don't worry about stressing over decorations and settings. For my occasion, I've got myself armed with lots of yummy Feel Good Drinks which will play the main focus for my guests, so really all my decor needs to do is to fit in with this theme. As these drinks I'm serving up are all about having no added sugar, and are purely 100% natural fruit and water, I just wanted a fun, colourful theme going on!
With these lovely printed flags, brightly designed straws and a concoction of fun photobooth style props, I feel everything fits in rather nicely…
The Drinks
At The Feel Good Drinks Company, the moto is that if you drink good, you feel good, and I don't think anyone out there can argue with that. It always comes down to what you put inside your body, such as vitamins, minerals, and the all-important water.
In a world where we need to be much more careful about the sugar we consume, I've literally embraced these drinks and stocked up my kitchen with these adorable bright and funky bottles! Each drink packs a fruity, extremely tasty punch, with a combination of delicious fruits. However they are all 100% natural, without the added nasties, featuring a simple blend of water and fruit.
I have to say though, it was when I experienced the fizz and the flavours of the sparkling 'A Bit Bubbly' bottles, I thought of a fantastic idea. Why not create some unique and adventurous mocktails by using these drinks, giving myself and my guests a range of healthy fruits?
It's really simple to do. You just literally mix up a bit of the 'bubbly' drinks (my favourite is the apple, elderflower and water) with some of the still drinks (like the mouth watering orange, mango and water drink), and you can add in whatever else you like to 'embellish'. On my occasion, I actually got a little bit fancy and sliced up fresh nectarines and topped with lemonade.
I practiced by creating two super yummy mocktail versions, which I can't wait to hand out to guests when they come on over for an What Emma Did style night in!
All that's missing from my goodness-themed party is some homemade kale crisps, homemade guacamole, perhaps an avocado cheese cake, slices of banana bread, and a few other bits. Lets just say, if I can pull off, I'll be overly happy with myself!
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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 17: The recent statements of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development Secretary- General Dr Khalid Mahdi that the State should borrow KD 25 billion and impose taxes within two to three years were irresponsible and hasty as he talked about issues beyond his jurisdiction, says MP Riyadh Al-Adsani.
Al-Adsani argued that the tax system and KD 25 billion loan will not be realized without the approval of the National Assembly, pointing out the negative impact of these proposals on the State and its citizens. He said the State is currently obliged to pay domestic and external loans amounting to KD 6 billion, so there should not be any additional burden on the national budget.
He voiced objection to the idea of imposing taxes including the value added tax (VAT) because these will only increase the financial burdens of citizens, especially those with low income and those who depend on their salaries as their sole source of income.
He stressed the need to stop provocative statements on imposing taxes and borrowing. "We will take a firm stand against calls for imposing taxes, taking into consideration the government's failure to implement the latest development plan," he added. Dr Khalid Mahdi earlier said the tax system promotes patriotism and prompts citizens to seek for better services, reports Al-Rai daily.
Mahdi believes it will take two or three years for Kuwait to impose taxes, asserting there is no country in the world that does not collect taxes including the value added tax (VAT). He argued Kuwait is part of the world and the tax issue is all about timing. He explained there are three require-ments for imposing taxes – progressive tax system, relevant legislation, and changing social culture into a culture of rationalization.
He went on to say that imposing VAT has two objectives – to be a source of revenues for the State and to correct the consumption behavior of the society. He added this helps change the consumer society into a producing society. He pointed out that other countries subsidize services like education, health and social security by using taxes collected from citizens. He added this means that these countries moved from distributing wealth to creating wealth.
Meanwhile, MP Al-Humaidi Al- Subaie affirmed that he and his colleagues will monitor the work of Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh. Unveiling a plan to submit questions to the minister again after her recent grilling, Al-Subaie warned that they will present another interpellation motion if the minister fails to answer their questions. He added that if the minister takes a decision against any employee or official who supported the interpellation, they will grill her the next day on one issue – unjust treatment of the concerned employee or official. "The government should not think that the presence of 29 MPs during the no-confidence vote on Al-Sabeeh will be repeated as the people have lost confidence in the minister," he asserted. He said the government will pay a high price if the minister stands on the grilling podium once again. He believes the government will no longer support the minister in case she is subjected to another grilling.
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Stone Mill helps nurture Richardton grain growers
Stone Mill has been buying Richardton-area grains since 1986, and as the processing plant expands and grows its facilities, the owners look forward to being able to buy more and teach more to area grain producers.
"We buy organics as well, so we maybe go out to a 600-mile radius for organic flax because your organic farmers are fewer," said Daneen Dressler, one of the owners of Stone Mill in Richardton. "So we go out further on those particular crops but on the conventional side we're usually staying in a 200 mile radius and as many local (products) we can get, obviously it's better for freight and we can pay the farmer a little bit more."
Stone Mill deals in all manner of grains, but primarily deals with garbanzo beans — also known as chickpeas — and flaxseed. They also do some lentils, radish seeds and some specialty grains like quinoa.
"Garbanzo beans are very well suited for our region because they're drought tolerant," Dressler said. "Acres are going to be up this year, we are seeing more interest on the farm side. There's great local demand, we're seeing record numbers of garbanzos going through our facility."
The expanded facility isn't quite running at full capacity, but they are expected to be underway come the summertime, with another line due to open after that. Even at full capacity, Stone Mill is largely automated, with the company expecting to have about 20 employees this year.
"Not a lot of labor, but good-paying jobs," Dressler said. "Everything will be automated so it should be fairly easy for a couple of folks to watch the grain coming off the lines."
Stone Mill engages with area producers in an educational as well as an economic capacity.
"We do a lot of in-house assistance, just teaching them what works, what doesn't work ... obviously we want them to do well on the emergence and the yield and the growth side," Dressler said. "We're trying to provide a premium to them so they don't have to haul their grain to Fargo ... or a long distance away."
For Stone Mill, doing the same thing for as long as they have has given them a quiet confidence and a firm bedrock of knowledge to share.
"We've been here long time, we've been buying the same thing for a long time," Dressler said. "We do a lot of farm consulting, helping people start planting."
Stone Mill has grown and had to change in the face of the ever-global agriculture market. While the majority of their sales are within the U.S. — and indeed, Stone Mill is federally certified to sell in U.S. markets.
"Not every company is yet qualified to do that," Dressler said. "It's a very long process and a lot of very strict regulations. We are focusing on the U.S. because that's where we specialize, but of course the overall landscape is very much dictated by the demand for that product and a lot of that demand ... we've been seeing a lot of that demand slip because our dollar is so strong. We do see some of the other, more commoditized bigger products like wheat or corn are obviously struggling right now price-wise."
Once the expansions to their facility are complete, Stone Mill will be accepting double the capacity. Stone Mill says its grains aren't just a good potential investment for producers, but can enrich their soils. Dressler is an advocate for crop rotation and maintaining soil health.
"Rotating your crops between specialty crops like garbanzo beans will put nitrogen into your soil ... it's a win-win to rotate your crops," she said. "These crops we are providing is a kind of unique mix that will help mellow out their soils and increase diversity. We like to provide that kind of education as well."


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Wax Tea Light Candles in Clear Plastic, Burn for 6 Hours, Pack of 126
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Brighten weddings and events by incorporating these white wax tea lights into your décor. Each tea light comes in it's own clear plastic container which allows you to burn the candle as is, though it's small enough that it can also be added to decorative tea light holders. The benefit of using these tea lights is that any candle holder that might be used, will remain clean of wax drips as they will be contained in the plastic container that accompanies the tea light. Each tea light measures 1.25 inches in height and 1.5 inches in diameter and burns for approximately 6 hours. Perfect for weddings and special events.
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- Dimensions of candle: .75" x 1.5"D
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- Burns for approximately 6 hours
- Perfect for weddings and events
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One of the best part about ebooks is that you can download free samples before spending your hard-earned money on a book you might hate.
The problem is that sometimes it's hard to judge just how well you're going to like a book by only reading the first chapter. I've read many books where the first chapter was not very good. But the rest of the book turned out to be a real nail biter.
I've also had the opposite problem where the first chapter was great, but the rest of the novel petered out. Even the first few chapters might not be a good indicator. They say not to judge a book by its cover; I say don't judge a book by the first chapter (or two).
The solution: Longer samples.
Authors need to expand their ebook samples to just before the novel's climax, when the reader is fully engrossed in the story. I like to call it the point-of-no-return. This is a guaranteed sale. If you want to find out what happens next, you're gonna have to buy the book.
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If I use self.pool.get('model').browse(ID) I get a model object which also seems to automatically load the relationships. How do I dump all of the key/value pairs of just the data from the database from that returned model object? If I use vars() on the object, it returns literally hundreds of things, because it dumps all of the models various helper functions. I also found get_fields(), which dumps a lot of schema information, but none of the data (and it's not very readable for something with a lot of relationships like product_product). What I want is to see the fields and data so I can better understand the actual data in the business objects. Is there a helper method somewhere in osv.Model which does this? Darrel
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Many engineering applications may require you to find mechanical properties such as stress, strain, or elastic modulus of a material. While values such as these can be calculated strictly using equations and theoretical numbers, they can also be calculated using numbers found manually. In this tutorial, you will learn how to find values of stress and strain of a thin material with the aid of a tensile testing machine and a spreadsheet program.
1Obtain a long, thin piece of your material. For example: you may use a strand of hair, yarn, medical sutures, sewing thread, etc.
2Using calipers, carefully measure the diameter of the sample. Ensure that you do not clamp the calipers too hard around the sample in order to ensure you are taking an accurate measurement.
3Calculate the cross-sectional area of the sample. Use the formula A=π*r^2. You will have to divide the measured diameter in half in order to find the radius. Make sure that you are using the correct units; you will have to convert the original measurement from millimeters to meters.
4Thread one end of your sample through the grips at the base of the machine. When secured at the bottom, clamp the other end of the material to the top of the base. Make sure that your sample is taut, but not stretched.
5Measure the initial length of the sample in the machine using the calipers. The measured section should be from the point of contact at the bottom of the base to the point of contact at the top.
6Select your strain rate. This is the number of millimeters per minute that the machine will move, separating the top and bottom pieces of the base in order to stretch your sample. On the test stand, press the leftmost button for "menu," and scroll through the options using the designated buttons. On the strain rate slide, press the middle two buttons to increase or decrease the strain rate as desired. Press the rightmost button to enter the strain rate.
7Open the software on your computer. At the bottom of the screen, check "invert load" in order to correctly graph your travel vs. load curve.
8Click start on the software, then press the up arrow button on the tensile testing machine. The machine will pull the sample at the designated strain rate.
9Let the trial run until the sample breaks. The software will continue recording, but you will disregard the data collected after the sample breaks.
10Click the stop button on the computer software. You will see a graph of load vs. travel. On the left-hand side, you will see a data table. From this data, you will find the maximum force the machine applied to your sample. Press the circle button on the tensile testing machine to end the trial.
11Click the save button on the computer software. You will be asked where you would like to save the file. Save it to your desktop, a flash drive, or any designated place on your computer. The data will be saved in a .txt file.
12Copy the data from the .txt file into a spreadsheet document. You may use software such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. Once the data from the .txt file has been copied into the document, add in the cross-sectional area and original length of the sample.
13Adjust the travel data to represent change in length over time. This is done by "normalizing" the data, specifically by zeroing the travel from the start time. This is completed by using a code to subtract the adjacent cell by the initial reading value of the travel. This code utilizes the '$' sign to ensure the initial reading value is fixed, and then the code is copied to all cells in the column corresponding with the remaining data data.
14Find strain using the change in length data. This is done by creating a code to divide the change in length data by the original length. The '$' is again used to fix the original length value, and the code is copied for all corresponding cells in the column. As strain is unitless, the original values were kept in millimeters.
15Calculate stress by writing a code to divide the load by the cross-sectional area. This code also utilizes the '$' symbol to ensure that the value of the cell remains the same when copying the code into the rest of the column. As the number outputted was quite large, it was converted into megapascals by dividing by 10^6. Note that the units for load are Newtons and the units for cross-sectional area are in square meters.
16Graph the stress-strain curve (optional). This can be achieved using the graphing features of excel.
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- If testing a material that is particularly slippery or one that must remain moist, you may wish to use a clamping aid when securing the sample into the machine. Sandpaper or folded pieces of paper towel work well. Simply place the sample between two layers of the sandpaper or paper towel before clamping the sample into the grip.
- The sample may slip out of the grip during the trial. If this occurs, click the stop button on the software and do not save the trial. As long as the sample did not break, you may repeat the trial using the same sample.
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- A tensile testing machine with force gauge. This tutorial uses a Mark-10 Test Stand, model ESM301.
- Upper and lower grip
- Computer with testing software. This tutorial uses MESUR™gauge.
- Desired number of long, thin material samples
- Calipers
- A spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
- Sandpaper or paper towel for extra grip (optional)
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A 'FABULOUS' vintage fair is making its third appearance in Shoreham and this time there will be a distinctively festive feel to the stalls.
Johnny Loves June vintage and handmade fair will be held at the Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, on December 8, from 1pm until 6pm.
Organisers are hoping to make the fair a quarterly event in Shoreham in the more than 40 stalls of vintage and handmade clothing, accessories, gifts, home wares, jewellery, haberdashery, furniture, children's clothing and collectibles.
Plus, there will be a tea-room with vintage crockery, live entertainment, a pop-up pin-up salon for hair and make-up and a performance and free taster charleston dance class with Brighton Lindy Hoppers.
Faye Spiller, organiser of Johnny Loves June vintage fair, said: "We have developed a good following with people coming over from Brighton and further a-field to experience a great vintage and handmade fair, fabulous live entertainment, a vintage themed tea room and a vintage hair and beauty parlour.
"This is a big event for the Shoreham Centre.
"We've previously had over 1,000 people through the doors throughout the day.
"There is a strong emphasis on local sellers and makers and small creative businesses.
"The vintage scene is growing along the south coast and in particular in Shoreham, with the recent opening of Time Out Studios in Tarmount Lane and new stalls popping up in The Vintage Emporium."


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Life is a sum of all your choices.
- Albert Camus
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The sum of wisdom is that
time is never lost that is devoted to work.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Success is the sum of small efforts,
repeated day in and day out.
- Robert Collier
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing
was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
- Margaret Mead
Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make,
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of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom
that comes from being in charge of yourself.
- Robert Foster Bennett
In three words, I can sum up everything
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- Robert Frost
A conversation is greater than
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Life is a series of collisions with the future;
it is not the sum of what we have been,
but what we yearn to be.
- Jose Ortega y Gasset
The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism,
and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded.
- Leo Tolstoy
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
- Konrad Adenauer
In sum, as we enter the 21st century,
the Euro-Atlantic community - North America and Europe together -
has to face some tough challenges when it comes to
improving our capability.
- Lord Robertson
An institution or reform movement that is not selfish,
must originate in the recognition of some evil that
is adding to the sum of human suffering,
or diminishing the sum of happiness.
- Clara Barton
Society does not consist of individuals but expresses
the sum of interrelations,
the relations within which these individuals stand.
- Karl Marx
Justice is the sum of all moral duty.
- William Godwin
We are here to add to the sum of human goodness.
To prove the thing exists.
- Josephine Hart
It is only of life on Earth, however,
that one can speak with any certainty.
It seems to me that all life on Earth,
the sum total of life upon the Earth,
has purpose.
- Clifford D. Simak
A man can look upon his life and accept it as good or evil;
it is far,
far harder for him to confess that it has been unimportant in the sum of things.
- Murray Kempton
A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done,
of what he can do, Nothing else.
- John Galsworthy
If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own,
the result can be more than the sum of its authors.
- Walter Jon Williams
The sum of all sums is eternity.
- Lucretius
War is grounded in the notion of triumph and defeat.
It is zero-sum.
- Bruce Jackson
And what is the potential man, after all? Is he not
the sum of all that is human? Divine,
in other words?
- Henry Miller
There was an implicit conviction that the UN would
be stronger than the sum of its constituent member-states.
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
It is no use trying to sum people up.
One must follow hints, not exactly what is said,
nor yet entirely what is done.
- John Greenleaf Whittier
Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse
proportion to the sum involved.
- C. Northcote Parkinson
"Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole
philosophy of human rights.
- Dag Hammarskjold
You're only as good as the sum of your parts,
and one person can't be a team.
- David Schwimmer
The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.
- Arthur Wellesley
In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch,
the lights would go on and assuming that there would
always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.
- Mac Thornberry
To help, to continually help and share,
that is the sum of all knowledge; that is the meaning of art.
- Eleonora Duse
I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men.
- Albrecht Druer
To sum up the whole, we should say that the aim of
the Platonic philosophy was to exalt man into a god.
- Thomas B. Macaulay
But that kind of falls in line; when you think about it,
James Brown was a funk minimalist.
All of those parts create a sum that's larger than
than the individual parts.
- Charlie Hunter
An employee's motivation is a direct result of the
sum of interactions with his or her manager.
- Bob Nelson
I have always felt that I am the sum total of my parts.
- Andres Serrano
For man also, in health and sickness,
is not just the sum of his organs, but is indeed a human organism.
- Walter Rudolf Hess
They're paying me an outrageous sum of money;
$40,000 a week,
which is totally silly.
- Cass Elliot
We might have been - these are but common words,
and yet they make the sum of life's bewailing.
- Letitia Landon
I am the sum total of everything that I have experienced musically.
- Hank Jones
We believe that economics does not necessarily have to be a zero-sum game;
it can be a win-win proposition for everyone involved
so long as they have the tools in which to succeed.
- Ron Kind
We are not the sum of our possessions.
- George H. W. Bush
Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made.
- Wayne Dyer
In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly
pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act.
- Jacques Ellul
The strength of the United States is not the gold at
Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction that we have,
but the sum total of the education and the character of our people.
- Claiborne Pell
If your government had given me a thousandth of the
sum it spent to depose me,
I could have won that war.
- Bao Dai
I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar
with the Beatles' faces on it.
It would be a collector's item now.
It would fetch a hefty sum, I imagine.
- Gary Oldman
The Law of Triviality...
briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any
item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
- C. Northcote Parkinson
Was there ever in anyone's life span a point free in time,
devoid of memory, a night when choice was any more
than the sum of all the choices gone before?
- Joan Didion
An effective human being is a whole that is greater
than the sum of its parts.
- Ida P. Rolf
Hollywood is like life, you face it with the sum total of your equipment.
- Joan Crawford
The best form of government is that which is most likely
to prevent the greatest sum of evil.
- James Monroe
Man is not the sum of what he has already,
but rather the sum of what he does not yet have,
of what he could have.
- Jean-Paul Sartre
He is the greatest artist who has embodied,
in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas.
- John Ruskin
I hate bumper stickers, you can't sum anything up.
All you do is paint yourself in some caricaturist corner.
- David Cross
To sum up: it is wrong always, everywhere,
and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
- William Kingdon Clifford
Success is the sum of details.
- Harvey S. Firestone
Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.
- George Saunders
I've said this forever - I've always believed the Today
show is more than the sum of its parts.
- Jeff Zucker
I will say I am the sum of my books.
- V. S. Naipaul
The sum and substance of female education in America,
as in England, is training women to consider marriage
as the sole object in life,
and to pretend that they do not think so.
- Harriet Martineau
To sum up, there is no evidence that a world without
nuclear weapons would be a dangerous world.
On the contrary, it would be a safer world,
as I will show later.
- Joseph Rotblat
It is my aim, and every effort bent,
that the sum and history of my life,
which in the same sentence is my obit and epitaph too,
shall be them both: He made the books and he died.
- William Faulkner
Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man.
- Thomas Carlyle
To sum up, what has been our policy? We looked for
and found friends all throughout the world.
- Eduard Shevardnadze
That idea of escapism...
these words could sum up my life.
- Ella Maillart
To sum it all up: It was a great picture to do;
I just wish it had never been released.
- Jack Nance
The whole is more than the sum of its parts.
- Aristotle
And when that's working, the sum can be greater than the parts.
- Jim Coleman
America is the sum of all our journeys as we search
for our national community and our national culture.
- Paul Tsongas
Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty.
These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.
- Charles Kennedy
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By Mike Steffanos
Game 26: Mets 1 - Phillies 0
I'm old enough to remember all the great Mets pitchers: Seaver, Koosman, the underrated Jon Matlack and Gooden. There were many near-greats who put up some great seasons: Swan, Darling, Ojeda, El Sid, Viola, Saberhagen, Leiter, etc. There were guys that could have been great if not for injuries like Gary Gentry and Paul Wilson. Whether developed from within the organization or imported from elsewhere, pitching has always defined this franchise.
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Park was good last night, but 6 innings of one-hit ball was silly. You get the feeling the other team could roll out virtually anyone against Santana now and the Mets would have trouble scoring runs against them.
Anyway, Santana did what an ace is supposed to do, and the Mets have achieved mediocrity again with a .500 record. Kudos also to Pedro Feliciano and Frankie Rodriguez. Feliciano kept the one-run lead against the heart of the Phillies' order, while Rodriguez is pitching practically every day.
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Fifteen weeks left. Amazing. To be honest though, I'm not quite sure if I'm 25 or 26 weeks! I know she's not in there marking days off of the calendar so I'm not too concerned with where I exactly fall, just that everything is moving along smoothly :)
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I picked up the large Gap tee at a garage sale for $.25 in addition to a purple one, undershirt from the great beyond, skirt was handmade by me, shoes from Payless clearance a few years back, belt from the great beyond (belts are the only thing making me feel like I have a waist!) and coin necklace from the Flea Market.
The third trimester is right around the corner, as is adding to our household!