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Apparently it's Nooblegarden, or Easter or something and Angelya has organised an egg hunt.
Last count there were 35 eggs hidden (or about to be hidden) around the WoW blogsphere.
So while you are waiting for that Nooblegarden egg to spawn, why not go find some in the blogsphere.
Because there is a prize at the end of the hunt.. yes a prize!
I'm very pleased to be able to offer not one, but TWO fabulous prizes for the first two people to email me the list. Mason Cole, an artist who draws amazing fan art for Warcraft and other comic characters, has offered to draw a character portrait for the winner, plus a montage of classes for either Horde or Alliance for the person who comes in second. You can check out some of Mason's work at his DeviantArt gallery!
This Gnome has laid an egg, so you will need to hunt through my posts to find it… you wont have to go two far back to find it, but I am not going to promise that it as obvious as some.
Got an Hour?
If you do, then go check out WoW in an Hour, more specifically the interview of ME, ME, ME!
Gameldar writes about things you can do in WoW for an hour and is also building up a portfolio of interviews with bloggers about their WoW in an Hour.
Be warned… if you really do only have an hour of WoW… then my interview will chew up a large portion of that time.. you know I like to ramble on and on and on and on… but when the subject is ME, well, I can break a few rambling records.
I have been interviewed before, but this one is slightly more revealing than others and hopefully gives some ideas on how to play and enjoy within time constraints… as well as getting the most for your $15 per month.
A (egg) hunting I will go. A (egg) hunting I will go…
Right I'm off to scoop up some eggs…
Good luck to all you Nooblegarden egg hunters.. may your eggs be sunny side up – not scrambled!
Gnomer and Out!
note: yeah the Nooblegarden "typo" was intentional… don't know why I did it, but it felt good… OK?
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Thanks to Ohio State's NCAA sanctions, there are no Big Ten teams in the USA Today coaches' poll for the first time in history. The Buckeyes are undefeated and ranked at No. 8 in the latest Associated Press poll, but because the coaches' poll chooses not to rank teams serving punishments from the NCAA, they won't be considered.
On to those who are in the poll, Alabama and Oregon stayed at the top two spots. The Tide had a bye week and the Ducks handled No. 23 Washington 52-21. South Carolina jumped up three spots to No. 3 following an impressive thrashing of then-No. 5 Georgia. West Virginia moved up to No. 4 thanks to a thrilling victory in Austin over Texas, and Kansas State rounded out the top five after beating in-state rival Kansas.
Florida moved up five spots to No. 6 because of a 14-6 win over then-No. 3 LSU; Notre Dame climbed three spots to No. 7 after dismantling Miami; USC and Oklahoma re-entered the top 10 with wins at Utah and Texas Tech, respectively.
A shocking 17-16 loss at unranked North Carolina State sent Florida State out of the top 10 and into the No. 11 spot and Georgia fell seven spots to No. 12. Clemson and Oregon State came in at No. 13 and No. 14 thanks to wins over Georgia Tech and Washington State, and Texas fell to No. 15 after losing to WVU. Three Big East teams find themselves in spots 16-20, with Louisville at No. 16, Rutgers at No. 19 and Cincinnati at No. 20. It's no coincidence that those three appear to have the most realistic chance at competing for that conference title at the end of the year.
Texas A&M enters the coaches' poll at No. 21 and Boise State comes in at No. 22 following a victory over winless Southern Miss. TCU falls 10 spots to No. 23 after losing at home to now-No. 25 Iowa State, and Louisiana Tech enters the latest coaches' poll at No. 24. The Aggies and Bulldogs will face each other next Saturday.
Falling out of the USA Today poll are Texas Tech, Northwestern and Nebraska.

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Public resource or privacy invasion?
A Sacramento newspaper has come under fire for publishing information on California state workers. Names, salaries, job classifications and work locations have been made available through a searchable database on the newspaper's Web site.
The issue of most concern has been the privacy of state employees. By including the names and work locations of the workers, claim some, such a database could jeopardize the safety of individuals whose information is made available.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000 President Jim Hard and California State Employees Association (CSEA) President Dave Hart met with the Sacramento Bee's editorial staff last week.
Following the meeting, Hard said The Bee was not receptive to removing names, even when a state workers' safety is an issue.
"They won't guarantee the name will be removed from the database," Hard said following the meeting. "I'm disgusted by the paper's crass commercialism and callous disregard for our members' safety."
"We have considered this issue again today in light of the complaints but do not believe we are publishing information that could not easily be obtained from other public sources," countered The Bee said in a statement. "State workers' names and locations, for instance, are available online through the state government employee directory. So is other information, such as employees' e-mail addresses, that we have not published."
Susan, a CalTrans manager, says she doesn't remember signing away her privacy when she became a state worker.
"I was sickened when I saw what was on there," she said. "I felt like I can be tracked down by people I worked with and I feel like I'm vulnerable."
The database was designed as a public resource, The Bee explained.
"The Bee did not set out to embarrass anyone or to invade anyone's privacy -- government pay is public record, not private information," claimed The Bee. "In California, salary data is public information, and some of this information has been published previously by The Bee along with other publications or by government entities."
"If they wanted the public to have information, they could have listed the positions, number of people in those positions and salary range," said Debbie, an employee of the Franchise Tax Board. "[The Bee] should not have published names and where the people worked."
"Our union is in favor of access of information to the public and I don't have an issue with the salaries being available on this database," Hard said. "But the names of our members being on the database -- what is the news value in that?"


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Pakistan's Proxy War on India
Saturday's Kabul bombing is part of a disturbing pattern of attacks on Delhi's interests.
( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704231304575092522586039704.html )
By BAHUKUTUMI RAMAN
There's a new front in the Pakistan-based jihad being waged against India: Afghanistan. Friday saw the third major Taliban bomb attack against an Indian target in Kabul within the last two years. These attacks are not only testing Delhi's commitment to its presence in Afghanistan, but also the resolve of the United States to support India's interests.
India has emerged as an important source of development aid for Afghanistan. It has invested about $1.2 billion in projects to improve roads, communications and medical facilities. Delhi also provides scholarships to Afghan students, assists widows and orphans, and advises the government on improving governance.
India's efforts have an ideological dimension: to strengthen the secular and democratic sectors of Afghan society and to counter the fundamentalist trends spread by the Taliban. They also have a political dimension: to reassert India's pre-1992 role as a traditional ally of Afghanistan. (The Afghan Mujahideen-led government ended this relationship in 1992 with the help of the Pakistani military-intelligence establishment.) Afghanistan's current leader, Hamid Karzai, studied in India as a young man and has embraced Delhi's more activist role.
Both the Taliban and Pakistan oppose this warming relationship. The former sees the revived Indian role as detrimental to its attempts to run the country according to Islamic law. The latter wants to regain its political and military influence in Afghanistan should NATO forces eventually withdraw. Pakistan also blames the Indian presence in Afghanistan—without any evidence—for its increasing internal security problems in the southwestern state of Baluchistan. (These allegations are denied by New Delhi.)
Thus the Taliban and Islamabad have a shared interest in making India bleed in Afghanistan. Friday's attack on two Kabul guest houses and a hotel killed at least 17 people, six of them Indians. The evidence available so far points to the involvement of the Taliban's Jalaluddin Haqqani faction, based in North Waziristan, and the Al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-i-Taiba, based in Muridke. Both groups are closely linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency. A Taliban spokesmen said the attacks were directed at foreigners.
Pakistan's possible involvement creates a dilemma for India. Friday's attack underlines the vulnerability of Indian nationals working in Afghanistan, despite the induction of Indian security guards and the strengthening of physical security led by Afghan authorities. It is unlikely Delhi will scale back its development programs, especially since the intensified U.S.-led offensive now underway may weaken Taliban insurgents and reduce the Indian vulnerability.
The Obama administration faces an even trickier balancing act. The U.S. has invested blood and treasure in Afghanistan, and has a stake in seeing the war succeed. India's development program is a crucial part of this effort. At the same time, Washington's dependence on Pakistan for its war against the Taliban and al Qaeda makes it amenable to Pakistani pressure. For a start, Islamabad would like Delhi to reduce its diplomatic and consular presence in Afghanistan, which it sees as a direct threat to Pakistan's interests. So far the U.S. hasn't succumbed to this pressure to curb India's program or presence in the country.
Nor should it. India and the U.S. have a common interest in working together to build a sustainable democracy in Afghanistan. The ideological battle of ideas is just as important as the military battles waged on the ground, and in this respect India brings much experience to bear. American and Indian policy makers can't allow Friday's bombing to derail their partnership.
Mr. Raman served in India's external intelligence agency from 1968 to 1994 and on the government of India's National Security Advisory Board from 2000 to 2002. He is currently director of the Institute for Topical Studies in Chennai.
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Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday that it has launched its next-generation 4G LTE network in the Detroit, MI market. Boasting average data rates of between 5 - 12 Mbps download and between 2 -5 Mbps upload.
See the full Press Release below:Metro Detroit: Welcome to the future, said John Granby, Verizon Wireless president of the region, in a statement. Our advanced technology is changing the way we all work and play. Today, it gives us the ability to move large files faster and soon enjoy smooth mobile video conferencing. But, this is only the beginning. Its not about what 4G can do for you. Rather, its about what do you want or need it to do?
Verizon Wireless Expands Worlds Most Advanced 4G LTE Wireless Network To Metro Detroit, Michigan80% of Markets Population Covered by Fastest 4G LTE Network
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. Verizon Wireless announced today it is expanding the nations fastest and most advanced 4G LTE network on Feb. 17 to cover more than 80 percent of the population in the metropolitan Detroit area, including the following cities and towns:
- Allen Park
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield Hills
- Bloomfield Township
- Canton
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- Dearborn
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The expansion the first since the companys initial 4G LTE launch in December 2010 means businesses and consumers may experience speeds up to 10 times faster than the companys industry-leading 3G network. In real-world, fully-loaded network environments, laptop users experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.
Metro Detroit: Welcome to the future, said John Granby, president Michigan/Indiana/Kentucky Region, Verizon Wireless. Our advanced technology is changing the way we all work and play. Today, it gives us the ability to move large files faster and soon enjoy smooth mobile video conferencing. But, this is only the beginning. Its not about what 4G can do for you. Rather, its about what do you want or need it to do?
Since 2007, when Verizon Wireless jump-started the global 4G LTE ecosystem with its selection of LTE for its 4G technology, the company has developed deep partnerships to spearhead a broad LTE ecosystem, including the LTE Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass., and an Application Innovation Center, soon to open in San Francisco.
In December 2010, Verizon Wireless launched its 4G LTE network in 38 major metropolitan markets and 60 commercial airports across the country as well as in parts of north Oakland and Macomb counties. Much of metro Detroit has been impacted by spectrum interference with a Canadian TV station that has since been resolved, allowing the company to make this significant early expansion.
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The app is optimized for devices with a screen size of 7" or higher but is still quite playable on smaller screens. Your playing experience may vary on each device, especially concerning multitouch functionality and speed. Please take advantage of the Google Play Store 15-minute trial period to see if the app performs well on your specific device: : http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=134336.
The Hohner-B/C Double-Ray Black-Dot app allows musicians to practice scales and
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output of the virtual accordion can be amplified by plugging into computer
speakers, or other sound enhancing devices.
Touch anywhere above the button board in the bellows or grill to toggle between push and pull of the bellows.
To help with learning the scales, players may show the note names on the large
white pearloid buttons.
This app is ideal for the beginning student or professional musician who needs
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Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill. This initial exposure made their first, eponymous album a hit at the time, followed in the next two years by successful follow-ups Abraxas and Santana III.
Over the next few years, lineup changes were common and frequent, and although retaining a basis of Latin rock, Carlos Santana's increasing involvement with guru Sri Chinmoy took the band further into more esoteric music, which continued for many years, although never quite losing the initial Latin influence.
In 1998, the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Carlos Santana, Jose Chepito Areas, David Brown, Mike Carabello, Gregg Rolie and Michael Shrieve being honored.
Santana has achieved a total of eight Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards which were all awarded in 2000. Carlos also won two Grammy Awards as a solo artist in 1989 and 2003.


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UN Report: Dollar Should Be Replaced As Main Reserve Currency
Acclaimed environmentalist and author of "Apocalypse Never" Michael Shellenberger joined Glenn Beck on the radio program Wednesday to warn us about the true goals and effects of climate alarmism: It's become a "secular religion" that lowers standards of living in developed countries, holds developing countries back, and has environmental progress "exactly wrong."
Michael is a Time "Hero of the Environment," Green Book Award winner, and the founder and president of Environmental Progress. He has been called a "environmental guru," "climate guru," "North America's leading public intellectual on clean energy," and "high priest" of the environmental humanist movement for his writings and TED talks, which have been viewed more than 5 million times. But when Michael penned a stunning article in Forbes saying, "On Behalf of Environmentalists, I Apologize for the Climate Scare", the article was pulled just a few hours later. (Read more here.)
On the show, Micheal talked about how environmental alarmism has overtaken scientific fact, leading to a number of unfortunate consequences. He said one of the problems is that rich nations are blocking poor nations from being able to industrialize. Instead, they are seeking to make poverty sustainable, rather than to make poverty history.
"As a cultural anthropologist, I've been traveling to poorer countries and interviewing small farmers for over 30 years. And, obviously there are a lot of causes why countries are poor, but there's no reason we should be helping them to stay poor," Michael said. "A few years ago, there was a movement to make poverty history ... [but] it got taken over by the climate alarmist movement, which has been focused on depriving poor countries, not just of fossil fuels they need to develop, but also the large hydroelectric dams."
He offered the example of the Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world. The Congo has been denied the resources needed to build large hydroelectric dams, which are absolutely essential to pull people out of poverty. And one of the main groups preventing poor countries from the gaining financing they need to to build dams is based in Berkeley, California — a city that gets its electricity from hydroelectric dams.
"It's just unconscionable ... there are major groups, including the Sierra Club, that support efforts to deprive poor countries of energy. And, honestly, they've taken over the World Bank [which] used to fund the basics of development: roads, electricity, sewage systems, flood control, dams," Micheal said.
"Environmentalism, apocalyptic environmentalism in particular, has become the dominant religion of supposedly secular people in the West. So, you know, it's people at the United Nations. It's people that are in very powerful positions who are trying to impose 'nature's order' on societies," he continued. "And, of course, the problem is that nobody can figure out what nature is, and what it's not. That's not a particular good basis for organizing your economy."
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Voddie Baucham warns: 'Black Lives Matter' is a trademark phrase designed to DEHUMANIZE and USE black people
Dr. Voddie Baucham, Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia, joined Glenn Beck on the radio program to explain why he agrees with Vice President Mike Pence's refusal to say the phrase "Black Lives Matter."
Baucham, who recently drew national attention when his sermon titled "Ethnic Gnosticism" resurfaced online, said the phrase has been trademarked by a dangerous, violent, Marxist movement that doesn't care about black lives except to use them as political pawns.
"We have to separate this movement from the issues," Baucham warned. "I know that [Black Lives Matter] is a phrase that is part of an organization. It is a trademark phrase. And it's a phrase designed to use black people.
"That phrase dehumanizes black people, because it makes them pawns in a game that has nothing whatsoever to do with black people and their dignity. And has everything to do with a divisive agenda that is bigger than black people. That's why I'm not going to use that phrase, because I love black people. I love being black."
Baucham warned that Black Lives Matter -- a radical Marxist movement -- is using black people and communities to push a dangerous and divisive narrative. He encouraged Americans to educate themselves on the organization's agenda and belief statement.
"This movement is dangerous. This movement is vicious. And this movement uses black people," he emphasized. "And so if I'm really concerned about issues in the black community -- and I am -- then I have to refuse, and I have to repudiate that organization. Because they stand against that for which I am advocating."
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WATCH: BLM-linked organization removes webpage after Glenn Beck reveals VIOLENT terrorist origins
On last week's Wednesday night special, Glenn Beck revealed where the Black Lives Matter organization really gets its funding, and the dark money trail leading to a cast of familiar characters. Shortly after the program aired, one of BLM's fiscal sponsors, Thousand Currents, took down its board of directors page, which featured one of these shady characters:
Ex-Marxist professor and author of "Beyond Woke," Michael Rectenwald, joined Glenn Beck on the TV show to fill us in on the suspicious change he discovered on the Thousand Currents webpage and the Communist terrorists who is now helping run the organization. (Fortunately, the internet is forever, so it is still possible to view the board of directors page by looking at a web archive from the WayBack Machine.)
Rectenwald revealed the shocking life history of Thousand Currents' vice chair of the board, Susan Rosenberg, who spent 16 years in federal prison for her part in a series of increasingly violent acts of terrorism, including bombing the U.S. Capitol building, bombing an FBI building, and targeting police for assassination.
"Their whole campaign was one of unbelievably vicious, murderous cop killings, assassinations, and bombings," explained Rectenwald of Rosenberg's terror group known as the May 19th Communist Organization or M19.
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The "Arab Spring" of 2010-11 — however bitter or sweet its fruits may grow in the fullness of time — didn't just happen. Bill Whittle makes a powerful case for GWB's foreign policy as a major catalyst in his latest YouTube sensation, "Memebusters! The Osama bin Laden Edition," where he asks "Why are all these Muslims in repressive regimes suddenly rising up for freedom and the right to vote? Why now, all of a sudden? That's why," he answers, pointing to the iconic image of a triumphant Iraqi woman who had just voted for the first time in her life in the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"You know, there's a word for this kind of long-range, deep, subtle planning. It's called 'strategery,'" says Professor-at-Large of Memebuster University Bill Whittle, turning the memetic Saturday Night Live putdown of GW's Iraq strategy on its head in a Geography 101 lesson about why the 43rd President sent our forces into both Afganistan and Iraq in the aftermath of 9/11:
If you wanna know why there haven't been any large-scale attacks on the U.S. homeland since 9/11, 2001, just look at this map (below). Imagine if Mexico and Canada both became radical Muslim Nations like Iran or Saudi Arabia. Where do you think our attention would be?
Armchair strategerist that we are, we'd noticed something similar — including the geographically strategic importance of Pakistan — way back in July of 2004 in "Between Iraq and a hard place":
"Could the President know something that the Media and the Left don't?" asks Speed of Thought (found 'em in our Site Meter stats). Iran is getting the squeeze as The Bush Doctrine makes slow but steady headway on the ground. The old board game of "Risk" comes to mind.
Something that the Media and the Left don't get. That's the larger subject of Bill Whittle's tutorial. Stumbling over their "all-about-oil" meme, BDS sufferers, then as now, missed the big picture:
Memes are cultural beliefs that were not [Ed note: Much thanks to Joy McCann aka Little Miss Atilla for typo correction] taught in school or in religion but that take on a life of their own because large numbers of people have emotional reasons for wanting them to be true …
My joy about hearing about the death of Osama bin Laden lasted for about 20 seconds until I turned on the TV to see Andrea Mitchell crowing about how this really was "Mission Accomplished," not the premature "Mission Accomplished" that Cowboy George Bush claimed during his speech on that aircraft carrier, which happened, coincidentally, eight years earlier to the day …
Only George Bush didn't claim "Mission Accomplished." In fact he said just the opposite.
"So, where did this meme come from?" asks Whittle:
Well, the press made it up out of whole cloth. They not only distorted, they actually reversed everything that George Bush said on the deck of that aircraft carrier …
"Now that day on the carrier, President Bush didn't say 'Mission Accomplished,'" but he did say this:
The advance of freedom is the surest strategy to undermine the appeal of terror in the world … Where freedom takes hold, hatred gives way to hope … When freedom takes hold, men and women turn to the peaceful pursuit of a better life … American values and American interests lead in the same direction: We stand for human liberty.
How ironic that even as American values are making inroads in distant lands where tyranny has long oppressed the huddled masses yearning to breathe free, a thuggish mindset worthy of any foreign tyrant — spawn of the insidious Gramscian march through the institutions — "has crept into our political life," as John of PowerLine explains in his must-read "The Politics of Personal Intimidation":
A disturbing new element has crept into our political life: organized efforts to intimidate private citizens who choose to support certain political causes or otherwise participate in civic affairs. This, as far as I know, is unprecedented in our modern history. Our democracy depends on citizen involvement, and until now, Americans have felt free to participate in public life and to support whatever causes, political and otherwise, they choose. But if the Left has its way, that may be about to change.
Update: Thank you, dear old friend Ed Driscoll, guest posting during Glenn's vacation, for the Instalanche!
Crossposted at Riehl World View and Liberty Pundits.


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Speak Dutch & looking for the next step in your sales Career?If the idea of Picking up the phone to drum up new business excites you then you've come to the right place. A major Leader in the virtual world is looking for Dutch speakers to join their Business Development team here in Cork City, Ireland. All you need is a near native level in Dutch, excellent English and a minimum of 1 years previous experience in Sales/Business Development/Lead Generation along with an interest in technology in order to earn between €30,000 - €33,000 OTE gross per annum.
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As part of the Multilingual Business Development team here in Cork - you will be responsible for the generation of new business, where you will research and identify new promising leads and work on converting via cold calling. You will get the opportunity to work on various regional campaigns with other sales teams. You will be working with targets and get to be close to all the action with regular contact with field sales, marketing and customers in order to help you deliver the best of customer experiences.
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Elentári (Quenya, pronounced [ˌelenˈtaːri]) was a title of Varda, meaning "Queen of the Stars".[1] It was one of the titles of Varda that Galadriel sang in her lament "Namárië" as the Fellowship of the Ring departed from Lothlórien.[2]
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The name is composed of elen ("star") + tári ("queen").[3]
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
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March 30, 2004-The Mountains of Negros
Day One.
To our right, some 25 miles away, a column of smoke rises from the foothills of the mountains of Negros Island, curling lazily upward, then blending into the mantle of thunder clouds surrounding the 8000ft peaks of this high, volcanic, sugar growing, Philippine island. It's that kind of windless day that should be hazy, yet we can see for 25 miles.
We are motoring across the Bohol Sea , in a glassy calm, on our way from one island to another; today we are going to Siquijor, where the guidebook says lies a sleepy village called Larena, where we'll anchor for the night, and, maybe, we'll go ashore this afternoon and see about the sleepy village. Each new place is an adventure.
And each island is a character. Negos is high, volcanic, Cebu a long ridge, Bohol lumpy, famous for a series of brown hills shaped like mounds of fancy chocolate candy called the Chocolate Hills, and for several universities. You find these things out when you visit them in person, or drive by in a boat; you don't get the flavor of these islands from the atlas or guide book.
Yesterday we were in Tagbilaren, on Bohol, a bustling city of shoppers, college kids, and tricycle taxi cabs. We needed an Internet café where we could use the computer to send off some photos for publication in the US. We found plenty of Internet cafes, all packed with college kids playing sophisticated online games, using video chat rooms, or doing college homework assignments. Finally, after clumping up some dingy wooden stairs to a second floor room we found an electronic haven with the latest computer gear and DSL lines, and one machine free for our use, at 25 cents per hour.
Afterwards we explored Tagbilaren for bank machines, and quickly found one that gave us enough cash for a diner out, asked a trike driver to take us to the "best restaurant in town", which turned out to be Saya's Restaurant. The dinner was just right, and we got home to the boat, stuffed and happy, just after dark. A nice day in a town that two days earlier, we didn't even know existed.
Day Two.
It's been three weeks since we did any sailing. The last good sailing day was on the day we arrived in Cebu, when we came surfing in from Leyte, hand steering and making time, racing the ferry boats for port. Then for 17 days we hung out in Cebu City, going to town every day, but on the boat we went nowhere, and there wasn't any wind anyhow. Since then we've motored slowly from island to island, under mostly cloudless skies, across pale blue seas, with barely enough breeze to make a ripple.
Today is different, today we had wind.
We had a bit of breeze in the morning, when we started out for Port Bonbonon, on Negros, but within an hour it was up to 13 knots, and it soon built to 16 knots. We set a spinnaker, and for the next five hours we surged along at eight knots over a cobalt blue ocean and past emerald green islands glittering in the sun.
When we anchored in Port Bonbonon a couple from another boat came over in their dingy and said they saw us from the road, sailing under spinnaker, and said it was gorgeous, which made feel really good.
Day Three
Bonbonon is one of those magic places you find by accident, and from then on you treasure the knowledge of its existence. There is a fine harbor here, protected from all winds, with good holding for the anchor, and big enough for twice the twenty boats that are peacefully anchored here right now. There is no village, and the shorelines are tree lined and natural, and standing in the background are the volcanic peaks of Negros Island, with their permanent capes of white clouds. A cooling breeze blows through the anchorage.
Against one shore is Arlene's place, a cluster of thatched huts connected by wobbly walkways, all standing over the water on stilts of bamboo. Arlene and her family cater to the cruising community, and on Wednesday nights, serve pizza and beer. Last night we joined the crowd there and had a grand time, meeting all the expats from Europe and America, who live or visit here.
There is Mark, the pony tailed boat builder living on a wooden English Channel Cutter he disassembled and rebuilt here, plank by plank, and who orders books on philosophy from Amazon, John, from Seattle, who has raced his old Ericson 46 some 25, 000 miles around the Pacific since leaving Tacoma in 1988, and is now getting a custom interior built by local wood workers at $4/day, and Jim and Jamie from San Francisco on a Wharram Cat, Andrew and Anthony, wizened old brits each with an upper class British sense of humor, Sandy, flying off today to join her husband Dave in Palau to deliver a friend's boat to Cairns, Yukee and Esther, Chinese citizens whose boat says "Vancouver" on the transom, Claud, the Belgian, and a French cyclist we didn't meet, and all the rest. Quite an interesting crowd, all happy to be tucked away in Port Bonbonon, hidden from the world, enjoying life.
Tomorrow we'll take a "Huba Huba" a five- person motorcycle taxi, to town for bread and veggies, and we'll tell you more about Port Bonbonon in a future newsletter.
Fred & Judy, SV WINGS, The Philippines
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News of hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires bringing you down? Tired of hearing about how the world economy is in the toilet and the U.S. outlook is grimmer than ever? Want to explore a corner of the world where risk profiles are actually improving? Welcome to Yehu Microfinance Trust in Mombasa, Kenya.
Starting today, Yehu will now proudly display a three star Field Partner risk rating on Kiva. In their communication with Yehu, Kiva highlighted its main justifications for the change:
Reasons for the upgrade include continued maintenance of portfolio quality, strong growth, excellent management team hires, and strong competitive positioning.
I sat down with Esther Mutuma, the newly appointed COO of Yehu, to discuss her thoughts on the upgrade:
It's really exciting. The most obvious outcome is people will take the time to look at us now because of the rating. We appreciate the model Kiva uses. Having lived in the U.K., I know the first thing I did before purchasing an item was check the rating. I know the mindset people in the U.S. have. Ratings are everything.
As Casey explained, the cost for an MFI to participate in Kiva isn't cheap. It takes time, energy, and resources to collect borrower stories and pictures from the field. Morale can plummet when loan officers put forth all of this effort and their loans repeatedly go unfunded on Kiva. By displaying a strong Field Partner rating, Yehu can increase its visibility and instill confidence in the lender community. In the future, Yehu hopes that no loan will expire due to its Field Partner rating.
So how does Kiva decide to upgrade a Field Partner? We've seen from the recent S&P downgrade of U.S. debt that rating the inherent "risk" of a country or institution can be a controversial business. Kiva has developed its own methodology for evaluating the creditworthiness of each Field Partner. This risk model is based on Kiva's accumulated experience with Field Partners and it evaluates a number of different dimensions, including:
- Governance, management, and staff
- Planning, audit, and earnings
- Liquidity and capital
- Management information system and internal controls
- Transparency
Each of these categories is evaluated during an on-site visit by a Kiva analyst and scored on a scale of 1 to 5. An overall Field Partner risk rating is then calculated, with five stars indicating lower risk of institutional default and one star indicating higher risk of institutional default.
Rural borrowers account for a significant portion of Yehu's customer base. As Esther explained, this equates to a higher than average cost operation ratio as loan officers often spend an enormous amount of time and money connecting with borrowers in remote villages. While operating cost is an essential component of the risk model, incorporating a variety of other factors such as management and growth potential, Kiva has enabled Yehu to distinguish itself beyond the balance sheet. Kiva's risk model isn't perfect, but judging from Yehu's experience it's getting a lot of things right.
Congratulations, Yehu! To show your support for this important accomplishment, click here to loan to a Yehu borrower or join the Yehu Lending Team.
Lauren Barra is serving as a Kiva Fellow with Yehu Microfinance Trust in Mombasa, Kenya and Tujijenge Tanzania in Dar es Salaam.


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What effect will the EU Referendum talk have on you?
As you may well know, our partners at the Overseas Guides Company spend much of their time speaking to those looking to buy properties overseas, discussing their plans, the key pitfalls to avoid – and addressing any concerns. Through these conversations in recent weeks, a topic that has been a cause for concern and discussion has been the probable European Union (EU) Referendum in the UK, and whether this will affect their plans to move abroad.
We talked to the team there to discuss our collective thoughts on what kind of effect the ongoing discussions could have on you:
The idea of change is always worrying, and will always have an effect on the markets – as volatile as they are. But at the moment, while the decision of whether there will actually be a vote is not yet set in stone, and with no indication of what the result would be if this does go ahead, we believe that any worries are currently unfounded – especially in the short-term.
In our opinion, we believe that an 'out' vote is unlikely. The general sentiment right now is certainly towards staying in the EU and in favour of continuing the relationship and reciprocal agreements that are currently in place. Of course, there is a vocal minority who want to leave, but we have seen in recent times (for example, during last year's Scotland Independence Referendum) how important it is to be able to cut through all the speculation, listen to the different opinions and focus in on the facts we already know, and the actual reality of the situation.
What do the experts think?
Right now, market experts believe that the possibility of Britain exiting the EU has not even been factored in to the markets – especially as both sides of the table have been clear in their belief that it would be better for the UK to remain part of the EU. Prime Minister David Cameron has been vocal about his plans to negotiate a deal that helps this happen, and both Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission President, and Donald Tusk, European Council President, have stated that it is their intention to address the idea of the UK staying in the fold.
We saw back in May that opinion polls may not always be relied upon for an accurate prediction in the run up to the event, but certainly at the moment, polls that have been released suggest we will remain in the EU.
What could happen if we do leave the EU?
While we firmly believe that the UK leaving the EU is unlikely, of course we understand that it's important to look at what could happen if this is the case. In general, for our individual readers, we believe that life will be much the same. Purchasing a property a will still be possible and without many differences – and given how much the regions that Brits buy in rely on this stream of income, we expect that overseas property ownership will still be encouraged. Expats already living in Europe should not see too much difference in their actual lifestyle abroad, and they would still enjoy all the usual benefits.
The UK and EU work so closely together, in terms of trading and movement, that it is almost guaranteed that some kind of agreement will be put into place between the UK Government and the EU. Of course, the format at the moment is currently unclear, but given the huge amount of trade, travel and market movement between the UK and the other countries in the EU, these are all likely to be covered. We would certainly expect the Government to negotiate protection and conditions for the British expats already living across the EU as part of any leaving agreement – as discussed, many European countries rely on the income from British expats and property buyers.
Why you should proceed as normal if you are already planning your overseas property
Property prices in many parts of the most popular locations in Europe are still at the lowest they have been for years – although beginning to rise again in some areas. The interest in overseas property from Brits has increased dramatically in the last year, meaning these prices are only likely to rise. Delaying plans to purchase overseas now because of unfounded worries about the UK leaving the EU may mean that you miss out on buying your dream home – especially considering the current strength of sterling! The current situation in Greece may even lead to lower prices in some regions, so it's important to do your research and assess all your options.
Protecting against currency risk is more important now than ever
Of course, the strength of sterling may come into play nearer the time, as any uncertainty over the UK's position is bound to affect the currency markets – and this will also have an effect on your ability to purchase abroad. To ensure you can always take advantage of the best currency rates, and discuss the implications for your personal situation, contact your trader.
What next?
It looks as though it will be around two years before any vote takes place – which is another reason why we are strongly advising our readers to carry on with their plans as normal. After all, a lot can happen in this time – and we are unlikely to see any developments until after the voting.
We will of course keep all our readers updated as the situation unfolds, and are continually assessing the implications for those moving or buying overseas – but we believe that worries at the present time are unfounded. We recommend keeping in touch with the Overseas Guides Company Resource Centre, as well as your Smart Currency exchange trader, to discuss the latest information and your own particular situation.


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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and write angry letters to your power company. LET'S GO!
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE – 9:00PM (PBS) Learn all about the Greely expedition, an 1881 expedition to the high arctic. Only six of the 25 men who ventured out came back alive. And those survivors told impossible tales of starvation, cannibalism, mutiny, and multiple other horrors. I'm addicted to any book or show about people stranded and dying. Bonus points if cannibalism is involved. That's like icing on cake. If the cake was made of arms. ANTICIPATION: YUMMY!
THE BACHELOR – 8:00PM (ABC) You know what would make an overly padded reality show such as "The Bachelor" even better? If they found a way to include SINGING! Oh, yes. Tonight Brad and the gals take advantage of the "Glee" effect and visit the "Viva Elvis" show in Las Vegas, where the bachelor and one lucky lady will perform a duet. Can't wait. It could be the beginning of a whole new wave of musical elements crammed into existing reality shows. What if they sang off "Survivor" contestants at Tribal Council? What if "Biggest Loser" people went ahead and sang Nickelback songs while they worked the elliptical? Can't be any worse than actual Nickelback. Also tonight, according to my guide, "at the cocktail party, there's a display of confidence." I loved that quote. It tells you so much about this show when it's noteworthy that a contestant expresses something other than massive insecurity. ANTICIPATION: NO BUSINESS LIKE HO BUSINESS!
TAKEN FROM ME: THE TIFFANY RUBIN STORY – 9:00PM (Lifetime) Taraji P. Henson stars in this Lifetime movie based on a true story (they're always based on a true story) about a woman who goes to South Korea to search for her missing son, who was abducted by his baby daddy. Drama and kimchi ensue. ANTICIPATION: NOT WITHOUT MY KOGI TACO!
HARRY'S LAW – 10:00PM (NBC) I watched this show the other night because my power was out and my in-laws don't have cable. And while some of the dialogue is pretty sharp, what drags down any David Kelley show is when the characters start shouting out social statistics that Kelley clearly read in the New York Times op-ed section two days before he wrote the script. I don't want to watch TV to hear Kelley argue with himself about population control. I watch for characters. Get off the soapbox fella, because Kathy Bates deserves better. ANTICIPATION: BATES!
SHATNER'S RAW NERVE – 10:00PM (Bio) Tonight William interviews Carol Burnett, who talks openly about her daughter's death and her parents' alcoholism. Is that raw enough for you? ANTICIPATION: SHATNER!
Monday Watch List: Cannibalism!
Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and write angry letters to your power company. LET'S GO!


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October 25, 2012
By Francis Taylor
Contributing Writer
The only physical remains from the early Saturday morning double homicide and arson case on 99th Street in Inglewood, California, are the charred remains of the small cottage, 55 year-old, Haitian born, Desmond John Moses set ablaze after fatally shooting two and wounding three other family members.
Apparently motivated by a recent Sheriff's notice to vacate the small structure he had occupied for years, following an eviction hearing, Moses entered the cottage of his neighbors, situated on the same property, owned by Fillimon Lamas, his wife and their four children at about 4:00 am. He shot all but the oldest child who is seven years old.
Armed with a .38 caliber revolver, a bullet-proof vest, a painter's mask, and a pocket full of bullets, Moses fled the apartment after the shooting and reportedly, returned to his cottage where he shot himself in the head after setting his cottage on fire.
Even though a positive identification of the suspect had not been concluded at press time, it is significant that the partially burned remains of a middle-aged black man, wearing a bullet-proof vest, with bullets in his pocket, and a .38 revolver in his hand, registered to Moses, were found among the burned debris inside his cottage.
It was also reported that the fire department responded immediately but did not approach the property because the firefighters did not know the whereabouts of the shooter. Moses' cottage burned to the ground.
Reports indicate that Moses was a reclusive neighbor who objected to the young children playing in an area that would be considered his front yard. He barely spoke to his neighbors and did not engage in light conversation or friendly, neighborhood chatter.
His .38 caliber handgun is typically used by armed security officers and Moses had been registered as licensed 'guard/patrol person' since the mid 1980s.
Neighbors said Moses appeared to have no friends or family and had not paid rent in years.
Online records from the California Department of Consumer Affairs show that Moses has held a "guard/patrolperson registration" since 1984 and his registration was maintained in a current status.
The Inglewood (IPD) and Hawthorne (HPD) Police Departments have established memorial funds to assist the remaining family with burial and other expenses.
For donations through the IPD, they are being accepted at ICE Federal Credit Union in Inglewood or by calling (310) 412-5493 and referencing the Lamas Family Donation Fund/Account #5223.
HPD donations can be made at any local Wells Fargo branch, or by calling the Hawthorne Wells Fargo at (310) 973-6279, and referencing the Jimenez/Lamas Donation Fund/Account #4122412588.


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do you notice when people ask you and you answer them about the voices and hte chip people try to make you quiet and they try to tell you that you are not right whwen they are not right and are wrong always and you tell them ;
"my sleeping heart woke" and they tel you that you are wrong and that you aere not the one who will bring the tides and the storm but they are all spies adn they have no right to tell you when the day is half over
they cant control my bones and i wont let them tell me what they think they know they cant smell it but i can so they are all wrong
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The first time I walked on a pair of bamboo stilts with a 20-kg. pack on my back was the day I stood on Japan's most northerly promontory, Cape Soya, looking down the barrel of a 3,000-km. challenge to walk the length of Japan on stilts with my wife Miki.
With winds stronger than any we had seen in our local park in Chiba blowing white caps off the Sea of Okhotsk, it would also be the first time we had walked in such challenging conditions. In fact, as we tried stretching our nerves against Soya's marble monument, we realized everything from this point would be a "first." Nobody had been crazy enough to attempt this before. As we began our journey and the rain started to fall horizontally, we began to understand why, one step at a time.
When we first met with Outdoor Japan in June 2009, we were filled with a bravado that comes from planning a crazy adventure in comfortable surroundings. It started with a simple goal to teach some disbelieving students a lesson. After a classroom lesson about the challenges facing orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra, the problems were "impossible to solve," they said. The issue of deforestation was "too big," and if the world couldn't solve these problems, how then could they?
"Nothing is impossible" sounds good as a slogan, but it's different when you are trying to convince a class of concerned students to believe it when you are not sure if it is true yourself. So, our idea was brilliantly simple; find something everyone says cannot be done, then do it and come back and say, "See, nothing is impossible!" Miki came up with the idea to walk the length of Japan on takeuma, or stilts. It seemed perfect. And so the "Pongo Hogo Hogo Challenge" was born.
We bought two one-way tickets to Hokkaido where we would start the challenge at Cape Soya on a pair of freshly cut bamboo poles. Our goal was to walk south until we reached Cape Sata in Kyushu.
It took almost all of that first month for us to come to grips with our stilting reality. Our days were long, our hands and feet were sore and our bags seemed always to get heavier over the course of our 15-to-20-km. days. But when we opened our eyes, the beauty that surrounded us captivated us.
The plains of Hokkaido's Sarobetsu National Park were filled with migratory birds and bounding deer who bleated their greetings as we walked slowly by. Wild flowers lined our way and, with the conical silhouette of Rishiri Island looking over us to the west, our aches became more bearable and the distances seemed more doable. With wide roads, few cars and friendly locals, it was the perfect place for us to ease into the demands of our challenge.
The first of August signaled our arrival in Honshu and the beginning of summer. Whereas Hokkaido had been cooled by an unusually rainy July, the roads in Aomori, Akita and Yamagata were all sweltering under clear blue skies and the exhaust fumes of holidaying cars all eager to get to the same beaches we walked beside.
We took every opportunity to cool down in the clear waters of the Japan Sea, wondering why most of the people were more content to sit next to their barbecues than paddle around in the rock pools that dotted the rocky coastline. Tohoku was a part of Japan we had never seen, but the more we passed rows of squid hanging to dry, or cascading rice paddies overlooking the ocean, it was one we came to love.
With such views to keep us occupied, we found the distances disappeared more easily. Our bodies, however, were ending each day with the same pains they had felt back in Hokkaido. Toenails were going black, blisters were forming on blisters, and muscles just wouldn't loosen up. It was to be a part of the challenge we would have to endure right to the very end in Kagoshima, but one we came to realize was all part of walking the length of Japan on stilts.
The further south we wandered, the bigger the towns got. Bigger towns meant more attention as we walked past bewildered faces peering from car windows.
We became quite good at reading lips with comments ranging from '"sugoi" or "Wow, look at that!" to "Baka da ne" or "Look at those crazy buggers!" Sometimes people said nothing, as they drove, mouths agape toward the very edge of disaster before recovering their composure and, fortunately for them and sometimes us, their direction.
Almost every person who passed, however, mouthed the word "takeuma" or stilts, as if seeing them brought back some recollection from their youth. Walking down the length of Japan on something not traditionally Japanese seemed wrong and, as we watched lips after lips mouthing the same familiar word, we silently congratulated the decision to have chosen something so central to everyone's past.
The takeuma themselves were holding together much better than we had expected, or anyone else for that matter and, as we passed through rolling surf in Niigata, golden fields of rice in Toyama and our halfway point at Kanazawa's historical heart, we bid a fond farewell to the Japan Sea and turned left for the metropolises that lay ahead along Japan's Pacific coast.
It was this reintroduction to the fast lane that actually put the brakes on our momentum for the first time. Our daily routine of walking, cooking and then making camp proved much more difficult in the concrete jungles that surrounded Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. The cheery shouts of encouragement we had enjoyed along the Japan Sea were replaced by the indifference of people caught up in the rush of city life.
It was a motivation killer we hadn't prepared for and, as our days dragged endlessly among the smokestacks of factory filled cities, we constantly fought, not only with each other, but with the gnawing feeling the challenge's end lay somewhere among this hazy landscape
Had it not been for the sudden emergence of one very simple and anticipated event in Japan, our challenge may have ended there. As we struggled through Kobe, and into Himeji with its beautifully preserved castle, we were confronted by an assortment of colors that seemed to bounce off the hills surrounding us.
Autumn had arrived, the trees were celebrating in glorious style and the simple sight of a Japanese kouyou in the soft light of morning and afternoon did wonders for our legs and our motivation.
Each day, despite the traffic along our congested course, we floated along past Okayama's Korakuen Garden, Hiroshima's temple-filled town of Onomichi and on to Shikoku over the spectacular cycling/walking friendly Shimanami Kaido or highway over the sea.
Mikan (mandarin oranges) hung from trees like Christmas decorations along much of our route in Ehime and, for the first time since Hokkaido, we met other travelers—ohenro-san—each on their own spiritual pilgrimage to walk Shikoku's 88 temples.
As November rolled into December, we crossed into Kyushu by ferry and were faced by our last frightful test before our goal in Kagoshima. Mountains as tall as the horizon loomed in front of us. By walking along the coastal roads, we had somehow managed to avoid the worst of them up until now, but there seemed no way of getting around these.
With winter now here, the colder temperatures were a new challenge. Numbed by frigid mornings, our hands could no longer feel the stilts and our feet struggled to find the footrests with each step. Walking became a test of concentration, but with our minds occupied with the task of simply walking, the mountains that had seemed so frightening were disappearing in the constant fight to simply stay upright.
After a short break for Christmas, and buoyed by the warmth of Kyushu's people, the days passed quickly, and the New Year brought with it our first view of Kagoshima Bay and the southern tip of Japan. With Sakurajima smoldering to our right, and Mt. Kaimon standing protectively across from Cape Sata, we felt our first pang of sadness for the end of a trip that six months earlier had seemed so unlikely.
Coming into Cape Sata on our 189th and last day, the winds that had marred the start had returned to see us to our goal. Worse than any typhoon wind we had seen, they blew against every step as if to say, "It's yours if you can get there." But there was no doubt in our minds. Together we had learned anything really is possible, if you face up to it one small step at a time.
Support for the Orangutan no Mori Hogo Saisei Project
During our trip, we raised almost $11,000 for the orangutan and their forest homes, almost all of which has come from the pockets of people along the way. All funds will be used by Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation's (BOS) "Orangutan no Mori Hogo Saisei Project" which aims to purchase parcels of land in Borneo for the reintroduction of rehabilitated orangutans into the wild. Donations can still be made through our site or the BOS Japan site. Every little bit helps.
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Two Sundays ago, at the suggestion of preaching professor David Lose, I challenged my congregation to ask people if they go to church and if not, to ask them why. I try never to ask my congregation to do something I'm not willing to do myself, and so, on the way home that day, I asked someone. Here's what happened, as reported on Facebook:
Actual conversation on my way home from church today:
"Excuse me," I asked the stranger walking his dog on my street, "Do you go to church?"
"No," he said. "I believe in God, but I don't go to church."
"Why not?" I asked.
"Honestly? Because a lot of churches are too judgmental."
I told him I was a pastor and that I was trying to help my congregation be less judgmental. He asked where and I said First Baptist. He wanted to know where it was and what time we had services. And then he said this:
"I believe in God. In fact one night I was lying there in my bed and I said, 'God, if you're real, show me.' And then my bedroom door opened, not once, not twice, but three times!" (tears came to his eyes, and he got choked up).
He asked again where my church was and then said, "I might not come to church, but if you want to talk to me on the street anytime, I'd be glad to."
So, that was two weeks ago. Last Sunday I saw the same guy on the same corner as I was walking home from church. This is what happened:
He: Pastor Jim!
Me: Hey, aren't you the guy I talked to a couple of weeks ago? What's your name?
He: Edward.
Me: Right! You told me the story about knowing God was real because of your bedroom door opening and closing three times one night.
He: Right.
Me: I shared that story on Facebook! A lot of people were really moved by it.
He: I almost came to church today, except I didn't wake up until 10:45. I work late, you know. But I am reading the Book of Isaiah.
Me: You're kidding! I talked about Isaiah in today's sermon. I said I thought it was a book Jesus grew up listening to, and one that helped him understand who he was and what he was supposed to do.
He: Well, I'm on chapter 65, so…just one chapter to go.
Me: Good for you. That's amazing! And listen, I hope you'll come to church next week. We're having one big worship service at 11:00 and then dinner on the grounds afterward. If you come I'll buy your lunch!
He: Okay!
I don't know what will happen next, but #churchjusthappened both times I talked to Edward. Maybe you could try it yourself this week. Somebody might be hoping for just that kind of conversation.


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We were recently sitting around the Easter dinner table discussing tuition, college and relishing the fact that we will no longer be paying tuition, since our daughter graduates with her Master's Degree a few weeks from now.
My mom stated that she paid $110.00 for all three years of nursing school at the Beverly Hospital School for nurses. She graduated from Hamilton high school in 1953, so she attended nursing school until 1956. She is a registered nurse (RN). My daughter's jaw dropped at that one, because she recently paid that amount for just one text book! Mom paid for the school herself. Neither of her parents had attended college. Her dad had an eighth grade education, and her mother had graduated from Beverly High School.
On my Dad's side, he was the first to graduate college. Later his older brother graduated on a GI scholarship and became a teacher. My dad graduated from Beverly High School in 1952, and attended one year at Northeastern University in Boston, and then graduated from Boston University in 1957. Dad used to commute to classes on the train from Beverly. He switched his major from Chemistry (the influence of Sputnik) to Government and he wanted to go into the Foreign Service or teaching. He ended up in insurance. I didn't know what he paid in tuition costs, so I emailed BU for the answer. To my surprise it was $800 for an academic year (two semesters!).
I went to Lesley College in the early 1980s. It was about $8,000 a year, including books, room and board in Harvard Square, our fair city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was an exorbitant amount of money compared to the tuition my sister paid for the University of Massachusetts. However, since it was a private school, the scholarships were extremely generous and I actually paid less for my education than my sister. Lesley was a private teacher's college. I think I was paid about $18,000 a year when I graduated with a Master's degree and began teaching in a public school.
Hubby attended MIT, also in Cambridge, and paid about $9600 a year, including expenses, and also received generous scholarship assistance. I remember that he worked part time his fourth year, but still in four years he earned a B.S. and his M.S. in engineering, saving us years of tuition payments. After graduation we married and he still worked the same job. On our first wedding anniversary he was offered a job in NH for about $25,000 and we thought that was terrific, Yippee! Both of his parents had attended college in Spain, his mother trained as a teacher, and his father attended a Jesuit Institution.
The year 2010 is a tough economy for recent grads. Our daughter also went to Boston and completed a five year program to earn a double major, double minor and Masters Degree. She was offered a full time job with benefits at a museum outside of Boston, so she grabbed it even though she still has one month of classes and a thesis to finish. Let me just say that her tuition was MUCH more than what we paid, and even more than my husband's full first year salary, not including room, board, and books! I also realized as I wrote this that she is the third generation to graduate from an all women's institute of higher learning. This is significant because they were common in my Mom's day and becoming unpopular in the 1970s and 1980s when I went to college. Today there are only two women's colleges left in the Boston area.
In my family tree there are teachers and ministers who attended Harvard and other New England institutions in the 1600s and 1700s, most never attending a formal school but learning "on the job." However, in the past six generations, only the last three generations graduated from colleges. Tuition seems to be rising at a rate much higher than salaries. Harvard has become too exclusive and competitive for the average New England student. It used to be the equivalent of a local college, but now is considered a world class University, and educating scientists, lawyers and businessmen, not just small town pastors and teachers. It was a fun conversation, comparing tuitions, salaries and book prices. I wonder what Harvard tuition was in 1653?
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by Tula Connell, Mar 14, 2008
What is it about teachers that reactionaries don't like?
Maybe it's because an educated electorate poses a threat to those who seek to control the public—"Danger: Educated Union Member" is one of our favorite phrases—and so teachers pose an easy target for the antediluvians among us. (Remember John Stossel's ABC trash piece, "Stupid in America"?).
The success of teachers' unions also draws particular ire from the anti-education crowd.
This week, you may have seen full-page ads in USA Today or teevee spots on CNN and Fox attacking teachers. The ads are part of a $1 million advertising assault on teachers' unions launched days ago.
Two questions emerge.
Who would spend this amount of money trashing teachers? And who stands to make tons of money off this campaign?
The second question is the simplest to answer. The egregiously misnamed Center for Union Facts is the money-making entity pushing the campaign. The organization is another front group by sleaze propagandist Richard Berman. Among Berman's list of hatchet jobs is a PR campaign through his American Beverage Institute to slam Mothers Against Drunk Driving on behalf of the alcohol industry. Via the Center for Consumer Freedom, Berman wielded a literally toxic campaign for the tuna industry to encourage pregnant women to eat tuna—never mind the mercury. (AFT's NCLBlog also points out Berman's attacks on Robert Redford here.)
Berman regularly reproduces organizations with innocuous-sounding names to perpetrate the opposite of what they seem.
As a result, Berman makes money. Lots of it. He runs five campaigns out of his offices in Washington, D.C., with backers paying "huge fees" to his lobbying firm, according to the Union Busting Network at the non-profit American Rights at Work. Citing USA Today, American Rights at Work notes Berman's company has 28 employees and earns $10 million a year, but "only Berman and his bookkeeper wife" know how much of the $10 million ends up in their own pockets. Or as the Las Vegas Sun puts it:
[Berman] never discloses his financial backers, allowing large, mainstream companies to fund him without having to associate their brand names with his sharp-elbowed approach.
At the Conservative Leadership Conference in Nevada last October, the Las Vegas Sun notes that when Berman described the tactics behind his teacher attack campaign, he
approvingly quoted mobster Al Capone: "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word."
In Ohio, where Berman is aiming his "gun" at the Columbus Education Association, the association sums up his mission:
Not enough Columbus City teachers have been fired between the 2003–04 and 2006–07 school years to satisfy the Center For Union Facts. The anti-labor group posits that it is too easy for many Columbus City School teachers to obtain a continuing contract (known as tenure in other states) and they are therefore able to escape the accountability and scrutiny of the evaluation process.
Berman's sights clearly are off. Columbus was one of the first National Education Association (NEA) locals to host a Peer Assistance and Review Program, winning a Saturn Award for the program and becoming a centerpiece in former NEA President Bob Chase's concept of "New Unionism." The program involves intensive hands-on training, conferences, evaluation and mentoring to ensure the highest skill levels among teachers. Further, as Columbus Education Association President Rhonda Johnson stated:
I find it highly ironic, that on the day that this smear campaign begins, the [Peer Assistance and Review Program] panel is meeting to consider whether to make a recommendation to the Superintendent to non-renew 4 intern teachers and to receive reports on three experienced teachers whose [Peer Assistance Review] consulting teachers have grave concerns about their classroom performance.
AFT President Ed McElroy describes Berman as "a shameless lobbyist who has shilled for pesticide, alcohol and tobacco companies."
Berman has a record of using hidden funders to attack groups that contribute a great deal to society. Now, he is coming after teachers at a time when most Americans support education and want to make improving education a top national priority.
The groups funding Berman have lots of money to spend. As part of his teacher attack campaign, he's inviting nominations for a contest to determine the nation's worst unionized teachers. The "winners" will be offered $10,000 each if they permanently resign or retire from any career in education—if they sign a release agreeing to have their name and the reasons for their selection published by the group.
This leads us back to the first question: Who would spend this amount of money trashing teachers?
Behind Berman's Center for Union Mis-Facts, are an array of organizations, such as the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that have an ideological and pecuniary axe to grind. They hate unions and more importantly, the workers who join together in unions to assert their rights as human beings are entitled to decent wages, affordable health coverage and retirement security.
The Las Vegas Sun puts his attack on teachers unions in perspective, saying it is "really a small front in a much bigger battle over the future of the labor movement and its role in American politics."
It's not clear Berman cares at all about education policy. His real target is the broader labor movement offers profiles of anti-union organizations with details on their lobbying, litigation and media outreach, as well as their connections to each other.
The Sun article goes on:
If the public doesn't trust the teachers unions, he reasons, surely they won't trust steel workers or other unions that don't have such a seemingly beneficent pedigree.
Berman wants lots of money and will do what it takes to keep the feeding at the pig trough. Those paying him to do their dirty work don't want us, as individuals, joining together to face the boss, the Big Business employer, the corporate conglomeration that profits when we don't challenge a wage system that means we must work two and three jobs to support our families, or go without prescription medication so we can pay the rent.
Workers in unions challenge that ideological mindset every day. And that's why Berman is being paid millions to go after us.
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WASHINGTON—"It's a great day for the First Amendment," said Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty.
Bishop Lori spoke January 11, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court voted unanimously to uphold a church's right to determine who its ministers are and banned government interference in the process. His statement follows.
The Supreme Court decision marks a victory for religious liberty and the U.S. Constitution. Freedom of Religion is America's First Freedom and the Court has spoken unanimously in favor of it. The Founding Fathers would be proud. Respect for the long-standing "ministerial exception," which is grounded in the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment, prevents the government from interfering in the employment relationship between a Church and its ministers. This decision makes resoundingly clear the historical and constitutional importance of keeping internal church affairs off limits to the government—because whoever chooses the minister chooses the message.It's a great day for the First Amendment.
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45 years old today! Thank you God for giving me another healthy and happy year. Five years ago I gave up dreading the act of becoming older. It's not like I had any input as to whether or not it would happen! Another year = another gift.
Topaz and I went out for a quick 5 miles around the neighborhood this morning before I headed off to work for a few hours. Off to the gym for a session on the stair stepper, elliptical and hills on the treadmill. Back home for another 4 miles on snowshoe with Topaz while the boys were tramping down the trails for me. Trying to tramp down the trail for me! Nobody else uses the trail that I snowshoe upon so it is tough work trying to get a decent trail. They became tired as did I. Three short workouts was enough on this birthday.
No fear, tomorrow will be the annual birthday = miles run. I'll be running 45 miles for my 45 years. I haven't yet decided if I'll snowshoe run 20 with Topaz and run 25 into Big Lake, around the lake 2x, back home or if I'll head into Minneapolis and run the lakes for the day. I ran the lakes last year for 44, I'll probably do the snowshoe/road option. Tyler will be working all day, Steve is ice fishing and Troy will be heading of to snowboard. I have all day long. It will take me all day long!
Friday I'm running The Polar Dash 10K. It will feel good to get in some road running after all of the trail plowing I've been doing lately.
Oh, today I made a fabulous stuffed squash that Angela posted. After baking the squash I stuffed it with quinoa, celery, carrot, dried cranberry, ginger, cinnamon, onion and sage. Fabulous! I'll post a picture above. Steve even ate a squash halve and that rarely happens. Of course they really liked the prime rib soup I made for them, too. Leftovers from Christmas Eve dinner. Even though I'm not eating meat I do still prepare it for the guys. I've been fixing meat for dinner for 28 years, can't stop now!
Thank you for all of the Happy Birthday's. I appreciate it!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Labels: Birthday Run, Vegan
3 comments:
- Matthew Patten said...
Happy Birthday JB!
You make 45 look easy. I hope all of my moving parts are still in tact when I am there.
When are you doing your birthday miles?
Happy Birthday Julie!!!! Good luck at Polar Dash, too. Are you doing their series? I'll be walking the Polar Dash 5k (trail running injury... leaves concealed uneven terrain = bum ankle + several months not running - ick!). Anyway, enjoy your run - hope it's a good one to kick off the new year!
- SteveQ said...
Happy B'day (again). If you do the 45 miles, your miles for the year will be more than double mine!
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TEMPE, Ariz. – Former Arizona State Baseball stars Andre Ethier and Dustin Pedroia will join Muhammad
Ali at Coach Murphy's Charity Home Run Derby on Friday night at Scottsdale Stadium. Ethier, from the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Pedroia, from the Boston Red Sox, will be in attendance to root on the home run derby contestants.
ASU Baseball Head Coach, Pat Murphy, is leading sluggers up to bat as he hosts his Inaugural Charity Home Run Derby & Family Fun Fall Festival. Celebrities including Muhammad Ali will make special appearances to root on contestants as they swing for the fences.
Entertainment will be featured throughout the night including The Rave, Phoenix's hottest variety rock band. Attendees can also enjoy dinner options, a silent auction and raffle drawings. A Kid Zone is available for children 10 years old and under.
The Home Run Derby & Family Fun Fall Festival will benefit The Crossroads, Inc. Transitional living for people in recovery. Substance abuse affects all of our lives. The Crossroads, Inc. has provided a safe and healthy environment for people recovering from alcoholism and addiction for nearly 50 years in the Phoenix area. Throughout its six facilities, it impacts residents, alumni, and community members with continuing support meetings and educational scholarships.
The event will be at Scottsdale Stadium on Friday, November 6 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.protixonline.com.
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This is the fork at the end of this blog. What I mean is that that this is the last post on this blog: https://thinkwrap.wordpress.com/
I am not going away from the blogosphere. Quite the opposite – after playing with Twitter, Facebook, Wave and other social fashionable tools, I think I have now better grasp on what is the place and meaning of a blog versus the microblog or social site. This blog is going to be split into two independent blogs, one completely mine and one shared with my friends and coworkers.
Yes, after the merger of Thinknostic and Pentura earlier this year, we (meaning ThinkWrap Solutions) have now integrated, corporate blog that is way more than a single guy's opinion. I am one of the contributors, meaning that you will find posts by myself but also by Nael, Milos, Mike and few more great and talented guys we are happy to have as part of the company. And more will certainly come. Oh, the URL – see http://blog.thinkwrap.com/.
The second life of this blog continues on my very own URL, http://miroadamy.com/. For my own convenience, I have exported everything written here and imported it back. It is also WordPress, hosted by same service, all I have added is custom domain redirect – of a domain I am holding since 2003 and never had really good use for it. So now I have.
As the URL suggests, it will be personal blog, still very technically oriented, but occasionally going into areas of I have been avoiding until now – being one of the "unofficial" Thinknostic blogs.
Therefore – if you have bookmarked this site, please change the bookmarks to here or here. Or both :-).
And – as one of my favorite Sci-Fi authors would put it: So long and thanks for all the fish …