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Ancestry.com recently published a Valentines Day feature, Discovering True Love.
There's a story behind that marriage date. But unless the tale has been passed down through family lore or you're the proud owner of a collection of torrid love letters, you're never going to get it, right?
Don't give up so easily. Turns out that story of true love could be hiding in a yearbook or a census record. Or it may be waiting in a document or photo that you've already found, viewed, and saved … just waiting for you to take a second look.
This Ancestry.com article inspired me to write about a love story from among my own ancestors. Although Eric and Bertina Winje are not the only examples of loving and lasting relationships from among my mother's ancestors, the challenges this particular couple faced never cease to amaze me. Theirs was a relationship that weathered much of the spectrum of life and was still as strong as ever in its final moments. But, in many ways, it is just another "everyday" love story from among our courageous immigrant ancestors.
|Eric L. and Bertina Winje, 1915.
As anyone who has ever loved knows, love is not all sweetness and light. Real love includes many bumps along the way: give and take, up and down, light and shadow, and so on, plus plenty of personal sacrifice. My great great grandmother, Thibertine (Johnson), or "Bertina" as she was called, with her second husband, Eric L. Winje, encountered great joy, inescapable tragedy, and everything inbetween during their time as a couple. The point is that they encountered everything together for 56 years, and the bond made them even closer.
Bertina was the petite, good-natured, auburn-haired wife of an immigrant farmer, Baard Johnson. The Johnsons arrived in the U. S. in 1866 from Nord-Troendelag, Norway, along with their two children, Ole M. and Ellen Julie, and began homesteading on prairie land in Chippewa County, Minnesota. When Baard died from typhoid fever in 1872, Bertina found herself quite alone with two underage children, an 80-acre farm to manage, and a homestead contract that had not yet met the government requirements of five years working and living on the land. She could have lost everything if the right man had not come along in time.
Lars and Ragnild Winje, Norwegian immigrants who homesteaded near to the Johnsons, had a grown son named Eric. In 1872, Eric was 21 years old, which was ten years Bertina Johnson's junior, and at 5 feet 11 inches, he was more than a foot taller. Eric was a good looking young man with brown hair, gray eyes, a smallish mouth, and an "ordinary" nose, according to his passport application of 1895. The two began a relationship in the months following Baard Johnson's death. Being of the same community, the pair had initially met at the local Lutheran Church or other gathering. Perhaps Bertina had even hired Eric Winje to help out on the farm during the weeks of her husband's illness or after his death.
Eric Winje and Bertina Johnson quickly decided that togetherness was a good thing. They began living together as common-law spouses and had a baby girl in 1873 (Berthe Regine, or "Regina"), but were not married until March 15, 1874. The delay in the marriage date was planned in order to protect the legal interests of Bertina's eldest son, Ole M. Johnson, who stood to inherit his father's property. If Bertina had married Eric Winje before the homestead requirement was completed under her first husband's name, they would have had to begin anew under Eric Winje's application. The delay of the marriage, as well as protecting his stepson's interest in the land ownership, was definitely a sacrifice for love and honor on Winje's part.
Winje was an intelligent man who was driven to better himself and his family's situation. While working as the county clerk for Chippewa County in Montevideo, Minnesota, he read for the law in his spare time and passed the bar exam. He also worked as a Justice of the Peace and even officiated at his stepson's wedding. The Winjes then gave up the family homestead in Granite Falls Township to Bertina's grown son, Ole M. Johnson, and moved into a house in Montevideo to accomodate their growing young family. Their children would eventually number eight in all: Regina, Louis, Lena, Emma M., Emma Thalette, Edward, Hattie, and Annie.
After the first son, Louis, was born to Eric and Bertina in September 1874, the couple gave their one-year-old daughter, Regina, to be raised by Eric's parents. In Norwegian families, children were often placed where it made the most sense. Perhaps the grandparents had admired the little girl so much that the couple offered her up as company and a helpmate for Lars and Ragnild Winje's elder years. It is most certain that Bertina helped come to this decision, but it had to be a loving sacrifice on her part to give up her beautiful little daughter to Eric's parents, even if they were close enough to see her on a regular basis. In 1878, Eric and Bertina lost their fourth-born (Emma M.), to diphtheria, while she was still a baby.
In 1887, Winje accepted a position as attorney in Duluth, and the family moved across the state. Duluth was an up and coming port town during those years, and Eric's professional urban career afforded the family a new social stature, as Bertina and the children began to adjust to city life and its amenities. Eric increased his community involvement and was elected Municipal Court Judge. Several of the Winje children attended and graduated from Duluth Central High School. By then, Bertina could probably not believe the difference between her prior life as a poor immigrant homesteader and her new life as the wife of a Duluth judge. The couple, though still not rich by any means, purchased a steam launch and entertained family and friends on the waterways surrounding the city. They also attended many local cultural and campaigning events.
Tragedy struck the Winjes a few short years later when a diphtheria epidemic in 1888 took their two little red-haired daughters, Hattie (5), and Annie (2), the youngest members of the family. Meanwhile, back in Chippewa County, Eric's younger brother had also succumbed to the same disease a few days earlier. But, even these occurences were not the last of bitter sadness for Eric and Bertina. In 1893, their eldest son, Louis, drowned during a boating accident on their steam launch, the Ellida. Louis had been studying law at Minnesota University in Minneapolis, and the promise of the future generation rested upon his shoulders. Louis, who was said to be the epitome of his father in intelligence and character, was expected to bring to fruition all of Eric and Bertina's immigrant dreams. But, it would never be. During an August evening, Eric Winje was piloting the steam launch without running lights during the hours of dusk on Lake Superior, headed home with his son after a long day's excursion. The weather conditions at the time are unknown, but the steam launch went unseen by a passing ferry and a collision resulted. Eric somehow remained on the sinking launch and was rescued by ferry personnel, but Louis either jumped or fell off the launch during the collision and drowned. His body was not recovered for several days. How Louis's death must have weighed on Eric's conscience throughout the years, whether he could have helped the situation or not. And, how many times must Bertina have called upon the grace of God to give her understanding and forgiveness, trying all the while not to hold her husband responsible for their son's untimely death.
A few years later, the Winjes' eldest daughter, Regina, died at the age of 25, a week after giving birth to her fifth son. Following Regina's death, Eric and Bertina had three living children remaining out of the initial eight. In an example of "what goes around, comes around," they took Regina's newborn child, Thomas Raymond Strand, to raise as their own, just as Eric's own parents had taken Regina to raise as a young girl. Regina's four older sons continued to be raised by their father with the help of a housekeeper, whom he later married.
By this time, Eric's law career in Duluth seemed stalled by his inability to get re-elected as Municipal Court Judge. Change called out to the couple and they left Duluth for Renville County, Minnesota, which was closer to their original home in Chippewa County. Eric Winje summoned up the ideals and aspirations of his youth and ran for the State Senate through the Democratic party, but withdrew before the election in favor of another candidate. The Winjes' next move was to Detroit Lakes in Becker County, where their lives settled into cautious comfort once more. Winje again served as a judge for Detroit Lakes. Their daughters, Lena Marie and Emma Thalette, continued to live with them during their elder years, while their son Edward sought new adventures as a homesteader in Canada. Lena taught school and eventually became a school superintendant, while Emma Thalette, also a teacher, eventually chose to teach piano from their home while caring for their parents.
The couple's last loving sacrifice came during a period when Eric Winje's health began to fail. Their daughter, Lena, wrote in a letter to her half-brother, Ole M. Johnson, that "Father has tried everything he could to make [himself] well, but it was of no use." Bertina, who was by then suffering from dementia, developed pneumonia while bedridden. In early 1930, when Eric passed away at the closest hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, Lena and Emma were not sure if their mother had even been aware of their father's illness.
Science has determined that even an unconscious mind is somewhat aware of what is going on nearby. I believe that with everything the Winjes endured together, how could Bertina not miss the sound of her husband's voice or his presence about the house, even if she did not appear to be aware of any change? When Eric's absence became apparent to Bertina, perhaps communicated through the sadness of a daughter's touch, she may have taken comfort in the promise of their wedding vows of so many years before: "...in sickness and in health, 'til death do us part." On February 15, 1930, the day after Valentines Day, Bertina followed her loyal companion to the grave. After having given one another a lifetime of growth, fulfillment, and loving support, the Winjes were buried next to each other at Scandia Cemetery overlooking Lake Superior, near several of their children.


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The companies have agreed to a letter of intent, which will see Toshiba work on new electric batteries for the cars, created using lithium-ion battery systems.
Volkswagen Chairman Martin Winterkorn, said about the link-up with Toshiba: "A considerable amount of research and development work still has to be carried out until we can produce the electric vehicle, in the field of lithium-ion battery technology in particular.
"This is an area in which the Volkswagen group is working with further potential technological partners including Toshiba."
Lithium-ion the future
Toshiba announced at the beginning of February that it was to step up its battery production, with plans for new battery factories afoot. The company is fully behind lithium-ion technology in electric cars.
One of the most popular electric (albeit hybrid) cars out at the moment is the Toyota Prius, which uses a nickel-metal hydride battery. This new deal points to lithium-ion being the battery of choice for electric cars in the future.
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Some photos taken from the vernissage of a french friend, Jano Herz, who started to create these little boxes since he was a teenager. I actually find them so interesting and as every art piece, everyone should take his time with a glass of wine and give his own interpretation to them. There were also some candles for everyone of us to "study" better each box.. and in the end the atmosphere created was perfect and it was like being in an old big house all meant to be explored. The night was organized by the bar Le Velours Noir, and really, if you're in Berlin and you feel cold but still want to go and take a drink with some close friends in a cozy place.. just go there! It's like this place wants to tell you a story, and if you feel like you want to do it too, you could easly tell a story to the kind and friendly owner and he'll listen to you.
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She's here.
Please meet Miss Elodie, born March 29th at 11:20am.
Friends, I will tell you all about it, soon. For now, there are not enough minutes in the day to peel me away.
how beautiful. can not wait to hear her story! i recall your grpa saying she would have a lot of hair? congratulations michael and aura!
Beautiful! Enjoy this precious time and emotions. Welcome sweetie!
Oh she is so beautiful :-)
such a sweet little girl!!
Congratulations form Italy :-)
hugs to your family of 3!!
Congratulations sweetie! You are going to be an amaaaazing mommy! Enjoy every little moment!
She is simply precious!
she is so so beautiful!! congratulations!!! she is amazing!!!! i love her!!!!
kisses!!! mum!!!
The love and joy keeps growing. There is nothing greater! I am so excited to watch you through your greatest adventure yet. Much love to you, M, and sweet baby Elle!
Oh my heavens. She is simply precious! & I'm in love with all over her dark hair! Can't wait to hear more & see more her! Congratulations Momma & Daddy!
Congratulations. Such a joy. Enjoy your angel and sleep whenever you can xxx
She is absolutely gorgeous. I am so happy for your family, and cannot wait to hear about her debut.
Good job, lady!
Oh Aura, congratulations to you and your family <3 She is beautiful!
What a wonderful blog to wake up to this morning.
She is an angel. Your photographs of her are amazing and she is beautiful!
Conguragulations Aura and welcome sweet Elodie. Put more photos of this beatiful angel x x x
She is perfect! And when you crave human contact and a moment "away" I hope you will tell us her story. I love the name choice. It's beautiful and sophisticated. Just like her Mama.
Congratulations! She is absolutely precious & her hair is so sweet ♥
Congratulations Aura and Michael. She's perfect :) And a very lucky girl for having you as mommy. Elodie is a beautiful name. Much love to you all.
My heart just exploded with joy at these pictures- at realizing they announced the arrival of your beautiful daughter. Congratulations, Mama!She is gorgeous. And her name is like sweet music. Hope you are feeling well. Keep yourself wrapped in these moments with her. They go by so swiftly. I am looking across the room at my 14 year old and 14 month old now.
I have a tear in my eye! Been checking all week to see when baby girl was going to make her entrance :)
Congratulations Aura and family xxx
She is breathtaking; congratulations to your family.
Her name is beautiful, too. I took a class with an Elodie & she was a gem.
Dear Aura and Michael congratulations....enjoy every single moment with your darling daughter. This brings back such happy memories of when our darling Hannah was born, looking just as gorgeous as your beautiful Elodie with deep black hair like her baba and blue eyes like mine. She's in her final year at University now and the days inbetween have flown by so quickly like speedy little birds. Never apologies for time spent with your gorgeous Elodie, they are very very precious.
Tabrikat and Tavaloodat Mobarak to Elodie joon...
WOW- Auro, Congrats! She is such a sweet little bundle.
Love it so much. What a joy.
congratulations! welcome to the little bird :)
Oh my, she is delish! Those toes, oh how I love baby feet. I see that little band aid on it too. She is beautiful... and that hair. Breathe in all that baby breath Mama. Good Job Mama & Papa, especially Mama. :) SO happy for you and your family of now 3.
Much love and happiness to you and YOUR little joon! She is darling. I am a long-term lurker but that sweet little bundle makes me just want to sing with happy happy and pass on all the best wishes in the world.
That is a beautiful baby girl. I am so happy for you and your family!
I have read your blog for a long time but I don't think I have ever commented. Many congratulations to you both on the birth of Elodie, she is absolutely gorgeous! I am sure you will both be wonderful parents x
SHE is beautiful! I can't believe all that hair... Can't wait to read about your experience w/labor... Love the photo of her toes!.
Congratulations Aura! She is absolutely gorgeous. Can't wait to hear all about it :)
CONGRATS!!! She's so beautiful and lovely - as is her pretty name. AND my little guy just turned two on March 29th, so it has a special little place in my heart:) Enjoy your new sweet one!
OH Aura!!! She's breathtaking. Congratulations.
Beautiful just doesn't do her justice. Congratulations. She is a precious little one. Your photos are gorgeous.
Oh, my God, Aura! she is so beautiful and it´s so nice seeing her after following the adventure of your pregnancy..CONGRATS!!!!
congratulations! she is beautiful!
She is so beautiful! Congrats!
Enjoy the bliss of motherhood , so glad she made it safe and sound
Preciosa, Beautiful! Congratulations! :)
She is simply beautiful. I have chills thinking about the happiness you are feeling right now. Congratualtions!
Congratulations Mama!!! She is beautiful!
Now that I'm done blotting tears...congratulations...she is truly beautiful!! Well done! I just got an email of pics of my next grandbaby...who is being coy and won't yet let us know if they are a boy or a girl!! Anna is still refusing to join us out here....yet! Congratulations on your beautiful daughter and thank you for taking a few moments to share!
she is absolutely stunning!!
i just found your blog 2 days ago, and am so happy i found it when i did! congratulations, mama and daddy!!
Congratulations! She's gorgeous
Congratulations!! What a beatiful little lady! And the Name fits her perfectly!
Congratulations- she is beautiful- absolutely perfect! Soak up every moment...
Congratulations Aura! She's beautiful and I can't wait to hear your birth story.
Congratulations! She is beautiful. I remember when my 1st daughter was born...it was the happiest day of my life. I hope you share your birth story...I love hearing those! The miracle of birth is awesome.
oh my gosh she is gorgeous! and I love her name! Congratulations Mama!
Congratulations. She is so precious.
I melted. She is gorgeous, but I had no doubt that would be the case since she was coming from her mama (& dad too). So happy for you! Enjoy getting to know your little one!
I love the shot of her feet! She is gorgeous! Congratulations!!!
Even more gorgeous than I imagined! Her hair! SO precious! COngratulations!! :)
Congratulations, she is beautiful!
oh, look at all that gorgeous hair!! she's adorable, so peaceful. we'll all wait patiently to hear more stories and see more photos - for now, enjoy those not enough minutes!!
Congratulations Aura & Michael! She's beautiful! God bless you guys!
A huge and warm congratulations to you and your family! She is beautiful. :)
Aura she is adorable! The hair! Oh goodness it's beautiful! :) I love the little flower you have put in it. Congratulations to you and Michael on your precious little one!
(Pretty blog design too! :))
Congratulations! She is beautiful. What a little blessing for you :) Much happiness and endless love for your family!
congratulations mama!!! she is absolutely beautiful! all that hair, and she looks so big! not at all like a fresh newborn! the name is beautiful- agree with the other commenter who said it sounds like music. enjoy every minute with her!
I knew it. I felt it. Kept checking your page to see whether she'd arrived yet. Beautiful name, beautiful child, beautiful pictures. Enjoy your time with you. We will wait patiently. Can't wait to hear the story. You tell them so wonderfully. Congrats to you and your family on the new addition.
absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Congratulations. and enjoy soaking up every moment with as a new family.
She is beautiful! Hearty congratulations to you and yours - take time to be a Momma! :)
She's beautiful! Congrats!
She is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations to you and Michael. Enjoy because they grow up so fast.
Congrats Aura & Michael! She is gorgeous!
Congratulations Aura! She is angelic. What a blessing! :)
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! sweet baby love!! congrats, shes beautiful!!!
Awww, congrats!! She's beautiful! I cannot wait to hear the birth story!!!
I KNEW she was here :) in my mind. She is beautiful, congratulations!
Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful.
what a beautiful little girl! can't wait to read more about your adventures of 3... Warm greetings and congratulations from Hungary :)
she is lovely. a million good wishes.
oh Aura. She is so precious!!! So beautiful just like her mom. So happy for you!
She is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing her with us and congratulations. Enjoy your new bundle.
Congratulations to you and your family Aura!! ^^ She is so beautiful :D
Nice to meet you, Elodie. I look forward to watching you grow. Congratulations...she is lovely.
She is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!!!
Oh Aura...she's absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations to you and your husband. We all can't wait to see more of her :)
she is lovely, aura. congratulations to you both <3
What a little sweetheart. You must be so excited at your new life together. Congratulations to you all.
I've been reading your blog for quite of bit of time and I have never commented on any of your posts, but this time I wanted to say congratulations! I hope you three continue to grow and enjoy a great road ahead of you.
Oh my goodness-what a beauty!! I love her name :) Can't wait to hear all about her arrival.
my cousins birthday is the 29th, it is crazy to believe that she is already 15, and no longer my little baby.
enjoy every second of it. they grow up fast.
she is absolutely beautiful, and she has soooo much hair.
She is beautiful; just perfect! You two make cute babies :) Congratulations!
Congratulations!! <3
yay! Congratulations! :)
I literally jumped up when I saw the opening lines. She is gorgeous, Aura. Many congratulations to you and Michael. I also love that she was born with beautiful hair. So appropriate, right? What an angel she is. I cannot wait for updates with baby, but right now please take all the time you need/can with baby. We'll wait patiently. :)
She is gorgeous. Beautiful name for a beautiful baby girl. Congratulations!!!
Aura, she is stunning. I love picking out the traits of yours and Michael's in her face.
Looking forward to hearing more about her arrival, and seeing your photography skills translate to documenting the Little Bird.
look at that hair!! she is beautiful. congrats! isn't it the best feeling in the world!? love love love love
She's gorgeous Aura! Congratulations!! I can't wait to hear all about her.
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Congratulations!!!! I've been checking and wondering...she is absolutely beautiful! No big surprise! Enjoy!!!
Congratulations, Aura. She's a darling, and a lucky little lady to be born into a house of so much love and warmth. I've been a reader of yours since the hellovegas days on livejournal, and I am finally commenting to wish you and your husband all the best with your new little wonder. xoxo
aaaahhhhh! she's so very perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!! She is so incredibly beautiful!! And look at all that hair!! So dark and silky!! Oh happy day, relish in every yummy baby moment!!!!! I can't stop using exclamation points!!! :)
*squeal!* Look at all that beautiful, dark hair!! Absolutely gorgeous...I just want to scoop her up and take her home!! Congratulations on the birth of your stunning daughter!!
Congratulations! She is so incredibly beautiful and blessed to have such wonderful parents. I can not wait to hear the story of her arrival!
Congratulations! You have a beautiful family, she is precious, and look at all that hair!
Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl!! Many blessings to your new family!!
Welcome to the beautiful world, Elodie!!
way to go aura!
Oh my goodness, she is beautiful! Thank you for sharing these lovely photos. Congratulations to you and your husband! Can't wait to hear your story and see more of your wonderful pictures!
She is absolutely beautiful. Congratulations!!!
Congratulations Aura & Michael!! She is so beautiful!!!
May she have a healthy, happy & a content life among her many loved ones!
P.S: I just celebrated my birthday on the 29th :-)
she is amazing, congratulations!
she's beautiful. can not wait to hear your story. congrats! :)
Well done ~ What a beautiful welcome to her .... she is beautiful. Thanks for sharing her so generously!
She is SO beautiful. What a head of hair! Congratulations!
She is gorgeous.... simply perfect. Congrats! Elodie is a beautiful name, too. VERY WELL DONE, mama! xoxo.
congratulations! what a precious little angel!! I am so happy for you two...I'm sure you just stare at her all day long...ENJOY your beautiful new daughter!
Aura Congratulations! She is beautiful! How great to share a birthday!
oh what wonderful joy to fill in your home! she's perfect! congratulations!
Congratulations! She is truely beautiful! And I love her name!
she's gorgeous :) And she has such a beautiful name. I can't wait to read your birth story! Congrats, momma.
congrats! I cant wait to see the pics you will take now - babies are the BEST!!!! Xo
Sooo beautiful! Congratulations! And welcome to motherhood! It really is an amazing ride! :)
you did it & she's beautiful :) let life begin
CONGRATULATIONS! She is gorgeous! And she's going to have the most beautiful photos to document her whole life! How precious!
She's just perfect. Congratulations!
Oh my goodness, Aura, she's beautiful. She's perfect. Sweet girl. Congratulations.
Oh my goodness...Aura...
My breath caught when I checked your blog this morning, and I saw the title. My eyes were full with big happy mama tears. She's beautiful. These pictures are just wonderful. CONGRATULATIONS!!! I know there are not words to describe all the emotion and joy that come along with bringing your little one into the world for the first time.
All blessings and love to you and your precious family that joyously turned from 2 to 3.
Can't wait to hear more of your precious story.
Love. Love. Love.
Congratulations on your healthy and beautiful baby girl! I wish you and your family health and happiness.
YAY! congrats!! she is perfect. :)
congratulations! she is so beautiful, my eyes teared up when i saw this post. Love the name! can't wait to hear more about it.
Congratulations on your healthy and beautiful baby girl! Lots of health and happiness to your family.
Absolutely beautiful. Congratulations to you and yours. warm wishes for the path ahead.
YAY! The biggest smile came to my face when I saw this post! She looks so much like Michael! B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l! It's strange, I've been following your blog since last July and I feel like I sort of know you! Thanks for sharing this :)
So beautiful, you are so blessed. Enjoy every single second. Is her name pronounced E-Lodie or El-odie? I googled the Farsi reference does it mean "melody"? Its a beautiful name!
Congratulations! Welcome to your biggest adventure yet :)
She is absolutely adorable! and that hair, gorgeous! Congratulations! Enjoy these days, time flies much too fast.
Congratulations Aura, she's perfect!
She's adorable :-)
she is absolulty beautiful. <3
Oh Aura...she is absolutely beautiful. Isn't your heart just bursting with joy right now?
Savor these first moments with your baby girl- they go by so quickly. Welcome to the "mom club"- you are going to be amazing!
She is beautiful, congrat! I adore the picture of her tiny toes and I'm loving all of the beautiful fabrics she is looking so comfortably swaddled in! Congrats a million =)
Congratulations!!! She is so beautiful! And what an awesome name!! I have been reading your blog for several months and its been amazing to read about your journey into motherhood. Take care and enjoy!!!
Stunning. Congratulations Aura! Love her name........
Look at that hair!!! How lucky she is :)
She is absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations to you and your beautiful family :)
SHE'S HERE! Congratulations mama! I am so incredibly happy for you! Almost to the point of tears :) You've had such a beautiful pregnancy , this is the beginning of your new life as a wonderful and inspiring mama! <3
Aw. So much brown hair!!
She is lovely.
Congratulations to you both!
Congratulations!! So she came early in the end :) And she has French name, que c'est beau! Enjoy every minute of her littleness xx
Awwww...so happy for you! Looking forward to more details. She is beautiful. :)
Elodie Neda~such a beautiful name. I hope you tell us about choosing this name for her.
She's beautiful. Enjoy this time!
I've got no words... she's she's even more than beautiful!
It's so funny, I started reading your blog yesterday, saw so many gorgeous pictures and posts about the baby... I feel very happy for you! She's gorgeous and the pictures are great! All the best!!!
Congrats to the new family - Bless you all!
congrats you guys! she's absolutely perfect!
Such beauty from a tiny little girl! Conrats to you. Soak up all that she is!
So much hair!! She's absolutely beautiful! I love her name! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Congratulations Aura! She is absolutely beautiful!
I've been checking your blog every day to see if she arrived... This post made my day. She's absolutely beautiful! Congrats!
Congratulations! She's beautiful!
Congratulations! She's beautiful!
congratulations on your new little bundle of love!
she is precious! :)
Oh my goodness. She's just beautiful. Congratulations!
Congratulations! She is beautiful and simply amazing. Enjoy every minute!
Oh my, she's gorgeous! Look at all that hair! My heart leaped when I saw your new post (i've been checking everyday). Congratulations.
Congratulations! She's absolutely beautiful!
ahhhhhh congratulations!!! she is stunning - i love the hair!!!!
Congratulations Aura! She is so beautiful. I wish all the best to your family.
What a beautiful baby girl :)
Biggest congratulations to you and your hubby. Cheers to a beautiful journey for your family!
she is beautiful.
i can't believe all the hair on her head!
Congrats! What a lovely name for her too! Best wishes to you all
Precious. Good luck and good job!!!
She's perfect! Congratulations. <3
She is unbelievably precious. Such huge congratulations to you; enjoy the babymoon!
I must say, that's a very beautiful newborn. If you hadn't put the date she was born I would have figured she was 2-3 weeks old.
Best wishes!
Congratulations! She is SO beautiful!
Enjoy EVERY second!
Welcome, welcome, sweet Elodie -- and congratulations, Mama and Papa!!!! She is beautiful. Look at that hair!!!!! Can't wait to hear your story about her arrival. Congratulations again.... so happy for you. There truly is no happiness like a parent's joy in their child.
She's gorgeous! Congratulations! I was hoping she'd come soon. Can't wait to hear all about it! Yay! :)
oh my, the little bird has landed :) isn't she lovely? enjoy these first days - they will fly by. . .
(i think she looks like daddy)
hope you're healing and resting well. congratulations on your bestest creation. you two sure know what the heck you're doing!
Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl! She is a doll. Enjoy every second.
I've known of your blog for weeks now and have thoroughly admired your work and perspective in life, so much so that I am wanting to name our little one (expecting first week of June) after you! I love your name! Anyway, I just wanted to say congratulations on your beautiful baby! She is very lucky to have such a wonderful mom like you who clearly holds such a positive outlook in life! Enjoy motherhood!
I have been growing bigger in the tummy with you. Your daughter is beautiful, and I am so happy that you are encountering such blessings. - Your little doll is an angel- and she is precious beyond words. What beautiful hair.. so perfect they are.. little babies.
:) I can't wait <3
I am so excited for you! She is so lovely. I cannot get over her little toenails! Thanks so much for showing these lovely shots of her ;).
AHHHH...she's beautiful! Really, very so happy for you, you must feel so blessed. I can't wait to hear her birth story. Welcome to the world baby!
Welcome to the world precious one. May your life be blessed with health, happiness and an ocean of abundance x
ooooh congratulations, what a lovely girl& nice pictures!
lot's of fun, love& joy for the 3 of you from the Netherlands
Oh she is BEAUTIFUL! Congrats!
congrats, she's of course stunning and so pleased you are already home!
She is so beautiful!
Congratulations on your healthy beautiful baby - and what a head of hair. She's lovely - enjoy all your nesting time together.
She is lovely. Elodie is such a beautiful name! Congratulations, I know you will have so many precious moments together :)
Congratulations!!!! She is beautiful!!! I am in love with her name.
Congratulations a hundred times over! I have no doubt this little comment will get lost in the mix of all the others, but I had to take the time to tell you that your daughter is incredibly beautiful. It's so magical to have followed your journey through pregnancy here, and now get to see the result. Beautiful, just beautiful.
Congratulations. She is as beautiful as you.
Prune toes! Congrats to you guys! <3
Oh, she is so beautiful! Congratulations!
Congratulations!!! She is gorgeous! I ADORE her shiny dark hair and plump little cheekies!
Just beautiful...
- Hayley
Congratulations! She is beautiful.
She is beautiful beyond words. Congrats!
PERFECTION...in every single way.
Congrats Aura! Welcome little elodie. My friend's first born has the same name - so pretty!
Oh my gosh! How wonderful! She's absolutely beautiful! Love her name as well. Congratulations to you and your family!
COngratulations!! She is adorable!
Congratulation Aura & Michael!! She is sooooo adorable.
ahhhh look at those cute little toes.
Enjoy every moment and looking forward to reading more.
Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful!!! Congrats Aura and Michael xoxoxo
Oh gosh AURA! This brought a tear to my eye. She's beautiful.
Congrats and best wishes to you both!! I'm sure "Mommy" looks wonderful on you. ;)
Congratulations, Aura and Michael!! Welcome, Elodie!
Hello Baby Elodie! You are the perfect combination of both your parents -- make sure you spend a lot of time giving them sweet baby kisses and smiles (it will make them melt!).
She's so lovely. Huge congrats. Is "Neda" in memory of? Makes me cry reading the name Neda...so special.


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Just two months ago, Democratic National Committee chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz insisted — repeatedly — that House Democrats would run on ObamaCare and win back control of the chamber. Just a day after Barack Obama himself defended ObamaCare in the State of the Union speech, they're singing a different tune. Donors and strategists will move resources away from House races and instead focus on trying to salvage control of the Senate:
With Democrats' grasp on the Senate increasingly tenuous — and the House all but beyond reach — some top party donors and strategists are moving to do something in the midterm election as painful as it is coldblooded: Admit the House can't be won and go all in to save the Senate.
Their calculation is uncomplicated. With only so much money to go around in an election year that is tilting the GOP's way, Democrats need to concentrate resources on preserving the chamber they have now. Losing the Senate, they know, could doom whatever hopes Barack Obama has of salvaging the final years of his presidency.
The triage idea is taking hold in phone conversations among donors and in strategy sessions between party operatives. Even some of the people who have invested the most to get House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi back into the speaker's chair are moving in that direction.
Even Wasserman Schultz has gotten out of the prognostication business:
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday sparred over Congress and midterm elections, with the DNC chairwoman saying she can't "confidently predict" that Democrats will take back the House in 2014 but that they will gain seats.
"I'm not going to confidently predict that Democrats will take the House back," Wasserman Schultz said when asked about the upcoming midterm elections during POLITICO's post-State of the Union event. "But we will pick up seats."
"Where?" McCarthy interjected.
"Down boy," the DNC chair quipped.
Picking up seats also looks like a long shot. After shepherding the farm bill through the House yesterday, Blue Dog Democrat Collin Peterson of Minnesota told reporters that he's going to have to think really hard before committing to a re-election run in his red district:
"I haven't decided. I am going to take some time," Peterson said. "I have been in limbo here, in farm bill hell for three years and it affects you."
If he doesn't run, Peterson's departure would hand Republicans another top pickup opportunity in his Republican-leaning northwestern Minnesota that's been heavily targeted by the GOP.
Peterson said he will take about three weeks to "get back to normal" before he makes a decision on whether to seek a 13th term.
"Then I have to do my regular process: get the campaign together, figure out what I am going to run on, all the different things that need to be done," he said. "Probably by the first of March I'll know. At this point I am raising money. I'm doing all that but I'm going to do a gut check."
There will be more Democrats making a gut-check this year. Unless the political winds shift considerably, many of those in competitive districts will face an uphill battle against Republicans with the wind at their backs, and without a popular incumbent President at the top of the ticket. Thanks to the need to salvage the Senate, they knew well before now that, Wasserman Schultz' empty bravado aside, they'd be on their own with an angry electorate that's demanding accountability for ObamaCare. Peterson's district hasn't been all that competitive despite its R+5 Cook rating, and if he's seeing the writing on the wall, you can bet others will be looking to do something more pleasant this fall.


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As of two days ago, I had no idea what to do for Cam's five school teachers (yes, 5!!). Upon checking my Pinterest holiday folder, I rediscovered this cute snowman made of jars and containing marshmallows and hot cocoa mix. Fun! I think I pinned it in the summer, so I'm glad some rare forethought paid off. And since I have about a million baby food jars, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to use up something on hand.
Side note: my good camera is in the shop so I borrowed a friend's Nikon…man, it's a nice camera, but my off-camera flash doesn't fit (obviously, since my camera is a Pentax) so my pictures are less than amazing. :P
I followed the tutorial almost exactly. I hotglued the jars together, cut out little strips of Christmasy fabric for the scarves and glued on the buttons. I used Sharpie paint pens for the eyes, nose and mouth. For the hat, I changed it up a bit…the tutorial calls for paper but I had some black sparkle felt on hand so I cut the brim and the crown, fit them on the lid and hot glued them together so they can be removed as one piece. I cut out and glued a small circle to cover the lid and complete the hat. Done!
Hot cocoa mix is not rocket science, but I'm partial to my mom's recipe which is a mixture of instant chocolate drink mix (we use Nesquik), dry milk, coffee creamer, powdered sugar and malt powder (if you like a malt flavor). As my mom says, "mix to taste". This recipe is totally made up and can be altered however you like, I even added some cocoa powder cause I like a really rich chocolate flavor.
Mom's Awesome Hot Cocoa Mix
In a gallon size baggie, toss in:
2 cups Nesquik
2 cups nonfat dry milk
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup creamer
1/2 cup malt powder (optional)
Shake bag until mixed. Dip a wet finger into the powder and taste it. Alter taste by adding more milk (for less chocolate flavor) or adding more Nesquik or plain cocoa powder (for more chocolate flavor).


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Vikings finish 2nd and 3rd, Cougars 4th in NSIC Championships
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Local teams fared well at the NSIC Conference track and field championships at Howard Wood Field.
The Augustana men finished second with 135.5 points. Minnesota State-Mankato won the team title with 166 points. The University of Sioux Falls was fourth with 111 points.
Mary won the women's team title with the Vikings placing third with 104 points and the Cougars in fourth place with 90 points.
On Saturday, Augustana's Travis Beniak won the men's 5,000-meter run and was second as part of a 1-2-3 sweep in the 3,000-meter men's steeplechase. Harald Karbo won the event and Adam Braun came in third. Henrik Hansson won the conference title in the 800-meter run.
The Vikings' Runa Falch was one point away from being the women's high point scorer for the entire meet winning the women's 5,000 meters and placing second 1,500-meter run. Kayla Mescher earned her second conference title in the 400-meter hurdles.
For USF, the Cougars took five of the top six places in the women's pole vault with Kayla Coffe, Kristin Majerus and Brigitte Gross finishing 1-2-3 in the event. Jazzelena Black won the conference championship in the long jump.
Sioux Falls' Colin Koth took the 400-meter dash on Saturday.
The NCAA Division II Championships will be held in Pueblo, Colo. on May 23-25.
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Building a solid SAT vocabulary is essential for reading success as well as for communicating effectively when speaking, writing, and listening. Motivation plays a key role in learning SAT vocabulary; with this lesson, students become highly motivated to master SAT vocabulary words because they are using them to create and film their own teen drama from start to finish. This student-centered approach to learning SAT vocabulary is a powerful, effective, and engaging way to help students increase their academic and social confidence and improve their test scores.
Story Map: This story map will help students focus on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution development as they write their teen drama.
Bromley, K. (2009). Vocabulary instruction in the secondary classroom. In S.R. Parris, D. Fisher, & K. Headley (Eds.), Adolescent literacy, field tested: Effective solutions for every classroom (pp. 58-69). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
National Council of Teachers of English. (1993). NCTE Guideline: Learning through language: A call for action in all disciplines. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from www.ncte.org/positions/statements/learningthroughlang
- As the NCTE states, For many years, teachers and researchers have known that students learn better and that their learning lasts longer in language-intensive classrooms. No matter what the subject, the people who read it, write it, and talk it are the ones who learn it best.
- This lesson is the perfect student-centered vehicle for helping students to read, write, and talk about SAT vocabulary.


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Diving & Marine Conservation Volunteering in Thailand - Monthly Updates
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Conservation in Thailand - Monthly Update December 2011
There was plenty of jolliness and tons of merriness all around the conservation project during the month of December! We found ourselves getting into the Christmas spirit early on as we began planning a festive theme to our activities. This included diving in the warm tropical waters wearing santa hats and working out ways to bring the joy of the season into the local community and schools whilst continuing to focus our efforts on environmental education.
Diving Based Projects
Reef Check Survey
The volunteers participated in nine Reef Check surveys at eight different dive sites during December. This month the seas were calmer and the visibility clearer which makes it easier to count the key indicator species of fish, invertebrates and corals.
During the month we continued to record the deterioration of the hard corals, although soft corals such as sea fans and whip corals seem to be surviving.
We did find some rare species such as a red bass, pixy hawkfish and a pinkfish sea cucumber which we have never recorded before.
The best days diving was definitely on 28th December when on the first dive we counted five hawksbill turtles and an octopus was spotted on the second dive! It was an excellent day indeed!
Project AWARE – Dive Against Debris Survey
We carried out nine surveys this month. On all but one day we had bright and glorious sunshine with beautiful conditions for diving! We collected a hefty 24.5 kg of trash in total from the ocean floor and surface.
This month we resurfaced a lot of fishing line, tackle, lures and ropes. We also had to carefully cut away two large fishing nets that had been abandoned by fishermen when the nets got snagged on the reef.
The volunteer divers' extra buoyancy practice with Linnea paid off as it took the volunteers all their buoyancy skills to work on removing these large pieces of net entwined around the coral, without causing further damage to the reef themselves.
This fishing gear damages the reef by coming into physical contact with the structure and substrate. The nets and lines become tangled and then they are pulled and tugged by the fishermen in an attempt to free them, causing irreparable damage to the reef as clusters of corals are broken off.
Our most interesting finds this month were a metal frame from a ladder and a plastic chair!
We were delighted not to find any trash at one site around Koh Haa island. Whilst at Poda Island we were sad as we collected what felt like a never ending amount of food wrappers and styrofoam containers floating on the surface. This comes from the packed lunches given to all the tourists that go to enjoy the beauty of Poda Island on day trips.
Land Based Projects
Forest Regeneration
Our forest regeneration work with the Association for the Protection of the Environment began in December. We worked closely with the experts at FORRU (the Chiang Mai University Forestry Department) as they grow and monitor the low level tropical tree species.
We helped to make donation boxes from locally harvested bamboo and helped set up a large nursery which we will use to educate the local school children and community members, teaching them to respect their natural environment and to become guardians of the forest.
Beach Clean Ups
We cleaned up 3 beaches in December, including attending one clean up organised by the Local Administration's National Department, where we joined over a hundred people from different schools, businesses, police, students and government officials to clear away over three tonnes of trash!
Our other beach cleans saw us collect 295 kg of trash, mainly plastic bottles and beer bottles which is indicative of the increase of tourists in the area in this high season.
Before Christmas we cleaned up all around the Dawn of Happiness and Ao Nammao Beach where our project and volunteer accommodation is based. The beach looked spotless in readiness for our community Christmas Dinner on the beach.
Endangered Species Work
As of December we are working on several projects with our local partner, the Phuket Marine Biological Centre. On 1st December we had the most amazing start to our work with them, releasing over 30 turtles and over 30,000 baby crabs and shrimp into the ocean on the beautiful island of Koh Lanta.
School and Community Project
On 24th December we hosted a Christmas party in the small village of Klong Thom. The party was held in the school grounds and over 60 children and parents turned up. We began by playing games such as musical chairs and balloon wars, then we threw in some conservation games where the children had to find pictures of indigenous bird species we had hidden, then identify the bird. They all worked in teams and there was a lot of giggles and laughter.
For lunch we all sat down to a traditional Thai meal cooked by the Village Housewives' Group. Then we exchanged gifts by way of Secret Santa, receiving some random presents such as a glass bowl set, remote control car, towels and bright pink teddy bears!
On Christmas Day we held our monthly dinner and invited all the Thailand based volunteers, staff and the local community. A traditional roast dinner was prepared and, together with over 50 people, we ate on the beach, under the stars, in front of a bonfire. It was a magical experience and for many it was the best Christmas they had ever experienced.
Other Stuff…
As we are in such a great location for travel, it's very easy for the volunteers to organise weekends away. This month all the volunteers headed to Phuket for the weekend, experiencing a very different and touristy side of Thailand!
Vishal took everyone on a kayak trip through the mangroves forests at Talan Bay, where they watched wild monkeys preen and play, saw eagles and even had a close encounter with a large monitor lizard!
It was my birthday on 15th December and everyone got together to organise a surprise pool party for me at a friend's house. It was great fun with all the volunteers making sure that everyone ended up in the pool by the end of the night!
2011 ended with a bang – literally! As the volunteers headed in Ao Nang for a buffet dinner, followed by watching the incredible display of fireworks on the beach!
A magical end to an amazing year!
Ingrid Sprake
Conservation Director, Thailand


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This week's question is a stumper.
My imagination is pretty good, but I can't conceive of wanting to spend time with anyone other than the person I've spent (gasp) over half my life with. So ... I thought it might be handy to instead turn to the subject of (what else?) film noir.
Inspired by Hilary's post earlier in the week, I figured I'd run down a list of the top five sexiest male and female "fatales" in classic noir. They inspired lust--crime--murder--obsession. Some killed without compunction, and without remorse ... but one and all, they were probably worth killing for. ;)
So here's a look behind the steamy car windows while the rain splatters on neon-soaked streets ... the femme and homme fatales in noir.
2. Robert Mitchum. He of the gravelly voice, sad sack eyes, wide shoulders and laconic stare. Mitchum was an irresistible hunk, and (to me, at any rate), the perfect actor to play a shamus, which he did in many a role (even essaying Marlowe when he was too old--but he was still terrific). In noir, though, he can be a real patsy. Look for him in Out of the Past (with Jane Greer) and the slightly comedic His Kind of Woman (with Jane Russell) ... the latter has a great fight scene with plenty of hot and sweaty Mitchum.
3. William Holden. William Holden is considered a huge hottie in my household ... something about the boyish charm, the chiseled features, and the wavy hair. You can see why Gloria Swanson fell for him in Sunset Boulevard, and he should have filmed more noirs ... though my favorite Holden performance is his underrated comedic turn in Born Yesterday, with Judy Holliday.
4. Glenn Ford. Another boyish looker who could turn a raffish grin with the best of them, the young Glenn exuded intensity and passion. In his team-ups with the screen goddess to end all screen goddesses, Rita Hayworth, he holds his own as an object of lust, frustration, and desire. Don't miss him in Gilda, The Big Heat or Human Desire (the latter two with Gloria Grahame).
5. Robert Ryan. One of the most underappreciated actors of the golden age, Ryan steamed up the screen with the best of them. Ruggedly handsome, his craggy features could twist themselves up villainously (Crisscross; Beware, My Lovely), but I prefer his sympathetic boxer in The Set-Up, and his witty writer in Born to be Bad.
2. Gloria Grahame. Gloria may not have been as beautiful as some of her colleagues, but the way she walked ... the way she talked ... and the way she stuck out those inimitable lips in a seductive pout made her the queen of noir. See her in anything (even It's a Wonderful Life), but most particularly in In a Lonely Place with Humphrey Bogart. Also Sudden Fear (with Jack Palance) and The Big Heat (with Glenn Ford and an unforgettable scene with Lee Marvin).
3. Jane Greer. Watch the way Jane moves in Out of the Past (with Robert Mitchum) ... watch the way she sits on the beach and breathes in his ear. And watch the way she watches him ... then you'll understand why he utters those immortal, fatal words "Baby, I don't care" when asked about the consequences ...
4. Ava Gardner. The Killers made Ava a star ... and it's easy to see why. She excelled at playing wild girls, untamed, feckless, passionate, half force of nature, half woman. Her personal life seemed to mimic her onscreen persona, and she was a natural to play the goddess of love in One Touch of Venus. We could only mourn the fact she didn't make more noirs. Don't miss her in The Barefoot Contessa or as the perfect Brett Ashley in The Sun Also Rises.
5. Barbara Stanwyck. Barbara was in her 40s when she made Double Idemnity, long after her nubile pre-code heyday in Baby Face. Her allure (and the infamous anklet) could make you forget that she wasn't conventionally beautiful ... and made you understand why Fred MacMurray was so anxious to sell her insurance.
There you have it, folks ... share your favorite hotties from the golden days of the black and white crime drama! From Dana Andrews and Tyrone Power and Humphrey Bogart to Linda Darnell, Joan Bennett and Lauren Bacall, I've omitted quite a few ... and the wonderful thing is they're only a Netflix away. :)
So who would you walk the dark side for? ;)


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Glassblowing is beautiful to watch: seeing the artist mold the pliable molten glass into a shape using just their breath (and sometimes tongs) as the primary tools. This video shows a glassblower making a horse sculpture. The way the horse twists and curves as he tweaks the shape, it appears to be coming to life!
[via @mattrichardson]
- Portrait Of A Scientific Glassblower — Molten glass is like "honey between your hands."
- Intro to Metalworking
- Sculpt Pumpkins from Almond Paste


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Committee Membership Information
Study Title:
Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation of Selected Approaches
Primary Board:
Study Director:
Dr. Marcia K. McNutt
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Dr. Marcia K. McNutt is the former Director of the U.S. Geological Survey and currently has a visiting appointment at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was awarded by the American Geophysical Union the Macelwane Medal in 1988 for research accomplishments by a young scientist and the Maurice Ewing Medal in 2007 for her significant contributions to deep-sea exploration. She holds honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Minnesota, Colorado College, Monmouth University, and Colorado School of Mines. Dr. McNutt received her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Dr. John T. Snow
University of Oklahoma
Dr. John T. Snow is a Regents' Professor of Meteorology and Dean Emeritus of the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. He earned both his B.S. and M.S. in Electric Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Purdue University. Currently, Dr.Snow's professional interests lie in the field of "Earth System Science," merging research in the Earth and Life Sciences to generate a comprehensive explanation for "how the world works." In recent years, Dr. Snow has been involved in a number of local and regional economic development projects and technology transfer efforts. Dr. Snow is involved with a number of professional organizations, serving as an American Meteorological Society(AMS) Fellow, a Royal Meteorological Society Fellow, and a member of the NSF Geosciences Advisory Committee to name a few. The AMS has honored Dr. Snow with the Charles Anderson Award for his efforts in improving education and diversity in the atmospheric sciences, and the Cleveland Abbey Award for his excellent service to both the Society and profession. Dr. Snow received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from Purdue University in 1977.
Dr. James R. Fleming
Colby College
Dr. James R. Fleming is a historian of science and technology and Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Colby College. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS), series editor of Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology, contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and chair-elect of the AAAS Section on Societal Impacts of Science and Engineering. Dr. Fleming earned a B.S. in astronomy from Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. in atmospheric science from Colorado State University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Princeton University. He has held a number of major fellowships and lectureships, including the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the Smithsonian Institution, the Roger Revelle Fellowship of the AAAS, the H. Burr Steinbach Lectureship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, the Gordon Cain Conference Fellowship at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, a Woodrow Wilson Center policy scholarship, and a Scholar?s Award from the US National Science Foundation. He is currently a visiting scholar in the history department at Columbia University.
Dr. Philip J. Rasch
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dr. Philip Rasch serves as the Chief Scientist for Climate Science at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a Department of Energy Office of Science research laboratory. In his advisory role, he provides leadership and direction to PNNL's Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change (ASGC) Division. The Division conducts research on the long term impact of human activities on climate and natural resources using a research strategy that starts with measurements and carries that information into models, with a goal of improving the nation's ability to predict climate change. Dr. Rasch provides oversight to more than 90 researchers who lead and contribute to programs within a number of government agencies and industry. These programs focus on climate, aerosol and cloud physics; global and regional scale modeling; integrated assessment of global change; and complex regional meteorology and chemistry. Dr. Rasch earned bachelor's degrees in Chemistry and Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington and master's and Ph.D. degrees in Meteorology from Florida State University.
Dr. Paul G. Falkowski
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Dr. Paul G. Falkowski is Bennett L. Smith Professor of Business and Natural Resources at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and Director of the Rutgers Energy Institute. His research interests include biogeochemical cycles, photosynthesis, biological oceanography, molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics, physiological adaptation, plant physiology, evolution, mathematical modeling, and symbiosis. Dr. Falkowski is also the Lead Principal Investigator in the Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology (EBME) Program. That program focuses on molecular biology and biophysics to address key questions in biological oceanography and marine biology. The EBME program provides a laboratory in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University that addresses the application of similar techniques to primary production, nitrogen fixation, and other rate determining processes in aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems. Dr. Falkowski has received many awards; his most recent include the Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research, Rutgers University (2000), Vernadsky Medal, European Geosciences Union (2005), and Board of Governors Professor, Rutgers University (2005). Dr. Falkowski was elected to the NAS as a member in 2007. He has also received numerous grants, some from NASA, NSF, DOD, DOE, and the Moore Foundation. Dr. Falkowski received his Ph.D. in Biology at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Jennifer Wilcox
Stanford University
Dr. Jennifer Wilcox is an Assistant Professor in the Energy Resources Engineering Department at Stanford University. Her primary research focuses on trace metal and carbon capture. Dr. Wilcox carries out both molecular-level simulations and bench-scale combustion experiments in her research. She has received the NSF Career award for her work in trace element speciation in combustion flue gases and has received the Army Young Investigator award for her work in hydrogen separation with Pd-based membranes. She is also the author of the first textbook on Carbon Capture, published in April 2012. Dr. Wilcox is an Affiliated Faculty Member of the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona.
Dr. Scott C. Doney
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Scott Doney is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). He graduated with a BA in chemistry from the University of California, San Diego in 1986 and a PhD in chemical oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography in 1991. He was a postdoctoral fellow and later a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, before returning to Woods Hole in 2002. He was awarded the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union in 2000, a Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow in 2004, and the WHOI W. Van Alan Clark Sr. Chair in 2007. He is an AGU Fellow (2000) and a AAAS Fellow (2010). His science interests span oceanography, climate and biogeochemistry. Much of his research focuses on how the global carbon cycle and ocean ecology respond to natural and human-driven climate change. A key focus is on ocean acidification due to the invasion into the ocean of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning. He was the inaugural chair of the U.S. Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program, and currently he is the director of the WHOI Ocean and Climate Change Institute.
Dr. Steve Fetter
University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Steve Fetter is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland. He has been a Professor in the Maryland School of Public Policy since 1988, serving as Dean from 2005 to 2009. In 2009-2012 he was Assistant Director At-Large in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House; in 2011-12 he directed OSTP's Environment and Energy Division, co-chaired the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability of the National Science and Technology Council, oversaw the U.S. Global Change Research Program, and was U.S. representative to the Group on Earth Observations. Dr. Fetter is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and a recipient of the APS Joseph A. Burton Forum Award. He has been a member of the Director of National Intelligence's Intelligence Science Board and the Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee, served as President of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs and Vice Chairman of the Federation of American Scientists, and received the FAS Hans Bethe 'Science in the Public Service' award. He has been an Advisor to the U.S. departments of State, Defense, and Energy, and has held visiting positions at Stanford, Harvard, and MIT. He received a Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and a S.B. in Physics from MIT.
Dr. Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
The University of Chicago
Dr. Raymond T. Pierrehumbert is the Louis Block Professor in Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago, having earlier served on the atmospheric science faculties of MIT and Princeton. His research work has dealt with a wide range of problems in the physics of climate, including anthropogenic climate change, climate of the Early Earth, climate of Mars and Titan, and most recently exoplanet climate. He was a lead author of the IPCC Third Assessment Report, and a co-author of the National Research Council report on abrupt climate change and of the report on Climate Stabilization Targets. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, and in recognition of his work on climate he has been named Chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques by the Republic off France. Dr. Pierrehumbert is the author of "Principles of Planetary Climate," a textbook on comparative planetary climate published by Cambridge University Press, and, with David Archer, co-author of "The Warming Papers" (Wiley/Blackwell). He received his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. M. Granger Morgan
Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. M. Granger Morgan is Lord Chair Professor in Engineering; Professor and Department Head, Engineering and Public Policy; and Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Professor in The H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Dr. Morgan's research interests are focused on policy problems in which technical and scientific issues play a central role. Methodological interests include problems in the integrated analysis of large complex systems; problems in the characterization and treatment of uncertainty; problems in the improvement of regulation; and selected issues in risk analysis and risk communication. Application areas of current interest include global climate change; the future of the energy system, especially electric power; risk analysis, including risk ranking; health and environmental impacts of energy systems; security aspects of engineered civil systems; national R&D policy; radio interference on commercial airliners; issues of privacy and anonymity; and a number of general policy, management, and manpower problems involving science and technology. Most of Dr. Morgan's professional career has been spent at CMU with short stints at Brookhaven National Labs, the National Science Foundation, and University of California, San Diego. His professional activities include a large number of publications, memberships on numerous panels, including the EPRI Advisory Board (which he previously chaired)and the Scientific and Technical Council of the International Risk Governance Council (which he chairs). He is past chair of the the EPA Science Advisory Board , He is a member of the NAS and has served on and chaired many NRC committees. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Physics and Information Science from the University of California at San Diego.
Dr. Waleed Abdalati
University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Waleed Abdalati is a Fellow in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado, a Professor in the Department of Geography, and Director of the Earth Science and Observation Center (ESOC). ESOC is an interdisciplinary research and teaching center focused on the development and application of remote sensing observations in order to advance scientific understanding of the Earth. In 2011 and 2012 he was on a leave of absence from the University to serve as the Chief Scientist at NASA. In this role he oversaw the full portfolio of NASA science activities and served as advisor on agency science matters to the NASA Administrator and NASA leadership. His research has focused on the study of polar ice cover using satellite and airborne instruments. During his initial tenure at NASA from 1998-2008 held a variety of positions in the areas of scientific research, program management, scientific management, mission science oversight, etc. Prior to his joining NASA, he worked as an engineer in the aerospace industry. Dr. Abdalati received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University in 1986, a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Colorado in 1991 and 1996 respectively.
Dr. Joyce E. Penner
University of Michigan
Dr. Joyce E. Penner is the Ralph J. Cicerone Distinguished University Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric Science and Environmental Research. Dr. Penner?s research focuses on improving climate models through the addition of interactive chemistry and the description of aerosols and their direct and indirect effects on the radiation balance in climate models. She is interested in cloud and aerosol interactions and cloud microphysics, climate and climate change, and model development and interpretation. Dr. Penner has been a member of numerous advisory committees related to atmospheric chemistry, global change, and Earth science, including the United Nation?s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and, consequently, a co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. She was the coordinating lead author for IPCC (2001) Chapter 5 on aerosols and Report Coordinator for the 1999 IPCC report: Aviation and the Global Atmosphere. Dr. Penner received a B.A. in applied mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University. She is currently a member of the NRC U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, as well as the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space. Prior NRC service includes being a member of the Space Studies Board, the planning committee for the Workshop on Uncertainty Management in Remote Sensing of Climate Data, and Panel on Climate Variability and Change for the 2007 decadal survey on Earth science and applications from space.
Dr. Lynn M. Russell
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Dr. Lynn M. Russell is Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography on the faculty of University of California at San Diego, where she has led the Climate Sciences Curricular Group since 2009. Her research is in the area of aerosol particle chemistry, including the behavior of particles from both biogenic and combustion processes. Her research group pursues both modeling and measurement studies of atmospheric aerosols, using the combination of these approaches to advance our understanding of fundamental processes that affect atmospheric aerosols. She completed her undergraduate work at Stanford University, and she received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology for her studies of marine aerosols. Her postdoctoral work as part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Advanced Studies Program investigated aerosol and trace gas flux and entrainment in the marine boundary layer. She served on the faculty of Princeton University in the Department of Chemical Engineering before accepting her current position at Scripps in 2003. She has been honored with young investigator awards from ONR, NASA, Dreyfus Foundation, NSF, and the James S. McDonnell Foundation, and she received the Kenneth T. Whitby Award from AAAR (2003) for her contributions on atmospheric aerosol processes and the Princeton Rheinstein Award for excellence in teaching and scholarship (1998).
Dr. Steven P. Hamburg
Environmental Defense Fund
Dr. Steven P. Hamburg is Chief Scientist at Environmental Defense Fund. He is an Ecosystem Ecologist specializing in the impacts of disturbance on forest structure and function. He has served as an advisor to both corporations and non-governmental organizations on ecological and climate change mitigation issues. Previously, he spent 16 years as a tenured member of the Brown University faculty and was founding Director of the Global Environment Program at the Watson Institute for International Studies. Dr. Hamburg is the Co-Chair of the Royal Society?s Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative and a member of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Advisory Committee on Research, Economics, Extension and Education. He has been the recipient of several awards, including recognition by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as contributing to its award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Hamburg earned a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from Yale University.
RADM David W. Titley, USN [Ret.]
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. David Titley is a nationally known expert in the field of climate, the Arctic, and National Security. He served as a naval officer for 32 years and rose to the rank of Rear Admiral. Dr. Titley?s career included duties as Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy and Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance. While serving in the Pentagon, Dr. Titley initiated and led the US Navy?s Task Force on Climate Change. After retiring from the Navy, Dr. Titley served as the Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Operations, the Chief Operating Officer position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Dr. Titley has spoken across the country and throughout the world on the importance of climate change as it relates to National Security. He was invited to present on behalf of the Department of Defense at both Congressional Hearings and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meetings from 2009 to 2011. He has presented a TEDx talk on climate change and speaks regularly on this topic at Universities across the country. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Center of Climate and Security based in Washington DC. Dr. Titley holds a Bachelor of Science in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University. From the Naval Postgraduate School, he earned a Master of Science in meteorology and physical oceanography, and a Ph.D. in meteorology. He was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society in 2009 and was awarded an honorary Doctorate from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Dr. Ken Caldeira
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Dr. Ken Caldeira is a senior member of the Carnegie Institution?s Department of Global Ecology staff and a Professor, by courtesy, in Stanford?s Environmental Earth System Sciences department. Dr. Caldeira has a wide-spectrum approach to analyzing the world?s climate systems. He studies the global carbon cycle; marine biogeochemistry and chemical oceanography, including ocean acidification and the atmosphere/ocean carbon cycle; land-cover and climate change; the long-term evolution of climate and geochemical cycles; and energy technology. He was a co-author of the 2010 US National Academy America's Climate Choices report. He participated in the UK Royal Society geoengineering panel in 2009 and ocean acidification panel in 2005. He was a lead author of the 2007 U.S. "State of the Carbon Cycle" Report. Caldeira was invited by the National Academy of Sciences Ocean Studies Board to deliver the 2007 Roger Revelle Lecture, "What Coral Reefs Are Dying to Tell Us About CO2 and Ocean Acidification." In 2010, Caldeira was elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.


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In the previous two articles in this series, we explored some of the improvements introduced in PHP 7. To set the background for this article on PHP's type system, PHP is a weakly typed language, which implies the data type of variables does not need to be declared.
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Vincent Warmerdam talks about cautionary tales of mistakes that might happen when we let data scientists on a goose chase for accuracy. It may surprise us, but highly accurate models are more damaging than the inaccurate ones. He shares some work that his team is doing to make sure that chatbots don't fall into this trap.
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Each year we decorate the tree and each year I'm not content with the ornaments I have to choose from or the ones available at the store. None of the ornaments are quite what I'm looking for which means I end up looking for unconventional ways to remedy the situation. One year I even ended up hanging capiruchos on the tree!
This year I decided I'll make my own ornaments. Because the holiday season is so hectic, I wanted something that wouldn't take too long, and because the budget is tight this time of year, I didn't want it to be too expensive either. Here is the craft that resulted!
These Loteria ornaments took me about two hours from start to finish and cost about $15 if, like me, you have many of these items on hand already. I'm so happy with the way they came out. I can't wait to decorate the tree. Here's how you can make your own custom ornaments for yourself or as a gift. Will you make Loteria ornaments or something else? Other ideas: family photos, photos of your native country (if you live elsewhere) or, the covers of favorite books – the possibilities are endless!
Custom Handmade Ornaments
What you need:
Jigsaw, table saw or handsaw
Safety glasses
3/8 x 3 x 24″ pine craft board (two)
#216 – ½ x ½ in. zinc screw eyes, 10 pack (three)
Medium grit sandpaper
Ruler, yard stick, or measuring tape
Elmer's Glue-All, general purpose adhesive
Small craft paint brush
White mason line (string)
A heavy book
Digital images you wish to make into ornaments (and a printer)
Card stock for your printer (not available at Lowe's)
1. Using a ruler and a pencil, draw a line on each of your boards every two inches.
2. Wearing safety glasses, use a jigsaw, table saw or handsaw to cut the board on each line so that you end up with 24 two inch blocks of wood. (I used the Rockwell BladeRunner sent to me by Rockwell. It cut through the wood like butter and was really comfortable to use right on the dinner table where I do most of my crafting. I think I see more projects involving wood cutting in my future!)
3. Lightly sand the rough edges on each piece if necessary. Set aside. (Optional: You can paint the blocks of wood any color you like and allow to dry. I chose to leave mine natural.)
4. Print whichever images you wish to use on your ornaments on card stock. (Card stock is sturdier than regular copy/printer paper and will hold up to glue better.) Make sure that your images are small enough to fit on the face of the wood block. I kept mine around 1 ½ x 2 inches. I found Microsoft Word useful for this. I scanned the images into my computer and then opened them in Microsoft Word which has a built-in ruler across the top of the document.
5. Cut out the images with scissors.
6. Using a small paintbrush, brush glue on the back of each image, (working on one image/ornament at a time.) Position the image in the center of the block of wood and push down to adhere. Place a heavy book or other flat heavy object on top of the ornament for a minute to help the image to dry flat and adhere well. (Optional: If using specialty decoupage craft glue which advertises that it can be used for "sealing" as well as adhering, feel free to paint over top of the image to give it a finished glossy look and allow the ornament to air dry without any heavy object placed on top. Painting over top the image is not advised if using Elmer's Glue-All.)
7. Once dry, twist a screw eye into the top side of each ornament. If your fingers become tired, needle-nose pliers will help you screw them into the wood. Tip: Sometimes a careful little tap with a hammer will help get the screw eyes securely into the wood before you attempt to turn/screw them in.
8. Cut the string, (I used white mason line because I like the simplicity of it, but you can use any color or type of string you like), into pieces about 4 inches long. (You will need 24 of them.)
9. Put each piece of string through the screw eye on each ornament and tie in a knot.
10. Your ornaments are ready to hang on your tree! Feliz Navidad!


text: In 1983, director Eric Mitchell cast Vincent Gallo in his independent film "THE WAY IT IS." Vincent would later be tapped by Mitchell to score the film. Recognizing his talents and acute knowledge of tape recording techniques, Mitchell also bestowed the score's engineering duties to this 22-year-old monophonic wizard. With 4 previous short film scores under his belt, Gallo went to work with his array of vintage instruments and recording gear to produce a brooding, at times surreal, score for the film. It would be the world's first glimpse of Vincent Gallo as a solo artist. The score is a collection of beautiful melodies and multi-tracked guitar work reminiscent of classical Italian pieces. Some tracks seem to hark back to influences from the earlier BOHACK recording with brief (sometimes 60 seconds or less) tracks utilizing repetitive, yet sparse melodies on piano woven around static rim shots or simple rhythmic beats. Other songs explore somewhat deeper moods with the characteristic sounds of Gallo's vintage Gibson guitars layered into multiple tracks and playing off each other in an almost conversational manner. One track in particular, "And A Colored Sky Colored Grey," interestingly reappears in slightly altered form including vocals 14 years later on the soundtrack to "Buffalo 66." In the song Gallo professes his inescapable tag as the "Lonely Boy" forever destined to be the chairman of the lonely-hearts club. Hearing the instrumental take of this track on "THE WAY IT IS" makes one realize that the lyrics were always there. The guitar notes expressed the words to this song just as clearly in 1984 as they would in the 1990s when Gallo applied his vocals to the song.


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After speculation created by the grassroots website "Step Down Now", Maine National Committeeman Mark Willis has confirmed he will challenge the controversial Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. Willis, who late last year in an Undercover Porcupine exclusive called on Charlie Webster to resign as Maine Republican Chairman, has become a rising leader in the Republican Party.
The Republican grassroots over the last few years has been pushing back against the establishment, starting with the tea party movement in 2010. 2012 saw the rise of the libertarians, with the highly-sophisticated Ron Paul presidential campaign joining forces with the grassroots to make advances within the party.
Mark Willis, who was endorsed by the Ron Paul campaign, was elected at the Maine Republican Convention in May. Although endorsed by the campaign, he has proven to be a leader for the entire party. Such as with the call for Webster's resignation, he has shown a genuine concern for the party as a whole.
Priebus has been a terrible chairman of the Republican Party and like Charlie Webster here in Maine, has been a divisive figure. The lack of leadership resulted in a heavy defeat of the Republican Party in last year's general election.
A Facebook page has been created to mount a campaign in support of National Committeeman Willis, with a message from Willis himself.
In order for the party to move forward, new leadership must be elected. Former State Representative Rich Cebra has taken over as Maine Republican Chairman and thus far has been an all-inclusive leader, with his committee assignments reflecting a commitment to allow all factions to have a voice.
Now the Republican Party must do the same at a national level by replacing Reince Priebus. If 2014 is to be a victory year, then Mark Willis needs to be that replacement. He has proven to be an intelligent individual and an excellent leader, open to allowing all factions to have a voice at the table. Republicans have an opportunity to change their course in the right direction after a difficult year.


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South Africa has the thirteenth-highest carbon dioxide emissions in the world due to its heavy reliance on coal. It also has an ever-widening power deficit, which has resulted in rolling power cuts. The government announced a generous tariff for wind last year but details are still being worked out.
Exxaro's executive general manager of business growth, Ernst Venter, says sustainable energy supply is of the utmost importance to sustain economic growth. The firm also wants to reduce its carbon footprint and secure its own energy supplies. "We can clearly see a space for renewable independent power producers in Southern Africa and we believe that we are well positioned to capture some of that space," he says.
The company is building a portfolio of wind, solar and co-generation projects, with the aim of having 500MW of wind power capacity by 2020. One project it is considering is a 100MW facility at Exxaro's Namkawa Sands mine in Western Cape Province, north of Cape Town.
The company is also a member of the consortium developing the 40MW Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm in Eastern Cape Province (see page 58). Exxaro is likely to look for equity partners to help finance the projects and will set up a separate company to manage them.


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My mom has been having these pains lately, and after having a nice picnic at Pops and GangGangs, people have been diagnosing her. They also suggested that I write her symptoms on my blog so everyone can join in the fun!
- Nausea
- Dull, throbbing pain in the lower left back (her left)
- Pain feeling like a pulled muscle in the front left pelvic area
- Woke up at 2 am with nausea and pain, initially hot then cold
- No constipation
- No problems urinating
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- Kidney stone
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Carl's Jr. Launches Creamy OrangeSicle Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shakes & Malts
May 23, 2007
Latest Milkshake Variety a Nostalgic Blend of Orange Creme and Vanilla
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – May 23, 2007 – Today, Carl's Jr.® introduces OrangeSicle™ – the newest Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shake & Malt™ variety to make the jump from soda shop to fast-food restaurant. The nostalgic blend of orange creme syrup and creamy vanilla ice cream conjures up memories of hot summer days when ice cream trucks serving a variety of frozen treats were the most common way to cool down when school was out. The limited-time offering is new to the lineup, but an old favorite at the same time.
"The OrangeSicle Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shakes are delicious, and arrive just in time for the hot summer months," said Brad Haley, executive vice president of marketing for Carl's Jr. "Something about the sweet, citrus flavor of oranges combined with the creaminess of real hand-scooped vanilla ice cream makes this a refreshing yet decadent beverage, snack or dessert choice when the temperature starts going up."
The OrangeSicle Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Shakes & Malts boast a blend of orange creme syrup, hand-packed vanilla ice cream and milk and are served in a clear cup with a domed lid and whipped topping. OrangeSicle shakes are sold for $2.99, available for a limited time, and pricing varies regionally.
Carl's Jr. is celebrating more than 65 years in the quick-service industry. What began as a lone hot dog cart in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1941 is today an international organization that employs nearly 30,000 people worldwide. Carl's Jr. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the fourth fiscal quarter ended Jan. 29, 2007, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,105 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 43 states and in 13 countries, including 1,087 Carl's Jr. restaurants, 1,906 Hardee's(R) restaurants and 96 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill® restaurants. For more information, or to find a Carl's Jr. near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.carlsjr.com.