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I'm home from church with the kids today. Elliana was throwing up during the night last night. Two of the others have colds. Not to mention they were all up way too late last night. But we had a great time with family. It was worth it!
So here are some ideas about what to do to keep kids entertained.
I plan to make some applesauce in my crockpot. Yum! Warm applesauce on a cold day! Other things kids can help make are good. My oldest two love to peel things, apples, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. The little ones like to stir. Cookies, brownies, pudding, jello, etc.
I got some videos from the library on Friday. The kids are watching them now.
My three little ones LOVE to color. So I'll print some pages for them to color.
Two of them have some homework to do. Grace has a letter to write to Jose Fernando and Enmanuel.
A scavenger hunt is always a good idea. Make a list of household items for the kids to find. I put them into two teams because only Grace and Olivia read. I still have Halloween candy stashed to use as prizes.
Dusting. My kids love to dust!! I'd better take advantage of that while they will still do it.
Naps. We were out way late last night so they need naps so I can get them up in the morning without too much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
I am going to order some crafts from Oriental Trading for future days like this. They are really economical. They cam make great gifts, too. For grandparents, teachers, etc.
Talk to the kids about Advent and what it mean. There are some great resources on this on the web. Here is one I found.
Room Rescues! Believe it or not, this can be fun! When a room needs 'rescued' (cleaned up) I turn on the music and the kids try to have it picked up before I turn it off (usually about 5 minutes.) It is amazing how quickly they can pick up if it is a game.
Make paper snowflakes to decorate the windows! Always fun and someone can run the vacuum afterwards. My two oldest fight over who gets to vacuum!
Games. We enjoy playing games as a family. Sorry and Uno and Yahtzee being the current favorites. I will probably invest in checkers soon. Can you believe we don't have a checkers game? Weird!
Laundry. Keep bins in the laundry area so the kids can sort. Even my littlest ones can do this. Towels in one bin, whites in another, colors, pinks and reds....you get the idea.
Read to the kids. It makes for great cuddle time!
These are just a few ideas. I'll keep adding as the winter goes. There are lots of things the kids can do besides veg out to the tv all winter! If you have some other ideas, leave them in the comments and I will compile them in a future post for all to use!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Keeping Kids Busy #1
I'm home from church with the kids today. Elliana was throwing up during the night last night. Two of the others have colds. Not to mention they were all up way too late last night. But we had a great time with family. It was worth it!
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Labels: keeping busy, winter
Thursday, November 27, 2008
For These I Am Thankful
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Labels: gratefulness, thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Olivia's Birthday
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Monday, November 24, 2008
I'm Back!!!!
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Kid Stuff
Charis: Mommy! Look at me wint! (Wink) I am the only one who can wint in the whole city!!
The Democratic Process at the Jobes house. We vote on everything, usually at dinner!
"Raise you hand if you like french fries!"
"Raise you hand if you like mustard!"
"Raise your hand if you love mommy!"
"Raise your hand if you love daddy!"
(you'll be glad to know they all love mommy and daddy but only 2 of them like mustard!)
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Olivia Is 7 Today!!
I got this picture from Hilty Sprouts. And I thought it was perfect for today. On every time it is her birthday, I say extra prayers for her birth parents in China. I know and she knows that we are her parents. Her REAL parents. We are the ones who love her and who take care of her, who laugh with her and discipline her. If you want to tick off an adoptive parent, ask them where their child's real parents are.
So happy birthday, my princess. We love you beyond what you will ever understand, until you become a parent yourself.
(I will post birthday pics when my computer is up and running!!)
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
An Apology
I haven't been on line much this week. My computer will not start. A friend has ordered the part. Hopefully, I will be up and running early next week!
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
No Words Will Be Sufficient
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Monday, November 17, 2008
You Know You Are Parents to Five Children....
when the youngest throws up in a restaurant and you calmly empty the condiment container for her to throw up in. Twice. And you don't even think to tell the waitress until you are leaving. And the rest of the family keeps eating while they watch.
(and yes, you're welcome, to all who are glad I DIDN'T include a photograph or even clip art!)
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Labels: family life
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Brenda and Bekah Came to Play!
They brought 66 (!) cans of Playdoh. But they made up for it by ordering pizza for the kids and sending Kevin and I out for dinner!! They were in town so Rebekah could play soccer at 7:15 this morning. YUCK! It was freezing, 40s and raining during the game. Brenda, dedicated mother that she is, stood out in the elements to watch her only daughter play goalie. Not that I would really know how nasty it was, as I was in my nice warm bed! I only rub this in because, did I mention, she brought 66 cans of Playdoh with her??
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Friday, November 14, 2008
My Lap Band
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Thankful Thursday
I am so thankful that God loves me all of the time. Especially on those days when I am not feeling so loveable. You know how those days go. Feeling kind of down, kind of grumpy. Having a bad hair. Zits and age spots at the same time. The kids are yelling at each other. When I ask what's going on they yell at me, and then I yell at them not to yell at me. The house is trashed and I have no energy to pick it up. Piles of laundry and I really don't care.
But you know what? I have a day like that and God still loves me! He still sees me as his beautiful child. For this, I am truly, truly thankful!
The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord. Psalm 45:10-12
For more Thankful Thursday go to Grace Alone
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Everybody in the City
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
On Saturday, Kevin and I went to see Third Day (!) in concert with a couple of his former students. One of them had an amazing testimony. As it is not my story to tell, I will just say he was delivered from some pretty amazing demons and vices and is now amazingly in love with Jesus. Kevin, too, has an amazing testimony, of which I am a part, but it is his testimony.
Well, the amazing lady we were with, I'll call her Amanda, and I started talking. She was raised in a christian home and just always knew God. I, too, always knew God. I went to Sunday school as a child. As a teen, friends took me to church. Sometimes I wandered away, but God was never too far. I always knew that I was special to him and that he was guiding me.
So Amanda and I were talking about not having one 'amazing moment' when we were delivered from something and accepted Jesus, and how sometimes it almost makes you feel like a 'lesser christian' because you don't have this experience.
But the more I thought about it, the more grateful to God I am that I don't have that 'aha' moment. Because I wasn't addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex. I wasn't homeless. I wasn't terminally ill and then cured. I wasn't abused. I wasn't neglected. Thank you, Jesus, I was none of these things.
And I hope my children can say the same thing. That they were brought up knowing God and loving God. That he has always been real to them. I don't want them to have to go through something horrible in order to know our God and Savior.
They will still have a testimony, as I have a testimony. I have so many instances where God has worked miracles in my life and in the lives of those around me. And it doesn't make me any less of a christian, or any more of a christian for that matter. My God will use the story that he has given me to bring to him the people he has chosen. Isn't he just too cool??
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Labels: Daily life, God, Third Day
Friday, November 7, 2008
What a Week
Busy, busy, busy. I'm sure none of you feel that way! LOL
Lots of errands this week to get a package ready to send to Cub@ this weekend. Hopefully all of the folks at Grace Church are getting letters and pictures together. Please pray for the people of Cub@ as yet another hurricane is headed their way. Food is already becoming harder to get. Please pray for Pastor Jose as his visa has still not come through. If it takes much longer he may not be able to be here by the 8th of December as we are planning.
Yesterday, the Melody Makers, the volunteer choir made of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders at my children's school, gave their first perfomance. Our Gracie is quite the performer. Really animated. She had so much fun on stage. She also has a roll in the Christmas play next month. And yes, I said CHRISTMAS!! In fact, her principal referred to it as the Christmas play. Not winter or holiday, but CHRISTMAS!!
Parent Teacher Conferences for Olivia and Grace were this week. I am so proud of my girls. Their teachers said the same thing about both girls. They are working to their potential. I cannot ask for more than that. Well, I can. But that was answered, too. Both of the girls are very well behaved and treat their teachers and classmates with respect. (Just like they treat everyone at home, right? NOT!!)
I've had three straight days of migraines this week. I promised Kevin I'll call the doctor this morning and make an appointment. It's getting really hard to function. I have the best husband. He's worked all morning and then come home and taken over the household so I can take pain pills and crash. He is simply amazing.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Do you ever need reminded of that? I do. No matter what is going on God is there. You are his favorite! The apple of his eye. He knows YOUR name!
I am not forgotten
I am not forgotten
I am not forgotten
God knows my name.
He knows my name.
Light over darkness
Strength over weakness
Joy over sadness
He knows my name
I am not forgotten
I am not forgotten
I am not forgotten
God knows my name.
He knows my name.
Father to the Fatherless
Friend to the friendless
Hope for the hopeless
He knows my name
I will praise You I will praise You
For I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
I am not forgotten Never forsaken
I am not forgotten
I am not forgotten
I am not forgotten
God knows my name.
He knows my name.
(by Israel Houghton and the New Breed)
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Conversations with Ella
Ella: Mom! Look at my boobs!! (A word I don't use.)
Me: Ella, you're two, you don't have boobs!
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Celebrating Life
On Saturday, the ladies of the church and friends and family of my friend, Erin, gathered to celebrate the life of her son Caleb. Caleb is scheduled to enter this world on the 26th of January. Of course, he might disagree with this date, but that remains to be seen.
Erin and her 'cute husband', Keith, are obviously thrilled to be expecting their first child. A child who will be loved and cherished. We, her family by blood and through Christ, are happy to celebrate this new life with them.
In church on Sunday, we celebrated All Saints Day. They day to celebrate the lives of those who have gone before us to the throne of heaven.
7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:7) These are the words of Paul. You see, those of us who belong to Jesus are called saints.
We had six church family members go to be with Jesus this year. And we celebrated their life. And we celebrated our lives in Jesus Christ.
And we should celebrate. We are eternal beings. Born to love God. Born to be saints. We should celebrate the lives of children to be born. We should celebrate the lives of the saints who have gone before us. And, as the saints here on earth, we should celebrate the gift of our lives as children of God. Saved by the blood of his son, Jesus.
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:17b-19)
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
Halloween a few days late
Here's the neighborhood! These are my kidds and the girls who live on either side of us. Poor Josiah, look at all of the girls.
On Halloween, Kevin stayed home and passed out candy. My friend, Linda, and her sweet puppy came along to help me out with the crew. We had a really good time, and the kids came home with way too much candy! I am grateful for daylight savings time. It was light for half of Trickor Treat. Much safer. And the high school kids tended to stay away while it was light. I must admit we were one of THOSE families. We ran out of candy early. The horror!! Crazy we had 200 pieces! So we had to turn off the lights and hide inside!
But, one funny story. One of the houses we visited had the yard all decorated. I really try to avoid the gruesome ones. But this yard had a fenced off area with some figures. Inside one little structure there was this green man. Think of the guy from the Adams Family. Uncle Fester. He wasn't doing anything when we walked up and all of the kids were chatting on about 'the green man.' We got our candy, said thank you. By the time we left the creepy guy was lifting his head off of his neck and then replacing it. Kinda gross but no biggie. No one was too frightened. Except maybe the puppy who was growling at him.
But Miss Risi kept talking about 'the green man.' The whole time we were Trick or Treating this went on. After we were done and back home, the kids were in pajamas. Ris was sitting on my friend's lap talking about that green guy. Suddenly she was telling Linda how she kissed the green man. "You kissed the green man?" Linda asked. "NO!" replied Risi. "YOU kissed the green man!!" That is her story and she is sticking to it! The imagination of that child is incredible!! Wish my batteries hadn't died in my camera! Or I'd show you that green guy! Linda can do much better!!
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Item# WLPROJ-3891
Click To Mark Complete
Add 1/4 teaspoon Gum-Tex to 1/2 package of each color fondant. Roll out 1/8 in. thick. Cut 4 hearts in each color using medium Cut-Out. Let dry 48 hours. Attach hearts to wires with melted candy; let set. Tape wires together using florist tape. Bend end of wires to create a cascade.
Bake and cool 2-layer 6 and 8 in. cakes. Prepare cakes for stacked construction on cake base. Ice cakes lightly in white buttercream. Using Cake Divider, divide 6 in. cake into sixths and 8 in. cake into eighths.
Roll out remaining fondant 1/8 in. thick. Using Cutter/Embosser or a knife, cut 3 or 4 rectangles, each 3 x 3 1/4 in., in each color (14 total needed). Using medium Cut-Out, cut out heart shape at center of each rectangle.
Attach rectangles to cakes with buttercream. Roll out remaining fondant 1/8 in. thick.
Using narrow end of tip 12, cut 5-6 dots in each color for each rectangle; attach in random pattern to rectangles with damp brush. Cut one dowel rod to 6 in.; insert in cake top. Position wired hearts in dowel rod.

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Behind bars: Morrell sentenced in N.C.
On April 29, Will Morrell's victims finally were able to relish some justice as the prolific scam artist who cut a swath through Charlottesville was sentenced in a North Carolina federal court to five years in the pen for swindling more than 20 victims and using the U.S. mail to do it.
In addition to the jail time, the 50-ish Morrell was ordered to pay attorneys' fees and court costs. Most painful to Morrell, however, may be the restitution order: He must repay the approximately two dozen victims–none of them from Charlottesville in this case– a total of over $1.5 million, says Richard Edwards, the Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. attorney who handled the sentencing.
For Margaret Jackson, who was a Morrell victim back in 2002, the news is mixed.
"I'm very sad," she says. "I think he's sick." But despite her compassion, Jackson, who like other local victims will not receive any of the restitution, believes Morrell "has to pay for what he did."
Particularly painful for Jackson is the fact that Morrell's North Carolina conviction actually came in November 2002– before she ever handed him a cent. Had he been sentenced quickly, she believes, she might have avoided the heartache and financial toll of her encounter with him.
When Jackson met Morrell in October 2002, he was working as an exercise instructor at ACAC. Jackson, a life-long smoker turned fitness buff, had a dream to hike the AT, and Morrell told her he could help.
In December, Jackson gave him $750 to help her secure a low-interest loan of $150,000 to cover her expenses during the hike and after, when she planned to write a book about the experience.
She quit her job as a graphic designer, spent her savings on camping equipment and trail gear, and prepared to start her hike in March 2003. But the money Morrell promised never arrived, and Jackson soon realized she'd been bilked.
Last spring, Jackson sued Morrell for her $750 initial investment. Morrell did not appear for the June 10 court date, and a judgment was entered against him.
At the time, Charlottesville District Court Judge Robert Downer told Jackson that her case was "the least of Mr. Morrell's problems."
Downer may have been referring to that 2002 North Carolina conviction. The charge was based on Morrell's operation of a bogus company called Global Strategies, which Morrell and his unnamed accomplices described to potential clients as a "venture capital firm." Morrell would elicit a deposit from the "client" to secure a low-interest loan that, the complaints allege, never materialized.
The Bill of Information– a document detailing Morrell's guilty plea– issued by the U.S. attorney in Asheville shows that between December 1997 and March 2001, Morrell was able to convince a company called Personal & Child Safety LLC to deposit $100,000 in a Global Strategies account with the promise of a low interest $2 million loan. A second individual investor gave up $6,250 to Global Strategies, believing it was the first step toward receiving $500,000 in investment capital. Neither the company nor the individual saw a loan– or their deposit– again.
But despite the conviction, Morrell, out on bail, kept busy for the next year and a half. In addition to tricking Jackson, he racked up nearly 15 other local judgments.
Wallace Gibson's business, Gibson Management Company, rented Will Morrell and his wife, Jenny, the 914 Rugby Road house once owned by William Faulkner. When the Morrells ceased paying the $3,200 monthly rent, Gibson had the family evicted. To this day, Gibson says, she has not received the $8,000 judgment entered for her company.
Despite his lengthy record and the multiple judgments against him, even Jackson was willing to give Morrell the benefit of the doubt back in August, two months after the judgment was entered in her favor. He showed up at her new place of employment and handed her $100– the first step, he allegedly told her, in making things right.
Jackson's hopes were high. "All I wanted was an apology from him and an effort to give me my money," she says.
She never saw Morrell– or the rest of the money he owed her– again.
On Halloween, Morrell accompanied his wife and two daughters to the UVA Lawn for trick or treating, but family time was drawing to a close.
On December 18, federal marshals arrested Morrell in Albemarle County, and transported him to the Prisoner and Alien Transportation Center in Oklahoma City, where he was held until late winter.
Now that his federal sentence has been handed down, individual states where Morrell has committed crimes may apply to have him extradited.
Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman says the city will not attempt extradition because there are no open criminal cases against him at this time. The last criminal charge against Morrell, for defrauding an innkeeper (the Residence Inn on Millmont Street), was nolle prosequi, says Chapman, meaning that the Commonwealth, in conjunction with the victim, decided to drop the case.
"It means they got their money," says Chapman.
Jackson says she realizes she'll likely never see hers. But she's at peace with it. "The whole situation," she says, "is long behind me."
And she has plenty to look forward to. Though she cancelled her AT hike last year, this year she'll fulfill a different lifelong dream when she becomes a member of the Peace Corps.
On June 15, Jackson will leave for Ghana for two years where she'll teach art.
"I am so excited," she says. "It's just incredible."
Morrell's 2002 mugshot


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Art and craft classes
The Lincoln Public Library's current session of art and craft
classes for 8- to 12-year-olds continues through April 10. The class
meets Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. Call 732-5732 for each week you would
like to attend. A list of crafts is posted in the Annex.
Family Bedtime Story Hour
A Family Bedtime Story Hour will take place on Tuesday, April
15, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Annex. Miss Melissa will read stories to
the entire family. You can wear your PJs and bring your favorite
stuffed friend with you. Please call 732-5732 to register.
The Lincoln Public Library
located at 725 Pekin St., with adult nonfiction and
reference materials in the historic Carnegie Building. The Annex directly behind
houses adult fiction and the
Youth Services Department.
All library events are free and
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Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Butterflies will return to the library this
spring. They will arrive in April as larvae and will be displayed
for children to watch as they progress in their development. This is
an annual event that children love to check on regularly in the
Youth Services Department (but don't forget to say hello to Daisy
the guinea pig, who is a permanent resident of the library).
Upcoming events
The Summer Reading Program is a popular annual event at the
library, and this year's theme is "Paws to READ!" Sign-up week will
be June 2-7. The library will offer story times, art and craft
classes, and Thursday events for the whole family, in addition to
children setting their reading goals for the summer. More
information will be announced later.
Grab and go
The Youth Services Department has a convenient way for busy
people to select children's picture books. Look for the
rubber-banded groups of books, selected with a coordinating theme.
Each grouping contains four to five books, and the stories center
around a particular animal or activity. Just "grab and go" to the
circulation desk and you're on your way.
Circulation news
Fix-it Lincoln — The library
now offers a new collection of books on maintenance, repair and
upkeep. The books include topics such as automobiles, homes, lawns,
health care, musical instruments, boats and much more. Funding for
this grant was awarded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library
Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library.
3M Cloud — This is the new
e-book database, which is an addition to the existing Library on the
Go database. Thousands of titles are available, with more being
added weekly, and can be searched via the online catalog. You will
need a PIN number to get started. Stop by the circulation department
for the easy instructions to get started.
Zinio — Electronic magazines have arrived. The library has a
selection of over 95 titles, and more will be added. Create your
account with
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circulation desk for more information.
Going on a trip? — The circulation
staff can put a hold on any outstanding requests you may have so you
will get them when you return. Just stop by and let the staff know
your travel dates.
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Emails and text messages — The library's new computer program
allows patrons to receive texts or emails for notification of
reserved items and overdue notices. If you are interested in this
service, talk to a member of the circulation staff.
PINs — Don't forget to take advantage of a PIN number
(password) for your account. With a PIN, you can search the entire
Polaris system, see what items you have out, and request and renew
books from home.
Gift certificates — Need a gift idea? You can purchase a
one-year library card for an individual or family living outside the
library district. The library will provide a gift certificate for
presenting, and the recipient can bring it in, along with a photo ID
and proof of address, to receive their very own library card.
Book clubs — The circulation desk in the Annex collects reading
lists for all the book clubs in the area. So if you can't remember
what you read or what you are supposed to read, you're covered. Drop
off your lists at the circulation desk or email April Jensen,
circulation manager, at
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The library website has links to many free services, such as
Library on the Go, WorldCat, Khan Academy, the improved World Book
Web and the Ask a Librarian service, as well as various downloadable
forms. Check out what's new.
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Lesser Slave River's government consists of a Reeve elected at large, and six Councillors representing two municipal divisions. Division 1 includes the communities of Flatbush, Chisholm, Hondo and Smith. Division 2 includes the communities of Mitsue, Marten Beach, Canyon Creek, Widewater and the land adjacent to the Town of Slave Lake. Though they bring unique mandates and perceptions to the table, Council shares the vision to steward a municipality where prosperity is the norm, and where residents have the resources they need to thrive.
Municipal elections are held every four years on the third Monday in the month of October pursuant to the Municipal Government Act and the Local Authorities Election Act. The last municipal election was held on October 16, 2017.
Running for Lesser Slave River Council: General Considerations
To become a candidate you must be at least 18 years of age on nomination day, a Canadian citizen, and you must have been a resident of Lesser Slave River for the six consecutive months preceding nomination day.
You are ineligible as a candidate for Lesser Slave River under the following circumstances:
- if you are the auditor of the municipality
- if you are a municipal employee, unless you take the entitled leave of absence
- if your property taxes are more than $50 in arrears or you are in default, for more than 90 days, for any other debt in excess of $500 to the municipality
- if you have, within the previous 10 years, been convicted of a offense under the Local Authorities Election Act, the Election Act or the Canada Elections Act
- If you are a judge, member of parliament, senator, or member of the legislative assembly, you must resign that position before you take office as a member of council.
The demands on your time will be heavy. You will be elected for a four-year term of office and during that time you will be required to attend:
- regular and special meetings of council
- council committee meetings
- meetings of other boards and agencies to which you are appointed as council's representative
- conferences, conventions, seminars, and workshops for training and discussion
- social and other events promoting your municipality
You will also need to spend time reading material and talking with residents, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), and others. This will all be part of the necessary preparation for meetings so that you can make informed decisions. Don't forget the time you need for your personal life, work, etc.
As a member of council you will have the opportunity to significantly influence the future of your community. Your power as a member of council depends on your ability to persuade the other members of council to adopt your view. All decisions must be made at meetings, held in public, at which a quorum is present.
As an individual member of council you will not have the power to commit your municipality to any expenditure or to direct the activities of the municipal employees. Any promise you make as part of your election campaign that involves municipal expenditures or the activities of the employees, can only be carried out if you can convince a majority of council that it is a good idea.
The Canadian Constitution delegates responsibility for municipal institutions to the provinces. Through a variety of legislation, the Alberta Legislative Assembly has delegated some of its authority to municipal councils. The legislation you will use most often is the Municipal Government Act.
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I figured after disassembling one machine earlier today, I might as well re-link to those photos and enjoy the nostalgia.
That particular machine was very flexible for a small-form-factor desktop computer. I know these were originally marketed for the business sector, but with a proper upgrade or two they were no less usable than most of the machines I have now. (Of course, most of the machines I have now are … the same. 🙄 )
I don't remember how much money I made off it, but I know I turned a handsome profit.
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It's our great pleasure today to welcome Dr. Olga Martín-Ortega (right) as an IntLawGrrls contributor.
Olga is a Reader in Public International Law at the University of Greenwich in the United Kingdom. She holds a law degree from the University of Sevilla in Spain, and received her Ph.D. cum laude in International Human Rights Law from Spain's University of Jaen.
Prior to joining Greenwich, she was Senior Research Fellow and member of the Management Team at the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London.
Olga conducts research in the areas of business and human rights, post-conflict reconstruction and transitional justice. Her latest research has focused on the impact of the activities and working methods of multinational enterprises in conflict zones and peacebuilding and transitional justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Spain.
Her introductory post today draws lessons from the experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina in multilevel international justice efforts to address war crimes.
Olga is a founding member of the London Transitional Justice Network and the European Society of International Law Interest Group on Business and Human Rights.
Among her publications are: a monograph, Empresas Multinacionales y Derechos Humanos (2008); three co-edited volumes, Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice on the Ground: Victims and Ex-Combatants (2012), Peacebuilding and the Rule of Law in Africa (2010), and Surviving Field Research (2009); and two co-authored textbooks, International Law (2009) and War, Conflict and Human Rights (2009).
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Monday, 18 February 2008
Sticks Of Sunshine
Today is one those blinding winter sunshine days, when despite the sun being so bright it makes you squint all day, the frost has taken hold of everything. I love this kind of weather; I call it perfect walking weather, where you can get wrapped up and still bask in a little sunshine at the same time.
It is also perfect soup weather. Nothing too elaborate, just a peek at what is left from the weekend and then devising a simple soup. In other words, the bottom of the fridge soup. Waste not want not and all that.
Celery is one of those vegetables that often is just there to make up the numbers. So a stick or two is chopped as part of your base for a soup, casserole or stew then the rest is left to go limp at the bottom of the fridge. Personally, I think it should be celebrated. It has a fantastic unique fresh taste and crunch of its own yet it remains a vegetable not exactly top of the list of choice, especially with young ones.
If it is the strings that put you off, a blitz into soup form gets rid of that. This soup combines lots of celery with fresh mint and salty fresh feta cheese, in this instance the superb Yorkshire Feta cheese, now known as Fine Fettle from Shepherds Purse Cheeses in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. And the sun shined down and I squinted at it. And everything seemed rather lovely on this bright frosty North East Monday morning.
PS I've decided to be a late entrant in the wonderful 'No Croutons Required', a Blog that invites Bloggers all over the world to enter a vegetarian meal each month to be judged by Lisa and Holler. This month it is soups, so I reckon my soup meets the requirements. Wish me luck, there looks like lots of good competition in there.
Celery, Mint and Yorkshire Feta Soup
Feeds 4
1 small onion, peeled and sliced
1 whole bunch of celery, leaves and all, sliced
2 floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper, peeled and cubed
2 bay leaves
3 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
3 juniper berries, crushed
750ml vegetable stock or water
A handful of fresh mint, chopped
250g Fine Fettle Cheese or any feta
Salt and Pepper
1 - Heat up the oil in a large pan and add the onion, celery and potatoes. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until the vegetables are beginning to soften.
2 - Add the stock, juniper berries and bay leaves. Bring to the boil then lower the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove the juniper berries and bay leaves.
3 - Crumble in half of the cheese. With a hand blender, blend the soup until smooth, don't worry if it still a little lumpy.
4 - Taste for seasoning. It should not need any salt due to the feta cheese. Serve in bowls with more feta crumbled over the soup, some fresh mint and a drizzle of oil.
9 comments:
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
Ahh, you make me long for the beauty of winter. I'd love to get all frosty on a long walk then warm myself up slowly with a big bowl of your satisfying soup. It sounds wonderful.
- 18 February 2008 at 13:02
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
This soup sounds delicious David. We have a goat farm her in the valley that makes goat cheeses. Personally from this particular farm I prefer their creamed cheeses but there are many others to try for this heartwarming soup:D
- 18 February 2008 at 15:58
- Aimée said...
I'll toast to celery with you, David. We love to munch on it for a healthy snack, but your soup sounds really elegant and I must try it.
- 19 February 2008 at 01:34
- William Leigh said...
come on then, give us a bowl and a nice bit of bread!
- 19 February 2008 at 08:46
- Jacqueline Meldrum said...
Wowee, this sounds good David! You have some of my favourite ingredients here and then.... you went and added cheese.
You should have entered this into our soup challenge, No Croutons Required!
- 19 February 2008 at 21:58
- Lisa Turner said...
You can still enter our soup event if you wish! I'll except entries until tomorrow morning. Just make a little update to your post and email us. Delicious soup!
- 20 February 2008 at 22:36
- Alison said...
David, how essential are the juniper berries? I couldn't find them in either of my local supermarkets here in New Jersey. I know I can order them online, but I was hoping to make the soup this weekend. If they're absolutely essential, I'll put off making the soup until I've got them.
- 21 February 2008 at 19:21
- David Hall said...
Susan - it IS winter over here in blighty!
BV - lucky you, I'm very envious, I adore goat's cheese
Aimee - glad you love the stuff too
BDF - some may spill on the way to yours
Holler - well, I've entered it so you will just have to gag! Glad you like it though Lisa
ATN - they are non essential, it was just me experimenting. I like the aroma they give if anything, leave them out. You will hardly notice as celery is the predominant flavour
- 23 February 2008 at 18:45
- Alison said...
Made the soup today, and it was a great success. My husband said it was the best soup he'd ever had! I found it did need a bit more salt at the end, but this probably depends on how salty your feta is. All in all, a great recipe!
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Lone Pine, Calif. — When Calgary marathon runner Lorie Alexander showed up at the starting line of the world's toughest foot race last Monday she had something to prove.
She had run the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon three times before.
And, for anybody who has ever run 135 miles, or 217 kilometres, across Death Valley at the hottest time of the year, crossing three mountain ranges in triple-digit Fahrenheit temperatures — finishing is everything.
You get a belt buckle if you finish under 48 hours.
In 2010, when she first tackled Badwater, Alexander finished with a time of 44 hours, nine minutes and 23 seconds — belt buckle with less than four hours to spare. A year later, she came in with a time of 37:43:21.
When she returned in 2013 to beat the desert again, the desert beat her instead, forcing her out of the race.
"Last year, I had whiplash the week before the race and I wasn't supposed to run it, but I did," she said defiantly.
This year, she was out to prove she is one of the world's toughest race survivors.
So, on July 21, at 6 a.m., when she placed her toes on the starting line at the base of Mount Whitney, highest mountain in the contiguous United States, Lorie Alexander, 55, was the only woman competing for a bigger prize — the Badwater Ultra Cup challenge.
By finishing the Badwater 135, she would become the only woman to have completed the cup challenge, meaning she would have logged three ultra-marathons in 2014 including the 82-kilometre Badwater Cape Fear race in March and the 130-kilometre Badwater Salton Sea race in May.
"This year, I'm going for the triple," she said, referring to the cup challenge.
When the starting gun sounded, Alexander took her first steps up the mountain to the very top of Mount Whitney and to an elevation of 2,966 metres.
She ran that mountain climb — up 1,860 metres and across 35 kilometres — in five hours and eight minutes.
She was well on her way to meeting her super-survival running goal.
Coming down from the mountaintop, Alexander made her way through a rocky terrain many Canadians might recognize from movies filmed there such as Gunga Din (1939) and Iron Man (2008).
She returned to Lone Pine and the starting line shortly after 3:15 p.m.
By 3:19 p.m., facing a flat open road through Owen's Valley, she had logged 72 kilometres in nine hours and 19 minutes. She was still on track.
At 7:20 p.m., however, as the sun was setting and as she crossed the 97-kilometre mark to begin her second mountain climb into the Inyo Mountains, to a ghost town called Cerro Gordo, her troubles began.
Blisters erupted on her heels and an imbalance of electrolytes in her system plagued her with severe stomach pains.
Alexander faced a climb of 13 kilometres to the top and 13 kilometres back, in the cold desert night, in pitch-black darkness.
Because the winding gravel road to the Cerro Gordo was so narrow and dangerous, poised over a 2,440-metre drop, none of crews assigned to helping runners were allowed to drive alongside them.
Like the other 100 toughest runners competing at Badwater from 24 countries, she climbed the mountain alone in the dark.
It was the toughest challenge she faced in the race, she said.
When she finally made it to the top of the mountain and stood before the dry dilapidated and abandoned ghost town buildings, she had run 108 kilometres in 16 hours and 44 minutes.
She was halfway in the race when she started her descent down the same mountain in the dark — still in pain, still alone, still determined.
When she got to the bottom it was midnight on the first day of the race, she had been running — sometimes walking — all day and all night.
When she passed the tiny desert town of Keller on the doorstep of the dry Owen's Valley lakebed, she faced a flat overnight run through the valley.
At 6 a.m. Tuesday, as she approached race Time Station No. 6 at an intersection of two cracked asphalt roads, at a place called Darwin, she watched the sun rise over the Inyo mountain range.
She checked in at the station with a time of 24 hours and two minutes, with 146 kilometres completed.
Darwin marked the eastern most edge of the route. Runners reaching it turned around and headed back to the finish line and back to Mount Whitney.
"I had bad stomach pains," Alexander said at Darwin, reflecting on her overnight run to the ghost town.
"When I started that climb, that's when my stomach really started to hurt," she said.
Somewhere around Keller, near the 172-kilometre mark, crew member Samuel Louie said: "The heat's getting to her."
Temperatures throughout the day hovered just under 38 C, just as they had Monday.
But, Alexander ran through Keller and ran through the heat, challenging her crewmembers to keep up.
"She's so fast when she walks," Louie said, panting as he struggled to keep up.
"She's going to set the bar for all other women wanting to break her time," said her running crew member Barry Hopkins of Calgary as he struggled to keep pace with her as well at kilometre 188.
At 1 p.m. Tuesday, with just 40 kilometres to go — a full marathon for not-so-tough runners — Alexander was asked what her biggest challenge was on Day 2 of the marathon.
Blisters, she said.
"I changed shoes. And then when I pushed my foot in, I just tore the blister right open," she said while running and landing on the blister with each step.
"So now my heel is ugly," she said. "I had it taped once with a Band-aid and then it ruptured again."
Crewmember Maria Boyd, a nurse, got out the first aid kit and mended the blister.
By mid-afternoon, Alexander was making her final climb up Mount Whitney to the finish line, the last 21 kilometres uphill.
For the first time in the 37-year history of the Badwater Ultra-marathon, the course was changed.
In the past, the race began at Badwater, hence the name, which is the lowest spot in the Western Hemisphere at 86 metres below sea level.
New park rules this year, forced race planners to alter their route.
Asked which Badwater race route was tougher, the traditional route from Badwater or this year's alternative course, she said: "This one is harder.
"Because there were three big separate climbs and they were road and trail and that made a difference for me.
"And, you're not crewed on the trail and you don't have a pacer or anything on the first climb. So it's a little different, not having your crew with you."
Alexander, with her crew in tow, broke the tape at the finish line on Mount Whitney just as the sun was setting on the second day, at 36 hours, 32 minutes and 37 seconds, shaving at least 20 minutes off her previous time set in 2011.
More importantly, she clinched the title she set out to achieve: only woman to complete the first Badwater Ultra Cup.
"I feel awesome," she said at the finish line, reaching out for a group hug with her four-crew members.
"It's very nice to take that record home," she said, home being Calgary.


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The little yellow fella that nearly everyone in America and beyond seems to love is back! Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Animation are in pre-production on the live-action/animated feature film "SpongeBob SquarePants 2". The casting director has sent out casting calls for principal actor roles in Los Angeles, New York, as well as in Savannah, Georgia where shooting on the live-action scenes will take place from September 30, 2013 through November 5, 2013. Locations include sound stages in Savannah, locations in the downtown area, and on Tybee Island. Many extras will also be cast for a beach scene in Savannah.
Actor and extras casting calls for new A&E crime drama series 'Those Who Kill'
Imagine Television and Fox 21 will begin production on August 28, 2013 on a brand new A&E Television Networks crime-drama series titled "Those Who Kill", inspired by the books of Danish writer and journalist Elsebeth Egholm. Email submissions are now being accepted by the local extras casting director in Pittsburgh, PA where shooting on the series will take place from August 28 through December 6, 2013. In addition to the extras, stand-ins, and photo doubles, the principal actor casting directors in Los Angeles and New York are holding auditions for series regulars, recurring roles, guest starring roles, and day players.
Casting calls 20th Century Fox thriller feature film 'Gone Girl' starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike
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I've been working on a workshop for use in a school around integrating the key competencies (KCs) into learning using digital technologies. This got me thinking about whether I should be purposefully considering the KCs in regards to teacher professional learning.
Question: Should the Key Competencies be integrated into teacher professional learning?
- Are the KCs only relevant to school age students?
- As a lifelong learner, shouldn't I also be wanting to continue to develop these competencies in myself?
The Key Competencies page from the New Zealand Curriculum website states (emphasis mine):
People use these competencies to live, learn, work, and contribute as active members of their communities. More complex than skills, the competencies draw also on knowledge, attitudes, and values in ways that lead to action. They are not separate or stand-alone. They are the key to learning in every learning area.
The competencies continue to develop over time, shaped by interactions with people, places, ideas, and things.
Let's take a look at the KCs… (all quotes below from Key Competencies page on NZC website)
Thinking is about using creative, critical, and metacognitive processes to make sense of information, experiences, and ideas. These processes can be applied to purposes such as developing understanding, making decisions, shaping actions, or constructing knowledge. Intellectual curiosity is at the heart of this competency.
In teacher professional learning, I don't want teachers to take everything at face value. I want them to think, to question, to critically examine what is being suggested/demonstrated. I want them to question their own ideas, beliefs, philosophies and practices. It sounds obvious, but teachers have got to continue thinking critically. It's a part of growing professionally.
Using language, symbols, and texts
Using language, symbols, and texts is about working with and making meaning of the codes in which knowledge is expressed. Languages and symbols are systems for representing and communicating information, experiences, and ideas. People use languages and symbols to produce texts of all kinds: written, oral/aural, and visual; informative and imaginative; informal and formal; mathematical, scientific, and technological.
Teachers do this daily. Not only do they support students to make meaning of the codes expressed in learning material, they also have to interpret the codes given through student body language, sometimes jumbled ideas/questions and more. In teacher professional learning it's important for teachers to be able to make meaning of what is being shared within their own contexts for their particular group of students and their needs.
Managing self
This competency is associated with self-motivation, a "can-do" attitude, and with students seeing themselves as capable learners. It is integral to self-assessment.
If I'm running a teacher professional development workshop it is usually made quickly clear to me those teachers who don't have a "can-do" attitude (at least towards the digital technology I'm using/introducing). They are nervous, and quite honestly, some of them don't appear to see themselves as capable learners. Until now, I've always considered this as simply a lack of confidence but perhaps it's more than that? It makes me wonder what I can do to help teachers manage themselves and boost their self-motivation.
Relating to others
Relating to others is about interacting effectively with a diverse range of people in a variety of contexts. This competency includes the ability to listen actively, recognise different points of view, negotiate, and share ideas.
Going into different schools is straight away putting myself in front of a "diverse range of people in a variety of contexts". So I can see this important to me. For teachers in those settings, I guess I make that context change. Our teachers though will always have a diverse range of people in front of them and (at least) each year will have a different range of people as classes change. While the context might seem the same each year (it's their classroom after all), the fact their is a new range of students means that the context will change. Those students have different needs and it's so important that teachers continue to be able to relate to others.
Participating and contributing
This competency is about being actively involved in communities. Communities include family, wh?nau, and school and those based, for example, on a common interest or culture. They may be drawn together for purposes such as learning, work, celebration, or recreation. They may be local, national, or global. This competency includes a capacity to contribute appropriately as a group member, to make connections with others, and to create opportunities for others in the group.
This is big for me. When in a teacher professional learning situation it is quite important that those in the room are able and willing to participate and contribute otherwise the session can fall flat very quickly. Yes, there is a need for good facilitation, but the active involvement is also critical. It's also important that teachers don't wall themselves off in their classroom but become involved in their school community both on campus and with the wider community. Being actively involved in subject associations, as well as professional learning networks (PLN) is so important to help ensure we continue to be lifelong learners and continue to think and question what we (and others) are doing for our students. How can we grow effectively without making those connections to others?
My challenge
So now the challenge to myself is to ensure that I purposefully consider how the KCs can be integrated into the professional learning workshops I facilitate. I need to think about how I am helping those I'm working with grow professionally.
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Informing women on breast cancer overdiagnosis
In a study exploring women's responses to being told about overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening, most women felt the information was important and could enable them to make choices.
The University of Sydney study, published in the British Medical Journal recently, also found that prior awareness of overdiagnosis was minimal and, although it is a complex and unfamiliar topic, most women were able to understand the issue.
Providing women with the information may or may not influence their approach to screening, depending on the extent of the overdiagnosis and individual preferences.
"Currently around 1.7 million women are screened every two years for breast cancer in Australia and, as in other developed countries, hardly any information on overdiagnosis is provided," lead author Jolyn Hersch, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health, said.
Overdiagnosis or overdetection is where a screening mammogram detects a cancer that would not have caused death or presented clinically during the woman's lifetime.
"The study aims to inform effective strategies for communication about overdetection to women considering screening."
It is important to note that while a majority of women in the groups expressed interest in being better informed about screening, many also wanted continuing encouragement to have screening.
"Also worth noting is that for some participants the information did not cause uncertainty about whether to be screened for breast cancer. Instead the uncertainty was about whether to have the standard treatment for a screen-detected cancer or whether they should consider alternative approaches to treatment," Hersch said.
The qualitative study used focus groups to inform 50 women aged 40 to 79 from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds about overdetection of cancer.
"Overdetection and the resulting overtreatment of an inconsequential disease are considered the most serious and important harms associated with early detection of cancer through screening but at this stage pinpointing what level of overdetection occurs remains a challenge," Hersch said.
Several recent studies have estimated an overdetection rate of between 19 and 35 per cent, but estimates in other studies have been substantially lower or higher.
"Our study presented women with a range of estimates. At the highest estimate we presented (50 per cent) some women said they may think twice about screening, whereas the lower (1-10 per cent) and intermediate estimates (30 per cent) had limited impact on women's enthusiasm for screening," she said.


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Nancy DiMarco, PhD
Honors Course Taught: Introduction to Nutrition
- PhD Nutritional Physiology, Iowa State University
- MS Biochemistry, Iowa State University
- BA Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado
Dr. Nancy DiMarco is an educator truly dedicated to her field and to TWU. Out of her thirty-two years of teaching, all of them have been spent at Texas Woman's University. Born and raised in Boulder, CO, after getting her bachelor's degree at the University of Colorado, Dr. DiMarco moved on to Iowa State University where she earned a Masters in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Physiology. She is a licensed dietician and specialist in sports dietetics and sports medicine, being named the inaugural director of Sports Dietetics-USA from 2004-2007, receiving the Texas Dietetic Association's Distinguished Scientist Award in 2007, and being a Chancellor's Research Fellow at TWU from 2005-2010. She has had her researched featured on the cover of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2013, and her self-proclaimed magnum opus titled, "Modified activity-stress paradigm in an animal model of the female athlete triad" was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology in 2007 after she spent nearly ten years working on it.
In her spare time, you may find Dr. DiMarco watching her favorite TV show NCIS, gardening, playing the piano, getting in a Crossfit workout, or vacationing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She and her husband Dennis (who has a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry) have three children, two grandchildren, three cats, and two parrots, Congo and Baby. Her favorite quotation is: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." –Philippians 4:13. When asked what she loves about teaching honors students, her response was: "I love that they are engaged, interesting, don't have to be spoon-fed, inquisitive, and most of all high-achieving. They inspire me to do a better job, to be more engaged, to know more and work harder because they do." Her advice to students is: "Accept responsibility for yourself in all the dimensions of wellness. . .You and only you determine the choices you make, so they need to be ones that help and cause you to. . . [become] a better person today than you were yesterday."
Lybeth Hodges, PhD
Honors Courses Taught: U.S. History and World Civilization
- PhD History, Texas Tech
- MA History, Texas Woman's University
- BA History, University of North Texas
Dr. Lybeth Hodges has her dream job. When asked what she would be doing if she weren't teaching, her answer was: "No idea! . . . Probably wishing I were teaching!" This dedication shines through in her extensive teaching history. She has been teaching in college for thirty-five years and has been teaching at TWU for twenty-five years. There are many reasons Dr. Hodges enjoys teaching honors students. In her words, "They are always enthusiastic, usually humorous, and genuinely committed to doing what's necessary to succeed." Perhaps it is because of Dr. Hodges' dedication to teaching honors students that she was named "Outstanding Honors Faculty Member". All of her professional awards relate to teaching.
It's not surprising that in her free time Dr. Hodges likes reading history books, but it may be surprising to find out that she also enjoys rodeo (especially bull riding), mystery novels, TV cop dramas, and a Top Twenty VH1 show on Saturday mornings—recorded, so she can skip through songs she doesn't like. Dr. Hodges and her husband have two daughters, two rabbits, and five guinea pigs. Her favorite vacation spot is a place she and her sisters have in Alto, NM. One of her favorite quotations is from astronaut Buzz Aldrin. She explains the situation and her response: "Just before he left for the moon, he was asked what he'd do if the engine broke down and he had one hour 'till crash and burn. He replied, 'I'd work on the engine.' Is that not great? I think when people are faced with serious problems they should follow Buzz's advice." Speaking of advice, Dr. Hodges has some wisdom of her own to share with honors students: "Study what you love; jobs will work out later. In the so-true words of Semisonic, 'Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end'; don't get too down when something you want doesn't work out."
Gladys Keeton, M.Ed
Honors Course Taught: Dance and Globalization, DNCE 2143
- MEd Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Northwestern State University – Louisiana
- BS Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Northwestern State University – Louisiana
- BS Elementary Education, Northwestern State University – Louisiana
Gladys Keeton never intended to teach at a collegiate level. Her entrance into college teaching happened due to a professor's recommendation of her for a university position at Memphis State University. Fast-forward a few years and Professor Keeton is now approaching her fiftieth year of teaching—forty-five of those years being spent here at TWU. She is a recipient of the Larry White Dance Educator Award, the TWU Dance Golden Wrench Recognition Award, and the Brace Award, which is the highest award from the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. She is also in the Texas Dance Educators Association's Hall of Fame.
In her free time Gladys enjoys social dance, and when she has time for a vacation, you can find her at the beach. She has another social outlet that may be a bit of a surprise. According to her, there is: "Not enough drama in my life—I have to watch 'Days of Our Lives' every so often to make sure that I know my life is wonderful. How can any family have so much happen to them?" In her own family, Professor Keeton has one son, two daughters, four grandchildren, and two dogs. She encourages students to be themselves and to enjoy learning; she loves teaching honors students because: "They are able to apply [and] connect knowledge to the real world and think outside of the box."
Jennifer Wilson, MSN
Honors Course Taught: The Joy of Capstones
- MSN Oncology, George Mason University
- BSN Nursing, University of Maryland
Jennifer Wilson has been a part of the TWU nursing program faculty for nine years; she is an Oncology Clinical Specialist, researcher, educator, and serves as both coordinator and mentor for the honors program nursing students at the TWU Dallas campus. When asked what she finds rewarding about teaching honors students, she responded: "Helping students realize that their potential is greater than they can imagine and helping them realize the countless opportunities that await them in the nursing/medical profession." With such a positive outlook, it's no surprise that Prof. Wilson has received the TWU College of Nursing Faculty Award for Excellence in Service and the TWU Redbud Award for Faculty Champion. Her favorite quotation comes from Leo Buscaglia: "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the power to turn a life around."
Professor Wilson says that if she ever has an abundance of free time, she would like to spend it running marathons, vacationing in the mountains, knitting, needlepointing, and playing Words with Friends. She and her husband Tom have two children, one cat, and at any given time may be found with extra cats as Prof. Wilson fosters kittens for a local pet rescue agency. Aside from advising students to go to graduate school before having children, Prof. Wilson's advice to students is: "Let life unfold the way it's meant to—accept when things don't always go the way you plan for them to, because it usually is for the best."
Jennifer Danley-Scott, PhD, Visiting Faculty
Honors Course Taught: Texas Government
- PhD Political Science, University of California, Riverside
- MPS Political Science, University of California, Riverside
- BS Political Science, University of Southern California
A California native, born in La Verne, Dr. Jennifer Danley-Scott is a visiting faculty member at Texas Woman's University. Bringing her nearly twelve years of teaching experience to TWU, Dr. Danley-Scott has been at TWU teaching Texas Government since 2011. When asked who motivated her to become a professor, Dr. Danley-Scott gave two examples: "As an undergraduate, I had an amazing constitutional law professor; his love of the subject made material approachable and fascinating. As a graduate student, I was a teaching assistant for my dissertation adviser; his dynamic lecturing style made him effective. . .even in large classes. Both of these faculty [members] inspired me to become a professor and teach general education courses."
Dr. Danley-Scott has two sons, and in her free time she enjoys volunteering at their schools or relaxing at home watching Top Chef. If she hadn't become a professor, she may instead be found writing fiction at one of her favorite vacation destinations, Mont Saint-Michel, France. When asked what her best piece of advice for students is, she said: "Try to take more than one class with a professor in your field so that he can get to know you. When students take more than one class with me, I am able to write much better recommendation letters and I pass [the students] information on scholarship and internship opportunities that will fit their interests."
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