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When the Yankees were trying to dump A.J. Burnett a year ago, one of the players they were interested in was Cleveland's Travis Hafner.
Despite their efforts, they weren't able to reach a deal with the Indians and Burnett ended up in Pittsburgh.
Now, Hafner has drawn the Yankees' attention again, and this time they don't have to figure out a way to include Burnett in the deal.
Still without a left-handed designated hitter to take over for Raul Ibanez — who signed with Seattle before general manager Brian Cashman made him an offer to stay in The Bronx — the Yankees are looking at the 35-year-old Hafner.
Unlike Ibanez, whom the Yankees signed after failing to land Hafner last winter, the former first baseman can't play the field and would give the Yankees fewer options if they are hurt by injuries.
Hafner might not help the Yankees' durability, either, because he has had difficulty staying on the field after four excellent offensive seasons with the Indians from 2004-07, when he drove in more than 100 runs each year.
Cleveland remains interested in Hafner, though injury problems since then have robbed him of significant playing time. Last season, he was limited to just 263 plate appearances because of knee and back woes.
Nevertheless, when Hafner is able to remain in one piece, he does provide power.
Despite his injuries in 2012, Hafner hit 12 homers, including eight off right-handers, and his OPS was .798 versus righties — not much worse than Ibanez's OPS of .812 against them.
The Yankees signed Dan Johnson to a minor-league deal last week in an attempt to fill the spot, but their search for a lefty designated hitter does not include Jim Thome, another free-agent slugger with a history of back problems.
Though Hafner is a power-hitting lefty, he hasn't had a great deal of success taking advantage of the short right-field fence in The Bronx.
In 12 plate appearances at the new Yankee Stadium, Hafner has just one homer and one RBI. He also had just one homer and 12 RBIs in 75 plate appearances across the street.
A more pressing need remains in the outfield, but the Yankees have been unable to find a right-handed bat worthy of a major league contract.
Cashman has explored the free-agent route, as well as trades and still only managed to land players such as Matt Diaz and Russ Canzler on minor league deals, while Michael Morse and Scott Hairston have gone elsewhere.


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Whether it's Metallica, DJ Tiesto, Iggy Pop, Melody Gardot, or Aphex Twin belting around the spinning innards of your cassette player, it's gonna sound fab from the Westone 4, and it's not just that new product sheen either. No, it's the fact that Westone nailed everything in this, the first universal earphone fitted with four speakers per side – a mean feat in any respectable dictionary.
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SHERIDAN, WY – Black Tooth Brewing Company has doubled its distribution market starting January 2013. Black Tooth Brewing's draft only beers are now available in 7 counties in North East Wyoming.
The flagship brands available for distribution are Wagon Box Wheat, Bomber Mountain Amber, Indian Paintbrush Ale IPA, and Saddle Bronc Brown.
The brewery has just finished its second brewery expansion in as many years to accommodate the market growth.
Wagon Box Wheat had a great run in 2012 in winning a gold medal at the World Beer Cup and also the Great American Beer Festival. We plan on expanding our brands throughout Wyoming in 2014 and beyond.


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Taking care of your teeth means more than brushing and flossing. For complete care, it's important to visit a dentist every six months for a regular checkup and professional cleaning.
The first step in this process is to find a dentist with whom you feel comfortable, and then schedule an appointment. Most dental visits are checkups. Regular checkups (ideally every six months) and professional cleaning will help your teeth and gums stay cleaner, last longer and can prevent painful problems from developing.
Bringing your little one for a visit? Pediatric dental offices typically offer an environment designed to make children comfortable. Rooms may be decorated with bright colors, animals or fun designs. Waiting rooms often feature a variety of toys. They may even have activity tables or video game consoles available. A fun environment makes the dentist's office a treat for children to visit. They will remain patient and entertained until it's their turn and may even beg to return sooner than needed so they can play more.
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- Dentistry for Kids: Focus on Fun, Not Fear
- Find a Good Dentist by Asking the Right Questions
- Dentistry for Kids: Rise of the Kid-Friendly Dentist
On your first visit, your dentist will take a full health history. On follow-up visits, if your health status has changed, make sure to tell your dentist. Here's what you can expect during most trips to the dentist, though depending on your oral history, your experience may vary.
A Thorough Cleaning
Checkups almost always include a complete dental cleaning, either from your dentist or a dental hygienist. Using special instruments, a dental hygienist will scrape along and below the gum line, removing built-up plaque and tartar that can cause gum disease, cavities, bad breath and other problems. Your dentist or hygienist will polish and floss your teeth during the visit and instruct you on oral care techniques and products to use at home for improved oral health.
A Full Dental Examination
Your dentist will perform a thorough examination of your teeth, gums and mouth, looking for signs of disease or other problems. The goal is to help maintain your good oral health and to prevent problems from becoming serious by identifying and treating them as soon as possible.
Depending on your age, risks of oral disease and symptoms, your dentist may recommend X-rays. X-rays can diagnose problems otherwise unnoticed, such as damage to jawbones, impacted teeth, abscesses, cysts or tumors, and decay between the teeth. If you are pregnant, inform your dentist, as X-rays should only be taken in emergency situations.
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- How Often Should You Go to the Dentist
If your teeth and gums are in good shape, you probably won't need to return for six months. If further treatment is required — say to fill a cavity, repair a broken crown or remove a wisdom tooth — you should make an appointment before leaving the dental office.
Now, if you're avoiding dental visits because of some anxiety, the following tips may help you relax and get the attention your teeth need and deserve:
Ask friends and family
If you don't already have a dentist, ask people you trust about their own dentist and if they are happy with their healthcare provider. Word of mouth is a great way to find a good dentist.
Search for a dentist online
Many dental offices have web sites where you can learn about their practices and the type of services they offer, meet the staff and learn what values and goals the practice wants to achieve with patients. If you have found a few dental practices that look promising, schedule a brief appointment to meet the dentist or ask friends and neighbors if they are patients or if they know anything about them.
Talk about your feelings
Once you choose a dentist; make sure you communicate with the dentist and staff. Don't be shy! You are not the first patient to feel nervous or anxious. Convey your concerns and fears before a procedure or if you experience any discomfort during your visit. It is very important to have clear and open communication with your dental professional. Talking will make your dental experience more relaxed and pleasant.
Ask questions
Ask your dental team to inform you about the type of dental treatment they recommend based upon your unique oral health needs. Once a treatment plan has been developed, ask your dentist to explain the procedures in detail. Knowing what to expect before it happens can help put your mind at ease.
If you are uptight or nervous prior to a procedure, talk to the dentist about ways to make the experience easier. There are medications to help you relax, and can be prescribed depending on the level of your anxiety. The dentist and staff should make every effort to make your visit comforting and stress-free.
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- Dentist for Kids: Five Steps to Finding a Good Pediatric Dentist
- Early Dental Visits Essential to Children's Health
Other Info About Dental Visits
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- Dentist Specialist: Which Professional Treats What?
- 3 Affordable Dentistry Options to Fix Your Smile and Boost Your Confidence
- Consumer News: Study shows cartoons lessen children's anxiety about dental visits
- Professional Teeth Deep Cleaning May Reduce Your Risk of Infection After Knee Surgery
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Total so far: 9900 miles (15,932 km)
After my Venezuelan adventures, it was time to have a couple of weeks off the Penny and take in the sights and sounds of Bogota. What a lovely city, friendly people, nice beer, cute girls, great architecture, and some stunning museums and galleries. Feeling completely re-energized the legs roar their way out of town. It helps that there is a big declivity to fly down at this stage, much appreciated after all the climbing I have been doing. The loss of height does come with a small drawback as the Wheel rolls into the region of the Tatacoa desert. Sweating buckets it crosses my mind that there may have been a clue in the name and that I shouldn't really be surprised at the temperatures I'm now experiencing. The heat has to be suffered until the road starts to climb again after Neiva, and by the time Pitalito arrives, all is once again bearable on the temperature front. Here though my way changes as I'm heading up to the famous pre-Colombian archaeological site in San Augustin. Up on the side of a mountain lay hundreds of statues carved to represent gods and animals in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. They date from the 1st to the 8th century and are a good reminder of the fragility of great civilizations. After a few days in town, I'm all statued out and ready to move on to the next challenge. Mocoa is the start of the famous Colombian "Death Road" or El Trampolin De La Muerte as the locals affectionately call it. Essentially you wind your way up around the edges of mountains on a single track rocky road, hoping not to fall thousands of feet down into the chasm below. The scenery is stunning, and the going extremely tough, as you have to cross a good few 10,000ft passes. This mini adventure takes me 6 exhausting days, and although I'm completely done in when I collapse into a hostel in Pasto, I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Now it's down to a few days ride to the border with Ecuador. My route rolls over more mountains, I am in the Andes after all but I was expecting it to be fairly uneventful. The road has many a way of surprising you, and for me, this came in the shape of a cow falling from the sky. The poor beast landed with a great thump right in front of me, stone dead. She must have fallen off the cliff that runs alongside the road and plummeted to her doom. I'm just grateful she didn't include me in her fate, though it would have made a splendid epitaph.


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The Wales Marathon Race Pack
We want to ensure the The Wales Marathon is a (fairly) relaxing day for all the athletes and make sure that everyone competing knows exactly what's happening, when it's happening, and most importantly what you need to keep safe and post a great time!
You can find the Race Pack below, along with the Race Briefing Video and links to the Waves Times, Over & Under 18s Disclaimers.
In order to take part in the event you MUST bring Photo ID and a Signed Disclaimer to registration. It is also imperative that you watch the Video Briefing prior to the event.
Pack Details Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2020Download Race Pack


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Flip Broadband is one of the new breed of NZ broadband providers. Flip Broadband say that they do the same thing differently giving you cheap and reliable broadband plans whilst looking to keep the other NZ broadband providers on their toes.
Flip Broadband provide only a few different broadband plans as they like to keep things simple.
Flip Broadband don't yet offer Flip Ultrafast Fibre Broadband but they do have different broadband plans with different data limits and variable speeds. Flip offer all different types of broadband connection, Flip Fast Broadband or Flip Very Fast Broadband - even the broadband plan names are simple at Flip internet.
Flip Broadband also offer two great value adds. You can get FREE NATIONAL CALLING for one hour at a time which then costs 20c p/min after that... or just hang up before the hour is up to avoid paying the per minute charge. Or you can select FREE 60 CARRY OVER MINUTES. The carry over minutes don't expire for a whole year and can be used to call 85 destinations including New Zealand mobile phone numbers.
At Broadband Compare we list and compare Flip broadband plans alongside the other broadband providers in New Zealand. Flip Internet provides broadband internet just like the big telcos, except at Flip Internet the big difference is they give it to you with no contracts, carry over data and leading online support.
Flip broadband focus their customer service and broadband support around their online system. To keep costs low and simple, Flip broadband have invested a lot of time making sure everything is at your fingertips in their online support system. Flip Internet only provide phone support for Technical Issues – 10am to 7pm, every day of the week.
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Kindness: the Key to Heaven and People
By Fr. George Morelli
Many have heard of "random acts of kindness," but how many of us take it seriously enough to make kindness a priority in our lives? St. Paul reminds us in Romans 11:22 that God's kindness returns to us, provided that we continue in his kindness. But some still resist.
Kindness is a central factor in so many traditions. The Talmud notes: "Deeds of kindness are equal in weight to all the commandments." The Koran notes: "There is a reward for kindness to every living animal or human." In the Buddhist tradition Ashoka writes: "…Kindness to living beings should be made strong and the truth should be spoken.''
I will give one example of how many of us fail at kindness: unkind communication. Some assume in order to make a point they have to speak in anger, harshness and rudeness. Clinical psychologists (Beck, Shaw & Emery, 1979) point out that the basis of this misperception is significant intrusion. The value of what they consider significant is such that they feel they have a "right" to be angry. This is an exalted state of self-importance by which people define themselves which gives them this "right." It reveals an underlying postulate of self-definition that allows all anger to be justified.Spiritually, such misconception of one's value is the vice of pride. One saint of the Eastern Church, St. John of the Ladder, has told us: "Pride is a denial of God, an invention of the [evil one], contempt for men."
Is there an alternative to angry communication? Yes, assertive communication: an honest and true communication in a socially acceptable tone and demeanor. Only when a soft-tone response fails to bring about the desired result should words be said more firmly. However, keep in mind, the key is not to cross over the line into an angry tone The writer of the Book of Proverbs (15:4) tells us: "A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit." Relating to others can be done, in the words of St. Paul to the Galatians (5:22-23), in "patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control." Kindness is pleasing both to God and man.
Beck, A.T., Rush, S., Shaw, B. & Emery, G (1979). Cognitive Therapy of Depression. NY: Guilford Press.
Morelli, G. (2006, July 02). Assertiveness and Christian charity. http://www.orthodoxytoday...
Morelli, G (2006c). Healing: Orthodox Christianity and Scientific Psychology Fairfax VA : Eastern Christian Publications.
(2006). http://www.nimh.nih.gov/St. John of the Ladder. (1982), John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent. NY: Paulist Press.


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Thank you so much for these two lovely donkeys (Nancy&Pierre) they are settling well into there home here in rural Brittany.They are both so sweet natured and so gentle, I cannot recommemd zoie from Donkeys Of Wales highly enough.Zoie was was very helpful to share her expertise with us, we could not of asked for a better service. Lucy Blackwell
Thank you for Daisy and Lili,they have both settled great.The children love them and im over the moon with them.Thank you Charlie Suffolk
Thanks for all your help Zoie - Bethan and James (our twins) are so happy!Donkeys settled in really well and followed me on a Alpca walk already.I can not thank you enough! Donkeys are lovely really happy with both.Highly recommended! Keith portsmouth
Percey is settling in really well,hes had so much attention from all the children and loved it.Hes so lovely and has made lots of new friends already.Thank you for this special donkey, i cant thank you enough.Daisy Del
Thank you so much Zoie for our beautiful boys.They are so sweet and gentle and obviously so well cared for before they came to us.We can not wait for a long future together with them.Thank you again Alex The Cotswolds
Thank you so much for Ffion, she has settled in beautifully with our other donkey. You couldn't have been more helpful or enthusiastic in your dealings with us. Delivery was simple and your help and advice was invaluable and we will be getting more advise from you in the near future, especially over Ffion's foaling. All round great service. Thanks again - Lynn and Andy
Hi i just wanted to let you know that i appreciate all the time you have given me, all the advice and the long in-depth telephone conversations.Thank you for going out of your way to help me. Isabel Frias Spain
Hi Zoie, been lovely doing business with you,mother and baby arrived safe and sound.They are both settling in well getting huge amounts of fuss.They have become part of the familly very quickly.Thank you once again.Dave & Kelly Larkin Burton On Trent
Thank you so much zoie, Socks is calm and settled and happy! Couldnt be happier.Thank you again, we love her. XXX
Many Thanks to Donkeys Of Wales for our two beautiful jennies.Zoie was always very helpful,always on hand to answer my long list of questions.We now have our little baby as well, I would HIGHLY RECOMMED!!! Thank you again Alice and the Team xxx
Thank you for this amazing donkey,Rocky has his feet under the table already hes a real sweetie everything you said and more.We love this boy already THANK YOU THANK YOU Sue Strother Brighton X X X
In September 2011 I was searching for a companion for my jenny. I found the perfect soul mate for her - Barney! He has been amazing in every way. I would highly recommend Zoie to anyone who was hoping to purchase a donkey. Zoie has helped me with any query I had, with both of my donkeys, and I know she is only a phone call away. Thank you very much for all your help! - Gabrielle
Two miniature donkeys from zoie at donkeys of Wales Prince and Rolo.They"re AMAZING easy to catch,lead,etc,Zoie has done a really good job with them.Would definitely RECOMMEND Zoie and her donkeys,lots of help and advice. THANK YOU ZOIE XXX Denise Yorkshire
Absolutely fantastic thank you,you are amazing.Zoie rehomed my donkey in the most perfect home just the sort of home i wanted im so pleased and my mind is at rest.I would highly recommend Zoie if your looking to rehome your donkey/s. Thank you for the updates.Marion X X X
Hi Zoie I love the bridle and Bells thank you for going out of your way to get them here on time! Cathy Mackenzie
Thank you zoie, for all your patience answering my neverending questions.Gizmo arrived safe and sound and has settled in extremely well.
I highly recommend Donkeys Of Wales to anyone looking for donkey/s, zoie is very knowledgeable and it shows.Zoie went out of her way to help my disabled daughter, she love"s her donkeys and they have given our her so much confidence already.THANK YOU Alex
Just a short message to say thank you for yesterday's visit. We were all impressed with your helpful guidance and advice. Your donkeys look amazing, a real credit to the hard work you must put in. Many thanks from - Craig and the Acton Mill team
A massive thank you Zoie for all the help you have given us both before and after we bourght our 2 miniatire donkeys from you.They are the most gentle loving pets anyone could wish for.They have both settled in really well,all the children in the nursey adore them.Gareth Kinmel Bay
Many thanks for the two lovely wee donkeys. Both are adorable and have sweet natures. Were sent up to Scotland within a few days and Zoie has been very helpful with any questions. Would recommend x. - Karen
We purchased two beautiful donkeys in february this year from Zoie at Donkeys of Wales.Zoie was so helpful we looked online and visited them,she was a mind of information.Elise and Dallas have settled in their new home very easy. We are very happy Thnak you.Luke & Julie Chelmsford Essex
Hi zoie,Wayne,myself and our Girls cannot thank you enough for our 3 gorgeous donkeys.They are worth their weight in gold,you wouldn"t believe what our girls have got out of them already.Thank you for all your help and for going out of your way to help our girls dreams come true.Thanks again The Pearsons Familly, Devon
Pandora arrived safe and sound,thank you Zoie for a very easy transaction.Pandora is everthing i wanted and more.Allison Devon
I love both my boys so much already and have developed such a strong bond with both in a short period of time.They have such unique and cheeky loving characters.I will be forever in Zoies debt for my boys.Right from the start Zoie was so professional and helpful and if i ever find myself wanting to expand my donkey familly I know exactly where to go.I can promise i will stay in contact with Zoie giving her updates etc just like she did for me!! Shelly XXXX
Thank you Zoie for our gorgeous donkeys they are so cuddly,freindly confident with huge characters.
Hi just wanted to say a big thank you for the driveing harness,its arrived and we are very happy with it.Thank you for going out of your way to get it here to Ireland on time.Ian Saunders
Thank you Zoie, for makeing everthing so easy for me and going out of your way to help me.Nothing was to much trouble and i do appreciate it all.The donkeys have taught me to step out of my comfort zone and face my fears and good things do happen,my self esteem has increased.Thank you again Sarah Stow On The wold
We have three beautiful miniature donkeys,who have quickly found their way into our hearts.They have become local celebrities in the village,many thanks to Zoie for her help and patients in helping me choose from the wonderful herd.Zoie has been so helpful responsive from my initial enquiry to post arrival and still at the end of the phone to answer any questions i may have.We cant thank you enough for your help and guidance.Sarah & Andy proud onwers of Dolly,Dougal,Dermot
I cant recommend Zoie and Luke enough to anyone who wants to buy a well bred and beautifully socialised donkey.Our little Hugo joined our two miniature shetlands and is such a lovely addition to our familly.Zoie was so helpful and approachable-although i have always had horses and ponies, I was clueless about donkeys,Zoie answered all of my questions,even the stupid ones.Zoie is so knowledgeable and freindly,as a dog breeder i know how important correct rearing is and Hugo is a superb example of a donkey.We couldn"t of wished for better an new familly member .Elay Day. X
Im so grateful to you for letting me have little G.I appreciate how helpful you are and quick you are with your replies.Thank you so much Zoie for this wonerful little boy. X X X
Zoie thank you for the safe delivery of Buttons.Buttons has made herself very much at home after a short time and just makes us smile.She has a lovely temperment is well trained,well socialised Buttons is everthing Zoie said and much more.We have horses and didnt know much about donkeys but Zoie is extremely knowledgeable and was so helpful and approachable with my many questions.The transport process was also very professional and well organised.I have wanted a donkey for so long -Buttons is perfect new addition to our familly.I promise we will take good care of her and stay in touch Helen X X X
What cool dudes, both travelled so well, calmly walked out the trailer made themselves at home.They were worth the wait and i know they will be characters here on the farm. Thank you for all your advice and help.
Returning to Zoie for a second time to add to my donkey collection, she has made my dream come true in owning a Poitou. Colette is the most special, beautiful girl and has settled into the herd with no problems at all. Zoie's friendliness and honesty is second to none. Thank you xx - Shirley
Hi,Zoie we love the donkeys,they are becoming so very confident.They both love their heads and ears being rubbed and give kisses!! Thank you so much Zoie they are going to be little characters of the familly.XXX Emma
Thank you Zoie, Kenza and Penny are together after only five minutes.Thanks for your time advice and Penny is exactly as you said.Gay Kite Project Prickles Langford
Thank you both for a excellent all round service. Donkeys are fabulous, lovely temperament and was kept updated on route with delivery time. Highly recommend.
Super happy, Im so pleased i have both! They will be loved by my familly Thank you Freya Beales Gloucestershire
Thank you for all the advice and time you have given me re Joe, you are inspirational.Joe is quickly becoming a big part of my familly as you said he would !! Charotte Llanbister Wales
I have always wanted a donkey,so as soon as i was in a position to do so i started my search.When i came across donkeys of wales, from the moment i called Zoie she was so helpful, informative and patient answering all my questions. I got Eric and Ernie half brothers and they have completed our familly.Four months on Zoie is still at the end of the phone to answer any questions i may have.Thank you so much we love them. Chelsea Gloucestershire
The girls are gorgeous,so freindly and affectionate.They bray whenever they see or hear us, we cant help but give them cuddles!!! We are over the moon with them, THANK YOU SO MUCH they are just perfect XXX
What a fantastic website, thank you I grew up with donkeys. It's lovely to see such a caring family run business so uplifting
Thank you Donkeys Of Wales for Fifi & Teddy already makeing friends with the alpacas.They are fantastic and so happy.Jane & Gary Holiday Cottages New Quay
Donkeys are PERFECT settled in a treat My wife and children Love them!! Thank you for all your help and advice very much appreciated .Im sure we will be back for more.Craig Surrey
Just received tom a beautiful donkey from zoie as a companion fo alfie my other donkey. Thank you zoie for a first class service nothing was to much bother.
Hi,just wanted to say thank you again for makeing my dreams come true.The boys are wonderfull and im so excited for what the future holds for us.Sarah Cambridge
Just wanted to let you know boys are settling really well and its only there first day. They have got stuck into both breakfast and dinner. They come to call and follow me everywhere , I think there happy, so all good here. IM A VERY HAPPY LADY Thank You xxx
Think I'm in love he's so sweet! Settling in nicely. Thank you
Alice and Coco are lovely donkeys. They came to me well cared for and with super temperaments. Zoie is very knowledgeable on all aspects of donkey care. Highly recommended!


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About three weeks ago, I went on a date with some guy I met online. We met on the boardwalk, which I liked. He looked only a little bit like his picture, but I'm sure the same could be said for me – I've definitely gained weight since the pictures I posted were taken. None of the mattered, really, because he was INCREDIBLY smart – knew more than a little bit about nearly everything. The conversation was great – enthralling, interesting. We talked for four hours, until the restaurants closed. At one point, he was explaining the scientific reasoning behind why men tend to react with violence while women are more emotional and tend to react with malicious manipulation. He posed a hypothetical question, asking me what I would do if a woman I hated, like really hated, keyed my car. I told him I'd go to the police, and he had to alter the scenario and tell me that wasn't an option. I think he wanted to prove that eventually I would become violent (although in retrospect, I don't see how that helps his argument at all, so maybe I misunderstood because he was SO much smarter than me). That inspired the short story below.
But some more about the date: he said "you see" a lot and removed his glasses to pinch and massage the bridge of his nose and pushed air through his nose awkwardly, almost like snorting but not exactly. In hindsight, it seems pretentious and textbook intellectual, but in the moment, it wasn't so bad. There were even a few moments where I nearly convinced myself he was handsome, sitting on a bench overlooking the beach, calmly explaining the cosmos to the young woman beside him as a chilly wind whipped the finer strands of hair about his face.
But I think it was just the moonlight and me endeavoring to force a fairy tale where there wasn't one. I haven't heard from him.
WEEKLY WRITING PROMPT #30: "Let's just agree that we both hate her, okay?"
"Let's just agree that we both hate her, okay?" Ashley pleaded. She was sitting in her Chrysler Sebring convertible with her best friend. The engine was running to keep the heat going; it was unseasonably cold, and tiny tremors assaulted Ashley's body. The cloth top did little to keep the icy wind from seeping in and making the interior cold and uncomfortable. She watched her breath escape her lips in tiny, white puffs, disappearing as soon as they appeared. Despite the heat blasting from the vents, Ashley was shivering. For a moment, but only a moment, Ashley wondered how her best friend was faring, if she was as cold. But Ashley's concern was fleeting. She wasn't looking at Danielle, but stayed focus on the lone break in the curbing that served as both the entrance and exit of the parking lot. Neon lights and halogen bulbs lit up the night sky around them, and Ashley used the glare of the harsh and unflattering lights to peer into windshields and survey the colors of incoming cars. Oncoming headlights would blind her momentarily, but she would shut her eyes tight against them for a just a few seconds, all she could spare, and then she'd stare hard and long to make out the figures in the cars, to determine the exact shade of the paint of the exteriors of the cars. Ashley's eyes shifted restlessly from side to side, scanning and searching for one driver in particular, one woman that was scheduled to meet a man in the diver bar that owned the parking lot. The man in question happened to be the love of Ashley's life (at the very least, Ashley had convinced herself that was the case), and the woman in question was the current topic of conversation.
"I'm not going to do that," Danielle refused. She crossed her arms over her chest and stared through the windshield. She forced her breath out of her lungs in short bursts, emphasizing her displeasure. Not unlike Ashley, Danielle wasn't so eager to make eye contact. Everything had gone too far, much too far, and Danielle was having trouble comprehending that the woman gripping the steering wheel in tight, pulsating waves was the same woman she'd known for years and years, and had claimed as her best friend. Ashley was unrecognizable to Danielle. Sure, she looked the same, but the jealousy and ager that consumed Ashley and simmered somewhere just beneath the surface of her skin had caused her to mutate into something ugly, something horrible.
"Then why are you even here?" Ashley asked. She finally turned to face Danielle. Her tone was sharp so that the question was more of a piercing challenge. In her juvenile rage, Ashley wanted Danielle to leave so that Ashley could feel abandoned and awful, and thereby rationalize her unnerving desire to cause destruction and excuse her cowardly and dastardly behavior.
"To talk sense, Ashley; I need to convince you that this is really dumb, not to mention illegal. We need to leave before you do something stupid."
There was a beat of silence. It was the calm before the storm; after just a moment more, Ashley slammed her palms against the dashboard and growled. It was a subdued scream that turned animalistic and cold and hard. Danielle felt uneasy but turned toward Ashley, willing to make eye contact and survey if Ashley was even present in the conversation, if she was even listening. "Go to hell," Ashley sneered. "You don't know what this feels like, okay? Save your self-righteous bullshit for your students."
"If you weren't acting like a child, I wouldn't have to treat you like one, or talk to you like one," Danielle retorted. "What is keying her car going to do, honestly?"
Ashley thought for a moment. "It'll make me feel better."
Danielle rolled her eyes. "Yeah, maybe, but then what? Will it make Russ suddenly realize he's been a douche? How will it prove you were the right choice?"
Silence settled upon the pair. The truth was that Ashley couldn't answer Danielle's questions because Danielle was right. It was stupid, completely asinine, but for the moment, Ashley didn't care. She wanted to feel satisfied and to feel justified – she wanted to feel better about the whole messed up situation between her and Russ and their feelings (or lack thereof). "Why can't you just let me have this?" Ashley demanded of her best friend. Her voice cracked and allowed the tears to finally spring up.
"What kind of friend would I be if I let you be a stupid, awful, petty bitch?" Danielle asked. She extended her arm to rub Ashley's back as she sat behind the wheel and cried. "You're better than all of this, and you deserve better than Russ." Danielle spoke in softened tone, doing her best to soothe Ashley and her broken heart. "Let's get out of here, okay? We'll get milkshakes and fries and talk shit." Danielle laughed to show Ashley that she honestly believed there was a light at the end of the long, dark tunnel. Danielle needed Ashley to know that eventually, things did get better.
"Fine," Ashley growled. She wanted to hold onto her anger because she wanted to be in control of something. She couldn't change how Russ felt and she couldn't deny Danielle's logic, but she could decide how she felt, dammit, and she was going to be angry, downright furious. Without giving it much thought, Ashley abruptly changed gears and had every intention of peeling out of the parking lot and leaving the whole aborted revenge plot behind her – in more ways than one – and Ashley would have done just that.
Unfortunately, a young, beautiful woman with bouncy hair, tits that were a cause of envy, and a smile that belonged in toothpaste commercials, came walking up between Ashley's car and the car beside it. The young, beautiful woman was not paying attention to anything other than her phone, busily composing a text message to let a popular man named Russ that she was walking into the bar, and that she had just parked. Her green Hyundai had pulled in just as Ashley had started crying, and were it not for the tears in her contemptuous eyes, Ashley might have seen the vehicle, recognized it, and done something else, anything else. As fate would have it, neither Ashley nor Danielle saw the young, beautiful woman's car enter the parking lot, and so neither woman knew she was even there, where she was supposed to be, where they had anticipated and expected her to be. The young, beautiful woman walking between Ashley's car and another was busy envisioning the entrance she would make and entertaining the endless romantic possibilities her rendezvous offered. She didn't see Ashley's car turning and accelerating fast enough to make the tires squeal, so hell bent was Ashley on making an exit the same way the young, beautiful woman was intent on making an entrance that would impress the entire bar. The young, beautiful woman never saw the impact coming.
The left headlight rammed against the young, beautiful woman's shin, hard enough to break it and hard enough to knock her to the ground. The collision happened just outside of Danielle's window, just outside of the front passenger door. She thought she saw bouncy hair pass by her field of vision on its way to the pavement, but she couldn't be sure. It was dark and her attention was elsewhere. But Danielle and Ashley heard flesh and bone smash sickeningly against metal and plastic and rubber. They knew they'd hit something, but the enormity of the tragedy had not landed home yet. The front tires ran up and over the young woman's body before Ashley could slam on the brakes and screech to a halt. "What the hell was that?" Ashley asked.
Danielle had a sinking, awful, terrible suspicion, but how could she say it aloud? How could she tell Ashley that in trying to avoid a misdemeanor, they had committed a felony? How could she explain that in trying to do the right thing, they had made everything worse, much worse? Pale and trembling, Danielle could only state the obvious. "You hit something," she said.
"Yeah, but what?" Ashley asked. Danielle shrugged, was too shocked and too stupid to articulate anything meaningful or useful. Ashley threw the car in reverse, unknowingly rolling her tires over the young, beautiful woman a second time. The car jostled its occupants from side to side as it traversed speedily over the body. Ashley thought returning to the parking spot and surveying the scene from that vantage point was the best way to assess the damage and understand what had happened. It wasn't until the sickening thud of the tires rolling over something soft and alive reached her ears a second time that Ashley understood that it was bad and wrong, all bad and all wrong. She put the car in park and battling nausea, Ashley threw her door open and climbed out of the car and onto legs that were wobbly and weak, and didn't quite support her weight. Hobbling as if she were the victim instead of the perpetrator, Ashley stumbled to the front of the car, using the vehicle to support her weight. She crossed the front of the vehicle, placing palm over palm as she desperately tried to steady herself and walk, and when the body came into view, she promptly vomited.


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The big problem with this is that it is aimed at easily abused for‐profit schools while leaving the rest of waste‐drenched higher education untouched. But another problem, the very real risk of bureaucratic bungling, also looms large. Indeed, a story out just today from California notes that the state greatly overestimated how much it would save by cutting Cal Grant eligibility for students at schools that showed up on a recent U.S. Department of Education list of institutions with high three‐year loan default rates. The problem: The Education Department had accidentally calculated three‐year‐and‐three‐month rates, significantly overstating defaults. In fairness to the Department, it did say the list was unofficial, so California officials also bear a lot of the blame; but it sure doesn't bode well that the Department would publish something so flawed.
There is a much more effective, and less dangerous, way to hold schools accountable than to have the federal government set blanket, hyper‐politicized rules and try to enforce them. It is to have customers consume higher education using their own money rather than having Washington send tens‐of‐billions of inflation‐fueling, extravagance‐enabling dollars to students and schools every year. The problem is, that would just make it too hard to buy votes by falsely promising great education for all.


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"Our kids drive us crazy every night. They know it's time for bed, but they want another drink of water, one more story, the light on, the shades down, then the shades up. They keep us busy for an hour making extra trips to the bathroom and then scream like crazy when we finally refuse to come to their room one more time. The last straw happened the other night when our eight-year-old cried because he couldn't stay up as late as our ten-year-old."
There isn't a kid who doesn't try to extend bedtime at least once in a while. Wanting to belong and be part of the action is a human need. Serious bedtime problems, however, are most often created by parents. The more families establish routines, the more they experience organization and order. Kids function best when they have a routine and a sense of order. It's important for them to have input, but not to run the family. Parents who let kids work them like trained circus animals at night are clearly letting the kids call the shots.
1. Be available during the bedtime routine (see "Planning Ahead to Prevent Future Problems" item 1 below) instead of trying to do ten other things. One reason children seek more attention is that they haven't received a good dose of your full attention.
2. Once you have given your undivided attention for at least 20 to 30 minutes of bedtime routine, stick to the allotted time for the routine to end with confidence. Your children know when you say what you mean and when you mean what you say. They know when there is room for argument and when there is not.
3. After your child is in bed, refuse to play the game. If she leaves her room, gently take her by the hand and kindly and firmly return her to her room. Use no words. Actions speak louder than words, and don't leave room for argument. You may need to repeat this action several times before children learn that you mean what you say and will follow through with kind and firm action. If they come to your bed in the middle of the night, take them gently and quietly back to their bed, give them a kiss and walk back to your room. Do this as many times as you need to until your child knows that your bed is for you (see "Parenting Pointers" item 3).
4. If your children have developed the habit of manipulation, it may take three to five nights of kindness and firmness (returning them to their beds, without words) before they learn they can trust you to mean what you say. Children feel more secure with parents who are kind and firm than with parents who can be manipulated.
5. Sit down with your children and admit your mistake. Tell them that you have allowed them to form some bedtime habits that aren't good for them or for you. This is a good time to start teaching them that mistakes are wonderful opportunities to learn, so now you can learn together how to solve the problem.
6. Some parents put locks on the outside of their children's doors to keep them in their rooms. This is dangerous and disrespectful. Keep taking your child back to her room. If you remain kind and firm, it probably won't require more than 10 to 20 trips the first night. Remember that weaning has never been easy for the "weaner" nor the "weanee," but is necessary for both to reach interdependence.
1. Set up the bedtime routine during the day. Let the kids help you make a list of all the things that need to be done before they go to bed (pajamas on, teeth brushed, items picked up off the floor, bathroom cleaned, homework done, clothes chosen for the next day). Working backward from bedtime, figure out how much time is needed and what time the kids need to start to complete all tasks on time. Help them make charts of the things to be done. Small kids enjoy finding pictures in magazines to represent the things they need to do. The charts can be posted on the doors of their rooms.
2. When it is time to begin the routine, tell the kids, "It's time for bed" instead of "You have to go to bed." Encourage involvement by asking questions that involve the children such as, "What is the first thing we need to do to get ready for bed?" Or offer limited choices such as, "Do you want to choose a story or do you want me to?"
3. Some kids find it helpful to play "Beat the Clock" at bedtime. Set a timer for the agreed-upon time, and let the kids scamper around getting everything done before the timer goes off.
4. Let the kids know that you will be available for story time ten minutes before bedtime. If they have completed their tasks, there will be time for a story; if they haven't, there is time for a tickle and a kiss, but the story has to wait until the next day.
5. For kids who think it's unfair that an older sibling stays up later, let them know it's okay to be upset, but it's not okay to stay up later.
6. As the kids get a little older, involve them in discussing bedtime and give them a limited choice, such as, "You can decide if you would like to go to bed at 7:15 or 7:30."
7. As they get even older, let them pick any bedtime they like as long as the adults have "quiet, no-kid time" from 9 P.M. on. Offer kids a chance to stay up a little later on Fridays and Saturdays.
8. Let kids know that bedtime means time to go to their rooms, not necessarily time to go to sleep. Kids are different, and some may like to play or read before they fall asleep. If they aren't bothering anyone else, let them fall asleep when they're ready. Usually if kids can fall asleep when they like, they won't fight parents as much about what time they go to bed.
9. Many parents struggle over bedtime because they are afraid their children will be tired and crabby the next day if they don't get enough sleep. Treat bedtime as a separate issue. If your children are tired and crabby, you can ask them to be tired and crabby in their rooms. They may even take a nap. Earlier bedtimes are not the solution to irritable kids, unless they decide that would help. You might ask, "What do you think would solve the problem when you get tired and crabby?"
Children can learn self-reliance instead of manipulation skills or dependence on someone else to help them perform a natural bodily function. They learn to respect their parents' need for time alone or time together without children around. They learn that their parents will treat them with respect but will not become involved in their manipulation efforts. Children can learn that they don't always get what they want, that it is okay to feel upset about it, and that they can still survive.
1. It is better to teach children to listen to their inner voices about when they are tired than to insist that you know when they are ready to go to sleep. It is also respectful to yourself to insist on a time the kids go to their rooms even if they don't go to sleep so you can have some time to yourself.
2. Some parents believe they are doing the loving thing by capitulating to the unreasonable demands of children. They are not thinking about the long-range effects of what this teaches children. None of us always gets what we want. Adults complain. Babies and toddlers cry. We all learn that we can still survive and even be happy. It is not respectful to children to give them the impression that they can always have what they want. Since you are giving your children lots of love during the bedtime routine, and at other times during the day, they will not be traumatized by learning that they can go to sleep by themselves. The opposite is true: they will learn the skills of capability and self-reliance.
3. It's fun to let your children snuggle in bed with you on weekend mornings, and we would encourage having a special time each week that your kids can hop in your bed for wholesome family fun time.
Many parents allow their children to sleep in bed with them as a regular occurrence. There are some organizations that support the "family bed." Others believe this is disrespectful to children because it may convey the message that children are the center of the universe and that they are not capable of falling asleep on their own. Instead of teaching self-reliance, it may teach children manipulation skills and dependency.
Extensive research by Richard Ferber, M.D.1 concluded that children need a place of their own to sleep, whether it is their own bed or a room that is separate from the parents. In this way, the child learns self-soothing and other valuable lessons: I can handle being in my own space and I am not the center of the universe. I am an important member of my family, but my parents are also important and need time for rest and rejuvenation. Parents need courage and skills to follow a plan of their choice instead of feeling manipulated by children into a predicament that is not their choice.
One parent relates: "Our three-year-old continually came out of her room. We walked her back, and she kicked and screamed for an hour the first night until she fell asleep exhausted in her doorway. The second night she cried for half an hour. The next three nights this routine lasted ten minutes. After that, bedtime became a fun time for us all with a pleasant routine filled with hugs, tickles, stories, and cooperation."
Another father found bedtime hassles ceased when he asked two questions while tucking his children in bed at night: "What is the saddest thing that happened today?" "What is the happiest thing that happened today?" After each question, he would listen carefully and then would share his own saddest and happiest moments of the day. This seldom took longer than two or three minutes with each child, although sometimes more time would be required. He said, "I was amazed at how much my children told me when I took the time to ask and to listen. The closeness we felt during these times seemed to help them settle down and be ready for sleep."
1 Richard Ferber, M.D., Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems (New York: Simon and Schuster 1986).
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The Treasure of Dead Man's Cove
Subtitle: You Choose Book 1
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Wealth beyond your wildest dreams or deadly pirate's curse! You find an old map while holidaying in a secluded seaside town. It is said to have belonged to the fiercest pirate of them all - One-Eyed William, who was buried with his treasure. Could it be real, or is it someone's idea of a joke? You set off to follow the map to find out . . .
Will you uncover the treasure of Dead Man's Cove, or will you be destined for doom?
It is wonderful to see a great new adventure series aimed at your middle grade students. And the best part—the entire story is in their hands!
This not only allows them to see the consequences of their decisions, but it allows them to go back and change the ending! There are numerous scenarios and this will have them going back again and again, creating numerous stories.
Boys in particular, will thoroughly enjoy this new series, and will be eager to read the rest.
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FORT MEADE, Md., Nov. 8, 2013 – Navy Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale's journey — from prisoner of war in Vietnam to Medal of Honor recipient to Ross Perot's vice presidential running mate in 1992 — reflects the path of a true American hero.
In a Nov. 6 interview here for the pilot episode of The Pentagon Channel's upcoming series, "Legends of Seapower," Stockdale's son, James Stockdale II, shared his father's story and legacy.
The elder Stockdale, who died of Alzheimer's disease at age 81 on July 5, 2005, in Coronado, Calif., played a critical role in the Gulf of Tonkin incident, a seminal event that would prompt the onset of large-scale military operations in Vietnam.
"Dad's story … is about of group of individuals who chose duty before dishonor and they self-selected out to be courageous … to the point of just dying before capitulating," Stockdale II said.
An Abingdon, Ill., native and U.S. Naval Academy graduate in 1947, Stockdale completed Navy Test Pilot school in Pensacola, Fla., in 1954. His love of flying carried him west to Stanford University in California, where he earned a master's degree in international relations in 1962.
It was also at Stanford where Stockdale would embrace philosophy, particularly stoicism, which later helped him endure the crucible of captivity with unflinching heroism and remarkable leadership for seven and a half years during the Vietnam War, Stockdale's son explained.
As the CIA formulated plans to support the South Vietnamese government amid encroachment by North Vietnam, Admiral Stockdale, his son recounted, learned a lot as the commanding officer of Carrier Air Group Sixteen flying from the aircraft carrier the USS Oriskany.
"[The admiral] saw the ricochets from [patrol torpedo] boats off the hull … he saw actual torpedoes in the water, he could see wakes in the daylight because the seas in the Gulf of Tonkin are phosphorescent and when you stir them … they turn up an eerie light, even in the daytime," the younger Stockdale said.
U.S. troops along the coast, Stockdale II explained, were kept in combat-ready gear in the hot Tonkin sunlight. The USS Turner Joy joined the apprehensive and tired men on Aug. 4, 1964, for patrol, continuing to sweep areas of North Vietnam for signal intelligence.
"They would take gunboats up into the North Vietnamese coast, do signal intelligence, destroy radar stations … [transport] people going into the coastal villages and try to recruit people to give them intelligence," Stockdale II said.
On a routine patrol, the USS Maddox proceeded with signal intelligence that indicated an attack by the North Vietnamese.
"From the Vietnamese perspective, this was pretty serious warfare," the younger Stockdale said. "But [U.S. officials] couldn't find any hard evidence that an attack took place –- they even sent a film crew out … to replicate the event, which made it a non-event in calm waters."
On Aug. 5, Stockdale II said, the U.S. carried out 64 sorties, sparking the beginning of the air war in Vietnam.
More than a year later, on Sept. 9, 1965, Stockdale II said his father was flying a mission when his A-4 fighter-bomber was struck by a missile and he ejected over a small coastal village. He tried to make it to the ocean but came down instead in North Vietnam.
"When he bailed out, it was clumsy of course," Stockdale II said. "What you can't anticipate with practice bailouts is that the plane is going different directions and you're being jostled around and about."
Stockdale said his father found a way to "pull the curtain," basically a stick of dynamite that sends the pilot in his seat hurtling from the plane. But during the ejection, one of his shoulders somehow got caught on the canopy.
Suddenly Stockdale was caught in a tree and forced to cut himself down. By the time he hit the street in Phong-ve, his left leg was dangling with the lower portion of it protruding from his knee at a 45-degree angle.
Stockdale was roughed up by locals, then put into a torture cell followed by a cold soak at the "Heartbreak Hotel," a prison in Hanoi.
The admiral moved around to various camps over the next seven and half years there, developing a reputation as a hard-core resister despite placement in leg irons and time in solitary confinement, according to his son.
As the highest-ranking U.S. Navy officer to be held captive in Vietnam, the admiral often credited the teachings of Epictetus, one of the ancient Stoics, with helping him endure the ordeal.
"Dad took great pride in the fact at one point … the adjutant to the commissar said Stockdale was the 'blackest of criminals,'" Stockdale II said.
One tenet of stoicism states lameness is an impediment to the spirit but not to the will, Stockdale II said, noting many of his father's techniques were simply guerilla tactics.
"He had nothing, all he had was his wits … they had every component imaginable to make him talk," he said. "They can turn your body into a pretzel, but they can't control your mind if your will and your intention are clear."
Stockdale galvanized prisoner culture and developed a cohesive set of rules to assist prisoners in resisting captors, giving them hope and stamina to withstand the ordeal. For example, "BACK U.S.," Stockdale II explained, meant B: do not bow in public, A: stay off the air, C: admit no crimes, K: do not kiss the Vietnamese goodbye. U.S. stood for unity over self.
The younger Stockdale said his father even took a razor down the center of his head to make himself less photogenic and avoid being a participant in propaganda films. When captors tried to obscure his cuts and missing hair with a hat, he then beat himself about the face until he was unrecognizable.
The admiral's leadership called for full resistance and no admission of crimes, as seen in the citation for the military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, which Stockdale earned in 1976 after his release in 1973.
An excerpt of his citation reads: "Stockdale deliberately inflicted a near mortal wound to his person in order to convince his captors of his willingness to give up his life rather than capitulate. He was subsequently discovered and revived by the North Vietnamese who, convinced of his indomitable spirit, abated their employment of excessive harassment and torture of all prisoners of war."
Families of POWs were once discouraged from communicating with the media or even each other, prompting the admiral's wife, Sybil, to organize the League of American Families of POWs and MIAs. This got the attention of former seaman H. Ross Perot, a prominent businessman with political aspirations.
"[Perot] called mom out of the blue and introduced himself," the younger Stockdale recalled, noting that it would be years before his father would be released and meet him.
Perot not only attended several events celebrating the return of the prisoners, but Stockdale II said the businessman filled a jet full of supplies for the ones who remained in country, though they could only get as close as Thailand to distribute the materials as charity.
By 1992, Ross Perot was circulating petitions to be put on the ballot in all 50 states as a third party presidential candidate, but had not yet selected an official running mate.
"In half the states you needed to name a potential running mate [and Perot] knew that he could call dad and ask him to stand in," Stockdale II said.
By the time Perot re-entered the campaign for president that fall, temporary vice presidential running mates had to be permanent.
"You've taken a guy who was part of very deep-thinking, detailed aspects of stoical history in a monk-like setting," he said, "and now you're going to throw him into the national spotlight on television."
Stockdale said his father's affection for his fellow prisoners never wavered, even decades later. He emphasized that his father's relationship with fellow POWs was unassailable and that the admiral was aware that any leadership he provided would've been an empty vessel were it not for the willingness of those who would follow.
"As we're committed to these many asymmetrical wars, several of them are multi-generational, carried by culture, carried by tribal tradition," Stockdale once said. "Awareness of that commitment on their behalf should inspire our military members … to prevail or improve conditions in countries that are dominated by totalitarian influence."
Stockdale said his father's story has been "so shaping" in his own life.
"It's a saturation in culture and a sense of commitment and combinations of intellect, emotion … spirituality," Stockdale II said. "You can create a culture where the leadership is viral and virtual and committed to the mission and the mission prevails at the expense of the individual."
Stockdale said his father was optimistic about people.
"If you appeal to their deepest moral hooks -– the reason they got into doing what they're doing in the first place, you can usually find in some definition, the very best they have to offer," the admiral once said.
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Central Connecticut football sophomore Rob Hollomon was named CFPA FCS National Kick Returner of the Week for his performance in the Blue Devils' 37-31 loss at Robert Morris last week. Hollomon gained 377 all-purpose yards in the game with 96 of those yards coming on a kickoff return touchdown.
Hollomon's 96-yard kickoff return touchdown is one of the longest in CCSU history. The return is also just one yard shy of the Northeast Conference record for longest kickoff return (97 yards).
Listen to Rob Hollomon's interview with CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith
Hollomon was also named Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday.
In addition to returning two kickoffs for 112 yards, Hollomon also rushed 27 times for 208 yards, caught six passes for 56 yards and had one punt return for one yard. His 377 all-purpose yards are the most by a Blue Devil since the program moved to Division I for the 1993 season.
Hollomon's 208 rushing yards are the most by a Blue Devil since August 30, 2008 when James Mallory rushed for 256 yards against Bryant.
The College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) confers weekly, annual, and career awards for Division I players. All CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams.
Hollomon and the Blue Devils host Saint Francis (PA) this Saturday at Arute Field. The game is scheduled for a 12 p.m. kickoff.


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As both a wine writer and wine lover, I attend a variety of events and get to try a number of wines from all over the world as well as some pretty amazing food. Here I review (in both words and pictures) the wine/food related events I attend and the things that thrilled me about them. More can be found at www.michaelpinkuswinereview.com
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(written from a Production point of view)
Cathie Shirriff (born 1941; age ~79) is the Canadian actress who played Valkris in the 1984 film, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. The previous year, she acted with her Search for Spock co-star Christopher Lloyd in an episode of Taxi entitled "Burned by an Old Flame".
She made her film debut in the 1974 English horror movie Vampira (released as Old Dracula in America). In 1979, Shirriff made her American film debut with a role in the musical drama All That Jazz, which also featured Star Trek: The Next Generation guest star Ben Vereen and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor Wallace Shawn. That same year, she appeared in a made-for-television movie She's Dressed to Kill, along with fellow Star Trek alumni Joanna Cassidy, John Rubinstein, Clive Revill, and Jonathan Banks.
Shirriff went on to become Jack Palance's first co-host on the original Ripley's Believe It or Not!, staying with the program from 1982 through 1983. And in 1984, she had a supporting role in the drama Covergirl, co-starring TNG guest actor Charles Dennis.
Having retired from acting in the mid-1980s, Shiriff – now Mrs. Catherine Forstmann – is currently a Realtor working in Beverly Hills, California.


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Hope College has been selected to host an eight-team NCAA Division III
volleyball regional tournament at the DeVos Fieldhouse on Nov. 12-14.
Six of the eight regional sites for the 62-team tournament field were
announced today by the NCAA. The participating teams, pairings and
times will be announced next Monday, Nov. 9.
There will be four quarterfinal matches on Thursday, the semi-finals
on Friday and the championship match on Saturday evening. The regional
winners will advance to the Division III championships to be held Nov.
19-21 at the Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center in University Heights, Ohio.
This is the first time Hope has been selected to host an NCAA
volleyball regional. Hope has been host the last two years of the
Division III women's basketball final four.
"We are excited to have this opportunity for Hope, the Holland
community and west Michigan region," said athletic director Eva Dean
Folkert who will serve as tournament manager, "We are fortunate to
have a growing base of great volleyball fans who we are confident will
embrace this outstanding tournament."
Last year Hope ranked second in the nation in Division III volleyball
home attendance with an average of 550 fans per match. This season the
Flying Dutch have averaged 685 fans per home match. And just a week
ago a new Division III regular season attendance record was set (2,725
fans) when Hope won at rival Calvin.
The Flying Dutch, champions of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic
Association, are the top-ranked team in the Great Lakes region heading
into this weekend's conference tournament which determines the MIAA's
automatic qualifier to the post-season tournament.
The other regional sites announced by the NCAA are Junita College,
Huntingdon, Pa.; New York University, New York, N.Y.; Tufts
University, Medford, Mass.; Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. and
UW-Oshkosh, Wisc. Two more sites will be announced this weekend.


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Growing up, it was uncommon for students from Corporal Dylan Ostrin's International school to join the IDF, let alone stay in Israel. However, she had a specific vision for herself: she wanted to be in the Combat Engineering Corps.
Corporal Dylan Ostrin made aliyah (immigrated to Israel) from the US at the age of seven with her family. After moving from Texas and California, Cpl. Ostrin spent much of her school years at an international school where the students were children of foreign residents, such as diplomats, who did not have a connection to the land, history or culture and did not plan on making their lives in Israel. Tailoring to this crowd, her school provided an education devoid of Israeli identity, including the idea of joining the IDF. "My school's point of view was to graduate and go as far away from Israel as possible for college," said Cpl. Ostrin.
For her, joining the army was not the norm, unlike most people who grow up in Israel. "I see it as a privilege to be able to serve my country and I was not prepared to give that privilege up."
Today, Cpl. Ostrin is an explosives instructor in the Combat Engineering Corps. She teaches all things explosive: from how to handle the explosives themselves to utilizing them in operations, such as gaining access to buildings. The soldiers she leads are mainly reservists who come back for their annual duty, ranging in age from 22 to 40 and sometimes more. Cpl. Ostrin loves working with reservists because it is satisfying to see reservists relearn things they might not have done in years.
"[Reservists] come out of their everyday life to do this, [leaving] their family, their work," she explained. "They don't have anyone to force them to listen. So I really have to show them how much I know in order to keep their attention."
Though she loves her job, Cpl. Ostrin has dealt with hardships during her service. First, due to a filing error, she was placed in the wrong course for several months. She fought for what she wanted, including writing letters, making phone calls, begging her higher ups and even spending a whole day trying to convince different placement officers. They finally agreed to correct the situation.
After all the stress of trying to get into the right training track, Cpl. Ostrin received some hard news that would affect every aspect of her life. Due to a job promotion, her parents were leaving Israel and moving to the U.K. When her mother presented the situation to her and her brother, Cpl. Ostrin at first told them they should not leave. However, she later realized she is independent enough to thrive on her own, thanks to the new sense of independence she learned from serving in the IDF.
"If my parents would have told me they were leaving before I entered the army, I don't know how I would have dealt with it. But the army teaches you certain skills that force you to become your own person and be independent," she said.
Since her parents moved, Cpl. Ostrin has been getting by as a lone soldier, especially thanks to her fellow soldiers. She said have become more like family than just friends. They have invited Cpl. Ostrin and her brother over holidays, weekends, and when she was sick, her fellow soldiers picked her up from to take her to doctor appointments.
Now that things have settled down, Cpl Ostrin is enjoying every minute of her job. She has already begun receiving job offers to work on bomb squads and similar security-related teams both in Israel and abroad, but is focusing on the present. "Serving in the army, in a job I wanted to do, is more rewarding than anything else. I'm doing it for the good of the people around me and the good of the country."


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Today dawned cold and rainy. I think there is some confusion as to our locale, hello? If I wanted to live in the Pacific NorthWET, I would move to Seattle, which is about as cool and hip as you can get, if you don't mind being a duck and/or being
suicidal wet the majority of the time.
I personally do not like being either, so I live in beautiful, sunny (hello?!) Southern California. So.
Anyway...the bunny decided he doesn't like moist fur, so he waited until after noon to hide the eggs. And he was sneaky. I sent JNerd out out with JBean to get cookies for Easter brunch with our extended family. Then with the help of JBug, the eggs were "dealt with" and placed just so. Then I left in the van with JBug and JBear, calling JNerd so that he could return and she could "find" the bunny's handiwork. I came right back because I "forgot my wallet." Mission accomplished. I don't have one picture because I was protecting my camera from the wet conditions. But take my word for it, she had fun.
Afterwards, we headed over to my sister-in-law's who generously hosts all 18 of us for brunch. My ultra-cool brothers-in-law supplied amazing cocktails, which always makes things better. Good food, good conversation...I am very fortunate to have the family that I do. There is no way I can get a picture of all of us, so here are a few of the kids.
Happy Easter, to you and yours!!