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Bill Clinton in Boston today to receive City Year award
Former president Bill Clinton will receive an award from City Year during the organization's 25th Annual Gala at Symphony Hall Thursday night.
Letter: Baldwin deserves an award, not an ambush
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Brown nominated for Hank Aaron Award
Richardson Dilworth Award seeks worthy civil servant nominees
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Written on July 26, 2013 at 9:00 am , by Fitness Magazine
Thanks to my extremely temperamental skin (seriously, it has a mind of its own), I have become somewhat of a skincare product fiend. If something promises a glowing, clear complexion, it's safe to say that I've slathered it on my face. Recently I wanted to try something new, so I reached for Nude Skincare ProGenius Treatment Oil ($78, sephora.com), and I wasn't disappointed. Loaded with 10 precious plant oils and rich in Omega 3, 6, 7 & 9, this oil reduces redness, adds intense hydration, repairs damage and creates a veil of protection to intensely nourish my problematic skin. While the word "oil" might send those with acne-prone skin running, this product has actually helped clear existing breakouts and prevent others from forming. Best of all, it is completely natural and chemical-free, which makes it perfect for my sensitive skin. I apply two to three drops, warm it between my fingertips and lightly pat it onto my face before bed, and I awake with clear, baby-soft skin. I think I may be packing up my skincare arsenal and sticking with this little power product—I'm sold!
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On Polly Asks: New York Magazine Wants Me to Write Ask Polly For Them. Should I Tell Them to Piss Off?
This is really wonderful! Congrats. I like the NY Mag sites, though I don't visit them often because there's just so much sprawl. They're smart to recruit you. I always pay attention when writers I like move on to less familiar places--and I'm sure other readers do, too.
On The Pedophiles Who Didn't Want to Hurt Children
@Mr. B I hated the graphic descriptions, too, but to me they seemed necessary. Otherwise Luke would have run the risk of romanticizing his subjects.
I don't see a need for a trigger warning so much as a note at the top about graphic imagery. A trigger warning might even be misleading. I don't think you have to have a particular sensitivity to find those sections deeply, deeply disturbing above and beyond what you might expect from a story on this subject.
On Men Unsettled by Woman's Poems
@Matt Buchanan Part of me finds the critical solipsism of all three reviews really gross since (as you suggest) if Lockwood were a man, critics would be talking more about the work than their personal feelings about it, which (to this female reader, at least) seemed totally sad and predictable. Plunkett is the obvious Gollum of the three, and Mallory's piece about his missteps in that thing he would call a review is everything. Garner's "biological praise" of Lockwood's war poem and dismissal of the ideas he deemed "merely cute" was just hilariously tone deaf. @JFarmer, your review was by far the best of the bunch, but I found your observations to be far more astute when you focused on the poetry as opposed to your relationship with it.
Still, I think it's sort of cool that Lockwood has elicited these deeply personal responses in a form that tends toward the clinical. I think a lot of people assume "Rape Joke" is affecting largely because of its subject, just as they attribute Lockwood's popularity on Twitter to sex jokes. It's fascinating to me that all three men consistently describe her work as vaguely chilly and mostly insincere--by turns "search-engine optimized," pornographic, mocking, and "cliquish"--when it's so clear she has a gift for reaching people where they live.
On Which Is The Whitest TV Network Of Them All? (CBS)
Really weird you'd say the only non-white leads on network television are Mindy Kaling, LL Cool J, Lucy Liu, and "very little else." What about the cast of Scandal? Grey's Anatomy? Sleepy Hollow?
Also, your "methodology" of determining the ethnic identity of actors gave me the creeps.
On Are The Startup Fellas Hellbent On Destroying Education Even Literate?
I agree this guy seems like an idiot, but to call him near-illiterate seems sensational and unwarranted, particularly in the context of a piece about education. (Anyone who has worked in a school from college on down the line knows from near-illiterate, and believe me, that ain't it.) I mean, is calling out the its/it's thing really such a zing? Because it seems to me that by those standards the sentence where Maria uses "out" instead of "our" make her near-illiterate, too.
Sometimes I find the tone of Maria's writing really uncharitable, even when I agree with her. Her takedown pieces would be much stronger without the personal attacks. The well-chosen quotes alone make it abundantly clear he's a choad without being petty about a grammatical error (in a piece on Medium, for god's sake!!).
On And How Was Your Summer, Amy Sedaris?
Oh my god. These questions.
On What Was Brooklyn? A Deeper Look At The Corcoran Tumblr
I dunno, to me this reads as a brilliant parody of all those fake grocery lists (champagne! truffles! cheese!) and inspirational quotations that are always on those terrible chalkboard walls in shelter blogs and magazines. My own brilliant parody just says "TP and Diet Coke" in black paint.
On The Olds Don't Know Where Facebook Is
Oh, Becca. I, too, wrote a lot of obnoxious pedantic essays in college. I'm very grateful that the internet wasn't the unspoken medium in which I lived my life way back then because, seriously, this piece is embarrassing. Someday soon you'll have the wherewithal to realize it.
On Ken Hoinsky On Seduction, Women And Mistakes
I saw Maria mention "free speech" on Twitter and a few people here in the comments mention censorship. I don't see how those issues are even remotely relevant. Am I missing something? Kickstarter--which Hoinsky himself points out is a private company--has forbidden seduction guide projects. It is not as though the government has threatened him with jail for writing this terrible book.
On Ken Hoinsky On Seduction, Women And Mistakes
@barnhouse RE: "I get that the permanent "no" is difficult for some women to articulate for any number of reasons. I believe and hope that a careful review of writing like Ken's may help them understand just how very firm that "no" needs to be. I believe men like Ken want to understand it, too. That's why I wanted to talk with him."
You have got to be kidding me with this. Good old Ken Hoinsky, helping confused women everywhere find a thousand different ways to say no.


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More Updates, Less Finished ><
My head feels like a whole truckload of chickens decided to lay their eggs airborne (what?) so it's all a messy, scrambled, w-t-f kind of ache.
I apologize. I was the one who decided to move to Tumblr and leave the simplicity that is Blogger and I'm complaining (sweat drop)
Please don't un-follow me because of the random complaining, whining, and frustrated outbursts of a non-IT grad with zero tolerance to light (I am typing this at my darkened room at 01:33 with Deftones' Passengers playing in the background)
In any case, I will write better soon. I just keep hoping a fairy would appear beside me (or go online) that will solve all my HTML and coding woes.
I'm trying to keep the site as close to my ideal as possible. If you ask me what my ideal is… er, remember the truckload of chickens and scrambly eggs?
Yes. That.
Since it's already 01:35, I can say that I have been online and fixing codes, HTMLs, and doing daughter duties since 07:25 of yesterday (laughs weakly).
I shall now take a shower because I realize the smell isn't the bookcase beside me.
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(note: the firefly behavior in this video has been greatly sped up in order to be easier to represent in a short film. The default behavior has significantly more variance in its brightness and delay between plays.)
Step 1: About this Project
The flash patterns have been digitized from firefly behavioral research data found online and were modeled in Mathematica so that variations of speed and intensity could be generated. The final output was transformed by a lightness function and written into header files as 8-bit PWM data.
The software is written in avr-gcc C and source code is provided along with a pre-compiled .hex for convenience. The code has been significantly optimized for efficiency and to minimize power consumption. Crude runtime estimates predict a 600mAh 3V CR2450 battery should last between 4 to 10 months, depending on the song pattern used. RIght now the source comes with two patterns, song1 and song2, with song2 as default. Song2's estimated runtime is 2 months, song1's is 5 months.
This project involves a fair amount of surface-mount level soldering. However the circuit design is trivial and the fact that we're able to use an off-the-shelf SMD prototyping board rather than having a custom PCB made greatly saves on cost. It would be very simple to create a non-surface mount version using the PDIP version of the ATTiny45 and through-hole LED's.
The cost of the electronic components comes in at around $10-$15 (after shipping) or so and assembly time is on the order of 2 hours.
Has anyone tried to make this with an Arduino?
I have digispark (http://digistump.com/products/1) and a LED Charlieplex Shield (http://digistump.com/products/13) lying around. driving 20 fireflies with one board would make an impressive lightshow.
Or are there more PWM ports needed?
No, it cannot be random. This caught me up also, you really have to wire it exactly as the schematic describes or it won't work. You can read the specifics above, but basically:
PIN_A and PIN_B must each have three LEDs attached to them on the anode/positive side, so you have 2 "bundles" of LEDs, each with 3 LEDs.
PIN_C, PIN_D, and PIN_E must each have one LED from the PIN_A bundle, and one LED from the PIN_B bundle attached to them on the cathode/negative side.
My method of choice is based on this ible - mount led in tweezers, mount tweezers in clamping helping hands, but I hand-hold the magnet wire. by resting my hand mid-knuckle on the brace of the clamp, I can use just one knuckle of articulation to adjust the wire. I found it easier than manipulating a helping hand clamp with the wire mounted in it. Loosely free-handing the wire is near impossible while also wielding the soldering iron.
Do you do anything special to insulate the bare ends of the leds? I'm thinking clear enamel or conformal coating to add some robustness.
But i have done one now and it seems like its a big pause, about 30 seconds sometimes, can i shorten that? or can anyone good with codes send me a update?
otherwise it works perfectly.. after that intense soldering, my god, it was a job for the hubble.. tel... microscope :)
i'm doing a couple of jars for my balcony, i bought enough components for 10, so I did a trial run, and soldered everything on, programmed the attiny and just going to test it with one led, so i attached the batterypack and the led is lighting up, but its just on and off, no fading at all.
What could be the problem?
The Polou boost circuit is a great suggestion. It is small, very efficient, and low cost.
An alternative (lower cost) idea is to use a MAX756. Should be noted though, in QTY 1 a max756 is almost $5, but Maxim is very liberal with free samples (I even put "Hobbyist" in as my company name, though I did use a business email address). An advantage is the 756 can be configured for 3V so you can use smaller resistors and power lasts longer.
But it may be easier to get the solar charger to charge 2 batteries...
Thanks Keso!
Don't want to sound desperate but I am. I relly love her and would like to give her a jar of sand from the edge of the ocean and a jar of firelies : )
I'll pay any fair price if someone has one made or would be willing to make.
Thanks in advance to all
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Thanks so much for this instructable. It was a lot of fun to build and very rewarding once I got it to work.
If anyone needs help with the programming feel free to contact me
First, digikey does not have any tiny45s in a 9081 footprint, are there other similar chips I can use (I know I'd have to modify the code slightly). A second option that I'm seriously considering is to use expressPCB and make a custom board.
Second, I only have a 1" hole to insert my firefly leads through. I need to find a way to distribute them throughout the sphere. Anyone have any ideas besides using double sided tape?


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I also found that the Kindle sometimes displayed the smartphone (mobile) version of certain websites and not the full version, which the Fire HD certainly handles well. Setting the "Requested website view" (found under Settings) from "Automatic" to "Desktop" will fix this in most cases.
Day 2. Getting productive
Email is on the top of my list when it comes to being productive on a tablet. Support for Microsoft Exchange makes it quite easy for me to get my business mail on the tablet: You'll find it under "Apps" and "Mail". Using the most common email providers requires no more than typing in username and password. Thankfully the Exchange client wants only the name of the Exchange server, username and password - that's it.
By default, the email client only syncs email traffic dating back a month. To get email that dates further back, go to "Settings", tap on your email account name, scroll down to "Store messages" and select the "Forever" option, which will sync all folders and all emails (make sure your Kindle Fire HD has the necessary space!).
Day 3. Improve battery life on the road
The first time I took my Kindle with me on a long train ride, it died after about a combined 6 hours of TV watching. Suffice it to say, I expected more. My iPad usually gives me 8-9 hours of viewing time. Here's what I did to boost battery life:
Brightness: Lowering the brightness setting to about 70% made a difference of about 45 minutes.
Bluetooth and Wifi: If you're not using a Bluetooth keyboard (or other BT peripheral), you might as well turn off Bluetooth. And when you're on the road, watching a movie or reading a book, there's not much sense in having the Wi-Fi chip and antenna constantly on. To turn them off, swipe from the top of the screen, tap on "Wireless" and turn off both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. In my tests, this added another 45 minutes.
GPS: Turning off GPS also added a couple of minutes to overall runtime. To do this, fire up "Settings" and go to "Location-based Services" and select the "Off" modes for both "Enable Location-based Services" and "Location & Google Search" settings.
Email syncing: By default, Kindle's email app tries to update your inbox every 15 minutes. Each of these checks consumes a bit of battery power. Personally, I'd rather have the email app sync when I'm actually using the email app. (See Day 2 for more on email syncing.)
Overall, I got another 2 to 2.5 hours out of the device just by turning off some features I don't need when consuming content.


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What is Oracle ASM?
The Oracle® automatic storage management system (ASM) was developed 10 years ago to make it much easier for database administrators (DBAs) to use and tune database storage. Oracle ASM enables DBAs to:
The drawbacks of using Oracle ASM:
What will be covered in this blog and what won't
ASM is quite complex to learn and to set up properly for both performance and high availability. I won't be going over all the commands and configurations of ASM, but I will cover how to set up an aligned LSI Nytro WarpDrive and Nytro MegaRAID PCIe® card and create an ASM disk to be assigned to an ASM disk group. There are many websites and books that go over all the details of Oracle ASM, and the most current book that I would recommend is "Database Cloud Storage: The Essential Guide to Oracle Automatic Storage Management." Or visit Oracle's docs.oracle.com website.
Setting up ASM
The following steps cover configuring a LUN for ASM. In order to use ASM, you will need to install the Oracle Grid software from otn.oracle.com. I prefer using Oracle ASMLIB when configuring ASM. Included in the box of the latest version of Oracle Linux, ASMLIB offers an easier way to configure ASM. If you are using an older version of ASM, you will need to install the RPMs for ASM from support.oracle.com.
Step 1: Create aligned partition
Refer to Part 1 of this series to create a LUN on a 1M boundary. Oracle recommends using the full disk for ASM, so just create one large aligned partition. I suggest using this command:
echo "2048,," | sfdisk –uS /dev/sdX –force
Step 2: Create an ASM disk
Once the device has an aligned partition created on it, we can assign it to ASM by using the ASM createdisk command with two input parameters – ASM disk name and the PCIe flash partitioned device name – as follows:
/etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk ASMDISK1 /dev/sda1
To verify that the create ASM disk process was successful, and the device was marked as an ASM disk, enter the following commands:
/etc/init.d/oracleasm querydisk /dev/sda1
(the output should state: "/dev/sda is an Oracle ASM disk [OK])
/etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks
(the output should state: ASMDISK1)
Step 3: Assign ASM disk to disk group
The ASM disk group is the primary component of ASM as well as the highest level data structure in ASM. A disk group is a container of multiple ASM disks, and it is the disk group that the database references when creating Oracle Tablespaces.
There are multiple ways to create an ASM disk group. The easiest way is to use ASM Configuration Assistant (ASMCA), which walks you through the creation process. See Oracle ASM documentation on how to use ASMCA.
Here are the steps for creating a disk group:
a: Log in to GRID using sqlplus / as sysasm.
b: Select name, path, header status, state from v$asm_disk as follows:
c: Create diskgroup DG1 external redundancy disk using this command:
The disk group is now ready to be used in creating an Oracle database Tablespace. To use this disk group in an Oracle database, please refer to Oracle's database documentation at docs.oracle.com.
In Part 4, the final installment of this series, I'll discuss how to persist assignment to dynamically changing Nytro WarpDrive and Nytro MegaRAID PCIe cards.
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FYSA Program
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It takes a Village
See a team where the players are doing unsportsmanship like behaviors on the field? See an FYSA volunteer or parent not quite with the program? See where referees are being verbally abuse for a call they made? Concerned that your own child is not having a great experience? We care. You do your part as a FYSA Safety Monitor and tell us about it, now, while there is still time for us to help reinforce the correct behavior.
The FYSA Safety Monitor program has been developed to assist in eliminating spectator and referee abuse by continuing to uphold and maintain the expected positive behaviors by participants during the games.
Participants = Players, Coaches, Referees, Parents, Family members, and Friends
FYSA has made the Safety Monitor role mandatory; each team must designate one parent or parents to take on this role for the session. It is recommended that the chosen Safety Monitor have a basic knowledge of the rules of soccer. In most cases, the uneducated parent and coach does not understand the rules and are vocalizing their frustrations on the referee or players.
As a Safety Monitor volunteer you are an integral part of the FYSA Youth Leagues and Games. Talk to the parents at the beginning of the season and explain the Safety Monitor role to them. It is important that everyone's expectations are in sync and that all show respect and patience toward others involved in the game.
The Field Monitor is there to maintain peace and harmony at all FYSA League Games.Ask the question, "Is the behavior I'm seeing good for the kids?'" The Safety Monitor is expected to remind parents to keep their comments to themselves and refrain from vocalizing their complaints during the game. The Safety Monitor has the authority to intervene where a problem or potential problem is occurring.


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Dennis Hughes joined the Westminster College athletic staff as head baseball coach in the fall of 2011. He guided the team to the conference tournament in his first season.A former Jefferson City Helias High School administrator, coach and teacher, Hughes joined the Blue Jay staff with extensive experience. Hughes guided the Crusader baseball team to a 137-38 record in eight seasons as head coach and guided the team to state titles in 1987, 1988 and 1989. His teams compiled a Missouri state record 55-game winning streak and earned a #25 national ranking in the USA Today High School poll. He concluded his high school career as an administrator.
In his second season, and first full year at Westminster Coach Denny Hughes was named SLIAC Coach of the Year. He guided the Blue Jays to a 23-11 overall record, including a 17-6 conference record. The 17 conference wins, trail only the 2001 Blue Jays (18) for most in a single season. During the 2013 campaign, Hughes helped guide Westminster to a .322 batting average. The Blue Jays' average was the highest since 2003 and put them in the top 20 nationally for team batting average. The pitching staff also made their mark by lowering their team ERA to 3.78, which was the second lowest in school history. The Blue Jays also set the school record with a .956 fielding percentage and had two players named to the All-Central Region Team. Hughes and his wife, Carole, live in Jefferson City. They have three sons, Dane, Danton, and Deion.The Dennis Hughes Record 2012: *Westminster (Mo.), 15-232013: *Westminster (Mo.), 23-112014: Westminster (Mo.), 21-14WC Totals: 59-48 (3 Years) Career Totals: Same* SLIAC Tournament QualifierMilestone Wins At Westminster 1st Westminster Win: nt. Simpson (Iowa), W 13-10, Feb. 19, 2012. 1st Career Win: nt. Simpson (Iowa), W 13-10, Feb. 19, 2012.50th Career Win: vs. Principia, W 1-0, Apr. 11, 2014.
Assistant Coach Dane HughesDane Hughes joined the Westminster College athletic staff as assistant baseball coach. Dane also works as the Recruiting Coordinator and handles the Strength and Conditioning program. Hughes is a 2010 graduate of Drury University where he was a record setting member of the baseball team. He helped lead the Panthers to a Great Lakes Valley Conference title and batted .778 (7/9) in the NCAA Division II regional tournament as a freshman, and batted .333 as a sophomore. He played in every game as a junior and senior while batting .343 overall and .352 in league play as a junior. During his Senior season season he led off on a team that set a school record with a .347 average. He left with individual single-game school records for hits (5) and RBI (5).
Coach Dane also is the Manager of the Jefferson City Senior American Legion baseball team. In 2013 he helped lead Post 5 to a 39-7 record including a District and Zone championship.
Hughes and his wife, Christy, live in Jefferson City.


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|Ready to return to work yet?
Okay, school's in full swing, open houses just about done, flu shots received, and first bouts of strep and pink eye dealt with.
Now what? Honestly, there's only so much Facebook stalking a mom can do in one day.
I'm all about the kids, and firmly believe a parent needs to be accessible 24/7. But as their needs change, so can your availability. And while more danger lurks for a bored 15-year-old left home alone than any stranger looking for a puppy in the park, there's still quite bit of down time from bus to bus.
Whaddya gonna do about it?
I've been staying at home, taking care of my kids, for several years. Several, as in haven't had a steady paycheck since George Clooney was the hunky doctor on ER, back when people said hunky and your kids wouldn't grimace in horror.
Three years ago, I hit the ground full steam ahead with plans to reenter the workforce, with grandiose plans to make $20k working part-time and being mother-of-the-year after school and weekends. I showed the world my antique portfolio of old, obsolete marketing materials, and somehow was made $5000 and cried, convinced I was a loser. The following year, I earned zilch. Zero. Nada. But learned reentering the workforce is not immediate. Took me a while to stop working (maternity leave, job share, flex schedule, work at home.... freelance); why should it be any quicker to jump back in? It's a process where patience and persistence will absolutely prevail.
5 Easy Things to Think About
- Talk. Tell everybody you're looking for a job. Or thinking about looking for a job.
- Value yourself. Nobody hates touchy-feely, airy-fairy, socks and sandals self-help crappola more than me, but seriously, don't sell yourself short. You were a valuable commodity to your chosen profession, once upon a time. Don't give it away for free. You're not dumb or dead. You've just rusty.
- Visit, listen, and comment in on-line forums, groups, and blogs related to your field. If you're too chicken to comment, just listen in. You'll learn a ton in a short amount of time. Check out career discussions of, ie, BlogHer.
- Reconnect with old colleagues. Doesn't matter how long ago you worked, touch base.
- LinkedIn -- Facebook for colleagues. It's a living, breathing resume. It's who you were in the working world, and can help launch you back in with a huge network of contacts.
No, it is not this simple to go back to work. But it is this simple to start looking.
With the oldest in college, and the youngest in 5th grade, I've only been focused on the back-to-work thing for a few years now. It's been a slow road, but I'm well on my way. There are jobs out there for moms like us, those who are ready to fill their days with income producing employment, but not willing to forfeit time with the greatest investment we've devoted most of our life to.


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The meal served midday on Sunday is called _________. This simple little sentence recently stirred up quite a debate among the editorial team here at Cooking with Paula Deen. It all started with Paula asking me to develop a story to pay homage to the traditional Sunday Meals of yesteryear. Remember those?
I sure do. At my house, we'd gather 'round the table, say the blessing, and share a big home-cooked meal. Meatloaf, fried catfish, and Chicken Spaghetti were the kinds of main dishes we looked forward to. The meal pretty much always had a side or two from Dad's garden whether freshly picked or proudly canned by my mom during the crop's peak. And this Sunday meal was the only one during the week where we had dessert. I'll never forget the hand-cranked ice cream, peach cobbler, or German Chocolate Cake. We could count on this big meal lasting long enough for us to talk politics and religion smattered with a little town gossip.
My colleagues had similar memories of Sunday conviviality and feasting but the list of favorite foods they recall went on so long it'd be impossible to squeeze them into one magazine story. So we decided to develop the idea into a feature we'd visit each issue.
Starting in the March-April, we'll have "Sunday Dinner" Paula-style. The first installment includes Paula and her family on a breezy March Savannah Sunday afternoon. The hearty menu had the whole family lingering around the table leaving us plenty of time to snap photographs to share with you. The menu is Orange Buttermilk Cake is to die for!
Now back to the controversial question. What do you call a traditional Sunday midday feast? And wouldn't you love to see its revival?
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I love your new idea!..I Rremember so well even the smells of sunday dinner. Here in the back woods mountains of Tennessee at my grandmothers house we would have fried chicken;(kids had the leg or wing ). Maybe a big cured country ham ,fried potatoes,killed lettuce and onions at garden time. We would have greens ,white rice,big cathead biscuits fresh churned butter & apple butter .Homemade pickles, kraut or cooked cabbage and soup beans .We also had green beans and most of the time it was leather briches; (dryed strung geenbeans).All things fried in hog lard and when seasoning was called for cooked in bacon grease .And all cooked on wood cook stove. Our drinks were ice cold spring water , fresh buttermilk or sweet cows milk. All took place as soon as church was let out. The deacons would come home with us and sometimes the preacher and his family .Adults were always served first and took the main seats at the table.The kids found their own seats sometimes in front room or in the summer on the front porch in ladder back chairs .We loved it.We would slip the chickens bread and the dogs chicken bones....lol.. Paula, we love you so much,I hope you never change your way of thinking. You are what the world needs ...A treasure of memories. THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE MINE......
By Rita Davis on March 07, 2012
Paula, I am going to try these cake recipes. They look soooo good! You have so many wonderful recipes that I don't know which ones to do next, thre are so many! Just wanted to encourage you and let you know that you should not pay very much attention to anyone who did not come to you with constructive criticism and criticized you so harshly through the medias. These people are jealous of your sweetness, your brilliance, talents and your enormous success. If they had any kind feelings for you, they would have confronted you kindly face to face. You know, the Bible says that we are to say the truth in love. So, remember no matter how wonderful you are a d sweet and kind you are...no matter how you share your talents, Only one life so soon it will pass, only what's done for Christ will last. Make sure your sweetness and talents and influence don't just last for years....make them last for eternity. If God is with you, who can be against you? If you ever open up a restraunt in Las Vegas, NV, please contact me. I want to work for your organization....I'll even do dishes and wash the floor! Love, Diane
By Diane Adelstone on March 02, 2012
Paula, don't let anyone take your joy. your the real deal, thank you for being you.
By Katharine Brown on February 25, 2012
We always call it Supper cause it was usually later than lunch and lasted longer too. It would be the big meal for the day and fix a snack from leftovers later. I remember Southern Fried Chicken, smashed taters and green beans with bacon. I miss those meals since the boys are grown and married. Blessings to you and your family. Nancy
By nancy rhoads on February 23, 2012
Here in Tennessee we called it Sunday dinner. Mother would put a roast in the oven before we went to church and it would be ready when we got home. What I don't get in all the drama over PD's diabetes is that the media keeps saying the doughnut hamburger is her "signature dish." That's not true at all; it was a one-time feature on one of her episodes. We all know what PD's signature dishes are; fried chicken, macaroni & cheese, gooey butter cakes... these are her signature dishes . All of it is just a dig at PD and lots of bad press. It's her business how long she waited to tell everyone. We all love Paula and this will eventually blow over to her advantage. I was recently diagnosed with diabetes, and yes it's scary and leaves you with uncertainties. I now have to really think and plan what I eat. It's not the end of the world.
By Mary on February 04, 2012
Paula, We called it dinner and the last meal of the day supper. Just the way it is in the South. Ever said that to someone that is not a Southner? It gets a really funny look. No, we don't call it lunch very often. Paula, good luck with your diabetes. Hang in there girl. Show everyone you can eat well and still be healthy. Splenda is the best thing that happened to us diabetics!!! Virginia Good
By Virginia Good on February 01, 2012
The meal served midday on Sunday or any other day is: DINNER.....the meal served in the evening is : SUPPER. Still a fan of yours....don't let the d--- a--es in the media get you down....
By Redneck_mama on February 01, 2012
Paula, I so admire your ability to turn lemons into lemonade. As you found a way to survive with your two young boys on your own I have no doubt that you will have the media eating dirt as you embark on this new chapter of your life. Show them what southern girls are made of and publish a diabetic healthy recipe cookbook! I for one would be thrilled to buy it and would love to see you have a show dedicated that in addition to the ones you do now. You Go Girl!
By Ann Stamper on January 29, 2012
Hi Paula, Growing up on the west coast we called it Sunday Dinner with all the family around. It got lost for many years and now my daughter and I have revived the tradition and we call it Family Dinner. We cook together at our house or hers and plan the meals during the week. We include many of your recipes depending on our "theme". The best part is spending time together with kids and grandkids and sometimes extended family!! The talking heads of the media just need to be quiet. Unfortunately, that probably won't happen until another "big story" comes up. Your fans are still here and look forward to seeing you on your show.....and on Bobby's!!! Love both. Thank you for being such a gracious lady in the face of all this media frenzy!!! We love ya gal!!!!!
By Linda G. on January 28, 2012
Hi Paula. Im sorry to hear about the media. But please take it with a stick of butter! They thrive on drama. You are a good woman and when, where, why and how you tell the public about YOUR PERSONAL health is completely up to you!!! You are a person first and a wonderful cook second. You privacy is respected by your true fans. We love you and we stand by you 100%!
By Carri on January 26, 2012
Could we have the recipe for the beautiful cake at the beginning of this blog?! BTW... we always called it Dinner.
By Louise on January 25, 2012
I originated in Pennsylvania. We always called it Sunday Dinner. Weeknights it was Supper but Sunday it was Dinner. Mom would put dinner in the oven before we left for church so it would be ready when we got home. Chicken, Meatloaf,lots of good stuff. My parents has a big garden and we always had either fresh from the garden or something my Mother canned. We would have our Sunday dinner feast. My Dad would take a nap, and Mom would keep her self busy doing something, she never napped. When Dad got up from his nap we would go for a ride. We lived out in the country so we would take a country road somewhere different every Sunday. Or, we would visit family or friends. Then we would come home and have, usually, sandwiches made from what ever we had for Sunday dinner. Sunday was a day of rest, no work on Sunday. It was a very quiet, restful day. We didn't even know what the work stress meant. It was a good life.
By Annie Parham on January 25, 2012
we lived in the north and our sunday meal was called dinner.
By penny on January 24, 2012
We love you Paula and I think those people who do not have anything else to do will slam on you until its old news, so hang in there. Besides it is still Pauls Deen's Southern Cooking show that we all love. I've watched Bobby's show and it is very good too and I will continue to watch it as well. I have diabetes too and good grief those people need to give it a rest. Just keep on doing what your doing, besides it wasn't the butter or mayo that gave us diabetes. Your fans will stand by you and you can count on that.
By Deborah on January 24, 2012
We called the Sunday meal Dinner. Mom would fix some things before church. Good endings... coconut cake, a good pie or strawberry short cake with biscuit cakes! As for Paula not saying about her diab. I would rather see her quit smoking right now, than anything else. Smoking is much worse for diabetics than even those in good health.
By bonnie on January 24, 2012
ty for the recipes my daughtes love to watch you when your boys were on one would say there on lol other would race in room we love your show gloria
By gloria lause on January 24, 2012
Paula, I watch u on Foodnetwork have for a long time, i watch Bobby;s new cooking show when i can. I guess we called it Sunday Dinner, My Mom made fried chicken, better than Col. Sanders. I wish I could return to those days, she never taught me to make it. I have had Type 2 since 1997. I am now 68. I have mine under control, but need to exercise more. I rec. your newsletter. I love watching u, u are one chef that brings family and life to this so hetic fast moving world. I asmire u for where u came from and where u are. My 2nd hubby Roy and I were married about the same time as u and that is when I started watching u on foodnetwork. I so wish u all the best. Keep coming into oour homes and making us laugh and feel good about ourselves. Love u Sweet Southern Lady. I grew up in the Ozarks of Ark. and while I now reside in Ct. my heart and soul are forever in the South. Rosie in Ct.
By Rosie Herdman on January 24, 2012
It was always called Sunday dinner in my house too. And more importantly, I agree with all the other comments about your health. I love your show and love to watch you enjoy cooking and eating! I definitely believe in eating what my family and I want to eat. No, it's not always healthy, but I enjoy living and eating and I'm in relatively good health for my age. My weight isn't an issue and I'm happy! In my opinion, that's all that matters. My daughter-in-law has diabetes and she wears an insulin pump but pretty much eats what she wants in moderation. Please continue to eat and cook what you want to and enjoy life! Don't worry about the people criticizing you, they're just letting somebody else rest! One more thing....I love butter too!!
By Carlene Stratton on January 24, 2012
I have hosted my parents & sister for Sunday Night Dinner for the past several years. It's a great way to see each other on a regular basis and for my daughter to have her extended family around her. We eat a dinner time, so no fancy name - just a note that we participate in this activity. I love that you are going to be posting menu's - I'm always looking for inspiration!
By Jennifer on January 24, 2012
We always called it Sunday dinner. I would so look forward to our Sunday dinner after church. Mama would fix a pot roast, potatoes and carrots with the gravy. In the summer we would have a bounty of sides from my dad's garden and in winter we would also have what mama canned and froze to keep our Sunday dinners going. We would have fried chicken or Chicken and dumplings. Sometimes steak with mama's special gravy. I wish I could go back for one of my Mama's or Grandmama's on either side of the family for one more Sunday dinner.
By Sue Brown on January 24, 2012
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January 21, 10:11 a.m.:
Parents in a neighborhood and on social media reported that a suspicious man had been approaching kids in the area, offering them $20 to answer questions in an survey. As friends and neighbors discussed the incidents it came to light that that the man with the clipboard really was a statistics collector, working on a national survey of youth regarding tobacco use. Police confirmed the gentleman's credentials. No information about individual identities was being gathered.
January 22, 8:26 a.m.:
An officer working a school resource detail contacted the teenage driver of a car entering the campus. The motorist was educated on the repercussions of speeding on school property, and he agreed to slow down.
January 22, 4:51 p.m.:
A resident on Mitchell Street called police to report that four wheel rims had been stolen from an apartment complex. Officers investigated, found the property at a recycling business and recovered it for the victim. They also located and arrested the theft suspect. The 37-year-old Blaine resident is facing a mandatory hearing in criminal court, and has been permanently trespassed from the apartment complex where the crime occurred.
January 22, 5:15 p.m.:
A business owner called police to report a loose dog in the business' parking lot. Police impounded the adolescent black and white bull terrier, and transferred custody of the dog to Whatcom Humane Society when they could not identify its owner.
January 23, 11:08 a.m.:
While conducting a follow-up on an unrelated matter, police were informed of a vehicle that was apparently abandoned on Martin Street. The vehicle was tagged with a warning notice but was not removed within the required 72 hours. It was impounded to a tow yard.
January 23, 2:33 p.m.:
A man called 911 from a service station in Blaine, saying he was wanted by police and wished to turn himself in. Blaine officers contacted the gentleman and determined that he was sadly not wanted, at least not be state or local authorities. It appeared, however, that he had possibly illegally crossed the border into the U.S. from Canada, and so was referred to the companionship of U.S. Border Patrol agents.
January 23, 7:46 p.m.:
Police responded to a dispute between neighbors in an apartment complex. The reporting party was upset that a nearby tenant frequently drank too much and then harassed neighbors, asking for marijuana. The complainant uses the drug but does not provide it and did not appreciate the intrusions. Police contacted the pesky borrower and delivered a cease and desist request.
January 24, 7:06 a.m.:
A motorist contacted police to report witnessing a reckless driving incident early that morning. The reporting party explained he had been northbound on Yew Avenue when he was passed by a Ford pickup truck speeding at a very high rate. There was a bicyclist with proper lighting approaching in the opposite direction at the time, and the illegally passing pickup only narrowly missed colliding head-on with the cyclist. The witness was able to provide a license plate number, and police are investigating.
January 24, 9:29 a.m.:
Police were dispatched to a report that an apartment tenant had just broken out a window in her own vehicle in the parking lot. Police contacted the woman and her infant child. She explained that she had managed to lock the keys to her apartment and car in her vehicle, and breaking the car window had been her only means of resolving the problem.
January 24, 9:53 a.m.:
A teenager called police to report an assault between family members that had occurred the previous evening. Officers investigated and arrested an adult for misdemeanor assault involving domestic violence. The 35-year-old Blaine resident faces a mandatory court appearance, and the family was referred to child protective services for additional assistance.
January 24, 11:52 a.m.:
While patrolling the area around Blaine's school campus officers were advised of a vehicle that was parked in a pedestrian crosswalk, and learned that the safety violation is a frequent occurrence. The owner of the auto was located and advised that future violations would result in citations. She immediately corrected the problem.
January 25, 7:53 p.m.:
Police responded to a 911 hang-up call at a residence and met with a couple living there. The female half said that she had tried to call 411 to ask for a cab so she could exit the argument she and her husband were having. There was no evidence of a physical altercation and no court orders between the couple, and they wished no assistance from police.
January 26, 10:25 a.m.:
Blaine police were called to assist a Washington State Patrol trooper who was following a speeding vehicle that was failing to respond to emergency lights northbound on the freeway from Ferndale. After two Blaine units joined the pursuit, the vehicle finally yielded to the all the red and blue lights about a mile south of the Canadian border. When last they saw him, the errant driver was trying to convince the trooper that he thought that the emergency lights meant that the police just wanted to pass him.
January 27, 1:44 p.m.:
Police received three complaints in one day regarding garbage constantly strewn around an unattended business property. An officer contacted the owner. He responded to clean up the mess again, and advised that he would arrange for someone local to provide caretaking and cleanup services.
January 28, 4 a.m.:
Blaine officers and Whatcom County Sheriff's deputies provided traffic control for a company that was moving an over-wide, over-long, over-tall piece of machinery from Texas to Canada. The Blaine leg of the journey lasted the better part of an hour and extended from H Street Road to a parking area on Boblett Street, where the equipment will rest until it can cross the border to its final destination in Delta, B.C.
January 28, 9:49 a.m.:
An anonymous caller reported seeing a suspect dump old vegetation (trees) on a vacant lot in a residential neighborhood. An officer arrived and contacted the truck's driver as he was trying to leave. The man explained he was dumping his trash there because everyone else did, and the officer explained that was neither a good nor a legal reason for his actions. The man said he would cease and advise another violator he knew as well, and offered to clean up some of the mess at a later date when the weather was better.
January 28, 4:08 p.m.:
Police were contacted by a resident living near Mitchell and Adelia streets who reported an increase in suspicious activity and people sneaking around at night. The homeowner believes someone prowling the area looking for opportunities to commit crime, and there has been a rash of trespasses and thefts in that area. Police were asked to give extra patrols to the neighborhood.
January 28, 8:20 p.m.:
Officers were dispatched to a fight in progress. Upon arrival they found a couple standing by the side of the road, hugging one another. No assault had occurred; the pair were consoling one another after they were refused entry into Canada and their vehicle was towed. They were given a courtesy ride to a hotel as added consolation.


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September 11, 5:35 p.m.: A Blaine resident contacted officers at the station after finding a wallet and cell phone while walking along the waterfront. The property owner was contacted responded to the police department to recover his valuables.
September 11, 9:25 p.m.: A woman called police to report that her purse had been stolen earlier in the day from the business where she works in Blaine. The victim had delayed making a report until she was able to get home from work and check and that she had not left the purse at home. She had already notified her credit card companies and banks and had cancelled the service to the cell phone she had been carrying. Officers are investigating.
September 12, 3:53 a.m.: A Blaine resident angry over marital problems kept his family awake most of the night with his laments. Law enforcement eventually got involved when the called 911 and reported that his wife had attacked him, cutting him with a knife. Police responded to the home and were assisted by Border Patrol agents in making sure the couple and their children were unharmed and unarmed. When it became evident no one was buying his story, the man admitted that he had made up the knife attack story out of spite. The officers then conducted a false reporting investigation for the prosecutor, and transported the man to a relative's house so that his wife and kids could get some sleep.
September 12, 5:09 p.m.: A Birch Bay family called Blaine Police to report that their child's saxophone had been stolen from the Blaine Middle School sometime over the past week. An officer was not able to respond to contact the victims at the time of the report, and they filed a written statement about the $260 loss. There are no suspects at this time.
September 12, 4:57 p.m.: Officers responded to an emergency call on the pedestrian path adjacent to Semiahmoo Parkway and found an injured woman being tended to by her husband. The couple had been bicycling on the path when the lady fell and struck her head, which was not protected by a helmet. The victim was transported to hospital by medics.
September 12, 6:09 p.m.: Police were dispatched to an apartment complex on F Street to once again intercede in an ongoing disagreement between neighbors. This time one of the ladies was upset because she had been sitting outside in a common area enjoying the afternoon shade, when her nemesis came out and started taking photographs of her. The photographer was contacted, and she explained that the landlord had instructed her to take pictures of anything that she found bothersome. On the upside, at least they're shooting cameras.
September 13, 10:37 a.m.: A business employee legally parked her car on Grant Avenue and went in to work nearby. A short time later she heard her car alarm sound, and went out to find that a hit and run driver had fled after damaging her car's side mirror, bumper and fender. A witness saw an older man driving a small silver SUV, possibly a Suzuki, with a partial BC license plate of 301 leaving the scene. Police responded and searched the area but did not locate the suspect or the running vehicle.
September 13, 3:35 p.m.: A Birch Bay resident reported that a month ago his teenage son had spent the night at a friend's house in Blaine. While there the boy left his skateboard out in the friend's front yard overnight. The next morning the board was gone. Officers posted a theft report and will notify the victim if the board is recovered.
September 13, 4:31 p.m.: A woman called police to report that she had forgotten her purse at a business, and when she returned to pick it up the purse was gone. An officer responded to the business, but arrived to find that the victim was now gone as well. Apparently she wanted to avoid the embarrassment of explaining that she had discovered that her purse had just been set aside by store employees to keep it safe.
September 14, 8:05 a.m.: A resident near 8th and D streets reported that her cat was fine when it went outside about noon, but it limped home injured about 1:30 p.m. The lady took her pet to the vet, and discovered that the animal had been shot with a pellet gun, which fractured one of its legs. Surgery was required to remove the projectile and repair the limb. Police and Animal Control were notified and are canvassing the neighborhood to locate witnesses who have seen anyone using a BB or pellet gun in the area.
September 14, 9:13 a.m.: An electrician working on a home construction discovered that 50 feet of various sizes of copper wiring had been cut out and stolen from the site. Officers are investigating.
September 14, 3:06 p.m.: A car owner reported that two magnetic signs advertising an air-brush tanning business had been stolen while the car was parked in a business lot on Martin Street. There are no suspects in the theft.
September 15, 8:50 p.m.: A person called to report that her roommate had physically assaulted her. Officers responded to investigate and found evidence of a verbal dispute but not a physical assault. The call did yield an unexpected surprise in that the roommate was wanted on arrest warrants, and the 37-year-old woman was booked into jail.
September 16, 11:42 a.m.: Police received a report that a refrigerator trailer had been stolen from its parking spot on Peace Portal Drive. The trailer was empty at the time, and police are investigating the $20,000 theft.
September 18, 1:30 a.m.: A pedestrian too intoxicated to pedal was walking his bicycle on E Street when a stranger assaulted him and stole his bike. The victim stumbled to safety a couple blocks away and called 911. Police were in the area at the time of the call but were unable to locate the suspect or the victim's bike. He was given a ride home and left with a statement and stolen property report forms to complete when he was awake and feeling better.
September 18, 5:07 a.m.: Blaine Police were called to assist sheriff's deputies with a possible burglary in progress in the 8000 block of Harborview Road. An officer assisted county units in locating and contacting five subjects in the area.
September 18, 1:29 p.m.: A Blaine resident called to report a motorcycle parked in a precarious position on 15th Street partially obstructing traffic. An officer arrived and canvassed the neighborhood and nobody was aware of the owner. A registration check showed a report of sale. The officer was able to jockey the motorcycle off of the roadway so it was no longer a hazard.


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A solitary fisherman's home keeps watch on quiet Placentia Bay in Newfoundland, Canada, 1974.Photograph by Sam Abell, National Geographic Creative
My mother's words are not words but ripples in water: This is the right thing, my babygirl. That's all I ever asked. Months ago she made me promise I'd never let her dry out now that she's dead.
"I'm trying, Ma," I say.
She shimmers: We'll stay forever this way. Take stock in this miracle.
I fill the bathtub, home for her ghost, with the reservoir of well water I'd collected in the morning, and as the ripples slow my mother shifts back into focus, this vision bent and clinging. Blurred refraction against the water's surface but without a source beneath—a bend both infinite and unreal.
The sunset turns my mother red—she's beautiful like this, in a way.
Once, the sun's falling signaled the emergence of new sounds: crickets, owls, cicadas. Once, this place was adorned green by grass and trees. Now only silence or wind and a village turned into sand dunes. Now only myself and the shimmer of my mother, the only two who refused the world's migration towards oceans that seemed to promise they would never dry up.
I sleep outside because I don't have the heart to tell her she can't go on forever like this. I sleep outside because I don't have the heart to say I can't start missing her until she's really gone.
A half-hour's walk away there is a well at the basin of a valley. Every day I trek there, I cross paths with parallel lines in the sand: my mother's heels from the night I dragged her home after finding her near-dead and already half-swallowed by the sand.
When I approach the well and begin to work the cast iron hand pump I hear voices calling to me from that drying-up reservoir beneath, ghosts who linger in the façade of the water they died nearest—the curse of this sunburned world.
When I hang my mouth beneath the trickle, this stolen few sips, the water tastes like stone. I fill the reservoir that fits on my back until it is full and then I walk home across those same lines in the sand. The sun's arc takes up a quarter of the sky, as if melting to both the east and west.
I rest a little in the shade near the well, but the sound of footsteps in sand wakes me to see a girl standing on the dune opposite mine, well between us. For an instant, I wonder if I'm looking at a mirage or a reflection—we are both gaunt from dehydration and dressed in rags.
She puts her hands to her lips and I do the same. I have a holstered knife on my belt, but I wave instead. I smile and my lips crack, bleed. She screams and the resonance of her voice lingers like ghosts at the bottom of the well.
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"World's Largest Volunteer Department" To Go Combination
The Wayne Township, Indiana Volunteer Fire Department, whose 500 members have been termed the "biggest volunteer fire department" in the world, will be "merged" into a new combination department that takes over January 1, 2000, the Indianapolis Star/News reported Wednesday.
View the complete story online: http://www.Firehouse.Com/news/99/8/4_wayne.html
08-04-1999, 03:39 PM #2LWO132Firehouse.com Guest
This is the wave of the future. Volunteer companies can no longer handle the volume of calls. Dedicated members should be the first ones hired. I'm sure many will apply. Fire Dept.'s should respond right away. NOT 3-6 minutes after alert. Or sometimes NOT at all! Tax payers deserve quick adaquate responses.
08-04-1999, 04:35 PM #3Scott AlfordFirehouse.com Guest
I hope that this isn't being done as a "knee-jerk" response or because it is the "wave of the future". Even the largest paid departments with the largest budgets can't meet every call in the time that they would like to and they, too, often need help locating a call. Every emergency does not include a fully involved building. I agree that the taxpayers deserve quick, adequate responses, however, the volunteers also deserve support from the taxpayers, not the shaft. My hat is off to the volunteers, stand proud and work with your residents. It is times like these that prove what "Professional Firefighter" means and it has NOTHING to do with a pay check. Hopefully the taxpayers and their trustee are truly working for the betterment of all citizens.
08-04-1999, 08:43 PM #4George RobertsonFirehouse.com Guest
As a member of The Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Dept. I am proud of the job in which we have done. But it comes a time in which you must move to the next level. The choice to go to a combination department was not a sudden decision. It has been a long time coming. The department did over 8000 runs last year. The community has a right to adequate fire protection and the only way to do that is to have the firehouses staffed 24 hours a day. In our current system we can not acheive that. We are a very proud department and I am proud to have served them to the best of my abilities. But I see the need for change and I will be with this department and support it in any way possible.
08-05-1999, 01:19 AM #5Brice L. JonesFirehouse.com Guest
Hello. I too am a proud member of the Wayne Twp. Fire Dept.. I regret the decision made, on the assumption of "professional". If you were to look up the meaning of "professional" in the dictionary, it doesn't mention anything pertaing to a paycheck. It reads, "professional: 1)of or having to do with a profession; appropriate to a profession 2)engaged in a profession 3)making a business or trade of something which others do for pleasure 4)person who does this 5)undertaken or engaged in by professionals rather than amateurs". I understand the people have a concern, and I do agree that it must be addressed. I too am an elected official in my hometown, and understand the township's position. I do hope that the people realize that just because someone receives a paycheck, doesn't mean they can't get lost or pass an address. We are all human, and there is no way to change that. As far as our response times, I would like for the people to compare ours with IFD or anyone elses. I imagine that it just may surprise you, how quickly we do respond. Just because we are volunteers, doesn't mean we don't take our positions seriously. I too have family in Wayne Twp. to think of. Wayne Twp. Fire Dept. is not ran like most volunteer fire departments. Everyone that is going to be on duty must sign up at a minimum, 7 days in advance. While on duty, you stay at the station you are riding at. Most volunteer departments, respond from home to either the scene or to their station, causing a big delay in response times, not Wayne Twp.. I feel that Wayne Twp. Fire Department's Board of Directors, Chief, Membership Division, and Recruitment Division should assume most of the blame for this happening, due to they saw the problem in past months and have done little or nothing to remedy the situation at hand. Now then the general membership is the ones receiving the recourse for their lack of actions. In closing, I will serve the community as long as I possibly can and hope that this is the best option for the people in that area.
08-05-1999, 10:12 AM #6Kip HathewayFirehouse.com Guest
Its a sad day in Wayne Twp. Indiana. Change is not always good or for the better of the community. As a volunteer I know how it is to feel the worst and see the best of things in people and how we better ourselves through helping others in need. I must ask the elected officials of wayne township, Indiana their position on " popularity contests" a comment that was made at the meeting to decide the changes of wayne township fire department and really hurts me to hear comming from and elected group of people who is to be trusted to oversee our local community. let me tell you everything in life is at some point a popularity contest, just look at our current voting system. The people of Wayne Township do deserve to know how the fire department is handling itself, just fine as a matter of fact !!! Has the Wayne township fire dept ever failed to respond to an emergency call in a reasonable time or not at all ?? Has the Wayne twp. fire dept. ever failed to provide emergency services when called upon to do so ?? I would answer " NO " without a doubt in my mind we have always responded to every call ever time in a reasonable time and provided the Highest level of service. Just because the word volunteer is in the name of a fire department dosent mean it is any less professional than a paid dept, as a matter of fact with a little more polishing and effort from the right people any volunteer dept could staff itself 24 hrs a day. To date Just having 3 people on station as a crew is the the best ?? for any department ?? probably not. But only having 70 or so paid people available at any 1 time is even worse when compared to a Department of wayne townships size 500+, and we all know when called upon" people come out of the woodwork to respond " :-) In closing I would just like to say that the people of wayne township deserve to hear from both sides of the issue before any decisions should be made, this should be done in an open forum for the good of all who are concerned.
08-05-1999, 10:45 AM #7Lt_JohnFirehouse.com Guest
I am volunteer Lt in a combination department. We went combination in 1987 at that time we had over 50 volunteers - today we have 27 career and 35 volunteer firefighters and officers.
Over the last several years we have experienced a tremendous amount of change as more full-time staff members have been added. That is not to say that all change is bad. The reality is that 75% of our calls involve EMS and the day time hours are becoming increasingly difficult to cover. Last year we ran 2,400 calls out of 2 stations.
I think that the Wayne Township Fire Dept should accept some of the change. I have found, as president of the volunteer association, that it is sometime better to help with the change than to fight it. This is certainly not to say that you accept everything but if you are a participant in the change you have a better shot at influencing the outcome.
I certainly wish them luck in the future and I hope that all of the dedicated volunteers will continue to participate -- I know from experience that the department will still need and use you in the future.
good Luck
08-05-1999, 02:55 PM #8LadderCo13Firehouse.com Guest
Thumbs up to the board for finally seeing the light. Not knocking the volunteers, (I use to be one myself), it's about time the department went paid. It has nothing to do with professionalism, but everything to do with response times and staffing. Not just when the first alarm goes out but when extra companys are needed also. Financial responsibility and accountability is also long overdue. As far as the largest volunteer fire department in the world, is this fact, or just what Wayne Township claims? How many of the 500 volunteers actually live in Wayne Township? How many don't even live in the county or state? If everyone was pulling their weight everything would be fully staffed 24 hrs a day. Such is not the case.
08-05-1999, 03:29 PM #9K AFirehouse.com Guest
--everything to do with response times and staffing--
Most of the time they run crews of three, like most every other department in the US. They don't run from home to the station they run form standbys at the station. So response time will be similar.
--Not just when the first alarm goes out but when extra companys are needed --
I bet 500 volunteers will always beat 77ish career firefighters. What is more when someone says Structure fire or Extrication you'll always have more people.
If only 15% of the vollies show up they win. Figure 1/3 of the career staff will be on duty at any time and only 5% of the vollies need to attend to accomplish the same staffing.
Is it really an improvement or an erossion in fire protection? Sounds like just plain politics...agendas,...etc. The end of the day most calls do not need outstanding response times. EMS is another matter and they do that well. Most EMS calls are a social program and not an emergency. Taxis could be dispatched to 80% of the calls and no one would be under served.
I bet simply changing management would have accomplished more than paying for fulltime staffing. The end of the day they admit a career solution by itself will not be the answer, they will continue to need volunteers to make up for what their budget cannot afford, adequate career staffing.
08-05-1999, 04:49 PM #10cra539Firehouse.com Guest
I looked at the various postings here with great interest. As someone who has been a volunteer for 18 yrs (with many yaers as an officer) and paid for 12 yrs, I feel able to look objectively at things. The scenario involving Wayne Township is one that is going to happen more often in places throughout the country. What i notice most often when these scenarios happen is that volunteer members of the dept get emotional. I do understand they feel their prior committment to the dept may have been for naught, but it really wasn't, they have done good for the dept and their communities. However, there comes a time when someone must sit back and look at the big picture here, theres a reality that must be faced and hard decisions have to be made. Members must take a step back and realize what they are saying-It can appear that while on one hand they say thier way is the answer, and on the other hand appear to give reasons that may be selfish. An example of this would be to use the excuse that the volunteer system is still the answer because of tradition ( family has been in it for years,its what we always had, etc.)or some other reasons that really have no bearing on providing service. I applaud Wayne Township for taking a stand and wish them luck. I wish Wayne Township would show some appreciation for the services provided by the volunteers and work with the volunteers to provide for a smooth transition.
08-05-1999, 10:38 PM #11KNOBMANFirehouse.com Guest
VFD's need help. Alot of them can't keep up with the steady pace of calls and training that is needed for todays fire service. The citizen need staffed fire station 24 hours a day 365 days a year!!!! Nobody want to call 911 to report an emergency and hope the vollies will come! At least I wouldn't. Vollie world firefighting is hit and miss. You might have some for this call but not with that call. I agree 10000% on staffed station with PROFESSIONAL-EDUCATED-FULL-TIME-FIREFIGHTER! I would not like someone coming for an emergency to my home who does this as a hobby....HECK NO! Thank you for your time K.M.
08-06-1999, 12:14 AM #12AffFirehouse.com Guest
Well Knobman, you have completly missed the point of the postings, considering that you are a so called professional (if only career people can be proffesionals)and in the minority. If you haven't realise it, a vast majority of departments are volunteer and have been doing a great job since this country was founded. I find it hard to believe a department such as Wayne Township, with a call volume of over 8000, isn't staffed with very dedicated and trained Proffesionals. (note the capitalization for respect) I find it an insult that in your narrow mind, I am not a proffesional or educated. Education: FFII, EMT-I, high angle/low angle, confined space, trench, and elevator rescue, adv. auto, bus, and truck extrication, rescue diver and emergancy watercraft operator to name a few, most provided by the volunteer fire department and city. I belong to the fire department because I care, I golf for a hobby.
08-06-1999, 12:40 AM #13DDFirehouse.com Guest
It looks like Wayne Twp. is missing Harold Stoffer.
08-06-1999, 01:28 AM #14Mike Oden Jr.Firehouse.com Guest
Well Knobman, I'm not sure what your problem is, but I have worked with both paid and volunteer firefighters and there is no difference in the professionalism. That is a mind set and an attitude. Most of your paid firefighters in small towns come from volunteer departments. You need to thank all of these individuals for putting their life on the line to save people like you instead of set at home mouthing off like you are. Thanks to all volunteers out there.
08-06-1999, 12:55 PM #15TKirkFirehouse.com Guest
Knobman I think you are really missing something. I have worked alongside of both Paid and Vol FF for about 17years, and the only difference I have seen is one of them gets paid and the other doesn't. Yes there are inexperienced people in both types of Dept. But there is also a lot of experience and training in both types. I have worked with several Depts that have Vol FF that are Paid FF on a different Dept. The Vol are not just a bunch of guys that jump on a truck and call themselves a FF. They go to the same schools, attend the same training, and risk their lives just like the Paids do.
The Depts I have worked with set up a schedule to make sure that Fire/Rescue/Amb service is always provided for their communities. This consists of giving up time with thier families, skipping that vacation, or giving up the overtime income that they could have had.
There are both Profesional and Amatures in both types of Depts.
08-06-1999, 03:45 PM #16Greg ShupingFirehouse.com Guest
I have also been paid and volunteer. I found that I did a better job and trained more as a volunteer, because I was doing it at my own pace, not the pace of the department. Voluteers almost always train more, at least that has been my experience. And if paid guys are so much better, then why do you watch these videos of the big city guys never wearing SCBA's! My hat goes off to the Volunteers of Wayne!!
08-06-1999, 05:06 PM #17RKenny BFDNYFirehouse.com Guest
Good Luck on your next promotional test, I hope they add a new point category for ignorance, just for you!!!
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08-06-1999, 07:11 PM #18KNOBMANFirehouse.com Guest
sounds like you ALL are a bunch of cry baby little pansies! you get a few hours of fire school and you are gods gift to firefighting. what do all of ya'll do for a living? what ever it is that is your proffesion! i fight fire at least 10-24 hour shifts a month. i train for a min. of 2 hours a shift, except for sunday. i work out every shift for 2 hours if possible. i am a PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER! all of ya'll are just mad because you can't have my job. yes about 70% of the u.s. is covered by some type of volley company, but only 40% of the population is covered by VFD's. so 60% of the population is covered by YES--PRO FIREFIGHTERS! get mad cause i tell the truth, half of you so called firefighter don't get any fires or any calls any way. so go wack out on the 100 calls you do get a year, jump on your brand new 400k dollar engine that you don't need and have fun! K.M.
making an opinion on this board on how you feel will get the vollies ticked off!!!!! grow up wanna bees.......
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08-06-1999, 08:02 PM #19AffFirehouse.com Guest
I'll score you on one point, yes I would like to be a career firefighter, but thats where it ends. As far as training, our department trains 4 times a month for 4 hours, not including specialties. All this training is conducted by Anoka-Hennipen college by certified fire instructors, both career and volunteer. For working out, I do that on my own, don't need a paycheck to motivate that. Calls; 1600+ and growing, with the new $400,000,(with no grossly disproportionate payroll expense, our city can afford 2! http://www.firehouse.com/interactive/boards/smile.gif) Most importantly, an opinion is fine, along with constuctive criticism, but degrading a particular group isn't conductive to an intelligent discussion of issues.
08-06-1999, 08:59 PM #20EFD701Firehouse.com Guest
I thought this message thread was to discuss the situation in Wayne Township, Indiana. If you want to fight the career vs. volunteer battle, please take it to another board. (BTW, I'm a career officer)
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