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My husband and I visited a local church about a month ago and wound up on the institution's e-mail list. Today in my inbox I received an announcement about an upcoming talk at the church, part of a monthlong series on relationships called "Act like a lady, think like a man (in Jesus' name)." The series is based on a blend of Biblical wisdom and comedian Steve Harvey's best-selling relationship book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man." Too often, discussions of heterosexual marriage and relationships in the black community (and outside it) revolve around what women need to be doing differently. And I fear this discussion, like Harvey's book, will be no different.
Harvey offered a sample of his wisdom during an appearance on "The Tyra Banks Show."
Some of Harvey's advice is basic relationship common sense, but much of it perpetuates the notion that women and women alone are reponsible for the health of heterosexual relationships. He implies that it is women who must change the way they act to adapt to a man's needs, that courtship is some kind of elaborate chess game where women have to cajole and manipulate men into commitment. Worse, his views on what women and men want and need seem to be based on outdated gender roles. What is this "act like a lady" stuff?
Missing from Harvey's schtick is the idea that every being has a right to be their true selves and finding love is about connecting with a person who complements and embraces that true self, with a touch of compromise on both sides. I suspect that most women would be happier in relationships if they did more to be true to themselves and their needs, rather than twisting around to "think like a man" (whatever that is). (I also wonder, with all the problems black men face today, whether Harvey's time would have been better spent counseling the men he professes to know so well, rather than women.)
I guess it should be no surprise that a black church is preaching relationship salvation from the Bible of Steve. On the whole, I find views on women in the black church regressive and that's a pity considering how much black women put into the institution. I worry that all the women I see swearing by Harvey's wisdom are doing so because it sounds so familiar, like the patriarchal oppression cloaked as God-given truth so many of us have been fed all our lives.
If you're a woman looking for the key to successful relationships, I don't know if I would bet the farm on the advice of a thrice-married comedian. You probably shouldn't listen to random bloggers either, but for what it's worth, here's my view on marriage and dating from a post that originally appeared in July of 2008:
It's funny the perspective that time gives.
Occasionally I see a young sister made crazy by society's romantic expectations and I want to reach down from my lofty perch of 30+ years of life experience, grab her and say, "It will all work out...truly it will." I think of my early 20-something self, so worried about being paired up with someone. I admit that in some romantic entanglements back then, I forgave when I shouldn't have, overlooked what should have been obvious, gave up things that ought to have been sacred and a few times tried to make Mr. Right out of Mr. Wrong for Me.
I graduated from college and started my "real life" with big plans. I never wanted to marry young, nor did I want to have children. I wanted to join the Peace Corps., work at a newspaper, live in a big city, have a fancy job in gleaming high-rise, live on the East Coast, live in Europe, see the United States, see the world...I did several of those things, but part of young me was a little scared that after all the fun, I wouldn't find someone to settle down with. Now, before I lose my womanist bonafides, let me make it plain: I never believed that a woman needs a significant other to live a full life, I simply wanted a partner to come with me on life's journey. And most women reading this know that the pressure for a heterosexual woman to marry grows stronger as she approaches the 30-year mark. Friends start coupling and choosing china patterns. Questions are asked...Are you dating anybody?...Don't you want to get married?...You'd better hurry up...Don't you want to have kids? Then folks get to throwing around dire statistics about black women and marriage. It can make a girl feel a little crazy...a little desperate. It can make a girl do stupid things. Over time, one becomes more mature in her singleness--at least I think I did. At around 29, I realized that, while I hoped to find the right man with which to share my life, I would have a damned good life no matter what. And frankly, there were too many rewarding things I could do alone or with friends for me waste even an hour of time on a dinner date with an aggravating knuckehead. I became pickier (Lately, I've heard a lot of folks trying to tell black women they don't have a right to high standards. Every self-respecting person ought to have high standards about whom they are intimate with. Don't let anyone tell you different.). I spent more time alone. I discovered who I am. I explored and experimented with life.
So, this weekend, I watched this young sister I know flail around in a relationship, trying unsuccessfully to live her life around a prospective husband's, trying to force something that doesn't fit. She is an acquaintance. I don't know her well enough to be all up in her business. And I'm not one to go around making pronouncements and dispensing advice (Unless you read my blog...hee.) But I just wanted to tell her to relax. I wanted to quote my favorite part of that song from Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet, "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" (Ya'll know I have quirky musical tastes.):
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won'tBy chance, I did get married at 31. I have a wonderful husband who suits me in all my eccentricity. I love him very much--with all my heart. We will celebrate our seventh anniversary next week. I enjoy being married. I grew up with married parents and married grandparents. I support marriage for everyone that wants it (Cause not everyone does or should want it.). And I regret that it sometimes seems that the black community has dispensed with the idea of healthy marriage. But...if I had never met my sweetie, I think I would have been okay...better than okay...great. I would have tried to be great anyway (It's easy to say you would have been okay not getting the thing you wanted after you already have the thing.). I'm sure I would have been lonely sometimes...stressed sometimes...worn down sometimes...cash strapped sometimes...depressed sometimes, but marriage does not protect you from any of that. Marriage does not make a life and it doesn't make a woman.
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll divorce at 40
Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody elses.
I see too many young, black girls defining themselves through the gaze of young men. As they get older, little changes. In my circle, it is the diamond ring women are supposed to covet. In some other circles, it is some man's (or boy's) baby. But I think that's crap (Intellectually...emotionally, it is hard to unhook from these things). Men are judged as people separate from their romantic and familial entanglements. Women should be, too.
So, I have this to say to my single sisters (young and old): Be picky, but be fair; be adventurous; be YOU. Screw the folks who want to make you feel bad about not being hooked up. And if you're feeling down about your single status, hold on.
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Have recently learned that my brother-in-law, Jim, has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma. He is in his early 80s and it has just activated now. Hes been given one year to live. He was a plasterer by trade, plus he served in the war, and it is well known now that those in the construction trades and the military have been exposed to asbestos. So, I am asking you all to surround him with healing energies for his highest good.
As well, his wife (my sister, Erlene) has recently fallen while cleaning the kitchen floor and broke her right wrist (she is right handed). I learned today that the pin was taken out and it is heavily bandaged during the healing process. She will probably need some physical therapy later on. So please include her in your thoughts and prayers as well.
Thank you all, my friends. Your ever ready willingness to help those asking for energy is so very much appreciated.
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And if you will indulge me, I just need to share some thoughts that have been circling around in my mind. In talking with my niece today, Ive learned that my sister (who is also in her early 80s) is getting down with thoughts about Jim and his condition, as well as having thoughts about not wanting to be a burden to her children. Perfectly understandable. My niece is doing her best to impress upon her that she is not. And of course my niece is going through her own emotional turmoil about all that is happening as well.
Being a burden to our family is a thought that all of us share, no matter our age or physical health. But I cant help but wonder where this mindset came from. Have we, as a society, become so enamored of our daily lives, that we think when we are in need that being lovingly cared for is looked upon by others as an imposition? And if we do think of it as an imposition, perhaps we should do some reflection on that.
My sister and brother-in-law have raised loving and caring children, providing all that they can for them to meet lifes challenges. Now they are experiencing a time in their lives when they need some help and support. Having been in this situation myself with my own mother who also felt she was being a burden, I considered it an honor to care for her, and asked her to allow me the privilege to do so to share the love she so carefully nurtured in me all my life and give back to her during a difficult time in hers. A burden? No. Challenging? Yes. But schedules can be rearranged, and professional help can be obtained to assist and support, etc.
Now, more than ever, so many of us have come to realize that without sharing the love that we are, the love in our hearts, with those around us, that life can feel and be pretty empty. I know Im rambling a bit here, but I sure would like to see this mindset of being thought of as a burden be erased from the consciousness. I can think of no greater gift a parent can give their child, or vice versa, than to allow the opportunity to put love and caring and concern into action on a personal basis.
Thanks for listening. I appreciate it. I just needed to verbalize these thoughts right now, even if perhaps they may be a bit skewed. I can only share from my own experience, yet realize that others may have different ones. You all are the best listeners, and you know, sometimes one just needs to be able to get it out, especially when one trusts and is comfortable with who is listening.
Thank you...
Blessed Be,
I'll be sending loving energy and prayers to you and your family.
I so appreciate what you wrote about being a burden. I deal with that with my mother and Lee's all the time. They don't want to 'burden us'. We don't look at it that way. That's what family, friends and loved ones do.
But... I'll be the pot calling the kettle black here - from personal experience - it takes a lot for me to even ask for energy and prayers from our wonderful, amazing community. I know everyone is busy and in the grand scheme of life my issues are small compared to someone like your brother-in-law or sister, or Deb, or Sandy, or anyone else.
I think it is more that people don't want to bother others and add to their already busy and often stressful lives. It's easier to internalize it and struggle through than to ask for help without guilt.
Your thoughts are some that we should all pay close attention to, because in the long haul we have to be there for each other, with love and compassion and understanding.
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Oh, Peg, I'm so sorry to hear about your brother-in-law's diagnosis and your sister's fall ~~ of course I will keep Jim and Erlene ~ and you ~ in my prayers and energy work.
You raised a very important question ~ I don't know the answer, but I share your concern. I'm wondering if some of it isn't a cultural thing. We Americans tend to be so youth-obsessed, for one thing, and the elderly are not revered as greatly for their wisdom, etc as in, say, Native American cultures. Nor is the concept of "family" as strong here, as it is, say, in Italian cultures. I've spent a great many hours visiting residents of nursing homes over the years, and it's heart breaking to see how many old folks are just dumped there and basically abandoned, even some whose families live right in the same town!
I took a leave from my job in New Hampshire, and left my husband and son for a few months to take care of my dying mom (lung cancer) in Maine and I wouldn't do a thing differently if I had to make that decision again today. Sure, it was inconvenient and a challenge and exhausting and wretchedly sad, etc etc, but it was also a tremendous honor - and somewhat healing for both of us - to be with her for that stage of her journey.
HOWEVER, that said, I also pray that I am never a burden to my Sisters here at the convent, or to my family when my time comes. So ..... back to Square One; I don't know what the answer is.
Perhaps a place to start is to initiate dialogue with our own families NOW, while everyone's feeling pretty good. Sort of like the Living Will idea -- get the requests or expectations or dilemmas or whatever "out there" in advance, before illness or crisis distorts rational thinking.
Meanwhile, hugs to you (((Peg))) - you're definitely not alone here!!!
Love 'n prayers,
Thanks Brit for your prayers and energy, along with your loving and wise response. You have helped me to stretch my thoughts about this by putting myself in the place of the "asker". You echo my consertnation in that I, too, struggle in asking for help because guilt does come into the picture for the reason you mention in not wanting to add to already stressful lives. This is an issue that I also have to work on and balance within myself. And I thank you for helping me with it along the way.
Will be thinking of you tomorrow and continuing to surround you with loving healing energies.
Blessings to you...
Blessed Be,
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Thank you, Lura, for your prayers and energy work, as well as your wise counsel. Along with you, I myself have the same thought of not wanting to be a burden. And it is such a dilemma, I too do not know the answer, but I think your suggestion is a very good. We need to start these diaglogues with our families so that if/when the time comes, we can all move through it with ease, and peace, and grace.
Love to you...Peg
Blessed Be,
So sorry to hear of the troubles your family members are having right now. I know that you will help to give them strength, being the person you are.
I have to agree with Brit that the "burden" issue seems to stem from the individual not wanting to be an inconvienece to those around them. I know that if something debilitating were to happen to me, I would NOT want to feel as if I were imposing on my family to take care of me. There are people who are trained to do this who are much better qualified. That being said, it seems that we are becoming a "me" society and we no longer feel obligated to help those in our families. Remember when we were kids and most everyone we knew had a grandparent living with them (myself included)? You don't see that much anymore. I think most of the young people now would not even consider having an ailing parent live with them--this is based on just the few younger people I know. My daughter is the exception, I'm happy to say. She tells me all the time that if something were to happen to Dad, I have to come live with her. I tell her--"not anytime soon. I'm way too young for that!!"
Much love, Peg,
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Sweet dear Peg...saddened to hear about your brother-in -law, Jim's demise and about your sister, Erlene having to deal with a serious wrist problem at the same time. Will be sending loving healing light and energy for them and you for strength through it all on top of everything else. You are in my prayers.
Peace, Love, and Hugs to you,
Hi Joanne
Yes, I know, I have those same feelings too. And yes I too had a grandmother living with us when I was a kid. Thanks for your thoughts. I appreciate your sharing them.
Blessed Be,
Sending love and light.
Thank you, Wolfdog, it is more appreciated than I can say.
Love to you...Peg
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What Are Some Creative Alternate Uses for a French Press?
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Q: This question is about French press coffee makers. I'm sure that I've seen these used on Iron Chef (or other places?) for purposes other than coffee, such as infusing broths with aromatic herbs.
I'm sure there are other ways to infuse a broth with a particular flavor, but this just appeals to me on a visceral "that seems pretty awesome" level. What's out there in terms of alternative uses for my French press — uses other than tea or coffee. Any ideas?
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Editor: Daniel, what a fun question. We haven't thought much about this — we do use ours for herbal tea, though. We've also used it to strain homemade liquers like vin de noix.
Readers, any creative double-uses for a French press?
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Never even thought of it to strain things. I have been making meyer limoncello and this would work so much better than the method I've been using.
I also use mine for making Yerba Mate.
Also what about when you make an infused oil or infused simple syrup - like with basil. This would be a great way to get the little pieces out!
i can tell you this is not for straining almond milk. DUH! as the glass shattered in my kitchen and almond milk covered the walls and cats.
I haven't really come up with any non-beverage uses for mine. Tea, Yerba Mate, etc...
Helpful when rehydrating dried mushrooms - the plunger holds them below the surface, and if you are using the liquid it is at least partially filtered.
I froth milk in mine. In fact sometimes I do heated milk, add tea and spices, and sugar and make a mean chai. You can't overly vigorously pump the milk I hear, or you might shatter the glass, but as I am not the Incredible Hulk, so far no harm.
Any kind of puree or pulping, would probably work well in here- anything you might be temped to buy a chinois for...?
I was going to say frothing milk and the biggie I use mine for: you can make whipped cream in seconds with one. Just pump up and down and voila. No bowls or whisks or mixers.
I swear I've seen iron chefs bring broth or something to the judging table with aromatic herbs under the plunger. Struck me as a good idea.
Maybe cider, too, if you put cinnamon sticks / cloves / whatever in the bottom.
hop tea, and hop infused water for brewing
I'd be worried that using it for anything else might impart a bit of flavour to the french press.
Rehydrating mushrooms sounds good and I might also try using it for garlic tea for when I'm making a garlicky bug spray for my plants.
I do have a too small 3 cup one that I might reserve for these pungent activities. Now that we have upgraded to an 8 cup, we never use the 3 cup press.
I use mine to get the water out of defrosted frozen spinach and I also use it to squeeze out cucumbers for tzatziki after they've been salted.
I do keep two in the house, so I can use one for cooking and one for beverages. While they do clean up fine in a dishwasher, I just have one of those stomachs that gets weird about mixing things. Sort of the same idea behind not using the same grinder for coffee and spices. Even if I clean it well, I still feel like there is a residual flavor. :)
Oh, and it's pretty good at squeezing out freshly shredded potatoes for hashbrowns.
I use mine for coffee mostly, but once I decided to try some herbal tea in it. Word of warning - make sure it is thoroughly cleaned first! Like perfectly scrubbed and soaked. My tea tasted of coffee blergh.
The restaurant down the street from me sometimes serves a seafood soup that consists of very thinly sliced scallops in an empty bowl and a french press with shrimp shells, a lovely combination on herbs and spices, and broth that you let steep, then push the plunger and pour over the scallops for an amazing seafood soup.
@reddylee -- Frozen spinach and hashbrowns, brilliant!
I have often avoided recipes that call for frozen spinach because I hate draining/squeezing it. I'm definitely going to try this.
Don't do anything with peppers. My ex decided to use his to make jalapano infused vodka or oil, I don't remember. A week later, even after a good washing, we sat down to a very spicy barley tea.
Not recommended.
Homemade apple cider worked in mine. I blended the apples and pressed the pulp.
Horchata did not. The glass didn't break, but the plunger wouldn't plunge.
Does cold brewed coffee count as something different? I let coffee grounds soak over night in the fridge and then press it in the AM.
Child toy. My little son likes to steal the plunging assembly and walk around spinning it, either pretending it's a fan or a helicopter. Sometimes he disassembles it.
I just use mine for those floral art teas.
I take the screen off and use it to make Mexican hot chocolate:
Drop in the grated disk of chocolate,
Add the water (just off a boil),
Stir with a spoon (I use a chop-stick),
Once it's all melted, pump up-an-down a few times to get a nice frothy head. If you don't hava a molinillo this works great!
SAzcuy, that's brilliant; I'm trying it tomorrow.
My charming teenage cousin was inspired to use her family's small french press to rapidly make vinaigrette. It emulsifies beautifully with a few plunges. The parts seem to get quite clean in their dishwasher, with no noticeable aftertaste or oil haze.
I know that I'm over a year late to this party, but I stumbled across this post and HAD to share my favorite use for my French press (aside from coffee, of course): rinsing quinoa.
I've tried and tried and tried to find a way to rinse quinoa that doesn't involve wasting half of the amount I started with, and this is the only successful method I've found. Just clean all the pieces really well, put the dry quinoa in the carafe, pour in cold water, add the plunger and lid, and go to town rinsing your quinoa. You can pour out the "dirty" water and even carefully add more through the spout without having to take the lid off (which reduces the amount of quinoa "lost" in the process). When you add it to water on the stove, dump in what you can, then scoop a bit of water from the pot into the carafe, swirl it around to catch the stragglers, and dump it back in the pot. You can also swirl the French press plunger in the water to get quinoa off of the filter.
Even though I had neither coffee-flavored quinoa nor quinoa-enhanced coffee after good cleanings, I'm thinking of buying a small press just for this use!
I've been using mine for cold brewed coffee for quite a while, too. Infusing, ditto. But I'm really amazed to read about making whipped cream in it and emulsifying salad dressings! You guys are so creative. ;) I may have to buy another one for stuff like that.


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The full details of the car have yet to be revealed, but the company has released a couple of videos of the car hitting the track and performing some dyno tests to ensure that it makes the most out of its 1,318 horses.
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Funny Boots Pictures
Puss in no boots.
Funny Understanding Why Russians Wear Boots
Lets chat over a nice cuppa
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Nice Mutual understanding between both Nice job
....putin is very upset because obama footwear not clean
Funny No Boots on the Ground
Barefoot Soldiers Sorry Sir, They voted for No Boots on the ground so we will have to send our troops in barefoot. But the good news is that Congress has approved the use of nukes.
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Barefoot solders *snicker*. Can see toe inspection now...
Funny Boot Squashing Kim Jong Il Like a Bug
Is North Korea Ready for War with the US.
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"CRUNCH..." Do the little, fat Creep and get it over with.
The insects should be crushed.... good job
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Pair of Snake Skin Western Boots
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good one the missile were at hold to launch and the violators will be towed away any time
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Funny 1st Lady putting the Boot to Barack!
Full view, please.
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good one, I can see Obama peeping out the car well done with the Helicopters hovering up
Funny Boot Bomber Plane
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This is gorgeous - looks like an illustration for a children's book.
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Thanks so much, years of dabbling with oil paints helps in that area
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OK, I've been debating whether to post this for a while. It's a video from my time at the North American International Auto Show. It isn't directly targeted at the EcoGeek crowd, but I figure at least some of you will enjoy it.
A little behind the scenes action of press days at a humongous auto show, the ridiculousness of it, the personal conflict, the girls in evening dresses...etc. The video was made for, Brotherhood 2.0, podcast I'm doing with my brother. Basically, we've decided to stop communicating through any means other than video blogs. So, yeah, the unseen observer is my brother, but we're allowing people to listen in at brotherhood2.com.
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A tram or light rail vehicle can come in many shapes and sizes. Bombardier Transportation is the supplier for the Gold Coast's new fleet of BOMBARDIER FLEXITY 2 trams. The Flexity 2 has been designed by Queenslanders, for Queenslanders, specifically for the Gold Coast.
It will have air conditioning throughout, dedicated spaces for wheelchairs and prams, seats, standing room, information on where it is stopping and the next stop displayed to passengers. The internal layout will also provide provision for surf boards. Each tram is made up of seven modules with a driving cab at each end. It will be 43.5 metres long and has been designed to make it easy to access and travel in. Inside there will be room to carry 309 passengers per tram, 80 seated and 229 standing.
The light rail vehicle is powered by electricity, which it draws from the overhead lines. The driver controls the vehicle's speed and braking as the light rail vehicle is steered along its path by rails, in the same way that trains are on train tracks.
The light rail system will run along its own dedicated corridor and not on the road with other vehicles. This will help to improve the speed and reliability of the service leading to better journey times. It will also be safer than a tramway as the number of interactions with other vehicles will be significantly reduced. The light rail will use the current road traffic signal system.
The tram has the capacity to travel at 70km/hr but taking into consideration the stopping and starting along the route, for stations and junctions, the average speed along the journey will be 23km/hr.
The first tram is scheduled to arrive on the Gold Coast in June 2013 and testing and commissioning will commence in July 2013.
Stage One of the Gold Coast light rail system will travel a 13-kilometre dedicated route, stopping at 16 stations using 14 light rail vehicles (trams). Operations are scheduled to commence in 2014.
The 16 stations are:
- Gold Coast University Hospital
- Griffith University
- Queen Street
- Gold Coast Hospital
- Southport
- Southport South
- Broadwater Parklands
- Main Beach
- Surfers Paradise North
- Cypress Avenue
- Cavill Avenue
- Surfers Paradise
- Northcliffe
- Florida Gardens
- Broadbeach North
- Broadbeach South
The Gold Coast University Hospital and Broadbeach South will be the two termini stations. Termini stations are stations that are situated at the end of a route.
At all of the 16 stations you can expect to find:
- A shelter, for protection from the weather.
- Passenger information displays, to show when the next tram will arrive.
- Information for your journey, such as local maps and the tram route map.
- Help buttons, so you can speak to our control room staff if you need further help/information regarding your journey.
- Ticket machines to purchase your ticket and to 'top-up' your go card. Ticketing will remain under TransLink's management similar to other public transport modes in south-east Queensland. For information on the go card ticketing system please refer to the TransLink website.
- Ticket validators to activate your ticket. Simply touch on at the start of your journey and touch off at the end of your journey. Your fare is automatically deducted from your card.
- Station signage; including the station name and wayfinding signage to points of interest.
- CCTV which will be monitored by our control centre.
- Benches to sit on.
Some of GoldLinQ's stations will also have:
- Bus connections
- Kiosks for retailing
- Bicycle storage
- Taxi interchange
- Lifts and escalators
- Retail vending facilities
See below an artist's impression of our stations and trams.
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It felt right to me, How did it feel to you?0 Reviews
Are Frank and Gerard together? Or won't Frank go there due to his fear of Mikey.
Not we as in me and Frankie,
We as in Me, Frankie and Mikey... I cant believe Mikey was hurting Frankie.
"Frankie?" I asked sitting at the table
"Yeah Gee?"
"Why dont you just leave school?"
"..Because despite getting fucked over.... I like learning, and I don't want to give them the satisfaction of me leaving"
"ok Frankie..."
he sat on a chair away from me.
"Gerard.. About before-"
"The fight?"
"No the thing that caused it"
"oh.. You cant say that didnt feel right to you. You kissed me back Frankie"
"Thats the thing Gerard, I liked it.. It felt right"
I smiled hearing those words.
"Yes Gerard.. Really"
"Would you care if I did it again?"
He looked into my eyes.
"Not at all" he said
I got up and walked over to him.
He got out of his seat and our eyes met.
I placed my hand on his hips and my other hand on his face.
Frankie put his right hand on mine, to secure it on his hip his other hand taking my hair...
I looked into his eyes one last time before shutting mine.
My lips found his.
His grip on my hair tightened.
His tounge slipped over my bottom lip.
It was so warm and it felt so normal.
I pushed his ass so it was on the table..
His hands wondered so they were on my back... he pushed me closer to him.
I pulled my lips off his.
"Gerard.. What are you doing?"
I kissed him all the way down to his neck.
I was about half way when i began sucking on his neck...
"oh god Gerard" He said so quietly.
He turned his head a little.. and kissed my cheek.
I heard the door open.
But I didnt stop..
"Un fucking believable!" I heard my baby brothers voice.
I felt Frankie push me off him
I grasped onto his hand.
"You know I came back to say sorry for how I re-acted.. But now I've realized that I was stupid even thinking that. So now I'm coming home to get some
clothes and I'll be staying with Alicia or Jaxon" He said pushing past us.
"Gerard.... Maybe I should just go?"
"Don't even think that, Frankie you have everyright to be here"
"Ok... But I don't want to come between you and Mikey"
"You wont Frankie.. you won't"
"ok" he said quietly.
Mikey walked out with some bags
"Mikey, please don't go"
"Gerard.. You have to choose between me. or Frank"
"Frankie" he spoke up
"What ever i dont care" Mikey shot back.
"Mikey, I'm not choosing between you and Frankie.. Frankies my new friend.. And your my baby brother."
"so you'd choose your brother?"
"No. I'd choose neather!"
"Well, please Mikey.. Don't go.. don't feel forced to go.. Mikey I love you.. Please"
"Not enough, You've made out with a guy... TWICE GERARD....TWICE!!"
"Mikey, I know, I don't think I'm sorry for that but.. you'll have to get over it!"
"No Gerard.. You have to get over it"
He turned to Frankie.
"I suggest for your sake, You don't show your face round school tomorrow" He said walking out.
"wow, I guess he really does hate me" Frankie said falling onto the sofa
"No, Frankie he won't... just seems like that right now" I said disappointed
I watched him lay on the couch so he was looking to the roof.
I leaned over the back of the couch looking down at him.
"What do you want for dinner?"
"Anything Gerard... I'm not fussed.. Not at all"
"So.. Meatlover-"
"Like fuck!"
I walked around moving his legs to sit down.
"just kidding, So you want pizza?"
"Cool... Cheeze Pizza?"
"Your a mind reader"
"and just one other thing" I shot in there
"Whats that Gerard?"
"After dinner, I have to leave"
"Why so?"
"I have an art class"
"Oh, ok"
"And I'm usualy up to three hours"
"What time do you go?"
"And you finish at-"
"I'm sure I can handle that" he said through a smile.
"But thats not for a while so we'll be fine"
"And maybe after dinner we could eat ice cream"
"I'll only let you go under one condition"
"What would that be?" I asked drawing on his leg
"You make me a hot chocolate before you go?"
"Ok, I'm sure I can do that"
"so we should go get this pizza thing?"
He stood up going up stairs.
"Your pretty good" He called from the top of the stairs
"What at Frankie?"
I saw him walking down pointing at his neck.
I looked closer seeing a red. Purple rash just in one place.
"Oh yeah, Pretty good if I don't say so myself"
"Yeah, you are"
"I have a scarf you can wear... don't worry"
I went to my room taking my bright pink scarf.
"Here Frankie" I said throwing it at him.
"This is such a cool color!"
"I guessed you like pink?"
"I have a few pink things" He said.
"Yeah.. I noticed"
"What does that mean?" he asked putting his shoes on.
"Well your belt, your shirt.. Pink"
"oh.. ok then"
"Come on, Lets go get some food"
"Ok Gerard" He answered.


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"Working Together for Wetlands" - 25th Anniversary Celebration for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Washington, D.C., April 25-26, 1996
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Address by Delmar Blasco, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
I am very honoured to have the opportunity to address you this morning and to share with you some thoughts on how the Convention on Wetlands can contribute to the quest for sustainable development on our planet.
But before doing that, let me express my sincere gratitude to the U.S. Department of State, the Office of International Affairs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Wetlands Conservation Alliance, the World Wildlife Fund, the Sierra Club, the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ducks Unlimited, the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, IUCN-US, the Florida Center for Environmental Studies, and the Terrene Institute, for having taken the initiative to organize this meeting to celebrate to 25th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention.
To have this meeting here today in this capital city, sponsored by such significant government departments and non-governmental institutions, represents in itself an important recognition of the role that the Convention has played so far, and, even more important, of the role it can play in the future.
As you will be aware, we have celebrated the 6th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention less than one month ago in Brisbane, Australia. In my view this Conference was very significant for a number of issues:
First, the attendance. Out of the 93 Contracting Parties, 91 were present, many of them represented by powerful delegations -- in several cases headed by ministers or deputy ministers --involving government agencies beyond the strict nature conservation realm, an indication that governments are beginning to perceive a more holistic role for our Convention. As examples, I can mention the cases of China, France, Ghana, South Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and Costa Rica. The American delegation was also significant for the number of government agencies that were involved, again, beyond the strict concerns of nature conservation. I would like to pay tribute here to your delegation, for the very constructive role it played throughout the Conference. In addition to the 91 Contracting Parties, we had observers from 30 countries that are not yet signatories to the Convention.
They were there because they wanted to know more about the Convention, and a good number of them indicated that they are about to accede or seriously considering it. One example is the Bahamas, which has already informed us that she has now submitted the necessary accession documentation to UNESCO, the depositary of the Convention. As important as the presence of 121 countries was the presence of almost 90 international and national non-governmental Organisations, some of them like the WWF family, IUCN and Wetlands International with delegations of more than 20 members, or the Caddo Lake Institute here in the US, which sent a nine-member delegation. I am saying that the presence of the NGO community was, in my view, just as important as the presence of the 121 governments represented there, because any convention or international instrument is only as important as the recognition and support it receives from civic society. In our world, the commitment of governments is no longer sufficient if this commitment does not reflect the concerns and support of civic society.
Second, the Brisbane Conference was significant because of the decisions it took. The most important was the adoption of a Strategic Plan for the next six years: 1997-2002. The adoption of the Plan is very relevant because:
a) The Plan includes a clear Mission Statement -- "The Convention's mission is the conservation and wise use of wetlands by national action and international cooperation as a means to achieve sustainable development throughout the world". Let me clarify immediately that the concept of "wise use" embodied in the text of the Convention is understood as "sustainable use", defined by the Conference of the Parties as "sustainable utilization for the benefit of mankind in a way compatible with the maintenance of the natural properties of the ecosystem". The acknowledgment that Ramsar's mission is to contribute to achieving sustainable development places the treaty squarely within the context of Agenda 21 and the post-Rio frame of mind, with conservation and development being perceived as the two sides of the same coin. If one side is altered, the coin loses its value.
b) With the Strategic Plan, for the first time the Conference of the Parties has adopted a clear path for the implementation of the Convention. As with most international treaties, the text of the Convention is very general in relation to its objectives and the ways and means to achieve them. The Strategic Plan has now translated those general objectives into eight practical objectives, in turn expressed in 29 operational objectives and 124 concrete actions assigned to the Contracting Parties, the different bodies of the Convention -- the Standing Committee, the Conference of the Parties, the Scientific and Technical Review Panel, and the Convention Secretariat (known as the Ramsar Bureau) -- and the NGO community engaged with the Convention.
c) The Strategic Plan balanced out, by giving them equal importance, the basic functions and concerns of the Convention: i) to achieve the wise use of all wetlands in each country; ii) to raise awareness of wetland values and functions at all levels; iii) to reinforce the capacity of institutions in each country to implement the Convention; iv) to make effective use of the mechanism provided by the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance; and v) to mobilize international cooperation related to wetlands.
In addition to the Strategic Plan, the Conference adopted a series of resolutions and recommendations for improving the application of existing mechanisms under the Convention such as:
- the adoption of working definitions and guidelines for interpreting change in the ecological character of Ramsar sites;
- the adoption of a fourth criterion for identifying wetlands of international importance based on fish, and guidelines for its application;
- the inclusion of subterranean karst wetlands as a wetland type under the Ramsar classification system; and
- the recognition of the importance of peatland conservation and the conservation and wise use of coral reefs and associated ecosystems, such as mangroves and seagrass beds.
In relation to this latter issue, I am eager to devote priority attention to "bringing the Convention to the sea shores", since until now we have been anchored too much on the inland wetlands. In the near future we will be approaching the countries leading in the International Coral Reef Initiative, including this country, to see how we can work together for the conservation and wise use of the wetlands in the coastal zone, so significant for biodiversity and for many societies, and yet so neglected and abused.
The Brisbane Conference also broke new ground by adopting a resolution on Ramsar and water and a recommendation on toxic chemicals in wetlands. In my view, the resolution on Ramsar and water is of high significance, because for the first time the Conference of the Parties is addressing the question of "the important hydrological functions of wetlands, including groundwater recharge, water quality improvement and flood alleviation, and the inextricable link between wetlands and water resources". While these concepts are explicitly or implicitly embodied in the text of the Convention, the treaty has developed mainly around the species that live in wetlands or use wetlands in their life cycles -- very little has been done so far to address the issues related to the element that constitutes the prerequisite for the very existence of wetlands: water. The world is becoming aware with a disturbing speed of the worldwide scarcity of fresh water. In a single generation, the world's net renewable fresh water resources per capita have almost halved, and, if we continue in the same path, in another 30 years many countries will reach such low levels of availability, that water could easily become not only a source of social tensions and instability, but also a matter of national security and of international confrontations. Thus, wetlands, and the Convention that deals specifically with them, should be seen in a new light. I am personally prepared to devote priority attention to the implementation of the resolution on Ramsar and water, and to the new issues and approaches that could be derived from it.
The recommendation on toxic chemicals also constitutes in my view a ground-breaking decision, since it recognizes that wetlands are also affected by the overall development pattern being followed on the planet, and requests Contracting Parties to provide information in their reports to the next Conference in 1999 "on their efforts to remedy and to prevent pollution impacts affecting Ramsar sites and other wetlands".
Finally, also for the first time, this Conference of the Parties had as part of its programme a Technical Session devoted to community participation. As a result, the Conference adopted a recommendation calling upon Contracting Parties to make specific efforts to encourage active and informed participation of local and indigenous people in wetland management. The recommendation also instructs the Convention Secretariat, in cooperation with NGOs, including WWF and the Caddo Lake Institute, to evaluate the benefits derived from community involvement and to prepare guidelines to facilitate that involvement, for consideration at the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
This country has made pioneering efforts in this area, including the recent publication of the guidebook for communities on Protecting Floodplain Resources prepared under the auspices of the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force, with funding from USAid and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the administrative support of the Wetlands Division of the Environmental Protection Agency. There are many other good examples of community involvement in wetland management in the US, and I look forward to working with the government agencies and the NGO community to derive lessons from your experience that could be useful to other countries and societies around the world.
Thirdly, the Brisbane Conference witnessed a renewed commitment from Governments and NGOs. Apart from approving a Strategic Plan that puts the onus for the implementation of the Convention mainly on the Contracting Parties themselves, a number of governments responded positively to the Australian initiative to pledge a one-time special contribution on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary. The United States pledged an additional $ 1 million contribution over the next six years, over and above its core budget voluntary contribution and the US-funded 25th Anniversary project (entitled Wetlands for the Future) for activities in the Neotropics to the tune of $ 250,000 per year. Pledges were also made by Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Ghana, Hungary, Iceland, India, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The Caddo Lake Institute also pledged $ 100,000 to its Ramsar-based initiatives, and announced the establishment of the first US regional academy of wetland science education and the first US regional Ramsar centre, to be located adjacent to the Caddo Lake Ramsar site. For its part, Ducks Unlimited, on behalf of its Organisations in Australia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, New Zealand and the USA, pledged to commit at least $ 3 million in fiscal year 1996-97 for activities at 21 Ramsar sites worldwide and in support of National Ramsar Committees.
NGOs present at Brisbane signed the "Non-Governmental Organisations Brisbane Pledge of Support for the Ramsar Convention", committing themselves to work in partnership with the Ramsar Secretariat and Contracting Parties in community-based education, information and empowerment programmes, as well as to implement field-level wetland conservation, restoration and wise use projects. Wetlands International also signed a pledge of support to the Convention at a public ceremony in Brisbane, and the WWF family is already in active discussions with the Ramsar Bureau on its role in implementing the Brisbane resolutions and Strategic Plan, to which they plan to assign substantial resources.
At the Brisbane Conference, the Parties endorsed the Ramsar Secretariat's efforts to work closely with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and invited the next meeting of the Biodiversity Convention (to be held in Buenos Aires this November) to include in its agenda a report prepared by Ramsar on progress achieved and problems encountered in conserving wetland biodiversity.
The Brisbane Conference received, for the first time in the Convention's history, invitations from two developing countries to host the next Conference of the Parties in 1999: India and Costa Rica. The two countries came to an agreement by which the next Conference will be held in Costa Rica, while India maintains its offer to host the Conference in 2002.
Ladies and gentlemen,
This country is leading the world. You are in a clear position of power, but also of extreme responsibility, because to a large degree the future of our planet depends on the wisdom of this great nation. I have read with particular interest the speech of Secretary of State Warren Christopher on "American Diplomacy and the Global Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century", delivered on April 9th at Stanford University, disclosing the four elements of a strategy at the global, regional, and bilateral levels and a partnership with the business and NGO sector. I was reassured by the clear determination of this administration to put environmental issues, in the words of the Secretary of State, " where they belong: in the mainstream of American foreign policy". I was also pleased to read the announcement that the State Department will host, by the end of 1997, a conference on strategies to improve US compliance with international environmental agreements, "to ensure that those agreements yield lasting results, not just promises".
We hope to continue counting on the US government and the US NGO community for clear support for the implementation of the Convention worldwide. We very much value that support, and regret that for the current year the US voluntary contribution has been reduced from $750,000 to $300,000. We very much hope that this will be only a temporary reduction and that the Administration will be able to find additional resources to reinstate its support to the level of previous years.
We also hope that US support at the international level will be backed by a "preaching by example" approach that would entail a renewed effort on the implementation of Ramsar at the national level in the two major domains covered by the Convention. First, through the inclusion of other US sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, and a decisive effort to maintain the ecological character of US sites already included in the List. In this regard, I would like to applaud the announcement of Vice President Al Gore of the Administration's intention to devote $1.5 billion to the restoration of the Everglades, one of the flagships of the Ramsar List! Second, through further development of policies and practices that will ensure the conservation and sustainable use of all wetlands in the US territory. The world is watching with interest the results of the US experience with wetland mitigation banking, as well as the initiatives to devolve to local communities a sense of ownership over the wetlands in their surroundings.
We are also looking forward to the effective functioning of a strong US Ramsar Committee involving as many as possible of the 18 or so federal agencies that I understand, in different departments and independent agencies, currently exercise responsibility for water programs and projects, in addition to the agencies that have responsibility over species conservation and protected areas, and land management issues in general, and as many NGOs as possible, not only of the NGOs specialized in wetlands issues but also the NGO networks involved with biodiversity and sustainable development issues.
Thank you again for this opportunity to address this important audience. The Ramsar Bureau is small in the number of people working there and in terms of the financial resources at our disposal. But we have something very important to contribute to the partnership with you: our unbreakable commitment to wetland conservation and wise use and our determination to make of the Ramsar Convention an effective instrument for achieving sustainable development on our planet.
Thank you very much.
This address was delivered by Mr Blasco on 25 April 1996 at the "Working Together for Wetlands" conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
See also, from the same conference:
Address by Mr Timothy E Wirth, Under Secretary for Global Affairs, U.S. State Department
Address by Mr Don Henley, well-known musician and founder of the Caddo Lake Institute, Texas
Address by Mr Marshall P. Jones, Assistant Director for International Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service


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Founded in 1889, Weber State University is an exceptional teaching university providing associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees in business, education, health professions, liberal arts, technology and sciences to meet the needs of the region. WSU offers more than 250 undergraduate certificate and degree programs, and 11 graduate degrees.
Serving more than 25,000 students, drawn predominately from Utah but also including representatives from all 50 states and 49 foreign countries, WSU takes pride in its student-centered environment, meeting the needs of both traditional and nontraditional students. WSU graduates are broadly educated, capable and prepared for meaningful careers, graduate and professional schools, and civic engagement. The hallmark of the university is excellent teaching with extraordinary interactions between faculty and students.
A multi-campus institution, WSU's Ogden campus, 35 miles north of Salt Lake City, features 60 buildings on 526 acres. A second campus, Weber State University Davis in Layton, Utah, is growing to meet increased needs and demands of Davis County residents. WSU Online offers courses and degree programs using technology-enhanced learning to provide greater flexibility to meet the complex needs of students balancing family and work responsibilities. Situated in the western foothills of the spectacular Wasatch Mountains, outdoor recreation and extensive cultural opportunities abound.


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Handy-Book On the Way, Says Editor After weeks of delay, Weber College may finally get a 195!)-1900 Handy Book. The Handy Book should have been finished about four weeks ago but due to a mixup on the printing bids, the book didn't even go to press until last Monday, said Connie Edward, editor. The Handy Book is the small publication with a lot of information. It contains a complete calendar of events for the coming year, Weber College traditions, articles on each club and organiza-, tion in the school plus a directory of the names, addresses and phone numbers of all students and teachers on campus. Not Guaranteed But the complete accuracy of this part of the book is not guaranteed, Connie added. And before any complaints are filed because of a mispelled name or a wrong phone number, it is requested that the person making the complaint stops and thinks about how carefully he filled out his Handy Book card that day in September as registration, she said. The Handy Book will be distributed in Bldg. four between classes about Wednesday. No receipt is necessary because a record was kept of those students who paid in advance. There will be about 50 copies of the book available to students who didn't purchase one beforehand. The staff members are: Editor, Connie Edward; Associate Editors, Kaye McGarry, and Suzanne Stock; Business Manager, Carol Christensen, and Art Editor, Mary Ann Edwards. Dates Set For First Irena Sliow The Late Mr. Early" will open the first of six performances in the Arena Theater on November 30 at 8:30 p.m. Directed by T. L. Rowley of the Theater Arts Department, this hilarious farce promises to provide a very enjoyable evening's entertainment. Assistant director of the production is Joyce El-dredge. Limited Seating Because of the limited seating facilities in the Arena, students are urged to obtain their reservations early for the performance. The story concerns an attempt by the families in making two young hellions think they were killed in a plane crash. Some extremely funny situations are created in the process. The cast for the play include John Hale, Elaine Parker, Kay McGarry, Norman Bramble, Susan Brown, Dave Stromber, Nancy Mc-Entire, Bob Wood, Gayle Gunder-sen, Bill Higley, Judy Butler, Dy-nette Faucett, Ray and Phil Mathews. Prop Committee Lighting will be handled by Dave Sondrup while Dee Page and Kay Sweeny head the prop committee. Other dramatic productions scheduled for the immediate future are "Oedipus Rex" and Showboat. Tryouts for Oedipus will be held immediately following the completion of the "Late Mr. Early."Showboat auditions will be held during the first part of winter quarter. Uleber WEBER OGDEN, Nol. 1 No. 8 V f , A. ' . ' ,,.4,,. . - 5 f - . - v .-T n J -. pJ-v ' X '' i B 1 r . TAKE TIME FOR PICTURE Handybook editors, Connie Edward and Kay Mcgarry, are caught reading the school telephone direc-' tory for publication. The book will be distributed sometime next week. Connie Edward is in charge of the group. LADY IN THE TUB By Patti Meikle Signpost Associate Editor (Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of student opinion polls on pertinent . . . and impertinent . . . subjects.) The Weber Wildcats wound up the 'n!) football . season with the ICAC championship tucked under their belt and a history-making win over Compton College to their credit. Despite this fine record, the team has received only half hearted support from the student- ,'4 Togetherness Could Aid. School Spirit 4. CANDIDATES FOR AMS DANCE. Four lovely candidates for the Grazer, Joan McFarland, Rosalie Moyes and Linda Allen. Yvonne was taken. COLLEGE UTAH November 20, 1959 i body. 1 Question: Do you think it's possible to increase interest in football at" Weber College, and if so, how ? Joyce Cheney, sophomore: "If the clubs would come together and sit down front, it would help a lot. The girls ought to sit together and cheer, too." Brent Waddoups, a freshman, said: "The Hound Dog Trophy competition should be opened to the girls' social clubs." t Wally flalder's Charges Gain First Football Title In 14 Years By Brent Wilcox Signpost Assistant Sports Editor The current Weber team did what no other Wildcat team had done in 14 years as they took the ICAC football championship last Saturday, defeating the Snow Badgers 21-0. This was a fitting climax to the Wildcat's home schedule as they have shown more desire and talent than any Weber team for many years in piling up a 6-3 record. CALENDAR For Weeks of Nov. 20-Dec. Friday, 20 AMS Dance, Ballroom, 9 p.m., 81.25 per BYU Assembly, 11 a.m. College couple. Moench Auditorium. Saturday, 21 Football, at Everett, Washington. Weber Tuesday, 24 Audubon Lecture, S:;iO, Moench Auditorium. Wednesday, 25 Basketball, Weber vs. Weber Alumni, 8 p.m. College Gymnasium. Thursday, 20 Thanksgiving Recess.Monday, 30 Arena Theater, "The Late Mr. Early" 8:30 p.m. Moench Arena. Tuesday, Dec. 1 "The Late Mr. Early." Wednesday, 2 "The Late Mr. Early." Artists and Lecture Series, James Metcalf, 8:30, Ogden High Auditorium. Thursday, 3 "The Late Mr. Early." Barbara Crosbie, a sophomore, commented: "I really enjoy the games, and I think the cheer leaders are doing a terrific job, but I'm getting to the age where I don't want to yell at games anymore."Clare Ann Wright, another sophomore, said: "Girls should read the rules of football so that they'll know what in the name of heaven the players are doing out there, when they throw that ball around and tackle each other." AMS Queen are, left to right, Anne Hodges was absent when picture . ' 'f The Wildcats displayed a bal- anced attack Saturday as they rolled up 15 first downs and gained 338 yards compared with Snow's eight first downs and 102 rushing yards. Weber completely dominated the game except for a Badger thi-eat in the first few minutes. Snow penetrated to Weber's one yard line only to be held by the Wildcat's strong defensive line of Lynn Foxley, Gary Hansen, Joe Lalli, Ron Winegar and Lynn Hutchings. From that point Snow never got within the Weber 28 yard line. Looked Good Weber's previously weak pass defense looked very good as three interceptions were made and Snow backfield had a tough time completing any aerials. Weber scored first in the second quarter when Terry Van Vleet recovered a fumble on the Snow 25. The Backfield combination of Van Vleet, Brent Hancock, Lynn Cor-bridge and a "recuperating" Jim Mackay ripped through Snow's defense to the three yard line. On the first play, the powerful Mackay went over right tackle for the counter. Brent Hancock converted and the half-time score was Weber 7, Snow 0. Weber went right to work in the second half with the line and (Continued on Page G.) eber Officer Gains Position Donna Sparks, studentbody secretary, has been elected Utah's candidate for First National Vice-President of the College Club Section of the American Home Economics Association. Donna and twelve other Family Life majors from Weber attended the Fall Workshop held on the BYU campus November 14. There, she competed with girls from all the Utah colleges and universities and emerged as Utah's representative for the national convention. Donna went to the convention as the candidate from the Weber College Home Economics Club. AiS Schedules The AMS sponsored "Fall Frolic" will be held tonight at !l p. m. in the Moench Ballroom. Admission is $1.25. Decorations will center around a Thanksgiving theme and door prizes, probably live turkeys, will be given to lucky ticket holders. Intermission will feature the crowning of the AMS Queen. Candidates were selected by the inde-lendents on campus and men's social units. Contestants are Linda Allen, Ann jrazer, Rosalie Moyes, Joan McFarland and Yvonne Hodges. In charge of the dance are AMS fficers, Ron Hamblen, Russ Ha-;en, Max Lewis and DaveBlack-jngton.
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|Signpost (Weber, Utah), 1959-11-20, Vol. 1, No. 8
|Weber College
|Associated Students of Weber College; A generous grant from the Utah State Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
|Weber's current student newspaper, the Signpost, first appeared on September 29, 1937. For two years prior to that time, campus news was disseminated via announcements posted on a bulletin board known as the "Signpost". As a result, the masthead of the first issue of the paper itself featured a rudimentary wooden sign with the title spelled out in rustic-looking letters. Over the years the paper has been published continuously, though the look, size and style has changed several times.
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|College student newspapers and periodicals; Weber College
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|Stewart Library, Weber State University
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I don't fare very well in a market like we are seeing of late.
While the stock market is roaring higher on the theme de jour the underlying fundamentals are showing cracks in a major way.
Buyers should take heed. I'm seeing some bizarre behavior in stocks including the 20% decline in the stock that shall remain nameless, but I think you know of whom I speak.
The moves higher in the last few sessions including a triple digit gain in the Dow last Tuesday morning are irrational and I have the evidence to prove it.
For the handful of companies reporting earnings in the past week, the news has not been pretty. Even more telling is the reaction of the market to good news. Surprise, surprise investors are punishing stocks reporting solid and positive results.
It's like a virus that sits in the body waiting to harvest to wreak havoc down the road. Oh sure there may be signs of illness – an ache or pain here or there, a runny nose, a sore throat. It all starts so innocently enough.
In the case of the stock market the majority of stocks, in the absence of specific earnings news are simply ignoring the signposts ahead. Instead, there is enthusiasm – for what only god knows.
Think about it: Is a fiscal cliff deal all that to be thrilled about? Not really if one considers that there will be higher taxes and less spending.
Last week, auto retailer Pep Boys (NYSE: PBY) released earnings showing an operating loss in the period. Shares plunged by 10% on the news. In what had to be one of the most poorly written press releases for an earnings report the company failed to state explicitly what earnings would have been ex one-time items.
Doing so might not have precluded the stock from losing value, but it surely would have softened the blow. Just look at some of the headlines based on earnings that included the one-time items. It reads like a horror story. No wonder investors sold the stock.
By my reckoning, Pep Boys actually beat expectations. Analysts expect the company to make 48 cents per share in the current fiscal year ending January 31, 2013. Profits are expected to jump 27% in the following year to 61 cents per year.
You can buy that 27% growth for just 16 times next fiscal year estimated earnings.
So the stock goes down on the negative headline that may or may not be accurate. In my opinion the action is a sign of a very edgy market. Stocks may be going up, but when reality comes in the form of earnings a different story is emerging.
Another example is the trading in gun maker Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC). Smith & Wesson reported earnings Thursday after the market closed. It could not have been a more positive report.
The company reported earnings and revenues that exceeded expectations and they raised guidance for the future. The icing on the cake was a stock buyback of some substance. Shares jumped by 5% in the after-hours market.
By the time the market opened on Friday all of those good feelings evaporated. By mid-morning the stock was solidly negative and things only got worse throughout the day. By the close on Friday shares were down 8.5%.
What went wrong? It's not like Smith & Wesson was trading at a nosebleed valuation. Investors simply focused on the one piece of negative news it could find in the report – sales growth momentum may not be sustainable. Such a highly speculative call should be interpreted as simply the market looking for any reason to sell.
The bears are likely to get burned. The tragedy in Newtown has the nation abuzz with gun control talk. There will very likely be a spike in sales given the potential for restrictions down the road.
On Tuesday this week we see more of the same with Dollar General (NYSE: DG). The discount retailer offered its own supposedly positive report. They beat earnings and met revenue expectations. They also affirmed guidance for the year, but they did not some caution was warranted for the rest of the year.
Down she goes. That note of caution was more than enough to spook investors. Shares fell by more than 6%.
Considering that Dollar General is cheap relative to expected growth, the selling is hard to explain.
As I said, there is a dichotomy between index stocks going up and stocks in the trenches reporting earnings. It doesn't make sense and to me demonstrates the underlying weakness in the overall market.
The party goers are saying facts be damned and buying stocks, but not when earnings come out even if that earnings news is positive. They are looking for any reason to sell.
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