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I'll lend you mine, or I can watch it with you. I'll make you feel in the spirit. Perhaps you can help me choose a costume this year! The past 4 hours I've done nothing but drink my slushy and watch Halloween specials. So I guess you can say I'm lazy as well pal.
Watching with you sounds exciting. Helping you choosing your costume would be my honor, any ideas until now? Slushy? Did you get yogurt this week? Lazy is good but not without company. I'm just rolling on my bed.
Good because I'm already half way through it. Speaking of pumpkins, I haven't carved any yet.
Haha, I feel like I should watch too. I miss Snoopy. I haven't either. I'm very lost with season. Maybe I'm just not in the mood for Halloween this year. Or it's just that now I feel extra lazy.
Is it too early to watch 'Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'?
I don't think so. We still in October, pumpkin and caramel apples season. So, you're totally allowed to watch.
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I know, but can't leave my meals without the proper apple companion. So, apple juice it is.
Ah, you've read my mind Madeline Chang. Shall do this soon?
I'm your personal mind reader, Raya Berry. You hear no negatives from me. Besides I think I owe you cuddles, oops.
madelinechang replied to your post: I wanna go to the apple cider mill and go haunted…Why this looks like a secret call for me?
Why is it? You tell me.
Apple cider? Haunted house? Though, I don't think you knew about my likes on that. So, the proper answer I think is: You miss me.
Evening, Knights. How're all of you? ─ I'm about to have lasagna with apple juice and I don't plan to share.
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Scream: My character has caused yours to scream out for some reason
Headache: How my character will take care of yours when they have a headache
Expecting: Our characters find out they are expecting a child together
Milkshake: Our characters will have to split a milkshake
Coffee: My character will be hyped up on coffee and pester yours
Graveyard: My character will visit your characters grave
Spectre: My character will be visited by your character's ghost or vice versa
Bleed: My character will injure your character
Dream: My character will have a dream about your character
Busted: Your character will catch mine doing something they shouldn't.
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O Juliet: I will write about my character's feelings for yours.
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Break Me: I will write an angsty drabble about our characters.
Call Me: I will write a drabble about my character asking for yours [be it at the brink of death/in a battlefield/knocking on the front door wounded, feel free to specify.]
Drink Me: I will write a drabble about my character taking shots with yours.
Enamor Me: I will write a fluffy drabble about my character trying to woo yours [be it out of the blue/Valentines Day,feel free to specify.]
Fight Me: I will write a drabble out my character fighting with/or against yours.
Get Me: I will write a drabble about my character saving yours.
Haunt Me: I'll write a drabble about my character watching over yours [as a ghost, watching from a distance, or otherwise, feel free to specify.]
Invite Me: I'll write a drabble about my character asking your character to
Join Me: I'll write a drabble about my character giving your character an offer [be it a proposal for an alliance, asking them to join them in an activity (you can get dirty if you want), feel free to specify.]
Kill Me: I'll write a drabble about my character killing yours.
Love Me: I'll write a fluffy drabble about our characters.
Mourn Me: I'll write a drabble about my character mourning your character's death.
Nurse Me: I'll write a drabble about my character healing yours.
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Paint Me: I'll write a drabble about my character drawing a picture of yours [like one of your french girls~ be it painting them or drawing them, maybe offering a picture of them as a gift, feel free to specify.]
Quite Me: I'll write a drabble about my character trying to calm yours down [be it from crying, from lashing out, feel free to specify.]
Remember Me: I'll write a drabble about my character trying to get yours to remember them [be it from an accident, meeting them after years apart, feel free to specify.]
Shag Me: I'll write a dirty drabble about our characters.
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Zip Me: I'll write a drabble about your character dressing mine, or the other way around [this can also be used for shutting them up as well, but feel free to specify.]
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Heal: My character will tend to your character's wounds, or be at their side when they're sick.
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Death: My character's reaction to your character dying.
Time: My character is running late! They are supposed to meet your character at ___________ (fill in the blank) or vise versa. Specify.
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Kiss: My character kisses yours, or vise versa. Specify.
Dream: My character wakes up in the middle of the night because of a dream with your character in it.
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Sky: Our characters are stargazing.
Help: My character requests help from your character (be something silly or serious, you may decide.)
Gift: My character gives your character something special. Or vise versa. Specify.
I Do: I will write our characters as a married couple
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¿ : something my character would like to forget [specify in general or about yours]
☼ : A memory my character has with yours that they'll never forget
♥: Our characters will have a Mistletoe Kiss
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❂: Our characters decorate eggs together
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- Oregano, Melaleuca, thyme and on guard on the bottom of her feet (or half a capsule of GX Assist on the bottom of both feet) twice a day.
- Digest Zen on her tummy to help keep her regular and keep die off under control.
- Lemon on her liver.
- Probiotics alternating a couple each day.
For other ideas for candida in children, click on this link and scroll to bottom to the "childhood eczema protocol", which was suggested by Dr Hill for a 15 month old child with eczema and asthma, who had an overgrowth of Candida in the gut.
Essential Oils for Candida
- melaleuca, oregano, clove, OnGuard, peppermint, thyme, lavender, eucalyptus, rosemary and Digest Zen, frankincense
- This is a cleanse similar to the GX Assist but using individual essential oils. It also is highly effective against Candida or yeast infections that affect many.
- 3 to 5 drops each Cinnamon, Melaleuca, Lemon, and Oregano essential oils in a 00 size vegetable capsule (or you can put these oils on your feet, diluted on your abdomen or other areas where candida is a problem.
- Can also take the GX Assist or DDR Prime in place of these individual oils
- 2 capsules per day for 2 weeks, rest 2 weeks, then 1 capsule per day for 2 weeks
- Follow with PB Assist (doTERRA`s probiotic). The PB Assist will help build up and replenish your good bacteria which is critical in keeping candida and other pathogens at bay, as well as building and keeping your immune system strong!
- Along with using these oils and doing any type of candida cleansing it is so important that the bowels are moving so the toxins from die off can get out of the body. Candida can cause constipation and die off that can create bloating, headaches, flue like symptoms, brain fog, fear, anxiety and regressive behavior.
- 4 ounces Coconut oil, Thyme 3 drops, White Fir 6 drops, Geranium 6 drops, Frankincense 5 drops, Patchouli 3 drops, Myrrh 2 drops;
- gently blend oils together and apply to areas of skin where Candida rash may be expressing or to keep immune system boosted.
- Balance 3 drops, Oregano 2 drops, Thyme 2 drops, coconut oil 2 drops each foot, Wintergreen 2 drops, Cypress 2 drops, Basil 2 drops, Marjoram 2 drops, Peppermint 2 drops;
- start by applying 3 drops of Frankincense to palm of hand and rub hands together and rub on bottoms of both feet and then begin applying the oils to one foot and then the other from the bottom of the toes down to the heels.
- Rather than the four individuals oils mentioned above (i.e. cinnamon, meleleuca, oregano and lemon), you can use GX Assist.
- GX Assist is a proprietary combination of certified-pure-therapeutic-grade essential oils and caprylic acid that help support a healthy digestive tract by cleansing the digestive system of unwanted pathogens, bacteria, and other organisms. This is known to help in eliminating candida, numerous auto immune diseases, and digestive upset.
- oregano: has antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, and antiviral properties,
- melalueca: has demonstrated strong antifungal properties, as well as antibiotic, antiparasitic, and antiviral abilities and is also known to reduce inflammation,
- lemon: is often used for its antiseptic and antiviral properties,
- lemongrass: demonstrates antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties,
- peppermint: has a long history of soothing digestive problems and has strong anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties,
- thyme: is highly antibacterial, as well as antifungal, and
- Caprylic Acid: is a fatty acid naturally found in coconut milk, breast milk, and other sources. It has demonstrated antimicrobial properties against pathogens such as E. Coli, Salmonella and Strep, among others.
- Jaime has used GX Assist on herself to help with her own candida
- a proprietary blend of pre-biotic fiber and six strains of probiotic microorganisms in a unique double-layer vegetable capsule delivering 5 billion CFUs of active probiotic cultures and soluble pre-biotic FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides) that encourages culture adhesion and growth. The time-release double-capsule delivery system protects sensitive probiotic cultures from stomach acid.
- PB Assist+ supports healthy digestive functions and immunities and is safe for use by all members of your family.
- Take 2-5 capsules per day with meals depending on situation.
- a proprietary blend of whole-food extracts in a patented enzyme delivery system that supports healthy cleansing and filtering functions of the liver, kidneys, colon, lungs, and skin.
- Zendocrine Detoxification Complex is formulated to be used with Zendocrine Detoxification Essential Oil Blend of therapeutic grade aromatic extracts of clove, grapefruit, rosemary, and geranium
- Supports healthy cleansing and filtering functions of the liver, kidneys, colon, lungs, and skin
- Supports normal self-detoxification functions of the cleansing organs
- Major cleanse of the liver.
- Juice from 1 organic Lemon
- 10 drops each Lemon and Peppermint essential oils, 2 drops On Guard blend
- Combine in 8 ounces of purified water
- Daily, you can drink over a period of time
- Time period: 14 days
A friend of mine has struggled with candida and recurring urinary tract infections for the last year.
Four weeks ago, she started using doTERRA essential oils, and combined with a candida cleanse, she feels that this combination is really helping her.
Her essential oil protocol (we muscle tested to find out the best oils and dosage for her needs):
- 3 drops of On Guard
- 4 drops of Oregano
- 3 drops of melaleuca
Now that she's been taking it for 4 weeks, she's going to drop it down to 3 drops of each oil / oil blend and take it twice a day.
- Candida Resources: Candida Wellness Center - http://www.thecandidayeastanswer.com
- Body Ecology article about why essential oils, such as lemongrass and clove, are so effective against candida here.


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I absolutely agree. As soon as someone says "What do I need to do in order to become an officer?" that immediately disqualifies them. :)
Basically, you need to *act* like an officer. This doesn't mean bossing people around. It means trying to make the guild run smoothly, and giving people the opportunity to excel. It means telling people what they can do better, and doing so without pissing them off. It means donating your crafting skills and time and money to helping out your fellow guild members.
Most importantly, it means being an integral part of your guild's forums and chat. Officers are those folks who you *expect* to see answer when someone asks a question. Moreover, those answers are most often correct, and presented in a non-confrontational manner such that they invite the person in question to take them seriously and follow them.
I've seen far too many people who wanted to lead, who just had no idea how to do so. Most of the time I find that people who are good officers tend to have jobs in management postions in real life.
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I've got to say no to the comment about managers IRL being skilled officers in WoW. Can you imagine a Bill Lumbergh type: "OK, so if you could just go ahead and PUG Kara this weekend... that'd be grrrreat." I'd say it takes a mix of a superb organiser (who will more often than not be a bit of a shrinking violet in chat), a diplomat, a natural leader and a strategist, all of whom should have outstanding knowledge of the game.


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Four years of calling the global financial crisis (Steve Keen) The latest from Steve. Lots of helpful charts. We've a long way to go till we successfully de-lever the economy.
Investors face huge losses as Dubai abandons company (Robertson, Times UK) Not that investors thought Dubai had the liquidity to rescue Dubai World. They're hoping for a bailout from Daddy Abu Dhabi, which doesn't seem to be in the works.
Could cap and trade cause another market meltdown? (Morris, Mother Jones) Interesting. Mother Jones is a very liberal publication and yet they're arguing that cap & trade, which is the compromise designed to reduce carbon emissions, is a bad idea because it will enrich banks that make markets in carbon offsets. Matt Taibbi made the same point in his vampire squid piece. I confess to being a global warming doubter, only because I studied the subject in university and wondered, given the complexity of the models involved, how any reliable scientific conclusions could be drawn from them. But if we are going to reduce carbon emissions, it seems like a straight carbon tax would be a much better idea.
An empire at risk (Niall Ferguson, Newsweek) Ferguson quotes Krugman's infamous 2003 column.
The right reform for the Fed (Merkel, Aleph blog) David tears apart Bernanke's Saturday op-ed. Not that there's much chance of it, but my hope is that the Senate decides not to confirm Bernanke for another term. (His confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thursday.) Support for him is based on the premise that he's acquitted himself well cleaning up after the financial crisis. But Bernanke is merely repeating Greenspan's mistakes which inflated the credit bubble in the first place. He's not cleaning up the problem. He's sweeping it under the rug.
Fed tries theater ads to burnish image (Puzzanghera, LA Times) Look for PSAs from Ben Bernanke in your local movie theater….
AIG may face $11 billion shortfall in insurance reserves (Carney, Clusterstock) JC quotes a Sanford Bernstein report.
Bad scrabble strategy, from Alaska (Marginal Revolution)
Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal in Taiwan (Jennings, Reuters)
Guatemala's "skullmongers" (AP) A different kind of ambulance chaser.
Dogs may have trouble with doors, but 3-week old kittes, not so much…
Bring back your "must read" label. I would sure put Steve Keen's piece in that category.There are always going to be those who have a handle on what is going on in the economy. The challenge is to be able to pull those out from the mass of voices, all sounding of great authority, who assail the public with their ideas.The reward is great – you can keep from losing your shirt, or at least as much of it as others – but it can be very difficult to tell who is giving the true account for the many who are not versed in economics.


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Miley Cyrus Sings Karaoke on Christmas
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People Magazine reports that Miley Cyrus was all about the music this Christmas.
The singer, 18, rang in the holidays with her family in Nashville, where she and little sister Noah, 10, sang a duet of her summer single "Can't Be Tamed" together.
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Star Trek Karaoke
For you trekkies out there, check this one out. Spock breaks into a karaoke jam session with the crew of the USS Enterprise. Funny. Just wish it was longer.
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My Rendition of Feelin' Alright by Huey Lewis from the Movie "Duets"
Had a friend of mine record this at one of the shows. Hope ya like it!
Robert Sings Feelin' Alright By Huey Lewis
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Connecting The KARAOKE Channel ONLINE to your TV
Wondering how to display The KARAOKE Channel ONLINE website on your TV? If you've got the right cables (for video and audio) you'll be singing in your living room with the lyrics displayed on your big screen tv before you know it!
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MySpace Karaoke: Power Playlist for the New Year
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MySpace karaoke: How To Add the Echo Effect
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Reception Set to Highlight LRU's New Master of Arts in Teaching Program and Opportunities for Teachers at HMA
Thu Nov 7 2013
HICKORY, N.C. — Lenoir-Rhyne University's School of Education and the Hickory Museum of Art are working together to host an inaugural Meet & Greet Education Reception on Thursday, November 21 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Museum, located at 243 Third Avenue NE.
Practicing teachers, school officials, and anyone with an interest in teaching are invited to attend. This event will highlight Lenoir-Rhyne's new Master of Arts in Teaching program and provide general information about graduate degrees, certificate options, and professional development opportunities offered through Lenoir-Rhyne's School of Education, as well as curriculum materials, field trip options, and partnering opportunities available at the Hickory Museum of Art. Door prizes, give-aways, and refreshments will be provided to attendees who will also enjoy entertainment provided by LR's Kids in Koncert.
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Recently I saw these pieces were submitted to a Hetaoni group on deviantArt, aren't they beautiful? These interesting concepts were illustrated by a russian artist under the username; ~Wida-Smashing. We liked her artwork so much we decided to give her a feature on here, especially not only her interesting tribal storybook style, but the interesting concept design for the monster. They really capture the emotions of Hetaoni and it's really good work!
We look forward to seeing more art from the Hetaoni fans!
Holy shit, this is awesome!! Simply amazing~!! Especially love the first and last one. :D
Wow. I'm so fucking pissed. I finally get to chapter 12 and then it's like, "Missing file" or such and then automatically shuts down on me. That's really upsetting. Boooo. I'll try and figure it out later but I have to go to work in 30 mins anyway. Kinda sucks. I spent all day getting there too. Gah, anyone else have this problem?
Also, I know you're supposed to get the PianoDream key from the piano, but how? Is there a certain time you have to get it?
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I got bored & had SAi open so have some HetaOni Nihon :B
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Immerse yourself in traditional culture
Japan Expo Sud offers every year an opportunity to escape through the most traditional aspects of Japanese culture and the 4th Wave is just definitely going to be another great trip!
On the main stage, during conferences or on the booths of associations, Japan Expo Sud invites all of you on a trip to traditional Japan.
Music is an important part of it and Japan Expo Sud made you discover Keisho OHNO in 2010, a Shamisen (sort of three cord lute) player whose style is amazingly modern. The main stage has already hosted many other traditional music and dancing shows with Koto, fan dance or Bamboo Orchestra and their instruments made of Bamboo! Once more, you can expect to get enchanted by memorable shows.
Japan Expo Sud also invites the artists among you to try calligraphy or Origami. Lifestyle is also part of the festival and specialists of Ikebana (floral art), Chadô (tea ceremony) or traditional Kimono have been invited in the previous editions. And if you need to relax for a while, the well-being area is here every year. Come and discover the secrets of Japanese lifestyle at Japan Expo Sud!
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
In 1969, Mr. Rogers defended PBS in the US Senate
In this video, watch Mr. Rogers perfectly explain the reasons why PBS is important
Posted by viktor kerney at 11:38 AM
Labels: Mr. Rogers, PBS
4 comments:
- K. Clark said...
I'll be damned, I actually felt all warm inside after watching this.
- October 7, 2012 at 11:54 AM
- Stan said...
Republicans have been belly aching about PBS ever since I can remember. It represents so little in the budget. They just hate anything that educates people. It's not on their agenda.
- October 7, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- ♫Musique♫ said...
PBS is important. I agree it represents a small portion of the budget. Guess the Republicans have their priorities on wealth.
- October 7, 2012 at 9:30 PM
- Biki said...
Oh, how I miss Mr. Rodgers. What a kind and gentle soul he was.
- October 8, 2012 at 1:15 AM
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jishdefish said...
Can you get that helm in-game? Can anyone direct me to the awesomeness that is a look-alike of Rexxar's helm?
Yep, you can get it.
It drops from Exarch Maladaar in Auchenai Crypts, as part of Dungeon Set 3. It's mail, so if you can't wear mail, I'm afraid you'll be left wanting.
Alternatively if you're Alliance and happen to be exalted with Kurenai, you can go pick up the Far Seer's Helm from them. It has the same model (and again is mail).
Farstrider said...
For more hairy beary goodness, you could pair it with the Pauldrons of Nalorakk (still available, apparently, from the exercises in masochism that are the 4.1 dungeons). Greed and Pride from wrath make nice matching fist weapons, too.
It's a pity they aren't leather, though - it'd look good on a druid.


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Malla Nunn's fourth Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper novel, Present Darkness, is our June Whodunit Top Pick! Set in 1953 Johannesburg during the early years of Apartheid, DS Cooper is grappling with the secret of his mixed race identity while aiding in a highly publicized murder investigation. But when one of the suspects turns out to be the son of Cooper's friend, Zulu DS Samuel Shabalala, Cooper can't shake the feeling that police corruption is playing a part. Our columnist, Bruce Tierney, can't get enough of Nunn's "fast-paced, intricate storylines . . . deeply flawed hero and Oscar-worthy cast of supporting characters."
Bill Geist, longtime television correspondent on "CBS Sunday Morning" and his son Willie, co-host on NBC's "Today" and MSNBC's "Morning Joe," share a passion for journalism, but their real common ground lies in appreciating the hilarious, absurd and just plain odd situations in the world around them. They might have skipped the requisite father-son talks while Willie was growing up, but they're finally getting around to them in their new book, Good Talk, Dad.
Lisa Graff has written several books for middle grade readers, including the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knots. Graff has an uncanny ability to give a simple story an intensity that makes you want to keep turning the pages. In her latest offering, Absolutely Almost, 11-year-old Albie is struggling with the idea that he should be "better" than he is: better at math, better at spelling, better at being cool. We asked Graff a few questions about Albie, about writing, and about fitting in.
As a new dad, Dave Engledow thought it would be funny to post a photo on his Facebook page that reflected both his new-father status—and his extreme fatigue. The response to that first photoshopped picture of Dave and newborn daughter Alice Bee inspired a hilarious series of pictures that went viral—and have been collected in a new book, Confessions of the World's Best Father.
Katherine Hall Page's award-winning Faith Fairchild mysteries have delighted readers since 1991, when she released her debut, The Body in the Belfry, and introduced the world to her charming caterer and sleuth. Small Plates, Page's first collection of short stories, is filled with wit and intricately spun mysteries, along with decadent descriptions of all things culinary. While Faith makes plenty of appearances in stories such as "The Body in the Dunes," new characters shine just as brightly in "The Would-Be Widower" and "Hiding Places." Cozy mystery lovers are sure to find a tale to sate their appetite here.
At the age of 2, Laura Bridgman lost four of her five senses to illness. Several years later, she was taken to the Perkins Institute in Boston where, under the tutelage and guidance of Samuel Ridley Howe she not only learned how to communicate, but became one of the 19th century's most notable women. Yet few people know about her today. Kimberly Elkins' stunning debut, What Is Visible, promises to change all that.
In her lovely new memoir, My Salinger Year, Joanna Rakoff takes readers on a tour of mid-1990s New York City—from the hallowed halls of an esteemed literary agency to the not-yet-gentrified streets of Williamsburg—as she settles in to her first real job.
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This is a surprisingly difficult and complicated question, as My Salinger Year could also be called "The Book I Kept Trying Not to Write!"
British author Emma Healey may be only 29 years old, but she has created a poignant portrait of a woman with dementia in her luminous debut novel, which contains a double mystery.
Was there a specific inspiration for the character of Maud?
Although my father's mother, Nancy, has dementia and her experiences gave me ideas for some of the scenes in the book, it was my mother's mother, Vera, who most influenced the character of Maud.
"Am I really going to tell a story from a dead-and-buried baby's point of view?" Courtney Collins asked herself, early in the writing of her stunning debut novel, The Untold.
The author was a year into a fictionalized portrait of real-life Australian female outlaw Jessie Hickman. And to be perfectly honest, the story just wasn't working.
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February 7, 2013 in Design Dilemma
Front yard I want a stairway. Weather with cement or rail road ties.
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What did you eventually decide to do with your space? I would love to see pictures in the Before & After discussion!
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A single mother of four and an Anton ISD teacher is trying to move forward after a fire destroyed her home Friday afternoon.
Anton Fire Investigators believe a heat lamp on the back porch shorted out causing the fire. The family says although they've lost everything right before Christmas, they've never been more thankful.
"Right when I woke up looked toward the kitchen and the whole backside of our house was on fire and I just panicked and ran outside," says Reece Brazil.
"On Friday afternoon my son called me," says Lorna Brazil.
"The house is on fire. Get here as fast as you can," Reece told him mom.
"I thought he was joking," says Lorna.
But Lorna, a single mother of four, knew her worst fear had come true when she could see a cloud of smoking rising from her home.
"It's kind of like being in a dream. It's surreal, like it's not really happening," says Lorna.
Firefighters with the Anton and Littlefield Volunteer Fire Departments began battling the flames around 2:30 p.m. Friday. Almost four hours later, the home Lorna remembered was almost unrecognizable.
Anton Fire Investigators believe a heat lamp shorted causing the fire. While the family says the home is a complete loss, they were able to save some pictures and heirlooms.
"The thing that bothers me the most is our Christmas decorations, the kids ornaments that we collected from birth, special Santa clauses and things like that they're all ashes," says Lorna.
Lorna, a school teacher in Anton, says her hope has not extinguished thanks to community support.
"Small communities are great at taking care of each other and the community has been wonderful," says Lorna.
Brazil says for now the future is hazy as she and her boys sort through what's left of their home.
"I've just learned how to survive and you take a deep breath and put one foot in front of another and keep going," says Lorna.
A reason the family agrees the best gift they'll receive this Christmas is each other.
Currently the Brazil's are staying with family in Anton. If you would like to make the holidays a little brighter for the Brazil family, a fund has been set up at Citizen's Bank in Anton and also at Lubbock National Bank in Lubbock.
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As y'all know by now, 96-7 KCAL Rocks is all about helpin' a fella in need, but this one hits especially close to Ol' Lefty's heart, so I'm askin' for a favor from my fellow NASCAR fans. If ya don't know it yet, Alabama and much of the South took a serious whoopin' from Ma Nature in the form of some wicked twisters this week. Most of Tuscaloosa looks like the picture above, and our buddies at the Red Cross are ready to git 'er done, but they need the cash.
That's where we come in. You can wander on over to redcross.org and toss in a few bucks, or if ya know a fellow gear head down that direction, send 'em over to 'Dega for an awesome opportunity.
Along witha hefty donation of $100,000 already, Talladega Superspeedway is lettin' people take their own wheels out on the track for a few hot laps at just $50 a pop. Here's all the info and such. So tell yer kin down South to tune up that Hemi and git ready to haul some tail on the biggest track in NASCAR. It will git yer heart pumpin, and send some much needed relief to our brothers and sisters in need. Ya may not always be screamin' for the same guy on Sunday, but race fans are family, and they'd do the same fer us.
Thanks fer listenin' and keepin' 'em in your thoughts.
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See how your preferences in dogs, Internet browsers, and 10 other items predict your partisan leanings.
Fascinating quiz from TIME & Jonathan Haidt (author of The Righteous Mind Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion).
Red state, blue state, liberal, conservative…your moral beliefs make all the difference
Interesting TIME article from Jonathan Haidt (author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion)
"The main reason Republicans and Democrats can't agree on basic economic facts is that people—including politicians and economists—seek out the facts required by their values. When faced with complicated or ambiguous evidence, human reasoning is notoriously bad at asking 'what is the truth?' Rather, we start with a conclusion that we hope is true, and then we ask: 'Can I find any evidence to support this conclusion?' The answer is almost always yes. Even when 90% of the research points the other way, just a single study supporting your side will seem utterly compelling, and you'll find reasons to reject the junk science peddled by the other side."
The Wisdom of John Hamre
The following letter from John Hamre arrived in an email a few days ago from my good friend Col. Randy Larsen (Ret.), author of Our Own Worst Enemy: Asking the Right Questions About Security to Protect You, Your Family, and America.
John Hamre is the President & CEO of the bipartisan CSIS (Center for Strategic & International Studies). He previously served as the 26th U.S. deputy secretary of defense, under secretary of defense (comptroller), staff member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and deputy assistant director for national security and international affairs in the Congressional Budget Office…
Randy titled his email "The Wisdom of John Hamre". See why…
From: John J. Hamre
Date: June 23, 2011
Re: The Underlying Cause of Our Political Crisis
Honestly, this memo is more for my non-American friends who always ask me these days, "Why can't you Americans make a decision and get on top of your problems? This isn't the America we remember." I hear some variation on that question every day. It is the product of the particular path our politics has taken over the past 30 years.
Every 10 years, America takes a census to determine population size and distribution, and then adjusts congressional districts to reflect the changes. In the majority of states, the redistricting is done by politicians (guided by computer-laden political operatives) to design congressional districts favorable to the ruling party. Both political parties have engineered for themselves "safe" districts where political bias is sufficient to ensure the party candidate wins in the general election. As a result, the only election that matters in 80% of the districts is primary elections, where party loyalists rule the day.
This explains the polarization of American politics where Republicans represent conservatives and Democrats represent liberals. No one represents the 40% of the electorate that considers itself moderate independents. In many states they are not even allowed to vote in the primaries.
When it comes to national politics, about 20-25% call themselves liberals, and 35-40% call themselves conservatives. For presidential elections, no one can get elected only with their base voters. Any successful candidate must also win the majority of moderate independents.
So here is the problem.
Moderate independents want sensible answers to the nation's problems. The respective liberal and conservative "base" voters want ideological answers. And President Obama and Congressional Republicans are trying to find a compromise that retains the loyalty of their base, but wins the confidence of moderate pragmatists.
President Obama could assure his re-election by striking a sensible deal with Congressional Republicans. But in the process he would likely undercut the prospects of Democrat candidates running for office in the Congress.
Republicans have just the reverse challenge. They could guarantee their dominance of the Congress if they compromise with President Obama, but sacrifice their candidate for president in the 2012 campaign.
That is the central paradox that has brought our politics to a standstill. Both parties are groping for a tactical solution to a strategic problem.
Will we find a grand compromise to move the country forward? Maybe, but the underlying root causes of this problem are pulling us in the reverse direction. The prevailing thinking in Washington think tank circles is that we will find a solution only when the crisis becomes intolerable. Good grief. I can hardly stand it now.
What I find ironic is that I honestly believe that two-thirds of the voters will support a sensible compromise if politicians will ever give them one. What is wrong with our system when two-thirds of the voters are forced to the outside while politicians pander to the one-third that populates the fringes of the two parties?
When I finish this little explanation to my foreign friends they usually stare back with a blank look. The world wants a thoughtful American leadership, and they can't believe that we have become so self-absorbed.
Last night over dinner a very wise foreign-born American friend asked me, "Do you think America is still relevant to the rest of the world?" His question stunned me to silence. I blurted out "Yes, of course" and he quietly asked, "Where? And in what way?"
It is hard to find an answer to his question if we can't find a way to clean up our own domestic mess.
I fully expect that I have offended many of you with this note.
Can You Look Into The Future?
We love our country.
We grew up in patriotic households, proud of our family members' service in our armed forces.
We grew up with friends in different political parties and didn't consider it an insurmountable obstacle to friendship or figuring out the best answers to our problems.
And we are disappointed in the lack of leadership from our elected and appointed officials as well as the tone of the debate promoted by our media.
We're tired of the constant spin and don't think either party has all the right answers.
We hold true Abraham Lincoln's words delivered in Springfield, Illinois on June 16, 1858.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
And yet leaders of all stripes seem to be intent on using all of the tools at their disposal to divide us.
How do you think this is going to play out?
Will you be better off in 2020?
Will America be better off in 2020?
Or do you think the media & political machines will try to work us into a frenzy for the elections in 2012 then again in 2014, 2016 & 2018…?
That they'll offer us empty promises they don't intend to keep and solutions they'll never pursue while continuing to bait and demonize the other side resulting in gridlock and division?
Is that the America you want to live in?
So many of the challenges facing our nation cannot be resolved in the short term but pushing them off won't make them go away.
At some point, they're going to become our responsibility.
This is as good a day as any to get started.
So what if we started thinking about 2020 now?
About what kind of country we wanted to live in?
What kind of leaders we wanted to elect?
What kind of campaign would we support if we were less worried about today's sound bite and more focused on tomorrow's goals?
What would you do today if you believed you were part of the solution?
We've created Foresight is 2020 to provide food for thought on where we are, how we got here and where we're going and offer a different tone for the conversation around the elections leading up to and including 2020 inspired by the common values and shared interests that make us proud to be Americans.


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Richard L. McNeel is chairman of the LORD Corporation Board of Directors, a position to which the Board elected him in 2011. McNeel served as president and CEO of LORD Corporation from 2002 to 2012. Founded in 1924, LORD Corporation is a privately-held company that serves the automotive, aerospace and defense, general industrial, and electronics markets. With global headquarters in Cary, N.C., LORD has a presence in 25 countries and 2012 forecast revenues of $860 million. LORD is a leading global provider of adhesives, coatings, electronic chemicals, and mechanical and electromechanical parts that control noise and vibration.
Under McNeel's leadership, LORD developed and expanded manufacturing plants in China and Germany, as well as established regional headquarters in Geneva and Hong Kong to support sales growth in the European and Asia-Pacific regions. In addition, McNeel led a major acquisition in 2006 to consolidate the company's leading global position in the rubber-to-substrate adhesive market and has divested non-core businesses. In 2012, LORD acquired Vermont-based MicroStrain, a leading provider of sensing solutions to the aerospace and defense, agriculture, construction, energy, and consumer electronics markets, enhancing the LORD vibration and motion control portfolio.
McNeel began his 42-year career in the chemical industry with Amoco Chemical, Amoco Corporation, and BP Amoco, where he held a variety of positions. Before leaving BP Amoco he served as group vice president for BP Amoco Chemical in London. Prior to this position, he served as group vice president, Chemical Intermediates, Amoco Chemicals; group vice president, Polymers, Amoco Chemicals; and president, Amoco Performance Products, Inc. He retired from BP on January 1, 2002.
McNeel holds a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from the University of Nebraska and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He currently serves on a number of boards and committees, including the Advisory Board of the University of Nebraska Engineering College; the Board of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association; the Advisory Board of the Nöel Group; a member of The Fifty Group, an organization comprised of business leaders in the Triangle region of North Carolina; Transit Chair for the Regional Transportation Alliance; and chairman of the 2012 United Way Campaign for the Greater Triangle region.
Dr. Uma Chowdhry is Chief Science and Technology Officer Emeritus (CSTO) at DuPont, a position she assumed in September 2010 after declaring her retirement at the end of this year. She was senior vice president and chief science and technology officer at DuPont from 2006-2010.
Uma joined DuPont in 1977 as a research scientist. She subsequently took on various research and management roles, and in December 2004, she assumed responsibility for the company's core research programs. In June 2006 Uma was appointed CSTO, a position that made her responsible for all the company's market-driven science and technology-based innovations and one that earned her the distinction of becoming the first woman to be appointed CSTO at a Dow 30 company.
In 1996, Chowdhry was elected as a member of National Academy of Engineering. She received a B.S. in physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Mumbai University, an M.S. in engineering science from Caltech, and a Ph.D. in materials science from MIT.
Dr. Delores M. Etter, Ph.D., holds the Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education and serves as the Director, Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, Electrical Engineering Department, at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. Etter joined the SMU faculty in June 2008 and holds a joint appointment in the Computer Science Department and is a Senior Fellow of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies.
Etter previously held the Office of Naval Research Distinguished Chair in the Electrical/ Computer Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy where she served as a member of their faculty from 2001 to 2008. She is a former member of the Electrical/Computer Engineering Departments at the University of Colorado, Boulder (1990-98) and at the University of New Mexico (1980-89).
Etter also has held two senior executive positions in the Department of Defense. As Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RDA) from 2005 through 2007, Etter was the Senior Acquisition Executive for the Navy and the Marine Corps. She was also the Senior Acquisition Executive for several joint programs including the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP). From 1998 through 2001, Etter served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology.
She is a recipient of the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the Secretary of Defense Outstanding Public Service Medal, and the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal among other national awards and honors.
Gen. McCorkle, recently retired Deputy Commandant for Aviation Headquarters, Marine Corps, Washington D.C., began his military career as a naval aviator in 1969. He served in Vietnam and flew over 1,500 combat missions. Throughout his career he has accumulated over 6,400 flight hours in more than 50 different series of aircraft.
The General's assignments, accomplishments and decorations are numerous and include the Distinguished Flying Cross, The Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal.
James J. Morris retired from The Boeing Company at the end of 2006 after a 35-year career spanning commercial airplanes, helicopters, tilt-rotors and strategic missiles in roles ranging from technology, engineering, flight test, manufacturing and supplier management to program management and joint venture management assignments. In his last assignment at Boeing, he served as Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Prior to this assignment, Morris led the Commercial Airplanes Supplier Management organization where he was responsible for all purchasing and internal parts production for Boeing Commercial jetliners. In addition, Morris previously served as Vice President for Twin Aisle Airplanes with responsibility for the 747, 767 and 777 programs, as well as Vice President for U.S. Army Programs and Military Rotorcraft.
Mickey Pohl is the worldwide Head of the Product Liability and Tort Litigation Practice at Jones Day, one of the world's largest law firms. He is resident in the Firm's Pittsburgh Office. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America in three separate categories: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation. He has tried a wide variety of jury and non-jury cases across the United States and has extensive appellate experience. He has also represented and advised numerous clients in litigation matters in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia.
Mickey graduated from Princeton University in 1970, served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1971-1972) and in 1975 graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. He was the law clerk to Justice Samuel J. Roberts of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1975-1976) Term.
He is the Vice Chairman of the Rand Corporation's Institute for Civil Justice and a member of the American Law Institute. He serves on the Board of the Foundation Maria Thron in Austria and other civic and charitable boards. He was the Chairman of the 2007 United States Open golf championship.
As the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Rolls-Royce North America Inc. (RRNA), William T. Powers is responsible for the management and direction of all finance functions including headquarters, accounting, financial service center, treasury and cash management, corporate development, business assurance, corporate risk management, taxation and sales finance. He has held this position since July 2000. Prior to this time, Powers served as the Director, Mergers & Acquisitions for Rolls-Royce plc, as well as the Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Capital Ltd., both of London. Other experience includes Vice President, Customer Finance for RRNA and Assistant Vice President, Aerospace Industry Unit for Barclays Bank.
In addition to his position with RRNA, Powers serves on the Board of Exostar Inc. and Pembroke Group Inc. With a master's degree in Business Administration, Banking & Finance from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University, Powers has a B.S. in Economics from Villanova University.
James P. Rogers is President of Eastman Chemical Company and head of the company's Chemicals & Fibers Business Group.
He was born on March 23, 1951 in Betheseda, Maryland. He graduated with High Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia with a B.A. degree in psychology in 1973. In 1983, he received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
From 1973 through 1980, Rogers served in the United States Navy as a naval aviator, flying off of the U.S.S. Eisenhower, and achieving the rank of Lieutenant.
After receiving his MBA in 1983, Rogers joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Company and over the next four years rose to the level of Vice President in Corporate Finance. While there, he was involved in large credit facilities, along with financings for mergers and acquisitions and LBO transactions.
In 1987, Rogers joined Amphenol Corporation, an LBO in the electronic connector industry, as Treasurer.
In 1992, Rogers joined GAF Corporation/International Specialty Products, Inc. as VP & Treasurer. GAF is the nation's largest roofing manufacturer; International Specialty Products was a NYSE-traded specialty chemicals company. A year later in 1993, Rogers became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GAF. At the same time, he served as Executive Vice President, Finance, of International Specialty Products, Inc. He held these positions until joining Eastman in August 1999.
He was named Executive Vice President of Eastman Chemical Company and President of Eastman Division in November 2003, the position he held at the time of his current appointment.
Rogers serves on the LORD Corporation Board of Directors. LORD Corporation is a private technology company. Locally, he serves as President of the Executive Board of the Sequoyah Council, Boy Scouts of America. He has a wife, Laura, and two daughters, Kate and Jessie.
Chairman, President & CEO
McNeel joined LORD as president and CEO in 2002. In 2011, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for LORD.
Under McNeel's leadership, LORD developed and expanded manufacturing plants in China and Germany as well as established regional headquarters in Geneva and Hong Kong to support the sales growth in the European and Asia-Pacific regions. In addition, McNeel led a major acquisition in 2006 to consolidate LORD Corporation's leading global position in the rubber-to-substrate adhesive market and has divested non-core businesses.
McNeel started his career in the chemical industry with Amoco Chemical and Amoco Corporation in 1970, where he held a variety of positions. Before joining LORD, he was group vice president for BP Chemicals in London, U.K. Prior to that, he was group vice president, Chemical Intermediates Amoco Chemicals; group vice president, Polymers, Amoco Chemicals; and president, Amoco Performance Products, Inc. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nebraska and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
McNeel currently serves on a number of boards and committees including the University of Nebraska Engineering College (Advisory Board Member), Regional Transportation Alliance Planning Committee (Vice Chair), U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Policy Committee (Member), Aerospace Industries Association (Board of Governors) and the Nöel Group (Advisory Board).
President & CEO
Edward L. Auslander serves as a member of the Board of Directors and as President and CEO of LORD Corporation, a position he assumed in January 2013. Founded in 1924, LORD Corporation is a privately-held company that serves the automotive, aerospace and defense, oil and gas, general industrial, and electronics markets. With global headquarters in Cary, N.C., LORD has a presence in 26 countries and 2013 revenues in excess of $880 million. LORD is a leading global provider of adhesives, coatings, electronic chemicals, and mechanical and electro-mechanical systems that control noise, vibration and motion.
Auslander began his career at LORD in 1984 under the student Co-op Program and has held numerous management and leadership positions across the Company throughout his career. Auslander served in managerial positions in the Aerospace, Industrial, and Chemical Products groups, including overseas assignments in France (Industrial Products Sales Manager, Europe) and England (Thermoset Products Sales Manager, Europe). Auslander returned to the United States in 2007 and held successive leadership positions, including as Global Business Director, Elastomer Process Materials, and Global Business Director, Aerospace Parts & Assemblies and Electro-Mechanical Systems. Most recently, Auslander served as Vice President, Global Business Management, with global profit and loss responsibility for all of the Company's Value Streams.
Auslander holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Pennsylvania State University. He graduated from the Chicago Booth Executive Institute in 2009. Auslander serves on the Board of Directors North Carolina New Schools. He is also an active member of the Aerospace Industries Association, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the National Association of Chief Executive Officers.
Vice President, Global Human Resources
Mark Boris is Vice President, Global Human Resources for LORD Corporation. He has responsibility for all human resource initiatives in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe.
Boris joined LORD Corporation in 1986 as an Employee Relations Representative. He became Manager, Human Resources in 1988 and then Manager, Labor Relations in 1993. In 1996, Boris was appointed Manager, Customer Service for the company's Mechanical Products Division. He returned to the Human Resource organization in 1998 as Division Manager, Human Resources for the Mechanical Products Division. He was then appointed Director, Human Resources in 2003 and Vice President, Human Resources in 2008.
Boris is a graduate of Mercyhurst College and received his MBA from Gannon University.
President, Aerospace and Defense
William J. Cerami is President, Aerospace and Defense for LORD Corporation. The Aerospace and Defense group is a leading global supplier of adhesives, coatings, sensing systems, and vibration and motion control technologies serving commercial and military fixed and rotary wing customers around the world. The group is headquartered in Cary, N.C., with sales and marketing in more than 25 countries and manufacturing in the United States.
Employed by LORD for 37 years, his initial tenure included increasing roles in labor relations and human resources in the Erie, Pa. and Shelton, Conn. locations. He represented LORD in a joint venture with Yamashita Rubber of Japan during the latter's startup in the United States in 1986 through 1988 and subsequently held Plant Manager roles in Cambridge Springs and Erie, Pa. and Dayton, Ohio.
In 1995, Cerami was named Director, Aerospace Manufacturing with integrated global operations responsibilities, followed by positions as Director, Aerospace Global Business Unit; Director, Global Aerospace and Defense and Electromechanical Systems value stream; President, Europe region; and most recently President, United States and Canada region.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and Industrial Relations from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from Gannon University.
Cerami serves on the Board of Directors for the Poe Center for Health Education, Raleigh NC; and has previously served as Chairman of the Bell Helicopter Supplier Advisory Board. He also has presented at numerous aerospace industry and supplier organizational events.
Vice President, Global Operations Development
Will Hinkston was appointed Vice President of Global Operations Development for LORD Corporation in December 2011. He joined LORD Corporation in 1988 as Controller of the Industrial Products Division, became Manager of Industrial Products Manufacturing in 1990, and in 1993 was appointed to the position of Manufacturing Manager for Mechanical Products which included direct responsibility for all Industrial and Aerospace manufacturing facilities, Quality, Materials Management and Supply Chain. Will became Director, Global Operations for the Mechanical Products Division in 2000 which added international manufacturing responsibility to his prior position. In 2003, Will was named a Corporate Officer and Vice President of Global Operations for the Company and in 2008 became Vice President of Global Supply Chain.
Prior to his employment with LORD Corporation, Will was employed by Bausch and Lomb for 15 years where he held several manufacturing and financial positions including Plant Manager and Vice President/Controller for the Optical Systems Division. He is on the Board of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a Senior Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He received a B.S. in Accounting from St. John Fisher College, and an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
President Europe
Joseph W. Marotta, President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), joined LORD in 1997 as Sales Manager, Auto Industry, Chemical Products. He has served as Director of Marketing, Chemical Products; Global Business Director, Automotive; Director, International Business, Vice President, Global Business Management, and President, Americas. Prior to joining LORD, he was President of Teroson, Inc., a subsidiary of Henkel, and served as General Manager of Automotive Chemicals for W.R. Grace & Co. Marotta has extensive industry and international experience, including acquisitions, ventures, and establishing new operations. He currently serves as a Director on the boards of several LORD-affiliated companies. Marotta earned his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Ohio State University.
Vice President, Global Technology
Lane R. Miller, Vice President, Global Technology, joined LORD in May 1979, as a research engineer and was promoted to Research Manager, Active Systems in 1986. Advancing to Director, Mechanical R&D in 1991, Lane led LORD Corporation's initial commercialization activity for electromechanical products. He became Director, Mechanical & Process Technology assuming responsibility for all mechanical product R&D and process development in August 2003. In 2007, Lane was promoted to Vice President, Global Technology for all of LORD Corporation. In his organization there are more than 300 engineers, scientists and technicians that support the company's technologies in adhesives, coatings, vibration attenuation and motion control.
Lane received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Pa.; a Master of Engineering in Engineering Science from The Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Campus; and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He holds more than 15 patents in active control of vibration.
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Jonathan D. Oechsle is Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of LORD Corporation.
Oechsle has responsibility for the Corporation's legal function which has personnel in the United States and Asia. He also serves as Chief Compliance Officer with responsibility for LORD Corporation's Corporate and Global Trade Compliance programs. Oechsle joined LORD in 2003 as Senior Counsel and Assistant Secretary.
Previously, Oechsle served as General Counsel and a member of the Executive Management Committee of Diosynth RTP, a subsidiary of Akzo-Nobel. He was Senior Counsel of Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions and Core Legal Services for Nortel Networks in Nashville, Tennessee and Raleigh, North Carolina. Oechsle began his career in private practice with the Business and Environmental Law sections of More & Van Allen, PLLC in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Oechsle received his Juris Doctor from the College of William and Mary and a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Foreign Affairs and Communications Studies from the University of Virginia.
Oechsle has served on the Advisory Board of the YMCA, Cary, North Carolina. He was awarded Outstanding Corporate Counsel, Private Corporation by the Triangle Business Journal in 2013
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Tesa L. Oechsle is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of LORD Corporation and has responsibility for all financial activities of the Corporation. She also leads Strategy and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Oechsle joined LORD in 1998 as Manager, Reporting and Analysis, and has held roles of increasing responsibility as Senior Financial Executive and Director, Analysis and Planning. She was appointed to the position of Assistant Vice President, Finance in June 2006 and Treasurer in 2008.
Prior to joining LORD, Oechsle served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer with Thermoset Plastics, Inc. and was a Senior Staff Accountant with Somerset CPAs, both located in Indianapolis, IN.
Oechsle attended Western Kentucky University and completed her studies at Campbellsville University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Accounting. She earned her CPA in 1991 and received her MBA from the University of North Carolina in 2006.
Oechsle serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. She was named CFO of the Year in 2011 by the Triangle Business Journal in the category of Giant Private Company and received the Executive MBA Alumni Merit Award in 2012 from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.
President Asia Pacific
Rebecca Williams was appointed President Asia Pacific for LORD Corporation in May 2012. She began her career at LORD in 1979 as Material and Process Engineer in Erie, Pa. In 1984, she joined the Aerospace Product Design group and subsequently held engineering and management positions in design, manufacturing, sales and marketing in the company's aerospace business.
In 2005, Williams was made Director of Marketing Communications and Customer Service and in 2007, Director of Marketing and Sales for Electronics and Automotive Markets in North America. In 2009 she was named Director of Elastomer Process Materials Value Stream. Most recently, she was the Vice President of Global Marketing & Business Development.
She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and MBA from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.
President, Automotive and Industrial Assembly
Douglas W. Lorenz is President, Automotive and Industrial Assembly for LORD Corporation. The Automotive and Industrial Assembly group is a leading global supplier of adhesives, coatings, and electronic chemicals serving the automotive and general industrial markets. The group is headquartered in Cary NC, with sales and marketing in more than 25 countries, and manufacturing operations in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the United States.
Lorenz joined LORD in 2000 as Manager of Business Analysis. As part of a corporate effort to expand globally, Lorenz spent three years in Shanghai, China as Director, Operations & Technology, China and Director, Marketing & Sales Automotive and Industrial Business, where he helped grow the Chinese region of LORD while gaining operational and supply chain experience in both chemical and mechanical plants. Upon returning to the U.S. in 2008, he has held the positions of Director Aerospace Marketing & Sales, Americas; Global Business Director, Aerospace & Defense, and most recently served as Vice President, Global Business Management, with global profit and loss responsibility for all of the Corporation's value streams.
Prior to joining LORD, Lorenz was responsible for business analysis at MapInfo, a public software company, and was Operations Manager for a startup composites/construction materials company. His career began in test manufacturing at IBM.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation's oldest technological institute, located in Troy, N.Y. He most recently graduated from the Chicago Booth Executive Institute in 2011.
Lorenz serves on the North Carolina New Schools Project's Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Excellence Council, and he was named the 2013 executive sponsor for the United Way of the Greater Triangle.
President, Oil & Gas and Industrial Equipment
Eric V. Ravinowich is President, Oil & Gas and Industrial Equipment for LORD Corporation. The Oil & Gas and Industrial Equipment group is a leading global supplier of adhesives, coatings, sensing systems, and vibration and motion control technologies serving customers throughout the world. The group is headquartered in Cary, N.C., with sales and marketing in more than 25 countries and manufacturing operations in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
Ravinowich joined LORD in 1989 as manager of Brazil's Industrial Business. In 1991 he relocated to LORD's offices in Erie, Pa., and has held numerous management and leadership positions across the company. He was responsible for export sales in the Latin America and Asia Pacific Region, managed the implementation of the Industrial facility in Shanghai, China, and established several alliances in the regions.
In 2004 he relocated to Manchester, England, where he managed all of the LORD businesses and operations in the European continent. He returned to the United States in 2006 and has since held the positions of Directors of Sales and Marketing Industrial, Americas Region, Global Business Director for the Electromechanical Business and Global Business Director for the Aerospace and Defense Business before assuming his current position in 2013 based at corporate headquarters in Cary, N.C.
Ravinowich received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Mackenzie in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He is a member of NC New School's Energy and Sustainability Council, LORD Corporation's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Outreach Committee, the Wake NCSU STEM Early College High School Business Advisory Board, and the National Aerospace Week (NAW) STEM Committee.


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my best friend took me to JayZ's opening night at the barclay center #chuknoo
I was in the library cramming for finals when something about these books caught my eye. I thought it was hilarious the way they were set up & they definitely thought they deserved a snapshot. lol
so I just finished taking all of my finals, I'm so happy this semester is over! Now it's time to see my friends and party til' the new year. can't wait until I have nothing to do but snuggle with my puppies & drink hot coffee in my comfy pajamas. so excited to wake up to my moms delicious homemade breakfast. it's the little things in life that makes everyone happy. my mom loves when we're all off from school. a little more than a month until it's my 21st birthday! I am so fucking excited to be able to do whatever I want and go wherever I want! (not that I don't now luls) ] It's also really scary. but nevertheless, cannot wait until january!
always anxious,
ok so here is a very crazy story. over the summer (i guess thats how all my crazy stories start) me and my two friends Christine & Nicole tried going to see Trash Talk (a band created by Odd Future) because we heard that Odd Future were going to be there. ok so we waited on line for about an hour but then they stopped letting people in. me and my friends somehow got to the front, gave names off the vip guest list and got in. when we got in we jumped on stage are were dancing with oddfuture! it was insane! we were then backstage with them & thats when i saw frank ocean. fucking awesome
** since people are ridiculous are have been saying that this is inaccurate.. odd future signed trash talk to there label hence "created" them. obviously trashtalk has been around longer but oddfuture created them by signing them


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Noah's Birth Story
My healthy baby boy was born in December 1997, and is now a wonderful 3 year old. I was 38 years old at the time of Noah's birth. I was single and his father chose not to be a part of our lives and still isn't. My mother agreed to be my Lamaze partner and was a great help throughout my entire pregnancy.
I was overweight when I became pregnant but managed to keep my weight gain down to only 12 pounds by watching what I ate and attending prenatal exercise classes at my hospital. Despite how careful I was I began to develop toxemia in my 9th month. I endured 3 weeks of twice weekly non-stress testing and urine and blood pressure checks. My due date was Dec. 11th. My doctors decided to induce labor on Dec. 9th and informed me that one way or another I would have my baby on Dec. 10th.
At 8am on the 9th I was admitted to the hospital. I was shown to my lovely LDR room, given a hopital gown and began to settle in. My doctor gave me a vaginal suppository to start the dilation process and I was placed on a liquid diet. I spent most of that day very comfortably watching TV, talking on the phone and receiving guests. That evening at around 7pm I started feeling pretty crampy and uncomfortable and was convinced that I was going to have the baby any minute!
My doctor informed me that it would be quite awhile before we would be hearing from this baby and instructed my mother to home and told us both to get a good night's sleep. I actually did get some sleep that night despite all the interruptions(checking my blood pressure, checking the baby's heart rate, or listening to one of the other women delivering a baby-there were 7 born that night!).
The next morning at 8am I was started on an IV drip of pitocin. The contractions were bearable in the begining but less than 3 hours later they became very intense and without much of a rest in between. My doctor checked my progress at this point and I was only 2cm dilated(which was no change from 8am that morning). At that point she broke my water and my contractions really intensified.
Most of the rest of my labor was pretty painful and basically a blur (I later learned that my baby was face up and I was having back labor as a result and he was fairly large). At some point I received a catheter, an internal fetal monitor, an oxygen mask, and medication in the IV to help the pain (ha,ha!).
Thankfully, after a few hours, I had progressed to between 6&7cm. I was now able to receive an epidural! The anesthesiologist who administered the epidural was very short tempered and unsympathetis to my pain (and, surprisingly, a woman). The epidural had very little effect and I really became anxious at this point. I had so counted on some relief from the constant pain. The anesthesiologist returned (a man this time) to administer some more medicine throught he catheter, still with no results.
Unfortunately, by now, my baby started to show signs of distress and my blood pressure became significantly elevated.
When my doctor checked me at around 6pm I was still dilated to only 7cm. She informed me that she wanted to do a c-section in light of my slow progress and the fact that my baby's heart rate was recovering much slower than just an hour before. At this point I only wanted to know when my pain would be over and how soon I would have my baby.
I was disconnected from the pitocin(Thank God!), wheeled into the OR, and prepped for surgery. I was given a spinal for anesthesia by another wonderful anesthesiologist and began to feel numb immediately. At 7:51pm my beautiful, 9lb, 21-inch baby boy finally arrived!
My recovery was fast but difficult in the begining,and I was not able to nurse my baby as I had planned. But this story has a happy ending… Noah is beautiful,bright, wonderful, happy and the joy of my life!! Would I do it all again? Absolutely! I was initially disappointed in my inability to tolerate pain and in not having a vaginal birth. Now, when I look into Noah's smiling face I realizeI have nothing to be dissappointed about!


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