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Huge news this morning for shale-gas drilling skeptics: the highest court in New York state ruled that towns have the authority to ban oil and gas companies from operating within city limits. Deborah Goldberg, the lawyer who argued on behalf of the town of Dryden, New York, tells the Voice, will h ... More >>
New Yorkers believe that the economic benefits of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale outweigh the risk of potentially harmful environmental repercussions, according to today's Quinnipiac University Poll. The poll finds that 44 percent of New Yorkers think the economic pros of hydrauli ... More >>
Can New York's environmental regulators keep up with fracking? This is the question raised in a report recently published by Earthworks, a group that monitors the petroleum and mining industries. Earthworks' new accountability project charges that New York's Department of Environmental Conservati ... More >>
The Prez has hardly made it a secret that he supports fracking as part of his push for domestic oil and natural gas development, with the Obama administration announcing last week that it plans on setting environmental standards for hydraulic fracturing. And what happens in D.C. does not stay in D ... More >>
The pros and cons of the practice
Mayor Mike Bloomberg has had his share of public reservations about hydrofracking, urging government honchos to keep drilling far from NYC's water. The City's environmental agency is on board, too. But a strange little newsletter released this afternoon from the Department of Environmental Protect ... More >>
The explosion of Deepwater HorizonAs we head toward the one-year anniversary of the start of the BP spill in the Gulf (that was April 20, 2010, in case you've forgotten), it's almost as though we've completely forgotten about that old oil spill in the Gulf. Out of sight, out of mind! BP is pe ... More >>
BP is petitioning U.S. regulators to continue drilling in the Gulf of Mexico less than a year after the massive oil spill that killed 11 workers and caused massive environmental damage. The deal would be that BP would be able to resume pre-existing drilling operations in the Gulf in exchange for ... More >>
via WAFBNot even kidding, though we wish we were. An offshore oil rig owned by Mariner Energy exploded this morning west of the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, about 80 miles south of Vermillion Bay along the central Louisiana coast. Update: CNN reports that according to Louisian ... More >>
For Tony Hayward, after dealing with the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history every day for 60 days, it's vacation time. He's currently attending a yacht race around England's Isle of Wight, where his 52-foot boat named "Bob" is participating. "He's spending a few hours with his family ... More >>
More refreshing without the natural gas drilling.While oil drilling has made a sorry wreck of the Gulf coast, another kind of drilling could threaten New York's water supply.
Here's a strange one: a filing by Ben Raines at the Alabama Press-Register on Monday evening shows up online with a headline announcing "Another Gulf oil spill: Well near Deepwater Horizon has leaked since at least April 30." Some bloggers may have noted it. But why aren't we hearing anything ... More >>
Since we're all pointing fingers and naming names with regard to whose fault the BP spill really was, why wouldn't Sarah Palin jump in the ring? On Fox News Sunday, the former Republican candidate for VP said, "I don't know why the question isn't asked by the mainstream media and by others ... More >>
Maybe you've heard about this minor "Whoopsie" that happened off the Gulf of Mexico, wherein an offshore oil rig owned by BP leaked, and kept leaking, and kept leaking, and is still leaking. And is still leaking. And is still leaking. And is now the size of Connecticut. And is still leaking. ... More >>
The Atlantic coastline may soon be up for grabs (along with the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska) for oil and gas drilling. The Obama administration proposed today that the areas be opened "to reduce dependence on oil imports, generate revenue from the sale of offshore lea ... More >>
The EPA is warning the state Department of Environmental Conservation that they need to do a lot more homework before they finalize the rules for natural gas drilling in the city's upstate watershed.
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WABC held two brief "conversations" with the Democratic and Republican candidates for the 13th District Congressional seat, shortly to be vacated by the scandalized Vito Fossella. Eyewitness News' Diana Williams and Tom Wrobleski of the Staten Island Advance did the questioning. First up: Democrat ... More >>
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More Than 1,000 Sign Up to Vote at Kean University
UNION, N.J. –In view of the upcoming presidential election, Kean University and Democracy Today, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to registering voters, is proud to announce that the 1000 Votes, 1000 Voices campaign to boost voter registration among Kean students was a success. In fact, the goal to register a minimum of 1,000 Kean students through the month of September was exceeded, as a total of 1,232 new voters registered during the monthlong event.
"One of the main tenets of Kean University's mission is to teach
our students to serve as active and contributing members of their communities,"
said Matthew Caruso, assistant to Kean University President Dawood Farahi,
who helped organize the event. "The success of the 1000 Votes,
1000 Voices program can be attributed to the dedication and effort
of our student leaders who have always played an active role in campus
governance. Through their efforts with this initiative, they are showing
their determination to carry that involvement to local, state and national
levels." In addition to Farahi, Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak of the 20th
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David Kelly, FIA, FSA, EA, CFA
Hewitt EnnisKnupp, Inc.
David Kelly is a partner in Hewitt EnnisKnupp's US Delegated Investment Solutions team and is based in Chicago. He has responsibility for strategy development and implementation on specific clients as well as providing risk management intellectual capital across all delegated investment clients.
David has 13 years of experience as a pension actuary working with pension and retiree medical plans, specializing for most of that time as a senior consultant leading ALM investment strategy and risk management advice. Prior to joining Hewitt EnnisKnupp, he worked with Mercer for 10 years where he was a senior member of the Financial Strategy Group.
Over the course of his career, David's clients have included large plan sponsors in financial services, energy, retail, pharmaceuticals, defense, automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare industries, as well as public plan sponsors.
David has spoken at professional conferences on topics of asset-liability risk management and frozen plan strategies. He also had a lead role in intellectual capital for Mercer in this area.
David has a BSc. in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics from Dublin City University. He is a CFA charter holder, a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (UK), a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (US), and an Enrolled Actuary under ERISA. He is currently enrolled in the University of Chicago Booth School of Business part-time MBA program.
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Michael Downing | Vice President and Chair, Pension Investment Committee| Allstate Corporation
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For parents and students who may have missed it, we have included the article about our recent Ofsted inspection (which appeared in The Leicester Mercury) in the newsletter this week. We would like to give special thanks to those parents and carers who have taken the time to send their good wishes and messages of congratulations and thanks. We very much appreciate it.
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An all-girl secondary school has been rated outstanding by Ofsted
Sir Jonathan North, in Knighton, Leicester, was given the watchdog's highest grade after an inspection over two days last month.
Head teacher Alison Merrills, who has led the school since 2007, said: "This report is fantastic. We're very pleased with the outcome. It shows the hard work over time by staff, students, parents and governors has been recognised."
The school was last inspected in 2008 when it was told that it was "good" by Ofsted. Inspectors said the quality of teaching at Sir Jonathan North was now outstanding across all subjects and staff have exceptionally high expectations for what students can achieve. They said since the last inspection the proportion of students achieving five good GCSE passes, including English and maths, had risen strongly.
This summer, 68 per cent of pupils reached the benchmark, making it Leicester's second best-performing school. In addition, inspectors said teachers provided activities that challenged students and their behaviour and attitudes to learning were exemplary.
There was praise for Mrs Merrills' "relentless pursuit of excellence" and that of senior leaders and governors. Inspectors praised teachers' rigorous collection and analysis of performance data, enabling them to focus their planning on individual needs. The school's rich programme of after-school activities was highlighted as providing an excellent base for students' spiritual, moral and social development.
Mrs Merrills said: "This isn't just about achievement, but about the development every student makes to become a fulfilled member of society. I strongly believe every child has the potential to achieve well and that the quality of the whole experience they receive at school makes a difference to this."
Year 11 student Ruby Kelman said: "There's so much support available in our school from peer mentors when you start in year 7, through to assertive mentors in year 11. I've always felt at home here and I'll always be proud to say I'm a student at Sir Jonathan North."
Mia Loyal said: "I love that our school listens to students and gives the student council lots of responsibility, which makes it our school."
To improve further, inspectors said the school's marking policy should be refined.
Councillor Vi Dempster, assistant city mayor for schools, said: "This is excellent news and well-deserved. I would like to congratulate Alison Merrills and her team and thank them for their hard work and dedication. I would also like to thank the pupils, parents and governors for their contribution to the school's success, as it takes a whole school community to work together to achieve this, as well as outstanding leadership."


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BURRILLVILLE — The 158 Burrillville High School seniors who earned diplomas at Friday's 111th Commencement celebrated achievements, overcame obstacles and adapted to change on their four-year high school journeys.
The Class of 2012 may also have been Burrillville High School's most diverse.
"We all became friends despite our differences and that diversity seemed to bring us together," said Senior Class President Nathan A. Satish, an exchange student who noted the graduating class's unique membership.
"I urge my fellow students not to let your unique talents go to waste," Satish said in his address to the graduates. "Take it somewhere the world hasn't seen yet."
There was loud applause as family members and friends filled the June Rockwell Levy Rink to watch the graduates, wearing robes in the traditional Broncos colors of blue and white, file into the rink to the Burrillville High School Band's rendition of "Pomp and Circumstance."
"Today you celebrate your success and I commend your individual achievements," School Superintendent Frank Pallotta said in his speech to the graduates. "Be wise in your decision-making, balance your choices and meet your obstacles with wisdom."
Pallotta quoted Dale Carnegie, saying "The person who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare."
"Dare to chase your chosen career. Dare to excel. Dare to go the extra mile. And dare to have empathy," he told the graduates.
School Committee Chairman Raymond Trinque kept his speech particularly short and simple, quoting George Bernard Shaw. "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
In her speech, Class of 2012 Valedictorian Lindsey M. Rogers noted the significance of the date of June 8.
"It is, for starters, the 159th day of the year. It also happens to be World Brain Tumor Awareness Day, the day that the movie Prometheus premieres, and is the 35th birthday of Kanye West," she said. "But most importantly, it is the day that the best class to ever walk the halls of Burrillville High School, the Class of 2012, will graduate and embark on a new chapter of their lives.
"Perhaps you are bursting with happiness at the thought that you will never have to walk these halls again, or perhaps you are a little teary-eyed as you think longingly about the place where you spent the last four years of your life. Whatever category you fall into, I think we can all agree that our experience at Burrillville High School has taught us a lot. Sure, we learned about the quadratic formula, when the Cold War began, and how to write a perfect essay, but I think we should reflect on what we have really learned throughout our four years here."
Rogers listed the three "lessons" and the moral of those lessons that she and her fellow classmates learned at Burrillville High School.
"Lesson number one: procrastination works wonders," she said. "Take our Homecoming floats, for example. Did anyone see that masterpiece that came rolling down the streets of Harrisville? It was hard to believe that most of it was completed the night before by a group of very dedicated seniors. And if you saw how amazing our spring play was, you'll be quite surprised to hear that we were begging people to fill in parts a week and a half before the show."
"Many of you parents out there probably have reprimanded your child about the dangers of waiting until the last minute to get something done, and may even believe that it is "irresponsible," she added. "But in reality, nothing can be further from the truth. By procrastinating, we are only simply taking the time to enjoy every free moment in our lives. Working all the time, as I'm sure many of you know, induces stress. Just as it is important to finish everything that needs to be done on time, it is also important to stop and smell the roses, and enjoy the simple pleasures in life."
The second lesson, she said, is there is not one water fountain in the entire school that "shoots out red Gatorade."
"I'll be the first to shamefully admit that I was one of those freshmen who fell prey to the seniors' jokes," she said. "But after about one glorious hour of wondering where this magical fountain may be, I realized that, although the Harrisville town water contains many impurities, Gatorade is most likely not one of them. The moral of this lesson is one that I have already experienced in my life so far, and that is there are many unkind people in the world outside of Burrillville, who may lie to you or take advantage of you in order to get ahead in their own lives or to better their own self-esteem. Therefore, my first tidbit of advice this evening to you seniors is to be strong. Stick to your morals, hold your head up high, and don't let anyone get in the way of your path to success."
In speaking to her fellow graduates, Rogers noted the journey wasnt an easy one.
"Well, we did it. It wasn't easy. Some of us sprinted through it without slowing down, others jogged their way through, some had to walk and even others stopped and took multiply breaks, but we all got to the finish line."


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Historians like to structure modern art according to its presumed order of movements and phases. That structure is now eroded within the myriad compartments of photographic culture, whose workers are apt to put on more or less convincing airs of artistic consciousness. Undeclared motives now mingle in a traffic of untoward expressions. Innovational modern art never had a strict genre structure to break down and depart from. For want of a new territory to conquer, the fictional energies of art have penetrated into the factual and material basis of photography. Presently, we see that a picture land has appeared, expansive yet uncharted in its shape. We behold acts of witness that are frequently muffled and media messages that are increasingly scrambled. "High" and "low" do nowadays get on with each other, sometimes easily, yet sometimes not. What remains clear is photography's dependence upon the indispensable constraints that it is leaving behind. Without them, we would be hard put to notice the difference between how things look and the way they are made to look.
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Sharfmans Jewelers: Serving the Worcester area for 76 years
By Nancy Brumback, Contributing Writer
Business name: Sharfmans Jewelers
Address: 19 Glennie St., Worcester
Entrance also on Gold Star Boulevard
Owners: James M. Joslyn and Richard A. Johnson
Contact Information: 508-791-2211
How long has Sharfmans Jewelers been serving Worcester?
"The company was founded in 1937 by Norman Sharfman with his father, Nathan, so 76 years," said James Joslyn, president and co-owner with Richard Johnson of the jewelry retailer. "Five employees bought the company in 1986, and the two of us have owned it for the last 10 years."
What do you specialize in?
"Our emphasis is diamonds—diamond rings, bracelets, earrings, pendants. We also have fine jewelry in 14- and 18-karat gold and an extensive selection of sterling silver jewelry," Joslyn said.
"We have fine quality pieces in silver for $50, $75, $100, and go up to $25,000, $30,000, or more in diamonds, offering quality in every price range.
"Sharfmans is known for our special packaging and wrapping in silver and purple that's become synonymous with service and care over the years."
"We have some lovely contemporary lines of giftware as well," added Michael Pope, marketing director. "Mariposa is a line of serving and decorative pieces made from recycled aluminum, so it's easy to care for. Michael Aram is another interesting giftware collection," with handmade pieces in stainless steel and nickel plate.
Do you have any suggestions for Valentine's Day gifts?
"We're offering a new line of women's watches, Michele, which has been very popular. The watches are priced from $400 to $3,000, very on trend and popular with all ages," with interchangeable bracelets and leather bands, Pope said.
"And we have $100 specials every month that are appropriate for gifts and include our fine packaging," Joslyn added.
Advice is available for those purchasing engagement rings?
"Absolutely," Joslyn said. "We're known for our extensive collection of fine quality diamonds. We can provide guidance when making that once-in-a-lifetime purchase. We're here to help customers get the best value for their money."
How about your fashion lines?
"A lot of our sterling silver collections are trend-driven. The pieces are priced so women can have a wardrobe of jewelry options," Pope said. "A new Italian silver collection, Officina Bernardi, features long necklaces and earrings with hand-carved silver beads in silver, rose, and yellow. Some looks are bigger and bolder, such as Thistle & Bee, a high-end sterling silver line."
What is most important about Sharfmans?
"We genuinely care about and appreciate our customers. We've developed friendships that go back two and three generations," Joslyn said. "People appreciate that we are a local business. This is our only shop, and the owners and management are right here making the decisions every day to satisfy our customers' needs.
"Sharfmans is a full-service jeweler. We are part of the important occasions in our customers' lives—an engagement, wedding, or birth of a child. We can customize items for those events. We also do jewelry and watch repair and engraving."
Sharfmans Jewelers is located at 19 Glennie St. in Worcester with a main entrance on Gold Star Boulevard. Hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Sunday. For more information and to see the newest products, visit www.sharfmansjewelers.com or Facebook.
Editor's Note: The preceding is not an endorsement and is presented for informational purposes only.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Roy Hibbert had a season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 107-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
Paul George had 17 points and George Hill added 16 points with six assists to help the Pacers get their second win in three games.
Ricky Rubio had 21 points and 10 assists and Luke Ridnour scored 17 points for the Timberwolves, who have lost nine of their last 11 games.
The Pacers went on an 8-0 run at the end of the first half to take a 62-54 lead at halftime. They stretched the advantage to 16 late in the third quarter when George hit a fadeaway jumper and then a 3-pointer.
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Things we never get tired of watching: hot women, hot cars, and hot women riding hot cars.
A week after Jenni took a shot at riding shotgun on board an Underground Racing-tuned Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera , fellow hottie with an amazing body, Giselle, sat in the passenger seat of one of the world's most amazingly-tuned super cars.
The reaction is predictable - lots of shrieking and lots of "Oh my Gods!" - and we certainly didn't expect anything less. After all, there are a lot of things in this world that can absolutely illicit screams and shrieks of the highest order. Riding a 1,250-horsepower Lamborghini that's going full blast certainly qualifies as one of them. Heck, we'd probably be giving the same reaction if we were in that seat too.
There's no shame in your reaction, Giselle. The only thing we'd change about the whole video is that we'd prefer being the driver of the Gallardo. If for nothing else, sitting beside a beautiful woman with her endorphins on high alert AND driving a supercar as sick as a 1,250-horsepower Gallardo is the stuff of every warm-blooded man's dreams.


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A lot has happened here in the world of League of Legends eSports this past week. One of the biggest Prized Events of the year has just resolved with the conclusion of the World Cyber Games Grand Finals at the BEXCO in Busan, Korea this weekend. After a hard-fought battle, team Chicks Dig Elo of the United States seized first place and a prize of $25,000, defeating the Polish national team Gameburg in a decisive fashion.
Also, in the wake of WCG, even more established eSports organizations opened up League of Legends divisions this week, with 4Kings drafting the UK World Cyber Games National Team and Millenium announcing the establishment of a training house in France under the leadership of returning team captain Kujaa. Be sure to be keep an eye out for these two rising stars as the Challenger Circuit continues here in Season Two.
The National ESL Premier League playoffs will be streaming this weekend from the NESL website starting on Saturday, the 17th of December at 10:00 AM PST (18:00 UK Time) and concluding on Saturday, the 18th of December at 12:00 PM PST (20:00 UK Time) . Featuring a $5,000 prize pool, this Prized Event sports a roster of 16 North American teams including several Challenger Circuit contenders such as Counter Logic Gaming, Team Solo Mid, Curse Gaming, v8 eSports, and compLexity Gaming.
Commentary on the matches will be provided by Rambo, Kara, Colby, and former Counter Logic Gaming support player, Elementz. Whether you're interested in catching a glimpse of an old favorite or you want your first look at some up-and-coming teams, this tournament is one that you won't want to miss!


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From T Magazine, a scrolly bar that lets you see models before and after makeup:
The photographer Greg Kessler captures the transformations of New York Fashion Week. Here, the model Alana Zimmer from Ford Models before (left) and after (right) transforms, with makeup by François Nars for NARS and hair by Guido Palau for Redken. (Drag the orange bar left to reveal the full transformation.)
Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth! Mesmerizing. (Thanks to The Hairpin for pointing this out.)


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Will Arnett to Voice Batman in 'Lego: The Piece of Resistance', Chris Pratt to Play Film's Hero | Varietyhttp://www.showblitz.com/2012/06/pratt-arnett-lego.html
Chris Pratt is set to voice the pic's lead character, while Will Arnett will voice the role of Lego Batman. Helmers are courting Channing Tatum to voice Superman, though he has not committed due to his busy schedule.
This is hilarious, ridiculous and amazing all at once.
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With the recent passing of Don Coryell, it got me thinking about a game that sparked interest to a young teenager here in the UK. As an English kid growing up "across the pond" while being an American Football fan in the early 80′s was hard, we had one weekly paper "First Down" that brought us the news we craved for, and one show on Channel 4 starting around 9pm till late (I used to be sent to bed and had to sneak back down to watch the games with the volume on low ha ha)…. I had to get my fix though.
If you thought getting into American Football was difficult, choosing a team was worse. Teams had bright colours, fancy names and cheerleaders! I followed the team that lost Superbowl XIX against the team in red, the team in white (that makes me smile) "the Dolphins". Lucky for me this team had "history" and one particular historical highlight stood out to me, apart from the Super Bowls, the undefeated season, and colourful characters. It was "the play".
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Growing up it seemed that every house on the block decorated and participated in Halloween. Tonight I see about 1 in 50 houses in my area participating, and all that one house did was throw an uncarved pumpkin out on the porch that will probably double up as decoration for Thanksgiving. This depresses the hell out of me. Where's the community festivity? Maybe my area is just lame, I don't know. But the energy definitely isn't the same.
Poor kids.
February 17th, 2012.
That was the day that I realized my life was in need of a change.
Before this time, I was merely going through the motions of my life. I felt a strong sense of depersonalization, with the belief that I had no control over any situation. Every night I looked forward to the same thing; to hit the bars hard and forget about anything else. Microbrews were my only source of pleasure, something that gave me solace against my misery.
How lazy was I? Sure, I worked over 50 hours a week, but that was just a front. I used the long hours at work to justify my lack of ambition towards a life, post-graduation. I maintained that I was too exhausted from work to conduct a real job search, but of course, I'd always catch a second-wind when it came time to go downtown.
How did I get to be like this? Looking back, you could say it was a number of things. It was the fact that I was past my 5th year of college, barely getting my degree and having nothing to show for it. It was the fact that I was involved in an abrupt breakup and coped with it the wrong way. It was the fact that I gravitated towards alcohol to heal my wounds, without taking on my problems with a clear mind.
It was the fact that I believed I deserved more in life without actually doing anything to earn it.
How did I get a grip on reality? By sitting down and having a long look at myself. Instead of being fixated on what I didn't currently have, I made a list of things that I had going for me:
Come on dude, you have a degree from Virginia Tech, your dream school since you were a kid! That can get you a job if you search hard enough! Although you're a fat piece of shit now, it's okay. You've worked your way back into shape before, start hitting the gym again and take care of yourself! By the way, what the fuck are you still doing in this area? Go home and focus on your future. Plus, you have a family there that loves & misses you. And oh yeah, you can't handle your liquor, so quit fucking drinking and thank me later.
And that is precisely what I did. I put in my two weeks notice and bolted the hell out of Blacksburg… and onto my new life's journey.
I have not felt compelled to create a Tumblr post in awhile. With two lengthy papers on my plate, I have gotten into the mindset that my writing comes at a cost; the time and effort I put into writing posts means resources away from my papers. And if you have any clue about my life, then you would know that there is nothing more I want than to get the hell out this area. Simply put, I've been here for too long. And the completion of my Field Study is my one-way ticket out of here.
But because I'm a walking paradox, I'm thinking to myself, 'would the next step be all that great?'
I always think about my future solely through the way I envision it, and I never take into the account the process in which I'll get there. All I do is daydream. I create benchmark dates where I envision my life will magically turn into the way I want it to be. I can't wait till the end of this week… this month… this summer …this year. And at every mile-marker at the road of my life, I become disillusioned with the way things actual are.
You see, my dreams are scenarios that involve other people and how they will perfectly fit into my life. And when the people closest to me cannot align themselves the way I imagined, I'm left all by myself and disappointed with the way things are. In order to move on, I envision a new ideal life for myself with arbitrary dates where I'll finally be content.
That's bullshit. That's not the way I can continue to live. It just sets me up for the big letdown. I need to recognize that the only factor that I can control in life's scenarios is: myself. And I need to put greater effort in deriving my life's pleasures from reality, not far-fetched dreams. I'm wasting my time thinking too much. From here on out, my dreams are going to be dynamic, with the short-term complimenting the long. I simply want to enjoy every day as a new journey and not as another step towards a dead end.
Don't you love it when your ethnicity puts you in awkward situations?
While driving my co-worker home, he kept softly saying: cervezas? Cervezas! After playing a cross-lingual game of charades, I deduced that cerveza meant beer in Spanish. Nice, he wants to kick back a couple brewskies with me after work. But I politely declined his advances and dropped him off at his apartment.
Except that he wasn't offering me cervezas. Once I parked my car, he said, nooo… 7-11! Oh, he wanted me to drive him to buy some beers. I get it now. Kind of rude, but whatever.
Once we get to the store's parking lot, homeboy hands me a twenty and says: Yo no tengo ID. No ID? No shit. I understood that from the time you said "7-11." I felt like being charitable this evening, so of course I was buying the beer.
We proceed to go into the store and he looks at the Coronas for about 5 minutes. Finally he says, "no 18-pack?" I tell him, "no cabron, they only have a 12-pack."
"Oh, si. We go to Kroger? Maybe Wal-mart?"
At this point I put my foot down. "No, we buy now. You're lucky they have limes here. Not a lot of convenience stores have this kind of fruit selection."
He eventually settles on the Coronas and now it's time to pay at the register. Our cashier was a tatted up white chick, maybe in her late 20's. From her vantage point, we were simply two Hispanics trying to buy Coronas, which she assumes is our National drink. And how she tried to communicate with us will stay with me forever:
"HOLA! You two want to drink BEER-O to mucho RELAX-O ?! Coronas are very good…no wait, what's the word in Spani… they are BUENOOO!"
I wanted to play dumb by nodding & say "Siiiiiiiii." But she would be expecting that. So I decided to throw her off-guard and speak back in my whitest voice ever. "Yes. These Coronas will serve us good after a hard day's work. I can't wait to drink a cold one, responsibly of course!"
After that, this chick's jaw was down for about two minutes. She agreed that I should enjoy my beers responsibly and alas, our transaction was complete. Once we got into the car, I thanked my co-worker for having my back in 7-11 by letting me do all the talking. He stayed silent even in the car. Ahh, he's still in character, he's one of those method actors…
Once I dropped him off, he offered me ten dollars for all the driving. I normally would've accepted because I'm a dick, but this particular night I declined. The opportunity for that memory was payment enough.
I love doing those student-run sobriety tests downtown. It gives me a nice reference to how much alcohol I actually consume on my drinking nights.
Anyways, they introduced a new trick to their repertoire - a field sobriety test! Now, one can simulate getting pulled over for drunk driving without the consequences of failing. Nicely done, Psychology department - except for the fact that during this test, they pitched a curve ball my way.
While walking the "straight line" test, I looked down at my first steps to make sure I was performing this routine sufficiently. And hell yes I was, because
I'm so coordinated when I get my drink on I was pretty sober. All of a sudden when I looked up, an armed cop was standing there, monitoring my every step. Why did they boost up the intimidation factor?!
I'm not going to lie, I can't perform under extreme pressure. After seeing this cop, I suspiciously stumbled & then gave clichéd excuses for my misstep. Fuck, now the officer is staring me down. Uhhh officer you gotta understand, it's these flip-flops! Yeah, that's it. You see, they're a size too big for me, fucking Old Navy can't mass produce for shit. They're the ones you gotta arrest. Sir, SIR, why are you reaching for your cuffs?! Fuck this, I'm making a run for it.
And I would've ran off if I wasn't limited by my cheap flip-flops. I would've ran 5 steps before tripping over my feet and falling into a bush. Anyways, the cop left (why was I so paranoid again?!) and I ended up blowing a BAC level of 0.033. That's not even high enough to qualify for one drink.
I love being a lightweight.
I posted this on my Tumblr last year. Not a day goes by where I don't think about my fallen friends. I miss them all. And through their lives, I always strive to be the best person I can be & to never take any day for granted.
"The greatest thing that I learned from Virginia Tech did not come from any textbook. It came amidst the adversity during the coldest day of my life, on April 16, 2007.
What initially bothered me from this day was that Cho would never have to answer to the crippling pain and hurt that he inflicted on our community. With his last bullet, a blatant coward revealed himself, afraid to answer for his own personal demons. No fair justice could ever be served upon Cho, but at the very least he should have never been allowed to seal his own fate.
I dwelled upon this side of the tragedy for a while, but then I quit. There was no point in trying to find meaning from a man with a disturbed mind. The answers I hoped to get would inevitably never add up.
Instead, I found solace by learning about the lives of the victims. I personally knew three of the thirty-two victims, and their lives and tales were quite extraordinary. Each one of my friends were gifted individuals who carried special traits that I can only aspire to have.
And so now, I have decided, I am going to try to possess the positive qualities that defined my friends' lives.
Because of them, I will demand my best efforts from myself in everything that I do. Because of them, I will try to be a positive presence around others. Because of them, I will embrace every second of my waking life as if each day, each moment, is a new journey.
I must not cheat this life that I am fortunate to have. I know that each of my fallen friends would have continued to do amazing things with their brilliant lives. I must live for them. I must live for 32."
Yesterday, FASA E-board had a discussion with two ladies that interviewed us for their paper on a "Cultural Immersion Experience." It was a surprisingly interesting conversation that could've gone deeper had we all been more prepared for discussion. But that's neither here nor there.
Anyways, one of the questions was pertinent to me and went something along the lines of: "Was it hard to identify yourself exclusively with both of the races you are a part of?!"
Answer: Hell-to-the-motherfucking-yes. Although I can get along with everyone, I have never been able to identify myself as purely white or purely Filipino. But again, that is neither here nor there. So how did I explain myself? My answer:
"It's funny, because if you broke down my high school in a simple pie chart, then 1/3rd would be white, 1/3rd would be Filipino, and the other third would be black. Growing up, I felt that I wasn't white enough to be a part of the Caucasian crowd & I didn't have the physical traits to associate myself with the Filipino crowd. So that left only the blacks. And it was at this point that I decided to join a gang."
I don't think they'll be writing that in their paper. BECAUSE IT'S RACIST.
This recipe comes courtesy of my roommate, Scott. Here it is:
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Buy some cool whip. Take off the seal. Open tub and eat the contents. Enjoy!
Eating Cool Whip plain is fucking awesome. Trust me, you'll enjoy its simple yet complex taste. It can also be calorie conscious. If you eat one-fifth of the tub, then you've only consumed 125 calories. If you indulge and eat half the tub, then you've consumed roughly 300 calories - you can recover from that.
If you eat the whole tub, then you have an eating problem that calorie-counting won't fix, you fat fuck.
"Taylor shows athleticism, struggles while passing
Virginia Tech's Tyrod Taylor had the fastest 40 time among quarterbacks at 4.51 seconds and tied for the best broad jump at 10-foot-6, but he looked timid throwing the ball and had one of the most underwhelming passing performances of the day.
Taylor seemed nervous and appeared to aim the ball rather than driving through and letting it fly. He is determined to be a quarterback in the NFL, but the team that drafts Taylor is likely to put him in a versatile role while he develops. He has the build (6 feet, 217 pounds) and athleticism to transition to wide receiver. His 40 time would have ranked in the top third among wide receivers, and his broad jump would have been ninth among wideouts."
I know I'm biased, but I still believe he's an NFL QB. I really do.
I normally don't share dreams with others because dream stories usually suck, but the one I had last night must be published.
Ready? Okay. Last night I had a dream that my mom was trying to murder me. Not even by drowning me in the bathtub, which is a popular choice with housewives. I was to be murdered with a gun at point blank.
Is this my mind's way of subconsciously telling me I was supposed to be aborted? Fuck, I need answers. I'm going to call my mom soon.
Hey mom… was I a planned pregnancy? No? So you tried to kill me, didn't you? I know about the gun, ADMIT TO WHAT YOU DID!
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Hilary Griffiths is a British conductor living in Germany. He has held appointments as General Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra and Opera in Regensburg, Chief Conductor of the State Opera, Prague, Music Director of the Oberhausen Opera, Principal Staff Conductor at the Cologne Opera and Director of the Opera Studio, Music Director of the Eutin Opera Festival and Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Wuppertal Opera.
He has conducted at the Edinburgh Festival, the Wiesbaden May Festival, the Würzburg Mozart Festival, the Schwetzingen Festival, the Perth Festival, the Prague Spring Festival and the Lincoln Center Festival in New York. He has appeared several times in Japan, China and Australia, performs throughout Europe, and makes regular visits to South America.
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…by the hour. True to her work, the Dolly headed to her course, and like one of those characters who always do best when left alone, she jogged on her way like a veteran old sea-pacer as she was.
What a delightful, lazy, languid time we had whilst we were thus gliding along! There was nothing to be done; a circumstance that happily suited our disinclination to do anything. We abandoned the fore-peak altogether, and spreading an awning over the forecastle, slept, ate, and lounged under it the live-long day. Every one seemed to be under the influence of some narcotic. Even the officers aft, whose duty required them never to be seated while keeping a deck watch, vainly endeavored to keep on their pins; and were obliged invariably to compromise the matter by leaning up against the bulwarks, and gazing abstractedly over the side. Reading was out of the question; take a book in your hand, and you were asleep in an instant.
Although I could not avoid yielding in a great measure to the general languor, still at times I contrived to shake off the spell, and to appreciate the beauty of the scene around me. The sky presented a clear expanse of the most delicate blue, except along the skirts of the horizon, where you might see a thin drapery of pale clouds which never varied their form or color. The long, measured, dirge-like swell of the Pacific came rolling along, with its surface broken by tiny little waves, sparkling in the sunshine. Every now and then a shoal of flying fish, scared from the water under the bows, would leap into the air, and fall the next moment like a shower of silver into the sea. Then you would see the superb albicore, with his glittering sides, sailing aloft, and often describing an arc in his descent, disappear on the surface of the water. Far off, the lofty jet of the whale might be seen, and nearer at hand the prowling shark, that villainous footpad of the seas, would come skulking along, and, at a wary distance, regard us with his evil eye. At times, some shapeless monster of the deep, floating on the surface, would, as we approached, sink slowly into the blue waters, and fade away from the sight. But the most impressive feature of the scene was the almost unbroken silence that reigned over sky and water. Scarcely a sound could be heard but that occasional breathing of the grampus, and the rippling at the cut-water.
As we drew nearer the land, I hailed with delight the appearance of innumerable sea-fowl. Screaming and whirling in spiral tracks, they would accompany the vessel, and at times alight on our yards and stays. That piratical-looking fellow, appropriately named the man-of-war's hawk, with his blood-red bill and raven plumage, would come sweeping round us in gradually diminishing circles, till you could distinctly mark the strange flashings of his eye; and then, as if satisfied with his observation, would sail up into the air and disappear from view. Soon, other evidences of our vicinity to land were apparent, and it was not long before the glad…


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Unfortunately, dental implant failure is a
common occurrence. A sizeable proportion of Dr. Chal's practice is
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This isn't to criticize any particular dentist. Even when proper procedures are
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If you are suffering from dental implant failure, consider seeing Dr. Chal. Even if you are in another state, when you add the amount of money you may have wasted already on unsuccessful treatment, and add that to the cost of what you might spend in the future if your treatment isn't done correctly, a couple hundred dollars for a plane ticket isn't that much more, and you will have the assurance that your treatment will be done correctly this time. Many people fly in to Phoenix to see Dr. Chal from other states, and his office can help you with accommodations.
Dr. Chal has yet to see a case of dental implant failure that he has not been able to rescue. See some of the examples given in this website. In fact, the lead story on the home page is a dental implant failure case where the patient, Brenda, flew in to see him from out of state.
The Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale typically sends him facial collapse and dental implant failure cases, knowing that there is no one better, with more experience in treating these. Please see the about Dr. Chal page and his best dentist awards page for more information about his reputation and credentials.
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If you hear a click and then a whirring noise, you've just stepped on a "Reaper Mine." Stay calm, don't move, and radio Disposal. I think we've gotten most of them, but be careful in the corridors!
There is no need to go into the room marked "Temporal Quarantine." Despite the sound of it, I assure you the whole spectacle is actually quite boring (unless you are entertained by scores of nude men floating in stasis with shocked looks on their faces, in which case just look, don't touch). Stay away from the dials unless you want to deal with all of them aging several hundred years instantly. I've seen it and it's gross.
If someone could see to it that the tubs of SF-119 Synthetic Genome are moved out of there, you'll stop having problems with mold on the cardboard boxes.
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Following are some test-taking tips, which have been adapted from the HR Certification Institute's PHR and SPHR Certification Guide:
- Use the provided computer-based calculator as needed.
- Trust your first impression. There is a correct answer to each question. It is widely believed that your first impression of the correct answer will be a better choice.
- Avoid over-analyzing. Be careful not to read too much into an answer.
- Don't base your answer on your own organization's policies or an individual experience you may have had; instead, focus on generally accepted HR practices.
- Choose the best answer to the question. Some questions may appear to have more than one answer that is technically correct. These questions are specifically designed that way to assess your knowledge of HR by requiring you to choose the best answer.
- If uncertain, use the "mark question for review" feature and return to it later.
- Use the "strike through" feature. This feature allows you to strike through the answers that you believe to be incorrect as a means of narrowing down your options. This is a particularly helpful feature if you've narrowed down your answers to two and want to come back to the question later.
- Don't stop. If you are stumped by a question, continue to the next one. Otherwise, you may lose valuable time. Mark the question and return to it later.
- Don't look for answer patterns. The psychometric testing process used by the HR Certification Institute ensures that questions do not fall into patterns. Contrary to some myths, "C" is not necessarily the most frequent answer.
- Try to identify the answer before reading the choices. By doing this, you will more likely have one answer stand out as being correct.
- Use "educated guesses." If you still cannot decide on a correct answer after eliminating one or two choices, choose one anyway. There is no penalty for guessing on the exam.
- Review your answers. After going through all the questions on the exam, go back and answer the questions left unanswered the first time. Also, be sure that you answered all questions.
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Dan Dougan
3015 Knox Ave South, Apt. 1
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Since Carleton ('91) I have indeed been involved with Russia. I moved to St. Petersburg in 1996 to work with GeoLogistics, a logistics company that ships cargo to the CIS. Mostly I was involved in shipping equipment for oil and gas projects and government cargo, in particular, the Nunn-Lugar program to dismantle nuclear weapons and Dept. of Energy project to upgrade nuclear power plant safety. I worked for GeoLogistics for 3 years and met my wife, Veronika, during that time.
We moved back to the States while I went to business school at the University of Chicago. While looking for an internship, I talked to a friend from St. Petersburg who had started Jensen Technologies, an offshore programming company. I went back to Russia for an internship with and ended up moving back after I graduated. My son was born in St. Petersburg in 2003 and we moved back to Minneapolis two years ago. I'm still managing Jensen Technologies from here, but I go back a couple times a year to visit our office and see my wife's family. We have about 40 developers in St. Petersburg and develop various applications, from simple web sites to complex corporate systems. Our daughter was born in Minnesota this summer and she just went to visit Russia for the first time in November.
The photo below has a funny story that goes along with it. A year ago, my son and mother-in-law happened upon the opening of a small sculpture display in a renovated walkway just off Nevsky Prospekt. There were some newspapers there covering it and one took a picture of my son, Jack. So, in the picture is my son and his grandmother.
Lori Adams DuRussel
21 North Harwood Circle
Madison, WI 53717
For me, life after Carleton has included: experience as a software developer & trainer; grad school in educational psychology (cognitive science); time at home with my three children (ages 7, 5, and 3); work in adult education teaching both parenting- and adoption-related classes; work as an assistant-of-all types for a local adoption agency; personal travels to Europe, Australia, and Central America (including trips to Guatemala where we adopted two children). Most of it (OK, all of it), is not related to Russian studies directly, but I still feel proud of having studied Russian at Carleton because of the perspectives it helped me get and the experiences I had through the program.
Cricket Crutcher Mikheev
Cricket Crutcher Mikheev '92 holds a M.A in Russian Literature and a Ph.D. in School Psychology from Columbia University. She works in an independent school in Manhattan, where she lives with her Russian husband and two bilingual daughters.
Sara Daniel
After graduation, I spent a year in St. Petersburg teaching preschool for the American Consulate. After I returned to the US, I eventually settled into the publishing industry in Boston, earning a Graduate Certificate in Publishing and Communications from Harvard and becoming an Associate Editor in the foreign languages division of Hougthon Mifflin's high school textbook section (editing Spanish, French and German, only one of which I actually speak!).
I decided to move into the online world and took a short-lived job at a company called JuniorNet (JuniorNet.com) producing online content for preK-8th grade. Then I moved to Washington DC to work at the PBS national headquarters, creating a website called PBS Parents (www.pbsparents.org) which focuses on helping parents get kids ready for learning in school.In 2003, I spent a year in London, England earning an MA in Media and Communications from the University of London's Institute of Education. I am now back in DC working as the Web & Publications Manager for Georgetown University Law Center.
Laura Fosbender
firstname.lastname@example.com haven't used Russian in any formal way since graduating, but I don't regret studying the language and culture at all. Having international experience -- studying in St. Petersburg for a semester -- allowed me to get my first job, coordinating two overseas service programs for an association. Since then, I have done a little of this and a little of that -- computer programming, web development, etc. -- and have spent my free time tending my own garden, raising ducks and chickens in Berkeley. I'm currently working at the California Digital Library, analyzing usage data and pricing information for electronic journals, helping UC in its quest to wrest control of scholarly publishing from the hands of the current corporate oligopoly. I'm on the verge of another overseas adventure, albeit a tame one (except for the bungy jumping) -- in December I'm leaving for New Zealand for 5 years.
Alex Leikikh
Group Account Director
Fallon Worldwide
I jumped into the advertising business straight after graduation in '95, moving to Chicagoto work on Leo Burnett's largest client Philip Morris. I learned a lot about the business from my Burnett counterparts and was perfectly happy in Chicago until I took a call from Fallon (a Minneapolis-based ad agency) in '98. I'm what's called a "car freak" and when the guys at Fallon offered me the chance to work with client BMW, heading back to Minnesota was an easy decision.
Back in Minneapolis, I settled into work and started a family. BMW taughtme volumes about both the automotive industry as well as the world of television commercial production. During my tenure on the business, I traveled extensively with production crews shooting commercials. My time on the account culminated in a month-long tour in New Zealand filming Superbowl spots.
I thought the BMW related travel was heavy 'till I was asked to head up one of Fallon's largest clients, United Airlines. This was January 2001 and United had just awarded Fallon the global advertising account. My job was to get our fledgling international offices prepped to handle the business. I spent the better part of that year hopping between London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Sao Paulo.My work with United recently crossed paths with Russia. Last year we hired Russian film animation icon Alexandre Petrov (Academy Award winner for his animated film "The Old Man and the Sea") to develop one of United's animated television commercials. Part of our deal was to shoot a short documentary film about Petrov's work on the commercial, his life, and influences. I accompanied a small film crew to Moscow and then onto Yaroslavl, where Petrov keeps his studio. We spent a week in Russia altogether. It was obvious that while Moscow had changed almost indescribably since I was there in '93, Yaroslavl seemed to have been ignored by the lightning-quick pace of new Russian capitalism.
My wife Jennifer and I married in 2000 and now have two daughters, Ekaterina (three and a half) and Eva (17 months). We recently built a home on a bit of land in Eden Prairie, where our black lab Ivan enjoys the great outdoors.
Darcy Paquet
After Carleton I went on to grad school at IU Bloomington, originally in the Russian Lit Ph.D program but then later I switched over to a dual masters in Slavic Linguistics and Applied Linguistics/TESOL. At that point my plan was to teach English somewhere in Eastern Europe, but I first went to Korea, thinking I'd spend one or two years teaching and paying back my student loans. Eight years on, I'm still there.
It's true that I hardly ever use Russian anymore, but I'm sure that if I hadn't studied Russian, I would never have had the confidence to really pursue learning Korean. A working knowledge of Korean, in turn, has led me to pretty much everything I'm involved with now.
After teaching English for four years, I started doing writing and work related to Korean cinema. I run a website at www.koreanfilm.org, work as a correspondent for the British-based film trade magazine Screen International, do advising for an Asian-themed film festival in Italy, and occasionally do the English subtitles for Korean films. I'm married (yes, my wife is Korean) with an infant son, and will probably continue to live in Seoul for the near to mid future.
Jennifer "Sasha" Dust Cottrill
17818 Roy Street
Lansing, IL 60438-2355
My life since Carleton has had very little to do with Russian, but it has been a wonderful journey of living and learning. "Vek zhivi, vek uchis," as they say! After graduation from Carleton, I earned a master's degree in theology at Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. While these studies did not provide me with any marketable job skills, they did enable me to grow a great deal both intellectually and personally. Seminary was also where I met my husband, Joshua Cottrill, to whom I have been happily married for eight years. After seminary, I hopped from job to job for a while until I finally decided "what I wanted to be when I grew up"--a high school English teacher. While in New Jersey, where Josh was pursuing further graduate study, I earned my teaching certificate. In 2002, we settled in the south suburbs of Chicago ("home" for me), and I began my teaching career. This June we had a beautiful baby boy, Gavin Richard, and I am presently taking time off from teaching to be a stay-at-home mom.


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Amy Grant: How Mercy Looks from Here
"It is okay if I do the first three minutes of this interview on speakerphone? I'm trying to do my hair because I woke up with an incredibly weird case of bed head. I usually don't do anything to it, but I have a really strange haircut right now because I cut it myself. It's so chewed and hacked up looking …"
Bed head is one of many challenges Amy Grant has faced over the past decade—but she's never been one to lie down and give up. Between sips of in-room coffee, the best-selling Christian artist of all time admitted she's made mistakes in her 35 years on the road. Still, as a recording artist, wife, mom, and friend, she insisted there's value in persevering in faith and asking God to sit with us in our imperfection.
"We always have a tendency to wonder, should I have done it differently?" Grant said. "You never stop asking questions like, 'I wonder if my adult child would've had this struggle had they not been through a divorce when they were six?' Every situation is different, and there are no pat answers. I've heard a broken bone heals stronger than one never broken, and that gives me so much hope."
After experiencing divorce from husband, Gary Chapman, in 1999, re-marriage to country artist Vince Gill in 2000, the birth of their daughter, Corrina, in 2001, the Nashville flood in 2010 that destroyed Gill's 35-year-old guitar collection, and losing her mother in 2011, Grant has learned the importance of prayer and petition firsthand.
"There's no point in praying if it doesn't come from an honest place," Grant said. "I have learned that, as shameful as it can be, it's important to at least speak what it is I see to be the truth out to God and to myself. We're all human, and our battle's not against flesh and blood—there's always a spiritual battle going on. Sometimes you have to just say, I'm not sure how I got where I am right now, but God, please just be here right now, and help me."
How mercy looks from here
Grant's new album, How Mercy Looks From Here, released Tuesday, and is dedicated to her mother. As her first studio album in a decade, Grant has experienced events that give her "plenty to write about."
"I wanted these songs to be a celebration of the journey of life," Grant said. "Some of the last words my mother said to me were to 'sing something that matters.' These songs have been so instrumental in helping me frame some really hard, life-changing events in a way that I can see the beautiful purpose that's brought meaning to things I thought were going to take me under."
Allison J. Althoff is Today's Christian Woman's online editor. Follow her on Twitter @ajalthoff.
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I love how real she is. And how realistic she is; recognizing that we're all mess and imperfect, and that's so wonderful about God's love. He loves us EVEN THOUGH. I like how she isn't preachy and doesn't try to act perfect. She's just so real and so refreshing. I listen to her music every day.
I feel sorry for those who continue to bash Amy about her divorce. It's been how many years? God doesn't hang on to our sins if we ask forgiveness of Him. Amy talks about how she has made mistakes, and she's talked about the pain of divorce. She does not speak lightly of it. Just because she doesn't share all her dirty laundry in public, in a church, so all of us can hear, does not mean she has not dealt with it with God. You can't listen to her new album and not hear that her heart is in a good relationship with the Lord. If we continue to judge her for her past mistakes, we are nothing but Pharisees.


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