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Katarina's Birth Story
My husband had been deployed to Iraq for three months, and I was due any day. It started to dawn on me that I was going to have to do this alone. My family was not able to come down for the birth and I was getting scared. The evening before my due date, the doorbell rang and my in-laws greeted me. I was so shocked and relieved to see them! It was a great surprise! We talked until around 11 PM, then I sent my husband a quick goodnight email and went to bed.
I woke up on the dot at 3 AM with what I thought was a horrible gas pain. Four minutes later, the pain came again. I thought it might be a Braxton-Hicks contraction, so I got up and walked around. Over the next 15 minutes, they kept getting stronger and continued every four minutes. I woke up my in-laws, and then emailed my husband to let him know this was it. He was on shift at the time, and called my cell phone immediately.
At the hospital, I found out I was five centimeters and fully effaced. The pains were still like gas pains and I told the nurse the pain felt like a seven on a scale of one to ten. She laughed and said, "Honey, I have three kids and unfortunately this pain is probably only around a two compared to what it will be." I really wanted to sock her in the face because she had no idea how painful this was. Now that I think back, I realize she was completely right.
It was like my husband was right there with me because he called every 15 minutes to check in. He was on the phone with me during my contractions and he coached me through by breathing with me. I decided very quickly that I wanted an epidural, and it worked wonders! The nurse said she would dilate me the last centimeter manually during my next contraction since I couldn't seem to get past nine centimeters. That is when the epidural gave out and I felt extreme pain. I felt the urge to push, and she said to go ahead. I pushed for two hours.
It was hard doing my Lamaze breathing because I couldn't catch my breath the first 30 minutes. After I learned how to push, the last hour and a half was much easier, although very painful. It felt like I was pushing out shards of glass each time. Right when I thought I was about to die, the head came out and the pressure was relieved.
My husband experienced the birth with me. He called three minutes before the birth, and his dad held the phone out so he could hear everything. When our baby took her first cry, my husband was there with me, even though he was half a world away. It was a birth neither of us will forget. I was nervous giving birth alone, but the military doctors really took care of me.
I don't remember much of the pain anymore. Most of my birth memories are of being excited to meet my baby throughout the labor. It was the best experience of my life, and I can't wait to go through it again someday!


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Q&A: I'm considering switching my OB-GYN, but don't know if it's too late.
I am currently 18 weeks pregnant and I'm unhappy with my doctor. What type of questions should I ask doctors when I'm looking for a new one?
You should ask about his or her availability after hours. Many doctors are in "on-call" groups, and you need to know how many there are in his group, or does he or she deliver all of the babies with little or no coverage. Is there a Maternal-Fetal Medicine subspecialist the doctor uses for particularly difficult pregnancies. No one can know it all. What are the policies on anesthesia, episiotomy, and other aspects of labor? Does the hospital being used have a Level III or at least a Level II nursery for high-risk newborns? What is the training of the doctor(s)? What are his or her indications for C-section–do they follow ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) guidelines? Except for your safety and the baby's safety, does the doctor otherwise "hang kind of loose" on other considerations that should be your choice, like Dad in the room, pictures of the newborn, etc.?
These are starters. One of the most important things is patience with these questions. If the doctor seems too busy to take the time to answer them, that's a bad sign. Assuming you're comfortable with a doctor's training and expertise, you also need to be comfortable with the doctor's personality and readiness to address all of your concerns.

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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin budget analysts said today that Medicaid will have a deficit of $141 million in state funds by the middle of 2013.
The non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau announced the estimate -- but it also cautioned that Governor Scott Walker's prescription for fixing the shortfall might not work out as planned.
For one thing, the bureau said there's no guarantee that the Obama administration will approve changes in BadgerCare Plus that could save around $93 million.
The Fiscal Bureau also said there's "little information" available to evaluate the proposed saving of $75 million by increasing audits and better coordination, both to assure the most cost-efficient care.
The state's Health Services agency has not commented on the new report.
The total deficit includes the adding of $72 million to remove the enrollment limit for the Family Care program, which some lawmakers are against even though the federal government has ordered the change.


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The Ultimate Let Down
What a disappointment the Jerky Boy's head out to the magic and Heat game in Tampa Florida and by some strange chance the basketball court that they would be playing on had some oily substance that prevented the game from going. From what I understand Van Gundy was at the arena early in the morning with Vince Carter and the rest of the boy's and they noticed immediately that there was something wrong J.J. Riddick had said that it felt like playing on a floor of butter. It amazes me how unorganized the St. Pete Tampa Forum Arena staffs are I mean who really does something like put the wrong chemical on the floor. I'm beginning to think that something fishy was going on maybe the person that did this was paid to do this so the Miami Heat wouldn't have to suffer the embarrassment and if you think about it you know it could be a possibility because the Orlando Magic is to much for the Heat even though I know that when the season starts the Heat will adjust and start to play a little better but even then they will still be in fear of the Magic. I also heard that Van Gundy had text the coach of the Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra and gave him a heads up about the condition of the court but I'm sure he already knew what time it was with the whole oil deal. What bothered me the most was that the arena was filled with fans of both teams and we all were expecting a great preseason game and it didn't happen. It seemed like by the time we all got comfortable in our seats we had to get up and leave because they put up a sign on the big screen apologizing for the cancelation of the game and that is when everybody started booing and demanding they get there money back. There was a group that was sitting next to us and they came all the way from Israel, yes you heard me right they came specifically to support the Orlando Magic I mean these dudes looked dedicated they had the Magic jersey's and they had Magic head bands as well. They were telling us that they came from there country just to watch the pregame and even though it may seem crazy to come out here for them it would be the only chance to see an NBA game live. They hoped that they could at least be compt some tickets for next years season so that by then they could make arrangements to come back out. I guess if you want to look at the bright side at least the players came out on the court for 20 minutes but the crowd was so upset that they started chucking drinks and water bottles at the Miami Heat and then they all quickly left. All I know is the Miami Heat better get ready because they got to deal with the Magic on October 29th, 2010 and I guarantee that the magic will destroy them in there own back yard of Miami so mark my words they will loose to the Orlando Big Body Magic.


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I woke about 3:00 A.M. to the sound of a few raindrops splattering the tent. Dawn revealed cloud-covered skies, not an unwelcome development since our morning will be spent in the lower elevation sections of the famed Superstition Mountains.
Early on, we crossed under Highway 60 through a concrete culvert, after which the Trail followed a nice ridgeline north through the desert toward the Superstitions. Far away, the high crest of the range looked like it was supporting big oak and pine trees; a surprise, I had always thought of the Superstitions as an arid desert range.
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Later, the sun broke out and we found water for some distance along Whitford Creek. Past the Reavis Canyon Trail trailhead, we met another Grand Enchantment Trail thru hiker, Andy, from Gunnison, Colorado. Andy warned us "you are about to start a pretty steep climb."
Andy was right. A mile or so later, the Trail left the canyon bottom and began an unrelenting 2,500 foot climb to the crest of the range high above. We had lunch about half way up the climb, after which Terry turned on some jet engines he had hidden somewhere and charged up the remainder of the ridge. I did not catch up to him for several hours. He waited for me at the Roger's Trough Trailhead.
It was pretty late in the day, but we needed to push on to Reavis Ranch in order to make up some of the miles we had squandered the past two days. So we left Roger's Trough and headed into the remarkable Superstition Wilderness area. It was quite a surprise to see so many Ponderosa Pines at this relatively low elevation. This is really beautiful country.
Roger's Canyon
The name "Reavis" is plastered all over the map - Reavis Trail, Reavis Canyon, Reavis Ranch, Reavis Gap, and so on. Elisha Reavis was a colorful character who established Reavis Ranch in the early 1870's, and lived there as a reclusive hermit till his death in 1896 at age 69. His body was discovered beside the very trail we were walking, by a friend checking in on him. Reavis reportedly fought Apache warriors near his home and raised vegetables, which he sold to nearby mining camps and Army outposts.
Very late in the day we camped just short of Reavis Ranch on a lovely, wide, grassy bench above a good flow of water in Reavis Creek. There were few of Reavis's large apple trees nearby displaying springtime white blossoms. It was cold and getting dark when we finally cooked dinner and settled down for a chilly night's sleep.
We covered twenty-five miles that day.
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Everyday Racism & Racialized Ex-Inmates: Obstacles to Achieving Anti-Racist Correctional Social Work Practice
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Social Work
Rick Sin
Racism within the criminal justice system is a serious concern. Yet, despite the unfortunate circumstances and injustice confronting racialized inmates, there are very few studies, which critically examine the rampant racial discrimination that they experience on a daily basis in Ontario's jails and detention centres.
This exploratory study describes a qualitative investigation of racism from the perspective of racialized ex-inmates who have been through the Ontario criminal justice system. Based on semi-structured, qualitative interviews, the purpose of this project is to open up the debate about what is missing when we examine racism in institutions. In bringing this new knowledge forward, the analysis is based on major themes such as: everyday racism, racial profiling, dual and intersecting oppressions, whiteness, and solutions and barriers.
The results exemplify the subtle yet deliberate attempt to subdue any discussion of everyday racism and to downplay incidents of racist behaviour. This study emphasizes that efforts to contribute to the elimination of racial injustice in correctional social work practice must not be on conflated notions of cultural differences or on theoretically driven anti-oppression models but rather on the everyday reality of racism.
Recommended Citation
Moore, Meredith, "Everyday Racism & Racialized Ex-Inmates: Obstacles to Achieving Anti-Racist Correctional Social Work Practice" (2009). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4357.
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Top Reasons To Be Excited About The Florida Panthers This Season
The Florida Panthers opened training camp last week and are preparing to play in their first preseason game of the new season on Wednesday night against the Dallas Stars at the BB&T Center.
Bjugstad Scores As Panthers Beat Maple Leafs 4-2
Nick Bjugstad had two goals and an assist to lift the Florida Panthers to a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
Panthers Look For A Win Against Stars
With five games remaining, a number of clichés can be applied to the Dallas Stars' push toward the playoffs.
Hurricanes Extend Home Dominance Of Panthers, 5-1
Riley Nash and Alexander Semin scored 87 seconds apart early in the Carolina Hurricanes' 5-1 rout of the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
Panthers Beat Red Wings 5-4 In SO
The Detroit Red Wings set themselves up to win a season-high third straight game at home without their two best players.
Jovanovski Sparks Panthers To 4-3 Win Over Sabres
Ed Jovanovski scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist in his 1,100th career game, sparking the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Panthers Stop Islanders' Surge With 4-2 Victory
Scottie Upshall scored a short-handed goal and had an assist to lead the Florida Panthers over the New York Islanders 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Red Wings Edge Panthers 4-3
Henrik Zetterberg didn't wait long to make an impact in his first game back from injury.
Panthers Get 10-round Shootout Win Over Capitals
Tomas Kopecky scored the winning goal in the 10th round of the shootout, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.
Nash, Lundqvist Lead Rangers Past Panthers 5-2
Rick Nash scored his second goal of the season and Henrik Lundqvist rebounded from a poor game with 31 saves to lift the New York Rangers over the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Wednesday night.


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At the clinic
"A coffee machine!"
"What a magicaaaaaal! You put the coin and get a little coffee warm!!!"
"What a amazing technology in nowadays! I will die without seeing everything in this life!"
"I loved it! I need more coins! I want to come here more often!"
Small and strangers pleasures, part 2 - food
"Pass the butter on cracker of salt and water"
"Put a cracker on top of another, as in a sandwich"
"Bite and see little snakes made of butter coming out of through the holes"
Small and strangers pleasures
"Take away the nail polish with nails (it must getting out of once)"
"Throw castor beans in the street (if it's a decline, better)"
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Oh my gosh! We used to have this great bakery - Cielo Bakery - in Spokane that made the most wonderful peanut butter & jelly bars. Then they closed and I have been craving them ever since. These bars are exactly like Cielo Bakery's!! I make them in a 9x9 pan instead of the 13x9 so they're thicker, and leave off the peanut butter chips. Maybe bake another 5 minutes, but not long.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
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Oh Wow! These bars are great! Made them exactly as the recipe was written, except that I didn't have a 9 x 13 mine was 9.5 x 13.5, but it worked out just fine. I used Dry Roasted Peanuts and pulsed them a bit in a mini food processor. Heaven. Hubby loves them too.
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freedom tower.
I was immediately reminded of the HBO logo (http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/HBOLogo.jpg). It's nice, but not memorable.
Dont like the gradient at all. I know WHY it was done but it wasn't executed as well as it could've been.
Pedestrian, nondescript and dated looking, and doesn't do the building justice. From a branding standpoint I'm also trying to understand how outsourcing this historic logo makes any sense.
Oh get over it people it looks nice. Get a job and stop whining.
Henry, Henry, henry…. Don't, play with th big boys! You are way out of your depth. I am sure you think it looks nice… Now go do something useful . Clearly your aesthetics are banal
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Aussie Pet Mobile was founded in Australia in 1996 and came to the United States in October of 1999. There are over 100 Franchisees servicing more than 500 territories in the United States and we are currently in 8 countries worldwide. Due to the exceptional service and professionalism of our company, Aussie Pet Mobile is ranked #1 in the Mobile Pet Grooming Industry, with no other competitor of similar scale on the market."
Just like humans, dogs and cats require regular grooming to stay healthy. Without regular bathing, pets are more susceptible to ringworms and mites, as well as to infections in the nose, mouth, eyes and ears. Matted or unbrushed fur can pull uncomfortably on skin and lead to hot spots; improper nail care can lead to early arthritis. But, thanks to the growing number of mobile grooming services such as Aussie Pet Mobile, your pet will receive the best Groom out there!"
Your Puppy's first groom should occur after they have had their first puppy shots. This is typically when they reach 16 weeks. A professional introduction to grooming will be positive as well as enjoyable for your puppy.
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HPCL to partner Shapoorji Pallonji Group for LNG terminal
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) and Mumbai-based infrastructure major Shapoorji Pallonji will next week sign a joint venture pact to set up a terminal for import of liquid gas (LNG) on Gujarat coast at a cost of about Rs 5,000 crore.
The state-owned firm and SP Ports Pvt Ltd, a unit of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, plan to set up the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Chhara in Gujarat''s Junagadh district through a 50:50 joint venture, HPCL Chairman and Managing Director S Roy Choudhury said here today.
"We will next week sign a joint venture agreement," he said.
SP Ports is already developing a greenfield, all weather, direct berthing port in Junagadh district. HPCL and SP Ports are carrying out a detailed feasibility study for establishing technical and commercial viability of setting up a LNG import and regasification terminal of 5 million tonnes per annum capacity at the proposed Port.
The port is connected to a gas pipeline grid and evacuation of the fuel would not be an issue, he said.
"We are targetting three and half years for completion of the project from zero date," he said.
HPCL, which owns a 6.5 million tons refinery at Mumbai and a 8.3 million tons unit at Vizag besides owning a quarter of 49,077 petrol pumps in the country, had missed on the LNG business in past but now wants to make up for it.
Gujarat already has two functional ports at Dahej and Hazira. A third one is under planning by Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at Mundra. The Chhara terminal would be the fourth in the state.
India has three operational LNG import facilities -- a 10 million tonnes unit at Dahej operated by Petronet LNG, a 3.6 million tonnes terminal of Shell-Total at Hazira in Gujarat, and a 5 million tonnes facility at Dahbol in Maharashtra.
A similar capacity import facility will come up at Kochi in Kerala this year.
Currently, the Dahej and Hazira terminals are under expansion to 15 million tonnes and 5 million tonnes capacity, respectively. Dabhol capacity too is proposed to be doubled.
Also, GAIL and Shell are putting up separate floating LNG terminal at Kakianda, off Andhra Pradesh coast, while Petronet is building one at Gangavaram in the same state.
Indian Oil (IOC) is building a 5 million tonnes LNG terminal in Ennore, near Chennai, by 2016 at a cost of Rs 4,320 crore.
GSPC is also planning to commission an LNG terminal with a capacity of 5 million tonnes at Mundra by 2015-16.
The rush for LNG terminals is because domestic natural gas production of close to 144 million standard cubic meters per day is meeting just half of the demand. The demand for gas is projected to grow exponentially in future.
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Farming, Ranching, and Mining During the Westward Movement (page 2)
So many farmers moving to the same geographical area in such a short time brought its own problems. The Great Plains had abundant grassy land, perfect for cattle to graze on or for the cultivation of grain, but lacking in water and timber. Without a reliable water supply, farmers could not irrigate their crops; without timber, they could not build houses or barns. In 1862, the government created the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help settlers address these problems.
Two notable American writers captured the westward migration and farming on the Great Plains in great detail: Willa Cather and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Cather traveled from Virginia to Nebraska with her family in 1873. She wrote several classic novels of immigrant pioneers on the Great Plains. Her best- known novel, My Ántonia (1927), tells the story of a Bohemian (Czech) family adjusting to life on the Great Plains. Wilder was born in Wisconsin. As a child, she traveled in a covered wagon to Indian Territory in Oklahoma, to Minnesota, and finally to the Dakota Territory, where her family settled for good. She recounted the story of her childhood and girlhood in a famous series of books called the "Little House" stories. By the Shores of Silver Lake, Little Town on the Prairie, and the rest of the series constitute a valuable history of the migrant pioneer experience in the 1870s and 1880s.
The cowboy is a popular figure of American myth, but he is not fictional: he really existed. His most important job was to herd ranch cattle to the railroads.
The first Spaniards who came to the New World saw immediately that the Southwest was an ideal place to raise the cattle that they had brought with them. Three hundred years later, Texans were still raising cattle. The industry spread across the Great Plains as the buffalo population dwindled and died out. Ranchers also raised sheep, but this brought on fierce clashes between sheep ranchers and cattle ranchers; each believed that the other's livestock was taking more than its fair share of the available grass. As ranching spread westward and northward, the government determined that ranchers could allow their cattle to graze freely on the open range. Water was scarce in the Southwest, and every successful rancher owned property near a water source.
During the years of the great cattle boom after the Civil War, cowboys were a mixed group of freedmen, Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Civil War veterans—black as well as white. These men led harsh outdoor lives and earned little money. The first step in herding the cattle to the railroad was the roundup; the cattle had to be gathered from the open range and identified as a particular rancher's property by the brand (an initial or symbol burned into the animal's flesh). The cowboys then drove thousands of cattle over hundreds of miles, usually to railroad depots in Kansas. Besides being outdoors in all types of weather throughout the long drive, cowboys had to watch for stampedes and prevent the animals from straying from the herd. They had to cope with obstacles like unexpected storms and flooded rivers. Once they got the cattle to the depot, the cowboys would be paid for their hard work—and would usually spend their wages immediately, drinking and gambling in the towns.
All cowboys were male, but women worked as hard on the ranch as men did. They had to take care of their own families and also all hands on the ranch. Women made and mended all the clothing, cooked the food, raised the children, and doctored the sick. A woman rancher could also fire a gun, fix anything that got broken, use a branding iron, and herd cattle or sheep to pasture.
A combination of factors ended the cattle boom around 1890. First, ranchers had been so successful that the supply of cattle was starting to exceed the demand, which meant that prices for beef were falling. Second, the invention of barbed wire allowed ranchers to fence off their lands so that others could not have access to the water or grass on their property. This drove many small ranchers and farmers out of business. Third, seven straight months of extremely severe blizzards in 1886–1887 (described by Laura Ingalls Wilder in The Long Winter) killed up to 90 percent of the herds. Many ranchers survived by expanding their sheep herds. The era of the cowboy was effectively over.
The California Gold Rush of 1849 ushered in an era of mining in the West. After the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, the next strike was at Pike's Peak in 1858. In 1859, a rich silver vein was tapped in the Carson River Valley in present-day Nevada. The Comstock Lode turned out to be worth more than $500 million. Miners also found gold in the Klondike district on the border of Alaska Territory, which had been acquired by Secretary of State William Seward in 1867. Seward had been roundly criticized for the purchase—people called Alaska "Seward's Folly" or "Johnson's Polar-Bear Garden." The critics were effectively silenced when the miners struck gold. The United States paid Russia $7.2 million for Alaska; by 1900, Americans had mined hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of gold from the new territory.
Mining communities were largely male, and only the strongest could survive in one. Immigrant miners from all nations found themselves forced out by those who had been born in the United States or the territories. Violence abounded, partly because there was no law enforcement authority. Miners had to settle their own differences, and vigilante "justice" was swift and merciless.
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Last week FOX 7 told you about the failing grade the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gave the Austin Fire Department for how it selected its cadets last year.
Well now the Department of Justice is saying the City's current hiring process for 2013 is no better when it comes to discrimination.
In a letter to the City of Austin this week from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Feds say they've determined "the city is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against African Americans and Hispanics."
In response, Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr issued a statement referring to the discrimination as "unintended."
Kerr said "I will continue to work with the City Law Department and the Department of Justice with regard to the hiring practices of the Austin Fire Department.'
City Manager Marc Ott also issued a statement saying "We appreciate the Justice Department's attention to this matter and the acknowledgement of our cooperation during the investigation. We have been unable to find a solution on our own and that is unfortunate."
"This is how I interpret that. You've got all these opposing parties who work for the same department. You've got city management, you've got the regular union, you've got the black unions, you've got a fire chief. And none of these folks for the most part have combined their efforts and said 'Look, let's get this done. Let's get away from thinking about dumbing down the process or affirmative action. Let's talk about how to make this a fair process and let's agree not to sue each other but to get the right outcome. But nobody will say that," said Nelson Linder with the Austin Chapter of the NAACP.
Linder says the discrimination at the fire department has been a problem for a long time.
He has spoken with minorities who are currently firefighters and those who didn't make the cut.
"When I talk to black folks who have taken this exam, they don't say specifics. They are surprised that they failed it. And these are very intelligent people. That's why I think obviously, it's a process and the way the whole test is structured. I think they're giving too much credit to things that people are not familiar with," Linder said.
Currently whites make up 79 percent of the department. African Americans make up 4 percent and Hispanics, 15 percent.
Gavino Fernandez with LULAC says if the city can't solve this, they need to look around.
"This is one where we need to go back to the drawing board and reassess with a different test. We have large communities throughout the country where there are heavy minority communities that have fire departments. Maybe we need to look at the tests that they apply or they use. For example, San Antonio, Laredo, all those large communities that have large Latino populations," Fernandez said.
The Department of Justice letter says the United States will file its complaint in late October.
The DOJ is hoping the city will adopt and implement new employment practices that don't violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- as well as provide relief to African American and Hispanic applicants who were harmed by their hiring practices.
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Also, unlike a lot of actors and actresses we can mention, he does it on cue. Just give him the emotion you want him to convey, and he'll do it.
No tantrums, no silly demands, no huge trailers - just a nice bowl of Bonio and he will be what ever you want him to be.
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Complete this Hatch Chile Burger
- soniabegonia Sep 1, 2009 11:23 AM
I have a freezer-ful of roasted Hatch chiles and thought I'd make Hatch chile burgers tonight. I have some ideas but need some help enhancing & editing them. I want it to be fairly hot, but not uncomfortably hot. I also want the chiles to be the star of this burger. Please help me complete this burger.
1/3 lb patty
Roasted & peeled Hatch chiles (hot ones - they are pretty dang hot)
Cheddar cheese – I just happen to have some but I'd be open to ideas… maybe Jack or some other milder cheese that would enhance the chile flavor
Chipotle mayo (chopped chipotles in adobo mixed w/ mayo, garlic powder, maybe some lime juice) – do you think this would enhance the chile flavor or interfere with it? Any other ideas for a sauce/lube??
Paper thin slices of red onion
A single leaf of lettuce
I feel like it's missing something but I also don't want to pile on the toppings that would detract from the chiles. Some optional toppings I'm considering:
Fried egg?
My Hatch Chile burger last night had cheddar, which I thought paired well, and lightly caramelized farmer's market onions, and it was heaven. I love chipotle but I think it would interfere. The onions and the burger itself were both very juicy so I did not use anything else to "lube" it and in fact had juices running down my arm.
How about slow roasting the tomatoes? I agree about the chipolte in the mayo, a no go. The avocado could be your lube for the bun.
I agree that the chipotle would clash with the Hatch chiles. Just go with regular mayo. Other than that it sounds pretty good; I'd only add a nice ripe slice of tomato.
One way of deepening flavor (re Paul Prudhomme) is to make different uses of the chili peppers.
Such as finely chopping a pepper and caramelizing it with some onions and a bit of garlic and THEN incorporating it -cooled- into the meat before cooking.
Any chance you make your own buns?
Could a mayo made with lime complement this?
Try incorporating things in the meat. Ground parmesan goes well, as does bacon, roast red peppers and onions. Also makes the burger easier to eat. If you do this beat (Kitchen aid plus beater) for 2-3 minutes. Makes the patties hold together better.
When I lived in Albuquerque, I ate no less than one a week. But that was when I was a skinny girl and worked two jobs.
I know the one constant on my burgers was monterey jack, I love the melt it gives and it goes so well with the Hatch chile, and lots of black pepper. I also have to have fresh onion, not carmelized (they can be too sweet for me sometimes). And like you I prefer only lettuce and tomato.. There's nothing like a good beef hamburger, cooked to a medium rate perfection with Hatch chiles on it. But monterey jack for sure, red onion would be excellent too. I wouldn't throw it in the trash if there was a great piece of avocado on it.
I think this is when "Less is More" is so true. Have a great dinner, this is my favorite hamburger.
I'd skip the rabbit food and mayo and switch the cheddar to a monterey jack. You want the hatch chile to be the star (or co-star with the patty) and I think those other things will detract.
Focus on a finely prepared burger, good meat, sufficient fat, loosely packed and liberally salted and peppered. Cooked properly with properly melted cheese and cover with the roasted chiles and a lightly buttered toasted bun. No vegetables, no ketchup, no mayo, nothing else is needed.
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I like the rabbit food but on the side. A little lettuce, cucumber, onion, tomato to eat during the burger or afterward as a palate cleanser. As you said, vegetation in the burger detracts. I usually like ketchup but not on this baby.
Can't say I've ever made a Hatch chile burger but I have used other cooked peppers, mild or hot or both
Thanks everyone for your input. I ended up making 2 versions and sharing with the hubby. I used 80/20 patties.
1. Chiles, sharp cheddar, red onion (raw), avocado, lettuce, mayo w/ some garlic & chopped Hatch chiles
2. Chiles, Monterey Jack, fried egg, grilled onions (not caramelized, just cooked with the burger to dark brown), lettuce, same mayo
The hubby liked the bite of the raw onion but I preferred the bitterness of the grilled. I though the fried egg added a great richness and will likely become a standard topping for my burgers. I nixed the tomato at the last minute because they were already pretty tall.
They were both delicious but one thing they were missing was acid to balance out all that richness. Even the chiles didn't provide enough acidity. I thought I had a lime in the fridge but turned out I didn't, but that would have been nice in the sauce. I did like the sharp cheddar for the contrast. I guess generally, I prefer a balance of flavors and I like having that acidic or bitter note.
I attached some pics though the quality is not great.
re: soniabegonia
Too late, but my local burger place has a burger that has green chiles, monterey jack, bacon and sour cream. It's good with Ortega chiles, I bet it would be mind-bending with Hatch chiles. Maybe next time.
re: soniabegonia
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They looks pretty tasty to me, I'm not a huge cheddar fan, that is unless I'm eating a hunk of it with a dry sliced salami. But they do look great especially your burgers they look very well made. perfect.


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I actually totally forgot about the Nokia Tube cellphone; you know, the one that was associated with ripping off the iPhone's everything. But, based on a these pics, it doesn't look like Nokia has a leg to stand on. Who knows, maybe this is some crappy, yet convincing Photoshop job. Course, keep in mind that the quality of the photos are of a comparable caliber of the phone's purported UI.
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Despite being down by as much as 21 points in the first half, Northeast crawled back in to the game and trailed at halftime, 45-34. Cutting the lead to one, 82-81, Southeastern made two free throws to push the lead to three and then on to the final score.
Four Hawks scored in double figures: Jabbar Washington with 25, Lyle Hexom with 16, Khapri Alston with 15, and Buay Tauch with 13. Alston led the team in rebounds with eight.
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Finally, It's The BCS Bowl That No One Has A Reason To Care About [Orange Bowl Live Thread]
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The tradition of the Rose Bowl isn't there. The allure of undefeated teams like Texas, Alabama, Boise State, TCU or Cincinnati is non-existent, and there's no Tim Tebow-like transcendent player.
Instead, there's Iowa's hideously ugly defensive style, and Georgia Tech's option offense. Neither team can make a claim as one of the best of the best, but it should at least be an interesting contrast in style.
The game starts at 8:00, and you can watch it on FOX. 75% of you picked Georgia Tech to win, but Iowa has surprised us a few times this year, so anything can happen. Chat it up here throughout the evening and as always, enjoy the game!


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Your bucket gives you a key-value interface to store and retrieve data objects up to 5 GBs in size. You can interact with your bucket in Python with cloud.bucket or in the shell with picloud bucket.
In addition to reasons outlined in Why Store Data on the Cloud?, your bucket is great if:
- You want an easy way to store and retrieve objects.
- You want a way to share data publicly with a URL.
- You want fast store and retrieve performance for single objects.
The simplest way to put data in your bucket is by uploading a file already on your local file system. In Python, use cloud.bucket.put():
>>> cloud.bucket.put('your_file.txt', 'obj_path')
If obj_path is omitted, then the file_path your_file.txt is used as the object path (key name). The function will block until the file has been uploaded, which may take some time for large files.
Uploads are handled atomically (all or nothing). If your machine crashes during upload, the object will not appear in your bucket.
The shell equivalent is:
$ picloud bucket put your_file.txt obj-path
obj-path must be specified when using picloud bucket.
If you have a large local file, you may wish to verify if the bucket copy is different before re-uploading it. Use sync_to_cloud:
>>> cloud.bucket.sync_to_cloud('your_file.txt', 'obj_path')
$ picloud bucket sync_to_cloud your_file.txt obj-path
In Python, you can upload directly from memory. cloud.bucket.putf() allows you to pass in a string, or file-like object (supports read() method) as an object.
Here's an example of creating an object with path README with contents specified as a string in Python:
>>> cloud.bucket.putf('This the content of the file.\n', 'README')
If the file-like object does not support seek(), it will be buffered in memory to determine its size.
To do this, you'll need to convert your object into a string, a process known as serialization. You can do this using pickle from the Python standard library.
>>> import cPickle as pickle
>>> cloud.bucket.putf(pickle.dumps(obj), 'OBJ_KEY')
To see a list of objects in your bucket in lexical order, use list:
>>> cloud.bucket.list()
['data1', 'data2', 'data3']
$ picloud bucket list
Your bucket is not a traditional filesystem; there is no concept of directories. However, you use slashes, /, to group and organize your objects. This will make it easier when Searching by Prefix.
For example, you could separate objects into two classes by having all keys begin with classA or classB followed by a /:
To make it easier to work with '/' separators, almost all functions in cloud.bucket include an optional prefix keyword. If present, the prefix + '/' is prepended to the obj_path to form an effective_obj_path. As an example, to put a file named blue into your bucket with key classA/blue, you can do:
>>> cloud.bucket.put('/path/to/blue', prefix='classA')
$ picloud bucket put --prefix=classA /path/to/blue blue
Prefixes provide a powerful way to namespace your objects. To ensure that object paths in one project never conflict with that of another, use a unique prefix for each project.
Assume the bucket contains the class objects from the previous section. To get a list of only classB objects, use the prefix option:
>>> cloud.bucket.list('classB')
['classB/black', 'classB/white']
In the shell,
$ picloud bucket list --prefix classB
Note that the prefix searched for does not have to be followed by a slash. Any arbitrary string prefix will work:
>>> cloud.bucket.list('classA/gre')
list will never return more than the requested max_keys (up to 1,000) and sometimes will return even fewer. In Python, if list did not return all results, the resultant list's truncated attribute will be set to True. In the CLI, truncation is indicated by the message "...Results are truncated..." in stderr.
There are two ways to handle truncation:
- Use iterlist in lieu of list. iterlist guarantees that all results will be returned. Beware that because iterlist is internally making many serial requests to PiCloud, iterating over a large number of results will take a long time. In Python, cloud.bucket.iterlist() will return an iterator, as the name suggests.
- If an iterator is not a natural choice (say, for pagination), make use of markers.
To obtain further keys, make a subsequent call to cloud.bucket.list() with marker set to the last item returned in the previous results. Here's an example of a query with a marker:
>>> cloud.bucket.list(marker='data2')
$ picloud bucket list --marker data2
data3 is the only returned key since the traversal was started at, but not including, data2. See the source code of cloud.bucket.iterlist() for an example of complete transversal with list.
An object can be retrieved from any machine using get. In Python, use cloud.bucket.get():
>>> cloud.bucket.get('obj_path', 'file_path')
The bucket object at obj_path will be downloaded and stored on the filesystem as file_path. If file_path is omitted, obj_path will be the file_path.
In the shell,
$ picloud bucket get obj_path file_path
file_path must be specified. To use (the basename of) obj_path as the file_path, set file_path to ..
If you have a large bucket object, you may wish to verify if the local file system copy is different before re-downloading it. Use sync_from_cloud:
>>> cloud.bucket.sync_from_cloud('obj_path', 'file_path')
$ picloud bucket sync_from_cloud obj_path file_path
In Python only, you can stream data from your bucket to your machine with cloud.bucket.getf():
>>> f = cloud.bucket.getf('obj_path')
f is a cloud.bucket.CloudBucketObject, a file-like object. It supports reading a fixed number of bytes read(n), and can be used as an iterator. Data is streamed from your bucket in chunks only on an as-needed basis.
If no data is fetched from your bucket for over 60 seconds, the connection will automatically timeout. Further calls to the CloudBucketObject will throw exceptions.
You can choose to retrieve only a select portion of an object, specified by the start byte position and end byte position.
>>> cloud.bucket.get('obj_path', 'file_path', start_byte=10, end_byte=100)
>>> f = cloud.bucket.get('obj_path', start_byte=10, end_byte=100)
The above commands will retrieve only bytes 10-100 inclusive (total of 91 bytes) either to a file (get) or to a file-like object in Python (getf).
In the shell,
$ picloud bucket get --start-byte=10 --end-byte=100 obj_path .
Neither sync_from_cloud nor put support byte ranges.
Use info to obtain meta-data about the object. Information includes object size, modification time, and the object's md5 sum:
>>> cloud.bucket.info('obj_path')
{u'cache-control': None,
u'content-disposition': None,
u'content-encoding': u'None',
u'content-type': u'application/octet-stream',
u'created': u'Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:02:16 GMT',
u'last-modified': u'Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:14:06 GMT',
u'md5sum': u'9ea800a59d0b15eb7a6dbac0b7d582b5',
u'public': True,
u'size': 1267,
u'url': u'https://s3.amazonaws.com/pi-user-buckets/kljdaslkjdas/obj_path'
$ picloud bucket info obj_path
size: 1267
created: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:02:16 GMT
last-modified: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:14:06 GMT
md5sum: 9ea800a59d0b15eb7a6dbac0b7d582b5
public: True
url: https://s3.amazonaws.com/pi-user-buckets/kljdaslkjdas/obj_path
content-disposition: None
content-encoding: None
cache-control: None
Many of the fields relate to HTTP headers that are only relevant if the object is public.
You can make any object publicly retrievable by anyone over HTTP. Just use make_public:
In Python,
>>> cloud.bucket.make_public('obj_path')
'https://s3.amazonaws.com/pi-user-buckets/[random folder]/[key name]'
The returned URL can now be used by anyone to download the contents of the bucket object obj_path.
In bash,
$ picloud bucket make-public obj_path
https://s3.amazonaws.com/pi-user-buckets/[random folder]/[key name]
You are responsible for the bandwidth consumed by users accessing the URL. To revoke public accessibility, use make_private:
>>> cloud.bucket.make_private('obj_path')
$ picloud bucket make-private obj_path
You can see a public object's URL at anytime with the info query. Note that the format of the URL will always your public URL folder concatenated with the object path. You can see what your public URL folder is with the cloud.bucket.public_url_folder() python function or the picloud bucket public-url-folder shell command.
You may wish to control the HTTP headers that will be in the response to a request to the public URL. This can be done by specifying headers in the make_public call.
Possible standard HTTP headers are:
All other headers are considered custom and will have x-amz-meta- prepended to them in the response.
>>> cloud.bucket.make_public('foo',headers={'content-type': 'text/x-python', 'purpose' : 'basic_script'})
$ picloud bucket make-public -d content-type=text/x-python -d purpose=basic_script foo
The headers in the response to a request for https://s3.amazonaws.com/pi-user-buckets/kljdaslkjdas/foo will include:
Use the info command to see what headers have been set. Clear all custom headers with the reset_headers parameter.
In addition to accessing a bucket the same way that any PiCloud client does, where you get the object (Retrieving an Object), all of your buckets will appear on the job's filesystem at the /bucket mount point.
Here's a Python program (basic-examples/bucket/thumbnail.py) that creates a thumbnail of a locally-resident image called face.jpg using cloud.call and the bucket feature:
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import cloud
import Image
import os
def thumbnail(obj_path):
"""Creates a thumbnail of an image object in bucket with path *obj_path*.
Output is a new object in bucket with 'thumb_' prepended."""
thumbnail_filename = 'thumb_' + obj_path
# Open the image directly from your bucket by accessing the /bucket mount
img = Image.open(os.path.join('/bucket',obj_path))
img.thumbnail((100,100), Image.ANTIALIAS)
# save the image directly to your bucket by writing to a file within /bucket
img.save(os.path.join('/bucket',thumbnail_filename), 'JPEG')
# put face.jpg into your bucket
# run thumbnail() on the cloud
jid = cloud.call(thumbnail, 'face.jpg')
# wait for job to finish
# download image
When this script is run on a machine, the highlighted lines will be run, not locally, but, on PiCloud.
In python use cloud.bucket.remove():
>>> cloud.bucket.remove('your_file.txt')
The shell equivalent is:
$ picloud bucket remove your_file.txt
In Python, you can also pass a list of files to remove: .. code-block:: python
>>> cloud.bucket.remove(['your_file.txt', 'your_file2.txt'])
With cloud.bucket.remove_prefix(), you can remove all files that begin with a certain prefix (or even every bucket if prefix is set to '').
To remove every file beginning with my_directory/ (that is contained within my_directory):
>>> cloud.bucket.remove_prefix('my_directory/')
The shell equivalent is:
$ picloud bucket remove-prefix my_directory/
Your bucket is used by our system (notebook, queues, etc.) to store information. Be weary of wiping all of your bucket objects!
When using buckets from outside of PiCloud, the performance highly depends on your network connection. However, the following should be considered reasonable:
Read: 0.5 - 1 MB/s
Write: 0.5 - 1 MB/s
Performance is significantly better when using buckets from within PiCloud, or the Amazon us-east-1 datacenter. The following rates should be expected:
Read: 8 MB/s
Write: 4 MB/s
As your Bucket is stored within the eventually consistent Amazon S3, your objects may take a few seconds to be visible after a put. In particular, if you replace the contents of an existing object with put, a subsequent get may temporarily return old data. For more information on Eventual Consistency, please see this guide (note that Buckets is in the US-Standard S3 region).


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The Next Stop on Tom Hiddleston's 'Please Love Me' Tour? Singing Karaoke in a Car
By Dustin Rowles | Videos | November 15, 2013 | Comments ()
I do so enjoy Tom Hiddleston. I really do! He was the best thing about two Thor movies, and his role in that movie has only been surpassed by his antics while promoting Thor. He is shameless, IN A GOOD WAY. Mostly. I mean, it's just that, you know, the lily has been gilded. How many times can you make an adorable fool of yourself before it stops being adorable? Save some for Thor 3, yo!
That said, he does have a great voice.
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This cake is outstanding, very moist, and semi-healthy with the pumpkin, apples, cranberries and nuts. The first time I made it, I made it to the T. The second time I made it after cooling the cake, I arranged pecans along the top of the cake and poured the glaze over them, eliminating the candied nuts altogether. I did not care for the pumpkin seeds on the top. Even candied they were dry and the cake is so yummy and moist. I like t call it my Thanksgiving cake because it has so many items in it.
Cranberry-Apple-Pumpkin Bundt
Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Heather Chadduck
Yield: Makes 12 servings
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Total: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 1/2 cups peeled and diced Granny Smith apples
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup finely chopped sweetened dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 4 large eggs
- 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Sugared Pecans and Pepitas
- Maple Glaze
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted, stirring halfway through. Cool 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°.
- 2. Toss diced apples in 2 Tbsp. melted butter to coat in a medium bowl; add cranberries, next 2 ingredients, and toasted pecans, and toss until well blended.
- 3. Beat granulated sugar and 1 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Add pumpkin and vanilla; beat just until blended.
- 4. Stir together 3 cups flour and next 3 ingredients. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition. Spoon half of batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (12-cup) Bundt pan. Spoon apple mixture over batter, leaving a 1/2-inch border around outer edge. Spoon remaining batter over apple mixture.
- 5. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack; cool completely (about 2 hours).
- 6. Meanwhile, prepare Sugared Pecans and Pepitas.
- 7. Prepare Maple Glaze; immediately spoon onto cooled cake. Arrange pecans and pepitas on cake.
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- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
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- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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Finding Hope and Joy in the Story of Your Life
September 30, 2014
Your life is a story. How are you living it? How can you find hope and joy in the story of your life? Read more
Perfect Is as Perfect Sees
September 22, 2014
I get it.
Every morning, I wake up refreshed. Okay, most mornings.
Same objectives. Same desires. Same hopes. Read more
The God of Possibilities
July 15, 2014
When I saw this tomato plant growing on the side of my house in the gravel path, it stirred up all kinds of spiritual truth possibilities. But the one that came to mind first was that with God, all things are possible. Read more
Easter Is About Removing Stones
April 14, 2014
Is God dead? That's the question debated in the new movie, God's Not Dead. If you haven't seen it, you can view the movie trailer here. People may answer that positively or negatively, strangely enough, according to their past or present experiences with a living God.
The debate is not a new one. For centuries people have chosen to believe or disbelieve in a God who not only rules the Universe, but One who offers a personal, loving relationship with the ones He created.
After viewing the movie–and I do recommend you see it–I think our capacity to believe may have to do with stones. Ones like the massive stone in front of Jesus' tomb. That's why I decided to share this post again with you this Easter. I hope it challenges you–and helps you find freedom to believe. And before you leave today, read to the end and think about joining me below in a powerful Easter Declaration! Read more
Palm Sunday
April 7, 2014
I wrote this short Easter meditation about Palm Sunday several years ago and wanted to share it with you again. I pray it blesses and encourages you as you begin this Easter season of celebration.
Palm Sunday
Rebecca Barlow Jordan
They did not see Him coming. Not Him. They saw a hope re-kindled, an end to their injustice, an easier path to follow.
They waved their palm offerings, laid down their finest clothes, but they saw only a temporary king, not a Suffering Servant. Read more
God's Pruning Is So Ruining
March 24, 2014
Character of God
God's character is so…out of character. At least from our point of view. Take pruning, for example. Read more
Book Review: Unquenchable, by Carol Kent
February 24, 2014
Book Review: A Look at the Painful "But if not's" of Life
Carol Kent's new book, Unquenchable, takes a hard look at the fiery struggles and trauma in the lives of believers who have walked through the painful, "but if not's" of life. With transparency and honesty she identifies with those who have faced crises of belief, sometimes questioning God's actions and their own faith as a result of difficult, life-altering events. Carol shares even more insights from her own personal journey involving her incarcerated son as well as other experiences from her own life and family members. Read more
What Hope Can Do
February 17, 2014
"How does a young man in the prime of life deal with an incurable disease, loss of strength, the news that he cannot be a father, and the likelihood of a shortened life-span?"
Today's guest post by Fran Sandin will challenge you to rethink your capabilities, refill your hope tank, and encourage you to discover God's incredible plan in the midst of impossible circumstances. It's not only a story of hope; it's a testimony to God's continual faithfulness.
Be sure and read to the end to discover how you can enter today's book giveaways.
His Journey of Hope Begins
At the age of 29, our son, Steve, began a journey we never expected. After completing his Master of Physical Therapy degree, he began working at a hospital and soon became ill with pneumonia. His doctor said, "Steve, I believe you have cystic fibrosis," Two positive tests confirmed the diagnosis, and he began respiratory therapy that he would need the rest of his life.
He Became His Own Caregiver
My husband, Jim, and I, were shocked as no one else in our family had his genetic disease. About 10% of CF patients are diagnosed in adulthood because one of the parents carries a mutation of the CF gene; and tests verified that truth for us. Cystic fibrosis destroys the lungs by clogging them with thick secretions and causes other organs to malfunction. Digestion is also affected, so Steve also began taking digestive enzymes. No cure is available for cystic fibrosis. As part of his physical therapy training, Steve had learned how to treat patients with CF, but he had no idea that he would eventually become his own caregiver.
Hope Finds a Permanent Home
The shock of this news had barely become reality when Steve almost died with kidney failure due to IGA nephropathy, a separate autoimmune disease. Added to his respiratory treatments, he then needed three trips a week to the hemodialysis clinic. Still, he continued working part time in home health PT. After three years, he switched to peritoneal dialysis that allowed him to use a computerized machine at home where he dialyzed at night. Finally he did not have the strength to continue his profession, but he used his time to begin a home-based business.
Steve lived every day with HOPE. As a child he had received Jesus as his Savior, and he continued growing in faith throughout his years. He prayed daily for healing, and believed that God could completely heal him, if it was His will. But one day Steve said, "Mom, I know God can heal me, but if He doesn't heal me on earth, I know I will be healed in heaven." His ultimate healing came following much suffering at his last hospitalization when irreversible complications of CF accelerated; and at the age of 43, Steve moved peacefully to heaven on Sept. 22, 2012.
God's Incredible Faithfulness
My son taught me many lessons about courage, faith, perseverance, and hope. Between numerous hospitalizations in 2005 and 2008 he wrote two books. One day he said with a wry grin, 'Mom, God has given me a project and I'll let you know when I'm finished.' I had no idea he was writing a book until one day he showed me the manuscript for Jesus Really Said It. He searched the four gospels and categorized the words of Jesus to address forgiveness, healing, faith, deliverance, relationships, conflict resolution, and more. He wanted to reach people who might not pick up a Bible but who would read a book addressing topics of interest to them.
He later wrote another book using Proverbs and addressed subjects of guidance and instruction, wisdom, warnings, finance, words, children, anger, pride, joy, mercy, and others. Make the Right Choice: A Personal Decision Guide, is a great resource for young people–or for anyone seeking wisdom for life's decisions.
Steve didn't want anyone to feel sorry for him and he did not openly discuss his physical limitations. However, he attended church and Bible studies when possible, and often asked for prayer. Many, many people prayed with Steve and for Steve's healing. About two months before he passed away, Steve wrote a tract with the title, So What Happens Next? in which he addressed the subject of eternity. To date approximately 8,500 tracts have been distributed in the U.S. and beyond.
A Legacy of Hope and Inspiration
Although Steve lived in a townhouse about an hour away from our home, I helped him regularly and stayed with him during his hospitalizations and recouperations. Just a few days prior to his last hospitalization, Steve said, "Mom, you know I've been sick for a really long time."
"Steve," I said, "God will not take you home until your work on earth is done."
Now breathing the breath of heaven, Steve has left behind a legacy of hope and inspiration for anyone who is facing life's disappointments and physical limitations.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15: 13 NASB).
You can find Steve's books here and find out more about talented author and speaker Fran Sandin at her website here. Like her son, she is a tender, compassionate woman of incredible courage and faith. Steve's books are not only personal hope-lifters, but they are great resources for individual studies.
What About You? - Book Drawing Giveaways
Fran is offering both of Steve's books in our book/drawing giveaway. We will draw one name for each book. The giveaway will end in two weeks. To enter, please leave a comment below answering either of the two questions:
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One Light Still Shines: My Life Beyond the Shadow of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting
February 3, 2014
Triumph over Tragedy
I love stories about triumph over tragedy. One Light Still Shines, by Marie Monville, wife of the man who committed the Amish Schoolhouse massacre, is that kind of story.
The subtitle of her book, written with Cindy Lambert: My Life Beyond the Shadow of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting, remind me of the familiar words by David the Psalmist in Psalm 23:4 (NKJ):
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
On October 2, 2006, Marie's husband of ten years entered an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and did the unthinkable. He shot ten young girls, five who died. And then he turned the gun on himself.
Secret of Marie's Triumph over Tragedy
Most of us probably heard about the tragedy and grieved with the Amish families who lost precious children. Since that time, people have asked 28-year-old Marie how she could possibly emerge and move forward from such a tragedy with so much triumph.This devoted woman of God shares her "secret" in the prologue of her book:
No matter how tragic your circumstances, your life is not a tragedy. It is a love story. And in your love story, when you think all the lights have gone out, one light still shines.1
A True Love Story
Indeed it does. Especially in the life of Marie Monville. February is the month we emphasize "love." But this is one love story that's not fiction, but a true story based on one woman's courage and faith. I encourage you to read her book. It's not a story filled with trite phrases or glib responses, but it shows a soul wrenched by tragedy, yet drenched by the unspeakable love of God.
Her Story Is About Your Future
Her story is one of love and forgiveness, of hope and mercy, sometimes from the most unexpected places. It's a remarkable story. But Marie would not say it's because she is remarkable, but that her God is. Her book cover quotes her own words, "My story is not about my past, but about your future.
We All Have a Love Story Being Written
Marie is right, you know. Life is not a tragedy. And we all have a love story being written in our own lives. You may think the lights have gone out in your own life. But just like in Marie's heart, we, too, can choose to let that one Light still shine. If we follow that Light, one step at a time, we'll discover that love story for which we were all made.
You can read more about Marie's book here. I discovered this book recently and couldn't wait to write this review of her story.
1 Marie Monville, One Light Still Shines (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013).
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How has God helped you triumph over tragedy? I'd love to hear your comments.
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25 Christmas Prayers – Day 23
December 23, 2013
This is the 23nd in a series of daily Christmas blogs: 25 Christmas Prayers celebrating the names of our precious Lord. Featured today is Light of the World. I hope these simple prayer blogs will enrich your Christmas season and draw you close to the One who is the true reason for Christmas. (I'll return to my regular, weekly blogs after Christmas).
Day 23 – Light of the World
Jesus, how many times have we stumbled through the dark in the middle of the night trying to find our own way? Why would we choose to go through life the same way? You are the Light of the World, shining in the darkness. Read more


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While comparable platforms sat idle in the Gulf of Mexico, the Scarabeo-9 spent months navigating through three oceans and around the Cape of Good Hope to arrive in the Caribbean at tremendous expense.
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It also is more complicated to do things like the maintenance necessary to keep things running smoothly and decrease the chances of something going wrong. If it does, Cuba would be hard-pressed to respond to a major spill on its own, and getting help isn't as simple as making a phone call to Washington. The embargo would require licenses to be issued for all manner of equipment and services for an emergency response.
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Two U.S. companies have received licenses to export capping stacks, crucial pieces of equipment for stopping gushing wells, but related services like personnel and transportation have not been green-lighted, Hunt said.
Meanwhile cooperation between the two governments, which often struggle to see eye-to-eye on things as basic as delivering each other's mail, has been only bare-bones.
"With any other country — Mexico, Canada or Russia — we would already have in place agreements between the coast guards of the two countries," said Dan Whittle, Cuba program director for the Environmental Defense Fund. "There would be contingency plans written and publicly available. There already would have been drills, a comprehensive action plan for responding to a spill.
"We don't have that yet."
Keeping watch • There has been some movement.
U.S. inspectors examined the rig last week in Trinidad and gave it a clean bill of health, though notably said that did not constitute any certification. And American representatives at a regional oil meeting last month in the Bahamas were left impressed by their Cuban counterparts' openness and willingness to share information.
But the countries' proximity has increased fears of a disastrous spill with the potential to foul not only Cuba's reefs and gleaming, white-sand beaches, but also, swept up by the Gulf Stream, the coast of Florida and the Atlantic Seaboard up to North Carolina.
Curiously, those fears have been cited by people on both sides of the embargo issue: Some say the prospect of environmental disaster shows the U.S. needs to lift the embargo and work with the Cubans in the interest of safety; others say the fact that the trade ban failed to prevent Cuba from drilling shows it needs to be made even tougher.
Some of the harshest criticism has come from Cuban-American members of Congress such as House Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who recently accused the Obama administration of dropping the ball on Cuban drilling.
The exact size of Cuba's offshore reserves, estimated at 5 billion to 9 billion barrels, is still unknown. And production would not come online for years, so any windfall is still on the horizon. But island officials are hopeful of a big strike that could inject much-needed cash into their struggling economy, and they are not asking anyone for permission.
"Cuba is going through its own change regardless of American foreign policy," said U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. Senate, who met with Cuban officials in Havana last week on oil and other matters.
"This discovery, or potential discovery, of significant amounts of oil could dramatically change the economy of Cuba, and change the relationship with the United States in small ways and large," Durbin said while visiting Haiti on Thursday.