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"Prayer as a Means of Educating Children"
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by John Sanidopoulos
The infamous "generation gap" to some extent has always existed, because "the differences between people based on age, spiritual gifts, experience, and spiritual state are natural", as noted by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos in his remarkable early study (1989) titled The Relationship Between Parents and Children. Today, however, in an age of general crisis in values, institutions, leadership and people, a multidisciplinary crisis of the relationship between parents and children also exists.
To overcome these difficulties and differences we need to be serious, composed and especially loving. There is also needed a stable criteria in life, something very rare today, in an era of such great confusion that we live in. What can parents impart to their children and how can they come to an agreement with them when they themselves are confused and first need help?
What is prayer?
Saint John of Sinai wrote in his famous text The Ladder: "Prayer... is the converse and union of man with God, and by reason of its action upholds the world and brings about reconciliation with God,... it is... a bridge over temptations, a wall against afflictions, a crushing of conflicts [with the devil],... a source of virtues, a means of obtaining spiritual gifts,... illumination of the nous, an axe against despair, a demonstration of hope, a cure for sorrow,... the reduction of anger,... an indication of one's [spiritual] condition..." (Step 28).
Heartfelt prayer implies love and concern for whom it is addressed (in this case, our children), and trust in the One whom we are addressing (God), that He has the love and strength to help us.
When we talk about prayer as a way of life for parents, we mean parents who live prayer, who are people of prayer, people of God, people of the Church, with a spiritual father, who participate regularly in the Sacraments, and who live their lives with spiritual care.
The most effective method
The most effective method in the parental education of children is to use as few words as possible, and educate through example. Elder Paisios the Athonite, in his Epistles, writes: "Blessed are the parents who do not use the word 'don't' with their children, but they put a brake on evil with their holy lives, which children mimic, and they follow Christ with spiritual chivalry joyfully." Many saints spoke of this relationship between the holiness of the parent and the positive role this plays in the life of the child. Thus, when parents are people of prayer, they live prayer, they live in Christ and Christ lives in them, and then they could convey Christ to their children.
Real parents are not those who merely give birth biologically to a child, but those who raise them up correctly. These parents are established upon Orthodox principles and criteria. They know that the reason we exist on earth is to become inheritors of God's kingdom, which is only achieved by the therapeutic method prescribed in our Orthodox patristic tradition: purification, illumination and glorification. By purifying our hearts of sinful passions, we are illumined by the Holy Spirit and in turn united with God by His grace. When a parent raises their child with this purpose in mind, that they are invited to become a "god by grace", then, as Saint Basil the Great says, all will enter into its proper place and acquire its true meaning.
First things first
A person of prayer, fighting the good fight for virtue, is in a position, with the help of God, to provide a real education for their children.
Such a person sees the other as a unique person, and respects their freedom. As Metropolitan Hierotheos writes: "Our relationship with our children should be distinguished by love and freedom, and indeed these should go together and be spoken of together: love should be expressed as freedom and freedom should be expressed as love. A love without respect for freedom is a dictatorship, and a freedom without any real love is anarchy." Further he writes: "Usually parents justify their every action in how they love their children. Of course, the issue of love is great and, as the Holy Fathers say, actual love is the fruit of dispassion, that is, it requires the purification of the heart." Later again he says: "Also, usually children justify their actions by saying they are free to do whatever they want, that they are free people. In this way they cannot accept guidance from their parents. But freedom does not mean I do what I want. It is not simply a free choice. True freedom is expressed as love."
The humble person considers themselves worse than everyone. They do not easily judge the errors of others, but if they do need to discipline, they do it in order to build up the child, and not to hurt them and justify their own ego. As Scripture says: "The righteous shall chasten me and reprove me with mercy" (Psalm 141:5).
A person of love and humility knows how to forgive, to be patient and how to listen to others. Instead of these virtues, we more often find their corresponding vices within us. Today we tend to egotistically hold resentments and bear grudges, we are overly focused on our own stress which we pile on ourselves with a lack of simplicity and right perspective in our lives, and we love to talk about ourselves and our opinions and refuse to change and admit our wrongs.
A person of prayer does not anger easily, but is meek and peaceful. They know how to suffer and they know true joy, because all suffering refines the soul and gives us the opportunity to glorify God when we are least expected to do so. If a parent comes home grumpy, sad, or stressed out of control, then this virus will spread through the home like a contagious disease.
A person of God has faith, trusting in God and not their own thoughts and abilities. A person of faith does not fall into despair and hopelessness, which is a fruit of pride, but out of humility will acknowledge their failure and turn to God for help. As Elder Paisios would say: "When we assign everything to Him, God is obligated to help us.
These are characteristics of a mature spiritual parent who is not self-centered, compulsive, or overprotective. They understand that their children are not their property, they do not belong to us; we did not create them on our own, but we were co-creators with God. We help to give the body, but He gives the soul. They do not put themselves first, make false promises, smother and control, and constantly make negative comments and criticize.
Finally, a mature spiritual parent does not only speak to the children about God, but they especially speak to God about their children. Prayer for them is a comfort, not a burden. They understand that the brunt of the struggle must be given over to prayer, and not limited by words.
There is hope
We must also understand that young people "do not simply seek a world where there is an abundance of economic goods, but rather a world without boredom" (Metropolitan Hierotheos). Boredom is created by not finding the meaning of life. As the American psychiatrist Victor Frankl, the founder of logotherapy, wrote: "The Pan American Education Council did research (surveys) to 171,500 students; 68.1% answered that the highest purpose of life is to find a philosophy of life that makes sense." Young people with spiritual concerns are seeking answers to their so-called existential questions: Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? What is the meaning of life? Is there life after death? What is the purpose for my existence? Contemporary society is not in a position to provide answers to these valid questions and help the youth. The sound and proven answers of the Church are usually despised out of ignorance and prejudice, and necessarily so because the enemy of our salvation, the devil, pushes people to engage in false knowledge, methods and beliefs to satisfy these questions and obstruct their salvation.
Fed up with consumerism, secularism and materialism, children are bored and easy victims of many surrounding dangers. As parents we are called to lead them according to the example of Christ. This is not easy, but the power of God can transform and fulfill people, when everything else seems impossible. Through this method, the "generation gap" can be bridged.
John Sanidopoulos holds a BA in Religious Studies from Hellenic College and an M.T.S and Th.M from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He is an Orthodox Christian researcher, author and consultant and is administrator of his weblog "Mystagogy" found at http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/. John currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts.


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The $200 million project to revamp the Tonnelle Circle is not only raising the ire of motorists trying to navigate the latest detours, but the residents who live directly south of the circle are complaining about hearing construction noise at all hours of the night, The Jersey Journal reports.
Jackhammering on the site started back in 2009, but then all was quiet until about two weeks ago, residents say. That's when construction workers began demolishing the old ramp that leads from Routes 1&9 South to the Pulaski Skyway.
Full story from The Jersey Journal:
Tonnelle Traffic Circle construction hours cut after Jersey City residents complain

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By Ben Feller and Julie Pace
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military's top officer told Congress on Thursday that President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw up to 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by next summer is risky but keeps the U.S. and its allies on a path toward stabilizing the country.
The people and groups working on economic development issues in San Miguel County generally agree about the biggest challenges to economic development in the area.
They include securing a reliable water supply, retaining a skilled workforce, keeping revenues in the county and bringing economic development institutions together to collaborate on initiatives.
But competition over limited funding, power struggles and social divisions within the economic development community are keeping groups from working together to maximize the county's inherent strengths.
People who live within the Las Vegas City Schools district weren't happy late last year when their property taxes shot up by 30 percent.
Last week the school board voted unanimously to restructure the debt and bring property tax relief to east-side residents.
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A wildfire that started over the weekend near Santa Fe has grown to 3,800 acres. Fire officials say there's zero containment on the Pacheco Fire burning 2 miles north of Santa Fe Ski Basin. The fire is burning through mixed conifer and ponderosa pine.
Smoke from that blaze has been visible from Las Vegas and Pecos.
Extreme fire danger, severe drought, high winds and hot temperatures have convinced Las Vegas City Manager Timothy Dodge that he should cancel the annual Fourth of July fireworks display.
"We urge all citizens to abide by firework restrictions due to the high fire danger," the city states in a news release announcing the cancellation. "The use of fireworks is strongly discouraged."
By Oshá Bailey
Las Vegas Optic
The International Coin Collectors Association came to Las Vegas earlier this month in search of rare and collectible coins. It left with a valuable French painting by an artist who died nearly a century ago.
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Tuesday, June 20 — The Las Vegas Undertaking Co. this morning disinterred the body of Mrs. Charles Skafte, who has been dead about a year and prepared it for shipments to Illinois, where it will be buried.
Fort Union event is this weekend
Fort Union National Monument is holding its annual "Cultural Encounters" weekend this Saturday and Sunday. The park is waiving all entrance fees. As part of the weekend activities, visitors may take self-guided tours of Fort Union. Park hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. To visit the monument, take Exit 366 off I-25 at Watrous, onto N.M. 161, eight miles. For more information and a complete schedule of events, contact Fort Union National Monument at 425-8025, or visit www.nps.gov/foun.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 10 mph, becoming south. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 54. South wind 5-10 mph, becoming calm.
Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west 10-15 mph. Mostly clear at night, with a low around 57.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 55.
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The New Mexico State Police will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints in San Miguel County throughout the remainder of June in an effort to prevent alcohol and drug related crashes within the communities. Sobriety Checkpoints also serve as a deterrent against alcohol and drug related crimes and to protect communities from the negative effects they cause, according to state police.
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This is generally a slow time of year in the residential housing market, but according to Re/Max broker Rosalie Daniels, of Hamilton, bidding wars over housing are increasingly common.
"In certain price ranges there's an inventory shortage," she said. "This creates competition for property, and buyers are finding they're working with multiple offers in trying to purchase a property."
Colder weather and the holiday season tend to keep people out of the market for buying homes, she said, but this year a long-standing trend brought on by the recession has contributed to the scarcity of housing. "We haven't seen much new construction in the last couple years. Developers are seeing a shortage of product," Daniels said.
Daniels said she was referring to good quality housing, in the $250,000 to $300,000 range. There's still a lot of lower quality housing on the market, for which the demand may not be as strong.
But in the mortgage business, low housing turnover and the specter of rising interest rates have contributed to steep layoffs over the past several months.
Much of the mortgage market lately has focused on refinancing amid the low interest rate environment, but as rates begin to climb that business has tapered off.
In November Bank of America shut down a mortgage office on Route 73 in Evesham, Burlington County, that employed 136 people. The cuts follow several thousand mortgage job cuts and planned reductions at Bank of America since August.
Wells Fargo's mortgage origination unit in September notified 1,800 people across the country that their jobs would be discontinued.
Icon Residential Lenders, a mortgage subsidiary spun off by Grand Bank of Hamilton in 2012, has also undergone heavy downsizing in recent months.
Estimates by the Mortgage Bankers Association, an industry trade group whose annual projections are used by lenders in staffing decisions, are a driving force in banks' recent behavior, Kate Berry, a reporter at American Banker, a top banking industry publication, said.
The group forecast a 32 percent drop in mortgage volume for 2014.
"That estimate is driving lenders to cut jobs," Berry said. "Because they expect fewer people to buy homes, they're cutting employees."
The layoffs signify a trend that is sweeping the national banking industry: mortgage departments temporarily losing priority as banks' top money-makers, as banks shift resources toward more profitable operations.
"It's not a surprise that the banks are cutting employees," Berry said. "That's a very common cyclical trend in the market, hiring and firing."
But the circumstances still present new obstacles within the industry.
While banks are prepared for the ebbs and flows of the market and have built contingency plans for such turbulence into their business models, mortgages remain a critical revenue driver for banks, she said.
"Mortgages are one of the bread-and-butter products of all banks," she said. "Losing that business hurts."
Banks used to rely on fees such as overdraft charges to help bolster revenue, but amid criticism of such fees and increasingly fierce competition, banks have lowered their dependence on such revenue, hoping to attract and retain more customers.
"It's made making up that mortgage revenue a new challenge," Berry said.
Banks now pursue small business loans and commercial lending to try to make up losses, she said. But to return to their pre-recession profit potential, banks are counting on eventual recovery in the housing market.
"Banks will bounce back as soon buyers are back in the market, when the economy improves," Berry said.
That turnaround can be quick, she said. "It may bounce right back in 2015. That's very common."
Despite the drop in financing activity, housing sales in New Jersey were up last year. Home sales in November rose 23 percent over the same period the previous year, marking 26 consecutive months of sales increases, according to the Otteau Valuation Group, an East Brunswick real estate consulting firm.
In terms of inventory, New Jersey had a 13.3-month supply of homes for sale in November 2011, as compared with 8.1 months in November 2013, according to the New Jersey Association of Realtors.
Despite it being a seller's market with more buyers shopping in a smaller marketplace, home prices held relatively steady.
The average price of a home in New Jersey in 2012 was $388,413, NJAR reported. Last year, it was up 2.6 percent to $398,682.
Home prices in the Garden State are still about 20 percent below where they were in 2006, before the economy turned sour.
But with national interest rates on 30-year fixed home loans expected to rise this year to 5 percent, the market for housing may struggle to gain ground, said John Alascio of Cushman & Wakefield, a state real estate services firm.
"I think it remains this way for at least the next year," he said.
New Jersey is also among four states where the Federal Housing Finance Agency ordered Fannie May and Freddie Mac, which together control 70 percent of the mortgage market, to raise fees on all loans.
New York, Connecticut and Florida are the other states.
The directive, which takes effect in April, forces home buyers to save more money first, Berry said, keeping many potential buyers from entering the market and further slowing recovery.
An agreement between the federal government and the nation's five largest mortgage servicers, the National Mortgage Settlement, is also a factor.
The agreement, signed in February 2012 to provide $25 billion in relief to distressed borrowers, required that banks expand mortgage departments to help with the early stages of the 3½-year life of the settlement plan, Berry said.
"But they're finished with that. They don't need those employees," Berry said.
For Hamilton Realtor Daniels, the market means that home sellers may find themselves in an advantageous position.
"If you're in the $250,000 to $300,000 range as a seller, you don't have that much competition. You're not completely in the driver's seat, but you're in a much better position than you were two years ago."
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Well, Greenbrier has its response: No thanks.
Greenbrier says Icahn's proposal of acquiring the Lake Oswego company at a price between $20 and $22 per share is "inadequate, grossly undervalues the Company and is not in the best interests of Greenbrier stockholders."
The response by Greenbrier continues:
"Greenbrier has repeatedly made clear to Mr. Icahn its interest in acquiring American Railcar at a modest premium, taking into account the current full valuation of American Railcar's stock. The Greenbrier Board believes that a combination of Greenbrier and American Railcar could be beneficial to both companies and their stockholders, and that there could be substantial synergies achieved through such a combination. The Board remains ready and willing to continue discussions with Mr. Icahn and to consider any combination of Greenbrier and American Railcar that would be in the best interest of the Company's stockholders."
In other words: Your serve, Mr. Icahn. Greenbrier wants a better offer.
Stay tuned....
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Introduction to Multiparty Negotiation
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 8:00am 12:00pm
Cherie Shanteau-Wheeler, Esq.- Senior Mediator/Senior Program Manager, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
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Intended for all audiences, this highly interactive workshop applies principles of interest-based negotiation, self-awareness, and group dynamics to complex multi-party negotiations to resolve environmental disputes and maximize sustainable solutions. Participants assess their strengths and areas for improvement in communication, relationship-building, and conflict style in an immersive scenario-based simulation experience involving multiple agencies, tribal, and stakeholder groups.
Learning Objectives:
Develop awareness of the essential nature of communication and relationship building in multi-party negotiation of environmental conflicts.
Become familiar with the basics of interest-based negotiation and how they apply to complex settings.
Practice sharing interests, generating alternatives, and negotiating an environmental conflict in a multi-party context. 4. Share actual multi-party negotiation experiences in environmental conflicts.
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Year: Senior; Sport: Baseball
Academic highlights: Major has a 3.5 GPA and is a member of FCA.
Athletic highlights: Major plays second base on the Bucs varsity baseball team. He had a perfect game for the East Cobb All-Tournament team.
Where do you see your academic future? I plan on going to college to pursue a career that allows me to work with young people.
Where do you see your athletic future? I plan to play baseball at the collegiate level.
Favorite subject: Forensics Science. Coach Smith does a great job of teaching the material, but also keeps it fun and interesting for us.
What's on your iPod? ALl genres, but my favorite song is "Beautiful" by Shawn McDonald.


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Kevin Spacey Still Bristles Over Esquire Magazine Article That Suggested He's Gay
Let's let people live their lives and do it the way they want to do it. All the chips will fall in the end, and we'll all be judged by a much higher power than Entertainment Weekly can."
— The House of Cards star referring to the 1997 Esquire magazine profile which sorta tried to out him and which he described at the time as "dishonest and malicious," in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter
And drunk.
Heterosexuals can have him. He's a notorious douche.
That nonsense all dates back to his role in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Because, of course, if you play a gay character then you just have to be gay.
So much shame, still. He needs to come out and get over himself.
Not just that, @AnitaMann: There was a photo swirling around the net a few years ago of him pulling the pants off some twink. I don't think he's ever responded to it.
@AnitaMann: No, it dates back to his behavior. It is an open secret that Spacey is gay- and a prickly prick.
@reallygoodthings: He's of the older generation. Maybe coming out is still harder for him.
@redcarpet: He was pinching the boy´s butt, I tell you. It happened in Prague and the boy was a call boy.
Fuck this self hating closet case.
Oh kevin, if there weren't pics of you fingering some rent boy in Prague, I would understand. The problem is those pesky little photos that show your hands all over that twink's ass and butthole.
But, um, yea, if you want us to believe you are straight, by all means.
As an acquaintance of Darren Criss, I can confirm that Kevin invited Darren up to his penthouse when they both were on Broadway together to try to get in his pants, unsuccessfully. And he apparently has a thing for Asian boys.
Tom Cruise is gay. So is Robert Pattinson. And all my instincts tell me that Johnny Depp is also one of us. I know it in my soul. These closet cases would rather die than admit.
@Pistolo: To be fair sir, douchebaggery comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and orientations.
@Cam: "Let's let people live their lives and do it the way they want to do it".- Yep, he sounds like a true closet case. You're an ass.
Whoa. What is the deal with all the negative posts? Why can't people just let Kevin be and live his life in private? These allegedly closeted celebrities owe you nothing and have no obligation to come out (assuming they're even gay). You know nothing about their lives or what they're feeling inside. Coming out is easier for some of us – myself included. For others, it is a crucible too daunting to even consider facing.
Let them face it in their own way. We're not them, and we can't know what they're going through. For a movement premised on acceptance and equal dignity, we are very quick to turn on people and demand they act just like us. Isn't that attitude antithetical to very essence of gay equality?
@mz.sam: Actually, House of Cards is very successful. It's critically acclaimed, widely viewed, and in my judgment, an incredibly well-crafted show that you're missing out on.
@mz.sam: House of cards is sooo good! Robin Wright is awesome on that show and such a diva. There is also gay/bisexual side to the character he plays. Think what you will about Keven, but try the show.
Whatever else he may be, Kevin Spacey is a very fine actor.
Kevin, you are my MAN. Send them all to suck eggs! I am on your side kisses AdamHomo.
I worked at a downtown NYC boutique hotel and he was a regular guest. He always checked in with a male companion (single bed suite), and didn't seem to hide his affection for his mate. We all knew he was gay and he seemed comfortable with it so maybe it's just to keep his hollywood profile neutral. Who knows but he should just come out. I doubt with his talent it would harm his career at this point.
@charwegl: said…. "@Cam: "Let's let people live their lives and do it the way they want to do it".- Yep, he sounds like a true closet case. You're an ass."
No, what he does is make it obvious he is ashamed of being gay, and being gay is something shameful and to be hidden because it's dirty.
If he doesn't want to be outed, then don't go around hitting on every waiter in New York and London and then getting pissed when people call you on it.
His life. Let him live it.
who gives a shit if he's gay or if he doesn't want to wear it on his lapel?
Because people like him feed into every right wing commentary about us. The lecherous old man hitting on everything that moves, who also has the good manners to be ashamed of who he is and attacks the gay community and defends the bigots.
He's like the monkey to the bigots organ grinder.


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June 7th, 2011
Magglio hopes to rejoin Tigers Thursday
Magglio Ordonez said Tuesday afternoon that unless something changes for the worse, he hopes to return to action for the Tigers when they return home Thursday.
Ordonez, who has been on the 15-day disabled list for the past four weeks with weakness in his right ankle, has been on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo since last Friday. Originally, the Tigers left open the possibility that he could return for this week's series at Texas. But while Ordonez said Tuesday his ankle feels good, he wants to feel right at the plate when he comes back up.
"I think I'm driving the ball really good," Ordonez said. "Every time that I hit it, I'm hitting the ball with authority. But I've got to get the timing, see a lot of pitches."
He didn't feel right when he began the season, and it resulted in a slow start at the plate. Now, he said, he's able to push off the ankle and get a lot of lower body strength in his swing. It's not only a stronger swing, but a quicker one in his opinion.
"More drive and quick," Ordonez said. "Because the power's always going to be there. The quickness is a process. That's why I was hitting so many ground balls, because everything was upper body, no drive."
Ordonez played nine innings in right field on Tuesday, going 1-for-4 at the plate with a hard-hit ground ball through the left side in the opening inning. He grounded out to third, struck out on a called third strike around the outside corner and popped out to second. The numbers put him at 6-for-21 on his rehab assignment. He said after the game that his swing felt good.
Ordonez also made caught two fly balls in right and moved around well without any signs of difficulty.
"I didn't see any health problems, and that's why he's here," Mud Hens manager Phil Nevin said. "He's taking his swings. He's getting his cuts in. We're not looking for results. It's about the swings, how he feels."
Ordonez is scheduled to play nine innings in right field again Wednesday. The Tigers haven't officially announced anything past that, but manager Jim Leyland has said more than once they're going to rely on Ordonez for the word on when he feels ready.
Ordonez is hoping that'll be Thursday.
"The ankle is fine," he said. "I just need to play nine innings and get used to playing every day and go from there, see what happens."


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Jellys are Back Baby
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If I had to name one kind of shoes that instantly take me back to my youth, it would definitely be jellyss. My sister and I got a new pair or two every summer and we just LOVED pouring over the color choices. This girly girl always had trouble choosing between pink and purple.
Recently, I had the opportunity to try out Jelly Bean jellys and they're just as fun as I remember! Seeing as I've been in a neon pink kinda place the last couple of summers, I went for pink this time. Can I just tell you something? They just FEEL like summer!
You might think that neon pink jellys might not go with much, but they're surprisingly versatile. I styled a couple of looks, so you could see what I'm talking about. They go equally well with a maxi and cut offs.
For myself, I decided to style them with a high-low dress and some wrist candy. I'm on vacation right now and it was a nice, comfortable, yet cute vacay outfit! Notice my lovely assistant? She insisted on getting in on the photo taking sesh! Haha!
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Why do I have to be such a nice person?! *UPDATED*
My older brother lives almost 3 hours away. He has a nice little car that was good on gas but he decided to trade our little brother the car for a gas guzzling Bronco. Well, my older brother thought he would get a ride back with my sister today after she had a doctors appointment up that way but she decided to take her kids so there wasn't enough room. He says it would take $200 in gas to get here and back in his tank so I stupidly volunteered to go get him AND take him back. *FACEPALM*. Ugh, he better go with me to get my tattoo fixed or I'm not taking him back lol. I have been waiting forever to get my tat done but I'd feel more comfortable if he was there. So we will see. We are about to get ready to make the first jaunt up there to get him.... Not looking forward to it. Wish us luck! And prayers for a safe return, I do not do well in traffic. I get bad anxiety :/
UPDATE - Well this is something I won't do again. We had car trouble on the way up there and back so it took forever. And then my brother wanted to argue... with like EVERYBODY. He got into a argument with a guy at the dealership, then we went to my grandma's and he got into an argument with our step grandpa, then today he got into a argument with our dad. It's like he was looking for an argument anywhere he could find one. Then we went to the tattoo place to talk about getting my tat fixed and instead, my brother decided to get some lines done on his tattoo. I still put a deposit down so they can draw up my tattoo and get started on it but I kind of regret that just because I'm going to have to find the time to go in and get it done. So yeah, gotta remember to keep my mouth shut next time and not volunteer myself! Oh! And on top of it, dh has to run him home on little to no sleep since we have been doing this "black friday" stuff. I sure hope he makes it there and back ok. It's making me real nervous.
:( I hate when you go out of your way to help someone and they act like an idiot :(


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Stock Market Headlines:U.S. stock futures were little changed ahead of the opening bell this morning. Dow Jones futures rose 3 points while S&P 500 futures declined 2 points and Nasdaq futures fell 4.75 points. (CNN Money)
Russian stocks turned negative today after Interfax news agency reported that a referendum on possible secession would go ahead in eastern Ukraine on May 11, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for the vote to be postponed. (Reuters)
U.S. wheat futures have risen to their highest for more than a year, but European markets struggled to follow, rising slightly Tuesday but falling again Wednesday. (Farmers Weekly)
U.S. Business Headlines:Americans are still buying homes in all-cash deals, despite more investors leaving the market, according to a new report. (MarketWatch)
General Motors needs nine million parts to repair millions of cars it has recalled since Feb. 7. (Associated Press)
Railroads now must notify emergency responders when large crude oil shipments from the Bakken region of North Dakota are about to travel through their states. (Albany Business Review)
The U.S. Treasury Department booked a $114 billion surplus in April, the largest for that month since 2008, according to the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office released Wednesday. (CNN Money)
Cable TV network AMC Networks reported a 37 percent jump in quarterly revenue as more people watched the fourth-season finale of its popular show "The Walking Dead." (Reuters)Technology Headlines:
AT&T, the second-biggest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, is in talks to buy satellite-television company DirecTV. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
A coalition of like-minded information technology companies, including Microsoft and Google, has presented an open letter to the FCC demanding that it rethink its proposal for the future of net neutrality. (The Inquirer)
HP will provide over $1 billion funding over the next two years to support its new portfolio of cloud-based product and service offerings dubbed as HP Helion. (Tech Times)
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The St. Patrick Parade Committee of Jefferson Inc. has announced the winners from its 41st annual parade, which was March 13 in Old Metairie.
In the float division, the winners are Family and Friends, first place; Bayou Tramps #1, second place; Soup Bunch, third place; and the Krewe of Amor, honorable mention.
In the truck division, the winners are D.S.M.C.C.I., first place; Wanna Be Irish, second place; Later Comers Irish Club, third place; and Krewe of Shenanigans, honorable mention.
And in the marching club division, the winners are Celtic Highlanders, first; Ain't Misbehavin, second; Shady Ladies, third; and the Turnbull Social Club, honorable mention.
The first-, second- and third-place winners will receive their trophies at an awards banquet May 1 at the Jefferson Orleans North, 2600 Edenborn Ave., Metairie.


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SOUTHAMPTON – Public health officials announced Thursday that they have found West Nile virus in mosquito samples collected in Southampton. The news comes a day after both West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis were discovered in mosquitoes captured in Northampton and Amherst.
The Northampton Health Department has been gathering the mosquitoes and testing them in Northampton, Amherst and Southampton this summer with a Massachusetts Department of Public Health grant. Adam Kinney, the Public Health Agent for Southampton, said there is no cause for panic.
"The thing is, most places aren't even doing surveillance," he said. "It's been here before. It just hasn't been detected."
Both West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis are spread through mosquitoes that feed on birds. Humans can be infected if they are bitten by those same mosquitoes.
In Massachusetts, it is rare for people to contract the diseases. Fewer than 100 cases of Eastern equine encephalitic have been reported in Massachusetts since 1938. There were 67 confirmed reports of West Nile virus among humans in Massachusetts between 2000 and 2010. Six of those people died of the disease.


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Blasts and Gun Attack in Norway; 7 Dead — Powerful explosions shook central Oslo on Friday afternoon, blowing out the windows of several government buildings, including one housing the office of the Norwegian prime minister. The state television broadcaster, citing the police, said seven people were killed and at least 15 injured; a spokeswoman for the prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, said he was "safe and not hurt." (NYT)
The Associated Press (hat tip CJ)
"Jubel über den Angriff in islamistischen Internetforen" Spiegel
In islamistischen Internetforen wurden die Nachrichten über eine Explosion im norwegischen Regierungsviertel von Anhängern al-Qaidas als "frohe Nachricht" bejubelt. "Euch bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit, eure Soldaten aus Afghanistan abzuziehen, oder ihr werdet Blut in den Straßen sehen", schrieb ein User.
"Cheers about the attack on Islamic internet forums"
The news of an explosion in the Norwegian government quarter was cheered as "good news" by Al-Qaida followers on Islamic internet forums. "You don't have much more time to pull your soldiers out of Afghanistan or you'll see blood in the streets", wrote one user.
OSLO, Norway — A powerful bomb tore into the heart of Norway on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 15 as it ripped open buildings including the prime minister's office. Is was the deadliest bombing ever in Oslo, normally associated with the Nobel Peace Prize that is awarded there. No one has yet claimed responsibility but early indications point to the Islamic terror charges against Mullah Krekar and other jihadist activity. The BBC's diplomatic correspondent says the fact a government building was targeted makes one think this could be connected with government decisions on Afghanistan or Libya.
But remember, jihad is not the problem. New York's 911, London's 7/7, Madrid's 3/11, Bali, Mumbai, Beslan, Moscow ......... is not the problem. "Islamophobia" is the problem. Repeat after me as you bury the dead, "Islamophobia is the problem, Islamophobia is the problem."
A terror group, Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami, or the Helpers of the Global Jihad, issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack, according to Will McCants, a terrorism analyst at C.N.A., a research institute that studies terrorism. The message said the attack was a response to Norwegian forces' presence in Afghanistan and to unspecified insults to the Prophet Muhammad. "We have warned since the Stockholm raid of more operations," the group said, according to Mr. McCants' translation, apparently referring to a bombing in Sweden in December 2010. "What you see is only the beginning, and there is more to come." The claim could not be confirmed. (NY TImes)
UPDATE 1:26 pm: Reuters reports several people have been killed in the shooting at a Labour Party youth camp on the island of Utoya. 16 people dead
UPDATE 1:43 pm: Police are saying they believe the person(s) responsible for the bomb to be foreign, according to the BBC (hat tip David)
UPDATE: 1:52 pm: At least seven people were killed in a pair of explosions apparently targeting Norway's government buildings in Oslo, police said today.
NORWAY police urged residents of Oslo today to avoid big gatherings and stay home after a powerful bomb rocked government and media buildings in the capital, causing deaths and injuries.
Police said a bomb caused the explosion, and Norwegian media reported that at least two people had died and several were injured.
In a separate incident, a man disguised as a police officer opened fire at a youth meeting of the ruling Labour Party in Utoeya, an island on the outskirts of the capital Oslo, state television NRK reported.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg had at one point been scheduled to attend the event, police said.
The crisis in Oslo may not be over.
With Oslo police confirming that "one or more" bombs caused an explosion at the government headquarters Friday afternoon, there are reports that the offices of the broadcaster TV2 have been sealed off because of a suspicious package.
Norwegian State Secretary Kristian Amundsen told BBC that there are people trapped in the buildings hit by the blast. He declined to elaborate, saying: "I can't go into details."
The Friday afternoon blast killed at least two people, while shattering windows and covering the streets in paper and debris. Police say at least 15 others were injured.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was not among the injured. A senior adviser said Stoltenberg was not in the building but was instead working at home.
Most of the windows in the 20-floor high-rise building were blown out. The bottom floor appeared to be gutted.
Photo: A view of the damaged building of the Norwegian prime minister's office
Last week, a Norwegian prosecutor filed terror charges against an Iraqi-born cleric for threatening Norwegian politicians with death if he is deported from the Scandinavian country. The indictment centered on statements that Mullah Krekar — the founder of the Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam — made to various news media, including American network NBC.
Terrorism has also been a concern in neighboring Denmark since an uproar over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad six years ago. Danish authorities say they have foiled several terror plots linked to the 2005 newspaper cartoons that triggered protests in Muslim countries. Last month, a Danish appeals court on Wednesday sentenced a Somali man to 10 years in prison for breaking into the home of the cartoonist.
Nearby buildings were also damaged and evacuated. Some of the buildings housed Norway's leading newspapers and NTB. The website of the NRK network showed images of a blackened car lying on its side amid the debris.
More here.
The bombing was unusual for Norway, which has rarely been a target for terror groups. That said, last week, terror charges were filed against an Iraqi-born cleric who allegedly threatened Norwegian politicians with death if he is deported.
The indictment alleged that Mullah Krekar -- the founder of the Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam -- made various threats in interviews with news media, including the U.S. network NBC.
Norway ordered Krekar deported in 2005 after declaring him a national security threat. The decision was suspended amid worries he would face execution or torture in Iraq.
At a news conference in June 2010, Krekar said that if he were deported to Iraq and killed, Norwegian officials would meet the same fate. He singled out former asylum policy minister Erna Solberg.
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Nzoia Sugar FC landed easy points from their Saturday 17 November Division One match against Karungu FC.
This was after the latter failed to show up for the match on accounts of failing finances.
Speaking to Futaa.com, the club's captain Roydick Odhiambo said that they had planned to attend the match, but they failed to secure logistical funding on time.
-I was away on a work-related journey and I was informed earlier today that the team had not made it for the match. We have been dealing with financial challenges and even though by the time I left there were plans for the team to travel, the team could not raise enough to cover for transportation and other associated costs, Odhiambo told Futaa.com.
After the walkover, Nzoia are ranked second in the Western Zone of Kenya's Division One league while Karungu are placed 17th.
Karungu have now been relegated from the league, alongside Outgrowers, Yanga and HBC Mlimani.


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"How are ya, Susanne?" Jack Ball said as he walked through the Trenton Farmers Market, which he manages. It's his favorite part of his job, he said — talking to his employees and customers.
Ball has been managing the market in Lawrence with his wife, Marcia, since 1980, and they are responsible for "anything and everything that happens," he said.
But what makes the Trenton Farmers Market stand out from others in the area, Ball said, is that it has, by far, been around the longest.
In the early 1900s, a group of about 200 farmers came by horse and buggy to the Trenton area to sell their produce. They set up a market along what is now Route 29, near where Rho nightclub now stands.
"The farmers wanted to have a place where they could both retail and wholesale their food and they wanted to bring in their food and their produce to the city," Ball said.
In the anticipation of the construction of Route 29, however, the farmers integrated into The Trenton Market Growers Co-op Association and purchased land on Spruce Street in Lawrence in 1939.
In June 1948, the market opened at the Spruce Street location, where it has been running for 66 years.
"It started with the farmers and then it just expanded to things beyond the farmers," Ball said. "We have some farmers here that are second or third generation."
The market has changed in appearance since then, Ball said. When the market first opened at its current location, it consisted of three parallel narrow rectangular buildings, one of which stood where Halo Farms is now located. Later, two of those buildings were put together to form the T-shaped building customers recognize today.
Susanne Specca, a farmer from Cedarville Farms in Robbinsville, is a third-generation farmer. She was "practically born on the farm," she said, and has been working since the age of 3.
Specca's grandfather, who also was a farmer, was on the Trenton Farmers Market Board of Directors and sold produce at the market when it was located by the river.
"It was the only one around," Specca said, referring to why her family chose to sell their farm's produce at the Trenton Farmers Market.
Another unique feature of the market, according to Ball, is that farmers can only sell what they grow and raise on their own farms.
"What you're buying here is without a doubt Jersey Fresh and picked only hours before it's purchased. It terms of freshness and quality, there is none better," Ball said.
Lauren Sabogal opened Button's Creperie at the farmers market about 2½ years ago. It's the first time she's owned a business, and she likes that she has support from other vendors.
"It's my first time ever owning something. I can learn what I need from the farmers and I can support the farmers," she said. "If I run out of something I can walk down the hallway — it's very convenient."
The increase in the price of gas has recently affected the market, Ball said. Vendors from Philadelphia, New York and different Shore areas used to travel to the market several times a week, but gas prices have slowed down people traveling. Gas prices and newer farmers markets have also affected the number of customers who come to the area, Ball said.
"In the long run, fortunately we have our truly dedicated customers that have been shopping here for many, many years," he said. "I talk to so many people who have shopped here with their moms and dads and they continue the tradition as adults and continue to shop here."
To Ball, the Trenton Farmers Market is a landmark, and it's been of great value to Trenton and surrounding communities.
"In this day and age it's nice to know where your food is coming from, and to know that it's coming from local farms I think is a definite plus," he said.
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Oh, Christmas trees! Not even Charlie Brown could fail to find a good one in Central New York.
Count this among the many blessings of living in Central New York. We have a bounty of local places where you can pursue that ultimate family Christmas adventure: Cutting down your own Christmas tree.
Our region offers dozens of farmers working year-round to grow those beautiful green trees we bring into our homes this time of year. Here is your annual guide on where to go to get this year's fresh-cut tree.
Dates, times and availability may change according to owner's discretion. Call ahead of time to confirm. Call 470-2184 with any missing listings.
1. Cedarvale Maple Syrup Co.
OWNER: Karl Wiles, 3769 Pleasant Valley Road, Onondaga; 469-6422.
TREE TYPES: balsam and Fraser fir; blue and white spruce; white pine.
HOURS: 10 a.m. to dark Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 24.
2. Chuck Hafner's Cut-Your-Own Tree Farm
OWNER: Chuck Hafner, about two miles east of Green Lakes State Park entrance on Route 290, Kirkville; 687-3760.
TREE TYPES: Blue spruce; Fraser, Douglas, balsam and Canaan fir.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to dark Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 18; Fridays 11 a.m.
to dark.
- Stand your tree away from fireplaces, radiators and other heat sources.
- Make sure the tree does not block foot traffic or doorways.
- Only use indoor lights indoors (and outdoor lights outdoors). Check lights for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires or loose connections. Replace or repair any damaged light sets.
- Avoid placing breakable tree ornaments or ones with small, detachable parts on lower branches where small children or pets can reach them.
- Source: National Safety Council
3. Cross Lake Farms
OWNER: Henry White, 7681 Tater Road, Plainville; 635-3392.
TREE TYPES: balsam, concolor and Fraser fir; blue spruce.
HOURS: 10 a.m. to dusk daily through Dec. 24.
4. Mary Christmas Tree Farm
OWNERS: The Graham's, 1490 Dutch Hill Road, Tully; 696-5544.
TREE TYPES: blue, Norway and Engleman spruce; balsam, Canaan, concolor, Douglas and Fraser fir.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weekdays by appointment, through Dec. 24.
5. Mike's Trees
OWNES: Mike and Leah Nakoski, 3117 Route 80, Marietta; 492-0508.
TREE TYPES: Norway, blue and white spruce; balsam, concolor and Douglas fir.
HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to dark Saturdays and Sundays, weekdays by appointment, through Dec. 24.
6. Page's Christmas Tree Farm
OWNERS: Randy and Cindy Page, 3270 Oran Gulf Road, Manlius; 682-7309; pageschristmastrees.com TREE TYPES: Fraser and balsam fir; blue spruce. Pre-cut trees are Fraser, balsam, Douglas, Siberian and Canaan fir; wreaths and roping available. Also animal petting area for children, free hot cider.
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays, Friday through Dec. 24.
7. Potter's Tree Farm
OWNER: Gordon J. Potter, 1229 Kingdom Road, Baldwinsville; 638-0222.
TREE TYPES: blue and Norway spruce; concolor, Douglas and Fraser fir.
HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to dark Saturday and Sunday, until Dec. 18.
8. Rocking Horse Farm
OWNER: Julie Liebmann, 3736 Apulia Road, Jamesville; 492-1100.
TREE TYPES: fir, pine and spruce. Pre-cut trees also available. Wreaths and roping also available. Petting zoo on location.
HOURS: 10 a.m. to dark Saturdays and Sundays or call for an appointment, Saturday through Dec. 24.
9. Syracuse Christmas Tree Farms
OWNER: Dan Martini, 4809 Beef St., Onondaga; 673-0998.
TREE TYPES: balsam, concolor, Douglas and Fraser fir; blue and white spruce.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Dec. 24.
10. Three B Tree Nursery
OWNERS: Robert, Scott and Cathy Jo Brown, 124 Clinton Road, Jordan; 689-3420 or threebtree.com.
TREE TYPES: balsam, Canaan, concolor, Douglas and Fraser fir; Colorado blue spruce. Wreaths available. Complimentary shaking, drilling and baling of all trees. Trees for troops location (treesfortroops.org).
HOURS: Noon to 5 p.m. Fridays,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays
through Dec. 18.
1. Austin Tree Farm
OWNER: John Austin, 221 Baldwin Road, Volney; 598-9794.
TREE TYPES: white and blue spruce, balsam fir.
HOURS: 9 a.m. until dusk Monday through Saturday; 1 p.m. until dusk Sunday to Dec. 24.
2. Beckwith Family Christmas Tree Station
OWNERS: Jack and Faye Beckwith, 189 Mill St., Hannibal; 564-5479; beckwithchristmastrees.com.
TREE TYPES: balsam, Fraser, Douglas, Concolor, grand and Canaan fir; Colorado blue and Meyer spruce; Scotch pine. Also gift shop, refreshments, wagon rides. Tree drilling, shaking, delivery and setup available.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to dark Friday through Sunday to Dec. 18; weekdays by appointment.
3. Bis-Mar Farms
OWNER: Marvin Bisbo, county Route 26, West Monroe; 668-2196.
TREE TYPES: Scotch and white pine; white, Norway, blue and Serbian spruce; balsam fir
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekends to Dec. 23. Call ahead weekdays.
4. Chengerian's Tree Land
OWNER: Robert Chengerian, 84 Merritt Road, Lysander; 678-2046; chengerians.com.
TREE TYPES: Fraser fir, blue spruce.
Also boughs, garland, stands, fraser fir wreaths, candy canes, crosses, centerpieces, arrangements and kissing balls.
HOURS: Noon to 6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends to Dec. 24.
5. Darling's Christmas Tree Farm
OWNERS: Milferd and Brenda J. Darling, 280 Blythe Road, Hannibal; 564-5897 or 591-0163.
TREE TYPES: Douglas, balsam, Fraser, grand, corkbark and Canaan fir; blue and Norway spruce; white pine; potted trees; balled and dug trees.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to dark daily until Dec. 24.
6. Finnerty Hill Tree Farm
OWNER: Wendy Kaplanoff, 3750 county Route 17, Williamstown, 964-2212.
TREE TYPES: Colorado spruce, Fraser and Balsam fir.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to Dec. 24.
7. Goodman's ChristmasTree Farm
OWNERS: Lyle and Sylvia Goodman, 460 Gilbert Mills Road, Phoenix; 695-3576 TREE TYPES: Fraser, Douglas, balsam and Concolor fir; Colorado blue and white spruce; Scotch pine. Also wreaths, free baling and drilling on weekends.
HOURS: noon to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends to Dec. 24.
8. Grace Farms
OWNERS: John and Mary Fowler, 78 Gunther Road, Central Square, 668-1195; gracefarmsny.com.
TREE TYPES: Fraser fir, West Virginia Fraser, Colorado blue, white and Norway spruce. Also gift shop, refreshments, wreaths, boughs, stands, wagon rides and living nativity on weekends, tree baling and drilling.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to dark on weekends to Dec. 24. Weekdays by appointment or chance. Pre-cut trees available until 9 p.m.
9. Grange's Christmas Tree Farm
OWNERS: Ron and Randy Granger, 380 Tubbs Road, Mexico; 963-3480.
TREE TYPES: Fraser and balsam fir; white pine; blue spruce. Also wreaths, stands, potted trees, refreshments, petting zoo. Wagon rides to trees on the first two weekends in December. Drilling of trees.
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily to Dec. 24.
- Placing the tree in water is the most effective way of maintaining its freshness and minimizing needle loss problems.
- Lowering the room temperature will slow the drying process, resulting in less water consumption each day.
- Make a fresh cut to remove a¼ inch to 1-inch thick disk of wood from the base of the trunk before putting the tree in the stand.
- Source: National Christmas Tree Association
10. Hemlock Haven Tree Farm, Florist & Gift Shop
OWNERS: Jim and Michele Forsyth, 460 county Route 22A, Sandy Creek; 387-5553.
TREE TYPES: Douglas, balsam and Fraser fir; blue and white spruce. gift shop, Santa Land and free horse-drawn rides on Dec. 10 and 11.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
11. H&H Trees
OWNERS: Tom, Greg and Danny Hebblethwaite, 1430 county Route 28 (Tinker Tavern Road), Pulaski; 882-5814 or 387-3114.
TREE TYPES: white, Colorado blue and black spruce; balsam, Fraser, Concolor, Canaan and Douglas Fir. Also wreaths, baling and drilling.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to sunset Wednesday through Sunday to Dec. 24.
12. Leonard's Evergreens
OWNER: John R. Leonard, 70 Dunham Road, Martville; 564-5798 or 564-6670.
TREE TYPES: Douglas, Balsam, Fraser and Concolor fir; blue spruce. Also boughs, wreaths, stands, ornaments, free baling.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends to Dec. 24.
13. Ontario Orchards
OWNER: Dennis Ouellette, 7735 state Route 104, southwest Oswego, 343-6328.
TREE TYPES: Douglas, balsam, Fraser, Concolor and Canaan fir; blue and Norway spruce; white pine; potted trees. Also wreaths, boughs, stands and delivery available.
HOURS: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
14. Spring Pond Farm
OWNERS: William and Janet Ruby, 3439 state Route 11, Mexico; 963-7590 or 727-7951.
TREE TYPES: white and blue spruce; Scotch and white pine; balsam, Canaan, Fraser, Concolor and grand fir.. Also wreaths, stands, free tree bagging or baling.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to dark weekends to Dec. 24. Call ahead weekdays.
15. Three Seasons Farm
OWNERS: Mark and Amy Himes, 429 Drybridge Road, Mexico; 298-6332
TREE TYPES: white spruce; balsam, Fraser and Canaan fir; white pine. Also wreaths, boughs, baling, drilling.
HOURS: From dawn until dark on weekends to Dec. 24. Call ahead weekdays.
16. Trust Nursery & Florist
OWNERS: Dick, Debra and Charles Trust, 4347 state Route 11, Pulaski; 298-4184.
TREE TYPES: Balsam, Fraser and Douglas fir. Also boughs, garland, wreaths, poinsettias.
HOURS: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
17. Whitetail Acres Christmas Tree Farm
OWNER: Joseph Bidwell, 1685 state Route 264, Phoenix; 593-0684.
TREE TYPES: Canaan, Fraser and balsam fir. Also wreaths, refreshments, crafts. Free tree netting.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to dark weekends and noon until dark weekdays through Dec. 23.
1. Coleman's Trees
OWNER: Robert Coleman, 2634 Glanville Road, Auburn; 258-9443.
TREE TYPES: blue, white and Norway spruce; balsam fir.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays until Dec. 24.
1. Critz Farms
OWNERS: Matthew and Juanita Critz, 3232 Rippleton Road (Route 13), Cazenovia; 662-3355, critzfarms.com.
TREE TYPES: balsam and Fraser fir, blue and white spruce, white pine. Wagon rides noon until dark Wednesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to dark weekends, tree baling and they will tie it to your car for you.
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends through Dec.
20. Self-serve Dec. 21 through Dec. 24.
2. Romagnoli's Christmas Tree Farm at Oneida Valley Acres
OWNER: Dewey Romagnoli Jr., 8498 Oneida Valley Road, Canastota; 697-9498.
TREE TYPES: blue and white spruce; Scotch pine; balsam, Canaan, concolor and Fraser fir; pre-cut trees available. Help bringing trees to vehicles and tying them down. Santa Claus will make appearances Sunday and Dec. 10 from noon to close. Free wagon rides on weekends. Free hot chocolate. Wreath/gift barn.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to dark weekends, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday (pre-cuts only), through Dec. 24.
3. Balsam Hollow Tree Farm
OWNER: Ken and Lynne Alcorn, 5093 Stickney Road, Oneida; 363-0849.
TREE TYPES: blue and Norway spruce; balsam and Fraser fir.
HOURS: 2 p.m. to dark on weekdays, 9 a.m. to dark Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 24 or until trees are gone.
UPDATE: These tree farms were inadvertently left off the original list
Goodman's Tree Farm
Owner: James Goodman, 6395 Lakeshore Road, Cicero.
Tree types: Colorado blue spruce, white spruce, balsam fir, Fraser fir, white pine.
Hours: 10 a.m. to dark, Saturdays and Sundays.
Springside Farm
Owner: Ed and Paulie Drexler, 1850 Route 91, Pompey; 683-5860.
Tree types: Fraser Fir, Canaan Fir. Also free drilling, roping and baling, plus wagon rides and a farm store.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Christmas Eve; weekdays by appointment.


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After 21 years, Pleasures and Treasures is no more.
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The annual craft show started in 1992. Throughout, it was a project of St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Youngsville.
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Attendees at a past Pleasures and Treasures Craft Faire at Warren County Fairgrounds look over the available wares. After 21 years, the event, a project of St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church of Youngsville, has been canceled.
"We had a good run," Donna Murphy, who was one of the chairs of the event, said. "At our biggest time we had over 140 crafters coming."
Crafters representing local non-profit organizations were given free space to exhibit and took all of their profits back with them. Other dollars raised by the event were split. "Half of it went to our church, the other half went to outreach organizations... all around the world," Murphy said.
Those days are gone.
"It has been dwindling over the years," Murphy said. "Attendance has been down."
Fewer customers and vendors meant less money for the organizations but about the same amount of work for organizers.
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Judith Smith and her neighbor Ivy Baron of 122 Jefferson St. are suing the city to recover the cost of remediating soil under their homes after a 4,000-gallon oil tank spilled its contents in front of the Jerry Molloy Youth Center at 109 to 127 Jefferson St. the opposite side of the street.
The lawsuit was filed by Attorney Stuart Lieberman in Superior Court on Oct. 22 on behalf of homeowners, and alleges nuisance, negligence and violations under environmental state law.
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I enjoyed your article about Sig Snyder and cursive handwriting. It's too bad that it's becoming a lost art, because I think that handwriting reflects one's personality. That said, I'm not sure what mine says about me, since I seem to have inherited my father's uneven script even though my mother wrote a lovely Palmer hand. I value my handwriting so much that I purchased a font of my own handwriting, which I use on my personal correspondence. My slightly arthritic fingers tire while writing, but my typing is as good as ever, so my handwriting font is a joy.
I hate to see cursive writing disappear from the schools. There's a certain discipline and yes, joy, in practicing letters until they're perfect. It's too bad that today's children won't have that experience.
Elizabeth Costello
Dear Sean,
Your article in today's Post-Standard struck a note with me and my generation. It's important for today's young people to read and write cursive. It helps maintain society's good manners. I miss 'thank you' notes, post cards and seasonal cards.
Today, most people send emails and texts. They serve a purpose, but composition leaves much to be desired. Grammar, spelling and sentence structure have gone by the wayside.
I, too, write in a journal. It's to leave for my family to read when I am no longer here.
Calligraphy is a beautiful expression of an important art.
Handwriting is an important exercise for those of us who are retired from our careers. Arthritic hands need to be used daily and writing correspondence and in a journal helps to keep our minds alert.
Hope you receive many responses in favor of cursive expression.
Norma Jean Kenney
Dear Sean,
Thank you so much for your news on writing last week. it has been a very important subject for me. I still write letters and notes to many, i.e. - thank you, congratulations,
sympathy or just 'thinking of you.' Through the years I have enjoyed your special stories and this one is very special.
I went to a Catholic school in Watertown and we actually had writing classes in the Palmer Method. I still enjoy writing and some of my nieces still write notes; also, my son and daughter. We do email but writing is so personal.
Also, I have noticed a breakdown on addressing people (such as) Mr., Ms. or Mrs. - young and old are just writing Mary Lou Brown or Aunt Mary Lou Brown.
I have loved and enjoyed Amy Vanderbilt's Book of Etiquette but we are slowly losing our social niceties.
Thank you again for your column and also thank you to Mr. Sig Snyder for his tradition; it is beautiful to look at! I know this letter isn't perfect but thank for for reading it. My Palmer Method is not as perfect at 79 years!
Sincerely, in appreciation, for writing still matters.
Mary Lou Brown
Dear Mr. Kirst,
I wanted to thank you for the recent article on the art of cursive handwriting. I agree it is a lost art.
I taught grades two and three at Camden Elementary for 36 years. It's the same school I learned manuscript and cursive from teachers like Joyce Finnerty Seubert, Hazel Egy and Mabel Dale. I still have students stop me and mention learning cursive in my class.
Now a school board member, I understand the pressure today's educators face with the Common Core and state assessments, but I still hope the teaching of cursive continues in our elementary classrooms.
Thomas Fanning
Sean Kirst:
Your article on March 12 is one that every educator and parent should read. I feel very sad that cursive writing is becoming a lost art. Another step backwards in the education of our youngsters.
Thinking back to my grammar school days at Pere Le Moyne (when it was new - early 1930s) I recall the writing exercises - doing those circles and vertical lines, the proper grip of the pencil and "move your arm, not just the wrist." We tried to write each letter of the alphabet as nicely as those the teacher put on the backboard.
I was appalled to recently hear about an eleven year old who could not read the handwritten notes on her birthday card because they were in cursive.
Lois G. Keough
Dear Mr. Kirst,
I hope this finds you in good health and spirits.
I certainly deplore the loss of cursive writing. At first, when I was told my grandson was not being taught cursive writing in our city's schools, I was incredulous! Fortunately, he wished to learn how to write and he likes to send and receive handwritten letters.
I have taught calligraphy here in Syracuse, have been a professional calligrapher and a member of the Society of Scribes.
I learned to write back in the days of ink wells and metal-tipped pens with removable points. We had to practice our loops and "tails" to music! I remember "The Skaters Waltz" in particular.
I had wanted to write to you years ago, when you wrote a column about your mother's handwritten letters, but was too shy. Family letters are such treasures! I have photocopies of some family letters form the early 1800s. How will "Tweets"" be saved for generations to come, and/or who will want the many "Tweets" or "texts"?
With all good wishes,
Ann K.U. Tussing
Dear Sean,
I love to write handwritten letters, birthday cards "get well" cards, sympathy cards and holiday cards. You think how happy it makes the receivers.
Some people, it seems, do not care about writing their names so anyone can read them. A mark is made for a name - a disgrace! Does higher education teach one this?
The superintendent of the Syracuse school system came into my kindergarten classroom one day, when I was teaching, and said, "You should be teaching a higher grade with your handwriting." My reply was, "Why can't these wonderful children enjoy beauty?"
In the 1930s, we had a man named Mr. Chambers who would come to Roberts School and put a letter on the chalkboard showing how beautiful the letter could be. He was in charge of the handwriting department. What have we become? Technical this, technical that, to the extent that so many beautiful happenings are in the past.
Yes, handwriting is very important, just as much as hitting that little white golf ball into the hole or putting the basketball in the basket and earning a million dollars. it takes practice, just like sports.
May some of the wonderful happenings in our schools return and (may people) get off the teachers' backs! Let it once again be a happy moment to hear teachers say about teaching, "It is fun," as it was when I taught and also when I was educated in the Syracuse Public Schools.
Thelma Bonzek
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As you can see, we're not seeing much progress with the kitchen lately. This is a concern we have as we're in the middle of Week 7 in what we'd hoped would be a 6-to-8 week job.
See, our contractor is a nice guy. His crew are all good guys. We trust them in our house. They are clean, they are courteous and they do great work.
Trouble is, we don't see them enough.
As I've said a bunch of times, there is nothing worse than days our guys don't show up. It's like a day lost, another day we have to live in our dining room and living room that has all the junk from the kitchen jammed in there, and there's nowhere to sit and you have to eat on a plastic plate and drink out of one of those red cups you get at a kegger. Look, we understand our crew is working on other kitchens: It's not like we married them or something. They can step out on us, no problem. It just seems like lately they don't come over for days at a time and we're not making progress ... and there's no word on when they will return.
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After my wife talked to the contractor, she passed me the phone so basically I could play good cop, which essentially is the best I can do in conflicts like this. We discussed some of the finer points of the stair design, and then he apologized and I told him how it makes us feel better when we can talk to him and get a sense for when things will be completed.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Robert Morris all-everything guard Sade Logan sauntered onto the court with a headband, wristband, cool shoulder harness and a mouthful of chewing gum. Five minutes later, the gum started to lose its flavor.
Ten minutes after that, she spit it out. By halftime, she was mumbling to herself.
When it was over, Logan -- the nation's second-leading scorer -- was just another piece of the wreckage in Rutgers' 85-42 NCAA first-round thumping of the No. 15 seeded Colonials at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday.
Less than two weeks after the second-seeded Scarlet Knights (25-6) were unceremoniously bounced from the Big East quarterfinals, C. Vivian Stringer's club played its best all-around game, looking very much like a group primed for another Final Four run. Rutgers will face seventh-seeded Iowa State, which outlasted Georgia Tech, 58-55, tomorrow night in a de-facto road game.
A day after Logan (averaging 25.2 points per game) was bubbling with confidence -- declaring that "defense is defense" -- the Scarlet Knights held the shot-happy junior college transfer to a season-low 10 points with a suffocating defense that forced the Northeast Conference champions to shoot 20 percent (12-for-60) from the floor. Robert Morris (23-10) missed 19 of 24 from downtown.
"That was by far the best that any team has played on us," said Logan, who was 3-for-15 from the field and missed seven of nine 3-pointers. "It was just hard to get open because they were face guarding, being real physical."
Essence Carson, the three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year, spent most of the afternoon shadowing Logan, who tied the NCAA single-season record for treys with a pair of 3s, in Rutgers' confounding triangle-and-two halfcourt defense.
"We tried to limit her touches," said Carson, who needed two stitches on her lip after the game for a cut suffered going for a loose ball with teammate Kia Vaughn. "If she can't get the ball, she can't shoot it. And it made her less effective."
Matee Ajavon shut down Chinata Nesbit (two points) -- the other half of the Colonials' 1-2 offensive punch. Epiphanny Prince (21 points and five steals) also spent time guarding Logan, whose frustration grew by the minute.
"I saw her yelling at her teammates," Prince admitted. "She was getting mad like she wanted them to pass her the ball. They were yelling at her saying, 'Well, you're not open.'"
The Scarlet Knights stymied Robert Morris' ballyhooed "dribble-drive motion offense" from the opening tap, but the Scarlet Knights' tenacious defense was only half the story.
"What I feared the most is what came true: they wouldn't miss," Robert Morris coach Sal Buscaglia said.
The Scarlet Knights hardly resembled the team that struggled at times this season in the halfcourt set.
"I thought that we were smart and very comfortable," said Stringer, whose club shot 54.8 percent and knocked down 9-of-16 from downtown. "We didn't expend any extra energy. It was nice to see us not hesitate, move the ball freely and easily. This is the best we've played in a long time."
The Scarlet Knights took advantage of their size and strength in the paint, repeatedly feeding Kia Vaughn -- who had a team-high 22 points and 11 rebounds.
"We were letting everything flow," Carson said. "We made the extra pass. When we do that, it is really easy for us to knock shots down in rhythm."
Rutgers had 16 of its season-high 23 assists in a first-half that quickly turned into an instructional DVD on domination. The Scarlet Knights -- who shot 61.8 percent before halftime -- opened the game with a 15-2 surge.
"It was vital that we came out strong," said Matee Ajavon, who had a season-high 10 assists. "We needed to send a statement that we (were) in control of the game."
The Scarlet Knights added a 30-12 run to take a commanding 48-21 halftime lead and end any hope of a first-round upset.
"There's a sense of urgency," said Stringer, whose team forced 14 turnovers and held a 44-38 rebounding edge. "The next loss and we're going home ... I just don't think they're ready to go home."
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