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Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division
August 13, 2013
MANUEL GUAMAN, MARIA GUAMAN, NADIA CHERY, DEYINIRA VALENZUELA, ROSA RODRIGUEZ and KEITHION BLAKE, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.JENNIFER VELEZ, COMMISSIONER OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and JOHN GUHL, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH SERVICES, Defendants-Respondents. [1]
Argued January 8, 2013 [2]
On appeal from the Adoption and Amendment of Regulations by the Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services.
Jennifer B. Condon argued the cause for appellants (Seton Hall University School of Law Center for Social Justice and Gibbons, P.C., attorneys; Lawrence S. Lustberg, of counsel and on the brief; Ms. Condon and Rachel Lopez, on the brief).
Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents (Jeffrey S. Chiesa, Attorney General, attorney; Ms. Raksa, of counsel and on the brief; Dianna Rosenheim, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).
Judah Skoff argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Appleseed Public Interest Law Center; New Jersey Policy Perspective; New Jersey Citizen Action; State Parent Advocacy Network; Family Voices of New Jersey; Next Step; New Jersey Working Families Alliance; Blue Wave; South Jersey Chapter of the National Organization of Women; The Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of New Jersey; The Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry in New Jersey; Latino Action Network; and Democracia (McCarter & English, LLP, attorneys; John C. Kelly and Mr. Skoff, of counsel and on the brief).
Ronald K. Chen argued the cause for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (Rutgers Constitutional Litigation Clinic Center for Law & Justice, attorney; Mr. Chen, on the brief).
Before Judges Reisner, Yannotti, and Harris.
The issue in this case is whether, consistent with the United States Constitution and the New Jersey Constitution, the State may eliminate state-funded Medicaid benefits for adult legal permanent resident aliens who do not qualify for federally-funded Medicaid benefits, i.e., adult legal aliens who do not meet the federal five-year residency requirement set forth in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), 8 U.S.C.A. § 1601 to 1646.[3] In a prior opinion denying plaintiffs' application for preliminary injunctive relief, we found they were unlikely to prevail on the merits of their constitutional claims. Guaman v. Velez, 421 N.J.Super. 239 (App. Div. 2011) (Guaman I). We agree with the legal analysis in Guaman I, and this opinion is intended to be read together with Guaman I. Based on that analysis, and the additional reasoning set forth in this opinion, we conclude that the State's action is consistent with both the Federal and State Constitutions, and we affirm.[4]
The State's limitation on benefits to aliens is based on PRWORA, which imposed a five-year residency requirement before most permanent legal aliens could qualify for Medicaid. The federal limits were succinctly described in A.B. v. Div. of Medical Assist. & Health Servs., 407 N.J.Super. 330, 343 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 200 N.J. 210 (2009):[5]
In 1996, Congress enacted legislation that had a profound effect upon aliens' access to medical benefits. [PRWORA] was designed to reduce the impact of "aliens . . . applying for and receiving public benefits from Federal, State, and local governments at increasing rates." 8 U.S.C.A. § 1601(3). PRWORA "imposes several limitations on the availability of Medicaid benefits to aliens." Soskin v. Reinertson, 353 F.3d 1242, 1245-46 (10th Cir. 2004).
There are two classes of aliens: "qualified aliens" and "unqualified aliens." The definition of "qualified aliens" includes, among others, aliens who were "lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act." 8 U.S.C.A. § 1641(b)(1)-(4). "Unqualified aliens" are all aliens who do not fall within the definition of "qualified aliens." Id. at § 1611(a). Only qualified aliens are eligible for most federal means-tested public benefits. Soskin, supra, 353 F.3d at 1245; 8 U.S.C.A. § 1611(a).
Qualified aliens entering the United States on or after August 22, 1996, are "not eligible for any Federal means-tested public benefit for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of the alien's entry into the United States, " 8 U.S.C.A. § 1613(a), unless they were receiving benefits as of that date, in which case the states were required to continue their benefits until January 1, 1997, id. at § 1612(b)(2)(D).
As we summarized in Guaman I, supra, 421 N.J.Super. at 250, the State initially responded to PRWORA by excluding legal aliens from the Medicaid program unless they satisfied the Federal five-year residency requirement. See N.J.S.A. 30:4D-3; L. 1997, c. 352; Assembly Appropriations Committee Statement to Senate Bill No. 2170. The State expanded coverage in 2005 to delete the five-year requirement, based on the Legislature's findings that limiting State subsidized healthcare coverage had resulted in increased costs for emergency hospital charity care. Id. at 251; N.J.S.A. 30:4J-9e.
In 2010, in response to a budget crisis, the State reinstated the five-year residency requirement for most adult legal aliens. However, the State continued to provide coverage for legal aliens who were pregnant women or children under the age of nineteen, and existing enrollees who were receiving treatment for life threatening illnesses or were receiving ongoing life sustaining treatment. As part of the economic cutbacks, the State also closed the N.J. Familycare program to all adults "whose benefits are not funded or payable under Title XIX of the Social Security Act." N.J.A.C. 10:78-1.1(a).
In Guaman I, we recognized that ordinarily, alienage is a suspect classification, and discrimination against aliens must be justified under a strict scrutiny standard of review. Guaman I, supra, 421 N.J.Super. at 262. However, we also acknowledged that due to Congress's broad constitutional power over immigration, the rational basis standard of review applies to Congressional enactments affecting immigrants, and to State enactments authorized by a uniform federal policy:
Even though lawful immigrants comprise a suspect class otherwise triggering strict scrutiny analysis, the Supreme Court applies a dichotomized standard of review. Because of the federal government's plenary power to regulate immigration, classifications based on alienage in federal programs are subject to rational basis review. Mathews v. Diaz, 426 U.S. 67, 85-87, 96 S.Ct. 1883, 1894-95, 48 L.Ed.2d 478, 493-94 (1976). Because the states lack plenary power over immigration policy, similar classifications in a State's benefits programs are subject to strict scrutiny. [Graham v. Richardson, 403 U.S. 365, 376, 91 S.Ct. 1848, 1854, 29 L.Ed.2d 534, 544 (1971).]
Therefore, despite the federal government's broad power over immigration and naturalization, "Congress does not have the power to authorize the individual States to violate the Federal Equal Protection Clause." Graham, supra, 403 U.S. at 382, 91 S.Ct. at 1857, 29 L.Ed.2d at 548 (emphasis added); . . . . However, "if the Federal Government has by uniform rule prescribed what it believes to be appropriate standards for the treatment of an alien subclass, the States may, of course, follow the federal direction." Plyler, supra, 457 U.S. at 219 n.19, 102 S.Ct. at 2396 n.19, 72 L.Ed.2d at 800-01 n. 19 (citing De Canas v. Bica, 424 U.S. 351, 96 S.Ct. 933, 47 L.Ed.2d 43 (1976)).
[Id. at 262-63 (quoting Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202, 102 S.Ct. 2382, 72 L.Ed.2d 786 (1982)).]
Noting the difficulty in determining whether Congress had adopted a "uniform policy" with respect to the five-year eligibility requirement, we nonetheless were persuaded that the State scheme was likely to pass constitutional muster. We found convincing the rationale expressed in Soskin v. Reinertson, 353 F.3d 1242 (10th Cir. 2004):
[I]n Soskin v. Reinertson, [supra, 353 F.3d at 1244] the court applied a rational basis standard in reviewing equal protection challenges to a Colorado law that repealed jointly funded Medicaid coverage to otherwise legal aliens. The Soskin court determined that that case fell somewhere between Graham and Mathews, because unlike the state statute at issue in Graham, PRWORA provided specific Congressional authorization for the state's action, and unlike Mathews, it involved a state-administered program. Id. at 1255. The court noted:
Some benefits for aliens are required, some are prohibited. In between, the states are permitted to be more restrictive (or, depending on one's point of view, more generous). Relying on Graham, one could say, as Plaintiffs do, that when a state elects not to provide aliens with the maximum benefits permitted by federal law, it is discriminating against aliens and the federal government's imprimatur for such discrimination cannot reduce the level of scrutiny to which the state's choice is subjected under the Equal Protection Clause. . . .
We do not share that view. The reason for applying rational-basis review to federal law regarding aliens is that such laws reflect national policy that Congress has the constitutional power to enact. Once Congress has expressed that policy, the courts must be deferential. What Plaintiffs fail to consider is that a state's exercise of discretion can also effectuate national policy. Recall that the PRWORA does not give the states unfettered discretion. Some coverage must be provided to aliens; some coverage is forbidden. State discretion is limited to the remaining optional range of coverage. In exercising that discretion each state is to make its own assessment of whether it can bear the burden of providing any optional coverage. When a state determines that the burden is too high and decides against optional coverage, it is addressing the Congressional concern (not just a parochial state concern) that "individual aliens not burden the public benefits system." 8 U.S.C.A. § 1601(4). This may be bad policy, but it is Congressional policy; and we review it only to determine whether it is rational.
[Id. at 264-65 (quoting Soskin, supra, 353 F.3d at 1244) (additional citations omitted).]
After reviewing the conflicting decisions from the courts of other states, we concluded that Soskin was persuasive:
Given the Federal goals explicitly stated in PRWORA, and the complicated nature of the funding for the FamilyCare program that implicates Federal and State resources, we find the court's reasoning in Soskin, supra, 353 F.3d at 1255, that the appropriate standard of review lies somewhere between Graham and Mathews, to be compelling. FamilyCare is a state program created to provide subsidized health insurance coverage to low-income children, their parents, and other adults whose family incomes are too high for them to be eligible for traditional Medicaid. The program is jointly funded by the state and federal government. N.J. FamilyCare,
http://www.njfamilycare.org/ (last visited June 23, 2011). Lawful permanent residents, otherwise eligible for Medicaid but for the five-year bar, were eligible for coverage under FamilyCare, but only with the use of state funds. N.J.A.C. 10:78-1.1. Within the complex funding structure, defendants have now chosen to impose an eligibility requirement for state-funded benefits which directly conforms to federal requirements, 8 U.S.C.A. § 1613(a), and has been upheld by the federal courts. See, e.g., Mathews, supra, 426 U.S. at 69, 96 S.Ct. at 1886, 48 L.Ed.2d at 484. We have upheld the five-year bar in other jointly-funded, state-administered Medicaid programs. A.B., supra, 407 N.J.Super. at 349-50.
The adoption of the federal five-year eligibility bar in the state program, while not mandated, mirrors federal objectives, corresponds to an identifiable congressional policy, and "operate[s] harmoniously" within the federal program. Plyler, supra, 457 U.S. at 226, 102 S.Ct. at 2399, 72 L.Ed.2d at 805; see Sudomir v. McMahon, 767 F.2d 1456, 1466 (9th Cir. 1985) ("It would make no sense to say that Congress has plenary power in the area of immigration and naturalization and then hold that the Constitution impels the states to refrain from adhering to the federal guidelines.").
We conclude, therefore, that plaintiffs are not likely to succeed on their equal protection claims under the United States Constitution.
[Id. at 266-67.]
We were likewise unpersuaded by plaintiffs' arguments premised on the State Constitution:
In analyzing equal protection challenges under the state constitution, our courts have rejected the federal multi-tiered analysis (strict scrutiny, intermediate scrutiny, rational basis), and employ a more flexible balancing test that considers three factors: "(1) the nature of the right asserted; (2) the extent to which the statute intrudes upon that right; and (3) the public need for the intrusion." Although the federal and state tests are different, they "weigh the same factors and often produce the same result."
Here, the means selected by defendants — adopting the federal eligibility criteria for aliens — bears a real and substantial relationship to PRWORA's "compelling governmental interest of assuring that aliens be self-reliant in accordance with national immigration policy, " and New Jersey's interest in providing subsidized health insurance within the limits of the appropriations as set forth in the enabling act. N.J.S.A. 30:4J-16. We conclude that under the more flexible standard of review applied to plaintiffs' state constitutional claims, they are unlikely to succeed on the merits of their complaint.
[Id. at 267-68 (citations omitted).]
Without unnecessarily plowing over the same ground we covered in Guaman I, we return to Mathews v. Diaz, 426 U.S. 67, 96 S.Ct. 1883, 48 L.Ed.2d 478 (1976), and some newer cases that we deem pertinent. Mathews reminds us, in powerful language, of the deference due Congress's authority over immigration-related benefit issues. Mathews addressed a Federal statute that created a uniform residency requirement for aliens applying for the Medicare Part B supplemental medical insurance program. The plaintiffs challenged "42 U.S.C. § 1395o (2) (1970 ed., Supp. IV), which grants eligibility to resident citizens who are 65 or older but denies eligibility to comparable aliens unless they have been admitted for permanent residence and also have resided in the United States for at least five years." Id. at 69. In that context, the Court addressed "whether Congress may discriminate in favor of citizens and against aliens in providing welfare benefits." Id. at 74.
The Court began by reviewing the many permissible ways in which aliens may lawfully be treated differently than citizens.
In the exercise of its broad power over naturalization and immigration, Congress regularly makes rules that would be unacceptable if applied to citizens. The exclusion of aliens and the reservation of the power to deport have no permissible counterpart in the Federal Government's power to regulate the conduct of its own citizenry. The fact that an Act of Congress treats aliens differently from citizens does not in itself imply that such disparate treatment is "invidious."
[Id. at 79-80 (footnotes omitted).]
The Court then considered Congress's broad power to differentiate between classes of aliens in determining how to distribute welfare benefits:
In particular, the fact that Congress has provided some welfare benefits for citizens does not require it to provide like benefits for all aliens. Neither the overnight visitor, the unfriendly agent of a hostile foreign power, the resident diplomat, nor the illegal entrant, can advance even a colorable constitutional claim to a share in the bounty that a conscientious sovereign makes available to its own citizens and some of its guests. The decision to share that bounty with our guests may take into account the character of the relationship between the alien and this country: Congress may decide that as the alien's tie grows stronger, so does the strength of his claim to an equal share of that munificence.
The real question presented by this case is not whether discrimination between citizens and aliens is permissible; rather, it is whether the statutory discrimination within the class of aliens - allowing benefits to some aliens but not to others - is permissible. We turn to that question.
[Id. at 80.]
The Court went on to consider the important national and international repercussions of federal immigration decisions and the reluctance with which courts should interfere in clearly-articulated federal immigration policies:
For reasons long recognized as valid, the responsibility for regulating the relationship between the United States and our alien visitors has been committed to the political branches of the Federal Government. Since decisions in these matters may implicate our relations with foreign powers, and since a wide variety of classifications must be defined in the light of changing political and economic circumstances, such decisions are frequently of a character more appropriate to either the Legislature or the Executive than to the Judiciary. . . . Any rule of constitutional law that would inhibit the flexibility of the political branches of government to respond to changing world conditions should be adopted only with the greatest caution. The reasons that preclude judicial review of political questions also dictate a narrow standard of review of decisions made by the Congress or the President in the area of immigration and naturalization.
[Id. at 81-82 (footnotes omitted).]
The Court noted that the potential consequence of deciding the case adversely to the federal government would be a requirement that the government extend Medicare benefits to a huge additional pool of immigrants. Id. at 81 n. 20.
Further, the Court accepted as a given that some form of residency requirement was appropriate in deciding which aliens would qualify for welfare benefits:
Since it is obvious that Congress has no constitutional duty to provide all aliens with the welfare benefits provided to citizens, the party challenging the constitutionality of the particular line Congress has drawn has the burden of advancing principled reasoning that will at once invalidate that line and yet tolerate a different line separating some aliens from others. In this case the appellees have challenged two requirements - first, that the alien be admitted as a permanent resident, and, second, that his residence be of a duration of at least five years. But if these requirements were eliminated, surely Congress would at least require that the alien's entry be lawful; even then, unless mere transients are to be held constitutionally entitled to benefits, some durational requirement would certainly be appropriate. In short, it is unquestionably reasonable for Congress to make an alien's eligibility depend on both the character and the duration of his residence. Since neither requirement is wholly irrational, this case essentially involves nothing more than a claim that it would have been more reasonable for Congress to select somewhat different requirements of the same kind.
We may assume that the five-year line drawn by Congress is longer than necessary to protect the fiscal integrity of the program. We may also assume that unnecessary hardship is incurred by persons just short of qualifying. But it remains true that some line is essential, that any line must produce some harsh and apparently arbitrary consequences, and, of greatest importance, that those who qualify under the test Congress has chosen may reasonably be presumed to have a greater affinity with the United States than those who do not. In short, citizens and those who are most like citizens qualify. Those who are less like citizens do not.
[Id. at 82-83 (footnote omitted) (emphasis added).]
We next return to our consideration of Plyler v. Doe, supra. In Plyler, the Court suggested that, in treating aliens differently than citizens, the States may follow a uniform rule created by Congress:
With respect to the actions of the Federal Government, alienage classifications may be intimately related to the conduct of foreign policy, to the federal prerogative to control access to the United States, and to the plenary federal power to determine who has sufficiently manifested his allegiance to become a citizen of the Nation. No State may independently exercise a like power. But if the Federal Government has by uniform rule prescribed what it believes to be appropriate standards for the treatment of an alien subclass, the States may, of course, follow the federal direction. See De Canas v. Bica, 424 U.S. 351 [, 96 S.Ct. 933, 47 L.Ed.2d 43] (1976).
[Plyler, supra, 457 U.S. at 219 n. 19, 102 S.Ct. at 2396 n. 19, 76 L.Ed.2d at 800 n. 19.]
In Plyler, the Court searched for any Congressional policy authorizing the Texas law excluding undocumented alien children from attending the public schools, and found none. "Faced with an equal protection challenge respecting the treatment of aliens, we agree that the courts must be attentive to congressional policy; the exercise of congressional power might well affect the State's prerogatives to afford differential treatment to a particular class of aliens. But we are unable to find in the congressional immigration scheme any statement of policy that might weigh significantly in arriving at an equal protection balance concerning the State's authority to deprive these children of an education." Id. at 224-25. The Court elaborated on that finding:
[T]here is no indication that the disability imposed by § 21.031 corresponds to any identifiable congressional policy. The State does not claim that the conservation of state educational resources was ever a congressional concern in restricting immigration. More importantly, the classification reflected in § 21.031 does not operate harmoniously within the federal program.
[Id. at 225-26.]
In Toll v. Moreno, 458 U.S. 1, 102 S.Ct. 2977, 73 L.Ed.2d 563 (1982), the Court further refined its interpretation of Graham, supra, in the course of invalidating a State restriction on in-State tuition for the children of certain aliens. Harmonizing Graham with Takahashi v. Fish & Game Comm'n, 334 U.S. 410, 68 S.Ct. 1138, 92 L.Ed.2d 1478 (1948), which invalidated a State law denying fishing licenses to aliens, the Court explained that the tuition restriction was invalid because it placed on aliens a burden not authorized by Congress, and therefore violated the Supremacy Clause.[6] Toll, supra, 458 U.S. at 17, 102 S.Ct. at 2986, 73 L.Ed.2d at 576.
The decision in Graham v. Richardson, supra, followed directly from Takahashi. In Graham we held that a State may not withhold welfare benefits from resident aliens "merely because of their alienage." 403 U.S., at 378. Such discrimination, the Court concluded, would not only violate the Equal Protection Clause, but would also encroach upon federal authority over lawfully admitted aliens. In support of the latter conclusion, the Court noted that Congress had "not seen fit to impose any burden or restriction on aliens who become indigent after their entry into the United States, " id. at 377, but rather had chosen to afford "lawfully admitted resident aliens . . . the full and equal benefit of all state laws for the security of persons and property, " id. at 378. The States had thus imposed an "auxiliary [burden] upon the entrance or residence of aliens" that was never contemplated by Congress. Id. at 379.
Read together, Takahashi and Graham stand for the broad principle that "state regulation not congressionally sanctioned that discriminates against aliens lawfully admitted to the country is impermissible if it imposes additional burdens not contemplated by Congress." De Canas v. Bica, 424 U.S. 351, 358, n.6.
[Id. at 12-13 (footnote omitted).]
Dicta in the Supreme Court's most recent pronouncement on Congress's immigration powers also touches on this issue. In describing the breadth of Congressional authority, Justice Kennedy cited PRWORA in stating:
Federal governance of immigration and alien status is extensive and complex. Congress has specified categories of aliens who may not be admitted to the United States. See 8 U.S.C. § 1182. Unlawful entry and unlawful reentry into the country are federal offenses. §§ 1325, 1326. Once here, aliens are required to register with the Federal Government and to carry proof of status on their person. See §§ 1301-1306. Failure to do so is a federal misdemeanor. §§ 1304(e), 1306(a). Federal law also authorizes States to ...
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Centre on map. Carnanelly West Top Mountain For origin of name, see Carnanelly. Tyrone County, in Arderin List, Psammite & semipellite Bedrock Height: 505m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 13 Grid Reference: H66384 92095 Place visited by 32 members. Recently by: trostanite, pearnett, melohara, Cobhclimber, ckilm, bazmcmullan, sandman, Ulsterpooka, simoburn, Wilderness, chalky, Onzy, neelix_tdog, Peter Walker, Garmin I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -6.969296, Latitude: 54.772367 , Easting: 266384, Northing: 392095 Prominence: 30m, Isolation: 1.1km ITM: 666318 892085, GPS IDs, 6 char: CrnnWs, 10 char: CrnnlyWstTBedrock type: Psammite & semipellite, (Glenelly Formation) Carnanelly West Top is the 554th highest place in Ireland. 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Dance Haiti!
The magic that happens at Dance Haiti! is too good to keep to ourselves. Here's what happened this year.
2016 Report Back
Jean Appolon Expressions (JAE) conducted The 2016 Jean Appolon Summer Dance Institute, hosted by the Hotel Oloffson located in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, from June 25 – July 24, 2015. On June 25th, an open audition was attended by 89 students. Sixty young Haitian dancers were selected to participate in a free, intensive and high quality dance education based on a comprehensive curriculum. The Institute concluded with a Final Performance that honored Four Women Pioneers of Haitian Dance: Emerante de Pradines, Katherine Dunham, Vivianne Gauther and Lavinia Williams. The students performed six original choreographies by Jean Appolon for an audience of approximately 200 people that included their family members and friends, as well as Haitian and foreign dignitaries.
The 2016 Institute was characterized by an extremely positive 'esprit de corps' on the part of the participating students as well as the staff. Each day, students were focused and on time, some traveling 4+ hours round trip to participate. The Institute exemplified JAE's philosophy of 'by working together we can achieve something great.' The Final Performance was indeed a great achievement as was the distribution of 56 certificates that documented the student's successful completion of the intensive dance course. Please click here for a video, and here for photos, of The Final Performance. The Institute's impact was felt at many levels, including the students' artistic and technical accomplishments; the students' social and personal growth; and the civic and cultural pride that comes with teaching and showcasing Haitian folkloric dance, music and culture as a precious resource.
The demographics of the students who participated in the 2016 Institute were as follows:
- 60 students enrolled
- Ages ranged from 11 – 28
- Average student age was 18
- 51 girls and 9 boys participated
- 35% had participated in the Institute in a prior year(s)
- 56 students received completion certificates
Each weekday, from Monday – Friday, the students participated in the following:
9 – 10am: Yoga
10 – 11:30am: Modern dance
11:30 – 12:30pm: Lunch (provided at no cost to the students)
12:30 – 2pm: Haitian folkloric dance
2 – 4pm: Repertoire
JAE held a Press Conference on July 14, 2016 at Hotel Oloffson attended by representatives of the following: Radio Télé Guinen and Radio Télé Galaxie. Through the duration of the Institute JAE received media coverage from Radio Télé Superstar, Journal Le Nouvelliste – Ticket Magazine, Radio Télé Guinen, Radio Télé Pacific, Radio Télé Galaxie, www.maghaiti.net, CHOKARELLA, Télévision Nationale d'Haïti (TNH, Radio Kiskeya and Radio Télé Galaxie.
The 2016 Jean Appolon Summer Dance Institute was made possible through the support of many generous individual donors from the U.S. and elsewhere, and with support from Hotel Oloffson, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, FOKAL, JetBlue and Art to Educate Haiti.
The students participated in master classes and lectures with the following special guests: Emerante de Pradines, Mousson Roux and Danielle Jeudi.
Some numerical outcomes of the Institute are as follows:
- 120 free hours of high quality yoga and dance instruction were provided
- 1400 free lunches were provided
- 10+ Haitian staff were employed: 1 carpenter (+assistants), 5 percussionists, 1 Coordinator, 1 Guest faculty, 1 Media Liaison, 2 logistics assistants
- 200 guests attended the Final Performance, including the students' families and friends, as well as leaders from the cultural, non-profit and government sectors, and from foreign embassies
- Total cost of the Institute = $30,000
- "Per student cost" = $25 per day


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Renee Zellweger has revealed that she doesn't feel any different after turning 40.
The actress, who celebrated her birthday in April, added that she hasn't noticed a change in the parts that she is offered, AOL reports.
She said: "It's so hard to comment because I don't see it. I don't know. I'm so spoiled with respect to the experiences I've had and the opportunities I've had that I don't see it.
"I've never been that girl who is dependent on how fabulous my hair is or my stature or that I look good in order to work. So I don't really think about it in those terms."
Zellweger also complained that she was expected to feel different following her birthday.
"I'm so sad that everyone keeps pointing to this birthday," she stated. "'You had this birthday, how do you feel now?' I'm thinking, 'I feel nothing different'."


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I am wondering if anyone can help with a suggestion on how I could possibly reduce the load of these coming through (I can't believe they can be this stupid), it stipulates UK passport standards.
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At a certain point in my life, I realized I possessed nothing.
The pouch I thought that had been stuffed with happiness turned out to be empty.
It was a matter of course, I had spent no amount of effort to fill it.
But, I did not understand even that.
Because I had lead an aimless life without substance.
And so on a day like any other, the feeling of just how much time I had really lost suddenly sunk in.
I could strike up a conversation with anyone. Be it any ol' bastard.
But there was not one person on Earth with whom I could say I was intimate.
No deep self-reflection was required to understand just how shallow my life was.
Kotori Kanbe, an old acquaintance, was the only friend I could talk to without reserve.
That's right.
…She was… a friend.
(I'll do it over.)
(Next time, I'll do it right.)
It was an earnest wish.
But, probably one that was almost impossible to fulfill.
There walks not a single soul without his own personal hardships.
Happiness cannot be obtained automatically.
It is something that can only be caught with one's own hands.
Just what is happiness?
Is it something like youth? Then what is youth?
"It's like, something dazzling. Something brilliant," explained Kotori.
"Fuck if I know. It's not somethin' you figure out by tryin'," spat Yoshino.
Long ago, someone spoke of traversing the "tight rope of life."
I felt our three different views were all correct.
It was something dazzling, something unknowable, and also something terrifyingly dreadful.
It was a difficult thing to grasp. There was no hard answer.
Still, I decided to embark on a journey in search of it.
However, the cruel flow of time that waits for no one.
In the twinkling of an eye, summer came, and with another, autumn.
Before I knew it, I was already in my second year of high school.
I was impatient.
Even now, I held nothing.
I could not even figure out what I should have been doing.
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Are you sure this isn't a bad dream?
That's, oh, four, five blocks away from my house.
Holy shit.
Well, as my brother and Lauren Lastrapes like to point out: just because one block is underwater does not mean every block in the surrounding neighborhood is underwater. I mean, this is a city where the rich people live a block away from their "help" -- it's not entirely as if New Orleans has completely segregated neighborhoods... Except for when they do.
Oh well. So everything but the scant amount of things I have in NYC are demolished. I have the love of my family and my friends. I cannot worry about material things at a time like this.
Except for that whole "now my parents are homeless" side of things.
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Creative feats earn accolades at Addy Awards
All that glittered recently at the American Advertising Federation-San Antonio Addy Awards was gold — or possibly silver or bronze — as 128 Addy awards were presented to worthy ad pros on Feb. 18.
The American Advertising Federation inaugurated the awards in 1968 to recognize creative excellence in local advertising. Despite the fun, Addy Awards are serious business; they're juried each year by out-of-state panelists with this year's agency contributions reviewed by judges from New York City, Los Angeles and Minneapolis.
Judges evaluated nearly 600 entries and presented 34 Gold Awards, the highest of the three levels of Addys.
Creative Link went home with the most overall awards with 21, followed by The Atkins Group with 16, Creative Civilization with 12 and Toolbox Studios Inc. with 10.
"This recognition exemplifies the kind of creative energy that fills the halls at Creative Civilization," says Al Aguilar, chairman and CEO of Creative Civilization. "These awards are possible through the collaboration with our clients and their willingness to explore new ways of communicating their brand."
Aguilar points to the agency's health care client, University Health System and the highly lauded "Living Proof" Campaign. "The campaign communicates a compelling message, delivered by actual patients and their physicians who share their real life stories," he says.
But Addy success wasn't limited to agency work; in-house creative teams also got in on the act, as CPS Energy's Christine Patmon shares.
"Our creative services team brought home one gold, three silvers and a bronze," says Patmon, the manager of news media and public relations. "We're so proud of our gold Addy which captured the impact of solar panels being installed at the Blue Wing solar farm. It was CPS Energy's first solar project at 14 megawatts (MW) and the state's largest at the time."
She contrasts this with CPS Energy's new 400 MW partnership with Korean firm, OCI Solar Power, which will result in 800 new jobs in SA.
Toolbox Studios Inc. won Best of Show (and nine others awards) for a DVD titled "re:form Ancestors Old Testament." Toolbox's client was Sparkhouse, a Minneapolis, Minn.-based faith organization. They created an animated DVD aimed at explaining religion to children, depicting the Bible to various denominations.
Even students got in on the ADDY act; eight coeds from various universities and schools won Addy student awards, with Luis Armando Torres of Texas State University winning two Addys. For a listing of all of the Addy Award winners, go to [www.aaf-sanantonio.org/2012/02/20/2012-
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Step In Communication's Fran Stephenson shares the news of the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Foundation's upcoming Speaker Luncheon honoring USAA's CEO Joe Robles with the Beacon Award for his passionate service to the community and featuring NFL star Terry Bradshaw as the keynote speaker. Taking place on March 8, the National Speakers Luncheon will be held at San Antonio's Grand Hyatt Hotel beginning at 11:30 a.m.
"The goal is to raise awareness of how the foundation helps the San Antonio community by funding projects important to the health of our community," explains Stephenson. "It's also an opportunity to profile a few key programs, supported by the foundation, such as a new Mobile Clinic, the Family Health Center and the Paloma Project — which is designed to help to break the cycle of child abuse." Stephenson has been working with Santa Rosa as a client since November 2010, assisting them with donor communications projects. For ticket and table information, call the foundation at 210-704-3726.
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Nancy Victor, president of Help Me!! Tech Team, is putting her tech-savvy to work in the marketing arena.
The 20-year IT veteran and head of the systems integration company, is finding new opportunities through teaching.
"One way that I have found to market my business — teaching, writing and speaking — actually gives me dual benefits," she says.
In addition to her "Techspert" blog, Victor offers a class series titled "Technology Advice for Real People" at The University of Texas at San Antonio Small Business Development Center. The next class is on tap for March 20.
"It's great. I can help UTSA, their supporters and my business in the process," she says.
Victor is a natural marketer, because she believes passionately in what she provides. "My company is called "Help Me" for a reason," she explains. "Helping people is what I do best — what we do best. Teaching not only helps people but it also feeds my passion and reminds me why I do what I do."
Victor quips that she uses "geek-speak translation" services to equip non-technical people with a more thorough comprehension of technology so they may use it to make their lives and their business better. For more information on Victor's class, email: email@example.com
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TL;DR: I made it through my terrifying speech as a VOTY featured honoree just fine, met inspiring people, and learned a lot at #BlogHer15, and although I'm a timid introvert, I even socialized.
#BlogHer15 Recap: The Long Version
A shortened version of my video "101 Things in 1001 Days" was featured during the ceremony. Here's the full version (3 minutes), showing all of the 101 things I tackled:
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(You can see the list of my 101 things with links to essays about completing the challenges here: 101 Things in 1001 Days or The Grid.)
I attended my first blogging conference in New York City this weekend. My 101 Things in 1001 Days video received a Voices of the Year (VOTY) award, and I was invited to be featured on stage during the Community Keynote.
I've written in the past about my crippling stage fright, and I had months of fear about agreeing to speak on stage at the conference. I felt excitement and gratitude, too, but had many sleepless nights of anxiety. As I've learned about so many things in life, though, the fear of taking on a challenge was worse than actually doing the challenge. That idea is so key to what my quest was about that the speech was the perfect culmination of my journey and is now my official 102nd thing.
Thursday Night
The first event was a keynote featuring #BlackLivesMatter founders and a #WomensLives report. This set the tone for the conference perfectly with an emphasis on diversity, empowerment, and the fight for social justice.
I then went to Evening at the Expo. There was enough food and drink offered to make a dinner out of it and a lot of free swag given away by sponsors.
I tried out a virtual reality car ride that was designed to raise awareness about the danger of distracted driving. During the simulation, I glanced at messages that popped up on an on-screen smartphone, timed to happen when an obstacle appeared in the road, and eventually I crashed in the video. It was a cool way to get across how even a quick glance at a screen can cause an accident, but I had been hoping I would get to "drive" the car, rather than just watching a video of it. Next generation of the campaign, maybe?
I then attended the Multi-Culti/Queerosphere parties. I settled into a corner and had some nice chats with whomever ended up next to me on a couch. That's my kind of socializing in a nutshell.
When my husband and I arrived at the Hilton earlier that day, we grabbed a cup of coffee in the lobby at about 4 p.m. This turned out to be a grave error in judgment on my part.
I settled into bed by about 10 p.m., excited for the big day ahead. With the speech weighing on my mind, though, as well as the late afternoon caffeine still coursing through my veins, I spent the next five hours — that's five hours — completely wide awake and worrying about being on stage. I get insomnia from time to time and can usually read or meditate for a bit and get to sleep, but this beast would not be silenced. As each hour slipped by, my anxiety increased because I added the worry of how bedraggled my sleepless night would make me during my moment on stage. I remember hitting 3 a.m. and then managed to drop off for a few hours of sleep until 6:30 a.m.
Friday: The Big Day
I joined an enormous crowd of women for a lovely breakfast spread and enjoyed talking at my table with bloggers from a wide variety of niches. When two men sat down at the table, I embarrassed myself by blurting out, "Men!" as if I had just sighted two lions on the Serengeti. They laughed it off, though, and were used to standing out in this estrogen-filled crowd.
During the morning keynote, I was impressed the most by Soledad O'Brien. I had always liked her as a journalist, and as the founder of the Starfish Foundation, she is helping to put young scholars who face adversity through college. Aside from the financial help, her mentorship is changing their lives. She conducted herself with such sincere and down-to-earth warmth, love, and intelligence that I was inspired to support her cause. Not only that, but her message of philanthropy was, basically, don't wait. You don't have to be a millionaire or an established CEO to start making differences in people's lives, one person at a time.
I attended a speed dating session that was a lot of fun. A group of women sat around a table, took turns telling about their work, and exchanged business cards. Like I experienced throughout the conference, there was friendliness and support from all.
Next up, I attended a writing lab, "Finding Your Voice," led by Robyn Moreno. She gave practical advice about getting writing done as well as tips for breaking through writer's block and helpful writing resources.
"The thing about finding your voice is you have to get quiet," she said.
Gwyneth and the Lost Sweater
I next rushed to lunch and a keynote with Gwyneth Paltrow. I ducked out early on her talk. I'm a fan, but the pressure of needing some alone time before getting changed for the dress rehearsal of the Voices of the Year ceremony increased as each minute ticked by. I tiptoed out of the Grand Ballroom in a state of totally unneeded embarrassment, but then realized I had forgotten my sweater.
I managed to get lost in the darkened room as I zigzagged back through the wrong row of closely arranged tables, bumping chairs and apologizing as I passed woman after woman. Each woman smiled politely, but I imagined the whole room's mounting annoyance toward me. I couldn't find my table. This is the type of mortifying situation I find myself in much more often than I'd like, and I pictured Gwyneth stopping her remarks to call me out for my rudeness. I squatted down onto a random empty chair, and a woman smiled at me before I blurted out, "I'm lost!" to which she returned an utterly baffled expression. I fled. As I rued returning to the ballroom instead of just abandoning the damn sweater, I spotted it three tables away, snatched it up, and made it to safety.
I had about 20 minutes of precious downtime before I got changed for the dress rehearsal, and I rested in my room with a cold washcloth across my tired eyes.
Dress Rehearsal
The featured honorees gathered in the Grand Ballroom for a quick rehearsal of getting to the balcony, where we would watch the ceremony and go backstage a few at a time to wait for our turn to speak. This was the moment I noticed that a huge plastic anti-theft device was still attached to my brand new dress, but I managed to get it off. Someone helped me; I don't remember who, but thank you.
I was nervous, but much less nervous than expected, and the more time I spent hanging out with the other honorees, the more relaxed I became.
We had a champagne toast and received our awards. This was the first year they gave out physical awards for Voices of the Year. They are lovely.
I have posted in the yeah write writers community for several years and was thrilled to meet its large contingent of VOTY winners in real life. They are talented writers and fantastic people. We hung out backstage and sipped champagne together, and these interactions helped me to feel calm and confident about the ceremony ahead.
Check us out! @yeahwrite dominates the #BlogHer15 Voices of the Year awards! #voty pic.twitter.com/Z3eOBB4r7S
— Christine Hanolsy (@hanolsy) July 18, 2015
See below for links to the work of the people in this photo.
We had the opportunity to get our hair and makeup done. Even this small thing caused me stress because I don't wear makeup and was worried I wouldn't look natural, but the hair and makeup artists were sweet and professional, and, yeah, I had some pretty dark circles under my eyes from my 3 a.m. date with dread. (Getting a makeover had been on my 101 things list, and I finally got a makeover that wasn't a zombie makeover.)
Voices of the Year Community Keynote
The ceremony started, and I watched from the balcony with the others. Here's a snippet of video showing the size of the room:
I was #17 on the list of 21 presenters (including the Femvertising awards), which had unsettled me as I imagined a long evening of terrified waiting, but like I said, I was much more calm than I had anticipated. While I watched the talented writers and filmmakers, hilarious storytellers, and activists with heart-wrenching calls for social justice, I became so engrossed in the work of these inspiring people that I stopped thinking about myself. (See: Introducing the Work of the 2015 Voices of the Year Featured Honorees.)
With only two speakers left before my turn, I got the signal to go down the stairs backstage. I listened to the final few speakers while seeing their image from the reverse side of a large screen.
It's Showtime
My turn came, and I heard myself introduced, maneuvered a couple of steps, and walked onstage, all while not tripping or falling down. Some people gave me a rousing cheer, and I made my way to a podium to watch my video on some monitors that faced the stage. I located my husband in the audience as he was watching my video on one of the large screens.
I took a deep breath. Before I knew it, it was time to speak.
I had been asked to say a "few words" and hadn't been sure whether to just say "thank you" or something more, but most of the video winners said at least a few sentences, and I did too. I later mildly scolded my husband for not taking a few more photos while I was on stage, but he defended himself by asking just how long I thought I had spoken. I guessed about a minute, but he said it was more like 15 seconds, so, yes, I was pretty nervous after all and had entered into some sort of alternate reality, slow-motion world.
I tried to briefly explain why I made my 101 things list, what I got out of it, and how this experience of speaking on stage was a perfect culmination of my journey. I am not sure how coherent I was in getting that message across in those 15 seconds, but I so appreciated the many comments and congratulations I received from people during the rest of the conference, and I'm very pleased with the whole experience. I also am totally counting it as having given a speech, no matter how short.
{Update: SheKnows Media posted the video of my speech. It lasted for a whole 30 seconds. Boom.}
Once all the presentations were done, the featured honorees gathered on stage for a photo, and then all the rest of the VOTY winners joined us.
Relief, relief, and sweet relief: That's about all I remember from this portion of the evening.
Voices of the Year Reception
I celebrated with my husband and talked with many people during the reception. I was glad to bask in the relief of the scary part being over, and I was so happy to meet several more blogging friends in real life, as well as meet a lot of new people.
My husband and I left, changed into comfortable clothes, and had a fun evening going out to get dim sum in Chinatown at Oriental Garden Restaurant. It was a gorgeous, cool, and breezy night in New York, and we walked several miles through the city. It felt great to get outside and move after being in the hotel for so long.
Saturday, and the chilling is easy
I slept the sleep of an angel and woke up completely relaxed and refreshed, but as the long day wore on I realized how exhausted I was. As much as I love doing exciting things and taking on challenges, I am even more happy when they are over, and the experiences always drain me.
Saturday for me was a more relaxing day, though, and I also skipped out on a few events I had planned to attend. I felt filled to the limit and needed some downtime.
I loved the morning event "The Pitch" in which six female entrepreneurs pitched their business plans to the audience and a panel of experts. We then voted via Twitter for the woman we wanted to win. I was impressed by every single woman, but for what it's worth, I voted for Majora for StartUp Box.
#pitchmajora Amazing pitch and work that you are doing #thepitch #BlogHer15
— Marcy L (@MarcyTooTimid) July 18, 2015
There was a recurring theme during the panel discussion of reminding women not to minimize or apologize for their achievements or efforts, such as saying things like, "I know this is ridiculous, but…" or "I'm sorry this is so trite, but…" The message resonated with me and much of the audience, and it became a running joke to call out each woman who did it from then on.
I attended a workshop on "Crafting a Commercial, 'Publishable' Memoir." I've toyed with the idea of taking my book Timid No More and reworking it into a narrative memoir. On the one hand, though, I think I've gotten all the bang for my buck out of my 101 things list that I possibly can (with this VOTY award being the culmination); on the other hand, people respond with such curiosity and enthusiasm to hearing about it and how it changed me.
I attended some of the keynote on maternal health and a good workshop on editing, "Kill All Your Darlings," but I had really reached my limit by that point and skipped the closing keynote to rest up before my evening plans. (I heard Ava DuVernay's keynote was fantastic, though, and hope to be able to watch it eventually.)
{Related: How to Avoid the Killing of Darlings, a poem inspired by the editing workshop.}
Evening in New York
My husband and I headed down to Greenwich Village where we had reservations to see a comedy show at the Village Underground, a sister site to the original Comedy Cellar, where I had been picked on by a NYC comedian (good-naturedly) for my bright yellow sweater years before. This time I knew enough to wear black and made it through the evening without incident.
We stumbled upon an excellent Cuban restaurant, Havana Alma de Cuba, that was nearby, and we had a fantastic dinner. This night was sweltering, though!
We ended up near the Love sculpture where we took photos for a rambunctious bachelorette party, and they took some of us.
Conclusion and Shout-outs
The #BlogHer15 conference was an excellent experience. If any of you are hesitant to attend one alone, don't worry about it. I was consistently impressed with how friendly everyone was, and I never once encountered a clique or someone who excluded me from joining in.
I was also proud to be a part of the VOTY ceremony, and I know if I get the opportunity to attend another BlogHer conference, I could immerse myself even more into the learning and the connecting with other bloggers, without having a harrowing speech draining so much of my energy!
Finally, I want to give a brief shout-out to some of the people I met who were so supportive. I'm sure I'm missing some, and I'm sorry, but these are the connections I am able to hobble together from business cards, scurried notes, and jumbled memories. Thanks, and I hope to see you all again, IRL or on the Internet:
Linda of Laughing Though Life, Theresa of A Coonhound's Tale, and Rhonda of Evolutions Life Coaching, who were the first people I chatted with at the Multi-Culti party; Dave of Amateur Idiot/Professional Dad and his friend from Life of Dad (I don't recall his name), who were the rare men I spotted at a breakfast; Lauren of The Evolving Cook and Karen of Dance Around the World, who are both in the process of developing their blogs; August of Girl Boner, who had been a featured VOTY honoree last year and gave me advice on dealing with stage fright; the charismatic Liv of Unbelievably Human, a VOTY honoree, whom I first heard of through her mom during speed dating with my same name of Marcy (not sure how she spells it); Robyn Moreno, who led a helpful writing workshop; the whole yeah write VOTY-winning contingent–I've been reading their work for years and was so happy to meet them: (pictured left to right above in Christine's tweet) Kir of The Kir Corner, I am then in the photo, Jan of Red's Wrap, Bill of The Authentic Life, Christine of Trudging Through Fog, Cindy of Reedster Speaks, and Stacie of Stacie's Snapshots and Tidbits; Deva of My Life Suckers, who makes hilarious parody videos that get millions of views–I felt a little sheepish being backstage with her for my video that got about 350 views, but she was gracious and fun to be around; Linda of Elleroy Was Here, Jen Kehl, and Diane of Thoughts, Tips and Tales, three women I already "knew" from interacting with them on their blogs and who were great to meet IRL; Sandy of Milk and Eggs and Anjum of Masala Mommas, two women who "rescued" me when a waiter wouldn't let anyone sit with me at my "dirty table" (lol); Erica, who works with Nomadic Matt and was a blast to hang out with at the reception; D.J. of Thoughts From Paris, who shared some great ideas on where I should take my blog from here and is funny to boot; Mary of Artemis Consulting, who doesn't have a blog yet but was interesting to talk to about her experience as an expert witness in medical cases; and, finally, three women who led the editing workshop whom I know I could learn so much more from: Susan of Beyond Your Blog, Estelle of Musings on Motherhood & Midlife, and Julie of She Knows. Phew. I know I must have missed some of you; if you stumble upon this and we had made a connection, please reach out. I would love to keep in touch. If anyone I didn't get a chance to meet would like to connect, I would like that too.
Did anyone make it to the end of this extremely long post? I'd love to hear your thoughts about BlogHer15 or blogging conferences in general, and if you wrote a recap of the conference, please feel free to share a link. (BlogHer is also collecting recaps on Facebook.)
About my post's subtitle: In a previous post I had explained how I felt "beyond excited" when I received the news that I'd won a VOTY. Treating "Excited" as a location, I explained the place beyond it was "Terrified," and I bought a $5 Fiverr illustration of the idea. This update shows what's beyond Terrified: Exuberant!
If this is your first time here…
The list of challenges: 101 Things in 1001 Days or The Grid
Some of my favorite posts about completing items on the list:
- Hiking the Inca Trail, Day 4: Race to the Sun Gate and Machu Picchu (#36: Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day.)
- Zorbing: A Gigantic Hamster Ball and the Meaning of Life (#58: Go zorbing.)
- Confronting the Abyss at Trapeze School New York (#8: Take a trapeze class.)
- I Bust a Move on Dance Central a/k/a Cartoons Pity Me in My Basement (#79: Dance my way through Dance Central on Kinect.)
- Begrudgingly Intrigued Teenagers and J. Alfred Prufrock (#27: Memorize a favorite poem.)
- Just let go: Jump off a cliff (#47: Jump off a cliff.)
- Driving in the Car with Anna Karenina (#41: Read Anna Karenina.)
- Well, did you ever milk a cow? (#1: Milk a cow.)
- Bar Juggling Scene (#11: Learn to juggle three balls.)
My book about completing the challenges: Timid No More.
Bloggers: Have you gone out of your comfort zone? What happened? Send me a postcard, and you could be featured on this site.
#BlogHer15 | #VOTY (Voices of the Year)
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— Marcy L (@MarcyTooTimid) July 20, 2015


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#240 – Thanksgiving Predictions
We'll see how much of the above comes true. The comic is on vacation while it digests all the yummy food (not turkey) that comes along with this holiday. Plus, er, wine! Momma Dukes has stocked up, and not just for my arrival. We'll be swimming in–and seeing–red for many, many days.
Hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving with their families, girlfriends, boyfriends, friends, cats, dogs, and television sets. Really, I do.
And not to get all sappy-sappy, but I am very thankful for all of you that read my comics and take the time to comment. Y'all rock. Have some extra mashed potatoes, just 'cause.
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And I'm thankful to have a comic I can read at work and enjoy. Enjoy your wine guzzling, scrabble winning, and turkey gobbling holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving, Paul and to everyone else that stops by here!
I'll be sure to have some extra mashed potatoes (sans gravy.)
Gobble, gobble! Nice comic, Biff. And hey – I do say hi before I ask you to put Mere on. Nice little bit of french at the end. D says Mere is already sick. Tee Hee Hee!
You are the best ever – hugs not thugs – Bitsy.
Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all an even more thrilling Black Friday! I'll be seeing you at 4:00 AM!
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Halloween is coming and I'm not a person who celebrates that such of things but I do realize there's a lot of you who do celebrate Halloween so I decided to help you a little bit and sort out the things this web shop can offer you for your Halloween outfit and maybe help you to choose what you want to be this year!
I don't like anything too much so if I would celebrate Halloween, I'd always go for a safer kind of outfit solution because I'd feel much better wearing what I want.
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If you thought that the Brett Favre saga the last 3 or so years (including this year where he said that that if The Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team can make it back to the College World Series for the second straight year, he will return for one more season in the NFL) was annoying and just kept dragging on just wait for the LeBron James storey to get into full swing. Now that the Cavs have been ousted by the Celtics in the NBA Payoffs it is now open season on what Lebron is going to do. There has been ample of speculation for both sides staying and going. Some say if he won this year he would definitely stay, other said he'd definitely go. Same thing if he lost.
Truth is no one knows and there is a good chance that even LeBron doesn't know at this point. Being one of the top 2 players in the game, and at his age there will be every team in the league at least asking for his services. Some teams are in a better position to make a real push for him, but there are teams that have been clearing space for not only him but Dwayne Wade and to a lesser extent Chris Bosh.
It is going to be a long month and a half ahead with everyone and their dog giving their opinion on where he is going to end up next season. Someone is going to be right but it is going to be a long and painful process until July when he can actually put pen to paper and officially make his decision on the team, price and term that he is looking for.
It is fun to speculate where players will go when they get to free agency, just look at the NHL here in Canada. July 1st is not only Canada Day but also marks the first day of the free agent frenzy. The difference here is that there is going to be constant "news" just about him. Saying news is kind of misleading as there will be very little new to report until he actually signs, and the coverage and questions will be plentiful, annoying and no doubt redundant.
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Heating is typically one of the biggest expenses for homeowners – but it needn't be. There are more cost effective and reliable alternatives to traditional gas, LPG or oil-fired heating. And by switching to renewable energy, you can actually get paid to do so!
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Renewable heating offers many advantages, not least lower carbon emissions and cheaper bills, but it also provides access to government funding for a system which has a relatively short payback period. The main funding available for installing renewable heating is the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). There are currently two RHI schemes available – domestic and non-domestic (commercial) – for installations using renewable technologies such as ground source and air source heat pumps. The domestic RHI is for single rated properties and is payable for seven years. Quarterly tax-free payments, which increase annually in line with the consumer price index, are made to the homeowner. The amount of RHI payable is based on the energy performance certificate (EPC) you receive once your heating installation is complete. A ground or air source heat pump system usually pays back in four to five years.
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In less than five weeks, Belle's brothers and sisters have gone from little tiny butterballs that can't see, hear or walk to fluffy little fur butts that scamper in the yard. Well, sometimes they scamper. They look like they still like to sleep a lot, also. Thanks, Eileen, for the fun photos!
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Regulars: Ji Suk Jin, Jeon Hyeonmu, Eun Ji Won, Jung Juri, Kim Taehyeon, Jeong Daun, Lee Joon.
Guests: Changmin and Lee Hyeon, Kwanghee, Cheondung, Hyeoncheol, Outsider, etc.
It's the final episode of Star Golden Bell. I'm sad to see this show go, it's a stable show where stars old and new come together to play for scholarship.
They have musical actors on the show, one is about a nun performing in Vegas and the other is about a radio show. Changmin and Lee Hyeon fighting over who is more good looking between them two. =P Kwanghee still held on to his plastic idol image, his change in laughter to make it more masculine is funny, keke... ^^
Lee Joon took over Jeong Daun in Back to Basics, now there's 3 chodings to give the clue, lol! XD For Sherlock Returns, they have to guess who is the real Kim Hyeoncheol among the mascots.
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Game-changing cocktail trends
By Merilee Kern
Mix up your spirit selections and take your soirées to an unforgettable new level this season with libations that eradicate expectations. There's no need to hit the bar for a stellar craft cocktail, as killer concoctions are a snap to make at home! Just heed these cocktail trends offered up from Linda Losey, founder of Bloomery Plantation Distillery, and you can be a home bar rock star!
More Playfulness, Less Pretention
Cheeky and whimsical brands and beverages are kicking severe mixology to the curb. Preciousness and pomposity have taken a back seat to professionalism, favoring homespun hospitality over haughtiness. Cocktailing is becoming simpler, with a laid-back sensibility on the rise.
Small Batch is Still Big
The American Distilling Institute reports the meteoric rise in craft and micro distilleries, where true ingenuity is underway, the results of which are getting to market quicker than ever. Validating the power of craft, even the "big boys" are now getting into the small-batch business.
Simplicity Reigns Supreme
Gone are the days where overzealous mixologists have something to prove, taking 15 minutes or more to perfect a drink. Now, simplified elixirs that require few ingredients and/or steps of preparation to create a killer craft cocktail are at the forefront.
Increasing Culinary Influence
Fresh fruit, roots, nuts and herb-laden libations are all the rage, taking cues from the kitchen with imaginative culinary cocktails filled with farmed foodstuffs. Mixers with all-natural ingredients like Italian lemons, Hawaiian ginger, black walnuts and pumpkins are being utilized to craft distinctive, memorable and crave-worthy flavors.
Locavore Garden-to-Glass Libations
Local and farm-fresh approaches to ingredient sourcing are taking root on cocktail menus. Garden-grown is in; preservatives, concentrates or artificial ingredients are out. Indeed, craft cocktail distillers are turning hand-selected agricultural ingredients grown on their own or neighboring American farms into 100 percent natural artisan liquors that are elevating cocktails, beers and other beverages like coffee and tea.
Moonshine Goes Gourmet
Once just a novelty item, distillers are now getting creative, proffering high-end premium spirits (like Bloomery Plantation Distillery's SweetShine) that are taking crafted cocktails to an incredible new level using time-honored recipes with a modern spin and hand-crafted technique.
Beer Cocktails
No longer reserved for the world of spirits, beer is being elevated with toppers and mixers, taking barley and hops to a whole new level.
Nostalgia for Prohibition-Era Elixirs
Prohibition was one of the most colorful and complex times in American history, from flappers and suffragists to bootleggers, temperance workers, speakeasies and The Charleston. For some, it was a time of uninhibited expression; for others, a period of resistance. It was a spirited time when moonshiners flourished, in spite of the government's best efforts, and where the "cocktail" was essentially born. Prohibition-era recipes that use distinctive ingredients – some savory, some bitter, some sweet – are back in vogue.
Fancy Glassware Need Not Apply
Furthering the penchant for nostalgia, mason jars have made a comeback, both as a cocktail shaker for mixologists and as a vintage-inspired drinking glass, trumping classic serving vessels at an increasing clip.
Handcrafted Manufacturing
Today, beverage purveyors are taking a more homespun approach to crafting their wares. For some leading-edge distilleries, for example, the entire process of creating their produce-driven product is handcrafted, from the hand-zesting of every lemon and the hand-chopping of the ginger to the hand-making of syrups and the actual handwriting that goes on every label. This personalized care, concern and charm is resonating in the marketplace.
"There is clearly a growing resurgence of consumers who want to create craft beverages from high-quality, fresh ingredients and sustainability-minded purveyors but don't want to be burdened with a drink that's too complex to make," Losey said.
A tasty, farm-fresh cocktail using eco-conscious components that's a breeze to make? I'll toast to that!
"The Luxe List" executive editor Merilee Kern scours the luxury marketplace for exemplary travel experiences, extraordinary events and notable products and services. Submissions are accepted at TheLuxeList.com. Follow her on Twitter @LuxeListEditor and Facebook at Facebook.com/TheLuxeList.
Pumpkin Spice Toddy
1 ounce Pumpkin Spice SweetShine
1 ounce bourbon
4 ounces hot tea
Top with whipped cream
Garnish with grated cinnamon
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Rangers signed Tottenham youngster Oduwa on loan over the summer.
Oduwa is currently impressing whilst on loan at Ibrox, and England Under-21 coach Keith Downing has explained to the Evening Times that the spell with Rangers will help the young attacker add consistency to his game.
Downing said: "Nathan has got to perform week in week out and try and get some consistency. But I am sure the fans there understand that he is still a youngster and he is still learning. For most boys at that age, particularly for wingers, there is that consistency factor. You can only get that from playing games and doing that for Rangers and with us will help him. It all helps in his development."
Oduwa signed a season-long loan with Rangers back over the summer, with Spurs hoping the young attacker could develop further after spending a loan spell with Luton last season.
The 19-year-old English youth international has so far excelled with the Gers, fitting perfectly into Mark Warburton's tactical set-up, and showing off his attacking talents and on-the-ball flair.
He has established himself as a key part of the side, playing 11 games in all competitions since signing for the Light Blues, and Downing believes this chance of playing consistent football will be central to helping Oduwa develop into a more consistent player.
Downing highlights the fact that young players are always going to be less consistent than their older and more experienced teammates, but Oduwa has already started to build upon his talents and show what he is made of more frequently.
There are no doubts about just how talented a player Oduwa is, and this loan spell with Rangers looks to be adding the consistency to his game which could make him a star for Tottenham in the future.


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Sheffield United FC paid a stunning tribute to those who have lost their lives in all conflicts, before their match against Barnsley at Bramall Lane on Saturday.
Ahead of the South Yorkshire derby, the family of a young soldier who was killed during the Falklands war laid a wreath on the pitch.
Twenty-year-old Shaun Hanson from Ecclesfield, died on HMS Ardent in 1982 as he administered first aid to a colleague after the ship had come under attack.
Fans on the Kop also held up individual cards which together made up an image of a poppy as the 24,000 crowd held a minute's silence to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
The Sheffield United team also wore special one-off shirts emblazoned with a poppy, which will be auctioned off on eBay, with proceeds going to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.


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This site is an official archive sub-site for the art of Erik ReeL created between 2009 and 2017 while living and working in Ventura, California. As such it thus contains over 300 paintings, prints, and documented work that may already be in public or private collections and is no longer on the market.
The number associated with each piece is an opus number assigned to each painting before it leaves the studio and uniquely identifies each work. Sketchbooks are assigned a single number. Each print edition is assigned a single opus number and the individual prints are tracked separately as per the traditional editioning numbers on each sheet. There are over 300 works of art on this site.
Erik ReeL is a post-contemporary artist whose work addresses post-conceptual issues in painting around mark making and signification. Erik ReeL was born in Seattle in 1952, met Rhonda Hill in 2012, and has an only son, Gabriel.


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Even though it's months away from making its debut, the Huawei P10 kept the headlines lately, thanks to a couple of leaked images with the handset. Compared to the P9, the Chinese manufacturer's current flagship, there differences weren't very noticeable, but hey, we're talking about a new high-end smartphone here, it's was natural to see all those positive reactions.
Feast your eyes with these official-looking renders!
The Huawei P10 should make its official debut in the second quarter of 2017, but the exact date isn't fixed yet, so it's subject to change. However, until then, a new set of images – press renders this time – were spotted online today, providing a better look on Huawei's next flagship.
It seems that it could be available in two sizes, one with a flat display and another one with a dual-curved panel. We don't know anything about the size, whether or not it will be different, but if these images were revealed this early, we will most likely find out more details very soon.
Another change we can spot is the presence of a physical home button, a feature that wasn't present on the P9. However, it won't house a fingerprint scanner, since this one is on the back of the phone.
A beefy configuration, with a home-mad chip
Moving on to the possible specs, the Huawei P10 is rumored to come with a 5.5″ display, supporting a QHD resolution, according to Phonearena. The same source claims that it will be powered by the manufacturer's own Kirin 960 chipset, with an octa-core configuration, alongside a Mali-G71 GPU. It will be available in two versions, one with 4 GB of RAM and 64 gigs of storage, or 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of space.
As for the camera, the dual setup will stay, but currently, there aren't any exact details on this.


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