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Monday, October 26, 2009
Tour of the Samuel Reed Home - Part II
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In the closet under the stairs, you can see the original, unfinished cedar walls and shelves.
On the right of the entry is a dining room that was once apparently a parlor. There was originally only one door into this room. Chet has added a door (from the period) into the new kitchen at the back of the house. Beside that door is an original window, complete with working shutters, looking into the den.
On the left of the entry is a sitting room. The floor in this room is not original due to the significant wear on the original floor. Obviously, this was the room where most of the living was done. Chet wanted to refinish it as the others but was advised not to do so. There were so many worn places in the floor from decades of use, sanding it down would produce some very thin, shaky boards. The new wood was laid perpendicular to the old for added stability.
The finials on the stairs are quite impressive. Chet told us about seeing how such things were made at Colonial Williamsburg on lathes. Sticks of wood were turned on a human powered lathe – an arrangement of wheels and pulleys reminiscent of a bicycle. The carpenter craftsman used various sized and shaped sharp gouging instruments against the turning piece of wood to make the design.
The light fixture hanging in the upstairs hallway is from First Baptist Church of Blackville (initially known as Blackville Baptist). Chet was able to obtain several of these fixtures when the church was being remodeled. They have special significance in that this house was the first meeting place Blackville Baptist Church.
Some of you know enough about me to be aware that I am rarely at a loss for words. Well, have a good look now, for this is the case! I feel my writing skills failing me as I try to find the right words to express my appreciation to Chet and Cindy Matthews for the time they took to show Ian and me all the details on this remarkable house.
Chet and Cindy, you have my deepest appreciation for providing a day that Ian and I will never forget and for allowing me to share it with the world. It was quite a day – from the first greeting to the best BLT I think I've ever had.
On behalf of all of the descendants of Samuel and Mary Clark Reed, I thank you for the love and care you have bestowed on this house and for your willingness to share it with us.
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You have done an incredible job detailing this visit in words and pictures. I can only imagine how exciting it must have been to visit this home in person. I feel you fortunate that someone like Chet Matthews has gone to the effort and expense of preserving this fantastic house. Do you happen to know how many square feet of living space this home has?ReplyDelete
Thank you, Henry! It was a very exciting day, to say the least. I don't know about the square feet, but I'll ask and let you know.ReplyDelete
Okay, Henry, here's the scoop directly from Chet Matthews:ReplyDelete
"Not sure exactly….approximately 1450 sq ft downstairs….and around 700 upstairs…..for a total of 2150….
I excluded the stairs since it is not living space…..
The four main rooms are 18 x 18…..so that equals 324 in each room…..plus the hall and the kitchen….den….and utility room
The outside dimension of the house is 47 ft. across the front and 32 feet deep for downstairs….and 47 x 18 upstairs………"
Chet also told me that the T&C Clarks Patent hinges are on the interior and exterior doors, not the shutters as I had stated in the article. The shutter hinges were made by the blacksmith. I have corrected that in the post text.
Having been in a ten year battle to restore a family home which was built about the same time - circa 1790, I truly appreciate and understand all the love that has gone into this project, as well as the time and effort and family history which has been provided with this blog. My cousin told me that I had to read this blog because I would truly appreciate what had been done with it. She's right. Hope you keep up with the research.ReplyDelete
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was a beloved fixture on Kansas City's culinary scene for more than 27 years. A legendary wine list, well-reviewed food, hospitable staff and intimate setting made JJ's a smart choice for everything from popping a cork on a rare varietal to popping the question.
But Tuesday's deadly blast reduced the Country Club Plaza landmark to scorched rubble and apparently killed an employee, casting an indelible pall on the years of fond memories shared by patrons and staff alike.
The blast occurred after a construction crew apparently struck a natural gas line, touching off an explosion that could be felt for nearly a mile.
Fifteen people were injured, and the remains of one body were found in the rubble. The victim has not been formally identified, but Genny Cramer said she was confident based on information from authorities that it was her daughter, Megan Cramer, a 46-year-old server at JJ's, who was killed.
"We talked on the phone the day she died," Genny Cramer said. "She said she was doing well and was getting ready for work. She told us she loved us, and we told her we love her too. It is very sad. We're going to miss her so much."
Jimmy Frantze, JJ's owner, said Wednesday experts were looking into the cause and that he was worried about his workers.
"I've talked to about half my employees," he said. "They are all upset. They lost a co-worker."
Frantze opened JJ's in 1985 and quickly found success.
Oenophiles coveted its knockout wine list, by some estimates 1,800 bottles deep. In 2005, JJ's won its second Grand Award from Wine Spectator magazine, one of only 84 restaurants worldwide to earn the honor that year.
"If you were a wine aficionado, it was a great place to go," said Mary Bunten, 49, who lives about a mile away but walked her dogs past the wreckage Wednesday. "I was looking at the helicopter pictures and looking at water and wine running down the street. I wonder if they are going to rebuild it. It had a lot of character to it."
Locals knew JJ's as a prime after-work stop, though it won broader attention after receiving consistently high ratings from contributors to Zagat's restaurant guides.
Many workers at regulars said Wednesday their thoughts were foremost with the injured and family of the deceased.
A Missouri Gas Energy official said a subcontractor working for a cable company hit a natural gas line with an underground borer more than an hour before Tuesday's explosion. MGE Chief Operating Officer Rob Hack said a Heartland Midwest worker called 911 at 4:54 p.m. Tuesday to report hitting a gas line near the restaurant.
MGE workers arrived at the scene shortly after, and Hack said those who had remained inside the restaurant before the blast were urged to get out. Evidence suggests the ignition point was inside JJ's, Fire Chief Paul Berardi said, but he didn't say what might have sparked the gas.
The explosion shattered glass in nearby buildings, and the resulting inferno sent an ominous smoke plume high above the outdoor shopping district.
In addition to the fatality, fifteen people were injured, including two who remained in critical condition.
Brad Russell, a lawyer for Heartland Midwest, released a statement late Wednesday expressing sympathy for the victims and saying the company is cooperating with authorities. "We are reserving any public comment until the completion of a thorough investigation," the statement concluded.
Until Tuesday night's explosion, JJ's had managed to survive in the shadow of a large construction project that has been under way across the narrow, one-way street for seven years. The work had complicated access to the street-corner restaurant, and a server needed hospital treatment in 2006 after she was struck by a rock sent flying by blasting for excavation of the construction site.
The construction project languished and eventually stalled out in 2008.
"We go in there all the time," said Amber Blahut, 29, who lives nearby and JJ's was a favorite spot to meet up with friends. "It's one of those places that there's been so much construction for so long that for a restaurant like that to maintain such a following."
It's uncertain whether Frantze will rebuild. The development that stalled out has been restarted and is expected to open later this year with a large law firm as a chief tenant, theoretically providing a new JJ's with a well-heeled clientele.
But on Wednesday, Frantze was noncommittal.
"We're dealing with the loss of a business so I'm not sure," he said.

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Winter is split between two years when it comes to high school athletics, but that doesn't mean the action isn't up to par with the rest of the year. Here is a look at the top five moments from January to March and November to now.
Winter is split between two years when it comes to high school athletics, but that doesn't mean the action isn't up to par with the rest of the year. Here is a look at the top five moments from January to March and November to now.
No. 5 'Cats get past Campbell Co.
Down eight at halftime on the road at Campbell County, the Oak Ridge Wildcats District 3-AAA lead was slipping last year. Just off a loss at Karns the week before, Oak Ridge couldn't afford to lose.
The 'Cats rallied in the noisy gym going on an 18-5 run in the third quarter that kept them atop the district with a 56-53 win.
The Cougars cut the lead to two but free throws by Cory Fagan made the difference.
Isaac Merian had 24 points including 10 in the fourth quarter.
No. 4 Catfish swim at State
Loki Hondorf, Ryan Mihealsick, Thomas Kerr and Gaibo Zhang all got their chance to swim state last season and performed swimmingly.
Hondorf, just a sophomore, set a Wildcatfish team record in the 500 Freestyle, placing 12th with a personal best time of 4:46.71. He also placed 13th in the 200 Freestyle with 1:47.60.
Zhang was 21st in the 100 breaststroke. Mihealsick was 23rd in the 100 backstroke.
All four finshed their eight races in the top 50.
No. 3 Kendra Holmes scores 38
Kendra Holmes found herself as the benefactor of her team's effort just two weeks ago against Karns. Holmes scored 38 points — 26 in the first half — and put herself in a three-way tie for most points scored in a single game by a Lady Wildcat.
Holmes joined Keke Stewart and Jennifer Wilson-Galloway as the only other Oak Ridge girls with 38. Armeka Booker leads the all-time list.
It was the fourth game in the last five for the girls in which Holmes or teammate Whitney Mitchell had at least 29 points.
The Lady 'Cats went on to win 61-32.
No. 2 Oak Ridge boys routs Central
Oak Ridge dismantled Knoxville Central just three weeks ago, scoring 97 points in the best offensive output in Wildcat Arena and coach Aaron Green's tenure to date.
The Wildcats opened the game on a 14-2 run, extended their lead to 22-8 and went on a separate 13-0 run in the third to defeat the Bobcats by 55. Oak Ridge hit 38 field goals, including five 3-pointers.
No. 1 Lady 'Cats historic comeback vs. Anderson Co.
Down 39-19 with 12:48 left in the game, Oak Ridge girls basketball coach Kerra Jackson called a timeout against Anderson County in the first District 3-AAA game of the 2012-13 season.
The rest was history.
The Lady Wildcats stormed back with full-court pressure, steals and layups as they defeated the Lady Mavericks 59-57 on the road. The win marked the largest comeback in program history for the Oak Ridge girls and set off a chain of wins that reached six straight and pulled the team into first place in the district standings.
Whitney Mitchell scored 29 points to lead ORHS and Kendra Holmes had 22.
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One Direction Sells Out Madison Square Garden in Under One Minute
Congrats to One Direction! The U.K. heartthrobs have made history again, selling out their Madison Square Garden show of their North American tour in one minute. Yes, you read that right — one minute.
Louis Tomlinson's adoring mom broke the news on Twitter, writing, "So the boys broke YET another record Sold Madison Square Gardens in less than a minute #properband #proudmummy X." Zayn Malik could barely believe their luck, tweeting, "Massive thanks to every1 that's bought a ticket to our show at maddison square gardens #amazing news ! x x"
What makes this a really huge deal? Madison Square Garden is the third largest venue on the planet.
The massive success is hardly a surprise for Directioners. They had the crowd — and celebs like Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift — on their feet and singing along to 'What Makes You Beautiful' at the Kids' Choice Awards. One Direction fans swarmed Toronto when the band performed there last, forcing the city to shut down entire streets to accommodate the crowds. The group's star is rising rapidly with two TV appearances tonight alone — one on 'iCarly' and another on 'Saturday Night Live.'
It's hardly the first time the band's made history. Their first U.S. single, 'What Makes You Beautiful,' debuted at No. 28 on the Hot 100 before it even hit radio, making the highest chart debut from a U.K. act since 1998 — and they're also the first British act to ever debut at No. 1 with their first release.
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Chemo can't cure this bad script.
Kate Hudson is like sunshine personified. She has those bouncy, gorgeous blonde curls, a goofy smile that lights up a room like a Christmas tree, and the personality and intelligence of someone who's had to cultivate it. So why, then, can she never be in a good movie? If you omit Almost Famous from her filmography, it reads like Jennifer Aniston's, only with fewer edgy choices. I find this to be a mystery greater than how to win the Angry Birds game with three stars on every level.
Any movie that fits the category of "dramedy" automatically takes a hit in the star rating department. A Little Piece of Heaven tries hard to be lots of things, but the end result is cheapened by lame choices (like bringing in Peter Dinklage as a male escort to elicit a laugh). It looks good on paper--it has likable stars like Hudson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Romany Malco, Lucy Punch and Kathy Bates. Treat Williams even makes an appearance, which normally makes me put on The Substitute and just smile and smile...but after this movie, I was so disappointed I didn't have the strength to put that DVD in the player. The basic idea is that Kate Hudson is Marley, yet another cute lady who is sassy and smart but clueless about relationships and how to "do life." She has great friends, a great wardrobe, a great dog, and a house filled with colorful curtains and throw pillows that scream "free spirit." But then she finds out she has cancer. And this movie turns into a total bummerfest that isn't sad enough to make me cry or funny enough to make me giggle.
The following is a list of things that this movie attempts to do and the films that have done it way better.
Introducing Us to God: Normally, I love seeing the big guy in the sky personified as a pop culture figure. This time, though, it's too self-referential to be funny. When Marley learns she has cancer and is transported to green-screen heaven, Whoopi Goldberg is God. But instead of letting it be an unspoken wink-wink thing, they comment on how much Marley loves Whoopi Goldberg, which is why she wants God to take her form. I have watched too much of The View to buy this reasoning. What movie does it better: Check out Morgan Freeman in Bruce Almighty or Alanis Morissette in Dogma.
Cantankerous Main Character with Cancer: This movie makes the huge mistake of taking Hudson's lame-brained, shallow character from Something Borrowed (last year's head-scratcher of a rom-com), makes her even less fun to watch, gives her a terminal disease, and fails to make her sympathetic. She snaps at her friends, is mean to men who love her, and yells at Kathy Bates. Thumbs down. People who went before their time: Emma Thompson in Wit.
White Lab Coats As an Aphrodisiac: Gael Garcia Bernal plays Goldstein, Marley's charming Jewish-Mexican doctor who cannot tell a joke to save his life. For some reason unknown to me, he falls in love with her even though she is constantly difficult and reprimands him for everything he does. His naive, adorable self deserves much better than this pain in the you-know-what. Movie that is not exactly the same, but close enough and leagues better, so give me a break: Campbell Scott and Julia Roberts in Dying Young.
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Osborne leads Gladys City to rediscovery, community connection
From Gladys City Nights to Wildcatter Weekends to daily forays into living history, Lamar University's Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is the place to be for education and entertainment.
And the driving force behind all of the activity is Mark Osborne, who, during almost nine months as the museum's director, has instituted an exciting lineup of things to do at the re-created boomtown that celebrates the discovery of oil at Spindletop on Jan. 10, 1901.
"We hear a lot about how America needs to rediscover its passion for innovation," Osborne said. "Gladys City has such great potential to inspire young people through the story of Spindletop to dream big and work hard to achieve great things in their lives.
"My No. 1 goal right now is to make sure Gladys City is an active and engaged member of the community, especially here at Lamar. We have only begun to explore the possibilities that may exist to work with faculty and students."
Events and experiences to entertain, enlighten and inform visitors from Southeast Texas and far beyond are a regular occurrence at the museum. In recent months, however, Osborne has added a new dimension of interest with the institution of Wildcatter Weekends on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month and Gladys City Nights on the third Thursday of each month.
This month, the museum will be decked out in its holiday finest for a special Wildcatter Weekend special event – HOLIDAZE at Gladys City – from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11, for two evenings of activities for the entire family. Craft demonstrations, carolers, special guest performers and a few surprises await visitors.
On Thursday, Dec. 15, Gladys City Nights will welcome Diane Rose, "The Amazing Quilter," as guest speaker. Activities begin at 6 p.m. with Rose speaking at 6:30 p.m. before a reception in the Log Cabin Saloon.
Previous Wildcatter Weekends and Gladys City Nights have focused on various themes and featured an array of entertainment.
Gladys City opened on Jan. 10, 1976 as a gift to the state of Texas and Lamar University as a Bicentennial project of the Lucas Gusher Monument Association and City of Beaumont Bicentennial Commission. On Jan. 10, 2001, the museum celebrated the Spindletop Centennial, attracting thousands of visitors from all over the country and featuring a keynote speech by former President George H.W. Bush. On Jan. 10, 2011, the museum will observe another decade milestone for the discovery that ushered in the age of energy.
"Gladys City reached its 35th anniversary this year. We have a lot of work to do to make sure the next 35 are even better." Osborne said. "In a few short months, I have learned what a special place Gladys City is to the area. I have received such a great reception in Beaumont. Everyone has been so friendly and welcoming."
A native of Houston, Osborne began his career as an exhibit manager at Capital Children's Museum (now the National Children's Museum) in Washington, D.C. While at the museum, Osborne said, he learned how museums can truly engage young minds and promote learning. He also had the opportunity to work on several major exhibits, including ones on Thailand, the animation of Chuck Jones and the Holocaust.
Returning home to Texas in 1995, Osborne spent time as a graphic designer at Weatherford College in Weatherford, just west of Fort Worth. In 2003, he moved to East Texas and began working at Tyler Junior College as an operations manager in the School of Continuing Studies. While living in Tyler, he earned his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Texas at Tyler.
Most recently, Osborne spent a year and a half at Lone Star College-Kingwood before setting out to fulfill his dream of returning to museum work. In May 2010, he started work on his master's degree in public history with American Public University and began the search for a museum position – a search that took him from Marshall to New Braunfels and Paris to Beaumont.
On March 15, 2011, he became director of the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum.
Osborne is a member of the Texas Forest Trail Region Board, the Beaumont Association of Museums, Southeast Texas Museum Association, American Association of Museums, East Texas Historical Association and the Texas Association of Museums. He said he enjoys "road-tripping," classic films and being uncle to 16 nieces and nephews.
Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, on U.S. 69 at University Drive in Beaumont, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Additional information is available at (409) 880-1750 or www.gladyscity.org.


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Without effective acaracides to control spider mites, a grower can lose 50 percent of his cotton crop, according to University of California Extension Entomologist Larry Godfrey.
The more miticides available to control mites, the better chance growers will have to avoid damage, Godfrey told pest control advisers and growers at the recent Cotton Technology Seminar sponsored by Bayer CropScience in Carmel, Calif.
Although there can be resistance to Kelthane and Comite if repeatedly used within a season, California cotton growers have generally dodged the resistance bullet that has been documented elsewhere in the world to 81 different pesticides used to control spider mites.
Zephyr is one of the most widely used miticides in California's San Joaquin Valley. It has been used for eight seasons and in only one of those years in the late 1990s was resistance documented. It has never come back.
Comite and Kelthane can be used effectively if used early when mites are most susceptible and not used more than once per season.
Fortunately for resistance management, there are several new miticides on the market or soon to be registered, including Acramite, Fujimite, Zeal and Oberon.
Oberon from Bayer is expected to receive registration soon. It is also effective on silverleaf whitefly and that makes it even more welcome.
It also is a new class of chemistry, also a welcome addition for resistance management.
Godfrey added, however, that Oberon is not effective against aphids.
Oberon is comparable to Zephyr for mite control, said Godfrey and comparable to Assail, Knack and Courier for whitefly control.
"Oberon is a good fit where you have both spider mites and whitefly," he added.
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This science fiction novel won the Hugo, Nebula and other awards and spawned a series: the Heechee Saga. Poor miner Robinette "Bob" Broadhead wins the lottery and uses the money for a one-way ticket to Gateway. When a hollowed-out asteroid was discovered, it was found to hold nearly a thousand small spaceships and other artifacts left behind by the long-gone alien Heechee. Despite their advanced age, most of the ships are functional. They come in thre...
The Voices of Heaven
There are no studly, over-muscled do-gooders in this book fighting hordes of aliens or saving defenseless Baywatchesque females. The hero is a nice guy with a bit of a psychological problem and some 'real-life' problems as well. The situation, while futuristic (a space colony complete with a friendly alien race) is extremely matter of fact. This makes it a bit slow (and downright boring at times) but very 'immersive'. The main character was fleshed o...
The book begins after the initial invasion has already ended, a few generations ago. A whole moving planet approached Earth from outer space, and after a few days, astronomers began to notice a strange shifting in stars - the alien planet was kidnapping Earth! After hundreds of years, the 1 percent of the population, the survivors of the cooling Earth that gets farther and farther from the sun try to live their lives in hopes that the aliens would again ...


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"I Could Give a Sh!t About North Carolina"Posted by nvr1983 on March 31st, 2008
I know the topic has been written about ad nauseum before, but I haven't seen anything substantial written in the major news sources about it after the Elite 8 so I'm going to pretend that I'm breaking this story. . .
As most of you know after the 2003 season, Matt Doherty of 8-20 in 2001-2002 fame "resigned" from his position as head coach at UNC. Because Doherty resigned before the Final 4, much of the talk in the week leading up to the Final 4 that year (along with a freshman phenom Carmelo Anthony) was about who would take over the prized position as coach of the Tar Heels. After Dean Smith retired, he was succeeded for a brief period by Bill Guthridge, but that was only viewed as a temporary fix as, well let's just say that Guthridge had a lot of "experience" by the time he became a head coach. UNC hired Doherty who was fresh off a great run at Notre Dame where he won a Big East Coach of the Year award. After a strong start, Doherty's team fell apart the next year before entering the 2002-2003 season with a talented group of freshman that you may remember (Sean May, Rashad McCants, and Raymond Felton). They got off to a hot start that year winning the Preseason NIT with wins over then #2 Kansas (and Roy Williams) and a very talented Stanford squad. However, they fell apart when Sean May was injured soon after. Doherty's resignation sparked widespread rumors with potential coaches ranging from the absurd (Dean Smith returning) to the more realistic choices (Williams and Larry Brown). Even Dick Vitale chimed in with his thoughts on the candidates.
All of this led up to the championship game, where after a week of questions about their coach leaving, Kansas fell to Syracuse 81-78 when Hakim Warrick came out of nowhere to swat away Michael Lee's attempt to tie the game. In the post-game aftermath, Roy Williams was interviewed by Bonnie Bernstein. What followed was one of the great moments in sports TV history. Watch and enjoy:
It turns out that in some ways this "interview" became more famous or infamous (depending on your point of view) than the game itself. Some media members were quick to defend Bernstein. As for Williams, who late on April 7th denied even thinking about the UNC job for a second, he ended up leaving Kansas and his recruits and signed with UNC on April 14th. We won't get into all the details of the process because it ended up being really convoluted, but Joe Posnanski covered it fairly well in his interview with Roy Williams soon after Williams decided to go to UNC.
The domino effect of this saga is pretty interesting in its own right:
– UNC hires Roy Williams from Kansas.
– Kansas hires Bill Self from Illinois.
– Illinois hires Bruce Weber from Southern Illinois.
– In 2005, UNC (Williams) defeats Illinois (Weber) in the national championship game.
– On Saturday night, Kansas (Self) gets a shot at revenge against Williams.
I can't wait to see what the Kansas fans have in store for Old Roy on Saturday night. . .


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Skinnygirl Advice Guru, Bethenny Frankel is giving a sneak peek of things to come on her new talk show in an interview with More, where she dishes about the keys to a good marriage and finding the right Mr. Frankel.
Bethenny has admitted she picked Mr. Wrong a couple of times (including Jason 1.0 during RHoNYC) which led to a failed marriage and being the single woman, aka punching bag on Housewives. Describing what went wrong in her first marriage, Bethenny clarifies: "I was simply too young. It taught me not to try to fit everything into a perfect Tiffany box." Instead go for a custom ring from a boutique jeweler (I love Bethenny's ring set, I must admit).
She also explains trying to date a good on paper guy never works out – instead look for someone who can deal with you: "You can't sleep next to an 8 x 10 piece of paper. Choose someone who takes care of you, who cares for their family and who will be a good partner and parent, and someone who you actually like, respect and laugh with."
Bethenny encourages those who are in a relationship due to a fear of being alone (and being eaten by an Alsatian) to recognize they need to move on: "You know you're holding on to a relationship because of fear when you think no one else will want you or love you, or you worry you will never find someone as good. You shouldn't try to negotiate and rationalize; you should just feel."
Mrs. Hoppy, who we all know likes her c*ck comments, is never one to shy away from difficult topics, as she confronts the sticky issue of sex in a relationship and opines: "It's awkward, but sex must be discussed. It constantly changes: honeymoon stage, while pregnant, after baby, with children, in your 50s, etc. Communicate."
As for what led to her finding Jason 2.0, aka her hubby, Bethenny believes being happy with who you are instead of being a desperate loser is the key to finding love: "Being ok with who you are and where you are in your life, whether alone or with someone, is the secret to finding what you want and need. Desperation and fear will take you to the wrong places and the wrong relationships."
When asked what advice she has for daughter Bryn on finding the right guy, Bethenny replies: "I would advise her that getting men to respect you and want to marry you — as much if not more than they want to get physical with you — is an art form."
In other Bethenny news, the diet drink mixologist just released Skinnygirl Sangria and here's hoping it's as, uhhhh… good(?) as Skinnygirl Margarita!
Even if it's not, no worries, as Bethenny has some friends in high places; Bethenny tells Celebuzz: "Lea Michele is a big fan of Skinnygirl Margarita, so I sent her the Sangria before the launch, and she loves it!" And just who else is a Skinnygirl aficionado? Apparently: Kate Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Anne Hathaway, and Hoda Kotb! Wow – Bethenny really gets around!
Bethenny is pictured above on Aug. 3 during the launch party for her new Skinnygirl drink!
Will you be trying Skinnygirl Sangria? What do you think of Bethenny's advice on love and marriage? Are you excited to watch her new talkshow?


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The mental health system in this country is in dire need of an overhaul.
Recently I was sent to Western Psych for treatment. I sat 17 hours in the waiting room and still no beds were available. One fellow had been there three days, sleeping in the waiting room.
While waiting, I did not get my medications on time; they gave them to me 14 hours late.
I witnessed a few folks get turned back out on the street, in tears, because there was no room.
Mental illness is a serious problem that no longer can be ignored. While folks are blaming guns for shootings, it's actually mental instability that is to blame.
When a mentally disabled person seeks help, yet does not get it, he or she turn to self medicating — drugs, alcohol. This causes the crime rate to skyrocket.
We need more mental health treatment facilities in this area. Butler and Kittaning hospitals arent enough. Western Psych has only 400 beds.
I have started a petition at ipetitions.com to get a 500 bed facility built in our area. I will be in contact with our represenitives also. I encourage everyone to go and sign my petition, and call your represenitives too. Thank you for letting me get this out there.


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Anti-American "war correspondent" Peter Arnett lost no time after being fired by MSNBC. He is now working for London's Daily Mirror, a viciously anti-American and anti-war tabloid.
Arnett "apologized" for his support of the Baath party line earlier today, but his apology was transparently insincere. Now he says "I report the truth of what is happening here in Baghdad and will not apologise for it." Arnett is a sick person; he and his patron Saddam Hussein are well matched. No serious person has paid attention to Arnett since he fabricated a story that falsely accused the U.S. Army of using the nerve gas sarin in Laos, which cost him his job with CNN some years ago.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man faces federal charges in the theft of a truck containing President Barack Obama's audio and other equipment.
Prosecutors say 48-year-old Eric Brown, of Richmond, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of theft of government property. A federal magistrate on Wednesday ordered Brown held without bond.
The complaint against Brown says he bragged about the theft, sold a stolen laptop and possessed equipment that contained the presidential seal.
The van with equipment used by the president during public appearances was at a hotel parking lot in a Richmond suburb on Oct. 16, 2011. The empty van was recovered on the other side of town the next day.
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WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WIFR) -- A House Committee advanced a measure to support the expansion of Winnebago County's recreation and tourism industry, designed to create jobs and stimulate the economy.
The bill would let Winnebago County increase its hotel tax by 2% to help pay for expanding and upgrading three sports complexes in the area. The Reclaiming First project would upgrade Sportscore 1 and 2 and turn the Ingersoll building into a riverside indoor sports complex.
The Senate has already passed the bill. The bill will now move on to the full House. It would then go to the Governor's Desk.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WIFR) -- State Senator Steve Stadelman helped pass a bill through the Senate today that would let Winnebago County increase its hotel tax by 2% to help pay for expanding and upgrading three sports complexes in the area.
The hotel tax Reclaiming First project would upgrade Sportscore 1 and 2 and turn the Ingersoll building into a riverside indoor sports complex. The city says they're hoping the proposed upgrades will bring more sports tournaments to the Stateline. According to Senator Stadelman's office, Rockford has been losing money each year because of a lack of amateur sports tournaments. They say the proposed bill could raise nearly $13 million for the project that's expected to cost over $40 million.
"Sports tourism is a big industry in the Rockford area and it benefits in so many ways as far as not only having tournaments come here and people spend money at restaurants and local facilities...but also have upgraded facilities that local people can enjoy," said Stadelman.
Rockford Park District director Tim Dimke says upgrading Sportscore's grass fields to sports turf would have allowed the Puma Cup tournament go on as planned this weekend. Those upgrades are part of the proposed project. Senator Stadelman says the bill passed through the Senate with overwhelming support.
It may be a couple of weeks before the House votes on the measure. Local representatives say it should have a lot of support and pass through. It would then go to the Governor's Desk.
UPDATE: SPRINGFIELD – In an effort to move a proposal to make Rockford the Midwest recreational sports destination forward, today the Senate passed a measure allowing Winnebago County to impose a 2 percent tax on hotel stays. It is estimated that this new tax, which would be shouldered by out-of-town visitors, would generate $13 million for the project.
"Currently in Rockford, hotel guests pay a 12 percent tax at checkout. But surrounding areas like Peoria and Galesburg have a 13 percent tax, and Chicago has a 16.4 percent tax. So Rockford will still be competitive in attracting tourists," Stadelman said.
The Reclaiming First proposal transitions the former Ingersoll building into a riverside indoor sports complex, while making improvements to Sportscore One and Two. The project, Reclaiming First, was introduced in December 2011 and has rallied support from across Winnebago County and the surrounding area.
"The majority, if not all, of the estimated $37.5 million needed in funding for the new project would come from non-local sources including grants, charitable contributions and state funding," continued Stadelman.
Since 2007, Rockford's amateur sports tournaments have dropped 11 percent annually, resulting in $1.4 million loss for the region each year. In an effort to turn this downward trend around, local economic development and city planners, elected officials, business owners and labor leaders collaborated on a proposal that would not only bring back Rockford's declining sports tournaments, but expand resources to make Rockford the amateur sports tournament capital of the Midwest.
The measure now moves on to the House for further consideration.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WIFR) -- An Illinois Senate Committee is taking on legislation that allows Winnebago County to raise the hotel tax, which would help fund improvements to area sports venues.
Despite several failed attempts, lawmakers are a bit more optimistic about the Reclaiming First bill.
It may be tough to book a hotel room in Rockford next year. A plan to improve area facilities is expected to attract several new sports tournaments to the area, something hotel manager Katie Haun says will give a much needed boost to local hotels and restaurants.
"Our winter months are generally kind of slow, so this would mean tournaments in the winter, that would be huge," Haun said.
It's all part of the reclaiming first bill, which would raise Winnebago County's hotel tax from 12% to 14%. That money would pay for $43 million dollars in expansions to sports core one and two, with some money going towards renovations of the Ingersoll building. A senate committee rejected the idea in January, but legislators say they're more confident the bill will pass this time around.
"Today really culminates a couple of years' worth of work, a measure that will mean a lot to the Rockford region because it will keep our Sports Core two as the top soccer facility in the nation."
It's not just sold out hotel rooms, it could also mean 250 more jobs locally.
Now it's up to Springfield to re-claim those jobs and pass the law. The bill is now headed for the Senate floor and then must be approved by the House. State Senator Dave Syverson hopes to have it completely passed by May.


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Stephen Fuller, age 60 of Stockton CA passed away peacefully at home, Nov. 12, 2012. Stephen
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accident but never let his injuries detain him from life. In 1981 he learned to paint with his mouth and shortly after joined the MFPA and traveled many places around the world. Stephen made many friends and inspired all who met him.
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father John W. Fuller. Stephen is survived by his mother Betty J. Fuller, caregivers Kelly Alunan, daughter Courtney, Louise Reyner, Liz Davenport, children Marcus and Marissa, also Brenda Posada. Brothers John Fuller,
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nieces Tara Fuller, Ashley Olmedo, Emily Fuller, nephew John Fuller and wife Michelle and great nephew Johnathan Fuller.
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Keiper, George F. (1911). A Case of Amblyopia Due to the Ingestion of One Hundred and Twenty Grains of Quinine Sulphate. Reprinted from the Ophthalmic Record, October, 1911, pp. 2-3.
Keiper, George F. (1911). Operations for Cataract Upon the Eyes of the Very Aged. Reprinted from The American Journal of Ophthalmology, November, 1911, pp. 1-7.


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This is a commentary on FINRA's proposed rulemaking on broker bonuses, but first, let's pause to consider the national pastime.
Like many baseball fans, I watched with disbelief as a laughing Alex Rodriguez (benched for poor play) cavorted with fans in the stands as his New York Yankees were getting thumped by the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series last October. A-Rod appeared to have not a care in the world, and why would he? He gets paid no matter how he plays—even if he doesn't play—and what a paycheck it is: in 2012, he took a cool $29 million to the bank.
But that's not the worst of it for the Yanks. With five years left on his 10-year, $275 million contract, A-Rod, with a set of damaged hips, and apparently unable to hit the ball out of his shadow, pundits speculate that if the Yanks want to trade A-Rod they may be able to find another team willing to pick up only $5 million of his present salary, leaving the Yanks paying him more than $20 million a year to play for someone else.
While the A-Rod story is the most egregious example–poorly written, outlandish player contracts are pervasive throughout major league baseball–which shows that team owners are not immune from the mass hypnosis that can compel an entire industry into a frenzy of paying superstars unheard-of salaries to take them to new levels of potential profits. While baseball player comp packages have cooled a bit in recent years, MLB has yet to find a solution. Meanwhile, the National Football League solved its salary inflation problem with team "salary caps." Under the salary cap, there's a set total amount each team can pay all its players collectively. The genius of the salary cap is two-fold: now, team negotiators can tell players (through their agents), "Hey, I'd love to pay you that, but we just don't have the money"; and even better, players are conscious that if they demand too much, their team won't have money to pay other quality players, and to many pro athletes (clearly not A-Rod) losing is worse than not getting paid more.
Sorry for the long preamble, but I thought of A-Rod and the challenges of professional sports as I was reading Melanie Waddell's Jan. 7 AdvisorOne story "FINRA Advances Bonus Disclosure Plan for Brokers." I began to wonder, in fact, whether the Wall Street firms had gotten caught up in a similar "bonus" frenzy. If so, perhaps this recent focus on broker recruiting bonuses contained some kind of a clever solution to their problem. That is, the problem with a recruiting frenzy is that one firm can't simply just say no: their competitors will end up with all the superstar brokers. To solve the problem, all the firms have to work together, but not collectively (otherwise they'll run afoul of restraint-of-trade laws). However, if they could create a disincentive for brokers themselves demanding higher, that just might work.
(Formal responses to FINRA's proposal, both negative and positive, are already being made by brokers and advisors; see Melanie Waddell's article on AdvisorOne.)
I found a very informative article on Reuters.com by Jed Horowitz last April with the headline, "Broker Bonus Bidding War Comes at a Cost." Here's how Horowitz described the situation: "The brokerage arms of banks such as Morgan Stanley, UBS AG, Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America are offering high-end U.S. brokers two to three times the commissions and fees they produced in the previous year, up from about one times those earnings previously. The bonuses, which can approach $15 million for some teams over several years, have steadily escalated, recruiters say. The big companies are eager to attract big brokers and assets at a time when investors are still fearful of investing and cutting down on trades. So despite the costs, big firms keep bidding up the pay."
Horowitz went on to offer a most interesting quote by Alois Pirker, research director of industry consultant The Aite Group in Boston: "Clearly they want the deals to go away, but no one can afford to make the first move and lose market share." Just so.
Now I know this will sound cynical (over the years, I've found that when one is dealing with Wall Street, cynicism is often the preferred mental state), but what better way to make these recruiting bonus deals "go away" than, under the guise of working toward a fiduciary-like standard, require that brokers disclose them to their clients? In this climate of vilifying the "1%," how many clients are going to understand a $15 million bonus to change firms? How many brokers are going to be willing to take that risk?
Too cynical?
Consider: How many revenue streams do brokerage firms have—either a broker's new one or their old one—stemming from a client's accounts? How many of those does the newly "fiduciary conscious" FINRA require to be disclosed to clients? Hmmm. Perhaps Wall Street, like the NFL, has indeed found a solution to its signing bonus frenzy. If only A-Rod were a broker…
For more reporting on this issue by Bob Clark, Melanie Waddell and others, please see AdvisorOne's Broker Bonuses home page.


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Exactly one year after releasing its first album, Chopping Trees, Burque indie rock band Willy J and the Storytellers is ready to let loose its second collection of tunes. The 10-track album—recorded at Stepbridge Studios in Santa Fe—is titled Reflections. Frontman Willy J says the CD release party at Low Spirits on Saturday with The Marabout Saints and Daniel Park is going to be a ragin' good time. Admission to the 21-and-over ragin' good time is $5.


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It's the trade that keeps on giving.
Marian Gaborik was a deadline-day acquisition by the Kings in March, a last-minute attempt to reboot an offense that had scored more goals than all of three teams at the time.
What he's done in the Stanley Cup playoffs has been wildly unpredictable — 13 goals in 23 games.
It's the most in the league. By far. Teammate Jeff Carter and Chicago's Jonathan Toews are second with nine goals each.
Plucked from Columbus and now two just two victories from hoisting his first Stanley Cup after the Kings beat the New York Rangers in double overtime Saturday, 5-4.
"I'm glad we got him," Kings forward Anze Kopitar said.
There was hope when Gaborik arrived for Matt Frattin, a second-round pick and a third-round pick. But also caution. He had missed 40 games this season, 23 because of a broken collarbone that kept him out of the Sochi Olympics.
"We'll see if Gaborik can fit into our type of game," Kings Coach Darryl Sutter said at the time.
He knows now. Again and again.
With the Kings down a goal in Game 2, Gaborik couldn't get an initial shot past Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist but he got another chance after Chris Kreider failed to clear the puck. Gaborik buried it this time at 7:36 of the third period to tie the score at 4-4.
Said Kopitar: "He's usually at the right time in the right place."
Gaborik, 32, will be an unrestricted free agent after this season.
Times Square Ferrell
The Kings not only hold a 2-0 Stanley Cup Final lead. They also showed New Yorkers a hint of what it was like to be inside Staples Center.
The Kings purchased video-board advertising in Times Square near Madison Square Garden and posted video Friday of comedian Will Ferrell imploring fans — in text below the screen, no audio — to roar, "Go Kings Go!"
"There's a lot of attention and buzz surrounding the Stanley Cup Final," said Michael Altieri, the team's vice president of communications and broadcasting. "Our goal is to rise above the noise.
"This was an opportunity to do that with respect to the Kings and NHL, with no disrespect to the Rangers."
The video was a one-day activation dreamed up by the team's marketing department. Altieri said the team might implement other ideas, but he wanted to remain coy about divulging plans.
Ferrell gave his approval for the segment that routinely plays inside Staples to air in New York, Altieri said.
Sleep well
Instead of rushing out to New York on cross-country red-eye flights after Game 2, the Kings and Rangers spent Saturday night in Southern California and were scheduled to board their charters Sunday morning with Game 3 looming Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
"It's just common sense," Rangers Coach Alain Vigneault said before Game 2. "If we were to fly home after the game … we'd be getting home at 5 or 6 in the morning. You lose a full night's sleep."
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Carolyn Jo Jaster, 58, Salina, died Friday, March 15, 2013. She was born March 4, 1955, in Kinsley. A graduate of Pratt High School, she attended Friends Bible College in Haviland for one year, then graduated from Wesley School of Nursing in 1976.
Carolyn was a beautiful woman of God, pursuing Him in studying His word, service to her family and all those she met.
She was first a wonderfully nurturing mother and loving wife, but also an invaluable co-worker with her spouse Paul in their shared love of teaching/medical work in Tanzania, Kenya, the horn of Africa and the intervening years of work in the U.S.
She will be remembered and greatly missed for her gentle nature, kind spirit, love and hospitality to others. She loved home-schooling, Bible Studies and Moms in Touch prayer groups and even started groups in Kenya. Philippians 4:4-9 describes her well. She shared the gospel with her life.
Though not a smoker, her life was ended after seven months of battling lung cancer without complaining. Her family is consoled knowing that she is now truly home with our precious Savior, Jesus Christ.
She is survived by her spouse, Paul; children, Christina, Joseph, Emily, Ben and Sarah; parents, Fred and Drula McKinney; and brother, Dwain.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Dianne.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. March 22 at First Covenant Church, 2625 E. Magnolia Rd., Salina.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to "Africa Inland Mission" designated to the Paul and Carolyn Jaster medical work in Africa, and may be made online at aimint.org, sent to Africa Inland Mission, P.O. Box 3611, Peachtree City, GA 30269 or to 2036 Marc Street, Salina, KS 67401.
Please contact Ryan Mortuary, www.ryanmortuary.com for more information or to leave condolences.


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Kate Winslet
Celebrity Babes Home / Entertainment ChannelNicknamed the English Rose for her classic beauty and decorous maturity, Kate Winslet is one of the finest actresses of her time, but most guys would stray away from recognizing her as a celebrity babe because she may not exactly fit the characteristic Hollywood mold of most female stars. A quick note to those you don't find Kate to be attractive: People magazine chose her as one of their "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1996 and she's never looked better since. In fact, Kate is perfectly happy with her naturally good looks and doesn't seem to care too much about the plastic surgery and diet crazes that have swept the acting industry over the past decade. Most importantly, Kate has the amazing career record to prove that she is also incredibly talented in front of the camera. Born in England in 1975, Kate Winslet was born into a family of acting, the granddaughter of theater owners and the daughter of two actors, the young actress' family members were also known for their appearances on the stage as well. Making her official debut at the age of eleven, Kate starred alongside the Honey Monster in a television commercial for Sugar Puffs cereal. After attending acting lessons and graduating from a performing arts school, Kate finally took to the stage in a number of productions before making her rounds on the television sitcom circuit.
Kate's first major film role came in 1994 when Peter Jackson cast the young starlet in his film "Heavenly Creatures" and she quickly rose to star status after delivering an Oscar-nominated performance in Ang Lee's "Sense and Sensibility" alongside Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson. Kate followed up her award-winning role with two more period pieces ("Jude" and "Hamlet") before finally getting her big break as the leading actress in "Titanic" in 1997. The film cleaned up at the Oscars the following year, and even though she had been nominated as a Best Supporting Actress for the film, she was one of the few nominees that didn't take home a golden statue. She was, however, the youngest actress in history to be nominated for two Oscars. Choosing to continue her career as an indie actress, Kate turned down what became the Gwyneth Paltrow role in "Shakespeare in Love" in order to mature as an artist in lesser-known films like "Hideous Kinky" and "Holy Smoke." The actress still makes her living off of small-paying independent features, but of late, the alternative films that she has chosen have found mainstream audiences. Kate has been long since due for an Oscar since she made her breakthrough into the film industry and it's only a matter of time until she's fully recognized for her potential as an actress.
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Kate Winslet on the Web
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A small biography page with movie stills and premiere photos.
An online listing of Kate's TV and film career.
TV Guide: Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet Videos, Interviews and More on TV Guide's Online Video Guide
Discover Kate
An absolutely amazing fan site that offers tons of updated news stories, six-years worth of magazine articles, information on her debut album "What If..." and over 10,000 pictures.
Completely Kate Winslet
This decent fan site isn't the most updated site on the web, but it does include a small collection of photos, eleven articles, nine TV interview transcripts and contact information for the actress.
Forever Kate
Join other web-users on this fan forum where you can discuss upcoming film projects and other major news on the actress.
Admiring Kate
Another fan site that displays Kate's most recent photo ops and downloadable audio and video clips from her career.
Kate Winslet on the Screen
Kate Winslet really isn't what most would call a superstar in today's Hollywood of pretty faces and big bucks, but she certainly has one of the most critically fulfilling careers in the business with rave reviews for nearly every single one of her performances. Kate's early career was mostly filled with small independent features like "Sense and Sensibility" and Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures," but even after securing the role of Rose in the box-office blockbuster and Academy-Award-dominator, "Titanic," the British-born actress has gone a little more mainstream when picking her roles. Now, Kate has continued to star in critically-acclaimed indies like "Hamlet," "Quills" and "Iris," but has also made a number of films that a broader audience has had access to like the recently released "Finding Neverland" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." Kate will continue to rack in the innumerable amount of award nominations as long as she is given the chance, but it's about time that she is finally rewarded with a golden statue of her own.
Kate SaysOn the paparazzi:
"As long as you give them what they want, they love you."
On fame:
"Being a film star is very much a label and these days it's not about being a good actor or not, it's about the size of your breasts, the shape of your body and whether you've had a nose job."


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The Swedish environmental magazine MiljöRapporten, together with an external jury, ranked the report first among 54 others from companies included on the OMX Stockholm Large Cap list.
In the May issue of MiljöRapporten, Daniel Boman wrote that the report won because it focuses on how sustainability issues can be incorporated as part of a business strategy to win market share and gain a competitive advantage, rather than presenting these issues as problematic. He also noted that Ericsson defined its report's target group clearly, and accounted for its progress in a variety of ways to increase accessibility.
Elaine Weidman-Grunewald, Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility at Ericsson, said: "Our sustainability and CR strategy about making the link between our core business – our products, services and our people, and ensuring that we make a positive impact on people and society – is what we mean by Technology for Good, and that is in essence the overall theme of our 2011 report."
Transparency regarding business strategies is a recent trend in sustainability reporting. "To be credible, a strategy has to be presented openly," Weidman-Grunewald says. "In a company as big as ours, that can be a challenge, but that's the way sustainability reporting has evolved, and as society becomes increasingly transparent, we need to be transparent as well."
The reports were evaluated on five criteria: overall impression; accessibility; long-term approach; the business advantage of sustainability; and credibility.
MiljöRapporten and the jury noted that Ericsson took a comprehensive approach to its report, linking its operations to solutions to the global sustainability challenges that are most relevant to the company's business. For example, the report linked Ericsson's new solutions for transport systems to the problem of climate change, thus demonstrating that the company's sustainability efforts have a clear purpose.
On a more general level, more facts and less advertising – and the beginnings of a focus on business advantage – were among the positive trends seen in this year's reviewed reports.
MiljöRapporten and the jury reviewed the 54 sustainability and CR reports from large-cap companies, and then chose 20 of them on which to focus further. Ericsson's report was the unanimous winner among the five finalists.


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I thought the other day when we were all talking about how we were dealing with our teenagers that possibly we needed to break off a thread.
Whether it is dealing with toddlers or teens, children can be wonderful as well as frustrating.
Parenting tips or just a place to vent.
I will start:
Let's talk about teens. AARRGGHHH!
I understand how to deal with them when they are screaming and angry but I have no clue what do with apathy.
My example:
15 yr old got an invitation to go to the theatre out of town. Ticket cost $75.00
She managed to manipulate money from mom for the ticket.
She knew about this for months...
Two weeks ago she came and asked for $100 for shopping and food. The discussion began about how was she going to earn the money. She just did not know what to do. We gave her a few suggestions.
Two days before, I explained to her that I did not have any jobs that I wished to pay her for to earn the money.
Yet she still does not put out ANY effort to even give me the impression that she even wants to go. She does not put out any extra effort to do anything.
Last night, her father and I once again try to light a fire under her to get her to do something.
Finally I vetoed the request and went on about the work that needed to be done.
Her father finally decided to go get the money for her to go. When I asked him what logical reason he had for doing that. All he could say was that she was going to lose the ticket money if he didn't let her go.
So I am mad.
She has managed to get $175.00 to go play and did not have to do anything to earn it. It was just handed to her. My husband says it is a loan that she has to pay back. So now starts the nagging and belly aching at her to go do something to earn it. He did not understand the concept of earning the money before she gets to go.
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Leo & the boys in Vancouver
It's old school – Leonardo DiCaprio was in Vancouver yesterday with Tobey Maguire and Lukas Haas who is working on Red Riding Hood (starring Amanda Seyfried), a film that Leo's company is producing. These are the OGs, they've been friends for almost 20 years, maybe more, and it looks like a trip without the ladies, an afternoon of ice cream and cigars, and a camera to commemorate the occasion – why do I love that it's hanging off Leo's shoulder?
It's been a long time since Leo has affected me the way he did in that Rolling Stone shirtless photo earlier this summer. You've seen the shot right? Lo first brought it to my attention and she's right: it's MAN. The interview wasn't bad either, especially the part when he acknowledges he was a mouthy punk bitch when he was younger and reflecting on how lucky he was to have burned his sh-t off before blogging and tweeting made that impossible to keep private.
Having said that, he always rolled with the same crew. And more often than not they made good decisions, they were wild temporarily but not wild for too long, and seemed to always look out for each other. Which is how they made it, to Vancouver, and a little reunion in Canada.
"I got to be wild and nuts, and I didn't suffer as much as people do now, where they have to play it so safe that they ruin their credibility. I didn't care what anyone thought…. It was also about avoiding the tornado of chaos, of potential downfall. It was, 'Wow, how lucky are we to not have hung out with that crowd or done those things?' My two main competitors in the beginning, the blond-haired kids I went to audition with, one hung himself and the other died of a heroin overdose… . I was never into drugs at all. There aren't stories of me in a pool of my own vomit in a hotel room on the Hollywood Strip."
Next up Leo is playing J Edgar Hoover under the direction of Clint Eastwood. Leo and Clint? Now that's a set you want to be on.
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The EmStar Emergency Department of Mount St. Mary's Hospital will recognize local emergency medical service professionals at an award's dinner on Tuesday, May 21, at the Niagara Falls Country Club. The dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Mount St. Mary's Hospital and the BEA Group, the group of physicians that staff the hospital's EmStar Emergency Department, the dinner is being held in conjunction with the hospital's recognition of national EMS Week. Dr. Lloyd Brown W. Brown, chief of the department of emergency medicine/EmStar, is the organizer of the event to salute EMS excellence. Diana Volkman, BSN, of the New York State Department of Health's Western Region Office of Health Emergency Preparedness, will be the guest speaker.
"The initial treatment provided by the EMS professionals is extremely important and often life-saving," Brown said. "We are proud to be associated with the EMS teams that provide the first-responder care to individuals before they are in our care."
"This is an opportunity for us to say 'thank you' to these dedicated professionals and community volunteers," said Judith A. Maness, president and CEO of Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center. "We appreciate their service and want to draw attention to their excellence."
Jonathan Schultz, Niagara County director of emergency services and fire coordinator, will address the group.
Awards to be presented include:
Special Recognition
David Slusser, EMT
Rural/Metro Medical Services
David is always professional and courteous with his patients, their families and the EmStar staff members. When David arrives with a patient, EmStar staff can be sure that the patient has received the best possible care in the pre-hospital arena.
Dennis Osborne, AEMT-CC, and Kelsey Wielgosz, EMT-B, Tri-Community Ambulance Service and Jim Lines, Sanborn Volunteer Fire Company
For efforts in saving a potential heart attack victim who was found unresponsive. A shock was delivered resulting in a return of pulse and respirations. ALS established and the patient was transported by Tri-Community to EmStar where he was administered thrombolytics and transferred for further treatment.
Ed Rivers, paramedic; Patrick Hall, EMT; and William Kerr, EMT, Rural/Metro Medical Services; Capt. Joe Eddy, EMT; Deputy Chief Richard Silvaroli; FF Robert Wilkinson; FF Mark Wright, EMT; Frontier Volunteer Fire Co.; and Deputy Sean Frury, Niagara County Sheriff's Department
For assisting an 89-year-old victim by applying respirations via bag valve, CPR compressions and AED. ALS measures were administered and a detectable heart rhythm began. Patient transported to EmStar and recovered.
Firefighter Mike Uhrich, Frontier Volunteer Fire Co.
For assistance to a 33-year-old male not breathing - possible cardiac arrest. Firefighter/EMT Mike Uhrich found the male lying on the floor in respiratory arrest. After several minutes of oxygen therapy, the patient regained respirations and was moved to Rural/Metro for transport to EmStar for further treatment.
Eric Weber, EMT-CC, and Matt Dysard, EMT-B, Rural/Metro Medical Services, and Cambria Fire Department
For response to a call for a child having a seizure on a school bus who shortly thereafter went unresponsive. Bystanders had begun CPR. The patient was not breathing and had no response to stimuli. Cardiac monitoring was started immediately and full advanced life support was initiated en route to EmStar. The child's condition continued to improve throughout transport and upon arrival was showing signs of full recovery.
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In recognition and appreciation of its role in maintaining maritime safety, and enforcing security and safety on our waterways.


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Driver sentenced in fatal hit-and-run on Farwell Avenue
A man who admitted to hitting and killing a woman with his car on Milwaukee's east side in August learned his fate Tuesday.
Andrea Barringer, 32, was struck by a speeding SUV as she crossed at an unmarked crosswalk at Farwell Avenue and Irving Place Aug. 11.
The driver, 48-year-old Edwood Hastings, told police he stopped for a second, but then "freaked out and left."
VIDEO: Hit-and-run driver sentenced for woman's death on East side
Barringer died at the scene.
He was arrested after turning himself in a day later, and eventually pleaded no contest to charges of hit and run involving death.
Tuesday, Barringer's mother addressed the court.
"She was truly a light of my life," Barbara Tyree said in court. Family said Barringer was engaged, was volunteering in social work and was earning her Master's degree in art therapy.
"She was such a beautiful person and did so much for this community," said Heather Rahlf, Barringer's Cousin.
Hastings told the court that the crash remains on his mind every day.
"I do think about it every day," he said. "Every day. I don't sleep no more."
Relatives testified that Hastings suffered brain damage as a child and that it affects his judgment.
He apologized for causing pain to Barringer's family as well as his own.
"Oh my God, I apologize from deep, deep, deep down inside me," he told the court.
Hastings was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 10 years of supervision upon his release.


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The Eagles have traded out-of-favor running back Ronnie Brown to the Lions for running back Jerome Harrison and a 2013 draft pick. The pick is a seventh rounder, according to a league source.
The deal amounts to a swap of backups who were each unproductive so far in 2011.
Harrison, an Eagles backup last year, had 14 carries for 41 yards this year in Detroit. Brown had fallen out of the running back rotation after a costly fumble against the 49ers. He has 13 carries for 39 yards this season, but has not touched the ball since the Eagles Oct. 2 loss to San Francisco. Brown made an awful error in that game, losing a fumble at the goal line as he tried to throw a pass while being tackled. He has not touched the ball since then.
Harrison has not had a touch since week 3.
He came to Philadelphia last season after week 5, in another backup for backup deal (the Eagles sent the ineffective Mike Bell to Cleveland). Harrison had 40 carries for 239 yards (6.0 average) for the Eagles. Most of that work came in the Birds' blowout win over the Redskins (109 yards on 11 carries) and the season ending loss to Dallas in which the Eagles starters rested (99 yards on 21 runs).
Brown, though, appeared to quickly wear out his welcome in Philadelphia and Harrison is a veteran who knows the Eagles system and wasn't getting any opportunities in Detroit. He may not see much of the field back in Philly, though. LeSean McCoy has carried the vast majority of the workload for the Eagles this season, and will almost certainly continue to do so unless he gets hurt. Backup Dion Lewis has received brief looks each of the past two weeks (two carries each game) and could see a larger role as he continues learning.
When practices resume it will be interesting to see whether Lewis or Harrison is in the number two role. Lewis would seem to have much more potential.
Earlier, ESPN reported that the Raiders had talked to the Eagles about backup quarterback Vince Young (Oakland ended up acquiring Carson Palmer from the Bengals). The NFL Network reported that Asante Samuel was being shopped. The Eagles had entertained offers for Samuel in the preseason and the cornerback has said he himself is unsure of his future in Philadelphia. The Eagles were not actively shopping either, according to a league source, though that certainly wouldn't stop teams from inquiring and launching discussions.
In the end, both remain in Philadelphia.
While some fans hoped the Eagles could acquire defensive help, the reality is that few big moves are made around the NFL trade deadline. The Palmer deal is an exception, but even there, the player dealt wasn't on the field for his team. Coaches are generally very reluctant to give up contributing, starting caliber players, which would open new holes mid-season.


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LaurieG wrote: I also like the book, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. This one gets into the little details.
Totally forgot to mention that one! Thanks for posting about it Laurie! Yes it's an excellent resource as it provides a great checklist for second drafts and polishing. It also ties in to Shawn Coyne's - The Story Grid - in which he states today's writers also have to become their own editors in order to make their work stand out from the rest.
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I use them these judiciously because I've run other writers works through them and they get flagged with a lot of errors but the tools are useful for catching over used or useless words.


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A sardine is a small, oily fish related to herrings.
Portuguese sardines can be bought from the Apothecary in Diagon Alley. Presumably, when conserved in olive oil, they can be used in potion-making. It is also a flavour of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans.[1] Rubeus Hagrid was once the victim of a Sardine hex which made sardines come out of his nose.
Behind the scenes
- Sardines play an important role in Portuguese culture. Having been a people who depended heavily on the sea for food and commerce, the Portuguese have a predilection for fish in their popular festivities. The most important is Saint Anthony's day, 13th June, when the biggest popular festival takes place in Lisbon, taking the people to the streets where grilled sardines are the snack of choice. Almost every place in Portugal has the summertime popular tradition of eating grilled sardines (or sardinhas assadas). This is probably why Portuguese Sardines were featured on the set of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film).
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Wanita Augusta Nelsen, daughter of Henry and Clara Schade, was born in Springfield, Minn., on July 31, 1914, and died in Gresham, Ore., on June 11, 2011, at the age of 96.
She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church on Aug. 9, 1914, and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, in Springfield, Ore. On April 25, 1934, she was united in holy matrimony with Arno Nelsen.
She moved to Hood River with her husband and family in 1955. In 2002, she and her husband moved to Portland, Ore., to be close to their family.
She was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church, Portland, Ore., at the time of her death.
Surviving to mourn her death are her sons, Harry Nelsen, of Portland, Ted Nelsen, of Garibaldi, Ore., and Raymond Nelsen, of Gresham, Ore.; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Arno and her three sons John, Allan and Marvin Nelsen preceded her in death.
May the Lord grant His presence as, through all these preparations, we seek to comfort one another in the resurrection of the dead in Jesus Christ our Lord. Peace be to you in His name.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ascension Lutheran Church, Portland, Ore.
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Monday, 17 January 2011
blogging, gender and Christianity (part 1)
Before I get into the subject, I will say that I am very aware that many of my readers do not in fact hail from the UK. (Likewise not all my readers are Christian, although probably the majority are, due to my subject matter.) Hence this post may feel somewhat inapplicable to some readers, but nevertheless please do feel free to join the discussion, however loosely, as I would love to hear your thoughts.
Firstly I thought I'd list some of the UK Christian Women Bloggers I read regularly (a bit of a mouthful and I'm not keen on labels. Never mind.).
Obviously, there's Lesley herself. That's where the discussion started (inspired by a post from The Church Mouse, I believe).
Here are some others:
One of the first friends I made in the UK Christian blogosphere since starting this blog was Lynn, over at Help I Work With Children. She's been firmly on my blog list ever since.
Through Lynn, I found Laura Anne, over at Learning from Sophie. Laura Anne is funny, honest and compassionate. Another favourite.
I enjoy reading Rachel's thoughts over at Re-vis.e Re-form. Rachel is also on Lesley's list. I love theological reflection and Rachel has an accessible style – a sense of journey which I appreciate.
Another regular read is Angela, who writes at Tracing Rainbows. She, like me, is married to a Baptist Minister and we have actually met, which was fun! I believe we'll be seeing each other this year too. Angela writes cheerful, newsy posts which have proved popular with many.
Another popular Baptist woman blogger, this time herself a minister, is Catriona over at Skinny Fairtrade Latte in the Food Court of Life - great title!
I also stop by The Vicar's Wife on occasion – another popular blogger also married to ministry – this time in the Church of England.
I should probably mention Christian author Maggi Dawn while I'm here - who seems to have a cross-denominational, general appeal which I like.
Kathryn at Good in Parts is another Anglican priest. Like The Vicar's Wife and Maggi Dawn, I usually pop in via her Twitter feed.
Although it's in a rather different category, I will also include Lythan at Slightly Squiffy. In the main, this is a crafting blog, but she also writes posts relating to her ministry. As I myself dabble in crafty endeavours, I am quite happy to stop by and read both!
There are others I'm aware of, but these are probably the ones I drop in on most regularly. I'm also sure there are many lesser known blogs written by UK Christian women. But as Lesley's post talked about 'top' bloggers, I'm assuming we're talking about the amount of women within the more well known, regularly updated and read UK Christian bloggers.
On the topic, I should say I sympathise with the view point of Fr. David, over at The Vernacular Curate, in that I don't really think too much on the gender of the bloggers I read. I read the blogs I like and identify with, blogs that interest me and inspire me. Of course, naturally some of these are women.
Are UK Christian Women (untwist tongue, glare at label) less likely to blog regularly than their male counterparts? Possibly. I think some good points have been raised in this discussion. The old problem of having the time has been raised - particularly when it comes to posting regularly. Some have suggested that blogging is still looked at as geeky in some circles – and geekiness and womanliness don't mesh – or aren't seen to mesh – very well.
I think this in part is generational. Certainly there are those who have looked at me oddly or indulgently when I say I keep a blog. But perhaps for someone a decade younger than me, this would be less of an issue. So perhaps as the younger, more techno oriented generations get older, things will weigh differently.
I should also add - is this something that could be said of the blogosphere in general? There is nothing in these reasons which is exclusive to Christian women. And is it widespread, or weighed towards different topics? How do women use blogs? Is it a means of information, debate, or simply an outlet? (More on that in part 2, or possibly 3 - depending on how much I waffle.)
It's an interesting cultural thing too. There seem to be oodles of Christian women bloggers in the USA – is this simply because the USA is so much bigger? Or have they managed to ditch the geeky association? It also ties in with other factors – for example, many stay-at-home moms (SAHMs) keep blogs.
And it's these other factors I want to draw out – to give my take and opinion on this. However, to stop this post getting unwieldy and wearying to your eyes, I'm going to stop here and say – to be continued…
A few hints: remember my aversion to labels? That will probably feature. What about subject matter? Purpose? Audience? And a word about denominations, too…
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- Fr David Cloake said...
A very timely summary of a week-long exchange. Thank you.
As an aside, I had wanted to say what I had said for some time about the distinctions that are drawn along gender lines, but frankly had been too fearful of the reaction - genuinely. I have written a number posts on this subject that have never been published (the only ones unpublished). A 'heated debate' (post post) on another forum, sadly, convinced me of the view that it never pays a man to confess women as equal. A subsequent post betrayed my frustration after that, but useful lessons are being learned.
- 17 January 2011 at 07:48
- Kathryn said...
Thanks for the mention :)
Having blogged throughout my ordained ministry & helped found the thriving RevGalBlogPals ring too, one thing I've noticed is that overall the tide of blogging is receding. Whereas many of us would blog daily at one time, and find time to read our way round the ring pretty regularly too, an increasing number have, like me, become sporadic bloggers. I loved it when I was producing reflective writing at least two or three times a week, but the pressures of incumbency are hugely different from the relatively spacious days of curacy, and in some ways it feels as if the blog conversation is pretty much over, so I'm less inclined to devote non-existent time to it.
All that said, there seem to be more UK bloggers now than a while ago, - and the blogs less visited are not, for the most part, actually disappearing - so perhaps it's just a quiet season before another outbreak! Hope so. I miss blogging regularly - and would love to return to the fray one day soon!
- 17 January 2011 at 08:17
- Lythan said...
thanks for the mention too. I started my blog because of crafting but it gradually dawned on me that this was a great opportunity to share faith and show that it is a vital part of my life - knowing that many of the (admittedly not huge number of) visitors to my blog are not Christians - or at least not Church goers.
- 17 January 2011 at 09:38
- margaretkiaora said...
I have been surprised too by the number of bloggers in the USA. Here in Filey, an outpost on the coast of North Yorkshire, the outed bloggers using the Blogger Platform number 19, and 2 of those are labelling themselves Christian.
David Cloake has it all taped, in my view, so wont repeat what he has said. I just agree with his views on gender.
I didnt become a stat watcher until I started co-ordinating the Filey Parish Blog. We are thrilled if we have 50 hits a day,especially if someone has been helped. I look at other Christian blogs on Google reader, and see that some people take wikio rankings etc very seriously, but it took me 2 days just to work out how to use Feedburner.
Some Christian Bloggers seem to use their blogs to further their careers by getting known. This is good, as it gives the rest of us an idea of the state of the C of E. Some Christian Bloggers help us in our search for answers .This is good , it helps us on our Life journeys. Some Christian bloggers are using their blogs as a missioned shaped foray into world of felt crafting,photography , knitting patterns and curry making. This is good , it shows that Christianity is not boring, and that we do not spend all our time mixing with other christians.
I think the Old Geezer Blog has it right, and what comes oozing out of his html is that he loves his fellow men, just like Jesus did. Nothing to do with gender, career paths, or hobbies.
- 17 January 2011 at 11:50
- Lucy said...
Some good thoughts here, many of which were already rumbling in my mind. Thanks so much for commenting!
- 17 January 2011 at 17:40
- Laura Anne said...
hee hee, thank you for the mention.
It's actually something I have thought about - there are LOADS of USA bloggers, and most of the UK bloggers I've 'met' who are also Christian tend to be male.
It also frustrates me that more Christian organisations in the UK are not using some of the social media tools as efficiently as some of our American brothers & sisters....we're missing huge opportunities I believe to encourage, inspire and bring people together.
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