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A quick run thru of the DOH budget under GAA 2011 shows that there are already budgeted items that are supposed to cater to Maternal and Child Health as well as population development. These programs are already a mandate of the DOH under its Population Commission and Family Health Offices.
Some items as follows:
New Appropriations: Health Care Assistance: 3,539,809,000
Implementation of the Doctors to the Barrios and Rural Health Practice Program: 123,284,000
Commission on Population Programs: 290,660,000
Public Health Development Program: 117,797,000
Health Facilities Enhancement Program: 7,116,387,000
Service Delivery Programs: Family Health and Responsible Parenting: 731,349,000
Health Promotion: 153,978,000
In addition, under Special Provisions, it is specified among other things:
- Allocation for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs of Hospitals. Five percent (5%) of the total amount appropriated for MOOE of all hospitals shall be allocated and used for specific programs/projects/activities for disease prevention and health promotion, including programs for itinerant family planning teams.
- Health Facilities Enhancement Program. The amount appropriated herein for Health Facilities Enhancement Program under A.III.b.6.c shall be used to enhance the capacity of primary health care facilities (Barangay Health Stations, Rural Health Centers) in the delivery of health services, upgrading of government hospital facilities from Level 1 to Level 2 and from Level 2 to Level 3, and augment the existing budgetary requirements of nationally funded hospitals in accordance with existing laws.
Thus we conclude that the DOH is at least funded by 12.07 Billion pesos which is already at its disposal to attend to family planning programs, child health, maternal health to include prenatal care, delivery attendance, and postnatal care. EVERYONE is concerned with improvements in those areas, and it is preposterous to claim that only the pro-RH bill advocates are concerned about them. The fact is that the DOH is already in a position do so much without requiring the introduction of new legislation. The mandate and structures are there, and as in any government agency - the challenge would be in the areas of efficiency, focus, administrative integrity, and of course: funding. If funding is the only problem, then the executive and legislative bodies are likewise already in a position to address those funding issues in a prudent and judicious manner. This goes without saying that any new legislative acts are not guaranteed of funding either - as our experience shows where many Republic Acts are passed but their implementation remain suspended due to budgetary constraints. Our experience also shows that a major factor that holds down our progress as a nation - over many, many years - is the dearth of administrative integrity on so many levels.
Friday, April 8, 2011
On the redundancy of the RH Bill
A quick run thru of the DOH budget under GAA 2011 shows that there are already budgeted items that are supposed to cater to Maternal and Child Health as well as population development. These programs are already a mandate of the DOH under its Population Commission and Family Health Offices.

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When you think of dope producers from the late 90s, DJ Spinna's name should immediately come to mind, but chances are that it won't, as his clientele consisted primarily of mediocre crews like the Jigmastas, Old World Disorder, NOTS Click, etc. Luckily, just about all of Spinna's best tracks have been released in instumental format.
Here are some of my personal favorites. Drop me a line in the comments field and let me know which beat you're feeling the most. I'd have to go with "Never Minded". A good 2/3 of these beats are elite-level in my estimation, though. It's really hard to choose.
Basement Khemists – I'm Doin' Ya (Instrumental)
Basement Khemists – Joc Max Preface (Instrumental)
Basement Khemists – Vibrate (Instrumental)
Chopp Master Flopp – Peetie Swei (Instrumental)
Das Efx – Microphone Master Remix (Instrumental)
De La Soul – Stakes Is High Remix (Instrumental)
DJ Spinna – Speed (Instrumental)
IG Off & Hazardous – In The Air (Instrumental)
IG Off & Hazardous – The Nicest (Instrumental)
IG Off & Hazardous – Street Serenade (Instrumental)
IG Off & Hazardous – This Ain't Livin' (Instrumental)
J-Live – Braggin' Writes Remix (Instrumental)
J-Live – Satisfied (Instrumental)
J-Live – True School Anthem (Instrumental)
Jigmastas – Across The Globe (Instrumental)
Jigmastas – Hip Hop (Instrumental)
Jigmastas – Semi-Precious (Instrumental)
Jigmastas – Thief's Theme (Instrumental)
L Fudge – What If (Instrumental)
Mr. Akil – How MCs Do It (Instrumental)
Mr. Complex – Why Dontcha (Instrumental)
Network Reps – Simplistic (Instrumental)
NOTS Click – World Renown (Instrumental)
Old World Disorder – Never Minded (Instrumental)
Old World Disorder – Shyhalude (Instrumental)
Old World Disorder – Wasted (Instrumental)
Rise – Do You Know Him (Instrumental)
Sir Menelik – 7XL (Instrumental)
Sir Menelik – Space Cadillac Remix (Instrumental)
Sir Menelik – Terror Works (Instrumental)
Wizdom Life – Mad About You (Instrumental)
Here are all of the instrumental tracks in two mediafire folders:
–Roy Johnson
Tags: compilation, dj spinna, instrumental, roy johnson


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As much as I would like to believe this Hate Crime was about a few kids "gone wrong", I am now realizing the problem is much worse than I earlier suspected. Based on Rockshow´s comments and on Jeff Conroy´s myspace, it appears the problem is much more severe. Apparently the problem is as many suspected. It is all encompassing across Long Island and perhaps, across the Northeast, and even across America. Has this hate been promoted, as many suspect, on the growing number of racist HATE Groups in America? if not, who else is breeding the hate? How do we Stop this Hate?? Can it be stopped?
Rockshows Comments (1st post the day after the murder):
"I'm F´n disgusted and outraged. These dumb ass kids who thought they were so gangster, took the life today of a man based only on the fact that he was a Mexican. I can't fucking believe this. All seven of these tools are your typical "wigger" aka white kid trying to act all gangster (lets totally forget that we all live in a suburb). I'm so infuriated. Not to mention all these stupid teen bxtches leaving them messages on there myspace like "I still love you!" and "FREE (insert name)" I can't even keep this rant going I'm just so upset over this. Tomorrow i have to go into a school filled with peers who are on their side. The side of F´n seven hateful teenage murderers. Half of these axxholes live less than a block from me. The only solace I can take from this is that these 7 F´rs will be paying for it in a jail cell. And it's still not good enough for me. This gangster kid mentality needs to F´n stop. I'm tired of the arrogance, I'm tired of the ignorance, the hate, the homophobia, the insecurity. I feel like if all these kids died in a fiery F´n plane crash tomorrow. They would not be missed."
"In class today everyone was talking about these kids. (As one would expect) And I was surprised how many people are not as mad as I am. Nobody seems to care for that F´n 35 year old man who got killed. They all are just concerned with whether or not their friends will do time. Also I have an update to the story, just to further prove how stupid these F´n kids are. When the cop finally caught them an hour after the stabbing and he asked what they were up to, they confessed to "searching for a Mexican to attack". By saying it was at a specific race, they got themselves all adult charges. I hope this shxt doesn't get nationally huge, because I don't want these axxholes to make our town look like shxt."
The discussion board goes off into a side conversation of the term "Wiggers."
"No, it's short for "white nxgger." It's a white person "acting" "black." It's current manifestation is whites taking urban rap lingo and style as their own. But it's based on the stereotype that there's some proper way for white and black people to be. And mixing the two, or swapping one for the other, is somehow wrong."
Rockshow later says,
"I'm not saying the musical taste of a person is 100% mind altering, but if you give a kid this music about constant killing and money, and they listen to it for years to the point where they dress as if they grew up in a ghetto, you don't think that has had an effect on a person? These are privileged white kids, acting like they grew up in a broke ass poor neighborhood, having to fight for what they've got. Meanwhile all their gangster ass clothes and items are paid for by their parents. So yeah, I think the music has effected these kids. They all have the same mentality, they all speak like these rappers, and they all worship frivolous things like money. They're conditioned. And i think its soured our F´n gene pool."
"Turns out he was Ecuadorian by the way. But if you're wondering what it's like to be a mexican HERE, prepare to be hated just because you don't speak english, and if you do speak english, we wont know. Because we still wont be talking to you because you LOOK mexican. ""Obviously thats not how I feel personally, just a representation of my peers"
"Ugh. Patchogue Medford looks like shxt right now. I don't know about Medford, but Patchogue is full of so many residents in the 4th and 5th generations that try so hard to make it a better place. And I'm not surprised about the vandalism either. ""Once a public speaker on the issue of race said statistically ( and i don't know if he can back it up, but i believe it ) the slurs Nxgger and Jxw are thrown around more on long island than in anywhere in the country. Possibly Fag as well. Fxck this Island. I want to move to new england."


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Harry & David Holdings plans to jettison its $27.4 million pension plan, pending approval by a Delaware bankruptcy court.
While that news likely sent a shudder through the ranks of the approximately 3,000 active, retired or former workers vested in the pension plan, they have little cause for worry, a spokesman for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. in Washington, D.C., said Tuesday.
The federal agency, whose mission is to make good on private pension payments when the sponsoring companies become insolvent, doesn't speak to specific cases, but its track record is reassuring.
Since the agency was formed in 1974, PBGC has paid 85 percent of pensioners in full, with the remaining 15 percent getting partial payment. Private sector companies pay premiums to PBGC much the same as banks pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (Clarification: Details of pension payments by the agency have been updated.)
Update: PBGC made a formal appearance as a creditor in the case on Tuesday.
In Harry & David's terms for proposed restructuring submitted on Monday, the company said it would file a motion to terminate the pension plan within 35 days, pending court approval.
Although Chief Financial Officer Ed Dunlap is listed as the contact on court documents, it's unclear who will represent pension-plan interests. Darrell Burnett, Harry & David's retirement plans director, declined to specify who could comment on the matter.
As part of an interim order authorizing Harry & David to pay employee wages, benefits, business expenses and other related items on Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary F. Walrath, gave the go-ahead to "make minimum required contributions as required by law" due in April.
Defined benefit plans have declined throughout corporate America during the past decade, giving way to more speculative 401(k) plans.
Harry & David made the shift to 401(k) plans to shore up its finances several years ago and announced the end of defined benefit pension activity in June 2007.
A former employee said the company matched up to 5 percent during the early stages of the defined contribution plan.
"There are relatively few defined benefit plans anymore," said Al Kennedy, a bankruptcy attorney with Portland-based Tonkon Torp.
However, the pension plans Kennedy has seen taken to bankruptcy court in recent times were not rejected.
"The question is, 'Are the judges more sympathetic to Bruce Wasserstein (the late founder of Wasserstein & Co., which controls Harry & David's stock) or an employee in Medford?' " Kennedy said. "One of the facts is that you never know what a judge is going to do."
When a company files for bankruptcy and convinces a bankruptcy judge it can't successfully reorganize without shedding a pension plan, that's when PBGC steps in, said Gary Pastorius, an agency spokesman.
"If the company doesn't have enough money to pay everybody off," he said, "we become trustee of the pension plan and we pay the benefits. With no cost to the taxpayers."
Companies pay a $35 per employee premium annually. If the pension is underfunded, it pays $9 for every $1,000 it is underfunded. Some reports have suggested that PBGC does not have sufficient assets to cover employees facing the loss of their pensions, but Pastorius said the agency is on solid footing.
"On an actuarial basis we're underfunded, but our cash flow is very sufficient to pay benefits," Pastorius said.
Pension payout limits are based on retirement age. For those who retire at age 65, the ceiling is $54,000 annually. For those who retire at 55, the maximum would be $24,300, while those who retire at 75 would be eligible to collect up to $164,000 annually.
In other matters before the Delaware Court Tuesday, Harry & David got interim approval to borrow up to $155 million while it reorganizes. The company asked for a $100 million loan from a group of lenders it made agreements with immediately before its bankruptcy filing.
The company also has approval to access up to $30 million of a $55 million loan from a group of noteholders and one of the company's private equity owners, and reportedly plans to use that money as working capital.
Reach reporter Greg Stiles at 541-776-4463 or email email@example.com.
Harry & David asks to drop $27.4 million pension plan
Harry & David Holdings plans to jettison its $27.4 million pension plan, pending approval by a Delaware bankruptcy court.


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Come on, admit it. Your brackets got busted when Northwestern beat Vandy. Maybe your brackets survived but were later blown up when the Badgers kept 'Nova out of the dance.
The NCAA says more than 99% of all brackets were busted by the end of the First Round.
just checked my bracket pic.twitter.com/yUGtikuBzt— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 16, 2017
Today's games will complete the Round of 32 and will punch the remaining tickets to the Sweet 16. Will the Road to the Final Four be a regional matchup between my beloved Duke Blue Devils and those dastardly Tarheels of Carolina? I'm banking on it.


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A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Ross Opens at Hechinger Mall
16 comments:
great news, looking forward to checking it out. the retail, etc. potential at Hechinger mall is big.
- Oct 9, 2011, 11:03:00 AM
I went on Saturday, the line was incredibly long but moved quickly. I managed to find some great bargains for work attire...definitely an asset for the otherwise "tired" side of the mall.
- Oct 9, 2011, 10:28:00 PM
Yes, great news about Ross. Aldi (discount supermarket chain from Germany) also looks like it will open soon, at 17th & Maryland Ave. This could be good news for the area. It also will encourage Safeway to up its game. I know that some readers here will turn their noses up at Ross and Aldi and wish instead for Macy's and Whole Foods. They're the readers who won't ride city buses and who want all of NE to look like Capitol Hill. But, there are others who will realize that Aldis and Ross will provide affordable food and clothing to the majority of families in the area.
- Oct 9, 2011, 10:49:00 PM
yup! went on Sat., must have been close to thirty people on line, accessible (price-wise) for all folks in neighborhood, a welcome addition!
- Oct 9, 2011, 11:53:00 PM
I think I just heard about 8 gunshots somewhere near K Street and 4th NE. Now police and fire sirens. Anyone know what's going on?
- Oct 10, 2011, 12:48:00 AM
It sounded like 5 to me? And it definitely sounded like it was NW of there, have not seen anything reported yet...
- Oct 10, 2011, 2:26:00 PM
I live on K St NE b/w 4th and 5th. I didn't hear anything last night.
- Oct 10, 2011, 3:38:00 PM
According to the Rite Aid manager, they will be closing in January and moving two blocks east. Although it's only one block away, it seems that to the current Fashion One location is a reasonable possibility.
- Oct 10, 2011, 9:36:00 PM
Except that's one block west, not two blocks east...
I'm thinking he's gotta be talking about either the thrift store or Family Dollar spaces on the 1100 block.
- Oct 11, 2011, 9:59:00 AM
And why is Rite Aid moving?!
- Oct 11, 2011, 10:11:00 AM
- Derek said...
I can only guess that the Rite Aid is moving because their lease is up and no point in signing a 10-15 year lease when the building / site will be redeveloped. I am surprised that the Rent-a-Center is still there.
- Oct 11, 2011, 10:40:00 AM
West, east, what's the difference?
I mean, ooops. Yes, he said (well, pointed) west, towards Union Station, so it would be the 600 or 700 block.
- Oct 11, 2011, 10:54:00 AM
But the pizza place and 7-11 recently opened. I can't imagine them having signed a lease only for a few months.
- Oct 11, 2011, 12:02:00 PM
- Derek said...
The 7-11 has an agreement to be included in the new development. However, when the new development will happen I am not too sure. The economy has gotten a lot of projects to be put on hold or changed. I have not spoken to the Rite-Aid so I do not know the reasons.
Plus, there are several new stores that have opened up in the H Street Connection other than the 7-11 and Marvelous Pizza.
- Oct 11, 2011, 12:48:00 PM
off topic, but did anyone notice that sulivan's seafood closed for good?
- Oct 11, 2011, 3:49:00 PM
Sullivan seafood was a scam. They claimed to have no fillers in their crab cakes but I noticed large chunks of shrimp. Glad they are closed.
- Oct 11, 2011, 4:16:00 PM


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This weeks bold look is being tried and tested by a beautiful redhead 💁
As we really wanted to try ingenious powder eyes by RMK, I decided my friend Polly could rock this better than us! So we reluctantly handed it over …and this is what she had to say…
'This is a beautiful colour eyeshadow with a lovely texture. You can use it conservatively for a hint of misty mint or layer up for a more intense shimmery green. The sparkles make it very pretty, but its not too overpowering. Very wearable during the day.'
It's very pricey at £20 so test before you buy!! RMK – SH-06


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Today has been a much better day than yesterday. I've come to the conclusion that besides my ongoing saga with my sinuses, I must have allergy problems too. I took allergy medicine today and it made a world of difference. I don't feel like I'm at 100% but I am functioning so that's a heck of a lot better than yesterday.
My Creativity For The Day
Cards! I made a few and am sharing my favorite one.
I also wanted to follow up on my sorting scraps entry. The card I made was inspired by my scraps… little bits of paper that were left over from favorite patterns that I did not want to part with. I knew if I didn't make something right away, they'd be lost (or tossed!) forever. Libby asked what I did with my scraps… I make cards with them, stamp on them, or use them on layouts. I use them like I would use any other piece of paper… I always (I mean ALWAYS!) look in my scrap bin before I cut into a new piece of paper. A year and a half ago when we moved into this house I pretty much just made myself start looking in my bin first because I realized they weren't getting used at all. It's a habit now and looking there first has really worked for me… and helped to keep my scraps under control.
Have a great Thursday!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
a card and scraps revisited
Posted by Anonymous at 3:44 PM
3 comments:
- {Susan...Seriously.} said...
love the card! and glad that you are better.
i am finally starting to feel my mojo coming back. thanks for making me jealous of your creativity and organization;0) i finally have gotten my mess somewhat manageable and organized because of it. i still have to take care of the odds and ends...but almost there! thanks!
- Dani said...
Fantastic card I love it!!
- libby said...
Thanks Gretchen. I'll take your advice and start looking in my drawers FIRST. Love the card!!!
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An Illinois Court has ruled that a third party's date of registration for a domain name cannot be used by a subsequent purchaser to "tack" trademark rights absent evidence that the original registrant used the domain name as a mark and conveyed goodwill as part of the sale. The court affirmed that mere registration of a domain name does not constitute trademark use.
Case: Pure Imagination v. Pure Imagination
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Big daddy & I seem to be trying to out-cool-craft each other these days.
Yesterday he made a "paper picnic and vegetable garden" with Lulu.
drawing, colouring and cutting out a complete set of veggies, soil, pots and gardening tools, plates, cutlery and even glasses of water.
when I got home the two of them were sitting on the floor having a "picnic."
very cute- and very creative.
So I felt I had to step it up and make some homemade play dough with Lulu today.
what can I say- we are a competitive family? ;
the recipe was given to me by mama-extraordinaire K-girl.
thanks k-girl.
it was a huge success- and we plan on making more colours when I buy some more salt from the grocery store.
When we ran out of the standard salt- Lulu suggested we use the Maldon sea salt instead.
that would be one expensive ball of play-dough.
so no thanks.
but here's the recipe for the perfect play-dough.
1 cup flour
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
mix all ingredients in saucepan over med heat- stir constantly until ball forms
knead until smooth
enjoy hours of fun!
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
I've always considered myself to be kind of a go-with-the-flow kinda gal.
I love spontaneity- and not really having plans that are set in stone.
That is until recently.
I'm finding that the older Lulu gets- the more I feel I need to plan and book things.
Otherwise you never end up getting anything accomplished. (or seeing any of your friends)
The week is pretty structured for both of us- I love our routine and don't really like to stray too far from it if possible.
The weekend is a different story.
We usually wait until the day to see how we are feeling.
I love to embrace our time together as a family and try to do fun things around town while Lulu is still young enough that she actually wants to hang out with us on the weekend.
I try to avoid spending too much time at home- after-all that's what Monday thru Friday is for.
Plus truth be told- staying inside all weekend makes me go buggy.
well that, and guess who ends up being the personal chef and maid all weekend?
On the other end of the spectrum, Big daddy LOVES to stay home.
He's usually pretty "peopled out" by the time Friday rolls around not to mention that he is a complete home body.
I totally get that, but the days of lounging around the house reading the New York Times in bed are over around here dude.
At least for the time being.
So this weekend I took it upon myself to have a well thought out "itinerary" so to speak.
I figured a few outings, balanced with some quality time at home would be a good compromise for everyone.
We started the weekend off with a babysitter and went out for dinner.
I booked the sitter weeks ago- but didn't make reservations anywhere- I figured I would wait to see what big daddy was in the mood for after a very long, stressful week at work.
But after driving all over the city trying to feel some restaurant mojo- we ended up at our local sushi joint.
Funny enough the spontaneous driving around the city without a little person in the back seat asking a question a minute was the highlight of our date night.
That and you've got to love heated seats...
we were home in time to watch the opening ceremony for the Olympics- which I thought was fantastic.
Anyone else watch it?
Saturday we went to Harbourfront for the Kuumba (Black History Month) festival.
Lulu watched some live Krumping (though she wasn't a fan of the heavy base but she liked the moves) and did some crafts up in Miss Lou's room.
We bumped into one of Lulu's little friends from her ballet class and ended up hanging with her and her family for the afternoon.
They just moved to Canada from The Netherlands and were so interesting and fun to chat with.
Bonus that Lulu was thrilled to be with a friend from dance class and bonus that we ended up hitting it off so well with this family who lives down the street from us.
Totally spontaneous hook up- but really made our day.
We were originally supposed to go out for dinner with friends and share a babysitter- but the 9:30 dinner reservation kind of felt too late to eat- and neither of us really felt like going out for dinner two nights in a row.
wow we are getting old....
Instead we decided to have a cheese fondue for dinner- took me two years to open the box (christmas gift from my folks) wasn't a huge fan of the cheese recipe- maybe a broth fondue is the way to go instead.
Sunday we went to Niagara Falls- it was Lulu's first time seeing them.
I had this romantic notion that it would be an experience to remember.
Unfortunately the only thing I'll remember about it, was the fact that Lulu dropped her mitten over the railing into the falls.
And then the tears ensued and she was pretty much tramatized about it for the rest of the day.
Poor little thing.
I kept telling her we can always get another mitten- and I'm just glad it was only the mitt that went over the falls and not her!
(a wee bit too close to the edge I'd say- um big daddy...grrr... )
We did however salvage the day by meeting up with some friends for a nice (short- see above re: one mitten) hike in the woods over looking the Niagara Escarpment.
Spontaneous visit with friends is always good. (hi R)
we squeezed in one last visit with my brother and niece before they move out East.
We still managed to make it home in time to whip up a bit of beef with broccoli & black bean sauce for Chinese new Year.
Monday big daddy got his wish and stayed at home all day.
Me, I was out the door at 9 a.m. hit the gym and rounded up a few of Lulu's friends in the afternoon and took them to the park.
(my valentines day present to big daddy) xoxo who loves ya big d?
anyhow long winded blog- but that's kind of how the weekend felt for me.
Long and a bit winded.
I tried to plan things- but in the end, the best parts of the weekend was all the things that I didn't plan.
How about you- how was your weekend?
spontaneously unromantic like mine?
Posted by petite gourmand at 1:57 PM 4 comments:
Thursday, February 11, 2010
happy 60th
My mom turned sixty this week.
Most people say wow that's so young!
and that's true- it is pretty young compared to most of my friends parents.
we are exactly 20 years apart.
She was already an empty nester by the time she was the age I am now.
But I feel very lucky that we are so close in age.
I can't believe she is sixty though.
to me she looks maybe 50.
She is one of those energetic young at heart people that everyone loves.
I hope I'll be so lucky in 20 years.
anyhow, it was really nice to host a special family birthday dinner here at our place.
Nothing too big- just family and her two grand daughters.
she was thrilled.
I made a nice dinner that I think she appreciated.
everything turned out perfect.
Mom's 60th birthday dinner
Pol Roget 1999 extra cuvee de reserve
Rillettes De Canard Foie Gras on mini Crostini
Shaved fennel, radish & Owensound fresh smoked Trout Salad
Heirloom golden, candy cane & ruby red beet & blood Orange salad with organic greens and Pallot de Chevre Cheese with a
Champagne vinaigrette
Beef tenderloin with fresh Oregano & Thyme with a roasted garlic & horseradish aioli
Sweet potato Rosti
Paulines famous Death by Chocolate birthday cake
happy birthday mom
xoxo pg
not that you know about this blog- but still.
love you xoxo
oh and c & d- if you are reading this thanks for the bubbly- we were waiting for a special occasion to pop the cork- and this was it.
so lovely and worth the wait.
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
essential ingredients
When talking about essential ingredients what usually comes to mind?
Maybe it's the holy trinity of carrot, celery & onion-the base of so many delicious soups, stews and sauces?
or perhaps it's flour, sugar and water?
or maybe it's something completely different.
not food at all but emotions, energy or fate?
what am I rambling on you might be wondering?
well I just finished a fantastic book- The School Of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister.
Or should I say- delicious book.
I devoured it as the back cover promised I would.
Reading it was like eating a decadent organic dark chocolate bar for me- I always try to savour it and eat it slowly so I can appreciate all the subtle yet rich flavours, but more often than not I end up finding myself covered in chocolate crumbs with an empty wrapper in front of me wondering why I ate it all in one go?
Which is exactly how I read this book- all in one sitting- in one day.
The book was recommended to me by my favorite person that works at my favourite book store.
She special ordered it for me and has been telling me to read it for months.
I'm so glad I did.
The past several months I have been stuck in a reading rut- reading book after book that didn't really resonate with me- that is until now.
On the contrary, I was sad when I finished this book because I wanted more.
Just like that decadent organic dark chocolate bar...
Anyhow, this book is the story of a chef who runs a cooking school.
It follows the lives of eight students who gather in Lillian's Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. Students include Claire, a young mother struggling with the demands of her family; ( boy could I relate to this character in particular) Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer learning to adapt to life in America; and Tom, a widower mourning the loss of his wife to breast cancer. Chef Lillian, a woman whose connection with food is both soulful and exacting, helps them to create dishes whose flavor and techniques expand beyond the restaurant and into the secret corners of her students' lives. One by one the students are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of Lillian's food, including a white-on-white cake that prompts wistful reflections on the sweet fragility of love and a peppery heirloom tomato sauce that seems to spark one romance but end another. Brought together by the power of food and companionship, the lives of the characters mingle and intertwine, united by the revealing nature of what can be created in the kitchen.
If you are looking for a light but delicious read- this one won't disappoint.
now where can I sign up for a monday night cooking class?
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Barton and Guestier Côtes de Provence 2015 Rosé, $10.99-$13.99, 90 points, poured a gossamer peach-textured color.
Lovely strawberry and soft peppermint aromas impressed.
Light, crisp, excellent acidity, and good flavors of ginger, strawberry, and melon rind added to the impression.
Finished well on the trailing palate, a hint of Marshmallow Peanut Candy, and a spot-on 13% alcohol.
Paired well with my pu-pu platter.
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This is going to be a little bummer of an entry, but I will try to post later the spoils of my quickie shopping spree from bust as well as a little bit about my totally awesome neighbors.
bad news: I am sick. started with a sore throat monday and steamrolled into stuffy nose, lots of coughing and other unattractive things. I've been home 2 days and I feel lousy.
worse news: Have you heard about the CPSIA ruling? The Consumer Products and Safety Commission (CPSC) is trying to pass a ruling about toy makers and people who make products for people under 12.
while I don't necessarily consider my stuff for kids, i know people give them to kids. THis would mean I would have to pay for 3rd party testing of my toys and could cost up to $4000 per toy.
Bunk right? Why is this happening? Because of China and the slack import laws that allowed stuff riddled with lead to come into this country.
read more about the regulations they're trying to pass here:
handmade toy alliance and sign their petition while you're at it.
i'm going back to bed.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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The noodles are made from wheat flour and starch, and they are slightly thick, chewy, and bouncy. You can find these noodles either in the refrigerator or frozen section.
Typically, kongnamul (soybean sprouts), green cabbage, carrots, and cucumbers are the vegetables included in this dish. These crunchy vegetables stand up to the chewy noodles quite nicely.
I like to add some tangy/fruity sweetness to the basic ingredients for the sweet and vinegary gochujang sauce. Pineapple juice, Korean green plum syrup (maesilcheong), or even lemon soft drinks work well for that purpose. Another trick is to add a generous amount of finely ground sesame seeds for extra nuttiness. Finely ground roasted peanuts would be good too. All these will nicely round up the flavors of the vinegary, spicy sauce!
|Jjolmyeon (Spicy chewy noodles)
Noodles and Vegetables:
400 grams jjolmyeon (refrigerated or frozen)
160 grams kongnamul (soybean sprouts)
80 grams green cabbage
20 grams red cabbage (optional)
1/2 carrot
1/2 small cucumber
1 hard boiled egg
1 tablespoon gochugaru (preferably finely ground), Korean red chili pepper flakes
2 tablespoons gochujang, Korean red chili pepper paste
1 tablespoon corn syrup or oligodang
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons pineapple juice or maesilcheong
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon sesame seeds (preferably finely ground)
pinch salt
1 tablespoon sesame oil
Combine all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl, and mix well.
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, and add the soybean sprouts. Close the lid, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the sprouts to cold water to cool, and then drain.
Thinly slice the cabbages, and cut the carrot and cucumber into matchsticks.
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Cook the noodles according to the package instructions (usually about 5 minutes). Drain quickly and rinse in icy cold water until the noodles are very cold. Make two one-serving size mounds. Place the mounds in a colander to drain.
Place the noodles in the middle of a serving bowl and nicely arrange the cold vegetables over the noodles. The sauce can be served on top or separately. You can also mix the noodles and vegetables with the sauce before serving. Place a half of the boiled egg on top to serve.
For more recipes, visit koreanbapsang.com.
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If I were to try and revolutionize science, I wouldn't bother with the higher order observations such as stratigraphy, landscape evolution, or even biological evolution. Because these are all tightly-bound, and widely agreeing observations. They all point to an old earth, and changes in organisms over long spans of time. Nor would I try and sow doubt by pointing out minor and insignificant anomalies. By pecking at the surface of science, YECP's are doing little more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Sure, it may look different, but the icebergs are still in the water, and the boat is still moving forward.
Instead, if I were to try and disprove all of these observations, I would attack the physical constants. If I could demonstrate that universal "constants" such as gravitation, nuclear strong and weak, even electrostatic forces varied over time, only then would it be possible to cast sufficient doubt over the concept of Unformity, providing an empirical and non-religious basis to support a young-Earth flood model.
If nuclear decay was faster, that means more heat - if we could show heat-flow through rock was reduced, then perhaps all this radioactive decay wouldn't have cooked all of Noah's family and the animals headed to the Ark. Unfortunately, we are faced with the problem of large bodies of intrusive, igneous rocks. To quickly cool (within a thousand years or less), heat dissipation would have had to be higher. Thus not only would we have to demonstrate heat flow was less, we then have to demonstrate how it also (either concurrently, or immediately following this flood) sped up. We could, perhaps, avoid some problems by focusing on the elements in rock forming minerals, such as silicon, iron, and magnesium - this way we can concentrate these variations within the crust. Or, perhaps there is some multiplier attached to these constants that can change - thereby altering the magnitude and direction of these constants.
So what is the value of this "constant" modifier? Well, the only source of information that suggests this is possible comes from some interpretations of biblical Genesis. We don't see consistent (let alone any) and, importantly, independent evidence of this modifier in action. The only record is a religious text (and, depending on which chapter you read, a widely varying one). Thus, it fails the basic requirement of science.
But, if YECP's could effectively demonstrate that physical constants could change - then things would at least become more interesting. Instead, nearly 60 years after Morris' "Flood Geology" book, we are still faced with the same inane arguments about the same rocks, the same claims, and the same lack of basic science (albeit dressed up with fancy new words and some vaguely scientific techniques).


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Igokea signs Stevan Nadfeji
Stevan Nadfeji will continue his career in Bosnia. Igokea has announced the signing for the next season of the 30-year-old Serbian forward, who was playing since 2007 in Greece. In the last season, Nadfeji averaged 4.9 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in the A1 league for Maroussi BC.
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New meth lab trend emergingPosted: Updated:
PHOENIX -- We've seen it time and time again, law enforcement officers raiding suspected meth labs and then finding an elaborate array of methamphetamine and drug-making supplies.
Now, there's a new trend of meth labs sweeping the nation. These meth labs have become a lot smaller, but are still extremely dangerous.
Sgt. Don Shaerrard with Maricopa County's Drug Suppression Team said this new way of making methamphetamine is called the "One Pot" method. It's easy to make, easy to transport, hard to spot out, and highly explosive.
Meth users can make small batches of the drug by buying a couple of pseudoephedrine packets, some everyday cleaning products, an accelerant of some type, and a soda bottle. These bottles can be carried around in people's back pockets, backpacks, and their cars.
Drug suppression teams on the east coast and in the Midwest are seeing these types of meth labs more and more. Some have blown up and have even caused fires in homes, vehicles and motorhomes.
What many people don't know and should be aware of is that often times after the meth has been made, drug makers just toss out the bottles. They'll throw them into ditches, into trash cans or along sidewalks.
"It doesn't look like the kind of waste or trash that we would have in our homes and that's the stuff people need to clue in on, that something might be up," said Shaerrard.
Shaerrard said if you happen to come across any type of soda bottle that's been tossed out, it's best to just leave them alone.


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Theology 101 in Bite-Size Pieces: A Bird's Eye View of the Riches of Divine Grace
By Judy Azar LeBlanc (Author)
The word theology tends to lead people to think that it is only meant for seminarian scholars; however, the word speaks for itself by the sole definition meaning "the study of God's Word." This book takes a fresh look at God's Power, Character, Love, Nature, and what the finished work of Christ meant to the world in bite size portions. It offers scripturally based truths of some of the riches of His Divine Grace that include answers to thought provoking questions such as what is predestination; who are the chosen; the called, and the elect. The author uses everyday language to explain what it means to be justified, reconciled, forgiven, and offers a clear explanation of why practicing merited grace contradicts Christ's finished work on the cross.
This book will be excellent for a new Christian or someone just learning about Theology. For the most part I knew everything that the author talked about, but it did clear up some of the questions I had, but not really brought any questions to my brain. I liked that they included many verses in this book to the bible, but the only thing I did not like was that they refers to others books. This is something I don't like, but there were not that many, just a few here and there. Over all, this book would be perfect to new Christians or students.
*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book exchange for honest my review of the book. This does not reflect on my review. The opinions in this post are my own.


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Who? Baudelaire (pictured above), that's who, according to Jules Laforgue...
"By now everyone knows how to review a book of translated poetry. First, one says it's impossible. Second, one implies that the translator is an ignoramus, or if that's going too far, that he has missed the plays on words; and then one carps about the inevitable mistakes."
Both of the above from a 1956 book review by Elizabeth Bishop ("The Manipulation of Mirrors") published in The New Republic, readable here.
I grew up in the stix (which famously nixed hix pix and spawned the likes of Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, and Big Star - along with a bunch of crocheters, apparently), and am therefore bemused to learn of the following study (via Travis Nichols):
Come as You Are: Informal Arts Participation in Urban and Rural Communities - data from the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA).
Among the findings:
Traditional arts venues and institutions such as art museums, galleries, and performing arts centers and companies cluster in urban populations. Eighty-eight percent of nonprofit performing art organizations and art museums are located in urban metropolitan areas, with the top 10 metro areas home to 30 percent of the nonprofit arts institutions. As a result, a third of all urban metro dwellers attended at least one of the main performing arts events tracked by the SPPA (classical music, jazz, or Latin/salsa music performances; opera; musical or non-musical plays; or ballet or other dance). Similarly, 24 percent of urban dwellers visited an art museum or gallery in 2008.
However, an analysis of the "informal arts" offers a more comprehensive measure of arts participation. Informal arts comprise a broad range of "citizen" arts in the forms of folk arts, popular culture, and casual or hobby arts. Informal arts activities captured by the SPPA include: visiting historical parks and neighborhoods, craft fairs, and outdoor performing arts festivals; attending arts events at places of worship and schools; and personal performance and creation of art, such as playing a musical instrument, singing in a choir, or doing creative writing.
When looking at the informal arts, metro and non-metro residents enjoy most of these activities at the same rates.
In 2008, one in four residents from each type of community -- urban or rural -- visited a historical park or neighborhood or attended an arts and craft fair; one in five adults from both communities went to an outdoor performing arts festival.
Twenty percent of both urban and rural dwellers attended a music, theater, or dance performance at a place of worship.
Urban and rural dwellers played musical instruments at the same rate -- 13 percent. Nine percent of each group created paintings, drawings, or sculptures. Two percent performed dance.
There are two notable exceptions: rural residents were more likely to sing in choirs, sew, weave, crochet, or quilt. Urban dwellers were more likely than rural dwellers to create photography, videos, or films for artistic purposes.
The 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts is the nation's largest and most representative periodic study of adult participation in arts events and activities, conducted by the NEA in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau. Five times since 1982, the survey has asked U.S. adults 18 and older about their patterns of arts participation over a 12-month period.


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June 2012
Goodreads Giveaway
Want to win an advance copy of Lie To Me? We're giving away 20 on Goodreads!
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Giveaway concludes June 29th.
July 2012
During the month of July, Lie to Me is on tour! Learn interesting facts, read excerpts, meet the characters, and, best of all, enter to win a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card. One randomly chosen commentor will be drawn for the grand prize at the end of July. Follow the tour -- the more times you comment, the better your chances of winning.
Complete Tour Listings:
July 1 - Musings From An Addicted Reader
Secondary Stop: Daydreaming
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July 6 - The Book Nympho
July 9 - AsianCocoa's Secret Garden
July 10 - Love to Read for Fun
July 11 - Bitten by Paranormal Romance
Secondary Stop: Denise Grover Swank
July 12 - Seductive Musings
July 13 - Cocktails and Books
Secondary Stop: Night Owl Book Reviews
July 16 - Happily Ever After Reads
July 17 - Romantic Crush Junkies
July 18 - Page Flipperz
July 19 - Novel Reflections
July 20 - Immortality and Beyond
July 23 - Ramblings From This Chick
July 24 - Roni Loren
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When Ohio State's Buckeyes step out under the bright lights of Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to take on Cincinnati in the Wooden Classic, it will be the first meeting of the two legendary Ohio basketball powers since 1962. It will also be a homecoming for Buckeye freshmen Greg Oden and Mike Conley, who carved their names into the pantheon of Hoosier high school heroes by leading Lawrence North to three consecutive state titles. But stealing their share of the spotlight will be a pair of once-beaten teams that are scrapping for respect, Purdue's Boilermakers and the Butler Bulldogs. "I think when they first did it, it was the JV game," Purdue coach Matt Painter said of the "other" matchup for the Wooden Classic. "Us and Butler ... Butler is getting picked in the middle of their league, we're getting picked at the end of ours, and so, they're really looking for the Ohio State matchup with Cincinnati." Purdue (8-1) and 18th-ranked Butler (10-1) will each be hoping to attract national attention with the outcome of today's battle. Butler's stunning march to the Preseason NIT title vaulted the Bulldogs into the national rankings. Purdue hopes that victories against Oklahoma, DePaul, Virginia, Missouri and possibly Butler would put the Boilermaker rebuilding effort into the fast lane. Gordon Watt, in his first year as a Boilermaker front-liner after sitting out a season following a transfer from Boston College, is looking forward to the battle against Butler. "There's a lot of excitement building for this game," Watt said. "Butler is getting a lot of press and pub." Butler's guards have triggered the Bulldogs' rise in the rankings and will be a formidable challenge for the Boilermakers. A.J. Graves averages 17.3 points a game for Butler, and Mike Green averages 14.6 points a game for the Bulldogs. "Butler has great guards, and I'm going have to switch out on their guards," Watt said, who averages 9.9 points and 6.7 rebounds a game. "I love those kind of challenges. We've faced a lot of good guards this season. I think we'll be all right." Watt has helped Purdue shore up its rebounding, a deficient area in the past two seasons. "Rebounding is a critical area for us," Watt said. "Look at our front line. Carl Landry is 6-foot-7. I'm 6-6. We're constantly going up against taller guys. The key is we have to rebound as a unit. We have to box out and constantly swarm to the ball. If we do that, we'll outrebound the opposition, and if you outrebound the opposition, you've got a great chance to win. Watt is happy to find success after a rocky start to his collegiate career. "It was difficult to transfer, but I really feel Purdue is the right place for me," Watt said. "I was injured the whole year I was at BC. I had surgery on both of my knees. I spent all of last year rehabbing. I also spent last year being a student of the game. I watched every game, looking to see where I could help the team. "It was a difficult year, because I'm a competitor, and I wanted to play, but it was a good year from an academic standpoint." Watt has battled to work his way into Purdue's lineup. And it's that kind of fight that has Purdue battling for national respect. Staff writer Curt Rallo:
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I am very excited to report that as a team, we are much closer to our fundraising goal: We now have over $650! My grandbig, Liz announced our project at the Omega Gamma alumnae meeting this month, and our team website went out in the minutes. I hope that from this we can raise some more interest from our alumnae, both Alpha Zeta and other chapters around. Already, Liz and another Alpha Zeta alum, Jessica, have donated to our team's page! I am very excited because my big, Kelly, and Liz are both planning on attending Light the Night. Hopefully both my littles will be able to come as well. It would be so awesome for my whole family to be there! (On a side note, last night we had a family dinner at a restaurant in Marietta! Unfortunately, Liz could not come because she came down with a cold, but the rest of us were there, and we had a great time.)
In order to raise more interest and awareness about Light the Night as well as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, I sent out this message via Georgia View Vista to all of my classmates and instructors in all of my classes…
"Hi, everyone!
I wanted to let you know about a service project that I involved in through Omega Phi Alpha, a service sorority on campus. This year, we are participating in Light the Night through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor of one of our sister's mothers who has been diagnosed with Amyloidosis and Fibromyalgia. This year alone she has endured more than five surgeries, and she continues in her battle against these diseases. To read more about this cause, check out my blog: https://omegaphialpha.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/getting-ready-for-light-the-night/
If you feel led to donate, please go to this address: http://pages.lightthenight.org/ga/Atlanta11/TMcIntosh. Every dollar helps!
Thank you so much! Please let me know if you have any questions.
-Teigan McIntosh"
Surprisingly, I received some immediate positive feedback! Here is what one girl in my ENGL 3035: Language and Linguistics class replied: (This message was sent to all students and instructors as well.)
"Just as a side note: this is an amazing foundation that I work with on a daily basis to help my patients with funding of their chemotherapy treatments. They also help with daily life expenses, too. This foundation is amazing – support it! As someone who regularly uses them to get the support needed for my patients, I can honestly say they are the best."
From my ENGL 3241: Technology and Digital Media in the English Language Arts Classroom class, I got this reply from one of my group members:
"Thank you for sending this, Teigan! My sister-in-law was diagnosed with 2nd stage lymphoma close to 2 yrs ago. Within the same wk, she also found out that she was pregnant! She started chemo in her 2nd trimester. My niece was born 10/1/10. She was told she would be unable to have anymore children and then in May she found out that she is now currently pregnant with twins! Because of her current pregnancy she is unable to know if the cancer has come back; we pray it has not. I think that this is a great service project and I will check out the link and donate what I can! Thanks."
Also, in class, someone else told me that they were going to look into the organization and the event and that they would probably be able to donate to my page. I was overwhelmed with the positive response that I received from my classmates! Even if people are not able to donate, I am pleased that people actually read my message on Georgia View, and that they know what we are doing as a service organization. Also, this has already helped me get to know a couple of my classmates a little bit better- I had no idea that someone I talk to everyday has been so closely affected by this disease.
Another avenue that we are pursuing in trying to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, is by creating a partnership with a fraternity at KSU, Delta Chi. (They are a relatively new fraternity at KSU, so, in my opinion, this is a great time to start connecting with them!) A couple weeks ago, three of us went to their chapter meeting and presented our ideas to them about this service project. They seemed interested in the cause, and they expressed to us that they would be willing to help if they could, either now, with this specific project, or in the future with other service that we do. My little, Mei Mei, got the contact information for their Philanthropy Chair, and she emailed him more specific information today, along with a link to my earlier blog post regarding Light the Night, and our team's homepage. Hopefully these conversations will result in a partnership. I think that this connection, and hopefully others to follow, will be vital for Omega Phi Alpha's success- in all realms, whether that be service or fundraising. I have talked to other girls who were involved in sororities at other schools, such as UGA, and they said that the reason their fundraisers worked was because various organizations worked together. For example, if we were able to successfully build this connection with Delta Chi, we could attend their fundraisers and they could attend ours. We could collaborate on service projects and social functions. Unlike other social organizations, I am not looking to party and have "mixers" of any kind! That is not what Omega Phi Alpha is about. I am simply saying that building connections and fostering a professionally based community with other organizations on campus could only benefit those parties involved.


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Each day, everyone of us wakes up and throughout the day makes thousands upon thousands of choices. You have subconscious decisions: to breathe, to go to the bathroom appropriately, to open your eyes when you walk; and then you have conscious decisions, the ones you have to think a little about: what should you wear? what should you eat? or some days bigger decisions need to be made: is this the girl I should marry? Where should I go to school? Where should I live? Now when you were younger, going to the bathroom appropriately seemed liked the hardest task ever! I am sure your parents attest to that. You just went on feeling. "I have to go now, change my diaper!" But as you grew older, you were slowly but surely trained to hold it until you could make it to the bathroom. Soon that became so second nature your body just naturally held it, even while you were sleeping. The Christian life is a lot like that! There are areas where each of us struggle and its only through continuous self training and reliance on the Holy Spirit that handling those struggles appropriately becomes second nature. That is the life of sanctification! It's when we turn to God and follow Him that he changes and molds our hearts. each time. each year. a lifetime of training.
"And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:3-4
Tribulations are basically just really hard choices. When you first start experiencing tribulations, they test you! Sometimes you fail and make the wrong choice. Other times you succeed. Either way you learn from your mistakes, you rely on God a little bit more, and with each tribulation perseverance grows. Soon, you are going to God every time and relying on the Holy Spirit. The choice becomes second nature. It has now grown to be part of your character. You have seen God come through countless times now in your tribulations. After years you can confidently expect God to come through every time for you in your trial. And that confident expectation is called hope.
It's all about the choice.
You may have heard this verse before, its kinda popular! But look at Joshua 24 with me. A little context: This is right before Joshua dies and the time of the Judges begin. In the entire book of Joshua, we have seen a young man who needed encouragement to be strong and courageous and to not fear right after Moses dies. He has to lead an entire nation across the Jordan river and into the promised land and evidently he doesn't think he can. We see both God and the Israelites repeatedly reaffirming Joshua to not fear. That might ring a bell with you. Maybe you know the choice that God wants you to make, you are just afraid. Afraid of yourself, afraid of how others will treat you, afraid of failing. Whatever it is, through the entire book of Joshua, we see how he attacks his struggle head on by relying on God and being courageous. Battle after battle, trial after trial, Joshua has produced perseverance, character and now listen to this in verse 14 and 15
"Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River, and in Egypt. serve the LORD! And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell, But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD"
AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD. You can almost hear him saying it. Such resolve! we WILL serve the LORD. I love that. He just gives the Israelites a choice and an encouragement. Through Joshua's life, he has learned what choice to make, whom to serve, and now we see him here exhorting the nation to serve the LORD, but that no matter which choice they make, he and his house are going to serve the Lord just as they've done.
"I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore CHOOSE life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey his voice, and that you may cling to him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them." Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (emphasis mine)
Here we see Moses saying the same thing after giving the second reading of the law. I have given you a choice. It seems like an easy choice. And yet so often we thing God is keeping us from something, that the law is bad or too hard. Choose life guys! why? so that you may love the Lord! Loving God is a choice. Jesus Christ came down to give us life! He died in our place out of the greatest love there ever has been! All we have to do is choose to believe Him! We dwell on that love He has shown us and we choose to love him back, daily following and seeking after Him, daily calling on the Holy Spirit to guide us, daily coming to the Lord in prayer. It is a choice we make to love Him. Its not some feeling.
For some it is hard to see this lived out and so to draw it back a little and give maybe a more prevalent example in our culture, look at relationships. Today (and probably for the history of mankind) we have a poor example of love in relationships. It's all about yourself. What can this person do for me? If I do this for him/her, what will he/she give me back? We jump into relationships based on poor reasoning, and then when times get tough, the choice is all too often to give up. A relationship is hard work, its a commitment, its a daily choice. We choose to love that person when it's fun and easy, and we choose to love them when it's hard and there is bitterness and tension growing. We choose to love them when they are pretty and healthy, and also when they are sick and disgusting. We choose to be humble, we choose to be selfless, we choose to serve.
Love is not a natural tendency. Loving our enemies is completely against our nature. Loving others above ourselves is against our nature. loving God is against our nature. It is not a feeling that comes naturally and gives us butterflies in our stomach. it goes against all of our selfish tendencies. What if God takes away everything? What if everyone turns on me? Do we love God then?
"Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good." Romans 12:9
ABHOR! don't just dislike, don't just begrudgingly obey, don't just hate, UTTERLY LOATHE what is evil.
No matter where our lives have taken us thus far. Shame. Defeat. Anger. Countless mistakes. Pain. Loneliness. Broken relationships. We can choose right now to love the Lord. "Therefore, having been justified (meaning just-if-I'd never sinned) BY FAITH, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace IN WHICH WE STAND and rejoice in hope of the Glory of God" Romans 5:1-2 (emphasis added). Through the faith that God sent His son to die for us and that His death has paid for everything I have ever done and will do, we have peace with God. We can STAND in the presence and rejoice through the grace we have been given.
May we choose today, and everyday from now, to love God, to love our spouse, to love our brethren, our friends, our enemies. The choice is hard. But we can make it easy through perseverance. If you make the wrong choice, get back up, remember you're justified through grace, and get ready for the next choice. Never give up. Pray and rely on the Holy Spirit to be there to give you courage and strength for every trial and tribulation. May it become our character and our hope! May we resolve to serve the LORD like Joshua! It's not going to come easy. relationships aren't. but always remember.
Love is a choice!
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
One silent revolution across India that is getting less attention than it possibly deserves is the astonishing change in long-distance driving comfort. When I elected to make a business-cum-pleasure trip by road from Delhi to Mumbai (I still prefer to call it Bombay) last year, people told me I was nuts. http://www.ryze.com/postdisplay.php?messageid=1081283&confid=1199 (Open Road - an invitation) Hah! The drive was a breeze for the better part of the 1500-odd kms of actual distance covered - and it compared favourably with similar experiences in the US. Since then, I've done Baroda-Jaipur, Kolkata-Kharagpur, Delhi-Moradabad and Bombay-Pune - and each time the impact of the change in conditions has been amply reinforced. This does not, however, mean that roads everywhere have improved. Far to the contrary. In many parts of the country, especially in rural areas of the North and East that still operate in feudal-political structures, the conditions of roads connecting villages and smaller towns is poor at one's charitable best, and non-existent for many stretches if one were to be candid. The construction mafia takes a sizeable cut of the development funds earmarked for this critical infrastructure sector, as evidenced by the cold blooded murder of Satyendra Dubey in November 2003. http://www.skdubeyfoundation.org/index.php In spite of this, progress is for real. Toll booth operators on the gleaming six-lane stretches actually smile at you as you pause for a thirty-second chat. Village crossing areas are clearly marked and - wonder of wonders - everyone appears to follow a fair degree of lane discipline and road courtesy. Could it be the same set of drivers who display such rampant road rage in Delhi, just a few hours away? Tomorrow, I will hit the asphalt again and find out what the minor byways of north Rajasthan are like. For the moment, zipping down the Greater NOIDA expressway at a sedate ninety, the car sings in the wind.
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Today, being Friday, is time for another mini blog hop with Sketch Frenzy Friday. Hope you find time to join us and enjoy the talent of the other team members by visiting their blogs.
The newStampin' Up calendar has been out for a week now, and I love some of the new goodies in the book. I don't have too many of the products yet, but the ones I have I love.
In today's card the new "In colors" markers, paper, and ribbon are used. Hope you like the colors as much as I do.
The sketch this week is by Tammy Fife. To make my card I turned the sketch on its side.
Stamps: Elements of Style, Teeny Tiny wishes
Inks: Black Stazon, SU Markers (Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Always Artichoke)
Papers: Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White, Primrose Petals
Accessories: 3/8" Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon, dazzling diamonds, corner rounder punch
Now I'd love to see what you create using Tammy's sketch. When you've completed your project upload it to the Sketch Frenzy Friday homepage here
Your next stop on the blog hop is Patrice's blog here. Then visit the rest of the team members and don't forget to leave comments.
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Consumer confidence rose by 4 points in April over the previous month, according to the Conference Board of Canada consumer confidence index. It also revealed a sharp shift in Canadians' attitudes toward making major purchases such as homes, appliances and automobiles.
For the first time in almost a year, survey respondents who think now is a good time to make a major purchase outnumber those who don't. While results vary by province, news reports on the index highlight that Canadians overall seem to be more positive about job prospects and financial security.
As consumer confidence goes up – more good news for prospective home buyers is that prices appear to be levelling off in several real estate markets. The Taranet - National Bank of Canada House Price Index is a composite index of housing prices in six metropolitan areas – Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. In February, it showed a modest 0.08 overall rise in repeat sale prices over the previous month, with prices going up in some markets and down in others.
Inflation, along with growing consumer and investor confidence, has economists speculating that the central bank will raise its key interest rate on May 31. Some predict it could go as high as two percent by year's end and put downward pressure on housing prices.
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Football season is upon us and in the Francis household that means black and gold wearing Saturdays, fight song singing car rides, tailgates and cheering on our Tigers! I love this time of year!
Chowing down on some Subway on the way to Columbia.
On the way to tailgate!
Zach got to come to the first game too! Mizzou Tiger football and Zach! Wow - dream day for our boys!
Playing football with dad too! #bestdayever
Opening kick off for the 2014 college football season!
Nathan loves football and his "jersey." He asks to wear it ev.ery. day. I have to tell him you have to wait for Saturday. Every morning..."Is today Saturday?" I love his enthusiasm!
Tyler has asked a LOT of questions about the rules of football and he understands now that the team gets 4 tries to go 10 yards...or the length between the "sticks." It really is pretty impressive how into it he is and how much he gets. He knows the difference between offense and defense. He has already asked when he gets to play. We tried to sign him up for flag football for 4-5 year olds but there were only a few other parents as crazy as we are...not enough for a team. :)
Game #1 was a hot one and so after a bathroom break that dad took them on they came back with snow cones. I swear, Dad is just so cool! He always gets the fun treats. :)
It did cool them off and the snow cones were big enough that it took the whole second quarter for the boys to eat them.
Tyler was a bit frustrated with a disappointing play.
More snacks!
Water - see, it wasn't all sugar! :)
Nathan was asleep before we got out of the parking lot. He was an awesome spectator.
Thanks to Aunt Sandy for watching Grant while we enjoyed the Tigers victory in the first game of the season!
Grandma said that the boys were so well behaved and had a great time at the first game that she offered to take the big boys back the Saturday before Tyler's birthday so I could stay at home and get things ready for the party without all my "help."
Jersey Saturday with Grandma!
I am pretty sure this may end up framed in our house...and maybe on a football senior night slideshow in 13-14 years or so. :)
Back at home, I had this super cutie helping me get things ready for the big Power Ranger 5th Birthday Party!
Rubber ended utensils to chew on and some pots to bang on - Grant was a happy camper.
I was able to get SO MUCH DONE with only one child to care for. It was amazing! Thanks Mom and Sandy and Anna for taking the big boys to the game!


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Department of New York
The James A. Hard Story
by James A. Hard
Old Soldier Recalls Boyhood on Upstate Farm in the 1840's
Washington in 1861--"Lincoln had a Warm Smile for Soldiers"
|I was born July 15, 1841, in Victor, N.Y. That
seems a long time ago, I suppose, but time goes
real quickly, even if you live as long as I have.
My father was Alanson Pratt Hard, who lived in Rochester before it became a city in 1834. And
my mother was Martha Frost Hard, who was born in Rochester.
My father was a stage driver in those days. He used to drive the stage to Mt. Morris and to
Canandaiqua. When I was just a couple of years old, he gave up driving stage and went to
Albany on the canal. Then he bought a farm at Windsor. That's in York State down near
That was where I grew up. Life was much harder in those days than it is now, but we had a lot of
fun. There were three brothers besides me and five sisters in the family. I was next to the oldest,
one of my sisters being older than me.
We used to all help with the farm work. I think I started when I was about five years old. It
wasn't a big farm, but there was always plenty for us to do. We had about eight or ten cows.
I was six when I first went to school. I can remember very clearly the first day I went. My
mother dressed me up one day without telling me why. I asked her and she said, "Son, your're
going to go to school to learn you ABC's".
I well remember the teacher that taught us. He took quite an interest in me and he used to let me
sit up on his lap while he taught the class.
But I never did go to school full term. There was always work to do on the farm and my father
used to send us to help out the neighbors when they needed us.
He had a great deal of enjoyment although things weren't as easy as they are for the children
In the winter, the Susquehanna River down there used to freeze solid for seven or eight months.
In the summer, there were dances in the towns and we used to drive to them with my sisters. My
dad had a pump organ put in our house. My sister used to play it. They were right fine
To show you how things have changed, we used to think it was a wonderful Christmas if we got
a doughnut and a stick of candy and a few nuts of some kind.
Our favorite holiday was the Fourth of July. When I was 13, my brother and I walked to
Binghamton, which was about 14 miles from home. They had advertised a big Fourth
My brother and I got up at 3 a.m. on the Fourth and ate breakfast. We went outside and the
ground was white with frost. My father gave us each a shilling (12.5 cents) and we started
hoofing it to Binghamton.
We got to Binghamton about 9 a.m. and we were so hungry we each bought a great big
gingerbread cookie for three cents. We stayed all day, window-gawking and seeing the sights.
There was a fireman's parade, which was the best thing of all. About 9 p.m. after the fireworks,
we started home but we only got about 6 miles when we went into a barn and took in a snooze.
We didn't wake up 'till the middle of the morning. Then we went home. It was the most
wonderful time boys ever had.
I quit school when I was 16. I only learned arithmetic, reading, writing and spelling in school.
Schools weren't so good then as they are now, but I think we grew up more quickly and were
more independent than boys and girls today.
I enlisted in the Army April 18, 1861.
I was working at a sawmill at Jordan, that's down near Syracuse. One day a lot of fellows came
by in a wagon. They were making a lot of noise and they stopped at the mill.
When I asked what all the racket was about they told me the President had issued a call for
volunteers and they were going to enlist.
Well, I joined them and we all went down to Dryden in Tompkins County and enlisted in the
32nd New York Volunteers for two years. The Company stayed there in Dryden for a few
weeks. We didn't have any uniforms but we did what drilling we could.
Then we got on the railroad cars and went to Staten Island and then to Washington. We rode in
freight cars. It was hot and dirty in the day and cold at night.
We stayed in Washington several weeks. It was then that I met President Lincoln the first time. It
was in May, 1861, at a reception in the Blue Room in the White House.
I shook hands with Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln and little Bobby Lincoln. We hadn't got our uniforms
yet and Mr. Lincoln said, "Son, you look as if you'd make a good soldier. Why don't you join
I explained to him I was in the Army, and I don't remember what he said. But he gave me a smile
I always remembered. Whenever he spoke to anyone he had a wonderful smile.
And he gave a handshake with a grip that nearly crushed my hand. I thought his hand was as big
as a ham, it took mine right out of sight.
I remember looking around the White House. There was a guard in every room, but they let me
see all I wanted because I had a military pass.
In June, I think it was, a rebel shot one of our Colonels in Alexandria. The Colonel's name was
Ellsworth. They were afraid there might be riots in Alexandria as there were a lot of the Secesh
(Secossionists or Confederate sympathizers) living there, so we were sent over to keep things in
hand. We stayed there all through June and July until just before the Battle of Bull Run.
We lived in big tents which had eight or ten bunks in them. The weather was pretty good and we
didn't have such a bad time. That was before the fighting started.
They told us the meat was salt beef or salt pork but we called it salt horse. I know the___ in the
meat weren't beef or pork ribs. I can still taste the beans we had. They were big white beans. A
lot of the time they weren't cooked so good and they were tough, I can tell you. When we
wanted something good to eat or some tobacco, we'd go to the sutlers. They used to have
wagons or shacks near the camps to sell their things.
I got passes now and then and I use to go to Washington. I got to know the city very well. It
was quite exciting with a lot of soldiers about, and a lot of things going on.
The discipline in camp was pretty strong, a lot more than it is in armies nowadays. They used to
punish deserters and such by hanging them up by their thumbs or by making them ride barrels.
The only time I got punished was one day when the Order Sergeant was imposing on me. I said
something back to him.
Well, I got sent to guardhouse. The guard told me to go out and pick up a rail and march around
with it on my shoulder. I picked up the smallest rail I could find but the guard found a heavier
one and said, "Here, you, I'll trade with you".
I had to carry the rail around until the officer of the day came along. He said the Sergeant was
wrong, but that I shouldn't have talked back to him. Then he sent me back to my quarters.
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I still see I have traffic here on this page and while that is so cool as people learned about Lori and our journey with her cancer,I want to let you all know I am still blogging over on Word Press.
This week I am featuring a guest writer who is expressing his take on the gay marriage ruling of the Supreme Court.
John is a good friend and while we met over college football,it seems we talk far more about social issues these days. When I saw the following blog that he wrote,I asked if I could feature him as a guest blogger and he said "Of course". You can read his entry by clicking the link below.
This is John's guest blog
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Ignore all previous price indications as this property simply must sell on auction day.
A change of circumstance has forced this urgent sale and the property is offered with vacant possession or another tenant can be sourced. Currently rented at $480/week.
Lifestyle & location? Look no further then this great 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom apartment. Spacious open plan on the fifth floor in the heart of Chermside. Large private balcony and secure basement parking. Low Annual Body Corporate fees making this the perfect property for owner occupiers or offers an excellent investment opportunity.
Situated in a quiet street surrounded by all of the amenities you will need, including Westfield Chermside, bus stop at your doorstep direct to City as well as an RSL club and restaurants.
The spacious kitchen comprises of stone bench tops with 2 pac cupboards and dishwasher. The large open plan living area leads onto the private tiled balcony area which is perfect for entertaining and relaxing.
Enjoy the easy lifestyle - no mowing or gardening. Have plenty of leisure time for more important pursuits.
One Secure Car Space
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Currently rented at $480 per week
Location is always important when buying a property and this apartment certainly is well positioned within the complex. Don't miss out on this great opportunity.
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Graded VG 40 by SGC. Cy Young card from the 1909 E92 Croft's Cocoa set, with reverse advertising for "Croft's Swiss Milk Cocoa" of Philadelphia on the reverse. The same designs were also issued with advertising on the reverse for Croft's & Allen Candy. It appears that both varieties of these cards were issued by the Croft & Allen Co. of Philadelphia to be handed out as advertising items to promote their candy and cocoa, which, as noted on the back of this card, is "Served Hot at our fountain 11 South 15th St. Montague & Co. Philadelphia, Pa." The offered sample card of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young has a flawless image set against a vibrant orange background. No creases. Centered approximately 25/75 left to right and top to bottom. The reverse has a light stain over about half the card, which has resulted in toning but does not affect the legibility of the text. This is a very attractive mid-grade sample card of one of the key Hall of Famers from this rare set. Disclosure per section 13 of REA's terms and conditions: This lot has been consigned from the personal collection of an executive of REA's internet software service provider. Reserve $300. Estimate $500/$1,000. SOLD FOR $1,175
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This is one of the 16 triangles for the csf challenge, I had plans of putting my christmas deccies up this week but went into craft room, was in such a panic I had visions of not finishing till easter, finally completed them today so maybe get to deccies on friday as haven't done any shopping washing cleaning
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christmas challenge 08
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lovely work as per ususal Marie- would expect nothing less- LOL!!
- 3 December 2008 at 23:55
love that lace tree. x
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Riviera: The Promised Land (Riviera: Yakusoku no Chi in Japan) is a unique RPG published in the US by Atlus. It is much like a traditional Adventure game, due to the unique control scheme. You do not actually control the characters movement, just which of the visible pathways to check.
1000 years ago, a war broke out between the gods of Asgard and the demons of Utgard. The war brought misery and chaos. Finally, the gods finally decided to bring the war to an end so they broke an ancient taboo summoning winged reapers called Grim Angels carrying weapons called Diviners.
The war was brought to an end and the Demons were sealed but the gods were soon to follow. Before vanishing, the gods left all their knowledge and power in the heavenly isle of Riviera for the inhabitants to keep.
1000 years later signs of demons have returned and without the gods, Asgard would most likely perish. Now two angels descend to actuate the retribution and protect Asgard.
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New Addcco (from PST) 1 1/8th sway bar on front was installed - what a difference in size. Should make a major difference in the slalom - or at least freak out some tuners on the street! Rear bar is still en route after they sent an incorrect one....
KYB Gas Shocks replaced very old - if not original - units. This will add yet another level of control in the corners. Ever seen an 18 foot long land yacht carve corners? Stay tuned!
I tried to tuck them up as close to the trans cross-member as possible.
Dual exhaust was a LONG time coming for the Old Gal! I can only imagine what uncorking this restriction will do to our power levels! Next week we'll see for sure with some "seat of the pants" dyno numbers.
Still a few things to do before calling her done though.....
Front shocks....
New brake shoes, E-cables and brake hardware all around.
Aswell, new speakers for our tunes - finally, no more AM Talk Radio while cruising!
As I said, I'm trying to tie-up the Galaxie while awaiting metal parts for this 1967 CougarI'm restoring for a freind. This week the front and rear glass came out and while the front area was perfect, the rear showed typical rust damage in the bottom corners and, while not nasty, there was enough rust damage to warrant some metal replacement.
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"Momma, look I found this rock on the floor."
*hands me a tiny pebble smaller than a pea*
"OK - honey, I'll throw it away."
*I reach for garbage can*
"Noooooooo!!!!! Don't throw away my sweet rock! Waaaaaaaaah!!!!"
*leaves room, sobbing*
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Giv'er back the rock. Now Moma. Now. :)
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So tonight, after work, I was finally peer pressured into facing my irrational fear of sculpt head-on. I know what you're thinking. What is so scary about sculpt? And to be honest, I'm not entirely sure. What I do know is that I have heard so many horror stories, and while I am an active person, I am so very afraid of living one of those horror stories firsthand.
Sure, I run and crossfit on a regular basis. I dabble in yoga and barre. But sculpt, the masochistic combination of flow and weights and cardio and dance all jam-packed into one sixty-minute class, makes me stomach churn.
But as I will try (almost) anything once, I committed to go. I tried to back out. I packed three outfits. I nervously peed ever ten minutes. I had sweaty armpits. I felt barfy. But I went.
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A Resolution authorizing and requesting the executive director to undertake certain actions in connection with development of total maximum daily loads ("TMDLs") for polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs") in the Delaware Estuary.
WHEREAS, in order for the Commission to prepare the required basis and background documentation and complete the public participation process for the TMDLs for PCBs in the Delaware Estuary ("the estuary") by December 2003, the complex mathematical modeling process for development of the TMDLs must be initiated by April 15, 2003; and
WHEREAS, in order to begin the modeling process, the Commission staff requires a TMDL endpoint (or endpoints), which is (are) the applicable water quality criteria; and
WHEREAS, at the time of likely issuance of the TMDL, the possible TMDL endpoints that may then be in effect, include, but are not limited to: the existing DRBC water quality criteria for PCBs, a proposed New Jersey wildlife criterion that may be adopted before the end of 2003, and a revised DRBC water quality criterion based on current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") guidance and an estuary-specific fish consumption rate and bioaccumulation factor; and
WHEREAS, the Commission's Toxics Advisory Committee ("TAC") has recommended that the DRBC revise its water quality criteria to reflect the most current EPA guidance and estuary-specific data; and
WHEREAS, the TAC also has recommended that the Commission develop an estuary-specific wildlife criterion for PCBs; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Delaware River Basin Commission:
1. The executive director is authorized and requested to publish a notice of public hearing and establish a comment period for a proposal to revise the Commission's human health water quality criteria effective on or after January 1, 2004 to reflect site-specific data on fish consumption, site-specific bioaccumulation factors, and current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidance on development of human health criteria. Public comment on all assumptions of the proposed criteria, including the appropriate cancer risk level, should be sought.
2. The executive director is further authorized and requested to submit a letter to U.S. EPA Regions II and III requesting that they specify constant water quality criteria, which water quality criteria shall be used throughout and to the completion of the modeling process, which will serve as the basis for the TMDLs to be promulgated by the U.S. EPA in December 2003.
3. The executive director is authorized and requested to task the Toxics Advisory Committee and Commission staff with the development of estuary-specific wildlife criteria for PCBs for Delaware River management zones 2-6.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
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/s/ Pamela M. Bush
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