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After I wrote the other day about the financial crisis confronting this state, I received a comment from someone who claimed to be a retired public-school teacher who alleged that the current pension shortfall is the result of Christie Whitman's failure to contribute to the system.
This is nonsense. Whitman had many flaws, but she in fact put more money into the system than any Governor before her. And when she left office, the fund had the largest surplus it has ever had in its history.
In her defense the reader wrote back citing a passage from the Wikipedia entry on Whitman. It states, "As Governor, Whitman failed to fund fully the state pension system, and instead floated bonds to avoid raising taxes. [13]."
This makes no sense. If she floated bonds, that means she raised a lot of money. An intelligent person would then ask: What happened to that money?
What in fact happened is that Whitman deposited the $2.7 billion raised by those bonds directly into the pension fund. This was by far the biggest single cash infusion into the fund in state history.
It's true that those bonds have to be paid back. But they are not paid back from the pension fund. They are paid out of general revenues by you and me, as you can see here if you wish to peruse the state debt report.
This is not good public policy in my view. If Whitman wanted to economize, she should have cut back on pensions instead. But that does not change the fact that Whitman did indeed fully fund the pension system - and more. There was so much money in it when she left that Jim McGreevey decided not to contribute to it, instead coasting on Whitman's contributions.
Where did Wikipedia get the bad information? That footnote links not to a legitimate news source but to a publication put out by the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association. This is an advocacy group for public employees.
The article is correct as to the role of McGreevey in coasting on Whitman's contributions. But the article incorrectly states that "the Whitman administration found a convenient way to reduce contributing new money to the systems by floating bonds in 1997 to meet its pension obligations."
In fact, as I noted, the money from those bonds went into the system. Perhaps the author is trying to be cute here by terming the money from the bonds something other than "new" money, but it still went into the system and more than fully funded it.
The fund had a huge surplus when Whitman left office, as the article correctly notes. And it was that surplus of money, rather than a shortfall, that got the fund into trouble. After Whitman left office early to go to Washington, her successor Don DiFrancesco pushed through a 9 percent pension increase - with the complete support of the Democrats, by the way.
And after that there was a governor who did indeed fail to fund the system. That was Jim McGreevey. After criticizing Whitman for borrowing to fill the fund, he coasted on that borrowed money for his entire term and let the fund fall into a deficit.
The fund was already in bad shape when Jon Corzine took office.
And then the collapse of the housing bubble got us into the mess we're in today.
But the fact is that the fund would be in even worse shape if Whitman had not poured that $2.7 billion into it.
And note the conclusion that an intelligent person would draw after looking at the facts: We need to repeal that 9 percent pension increase.
The guy who wrote that propaganda piece for the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association doesn't want you thinking about that. Neither does whoever wrote that inaccurate Wikipedia entry.
Which is why you should never rely on Wikipedia. If you want to use it, use it as a starting point. Click through the footnotes to the original source. And if that source is some sort of propaganda organ, ignore it and go find the truth elsewhere.
ALSO: Check this Bloomberg piece on the huge losses in the pension fund and the Corzine adminstration's underfunding thereof: "Governor Jon Corzine, grappling with a growing budget deficit, cut pension payments to $263 million last fiscal year and plans to contribute about $150 million this year.
"Actuaries said the state needed to contribute $4.7 billion over those two years to keep pace with the funds' rising expenses."


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U.S. crude stocks rose less then expected last week, while gasoline stocks rose by more than analysts had forecast as refineries cut output, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday.
Crude inventories rose by 1.8 million barrels in the week to Feb. 9, short of analysts' expectations for an increase of 2.8 million barrels.
"With a big drop in refining activity as we descend deeper into maintenance season, we have seen a third consecutive build to crude stocks," said Matt Smith, director of commodity research at ClipperData in Louisville, Kentucky.
U.S. crude futures rose on the news, with West Texas Intermediate up 42 cents to $59.61 a barrel as of 10:45 a.m. EST (1545 GMT). Brent gained 44 cents to $63.16 a barrel.
Gasoline stocks rose by 3.6 million barrels, more than double the 1.2 million-barrel gain forecast by analysts polled by Reuters.
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It would appear that any attempt to reject or ban customs or practices of radical Islam will spark outrage among Islamic extremists and spark increased recruits to ISIS. It is a religious and cultural war where any attempt to prohibit certain beliefs or ban customs is not tolerated by either group.
France's Prime Minister has backed the banning of burkini swimsuits, which will spark increased recruitment to ISIS. The terrorist organization will use this as propaganda to show how the west is antagonistic against Muslims. The banning of religious gear does not help the fight against extremists, who will still meet in secret.
Many women prefer the modesty afforded them by burkini swimsuits and freely choose to wear these garments. They do not feel they are enslaved - they simply prefer to not display their bare flesh in front of strangers. Banning this mode of dress is likely to enrage young, vulnerable men and women who could join ISIS as they are made to feel unwelcome in a society that rejects their values.
While the decision of France's Prime Minister to back he banning of burkini swimsuits may be met with criticism, political unrest or protest, I do not believe that it will spark increased recruits to ISIS. An event such as this will obviously be met with protest and outrage among certain circles, I think it would be an unfair reach to say it would instigate radicalization and encourage people to side with a terrorist group.


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ROSELAWN, OH (FOX19) - Shots were fired in Roselawn on Wednesday night, as victims arriving at a Christmas party were robbed of their Christmas gifts.
The incident happened around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1600 block of Summit Road.
Officers say that the vehicles involved in the incident were shot at.
The victim's Christmas gifts were stolen in the incident. It is unsure if anything else was taken at this time.
Police have released little information on the incident. FOX19 will continue to update the story as details become available.
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Other Names: Red Setter
Height: 25 - 27 inches
Weight: 60 - 70 lbs.
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Coat: Short and fine on head, fronts of legs and tips of ears; moderately long, free and as straight as possible on rest of the body; good feathering.
Temperament: Active, affectionate
With Children: Yes, friendly and patient with children.
With Pets: Yes, if socialization to other animals is given when he is young.
Special Skills: Field sports dog and family pet.
Watch-dog: High
Guard-dog: Very Low
Care and Exercise: Daily combing and brushing is required to keep his coat in excellent condition. Pay special attention during shedding. Needs a large amount of exercise. Lack of exercise can make him restless and difficult to train.
Training: They have a mind of their own but are intelligent to understand what is expected of them. Use a consistent, loving approach when handling. Teach a puppy to come.
Learning Rate: High, Obedience - High, Problem Solving - High
Activity: Very High
Living Environment: A home with a fenced yard is mandatory. Owners of an Irish Setter should be patient and enjoy an athletic breed.
Health Issues: Skin problems, epilepsy, hip dysplasia, bloat.
Life Span: 12 - 14 Years
Litter Size: 7 - 8
Country of Origin: Ireland
History: Developed by crossing spaniels, setters and pointers he originally had a red and white coat. During the 19th century a chestnut red coat was introduced and is now the only accept color by American standards.
First Registered by the AKC: 1878
AKC Group: Sporting Group
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Recover Deleted Songs In iPod, iPhone, iPad
Recover Deleted Songs Music In iPod, iPhone, iPad
by Nitish Singhal
If unfortunately you lost all your songs and playlist present on your computer hard disk due to viruses or disk crash, then today we are going to tell you about a tool named GizoRip which can easily retrieve your all tracks and playlist if you have saved them on your iPod or other devices from Apple like iPhone, iPad etc.
When you run this tool, at the main window there is a option to search for the iPods. Basically it will show only iPod but this tool works perfectly for any device from Apple. Alternatively, you can even select search for devices by finding this option under file.
Then this tool will take little time to search for you connected device and once it complete search, it will show all the music tracks present in your iPod or other device. You can copy these tracks and playlists directly to your hard drive and even you can simply import them to your iTunes Player. This tool even supports the latest version of iTunes.
To customize these settings, go to Options and then click on Preferences. There you will see option to import music directly to iTunes and also to ignore copy of all those files which already exists on your system. You can even Browse and select alternate path for export directory if you don't want to make backup directly to iTunes.
Now once you are done with all the settings, simply click on Recover Music whose short-cut is given on main window or alternatively you can select this option from file also.
When you click on it, your music file restoring process will start instantly. You can see the progress of the restoring process from the bar given on top. Once the process is done, you can open the destination folder directly from the option given at bottom. Developer has also added option to Donate that is just upto your wish.
You make even discover the following .Net error while trying to run this tool. Just ignore that as it may be a little bug with the tool and it works perfectly after ignoring this error message.
The size of GizoRip is 1.70 Mb and as usual it will create a desktop shortcut which can be used to access this freeware. This tool is compatible with all the versions of Windows and has been tested successfully on Windows 7 Ultimate-32 bit edition.
Read more: http://www.technixupdate.com/recover-deleted-songs-music-in-ipod-iphone-ipad/#ixzz1jdcMbCFc


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from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The draft or current of air and products of combustion from a marine boiler caused by the difference in the weight of hot gas inside the funnel or chimney when compared with that of an equal column of external air.
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text: Alex Linley is CEO of Capp (www.capp.co) and Jobmi (www.jobmi.com), where he and his team are striving to reinvent work and deliver their vision of Matching the world to their perfect job. Alex is a psychologist by training and an entrepreneur by nature, with deep expertise in psychological assessment, particularly in relation to strengths. He holds a PhD from the University of Warwick and in his former academic career, published 8 books and more than 150 research papers.


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Fluency and Fitness® is a great brain break to get your students moving, while practicing figurative language skills such as similes, metaphors, idioms, alliteration, etc.. Students BEG to do this! Teachers love helping their kids get the wiggles out without losing instructional time. This bundle includes 4 slideshows. Each slideshow has 5 different exercises for students to do.
Here's a preview of Fluency and Fitness in action:
Sets Included: (answers are provided after each slide)
• Simile or Metaphor
• Hyperbole or Idiom
• Alliteration or Personification
• Mixed skills with multiple choice answers (definitions and examples of similes, metaphors, hyperbolas, idioms, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia)
▶How to play:▶
—>The slideshow will present sentences on the screen and the students need to say what type of figurative language it is. When they see a slide with a kid exercising, they do that exercise until you choose to go to the next slide. You get to decide how fast or slow to go because you will click the mouse to go to the next slide. When students see a slide with a kid exercising, they do that exercise until you choose to go to the next slide.
—>When you download this file open the "READ THIS FIRST" file so you can see more detailed instructions on how to play and how to add timers/music if you want. Unfortunately due to copyright laws, I am unable to include music. However, I do show you how to easily add your own!
—>You do not need a smart board! You'll need a projector to show this on your screen or white board, or you can use hook you computer up to your TV and play this at home!
—>You will receive a PDF version & Powerpoint version. In the Powerpoint sets, you can move the slides around so they aren't always in the same order when you play the bundles. You cannot edit the content. This material is copyrighted and you are not allowed to create your own Fluency & Fitness® games or distribute this in any way.
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As many companies are beginning to wrap their products up in clean and minimalist cartons, Bellacock cocktail packaging expresses a full spectrum of eye-catching color. Combined with unconventionally shaped boxes, these items are sure you get noticed on the shop shelf.
Containing cups and mixes for different kinds of alcoholic drinks, Kim Yeon Ji's packages come in a variety of sizes with the same sorts of pyramidal forms. Their folded cardboard shapes have been treated to a splash of vibrancy with up to five shades swirled together.
For an even more eccentric look, Bellacock cocktail packaging is capped with a cluster of loops and a tag at the top that looks like a bird's beak.
Peacocking Beverage Branding
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Earthy Dessert Branding
Psychedelic Dairy Branding
Affectionate Infusion Branding
Sliceable Snack Cartons
Bearded Biscuit Branding (UPDATE)
Bellacock Cocktail Packaging Entices with a Coat of Vivid Color
- By: Amelia RoblinApr 25, 2013
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I currently feel like the FF brakes shed too much speed immediately, and the turning action is not anywhere near as pronounced as in the wipEout series, but the sideshift effect makes this whole experience feel very different to anything I'm used to.
I'd say my comment a couple of posts back was more of a reaction than a cry for change - I haven't spent enough time with FF yet to form a proper opinion on this matter.
Weirdly enough, I can't play FF in a non-native fullscreen with black bars down the sides like I can some other games. It stretches the game out to full width regardless. My monitor is set to maintain the aspect ratio it's sent, so this is something happening before it leaves my video card.
It may not be the game, it may be something in the current nvidia drivers? no idea.


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Human parasites are organisms that have evolved to derive some benefit from a human host at that host's expense. They may be relatively simple microorganisms or complex animals. Examples of human parasites include protozoa, helminths and ectoparasites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Protozoan parasites are transmitted directly from person to person, or they may be present in contaminated food or water, according to the CDC. Giardia is a protozoan parasite, as are cryptosporidium and the malaria plasmodium. Helminths are worms that typically take advantage of human hosts during their juvenile or larval stages. Flukes and tapeworms are flatworms common to humans, and the intestinal parasite Ascaris ascarii is a type of roundworm. Though they may be very small, helminths are all multicellular organisms.
Ectoparasites are complex animals. Common human ectoparasites are ticks, mites and lice, reports the CDC. These ectoparasites are all arthropods that either attach themselves to the skin or hair, or they burrow into the skin and remain in place for extended periods. Scabies is an example of a parasitic mite, as are chiggers, both of which cause significant itching and discomfort for sufferers due to the secretion of digestive enzymes under the human host's skin.


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Tarp – 24″ x 40″
This tarp is huge! It has reinforced edging and is tear resistant.
This tarp is sold on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Maxam-SPTARP10-24-All-Purpose-Tarp/dp/B00JRO8XNQ/ref=sr_1_1?m=A2D4DW0NZBLRX4&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1470245875&sr=1-1&keywords=B00JRO8XNQ.
This tarp is multipurpose and can be used for just about anything. It's weather resistant with a coating to help it deal with the weather better than most tarps will. The corners are reinforced with plastic which will help with wear and tear as well.
It could be used for just about anything. This winter Aarron plans on using as a pool cover to make sure the water stays good for next summer. That or the other thought is to put it up between the house and our trailer to make a big shaded area.
Have a great day!
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It's not bad enough that Arizona has been sued by the Federal Government and Mexico. It's not enough that they were condemned by China. Now in President Obama's first U.S. Human Rights report to the UN Human Rights Council, he is getting the UN involved in the investigation. Before we get to that, let's examine some of the misleading statements made by the Obama Administration. Firstly the Introduction:
The story of the United States of America is one guided by universal values shared the world over—that all are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights. In the United States, these values have grounded our institutions and motivated the determination of our citizens to come ever closer to realizing these ideals. Our Founders, who proclaimed their ambition "to form a more perfect Union," bequeathed to us not a static condition but a perpetual aspiration and mission.
As the true Declaration of Independence says, it's unalienable. Unalienable rights are rights given by god to an individual that can't be sold, taken, or in any way given away. Inalienable rights are rights that and individual has that they can sale, give, or can be taken by the government.
In on section, they explain some of the executive orders given. Amazing considering executive orders are unconstitutional. In one section titled "Values and Immigration" they quote Ronald Reagan:
That immigrants have been consistently drawn to our shores throughout our history is both a testament to and a source of the strength and appeal of our vibrant democracy. As he left office, President Reagan remarked that the United States is "still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home." Over the last 50 years, the U.S. has accepted several million refugees fleeing persecution from all corners of the globe as well as many millions of immigrants seeking a better life or joining family. Today, the United States and other countries to which a significant number of people seek to emigrate face challenges in developing and enforcing immigration laws and policies that reflect economic, social, and national security realities. In addressing these issues we seek to build a system of immigration enforcement that is both effective and fair.
True the U.S. has accepted many immigrants fleeing their tyrannical lands looking for freedom and a better country. But many of them have done it legally while many more millions are here illegally, which the section fails to note.
In the same section, the following is noted about Arizona's Immigration law:
A recent Arizona law, S.B. 1070, has generated significant attention and debate at home and around the world. The issue is being addressed in a court action that argues that the federal government has the authority to set and enforce immigration law. That action is ongoing; parts of the law are currently enjoined.
What this part means is that the Administration has invited the UN to come and investigate the Arizona law. On November 5, the United States will be examined by UN bureaucrats from France, Japan, and Cameroon (an oppressive nation which is a member of the Organization of Islamic Conference). This trio will consider three items: Obama's self-flagellating report, reports written about America by UN tribunals or international governing bodies, and testimony from non-governmental organizations with a pronounced anti-American bias. It will also consider "voluntary pledges and commitments made by the State," such as suspending an Arizona state law.
Then the French, Japanese, and Cameroon diplomats will draw up a plan of action for the United States to implement. According to the UN Human Rights Council website, nations are re-examined every four years. The Human Rights Council looks for voluntary compliance. However, its website asserts, "The Human Rights Council will decide on the measures it would need to take in case of persistent non-cooperation by a State with the World Body."
The immigration issues in America are up to America and America alone. Not Mexico, China, or the UN. If the Federal Government would do their job and protect the border and the states from invasion, there wouldn't an issue in the first place. But since the Federal Government has failed to do its job, the responsibility is left to the states and the people.
Arizona along with many border states have called for help from the Federal Government and the Federal Government turned a blond eye to the country being invaded. The 1,200 National Guard troops that the Federal Government is sending down to the border aren't for border security, a majority of them are for desk jobs.
This is why many citizens have taken the responsibility of sitting on the border with their guns and protecting America and doing the job the Federal Government won't. It is time that we tell the UN that they can not dictate to us our laws. The Constitution trumps them and they have no legal or rightful ground to tell us how to run our states and our country. This is America, and We the People are taking it back.


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It is September, and I must remember to breathe. Approaching anniversaries of the loss of a loved one can be difficult, even several years later. It will be four years for us, and it's still odd how dread and sadness can creep in and begin to take over. The flip of the calendar to THAT month sends shock waves through the body and soul. The flashbacks begin. The smell of the air is familiar and a reminder of the agony endured years earlier. Yes, I must remember to breathe deeply and keep my eyes fixed on things above, things that will help me to remember we will be together again one day. And it will be far better than anything we shared here. I love you Jacob, and I miss you!
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This has been a hard month for us. This is the month Jacob would have graduated from college. Of course, that's assuming he would have completed everything required in the traditional four years of college, but knowing Jacob, he would have made sure it only took four years.
This has actually been a hard day. It was exactly four years ago today that Jacob graduated from high school with all his dreams for life ahead of him. Four months later, he died in a car accident.
It has been 3 years, 8 months since Jacob died.
Why would something like a college graduation be so hard for us to face when Jacob never even came close to achieving that goal? After all, he died only 5 1/2 weeks into his freshman year of college. It's hard because his college graduation was a major life milestone we fully expected to mark with Jacob that we will never get to experience. At least not during this lifetime on this side of Heaven. But the families of his surviving friends and classmates are able to joyfully celebrate as they always expected.
We've received college graduation announcements in the mail. Jacob's friends have posted things on facebook about their own graduations. And they should! This is an exciting time of life for them. But it is a painful time for those of us who never got to see our own children celebrate that achievement.
Michael is one of Jacob's good middle/high school friends, who attended the same university as him. Tragically, Michael died in a car accident only one semester shy of graduation. His parents didn't get to see him walk across the stage to receive his college diploma either. However, the university awarded Michael's parents his dual major diploma on graduation night because Michael had earned enough college credits to receive both degrees. I know it was very difficult and confusing for them to be there when Michael wasn't there as they had always imagined he would be one day. Tears of sadness and pain had replaced what they thought would be tears of pride and joy.
Zack is another classmate of Jacob's who went to the same university. Zack died about two months into what would have been his sophomore year at the university. His parents never got to experience the joy of watching him graduate from college either. That makes a total of three students from Jacob's high school graduating class of 2006 that never made it to their college graduation at the University of Georgia. A total of eight young people from that high school class of approximately 350 students have now died. The most recent occurred this spring. When will it stop?
Later this week, Michael and I will be having dinner with some friends who lost their daughter in a car accident only 6 1/2 months after Jacob died. She was only 14 at the time of her accident. The night of our dinner with them is the night their daughter would have been graduating from high school. They are choosing to do what we did on a day that holds so much pain and heartache for them. Keep busy. Get distracted by other activities. Don't sit at home completely absorbed in thoughts about what should have been. These days can be like a living hell, yet the rest of the world pretty much goes on unaware.
Life as normal. Life as it should be. I miss the simplicity of that.
Graduation is only the beginning. There will be careers that get started, weddings that take place, and babies being born. Those are all things we looked forward to celebrating with Jacob. Several of my friends who have lost a child in their teen years have said that they either could not attend the weddings of their child's friends or they cried their eyes out when they did attend. That leaves me asking the difficult question, "Do I really want to attend such events?" I certainly don't want to offend anyone by NOT attending, but I also do not want to ruin their joyful occasion with my tears of pain and sadness. After all, the events are not about me; they are about the person who is graduating, getting married or having a baby.
I miss the simplicity of life as it used to be. I miss my son.
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For Mother's Day, my niece sent me an adorable key chain with a turtle on it. She knew how Jacob loved turtles, especially when he was younger. His passion for turtles was known by many in our community, especially the year he won his school's oratorical contest after giving a speech on sea turtles. In fact, Bob Schieffer, the CBS Chief Washington News Correspondent and moderator of "Face the Nation," spoke at that event back in the spring of 1999 and Jacob's speech was the only one he mentioned in his closing remarks. He said something along the lines of, "If only we all could have the kind of passion that young man has for sea turtles…" Mr. Schieffer and his wife had (and maybe still have) a vacation home on nearby Sea Island which was part of why we had the honor of hearing him speak at the event.
One year, while he was in elementary school, we bought him a huge stuffed animal at SeaWorld. It was a loggerhead sea turtle that Jacob affectionately named Logger. He literally used Logger as his pillow until the day he died. He didn't take it off to college with him, but it was still on his bed at home, so his last night on this earth, he slept with his head on that "pillow."
The emotional attachment to Logger had ended years earlier for Jacob, but it was so comfortable for him that he just kept using it. The funny thing is his sister Raleigh took Logger to college with her. Logger had a strong connection to Jacob for her so he was given a special spot on her bed all year long and is now back home for the summer along with Raleigh.
When my niece sent the key chain with the turtle, she included a note that said, "A special gift from me to you! Happy Mother's Day with love always from your beloved son, Jacob J Nyenhuis." I thought that was very thoughtful. Before I opened the package, my niece sent me a text message sayinig there was a story that went with this gift. After I opened it, I figured the story was that she decided to send me a gift on behalf of Jacob as a sweet way to bless me and remember him.
Last Friday, my niece and I talked for the first time since Mother's Day. She told me the REAL story. Here it is:
She was sleeping and had a dream. Her dog named Angel was in the dream. Angel was able to speak, but the voice was clearly Jacob's. According to my niece, there was no confusing that voice at all. Jacob said, "You know that turtle key chain you bought when you were in Lake Geneva? I want you to give that to my mom for Mother's Day so that she will know that I am with her on that day. I want you to include a note with it and this is what I want it to say, 'A special gift from me to you! Happy Mother's Day with love from your beloved son, Jacob J Nyenhuis.'"
My niece wanted to argue with him about it because she really loved the keychain, but she knew Jacob wanted her to give it to me as a gift. My niece woke up crying and sitting straight up in bed. She's never had a dream like that in her life. She's 31 years old. The first thing she did once she had a chance to wake up and gather her thoughts was run and grab a pen and paper to write down what Jacob told her to put in the note.
As my mind began to comprehend what my niece just told me, one amazing revelation after another unfolded. It was as though pieces of a mysterious puzzle were being put together. There are so many amazing facets to this story, but it would be too confusing to explain them all.
Here's just one: During Jacob's junior year of high school I began writing a book that I confidently believe God wanted me to write. The story is about a girl and her golden retriever named Angel. (To be honest, I'm not even sure if my niece had her dog Angel at the time I began writing the story in the fall of 2004, but I certainly didn't get the story idea or the name from her dog.) In the story, Angel is able to speak to the girl because she is a real angel from Heaven in the form of a dog that delivers messages from Heaven.
Jacob loved that I was writing this story. He would even ask me about it now and then. He knew what the story was about, but I never let him read it. When his senior year began, I had already written over 100 pages, but I decided to set the book aside. I didn't want to get wrapped up in my writing during Jacob's last year at home. My desire was to focus on him, and he knew that because I told him. After he left for college, I brought the story out again but hadn't yet begun writing when Jacob's accident happened.
Ten days after the accident, God began pouring into me more ideas for the story. He clearly told me the story needed to change. The girl in the story (Katie) has an older brother named Matthew. I sensed God saying that Katie's brother now needed to die in the story and that God would comfort her in part through Angel. Many more details were given to me but I had no way to write them down they were coming so fast. Even so, I still remember many of them to this day.
When I sat back and thought more about it, I became disgusted and upset with myself for thinking that God was talking to me about my book. After all, my son had just died. Why the heck was I focused on my book?
The shame I felt for focusing on my book in those first days after the accident has kept me from writing even one word of the story since Jacob's death. Today, however, I am wondering if God and Jacob were giving me a hint through a dream and a very personal Mother's Day gift to begin writing the story again. I'm going to be praying about this to see what direction to take. The timing sure doesn't seem the best, but that doesn't matter when God is in charge. In the meantime, I'm savoring the sweet gift from my son in Heaven.
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Ever since Jacob's death in September 2006, it has been hard to face Mother's Day. At the same time, I have a strange sense of nervous anticipation each year as this holiday approaches. If you have read the post before this one about my first Mother's Day without Jacob, you already know that something incredible happened that day.
As each new Mother's Day approaches, I can't help but wonder how I might experience Jacob in some way, if at all. I don't wait for a supernatural display like the one I received that first Mother's Day, but I look for small signs. I don't EXPECT God to allow these things to happen, but I am hopeful He will.
Last year on Mother's Day, I felt a deep stirring in my soul several times throughout the church service. Jacob felt very near. I was moved to tears. Those tears are not typical tears. They come when I experience what I refer to as a "Holy Spirit cry." The Spirit touches me deep inside and brings forth these tears. It doesn't happen often, so I know the difference. I still remember having one of these during a church service in September 2005. I had been experiencing the same thing the day before as I was gardening. I couldn't explain the reason behind the tears. Looking back, I wonder if the Spirit was preparing me for what would take place on a Sunday in September one year later. Jacob died on Sunday, September 24, 2006.
Another moment Jacob felt near last year on Mother's Day was when a picture in our living room fell to the ground. Our golden retriever ran over and began sniffing all around the area where the picture had fallen. She is typically very timid when it comes to loud noises, but not that time. In fact, she seemed excited with what she was picking up through her acute senses.
The picture that had fallen was of the sunrise that washed over our island the morning of Jacob's memorial service. Jacob's uncle took the picture, had it framed and gave it to us as a gift. We love the picture, but we especially love what he had printed around the picture: "God is real… Heaven is real… Jacob is Alive!" And that's the picture that fell to the ground on Mother's Day. That picture had never fallen prior to that, and it hasn't fallen since. I have a feeling someone wanted us to remember the truth behind those words.
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It feels awkward to sit at my computer and begin writing a post for this blog. It has been months since my last post. There are multiple reasons for that – some good, some bad. I'm just thankful to be sitting here today and typing.
For those of us mothers who have lost a child, we recently experienced another Mother's Day, or perhaps our first Mother's Day, without our child. It's a tough holiday to mark because the one who helped define us as a mother is no longer here in the flesh. What we wouldn't give to hear that child say, "I love you, Mom!" just one more time. What we wouldn't give to get another hug, another kiss, another card with a few thoughtful words of appreciation for who we are as mothers.
I will never forget my first Mother's Day without Jacob. My husband, Michael, was proactive and contacted several people asking them to remember me on that day. Dozens of emails filled my inbox, and each one mentioned Jacob and Raleigh (our daughter). They didn't address me only as Raleigh's mom, but Jacob's mom too. In fact, some even addressed their emails to "Jacob's Mom." That reference wasn't meant to exclude Raleigh, but they realized how important it was for me to know I was still very much Jacob's mom and always would be. The love and prayers of many people carried me through one of the most difficult days of that first year.
There is another reason I will never forget that first Mother's Day after Jacob died. Jacob came to visit me. Now I know some of you are thinking I've lost my mind or that I temporarily lost my mind back on that painful and grief-filled first Mother's Day, but that's not true. I was very much of sound body and mind. So was my husband. So was our dog. All three of us experienced Jacob's presence in profound ways at the same time, in the same room.
It was the early morning hours shortly before dawn. I woke up and realized it was still dark out, so I shut my eyes. As I lay there with eyes closed, a scene began playing out in my mind. I was viewing the scene as if I was standing on the opposite side of the bed and I could see that I was in bed, but Jacob was standing next to my side of the bed. He bent down to kiss me. As he did that, I immediately was back in my body and felt him kiss me. Then, I could "hear" his thoughts and he could hear mine. We both expressed a desire to be together on that Mother's Day. I sensed Jacob's love for me in a wonderful way. Then the scene ended.
When I realized what had just happened, I smiled and thanked God for such a precious vision on Mother's Day. Feeling such a closeness to Jacob was a sweet gift, and I was praising God for it. A minute or two later, I felt Michael get up and let the dog out. Since I sleep with earplugs, I could not hear when she got up and scratched at the door to go out, so it was part of our routine that Michael would usually let the dog out in the early morning hours and come back to bed. I fell asleep again before he came back to bed that Mother's Day morning.
Later that morning after Michael and I woke up for good, Michael said, "I think Jacob was here to wish you a Happy Mother's Day." I was shocked to hear him say that and immediately asked him why. He went on to explain what he had experienced early that morning before it was light out. He said even though it was dark, our dog, Nikki, had been jumping up and down on my side of the bed. It was just like the sound she made when she greeted us each time we came home. Nikki's nails clicking on the wood floor was what woke him up. Normally he would wake up to the sound of her nails clicking on the wood floor as she walked over to the bedroom door to go out, but this was different. He could tell she was jumping up and down.
Michael sat up to attempt to see Nikki jumping around and was overcome by a strong sense of Jacob's presence in the room. In fact, it was so profound that Michael began talking quietly to Jacob, telling him, "I love you, Jacob!" over and over. Jacob's presence wasn't frightening or upsetting for Michael. In fact, it was comforting and peaceful. That was in stark contrast to another experience he had. Shortly after Jacob died, Michael woke up to a strong presence in the room, but that presence was frightening and threatening. He spoke out loud then as well, but it was a prayer for God to remove the presence from the room.
Nikki eventually calmed down and curled up in her bed once again. Michael knew something had caused Nikki to get up out of bed and jump around like that. The fact that she only jumped around on my side of the bed suggested that the "something" must have been right beside me since there wasn't much room between the bed and the wall. Having experienced a strong sense of Jacob's presence at that same time, Michael figured the "something" that had excited Nikki was Jacob, and maybe Jacob had come to wish me a Happy Mother's Day A couple of minutes later, Nikki got up out of her bed again. That time she went straight to the door to go out, so he got up and took her outside.
My vision of Jacob standing next to my bed kissing me and letting me know he wanted to be with me, Nikki's crazy jumping around in the dark on my side of the bed and Michael's strong sense of Jacob's presence being in the bedroom were all occurring simultaneously.
Was it just our grief-induced imaginations? Maybe. But how peculiar that we would be experiencing those things at the same time. Stranger yet is the fact that the dog was responding to something as well. Make of it what you will, but we believe it was real and God allowed Jacob to visit me in a unique way to give me hope and comfort and to remind me that our relationship continues even after death.
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People say hurtful things.
That is a lesson quickly learned by someone who is grieving. Words from a friend or acquaintance intended to comfort you end up coming across as insensitive or inappropriate.
People do hurtful things.
Despite the desire to be helpful, certain acts of service can end up harming a grieving person more than aiding in their healing.
A common mistake people make in coming alongside a grieving person is vilifying the individual or party that may have initiated the grief. The friend who tries to be helpful by speaking poorly of a spouse/partner who just ended a relationship or the boss who just ended an employee's job isn't really being helpful. That friend would be much wiser to sit with the person who is grieving, listen and acknowledge the pain. Quietly.
An act of service often performed by well-meaning friends for someone who has lost a loved one is cleaning up the home or removing evidence of the deceased's existence. The intention is good, but is often that last thing the grieving person wants. Washing the dirty clothes of one who has died, especially if that death was unexpected, is not helpful. Those clothes might contain the only remaining scent of the deceased.
Removing and washing linens from the bed of one who has died is unnecessary. Family members may want to lie down on those sheets one last time. That may sound strange or even disturbing to some, but it comforts others. Don't worry if the linens were soiled. Offer to wash them, but wait for family approval before acting upon that gesture.
After my son's death only five weeks into his freshman year of college, I was comforted by the thought that I could still touch and smell the dirty clothes he had left in his dorm room. He told me the washers on his floor of the dorm were not working, so he had a bunch of dirty laundry. When I was finally ready to go through his personal belongings, I searched the boxes from his dorm room, longing to bury my face in his dirty clothes and smell that sweet combination of his deodorant and sweat. I found clean clothes of his that were neatly folded, but I couldn't find his dirty clothes anywhere. I panicked! When I learned that a friend had washed his bedding and clothes, I screamed and cried. Some of the last little pieces of my son that were left on this earth had been washed away by a well-meaning friend.
I was grateful no one had washed the linens on his bed in our home. He had slept on them for two nights before heading back to campus the day of his accident. In fact, those sheets were the last ones he slept upon before he died. The dirty clothes in his backpack from his weekend visit were untouched as well. To this day, I open that backpack, pull out his clothes and breathe deeply the scent of my son. While I've removed the sheets from my son's bed, I have never washed them. They are sealed in plastic bags that I can open whenever I want.
Someone other than the mother and father packing up the nursery of the precious infant who never made it home is like denying the baby's existence and the time during the pregnancy spent bonding with that child. Part of the grieving and healing might involve touching each item and weeping over the loss.
Don't try to cheer someone up or distract them from thinking about their loss. Every thought, breath, or moment is filled with the pain of that loss. One of the most refreshing feelings for someone who is grieving is being able to be real and not having to pretend in front of others.
Unless you are absolutely certain that you share the same beliefs as the person who is grieving, do not try to comfort someone using concepts from your belief system. Far too many people have been hurt by shallow cliche's that hold little meaning or comfort in the heat of the moment. Telling someone "This is part of God's perfect plan," or "This will make you a stronger person" demonstrates a complete lack of respect for the agony of the moment. It might make it easier for YOU to deal with the other person's grief by saying those things, but it probably won't help the person–at least not in the early days or weeks of grief.
What are the right things to say and do?
While every person's needs are different, there are some general ways to be helpful:
Listen. Eloquent words aren't necessary. A tender hug can mean more than words.
Acknowledge grief and respect it. Never tell someone not to cry.
Offer very specific ways you can help. "I would like to cut your lawn for the next four weeks," is better than "Call me if you need anything." If a mild protest ensues, take that as permission to do what you've just offered. If your offer is strongly denied, consider something else.
When someone has experienced intense grief that leaves them exhausted, coordinate meals to be brought to the home, preferably in containers that do not need to be returned. If you are close to the person, bring the food about an hour before meal time and offer to sit and talk for awhile. If you are not very close, simply drop the meal off with a few words of comfort and perhaps a card.
Stay in touch. Reaching out to others is nearly impossible for someone who is grieving, so it's easy to become isolated. Calling the person or offering to go for a walk with them is helpful. Since dinners are usually the only meal ever brought to the home, suggest going out for lunch or bringing a breakfast or lunch to the person's house.
Ultimately, we should remember to extend grace to one another. When the grieving person seems unappreciative or when the well-intentioned friend says or does something that inflicts pain, forgive one another.
We are all doing the best we know.
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One of the quickest and easiest ways to turn my grief into something that is unhealthy and destructive is to play the blame game. When I point a finger at someone else whom I consider responsible for my grief, I attempt to justify my anger and behavior toward that person and absolve myself. This kind of behavior might help me get through today, but it will only serve to destroy me in the long run.
New grief requires survival tactics, so if blaming others helps me get through the first few days or weeks, so be it. For the long haul, however, I am much better off practicing forgiveness, offering grace and investing time in self-reflection.
Let me give you a few examples:
If I just lost a job, I might need a little time to vent about my boss or co-workers to ease the shock and pain for awhile. But if I'm still ragging on these people weeks down the road, I'm only setting myself up for a bad attitude that will potentially reveal itself through future job interviews. I am better off taking some time to truthfully evaluate my strengths and weaknesses. By considering my strengths, I increase my confidence. Where I find personal shortcomings, it serves me well to consider ways to overcome or compensate for them.
If my marriage is ending, my natural instinct is to protect my heart and my pride, which might lead me to express a lot of bitterness toward my ex. However, if my desire to vilify him continues over time, it does more to reflect my own insecurity and unforgiving spirit than to hurt him or his reputation. I sabotage my own reputation and other relationships of mine in the process. Perhaps my energies are better spent considering where I might have been able to make the relationship stronger or what qualities I should be looking for in future relationships.
In some cases, the blame fully lies with another person. Hopefully, these are situations where justice is served in a court of law. But even then, holding onto the anger and bitterness only destroys me. Directing my energy toward something positive such as bringing about a change in legislation so that further injustices do not occur is a more productive use of my time and effort.
Refusing to play the blame game in the middle of our grief is an essential step on the road toward healing and redemption.
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It's been 44 years since the release of megastar Amitabh Bachchan's film Abhimaan, but the actor says he is still unknown about who holds the rights for the movie.
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Abhimaan, which featured Amitabh alongside his wife Jaya Bachchan, revolved around a popular singer, who encourages his wife to sing, but marital discord sets in when her popularity surpasses his and jealousy rages.
"And we have 44 years of the film that brought Jaya and me together for a most memorable creative in our respective careers… The excellence of Hrishi Da, the music of S.D. Burman, the master and the support of some of the most brilliant talent in its writing," Amitabh wrote on his blog.
"Amiya — the production name was our production. Ami from Amitabh and Ya from Jaya and our respective secretaries were looking after the nitty gritty while we worked.
"But as is with most such productions, things went out of hand and we ended up with nothing. The rights all still belong to don't know who, perhaps one of the secretaries," he added.
The film is popularly known for its songs like "Teri bindiya re", "Nadiya kinare", "Piya bina piya bina" and "Tere mere milan ki yeh raina".
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Amitabh says the songs from the film still "remains haunting and a dream for many".
"There are many inputs for the film but some other day shall go into the finer points of the thinking that went behind in Hrishi da's mind," he added.
Amitabh also took to Twitter and wrote: "'Abhimaan' 44 years! So many memories linked to this and the music… Simply the very best ever! still".
Filmmaker Karan Johar wrote to Amitabh says that Abhimaan is one of his favourite films.
"One of my favourite films Amit uncle…I cry every time I see it…The most memorable music and performances," Karan tweeted.


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