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An interview with David Isay, founder of StoryCorps
At Democracy Now, Amy Goodman interviews David Isay, founder of the StoryCorps project. It turns out that Amy Goodman is the one who gave David Isay his start. One radio documentary in particular showed Isay how significant asking questions on tape was in the lives of everyday people (quote follows after the jump). Isay also talks about Danny Perasa and Annie Perasa, who've become a kind of figurehead for the StoryCorps project. Danny came down with a fatal illness. NPR aired one last StoryCorps-style interview last Friday on Morning Edition. Later that day, Danny died.
I did a documentary about 13, 14 years ago with two kids growing up in a housing project in Chicago called the Ida B. Wells Projects where I gave them tape recorders and had them do a diary of their lives. I saw that when these kids took these tape recorders and interviewed say, their grand parents, that having a microphone and laying in bed with their grandmother and asking her these questions, allowed these kids to ask questions they wouldn't normally get to ask. And created bonds that existed long after the tape recorder got turned off. And then when these relatives passed away, these tapes became enormously important to these young men. So that was really the beginning of Story Corps.
And over the years there were a bunch of other project that just made me kind of think that all of the whole country should have access to a project like this and should be able to have these kinds of conversations. You love radio. I love radio. There's such an intimacy in the voice and just being in a quiet place and getting to ask people questions, you don't normally get to ask, and you know, the idea of Story Corps is that all of our stories matter and everybody should be treated with dignity. Everyone's story should be preserved in a thoughtful and dignified manner. That's what the project is about.
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Early Literacy
The Library of Virginia is pleased to offer the following early literacy resources and tools to Virginia's parents, schools, and public libraries. This work would not be possible without federal funds provided through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), a program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Virginia Family Literacy Calendar
The Library of Virginia is delighted to offer the Virginia Day by Day Family Literacy Calendar. Here you and your child can embark on an adventure together through books and reading and the many fun-filled activities that spring from them. This calendar will help you identify events and activities that support early learning and ensure that your child is ready for school and ready to read independently.
The Virginia Family Literacy Calendar logo may be used in a variety of ways: on Web sites, multimedia materials, annual reports, newsletters, posters, news releases and press kits, educational materials, signage, banners, invitations to events, and even on your stationery.
If you wish to link to the Virginia Family Literacy Calendar please use www.daybydayva.org.Logos
Early Literacy Poster
With the assistance of Saroj Ghoting, early literacy consultant, the Library of Virginia graphics arts department created an early literacy poster which reflects the research and principles outlined in second edition of Every Child Ready to Read®
Decoding the poster: Overview of Early Literacy
The Library of Virginia is pleased to offer the layouts and print specifications for the Early Literacy Poster.
Every Child Ready to Read® is an initiative of the Associations for Library Services to Children and the Public Library Associations, divisions of the American Library Association.
Early Literacy Training
Children develop much of their capacity for learning before entering kindergarten. The first years are critical times and children entering school with pre-reading skills have the advantage. Early Literacy is defined as everything a child learns and knows about reading and writing before he or she reads and writes. Creating a library staff knowledgeable about Early Literacy and ready to help parents and caring adults prepare children ready for school and learning is a goal of the Library of Virginia.
We provide training to library staff and interested professionals.
Early Literacy Videos
Saroj Ghoting
is an Early Childhood Literacy Consultant and national trainer on early literacy. She is a co-author of
Storytimes for Everyone! Developing Young Children's Language and Literacy and The Early Literacy Kit: a Handbook and Tip Cards, which offers information
on the school readiness domains to convey to parents and caregivers in a storytime setting. Saroj Ghoting also teaches two online courses for the Library of Virginia. Early Literacy and Books: Making the Connections and
Enhanced Storytimes. During the development of Enhanced Storytimes, Pierre Courtois, with the assistance of Enid Costley, produced several training tapes
that are listed below. We encourage you to use these tapes for group or personal training.
In an enhanced storytime, librarians provide parents with little nuggets of early literacy information. Ideally, we define the early literacy skill, model the early literacy skill and provide parents with an activity they may do with their child. Another way to say this is we Explain the early literacy tip, provide an Example and Empower adults.
Example of an Aside
What is an effective early literacy aside?
Using the tree poster and what is an Explain Aside
An Example Aside that includes interaction between children and adults.
Planning your storytime – using all three early literacy asides.
An Empower Aside – Sing
An Empower Aside – Play
An Empower Aside – Talk and using Handouts
An Empower Aside – Write
Using Factual Books
English as a second language
Early Literacy Activity Center
Play is a fun way for children to develop their language and pre-reading skills. To encourage safe, fun and educational places for children and adults, the Library of Virginia has placed in over 100 public libraries Early Literacy Activity Centers. These Early Literacy Activity Centers are designed to encourage playful, educational interaction between adults and children, which promotes early literacy.
Reading Programs
Sharing a book with a child is the best way to encourage reading and the love of literacy. The Library of Virginia provides public libraries in Virginia with materials to host both a winter reading program for young children and a summer reading program for everyone.
For more information contact
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The house was built in the recently parcelled suburb area of a provincial town, intersected by vineyards. Designed by Polla Bauer and András Ónodi, this building with its sharp contour and discrete elegance at the same time stands out immediately from the neighbourhood.
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My ThinkPad A21m (2628-F2U, PIII 750 MHz (256KB), 512 MB RAM) works very efficiently with Windows 2000 SP4 and seems to work better on the internet with dial-up, than my higher-powered, 2GB RAM Windows XP computers). Unfortunately, it is now difficult to get anti-virus and firewall software that are compatible with Windows 2000. (I suspect - but haven't had the chance to fully investigate it yet - that my A21m would not meet the hardware specifications for the current versions of anti-virus and firewall software anyway.
I was wondering whether switching to Linux, Ubuntu, or some other operating system would help or would only add to my woes. If I switched to Linux, for example, would the Thinkpad drivers and software work with the new operating system? Would most other programs, such as Outlook Express, Microsoft Office, and so on, work with the new operating system?
If anyone has had experience with the problem of Windows 2000 no longer being supported by anti-virus and firewall providers, I would appreciate your suggestions and comments. Thank you.
Solved! Go to Solution.
I had the same problem with my A21m (2628 - GXU PIII 800 MHz) a few years ago, so I upgraded it to Windows XP Professional (SP3). My machine is also fully loaded with 512 MB of RAM, I then installed Norton as the anti-virus/firewall software. I have to admit that the machine is rather sluggish though. I tend not to use it in favour of my 3GB R500.
Norton and Kaspersky slow down the computer significantly.
Better with Windows XP Service Pack 3 on A-Series is AVG or ESET Nod, maybe Avira and the Windows firewall.
Do not install Microsoft .NET Framework 3 and higher - they also slow down the computer.
Thank you, Chuckk48 and Mornsgrans, for your suggestions regarding using Windows XP.
I tested how Linux Puppy Wary would work on my A21m and found that there were no apparent hardware conflicts. My Thinkpad buttons worked, I could connect to the internet using my dial-up modem, and I could configure it to print documents to my HP laserjet printer. However, I found that the Sea Monkey web browser was not useful for me. I then tried Linux Mint 11 Katya LXDE (32-bit) to see if it could be viable for me using Firefox as a web browser. This version of Linux wouldn't load because of some conflict or potential corruption of something on my computer. Overall, based upon what I have discovered about Linux during these forays, I have determined that Linux is not the solution to prolonging the useful life of my A21m.
So, as time permits, I will explore other Windows solutions (like XP) and/or other uses for my A21m. For the immediate future, I will try keep it going as long as I can with antivirus and firewall software products that can still be used with Windows 2K.(if they exist).
Take care, that you have BIOS 1.08 or 1.09 installed to prevent your A21m from "Error 0175, bad CRC1" and keep the video chip "cool" to protect it from flexing.
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Thank you, Morngrans, for the warning about the video chip vulnerability. I had not been aware of that issue. Previously I was only concerned about the CPU running at 100% too often. (I have the latest BIOS, which is 1.09).


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Checking In On… The Big WestPosted by Brian Goodman on February 25th, 2012
David Gao is the RTC correspondent for the Big West Conference. You can also find his musings online at Zotcubed, a UC Irvine blog, or on Twitter @dvdgao.
Reader's Take
The Week That Was
- Long Beach State Falls on Buzzer Beater: After leading Creighton for most of the game including the entire second half, Long Beach State had their hearts broken when Bluejays guard Antoine Young hit a go-ahead fade away jumper that swished through the basket with 0.3 seconds remaining in the game. There were many positive takeaways from the effort including 49ers point guard Casper Ware drawing more national attention with the game being televised on ESPN2. The Creighton crowd even rushed the court (prematurely, as it turned out), showing a certain amount of respect for Long Beach. Nonetheless, it's a devastating loss on paper for Long Beach, who would have been a likely at-large with a win in Omaha. Now, they most likely have to win the Big West Tournament to go dancing.
- Big West Goes 6-3 in BracketBusters: Even including Long Beach State's late disappointment, the Big West all in all had a pretty solid collective effort in this year's BracketBuster match-ups. Other notable wins included UCSB's 72-64 triumph on the road at Utah State, where the Aggies are notoriously tough to beat (even in a down year), Pacific's 66-64 win against Idaho State on an overtime buzzer beater, and UC Davis battling back from a 21-point deficit to take down Northern Arizona 69-65. Most of these games had little actual impact on each team's 2011-12 remaining season, but a win for conference pride and RPI benefits is still a nice extra credit.
- UCI Alum to Coach NBA All-Star Game: This one is a bit removed from current Big West play, but still worth a mention nonetheless. Former Anteater Scott Brooks, the current Oklahoma City Thunder head coach, has been named the coach for the West squad for the upcoming NBA All-Star Game. Brooks and his staff earned this honor due to the Thunder owning the conference's best record at the break. Hopefully, Brooks can continue to bring glory to UC Irvine and the Big West through his successes in the NBA.
Power Rankings
- Long Beach State (20-7, 13-0) – The 49ers officially clinched at least a share of the Big West regular season title after beating UC Santa Barbara soundly for the second time this season. Despite the loss to Creighton which could have been the icing on the cake in terms of an at-large bid, Long Beach is clearly playing like they can smell blood. Call it a second peak or just a season-long determined effort, but it's clear that Long Beach State is playing as well as they have played all season with the finish line in sight.
- Cal State Fullerton (18-7, 9-3) – The Titans are now firmly in second place in both the real Big West standings and in these power rankings. After beating Montana State convincingly in the BracketBuster, the Titans rallied from an eight-point deficit with 4:29 to play against Pacific to win 69-68. Coach Bob Burton's deep squad is the one group of offensive talent in the Big West that can give Long Beach State a run for their money. Their 14th in the nation PPG at 78.8 and 11th best field goal percentage at 49% will be put on the line in an epic regular season finale against Long Beach State at Titan Gym. Read the rest of this entry »


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Kuyas' photographs are characterized by their refined, soft surfaces. Works are printed with archival pigments on cotton rag photographic paper, mounted to an aluminum subframe, and installed frameless to enhance the soft surface finish and contemporary presentation.


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College Football 2013: 5 Big Questions for Week 6
It should be an exciting week of college football, with several important conference matchups on the slate. Here are some of the big questions going into this week in college football:
Who Is the Best Quarterback in the ACC?
Before the season started, this wasn't even a question: Clemson's Tajh Boyd was returning as the ACC Player of the Year and a Heisman candidate, and he has done nothing to diminish his outstanding status. Through four games this season, Boyd has yet to throw an interception, while racking up 1,153 total yards and 13 touchdowns. However, it is no longer a one-horse race in the ACC. Florida State's freshman phenom Jameis Winston is making a strong case that he is not only the conference's best signal caller but, like Johnny Manziel before him, is a legitimate threat to win the Heisman as a freshman. Winston burst onto the scene with a Week 1 clinic against Pittsburgh, going 25/27 for 356 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. And his pace hasn't slacked off much since then—he's still completing 74 percent of his passes for over 1,000 yards, 12 touchdowns and just two picks. At this point, Boyd probably still gets the nod because of what he's done against stronger competition. But Winston will have a chance to state his case in the Seminoles' next two games, against No. 25 Maryland and then in a head-to-head showdown with Boyd and No. 3 Clemson.
Is Oklahoma a Title Contender?
The Big 12 hasn't gotten much love in national-title talk, but Oklahoma is doing its best to work its way into the conversation. The No. 11 Sooners are coming off a big win at Notre Dame and, with their upcoming schedule, could very well be 8-0 going into a showdown at No. 17 Baylor on November 7. The defense is much improved from last year, and quarterback Blake Bell, who has started just two games, will need to continue his solid play. But as teams ahead of them fall by the wayside, the Sooners could work themselves back into the title mix once again.
Can Washington Challenge in the Pac-12?
On paper, No. 15 Washington is one of the best teams in the country, ranking fifth in the nation in total offense and fourth in scoring defense and doing it against some respectable competition (including 3-2 Boise State, 3-1 Illinois and 3-1 Arizona). However, we're about to find out just how good the Huskies really are, as they begin a brutal set of games at No. 5 Stanford, home against No. 2 Oregon and at No. 22 Arizona State. For Washington to break through in the Pac-12, it will need to break some long-standing streaks. The Huskies have lost nine straight to Oregon, seven straight to the Sun Devils and six of the last eight against Stanford.
Can Illinois Keep Going?
Don't look now, but the same Illinois team that went 2-10 a year ago is showing signs of life this season. The Fighting Illini are off to a 3-1 start, with their only loss coming to No. 15 Washington. Illinois is averaging over 40 points per game thanks in large part to the resurgence of quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. The senior threw just four touchdowns last season, but through four games this year he has already thrown for 1,162 yards, 12 touchdowns and three interceptions. The Illini face a tough stretch coming up, with matchups against Nebraska, Wisconsin and Michigan State this month. But year two of the Tim Beckman rebuiliding process already has to be considered a success for Illinois.
Will the Government Shutdown Cancel Football?
You can argue about politics all you want, but when the government shutdown starts impacting college football, well, now it's serious. Because of the shutdown, the Department of Defense has announced that is suspending all intercollegiate sporting events at the service academies, meaning the status of this week's Air Force-Navy and Boston College-Army games is very much in doubt. Upper-class cadets at the academies are considered to be military personnel and are, therefore, subject to travel restrictions under the shutdown. Although the Department of Defense has said no formal decision regarding this weekend's games will be made until Thursday, the service academies are currently prohibited from practicing and the games would almost certainly have to be postponed or cancelled if the shutdown continues through the end of the week.


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About the Author: Robert D. Hormats serves as Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs.
By 2020, an estimated 100 million Arab youth, many of them college-educated, will enter the job market seeking opportunities. Youth unemployment is not new a phenomenon; but it is a growing problem around the world. And it is one that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) feels acutely. Many countries in the MENA region currently experience an unemployment rate of nearly 25 percent among those under the age of 24, compared with figures in the teens or below for most of the rest of the world. In Egypt, unemployment among the young, college-educated population has risen to 33 percent, the second highest in the world. As the recent events in Egypt and Tunisia unfold, I've watched as young people voice their frustrations over their current economic and political circumstances and press for change.
Entrepreneurship, a cornerstone of America's economic success, represents one of the brightest hopes for expanding economic opportunity and creating jobs in emerging markets, and can provide a big economic boost to the MENA region. While by no means a panacea, entrepreneurs have consistently proved to be a key engine of growth and, critically, job creation. In the United States, from 1980-2005, firms less than five years old accounted for nearly all net job growth. We believe that a focus on entrepreneurship in emerging economies can produce similar results. Moreover, because entrepreneurs create jobs and promote innovation from the bottom up, they are a key force for opening up the economic systems of their countries to groups that have previously been marginalized. In this way, entrepreneurship can be an important component of promoting "Economic Democracy," whereby greater numbers of people can participate productively in the economy and thereby have the skills and energy to improve their own lives and contribute to their country's economic advancement.
President Barack Obama emphasized the impact of entrepreneurship when, speaking at the 2010 Summit on Entrepreneurship, he said, "entrepreneurship [is vital] because throughout history, the market has been the most powerful force the world has ever known for creating opportunity and lifting people out of poverty."
The State Department's Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) is a key example of the Obama Administration's commitment to draw on America's entrepreneurial culture to help create growth and opportunity around the world -- an outcome that is not only beneficial to partners abroad but also to global stability. The program brings together private sector partners from America and the local community to create an integrated entrepreneurial ecosystem. The programmatic areas that GEP focus on include: identifying promising entrepreneurs, training them, connecting them to each other, increasing funds available for emerging enterprises, promoting supportive policy, and celebrating successes. Entrepreneurs can also play a key role in connecting the Arab world to a far greater degree in the global economy -- opening new opportunities for investment, trade, collaborative research, and growth.
Days before people in Egypt took to the streets, the GEP wrapped up its first Entrepreneurship Delegation in Cairo. The delegation brought 11 prominent U.S. investors and entrepreneurs to Cairo, including the founder and former CEO of CarMax, an MIT management scientist, and a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Over the course of four days, 105 Egyptian start-ups competed for two prizes worth $20,000 each in seed funding provided by the delegates themselves.
One of the two winners was a start-up begun by 21 and 23-year-old brothers from Alexandria. These young software developers created a company to do "smart search" for mobile phones, a technology which the members of the GEP Delegation said was "world class." They are members of the growing number of young, educated, Internet-enabled entrepreneurs in the region. It is precisely these people who not only seek meaningful opportunities but upon whose shoulders the future growth and prosperity of Egypt will most likely depend. We plan to continue our work promoting entrepreneurship in the MENA region and throughout the world not in spite of the recent events, but because they underscore its importance.
Ajiroba O. in Nigeria writes:
As we have continued to see rising revolution along the Arab territory that has been spear-headed by young people, Young people 9 more in Africa) should continued to be supported/strengthened through various initiatives to bring about conflict resolution. I am putting this forward because quite a number of African countries are going into elections this year and the position of most African leaders are the sit-tight position (not wanting to relinquish power).
I believe peer education will be a wonderful way to engage young people. I pray the labor of our heroes past and present will not go in vain.
Long live America! Long live live Nigeria!


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LGBTQIA+ Terminology
Common Terms associated with the LGBTQIA+ community:
Ally – Someone who confronts heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia,
transphobia, heterosexual and genderstraight privilege in themselves and others; has a concern for the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people; and a belief that heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are social justice issues.
Bisexual – A person emotionally, physically, and/or sexually attracted to males/men and females/women. This attraction does not have to be equally split between genders and there may be a preference for one gender over others.
Coming Out – May refer to the process by which one accepts one's own sexuality, gender identity, or status as an intersexed person (to "come out" to oneself). May also refer to the process by which one shares one's sexuality, gender identity, or intersexed status with others (to "come out" to friends, etc.). This can be a continual, life-long process for homosexual, bisexual, transgendered, and intersexed individuals.
Gay – 1. Term used in some cultural settings to represent males who are attracted to males in a romantic, erotic and/or emotional sense. Not all men who engage in "homosexual behavior" identify as gay, and as such this label should be used with caution. 2. Term used to refer to the LGBTQIA+ community as a whole, or as an individual identity label for anyone who does not identify as heterosexual.
Gender Identity – A person's sense of being masculine, feminine, or other gendered.
Lesbian – Term used to describe female-identified people attracted romantically, erotically, and/or emotionally to other female-identified people. The term lesbian is derived from the name of the Greek island of Lesbos and as such is sometimes considered a Eurocentric category that does not necessarily represent the identities of African-Americans and other non-European ethnic groups. This being said, individual female-identified people from diverse ethnic groups, including African-Americans, embrace the term 'lesbian' as an identity label.
LGBTQIA+ – A common abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual, Transgender, Genderqueer, Queer, Intersexed, Agender, Asexual, and Ally community.
Queer – 1. An umbrella term which embraces a matrix of sexual preferences, orientations, and habits of the not-exclusively- heterosexual-and-monogamous majority. Queer includes lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transpeople, intersex persons, the radical sex communities, and many other sexually transgressive (underworld) explorers. 2. This term is sometimes used as a sexual orientation
label instead of 'bisexual' as a way of acknowledging that there are more than two genders to be attracted to, or as a way of stating a non-heterosexual orientation without having to state who they are attracted to. 3. A reclaimed word that was formerly used solely as a slur but that has been semantically overturnedby members of the maligned group, who use it as a term of defiant pride. 'Queer' is an example of a word undergoing this process. For decades 'queer' was used solely as a derogatory adjective for gays and lesbians, but in the 1980s the term began to be used by gay and lesbian activists as a term of self-identification. Eventually, it came to be used as an umbrella term that included gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people. Nevertheless, a sizable percentage of people to whom this term might apply still hold 'queer' to be a hateful insult, and its use by heterosexuals is often considered offensive. Similarly, other reclaimed words are usually offensive to the in-group when used by outsiders, so extreme caution must be taken concerning their use when one is not a member of the group.
Sex – A medical term designating a certain combination of gonads, chromosomes, external gender organs, secondary sex characteristics and hormonal balances. Because usually subdivided into 'male' and 'female', this category does not recognize the existence of intersexed bodies.
Sex Identity – How a person identifies physically: female, male, in between, beyond, or neither.
Sexual Orientation – The desire for intimate emotional and/or sexual
relationships with people of the same gender/sex, another gender/sex, or multiple genders/sexes.
Trans – An abbreviation that is sometimes used to refer to a gender variant person. This use allows a person to state a gender variant identity without having to disclose hormonal or surgical status/intentions. This term is sometimes used to refer to the gender variant community as a whole.
Transgender – A person who lives as a member of a gender other than that expected based on anatomical sex. Sexual orientation varies and is not dependent on gender identity.
Ze / Hir – Alternate pronouns that are gender neutral and preferred by some gender variant persons. Pronounced /zee/ and /here/ they replace "he"/"she" and "his"/"hers" respectively. Other gender neutral pronouns include They/Them/Their.


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Public Art
5-in-1 by Tony Rosenthal is the Daily Pic by Blake Gopnik
The Daily Pic: Tony Rosenthal right-sized his outdoor sculpture.
Just yesterday in this space, I went after plop art. So much public sculpture feels too big and bombastic, as art, but also too small to truly compete with the buildings and trees around it. This is Tony Rosenthal's "5-in-1", from 1971, installed in a neglected little plaza down the street from City Hall in New York – and somehow it doesn't seem to suffer from those faults. It fills its space boldly without dominating it. There's even something a touch plangent about its grand late-modernist values, viewed from our minor postmodern moment. "5-in-1" comes across as an elephant might, grazing in a forest clearing.
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In Mother Nature's typical teasing, taunting fashion, March neither went out like a lion or a lamb, and now April has waffled between a wintry reprieve and an all-out tropical climate. Not exactly the stuff that smooth transitions are made of, but instead of moaning and complaining about the obvious, I've found it much more helpful to work on recipes that can be just as adaptable to the unpredictable whims of the early spring season.
Yes, I've come here offering you a blended soup. Plain, humble, unexciting fare, but there's so much more than meets the eye with this luminous orange puree. Thickened not with cream or tofu or even any sort of added fat, this deceptively silky soup doesn't taste the least bit lean, but as a result is also the perfect sick-day dish for unsettled tummies. Almost shockingly sweet, the natural sugars of carrots and beets are at work here, sure to convince anyone that vegetables can be the stuff of desserts. But this soup is firmly planted on the savory side of the street, don't you fret, and is just as happily served piping hot, with perhaps the added richness of vegan sour cream, as it is chilled, topped only with a sprinkle of fresh herbs at the most. No matter what sort of weather spring is sending your way, a big batch of this soup will keep you happily sustained. Now that's my idea of comfort food!
Golden Carrot Soup
- 2 Medium Onions, Chopped
- 5 Cups Water
- 3 Medium Gold Beets, Chopped
- 4 -5 Carrots, Chopped
- 1/4 Cup Sweet White Miso Paste
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- Salt to Taste
- In a large soup pot, throw in your chopped onions, beets, carrots, and water. The water should just cover all of the veggies; if not, add a splash or two more. Cover, bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Allow everything to cook for about 30 minutes, until the beets and carrots are fork-tender. Transfer everything (carefully!) to your blender, and thoroughly puree, until completely smooth.
- Add in the miso, lemon juice, and salt as needed, and blend to incorporate. Serve immediately for a hot soup, or chill for at least three hours if you'd prefer it cold.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 41 Total Fat: 1g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 384mg Carbohydrates: 8g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 4g Protein: 2g


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Leader of the Pack, Sept. 21, 2007
Right: Photo courtesy of Dr. Scott Zeman. Click for larger photo.
In celebration of National Run at Work Day, Sept. 21, 2007, Dr. Daniel H. Lopez, president of New Mexico Tech, led a group of runners around the Tech campus. According to Melissa Begay, director of Physical Recreation, 55 people participated.
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At Sitka, June 16th, we found no new species except Harris's Woodpecker (shot by Ridgeway) Went down to Hot Springs, got Stellar's Jay, Rufus Hummers were very common, and one pair of Sooty Song Sparrows were nesting near the woods in a clearing. The female I shot.
Started up Mt. Verstoria on the 18th to see if I could find any of the alpine birds. On the low plains area, at the foot of the mountain ravens were very plentiful, and fish-crows (caurinus) were very numerous on the shore below Sitka.
[Page 35] Varied Thrushes were heard and one came to our chirping so near that it screamed and went shooting out again as quick as it could paddle.
A warbler was heard whose note resembled the black throated green. [illus] (Probably Townsend's warbler (R.R))
A blue heron rose from the beach as we came out of the woods. Stellar's Jays squawked but kept out of sight. Juncos were trilling and every once in a while the vigorous little cry of Empidonax difficilis [illus] (fswss) would be heard in the spruces. A 1000 ft up the mt. chicadees (sp. ruf.) were seen and heard and western robins were seen from 1300 ft up to 2800 ft. The only bird seen above snow was the Robin
Short Billed Gull seemed to be nesting on "Egg Island," at the head of Disenchantment Bay Yakutat. Shot one nearby Đ and heard in the low Alder growth on a small plateau a thrush song which seemed very like that of the veery. It was quite common, several being heard in different places, and was clearly neither the russet backed nor dwarf hermit. (the latter was also heard there.) Barn swallows are seen frequently. They were common in Skagway, Sitka, + all the towns we have stopped at, and this A.M. one was seen skimming around the ship in [Page 37] this remote place, where the nearest human habitation is an Indian tent camp, + that is some miles away.
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Psst. Hey, Senator! Just wanted to say thanks for all the free publicity! It's getting even better now that your pal – what's her name, the Half-Governor? – is talking about me too. You know what they say: It's not bad press if they spell your name right!
But listen – and I really shouldn't do this – I'm not sure you realize where you're headed. Put it this way: When the lead singer from Megadeth says he'll vote for you, take it as a sign. I mean, c'mon man! They sang "Prince of Darkness"!
You already talk about me like you know me. Have we met? You do look familiar, but I meet so many guys in your line of work – lobbying, that is. Oh, right, you're a politician too. When it comes to politicians, let's just say we've always got a quorum down here! Talk about your "smoke-filled rooms" …
Oh, wait. Maybe you haven't figured out who I am. Please allow me to introduce myself – I'm a man of wealth and taste.
In fact, my taste is so good that when I go to a political fundraiser all the bankers want to know who my tailor is. (As if I'd tell them! But don't worry: I'll be fitting most of them for new suits soon.) I go to a lot of fundraisers these days. Gotta love that Citizens United ruling. I was able to fire a whole host of demons and start a SuperPAC instead.
I especially appreciate it when folks like you and the Half-Governor talk about me, because let's face it: We're working the same demographic. I'm after their souls and you're after their campaign cash, but it's the same crowd I've been running with since the dawn of time:
They're the moneylenders who were chased out of the Temple.
They're the Usurers that were condemned three thousand years ago in Babylon.
They're the hypocrites who shout their faith all over the airwaves after the Bible told them to "pray in secret."
They're the liars, the backbiters, the slanderers, the rich men who are no more likely to get to heaven than a camel is to pass through the eye of a needle.
All of them flocked to me after the Competition kicked them out.
They've stood by my side ever since – and I've stood by them. I walked with them in ancient Rome. I guided them through the flames of Europe. I carried whips and chains on their slaveships and watched workers die in their sweatshops. They're my people – and now they're yours, too.
I'm talking about the money guys, mind you, not the voters. It's easy to fool voters once you've got yourself a mega-million-dollar war chest, which so many of you have amassed – with a little help from my friends.
You know what almost happened just now? I almost reminded you that you can't serve both God and Mammon at the same time. But then I thought: Why sell against myself?
As long as you're giving me so much coverage, though, I should set you straight about the way I work. "Satan has his sights on the United States of America!" you said. "Satan is attacking the great institutions of America, using those great vices of pride, vanity, and sensuality …This is a spiritual war," you said.
You got it all wrong, pal. I don't attack countries or institutions. I go after people. I take 'em down the same way the Competition lifts 'em up: One soul at a time. And I don't work through ethnic groups or countries or religions you don't like. I just burrow my way into a single mind, rent some space there, and go to work.
Possession? Corruption? I prefer to think of it as a "hostile takeover."
But I'm disappointed in you, Rick. When the going got tough you tried to backpedal and pretend I didn't matter. Then your pal from the Frozen North spoke up, and she turned gutless too! She said you only "named evil as Satan." The she said, "For those lame-stream media characters to get all wee-weed up about that, first you have to ask yourself, have they ever, ever attended Sunday school. Have they never heard this terminology before?"
Wait. Did Sarah Palin say that my name is nothing more than "terminology"? Get thee to a United Church of Christ! That's liberal-hippie talk!
And excuse me, but "wee-weed up"? "Lamesteam"? Name-calling and scatological references are a great road to go down … that is, if you're headed my way! But to we men of wealth and taste, it does sound a bit … well, juvenile.
My marketing strategy's been public knowledge for thousands of years, so how could you get it so wrong? I've got seven closers that work like a charm: Sloth, pride, anger, gluttony, greed, lust, and envy. And I've got benchmarks for tracking my prospects that would make most sales managers green with envy. The Competition calls 'em Commandments. I call them "barriers to sale."
As for those commandments – well, I think "not bearing false witness" is pretty high up on the list, don't you? So why are you accusing your opponent of using "false theology"? And who's the Nazi in that analogy of yours?
But I gotta say: When you say that "mainline Protestantism" is "gone from the world of Christianity" … well, you're making my work easy for me. But why are you just implying that the President isn't Christian? I'm with Crazy Preacher Dude: Don't wimp out now! Say he;s a heretic and Muslim, and all those mainstream Christians are too! In fact, burn 'em at the stake while you're at it!
With all this Muslim-baiting, have you forgotten the meaning behind the story of the Good Samaritan? I sure hope so.
But I'm still disappointed that you and the Demi-Governor would deny me. Me! The one you called the "Father of Lies." Do you deny now that we're fighting a"spiritual war"? Because we are – but it's a war for the heart, not the ballot box. And it's on, man, it's on!
In fact, it's always on. It's perpetually being fought – in the dark, in the quiet, in the lonely and secret spaces. It's always being fought, one-on-one, by a soul who's alone in the emptiness with me.
And you know me: I'm the Whisperer. I'm the voice that tells humans to do evil. I'm the vanity that makes you all want to be on television, the pride that makes you think you can run a country. I'm the greed that makes people cheat and lie to get rich. And I'm the envy that makes you lie down with them so they'll buy ads for you to steal the attention you covet in others.
You know me. Sometimes they call me "Satan." Sometimes the call me "evil." At too-big-to-fail banks they call me "moral hazard." In your town they call me "electability."
I don't care what you call me, as long as I get what I came for.
My favorite part of this isn't the talking, though. It's the policies you and your friends are pushing. They're as un-Christian as the day is long. No wonder this priest thinks you don't understand your own religion: You want to treat the Earth like toilet paper to be used and thrown away. That violates all sorts of Biblical injunctions.
That makes your comment that Obama "elevates Earth above man" even nuttier than it sounded. By not respecting the Earth, you've placed yourself above God.
The Pope's condemnation of the war in Iraq? You didn't care. Your Church's rejection of the death penalty? Yawn. Its "preferential option for the poor" that demands social and economic justice? You must have been listening to Megadeth with the headphones cranked up when they announced that.
"As you do to the least of these," said the Competition, "so do you do to me." You and your friends don't seem to want to hear that. In fact, you spend most of your time undermining the very teachings you claim to believe in. To which I can only add: Keep up the good work.
If you're as successful as I hope you'll be there's gonna be a whole lot of pestilence, famine, disease, and death around this place. Why, it'll be like the good old days! That ought to get the do-gooders and preachers … how shall we say it? … "all wee-weed up." And as for the middle class that all you politicians like to talk about – well, if you have your way it'll disappear completely.
I know, I know. You grew up working class. If you've said it once you've said it a thousand times: You used to be a regular guy. So what? I used to be an angel.
Look at us now.


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"It's bad, very bad."
The man's voice came, cracked and reedy, out of the tape recorder. The little grubby grey box playing haltingly, as if it begrudged the listeners every word that it released from the scarred depths of its inner workings.
"The virus is spreading quickly, any contact with an infected and you fall ill, from what we can tell its one hundred percent communicable and ninety nine point nine nine percent fatal. Even if you don't die you're crippled, the damage done to your body is just too extreme to heal.
We know how its spread now, droplet infection, airborne. Just seventeen viruses are enough to begin the cycle and what a cycle it is. First your pituitary gland gives out, telling your body its freezing to death, in response your core temperature shoots up while blood is cut of from your extremities. It's in your brain at this point, making you close off capillaries to your skin, bleeding you white. This stage lasts for up to a week if the infected is strong enough, but by the time of death your flesh is rotting on your bones.
Not a nice way to go. Hank McCoy reckons it's a mutation of the Legacy Virus and I have to say I agree with him, the two look remarkably similar. Pity McCoy's dead, he probably would have found a cure if he'd not caught it. Our group is all infected, were holing up here to die, we all know it but none of us will admit it. They virus dies in a week once its host expires. If you're hearing this before the fourteenth of August, don't go anywhere, you're infected."
The tape cut out abruptly, leaving the air inside the shack full of white noise and the stink of rotting flesh. The five men looked at Maelstrom as she carefully put the recorder down next to the body they had found it by. Cryo was the first to break the silence.
"Like he said, this is bad. What's the date?"
Gambler sighed and leant back against the wooden wall of the building and then hurriedly stood up again as it creaked ominously.
"Relax, it's the twenty first were in the clear."
No one relaxed, the fear hadn't gone away. There was no point leaving now in a panic, if the virus was here they were all infected anyway. Outside the wind howled, clawing at the thin walls like some beast of legend seeking entry, blowing sand into the room through the cracks in the planking. Small dust devils swirled around their feet as they stood.
"Lets keep moving, Mael bring that tape along it may prove useful."
Once again Gambler took command and they all obeyed, trooping out of the sad little house and away from the bodies it contained. The sun was hot in the open, beating down upon the unprotected heads of the travellers. One by one they crammed into the blue station wagon, with Gambler and DarkChild in the front and everyone else in the back seat and trunk. Maelstrom, as the only flier of the group took to the air and raced off down the road, he hair streaming in the wind.
"So who were those guys?" Cryo asked inquisitively.
It was sometimes hard to remember but he was really still a kid. Close in age to Venger than to the rest of the group. Unlike Venger however he had a cheerful disposition and was not prone to surliness.
"No idea" Spectrum mumbled.
Out of the group he was probably the best versed in what was going on and was acting in the role of a medic. Checking for signs of infection and administering first aid. In any other circumstances it would have been funny to see the great scientist working as a common doctor, but these were strange times.
Venger looked out the window as Gamber keyed the ignition and pulled the car back onto the desolate motorway. He sighed and brushed his long hair out of his eyes.
"The one with the recorder was my father."
No one spoke. They had all known Switch, either by reputation or in person and it was hard to imagine him dying of a virus. He was the sort who went out with a bang, with a dead enemy at their feet and a smile on their face. Something was in the road up ahead and Gamber slowed, trying to make it out. With a sudden cry he slammed on the brakes and twisted the wheel slewing the car around in front of the object. Venger as Gambler leapt out and ran towards his wife shouting at the top of his voice.
"No! no! no! no! baby, be alright, baby, please be alright.!"
But she didn't move. Gambler knelt and cradled her head in his arms, tears rolling down his face. Cryo stood, half out of the door, shocked by what he was seeing while spectrum hurriedly took Maelstroms pulse. It was there but weak.
"We need to get her to a hospital! Now!" he shouted and scooped her up in his arms, laying her limp form in the trunk of the car. Gambler scrambled back into the car and put his foot down, with a squeal or burning tires they were off.


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Jessica Morgan on Tino Sehgal
Special lecture
Jessica Morgan, Daskalopoulos Curator of International Art, Tate Modern, discusses the context for Tino Sehgal's work and its relation to the museum or institution. She will address the making of his work and the process that enables its production, with special focus on This is so contemporary and These associations, which she curated in the Unilever Commission for the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern.
The internationally renowned curator and writer joined the Tate Modern in 2002 as Curator, Contemporary Art, and in 2010, was appointed Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art, where her focus has been on acquisitions of contemporary and emerging international art, specifically non-western regions, which are central to Tate's commitment to broadening the geographical scope of the collection. Exhibitions she has curated include Gabriel Orozco (2011), John Baldessari (2009), The world as a stage (2007), Martin Kippenberger (2006), Time zones (2004), Common wealth (2003) and three prestigious Unilever commissions.
Jessica Morgan came to the Tate from the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston where she was Chief Curator. She has published and lectured extensively on contemporary art and is a regular contributor to art journals including Parkett and Artforum. She holds an MA in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London and a BA and MA in Art History from Cambridge University. She was a Mellon Fellow at the Yale Centre for British Art, Yale University and a Contemporary Art Curatorial Fellow at The Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University.
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Free, bookings required
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Location: Domain Theatre
Related exhibition: Tino Sehgal
Related program: Contemporary at the Gallery 2014
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It actually was pretty fun, believe it or not. Did I mention my raw apple pie?Jhana4 wrote:LOL. Aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?meindzai wrote: But for the most part it's expensive, unrealistic, extreme, and alienating.
Yeah, I remember this distinction as well. I actually had a goal of being 50% raw, though not vegan- I thought this was reasonable. Right now it isn't, but a lot of that is economics.
I've been a vegan for over 15 years and a vegetarian for over 30 years. Raw foodists tend to turn up at many of our events and places. Your assessment of the the internet Raw crowd pretty much fits the real world raw crowd too. I do know some really down to Earth people who are "raw", but they are the minority and I don't really consider them to be raw foodists. The nice ones typically describe themselves in such terms as "50% raw" or "70% raw". In other words, they aren't raw foodists, they are just people who like to eat a lot of salads.
Yes, and this is an economic issue and personal issue, one that he's brought up. Our personal choice (my wife and I) is to spend more money on food than most people, (including the family of four we live with) which includes locally grown fruits and vegetables, and meat from a local butcher. That is our groceries and also our health plan, since we do not have benefits.Jhana4 wrote: Most of the articles Pollan publishes often revolves around him eating politically correct animal products most Americans can't afford. He hardly ever writes about "eating mostly plants" himself. This is a significant point given your criticism about raw foodism being expensive.
There is a problem both with the costs of food and what people are willing to spend on it. I've met even poor families who spend the least money per calories they can - so a cart stocked with pasta, rice, boxed foods, etc., but who will still somehow splurge on that video game for their kid. People actually should be spending more money on food, and less money on other things, but there is a problem with priorities and something not quite right with the economics of how it's sold (though I don't propose to know what the problem is exactly or how to fix it.)
I haven't heard Pollan recommend this extreme, though perhaps he has, and perhaps this is the ideal. I've heard him recommend pretty much what we are doing, which is to buy local and organic when possible. We buy from a local butcher and pay about $60 for a bundle which lasts us about two weeks. We buy our vegetables from a farmers market (I try to go a few times a week) and then supplement with stuff from the grocery store. I think we pay about $120 a week for two of us, excluding the occasional meal out. We feel pretty good about our diet because we cook all our food and the local meats are fantastic.On amazon.com organic, grass feed beef goes for $8 a pound. Grass fed steak goes for about $17 a pound. Canned, wild salmon goes for about $30 a pound. I live in a pricey urban area, but I can buy organic whole grains and legumes for about $2 a pound.
A good friend of mine who is a yoga teacher and vegetarian, very health conscious, but not extreme, made a point about vegetarianism that stuck in my head. He said that it's possible that if you're not vegetarian/vegan, it might just not be in your karma to be so. He didn't mean that in mean way as "you are condemned to eat meat," but for some people it simply doesn't work as well in some particular life or some particular phase of life. The economics seem to bear this out. For myself, I simply cannot get satiated on a vegetarian diet. When I eat vegetarian I am just plain hungry and tired, which causes me to eat a lot more, so the economics don't seem to work in my favor. Not for lack of giving a serious go at it.
I still look to the vegan and raw food community for recipes and ideas, and there is a great raw food restaurant in Tampa that I like. Of course I have to eat again about 2 hours later, but it's great while it lasts.


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I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 272
Summary: Here Comes the Bride -- If She Can Pass Chemistry. Eighteen-year-old Bronwen Oliver has a secret: She's really Phoebe, the lost daughter of the loving Lilywhite family. That's the only way to explain her image-obsessed mother; a kind but distant stepfather; and a brother with a small personality complex. Bronwen knows she must have been switched at birth, and she can't wait to get away from her "family" for good. Then she meets Jared Sondervan. He's sweet, funny, everything she wants -- and he has the family Bronwen has always wanted too. She falls head over heels in love, and when he proposes marriage, she joyfully accepts. But is Jared truly what she needs? And if he's not, she has to ask: What would Phoebe Lilywhite do?
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New Campus Lighting Good for Costs, Astronomy, March 22, 2001
SOCORRO, N.M., March 22, 2001 -- A campus-wide outdoor lighting improvement project at New Mexico Tech promises to deliver improved safety and security and lower electrical bills at the university, as well as darker nighttime skies above it.
The quaint, but inefficient, "carriage house" lamp posts which have graced the New Mexico Tech campus for decades are rapidly being replaced by taller, energy efficient lights which are designed to cast their light downward, thereby minimizing the amount of light which is directed or scattered upward into the night sky.
The lights currently being installed along the sidewalks which line the main quad of the campus use high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps, which produce light by passing an electric arc through a tube filled with sodium vapor.
Other recently installed lights illuminating Tech's newer parking lots also include low-pressure sodium (LPS) lamps, which, in addition to being less pressurized than their HPS counterparts, consume even less energy and further lower operating costs.
The newer, pressurized sodium vapor lamps are also more "astronomy friendly" than the older mercury vapor lamps which were, and, in some cases, still are, commonly used for outdoor lighting applications such as street lighting, yard security, and business exterior lighting fixtures.
"Mercury vapor lighting essentially casts a white light," explains Jon Spargo, a local amateur astronomer, "a white light which contains various spectral line elements. Unfortunately, astronomical observation often involves picking up many of those same spectral lines. So, mercury vapor lighting is essentially poison for astronomers--poison with a capital 'P.'"
Mercury vapor lamps also are relatively long-lived in comparison to incandescent lamps--the ubiquitous "light bulbs" which are most familiar to homeowners. However, this long lifespan becomes a disadvantage as mercury vapor lamps fade to lower and lower outputs over years of usage, but still end up consuming the same amount of power they did when they were new.
In fact, the inherent problems with mercury vapor lamps garnered them special mention in New Mexico's "Night Sky Protection Act"--legislation enacted two years ago to regulate outdoor night lighting fixtures in order to preserve and enhance the state's dark skies.
As of January 1, 2000, state law has prohibited the sale or installation of any new mercury vapor outdoor lighting fixtures throughout New Mexico.
"The high-pressure sodium lights, which are the next most common form of outdoor lighting, in comparison are better for astronomy, particularly if they're shielded," Spargo maintains.
"Most of the new street lights which have been installed around Socorro, as well as New Mexico Tech, are of this variety. They're almost monochromatic, with one significant spectral line of sodium, but that can be easily filtered or screened out of your observations."
Sodium vapor lamps, however, tend to cast a pale yellowish- tinged light that, while highly visible to humans, remains nearly monochromatic, or produces light at nearly a single wavelength.
The characteristic pale yellow light, in turn, makes it difficult to determine colors under sodium vapor lamps.
"Cars in parking lots which have sodium vapor lights appear black or gray; you can't differentiate the true colors," Spargo relates. "So, in places like Tucson, where outdoor lighting ordinances are strict because of all the observatories in the area, exceptions are often made for car dealerships to use metal halide lights, which essentially give off a white light which allows for truer colors. However, even those lights must be shielded to prevent direct or scattered light reaching the sky."
New Mexico's Night Sky Protection Act also requires that all outdoor lighting fixtures installed after January 1, 2000, be shielded in such a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture radiate only below the horizontal plane of the fixture.
"For astronomers, high-pressure sodium lights are okay for street lights," Spargo says, "provided that they are fully shielded. If you use them on wall packs, shield them, so that no stray light goes up. After all, if the purpose is safety and security, then you want to able see what's underneath the light and not be blinded by it so you can't see anything."
The real winner in a lighting comparison test, however, Spargo says, would have to be low-pressure sodium vapor lamps, which provide a diffuse light in an energy efficient manner, while at the same time preserving New Mexico's famous dark-sky environment for both backyard astronomers and research astrophysicists.
"This becomes even more important since New Mexico Tech will be establishing a $40 million observatory," Spargo notes, referring to the planned Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO). "We
need to keep our dark skies."
To further emphasize the importance of maintaining New Mexico's famous dark nighttime skies around Socorro, Spargo points out that recently published scientific data ranks the 10,600-foot-high ridge atop the nearby Magdalena Mountains as the best undeveloped astronomical observation site in North America, with its best viewing nights rivaling the best viewing nights on the taller and more famous Mauna Kea summit in Hawaii.
"Once you get the infrastructure in place," Spargo adds, "it's my opinion that Socorro is going to become the astronomical center of the U.S.A. Move over, Tucson! This place is going to be Mecca for astronomers. But, in order to keep it Mecca, we also desperately need to get a handle on the outdoor lighting that's allowed in the area."
Dr. Dan Klinglesmith III, a research associate and adjunct faculty member with New Mexico Tech's physics department who is directly involved with the MRO project, is also a staunch advocate of working to preserve the state's dark skies.
"It's really in the best interest of everybody involved -- citizens, astronomers, city and county governments -- to get the correct types of outdoor lighting installed," Klinglesmith says. "When you do it correctly, everyone wins: you can increase security, save money, and keep the astronomers happy all at the same time. And, keeping the astronomers happy is bound to invigorate the economy in Socorro . . . maybe not tomorrow, but certainly ten years from now, which is about the time it takes to develop major astronomy projects.
"One of the major benefits of living in Socorro for me is that I can look out of the windows of my bedroom, while lying in my bed, and see the Milky Way," Klinglesmith relates. "I spent my adult life in the Washington, D.C. area, where you can barely see the stars, so you can imagine what a sense of awe this gives me."
Both Spargo and Klinglesmith say they hope that the Night Sky Protection Act and the more stringent city ordinance governing outdoor lighting, which was passed by the Socorro City Council several years prior to the state legislation, will ensure dark skies for years to come.
"However, the laws won't mean much if they aren't enforced," cautions Spargo.
"We'd like to see Tech at the forefront in setting a good example of how to correctly set up outdoor lighting," Klinglesmith says, "and also setting a good example by demonstrating that you can put up good lighting and still save money in the long run."
"There's no question that the outdoor lighting on the Tech campus is better now than in the past," Spargo says, "but it can become even better. . . . The night sky is a resource that we can't afford to lose."


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Welcome 2012!
Wishing you a prosperous,
happy and healthy
New Year!
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|In many Asian countries, long noodles are eaten
on New Year's Day in order to bring a long life.
|A common good luck food in the southern United
States, black-eyed peas are thought to bring
|In Germany, Ireland, and parts of the
United States, cabbage is associated with luck and
fortune since it is green and resembles money.
|Thought to resemble coins,
lentils are eaten throughout
Italy for good fortune in the New Year.
|Long associated with abundance and fertility,
pomegranates are eaten in Turkey and
other Mediterranean countries for luck in the New Year.
|In North America, Asia, and Europe, people eat fish to
celebrate the new year. In some countries,
people associate fish with moving forward
into the new year since fish swim forward.
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|Black and White Table by "Celebrations at Home".
|Caviar on Toast Points
|Oreo Cookie Tower with Sparklers from Martha Stewart
|Blake Lively ~ Great Scarf
|Miranda Kerr ~ Cute and casual airport look
|Nicole Richie ~ California Winter chic
|Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ~ Simple & cute
|Olivia Palermo ~ Love it all: The bag, jacket & tan jeans
|Pippa Middleton ~ Warm & cozy
|Kate Middleton ~ Love the Duchess
|This elegant Christmas dinner features a neutral palette
of golds, silvers, and creams and emphasizing texture.
|The menu card features a silver emblem reminiscent
of a pineapple, a symbol of Southern hospitality.
|Hand-crafted place mats made with inexpensive wallpaper,
are paired with gold-edged china and simple flatware.
|An antique mirror maximizes the light cast
from votives nestled in birch candle holders.
|A hollowed-out log is filled with roses, hydrangeas,
and Leyland cyprus for a luxurious yet earthy look.
|The informal hutch is decked with vintage pieces such
as the glass-bead wreath, reindeer figurine,
and mercury-glass candlesticks.
|The lustrous mother-of-pearl napkin rings
(made from taffeta ribbon looped through vintage belt buckles) .
|Repurposed drawer knobs make eye-catching place card holders.
|Spicy after-dinner eggnog garnished with
whipped cream, cinnamon, & nutmeg
are served with cookies on a silver tray.


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This should be posted on all courthouse lawns where monuments containing the 10 commandments have been erected.
I agree and, furthermore, I do not respect religion's attempt to shape public policies to conform to those beliefs either. Often those kinds of decisions are not based upon any sort of reasoning, logic or rationale whatsoever; just simply some part of an archaic belief that makes no sense.
It is gratifying to know that others feel this way. Out in my everyday world I do not run into these sentiments often.
I really like this and absolutely agree...with two exceptions:
The lines "I do not respect your 'right' to tell me I am an evil person" and "I do not respect your 'right' to tell me I am going to hell" seem to contradict the line "I respect your right to express them". While I certainly disagree with those messages of hate, it is their right to express such feelings. Personally, I think it is in the favor of atheists, because the more religion is associated with the hate and ignorance it propagates, the sooner it will be seen for the archaic belief system that it is.
Respect must be earned, not demanded. When respect is demanded it shows that the person/organization knows it it not deserved but they want the perks that go with it anyway.


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Zombie Monkeys takes your classic tower defense game into the heart of the jungle. Maya Zombies have risen from the grave and the desire for monkey brains has them on the move. Defend your temple with single target blow gun towers, splash damage coconut towers, slowing banana towers, dazing pineapple towers and more. Do you have what it takes to defend your temple from brain sucking zombies?


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We can all curse it – we can all love it. The fact of the matter is that another voter initiative is here and its hoping to break liquor from the controls of the state. Will this new one be bringing additional changes to the current alcohol regulation scheme? Yep.
Last year, I-1100 took Washington by storm. That voter initiative that was funded primarily by Costco and was the topic of conversation on this blog and many others for a matter of months. In the end, I-1100 lost by a fairly narrow margin of 53-47.
This year's initiative took a different approach – scale back the "open market" approach, raise money for the state and file late.
I-1100 was an open market proposal aimed at pulling all sales restrictions on all products. That proposal drew the ire of the Washington Beer Commission who feared wholesale discounts for out of state producers, less shelf space and the emergence of tied-houses. I-1183 heard that disdain and decided not to mess with prohibitions against shelving deals, credit sales and other wholesale discounts. Convenience stores are not going to have the opportunity to sell liquor under the new initiative – only specially licensed stores with adequate (10,000) square footage.
The Washington Beer Commission has not made their position public, but I suspect they will have a different response. The law simply doesn't raise as many flags as last year's proposal.
Perhaps the most helpful to this year's movement is its focus on putting money in the state's pockets. According to supporters, I-1183 puts close to $200 Million in the state's pockets over the first two years, allowing it to finance healthcare and alcohol control programs. Making the state money without having to make it work? That might sound appealing to most voters – well, at least those who aren't employed at state liquor stores.
Finally, I-1183 benefits from its late arrival. By waiting until the final days to both file their initiative and file their signatures, I-1183 prevented a competitive piece of legislation from arising and distracting voters. Last year, I-1105 was filed by booze distributors and was blamed for distracting voters. This year – I-1183 stands alone on the ballot.
The problem is that distributors made a different type of stance this year – through the legislature. Senator Mike Hewitt (R-Walla Walla), a former booze distributor, pushed a bill through the legislature that allows the state to entertain offers to lease the liquor sales system to a private distributor. Many were angered when Gov. Gregoire signed the law this summer, but I wonder whether it will actually have an effect on what the state does going forward. In order for the law to have an effect, the state would have to find a suitable bidder to lease the entire monopoly and have the legislature approve it, all before the voters pass I-1183. In doing so, the state would have to find a bidder willing to make an offer with the risk that it will be embroiled in a contract dispute with the state if the initiative passes. If it seems like a mess – it is.
As of this week, Costco had committed to donating over $2.2 Million and Trader Joe's had pumped in $50,000.00. The Washington Restaurant Association and the Northwest Grocery Association are also publicly behind the initiative. Early reports are that small winery groups are going to support it, while larger outfits will oppose it.
While we await the formal position of the Washington Beer Commission, take some time to review the new initiative in its entirety. While a thrilling read (joke), you might be more interested in the condensed version of key facts provided by the initiative's writers.
Get ready for another politically charged year of booze battles. Here we go again.


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Ashley Todd told police she doesn't know how she got the "B" on her face and suspects she might have done it to herself in her car, but doesn't actually remember.
Police say she was very polite and very cooperative, however they have discovered she has a history of mental problems.
Cops say she is being charged with making a false report to police.


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This order came down after a Muslim mob killed a Christian:
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Soldiers patrolling Nigeria's volatile central region received shoot-to-kill orders after a Christian mob killed a Muslim election worker and set his body on fire, an army spokesman said Tuesday.
Oh, wait! it was a Christian mob that killed ONE Muslim!
As Kenny Solomon points out in his email to me, we never see such orders after Muslim mobs kill Christians. In fact, after Muslim mobs have killed dozens - even HUNDREDS - of Christian civilians, the most we hear from the Nigerian government is a call "to remain peaceful":
Jonathan, who became acting head of state in February while President Umaru Yar'Adua recovers from illness, called for calm.
"He calls on all Nigerians to remain peaceful and law abiding since violence only begets further violence," the release said.
But this is Islam - one set of rules and laws for Muslims and another set of rules and laws for non-Muslims. Equality under Islam only applies to male Muslims. All other humans are considered inferior.
Something to look forward to if we continue on this same path of appeasement.
(Hat Tip: Kenny)


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WALNUT CREEK, CA — News that 21 Minute Convenience Fitness was franchising may have caused many people to yawn — after all, what's so new about an express club franchising these days? Well, a closer look at 21 Minute Convenience Fitness shows that this coed express model, which founder and CEO Greg Thurman refers to as a convenience model, is different from many others, and that has to do with the personal touch involved in the workouts more than anything else.
No one can be on the equipment unless supervised by a coach. Most clubs can accommodate five clients at a time, and no coach can supervise more than two clients at a time. While clients work out on the 13 pieces of equipment, the coaches use CoachTech, a hand-held wireless computer created by the company, to enter information about the workout. The computer maintains the appointment schedule, the members' health profile and assists the franchisee in operating the studio.
"The coaches are not personal trainers," Thurman said, "because the knowledge and expertise necessary to be a coach in this model are not as great as most personal trainers possess. The CoachTech technology means that someone with a basic understanding of and passion for fitness could be a coach."
The coaches must have two-year equivalents of kinesiology, physiology and physical education related course work as prequalifications. Once hired, the coaches must complete an online training program and then an in-studio certification program developed by the company.
To ensure enough coaches are available for individual attention, workouts are scheduled online.
Workouts are done on selectorized, medical-grade equipment often found in clinics and physical therapy settings, said Thurman. Members perform their workouts using an adaptation of Nautilus founder Arthur Jones' method of slow, controlled movement.
"Because of the slow, controlled nature of our technique and the medical quality of our equipment, it's the safest it can be," said Thurman.
Beyond the individual attention and controlled movement of weight, the club offers the convenience of being able to work out in street clothes and not work up a sweat.
"We are taking away every reason we can find to keep people from working out, Thurman said. If you don't have time to take a shower afterwards, you don't need to. You don't sweat. There are stockbrokers who work across the street who take off their tie and come over at lunch and work out."
Membership costs vary from $99 to $179 a month depending on whether it is a corporate, individual or family membership and whether it is month to month or yearly. But Thurman doesn't think that is too high a price to pay for the individual attention that members get.
"While our program is for everyone, it is a great first step for someone having a tremendous difficulty getting into or staying into fitness," he said.
Franchises run $29,500 for a startup fee. The franchise fee is comparable to others, Thurman said while declining to be more specific. However, he said that franchisees don't need a fitness background, just a passion for fitness and a lack of fear of technology since much of the facility is technology driven.
"Express clubs are a great trend, and we are a sub sector of that industry, but we are taking that much higher in terms of its convenience and accessibility," said Thurman. "We are making it available to people who it wasn't convenient for before. You can step inside and in 20 to 25 minutes get a total body workout, and when you have to do that just twice a week, that's convenient."


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Campaigners are rallying against controversial plans to turn a route used by hundreds of school children into a new road.
The route is the only access from Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School to its playing fields and is used by scores of youngsters every day. In addition, the route is the pedestrian entrance the town's main park, Cliffe Park.
But now developers want to build seven six-bedroom homes – including one with a cinema room and a gym – between the school and the fields, turning the route into a new road serving the homeowners.
Protester Phil Andrews, of Green Lane, said the proposals could pose a danger to students' safety. A spokesman for Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School added: "Upwards of 100 students are escorted along this narrow path and PE staff are very concerned about their ability to ensure the school children's safety."
A spokesman for applicants the Ponsford Trust said: "This plan will improve pedestrian safety by providing a dedicated footpath for pedestrians, school children and park users with a separate carriageway for vehicles.
"The development will provide upper market housing for which there is a shortfall in the Dronfield area," the spokesman added.


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Jason Ferruggia has a new post about what kind of coach he is, and what kind of coach he isn't. He's basically helping to define his own niche for anyone who doesn't know what it is. The fitness industry is just like any other industry – it's a field of specialists who know what they… [Read More]
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I have two credit cards at the moment, both paid off but still open. I do not use these now due to the high interest rates once the 0% promo was finished. In the future, would it affect my credit score if I got another credit card to get 0% again to book a holiday? I always pay them off, but don't know if having too many paid off credit cards is a problem?
- Emma
Dear Emma,
An overabundance of satisfied accounts? That's like wondering if you have too many wonderful friendships. No such thing!
At this moment, you have a couple of open credit cards that you were using -- presumably for at least a year -- to buy some things that you wanted. You obviously were disciplined enough to pay off your balances during the card's 0% promotional period before the regular APR set in, for which you should be proud. Many people overestimate their ability to pay off a large balance during a card's promotional period and end up paying interest on any remaining balance or new purchases on the card. It heartens me to hear that once the promotional period expired and the regular APR rate set in, you stopped using the cards altogether.
The history and payment activity on those two cards will remain on your credit report for up to 10 years. You can choose to just keep them in a drawer or bring them out once in a while to charge something small to keep the cards active.
Before you apply for a new card, I would suggest you check your FICO scores to see where they are (you can purchase them at myFICO.com for about $20 each). If they're in the 750 and above range (and you have a decent and steady income), you should be eligible for a new account with an excellent rate.
Applying for a new credit card will temporarily ding your credit score by a few points due to the issuing bank checking your credit (known as a "hard pull") before approving you for a new card. But no worries, your credit score should rebound relatively quickly.
As for your question of having too many paid-off accounts hurting your credit, the answer is twofold. First, it is a myth that carrying a balance improves your credit score. Lenders want to see that you paid on time and as agreed. And carrying too high a balance (more than 30% of your credit limit) can hurt your credit score. So, paying off your balances every month is a good thing.
The second half of the answer is the part that may inspire more caution. Sometimes having too many credit lines open can scare off a new lender, especially if you've only been handling credit for a short while. The longer you've been managing credit responsibility, the less that becomes a concern. Plus, having too many open accounts can make it hard to keep track of them all. I would suggest having no more than two or three open credit card accounts at a time.
Once your new card has served its purpose and the balance is paid off (before the 0% promotional period expires!), I would consider canceling one of your cards before you attempt to apply for another just to keep the number of cards in your wallet down.
On a final note, charging the costs of a vacation rather than saving up for it beforehand can lead to trouble. As we all know, even the best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray. While your intentions to pay off the debt during the promotional period may be set in stone in your mind, an illness, accident, natural disaster or other unplanned event can throw your repayment plans off course. So charge wisely, preferably when you have money in the bank to cover your debts.
See related: Keeping a card balance to boost credit score is dumb advice


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Stem cell engraftment in MHC-matched and mismatched transplants: development of nonmyeloablative conditioning regimens
Our primary goal is to develop conditioning regimens that have minimal toxicity and, thus, allow us to extend the benefit of stem cell transplants to a greater number of patients. Towards that end, we are using a preclinical model and have extended our findings to patients in clinical studies.
The long-term objective of the development of nonmyeloablative conditioning regimens is to extend the application of stem cell transplants to use in older patients and patients with nonmalignant diseases, in addition to patients with malignancies, by developing less toxic conditioning regimens that permit engraftment and prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
To address this goal, nonmyeloablative conditioning regimens for hematopoietic allografts are being studied in a preclinical model. Data indicate that MAbs directed towards CD3/TCR facilitate establishment of donor chimerism in preclinical MHC-identical related transplants in a low dose radiation model. In MHC-haploidentical transplants, data indicate that the anti-CD44 MAb S5 establishes donor engraftment in the low dose radiation model when given with standard immunosuppression.
Attempts to increase the dose of chemoradiotherapy to prevent relapse after transplant have been limited by toxicity to normal organs. Previously, we have carried out studies using emitting isotope-antibody conjugates (including I-131) to target the dose of radiation to the marrow and, thus, spare normal organs. Previously we have investigated the use of the alpha emitting radionuclide bismuth-213 (Bi-213)and our current studies are investigating the use of astatine-211 (At-211). The alpha emitters have the advantages of a relatively short half-life, high linear energy transfer, and are easier to handle than gamma emitters.
We have evaluated a Bi-213 anti-CD45 MAb conjugate for immunosuppression and have shown that this was sufficient conditioning for stable engraftment in the MHC-identical setting. We also have investigated the use of a Bi-213-anti-TCR MAb conjugate to target T cells to eliminate host-versus-graft (HVG) reactions in the MHC-identical setting and have had similar findings. Currently we are investigating this approach using At-211 in the MHC-identical and nonidentical setting.
Our current regimen for hematopoietic cell transplantation in human patients, developed in our preclinical model, uses a non-myeloablative conditioning regimen consisting of fludarabine and 2 Gy of total body irradiation before and mycophenolate mofetil combined with cyclosporine after transplant. This has now been successfully applied to patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and other malignant diseases who were too old or medically infirm to be eligible for conventional myeloablative transplants. Both related and unrelated HLA-identical donors are used. Data, thus far, indicate that successful allografts in patients otherwise ineligible for conventional allografting can be done with minimal toxicities.
Complete remissions including molecular remissions, have been seen in a substantial number of the patients, indicating that this approach is feasible and may be curative. We are also extending our findings to using donors that are not HLA-identical. Currently we are investigating the role of donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) for both improvement of low donor chimerism and for treatment of persistent or relapsed disease.


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Eastern Boarder's Last Call
Photos: Huggy
Captions: Reid
Words: T-Bird
Eastern Boarder's 10th annual Last Call went off today at Loon Mountain, New Hampshire. That's right. 10 years. Since its inception at Sunapee, NH a decade ago, Last Call has become the premier East Coast event. In those ten years, the host resorts' build crews conjured up some wild features and this year's venue went down on some of the classics throughout the contest's tenure.
The infamous channel gap was the first feature sessioned by the contestants. Though the wind was whipping and the takeoffs were firm, it didn't take long for those in attendance to see double. Fresh out of semi-retirement and officially back on the scene, Laconia's Greg Maxwell dropped and fired off a healthy double backflip, and soon to follow were Nick Julius, Brandon Reis, and Shane Fortier. It was as ridiculous as it was impressive, and to top off the session, Maxwell threw down a Cab 10 double cork. Holy shit. Other jump standouts were Shaun Murphy, Chas Guldemond, Chelone Miller, Merrick Joyce, Jeremy Thompson, Tim Humphreys, Jack Herald, Graham Hoffman and a slew of others. Check the video for all the action.
The rhythm section was my personal favorite of the day, however I won't lie. I was expecting more carnage. When the rhythm section debuted a few years back, riders were flailing through the air like gay bats, ready to test their spinal column's strength on the icy flats below. It wouldn't be that way this year though, but it was still fun as shit to watch. Fortier and Forest Bailey took turns lapping and as the other riders dropped, things got a bit more hectic. Brandon Reis linked together some impressive runs through the ups and downs as well as Kael Hill, Riley Nickerson, Thompson, Murphy and more. Though the rhythm section provided less airtime than the other two features, it was a crowd favorite, mainly because most people that came out for Last Call are snowboarders and they know how tricky it can be to ride one.
After the rhythm section, it was on to the quarterpipe. A 22-foot brick of ice lay before those in the drop zone and once Maxwell screamed in to hit the beast, it was on. A few flails to the flats and a handful of decking in the early stages, but before you knew it, most riders had the tranny dialed. Chas Guldemond's consistent, head-high back rodeos got some whoops from the crowd and Shane Fortier's heave-hos were sick. Maxwell boosted a few overhead airs while some cop that was there went massive. I say "some cop" because I didn't quite get his name, but someone told me that he was a cop, but I kept it to myself during the event for fear of the heckling that would follow if the crowd found out he was local law enforcement. Brandon, Stompy, Humpy and the Flow team were training the tranny all afternoon, dropping one after another with healthy plants and airs aplenty. When the final whistle blew, it was Flow team rider Shane Fortier who took the win and the majority of the prize purse, with East Coast underdog Shaun Murphy in second and Brandon Reis in third.
Wait for the photos and videos to drop on the site, but if you were there, (and especially if you were a title sponsor), thank you, and a huge thanks is in order to the dudes at Eastern Boarder for always supporting the Northeast snowboard scene and putting on the best East Coast contest every year for a full decade.


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agenti necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 42 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
Eenvoudig Online
We're a company building a CMS system for single page websites. These websites will be used by freelancers, plumbers, hairdressers or anyone else who's in need of a simple but effective online presence.
Our customers will be mainly freelancers our small businesses like consultants, plumbers, hairdressers, lawyers, ...
Attached to this brief there's a mock up of the page layout.
This mock up can be freely interpreted, but it must contain at least these elements:
- a logo (can be just plain text in a nice font) for our brand "Eenvoudig Online" which is Dutch for "Simply Online"
- A title of level 1 (as show in the mock up)
- Some default text
- Form fields as shown in the mock up
- A feedback highlight box
Colors can be freely chosen.
This template will be used for our own single page site. Our companies will be able to choose from a selection of templates. If your design is not the winning design, we still might award it as we can use it as one of our future needed templates.


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'Glee' star Jane Lynch has filed for divorce to end her three-year marriage to wife Lara Embry.
The actress announced the split a month ago, and on Friday she filed documents in Los Angeles County Court, citing "irreconcilable differences".
The divorce papers suggest the couple separated in February.
They wed in 2010 in Massachusetts.


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The Equinox - Hard Rock (1973)
"Hard Rock" is nothing to get excited about, but it's not an awful effort either. Sounding much like many of their peers from the british music scene in the early 70's, The Equinox suffer mostly from lack of identity. The musicianship is decent enough and even some of the writing is fully formed, but sadly most of it is just indistinct. "Land of Blue Fire" and "Black Mike" get the honors here as the standouts. The rest is mediocre at best. Judge for yourself and download this rarity from the UK. Here is The Equinox.


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Margaret Ann Anderson 1949 - 2010 Shawnee
Funeral Mass for Margaret Ann Anderson, 60, Shawnee, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Monticello Union Cemetery in Shawnee.
Mrs. Anderson died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at the Anderson family home.
She was born Nov. 27, 1949, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Tom and Mary (Dold) Anderson.
Mrs. Anderson was a 1967 graduate of DeSoto High School. She had worked for more than 40 years at Farmers Insurance and was a lifelong member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Margaret was a fan of NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Survivors include her five siblings, Tom (Gerogina) Anderson Jr., Crystal River, Fla., Linda (Darrell) Prock, Gardner, Jean (Cecil) Hayden, Tonganoxie, Mary (Clif) Armstrong, De Soto, and Carol Anderson, of the home; many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends; and her beloved dogs Jack and Harley.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs.
The family suggests memorials to Kansas City Hospice, sent in care of the funeral home, 214 Oak St., Bonner Springs, KS 66012.
- E-mail this obituary
- Contact Alden-Harrington Funeral Home by phone: 913-422-4074