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Thinking about tomorrows game suddenly reminded me of what I was hoping to see this year is actually happening.
What I wanted to see this year was progress of a team being built for the long term.
I promised myself that I wouldn't focus on the wins and losses but the individual battles(matchups) on the field, looking for progress.
Some how with the crazy, unlikely wins and hype I like others forgot what my goals for the team were.
I want to see us stay healthy, stay in games until the end, and develope our QB position whether its Wilson or Flynn.
I am really happy with Wilson, and can't wait until he is given free reign over the offense. As a whole I am happy with our progress, and need to learn to keep my frustration and negativity to myself.
So to all happy game day tomorrow and GO HAWKS!


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From Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings "Hey genealogy buffs - it's Saturday Night and time for more Genealogy Fun! Play along with us and tell us about it.
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to follow Chris Staats' rules (from Freaky Friday: Random Research Reports) for picking a random person's name and then doing some online research about that person. Here are Chris's rules:
1. Go to The Random Name Generator and click the red "Generate Name" button at the top of the screen
2. Go to Ancestry.com and enter your generated name in the search box on the main search page. [Randy's add: If you don't have Ancestry.com, go to http://www.familysearch.org/ and do it there - it's free.]
3. From the results, your research target will be the first census result for your generated name.
4. Using whatever online resources are at your disposal, see what else you can discover about your random person and write about it. It can be a formal report complete with footnotes, or just a "research story" about what you tried, problems you overcame, or success you had. Maybe you want to create a research plan for practice?
5. Post about it on your blog or wherever you wish, and link here to tell Chris about it. Tell Randy about it too as a comment here or a comment on Facebook or Twitter."
The first name generated was Jeffrey Koch. After I did a record search on ancestry.com, I scrolled through 150 returns without finding a census listing of any sort. So I went back for another try. This is supposed to be fun right?
The second name generated was Ernest Eloy Neal. I found Ernest, age 38, in the 1930 census living with his wife Minnie (38) and sons Willard (9) and Bernard (8) in District 21, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia. They also had 3 boarders. Ernest was a laborer in a bluing factory. Ernest was born in West Virginia and his father was born in Indiana and his mother was born in West Virginia. 1
In 1920 Earnest and Minnie were also living in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia . Earnest was a blacksmith with the railroad. On this census his father was born in Ohio.2
The 1910 and 1910 Virginia miracode census show an 18 year old Earnest Neal living in the household of Harlow Nuse in Norfolk, Virginia. He was a house carpenter. 3
From his WWI Draft Registration, we can learn that Earnest was born 6 September 1894 in Glenwood, West Virginia. He was single, living in Huntington, and a Teamster who worked for Thomas Walker Construction. His physical description lists him as tall with a medium build, blue eyes and light brown hair.4
In his WWII Draft Registration Ernest Eugene Neal is living in Moundsville, West Virginia. His stated date and place of birth was 6 September 1894 in Mason County, West Virginia. He was 5 ft 11 inches tall and weighed 165 pounds. He had brown eyes, black hair, and a ruddy complexion. The person who would always know his whereabouts was M E Ketchum, Warden of the West Virginia Penitentiary. 5
The 1900 Census shows Ernest living with his parents Daniel M and Grace and 4 brothers living in Hannan, Mason County, West Virginia. Daniel and Grace were both born in Ohio and Daniel was a farmer. 6
Further searching will yield birth date and death date information on both Willard and Bernard through both military and social security death records.
Searching on Willard Neal also provided the maiden name of his mother, Minnie Beckett.
This has been a fun, skill sharpening experiment. I really like the challenge of the hunt!
1 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 2529; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 664.0.
2 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Huntington Ward 7, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 596.
3 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Tanner Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 36A; Enumeration District: 73; Image: 74.
4 Source Citation: Registration Location: Wayne County, West Virginia; Roll: 1992488; Draft Board: 2.
5 Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA);Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: West Virginia; Microfilm Series: M1937; Microfilm Roll: 36.
6 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hannan, Mason, West Virginia; Roll: T623_1765; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 57.

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Just home from the doctors. Preschool Booster attempt two. Well, maybe attempt 2.5. Still, we get to back again next month to repeat the ordeal, and they can administer the second injection that got nowhere near my kid before he started hyperventilating. Not even long enough to receive an 'I was Brave Today!' sticker as he ran out of the room sobbing.
I hate these injections that punctuate our kiddo's early lives. I understand the need for them, which is why I have put my kid through this each time - but since his very first injections I have not been able to go with him. It's not a needle phobia (my collection of piercings and tattoos will testament to that) but a profound hatred of seeing my kid upset. And I'm not talking bratty petulant footstamping, I'm talking screaming, shuddering, hyperventilating, terror.
I don't know what caused this, he's never had a bad experience with a jab or a doctor or anything. My kid has never cried for more than a minute or two his entire life, before I have attended to his needs*. I think he remembers the trauma of previous injections, the pain, the fake jolly nurse and the sticker bribery. The nurse has other ideas, as my kid is screaming for his daddy - 'maybe he'd be better off coming back next week with dad?' Yeah, not gonna happen lady. I have that thought - the one that comes to me every now and then - oh yeah, I'm doing this all alone.
All alone. And most days, the regular park-and-play-and-shops-and-cook-dinner kinds of days I don't mind. I don't notice. As a stay at home parent I always did most of the legwork, after the break-up it was just a few more late nights early mornings. But those nights when my kid is sick, or those days when I am struggling - that's when I remember. I am alone in this. Those times I have to take my kid to meetings or when I had to go for my smear and I had noone to babysit and I can't stop giggling as my kid is yelling "mommy, what's she doing to your bits?!" from behind the curtain (don't worry, I'm already saving up for all the therapy he'll need in later life). Those are the times I could really do with a co-parent. A shoulder to cry on. A hand to hold. Another lap for him to sit on as a nurse tries her best to convince my kid to let her stick needles in him. I call the ex after our appointment - partly because I wanted to vent partly because I planned to insist on him taking Vin to his next appointment (for the other round of jabs he was too upset to receive today). I figured he might be concerned as to how it went, silly me. Another reminder, there is just you Charlotte. I am parenting alongside myself. Doing both roles and twice as much work.
...and I don't even get a sticker at the end of it all.
*Please, no judgements on my parenting skills here, this is how I chose to raise my kid, not a comment on your or yours.


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Katt Williams really wants 2012 to be over more than anyone. According to TMZ, the father of eight children (seven adopted and one biological) is now being held on child endangerment charges.
LAPD cops picked Katt up at his Woodland Hills home this morning, after an investigation from the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services concluded there were numerous guns and illegal drugs in the house that created a safety hazard for the kids.
As of press time Katt was still in jail being held on $100,000 bail and four of his children have been placed in protective custody.
Being a parent is something that Williams has voluntarily made a huge part of his life. Two years ago he released a DVD called "9 Lives" where he talked about being a father and how he came to oversee his own personal Brady Bunch.
"It's good to be a father. And I didn't have to go all the way to Africa to find these," he joked during a late night interview. " You'd be surprised. There are needy children right down the street."
More Katt Williams news on TheUrbanDaily.com:
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Katt Williams Slapped Target Employee For Using Racial Slur [VIDEO]
Katt Williams Arrested For Child Endangerment was originally published on theurbandaily.com


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White House: Obama won't veto GOP short-term debt limit plan
The White House said today that President Obama would not veto a House Republican plan to suspend the debt limit for three months, even though the president thinks a temporary solution is far from ideal.
"The Administration would not oppose a short-term solution to the debt limit and looks forward to continuing to work with both the House and the Senate to increase certainty and stability for the economy," the White House said in an official statement of policy released today.
The House plans to vote tomorrow on a bill to suspend the nation's $16.4 trillion debt limit until mid-May, giving Congress more time to negotiate over the limit. The bill would also require the House and Senate to pass a budget. If either chamber failed to pass a budget, according to this proposal, their congressional salaries would be withheld.
"All we're saying is, if the president and the Senate, if this country needs to incur more debt, Senate, please show us your plan to repay that debt, please show us your plan to control spending," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said this evening.
The House bill, the White House statement of policy warned, "introduces unnecessary complications, needlessly perpetuating uncertainty in the Nation's fiscal system." However, it said that the administration is encouraged the bill "lifts the immediate threat of default and indicates that congressional Republicans have backed off an insistence on holding the Nation's economy hostage to extract drastic cuts in Medicare, education, and other programs that middle-class families depend on."
Should Congress fail to raise the debt limit, the nation could potentially default on its loans, which economists say would have a severe economic impact. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has informed Congress that the Treasury is expected to exhaust its borrowing authority by mid-February or early March.
- Does it matter if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling?
- House to vote on debt limit increase on Wednesday
Republicans are intent on reducing spending in exchange for raising the nation's borrowing authority. President Obama and Democrats, however, say there should be no conditions attached to the debt limit, since it covers debt already racked up in Washington -- not future spending.}
"We can continue to engage -- and we will -- with members of Congress, over the need to further reduce our deficit in a balanced way," White House spokesman Jay Carney said today. "The president has put forward plans, as you know, that demonstrate the fact that he is willing to compromise, that he is willing to meet Republicans halfway on these issues, and he will continue to do that. But the debt ceiling needs to not be a part of that, because it's terrible for the economy, and it seems also to be bad politics."
Republicans, however, say that tax revenue increases are off the table now. That part of the discussion ended, they say, when Washington let the Bush-era tax rates expire for the top 1 percent. Now, the GOP says it's only willing to discuss spending cuts as a means of deficit reduction.
"The tax issue is over," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, told reporters. "I would venture to say there is not a single Republican vote in the House or Senate to provide more revenue, and the reason for that is we all know revenue is not the problem... This not a revenue problem, this is a spending problem."
At a closed-door meeting with House GOP conference members, a source in the room tells CBS News, House Speaker John Boehner told members that House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan will be working with the conference to draft a budget by April 15. With the right reforms in place, Paul's goal is to advance a budget that balances within a decade, Boehner said.


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Today I am going to share a tutorial for a couple of versions of a quick and easy bag made from Fat Quarters as part of Elizabeth's Christmas in July series – to help all of us get started on those handmade gifts early so we're not sewing zombies on December 24th.
This tutorial is inspired by some purses I made for my daughter's friends for Christmas a couple of years ago. They were so quick and so cute and I've been meaning to write a tutorial for them ever since. I'm grateful to Elizabeth for this opportunity to finally get my rear in gear and share how I did it. They were inspired during a Christmas when funds were a little tight and I needed to use resources already on hand (i.e. a giant fabric stash) to create Christmas gifts.
Each bag uses the equivalent of one Fat Quarter + 1/8th of a yard (or scraps) for the handle. (You could also use sturdy ribbon as handles.)
Step 1: Cut your Fat Quarter (hereafter FQ) in half to create two 11″ (roughly-might be slightly narrower depending on the width of the FQ) x 18″ pieces. You can use the second piece as the lining of your bag or cut a coordinating piece the same size for a contrasting lining and save the second piece for a second bag.
For this bag we are going to make two short handles. Cut two 4″ x 18″ pieces of fabric. These can come from a 1/8th yard piece of fabric, you could cut them from one of your FQ's or you could find them in your scrap bin like I did.
Step 2 – Create the handles. Fold both handles in half lengthwise and press. Open up the handle and press both sides in, meeting at the half-way crease. Press and fold in half. You should have a handle, 4-fabrics-thick about 1″ wide. Top stitch down both sides of the handle piece right at the edge to make it sturdy and to give it a nice finished edge.
Step 3- Pin both handles to the short sides of the lining piece of fabric. Measure in about 2.5″ from each corner and pin the handles to the the fabric.
Step 4- Place the outside fabric right sides together on top of the lining piece and handles. Pin short sides and sew 1/4″ seam allowance down both sides, over the edges of the handle straps, careful not to catch any other part of the handles in your seams.
Step 5- Press seams open and bring seams together, matching them up at the center. The bag's outside fabric and lining fabric should be folded on top of itself, right sides together. Now pin the long, open sides together. Sew a 1/4″ seam along both sides, leaving a 3″ opening in the lining to turn the bag right-sides out.
Step 6 – Pull the bag right sides out through the 3″ opening and top-stitch the opening closed. (This doesn't have to look pretty because it will be inside the bag.)
Step 7- Tuck the lining inside the bag and press the bag carefully, paying extra attention to the seam around the top of the bag. Make it look nice and crisp.
Step 8- Top-stitch around the top edge of the bag. This will help secure the handles' attachment and give the bag a finished look. I did it twice.
Step 9- Now to give the bag a nice boxy bottom, we are going to add something called a gusset. Don't stress, it's much easier than it looks. Turn the bag inside-out and line up the side seams perpendicular to the bottom edge, creating two triangles at either end of the bag.
Step 10- Measure down 1″ from the point and draw a line perpendicular to the side seam.
Step 11- Sew directly on the line, back stitching at both ends. Repeat the same process with the bottom corner on the other side of the bag. You could hand-tack down the gusset flaps if you're picky, but don't have to worry if you're not as they will be hidden in the bag.
And there you have a quick finished bag! Once you have made one, it's very quick and easy to mass-produce a lot of them.
Now here is a slight variation to create a bag with a longer strap and a little more of a 'purse' shape.
Repeat Steps 4-8 above to create the body of the bag, leaving out the handles.
To add a decorative ribbon or trim I measured down 2.5″ from the top and drew a line with an erasable fabric pen.
Line up the trim along the drawn line and pin in place.
Topstitch trim to the bag.
Repeat Steps 9-11 to add the gussets to the bottom of the of the bag.
For the handle of this purse, use a 4″ x 42″ piece of fabric. Use the same method as above to create one long purse strap. (Fold in half and press, open up and fold edges toward center, press, fold in half again and topstitch both sides.)
Trim the strap to the desired finished length. I think I trimmed mine down to 38″ for a tween-y girls purse. Tuck bottom raw edges inside the purse strap.
Pin the end of the strap about an inch down and directly next to one of the side seams on the outside of the bag.
Fold the side of the bag on the opposite side of the seam on top of the purse strap. Seam should be on the inside edge of the strap with equal parts of the bag holding the strap end in place.
Sew a square holding two sides of the bag with strap end in between in place. Repeat the same steps on the other side of the bag, with the other end of the strap.
When the bag is done, you can always add a cute embellishment of some kind to 'bling-it-up' if you want.
And that's it! Again, once you've made one, you can whip out a bunch more in no time. They're great gifts to have on hand for all those little-girl Christmas or birthday gifts. (Or you could make a 'satchel' version for boys too!)
Be sure to visit the other guest-bloggers for Christmas in July to see the awesome ideas and tutorials they have for you!
Monday 7/16 – Don't Call Me Betsy
Tuesday 7/17 – Sew Crafty Jess
Wednesday 7/18 – Pink Penguin
Thursday 7/19 – Freshly Pieced
Friday 7/20 – Sew Sweetness
Monday 7/23 – Happy Quilting
Tuesday 7/24 – Comfort Stitching
Wednesday 7/25 – Diary of a Quilter (here!)
Thursday 7/26 – Felicity Quilts
And finally, as part of this series, Elizabeth has arranged a fabulous giveaway for you of a $20 Gift Certificate from the online fabric retailer, Pink Chalk Studio! Lucky you! Pink Chalk has so many pretty choices.
To enter, leave a comment on this post. One entry per person. If you want to, tell me something handmade you'd like to make this Christmas, but it's not required. Giveaway open until Saturday, July 28 at midnight MST. Please be sure that I have a way to contact you if you win!
WINNER: Heidi StaplesJuly 25, 2012 11:54 AM
I've got a lot of things in mind to make for Christmas, but nothing definite yet. Darling tutorial! Thanks for the giveaway!


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HANG TIME SOUTHWEST — It's impossible to determine how much, if at all, trade speculation truly distracts a team. But in the case of the Memphis Grizzlies, it's fair to speculate that it has a lot.
"Trade rumors have been in this league since they've allowed trades," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said in Dallas 10 days ago as rumors of the franchise shopping Rudy Gay — as well as Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol — ran rampant.
Hollins is right, of course, but it doesn't mean trade rumors are any less difficult to wrap the brain around now than in Hollins' playing days. It's actually an impossible argument to make in the Internet age and now with social media fueling speculation by the millisecond.
That night in Dallas was the start of three consecutive blowout losses for Memphis. Monday's 82-81 home loss to Indiana makes it four in the last six games as the Grizzlies have fallen off the pace of the West's top three teams and are fending off Golden State for fourth place.
A smaller-scale Cavs-Grizzlies trade consummated this morning gets Memphis under the dreaded luxury tax this season without needing to move any of its key pieces and perhaps gets it back to work with clearer minds.
This group, having grown into contenders together, wanted the chance to remain together and compete for a championship this season.
The reported trade will send young Memphis reserves Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby, plus a first-round draft pick to Cleveland for end-of-bencher John Leuer.
Memphis' new ownership group wants no part of the CBA's harsher luxury tax penalties to come. And with Gay, Gasol, Randolph and point guard Mike Conley on the books for a combined $58.7 million next season, Tuesday's trade ultimately only postpones the inevitable trade of Gay and/or others until the summer.
As CBSSports.com's Ken Berger tweeted: "Welcome to luxury taxonomics."
The new CBA, drafted with the intent to help small-market clubs keep their rosters intact, isn't really working out that way. Chris Paul was traded from New Orleans to the Los Angeles Clippers before the start of the 2011-12 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder traded James Harden to the Houston Rockets before the start of this season. And the Grizz will ship out Gay and/or others this summer to align their books with the new economic times.
The trade can be considered a win-now for the Grizz's key components and fans who didn't want the core split up before they had a chance to attack the postseason one last time. Remember, in 2010-11, Gay got injured and missed the playoffs. Memphis upset San Antonio in the first round and lost in the second round in seven grueling games to the Thunder.
Randolph injured his knee early on last season, came back late, but never got to full strength. Memphis lost Game 1 — blowing a huge lead — and Game 7 on its home floor in the first round to the Clippers.
"I definitely want to see this team stick together," Randolph said that night in Dallas. "I've been with these guys four years. Rudy's been here the longest. You want to see us together because we've come a long way, definitely."
The downside to the deal is that the Grizzlies' bench gets a little lighter. Although Speights' role had decreased with the return of Darrell Arthur from injury, the 6-foot-10, 255-pounder averaged 6.5 ppg and 4.7 rpg in just 14.5 mpg. Ellington was Memphis' most accurate 3-point shooter (42.3 percent) on a team that desperately needs that component.
But, at least as the Grizzlies reach the halfway point of their season at home Wednesday against the slumping Los Angeles Lakers, the core remains and they can get back to work with minds more at ease.


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Friday, April 6, 2012
Easter Share and Grid
What does it mean daily to us... other than to abide in Him. I found a little devotional which I think is very encouraging for those of us who can be 'prestation' orientated. Always thinking we have to be more than we are or those who are perfectionists, always thinking it has to look and be better. Let's learn to let go and just be!
"I am the Vine, ye are the branches..." John 15:5
If we don't really understand these words we will keep trying to do the things only God can do. Things like, blessing yourself, solving your own problems, answering your own prayers and promoting yourself. Or worse, you will try to 'cover up' for God because He's not doing it quickly enough, so you're standing there like a substitute teacher trying to make Him look good through your human efforts. (A note from me here - can you imagine I felt like this when I was ill and being one of only two families who know the Lord in our village, that I thought - what will they think of the God I serve?)
Give it up, it can't be done. Jesus said 'I am the Vine, you are the branches... all you need to do is stay connected. (Another note from me: I see this principle at work, being surrounded by vineyards - the branches receive the life-giving sap from the vine and all it has to do is produce fruit with it.)
You've got to know where your help comes from! We say that without Him we can do nothing and then act as if it all depended on us. Our success is in the Vine and our future is in the Vine! All we need to do is stay connected!
I hope you enjoyed this little meditation as much as I enjoyed refreshing myself with the Word of God.
I thought I would share a little card nonetheless before I wish you all a very peaceful Easter. It's not a new card, its a card that I shared on my other blog and on the Flickr gallery so please don't feel you have to comment. I'm just lowering my standard to have to post a new card today and just being me. This reminded me of the beautiful Spring we are having at the moment! The little verse in French on the side is 'Ne crains pas, crois seulement' which is Do not fear, only believe'!
And this little capture of my Rosemary bush, I thought the colors matched the card. Nothing spectacular just a little look into my world.
Many blessings!
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Thanks for sharing a look into your world and a most Happy Easter to you and your family....full of blessings and love!ReplyDelete
Hi Jacqueline, wishing you a really beautiful Easter! Thank you for sharing your wonderful creation again today, I love each one you post! I wanted to say a special thank you for the words you shared today, especially the part "always thinking we have to be more than what we are" - that's a hard one, especially because I believe that in many things, we can be more, more loving, more caring, more giving, more grateful - but sometimes, we cannot. Sometimes we have to simply take the time to be, and to be happy with who we are, as long as it is the best version of who we are. My core values are all based on Christianity, but I cannot say that I am a traditional church going Christian, far from it. I found that verse, "I am the vine, you are the branches...all you need to do is stay connected" very profound, and I am going to spend some time thinking on that, trying to understand it more. So thank you sweet Jacqueline! Perfect timing!ReplyDelete
Well, if I lived in your village I would think that the God that woman professes must be amazing because look at her spirit even in the midst of something so terrifying as cancer! Have a blessed Easter, Jacqueline:)ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing the devotional and your thoughts and experiences. (And your delightful card!) Our measure of success is so different from God's . . . and as long as you keep pointing to him, and stay connected to him, who's to say what will come of it?! (We did a study last week on God's "Upside down kingdom") You have been a strong witness and faithful follower and blessed so many of us.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 6, 2012 at 6:40 PM
Love your cards1ReplyDelete
Wish you a Happy Eastertime
And I will say AMEN!!!ReplyDelete
Yesterday I was with Jan en Mieke de Ridder.
Many greetings from them.
With love hennie.
Beautiful grid card with such rich colours. Thanks for your inspirational words Jacqueline. Happy Easter!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for this little devotional message, Jacqueline. It is always good to remember that "with God, all things are possible". His ways are always the best ways for us even though we might not understand things at the time.ReplyDelete
Have a blessed Easter with your family!
Beautiful card, Jacqueline! Happy Easter to you!ReplyDelete
Hi Jacqueline! I wish you a happy Easter! I love your card, the way those panels are made looks great! I really want to try this soon with those pretty wine labels! Thank you for your wonderful photo and this view into your life. I just got a Rosemary plant and am starting my balcony garden so I am keeping my fingers crossed it will thrive. Again, Happy Easter!ReplyDelete
Hugs, Hanneke
You always remind me of what is important, Jacqueline and I am so grateful that you give me a little nudge now and again.....A very peaceful and blessed Easter to you and your familyReplyDelete
love and hugs
chris richards
Amen to ALL you posted, Jacqueline! Stay connected to the vine, always. SO TRUE! Your cards and photos are always inspiring to me. May God's blessings abound for you this Easter!ReplyDelete
A Beautiful card and photo. I think they both are exceptional.ReplyDelete
Wishing you and yours a Blessed Easter.
Hugs Lynn
Thank you Jacqueline, you have so spoken to my heart "Jesus took upon Himself everything that separated us from God and defeated death for us before He rose again! He has the key!"ReplyDelete
This resonates deep within me, all that separated us from god was death and Jesus tore down this hurdle by giving all that he had to give.. himself as the purest offering to make us worthy to be with our Father in heaven.
How beautiful is this. You are a beautiful woman Jacqueline inside and out, God bless you beautiful lady! … and Happy Easter to you and your family :)
Love & hugs
Angie xx
Vielen Dank, liebe Jaqueline.ReplyDelete
Ich muss sagen, dass ich Sie sehr bewundere.
Ihre Kraft auch in dunkelster Stunde Hoffnung zu haben ist wunderbar.
Es ist ein Geschenk, so einen starken Glauben zu haben.
Das wird nicht jedem zuteil.
Gott segne Sie.
Ein schönes Osterfest
God Bless you and your family, Jacqueline-wishing you a blessed, peaceful Easter.ReplyDelete
Lovely words ... A very Happy Easter to you JacquelineReplyDelete
Happy Easter, Jacqueline. Thank you for your message.ReplyDelete
Such a wonderful post my friend. With such a wonderful message. I wish you a happy Easter.ReplyDelete
Hugs, Linda
A beautiful post, Jacqueline. I trust you had a joyous Easter. Your devotional was lovely and so fitting.ReplyDelete
Hi Jacqueline. I always love yor grid cards and this one to. I love how you put the different patterns together.ReplyDelete
Hugs Helle.
What a beautiful card, Jacqueline, and I love the photo of your garden - gorgeous! Hope you had a happy Easter!ReplyDelete
Jacqueline, this was so good that I'm putting a link to it on my Facebook page. If that is not ok, please let me know ASAP and i will remove it. I just thought everyone out in blogland should be able to read it. My FB page is under my name Faye Hoover.ReplyDelete


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Hope College honored faculty members for service, academic achievement and professional involvement during the college's annual recognition luncheon on Monday, Jan. 5.
Hope College honored faculty members for service, academic achievement and professional involvement during the college's annual recognition luncheon on Monday, Jan. 5.
The luncheon traditionally marks the beginning of the college's second semester. Participating were James Bultman, president; James Boelkins, provost; Alfredo Gonzales, associate provost and dean for international and multicultural education; Moses Lee, dean for the natural and applied sciences; Richard Ray, dean for the social sciences; and William Reynolds, dean for the arts and humanities.
Recognized for 40 years of service were: Herb Dershem (computer science), Jack Holmes (political science), Jon Huisken (registrar, and dean for academic services), Bruce McCombs (art) and Peter Schakel (English).
Honored for 30 years of service were: Ion Agheana (Spanish), John Cox (English), Sander deHaan (German), Alfredo Gonzales (associate provost and dean for international and multicultural education) and Robin Klay (economics). Recognized for 25 years of service were: Ed Hansen (geology), Lynne Hendrix (accountancy), Jim Herrick (communication) and Anne Larsen (French).
Honored for 20 years of service were: Jackie Bartley (English), Colleen Conway (Van Wylen Library), Judy Hillman (art), Steve Nelson (art), Debra Swanson (sociology) and Todd Swanson (mathematics).
Adjunct and part-time members of the faculty honored for 20 or more years of service were: Tom Davelaar, kinesiology (25 years); Larry Malfroid, music (35 years); Jon Osborn, sociology (35 years); Janet Pinkham, Academic Support Center/communication (20 years); Rob Pocock, political science/communication (20 years); and Richard K. Smith, English (25 years).
Ji Hoon Park (communication) was named a Towsley Research Scholar. Jeff Brown (engineering) and Debra Swanson (social work) received Ruth and John Reed Faculty Achievement Awards. Andy Nakajima (Japanese) and Todd Swanson (mathematics) received this year's Janet L. Andersen Excellence in Teaching Awards. The Provost's Awards for Service to the Academic Program were presented to Nancy Cook (education) and John Yelding (education).
Faculty honored for serving on the college's Teaching Enhancement Workshop Committee were: Debra Swanson (sociology, and committee director); Christopher Barney (biology); Lorna Hernandez Jarvis (psychology); and Barbara Mezeske (English).
Jennifer Young (English) was recognized for having received the 2008 Hope Outstanding Professor Educator (H.O.P.E.) Award.
Acknowledged as authors and editors during the past year were: Claudine Andre (Spanish), Barry Bandstra (religion), Virginia Beard (political science), Albert Bell (history), Steven Bouma-Prediger (religion), Wayne Brouwer (religion), David Cunningham (CrossRoads Project), James Herrick (communication), Mark Husbands (religion), Deirdre Johnston (communication), Nella Kennedy (Van Raalte Institute), Moses Lee (dean for the natural and applied sciences), John Lunn (economics), David Myers (psychology), Jacob Nyenhuis (Van Raalte Institute), Graham Peaslee (chemistry, and geological and environmental sciences), Jack Ridl (English, emeritus), Peter Schakel (English), Heather Sellers (English), John Shaughnessy (psychology), Robert Swierenga (Van Raalte Institute), Elliot Tanis (mathematics, emeritus) and Scott VanderStoep (psychology).
Honored for accomplishment as performing artists were: Rosanne Barton-DeVries (dance) and Andrew Le (music). Members of the art faculty recognized for their work as artists were: Judy Hillman, Bruce McCombs, Steve Nelson and Katherine Sullivan. Members of the kinesiology faculty and staff honored for accomplishments as coaches were: Brian Morehouse (women's basketball), John Patnott (men's swimming), Becky Schmidt (volleyball) and Glenn Van Wieren (men's basketball).
Faculty honored for being named officers of professional associations were: Kirk Brumels (kinesiology), Leah Chase (biology and chemistry), Susan Dunn (nursing), Kim Hawtrey (economics), Michael Misovich (engineering), Graham Peaslee (chemistry, and geological and environmental sciences), Becky Schmidt (kinesiology), Darin Stephenson (mathematics), Debra Swanson (sociology) and Charlotte Witvliet (psychology).
Faculty recognized for receiving honors and awards were: Ernest Cole (English), Donald Cronkite (biology), Susan Dunn (nursing), Linda Dykstra (music), Jonathan Hagood (history), Kelly Jacobsma (Van Wylen Library), Fred Johnson (history), Pamela Koch (sociology), Anne Larsen (French), Moses Lee (dean for the natural and applied sciences), Nancy Miller (dean emerita for the social sciences), Graham Peaslee (chemistry, and geological and environmental sciences), Tim Pennings (mathematics), Brian Porter (management), Heather Sellers (English), Todd Steen (economics), Debra Swanson (sociology), Steve Talaga (music), Steve VanderVeen (management, and Center for Faithful Leadership), Vicki Voskuil (nursing) and Boyd Wilson (religion). The department of chemistry was also recognized for having received recognition from the American Chemical Society and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
Several faculty and departments and programs were recognized as recipients of grants and fellowships: Miguel Abrahantes (engineering), Chris Barney (biology), Nancy Barnum (nursing), Aaron Best (biology), Leah Chase (biology and chemistry), Annie Dandavati (political science), Matt DeJongh (computer science), Paul DeYoung (physics), Jane Finn (education), Eva Folkert (kinesiology), Greg Fraley (biology), Janis Gibbs (history), Peter Gonthier (physics), Fonda Green (Children's After School Achievement Program), Ed Hansen (geology), Jeff Johnson (chemistry), Brent Krueger (chemistry), John Krupczak (engineering), Moses Lee (dean for the natural and applied sciences), Catherine Mader (physics), Virginia McDonough (biology), Brian Mork (chemistry), Andy Nakajima (Japanese), Graham Peaslee (chemistry, and geological and environmental sciences), Stephen Remillard (physics), Carol Simon (philosophy, and general education), Christian Spielvogel (communication), Joanne Stewart (chemistry), Nathan Tintle (mathematics) and F. Sheldon Wettack (chemistry). Programs recognized for grant awards were: the Children's After School Achievement (CASA) Program, and the natural and applied sciences division and the departments of education, kinesiology and psychology.


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Loic Guilloux joins H2O Asset Management as, managing director, head of new business development
Loic Guilloux is appointed Head of New Business Development with the assignment to launch new funds to accelerate H2O Asset Management expansion.
He reports to Bruno Crastes, CEO, who says : "with Loic's nomination we outline our will to keep innovating, to adapt to new market realities and, overall, to bring to our clientele investment solutions with performance and diversification benefits".
Loïc Guilloux has in-depth experience in Global Macro, Asset/Liability Management, Investment Solutions and in Financial Regulations which he gained during a 22 year career in the Global Markets industry (FICC and Equities), including the last 16 years at Merrill Lynch International, based in London and Paris, where he ran several activities (Asset/Liability & Investment Solutions for Global Equities in Europe, FICC for Belgium-France-Luxembourg, Complex Interest Rates & Forex Options Sales in EMEA, SVT mandate…). The 6 prior years he was at Crédit Agricole Indosuez where, at the end of his tenure, he was deputy Head of Fixed Income sales.
Previously he served as forward observation officer at 35° Régiment Parachutiste and platoon commander at 6° Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine (Gabon).
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H2O Asset Management is a London-based asset management firm founded in 2010. An expert in global macro multi-strategy management with AUM of €10 billion, H2O Asset Management serves institutional and corporate clients as well as individual investors, in France and around the world, who are interested in achieving high risk-adjusted returns with daily liquidity and full transparency. H2O Asset Management's team of 40 investment professionals, including 14 fund managers, are guided by an investment philosophy that stresses optimal value diversification at the portfolio level while setting out clear risk and liquidity objectives. Thanks to its alliance with Natixis Asset Management, H2O Asset Management is able to leverage the support of its partner's sales teams in France, and those of Natixis Global Asset Management abroad. H2O AM LLP is a limited liability partnership authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the number 529105. Head office: 10 Old Burlington Street, London W1S 3AG.
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About Natixis Asset Management
Natixis Asset Management ranks among the leading European asset managers1 with €347 billion in assets under management and 712 employees2. Natixis Asset Management offers its clients tailored, innovative and efficient solutions organised into six investment divisions:
Fixed income, European equities, Investment and client solutions, Structured products and volatility developed by Seeyond, Global emerging developed by Emerise, and Responsible Investing developed by Mirova.
1 Source: IPE Top 400 Asset Managers 2015 ranked Natixis Asset Management as the 46th largest asset manager based on global assets under management, and by the country of the main headquarters and/or main European domicile, as of 31 December 2014.
2 Source: Natixis Asset Management - Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited as of 31 March 2016.
Reference to a ranking does not indicate the future performance of the fund manager.
Seeyond is a brand of Natixis Asset Management. Emerise is a brand of Natixis Asset Management and Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited with teams in Paris and Singapore. Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited is an asset manager, 100% subsidiary of Natixis Asset Management.
Mirova is a subsidiary of Natixis Asset Management.
About Natixis Global Asset Management
Natixis Global Asset Management is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natixis. The company brings together investment management and distribution companies based in Europe, in the United-States and in Asia. It totals more than 776.4 billion euros of assets under management and employs 3600 associates on 31 March, 2016*.
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The concept of the Peace Garden at California State University, Fresno was born when a memorial for Mahatma Gandhi, prophet of nonviolence and Father of the Human Rights Movement in the 20th Century, was dedicated on October 2, 1990.
Other monuments include the first life-size monument in the nation of the late Cesar E. Chavez that was dedicated in the Peace Garden on March 31, 1996. Mr. Chavez was the leader of the United Farm Worker's Union who waged a nonviolent struggle against social injustice, oppression and human suffering experienced by his people, especially the farm workers in an affluent society.
On January 18, 1998, the 80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a Peace Garden statue was unveiled and dedicated. The statue depicts Dr. King in his ministerial robes, holding a small child, which the artist said represents innocence and is symbolic of Dr. King's concern with future generations.
The Jane Addams statue was dedicated in 2006. Jane Addams was committed to the democratic ideals that inspired her many diverse achievements as a social reformer, writer, activist, feminist, and international peace advocate. According to the Peace Garden website, Addams co-founded the Hull-House, which was the first settlement house in the United States, and was president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. In 1931 Ms. Addams received the Nobel Peace Prize and was the second woman and the first American woman to receive that honor. Her life's work was truly spent promoting understanding, tolerance, and mutual respect among people and she is an inspiration to all people. The bronze statue depicts Addams, a tireless champion of women, immigrants and the poor, holding up a child, who in turn lifts up a glass globe.
The Peace Garden was renovated in 2008 and rededicated on Earth Day 2009 as part of the new library project. Improvements to this area have been greatly enhanced to include new walkways, accessible pathways to monuments, enhanced seating and new plantings. Visitors to the library are able to experience the new garden through the north facing glass, while visitors to the garden itself can note the serenity it affords. The improvements allow for both quiet meditation and more accommodating group experiences.
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As we close in on the most celebrated Holiday of the Season, I want to tell you a story about two of Santa's elves who spend nearly every week of the year doing something for needy kids and their families. Golf annually generates over $3.5 billion for charities across the United States. This is a story about two women who have committed a big part of their lives helping other people through golf.
Amy Wilson has served as the President of the PGA Tour Wives Association (PTWA) for the last five years. Her husband, Mark, won two of the first three PGA Tour events of the 2011 season. Wilson recorded victories in Hawaii and Phoenix. The 5'6, 150lb pound former University of North Carolina golfer went on the win $3.1 million and finished 19th on the 2011 PGA Tour money list.
Jennifer Stallings is enjoying her rookie status with the PTWA. Her husband, Scott, will most likely be the runner-up to Keegan Bradley for the PGA Tour's Rookie-of-the-Year. Stallings won the Greenbrier Classic and finished with $1.9 million in earnings and a 41st place spot on the Tour money list.
The PGA Tour Wives Association is an organization that was founded in 1988 with the mission of rendering support and assistance to needy children and their families through charitable events. During many weekly PGA Tour events, the PTWA will dedicate Wednesday to an initiative that will benefit needy local kids and their families. While their professional golfing husbands are getting ready for the Tour stop, this group of wives is diligently giving back to the local community.
The list of charitable groups that the PTWA has helped is lengthy. PGA Tour wives have raised money and given time to organizations such as First Tee, Walk the Course against Domestic Violence, Shelters for Battered Women and their Children, various Food Banks around the U.S., Shriners Hospitals and a host of others.
Wilson and Stallings will tell you that every PTWA cause is worthwhile and heartwarming. One effort that touches the voice of these two PGA Tour wives is Blessings in a BackPack. Each Friday throughout the year, 6,875 needy children get their backpacks filled with food with courtesy of the PGA Tour Wives Association and a partnering grocery store.
These kids are on school lunch programs and when they go home for the weekends, many of their families don't have food to eat," said Amy Wilson. "Before Blessings in a Backpack many of these kids skipped school on Friday. They showed up on Monday with upset stomachs because they hadn't eaten for several days.
"The schools have seen a huge increase in Friday attendance because the kids know they will get their backpacks filled for the weekend. They show up for school on Monday feeling healthy and ready to go," said Wilson. "The families depend on this and it has been very gratifying."
Blessings in a Backpack take on a special meaning to the Tour Wives for another reason according to Wilson. "Fridays are cut days for Tour players. What happens on Friday for our families dictates whether our husbands play on the weekends, it affects their ability to earn money and things like FedEx Cup points," said Wilson. "Even when we have a bad Friday and miss a cut, there is a lot of satisfaction knowing that kids are getting their backpacks filled that same day because of us."
Jennifer Stallings echoes Wilson's comments. "This year I learned about many organizations that I hadn't been exposed to before such as Blessings in a Backpack. Most, if not all of these kids do not have food at home for them on the weekends. This program provides that.
"Trying to narrow down one thing that has been my favorite that the PTWA has done is really tough. We are involved with organizations dealing with women and children. How do you choose a favorite in that?" asked Stallings. "Being from Tennessee, I've always wanted to be involved with St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Scott and I had the opportunity to tour the hospital last summer. To see kids run through the hospital in little masks and no hair is almost unbearable, but seeing them laugh and play is something totally different."
When you look at a typical Tour week for the players, wives and families it is pretty impressive that this group of wives would find time to help others. Families arrive at the next Tour stop late on Sunday or early Monday. The wives will typically unpack and set things up for the week while the husband plays in the Monday pro-am. Rookies, such as Stallings, are limited in their access during the practice rounds.
Tuesdays are full-fledged practice days. Wednesday will vary with the event, but it serves as a day of rest for many players before the tournament begins on Thursday. That being said, the PTWA devote it to their cause leaving some husbands like Mark Wilson babysitting while Amy does her thing with a PTWA project.
"We show up and want to work. We are not afraid to get dirty. We want to leave that PGA Tour stop knowing we helped somebody," said Wilson. "I could not be as active as I am without Mark's help. He knows this is important to me and he does his part."
One of the biggest challenges that come with marrying a PGA Tour player is the travel. This year Scott and Jennifer Stallings traveled 42 weeks. "This year turned out fantastic for us and I wouldn't trade it for anything, but that's a lot of travel. As a wife you can decide to go on the road and support your husband or you can stay home and deal with things there. Our system is that I travel.
"Supporting your husband can be hard, really hard. It seems like all of the guys are different," said Stallings. "Some want you to motivate them. Others don't want you to say anything. Some want you to stand by them. Others want you to go home. Some want you to analyze their swings while others want you to keep your mouth shut.
"Everyone is different. I think it can be really tough to figure out what works best for you and your spouse. I think that is important in any career and marriage though," concluded Stallings.
It is obvious that the PGA Tour Wives Association is as much a support group for each other as it is a means to help others. "These are my girls because we live the life together," says Wilson.
Make no mistake though, these women are driven to help others and they do it with little fanfare. They are the women behind the men. But, they find the time and make the effort to impact the lives of others who are less fortunate. They are Santa's Elves all year long.


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Parents and students say the move would take away critical space devoted to arts and music classes.
With charter schools making their way into Brooklyn, the Department of Education is looking to take a high school's third floor away to make room for kindergarteners. The Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts in Clinton Hill focuses on art and music which will receive set backs because the third floor is the location of the rooms utilized to facilitate these subjects.
The DOE is proposing moving Success Academy into the school in September of 2013-2014.
Parents and administrators met with DOE officials on Friday, Dec. 7, in the school's auditorium. To illustrate the emphasis on the arts and how essential it is to McKinney's programming, one student performed an opera song that resulted in a standing ovation.
Explaining the proposal, Brooklyn Superintendent of Schools Karen Watts said that Success Academy will start off with one class and add a grade level until the school includes kindergarten through fifth grade. By the 2017-2018 school year, success Academy will have between 434 and 556 students.
She said that the school could serve 1,035 students, but during the 2012-2013 school year is only serving 470 students. If the charter school is moved into the building, the two schools will serve between 864 and 1,060 students by the 2017-2018 school year.
"This use of building utilization rate is approximately 45 percent," Watts said, "which demonstrates that the facility is underutilized."
Celia Green, a parent of a McKinney student, criticized the DOE over the proposal, as well as how the process is being handled.
"DOE's plan will dismantle the very essence of programing that has been proven to work," she said, noting that the classes focusing on theater, music, dance and other arts programs take place on the third floor.
Green said that the DOE should focus less on the hard numbers and more on what the students actually need.
"The student have been lumped into an equation of numbers, not student needs and not student opportunities," she said.
But Watts disagreed with Green's prediction.
"The DOE does not anticipate that this proposal will have any negative impact on programing," she said.
Dezeray Lynch, a 6th grade student at McKinney, said the school is already too crowded.
"Students already have trouble getting to class," she said. "It's going to look like Yankee Stadium. Success Academy, with all due respect, McKinney doesn't want you here."


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After running a spirited campaign against State Senator Joseph Addabbo, in his concession speech Councilman Eric Ulrich said that it was nothing personal against the incumbent, but that this was a race about the issues.
Ulrich did everything he could to defeat Addabbo, including spending what must have been boatloads of cash to run those ads attacking Addabbo once every three minutes on NY1 in the weeks before the election.
(Although, it appears that many of them were paid for by a political action committee, and not the Ulrich campaign itself.)
Well, it sure seemed personal to us!
But seriously, all of the political planning and polling could have never taken into account a natural disaster the likes of Hurricane Sandy hitting New York City just a week before the election and causing so much devastation in the south Queens district.
Before the election, some folks on the editorial board here at the paper sat down with Ulrich and we happened to eavesdrop on the conversation as we were passing by.
Discussing his own internal polling, Ulrich was confident in the end that the Rockaway peninsula would be what would carry him to victory.
And why shouldn't he have been? The Rockaway peninsula was instrumental in getting Ulrich's fellow Republican, Bob Turner, elected to Congress over Democrat David Weprin in a surprise upset.
So when that stronghold was completely upended by the hurricane, forcing voters - who had no power and in some cases no home – to travel all over the borough just to cast their vote, it was a big game changer for Ulrich, as we're sure many just decided to sit this election out given all that was going on in their own lives.
Ultimately, the voters decided the race between Addabbo and Ulrich, but when we look back at this election the impact that Hurricane Sandy had on the race will be a constant footnote.


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Yes, and idiots putting vital systems on internet-facing hosts (or networks) are the reason that the Merkins are so concerned about their power network being hacked. Honestly, if it's not for public use, don't put it on (or immediately behind) a public network!
effective policing and punishment for computer criminals.
Careful coding and configuration on their own just cannot be effective enough on multipurpose computer systems, they are just too many lines of code, to many interfaces, and too many continuing changes, for coding and configuration to ever be 100% effective.
Computer criminals need to be tracked down and put in jail.
I was just looking over Kevin Mitnick's bio in Wikipedia. He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword it seems.
Like the security on your house, there may well be ways in, and possibly ways which you'd not considered. Regardless of that, though, you'd still lock your doors and shut your windows before you left the house, right? If we accept that criminals will always be with us, regardless of how many laws we get our governments to write, then we also need to take at least basic steps towards keeping our possessions secure.
As regards where you keep data, hackers aren't the only risk to your server. Lightning strike, fire, flood, or simple anno domini on your hard disk are a lot more likely to lose your data. So although the hacker may be the one who wiped the data in this instance, any permanent loss of data is due to a failure on *your* part.
And sure, if someone's deliberately bollixed your system, then being able to arrest them would be nice. However it's not always possible. That's not "possible" as in "practical use of time", but "possible" as in "physically able to do it". In some cases (regimes in China, Burma, Egypt or Saudi Arabia which will happily violate anyone's human rights) being unable to trace someone online is a good thing. In other cases (idiot script kiddies) it's not.
Paris, because she's got multiple online backups of her home movies and pics
Wow man, my coffee.
Seriously, OF COURSE stuff out there is Internet-facing these days. It's just too useful to use the open network, like using Social Security Numbers for unique id purposes.
To make stuff safe, we have VPNs, firewalls and "separate backends". Also, people who are knowledgeable in writing good code.
the growing world of world wide web is also giving fodder to malicious activities and posing security threats for the main reason that its very easy to keep identity under wraps in this virtual world something needs to be done on this issue to keep a better control
(AC "Samantha" @ 5:26)
Anyway, Mitnick never impressed me but he's spot on about not putting important stuff online if it doesn't need to be immediately publicly accessible. There's a reason that I use encryption for stuff I really care about and keep anything that's not trivial on offline storage. *eye roll*


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Former political staffer James Ashby is to pursue the federal government for more than $1 million in legal costs from his aborted sexual harassment suit against former parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper.
In a Federal Court hearing on Monday, the bitter legal stoush – in which Mr Ashby accused his former boss of "unwelcome sexual advances" – was formally discontinued following Mr Ashby's decision to withdraw from the case last week.
However, Mr Ashby's barrister, Tom Blackburn, SC, asked that his client be given the option of making an application for costs from the federal government.
The case spanned more than two years, covered numerous court hearings and produced thousands of pages of legal documents, so Mr Ashby's legal costs were expected to be in excess of $1 million.
In a statement released after the hearing, Mr Ashby said the decision by the full bench of the Federal Court earlier this year, which found the case was not, as had been found earlier, an abuse of the judicial process, gave him the right to pursue costs from the commonwealth.
"It became clear in the latest court hearings that the commonwealth government is, and continues to be, a major decider in how this case has progressed.
"But for the commonwealth's continued funding and support of Mr Slipper, this case may well have been settled a long time ago.
"We will be pursuing the commonwealth for what are called third-party costs."
Paul Bibby is a Court Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.


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What's New At Claire Oliver
Photos by G. Art by Don Porcella and Ben Van Netten, respectively.
I was so excited when I visited the Claire Oliver Gallery in New York the other day for two reasons: first, one of my favorite artists, Don Porcella has a new work on display and second, the new exhibit "Six Degrees of Separation" is now showing. Long time readers of this site (aka the coolest and hippest people on earth) are already familiar with Don Porcella's work. In addition to his encaustic paintings, he makes art out of pipe cleaners! It might be hard to tell from the above image, but a large bird is clutching a rat (that is the artist). I hate to spoil it, but I've met the artist and he is anything but a rat!
On the main floor of the Claire Oliver Gallery through November 13, 2010 is a cool exhibit called "Six Degrees of Separation: A New Generation of Canadian Artists." The exhibit, guest curated by Noah Becker, bridges the gap between the disparate worlds of Eastern and Western Canadian art and nudges the New York art scene to pay attention to the works from our northern neighbors. The art in this exhibit is diverse and features work from Graham Gillmore, James Nye, Alex McLeod, Frank Torng, Angela Grossmann, Ben van Netten, Trevor Guthrie, Noah Becker, Attila Richard Lukacs, and Catherine Heard. Don't miss it!
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Celebrity hair stylist for Suave Professionals, Jenny Cho, who has been the pro behind J.Law's short cut and recent longer length, gives the tips she's used on the A-lister to make the transition super easy.
1. The Transition Cut
"You don't want to be where you were 6 to 8 weeks ago," says Cho, who recommends not getting what she calls a full cut. "Ask your stylist to just taper the nape area and ask to take the weight out throughout the top, back, and sides without cutting the length since it will have a tendency to get round and heavy." Then have your stylist repeat the above "a few more times to keep your hair cut in a good shape so it's easy for you to handle on your own," she adds.
2. Keep It Low Maintenance
"After getting this trim, you should be able to wake up, apply a little pomade or cream to the ends, and it just looks super chic and effortless," says Cho.
3. Change Things Up a Bit
"As your hair grows out a bit more, it gets challenging to style, so be playful and explore different ways to style your hair that works for you," says Cho. "I had so much fun with Jennifer Lawrence's short hair during the Hunger Games tour and for the award season — I switched up her short hair into many different styles." Cho's pro tip: Experiment with hair accessories and bobby pins. "They come in handy at this point too, so have fun," she notes.
4. Styling Products Are Essential
"Having the right hair products, tools, and brushes are also key to an easy transition," says Cho. Her go-to products to use for hair in the in-between phase: Suave Professionals Sleek Anti-Frizz Cream and Suave Professionals Natural Infusion All Day Body Leave-In Foam. "Invest in a good hair dryer and flat iron," she adds. Her selects: Harry Josh's dryer, Hot Tools curling irons and baby Mason Pearson or a paddle brush.
5. Follow the Shape
"When growing hair out, you might start to see a graduated bob shape building where the front and the sides are much longer and the back top half is hugging your crown area," explains Cho. "Ask your stylist to just tighten up the length around the nape and texturize the rest and get the bulk out so it has movement."
6. Opt for Layers
"Once hair is almost at the length of a bob, have your stylist give your hair some good long layers for texture," she says. "Apply mousse to bring out your natural texture when styling, like the Suave Professionals Captivating Curls Whipped Cream Mousse, or add a little beach spray."
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SOCORRO, N.M., - The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR) is sponsoring the first New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Award to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing or facilitating the role of geoscience in education, research, public service, and public policy in New Mexico.
Nominations are due by November 1, 2003, and can be submitted by anyone. Contributions should correspond with any or all of the following criteria: Nominees must have made a major scientific contribution that advances understanding of geology, hydrology, hydrogeology, geophysics, or some related discipline in New Mexico; must have a long-standing commitment to advance the understanding of the earth science systems of New Mexico; must have made a major impact on the education of earth science in New Mexico; must have facilitated the study of earth science in New Mexico; and must have championed and/or implemented important earth science policy in New Mexico. Current employees of NMBGMR are not eligible for consideration as potential award recipients.
For more information concerning the New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Award, including detailed information on the nomination process, please call Loretta Tobin at (505) 835-5302, or e-mail, email@example.com. Nomination forms are available on the NMBGMR web page at http://www.geoinfo.nmt.edu/education/scholarships/esaa, or by calling Loretta Tobin. For more information on the NMBGMR, visit the Bureau's website at http://geoinfo.nmt.edu.


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Monday, April 13, 2009
Read A Book While Practicing
[Fred] Astaire was famous for practicing his steps over and over until he didn't have to think about them. I read somewhere that his test was, while dancing, to read a book. If he could read the book and retain what he read, then he knew he had learned the dance.
[Franz Liszt] advised his students to read a book while practicing: "The advantage of reading a book while practicing for pure technique alone is that it enables us to forget the boredom of playing a passage over and over again, a dozen, or fifty or a hundred times until the body has absorbed it."
However, this is the opposite of deliberate practice.
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I don't really think it isn't the same.ReplyDelete
The second quote even states plainly: "pure technique"
But I'm not even taking his word for it.
I really don't see a core difference between what Astaire and A-Rod are described as doing. They are both ruthless in their technique, have specific goals/milestones as far as the feedback, I see nothing specific to the examples that suggest either had an excess or a lacking for it.
Is there some key value of "deliberate practice" I'm not getting here, I'd like to know what I'm missing.
- AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 10:21:00 AM PDT
@Colin: I wrote a long reply and decided to post it to my own blog here: http://chalain.livejournal.com/77073.html but the summary is this: Deliberate practice is how you get to the next level of ability while read a book practice is how you make your current level of ability become effortless. HTH/Cheers!ReplyDelete


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High Court Upholds Conviction in Fatal Stabbing
A Sioux Falls man will remain in jail for stabbing another man in a motel parking lot after the South Dakota Supreme Court denied his appeal.
Vind Strozier, 57, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault in 2011 for stabbing 22-year-old Rodney Iron Hawk to death and wounding another man.
Strozier's lawyers argued that his statements to police should not have been used during the trial because he had not given up his right to remain silent. They also argued that Strozier acted in self-defense.
However, video provided by police of Strozier's interrogation shows that he voluntarily talked with officers.
The court also ruled that the jury in Strozier's original trial heard enough evidence to reject his claim of self-defense.
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With Gus Bradley installed as the new head coach in Jacksonville, Brian Schottenheimer will be returning to his role as offensive coordinator for the Rams.
Schottenheimer interviewed with the Jaguars earlier this week, the latest of several interviews that Schottenheimer has gotten for a top job over the last few years. Missing out on the chance to run his own ship likely disappointed Schottenheimer, but he's doing a pretty good job of hiding it.
"When I first found out, I was able to talk to both Jeff (Fisher) and Sam (Bradford). It's an exciting time to be a Rams fan." Schottenheimer said, via Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "The cool thing is I know I'm in a great spot with great people, with so many amazing things going on."
Bradford posted his most successful year in 2012 and this will be the first chance he's getting to work with the same offensive coordinator in consecutive seasons, a bit of continuity that could help the Rams offense take a step forward next season. Figuring out whether running back Steven Jackson and wide receiver Danny Amendola will be back is another part of the puzzle, but there's likely a lot of good feelings in St. Louis about Jacksonville's coaching decision.


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Clarkson University's Christina Lesyk Presents at Commencement Officers Conference
Christina Lesyk, director of university events at Clarkson University, presented at the 13th annual conference of the North American Association of Commencement Officers in Washington, D.C., earlier this semester. Her session on sustainable commencements was titled "Green is the New Black: How Green is Your Commencement?"
Lesyk discussed how Clarkson's efforts to be more sustainable in all that it does -- from dining services to decor -- positively impacts one of the most important ceremonies of a university.
While at the meeting, Lesyk also attended sessions on protocol (led by Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall, chief of protocol for the United States under the Obama Administration), graphic design, audio-visual technology, emergency preparedness, the use of live music, and inauguration savvy and success.
"Commencement officers are event planners, facilities staff, and registrar office personnel, among other positions," said Lesyk. "We all understand that it is a privilege to work on commencement and be part of a major rite of passage for our students.
She said that the most valuable part of the conference was the opportunity to network with representatives from 159 colleges and universities from across North America and Canada.
Lesyk has worked at Clarkson since 2005 and has been director of university events since 2009.
Founded in 2001, the North American Association of Commencement Officers (NAACO) is a professional organization of commencement and convocation officers from colleges and universities throughout North America and Canada.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Daydream Island is the closest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays to the mainland shore at Airlie Beach. Daydream is extremely popular due to its natural beauty and variety of water activities available. With modern, contemporary rooms, several dining options, a wedding chapel, an award-winning day spa, kids club and loads of facilities to keep the whole family amused.
Snorkel directly off the beach to the fringing reef at Lovers' Cove or go sea kayaking, water skiing and windsurfing with the watersports team at the resort. There are also several walking tracks on the island for you to explore. The central and highest point of the island is a small but dense jungle of tropical vegetation inhabited by parrots and tiny sunbirds.
Daydream Island Resort occupies the majority of the island and offers many activities and impressive facilities including an excellent mini-golf course where you can "play your way around Australia" in 19 holes, and the Living Reef Lagoon, where you can experience the Great Barrier Reef without even getting your feet wet, if you don't want to. Handle a baby shark, pat a stingray and feed the barramundi in the large outdoor aquarium, guided by Marine Biologists.
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My love for movies is a great one; therefore, I've dedicated a bit of time to loving, hating and, above all, analyzing them in this corner of the internets. Don't be afraid to leave a comment, even if you don't know me. I don't bite, you know, and we may even start an interesting debate :3
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This article provides information on configuring Windows Server to generate a dump file in the event of a blue-screen (bugcheck). Dump files are often very useful when troubleshooting blue-screen/bugcheck events on Windows servers.The procedure for configuring a server to generate a dump file varies slightly among versions of Windows Server.
A kernel memory dump is typically the most useful type of dump file. Small memory dumps (minidumps) have the advantage of being very small, but they often contain insufficient data to pinpoint the cause of a bugcheck. Complete memory dumps, on the other hand, contain a lot of data but can be extremely large. A kernel dump represents a good balance between the two.
The Startup and Recovery Options window in Windows Server 2003 is shown below (Figure 1: (English Only)):
Figure 1: Startup and Recovery Options window in Windows Server 2003
There is a new option in the dropdown list in Server 2012: Automatic memory dump.
This option generates a kernel dump but allows for a smaller system-managed pagefile than if Kernel memory dump is selected in the dropdown list.
More information about the Automatic memory dump option is given in a TechNet blog entry titled Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: Automatic Memory Dump.
Now that the server is configured to generate a dump file, it will do so the next time a bugcheck event (blue-screen) occurs. Tools such as WinDbg can be used to analyze the dump file in order to determine the cause of the bugcheck.
For basic instructions for using WinDbg, see Basic Windows Blue-Screen Troubleshooting with WinDbg .
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Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy is not backing down from his claim that he's the best running back in the NFL, better than Minnesota's Adrian Peterson.
McCoy made the case last month that he's the best running back in the NFL, prompting Peterson to laugh it off and say McCoy didn't really mean it. Asked this week if he was serious, McCoy insisted that he absolutely believes he's the best running back in the NFL.
"Yes, yes, yes," McCoy said, via CSNPhilly.com. "Especially the last three years. Check the numbers."
The numbers say Peterson has more rushing yards (4,333) than McCoy (3,756) in the last three years. But McCoy's contributions to the passing game put him on top when comparing total yards from scrimmage, with McCoy having 4,983 in the last three years and Peterson having 4,860. With that in mind, McCoy can't figure out why Peterson thought the claim of McCoy's superiority was anything less than serious.
"I don't know if he's joking or what," McCoy said. "I don't know how to take that. I play the game and it speaks for itself. I don't know what that meant. I don't understand what he was getting at."
As the NFL's reigning rushing champion, McCoy can make the case for himself. But most people aren't buying it: When we put it to a poll of PFT Planet, Peterson was voted the better running back by a 3-to-1 margin.


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Resident Mom Review: Summer Infant Slim & Secure Video Monitor
Product: Summer Infant Slim&Secure Handheld Color Video Monitor Price:$199.99 Buy it Here About: For parents looking for the ultimate stylish color video monitor that allows them to view baby both day and night, there's the Slim&Secure Handheld Color Video Monitor from Summer Infant. It's small, sleek and stylish design makes parents feel like they're watching the little one on their Smartphone. It's today's most sought after baby monitor and gives parents the reassurance they need. Reviewed By: Resident Mom™ Jennifer Resident Mom™ Says: My sons are 4-months-old and five-years-old. I used this on the 4-month-old and it was easy to assemble and install in his room. We've previously only used a non-video monitor. I do a lot of work from home and we live in a house where my work computer is in the basement, so with our old monitor any time our 4-month-old would make a noise I would have to run upstairs to make sure he was OK. With this monitor I could hear him and see him. It's been so nice to not constantly have to run upstairs to check on him! This monitor has several features I love: First, it allows you to view up to four cameras at once! We are definitely going to buy another one and put it in our 5-year-olds' room. It also has a power save mode, so the screen will go dark after 20 seconds, but the audio will remain on. I also like that I could plug it into a television monitor to view it (27 inches or smaller works best). The night vision works great as well (which is a black and white view). Overall, this is a great product! Pros: Can view up to four cameras at once; night vision Cons: Expensive Rating: A
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Noemii J — Babe of the Day
Noemii J. is a contest-winning hot import model, and you know what? We can totally tell why.
Miss J. was the winner of the SpoCom 2013 Bikini Contest and was a Super Street December 2013 Cover Model. With those kinds of credentials, you know she's an official hottie. As you cam tell from her pictures, she's got a pretty fierce look that accentuates her exotic sexiness.
You can follow her on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.