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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Angels Among Us
The one phrase that I heard more than any other while in Africa was "thonk you fa suving, Auntie" (thank you for serving auntie). In the morning I was greeted by those around me bowing to their knees and holding their hands out to touch my hands. They are SO grateful.
Kristene is Katie's 19 year old helper/friend/sister/ANGEL sent straight from above. She grew up in Northern Uganda and fled to Jinja because of the war. Every inch of her being is CONTINUALLY serving. She has experienced more in her 19 years than we will in a lifetime and LOVES the Lord with All of her heart and RADIATES his presence in her heart. Every time that I looked her in the eyes I thought of the scripture "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." Hebrews 13:2 I truly believe that the Lord sent Kristene to Katie for the job that is set before her, and on a daily basis Katie experiences living with an angel on earth.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Full Circle
Sitting on the couch, drinking coffee (which I am now addicted), I think about the roller coaster week that I have partaken in. There have been many highs, mixed with tragic lows that have rocked me to the core. Seeing children with seemingly no purpose or hope, turn into kids full of love and excitement is breathtaking. Holding and loving boys that have never had a male role model, or if they do a negative at that, makes me hopeful of a positive impact.
One of the more memorable events that has taken place this week has been visits to area schools for worship and bible study. We have performed skits in which by the climax, which consisted of a battle between Scott and I, upwards of 200 or 300 kids standing on their feet dying of laughter. During these times, the children would worship God with all the hearts longing for Jesus, singing to the top of their voices.
Another day we took a journey into "the bush." This was unlike anything that I have ever seen. The video I took is the only thing that could do the scenery justice. In this, we visited a remote village that even had its own witch doctor. (TIA)
Last night, we went to Bunjingi (spelling?) falls. These are some of the first rapids of the Nile River. It was surreal. The power of the rapids were breathtaking. We had a picnic as a family, all 24 of us. Watching the sunset over the Nile is a sight that will remain with me forever.
Lastly, this week as broken many stereotypes that I had made for Africa. It is amazing to see the impact that Katie and Amazima is having on the kingdom. However, in the midst of that hope and improvement, there is still much work to do. It makes you question your life and the things that you put so much emphasis on, that, at the end of the day, is futile.
We fly out of Entebbe tonight around 11. Your thoughts and prayers this week are appreciated and were felt.
ps. MORROW- the boys finished strong this week. We all picked it up a little bit after your inspiring post. See you on Monday!
"Auntie" Grace here again...where to start...well i guess i will explain the title of this post first...a while ago one of Katie's friends and her mom came to visit, and right before they left, they watched the movie "Blood Diamond"...I have never seen this movie but apparently its about a man who goes to Africa, and he says "T.I.A." all throughout the movie. T.I.A. stands for "this is Africa"...so all throughout the week, everyone has taken every opportunity to use it. For example, the other day, we were all discussing our sunburns and how you would not get this burned in America...or at least in TN....a perfect example of T.I.A...all throughout the week we have learned that THIS IS AFRICA. We have had an AMAZING trip where God has not failed to show himself in SO many ways, but T.I.A.. Yesterday, we went to do village ministry in several different villages. It reminded me of all that we have at home and how much we take for granted. I can't count how many times at my house I have heard someone say (and I am guilty of this too), "There's no food in the pantry," when we actually have a pantry full of food, it just might not be what you want. Some people here go days without food or water. Katie truly is running an amazing ministry. She feeds and provides education for children that otherwise would not receive food, would not be able to go to school, and most of all, would not have someone to love them and care for them. We should all appreciate everything we have and do not take anything for granted. I know that when our team here gets home, we will all look at everything through a different perspective, and appreciate the little things like a hot shower (although in Africa, cold showers feel great...), food any time we need, and people to love on us, kiss us goodnight, and say "I love you."
Me and Joshephine at Amani
Nkwagala Nyo! (I love you so so much!)
Auntie Grace :)
7 pixie sticks at once
Michael here...
A couple of days ago Landon and uncle Scott dared me to eat 7 pixie stix at 1 time so the next day at about 9:00 at night i did it. Landon was cracking up watching me take those pixie sticks down. but the only reason Landon and katie were laughing was because of my sour face. but Landon did not think it was impressive because he said he could do 10 if he wanted to.
This is me scarfing my pixy stix....yumm...
Overflowing Love
Wow...I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we are all pooped. We get up pretty early and stay up late talking and we pay for it about half way through the day when our eyeballs start drooping. This morning all of us but Suzanne and Katie walked the kids to school at about 7:00 a.m. this morning. It was so fulfilling to see all of the kids around us going to school eager and ready to learn. The children love school here unlike myself sometimes in America when sometimes I just do not want to get out of my bed for school. It makes me very grateful for my wonderful education and my wonderful teachers and school. Being here makes me realize how much I love my family and love everyone around me. I miss everyone so much!!!
Now I have to tell you a story about a little girl named Gladys. On Monday after the girls had come home from school and some of the neighboring kids had come over to play, little Gladys, who usually comes over to play, was standing in the doorway to the house. Katie saw her and picked her up. She loved on her and kissed her and she was telling us how she always does not smell well. I just thought to myself about how she not only needed to be loved on and hugged but truly cared for. Katie sat her on a mat on the floor and asked if she was hungry and she said yes. Katie gave her a hard-boiled egg and she gobbled it right up. After, she had egg all over her face and hands so I gave Katie a wet-wipe to clean her up a little. They Katie just said, "Do you want to bathe her?" I jumped out of my seat and picked her up and took her to the bath tub. Grace and Mallory came and helped me. We took her clothes off and placed her in the bathtub. She did not move unless I moved her and she was very cooperative in holding her head back and letting me scrub really well. I washed her twice just to make sure I got all of the dirt off of her. After washing her it was time to put on some clothes and Katie handed me a clean dress for her. I put lotion on her sweet little skin and put some lavender oil on her little hair. I put the dress on her and she was good as new. I knew that this was probably the only bath she would have for a while so I wanted to do it well. May I add that little Gladys does not really ever smile. After her bath Mallory had her while I was cleaning up and then I came over and took her. I held her and played with her in my lap and I got a smile. This was the most precious smile I had ever seen. Her little eyes are so precious and she giggled for me too. After a little bit of playing I just held her close to me and put her head on my chest. We just sat there and before I knew it she was asleep. I dosed off a little while I was holding her and I just loved cuddling with her. She lives across the street from Katie, but I didn't know if I was ever going to see her again. Thinking back on it I am reminded of the verse:
Matthew 25:35-36 " For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty and you Gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of Me; I was in prison and you visited Me."
While I was holding Gladys I truly felt the spirit of God. He gave me such peace and love that my heart was overflowing. At about 7:00 p.m. Katie goes outside and tells the kids that do not live here that it is time for them to go home. So, it was time for sweet Gladys to go home, but she was still asleep. I handed her over to her sister, Dorothy, and they went on their way. The next day, Tuesday, I saw her again and she still smelled good from the bath I gave her and she was so excited to see me and she did not want me to leave her sight. Then today, Thursday, I saw her on our way to school and we held hands the whole way. Katie said that Gladys loves school and loves to learn. Being able to bathe her was a gift from God; a gift that I will always treasure in my heart. My heart hurts for the other children like Gladys in this country and in this world and that is why I love and am thankful for someone like Katie Davis.
Love you all!!! See you on Saturday!!!
blogs for weeks.....
Suzanne here.....
I have decided that there is so much to tell and it takes so long to blog and upload pics, that we will continue to blog for several weeks after we return to the US, so ya'll can see our pictures and hear about everything that we have experienced here.
On Saturday the children started rolling in and a little boy came in with white spots all over his face and body. Katie's face was HILARIOUS, I thought I was going to laugh my head off! As it turns out, he had smallpox and had walked for miles for his bag of food. We met him at the gate, gave him his food, and called a piki to take him home.....I have a pic that I will show you later.
This is one for Mary Pat (Katie's mom).....Okay, you must know that Katie is VERY frugal here! She will walk blocks for something that is 10 cents cheaper.
(Mike here, for you Scott...The locals refer to her as "Nangobi" or "Nantongo"...meaning that she cannot be taken advantage of, or put another way..you cant charge her the prices you typically charge an American..she will only pay the prices that other Africans pay...my word for this is "bush-smart". She can definitely hold her own. Christine says that people here consider her more African than American. We have learned to let Katie do the negotiating when it comes to money. )
(Back to Suzanne)..When she pays the piki men, they look at the coin that she pays them and shake their heads in laughter! Quite the bargain hunter our sweet Katie!
As she walks through her village the people meet her on the side of the road just for her to touch them. She has such a loving touch and it always ends with a kiss. I am very close behind with my purell cleaning her hands and mouth (the "mama" in me) hahaha
Okay, so katie is waiting for me, we're headed to the market for some chickens......we're gonna fry em up the American way today!!! yeeehah!!!! more to come later.....
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Village visits, pikis, and dancing
Uncle Mike here...11:20 pm in Uganda..we are all about to go to bed..talking about our day (it was a good one!), and rubbing aloe on our sunburns from the aloe plant just outside the front door. We started the day with Scott and I escorting the girls to school (they leave at daylight...about 6:30 am) so we came back and caught an extra hour of sleep before our morning cup of coffee. When everyone woke, we headed out on a journey to several villages in the area. We visited the villages where some of the kids in the Amazima program either came from or currently live. Hopefully pictures will be downloaded tomorrow of our day. We walked about 3 or 4 miles down the railroad and through the bush to visit these people. They were all small villages made up of tiny mud huts, usually anywhere from 30 to 7o people living in each village. Im sure someone else will post some more details from some of these visits...there were many memorable moments. Perhaps if we ever can get te pictures to download, they may tell the stories better than I ever could. After several hours spent in the various villages, we made our way to Canaan childrens home, where we were swarmed by hundreds of kids, excited to see their Aunt Katie and the "vis-tas". From there we experienced our first Piki ride home! Riding on the backs of little motorcycles...nother little piece of Africa we will always remember. Later in the day we went to Amani orphanage (yes it was a packed day and we are exhausted) where we spent a couple of hours visiting the kids there. Forgot to mention, we had a stop at a coffee stop in Jinja on the way to Amani, where we refueled. Speaking of food, I must say, the Ugandan food grows on you...we are all enjoying it (and Michael is enjoying his mac n cheese!). Finally we arrived home at around 6:30 pm to find all the kids engaged in their evening worship and dance. Agnes (who has stolen my heart....maybe more about that later) plays the drums (bongo) and leads everyone in song and dance...if we could download video of that it would blow you away. Yes we all danced and I must say Landon has rythm! They so enjoy us dancing with them (maybe they just enjoy laughing at our inability to keep up with them!). In fact, Agnes told someone the other day (i wont say which one of us) that her dancing (oops did I say "her") offended her because it was so bad! Agnes also has a wonderful sense of humor, which I love. Every night I tell a bedtime story to Agnes, Margaret, Prossi, and Margaret (Ive got a pretty good backlog of made up stories that Annabelle and Milleranne have heard countless times) so these girls just love em. They think Im so creative but Ive had about 12 years of making them up! Anyway, back to dancing. At dark we came inside and i put on some George Strait and we taught the girls a little two steppin! I have good reason to believe that theyve never heard of George Strait, country music, and certainly not the two-step. We had a ball! Agnes and I two stepped and it took her about two minutes to be better at it than me...no big surprise there. So then comes dinner and off to bed (after everyone...all 14...have baths). Agnes always tells me at bedtime "I love you Uncle" with the biggest sheepish grin I have ever seen. That in itself has made this trip worthwhile.
After 5 days here, I can see how some people fall in love with Africa. Ive seen tshirts that say "I need Africa more than Africa needs me." I am beginning to understand what that means.
After 5 days here, I can see how some people fall in love with Africa. Ive seen tshirts that say "I need Africa more than Africa needs me." I am beginning to understand what that means.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Hours with out Katie
It's Mallory here...
I made it here (gwen that was for you). Yesterday, as most of you know, Uncle Mike, Auntie Suzanne, Katie, Grace, and Michael left for Kenya, so we decided to have a little fun...Today Raul took my dad, Landon, Anna, and me to a couple of schools. At the first school there were mostly kids under 10. When we first arrived, we were mobbed by kids surrounding the car. We got out and the only thing they wanted to do was pet us. They LOVE our white skin! When we got to sit down everyone wanted to sit down in our lap and hold on to our hands. At the end dum dums were passed out and man they loved them! As we were passing out the dum dums i began to realize how spoiled we are. Not one of the kids asked if they could have a certain color they took what they were given and were satisfied. Many of us always want one certain thing but God may have a different plan and we should be satisfied with what he gives us. The second school we went to was on the other end town. At this school, tuition costs around 20 dollars for the kids to go to schoo, and every one of them pay for themselves. I realized how much my parents have provided for me as they pay for me to go to school and it is WAY over 20 dollars. This school was filled with cheers and welcomes for the "muzungas" (white people)..okay im gonna get off topic real quick... Auntie Suzanne is in the middle of catching a lizard and it is VERY entertaining...! (i have began to realize here that she is fearless of bugs...) Any way... we came home and about an hour later, the Kenya crew came back...Katie's kids were SO excited! So we all survived and everyone is home safe and sound...
Good Night from Uganda!
Road Trip to Kenya
Suzanne here.....
We started our trip to Kenya thinking that we were going to die. These people drive like CRAZY people!!!! in and out, up and down, red dirt flying EVERYWHERE.....goats, cows, chickens and CHILDREN all over the roads ( I'm talking 2 yr olds people!) motorcycles and bicycles swerving in and out of the traffic....TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. i must say though, there is no road rage here. You are expected to drive this way, and if not, you never get where you are going. All that said, the countryside is GORGEOUS... mountains, greenery, and the red dirt just offsets all the different colors. breathtaking......not to mention the baboons that were walking down the road,( I'm hoping the pics will upload.)
Crossing the border was an experience for Grace and Michael, they stood in amazement. When I got to the counter they called the BIG man from the back up to talk to me. He asked me how I entered the country of Uganda and I said " through the Entebbe airport" and he said that I had no stamp in my passport to show it. i must have looked REALLY confused as he flipped through my passport to show me how there was no proof. LUCKILY, my husband had the receipt from our payment of the visa in his bag and pulled it out for proof. (Oh how I love that man!) The big man went through several more technicalities, then looked back at me,, winked, and sent me on my way. it wasn't until Ivan (our driver) explained to me that they could have locked me up and beat me with a stick for being in their country without a visa that I got scared) sooooo GOD.
We arrived at the Compassion Project and laid eyes on our sweet Calvin for the first time. We have received pictures of him for 8 years now. We started with him in the 1st grade, and now he is 15 years old. I had to look up to him, he is so tall......but has a very shy demeaner. Kenyans do not hug culturally....I couldn't stop touching him, his skin was gorgeous,, I probably rocked his world. I hugged him every few minutes and he would just grin. His father killed last year. Since then, Calvin has taken on the "father role" of his home. You can tell by the pain in his eyes that his heart has been broken.
After some "african praise and worship"(WOW) with his classmates, they took us through the project showing us where he sits(and the little book) when he writes us letters, medical area, kitchen, etc......It was really neat to see "in person" all of the things that I had wondered about for all of these years.
He then took us to his home. It was a mud hut with two rooms. the first one was divided by some sheets hanging from the ceiling....one side a few places to sit, the other side Calvin's bed. The second little room had his moms bed in it and pots to cook with with a fire going on the ground......I'm not real sure how there was not smoke filling the room?! They served us drinks, boiled bananas, boiled sweet potatoes and mangos. We felt like royalty. I have never felt so appreciated. All of the neighbors kept coming to the door to see us. The children had never seen white people before. They kept looking at mine and Graces blue eyes (I think they thought we were ghosts...lol) We gave them some lollipops and they warmed up to us. (bribery......works every time!) Calvin gets water from the stream behind his house. He was dressed in his school uniform.....his finest.
I learned more in this one day than I have in a LONG time. Every time I looked into that sweet childs eyes, I felt the Lords presence. His goal is to become a teacher. He has a few more years of school and then the University. The money that we have invested in his life has without a doubt been one of the biggest and more significant investments of all. Thank you Lord for opening our hearts to him 8 years ago! I could write forever about the feelings that I felt today but am going to stop so Mallory can have a turn.
I wept A LOT today. I kept telling Calvin that they were tears of joy....he kept looking perplexed....hahahaha. So, we have decided to buy him a cow to show him how much we enjoyed our day with him!!!!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Pixy Stix and Lolly Pops
It's uncle scott - more about the treats in a minute. The morning started out great. The girls were up around 6:30 and by 7:15 they were at the door and ready for their 1/2 mile walk to school. Twelve of the fourteen girls walked Mike, Suzanne and me to school. I assumed they needed assistance but of course it was us grown ups who needed to be guided to St. Moses school. The good news was the three of us made it back home without getting lost.
Early this afternoon Katie, Mike, Suzanne, Grace and Michael took off on a six hour drive to Kenya. The Mayernick family has been sponsoring a young man there named Calvin for years and they finally get a chance to meet him in person. They will be returning late tomorrow night. Well by now you can probably begin to understand the "Pixy Stix and Lolly Pops." Yes as soon as mommy Katie hit the road it was like the grandparents (Anna, Landon, Mallory and me) got a chance to spoil their grandchildren. We had so much fun today.
We stayed outside the whole afternoon. There was singing (worship songs that the children led in their sweet little voices), dancing (and I mean dancing 'til you drop), jump rope competitions, volley ball and soccer games. My favorite was when Landon was kicking the soccer ball all the way over the house with the children trying to catch it/find it after the first bounce or two. Needless to say we attracted numerous neighborhood friends for the "carnival" that had come to town. And yes the afternoon was not complete without Pixy Stix and Lolly Pops. I am certain that most if not all of the children had never experienced tearing into a Pixy Stix and enjoying the sweet sugar on their tongues. Some of the younger children missed their mouths completely and they ended up with blue, orange and red faces. I think we all caught a glimpse of what it must be like to to "grandparents" for a day.
Well it is around 9:20 on Mon evening and all of the children are in bed - yes they we did also manage to feed and bath them and say a sweet bedtime prayer.
I am thankful at this for a wonderful day and the joy we will have tomorrow and we get another chance to do it all over again.
Blessing and good night from uncle scott
Michael's Minute
I can not believe how the kids here can run so fast on rocks it is crazy. They can run faster than me on rocks when i am in crock's and they are bare foot. Today Katie and some of the kids and i all went to the market, and of course a couple of them were not wearing shoes...we were walking very happy and all of the sudden every kid started running including katie, so i just went with it... i started to run also. and we would stop and start again. when we got back the neighbors were all over, i came in and took a drink and went back out. right when i got back out Joyce and sumini and mary all came to me and wanted me to jump rope with them. then it is a whole different story...
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Worship Day at Amazima...."Uncle" Mike here
Today (Saturday) was, to say the least, a day like Ive never had before. It was worship day at Amazima. I didnt know really what to expect, and I got a whole lot more than I expected. At around 8:30 or 9 a.m., little faces began to appear, at first glancing through the opening in the front gate or through the cracks in the fence. I would see one of them peer through a crack, then disappear, then eventually make his or her way through the front gate into the yard. I think some of their hesitation was that they could see quite a few "vis-tas" (as we American visitors are affectionately called) so they had to scope things out before they committed. Before I knew it there were 200-250 kids in the yard... they just kept coming!! By about 11 a.m. Raul (the worship leader here) had them all gathered together on and around the porch (we will publish pictures once we can get them downloaded) singing African worship songs...200 or so little voices lifting up praise...quite a sight....i hope our video came out well. After the praise and worship time, then came the games. Girls against boys, of course (some things are universal), and Grace, Mallory and Michael all participated...fit right in. Sack races, balloon games, etc... The girls won and had to rub it in a little (again, some things are the same everywhere!). After the game came snack time. 250+ hard boiled eggs! Best hard boiled egg Ive ever had (with a piece of white bread to wash it down!). All the kids line up in a single file line, smallest to largest, to receive their egg from Auntie Katie. I'd guess the last ones in line had to wait 20 minutes or so to receive theirs, but oh were they grateful for that egg.
After more playtime and games, then came dinner...rice, beans, and chicken. Someone actually did bring a gift (a live chicken) to Katie yesterday. We didnt eat him but hes in the closet right now awaiting his fate, which Im sure will come soon. I digress. Again they waited for their food, all in a single file line, smallest to largest (its amazing how the older kids just instinctively become caretakers of the younger ones). The food had been cooking all day in large pots outside. In fact, when i got up Saturday morning, I thought I was the first one awake, but found Prossi, one of Katie's oldest, outside builiding a fire underneath the pots, getting ready for the day. What struck me is that no one asked her to do it...she just did...she's 13.
One thing that really grabbed me today about these kids... They just long for love and attention. They came from nearby villages (these are all kids in Katies program) so I didnt really know their individual stories, but I could almost write them by looking in their eyes. They long for love and attention. They would glance your way, at first with what seemed like an emptiness in their eyes. Then when you give them a glance and a smile, a little smile would break across their faces and they look at you as if to say "Me? Are you smiling at ME? Are you really interested in ME?"... with surprise and disbelief. Of course, once that barrier was broken, you could just see their joy as they climbed in your lap, sometimes 5 or 6 at a time! It is amazing how there is so much pain, yet so much joy, all at the same time, in these kids. I saw the "least of these" today ....and it was GOOD.
On a final note, 4 of our bags didnt make the flight. 3 of them contained water purifiers, food, tshirts for the kids, blankets, etc. The 4th has all of mine and Michaels clothes in it. Got a call from the airline today and they said two of the bags have arrived...but of course its not the one with our clothes and toiletries (they cant even find them). So yes, Ive been a little perturbed at having to make it on basically one pair of pants, a couple of t shirts, a pair of socks and two pair of underwear. But you know, thats about as much as most people have here so I guess I shouldnt get too worked up. God does have a sense of humor.
Grace here...
It is 11:11 PM here in Uganda...Today we had over 200 kids come over and worship God, eat food, and play games (i got to be in a sack race....surprisingly, i won, giving the girls team the lead...) :) . Also, we gave everyone a sack of food, a BIG bar of soap, and a t-shirt, (another example of God showing himself)....we had the EXACT amount of t shirts to give each kid one, and after handing out the last one, we were out. After all the kids had left, Katie, my mom, Mallory, Michael, my dad and I all went to visit Amani Baby cottage (an orphanage about 15 minutes away from Katie's house), where we visited and loved on the kids... Many of the kids there are special needs, and some have had a rough past....please pray for them that they all stay healthy and that they would be able to find homes. Although we have only been here for a day, our hearts are already changing, and drawing closer to God. Pray for safety and protection for Katie, her kids, the Amazima children, our team, and the children with out someone to tuck them in tonight. Good night!! :)
P.S. My mom is supposed to post pics either tonight or tomorrow so be on the lookout for those...
Friday, March 13, 2009
Waking to Smiles & Laughter
I cannot describe to you the joy and love these children have for life and for others other than that it is AMAZING! We arrived at Katie's house really late and as soon as we could we went to bed. This morning I woke up to 15 smiling and excited faces before I could even get out of my bed! As soon as I stepped onto the floor I was being hugged by three little ones and they all took turns hugging and greeting all of us. We gave them all a stuffed animal and some chalk this morning and they are all holding them and drawing outside on the walls.
GOD IS SO GOOD!! This morning we all got to witness a miracle as we all watched Grace walk across the room. We were all cheering her on and clapping as her face lit up with pure joy. I took a video of her walking and we have taken many pictures, but I am having trouble loading them.
Since being here I have tried to absorb every little precious moment. This morning I just sat on the couch watching, watching in amazement of what God has done with Katie and wondering where these children would be if it weren't for her obedience to God. She is a blessing to all of us and as Suzanne said last night, "If you like Katie, you LOVE Katie!"
We are blessed to be here and appreciate your prayers tremendously.
Love you all!!
Travel Time
WOW! Africa is a long way from the US!! When we arrived at the airport in Nashville, they informed us that our flight had been canceled due to weather. We joined hands in prayer and asked the Lord to make a miracle happen. And HE did!! We went through Dallas and ended up in Amsterdam just in time for our flight to Entebbe. There have been several mishaps since arriving...4 bags are lost, katie had a flat tire on her way to pick us up, and Abdula ran out of gas on our way home to Katie's house. I have already shouted at satan to go elsewhere....WE SHALL NOT BE DEFEATED!! Our sweet Saviour is MIGHTY and is TOTALLY in control! Our flights were fabulous. We slept, ate, and played a little scrabble.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Our God is BIG !!!
Gwen Here .. posting on Suzanne's behalf ..
This is all via text, so if I goof anything up Suzanne can fix it ...
They got to the airport this morning and their flight was cancelled to Detroit and told they probaby couldn't leave till tomorrow or Saturday ...Suzanne told me to spread the word, so I got on the phone and started texting everyone to pray ...
Here is the lastest text from Suzanne, "Okay... on plane now... deep breath, all airplane people said "no go" on each airways ... last person told us that all 8 of us could travel plus 16 bags ... NOTHIN short of a miracle .. our GOD is BIG !!! blog it !!! " And just so none of us miss who made this happen there were only 8 seats EXACTLY left on this plane !!!! God thanks for providing a way for this group to get to Katie !!!
Stay Tuned for this Adventure ... God has big things instore for them and for US here at home !!
This is all via text, so if I goof anything up Suzanne can fix it ...
They got to the airport this morning and their flight was cancelled to Detroit and told they probaby couldn't leave till tomorrow or Saturday ...Suzanne told me to spread the word, so I got on the phone and started texting everyone to pray ...
Here is the lastest text from Suzanne, "Okay... on plane now... deep breath, all airplane people said "no go" on each airways ... last person told us that all 8 of us could travel plus 16 bags ... NOTHIN short of a miracle .. our GOD is BIG !!! blog it !!! " And just so none of us miss who made this happen there were only 8 seats EXACTLY left on this plane !!!! God thanks for providing a way for this group to get to Katie !!!
Stay Tuned for this Adventure ... God has big things instore for them and for US here at home !!
147 million orphans.....
The Lord kept nudging me out of bed this morning.....I finally gave in. There are 147 million orphans in the world......can you even count that high? The Lord always takes me to Nehemiah when I think of this number. You see, Nehemiah was called by the Lord to rebuild a wall that was so BIG that the thought of it overwhelmed him. He knew there was NO WAY that he could do it on his own. He had a choice to make. He could sit in his place of comfort or answer the Lords calling. He started calling on person after person to help him. They each took a brick and laid it side by side, one after the other, and before they knew it, the wall was rebuilt.
We are ALL called to care for the orphans and widows. All it takes is one brick. We ALL have a brick, they are different sizes and different colors. What would happen if EVERY believer in Jesus Christ just laid ONE brick? Our wall would be built and there would be NO orphans! Because our bricks are many sizes and many colors, our roles in this all look different. Adoption, (my personal favorite!), sponsorship, (helping to pay for food, medical care, and schooling...Katie's favorite) traveling to see them and help them, medical mission trips.....the list goes on and on. WHAT DOES YOUR BRICK LOOK LIKE?
We leave in 5 hours to start laying bricks. All of our bricks look different. Katie is building her wall daily. I can't wait to lay down brick after brick this week. I am going to lay mine right beside Katie's and just watch the wall get bigger and bigger. Anna is going to lay her brick. Landon is going to lay his brick. Mallory is going to lay her brick. Scott is going to lay his brick. Michael is going to lay his brick. Grace is going to lay her brick. and Mike will lay his brick........the thought of it just makes my heart sing!
You say:"I'm too tired " God says: I will give you rest (Matt. 11:28-30)
You say: "It's impossible" God says: ALL things are possible (Luke 18:27)
You say: "I can't go on" God says: My grace is sufficient (1 Corinthians 12;9 and Psalm 91:15)
You say: "I can't figure things out" God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5-6)
You say: "I can't do it" God says: You can do all things through me (Phillipians 4:13)
You say: "I'm not able" God says: I AM able (2 Corinthians 9:8)
You say: "I can't manage" God says: I will supply all your needs (Phillipians 4:19)
You say: "I'm afraid" God says: i have not given you the spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1:7)
You say: "I can't afford it" ( God laughs at this one) and says: I will supply all you needs (Phillipians 4:19)
Seriously Lord? Seriously? 147 million of them? PLEASE forgive us!
What is your excuse?
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- I am a lover of Jesus. I have the most fabulous husband that anyone woman could ask for. The Lord has blessed us with 7 beautiful children. I started this blog so that friends and family could follow our trip to Uganda to visit Katie Davis. I have decided to keep blogging to help bring orphan awareness to the world around me.


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Non-roster invitees
We're just 11 days away from pitchers and catcher reporting to spring training in Jupiter, Fla., and the Marlins will have a very busy camp lined up, with more than 70 players competing for 25 Opening Day roster spots.
The club released the list of non-roster invitees for the spring, many of whom could end up in New Orleans if they don't crack the big league team. It also includes top prospects such as Jose Fernandez and Christian Yelich, who are expected to open the season at Double-A Jacksonville.
Jonathan Albaladejo
Michael Brady
Adam Conley
Grant Dayton
Jose Fernandez
Brian Flynn
Andrew Heaney
Raudel Lazo
John Maine
Doug Mathis
Zach Phillips
Chad Qualls
Kevin Slowey
Jordan Smith
Mitch Talbot
Michael Wuertz
Wilfredo Gimenez
Jake Jefferies
J.T. Realmuto
Craig Tatum
Danny Black
Derek Dietrich
Matt Downs
Nick Green
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Ed Lucas
Chris Valaika
Jordan Brown
Austin Kearns
Jake Marisnick
Christian Yelich
Z's hosting Marlins on March 30th
For the first time in 14 years, a Major League Baseball team is coming to New Orleans.
The New Orleans Zephyrs will host their parent club, the Miami Marlins, in an exhibition game at Zephyr Field on Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m. The Zephyrs and Marlins are entering their fifth season as player development partners after extending their agreement last August.
"We are excited to be a part of bringing a Major League Baseball team back to New Orleans," said Zephyrs General Manager Mike Schline. "This is something we have wanted to do for some time now, and we appreciate everything the Marlins have done to make this happen."
"This will be a wonderful event to showcase the young talent that has come through Zephyr Field in recent years, and to get people energized about the 2013 season."
"The Miami Marlins are looking forward to bringing our Major League team to New Orleans to play the Zephyrs," said Brian Chattin, Marlins Director of Player Development. "With so many former Zephyrs on our Major League club, it should be an exciting and memorable game for both our players and Zephyrs fans alike."
An "early bird" ticket offer of $14 for lower reserved seats or $12 for upper reserved seats will be available when tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday, January 3. Groups of 50 or more can receive discounted admission of $2 off per ticket for upper and lower reserved seats, and hospitality areas will be available for rental.
The Marlins will be guided by first-year manager Mike Redmond, and feature slugging All-Star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton, who finished second in the National League with 37 home runs in 2012, as well as a host of recent Zephyrs such as Logan Morrison, Bryan Petersen, Donovan Solano and Wade LeBlanc.
The Marlins' visit will mark the first by a Major League club to the Crescent City since the Houston Astros played an exhibition contest at Zephyr Field on April 4, 1999.
Following the exhibition, the Zephyrs will travel to Nashville to open the 2013 season, before returning to Zephyr Field for the home opener against the Round Rock Express on Friday, April 12.
Jupiter comes up short
Class A Jupiter fell to Lakeland last night, 2-0, in the decisive Game 5 of the Florida State League Championship. Rett Varner, who pitched in two games over the final week of the Zephyrs' season, took the loss by allowing both of Lakeland's runs in the eighth inning, after the teams combined for just four hits through seven scoreless frames. Jupiter's Robert Morey held the Flying Tigers to one hit in seven innings, fanning eight and walking one, before Lakeland broke through against Varner in the eighth.
The core of the Hammerheads' playoff team won the South Atlantic League crown with Greensboro last year, and that club is in search of back-to-back titles, currently tied with Asheville at one game apiece in the SAL Championship.
Double-A Jacksonville wrapped up its season at 70-70, but missed out on a playoff berth by just 1½ games after coming in second to Montgomery in the second half standings.
Gil goin' up
Gil Velazquez is the latest Zephyrs infielder to move on to the big leagues, getting promoted to the Marlins prior to last night's game. Velazquez has been one of the PCL's hottest hitters over the last two months, carrying a .361 batting average in 42 games since June 20th.
Over the last three weeks, the Z's have lost their entire starting infield (not counting Mike Cervenak, who has shuttled between first base, third base, left field and DH): Donnie Murphy, Nick Green, Gaby Sanchez, and now Velazquez. But the Z's keep finding ways to win, relying heavily on the best pitching staff in the PCL. After Brad Hand pitched six hitless innings against Sacramento on Tuesday, Elih Villanueva kept things rolling last night by limiting the River Cats to two hits in seven innings as the Zephyrs notched their league-leading 11th shutout. New Orleans has now won 17 games this season when scoring three runs or fewer, including 11 games where they scored just two runs. So while guys like Chase Lambin, Shawn Bowman and Jeff Dominguez assume more playing time, the Z's continue to hang in the division race.
Tonight's lineup, as the Zephyrs go for their sixth straight win:
CF Mattison
C Hayes
RF Coghlan
1B Cervenak
DH Montz
LF Aguila
3B Bowman
2B Lambin
SS Dominguez
P Koehler
Home sweet home
The Z's have won nine of their last 10 games at Zephyr Field, and tonight could move 11 games above .500 for the first time since August 1, 2007. A win would also mark the first time New Orleans has won consecutive series against the Fresno Grizzlies since taking the first three series ever played between the clubs, in 1998-99. The Z's need to keep pace with Albuquerque, who has won four of their last five to maintain a four-game lead in the division.
The lineup:
CF Mattison
SS Velazquez
RF Coghlan
1B Cervenak
C Montz
LF Aguila
3B Bowman
2B Lambin
P Poveda
Brantly called up
The Marlins promoted catcher Rob Brantly from New Orleans this afternoon, following Miami's 5-0 loss to the Dodgers. Brantly had hit .365 with four doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI in 14 games with the Zephyrs since being acquired from the Detroit Tigers in the Anibal Sanchez/Omar Infante trade. He also helped slow opponents' running games – Brantly threw out 7 of 17 baserunners (41.2%), while all other Z's catchers this season have only thrown out 16 of 93 (17.2%).
In a corresponding move, the Marlins have optioned catcher Brett Hayes to New Orleans, where he played most of the 2009 season and the first part of 2010. Hayes went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts on Sunday against the Dodgers, and was hitting .202 with six doubles and no home runs in 39 games this season, striking out 41.5% of the time.
The Zephyrs remain four games behind Albuquerque in the division race, and will send the other piece of the Sanchez/Infante trade, right-hander Jacob Turner, to the mound tonight against Fresno:
CF Mattison
SS Velazquez
RF Coghlan
1B Cervenak
C Montz
LF Aguila
3B Bowman
2B Lambin
P Turner
No harm done
The Zephyrs lost a day off the calendar, but nothing else after last night's 9-2 loss to Fresno in the first of an eight-game homestand. Albuquerque was blitzed by Reno, 22-8, keeping the Z's four games out of first place, while Oklahoma City got blanked by Sacramento, 3-0, so the Z's remain a half-game up on the RedHawks for second place.
Tom Koehler takes aim at his 12th win tonight, which would tie him with John Ely, Eric Hacker and Sean O'Sullivan for the Pacific Coast League lead. The lineup:
CF Mattison
SS Velazquez
RF Coghlan
1B Cervenak
C Montz
LF Aguila
3B Bowman
2B Lambin
P Koehler
The race is on
After one final scheduled off day yesterday, the Zephyrs open an eight-game homestand tonight against the Fresno Grizzlies. For the first time in five years, the Z's find themselves in a pennant race heading into the final 3+ weeks of the season, sitting in second place just four games behind Albuquerque. Tonight's game is on Cox Sports Television, in case you can't make it out to the ballpark.
The lineup:
CF Mattison
SS Velazquez
RF Coghlan
3B Cervenak
C Brantly
1B Montz
LF Aguila
2B Lambin
P Villanueva
A land far, far away
The Zephyrs have made their semiannual longest trek from home, venturing 2,097 miles to Tacoma, Washington for a four-game series with the Rainiers. After a seven-game win streak, the Z's dropped the final three games in Salt Lake and Sunday's opener in Tacoma before getting back on track last night. It's the Zephyrs' first trip to Cheney Stadium since the park, built in 1960, underwent renovations before the 2011 season. Nothing resembling New Orleans weather in the Pacific Northwest, where it's a refreshing 68 degrees at tonight's first pitch.

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Glossary of Airgun Terms
|Adjustable objective
|The front part of a scope that can be rotated to focus the scope at different distances.
|A gun (rifle or handgun) that launches projectiles by means of compressed air or other gas such as carbon dioxide.
|The term applied to a type of airgun that fires spherical projectiles of 6mm diameter at low velocity. These guns are also known as air soft or softair.
|The Crosman name applied to the large cylinder that holds 88 grams of CO2.
|A type of gun that fires as long as the trigger is held back (also called full automatic).
|Coefficient a number that describes the ability of a projectile to retain its velocity when passing through air.
|A round projectile made of metal or plastic.
|Blow back
|The action that occurs when part of the action of a gun moves to the rear as the gun is fired.
|Break action
|A type of airgun that is cocked by pulling the barrel downward which moves a piston backward against a spring contained inside the receiver.
|The internal diameter of a gun barrel.
|Carbon dioxide
|A gas that can be contained within a cylinder and then released to launch projectiles.
|The rear section of the barrel where the pellet or BB is held prior to firing.
|Choked barrel
|A barrel that has a slightly tapered bore near the muzzle to assure that the pellet fits tightly as it leaves the bore.
|CO2 Cartridge or Cylinder
|A pressurized container holding carbon dioxide (CO2) used to power certain airguns.
|The adjustment that controls the vertical movement of projectiles on the target.
|A type of high-powered airgun which has a cylinder that is charged with enough compressed air to fire several shots and maintain the same velocity regardless of air pressure using an electronic valve
|The part of a scope sight that is placed nearest the eye.
|Eye relief
|The distance between the eyepiece of a scope and the eye of the shooter when proper viewing is obtained.
|Fiber optic
|A colored plastic rod that appears to glow at the ends when the rod is illuminated.
|The channels that form the lower portions of the rifling within a barrel.
|The pattern made by a series of projectiles striking a target.
|Hollow point
|A projectile that has a hole or indentation in the point.
|Kinetic energy
|The energy that a moving object possesses as a result of its motion.
|The ridges that are present between the grooves in a rifled barrel.
|Laser sight
|A sight that projects a laser beam.
|Line of sight
|The straight line that exists between the shooter's eye and the aiming point on the target.
|Midrange trajectory
|The deviation between the path of a projectile and the line of sight at a distance half way to the target.
|Minute of angle
|The distance that represents one minute of angular measure (which is very slightly more than one inch at a distance of 100 yards).
|A type of airgun that is charged by performing a series of pumping strokes.
|The extreme front end of the barrel of a gun.
|The front lens of a scope sight.
|Peep (aperture) sight
|A type of sight that has a small opening through which the shooter looks at the front sight and target.
|A projectile (usually made of lead) that is fired from an airgun.
|Point of impact
|The point on the target where projectiles strike (which is not always at the aim point).
|The name given by Crosman to the cylinders that hold 12 grams of carbon dioxide.
|Precharged pneumatic
|A type of high-powered airgun which has a cylinder that is charged with enough compressed air to fire several shots.
|Red dot sight
|An optical sight in which a red dot is projected on to a lens that can then be aligned with the target.
|The aiming device (usually a crosshair of some type) inside a scope which permits it to be aligned accurately on a target.
|A type of handgun that holds a series of projectiles in a cylinder that rotates to align each projectile with the barrel.
|The spiral pattern made by the lands and grooves inside a barrel which imparts a spin to the projectile as it moves in the bore.
|A type of gun (handgun or long gun) that requires only pulling the trigger for each successive shot.
|The curved path followed by a projectile after it leaves the muzzle.
|Two-stage trigger
|A trigger that requires some backward motion before the actual firing motion is achieved.
|Rate at which a projectile is moving (distance per unit time).
|A type of pellet that has a flat front end.
|The lateral (left or right) adjustment of the point of impact of projectiles on a target.


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Diseñadores de todas las partes del mundo están proponiendo diseños creativos a sunshine en la categoría de diseño logotipo - custom.
A personal logo who is confident, charming and in-charge. He is smoking a cigar and possibly holding a drink, maybe with a Hawaiin shirt. He IS The KingFish! Maybe kicked back, wearing some flip-flops...whatever he is doing, he believes in himself and his place in the universe. Not cocky, but confident, and definitely friendly and charming!
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Cartoon, relaxed.... Beachy... Kind of Key West influenced...
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The KingFish must be bursting with personality! He is a fish who is friendly and is smiling.... he has a crown on his head, and he is holding a cigar and a drink. "Sitting" with his fins crossed (if possible) and wearing flip flops (if possible). He may possibly be wearing a Hawaiin shirt. We are looking for a really neat, modern, but interesting character. If paid by WEstern Union, fees will be deducted.
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Claudia joins Facebook
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Help save a horse from the slaughterhouseThis fine charity would appreciate any donation, no matter how small.
A Fete Worse Than Death
In stores now!!
Disaster strikes a mere week before the Hemlock Falls Ladies' Auxiliary hosts the annual Spring Fete when the festival's chairwoman—the redoubtable Adela Henry—gives up her job in a huff. Who's going to judge the justly renowned Jell-O architecture contest? Or stop the members of the Craft Guild from sabotaging their rivals, the Crafty Ladies? More to the point, who's got the tact, diplomacy, and iron will necessary to organize the booths and settle quarrels over the programming?
Hemlock's mayor hopes to assure the fete's success when he recruits professional organizer Linda Connally and her staff to take over Adela's duties. But when Connally's body turns up in the trunk of a used car at Peterson's Automotive, Meg and Sarah are back in the detecting business! Buy it now in paperback, Kindle or Audiobook!
"This mystery goes far beyond the usual discovery of a body as all is not quite as simple as it seems…eventually, beneath the surface of it all, this cozy mystery is far from cozy." — D. Fowler, Amazon.com
Also in the Hemlock Falls mystery series
Dread On Arrival
It's hate at first sight for two antiques dealers, an aristocratic Brit and a loud, foul-mouthed American, staying at the Hemlock Falls Inn, until one of them is found dead and the murder suspects pile up! Buy it now in paperback or Kindle!
"The latest Hemlock Falls Mystery (see A Pinch of Poison and Murder Well-Done) is a delightful cozy filled with eccentric characters that bring plenty to the charming plot. Filled with red herrings and false leads, Quill is at her energizer bunny best as she uses her artistic eye to find clues in a case that seems to go nowhere. Fans will enjoy this fun whodunit as the polar opposite visiting TV personalities bring out small-town living." — Harriet Klausner, Amazon.com
A Taste for Murder
Sarah Quilliam, manager of the Hemlock Falls Inn, and her chef sister, Meg, turn detective when a reenactment of the seventeenth-century witch trials turns all too real when a mock execution leads to a very dead victim.
A Dash of Death
The Inn's proprietors, the Quillam sisters, face poor business and inveigle television's Helena Houndswood to tape one of her stylish shows at the Inn, which leads to a mysterious death and disappearance.
Also in the Hemlock Falls mystery series
The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat
Third in the best selling IMBA mystery series.
Before milk inspector Melvin Staples was found dead in a milk vat, he got the goat of many residents in the Finger Lakes village of Summersville. His jealous wife, vengeful husbands, and the ancient Italian widow who runs the Tree Sorelle goat cheese dairy are all suspects. To crack this case, veterinarian Austin McKenzie and his beloved wife Madeline have to learn all they can about the crotchety, cane-wielding owner of the dairy. And along the way, the vet just might save some bleating hearts…
The Case of the Roasted Onion
Meet the McKenzies.
On their farm nestled in upstate Trumansburg, New York, veterinarian Austin McKenzie and his wife Madeline keep themselves busy looking after a variety of ailing farm animals and pets in poor health. But while they may be able to mend creatures great and small, they have yet to find a cure for murder.
The Case of the Tough-Talking Turkey
Readers will gobble up this new McKenzie Farm mystery.
Veterinarian Austin McKenzie has met plenty of snakes—and none meaner than turkey farmer Lewis O'Leary. So it's no surprise when O'Leary's dead body is found in a dumpster. Circumstantial evidence points to a turkey feed salesman, but the doc has a feeling the guy was framed.


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Accountants' Legal Responsibilities and Liability Insurance
Presented at the Accounting Study Conference, Colby College, Waterville, Maine — September, 1955
The title of this talk as described in the program is "Accountants' Liability Insurance". With your permission, however, I plan to expand the subject to include accountants' legal responsibilities as well, since the effectiveness and very existence of liability insurance must be based upon a broad understanding within the profession of its legal respon-sibilities".
No single characteristic distinguishes a profession from other vocations. The absence of the employer-employee relationship between the professional man (or firm) and his client, an attribute of every profession, is not unique to the professions. Highly developed skills, intellectual or physical, are not sufficient to identify the professional man. These characteristics, as well as high standards of educational training, are attributes of numerous lines of endeavor, some of which are not ordinarily described as professions.
There are, however, two characteristics which are common to all professions. The first of these is the existence of a self-enforceable code of professional conduct and acceptance of it by a substantial majority
of the members of a profession. The ability of a profession to protect the general public against unqualified and insincere persons who attempt to exploit the standing and reputation of the profession is a distinguishing
The second prerequisite of professional status relates to the very nature of the services performed. Professional service either facilitates
the making of a decision by the client which affects his well-being, or it is intended to protect him against threats to, or invasions of, his personal well-being or his civil rights. The bases of such services, therefore, are (1) the rendering of an expert judgment, and (2) an action or a decision made in reliance on that judgment.
In the rendering of an expert judgment, the professional man assumes responsibilities commensurate with his expertness and with the economic significance of his judgment. He takes calculated risks in


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Twenty-five years ago. Thriller. Grenada. The Evil Empire. Lorenzo Charles. The Hitler Diaries. The Pine Tar Game. The Apple Lisa.
Name of the Year.
We've come a long way since Hector "Macho" Camacho upset the late Baskerville Holmes to become the first Name of the Year in 1983. How long? Two words: Vanilla Dong.
It will indeed be tough to top last year's winner. But we're going to try. We whittled nearly 300 names down to a final 64. We seeded the field. We even podcast the proceedings.
Now it's up to you. Print the ballot. Fill it out. Argue the merits of No. 1 seeds Destiny Frankenstein, Steeve Ho You Fat, Fabio Assalone and Reprobatus Bibbs. Debate whether Dom Perignon Champagne was robbed with a No. 12 seed or whether No. 5 Baffelly Woo can take out No. 4 Poony Poon in an inevitable second-round matchup. Start a pool. If you want, send us your Final Fours.
But we're still exhausted from tabulating last year's ballots. So we're voting online. Starting now, we'll roll out two to four first-round pairings a day in the four NOTY regions—Bulltron, Sithole, Chrotchtangle and Dragonwagon, honoring some Hall of Name legends—with a big build-up to the Final Four. So check back regularly.
And we know: Brian Suksomwong didn't make the field. Because he changed his name. The NOTY High Court ruled that if you can get on the ballot with a legal name change, you can stay off it that way, too. So everyone's favorite trumpeter will be watching from home with LaceDarius Dunn, Boy Waterman, Lisa Shot With Arrow (it was a bad year for Native American names), Dick Swett (it was a bad year for Dicks, too), British Footman, DarQuavis Tucker, Jupiter Crabtree, Kosuke Fukudome, Joebar Damosmog, Poopa Dweck, Unique Bishop, Kingjack Washington and 200 or so other eminently worthy nominees. Next year, we'll do an NIT.
Let's get started:
2008 NOTY First Round: Bulltron Regional
No. 1 Destiny Frankenstein: Former All-American softball player. Celebrated by Big Daddy Drew. Wrote to us.
No. 16 Maurkice Pouncey: 300-pound Florida offensive lineman. Full name LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey. Twin brother disappointingly named Michael. Reminds us a little of Lucious Pusey.
Many thanks to the incomparable 289 for the NOTY Tournament logo and NOTY banner, and to Kissing Suzy Kolber's illustrious Monday Morning Punter for the site redesign.


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Friday 25 January
|Tegenaria (1)
The house spider (Tegenaria domestica) is probably the best known and perhaps the most hated of the British spiders, and is often encountered trapped in the bath (2). The house spider is fairly large and hairy with long legs. It varies in colour from pale to dark brown (4), with variable sooty markings on the abdomen, although some individuals can be uniform pale yellowish or grey. Male and female house spiders are similar in appearance, but males have a more slender abdomen and longer legs (3).
Although often detested, the house spider provides a service wherever it occurs, reducing the number of flies and other unwelcome insects from houses. It makes a flat sheet-like silk web, typically with a tubular retreat at one corner. These webs can become fairly large when undisturbed (2). When an insect falls onto the web, the spider dashes out from its retreat, seizes the prey and returns to the retreat to consume the meal (5).
Male house spiders are usually seen more often than females, as they wander widely in search of a mate (5). After a male has found a female's web he will stay with her for a number of weeks, mating with her repeatedly during this time. He then dies and the female eats him; the nutrients within the male contribute to the development of his young (6).
The word 'spider' derives from the Old English word 'spithra', which means 'spinner'. Spider webs have been used to heal wounds and staunch blood flow for many years (7).
Found all over the world, the house spider is common and widespread in Britain and Europe (3).
The house spider is found in houses and other buildings, including garden sheds (2).
The house spider is widespread and common (3).
The house spider is not currently threatened.
Conservation action has not been targeted at the common house spider.
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I too am registered; looking forward to it as always!
Location: Orlando, Florida
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I too am registered; looking forward to it as always!
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I am already registered, so I will see yall there.
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8 cars so far (according to this thread), which is awesome! Anyone that's planning on coming should register before tomorrow, as there will be more exciting things announced soon!
Brandon S.
2014 Honda Civic EX
2007 Volvo S60R
Wow! What a show! 11 DeLoreans, and all were in FANTASTIC shape. Kudos to you all. It was great to see everyone again.
Let's see your pictures. Unfortunately, I didn't think to take too many, but here's one..
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
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The First Books-By-Mail Program in Wisconsin
The 1979 White House Conference on Library and Information Services
WLA's Centennial Celebration
Inform Wisconsin: A public library legislation and funding proposal
Wisconsin Literary Travel Guide
Wisconsin Libraries and World War I
Education for Librarianship in Wisconsin
My Grandmother received a certificate from the Library School on June 20, 1932.
Wisconsin's Carnegie Libraries
Creation of the Council on Library & Network Development
Wisconsin's Traveling Libraries
Under the leadership of Melvil Dewey, the State of New York initiated a state funded traveling library system in 1892. Traveling libraries were small rotating collections that provided a method for extending library service to rural areas. These small libraries usually from 30 to a hundred books were located in a post office or store with a volunteer acting as the caretaker of the collection. In New York the collections stayed in one location for six months before they were rotated. Michigan initiated a similar system in 1895 and Iowa in 1896.
Traveling libraries began in Wisconsin in 1896, when Senator James Huff Stout of Menomonie, Wisconsin privately funded a system of these libraries for Dunn County. He provided 500 books divided into collections of 30 volumes each. He was assisted in the selection of titles to be included by the Wisconsin Free Library Commission which began in 1895. Senator Stout along with Lutie Stearns and Frank Hutchins had been instrumental in starting the Commission. More about Wisconsin's traveling libraries can be found HERE. The image below shows a Stout Traveling Library bookcase at the Dunn County Historical Society.
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In eight prior seasons of America East lacrosse, UMBC has met Albany 13 times and the two perennial league powers have developed a healthy rivalry. The two squads meet at UMBC Stadium on Saturday, April 21, and as usual, there is a lot at stake for both teams. The Retrievers (4-6, 2-1 AE) are looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Stony Brook and sew up their ninth consecutive league tournament berth, while Albany (3-8, 3-0 AE) seeks to extend its winning streak to four and stay atop the America East standings. Moreover, it is Senior Day at UMBC, as four-year lettermen Rob Grimm, Brian McCullough and Aaron Verardi will be honored in pregame ceremonies. The game will be televised live locally by the Live Well Network, broadcast live on News Radio 1370 (www.v1370.com) and is also available onwww.umbcetrievers.tv. The ceremonies begin at 1:00 p.m., with the game to follow.
Junior attackman Scott Jones tied a career-high with five goals and led a furious comeback, but the host Retrievers (4-6, 2-1 AE) fell to Stony Brook, 10-8, before 960 fans at UMBC Stadium on April 14. Jones' 27 goals is the most for a Retriever since Alex Hopmann scored 36 in 2009. He is tenth in the country in goals per game (2.7).
UMBC scored five goals in 3:11 to trim a 9-2 deficit to 9-7 early in the fourth quarter, but 21 turnovers curtailed the comeback attempt.
Sophomore face-off specialist Phil Poe won all seven fourth quarter draws and captured 15 of 22 in the game. His 125 face-offs won this season is already the 13th-best figure in school history.
Junior attackman Joe Lustgarten had a goal and two helpers for UMBC vs. SBU and now has 10 assists in his last four outings. He is 13th in the nation in assists per game (1.9).
The Retrievers have outscored their foes, 31-22, in the fourth quarter this season. It is the team's highest-scoring stanza by nine goals.
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Albany (3-8, 3-0 AE) clinched a spot in the America East Tournament with its third straight conference win, a 15-7 decision over Vermont on April 14. The Great Danes did not compete in the championships in 2011.
SR A Joe Resetarits led the Great Danes with four goals and two assists for six total points . Resetarits scored his 108th career goal, which puts him eighth among active players, and scored in his 44th consecutive game, which leads the nation. Resetarits is eighth in the nation with 2.73 goals per game.
FR G Max Huber continues to make a huge impact for the Great Danes since taking over netminding duties. Huber made 10 saves against Vermont, and picked up two ground balls.
SR face-off specialist Keith Olson was key to the Great Danes' success, as he won 14-of-25 face offs in the game.
SO A Miles Thompson scored five points on three goals and two assists, while cousin Ty Thompson also netted a hat trick vs. Vermont.
UMBC leads the all-time series, 9-4, and the Retrievers have won five of the last six games.
The Retrievers are 6-2 vs. Albany at UMBC Stadium, but the Great Danes won the last meeting, 11-7, in the 2010 championship semifinals. UMBC won at Albany for the second consecutive time last season, outlasting Albany, 13-9, in miserable weather conditions at John Fallon Field. Scott Jones scored five goals for UMBC, including three straight when the game was tied at 9-all in the fourth quarter. Dave Brown scored a goal and added 5 helpers in the game and Ethan Murphy and Brian Patton each scored their first collegiate goals in the victory.
UMBC completes the regular season and America Eat slate with a contest at Binghamton on April 28


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The retired space shuttle Endeavour rolled into its final home this morning, the California Science Center at Exposition Park. But before being put out to pasture, Endeavour got one final ride this weekend, through the streets of Los Angeles, treating locals to the surreal sight of a space shuttle in their midst.
Endeavour goes on permanent display at the California Science Center on October 30th, so even if you missed the parade, you can still visit the ship.
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Yesterday at 10AM, the Google search:
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came up with
stackoverflow.com as the 8th result on the page. The first was a spammy page which was just copying the info from
stackoverflow.com without attribution [contacted and they fixed it].
Removing the quotes surrounding the question
Submitting values of jQuery Editable Invoice into a MySQL DB using PHP
stackoverflow.com came up first.
Removing just the inner quotes
"Submitting values of jQuery Editable Invoice into a MySQL DB using PHP"
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At 3PM yesterday, all results for those 3 combinations showed
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A couple of weeks ago a comicbook friend of mine got tapped to be in a student short Zombie film, he then dragged me along to be in it with him. This is what the film looks like:
It premiered at ConnectiCon this weekend.
(I'm the guy in the red polo shirt, and my buddy, Joe Martino is the zombie "Bob."
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I have been at this for days and now feel like I am way off track out of desperation and lack of knowledge. Pretty much I am trying to "scrape" public info from one Wordpress install to a separate Wordpress site. The sites are on different domains, servers and databases. Site A (the one I need to grab the content from) uses an RSS Feed which I have been able to successfully pick up. However each post contains an image ( i dont know if it is featured or not) and I really need to know how to get that image to display.
At first I ran my own loop and was picking up everything aside from the image, then I tried just setting up Simplepie in the theme and still could not get the images to pick up. Then I was trying a method described on here about XMLRPC and still no luck. I am about to pull my hair out and I just dont have enough knowledgebase on the subject to get what I need done.
How can I get the feed and image to display from Site A to Site B? I have read so much stuff I feel like I am so lost. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks
Here is what I have been using which works as far as picking up the feed but not images
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by Brian DeCandia, sports information graduate assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College softball squad (12-10, 2-0 PBC) swept the Brevard College Tornados (7-7) at the Peeler Complex Friday night, 7-3, 6-5. The two victories push the Bobcats over .500 for the first time this season.
In game one the Bobcats struck quickly putting up three in the first two frames. After a Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw, Ga.) double to centerfield, junior Natalie Bellantoni (Oviedo, Fla.) hit a rocket back up the middle to put GC ahead 1-0. The Bobcats never looked back scoring two in the second, one in the fourth and three more in the fifth.
Okvist finished a perfect 4-for-4 adding a pair of RBI, runs and stolen bases. Freshman Mikayla Sparks (Macon, Ga.) scored two and drove in one on a 2-for-3 night. Bellantoni finished 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Sabrina Chandler (Covington, Ga.) (5-3) pitched another great game for the 'Cats scattering six hits over six innings and only allowing one earned run in the victory.
In game two the Bobcats were fast out-of-the-gate, loading the bases in the bottom half of the first. Haley Burnett (Columbus, Ga.) drew a walk with the bases chucked to put the Bobcats ahead 1-0. Two sacrifice flies added two more runs in the first frame.
Brevard cut into the lead with a Brittany Tucker single to center, plating two Tornados in the third. Trailing 6-3 in the seventh inning the Tornados pushed two across but stranded the tying run on second base as Burnett fanned the final hitter.
Burnett helped herself going 2-for-2 at the dish, driving in two runs. She pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs and recording four strikeouts. Okvist had another solid performance finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and two more stolen bags. She finished 6-for-8 on the afternoon with three RBI, three runs and four steals.
She is a perfect 28-of-28 on the base paths this season, putting her second on the single-season record list, four behind Leigh Jacobs (1995-1998). Okvist has a combined 52 stolen bases in her first two seasons placing her third on the all-time list and just nine behind Aundrea Baker (2003-2006) for sole possession of second place.
GC softball continues this long home stand hosting Tusculum College Wednesday, March 7 in a doubleheader slated to start at 3 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Wells Fargo Bank will pay $105 million to settle a lawsuit that held it liable for an Orange County fraud scheme that cost investors as much as $1 billion.
The Orange County Register says the settlement was filed Tuesday.
Wells and Bank of New York Mellon were trustees of investor funds for Tustin-based Medical Capital Holdings. MedCap claimed to sell safe investments but authorities say it gambled on risky ventures such as unlicensed hospitals.
Regulators closed the firm in 2009. Its president pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
The investor lawsuit claimed Wells Fargo and Mellon ignored warning signs that MedCap was a fraud. The banks argued that they followed the terms of their contracts.
Mellon settled its case for $114 million.


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Mononucleosis, or "mono," is a common illness caused by a virus. It's often seen in teens and young adults. It can cause a bad sore throat, swollen neck glands, and fever. Some people feel tired and weak for weeks or months after getting sick.
Mono usually goes away on its own, but rest and good self-care can help you feel better.
Mono is nicknamed "the kissing disease" because that's one way the virus is spread. If you have mono, don't kiss anyone or share things like drinking glasses, eating utensils, or toothbrushes.
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Decided you love the engine in the Ford Raptor so much that you want to put it in other things? A 6.2-liter V8 is a bit much for a blender, of course. But a boat? Yeah, that'd work.
Ford is heralding their return to marine engines, after a 20-year absence, announcing today at SEMA (where else?) that it's teamed with Indmar Marine Engines to essentially bring the Raptor to the water.
Seems like Indmar is a big fan of the Raptor's V8 and will offer it in three different levels of output for the marine market. In the truck, it makes 411 horsepower and 434 lb-ft of torque, so, yeah, that's a good start.
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(CBS News) Actress and Democrat Ashley Judd hasn't decided if she'll run for Republican Mitch McConnell's Senate seat in Kentucky. But a conservative super PAC isn't waiting for her answer.
Karl Rove's American Crossroads posted an online ad on Wednesday targeting Judd. The web-only ad covers a number of hot-button issues, according to CBS News political director John Dickerson. He said, "From 'liberal' to Obamacare to Nancy Pelosi, this ad does a number of things: one, conservatives complain about this media working against them. This uses the media in their cause, this ad's going to get a lot of coverage, even though it's just a web ad, because she's a celebrity. So for American Crossroads it improves their reputation. There's a button to donate at the end of the ad -- it might bring in some money.
"But then also for Mitch McConnell, the Republican senator in Kentucky, this is a preemptive strike to knock back a possible opponent who would have -- create a stir in the race, maybe makes her think twice about running," he said.
A run against Judd wouldn't be advantageous for McConnell, Dickerson said. "There's an old cliche: you run unopposed or you run scared," he said. "So why is he taking on Ashley Judd? He may be able to win against her, but it would be an expensive and distracting race, and very unpredictable. They want to keep that from happening because Republicans have a chance to pick up the Senate with a lot of vulnerable Democratic candidates, so this kind of clears her."
Dickerson added, "In terms of a Republican candidate who might run against McConnell, there's been a little rumblings of that. Nothing more than a web ad from the right attacking McConnell for negotiating with Obama on the debt limit deal. He's also hired Rand Paul's campaign manager in Kentucky. ... So McConnell loves politics. He's not letting anything go to chance here. On the larger point of Karl Rove, yes, there's a question about how to get candidates who can actually win in these races. Republicans feel like they have control of the Senate if they'd run smarter races."
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In the following map, I have:
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- a parcel might be adjacent to a road on more than one location. think of it as a large lot, with a lot within it. or lots with double frontages. (there is an example of such a lot in the picture below
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GE Set to Exit Retail Lending
General Electric is preparing to spin off one of its most important financial assets—the unit that issues store credit cards for 55 million Americans—as it retreats from one of the high-growth businesses that defined the modern conglomerate. Photo: AP.
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Owai 5K in the Park
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Memorial Park, Mt Roskill, Auckland
Owai 5K in the Park on Wednesday, 21 November 2018 is a weekly 5km and 2.5km race on Wednesday nights run by Owairaka Athletic & Harrier Club at Lovelock Track on Sandringham Road in Mt Roskill.
The course runs through the park on paths with some grassy sections, and there is a sausage sizzle and cold drinks available at the end.
Race registration is from 6pm on the night, with the race starting at 6.15pm. There is a short prizegiving to follow. Sausage sizzle, drinks & other foods are available on the night.
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The Truth About Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta Menchú and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
In 1983, Editions Gallimard in Paris brought out the original French edition of a book published the following year in English as I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian woman in Guatemala. I, Rigoberta is the first-person story of Rigoberta Menchú Tum, a young Maya Indian woman whose family and village had been virtually destroyed by the violence then sweeping Guatemala. The book was soon translated into twelve languages and has since sold more than half a million copies.
Guatemala is a country of eleven million people that had been in a state of intermittent civil war since 1954, when the elected government of Jacobo Arbenz was overthrown by a right-wing military coup. During this period perhaps two hundred thousand Guatemalans were killed through political violence. By telling her story in a strong personal voice, Rigoberta Menchú (universally known as Rigoberta) did much to publicize the violence in Guatemala, particularly during the late 1970s and early 1980s, when it was directed largely at the country's Maya Indian population. Eventually, in December of 1996, the government and four opposition guerrilla groups (by then joined together in the organization known as the URNG) signed a peace accord. Rigoberta's book and the international attention it attracted had no small part in bringing about this result.
What made Rigoberta's message so important was that she was a Maya Indian. Half of Guatemala's population is Maya, and during the late Seventies and early Eighties—the period in which Rigoberta's book is set—the Maya suffered violence on an enormous scale. As part of the peace accords, the government and the guerrillas agreed to establish a Commission for Historical Clarification—commonly referred to as the truth commission—which issued its report last month. Compiled under the supervision of a distinguished German jurist, the report, released this February, described the government's counter-insurgency policy as "genocidal" as well as "racist" and noted that "the massacres, scorched-earth operations, forced disappearances and executions of Mayan authorities, leaders, and spiritual guides, were not only an attempt to destroy the social base of the guerrillas, but above all, to destroy the cultural values that ensured cohesion and collective action in the Mayan communities."
Most of Guatemala's Maya live in the country's mountainous highlands, where they speak a variety of closely related but mutually unintelligible languages and are tied to a desperately poor farming economy based on corn, beans, and squash. In the late 1970s, many Maya became engaged in social activism—they founded cooperatives, started unions, agitated for land. The government felt threatened enough by these movements to begin systematically assassinating their leaders. At the same time, several antigovernment guerrilla groups established themselves in the highlands, and when large numbers of the Maya began to join the guerrillas—often less as a result of political sympathy (although many sympathized) than out of the need to save their lives—the government further increased its violence.
Beginning around 1980, the government initiated a policy of…
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