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Monday, December 12, 2011
Day 1 - Traditions
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christmas traditions.. hmm.. we usually watch "its a wonderful life" christmas eve.. sometimes the kids make it to the end.. sometimes not...ReplyDelete
Handmade Christmas stockings on the fireplace.ReplyDelete
My Mom is Italian and every Christmas time we make homemade raviolis from a hand written recipe much like yours. I love that our family has carried on this tradition. They are soooo yummy and the whole family looks forward to eating them!!ReplyDelete
Christmas traditions are wonderful... most of all it is precious time spent with family.ReplyDelete
We are Italian and each year we would make Pizzelle's the smell of the anise reminds me of Christmas. I have continued this same tradition with my own children.ReplyDelete
I love your tradition! I'm hoping some of those enchiladas will be one day's giveaway!! :-)ReplyDelete
These enchiladas look like fun to make, especially for kids. Looking forward to the next six days. Our family tradition includes making gingerbread villages for now. My kids are still really little so I am excited to see what new traditions we can come up with.ReplyDelete
My sister and I used to have a tradition when we were younger: Two days before Christmas we would open one gift each, then wrap it back up so our parents wouldn't know what we had done. On Christmas Day, we would shake the box and 'magically' guess what was inside! This was so funny to us until our parents clued in and that tradition was nipped in the bud!! =DReplyDelete
I love that you're are continuing the traditions in your house! Those enchiladas look mighty tasty!!
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2011 at 9:20 AM
I adore learning what other families make for Christmas Eve dinner. We have had different meals, but mostly lasagne. your enchiladas are really different and I will by trying them after the holidays! Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
Oh MY! That looks YUMMY!ReplyDelete
We have always had the tradition of an ornament a year and now DD gets one two so that's two ornaments a year!
Our newest tradition is Gingerbread house making!
I love seeing the stains on your recipe cards. They so remind me of my mother's that I have and will pass down to my daughter. We have always had a tradition of trying to guess 1 present. The giver gets to select which gift and the receiver gets 1 or 2 clues. If they guess right, they receive $5.00. If the giver feels very confident, they're aloud to up the ante.ReplyDelete
okay, Shawn that is one I have never heard of! Love it and love the fact that you can up the ante...this could make for some "creative" gift giving!ReplyDelete
What a fun tradition! And it looks yummy! We don't have many traditions, but the one Christmas one we do have is to give each of the kids a new pair of PJs on Christmas Eve. They are excited to open one present before the big day (even though at this point, they know it's PJs), and I'm happy because in the Christmas morning photos, they aren't wearing ratty old pajama! :) Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
I am also of Portugese decent, all four of my grandparents were born in Portugal. As a family we still make the 7 fishes traditional Christmas Eve dinner. I do sneak in ravioli for my new son-in-law who doesn't eat fish!!!! Happy Holidays to everyone!ReplyDelete
My ethnic heritage is Italian and Polish so our family holiday celebrations are all about the food! We all seem to end up in the kitchen helping to make all of our traditional favorites and trying out the new recipes that we find each year. And just like your mother's timeworn enchildada recipe, we have several handwritten recipes from our Polish and Italian grandmothers that we pull out each year to read and enjoy (reading their handwritten notes is as much fun as enjoying their delicious dishes).ReplyDelete
One of our silly traditions for the holidays is that on Xmas eve, we all pile into the car with our coats on over our PJ's and drive around the neighbourhood admiring our neighbours' Xmas light displays. When we get home, we warm up with hot chocolate and nibble some holiday baking.ReplyDelete
Another that we have is on Boxing Day (Dec. 26th in Canada) we go through our closets and bag up any unneeded warm clothes, which we then deliver to the homeless shelters between Xmas and New Years. One year, it was very cold and there was a foot of sneaux on the ground (unusual for Vancouver) and there was a man waiting outside the shelter in FLIP FLOPS. Seeing that (which was heartbreaking) drove home the importance of this tradition. In a season of abundance, it's important to be mindful that not everyone is as fortunate and it's our responsibility to DO SOMETHING about it.
Christmas food tradition in our house was always making huge batches of Chex Mix.ReplyDelete
We shot fireworks on Christmas Eve to help Santa find his way to our house. This started with my Grandfather.ReplyDelete
What would Christmas traditions be without baking::::Christmas cookies!!!! From the traditional ones, like pizelles and our Grandma's butterballs, to new festive ones we like to try out each year! ((((p.s. I absolutely love the tradition of putting up my 7 gypsies Advent Calendar each year too;))))ReplyDelete
I love holiday traditions. Family and food is ours....I find myself missing some of the old favorites as we all age and do less each year.ReplyDelete
OH! So excited to see the eggs in the enchiladas... my MIL used to make them that way because a lady she worked with shared a recipe with her about 45 years ago. Everything was THE SAME except for the 'garnish' of egg slice and olive on top. How funny! I still love those enchiladas and can almost taste them when I think of them.ReplyDelete
One of our weird family traditions is no bows on the packages. It started when my daughter was tiny and I just ran out of time and didn't want to make another run to the store. We joked about it but to this day, we don't like to put bows on our family gifts. AND you don't have to worry about them getting squished under the tree!
My family doesn't have so much a tradition for Christmas but my late father's birthday was 12/26 and we always stayed over the extra night to be there with him and we always celebrated with a family recipe called Pot Pie. You heard of it? I doubt it because this recipe is not for the chicken-and-potato filled pie you are thinking of but rather an eggless, square noodle thing made from Crisco (yeah, it ain't health food), flour and water. It is all doughy and carb overload and requires salt and pepper but is yummy, Originally it was made from beef broth and beef but my mom amended it for chicken and even did it vegetarian (when I was all vege) and gluten free- looks weird but tastes fine- for my daughter.ReplyDelete
I've been looking for a good enchilada recipe for years. Thanks.
Your enchiladas are very similar to what a I make...showing my age? I love traditions. A fairly new one is my granddaughters take turns on Thanksgiving night spending the night at my home and help to set up the tree. They came up with the idea of taking turns then it would be "their tree".ReplyDelete
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My parents always made perogis on christmas eve for us as kids.ReplyDelete
Our longest tradition would be spending Christmas Eve together.My siblings and I have spent every Christmas Eve of our lives together. There have been years when some of our children couldn't be with us but my brother and sisters somehow have managed to keep this tradition going. Another tradition is dinner has always centered around tamales.ReplyDelete
Yum! Thank you for sharing your tradition and the recipe that goes with it! The kids look like they're having a good time! My favorite tradition is spending Christmas Eve with my extended family, eating and laughing and telling stories and reliving some memories from the past. It's the day I look forward to most each year.ReplyDelete
we don't really have a tradition, except Christmas moring is normally french toast & bacon for breakfast. as its summer down our way.. we do more BBQ's, salads etc. Happy ChristmasReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing the recipe! one of our family traditions is to invite at least one other family that has no family in the area over for Christmas dinner. My mom is a recipe collector so at that meal there's at least one brand new dish to try. This might be the dish this year! Thanks.ReplyDelete
First what a beautful family. In mine it is all about Christmas eve. We open our home up starting Christmas eve morning for breakfast,lunch then dinner for anyone who would like to come over and spend good time and food with us.ReplyDelete
Many of our traditions do involve food.We have warm, delicious homemade cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning after unwrapping gifts! In the month of December we host a gingerbread house party -- it has changed as the kids have grown, but there is a remnant of it. Sweet Pies, Pasties, Applesauce GumDrop cake, and Party Mix are also a few of the goodies that show up every year.ReplyDelete
Your post has got me thinking -- I better write down these recipes so that my son will have them.
Thanks for the nudge, oh yeah! ----Don't forget the recipe for fudge!
Mmm on your enchiladas.ReplyDelete
I have a similar recipe that calls for mashed potatoes in place of the eggs. Pretty unusual too, but Yum.
One tradition I started maybe a dozen or so years ago -- I make cranberry cordial for gifts and ourselves.
Happy Holidays & A Very Merry Christmas!
One of our families "traditions" was that my eldest sister made lots of wonderful sweet treats for our enjoyment as we opened gifts and so we didnt perish before the meal. Her english toffee became "infamous" amongst neighbors, family and friends. She has since passed and I have the recipe card with her hand writing and have become the toffee maker. It took me two seasons to get it right, but I did. I also took over playing Santa (as in the one who hands out the gifts) for her....so traditions carry on, fortunately as does the love that one gave to us!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your talents, love and fun with all of us! Merry Christmas, girlies!
Our traditions are a big hors d'ouvre party at my uncle's on Christmas Eve, then a big tradtional (goose!) dinner at our house on Christmas Day.ReplyDelete
I really love when people share their traditions. Your enchilada recipe looks fantastic (although I'm not sure about the chopped egg!)ReplyDelete
Your enchiladas look super yummy!!ReplyDelete
Love the hand written recipe card. I have some from my MIL and mom. Love them. Cherished family recipes.ReplyDelete
Christmas traditions..we are at a crossroads with that right now..my Mother is getting too old to carry most on, the grandchildren are all adults and going their own ways, I am not sure of my role anymore. Perhaps as my children start their own families new traditions will come to be within our family as a whole.ReplyDelete
How lovely to see the children all involved in your family tradition.ReplyDelete
Ours is a simple Christmas Eve ritual and continues even though my children are now 15 and 17 - a plate of mince pies for Father Christmas, 2 carrots for the reindeer and a small glass of sherry/Baileys. All left on the fireplace hearth before trooping up to bed with stockings to lay on their beds, awaiting a visit (hopefully) by FC.
I love that they still go along with this ritual, it marks the beginning of Christmas for me.
christmas stockings have turned into a new tradition, in past years just a few little doo-daah like most people. Our family has grown so much that buying gifts for each person was not an option. So our stockings are now three and a half feet tall and we just stuff stockings for everyone...fun little goodies that you know they're goin' to love...and homemade gifts have made a huge come back!! :) can't wait to try the enchiladas (i'm half portuguese too!) Happy Holidays!!ReplyDelete
What priceless pics you have there. I love family traditions. We all get together Christmas eve and have a family chili and dessert cook off and have a hay ride with christmas caroling with the kids. It has always been something we look forward to every year.ReplyDelete
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas.
How wonderful to see children making memories! I'm sure they will have many stories to tell their offspring one day.ReplyDelete
Loved your story about the enchiladas and all the pics-so cute! We do mock chicken legs with veal and pork cubes on a stick, breaded, lightly fried and then baked! We all watch each other to make sure no one eats more than their share-So Delicious!ReplyDelete
This looks like a fantastic recipe! My husband is Portuguese only his family is from the 'continent' (said with a portuguese accent). I'm going to make hime these to see if likes them!!ReplyDelete
great pics and looks like a wonderful tradition!~ReplyDelete
Paula, I love that you shared this family tradition with us. I only wish I were there to share the enchiladas with you...they look delicious! I'm half Polish and one of my favorite memories of my grandmother is her making potato pancakes (not nescessarily at Christmas, but for special occasions). Now, for many years, my husband and I have made it our own tradition to have potato pancakes Christmas Eve. So many of our happy memories do center around food & family, don't they?ReplyDelete
All my childhood traditions died with my mother in 1986. You can't really fill your own stocking and get the same effect as when your mom did it. My only tradition is that I always bake a ton of cookies and share them with everyone I know.ReplyDelete
Your enchiladas look delicious! What a nice organized tradition! We have several goodies that we've made in my family where the recipes came from my grandmother. We also have our big candle light dinner Christmas Eve. It's just wonderful being with the family and joining with our family who have gone on through the traditions we have. Thanks for your blog. I love it! Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
Traditions are a good thing and seems in today's world some of that is lost but it's never to late to start. The enchilada recipe is great and am definatley going to try them - such a nice thing for you to share with us. Also love the pictures of the great helpers.ReplyDelete
We have lots of traditions but one is Christmas Cookies. My Danish grandmother always sent them to us when I was little and I continued to make them with my family. We have added to our stash of "have to" recipes with my Mother's stuffed dates being a favorite.ReplyDelete
I love the enchilada recipe...it looks like some I cherish.
Merry Christmas.
Tradition--we open presents from each other on Christmas Eve and then see what Santa brought on Chirstmas morning.ReplyDelete
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is to sleep by the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. My daughter started doing it when she was two years old. When her two brothers came along they joined in too. They grab sleeping bags, pillows, favorite stuffed animals, favorite blankies and snuggle up waiting for Santa. They are now 28, 26 and 24 years old and if they come to my house for Christmas, they still snuggle up by the tree and sleep on Christmas Eve.ReplyDelete
we have adopted my parents tradition of celebrating on Christmas eve. we love getting the family together.ReplyDelete
We have a tradition in our family of exchanging Christmas ornaments. The day of the exchange always brings oohs, aahs, giggles and lots of inside jokes brought to light! And what fun it is as we unwrap the ornaments each year to decorate the tree and reminisce about when we got each ornament and who gave it to us. An added bonus is that when the kids/grandkids grow up and leave home, they have a box of ornaments for the tree in their new home!ReplyDelete
Well I wrote a long post about traditions but Blogger lost it, it looks like.ReplyDelete
So bottom line - we have taken over the family traditions - I now fill stockings for our parents and for their grandkids near by...and I make the family fav butter cookies so we can all decorate them - another tradition.
This year we made tinsel trees for the 3 youngest family members rooms - color choices made us laugh but it was their call - pale pink, teal and silver were the picks!
I need to make a couple GREEN for my parents house since they don't put up the tree now.
I love traditions. Thanks for sharing yours! Since my children were young we opened up our home on Christmas Eve to friends and family who wanted a place to go after the Children's Mass. For 29 years the number of folks who come has increased and we now have over 50 people to come! We have a very small home and it is literally filled to the brim, but everyone one loves spending the evening together. My children, nieces, and nephews constantly tell us that Christmas Eve (along with the sauerkraut balls I make every year for it) is their most treasured tradition.ReplyDelete
My family started a new tradition this year. We had anReplyDelete
ornament exchange. Some were made and some purchased. Some mailed from various corners of the country and some hand delivered. Numbers were drawn.
We have the ornament this Christmas and then bring it back
next year for another exchange. The box has the history. On the fifth year you will keep the ornament. New ornaments can enter each year; they will just have less history. We had over thirty this year. I sure had fun making
my Santa ornament and one of my nieces will enjoy it. Now
my husband also made his own " bad Santa" ornament (a
photo cube of drunken Santas). I was going to say that this was not acceptable, but my sister said her sons would
find that amusing. Another one of my sisters received "bad
Santa" and I don't know if it is still in the box or on her tree.
For me the joy of putting the ornaments on the tree are the
memories... Gratitude for the giver of the gift... Gratitude for
the connecting of our lives... Gratitude for the love.
Oh my goodness, those enchiladas look delicious! I may have to try those myself. The Christmas tradition that sticks in my head is that none of the gifts go underneath the tree until all of the children are in bed. The "children" are now 19 and 21 and they STILL make me wait to put the gifts out until they are in their rooms!ReplyDelete
We always open new pajamas and read the Christmas story from Luke and act out the story. Some years only children, some years in a barn, some years we include the adults. We always remember the years where we had arguments over which little niece would be Mary. Those years we had several times through the script for all the Marys to hold the baby Jesus. Such good memories.ReplyDelete
One of our family traditions involves watching old movies. With this being the last Christmas that my mother will spend with us (brain tumor). I loved that I got to spend last Friday night with her and watch The Bishops Wife and Christmas in Connecticut. It was a very special evening and one that I will never forget.ReplyDelete
We love watching Christmas movies. When my kids were still at home, my husband would always read A Christmas Carol by Dickens aloud to them.ReplyDelete
Lots of great traditions being shared. One tradition we have is that each of us has our childhood stocking and use it every year. Mine is the smallest and felt (no stretch) and our son's is the largest and knit (lots of stretch).ReplyDelete
Enjoyed reading about everyone's traditions. There are 30-40 of us who gather at my Uncle's house on Christmas Eve and do lots of eating, drinking, play games, and open lots of presents. It's always a lot of fun.ReplyDelete
My favorite tradition started when I was a child and still holds true today. We make an event of going to get our live Christmas tree. When I was a child the tree farm was right across the street and I use to go with my Dad and cut the tree down. Now I go with my husband (he sometimes grumbles but he's a good sport) and we cut down a 13 foot blue spruce for our living room. Saw in hand, horse drawn buggy, tree shaker, binder, hot chocolate and smores - what else could you want? Makes me misty just thinking about it! Sigh...ReplyDelete
Oh your recipe sounds so yummy! I am going to have to try it. I really enjoyed reading about your family and the photo's. A tradition that we have is we have a crab and shrimp boil on Christmas Eve. We all look forward to it. Then we put paper all over the table and dump it on. It makes for a long dinner but it is so much fun talking and eating. Thanks for the opportunity to win. Happy Holidays! Hugs, TerriReplyDelete
For the last 40 years, my boyfriend's mother has made santa claus cookies for christmas. they are quite a big deal in their family. She usually makes about 25-30 dozen every holiday season. All of the kids come home and help decorate and trim the tree. It's a good tradition.ReplyDelete
I love all the inspiration you provide so freely in your blog posts. I know how much time and energy it takes to do it all and am constantly amazed at how prolific you are. Thanks for this giveaway.....I would provide a tradition but it's changed so much with every passing year that I can only tell you what my family is doing this xmas eve. It's something we started last xmas eve and it involves my hubbie and I making super yummy fish tacos with all the fixins (Tecate beer included) for our families annual (tradtional) Christmas eve celebration. Any one who is interested let me know and I'll give you the recipe!ReplyDelete
We go out at Christmas time with our whole family to the same restaurant we have been going to once a year for 30 years. We have such a blast.ReplyDelete
Hmmm i would have to say making Polish Stuffing.ReplyDelete
One of our traditions involves the cutting down of the tree. My brother has a farm and we always cut our own tree we find in the woods. Sometimes it's a little bare in places and almost always too tall but the hunt for the perfect tree is always fun. We all take turns with the axe chopping it down. Smells wonderful!ReplyDelete
Christmas isn't Christmas without traditions in our house. Christmas Eve the entire family, 53 this year, comes together to sing, play games, eat and hear the story of Christ birth. Then it's off to midnight mass. Thanks for bring these happy thoughts to mind on a hectic dayReplyDelete
The enchiladas looks great! We always have tamales on Christmas Eve, though we don't make them ourselves.ReplyDelete
How funny...we always have stuffed shells for Christmas Eve dinner.Thanks for the giveaway chance!ReplyDelete
Well I guess depends on who you are...enchiladas always happen during Christmas at our house, and lasagna too. I love that we set our own tradition of going to the mountains for Christmas...sometimes we even have our white Christmas.ReplyDelete
Foods do play a big part in our holiday traditions. For about the last 6 years we've had a white popcorn birthday cake for Jesus, before that it was usually a fruitcake.ReplyDelete
I love hearing about others' family traditions. They're what the kids remember. Ours love our silly little traditions.ReplyDelete
I grew up with a Norwegian treat every Christmas, Lefsa, that my mother would make. Now that she's gone, I so wish I had paid attention and learned how to make it! I'm starting a tradition with my 3 an 4 y.o. grandchildren this year....Gingerbread Houses!ReplyDelete
Now that the "kids" are all adults and we live all over the country...we always try to get together for at least one night during the holidays. We spend the evening eating quick foods and playing games all night in our pj's. Everyone spend the night and we have breakfast together before everyone has to head on out.ReplyDelete
I love Christmas and all the magic it brings with it. I think it is so fun to share the traditions I grew up with, with my children. they love making sugar and gingerbread cookies.ReplyDelete
Nanette Bowles
I love the Traditions series, thank you!ReplyDelete
I'm in Australia now so my christmas traditions have changed a bit but my childhood xmas memories are basically associated to New Years Eve.ReplyDelete
We (the whole family) used to reunite for this special eve and have a big meal together. Then, we listened to the bells at 12midnight while eating the 12 grapes at the same time as each bell's dong (spanish tradition). Once this was finished, we greeted each other the New Year and rushed to the Christmas tree. Under it, everyone had a present (or more if you were a kid) with his/her name on it.
What a great way to start the New Year, family, happiness and special gifts!
My favorite tradition is one from my childhood. Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, my mom would put up the tree and we all decorated it and the entire house. The next two days of the long weekend were spent decorating the outside of the house. I always loved pulling out those ornaments and remembering why we had this one, or how long we had had that one.ReplyDelete
Our tradition is "Family Nap Time" after the sugar rush and present crazies. And the kids are grown!ReplyDelete
one of my favorite memories was hanging out in the kitchen with my dad pouring over the cookbooks looking for new stuff to try, then we would make it. the other is when we would go to the christmas tree farm to cut down our christmas tree and if we were lucky there was a big snowfall before and we had awesome snowball fights!ReplyDelete
I love that you have a hand written copy of your mom's recipe. What a treasure. The memories you made with your "helpers" while making the enchiladas will be with them forever.ReplyDelete
~Tina Marie
Going to church Christmas Eve for a caroling service, the traditional ethnic food at both my husbands' family home and mine, special ornaments to be hung and decorations to be put out, the afternoon family walk outside no matter the weather, the reading of the Christmas story before the meal, washing all the dishes by hand before gift opening at my Grandma's (she never had so many willing helpers!) - they all add up to one thing. Family time together on a special day. Joy, peace and love.ReplyDelete
Loved seeing your mom's actual card, so cool. We have a tradition where we make tamale's on New Year's Day, reminds me a lot of your pictures with all the stations.ReplyDelete
Fun times spent together making memories. Thanks for sharing your stories.
What a great blog post. I loved reading about your traditions. I have a sweet tradition with my Dad. Every Christmas Eve we attend the late night church service, then we drive around and look at all of the Christmas lights (it is Christmas by that time) and then we head home to wrap presents and listen to Christmas music. I love Christmas! Crystal McConnellReplyDelete
Hi Paula..ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your Mom's receipe..so great that you have the original..
We have a tradition of all meeting at my parents house on christmas eve for a big family party...and doing a gift exchange...my dad always makes divinity and peanut butter fudge....with his mom's receipe...he's 88 so he has had a lot of practice...we are a pretty big group...30 or so...
In the morning I always make homemade cinnamon rolls and everyone shows up hungry and ready to open gifts...
I love this time of the year...so many memories,old and new.
I am now a mother of 2 little girls. Starting family traditions is very important for me. I want my little girls to have the best memories of growing up. We love to make make cookies during the holidays.ReplyDelete
Omgosh!! That looks delicious! Can I join you guys for dinner? I, coming from an Asian family, don't celebrate Xmas at home, but more with friends.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to share this recipe with some friends. So glad I came across this via Pinterest :)
I love your blog it's one of my favorites!!!ReplyDelete
I have my Paternal Grandmother's recipe for Nana Sara's Sour Cream Coffee Cake in her handwriting. It's stained from many years of love. She wrote little notes in the margins, like "flour" the pan with dry cake mix and it won't taste like flour. Christmas isn't complete until it's made. And I make it on the 23rd, because it's better after it's sat for 2 days. I always feel her presence when I'm making it.ReplyDelete
Oh, and you *might* want to make an extra pan of enchiladas. I'm thinking I'm coming to your house to join you! With Nana's cake of course!
We don't really have traditions. Especially when it somes to food. I am not a very good cook... and my hubby likes to come up with new things when he cooks. The only thing we try to do is Christmas Eve (that's when I celebrated Christmas while I was growing up in Europe). Thanks for the great recipe and the give-away! :o)ReplyDelete
Loved hearing about your tradition! Great photos and I love that you share the original recipe cards! Great stuff! We have lots of little traditions like making a gingerbread house each Christmas!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 4:40 AM
Found you via pinterest - glad I did!ReplyDelete
The copy of your mom's handwritten recipe struck a cord with me. My most cherished possession is my Mom's chocolate chip cookie recipe written in her handwriting and the yellow pyrex bowl that she gave me when I turned 21. Mom died at the young age of 58 in 1992, so I cherish this connection with her. When I make cookies for my kids, I can feel my mom's loving presence.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 5:51 AM
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One of my family's traditions was my mother's nut bread. SInce she died 10 years ago, I now make it for everyone at Christmas...it just says CHRISTMAS to me every year.ReplyDelete
We have one long ago tradition - my Grandmother's Scotch Shortbread and a newer one - Puddin Head Gingerbread Men. Everyone enjoys the gingerbread one because we all have the fun of decorating them. It's like never growing up. I will try Paula's recipe and love it that we have the original recipe card. Happy holiday's to all!ReplyDelete
I love the photos of each step of the enchilada process! These will be the memories everyone cherishes.ReplyDelete
Those enchiladas look delicious. I can't wait to try your recipe.ReplyDelete
The recipe looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
what a beautiful family....ReplyDelete
traditions keep our stories alive.
At every holiday dinner my grandmother put sweet pickles and cottage cheese in a divided glass dish...no one ever ate the pickles or cottage cheese but if they weren't on the table we couldn't begin the meal... I have the divided glass dish now and it graces each holiday meal.
gingerbread houses with friends :)ReplyDelete
Every year my husband and I go for a walk around our little town on Christmas Eve. It's always very special if it's snowing! My favorite Christmas past memory was the day we made Christmas cookies with my mom and, when she was still with us, my Gammy. We always begged to be the one to operate the cookie press. We would bombard all the cookies with sprinkles and that colored sugar that looks like glitter! Thanks for sharing your Christmas traditions.ReplyDelete
Recipes in the handwriting of the cook are the BEST! Such a wonderful keepsake.ReplyDelete
That is the sweetest scene!ReplyDelete
We do not really have any real traditions in our family.ReplyDelete
I remember from my childhood the lights and music of the Parthenon replicated in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville is the sister city of Athens and why we have our own Parthenon. Every year my family would pile into the station wagon and head out to see the Christmas lights in town. We would end at the Parthenon with a huge nativity with changing pastel lights and wonderful music. No animation but exciting all the same. On the way home we would take the route by the living nativity at our church. I always wondered why the character did not shiver like me. A minor miracle, I guess.ReplyDelete
There is nothing better than enchiladas with Las Palmas sauce!ReplyDelete
I came in too late to win a prize, but I feel like I won one, because of this recipe! The photos of everyone making the enchiladas was adorable! It warmed my heart to see these kids making memories! Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
Love seeing the family all working together but I do have one question..... Whats with the slice of egg??????ReplyDelete


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Published 12:00 am Thursday, April 4, 2013
ROCKWELL — Before they jumped onto his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Jim Richardson asked Pat Crowell one more time.
"Pat, are you going all the way to Blue Bay?"
Crowell replied with an enthusiastic yes, before posing her own question to Bob Burton, who planned to follow Richardson's bike on his Kawasaki.
"If I fall off, will you pick me up?" she asked.
On her 90th birthday Wednesday afternoon, Crowell took her first motorcycle ride ever, holding Richardson's waist all the way to the Blue Bay restaurant in Salisbury — about an 8-mile trip from First Baptist Church in Rockwell.
Why Blue Bay? Crowell wanted catfish for her birthday dinner.
"I do love catfish," she confirmed — all 112 pounds of her.
A big crowd gathered in the church parking lot to see Crowell off before getting in their cars and joining her at the restaurant.
"She's a very spunky young lady," Faye Garrett said.
Crowell already has determined that a photograph of her on Richardson's motorcycle will be her new profile picture on Facebook.
Daughter Terry Kindley complained her rather hip mother was on Facebook before she was.
"She's a special, special lady," Kindley said.
Riding a motorcycle wasn't exactly on Crowell's bucket list. The idea of her taking a ride started at least a year ago, during conversations among members of the Friendship Sunday School Class.
She heard about the rides and exploits of Richardson, Burton and Joe Hancock, and one thing led to another. It just seemed perfect timing to provide Crowell's first motorcycle ride on her 90th birthday.
Richardson's motto: "Any time you get on a motorcycle, it's a good day."
Although she has always been active and athletic, Crowell never considered herself the risk-taking type. Her late husband made up for that. He was a fighter pilot in the Air Force and even a stunt pilot on occasion.
"He sure loved to fly, he would do anything," Crowell said. "I'm used to people taking chances — just not me."
She remembered having a chance once to ride on the back of a college student's motorcycle, but her husband put the kibosh on that, not trusting the young driver.
Crowell's daughter, Terry, who lives in Gold Hill, rides horses and could be considered another risk-taker in the family.
"This means I'm going to put her on one of my horses tomorrow," Kindley promised.
During her husband's 24-year career in the Air Force and later, Pat Crowell became an accomplished golfer. She still golfs regularly with friends in Charlotte.
Over her playing years, she has scored holes-in-one four times.
Crowell lives mostly with Terry in Gold Hill, though she frequently drives to Charlotte for golf and to spend time with her son's family. She joined First Baptist Church of Rockwell about two years ago.
"These are wonderful people," Crowell said, surprised at the number of folks in the parking lot. "I think it's great. I just hope I don't fall off."
Her former church, Woodlawn Baptist in Charlotte, is having a 90th birthday celebration for her Saturday. Barbecue is the main menu item, not catfish.
Kindley described her mother as one of the best Christian women she knows. When Kindley was growing up, so many of her friends would go to Crowell for advice that Terry thought her mother should hang out a shingle for her own counseling practice.
"She is truly my idol," said Kindley, a retired Mount Pleasant teacher.
Crowell received plenty of advice and encouragement before her ride.
Mary Richardson, Jim's wife, told her, "Just make sure you lean the same way he's leaning. You don't want to go the wrong direction."
In the days leading up to her ride, Crowell said, she was "half-and-half." Part of her was dreading it, and part of her couldn't wait.
But when the time came Wednesday, she was all smiles and had plenty of waves for everybody. There was no problem getting on the bike.
"I know if you can play golf, you can swing that leg over," Richardson said over his shoulder. In an instant, they roared off.
Crowell already is thinking about her 100th birthday and what she might do to top Wednesday's motorcycle ride.
"Jump out of an airplane," she said, with a glimmer of seriousness.
This girl needs a nickname.
"Catfish" might fill the bill.
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Corporate profits have been among the brightest lights of the economic recovery, helping to lift the stock market more than 25 percent since October.
But analysts predict that when the first-quarter reporting season starts in earnest next week, American companies will show the slowest rate of growth in operating earnings in three years.
One widely used gauge of profits, the Standard & Poor's Capital IQ survey, forecasts that earnings will have grown 0.93 percent in the first quarter, compared with the first quarter of 2011, for the companies that make up the S.& P. 500-stock index. That would bring the value of one share of the index to $23.85.
In the same period last year, operating earnings per index share were $23.63, a result of 19.68 percent growth from the first quarter in 2010.
"It is the lowest quarter of growth we have seen since the third quarter of 2009," said Christine Short, the senior manager for S.& P. Global Markets Intelligence. Other surveys, by Thomson Reuters and FactSet, show similar trends of weak first-quarter growth compared with the year before.
Many companies struggled through the difficult period since the 2008 financial crisis by trimming costs and laying off employees to help rebuild their bottom lines. Now analysts say that the cutbacks may have reached their limits and that profits could very well have peaked in the second half of last year.
The euro zone debt crisis, slowing growth in Asia and emerging markets, and commodity price inflation are also expected to have hurt performance, analysts said.
Analysts don't expect the European debt crisis "to be fully dealt with in the first half of the year," Ms. Short said. "There is too much uncertainty looming to say how it is going to affect corporate earnings."
Part of the reason the numbers will show weakness is also smoke and mirrors: profits were starting to grow a year ago as the economy rebounded from the financial crisis, so comparisons to 2011 will be relatively mild.
"You still have growth, but it is at a slower pace," said Lawrence Creatura, a portfolio manager at Federated Investors.
Three of the 10 sectors of the S.& P. 500 index — the industrial, technology and consumer staples companies — will show earnings growth in the first quarter of 2012, according to the forecast. The energy industry is expected to show flat earnings.
Of the other six, materials and telecommunications are expected to record the largest drops, partly because of shrinking global demand, according to Ms. Short.
Among the companies with lowered forecasts are the steel companies Nucor and Steel Dynamics. Nucor said on March 15 that it expected first-quarter results in a range of 30 to 35 cents a share, down from 50 cents in the same period in 2011.
Because investors are being prepared for what they might see in the coming season, analysts said they did not expect the lower growth to cause any major stock market retreat. But the guidance the companies will give investors for the current quarter and the rest of the year poses a much bigger risk to sentiment.
Barry C. Knapp, the head of United States equity portfolio strategy at Barclays, said Barclays was estimating a retreat in the S.& P. 500 — albeit less than 10 percent — if investors were disappointed by companies' guidance.
Still, equities are inexpensive considering the current low interest rates, Mr. Creatura said.
One of the first major companies to report its first-quarter earnings for 2012 will be Alcoa, the aluminum producer, on Tuesday. Investors view the company as something of a bellwether for global economic trends because its products are used for automobiles, airplanes and construction, and also because it has operations in Europe.
Alcoa's operating earnings per share are forecast to have declined about 3 cents in the first quarter of 2012, about the same decline as in the fourth quarter, according to a Bloomberg survey. Its most recent guidance in January included an outlook of market growth for aerospace and auto companies, with 7 percent global growth in aluminum.
After Alcoa will be JPMorgan Chase, scheduled for next Friday. Average estimates for JPMorgan's operating earnings per share are $1.14, compared with $1.28 a year ago and 93 cents in the fourth quarter of 2011.
It, too, is considered a bellwether for its industry, because it is one of the largest banks in asset terms and because its leader, Jamie Dimon, is often seen as a spokesman for the industry, said Gerard S. Cassidy, a banking analyst for RBC Capital Markets.
A recovery in overall earnings growth is expected in the third quarter, according to average forecasts, said John Manley, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.
"I suspect that Europe may have a little bit more of an impact on the bottom line, and the talk may be more measured in terms of growth expectations going forward," Mr. Manley said.


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Road Trip: Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania and Delaware
Take a road trip through the mansions and gardens of the early 20th century's New World royalty.
A road trip through the Brandywine Valley offers a taste of American aristocracy. In the former country mansions of the ultrarich, travelers glimpse the early 20th-century extravagant lifestyle of a fascinating New World royalty. The du Ponts, one of the wealthiest American families, built estates graced by lovely gardens and filled with world-class art. E. I. du Pont, the first family member to leave France, came to America in 1800 and planted miniature fruit trees and other plants on a bluff overlooking the Brandywine River. His industrial innovations in making gunpowder resulted in a patent and a very prosperous business. Succeeding generations inherited his business and gardening genes, expanding into plastics and consumer products and creating extraordinary botanical collections.
In the Brandywine Valley, Routes 100 and 52 loop through scenic château country where the present-day residents resolutely protect the pastoral views. The narrow, twisting roads that trace the river force slow progress through lanes shaded by overarching branches of tulip trees and oaks. Wildflowers, not billboards, line roadsides. The 12-mile (19-kilometer) stretch of the Brandywine Valley from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, southeast to Wilmington, Delaware, may seem brief, but it takes a few days to truly enjoy.
Begin at Longwood Gardens
From the Philadelphia airport, take I-95S to 322W to U.S. 1. In 45 minutes, you arrive at Longwood Gardens, about three miles (five kilometers) northeast of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Pierre du Pont, who reshaped the family company for the 20th century, found spare time to personally design Longwood Gardens (www.longwoodgardens.org). The property includes forest rambles and walks in Italianate gardens. The conservatory, with 4.5 acres (1.8 hectares) under glass, nurtures 5,500 kinds of plants, including a room of orchids. In the 1930s, Pierre created fountains that still leap and sway with an evening light and music show.
The Inn at Montchanin Village
Leaving Longwood, head for U.S. Rte. 52/Kennett Pike, the National Scenic Byway that meanders through the heart of the Brandywine Valley, providing glimpses of country estates hidden in the trees. After 7 miles (11 kilometers), turn left on Kirk Road. Check in at the big gray barn at the Inn at Montchanin Village (www.montchanin.com). Eleven structures, some stucco-and-frame, were built between 1799 and 1910; they once housed workers of the DuPont Black Powder Mills. Now 28 rooms pamper guests with four-poster beds, gas fireplaces, and private gardens filled with lilies.
Hagley Museum
Learn all about where the du Pont story began at the stately Hagley Museum (www.hagley.lib.de.us), less than a mile away from Montchanin. Take Rte. 100 south and turn left on Rte. 141 to the spot where E. I. du Pont built his gunpowder mill. After seeing DuPont innovations from nylon stockings to NASCAR race cars in the museum, you may wander on your own or tour in a bus with a guide to see the small stone buildings of this early American industry. Eleutherian Mills, the first du Pont home in America, sits on the cliff above the powder works. The three-story Georgian home reflects family life through memorabilia of five generations of du Ponts. Its barn shelters old vehicles, including the 1928 roadster manufactured by E. Paul du Pont. Employees' homes and a schoolhouse provide a view of 19th-century life.
Nemours Mansion & Gardens
Back on Rte. 141, take a 3-mile (4.8-kilometer) jaunt to the new visitors center for Nemours Mansion & Gardens. Alfred I. du Pont, the great-grandson of E. I., built the 70-plus room Nemours in 1910. The Louis XVI style of architecture and Versailles-like gardens emphasize the family's French roots.
Head north on Rte. 52 to the nearby Winterthur (www.winterthur.org)—the country estate so big that it has its own post office address (Winterthur, Del.). It takes a full day to take in the wonders of this 982-acre (397-hectare) family residence that Henry du Pont turned into a museum. Architectural details, borrowed from historic houses that he dismantled, surround the premier collection of American furniture and decor. A trained horticulturist, Henry also designed the gardens surrounding the mansion, choosing the location of each bulb in the hillside known as March Bank.
Brandywine River Museum
Continue on to the Brandywine River Museum on U.S. 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, (www.brandywinemuseum.org). The museum sits in the midst of the Brandywine Conservancy, straight north on Rte. 100, just ten minutes from Montchanin. The museum occupies three floors in a 19th-century brick gristmill surrounded by wildflowers. The collection of American art features works of the Wyeths, who lived and painted in homes and studios nearby. N. C. Wyeth's illustrations for classics like Treasure Island join works by his son Andrew and grandson James.
Mt. Cuba Center
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To stave off the pressure of development, Lammot du Pont Copeland and his wife created a hilltop island of nature that surrounds their former home. You can get to Mt. Cuba Center (www.mtcubacenter.org) via a tangle of country roads that wind through woods, but it might be best to take the easy way and go south to Rte. 141, then northwest to 3120 Barley Mill Road. Knowledgeable guides introduce guests to Mt. Cuba's woodsy preserve by reservation only (call ahead). From Mt. Cuba, leave Barley Mill Road and pick up Rte. 141, jog north to Rte. 52, and then head southeast into Wilmington.
In this pleasant small city, the largest city in Delaware and home of the DuPont company, stroll along the riverfront and give your credit card a workout—tax-free—at the Shipyard Shops. An overnight at the Hotel du Pont (www.hoteldupont.com), at 11th and Market Streets, features the best of everything, from the Bösendorfer piano in the lobby to a collection of original paintings by regional artists including N. C. and Andrew Wyeth. The hotel's over-the-top amenities include a Broadway-size theater that features touring shows.
Road Kit
The views of the Brandywine Valley can be picturesque year-round, though the gardens at Longwood and Winterthur are at their best in the warmer months. Check the weather in Chadds Ford at www.weather.com/weather/local/19317. Attractions are located in a relatively compact area, but a GPS is recommended for navigating your way along the narrow lanes leading to them.
—Text by Vera Marie Badertscher, adapted from National Geographic Traveler


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It is fair to say that open access to research has widespread support among academic bloggers.
Perhaps inevitably, given the nature of what they do, the idea that research findings should be available to all free of charge is a topic close to many of their hearts. Of particular interest is the notion that open-access models will expand their audience and ensure that their findings - and prowess as researchers - are recognised by the wider world.
But although you would be hard pressed to find an academic blogger speaking up for profit-making journal publishers, there is some critical analysis of the alternative.
Does open-access publishing encourage plagiarism, for example? And will "old school" academics ever give as much credence to a paper published on the internet without the reputation of a long-established journal behind it?
Melissa Terras, reader in electronic communication in the department of information studies at University College London, is attempting to answer such questions with an experiment. Going through her "back catalogue" of published research, she is making one paper a week freely available via her institutional repository. At the same time, she is blogging about each paper on Melissa Terras' Blog (http://bit.ly/vu22GL) and citing it on her Twitter feed (@melissaterras).
Dr Terras is then reviewing the impact of this approach on the paper's dissemination.
"Prior to me blogging and tweeting about the paper, it got downloaded twice (not by me)," she writes (http://bit.ly/t1rhZ0). "The day I tweeted and blogged it, it immediately got 140 downloads. This was on a Friday: on the Saturday and Sunday it got downloaded, but by fewer people - on Monday it was retweeted and it got a further 140 or so downloads. I have no idea what happened on 24 October [Monday] - someone must have linked to it? Posted it on a blog? Then there were a further 80 downloads. Then the traditional long tail, then it all goes quiet."
The first paper she included in the experiment has now been downloaded 535 times since it went live in countries all over the world - from Mexico to the United Arab Emirates.
Dr Terras writes: "I have no idea how many times it is read, accessed, downloaded in the journal itself. So seeing this - 500 reads in a week! makes me think, wow: people are reading something I have written!"
Having determined that there is a close correlation between when a paper is tweeted and downloaded, Dr Terras says there can be a "compulsion" to start scrutinising the statistics. "It gets addictive," she admits. But she also includes a note of caution: "Is this where we want to be headed: academia as X-Factor?"
For those wondering how Dr Terras' papers fared in comparison with others in UCL's repository that didn't have the associated promotion, the statistics she has reported put it in the top 10, possibly the top five, for the most downloaded papers that month.
"If I tell you that the most accessed item from our department ever in the UCL repository, has had 1,000 full text downloads, then 500 downloads in a week ain't too shabby," she writes.
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In Alain Badiou's open reply to Jean-Luc Nancy, he chides Nancy for falling into the trap that the NATO attacks on Libya were in any way designed to rescue the insurgents of Benghazi. Badiou is amazed that someone so informed about geopolitics, and the covert agenda of the French government along with the other NATO allies should appear so naïve:
How can you of all people fall into this trap? How can you accept any kind of 'rescue' mission being entrusted to those very people for whom the old situation was the good one, and who absolutely want to get back into the game, by forcible means, from motivations of oil and hegemony? Can you simply accept the 'humanitarian' umbrella, the obscene blackmailing in the name of victims? But our armies kill more people in more countries than the local boss Gaddafi is capable of doing in his.
And he also asks: "Didn't you know that the French and British secret services have been organising the fall of Gaddafi since last autumn?"
Perhaps Nancy doesn't read Voltairenetwork.org, or read the Italian newspaper Libero. However, without wishing to appear as shocked as Badiou at this lack of understanding of information that has been handsomely spread across the internet I have to admit that I had no idea either. As I imagine I'm not the only one I think its worth providing some links and snippets.
First, for background is this piece by Dr Richard Keeble on the secret war against Libya provides some detail about the covert war that was staged behind the scenes, operated by the CIA and French secret service. Here's a Reuters report which says that Barack Obama gave the CIA the green light to undertake covert actions in support of Libyan rebels before the vote on Resolution 1973.
The Guardian reports today that:
Italy is only the third country, after France and Qatar, to recognize the rebel-led Libyan National Transitional Council as Libya's only legitimate governing body.
But according to a report in Voltairenet.org, the attendees of the London Conference on Libya (29 March 2011) which was restricted to those States that upheld Resolution 1973, (plus Germany) "decided to give the Libyan Transitional National Council (LTNC) access to some of Libya's frozen assets and to authorize it to sell Libyan oil. In addition, they considered the possibility of arming the CNLT, without however reaching a decision."
The report continues:
These arrangements run counter to Resolution 1973 and one can easily imagine the international outcry if Venezuela or Iran, for example, were to release frozen assets and give them to the Nasserist or Khomeinist insurgents or, worse, buy Libyan oil from them. Not to speak of a violation of the UN embargo on arms for the benefit of the "bad" insurgents.
If it were still necessary, the authorization to sell oil shows that the division of the country's resources has begun. Thanks to NATO's military support, the LTNC has seized control of vast swathes of the oil fields and two key refineries. The authorization extends to 400 000 barrils per day, which at current rates represents 1,4 billion dollars per month.
At the end of two side meetings that took place between State Secretary Hillary Clinton and LTNC envoy Mahmoud Jibril [see photo, reposted on ILR above], the United States pondered to unlock 3,3 billion dollars belonging to the State of Libya to be funnelled to the "good" insurgents."
But Italy's move to join the alliance runs counter to recent policy, as this interesting piece illustrates. In 2009 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi signed a Friendship, Partnership and Cooperation Treaty, but the deal was resulting 'from negotiations conducted by former governments, including leftist governments'. Because of geography and trade Italy is Tripoli's largest trading partner:
Italy buys almost 40% of Libya's exports (its second main buyer, Germany, gets only 10%) while selling to Libya 18,9% of its total imports (the second main seller, China, provides not much more than 10%). Libya's trade dependence on Italy is strong, but this relationship represents an even greater strategic value for Rome than for Tripoli.
However, the treaty contained a number of obligations, including, and I quote
the agreement «to not resort to threat or the use of strength against the territorial integrity or the political independence of the other Part» (art. 3);
the abstention from «any form of intrusion, direct or indirect, in the national or foreign affairs that fall within the other Part's jurisdiction» (art. 4.1);
the assurance that Italy «won't use, nor authorize the use of its territory in any hostile action against Libya» and vice versa (art. 4.2);
Of course, Italy is a former colony, but the relationship has been bang up to date.
Other useful pieces from Voltairenet.org, which Sarkozy's security advisor wants shut down, includes the suggestion that Al Jazeera is perhaps not the most objective when it comes to reporting on Libya, as it operates out of Qatar (the London Conference on Libya decided that Qatar will be in charge of administering Libya's oil). In this report it points to Russian news sources, which cite the Russian military's claim that they were monitoring the unrest in Benghazi via satellite from the very beginning, and airstrikes against the Libyan people were not going on on the ground, as reported by Al Jazeera and the BBC.
But the reports that Badiou is referring to, I think, is the one that was reported in the right-wing Libero newspaper, who received a French Secret Service document leaked to them with the blessing Italian secret service, about the use of information from former Gaddafi cohort, Nouri Massoud El-Mesmari.
In the documents, the French secret services refer to Mesmari as 'The Libyan Wikileak' because he gave them all the inside information about the regime as well as an account of who's who in Libya and who they should or should not contact.
With all the inside information, the Italians claim that by mid-January the French had paved the way for the beginning of the revolution against Gaddafi. Perhaps it is just me and Nancy who have not heard all this stuff before. Now you know.


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The first museum or mouseion, founded circa 290 BC in Alexandria, Egypt by Ptolemy I Soter, was a community of scholars supported by a grant from the treasury. The community included apartments, a dining hall, lecture hall, cloister, botanical garden, zoological park, astronomical observatory, and the famed Library of Alexandria. Objects such as animal hides, surgical and astronomical instruments, elephant tusks, statues, and portrait busts were also housed there, and used for teaching. The museum and most of its library were destroyed circa 270 AD during civil disturbances.
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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celanese Corporation (NYS: CE) , a global technology and specialty materials company, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2012 results on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Commenting on results will be Mark Rohr, chairman and chief executive officer, and Steven Sterin, senior vice president and chief financial officer. This call will be available by webcast at www.celanese.com in the investor relations section or by phone:
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The company will distribute its fourth quarter earnings press release via newswire after the New York Stock Exchange closes on Monday, January 28. The earnings press release, earnings call presentation, prepared remarks from Mark Rohr and Steven Sterin and an audio recording of the prepared remarks will also be available at www.celanese.com in the investor relations section after market close on January 28.
A replay of the conference call will be available on demand on January 29, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. Eastern time until February 5, 2013, at the following numbers:
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Lloyd's of London, the oldest insurance market in the world, has appointed Inga Beale as its first ever female chief executive, The Telegraph reported Dec. 16. Beale, an industry veteran with 30 years of experience, will replace Richard Ward who is stepping down in July.
More News to Cheer This Week:
A Cairo theater group is breaking taboos with a daring series of sketches that tackle dating, sex and sexual harassment in Egypt, The Daily Beast reported Dec. 18.
An bill to keep better track of domestic violence offenders will go before New Hampshire lawmakers next year, and advocates expect it to bring about a debate over gun rights, the Associated Press reported Dec. 16.
Germany's new government will feature the country's first female defense minister, the Associated Press reported Dec. 15. Ursula von der Leyen, 55 and mother of seven, inherits the job of modernizing the military.
Socialist Michelle Bachelet, who was Chile's president from 2006 to 2010, cruised to victory in the country's presidential runoff, CNN reported Dec. 15. With more than 93 percent of votes counted, she won 62.3 percent of votes, election officials said.
In Cameroon, many mothers use hot iron or stone to flatten the daughters' breasts and thus, ward off men, Thomson Reuters reported Dec. 17. New government research shows that "breast ironing," as the harmful custom is known, has seen a 50 percent decline since it was first accidentally uncovered in 2005. However, 1.3 million girls are still victims of the brutal practice today. Mothers say they do it to try to protect their daughters from premarital sex, early pregnancy and rape.
More News to Jeer This Week:
An Afghan woman has been flown to Turkey for emergency surgery after her husband sliced off her nose and lips in punishment for refusing to sell her jewelry, The Daily Beast reported Dec. 19.
Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford claimed women are happy as long as they have money, The National Post reported Dec. 19. He made his statement on his weekly appearance on the Washington, D.C., sports radio show, "The Sports Junkies," saying: "Women love money. Give 'em a couple thousand bucks and they are happy."
Women in India will never be safe until society changes its attitudes, the father of the Delhi gang-rape victim said on the anniversary of the assault which killed her last year, The Telegraph reported Dec. 15.
The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down the country's major prostitution laws, saying that bans on street soliciting, brothels and people living off the avails of prostitution create severe dangers for vulnerable women and thus violate Canadians' basic values, The Globe and Mail reported Dec. 20. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin stressed that the ruling is not about whether prostitution should be legal, but about whether Parliament's means of controlling it infringe on the constitutional rights of prostitutes.
The singer Robin Thicke topped the voting in a poll conducted by the End Violence against Women Coalition and has been named sexist of the year, The Guardian reported Dec. 12.
U.N.-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi demanded the release of leading Syrian women's rights campaigner Razan Zeitouneh and three fellow activists, abducted on Dec. 10, Yahoo News reported Dec. 19.
One in every 200 young American women says she became pregnant while still a virgin, The Raw Story reported Dec. 17. According to the paper, published in the British Medical Journal, out of 7,870 women who took part in the confidential research, 45 — 0.5 percent — said they had become pregnant without ever having had vaginal intercourse or going through in-vitro fertilization.
Pregnant women, babies and kids should not drink raw or unpasteurized milk, a group of pediatricians said, CBS News reported Dec. 16.
A special committee in the Knesset is expected to vote this week on the controversial proposal that would extend compulsory military service for Israeli women, from 24 months to 28 months, the Haaretz reported Dec. 16.
Archaeologists in China have unearthed the skulls of more than 80 young women who may have been sacrificed more than 4,000 years ago, Singapore's Straits Times reported Dec. 2. The women's bodies were not present.
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Margaret M. Adams, who held executive positions with a number of publishing companies and who was also an important force in the international women's movement, died Nov. 8, the website Philly.com reported Dec. 16. She was 89.
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Career Counselor
Catherine Papagiorgio, NCC, LCPC, CADC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor / National Board Certified by NBCC
In 60005 - Nearby to Westmont.
Every person has to find their purpose in life. But sometimes people have difficulty deciding which career path is for them. Exploring interests, personality style and life goals can help being the process . Career Counseling can help with creating realistic plans, improve self confidence, learn how to solve problems, take the steps nessacary to achieve personal goals.
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Inspire Therapy, LCPC
Professional Counselors
In 60403 - Nearby to Westmont.
Sometimes you need help getting started on a career path. Sometimes there is a change, wanted or unwanted, and we need to look at a change in careers. Sometimes we are in a career that we like but feel like a piece is missing or we struggle with different aspects of our career or the people we work with. Most of us spend the majority of our lives in our careers, so seeking help in this area can lift a significant amount of stress. Therapy can help you address your career concerns, so that you can have a more enjoyable career experience.
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Paula Mathiasen, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
In 60004 - Nearby to Westmont.
I am passionate about helping people feel fulfilled and purposeful in life and their careers. I specifically enjoy helping people discover their unique strengths and wire up. Together we use problem solving to explore and opportunities professionally. I use various assessments to help in this discovery process and partner with the client on viable and fulfilling options in their career.
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Donna Marie Desai, LCPC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
In 60154 - Nearby to Westmont.
I specialize in helping gifted, talented, and/or highly sensitive adults with the unique challenges they face. This often includes issues around career, work environment, and the difficulty of choosing one specialty when multi-talented. I provide support and strategies for the individual who is outside the norms of general society and needs to design a work-life that most enjoyably and effectively uses their talents.
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Gary Phillips, S.T.D
Licensed Clinical Psychologist; Pastoral Counselor
In 60093 - Nearby to Westmont.
If you are struggling and unclear about what your career should be and/or having difficulty getting employment with your career the counseling I will do will (1) identify the things that are getting in the way of knowing what your career is or keeping you from finding employment (2) help with a plan for developing your career and finding employment (3) provide resources for both determining your career and finding employment
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Jennifer Froemel, MA, LCPC
Counselor, MA, LCPC
In 60546 - Nearby to Westmont.
Life happens. Sometimes we find ourselves in a situation where a change of employment may be necessary. Whether it is an expected transition or the result of unforeseen circumstances, change is difficult and can cause stress related illness. We can assist with making the transition less stressful. Life can be fulfilling and balanced, relationships can be honest and satisfying. Old wounds can heal, self-control can be gained, happiness can be experienced and personal change is attainable. Invest in yourself and be the person you want to be.
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Tracey Clifford, EdD, LCSW, CADC
Dr. Tracey Clifford Licensed Psychotherapist
In 60510 - Nearby to Westmont.
Find a career that best matches your personality and style. Identify what your interests are, your strengths or weaknesses what you enjoy, what you don't and let's figure out the best match for you in terms of a career that will benefit you and make you a happy productive person in your career. I am an eclectic therapist who uses multiple modes/ models or approaches of therapy to help people achieve the desired goals-depending on who they are and what they respond to Best.
Career Counselor
Kevin Fleming, Ph.D.
Coach/Change Agent/Consultant
In 60440 - Nearby to Westmont.
While most career counselors love to give you capacity based profiles of what your talents and interests are for your best bet career choices, Grey Matters international believes that most people make predictably irrational decisions and then after making them learn way to make them fit into their identities using various types of rationalizations and strategies. We are able to assist folks in career counseling type settings by giving a deeper look at their decision making profile so they can better understand where the core frustration or desire is coming from in the world of work. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 877-606-6161.
Career Counselor
Emily Pagone, M.S., L.C.P.C.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
In 60563 - Nearby to Westmont.
If you are experiencing burn-out, career-related fatigue and stress, and career questioning, I am here to offer support and guidance. Through various therapeutic techniques and interventions, as well as appropriate career assessments, we can collaborate together to reach your goals and pinpoint solutions. Through our collaboration together, it is my hope for you to find career-satisfaction, self-confidence, and the stress-relief you deserve.
Career Counselor
Dr. Jessica Norman, PhD, LCPC
In 60563 - Nearby to Westmont.
We spend a lot of time at work - in fact, most of us spend more time at work than at home. Our happiness at work converts to happiness in about half of our lives! If your not happy at or with your work life, being happy anywhere else is going to be a struggle. Career counseling can help you: * Transition to a new career * Explore career types * Conflict resolution * Work place bullying * Sexual harassment * Loss of job * Difficulty finding a job. * Adults returning to school
Career Counselor
Marianne Tomlinson, M.S. Ed., L.C.P.C.
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
In 60510 - Nearby to Westmont.
In today's trying times, it is not uncommon to be faced with a job loss or even a career change. Today's job market can be frightening and challenging. Research shows that clients who successfully cope with career decisions may gain skill and confidence in the ability to tackle other problem areas in their life. They may invest more energy into resolving non-career problems because they have clarified career objectives. We will work together to find information on the aspect of developing a career and helping face and overcome concerns about seeking a new job or a new direction in life. For more information, please contact me.
Career Counselor
Jens Hussey, LCPC, CADC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor & Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
In 60602 - Nearby to Westmont.
Hate your life because you are miserable in your job? Transitioning into a new position or career can be frightening and anxiety producing - but it can also be a time of great discovery. I'm well-versed in helping people improve job performance and get back on top of their game. The majority of my practice is made up of executives and professionals who are stuck, frustrated, or burned out and want improvement on the work front.
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Donna Martino, LCPC, NCC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
In 60169 - Nearby to Westmont.
Work can be an enormous source of stress for many people. For some it's a feeling of anxiety to perform under unrealistic expectations, for others it's due to work place conflict or unhealthy work environments. For others it's a feeling that their job just isn't the right fit. The first 20 years of my career I worked in human resources and business consulting for large and small companies and I have 10 years of experience doing workplace counseling and executive coaching. I will help you get to the root cause of your stress and begin to identify changes you can make to improve your work life and lead a less stressful life going forward.
Career Counselor
Althea Olson, Althea Olson, LCSW
Psychotherapist, Author, Keynote Speaker
In 60544 - Nearby to Westmont.
I have traveled the country teaching police supervisors how to be effective leaders by developing a culture of acceptance. I have also written extensively on the subject of job burnout, compassion fatigue, morale, effective leadership and ethics for multiple law enforcement publications. In my office I have also coached those who are starting their careers to those who are high level executives on pursuing their professional goals.
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Thank you for visiting our Illinois page of career therapists and life coaches in Westmont, Illinois who are ready to help you move ahead. You need someone who is skilled at assessment, personal marketing, goal-setting, and can help you identify your gifts and talents and find a brigther, more successful future than the path you are currently on. Theravive has the top career therapists and life coaches in Westmont, Illinois who are ready to help you get started. Reach out to us today, our contact forms are "open" 24/7.
Westmont is located in DuPage County, Illinois. It has a land area of 4.99 square miles and a water area of 0.10 square miles.  The population of Westmont is 24,941 people with 10,676 households and a median annual income of $55,767. .
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Well, she just called back.
Using a whole new pronunciation guide.
"Hello, are you an administrative assistant for Wah Kotch?"
Excuse me, who?
"Wah Kotch."
(Will's initials are W.A. Just like his dad. Just like his son. W.A. without the periods is "Wah," I guess. Rhymes with ahhh.)
When I told her we'd received a call from their magazine a few months prior, she denied it, "Oh, no. We only call once a year." She told me that several times.
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A thousand years ago, Saruin was imprisoned. Now the barriers that contain him are weakening, and his foreboding shadow threatens to swallow the world of Mardias once again. Who will rid the world of Saruin's scourge? A mysterious minstrel appears and guides the group to adventure, at times shielding them from adversity. Occasionally, the minstrel forces grave choices upon them, which change their world and twist the plots they encounter. Romancing SaGa reclaims the renowned features of the series and boasts all new elements enhancing gameplay, bringing the player even deeper into the story. The free-roaming scenario system gives gamers a choice of eight intriguing playable characters, each with their own unique adventures and individual goals. Depending on the character and actions chosen, the plot and the subsequent events differentiate dramatically. This free-roaming scenario system promises the ultimate in open-ended adventure.


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The call for a Palestinian national unity government has unified just about everyone except the Palestinians. After navigating sessions clouded over with vituperation and nuclear threat, leaders attending last week's U.N. General Assembly seized upon the faint prospect of Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, co-opting the Hamas-led Cabinet and moderating its radical Islamist government.
"The world is waiting to see whether the Hamas government will follow through on its promises" of government reform "or pursue an extremist agenda," President Bush said in his address to the General Assembly on Sept. 19.
"And the world has sent a clear message to the leaders of Hamas: Serve the interests of the Palestinian people. Abandon terror, recognize Israel's right to exist, honor agreements and work for peace."
The message was startling only because just months ago there was little doubt that the world had waited long enough since Hamas' election in January for a reform platform. A sharp uptick in rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip on Israel's southern region and the June 25 cross-border raid in which Hamas-affiliated gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and captured another seemed to close the book on Hamas.
Then, there was little question that the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority would remain isolated and there was open talk in Washington of helping Abbas overthrow the separately elected P.A. Cabinet.
Three months later, the sudden war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran's steadfast refusal to cede the prospects of a nuclear weapon transformed the prospect of a Gaza Strip collapsed into chaos into an intolerable threat.
The fear was apparent in the statement released last week from the Quartet — the grouping of the United States, Russia, the United Nations and the European Union that guides the Middle East process.
"Taking stock of recent developments in the region, the Quartet stressed the urgent need to make progress towards a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East," the statement said. "The Quartet expressed its concern at the grave crisis in Gaza and the continued stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians. The Quartet welcomed the efforts of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to form a Government of National Unity, in the hope that the platform of such a Government would reflect Quartet principles and allow for early engagement."
The three Quartet principles are recognition of Israel, renouncing terrorism and commitment to abide by previous accords.
Abbas capped the General Assembly's opening week with a Sept. 21 speech that recommitted to those principles.
"Any future government will commit to imposing security and order, to ending the phenomena of multiple militias, indiscipline and chaos, and to the rule of law," he said.
Hours after Abbas' optimistic speech, Hamas was already saying it would not recognize Israel.
"I personally will not head any government that recognizes Israel," Ismail Haniyeh, the P.A. prime minister, said at a mosque in the Gaza Strip during last Friday's prayers.
As of Monday, Abbas suspended talks over unity, canceling a trip from his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah to the Gaza Strip, where Hamas predominates.
Hamas continued to press Abbas to return to talks, desperate for the cash that a unity government could bring even if it was not ready to meet the international community's conditions for the cash.
"We have not reached a dead end," Ghazi Hamad, the Hamas government spokesman, said in an interview in Hebrew on Israel Army Radio.
Western leaders indicated they were more than ready to deal if Abbas returns to talks and is able to pull Hamas into a compromise that the West could recognize as meeting the Quartet's principles.
Elliott Abrams, the U.S. deputy national security adviser, made it clear that the Bush administration was ready to ignore pending congressional legislation that would place strict controls on money headed for the Palestinian Authority or for nongovernmental organizations that assist Palestinians.
It is possible, Abrams told reporters last week, "to give humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people through NGOs, and to work with parts of the P.A. that do not report and are not under the control of Hamas, of the prime minister, of the cabinet, but rather are under the control of President Abbas, or are independent agencies that are like the judiciary," Abrams said. "For parts of the P.A. that are not, or for direct aid to the Palestinian people through NGOs, that's fine. That's neither illegal, nor a policy problem."
Proposed legislation passed this year by both houses of the U.S. Congress and now stuck in conference — and unlikely to emerge until well into 2007 — does not recognize agencies "independent" of Abbas or Hamas, and places strict limits on money to NGOs.
The fact that Abrams, probably Israel's fiercest defender in the Bush administration, was ready to blur the lines over how money gets to the Palestinians — even before Hamas made any concession on the Quartet's three principles — underscored how much had changed since the low point of June 25, when Hamas was declared off limits and Abbas was dismissed as ineffectual.
At that time, the Quartet did not object to Israel's decision to cut off tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority, as it conformed to an international consensus that Hamas needed to be isolated.
In its statement last week, the Quartet called on Israel to resume the transfer of $500 million in taxes and customs. "The resumption of transfers of tax and customs revenues collected by Israel on behalf of the Palestinian Authority would have a significant impact on the Palestinian economy," it said.
It was a new reality recognized by Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, in her speech to the General Assembly last week.
"There are no shortcuts on the road to peace, but stagnation is not in our interest and it is not our policy," she said. "It is in this spirit that I met with Chairman Abbas two days ago and we agreed to re-energize the dialogue between us, and create a permanent channel to pursue ways to advance together."
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 23, 2007) - Since March 21 the ETSU softball team have been accepting donations to help support the Bluffton University baseball team, and this Tuesday night the Bucs will be at Cardinal Park to continue their push in raising money for the "Bluffton Boys" when the Baseball Bucs host Tennessee at 7 p.m.
The Buccaneer softball team will have a table set up near the concession stand where they will be accepting donations beginning at 5:30 p.m. Those who make a contribution of at least $5 will receive a purple wristband that says "Bluffton Boys" and "Atlanta Bus Crash", while people who make a donation over $10 will get a Bluffton Baseball T-Shirt. The purple is used to remind the public of the school color of
The softball team will also be taking donations during its final home game this Friday when they host Mercer at 2 p.m. The Atlantic Sun gave ETSU permission to help raise money for the fund during the conference tournament in DeLand, Fla. (May 10-12); however, before the Bucs make the trip to Florida they will personally deliver all the donations, which have been raised up to that point, to the Bluffton baseball team in Lexington, Ky. before its game with Transylvania University on Friday, May 4.
People looking to make a donation can either do so tomorrow night or Friday afternoon. They can also mail a check or cash donation to Coach Mangrum at P.O. 70641,


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The annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting brings a wealth of scientific minds to the shores of Germany's Lake Constance. Every summer at Lindau, dozens of Nobel Prize winners exchange ideas with hundreds of young researchers from around the world. Whereas the Nobelists are the marquee names, the younger contingent is an accomplished group in its own right. In advance of this year's meeting, which focuses on physics, we are profiling several promising attendees under the age of 30. The profile below is the 22nd in a series of 30.
Name: Ragnar Stroberg
Age: 25
Born: California, USA
Nationality: American
Current position: Ph.D. student at Michigan State University
Education: Bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from UC Berkeley; Master's degree in physics from Michigan State University
What is your field of research?
I work in experimental nuclear physics, studying the structure of nuclei far from stability. Our group specializes in using gamma ray spectroscopy to learn about these exotic nuclei.
What drew you to physics, and to that research area in particular?
I find it very satisfying to understand things at a basic, fundamental level and physics is the most basic and fundamental of the sciences. I was drawn to nuclear physics because the experiments are simple on the surface - essentially playing billiards with neutrons and protons - but at a deeper level describing these experiments involves ideas from quantum mechanics, special relativity, electricity and magnetism, optics, condensed matter physics, and statistical physics, to name a few. This richness behind relative simplicity is the great attraction of nuclear physics.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
10 years from now I would like to be doing physics research and to still be surrounded by people who are smarter than I am. I would love to help solve the problem of connecting the quarks that we understand reasonably well to the rich behavior of complicated nuclear systems in a quantitative way.
Who are your scientific heroes?
Feynman, Einstein, Fermi, Bohr, and Faraday
What activities outside of physics do you most enjoy?
My hobbies include cycling and home brewing.
What do you hope to gain from this year's Lindau meeting?
I think the Lindau meeting is a tremendous opportunity to learn from scientists who were able to make major discoveries about how nature behaves. At the very least, I look forward to hearing some good stories. With some luck, I hope to be inspired to make a small discovery of my own. In addition, I look forward to meeting other young physicists from around the world and learning about what they do.
Are there any Nobelists whom you are particularly excited to meet or learn from at Lindau?
Not many of the Nobelists at Lindau have done work that directly relates to my own research, but the work of Roy Glauber in quantum optics is crucial to the description of nuclear reactions that I'll use in my PhD thesis.
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