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Who do you support for Governor in Ohio in 2010?
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#14607 Dec 1, 2012
That God you got is a fancy God
He's not the one I know
He don't live in parking lots
Outside of monster homes.
My God ain't in the government,
He don't put on a big show.
That God you got is a fancy God
He's not the one I know.
My God lives on gravel roads
And goes down in the hollers.
Goes down and saves the souls
Of your very sons and daughters
Your crystal meth and your cocaine breath
Tingling to your toes
That God you got is a fancy God
He's not the one I know
That God you got is a fancy God
He's not the one I know
#14608 Dec 1, 2012
That's exactly what happened.
#14609 Dec 1, 2012
For xxx:
Fred Eaglesmith - Truckers Speed
I got her letter in an old mail box
I forgot at I had at a little truck stop
And I read it once and read it again
I could hardly keep from cryin
I've been driving around the last week or so
With and empty truck I don't have a load
I don't care cause to tell you the truth
I think I might be dyin
And it's trucker speed, benzedrine
Percocets and amphetamines
Black beautys and west coast turn arounds
When the coast is clear I drive with my knees
I mix it all up like a recipie
Coca-cola and coffee to wash it down
Sometimes I feel like my wheels ain't touching the ground
At the side of the road he said you're a mess
When I told him she didn't leave an address
Then he got another call said wait right here
I'll be back in a little while
I put my head across my arms
Slept on the wheel for an hour or more
And I started it up and took off into the night
I've been high-centered, low throttle
When I couldn't stop I peed in a bottle
I've been so lonesome I made hank willaims
Look like a party of five
I've been beat up broke down
Load it on a truck and drive it to town
I always thought she'd be there at the end of the line
I always thought she'd be there at the end of the line
#14610 Dec 1, 2012
Republican compromise: let's meet half way.
Democrat compromise: My way or no way.
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#14611 Dec 1, 2012
Religion is meant to control the masses. Like invisible cops.
Very Republican. Just because you can't see the cops or god does not mean they are not there.
Praise Cheezus,
#14612 Dec 1, 2012
No, they don't. They are children of irresponsible people that should not have children in the first place.
#14613 Dec 1, 2012
So does yours. Pre-school children? How about children right up to the age of 18? How about those schools that serve breakfast, lunch and dinner?
But oh, we only want to talk about pre-school children. That way, objecting to government dependent children sounds worse.
#14615 Dec 1, 2012
Will I"m a local driver which means I'm home every night just like a drill press operator. I have to be. I have this place to take care of. I haven't went anywhere on vacation in 20 years. I stay here to catch up on work.
#14616 Dec 1, 2012
You've got that backward, chief. Show us the GOP proposal since Election Day.
(Considering more people voted for Democratic candidates for the White House and both houses of congress, it would seem that the losing party would be the one to move.)
#14617 Dec 1, 2012
I agree. All children should be able to eat. Children eating is more important than greasing the palms of Kasich's buddies.
#14618 Dec 1, 2012
I saw a guy in a box truck masturbating in front of an elementary school. All box truck drivers should be sterilized.
#14619 Dec 1, 2012
Yeah. Screw those children. Watch them starve. Merry Christmas.
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#14620 Dec 1, 2012
Really? Think Dick Head Cheney helped at all?
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#14621 Dec 1, 2012
Boner is Proposing the Ryan Budget, which 54% of the country voted against. Then during a brain fart he says he NOW wants to propose the offer that he made to Obama right before they voted aginst raising the debt ceiling. Too late for that Boner.
It's like 'K, you won Obama, now what r u gonna give us?'
Maybe he can be more realistic after first of the year when TeaBaggers are not poking him in the ass with their pitchforks.
#14624 Dec 1, 2012
This is the closest thing I could find to any GOP proposal.
Frankly, I hope the GOP continues this stance. When everyone's taxes go up because the GOP won't reduce them just to protect the 1%, they will have taken another giant step toward political irrelevance. We will have to suffer for a couple years, but then the house cleaning will begin.
#14626 Dec 1, 2012
Oh, so children would starve without government? Why is it no children were starving when I was in school? Oh, that's right. We had those other people feed us. They were..........eh.....what were they called now? Oh, now I remember. They were called parents.
#14627 Dec 1, 2012
Greasing the palms is bringing a lot of jobs here. You wouldn't know about that. If this were a Democrat Governor who did the exact same thing except create a bureaucracy instead of Jobs Ohio, you would be all giddy at the results. You wouldn't be able to stop talking about it.
#14628 Dec 1, 2012
There were hungry kids when you were in school. You were just to oblivious to see them. Of course parents should feed their kids. But in a country as ridiculously wealthy as this one, there is no excuse for choosing to have a child go hungry instead of paying some taxes when the parents drop the ball. But if you would rather your government say to Hell with those kids, that's between you, your conscience and your god. I am just thankful that you are a minority in this country.
#14629 Dec 1, 2012
Since that program isn't even funded yet, I'm not sure how many jobs can be connected to it. But it would be much better for the government to cut out the middle man and do its own marketing. Why should the governor's buddies be allowed to suck off Ohio's tit?
#14632 Dec 1, 2012
Valid reasons why John should win and what he said.
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The force now has 673 officers, but Lindheim said the city's 2010-11 budget and money the city will receive under Measure BB - the initiative that voters did approve Tuesday - provide enough for just 637 officers through June.
Oakland laid off 80 officers in July to help balance its budget, but the additional reductions will come through attrition, Lindheim said.
"We probably won't have to do additional layoffs," the city administrator said at a news conference with City Council President Jane Brunner.
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But Brunner, who endorsed Perata, questioned whether the city will have the money to do that.
"Somebody is going to have to be very creative," Brunner said.
Although they approved Measure BB, enabling the city to keep collecting revenue from a $90-a-year parcel tax that pays for police services, voters rejected two additional revenue-raising measures Tuesday. One, Measure X, would have imposed a $360-a-year parcel tax to provide more money to police, and the other would have taxed telephone lines.
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Whether the Police Department will be able to avoid further reductions next fiscal year is unclear.
Originally, the city had projected a $50 million deficit for the fiscal year beginning July 1. But Lindheim said Thursday that the figure would probably be $10 million, thanks to cuts the City Council made this year and one-time infusions of revenue.
Those cuts include the officers laid off and the positions the Police Department will lose until the force reaches 637 officers.
The police union president said it was premature for Lindheim to discuss police staffing because the new mayor would determine those priorities.
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The search area for the missing Malaysian jet has proved too deep for a robotic submarine, which was hauled back to the surface of the Indian Ocean less than halfway through its first seabed hunt for wreckage and the all-important black boxes, authorities said Tuesday.
Search crews sent the Bluefin 21 deep into the Indian Ocean on Monday to begin scouring the seabed for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 after failing for six days to detect any signals believed to be from its black boxes.
But after only six hours of its planned 16-hour mission on the seabed, the autonomous underwater vehicle exceeded its maximum depth limit of 15,000 feet and its built-in safety feature returned it to the surface, the search coordination center said in a statement.
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- Coconut Shortbread
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Coconut Ice Cream
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 egg yolks
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- To prepare cookie dough, sift the flour and salt in a large bowl. Mix in coconut. Set aside.
- Cream butter and powdered sugar in a bowl of a standing mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.
- Reduce the speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
- Gather dough and form a dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to chill.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds using a floured cookie cutter. Place on the prepared baking sheets and place in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
- Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and let the cookies cool a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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- Strain custard into another medium bowl, let cool over a bowl of iced water or chill in the refrigerator, stirring occasionally.
- Process custard in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to an airtight container, cover and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.
- To assemble the sandwiches, remove ice cream from the freezer. Let sit in room temperature for easy scooping. Scoop ice cream on top of one cookie, place another cookie on top of the ice cream. Lightly press to adhere the sandwich.
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Hanek is keenly aware of the important issues in our state. She is also the present treasurer of the Pierce County Republican Party. She is not endorsed by the county or state GOP, but those who served with her on the Pierce County Platform Committee can say from personal observation that she is worthy of the vote of every voter in the state who wants to see Washington get its fiscal house back in order again.
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Snapshots from the European Go Congress
Tuesday July 26, 2011
E-Journal photographer John Pinkerton stopped by the European Go Congress — now underway in Bordeaux, France — the other day and sent us these snapshots.
Euro Go Congress Underway in France
Sunday July 24, 2011
The Zhuyeqing Tea European Go Congress started last Saturday in Bordeaux, France. You can follow the EGC games live on EuroGoTV1 and IGS. The EGC main tournament started Sunday and can also be followed on KGS. Click here for the complete schedule.
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Sunday July 3, 2011
Adan Mordcovich from London was the new champion of the UK Go Challenge, held June 26 in Aston. He also won the Under-18 Boys section forcing Aston's Mazhar Warraich to take second in the section and overall. Hamzah Reta, also from Aston, was third overall and Under-16 Boys Champion. Aston also won the schools trophy and their Ibraheem Mustafa won Under-12 Boys. Thomas Meehan from Solihull won the Under-14 Boys. Milton School players cleaned up in the younger age groups and won the Junior School Cup. Roella Smith was Top Girl winning Under-12 and her sister Kelda won Under-8. Their brother Edmund, aged 6, won the Boys Under-8 and Mark Slatter won the Boys Under-10. There were prizes too to many others for good results or solving puzzles. A special award of UK Go Challenge Meijin Organiser was given to Mr Mike Lynn for supporting the event from its start up to his forthcoming retirement. Click here for results.
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Sunday June 26, 2011
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Monday June 6, 2011
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Sunday June 5, 2011
For the first time in many years, the Scottish Open was won this year by a Scottish-born player. Local native Sandy Taylor 2d (Durham) won all five games to take his first tournament title at the Open, held May 28-29 in Dundee. The closure of long-term sponsor Real Time Worlds and a local wedding anniversary contributed to a drop in attendance, with 23 players participating. A new sponsor, Denki — a locally-based "digital toy factory" — ensured that, as ever, all players took away a jar of Dundee's famous marmalade. Prizes were also awarded to David Lee 2d (Dundee) and Dieter Daems 9k (Leuven) for four wins out of five, and to Martha McGill 2k (Edinburgh), Boris Mitrovic 2k (Edinburgh), Tom Croonenborghs 1d (Antwerp), Eugene Kee-Onn Wong 4k (Glasgow) and Andrew Thurman 7k (Durham) for three wins. Edwin Brady 1k (St Andrews) and Sandy Taylor 2d (Durham) jointly won the Lightning tournament with three wins out of four.
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Saturday June 4, 2011
Matthew Macfadyen, the 2010 British Champion, has won all seven games in the Challengers' League May 27-30 to earn the right to defend his title. This year he will be playing Nick Krempel 3d (London), who won five games in the League, in a best-of-3 final. Hui Wang and Alistair Wall just missed out on playing for the title by one win each.
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Saturday June 4, 2011
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Yuanbo Liu Wins Prague Korean Ambassador Cup
Monday May 9, 2011
As in Paris, the 40th Prague Tournament was easy prey for Yuanbo Liu 2P (r), better known as MilaMilan, who swept again with a 100% score. Best of the West was Ondrej Silt 6d, losing only to Liu. This year's European Youth Champion under 20, Pavol Lisy 5d, only lost to Yuanbo and came in third. Young talents Lukas Podpera 4d, 2010-2011 European Youth Champion under 16 Mateusz Surma 5d and Jan Prokop 4d came in 4th, 5th and 6th in this 101-player field.
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TRI-FEST 2005 is Underway!
For the next week, Corner Brook will be bustling and lively as the city celebrates TRI-FEST 2005! This week-long festival brings athletes, spectators, media and ITU personnel from around the world to beautiful Western Newfoundland for a week of multi-sport competition.
Go to the Corner Brook event page for full details and start lists.
Our committee has been planning all year for Tri-Fest and were excited to get underway. Weve had a great response again this year from athletes and we look forward to seeing everyone at our Tri-Fest events.
Kicking off TRI-FEST 2005 is the Cycle Challenge on Tuesday, July 12th. Next is the the K-ROCK Canadian Aquathlon Championships taking place on Wednesday, July 13th. followed by the Aliant Downtown Dash on Thursday, July 14th. Slated for Friday, July 15th is the Corner
Brook Pulp & Paper Swim Relay with the Kids of Steel race happening on Saturday, July 16th.
Highlighting the week on Sunday, July 17th is the 24th annual Corner Brook Triathlon, Duathlon and Sprint Duathlon, Sprint and Super-Sprint and Team Triathlon events, along with the exhilarating 8th consecutive ITU World
Cup Triathlon and inaugural ITU World Series Duathlon.
For complete event details, or to register, call 1-877-TRI-NFLD, visit us online at www.triourworld.com or drop by our offices at 28 Brook Street.


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See us shaking
Don't know what you're doing on Saturday night, but I'm going on my very first booze cruise -- er, make that my very first Rock and Blues Concert Cruise in the harbor. The Samples are playing -- a jam-band-flavored alt-rock band that takes me right back to my early '90s college days in Boulder. Sean Kelly's (above) high voice straining through "Feel Us Shaking" is like the soundtrack to those first years away from home: "I'd like to stay, but I couldn't stay with you. I have to go, I have a lot I want to do." I don't have it on CD, but I do have it on a well-worn mixtape. Sigh ...
If you have the same nostalgia for the Samples, go to rockandbluescruise.com for more information about Saturday's cruise. Maybe I'll see you onboard.
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McCoist Delighted With Returning Stars
With the recent capture of Kris Boyd, manager Ally McCoist has said he thinks it's fantastic that former stars of the club are willing to return to help put the club back where it belongs.
Boyd returns to us on a one year deal, and Kenny Miller joined us a few weeks back for the third time, and McCoist told the Official Site that he was delighted with our moves in the market so far.
'I've got to say I'm delighted with it. You have guys who have an obvious, genuine love for the club and they have suffered watching their club go through what we've gone through in the last two years. It's really pleasing and reassuring for myself and all the staff, and indeed the supporters, to know that great players who have performed for the club before want to come back and help the club through the next campaign. The good thing for us is we have them in early enough that they can do the pre season and get right back into it.'
McCoist says that Rangers is a club that sticks with you when you leave, and for the vast majority, it's a club that remains in your heart and he points to Carlos Bocanegra who can't wait to meet up with us when we go for our American tour, and he knows that the return of Miller and Boyd will give everyone a great boost ahead of our Championship season.


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Burton will be forced to sack Rabbitte in reshuffle
Spotlight falls on minister after cabinet colleague Quinn quits office
JOAN Burton will be forced to sack Pat Rabbitte in the Cabinet reshuffle next week as the veteran Labour Party minister is refusing to stand aside to let fresh blood be promoted.
Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore is also going to be dropped, regardless of whether he becomes European Commissioner.
Following the announcement by Ruairi Quinn that he will not seek to be included in the new Cabinet, the spotlight has fallen on Mr Rabbitte.
The relationship between Ms Burton, the Labour leadership favourite, and Mr Rabbitte is known to be poor and was described by one party source as "frosty".
Supporters of Ms Burton described Mr Quinn's actions as "dignified and graceful" and ruled out any suggestion of Mr Rabbitte being kept on.
"No, there isn't any new friendship there," a party source said.
Mr Quinn was viewed as jumping before he was pushed. But it was still seen within the party as making it easier for Ms Burton than having to be dropped.
Labour figures believe there is no chance of Mr Rabbitte being retained by Ms Burton as a minister or going down the same route as Mr Quinn beforehand.
"I don't expect him to make any such announcement. In fact, probably the exact opposite. He is less clear about whether he wants to run in the general election. There would be an element of stubbornness from him in not wanting to make it easier on her," a party source said.
"If he goes to the backbenches, he'll probably have his own radio show by December," the source added, in reference to Mr Rabbitte's frequent appearances on radio shows.
Mr Rabbitte accepted Mr Quinn's assertion that younger politicians need to be allowed come through the ranks.
But the Communications Minister said he has no plans to follow suit and wants to remain in his current portfolio.
"I'd very much like to see through the work we have under way here. This is very much a developmental department that is central and pivotal to economic performance in the future whether you're talking about energy or telecoms or natural resources, it's a centrally important economic agenda and it's one I would like to be able to continue," he said.
The Dublin South-West TD also lauded his own involvement in Ireland's economic recovery in a clear signal that he wants to remain in Cabinet.
"It's very important young people come through the system. It's also very important that experienced people are in place.
"And I think that was the great merit of Ruairi's involvement and a number of others of us after the crisis in 2008 and taking over Government in 2011, that there were people in Cabinet who had been there before and who understood the challenge that was facing the country, which was an existential crisis at the time," he said.
"So, you know, it's like anywhere else, of course there ought to be a good mix of experienced people and new people given the opportunity to demonstrate their talent," he added.
The majority of the Labour parliamentary party last night paid tribute to Mr Quinn, who was branded by several as a "reforming minister".
At the meeting, former Dublin MEP Emer Costello raised the prospect of Mr Gilmore becoming Ireland's next EU Commissioner.
A number of other Labour TDs and senators signalled their agreement that Mr Gilmore would make an "ideal commissioner".
Mr Gilmore did not address the issue of the commissionership at the meeting and instead paid tribute to Ms Costello and Mr Quinn.
Speaking to the media after announcing his resignation, Mr Quinn admitted it had come "perhaps a little sooner than I might have liked".
He said he informed Mr Gilmore, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the expected new leader of the party, Ms Burton, about his decision to resign.
"I want to ensure that the new leader of my party, whoever that may be, has the opportunity to create their own team on their own terms.
"An opportunity to give a new generation a chance to lead, a chance to rebuild out party," Mr Quinn said.
The veteran TD insisted that he has a "very, very good" relationship with Ms Burton but refused to say whether he voted for the Social Protection Minister in the leadership contest.
"It's a private ballot," he said.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced that its Board of Directors has declared its fourth quarter 2012 cash dividend of $0.07 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable on December 14, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2012.
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries. JBT Corporation designs, manufactures, tests and services technologically sophisticated systems and products for regional and multi-national industrial food processing customers through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic and international air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech segment. JBT Corporation employs approximately 3,200 people worldwide and operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations located in over 25 countries. For more information, please visit www.jbtcorporation.com.
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If you know who I am, why the hell are you addressing me by me pen name?
You said yourself that you don't know anything about Dr. Maliki so why do you say that he is sectarian?
"Dr. Maliki?" Did he get a PhD in the philosophy of backwardness? Was his thesis on the glorification of polygomy or a defense of marriage for 8 year old girls?
Maybe Saddam was better for you, maybe you deserve Saddam.
If I ever see you in Baghdad, you better watch out.
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Twelve faculty members have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors for creating devices and processes that improve the quality of life.
UTA is one of only six universities nationwide to be named a "Next Generation University" by the New America Foundation. The report cites the University's position as an emerging research institution.
UTA's world-renowned scientists and state-of-the-art laboratories sparked a record rise in total research expenditures in 2013 to $77.7 million.
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Electrical engineering researchers are participating in an $8 million Defense Department grant to significantly increase the amount of information that can be securely transmitted via the Internet and the distance it can travel.
About 100 UTA professors possess patents on various devices, processes, or technologies.
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The building was evacuated and no one was injured in the fire.
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I am happy to invite you for a relaxing and rejuvenating week of yoga, dance&breathing holiday set on Turkey's most famous Turqouise coast, Lycian Way.
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Avian influenza - situation in Egypt - update 13
23 April 2009 - The Ministry of Health of Egypt has reported a new confirmed human case of avian influenza . The case is a 4 year old male from Akhmim District, Sohag Governorate. His symptoms began on 18 April and he was hospitalized at Sohag Fever Hospital on 18 April where he was started on oseltamivir. He is in a stable condition.
Infection with H5N1 avian influenza was confirmed by the Egyptian Central Public Health Laboratory on 21 April and subsequently confirmed by the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3).
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|Vol. III, No. 4, Spring 1990
By Robert Gilmore
Some ten miles north of Branson, Mo, where U. S. Highway 65 crosses Bear Creek, lies Bonniebrook, the 172 acre site of the Ozarks home of Rose O'Neill (1874-1944), illustrator, artist, author, and creator of the famed Kewpie dolls. O'Neill's popularity has been attracting visitors to the Branson area for years--to attend the annual Kewpiesta meeting, for example, or to visit the display of Rose O'Neill memorabilia at the Ralph Foster Museum at nearby School of the Ozarks. An ambitious project is now underway which will add another popular tourist attraction to the area. The Bonniebrook house is being rebuilt by the Bonniebrook Historical Society.
Rose was beginning her career in New York when her father, William Patrick O'Neill, moved his family in 1893 from Nebraska to the homestead near the Day Post Office in Taney County. Rose visited there for the first time the following year and was immediately enchanted by the place, an affection which endured until her death. She is buried in a small family cemetary on the site.
The O'Neills first moved into a two-room "dog-trot" log home, but soon began the process of building what would become Bonniebrook a rambling three story 14-room structure, mostly financed by Rose, that was finally finished about 1910 and stood in its remote and rustic setting until it was destroyed by fire in 1947.
The Bonniebrook site has been successfully nominated to the National Register of Historic Places by James Denny and Robert Gibbons. The concluding portion of their nomination, including quotes from Rose's writings, describes the setting:
The Bonniebrook Homestead is remarkably like it was when the O'Neill family first homesteaded the land in 1893. The "perpetual spring," "ferny rocks," and "perfect pavement of flat stones" are still in the same condition as when the O'Neill family first enjoyed their beauty ....The "ragged, rascal" beauty of the Bonniebrook homestead forest is just like it was when Rose and her family lived there and when it meant so much to their lives.
Rose O'Neill at Bonniebrook
with her sculpture The Embrace Of the Tree
OZW: Tell me something about the Bonniebrook Historical Society.
HOLMAN: It was basically formed to rebuild and restore the home and all the things that were left as evidence of Bonniebrook and the O'Neill family. In 1975 the Rose O'Neill Club was going strong and attracting people from all over this country and some foreign countries. Some of the members decided that the Bonniebrook homestead should be developed and the home rebuilt, so they formed the Bonniebrook Historical Society.
OZW: Is the membership largely local?
HOLMAN: Of the approximately 800 members of the Society, I would say probably less than a fourth of them are local, but of course, our local support is very strong.
OZW: When did the Society really get serious about raising money to rebuild?
HOLMAN: We have spent the years from 1984 until now planning with an architect and contractors from research that had been done prior to that time. Also in 1984 we started fund raising and planning to start some building within a period of two years.
OZW: And did you make that goal?
HOLMAN: We made it in record time. When we began we had no money, but our hopes were to raise $5000 within one year and then to start construction within the next year. Less than nine months later we had $11,000 so by the first year's end we had begun pouring the foundation.
OZW: rm sure there has been a lot of careful planning done on this project.
HOLMAN: When we first hired an architect we decided that we should do the whole project in three different phases, and that those phases had to be designed so that one phase would not deteriorate and ruin while we raised funds to do the others.
The first phase was afl the ground work and concrete work--footings, foundations, and the basement. As I said, we got that done in the first year.
The second phase is to be the outside structure with paint, roof, lockable doors and windows, and weatherproofing. The estimate for that was $100,000 and we reached that level in April of 1989. We now actually have about $110,000, which has come from other contributions and, of course, from interest on the contributions which we have invested. And by the way, we were talking of local support earlier. The $15,000 that put us over the top came from a local contributor.
OZW: So you have the money in hand to begin building?
HOLMAN: We're reviewing the architect's plans now. We have a well drilled and the access road for construction in. Yes, we're ready to go!
OZW: And the third phase will be to complete the interior, I suppose?
HOLMAN: Yes. You know, the house had 14 rooms, and we hope that different groups like our state affiliates to the International Rose O'Neill Club will want to finish a room, furnish it, and use it as that state's display room. By the way, the idea of this whole project is to develop a museum to house and show the works of Rose O'Neill. In addition, we want it to be a living museum, and we will invite students and artists in different fields of the fine arts to use any of the materials for study and furthering the knowledge of Rose O'Neill and her works.
OZW: You have been very successful at raising money. How have you been able to do this?
HOLMAN: Most of our money has been raised through contributions from members and others interested in seeing Bonniebrook restored. But we have had some other fund raising projects. In one, anyone who sent a contribution received a little packet of Bonniebrook soil--in other words, they bought a part of Bonniebrook.
Then a lady from Little Rock, Arkansas had the idea of building stepping stones. Each person who contributed $25 could have a stepping stone with his or her name, their town, and the date they contributed. These stones will form a "Path of Roses" through the flower gardens.
Bonniebrook owns some of Rose's original works, and we have reproduced two of these in limited editions. Those have sold well and have brought in a considerable amount of money. We also are making available bronze memorial plaques which will be placed in a section of the completed home. Groups, like our state affiliates, as well as families have contributed to these. And we have had antique shows, and benefits, and other projects to raise money.
OZW: Why do you think there is so much interest in Rose O'Neill?
HOLMAN: Actually, Rose O'Neill was one of the outstanding artists of her day. At one time she was supposed to be the highest paid woman illustrator in the United States, and possible the highest paid illustrator, for she had broken into a man's world. She illustrated for Harpers, Life, Puck, Good Housekeeping, and many other magazines. But it is for her Kewpies, of course, that she is best known today.
OZW: Which reminds me to ask you about Kewpiesta.
HOLMAN: The International Rose O'Neill Club sponsors Kewpiesta each year. It is a time of buying and trading dolls and of looking at the choice pieces people bring to show. It is a four day festival, but many people come for the whole week. Probably 350-425 people attend Kewpiesta each year.
OZW: Do you anticipate that Bonniebrook, when rebuilt and developed, will be a significant tourist attraction?
HOLMAN: Yes I do. Many of us do. It would suprise a lot of people to know how many visitors and tourists ask about Rose O'Neill right now but it is difficult to give them good information. How much easier it will be to answer their questions when Bonniebrook is rebuilt and restored.
The site is on the National Register of Historic Places, and you know how travellers like to visit historic sites. The grounds will be attractive, and the house will be an interesting museum and a place where the whole area can be interpreted. I think that a lot of visitors to the Lakes area will enjoy Bonniebrook.
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Monster Trucks by Susan E. Goodman
Goodman, Susan E. and Michael J. Doolittle Monster Trucks, 47 p. Random House, 2010. $3.99. EARLY READER (Step 3). Be careful librarians – you will have a bunch of car-crazy kids on your hands if you buy this book. From the very first monster truck to the races of today, this little book covers the history with lots of photographs and information at a level young readers can peruse for themselves. EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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Wow, Cindy, what a great review. Thanks so much. I'm glad you liked Monster Trucks. I write many different kind of books, but I always try hard to include ones to grab those early readers.
Thanks again--Susan (Goodman)
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Rep. Rivera facing ethics issues
Just three weeks into his congressional career, Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.) has earned the dubious distinction of being the first member of the historic class of House GOP freshmen to find himself at the center of an ethics scandal.
The Rivera case also could prove an early and politically sensitive problem for Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia and other top Republicans who criticized former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's handling of scandals involving Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).
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Boehner has yet to comment on the allegations involving Rivera, yet behind the scenes, GOP insiders already are drawing contingency plans for a replacement should the freshman lawmaker resign or be forced to step aside, according to multiple Republican sources.
Cantor, meanwhile, has promised a "zero-tolerance policy" for GOP lawmakers caught up in the scandals. But so far, the Virginia Republican has refused to comment on the Rivera case, drawing criticisms of hypocrisy from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
The 45-year-old Rivera, who was elected to the House in November after eight years in the Florida Legislature, has been under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement since last fall over allegations that he failed to disclose more than $130,000 in loans from a company owned by his mother. Rivera has since repaid the loans by selling off some real estate, but there are least two parallel probes into his finances and campaign records going on now, and Democrats have seized on the controversy to embarrass the House GOP leadership.
"Republican leader Eric Cantor pledged zero tolerance on ethics [violations], but it's been 19 days, and he refuses to address the expanding investigation into Congressman David Rivera's scandal-plagued record," said Jesse Ferguson, a DCCC spokesman.
Cantor aides counter that the majority leader is aware of the allegations swirling around the Florida freshman, but they note that the state probe is ongoing, and Rivera has not been charged with any wrongdoing at this point. So at this point, Cantor will not take any stance on what should happen in the Rivera case.
"Eric has said that, unlike leader Pelosi and the previous majority, Republicans will have a zero-tolerance policy [on ethics violations], and we are awaiting the results of the current investigation in Florida," said Brad Dayspring, a Cantor spokesman.
While Democratic ethics woes were not a central factor in the Republicans' victory in retaking control of the House on Election Day, Republicans used the Rangel and Waters cases to lambaste Pelosi for failing to "drain the swamp" of Washington corruption. Rangel was censured by the House in December after he was found guilty of 11 ethics violations. The investigation into Waters is ongoing. The California Democrat has been charged with three ethics violations related to her dealings with a minority-owned bank in which her husband owned stock during the 2008 U.S. financial crisis. Waters has denied any wrongdoing.
And while the Rivera investigation is still in its early stages in Florida, GOP leaders also are hamstrung over the fact that the House Ethics Committee — which has still not formally organized for this Congress as Democrats have not named their full list of panel members — is barred by its own rules from taking up any matter where law-enforcement officials already are involved.


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(Polkaholics Records) Chicago's Polkaholics have been destroying polka music in a loving way for well over a decade, and here they pay homage to one of their heroes (who I saw them be the back-up band for in 2000) Li'l Wally. If you're a thrift store junkie like me you might have a couple of Wally's records in your collection for those times when goofy but authentic polka music hits the spot. This CD doesn't sound anything like its subject matter, but tells the story with some pretty well-crafted pop/punk songs delivered with a distinctive 3/4 beat. Great fun for all ages!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Polkaholics "Wally! A Polka-Rock Opera"
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Good On Yer Bellars!
Ex-Toon hero Craig Bellamy struck twice twice to silence the Mackem fans who booed his ever touch, as Blackburn won 2-0 against bottom side Sunderland.
The Welshman scored in each half at Ewood Park to lift Rovers, after two successive defeats, up to seventh in the table.
Sunderland were competitive at least until Bellamy hit his second in the 63rd minute but defeat leaves them a miserable eight points adrift at the bottom and 16 away from safety.
Rovers always had a sharper cutting edge and Bellamy could have completed a hat-trick three minutes from time but his fierce drive from the edge of the area rebounded off a post.


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|23.07.2012 - Bahrain's Mumtalakat has no plans to sell new debt, Alayam says
|Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co. BSC, the Island-Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, doesn't plan to sell new debt at the moment, Alayam reported, citing chief executive officer Mahmood Al Kooheji. The fund, which manages $8.8 billion in assets, will seek to extend the repayment period on existing debt and focus on reducing debt levels, Al Kooheji told the Bahraini newspaper. The company raised $750 million from the sale of bonds in 2010...............................................Full Article: Source


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RANCHO SANTA FE — The May 5 meeting of the Rancho Santa Fe School District Board was short and to the point, centering mostly on the upcoming budget, which continues to be hard to nail down because of what can be expected from the state.
"It's hard because the governor has not settled on a May revised budget yet," said Lindy Delaney, school district superintendent.
She said she will bring a school district budget to the June 2 meeting for approval by the trustees, even though she is not sure how much will be forthcoming from the state.
"I assume we're going to get something," she said.
She said she is going to go with a working number of $9.1 million and pretend little or nothing is coming from the state. Last year's budget was $9.6 million.
In the meantime, she said she will work with the Rancho Santa Fe Education Foundation to see if it can help take up some of the slack.
She said she wants to be careful with rainy day funds at the moment.
"We don't know how rainy the days are going to get," she said.
The state has a $15.4 billion deficit with which legislators are trying to deal. The new fiscal year begins on July 1, but it is doubtful a new budget will be in place by then, making it difficult for entities like school districts which depend on government dollars to finalize their own budgets.
Delaney said after all the budget wangling is done at the state level, there may be a windfall for the school.
"I don't anticipate it though," she said.
On the brighter side, the state did come through with $6.44 million grant for the school for modernization, new construction and overcrowding relief. Delaney said although none of the money can be used for staff or things like supplies, it does allow the district to pay back loans that paid for the recent renovation and to restore some of the projects de-scoped from the final construction budget.
A computer upgrade is on the schedule.
"Our computers are seven to nine years old," she said. "We have a great tech team that has kept them going, but we want to move forward with our technology."
And making the school's performing arts center "school ready" with lighting, sound and seats is also on the agenda.
The next board meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the performing arts center at the R. Roger Rowe School in Rancho Santa Fe.
RANCHO SANTA FE — The May 5 meeting of the Rancho Santa Fe School District Board was short and to the point, centering mostly on the upcoming budget, which continues to be hard to nail down because of what can be expected from the state.


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NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – Time management is crucial to a successful college career – and Bethel College senior Guadalupe Gonzalez of Newton is a perfect illustration.
Gonzalez juggles four campus jobs with completing two majors – business and psychology – in addition to putting countless hours into research that she has presented to peers from all over the United States.
And when Gonzalez graduates from college in May, she will be, as far as she knows, the first person in her extended family to do so.
"It's been exciting," she says, "but a lot of pressure. I have to set an example for my brother, my sister, my younger cousins." Gonzalez's sister, Azucena, is completing her first year at Bethel.
"But it's been good, seeing that I can do it," says Gonzalez, whom her friends call Lupita. "My family members are really happy for that. I'll have family from Iowa and Chicago coming for graduation. My grandma is already here from Mexico."
Gonzalez was born in Peoria, Ill. Her family moved frequently until settling in Newton in 2000 – they lived in Mexico and Texas, in Chicago and Los Angeles.
Gonzalez's faculty mentor, Dwight Krehbiel, professor of psychology, describes her as "highly motivated, willing to go to a lot of trouble to get things done. She is bright and she is persistent. She's very responsible in how she carries out her work.
"It's a remarkable set of qualities," he adds. "And it's clear she gets a lot of encouragement."
"My parents thought college was important," Gonzalez says. "They've had to struggle a lot. I've had to see them work really hard. College was the ticket out of that [kind of] struggle. If I hadn't gone to college, I would have had to get a job, like at a manufacturing plant, with not nearly so many opportunities for advancement.
"My parents were pushing for me to come to Bethel," she says. "They thought it was a good school, with a good academic reputation."
In addition, as a graduate of Newton High School, Gonzalez had Mennonite friends, three of whom decided to come to Bethel. Gonzalez did her Bethel campus visit along with those three.
"I liked that it was small and I was going to get one-on-one attention," she says.
When she began at Bethel, "I was set on doing a business major. I didn't wanting anything to do with science-related fields. But I took General Psychology [general education requirement] my first semester, with Dwight.
"I really enjoyed it, and he also tried hard to convince me to major in psychology. So I took another class, Cognitive Psychology. Looking back, that might not have been the best idea – it was a 300-level course, I was the youngest in the class. But I enjoyed it and did well. After that, I wanted to do psychology."
"It was obvious from early on that Lupita was interested in psychology," Krehbiel says. "She was always very engaged, and when an idea she was especially interested in was discussed, you could see her grow."
However, "I didn't want to quit business," Gonzalez says, "especially after taking quite a few business courses my freshman year. I didn't want to give up either one.
"After I took Cognitive Psychology, I saw how psychology could be applied to business settings. For example, one thing I looked at was decision-making. There are a lot of studies about how people make decisions – how they decide to buy certain kinds of stock, and so on.
"Psychology plays into that, why people do what they do, how people act. In one of my business classes [this semester], we were talking about motivating people and giving them incentives. We looked at Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a psychology concept. Motivating employees to do a good job takes quite bit of psychology."
The summer after her sophomore year, Gonzalez successfully applied for an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) at Oklahoma State University, where her research involved androgens (any natural or synthetic compound that stimulates or controls development and maintenance of male characteristics) and their effect on how the brain processes.
Her interest in brain processing led to her current work with word acquisition and differences in the right and left sides of the brain, which she will present at an undergraduate research symposium called Posters on the Hill (Capitol Hill) in Washington, D.C., April 27-29.
It won't be her first time at a national event like this. Last summer, she did an REU at Washington University, St. Louis, researching second-language acquisition. At the end of the 10 weeks, she presented her research proposal at a national symposium in Connecticut.
Her summer research experiences made Gonzalez think "I wanted to go into research, academia – get a doctorate, do research, be a professor." But classwork also got her interested in the field of public health.
So for her required business internship, she worked at the Harvey County Health Department.
"I did a lot of accounting and business-related things. I helped come up with a new policy for purchasing. They're going to be moving to a different building next year so I helped with a moving project."
In addition, she began to see how things she observed at the Health Department "fit with my psychology major. I [had taken] a Biopsychology and Health class, which focuses on public health. Biopsychology looks at how biology and psychology interact and how they affect our health.
"We usually think of just biological mechanisms when someone gets sick, but psychology plays a big role. We looked at stress – how it can affect your body, make you sick. We talked about how doctors don't always pay attention to what patients are saying and think 'they're making it up,' but there's a point where what you believe becomes reality. It's important to listen to patients and what they're saying.
"I enjoyed the internship [at the Health Department], and it was a great experience," she says, "but I still haven't decided [which field to pursue]. I'm going to take a year off and I'll see where I am – research or public health."
She expects to spend that year preparing for and taking the GRE, applying for graduate school and perhaps finding a research job or an internship in public health.
But first she'll enjoy commencement weekend at Bethel, May 17-18, and the presence of relatives from all over, come to help celebrate this important family milestone.


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I've found that sleeping on a boat while it's raining is more like sleeping in a tent than in a house. Rain on a sturdy roof can be pleasant to fall asleep to. But moderate rain can feel like a heavy storm when I'm trying to sleep two feet below the deck of my boat. I woke up at 2 a.m. Sunday night and had a hard time getting back to sleep as the rain pounded down and the boat rocked back and forth. It was hardly the worst I've felt on the boat - fall and spring storms have been the worst - but it was definitely the worst I'd felt since at least April.
And so, as I lay awake at 2 a.m., I couldn't help wondering: Is summer over?
I doubt I can get away with saying publicly that I was glad when it finally rained last week, after all those weeks of sun. But I was. When the weather has been stagnant for weeks, the change is welcome. Even if it is rain.
But by day two of rain, of course, I was ready for sun again. It's funny how after only a few hours of sun, we can easily forget it ever rains here, and after a day of rain we feel like it never does anything but.
There's a delight in the immediate contrast of weather - "It's refreshing!" a coworker said today - but why is the delight so short lived?
The present is sometimes so overwhelming that it's hard to put it in perspective, I think. When you're outside getting drenched in cool rain or sunburned from the hot, blaring sun, it's hard to step beyond and put the weather in context.
Contrasts are good and healthy, but it takes something more for those contrasts to lead to a widened perspective.
The first time you travel far from home, you often encounter culture shock. Huge differences in ways of life might not even require leaving the state, as those who have lived in both rural and urban Alaska can attest to.
I've felt culture shock while traveling and even in my own town. I've felt out of my element and lost or confused.
But then we we're back in our element, how often do we catch ourselves criticizing visitors in our towns, however good-naturedly, for asking silly questions?
I often have to remind myself to step back and find a little perspective. This can help in all areas of life of course, from dealing with rain, visitors, or bigger problems in your life.
It also, of course, is important in making sense of the history unfolding around us.
In light of Sarah Palin's departure from the office of governor this week, we decided to say good-bye by taking a step back.
It feels like Palin's been in the national limelight forever; it's hard to believe that just two years ago her media events involved things like throwing out the first pitch at a local Little League game.
But a quick search of the CCW archives yielded a bit of lost perspective. It's weird to see the now-famous Palin jogging up Franklin St. these days, but it wouldn't have been two years ago.
With the help of some good advice from friends, I'm starting to see this kind of thing as one of our missions here at the CCW.
We will of course continue to add to the new: new information, new stories, new perspectives, new events. But in the quiet moments between chasing the new, we'll be working on organizing and making sense of the old - in short, in providing a little perspective.
Keep watching the Web site - we'll be gradually doing more with our archives to create a bigger picture of the world we live in. I'll keep you updated in this space as things change as well.
Katie Spielberger is the managing editor of the Capital City Weekly. She may be reached at email@example.com


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Storage of BSA Standards - (Jan/09/2012 )
I currently make my BSA standards (1/.8/.6/.4/.2mg.ml) in PBS and store them in the -80 freezer and use them to make a new curve every time I prepare proteins. I have been hearing that some people make them fresh every time and others seem to store the dilutions in the fridge.
Just wondering if there is any difference to the storage methods, are any better than the other?
Also, is there a standard length of time people keep the dilutions before making fresh standards?
Thanks for any advice! :-)
BSA standards for protein quantitation (e.g. by BCA or bradford)?
If so, storage frozen is definitely better than in the fridge, where they would be more prone to bacterial or fungal growth. As most quantitation methods rely on oxidation of specific residues on the proteins of interest, I think that freezing them and thawing a maximum of 2-3 times should be OK.
We used to make fresh, and used them within one day. I was taught to make a new std curve with each run, but that was also in a stricter lab.
We store our BSA as a concentrated stock (2g/L) in aliquots in the freezer (-20oC) and make (dilute) the standards fresh every time we need to run a curve.
We are usually storing the BSA standards for BCAkit in the fridge, but not for longer than 3 to 4 weeks. We never had any problems with bacterial growth or anything. I think that 4°C storage for proteins which are used quite frequently is better thank repeated freezing and thawing.
The sealed stock solutions are stored at RT, as they are also shipped that way.
PippiLa on Tue Jan 10 14:21:49 2012 said:
I think that 4°C storage for proteins which are used quite frequently is better thank repeated freezing and thawing.
The sealed stock solutions are stored at RT, as they are also shipped that way.
Proteins degrade quite fast at fridge temperature, especially if there is any sort of protease contamination, which there shouldn't be in BSA.
The sealed stocks are prepared under very specific conditions, which include being in a non-oxidising atmosphere (usually N2), so that there is no chance of them degrading through oxidation. Once the vials are open, they should be stored as you would for any other protein solution.
Thanks everyone!
You can buy stabilized ampoules of BSA. One ampoule yields about 3 replicates of a standard curve. This is how the BCA kit sold by Pierce/Thermo comes.
Obviously you'd be remaking your curve with each plate this way.