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Cold winter nights and late night shopping can be made so much better with a mulled wine and festive carols. Check out our list of Christmas Markets.
Etsy Christmas Market, Preston Market, Friday December 2 to Sunday December 4, 10am until 4pm.
Etsy Made Local Christmas Fair will see more than 40 designer makers and vintage sellers from across the North West come together. They will be selling a variety of gifts ranging from vintage items through to handmade paper, glass, ceramics, jewellery, cards, prints and much more.
Crafty Vintage, Brockholes, Friday December 2, 4am until 9pm; Saturday December 3, 10am until 9pm and Sunday December 4, 10am until 4pm.
4pm till 9pm Saturday 3rd December 10am till 9pm Sunday 10am till 4pm
Entry £2.
Vintage-style art and craft stalls, plus a range of culinary delights on offer in the street food courtyard. Foodies can sample traditional delights from across Europe, including wood fired pizzas, pancakes, dumplings, mezzo platters, bratwurst and cocktails.
Huntleys Christmas Market, Samlesbury, Friday December 2, 3pm until 8pm and Saturday December 3, 10am until 4pm.
There will be stalls, food, mulled wine, Santa's Grotto and late night shopping.
Harris Museum, Saturday December 17 to Sunday December 18, 11am until 5pm.
Preston's first ever Christmas Maker's Markets, with some of Preston's best local artists and makers will be selling their unique work and there will be jewellery, art, crafts and even some furniture on sale.
Fever's Indoor Christmas Markets, Mornington Road, Sunday November 27, noon until 4pm.
Free entry
Fever Dance Company, in Mornington Road, is holding a festive fair, with stalls, mulled wine, Christmas music, and a raffle in aid of Macmillan Cancer
Hoghton Tower:
Crafty Vintage, Saturday November 26 and Sunday November 27, 10am until 4pm.
Entry £2.
Independent traders and craft makers will showcase their vintage art and craft, whilst there will be a variety of street food from across Europe, including waffles, pancakes and bratwurst.
Christmas Food and Drink Festival, Saturday December 3, 11am until 7pm and Sunday December 4, 11am until 5pm.
Entry £4. Under 16s free.
A selection of stalls selling festive meats and drinks. There will be entertainment and a selection of ales and ciders to try in the Beer Tipi and the chance to buy a Christmas tree. The tea room will be open serving its festive menu.
Hoghton Tower's Christmas Craftacular, December 11, 10am until 3pm.
£2 per person, under fives free. Additional charge to see Santa in the Banqueting Hall.
Christmas crafts on sale, as well as a variety of festive food.
Christmas lights switch-on and markets, Hough Lane, Saturday November 26, from 1pm.
The countdown to the lights switch-on includes Santa's Grotto, crafts, live music, live entertainment and lots of stalls including food and drink.... all provided by local businesses.
The Christingle Service will be held at the United Reform Church.
The light switch-on will be at 5.30pm.
Chorley's Winter Wonderland, December 9 to January 8
Chorley will have some Christmas market stalls selling festive food, drink and crafts, a covered seating area for people to sit back and enjoy their purchases or wait for family and friends on the real ice rink and some small fairground rides to keep the younger ones entertained.
The real ice rink will be open from Friday 9 December until Sunday 8 January 2017: noon until 6pm Monday to Thursday; noon until 9pm on Fridays; 10am until 9pm on Saturday and 10am until 6pm on Sunday.
Tickets for a one hour skating session are £6 for adults; £3 for children (aged 14 and under) and senior citizens, and £15 for a family ticket (two adults and two children).
Charnock Farm, Sunday November 27, 11.30am until 5pm.
A wide selection of food, craft and gift stalls,plus cake decorating classes by a professional cake maker.
Chefs will be outside interacting with the customers with Christmas inspired menus, such as crepes, BBQ, mulled wine and Ciders.
It includes a Santa's grotto outside, which has snow machines and elves.
Bands and dance acts will perform on stage.
Croston Village, Sunday December 11, 1pm until 5pm.
The fair will be held throughout the village of Croston, with craft stalls at the Old School, Community Centre, Church and Primary School together with entertainers, food stalls and, of course, the Land Train and Santa's Grotto.
The event starts with Santa's parade from the Village Green at 1pm and ends with the Brass Band leading a torchlit procession from the Village Green to the Church at approximately 5pm, where a short carol service will be held.
Free parking available.
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St Catherine's Christmas Festival, Saturday December 3 and Sunday December 4, 11am until 3pm.
The festival features an ice rink, gift stalls, a craft fair, Santa's Grotto, funfair, and choirs and brass bands performing your favourite Christmas The charity's sponsored Santa Dash and Rudolph Rumble also sets off during the celebrations at noon on the Sunday.
The Mill will be serving up winter warmers and mulled wine.
Victorian Christmas, High Street, Monday December 12 and Tuesday December 13, 6pm until 9pm.
The town centre will be closed to traffic with bands, singers, stilt walkers, and street entertainment in the High Street.
Santa will arrive with his grotto and there will be a vast array of stalls selling everything from hog roast, German sausages, candy floss and donuts. Many shops are open all evening.
Wrea Green:
Christmas Craft and Gift Fair, Ribby Hall Village, Sunday December 4, from 11am until 3pm.
Entry £1 for adults, children are free
Craft and gift stalls, unique gift ideas plus festive entertainment during the day at Ribby Hall Village.
Also Christmas carvery available in the Garden Room served noon to 3pm.
Festive Fun Day, St John's Square, Saturday November 19, 10.30am until 5pm.
Santa will be dropping by and the Christmas lights will be switched on late afternoon.
There will be a new food and craft fair with street food from different parts of the globe alongside everything from cheese to chocolate.
Authentic crafts will be on offer with some unusual Christmas gifts.
A range of hot and cold artisan ciders, mulled wine, Prosecco, American bourbon cocktails and much more will form part of the outdoor bar area.
Other attractions include live music, stilt walking ice queens, a snow globe, fire eating pixies and a bucking reindeer. Money raised goes towards Trinity Hospice.
Marine Hall Christmas Market, Sunday November 20, 10am until 4pm.
Free entry.
Local independent traders will be selling handmade gifts and food and drink in Marine Hall. Santa will be in his grotto and children can enjoy some fun-rothemed activities.
Ansdell Arena, Sunday December 11, from noon.
The arena will be filled with hand-crafted items, products from local artisans, local businesses with fantastic gift ideas. Children will be entertained by craft tables for the children, plus there is festive food and drink and Christmas tunes to keep shoppers merry.
Lancaster Brewery, Lancaster Leisure Park, Friday November 25 to Sunday November 27 between 3pm and 9pm.
The exhibitors will be housed in a huge indoor marquee with stalls packed full of crafts, gifts and goodies, plus a food hall.
Lancaster City Singers will be singing Christmas songs and carols from 6pm on Friday night and 4pm on the Saturday and Sunday.
Favourite characters like Elsa and Olaf from Disney's Frozen will be greeting younger visitors between 4pm and 6pm everyday and of course, Christmas wouldn't be the same without Santa.
Later, inside the brewery The Billionaire's Trio staring Boogie Bill, will be providing festive entertainment with festive songs and dancing.
Free entry and free parking will be in the main Lancaster Leisure Park site, with an overflow car park in the auction mart just a five-minute walk away.
Christmas at Lancaster Castle, Saturday December 17 and Sunday December 18.
A range of stallholders will be selling local and regional produce, arts, crafts, gifts and Christmas baubles, and street food, while choirs, brass bands, jazz quartets and local musicians play carols and festive favourites. There will be a Santa's grotto in the castle.
Local school and church choirs will be leading the singing and there will be a nativity on the courtyard stage. Mulled wines and mulled ciders available.
Santa's Festival Market Grotto, Sunday November 27, 11am until 4.30pm.
Families are invited to see Santa arriving on a sleigh with his little helpers on Morecambe's Promenade. There will be live music, charity stalls, a Christmas card making workshop for children as well as a mince pie bake off with prizes. The bake off is open to everyone and entry into the competition and the card-making workshops is free.
Come along to the festival market to see Santa arriving on a real sleigh with his little helpers. There will be live music, charity stalls, a Christmas card making workshop for children as well as a mince pie bake off with prizes. The bake off is open to everyone and entry into the competition and the cardmaking workshops is free.
Holmes Mill, Bowland Brewery, Sunday December 11, from noon until 7pm.
Crafty Vintage Christmas Market will showcase gifts and festive treats from artisans, collectors and creators.
Free entry but advanced tickets must be ordered through Skiddle - https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Blackburn/Bowland-Beer-Hall/Crafty-Vintage-Christmas-Markets--Bowland-Beer-Hall/12852485/
Celebrity Christmas lights switch-on and markets in Clitheroe on Saturday, November 26.
Singer Ella Shaw will switch on the lights. Organised by Ribble Valley Borough Council.
Christmas Festival in Clitheroe town centre on Saturday December 3, organised by Clitheroe Chamber of Trade.
Clitheroe festive markets on four consecutive Saturdays from November 26 and also at the Platform Gallery until January 7. Organised by RVBC.
Pickwick Festival, Whalley village centre, Thursday December 1, 6pm until 9pm.
The annual event includes music from pipe and brass bands; live acts on the main stage throughout the evening; children's entertainment; Santa and his reindeer.
More than 40 stalls on offer with late night opening of local businesses and shops.
Oakhill Christmas Market, Saturday December 3, 11am until 4pm.
Free entry.
Oakhill, in Wisewell Lane, is holding an indoor event which includes children's entertainment, Santa's Grotto, licensed bar and 60 food, gift, fashion and craft stalls.
King William Street, Saturday December 10, 10am until 6pm.
Blackburn Bid's BIG Christmas Street Fair includes with craft, gift and food stalls in four undercover marquees across the town as well as a wide range of street food and drink.
Colne Town Hall, Saturday November 26, 10am until 7pm.
Featuring great music and entertainment throughout the day, the town centre will be packed with an array of food and craft stalls. The event builds to a grand finale featuring a torchlit parade led by Father Christmas and fireworks display.
Towneley Hall, Sunday November 27, noon until 4.30pm.
More than 30 stalls selling hand crafted goods and gifts, festive entertainment,vintage tea rooms and Origami paper folding workshops for children.
Standishgate, Wigan town centre, Friday November 25 to Tuesday December 20.
The markets, which will operate between 10.30am and 5pm with later opening hours to 7pm on selected days, will include mulled wine, minced pies, seasonal sweets like gingerbread and crepes along with a range of international goods such as freshly served German bratwurst sausages.
They will also showcase handmade goods, accessories, household items, clothing and much more.
Market Place and Cross Street, Standish, Saturday December 3, 11am until 8pm.
The market will feature a range of market stalls, an indoor craft fair until 5pm, a special Santa's Grotto, live music and entertainment, a snow globe, a Christmas trail around Standish and a beer tent.
Bradshawgate, now until Saturday November 19, 10.30am until 5pm.
Shoppers can enjoy mulled wine, minced pies, seasonal sweets like gingerbread and crepes along with a range of international goods. There will also be a variety of stalls selling handmade goods, accessories, household items and clothing.
Ormskirk Civic Hall, Friday November 11, from 6pm.
The civic hall will be filled with crafters, artisans and local small businesses.
Albert Square, November 10 to December 20, 10am-9pm and then from 10am-6pm on the closing day on Wednesday, December 21.
All other market zones - which takes in Brazennose Street, St Ann's Square, King Street, Exchange Street, Exchange Square, New Cathedral Street, the Corn Exchange, Market Street, and Cathedral Gardens - will open from 10am until 7.30pm from November 10 and throughout the month, and then from 10am until 8pm from December 1-20.
This year's newest addition, The Rink at Cathedral Gardens , is now open until January 7 from 11am until 9pm daily, only closing on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Winter Wonderland, Event City, Saturday December 10 until Monday January 2.
Families are invited to a host activities, including Christmas themed rides and attractions such as classic bumper cars and a carousel.
Across the event there will also be a selection of shows including a Christmas circus and the best-loved Basil Brush Show.
Tasty offerings will also be available from a wide range of food and drinks stalls.
St George's Hall, from Friday November 18, 11am until 9pm and 11am until 5pm on Sundays.
The Ice Festival takes over the Pier Head from November 11, with an under-cover ice rink and exhilarating rides and entertainment, as well as food outlets, bars and cafes.
The traditional markets are open outside the iconic St George's Hall, from Friday November 18, 11am until 9pm and 11am until 5pm on Sundays.
From December 1, Jack Frost will be weaving his icy magic to create the city's own winter festival of light, interactive window displays and a trail of sculptural installations from the region's artists. Families can follow the story led trail and solve clues for the chance to win prizes.


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To login follow the steps below:
Go to www.centralstate.edu
Click on the MyCSU link
Go to the Secure Access Login area and enter your user name and password given to you at Student Orientation, by the Information Technology Department or by your advisor.
If this is the first time signing onto MyCSU, you will be prompted to change your password.
See Figures 1 and 2 below.
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MyCSU gives you the freedom to change your password anytime you desire. When you are logged in, to the left of the Welcome message, you can see two links: My Account and Content/Layout
By clicking on My Account you can change your password.
MyCSU also gives you the freedom to rearrange the way your page looks by clicking on Content/Layout. You can then move your channels to change the look of your page.
MyCSU allows you to remove certain channels. The channels you can remove have a visible cross at the top right of the box.
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The administration of UMass Boston has decided to "inactivate" the Labor Studies undergraduate degree program at the
In December, the UMass Boston administration decided to discontinue the Labor Studies program for budgetary reasons. This program is the only of its kind in New England and is essential to educating new leaders in the workforce. The UMass Boston Labor Studies program has a proud history of educating labor leaders and civic activists. Since its founding in 1980, it has graduated people who have…
"It is no exaggeration that the Labor Studies program at U Mass Boston changed my life. I was in my mid-twenties when I returned to…Read More
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"Motivation doesn't last. Well neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily." – Zig Ziglar
Do you feel like a lack of daily motivation is keeping you from your goals? You may be right. It's the reason goals, new habits and New Year's Resolutions fall by the wayside every day.
Well, Zig didn't tell you this, but finding motivation to achieve your goals each day becomes a lot easier when you create a targeted plan for goals that stick:
1) First things first
As it's been said repeatedly, you have a greater chance for goal planning success when you create a goal that is SMART:
- Specific: Clarify your outcome.
- Measurable: Create objectives that can be charted.
- Actionable: Start with an action verb.
- Realistic: Ensure it aligns with your life.
- Time-bound: Give your goal a deadline.
Smart examples:
By taking time to ensure that your goals fit the SMART criteria, you greatly improve your chances for success. Here are three examples:
- "Drop two inches from my waist by Christmas through diet and exercise."
(Has realistic and measurable qualities)
- "Improve my golf score 10 strokes, by August, by practicing my putting one hour a week."
(Very specific, it tells me how I'm going to do it)
- "Land six job interviews in the HR field by end of May."
(Realistic and has a strong time-bound element)
2) Create intermediate steps
Ask yourself "How can I achieve this goal?" and write down all the answers that come to mind into your daily planner.
For example: If your goal is to "Have $5,000 in savings by 2014," you would write down the following steps:
Simple right? But we're not done yet. What you have here are only intermediate steps. They carry clear directions, yet are not specific enough to put on your task list.
2) Break it down
For each intermediate step you must create goal-tasks. Do this by writing down the first action that comes to mind, and then the next, and the next, and so on.
In the above example: you could create the following goal-tasks for the first intermediate step "Spend less money:"
Now, these are tasks you can act upon. In creating goal-tasks, it's important to be as thorough as possible – think of them as baby steps.
Remember this: A poorly-defined activity can cause a roadblock that hinders your progress and discourages you from getting started.
3) Get on schedule
Now that you have an action list for each goal, you can integrate these goal-tasks into your daily and weekly planner schedules. Here are some suggestions:
- Keep your goal sheets visible while planning your week
- Dedicate at least one goal-related task each week
- Write goal-tasks into your monthly Master Task List
- On your calendar, write in due dates (or milestones) for each intermediate task
- Don't overwhelm yourself, space your goal-tasks evenly over your time period
- Keep your commitment fresh by scheduling at least one goal-task each week
4) Follow that dream
You must believe enough in your goal-related tasks to follow-through on them. Yes it takes discipline, and motivation, and yes you will face procrastination and distraction. But, to find success you must focus on the reason behind each activity.
Think to yourself, "it's not just another task, it's a stepping-stone toward that pot of gold!" (Or wherever is your pot of gold.) And, once you can cross that item off your to-do list, the feeling of satisfaction is amazingly contagious.
- Set SMART goals
- Write down transitional steps that bridge your goals into actions
- Break down each intermediate step into goal-related tasks
- Schedule these goal-tasks into your daily and weekly plans
- Follow-through on your intentions
Remember this: It takes just a little momentum to carry you through another successful day, and one step closer toward your goals. Now, go after your goals today!
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Anne Hathaway Is a Married Lady [PHOTO]
Anne Hathaway is off the market — the erstwhile Catwoman married actor and jewelry designer Adam Shulman in Big Sur on the California coast on Saturday, Sept. 29.
For the wedding, which reportedly took place in a field next to a barn, 'The Dark Knight Rises' actress ditched her skintight suit for a custom Valentino gown featuring an off-the-shoulder neckline and a lengthy train.
All of that was lovely but almost ruined by the unflattering, super-short hair cut she got for her part in the upcoming film version of 'Les Miserables.' Yeah, yeah, we know. She suffered for her art, making herself less attractive in order to fully immerse into the role, which is something that the Academy Awards voters love (cough, Charlize Theron, cough, Nicole Kidman, cough).
But we will give her props for not going the faux route by wearing extensions or a wig to hide the current state of her hair. Hathaway didn't wear any jewelry either, which apparently means tying the knot with a jewelry designer doesn't come with quite the perks you might think.
The actress did, however, wear a 1920s-inspired headband attached to her simple veil, which, from certain angles, unfortunately made her look like she'd suffered some sort of recent head trauma.
Anyway, the ceremony was as low-key as the bride's attire — the guest list was comprised of just friends and family with no A-listers in attendance. And as for the reception, it was an all-vegan menu, Natalie Portman-style.
Speaking of Portman, she had her recent wedding in Big Sur, too. Which means either Anne is a very stealthy stalker, or the coastal town is the hot new locale for celebrity nuptials. (Please let it be the former.)


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It doesn't really make a difference what season it happens to be by using imaginative patio designs your outside living space can easily still be a cozy dinning or entertaining place at any time of the year. Patio landscaping ideas could be rather simple or opulent depending on your current spending budget and design options.
While you are studying patio ideas you will find a lot of details to think about. Lighting, furnishings, heating and the sorts of occasions you will want to use it for. Could you be utilizing this outdoor space primarily for relaxing or do you need to use it as an additional living and entertaining spot?
Outdoor patio designs that contain a fire pit within the strategy might make the area not just toasty and enjoyable but very intimate as well. You will discover quite a few types of fire pits to look at. A fire pit could be built-in to the terrace by using bricks or rock or it could possibly stand alone and still have the ability to be moved when needed. The primary factor is the moment the sun goes down and the weather is cooler the gathering can continue to carry on.
There are several patio ideas that also incorporate beautiful water features. A fountain or small waterfall can also be built in with the use of the many unique and attractive stones which are now on the market and uncomplicated for just about any property owner to put up. At any nearby home and garden center or even on the internet it is possible to find pre-built water features which you could merely set in place, fill with water and plug in. The sound of trickling water sets the ambiance for relaxing and informal entertaining.
Lighting is an additional and very critical factor to take into account in patio designs. You will find a great number of new and very affordable styles of lighting readily available today. You will find quite a few solar or low voltage options that provide excellent light and add loads of atmosphere to almost any outdoor living space.
For daytime use shade is an additional rather significant item to figure into your patio design. There are actually so many patio ideas for shading. The type and amount of shading you will need will depend on the direction your patio is facing and how much natural light you need to allow into a person's home. Canvas awnings might be a multi-colored and reasonably priced way to always keep your home's cooler temperature. You may just want a couple of adjustable patio umbrellas so as to let maximum sunlight into your home.
The final touch might be the furniture you opt for. You'll find very inexpensive furniture online which might be delivered direct to your house. The more modern patio furniture is very weather resistant and can last for several years. Nearly all outdoor patio furniture can be informal as well as elegant at the same time.
Look online for patio ideas that match your personality and requirements. There are so many patio designs that are readily available there is pre-determined to be one to fit your property and spending budget.


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Agreement Covers 449 Bagel Stores Nationwide
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:BAGL) today announced the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution prior to an EEOC investigation or potential litigation. The NUAM applies to all company-owned Einstein Noah establishments throughout the United States.
"Nationwide mediation agreements like this are a classic win-win," said Nicholas Inzeo, Director of the EEOC's Office of Field Programs. "NUAMs are a non-adversarial and efficient way for companies to handle discrimination charges using the EEOC as a partner and advisor. EEOC mediation encourages a positive work environment, and the company saves time and money. Everyone benefits."
"As a company, we are committed to our employees," stated James Vitrano, Associate General Counsel and Vice President of Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. "The EEOC's ADR Program assists us with this commitment by encouraging communication and fostering resolution, which enables us to continue to provide a positive workplace for our team members."
Under the terms of the NUAM, all eligible charges of discrimination filed with the EEOC in which Einstein Noah Restaurant Group is named as an employer/respondent will be referred to the EEOC's mediation unit, as appropriate. The company will designate a corporate representative to handle all inquiries and other logistical matters related to potential charges in order to facilitate a prompt scheduling of the matter for EEOC mediation.
Expanding mediation is a key component of the EEOC's efforts to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness. The EEOC has entered into 259 national and regional Universal Agreements to Mediate (UAMs) with private sector employers, including several Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, EEOC district offices have entered into approximately 1,872 mediation agreements with employers at the local levels within their respective jurisdictions. Since the full implementation of the EEOC's National Mediation Program in April 1999, more than 148,000 charges of employment discrimination have been mediated, with over 70% being successfully resolved.
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. operates locations primarily under the Einstein Bros. and Noah's New York Bagels® brands and primarily franchises locations under the Manhattan Bagel® brand. The company's retail system consists of approximately 773 company-owned and franchise restaurants in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The company's stock is traded under the symbol BAGL.
EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment. Further information about the EEOC and its mediation program is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist, historian, activist and writer
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William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (23 February 1868 – 27 August 1963) was an American civil rights activist, sociologist, educator, historian, author, editor, and scholar.
- There is always a certain glamour about the idea of a nation rising up to crush an evil simply because it is wrong. Unfortunately, this can seldom be realized in real life; for the very existence of the evil usually argues a moral weakness in the very place where extraordinary moral strength is called for.
- There is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that dare not know.
- The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.
- To the Nations of the World, address to Pan-African conference, London (1900). These words are also found in The Souls of Black Folk (1903), ch. II: Of the Dawn of Freedom
- I insist that the object of all true education is not to make men carpenters, it is to make carpenters men.
- The Talented Tenth, published as the second chapter of The Negro Problem, a collection of articles by African Americans (New York: James Pott and Company, 1903)
- The school system in the country districts of the South is a disgrace and in few towns and cities are Negro schools what they ought to be. We want the national government to step in and wipe out illiteracy in the South. Either the United States will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.
And when we call for education we mean real education. We believe in work. We ourselves are workers, but work is not necessarily education. Education is the development of power and ideal. We want our children trained as intelligent human beings should be, and we will fight for all time against any proposal to educate black boys and girls simply as servants and underlings, or simply for the use of other people. They have a right to know, to think, to aspire.
These are some of the chief things which we want. How shall we get them? By voting where we may vote, by persistent, unceasing agitation; by hammering at the truth, by sacrifice and work.
We do not believe in violence, neither in the despised violence of the raid nor the lauded violence of the soldier, nor the barbarous violence of the mob, but we do believe in John Brown, in that incarnate spirit of justice, that hatred of a lie, that willingness to sacrifice money, reputation, and life itself on the altar of right. And here on the scene of John Brown's martyrdom we reconsecrate ourselves, our honor, our property to the final emancipation of the race which John Brown died to make free.
Our enemies, triumphant for the present, are fighting the stars in their courses. Justice and humanity must prevail.
- The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.
- John Brown: A Biography (1909): "The Legacy of John Brown"
- Liberty trains for liberty. Responsibility is the first step in responsibility.
- John Brown: A Biography (1909): "The Legacy of John Brown"
- I believe that there are human stocks with whom it is physically unwise to intermarry, but to think that these stocks are all colored or that there are no such white stocks is unscientific and false.
- As quoted in Fighting Fire with Fire: African Americans and Hereditarian Thinking, 1900-1942 by Gregory Michael Dorr (RTF document). Dorr dates this quote to 1910.
- I do not laugh. I am quite straight-faced as I ask soberly:
"But what on earth is whiteness that one should so desire it?" Then always, somehow, some way, silently but clearly, I am given to understand that whiteness is the ownership of the earth forever and ever, Amen!
Now what is the effect on a man or a nation when it comes passionately to believe such an extraordinary dictum as this? That nations are coming to believe it is manifest daily. Wave on wave, each with increasing virulence, is dashing this new religion of whiteness on the shores of our time. Its first effects are funny: the strut of the Southerner, the arrogance of the Englishman amuck, the whoop of the hoodlum who vicariously leads your mob.
- Darkwater (1920), Ch. II: The Souls of White Folk
- The cause of war is preparation for war.
- Darkwater (1920), Ch. II: The Souls of White Folk
- It is ridiculous to seek to excuse Robert Lee as the most formidable agency this nation ever raised to make 4 million human beings goods instead of men. Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity's God.
- Essay on Robert E. Lee (1928)
- Joseph Stalin was a great man; few other men of the 20th century approach his stature. He was simple, calm and courageous. He seldom lost his poise; pondered his problems slowly, made his decisions clearly and firmly; never yielded to ostentation nor coyly refrained from holding his rightful place with dignity. He was the son of a serf but stood calmly before the great without hesitation or nerves. But also — and this was the highest proof of his greatness — he knew the common man, felt his problems, followed his fate.
- How shall Integrity face Oppression? What shall Honesty do in the face of Deception, Decency in the face of Insult, Self-Defense before Blows? How shall Desert and Accomplishment meet Despising, Detraction, and Lies? What shall Virtue do to meet Brute Force? There are so many answers and so contradictory; and such differences for those on the one hand who meet questions similar to this once a year or once a decade, and those who face them hourly and daily.
- The Ordeal of Mansart (1957) [Kraus-Thomson, 1976, ISBN 0-527-25270-0], p. 275
- The return from your work must be the satisfaction which that work brings you and the world's need of that work. With this, life is heaven, or as near heaven as you can get. Without this — with work which you despise, which bores you, and which the world does not need — this life is hell.
- To His Newborn Great-Grandson, address on his ninetieth birthday (1958)
- In my own country for nearly a century I have been nothing but a nigger.
- Believe in life! Always human beings will progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.
- Last message to the world (written 1957); read at his funeral (1963)
- The most ordinary Negro is a distinct gentleman, but it takes extraordinary training and opportunity to make the average white man anything but a hog.
- Interview with Ralph McGill, quoted in The Atlantic Monthly (November 1965)
- The Soviet Union does not allow any church of any kind to interfere with education, and religion is not taught in public schools. It seems to me that this is the greatest gift of the Russian Revolution to the modern world. Most educated modern men no longer believe in religious dogma. If questioned they will usually resort to double-talk before admitting the fact. But who today actually believes that this world is ruled and directed by a benevolent person of great power who, on humble appeal, will change the course of events at our request? Who believes in miracles? Many folk follow religious ceremonies and services and allow their children to learn fairy tales and so-called religious truth, which in time the children come to recognize as conventional lies told by their parents and teachers for the children's good. One can hardly exaggerate the moral disaster of the custom. We have to thank the Soviet Union for the courage to stop it.
- The Autobiography of W.E. Burghardt Du Bois (1968), Ch. IV : The Soviet Union; he later states in Ch. XVI : My Character: "I think the greatest gift of the Soviet Union to modern civilization was the dethronement of the clergy and the refusal to let religion be taught in the public schools."
- The men of the Niagara Movement coming from the toil of the year's hard work and pausing a moment from the earning of their daily bread turn toward the nation and again ask in the name of ten million the privilege of a hearing. In the last year the work of the Negro hater has flourished in the land. Step by step the defenders of the rights of American citizens have retreated. The work of stealing the black man's ballot has progressed and the fifty and more representatives of stolen votes still sit in the nation's capital. Discrimination in travel and public accommodation has so spread the some of our weaker brethren are actually afraid to thunder against color discrimination as such and are simply whispering for ordinary decencies.
- The Niagara Movement, Address to the Country
The Souls of Black Folk (1903)Edit
- After the Egyptian and Indian, the Greek and Roman, the Teuton and Mongolian, the Negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second-sight in this American world, — a world which yields him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world. It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity. One ever feels his twoness, — an American, a Negro; two warring souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.
The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife, — this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self into a better and truer self.
- Ch. I: Of Our Spiritual Strivings
- To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.
- Ch. I: Of Our Spiritual Strivings
- And yet this very singleness of vision and thorough oneness with his age is a mark of the successful man. It is as though Nature needs must make men narrow in order to give them force.
- Ch. III: Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others
- The function of the university is not simply to teach bread-winning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools or to be a centre of polite society; it is, above all, to be the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and the growing knowledge of life, an adjustment which forms the secret of civilization.
- Ch. V: Of the Wings of Atalanta
- The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.
- Ch. V: Of the Wings of Atalanta
- I sit with Shakespeare and he winces not. Across the color-line I move arm in arm with Balzac and Dumas, where smiling men and welcoming women glide in gilded halls. From out the caves of the evening that swing between the strong-limbed earth and the tracery of the stars, I summon Aristotle and Aurelius and what soul I will, and they come all graciously with no scorn nor condescension. So, wed with Truth, I dwell above the Veil. Is this the life you grudge us, O knightly America? Is this the life you long to change into the dull red hideousness of Georgia? Are you so afraid lest peering from this high Pisgah, between Philistine and Amalekite, we sight the Promised Land?
- Ch. VI: Of the Training of Black Men
- It is, then, the strife of all honorable men and women of the twentieth century to see that in the future competition of the races the survival of the fittest shall mean the triumph of the good, the beautiful, and the true; that we may be able to preserve for future civilization all that is really fine and noble and strong, and not continue to put a premium on greed and imprudence and cruelty.
- Ch. IX: Of the Sons of Master and Man
- Daily the Negro is coming more and more to look upon law and justice, not as protecting safeguards, but as sources of humiliation and oppression. The laws are made by men who have little interest in him; they are executed by men who have absolutely no motive for treating the black people with courtesy and consideration; and, finally, the accused law-breaker is tried, not by his peers, but too often by men who would rather punish ten innocent Negroes than let one guilty one escape.
- Ch. IX: Of the Sons of Master and Man
- The Negro cannot stand the present reactionary tendencies and unreasoning drawing of the color line indefinitely without discouragement and retrogression. And the condition of the Negro is ever the cause for further discrimination.
- Ch. IX: Of the Sons of Master and Man
- Why was his hair tinted with gold? An evil omen was golden hair in my life. Why had not the brown of his eyes crushed out and killed the blue? — for brown were his father's eyes, and his father's father's. And thus in the Land of the Color-line I saw, as it fell across my baby, the shadow of the Veil.
- Ch. XI: Of the Passing of the First-Born
- Within the Veil was he born, said I; and there within shall he live, — a Negro and a Negro's son. Holding in that little head — ah, bitterly! — the unbowed pride of a hunted race, clinging with that tiny dimpled hand — ah, wearily! — to a hope not hopeless but unhopeful, and seeing with those bright wondering eyes that peer into my soul a land whose freedom is to us a mockery and whose liberty is a lie.
- Ch. XI: Of the Passing of the First-Born
- Herein lies the tragedy of the age: not that men are poor, — all men know something of poverty; not that men are wicked, — who is good? not that men are ignorant, — what is Truth? Nay, but that men know so little of men.
- Ch. XII: Of Alexander Crummell
- It was a bright September afternoon, and the streets of New York were brilliant with moving men.... He was pushed toward the ticket-office with the others, and felt in his pocket for the new five-dollar bill he had hoarded.... When at last he realized that he had paid five dollars to enter he knew not what, he stood stock-still amazed.... John... sat in a half-maze minding the scene about him; the delicate beauty of the hall, the faint perfume, the moving myriad of men, the rich clothing and low hum of talking seemed all a part of a world so different from his, so strangely more beautiful than anything he had known, that he sat in dreamland, and started when, after a hush, rose high and clear the music of Lohengrin's swan. The infinite beauty of the wail lingered and swept through every muscle of his frame, and put it all a-tune. He closed his eyes and grasped the elbows of the chair, touching unwittingly the lady's arm. And the lady drew away. A deep longing swelled in all his heart to rise with that clear music out of the dirt and dust of that low life that held him prisoned and befouled. If he could only live up in the free air where birds sang and setting suns had no touch of blood! Who had called him to be the slave and butt of all?... If he but had some master-work, some life-service, hard, aye, bitter hard, but without the cringing and sickening servility.... When at last a soft sorrow crept across the violins, there came to him the vision of a far-off home — the great eyes of his sister, and the dark drawn face of his mother.... It left John sitting so silent and rapt that he did not for some time notice the usher tapping him lightly on the shoulder and saying politely, 'will you step this way please sir?'... The manager was sorry, very very sorry — but he explained that some mistake had been made in selling the gentleman a seat already disposed of; he would refund the money, of course... before he had finished John was gone, walking hurriedly across the square... and as he passed the park he buttoned his coat and said, 'John Jones you're a natural-born fool.' Then he went to his lodgings and wrote a letter, and tore it up; he wrote another, and threw it in the fire....
- Ch. XIII: Of the Coming of John
The Negro (1915)Edit
- Present-day students are often puzzled at the apparent contradictions of Southern slavery. One hears, on the one hand, of the staid and gentle patriarchy, the wide and sleepy plantations with lord and retainers, ease and happiness; on the other hand one hears of barbarous cruelty and unbridled power and wide oppression of men. Which is the true picture? The answer is simple: both are true. They are not opposite sides of the same shield; they are different shields.
- Ch. XI: The Negro in the United States
- The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience.
- Ch. XI: The Negro in the United States
- Unfortunately there was one thing that the white South feared more than Negro dishonesty, ignorance, and incompetency, and that was Negro honesty, knowledge, and efficiency.
- Ch. XI: The Negro in the United States
Black Reconstruction in America (1935)Edit
- The most magnificent drama in the last thousand years of human history is the transportation of ten million human beings out of the dark beauty of their mother continent into the new-found Eldorado of the West. They descended into Hell; and in the third century they arose from the dead, in the finest effort to achieve democracy for the working millions which this world had ever seen. It was a tragedy that beggared the Greek; it was an upheaval of humanity like the Reformation and the French Revolution. Yet we are blind and led by the blind. We discern in it no part of our labor movement; no part of our industrial triumph; no part of our religious experience. Before the dumb eyes of ten generations of ten million children, it is made mockery of and spit upon; a degradation of the eternal mother; a sneer at human effort; with aspiration and art deliberately and elaborately distorted. And why? Because in a day when the human mind aspired to a science of human action, a history and psychology of the mighty effort of the mightiest century, we fell under the leadership of those who would compromise with truth in the past in order to make peace in the present and guide policy in the future.
- p. 727
The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois (2003)Edit
- A compendium of quotations from Du Bois's writings, edited by Aberjhani, to commemorate the centennial of the publication of The Souls of Black Folk.
- I am one who tells the truth and exposes evil and seeks with Beauty for Beauty to set the world right.
- p. xi
- Human nature is not simple and any classification that roughly divides men into good and bad, superior and inferior, slave and free, is and must be ludicrously untrue and universally dangerous as a permanent exhaustive classification.
- p. 10
- The world is shrinking together; it is finding itself neighbor to itself in strange, almost magic degree.
- p. 11
- The time must come when, great and pressing as change and betterment may be, they do not involve killing and hurting people.
- p. 74
- The cause of war is preparation for war.
- p. 75
- The Negro slave trade was the first step in modern world commerce, followed by the modern theory of colonial expansion. Slaves as an article of commerce were shipped as long as the traffic paid.
- p. 104
- I believe in God who made of one blood all races that dwell on earth. I believe that all men, black and brown and white, are brothers, varying through Time and Opportunity, in form and gift and feature, but differing in no essential particular, and alike in soul and in the possibility of infinite development.
- p. 132
Quotes about Du BoisEdit
- He was at once a scientist in his skillful use of history as a tool for comprehending the present, and a prophet in the application of his gift for analyzing the present as an indicator of the future. Because he lived simultaneously firmly entrenched within his time and decades ahead of it, the light of his wisdom, like that of his great love for humanity, is one that never diminishes.
- Aberjhani, in The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois (2003), p. xvi
- Completing the story of slavery meant acknowledging the many black abolitionists who advocated for the freedom of slaves. It further meant recognition of the thousands of African Americans who fought to free themselves during the Civil War as opposed to waiting for emancipation.
- Aberjhani, in The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois (2003), p. 96
- Very possibly it was his hope that one day someone might have reason to say of him what he imagined at the end of his essay on Crummell that Christ must have said upon greeting the priest's weary spirit: "Well done!"
- Aberjhani, in The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois (2003), p. 130
External linksEdit
- W. E. B. Du Bois in New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Works by W. E. B. Du Bois at Project Gutenberg
- Poems by W. E. B. Du Bois at PoetryFoundation.org
- Online articles by Du Bois
- W. E. B. Du Bois: Online Resources, from the Library of Congress
- W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African American Research
- Exhibition at University of Massachusetts Amherst
- W. E. B. Du Bois National Historic Site


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Jacob Rees-Mogg's children were heckled by 'class activists' outside their home, who called the MP a 'totally horrible man'.
Activist Ian Bone was filmed addressing Rees-Mogg's children directly as he said: 'Your dad won't answer the questions. Your daddy is a totally horrible person.
'Lots of people don't like your daddy, did you know that? No? He's probably not told you about that. Lots of people hate him.
Bone, was among protesters who questioned the Conservative MP over how much he pays the family's nanny Veronica Crook.
The incident last night was filmed by left wing activist group Class War and posted to their Facebook page.
The group allowed Metro.co.uk to use the video 'as long as you point out that it was Rees-Mogg who wheeled all his children out after we arrived.'
Tory MP Ben Gummer, the son of former Environment Secretary John Gummer took to Twitter after seeing the video.
He said: 'I had my share of this stuff. All I can say is that seeing it done to Jacob Rees-Mogg's children still brings an oh so angry lump to my throat.
'It is a cruel ting to do to a child, and it will mark them forever.'
Even members of the group agreed that the politician's children shouldn't have been involved.
Malcom Brooks said: 'Well I don't have any time for the tory git but not good in front of anyone's kids.'
Wayne England said: 'In front of the children. NOT COOL.'
While Steve Cason added: 'I think taking the Tories on is fair game and in fact must be done – I do it all the time.
'Sorry but I don't agree that children should be brought into the argument in this way. The bit about not being like etc crossed the boundary.'
Defending his decision, Mr Bone told Metro.co.uk they were already demonstrating when Rees-Mogg brought his children outside, he said: 'It was his decision to bring the children outside.
'He saw the demonstration, he brought them out they listened. He knew what he was doing.'
Mr Bone also said when the children were outside, he 'softened the arguments', adding that calling him a 'horrible man' was nothing.
'I said lots of people hate him, which is true, and that he doesn't pay his nanny very much because he doesn't believe in minimum wage.'
In the video, Rees-Mogg, a father of six, can be seen standing outside his Westminster home with his four youngest children and wife.
Mr Bone, 71, said in the video: 'Daddy won't say how much he pays the nanny. He has a nanny who looks after you, daddy doesn't pay them very much.Cake makers receive vile homophobic letter from 'customer'
'Daddy says the minimum wage doesn't count for anything, or the London minimum wage. Poor nanny Crook who looks after you and wipes your bottom, she doesn't get enough money every week.
'But daddy, he doesn't care because he's too busy posting as a Latin eating, gut-orientated toff which he does pretty well.'
As Mrs Crook exits the house, Mr Bone starts asking her directly how much she earns. She tells Mr Bone, she doesn't have to tell him that and that she's 'happy'.
Mrs Crook has looked after all six of Rees-Mogg's children and even him when he was a little boy.
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Set sail for Fashion Week boutique tour
Ready, set, shop … Fashion Week kicked off with a media party held this past Tuesday to launch the upcoming fashion fleet at participating boutiques such as Bella Bella, Reign, YaYa, BBS, Talbot's, Posh & Co, Jackie's, and Gaudie & Co. Tickets are still available for the Saturday, Jan. 21, event from 5 to 9 p.m. Meet at Goodfella's and jump on the buses that will run continuously to the participating merchants. Tickets for $25 are available by calling (409) 212-6110. Proceeds benefit Baptist Cancer Center at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas. Kudos to Michelle Adams and her creative committee for organizing this shopping experience for such a worthwhile cause!
Grill mate … Casey Matthews is doing a terrific job overseeing the front of the house at the The Grill. Friday night was packed with stellar socials as Sandy and Joseph Fertitta, Lynda and Ken Moncla, Susan and Tim Byrum, Beth and Stuart Yoes, Allison and Mike Gilbert, Miriam and Bill Johnson, Lee Ann and Terry Garth, Jon Reaud, Michael Manuel, Lindsay Oxford, Jessica Laird, Gerald Farha, Sharon and Scott Parker, Tonya and Paul Henderson, Tracey and Jimmy Gilliam, and Brian White quaffed cocktails and enjoyed fine dining at this see-and-be-seen restaurant.
Electrifying announcement … The Edison Plaza opened its magnificent doors to a large lobby of distinguished guests to celebrate the new Albanese Cormier Holdings ownership of this office tower. With 17 floors of breathtaking views, the Edison Plaza will continue to be the high point of Beaumont's downtown skyline. Noshing on the small bites provided by Katharine & Co, along with listening to the sensational sounds of Stacey Savino and Jimmy Simmons, the crowd was enthralled by the future plans of this innovative business group for the high-rise building. Seen in the crowd were Becky and Rodney Ames, Eddie Arnold, Soheila and Sina Nijaad, Marty Craig, Jeff McManus, Nikki Albanese, Melinda Cormier, Lisa Albanese, Jackie Rafes, Felix Burrus, Kim and Mark Bellard, Renee and Charles Smith, Betty Greenberg, Earl Brickhouse and too many more too mention.
Ain't it grape … This is your chance to sip wonderful wines as the Art Museum of Southeast Texas hosts its first wine tasting fundraiser Friday, Jan. 20. A Vintage Affair begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person. See you there!
Storkmarketing … Margi and Rocky Chase are thrilled with the news that second daughter Betsy and hubby Parker Amis are expecting their first image. Congrats!
Candles and cakes … Belated best to Brenda Bean and Laurie Leister. Champagne toasts to Jennifer Maida, Lauren Cavett, Shannon Copeland, Laura Harris, Mary Englander and Scout Carr.
Until the next RSVP!


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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Hailee, interview with Penny Zeller, and giveaway
answer Penny's question when you leave a comment to be entered in a chance to win this book
Title: HAILEE
Author: Penny Zeller
Publisher: Whitaker House
September 2011
Genre: Inspirational/historical romance
Hailee Annigan has searched for her two little brothers, Philip and Reuben, ever since she was freed from the Cincinatti "sanctuary" she was raised in after she was caught stealing. She's always wondered what happened to them—even now, when she goes to Montana after she's hired as teacher.
Pastor Nate Adams originally came to Montana with his grandmother, and even as a young boy he knew he wanted to live there someday, away from the busy streets of Boston where he grew up. And when he's older, he is offered the job as pastor in the community he and his grandmother visited so long ago.
When Nate and Hailee meet, she almost literally falls into his arms. Their attraction is immediate. But with her brothers still missing, Hailee doesn't feel free to find happiness. Will she ever find her brothers? Or will she allow herself to fall in love if she doesn't?
HAILEE is the third and final book in Ms. Zeller's Montana Sky series, but it easily stands alone. Several characters from previous books do make an appearance in this book, as do a host of other interesting and realistic characters. I especially loved the nosy Lucille.
Penny Zeller has penned a heart-warming conclusion to her Montana Sky series with HAILEE. This book grabbed my attention from page one and kept it as I prayed for Hailee not only find her two missing brothers but also to find happiness and love in Montana. Ms. Zeller doesn't disappoint with her historically accurate romances. If you are looking for a good historical romance, then be sure to pick up a copy of HAILEE. $9.99. 311 pages.
Interview with Penny Zeller:
It's great to have you here with us today, Penny. Why do you write the kind of books you do? Thank you for having me here, Laura. Writing is my ministry, and I pray daily that the path of writing that I have chosen in life will glorify the Lord. I am in constant prayer for wisdom, guidance, and that my books would be life-changing – that they would bring others to the Lord or closer to the Lord. I have chosen Psalm 19:14 as my life verse: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer."
Besides when you came to know the Lord, what is the happiest day in your life? The happiest days of my life were the day I married my husband and the times we became parents to our two daughters.
How has being published changed your life? Life is a lot busier! I also discovered rather quickly that the hard work begins after publication.
What are you reading right now? I am reading Awakening by JoAnn Durgin and A Summer in Oakville by Shellie Neumeier and Lisa J. Lickel. Both are awesome reads! I am also reading and studying 1 Thessalonians in the Bible.
What is your current work in progress? I am currently working on book two in my second historical romance series, which takes place in the post Civil-War era.
What would be your dream vacation? Hmmm….well there's a four-way tie of places I would love to visit for a dream vacation with my family: Hawaii, Alaska, Hilton Head Island and Prince Edward Island.
How do you choose your settings for each book? I choose places that intrigue me or places that I have visited. I am a very visual person, so if I have visited a place, I can easily integrate my characters into that setting.
If you could spend an evening with one person who is currently alive, who would it be and why? My husband, Lon. He's been traveling a lot these past few months for work, so I've really missed him and would look forward to an evening with him.
What are your hobbies, besides writing and reading? I also enjoy playing volleyball, gardening, camping, hiking, canoeing, and spending time with my family.
What is your most difficult writing obstacle, and how do you overcome it? I would say my most difficult writing obstacle is setting priorities and sticking to them and not wasting time on less important things on my "to-do list." To help myself overcome that obstacle, each morning before I climb out of bed and face a day of mothering, chauffeuring kids to after-school events, housecleaning, volunteering, and writing books, I ask the Lord to prepare my heart. I ask that He guide my day, that I would use my time wisely, and that I would get accomplished only what He would have me do that day.
What advice would you give to a beginning author? God calls us all to do different things for His Kingdom. If He has called you to write, seek His guidance. Never give up, even when you feel like it or when someone has unkindly criticized you. Seek to please and honor Him in whatever you write, whether it be for the secular or nonsecular market; whether it be fiction, nonfiction, poetry, song lyrics, or a screenplay. Find a mentor and be open to ideas and suggestions from one who's "been there, done that." One final note, join forces with other Christian writers. After all, we are all working for the same Boss. I give more tips for writers, including sticking with writing and how to prepare for a writer's conference here: http://pennyzeller.wordpress.com/sticking-with-writing/
Tell us about the book. For years, orphan Hailee Annigan was just a ragamuffin in the Cincinnati streets, stealing food to keep her two younger brothers fed. Her thievery landed her in a home for delinquent youngsters, where her life was changed, thanks to her teachers. Now, nineteen-year-old Hailee excitedly heads to Montana to be a teacher, yet she's still plagued by her shameful past and the fear of never seeing her brothers again.
Based on his upbringing in high-society Boston, no one would have guessed that Nate Adams would attend seminary and become a church pastor in rugged Montana. Even now, Nate's parents refuse to put aside their own plans for his future and accept his calling.
When their paths converge, an immediate attraction draws Hailee and Nate together, even as the pressures and demands of others pull them apart. Can the unlikely pair come to terms with their pasts and face the future together?
What do you want readers to take away from the book? My passion is to write books that impact lives for Christ. Readers can expect to share in Hailee's pain and sorrow, as well as the joy she experiences. They will watch as her faith wavers and her heart breaks at the losses she experiences in life. They will share with Nate as he struggles to release to the Lord burdens he was never meant to carry. My books are character-driven, and as such, throughout the book and with a variety of characters, readers will catch a glimpse of struggles with forgiveness, Salvation, rededication to Christ, and the hope of a new life.
What one question would you like us to ask readers? Which character in my Montana Skies Series so far is your favorite? If you haven't yet read any books in the series, what character would you most like to meet?
Tell us about the giveaway you're offering. I am giving away a personalized copy of Hailee. If the winner is a U.S. resident, they will receive the paperback version. If the winner resides outside the U.S., they will receive the ebook PDF version of the book.
Thank you so much for having me here, Laura. I appreciate your enthusiasm and encouragement and am honored to be a guest on your blog!
How can readers find you on the Internet? I love to connect with my readers at
My website www.pennyzeller.com,
My humor blog (A Day in the Life of a Wife, Mom, and Author) www.pennyzeller.wordpress.com,
On Twitter at http://twitter.com/pennyzeller, and
On Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Penny-A-Zeller/96391560959?ref=ts where I post updates about new books, giveaways, events, and Just-for-Fun Fridays.
32 comments:
- Deanne said...
Hailee is my favorite character but I'm fascinated by the busy-body matchmaker... Probably because I know someone like that who will always have a warm spot in my heart although she stirred a lot of aggravation at times.
- September 3, 2011 at 7:09 AM
- Rebecca said...
I haven't read the series but I would love to meet Hailee.
Thanks for the chance to win this. This looks like an amazing book. I would love to win this. Thanks again.
- September 3, 2011 at 7:18 AM
I agree, Deanne! Hailee is my favorite too, although there is something about Lucille and her hilarious personality that are so endearing!
- September 3, 2011 at 9:58 AM
- Emily C. Reynolds said...
I haven't read the series yet, either, but I'm intrigued! I'd like to meet Nate. I wonder how his high-society background will influence his behavior in more rural Montana.
Thanks for the interview and the giveaway! Your stories sound like a lot of fun. :D
- September 3, 2011 at 9:59 AM
Hi Rebecca~ thanks for stopping by and for your enthusiasm about meeting Hailee. Have a great weekend!
- September 3, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- wfnren said...
Hi and thank you for the giveaway. I think I'd like to meed McKenzie, the mail-order bride stories fascinate me. It would talke a lot of courage to travel so far across country not knowing what kind of man you will be marrying, how you will live and so many unknowns.
- September 3, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- misskallie2000 said...
Hi Penny, I just finished reading Kaydie and can't wait to read Hailee. Kaydie was a sweet love story and she and Zack made a beautiful couple. I was happy at the ending but sad your book ended.
Thanks for this opportunity to enter the giveaway.
misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com
- September 3, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- karenk said...
I read KAYDIE...and enjoyed her story very, very much...thanks for the chance to read HAILEEs story...
kmkuka at yahoo dot com
- September 3, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- Charity U said...
I must admit, Lucille is a favorite of mine. :)
- September 3, 2011 at 5:58 PM
- jewels67 said...
I am super excited to read Hailee's story!! and I look forward to reading many more of Penny's books she is truly a gifted and talented writer and I am glad that I found her :)
- September 4, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- jewels67 said...
I am so pumped to read Hailee's story !! God truly has a hand in Penny' writing that is for sure she is such a gifted and talented writer and I look foward to reading many more of her books to come. If you haven't read any of her books then it's a Must read...
Julie Lippo
- September 4, 2011 at 8:23 AM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hello Miss Kallie ~ It's great to see you here! Thank you for sharing about how much you enjoyed reading Kaydie. I'm excited to hear what you think about Hailee :) Have a blessed week!
- September 6, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hi Karen~Thank you for stopping by - it's always nice to hear from you! Wow! Thank you for sharing with me how much you enjoyed Kaydie. It made my week :) Have a great day!
- September 6, 2011 at 8:15 AM
- Faye said...
I haven't read any of her book yet - But I hope to cure that VERY soon! I'd like to meet Hailee and find out what happens to her in this book.
crazi.swans at gmail dot com
- September 7, 2011 at 10:32 AM
- Lisa said...
I can't answer I haven't read any of these books yet, thanks lisapeters at yahoo dot com
- September 9, 2011 at 4:50 AM
- Diana Flowers said...
I would love to meet Mckenzie, b/c she was such a fine example in the book, Kaydie, of what a Christian lady should be!
- September 9, 2011 at 5:09 AM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hello Emily~ Thank you for stopping by Laura's blog. I agree with you - Nate is a neat character and he does have some challenges to overcome with his new life in Montana :) Have a wonderful weekend!
- September 9, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hello Wfnren ~ I totally agree, it would be quite the adventure to be a mail order bride. When I was doing research, I couldn't believe some of the stories (and situations) women endured all in the hope of finding true love in the Wild West! I hope you have a fantastic weekend :)
- September 9, 2011 at 7:13 AM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hi Charity~ It's awesome seeing you here :)Good old Lucille...she is hilarious and such a busybody! I really enjoyed writing her character. Have a blessed day!
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- Penny Zeller said...
Hey Julie ~ Your kind words always make my day (and my week!) Thank you SO much for your enthusiasm, your encouragement, and your support. God Bless!
- September 9, 2011 at 7:16 AM
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Hi Faye ~ Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment to win a copy of Hailee. I think you'll enjoy her character - she's sweet, kind, thoughtful, spirited, feisty, and competitive :) Have a great weekend, Faye!
- September 9, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hello Lisa~ Thank you for stopping by and entering for a chance to win Hailee. God Bless!
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- September 16, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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I haven't read any of this series yet, but Hailee and Nate sound like a really good couple to get to know. I love character driven stories and this sounds like a really good one.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway.
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- September 17, 2011 at 5:35 AM
- Beth said...
Not sure if the giveaway is still going, but I'd love to be entered! I haven't read this series, so I'd love to meet any of the 3 main characters in one of the novels. :)
- September 17, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Patricia said...
I would love to me Hailee. You say she is feisty and I like a girl that is feisty. My daughters are feisty so when I read the book I will try to image it is one of my daughters.
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- September 18, 2011 at 6:42 PM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hi Cindy and Momofthreeboys~
Thank you for stopping by and entering to win a copy of "Hailee." I hope your week is off to a great start!
- September 19, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hi Tracy ~ Thank you for your enthusiasm at meeting Nate and Hailee. They really are neat characters! Thanks for stopping by Laura's blog. :)
- September 19, 2011 at 6:09 PM
- Penny Zeller said...
Hi Beth~ Glad you made it in time to enter the giveaway! I think you would definitely enjoy meeting McKenzie, Kaydie, and Hailee!
- September 19, 2011 at 6:49 PM
- Penny Zeller said...
Good evening, Patricia ~ Your posting made me laugh! Yes, Hailee is quite feisty, but that's one of the character traits that helped her get through some difficult times in her life :)
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Our poor dog. Already, the firecrackers have begun shouting out the approach of our nation's birthday later this week. Our little shitzu poodle mix, Nigel, has been quivering and running for cover with mounting anxiety. The rest of us are excitedly anticipating our day of backyard fun. Early weather reports predict sunny skies and a high of 82 degrees in Chicago.
Independence Day has taken a new meaning for our family. Last year, after my husband lost his job, we started this patriotic t-shirt company called US of Awesome. When I used to work in the chocolate business, Valentine's Day was drowned out by mounds of chocolate orders and intense pressure to make sure everyone else's celebration was just right. Now, our bustling has shifted to the summer months while we work to help Americans show their pride.
I made this fruit tart a few weeks ago while scheming up fun Fourth of July dessert ideas. You can find Fourth of July food and Fourth of July entertaining ideas on our US of Awesome Pinterest page. While gathering up the scraps of tart dough, I had the idea to cut out little starts to dot the top. I love how it turned out! I'm not sure I will ever make a pie or tart again without turning the dough scraps into little dough toppers.
When I make tarts, I always use Pierre Hermes sweet tart dough. The recipe creates three crusts and they freeze well so you can keep a few on hand. Once, I found an old tart disc in the freezer that had been hiding in the corner for over a year. Since I couldn't stand to waste it, I made a fresh fruit creation and it was delicious. I don't advocate freezing them that long but if it happens by accident – don't throw it out!
One of the things I like about tarts is how forgiving they are. Unlike cakes, you can add a little of this or a little of that to the filling and things usually turn out just fine. In this case, I tossed some fresh strawberries in with my cherry filling. They added texture and a welcome bright flavor to the cherry filling.
Fourth of July Cherry & Strawberry Tart
Filling recipe from Food Network
Makes one 10-inch tart
1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen tart cherries
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 tablespoon almond extract (optional)
1 cup chopped, fresh strawberries
1 tart crust (see recipe below)
For the filling:
1. Place cherries in medium saucepan and place over heat. Cover. After the cherries lose considerable juice, which may take a few minutes, remove from heat. In a small bowl, mix the sugar and cornstarch together. Pour this mixture into the hot cherries and mix well. Add the almond extract, if desired, and mix. Return the mixture to the stove and cook over low heat until thickened, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and let cool. Stir in the strawberries.
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
3. Use your favorite tart dough recipe or the one below. Prepare your crust. Roll it out large enough to fit into your tart pan. Use scraps to make stars if you wish. Pour cooled cherry mixture into the crust. Dot the top with crust stars.
4. Bake for about about 40 minutes or until the crust is golden and the center is bubbling. Remove from the oven and place on a rack to cool.
For the Sweet Tart Dough
From "Chocolate Desserts" by Pierre Hermé, written by Dorie Greenspan
Make this at least 1 day in advance because you need to chill and rest the dough for a minimum 4 hours or up to 2 days, before rolling and baking
2-1/2 sticks (10 ounces; 285 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1-1/2 cups (150 grams) icing sugar, sifted
1/2 cup (lightly packed) (3-1/4 ounces; 100 grams) finely ground almond powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean pulp or pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten
3-1/2 cups (490 grams) all-purpose flour
To make the dough in a mixer:
1. Place the butter in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on low speed until creamy. Add the sugar, almond powder, salt, vanilla and eggs and, still working on low speed, beat to blend the ingredients, scraping down the paddle and the sides of the bowl as needed. The dough may look curdled – that's alright. With the machine on low, add the flour in three or four additions and mix only until the mixture comes together to form a soft, moist dough – a matter of seconds. Don't overdo it.
2. Gather the dough into a ball and divide it into 3 or 4 pieces: 3 pieces for 10-inch (26cm) tarts, 4 for 9-inch (24cm) tarts. Gently press each piece into a disk and wrap each disk in plastic. Allow the dough to rest in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or for up to 2 days, before rolling and baking. (The dough can be wrapped airtight and frozen for up to a month.)
To roll and bake:
1. For each tart, place a buttered tart ring on a parchment-lined baking sheet and keep close at hand. Work with one piece of dough at a time; keep the remaining dough in the refrigerator.
2. Working on a lightly floured surface (marble is ideal), roll the dough to a thickness of between 1/16 and 1/8 inch (2 and 4 mm), lifting the dough often and making certain that the work surface and dough are amply floured at all times.
Roll the dough up around your rolling pin and unroll it onto the tart ring. Fit the dough into the bottom and up the sides of the ring, then run your rolling pin across the top of the ring to cut off the excess. If the dough cracks or splits as you work, don't worry – patch the cracks with scraps (moisten the edges with water to "glue" them in place) and just make certain not to stretch the dough that's in the pan.
(If you plan to use the crusts baked and filled with fresh fruit or cream, continue with the next steps)
Prick the dough all over with the tines of a fork and chill it for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
3. When you are ready to bake the crust(s), preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Fit a circle of parchment or foil into the crust and fill with dried beans or rice.
4. Bake the crust for 18 to 20 minutes, just until it is very lightly colored. If the crust needs to be fully baked, remove the parchment and beans and bake the crust for another 3 to 5 minutes, or until golden. Transfer the crust to a rack to cool.
Keeping: The dough can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 2 days or wrapped airtight and frozen for a month. Frozen disks of dough take about 45 minutes to an hour at average room temperature to reach a good rolling-out consistency. Baked crusts can be kept uncovered at room temperature for about 8 hours.


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Officials found high levels of plasticizer, often used to soften plastic containers, in a popular Chinese alcoholic beverage. The WSJ's Carlos Tejada talks about the latest food-safety scare to hit the country.
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The bucket parameter is common to all SAFs. You can measure the performance of any SAF in obj.conf by adding a bucket=bucket-name parameter to the function, for example, bucket="cache-bucket". The bucket statistics are displayed by the perfdump utility, which can be set up through the Admin Console, CLI, or through the service-dump SAF. For more information, see service-dump.
The following performance buckets are predefined:
The default-bucket records statistics for the functions not associated with any user-defined or built-in bucket.
The all-requests bucket records perfdump statistics for all NSAPI SAFs, including those in the default-bucket.
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With the economy still fragile and financial scams on the rise, one of the most prominent thieves of the past 50 years has some advice about preventing elder financial abuse.
Does the name Frank Abagnale Jr. ring a bell? He's the subject of the book, movie and Broadway musical "Catch Me If You Can." (The Steven Spielberg-directed film featured Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale.) As a teenager in the 1960s, Abagnale, posing as different professionals, passed millions of dollars in fraudulent checks. After serving several years in prison and working with federal law-enforcement officials, he opened his own consulting business that specializes in preventing white-collar crime.
Abagnale recently testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. The topic: "America's Invisible Epidemic – Preventing Elder Financial Abuse." The committee noted that one out of every five older Americans "has already been duped by a financial scam" at an estimated annual cost of $2.9 billion.
Abagnale (who stated in his testimony that "what I did 40 years ago as a teenager is 4,000 times easier to do today due to technology") told the Senate panel that education, as opposed to increased government regulation, is "the only approach to help eliminate older fraud." In specific, he recommended that every individual and family take five simple steps that could help cut back significantly on elder financial abuse:
-- Review your credit report semi-annually
-- Reconcile your bank accounts in a timely manner
-- Be suspicious of any calls, e-mails or letters asking for personal information
-- Don't give out your Social Security number. Just because a form contains a space for your Social Security number doesn't mean you have to provide it.
-- Invest in a micro-cut shredder.
All sounds simple, right? But many individuals fail to take even these fundamental steps.
And the federal government itself doesn't help. The fact that an individual's Medicare card includes his or her Social Security number means that a worker in a medical or hospital setting "could have complete access to a senior's Social Security number, home address, date of birth, possibly credit-card numbers, bank account, and other information," Mr. Abagnale testified. "This threat of identity theft of seniors will not be alleviated until the Social Security number is removed from the Medicare card."


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Trigona is a VirtualBox powered honey-client that was designed for high throughput with low False Positive and low False Negative rates.
It is essentially taking the best of High interaction and Low interaction honey-clients and cobbling them together with a couple of Perl scripts.
The benefits of High Interaction honey-client's has been that since there is no emulation of software etc. you can catch everything as opposed to a low interaction honey-client where exploits will only be caught if they have been catered for. However the down side of the High Interaction honey-client is that it is a lot slower than a Low Interaction as it requires a full blown virtual machine for each URL analysed as opposed to generally a command-line tool that can pump through a lot of links in a short period of time.
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