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Title: Soulprint: Discovering Your Divine Destiny
Author: Mark Batterson
Publisher: Multnomah Books (2011)
"There has never been and never will be anyone else like you," writes Pastor Mark Batterson in the opening of his new book, Soulprint: Discovering Your Divine Destiny. "But that isn't a testament to you. it's a testament to the God who created you."
In Soulprint, Batterson wants to help readers better understand who God has uniquely made them to be. He does this by examining a few key moments in the life of David, Israel's greatest human king. And for the most part, he says a lot of helpful things to aid this goal. For example, he writes, "The only way to discover who you are is to discover who God is because you're made in His image." (p. 10) This is exactly correct and something that isn't focused on enough in teaching on identity.
He also reminds readers to not underestimate the strangest of skills or situations that cause you to develop compensatory ones (see p. 25-26). What might seem like a bizarre skill might be an effective tool for worshipping God in a specific situation. This is a very good reminder there is no aspect of who we are or what we can do that is not intended for God's glory.
Thirdly, he reminds readers that if they really want to serve people and care about them, we'll need to stop caring so much about what they think (p. 58). This is the key to serving with integrity.
Fourthly, he writes that "just because something looks like or feels like a God thing doesn't necessarily mean it's a God thing… An opportunity isn't an opportunity if you have to compromise your integrity" (p. 60). If there's one thing to take away from the entire book, it would be this statement. Too often we view things through an open door theology; we assume that just because an opportunity presents itself, it must be from God.
That job you've always wanted is available and you've been asked to interview for it… but you've got to lie to your current employer to go. You've just bought your dream house… but the sale of your current house isn't going so well, so you might have to put some pressure on an interested party to close a deal.
There are moments when every person's integrity is tested, and these are the most important tests you'll ever take. You'll be tempted to take the shortcut… Don't go there. Forfeit what looks like an opportunity for the sake of your integrity. (p. 61)
A final thing I appreciated was the inclusion of discussion questions for each chapter. This is a great way to help readers actively engage with this short book, and maybe open up some opportunities for legitimate self-examination.
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Today morning was wrap up day. The theory group was "tasked" with coming up with a few slides suggested avenues for further cooperation. Dick talked about creating (or re-creating) an environment in academia where researchers are building chips and talking to other experts down the corridor (like theoreticians) rather than the 'planted' model where a theoretician is planted in a corporate design environment for 6 months or so.
I talked briefly about what I called "new" theory: the twin ideas of randomization and approximation that have been so powerful in algorithm design (even for intractable prolems), and how these play into the problems of dealing with massive high dimensional data.
Vijaya gave a synopsis of cache-obliviousness, multicore research, and her recent work in this area. There's a lot of interest in EDA and multicore work, and she made the argument that theoreticians are learning how to design efficient multicore algorithms and can be of great help in adapting EDA methods.
There were also four sub-panels that addressed various aspects of EDA. What to me was interesting that many of the panels brought up "EDA needs in theory" that matched some of the things we talked about. For example, there's a pressing need for methods that run linear (and even sublinear) time, tools that are incremental, in that they can progressively generate better and better solutions given more time, and tools that can parallelize well.
They also talked about providing benchmarks: for example, a 10,000 variable SAT instance and code that solves it. I thought (and said) that this would be an excellent way to get people dabbling in this area.
Randomization was a trickier matter. Although the EDA folks recognize the power of randomization, they are concerned about reproducibility. The DA pipelne is long and involved, and once you've fixed the output of a piece of the pipeline, you'd like to keep it in place and not change from iteration to iteration.
Of course this is something that can be fixed with seed control. For more portability, it's conceivable that you can cache the random coin tosses once you've settled on a reasonable solution to any piece in the pipeline.
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Robert Gingras has lived in his Vero Lake Estates home for 10 years.
Gingras, 59, a decorated veteran who spent 10 years in the Air Force, said it's quiet in the northwest county neighborhood, and he likes that.
"You sit on the patio at nighttime, you can hear cows a block and a half away. There's a donkey back there. At about 11 o'clock at night, he starts hee-hawing. It's been fun," he said.
Gingras shares the spacious property with a family of four Siberian huskies: Sapphire, Ice, Hazel and Nanook.
"This has been a dream I've had for along, long time: owning my own house and everything. Now that I do, I don't know if I want it, because it's so much work that I can't do it," he said.
Painting the front of his house took all winter, he said. Mowing the grass can put him out for a couple days, with all the bumps in the lawn agitating his neck and back.
But with the help of the Veterans Council of Indian River County, he's finally getting some help.
In the past couple of years, the council has helped him replace his roof, install a new air-conditioning system and cut down a tree whose roots put the houses's foundation at risk.
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The council helps connect Indian River County's 15,000 veterans in need with organizations that provide goods and services, program manager Doy Demsick said.
Indian River County is unique in that 13 percent of the population are veterans, about double the national average, Demsick said.
The council connected Gingras with Upward American Veterans to fund work on his property in the 8100 block of 92nd Avenue, helping him secure grants from Habitat for Humanity and the Home Depot Foundation.
Thursday, volunteers from the Home Depot Foundation leveled out Gingras' yard, which was destroyed by years of flooding.
"In the summertime during rainy season, I'm pretty much underwater here for six months. Every time it rains, the water will sit there for about a week," he said.
Things got even worse in September when Hurricane Irma hit. Gingras said storm drains near Vero Lake Estates became clogged with debris. Water sat in his yard for weeks.
The workers spread two truckloads of soil, 800 square feet of sod and a pallet stacked high with mulch across the yard, leaving it neatly landscaped by late afternoon.
"It's going to be nice next time I ride my mower and don't have to go bump-bump-bump-bump over all these tree roots and stuff," he said. "It'll make a big difference."
The supplies were all provided by the Home Depot Foundation as part of a $3,000 grant. Employees from the Sebastian Home Depot location volunteered their time under the supervision of George Towle.
"These are my best friends today," Gingras said, smiling as Towle drove past with a tractor-filled with rich black soil.
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Gingras grew up in Rhode Island and joined the Air Force at 19.
His first assignment was in Guam, where he was crew chief on a C-130, a four-engine plane used for transporting cargo and taking weather measurements during storms.
He received his first award there, a certificate from the weather squadron.
After the two-year assignment, he was sent to Arkansas. Then Denver for training on F-16 fighter jets, followed by an assignment working with the jets in Utah.
He began experiencing pain in his neck and back at 21, while still in Guam, although there was no clear explanation why. It wasn't until he was sent to Germany in the mid-80s that his pain spread to his leg and began to affect his duties.
"I couldn't work on the flight line anymore, around moving airplanes and stuff, so I got an office job at that point," he recalled.
He worked with engineers and architects to build a hangar at the base, receiving a couple overseas extended tour ribbons in the process.
A medical board eventually determined he was unable to continue his service and he was honorably discharged in 1987.
Gingras moved to Florida a year later, taking classes at Broward College for five years.
He was two classes away from a computer-aided design degree, working for an architecture firm in North Miami Beach, when his disability interfered again.
"I came to the conclusion that I couldn't sit at a computer all day because of my neck and back," he said. "I needed to be moving around a little more."
He petitioned the VA to change his course of study and pivoted to physical therapy, earning a degree in the early 1990s.
He worked for less than a year before a patient grabbed onto his neck, ending his career.
"He was 6-5, 250 pounds. Big guy," Gingras recalled. "He lost his balance and started pulling away from me with his hand around my head. That was the point when all those discs started herniating in my lower back. It was a shame. All those years in school, I only worked for six to eight months. That was it – never worked again."
He had surgery on his neck soon after. He continues to get physical therapy through the VA, and is considering having another surgery to further stabilize his vertebrae.
Gingras began receiving social security benefits and eventually moved north to Indian River County.
"On my budget, I'm lucky if there's $100, $150 at the end of the month to try and get something done around here," he said.
That's why the Veteran's Council services Gingras was connected with were so vital.
"You happy with it?" Towle, who supervised Home Depot's volunteers Thursday, asked Gingras during a short break in the landscaping project in the early afternoon.
"Oh yeah, defeinitely," Gingras said.
"That's all that matters," Towle smiled, and went back to work.
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OK, so that's a fatalistic response. If you really don't think you can change anything, then wouldn't it make sense to just save yourself some energy by not posting defeatist comments?
While what you say seems to be true, it always strikes me as incredible. Why do some industries have a seemingly massive influence over the government?
Homeland Security ignores due process to seize domains because Big Content business models would rather control the web than understand it? Then DHS actually issues a press release from a Disney office?
Sony gets the government to ignore fundamental property rights, just because their business model says (needlessly) that console owners can only be passive consumers?
These are just two examples, but regular readers here know that there are many more. The question is: why? At base, the only reasonable answer seems to be a lack of education or understanding of the issues inherent to so-called intellectual property. Aside from that and, perhaps, corruption, why else would we see the government doing the bidding of some big businesses? If we don't respond to this situation, we will see more of what we already have: legislation which attempts to make reality fit (otherwise failing) business models, and the preferential application of existing law, to the benefit of companies who choose not to adapt.
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Last we heard from Teen Mom Catelynn Lowell, she was feelin' amazing about her pre-wedding weight loss and feeling incredibly excited about her impending walk down the aisle to marry fiance Tyler Baltierra in July. But now it seems like the reality star isn't necessarily as happy a bride-to-be as we thought. At least not at the moment.
She took to Twitter yesterday to vent about the anxiety she's been suffering from, writing, "Seriously feel like I'm going crazy! Think its stemming from my wedding planing [sic]. Been crying 4 days, can't eat, I just don't kno what 2 do. ... I just don't know what to do anymore!!! Feel like its never going to go away." Oh, this poor girl. Do I feel her pain or what!
One thing I've learned over the past 10 months that I've been engaged? Wedding planning is NOT all its cracked up to be. It can be a totally harrowing experience. For some reason, the minute you get a ring on it, anyone remotely connected to you and your fiance could morph into a completely different person to push their own agenda. Claws come out. Fights commence. And yes, tears stream.
And no, it's not a sign that things aren't meant to be or aren't going to ultimately work their way out. I swear, any bride who'll tell you her wedding planning process was 100 percent stress-free, so much fun, so easy, she had a blast ... is LYING through her pearly whites.
As for Catelynn, we know she's been probably putting a lot of pressure on herself to pare a few extra pounds for her Big Day. That can be stressful in itself. So when you add in other details like placecards, invites, whether cousin Mary and brother-in-law Bob are going to be happy with the hotel room block offerings, blah blah blah ... it's enough to make any bride tweet a freaked-out storm.
I've only got two words for the former MTV star: Deep breaths, honey. Deep breaths. And oh yeah, de-stress by hitting the gym. It really helps!
How did you handle any pre-wedding stress or anxiety?
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Speaker Penpa Tsering (left) and Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay addressing the press in New Delhi on January 29, 2013. (Phayul photo)
NEW DELHI, January 29: On the eve of the four-day Tibetan People's Solidarity Campaign in New Delhi, the speaker of the Tibetan Parliament and the
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Tibetan prime minster today jointly addressed a press conference at the Press Club of India here.
Over 100 media personnel attended the conference which began with the screening of the documentary 'What is China doing in Tibet' released by the Dharmahsala based Central Tibetan Administration.
Speaking first, Speaker Penpa Tsering of the Tibetan Parliament warned that the situation inside Tibet is "getting more and more grim."
"Therefore, the Tibetan cabinet and the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile have jointly decided to come to Delhi for the first time in the history of our struggle to organise a four-day programme to seek the attention of our host country as well as the international community to call upon the Chinese government to look into the causes of why Tibetans are self-immolating," he said.
Despite repeated appeals by the exile Tibetan administration, 99 Tibetans have set themselves on fire protesting Chinese rule and demanding freedom and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama since 2009.
Introducing the solidarity campaign from January 30 – February 2, Speaker Tsering announced that India's former deputy Prime Minister LK Advani would be among a host of top Indian leaders addressing the first day of the campaign tomorrow at the Talkatora Stadium.
Over the next four days various events such as peace marches, interfaith prayers, day-long fasting, public address by Indian leaders, lobbying efforts with foreign diplomats among others will be held.
Speaker Tsering noted that the mass prayer meeting on February 1 will be presided by Kyabje Gaden Tri Rinpoche, the first throne holder of Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism of Indian origin.
Speaking next, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Tibetan people, said China's policies of political repression, cultural assimilation, population transfer, racial discrimination, economic and education marginalisation and environmental destruction were the causes behind the self-immolations in Tibet.
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Tibetan prime minister noted that 70 per cent of economic enterprises in the so called Tibetan Autonomous Region are owned or run by Chinese, while 40 per cent Tibetan college and high school graduates are unemployed.
"Facing such repressive policies and with no freedom of speech or expression, Tibetans are resorting to the drastic way of protest by setting fire to themselves," Sikyong Sangay said. "It reflects the desperation as well as the determination of the Tibetan people to protest with their lives."
Speaking about the strong historical, cultural, and academic bond that Indians and Tibetans share and the security threat currently imposed by China, the Harvard law graduate noted that Tibet "ought to be one of the core issues of India vis-à-vis China."
He ascertained that the Tibetan movement is "very much made in India," arguing that the democracy that Tibetans practice is inspired by India and Tibet's policy of non-violence follows Mahatma Gandhi's notion of Ahimsa. Many of the Tibetan leaders, including Speaker Tsering and himself have been born and brought up in India, he added.
"Indian government and people have extended so much support to the Tibetans for which we are eternally grateful," Sikyong Sangay said. "But we would like to see a little bit more given the gravity of the situation in Tibet."
More than 5000 Tibetans have converged in the national capital from all over India, Nepal, and Bhutan to take part in the solidarity events. Over 1500 Indian supporters are also expected to take part in the campaign.
At the press club, a travelling exhibition on Tibetan history and culture titled, 'Looking Homeward' and a ten-panel photo exhibition on the self-immolation protests were displayed.
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If you're a homesteader with a winter's food supply already pickled and canned and root cellared, read no farther. Organic food freaks and scorners of the supermarket had better turn the page likewise. But if you're single, urban, and living mostly on greaseburgers, here is one way to maybe upgrade your diet just a little while eating on a budget. Needless to say, this article is especially dedicated to all the city-trapped elderly folks who are now trying to "get along" by eating dog food and raiding garbage cans.
For some time now I've been living on approximately $100 per month (including rent, food and everything else), not from necessity but by choice. I'm convinced that there are ways out of today's money-crunching inflation, and I'm trying to find them.
Since most of us are still at the mercy of the grocery store—and are not growing, canning, and freezing our own food, which is ideal—one of our biggest problems is the food budget. Therefore, months ago—as an experiment—I decided to limit my grocery bill to between $3.50 and $4.00 per week. I also undertook to use only the items which I bought week by week and to disregard any surplus goods that I might have accumulated on my pantry shelves.
Before I began my program, I found it necessary to study nutrition so as to buy the foods my body needed to stay healthy. That precaution paid off. In two years my only illness has been one cold, which required no medication. I have lost a few pounds, but I attribute this to the fact that I no longer own a car and now walk four or five miles a week. (Please note: It was not my intention to diet, but rather to maintain well-balanced meals economically. This is war on inflation, not a weight-watchers' plan.)
Bear in mind, before you attempt to duplicate my success, that I live alone and don't have the responsibility of feeding a growing family. In fact, I don't even recommend the following subsistence level of nourishment for youngsters. All the same, I have learned some ways in which families can—and should—pare back their grocery bills without cutting nutrition.
The starting point for my program was a recent low-cost food plan prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to that source, the consumer's food dollar should be divided as follows:
Milk, cheese, ice cream $0.18
Meat, poultry, fish,
eggs, legumes 0.30
Vegetables and fruit 0.25
Cereals and bakery products 0.16
Other foods 0.11
I used the USDA's recommendation as a beginning guide for meal planning, but allowed more money for milk products, meat, and vegetables and less for the fats, sugar, coffee and soft drinks classified as "other foods." Also, I found that one of the secrets of wise marketing is to emphasize a particular basic food group each week ... not to the neglect of the others, but rather as a base around which the menus are planned.
This article includes my grocery shopping lists and meal plans for several weeks, along with some choice money-saving recipes. The prices I quote are what I'm paying at the local IGA as of late 1974. I should also point out that there's no tax on food here in the small town in northeastern Kentucky where I live.
Week Number One
Grocery List
- Milk, 1/2 gallon $0.80
- Cheese, 8 slices 0.50
- Bread 0.35
- Macaroni 0.22
- Margarine, 1 lb. 0.50
- Vegetable soup 0.20
- Frozen vegetables 0.30
- Orange juice, frozen 0.22
- Applesauce 0.30
- Jell-O 0.14
- Kool-Aid 0.12
Milk, 5 ounces
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- Soup
- Macaroni and cheese
- Green vegetable
- Jell-O
- Milk or Kool-Aid (alternate as beverage)
Lunch and supper menus can be interchanged depending on when and what you prefer eating. The idea is to balance the nutrients your body needs. Keep in mind that eggs, dried beans, peanut butter, and cheese are all protein foods that replace meat. Know the good buys for each month and weave them into your basic diet.
With a week-by-week approach like mine, economy takes on a whole new slant. At first it may seem that you consume all you buy in a single period, but cooking for one hardly requires four sticks of margarine, for example, or a box of macaroni or two pounds of sugar all in one week. With these items and small amounts of other leftovers in mind, you can plan each shopping trip more economically.
You'll notice that my menus do involve some "cooking," though not in the sense of elaborately planned meals. There are many simple recipes and preparations that even the most helpless bachelor can "cook up" for himself.
A good start for the beginner is fruit gelatin or pudding (just add water or milk respectively). And almost everyone can make a sandwich and heat soup. Add to this the ever-popular grilled cheese technique: If you can smear margarine on bread and add a slab of cheese between slices, smash the result down and watch the filling melt in a skillet or under the broiler, you're on your way to successful economy-minded cookery.
OK. After that elaborate introduction to culinary techniques, you should be ready for my macaroni and cheese recipe (a good one because macaroni goes a long way and cheese is a meat substitute). Follow the directions on the package and cook as much pasta as you can eat in one serving. Then add margarine and cheese spread (left over from a previous week) or slices, and stir the mixture until the sauce is blended. That's it!
Week Number Two
Grocery List
- Milk, 1 qt. $0.45
- Eggs, 1 dozen 0.55
- Deviled ham 0.33
- Tuna 0.45
- Crackers 0.50
- Potatoes, 2 medium 0.15
- Frozen vegetables 0.30
- Orange juice, frozen 0.22
- Sugar, 2 lbs 0.80
- Salt 0.11
- Jell-O 0.14
- Pudding 0.17
- Kool-Aid 0.12
- Orange juice
- Eggs (poached, scrambled, soft- or hard-boiled)
- Toast (the 3 or 4 slices of bread left from last week)
Choose from:
- Deviled ham
- Tuna
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Deviled eggs with ham
- French fries
- Potato salad
- Vegetables
- Jell-O
- Pudding
- Milk
Deviled ham and tuna can be stretched by adding a dab of mayonnaise and some hard-boiled egg.
Potato salad is nutritious and easy to prepare. All you need is two medium-sized potatoes peeled and cut in cubes 1/2-inch thick. Boil them 15 minutes or until done. Cool the cubes and add 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, a hard-boiled egg and relish.
Frozen vegetables are a good choice for this diet because they contain many nutrients and don't have to be used all at one time. You can "thaw and cook" small portions as desired. In season, of course, fresh vegetables and fruits are always welcome means of economizing.
Leftovers from Week Number Two include salt, crackers, sugar, margarine and some eggs.
Grocery List
- Milk, 1/2 gallon $0.80
- Pork and beans 0.30
- Pressed smoked ham 0.49
- Cottage cheese 0.50
- Cheese spread 0.42
- Flour, 2 lbs 0.47
- Yeast 0.07
- Orange juice, frozen 0.22
- Canned or fresh fruit 0.30
- Jell-O 0.14
- Kool-Aid 0.12
- Milk
- Orange juice
- Eggs
- Fruit
- Homemade sweet rolls
Choose from:
- Bread (make one loaf, or rolls)
- Smoked ham with white sauce
- Pork and beans
- Macaroni and cheese
- Any leftover vegetable from previous week
- Cheese spread on crackers
- Cottage cheese
- Fruit
- Milk
- Homemade cookies
The cheapest way to buy pork for one is in the form of pressed ham or luncheon meat. It makes a good beginning for a meal, served on toast with white sauce (prepared from a little margarine, flour, salt and milk).
As you'll have noticed, this is breadmaking week ... a real challenge and lots of fun. If you don't know how, you can send for a step-by-step booklet free from Fleischmann's Yeast. All you need is:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 package yeast
- 1/4 stick margarine
- 1 1/8 cups warm water
Rolls can be made from almost the same recipe but with a little less effort because some varieties don't have to be kneaded.
Leftovers from Week Number Three include salt, sugar, margarine, flour, cheese spread, and possibly some vegetables or fruit.
Grocery List
- Milk, 1/2 gallon $0.80
- Chicken breast 0.70
- Rice 0.60
- Soup 0.20
- Frozen vegetables 0.35
- Tomato 0.10
- Bananas 0.15
- Orange juice, frozen 0.22
- Apple (1) 0.15
- Raisins (snack size) 0.15
- Jell-O 0.14
- Kool-Aid 0.12
- Milk
- Orange juice
- Sliced bananas
- Muffins
- Raisin cookies
- Chicken
- Vegetables
- Tomato slices
- Rice
- Cheese spread
- Rolls and margarine
- Rice pudding
- Apple crisp
- Cookies
- Milk
- Kool-Aid
Buying only chicken breast gives you white meat which can be used in several economical ways. Boil the cut for 25 minutes or until tender, bone it and use half for a chicken pie. Reserve the other slices for sandwiches and chicken salad.
To make chicken pie: Cut one small potato in paper-thin wafers, place them on the bottom of a casserole and dot them with butter. Lay chicken slices on top of the potatoes. Pour undiluted celery soup and 1/2 cup chicken stock over the dish, cover it with pie crust and bake at 425° for 30 minutes.
A nutritional note, while I'm on the subject of chicken: Meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, milk, and cheese are sources of complete protein. The National Research Council on Nutrition says that to maintain good health the average man requires 55 grams of protein per day and the average woman about 45 grams. One 2-ounce serving of cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish will supply 15 grams. The following foods in the quantities named will give the same amount of protein per serving: 2 eggs, 1/4 cup cottage cheese, two 1-ounce slices of cheese, 1 cup dried beans, 1/4 cup peanut butter.
Although the menus given here are not intended as a diet, economy is like dieting in one way: It's not what you eat but, rather, how much. Buy only what you can consume and use your imagination to stretch that food dollar.
Also, don't be afraid to cook for one. Make a habit of it! It's cheaper to learn about nutrition than it is to pay for elaborately prepared jiffy foods and quickie meals at drive-ins. You just can't eat three meals at any restaurant for $4.00 a day, even on the "hamburger and french fries to go" level. Plan wisely, cook for yourself, and you can save up to $18.00 a week on food alone. In 1974, that's worth trying for.


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Photo ID and the Silent Voting Bloc
19 March 2010 in Digging Deeper
Tags: Andre Bauer, Bob Coble, City Center Partnership, City Council, Columbia, DHEC, DMV, driver's license, Election Commission, elections, H.3418, Homelessness, identification card, mayoral election, Oliver Gospel Mission, photo ID, poll tax, Salvation Army, SCDMV, Social Security, South Carolina, South Carolina legislature, stray animals, Strom Thurmond federal building, vital records, voter fraud, voter ID bill, voting, welfare, yellowshirts
"Patience is a virtue," muttered the man whose elbow kept bumping mine in the Social Security office waiting room. The place was exactly what you'd expect: yellow wallpaper, no windows, everyone overhearing everyone else and smelling everyone else's body odor. Folks were getting impatient.
If you're used to instant gratification, homelessness might not be for you. I found that out during our three days on the streets, and it became especially evident later when I walked (literally) through the steps of obtaining a photo ID.
It took me four and a half hours, seven miles of walking, and $17 to get it. There's been some debate recently about how much of a hassle it is to get one of these ID cards, which are issued by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles to people who can't or don't have a driver's license.
A bill in the state legislature (H.3418) would require you to present photo ID at the polls in order to vote. This is significant because, according to the South Carolina Election Commission, 178,000 registered voters in our state don't have a DMV-issued ID.
Republicans say the bill would prevent voter fraud. Democrats say it's a modern-day poll tax, using expense and inconvenience to keep minorities from voting.
Daniel Long, homeless outreach coordinator for the City Center Partnership, said that most of the homeless in Columbia aren't registered to vote in the base case, and that this bill wouldn't do much to remedy that.
It's not as though they're politically apathetic, though.* The shelters are abuzz with talk about the new homeless transition center that's being built at the demolished Salvation Army site on Main Street. There's some uncertainty over whether the city will provide funds to operate it, and the homeless have a good idea which City Council members will vote for or against it.
Homelessness is a perennial soapbox topic in Columbia, and this transition center is shaping up to be a sticking point in the mayoral election.
And yet the homeless will have almost no say in the decision. Even in news stories about homelessness, there's an obvious pattern: Anecdotes about homeless people are used for color, sprinkled onto stories about politics and posturing.
No, it's not impossible for the homeless to vote, and it still wouldn't be impossible if Bill H.3418 passed. After all, many of them already have driver's licenses — I watched men plopping them down to check into the Oliver Gospel Mission one night — and the ones who don't have ID can get a waiver from the mission to cover the $5 printing cost at the DMV.
But as city election season comes around, it's another reminder that they are not a part of civil society. Whether it's due to a lack of transportation, a lack of ID, or a lack of motivation, there's a sense that democratic participation will have to wait until they're off the streets. In the meantime, their voices are muted, open to interpretation by reporters and politicians.
* This is, after all, the state whose lieutenant governor, Andre Bauer, compared the welfare system to "feeding stray animals" in January. If you want to see a passionate electorate, bring that one up in Finlay Park. As reported in The State newspaper, Bauer went on to say this: "You're facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don't think too much further than that. And so what you've got to do is you've got to curtail that type of behavior. They don't know any better."
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|Problem Summary
|Issues related to agents using shared line leading to NonUniqueObjectException in HRDM.
|Error Message
|Possible Cause
|Agent having a shared line (IPCC or NON IPCC ) on his phone
|Recommended Action
| Unified CCX has to detect and ignore the NON ACD shared line/s on agent's phone. CCX will not be doing reporting and other event handling which will happen on that shared line. An agent should not use that shared line to do operations line JAL and DTAL with other lines on agent's phones which are being monitored by Unified CCX.
For the detection of the shared lines the fix ( for bug# CSCth96226) is provided in 8.0(2)SU1 and onward releases. So if agents are using the shared lines then 8.0(2)SU1 should be applied. To do a check that whether the shared line detection is working (after applying 8.0(2)SU1), do the following : 1. Login the agent who has shared NON ACD line on his phone 2. Check MIVR logs for the below log statement (SS_RM DEBUG should be enabled)
236554: Nov 05 10:51:26.435 CDT %MIVR-SS_RM-7-UNK:Secondary extension XYXY is shared with 2 other devices. So ignoring putting observer on this extension.
Sometimes this shared line detection doesn't work as expected and thus leads to problems like Agent state record writing in DB.
Error in writing into DB: Table=AgentStateDetail,Exception=javax.persistence.PersistenceException: org.hibernate.NonUniqueObjectException: a different object with the same identifier value was already associated with the session:
To problem happens when the line is shared between agents and non agents. To solve this associate all the phones sharing extensions with agent/s with RM JTAPI application user in Cisco Unified Call Manager.
Please refer to the details mentioned here.
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Homeland Security Spent $430-Million To Tune Its Radios To A New Frequency, And Failed
from the taxpayer-money-at-work dept
So what was the problem? Apparently no one in top management at DHS ever thought to tell the various departments that they should be using this common channel that they were spending so much money on getting ready for this usage:
Of 479 radio users the DHS inspector general tested, only one knew how to tune into the common channel, the report stated. Personnel either were unaware the channel existed, could not find it, or switched to an outdated channel inherited from the Treasury Department.
"Personnel do not have interoperable communications that they can rely on during daily operations, planned events and emergencies," acting IG Charles K. Edwards wrote in the report.
The root of the disconnect, according to the report, is top department leaders have provided little guidance and no enforcement to ensure personnel use the channel. The shift to a single frequency began when the department formed in 2003.The report suggested that there should be someone in charge of actually coordinating all of this (what an idea!), but DHS officials shot back that they already have a "Joint Wireless Program Management Office." Of course, this only makes the situation worse, in that they basically admit that they have an entire office set up to work on this issue... and it's now apparent that the office did little to nothing in terms of actually accomplishing what needed to be accomplished. The author of the report pointed out that it's a bit silly to point to the office that failed to do its job as proof that they're now ready to deal with this issue.
"Components independently developed and managed their own radio programs with no formal coordination from DHS," and as a result, "internal interoperability was not a priority for DHS components," Edwards reported.
So, in a normal business, when you screw something up this badly, people get fired. Lots of them. Who's getting fired for this? Shouldn't the head of DHS have to answer to the public as to why $430 million was spent under what appears to be totally incompetent management? What are they doing over there other than seizing domains and making up terrorist plots?
In the meantime, can we get our $430 million back?


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Texas Senate passes legislation allowing state supported colleges to conduct background checks for student housing
AUSTIN - Texas colleges and universities would gain access to Department of Public Safety files for criminal background checks of students who apply for on-campus housing under legislation adopted unanimously by the state Senate Wednesday, March 27.
SB 146 would give colleges the authority to conduct criminal background checks but does not require them to do so.
"This legislation fits in nicely with the school safety measures we are promoting this session," said Senate Finance Chairman Tommy Williams, (R-The Woodlands), author of the bill.
Some colleges have discovered that students in on-campus housing occasionally have criminal records, including sexual assault, aggravated assault, assaulting a police officer and home burglary.
"Colleges should be aware of pending criminal charges," Williams said, citing an example of a student arrested for sexual assault on campus while also facing two pending charges for sexual assault, and another case of a student with a pending charge of home burglary.
Williams credited Kilgore College for seeking the legislation.
"In today's residential housing environment, it is critical we know our students well and are aware of some of the factors which may impact our campus housing and student life," Kilgore College President Bill Holda said. "We look forward to the final passage of this legislation and the eventual approval by the governor."
Holda also is president of the Texas Association of Community Colleges.
The legislation, which must pass the Texas House before it goes to Gov. Rick Perry to be signed into law, would make it easier for college officials to keep students safe.
"I have a responsibility to provide safe and secure environments for our students to study and grow as individuals. Senate Bill 146 is an essential tool for our office to have available to insure the safety of residential students. I, along with other housing directors, appreciate the work of Senator Tommy Williams on Senate Bill 146 and its passage through the Texas Senate this week," said Edward Williams, director of student life at Kilgore College.
A similar bill passed the Texas Senate two years ago but failed to advance out of the House before the legislative session ended. Unlike the 2011 legislation, the new bill does not extend the criminal background checks to private colleges.
"Colleges and universities should have the ability to evaluate a student's criminal background before allowing them to live on campus," Williams said. "SB 146 does not require background checks, it simply allows checks when a school deems it is necessary."
Only a school's police chief or housing officer would be approved to access the Department of Public Safety's secure website for criminal records. The criminal history record could not be released or disclosed to anyone by the college or university unless by court order, or with the consent of the person. The criminal history record would also be required to be destroyed after the academic semester begins, according to the legislation.
Blinn College officials also supported the bill.
"SB146, along with House counterpart HB895, is about improving safety at colleges and universities in Texas. With the passage of this bill, college housing directors and/or police forces will be able to evaluate a more complete picture of the students who are applying to live in college-owned housing. It will be a big step in improving the safety of our campuses and to insure the safety of our students," said Blinn College Vice President of Student Services Dennis K. Crowson.


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#1 Woman sues over misleading 'Drive' trailer. What trailers have misled you?10-22-2011, 07:51 PMby Erin Strecker
File under: Wacky, crazy, and true. A Michigan woman, Sarah Deming, is suing the distributors of the film Drive because she said the trailer misled her into buying a ticket for the film, and when she finally saw the movie, it wasnt what she was expecting.
Among Ms. Demings complaints listed in the lawsuit filed Sept. 27:
Drive was promoted as very similar to Fast and Furious, when in actuality, it wasnt.
Drive bore very little similarity to a chase, or race action film, for reasons including but not limited to Drive having very little driving in the motion picture. (emphasis mine)
Extreme gratuitous defamatory dehumanizing racism directed against members of the Jewish faith.
Americans love their lawsuits. But does this one have substance? (When contacted by EW, FilmDistrict Distribution, the defendants in the suit, declined to comment on the pending litigation.)
Now, you could (and should) argue that you obviously take on some risks anytime you go to a theater. Just like you never know exactly how much youre going to enjoy a movie, you never know exactly what the movie is going to be about. If you were hoping for Ryan Gosling circa The Notebook, yeah, youre going to be in for a bit of a shock with the merciless Gosling in Drive. To be fair, yes, the movie was seriously violent, and that could definitely shock those that were expecting more delicate art-house fare. But whose fault is that? Trailers are up for interpretation: What says offensive to me might say black comedy to you. No one, presumably, forced Ms. Deming to go the movies and she could have always left the theater, if she realized it wasnt what she signed up for.Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB
On the one hand I am sympathetic because trailers do give the impression a movie is worth seeing, which is often not the case. On the other hand it would throw a spanner in the works of the advertising industry and so I think she should suck it up and chalk the whole thing up to experience like the rest of us have to.
I give this thread two thumbs up. :D
If I sued for every movie trailer that I thought led me afoul, I'd be in court 24/7.Progressivism is a bottomless pit of absurdity.
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Rochester Institute of Technology has received $1.25 million from New York state to fund two projects aimed at economic development.
The funding was included in the $59.8 million awarded to the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council at a ceremony today (Dec. 11) in Albany. The awards were part of the third annual round in which 10 regional councils across the state competed for a piece of $715.9 million in grants and tax breaks.
"I am very pleased — and appreciative — that both the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council and Empire State Development see the value in these proposals," said RIT President Bill Destler. "The projects and programs will create jobs, spur the local economy and explore new technology applications. We are very grateful for the state's continued support of RIT."
Awarded to RIT:
• $1 million in Empire State Development grants for its new RIT Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (CUE), which will help reshape the regional economy and build wealth within the urban community by being the hub for urban entrepreneurial programs and research. The funds will be added to $4.1 million already secured by RIT and be used to renovate 40 Franklin St., a 1927 building listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in downtown Rochester that was originally constructed for the Rochester Savings Bank.
The project will restore the building and renovate 25,000 square feet to serve the program needs of the CUE and its clients, including incubator and accelerator space, inventor labs for prototype development, "smart" classrooms, and conference rooms and events space. CUE, operating under RIT's Saunders College of Business, will offer a wide range of services, including training for displaced executives and traditionally disadvantaged groups in applied entrepreneurship; access to incubation services and resources for start-up ventures and accelerator and capacity building services for high potential companies; and new youth programs designed to promote entrepreneurship.
"You cannot have a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem without the state government playing a role in helping make it happen," said dt ogilvie, dean of Saunders College of Business. "I am pleased and thankful to see Gov. Cuomo taking a leadership role in making entrepreneurship more possible as a catalyst to a growing and healthy economy."
RIT plans to open the space in 2014 with full construction completed in 2015.
"The funding provided by the state to renovate CUE's new facility will clearly generate a return on investment— from the creation of new businesses to the growth of existing businesses," said Delmonize A. Smith, Saunders College of Business professor and CUE director. "Both will create new jobs that pay in excess of livable wages, particularly in some of our more distressed communities, and that will boost our regional economy in an important way."
• $250,000 for the Finger Lakes Innovation Hot Spot, a business incubator and support program to be co-led by RIT's Venture Creations and High Tech Rochester (HTR), an affiliate of the University of Rochester. The center also would be supported by a consortium of institutions, including RIT's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, Upstate MedTech Centre in Batavia, Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva, and the Rochester BioVenture Center.
The funds would be used to expand the Entrepreneurship-In-Residence program, hiring local business executives with start-up experience to advise and mentor companies and commercialization programs, with a goal of consolidating and coordinating services, as well as expanding support to underserved communities.
"We are very pleased that the state decided to award our region with an Innovation Hotspot designation," said Bill Jones, director of RIT's Venture Creations business incubator. "This will provide critical resources that will enable our consortium to expand our efforts to launch and support start-up businesses in our region."
Added James Senall, president of HTR, "We are grateful to the governor and Empire State Development for awarding an Innovation Hotspot designation to the Rochester/ Finger Lakes Region. Our region has a rich history of entrepreneurship and innovation, and this new initiative will help us accelerate our collaborative efforts to become one of the leading startup centers in the nation."


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The Online Community for Tiny Living and the Tiny House Summit
Welcome to the Tiny is Beautiful site!
The online, free Summit has begun. We hope you enjoy each one of the presentations this week.
We're excited to see so many new members join the Tiny is Beautiful site. We hope it offers an opportunity for those interested in the tiny house lifestyle to learn more, share stories, and connect with other enthusiasts globally.
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Prenda Law Sues Critics For Defamation
from the grab-some-popcorn dept
These are basically defamation lawsuits with a few other claims thrown in as well. There are two named defendants in the lawsuit: Alan Cooper (a caretaker for a home of John Steele, who has accused Steele/Prenda of illegally using his name as "CEO" of companies Ingenuity 13 and AF Holdings) and Paul Godfread, Cooper's lawyer, who filed the letter alerting some judges to these concerns, and then followed it up by filing a lawsuit against Steele and Prenda on behalf of Cooper.
The other targets of the lawsuit are a bunch of unnamed John Does (and if these guys have expertise in anything, it's filing lawsuits that involve John Does), who are... a bunch of anonymous commentators concerning the various Prenda Lawsuits. It looks like they're targeting people on the two main copyright troll tracking websites out there, FightCopyrightTrolls.com and DieTrollDie.com. It's worth noting that both sites were the subject of a nice profile article in Ars Technica last week.
The three filings are similar, but not identical. The Prenda one and the Duffy one are almost identical, but the Steele one is different in a few ways, including focusing on lots and lots and lots of statements specifically about Steele. Steele's suit also does not make the "false light" claim, which means he actually realized that Florida has rejected "false light" as a tort in that state.
Still, all three suits read like obvious SLAPP suits, targeting online critics. The fact that they target Cooper and Godfread, who have a lawsuit pending against them, is ridiculous. That they then go after anonymous bloggers and commenters who have been revealing and calling attention to some of Prenda's more questionable moves seems like an obvious SLAPP situation, in which they appear to be using the lawsuit to create chilling effects and to stifle speech. Looking over the long list of quotes they pull out in the various lawsuits, the vast majority seem to be clear statements of opinion, rather than fact. And even when you could argue some of them are statements of fact -- such as referring to anyone associated with Prenda as a "criminal" or a "scammer" or calling Prenda a "fraud" or similar such things -- courts have increasingly noted that name calling in online forums does not reach the level of defamation, since the context matters. That's no guarantee, as those rulings are still limited, but it's at least a sign that these lawsuits may be overreaching in their claims (which, of course, is a key component of a SLAPP).
It is not uncommon for people in comments on blogs to go a bit far in some of their claims (and even the main authors of the two blogs above sometimes seem to make pretty strong statements that may not be fully supported by the evidence presented). However, to take that to the level of defamation feels like a pretty big stretch. If anything, these lawsuits seem more likely to be attempts to first "out" the folks behind those blogs (and some of the nastier comments) and, barring that, to scare them with chilling effects.
Of course, one interesting thing: the best defense against defamation claims, obviously, is the truth. And, it would seem that, in filing these lawsuits, Steele, Duffy and Prenda may have opened themselves up to pretty wide discovery efforts which may turn up things they probably would rather not have in court. That point alone has me wondering why they'd take this step.
On top of that, the lawsuits note that the plaintiffs are not public figures, which sets the bar much lower for defamation. Paul Duffy might be able to get away with such a claim, but John Steele would seem to have a lot more difficulty. After all, he's been the subject of detailed profiles in Forbes Magazine (which he happily participated in). Forbes doesn't do profile stories on nobodies.
It would seem important to note that both Illinois and Florida have passed anti-SLAPP laws. Florida's are fairly narrowly defined, however, and may not be useful here. Illinois, however, has as broader anti-SLAPP law that has sometimes been interpreted narrowly. Both of these are reminders for why we desperately need a federal anti-SLAPP law.
It appears that, at least for now, Steele and Duffy are representing themselves, while Prenda has another law firm representing the firm. Cooper and Godfread have signed up lawyers to represent them in both Illinois and Florida (in Illinois the lawyers, Erin Russell and Jason Sweet, both have a decently established history of fighting Prenda cases, and while I wasn't familiar with the name, the same appears to be true of Brad Patrick, who is representing them in Florida).
As always with Prenda/Steele, every time you think a story can't possibly get crazier, it seems to take another massive curve in the road. At some point, when this is all over, there's going to be an amazing book to be written about the rise (and, most likely, fall) of John Steele and his adventures in copyright trolling. The story is gripping.


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BOSTON, Mass. - With seven of the top nine finishers, the MIT men's cross country team easily captured the team title at the Saints Invitational hosted by Emmanuel College. Five consecutive Tech runners crossed the finish line just behind the top overall finisher in cold and rainy conditions at Franklin Park on Friday afternoon.
Paul Welle (26:11.67) started the onslaught, coming in just nine seconds behind Greg Redfield's winning time. Stephen Serene was another three seconds back in third place. Bill Phipps finished in 26:15.77 for fourth overall. Ben Mattocks also earned a top five showing with his time of 26:21.22. Serene, Phipps and Mattocks each set a new personal best at the eight-kilometer Franklin Park course, the Engineers' home venue. Gihan Amarasiriwardena rounded out the scoring in sixth-place at 26:41.82.
The scoring runners were not the only impressive performers, as MIT had 12 runners in the top 20. Dan Harper (8), Dawit Zewdie (9), Andrew Erickson (12), Jack Bourbonnais (14), Pat Marx (16), Pat McDaniel (17) and Logan Trimble (19) helped the Cardinal and Grey demonstrate its team depth.
With 20 team points Tech easily outlasted runner-up Johnson & Wales (79).
In two weeks MIT will attempt to defend its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) title, which it has captured in each of the 11 years of the league's history. The meet will be held at Franklin Park and men's race begins at 11:00 a.m., followed by the women at noon.


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Monday, April 19, 2010
Chunky Banana Bran Muffins
I hate wasting things so when I have leftover bananas that are overripe, they have to find their way into some sort of baked good. These chunky muffins are perfect: they use up any leftover bananas I have around the house and they're loaded with bran, nuts, raisins and all sorts of good stuff. The banana keeps them moist for a few days so they're great for breakfast on the go.
What's your favorite recipe to use up extra fruit you have around? Leave a comment and let me know!
Chunky Banana Bran Muffins
1 ½ c. bran flakes
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed with a fork
½ c. milk
1 egg
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 c. all purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
¼ c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
¾ tsp. ground cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
½ c. raisins (optional)
1/3 c. chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds (optional)
Preheat oven to 400°.
Grease or line 12 muffin cups.
Combine cereal, banana, milk, egg and oil in a bowl and mix well. Let stand 5 minutes; stir to break up cereal. Add flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir until just mixed. Stir in nuts and raisins.
Divide evenly among prepared baking cups. Bake 20 minutes or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Makes 12.
Posted by ladyberd at 11:08 AM
Labels: baking, breakfast, muffins, quick recipe
6 comments:
- Nova Walsh: said...
These look great! I like to make Banana Bread muffins when I have leftover bananas too - I love the idea of using bran flakes. I'll have to try this recipe next time I have some bananas in the house!
- April 19, 2010 at 9:53 PM
These look tasty! Thanks for sharing.
- April 20, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- SashaInTheKitchen said...
Nice post - they really look terrific - Love good muffins like these
- April 22, 2010 at 12:44 AM
- Cinda said...
They look so good! I've just bought some bananas too.
- April 22, 2010 at 12:27 PM
I have three super-ripe bananas left after making a banana cake last night. Will your recipe a try.
- April 23, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Lady Amalthea said...
I made these last night and they were great! I added some banana liqueur to add to the banana taste.
- January 10, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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By: Tim Glon NEW CONCORD — Muskingum scored on three consecutive first half possessions and registered seven quarterback sacks to upset No. 9-ranked Ohio Northern 27-7 Saturday afternoon at McConagha Stadium. The Polar Bears fall to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Muskies improve to 3-0, 2-0. Ohio Northern controlled the ball for 35 minutes and ran 92 plays to 52 for the Muskies, but failed to convert on numerous scoring opportunities in dropping its first road contest of the season. ONU had the ball inside MU territory on seven possessions after its initial score and could not convert them into points. "We did not make plays and did not take advantage of our opportunities today," ONU head coach Dean Paul said. "Muskingum played very well and deserved to win. They made plays. We simply did not make plays in any aspect of the game. We need to learn from this, get back to work and continue to get better as a team." Northern out-gained MU in total offense 328-322 and 23 first downs to 16 for the Muskies. Junior Joe Powell led the ONU defense with 12 tackles and a forced fumble. Sophomore Tyler Rue completed 16 of 29 passes for 131 yards and a TD, junior Chad Mason completed 9 of 17 passes for 90 yards and sophomore Justin Buenger ran 15 times for 41 yards for Ohio Northern. But Muskingum, who entered the game leading the nation with an average of 8.5 sacks per game, sacked ONU quarterbacks seven times for 44 yards in losses, thwarting several ONU drives. The Polar Bears got on the board first when Rue hit junior Justin Wilson on an 8-yard TD pass with 3:39 gone in the contest. Senior Jeff Butler set up the score when he forced and recovered a fumble at the Muskingum 37-yard line on the second play of the game. Muskingum quickly answered, marching 70 yards in 10 plays on its ensuing possession and tied the game at 7-7 on a 4-yard run by Dalton Smith with 5:51 left in the opening period. Smith then hit Demetrius Bailey on a 56-yard TD pass to give the Muskies a 13-7 lead with 12 seconds left in the first quarter. Smith connected on another long ball on the Muskies' next possession, hitting Antowan Logan on a 45-yard TD pass to give the hosts a 20-7 lead with 12:44 left in the half. The Polar Bears marched inside the Muskingum 25-yard line on each of their next three possessions, but could not score any points, missing a field goal, turning the ball over on downs and throwing an interception. Muskingum made ONU pay, driving 58 yards in nine plays and went ahead 27-7 on a 3-yard run by Smith with 4:02 left in the third period. Palmer Smith ran 18 times for 86 yards and Dalton Smith completed 7 of 12 passes for 160 yards and 2 TDs for Muskingum. The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday to host No. 2-ranked Mount Union at 1:30 pm at Dial-Roberson Stadium as part of ONU's Homecoming Weekend.
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Today, I'm super excited to share my little mini for Amy's awesome Sew and Tell Mini Quilt Challenge.
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It's so CUTE!!! I love the happy colors you used.ReplyDelete
Your mini is so cute! The colors are so fun.ReplyDelete
It's gorgeous! I really like the quilting you did in the border, but you're right, that would be tough for a whole quilt!ReplyDelete
This is so great!! I love Amy's pattern too. I want to make one!! thanks for playing!!ReplyDelete
I love it Elizabeth and especially like your border quilting. Great job!ReplyDelete
Darling quilt! I hope both of us get rid of our colds very VERY soon!ReplyDelete
Great colors in there! Can't wait to get my hands on some FMF. Love that boxy quilting too! Feeling better dear?ReplyDelete
It's really pretty. I think the two blue squares are my favorites. I like the way you alternated them. Glad to hear you are starting to feel better too. I think I had that same cold and it took forever for me to get over it.ReplyDelete
GREAT mini! Love your quilting in the border!!ReplyDelete
Oh, it's so so lovely. Looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
So. Dang. Cute!!! I love it!!ReplyDelete
It is very cute, I love churn dashes and your mini using them is so fun.ReplyDelete
Oh, my - this is gorgeous, Elizabeth! I love love love the bright, bold colors!ReplyDelete
Love the colors of the mini quilt! That is going to be adorable!! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting on the Homemade Stockings and for some input on how to add names to them. I appreciate it!ReplyDelete
Very very cute! I love all your extra details - the quilting - the borders - that make this scrappy quilt extra special!ReplyDelete
Totally cute!ReplyDelete
Love it, I am inspired : )ReplyDelete
Love it, E! So bright and cheery! :)ReplyDelete
I love it! What a great use of gorgeous scraps!ReplyDelete
I love your quilt with the bright colors. it turns me on to smileReplyDelete
It's so completely awesome!ReplyDelete
You've pulled me over to the churn dash camp. Your fabric choices really make this quilt.
It's lovely.
Very pretty! A great use of precious FMF pieces. : )ReplyDelete
That mini is so cute and seems so doable! I might have to jump on the mini-wagon myself :-DReplyDelete
Really pretty Elizabeth! I love all the solid colors you used along with the FMF.ReplyDelete
So beautiful, Elizabeth! I love love love the border you added.
I've done a whole quilt in the blocky quilting, and it is weird! I just doesn't feel right.
I love the vibrancy of this quilt. Fabulous.ReplyDelete
This is adorable! The quilting is awesome, especially your puzzle quilting in the border. Great job!ReplyDelete
Great mini! I love how bright and colorful it is! The quilting is great too! I need to try that puzzle piece quilting. Was that with a walking foot, or just a normal foot?ReplyDelete
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It's wonderful, Elizabeth! Love the fun, bright colors and your quilting is fabulous! You are definitely converting me to a fan of the churn dash!ReplyDelete
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This is fabulous! I don't normally like churn dash blocks, but I love your version!ReplyDelete
Elizabeth I love your colorful mini churn dash blocks! Great idea with the quilting too!ReplyDelete
Love it, and the quilting is so fun!!ReplyDelete
Such a cute and colourful mini!!ReplyDelete
A great design and the fabrics are so bright and happy!ReplyDelete
Super cute! So bright and happy! Surely those colors and the FMF will get you over that cold. : )ReplyDelete
i LOVE how you combined the 2 styles of FMQ! i think that was such an inspired decision! so great!!!!ReplyDelete
Great mini! I love the quilting on it.ReplyDelete
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So cute and that quilting is amazing!! I might try that puzzle type pattern it looks great :)ReplyDelete
I love all the colorful fabrics you used!ReplyDelete
there really is something so completely satisfying when the fabric and the pattern just blend and it becomes art. it is lovely elizabeth! truly lovely!ReplyDelete
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AIDS 2014 Video Blog: A Farewell, and Final Thoughts on Melbourne
August 4, 2014
But if you've been watching my video reports from Melbourne, you know there are other sights beyond the science that catch my eye. In this, my final report from AIDS 2014, I offer a review of some of the staggeringly inspiring people that make the conference such a privilege to attend.
Speaking of privilege, I can't help but offer some final thoughts in this piece about the immensely privileged lives that most of us in the U.S. enjoy. I know it's something that should go without saying, but meeting people face-to-face who stand up to injustices in other countries that we can only imagine in ours certainly puts things into perspective.
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In November, the company announced that its new subscriber installations totaled 11,500 for the year ending Oct. 31, 2004.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Tuesday 10- 10 Amazing Thanksgiving Recipes
11 comments:
- Kellie said...
Great ideas! love the cupcake owls!
- November 14, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- Mama J said...
What a great collection of recipes! Thanks for linking mine up! :)
- November 15, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- Kristen said...
Thanks for featuring my rolls. You have a great line up here. Makes me kind of wish that I could wiggle my nose and have all of that food magically appear on my table!!
- November 15, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Simple Girl said...
Hi Zoe! Thanks so much for featuring my Owl Cupcakes! So many great ideas!
- November 15, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- monicutte said...
OMG Now I am hungry!!
Thanks for all those ideas!
I just find your blog!! It is cute!
- November 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- malia said...
Hi Zoe, What a fun blog! I'm your newest follower. xo Malia
- November 16, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- Lolitha said...
Really all these Thanksgiving recipes were amazing, fantastic. Especially that buffalo chicken rolls, pumpkin muffins were super i used to prepare these recipes for my kids they liked very much. One more things was Thanksgiving android app also providing more varieties in thanksgiving dinner recipes too. Use this app also and enjoy this season.
- November 17, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- Jamie said...
Those buffalo chicken rolls look delicious. and I love the turkey. Thank you for sharing. Hope to see you at DIY Home Sweet Home. I'm also your newest follower. Cute blog.
P.S. I have a linky every Monday. Would love you to stop by and link up.
- November 17, 2011 at 8:23 AM
- Crystal said...
Thanks for featuring my caramel popcorn! All of the recipes look so yummy.
- November 18, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- Ginger said...
Hope YOU are having a wonderful Thanksgiving! Featuring YOU over on my blog today. Thank YOU so much for linking up at last week's {wow me} wednesday!
Ginger @ gingersnapcrafts.com
- November 24, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- printed clothing said...
Your all recipes are amazing and all looks are very fantastic. But in all recepies i like most Owl Cupcakes and Two Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Muffins and Peanut Butter and Chocolate Caramel Corn these three things are my favorite.
- April 24, 2012 at 4:31 AM