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Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Handmade Helpers For The Kitchen
Nothing says Holiday Gift Gift giving for Kitchen enthusiasts quite like handmade items. We all take great pride to produce the best our kitchen possibly can and it's always nice to be able to support independent artisans and crafters who take just as much pride as we do. The kitchen is truly where handmade can come full circle, especially with these 10 great finds!
Top Row, Left To Right
• USS Constitution Serving Dish: This ceramic serving bowl is fabulous even when it isn't doing it's duty and holding your daily fare. It's hand painted and an unusual shape, one that's sure to be loved for years to come. $42
• Large Two-Bar Kitchen Board: Nothing beats a good cutting board and it's always nice knowing yours has been made by hand and will last for generations with proper care. Etsy seller Split River Designs has several up for grabs, each one as beautiful as the next. This board runs $52 and measures 18″ x 11.25″ x 1.25″.
• Walnut Cheese Board: Although cheese can sit out on any surface, it's always nice to see your more expensive cheeses setting out on a plate that makes them even more special. Cheese plates (especially if they come with cheese as well!) make for a great gift because they aren't always something we'd take the time or money to buy for ourselves. This one is 8″ in diameter and will make anything that sits atop it feel extra special. $45
• Oil Cloth Tote: We've all been around the block a time or two when it comes to utilizing reuseable bags. By now we have a few standards, but it's always nice to add a fresh and in this case bright bag to add to our arsenal. This one from Zola Jones in Chicago is $12, although you can find a combo pack in their store as well.
• Build Your Own 6 Pack Tea Towels: We love the concept of personalizing a handmade gift a little, so why not choose 6 of your favorite foul to package up for a friend or loved one. This set is available from Etsy artist Art Goodies for $84
Bottom Row, Left To Right
• Salad Spades: Although the term spade is usually reserved for garden use, we think it's a rather appropriate term in combination with your nightly salad. This set of spades is made from pine and will run you $60. A great gift, be it holiday or even wedding.
• Birdie Apron: Although we own several full length aprons, we don't use them quite as often as our short half aprons. They seem easier to toss in the wash and dry our hands on when doing dishes. The other make us feel like we're wearing extra clothes, but not this cute Birdie Apron, it's just the right size and full of color! $ 22
• Cool Kitchen Utensils: Wall art for the kitchen can often feel snooty or cumbersome, but we just adore these retro-style prints, several color choices to choose from, that retail for a small $14. Use them together or separately for a nice pop of color in your space or someone else's.
• 4 Pack Glassware: These bottles have been recycled into glassware, but not in the usual manner of cutting. Instead the necks are opened up to create a tall glass worthy of any summer drink. A real treat to drink or keep on display. $40
• Turquoise Pitcher: Etsy seller Devanie hand throws these pitchers and they're just stunning. Can't you smell the summer lemonade pouring? Infact, we think we might just need some right now! This pitcher can be gifted to a friend or loved one for $36.


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Politics is never boring.
Guile and intrigue fill every move and each decision that our leaders make. Every vote is the result of a carefully contrived plan from the victor.
Politics is never boring.
Guile and intrigue fill every move and each decision that our leaders make. Every vote is the result of a carefully contrived plan from the victor.
Even the side that loses had a plan. Their plan just didn't work.
But both parties on the national stage are facing a crisis right now.
The Democrats have a leader but no future.
Obviously, President Barack Obama is leading the charge for the Democrats.
But his clock is ticking.
In about two more years, his opinion will matter very little as his lame duck status affects the way he can lead effectively.
Who will take control of the party? Hillary Clinton? Probably not. Joe Biden? Hopefully not. Nancy Pelosi? Definitely not.
Someone will have to rise up to lead the next chapter in the party's history.
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus."
I often say you can tell who the leaders are because others are following them.
Neither party has identified that consensus molder whom others will follow.
The Republicans have a similar but currently worse problem than the Democrats.
The GOP problem is "currently worse" because right now they are divided.
The tea party and Libertarian wings are separating themselves from the so-called establishment - Republicans who aren't seen as holding true conservative ideals but have a foothold in Washington D.C.
Being divided is not good in politics. Division leads to failure within campaigns, parties and legislative bodies.
And the Republicans have no leader. Mitt Romney tried and failed miserably. He is still trying to figure out why he lost in November.
He won't lead the party forward. John Boehner is the Speaker of the House but he has come under fire by the conservative wing of his party for how he has handled various situations. Not only is he not building consensus, his leadership style is developing rivals from within his own ranks.
The Senate leadership for the GOP isn't even leading. Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) is the minority leader but the young lions are just waiting for a chance to push him out of the way. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has already pushed his way to the front.
He was tapped to give the response to the State of the Union address and his star dimmed a bit.
Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is a tea party favorite who has a real opportunity to develop into a leader of the party but he seems to be too much of a leader of a faction to lead the entire party.
Rand Paul (R-Kent.) has the same issue. His recent filibuster got him 13 hours of fame but does that recognition really mean he can lead the party?
I doubt it.
Both parties are waiting for the right person to take the stage to lead them into the future.
The 2014 elections for Congress will be policy based and Obama will still be a force to help Democrats and a target for Republicans.
After those elections, history shows that his impact will begin to slowly burn out.
Someone will have to step up to lead the fight.
The Republicans need a leader soon.
The divided party needs to be restored.
They can survive 2014 by focus on smaller races and still have some success.
But if the party is still divided into conservatives versus establishment when the 2016 Presidential Primary comes around, don't expect the GOP to have any more success than they did in 2008 or 2012.

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"CTN supports an energetic diverse community of providers with a common goal of helping children and families ready for kindergarten."
Children's Therapy Network is looking to expand its clinical team of Special Education Teachers serving Gouverneur and the greater St. Lawrence County area.
Working with children from birth to aged five, our providers help to enhance the lives of children as they develop and head towards kindergarten. We hire full and part-time providers to work with children through Early Intervention and the Committee on Preschool Special Education.
With over 20 years of agency experience behind them, our Children's Therapy Network professional support team is ready to help both new and experienced providers to grow professionally to meet their personal and professional goals.
Children's Therapy Network's Speech-Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Special Education Teachers and School Psychologists provide Early Intervention and preschool services through the Committee on Prechool Special Education to children in 21 Counties in New York State. We have offices in Syracuse, Utica and Vestal and a multifaceted support team to help each provider in a way that is customized to their unique experience and professional goals. We provide opportunities for providers to work part time or full time and allow latitude for providers to change their income ceiling at any time. We are looking forward to meeting you!
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We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person--questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God's work in Christ's name for the life of the world.
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WHISKEY TASTING: 6 to 8 p.m., The Hideaway Cocktail and Tapas Bar, 700 Main St., Stroudsburg. Cost is $10 and includes drinks for the tasting event. Reservations for groups larger than six are preferred. For information or to make a reservation, call 570-517-0724.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SPAGHETTI DINNER: 5 to 8 p.m., Pocono Summit Volunteer Fire Co., Pocono Summit. Nikki Briar will provide live entertainment. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children and free for children under age 3. For information, call 570-839-7241.
CHICKEN-AND-WAFFLE DINNER: 4 to 7 p.m., Neola United Methodist Church, corner of Neola Road and Neola Church Road, Neola. The menu includes chicken and waffles, filling, green beans, cranberry sauce, creamed cabbage, choice of beverage and homemade desserts. Take-outs available. Cost is $8 for adults age 13 and over, $4 for children age 4 to 12 and free for children under age 4. For information, call 570-992-3878.
CHICKEN BARBECUE: 1 to 6 p.m., Gouldsboro United Methodist Church, 496 Main St., Gouldsboro. The meal includes half a chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, baked potato, roll and dessert. Cost is $9. For information and orders, call 570-842-8738, 570-842-6106 or 570-676-4090.
ROAST BEEF DINNER: 3:30 to 7 p.m., St. Peter's United Methodist Church, 924 Old Route 115, Saylorsburg. Meal includes mashed potatoes, gravy, glazed carrots, beverage and homemade desserts. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children age 5 to 12 and free for children under age 5. For information, call 570-992-7311 or email email@example.com.
SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER: 4 to 7 p.m., East Stroudsburg High School South cafeteria. Hosted by the Rotary Club of the Stroudsburgs. Tickets are $8 and include all the spaghetti you can eat plus meatballs, bread, salad and a beverage. Children age 7 and under eat for free. Tickets available at the door or from any Rotary member. For information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
VICTORIAN TEA: 1 to 5 p.m., Shawnee Gallery, 114 Worthington Ave., Shawnee-on-Delaware. The event will include a living history lecture and a light luncheon with assorted finger sandwiches and a variety of teas. An assortment of desserts will be available. Cost is $25. For information or to preregister, call 570-420-9404 or email email@example.com.
ANNUAL SPAGHETTI DINNER: Noon to 5 p.m., Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Church Hall, Cherry Lane Road, Tannersville. Menu includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad bar, dessert and beverage. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children and free for children under age 5. For information, call 570-629-4572.
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Coreboot April Fools' Joke
The wiki is being retired!
Documentation is now handled by the same processes we use for code: Add something to the Documentation/ directory in the coreboot repo, and it will be rendered to https://doc.coreboot.org/. Contributions welcome!
This announcement of coreboot 4.1 was an April Fool's joke from 2009 (see the version number). It is completely unrelated to the real release of coreboot 4.1 in 2015. I hope you enjoyed it. -- Carl-Daniel
We're happy to announce that today coreboot v4.1 has been released.
Besides being totally redesigned, it is super-fast, handles almost every existing chipset, opens our codebase to contributors without lowlevel C skills and is generally something to be celebrated. Not to mention the environmental friendliness and promotion of world peace.
Features include, but are not limited to:
- LARROMFS-NG, allowing code and configuration storage in the ROM without risking accidental reflashes. With its clean and simple design, you can store hundreds of different file types easily in the ROM, each of them being handled by a different plugin.
- SQL-based chipset programming. Gone are the days where you had to differentiate between accessing PCI regs via struct device, u32 or device_t variants. Now you can use statements like:
SELECT val_32bit FROM pci WHERE buslocation="badc:0f:fe.e" AND configbytenumber=00;
or the even simpler
SELECT val_32bit FROM pci NATURAL JOIN configbytes WHERE buslocation="badc:0f:fe.e" AND configbytename="Vendor ID";
Changing PCI config space follows similar rules.
- A SQL interpreter in coreboot which handles all chipset code. This SQL interpreter combines the clarity of obfuscated FORTH with the speed of unoptimized SQL.
- Self-modifying code! As we all know, self-modifying code has less bugs because any given bug disappears after the code has been modified often enough. Plus, this is a good way to exercise CPUs to detect hardware problems more easily.
- Fancy linker scripts. LARROMFS-NG is the next generation archiving solution for all our needs because it does not rely on inherently bug-prone C code. LARROMFS-NG is implemented as a really big and all-encompassing set of linker scripts which can even link new linkers together which reinterpret these linker scripts.
- New plugin architecture. Coreboot v4.1 will faithfully execute any and all code presented on any device attached to the board. Due to that, trojanizing computers becomes a piece of cake, freeing up the precious time of the intelligence community for more pressing problems like world peace.
- Multi-language error messages. Although chinese error messages were a bit difficult to store in 7-bit ASCII, we created a lossy compression scheme which will hardly ever insult users by accident.
- An animated splash screen with sound. This was one of the most wanted features in the past, but coreboot was too fast for anyone to notice the splash screen. Now we have a mandatory delay of 20 seconds, enough for short movies and even some tacked on ads.
- Ultra-secure Suspend-to-RAM (S3) for people worried of RAM readout (the "cold boot attacks" with frozen RAM). During every suspend cycle, coreboot completely wipes the RAM and will resume to a data-free system.
- WORN technology. This is shorthand for Write Once, Read Never. Others practice that coding tradition by accident, but we have perfected it as an art.
- Double use technology. Most people think of weapons when they hear this, but it's more simple and a lot more environmentally friendly. Your CPU will not only calculate stuff, coreboot can also switch off the fans on demand to make sure the CPU will fry your omelette exactly right.
- Less-than-zero boot times. Ever had the problem that your boot took too long? We have the simple solution: Once coreboot is finished with initializing the hardware, it will set back your clock by 30 seconds. Even with the mandatory 20 second delay for splash movies, you can finish booting 9-10 seconds before you switched the machine on.
- Real life impact. With a less-than-zero boot time, time goes effectively backward. If you assemble a big enough cluster of coreboot machines, you can undo the worst decisions of your life.
As you can see, coreboot v4.1 is the best thing since the invention of sliced bread. It even makes firmware veterans spin in their graves to act as human-powered electricity generators (a nice environmental plus).
To limit the impact on the real world (especially due to the time machine properties), this coreboot version will only be available for download this April 1st.
Sincerely, the coreboot team


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1. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downMichaelKazlow Dec 25, 2011 10:44 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Adobe's U.S. corporate offices are closed til the new year. I do not know if this will be addressed until the New Year. I do not know if Adobe has any employees montitoring this site either. Sorry I cannot be more helpful.
2. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is down02HarleyG_CGC Dec 25, 2011 11:10 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
I'm having the same issue. My son is eagerly awaiting to work with his brand new computer and software he received for Christmas and can't get a code to activate the software. What started out as a very happy and excited Christmas morning is turning into frustration and disappointment.
3. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downmaxmoney1010 Dec 25, 2011 12:54 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Im having the same issue! I also got it for christmas. I was hoping on using photoshop over my winter break, but by the time adobe fixes it my break will be over! Many friends of mine have pirated adobe products, but i insisted on buying them legitamtly claiming that there will be customer service and no hassle compared to pirating.
Now i get this. I should have pirated it. Im not going to, but this is disapointing. How hard is it to outsourse to india on a holiday?
4. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downhadleyel Dec 25, 2011 2:20 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Yeah, I've got problems, too. I suppose it's not vital for me to have it right now, but it would be nice to not have it delayed. Of course, it redirects to a website that Adobe, I believe, does not own (Identit-E), so it could be even longer. Maybe we'll be really unlucky and they'll make an excuse that they can't do anything because it's a third-party website. Lovely.
5. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downdphoto11 Dec 25, 2011 9:45 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
haha yay! I'm having the same problem too! I'd really like to try out my NEW tablet on my NEW software but no, the sites not working, awesome! (yes that's sarcasm..)
I got it to load on Safari but then I hit "I'm ready to go to Step 2" and it won't load at all now haha.
Here's my thread incase mine gets an answer before this one, hopefully we ALL get answered! http://forums.adobe.com/message/4103410#4103410
6. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downboringal01 Dec 25, 2011 11:20 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
I'm having the same issue. Extremely frustrating considering I got adobe lightroom for Christmas today and cannot use it. Hoping this issue is resolved ASAP.
7. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downlindseyellis Dec 26, 2011 9:19 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
I found this site: https://www.identit-e.com/default/index/adobe
Takes forever to load, (sometimes not at all), and the farthest I got was between step 4and5/6
So irritated...
Holla' if anyone is successful with this.
8. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downAllDayDev Dec 26, 2011 9:31 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Sorry for the frustration, folks. We're currently working with Identit-e to get the issue investigated and fixed.
Not all education validation is done through Identit-e, though, so be sure to check our FAQ document to ensure you're trying to submit the proof of eligibility to the right place: http://j.mp/tOu3fd
Also note that you should be able to install/use the software as a trial while you wait for this issue to be resolved.
9. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downcoach27 Dec 26, 2011 9:49 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)1 person found this helpful
I had the same problem yesterday too with Photoshop, the Student/Teacher edition. I called customer service and the website is definitely down and having problems and so the woman helping me said to give all the information needed to receive the serial number. Earlier today I was able to get through all of the steps except for the last step because the website "lost connection". I was severely pissed. Anyways, if you need a serial number, send the below information to firstname.lastname@example.com;
Product Code
Full Name
City, State, Country, Zip code
Phone Number
*(If you have problems with the Student/Teacher edition show;
Whether you're a staff, faculty or student; School Name; City; State; Grade you're in (ex. 9th grade etc. or Higher Education) and put the documentation (Proof of Eligibility) as an attachment in the email)*
The company should take 2-3 business days to reply, thats if my documentation is acceptable, but hopefully this should work fine.
I hope this helps for everyone!
10. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downKaryssa1111 Dec 26, 2011 9:52 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
If you take the dash out of the web address, it takes you to a page that works. its eduvalidate, not edu-validate.
11. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downcoach27 Dec 26, 2011 10:00 AM (in response to Karyssa1111)
I tried doing that but it takes me to a page saying that the page is not found.
12. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is down02HarleyG_CGC Dec 26, 2011 10:07 AM (in response to AllDayDev)
I finally managed to get a working website this morning (though it took ages for pages to load). Managed to get through step 2 of verification and then it knocked me off the website. This is so frustrating. I can't believe how much time I've wasted between yesterday and today to get a simple serial code. I had to go through the whole verification process in order to purchase the software--and have an email telling me the info was verified. Why do I need to do it yet again in order to download my software. This is very poor customer service on the part of the store I purchased the software from and from Adobe. I would think that after all these years of selling Adobe product they'd be on the ball.
13. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downjimvk222 Dec 26, 2011 10:23 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
i guess we gotta use the demo mode til we can sign up for real. it works and stuff can be saved.
14. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downjimvk222 Dec 26, 2011 10:25 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
use demo mode
15. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is down02HarleyG_CGC Dec 26, 2011 10:32 AM (in response to jimvk222)
How do you get to demo mode? My son can't get beyond the request for a serial number.
16. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Dec 26, 2011 11:48 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
We have sent a message to Identi-e inquiring as to why the eligibility server is so slow at the moment. I would suspect it is mainly an issue with the sheer volume of users trying to submit their eligibility after the holiday. I would recommend using the software in trial mode and waiting a couple days or completing the process which Coach27 posted above.
17. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downDan Stewart Feb 22, 2012 3:41 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
I am experiencing this issue as well, and now it is February 22, 2012 . The validation site identit-e.com is extremely slow (all portions of website, not just Adobe validation) and will not load passed Step 1. Please resolve.
18. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 22, 2012 3:57 PM (in response to Dan Stewart)
Dan Stewart the Identi-e site should be faster now unless there is some other promotion which might be causing problems. The main issue previously was hundreds if not thousands of students all trying to obtain their serial numbers after the holiday season.
You might want to try a different browser to see if that helps with the speed?
19. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downDan Stewart Feb 22, 2012 4:27 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Thank you for your reply Mr. Wright, I understand this was initially caused by the Holiday season and the mass number of activation requests, yet this does not seem to be related to that issue. Have you been able (or tried recently) to connect to the verification service? I have tried to get to the identit-e website using multiple computers: I have used adminstrator accounts on the following browsers and operating systems without success (all computers/browsers Cache/history/etc are cleared and all computers/browsers are verified to have internet access):
1. Dell Optiplex 990 intel i5, Win 7 32bit
IE 9 (x32)
Firefox 10.0.2
2.Dell Optiplex 980 intel i5, Win 7 64bit
IE 9 x64 edition
Firefox 10.0.2
3. MacBook Air 11.6" OS X 10.7 Lion
I have also attempted to get to this website using AT&T's 3G network on my iPhone 4S, as all of the computer's I used are behind the same campus network, to see if it was a internal network issue. The iPhone did eventually load the page, after 4 attempts (failed 3/4 - page cannot be displayed error) and I am aware that of course can not display the page propperly, but it still failed to load 3/4 times.
20. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 22, 2012 4:32 PM (in response to Dan Stewart)
Dan I just had the same issue as well. I will see what we can do to report the issue from our end. I am hopeful Identi-e is already aware that their website is down as well. You should be able to utilize the software in trial mode for the moment if you are trying to get something done for a project or deadline.
21. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 22, 2012 4:41 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Ok it appears Identi-e is doing some maintance on their servers to help address their performance issues. I don't have details regarding when the maintenance cycle will be complete. Thanks Dan for bringing this to my attention! Once I have additional details I will post to this thread.
22. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downtechtree Feb 22, 2012 7:30 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
I am experiencing this exact issue as of 9:24PM CST (IE8, Firefox 10.0.1, and Chrome). Got the first page to load once in Firefox but never got any further. Really frustrating.
23. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downWesMc1955 Feb 23, 2012 8:44 AM (in response to techtree)
Well it's now 10:41am CT Feb. 23, 2012 and still no way to confirm eligibility. Server is dead. Used IE9, Firefox. It really shouldn't take me 2 days to do this. I'm very frustrated also.
24. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downDan Stewart Feb 23, 2012 8:49 AM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Thank you for your prompt responses and for looking further into the issue Jeff, I appreciate it. I look forward to identit-e's response and finally activating!
25. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 23, 2012 9:51 AM (in response to Dan Stewart)
Your welcome. The latest update is that the server is back up but may still be experiencing performance issues up to mid-day Pacific Standard Time. My apologies for the inconvenience. I personally was able to get to the site but if you are continuing to experience difficulties I would recommend waiting tell this afternoon.
26. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downjohneburton Feb 23, 2012 9:58 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
I'm also waiting... I've submitted my docs, emailed them, called Adobe... but no response yet. It is a bit frustrating. The site is still down... not sure what to do.
27. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downLINewYorkLI Feb 23, 2012 10:08 AM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
www.identit-e.com is definitely still down.
It is absolutely impossible to submit verification.
I have tried 6 times since yesterday.
All 6 attempts failed.
The site is so slow it barely loads at all.
Uploading an attachment always results in a time-out error.
I would appreciate it if this issue would finally be resolved.
Thank you.
28. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downjcc4pct Feb 23, 2012 11:10 AM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
The site is still down.
This is rather frustrating.
Ive been checking for the past few days now and still no progress.
29. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downNot_Null Feb 23, 2012 2:24 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Same problem here. Site is still down.
This sucks.
30. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 23, 2012 2:56 PM (in response to Not_Null)
I was just able to load up the site, at https://www.identit-e.com/default/index/adobe, on the Adobe network as well as my home network utilizing Comcast as my ISP. It is slow but it does seem that the page is loading.
31. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downWesMc1955 Feb 23, 2012 5:18 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
Hello Jeff………….
Thanks for the email. But it is 7:09pm 2-23-12 and when I try to submit the eligibility data it just blows me right out and back to the Adobe.com login page. Both in Firefox and IE9. I am running a Win 7 64bit HP box.
This is sad I am retired from Network Administration of more than 35 years. I managed data, web servers for GIS data with Interactive mapping for the last 10 years and I've never seen anything like this. Adobe is a huge company and this make Adobe look pretty bad. Any good company would have 4 hour turn around on hardware failures. And even if a Raid Array had to be rebuilt it wouldn't take more than 8 hours. And any company doing work for a company as large as Adobe should have a Hot Site for failover.
I've been trying to get this Eligibility Requirement done for more than two days.
I know this is not your fault. And forgive me for venting. But this is crazy.
Hope it's fixed soon. I wanted to surprise my daughter on her birthday with the CS 5.5.
Thank you again for trying.
32. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downjohneburton Feb 23, 2012 5:23 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
I'm on hold with Adobe right now... the recording said it would be 53 minutes before someone could help me! Really, this process can't be this hard, can it?
33. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downbirderpp Feb 23, 2012 5:38 PM (in response to hobhobgoblin)
Dec 25, 2011. That was then , this is now, Feb 23, 2012 and we still can't register our newly purchased Adobe (choose one version) software. This is ridiculous. It's almost two months and this problem still can't be fixed? What assurance is there that even after the trial period is past the site is still not up and running?
34. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downWesMc1955 Feb 23, 2012 7:48 PM (in response to WesMc1955)
Hello All...........
Well I was able to get to www.identit-e.com at 9:30pm CT today Feb. 23, 2012 and I did send their customer service a question (Email) asking when the the Adobe Eligibility problem might be resolved. With my luck their Mail server is down too.
This was the first time I ever got their website to come up. But now when I go to My Orders at Adobe and try to Submit Eligibility Requirements. I get blown out and back to the login screen at Adobe. I think a message comes up real quick that they are down for maintenance. But then I'm back at Adobe login page.
Revo35, will calling Adobe and holding for 53 minutes do any good? I see in your message that you were on hold with Adobe. Let us know if that does any good.
I'll post if I get a reply from customer service at www.identit-e.com.
I'm ready to give up. Heck I've purchased a home quicker than this.
35. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downMeowKittens Feb 23, 2012 9:02 PM (in response to WesMc1955)
I'm having the same problem. I chose the downloadable version of Production Premium Student and Teacher Edition, but every time I try to "Submit Proof," it displays a message (appears very briefly) saying that the servers are down for maintenance, and then it kicks me off. I hope this is resolved sooner or later. Preferably sooner.
36. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downFaX82 Feb 23, 2012 9:20 PM (in response to WesMc1955)
Same here. Any news on a possible solution to this? Frankly it is pretty ridiculous.
37. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 23, 2012 9:28 PM (in response to FaX82)
I apologize for the continued difficulties. We have requested an update regarding the issues being experienced by our customers.
38. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downasb3014 Feb 23, 2012 9:53 PM (in response to Jeff A Wright)
I was able to load the site and submit request for a serial number tonight. But, site took a long time to load and only after many attempts. Finally it seemed to be working smoothly at about 9:00 pm PST.
39. Re: www.adobe.com/go/edu-validate is downJeff A Wright Feb 24, 2012 7:52 AM (in response to asb3014)
I received an update that the issues with the Identiti-e site should be solved. Please do respond to this thread though if you continue to have difficulties making your submission. I was able to verify that the site did load, in a very reasonable time, on my home network.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony's will miss the final two games with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, ending his first playoff-less season and potentially his New York Knicks career.
Anthony had one of his finest individual seasons, averaging 27.4 points and a career-best 8.1 rebounds in 77 games. But it stunningly amounted to nothing, as the Knicks were eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday night.
"We've chatted a little bit and I feel for him more than anybody, because the kind of season that he had, he deserves to be in the playoffs and I feel bad about that. I do," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Tuesday.
Anthony initially hurt the shoulder earlier this month but kept playing as the Knicks were trying to rally to grab the No. 8 seed.
But Woodson was leaning toward not playing him Tuesday at Brooklyn or Wednesday at home against Toronto, even before Anthony had an MRI exam Tuesday that revealed the tear.
"Obviously he knew it was bothering him when he hurt it a few weeks ago, but he hung in there with us and tried to make this last push to get in the playoffs," Woodson said.
The Knicks said Anthony would not require surgery at this point and would be evaluated in about a month.
After that, the Knicks can only hope that when he can play again, it's for them.
Anthony said before the season began that he planned to opt out of his contract and become a free agent in July. New president Phil Jackson said he had no doubt that Anthony could be the central piece of the Knicks' future, but Anthony will likely want to consider his options after missing the playoffs for the first time in his 11-year career.
He will turn 30 next month and knows it will be tough for the Knicks to get much better next season, since they already face salary cap woes and won't have a lottery pick, having traded it to Denver in the deal to acquire him in 2011.
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Rick Perry, evangelicals and evolution as 'a theory's that's out th...
Rick Perry is anti-evolution.
... questions for Perry like "do you believe in evolution?"
"It's a theory that's out there," Perry told the child. "It's got some gaps in it. In Texas we teach both creationism and evolution."
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"Gravity" is a theory that's "out there"
Perry's brain is a "Theory With Gaps."
If you want to talk about "out there," Perry himself is WAY "out there!"
Huge gaps.
It's worse than that. By saying that they teach both Creationism and Evolution, Rick Perry was saying that his state is in direct violation of every Court decision on the subject, in the last 30 or 40 years.
I think evolution is a fact for all practical purposes. A scientific theory is well-confirmed knowledge. It makes me angry that religious psychotics define theory as unproven or speculative.
I think it's a problem with the definition of the word "theory".
In science, it's a well-tested, demonstrated, repeatable, explanation for how something works, complete with explanations of mechanisms, and things like mathematics equations, or chemical reactions. It's the pinnacle of scientific assertions - well above "hypothesis". All scientific knowledge is subject to refinement or redirection if other, better knowledge, testing, or explanations come to be known.
In popular parlance, it's a half-baked idea that somebody came up with 5 minutes ago, or thought of while under the influence of a chemical last week, that can be an explanation for something. It's not repeatable, it's not testable by any means, it might fly in the face of other tests that could be/have been done.
The religious nuts use the popular parlance definition. They criticize science for refining their knowledge base because "science keeps changing its mind". Yes, if given sufficient evidence. This is unlike religion that had dictated to them everything anyone needed to know in the bronze age.
If they say evolution is "just a theory", I feel like saying, "Gravity is just a theory". You could try walking off a cliff or out a 20th floor window, don't believe that "theory", and God would certainly save you.
(P)Rick Perry. The man who wants Texas to secede from the country he hates - America. And loves the country he hates so much, he ran for President. I shouldn't say too much about him, coming from Illinois myself. Where our last two governors are serving time in a federal prison.
Hey! Here's a thought. Maybe this treasonous, ignorant moron could join Ryan and Blagojevich. The US Bureau of Prison's own version of the 3 Stooges.
Perry, Creationism/ Intelligent Design, a "Theory with Canyons"!.
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BlackWhale says Francesca goes out pre merge, so maybe she stays this week?but wouldn't it be hilarious if Phillip goes out and they duel?also I wonder since we have a duel challenge preview, does the tribal council happen like halfway through?
Lets hope Rob only owns Phillips vote and not his peach undies!
I was as shocked as he was!!
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Dog help! Can't stand up!
Hi everyone, I'm new to the site and I didn't know where else to ask for help.
My dog, Ringo, who is around 1 years old is unable to stand up like he doesn't have the strength.
Thursday I found him laying in the yard not able to move like he was paralyzed. We got him up put him in the shade and gave him water. After a few hours he was able to stand and take a few steps but his back legs wouldn't work very well like he forgot how to use them and he would fall back over. Eventually he could stand on his own and walk just fine with a small awkward limp type thing where his butt would sway. Today, Saturday, He was doing the same thing just laying down breathing hard and panting. He can move his legs but cant stand on them like he has no strength at all. I did the same thing so far, carried him to the shade and gave him water. He's out there now. Any ideas of what happened? Or what I should do?
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About 20 years ago I made a souffle and have not made one since. That one worked out just okay. And because I didn't understand the science of it and didn't have internet sources at my disposal to help trouble shoot exactly which step was at fault, I simply abandoned the whole category.
Lately, I decided to go back and master this. Today was the first step, with several data points that I wanted to consider. One, would xantham gum put some backbone in the egg whites? Citronelle chef Michel Richard claims it does, and so I added some. Now here's the stupid part: I didn't do one without so I have no idea exactly what I learned, but I was hoping to get a lot of lift without having to use collars--that was the selling point.
I also wanted to find out if a souffle would work in a square ramekin. I guessed not so well, but wanted to know as I have a lot more square ramekins than round and it would be great for me personally if that worked out. Toward that end, I made two square and two round.
As you can see from the picture below, the round worked beautifully and the squares, not so much. You can see that they didn't peak at all, but what you don't see from the angle I took these at is that each also had a lava flow-like eruption out the other side of the dish.
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Salvador- Brazil (PANA) – The outgoing and incomin-g chair of the Conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora (CIAD), have called for greater solidarity and partnership between Africa and its Diaspora to foster development among people of African descent.
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, who was handing over to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the opening of the second conference (CIAD II) here, stressed the necessity for African unity.
"Considering that our continent's share of the world trade is only 1.
7% and less that 1% in terms of global investments, the only solution is for Africa to complete its unity through the realisation of the United States of Africa," Wade added.
He lauded the contributions by Brazil, a country he considers as "one of tomorrow's four major powers.
" Lula da Silva agreed with his Senegalese counterpart saying that in view of his country's rich and unique experience in the field of bio-diesel, with particular reference to vegetable oil, he was already considering alternatives to oil.
"Instead of drilling 4,000 metres deep holes to find oil, we will very soon be 'planting oil' in order to obtain an alternative energy and all the fuel we need," he said in a speech greeted by loud applause.
Hailing Africa's invaluable contribution to the development of of his country, the Brazilian leader also called for a world with less diseases, less unemployment, less hunger, and less injustices, the theme of Africa Union (AU) Commission chair, Alpha Oumar Konare's intervention.
The former Malian leader, who spoke on African Renaissance, said: "After the failure of the nation-States (in Africa for several decades), the only nation with value is the African nation.
" He added: "We must affirm that to satisfy the needs of Africa we must pass through the United States of Africa: the strategy is already available, we just need to define the approach.
" Konare also stressed the need to establish a formal link between Africa and its Diaspora, saying it would be necessary to reactivate the Conference of People's of Africa, and also create a foundation for the United States of Africa as well as a University for the United States of Africa.
To this end, Senegalese President Wade has called for the establishment of the Diaspora as the continent's "sixth region" to complement the five traditional zones of North, West, East, South and Central Africa.
Noting that the word "Diaspora" is missing in the AU's Constitutive Act, Senegal has called for the omission to be corrected.
In an interview with PANA, Senegalese Foreign Minister, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, said: "it is a question of recognising the Diaspora as the continent's sixth natural, historical, political, emotional and intellectual region.
" Contrary to popular belief, black communities in America and West Indies "do not constitute the sole members of the Diaspora," Gadio observed, noting that Black Peruvians, Black Columbians, Afro-Cubans and Africans in Brazil, the second black nation after Nigeria should also be taken into consideration.
According to the Senegalese Minister, "we also have in the United States members of the black community who have crossed the border into Canada, as well as African migrants who left the continent after the period of the independence in search of better conditions of living abroad.
" He spoke of two African Diaspora, one with historical links which comprises all people descending from those who had been brutally torn from their native continent centuries ago "and who claim they still belong here, just as we do.
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" Jamaican Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller, harped on the pride of black people and their dignity, praising some of her compatriots, such as Marcus Garvey, Dudley Thompson and Bob Marley, for their role in the promotion of African emancipation.
She said although Africans in the Diaspora were separated by distance and languages, "they remain united through blood, past ordeals and history," stressing that after political independence, Africa and its Diaspora should free themselves from economic enslavement.
Other eminent personalities who addressed the round table on African Renaissance at the conference, included Presidents Festus Mogae of Botswana, Pedro Pires of Cape Verde, John Kufuor of Ghana and Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial- Guinea.
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Two months into my telemarketing job, things got even more bizarre.
I came in one morning and found The Kingpin and his business partner from London soundproofing his office. "We're turning this into a recording studio, mate," The Kingpin said with a nail gun in one hand, insulation foam in the other.
"Oh," I said, never more perplexed in my life. "For who?"
He dropped the foam and gripped the nail gun, his beady eyes darting through me as if I had asked a nonsensical question. "For me."
I nodded my head, and then The Kingpin began to sing. He had this peculiar habit of listening to the same song over and over again for hours while singing in a voice that can only be described as a mix between fingernails screeching on a chalkboard and the cries from a dying animal. There were days where I had to listen to him croon to "Saving All My Love For You" by Whitney Houston for over 10 hours. I realized in those moments how much a person will endure to feed themselves.
Then there was an afternoon where The Kingpin spoke to a private, luxury watch salesman on the phone for over three hours, bargaining about some expensive watch he kept calling "Superman."
I turned to Claire who was, as usual, beyond aggravated. Because of this watch purchase, she had to run to one of The Kingpin's banks, withdraw a large amount of cash, drive back to office and drop it off and then drive back to the bank to withdraw more money.
"I'm guessing he collects watches?" I said to her.
"No," she said. "He collects watches that used to belong to celebrities."
The next day, a man in a suit carrying a briefcase came in and walked into The Kingpin's office. For the next hour they sat talking. What they were talking about — solar powered watches, diamond faces, the inevitability of time — who knows?
The man in the suit eventually left, and then, happier than I've ever seen him, The Kingpin strolled out of his office wearing a monstrosity on his wrist. "Check it out," he said. He held his hand out, and the watch almost slid off his skinny wrist. "Shaquille O'Neal's old watch, mate." He unsnapped the watch and handed it me. My arm almost hit the ground. "It's a heavy sucker, ain't it?" The next week The Kingpin sold the watch to a Peruvian businessman.
And then there was the one particular Friday afternoon I was working alone. Claire had been on auditions all week, and the boss was elsewhere, so I had been enjoying a quiet day in the office. And then, a knock at the door. I opened it to find The Kingpin, as pale as can be and drenched in sweat, hunched over and lugging some sort of attache case.
"Kevin," he said, "I don't think you want to see me when I get angry, so why don't you pack up, leave and enjoy the weekend." I grabbed my things and walked home. I didn't want to know what was in that attache case.
On Monday, there was no sign of The Kingpin. I figured he must have been arrested for laundering drug money. Only that wasn't it.
"How was your Friday night, Claire?" I asked.
"Well," she said, "I was in the middle of an audition when The Kingpin called me. He asked me if I knew the combination to his safe. I told him of course not. Then, the freak started screaming at me through the phone. I said, 'Look, you better lower you're voice, or I'm going to hang up and embarrass you in front of whoever you're with.' So, whispering like a schoolgirl, he said there were two Russians in his office trying to negotiate some deal that was botched months ago.
"Anyway, he told me he's going to fire me unless I come down and find a slip of paper with a combination written on it. So I rushed right over, and there was a sketchy-looking guy sitting in one of the recliners. Then it turned out The Kingpin forgot he had written down the combination to the safe in his iPhone. And judging from The Kingpin's posture, it looked like he got chewed out by the Russians. He was whiter than snow. So it was a complete waste of my time. I expected shots to ring out."
I was at my desk at the end of another long week. The Kingpin was in Brazil for a month long vacation, and Claire was in and out of the office, tying up any loose ends the boss forgot before he left. At that moment Claire appeared in front of me and proceeded to tell me, "I completely disagree with The Kingpin on this one, but he just emailed me and said, verbatim, 'Make sure that my funds are allocated in the right places. And cut Kevin.'"
So I grabbed my things and gave Claire a hug goodbye. She told me to be careful out there in the world. I told her to break a leg. I threw my bag over my shoulder and walked home, numb over what had just happened.
The next day I received a phone call from Claire; she quit Company Y. She was at a hospital with a friend who had just been injured in a car accident, and The Kingpin wouldn't stop calling her. When she didn't answer, The Kingpin left threatening voicemails and said he was going to come to her other job and see that she got fired. She called him back and told him off. "He's going to call you and offer you my job," Claire said. "I know it. Just watch. It's just like him. He's panicking right now."
An hour later my phone rang. The Kingpin. Sure enough, he went on to offer me Claire's job, although he didn't put it that way. He fumbled his words, a complete shell of the man I first met, and said something about "more room to climb up the ladder." I declined and thanked him for the opportunity, the experience and his time. He hung up without saying a word. It's okay — I was used to it by then.
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According to the EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 4:11-cv-03497), BAE fired Ronald Kratz II because of his disability, morbid obesity, and because it regarded him as disabled. The agency said that, at the time of his discharge, Kratz was qualified to perform the essential function of his job as a material handler III. BAE refused to engage in any discussion with him to determine whether reasonable accommodations were possible that would have allowed him to continue to perform the essential function of his job, the EEOC said. The suit asserts that BAE replaced Kratz with someone who was not morbidly obese.
Disability discrimination violates the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC filed this suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The EEOC seeks lost wages and benefits, compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive relief, including rightful place instatement.
"The law prohibits an employer from firing a morbidly obese worker who can perform his essential job duties, with or without reasonable accommodation," said R.J. Ruff, district director of the agency's Houston District Office. "Mr. Kratz had a good performance rating and did not deserve to be fired."
Jim Sacher, the EEOC's regional attorney in Houston, said, "The filing of this lawsuit will send a strong message to employers that they cannot fire disabled employees based on perceptions and prejudice. The EEOC will vigorously enforce federal law by prosecuting companies which discriminate by firing productive workers because of their disabilities."
According to the company website, www.baesystems.com, BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S.-based segment of BAE Systems plc, with headquarters in Arlington, Va. Kratz worked for over 15 years at the Sealy, Texas location, around 50 miles from Houston, with BAE Systems' Global Tactical System.
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As many members of Atheistnexus expressed on these pages, I also was a victim of parochial schools. Not just Catholic school but all the other institutions that teach students how to worship and adore God, some more regimented that others. I learned to "march in step" with all the other kids and kneel, sit, pray, sing, stand, then kneel again according to how many clicks there were or stern whispers from an adjoining pew.
But in high school when I became a little more educated, especially in biology and science in general, it all seemed clear to me by the time I was a sophomore. Humans are animals like all the rest: humans grew out of the planet instead of being placed here by an omnipotent god; many animals like primates are close to us anatomically; humans have the same genetic code as all other living creatures. To think that humans are God's gift to nature seemed ludicrous. Just take a stroll in some squalid slum in Mumbai, Mogadishu or Darfur. You'll see how precious human life is. With study it becomes clear that the forces that created life didn't have humans in mind as the end result. The whole concept of Intelligent Design is wishful thinking.
Once we accept Darwinist principles, to my mind the most plausible conclusion about death and the afterlife is that we return to the place we were before we were born, i.e. non-existence. And if we consider the vast, cosmic dimension of time dating back 13.7 billion years since the Big Bang, our paltry 80-year average life expectancy seems insignificant. We become ephemerons, like may flies, and life becomes an illusion—a snap of the fingers.
These considerations throw a new slant on Steph S.'s popular question about the purpose of life. Though life is an illusion, it's almost certain that life will go on after we die. As proposed in Mirror Reversal, the concept of heaven and hell is a human-contrived ruse to control behavior but the concept of "Futureworld" is all but certain. It's the future of the world that should concern us and gives our lives meaning and purpose.
In my case, the purpose of life is to help change consciousness and free mankind from the mental cage that religion has imprisoned humanity since the beginning of thought. When we consider how long it took for thought to evolve on the planet, the concepts in Revelation and the Second Coming become despicable. Religious people take the end of the world with a grain of salt and thereby increase the likelihood of a self-fulfilling prophecy. My worst nightmare is for some moron like President W. Bush to initiate the end times, and then followers say, "You see, we were right all along. It's God's will."
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Thanks for the lengthy reply, Debra. You wandered a little off topic, however. To me Mormons are just plain weird and don't concern me much, except when they try to run for president. I believe they are so far starry-eyed and misguided that they are deranged in the most degenerate sense of the word.
The purpose of the post was to find out if other atheists have any ideas about the afterlife different from mine. To me it's a no-brainer. It seems so self-evident I can't even understand why there's controversy. We go back to where we came from. Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, Gore Vidal all concur. Stephen Hawking's latest book compares dead humans to a computer with the plug pulled out. Twain in a late essay said nothing bothered me before I was born and nothing that happens after I'm dead will inconvenience me in the least.
As far as the Mormons go, some believe they become gods of their own little universe when they die. Now that's pretty far out, yet there are thousands of worshippers who believe it.
Thanks Ruth. Our perception of time is relative; that's for sure. When we contemplate the vastness of time, I believe "ephemeron" applies. After all, it's a mere two thousand years since the Lord walked the Earth, yet it seems so long ago. But it's a second in geologic time.
My main point is that we should be concerned about what happens to the Earth after we're departed rather than focus on our individual afterlife. Would you agree with that?
Why reduce humanity, or even an individual, to that one trait?
Just because I mentioned that time is fleeting, I don't see how I reduced the human experience to that one trait. Surely there's a lot more to it than that.
What's your view on where we go or what we do when we shed this mortal coil and leave the bustle and turmoil of this mortal life?
That was the point of the post: to compare my view with that of other nonbelievers.
We may be ephemeral in cosmic time, but I disagree that that makes us "ephemerons". Why reduce humanity, or even an individual, to that one trait? It no more sums my existence than the fact that I had blueberries and toast for breakfast. As I see it we are how the cosmos knows itself.+
Nor does it follow from our relatively brief lifespan that life is an illusion.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Last Wednesday, the MIT women's basketball team had the opportunity to meet with Paula Williams Madison, chairman and CEO of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and a member of the WNBA Board of Governors. A former executive for NBCUniversal, Madison served as the keynote speaker of MIT's 39th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration.
During Madison's lunch with the team, they discussed how as young girls they were encouraged to participate in sports and brainstormed ideas about how to increase the population of young female athletes in addition to retaining them at the high school and college levels. On the academic side, they talked about how women in sports face similar difficulties as women in engineering.
Earlier in the day at the MLK Jr. Breakfast, Madison addressed this year's theme, "Illuminating the Elements of Meritocracy." She stressed the importance of support and encouragement from peers and mentors, saying she had made a gift to her alma mater, Vassar College, to set up such a program. That gift, she said, was designed "to improve the life of all black staff, faculty and students there. ... What I wanted to do was insert something that would make a change."
In its pursuit of meritocracy, Madison urged the MIT community, "Don't stop talking about it." But talking alone is never enough, she added. The next step is, "Now, what are you going to do about it? Everybody may not feel as included as they'd like to be."
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Wanda L. Holland, 90, of Monroe City, Missouri, passed away 12:59 p.m. Friday, November 23, 2012, at Hannibal Regional Hospital, Hannibal, Missouri. She was born December 28, 1921, in Shelbyville, Missouri, the daughter of Henry and Gertrude Day Griffin. She attended Douglass School, Hannibal, Missouri. Wanda was a member of the Monroe City Second Baptist Church, Monroe City, Missouri. She worked for the Henderson Produce Company, Monroe City and Kulhman Diecasting Company, Monroe City, Missouri. She also sewed and ironed clothes in her home for area families.
She married Henry Holland April 16, 1940, in Monroe City, and he preceded her in death January 18, 1981.
Survivors include 9 grandchildren, Betty Holland Mayfield, Denise Holland Lewis, Cheron Holland, Richard Holland, Vernon Holland, Kent Holland, Brent Holland, Renard Holland and Reginald Holland. Also surviving are numerous great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and 1 daughter-in-law, Betty Holland.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 2 sons, Henry Lloyd Holland and Richard Holland, 4 sisters, 3 brothers and a daughter-in-law.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at the Garner Funeral Chapel, Monroe City, Missouri. Rev. Albert Cartmill will officiate. Burial will be at the St. Jude Cemetery, Monroe City, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Tuesday until time of services at the Garner Funeral Home, Monroe City.
Honorary pallbearers will be Brent, Kent, Vernon and Richard Holland. Active pallbearers will be Randy Sparkman, Kent Holland, Jordan Holland, Micah King, Brandan Wilson and Auviar Williams.
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|Stupid Lockeford Supporters Worshiping Fr. Kelly (or something...)
According to Lodinews.com (pdf) Fr. Michael Kelly of the Stockton Diocese has been criminally indicted by an impartial Grand Jury of his peers, and authorities are now seeking to extradite the "Priest" who has already been found liable in civil court of the molestation of young boys. If you recall when we reported on this awhile ago, Kelly fled to Ireland just after he had been found liable for the molestation of a young boy, but before the trial was completed -- before the award phase ($3.75M awarded) Additional lawsuits followed. The asshat Catholic Church has not defrocked the pervert, but they don't want him to do communion or wear his collar, and you know... molestation is totally frowned upon by the Church unless it can be totally covered up (or something....)
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According to Lodinews.com (pdf), the Stockton Diocese has also today announced that they will be declaring bankruptcy. This would be GREAT news if the Diocese were selling off all properties and shutting down all of the churches and schools and other "good works" they have underway in order to make payments to the victims.
Unfortunately, the real reason is of course so that they can protect the assets that are not already protected and avoid paying the victims their full court awards, as well as to stay discovery in additional civil cases underway by Attorney John Manly, who was the attorney in the recent $3.75M award case.
Of course Bishop Stephen E. Blaire positions the news as if he truly wants to "fulfill the responsibilities it has to victims of sexual abuse, particularly those who have not yet had their day in court" but anyone reading the article with an ounce of intelligence will begin to understand the real reasons, as Blaire goes on to tally all of the church assets that are immune from the lawsuits, as they have been protected by incorporating separately, assuring compartmentalization of damage. But Blaire flat out states that "we believe that filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is the only way the Diocese of Stockton can continue [...]"
According to Lodinews.com Blaire states that "We can never forget that these evil acts [he doesn't even have the balls to blame their employees; the evil "Priests"], not the victims of the abuse, are responsible for the financial difficulties we now face" but then he glosses over the fact that justified court awards will probably be drastically reduced in the "fair" Chapter 11 process, saying that "Victims of sexual abuse will be represented in this process intended to result in fair compensation of all of these individuals. If we did not file, any remaining funds available to victims would likely be consumed in the next case, leaving nothing for those claims that have not yet been resolved."
While it would be lousy to be the 5th or 10th victim down the line, and sue, but get nothing because there was no Diocese left, I feel that that's exactly how it should go -- This Diocese has exhibited nothing but gross negligence over the past decades (to the tune of more than $35 million in sexual abuse damage claims) and they should be forced to sell off buildings, furnishings, properties, pensions, insurance polices, controlling party assets, and all other assets until they completely cease to exist. This kind of negligence does not deserve the mercy of the bankruptcy court, and I, for one, hope that they are denied bankruptcy.
More insidiously, however is that the actions by Bishop Blaire, et al, are designed to block discovery in other civil actions, as Chapter 11 automatically stays all discovery in civil cases. Attorney John Manly is more blatent in his criticism of Blair, saying that "There are really two perpetrators in every case involving Fr. Michael Kelly. There is Fr. Kelly and the Bishops of Stockton, including Roger Mahony and Bishop Stephen Blaire, who protected him.
Here's John Manly's entire statement as published on PR Newswire:
STOCKTON, Calif., Jan. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Yesterday, a Grand Jury convened by the Calaveras County District Attorney's Office indicted Diocese of Stockton Priest Fr. Michael Kelly, on numerous criminal counts related to brutal childhood sexual abuse in the year 2000 while serving as the Pastor of St. Andreas Parish in the Diocese of Stockton.
Fr. Kelly absconded to Ireland in 2012, in the middle of a child molestation trial being prosecuted by this firm on behalf of another Kelly victim, only days after he was unanimously found by a jury to have raped and molested our client, a highly decorated Air Force Officer, when he was in 4th grade at Annunciation School in Stockton. Kelly is known to be in Ireland, but guards his location and has repeatedly taken steps to avoid service of process.
Our firm, and our clients, are gratified by this indictment, and are very grateful to the Grand Jury and law enforcement officials in Calaveras County who worked tirelessly for justice on behalf of the victim in the indictment and the numerous other victims of Fr. Kelly.
Today, we call on Bishop Blaire, the Diocese of Stockton, and Monsignor Richard Ryan, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Stockton, a seminary classmate and lifelong friend of Michael Kelly, to disclose Kelly's whereabouts to the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office. Moreover, we call on the Holy See and the Irish Bishops to effectively issue a clerical "all point's bulletin" to all Dioceses and Parishes in Ireland requiring the clergy there disclose Kelly's whereabouts to US law enforcement officials immediately. We believe Kelly is being protected by clergy in Ireland and his whereabouts are known to them.
There are really two perpetrators in every case involving Fr. Michael Kelly. There is Fr. Kelly and the Bishops of Stockton, including Roger Mahony and Bishop Stephen Blaire, who protected him. Indeed, Bishop Blaire and Monsignor Ryan's depositions are scheduled for next week. We learned on the day Fr. Kelly was indicted that they now plan to file bankruptcy only days before their depositions are scheduled. The bankruptcy filing automatically stays discovery in a civil case. It is clear that the Diocese is filing bankruptcy not because it does not have the money to pay a judgment or settlement in the three cases pending against it, but rather, to prevent the truth about the complicity of Bishop Blaire and Monsignor Ryan and other Diocese's members in Kelly's crimes. It is a misuse of the process and cowardly.
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As everybody knows from their own experience, thinking is an extremely chaotic process. And understanding the big picture is often very difficult, especially when trying to keep in mind all of the various bits and pieces that often don't even seem connected in any way. Well, really smart people (a group with which I have no relation) have dreamed up of a special class of software to help us poor sods get our minds in order. That class is dubbed "mind mapping", and is now available for the iPhone.