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These games are always a "spectacle". There are lots of events both before and after the game. Before, there are "pep" rallies, where thousands gather, fans cheer, and allow their emotions get whipped up by the University bands. (This is easily done if you have also attended that University). Usually both players and the head coach have something to say to the gathered faithful, and the night become the game, we even got to hear the legendary coach of Penn State, Joe Paterno, speak. Then it's off to the game itself, in a large oval stadium, filled the team colors below, and deep blue sky above. And the energy and enthusiam of the stadium is electric. Every heard 110,000 people scream all at once?
What makes these games tribal is that fans on each team where their colors proud. For us fans of the Ohio State University, we wear scarlet and gray, or scarlet and something! And for Penn State, the colors are blue and white. There's something extra special about going to an away game and being in the minority. One tee shirt I saw put it well. It said "Don't be scared, I just invited 100,000 of my friends to the party today". As a result, one tends to look out for other people wearing scarlet and gray, whom you can easily bond with, as if they were new family members, or old friends. And that familiar code like cheer, "OH" followed by an "IO" sounds extra sweet behind enemy lines. In the stadium itself, one is reminded again of our tiny minority as we few scarlet and gray spots, are engulfed in a sea of blue and white. And what makes it even greater, are the local gracious fans, who say "Good luck today", even though they don't mean it, and then ask to have a photo taken with you, as if it were some great Detente!
In my imagination's eye, I compared the wearing of the colors, that I and my brothers, and other Ohio State fans were wearing, to the tartans from Scottish clans of old. We represented the different clans from across the area who were their to support the Ohio State football team. And like the Scots of yesterday and today, we like to sing. So throughout the game, we OSU fans sing sections from "Fight the Team", "Across the Field", and "Carmen, Ohio". As I age, I look forward to these rituals, these traditions, these gatherings. They are fun and meaningful. They remind me that I am part of several different families. Not just the Ohio State family, but also my own family, and the family of man. These events remind me that it's a good thing to be part of a group, to feel like you belong, and to remember one's roots.
I look forward to our trip again next year!
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This is one of these pieces where I had a need to simply surrender into the unknowing, while I explore the infinite possibilities from a standpoint of an observer, bringing forth into the visible whatever wants to emerge at this given time. Very primordial aspect of myself arises from the darkness into the light, becoming my teacher, protector, and guide, on this journey into the wholeness.
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by David Gardner (MotleyFool)
ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 18, 1997 -- The Fool Portfolio reversed the tide of a downed Wall Street today, turning in a mild gain with help from minor rises in America Online and Iomega. That keeps us up above the averages for another explosive market month, now ahead 5.8% vs. gains in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq of 4.8% and 2.3%, respectively. For the year, of course, we remain two percentage points down to the Nasdaq and 11 points down to the S&P 500. We call that "striking distance."
I get to play the role of storyteller today, to narrate a very telling event that occurred this morning in the world of financial journalism.
Specifically, let's look at The Wall Street Journal's "Inside Track" column. (Last week, I wrote about the irrelevance of insider selling at America Online, which was reported on in that column.)
As today's "Inside Track" states, the president of WorldCom (Nasdaq:WCOM), a Mr. Bernard J. Ebbers, bought one million shares of his company's stock on April 9-10 at an average price of $23.60. Good move. At today's closing price of $31.50, in just a couple months the man has made a cool $8 millionish. But there may be a little problem here, points out "Inside Track" writer Bridget O'Brian: "No paperwork detailing the transaction made it to the Securities and Exchange Commission until June 2."
As you may or may not know, when a company manager buys or sells company stock he must file with the SEC. That filing is expected within 30 days, at which point it becomes public information and is reported as official "insider trading." But Mr. Ebbers's filing apparently came several weeks late, and was listed as an "amended filing" even though no original filing exists to be amended.
Do I care much about this? Not really. The truth will come out eventually -- it always does -- and I have no idea whether Mr. Ebbers is particularly honest or dishonest. I suspect honest, because WorldCom is such a top-flight operation and I've been taught to expect the best of people. (Yes, I'm aware of how perilously contrary this mentality is to our contemporary journalism; but ain't I refreshing?) The real story -- my story -- lies a few sentences below these revelations. The Journal prints:
"Yet while no official word of Mr. Ebbers's purchase was emanating from Washington or the company, there was talk about it on such online gossip sites as the Motley Fool on America Online.
"A May 29 posting on that site by a subscriber identifying himself as 'Cabo Eddy' said, 'There was a story going around today that Bernie bought an additional 1 million shares a few weeks ago... The story has not hit any wire so I have not confirmed it, but I heard it a couple times from good sources."
Sure enough, you can read it right there in our WorldCom folder on AOL, dated (as listed) 5/29/97. And as it turns out, of course, Cabo Eddy was right on the money.
The best information was right here in Fooldom.
How shocking, the uninformed reader might think, given that this all appeared in an "online gossip site." Now, I'd never accuse the Journal of stooping so low as to indulge in name-calling, but hey, you be the judge. I have a few good friends at The Wall Street Journal that I'm dying to ask about that. Or indeed... why bother? I hear an answer loud and clear from the several hundred thousand of you who come to Fooldom in some cases several times a day for education, straight talk, camaraderie, Fool News, and even to follow the world's only real-money, total-accountability stock portfolios.
If we're all about gossip, then let me be the first to suggest that the world needs one heck of a lot more of it.
Let it rain! You know, the sort of gossip where you pay a few dimes to visit a popular online area, learn how to invest, meet large numbers of other people across the country who share your interests, and read something there that is true and useful and that the Wall Street Journal and SEC might not find out until weeks later.
With a humorous glint in my eye, may I share some irony here? Off the top of my head, I can recall two separate instances in just the past several weeks where the Journal has made a big deal of printing rumors that have since turned out (for now, anyway) to be completely fruitless. Remember how AOL was going to buy out Compuserve? Still waiting? OK, how about the big merger between AT&T and SBC Communications?
This begs the question, "How would you stack up Cabo Eddy's 'gossip' against these, eh?"
Hypo-... hypoc--... hypocrit--... achoo!
We need more of this stuff they call online gossip.
Click into our WorldCom folder on AOL today and you'll find the virtual equivalent of high-fives being exchanged between its readers. "Let's all give Cabo Eddy a big RIGHT ON!" writes RDEMONEY. "Hey Cabo, you're famous! Way to go!!!" says NEILWEST1. Cabo Eddy, for his own part, is not sheepish about it. Responding, he writes, "Was that famous or infamous? I've been a long-term holder of WCOM and things have never looked better. If this market will hold, I think WCOM will head much higher. Bernie's purchase was common knowledge at one of the brokerages I trade with; if anything else 'public' comes to my attention I'll post it here." Unable to help himself, and evincing the ready wit that characterizes so much of why we love Fooldom, Eddy ends the note, "Psst. Blue Horseshoe Loves WCOM."
This is followed up by another quip, from an ambitious Atl63 who no doubt is picturing getting written up in the Journal himself: "I heard that Bernie may have purchased a second one million block."
To close, does this mean I like rumor? Do I want contributors to Fooldom to inject worthless notes of fabrication about things that will never happen? Please, no. But Winston Churchill surely has something to say to us -- or at least, some members of our press -- when he opined, "There are a lot of lies going around this world. The worst of it is, half of them are true."
In that spirit, let's continue to gossip our way into the history books together, and gossip Wall Street out of its many vices. One of those vices -- the regular sharing of inside information that smaller shareholders are not privy to -- is already coming down. All it takes is guys like Cabo Eddy to print Street whispers in a place where anyone can read them. The result? A sudden and profound leveling of the playing field that many traditional media sources continue to misunderstand and feel threatened by.
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Are you going to tonight's social meet-up? Did you go to that media mixer on Monday?
For those who embrace modern networking, there are plenty of ways to connect with like-minded folks in your field as you seek a better job and, possibly, a better life. You might even have something planned for tonight.
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Stanford isn't the only PAC-10 school with an open mind in this area, a fact that hasn't gone unnoticed or unappreciated by University of Washington basketball coach Lorenzo Romar.
"At one time, myself, Tia Jackson and Tyrone Willingham were all coaches of revenue sports teams," he said. "I thought that was pretty good. It told me that no one here sees race at this point."
AOL FanHouse columnist Terence Moore recalled a story from early in his journalism career, when San Francisco Giants skipper Frank Robinson, who after a Hall-of-Fame playing career became the first black manager in MLB history, made a memorable point about that homogenous group Williams described above.
"Frank told me something back in 1981 that I'll never forget," Moore said. "He said the reason there aren't any black managers in baseball is because owners want to hire people they're comfortable having breakfast with. It was a great line."
But 2011 is a far cry from 1981. In 30 years, many if not most team owners and university decision-makers have learned to enjoy breakfast with black coaches and executives. And lunch and dinner. And winning games and generating revenue.
Jeep Hunter, an assistant football coach at the University of South Carolina, served an NFL Minority Internship in 2001 that he thought was valuable for multiple reasons.
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Minority internships serve their purpose and all, but Williams said it's time for both sides to think bigger.
"Now, the next step is for black coaches to get re-hired, and to start getting some of those cream-of-the-crop type jobs that our white counterparts are getting," Williams said.
Sounds good on paper, but how do we get there?
ESPN personality Jemele Hill, who wrote an eye-opening column on black NFL quarterbacks last fall, said it comes down to a lack of relationships. Some roots are down, but the network needs time to grow.
"We're not talking about people walking around with hoods," she said. "We're just talking about how a system was set up and it takes a while for changes to be made. Whoever is doing the hiring, they have got to feel like there's some commonality with someone they're hiring, and that person must appeal to the fans, the majority of whom are white. That's where sometimes African-American candidates can be left behind."
The absence of an established network hurts not only the up-and-coming hot shot looking for his first head coaching job, but also the once-fired guy looking to catch on somewhere else.
"When you look at black coaches who get fired vs. white coaches, take a look at how many of them get hired again," Romar said. "I think the whites get re-hired at a higher rate than the blacks. I'm guessing it's quicker for them to get a second chance."
Romar added that he knows a lot of white guys in basketball who grew up with their dads as their coaches.
"Whites develop relationships with whites over many years," he said. "Some of them go on to become coaches, and then, later on, those coaches become athletic directors." Poof! The white network just appointed a new general.
That the percentage of black NBA and NFL coaches is far lower than the percentage of black players in both sports is rooted in a slow-to-evolve system. That evolution requires the shattering of some ceilings, rarely a simple feat. And until blacks own pro sports teams, particularly in the NFL, you'll continue to see Ryans and Schottenheimers and Moras prowl the sidelines thanks in part to having dads who worked in the league for so many years before them.
"You have whites who get those coaching opportunities who often come from coaching pedigree," said Dr. Harry Edwards, the prominent sociologist, author and professor whose opinions on the role of race in American sports have spanned nearly 50 years. "They've had relatives who coached, they come from coaching families. You don't find blacks getting those kinds of opportunities because they don't have that kind of pedigree."
That's partly why the NFL installed the Rooney Rule in 2003. It requires all teams to interview at least one black candidate for every head coaching and coordinator job.
"The Rooney Rule is in play in order to, for lack of a better term, artificially expose front offices and those who are making hiring decisions to black candidates in the absence of a calculus that says there's a definitive advantage in having diversity in this regard," Edwards said. "Now whether or not the person is simply getting a college tour or a serious interview is something that has to be considered on a case-by-case basis."
There are mixed opinions on the Rooney Rule, and in some circles it's a hotly debated topic. But to those who doubt its legitimacy, Edwards said he knows of at least two cases where an NFL owner was poised to hire a white head coach only to be so impressed by the black candidate he was interviewing to fulfill the Rooney obligation, that he hired the black coach.
And in a third case, "the owner had absolutely no concept of hiring a minority but wound up hiring one, not as a result of interviews this time, but interviews the last time, when he hired the white coach but remembered the interview that he had with the black candidate and went looking for him when he eventually let the (white coach) go."
So if there's not an immediate reward in terms of getting that coveted coaching job, the value is in the growth of the candidate's network. The interview Edwards described above not only allowed the black coach a chance to showcase his intellect, philosophy and style, but it also planted the seed of what proved to be a fruitful relationship, at least temporarily.
The spirit of the Rooney Rule is in the right place. In a culture that lets the end justify the means, those who are critical of the rule find the fault in the fact that it needs to exist in the first place.
Check back for Friday's Part V: "The Means Is The End."
Previous "Blacks In Sports" installments:
+ Part I: Remembering The History
+ Part II: The Hall Pass
+ Part III: The Summer Of LeBron


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Lesson Series: "0 To 60, An Introduction to Alternate Picking" - Lesson 90
LESSON #90 - 2011 Final Lesson! (Last chance to work our pinky!)
Lesson Series by Todd Simpson
This is our Final Lesson of the year! Let's really RIP IT UP! Lots of great stuff planned But first, STRETCHING!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for reference.
Here is our backing. Download it for later practice as well.
Now let's start working with our backing in addition to our metronome. This tablature shows the positions we are going to use. Play each set 4 times with the backing. E.g. Each set of four notes, repeats four times then shifts when played against the backing track. This will help us work our picking as well as our stretch.
We are going to add in open strings and give our lick an almost arpeggio sounding vibe. But do so without actually playing an arpeggio shape. Again, play each position four times with the backing. Let's pick and pull this one as well.
Return of the TRIPEGGIO!
Let's do this same type of lick now as a "Tripeggio" a mixture of triad/arpeggio. So down stroke the first two notes like you are sweep picking then pull off/hammer on the rest.
2011 Review
Looking back, this lesson really got us started on our picking and shredding. Let's review this lesson and see if we have gained any speed since we started doing all this.
All of the lessons we have ever done are available in this killer wiki (Thanks to Fran!) if you have missed any of them, go back over them in 2012. Each one builds on the last so they are good to have covered!
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Roll of Honour
The Sudbury and District Branch Royal British Legion gratefully acknowledges the support of:
7933954 9th Battalion Durham Light InfantryFrederick Pepper known as 'Freddie' was born around 1913, he was the only surviving child of Frederick Charles Bateman Pepper and Maud Lottie Pepper. His father was the Chief Clerk at the goods yard at Sudbury Railway Station and the family lived at 20 York Road. It is believed that his parents lived in or near to Stowmarket prior to moving to Sudbury as Freddie was educated at Stowmarket County School and was employed at Stowmarket Post Office before transferring to Sudbury Post Office, which was then in Station Road in 1933. Freddie never married and is remembered by people today as being 'a smart well dressed lad, with a black moustache' and 'a person who seemed to enjoy life'. He often took part in variety shows arranged by the Post Office Concert Party before the war.Freddie was also a keen sportsman and a valued member of the Stour Boat Club where he was known by the nickname of 'Pepp' and held the position at one time of Honorary Secretary. A report on his death in the Suffolk and Essex Free Press in October 1944 described him as 'very well known in the town', 'a cheery and likable companion'. In 1941 Freddie was called up and joined the Tank Corps before being transferred to the Durham Light Infantry. It was with them that he landed in Normandy on 'D Day' the 6th June 1944. On 2nd June members of the 9th Battalion were onboard an American Navy landing craft, still docked in harbour and unaware of their destination. With about 150 troops onboard it was very cramped and 'killing time' was the worst problem. They were allowed to go ashore just once a day for a meal. The night of the 5th June they were all issued with seasickness pills and that evening they left harbour. The crossing was very bad due to the appalling weather. The next morning they scrambled ashore on Gold Beach. One survivor later wrote 'after 200 – 300 yards all hell broke loose as shellfire flew around'.Freddie died of wounds aged 31 on 13th September 1944 and lies buried in Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium.
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The bell had rung for playtime and all the kids had run out into the courtyard. There were street vendors selling little seet biscuits. They were charingin one coin. Some children didn't have any money to buy one. I later found out that the sponsored children had coins and the children without sponsors did not. Since I had extra money to give (thanks to all my awesome friends and family!), I bought every kid in the school a snack! It was so sad to watch the children sit on the side while their peers ate. Thankfully, that day they didn't have to!
We came back to Canaan's to eat lunch, then packed back up into the bus and drove an hour to Iganda to visit Living Hope. They are a church, orphanage and Christian Ministry in a predominately Islam village. Joanna is the director and a former orphan herself. The ministry has about 70 children. We also sang and did a bible story. The children and village kids and women really enjoyed the bows, beads and barrettes.
Since Living Hope is a new ministry, they have very little funding, so our team took up a love offering. I believe we raised well over $500.oo, which is HUGE in Uganda.
We arrived back at Canaan's and Ginger let me use her iPad to video chat with my family. That was the best thing ever! My girls, the Aunties and many others gathered around me in amazement. It was so nice to see my family, let them see the kids I was loving on and let the sweet Ugandan kids see my family! They giggled as my kids made faces and reached for me through the screen. What an awesome experience!
My girls, Helen and Caroline remained by my side. Helen mentioned to me that she had no shoes and no bag or snack for school. I love these girls and just want to shower them with love. A team member had brought pillowcase dresses her church had made, so I pulled the girls into our team dorm and gave them their new dressed and flip flops. They were so proud and very very appreciative!
After it started getting dark, we headed back to the open air chapel. We listened to children singing, playing and just being silly. Sharon, a 13 year old girl, started to get closer to us. I could tell that she needed love too, but didn't want to make it awkward for her, so I just talked to her. After awhile, I could feel her head fall onto my shoulder and her hands slip into mine. What a feeling! By 10 p.m., it was time for me to walk them to their dorms for bed. I tucked them in and kissed each cheek and finished it with a big mama hug! They loved it, you could see the happiness all over their faces!


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Concerned for his fiancée, Erika Bailey's safety, rock star Darien Scott races to Bangkok to protect her, only to discover his brother is missing. Fearing the worse, he contacts his nemesis, Gan, and makes a repulsive deal that will free his brother and protect Erika's club, The Pink Flamingo. Or so he thought. When a python and Gan are involved, things go sour, and Darien sinks into a deep depression.
Erika is disheartened by the betrayal of her parents. Her father's destruction of her club, and the humiliation of her mother's drunken behavior have her feeling down, but those are the least of her worries. She has a wedding to plan, but won't. Having been betrayed too often, she's scared to trust Darien.
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In object-oriented programming (OOP) we use a special kind of data structure called a class. A class is quite similar to an ordinary C struct . Particular instances of some class type are called objects. As well as having members which are data fields, a class also has members that are functions. If SomeClass were the name of a class and SomeFunction() happened to be the name of one of the class's member functions, then it would make sense to have two lines like:
SomeClass K; K.SomeFunction();
The first line says that K is an object of the class type SomeClass . You can also say that 'K is a SomeClass object' or you can say 'K is an instance of the SomeClass class.' Supposing K has a bunch of data fields, what gets put into these fields when you make the ' SomeClass K;' declaration? It turns out that when you define any class you also define a constructor function which serves to initialize new members of the class.
The second line says to let the object K call the class member function SomeFunction . SomeFunction might act on K's data members, do something to the SomeFunction arguments, possibly return a value, or do any combination of these three actions.
Sometimes a class's constructor function takes arguments. MFC includes, for instance, a CPoint class which has a constructor that can take two arguments, one for each of the point's coordinates. In this case you might have a declaration of the following form, creating a CPoint object with coordinates 3 and 7.
CPoint cpdot(3,7);
It is allowable for a class to have several kinds of constructors. The constructors can be thought of as functions that you can use to create objects of the class type.
We need to mention still another way of initializing an object. Suppose that you want to have, say, a global SomeClass variable, but that you won't know what numbers to initialize the SomeClass with until well into your code. One approach that you could use would be to use a global pointer to a SomeClass .
SomeClass *sc_ptr;
When you declare a pointer to a class like this, no initialization happens. No constructor gets called. Depending on the context, a junk value like CDCDCDCD0x or the NULL (zero) value gets put into the pointer, and no effort is made to create a legitimate class object for the pointer to point to.
The way that you make *sc_ptr correspond to a legitimate object is that later, down in the code when you find out what parameters, say x and y, you want to give to the SomeClass constructor, you put a line like the following.
sc_ptr = new SomeClass(x, y);
In C++, new is a special operator which (a) allocates space for a new object of the specified class, (b) calls the class's constructor on the indicated arguments in order to initialize the object, and then (c) returns a pointer to this newly constructed object.
When you create an object of a given class type the constructor gets called; the constructor encapsulates the initialization and the allocation code. You can 'create' an object either by declaring it as a variable or by using the new operator to create an object and return a pointer to it.
Note that in Java, all class instance variables are of the pointer type. Java doesn't explicitly use the * symbol to indicate pointers, but the variables for objects are indeed pointer variables. This is why in Java you need to call new whenever you want to initialize an object variable. Something that makes the situation a little confusing is that Java also has primitive type variables such as integers that are not pointers.
Saying the same thing again in a different way:
Sometimes beginning Java programmers have the impression that 'Java has no pointers.' But exactly the opposite is true. Everything in Java is a pointer, other than primitives like int and char . The Java compiler will remind you of this if you try and compile code with a line like SomeClass nogood. You'll get an error message saying something about a NULL pointer. Java requires you to rewrite the offending line as SomeClass goodnow = new SomeClass() .


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Mintel: Chinese healthy snacking is an opportunity10 Apr 2017
With four in 10 (40%) urban Chinese consumers eat more nuts and seeds today, Chinese consumers are now focusing on their health - creating new opportunity believes Mintel.
While snacking is often thought of as an indulgent and convenient alternative to traditional meal times, many Chinese consumers are now focusing on their health, creating new opportunity for healthy snacks, believes Mintel. The company's new report reveals that four in 10 (40%) urban Chinese consumers eat more nuts and seeds today compared to six months ago. Pointing to the rise in popularity of these healthy snacks, 58% of consumers say that nuts and seeds taste good and 44% say they are convenient to eat, while only 9% say nuts and seeds are unhealthy.It seems that nuts are high in demand in China as product launch activity is also on the rise. Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) reveals that 17.5% of snack products launched in China between 2014 and 2016 were nuts, compared to 15.3% of those launched globally.The healthy snacking trend is contributing to the growing popularity of nuts and seeds in retail channels as well. In China's retail snack market, nuts and seeds is the largest category, with a retail value of RMB 263.7 billion. The segment is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 10.7% in terms of value between 2015 and 2020, reaching RMB 345.6 billion. "Chinese consumers have become more aware of the health benefits of nuts and seeds," said Ching Yang, Senior Food and Drink Analyst at Mintel. "Now, it seems that eating nuts and seeds is no longer something to do to kill time while chatting with friends, but part of the overall pursuit of a healthy and trendy lifestyle. Therefore, companies should consider packing up the traditional nuts and seeds bulk products in favour of branded products that are positioned as a healthy snack. We're seeing a number of the nuts brands thriving when leveraging this consumer trend."Mintel research reveals that six in 10 (61%) consumers associate a healthy snack with 'all-natural', while 42% associate it with 'fortified with additional nutrients'. One third (31%) of Chinese consumers associate healthy snacks with 'high in protein', and the demographic skews towards male consumers aged 25-29 (42%). What's more, four in 10 (41%) Chinese consumers aged 40-49 associate healthy snacks with 'low in salt'.According to Mintel GNPD, one quarter of snack products launched in China between 2014 and 2016 were meat- or seafood-based snacks. In line with this, Mintel research reveals that almost half (48%) of consumers think meat/seafood-based snacks taste good and are filling (46%).On the other hand, the growth rates of traditional sweet snacks, such as sugar confectionery, ice cream and biscuits, are relatively slow. Mintel research indicates that 26% of urban Chinese consumers are eating less chocolate confectionery today compared to six months ago, while 23% are eating more. However, 63% of Chinese consumers are eating more fresh fruits and vegetables as snacks, and 42% are eating more dairy-based snacks."Chinese consumers have rising awareness of their sugar and fat intake," said Yang. "Therefore, more consumers are switching to fresh fruits and vegetables or dairy-based foods for snacking. This suggests a growing opportunity for food and drinks brands that enjoy a healthy perception (e.g. dietary supplements, cereals and yogurt) to tap into the snacking occasion by developing snack format products. Our research shows that Chinese females are concerned with calories, while Chinese males care about protein. With this in mind – and the fact that the average sodium level in China's meat snacks is lower than the global average and the level is decreasing over time – the 'reduced sodium' claim is still rarely seen on meat snacks and, therefore, could be leveraged to meet consumer needs."And finally, imported snacks are gaining popularity among urban Chinese consumers. According to Mintel research, as many as four in 10 (42%) urban Chinese consumers are interested in buying imported products they've never tried before across a variety of purchase channels that specialise in selling imported snacks. Of these same urban consumers, while 34% have bought snacks from imported food stores, 28% have bought at local stores when travelling and 19% have bought from foreign shopping websites. In addition, though 75% of consumers have bought snacks from any e-commerce site, physical retail channels are still the most popular purchase destination (96%)."As consumers continue to look for new and different flavour experiences, international snacks have become a sector that many consumers are gravitating towards," said Yang. "E-commerce is an especially important channel for international snacks. It not only allows consumers to easily access foreign products, but also provides a less costly channel for international players to enter the Chinese market. However, one of the challenges for consumers is deciding what products are good and worth the higher cost, especially for consumers living in tier-one cities as they are more likely to shop online. A product targeting mainstream consumers could use regular retail channels in order to reach more consumers, especially in the lower tier cities."
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The Competition Tribunal re-hearing of the Competition Bureau's complaint against the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), originally scheduled for May, has been delayed. TREB was granted an adjournment until Sept. 21.Read more
Housing starts in one province have increased by 83 per cent year-over-year, according to new figures.Read more
The New Lending Services Price Index increased by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, following a 0.1% increase in the third quarter.Read more
Employment increased by 29,000 in March, driven by gains in part-time work. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.8%.Read more
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TTUSD 'State of the District' address set for Jan. 11
January 3, 2017
The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District is kicking off 2017 with a "State of the District" event for the community on Wednesday, Jan. 11.
The theme for the event and the 2016-2017 school year is "Celebrating What's Right with this World and Tahoe Truckee."
The theme, from photojournalist Dewitt Jones, is based on a notion of embracing an attitude of celebration in your life, both personally and professionally, and to challenge ourselves to be the best for the world.
There's a lot to celebrate about what's right in our district, our Tahoe Truckee community, and our world.
The first-ever TTUSD State of the District Address will touch on these celebrations and highlight the challenging and engaging learning opportunities underway at the school district so Tahoe Truckee students can thrive in a globally competitive age.
Dr. Leri, Superintendent Chief Learning Officer at TTUSD, shared, "I encourage parents and community members to join us for this special State of the District event. The event will provide a wonderful opportunity to understand how we are providing Pathways to Possibilities and Student Success for each of our students and preparing them to be college and career ready."
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The Cub Choir from Tahoe Lake Elementary will open the event, followed by an interactive presentation from district representatives. The Alder Creek Middle School Jazz Band will wrap up the event with a special performance.
This article was provide by the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. Visit http://www.ttusd.org to learn more.


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"Data is the new oil #ipamobile"
I'm not sure I fully agree, but I get the gist of what they're trying to say - clearly the digital world has massive business potential, which only a small number of firms have fully realised so far.
But there's a subtext to that tweet that probably wasn't really intended, but has particular bearing in the UK with motorists currently panic-buying petrol amid fears of a tanker-driver strike.
The thing is, almost every industry there is depends on the oil industry. Fuel is an essential component in all supply chains - except for digital.
I work from home, and as long as there's electricity in the mains, I can work. My clients never face the prospect of me being unable to make it into the office due to running out of petrol.
Even if I were to become stranded somewhere, I have a netbook. And as long as I can find a Wi-Fi hotspot, I can work.
Flexible Working and Business Continuity
Depending on your business, you might already have flexible working arrangements in place - they've become a legal requirement in recent years, in the UK.
But if none of your employees have ever exercised their right to request flexible working arrangements, you could be in for a spot of bother if strike action takes place and panic-buying continues.
That's where freelancers (like me!) offer a unique alternative - I specialise in web and print copy, so if your in-house blogger can't get there and is stranded away from his or her computer, I can fill in the gaps.
Even if you don't have an in-house blogger or copywriter, hiring someone like me is a cost-effective way to get as much content as you need, without committing to a permanent contract.
Either way, I'm a committed professional who works to high standards, so you wouldn't be putting a have-a-go amateur in charge of your content, and I can quickly pick up any particular tone of voice or in-house style guide you happen to use.
Proposed Strike Action
You can read more about the proposed strike action by British fuel tanker drivers on the Unite website, which carries details of the majority votes cast by five out of seven balloted companies, and of those that voted against taking such action.


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Sunday, April 6, 2014
Four From Friday
Friday brought several interesting, varied reads across my computer screen:
1) Scientific American got us started with a little math history lesson, centered around "infinitesimals" coming in and out of favor, and the re-casting of calculus:
2) On the light side, The Guardian offered an excerpt about our response to numbers, from Alex Bellos' newest book, "Alex Through the Looking Glass":
It starts off telling about a man named Jerry Newport, a retired taxi driver with Asperger's Syndrome who has "an extraordinary talent for mental arithmetic." Also, turns out that Jerry's living room includes "a cockatoo, a dove, three parakeets and two cockatiels"… THIS is a man I can relate to! ;-) -- I've had a similar living room in the past!… though I lack Jerry's number talents. Anyway, many of Jerry's unexplained skills interestingly center around prime numbers. (BTW, I touched on the subject of linkage between Asperger's and math ability a bit ago.)
The rest of Bellos' piece deals with various subjective (and seemingly inexplicable) oddities about integers, and our relationships to them.
An interesting, fun read, touching on language and psychology in addition to math. If the rest of the book is this entertaining, jolly good!
3) A bit more advanced, Adam Kucharski writes a piece for Nautilus on the startling Weierstrass Function, which pre-saged "fractals" -- a fascinating function that is continuous, yet lacks a derivative at any given point (is "smooth" NOwhere). This was contrary to all prior math thought, and "With one bizarre equation, Weierstrass had demonstrated that physical intuition was not a reliable foundation on which to build mathematical theories":
(this interesting extract comes from a longer article Nautilus subscribers can access)
4) Finally, in a fascinating bit of logical legerdemain, Arkady Bolotin has linked the P vs. NP Millennium Problem to quantum mechanics, and in so doing reached conclusions about both. A longstanding puzzle in quantum theory is how to apply equations that work so well at the quantum level to the world we actually live in and experience. Bolotin argues that while Schrodinger's equation has relatively simple solutions at the atomic-level, at the macro-level it becomes NP-hard (essentially unsolvable). Essentially he's killing two birds with one stone: claiming that P ≠ NP (which is what most assume, but have yet to prove) and that the quantum inscrutability of our world is the result of Schrodinger's equation being essentially unsolvable (within reasonable time) at the macro level:
And if you have any energy left after reading all these you can go catch the latest lengthy blather (re: math education) I've put up on MathTango this morning.
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Friday, March 1, 2013
On The Hunt
Zillow. Hotpads. Realtor.com. I'm wasting a LOT of hours of my day with you.
You lure me with your pretty photos and your pretty words.
"Charming." "Character." "Original woodwork." "Huge potential."
It's very seductive. I want to trust you. I so want to put my faith in you. You will find me the perfect house!
I haven't spoken with the first realtor, or even taken the first trip to get a lay of the land, and already I'm hanging wallpaper and painting cabinets in my imaginary house.
I'm trusting my own abilities to buy and sell and plot and plan. And of course, we all know the headline to that front page story:
Woman plans, God laughs.
I'm happy to give you a chuckle today, Lord! And if my wishlist seems ridiculous, you can laugh at that, too!
In the meantime, I'm pinning all of the pretty things I'd love to find in my next house.
Things like a dutch door:
A kitchen booth:
A laundry chute:
A clothesline:
Impossible list? Probably. But it hasn't stopped me from looking!
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Those all seem to be very "do-able"...charming...quaint...adorable. I've always liked the kitchen booths...Gabe had that in his old home and removed it! Ugh...youth! But I must admit, that every time I see them I envision the bruising I would have from banging my legs as I got in and out of it. Something to think about...comfort! LOL. Keep dreaming. XOReplyDelete
I was looking through your other blog and clicked on this to see what it is all about. I just had to say that I'm so happy someone else shares my love of a kitchen booth. Ahhhh.....I would just LOVE to have one! I would even take a corner style "booth" of sorts but my biggest wish of all is to have a booth like the one you picture! I dream of having long conversations over coffee with my girlfriend or leisure Sunday mornings reading the paper over warm cinnamon rolls with my husband. I could go on and on. I think they provoke conversation and I think so much of that has gone by the wayside in our hustle and bustle lives. Thanks for posting your dream house visions. It just makes me smile. If I ever move, this is exactly what my list would like too (at least to start with, lol) A girl can dream, right? :) TFSReplyDeleteReplies
Another lover of the booth! I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one! I've been pinning them on Pinterest for a while now. Whenever my family goes out to eat, we always request a booth...how fun would it be to have one at home? I've seen a few booths while looking at houses online, so I'm excited..and still dreaming! Thanks, ConnieDelete


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Shalhevet High School's 19-voice choir provided the music at the Third Annual LAPD Chanukah Menorah Lighting on December 16 at Police Headquarters downtown. Led by Shalhevet music teacher Mrs. Joelle Keene, the choir sang a capella arrangements of "Maoz Tzur" and "Mi Yemalel," followed by the blessings over the candles. Then Rabbi Newman hoisted a little boy onto his shoulders to light the giant menorah.
The crowd included 100 police officers, politicians and members of the public, and the choir were able to meet Mayor Eric Garcetti after the performance. Police Chief Charlie Beck also attended and the heads of the Hollywood Division and other sections were in attendance along with families of officers killed in the line of duty, who were honored at the event.
The event was organized by LAPD chaplain Rabbi Shmuel Newman, who thanked the department for its service and presented inscribed chanukiyot to families of the fallen officers. Rabbi Newman also gave a dvar Torah about finding light in times of darkness, tying together the service of the officers to the theme of Chanukah.
After the program, the students and their parents were invited to a kosher buffet of latkes, donuts and more, arranged by Rabbi Newman. Everyone mingled with the police officers and the event's organizers.
"It was a privilege to have been invited, to get out into the city that is our home and thank some of the people who work hard to keep it safe for everyone," said Mrs. Keene later.
Two staff members of Shalhevet's newspaper, The Boiling Point, were also in attendance, and were able to show Mayor Garcetti a photo of him reading the paper during his campaign in 2013. "Oh, the Boiling Point!" Mayor Garcetti exclaimed, seeming to actually remember it. "You need to send me some new issues."
The choir also performed during Chanukah at Barnes & Noble at the Grove. It rehearses twice a week at Shalhevet after school and learns a program of Jewish, Israeli and popular music.


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About Language of Desire
The worst feeling in the world a woman feels is when her man doesn't react the same way to her anymore after some time into the relationship. The story is always the same. You've been with your partner for a long time and you started off being insanely attracted to each other and crazy in love.
Your love life started out with sparks and explosions and there was nothing that could get in the way of you two. Every act of physical and emotional affection came naturally without putting much effort into anything. All you had to do was give a simple look, or a sigh or even the movement of your body a certain way or body language and he would be at your feet and you two would enjoy an unlimited and easygoing emotional and physical connection for hours on end, but now that spark is gone or has become very dim.
You question yourself and ask whether you've done something wrong. Then you wonder and ponder upon your shortcomings and think about what you could've done differently, and what you can still do differently to make things be the same way with him, as they were before. You need that spark back and it is understandable, to say the least.
What Causes This Drift in Your Love and Desire?
Women are very sensitive to the emotions of others, specially their partners, the men in their lives. They analyze and overanalyze about the potential causes of the drift that has suddenly appeared in their relationship with their man and want to analyze the evidence and observations to figure out what could be causing this and how they can fix it. The important thing to remember is that it is no one's fault and no blame is to be assigned to any one party.
Every couple goes through different stages of intimacy and different levels of maturity in their relationship. A relationship is like a living breathing organism, it ages with time. But don't let this aging scare you. No relationship will spoil rotten with age if you put the time and effort into it.
In fact, if you master the "Language of Desire" with each other and start speaking it fluently, it can make your relationship age like wine so that it only gets better and sweeter as the days and months go by. The Language of Desire for every stage in the relationship is different, and not only that, but the Language of Desire for each stage of the relationship is also different and has to be tailored to that specific stage.
What is The Language of Desire Exactly?
The Language of Desire is a guide to talking dirty with your man developed by Felicity Keith from Digital Romance, Inc, using her own personal experiences as an ultimate guide. The guide includes a large set of key words that help tap the sexual desire in your partner and get him aroused instantly just by using these words.
Some of the techniques included in the Language of Desire set are:
- The Pavlov's Erection Technique
- The Erotic Telepathy
- The Cuddle Hormone
- P*rn Destroyer
- Sexual Singularity
- The Madonna Moan
- Oral Intensifier
- Desire Seed
- Lust Mirror
- The Romance Rotator
These are just few of the amazing techniques offered by The Language of Desire.
What You Can Achieve from The Language of Desire
Using The Language of Desire program by Felicity Keith, you can spice things up with your man and learn exactly which words turn him on without using any complicated actions. Incorporating The Language of Desire into your love making routine is going to put you back on top and in control when it comes to intimacy.
Bring The Language of Desire into your life and get started on discovering the secrets of reigniting love. By mastering the tips and techniques of The Language of Desire, you can stop being passive and start being active and take control of your love live starting from this very moment.
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THIS WEDNESDAY IS ASH WEDNESDAY ~ We will celebrate the Eucharist in the church at 7:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Ashes are blessed and distributed during the Mass after the homily. Throughout the day, the blessed ashes will be available in front of the altar for distribution to the homebound. If you wish to take some, simply bring a small envelope with you to church to secure some blessed ashes. When you distribute them to the sick or homebound use the formula "Repent and believe the Good News of Jesus" as you place the ashes on the forehead.
FAST AND ABSTINENCE ~ Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting (limiting the consumption of food) and abstinence (refraining from eating meat).
As a sign of our penance, the Diocese of Albany also preserves the custom of not eating meat on the Fridays of Lent. Therefore, all Catholics, 14 years of age and older are obliged to refrain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and the other Fridays of Lent. All Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59 are obliged to fast.
Fasting refers to the quantity of food eaten. Traditionally, fasting allows for eating only one full meal per day. Two additional, smaller meals may be eaten and there is no eating in between meals.
By retaining these traditions for our Diocese, we do not intend that they be interpreted as laws binding under pain of sin, but as customs from which we will not hold ourselves lightly excused. They are expressions of our desire to be converted in our hearts, to be reconciled with each other, and to love our neighbor. It is helpful to remember that the ability to decide how much or little one will eat is in itself a gift.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be held with the children of St. Thomas the Apostle School on the Fridays of Lent at 2 p.m. (in the church); there will also be Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. (also in the church). All are welcome.
LENTEN DONATIONS - ALMS AND RICE BOWL ~ It has been our tradition in recent years to focus our Lenten donations on the needs of our sister parish in Mexico. Although we recognize that need and continue to support their mission, there is also a tremendous need to financially support Catholic Relief Services and the wonderful work they do throughout the world. Annually the Rice Bowl Collection has supported that need, with 75% of donations supporting global programs and 25% helping those living in poverty in our Diocese. So, this Lent we have decided to split your generous Lenten donations between the two programs. Rice bowls will be available at church entrances during Lent for your contributions to this shared program. We appreciate your generosity to all those in need.


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Thankful, so grateful we are for our home,
And home away from just never alone.
For loved ones who care and for friends galore.
Never a want a need anymore!
Fire that drove us our of our lair,
Loved ones compassionate always there!
Giving us comfort, shelter, and food.
We praise Him forever! God is so good!
Soon back to our home appreciatively!
Though surrounded by fires survived safely!
Black smoke overhead a blanket so strange
Colors all about a complete rearrange!
Houses about us appearances as of fire,
Queer coloration all not to desire!
Strange feeling about us, just made us know
Hell not desired! Not the place to go!
Church the compassion one feels in that place!
Each one for another this moment of Grace!
Yorba Linda protected miraculously!
Believers live there, like, divine decree!
Our Father above who cares for us all
Who guides us protects us lest we fall!
Our hearts reach out to those who lost homes
Their loss is grievous and they are not alone!
Jesus had no home on earth for three years
He slept on hard ground it received His tears!
Tears for others, Jerusalem, Galilee,
He is weeping still for souls that will not see!
The Bible gives us a road map to guide,
No other book as important beside
This book that is hidden beneath a pile
Of novels, magazines not worth your while.
Bibles destroyed by fire soon replaced!
To Whom do we turn for living Grace?
Gods' Word became flesh, some have received
Those who trusted in Him and believed!
So why on earth am I on this earth?
And why was I ever given New Birth?
"Let your light so shine," is the Lord's acclaim!
For this very purpose, He did us ordain!
Sam Cox 11.18.08


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The Senate Budget Committee met on Thursday to discuss an agricultural spending projection for 2008, and came up with a non-binding figure that includes over $15 billion extra. Now it's up to the Agriculture Committee to find out where that money will come from.
Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, had asked for $20 billion extra for the agriculture baseline. "This is a lot different story than when I chaired the committee in 2001," Harkin told reporters on Thursday. "We had a surplus. We were flush. We could do a lot of things."
This year, Harkin says the committee will have about $23 billion less than when it wrote the last farm bill. "We're going to have a problem looking at the offsets," he says.
However, Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., issued a statement voicing support for funding the farm bill. "The reauthorization of the Farm Bill will provide an economic safety net for agricultural producers, enhance the stewardship of our natural resources, address domestic nutrition needs, increase agricultural research, and improve our export competitiveness."


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Denver, Nov. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The third annual "Go-Tober Challenge" concluded Tuesday in the Denver metro area. During October, participating organizations challenged employees to ditch driving alone at least once a week in favor of a smarter commute option such as carpool, telework, vanpool, bike, walk, light rail or bus.
Top commuters and 2017 Go-Tober champions are: Imagine! in the Neighborhood Ninja category, Xilinx in the Suburban Superheroes category, Amec Foster Wheeler in the Transit Troopers category and DaVita in the Urban Ultimates category.
"We're all about reducing traffic congestion and emissions one commuter at a time," said Steve Erickson, director of communications and marketing for the Denver Regional Council of Governments. "There are so many personal benefits when employees choose smarter commute options, and we hope Go-Tober has inspired them to make that choice more often."
Go-Tober is presented by Way to Go, a regional partnership between the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and a group of seven Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) that are dedicated to transforming the way people get around. Go-Tober works directly with employers to introduce new commute options to those who normally drive alone. Ultimately, Go-Tober is designed to inspire lasting changes in commuting behavior to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.
A total of 1,719 participants in the Go-Tober challenge logged 36,924 commutes. Their efforts resulted in 440,137 smart commute miles traveled and a reduction of more than 125.12 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Walkers and bikers also burned an extra 2,732,019 calories and saved some $116,007.76 in travel costs.
To qualify, employees of participating companies registered at WayToGoTober.org and logged at least four smart commute round trips throughout the month of October. Companies earned points for each one-way trip taken and tracked.
Companies of all sizes were categorized by the Regional Transportation District's (RTD) Service Level Areas, with an effort index applied to equal the playing field between small and large companies. View a full list of participating companies at waytogotober.org.
About the Organizer
Way to Go is a program of Denver Regional Council of Governments, a planning organization where local governments collaborate to establish guidelines, set policy and allocate funding in the areas of transportation and personal mobility, regional growth and development, and aging and disability resources. For more information visit waytogo.org.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/811ee4a6-d337-4d4f-9c5d-5fb41a8157d6
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Submotion Orchestra – Finest Hour
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Submotion Orchestra is a live 7-piece project from Leeds, incorporating deep bass-driven grooves and dense textures in their progressive live dubstep sound. Leaving crowds inspired and often open-mouthed in their wake, this is not live dubstep to be taken lightly. The members have all cut their teeth on live dub, funk, reggae, jazz and even grime bands previously, so are no strangers to complex rhythm or rootical bass. Having been formed in early 2009 as an experimental live project, the band have quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting up-and-coming acts this year. Expect to hear blissful tones and weighty sub-bass, interwoven with tight rhythmic intensity from this incredibly talented outfit.
For more info and buy check: www.submotion.co.uk
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02. Back Chat
03. Always
04. Hymn For Him
05. All Yours
06. Pop and Lock
07. Suffer Not
08. Secrets
09. Finest Hour
10. Perfection
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All my love, Betty
Betty Kane is my grandmother, teacher and role model.
We lost her a year ago today, and I still imagine being able to visit her in Rhode Island every summer, walk down the stairs in her home each morning and see her sitting by the living room window with her cup of black coffee and the newspaper.
While Grammy's passing was one of the biggest losses I've ever experienced, I want to celebrate her anniversary and the incredible woman she was in the best way i know how - through photographs.
Since I was a baby, my family and I spent just about every summer at my grandparents' house in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
One year, I discovered a trove of old family photos in a wooden cabinet in their living room and begged Grammy to tell me the stories behind them.
Each consecutive time I'd visit, at my request, we would sit on her paisley couch surrounded by the yellowed pictures.
Grammy would straighten her back, delicately hold each photo in her hands, point out every person in the photo and describe each memory from the day it was taken as if it was the first time I'd ever heard it. I never got tired of it.
She told me about how she won a Shirley Temple look-alike contest as a little girl. She shared stories of my great-grandmother who loved beautiful hats and my great uncle who was once the mayor of Providence.
She gave special care to a photo she gifted my grandfather when they were dating with the words "All my love, Betty" written on the front.
She joked about how Papa "chased" after her in college. "That's where it all began," she'd say before winking at him from across the room. That photo withstood more than 62 years of marriage.
Grammy told me about when my parents first met during the weekend of my aunt's wedding and how she knew my mom was the one for "Her Michael."
She'd speak about her trips to visit our family in Ireland and how she convinced Papa to drive instead of fly to Florida in the winters because of her horrible fear of airplanes.
She laughed about her beehive hairdos and lit up when recalling the evenings she'd spent dancing the night away with Papa.
She'd beam when she spoke of building sandcastles with her grandchildren at the beach, where she'd also beg us not to go into the water past our knees.
She'd speak proudly of her own children's accomplishments - the places they'd lived, the new jobs they had, the countries they travelled to. she'd marvel at how beautiful they looked on their wedding days and at oceanside dinner parties. "Doesn't she look dah-lin?" she'd say with her Rhode Island accent.
She'd recall the moment she was named the may day queen in college and joke about being "quite a dish back in the day."
She'd also speak fondly about the golf tournaments and bridge games she won throughout the years.
But after the hundreds of photos we'd looked at over time, Grammy never boasted about some of her most incredible accomplishments.
After raising five kids, Grammy went back to school to obtain her master's degree, which allowed her to teach in Providence until her retirement just one year before I was born. She didn't talk about the impact she made on her students lives, many of whom were from some of the most under-represented areas of the city. Students who, decades after Grammy was their teacher, recalled what a fair and compassionate person she always was.
Grammy wouldn't brag about how she fostered several children after school and provided them with dinner and a safe place to do their homework every night.
And while she never gave herself credit for being the most amazing mother, sister, teacher, Grammy/Mema, wife and friend, the photos she eventually passed down to me do a great deal of the talking for her.
Knowing I won't get to hear Grammy tell me anymore stories in this lifetime absolutely breaks my heart. But she gave me her photos, armed me with their memories and prepared me to share them with my loved ones for (God willing) many many years.
Grammy, I miss you every day & look forward to sharing more stories when we meet again. Save me a seat on your paisley couch - we have a lot to catch up on.
All my love, Kristin.
Writer // Chrysanthemum & Forrest's adoptive mama // collector // beauty product hoarder // Living in the Midwest, but aching for the East coast http://www.midwestmagpie.com