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Covering the Front and Back Pages of the Newspaper
September 2, 2008
POLITICS: More Than Just The Mayor
Leon Wolf over at RedState has a hilarious and spot-on post about Obama's (1) ridiculous claim that running for president qualifies him to be president and (2) insistence on comparing his record to Sarah Palin's record as Mayor of Wasilla while refusing to acknowledge that the woman is Governor of Alaska. As Leon notes, using Obama's own terms of comparison:
Interesting that you should claim that the total annual budget of your campaign is approximately $432 million a year, Mr. Former Harvard Law Student. The Alaska State Budget is roughly ten times that amount. Interesting that you should mention that your campaign employs 2500 individuals. The government of the State of Alaska (which Sarah Palin is Governor of - I hate to keep mentioning this, but you and your supporters keep forgetting it) has approximately six times that many. And, just in case you're forgetting, she's been doing it for longer than you've been running your campaign (which was not nearly always as large as it currently is).
Ed Morrissey makes a similar point.
Also on the campaign:
*David Brooks on why McCain likes Palin and the shortcomings of their combined ticket. Brooks is nothing if not a guy who knows McCain's mind. An excellent read despite the horrifying implication that Brooks thinks Robert Gates should have been McCain's running mate.
*Obama refuses to follow the lead of Bush, Kerry and Gore in releasing college transcripts. (H/T). Note that McCain also does not release his, although in his case there would not be much point, as he has freely admitted graduating in the bottom of his class. But Obama stands to be much more embarrassed if his grades do not match his reputation, or perhaps by his course selection.
*I cannot possibly offer you better advice on the Palin selection than to read Beldar, who is just way ahead of everyone else on this story, in part because he was an early advocate of a Palin selection and was doing his homework on her all summer. Among others, he explains the difference between a windfall profits tax and the oil company taxes Palin actually raised, which seem to deal more directly with the oil companies' business directly with the government; tells you everything you need to know about Gov. Palin's respect for her family's privacy; tells us about Palin's background as a debater; and revisits her role running the Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission.
*I hope you watched Fred Thompson's barn-burner of a speech tonight (Fred was in fine form, although in a few spots he could have used a pause to get a drink of water). Unfortunately, I gather that most of the networks skipped the speech, or at least the first half of it. Which stinks, given that the GOP already shaved the first night off its convention. Of course, a fair amount of what Fred covered is well-known enough to people who read blogs, but it was still very well done, and even I learned something - I had not known that McCain opposed President Reagan's deployment of peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, a decision Reagan later described as the worst mistake of his presidency. (Lieberman's speech was solid and more directly aimed at swing voters, but of course his delivery is famously dry).
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Crank - As the Obamabphiles keep tearing down at Palin, will this in the end cause more married female voters to jump ship? I have to think that all this Palin belittling (bashing) after Hillary bashing has got to disgust married as well as older female voters who were 'trailblazers' in corproate America 20-30 years ago and dealt with similar crudeness. I keep saying married female voters, because that was such a critical improvement in Bush's numbers in the 2004 election compared to 2000.
After all, Bernie Mac died, and people forgot the horribly sexist jokes he told at an Obama fundraiser.Posted by: Son Of Brock Landers at September 3, 2008 11:32 AM
This is a major gaffe on Obama's part and it's a shame it won't get more mainstream publicity.
1) He is comparing his experience to hers, which is exactly the trap. He is running for Pres, she for VP. Does he think Americans are so dumb they won't see that difference.
2) She actually does have more experience than he does. I will grant that "Running for President" is experience, but before Obama did that, he had almost no experience, unquestionably less than Palin.
3) Refusing to acknowledge that she is a Governor. What, can he not get over the fact that a woman can be a state governor?
It all reeks of arrogance.Posted by: per14 at September 3, 2008 11:56 AM
The main reason the GOP cut short the first night of the convention was to show that the unmitigated disaster that used to be called FEMA, which Bush and his henchmen destroyed, was now a viable entity again, and that they cared.Posted by: Daryl Rosenblatt at September 3, 2008 12:01 PM
Obama shouldn't have directly compared his experience to hers; it was a strategic error on his part. His response should have been as follows:
"It is ironic that the Republicans, who have been criticizing my lack of experience since the beginning, would pick someone with Sarah Palin's resume to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. I guess experience doesn't matter to Republicans after all.
"And it insults the intelligence of female Democrats to assume that they would consider voting for Palin just because she happens to be a woman."
Experience does matter to the Republicans. Which is why McCain chose someone with more experience than Obama as his running mate. And which is why the GOP chose a Presidential nominee that actually has an immense amount of experience.
The Democrats picked someone with even less experience than Palin as their Pres. nominee. So if Obama is elected, we won't even have to contemplate a heartbeat stopping in order for the terrifying scenario of an inexperienced President to arise. It will be there from day 1.
Maybe some female Democrats are insulted and frankly I can understand why. But I've talked to more than a few who are changing their vote, or seriously contemplating it.Posted by: per14 at September 3, 2008 2:52 PM
"the unmitigated disaster that used to be called FEMA which Bush and his henchmen destroyed"-I must have missed this, they destroyed it ? When? How did they do it? and if its is viable entity again that would be because of everyone except Bush, right?
Better question-how come the other states that were hit by Katrina faired better than Louisiana? maybe, it was the total lack of preparation by Mayor Nagin despite over a 1 years notice that NO was not prepared for a hurricane? or maybe was it the thousand buses or so that just sat in parking lots instead of evacuating the citizens or the trains going in and out of N.O with no passengers or the cops running away, or Gov. Blanco sitting on her hands for 2 days before sending in the National Guard-no wait- it was George Bush and FEMA a thousand miles away.
Do you know how large FEMA is?
You want to know what happened in Katrina-total breakdown on the local and state level the only thing done for those people during the first few days was done by the Coast Guard -ie the Federal Govt. FEMA is a co-ordinating agency-not a first or second responder-its relatively small and that headcount is for the entire US and had to deal with the effects of Katrina in what?.... 3 or 4 states.
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As a matter of fact dch, I do. Bush the first and then Bill Clinton both considered FEMA important, and built it up, staffing it well. Clinton took what Bush I did and made it better, but I still give credit to GHWB. I am not letting hacks like Nagin off the hook, nor do I consider it FEMA's fault that Katrina hit, nor is it their job to rebuild. But it was W's fault that an idiot horse trainer was in charge of the agency that is charged with taking care of national priorities, and this after 9/11. You know, an attack where W decided that he basically screwed up under (yes you might say he didn't), but don't even try to defend what FEMA became under Dubya. And that is what they destroyed: the viablility of an agency that was pretty good. Wow, he made it better than it was. Not hard to do. Also his job. Clap. Clap. Clap. About time he did it.Posted by: Daryl Rosenblatt at September 3, 2008 3:42 PM
Palin needs to tell the nation tonight that being a mother will cause her to campaign a little less. She should say that, unlike Obama, she will not have the time to make it to 57 states!Posted by: stan at September 3, 2008 4:10 PM
Her record shows she is experienced in using her power to advance personal grievances and fill government positions with political hacks.Posted by: Berto at September 3, 2008 5:24 PM
Her record shows she is experienced in using her power to advance personal grievances and fill government positions with political hacks.Posted by: Berto at September 3, 2008 5:24 PM
Her record shows she is experienced in using her power to advance personal grievances and fill government positions with political hacks.Posted by: Berto at September 3, 2008 5:24 PM
Just to get you on record, Berto: you think Trooper Wooten is the kind of person you want as a law enforcement officer? Because, you know, abusive husbands who toss around death threats and use stun guns on their kids are not exactly even my idea of poster boys for the Democrats. But hey, what do I know?
fill government positions with political hacks
Well, that describes an awful lot of people who fill govt positions. I understand that Palin cleaned house of the existing GOP apparatus and thus had to stoop to hiring some Democrats, but if you have specific examples with supporting links, fire away.Posted by: Crank at September 3, 2008 5:38 PM
Political hacks?!
Like Chicago perhaps?Posted by: stan at September 3, 2008 6:22 PM
Threatened to fire the town librarian because she didn't support her book-banning ideas.
Just goes to show you, if you wait 10 years or more Conservatives will admit you were right all along.
Want to talk about stun guns and tasers? In the words of the worst US President of all-time, "Bring it on."
Finally, will you call out Palin for lying to the American public about the "Bridge to nowhere" and what she told Congress?
Just to be "fair and balanced", I support Palin and her daughters right to choose whether to carry Bristol's unborn baby to term.


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Some football rumors we pick up on Riptide never come true. Usain Bolt never did make his start with the Dolphins. Others are actually legitimate it seems, as the 2010 Pro Bowl will indeed be played at Dolphin Stadium a week before the Super Bowl according to AP sources.
The NFL has thought about changing up the tradition of playing its All Star game in Hawaii the week after the Super Bowl for years now, and seem poised to actually go forward with the shake up. The future of the Pro Bowl isn't 100% clear yet, but it seems likely that the game will be played in its traditional home in Honolulu every other year alternating with the city that hosts the Super Bowl. Dolphin Stadium will also host next years Super Bowl, giving the Dolphins home field advantage when they become the pre-emanate team in the league next year ...well, anythings possible. Though, it's much more possible that Chad Pennington will make his Pro Bowl debut in his home stadium after being snubbed this year.

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On Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Greenbuild Conference and Expo, we will host a new summit focused on bringing together product manufacturers, designers, architects and other industry professionals for an in depth discussion on the connection between the products that go into buildings and the effect they have on those who live, work learn and play within them.
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Devon Energy released its fourth quarter earnings this week at the same time they announced new layoffs.
Related: Devon Energy Reports Exceptional Q4 for 2014
In a recent press release, Devon announced today announced core earnings of $319 million for the fourth quarter of 2015. The company also reported oil production averaged 278,000 barrels per day in the fourth quarter, a 16 percent increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2014.
Devon has 72,000 net acres located in DeWitt and Lavaca counties in the Eagle Ford and reports production averaging 111,000 barrels a day for full year 2015.
Devon also announced it would lay off 20 percent of its workforce, or 1,000 employees company wide.
- Delivered oil production growth of 26 percent from year-ago quarter
- Reduced field-level costs by nearly $400 million in 2015
- Maintained significant financial flexibility with nearly $4 billion of liquidity
- Decreased 2016 E&P capital spending outlook by 75 percent
- Reduced operating and G&A expense outlook by $800 million annually
- Adjusted quarterly dividend to improve cash flow by $320 million annually
Just one year ago Devon Energy announced it finished an "outstanding year" as it rebounded from a $20 million net loss in 2013 to end 2014 with net earnings of $1.6 billion. In 2016, Devon's E&P capital investment is estimated to range from $900 million to $1.1 billion, a decrease of 75 percent from 2015.


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Sweet Bella had a lot of great personality for nine weeks! We knew we wouldn't be able to get the same amount of sleepy shots as our standard newborn 10 days and younger sessions so were pleasantly surprised when she cat-napped just long enough for a quick few! As soon as we moved her to try for more sleeping ones---she woke right up again! :) At nine weeks there's just too many things you want to check out. We love how many smiles we got and her cute little squish.
Naturally, the first thng we had to ask Mom and Dad was if she was named Bella after a certain character of a popular book and movie series that I'm sure you've heard about! Mom said she wasn't but is definitely a fan and wishes she had a dollar everytime she's asked that! :)
These flowers caps are so funny----Bean says they remind her of synchronized swimmers!
My very fave! Dad and quite a few people in their family work for Coke so they requested the crates! Enjoy! :)


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Established in 2011, Social Touch is a leading service provider of mobile social marketing solutions in China dedicated to helping companies build up the user-centered intelligent marketing ecology. Its vision is to become a one-stop platform of mobile marketing for companies featuring colorful, open and intelligent mobile marketing ecology.
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Boys Play War: A Tradition of Uprising (2016)
This installation, like most forms of artistic practice, began with a series of questions: on power and place, gender and race—often finding substance in the disquietude that lies at the intersection of these topics. With each question serving as a doorway to the next, the dialectical conception of "Boys Play War" eventually came into harmony with the works on view upon arrival at one particular question:
"Who says power is a concept limited to men?"
This is precisely the same question posed by the initiators of the Aba Women's Riot of 1929 and the Abeokuta Women's Revolt of 1940. On both occasions, over 10,000 women stood together to challenge the colonial ideologies imposed by the British. These uprisings were notoriously more successful than previous insurrections led by men—like the Bussa Rebellion of 1915, where rebels armed with bows and arrows attempted to undermine the policy of indirect rule in British-controlled Nigeria.
Over a century later, the protagonists in "Boys Play War" have picked up the bow and arrow again, but this time in rebellion against pre-imposed ideologies of what constitutes African art—a testament to the longevity of the quest for an authentic expression of autonomous African identity.
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I've been getting a lot of messages lately asking how I lead such a 'different' life.
How did I take the leap of faith to do ______?
How did I overcome fear or indecision?
How did I come to lead a life doing what I want to do?
How did I figure it all out?
And while I feel pressed to say that I absolutely do not have it all figured out and that you cannot compare your beginning to someone else's middle... truth be told: I've always been asked this question.
Because I have always lead a different life.
I think to some degree it does come more naturally to me than most to live counterculture.
I must admit that I strive to be different to an unhealthy degree at times. But there are a lot of circumstantial things that have contributed to my counter perspective of how to live.
For example:
I didn't go to college.
I started my own business at 18.
I've lived and traveled alone much of my adult life.
I live minimally and slowly.
I don't own or watch a TV.
I have never been in debt.
I refuse to use dating apps.
98% of my clothing is vintage/thrifted/secondhand/handmade.
I sold 50% of my belongings to live on the road for an undetermined amount of time with no real destination and no real specific reason.
Essentially, I go against the grain in regards to a lot of societal norms.
Hopefully I don't have to state that if you do the opposite of any of these things I don't think you're doing it wrong or think less of you…. but if I do have to state it… well... I just did.
Everyone has a different path by which they choose to reach their goals and their desired way of life. I am not saying my way is the way, but because I am continually asked "how I do it" I thought laying out some of my personal history would help answer that question.
But in thinking more in depth about it, I do have some specific beliefs that I realize are major components in my lifestyle that contribute to me being able to live so differently more often than not.
I refuse to let fear dictate my life.
As soon as I'm scared of something I realize that it's most often an indication of wanting to avoid a kind of vulnerability. However, it is within vulnerability that I grow so I try to embrace those opportunities vs. running away from them.
I purposefully put myself in new situations and environments.
Especially alone. Because that is where I will grow, learn the most, and meet new people.
I am always looking for new things to try.
Because trying new things creates a resiliency when you inevitably fail at half of them. And having a constant stream of change in your life can help stimulate ideas and an open perspective which leads to paths you otherwise would never have been exposed to.
I read. A lot.
I don't keep up with the news to be honest, but I read books voraciously as well as articles and other things of interest that come across my path. I think that having a constant source of things to read helps too in the widening of your openness to the world, and in turn, it's openness to you.
When I feel drawn to something, I go after it.
I've learned to trust my intuition and recognize that most of those feelings are for good reasons that rarely lead me astray.
I see mistakes as stepping stones to the next right thing and live without a regret mindset.
But most of all guys: There isn't a shortcut.
You just have to decide at some point to live the life that you want to live.
Overall, I live with the idea that I would rather make mistakes by doing something than from not doing something.
Perhaps it's an incorrect viewpoint, but I've always felt that action is better than passivity in most cases. Personally, I have a reoccurring theme in my life of passivity leading to seasons of unhealth. So when it comes to doing something vs. not doing it... usually I just do it.
But most of all, I want to put out the reminder that I didn't just arrive here right off the bat, in this magical looking place, (and again, this feels like one of those things I probably don't need to say but in case I do…. Instagram is not the whole story guys).
Behind this accomplishment or that goal is years and years of trying different things that did not work out, pursuing what I thought were open doors, only to have them closed in my face, getting my hopes up about opportunities that seemed like the right thing, only to be sent back to the drawing board. Everything in my life has built on top of itself and accumulated over a long period of time to this particular season of rightness. And even now, within this good place, there are imperfect and frustrating things because, well, that's life.
Have I been handed certain chances? Sure. Have I had some opportunities fall into my lap? Of course. But I have also worked my butt off for a very long time, tried new things after failing old ones, continually gotten back up after being knocked down and not given up on myself or my dreams.
So please, please, remember to not compare your journey to someone else's. That doesn't do you, or the person pulled into your comparison, any good at all. But moreover, it doesn't do your individual dreams any good. They were planted inside exactly you for a reason, so quit looking backwards and trying to figure out how someone else got to where they got to and put your energy into forward thinking and choose action instead of stagnation.
I would love to engage more in conversation about this topic though and hear your thoughts on it, whatever they may be.
Feel free to comment below, send me a DM on instagram, or shoot me an email.
I love having in depth conversations with you all and it's so many of those conversations that have led to solidifying and expressing these personal beliefs which is something I'm very grateful to you for because it's helped in my own growth and forward focus.


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What to Expect in the Moving Interview or Estimate
Many think that an estimates only purpose should be to find the cheapest cost for like kind service. Moving is often the last item someone wants to pay for after costly closing costs or move in costs on a new rental. Moving is not like buying a new toy that you'll enjoy for years to come, but with the right company you will not be looking at damaged furniture till the next move.
Most people move about every 5-7 years, some more some less. Renters 1-2 years others never move, but at some point and time it's going to happen so make the best of it.
The first place to look for a mover is from friends, find a referral. A referral is a proven product but still always get an estimate.
After you found a company or two you like ,have an estimator survey the house so they can determine the scope of the job. A good estimator should be thorough checking closets, keeping track of items that are moving, number of boxes to be packed,where your moving to and what the delivery is like. The more questions the better, if you're in a hurry the less questions answered could lead to a bigger bill at the end.
The biggest question in your mind before cost does this person know anything about moving? Will this person load my stuff up and go to Vegas when your moving to Encino. Does your estimator look you in the eye? Do they explain things in a way you understand? Do you know what valuation is in a move and how it works or what happens when the mover drops my stuff?
Does your mover return calls or answer the phone when you call? if the answer is no, whose going to be there if things go bad. How many people are you dealing with to get your move done? ( At Inside Moves you deal with me and your driver and you always are only a cell call away * you never get lost in the crowd .Your always a person not a number)
Bottomline if your not comfortable with who your dealing with but you like the price buyer beware. If a deal sounds to good to be true it more the likely is. Moving cost money to be done right but a good move is worth it's weight in gold. You have worked your whole life collecting things that make you feel good. If you base your moving decision solely on price, the cheapest, then your taking a gamble that things will workout.
Another word to the wise, it's part of the estimator job the determine if you are a good customer. If you choose to be difficult to work with during the estimate you maynot pass the interview. No one needs to work for someone that's a problem and it may cause the estimator to apply an attitude charge. Nice people that treat others the way they like to be treated always get the move they deserve. Good customers get great moves at Inside Moves, we love them.
*Fishing days we return calls after 5PM(3rd Wednesday each month) and surfing missed calls are returned minutes after we get out of the water or within a couple of hours.
If your looking for a mover you can trust, gets stuff there in one piece and knows what he talking about……. That would be ME
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Natural disasters can hit home at anytime. Are you prepared? Something as simple as an extended power outage can be devastating. What if no stores could open & you are caught without water or are low in prescription medications. Here is a list of emergency supplies that you need to have ready.
The Emergency Supply List below is recommended by the Canadian Red Cross. Store these items in a backpack or small bag so you can take them with you if you have to evacuate an area. Plan/pack enough supplies for at least 3 days (72 hour time frame).
- 4 litres/1 gallon of water per person per day (use sealed, unbreakable containers & replace the supply every 6 months). In a pinch/emergency (dire circumstances) your hot water tank & toilet tank store water.
- Packaged or canned food that won't go bad (& don't forget a can opener). Replace the food once/year.
- Walking shoes, rain gear & change of clothing
- Blankets or sleeping bags very 6 months)
- Toilet paper & other personal supplies
- Battery powered radio & flashlight (& extra batteries)
- Spare cash
- Extra set of car keys
- List of family doctors
- Important family information, such as medical conditions
- Photocopies of important identification for you & your family, including health card #s.
- Special items for babies, elderly or disabled household members
- Prescription medications (insulin etc)
- Cellphone & contact information for family & friends
Most people don't think about the need for an emergency supplies kit until something devastating happens.
All kinds of natural disasters are possible in Canada. Raging fires, earth quakes, floods & ice storms. Did you know that Canada is second in the world for having the most # of tornado's? During a tornado, people will seek refuge in a basement. This is a good place to store/keep your emergency supply/survival kit.
There is so much information to share when it comes to emergency preparedness for natural disasters & severe weather. You might also find this site helpful: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/.
I just hope to have increased awareness & education on this topic. Perhaps I'll help to prevent a possible bad situation from getting worse. Plan for the unexpected to keep you & your family safe. Start gathering items from the list above for your emergency supply kit & stay safe!


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Students sometimes find that problems at home or at College can affect their work or physical or mental well-being.
Students may be:
- losing sleep over a problem
- feeling lonely, depressed, anxious or exhausted
- struggling to cope with College, work, relationships or home-life
Although Personal Tutors are always happy to discuss problems, students can sometimes find it easier to talk things through with a trained Counsellor who is not directly involved in the student's situation.
The counselling service offers a confidential service to all students. Students can talk through their situations, explore their choices and find possible steps forward.
Counselling is provided by Relate's Youth Counselling Service. The service is offered in a number of local schools and Counsellors are experienced in working with young people and adults.
Where and when
The daily College Counselling service is based upstairs in the Priory building. Counsellors are available by appointment and students can make appointments by:
- e-mailing: email@example.com
- making an appointment through their Personal Tutor or Senior Tutor/Pastoral Director
- contacting the local Relate office in Reigate or Epsom. Telephone 01737 245212 (Reigate) or 01306 722976 (Epsom) to make an appointment. Students will need to show their College ID on their first visit.
Should a student need to cancel a College Counselling appointment, they should email email@example.com at the earliest opportunity.
More information, including helpline numbers, useful internet links and suggestions for local sources of support can be obtained from the Counsellor. Please also visit the Information for Current Parents webpage on this website. Alternatively, the following website may be of interest: www.counselling-directory.org.uk.
DHC Talking Therapies
If you are over 18 and registered with a GP in Surrey, Talking Therapies is a local free and confidential NHS service offering a wide range of talking therapies to help and support you through common difficulties such as depression, anxiety, panic, stress, phobias, OCD, trauma, sleeping difficulties and distress.
Visit the DHC Talking Therapies website and watch their video.


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Each Wednesday we feature an article from Capital Commentary, a weekly current affairs publication by the Center for Public Justice. To read more, visit http://www.capitalcommentary.org.
In the "fog of war" in Syria, it is very easy to miss the small signs of hope in the midst of the evil. One of these signs is the role that many local Arab churches have assumed during the Syrian civil war. As the Syrian crisis developed and spilled into Lebanon over the past three years, the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development (LSESD) decided to respond to the unfolding humanitarian crisis. As a church-based agency, it has worked to empower local churches inside Syria and in Lebanon to reach beyond their comfort zones and social boundaries to help those in need. This is a story of reconciliation that has not yet been told.
Syria had occupied Lebanon for twenty years and every Lebanese family has stories of their homes being destroyed, family members killed, imprisoned, and tortured, and the country systematically ruined. The decision by a handful of Lebanese pastors to reach out to Syrian refugees in Lebanon meant being able to forgive the Syrians and then lead their congregations to forgive. This went against the grain of Lebanese society and, to date, most of these pastors face opposition for their actions from family, neighbors, and others in the community. In one church, 85 percent of the congregation left the church because the pastor decided to help the refugees. Inside Syria, where the Protestant churches over the centuries had become very insular, many among them decided to make their churches places of compassion for people of any faith to find help.
In the process, we are learning lessons about the role of the local church in the midst of crisis.
1. The local church is an institution in the community. Evangelicals too often focus on the church as a spiritual body that is concerned primarily with what happens after life. There is no doubt that the church, as the Body of Christ, is a link between physical and spiritual realities. What is often not understood is that a local church is a religious institution within the community, and therefore has obligations to the community in which it exists. John Inge, the Bishop of Worcester in the UK, writes about a Christian theology of place. Places and community are integrally linked and together build the identity of the other. A local church exists in a specific physical and social place within a community for a purpose. It has visibility, history, credibility, and relationships.
2. A local church needs to be a church and not an NGO or a social service organization. The primary functions of a local church include being a worshiping community, preaching, teaching, discipling, counseling, praying, and assisting those in need. Many Christian NGOs and donors that seek to work with and through local churches unintentionally turn these churches into social service organizations through their requirements and restrictions. Some well-intentioned donors, because of historic precedence, require churches receiving their funding not to be involved in any spiritual activity during the period when aid is being provided for fear of manipulation of the beneficiaries of the aid. While there are power dynamics in every human relationship and eliminating them is not realistic or possible, these dynamics can be managed and their impact minimized. If a donor chooses to work through a church, there should be no conditions to the aid as it is being provided nor manipulation by those providing the aid.
3. The local church needs to minister to those outside its community. In the Arab culture, the family and the tribe take care of their own, such that the Arab social context can be very fragmented. As Croatian theologian Miroslav Volf discussed in his book Exclusion and Embrace, churches have often excluded those who are outsiders and different as a way to protect themselves during times of crisis. However, God has embraced us in spite of our desire to be different than Him and what He created us to do. This is the model for the church to show compassion to outsiders and not just those within the church.
4. The local church needs to partner with others within the community and beyond. The local church has specific roles and functions within a community. In order to be compassionate, it does not have to provide the full range of social services. Instead, it needs to partner with other organizations and individuals within the community and beyond with similar values. Such a network would enable the church to access the needed services as and when needed while maintaining its distinctiveness within the community.
5. The local church needs to understand its mission and mandate: The community of the followers of Christ should not only remember the last thing He said (the Great Commission) but also the greatest thing He said (the Great Commandment): to love the Lord and one's neighbor. The Micah Declaration refers to the mission and the mandate of the Church as "integral mission."
Integral mission or holistic transformation is the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel. It is not simply that evangelism and social involvement are to be done alongside each other. Rather, in integral mission our proclamation has social consequences as we call people to love and repentance in all areas of life. And our social involvement has evangelistic consequences as we bear witness to the transforming grace of Jesus Christ. If we ignore the world we betray the word of God, which sends us out to serve the world. If we ignore the word of God we have nothing to bring to the world… As in the life of Jesus, being, doing and saying are at the heart of our integral task.
In the Syrian crisis, the local church as an institution in the community has enabled access to areas and to refugees and those affected by violence that would not have been possible otherwise. While many organizations are providing assistance, the local church can be a place of refuge and compassion.
-Rupen Das is program director of the Masters program at the Institute for Middle East Studies in Beirut, Lebanon.


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Tony Douglas was born April 12, 1929, in Martins Mill, Texas, to Hubert and Artie Jones Douglas. He grew up on a farm and went to school in Martins Mill and enjoyed hunting and fishing along Kickapoo Creek.
He attended Hobbs Missionary Baptist Church with his family and there he developed his love for singing. As a young boy, he often led the singing.
Tony also learned to love country music while listening to an old battery-operated radio at a neighbor's house. Every Saturday night they would listen to the Grand Ole Opry. When he became a little older, his family got their own radio and he never missed a show. He always wished in some way, he could be a small part of country music.
In 1949, Tony married Mim Reaves from the Colfax community. In 1952, he was drafted into the Army and was sent to Kaiserslautern, Germany, where he served 18 months with the 45th Anti-Aircraft Battalion.
During this time, Tony took every opportunity to learn songs by some of his favorite performers as Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell and Webb Pierce.
One night he was headed to his room singing Hank Williams' "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" when someone asked him if he sang professionally before he came into the Army. They had never heard anybody sing a Hank Williams song like that. Tony was flattered but he had never sung these songs to an audience before.
He was asked to come to the jam session that night and some of the guys asked him to sing. He did, and it felt so natural, he was hooked! The next night there was a big show going on at the service club and he was asked to sing a song. He sang "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" and the crowd screamed, hollered and stood up to cheer for him. The bug "bit" him and he's been at it ever since.
While in Germany, he wrote the song "Echoes of You" for his wife, Mim, which was on his first record release.
Tony was discharged in 1954 and was employed by the local Safeway store in Athens and later Lone Star Gas Company.
With the great desire to sing, he made the Saturday night circuit of small community musicals - a different one every week.
After attempting to audition on four or five occasions at the Cowtown Hoedown in Ft. Worth, Texas, he was finally granted permission to sing one song. Upon receiving a number of encores, he was asked to become a regular member of the show. It was during this time, he recorded his first record "Old Blue Monday" b/w "Echoes of You" which was on the Cowtown Hoedown label.
One Saturday night, Johnny Horton appeared as a special guest at the Hoedown. Johnny's manager, Tilman Franks, invited Tony to appear as a guest on the Louisiana Hayride. After Tony's second appearance at the Hayride, he signed a three-year-contract.
In the fall of 1957, Tony and Mr. Franks went to Nashville where they met Jim Denny, General Manager of the Grand Ole Opry. Tony was offered a three-year contract but due to a clause which stipulated residing in Nashville, Tony turned it down. He returned to Athens and fulfilled his contract with the Hayride, where he performed until it closed in 1960.
In 1961, after Tony's recording of "SHRIMPIN'" gained national attention, his band acquired the name 'The Shrimpers; hence, it has since been Tony Douglas and The Shrimpers.
On October 5, 1962, "HIS 'N HERS" was released which set the stage for Tony and The Shrimpers to "hit the road". This was a big turning point in his career.
Another great single "THANK YOU FOR TOUCHING MY LIFE" was released in 1972. Tony also formed CMU Productions (Country Music Unlimited) and toured across the country performing shows in numerous states with guest appearances from the stars of The Grand Ole Opry. Names such as Ernest Tubb, Charlie Walker, Dolly Parton, Osbourn Bros., Porter Wagoner, Leona Williams, Johnny Russell, Kenny Price were among the list who entertained.
In May 1974, Tony was invited to the annual Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival in Meridian, Mississippi. He participated in the Festival eleven consecutive years and called Meridian his "home away from home". It was at the beautiful Temple Theatre in Meridian where Tony recorded his first live album entitled "MERIDIAN LIVE".
In the early 1990's, he recorded "THANK YOU, LORD FOR MAKING HER MIINE". When the radio stations didn't respond, it was quite a disappointment to Tony and he totally quit performing for three years, after performing for over thirty years in country music.
After encouragement from fans and family, he began doing shows again. His country disciplined up-bringing made a big impact on his life. He hopes to always be remembered as "a man who kept his shows clean, where you could always take the family and not be afraid of what might be said or done on stage".
Tony's latest CD, "SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST" has been a great challenge. Songs so different from anything he has ever done; such as - "MORE AFRAID OF LIVING". But after much effort and determination, the project has been completed. Perhaps he will gain some new fans and for sure, he'll keep the faithful.
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Here is a painting I was given the green-light to post for a book by author Michael McCloskey, who I did the Great Seal painting for. This painting was so fun to do. The book, which will be out next year, is wonderfully original and creative.
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Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013) was an American character actress of stage, television, and film.
Stapleton is best known for having portrayed Edith Bunker, the long-suffering, yet devoted wife of Archie Bunker, on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family.[1] Stapleton was a three-time recipient of the Prime Time Emmy Award for leading actress in a comedy series and won two Golden Globes in the same category during the show's airing. She also made occasional appearances on the All in the Family follow-up series Archie Bunker's Place. With an extensive career in the theater before her TV stardom, Stapleton remains one of the most complete talents in the history of the arts.


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Choose the Right Technology for Your Lead Generation Plan
It's tough to decide which technology solution is right for your business and your lead generation efforts. And you need to remember that you can't have them all, nor do you need them all. So beware of software sales reps trying to awe you with their platforms, and stay true to what you need as a business.
Start out small by choosing one or two platforms (at the most) that offer you the largest amount of functionality for your lead generation plans. If you intend on spending a lot of time on email campaigns, events, and social media, think about choosing a marketing automation platform coupled with a social media management tool. Or if you are thinking about mostly dabbling in PPC ads and website tracking, you might consider another set of tools. Know before shopping what sort of reports you envision running to get to that very-targeted segment of your audience. Don't assume that the vendor will be able to make that query.
And remember, there is more than just the implementation involved in ramping up a new technology solution. You also need to pay close attention to resource planning, training, and measuring your return on investment. If you don't have a proper plan in place to ensure success with your new tools, you will likely fall flat on your face and waste time and money.
Everyone who works in technology sees failed implementation attempts time and time again. When you have decided on the right solution for your company, make sure you have a plan for rolling it out.
Planning your resource investment
As with any new software purchase, it is important to keep in mind resource planning. You need a team to learn and run your new technology, so be sure to include this as part of the budgeting process when determining how much you have spent. Depending on what platform you decide to go with, your resource investment could be smaller or more substantial. However, no matter what solutions you decide on, plan on having the following key resources in place for success:
A dedicated platform owner: Someone needs to own everything pertaining to your new platform. Whether it is you or the person who will become the power user, you need someone who owns roll-out and is the point of contact for the rest of the organization. By assigning a dedicated resource to your project, you ensure that someone has ownership and success metrics surrounding implementation and usage.
Platform users: Depending on your organization and chosen technology solutions, make sure you have assigned people the role of user. These users may be primary users; people who are in the platform constantly, or secondary users; people who are in the platform from time to time. Either way, make sure you assign roles to members of your team and outline who is using the technology, how they are using it, and when they are using it.
External agency: Some companies outsource the management of their technology platform to external agencies. This can be common if you have a smaller team and don't have the bandwidth to train experts. External agencies are becoming more and more involved in including marketing technology services in their offerings mix. For example, many external marketing agencies are now offering marketing automation services. And agencies have historically also offered expertise in social media, SEO, and PPC.
Professional services team: Many technology platforms offer professional services to help you get up and running with your solution. You can also contract with an outside consultancy for their expertise. A professional services team can help implement your solution in addition to working on training and change management for the rest of your organization. Make sure they have proven, prior expertise with both the marketing automation tool that you purchase, as well as the CRM system that you'll probably be integrating with.
Training your team
After you have the resources in place for success, you need to make sure your team is properly trained and ready to hit the ground running. This is a step that companies often gloss over. They have spent so much money on their new technology and their teams aren't trained. And what happens when your teams aren't trained? The software doesn't get used. Your team reverts back to the way they have always been doing things. The technology is there to make you effective and successful at lead generation, so enable your teams to achieve.
Here are a few steps you want in place for your training efforts:
Group training sessions: Most software vendors include training as part of their service offering. They either come on-site or run training sessions remotely for your teams. Typical training sessions can last anywhere from two hours to three to four days, depending on the complexity of the application you are implementing. One key thing here is to make sure your teams are relatively freed from work obligations. You want them to be ready to learn and not stressed out by what is going on back in the office. This is certainly something we all fall victim to — listening with one ear while responding to an email. If your attendees are worrying constantly about the work they're falling behind on, they just won't suck up as much information as they need.
Frequent check-ins: Invite your vendor to come back or check in remotely with your team on a weekly basis. Even if the check-in is only for 15 minutes, by putting something on the calendar, you can make sure your new software is top-of-mind. Weekly check-ins may be wise for the first three months, then you can cut down to semi-monthly check-ins, and so on.
Assign study groups: If you are planning to roll a piece of technology out to your entire team, you may want to assign study groups of two or more people. Collaboration and teamwork are great ways to learn something and learn it well. Have your groups work on homework assignments and encourage them to rely on each other to answer questions and provide suggestions.
Provide study materials: Many companies provide study and training materials after a piece of software has been implemented. Sometimes this comes in the form of a Playbook, and sometimes these materials come in the form of a few blog posts or articles. Make sure you know what is available and you know how to use the materials. Pass them off to your team in case they have any questions while training.
Avoid the after-implementation doldrums: After every implementation, the excitement dies down and reality sets in. In order to maintain a high level of usage and success from your chosen solutions, you need to keep the momentum up. This can come in the form of contests or prizes for power users, gamification within your system, or frequent check-ins to determine progress and milestones reached.


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Having chosen a healthy lifestyle while maintaining careers in Dance and Modeling, Leah made fitness and nutrition a priority. Realizing this was her passion she became a group fitness/dance instructor in 2002. Since then she has been a Top Instructor at Pure Barre Pasadena and continues to empower, motivate, and mentor her clients through various group fitness classes. Being a Southern California native she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance from U.C. Irvine.
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'Fab' is finished.
Ex-Goldman Sachs fraudster Fabrice Tourre said Tuesday that he won't fight his conviction, keeping his status as one of the few people to be held responsible for the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis.
Tourre has to pay more than $825,000 in fines. He was found liable on six counts of fraud in August in a case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"After careful consideration, I have decided not to pursue a lengthy appeal process which, if successful, would lead to a retrial," he said in a statement. "While my lawyers have advised me there are strong grounds to appeal, I prefer to move forward with my education and close this difficult chapter of my life."
Tourre, 35, who called himself "Fabulous Fab" in e-mails to his girlfriend, scammed investors in complex mortgage securities called Abacus — one of the deals that contributed to the financial crisis.
While my lawyers have advised me there are strong grounds to appeal, I prefer to move forward with my education and close this difficult chapter of my life.- Fabrice Tourre
He's since moved on to getting his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Chicago.
But that hasn't gone so fabulously, either.
Tourre was supposed to teach an honors economics course, but the school abruptly scrapped that plan.
The French banker gained notoriety for his e-mails, where he bragged about the deals he sold even though the global financial system was on the verge of collapse.
"More and more leverage in the system, The whole building is about to collapse anytime now," he wrote in one. "Only potential survivor, the fabulous Fab[rice Tourre] … standing in the middle of all these complex, highly leveraged, exotic trades he created without necessarily understanding all of the implications of those monstruosities!!!"
The deals were made up of mortgages — some of which were picked by hedge-fund manager John Paulson — that were the most likely to fail.
Goldman later said that its marketing materials contained "incomplete information." The bank settled for $550 million without admitting wrongdoing.


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An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. Full manufacturer's warranty and free one year extended warranty from Gigasonic.
Focusrite Scarlett Solofeatures the same pre-amps and distinctive red chassis as the larger models in the Scarlett range, but is compact and portable in size. The Scarlett Solo offers a 106dB dynamic range, genuine Focusrite Scarlett mic pre, high headroom instrument input (+14dBu), 24-bit audio with sample rates up to 96 kHz and direct latency-free monitoring.
Includes the Focusrite Red 2 & Red 3 Plug-In Suite (AAX/AU/VST) upon registration of interface. Accurately modeled on the classic Red 2 EQ and Red 3 Compressor, the Red plug-ins let you exploit the sound of the hardware originals, conveniently from within Pro Tools (10 and above) and other audio software.
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Get your municipality up and running on social media/
While the number of municipalities using social media continues to climb, only a small percentage are using these tools to their full potential. For example, the majority of communities have low or stagnant numbers of Twitter or Facebook followers, few or infrequent posts and/or very little two-way dialogue with residents.
The following is an article we wrote for the December 2012 issue of Municipal World magazine. It provides tips for municipalities looking to get up and running on social media - although these tips would be just as applicable to any other business or organization.
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On the 1st April 2017 we set our 5 piece party band off (2 vocals, guitar, bass, and drums) to The Old Hall Ely, in Cambridgeshire. And firstly, may I say, don't hold the words 'old hall' against this venue. There was no musty old town hall in sight, instead the band rolled up to this gorgeous picturesque venue below.
The band members arrived at 5pm, giving them 90 minutes for set up and sound check. The band began setting up in the marquee, which is permanently attached to the venue. In the marquee there was already a black star lit effect on the walls and ceiling, and it led straight to the dining area. They worked quickly and also quietly since the wedding guests were just on the other side of the door. While waiting for the green light from Alex Moresby, wedding planner, stylist extraordinaire, to fit sound check around speeches as requested by Jen. After the band were sound checked they managed to grab a meal from the BBQ to fuel up and also got a snap from our official Supreme Collective photographer, Natalja Safronova, that we brought along in advance of the doors opening and the party beginning.
We started the evening off as planned, with a crossfading Spotify playlist while the evening guests arrived, our photographer caught some snaps of the guests mingling in the dining area before they made their way to the dance floor.
The band then kicked off the first live set at 8pm with the Foo Fighters 'Big Me' as the first dance, done in a more romantic and softer version than the original. Claire sang lead on the first dance with her beautiful sweet vocals, and Najwa complemented the performance with some gorgeous backing vocals.
The party band did an hour live set including hits like Respect, Brown Eyed Girl, Son Of A Preacher Man, Kiss Me, Cosmic Girl, Place Your Hands Up, and Crazy - all picked by the bride and groom, might I add. Then the DJ took over for 30 minutes and kept the dance floor filled playing lots of modern hits and taking requests.
We had some serious shapes being cut on the dance floor, some really serious shapes.
The party band finished off with another hour set including hits like ABC, Kiss, Shackles, Mustang Sally, This Love, Finally, Mr Brightside, You've Got The Love, and ending with How Long Will I Love You. It was Jen's special request to have the band finish with How Long Will I Love You, and it worked really well, seeing all the couples and non-couples hit the dance floor for a slow dance.
After that the DJ took over for the finále and kept the dance floor packed until the very sensible event manager had to pull the plug. Yikes! That's one thing that we find hard, when the crowd wants more, we just can't help it!!
Jen, Tom, I hope you both had a wonderful day and evening and we've managed to create an absolutely unforgettable experience for you both and your guests.
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Hesitantly Hopeful
Self Portrait, 2017
After 14 years of fifteen-passenger vans, tour buses, and side man gigs, Joshua Lee left Nashville with his young family and headed to West Virginia, trading screaming fans for screaming kids. After a difficult transition, Lee nearly left the music life behind entirely, but he began to write again and in doing so found his own musical voice. In his old life, Lee might have sought collaborators to start a band, but having difficulty finding enough like-minded musicians, he focused instead on discovering himself as a solo artist, something he'd never tried before. Playing solo shows in the Ohio Valley area led to a new confidence in his ability as a singer-songwriter and to a new group of musical collaborators.
On his debut EP, Promise Land (June 2017), Joshua wrestles with questions of loss and cautiously reaches for hope rather than despair. Recorded mostly at home, and self-produced along with Trae Gunter (Guitars, Randy Montana, Jacob Thomas Jr.), he finds himself searching for his own sound by mining the territories of folk rock and heartland rock and blending in synths and ambient guitars. Hints of The National supplement more traditional song forms in the spirit of Ryan Adams and Tom Petty.
Now based in Marietta, OH, Joshua Lee is performing solo and full band in the Mid Ohio Valley region as he's beginning work on his next project.


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If you have a swimming pool, you must have lifeguards. If you have lifeguards, their job is to protect the individuals who use your facility. While your executive directors and supervisors may not have aquatic backgrounds, they still need to be very aware of what constitutes a safe swimming environment. The following points are considered basic and inviolate. They include both management procedures and guard behavior. For an expanded version of this listing providing more detail than is possible on a single page, please see RMT: Lifeguarding… an inviolate primer on our web site.
Aquatic safety is everyone's responsibility. We must be diligent to maintain absolutely safe swimming pools for our members and guests. There is no excuse for a drowning or near drowning in our pools.


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Grant Kwiecinski grew up in Detroit, the American breeding ground for finer electronic music, and home to the Detroit Electronic Music Festival. Having been mentored through classes with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Kwiecinski found his sound in the alto saxophone and has managed to hybridize it with hip-hop samples and danceable electronic beats. His affinity for music evolved into an obsession, and before he knew it, he was supporting a Gramatik national tour and promoting his own music under the pseudonym GRiZ. In the midst of a relocation to Boulder from his home in Lansing, Michigan, GRiZ is gearing up for a late-summer album release and preparing to take the festival season head-on.
Westword: You could sit up at the mixers and just hit play — so what are you doing to change up every show? Basically, how do make each show as much fun as the one before it?
GRiZ: Right. I think that's a great question, especially when it comes down to doing a tour. That's a true test. It's a personal question, too, because you need to ask yourself, 'Am I doing the same set every night? What am I doing?' You're playing a show every day for two months straight. Since you're playing your own music so frequently — and I really respect people who play their own music, or a large chunk of their set is their own music — when it comes to those producers, artists, DJs, whatever you want to call them these days, you think, 'How do you switch it up?'
GRiZ, Sonic Bloom Festival, Thursday, June 21, through Sunday, June 24, Shadows Ranch, 1259 Alvarado Road, Georgetown, $35-$200, www.sonicbloomfestival.com.
My whole thing, to keep myself interested — and you know I'm a huge hip-hop head — I have tons and tons of a cappellas. So I do these live remix mash-ups with my tracks and just throw them in there. You get a little bit of that on select dates, where it's either a headlining show or a bigger-production type of show.
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When it comes to those kinds of shows, I'll play my saxophone live. I also think something that makes the whole live performance fun for me is that I love my music. I made it; this is the shit that I get down with, so I can't help but enjoy myself when I'm on stage. That way, it will never get old to me. For myself, I go in there with a blank slate, with all my songs in an open Ableton session. Right up until I go on stage, I just leave it open.
So do you have samples, or just hip-hop a cappellas that you just use randomly?
It will come down to a new track being released, and maybe I can pull a verse from it. Sometimes it's just some dumb shit that I used to get hyped on when I was in high school. I delete a lot of those samples, because music can be so ephemeral, and especially when I've done it for two months, I delete 'em. I used to use [Bassnectar's] "Cozza Frenzy" with a "Where's the Love" sample, and it hit, but I just deleted it. I like to just keep it fresh by cycling through stuff. I know what it sounds like. I'm not going to put an a cappella in that I don't know, but I'm willing to get choppy if I have to. If you're not fucking up every once in a while, you're doing something wrong.


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Thanksgiving Dinner
I am guest-posting at Itchy Little World about Thanksgiving dinner- the post can be found below or here. Living with food allergies & intolerances is certainly challenging at times. Food is such a central part of our social activities (not ours specifically, but people in general), that no matter how prepared you are for something, there are times when you're still caught off guard. If we're going somewhere for dinner, a birthday party or holidays, I always try my hardest to make sure Ry has meals that are similar to what will be there. For the most part, it works pretty well. Thanksgiving is honestly one of my favorites. It's a relatively easy one to make gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free, corn-free & more. It's been about 4-1/2 years since we first learned of his allergies & intolerances, so I've had some time to find or create many useable recipes. I've compiled a list of recipes here that are hopefully helpful for you this holiday season. This idea dinner list includes: turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, broccoli salad, green bean casserole, rolls, pumpkin spice cake, pumpkin pie, whipped cream & a few other appetizer ideas .
1. Turkey: Of course, the most important part. Itchy Little World has an excellent post on hidden ingredients in turkey here. We've always used free range or organic turkey because, thankfully, the ones we've found are purely turkey. The past couple years, I've used Safeway 'O' Organics brand & our local Safeway stocks them. They are about double the price as non-organic turkeys, but it's worth it because Ry can eat it. It also tastes significantly better- much moister & tender. I know there are other brands out there, as well, Shelton's is one. If you live near a Whole Foods or a food co-op, I'd think you'd be able to find one there, as well. Just remember to always double check ingredients; it can be surprising what people manage to put in their food, when you think it should be as simple as just being turkey! 2. Mashed Potatoes: My favorite! Ry actually didn't tolerate potatoes for a couple years, but now has them back. Here's my recipe for them. They are so simple & so, so good. If you don't tolerate potatoes, we used to mash sweet potatoes or taro root for him.
3. Gravy: I don't usually make the gravy in our house- it's usually my dad. So I don't have an exact recipe, as he mixes, dashes, pours & stirs it a little different each time. It really is a 'to taste' kind of thing, so here's a general idea to get you started: Using the stock from the turkey, pour into a medium saucepan, reserving a 1/2 cup of the liquid. You'll want to add water, depending on how much stock there is & depending on how many people you are feeding, but about 4 cups should work well. Over medium heat, bring the liquid to a slight boil. While it heats, mix about a 1/8 cup starch (potato, tapioca, arrowroot or sweet rice) with the 1/2 cup liquid. This will be thick, but you want to make sure it becomes smooth, without clumps. When at a slight boil, add the paste to the liquid. Whisk constantly, as it will thicken quickly. Add salt & pepper & other seasonings, to taste. If you want it thicker, add your starch one teaspoon at a time, whisking constantly. It's also important to note that it will continue to thicken while it's over heat, so if you like how it looks, remove immediately.
4. Cranberry Sauce: I typically use the recipe on the bag, you can find it here. If you need one that is sugar-free, this one is really tasty, from the Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen.
5. Stuffing: This year I plan to use a variation of this recipe for our stuffing. Ry is actually no longer gluten-free, but he is yeast-free. I found this recipe for yeast-free bread that is delicious, so I plan to use that. As for sausage, we've been able to get Aidells, Open Nature & Applegate at our local grocery store. They're all dairy-free, gluten-free & egg-free. As usual, though, always check ingredients. They do have some that work for us, & some that don't.
6. Broccoli Salad: I came up with this recipe recently & it's really, really tasty. I use soy-free vegenaisse, but you could certainly adapt it to work for your dietary needs (if a different mayonnaise or vegenaisse works for you). Also, bacon could easily be exchanged for the prosciutto & the nuts could be omitted, for nut-free.
7. Green Bean Casserole: This was always our big treat at Thanksgiving. My mom is not a fan of mixing together cream of mushroom soup & green beans, but we'd get it once a year- when my dad would make it on Thanksgiving. I have to admit, I very much like it. Last year, I was determined to come up with a recipe for Ry. I had made this recipe for Turkey Devan, I omitted the turkey & broccoli & replaced it with green beans. I also didn't do the french fried onions. Honestly, they're pretty rich & we preferred it without them. I won't be using hemp milk this year either (our grocery store no longer stocks it), but plan to use plain Coconut milk. It usually doesn't add too much of a coconut flavor & also helps makes things creamy!
8. Rolls or Biscuits: These are a tasty roll to accompany your dinner- Pumpkin Rolls. I also found this recipe when looking to make strawberry shortcake last summer, but found the biscuit recipe to work really well on its own, or have strawberry shortcakes for dessert!
9. Pumpkin Spice Cake: I always have my Pumpkin Spice Cake at Thanksgiving dinner...actually at any dinner that involves a dessert. It's so tasty & easy. You can also make it the day before; I actually think it's better after a day, as it just gets moister. I used to always glaze it, but I must admit I prefer it covered in a white frosting. I don't really measure anymore, but basically do a variation of this one. Sometimes I'll add a splash of dairy-free milk or flavoring, like peppermint. Okay, no peppermint for this cake, but if it's going on a chocolate cake, that's a tasty combo!
10. Pie Crust: There are many variations of fillings to use on Thanksgiving, so I thought I'd start by sharing a pie crust recipe. I really, really enjoy this one.
11. Whipped Cream: Whipped Cream is surprisingly easy to make. Just chill a couple cans of full-fat coconut milk in the fridge, at least overnight but a few days is even better. Remove from fridge, without shaking. Pour off liquid (reserve for smoothies or cooking). Scoop out the firm milk into a metal mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, mix until it becomes whipped cream. You can also add a tablespoon of sugar & a dash of vanilla, if you'd like to sweeten it up just a bit. I also found this recipe for Pumpkin Whipped Cream. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds delicious. Lexie's Kitchen also has a recipe for Whipped Cream, using an Isis Whipped Cream bottle. It looks tasty, too! & you could omit the almond extract, if you're nut-free.
12. Pumpkin Pie: Because if you have a pie crust recipe & whipped cream recipe, of course you need a pumpkin pie filling recipe! I use this one & it's delicious! It's taken me a few years to finally find one that Ry can have & actually tastes good. This one is a real winner; I didn't use the pie crusts recipes that go along with it, but I used the one listed above (which is gluten-free). 13. Butter Alternatives: We use either Coconut oil, Palm Shortening or Earth Balance- they have different dairy-free options, but also a soy-free option that we use.
14. Side Dish & Appetizer ideas: Vegetable tray with ranch dressing (this one is delicious & dairy-, egg-, & gluten-free); crackers with hummus (we like Edward & Sons rice snax); & a variation of these fruit turkeys would be really cute.
Want more allergy-friendly food ideas? Check out my Pinterest boards. I'm always looking for inspiration, so check it out if you're looking for holiday ideas or food ideas for any time of the year! There's Allergy-friendly sweet treats, Allergy-friendly dinner, Allergy-friendly snacks/lunch, among others.


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Coming out of the Walgreens' earlier today, I noticed a guy about my age standing at the rear of my truck looking at my "Lanes' Predator Control" sign with the picture of the coyote on my tailgate. He looked a little distressed.
When I got up to the truck he asked "How can you shoot coyotes?"
I just grinned, told him "Hey, it ain't easy sometimes. Them li'l fuckers can be quick", then climbed in and drove off.
Where else but a city can you find cheap entertainment like that?
Monday, January 03, 2011
This was too easy
Labels: Coyotes
5 comments:
This one made me laugh out loud. Thanks a lot
Paul in Texas
- January 3, 2011 at 5:40 PM
- drjim said...
What do you feel when you shoot a coyote?
- January 3, 2011 at 5:58 PM
- DaddyBear said...
Anyone that runs is a coyote! Anyone that doesn't run is a well disciplined coyote!
- January 3, 2011 at 6:35 PM
Easy, ya just don't lead'em as much! Ain't war Hell! HaHa.
- January 3, 2011 at 7:03 PM
- drjim said...
Get some! Get some!
- January 3, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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Sunday, October 18, 2015
31 Days of Halloween - Day 18 - Movie 2
A young woman in a wheelchair returns to the house of her wealthy father after an absence of ten years. She discovers that her father had to leave town and is left with her step-mother that she's meeting for the first time, the chauffeur, a doctor friend of the family, and the housekeeper. She has two experiences where she thinks she sees her father's dead body on the property, but no one believes her and she begins to believe that she imagined it. Then evidence appears which makes her think her father really is dead and that her step-mother is trying to kill her for the inheritance.
Scream of Fear (1961) is one of the Hammer movies that no one ever seems to talk about, but they should. This is a compelling psychological thriller with more secrets and revelations than you can shake a stick at, and they all work. The cast is excellent, and there are some lovely black and white visuals. The script by Jimmy Sangster is one of his best.
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It's been a 4 year hiatus for Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant since her last stage appearance in the South.
Right off the back of her release with her band Flite (Ed Zuccollo [Trinity Roots, Rhian Sheehan], and Rick Cranson [Little Bushman, The Woods Band]), and currently deeply absorbed in the preparation of her upcoming play at Wellington's BATS Theatre in December - Tu-Bryant is seeking a respite with some quiet adventures in the South.
During her 10 days, she will be playing just 3 shows.
With support from Blenheim's Chloe Vitale Music, Christchurch's Monique Aiken, and Dunedin's very own Gulls - her road trip will see her visit Picton's best live music venue Le Cafe Picton, the one and only The Mussel Inn in Takaka, and her debut appearance at Dunedin's Dog With Two Tails.
If you have never seen Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant perform, expect a storyteller of truths - if you have been anticipating her return, here's your chance to reconnect with her, and her music.
Dog with Two Tails \\ Dunedin
Friday 12th
Koha Entrty
with support from Monique Aiken (CHCH), and Dunedin's very own Gulls.
7.30pm doors
8pm start.
It's been a 4 year hiatus for Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant since her last stage appearance in the South.


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Women's basketball fights to the end/
The women's basketball team took a trip down to southern California to end its 2014-2015 season with losses against No. 1 seed CSU Dominguez Hills, 78-73, and CSU Los Angeles, 67-39.
The Seawolves started the weekend off facing the first place Toros and gave them a run for their money. CSU Dominguez Hills took the early lead, but the Seawolves didn't back down.
Despite being down for most of the first half, Sonoma State came back firing in the second half, with a 14-2 run, claiming the lead by five with 15 minutes remaining in the game.
"Once we started making our shots, our confidence was high," said junior Molly Kommer. "And when we started coming back, that made it easy to score."
The constant scoring started to die down, but the Seawolves commanded the floor, keeping the lead, and at one point, led the Toros by 10. But from that point on, CSU Dominguez Hills scored on a few layups and free-throws, which tied the game with only two minutes remaining.
The Seawolves were only able to score two points to finish out the half, as the Toros sealed the deal with two three-point shots and two free-throws.
"We have played from behind pretty much all season," said Kommer, "and we have gotten used to the chase I think. One of the great things about this team is that we never give up and that almost paid off in the Dominguez game."
Like the final score of the game, the shooting percentages of the two opponents was similar, with Dominguez slightly higher than Sonoma State's 44.4 percent. The Seawolves also shot 41.2 percent from the three-point line and made 10 of their 13 free-throw attempts.
The bench combined for 32 of the team's 73 points, with junior Hannah Sourek adding 16 and junior Madison Burroughs tacking on 12.
After a close defeat against the Toros, the Seawolves rounded out their season against CSU Los Angeles the following night.
Not as high-scoring as the night before, the Seawolves were the first to get scored on, though they held their ground. The Golden Eagles never relinquished the lead and went into the second half with momentum.
While down by 12 going into the latter half of the game, the Seawolves couldn't shift the energy their way. Sonoma State was only able to produce 18 points to CSU Los Angeles' 34 in the second half, thus falling in their last game of the season.
"We really had nothing to lose," said Kommer. "So we just went in with the mindset that we would play hard and have fun in our last couple games and try to pull out a win or two if we could."
Unlike the night before, the Seawolves weren't as successful in their percentages, making only 17 of their 64 field goal attempts and three of their 11 free-throw attempts. Burroughs ended the night with 12 points and five rebounds while Sourek added seven rebounds.
"We were an extremely young team with only juniors and freshmen," said Kommer. "We have next year together again without losing anyone. We had some bad luck this year with injury and some ineligibility, so we're excited for next year if everything goes as planned."


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May 12, 2017 ☼ music ☼ beastie boys
#A New Day Dawning: How "Check Your Head" Invented the Beastie Boys
"It wasn't until Check Your Head that we discovered ourselves and how our records affected people and how our actions affected people," Diamond says. Later, while discussing the Check Your Head tour, he notes that it was the first time that they'd played rooms small enough to actually interact with the crowd in a meaningful way, and that they were no longer "these rock star people that needed to be separated from [the audience] anymore."
One of the best concerts I've ever been to was during this tour. The show was at a wedding/banquet hall. Probably big for a wedding, but small for a concert. I was a couple feet away from the front of the stage, in reaching distance of the band.
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Happy Pioneer Day! There are many benefits to living in Utah — including an extra day off in July. Today and tomorrow we honor the courage and determination of our state's founders. Many of their descendants ended up in politics and continue to provide delicious discussion topics at barbecues and fireworks parties.
Several weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned the bribery conviction of Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell. This decision was cited as one reason that Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings dropped charges against former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. Will these results affect local politicians?
Pignanelli: "I never bought a man who wasn't for sale." — William Andrews Clark, responding to condemnation of his bribing Montana legislators. Roughly99.9999 percent of Utah politicians are good individuals who were never tempted by, or even joked about, bribery … except me. Years ago, a reporter from this newspaper published my flippant comment that while I would never trade a vote for money, a nice pasta dinner accompanied by wine could prompt sympathetic legislative deliberations. (Good government advocacy groups, and my mother, were not amused.) Thus, few officials are exclaiming "whew" to recent developments.
But there will be a subtle impact. For some time, attorneys from across the country have been spooking lawmakers with opinions that accepting a contribution while discussing the most minor of details about the donor's interests, without any specific request, would still attract an FBI SWAT Team. (I strenuously disagreed with such interpretation and the Supreme Court vindicated me, thank you very much). This strained analysis fostered ridiculous complications in legitimate ethical fundraising by politicians.
Now Utah candidates receiving a contribution may allow donors to discuss matters, beyond vague niceties and not accompanied by a specific ask. At the very least, it could prompt nice discussions between the two parties at a pasta dinner.
Webb: It would be a terrible mistake to interpret the McDonnell and Shurtleff cases as meaning it's OK for politicians to accept favors and play footsie with shady characters. McDonnell and Shurtleff have both paid dearly. McDonnell was once a potential presidential candidate. Shurtleff was a prospective U.S. Senate or gubernatorial candidate.
But the cases do show that while it's fairly easy to accuse a politician of conflicts of interest and illegally accepting favors, it's a lot tougher to send someone to prison.
I've never thought Shurtleff was overtly corrupt or an evil person. But politicians must be wary of wealthy, well-connected people seeking favors. Such people are drawn to politics and the power it represents, and they love to endear themselves by making large campaign contributions and other gifts. Every top politician has to deal with devious hangers-on and sometimes has to tell them to get lost. Shurtleff got too cozy with some unscrupulous people. He won't go to trial, but he won't get off easy in the court of public opinion.
On many levels, the just-concluded GOP national convention was unprecedented. (Due to our deadline, this was written before the final night.) Upstart delegates, led by Utah Sen. Mike Lee, attempted a last-minute effort to free Donald Trump delegates. But a real effort was made to unify the party. Will the events of last week move Utahns to support Trump?
Many Republicans are upset with Lee, Sutherland Institute Director Boyd Matheson and other insurgents for their activities at the Convention. But they deserve accolades because although Trump is the nominee, he must reap what he has sown. Lee and Company also understand a political party cannot be built around one person and are keeping an actual philosophy alive. The Trump family speakers and the outreach to the LGBT community were positive elements at the Convention. But most Utahns reject the dark, foreboding anti-immigrant message the billionaire delivered Thursday evening.
Webb: Hillary Clinton will unify the Republican Party. The Trump convention — like his entire campaign — was tumultuous, spontaneous and unorchestrated. That made it rather fun. Mike Penceis a great VP selection, and the Trump children helped humanize their father. Donald Jr. had perhaps the best performance of the convention, both in style and substance. Ted Cruz was the big loser. When you get invited to a nice party, you don't spit in the punch bowl.
The Democratic National Convention starts tomorrow. Will the activities in Philadelphia help or hurt Hillary Clinton's chances in Utah?
Pignanelli: As did the Trump campaign, the Clinton machine faces convention challenges. It will need to motivate supporters of Bernie Sanders, without too much left-wing rhetoric that will irritate independents and frustrated Republicans. This will be difficult, but if accomplished it promises to attract voters in Utah and other states.
Webb: Utahns will get bored watching a parade of leftist speakers extol big government, more regulation, more programs, more gun control, more consolidation of power at the federal level, higher taxes and more liberal Supreme Court justices. Trump will look great by comparison.


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On-screen, gorgeous brunette actress Gene Tierney helped to invent the femme fatale in movies like Laura and Leave Her to Heaven, and off-screen, she had serious romances with four of the great playboys of the 20th century: John F. Kennedy, Howard Hughes, Prince Aly Khan and costume/fashion designer Oleg Cassini. So how did she end up, at age 38, standing on a ledge fourteen floors above 57th Street, wondering what her body would look like on the pavement if she were to jump? The answer to that question begins at the Hollywood Canteen.
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This episode is technically a cross-over between our Star Wars series and our most long-running series, TheManyLoves of Howard Hughes. I haven't found a Hughes biographer who categorizes Tierney as one of the aviator's great loves, but like Ida Lupino, Tierney was a woman who moved in and out of Hughes' life over the course of a couple of decades. And, like Lupino, Tierney was a sometime lover who benefitted from Hughes' largesse, but also saw it get in the way of a marriage.
But this episode had to be told from Gene Tierney's perspective, and not Howard Hughes' — or Oleg Cassini's, or John F. Kennedy's — and so while there are plenty of books one could read about Gene's various lovers, my primary source was Tierney's own autobiography, Self-Portrait. Are all celebrity autobiographies inherently suspect and probably at least partially fiction? Of course! But Tierney's book is so compelling, and her story so inherently tragic, that it almost seems like bad form to fact-check her version of it.
Special thanks to Noah Segan, who reprised his role as Howard Hughes.
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Your Epidural Questions Answered
Deciding whether or not to use anesthesia during delivery can be a tough decision. Epidural anesthesia is one of the most popular forms of medication that provides pain relief during labor and delivery. In fact, almost half of all women who deliver in hospitals will receive an epidural. Below you will find some important facts about epidural anesthesia, including how it is administered and the effects it will have on you and your baby so that you can make an informed decision about the best course of action for your delivery.
Epidural anesthesia provides pain relief and can reduce anxiety. It provides some exhausted mothers with an opportunity to relax or sleep during labor.
What is an epidural?
Epidural anesthesia is one of the most popular forms of pain relief for mothers during labor and delivery, and can be used for both vaginal and cesarean birth. Epidural anesthesia blocks the pain in a specific region of the body by blocking the nerve impulses from the low spine. This results in decreased sensations in the lower half of the body, but not a total lack of feeling. You should be aware that the amount of pain relief you experience can vary. It is important to discuss with your anesthesiologist what type of feeling you would like to have during delivery. Both the type of medication used and the location of the epidural can have an effect on your experience.
Epidural anesthesia provides pain relief and can reduce anxiety. It provides some exhausted mothers with an opportunity to relax or sleep during labor. In some prolonged labors, in which stress hormones such as epinephrine slow contractions, an epidural can help the labor progress without the help of Pitocin.
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How is an epidural administered?
Your epidural will be administered by an anesthesiologist, a nurse anesthetist, or perhaps even your obstetrician. You will either be asked to sit up or remain still while lying on your side. To minimize the chance of infection, the area will be swabbed with an antiseptic solution first, just as any other injection you've had in the past. To minimize the amount of pain you will experience from the epidural injection, your physician will inject local anesthetic into the injection site to numb it. A needle is then injected into the epidural space between lumbar vertebrae two (L-2) and five (L-5) in your low back, and a catheter (small tube) is then threaded through the needle. The needle is removed and the catheter remains, taped in position, and administers the anesthetic agent such as lidocaine or carbocaine, which decreases the sensation in your lower body. This anesthetic agent can be combined with a narcotic agent such as Demerol, morphine, or fentanyl.