text: This satellite image shows Hurricane Rita at 0915 GMT Rita made landfall at 3.30am (0730 GMT) as a Category 3 storm just east of Sabine Pass, on the Texas-Louisiana line, bringing top winds of 193kph and warnings of up to 64cm of rain, the National Hurricane Centre said. But by late morning, it had weakened to Category 1 status, with its sustained winds at 121 kph as it moved north. Fears of severe flooding persisted. Parts of the east Texas counties of Jasper and Tyler had received 25cm to 30cm of rain, the National Weather Service said. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or any detailed word on damage to the area's vast oil refinery industry, although rescuers and search teams in many areas had to wait for winds to subside before venturing out. Millions evacuated About 3 million people had fled an 800km stretch of the Texas-Louisiana coast ahead of the storm, motivated partly by the devastating toll that Hurricane Katrina inflicted on New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast barely three weeks ago. Waves crash over a fishing pier in Galveston, TexasThe storm spun off tornadoes as it churned northwest, causing transformers to explode. In Jasper County, a house with seven people inside floated in floodwaters after it came off its foundation, said sheriff's communications supervisor Alice Duckworth. But the flood-prone cities of Houston and Galveston escaped a direct hit. "So far, Houston is weathering the storm," mayor Bill White said on Saturday. New Orleans flooding In New Orleans, rain drenched parts of the abandoned city early on Saturday, straining the levee system damaged by Katrina and causing more flooding in ruined and abandoned poor neighbourhoods. But the forecast of up to 8cm throughout the day was less than had been earlier predicted. "Overall, it looks like New Orleans has lucked out," National Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Grigsby said. Heavy rain fell south of New Orleans in low-lying Jefferson Parish, where a tidal surge of about 2m swamped some neighbourhoods. A firefighter battles a blaze in Galveston, Texas, after Rita hitResidents of Lafitte, a town of 1600 south of New Orleans, were being evacuated by bus. Some of the worst early damage reports were out of Vinton, where fires were burning, the roof was torn off the town's recreation centre and homes were damaged by fallen trees, Lieutenant Arthur Phillips said. In Lake Charles, home to the nation's 12th-largest seaport and refineries run by ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Citgo and Shell, nearly all 70,000 residents had evacuated. Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco said more than 90% of residents in southwestern parishes, about 150,000 people, had evacuated. Fires were reported in and around Houston, including one in a two-storey apartment building in southeast Houston that left eight units damaged, the authorities said. Nobody was hurt, according to district chief Jack Williams. Several buildings were damaged or destroyed by fire in Galveston, and a blaze broke out before dawn at a shopping complex in Pasadena. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Storm's passage George Bush being briefed at the US Northern Command in ColoradoAs the sun came up in downtown Beaumont, a port city of 114,000, the few people who stayed behind emerged to find some blown-out windows, damaged roofs, signs twisted and lying in the street and downed trees. The wind was still gusting, but nothing like the 160-kph winds that ripped through early on Saturday morning. A light rain was falling. As the storm raged, the torches of oil refineries could be seen burning in the distance from downtown Beaumont. Officials had worried about the storm's threat to those facilities and chemical plants strung along the Texas and Louisiana coast. The facilities represent a quarter of the nation's oil refining capacity, and business analysts said damage from Rita could send gas prices as high as $4 a gallon. Environmentalists warned of the risk of a toxic spill. In the days before the storm's arrival, hundreds of thousands of residents of Texas and Louisiana fled their homes in a mass exodus that produced gridlock and heartbreak. South of Dallas, a bus of Rita evacuees caught fire in gridlocked traffic, killing as many as 24 nursing home residents who thought they were getting out of harm's way. Grocery shelves were emptied, petrol stations ran out of fuel and motorists had to push their cars to the side of highways after idling for hours in stuck traffic and running out of gas. Houston streets were all but deserted after evacuationsWhite, the Houston mayor, expressed frustration: "It is just totally unacceptable that there was not adequate fuel supplies stashed around the state." President George Bush, mindful of criticism the federal government was slow to respond to Katrina three weeks ago, planned to visit his home state of Texas on Saturday. He will go to the state's emergency operations centre in Austin and then to San Antonio. "The past three weeks have tested our nation and revealed the strength and resilience of our people," he said in his weekly radio address. "The courageous spirit of America will carry us through any storm, and the compassionate soul of our nation will help us rebuild." SOURCE: Agencies


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As a bass angler he wanted to have some Croatian bass on his rod, so we decided to open a new bass fishing season at Ivanec lakes. First day of bass fishing season brought us rain in the morning, than sunny midday period, and heavy rain at the end of the day. We met a lot of friends on the water, and we all had a nice fishing. Some bass were pretty decent. Michael and I decided to go with a top water lures and we were not wrong. Seaspin Pro Q 9 cm lure gave me some great surface action and my biggest bass of the day. Michael had a few bigger bass on a fluke and a dozen of smaller, so I think he like how we spent the day, even our bass are not so big like his from California. Later at the evening we met some dear fishing friends from Croatian Bass League, so we had a great time talking about one of the most important thing at the world, fishing ;) We all learned a lot from this angler from the homeland of bass fishing.
You can look at Michael's website and his work and story about Croatia at http://www.seewald.com/Michael_seewald%27s_new_home_page.htm

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By John Droz, Jr ~
This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz.
Greed Energy Economics:
Examining the Economic Effects of State RPS Programs
Feds End "Unjust" Exemption for Wind Energy
Germany Votes To Abandon Most Green Energy Subsidies
Renewable Energy Prices in South Australia Hit $14,000/MWh!
Renewable Energy: High Jobs, Little Power
We Need To Talk About The Bad Science Being Funded
NYISO Cites Costs, Capacity in NY's Clean Energy Plan
The Mysterious "Global Adjustment Fee" in Ontario
When Free to Chose, Why Do So Many People Choose Texas?
US Democrat's Energy Platform Ignores Wind & Solar Realities
Industrial Wind Energy Costly to Taxpayers
Wind farm developer says regulators set power rate too low
Why Home Solar Panels No Longer Pay in Some States
EROEI: Part 59 (Emperor's New Clothes)
Green Energy Proving to Be Costly
Turbine Health Matters:
Excellent Discussion of Wind Turbines and Infrasound
Open Letter to World Health Organization regarding Wind Energy Noise
Town Hid Turbine Noise Data from Citizens
Renewable Energy Destroying Ecosystems:
Wind Turbines Killing Tens of Thousands of Bats, Many Endangered
Ontario Wind Projects Killing Endangered Birds and Bats with Impunity
Eagle Nest Near Wind Project Mysteriously Disappears
Cape Wind Project Delayed Over Bird Strike Fears
Miscellaneous Energy News:
Best Alternative Energy Source is Nuclear Energy
How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course
Some Local US Communities that Restricted Wind Energy in 2015
Study warns of risks to navigation from offshore wind projects
Australia Considers Banning Wind Energy As It Is Causing Blackouts
Wind Lobby Scrambles to Hide Alleged Influence of Foreign Companies
Wind Project Foe Gets Their Property Rezoned
Somerset (NY) Wind Energy Survey Answers
"You're darn right wind farm opponents will keep fighting"
Howard, Tipton county ordinances keeping wind farms at bay
New Children's Energy Book: Gary the Go-Cart: Wind Blows
It's Time to Get Rid of the EPA
America Blighted by Industrial Wind
Researchers Fix Frakking Calculation Error
UK (post BREXIT) will increase Fracking
Hinkley Point: Theresa May's China calculus
Manmade Global Warming Articles:
Britain's New PM Drives a Stake Through the Heart of the Green Vampire
Global Warming Skepticism is Not Fraud
Good short video: Do 97% of Scientists Agree?
Good short video: Climate — What's So Alarming?
Don Aitkin: A Summary of the Global Warming Issue
The Left's Climate Change Hysteria
Nation's Largest Teachers Union Endorses Teaching "Climate Justice"
Students Learn Climate Change Advocacy, Not Climate Science
Guidance on the Use of Deception and Incomplete Disclosure in Research
Very Good Video: Destroying the Global Warming Icon
New Book: Global Warming Mass Movement
Clouds Study Alarms Scientists
Philippines Rejects Paris Climate Deal
Former NASA Scientist Dispels the "Settled Science" AGW Claim
Senate Dems and Web of Denial Irrationality
Very Good Video: Climate Models
Final Thoughts
Our proposed national energy slogan is "All of the Sensible" (in contrast to the absurd "All of the Above"). Once legislators have grasped that concept, the foolishness of the "leveling the playing field" idea also becomes apparent. (Should the 18-wheeler trucks and golf cart playing field be leveled?) Additionally we should be using the term "unreliables" when speaking of renewables. Please pass these on.
Please pass this information on to other open-minded, science-oriented people.
Thank you for your support.
John Droz, Jr.
Physicist and Environmental Advocate
Fellow: American Tradition Institute (http://www.atinstitute.org)
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The fictionalized North Texas town of Bodark Springs comes to life in James Ward Lee's most recent book, A Texas Jubilee, reminding readers that few things in life are as pleasurable as well written folklore.
Fort Worthian Lee knows his audience well and leaves readers comfortably anchored with familiar names like Fort Worth, Dallas, and Highland Park. The author of Adventures with a Texas Humanist, Texas, My Texas, and countless articles, stories, and reviews, Lee is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and the Texas Literary Hall of Fame. A Texas Jubilee is his first book in quite a while.
The story of Bodark Springs unfolds through 13 short pieces that trace the lives of the town's quirky citizens during the early 1940s. While Lee seems to be showing us only small, isolated daily happenings, the stories form a larger narrative.
In just about every piece, there's a good zinger. In "The Return of Jesse James," Lee tells the story of how the prettiest girl in Bodark Springs, Edna Earl, has a face-to-face encounter, or so she claims, with Jesus Christ, who asks her to "Bring this den of iniquity back to me and my heavenly father." Fellow citizen Grady Dell, listening to her, can't help retorting, "What den of iniquity? If he was talking about Bodark, it ain't gonna be much of a job. You damn Baptists have got it so dry you can't get a drink of whisky."
In "It's the Law," town mechanic Isham B. Hayes makes an unusual appearance in the courthouse. It turns out that Hayes wants to make an advanced payment on his assault charge for his planned ass-whupping of Melvin Spruille, the town postmaster. Judge McCraney, well aware of Spruille's reputation as a miserly son of a bitch, ponders the situation before rendering his final recommendation: Hayes must relocate the intended ass-whupping beyond the grounds of the post office to avoid federal prosecution.
Lee's carefully constructed period pieces give A Texas Jubilee an authentic Texas feel sans clichés like "y'all" and "howdy." The Texas twang in this book comes from well-rendered vernacular, such as "You go ahead on" or "Anybody that cries that much probably never pisses a drop." Northerners beware. You might be corrected if you try to pronounce "E-stablish-mint" differently than town bartender Peg Watson.
The author freely tosses around the N-word and other taboo terms, but it would be hard to pin him for having any sort of political agenda. The everyday reality of a character like George Moore, a black man who has to pretend he is the chauffeur for his white wife, can be hard to swallow, but it is entirely consistent with the Lone Star State's sordid legacy of slavery and segregation.
Perhaps Lee's best attribute is his ability to make the reader feel as if he or she has stumbled onto a peephole looking into the very private lives of some colorful folks. If you're expecting a transformative literary experience, don't pick up A Texas Jubilee –– but not every book has to be Great Expectations.
Don't be surprised if by the end of A Texas Jubilee a little bit of you wants to pack up and move to Bodark Springs. If things get crazy enough in his hometown, Grady might even be willing to trade places with you. "Jesus Christ," he exclaims in "The Return of Jesse James." "If all this damn foolishness keeps up, I think I'm gonna move to Paris. Or Sherman. Hell, maybe even Fort Worth."
A Texas Jubilee
By James Ward Lee
TCU Press
177 pps.


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It wasn't that long ago that Kayla Richards was running the point for the Presque Isle High School Wildcats and helping lead them to the first of two straight state Class B schoolgirl basketball championships.
It was 2012.
Fast forward to 2018 and Richards just completed her first season as the head basketball coach at Caribou High School, Presque Isle's arch-rival.
The Vikings had a noteworthy four-win improvement over last season, going 8-10 to earn the eighth seed in Class B North after a 4-14 campaign in 2016-17. The Vikings wound up 13th last season and didn't make the tournament.
Caribou won a preliminary round game this season, topping Oceanside of Rockland 53-40, before being eliminated in the quarterfinals by top seed Hermon 59-36.
Hermon led by just three at the half.
It was their first quarterfinal round appearance since 2011.
Richards was an assistant last year under Ryan Deprey and took over for him after he stepped down following a seven-year stint.
Richards, one of the youngest coaches in the state at 24 years old, said she thoroughly enjoyed her first season guiding the fortunes of the Vikings.
"I loved it," said Richards. "It was interesting. Some days were really exciting and other days we had to keep working to get better.
"I had a great time. The kids always worked hard and that's the biggest part," said Richards who added that the parents and administrators were all "really supportive."
Richards, who played basketball and soccer at the University of Maine-Fort Kent after graduating from Presque Isle High School in 2012, said she intends to try to get more kids involved in summer basketball and improve the feeder program.
She will graduate two starters in forward-guard Gabrielle Marquis and guard Searra Herbert, but returns three in junior guard Alexis Rodriguez, sophomore center Paige Espling and sophomore forward Taylor LaBreck, who suffered a badly sprained ankle in the first period of the Hermon game and didn't return.
The 6-foot-1 Espling had 10 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots against Hermon.
"I'm pleased with the season. Hopefully, the young kids got enough of a taste of the tournament to want to get back here," said Richards, who is an English teacher at Caribou High.


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Growing up as a dancer, I never noticed a division between the recreational and competitive dancers within studios—two labels that I have grown to dislike. Instead, there were the dancers that competed and the dancers that chose not to compete; however, everyone received respectable training. Somewhere along the way, the paradigm made an obvious shift, and I am not sure that it was for the betterment of the studio environment or the overall reputation of the dance industry.
The first time I noticed the recreational/competitive dancer situation was around 2004-2005. I was in college and was teaching at varying studios. At some studios, I noticed a divisive line between recreational and competitive students. Recreational students were literally treated like second-class citizens (even the term "recreational", as it is often used, is somewhat degrading and insinuative of "less than"). From class curriculum to performance opportunities to overall amount of attention given, it was obvious the students were not receiving an appropriate "bang for their buck". The more I thought about the issue, the more ridiculous it seemed and the more it bothered me. If parents are paying for dance training and dance education, should it not be of equal caliber? Granted, some students may dance less or more, some students may take dance more seriously than others, and students that fully commit themselves may advance faster and will likely find themselves at an accelerated placement. But, if you choose not to compete, you should have the opportunity to advance and achieve the highest level of technical training alongside your competitive peers.
I think this divisiveness is one of the primary points of contention when discussing "competitive dance schools". We all know that people hold very strong opinions about whether or not competition is the appropriate way to train a dancer. I think there are incredible benefits to having students compete; however, competing is a serious commitment, and if a family is not ready to make that commitment (financially, time-wise, or for a myriad of other reasons), then they should still be able to receive proficient dance training without being categorized as "just a recreational student".
Think about it using these perspectives. If a student signs up to take swim lessons, the students are not separated into "competitive" swim lessons (learning strokes, practicing laps) or "recreational" swim lessons (splashing around in the water). Or, when students join the third grade, they are not split into the "competitive" and "recreational" students. Rather, when students sign up to swim, they are taught to swim, and when they attend school, they are taught different subjects. When students sign up for dance, they should be taught to dance. Granted, within any of these scenarios, students will likely be split into cohorts based on level, commitment, interest, etc., but to classify and categorize students prior to the initiation of their training seems unnecessary.
When I decided to open my own studio, I knew, wholeheartedly, that I wanted to be an "equal opportunity training center". At my studio, the competition students take technique class with our non-competition students (based on age, level, and placement), and at year's end, they all perform together. It is imperative to our culture to give every student that walks through our front door the opportunity to excel and to feel welcome. By implementing this philosophy, I have seen more passions ignited, interests sparked, and, overall, more appreciative students and parents.
At the end of the day, a student's technical/performance prowess stems from a combination of great teaching, excellent listening, extensive practicing and polishing, and personal passion. I know that our studio is giving every child the chance to tap into his/her fullest potential. That's what matters most to me, and I challenge other studios to re-evaluate their programming and strive to do the same. As teachers and studio owners, we have an incredible opportunity and commitment to inspire children, and we should strive to reach as many students in the most equally inclusive way possible. After all, it will only improve, your studio, your brand, and the overall reputation and perception of the dance industry. Plus, you have the chance to positively influence the artists of the future. What could be much better than that?


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Bruce Mills – Quality Director.
Bruce is an internationally Certificated Lead Auditor with IRCA and has worked in the Industrial Chemical industry for over 30 years. His extensive auditing and hazardous goods handling experience is a valuable contribution to the SCCS Team. He has also had both import and export experience in chemicals, plastics and metals and is a Responsible Care Auditor. He also trains auditors in SHEQ [Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Management Systems] and performs Legal Compliance audits and now Certification audits under SAMSA accreditation.
Themba Mkhize – Managing Director
Themba is an experienced Managing Director with a background in business development, sustainability in a variety of sectors such as Petrochemical Refinery, Environmental Management, Waste Water Treatment, Refinery Terminal Management, with product quality and laboratory management in the Private and Public sectors.
Chris Walden – Operations Director
Chris brings us many valuable years in vehicle loading, packing un-packing containers, standard Safety Practices within a warehouse. Training in CTU code of practice. VGM verification and assistance in building towards VGM. He has worked in many industries for 27 years managing Transportation ,Dangerous Goods Compliance, Warehousing, and Operations Management.
Anne Bindoff – Technical Director
Having been the custodian of the integrated management system, she was managing the entire system, ensuring that the updates both regulatory and processes were in line with current best practice. Anne has also been exposed to chemical management and best practice for 20 years in laboratories primarily, as well as disposal, transportation and on and offloading activities for a short while. She has been party to successful integrated (ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and OHS 18000) audit surveillance and certification audits. Specialist Training provider on GHS [Globaly Harmonised System for Chemicals] is currently on her portfolio.
Tracey Mallon – Administration Officer
With her 30 years in combined admin and management support, Tracey brings an extensive range of administration services to SCCS. This includes 17 with the Post Office including cataloging, stock control, record keeping, later Phendula Training – organizing events, training materials, invoicing and banking, 3 years IT experience with First Technology in Richard's Bay as help desk coordinator providing support to the major companies and Port Authority in the area. 10 years with a consultancy providing admin support and dangerous goods experience, Tremcard support for the NCEC, organised training and events.


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Olivet Christian Nursery School
For over 49 years, OLIVET CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL has been a premier leader in preschool education, serving children ages 3-5 in our community. With a low student/teacher ratio, OCNS provides a nuturing, fun-loving environment for kindergarten preparedness. Our play-based age-appropriate curriculum is aligned with and exceeds the State of Ohio's Early Learning Content Standards.
Olivet Christian Nursery School, or OCNS, was founded in 1967, and is a non-profit parent cooperative program which now offers families a non co-op option. Each class will have no more than nineteen children, and will have two salaried teachers and one parent helper every day. This ensures an excellent ratio of approximately six children per adult. Children attending OCNS must be 3 on or before August 1 of the year they will begin preschool, and be potty trained.
Preschool 1 classes include children who are three years old or have recently turned four. Preschool 2 classes include children who are four or five years old and will begin kindergarten the following school year.
Olivet Christian Nursery School does not discriminate upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability.


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Posted by Pat Baer on Dec 28, 2013 in Christmas, Extraordinary Everyday People, His Love | 17 comments
Last minute shoppers crowded into the messy Christmas aisle of our local pharmacy. Items marked down for quick sale were strategically placed for the busy shoppers darting in and out to grab what they needed.
The aisle had everything from ornaments and lights to holiday slippers and crock pots.
I watched as harried mothers and busy shoppers cruised through, snatching up items to throw into their cart and be on their way. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry – everyone, except one old woman halfway down the aisle.
She was small in size, modestly dressed, and leaned on her pull-cart for support. The cart was also used to hold the oxygen tank she was hooked up to. She didn't look strong enough or healthy enough to be out shopping by herself. Her wispy grey hair hid most of her face from my view, but her frail body and gentle countenance held my attention. I lingered to watch her.
Every item she picked up seemed precious to her. I watched her examine candles, cheap garland and children's gifts like they were delicate crystal or valuable jewels.
With each item she placed in her basket came another careful evaluation of what she had already selected. She would rearrange the content again and decide whether or not to make a substitution.
I don't know how long she'd been in the store before I arrived – but what I witnessed took close to an hour.
When she finally finished, she straightened up and pulled out her wallet. Her eyes shifted back and forth between her selections and the cash. She made her way up to the register.
Apparently I wasn't the only one who had been watching her.
At the register, the old woman pulled out her cash in one hand and began laboriously unloading her cart with the other. She asked the person at the register to please keep a running total and not go over the amount she was holding in her hand.
Then I saw Jesus. He took on the form of a gentle man, an ordinary man. A man who cared.
He quietly slipped in between the woman and the counter, giving the attendant his credit card. The old woman was so focused on her job of emptying her cart, she missed seeing him.
The gentleman didn't need recognition. He sweetly stepped aside as the woman finished emptying her basket. Eventually she learned someone had given her a special gift. Her purchase was paid in full. She didn't jump up and down like a lottery winner, she didn't even insist on knowing who had done this kind act – she merely clutched her bag of selections and turned in my direction to leave.
With tubes wrapped around her ears and across her nose, her dim eyes released a tear as it made its way down her wrinkled cheek and our eyes met. Mine were damp too.
We both knew we had witnessed Christmas in the rawest form. We had seen Jesus.
"Then Jesus said, I'm telling you the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.' Matthew 25:40
I saw Jesus in the face of the generous gentleman – I also saw Jesus in the face of the old woman who graciously received the gift he gave her.
May we all be as generous to give and to receive this Christmas! I can't wait for an opportunity to stand in the aisle of the pharmacy again – I just know it'll be my turn to be Jesus on one end or the other.
Traditionally in my walk with God, He gives me a story to read before Christmas and I share it with my family sometime on Christmas Eve. It is so sweet that He has given it to me this morning as I sit in my devotional chair before the fire praying and thinking about how He showed up at our family's Christmas time. I can hear your voice telling the story. And then I listen to your previous post and hear your voice again praying a beautiful prayer. Your prayers are always so powerful and wonderfully stated. Blessings on you and your ministry Pat. I am enjoying your blog.
Exactly what we needed this morning, Pat. Thank you. The timing, as always, is perfect. Surrounded by the physical trappings (and wrappings) of Christmas and wondering where to start in the 'need' to restore order, you have transported us back to the manger, eager to place our humble gifts. Now, with reminder to pray for eyes to see the 'Jesus needs' around us, the day can start fresh. love you, Dear Friend!
Beautiful! Your observations and carefully chosen words make me weep!
I am looking for my opportunity, too!
Great read to accompany my Saturday morning coffee. Inspirational.Thanks Pat Baer
So wonderful to read that the true meaning of Christmas is being revealed and lived out in others lives! Made my eyes swell with tears and my heart swell with hope and joy! I pray that the Lord will bless the giver and recipient and especially the witness to this kind and loving act.
Now my eyes are damp too! Precious.
Beautiful, Pat. Beautiful story, beautifully told. I will be sharing your story so others will also be blessed by hearing it like I was.
My heart was so moved by your story! Beautifully written as well. Like your other readers, my eyes are damp and my heart will see people with deeper insight. Thank you for this Christmas gift in the season of Epiphany! So glad I stopped by!


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text: "Don't Spy On Us, FBI" Say Minneapolis Activists By Bill Sorem | December 23, 2010 LikeTweet EmailPrint More More on Minnesota Subscribe to Minnesota Lucia Wilkes Smith shows her declassified FBI file It was a declassified FBI document that Lucia Wilkes Smith held up before a crowd of Minneapolis peace activists. It was declassified in name only because nearly every word on the dozen or so pages had been blacked out for national security reasons. "The first letter I got from the FBI said 'we don't have anything on you', said Wilkes Smith a well-spoken gray-haired woman. She had made a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of the FBI. The American Civil Liberties Union and others had urged her to file the request because the FBI had been spying on anti-war groups in Minnesota prior to and during the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul. "And then another letter came that said 'well we got a few pages, but they're classified'. And then eventually they declassified this and sent it to me." She held up the dozen or so pages with nearly every word blacked out. For years, the FBI, Homeland Security and other government agencies have been spying on Wilkes Smith and other outspoken opponents of U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The FBI even went so far as to send an undercover agent to a neighborhood anti-war meeting in Northfield, Minnesota. This past September, the FBI raided the homes and offices of nine Twin Cities peace activists and carted off computer files, phone records and personal possessions. They also delivered subpoenas to the nine. The same day, the FBI raided homes of other peace activists in Chicago and Michigan. A total of 23 were ordered to appear before a Grand Jury to testify and name the Trade Unionists they had they met with in Colombia especially and in Palestine. Naming names could be a death sentence Trade Unionists are outlawed in Colombia. The names, if released, could end up on death squad hit list. They kill unionists in Colombia. In Palestine, Israel is always looking for people who have contact with outside activists. The fear is that Colombia or Israel could use the names to cook up more vengeance on activists. Some peace activists may be asked to testify before the Grand Jury in Chicago as early as January 25th. Wilkes Smith isn't one of those subpoenaed, but she knows what it's like to be watched and is helping her friends fight back. This week at a meeting of the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee, she urged them to file FOIA requests to find out what evidence the government has against them. "I'm scared and I'm really angry because I think some of my friends and colleagues, they won't just be going to jail. They'll be going to federal prison." Military veterans opposed to the war offered solidarity with those targeted by the FBI. Wayne Wittman of Veterans For Peace has his own reasons to be wary of the U.S. Government. He was just 16 when World War II ended. He recalled how Nazi Germany would describe events "exactly opposite of how my government was describing. I soon learned that my government's description was the truth." Wittman said his confidence in the U.S. government was shattered during the Vietnam war. "We now know we were lied to, deceived in that war". "Any one of us could be a target", said Jennie Eisert,an anti-war organizer helping people fill out the FOIA request forms. "Join with us to show that that freedom of speech, freedom of association and fighting for justice is not illegal. Demand a halt to the Grand Jury proceedings." According to the Washington Post, Eisert's words of warning should be heeded by more than those in the room that night. The newspaper says: * The FBI is building a database with the names and certain personal information, such as employment history, of thousands of U.S. citizens and residents whom a local police officer or a fellow citizen believed to be acting suspiciously. It is accessible to an increasing number of local law enforcement and military criminal investigators, increasing concerns that it could somehow end up in the public domain. * The Department of Homeland Security sends its state and local partners intelligence reports with little meaningful guidance, and state reports have sometimes inappropriately reported on lawful meetings. In other words, there is a lot of information being collected that shouldn't be. Former FBI Agent Coleen Rowley who is also part of the peace movement says that having so much junk information in the system makes it harder to spot the real threats. Related coverage: American Muslims for Palestine stands in solidarity with activists targeted by FBI Support this story and all the stories from The Uptake. Donate.


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Brass Owl – Feng Shui – Vastu Symbol of Wisdom & Protection
Size – 2.5 inches x 2.5 inches, Weight – 230 Grams, ( L X W X H ) – 6.5cm X5cm X 6.5cm approx.
Size – 3 Inches x 3 Inches, Weight – 440 Grams, ( L X W X H ) – 8 cm X 7cm X 8 cm approx
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Owl energy is very magical and transformative.
According to Ancient Feng Shui as well as Vastu, Owl is a yang symbol that is known for supporting health due to lower energy. The owl is known for its wisdom, protection & dispersing of the ignorance darkness.
The owl is popular for its richness, supporting personal growth and financial success.
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According to an ancient text, Owl is a vehicle (Vahana) of goddess Lakshmiji. At home, it can be displayed in the north-west sector to get a positive result
The owl is deeply feminine, moon energy and can connect you to the night and dawn of new beginnings.
Throughout many cultures, the owl has a much symbolic meaning which is associated with:-
A Native American tribe viewed the owl as a strong protector against harm and evil spirits.
Ancient Athenians made the owl an emblem of wisdom and even emblazoned the image of the owl on their coinage.
To the ancient Greeks, the owl is a symbol of Athene who is the goddess of foresight & knowledge.
Highly recommended by Vastu Experts & Feng Shui Consultants.
The brass owl is considered as a symbol of protection from evil, symbol of wisdom and also as the truth seeker, dispersing of the ignorance darkness.
Feng Shui as well as vastu, Owl is yang symbol which is known for supporting health due to lower energy. It brings about powerful and positive vibes in the fields of knowledge and intelligence.
The owl is popular for its richness, supporting personal growth, and financial success. Owl is popular for its richness, supporting personal growth, and financial success.


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Right now in the state of Connecticut, a victim can't talk to a human trafficking counselor confidentially. That's because anything they say could be subpoenaed in court. The protection of privacy is legally afforded to providers serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, but not those serving trafficking victims.
Right now, there are kids we can't get in front of. We can't let them know that their experience has a name: trafficking. We can't tell them that what happened to them is not their fault. And we can't let them know that there is a path towards freedom and a better life.
But a new bill, SB1043, will create a powerful tool to change this dynamic.
It addresses a serious gap in our ability to help children recover from trafficking and exploitation. It protects the privacy of the children we serve and supports their access to services by establishing that communication between our staff and the children we work with is confidential. This simple bill will alleviate the fear that one of our staff would be forced to reveal sensitive information about our youth. (This fear has already resulted in victims of child trafficking being denied our services.)
This is one of several proposed Connecticut laws on human trafficking that we support this legislative session, including SB 930, HB 7309 and HB 7310. SB 1043 in particular is getting less attention and would have tremendous impact on our work. Human trafficking is a horrendous trauma – and victims deserve protection and privacy.
Victims should have the right to decide who sees their information and when.
Sadly, children who have been through trafficking know that they have to be vigilant about who they trust. They should be able to trust those in place to help them. This law will help liberate children from some deep-rooted fears: fear of revealing too much; fear of their testimony reaching someone they don't trust; fear of consequences from saying something that could get them into trouble.
This kind of law is already in place in several other states. Because of you, over 50 pieces of testimony have already reached the Connecticut Judiciary Committee in support of SB1043.
Any day now, the Judiciary Committee will decide whether or not to move this legislation forward. We need you to email the Judiciary Committee members right now to ask them to bring SB1043 up for a vote and reiterate your support for the bill.
Want more information? Still not convinced? Read the bill and read our responses to concerns. As a survivor who works with children in our US Survivor Care program shared,


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This year's Gathering lineup just keeps getting better and better! Not that I'm not already hype about the artists announced so far, but a comedian just got announced for this year's late night comedy. It's none other than GILBERT GOTTFRIED!
Yes, the dude from Problem Child. Yes, the Aflack duck. Yes, the parrot from Aladdin! Yes, the man responsible for some of the absolute funniest moments EVER on the Howard Stern show!
Gilbert is a Gathering veteran, but I'm hoping even more ninjas show up and show him some love this year! Unless I'm doing official business, you can count on seeing me there! Here's the official word:
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The 20th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos proudly presents the comedic stylings of GILBERT GOTTFRIED! Appearing live on the late-night comedy stage, the roastmaster, movie star, acclaimed character actor, comedic genius, and all-around loveable loud mouth is bringing his raunchiest and most hilarious jokes to the Gathering for an unforgettable performance. Get ready to laugh until it hurts–Gilbert Gottfried is coming to GOTJ! Whoop whoop!
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Saturday, September 26, 2015
End of the Summer Tomato and Mozzarella Salad
This week at the Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market, you can look forward to summer produce from Good Food Easy at Sweetwater Farm, pastured meats from Fair Valley Farm, and beautiful fresh cut flower bouquets from Tiger Lily Art Company.
Don't let the last sunny days of the summer slip away without enjoying an insalata caprese. Simply slice tomatoes and mozzarella and layer them with fresh basil leaves. Sprinkle with sea salt and drizzle with olive oil and vinegar to taste, and enjoy in the sunshine.
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Saturday, September 19, 2015
Sichuan Green Beans
This week at the Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market, you can look forward to summer produce from Good Food Easy at Sweetwater Farm, pastured meats from Fair Valley Farm, and beautiful fresh cut flower bouquets from Tiger Lily Art Company.
Sweetwater Farm has a lovely selection of beans including these yardlong beans, which always get a giggle out of my kids when served full length. I like to blanch them, save some in their full splendor, and chop the rest to stir fry in Fuchsia Dunlop's Sichan green beans from Every Grain of Rice. This recipe involves a secret ingredient of Tianjin preserved vegetables, available at Sunrise Market, which add a salty pungency. And with so many pretty spicy peppers at the market, I substituted fresh for dried. Blanching the beans first, as Dunlop does in this version of her recipe, means that they require less oil so that the dish tastes fresh and not too greasy. A great side dish to have in your repertoire, and a great reason to stock up on fall beans.
Sichuanese Dry-Fried Green Beans
3/4 pound green beans or yard long beans
4-6 dried chiles
2 scallions, whites only, sliced
3 garlic cloves, sliced
An equivalent amount of ginger, sliced
2 tablespoons Sichuanese ya cai or Tianjin preserved vegetable (optional but recommended; see note above)
1/2 teaspoon whole Sichuan pepper
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons canola or peanut oil
1. Trim beans; snap them in half. Then snip the chiles in half and shake out and discard the seeds. If you're using the Tianjin preserved vegetable, rinse off the excess salt and squeeze it dry.
2. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add beans and blanch until just tender, then drain.
3. Put your wok over high heat. Add the canola or peanut oil, then the chiles and the Sichuan pepper. Stir-fry just until the chiles begin to darken, then add the scallion, ginger, and garlic and cook for a few moments more. Add the preserved vegetable and stir a few more times. Then add the beans and stir-fry for a minute or two longer, until coated in the oil and the seasonings. Add salt to taste. Drizzle with sesame oil and serve.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Zucchini Butter
This week at the Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market, you can look forward to summer produce from Good Food Easy at Sweetwater Farm, pastured meats from Fair Valley Farm, and beautiful fresh cut flower bouquets from Tiger Lily Art Company.
I've been on a zucchini kick this summer. It's funny because I remember distinctly how unenthusiastic I was about this vegetable when I was young, a sentiment shared by my children, who view a zucchini as a failed, soggy attempt at a cucumber. But these days I can't seem to get enough of these summer squash roasted, stir fried, or on pizza, so I couldn't resist Erica's bargain bag of zucchini at the market last weekend.
Faced with this hefty zucchini haul, I decided to try out a recipe I'd been eying for zucchini butter from the food52 genius recipe series. It called for shallots, but I used a lovely slender leek from the market. You simply shred your zucchini (easiest to do in a food processor for a big batch), and cook it down with a generous portion of olive oil or butter (I used both) until the squash melts into a rich spread, which is delicious on crackers or as the base for a sandwich with sliced tomatoes. The best part, for those facing a zucchini glut, is the sense of satisfaction when you see your huge stack of squash reduced to a manageable pot of spread.
Zucchini Butter
adapted slightly from Jennie Cook's genius recipe
makes about 2 cups2 pounds zucchini or assorted summer squash (feel free to use less or add extra -- cooking times will vary)
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp butter
1 small leek or 2 shallots
Salt and pepper
1. Grate the zucchini in a food processor or on a box grater. Toss with a generous pinch of salt and let it drain in a colander for 3 to 4 minutes or until you are ready to begin cooking. Mince the white part of the leek or the peeled shallots. Squeeze the water out of the zucchini (you can do this with your hands or by wringing it in a clean cloth towel).
2. In a deep skillet, heat the olive oil and butter. Sauté the leeks or shallots briefly. Add the zucchini and toss. Cook and stir over medium to medium-high heat until the zucchini reaches a spreadable consistency, about 15 minutes. If you scorch the bottom, turn the flame down! (And scrape those delicious bits into the butter for added flavor -- you can splash in a little water to help deglaze the pan.) The zucchini will hold its bright green color and slowly caramelize into a nice vegetable jam. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
3, Enjoy on crackers or toast, or as a side dish all summer long!
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Roasted Collards with Chorizo and Fresh Tomatillo Salsa
This week at the Fairmount Neighborhood Farmers Market, you can look forward to summer produce from Good Food Easy at Sweetwater Farm, pastured meats and eggs from Fair Valley Farm, and beautiful fresh cut flower bouquets from Tiger Lily Art Company.
The season's bounty is reaching its height of outrageous beauty, like these blush tomatoes and purple tomatillos. With produce this pretty, it seemed a shame to roast the tomatillos for my usual salsa, so I blended them up fresh with cilantro and a hot pepper.
Even as the produce is reaching its peak, the days are getting cooler, and it's not hard to justify turning on the oven. For less glamorous looking collard greens, I made a version of these pot-roasted collard greens with chorizo. Cooked for an hour in a low oven, the collards' flavors soften and deepen, the onions melt into a sweet jam, and the chorizo infuse the dish with a decadent richness.
Layered on top of tender Lonesome Whistle Farm beans, these rich collards made a delicious bed for a fried Fair Valley Farm egg, topped with the bright notes of the fresh tomatillo salsa and slices of blush tomatoes to make the plate outrageously pretty.
Fresh Tomatillo Salsa1 pint tomatillos
1 small jalapeño or other spicy pepper
1 handful cilantro leaves
1 pinch salt
Hull and rinse the tomatillos. Halve them and toss them in a food processor. Halve and seed the jalapeño and add it to the food processor along with the cilantro and salt. Pulse to chop into a salsa of the desired coarseness. Reserve.
Roasted Collards with Chorizo1 large bunch collard greens
1 medium onion
2 chorizo sausages (about 5 ounces)
2 Tbsp canola oil
salt to taste
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Rinse the collard leaves, cut out the stems, and slice crosswise into 1/2 inch strips. Peel and dice the onion. Cut the sausages into quarters lengthwise and then crosswise into 1/2 inch chunks.
2. Heat a large heavy bottomed pot with a lid, such as a Dutch oven, over medium heat. Add the oil, the onions, and a pinch of salt, and sauté for a couple of minutes. Add the sausage pieces and continue cooking until the onions are very soft. Add the collard green strips and stir to coat in the oils. Place the lid on the pot and transfer to the oven.
3. Cook for about an hour until the contents are deeply roasted and caramelized. Stir, taste, and add more salt if needed. Cover until ready to serve.
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Anyone familiar with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada knows it's a game changer. CES is the premier spot for large and small companies to show off years of hard work and Aleratec is no exception.
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What's one present you've always wanted?
This one is easy to answer – a train set. Not just any train set but a Hornby one with the train engine being a miniature of the glorious Flying Scotsman.
I am not old enough to remember the age of steam trains but they fascinate and intrigue me even now. It is not just that steam trains are a symbol of masculinity that I used to hold on to the inner boy, but I admit that I did do that.
In no small degree there is the romance of trains like the Orient Express travelling across Europe, or the trains in the Himalayas pushing their way through the old colonial age some of which still run.
These days it is not always about trains but the age of steam and the industrial revolution that changed the world – not always for the better it has…
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I have been a slacker mom these days! It feels awful to be a bad mom, I mean the one role I really cherish and thank God everyday for, if I cant keep up this role, what am I doing really?? have no clue really.. Anyway it is all due to the work pressure and also the sudden fitness rage I am in, so the evenings when I spend time with the kids are spent at the fitness center with the kids either at the pool or at the Kids daycare. All this is however just my ramblings, my happy kids are not bothered by my absences and are busy in their own way. In fact it makes me wonder if parenting is overrated and as long as the basic needs are met, the kids just grow on their own and build their own personalities with no interference from either parents. 🙂 A point worth pondering for a later day…
A is getting to be more and more independent and is even showing signs of being ready for potty training but it is me who is not taking the initiative to support him!! He is getting to be such a stickler for routines, and doesn't want them upset in any way. He even has the order in which I should dress him for outside, the jacket first, then the gloves, that too right hand followed by left and then the cap. If I change any of this, he protests! 🙂 And the minute he comes home, he goes to the closet to change from his outside clothes. In many ways he is so much like my DH and so we have S who is like me not that organized and A like V, totally freaking out with changes to routines
Some day last week, S was ready for school a full 10 minutes early and I thought why not comb her hair! Yes, S just leaves her hair down and claims that she does comb but it never looks like that. But I don't bother much as anyway with her cap or the hoodie on, it would get ruffled anyway. S got a set of very cute small crab clips from my SIL, so I was just parting her hair in small bunches and used the crab clips generously! It looked quite cute and she was like awww it is so nice Amma. She then said, since it suited her very well, it would suit her daughter as well, so was wondering if I could save those clips for her and pass them to her when she has her daughter and she also wanted me to teach her to do that as well so she can repeat this to her daughter! I was like you just turned 7 Maam! But the best is yet to come, she stopped her talk for a moment and said she had the most brilliant idea ever. And that brilliant idea was to have me born as her daughter in my next life so she doesn't have to even talk about me and I would know all about me and S when she was my daughter. I had nothing more to add and thankfully the conversation ended as she had to leave then to catch the school bus.
A has his own laptop, a hand-me-down from my DH.. He watches his favorite videos on the laptop, and gets very upset when the laptop hangs up on him!! The other day the system crashed, he was pointing his finger at the laptop and shouted, 'BAD JOBBB'. It was so cute to watch him do that.. Hez getting very vocal and expressive and very cutely chants 'Momma Momma' when I get down from the car say for a quick errand, and keeps chanting much to S and my DH's dismay, till I get back! At times, A would say "YES" when I ask him if he is ready for lunch, and when he ends up seeing 'the lunch' and realizes he really doesn't want it, would start shouting "No YES Amma" repeatedly!! 🙂
S's seriously into writing in her diary daily these days and makes such a fuss even if one of us get near it by mistake. But the other day she graciously gave me and my DH one-day passes to look into her diary. The pass even had an expiration date and what to do if it gets misplaced! 🙂 She is reading this Wonders of the World book and is totally hooked onto the Mount Everest and she told me she was going to write a 'biography' on the Mount Everest! She is also working on her own dictionary, writing all the new words she is learning cataloged into her notebook as in a dictionary.
S is in the girl scouts and understandably the last few weeks were busy for us with all the cookie-selling. She acted like totally an ambassador for girl scouts and were even coaxing people who said they already had bought from some other girl, she was quick to add, that girl scout cookies were good to be frozen and can be had even 6 months later! She was also addressing the nut allergic, calorie conscious crowd as well. She started selling the cookies around Valentine's day and was trying to convince people that the cookies would make good Valentine day gift to friends and family! It was really funny watching her achieve her sales goal..
Last week, I had been to her school to meet her teacher for the II semester assessment. S was preparing me the whole day and wanted to know what would I discuss with the teacher. She was also giving offhand remarks about the reflections they do at school when someone does a bad job and she said her teacher may bring that up! I never knew she had reflections till then, so asked her what hers would be about, she was like nothing significant amma just a couple of times when I was chitchatting during activity and stuff like that. She also suggested to me that she will ask her teacher to add a goal for her to not exceed 10 reflections this year she already has 6 and that leaves only 4 more for the rest of the year. She was quite upset later in the evening, when she realized her teacher had not planned to bring about her reflections at all as they were quite minor. She felt she jumped guns unnecessarily! Her teacher and I had quite a laugh about it!
S's teacher was showcasing to me all that had been worked upon that semester and she showed me a chart with S's essay on what all she would do if she is elected to be the President. Her teacher pointed out how sensible her points were starting from giving homes to homeless people, and writing laws about not allowing anyone to use swear words ever. She did have a bullet point about building her own 'WHITE HOUSE' though!! Then came the most surprising part, looks like all kids had a draft notice first before redoing it in the chart paper. She showed her draft from her journal at school and her draft of things she would do when she becomes the President ran to FOUR whole A4 size sheets! 🙂 Both her teacher and I were surprised!! I heard for the second time now from her II grade teacher that S does have 'President' material and she may become one in India or here in the US! 🙂 The first time I heard someone tell me S would one day be the President of India was her daycare teacher when she was 3 yrs old; when I laughed at her teacher's suggestion, her day care teacher ended our Parent-Teacher conference by saying a prayer to God to help us – S's parents, recognize the potential in S. 🙂
We went to A's daycare for his conference as well last week and that was quite interesting too! The teacher said he is really getting ready to play with other kids, but he is so sophisticated than other kids in the sense that when the kids fight, he moves away, doesn't want to get messy even during the MESSY play time! The minute his hands become dirty with paint or play dough, he immediately asks the teacher to wash his hands and then all he does is watch others like a big man! His teacher also said, he is so hung up on routines and will wait for his hands to be washed right after his meal and also wait for his teacher to wash her hands! He never forgets a thing and makes sure he brings home anything that he has taken to school that morning. And here his sister S even forgot to bring her school bag from school the other day! 🙂 It is funny to watch such contrast in them! I guess God just wanted our lives to be interesting all the time, making them both out of entirely different molds!
My in-laws are here with us and both the kids are having lots of fun with them! There is nothing like the pampering you receive from grand parents and they are now enjoying all the extra attention!!


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When I say that I haven't written anything since my grandfather died, I don't want to give you the wrong impression. I am not emotionally crippled. His death and my dog's subsequent euthanasia didn't dry up some supernatural creative well. I'm exhausted, maybe, but being "too tired" seems a poor excuse for laziness.
Part of my problem is rereading "The Peabody." Each paragraph convinces me that some stranger wrote it, and I'm pissed and ashamed that it's apparently the best eulogy I can offer a real person. Who is this pretentious jerk? Why is this person writing about my grandfather? My frustration tightens all the muscles in my jaw. Yes, those are my memories, my abstractions of emotions. Yes, I assembled a collage of moments because I couldn't manifest a linear narrative. I posted because at the time, it seemed necessary.
I wonder.
I can hear you, you know. Maybe you're thinking it's not really about my writing, that I'm unearthing a deeper line of insecurity and inadequacy I'm finally willing to examine. You're thinking I just don't know who I am these days. Maybe you're right.
I've turned into a weird, jangled ball of raw nerves. A few nights ago I started in on ghosts. "Listen," I'd said, rolling over on my side, "let's just pretend that ghosts are a Thing That Can Happen For Real, and I die tomorrow, and I come back and haunt your ass." My partner probably rolled his eyes in the dark, but listened, because these ridiculous what-if thought experiments are sort of what I do.
"I'd prefer not to think about you dying."
"Just, pretend for a minute. That ghosts could be real. I would haunt the bottom of the stairs and endlessly wail, 'Where's my kitties?' so that the cats would keep running into the basement looking for food. It'd drive them nuts."
"I picture your ghost voice as the sound of a dial-up modem slowed down 700 percent." He suddenly fiddled with his phone and played back a recording. For a moment, we lay in the dark, listening to the spectral dial-up. A thousand dying modems languishing into tonal static. At once, the hair on my arm prickled.
"What if I'm one of those ghosts stuck repeating a specific task? You have company over and my ghost appears and tries to jerk you off for fifteen minutes and then vanishes." We laughed and I shut up for a few minutes. Dave put on the soundtrack for Kentucky Route Zero, and I eventually drifted off.
The next day, as I was shrugging into my coat for knitting circle, I read an article my cousin wrote. She's an excellent writer. While she clearly benefits from a strong command of the written word, her prose is made more powerful by the way her voice manipulates you into the narrative. She is fully present in her work.
I am not.
My recent writing reflects only ghosts. Specters of something interesting. Though I write and edit every day, at work I am not myself; I am a corporation, a parent, a magazine, an elf, a yogi, a salesperson. I'm a goddamn hired gun. While I've been busy holding someone else's megaphone, I've developed a case of laryngitis. I open my mouth and vomit static.
The crux of my "Peabody" problem is that I've lost my voice. I worry I never had one to begin with.


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Heather grey bamboo raglan romper made from a lightweight bamboo knit and featuring heather grey bamboo sleeves and cuffs. Seams are professionally serged to guarantee quality and allow for maximum movement and stretch.
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Robbie's Run Sunday, April 30, 2017 8:30am Fun Run • 8:50am 1 Mile Run • 9:15am 5K Race Norman J. Levy Lakeside Elementary School Babylon Road, Merrick, NY
The Children's Fun Run: Starting at 8:30am, there will be a 1/2 mile fun run for children of all ages, ending at home plate. All fun run participants will receive a medal and will be guaranteed a tee shirt if registered by April 16th.
One Mile Mini Run: (Walkers Welcome) Starting at 8:50am, there will be a 1 mile Mini Run on a modified course for those who want more than a Fun Run and less than a 5K. All Mini Run participants will receive a medal after finishing, and will be guaranteed a tee shirt if registered by April 16th.
The 5K Main Event: (Walkers Welcome) Following the Mini Run, the Main Event will begin at 9:15am. The 5K run will be a "flat and fast" race course along the streets of Merrick. Children's Activities: Throughout the morning, there will be plenty of activities for children to enjoy.
Great Raffle Prizes: Raffle tickets will be available in advanceas well as on race day. They can be pre-purchased below at a discounted rate and picked up at Number Pickup.
Post Race Celebration: After crossing the finish line, all race participants will be greeted by volunteers who will provide runners with plenty of food and beverages. Enjoy the music, refreshments, entertainment and of course, the awards ceremony!
Christine Pellegrino, NYS Assembly candidate will be in appearance.


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Legacy POS Solutions, Yes We Have the Solution!
With the EMV requirement, merchants now find themselves tied to legacy POS systems and technology that does not meet PCI compliance. Merchants have invested heavily over the years in these legacy POS systems and are reluctant to spend additional money to upgrade their current legacy POS system or implement a new solution to meet PCI compliance. POS Cloud Connect solves this problem by providing ISVs and merchants the ability to keep their legacy POS systems. And they can do this while still meeting the EMV and PCI requirements. POS Cloud Connect is a semi-integrated solution that ensures payment terminals are connected with POS software. It does this while maintaining separation between payment information transmission and other systems. Legacy POS Solutions is the answer read more!
Solving Compliance for ISVs & Merchants
POS Cloud Connect solves this problem by providing ISVs and merchants the ability to keep their legacy POS systems. And they can do this while still meeting the EMV and PCI requirements. POS Cloud Connect is a semi-integrated solution that ensures payment terminals are connected with POS software. It does this while maintaining separation between payment information transmission and other systems. For merchants to become PCI compliant without extensive investment into fully integrated compliant systems, semi-integration offers a cost-effective compliance resolution.
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POS Cloud Connect enables merchants to process PCI compliant EMV and non-EMV transactions using our proprietary PCI Level 1 payment cloud. This allows the POS and payment terminal to be unencumbered at the merchant's location. There's no need for hardware to be connected directly to the POS system using USB, RS232, or any other local connection method. Additional software components, like DLLs, are not required to drive the hardware connected to the POS system. Connectivity to payment terminals is accomplished using the POS Cloud Connector payment cloud. This takes the POS system completely out of PCI scope. Additionally, POS Cloud Connect supports Bluetooth, WiFi, GPRS, and CDMA connection methods, allowing for complete freedom for the terminal.Sign Up Now
Keep Your Existing Device or Upgrade
POS Cloud Connect is designed to work with the PAX, Ingenico, and Exadigm terminals and PIN pad devices. This includes the ability to get a private label version of the POS Cloud Connect that any ISV can easily code to send EMV and all other types of transactions to any payment processing platform. POS Cloud Connect comes with our proprietary TMS (Terminal Management System). This is a core part of our cloud offering. It allows us to communicate with all of the deployed terminals in the field. It also gives us the ability to update them remotely with new POS software. This is in addition to new offerings, such as adding gift cards or loyalty programs to their POS terminals without taking the terminal offline to be downloaded. Click here for more information on the TMS system.
POS Cloud Connect partners can get access to our new tablet-based AIO EMV device. AIO is a dual-processor Android terminal. It works where one processor drives the Android UI and the other drives the terminal. It's similar in look to POYNT, but that's where the resemblance ends. Now any ISV, VAR, or software integrator can code to our AIO in minutes and be fully EMV and PCI/PADSS ready. One simple API line of code allows any Android to work on the device. This lets you run EMV and swipe transactions without requiring certification to the processor. Click here for more information on the AIO device.
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POS Cloud Connect is all about our legacy POS integrations and the available full go-to-market retail, restaurant, and hospitality solutions. POS Cloud Connect brings together more than 20 major legacy POS integrations to market. This includes pay at the table and ordering on the POS Terminal for software programs such as Micros, NCR, POSiTOUCH, PAR, InfoGenesis, Dinerware, and many others. We have also launched a suite of direct retail, restaurant, and hospital solutions on a variety of POS hardware using the POS Cloud Connect EMV terminals.


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Aydin Coins & Jewelry (credit: Gary Baumgarten/1010 WINS)
RAMSEY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Workers at a jewelry store in Ramsey, N.J. were allegedly fooled Monday into cooperating with two gun-toting robbers, who posed as FBI agents.
As CBS 2's John Slattery reported Monday afternoon, police said the robbers left three people tied up in a back room as they looted the store, A number of customers were also caught up in the heist.
The robbery occurred at Aydin Coins & Jewelry on Route 17 in Ramsey around 11:20 a.m. Monday, 1010 WINS' Gary Baumgarten reported.Comments
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The benefits of white clay (also known as Kaolin) and its useful ingredients for the face skin are wide known.
White clay facial mask for dry, oily and mixed skin
Mix equal proportions of Kaolin and talc (half tablespoon). Dilute the mixture with milk until the consistency of creamy mass and apply to the face for 10 minutes. Wash off with cool water. If you have mixed skin, apply the mask in the T-zone only (forehead, nose and chin). This mask helps purify the skin, unclog the pores and remove excessive oil.
For problem skin
1 tablespoon of Kaolin is diluted with vodka half mixed with water, until the consistency of creamy mass. Add a teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply the ready mixture to the face and wash off after 8-10 minutes with warm water.
Firming white clay facial mask for flabby skin
Mix one tablespoon of each cream, honey, lemon juice and white clay. Dilute the mixture with a bit of milk to prevent it from becoming too thick. Apply to the face and wash off after 10 minutes with room temperature water.
For improved skin tone and healthier look
Several fresh leafs of nettle are mixed with 1 tablespoon dry lime blossom. Pour half a glass of boiled water and cover the mixture until it cools. Dilute 1 tablespoon of white clay with the filtered liquid. Add 5 drops of vitamin E. Apply to the face for 10-12 minutes and rinse off with cool water.
White Clay for Pretty Face Skin
The benefits of white clay (also known as Kaolin) and its useful ingredients for the face skin are wide known.


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Keep Your New Year's Resolutions With Help From Reddit [Weird & Wonderful Web]
A brand new year is upon us, which means several things.
1. We will all get another year older.
2. We will all have to get used to writing another number when dating things.
3. We will all make new year's resolutions we'll then fail to keep for the full 12 months.
Number one is a force of nature and not something anyone do anything about. Number two is an inevitable part of life which trips most of us up at least once. But number three is different. It can be changed. We can help ourselves and others succeed. Using Reddit How To Use Reddit Like an Old Pro There are plenty of online communities which can be found on the Internet - Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube are easily the most popular and recognizable ones. However, there are plenty of other gems online... Read More .
New Year's Resolutions
While there are literally hundreds of resolutions people can and do make for the start of the new year, most people end up making the same old resolutions they have always made. And, unfortunately, never managed to stick to for the whole 12 months.
We hope this article will prove invaluable. We have chosen five core resolutions that are pretty much universal, with at least one applying to everybody reading this. Follow the links and find a Reddit community eager to help The Awesome Guide to Reddit Wonder how your friends always find cool stuff on the Internet before you? They're probably using Reddit, the self-proclaimed "front page of the Internet". Read More you succeed over the next year.
Quit Smoking
After working out today I want to quit smoking but the thought of quitting makes me anxious and now I just want to smoke. See my issue?
— road kill (@kpnachos) December 26, 2014
Let's be clear about this: smoking is bad for your health, and bad for the health of the people around you. Stopping smoking at any age Quit Smoking By Yourself With These 5 Websites Quitting smoking will change your life and could potentially save it too. Unfortunately it's easier said than done. Cigarettes are highly addictive, which is why quitting tends to involve a process rather than just suddenly... Read More can increase your life expectancy by several years. Added bonuses include saving money, and looking and feeling better.
The big Reddit community dedicated to helping people stop smoking normal cigarettes is /r/StopSmoking. There is also /r/leaves/ for people who want to stop smoking cannabis. Electronic cigarettes is one option for both sets of people, and /r/electronic_cigarette/ tells you all you need to know about vaporizers. Lastly, there is a long AskReddit thread detailing what methods helped ex-smokers quit for good.
Quit Drinking
Just got outta bed and loads of beer cans fell out with me, never felt more rockstar in my life
— ZZ (@ZEWZUW) December 26, 2014
While drinking in moderation is considered fine, and, in some cases, beneficial, drinking to excess can kill you. Having time off from consuming alcohol can help your body recover while proving you don't actually need to drink to enjoy yourself.
If you're a light to moderate drinker looking to get off the booze completely, /r/stopdrinking should be your first port of call. If your drinking has progressed to a more serious degree, /r/alcoholism/ may be a better option. Those who lack the self belief that giving up alcohol is even possible should find solace in /r/redditorsinrecovery. Lastly, an AskReddit thread revolving around what made people choose not to drink could prove inspirational.
Lose Weight
why can't I lose weight as fast as i'm losing followers
— tamara (@TamazaxD) December 26, 2014
Obesity is a growing problem in many countries around the world. Carrying serious amounts of extra weight can cause all sorts of problems, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and problems with your joints. It's therefore recommended you reach and maintain a healthy weight How To Lose Weight...Fast - The Best Web Resources For Fasting Diets The latest craze in the world of dieting is intermittent fasting. We pull together some of the best resources online related to this popular method for losing weight and getting healthier. Read More .
For help and advice with losing weight from people who have either already done it or are themselves in the process of doing so, there is /r/loseit/ and /r/trueloseit/. To lose weight and keep it off means making better lifestyle choices, which is where /r/nutrition/, /r/fitmeals/, and /r/HealthyFood/ come in, as this trio of subreddits all focus on what you're putting into your body.
Get Fit
I actually need to get fitter but I just never have the motivation to eat healthier/go to the gym ????????
— Becky (@Rebeccaceri_) December 26, 2014
Very few of us do as much exercise as we should. Sedentary lifestyles 4 Serious Health Issues From Sitting Too Long (And How to Avoid Them) Sitting too long at your desk or on your couch is a modern epidemic. Here are four deadly risks to a sedentary lifestyle. Read More coupled with less physically demanding jobs mean many of us have morphed into couch potatoes without even realizing it. Now is the time to do something to change that.
There are no real shortcuts when it comes to getting fit and staying fit for the rest of your life. But finding the right exercise regime for you, and knowing exactly what you're doing should help speed up the process while avoiding injury. For this, you need /r/fitness/, /r/xxfitness/, or /r/AdvancedFitness/. While /r/progresspics should act as motivation, whether you're uploading your own comparison pics or viewing other people's. Lastly, there is /r/running/ focused on one of the few sports that requires no expensive equipment.
Save Money
My dad fell asleep during Wolf Of Wall Street. DiCaprio said "and what do you do when you're making money?.." my dad sleep-talked "SAVE IT"
— Adam Hess (@adamhess1) December 26, 2014
Money makes the world go around. While many of us wish this wasn't the case, it's currently the reality of the situation, meaning the world is divided into haves and have-nots. Getting out of debt Have a Hard Time Tracking Debts With Friends? Use What Do I Owe You Like most people, I enjoy going out to places with my friends. Restaurants, movies, overnight trips, amusement parks, paintballing - you name it and I'll go. Going out as a group is great but sometimes... Read More and starting to save rather than spend is a good first step towards financial independence.
The first job for anyone seeking to improve their financial situation is getting out of debt, which is what /r/Debt/ is focused on. Living frugally or being thrifty with money should help in this regard, which is where /r/Frugal/ and /r/Thrifty prove invaluable. The all-encompassing /r/personalfinance/ gives a solid overview of money matters, and if your efforts are successful you may find yourself on the way to financial independence with help from /r/FinancialIndependence/.
What's Your New Year's Resolution?
Whatever your new year's resolution may be, we hope this article has led you to finding the help, advice, and support you need to stick to it for the full 12 months. All we ask in return is for you to tell us all about your new year's resolution.
Please take to the comments section below and tell us your own personal story of success or failure when it comes to making and keeping new year's resolutions 10 Websites To Help You Stick To Your 2015 Resolutions If you're like the majority of us and need a little help sticking to your New Year's resolutions, these ten websites will help you accomplish your goals for 2015 Read More . What are they? Why have you chosen them? How do you hope to make them stick when previous attempts have all failed?
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Publication Date: January 2002
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Research Area: Population and demographics
A refugee is a person fleeing his or her country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Typically, the annual number of refugees admitted into the United States and the allocation of these numbers by region are set by the President after consultation with Congress by the start of each fiscal year. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, however, the usual process was not followed for FY2002. President Bush did not issue the Presidential Determination setting the FY2002 refugee numbers and allocations until November 21, 2001. In the absence of that Presidential Determination, no refugees could be admitted into the country after October 1, 2001. In addition, following a postSeptember 11 assessment of refugee-related security procedures, enhanced security procedures are now in place. Refugee admissions into the United States resumed the week of December 10, 2001.
The FY2002 refugee ceiling is 70,000, as compared to the FY2001 level of 80,000. The Administration maintains that the reduction is necessary in order improve the quality of the refugee admissions program. For FY2002, the refugee numbers are allocated, as follows: Europe (26,000), Africa (22,000), Near East/South Asia (15,000), East Asia (4,000), and Latin America/Caribbean (3,000).
Overseas processing of refugees is conducted through a system of three priorities for admission. Priority one includes cases involving persons facing compelling security concerns in the countries of first asylum (i.e., foreign countries to which refugees have fled). Priority two includes cases involving persons from specific groups, e.g., certain Somali nationals. Priority three includes cases involving close relatives of persons who have already resettled in the United States and possess legal immigration status.
Special legislative provisions facilitate relief for certain former Soviet and Indochinese nationals. The "Lautenberg amendment" allows certain former Soviet and Indochinese nationals to qualify for refugee status based on their membership in a protected category with a credible, but not necessarily individual, fear of persecution. Another provision, initially proposed by Senator McCain and still referred to as the "McCain amendment," makes certain adult children of Vietnamese re-education camp survivors eligible for U.S. refugee resettlement. Both provisions expired at the end of FY2001. P.L. 107-116, enacted on January 10, 2002, extends the "Lautenberg amendment" through FY2002. Also in the 107th Congress, a bill (H.R. 1840) to revise and extend the "McCain amendment" through FY2003 has been passed by the House and reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Refugee Resettlement (HHS/ORR) administers an initial transitional assistance program for temporarily dependent refugees and Cuban/Haitian entrants. For FY2002, P.L. 107-116 provides $460.2 million for HHS/ORR. The FY2001 appropriation was $433.1 million. Special refugee cash assistance (RCA) and refugee medical assistance (RMA) typically account for over half the HHS/ORR annual budget.
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This week's GMAT Tip of the Week comes from David Newland, a Veritas Prep GMAT prep instructor based in Boston.
There is a show on ABC on Monday nights that — in my opinion — has almost no redeeming qualities. However, this show does demonstrate a very important facet of data sufficiency. The show is called "The Bachelor" and it features one unmarried man, the bachelor, who claims to be tired of being single and looking to get married. The process of selecting a bride is conducted like a game show. Dozens of women are brought out and the bachelor slowly sifts through them eliminating them or keeping them around by giving them a rose. At the end the bachelor proposes to the chosen woman and they live happily ever after…that is until a few months later — surprise, surprise — we learn that the relationship did not work out. What could have gone wrong? Isn't this the way all successful relationships begin — on a game show?
I admit to having seen a few episodes of this show and each bachelor does seem to possess one talent that would make him very successful at data sufficiency, an ability to block out his short term memory. Let me explain: The bachelor will go out on a date with one of the women on a particular night, let's say Monday and then on Tuesday he is on a date with another of the women.
Now here is the thing, on Monday night he seems always to say (and it does not matter which of the seasons this is) "I find myself falling for you." So on Monday he is falling in love with woman number 1. The very next night he is on a date with woman number 2, and now he is saying "I think I am falling in love with you." There is no mention of the woman that he was just on a date with the previous night. He seems to have forgotten all about woman 1, even though just 24 hours ago she was all that he could think about. He has no problem erasing his short term memory where women are concerned!
You need to be just like the Bachelor — not with people that you date but with the statements on Data Sufficiency! While you are evaluating statement 1 that should be were your attention is focused. This usually is not a problem for test takers. This is the first statement that you have seen on this problem so there is nothing stuck in your memory. Now when you evaluate the second statement you need to be like the Bachelor and give it all of your attention — forget that there even was a statement 1! Fall in love with statement number 2: give that statement your entire focus.
There is one more thing that you should learn from the Bachelor, he may forget everything about woman 1, but the one thing he will remember is anything romantic that was particularly successful. Did an evening walk on the beach win her over? Was it a candlelit dinner with champagne? Did he make some little joke before he went to kiss her? Whatever it was he will remember and might think to try the same with woman 2.
You should learn from him: when a number or concept works to satisfy statement 1 you should try that same number or concept with statement 2. So while you need to forget the information from statement 1, since you cannot use this when initially evaluating statement 2, you will want to remember what worked with statement 1 so you can try that with statement 2 as well.
So while I do not advocate that you choose your spouse on a game show, I do think that you could learn from the Bachelor and develop a little short-term memory loss on Data Sufficiency. This technique will help you to fall in love with the right answer.
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GMAT Tip of the Week: Fall in Love with the Correct Data Sufficiency Answer, Bachelor-Style
This week's GMAT Tip of the Week comes from David Newland, a Veritas Prep GMAT prep instructor based in Boston.


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Superbowl Sunday is the one day the world intentionally tunes in to what we regularly tune out: commercials.
Super Bowl 50 is proving we won't even have to wait until Sunday to catch the extra special commercials the football finale's known for. Corporations like Bud Light, Heinz and Pepsi are handing over huge bucks for the highly coveted 30-second spots during the game's break. There have already been a number of commercials released starring people like Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Seth Rogan and America's favorite CoverGirl, Janelle Monae.
Sporting her signature pompadour, Monae travels through time in her new "Joy of Pepsi" commercial. The electric lady and Wandaland frontwoman stuns as she sports three different looks supporting the colorful decades of music that inspire her style. Accompanied by a slew of dancers, the ad features a 50s inspired Monae who transitions into the 80s and then ends in the present time. The 39-second video is just enough to show why Janelle Monae can do no wrong when it comes to music and fashion. The versatile artist displays her true essence while doing what she does best.
Amid the turmoil surrounding racial injustice in America, Monae has been very vocal on where she stands. From appearing at protests to vocalizing her thoughts on police brutality, Monae is not afraid to speak out. The singer even dedicated one of her most recent releases, "Hell You Talmbout" to police killings in America. The single highlights the injustices Black people face in regards at the hands of law enforcement. The singer chanted the song while at a march for Sandra Bland, the woman who died in police custody July 2015.
Her social consciousness is just one of the things we love about Janelle Monae. Superbowl Sunday is set to be full of sports and entertainment. With confirmed halftime acts Coldplay and Beyoncé everyone will be in for a treat.