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Boyd Venture Fund Seeking Applications from Student-Owned Companies for Spring 2014 Grants

For the seventh consecutive semester, the Boyd Venture Fund is soliciting applications from student-owned companies interested in securing a grant to help grow their businesses.

The deadline for application submissions is Monday, March 24.

The Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, housed in the College of Business Administration, administers the fund.

All UT students, regardless of academic discipline or degree program (doctoral, master’s, or undergraduate) are eligible to apply.

To qualify for the grant money, each business must be legally established by having a federal tax identification number or business license. The student owners must be enrolled in a UT degree program at the time of application. However, meeting with the grant-evaluation committee after graduation is acceptable.

The Anderson Center will work with any business that receives a grant to connect it with a volunteer mentor—an experienced individual with interest in the type of business being awarded a grant.

To apply for the grant, the student owners representing the company should submit an executive summary of the business, a pro forma budget, and a use-of-funds statement detailing how the grant funds would be spent to move the business forward. The information should be emailed to with the subject line, The Boyd Venture Fund.

Businesses invited to pitch to the grant-award committee will be notified by Monday, March 31, with presentations to the awards committee scheduled for Friday, April 11. Pitches may be done by Skype or video conferencing for management teams not on campus.

The grant-award committee will consider viability of the business concept, growth potential, and need for capital.

Up to $20,000 is available to be awarded. The money may be allocated to one company or among several companies. All available funds may not be awarded in this round. Grant funds will be paid out against confirmed purchase orders or invoices.

The Boyd Venture Fund is made possible by the generosity of UT alumnus Randy Boyd, president and CEO of Radio Systems Corporation.

Learn more about the Boyd Venture Fund on the Anderson Center’s website.


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Balde Silva, a.k.a. Toby Beau is a musician from the state of Texas, and leader of the Toby Beau Band. He is most commonly known for co-writing the hit song My Angel Baby with Danny McKenna.

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"Toby Beau," commonly refers to the Texas band formed in the early 70's most commonly known for the hit single, "My Angel Baby" in 1978. Though little is known around the world about this band past this top fifteen single, the band is, in fact, still in existence today, and continues to perform in the club circuit.

Formed in the Rio Grande Valley, the original members included guitarists Danny McKenna, Balde Silva, Art Mendoza, bassist Steve Zipper and drummer Rob Young. After numerous club performances around South Texas, the band moved to San Antonio, Texas and received a major record deal from RCA (now BMG). This deal would recruit the production talents of Sean Delaney, who at the time was also producing a young band named "KISS". In addition, guitarist Mendoza was replaced with guitarist and banjo extraordinaire Ron Rose, who added a sort of County-flavor to the band.

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BCCI concerned about state of cricket pitches

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Indian pitches have always been a cause of concern for the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI). Especially when compared with the pitches around the world for playing international cricket. It becomes more disturbing now that the Indian team has a couple of International tournaments lined up at the same time when we have domestic cricket tournaments coming up as well.

Local teams always have an edge over the game as they know the pitches well and use them for their advantage during the game. The state authorities have to be extra careful to maintain the pitches as per the set guidelines to suit the seamers first before the ball starts taking the deviations. The pitch should have just sufficient grass and bounce. Pitches that are significant for International Cricket should always be prevented from tampering by the state teams. As per the officials, Delhi and Chennai which are among the major pitches for the upcoming series with South Africa and the World T20 series are major causes of concern.

BCCI guidelines clearly state that any ground hosting an International match should remain closed for almost a month for the preparations. So just like the players, pitches should get proper intervals between the matches. With the problems related to the field, BCCI has now made a schedule that sticks to these guidelines. Every center will now get a fortnight to prepare the pitch for an international match. Only after a couple of years of setting the guidelines, BCCI has finally been able to formulate the iternary for domestic and international series.

“This guideline has been there for some years now. But it’s good to see that the board has finally managed to chalk out the itinerary adhering to the guideline. Most centres now have more than 15 days time to prepare pitches for international matches. From now, they have enough time to pick the strip they want to play the international match on. A majority of domestic games can be played on other strips,” said the source.

Most domestic matches have been shifted to other pitches. During the off-season, the pitches to be prepared for International matches will be renovated. The state managers have been advised to use modern fertilizers to fix the fields. A fresh proposal is in the talks over adding young managers to the pitch committee. This will prepare the young blood to take important positions and responsibilities when the seniors retire. This process has already begun in Delhi and Chennai which are important in International cricket scenario.

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How Optimistic Are You For 2017?

I’ve been listening to conversations and asking the question.

Some are cautiously optimistic; others pessimistic, a few seem to be hunkering down waiting for the apocalypse.

Late in 2016, Thomas Friedman published his most extensive book yet – Thank You For Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations.

I began reading the book wondering about the source of his optimism.   Why does he believe we can thrive going forward?

Friedman describes his book as “one giant column” – 450 pages – about how our lives are being affected by three global changes, accelerating all at once: technology (Moore’s Law), globalization (the Market) and climate change (Mother Nature).

All of them are as threatening as they may be promising.

The title Thank You For Being Late is a comment Friedman made to a guest who showed up late for a breakfast appointment. Rather than an inconvenience he saw it as an opportunity to pause for what he calls ‘moral reflection’ in his otherwise unpredictable fast paced world.   Something he recommends we all do, faced as we are by inevitable disruptive changes in our lives.

The future of computer technology and Internet communication is a mixed blessing.   AI (artificial intelligence) will go beyond winning at Jeopardy, making decisions better than humans.   Robots will take over most manufacturing jobs. For better or worse social media can connect everyone on the planet.   Big Data knows more about us than we know ourselves.   Cyber warfare will be the international conflict of the future among nations.

Globalization is rapidly replacing national boundaries.   We can’t build walls high enough to keep the world at bay.   Everything we buy, the news we watch, our financial security is affected by uncontrollable events from beyond our boarders.

Climate Change

The planet earth’s biosphere, home for over 7 billion people, is deteriorating as we continue to fowl our own nest. Mother Nature, the whole global ecosystem, is being reshaped.

Friedman is not optimistic that these three accelerations, on their own, will help us ‘thrive.’  He warns that without intervention, technology, globalization and climate change are likely to cause more harm than good.

We are, he writes,

‘at a fork in the road where one of us could kill all of us or all of us could fix everything if we really decided to do so.’

He is confident that we can thrive since we have the capacity to innovate and adapt whatever the circumstances.

Beyond that we need what he calls a moral revolution, a revolution as surprisingly simple as it is difficult – a revolution from self-interest to the collective good initiated at a very personal level.

‘When I think of this challenge on a global scale, my own short prescription is that we need to find a way to get more people to practice the Golden Rule.’

Therein is Friedman’s source of optimism – not from the mega changes disrupting our lives but in small one-to-one relationships, something we can all do, every day – treating others as we would like to be treated – an admonition, he reminds us, found in every major religious tradition.

In a chapter near the end of his book Friedman asks, “Is God in Cyberspace?” a place, ‘where we are all connected and no one is in charge.’

His answer is “no” — “but He wants to be there.” God is not going to intervene to solve our problems.   However, as Friedman believes – “He is truly manifest if we all choose sanctity and morality in an environment where we are all free to choose anything.”

For the revolution to gain traction he says we need leaders “to help people face reality and to mobilize them to make change.”

That may be some of the best advice for all of us including leaders in any profession for 2017 and beyond – face reality and make change.

In a sentence, the message of the book is: While none of us alone can control technology, globalization and climate change, together we can thrive, if we advance a moral revolution for the collective good.

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Howard Thurman’s Christmas

I’m struggling to find The Mood of Christmas that Howard Thurman (1899-1981), the prominent African American author, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader, wrote about in 1973.

The election turmoil with its uncertain aftermath makes it difficult to focus on first things – family, hope, joy, music, giving.

I’ve quit watching TV news and only scan a few newspapers.

I need something more than Santa Claus music accompanying me while shopping for the right gifts for family members and friends.

And so I’ve returned to Howard Thurman’s The Mood of Christmas, written in another difficult time, including the poem now set to music —

I Will Light Candles this Christmas

I will light Candles this Christmas,
Candles of joy despite all the sadness,
Candles of hope where despair keeps watch,
Candles of courage for fears ever present,
Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days,
Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens,
Candles of love to inspire all my living,
Candles that will burn all year long.

When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations
To bring peace among others,

Who knows what the future will bring?   Whatever it is for me I’m more concerned for my children and grandchildren.   I hope they too will find the timeless truth in these lines.

1973, the year Thurman wrote The Mood of Christmas was a difficult time as well.   I remember those days getting caught up on a cold rainy day in the anti-war demonstrations at Nixon’s second inauguration with the Watergate scandal about to erupt.

It was the year that changed the course of my life as I joined an effort to address the poverty crisis in a Washington, DC neighborhood scarred by the burned-out remains from the 1968 riots.

I’m not sure when I discovered Howard Thurman.

It may have been when I learned that Martin Luther King, Jr., carried with him a copy of Thurman’s most recognized book – Jesus and the Disinherited.   Or maybe when I first listened to his remarkable meditation on Psalm 139 near the end of his interview with Landrum Bolling – now on YouTube.

In mid-life he became a mentor I never met.   A candle in life when “darkness seems to hide His face.”

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Election Fears and Hopes

Two days after the election I joined with a group of friends, men and women, in Washington, D.C., to discuss our fears and hopes.  We were more interested in listening to one another than arguing about the uncertain future.  And we weren’t about to let political differences divide and destroy long-term relationships.   Friendship and family are too important for that.

I knew the people in the room well enough to know that we share a few common commitments that we hope will guide President-elect Trump as well.   Among them:

Shaped by ethical core values

Servant Leadership

Authority used for the collective good

Particularly for women, and all those who may differ from us

To disagree agreeably

Empathy for the poor and strangers among us

As fairness, the Golden Rule among nations and individuals

Where the majority protects the rights of minorities

Is this too much to hope for?

Will they be found in the leaders we choose to follow?

We’ll meet again in six months to see how it’s going.

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Intelligent Disobedience – Learning From Guide Dogs

In Ira Chaleff’s 2015 book Intelligent Disobedience: Doing Right When What You’re Told To Do Is Wrong, ‘intelligent disobedience’ in guide dogs is a metaphor for an important but often overlooked behavior pattern for humans.

A guide dog trainer told him that –

Most of the time it’s really important that the dog obeys human instructions. But imagessometimes it would be dangerous to do so; for example, when a man with limited sight gave command to step off a curb just as a quiet hybrid car was turning into the
street.   The dog must know not to obey a command that will put the team—human and dog—in danger.   Learning not to obey is a higher order of skill.

I was reminded of this recently listening to a young Marine officer recount how during an operation in Iraq he refused to follow an order, sure that if implemented it would lead to loss of life in his platoon.   Fortunately his senior officer commended him for his disobedience.   Both the junior and senior officers acted responsibly—the junior officer for his “intelligent disobedience” and the senior officer for recognizing that there are circumstances when obedience is wrong.

That experience is the heart of Chaleff’s book, a sequel to his earlier work, The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To And For Our Leaders.

He contends that our default response to authority is nearly always obedience, even when obedience is dangerous if not wrong.   We learn it early at home from our parents. It is reinforced in school.

Throughout our adult lives unquestioned obedience to authority becomes a cultural norm whatever the setting, blinding us to the destructive and immoral use of authority and immobilizing us even when we recognize that what we are told to do is wrong.   Seldom if ever are we taught when it is necessary to disobey authority.

Chaleff thought that if dogs can be trained for “intelligent disobedience” what about humans.   He argues that is just as important for us to know when and learn how to defy authority, as it is to obey.

Children, for instance, need to know when to refuse to go along with inappropriate contact with adults that could lead to sexual abuse.   He contends that parents and teachers need to teach and role-play “intelligent disobedience.”

The recent scandals at VW and Wells Fargo could have been prevented if lower level employees would have refused to go along with executive directives to engage in what they had to know was illegal and potentially criminal.   They probably thought they had to go along to keep their jobs.   But many of these employees eventually lost their jobs anyway.   The companies have experienced extensive losses while the executives have yet to be held responsible.

In the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, following orders was not an allowable defense for war crimes.   Likewise in any area of life we are always responsible for our actions regardless of the authorities.

Chaleff contends that leaders as well as followers need to learn ‘intelligent disobedience.’ Good leaders will tell followers not to obey when obedience would undermine the core values of the organization or violate their own morals.   A blind person expects the guide dog to refuse an order that would lead them both into harm’s way.   It takes a lot of training for guide dogs to learn that.

Good leaders know that they are not always right however well intentioned.   So they will commend followers for doing the right thing even if it is contrary to direction.

The problem is that ‘intelligent disobedience’ can be risky.   The employees at VW and Wells Fargo were understandably right to fear losing their jobs if they refused to go along.   ‘Whistle Blowers’ are more often than not denigrated rather than rewarded—thus recent laws to protect them.

Just as the marine junior officer risked his command and rank to save lives, so we all, leaders and followers alike, depend on the moral courage not to obey when to follow authority would damage if not destroy our personal and collective good.

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Living and Leading in a Tribal Way

We live in a country ‘at war with itself’ writes war correspondent Sebastian Junger in  Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging.Unknown

The battle lines are everywhere—political gridlock and the most divisive presidential campaign in modern times, the widening wealth gap, worsening race relations, irresolvable conflicts over LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, to name a few.

The alarming increase of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) among vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is for Junger the most disturbing symptom of our cultural conflicts.   Some of the PTSD increase is among vets who were never in combat. The reason, he writes, is not the trauma of battle but the difficulty of returning home where there is very little camaraderie.

PTSD, according to studies he cites, is not necessarily caused by war, but the lack of belonging when they leave the military.   In combat platoons close-knit groups of soldiers are always together looking out for one another, willing to put themselves in harm’s way and even die for one another if necessary.

It’s when the vets return home feeling alone, with few job opportunities and not much to live for that the trauma begins.

‘Humans don’t mind hardship,’ he writes, ‘in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary.   Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary.’

While tribalism is often used to describe people who—like gang members, are more loyal to their own closed group than their neighbors, friends or even family.

For Junger, a tribe is an open family, a safe place of belonging.

To act in a ‘tribal way’, he says, ‘simply means being willing to make a substantive sacrifice for your community—be that your neighborhood, your workplace, or your entire country.’

The ultimate test of tribe he suggests is – ‘who are you willing to die for?’ –something he knows that seldom if ever most of us will be forced to consider.   Short of that however, Junger describes a tribal community in any setting as –

‘a group of people you would help feed and help defend’

Not all families are tribes in this sense, but they can be and many are.   And not all churches are communities of hope, but they too can be and many are.   The workplace is seldom a tribal community.   The Wall Street Journal reports that less than half of people are satisfied with their jobs.   Does it have to be that way?

What role or responsibility do leaders have to lead in a ‘tribal way’ so that they and their followers defer self-interest for the collective good?

Near the end of the book Yunger tells of a business man who gave up his salary rather than lay off workers when his company experienced a money-losing year.   The man, he writes, “felt that true leadership—the kind that lives depend on—may require powerful people to put themselves last.”

Junger’s point is that whether alone or in a crowd, all of us need healthy tribal relationships.   Without it anyone may spiral down into trauma.

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‘The Poor Who Love Trump’

If you don’t have time to read the Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and51G93vyEl5L._SX326_BO1,204,203,200_ Culture in Crisis, I recommend Jennifer Senior’s NY Times review of J. D. Vance’s new bestseller – A Compassionate Analysis of the Poor Who Love Trump.’   I’m not sure what she means by that other than Trump draws support from people like Vance describes – hillbillies who have given in to their misfortune and given up on themselves.

In his ‘elegy’ or lament Vance attributes much of Appalachian or ‘hillbilly/white trash/redneck’ poverty on what psychologist Martin Seligman calls ‘learned helplessness’ – a ‘fatalistic belief, born of too much adversity, that nothing can be done to change your lot.’

It’s his own story growing up in a dysfunctional family network in Middleton, Ohio populated by Kentucky immigrants. However, his observations apply to urban
poverty as well.

It seems to me that in impoverished neighborhoods, whether rural or urban, three things are at work:

  • bad luck – being born into poverty
  • bad structures – sometimes the government hurts as much as it helps, and,
  • bad decisions – perpetuating what Oscar Lewis called the ‘culture of poverty’

Vance escaped the despair of those he left behind with the help of grandparents, four years in the Marines and on to Ohio State and Yale law school.   I know several leaders who, like Vance, have an affection for their hillbilly roots even while recognizing with Vance that the culture ‘increasingly encourages social decay instead of counteracting it.’

Looking back he wonders – ‘how much should he hold his hillbilly kin responsible for their own misfortune?’   The answer is ‘a lot.’

 Those who serve with compassion and justice ministries know that it is always about intervening to help people overwhelmed with bad luck, bad structures and bad decisions.     It is never about blaming the victims or separating the deserving from the undeserving poor.

Senior’s review acknowledges that ‘Mr. Vance doesn’t have all the answers.  But he’s advancing the discussion.’   I agree.   What think ye?

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“Can We All Just Get Along?” — Rodney King

a684b0359f54d73307ffb3488c1363a369 percent of Americans say that race relations are bad and getting worse according to a New York Times/CBS News poll taken immediately after the killing of five Dallas police officers.   The headline read, we “Hold a Grim View of Race Relations.”

As reported this is the highest level of discord since the 1992 Los Angeles riots following the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King. Later King pled for peace with his famous question, ‘Can We All Just Get Along?’

Poor race relations are one of the dominant big-picture issues of the day.   At work, in stores, at school, in public places, even in churches there is a growing uneasiness.   Across the racial divide we eye one another and wonder.

One of my black friends told me he is hearing things that he thought were long buried, things he thought he would never hear again in America. Deteriorating race relations encourage some people to voice their hostility, even to act out on their otherwise unspoken prejudices.

Following the poll I talked about it with several of my friends both black and white.   I even had a conversation with my 14 year-old grandson Luke – who told me how he came to the defense of one his black friends when he was called the “N” word. He added that his black friend defended him when someone called him a ‘cracker.’ He said, “I can’t stand racists.” Good for you Luke, stand up for what you believe!

I suspect that as I have found in my own limited inquiry, race relations between those who have nurtured friendships over the years are not suddenly threatened by public hostility.   The problem is that too few have nurtured such relationships.

Rodney King knew that rioting wasn’t the answer.   Getting along was. In asking the question he hoped the public outcry against his mistreatment would lead to better, not worse, race relations.

Mark Twain said, “When you need a friend it’s too late to make one.” Building interracial friendships is not a quick fix. It will take much more to reverse centuries of entrenched prejudice and injustice, yet without it race relations are unlikely to improve.

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We Must Not Be Enemies

“We must not be enemies” – from President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

Following last week’s horrific violence it seems that we are like a ship without a rudder.   There is no national consensus about what to think or to do about guns, the police and race relations.

  • Some want to believe that the sniper in Dallas, the lone-wolf killer in Orlando and a few rogue cops shooting unarmed black citizens are anecdotal and thus ignore or deny the fault lines that divide and threaten all of us.
  • Others would use the tragedies of the past week to support their own convictions as well as prejudices and ideologies: for and against the police, blacks vs. whites, nativism vs. immigrants, straight vs. LGBT, gun rights vs. gun control, for and against Black Lives Matter.
  • In this political season some candidates and their supporters would exploit suffering and grief to advance their own partisan advantage.

Here are some of the things life has taught me about – Guns, Police and Race Relations

 About Guns

I learned something last week about guns in America: that most households do not have guns – less than half, perhaps fewer than a third.   The trend is downward.   As in the headline in a Washington Post article: “America has more guns in fewer hands than ever before.”   Gun sales are increasing because the few who have guns are buying more.

The growing majority of us who choose not to own guns are not necessarily trying to prevent others from the right to bear arms.  However, most Americans with or without guns want a discussion and direction on who should and should not have guns and what kind of guns should and should not be legal.  Gun rights and gun control issues do not need to be in conflict.

About the Police

Like most law-abiding citizens I have never felt threatened by the police.   The few times I’ve been stopped for traffic violations I have always been treated with respect, even protected by the police officers.   I thought that was normal, unrelated to my white skin until I began serving in an impoverished black neighborhood in Washington, D.C.   The police there were viewed by some as an occupation force in a war zone.

One of my first activities was to convene meetings between police officers and community leaders to achieve what is now called ‘community policing.’   We learned together that the neighborhood needed and wanted the police to keep the peace and the police needed and wanted community support to do their work.  It worked!

About Race Relations

In the mid-‘90’s I organized the Institute for Racial Reconciliation to convene discussions between blacks and whites.   I learned that in spite of our differences, and there were and are many, we are more alike than different.  When we took the time to listen deeply to one another most of the time we could find mutually agreeable solutions to long-standing divisions.   The problem is that there are too few times and places where black and white people meet to have candid conversations.

I learned that racial reconciliation will not happen without racial justice.   Displays of racial harmony and claims of interracial friendships are superficial without working together for justice and fairness.

Where do we go from here?

In spite of our national divisions I hold to the truth from President Lincoln’s First Inaugural address to a divided nation on the eve of the Civil War:

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies.”

Though we will not always agree with one another, the vast majority of us want to live together free from fear – as friends, not enemies.   We are urged in Scripture to pray for those in authority that we might “lead a quiet and peaceable life.” We want leaders who will help us find our way there.

As Lincoln expressed it in that address, we live in hope that eventually we will be touched by the ‘better angels of our nature.

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Doing Small Things With Great Love

In response to my last blog – “The Inner Life of Leaders,” Gary Morsch posted this comment:

Your post reminds me of a quote from Mother Teresa: “We’re not called to success, but to faithfulness.” Mother Teresa will be canonized on September 4th at a mass in Rome, and, just a few days ago, I received an invitation from the Mother House in Kolkata to attend the ceremonies in Rome.

Dr. Morsch is a family practice physician, founder and board chairman of Heart to Heart International, an organization responding to global disasters with medical supplies and personnel.

Gary_&_Mother_TeresaAs a young doctor he volunteered to serve with Mother Teresa in Calcutta.   Recently I heard him tell the story of his first assignment there.   He had gone expecting to provide medical care to the dying welcomed by the Missionaries of Charity.   Upon his arrival Mother Teresa met him and after he introduced himself as a medical doctor she gave him a note to take to one of the sisters who would direct him to his assignment.

He was sent to the “House of the Dying” but not for the job he had expected. To his surprise Mother Teresa gave directions for him to haul a large pile of garbage to the city dump. He was given two five-gallon buckets and a shovel. He wondered why he was not treating patients, even angry that they were not being good stewards of his abilities.

As he was leaving at the end of that first day he noticed a quote from Mother Teresa painted on a wall:

“We can do no great things, only small thing with great love.”

Garbage duty was her way of teaching him something essential about leading and serving.  It was then, as I heard Dr. Morsch tell it, when he realized that serving others was not about the great things he was going to do but the spirit with which he served – how much love he put into the doing.   It was a lesson she thought he needed to learn if he was to serve well.

Gary has gone on to set an example of doing small things with great love guiding thousands of volunteers and staff at Heart to Heart.

He will be in Rome in September when Mother Teresa is canonized as a Saint, a faithful servant who spent her life doing small things with great love, helping thousands of Calcutta’s disinherited die with dignity.

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The Inner Life Of Leaders

Parker Palmer’s Center for Courage & Renewal is offering a 6-month program to ‘explore the inner life of leadership.’

I have learned that in their reflective moments good leaders are more interested in their inner life or self-awareness than how to advance to the next level of position and authority.

Since leadership success is often measured by rising to the top, many, if not most leaders live with what Thoreau called ‘quiet desperation,’ never quite accomplishing or measuring up to their aspirations and expectations.

Palmer says that if ‘we want to take on big tasks we need another standard to measure our actions.’

He believes that ‘faithfulness’ is that standard.   It is more that just showing up, although there is something to be said for that.   In his brief 5-minute video he defines faithfulness as being true to one’s inner self, as in the questions:

  • Am I faithful to the gifts I possess – the strengths and abilities that I bring to the world?
  • Am I faithful to the needs I see around me?
  • Am I faithful to those points where I intersect with the needs of the world and have a chance to serve?
  • Do I enter that opportunity or do I shy away or run away for fear that I won’t be able to serve well, or be stretched beyond my ability?

These questions point to a pathway for rewarding leadership whatever the context or outcomes.   And they suggest a profile for the leaders we choose to follow.

Palmer predicts that ‘on the day that I die,’ I will not be asking myself how effective I was, did my books sell well enough, did I make enough money, etc. Each of must fill in the blank for our own situation in life and the standards by which we judge ourselves and/or are judged by others?

Rather, ‘I think I will asking,’ he reflects, ‘was I faithful to the opportunity I had to be on earth for 70 plus years? Was I engaged as I knew how to be with my life, with the needs around me?.’

The key question for leaders then is – what’s on the inside?

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TwoMorrows is one of my favorite publishers.  Their magazines and books have added my knowledge of comics history in an entertaining and lively fashion.  I’m not always able to read and review their works in a timely fashion, but, as I do with Anthony Tollin and his Sanctum Books, I will do my best to let you know whenever new books and magazines are released by the publisher.

Back Issue #91 [September, 2016; $8.95] is the “All-Jerks Issue” of this wonderful Will Eisner Award-nominated magazine. The Kevin Maguire cover shows Batman putting the “bonk” on Guy Gardner while announcing the “hero history of the GL you love to hate.” The other featured jerks include Namor, J. Jonah Jameson, Flash Thompson, DC Comics’ biggest blowhards, Reggie Mantle, the Heckler Obnoxio the Clown and me. Okay, there’s not actually an article on me in this issue, but I was interviewed for the Jameson piece. There are also comments from Rich Buckler, Kurt Busiek, John Byrne, Roger Stern, Steve Englehart, Tom DeFalco, Keith Giffen and others. This issue looks like a whole lot of fun. Check it out.

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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Disney's latest release, "Enchanted", is about characters from an animated movie version of the Tooniverse who cross over to the "real world" (for them, the "Cinverse") and become flesh and blood, rather than pen and ink.

I'm no expert, but I think the last time this happened in the movies was in "The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle".

In Toobworld, however, it happens quite often. But visitors from the Tooniverse remain as animated people rather than as flesh and blood beings. (The most recent example may be Brian and Stewie of 'Family Guy' on the Emmy Awards.)

Characters crossing over from Toobworld comic strips and comic books, on the other hand, do transform from sketches to actual people. We've seen it happen with the Swedish comic strip in the A-Ha music video for "Take On Me", and with Captain Justice from Pizzazz Comics in 'Once A Hero'. And there was a comic book artist in an episode of 'Tales From The Crypt' whose illustrations would come to horrific life.

If Mad Dog could do that, 'Bob' might still be on the air!

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Kim Kardashian is in the Halloween spirit -- but her costume choices are anything but scary.

The reality TV star showed off one of her ideas for this year's parties on Twitter over the weekend, posing in a very revealing outfit.

"Rawwwr!!! Halloween Costume shopping," she wrote along with the pic, which showed her in a Josie and the Pussycats-esque costume with her cleavage barely covered in sheer fabric.

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R2Bees Entertainment and Starboy Worldwide presents the official music video for Talk Talk performed by Omar Sterling and Mugeez. Video was shot and directed by Frankincense & Myrrh Motion Pictures.

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Chrysler T.C. Maserati Two Top Convertible

Price: US $2,850.00 Item location: Germantown, Maryland, United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Make: Chrysler
  • SubModel: T.C. Maserati
  • Type: Convertible
  • Trim: 2 Door
  • Year: 1990
  • Mileage: 120
  • VIN: zc2fs1207lb205647
  • Color: White
  • Engine size: 3.0
  • Number of cylinders: 6
  • Power options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
  • Fuel: Gasoline
  • Transmission: Automatic
  • Drive type: Rear Wheel
  • Interior color: Black
  • Safety options: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag
  • Options: soft top, hard top, Cassette Player, Leather Seats, Convertible
  • Vehicle Title: Clear
  • Want to buy? Contact seller!

1990 Chrysler T.C. Maserati

For sale 1990 T.C. Maserati Hard top, onvertible. As is sale. Car has a few issues. Please look at pictures. Windshield wiper passenger side needs a little TLC.Leather seats. Rightpassenger seat needs attention. Tune up and some TLC .Car has New tires . Just purchased New muffler, ew water pump that needs to be put on.Car needs a little TLC. Great Collectible Two Top Classic Car. Car Does Run, rive train in good shape. Water pump and Muffler needs replaced. Those parts are included.Drives well. Buyer is responsible for pick up of vehicle. Car has Good Brakes and two tops. The second top is under hard top. Black in color. The car needs a little TLC. For a flipper the few issues would meanminimal work. Worth way more then I'm asking,Great investment.NO RESERVE !


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1970 Black Ford Bronco 3 Speed Manual

Price: US $62,500.00 Item location: Chatsworth, California, United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Make: Ford
  • Model: Bronco
  • Trim: Cut Fenders 4x4
  • Year: 1970
  • Mileage: 4,386
  • Color: Black
  • Engine size: 302
  • Number of cylinders: 8
  • Fuel: Gasoline
  • Transmission: Manual
  • Drive type: 4WD
  • Interior color: Black
  • Options: 4-Wheel Drive, CD Player
  • Vehicle Title: Clear
  • Want to buy? Contact seller!

1970 Ford Bronco

Rocky Roads LLC has built and serviced hundreds of Classic Ford Broncos for loyal enthusiasts all over the country, far more than any of our competitors!
This 1970 Ford Bronco Sport 4x4 has to be one of the best looking cut & flared Early Broncos on the pre-owned Early Bronco market today. Rocky Roads Custom Vintage Broncos restored it in 2014 & we just got it back on consignment. Rocky Roads built this Bronco so we know everything was done correctly and it's truly a rust free vehicle. This is a true Rocky Roads Bronco!
It has a rebuilt factory 302 engine with Ford Racing aluminum ribbed valve covers, MSD distributor, MSD electronic ignition system, Blaster 2 coil, Edlebrock carburetor, headers, new dual Flowmaster exhaust system routed correctly out behind the rear wheels, plus a beautifully restored engine bay. Great looking & great running engine that has great power and performs well. Aluminum radiator & high quality metal 7 blade cooling fan with a new black fan shroud. Factory 3 speed column shift & Dana 20 transfer case. New 23 gallon fuel tank with restored fuel system & recently rebuilt carburetor. Flaming River polished tilt steering column & LeCarra steering wheel.
Rocky Roads Legend dash with new two-piece billet aluminum speedometer bezel, new Centek wire harness, new HID headlamps, billet aluminum headlamp rings & tail light bezels, new battery cables & Optima battery & billet battery hold down system. Tom Lee Manufacturing built 3.2 turn power steering system, new chrome adjustable tie rod, new adjustable drag link & track bar, new track bar bushings & recent alignment. Power disc brake system in front, newer stock drum brakes in the rear, stops on a dime.
New match-painted black Legend dash with all new heater pulls, cables, chrome bezels & black knobs. New aluminum dash knobs, rebuilt speedometer with original miles. Rebuilt heater core, restored factory heater & new heater control valve, new Tuffy locking glove box & locking center console. New retractable seat belts just installed in front & in the back.
The body is very straight and in excellent condition. It has a Rocky Roads Cowl Induction fiberglass hood, new Autofab hood pin sets, new chrome removable door hinges that open and close properly with no sagging. Door latches were just removed, cleaned, serviced, properly lubricated & re-installed. California rust-free body with very clean floor pans and inner fenders. New black chrome outer door handles & inner door pulls, new black chrome door mirrors. New Rocky Roads Sport pleated vinyl door panels, rear side panels & tailgate paneling, custom fitted snap-in carpet mats in front, in back & behind the rear seats, new Alpine CD stereo system with Bluetooth, USB & four new JL Audio component speakers in the doors.
A new $8,500.00 glossy black paint job including installation of all new interior & exterior parts, new front & rear match painted fender flares new chrome Bronco Sport emblems, windshield & seal, window felts & channels in the doors, lower door seals & all new rubber throughout. Door gaps are tight and fitted, new chrome front bumper, new Rock Solid match painted rear bumper with swing out tire carrier & matching spare, all new grade 8 & stainless steel hardware has been meticulously installed throughout this vehicle, including the engine bay & dash.
All body bushings have all been replaced with new black urethane one-inch body bushings, fresh undercoating / black out undercarriage has been sprayed in, match painted engine bay, new black powder-coated Legend 4x4 Bronco family Roll Cage with brand new grade 8 hardware, Rocky Roads pleaded vinyl stock seats front & rear.
It has 2.5" suspension lift with new Rancho 9000 shocks all around, plus a 1" body lift. It has 5 new 17x9" Black MHT Fuel Hostage wheels with a matching spare & 5 new BFG All Terrain 305/65R17 tires. A lot of time and money has been invested into this Bronco in the last two years!
We ship our trucks all over the world. We can work with you to have the truck delivered to wherever you are.
For more info you can call (323) 229-4625
Priced at $62,500.00

Engine:Rebuilt 302 V, Modified Air Filter, Modified Manifol, Modified Headers, Modified Exhaust Syste, Modified Ignition, Modified Carbureto, aluminum radiator
Transmission:Shifter on the floo, dana 20 transfer case, Rebuilt 3 speed Manual
Exterior:Custom Pain, Match Painted Flares, Black flare, No Top, Rocky Roads Cowl Induction hoo, New windshield and seal, New lights and lense, Removable door hinges, Car cove, factory antenna, Full Family Roll Cage with roof rack & 4 Hella 1000 light, Legend front bumper with push bar, Black chrome outer door handle, Black chrome mirrirs, Receiver hitc, Rock Solid rear bumper with tire carrier
Interior:Rear sea, vinyl rear side panels, vinyl tailgate pane, vinyl door panels, Low-Back bucket seats mounted to roll cag, Custom Legend dash, RR Billet dash knob, Tuffy locking center console, Custom snap in-and-out carpet mat, Shoulder belts, Tuffy locking glove bo, Roll bar braces
Brakes:Modified Front Disc, Drums Rea, New Master Cylinder, power brake syste, New Lines
Steering:Modified Power Steerin, Tom Lee 3.2 turn P.S system
Suspension:2.5" Lif, 1" Body lift, rancho 9000 shocks
Features:CD/MP3 Player w/ IPO, component speakers, 6x9 speakers
Electrical:New Centek wire harness
Tires:305/65R17 BFG All Terrains
Wheels:MHT Fuel wheels
Fuel System:23 gallon main tank
axles:Dana 3, ford 9"


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71 Mercury Couger XR/7 Convertable

Price: US $20,000.00 Item location: Painesville, Ohio, United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Make: Mercury
  • Model: Cougar
  • SubModel: XR/7
  • Type: Convertible
  • Trim: Mercury
  • Year: 1971
  • Mileage: 26,853
  • VIN: 1F94H538350
  • Color: Sumplicaty Green
  • Engine size: 351 Clev.
  • Number of cylinders: 8
  • Fuel: Gasoline
  • Transmission: Automatic
  • Drive type: RWD
  • Interior color: Ginger seats / Black
  • Options: Convertible, Leather Seats
  • Vehicle Title: Clear
  • Want to buy? Contact seller!

1971 Mercury Cougar XR/7

Up for sale is 71 Cougar xr/ 7convertible that's 97%restored 7 years ago and still looks good the bodyis strait as a arrow

This car was pulled out of a barn fire and save

I replaced all four corners of the inner fenders, newblack top, all other panels are original's and toped off with a 07 Dodge paint including the engine department and had the bombers re chromed

Drive train is a original Cleveland 351 2Bbl. motor with a 4bbl. aluminum intake manifold with a eldabrock 650 cc carburetor, the motor was rebuilt last year including a one step crane cam aluminum forged pistons, 0.10 over main and rod bearings, summitdistributor with electric quail. backed with a FMX tranny.

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Queen Elizabeth `often cuts up meat for her corgis`

Queen Elizabeth `often cuts up meat for her corgis`Washington, Apr 6 : Queen Elizabeth often cuts up meat for her dogs, according to British politician David Blunkett.

The 85-year-old monarch surprised the blind politician at a lunch when she offered to cut some meat chops he was having difficulty with, and explained that she often prepares food for her corgis.

"I had the privilege of sitting next to the queen at a lunch where Barnsley chops were being served. Now I'm sure everyone understands the difficulty in getting the meat off the bone and the fat off the meat," Contactmusic quoted Blunkett as telling the Radio Times magazine.

"Clearly seeing that I was struggling, the queen asked if she could help me and I declined.

"She then asked me a second time but again I declined and pressed on. On the third occasion, the queen, no doubt somewhat exasperated with this man who clearly needed assistance but stubbornly refused to accept it, said, `Mr Blunkett, there's no need for you to be embarrassed. I often cut up meat for the corgis'," he said.

Blunkett admitted he was so shocked by the monarch's frank admission that he had no idea how to respond.

"I'm not often rendered speechless but I was on that occasion," he added. (ANI

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Leading internet service provider AOL has sold the social networking site Bebo, which it had bought just two years ago for 850 million dollars. A small private investment company named Criterion Capital Partners has bought the site Bebo but the firm has not disclosed the amount paid against the deal.

But the experts expect that the price would be just a fraction of the amount paid in 2008 by AOL to buy that. So it has been apprehended that the purchase of Bebo was not an effective and profit making deal for the company.

Bebo has struggled a lot to compete against its rivals like Facebook and Twitter. AOL had announced that it was planning to sell or close the Bebo earlier in this year as it was not providing the significant business amount needed to its parent company.

The technology experts have said that the decision to buy Bebo from AOL was the worst deal ever signed within the dotcom era. Michael Birch, the founder of the Bebo walked away with 300 million dollars.

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BNC Female to RCA Male Connector / CCTV Connector / BNC to RCA Connector CT5060 Description:BNC Female to RCA Male ConnectorMaterial:  Body—zinc alloy, nickel platedcenter pin—zinc alloy, nickel platedNet Weight: 6g/piece Features:Temperature range: - 40~ +155Insulation resistance: ≥5000MΩCharacter impedance: 50ΩFrequency range: 0~3GHZDisengage force: ≥0.6NContact resistance: center conductor≤1.5mΩ; outer conductor≤1mΩDurability: ≥ 500 Application:The BNC connector (Bayonet Nut Connector) is a miniature quick connect/disconnect RF connector used for coaxial cable. It features two bayonet lugs on the female connector; mating is achieved with only a quarter turn of the coupling nut. BNCs are ideally suited for cable termination for miniature-to-subminiature coaxial cable (e.g., RG-58, 59, to RG-179, RG-316). We often use BNC cable to transmit audio and video signal in monitors and audio equipments in the up-markets.

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Evil talks about tolerance only when it’s weak. When it gains the upper hand, its vanity always requires the destruction of the good and the innocent, because the example of good and innocent lives is an ongoing witness against it. So it always has been. So it always will be. And America has no special immunity to becoming an enemy of its own founding beliefs about human freedom, human dignity, the limited power of the state, and the sovereignty of God. – Archbishop Chaput

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Silver Chart

Silver has been stuck in a range trade for the last month with selling entering on approaches to $31 and beyond while buying has appeared on moves down to $30 and lower.

The RSI or Relative Strength Index has been stuck in a range between 65 on the top and 30 on the bottom. The indicates a market within a consolidation pattern with a bit of a friendly bias to it. It's ability to remain above 30 on the RSI suggests that the next move will be to the upside although it will need to push past that stubborn overhead resistance zone noted on the price chart in order to do so.

I think that as long as Copper, Palladium and Platinum continue to look strong on the price charts, the Silver bears are going to have their work cut out for them in breaking down the support zone noted. Also, it is difficult to conceive of this market falling apart with equities continuing their upside party.

Any move through the late December high near $31.50 will spark a strong wave of short covering.

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2005: English teacher, Innovations Language School, Budapest
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

adventures (Tent City)

this has always been one of my favorite skate videos. its a group of guys traveling from brisbane to melbourne in australia. professional skateboarders that understand it aint about fresh t- shirts and a mercedes benz.. its about the good times with your friends. it reminds me of like an fbm of skateboarding.. enjoy

"its not just what happens from the top of the stairs to the bottom of the stairs, its all this too"

i went and skated this morning with my boss and his buddy charlie.. old school surfers that love pumping bowl corners.. not a bad time if you ask me

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Video: Young Dro Talks New Album “High Times”

High Times, Dro is back (like he never left) with an album that features a hit single, FDB (F**k Dat B*tch), that became an Atlanta anthem over the summer, produced by FKi. The album also features T.I., Spodee, Natasha Mosley, and Doe B. Despite the gap between his first major project and his second, Dro is feeling very little pressure, “First week numbers, they come second. You gotta get the album first, and I’ve done that. I’m gon’ put out music, and help people get on that I want to get on, that’s why I’m going somewhere with it, if not it’s a selfish act.”

The Source live on the scene with Young Dro at his “High Times” Album Release Party at Prive, Atlanta. Dro describes the theme of his new album, style influences in his youth, doing 12 mixtapes, and the next single to expect.


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10 Valentine’s Day Traditions All Around the World

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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, stores are flooded with candy hearts, chocolates and stuffed animals. In the U.S., shelves brimming with teddy bears and boxes of chocolate are typical Valentine’s Day fare, but not every country turns to greeting cards and heart-shaped candies to declare love. Some exchange wooden spoons and pressed flowers, while others hold a special holiday for the loveless to mourn their single lives over black noodles. Here is a look at how 10 countries celebrate Valentine’s Day traditions all around the world.

1. Denmark

Although Valentine’s Day is a relatively new holiday in Denmark (celebrated since the early 1990s according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark), the country has embraced February 14th with a Danish twist. Rather than roses, friends and sweethearts exchange pressed white flowers called snowdrops.

Another popular Danish Valentine’s Day tradition is the exchange of “lover’s cards.” While lover’s cards were originally transparent cards which showed a picture of the card giver presenting a gift to his sweetheart, the term is now synonymous with any card exchanged on Valentine’s Day.

On February 14th, men also give women gaekkebrev, a “joking letter” consisting of a funny poem or rhyme written on intricately cut paper and signed only with anonymous dots. If a woman who receives the gaekkebrev can correctly guess the sender, she earns herself an Easter egg later that year.

Read more: Top 10 Romantic Destinations in Europe for Valentine’s Day.

2. France

Paris romantic

Paris is considered one of the most romantic cities in the world.

With a reputation as one of the most romantic destinations in the world, it’s little wonder France has long celebrated Valentine’s Day as a day for lovers.

It’s been said that the first Valentine’s Day card originated in France when Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent love letters to his wife while imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1415. Today, Valentine’s Day cards remain a popular tradition in France and around the world.

Another traditional Valentine’s Day event in France was the loterie d’amour, or “drawing for love.” Men and women would fill houses that faced one another, and then take turns calling out to one another and pairing off. Men who weren’t satisfied with their match could simply leave a woman for another, and the women left unmatched gathered afterward for a bonfire.

During the bonfire, women burned pictures of the men who wronged them and hurled swears and insults at the opposite sex. The event became so uncontrollable that the French government eventually banned the tradition all together.

Read more about Romantic Paris.

3. South Korea

Valentine’s Day is a popular holiday for young couples in South Korea, and variations of the holiday are celebrated monthly from February through April. The gift-giving starts on February 14th, when it’s up to women to woo their men with chocolates, candies and flowers. The tables turn on March 14th, a holiday known as White Day, when men not only shower their sweethearts with chocolates and flowers, but up the ante with a gift.

And for those who don’t have much to celebrate on either Valentine’s Day or White Day, there is a third holiday: Black Day. On April 14th, it’s customary for singles to mourn their solitary status by eating dark bowls of jajangmyeon, or black bean-paste noodles.

4. Wales

You won’t find the Welsh celebrating Saint Valentine — instead, people in Wales celebrate Saint Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of lovers, on January 25th.

One traditional romantic Welsh gift is a love spoon. As early as the 17th century, Welsh men carved intricate wooden spoons as a token of affection for the women they loved. Patterns and symbols were carved into these love spoons, each signifying a different meaning. A few examples include horseshoes, which stand for good luck; wheels, which symbolize support; and keys, which symbolize the keys to a man’s heart.

Today, love spoons are also exchanged for celebrations such as weddings, anniversaries and births.

5. China

The equivalent to Valentine’s Day in China is Qixi, or the Seventh Night Festival, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month each year. According to Chinese lore, Zhinu, a heavenly king’s daughter, and Niulang, a poor cowherd, fell in love, married and had twins. When Zhinu’s father learned of their marriage, he sent his queen to bring Zhinu back to the stars. Upon hearing the cries of Niulang and the children, the king allowed Zhinu and Niulang to meet once a year on Qixi.

During Qixi, young women prepare offerings of melon and other fruits to Zhinu in hopes of finding a good husband. Couples also head to temples to pray for happiness and prosperity. At night, people look to the heavens to watch as stars Vega and Altair (Zhinu and Niulang, respectively) come close during the star-crossed pair’s annual reunion.

Read about Romantic Things to Do in Shanghai.

6. England

England Valentine's Day

Birmingham Selfridges Store Valentine’s day display by Bob Hall (CC BY-SA 2.0)

On the eve on Valentine’s Day, women in England used to place five bay leaves on their pillows — one at each corner and one in the center — to bring dreams of their future husbands. Alternatively, they would wet bay leaves with rosewater and place them across their pillows.

In Norfolk, Jack Valentine acts as a Santa of sorts for Valentine’s Day. Children anxiously wait to hear Jack Valentine knock at their doors, and although they don’t catch a glimpse of Old Father Valentine, children enjoy the candies and small gifts left on their porches.

Read about Romantic Things to Do in London.

7. Philippines

Romance in the Philippines

Romance in the Philippines

While Valentine’s Day celebrations in the Philippines are similar to celebrations in Western countries, one tradition has swept the country and led to thousands of couples sharing a wedding day on February 14th. Mass wedding ceremonies have gained popularity in the Philippines in recent years, leading hundreds of couples to gather at malls or other public areas around the country to get married or renew their vows en masse.

8. Italy

A romantic dinner is one way to celebrate Valentine's Day in Italy.

A romantic dinner is one way to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Italy.

Originally, Italians celebrated Valentine’s Day as the Spring Festival. The young and amorous gathered outside in gardens and such to enjoy poetry readings and music before taking a stroll with their beloved.

Another Italian Valentine’s Day tradition was for young, unmarried girls to wake up before dawn to spot their future husbands. The belief was that the first man a woman saw on Valentine’s Day was the man she would marry within a year. Or he’d at least strongly resemble the man she would marry.

Today, Italians celebrate Valentine’s Day with gift exchanges between lovers and romantic dinners. One of the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts in Italy is Baci Perugina, which are small, chocolate-covered hazelnuts wrapped with a romantic quote printed in four languages.

Read about Italy’s Most Romantic Destinations.

9. Brazil

A table set for Dia dos Namorados

A table set for Dia dos Namorados

With Carnival held sometime in February or March each year, Brazilians skip the February 14th celebration and instead celebrate Dia dos Namorados, or “Lovers’ Day,” on June 12th. In addition to the usual exchanges of chocolates, flowers and cards, music festivals and performances are held throughout the country. Gift giving isn’t limited to couples, either. In Brazil, people celebrate this day of love by exchanging gifts and sharing dinner with friends and relatives, too.

The following day is Saint Anthony’s Day, which honors the patron saint of marriage. On this day, single women perform rituals called simpatias in hopes that St. Anthony will bring them a husband.

Read about romance in Rio de Janeiro.

10. South Africa

Love in the air in South Africa

Like many parts of the world, South Africa celebrates Valentine’s Day with festivals, flowers and other tokens of love. It’s also customary for women in South Africa to wear their hearts on their sleeves on February 14th; women pin the names of their love interest on their shirtsleeves, an ancient Roman tradition known as Lupercalia. In some cases, this is how South African men learn of their secret admirers.

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Ada muni(ADH), Aldan, Russia (147.5km)
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Piedras negras international(PDS), Piedras negras, Mexico (88.4km)
Cotulla la salle co(COT), Cotulla, Usa (207km)

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Ciudad acuna international, Ciudad acuna, Brazil (59km)

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Airports close to Saltpetre Cave

Elkins randolph co jennings randolph(EKN), Elkins, Usa (174.3km)

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Gura Siriului 49 km

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Covasna 79 km

Reci 90 km

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Fall has officially arrived. It has been cooler, the leaves are slowly changing, and it has been drizzling all day. Not a great day to feel empowered, enlightened or even very creative. But, I thought blogging might help my mood a bit so here I am typing away to my friends.

I have been slowly thinking about the upcoming holiday season and have created a few new pretties. Both of my websites are loaded up with vintage and hand-made items and both of my Etsy sites too. Here are a couple of vintage Fenton pieces I found at a local estate sale. I hope you enjoy them.

Marydon said...

Love LOVE that pink wreath ... such lovely pretties.

Have a beautiful day ~

Julie Ann said...

Hi Cathy!! Miss you! Yes, it is definitely feeling like fall up here now! I heard a rumor it was supposed to snow here (in Buffalo) tomorrow! Eek!!! I hope you're doing great- your new wreaths are amazing as always!!! *Hugs*

LV said...

I am never that lucky when I go to estate sales. I do like to go and feel down afterwards. I think one day that is what will happen to my things.


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Cancer Research Internship: USC Keck School of Medicine, GWAS of Colorectal Cancer in Hispanics

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GWAS of Colorectal Cancer in Hispanics

 The GWAS of Colorectal Cancer in Hispanics is a NIH-funded, population-based, case-control genome-wide association study (GWAS) that will investigate the genetic risk factors for colorectal cancer in Hispanics. We plan to recruit 2,500 Hispanic men and women diagnosed with colorectal cancer until October 2013 using population-based cancer registries in California. We are seeking students as interns to assist in patient recruitment and interviews. We are looking for motivated students interested in becoming involved and making an impact in our cancer research study beginning in May. Potential applicants will play an important role by directly interacting with colorectal cancer patient participants and contributing to the first study of its kind in the Hispanic population.

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Next, I needed some shared storage to eventually present to my nested ESXi servers.  I decided to use HP’s StoreVirtual VSA (Formerly LeftHand) because I work with it fairly often, and because it’s the only VSA supported for SRM. HP offers the VSA for a trial period of 60 days – plenty of time to […]

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Recently, I got my hands on the EMC vnxe 3100.  It’s a great SAN solution for SMBs, and very easy to setup and administer. Having worked mostly with Equalogic and HP SAN solutions, The Unisphere interface on the EMC VNXe’s was refreshing and simple. Physical Setup: Couldn’t be easier.  EMC ships a handy quick start […]

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Longtime Tucson acoustic musician Nancy Bright is jumping into the food truck industry.

On Thursday, Bright, half of the popular acoustic duo Bright and Chiders, will debut Lucky Girl Café and its signature Lucky Bun sandwiches.

The Lucky Bun merges Vietnam’s iconic bánh mì sandwich with America’s iconic burger, serving it in a torta roll and dressing up the burgers in Vietnamese spices and a specially made marinade.

The sandwiches are $7.50 with a side dish of either chips or house-made Asian slaw.

Find her at the Tucson Food Truck Roundup from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1825 N. Alvernon Way.

From 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday she'll be serving Lucky Bun sandwiches at McCormick Park, 2950 N. Columbus Blvd. Follow Lucky Girl on Facebook.

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