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Rackspace entertains possible takeover suitors

Rackspace, the Web hosting company behind OpenStack, has been approached by companies looking for strategic partnerships or acquisitions.

At OpenStack Summit in Atlanta, GA, one of the topics of bar conversation was why Rackspace, one of OpenStack's founding companies was keeping such a low profile at the show. Now we know it was probably because the company had been approached by companies looking for strategic partnerships or acquisitions.

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According to a RackSpace SEC 8-K report, "In recent months, Rackspace has been approached by multiple parties who have expressed interest in exploring a strategic relationship with Rackspace, ranging from partnership to acquisition."

Therefore, Rackspace's "board decided to hire Morgan Stanley to evaluate the inbound strategic proposals and to explore other alternatives which could advance Rackspace's long-term strategy. No decision has been made and there can be no assurance that the Board's review process will result in any partnership or transaction being entered into or consummated. The company has not set a timetable for completion of this process and does not intend to discuss or disclose further developments with respect to this process unless and until the Board approves a specific partnership or transaction."

This news comes on the heels of Rackspace's first quarter report in which the company beat its first quarter's earnings estimates with $421-million in revenue. It also comes after a record-breaking OpenStack Summit with more than 4,500 attendees.

On the other hand, the New York Times has reported that Rackspace's shares have lost more than half their value since January 2013. The Times blamed increased competition from public cloud providers such as Amazon and Google. In the aftermath of Rackspace's announcement, the stock price has risen over 19 percent by noon on May 16 on extremely high volume.

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What real estate developers should learn from architects

A graduate studio at the Yale School of Architecture explores the relationship between design and real estate development. Where is the corresponding class for real estate developers?

This year's masters candidates at the Yale School of Architecture finished a design studio co-taught by architects and developers. The studio is a strange mix given the sometimes contentious relationship between the two disciplines. Throw in the tendency of academic studios to focus on design explorations that ignore the limits of reality and the architect collaboratively teaching with a developer verges on the surreal.

The architects and developer in this situation are Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Christoffersen of the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and developer Douglas Durst of the Durst Organization. BIG and Durst are currently collaborating on a 600 unit apartment building on Manhattan's West 57th Street. Ingels and Durst presented the studio as a way for students about to enter the practice to create designs within the real constraints of construction and finance.

But taking a class from a starchitect who was hired by a design friendly developer isn't exactly presenting real life constraints of architectural practice. Ingels has the luxury of working with a developer who values his international design cachet. More often, developer-led projects treat design and the designers as afterthoughts.

Learning about the finances behind realizing a built project is a good idea but it's not new. A real twist would be developers taking a class on the value of design beyond how to create cookie cutter buildings with identical, stodgy marble covered lobbies that can be picked up and placed in cities across the country. A real innovation in the relationship between designers and developers would be discussing that design makes someone choose one space that costs $2-$4 a square foot in rent over another.

Architects don't need more classes in calculating the value of buildings based on cost per square foot. Architects need to learn how to talk about design in a way that people understand and to convey the value of well designed spaces.

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Archive for October, 2011

Gianduja Chocolate Kulfi w/ Caramelized Banana, Cocoa Nibs & Popcorn

Welcome to my post-apocalyptic version of a chocolate dessert. So dramatic. The one that ends it all. Kulfi is an Indian ice cream that’s not quite as romantic as gelato but has its own charms, including a slightly chewy texture and a creamy taste. This Gianduja version is as close to a Nutella frozen treat […]

Black Sea Bass “en croûte” with Aromatic Vegetables & Mousseline Sauce

This is a departure from my usual bright, voluntarily overexposed photography. Today I decided to join the dark side with a pitch black background largely inspired by the photography in Modernist Cuisine. It’s kind of fun, I think. I bought a black sea bass, one of my favorite fish, and prepared this dish in less […]

Thai Green Curry

I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love curry but Thai green curry might be my favorite of all. Ask me again tomorrow and I may point to another version but let’s not challenge this fact for now. I was recently looking at the recipes I’ve posted on this blog since its […]


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Obama Thinks that High Unemployment Is Okay: Unwise for Government to Spur Hiring

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Obama Does Not Care About Reducing Unemployment

As I’ve repeatedly documented, Obama is not concerned with reducing unemployment. Indeed, despite his faux populism, Obama’s policies increase unemployment. D.C. is like a separate country, and the politicians are increasing jobs … but only for their wealthy buddies, and not the average American.

Indeed, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich says that Obama is simply trying to distract us, so we forget how grim the unemployment situation is. And, no, it is not bad advice from his advisers, but Obama himself which has made the calls on  ignoring unemployment.

Americans are getting hammered, and so it is no surprise that unemployment is America’s number one concern.

Obama Considers Unemployment to Be a Good Thing

A new book by Ron Suskind shows that Obama thinks high levels of unemployment show that Obama thinks that everything is fine the way it is:

A few weeks later the economic team was back to the discussion of stimulus versus deficit reduction. The October jobless figures, out in mid-November, were now clear: unemployment had jumped to 10.2 percent.

Both [Director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers and chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer] were, in fact, were concerned by something the president had said in a morning briefing: that he thought the high unemployment was due to productivity gains in the economy. Summers and Romer were startled.

“What was driving unemployment was clearly deficient aggregate demand,” Romer said, “We wondered where this could have been coming from. We both tried to convince him otherwise. He wouldn’t budge.”

Summers had been focused intently on how to spur demand, and on what might drive a meaningful recovery. Since the summer, in meeting after meeting, he’d ticked off the possible candidates, and then dismissed them – “it won’t be construction, it won’t be exports, it won’t be the consumer.” But without a rise in demand, in Summers’s view, nothing else would work.

But productivity? The implications were significant. If Obama felt that 10 percent unemployment was the product of sound, productivity-driven decisions by American business, then short-term government measures to spur hiring were not only futile but unwise.

The two economists strained their shared memory of dozens of meetings: had they said something he’d misconstrued? At one point, Summers had mentioned how Keynes once wrote in a 1938 letter that the labor movement depressed productivity, and maybe Obama saw that the disruptions in the economy from the Great Panic gave employers an opportunity – an excuse, actually – to harvest latent productivity gains.

After a month, frustration turned to resignation. “The president seems to have developed his own view,” Romer said.

Obama is wrong. Economists Lawrence Mishel, John Miller, Jeannette Wicks-Lim, Mike Konzcal, and many others have shown that unemployment is not a good sign, and that this episode of joblessness is not caused by increased productivity.

As the Wall Street Journal reported last year:

[In] a new paper[,] Steven Davis of Chicago Booth School of Business, R. Jason Faberman of the Philadelphia Fed and John Haltiwanger of the University of Maryland — take a deep dive into Labor Department data and come up with an estimate of what they call “recruiting intensity,” a measure of employers’ vacancy-filling efforts including advertising, screening and wage offers.

Their finding: Employers haven’t been trying as hard as they usually do.

Depressing as it might seem, the finding is in some ways encouraging. It suggests that the trouble with hiring might be more a “cyclical” function of low business confidence than a chronic, “structural” ailment that will last for years to come.

As Business Insider notes, survey after survey shows that lack of demand is the main problem businesses face, and the main reason they aren’t hiring.

The rich may love unemployment, but small businesses don’t. Grim conditions for the average American means that small businesses are slowing down, rather than hiring.


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Autocar ASEAN COTY (2012) Happening This Weekend at TimeToAttack!

Although TimeToAttack is undoubtedly a driving enthusiast’s event where many gather to see who’s able to post the fastest lap times within their respective category, there’s often times those who may share the same enthusiasm yet lack the skills, let alone the necessary equipment to participate. happening

Not this time though, thanks to our motoring brethren from Autocar ASEAN who will be showcasing all the best vehicles the industry has to offer at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) and where the 2012 Car Of The Year (COTY) Awards will be subsequently presented to the winners during our very own TimeToAttack event; come Sunday 16th December 2012.

This will be Autocar’s 9th ASEAN COTY Awards, where a panel of four judges will convene, not so much in secrecy, but merely to debate their reasons in order to finalise the winning list of vehicles – the judges are none other than Hafriz Shah, Faisal Shah, Chips Yap and Keegan Dorai.

However, it’s not only the judges who will get to deliberate, but rather there is the existence of the Reader’s Choice Awards; where spectators are able to put in their votes to help decide which vehicle in the list is your most preferred. But if you’re not able to make it for our TimeToAttack event, you’re still able to put in your votes via Autocar ASEAN’s website (CLICK HERE)

The Autocar ASEAN COTY will be held from 9am till 7pm on Sunday 16th December 2012, so don’t miss out!

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Zoo Atlanta is home to some of the nation’s most creative zookeepers, and your support can bring their great ideas to life. Our keepers have created a list of practical items needed by animal care professionals, as well as toys and novel enrichment items that encourage our animals to play and engage in natural behaviors.


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University of Delaware

Survey results

Results of Library survey now available online

12 p.m., May 20, 2013--The University of Delaware Library participated in the LibQUAL+ Survey during a three-week period in spring 2013 from Feb. 26 through March 21.

The purpose of the LibQUAL+ Survey is for the University of Delaware Library to gather information for Library strategic planning to assess and improve Library services, collections and facilities. LibQUAL+ is a national survey created by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL).

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June 6: UDid It! Picnic

All UD faculty and staff members are invited to attend the annual UDid It! employee appreciation picnic, set from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Monday, June 6, on The Green.

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LibQUAL+ measures user perception of the quality of the Library in three dimensions and calls them:

  • Affect of service (services)
  • Information control (collections and access)
  • Library as place (library facilities)

The email announcement inviting participation in the survey was sent on Feb. 26 to all current University of Delaware students, faculty and staff.

The survey included questions to which users responded on a scale of 1 to 9. There were questions about general satisfaction, frequency of use and other topics, and an open comment box at the end in which any comment could be made.

LibQUAL+ Survey report

A total of 2,526 UD students, faculty and staff responded to the survey, representing more than 10 percent of the entire University, which is considered a very good response rate. Of those responding, 1,002 included comments in the open comment box.

As part of the LibQUAL+ participation with ARL, the Association of Research Libraries provided a 101-page statistical report of results of the survey questions and a file of all comments received verbatim.

Survey results showed much appreciation of services provided by the University of Delaware Library. The strongest desires of faculty related to the Library collection. Many comments from undergraduate students related to the Library building and group study rooms.

The Library is now in the process of reviewing all comments and suggestions to analyze what steps can be taken to respond to needs and how best to communicate answers to common themes. The Library is also preparing to embark upon a strategic planning process that will be based on the themes and comments resulting from the LibQUAL+ Survey.

The LibQUAL+ Survey Report is available to all University of Delaware students, faculty and staff on the Library Assessment web page

The LibQUAL+ Survey Report includes the following components:

1. Introductory memorandum

2. LibQUAL+ Executive Summary

3. LibQUAL+ Statistical Report of survey question results as provided by the Association of Research Libraries

4. LibQUAL+ Comments from undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty/staff

All comments are listed exactly as reported with all typos, spellings, etc. No comments have been removed or altered except those parts of the comments with personal names, physical descriptions of staff and other information that identifies individuals have been redacted.

The University of Delaware Library Assessment Committee was responsible for LibQUAL+ planning, marketing, implementation and communication of results. The committee includes Sandra Millard (chair), associate university librarian for Services, Outreach and Assessment;  Julie Brewer, librarian and manager, Library Human Resources and Administrative Services; Erin Daix, associate librarian, Collection Development Department; Meg Grotti, senior assistant librarian and coordinator, Library Instruction, Reference and Instructional Services Department; Judy Hamm, assistant to the vice provost; and Justin Wing, head, Library Information Technology User Support Department.

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Optech announces fully integrated shallow-water processing for SHOALS

October 08, 2008 -- Toronto , CanadaOptech Incorporated, a manufacturer of advanced lidar survey instruments, announced today that its SHOALS coastal mapping system now includes seamless integrated processing of shallow water. This new capability significantly improves the post-processing workflow by enabling users to more accurately and more efficiently produce XYZ deep-water-to-land results in a single processing step. This feature, now standard with all new SHOALS systems, produces a truly seamless topographic and hydrographic model and eliminates the once labor-intensive manual editing process associated with extracting shallow water results.

“For several years Optech’s SHOALS has lead the way in performing seamless data capture from deep water to land, but the challenge has been to efficiently extract accurate XYZ results in the shallowest of waters, typically in those waters adjacent to the coastline. Until recently this has been met with relatively limited success by other manufacturers. Now Optech has overcome this challenge and offers this critical workflow capability as a standard part of its total mapping solution,” said Michael Sitar, Product Manager, Airborne Survey. Coupled with other standard features, such as classified topography, digital imagery, and 3D bottom reflectance, Optech’s SHOALS continues to offer the competitive advantages, data end-products, and workflow solutions that clients require in order to compete in today’s market of GIS total solutions.

About Optech Incorporated

Optech is the world leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced laser-based survey instruments. We offer client-driven lidar solutions in airborne terrestrial mapping, airborne laser bathymetry, laser imaging, mine cavity monitoring and industrial process control, as well as space-qualified sensors for orbital operations and planetary exploration.

For further information, please contact:

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Bicylist injured after colliding with vehicle on East 23rd Street

How about to save lives and not have busy streets we ban cars on Iowa and 23rd? ;)

September 26, 2013 at 6:33 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Kansas surveys districts about cursive handwriting

Nice, right after Veteran's Day too. Comments like those give liberals a bad name.

November 13, 2012 at 7:31 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Journal-World seeks your scary stories

" But who dies for a story they know is made-up?" "That may be the scariest part of the story. No one does that."

Exactly. Think about it.

October 9, 2012 at 11:02 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Do you consider police fixing speeding tickets in exchange for KU basketball tickets to be bribery?

"Bribery is the offer or acceptance of anything of value in exchange for influence
on a government/public official or employee." Makes no difference if it was the officer issuing the ticket, a clerk or a judge. It is bribery!

February 23, 2012 at 7:18 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

When was the last time you received a raise?

That is the way it used to be. In these economic times, not so much. There are lots of people out there without jobs that can replace most people at a lower rate of pay.

August 29, 2011 at 8:57 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Do you think Kansas legislative staff should be included in a proposed pay cut for state employees?

Not true; employees have to pay for spouses and children. Often times it costs less to insure under each person's own plan.

March 23, 2011 at 7:44 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Two Wichita men arrested on robbery, burglary charges

Most likely Lawrence is the responsible agency as the warrant was issued here.

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History buff wants to recreate cannon called 'Old Sacramento' used in sacking of Lawrence

OK, that makes more sense now. Also explains how Lawrence came to have it also.

January 28, 2011 at 7:22 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

History buff wants to recreate cannon called 'Old Sacramento' used in sacking of Lawrence

I am not sure I see the connection between a cannon fired at Lawrence during a conflict and said cannon being fired during celebrations. Now if the cannon had been used to successfully defend Lawrence it would be a different story.

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Wileman: Wait continues for Caps' win against Cascadia foes

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The wait continues for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Since joining Major League Soccer in 2011, the Caps have been unable to win against their Cascadia foes; the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers.

The latest disappointment came Saturday night at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, where the Whitecaps wasted a great opportunity to get all three points. Instead, they came away with nothing after a second half performance where they fell apart defensively, letting slip a 2-1 halftime lead against a severely understrength Seattle team that was missing six players due to international call ups, injuries and suspensions.

Beating their Pacific Northwest rivals for the first time was one of the objectives set out by Whitecaps head coach Martin Rennie ahead of this season, and now in two attempts so far this year they have fallen short. On both occasions, they were holding a lead as they headed into the closing stages of the match. Poor defending cost them at home to Portland last month in a 2-2 draw, and again on Saturday, they were undone by individual mistakes and some below par performances.

In Seattle, an injury to central defender Andy O'Brien influenced the outcome of the match, but even before the Republic of Ireland international went off, it seemed only a matter of time before the home team would find the tying goal. The second half fight back from the Sounders overshadowed an excellent first 45 minutes from the Caps and a couple of really well taken headed goals by Camilo. They were playing a high tempo, getting forward well and rarely looking threatened defensively. But it was a different story after the break.

Had referee Hilario Grajeda not made a terrible call to award a free kick instead of a penalty, the Sounders would have had a spot kick before O'Brien's injury. When Jun Marques Davidson hacked down Obafemi Martins inside the box, it was a lucky escape for the Whitecaps when the referee thought the incident had occurred outside the penalty area. It was clearly the wrong call. However, there was no denying the Sounders a penalty later in the half when substitute Greg Klazura made a reckless challenge on Lamar Neagle. After, Servando Carrasco tied the match from the resulting penalty, the Sounders then won the game with a goal from Lamar Neagle after good work by Martins. It was a well worked goal, but the Caps defending made it far too easy for the Sounders to find a path to goal.

So it was a familiar feeling for Whitecaps fans. A thousand of them had travelled down the I-5 and they contributed to a fantastic atmosphere with a crowd of over 53,000 packed into CenturyLink. But for those Caps fans in the stadium and watching at home, it was the same old story - a massive letdown in one of the games that matters most against one of their biggest rivals.

In a Western Conference filled with quality, the Whitecaps now have a three match stretch against teams they really need to beat if they are to challenge for the playoffs this year. Back-to-back home matches plus a trip to the league's worst team DC United will provide the opportunity to close the five point gap between the Caps and the top five. Martin Rennie has talked about the need to make it count at times when the schedule gets more favourable for his team, but in their current situation that is now looking like a major challenge.

The defence is a major concern. With Jay DeMerit out long term, and Andy O'Brien, Brad Rusin and Caryle Mitchell injured, Rennie's team will have to face this crucial stretch with a makeshift backline.

The loss of O'Brien is a massive blow, not only because of his own defending, but the way in which he organizes those around him. The trade of Alain Rochat last week now looks to have come at a bad time, as the Whitecaps really need additional bodies at the back.

So there are big challenges ahead for a club that has not met expectations so far this year. There is plenty of quality within the squad, but it is getting to the stage in the season where that quality has to produce on a more consistent basis rather than letting points slip away, otherwise the Whitecaps will find themselves with too much ground to make up.

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    Apply online for a place in Year R in September 2017.

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For further general information about admissions please see Hampshire County Council's admissions pages.

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Year 1 83 90 84
Year 2 89 82 90
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Co-opted Mr James Healey-Ryder 16 Mar 2020
  Miss Lara Gabrielle Jelliff 19 Nov 2018
  Mr Richard Merefield 19 Nov 2018 Chair
  Mr Stephen Philbrick 16 Mar 2020
  Mr Andrew Sheppard 19 Nov 2018
  Mrs Louise Stallard 12 Feb 2019
Head Teacher Mrs Lucinda Clements   Head Teacher
Local Authority Mrs Barbara Davison 7 Jul 2018
Parent Mrs Anna Baker 26 Oct 2017
  Mrs Georgina Mousdale 26 Oct 2017
  Mr Neil Peters 10 Jan 2017

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Card also worked with LucasFilm Games, the forerunner to LucasArts, on a few true classics. "LucasFilm Games, back before it became LucasArts, had me consult on a couple of games. They actually gave me a credit on Loom. All I did was sit in a room and watch the game and say three things.

"With Monkey Island, I just was hanging around and they asked me to work on the insults. So I took it home and again involved my kids because I could come up with really good insults, but we needed starting insults that were really lame. I asked them, 'What are the kinds of insults people say on the playground at school?'

"I started with those, and then they each got into the spirit of the thing and came up with a couple that I ended up using. I didn't pay them for that. I figured it was about time that they started earning their keep."

But Card is open about the disappointments in his games career.

"I tried to pitch the idea that it was possible to make games for girls to anyone who would listen … just don't make them be about solving puzzles and getting killed. So now girl games are big industry and a lot of people are making money from it, just none of it is coming to me because nobody listened to me at the time.

"One of my great frustrations is that when I gave the option to Ender's Game (the movie) to Warner, its entertainment division was supposed to develop the game without waiting for the movie. We were supposed to get the sucker on the shelves. But nothing has happened.

"The Ender's Game games, and there could be a dozen of them, could be very different games with different kinds of playability. There are all kinds of things you could do from Ender's Game and they are absolutely not movie dependent. There's no excuse for us not to have a game."

With Advent Rising, Card has taken a much more active role then in the past. He helped develop the storyline, a plot involving a universe in which mankind is believed extinct. He also wrote the dialog and directed the voice acting sessions. In many ways, the work he is doing on Advent Rising mirrors the role his readers have when they read Card's books.

"When I write books, the reader is actually constructing all of my sets, casting the movie in their mind, putting faces on people, doing all kinds of participation … the difference is that the one thing they do not get to do is decide what happens and why," says Card. "In games, all of the milieu is presented for the player. It's all there, but the decisions [that the player makes] about what happens and why is in flux.

"I have had people come up to me and tell me that their favorite part of Ender's Game is a scene that they describe lovingly; and I know what book that scene is in, and I did not write it.

"I'll kindly point it out to them and say, 'You've just combined the two books in your mind.' And they are adamant. They absolutely know that scene is in my book. It's the kind of thing that people do. They delete things that they do not care about."


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Serving up sweet potato and squirrel

By Gloria Yoder

How about joining Julia, Austin and myself on our one mile walk to my parents house?

Since we don’t have a pasture for the horses at our new home, I didn’t have a horse to take me there so this left me with the option of taking a walk on this beautiful autumn day. The weather was perfect with a gentle breeze flapping our dresses as the sun shone its soft rays on our little trio as we walked down the road in the quiet countryside.

It does take some extra time with two little ones so I decided I’ll just relax and enjoy the walk with my two darlings. We hadn’t gone far when Julia began spotting wildflowers here and there beside the road and started picking them for me. Soon her and I were both gathering flowers and collecting as many different kinds as we could find. You may call some of them, such as dandelions, a weed, but this time they were all beautiful flowers each adding their own and unique design to the rapidly growing variety in my hand.

It didn’t take 2-year-old Austin long to catch on. He spotted a brown crunched maple leaf on the road which he eagerly picked up and handed to me.

“Thank you, Austin!” I praised him, my heart swelled with joy. Surely God has blessed me with two little darlings.

By the time we had arrived at dad and mom’s driveway we had gathered a variety of 16 flowers (or weeds, call them what you want), plus the crinkled maple leaf that had been given to me by a little heart full of love. Soon we arrived at mom’s. After giving her a bouquet of wildflowers she asked if I had time to sit down for a cup of tea. Sure I would. How could I possibly resist a mug of mom’s delicious peppermint tea? She sat across the table with her cup of coffee. Even my mom is a coffee drinker. I am personally not a coffee drinker. Perhaps I never grew up enough to learn to enjoy the coffee flavor.

My sisters joined in as we chatted about various happenings over the past weekend. I told them how I had been sitting at a table full of people and they started laughing at an inside joke and how that kind of made me feel like a “fifth wheel.”

As I made that remark my brother Jeriah, 21, walked into the kitchen looking for something to snack on. (Are all boys always hungry?) Overhearing the conversation he turned to me and said “Gloria, that should make you feel good to be the fifth wheel, didn’t you know the fifth wheel is actually the steering wheel?”

Us ladies resumed our conversation and a few minutes later Julia was at my side with an important question.

“May I go squirrel hunting with Uncle Jeriah and cousin Japheth?” she asked with wide-eyed anticipation. After conversing with Jeriah about it I gave her my consent. I smiled as she hopped up and down with delight. Uncle Jeriah is very special to her especially so since all my other brothers are married.

Hunting was an important part of my growing up years. Hunting produced our main source of meat for our family. My dad grew up the same way. His mother would prepare all kinds of wild game: squirrels, rabbits, and deer, for example.

A short time later our conversation was once more interrupted when the back door opened and there stood Japheth and Julia each holding up a squirrel for us to see. Their smiles just barely fit on their faces. They both wanted to save a squirrel tail as a keepsake. Thanks to Uncle Jeriah who patiently skinned the squirrels and showed Julia and Japheth how he needs to cure the tails to keep them from rotting. Years ago dad had taught Jeriah how to cure tails and preserve other wildlife hides so that nothing from a hunt is wasted.

“I’ll take a squirrel home for supper,” I volunteered, knowing that mom doesn’t really care for that kind of meat. I was tickled for the chance to serve squirrel meat to my family. I’ll probably cut it up into eight pieces then cook it in a marinade type sauce before draining and rolling into a breading of flour and seasonings such as onion salt, seasoning salt, paprika, or whatever I get a notion to dump in. Then finally fry the pieces in oil or butter and enjoy.

My guess is that most of you are not interested in squirrel meat or even have access to it. So I’ll share my sweet potato casserole recipe I’ll be making along with the squirrel for supper. A friend shared this recipe with me a year ago. It’s the perfect casserole for me to be making with our bumper crop of sweet potatoes we got this fall. In fact, one that I plan to cut up for my casserole weighed seven pounds.

With Thanksgiving so close at hand, this would be a perfect way to serve sweet potatoes for your special meal.

2 cups cooked sweet potatoes, mashed

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 teaspoons flour

Blend together first four ingredients. Beat eggs, vanilla, and flour together. Add to first mixture. Pour into a greased 8 by 8 pan.

1 cup chopped pecans

1/3 cup flour

2 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened

1/2 cup brown sugar

Mix together sprinkle over sweet potato mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Delicious hot or cold and may be made the day before.

By Gloria Yoder

Readers with culinary or cultural questions or stories can write Gloria directly at Gloria Yoder, 10568 E. 350th Ave., Flat Rock, IL 62427-2019. To see more on the Amish go to

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Progress {We hope}

Monday, March 05, 2007
I don't want to get cocky and invite disaster, but this article by Zilmay Khalilzad concerning the Oil deal in Iraq looks like progress to me:

Reaffirms that oil and gas resources are owned by all the people of Iraq and contains a firm commitment to revenue-sharing among regions and provinces on the basis of population.

· Establishes a predictable framework and processes for federal-regional cooperation that demonstrate the government's commitment to democracy and federalism.

· Creates a principal policymaking body for energy -- the Federal Council on Oil and Gas -- that will have representatives from all of Iraq's regions and oil-producing provinces.

· Ensures that all revenue from oil sales will go into a single national account and that provinces will receive direct shares of revenue, thereby significantly increasing local control of financial resources.

· Establishes international standards for transparency and mandates public disclosure of contracts and associated revenue and payments. This is essential to build confidence in the new political order and to counter corruption.


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The Day of Infamy, 2007

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Skookumchuk said...

I think we should just keep the lights, since as a culture we appear unable to build suitable monuments of any type. Until we get a new crew of monument designers, that is.

Donald Douglas said...

That's a beautiful picture!


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Archive for October, 2010

My day went pretty much according to plan…I scrubbed, vacuumed, and straightened for 4 hours this morning, and once the house was spic and span – I promptly ate lunch, […]

Guess What??

It’s 8:30am on a Monday morning, and guess what? I’m at home, eating a leisurely breakfast at my sunny kitchen table. What aren’t you at work? You ask? Well…it’s fall […]

Weekend Thus Far

Pumpkin Oaties Apple Chunky Cake Caesar salad and pizza from Il Vicino Family – SIL and mama (1/2 of brother’s face, sorry Matty) Nieces in sparkly hats Oatmeal scones this […]

50 Nifty

I’m on a veggie sandwich kick! This one had avocado, cucumber, red peppers, spinach, bean sprouts, and spicy mustard on toasted wheat bread. In the 3rd grade world… I’m teaching […]

A guy in a class

I’m freeeezing and I want to go get in a hot bath – so I’ll make this quick! Breakfast Banana, apples, mixed berries, flax seed Then I walked to work […]

Veggie Sammies

Remember when I had that veggies sandwich for lunch yesterday? Well, I remember. In fact, I could barely keep my mind on anything else today. I was craving a veggie […]

Bring Your Parents to Work Day

Haha, it’s so funny that you guys all commented on the tall thing yesterday. Yes, I’m tall – a little over 5’8″ – but I’ve never thought of myself as […]

Red Rocks Race

This morning, despite the cold temps and the forecast for rain, I bundled up and headed to meet some of my co-workers for a race at Red Rocks! Kind of […]

Friday Top Ten

Not having to be at work until 8am – pumpkin latte in hand Getting all my planning for the next two weeks finished Glancing at this picture from a student […]

Tomorrow is a grading day for us – which means no students! I love my kiddos, but a day without them might as well be a day off of work. […]


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November 25, 2016

True contentment does not depend on anything in this world.

READ: Ecclesiastes 5:10–19

As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners? Ecclesiastes 5:11

How much is enough? We might ask this simple question on a day that many developed countries increasingly devote to shopping. I speak of Black Friday, the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday, in which many stores open early and offer cut-price deals; a day that has spread from the States to other nations. Some shoppers have limited resources and are trying to purchase something at a price they can afford. But sadly, for others greed is the motivation, and violence erupts as they fight for bargains.

The wisdom of the Old Testament writer known as “the Teacher” (Eccl. 1:1) provides an antidote to the frenzy of consumerism we may face in the shops—and in our hearts. He points out that those who love money never will have enough and will be ruled by their possessions. And yet, they will die with nothing: “As everyone comes, so they depart” (5:15). The apostle Paul echoes the Teacher in his letter to Timothy, when he says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and that we should strive for “godliness with contentment” (1 Tim. 6:6–10).

Whether we live in a place of plenty or not, we all can seek unhealthy ways of filling the God-shaped hole in our hearts. But when we look to the Lord for our sense of peace and well-being, He will fill us with His goodness and love.

— Amy Boucher Pye

“You have formed us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in You.” Augustine, The Confessions

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Annual poetry competition issues call for entries

Announcing the 2014 edition of the Hilda Simmons Levitt Poetry Contest!

quillThe Hilda Simmons Levitt Poetry Contest — with more than $1,000 in prize money going to the winning poets — has been called one of the most prestigious in the state. It was established in 1988 by the late Stanley Levitt to honor his wife’s memory, and her love of poetry and Midland College. Hilda Simmons Levitt graduated with honors in journalism from Louisiana State University where she also studied under poet Robert Penn Warren. In 1979, at the age of 62, Mrs. Levitt decided to pursue writing again. For the next seven years, until her death in 1986, she studied creative writing at Midland College. The contest is now underwritten by Mrs. Levitt’s daughter Carol Schwartz, who lives in Washington, D.C.

This is the 26th year of the contest. It honors student poets at Midland College with publication, recognition, and cash awards. The contest is open to anyone who has taken an English course at Midland College in the last calendar year. Entrants may submit up to five poems of any length. All entries must be submitted online by April 14, 2014. The entry form is available through the Hilda Simmons Levitt Poetry Contest link on the English Department Website.

 • Online contest entry form (secure online form)

Writers are asked to submit with their names entirely removed from the files and file names of all entries for the sake of fair, anonymous. Please name files with only the titles of each submission.

shewmakerThis year's judge is Michael Shewmaker. He is a Wallace Stegner Fellow in poetry at Stanford University. His poems appear or are forthcoming in Yale Review, Southwest Review, Sewanee Theological Review, New Criterion, Measure, American Arts Quarterly and other literary journals and anthologies. His work has been recently awarded a Gates Scholarship from Texas Tech University, the Morton Marr poetry prize and a Tennessee Williams Scholarship to attend the Sewanee Writers' Conference.

Shewmaker will give a reading along with the winners of this year's contest at an Awards Celebration to be held Thursday, April 24th in the McCormick Gallery on the Midland College campus.

Grand Award: $600 and Award Plaque
Second Place Award: $400 and Award Plaque
Third Place Award: $200 and Award Plaque
Fourth Place Award: $100 and Award Plaque
NOTE: Midland College reserves the right to withhold awards if entries are lacking in quality.

Awards Celebration

The Awards Celebration for the the Hilda Simmons Levitt Poetry Contest will be held Thursday, April 24th, 5:30 p.m. in the Wagner & Brown Auditorium, Allison Fine Arts Building, on the MC main campus. Winners will not be notified in advance, and are expected to attend the awards ceremony. Failure to attend may result in loss of awards.

Selected writings from the Hilda Simmons Levitt Poetry Contest will be published in Tableau, an annual student publication produced through cooperation of the Departments of English and Journalism, and may also appear on the Midland College website. The material published will be selected by the Hilda Simmons Levitt Poetry Contest Committee, and approved by the president of Midland College.

Brendan Egan
Department of English, Midland College
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Russia: US, Allies To Blame For Russian Embassy Attack In Damascus

Russia: US, Allies To Blame For Russian Embassy Attack In Damascus

Russia is holding the US and its allies responsible for the attack on its embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, saying they are fueling violence in the war-stricken country by colluding with militants and extremists.

The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Tuesday confirming a mortar attack against the Russian embassy in Damascus.

One of the mortar shells hit the area near the mission’s residential compound, while two others landed close to the embassy building.

“It’s a blatant act of terror meant to scare those who support the battle against terrorism,” the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said

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The shelling is “result of the actions of those who, like the US and some of its allies, provoke the continued bloodshed in Syria and flirt with militants and extremists of all flavors,” the ministry added.

It further went on to say that Monday’s attack was launched from the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus, which is controlled by the terrorist groups Failak al-Rahman and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch formerly known as al-Nusra Front.

Elsewhere in its statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the assault as a crime committed by terrorists.

“Once again they (terrorists) have posed a serious threat to the life and work of Russian diplomats in Syria. The basic norms of international law have been violated one more time,” it said.

The ministry further urged coordinated efforts by the international community to fight terrorism and underlined Moscow’s readiness to take “all necessary measures” to restore peace and security to Syria.

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The Many Paths to Simplicity

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.” – Henry David Thoreau

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In the comments of a recent post on simplicity hacks, a few readers seemed to think I was prescribing a path to leading a simple life. That wasn’t my intent, and in fact, I think such a prescription is impossible.

There isn’t one way to simplicity — there are as many ways as there are people who seek a simple life.

What I was trying to do in that post was to provide a few tools for overcoming common obstacles along the way … tools you could use or disregard, depending on your personality and situation.

Today I’d like to explore what it means to lead a simple life, and how you can get there — or more accurately, the many paths to getting to the many destinations.

What is the Simple Life?

There is no single definition of simplicity. My vision of a simple life will be different than yours, or anyone else’s — and none of us is wrong.

I’ve read about someone living in a log cabin in Alaska, with no electricity or running water or television or Internet. They chop wood from the forest outside to burn for heat and cooking. They use water from a nearby stream for drinking and bathing. They walk or bike to town to go to the library or to use the Internet. That’s a pretty simple life by most definitions — but when I talk about leading a simple life, I don’t mean you need to live in a log cabin in the woods — I certainly don’t.

I’ve also seen photos of pretty expensive houses, decorated in a very minimalist fashion, spartan in their simplicity, but also decorated with expensive furniture. These houses are gorgeous, and their minimalist interiors are extremely attractive … but it takes a lot of money to get to that point. This is one kind of simplicity, but it’s not for everyone.

I’ve also read about people who live extremely frugally, rarely buying new items, making things last as long as possible, re-using plastic bags and bottles, growing food in a garden, buying things second-hand in thrift shops when necessary. This kind of frugality is one kind of simplicity, and to some extent I use many of these ideas myself. But it’s not the kind of simplicity for everyone.

So what’s my idea of a simple life? Again, this isn’t what you need to shoot for, and it’s not even what you need to agree with. We can each have our own vision. My idea is that I make room in my life for the essentials — the things I love to do and the people I love to be with. I remove the non-essentials as much as possible, and leave a life that isn’t overwhelmed with tasks and projects and errands, but has space … space for what I want to do, and space between things. So that I can live a peaceful life, move slowly, work happily, and spend time with the people I care most about.

This might mean that I live frugally (so that I can work less, or save for what’s important), or it might mean that I sometimes splurge, because life is too short not to enjoy things while you can. I find ways to enjoy myself without spending money, but at the same time I am not afraid to treat myself and my family now and then.

What’s your idea of a simple life? It’s almost certainly different than mine. And that’s good — we don’t want cookie-cutter approaches here. We want something that makes sense to each individual person, that fits their personalities and dreams and life situations.

Think about what your idea of a simple life is, so that you can find your path to get there.

The Many Paths to Simplicity

So with each person pursuing a different destination to a simpler life, how can we find the paths to those destinations? There isn’t one answer.

We must each find our own path, obviously, but we can still learn from others. I’ve learned from many people along the way, and in fact I still learn from all of you each day. I think I learn more from the comments of my posts than you learn from the posts themselves, but that’s what makes this conversation a wonderful thing.

My best overall advice is to think about where you want to go, and then figure out a path to get there. And then take the first step. Once you’ve done that, you can worry about the next step. You will probably take a different path than the one you first envisioned, and in fact you may get to a different destination than you first imagined. Just take it one step at a time, and see where you get.

That said, I’d like to offer some ideas that may help you find your path. These are not to be adopted wholesale, and in fact some of them contradict each other. That’s because they represent different paths — and again, there is no one right path. Take inspiration from them, try some out if you like, but don’t take this list as a prescription to anything.

What’s your path to simplicity? What have you learned along the way? Share in the comments!

“The simplest things are often the truest.” – Richard Bach

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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Cybils Press Release

Cybils2007whiteCHICAGO – Will Harry Potter triumph among critical bloggers? Will novels banned in some school districts find favor online?

With 90 volunteers poised to sift through hundreds of new books, the second annual Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards launches on Oct. 1 at Known as the Cybils, it's the only literary contest that combines both the spontaneity of the Web with the thoughtful debate of a book club.

The public's invited to nominate books in eight categories, from picture books up to young adult fiction, so long as the book was first published in 2007 in English (bilingual books are okay too). Once nominations close on Nov. 21, the books go through two rounds of judging, first to select the finalists and then the winners, to be announced on Valentine's Day 2008.

Judges come from the burgeoning ranks of book bloggers in the cozy corner of the Internet called the kidlitosphere. They represent parents, homeschoolers, authors, illustrators, librarians and even teens.

The contest began last year after blogger Kelly Herold expressed dismay that while some literary awards were too snooty – rewarding books kids would seldom read – others were too populist and didn't acknowledge the breadth and depth of what's being published today.

"It didn't have to be brussel sprouts versus gummy bears," said Anne Boles Levy, who started Cybils with Herold. "There are books that fill both needs, to be fun and profound."

Last year's awards prompted more than 480 nominations, and this year's contest will likely dwarf that. As with last year's awards, visitors to the Cybils blog can leave their nominations as comments. There is no nomination form, only the blog, to keep in the spirit of the blogosphere that started it all.

See you Oct. 1!

Friday, September 28, 2007

Why? The Wars Years

DePaola, Tomie. 2007. Why? The War Years.

Tomie DePaola, in addition to picture books, has been writing a successful line of chapter books. Titles include 26 Fairmont Avenue, Here We All Are, On My Way, and What A Year. Within this series is a sub-series called The War Years. Why? is the third title in that series. (Others include Things will NEVER Be the Same and I'm Still Scared.) The series is historical. The author is recounting what life was like when he was a child. Why? is no different, though it is substantially darker than 26 Fairmont Avenue. The book opens with the New Years celebration. It is officially 1942. Big changes are on the way for the family and the nation that is now at war. The book deals with issues big and small--from school and listening to the radio to hearing the devastating news that his cousin Anthony has been killed in the war. It has an emotional ending with no resolution. Perhaps the next book in the series will show them learning to cope with the pain, loss, and confusion. Or maybe the book is designed to show that there is no resolution, that the shock of it really never goes away. That there are no tidy endings in war. Either way, I think the series will continue to be a success. I wish, however, that I had been more familiar with it before I read this one. I had read the first two--26 Fairmont Avenue and Here We All Are--but I had not read the others--specifically the two in the War Years series. I think it would have been more enjoyable--less abrupt and disjointed. But still, I imagine that the overall series is great.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Mama's Saris

Mama's Saris by Pooja Makhijani. Illustrated by Elena Gomez. 2007.

Mama's Saris is a sweet story of a mother and daughter bonding. In preparation for the daughter's seventh birthday, the two are in the mom's room getting all dressed up. The mother is looking through her trunk of saris, looking for one that is just right for that special day. With each sari in the trunk, comes a story--a memory. Along the way, the daughter begins asking her mother to let her wear a sari--to dress in "grown-up" clothes, to be just as beautiful and special as her mom. She wants nothing more than to 'look just like' mom. It is a beautiful, sweet story that every person can relate to regardless of culture.

I really enjoyed this one. The illustrations are beautiful.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Fred Stays With Me

Coffelt, Nancy. 2007. Fred Stays With Me. Illustrated by Tricia Tusa.

Fred Stays With Me is the story of a girl and her best friend, Fred. Fred, in case you haven't noticed, is a dog. A rather playful and sometimes troublesome dog. But in all cases a loveable one. The girl, I'm not sure if she's ever named, has parents who are divorced. Sometimes she lives with her mom; sometimes she lives with her dad. The book shows that even though she's bounced back and forth from one loving home to the other--one is never viewed as "better" than the other--one thing is constant. Fred. Fred goes with her everywhere. He is hers and hers alone. While some things change, Fred never does.

When my mom and I have pizza,
or when my dad and I eat peanut butter sandwiches,
Fred waits for crumbs.

At my mom's, Fred barks at the poodle next door.
At my dad's, Fred steals socks.
But Fred always has time to play.

The text is simple. The illustrations are great. Tricia Tusa has done an excellent job there. Overall, Fred Stays With Me is an enjoyable picture book. It really captures what love and affection there is between owners and pets.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Hungry Monster ABC

O'Keefe, Susan Heyboer. 2007. Hungry Monster ABC. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.

I have a weakness for monsters. Particularly hungry monsters. Cookie Monster. Hungry Thing. My secret alter-egos. So I was very happy to see Hungry Monster ABC on the shelves, and eagerly grabbed it up. What happens when ten hungry monsters visit Ms. Tubbins' classroom? A lot. Most of what happens is quite messy. All of it quite fun.

Ten hungry monsters
visit school today.
They're here to learn the alphabet
the hungry monster way.

The "hungry monster way" is a fun, messy, hands-on learning experience. Sometimes it is the children--particularly the little boy in the red and blue striped shirt--giving the instruction, and sometimes it is the monster matching letters and words together.

L is always lunchtime
when monsters are around.
They want their grilled cheese sandwiches
with bacon nicely browned.

They hope that M's for Mango,
a messy, juicy treat,
because they like to end their meals
with something very sweet.

When the alphabet is exhausted--and by the time they reach X, Y, and Z, everyone will be exhausted--the teacher frightens them away with scary words: homework, grades, and test.
Overall, Hungry Monster ABC is a rhyming picture book that offers fun and giggles to those just getting ready (or starting) school. The book does come with flashcards, but don't let that frighten you away. There is plenty of story along with the "educational" aspects of the story.

The Apple Doll

Kleven, Elisa. 2007. The Apple Doll.

Lizzy is a young girl with a common fear: the fear of starting school, the fear of not being able to make friends. But with the help of the girl's favorite apple tree and some creativity, both fears are overcome rather well.

Lizzy loved her apple tree. She loved to pretend it was a skeleton rattling in the autumn wind...a gingerbread cake with snowy frosting...a blossomy springtime cloud...a leafy summer circus. She loved to eat its apples. Apples for crunching, apples for munching, apples for applesauce, cider, and pies. The day Lizzy started school, she picked her favorite apple of all. It was round as a ball, warm as the sunlight--too happy to pack in her lunch box.

This apple is too special for munching. No, it is about to have a special honor--becoming the girl's friend and starting life as an apple doll named Susanna. Susanna also accompanies Lizzy to school--at least on the first day. Soon, the girl realizes that there are plenty of friendly children she can play with instead of an apple doll. But Susanna is no less important. As the weeks pass, Susanna's looks begin to fade away. And I began to fear the worst. (After all, how long can a piece of fruit with a twig body last?) Luckily, her mother remembers how her grandmother made her a dried-apple girl when she was growing up. And fortunately, she still remembers how it was done. Now this special doll can last a lifetime.

The book concludes, as you can imagine, with instructions on how you can make your own apple doll. I really enjoyed this one, and I think that others--kids and adults--will like it as well. It is the perfect read aloud for this time of year.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Five Shiny Stars

Several months ago, Scholastic started a new line of books specifically for babies and toddlers called Little Scholastic. (Read what Publishers Weekly had to say here.) From the very first book I received, I loved this new series, this new line. Today I am highlighting Five Shiny Stars. It is in many ways a simple concept book. The concept? Counting backwards from five. The surprise? Well, let's just say there is a surprise ending that is sure to delight readers young and old.

Five shiny stars were twinkling at the cat,
Looking very pretty in the sky like that.
One of the stars found the perfect place to hide...
Leaving four shiny stars and a cloud outside.

The illustrations are great. I love the cat. (Then again, I've always been a cat person). And I think that the rhyming, rhythmic text is perfect. The repetition is fun as well. As the same words are repeated for each number...

Four shiny stars were twinkling at the cat,
Looking very pretty in the sky like that.
One of the stars found the perfect place to hide...
Leaving three shiny stars and some clouds outside.

I think you can get the basic idea now. I'm sure this one will be a hit with the big "surprise" at the end. This book is a real treat.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

When Mum Was Little

Today I bring you When Mum Was Little written and illustrated by Mini Goss. This picture book comes courtesy of Australia. Kane/Miller is the American publisher; it was published in 2004.

As you can see from this bright cover, When Mum Was Little takes the young readers back to the psychedelic sixties--1969 to be precise. (Who knew that I could spell psychedelic without looking it up?) A little girl is asking her mother to tell her stories about when she was a little girl. And through words and pictures, today's young readers find out about this 'groovy' time. The text begins, My mum wasn't always a mum. She was little once, just like us. That was in the olden days. Things were different then. The picture shows a mom with three children gathered near. Closer observation of the illustrations show that this is a special occasion--the mother is turning thirty-nine. (For the record, at my house it doesn't take a birthday for "tell me a story about when you were...." to get started!) What are some of things the mom remembers and shares with her children? Roller skates, the moon walk, going to the hairdresser with her mom and grandmother, watching her mother get dressed to go out, the birth of her baby sister, going to the beach, buying candy when it was cheap, etc. The book ends with the mother telling her children that for really interesting stories they should ask their grandmother what life was like when she was a little girl. And I think the illustrations show a pause. Like a pause before a really long story. The grandmother has a look on her face like she is getting ready to talk, talk, talk!

What do I love about When Mum Was Little? Well, though it's set in Australia. I think it rings true for any time and place. I think it is natural for children to want to hear stories about when their parents were children. Stories about their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. Growing up--and even to this day--there is nothing I like better than listening to family stories. "Tell me about the day I was born...." "Tell me about what you used to do...." I love to hear my mother talk about her childhood. Especially I love to hear about what she did when she went to visit her grandma! I also love to hear her tell stories on her brothers and sister! I think When Mum Was Little shows positive family interactions and a healthy love for family traditions. It will be easy to transition from reading this aloud to creating your own family story time. While the books intended age group is probably too small for any large-scale family tree/family history project. The sharing of simple stories, looking at photographs together, etc. would be quite appropriate. Especially if the parent could share pictures of what they looked like when they were the child's age!

Friday, September 14, 2007

Millie Waits For The Mail

Millie Waits for the Mail by Alexander Steffensmeier was originally published in Germany in 2006. The American publication is 2007, and the publisher is Walker & Company.

Millie is a milk cow with one serious hobby. Her favorite thing to do? Scaring the mail carrier each and every day. As soon as the farmer is done with the milking, Millie stands on guard watching, waiting, and anticipating the arrival of the mail. "Every day Millie searched for a new hiding place...On the days the farmer didn't get any mail, Millie felt so let down." The mail carrier is one unhappy guy. He HATES delivering the mail to the farm. He HATES that cow. So he contemplates a way to tame his foe...Can Millie and the mail carrier ever get along? Is there a way for everyone to be happy at the end of the day? Read and see for yourself. This is one fun adventure!

Of course, everyone has heard about dogs chasing and scaring mail carriers. But this *new* twist on an old story is so clever, so funny, so enjoyable. It is really too fun to miss! It has earned two starred reviews--Publishers' Weekly and Kirkus Reviews.

Alpha Oops

Alpha Oops by Alethea Kontis and illustrated by Bob Kolar is a fun, light read about the day when Z (and the rest of the letters) decided to change things up a bit when it came to the alphabet. A, the natural leader, had some issues to work out, of course. He didn't like being bossed around by the letter Z. But all works out rather well in the end. It's a comical read that "kids" of all ages will enjoy.

I think this story would pair well with Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. And it is especially appropriate for this time of year--back-to-school.


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Motto 编辑

Glaine ár gcroí. Neart ár ngéag. Agus beart de réir ár mbriathar
(The goodness of our hearts. The strength of our limbs. And our commitment to our promise)

History 编辑

The 1st. Irish Rangers were founded back in 2001, bit after the release of Operation Flashpoint - Cold War Crisis. Two Irish tested the game on network and soon a third was invited. Soon after some gaming, the 1st. Irish Rangers Multiplayer gaming squad was set up. Originally for Irish members, the clan now includes members from all over Europe. The ball was rolling when more members from Czech Rep, England, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Netherlands and Denmark joined.

About [1st-I-R] 编辑

The 1st. Irish Rangers is a fictional group of the ARW Army Ranger Wing. The ARW are Irelands Special Forces similar to the 1st SFOD-D.

The Squad contains players dedicated to Operation Flashpoint Resistance and the Finnish Defence Forces mod. The structure within the Squad is modelled after the Army of the Irish Armed Defence Forces. A chain of command is required to ensure efficient administration and command on the Battlefield.

[1st-I-R] is mainly a coop orientated clan, although CTF and C&H gametypes are also played and mastered by the members. The home of the 1st. Irish Rangers is the Forum where tactics are explained, questions are answered and recruits welcomed. The team uses Ventrilo for in-game communication and the gaming server, provided by the 451st Sniperteam squad, is like the Ventrilo server stationed in Denmark.

The 1st. Irish has a Staff of two Officers and two NCO. These four highly skilled professionals command and control the jobs within the squad. An Recruitment Officer is assigned to spot new talents, test and imrove their skills. After a test period the tested recruit will, after a democratic poll, receive the [Pvt] rank. The squad is built up from several firesquads in which each member has his specified role. These squads perfom together to reach the objectives and are variable as the skills are divided carefully and the elite soldiers have trust in the commanding officers.

What makes out the Irish Rangers 编辑

Are the Irish Rangers just a group of players that run around in fictional enviroments and kill artificial intelligence ? No ! The Irish Rangers are a group of experienced players of the worlds best tactical simulator. Throughout the years and hundreds of intense missions the members turned into millitary experts.

A firesquad uses real life tactics and combines speed, lethality, stealth, information analysing, brilliant weapon handling, intel about enemy forces, pick-out best insertion ways, extraction zones, reconing, covering and flanking tactics aswell as suppressing, distracting and cheating the enemy. CQB and LRP and cover of a dedicated Sniperteam, an emegerncy pilot for infil. and exfil. missions aswell as "Rapid Reaction" Soldiers and the ability to spontaneously split into several small operator teams to take up different objectives and the intern-communication between those teams and their flexibility make out this Spec Op squad.

Members of the 1st.Irish Rangers have their expert roles in which the guarantee a 100% kill. Tactics and professionalism are the highest priorities of the squad which fears no mission at no time.

Despite the great effort each member puts into the clanlife, the relation between the members could not be better. We are very proud to have formed such a nice community of only friendly and kind members. Members support each other on any possible way, even sending off hardware. They remain in constanct phone contact. All members are from Europe and many of the members did met others and I am very fortunate to be part of this family. This is a blessing to find a squad combining professionalism and such a affability.

451st Sniperteam Server 编辑

Gameserver IP:
Ventrilo version: v2.1
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Ventrilo Pw: Ask a [1st-I-R] member !!

The 451st Sniperteam server is located in Denmark and is a very stable Linux server on fibre glass. The server holds a maximum of 20 players. The mission numbers are 1000+ for normal maps and 800+ for FDF maps. At the moment the server runs the Finnish Defence Forces map but will run Resistance plus ECP mod soon again.

The server runs in Veteran mode ! No crosshairs, no 3rd, super AI ! Missions are mainly cooperative maps with NO! respawn. Preferred admins are all members of the 1st. Irish Rangers and 451st Sniperteam. No mission will be aborted, no matter how many people wait unless the players, still in game agree on a reassign.

Addons needed to game on 451st 编辑

1st. Irish Rangers participated in the Flashpoint Combat Missions league and still play those 1st. class COOP missions and thus the addons should always be at the ready. Many maps on the server also require BAS. The BAS and FCM addons should be loaded by your FDF shortcut, as the sever currently runs the Finnish Defence Forces.

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Requirements to join us 编辑

Anyone who is interested in joining the 1st. Irish Rangers should submit the following:

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A) Name (including game nick)
B) Age
C) Nationality
D) Type of internet connection
E) ICQ number / MSN address
F) Why the interest in the Rangers
G) Your OFP history
H) Time to invest in the clan

Please mail this to The Recruitment Officer will take care of your request and if you have any questions, write him at

We usually play at the weekends, starting from around 9 but you may also find us playing during the week, if you and contact me on ICQ 279174335 or MSN we can try and arrange a game. The recruits will have a specified training night, where you have to prove and improve your skills by training missions done by our mission writers. And in following of the training and the recruiment period you will be assigned in one Fireteam where you have specific rolls. People who we seem suitable will become prospects and if they are still interested after the trial period of time the rest of the clan has a vote on their possible membership. It is the fairest way of doing it as each of us will have to play with them in the future.

You need to download Ventrilo, the communication program we use and you need to have the necessary hardware too.

Operators 编辑

The members of the 1st. Irish Rangers go by the name of "operators". This designation is also used by the Delta Force of the United States. Attached you find a list of all active and non-active operators of the [1st-I-R].

[Lt] Toto - Squadleader, Gameadministrator
[2Lt] Centurian - 2nd Squadleader, Siteadministrator
[2Lt] Rambo - Inactive in the US
[BQMS] Sim2003 - Silent killer, allround
[BQMS] SOBR - Allround, 2nd man in command, recruitment officer
[CS] Snake Plisken - Dedicated Sniper
[Sgt] Jobio - Found a girl and forgot us :-P
[Cpl] JEDREK - Allround, multi-talent, mission designer
[Cpl] Rotten - Allround, multi-talent, modder
[Cpl] Kurtz - Temporary inactive due to studywork, allround, multi-talent
[Cpl] Garder - Inactive
[Pvt] Thijs - New talent found in Holland, great teamworking capability

Links 编辑

1st. Irish Rangers Home

Our Forum

Irish Defence Forces

Wiki page about ARW


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99designs Doubles Monthly Design Contests and Designer Payouts, Adds Key Executives and Staff to Fuel Growth

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99designs, the largest online marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design services, today announced it has doubled the number of monthly design contests held on its site year over year, hired key staff and executives to meet growing demand, and expects significantly accelerated growth in 2012.

99designs continues to experience substantial growth across its graphic design categories, including logo, web, t-shirt and print design, as well as new categories such as mobile app design. The four-year-old company, which has held more than 115,000 design contests on its site to date, has doubled the run rate of new contests from a year ago and is on track to surpass 200,000 design contests by year end.

The amount of money 99designs distributes to its designers each month continues to surge—99designs expects to pay out approximately $1.5 million to its design community for contests held in January 2012, twice what designers earned for January contests last year. 99designs has paid out more than $29 million to designers to date and projects it will pay out $25 million to its designer community in 2012. Top designers on 99designs have reported earning more than $10,000 per month from a combination of designer payouts earned on 99designs plus ongoing client work sourced through the marketplace.

Doubling Staff and Executive Hires
To meet growing demand, 99designs has doubled its staff to more than 50 employees in less than a year and hired two key executives: Jeff Titterton as Chief Marketing Officer and Caroline Moon as Chief Financial Officer.

“2011 was a stand-out year for 99designs, from rapid growth in design contests and payouts to the successful launch of the first localized versions of our site in Australia and Canada,” said CEO Patrick Llewellyn. “In 2012 we’re focused on continuous improvement of our services as crowdsourced graphic design enters the mainstream. Caroline and Jeff not only have the experience we need at this next stage of growth, they are also passionate about design, which makes them a great fit for our team and community.”

Titterton comes to 99designs with strong brand management, marketing and international experience, including his most recent post as VP of Marketing at social dating company Zoosk, where he led the company’s aggressive global expansion. He has also served as VP of Marketing at IMVU and SVP of Consumer Marketing and Services at PlanetOut, Inc.

“What I love about 99designs is that it solves a major pain point felt by so many of my colleagues—sourcing professional graphic design quickly and affordably,” said Titterton. “I’m looking forward to the next phase of our evolution as we focus on expanding our customer base and refining our services to better meet the needs of both designers and customers.”

Moon brings financial and analytical leadership, with particular expertise in online marketplace strategy. She previously served as CFO of independent ad exchange AdBrite and prior to that worked in a series of marketplace strategy and analysis roles at online marketplace eBay and Credit Suisse First Boston.

“99designs has been profitable since its inception – and that isn’t something many CFOs at venture-backed startups can say,” said Moon. “The confidence our investors have in us and the powerful engagement of our customers and designers is a testament to the strength of the crowdsourced model we’ve created. I’m looking forward to helping the company navigate the road ahead as we shift into our next phase of growth.”

About 99designs
99designs, the largest online marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design services, enables businesses to source custom logo design, web design, t-shirt design, print design and other graphic design work quickly and affordably by launching design projects to a global community of more than 140,000 designers in 192 countries. In addition to its design contests, 99designs provides a 1-to-1 invoicing system that enables designers and customers to work together efficiently, and offers a ready-made logo store stocked with more than 13,000 high-quality logos available for customization and sale right off the shelf. The company was co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Mark Harbottle and Matt Mickiewicz (SitePoint, Flippa), and is backed by Accel Partners and angel investors Michael Dearing (eBay, Harrison Metal), Dave Goldberg (Survey Monkey), Stewart Butterfield (Flickr, Tiny Speck) and Anthony Casalena (Squarespace). To learn more about 99designs, including where the company is hiring, visit 99designs.com.

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Healthcare Con

The following letter appeared in this morning’s Opelika-Auburn News:

To the editor:

To understand the current debate over healthcare, one needs to see past the rhetoric of both parties and look at the policies they actually enact.

Republicans promise to protect us against big government, while Democrats promise to protect us against big business.

"Hey there, corporate parasite" - "Hey there, socialist oppressor"

But in practice, both parties consistently support a partnership between big government and big business, at the expense of ordinary people. They bicker over which partner is to be dominant; but neither party ever seriously threatens the overall partnership.

The healthcare bill is a case in point.

Democrats have portrayed it as an assault on the power of insurance companies – as if those companies won’t benefit enormously from a provision requiring everyone to buy health insurance (with or without the public option).

The Republicans, for their part, portray their defense of the status quo as a defense of the free market. But the status quo in healthcare is no free market; it’s a system of massive, ongoing government intervention on behalf of insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and the medical establishment.

Democrats and Republicans disagree only over the precise flavor of intervention, not the amount. The question is always whether decisions about your healthcare should be made by bureaucrats, or instead by plutocrats – never by you.

A century ago, a vibrant system of health cooperatives, run not by bureaucrats or plutocrats but by the working class, was dramatically reducing healthcare prices and boosting patient autonomy – until government regulation shut the system down. (University of Alabama history professor David Beito documents the story in his book From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State.)

If Republicans really care about free markets, and if Democrats really care about the poor, why doesn’t either party work to repeal those laws and allow the cooperative system to return?

Roderick T. Long

Further reading: See my How Government Solved the Healthcare Crisis, Poison As Food, Poison As Antidote, and Remembering Corporate Liberalism; Kevin Carson’s Meet the New Healthcare Boss and Honest Statism Beats a Fake Free Market; and Gary Chartier’s State Socialism and Anarchism: How Far They Agree and Wherein They Differ Regarding Healthcare Reform.

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  1. Ryan December 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm #

    Well said, Dr. Long. What is always astounding is that – everybody – knows, but they so quickly forget.

  2. Mike Gogulski December 18, 2009 at 8:57 pm #

    Bravo, and kudos for this. Getting that kind of message into the dead-tree press cheers me greatly.

  3. Nick December 18, 2009 at 9:11 pm #

    I’ve lost track of how many times in the past year I have forwarded the 15 year old article you wrote on voluntary mutual-aid associations. But it’s a large number. Right up there with Glen Allport’s, Ringo’s Law and the Healthcare System of Doom.

    For fun: Here’s a 1910 NY Times editorial attacking lodge practice as “evil”, “hampering medical progress” and of “depriving a large number of worthy and capable practitioners of the fruits of dilligence”.

  4. Joel December 19, 2009 at 9:40 am #

    Eh gad, mfyuvdep, what inflammatory gibberish.

  5. Dr. Q December 20, 2009 at 10:59 am #

    Great work, Roderick. Glad to see that your point of view was actually recognized.

  6. MBrown December 21, 2009 at 5:07 pm #

    Well said.

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I am an animal lover my nature. At the present I have 8 cats that have been rescued along with one dog. When I am not rescuing animals, I love to read and listen to music. Even though I love swimming, my favorite time of year is the fall when I can watch all the leaves change colors.

I have seen two of the seven wonders of the world, the pyramids in Egypt and The Taj Mahal in Agra Inida. I love to travel and have lived in Israel, spent time in Egypt, the bahamas, the Virgin Islands. One of my favorite places I went to was Alaska. The natural beauty and seeing the wildlife in its natural habitat is a sight for most everyone to see in their lifetime.

At present I live in Kolkata where I married my soulmate Sanjay Prasad. I have been living here now almost three years. I work for an American Company Focus Interactions where I am the Business Developer as well as Project Coordinator.

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Also on Pam's resume are Executive Producer of News for KSBY-TV in San Luis Obispo, CA, Custom Home Designer for Crizer Design Company in Los Osos, CA, and Producer of SLO Mini Maker Faire. Pam is excited to bring this life experience into the classroom.


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Younas Beraki pleaded guilty to the murder of Genet Kidane

Yonas Beraki, 33, was jailed for life after he admitted pushing Genet Kidane, 41, off a footbridge on to a busy road in January.

He had even told her where and how he planned to kill her but despite Miss Kidane asking police for help, he pushed her off the 25ft bridge as she walked to work.

She was discovered lying in the road by her daughter.

Coventry Crown Court heard that Beraki had been sent back to his native Eritrea three times but re-entered Britain by hiding in a lorry and had been living in the country illegally since 2005.

On Jan 12, as Miss Kidane walked to a branch of Primark where she worked as a cleaner, Beraki pushed her off a footbridge over the Coventry ring road – before throwing himself off the bridge as well.

Emma Cutts, prosecuting, said Miss Kidane had been put in fear for her life on a number of occasions.
“She made a complaint about his behaviour to police in July and October last year,” she said.
“He was persistent in his attentions to her, which were unwanted and unwelcome. On one occasion he had been in contact and threatened to kill her.
“She subsequently provided a witness statement, in which she disclosed he had said he would come behind her, push her and kill her. He said when he had killed her, he was not going to live.
“She even told police about the very bridge she fell to her death from.”
The pair had been in a relationship for about a year but it ended because of Beraki’s drink problems.
On the day of Miss Kidane’s death, the court was told that her 22-year-old daughter stumbled upon the scene.
Miss Cutts said: “As her daughter got to the top of the steps, she heard a female voice shout, ‘Why?’ This must have been Ms Kidane.
“She saw the defendant standing on the walkway of the bridge with his hand on the railings as if he was going to climb over the top.
“She was then aware that someone had fallen on to the road. She then realised the woman was wearing an identical coat to her mother. She dialled 999 and went to assist her.”
Beraki then jumped from the bridge in an apparent suicide attempt.
Sentencing him to serve at least 12 years, Judge Griffiths-Jones said: “I am satisfied that you became obsessed about and persistently disturbed her.
“You were deported from this country, but you came back, in my judgment, to pursue your obsession of not accepting the end of the relationship.
“Your obsessive knowledge about her routine meant you knew where and when she would be going to work, and you foreshadowed by what you had said to her that you would kill her in the way you eventually did.
“I have come to the conclusion that because of the end of the relationship you had decided she would die because if you couldn’t have her, she wouldn’t have a life of her own.”


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Daily Reflection April 9 2008: Wednesday the Third Week of Easter

Collect of the Day:

Merciful Lord, hear the prayers of your people. May we who have received your gift of faith share for ever the new life of Christ.

We make our prayer through Jesus Christ your Son Our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever One God world without end. Amen.

Today’s Readings:

First Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:1-8: They went from place to place preaching the Good News.

The Gospel: John 6:35-40: This is the will of the Father, that whoever sees the Son will have eternal life.

Today’s Gospel starts with Jesus telling the crowd:

“I am the bread of life.”

As we discussed yesterday, Jesus just the day before had fed the multitude with just two barley loaves and five fishes, now having met their material needs he wishes to satisfy a deeper void in their lives, their spiritual hunger. This gift which He first offered to these people nearly two thousand years ago is the same gift which out of His Divine Mercy He stills offers us today.

This passage is filled with hope, especially one line touches my heart deeply and in fact could almost sum up the Mission Statement of the Reformed Catholic Church. Jesus tells us:

“And whoever comes to me I shall not turn them away.”

What a wonderful promise we have here from Our Blessed Lord, that all who seek Him shall not be rejected. This almost makes my heart burst with joy. That we have a God who knows our inner most thoughts and emotions, who sees all our failures and triumphs and accepts us as we are regardless of the past. But during my years as a Priest I have heard many that tell that they are so bad that Jesus could never love them, or that the Church roof would collapse if they dared enter.

This is not the case at all regardless of where you find your self or what others may have told you. Jesus loves you. Many people have heard preached the wrath of a God who loves to smite, where is the Good News in that? We cannot scare people into loving God. St. Augustine tells us:

“If we are brought to Christ by force, we believe without wanting to. This is violence, not freedom.”

God does not wish this for the Human Race regardless of what the ‘Fire and Brimstone’ club would have us think the Prophet Joel tells us:

“And rend your heart and not your garments. Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil”.

I would like to leave you with a final thought from the Apostle St. Paul to ponder:

“He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love”

Here we are told that God chose us all not just a select few before the foundation of the world. Just think about that God thought of you and I before the foundation of the world. Out of all things God could have created he chose to make us. Doesn’t that just blow your mind? So remember that the next time you feel unworthy of Christ’s love. Today I will let Jesus have the last word:

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Msgr. Ian+

Closing Prayer:

Lord God, stand by your people on whom you have bestowed the gift of faith. Grant them their eternal heritage in the Resurrection of your only Son.

We make our prayer through Jesus Christ your Son Our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever One God world without end. Amen.

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