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I never thought I was going to run for office. This was not on my bucket list. But sometimes the fight comes to you. And when it does, you can either run away, or you can square your shoulders and take it on. I'm ready to fight - but I can't do it alone.

Saturday is our federal fundraising deadline, and I need your help. We're trying to raise $300,000 this week - double Scott Brown's goal for the rest of the quarter. Will you chip in $5 for our June 30th deadline?

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The Most Hilarious Part Of The Libertarian Party

Nearly every libertarian out there wants to label GMOs.

A position I agree with and Obama actually promised before his initial election. (A very hard one for him to deliver but I think he will take steps this term toward that).

The hilarious part is that the hero of libertarianism himself is AGAINST LABELING GMOS.

"The federal government lacks constitutional authority to mandate labeling of products containing genetically-modified food. Furthermore, those who do not wish to consume genetically-modified products should be leery of federally-mandated labeling because history shows that federal regulatory agencies are susceptible to 'capture,' where the regulators end up serving the interest of the business they are supposed to control. In the case of labeling, federal agencies could redefine the meaning of 'modified' to allow genetically-engineered food on the market without fully-informing consumers of the presence of genetically- engineered ingredients. Instead of federal regulation, consumers should demand that manufactures provide full information and refuse to buy those products that are not fully labeled. Once producers see there is a demand for non-genetically-engineered products they will act to fulfill that demand. Of course, makers of genetically-engineered food should be held legally responsible if they fraudulently market their products or harm anyone"- Ron Paul.

This should really be obvious. If you aren't for putting restrictions on companies, how do you plan on getting GMOs labeled?

Of course they'll say leave it up to the states. Hmm.... worked out well didn't it this year.

And what about all the people in other states in the hypothetical situation GMO labeling gets made into law in some states.... who are forced to eat GMO foods without being aware of it?

Libertarianism is based on a nice ideal. I agree strongly with their position on the drug war.

But beyond that it's an absolutely illogical idea.

I feel like the next step in this country is honestly a totally new political party that transcends all current political parties. Every political party I think is misaligned with the optimal position that could really work for everyone.

Yes, even democrats. I'm firmly a progressive. And a huge obama supporter. However, I think that in 10-20 years we could get a third party together that transcends even the politics and accomplishments of Obama.

I actually think Obama has much higher minded ideas than what he currently is able to run on and achieve.

I believe he's paving the way for something much greater.

A truly post partisan society.

I think there actually is a correct answer, politically and economically.

An answer based on math, science, correct economic theory, and a mixture of fiscal responsibility, lower taxes through dramatically reduced spending, strategic investment at the proper times for new developments like computers, the space program, federal highways, green energy etc.

What we need eventually for an ideal society is not a democrat, or a republican.

We need a "technocrat" with a strongly uniting spiritual core. (the true core of all religions. The development of the human spirit).

Someone who can scientifically justify their policies, but who also has a strong creative vision for the future.

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1. Interesting...

I actually think we do need two parties (RMS echoed my thoughts on this perfectly last night), it's just that we only have one that's functional atm.

Third parties don't work in this system unless one of the major parties fails and the new party replaces it. That's exactly what I expect to see happen sometime in the next couple decades. W killed the GOP, it just hasn't stopped twitching yet.

Libertarianism is the natural counterparty to liberal progressivism, conservatism is really a lousy principle to build a political movement around, destined for failure. The current LP suffers a lot from being a fringe party full of fringe people, and will suffer more from a big influx of conservatives should a realignment take place, but the core Jeffersonian "governments are instituted to secure the rights of the people" principle is tough to argue with.

It's not so much I think we need a new party that will be better than the Dems, it's that the Dems will be better if we have a different opposition party.

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2. This System

Actually I think that what has really happened is that Barack has managed to actually convince democrats that certain republican principles are valid and the best parts of republicanism have been co-opted by democrats.

So basically, the democratic platform is really in an unassailable position.

Now the GOP either presents a highly moderate slightly tweaked to the right version of what democrats propose, or they lose.

Their social conservative ideas, for the most part, are now outdated and are dying.

What i'm saying is that basically, we have won the "ongoing battle" of ideology.

Now I think the next revolution beyond the election of a black president and the prevailing of progressive ideals, is to go even further and make a third party viable.

Let's face it, Barack is great but he is limited by the status quo.

The status quo is now tweaked enough to begin an argument for much more radical reforms that would dramatically change society.

Barack has won a mandate for the concepts of fiscal responsibility AND government investment in society in my view.

If we want to really lead the 21st century though, we need to actually step much further in that direction I think.

Imagine a society where drugs are legal and a lot of investment is put into TREATMENT and PREVENTION of usage instead of arresting people. That would destroy the drug cartels and dramatically reduce violent crime in the US and even more so, abroad.

Imagine a society where military funding was reduced dramatically and we actually figured out a way to empower the united nations and our allies to create a more effective worldwide defense that didn't rely on the us spending a disproportionate amount of our gdp on military spending.

We could use the money to invest in things that we currently consider science fiction in society, despite the fact that they are actually viable.

Could you imagine if we had a president who, like JFK announcing we would land on the moon, announced that we would mine an asteroid?

Do you realize we could get around 100 trillion dollars of resources from an asteroid and we have the technological capacity to actually mine one?

We just don't have the political will.

What i'm talking about is a third "technocrat" party that would completely ignore political ideology and take a science based mathematical approach with the aim of creating a post scarcity society.

People are skeptical of "utopian" ideas. However if you described our current society 100 years ago, it would be beyond some of the wild fantasies of "utopian" thinkers.

I think a post scarcity society would simply be a relative utopia.

We don't need socialism, communism, or any type of ism to achieve this.

We need to move past the need for "politics" and move into a society managed by scientists, engineers, etc.

We would still need someone who is a "politician" to actually garner support for this, but basically they would just be a salesman for this vision, not an ideologue from the "right" or the "left".

I really think that it's possible to actually convince any sensible democrat or republican of a unified vision that would fulfill all the desires and worries of both parties.

At the core, rational people from both parties want the same thing.

A prosperous, economically strong country, and true freedom.

We would all take a post scarcity society if someone laid the roadmap. There's just a lot of fear about what would need to be sacrificed to accomplish it.

I just think that it has nothing do with implementing socialism or some ideology.

The solution has to be engineered.

And I firmly believe it can be.

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18. Pushing the myth that the Public Option "dead"
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has clearly worked in the Pubs' favor and against Obama and while it is true that Obama hasn't exactly declared that he would veto any legislation that doesn't include a PO and Sebelius "muddied" the water with her comments a couple of weeks ago, there does not appear to be any definitive non-MSM, non-pundit, non-Kent Conrad evidence that Obama no longer wants the PO and that it is, in fact, DOA in Congress and, as a result of Kennedy's passing, it may (probably will) gain additional traction provided we keep the heat turned up on Congress to pass legislation including a public option.
Distorting and taking comments out of context, as the MSM seems to do with relish at the behest of their Republican-supporting corporate masters, has, judging from the firestorm that has once again erupted here at DU, once again succeeding in turning us against each other and on Obama while the Republicans have been free to keep hammering away at HCR with more and more lies, distortions, etc.
While it's been easy to become discouraged at the coverage of town hall meeting disruptors, the lies and distortions regarding HCR, as well the performance of the Blue Dogs, we should remember that there isn't much substantive that can happen while Congress is on recess and that they will be back to work right after Labor Day when the REAL work can begin and we can finally get something done. That's when I believe that Obama will finally unleash his "arsenal" and really start pushing for something to get done WITH a PO. With any luck, we will be as successful with this as we were with helping get Obama elected as POTUS last year despite the uphill battle he faced.
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  -Robert Reich: Beware "inside sources" who say the public option is dead SpartanDem  Aug-28-09 02:10 PM   #0
  - There's still a long way to go before this thing is kaput.  Cant trust em   Aug-28-09 02:16 PM   #1
  - Not to worry. I never take anonymous souces seriously  bluestateguy   Aug-28-09 02:17 PM   #2
  - I would think that now, after Sen. Kennedy's passing, the public option would have MORE life. nt  polichick   Aug-28-09 02:18 PM   #3
  - Hey!!! No fair!!! You're POLITICIZING his death!!!!!!  Proud Liberal Dem   Aug-28-09 02:36 PM   #4
     - My bad. :)  polichick   Aug-28-09 04:04 PM   #10
  - The favorite trick is: say, the forces against PO want to push their  OHdem10   Aug-28-09 02:38 PM   #5
  - propaganda & lies have been all they've got for so long, they don't realize  havocmom   Aug-28-09 02:41 PM   #6
  - "except that it creates self-fulfilling prophesies"......which is true about everything....  FrenchieCat   Aug-28-09 02:55 PM   #7
  - Yeah sometimes we can be our own worst enemy  SpartanDem   Aug-28-09 10:12 PM   #11
  - Well said.  pinto   Aug-28-09 03:12 PM   #8
  - 'We can get comprehensive, meaningful healthcare reform if we push hard enough. And we must.'  flpoljunkie   Aug-28-09 03:22 PM   #9
  - Don't worry, I don't believe it. And I know better than to believe anonymous  Phx_Dem   Aug-28-09 10:15 PM   #12
  - How many times has the public option been declared dead?  backscatter712   Aug-29-09 07:42 AM   #13
  - I don't believe one shit thing corporatemedia spits  Cha   Aug-29-09 04:08 PM   #14
  - I sometimes wonder if the only thing that happens on the Beltway  tsuki   Aug-30-09 10:40 AM   #15
  - Thank you Robert Reich.  MH1   Aug-30-09 01:24 PM   #16
  - I said something along these lines the other day, we have to base our view ...  GivePeaceAchance   Aug-30-09 02:01 PM   #17
  - Pushing the myth that the Public Option "dead"  Proud Liberal Dem   Aug-31-09 08:36 AM   #18

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LAFAYETTE, La. — Throughout the course of his short time at North Texas, Tony Mitchell has shown the ability to make the spectacular play that can change the course of a game.

For a while, it appeared as if the sophomore might have come up with another one in the Mean Green’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday at the Cajundome.

UNT came back from an early 17-point deficit and was within four when Mitchell swatted a shot from Shawn Long into the Cajuns’ bench early in the second half.

The play turned out to be a huge momentum swing, but not for the Mean Green.

Mitchell drew a technical foul on the play, one that sent ULL off and running and UNT spinning out of control in a historic 105-74 loss.

“This is the most embarrassing loss in my life,” UNT senior Roger Franklin said. “I have never been on a team that gave up 105. All I can really say is … nothing.”

The loss was UNT’s worst in a conference game since a 94-60 setback against ULL in the 2002-03 season.

And that was just one of the forgettable milestones the Mean Green reached.

UNT has only given up more points than it allowed to the Ragin’ Cajuns just once during its 13 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference, back in its first season in the league in 2000-01, when the Mean Green lost 107-63 to Western Kentucky.

UNT lost to Middle Tennessee 105-71 that same year.

There were several reasons UNT (8-15, 3-9 Sun Belt) suffered its third straight loss in such embarrassing fashion, from a terrible night defensively to the way ULL (8-15, 4-8) continued to pour it on late in one of the Ragin’ Cajuns’ best all-around nights in recent years.

When UNT’s coaches and players looked back, they said the technical foul was a huge factor.

The foul was Mitchell’s fourth, and it came at the 17:55 mark of the second half, with plenty of time remaining. UNT had just nine scholarship players available, and several of them were in foul trouble.

“It was a huge play when they called the technical on Tony,” Benford said. “One of their coaches baited Tony into talking. He said something to Tony, he responded and they gave him a technical. That was his fourth foul. You can’t do that. On my bench, we are not talking to kids on opposing teams. I never say anything to kids on opposing teams. That’s unfortunate that it happened, but we have to keep our poise.”

UNT’s players said they failed to do that.

Elfrid Payton hit both technical free throws to start an 8-0 ULL run.

UNT was still in the game after Jordan Williams hit a pair of free throws to pull the Mean Green to within 71-61.

That was when the wheels came off for UNT. The Ragin’ Cajuns went on an 18-0 run and turned the game into a blowout.

Mitchell, the Preseason Player of the Year in the Sun Belt, has never fared well against ULL. The 6-foot-8 sophomore was averaging 14.1 points a game this season, but had managed just 6.5 points in four previous games against ULL.

Mitchell managed just seven points in 25 minutes against the Ragin’ Cajuns on Thursday and was not available for comment after the game. Benford said that Mitchell was favoring a sprained foot that had kept him out of practice the last three days.

Jordan Williams led UNT with a career-high 31 points, Alzee Williams added 14 and Franklin 10.

Payton scored 24, Long 23 and Bryant Mbamalu 18 for ULL, which shot 62.9 percent (22-for-35) in the second half, when the Ragin’ Cajuns outscored UNT 60-37.

“They made every shot,” Jordan Williams said. “We were contesting them, but they also got some easy baskets and hit their free throws.”

Some of those shots came early in the first half when ULL jumped all over UNT and ran out to a 31-14 lead.

What made matters worse for UNT was seeing two players get into early foul trouble on a night it already was shorthanded.

Starting point guard P.J. Hardwick picked up his third foul with 8:45 left in the first half. Franklin also picked up three early fouls. Both played just 11 minutes before halftime.

Hardwick ended up fouling out.

UNT was shorthanded coming into the game but still managed to pull to within 45-37 at halftime, thanks largely to a big half from Jordan Williams. The sophomore scored 18 points in the first half on 8-of-11 shooting.

“I thought Jordan played well,” Benford said. “He has been our most consistent player our last five games. We just have to get some other guys to be more consistent playing alongside him.”

Mitchell hit all three shots he took.

UNT’s problem was it couldn’t keep pace with ULL. The 45 first-half points ULL scored was its high this season, surpassing the 39 points it scored in the opening period of its first game against UNT.

Once Mitchell picked up his technical, the Ragin’ Cajuns appeared nearly unstoppable.

“Once their engine started, they stepped on the gas pedal and never looked in their rearview mirror,” Franklin said. “They killed us. They obliterated us.”

BRETT VITO can be reached at 940-566-6870.  His e-mail address is

NORTH TEXAS (8-15, 3-9) — T. Mitchell 3-4 0-0 7, Stojiljkovic 0-0 0-0 0, Hardwick 1-4 0-0 2, J. Williams 12-17 5-11 31, Franklin 4-10 2-2 10, A. Williams 5-10 4-5 14, A. Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0, Patton 0-4 2-2 2, Overlander 1-3 1-2 3, Coleman 1-3 3-4 5. Totals 27-55 17-26 74.

LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (8-15, 4-8) — Long 9-20 2-3 23, Moore 5-8 0-1 10, Payton 7-13 10-13 24, Wronkoski 2-2 0-0 6, Thompson 3-5 0-0 9, Mbamalu 6-15 4-4 18, Soto 1-2 2-2 4, Shepherd 3-4 0-0 7, LeBlanc 1-1 0-0 2, Lazare 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-71 18-23 105.

Halftime — ULL 45-37. 3-point goals — UNT 3-8 (Mitchell 1-1, J. Williams 2-4, Patton 0-1, Overlander 0-2), ULL 11-22 (Long 3-3, Payton 0-2, Wronkoski 2-2, Thompson 3-5, Mbamalu 2-8, Soto m0-1, Shepherd 1-1). Fouled out — Hardwick. Rebounds — UNT 27 (Mitchell, Hardwick 5), ULL 38 (Long 13). Assists — UNT 9 (A. Williams 3), ULL 19 (Payton 9). Total fouls — UNT 17, ULL 17. Technical fouls — UNT: T. Mitchell, Hardwick, bench. A — 2,249.

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The Denver-based telecommunications company, which is merging with CenturyLink, accelerated into this year the vesting of restricted stock awards and payments of cash severance.

The change made Dec. 21 gives executives stock and cash compensation that they would not have gained control of or been paid until the expected close of the merger sometime in the first half of 2011.

By receiving the stock and cash this year, some executives, including chief executive Ed Mueller, avoid a 20 percent nondeductible excise tax.

The company revealed the move in a filing late Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission but did not disclose how many executives would benefit.

Qwest said the change was made "in order to preserve economic benefits to our shareholders," noting that the company will save roughly $120 million in taxes.

About half of those savings will come from not having to pay excise taxes on stock and cash awards for some executives, which the company would have been required to do as part of their employment contracts, said Qwest spokeswoman Diane Reberger.

The other savings come from tax deductions on income that otherwise would not have qualified for deductions if they were paid next year, she said.

Mueller would have had to cover his own taxes without the move. By receiving his stock awards this year, valued at more than $57 million based on Qwest shares closing Monday at $7.70, Mueller avoids an excise-tax bill of more than $11 million.

The filing states that Mueller agreed to forgo nearly $11 million in pretax cash severance, which would have been subject to an excise tax. Even after relinquishing the severance pay, Mueller will "experience a net financial benefit" from the acceleration of the awards, the filing states.

"It sounds very self-serving to me," said Michelle Leder, founder of Morningstar's, which tracks questionable regulatory filings.

"(They say,) 'We're doing this in the name of protecting our shareholders,' but the people who seem most to benefit are quite frankly the top executives," she said. "Someone who owns 100 shares of Qwest, it's not going to make a big difference to them."

Qwest's board had adopted a policy in 2008 that prohibited the company from entering into a new severance arrangement with a senior officer unless it was approved by stockholders. Qwest said in Wednesday's filing that it didn't believe the acceleration of stock awards and cash severance violated this policy, but the company's board approved a waiver in case it did.

Reberger said that even though executives will receive their restricted stock and performance shares this year, they will not be allowed to sell them until after the merger closes.

Three employees will receive accelerated cash severance payments this year. The only employee named in the filing getting the benefit is chief operating officer Teresa Taylor, who will receive nearly $5 million in severance pay and $1.1 million to cover taxes.

The company will take an $80 million accounting charge connected to the vesting of the stock awards in the fourth quarter. Its cash reserves will drop by $150 million because of tax withholdings tied to restricted stock awards and severance payments.

"We would've had to take that expense at some point," Reberger said. "We're just taking it this quarter."

The CenturyLink merger still requires approval from regulators in several states and the Federal Communications Commission.

Andy Vuong: 303-954-1209, or

A "financial benefit"

Value of restricted stock and performance shares awarded to top Qwest executives based on Monday's close of $7.70 per Qwest share:

Ed Mueller, chief executive, $57.4 million

Teresa Taylor, chief operating officer, $23.3 million

Joe Euteneuer, chief financial officer, $19.8 million

Rich Baer, general counsel, $18.7 million

Dan Yost, executive vice president, $13.5 million

Source: Securities and Exchange Commission filing

Tracking the jet set.

Deep in merger plans last spring, Qwest bought an aircraft that, at the time, gave the company access to three corporate jets.

The company bought the third aircraft because its lease on an existing plane was set to expire, said spokeswoman Diane Reberger.

"Given the market conditions for corporate aircraft, it made sense for us to purchase the aircraft rather than to renew the lease," Reberger said.

The company's lease on the other plane ended in late summer. In addition to the plane it purchased in late spring, Qwest currently leases another jet.

Qwest disclosed the purchase in an amendment to a regulatory filing in August. The amendment stated that the company's aircraft time- sharing agreement with chief executive Ed Mueller had been changed to include the new jet.

Mueller is the only Qwest executive authorized for personal use of corporate aircraft.

As of Monday, the footnote ranked No. 3 in the voting for the worst footnote of the year by readers of Morningstar's

Qwest's amendment of its employment contract in 2007 with Mueller so his wife and stepdaughter could have access to the corporate jet was voted the worst footnote that year. Andy Vuong, The Denver Post


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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — After the first two days averaged 92 miles of distance and 7,000 feet of elevation gain, the 29th annual Ride The Rockies tour rolled its 2,000 cyclists into Steamboat Springs on Monday for both respite and reward.

Respite came Tuesday with the option to ride what was billed by tour officials as a "false recovery ride." Reward came in the form of a two-night stay in Ski Town, U.S.A., allowing cyclists a chance at not doing a few things: not waking at dawn, not striking tents, not packing bags and not riding all sunlit hours.

The Day 3 course started and finished Tuesday at the Ride The Rockies' base camp at Steamboat Springs ski resort. It led cyclists on a 54-mile loop along mostly rolling terrain through the wide-open ranchlands of the surrounding area that showcased grasses brilliant with at least a half-dozen shades of green.

Of course, the trek after the 20th mile at Oak Creek featured a series of robust climbs to remain true to the watchword of this year's tour: climbing. The Day 3 course gained only 400 fewer feet in elevation despite a 41-mile difference than Day 2 in mileage. This allowed for some fast descents, too, emboldened by the dearth of motorist traffic on Routt County roads.

With the tour half-over after Tuesday's ride, Ride The Rockies is bound for Avon on Wednesday via an 82-mile course that gains 5,139 feet of elevation.

"Get an early start," advised tour officials, for headwinds often prevail after 10 a.m.

The tour stops Thursday in Breckenridge before finishing Friday in Golden.

Bryan Boyle: 303-954-1311, @boyle or

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Blue Demons Host John Dallio Memorial
Charles Boucher finished a stroke behind 2009 Dallio winner Greg Doherty a year ago.

Charles Boucher finished a stroke behind 2009 Dallio winner Greg Doherty a year ago.

Sept. 24, 2010

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CHICAGO - The DePaul golf team hosts its annual John Dallio Memorial this weekend at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club. Ruffled Feathers is the home of DePaul golf and is located in Lemont, Ill.

The three-round, two-day tournament is scheduled for 36 holes on Saturday and 18 holes on Sunday.

Ruffled Feathers features a par 72 layout of 6,898 yards. In addition to serving as the competition site for the John Dallio Memorial, the DePaul golf team also has an exclusive practice facility at the course. DePaul's lineup for the second event of the season is Russell Budd, Charles Boucher, Ben Westley, Maximilian Mayer and John Pavelko. Erik Peterson, Mark Sanchez, Brad Stephens and Mike Tuel will also compete as individuals over the next two days.

Noting the Blue Demons: Junior Ben Westley is the top returner after posting a scoring average of 74.67 last season... Charles Boucher held an average of 76.33 a year ago... Boucher is the lone senior on the roster... six of the nine members of the roster are either freshmen or sophomores... sophomore Russell Budd held the best round of the season a year ago with a 67 in the first round of the Xavier Invitational... at the Cardinal Collegiate, he posted the best 18 with a 70 in the opening round... Budd was one of two players (Greg Doherty) that carded three rounds of 70 or better to lead the team last season.

Blue Demons Look to Defend Dallio Title: The Blue Demons look to defend their John Dallio Memorial title they claimed a year ago against the 12 others teams competing this weekend.

Greg Doherty birdied three of his last four holes to come from behind and win the individual title while leading the Blue Demons to the 2009 team crown. Doherty fired a three-round total of 217 to finish a stroke ahead of teammate Charles Boucher while the Blue Demons posted a a team total of 880 (+16) to finish 18 strokes ahead of second-place Detroit.

The 2010 Dallio Memorial field includes Bradley, Detroit, Eastern Illinois, Florida Gulf Coast, IUPUI, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Iowa, Oakland, USF, Southern Illinois, SIU-Edwardsville and Western Illinois joining the host Blue Demons. The annual event is named after for DePaul golfer John Dallio who lost his courageous battle with glioblastoma, a deadly brain tumor on Oct. 6, 2003. A member of the Blue Demons from 1997-2001, Dallio earned a degree from DePaul in finance and worked in the Blue Demon athletics department for two years.

Looking Ahead: DePaul plays in three October events to conclude the fall schedule starting at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate. That tournament is hosted by Illinois State on Oct. 2-3. Following the Weibring, DePaul heads to the nation's capital for the Georgetown Intercollegiate, Oct. 18-19, and concludes the autumn swing in Simi Valley, Calif., on Oct. 25-26 at the Bill Cullum Invitational.


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Connolly and Maize Save the Day for DePaul
Kirsten Verdun went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in Saturday's 5-4 BIG EAST win over Connecticut.

Kirsten Verdun went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in Saturday's 5-4 BIG EAST win over Connecticut.

May 4, 2013

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STORRS, Conn. - When DePaul put its trust in a pair of college pitching novices Saturday, Mary Connolly and Morgan Maize came through in a big way.

Connolly notched her first collegiate win and Maize her first college save in the Blue Demons' nerve-wracking 5-4 BIG EAST Conference victory over Connecticut.

First of all, put yourself in Maize's shoes. The freshman from Leyden had pitched nine innings all season and was brought in to protect a one-run lead in the bottom of the seventh with a runner on first base and no outs.

Just a couple hours earlier, DePaul (30-20, 15-6 in the BIG EAST) had squandered a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh only to see UConn (26-26, 8-13) rally for a 3-2 win in eight innings.

"It went through my head," Maize said about the late collapse. "But I tried to get it out of my head by focusing on getting Mary her first win.

"I was very nervous and walked the first batter. That made me even more nervous. I was trying to keep my composure because I knew the team really needed me. I could hear them cheering for me from the field and in the dugout."

Maize's first pressure situation of the season eased a bit after Audrey Grinnell fouled out to third. She was right back into the fire after Jacklyn Dubois singled to load the bases.

"I had a lot of confidence in her," said Connolly who gave up four runs and 10 hits with three strikeouts and no walks. "Morgan hits her spots real well and has good composure on the mound. You couldn't tell she was nervous."

Another foul out and a grounder to shortstop Allie Braden finally ended the suspense for the Blue Demons.

"Morgan did a real good job," said DePaul coach Eugene Lenti. "I told her that if anybody got on base in the seventh, she was coming in for Mary. She went in and got the job done.

"Mary battled her way to that first college win. She gave us the lift we needed after losing the first game."

Kirsten Verdun's RBI double that scored Gena Lenti in the first inning provided a quick 1-0 lead. An inning later DePaul made it 3-0 behind Samantha Dodd's RBI single and Connolly's RBI double.

Connecticut came back with a three-spot in the bottom of the second as the Huskies fought to keep their BIG EAST playoff hopes alive.

Verdun drove in Gena Lenti again in the fourth with an infield single. DePaul added another insurance run in the sixth when Ali Lenti's grounder resulted in an error that brought home pinch-runner Cherelle Chambers.

UConn closed to 5-4 in the bottom of the inning on Maddy Schiappa's run-scoring single.

"Morgan and I do most of our pitching in practice trying to help out our hitters," Connolly said. "Kirsten Verdun and Hannah Penna do most of the pitching in games.

"It was important that we were able to contribute like we did today, especially after we lost the first game. Things were starting to fall apart, and our whole team came back and put it all together in the second game."

Connolly, Maize and their teammates will go for the series win at 11 a.m. on Sunday in the final game of the BIG EAST season.

NOTES: Heading up DePaul's 13-hit attack was Verdun who went 3-for-4 with two RBIs... Dodd was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI... Gena Lenti was 2-for-4 and scored twice... Connolly was 1-for-3 with an RBI... Ali Lenti, Kali Gardner, Paige Peterson, Staci Bonezek and Allie Braden each had a hit... in Maize's one inning of work, she gave up one hit and walked one... coming into the game, Maize had only pitched 9.1 innings and Connolly 11.2 innings this season... this was the seventh appearance for both... it was Connolly's second start of the season... DePaul is now 10-4 in away games compared to 8-6 at home.


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Great Utah ShakeOut kicks off preparedness for next year

By Joe Dougherty

For the Deseret News

Published: Monday, April 22 2013 6:10 a.m. MDT

Scott Mitchell, left, checks to see that all students are accounted for during the Great Utah ShakeOut at Heartland Elementary School in West Jordan, Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

Ravell Call, Deseret News

Editor’s note: This is the 14th and last of a series of columns to help Utahns get ready for emergencies, disasters and the Great Utah ShakeOut 2013. Read the rest of the articles here.

Wow! Wednesday saw 865,000 Utahns on the ground practicing for an earthquake. What a magnificent event we had. The Great Utah ShakeOut, the state’s only statewide emergency drill, gave schools, communities, businesses and different levels of state government the opportunity to run through their emergency procedures.

All of us know what to do in a fire, but we’re still learning about how to react in an earthquake. Utahns have a bit of a learning curve ahead because the state's last large earthquake of around a magnitude 7 was some time ago.

Many people missed the news of the ShakeOut. It’s not too late. You can still hold an earthquake drill before the end of the month and be counted with everyone else. Plus, if you register now, we’ll have an easy time reminding you of the ShakeOut next year.

Though I said it's not too late, it could become that way if an earthquake strikes before you do anything to get ready.

So what did we learn this time?

In state government, we learned about more plans we can make so all employees are aware of their roles in a disaster. We learned how to be better communicators.

We know we do a lot of things right, as well. Right before our emergency exercise on Thursday, a fire alarm went off, summoning the Salt Lake City Fire Department to our offices. As the buildings evacuated, we gathered in predetermined spots and stayed together.

Lots of businesses turned the ShakeOut into a “Shake” Out and either provided or treated their employees to milkshakes while discussing emergency plans.

What you learned from the ShakeOut is going to be different from what your neighbors, co-workers or bosses learned.

Some may have learned they need to secure furniture that could fall on them. Some began assembling emergency kits. Some learned about awesome preparedness supplies, such as the Emergency Essentials reusable hand warmers. Those came in very handy while standing outside for an extended period of time recently.

Remember, the ShakeOut is just one event to spark your own personal preparedness. As you prepare, consider that Utah not only can and will have earthquakes, but also fires, floods, severe winter storms, extreme heat and more. Your steps toward preparedness in any one of those areas will help you in your preparedness for the others.

The ShakeOut enjoyed your partnership this year and especially that of the Deseret News and Emergency Essentials, who published these columns and got out the word. Prepare together, everyone. We’ll survive together, too.

Joe Dougherty is a preparedness expert and the spokesman for the Utah Division of Emergency Management and Be Ready Utah. Send your preparedness tips to jdougherty@utah.gov. Daily preparedness tips available at twitter.com/bereadyutah.

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John Hoffmire: Fellowship in honor of BYU-Idaho President Kim Clark established at Oxford

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 24 2013 12:10 a.m. MDT

“With power comes responsibility – it is as simple as that” said Professor Peter Tufano as he welcomed visitors to a discussion about business leadership and responsibility to celebrate the creation of the Kim B. Clark Fellowship in Responsible Leadership at Saїd Business School at Oxford University on September 7th. “Business organisations have power. How should they wield it? What does responsibility mean in business?” Professor Tufano asked as he opened the discussion.

Professor Tufano was joined by four other eminent speakers who contributed their perspectives on responsible leadership:

Kim B. Clark, in whose honour the Fellowship is named, President of Brigham Young University, Idaho, and formerly Dean, Harvard Business School

Clayton Christensen, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Visiting Professor, Saïd Business School; the first recipient of the Kim B. Clark Fellowship. Professor Christensen is a Rhodes Scholar with an MPhil in Econometrics from Oxford

Kim S. Cameron, Professor of Management and Organisations, Ross School of Business

Charles Conn, Warden, Rhodes House, University of Oxford. Mr Conn is a Rhodes Scholar, and read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford.

Professor Christensen began the discussion by highlighting the role that academic institutions have in fostering the next generation of leaders. He stressed that responsible leadership begins with a discussion of values – but suggested that, rather than teaching a set of values that individuals should always abide by, a more effective approach is to teach students how to think, rather than what to think. He believed that students should be introduced to well-researched, reliable theories that can be applied in a wide range of situations.

”If we give the next generation good theories they might provide us with better leadership in the future,” he said. “Understanding what theory is and how it applies might give our graduates, as tomorrow's future leaders, a better way to work their way through all of the pitfalls that might arise than if we try to teach certain values which always ought to be applied.”

As an academic who has spent over a decade researching organisational virtuousness, Professor Cameron proposed that organisations driven by responsible leadership reap diverse benefits such as greater financial return, cohesion and morale.

"One of the things my research has taught me is that responsible leadership matters and it makes a statistically significant difference in the performance of organisations even in ways you would never expect, like profitability," he said.

Charles Conn contrasted the leadership style of scholarship founder, mining magnate, politician and businessman, Cecil Rhodes, with that of Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, a California-based sports clothing company well-known for its ethical and environmentally-friendly production practices where he sits on the Board. "Rhodes was a remarkably effective leader," Conn commented, "but history hasn't judged him to be a responsible leader. The difference between being an incredibly effective leader and a responsible and moral leader amounts to this- that our means are responsible, not just our ends.”

President Clark continued by drawing attention to every individual's role as a leader, whether they are operating in government, as a CEO or within the family, describing leadership as “always and everywhere, a moral act”. We teach other people about leadership through our actions, even if unwittingly, and it is important therefore to do it with intent.

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NCAA track and field: SUU's Levins claims his second national title

Published: Wednesday, July 29 2015 4:19 a.m. MDT

DES MOINES, Iowa — Cameron Levins' closing speed was on full display for a second night as the Southern Utah University senior distance runner out-kicked the competition over the final 150-meters to finish first in the men's 5,000-meter run on Friday night at the NCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

The victory was his second of the week after finishing first in the men's 10,000 on Wednesday night.

Levins looked as though his approached changed from his 10K when he stayed among the leaders throughout that race, this time showing patience and lurking among the last five to six runners. The pace remained between 65 to 67 seconds per lap, allowing Levins to bide his time.

As the laps increased so did the Canadian's position, as he moved up among the top five with three laps to go. Joining him in the lead group were Arizona's Stephen Sambu, second in the men's 10K on Wednesday night, and Lawi Lalang, the 2011 NCAA Cross Country national champion and the 2012 NCAA 3,000- and 5,000-meter champion during the indoor season.

Also in the group were UNC-Greensboro's Paul Chelimo, 13th at the cross country national championships, and Minnesota's Hassan Mead, a seventh-place finisher in the 5K during the indoor season.

Levins moved to the front of the pack on the bell lap and was pushed by Chelimo at the 150-meter mark. The duo broke away from the leaders, but at 75 meters Levins looked as through he threw on the after burners and finished in 13:40.05 for his second national title. Chelimo finished second with a time of 13:41.04 with Lalang (13:42.20), Mead (13:42.53) and Sambu (13:43.76), rounding out the top five.

"I was just aiming to sprint, basically," he said of his final lap of 54.4 seconds. "I was waiting for someone to make a move on me. I didn't do it at 200, and then Paul Chelimo came up on me and I'm like 'Okay, I have to go', you know, he's going to be by me and have the advantage entering the final 100 meters, so I just held him off and gave whatever I could on the final 100 meters."

The 5K/10K double-title hadn't happened since the 2009 season with All-American Galen Rupp did it running for the University of Oregon. Rupp is currently considered one of the top distance runners for the United States and will likely face Levins this summer in London at the 2012 Summer Games.

"To win at any level in any field and then be consistently humble about the success and victories is what true humanity and sportsmanship is all about," said SUU head track and field/cross country coach Eric Hole. "This is what makes a great athlete's legacy endure throughout time."

"To have someone from Southern Utah win a national championships, let alone two national championships, is huge for him and his future, it's huge for the coaching staff and it's huge for the University. This speaks to all athletes in all sports at SUU, that you dreams can come true, you can win a national championship at Southern Utah and it inspires all of us in all arenas to believe in dreams and hard work."

BYU'S MACKIE WINS 800-METER TITLE: BYU's Nachelle Mackie won her second national championship this year as she claimed the women's 800-meter title at the NCAA meet on Friday. Mackie also won the 800-meter title at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Championships in March.

"It was such a great race," Mackie said. "I'm really excited. At the beginning of the race I knew I had to go out fast because it was such a strong field. Once I got the lead, I didn't want to give it up. I had the lead with 200 meters left and just the thought of losing my last collegiate race gave me the extra motivation to finish strong."

Mackie outpaced the competition with the top collegiate time of the season and the best of her career, 2:01.06. She was followed closely by Charlene Lipsey of LSU (2:01.40) and Chanelle Price of Tennessee (2:01.49).

Senior Chris Carter concluded his BYU career with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in Friday's meet. As a point scorer, Carter is a virtual lock to earn All-America honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). All-America honors will officially be announced on Monday by the USTFCCCA.

WSU'S HENRY POSTS GRITTY 11TH-PLACE FINISH: Going into Friday night'S 3,000-meter steeplechase finals at the NCAA championships, Weber State's Amber Henry figured nothing could hold her back — not even a broken clavicle, torn meniscus and bruised femur were going to kept her down. Turns outs, it got worse before it got better.

Henry, a junior from Mountain View, Wyoming and the 2012 Big Sky Conference champion, was cruising along but, halfway through the race, she caught one of the barriers, fell and in the process and dislocated her arm. Undaunted, Henry used her jersey as a sling for the next lap and caught back up with the pack. Just after that lap, she popped the elbow back in place and took

She ran her slowest time of the year, 10.26.30, and finished 11th, but earned the respect and admiration of not only her fellow competitors, but the fans as well.

"Everybody thought she had broken her arm," said WSU assistant track and field coach Paul Pilkington. "Everyone kind of gasped when she got it back in place, then cheered her on. What a unbelievably tough competitor."

Her 11th-place finish earned her second team All-America honors.

UTE HIGH JUMPER PLACES 22ND: Senior Brianna LeRoy of the University of Utah cleared a height of 5-83/4 to take 22nd place in the high jump finals Friday.

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Reading technology engages students and empowers teachers

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Nothing is more important in the life of a child than to learn to read. This crucial step during a child’s formative years can lead to a lifetime of learning and achievement. Without it, children are more likely to be involved in crime and poverty, and may never reach their full personal potential. As the great novelist Victor Hugo wrote, “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”

The Utah Legislature recognized last year the powerful gift reading gives to every child and acted upon this recognition by passing the Early Intervention Program, HB513. This bill created an investment in reading software for one third of Utah’s 90,000 kindergarten and first graders. To ensure the best implementation of the reading software, a competitive process was used to find schools that were the most capable and eager to take advantage of the early intervention reading program, and commit to its success. To further enhance a competitive process, these schools were able to choose software from six different companies that were selected through a rigorous Request for Proposal (RFP) process at the State Board of Education in order to find the best match.

The reason reading software is so effective at turning around the lives of struggling and at-risk students is because of the individualized, patient, and powerful instruction it provides to students in recommended “dosages”. For example, it is common practice for students to use reading software for 20-30 minutes daily. Some software utilizes the Internet and can be used at home. The individualized instruction these digital learning tools provide is then tracked by interactive and adaptive computer software. The outcomes of these measurements provide the teacher with information which they can use to individualize their teaching. The child is also provided an infinitely patient and positive virtual tutor that they can read to as they progress through various reading levels.

According to Ernest Broderick, a principal of 20 years at Stansbury Elementary in Salt Lake County, the program is just as effective for native English speakers who are struggling with their fluency and reading comprehension as it is for students whose second language is English. Broderick commented, “I felt that to know the efficiency of reading software intervention and not to provide it, would be educational malpractice.” Stansbury Elementary has since seen its English language learning students double their progress in learning English by using the reading software four times a week for twenty minutes a day.

This type of outstanding progress is going on all across Utah at the schools who are participating in the Early Intervention Program. In order to empirically see the progress of the program, the results of last year will be measured by a third party evaluator and the effectiveness of the investment will be determined. The study will reveal the relative improvements students have made using digital learning reading software. Based upon so many early indications of success and the optimal deployment in schools across Utah, the Legislature passed SB260 on March 13, sponsored by Sen. Stephen Urquhart, R-St. George, to provide greater access to the successful reading technology tools provided by HB513 last year. The bill will be forwarded on to Governor Herbert for his signature.

The ability to read is not only essential for basic function in society, it is a key indicator of success inside and outside the classroom. Statistics show that if a child is not reading at grade level by third grade, that child is four times more likely not to graduate from high school. This greatly diminishes the chances for success and lifetime earnings of that individual. Through this program, all children may be given a chance to light their own spark of imagination and curiosity to become lifelong learners. We have a goal that 90 percent of Utah students will attain reading proficiency by third grade in 2020; this measure will take great steps toward accomplishing that goal.

Merlynn Newbold is a former legislator (member of the House of Representatives) who sponsored HB513 in 2012.

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Comments about ‘Readers' forum: Embrace RSL soccer’

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Park City, UT

I would rather watch them water the turf and gaze at the growing grass than watch soccer.

Joe Moe
Logan, UT

When RSL hits a losing season a decade from now (most franchises go through cycles like this), will the writer turn to the Jazz (or NFL or NCAA BB) and stop attending to RSL? Or will he stick with them in the rebuilding years, because he loves the game and his loyal to his team?

Just wondering.

On the flip side, I enjoy watching RSL, wish them the best, and wish more of their games were on TV because getting to The Fortress is not feasible for me very often.

Howard S.
Taylorsville, UT

I wouldn't go to an RSL game if they were handing out $100 bills at the gate.

The Real Maverick
Orem, UT

I believe in free markets.

We didn't want RSL here, but the owner Dave Checkettes was buddy buddy with the legislature. They build a stadium using taxpayers money.

Now, if interests don't pick up, then they can just move the team and we're left with an empty stadium.

We should have never built the stadium in the first place. If a team cannot build its own stadium then they shouldn't exist.

Stockton, UT

And I suppose we could just as easily encourage people to watch and root for whichever NASCAR driver is winning this season, to get excited about whomever is winning the latest bass fishing contest, or even attend a chess match or science fair.

Most of those who support a particular team do so not merely because the team is winning, but because they enjoy the game being played.

Joe has summed this up well. Dave has, with a little less delicacy perhaps, similarly summarized how many people view soccer.

I think people generally put way too much emphasis, time, and money into sports. That said who am I to tell others how to recreate. I ask only that they not require me to fund their recreational choices. Whether it is bowling, snowmobiling, hollywood movies, opera, symphony, soccer, football, baseball, basketball, bicycling, or otherwise, I ask only that those who choose the entertainment pick up the bill for the entertainment.

I will gladly pay for my choice of entertainment. Would that others might do likewise.

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Cottonwood Heights, UT

We're an instant gratification society.

Win or loose... in an NBA game there's lots of action, lots of scoring, and usually lots of lead changes. Not so much in Soccer.

In soccer it's rare to score more than a few times... and lead changes... not very frequent in the same game.

We just aren't that patient in America.

You can tell this letter wasn't written after a 0-0 tie game (the definition of an "exercise in futility" to many American sports fans).

When the ball is advanced without scoring... NBA fans used to most possessions ending in a score or a dramatic slam-dunk are left a little blazee.

It takes a whole different perspective to enjoy a soccer game. Not that it can't be done. I enjoy them a lot... it's just different.

Wally West

I would not go an RSL game if my hair were on fire and Rio Tinto stadium had the only fire station in the Valley.

Besides, its baseball season.

p.s. We all know the NFL is America's sport and baseball its pasttime.

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george of the jungle
goshen, UT

Make your momma proud. My dad said that to me a lot when I was growing up. I'm trying to get my kids to understand what they mean to me, The second thought on their actions.
A tear got in my eye as I read this story. I can relate to what your family went through with your mom. I hope I raised good kids but They are grown ups now and hope that they will remember to; make their momma proud.

one old man
Ogden, UT

But aren't they some of those lazy, indolent, socialists who are ruining this country? Who cares what they may have contributed? Who cares how much they may have paid in taxes during their working years? Now they are just entitled loafers who are abusing the system.

After all, aren't they part of the hated 47%?

What's really needed is a complete overhaul of national priorities -- especially in one particular political party.

Mike Richards
South Jordan, Utah

God made us part of a family. He taught us, through his prophets, how we should treat each other. Never did he instruct us to look to government for personal needs. He told us to look to our families. Children look to their parents for help. Parents look to their grown children for help. It really is "one eternal round".

Some of us have the great privilege to care for parents when they can no longer care for themselves. Some of us realize that the day will come when we will have to swallow our pride and rely on our family for our most basic needs.

God gave us families and charged us to love the members of our families, to put their needs before our own. Government teaches the opposite. Government tells us that God made a serious mistake and that only government can care for us. In the 80 years since FDR, government has wasted trillions of our tax dollars proving that they are wrong and God is right.

Henderson, NV

Mike Richards – God bless you and your logical and compassionate reasoning. I always appreciate your posts.

May I add further that just as the care of children is best accomplished in the home by families, so is the care of the elderly. So many in my state of Nevada keep insisting that there are thousands of children here that NEED the government to feed them breakfast (and lunch) and how the government NEEDS to care for them after school; that the government NEEDS to create a program to fill all these needs.

To which I respond, gee, there is a “program” already in place that could solve this dilemma. It’s called “the family”, i.e., mothers and dads and extended family. These are people who already care the most about their own children. How is it possible that we ignore this?

Henderson, NV

There is no doubt in my mind that it is the same for our elderly. They are best off staying in their own homes where they are familiar with neighbors and services, as well as their own floor plans. Of course, their care needs to be increased when dementia or illness are present. But this does not change the fact that the elderly are best cared for in their own homes, preferably by their own family members.

And though incidents like the one in this article do happen, by and large many, many people are doing a tremendous job of caring for their aging parents, and are doing the best that they know how.

Please note that a very affordable $40-a- month plan would have avoided the bathroom incident above. A pendant worn around the mom’s neck, or a bracelet around her wrist, worn at all times – especially while bathing -- would have allowed her to simply press the button for help. Many companies today will compete for your business in setting up this service for your loved one.

Layton, UT

Great article, Lois! Caring for the Elderly is a really important aspect of decent and stable civilization. There are a lot of elderly needs in Utah, and often it is a tug-of-war between enabling them to be indepedent and the potential to self injury. There are also those that abuse and exploit the elderly. And often we, as neighbors, simply don't know how to best protect them and we don't know what our options are--or even what the proper procedures would be if we do see evidence of abuse. What if it isn't abuse and they just fell? Then they fear that they will be taken out of their homes, and placed in a tiny room and forgotten. And if it is abuse, the fear might be that they cannot prove independent enough to live on their own.

Las Vegas, NV

The problem is that not everyone has a family that can take care of them in their older years.
What about people who don't have any children? Or the people who have outlived the rest of their family? Then what? They live on the streets?

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the cover for my Christmas 2012 album…I worked like crazy this week to get the whole thing done (amazing the power of a coupon, right?!)
I need to gather credits on some of my other favorite pages and post them later… that is, if Christmas pages don’t rain too heavily on the birthday parade here Wink
after all this Christmas, i am SO ready for some FUN pages--the gallery is rocking, girls!!

all Designer Digitals:
--Katie Pertiet--
Page Blends No. 04
Stamped and Framed Layered Template Photobook No. 04 (touch up paint)
Celebrate Christmas Paper Pack No. 02
Black, White and Lime Kit
Bakers Twine Assortment No. 01
Katie's Pencil Thin Font
Red, Black and Crème Kit
Holly Twists
DocuStacks. No. 03
Vintage Photo Frames No. 30
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Midwinter Kit
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Pierrette Solids Paper Pack
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Tiny Dots No. 03 Paper Pack


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All DD
Anna Aspnes-Ad Challenge Dec 16
Jen Adams Donnelly- Summer Batik Paper Pack
Katie Pertiet- Letter box Christmas Box Brushes & Stamps
Holiday Trees #1 Brushes & Stamps
Web Challenge Nov 18
Messy Alpha 2- Stamps & Brushes
Lynn Grieveson- Ad Challenge Dec 2

Pea XOXO from Karen
Pea Cammie-pea

The toys you got for Christmas last week have been pushed to the side... you find greater
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Grocery Scouting: The Tired and Hungry Edition

Have you ever gone grocery shopping after work, tired, hungry but somehow indecisive?  I wandered the aisles of the Westside Market on the UWS tonight and came home with the most random items. Tim burst out laughing when he saw what was in the bag.   But you know, it was all delicious. We had chips and guac for dinner and it hit the spot.  I had the Muller yogurt with almonds for dessert and it was the perfect combo of smooth and crunchy.  I’m going to try my own hand at making this (and by making I mean, buying some sugared almonds and crushing them) since I like the Stonyfield Greek Yogurt better.  Highly recommend the chips!

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    Ha, I do this too. Especially at Trader Joe’s!
    P.S. I LOVE your blog! It was one of the first ones I ever read, and partly inspired me to start mine :) Thanks for the inspiration!
    XX Jessica

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weekly wrap up + brie harrison pillows + lavish!

Whew! It has been a crazy week full of holiday projects and gift guides and tonight, Amy and I are hopping on a plane to Atlanta to speak at this weekend’s Lavish conference (our panels are at 11am on Saturday and 9am Sunday). I hope we run into some of you down there! We’ll also be in Savannah after the conference for a quick trip so if you’re in town this weekend, say hi on Twitter and we’ll see if anyone’s up for a little night out or a drinks meet-up. But before I drive to my own personal hell (otherwise know as LaGuardia Airport), I wanted to wrap up the week with something cheery and bright: Brie Harrison’s new pillow line!

We first met Brie back in 2008 when we got a tour of her lovely London home. I’ve been following her textile design work ever since and was excited to hear that she has launched a new collection! Brie’s new series includes cushions in three new patterns: Daffodil, Folk Flower and Vintage Rose. They’re a perfect combination of retro and modern so if you’re looking for something to brighten up a cold winter day, these are just the ticket. Click here for more information and to shop ($85 each) online.

I’m heading off to the airport, so I’ll see you back here on Monday with AC’s thirdannualGift Guide for Guys!” xo, grace

Photographs above by Charlotte Schreiber

Below is a summary of this week’s highlights

  1. Tanya says:

    These pillows are so pretty. I need to learn to sew.

  2. Justina says:

    thse pillows are adorable. l0ve the colours, too. florescent and folksy.

  3. reeve says:

    OMG! Love the folk flower one…beautiful!

  4. ML says:

    That sofa is great, too. Anyone recognize it?

  5. Rebecca says:

    that is my dream couch….I have been searching for one like this forever…any idea where it’s from?

  6. Kim Johnson says:

    Those pillows are great! Love the bright colors and retro feel!

  7. patti says:

    LOVE these pillows! beautiful.

  8. ann dillon says:

    I love pillows! They can change the look and feel of a room in a flash!

  9. courtney says:

    Sigh- how I want a gray mod couch. There are actually some really cute gray mod-looking arm chairs at Target right now.

  10. MarshaWC says:

    my daughter was on the plane to atlanta with you..she alerted me by text to her celebrity sighting…thought you’d get a kick outta her excitement.

  11. Alexis says:

    I would love these as a pop of color in a neutral room! Such great ideas for future projects!

  12. Samhain Moon says:

    I’ve always wanted to design patterns of my own and I have SO MANY ideas… but work keeps me too occupied to follow that dream. These are lovely!

  13. Leah says:

    LOVE those pillows.

  14. sallie kate says:

    Diggin’ those cute pillows~
    I can always count on DS as my hub of design information–where to look for great stuff. Thanks!

  15. Jill says:

    Love these prints but cannot afford the price of the pillows. Any chance to buy the material by the yard and make myself? Will this make it less pricy?

  16. What a wonderful week it’s been! I’m still catching up on last week’s reading and looking forward to Monday!

  17. CGD says:

    These pillows are beautiful!

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