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There's little dispute that physical activity is good for kids: It not only helps develop muscles and fend off obesity, it also offers opportunities to socialize and learn new skills. Getting kids active is a key component of first lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign, which says "children need 60 minutes of play with moderate to vigorous activity every day to grow up to a healthy weight."
Can physical activity also help improve a child's academic performance?
"This is a very consistent finding, that physically fit kids do better in school," says James Sallis, a professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of California at San Diego, who has long worked on preventing childhood obesity.
A recent report from the Institute of Medicine asserts that "children who are more active show greater attention, have faster cognitive processing speed, and perform better on standardized academic tests than children who are less active."
A strong body of research supports the link between physical fitness and test scores. In one study, for example, nearly 2,000 California schoolchildren who were outside a "healthy fitness zone" — a 12-year-old who took longer than 12 minutes to run a mile would be outside that zone — scored lower on state standardized tests than those who were more fit.
A similar study in Nebraska assessed the fitness of schoolchildren in a shuttle run, in which kids run a back-and-forth lap in a set time. The kids who performed best on this test scored higher on both the math and reading portions of state standardized exams.
While compelling, such evidence does not prove that fitness is the cause of higher test scores. Fitness in kids also tends to correlate with higher socioeconomic status, which is strongly predictive of academic achievement.
The more important question is: Does adding opportunities for physical activity during the school day boosts kids' capacity to learn?
The research on this question is still in its early stages, but the evidence is beginning to suggest that the answer is yes.
One recent study conducted in Georgia invited 111 inactive, overweight kids, age 7 to 11, to participate in an after-school exercise program, during which they were active for at least 20 minutes. Another 60 kids, also overweight, were wait-listed and served as controls. After 13 weeks, the kids in the exercise program performed better than the controls on tests of mental tasks such as planning, organizing and strategizing, as well as on standardized math tests.
In Kansas, an intervention designed to combat obesity also found a link between physical activity and learning. In the study , teachers at 14 elementary schools were trained to teach lessons using movement; for example, students might hop or run to letters on the floor to spell words or might solve 2+2=4 by moving their bodies rather than blocks. Ten other schools served as controls; their teachers received no training.
The added activity had positive effects on body weight. In the schools where activity was added, 21.8 percent of children who were at risk for obesity moved into the normal range for body mass index (a measure of weight that takes height into account); in the control schools, 16.8 percent of at-risk kids moved to normal.
Study co-author Joseph Donnelly, director of the Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, says he added a measure of academic performance almost as an afterthought, "to show, at minimum, that we were not disrupting the classroom," he says.
What happened surprised the researchers: Scores on a 30-minute standardized test of reading, writing and math were higher in the schools that used active lessons than in the schools that didn't.
Though it is too early to draw broad conclusions from these studies, the evidence is mounting that physical activity is even more beneficial than previously thought. How this translates into children's lives — where video games and other sedentary activities are a constant allure — is a challenge parents and schools face together.
One promising idea, called SPARK, was developed by Sallis in 1989. It includes a curriculum of activities, available for a fee, that use simple equipment and are led by parents, who conduct before-school and recess-time activities, and by teachers, who incorporate "brain breaks" during classroom time.
Another is a 45-minute before-school program that is offered in 18 District public schools. Funded by Reebok, BOKS trains a teacher or parent in how to lead exercises and games to get kids moving.
Sports and lessons in dance or karate are other ways kids get physical activity. But Sallis advises parents to check the quality of such organized activities: The kids "should be active at least 50 percent of the time. A lot of programs don't meet that goal."


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 4, 2008) - The No. 46 ETSU men's tennis team defeated Campbell, 7-0 on Friday afternoon inside Memorial Center. The Bucs improve to 18-3 on the year and 8-0 in conference play while the Camels fall to 14-5, 6-2.
ETSU claimed the doubles point for a 1-0 advantage as they swept all three matches. In the No. 1 position Alex Ahlgren (Tyreso, Sweden) and Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela) defeated Davy Sum and Gabriel Delarue, 8-7 while Enrique Olivares (Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela) and Sebastian Serrano (Cartagena, Colombia) dropped Larbi Lamzouri and Marc Sifre, 8-2 in the second position. The duo of Daniel Isaza (Medellin, Colombia) and Lisandro Picardo (Mar del Plata, Argentina) completed the sweep for the Bucs defeating Sebastian Thesleff and Loukas Wallaart, 8-4.
The Bucs then swept all six singles points for the 7-0 victory. In the No. 1 slot No. 77 Enrique Olivares defeated Davy Sum, 6-3, 7-6 while Predrag Burmazovic (Belgrade, Serbia) dropped Gabriel Delarue, 7-5, 6-0 in the No. 2 position. In the No. 3 slot Sebastian Serrano cruised past Larbi Lamzouri, 6-1, 6-4 while Lisandro Picardo remained perfect in dual play and is now 15-0 on the season, defeating Marc Sifre, 6-0, 6-3 in the fourth position. In the No. 5 slot Oscar Posada defeated Sebastian Thesleff, 6-0, 6-3 while Daniel Isaza defeated Loukas Wallaart in the sixth position, 6-2, 6-2.
"We played very, very well today. There were a couple of tough matches and some of the kids had a difficult time adjusting to play in the indoor facility. Campbell is a very good team outside but the weather situation forced us to play indoors. We just played very hard and were able to pull away," said head coach Yaser Zaatini.
The Bucs will be back in action tomorrow April 5 as they take on Gardner-Webb. The match is set to begin at Noon. Follow all ETSU men's tennis action at www.ETSUBucs.com.
No. 1- #77 Enrique Olivares (ETSU) def. Davy Sum (CAM) 6-3, 7-6
No. 2- Predrag Burmazovic (ETSU) def. Gabriel Delarue (CAM) 7-5, 6-0
No. 3- Sebastian Serrano (ETSU) def. Larbi Lamzouri (CAM) 6-1, 6-4
No. 4- Lisandro Picardo (ETSU) def. Marc Sifre (CAM) 6-0, 6-3
No. 5- Oscar Posada (ETSU) def. Sebastian Thesleff (CAM) 6-0, 6-3
No. 6- Daniel Isaza (ETSU) def. Loukas Wallaart (CAM) 6-2, 6-2
No. 1- Ahlgren/Posada (ETSU) def. Sum/Delarue (CAM) 8-7
No. 2- Olivares/Serrano (ETSU) def. Lamzouri/Sifre (CAM) 8-2
No. 3- Isaza/Picardo (ETSU) def. Thesleff/Wallaart (CAM) 8-4


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The sky was dark gray and every few minutes I'd feel drops of rain. The "Wall" was filled with people. They were there to take photographs of themselves, their friends and their families, in front of a new painting that had just gone up that morning. It was a giant French flag with the Eiffel Tower/Peace Symbol on it.
I took some photographs. More to document the moment in time than to make any sort of art. I just felt, at the moment, that it would be good to have an image to remember.
Here's the straightforward photograph I ended up making:
I cropped out the people in the front and the color confusion at the top of the frame.
After I shot different angles and different groups of people the rain decided to fall less intermittently, and more emphatically, and I took off my cap and covered my (non-water resistant) camera preparing to walk the quarter mile of so back to my car.
As I was leaving the park I noticed the riot of colors represented in the top photograph and pulled the camera out for a moment to capture the saturated mess. It seemed like a nonsensical counterpoint to the heavy implications of the photo I had originally come to take. It's an awkward balance.


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New York (CNN) - President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were within arm's length for the second time this week, as they shared the stage at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner Thursday and delivered feisty quips at each other's expense.
Donning tuxes at the elaborate event, a traditional election-year stop for presidential candidates, the two paused at the Waldorf Astoria for a night of comedic relief with less than three weeks to go in the already-bitter race.
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Romney followed the event's time-honored tradition of poking a little fun at himself.
Standing before a sea of elegantly dressed guests at the white-tie function, Romney quipped: "A campaign can require a lot of wardrobe changes. Blue jeans in the morning, perhaps. Suit for a lunch fundraiser. Sport coat for dinner. But it's nice to finally relax and to wear what Ann and I wear around the house."
On the heels of a contentious debate Tuesday night, Romney noted he and the president enjoyed "chatting pleasantly" at dinner.
"I credit that of course to the cardinal," he said of American Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who sat with the two men. "It's taken New York's highest spiritual authority to get us back on our best behavior."
Romney went on to deliver a series of zingers, using humor to needle the president and his policies.
The GOP presidential nominee said he wouldn't be surprised to hear Obama mention the better-than-expected September jobs report.
"He knows how to seize a moment, this president, and already has a compelling new campaign slogan: You're better off now than you were four weeks ago," he said.
After several jabs at Obama, Romney took aim at a politician's favorite target: the press.
"I've already seen reports from tonight's dinner. Headline: Obama embraced by Catholics, Romney dines with rich people," he said, to laughter.
Romney closed his remarks on a serious note and offered praise for his opponent.
"Our president has had some very fine and gracious moments. Don't tell him I said so, but our 44th president has many gifts and a beautiful family that would make any man proud," he said. "In our country you can oppose someone in politics and make a confident case against their policies without an ill will. And that's how it is for me."
For his part, Obama also took a self-deprecating approach, though he certainly made a few swipes at his opponent. The president drew most of his laughs when he poked fun at his widely panned debate performance in the first presidential showdown earlier this month.
"As some of you may have noticed, I had a lot more energy in our second debate," he said. "I felt really well rested after the nice long nap I had in the first debate."
The night of the debate, October 3, also marked his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife, Michelle. Obama said he learned that "there are worse things that can happen to you on your anniversary than forgetting to buy a gift."
He also took some swipes at Romney, who was sitting just a few feet away. "Earlier today I went shopping at some stores in Midtown, I understand Gov. Romney went shopping FOR some stores in Midtown."
The president further roasted Romney over the GOP nominee's recent trip to Europe, one that faced negative headlines over comments Romney made during the tour to England, Israel and Poland.
"After my foreign trip in 2008, I was attacked as a celebrity, because I was so popular with our allies overseas," he said. "I have to say I'm impressed with how well Gov. Romney has avoided that problem."
The president, however, noted that the two candidates shared one thing in common: their "unusual" names.
"Actually Mitt is his middle name. I wish I could use my middle name," he said, referring to his middle name of "Hussein."
But Obama couldn't finish the night without touting the support of a recent endorsement:
"And we're getting to that time when folks are making up their minds. The other day, Honey Boo-Boo endorsed me," he said, referring to the child star of a new TLC reality show.
"So that's a big relief."
READ MORE: Below is a list of other jokes the candidates made Thursday night.
"As President Obama surveys the Waldorf banquet room, with everyone in white tie and finery, you have to wonder what he's thinking. So little time. So much to redistribute."
"I never suggest that the press is biased. I recognize they have their job to do, and I have my job to do. My job is to lay out a positive vision for the future of the country, and their job is to make sure no one else finds out about it."
"Your kind hospitality here tonight gives me a chance to convey my deep and long-held respect for the Catholic church, and special admiration for the apostle St Peter, to whom it is said, upon this rock I will build this church. the story's all the more inspiring when you consider that he had so many skeptics and scoffers at the time who were heard to say: If you've got a church, you didn't build that."
"It turns out millions of Americans focused in on the second debate who didn't focus in on the first debate–and I happen to be one of them."
"Win or lose, this is my last political campaign, so I'm trying to drink it all in. Unfortunately, Mayor Bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it."
"I have to admit it can be a grind. Sometimes it feels like this race has dragged on forever. But Paul Ryan assured me that we've only been running for 2 hours and 50-something minutes."
Great Article. Both had fun with it and liked the way they played off each other. Nicely done to both of you!
Refreshing to see some levity between these two.
Was shocked at the Romney's stump speech, he was like a cardboard figure flat an one dimensional, his jokes weren't really funny but cutting and insulting he missed the mark by a long shot. Mr Obama was Presidential and classy as usual, we all know how much he truly dislikes Mitt but he was a Adult about it. This is a true leader one to stand up and negotiate with other world leaders and his own country men. This is a man worthy of leading the United States Forward for the next four years.
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It is important for all of us Americans and the world to see the civility demonstrated by both President Obama and Republican candidate Governor Mitt Romney. They both taught all of us that no matter the difference in their politic or even their policies, President Obama and Governor Romney can still be civil to each other and we all learn from last night event, the way they poke fun of themselves and each other in a clean and respectful way.
kudos to the joke writers. very funny!
The little o has never looked smaller than he did last night!
Nice to see a few laughs from the candidates. Did notice however that Mitt got much dirtier and Obama was lighter and more self deprecating, which is what this event has always been about. Tells me something.
My favorite,
OBAMA: "If I had a son he would look like Tugg Romney."
so if they don't really hate each other wouldn't it be great if they stopped behaving like they do in front of us kids?
This is why I hate business as usual when it comes to these campaigns...They both really seem like good men. Moments like these make me remember no matter who I support, blind hatred of the other side is pretty misguided – these are real people who both care about our country. Easy to forget when wading through talking points.
This was actually enjoyable to read. Both candidates took jabs at themselves, the press and each other. I actually chuckled reading these jokes. These should be televised as well
Nice to see they both have a sense of humor towards each other... I love this kind of stuff... But i will still vote for Obama


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I saw it when it came out with my Mom (good mother-daughter bonding) and my recent re-watch on Netflix confirmed that the Julia Child parts of the film are my favorites. Streep is so dead-on as Child it is amazing, and Julia's My Life in France is a classic. I read Julie Powell's book and did ultimately like it, but found it hard to get past her often whiny-poor-me tone that carries over into the movie, and although portrayed well by Adams, grates on my nerves. ;-) Still, the movie is utterly charming, full of great food and it remains a favorite. Thanks to our host Leslie at La Cocina Leslie for choosing it.
For a movie-inspired dish, I just opened up my copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Although a lot of what was featured in the film is not really in my eating plan at the moment, I as confident the right Julia Child recipe was there for me. I found it in the soup section, Aigo Bouido or Garlic Soup. I was going to make the original garlic soup recipe but the variation with saffron and potatoes caught my eye.
I wouldn't be me if I didn't make a couple of small changes--reducing the oil and pureeing part of the soup with some of the strained garlic cloves for a velvety broth. I think if she tasted it, Julia would approve!
Saffron-Flavored Garlic Soup with Potatoes (Soupe à l'Ail aux Pommes de Terre)
Adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking
(Serves about 4)
Ingredients for garlic soup (recipe below) omitting the egg yolks and olive oil liaison
3 cups diced "boiling" potatoes
pinch saffron
After the garlic soup has simmered for 30 minutes, strain it and return it to the saucepan. Simmer the potatoes in the soup with the saffron for about 20 minutes or until tender. Correct seasoning. Serve with French bread and grated Swiss or Parmesan cheese
(Deb's variation: Take about 1 1/2 cups of the soup mixture and blend with about 1/2 of the strained garlic cloves. Stir back into soup mixture. To serve, top each bowl of soup with a slice of toasted baguette topped with grated Gruyère
Note: I have included the entire garlic soup recipe below. To make the saffron-potato variation just omit the ingredients and directions for the egg mixture.
Julia says, "Enjoying your first bowl of garlic soup, you might never suspect what it is made of. Because the garlic is boiled, its after-effects are at a minimum, and its flavor becomes exquisite, aromatic and almost undefinable. Along the Mediterranean, aigo bouido is considered to be very good indeed for the liver, blood circulation, general physical tone and spiritual health. A head of garlic is not at all too much for 2 quarts of soup. For some addicts it isn't even enough."
Garlic Soup (Aigo Bouido)
Adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking
(For 6 to 8 People)
1 separated head (or about 16 cloves) whole, unpeeled garlic
2 quarts water
2 tsp salt
pinch of pepper
2 cloves
1/4 tsp sage
1/4 tsp thyme
1/2 bay leaf
4 parsley sprigs
3 Tbsp olive oil (I used 1 Tablespoon)
a 3-quart saucepan
a wire whip
3 egg yolks
a soup tureen
3 to 4 Tbsp olive oil
a strainer
rounds of hard-toasted French Bread
1 cup of grated Swiss or Parmesan cheese
Drop garlic cloves in boiling water and boil 30 seconds. Drain, run cold water over them and peel.
Place the garlic and the rest of the ingredients in the sauce pan and boil slowly for 30 minutes. Correct seasoning.
Beat the egg yolks in the soup tureen for a minute until they are thick and sticky. Drop by drop, beat in the olive oil as for making a mayonnaise.
Just before serving beat a ladleful of hot soup into the egg mixture by droplets. Gradually strain in the rest, beating and pressing the juice out of the garlic. Serve immediately, accompanied by the bread and cheese.
Notes/Results: Silky, complex with the smooth garlic flavor present but not at all overpowering--this is a slightly sophisticated and elegant bowl of soup. The soup is good on its own, but the toasted crouton with the Gruyère cheese makes it even better. I definitely recommend blending just a small amount of the soup to give it the velvety texture with plenty of bites of potato left. I would make this again.
Leslie will be rounding up all of the Food 'n Flix--Julie & Julia inspired dishes on her blog after the deadline on 11/28. If you missed this round and love movies and food, join in December where we will be watching the original Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory--hosted at WellDined.com.
Now we have Heather and Janet waiting with salads in the Souper Sundays kitchen--let's take a look.
Heather of girlichef offers up this Butternut Squash, Yellow Raisin, & Pine Nut Salad with Pomegranate and says, "Who likes to see a big, beautiful salad on their holiday table? This girl does.Who always forgets until the very last minute that they didn't "plan" a big, beautiful salad as a part of their holiday menu? As in always. Every year. MmmHmm. This girl does. One more... Who puts a big, beautiful salad bathed in TURMERIC into one of their favorite, white-washed wooden bowls and turns it neon yellow? Still. This. Girl. {Sigh} t's a good thing that it was tasty and hearty (for a salad) and yes, beautiful. Not only would this make a fantastic side salad at your holiday table, it also makes for a wonderful lunch all by itself. Maybe with a class of crisp white wine."
Janet of The Taste Space shares a Caramelized Fennel and Quinoa Salad with Cilantro and Dill and says, "My current infatuation is with fennel. This time, I tried caramelizing it like I do with onions. A long slow braise to express all the natural sugars while taming the boldness of the anise. Silky and sweet, I really enjoyed fennel this way. I sprinkled it with cumin and lemon juice for a second level of flavour. Then, it is tossed with quinoa in a punchy salad spiked with cilantro and dill with chunks of lemon. The Aleppo chiles added a nice wave of heat contrasting the sweet fennel. While caramelizing the massive amount of fennel, you may wonder how everything will fit into the salad, but trust me. It wilts a bit and I loved that this was a fennel heavy quinoa salad, instead of a quinoa heavy salad. Tossed overtop baby spinach, it was delicious."
Thanks to Janet an d Heather for joining in this week. If you have a soup, salad or sandwich that you would like to share--just click on the Souper Sundays logo on the side bar for all of the details.
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1. Keith Jackson: The ABC play-by-play man on college football from 1966 to 2005 ended up calling 15 Rose Bowls in his career. His last one: The 2006 national championship between USC and Texas. The 77-year-old wouldn't commit to retirement after that one, only saying at the time: "If it's the end, then it's the end. I really don't know. But this would be a pretty good game to go out on." Bob Griese was his partner for nine of those games. Dan Fouts was with Jackson for his last three.
2. Johnny Mack Brown: The Alabama halfback who led his team to a 1926 Rose Bowl win returned the next year as an assistant coach for the Tide, but he made good use of his trip. He was asked to take a screen test to see if he could make it in Hollywood. The studios liked what they saw, and a 40-year movie and television career was launched. Brown appeared in over 160 movies from 1927 to 1966.
3. Bump and Pete Elliott, Michigan: The brothers were on the 1948 Rose Bowl team that defeated USC, Bump as the right halfback and Pete as quarterback. Both had golden red hair and they roomed together at Ann Arbor, scheduling classes together. Bump, who also coached Michigan to the 1964 Rose Bowl win, was included in the first Rose Bowl Hall of Fame class of 1989.
4. Dick Enberg: The NBC play-by-play man called nine Rose Bowls in a row, with Merlin Olsen, for the network between 1980 and 1988. In the first NBC booth with Enberg and Olsen was also O.J. Simpson.
5. Curt Gowdy: He called 12 Rose Bowls for NBC from 1968 to '79, with partners such as Al DeRogatis, Kyle Rote, Don Meredith and John Brodie.
6. Ed Muransky: Prior to the 1979 Rose Bowl, Michigan's 6-foot-7, 320-pound freshman lineman set the all-time Lawry's "Beef Bowl" record by consuming 16 pounds of prime rib. Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler said: "I let 'em eat because they were freshmen. They weren't gonna play anyway." After Michigan won the 1981 Rose Bowl against Washington, Schembechler's first bowl victory, he was carried off the field on Muransky's shoulders.
7. Ambrose "Amblin' Amby" Schindler: USC's quarterback for its 1940 Rose Bowl winning team (he was the player of the game) got into acting after his playing days and worked as a stunt double for Jack Haley in the role of the Tin Man on "The Wizard of Oz." He returned to coaching after passing on an NFL career, eventually becoming a pro game official. The Rose Bowl Hall of Fame added him in 2002.
8. Ryan Leaf: When told about the prices scalpers were fetching for the 1998 Rose Bowl, featuring No. 1 ranked Michigan against his No. 7 Washington State team, the quarterback said: "I think paying $350 to watch me play is stupid." Michigan won the game, 21-16.
9. Ed Weaver: The Ohio State athletic director was at the center of an important vote in 1973. Both Ohio State and Michigan finished with identical records and played to a tie in their final game, so the conference had to vote on who it would send to the '74 Rose Bowl. The Big Ten athletic directors voted 6-4 in favor of the Buckeyes. When asked if it would be fair to inquire how he voted, Weaver said: "Yes, it would be fair, but it sure would be stupid."
10. Rick Neuheisel: The University of Washington coach explained why his players toured the Playboy mansion while in Southern California for the 2001 Rose Bowl: "We have a lot of architecture majors on our team."


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The blog has been quiet for a bit, but hopefully that is about to change since the UPS man arrived yesterday.
What does the UPS man have to do with my blog? Simple enough. He brought me a present from God.
About a month ago, Elijah picked up the computer from the end table beside our couch. The cord caught on the magazine rack below, and the computer crashed to its death.
Already Mr. Computer had been showing signs of demise, so this was not a completely unexpected death, although certainly an untimely one from my point of view.
Over the next few weeks I had two significant writing/editing deadlines. I had agreed to edit Vibrant Girl (an awesome magazine for teenage girls in case you haven't heard). I also had a writing assignment for another blog.
Besides those things, we are in the thick of getting our foster license, so every time I needed to print out a form, I had to run to the library.
The library became my rescuer, but using a computer there wasn't easy with half a hundred (or four) kiddos to monitor at the same time.
A month slipped by, the bookkeeping fell behind, but we managed. Then yesterday, a box landed on our front porch.
Stuart carried the box to our dining room table. I couldn't remember ordering anything, but the box had my name on it so I decided to open it.
The children and I clustered around the box, and gasped as the wrapper gave way.
We were completely astounded to find a new laptop gleaming at us!
Cheering and dancing and praising Jesus filled our little house! Will drove in the lane just then, and the children all ran out screaming, "Daddy, come look what we got!"
I remembered standing with Will by the rabbit pen a week ago, feeling sad about the multiple needs facing our family. We decided to ask God to provide, and among other things, I asked Him for a computer. The simple request lightened my heart, and I stopped fretting.
Then God talked to one of His other children, who listened and sent the UPS man.
I know God doesn't always give us what we want–I can't reduce Him to a Father Christmas. But I wonder how many times I don't have what I need because I don't ask (James 4:2).
And how many times have I missed God's nudge to meet someone else's need? I believe God delights in a glorious game of His children working together to accomplish good in His Kingdom. His joy and our joy becomes one as His cherished people both give and receive.
I am grateful and humbled to belong to a loving and giving God.
Since I wrote this, I found out that five of Will's cousins paid for the laptop. I married into a family of exceptional cousins, don't you think?


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HCC student takes top spot in national lumberjack competition
Haywood Community College student Logan Hawks recently placed third in the nation in the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series Collegiate Lumberjack Competition.
He is the third HCC student since 2007 to rank as a top place finisher in the national woodsmen competition.
The competition tests students' prowess in events such as archery, log rolling, axe throwing, pole climbing and cutting wood with crosscut saws and chainsaws. Hawks is a student in HCC's forest management technology program with plans to graduate next spring.
He grew up watching his dad work as a game warden and always knew he wanted to go into the natural resources field. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, fishing and any outdoor sport available. The hands-on focus at HCC has been important to his success.
"We are outside every day," Hawks said. "It makes it click when you do something hands-on. It gives you confidence that you know what you're doing when you go into the field every day."
He has been competing in lumberjack sports since becoming a student at HCC. Hawks gets to practice on the job as a performer for Lumberjack Feud in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, sometimes doing three shows per day.


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First Fish
I grew up in Jefferson County in an area about as flat as flat gets in Wisconsin. We knew who farmed most of the land we drove past on the way to church each Sunday, and more than a few of those families sat in the pews around us.
When the Brewers were on, we listened to Bob Uecker call games on AM radio while we worked in our garage and my dad smoked cigars. With the Brewers came summer, and with the summer came trips "up north" and to "Honey Creek." At both places my attention was riveted to water, and my focus was fishing.
It's hard to say exactly where or when I caught my first fish. It was probably a bluegill, and I probably caught it standing on a pier that my paternal grandfather, dad, and uncles had built in my family's ancestral "up north" water, Miller Lake.
The first non-bluegill that I can recall catching was a largemouth bass with my father from a boat he was oaring within casting distance of the aforementioned pier, using a minnow that he'd put on my hook, and in a chain of events that probably began with a cast he'd made.
After he handed me the rod and the bobber that he'd put on my line went down, my Zebco 404 combo rod came apart while I fought my prey. Surprisingly cool given the 10" leviathan that his son was now engaged in epic battle with, my dad reassembled the halves of my rod, and he then lifted the fish from the water for me.
I was clearly a natural.
It's equally hard to say where or when I caught my first trout. It was probably a brown trout, and probably out of a hole formed by a perched box culvert along Alder Lane. When we were not headed up north, my family headed with my maternal grandfather and grandmother and my mom's brothers and sisters to western Wisconsin, where we helped my grandfather band birds and listened to whippoorwills sing through the night.
Primarily because I loved water, and perhaps because I did not enjoy being bitten by birds, I spent my time throwing every lure in my fully stocked Plano bass and pike tackle box into that little road hole.
If I couldn't catch a fish, I was determined to scare them out of the water while trying. In what can only be rightfully described as a moment of divine pity, a trout no bigger than my hand eventually hit a spinner I'd tossed, and I was able to hold my first trout.
These are my memories, and they have shaped my life. Most of you reading this column — if indeed
anyone has managed to make it this far — have similar memories. The names and places and lures and rod models might be different, and maybe someone else built your pier, but we all have our first fish and our first trout. For each of us, I'd say it is a safe bet to assume that our first fish and first trout are a big reason we're involved with TU.
My dad gave me a fish, and my mom gave me the Driftless. Those simple gifts made me want to learn
more about fishing, more about water, and eventually more about coldwater conservation and ensuring
that future generations can enjoy the same things that I love so much.
Like the farmers we grew up around, my parents had planted a seed simply by exposing me to water,
giving me a chance to enjoy it, and allowing me to bother the trout that live in it.
As members of TU, one of the most important things we can do is get kids outside, get them in the water, and get them fishing. Not every child will respond as we all have to our first fish, but some will. And the more kids we can get out fishing, the more success stories we'll have. The more kids we get hooked, the more kids will be likely to care about our waters, and the more kids we'll have growing up with a respect for coldwater resources and for our mission.
Just a few days ago, my wife I took our daughters for our first-ever family weekend in the Driftless. In
between climbing around a dragon park, eating in a restaurant that has trees inside, and picking out cheese at the co-op, we did a little fishing. We took off our shoes, waded in the river, and caught some brook trout.
I cast, they splashed, and when the trout came in, my three-year-old daughter petted it and my five-year old daughter fell in the river. With a start like that, we're expecting big things from both.


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When Apple revised the terms in its iPhone Developer Agreement to make room for limited analytics by independent third-party advertisers, it also made an adjustment to allow non-Objective-C code in iOS apps under certain conditions and with Apple's written permission. Developers so far seem cautiously optimistic that the change will be a net positive for developers as well as for users of some apps that got caught in what appears to be an Apple versus Adobe crossfire.
When betas of iOS 4 first appeared, Apple introduced several new restrictions to the terms of its iPhone Developer Agreement. The original section that prohibited using non-Apple or otherwise private APIs had been modified to only allow the official APIs supplied by Apple using Objective-C, C, or C++ code. The idea, according to Apple, was to prevent alternate development platforms from supplanting Apple's provided development environment, such as the Flash-to-iPhone app translation tool that Adobe shipped as part of Flash CS5, or the .NET-based MonoTouch platform.
However, the wording of that revision also shut out a bunch of then-current iPhone apps as well as a number of oft-used developer tools. Unity3D, for instance, is a popular tool to build 3D games, and many games, such as the popular Tap Tap Revenge, use Lua scripting for some game logic. A few apps already in the App Store, including MIT's programming teaching tool Scratch and interactive fiction player Frotz, as well as yet-to-be-approved iPhone app prototyping tool Briefs, also became casualties of the new restrictions.
The fallout wasn't just limited to App Store apps, however. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Apple's move to block non-approved compilers and languages constitutes antitrust or anticompetitive behavior. Furthermore, the change indirectly led to the loss of one of the most respected indie Mac and iPhone developer conferences.
Apple may have seen the error in its ways. It recently added a clause to the revised iPhone Developer Agreement (which ostensibly won't be final until iOS 4 is officially released) that allows some limited scripting to be used in certain apps, as well as explicitly offering developers an option to get an exception to the rule from Apple. The full text bellow:
3.3.2: An Application may not itself install or launch other executable code by any means, including without limitation through the use of a plug-in architecture, calling other frameworks, other APIs or otherwise. Unless otherwise approved by Apple in writing, no interpreted code may be downloaded or used in an Application except for code that is interpreted and run by Apple's Documented APIs and built-in interpreter(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, with Apple's prior written consent, an Application may use embedded interpreted code in a limited way if such use is solely for providing minor features or functionality that are consistent with the intended and advertised purpose of the Application.
Developers are hopeful but wary
Developers seem mostly upbeat about the changes. "It seems like a good thing, overall," Springs and Struts' Colin Barrett told Ars. "It reflects the reality of how software, especially games, are developed."
"This makes the no-interpreted-code [rule] less stupid," developer and author Erica Sadun told Ars. She noted that apps like Frotz and Scratch should be welcomed back to the App Store, and that it might even allow something like a Hypercard player.
Delicious Monster's Wil Shipley told Ars that the change seemed like a good compromise. "I still argue that it's counterproductive for them to ban Flash from phones, but if they're going to do it, they need to do it with a laser and not a shotgun."
The developers responsible for the iPhone version of Scratch feel the tone of discussions with Apple have been generally positive, and believe the changes will allow Scratch to be added back to the App Store. But, said developer John McIntosh, there's more to it than just games. "It's about enabling the iPad as a device to teach computational theory using Interpreters in the educational domain," he told Ars. "Plus, I believe it is widening the door for developers to choose interpreter-driven designs in building other types of iPhone and iPad apps."
The original revised terms of section 3.3.2 had a blanket restriction against interpreting any external "code" of any kind, which unfortunately seemed as though it might exclude the pseudo-code used to build iPhone app prototypes for Briefs. The app is designed to be a tool for developers to work out and test user interface design ideas for an app before beginning coding. Briefs developer Rob Rhyne recently wrote on his blog that he believes his app, currently still under review by Apple, already conforms to the new changes Apple has made.
But most developers are tempering their hopes with a healthy dose of skepticism. "While this provision may allow in a few things like Briefs, and Lua in games, Apple has always had the ability to make exceptions," noted Rogue Amoeba's Paul Kafasis. "Thus, this language change doesn't make me think the process is improving much—I guess we'll see what Apple's actions show."
And though Apple will be offering exceptions on a case-by-case basis, that doesn't mean getting an exception is as easy as asking for one. "Getting anything from Apple 'in writing' seems to be a mystical art," agreed Stand Alone's Ben Gottlieb.
While Apple might be interested in cutting out any middleware between iOS developers and the APIs and development tools that Apple builds, a blanket restriction that limits the tools developers can use is counterproductive. "I think the root of the problem, and what is pissing off a lot of devs, is the fact that Apple is trying to dictate tools to us," Gottlieb said. "Certainly Apple provides us with great tools, but some people prefer their own."
Shipley agreed that the unintended consequences of Apple's restrictions are really what gets under his skin. "The fact that they've had to revise this speaks to my original objection: when Apple acts as a censor there's a lot of collateral damage, including 'by-catch' apps and a loss of developer confidence," Shipley told Ars. "It's an unneeded burden to place on the best mobile operating system in the world."


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The newly touted idea that "ekklesia" (the Greek word translated "church" in the New Testament) and the Great Commission are at odds is itself odd.
Jesus told His disciples:
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matt. 28:18-20 ESV)
The Great Commission applies, according to Jesus' own words, through the "end of the age". Any theology or view of "ekklesia" which ignores or somehow discounts that reality – out of reaction to real wrongs like man-centered discipleship or overwhelming external agendas that suck the life out of a church – is fundamentally flawed.
The fact remains that Jesus told us to go into ALL the world to make disciples of ALL "ethne" – which is the Greek word sometimes translated "nations".
There were no nations, however, in the first century (at least as we understand them today as discrete and unitary geopolitical states with fixed borders). Rather, "ethne" would have been understood – and more accurately should be translated – as "cultures" and cultural groups.
Translating "ethne" as "nation" is unfortunate, because there are cultures and cultural groups within nations. The Great Commission is focused more on going to those cultures than on artificial geopolitical boundaries.
In the Great Commission, Jesus further tells us to make disciples of all cultures and cultural groups by teaching them to observe all things that Christ has commanded (now that He has been given "all authority in heaven and on earth"). He also tells us to bring whole cultures into identity (the meaning of the Greek word translated "baptizing") with the Father, and with the Son, and with the Holy Spirit.
This is a key point.
The common meaning in the first century of the Greek word "baptizing" is to cause one thing to become wholly identified with something else – like making a piece of cloth take on the identity of the color purple when immersed in purple dye.
Bringing cultures and cultural groups into identity with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is how the Great Commission would have been understood when the Gospel of Matthew was first written. The Greek word translated "baptizing" was not primarily a "religious" word in the first century, and I think it is a mistake to impose back on Jesus' admonition our after-the-fact understanding of that word as meaning water baptism. After all, how do you water baptize a culture?
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Thus, the Great Commission is not simply evangelism, although it includes that component.
Nor is it making disciples of Jesus simply among individuals, although it includes that component.
Neither is it limited to ekklesia, although it again includes that component.
Rather, the Great Commission is fulfilled when we do all those things (and more), so that our faith – fully expressed in all spheres of life – transforms whole cultures. And this happens as the culture itself comes into identity with our triune God and observes all that Christ commanded.
We don't fulfill the Great Commission by coercion or imposing Christ's commands on anyone. Rather, we simply do what Christ calls each of us to do, according to our own unique gifts and the grace He's given us in whatever arena He's placed us. We trust that He will draw all men to Himself as we lift Him up. (See John 12:32)
I have learned – and history shows – that as I'm faithful to do my part as God calls me, He is sovereign in fitting the pieces together for the blessing of whole cultures.
Fulfilling the Lord's Prayer
In a powerful way, the Great Commission is one of the ways we participate in fulfilling the Lord's Prayer. In it, Jesus asked of the Father that "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
The Kingdom of God – which is the will of the Father expressed where ever and whenever Jesus places us or sends us – is not limited to ekklesia. It applies to all the earth, because (according to the Great Commission) the Father gave Jesus all (not some, but all) authority – both in heaven and on earth.
Is there any aspect of God's creation, or any aspect of our lives, our communities, our institutions, our nations, our culture or even history itself, as to which Jesus has surrendered jurisdiction?
I think not!
Thus, the Kingdom of God – as an expression of Christ's sovereign Lordship by those who are sent to do the will of the Father – encompasses all spheres of human endeavor and applies to all aspects of a culture.
Healthy ekklesia – i.e., "church" – is a central component of His Kingdom, and without ekklesia, the Kingdom of God and the Great Commission are meaningless.
But the Kingdom of God – as expressed through the Great Commission and the Lord's Prayer – does not stop with, nor is it limited to, ekklesia …
… because the Father's will and Christ's authority are not limited to the Church.


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It may be the first watch to ever measure (and show) what 1/1000th of a second looks like, but your friends down the pub won't care for that. They'll just keep asking you to "make it fly again!" Tag Heuer has apparently applied for 11 different patents with this Mikrotimer Flying 1000 watch, and if granted that'd be a record-breaker apparently. The real prize is that 1/1000th second-measuring dial, which makes 10 rotations for every second.
Other than that, the black titanium carbide case and black ruthenium-treated pieces inside finish the look off nicely. It'll definitely be a watch to crave once it goes on sale—but as for dates (and prices), Tag itself isn't too sure, as they admit that further development is needed to make sure it will be as reliable and durable as every other watch they've ever created.
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4 Responses to "The Implicit Value of Explicit Values"
November 25, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Maybe I'm too cynical, but doesn't it seem that a note of skepticism is in order, at least until it's widely replicated? It just seems too good to be true that a 15-minute writing exercise could have more of an effect than pretty much any other educational intervention that has ever been tried.
November 25, 2007 at 6:56 pm
"We all belong to social groups that are stereotyped," Cohen said. "For whites, it's relevant to sports but not academically."
Except, of course, that half of those whites are white women, for whom the stereotype absolutely is relevant academically. It's not like there's any shortage of good research about stereotype threat in women, including white women. So what in God's name is wrong with Cohen such that he fails to recognize the existence and experience of white women?
May 13, 2009 at 10:58 am
[…] in discussing the results here and here, Cohen is careful to note that such interventions are not intended as a cure-all, but are […]


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Conservative bloggers went wild Monday when they got wind of the Congressional Black Caucus' suggestion that President Obama pick Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston for the post of Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Rich Cooper, avid blogger for Security Debrief, responded to the news of the Jackson Lee recommendation in a post by saying, "Apparently, it is not a joke. For reasons that baffle any sense of reality, it is a serious gesture on the part of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to encourage President Obama to nominate Rep. Jackson Lee as a replacement for outgoing-DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano."
A letter dated July 25 and signed by CBC Chairwoman Rep. Marcia Fudge, an Ohio Democrat, urges President Barack Obama to consider Jackson Lee for the position formerly held by Janet Napolitano, the first woman to hold the position. Napolitano resigned earlier this month to become president of the University of California.
"Representative Jackson Lee would serve as an effective DHS Secretary because she understands the importance of increasing border security and maintaining homeland security," the nomination letter reads.
Since entering Congress in 1995, Jackson Lee has served on several committees, including Foreign Affairs, Judiciary and Homeland Security, in which she was the Chairwoman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
"As Chairwoman, Representative Jackson Lee supported increased airplane cargo inspections and increased security for railroads, issues of great importance to the security of this nation and its citizens," the letter continues.
Jackson Lee currently holds the post of Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, a position that the CBC says she "stands as a strong and honest 'voice of reason.'"
Cooper responded directly to this line of the letter, saying, "I have heard Rep. Jackson Lee described by many people as many things, but the words "voice of reason" have never been among those descriptions" and that "wildcard" may be a better way to describe the congresswoman.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, was being considered for the Cabinet position before he released a statement saying that he was not interested. Instead, he has chosen to endorse Jackson Lee.
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If you're planning to buy your better half a Bluetooth gadget this Christmas, but are confused about compatibility then a new, official website could help put the advice of all those "trained in-store sales professionals" to shame.
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The online Bluetooth Gadget Guide's been designed by the Bluetooth SIG - the body behind the standard - to "help consumers match their current Bluetooth enabled devices to companion products".
For example, type 'W595' into the website's search facility and up pops a list of 25 Bluetooth gadgets that are deemed compatible with the Sony Ericsson Walkman phone – reviewed here. The group's list covers everything from the MacBook Pro to a Logitech portable speaker.
Access to the Bluetooth Gadget Guide is free and available now online through the Bluetooth SIG's website.
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I'm not sure if this post is spoilerish or not. I'm not giving away anything on the crime resolution, but I have Thoughts on the way the book ends. Many reviews on Goodreads that aren't hidden make similar references.
This has been in and out of my wish-list for ages – I'd read a review and add it, then I'd read another and would take it out. It happened at least 4 times. But I found myself at the airport, having finished my book during the previous flight and with another 5-hour flight ahead of me (yes, I know, how could I have planned it so badly?!!). In the Woods was the only title in the airport's small bookshop that rang a bell.
I enjoyed it, but the resolution was extremely frustrating, bordering on the insulting.
It's a mystery novel that uses the recent plot trend of one mystery forcing the protagonist to go back to his/her childhood neighborhood/small town, the scene of another mystery, that remained unsolved for 20 years.
Thumbs up for the the Dublin setting and the insight into Irish police procedures. The book became famous because it's more "literary" than your usual crime novel. The language is elaborate, and care is give to description and character building. I'm completely behind French on that, and though she was very successful… but the ending…
Maybe she took the "literary" angle too far. In literary fiction I'm ok with unsolved mysteries, unanswered questions, and bad guys that are known but not brought to justice – but it's SO frustrating in a crime novel. Especially if the book is part of a series clearly marketed as crime, vs. for example, a stand alone novel that bridges genres, like The Collector.
A different ending would have made In the Woods a very near-perfect mystery novel for me.
I'd be very interested in your thoughts on this, especially if you've read it!
Other thoughts: Fyrefly's Boom Blog, Rhapsody in Books, Joyfully Retired, Literate Housewife, Always with a Book, Belle Wong, BooksPlease (yours?)


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Washington (CNN) – House members aren't happy that they'll have to return next week, booing when House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Friday they would have to return on Tuesday to continue their work.
Congress is still working through a number of issues, particularly that of funding the federal government after its current money runs out at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. The current plan is to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to pay for government operations for another five days - forcing the House to return on Tuesday and take whatever next step is agreed upon with the Senate.
"It is our intent at this point in time to recess…to obtain a short term CR for five days, until Tuesday night," Hoyer announced to the chamber, which had planned to recess after Friday. "Now there are a lot of grumbling on my side…I know there are at least 434 of my colleagues who are not happy about anything right now. I want you to know I will make that a unanimous judgment - I'm not happy either."
Two issues are keeping the Senate from passing a continuing resolution: A bill repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans openly gay service members, and the START treaty, which would resume mutual inspections of U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals while placing limits on the nuclear stockpile of both countries. The House has passed repealing 'don't ask, don't tell," and the Senate must approve treaties by a two-thirds vote.
As Hoyer framed it, "This is our responsibility. We have two houses, we've got to agree." Democrats in the Senate believe they'll get a vote on both issues on Saturday.
Both chambers must pass the same continuing resolution to continue funding the government. A spending bill previously before the Senate collapsed on Thursday night under heavy criticism from Senate Republicans, who claimed it was rife with expensive earmarks. The House had previously passed the spending bill.
Don't fund until Tuesday but fund until Jan 31st!! This Congress has been a catastrophe and the american people have spoken. We have told Congress (both parties!!) that you are incompetent of even running a lemonade stand let alone our country!! So take your hands off ANY legislation until the new Congress that we have more trust in (at least for now!!) can evaluate and make more logical conclusions and needs!! This 111th Congress is the most incompetent Congress on record going back almost 100 years!! We the people do NOT TRUST YOU TO TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE!!!
i am sick of hoyer , pelosi and reed ...hurry 2011... ugh...
Let the government shut down. it is doing a lousy job, anyway.
Are these INCOMPETENT DemocRAT CLOWNS serious??!! These people are living proof that defeated incumbents need to LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ELECTION. Not one more day in there to do further damage. They also need their pay cut in half IMMEDIATELY. No borrowed Chinese money should be going to pay these IMBECILES.
Oh Orlando Patriot how clueless you are. If anything things will be harder to get done as they the Republicans don't care about anything other than defeating the President.
Orlando Patriot. your kidding right? the New Congress will be different than the old congress? maybe you need to take a look at all of the "New Congress Patriots" that have already lined up behind the lobbyists and pork -and they have not even started. or maybe you need to look into people like michele bachman who took over a quarter of a million in farm subsidies from my and your pocket (sure it was a relative if you really really beleive that) just because someone says they are something don't be so quick to beleive them. i just hope people like you don't do what you did at the beginning of the decade and hide your head in the sand because you thought those guys were competent.
signed, larry craig, david vitter, duke cunningham, ted stevens, mark sanford, mark foley
like the song says there orlando patriot "meet the new boss same as the old boss"
They're booing because they have to work next week? Give me a break. They shouldn't have to work Christmas Day, but until they get done what they need to get done every other day should be a day to work for them, because there is clearly still so much to be done.
Oh Boo-Hoo – you have to work between Christmas and NewYear's like the rest of us drones. It's about time you started earning those salaries. Now how about learning to play well with others. Most of us learned how to do that in kindergarten
Shut up and do your work, jerks
[,Are these INCOMPETENT DemocRAT CLOWNS serious??!! These people are living proof that defeated incumbents need to LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ELECTION. Not one more day in there to do further damage. They also need their pay cut in half IMMEDIATELY. No borrowed Chinese money should be going to pay these IMBECILES]
So very ignorant. The mess we're in didn't start in January of 2009 – it started way back in 2001 when the then Republican congress, approved tax cuts for companies who outsource jobs. Get a clue. The party of No is in power now, you'll see much worse in your future.
And we're paying these clowns six figures plus providing cadillac health plans? Are we nuts?
gee, join the rest of us who have to work next week...and we are happy to have a job
Maybe they should give the military, police, and hospital workers a week off too. Really?! I have to work before Christmas and they've complaining becausea they have to do something they should have done months ago.
Why don't you quit your sorry a$$ed jobs and let someone who has been unemployed for months and who wants to work do your job.
I bet all the tea in teatard land that they can do better job!
I'm sorry, are we supposed to feel sorry for House members....I think NOT! Let's see, they vote themselves a raise every year, they have a golden retirement plan, their pay is way beyond what they deserve, their healthcare is set for life, and they have more days off with perks than a con artist. They need to stop whning, and work like the rest of us. So many civil workers and non-cilvil workers work over the holidays.....Work is the American way, now it is time for the House members to earn thier paycheck.
I think grown adults (leaders mind you) booing about working is a perfect snapshot of the clowns we put into these positions.
Weird. I have to work Tuesday, too, but I didn't boo my boss about it.
The words, 'incompetent' and 'clowns' come up alot when speaking of our current congress... and the 13% approval rating isn't helping ..
I don't have any trust in the new congress. Pass everything now and Veto the new Congress. And normal people have to work next week and the week after, unless they're unemployed and then they just wish they had to work.
This clowns spend most of their time during congressional sessions in their cozy offices waiting for a forum call. It's not like they're sitting in their Senate or House seats studying bills. As far as I'm concerned, Jon Kyl should be chained to his desk for the next year to make up for some of his foolishness this past week alone.
What a joke
Annie--Nuts? No. Stupid? Yes.
I feel so sorry for the members of Congress. Oh, wait...it's the first responders who aren't getting health care that I'm sorry for. Screw Congress.


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Here's the editor of The New York Times in this week's Times Magazine on the utter folly of writing books:
So, why aren't books dead yet? It helps that e-books are booming. Kindle and Nook have begun to refashion the economics of the medieval publishing industry: no trucks, no paper, no returns or remainders.
But that does not explain why writers write them. Writers write them for reasons that usually have a little to do with money and not as much to do with masochism as you might think. There is real satisfaction in a story deeply told, a case richly argued, a puzzle meticulously untangled. (Note the tense. When people say they love writing, they usually mean they love having written.) And it is still a credential, a trophy, a pathway to "Charlie Rose" and "Morning Joe," to conferences and panels that Build Your Brand, to speaking fees and writing assignments.
His larger argument — an extended whine about losing his staff to the distraction of writing books instead of filling his pages — is that writing books (and we're speaking here of non-fiction) is a waste of time because they don't get reviewed, (or get trashed), don't sell, don't make money.
So, why exactly do we authors keep stepping up to the craps table, eyes agleam, a stack of chips clutched between our fingers?
As author of two well-reviewed non-fiction books, and a former reporter for three dailies, and a 20-year Times freelancer, a few reasons:
Writing books means a respite from the endless hustle of pitching ideas
Writing books means not cranking out endless articles of relative meaninglessness for as much freelance pay as offered in the 1970s
Writing books means fleeing the bizarre, tyrannical or petty demands of the worst editors
Writing books means finding and working with an experienced agent whose skill and enthusiasm will champion your work, not a revolving door of editors half your age
Writing books means reading and speaking with your audience face to face, finding out who actually reads your work and how they feel about it
Writing books means your success (or failure) is wholly yours, not the reflected glory and easier access to sources of working for a Big Name Organization
Writing books means finding a welcoming tribe of fellow authors, generally happy to share information about how they got there — a break from the elbow-in-the-eye competitiveness of writing for a daily newspaper
Writing books means, after months of thinking deeply and broadly about an issue or a person, you've thought it through enough to possibly offer something new, lively and provocative – – not "just the facts"
Writing books means having months to think, research, read, interview, write, edit, revise — not minutes or hours
Writing books means breaking as far away from the pack as possible, not running as fast as you can to keep up with it on Big Stories that are often, within weeks, forgotten
Writing books means taking an idea and exploring it from every angle your editor and publisher — and word length — will allow. Journalism these days simply does not offer anyone sufficient real estate to explore anything beyond, at most, 5,000-7,000 words, the length of a book chapter
Writing books means exploring an idea or person or issue about which we are passionate — getting paid to learn
Writing books can give you access to grants and fellowships to help you do the work
Writing books means sharing your ideas and passion with readers who care as much, or soon might thanks to you, about this stuff. Intellectual evangelism!
Writing books means creating and enjoying intense relationships with your agent, editor, publisher and publicists. While writing and revising remain intensely solitary work, the production and promotion of your work, relying on the skills, experience and enthusiasm of others, becomes a team sport
Writing books means creating new, and often astonishingly intimate, relationships with total strangers — your audience. It's fantastic to open your email and read, as I have with Malled, "Your book bolsters me" or "Have you been sitting on my shoulder for the past 23 years?"
Writing books means finding new, unlikely and unexpected alliances. I interviewed a man in Canada for a guest blog for the Harvard Business Review. "I want to promote the hell out of your book," he said after 10 minutes of conversation. And so he has, to his large and international network
Writing books places your books and ideas in libraries worldwide. Talk about a global economy!
Writing books, as Keller grudgingly admits, can create entirely new (and lucrative) opportunities for the lucky few. "Malled" (did I tell you this yet?) has been optioned by CBS as a possible 30-minute sitcom. That's pretty cool.


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Obradovich: Citizens must work together on climate
When I started writing last fall about the environmental legacy of The Des Moines Register's own Jay N. "Ding" Darling, I heard from Iowans who were concerned about their world but didn't know what they could do.
I wrote last Sunday about initiatives proposed at the Statehouse dealing with the environment. This weekend, I wanted to highlight some opportunities for Iowans from a variety of political perspectives to learn more and get involved. I'm not turning this column into a tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, Prius-driving zone every weekend. But governments will never resolve the threat of climate change unless individual citizens find ways to work together.
And since I hear that Gov. Terry Branstad signed a proclamation to declare a day in honor of Darling on Feb. 12, I thought I would hit the issue one more time before moving on for a while.
It's easy to find groups on the political left that are involved in climate change, and there are many in Iowa. One group that helps people get started with grassroots political advocacy is the Citizens Climate Lobby, (citizensclimatelobby.org) which has chapters in several Iowa cities. That group is pushing specifically for a revenue-neutral tax on carbon.
Iowa Climate Advocates (Iowaclimateadvocates.org), a group founded by Sen. Rob Hogg in Cedar Rapids, has been hosting forums with candidates for Congress on climate-change issues.
For the really hard core, consider former state Rep. Ed Fallon, He's the founder and director of the Great March for Climate Action (climatemarch.org). The walk across the United States kicks off March 1 in Los Angeles and travels to Washington, D.C. The group reaches Des Moines on Aug. 11.
Fallon said over 220 people nationally, including about 20 Iowans, plan to make the entire trek. That's hundreds of people making a "tremendous sacrifice" to try to raise awareness of climate change. It's symbolic, he said, of the sacrifice we all need to make in order address the environmental threat to come.
People who aren't quite so committed can still help the march in a variety of ways, including donating money and environmentally friendly services. The march will use a 65-watt mobile wind generator, green portable toilets and truck entirely fueled by vegetable oil to reduce its own footprint and educate the public, Fallon said.
There are fewer conservative groups in the conversation, but that might be changing. Alex Bozmoski of the Energy and Enterprise Initiative (energyandenterprise.com), says his group plans to visit to Iowa soon, although details are not yet available. The Washington, D.C., organization looks for market-based solutions to energy and climate issues.
Bozmoski said one way conservatives get into the conversation about green energy is through concern about national security. "We'll never be able to escape Saudi Arabian oil, no matter how much we produce, because they'll always control the price," Bozmoski said.
He said his interest in climate issues springs from a free-market economics perspective. That includes acknowledging the risk of climate change and socializing the cost. "A lot of conservatives think we should prudently manage risk in the most pro-growth manner possible," he said.
Another way Iowans of different political perspectives are finding to approach issues related to climate change is through their faith.
One of the more active organizations that work to facilitate education and action in faith communities is Iowa Interfaith Power & Light. This tends to be mainly progressive congregations, but a panel discussion I joined a few months ago included an evangelical pastor.
The group and its director, the Rev. Susan Guy, help congregations make their own facilities more environmentally friendly and challenge their members to reduce their families' carbon footprint. Their website, www.iowaipl.org, also has talking points, resources and tips. A coming forum at 2 p.m. March 30 at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Ames (my home church when I was growing up) will explore agriculture and climate change.
Climate change remains a divisive political issue, but the rest of us don't have to wait for our politicians to make the environment a priority. It's only the future of the world that's at stake, after all.


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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Meinzen Confectionery, Steubenville, Ohio
Decades later, I was pleasantly surprised to find Henry in Steubenville city directories. In the 1904, 1906, 1911, and 1913 directories he was listed as a confectioner with a store at 308 South Third Avenue, next door to his residence. In the 1915-1916 Steubenville City Directory, he was listed as a grocer, but in 1918 he was again listed as a confectioner. A candy store!
I suppose it was easier on the adults to tell the children it was a cigar store instead of candy store: I loved candy and would have been a pest to learn what kind of candy he sold and how much it cost. But knowing he owned a candy store would have endeared him to me.
My father was a child of candy-buying age just a few years later. He remembered that a penny's worth of candy was enough to make him sick. My eyes would have sparkled at the idea of buying so much candy for a penny.
From the photograph above it's difficult to tell exactly what's in the cases. I think there are boxes which look about the size of our modern-day cigar boxes. And I see jars on a higher shelf behind that counter that look like they could have candy in them. It's possible that he sold both cigars and confections.
As far as I've been able to learn, Henry's last year as a shop owner was 1918. Perhaps the combination of age and illness caused him to close the shop. He was 79 in 1918, and his wife, Elizabeth, had already been diagnosed with cancer of the face.
Henry was born 176 years ago, on July 25, 1827. This post honors his memory. Happy birthday, Grampa!
This post is also a contribution to the Carnival of Genealogy: Business and Commerce. Thank you to Jasia of Creative Gene for hosting the Carnival. You can find links to all the submissions at her blog sometime after the first week of August.
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These are wonderful pictures. Wouldn't it have been fun to visit your grandfather's candy store? My husband and I recently took a trip to the town where his gggrandfather owned several businesses at one time or another. It was fun to take what we had found in a city directory and try to locate the site of his grocery store and skating rink.ReplyDelete
I realized reading your post that I have some great information on a g-grandfather's shoe store. Where is the time to write! Glad you are writing.ReplyDelete
What a nice story about your great grandfather's business. How funny that your parents told you it was a cigar store... that made me chuckle! It sounds like something my parents would have done too. Great pics! Thanks for sharing your story in the COG!ReplyDelete
What a delightful post. Great photos! I think you are right, those ARE candy jars!!!ReplyDelete
Nancy, what a great picture to go along with your story of your grandpa's store. I read the story, then I'd make the pic full screen size and lose myself in his store-- in the sitting area behind the curtain, the calendar on the wall, to jars and containers --- and that great guy, the customer I guess --- and then I assume, it's grandpa behind the counter. Love it.ReplyDelete
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