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On the heels of New York's horrific law allowing high risk abortions all the way up to birth, Arizona Democrat Raquel Teran and 16 Democrat Representatives wasted no time introducing legislation (HB2696) that would repeal Arizona's Fetal Resuscitation Law (ARS 36-2301).
HB2696 was introduced on Tuesday, February 12, 2018. Click HERE to read the bill. Notice the very last sentence that reads: Section 36-2301, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.
The critical wording of ARS 36-2301 reads: If an abortion is performed and a human fetus or embryo is delivered alive, it is the duty of any physician performing such an abortion and any additional physician in attendance as required by section 36-2301.01 to see that all available means and medical skills are used to promote, preserve and maintain the life of such a fetus or embryo.
We must take action against this attempt to allow aborted human babies born alive to die with no efforts to preserve their lives. God knew us before he formed us in our mother's womb. Babies are a blessing from God and made in His Image.Click here to read more
- 2. Arizona K-12 School Finance Statistics: Why does Arizona Rank #49 in Per Pupil Spending?
You've heard that Arizona ranks 49 in per pupil K-12 spending. On its face, it sounds disgraceful. But that doesn't mean it's causal to education outcomes. It also doesn't mean that Arizona is stingy. There is much more to the story. The Arizona Tax Research Association (ATRA) has put together a 9-page document titled Arizona K-12 School Finance Statistics: Providing Context to a Complex Measurement, that provides factual information relating to the reasons and fallacies surrounding the commonly argued narrative that Arizona doesn't fund K-12 education adequately.
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- 3. Arizona K-12 School Finance Statistics: Why does Arizona Rank #48 in Per Pupil Spending?
You've heard the mantra, especially from newspaper editorials around Arizona, accusing the Legislature of "disgraceful, seemingly willful abandonment of our public schools." (See Payson Schools facing Tough Competition.) Arizona's news editors don't want you to know the "rest of the story," if it doesn't fit their Leftist world view. What are the facts?
The Arizona Tax Research Association (ATRA) has put together an 8-page document titled Arizona K-12 School Finance Statistics: Providing Context to a Complex Measurement, that provides factual information relating to the reasons and fallacies surrounding the commonly argued narrative that Arizona doesn't fund K-12 education adequately.
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- 4. ALERT: Contact AZ House to Say NO to SB1314
Please take action on the SB1314 'Student Data Privacy' Bill. As written, it is not a good Bill. Members of the Mommy Lobby are working with House Education Committee members to get an amendment to get our 3 concerns addressed.
Right now, we OPPOSE SB1314 as written.
SB1314 will be heard in the House Education Committee Monday, March 6 at 2pm. Click HERE to see the agenda.
HERE ARE THE 3 MAIN OBJECTIONS TO SB1314:Click here to read more
- 5. LaVoy Finicum - Part 1, by Senator Sylvia Allen
He was born in the back hills of Northern Arizona, hunting and riding horses with his father and siblings. Born within him was a love for God, family and freedom. "We need to put God first in our lives, strengthen our families, and fight to restore our freedoms." LaVoy Finicum
This is a two-part update on the death of rancher LaVoy Finicum at the hands of the FBI and Oregon State Police. Western ranchers had gone to Oregon in support of the Hammond family. Their peaceful protest was labeled by law enforcement and some elected officials as domestic terrorism. Federal statutes were used to prosecute western ranchers who were trying to bring national attention to the overreach of federal agencies in taking western ranchers' leases.
Part I: LaVoy FinicumClick here to read more
- 6. Defending Old Glory - AZ Sen. John Kavanagh Wants Stealing Flag To Be a Felony
Arizona Republican Senator John Kavanagh (LD23) will be introducing a bill during the upcoming Legislative Session that will make stealing the American flag a Class 6 felony. In the following Fox News interview, Sen. Kavanagh explains that currently, stealing the flag is only a misdemeanor theft, akin to stealing a pack of gum from a convenience store. When someone steals a flag from someone's yard, they aren't just stealing something that doesn't belong to them. Not only is the flag a venerated object, but also, when someone displays the American flag, they are exercising their Constitutionally-guaranteed First Amendment freedom of expression. They might be displaying the flag to express patriotism, mourning someone's death, or as a protest. This is an important right.Click here to read more
- 7. Stop the National Popular Vote Compact in Arizona
"Democracy" has a nice ring to it: One Person, One Vote. However, that's exactly what the Founders did not want: Majority (aka Mob) Rule. When Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, "A Republic, if you can keep it." Ours is a Constitutional Republic, but only if we, the people, care enough to participate in keeping it.
Our presidents are chosen through a combination of a popular vote and the Electoral College that represents the states. Each state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for Senators. This keeps a handful of the most populous states from dominating all the other states. For example, Donald Trump won the popular vote in Arizona. Thus, the Republican party's 11 Electors will vote for president. Had Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, Arizona's 11 Democrat Electors would be voting for president. (In contrast, California has 55 Electors.) See below for two short videos: Do you Understand the Electoral College? and The Popular Vote vs the Electoral College.
Unfortunately, there is a movement across America that is gaining traction called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. It would distort the procedures of the Electoral College. It would usher in the very "democracy" that the Founders did not want. It is unconstitutional.Click here to read more
- 8. Jim O'Connor Announces Run for State Party Chairman of the AZGOP
I have tremendous respect for Jim O'Connor. In the following press release, you will read about Jim's role in renouncing the National Popular Vote. I was one of the people he patiently educated regarding its problems. Ultimately, a group of us were able to convince our Senator, Sylvia Allen, to back away from supporting it. Jim is true to the Republican platform and has provided leadership in other areas as well, including the passage of HB2088, which protects students against surveys that gather private, personally identifiable information. He advised his representative in LD23, Heather Carter, "Our 444 Precinct Committeemen are reflecting the opinions of the 70,000 registered republican votes in our district overwhelmingly protecting the rights of parents and children. Please represent these and other republicans who desire to restrain government overreach." She voted in favor on reconsideration. Mr. O'Connor has stood firmly in support of legislation that honors parental authority and rejects federal control of education in Arizona.
PRESS RELEASEClick here to read more
- 9. Gilbert Watch Primary Voting Recommendations: August 30, 2016
As you complete your Primary ballot, please consider the following candidates for offices all the way from United States Senate to Town Council. Time hasn't allowed for the vetting of every office throughout the state. The suggestions you see here are based on voting patterns, leadership, and commitment to constitutional, conservative ideals.Click here to read more
- 10. Jimmy Lindblom and LaCinda Lewis Endorsed by Pro Common Core, Anti-Parent "Stand for Children"
Stand for Children/Arizona has just endorsed Jimmy Lindblom, who is running for a Senate seat against Warren Petersen in LD12, and LaCinda Lewis, who is competing against Eddie Farnsworth and Travis Grantham in the House.
A review of Stand for Children/Arizona's website indicates that this group proudly supports the entire Common Core agenda, aka Arizona's College and Career Ready Standards, including AzMerit.
Stand is proud to have defeated a litany of anti-Common Core legislation, as well as other bills that parents have fought for, including the defeated SB1455. This bill would have acknowledged that parents know more than the State about what's best for their own children. These parents wanted to opt their children out of the unvalidated, secretive AzMerit. Stand would have none of it. See "Top Legislative Results."
Parents and their children suffered verbal and emotional abuse at the hands of school administrators, teachers, other parents, and other students for daring to opt out of AZMerit. Remember? See Sen. Allen calls for schools to respect parents over assessment concerns, The Schools' War On Arizona's Children: Part 1, The Schools' War on Arizona's Children: Part 2 Online Charter Schools The Schools' War on Arizona's Children: Part 3 Emotional Child Abuse.
Voters should be wary of groups that "sound" wonderful. Scratch the surface, and you discover how pro-Statist and anti-Family they truly are. Expect More Arizona is another such group. See Is Expect More Arizona in it for the Money?
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In her junior year, art education major Mythra Saidian '14 chose to study abroad because of the incredible opportunities for growth that learning within another culture offers. After being encouraged by many of her professors to further explore her passion for videography, she made the decision to document the experience by interviewing and filming fellow Nazareth College students studying abroad in Berlin as they fulfilled an internship component while overseas.
"I think the whole experience helps students decide what they're really passionate about," said Saidian. "When you're submerged in a new place, a new culture, and are learning a new job all at once, you're forced to develop various skill sets that are crucial for life after college."
Saidian recommends study abroad opportunities for all students. "It helps you to form connections, build a network, and gain a better understanding of different cultures and societies. The experience of learning in another country really encouraged me to grow on an educational and personal level."

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2 thoughts on "Do You Support Barnard School Having Armed Security?"
Armed security guards
Let us get this straight. In other posted columns, you are suggesting three security guards may have fornicated with students and their boss may have pushed the envelope on pension related transactions. Actions that probably or possibly constituted crimes? And you are polling to see whether security guards should be armed around kids? Trust them? It's a no brainer.
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It doesn't mean that existing security guards have to now be armed. It means that we can replace them either with trained armed security teams or existing police force. I think all security for our schools should have a back round check EVERY year before school starts. I have a job that takes me to many schools every week and unfortunately not much has changed at the front doors of many of the schools we trust our kids to.


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The New Black Junction Tv Android app is in the google play store and available for download!
The old app will continue to be available for a couple more weeks. Click here to download the app or search 'Black Junction Tv' in the Google Play Store.
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text: Not too long ago my friends at Endeavor Snowboards added a lab in the basement of their office so they could build prototypes in the morning and be riding them on the mountain by the evening. It's pretty amazing. Here's a look at their collaboration with Looking Sideways and Vans, where you get to see the whole process. People sent in images, Owen Tozer made a mural from them, and the mural was cut up and turned into 10 boards. Watch below!


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Officer fired over 'Trayvon' shooting targets was warned
Investigative report details violations regarding shooting target
An investigative report released Wednesday details the violations against a Port Canaveral police officer regarding shooting target that some say shared the likeness of Trayvon Martin.
The shooting range targets offered by Sgt. Ron King to other officers show a hooded figure with a bag of Skittles and a can of iced tea, and a target on the chest.
An internal affairs report claims King's possession of the targets, and his offer to give them to other officers, violated three department policies on professional conduct, respectful conduct and harassment in the workplace.
The report also revealed that King was involved with the targets months before the police chief found out about them in April, and began proceedings to fire him. The report claims that other officers warned him about the targets.
"You're crazy," and "That's a real bad idea" some said when they first saw the targets in 2012, according to the report.
Despite that, the report says King offered one to another officer at a shooting range on April 2.
King, in a YouTube video, said the targets were a teaching aid covering decisions over when to shoot and when not to shoot.
The police chief said the investigation reveals serious and repeated lapses in the judgment expected of an officer and supervisor.
King had worked for Port Canaveral police since January 2011.


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Sarah Fritz
Class of 2006
Major/Minor: Hispanic Studies, Humanities / English, History
Cater Society of Junior Fellows Research
Last summer the Cater Society of Junior Fellows afforded me the opportunity to act as an intern for the Queen Anne's County Board of Education's Summer Migrant Program. At the beginning of my summer, I worked to promote the Summer Migrant Program in the Hispanic community; I made home visits, and spoke to parents about signing up their children to participate in the program. I was hired as an ESOL teacher (teaching English to speakers of other languages) for Pre-kindergarten through the third grade, and I took on the additional task of becoming a bus monitor in the mornings and afternoons. The idea of the program is to keep the migrant children at an even level of education with their peers, and allow for the parents to be able to go to their jobs without leaving their children at home by themselves.
The summer migrant program was a very rewarding experience, and I am thankful that I was given the opportunity to participate in it. It allowed me to reach out to the Hispanic community on the Eastern Shore and experience real poverty firsthand.
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In addition, I thought you wanted everyone to stay out of your bedroom. Isn't that what you say is the only difference between you and a straight person? If that's the case, you can't have it both ways.
This is why AA is so fundamentally unfair. It purports to be a means of advancing diversity, but it does so through an assumption that diversity will be achieved by admitting a certain number of people based on their melanin content. Such an assumption is unwarranted. Like you said, there are very rich black people who certainly do not need AA, and there are definitely white people who have overcome crazy-ass problems and would add to a diverse class--but not based on their skin, but rather through who they are, the experiences they've had, the viewpoints they can contribute. Humans shouldn't be reduced to skin color, and that's what AA does.
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We all had a fair chance all thats different in your skin tone?The it was 50 years ago get over it attitude disgusts me. Indeed the fact that this country had separate water fountains for the black and white race in the early 1900s IS a reason to have affirmative action. Indeed there are those of us who have parents who had to ordeal horrible retched things which this nation condoned. Yes, there are those of us who have grandparents who can remember days even darker than those our parents lived. Slavery
SLAVERY ended in 1865. Were are only a few generations from being enslaved. My grandparents were born in the 1930s. They had first hand account of people who were slaves. My mother can tell me those stories. Me, my mother, my grandparents, slaves. I am only four generations removed from a time that my feet were shackled and you, gay or not, had a right to own me. Get over it?It was only 1965/66 fifteen years before I was born that blacks were given the right to vote and that right was enforced and protected. Whose parents were born after 1965? I grew up in a society that has only found my race (rich, poor, light, dark, or otherwise) acceptable to vote for 30 or so years! This country disallowed MY FATHER his right to vote. The right to shape the nation which his child (me) would have to live in. He was not allowed to correct the injustices of his generation so you better believe they have effected my generation of Black Americans whether or not theyve seen a segregated water fountain!We rage for the white man who feels he got cheated out of a place at an ivy league and tell the little boy that runs home every day after school for fear of being shot or forced to join a gang to get over it. We talk about other peoples living in this country who have been disadvantaged or felt adversity but its not the same as living in the wake of such travesties which your nation condoned -- how dare you compare!So why is it, and this point is still contested, that Blacks as a whole are performing poorer than whites when we know that they are just a capable biologically? Do we address the underlying social implications and inferences which that has, figure out what social force is caused it and correct it, no we bemoan AA in the context of how it effects white men!Get over it
I think not.
i dont recal asking anyone to "get over it" as you mention
but please dont look into (through) what i am saying and try to find things to get yourself worked up over. that aint the point of this thread.
Quote from: TBoneUCLA on March 07, 2005, 12:38:35 PMi dont recal asking anyone to "get over it" as you mentionI was not quoting you as saying such but your comments about you or anybodys parents never seeing a Whites only drinking fountain because that was over 50 years ago smacked of the it was along time ago get over it" sentiment. Perhaps I read too much into it.Quote from: TBoneUCLA on March 07, 2005, 12:38:35 PMbut please dont look into (through) what i am saying and try to find things to get yourself worked up over. that aint the point of this thread.It's not you, injustice in general tends to get me worked up.Yes, I understand that there have been horrible things that you, your parents, and other minority groups have gone through in the course of their existence in this country. However, those injustices were not part of the foundation of this country and were not propagated in the structural make-up of this country's constitution. The effects of hate are indeed part of the human experience which we all feel in one form or another but that is just not the same as what American blacks have experienced.I agree with you that AA is not an IOU or an apology for past wrongs, but it is the best (inadequate as it may be) way we have to counteract the effects of those wrongs. I would love to see us (as a nation) address the reasons that something that ended 30 or 50 or 125 years ago is still affecting an entire segment of society wiht no other distinguishing factor than their race but as yet we have not.


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Are You Creating Situations Where You Can't Win?
Is it time for change?
One of the most common questions I receive is from people who are in what seems to be a situation without a solution. It seems as if every direction they turn, they hit a brick wall, no way out, up or around the problem. I call this the illusion of resistance. It is resisting changing something that you dread parting with.
Lalah's business is declining. She feels she may need to close her business and find a job. Her classes are not full; and no one is visiting her Web site. Convinced that she has tried everything, she has turned to blaming the economy, her ex-husband and her divorce for the failure of her business. Lalah has been invited by a large women's organization to be a presenter. The opportunity to speak at this conference would put her in the international spot light. Because of her fear of not being good enough, Lalah has avoided public speaking. However the success of her business depends on it. This situation may seem easy to resolve, but owning up to your fears and being willing to work past them can be challenging. Instead of overcoming her fear and accepting the offer to speak, she claims she doesn't have time to take a class or invest in being a better speaker. As her business intuitive, it is clear to me that in order for her business to thrive, Lalah will have to step past her fear and resistance to change. By the way, Lalah suggested I share her story with you.
What are you holding onto – beliefs, ideas, fears that are keeping you from reaching your dream? What change are you resisting? Is procrastination showing up?
Here is a three step formula that will allow you to see past your blocks, step through them and open the door to new opportunities! Remember, wherever there is a problem or a challenge, its solution is always present in the same moment.
Step 1 –
Identify the "real" problem. It is easy to blame other situations, the past or other people. Step back and sit in a quiet space. Remove the drama surrounding the problem and cut right to the core issue. It's much easier to resolve the real problem than it is to try and solve dramatic issues surrounding the problem. In Lalah's case she was afraid of public speaking and that was all that was blocking her business success.
Step 2 –
Ask Yourself: What would the situation be without the problem? What would it look like if the problem were gone? How would you feel without the problem? What is the complete opposite of the problem? If Lalah had no fear of public speaking she would have more speaking engagements and her business would grow!
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The Change. What do YOU have to change to make the new result you are seeking a reality? Once you identify what you must change, take action immediately to manifest your new result.
After one coaching session, Lalah decided to release her resistance to change and work on her fears! Using intuitive coaching, spiritual reading and the Emotional Freedom Technique in two sessions, Lalah was able to overcome her fear and she accepted the invitation to speak at the conference. In the first month following her presentation, Lalah earned three times her previous month and in 2012 she expects her final earnings to be well over $270,000. This will make her fifth year in business the most successful to date.
It is really that simple and can happen very quickly. It is always easier when you remove the drama first! Remember you must remove the drama, cut right to the problem and have the courage to change!
Believe in yourself….


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Since 2013 is just getting started, let's take a look at some of last year's most memorable pet stories.
The healing power of pets continues
The country was rocked by news that a gunman had taken the lives of 20 children and six school staffers in Newtown, Conn. Messages of love and support have been flowing into the small town, but it was a group of therapy dogs that made headlines for lending their healing power to grieving families. Heidi Ganahl, founder & CEO of Camp Bow Wow dog daycares, wanted to help the healing continue for a long time. Bow Wow Buddies Foundation, her company's nonprofit organization, has joined forces with the Institute for Human-Animal Connection to provide two weeks of on-site support from therapy dogs trained by Freedom Service Dogs of America. The foundation also is raising money to train four therapy dogs that will live with therapists in Newtown, providing support at schools and public events for years to come.
"In addition to pets, kids are another passion, so it was really neat to be able to combine the two and I hope we can expand to not just Newtown but other areas as well," Ganahl says. "A lot of people will open up when they are petting a dog, so having a therapist there is pretty important, too."
The skies still aren't quite so friendly for pets
Major airlines transport thousands of pets each year without incident. But news about their missteps travels fast. In September, model Maggie Rizer's golden retriever died from heatstroke after a cross-country flight from New York to San Francisco. A few weeks after Rizer shared her story, JFK airline employees removed a cat named Xiaohwa from its crate during a security inspection and the cat got away. Xiaohwa remains lost, and her owners visit JFK regularly to distribute flyers in the hope of recovering their cat.
Xiaohwa's disappearance prompted another frustrated cat owner to take action. Karen Pascoe of San Jose, Calif., recently created a petition on Change.org asking the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to change its policy on handling animals. Her recommendations include implementing a policy for screening pets at various checkpoints, providing enclosed areas for people with pets, using experienced animal handlers and developing a process to assist pet owners in the event of an accident. Currently, the petition has more than 100,000 signatures. Pascoe's petition also pays tribute to Jack, her own cat, who spent 61 days lost at JFK Airport before being found. Jack later had to be euthanized because of severe dehydration and malnutrition.
"These are simple steps that will prevent heartbreak, enhance safety, and reduce the TSA's liability with traveling pets," Pascoe says.
Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, pets fare much better after natural disasters strike
What a difference seven years makes. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, local and federal agencies were unprepared to handle its devastating toll on people, property — and pets. But countless heartbreaking stories led to substantive changes, including the 2006 Pets Evacuation Transportation Standards Act, which requires local and state emergency plans to address the needs of pet owners during major disasters.
While it helps to be your own first responder when natural disasters strike, it's nice to know that pet owners have more options when storms like Sandy strike.
Pets with disabilities teach us power of endurancePets remind us to seize the day — every day. I was reminded of that powerful lesson after interviewing people who care for special needs pets. The story was inspired by a partially paralyzed pooch named Hope (at right). Although a mysterious injury robbed Hope of her ability to walk, her spirit has never faltered. A chair donated by Walkin Wheels helps her get around with ease and will, hopefully, help her find a forever home. (A previous story about Hope offers adoption info for the Georgia pooch.) In the meantime, she continues to live each day to the fullest and challenges others to do the same.
"Don't be afraid to take the challenge; it will enrich your life," says TJ Jordi, director of the Cheatham County Animal Control in Pegram, Tenn., whose mascot is a partially paralyzed pooch named Scooter. It's not their fault that they are high maintenance, but don't be afraid to take that leap. The dog isn't."
Every dog deserves a happy ending
A cute little pooch named Uggie captured moviegoers' hearts with his award-winning performance in "The Artist." But Uggie's own rags-to-riches story could make a great movie.
According to Uggie's IMDb profile, the Jack Russell terrier was surrendered by previous owners for being "too wild." The high-energy breed does require plenty of physical and mental stimulation — as well as strong leadership. Fortunately, animal trainer Omar von Mueller saw Uggie's potential and harnessed that wild streak, to the delight of moviegoers. While a neurological disorder has forced the pint-sized pooch into retirement, Uggie serves as a sweet reminder that rescues deserve a happy ending, too.
Cats + social media = Magic
Blessed with an undeniably dour expression, a seemingly sour puss named Tardar Sauce has the ability to melt hearts across the Internet. Labeled the "Grumpy Cat," Tardar now has her own website and merchandise with phrases such as "I had fun once. It was awful." Fortunately, Tardar revealed that she's really not all that grumpy (see her video below). She's also using her newfound Internet fame to pay it forward with donations to rescue groups.
Of course, Tardar's not the only frisky feline frolicking in the limelight. An 8-year-old rescued tuxedo cat named Henry has created a frenzy by starring in short films as a philosopher named Henri, "Le Chat Noir." He originally gained fame after winning the inaugural Internet Cat Film Festival in 2012. Now, the moody cat's existential musings have generated more than 3.2 million views on YouTube. There's also an online retail store filled with T-shirts, mugs and other melancholy gear. And yes, he has a book deal.
"I'm alive, and I'm not a dog," Henry notes in his latest clip, "The Worst Noel" (below). "Perhaps I should be thankful."
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Cat in crate: Dave77459/Flickr
Uggie: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images


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Paging John Hughes
Somewhere between Kuwait and Waco, my generation lost one of the most valuable resources we were blessed to have: John Hughes.
Hughes is the writer behind "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Breakfast Club" and every other great movie you ever saw. The unofficial founder of the Brat Pack, Hughes' work includes "Sixteen Candles," "Pretty in Pink," "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," "She's Having a Baby," and the first three "Vacation" movies. And in 1990, he was responsible for one of the top grossing films of all time, "Home Alone."
Of his first 17 movies, 10 were fantastic, and another four were pretty darn good. But what's more important, Hughes was the voice of the 1980s. If that damn "Children of the 80s" forward ever started re-circling, someone should edit it to discuss how freakin great John Hughes was. WAS.
John Hughes is still alive. And he's still writing. But I say we lost him because all indications are that he is no longer writing for us.
After Home Alone in 1990, something inside him must have snapped. Hughes may have realized he was too successful, had too much money, or was positively impacting too many people. Because after "Home Alone," came "Dutch." And after "Dutch" came "Beethoven." Followed by "Home Alone 2" and "Dennis the Menace" and "Beethoven's 2nd" and "Baby's Day Out" and "Home Alone 3" and "Beethoven's 3rd" and "Beethoven's 4th" and "Home Alone 4" and "Maid in Manhattan" and "Beethoven's 5th." There was some other crap in the middle there, but you get the idea.
I should point out that Hughes wrote the screenplay for only some of those, and just the story or characters for others. But he had to have known how terrible those stories and characters were – on the Beethoven movies and Maid in Manhattan, Hughes didn't even use his real name.
Hughes was 35 when Breakfast Club came out, yet he managed to capture the angst and social hierarchy of a high school perfectly. So why, at 53, is the only thing he's capturing is rights to a straight to video sequel?
The day I realized John Hughes had stopped writing good movies terrified me. As a writer, because it made me worry that I might get soft. But more so as a kid. Because if John Hughes can willingly stand behind "Baby's Day Out," then I guess we will all get old sometime.
We lost Eddie Murphy, too. Murphy went from Axel Foley to Pluto Nash, using the same reasoning Hughes gave - he wanted to do more kids movies. Which is fine, but why not good kids movies? And Hughes doesn't even have Murphy's Shreks to bail him out. Though after Daddy Day Care and Haunted Mansion, the price of Eddie Murphy's bail ran pretty high.
We need John Hughes back. America has been living scared for a large part of the last two years. We were scared of terrorists and unemployment and SARS and unemployed terrorists with SARS, and we do not need to be scared of "Home Alone with Beethoven's 9th."
I know it is unfair of me to expect that Hughes will entertain me. I'm sure he has his reasons for what he has done (though "Maid in Manhattan" is pretty inexcusable). But I do think it's fair to lament what we had. And what we had was a genius who helped us realize that we were all a brain, and an athlete, and a basketcase, a princess, and a criminal. What we now have is a dozen movies about dogs or kids solving crime.
John, if you are reading this, and I know you are because you've apparently got nothing better to do, we need you. And we don't need a made for TV "Vacation" film or a remake of an old Disney movie. We need you to forget about the easy money of sequels and adaptations and create another Cameron Frye.
We need you to help us get through high school and family vacations and our first job. We need you to show us that growing up is a part of life, and that getting old isn't the worst thing that could happen. We need you to be there, speaking for those of us who are still unsure of what we'd like to say.
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Reform Club is full of conventional beauty; protracted strings and pads which soar, pulse, float or shimmer on a dub-tinged substrate. Dainty as these melodies are, however, they often feel desolate and wistful. In "Still Here," a forgotten toy seems to pine from the corner of a derelict mansion. The track's dusty piano and unsteady toms inch towards a string-laden mid-section, where the despondency reaches an exquisite peak.
Pre-released cut "Second Blood" is similarly pensive, pairing slow-rotating dub chords with a ponderous low-end. It's novel to hear sorrow built to mild peaks in the same way that so many producers would with euphoria or joy. The beatless "Quiet Life" also does well in this respect, enmeshing plinking piano and fluctuating gossamer pads to form a soft, affecting conclusion to the LP.
Though these tracks all hover round 90 BPM, 120 is the number that best characterises the remainder. "Reformed," the album's opener, skips gracefully along via an emphatic rhythm section and more of those ubiquitous strings. "It's Getting Late" feels totally submerged, but thumps forward anyway, one-off arp hits and nasal bass striking through the depths. "Blind Side" and "Night of the Maniac" are more mysterious, shrouding their sonorous beats with darker wisps of melody.
Reform Club isn't formulaic, by any stretch, but it does feel incredibly unified; a result of Stewart's deliberate-sounding compositions. When new elements appear or something else shifts, the change always seems merited. Chord progressions are more efficient than extravagant. Fans of fellow Delsin signing Conforce will appreciate this meticulous approach. It never lets up, giving Reform Club a rich, intelligent sound which will have you returning to it over and over.
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Federal and state agents descend upon warehouse of international shipper MyUS.com, which has gained recognition for its rapid growth in recent years
A host of federal and Florida law enforcement agents raided a warehouse of a Sarasota-based, multimillion-dollar international shipping company Thursday.
The company, MyUS.com, has been among the fastest-growing companies in the country for several years, attracting awards and receiving a "substantial" infusion of private capital last September.
There are few details about the federal search warrant, which is sealed and part of an ongoing investigation. Agents drove a caravan of cars, trucks and trailers through the entrance of the warehouse facility, which is fenced off with barbed-wire edges.
"There is very little I can say," said Carissa Cutrell, a spokeswoman for a Florida office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Agents set up tables and a tent related to export enforcement.
The operation involves federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations, Department of Commerce and Customs and Border Protection. It also includes state and local agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, with support from Lakeland Police Department and Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
Eric Baird, the chief executive officer, said agents spoke with him before coming to the warehouse for the warrant, but have not given him details about the investigation.
"They haven't given us all that information yet, we just have to respect and cooperate with them," Baird said. "We have nothing to hide."
In the meantime, MyUS.com will continue exporting American products that other companies will not ship, he said.
"Of course it is safe to do business with us, that's a silly question," Baird said.
He said the company inspects items to ensure they can legally forward the packages for international corporations, foreign nationals and expatriates, including specialty items that cannot be bought or shipped to certain counties. Shipping packages over international borders to over 200 countries, the company keeps a list of items it cannot ship, may cause problems or require an import license. The list ranges from living animals to perishable foods to weapons. It does not ship to certain countries: Myanmar, North Korea, Cuba, Syria, Sudan and Iran.
The company started in 1996, and by 2004 had moved to a warehouse full of mailboxes and customer queues. By 2007, its sales increased to $15.5 million, landing MyUS.com on the Inc. magazine's 5,000 list of fast-growing companies nationwide. The company became the official international shipper for Bealls, the Florida-based department store chain.
The company's revenue had reached $48 million dollars in 2011, as last self-reported to Inc. magazine.
Baird was named the 2009 Entrepreneurship of the Year by Business Observer, for the business he started with a loan from his mother. Former Gov. Charlie Crist named MyUS.com the Florida Governor's Business Diversification Award for Export Excellence.
The company now has 105 employees. Last fall, Palm Beach Capital, a private equity firm based in West Palm Beach; Logisticap Partners, a fundless sponsor based in Ponte Vedra Beach; and others made an unspecified "game-changing" investment in the booming business. With investments in 36 companies, Palm Beach Capital had $325 million in assets under management at the time. Logisticap Partners made four deals last year with a combined enterprise value of more than $300 million.


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FSDR .. K grinding mill housings have seven drilled and tapped M8 holes for condition monitoring sensors (fig. 1).
Position 1 and position 2 (on both sides of the housing) are perpendicular to the shaft.
Positions 3 and 4 (both positions available on both sides of the housing) are parallel to the shaft.
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You can make BeoSound 1 forget the current network settings to set it up for a new wireless network. Press the SETTINGS button to the right of the power socket in the socket panel shortly, the Lens LED will flash amber slowly. Select BeoSound 1 in network settings on your mobile device, open the Bang & Olufsen App, select 'BeoSound 1' when it appears in the list, and select your home network in the list.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Embroidered Quilt Label Tutorial
11 comments:
- SewSara said...
oh i love it!
i about cried just reading the label - no way could i attempt to read that one to my kids. we have it somewhere, i'm sure.
now i want to make labels for the quilts i made my kids ... would it be lame to sew them on top, after the fact?
i can't wait to see the entire quilt!
- October 13, 2011 at 12:00 AM
- Ida from Central PA said...
I am thrilled that you include the label BEFORE the quilting of the quilt.
It always alarms me when I see quilters creating these beautiful labels and then appliqueing them to the finished quilt. Just a few quick snips and that label can be removed. :(
However, doing like it appears like you have, and including the label BEFORE the quilting would certainly give someone else pause before attempting to remove the label.
- October 13, 2011 at 5:45 AM
- Stray Stitches (Linda G) said...
Love the idea of an embroidered label!
What a sweet label for your baby!!
- October 13, 2011 at 7:02 AM
- CountryBelle said...
I gave each of my boys a copy of that book when they were born and tucked it into their album. I have never been able to make it through the whole thing! Thanks for the tutorial!
- October 13, 2011 at 7:27 AM
- JuneBug said...
Oh that's fantastic! I *still* haven't labeled any of my quilts. Just like everything I think I'll always remember when and why I made it but I know that's not the case. Embroidery really gives it a super special touch! Good job.
- October 13, 2011 at 7:28 AM
- Leslie said...
I need to remember to label my quilts...especially the ones to my son...thanks for the embroidery idea, I LOVE it!
- October 13, 2011 at 7:46 AM
- Denise :) said...
That book is one of my favorites -- and reading it to my (now grown) children is a lovely memory. I hate to admit this, but just reading your post this morning made me a little weepy (happy tears). :)
- October 13, 2011 at 8:29 AM
- Jodi - usairdoll said...
Oh I'm right there with you Denise.
I read it to my two children when they were young(22 & 23 yr now)and it was so hard to make it through without crying. I give that book with my gift eveytime I go to a baby shower.
I have always embroidered my labels, however, I never thought of someone removing it. Thanks Ida for mentioning that. All my labels in the future will be quilted on.
- October 13, 2011 at 10:29 PM
- Gidget said...
Thank you for this.... I've been wondering and now its so simple!
- October 14, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- Amanda said...
Oh my goodness, that is the sweetest quilt! I want to make one for Mason! I love that book, it makes me cry. Kalil had Ryker read it to her the other night for the first time and he told me later he was tearing up:) So sweet. You are sew awesome Megan;)
- January 24, 2012 at 10:12 PM
- Tasty Destination said...
I agree with all of the comments. These are really cool and really resourceful! Love them so much. bridal fabrics
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LA Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez was today named the MLS Rookie of the Year by Major League Soccer. In his first full season with the Galaxy, Gonzalez appeared in and started all 30 of the club's regular season games, playing a team-high 2,672 minutes, the seventh most in MLS this season. The 21-year-old Dallas native missed just 28 minutes all season long and set Galaxy rookie records for games started and minutes played, while tying the club record for games played by a rookie.
Gonzalez claimed the award, edging past fellow finalists Stefan Frei and Chris Pontius, after garnering the most votes in polling of MLS players, general managers, coaches and members of the media. He is the second straight Galaxy player to win the award, following fellow defender Sean Franklin, who was the 2008 MLS Rookie of the Year.
The Galaxy selected Gonzalez in the first round (third overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft after he helped lead the University of Maryland to the 2008 College Cup title. A big and physical center back, Gonzalez stepped right into the mix for Bruce Arena's team, winning one of the two starting roles in the middle of the Galaxy defense early in the preseason. He would remain in that role all season long, starting all 30 of the club's regular season games, as well as the high profile international friendlies against AC Milan and Barcelona. His partnership with Gregg Berhalter in defense helped the Galaxy keep a club record 12 clean sheets and allowing just 31 goals on the year, one year after the Galaxy conceded a league-high 62 goals and tallied just two shutouts.
One of the Galaxy's prime targets on set pieces, Gonzalez helped out in the attack as well, scoring the first goal of his MLS career in the first half of a 3-2 loss to Colorado on April 4. He also registered one assist on the year, heading a long Todd Dunivant throw-in into the path of David Beckham for the game-winning goal in LA's 1-0 win over Chivas USA on August 29, a win that clinched the Honda SuperClasico title for the Galaxy.
MLS Rookie of the Year Winners:
2009: Omar Gonzalez - LA Galaxy
2008: Sean Franklin - LA Galaxy
2007: Maurice Edu - Toronto FC
2006: Jonathan Bornstein - Chivas USA
2005: Michael Parkhurst - New England Revolution
2004: Clint Dempsey - New England Revolution
2003: Damani Ralph - Chicago Fire
2002: Kyle Martino - Columbus Crew
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1999: Jay Heaps - Miami Fusion
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October 10, 2007
Boalt Hall professor John Yoo and McGeorge professor John Sims debated the hotly-contested Bush administration's electronic surveillance policy before a nearly packed house of faculty, students and the public on October 1 in the McGeorge lecture hall. Sponsored by the Federalist Society of Sacramento and the McGeorge Federalist Society, the debate, "FISA and Electronic Surveillance — Does National Security Burden Freedom?," was moderated by Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, former general counsel to the National Security Agency and the CIA.
FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, prescribes procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and collection of intelligence information between or among foreign powers. The Bush Administration ordered the National Security Agency to expand the program in 2002. Critics assert that the warrantless spying program is a violation of the Fourth Amendment and illegal under FISA.
Professor Yoo is one of the few defenders of the administration's actions in legal academia. Best known for his 2001-2003 work with the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, he co-authored the post-9/11 PATRIOT Act and wrote a controversial memo denying enemy combatants protection under the Geneva Conventions and advocating some forms of torture to extract information from captured terrorists.
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Service Birmingham, the joint venture with Capita that provides services for the UK's largest council, has confirmed that it plans to outsource a number of IT functions to India.
A spokesman said the decision has already been made as part of its contract extension with the council, and will cover only people working on back-office services.
"It won't have any effect on customer-facing roles," he said.
The plan is for 55 jobs to have been outsourced by the end of the summer, with up to another 45 by the end of the year, although the organisation "will have to look at how the initial deployment goes".
The spokesman said the measure is being taken to provide savings, although there is no firm estimate on how much money it will save.
"As part of our on-going partnership with Birmingham city council we are exploring how we can utilise some overseas expertise to help deliver a cost-effective addition to our existing Birmingham operation," he said.
"As the city council's partner, we are committed to operating as efficiently as possible. We therefore need to offer the council the best combination of operating models to deliver cost savings and efficiency gains while maintaining our existing service levels."
He added that the organisation is working with trade unions on the issue.
This article was originally published at Guardian Government Computing.
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Editor's note: CNN contributor Bob Greene is a best-selling author whose books include "Late Edition: A Love Story" and "Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen."
(CNN) -- For months now, platoons of politicians have been filling the air with words.
But today, if only for a few minutes, can we forget about the politicians and express our sympathy for one of the words?
It's such an amiable word: a word that is friendly and easygoing and nonconfrontational, a word that would never want to get dragged into a fight like this.
Yet it is there anyway, caught between practiced brawlers.
The word?
If you have found yourself paying attention to the presidential campaign that is going to be with us until November, you have heard the word. Repeatedly.
Two of the candidates in the Republican primaries -- Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum -- have used the word regularly to assail one of their opponents, Mitt Romney.
"Massachusetts moderate," Gingrich has said of Romney, over and over, with unmistakable derision.
Santorum has called Romney a "mushy moderate," and has said that delegates at an open Republican convention "are not going to nominate a moderate Massachusetts governor."
Now, Romney and Santorum and Gingrich are all experienced politicians. They know what they're doing, and they can duke this out among themselves. The purpose of today's column is not to discuss which of them would make a better president, or whether Barack Obama is a better president than any one of them would be. We'll find out about that soon enough.
But just how exactly did "moderate" become a political dirty word?
It doesn't sting -- you wouldn't think anyone would consider it a killshot. If one politician calls another a left-winger, or a right-winger, or a communist, or a fascist, or a radical ... now those are words meant to provoke.
But to use "moderate" as a weapon?
Is this really supposed to rile up the American people? Are voters supposed to say: "I don't want that guy anywhere near the White House. He's a moderate!"
To most people's way of thinking, "moderation" has always meant balance, carefulness, calm deliberation, evenhandedness, dispassion, impartiality, judiciousness. It is traditionally a conscientious objector in the universe of bellicose language.
Moderate weather is lovely weather. How are we best advised to eat and drink? In moderation. "Moderation," in the world of words, is the common-sense good buddy, walking the straight and narrow.
It has ever been thus, down through history. "Out of moderation a pure happiness springs," said the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. "Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit," said the French author Francois de La Rochefoucauld. "Keep a mid course between two extremes," said the Roman poet Ovid. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, may or may not have said the actual words that are often attributed to him -- "Moderation in all things" -- but he unquestionably believed in the principle.
So what's going on here? In search of an answer, I turned not to Ovid or Aristotle, but to Cal Thomas, the conservative columnist and commentator whose love of language is as passionate as his interest in politics.
Thomas is resolute in his conservative beliefs, but he has always shown a willingness to at least listen to the other side. He and liberal Bob Beckel write a regular column for USA Today called "Common Ground," where they seek to find precisely that: a meeting place where ideas helpful to America may be worked out.
So, Cal: What exactly does "moderate" mean as it is being used in the present political free-for-all?
"In today's vernacular," Thomas said, " 'moderate' has come to mean that you have no fixed principles, that everything can be negotiated away because all that matters is 'the deal.' "
He continued:
" 'Moderate' has also come to mean liberal on taxation, regulation and the social issues."
We were conducting our conversation by e-mail, so I couldn't see his face as he typed the next sentence. But, knowing his long understanding of politics and the people who practice it, I have a feeling he was smiling. Of "moderate," he wrote:
"It is a label that means whatever the person applying it wants it to mean."
In the current context, he's probably right. But will it work? Come the general election, will Americans band together and slam the door in the face of that dreaded quality, moderation?
It would seem doubtful. This is a pretty centrist country. The one other time that moderation was referred to with such disapproval on the national political stage was in 1964, when Barry Goldwater, the Republican standard-bearer for president, famously said, in accepting the nomination:
"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
What Goldwater was trying to get across was that one must fight for one's principles. He was echoing the words and stances of ancient Rome's Marcus Tullius Cicero and also of early America's Thomas Paine, who said: "Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice."
It was a distinction largely lost on the electorate. Goldwater was never able to recover from the controversy over that speech, and Lyndon Johnson -- whose strategists used Goldwater's words to hammer the thought into voters' minds that someone who spoke well of extremism might be an extremist -- won in a landslide.
But this isn't about landslides or squeakers. It's about that mild-mannered little word that has suddenly found itself turned into an epithet.
When the dust of 2012 has cleared, and the election is over, that word -- wounded, staggering, wondering just what in tarnation happened to it -- will do its best to go on with its life.
It may even allow itself to get angry.
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Apple's iCloud strikes again.
While Apple's cloud-based storage solution has been met with mixed reviews since it launched last October, the service has developed a track record for busting alleged criminals.
The latest lesson served on a cloud was delivered to two Redwood City teenagers who were arrested Wednesday after an iPad stolen last month from a home on Dabury Lane automatically uploaded images of the two online.
A GPS-tracking app installed on the tablet led police to an apartment where the teens were staying.
Officers identified a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl in the apartment but they did not find the iPad. Instead they found the two teenagers with cash that is believed to have come from selling the iPad.
The two confessed to stealing the iPad and they also admitted to being behind another home burglary.
iCloud Helps Nab Redwood City iPad Thieves
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text: Did Nicki Minaj Plagiarize Her Hit "Starships"? DrewBreez | September 12, 2013 784,476 0 Like Tweet Producer Clive Tanaka has filed a lawsuit contesting that she did, in fact, rip this song's instrumentation without crediting him. It sounds awfully similar, despite some tempo differences and, you know, lyrics. Listen to Nicki's version after the jump. Read More Category: Polls, Videos Tag: clive tanaka, Lawsuit, Nicki Minaj, Plagiarism, Starships, uncredited


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CHICAGO (AP) A published report says that more than 200 children who'd been flagged to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services were killed over an 11-year period. That's according to a story Sunday published in The Chicago Tribune.
The newspaper used records from police, prison and the medical examiner to look at deaths from 2000 to 2011. The agency's Office of Inspector General investigates the deaths.
In many cases, calls had been made to the agency's abuse hot line. Sometimes, agency workers made mistakes or failed to act quickly. The agency's inspector general says in one case a worker lied about creating a safety play.
DCFS Director Richard Calica says the deaths are disturbing but resources are limited. The state is making big budget cuts and case workers are overwhelmed.


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Grace Kennedy forms her own Irish Dancing School
The Grace Kennedy School of Irish Dancing has been formed by 'Young, Gifted and Green' Principal Dancer, Grace Kennedy T.C.R.G and Amanda O'Sullivan T.C.R.G.
Tony Hennigan from 'Young, Gifted & Green' and the 'Mayo Manchester Tradfest' said, "It is great to see Grace form her own School with Amanda, both of the dancers have been involved with performing at YGG shows before and we are delighted that they are joining us at our Mayo Manchester Tradfest celebration on Saturday 11 March at Freds Ale House. The event which is celebrated the MMTradfest winning the International Mayo Peoples Award and winning through to the 2017 Finals of the Irish Tourism Industry Awards. It will feature performances from Joe Keegan of the BBC TV series The Voice, The Fianna Phadraig Pipe Band and the fabulous Keegan Academy of Irish Dance.
The Grace Kennedy School of Irish Dancing hope to have lots of chances for the dancers to perform in exhibitions and to be able to compete at local and international competitions.
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I'm a Rockford native and I reside on the North End of Rockford, Illinois. In 2012, I returned home from Macomb, Illinois where I attended Western Illinois University. In 2013, I began working at the YMCA of Rock River Valley as a Senior Director in Mission Advancement. After departing from the Y in 2016, my next stop was at Project First Rate, this past June I was hired as the organization's third Executive Director. In Spring of 2016, I enrolled at Purdue University in pursuit of a master's degree in strategic communication and am set to earn my degree in Spring 2018.
I currently sit on the Board of Director at Blackhawk Learning Connection, Board of Director at Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful, United Way VRC Committee, and serves as a concerned citizen for Rockford Illinois. Previously, I campaigned for United Way's annual fundraising and achieved 2014 Corporate Campaigner of the year for 500+ employees.
How did you end up getting involved with Alignment Rockford?
It's a weird connection, in my first week at the YMCA my boss had assigned me to take on involvement with the Pathways team under Lauri Preece's leadership. After some exposure to AR, it wasn't until 2016 and my role with Project First Rate when I had the opportunity to be "all in" for the team, of course I took the opportunity. I now participate in Alignment Rockford's Operating Board, a member of the Pathways Team, the Career Awareness Team, and I serve on the College and Career Academies of Rockford's EMITT College and Career Readiness Council (CCRC.)
Can you share your experience and what the community might be able to expect out of Alignment Rockford this year?
AR's Board retreat was a hopeful and inspirational experience. I had the opportunity to work alongside our community's stewards and leaders. A common theme at this year's retreat was to engage and educate our community on all the amazing things happening in Rockford's schools. AR has done some great work, we have achieved national honors, other communities are looking at our model, and our school district has rifled in on making sure our students are prepared for the real world. With our foundations strengthened, I see great success in on-boarding the community to achieve our goal.
Why is it important for you to be so involved and can you share some of the work being done in these areas?
There are a number of great things occurring at AR, but what I am most excited about is our community coming together to formulate the best outcomes for our students. It is our goal to ensure our students are leaving 12th grade with either industry certifications or credits towards college, so that when they take that leap, they will be ahead of the game. It's so important to be involved, especially while our community is excited and is looking to change for the better. We have the opportunity to shape our community for the years to come, it is time to step up!
In addition to your team/board memberships you also collaborate regularly with students and schools such as with East High School's Construction classes helping to build out Shelter Care's new offices and Jefferson High School's Fitness Trail. Can you tell us a little more about your involvement in these efforts and perhaps a moment that sticks out for you?
I can hardly take credit for what is happening with those projects. I think what sticks out to me most about those projects was the fact that people in the community had needs and were just totally unaware of how to connect the resources or who to connect with to accomplish the goal. My involvement is from afar, I just make sure my ears are open and I make sure to pass along information that people might be able to help with. The construction industry deals with ALL industries so I have an opportunity to talk with a lot of people, and if there are opportunities to make our community better, especially with the help of RPS205 students, it only makes sense to speak up and try to align.
Clearly you know how to get involved with the progress being made in our schools. Do you have any advice for those community members who want to get involved but don't know how or are hesitant because they have not been in a school setting for quite some time?
Open your eyes, ears, and hearts. We need to be aware of what is going on in our community, and more particularly in our schools. No matter our age, our level of schooling or what we do for a living, we all have perspective that is valuable to shaping our community. AR does an awesome job at connecting with us through multiple platforms, but an easy way to get involved is to look for opportunities to connect your expertise to the outcome of a student's academic and work career.


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For nearly 40 years, Masterpiece on PBS has captivated audiences with the works of the finest classic and contemporary writers, interpreted by the world's foremost actors. In 1985, Rebecca Eaton took over the helm and oversaw the highly successful relaunch in 2008, with three distinct programs strands – Classic, Mystery! and Contemporary. Under her watch, the series has presented such high-profile titles as Prime Suspect, Inspector Morse, The Complete Jane Austen, Wallander and the recent hits Sherlock (returning for Season 2 on May 6th), Upstairs Downstairs and Downton Abbey. With 34 Primetime Emmy Awards, 17 Peabody Awards, a Golden Globe and two Academy Award nominations, her distinguished career has earned her the official recognition of Queen Elizabeth II.
During this exclusive interview with Collider, executive producer Rebecca Eaton talked about what her job at Masterpiece entails, the gut feeling that she goes with when it comes to determining programming, which aspects of her job she enjoys most and dreads most, and what keeps her coming back, year after year. She also talked about the overwhelming success of Sherlock and Downton Abbey, why audiences have responded so strongly to the pairing of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. Watson, and why they only do three 90-minute movies per season. Check out what she had to say after the jump.
Collider: What does your job as executive producer at Masterpiece entail?
REBECCA EATON: My primary job is to choose the programs, either to co-produce them, or acquire them after they're finished. So, I read a lot of scripts, I meet with producers and I read a lot of books, and then I choose the shows and do the negotiations so we can air them on PBS. Once they're in production, my motto is to leave them alone. Once they're shooting, sometimes I go to the set to visit. When they're shot, I look at various early cuts and give notes, as I give notes on scripts. And then, I work to make sure that they get the best exposure in this country. I work with PBS and with our publicist to make sure that everybody knows about them. Hopefully, we broadcast them to great acclaim. And then, I get to buy a new pair of shoes and go to the Emmys. That's my job.
How do you know when you've found something that's perfect for Masterpiece?
EATON: It is very subjective and a gut feeling. We don't do focus groups. I depend a lot on my own judgement, for better or worse. I do ask people to read scripts, if I'm not sure, or screen things with me. In fact, we have a very small team in Boston and as many of us as possible screen all the possibilities, when things are finished and come to us. But, the buck stops here.
With so many aspects to what you do, is there something that you enjoy most and is there anything that you dread?
EATON: Well, I dread about picking a turkey, and broadcasting something that will be badly received and no one will watch. I dread not having enough money to do what we need to do, or losing a project because we didn't have enough money to make it happen. But, dread isn't a feeling that I have very much. I think the part I enjoy most is reading the scripts and screening films because I'm a bookworm and a movie buff. I love that. And then, I love meeting the producers, directors and actors who do them. I love the chance to get to know these people separate from work to see who they are really, behind the scenes, because I love British actors. I love how well-trained, disciplined and versatile they are because they work in television, radio, theater and films. They work all the time and they take it seriously, and they're just very good at their jobs. I love that.
With so much stress and pressure involved in a job like this, what keeps you coming back to it, year after year?
EATON: I think I'm pretty addicted to it all. There's always a crisis somewhere, and you get the satisfaction of solving the problem. And then, there's always the mystery of whether a program will work or not, and waiting for the reviews or seeing what the audience figures are. It's like clockwork. At the same time every year, the same things happen. I love that. I love the predictability of it, with the giant questions, all the way through.
Are you surprised at the audience reaction you've gotten for both Downton Abbey and Sherlock?
EATON: I think that they're bigger than we thought. I knew, as soon as I saw Sherlock, that it was going to be special. The fact that it caught fire the way that it did, didn't surprise me. It was hard to tell, reading it, that it was going to be as unusual because there were some special effects that weren't in the script. Similarly, with Downton Abbey, the story on the page is a very good read, but then you have beautiful people who play the parts. A lot of those actors, I hadn't seen before. You can read a line on a page, but then you hear Maggie Smith say it and it takes on a life of its own.
What do you think it is about the pairing of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, as Holmes and Watson, that you think viewers have responded so strongly to?
EATON: It's interesting because it's two men who have written it – Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss – and they're very different people. They're friends and they've worked together on Doctor Who, but they're very different guys. That might have been why they both loved the idea of working on Sherlock together. It's about two very different guys. Then, you bring in the actual personalities of Benedict and Martin, and Martin is such a cuddly guy who's all heart and very lovable while Benedict is very cerebral, witty and mercurial. They're actors, so they're playing parts, but there's just a certain quality in the two guys that's perfect for the chemistry of the steadfast, sturdy Watson and the all-over-the-place Sherlock.
Was there ever an attempt to try to make more than three 90-minute movies per season?
EATON: No. It's very closely held. Steven crafts them, and Mark writes some of them. It's a lot of work, and he also does Doctor Who and he worked on Tin Tin, so there couldn't be more than three. And, they're very complicated. He doesn't just dash them off. So, I think there will only ever be three at a time, if we're lucky. It's getting harder and harder to do another season, not just because Benedict and Martin are getting such high profiles, but Steven and Mark are busy and in demand. How much more creative juice can they spend on Sherlock?
What can you say to tease what fans can expect from Season 2 of Sherlock?
EATON: Wait until you see the last episode! You know what he did for the end of the first season, and he does it again. How did that happen?! The third episode is very much about Sherlock and Moriarty. Andrew Scott plays Moriarty. He is as crazy as a bed bug, and he plays crazy so well. He is a loon, and he's really smart and really dangerous. I also think Lara [Pulver] is perfect as Irene Adler because she is spectacularly beautiful, controlled and smart, but sensuous and drawn to this man. You don't know what's drawing them together, and they don't quite know, and they're supposed to know everything. There's some CGI. There's a lot of smart phone drama. What would Sherlock do without his phone?! And, Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs) actually figures into the story. There's some jeopardy for Mrs. Hudson. And, in spite of himself, Inspector Lestrade needs Sherlock, so Rupert Graves comes back and he's great. He's given in to realizing that he needs Sherlock, as irritating as he is.
Do you know why the first episode was shot last?
EATON: I think it might have been because of Steven's schedule. I think Steven was always going to write the first one, but maybe because of Tin Tin, he had to juggle things. They had a certain time that they had to shoot it, but it wasn't ready.
How did Endeavor, about the early days of Inspector Morse, come about?
EATON: Everybody looked at the calendar and realized that 2012 was going to be the 25th anniversary. It was 1987 when the first one aired, and it was such a successful franchise. And Lewis has continued to be a successful franchise. So, I thought, "What can we do with this?," and talked to Colin Dexter. He had written this short story of the young Morse, and it did seem to be a tempting period because there hasn't been much British drama set in the 1960's. You can acquire the costumes and the cars, so it's doable.
When you do updates of classic stories that so many people know, is it important for you to make sure they come across as fresh and new?
EATON: There's a new television generation coming in every five or 10 years, and the classic stories stand up to being redone. Some of these roles are choice plums for actors, so you can get really good, established actors and you can find the next beautiful, young actor, as well.
Since you're doing some different projects, what makes Dickens and Masterpiece such a good pairing?
EATON: The time – 19th century London, England – is always rich because it's dark and it's light, and it's serious and it's funny, and there's social history and love stories, and costumes. There's just a lot of rich drama. That's why they're called classics. You take them out and put them up against the times that you're living in, and you see if it's a good time for that. People love to see these books done, again and again. They just love it.
How difficult is it to assemble such incredible casts for the Masterpiece projects?
EATON: It's not. There's just a big group of actors in London. There are new ones coming in, all the time, who are looking for work, and established actors who are interested in working and like to work. To be a working actor in England is a life. I think it's harder in this country. Either you are a superstar or a starving actor. But, there's so much drama being made there that you can work. So, I'm always amazed that we'll have a project and there will be a part, and Maggie Smith will say yes. She doesn't have to do it. She could not work at all, or just do movies, but she likes to work and, if it appeals, it appeals. When Daniel Radcliffe did David Copperfield, who knew? It's not hard to cast these things.
Do you already have your next projects lined up?
EATON: Well, we have the interesting situation of establishing some ongoing strands, like Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs, Sherlock and Lewis, going back to where Masterpiece was, which was to have four, five or six titles in a year because they ran so long. I could pretty much guess, fairly accurately, what will show up in the schedule for 2013. I just can't say yet.


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Design Concepts Released for 2015 Mustang RTR
Vaughn Gittin's new RTR Package Packs a Visual Punch for the new S550 Mustang
Vaughn Gittin Jr. may have made himself a household name (well, in Ford households at the least) with his drifting prowess and championship winning Mustang drifter, but he's no slouch when it comes to serialized Mustang production either. His Mustang RTR (Ready to Rock) product line, which debuted with the freshly designed 2010 Mustang, has quickly gained a rabid following. The Mustang RTR is a well thought out package of visual, performance, and handling upgrades that make for a great daily driver, race car, or show car (or all three!) without having to smash your piggy bank into a million pieces.
Early next year the Mustang RTR brand will launch their all-new Spec 1 and Spec 2 serialized Mustangs on the new 2015 Mustang S550 chassis. Featuring the now-legendary5.0L Coyote V-8 and the all-new 2.3L EcoBoost, the Mustang RTR will enhance the production IRS, braking, performance, and looks with its trademark pieces. Front and rear fascia updates, wheels, graphics, and more are all part of the Mustang RTR branding and we can't wait to get behind the wheel of one and see what Vaughn and his Mustang mad scientists have cooked up.
For 2015 the available Mustang RTR dealers will be increasing, allowing Mustang fans easier access to the Mustang RTR. "For the past couple years we have really focused on building relationships with the best dealers out there," says Vaughn. "The dealers we have partnered with so far have been very happy with the RTR program we offer and the overall reception Mustang RTRs receive in their dealerships. Excitement is very high around this next generation Ford Mustang." The serialized Mustang RTR, Spec 1 and Spec 2, will both be available starting January 2015 at select dealers. Mustang RTR will also be offering all RTR products for sale at that time for individuals with 2015 Mustangs that want to personalize their Mustang one piece at a time. The parts program will be available exclusively through www.mustangrtr.com and www.americanmuscle.com.


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The Renaissance, from the 14-17C, marked a turning point in portraiture. Renaissance artists began to paint secular scenes, breaking away from the dominant religious art of medieval painters. Partly out of interest in the natural world & partly out of nostalgia for classical Greece & Rome, portraits became valued as symbolic & allegorical objects & as depictions of earthly success & status. The period in Europe was the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages & modern history. The relationship between man & nature was evolving as Francis Bacon (1561-1626) promoted man as "the minister & interpreter of nature." Portraits began to depict the wealthy & the middle class in natural landscapes & in more formal garden settings, where man was obviously controlling the nature around him. As time passed, the Renaissance garden became as much as symbol of the owner's wealth & culture as his house, his clothes, or his art collection.
1635 Frans Hals (Dutch artist, 1581-1666) Family Portrait


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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports research to better understand, diagnose, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. These ongoing activities bring us closer to solving the health challenges facing our nation and the world.
This first edition of the Web-based NIAID Year in Review summarizes our programmatic and scientific accomplishments during fiscal year (FY) 2010 and describes how our budget is distributed by research programs and funding mechanisms. In addition, we highlight selected NIAID research areas that showed striking progress in FY 2010. Read more of the Letter from NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
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Agendas, Staff Reports, Minutes & Audio
Welcome to the City of Tulare Agendas, Staff Reports, Minutes & Audio page!
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Board of Public Utilities Meeting
- Date: 7/16/2020 4:00 PM
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In praise of having some good "Sitzfleisch"
Tom Reese at the National Catholic Reporter picks up an interesting story from the Pray Tell blog. At their fall meeting last week, the German bishops tabled any decision on the German-language version of controversial new Mass translations. Like the English translations implemented in Advent 2011, the new German translations had been pushed by the Vatican—over the objections of many German-speaking bishops in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland—to hew more closely to the Latin texts in accordance with the Vatican norms in the document Liturgiam authenticam.
Some of the reporting at Pray Tell and NCR has overinterpreted what happened at the German bishops' meeting last week. The translations were not scheduled for implementation during Advent 2013 (that is the date for the new German edition of the hymnal Gotteslob, which was and still is to include the currently used Mass texts), and it is also not really true that "now the whole thing has been put on ice," as Pray Tell reports.
Still, while the tabling of a decision on the new translations does not necessarily mean the end of this project, given the new climate in Rome, it could very well be. And this could once again demonstrate the value of the unique German virtue of having "Sitzfleisch" (literally, "seat meat," meaning the endurance to sit long enough on one's posterior).
Pope Francis has now repeatedly said that the various Vatican offices ought to be "at the service of the pope and the bishops. They must help both the particular churches and the bishops' conferences. They are instruments of help." It would certainly be no stretch to imagine that the relentless Vatican pressure of recent years to direct translations according to Liturgiam authenticam will now ease up.
And given the history of these translation projects—with the suppression of the earlier ICEL translation in the English-speaking world and the similar fate of an earlier German missal-translation revision project—many people would certainly argue that the Vatican involvement in both cases might fall under Francis' comment (in his interview with the Jesuit magazines), "In some cases, however, when [the dicasteries of the Roman Curia] are not functioning well, they run the risk of becoming institutions of censorship."
For those of us not glued to the "liturgy wars" of recent years, it is still very interesting to see how the new papal climate is playing out in this particular arena. Earlier this week, a blog post at the British Catholic Herald rang alarm(ist) bells about "persistent rumours" that the pope might appoint as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship—gasp!—"a dedicated opponent of Benedict XVI's liturgical reorientation of the Church." "If Archbishop Piero Marini really is appointed," writes William Oddie, "it will be an unmistakeable declaration that we are all to be plunged back into the hermeneutic of discontinuity and rupture." Oddie says he doesn't believe it will happen. "But if it does…. Dear Heavens, what then?" Stay tuned.


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Makes 14 (I ended up with 20)
Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract. Sift in the flour and baking powder together and beat into the mixture. Add the chocolate chips and stir until well combined.
Bake until golden, 12-15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to five days.
Recipe from: Cookies Galore by Jacqueline Bellefontaine


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So converting people increases piety? Ill have to try that. Sad that all the cardinals arent gathered in rome all the time, so i could just assasinate all with more piety than mine
Another problem has occured: Does quiting a crusade decrease ur reputation with the pope critically. Cause France have started attacking me, and i need the dismounted knights and yoemen in my army heading for the crusade at home?


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Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter has named Special Counsel Thomas M. Fisher '91 to the new position of Solicitor General. The Solicitor General will be assigned specific cases of constitutional challenges as well as other cases with issues of vital interest to state government. The solicitor general will also review and make recommendations to the Attorney General on the state's participation in filing or signing amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," briefs.
"Tom has a thoughtful, thorough approach to litigation that has served our state well over the past several years as special counsel," Attorney General Carter said. "The complex nature of constitutional challenges and other cases against the state require a dedicated individual with in-depth knowledge and experience with such challenges. That person is Tom. His excellent record before the Indiana and United States Supreme Courts is invaluable as we continue to seek methods and processes to enhance the state's legal arguments and decision making."
"I am deeply honored and humbled to be named Indiana's first solicitor general," Fisher said. "Attorney General Carter has an important vision for enhancing structure and regularity to the formulation of legal policy, and he is committed to excellence in presenting the state's cases to courts at all levels. I share his vision and commitment, and I am proud to help lead the office in these crucial areas."
Fisher has been with the Attorney General's Office as special counsel since February, 2001. Prior to joining the Attorney General's Office, Fisher worked in private practice in Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., and clerked for Judge Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Originally from Remington, Indiana, Fisher received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 from Wabash College, graduating with honors. He earned a J.D., also with honors, from Indiana University Law School, Bloomington in 1994.
(Information for this story from a press release provided by the Attorney General's Office.)