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La Coupe des Pays-Bas de football 1965-1966, nommée la KNVB beker, est la  édition de la Coupe des Pays-Bas. La finale se joue le 25 mai 1966 au stade Feijenoord à Rotterdam.

Le club vainqueur de la coupe est qualifié pour la Coupe des coupes 1966-1967.

Pour cette édition, la fédération décide d'instaurer une phase de poules pour rendre la compétition plus attractive. Le tenant du titre, Feyenoord Rotterdam est exempté de ce premier tour, les autres équipes sont regroupées dans quinze poules de quatre équipes. Les quinze vainqueurs de poule se qualifient pour les huitièmes de finale.

Finale
Le Sparta Rotterdam bat l'ADO La Haye 1 à 0 et remporte son troisième titre.

Notes et références

1965-1966
Pays-Bas
Football
Football


While I was in Chicago for the Christmas break, I had a wonderful meeting with around thirty young Jesuits, all in their "pre-tertianship" period of formation. This means that these men had already passed through their lengthy education in philosophy and theology and had been involved for some time in a ministry of the Jesuit order. The group I addressed included high school teachers, university professors, journal editors, and doctoral students—and almost all of them were ordained priests. After a simple lunch of soup and sandwiches, we plunged into conversation. We were at it for well over an hour, but I enjoyed the exercise so much, it seemed like about fifteen minutes. They were massively impressive people: smart, articulate, passionate about their work, and dedicated to the Gospel.
At its 32nd General Congregation in 1975, under the leadership of the charismatic Pedro Arrupe, the Jesuit order committed itself to propagate the works of justice as an essential part of its mission. And since that time, Jesuits have become renowned for their dedication to this indispensable task. My concern, I told my interlocutors, is that an exaggerated stress on the fostering of justice in the political and economic arena can compromise the properly evangelizing mission of Christ's Church. Mind you, a commitment to doing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, to righting social wrongs, to serving the poor and needy necessarily follows from evangelization. One of the permanent achievements of Vatican II is to show that conversion to Christ entails not a flight from the world, but precisely a deeper love for the world and a desire to alleviate its suffering. There is simply no question about it: an evangelized person works for justice.
But when we squint at the issue from the other end, things get a bit more complicated. On the one hand, striving for justice can indeed be a door to evangelization. What attracted so many people in the first and second centuries to take a look at Christianity was none other than the Church's obvious care for the sick, the homeless, and the poor: "How these Christians love one another!" But on the other hand, the commitment to social justice, in itself and by itself alone, cannot be sufficient for evangelization, which is the sharing of the good news that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is risen from the dead. The reason for this is obvious: a Jew, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a secular humanist, even an atheist of good will can be an advocate of social justice. One can fully and enthusiastically embrace a program of caring for the poor and the hungry without, in any sense, espousing faith in Jesus Christ. Many statistical studies reveal that young people today understand (and applaud) that the Church advocates for justice, even as they profess little or no belief in God, Jesus, the Resurrection, the Bible as an inspired text, or life after death. I would argue that this disconnect is, at least in part, a result of the hyper-stress that we have placed on social justice in the years following the Council.
I told my young Jesuit conversation partners that they ought to follow the prompt of our Jesuit pope and go not just to the economic margins but to the "existential margins"—that is to say, to those who have lost the faith, lost any contact with God, who have not heard the Good News. Go, I told them, into your high schools, colleges, and universities and advocate for the faith, speak of God, tell the young people about Jesus and his resurrection from the dead. Don't for a minute, I continued, abandon your passion for justice, but let people see that it is grounded in Christ and his Gospel.


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We've scoured the globe for the world's best Fairtrade coffee and have hand-selected three of the best: one each of a medium, dark and extra dark roast. Each one is rated 'specialty' or higher by the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America), and every roast has its own story.


i shoot landscapes, some night shots, some birds, and anything else that might look interesting. Currently I am shooting a nikon crop sensor with the kit lens (18-55) a 55-300 and an 11-15 tokina. I'm thinking of keeping the nikon with the 55-300 for birds.
I can't afford alot of lenses so please recomend what I should start my Pentax full frame bag with.
If you only had to use one lens go with the 24-70. It's expensive but you will get a lot of use out of it.
and priorities on the subjects you mentioned would help.
DFA28-105 without a doubt. It's the perfect walkaround on the K-1 and will compliment your crop Nikon/55-300 brilliantly.
The DFA24-70 is big (82mm filters, anyone?), heavy and expensive by comparison. It's still a very fine lens, but mine only gets an airing for special events.
Welcome to the forum, I'm sure many here have their favorite and will suggest that to you.
Have a look through the extensive information here on the forum, it may help you in your selection.
Budget is going to be the overriding concern here. As well as what focal lengths you use most.
As already noted the DFA 28-105 is where you should most likely start. Maybe you could get the K-1II with the 28-105 kit? If you are going to use the Nikon (for now) on the longer lengths then that covers that end. If you have the budget the DFA 24-70 is a bit wider and is f/2.8 but much more expensive.
If you need wider there is the DFA 15-30 or the older but still good FA 20-35. Or any of several manual Samyang primes.
Consider starting with the 28-105. It's a relatively inexpensive, sharp, compact lens. It works well for many types of photography and is a major step up from your current Nikon 18-55.
For ultra wide angle, the Pentax DFA 15-30 is very good. It is a more expensive and very heavy lens. Consider a Samyang/Rokinon manual focus lens as a less expensive alternative. Samyang 14, 20, and 24 are full frame (the 16 is crop).
An alternative to the 28-105 is the 24-70. Advantages of the 24-70: slightly wider, constant f2.8. Disadvantages: more expensive, bigger, heavier, less zoom.
What types of scenes: city, concerts, wilderness, Milky Way, etc.? Do you have a tripod?
The 24-70 might be a good idea if you want the wideness and some slight mid range to compliment your 55-300. The 28-105 would be a less expensive option, while giving you a versatile range on one camera body.
The 28-105 works surprisingly well at night. You either have to crank the ISO up or take a much longer exposure than with a fast lens, but here are some examples of what it can do at night. All were shot DNG format and processed. #2 (Devils' Tower startrail) is a composite of multiple frames (and in hindsight has some sloppy layer masking).
I have too many camera systems I like to shoot with, so I can't afford to pay the prices of new Pentax zooms, however good they may be.
Tamron APO XR Di 28-75 f/2.8 and it cost me about $400.
I also love shooting the FA31 and FA77 primes in particular, although each of those cost nearly double the Tamron price.
Recently I also bought a mint condition Sigma DG APO 70-200 f/2.8 lens for about $400; not sure which version except that it's one of the older non-macro versions. I'm very happy with its IQ on the K-1.


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Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13 – the two most common types of bankruptcy filed today. To understand the basic differences, read on.
There are significant differences between Ch7 and Ch13 – specifically in how the property you decide to keep is handled.
1. Chapter 7: Eliminates all dischargeable debt. Any secured debt is eliminated upon surrender of the collateral. If you choose to keep the secured property in Chapter 7, you will be required to sign an agreement between you and the lender reaffirming your debt and personal obligations on the note. This is called a reaffirmation agreement. The court must approve the agreement and it can be revoked within 60 days after signing.
Reaffirmation agreements must be carefully considered. One of the biggest considerations is that if you get behind on payments again and the car is repossessed, this is considered post-petition debt, which is non dischargeable.
2. Chapter 13: This creates a Plan that you pay off in 3-5 years. Dischargeable debt is eliminated once you have completed the Plan. Secured debts (e.g. car loans, title loans, Nebraska Furniture Mart) can be lumped into the Plan as well as attorney fees, court fees and administrative costs. Some non-dischargeable debts like taxes can also be added to the plan as well.
Cram Down Basics: One powerful feature of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy is the ability to "Cram Down" certain secured debts that qualify. If you have an auto loan and you are paying a high interest rate, you can pay the automobile back at the "discount" or "till" rate through the plan. The discount rate is currently 4.75%, but can and does fluctuate. If you have owned your vehicle for more than 910 days (roughly 2.5 years) you only need to pay the value of the vehicle or the contract balance – whichever is lower. For example, you owe $18,000 on your car, but it's only worth $12,000. If you have owned your car for over 2.5 years, you would only have to pay $12,000 in the plan. This is a huge advantage for people who want to retain a vehicle with negative equity (i.e. they are "upside down" on their loan).


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WHEN CAN WE SCHEDULE A TASTING?
Tastings are usually held on Saturdays. But we know that life gets busy, especially while planning a wedding, so for couples that can't make it in on the weekends, we have a few weekday tasting spots available each week. Please keep in mind that we are closed Sunday and Monday and do not hold tastings in the bakery on those days. Tastings generally last 45 minutes -1 hour and we can accommodate up to 4 guests (total) at each tasting.
BUT I REALLY WANT TO BRING MORE THAN 4 GUESTS, CAN I?
Because our tasting appointments take place in our bakery, we must limit tastings to 4 adults maximum (including the bride and/or groom), in order to have space for both our guests and our bakers!
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I SHOW UP?
Well, we encourage you to come hungry. That's a start! Aside from that, feel free to bring in any inspiration you have, (magazine clippings, Pinterest pages, sketches, fabric swatches, etc.) but don't worry if you don't know what you want yet... we'll figure it out together.
We want you to taste your faves! Rachel's Cake and Sweet As A Strawberry are our two award winning besties so we always include those for you to dig into, but upon booking your tasting we will have you choose 4 other flavors from our favorites menu to try. Take a peek at our menu for your options!
WHEN SHOULD I START LOOKING FOR A CAKE?
We recommend that you come in for your tasting somewhere between 3-6 months before your wedding day. Of course, the early birds get the worm, so the sooner you know the better (so we can guarantee availability and delivery time).
OKAY (*BLUSH*) HOW MUCH AM I GOING TO SPEND?
All of our wedding cakes are custom made from scratch, and take a lot of time to bake, design and decorate. Pricing for wedding cakes starts at $6 per person, and goes up based on difficulty and design. If you have a strict budget, just let us know about it. We are more than happy to work within it and suggest ways to make a cake as big as you need, in the flavor you want, with the design you can afford!
All wedding cakes and custom cakes require a 50% deposit up front to hold your date. This deposit can be made over the phone with a credit card, or in person at the bakery with cash or check. The balance will be due one week before the big day.
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TBH..I'M NOT REALLY INTO CAKE... I WANT PIE OR POPS OR A DESSERT BAR!
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CAKE STAND? HOW DO I GET ONE OF THOSE????
Don't worry, we got you! You can rent one of our cake stands (we have plenty) for $25.00. The cake stand needs to be returned to us within 1 week of the event.


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The Stain of Our Founding Father's Original Sin
The enslavement of human beings was the major sticking point in the formation of the United States of America after the Revolutionary War that freed the colonies from the tyranny of King George. The economy of the southern colonies depended on it. Virginian, George Washington, our esteemed general and first president, was a slave owner. In the introduction to Carla Killough McClafferty's powerful and insightful book for young adults (actually, any adult no matter how old) Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon, she tells us "At the age of eleven Washington inherited ten human beings, and he would own people his entire life." So the continental congress agreed to omit the contradiction that enslavement of people was counter to the American ideal of individual freedom; thus tabling the conversation for later generations in our country's painful work towards "a more perfect union."
Maybe you'll say to yourself, "Yes, yes, slavery was bad. I need this book like I need another book about the Holocaust." I say, yes, you need to read this book. I needed to read this book. The word "slave" has the pejorative connotation of anonymity. The term "enslaved person or people" used throughout this book brings in humanity. Make no mistake--enslavement means that human beings were victimized and pressed into a lifetime of servitude. Carla McClafferty's meticulous research brings a few of such people to life.
Fifteen-year-old William Lee was purchased by Washington and became his valet or "body servant." He lived by his master's side, attending his every need at home in Mount Vernon and throughout the 8 years of warfare. Many historians believe he is standing dressed in his fine livery behind Washington in the painting by John Trumbull on the cover of this book. Even after Washington died and his will freed all his "chattel," William Lee stayed on at Mount Vernon with a pension.
George and Martha Washington believed that they treated their enslaved people well. They got them medical attention when they were sick. They gave some of the house workers days off to attend theatrical entertainment. They did not break up families if they could help it. Oney Maria Judge, was a "mulatto," (from the word "mule," a sterile hybrid bred from a horse and a donkey) who belonged to Martha Washington as part of her inheritance from her first husband when she was widowed, called her "dower" estate. The inheritance laws stipulated that Martha was not allowed to sell or free her enslaved people. Oney became Martha Washington's "lady's maid" and traveled with her to the various residences in New York and then Philadelphia after Washington became our first president.
In Pennsylvania, there was a law called the "Gradual Abolition Act" which allowed enslaved men and women to apply for freedom after living in the state for six months. Martha Washington was apprised of this law by a friend of her husband so that they could "game" the system by sending an enslaved servant to visit Mount Vernon or another southern state as the six month time limit approached thus resetting the clock back to zero when they returned. Despite being well-dressed and an intimate part of the Washington family, Oney got wind of a plan for her to go to Martha's granddaughter's estate when Martha Washington died. So one night, as the family sat down to dinner, Oney slipped out the door and disappeared into the busy streets of Philadelphia and onto a ship bound for New Hampshire. Martha Washington was hurt; couldn't understand why she had been abandoned by a girl she had sheltered. Despite attempts to catch her and bring her back, Oney Judge established a life and a family as a free woman. Freedom trumped the security of enslavement.
Ultimately, George Washington came to understand the evils of enslavement. And McClafferty tells of the outcomes of some of the lives she so beautifully chronicles in this book. She spent time interviewing some of their descendants, who are proudly reclaiming their family history.
Enslaved people were buried in unmarked graves at Mount Vernon. A new project by archaeologists is underway to reveal the site of each grave shaft. They systematically sift the top soil above the identified graves leaving them undisturbed so each occupant can continue to rest in piece as flowers are placed in recognition of a buried life.
Tears ran down my cheeks as I read of the care and love brought to this space of eternal rest. (Can you believe I'm crying over the work of archaeologists and their volunteers?) The power behind Carla Killough McClafferty's Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon comes from her dispassionate, sensitive, and respectful rendering of a story of people whose names we know as merchandise on a bill of sale.
On the Forcible Separation of Children From Parents.
I chose this photo from Wikimedia Commons public domain, to depict how the news photos show the traumatized children at the Mexican border. I didn't want to use any copyrighted material but you can find it everywhere as children are ripped from the arms of their parents to be incarcerated in "happy-looking shelters."
Five months after the Berlin Wall came down in 1990, I made a trip to East Berlin, with two German friends, to find a story about the wall from the point of view of children. We put an ad in the East German newspaper to find someone who was willing to step forward and speak to an American children's nonfiction author. This is the story I heard, as told to me by a 43-year-old woman named Mia:
On Saturday night August 12, 1961, huge rolls of barbed wire were unfurled through the streets that separated East and West Berlin. By Sunday morning 10,000 men from the people's police patrolled the border. Sunday was a quiet day. Most Berliners, East and West, didn't know that the border was closing. Eleven-year-old Mia was asleep in the West Berlin home of her grandparents. Her parents and three sisters had a peaceful day at home in East Berlin. They didn't see the posters announcing that the border was about to be closed.
On Monday morning Mia's mother was stopped at a checkpoint on her way to her job in West Berlin at Siemens, a huge electronic firm. She was asked if she had relatives in the west. She told the border guard that her daughter was visiting her parents. She was told not to go to work but to go and bring her daughter home.
When Mia and her mother returned to the checkpoint, three uniformed men, without warning, grabbed Mia and threw her in a truck with a lot of other children, including babies. Everyone was crying. When she looked out the back of the truck, she could see that her mother was also wringing her hands and crying. Mia thought she must have done something really naughty to be kidnapped this way but she also wondered about the babies. Weren't they too young to do something worthy of being ripped from their families?
The truck drove about an hour to a town called Potsdam. It had been transformed into a vacation camp with lots of tents and mattresses on the ground. The children were cared for by young men, called Blue Shirts, of the Youth organization. One Blue Shirt told Mia "Your parents are fine. They are at home and you are on vacation. You'll go home in a few days. It's a national celebration! The bad capitalists in the West were getting ready to invade the East and take away everything we own and that's why we had to close the border. Now we are safe." After a while, Mia and the other children stopped crying and began playing. Mia especially loved the food.
On the fourth day all the children were taken to a building in Potsdam. Mia watched reunion after reunion as parents came to pick up their children. Finally, Mia was the last one left. "I'm being punished," she thought, sadly, "My parents don't want me." But the authorities had simply forgotten to notify her parents. So at nine o'clock that night she was driven home in a beautiful black car. Her family came running out to greet her. Mia realized that they loved her after all!
It was years before Mia understood that the children had been kidnapped to keep their families from escaping to the West before the border had been secured. Families with jobs and relatives in the West were particularly vulnerable. The DDR authorities knew that parents would never leave their children behind. Of course, Mia's mother lost her job and Mia never saw her grandparents again.
So you see that wresting children from their parents for political purposes is nothing new. Distributing disgusting, lying propaganda is nothing new. But I never thought this behavior would be perpetrated by my country which proudly proclaims "we are the land of the free and the home of the brave."
Get a Dose of This!
The Author's Note, when you first open Sarah Albee's Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines, states: "Let's get one thing straight, right off the bat: this is not a how-to book. It's a history book. It's about how people have poisoned one another from ancient times to the present."
What an intriguing idea! The threat to life, how people die, and how to avoid it is one of the great motivators of literature. Fairy tales, stories of orphans, sagas of disease allow readers to fantasize about their own mortality from a safe distance. History books are full of stories of battles but those involve armies of people. Poison is so, well, personal and individualized. It brings death to life in a way that makes for riveting storytelling. Why not use it as a lens to tell a much bigger story that involves politics, geography, culture, medicine, pollution, and human passions?
Death can be a difficult topic of conversation, especially for children in grades 3 to 7, for which Poison is targeted. But Sarah Albee's sense of humor and witty writing keeps the reader smiling. Information about specific poisons are summed up in a "Tox Box" that discusses a poison's source, products, delivery system to the body and its effects on the body in delightfully gruesome detail.
She has dead-on perception about stories that will fascinate kids, which she calls "Freaky Facts:"
"At the court of Louis XIV, enemas were extremely fashionable—they were thought to be good for your complexion and to keep the mind sharp. The king had as many as four enemas a day—sometimes in full view of government officials and advisers. Certain pharmacists specialized in enemas and hung huge, plunger-shaped wooden plaques outside their shops."Then there are a whole series "Nice Work if You Can Survive It" of how workers in different professions were poisoned. I didn't know that hat makers, who breathed in poisonous mercury vapors when making felt, eventually wound up with "tremors, drooling, muscle weakness, tooth loss, memory loss, and extreme irritability…. People called it mad hatter's disease." Lewis Carroll knew that when he created the Mad Hatter. The order of anecdotes tells a much larger story of human triumphs and failures through the ages.
Albee's meticulous research and love of story-telling make Poison a painless romp through history with a strong dose of learning.


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Gavin Boyle Fellowship in Cosmology and Exoplanetary Science (Fixed Term)
Kavli Institute for Cosmology (Institute of Astronomy/Cavendish Laboratory)
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Starting Date:
3 years in the first instance
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance, with the possibility of an additional 2 year extension subject to funding.
The Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge (Located at the West Cambridge Site), is starting a new programme of research fellowships, the 'Gavin Boyle Fellowship in Cosmology and Exoplanetary Science'. The Fellowship programme has been made possible by the joint donation from Mr Gavin Boyle and the Kavli Foundation. The first of these research fellowships will be in the area of Exoplanets starting in October 2019.
Applicants must have a PhD in Astronomy or a related field, or be near to completion by the start date of the fellowship. Applicants should have expertise in research areas relevant to the discovery, characterisation or theoretical study of exoplanets or exoplanetary atmospheres, or their formation processes.
The successful applicant will be expected to develop research objectives and conduct collaborative scientific research in Exoplanetary Science (specifically in the areas mentioned above), write up research work for publication and presentations, and may be involved in one or more of the various research projects associated with Exoplanetary research at Cambridge. The successful applicant may be requested to assist with the supervision of graduate students and outreach activities. Applicants must have excellent communication and computing skills.
Salary will be on the Postdoctoral scale at Grade 5 for those close to completion of PhD (£26,243 to £30,395) or Grade 7 for those with proof of PhD (£30,395 to £39,609) plus superannuation benefit. A research allowance of £5,000 pa will be provided. Further benefits of University employment are outlined at http://www.induction.admin.cam.ac.uk/
It is expected that the successful applicant will also be offered an affiliation with Selwyn College, which may include additional College benefits (e.g. subsidised accommodation and meals). However, this affiliation is subject to assessment by the College on the candidate's suitability and is conditional on agreeing some additional duties and opportunities in terms of teaching and outreach.
Further information can be obtained from the further particulars or from Professor Roberto Maiolino, email director(at)kicc.cam.ac.uk . Information specifically concerning Selwyn College can be obtained from Dr Michael Sewell, Senior Tutor, email mjs1001(at)cam.ac.uk . If you have any queries about your application, please contact Mr Steven Brereton (email kavlisec(at)ast.cam.ac.uk, telephone +44 (0) 1223 337516).
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The Ketubah, or Jewish Marriage Contract
The ketubah is an ancient contract delineating the obligations of the husband to his wife.
How to Choose a Ketubah, or Jewish Marriage Contract
Jewish Weddings 101
A ketubah is a Jewish marriage contract that is signed just prior to the wedding ceremony.
Traditionally, the ketubah has been written in Aramaic, with specific language outlining the groom's financial obligations to the bride, and is then signed, in the groom's presence, by two male witnesses. While different versions of Jewish wedding contracts date back to biblical times, the ketubah text was codified in the first century CE, and an entire book, or tractate, of the Talmud — Ketubot (the plural of ketubah)— describes its purpose and requirements.
In Israel today, the ketubah, whose name derives from the Aramaic and Hebrew root "katav," which means "to write," is binding under civil, as well as religious, law. Elsewhere, the ketubah is binding only under religious law and must be accompanied by civil wedding documents.
While many traditionally observant Jews continue to use the ketubah's original text, many liberal Jews have adapted the text to make it more gender-inclusive or address other concerns. Although many contemporary Jews regard the ketubah as a sexist document, numerous scholars have argued that it was initially designed to protect women from being abandoned by their husbands or forced to divorce against their will.
Today a wide variety of ketubah texts can be found, with many focusing less on legalities than on the couple's love for one another and hopes for their shared future. Some have been adapted specifically for same-sex couples, while others are adapted for interfaith couples.
Some couples choose to compose their own ketubah text. While some modern ketubahs are written in Aramaic, others are in Hebrew, English, or other languages. When featuring Aramaic or Hebrew text, the ketubah often also includes a side-by-side translation into English or whatever language is spoken by the couple.
Today many ketubahs are signed by both partners, and at least two witnesses regardless of gender.
Whether traditional or modern, the ketubah is often a beautiful piece of Judaica that the couple frames and then displays in their home after the wedding. Some are custom-made with hand-lettered calligraphy and art, whereas others are purchased pre-made, with spaces for the partners to fill in their names, the date and the wedding's location.
Pronounced: kuh-TOO-buh, Origin: Hebrew, the Jewish wedding contract.
All About Jewish Wedding Rings
What do Jewish wedding rings look like and what do they mean?
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The biggest motivator for change in Jewish wedding customs by liberal Jews has been egalitarianism.
How to Plan a Jewish Wedding
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49ers RB Kendall Hunter is demonstrating that he's a good fit with the team because he's decisive and explsoive. Photo by Wunderlich Photography.
The gist of the situation: Cobb's 60 yards on 3 catches – 2 of them third down conversions – has everyone excited about the possibility of Cobb becoming a regular season factor on offense as a rookie. Even Packers cornerback Charles Woodson is impressed with Cobb. Even Aaron Rodgers was quoted in the Press-Gazette as saying that he's excited about Cobb and looks forward to getting reps with him.
My take: The receiver depth chart is a crowded place in Green Bay. Donald Driver might be 36 in football years (47 in media years), but he's still capable of maintaining starter production. Jordy Nelson came to life in the playoffs, while James Jones showed more flashes in the regular season. Any three of these players are capable of winning the starting job on the outside. It might even be preferable for Green Bay to use Driver in the slot so Nelson and/or Jones can split time outside. Where that leaves Cobb's role on offense is the question. I believe we'll see Cobb earn more time as a slot receiver than the starting lineup might appear on paper. However his value this year will be on special teams, situational plays, and depth. Don't be surprised if one of the veteran receivers misses a few weeks due to injury that Cobb plays well enough that the veteran doesn't get his job back.
Cobb was my No.3 receiving prospect in this class in the 2011 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. Here's an excerpt of that RSP report in the New York Times Fifth Down. I break down where his individual skills rank with every receiver I evaluated in this class in the RSP.
The gist of the situation: This take is coming from Raiders coaching staff as well as beat reporters. Moore is tearing it up with his athleticism with the ball in the air and his skills after the catch.
My take: I had Moore ranked 24th among receivers in this rookie class. Seems like a pretty low rating for a receiver who is having such a great rookie camp. I won't lie. It was. Too low. In fact, my grade on him may turn out to be too low as well. However, Moore is a great example of where scouting players is more than just about a ranking. Check out the discussions I've had with Chad Reuter and Matt Williamson and you'll understand why evaluating a prospect for a team is different than evaluating a prospect without one. If I knew Moore would go to a team that used him purely for his vertical or after the catch skills, I'd have ranked him higher. However, I have to considering my ranking of players based on how complete they are and how well they can fit with any organization.
Moore is a game-breaking receiver with the ability to get vertical separation on defensive backs. he was second among receivers in college football with a 21.2 ypc average and he's the only player in FBS with two, 200-yard games in 2010. Moore has acceleration, deep speed, and he can catch the ball after contact. he adjusts well to the football in the air and he demonstrates the ability to catch the ball with his hands away from his body. Moore does a good job breaking back to the football and he shows awareness of the sideline. He also uses his body to shield the ball from the defneder.
Once in the open field, he's capable of making defenders miss by stringing moves together. All of these qualities make Moore a dangerous deep threat. Where Moore needs additional work is setting up his breaks and making sharper breaks to create separation against defenders. His speed forced a lot of college corners to give him cushion at the line of scrimmage. Moore will need to refine his skills against press coverage. Despite his vertical prowess he has some issues with dropping passes on routes with his back to the football. Moore reminds me of Bernard Berrian in this sense. The skill is there, but the consistency has to show up to transform Moore's talent into production.
While it initially appears that I was probably too hard on Moore, I've had no problem drafting him late in my fantasy leagues for the very reason that what he's doing in Oakland is what he did best at Tennessee. At least when you read the RSP, you can see that a low evaluation score doesn't automatically mean the guy is written off. I just didn't believe Moore would be this consistent and he'd have more work to do to maximize his talent. If he remains consistent, Moore could be a steal. I'll be glad to say this was a miss if three years from now Moore continues to look like the best player on the field for the Raiders. He's making a great first impression.
@NFLDraftUpdate #Eagles rookie RB Dion Lewis seemingly has a firm hold on the team's #3 RB duties over coaching staff favorite Eldred Buckley.
@LesBowen: Lovely Vince Young deep throw and catch w/Harper vs. blitz. Little Dion Lewis stuck his head in for blitz pickup. Good stuff.
@caplannfl I know it was against back ups but I thought Dion Lewis looks real good, decent pass pro. Ronnie B looked slow and old. Thoughts?
The gist of the situation: Pitt rookie Dion Lewis is proving that he can do everything a team expects from a running back.
My Take: Although 5'6″, he's a solid 193 lbs. and this makes him big enough to run inside, and deliver the goods in pass protection as long as he's using sound technique. He'll have moments in pass protection where he'll be at a disadvantage due to his size, but he won't be a complete liability either. Think Maurice Jones-Drew or Warrick Dunn in these respects (leaning more towards Jones-Drew). I'm a fan of Lewis' decision-making and smarts as a runner. He was a deceptively good interior runner because of his patience, burst, and drive to finish runs. Former college and NFL head coach Dave Wannestedt knows a thing or two about running back and he's a proponent of a power running game. The fact that he only saw minutes of tape of Lewis and told the Pitt recruiters to offer this prep school unknown a scholarship should tell you something. I believe the Eagles addition of Ronnie Brown was probably a case of the team liking enough of what they saw from Lewis to draft him, but without mini camp they didn't know what they had. Therefore, adding Brown was a conservative move for this year. Don't be surprised if Lewis opens some eyes next year as a situational player.
The gist of the situation: Hunter is demonstrating potential to back up Frank Gore and earn some situational time to boot.
My Take: If Hunter continues to produce, look for him to be the lead back in a committee with Anthony Dixon in support if Frank Gore gets hurt. He's a sudden player with great change of direction who is decisive. The strength of his game wasn't slower-developing run plays, but as long as he's asked to use his speed and hit the hole quickly he can be a dangerous runner for San Francisco.
Ok, is Randall Cobb's nickname going to be "Tex"?
Most likely. I think Chris Berman has probably already used it enough times in production meetings to make his co-workers groan.
I had high hopes for Dixon last year, hopefully Hunter can pick up the slack. We all know Gore won't play 16.


The European Court of Arbitration was established in Strasbourg France in 1959 and it has a number of branches in various countries. In conjunction with the rules of arbitration of the European Court of Arbitration, the arbitrator has to complete the procedure and issue a judgment in less than nine months, something which is not provided by the national courts. The arbitration court also provides the possibility of an appeal to the members provided that the relevant permission is given. The judgments of the arbitration court are recognised and recorded as judgments of the court for purposes of their execution under Cyprus law. Among the disputes that may be dealt with in the arbitration court are financial, real estate, construction, insurance etc. However, there is no limitation on the issues that may be resolved in the arbitration courts.


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Devassa was just too cool of a bar and too popular to be confined to one spot. That's why there are now multiple locations throughout Rio. It doesn't matter how many locations there are, though, the food and drinks remain consistent. They also always pack in the crowds, especially after the sun goes down. So famous has the Devassa name become that even at competing bars, they have begun selling brews with the Devassa name on them. Devassa's best-loved beers: the redhead, blond and brunette.


The Colonialtown Post Office is located in the state of Florida within Orange County. This location serves 19,020 Orlando residents with a median income of $55,196. It's estimated that approximately 30,358 packages pass through this post office each year.


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Janusz Brzozowski (ur. 29 czerwca 1951 w Szczecinie) – polski piłkarz ręczny, grający na pozycji prawoskrzydłowego, w latach 1973–1982 reprezentant Polski, brązowy medalista olimpijski z Igrzysk Olimpijskich w Montrealu.

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Karierę sportową rozpoczął jako lekkoatleta u trenera Tadeusza Turowskiego w SKS Chrobry Szczecin, w 1967 rozpoczął grę w piłkę ręczną w Pogoni Szczecin.

W 1969 debiutował w reprezentacji Polski juniorów, grał także w młodzieżowej reprezentacji Polski. W sierpniu 1973 debiutował w reprezentacji Polski seniorów, w towarzyskim spotkaniu z Bułgarią, 19 grudnia 1973 wystąpił w ostatnim spotkaniu eliminacyjnym do mistrzostw świata w 1974, jednak na same mistrzostwa nie został zakwalifikowany. W listopadzie 1974 wystąpił z reprezentacją Polski w zawodach Pucharu Świata, zajmując z nią 2. miejsce. Był podstawowym zawodnikiem swojej drużyny, zdobył cztery bramki. W 1975 zdobył brązowy medal akademickich mistrzostw świata (jako student Wyższej Szkoły Pedegogicznej w Szczecinie.

W 1976 zdobył z Pogonią Szczecin jedyny w karierze medal mistrzostw Polski - brązowy. W tym samym roku został kapitanem szczecińskiego zespołu. W tym samym roku wystąpił na igrzyskach olimpijskich w Montrealu, zdobywając z drużyną brązowy medal. Wystąpił we wszystkich pięciu spotkaniach, zdobywając pięć bramek. W 1977 drugi raz został brązowy medal akademickich mistrzostw świata. W 1978 wystąpił na mistrzostwach świata, zajmując z drużyną 6. miejsce. W turnieju wystąpił we wszystkich sześciu spotkaniach, zdobywając trzynaście bramek. W 1979 zajął z reprezentacją Polski drugie miejsce w zawodach Pucharu Świata (w czterech spotkaniach zdobył jedną bramkę). W 1980 wystąpił na igrzyskach olimpijskich w Moskwie, na których jego drużyna będąca jednym z faworytów turnieju zajęła dopiero 7. miejsce. Zagrał tam we wszystkich sześciu spotkaniach, zdobywając siedem bramek.

Od 1981 był kapitanem reprezentacji Polski. W tym samym roku zwyciężył ze swoim zespołem w mistrzostwach świata grupy B. W sześciu spotkaniach zdobył piętnaście bramek. Ostatni sukces w karierze osiągnął, zdobywając brązowy medal mistrzostw świata w 1982. W siedmiu spotkaniach zdobył piętnaście bramek. Na tym turnieju zakończył karierę reprezentacyjną, łącznie w 163 spotkaniach, zdobył 256 bramek.

Do 1983 występował w barwach Pogoni Szczecin (do końca jako kapitan zespołu), w latach 1983–1986 w fińskiej drużynie Sjundea IF, z którą w 1984, 1985 i 1986 wywalczył wicemistrzostwo Finlandii. W latach 1986–1987 był trenerem męskiego zespołu Pogoni Szczecin i zdobył z nim w 1987 Puchar Polski. W latach 1987–1990 jako grający trener występował we francuskiej drużynie FZC Mulhouse. Następnie powrócił do Pogoni, gdzie do 1993 był trenerem drużyny żeńskiej. W 1992 zdobył z nią Puchar Polski. W latach 1997–1999 był trenerem Parii Szczecin

W 1993 otrzymał Diamentową Odznakę ZPRP, w 2004 został wybrany najlepszym piłkarzem ręcznym 50-lecia na Pomorzu Zachodnim, w 2008 wybrano go do najlepszej "7" 90-lecia polskiej piłki ręcznej.

Od 199 pracował w wydziale wsparcia sprzedaży Totalizatora Sportowego w Szczecinie.

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Linki zewnętrzne
 Sylwetka w portalu olimpijskim PKOl

Reprezentanci Polski w piłce ręcznej
Polscy medaliści olimpijscy
Polscy olimpijczycy (Montreal 1976)
Polscy olimpijczycy (Moskwa 1980)
Polscy trenerzy piłki ręcznej
Urodzeni w 1951
Piłkarze ręczni Pogoni Szczecin
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for the better. While it appears there are fewer book cards this year, the overall quality of content makes up for it.
contains two mini boxes with 7 cards per mini. Every mini-box contains an autographed relic and relic card..
Please note: the Unity Auto card came out of the pack with the marker stroke already on the swatch. I did a search on eBay for the other 9 cards. I found 3 of the 9 and they all had markings on the swatches. The other markings have lead me to believe that it is actually Daniel Bard's autograph that has been divided amongst the swatches. There is not way to confirm exactly what it is, this is just my best guess.
This is the year that I am happy to say I like almost everything about the base cards. I have not been the biggest fan of the base card design in the past, but this year I like the clean design, simple foil accent, greytone background, stylish fading of the background at the top of the card, quasi art deco bordering and even the card stock. This year Only the base parallels are numbered, leaving the regular base cards without numbering, the only thing I miss from last year. The design of the hit cards remains solid.
For some collectors, this is a special occasion box, one that they look forward to each year and for collectors with deep products, a case is an easy purchase. For those in the middle, this would be an excellent release for a multi box purchase.
2012 Topps Triple Threads Baseball delivers again this year.
Love Teixeira card! You got really lucky. I cannot afford boxes like this. And it is not easy for me to have a variaty of sets to chose from.


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Bill Kristol: Where's Our Respect for Confederate Soldiers?
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Conservative pundit and Weekly Standard editor-in-chief Bill Kristol has some thoughts about recent efforts to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of South Carolina's State House in Charleston (and other places). As you can see below, Kristol's thoughts are truly remarkable:
The Left's 21st century agenda: expunging every trace of respect, recognition or acknowledgment of Americans who fought for the Confederacy.
It's our own mini-French Revolution, expunging history in a frenzy of self-righteousness. Luckily, so far: 1st time tragedy, 2nd time farce.
Next, Left will ban teaching of Lincoln's Second Inaugural in schools. None of that "with malice toward none, with charity for all" stuff...
As Lefties might have noticed if they visited Arlington or Gettysburg, there are Confederate monuments, statues & graves. Ecrasez l'infame!
Kristol published them shortly after appearing on his own magazine's podcast, The Weekly Standard Podcast, where he discussed the same issue with host Michael Graham, who asked Kristol whether calling for the Confederate flag's removal makes one "a liberal":
Michael Graham: I wanted to ask you about the other story in the news that's disturbing and not what you expect politics to be about today in 2015. That is, the Confederate flag, the way [unintelligible] chooses to act on it. And also, the argument that abandoning the Confederate flag or supporting taking it down, somehow makes you a liberal, or you have abandoned your conservative principles, which is an argument I'm hearing quite a bit from the right these days.
Bill Kristol: I mean, look, I hate the Left's using of this tragedy to politicize and go after the Confederate flag, when it's really an incidental part of the story, and to try to make broader points about the modern South, or the Republican Party, I dislike all of that intensely.
I think on the merits, the Confederate flag shouldn't be flown on state capitols, or state capitol grounds. People can fly it in private arenas, or on appropriate memorial sites for soldiers. There you don't need the flag, obviously, you can have a memorial site.
John McCain called for taking down the confederate flag in South Carolina in 2000, and I supported him. He's backed off since then, but I've always thought it should be taken down, and if I were a South Carolina legislator, I would vote to do it. I'm a Union guy, I'm a Lincoln guy, I'm a Ulysses S. Grant guy, I'm even a Sherman guy, so I have pretty good credentials in being anti-Confederate.
Immediately thereafter, Kristol went on a tangent involving ISIS and Secretary of State John Kerry:
Having said that, the liberal posturing out of this is sort of nauseating. And the people who are posturing are precisely the people who don't want to fight serious enemies when people are enslaved over in Iraq, Yazidis by ISIS—it's the liberals who explain why we can't do anything about it. And as a friend of mine pointed out the other day, all of these posturing, preening liberals would have been copperheads during the Civil War, and for accommodation and ending the war—'it's too much, it's bloody and it's terrible and can't we negotiate, we can reach out and send John Kerry down to Richmond to work with Jefferson Davis'—that would have been the liberal position.
So, one can very disdainful of the Left while still thinking as a matter of actual policy and practice, there's no need to have the Confederate flag flying on state capitol grounds.
Thank you, Bill, for this nuanced discussion.
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Anna Branford was born in the Isle of Man and spent her early childhood in Sudan and Papua New Guinea before moving to Australia. Creative writing was her favourite subject at school and she wrote stories in all these different countries. Anna is a doll maker and a sociology lecturer at Victoria University. Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot was her first published work for Walker Books Australia and was Honour book in the Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers Notable Books for 2011. Sarah Davis grew up in New Zealand, wearing gumboots and falling in rivers. She worked as a secondary school teacher before moving to Sydney. Sarah is a very busy, award-winning artist who has collaborated with Sue Whiting on Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (New Frontier) and Jennifer Poulter Mending Lucille (Lothian), for which Sarah won the 2009 Children's Book Council of Australia's Crichton Award for Best New Illustrator. Most recently, Sarah's title Fearless, written by Colin Thompson, was short-listed for the 2010 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot was also Honour book in the Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers Notable Books for 2011.


I had to fire a Time Lord.
I've had a little cut out picture of actor David Tennant on the base of computer screen for a few years, now. He seems like a likable guy, and he is a great actor, but he's never been my favorite. I don't even particularly find him physically attractive (don't tell my daughter this, please, I might get tarred and feathered), but I've looked the little speck square in the eye every day for several days on end.
You see, he was my "muse." When my writing work load became increasingly larger, I found myself getting distracted by everything from the temperature of my tea to Facebook, which was where I ran across a meme of a judgmental little Tennant in full Tenth Doctor gear standing next to the text "YOU Should be Writing." He was right. I should have been, so I got distracted again, printed out the picture and stuck it to my computer as motivation.
I talked a little about the importance of getting a muse a couple of years ago in my To-Do List post to help keep me in tune with my goals.
Well, I'm at the point in my life right now where I'm tired of the criticism and need some full-on sympathetic, and empathetic, encouragement. I'm tired of little snips of inadequacy from a former Time Lord, so I "retired" the image to my daughter's bedside bulletin board of wiry British actors. For a short time, I was "muse-less," guided only by deadlines, guilt, Chinese gunpowder tea, and Monster Energy drinks. Not a good mix, nor really a tasty one at 3 a.m.
Then I "discovered" James May.
I've known who May is for some time, everyone who watched the first 22 seasons of Top Gear UK does. I begin to delve into his work more and more of recent, when I begin mainlining the show, as I mentioned in a my Father's Day Top Gear article. I got hooked on his Toy Stories, his Man Lab, his Big Ideas, his 20th Century specials, Things You Need to Know, and even his and wine expert Oz Clarke's slightly buzzed road movies. I kept on a steady stream of his mind-filling online Head Squeeze web videos, now reborn sans May as BritLab, while working on otherwise mind-numbing computer jobs.
This isn't to say I don't have plenty of role models and influences in my life. No one person can take up that mantle. My family, friends, educators, pastors, and a cadre of writers, musicians, and great thinkers help fill those hefty shoes.
However, I've resolved myself to only have one actual "muse" and May now claims that title with absolutely no competition.
I'm not planning on giving a laundry list of May's professional achievements. Instead, I want to touch on the very nature of this man, from what I've casually noticed, that makes him so uniquely appealing to everyone and anyone with a maker's mind.
I'm not trying to speak for all GeekMoms, but I'm reasonably sure we all share a fondness for Lego bricks. Fellow GeekMom Maryann Goldman has written some great pieces on them, and Judy Berna even wrote about May's own Lego house project in 2011. Seeing how May has brought people together to achieve projects like this house was, and still is, inspiring.
He did this with his plasticine garden, and his 1:1 scale model of the Spitfire model. I loved seeing these teenagers get into these projects. I've already built models with both my daughters, as my father did with me as a young girl. We even tried…and failed…to get one to run on salt water. Don't ask.
One of my earliest creative memories was collecting broken glass in the arroyo (desert) and wanting to glue them together to make house-shaped votives. My dad let me fill my pockets, but knew full well this was going to crash and burn after multiple attempts at trying to use Elmer's school glue as adhesive. I was three. It just got worse from there. Backyard haunted houses, Millennium Falcon mock-ups, and re-creations of all most of Indiana Jones's artifacts as home decor (did I mention the latter is a current project)?
We've been making little gardens out of Play-Doh for ages. Now my youngest wants a block of non-hardening Plasticine. Personally, I would have added a chile ristra to the wall. Image: Lisa Kay Tate.
He strives to keep kids off electronic devices. No, he's not saying get rid of all things electronic. He even did a great piece on how digital cameras work. He has repeatedly said on Toy Stories, and at other times, how today's youth, and adults, need to get their faces away from living in their smart phones and hand-held video games, and explore more creative venues.
Again, I get this. I don't want to rip these conveniences out of people's hands, but I don't–and will not–own a smart phone. My children do not need, nor own, cell phones yet, either. My oldest does have a Nook reader, and I allot an hour a couple of times a week for my youngest to play on the iPad, but we don't keep these things permanently embedded in our hands as a primary form of entertainment. Believe it or not, we are doing quite well, thank you, and we still love technology. Don't tell me how much I would love my smart phone and would use it all the time. Yes, everyone who tells me this is right. I would use it all the time. Ergo, I'm not getting one. I don't need that extra distraction.
I hope I inherited a lot from my mother. Her creativity, her ability to do anything for her children at a moment's notice, and her compassion for others' well-being. I didn't inherit her ability to talk to anyone and make friends. I'm actually consistently afraid to be around people I don't know, except on a professional level, and sometimes I'm shy to the point where I come across pompous. I'm not, I promise, I just need to get to know you, first.
My father, however, influences me to this day. An in-flight refueler in the U.S. Air Force, he gave me an appreciation of both planes, and of those who serve in the military. Having put himself through college as a mechanic and a motorcycle racer, I spent a lot of time with my dad, brother, and his friends in the garage watching him work on our cars. This grew a love of all things that go. As an educator, he showed me the importance of a passion for learning. He was also my influence in spiritual matters, morals, and a strong work-ethic. I feel both privileged and proud to be my parents' weird kid.
I've added this little "Get Excited and Make Things" quote May has worn on his Man Lab t-shirt, to one of my project closets. Perhaps it will help unclutter my poor laundry room a bit. Image: Lisa Kay Tate.
He has to constantly be doing something. Anything! Plus, his interests seem to be all over the place. I'm not saying he's scatter-brained, he can focus for hours on creating a Mechano erector set motorcycle chain or re-build a model train engine, but I wouldn't let him go too long with no project to pursue.
When the "Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson vs. producer's face" fiasco surfaced, he and fellow presenter Richard Hammond demonstrated loyalty to their long-time friend and left the show after his dismissal. The trio has since been picked up to do a similar show on Amazon Prime, but in the interim May created "JM's umemployment tube" YouTube channel, where he made Shepherd's pie and poached eggs in his kitchen, and filmed Hammond's inability to hit a golf ball.
My long-suffering husband understands this part of my own nature too well. There's a box of plastic water bottle pieces in my garage waiting to be made into to hot rod-inspired flowers (I'm planning on selling these, I swear). There's always some project-centered mess awaiting completion, books to be read stacked on my nightstand like a Jenga game, and ideas for other things buzzing in my head like bees. In short…keep me busy or I might explode.
Finally, there's that little detail that he is actually a music major, and plays piano well enough to "go pro," in my opinion (and I have written plenty about chamber music in my day job). Instead, he's incorporated this talent into his other work, and even used his appreciation of Beethoven to discuss how electronically mixed music just doesn't hold up to capturing the creative essence of the human mind. YES!
But, why do I need a muse?
"Where, oh, where did I go wrong," I agonize like an overgrown toddler to my husband, who is always compelled to ask, "Well, what exactly is it you want to do?" Honestly, I never knew, until I saw what May was doing with his talents, and the pooled talents of those close to him.
I might not be able to live that dream, but May is, and I hope he wakes up every morning unabashedly thankful he is able to do this very thing.
As much as a dreamer as I can be, I'm a realist as well. I'm not writing a fan letter hoping it will one day reach May's awareness, but I can still give him my appreciation.
Thank you, May, for helping me find my true muse, who now occupies the front of my computer with attractive and calm encouragement. Thank you for doing what so many of us wish we could, but don't have the means, funds, or opportunity. Thank you for representing the collective creative minds of the childlike…but not childish…adult.
I only ask you one thing. Don't stop.
Even if May isn't your muse, please try his paper airplane. There's a link to it in the story, and it works great! Pets hate it, though. Image: Lisa Kay Tate.
Thanks Lisa. I appreciate the nice comments. You're so right! The fact that he is such a "sweetheart" is important to me, as well. If he was a complete jerk, that would completely void any of his creative assets. That, too, makes him inspiring to others.


Jeremy graduated from Canyon High School and the family gathered for the event - always a very special occasion when we have all our family together. Lisa's family joined us as well - and we consider them our family as well. We started the celebrations out with dinner at Buca di Beppo, a favorite of us all.