Crossed the 25,000-word mark this evening. I'm now at 25,068 words.
I've been thinking a lot about the axiom repeated ad nauseam by writing instructors and fellow writers offering critiques to one another: "show, don't tell." At the moment, the vast majority of my NaNo novel is exposition–"tell"–because that's almost always how my story ideas come to me. In my first draft, I write the story as if I were explaining to someone what my story is about and what it means. It's more analytical-essay style. Some concept pops into my mind that interests me, and when I start writing what I'm doing is describing the themes and the characters and plot points that will be used to explore the themes. Sometimes I might go so far as to describe how I want the reader to feel or what I'm trying to convince the reader to believe. But none of that is really storytelling.
I've done very little scene work so far in the NaNo novel. Scenes are the hard work, for me. Coming up with a concept that interests me is easy, and once I have a scene, polishing the language is easy. What's hard is deciding on that perfect mix of exposition, action, and dialog that transforms an idea into a transporting experience for the reader. You have to transform this big messy pile of concepts into something that can unfold in a linear narrative (or approximately linear narrative) that's told from a well-defined point of view (or points of view). Instead of just saying how or why something happens, you have to make the reader experience what happens through action and description, and at the end you hope that this conveys to the reader the idea that was so exciting to you in the first place. It's interesting how the brain works. You need this action and description stuff to help you put the reader in the shoes of your point-of-view character so that the reader experiences your story in a participatory way.
There's still something intellectually interesting about exposition, but exposition on its own doesn't give you that feeling of being transported. If you hear someone airing a political opinion at the dinner table, you might be interested, but you most likely won't be transported. What might transport you, though, would be the series of anecdotes of life experiences that brought your bombastic [insert relative here] to this opinion. Finding out why someone believes what they believe is usually way more interesting than finding out what they believe.
It could end up that I write 50,000 words of which 40,000 words are exposition. Then the main work of the second draft will be transforming all of that exposition into scenes. At the moment, though, there's no time for editing, and so this mess of a draft is a pretty true reflection of my brain at work. I guess I have a pretty roundabout method of storytelling. This might have been discouraging to me before, but clearing the hurdle of my first novel gives me a lot more confidence. I've experienced this process before, of a concept percolating in my brain and evolving on the page until that moment where I suddenly recognize the scene that relays the concept. I'm confident that I will be able to transform this heap of exposition into something entertaining and worthy of a reader's time. At the moment, though, I have to be content with my own solitary entertainment as I glimpse bits and pieces of the story through clearings in the wilderness of my mind and tie down these bits of pieces with copious exposition.
Maybe a good storyteller is, in the end, merely a skilled bushwacker cutting a path through the wilderness of the writer's mind to let the reader come in and share a glimpse of all the strange and wonderful scenes hidden therein.


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Село Емельяновка расположено примерно в 1 км западнее Транссиба.

К селу Емельяновка идут две дороги: на юг от села Ласточка и на запад от станции Буйневич.

Расстояние до административного центра посёлка Лучегорск (через Ласточку, далее по автотрассе «Уссури») около 26 км.

Село Емельяновка находится в пограничной зоне, расстояние до российско-китайской границы около 8 км. На запад от села идёт дорога к правому берегу реки Уссури.

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It's fast and free-form. Whether you're describing what you understand a current process looks like or designing a new process, it's a quick way to put your ideas out there — especially if you don't have more sophisticated tools handy.
It's inexpensive. You don't need a computer, software, or training — or even electricity — to draw a process map with a pencil and paper. With a ruler, template, and graph paper, you can draw pictures of processes.
You can make fast progress utilizing selected tools in manual mode. Mostly, these apply in the early-stage or more qualitative situations.
Affinity diagrams: Affinity diagrams are the output of group collaboration and brainstorming sessions. These sessions are often best conducted in off-site casual settings, and the tool of choice is the sticky note: It's fast and portable. You need to copy and organize the info into a spreadsheet or table later, but these manual diagrams are a natural way to start.
Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams and CT (critical-to) trees: Save time by brainstorming causal factors by hand before you start making pretty charts in a drawing tool.
Data entry: Some circumstances, such as spontaneous conditions and environments, favor manual data capture. For example, quick updates on a shop floor or in a meeting may best be initially captured on a whiteboard.
Instructions: Many environments are well-suited to handwritten instructions for controlling behaviors and keeping processes in control. Shop-floor instruction boards are often handwritten; pit-crew instructions to race-car drivers are on handwritten boards.
Because the discipline in hand-drawn processes lies solely with the person drawing them, they're especially susceptible to being wrong. Someone's description of a current process is likely to be incomplete or inaccurate. Icons drawn to represent process tasks, decision points, data, storage, and so on may not follow conventions. People often leave out exception branches or improperly represent systems or information.
So watch out: If you're beyond the quick-idea phase and you find yourself drawing processes or value stream maps manually, the only acceptable reason is that you're constrained by the expense of computerized tools — relatively modest as it may be. If you're in an organization with the staff and systems to support computer-supported standardized process mapping, step up to it.
Tables and matrices: A QFD (quality function deployment) house-of-quality table, a C&E (cause-and-effect) matrix, or any other matrixed data — these items all belong in a computerized spreadsheet or relational data table.
Input forms: Data input on paper just begs for error; you can't Poka-Yoke (mistake-proof) any of the entries, and someone else has to translate and enter the data later anyway. Fix it at the source.
Process diagrams: The language and controls of process mapping are complex and specific. A protocol called the Business Process Modeling Notation governs the many aspects of process mapping. There are so many process drawing and process mapping computer tools available that you really have no excuse to be drawing processes by hand anyway.
Every Six Sigma tool is supported by multiple software products. You're not forced to do any of it by hand.


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· Adoration is the first attitude of all people acknowledging that they are creatures before their Creator.
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· Adoration is homage of the spirit to the "King of Glory," respectful silence in the presence of the "ever greater" God.
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The importance of Eucharistic Adoration is shown in the fact that the Church has a ritual that regulates it: the Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament flows from the sacrifice of the Mass and serves to deepen our hunger for Communion with Christ and the rest of the Church. Holy hours are the Roman Catholic devotional tradition of spending time in prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Thank you for visiting my museum, where you will see posted pictures of a large number of different bras, old and new. Please note that I do not sell bras, except for a very limited number listed on my "Bras for Sale" page. Please do not ask if I can locate a particular model or size of bra that you may be looking for. I cannot do so.


Wednesday the St. Louis Rams signed Rodger Saffold to a 4-year $6.3 million dollar contract with $3.9 million dollar signing bonus. Hopefully Rodger will be on the field tomorrow for the start of the St. Louis Rams training camp. Rodger Saffold should be the starting right tackle with last years first round draft pick Jason Smith over on the left side. With Smith and Saffold both at 6'5" and over 300 pounds the Rams are getting bigger and younger that is for sure. Sam Bradford now remains as the only St. Louis Rams 2010 draft pick unsigned. Charles Robinson of Yahoo sports has said he believes Sam Bradford will be signed within the next two days.
Timeout Are St. Louis Rams After T.O.


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By Dan Sheehan and Jose Cardenas Of The Morning Call
Copyright © 2005 The Morning Call. All rights reserved.
HAZLETON - | In this city of church steeples, the twin green spires of St. Gabriel's loom largest, marking the Donegal Hill section where rough-and-ready Irish once defended curbstone borders against encroachments by Italians, Germans, Poles and other immigrants.
Those ethnic groups had their own sections of town, their own churches. Life went on, with anthracite as its center, in this hilly landscape 40 miles north of the Lehigh Valley.
Coal died, gradually, as did the other major industry, textiles. The population aged and shrank, aged and shrank, until Hazleton's mid-20th century population of 38,000 had dwindled to 23,300 by the turn of the millennium.
But today, that graying city of five short years ago – bidding goodbye to its discontented children in search of livelier environs – is itself changing.
The new Hazleton is being built, house by house, store by store, by youthful immigrants who speak Spanish and have brought with them a dose of big-city vigor – and, some dismayed natives contend, big-city problems, from trash to drugs.
Hazleton exemplifies a trend playing out elsewhere in Pennsylvania – notably Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, with its substantial settlement by Mexican farm workers. Hispanics, the nation's fastest-growing minority group by far, are altering traditional cultures across America as they move beyond big urban centers.
In Hazleton the 1990 Census counted 249 Hispanic residents. A decade later, that number had reached 1,132.
Some observers, examining school enrollment, employer rolls and other factors, estimate the current number at 6,000 to 8,000.
The estimate from City Hall falls right in the middle. ''We project at least 7,000,'' Mayor Louis Barletta said, ''and it continues to grow.''
The Pew Hispanic Center, a division of the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C., says such explosive growth is characteristic of Hispanic populations, as large-scale immigration is followed by rapid second-generation growth.
Hispanic birth rates are twice as high as those of non-Hispanics, which helped drive a 14 percent increase in the nation's Hispanic population between 2000 and 2004, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.
For Luzerne County, where Hazleton is located, the increase from 2000 to 2003 was 28.4 percent, according to Census estimates.
''Our population had been on a downward slide for decades. Now we are probably one of fastest-growing cities in Luzerne County,'' Barletta said. ''We're estimating the city population at 28,000 to 30,000.''
Changing church
Nowhere do these abstract numbers take on more life than in cavernous St. Gabriel's at noon on Sunday, where the pews fill to overflowing for the weekly Spanish Mass.
The old-line Irish-Catholic church has grown into a hub of the Spanish-speaking community over the past decade. Guitar-driven hymns and exuberant hugging and kissing as worshippers offer the sign of peace make the Spanish celebrations boisterous at times.
It's a startling change from the restrained English-
language Masses, where the sign of peace, a traditional greeting offered among parishioners, seldom consists of anything more than a brief handshake or nod.
The Spanish Mass has grown steadily since its inception, from 60 or so worshippers a dozen years ago to overflow crowds of several hundred people. On a recent Sunday, when the Rev. Michael Delaney asked new parishioners to stand and be greeted, nearly two dozen people rose.
Few people seem surprised anymore by the pace of the Hispanic community's growth, which has stepped up dramatically since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. That catastrophe did not cause the immigration, but accelerated a process that had been under way since the late 1980s.
Natives and newcomers, divided along fault lines of cultural tension, agree wholeheartedly on one thing: Hazleton was not ready.
The school district, for one, is shuddering under the weight of its English as a Second Language program, which has nearly 800 students and gains about 30 a month. One of the program's 16 teachers has likened the growth to the mad urgency of a medical triage.
The overwhelming majority of these students are Spanish-speaking. Many come from the Dominican Republic by way of New York City. Others are newly arrived from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala. In all, 15 Spanish-speaking nations are represented.
''We'd love to have 12 more teachers for next year,'' said Deb Carr, the administrator in charge of the program, lamenting the budgetary impossibility of such a thing.
Chilly reception
Beyond the schools, the immigration has given rise to familiar reactions all over town: acceptance in some quarters, resistance in others and a degree of confusion and uncertainty everywhere.
Many newcomers say it is hard to find the right kind of help here. They also say their reception by Hazleton's traditionally insular natives has been chilly, if not downright hostile.
''I would go to the mall and stand in line and people would move away from me like I stank,'' recalled Jennifer Boudier, a Dominican teen who followed her mother here two years ago from the Bronx.
Native perspectives seem rooted in suspicion. These immigrants, the complaint goes, haven't adopted the model of their predecessors, who cast aside old-country tongues and customs for assimilation's sake. The Hispanics, in other words, remain stubbornly Hispanic.
''I think that's where the prejudice comes from,'' said Cathy Getz, who runs a combination religious goods store and coffee shop on Broad Street, one of the city's main commercial thoroughfares. ''They're not your typical working class trying to fit in.''
Forgotten in this anxiety over the newcomers is the long, slow arc of assimilation that marked Hazleton's history.
The European settlers of the 19th and early 20th centuries did not blend instantly into the homogenized city of recent decades. When the English were ascendant, for example, the Irish took the lowliest jobs, moving up a social and economic notch with the arrival of Europe's non-English speakers.
''The neighborhoods developed based on the ethnic makeup,'' said Neal Oberto, director of the Catholic Social Services Hazleton office and the son of Italian immigrants. ''The various ethnic groups came. They enriched the community with their culture, their strong commitment to family and faith.''
Now, with the explosion of the Latino population, ''You have a group coming in, a new wave, that in some sense threatens the established order. People can have a hard time with that.''
Consider just one symbolic change: Hazleton has long been known as the Italian center of the Eastern coal regions. The 2000 Census counted 7,477 residents who claimed Italian heritage. That includes the mayor, whose great-grand-
father came from Italy around 1900.
So, if Hispanics have exceeded that number, they have ended the decades-long reign of Italians as Hazleton's largest ethnic group.
'A blessing for Hazleton'
Against Hazleton's prevailing uncertainty stands the upbeat assessment of Delaney, who was pastor of St. Gabriel's until being transferred to Scranton last month in a diocesan reshuffling.
In his 11 years at the church, he said, he watched the shrinking city take on new life as the newcomers charged in.
''What a blessing for Hazleton,'' Delaney said. ''What would have happened without this influx of young, vibrant people?''
Certainly the business community has received a jolt, with more than 60 Hispanic-owned shops opening in recent years. Donna Palermo, president of the Hazleton Area Chamber of Commerce, said an increasing number of Hispanic business owners are taking advantage of small-business workshops sponsored by Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre. She has heard talk of Hispanic entrepreneurs forming their own business association, though she is lukewarm toward that idea.
''Personally, I would like to see us as one,'' she said. ''We have a diverse community here. I would like to see us come together under one roof.''
A man buying groceries at Jasmin's, a Dominican-owned store on Wyoming Street, summed up the growth of the Hispanic community this way: ''El Hispano está poniendo este pueblo para arriba.''
It means ''The Hispanic person is making this town rise.''
Parallels to Lehigh Valley
To people in the Lehigh Valley, this is a familiar story. Allentown, especially, is still trying to come to grips with the Latinization that transformed it through the 1980s and '90s into the culturally fractured city of today.
When Democratic mayoral candidate Ed Pawlowski stumped at a city senior center not long ago, a woman fairly singed his ears with her grievances about the Seventh Street corridor, with its old gentility buried under an avalanche of urban-flavored retailers. The Puerto Ricans, she told him – pronouncing it ''porta rickans'' – will knock you down and take your bag in broad daylight.
Afterward, Pawlowski said it was hardly the harshest assessment of the new Allentown he has heard from the city's longtime residents, who cherish memories of downtown as an upper-crust shopping district anchored by the late, lamented Hess's department store.
Delaney said those kinds of stubborn, simmering resentments are exactly what he and other Hazleton leaders have been trying to prevent as they struggle through these fledgling years of change.
''This is a permanent thing,'' he said. ''And 25 years from now, I would hope this is a community that will be able to build bridges and create relationships.''
But some in the community, frustrated by what they say is the slow pace of accommodation for newcomers, aren't sure Hazleton is on the right road.
Anna Arias, a community liaison for a social service group called the Commission on Economic Opportunity, has been a forceful critic of private and public institutions that she believes have not put enough effort into providing services, particularly bilingual, to Hispanics.
While the school district has hired a bilingual facilitator and taken other steps to help new families, Arias said she has hounded administrators to add Hispanic teachers to the English as a Second Language program.
All of the teachers in the program are white and most don't speak Spanish. It isn't legally required that they do so. Besides, the district eschews bilingual teaching in favor of English immersion, finding it a more effective approach. Carr, the school district administrator, said students whose previous tutelage was bilingual typically have the hardest time learning English.
There are free English courses available in town, and there are a variety of committees, councils, networks and partnerships aimed at easing the immigrants' way, including Arias' own group.
Even so, ''I still believe they are not ready,'' she said of the perceived failure of private- and public-sector agencies to catch up with the influx. ''Maybe,'' she added glumly, ''they don't want to be ready.''
Such pessimism crops up in random conversations around town as suspicions, misperceptions and resentments on both sides of the native-immigrant equation emerge without much prompting.
A clerk at a Catholic shrine outside town says she has nothing against the newcomers ''except they won't learn English.''
But a young Dominican says his white peers often mock newcomers' efforts to learn the language.
''If you speak at American white people, they know where you come from because of your accent,'' said Pierre de Leon, 15. ''When we say hello, they make fun of us. When you say 'hi,' [it sounds like] 'guy,' They say 'Oh, my God, he said guy.' They make fun of you.''
A store owner on Broad Street complains that young Latinos, unimpeded by police, throw trash from their cars, ignore stop signs and traffic lights and jar neighborhood serenity by blasting music from their car speakers at teeth-rattling volume.
A Latino grocer across town, on the other hand, says police seem to make a point of tailing Latino drivers, looking for reasons to pull them over and ticket them.
The reality of crime in Hazleton is that it remains low, despite the contention of some natives that newcomers have made the streets more dangerous.
''When you read a Spanish name in the newspaper it stands out more and the perception is that's where all the crimes are being committed,'' Barletta said. ''Percentage-wise, that's not the case. But it's the perception, and perception is reality to people.''
In 2003, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton metropolitan area boasted the 11th-lowest crime rate in the country, according to FBI statistics.
Lt. Jim Shellhammer, interim head of Hazleton's 30-
officer police force, said thefts from vehicles and drug-related crimes have risen in recent years, but that was probably inevitable given the rapid population growth. The department plans to add two officers in response, said Shellhammer, who also dismissed the notion that police target Hispanics.
In the contention, he finds support among immigrants who believe some of their peers are too quick to cry racism when they do wrong.
Manuel Saldana, a native of Santo Domingo who is forming a Hispanic cultural association, said many of those claiming racism ''are those who have acted wrongly and the weight of the law falls on them. They want to excuse themselves and use the excuse of racism. Here they call it racism. In their country, it's police brutality. It has a name in every place.''
Sense of discontent
That Hazleton is undergoing any sort of change is surprising. Time does not pass here so much as it accumulates and hardens, like the black mountains of culm dotting the valley. Bingo parlors and lunch counters and other faded tokens of the old culture enhance the sense of past-as-present.
It has, too, its own dialect, the quirky coal-region patois that turns ''Shenandoah'' into ''Shendo'' and is peppered with a euphemistic expletive, ''frick.''
A retiree might like it here. A teenager probably wouldn't, as any of the young people bouncing from mall to multiplex in search of diversion might testify.
''Why would anyone want to move to Hazleton? Half the people here want to leave,'' said Cathy Getz, the gift shop owner, noting the amorphous sense of discontent among some residents.
Arias, of the Commission on Economic Opportunity, summed up her reasons for settling here in an anecdote of surpassing charm: In the summer of 1988, out for a walk during a visit to her mother, an elderly man tipped his hat to her.
That modest, civil gesture transported her back to the genteel simplicity of her childhood in the Dominican Republic.
''I said 'Oh, God, this is like where I was born, where people have respect for each other,''' she recalled. ''It's a good environment, a healthy environment. To this day, I believe that is what people are looking for.''
That, and jobs. In the old days, many newcomers went into the mines. Their successors take jobs that are safer but not necessarily more pleasant. For instance, one of the area's largest employers of Hispanics is Cargill Meat Solutions, an enormous meatpacking plant in the vast Humboldt Industrial Park on the city's outskirts.
According to city officials, the plant's work force of nearly 1,000 is 70 percent Latino, but attempts to verify those numbers with Cargill officials were rebuffed without explanation.
Beyond its job opportunities and comparative safety, Hazleton's houses and rents are far cheaper than New York's. Even without the anxieties and massive job losses caused by the 9/11 catastrophe, New York was far too expensive for most. So they followed the call of family members who had gone before.
''That [9/11] was one of the reasons my mother moved here,'' says Boudier, the Bronx transplant, who works in a combination clothing store and barber shop called New York's Finest on Wyoming Street, the burgeoning Latino shopping district. ''She heard about this area from a friend she met on the train in New York. We moved here and then my brothers brought all my aunts and uncles from New York.''
Thus the Dominican population, biggest of all the Hispanic groups to settle here, grew by another generous handful.
The settlement, however, goes back further than that. Edwin Abreu, who runs a combination pool hall and pawn shop on Wyoming Street, said his grandmother was among the first Hispanics here. In the late 1980s, bound for a new life in California, her car broke down near the Hazleton exit of Interstate 80, so she decided to stick around.
''It was as simple as that,'' Abreu said. ''Dumb luck.''
Latinos have made smaller inroads in some of the towns around Hazleton. Shenandoah, where the population of 5,600 is 97 percent white, has become home to an increasing number of Mexicans who have broken away from the migrant worker stream and settled down. The Hispanic population grew from 33 to 155 between 1990 and 2000.
Those numbers are hardly jaw-dropping, but the Hispanic presence is still keenly felt as a symbol of change where nothing much changes.
In Tamaqua, for example, 12 miles south of Hazleton, the school district remains 97 percent white. Of the six non-English speakers taking English instruction, only half are Hispanic. And yet a visitor to the borough of 6,000 will hear natives talk of how different things are since the Hispanics moved in.
''Yeah, there's friction,'' said a thrift shop clerk who has noticed a ''fluctuating'' population of Hispanics in her apartment complex. ''Some are friendly, some are not. I have to honestly say they are all hard workers. I see them come out every morning and go to work. There are a lot of townspeople who don't do that.''
Weekly haven
If the schools and streets of Hazleton don't always feel friendly to newcomers, the basement of St. Gabriel's offers a weekly haven for the two dozen or so mostly Dominican teenagers in a parish youth group.
On a recent Friday, the basement filled with teenage chatter in Spanish and English, spoken haltingly by some of the teenagers. Many of the teens came to Hazleton within the last few years, making brief stops in New Jersey or New York before coming to this town.
Marisol Velez, a graduate of Hazleton High School and now a freshman at the local campus of Penn State University, runs the youth group. Her family has been in Hazleton 13 years, long enough to know how Hispanics were treated when there were just a few of them in contrast to the large population today.
''When we first moved here it was a lot more confrontational. Because we've been growing in numbers they don't confront you anymore,'' said Velez, whose father is a deacon at the church. ''There's a lot of tension but they don't like to talk about it in the open.''
Because she has been in the area longer than other teenagers and speaks English with no accent, Velez said she has noticed that some white friends seem to hold her in higher regard than they do new arrivals.
''They say 'Why are they so loud? Why don't they learn English? I'm not talking about you. You're different,''' Velez said.
Recently, in talking with friends about a fire at a Mexican bakery on Wyoming Street, the hub of Latino commerce, Velez said someone derisively called the neighborhood ''Hazle Rico,'' and ''Wyoming Rico.''
''People who know who I am feel comfortable saying that around me. I don't feel comfortable,'' said Velez, who is half-Puerto Rican and half- Dominican. ''Just like when they said Wyoming Rico, everybody's laughing hysterically, when I'm half-Puerto Rican.''
But as much as some Latinos feel unwelcome, others say they have not experienced any tension.
Jose Lechuga, a Mexican grocer with a store in Hazleton and another in nearby Tamaqua, offered a statistical assessment of prejudice 10 years ago, when he moved to the area, and today.
''Back then, 80 percent,'' he said. ''Today, maybe 30 percent.''
Mario Giron, 32, who supervises the St. Gabe's youth group, came from Mexico three years ago and lives in Conyngham, a mostly white Hazleton suburb.
''I have lived there always and I have never had an incident of racism,'' said Giron. ''I play basketball on Thursdays with all Americans. Fridays, too.''
He has, however, witnessed tensions flare among some of city's Spanish-speaking young people, and that underscores another point – Hispanics may share a language, but their cultures and world views can be vastly different.
''There's a lot of difference between us Hispanics,'' Giron said. ''Including between Dominicans and Mexicans. There's even been fights.''
Sign of a sea change
Perhaps the most obvious sign that Hazleton has undergone a cultural sea change is the ubiquitous presence of El Mensajero, the free monthly Spanish-language newspaper published by Amilcar Arroyo.
The courtly Peruvian was out of work in Miami in the late 1980s when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. It was a Cuban contractor looking for workers to harvest tomatoes in Luzerne County.
Arroyo signed on and arrived here in 1989. There were only about 25 Hispanic families in town then, he said. Now, he estimates the number of Latinos by counting how many go to church on Sunday or are employed at local companies.
''I think there are 7,000 and growing,'' said Arroyo, figuring each person he counts has four other family members.
He started his newspaper two years ago. It has grown from eight pages to 48 and has a circulation of 5,000.
Arroyo said Hispanics have embraced Hazleton because they can afford a lifestyle that was out of reach in pricey, dangerous New York – and beyond imagination in the Dominican Republic or other impoverished homelands.
''People who struggled to pay the rent, with the danger of being hurt, they came to a city where within a year they had their own business, rental properties and on top of that, a job,'' he said.
Good citizens, in other words. But as Hispanics have moved in, Arroyo said, he has watched whites moved out.
''The block where I live, I was the only Hispanic,'' he said. ''There are about 10 houses. Only two [white families] are left. We are all homeowners.''
Arroyo said this so-called white flight may be partly attributable to the way Latinos handle themselves in public when they come to Hazleton.
''It has to be said because it's true,'' Arroyo said. ''In a block, a Hispanic has a way of living, [for example] loud music. To the Americans in Hazleton, it's different, so soon they put a 'For Sale' sign. And a Hispanic buys it.''
Those sorts of cultural clashes may subside over time as the newcomers and old-timers strike a balance of respect. But Arroyo believes that to become blended into Hazleton's history, as past immigrants were, Hispanics need to learn English.
''One piece of advice I tell my people is 'Learn English without forgetting your language or culture,' '' he said. ''But you have to learn English. We ourselves, for lack of communication, we think we are being marginalized. If there's no communication, there's no integration.''
Oberto, of Catholic Social Services, said the city can accommodate Hispanics just as well as it accommodated his own forebears – not to mention the Irish, Poles, Germans, Slavs and others who built the city's once-ethnic, now homogenized, neighborhoods.
''Mutual respect has to be the key,'' he said.
Respect, and time. Hazleton has not coped with such an influx of immigrants in generations. ''With each generation it's changed,'' Mayor Barletta said. ''There was a time when Italians married Italians, Irish married Irish. You don't see that anymore. My wife's Irish. We've become more and more of a melting pot.''
Decades hence, it may be old-timers of Dominican descent watching anxiously as newcomers arrive with a different language, a different culture, demanding a place in the neighborhood.


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by Patrick Hoffman on 10/19/09 at 12:55 PM ET
The New York Rangers will have their hands full when they take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at Madison Square Garden.
While the teams they have faced so far certainly cannot be considered slouches, (well, may be except for the Toronto Maple Leafs) tonight's tilt will be a challenge considering the offense that the San Jose Sharks have. The Blueshirts will have to contain guys like Joe Thornton (2g, 11a), Dany Heatley (5g, 5a), Patrick Marleau (6g, 1a), Devon Setoguchi (5g, 1a), and Dan Boyle (1g, 6a).
This is a game where the Rangers will be not able to afford a lacksadasical effort. It might have worked against a team like the Los Angeles Kings or even for moments against the Leafs but if that happens tonight, the Sharks will more than likely make them pay for it.
However, let's try and remember that the Rangers haven't had too much trouble scoring this season. The team is getting contributions up and down the lineup and has been able to put the puck in the net at home, factors that could help tonight.
For more on tonight's match-up against last year's President's Trophy winner, I suggest checking out Jim Cerny's latest article on the team's web site.
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Richards Getting Hot at the Right Time for the Blueshirts
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About Goal Line Report
Patrick has a tremendous passion for hockey. Besides covering the Rangers and the NHL for Kukla's Korner, you can also find Patrick's work over at Sportsnet.ca, The Red Light District Hockey Blog, NHL Home Ice, and Liam Maguire's Ultimate Hockey web site.
Prior to writing for the above mentioned outlets, you could find Patrick's musings at hockey web sites/outlets such as TheHockeyNews.com, TheFourthPeriod.com, Spector's Hockey, Hokeja Vestnesis, Blueshirt Bulletin, SNYRangersBlog.com and many more.
For questions, comments and hip checks, feel free to e-mail Patrick at patrickhoffman3530@gmail.com.


The remarkable run of self-proclaimed "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders for president of the United States has prompted—for the first time in decades and to the shock of many—a national conversation about socialism. A New York Times poll in late November found that a majority of Democrats had a favorable view of socialism, and in New Hampshire in February, more than half of Democratic voters under 35 told the Boston Globe they call themselves socialists. It's unclear exactly what socialism means to this generation, but couple with the ascendancy of longtime leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the Labour Party in the UK, it's clear there's a historic, generational shift underway.


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All About Watercress
What Is Watercress?
Watercress, also known as cress, is a green leafy vegetable that is low in calories and packs in a bunch of nutrients that can add some extra health benefits from its consumption. It can be a nice change from the usual lettuce or spinach and add a touch of extra fancy flair.
What Does Watercress Taste Like?
Consumed raw, it has a peppery taste that is similar to other related greens such as mustard and wasabi. But, after it is cooked, the peppery punch diminishes, leaving a delicious vegetable flavor that tastes good in soups, stir fries and stews.
Ways To Eat Watercress:
Add it to mixed greens in a salad
Serve it with eggs
Use it to top any dish
Make pesto by blending it with olive oil and garlic
Use it to replace lettuce in a sandwich
Stir it into your soup
Is Watercress A Lettuce?
It not a lettuce per se, but it is a cool season herb that is used primarily as a lettuce green. It is one of the oldest known consumed leaf vegetables and remains one of the most widely used greens in the world today.
Impressive Health Benefits Of Watercress
1. Packed with vitamins and nutrients including: vitamins A, C, K, Calcium and Magnesium. There are also small amounts of vitamin E, riboflavin, vitamin B6, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and copper.
2. Great source of antioxidants that help prevent various chronic diseases. Studies have linked the antioxidants in watercress to lower a risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
3. Watercress may help to lower cholesterol.
4. Helps protect against osteoporosis because of the mineral (calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus) and vitamin K components.
5. It is a good source of Vitamin C, which helps prevent the risk of infection and boosts your immune system.
Fun Fact:  With beets, celery, carrots, lettuce, parsley, spinach and tomatoes, watercress is the eighth ingredient in the classic vegetable drink, V-8.
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The weather Saturday morning was perfect and the forecast promised the warm sun to continue into the afternoon. So, the day of the wedding had finally arrived. Bunny was very nervous about the final details for the reception since it was at Ivy Lane. Mike walked around the house from the driveway. She looked up, "Oh, thank God you are here. I am so scared that something will go wrong."
"What can go wrong? Lavinia is handling the flowers, Lue Ellen is making the cake, and the food is being catered by Hattie and the Tea Room."
"I guess it will all be OK."
Bunny looked at Mike, "I am so excited."
"The wedding, I just love weddings." She laughed, "Of course those other than mine."
Mike just smiled. He could only imagine her as a bride.
"But we're not going there. Thank God that is behind me."
Mike just laughed. One never knew what Bunny would say. Then he got a bit serious. "You never told me exactly why you are hosting Kathleen and Jeb's reception."
As they walked across the lawn, Bunny shared the story of Kathleen's nightmare, going into details of some of the issues Kathleen had had with Dixie.
"Since the reception will not be until 4 this afternoon, let's go to brunch."
Bunny protested, "I can't leave this place. What if something happens?"
"Didn't we just discuss Lavinia, Hattie, and Lue Ellen handling the details? After all what can go wrong? We'll be back well before the reception."
"Do I need to change clothes?" Bunny asked looking down at her black "Galloping Gallagher Goats" sweat shirt and leopard leggings. And her hair was a mess."
Before she could protest, Mike took her hand, "Let's go. You don't want to be late getting back."
Bunny shook her head,"I guess it will be OK. Let me check with everyone here to see if they need me."
Everyone assured Bunny that the preparations were in order and she had nothing to worry about. Mike opened the passenger door of Bunny's Mercedes for her. Then he got behind the wheel and they drove down the long drive and turned right on the county road.
"So where are we going? What's the secret?"
Mike kept his eyes on the road, "No secret, it's just a great place for brunch." He looked at her, "When was the last time we had brunch out of town."
"Out of town? Mike you know I have to be back for the reception, and look at how I am dressed. You could have at least given me time to change my top. I just bought a great little black beaded one just to wear with these pants."
The drive was shorter than Bunny feared. She was relieved since they could eat and she could be back in plenty of time. Mike turned off the main road through large wrought iron gates that led to a tree lined drive.
"Where we are having brunch - Chateau Belmont."
"Well, it's a special place to me. I spent a bunch of time here when I was growing up."
Suddenly Bunny was speechless. Before them was this beautiful castle. It looked like the pictures she remembered in her childhood fairy tale books.
Mike drove the car up to front entrance. A valet was quickly at Bunny's door, opening it for her. Mike spoke a few friendly words to the young man as he handed him the keys to the Mercedes.
Mike put his arm around Bunny's waist as she turned around to look at the landscaped grounds, then back at the castle. She turned to say something to Mike, but he was on one knee, holding a velvet box.
"Brunilda Vontese, will you marry me?"
Bunny was shocked. This was the last thing she expected. She didn't say a word.
"Bunny?" Mike asked, for the first time fearful that this was not a good idea.
"Oh, Mike, yes, yes, yes." Mike should have known his fears were totally unfounded. Then Bunny was so shocked, she was almost speechless. However, the silence didn't last very long as Bunny started rattling. "Oh, a wedding! I get to plan a wedding. I want to get married in the fall, and at Ivy Lane. Ivy Lane is prettiest in the fall." She paused, "Oh, I know everyone thinks the spring is better . . ."
He put the ring on Bunny's finger. It was a lovely stone in an old fashion setting. She looked at it and thought, 'This is so much more beautiful that all the jewelry I have at home'.
Mike smiled, "Sweetheart, there is enough time to plan." Before she could get her feelings hurt, he added, "Besides, I'm hungry. Let's get brunch. Remember, you have Kathleen's reception this afternoon."
Suddenly Bunny remembered the reception at Ivy Lane. "How could I forget? We need to eat and get back."
Music floated from a large patio. Both Mike and Bunny turned and their eyes followed the music. 'This place is so romantic,' thought Bunny.


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We award the Women's Student-Athlete of the Week honor to Grayson, KY sophomore Haley Hall for her play during two conference matchups.
In her clubs 81-69 defeat at Indiana University Southeast on Tuesday, Hall pumped in 14 points while adding 6 rebounds and 2 assists. On Saturday in the Lady Eagles 85-72 victory over Brescia University, the guard scored 10 points while adding 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
For the week, she averaged 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists.


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Ryeowook gets flustered when Lee Guk Joo asks, "When was the last time we did it?"
On a recent episode of YTN's ENTER-K, comedian Lee Guk Joo left Ryeowook embarrassed and flustered as she asked him a series of funny questions.
Their conversation escalated quickly while the two were having a question and answer session with various fan-generated questions.
Ryeowook began, "When was your last relationship?", to which she responded, "It's been a while, two years ago." He picked up the pace by asking, "When was your last kiss?", and got her clever response, "Don't you know? Why are you like this?"
With the Super Junior member paused in confusion, she asked him, "When was the last time we did it?". Left in an awkward moment, Ryeowook attempted to change the topic by responding, "We will skip this question and move on to the next one." However, Lee Guk Joo could not be stopped as she delivered a final blow, "Was it in the staircase of K headquarters?", before ending the act with, "He can't act..he's so nervous! People will really think we did it, never mind!"
Check out the hilarious clip here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4vB3h0XaC0&ab_channel=YTNNEWS


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Shop B&N Press Print Books
The Princess of Aenya
by Nick Alimonos Nick Alimonos
Paperback(2nd ed.)
Buy Online, Pick up in Store or The NeverEnding Story, you will love The Princess of Aenya!
AENYA PUBLISHING
Books of Aenya
Edition description:
Nick Alimonos was writing fantasy epics by age six. He earned his English degree at the University of South Florida, where he minored in history. He lives in Tarpon Springs, FL, where he plays Dungeons & Dragons with his kids.
Discover the people and places of Aenya at www.nickalimonos.com
An epic fantasy focuses on a brutal usurper and a princess on the run.
At the age of 15, Radia inherits the throne of Tyrnael. Tyrnael has a long history of peace and tranquility, and it seems that Radia should be able to maintain this tradition. The people of Tyrnael rarely die of anything but old age. This all comes crashing down when Radia's wicked brother, Zaibos, seizes control of the realm in a bloody coup. Radia has no choice but to flee with a loyal guard named Demacharon. But Zaibos is determined to see Radia destroyed. He goes so far as to task a reclusive assassin named Eros with bringing back Radia's heart. So begins Radia's journey as a hunted girl in a world that will hold some uncomfortable realities. She is no mere princess but an earthy, highly empathetic beauty who often sees little need for clothing and even less need for killing. In fact, Demacharon, though sworn to protect Radia, must also promise her he won't kill anyone. Meanwhile, Zaibos is determined to expand his power while also crushing the spirit of anything breathing. He even makes use of simple, brutal subterranean creatures called bogrens. The bogrens, who have names like Grumblestump and Bloodsnot, seem to find nothing funnier than watching one of their own fall into underground magma. Don't bother asking them if they know what the word "friend" means.And so the forces of good and evil are pitted against each other in a story that includes extremes ranging from a child hearing a bedtime story to a number of ghastly forms of execution. If readers think this will be a simple tale of a kind princess (who says things like "If given a chance, people are generally good") removed from power only to have her returned to glory after some cheerful hack-and-slash escapades, they are mistaken. Alimonos' novel, his second book set in the world of Aenya, takes a number of unexpected, even wild turns, many of them involving combat, torture, or more information on the main players. The bad guys certainly have a lot of background. Zaibos establishes himself as a supreme villain, a tyrant who goes so far as to wear some elaborate, wartime headgear even in the comfort of his own throne room. Likewise, Eros proves a sophisticated part of the plot. With his deadly spiders and his love of his mother, he has more depth than readers might expect from a figure who makes his living by killing people. But some of the good guys are not quite as intricate. While Krow, an aptly named, speaking birdlike figure, may be a skilled sailor, his origins on the crew of an airship do not add much to the larger story. Nevertheless, the tale, with its many violent shifts, will have readers constantly wondering if there will ever again be peace in Tyrnael.
A heroine's trials make for a winding, bloody adventure with plenty of surprises. (map)
"A heroine's trials make for a winding, bloody adventure with plenty of surprises."---KIRKUS REVIEWS


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In a food processor or blender, combine all the sauce ingredients. Blend until a smooth puree. Adjust the seasoning with the honey. Using the back of a ladle or a rubber spatula, force the sauce through a medium-mesh sieve placed over a bowl. Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss together the frisee, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Make the chive oil. In a blender, process together canola oil and chives. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large ovenproof skillet, heat the butter and oil over medium heat. Season the shrimp with the salt and pepper. Add the shrimp to the skillet. Carefully add the tequila. Tilt the skillet to ignite the tequila, and when the flames die out, stir in 1⁄4 cup of the chipotle sauce. Place the skillet in the oven and bake until the shrimp are curled and cooked through, about 2 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the shrimp, which is easy to do. Place chipotle sauce, frisee salad and shrimp on a plate and garnish with chive oil and cheese. Serve.


Awesome you are involving your children in your giving. Children rasied on giving will never depart from it and will grow into giving adults.
My very favorite book on giving is Max Lucado's "Small Gifts in God's Handds." I'll have to look for the one you suggest. My kids had all the Berenstain Bear books growing up and loved them.
That is awesome that you were able to spread some joy this holiday season. It's never too early to teach the young ones about the gift of giving.
that is an amazing idea and great to do.. That is so kind what you did with your family.. Have a great night..


Develop a high-vibe connection with the universe, yourself and those around you.
These moon circles are unique every time, designed with intuitive guidance and by consulting the cosmos.
We may complete release work, intention setting and even manifest our dreams.
Through a combination of mediation, intuition, story sharing and other energetic healing modalities - we celebrate, grow and amplify our inner light.
Please bring a pen and notebook. Click here to reserve your space.
I believe in empowering you to become your own healer. Intuition is my north star. It has led me from Los Angeles back to the Pacific Northwest. The connection with my roots, allowed me to grow and thrive as a healer. Now, I utilize both Shamanic Energy Medicine and Functional Nutrition to guide others through their path of transformation. I mix science with the "woo woo", healing the body, mind and spirit.


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Children in Crisis are losing out on education. Be the voice you want to hear.!!
By Momo Manasseh February 10, 2016
The number of out-of-school children and adolescents reached 124 million and rising in 2013. Globally, one in eleven children is out of school, totaling 59 million children in 2013, a growth of 2.4 million since 2010. Of these, 30 million live in sub-Saharan Africa while 10 million are in South and West Asia. One out of six adolescents is not in school, totaling 65 million in 2013. Of these, 26 million lived in South and West Asia, and 23 million in sub-Saharan Africa, where there are more adolescents out of school today than in 2000. The proportion of out of school children in war zones has grown from 30% to 36% since 2000. There are now 34 million out of school children and adolescents living in conflict-affected countries. The world faces a shortfall of 3.3 million primary school teachers and 5.1 million lower secondary school teachers by 2030 and the areas most in need of education personnel are countries affected by emergencies and disasters. Assertions are that, children living in fragile or conflict affected developing countries are four times more likely to be out of school than children living in stable developing countries. As a result of the prolonged nature of these crises, children are increasingly out of school for lengthy periods of time and the longer children stay out of school, the less likelihood of them returning. Despite this sad reality, Education in Emergencies (EiE) has not received the attention it deserves in terms of humanitarian funding. 2% of the humanitarian appeal goes to EiE globally, accounting for only 40% of interventions worldwide. This is made more complex by the fact that, in most crisis affected countries across the world, the existing education system gets overwhelmed by the increasing demand for education opportunities mostly as a result of influx of refugees, IDPs or due to acute shortage of education facilities as a result of destruction by natural disasters.
Key impacts of conflict, natural hazards, and other emergencies
The average length of displacement for refugees is now approaching 20 years. In protracted conflicts, destruction of infrastructure and limited access to remaining schools has the potential to deny education for several years, interrupt progress in education (for individual students and wider systems), and lead to entire generations missing out on an education.
Conflicts and other crises interrupt economic activity and can drive families, communities, and countries deeper into poverty. For every three years of violence, GDP growth drops at least 2.7%, limiting opportunities for social and economic development
Rise in violence against women and girls.The onset of disasters and armed conflict limits economic opportunities, weakens social institutions, and increases the chance of sexual violence against women and girls. Girls, particularly from poor families, are also at higher risk of early and forced marriage due to limited alternatives to protect and provide for families.
In the recently launched inter-agency report, Putting Children at the Heart of the World Humanitarian Summit, more than 6000 children were interviewed ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit. Children identified and consistently prioritized their education and protection in all types of emergencies, from conflict to protracted crises and disasters.
Living in conflict, many of these children have experienced more crises, violence and death in their young lives than most adults in peaceful countries know in their life times. Over the years, numerous assessments have been conducted in conflict affected communities and the message is very clear; Education is their number one priority.Education in Emergencies (EiE) is defined as set of linked project activities that enable structured learning to continue in times of acute crisis or long term instability. It can be both formal and informal activities that contribute directly to children's survival and development in times of crisis.
Re-establishing education after an emergency not only meets a fundamental right of children to education regardless of the circumstances, but also plays a critical role in normalizing the environment for children and contributes significantly to helping children overcome the psychological impact of disasters. Equally important, Education in Emergencies provides a protective environment for children who are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse in the wake of emergencies or armed conflict. My opinion is that, all of us should be part of the voice that we wan to hear, by raising and talking about the plight of these innocent victims wherever we are, because by ignoring their plight of these children, we are indirectly playing a role of denying them their fundamental right to education and not making the world any safer.


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Martyn Waghorn's journey from the streets of South Shields to the bright lights of Portman Road
Ipswich Town player Martin Waghorn. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN
Martyn Waghorn is loving his time at Ipswich Town. STUART WATSON spoke to the popular street footballer who plays with a smile on his face.
Mustapha Carayol closes in to celebrate Martyn Waghorn's goal to against Millwall last season Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
Roy Keane, Steve Bruce, Alan Pardew, Phil Parkinson, Nigel Pearson, Paulo Sousa, Sven-Goran Eriksson, Uwe Rosler, Malky Mackay, Steve Lomas, Neil Harris, Mark Warburton, Mick McCarthy...
Martyn Waghorn grins as the list of managers he has already worked under is recited.
"Sometimes I have to remember that I'm still only 28 because I've been around a bit!" he jokes.
"That smile – both broad and infectious – is only ever rested for a few moments at a time.
Born and raised in South Shields, the coastal town situated at the mouth of the River Tyne, his north-east accent remains strong despite the magical mystery tour that has led him to Suffolk via Sunderland, Charlton, Leicester, Hull, Millwall, Wigan and Rangers.
And it's not the only thing that has stuck with him as he now looks to finally put down some roots.
A working class work ethic, the importance of family and retaining the raw fun of street football in the pressurised professional game are recurring themes for the player – affectionately known as 'Waggy' – as he recalls his journey.
"I've got so many great memories of playing footy with me pals growing up," he says.
"We played break-time, lunch-time, then come that bell at 3.15 it was a case of straight down the park to meet all my boys for another game of footy. There was no ringing or texting to arrange it – you just knew everyone would be there. Then it was back home at six, rush some tea, then back out again until it got dark.
"It was just about having fun. I played footy wherever I could – down the park, by garages, on the streets, you name it. We'd just chuck our bags down as posts.
"In this day and age you don't see as many kids doing that – they are on phones or computers or whatever – and that's a real shame because I think that's where you learn your fundamental skills."
AFC Sunderland are situated eight miles to the south and Newcastle United located 12 miles to the north, but there was no tribalism passed down in the Waghorn family.
"My dad was originally from Gravesend, in Kent, and he used to be in a band," explains Waghorn.
"He tries to tell me and my wife about those days but I always say 'shut up dad!' I think he actually had a record out so I should really make the effort and have a listen to it.
"My brother followed him into the music side of things and I went with the football.
"I was a big (Manchester) United fan. I was actually at their school of excellence at the age of six and seven.
Martyn Waghorn scores from the spot against Middlesbrough Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
"I'll always remember having the opportunity to go and watch them train at The Cliff Training Ground. I went along to the Old Trafford superstore and saw a few of the players.
"It was Peter Schmeichel, a young David Beckham, all that Class of '92... Don't get me wrong, I never met them, they were just like over there (points to other side of room) but to me, well, I'd met them!
"They were winning trophies, winning titles and I was wanting to be them.
"It was too far to travel regularly though, so I signed for Sunderland and came through there."
Waghorn ended up making just six senior appearances for his boyhood club, but he still looks back on his time there as formative years.
"As a kid growing up I watched Kevin Phillips and Quinny (Niall Quinn) up top – they were some partnership," he says.
"The likes of Micky Gray, Michael Bridges, they had a lot of good players there. When that stadium gets bouncing it's a great place to be.
"I always remember (academy manager) Kevin Ball telling me, 'you'll have good days and you'll have bad days, but nobody can take away your legs and stop you running about and giving your all'. That's what I've based my game on.
Leoni and Martyn Waghorn, with five-year-old son Ruben, on the pitch for the lap of appreciation following the Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough game at the end of last season. Picture: STEVE WALLER
"I always tell youngsters learning the game now that they need to give their all without the ball first before you can do anything with it. Give 100% for the team and then your ability will come through. That's what the fans appreciate.
"I made my debut under Roy Keane. He always said to me 'you're here because you work hard' and 'I kept you on because you were working hard'.
"I'm from a very working class background and my parents instilled that in me from a young age. My coaches used to say, 'you were useless on the ball today, but you gave somebody a good thumping so the fans will forgive you'.
"Of course I'd have loved to have played at Sunderland longer, but I had a year on loan at Leicester and then they came in for a permanent. I spoke to Steve Bruce at the time and he said they needed the funds to help bring in a player – that's part and parcel of football.
"I don't regret it. It's helped us in my career going out and playing regular football."
Ah, loan spells. Waggy has had a few.
Sunderland initially sent him out to Charlton and then, as mentioned, Leicester. Then Leicester, having bought him permanently, lent him to Hull and Millwall.
"I've always been told that you need to play as much as you can to stay in the game," he says.
Millwall's Ben Marshall protests his incense as Martyn Waghorn falls Picture: STEVE WALLER WWW.STEPHENWALLER.COM
"As a footballer you need regular games to get your rhythm and your tempo because there's no fitness like match fitness.
"When I went to Millwall there were other clubs interested, but I knew I was going to play there. Those three or four months were crucial for me.
"It's tough being on loan though. I don't think people quite understand what it's like. They think a footballer in a hotel is a nice little lifestyle, but it can get lonely if you've had a bad day's training or a bad game and you're stuck in a room by yourself.
"It can send you a little bit crazy."
He continues: "For my second loan (at Leicester) I was with my girlfriend at the time, my wife now, and she was just starting uni. I said 'listen, I'm going on loan for a year, do you want to come?' She said 'yeah, let's do it' and packed up uni and came with us.
"I was fortunate that she gave up a little bit of her life. Having your partner with you settles you down. If everything off-field is in the right place it helps you on the pitch.
"Being away from my wife and little boy is still tough for me now. I don't think people appreciate how tough it can be for young lads going on loan. You need that support around you."
Martyn's wife Leoni is a personal trainer having formerly been a professional freestyle dancer.
Community work: Ipswich Town players Cole Skuse and Martyn Waghorn took to the sea when they went out on a lifeboat with the RNLI as part of a training exercise in Aldeburgh last year Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN
She has undertaken much charity work, including in Sri Lanka to help rebuild schools and houses in the wake of the Tsunami disaster, and has recently joined the Elena Baltacha Foundation – a project that maintains the legacy of Ipswich's much-loved tennis star following her sad passing from liver cancer in 2014.
"Me and Leoni were born in the same area two days apart," says Waghorn.
"We got together relatively young and stayed together ever since.
"We're a good little team. Our son Ruben has turned five. Our birthdays are 23rd, 25th and 29th of January, so we're all tied together nicely. Family is very, very important to the both of us. We had two very different upbringings, but our fundamentals are the same.
"We've got a nice little set-up down here now. My little boy has just started school and is happy and settled. My parents have also moved down to Ipswich. Everyone is settled and that helps me, knowing my family is happy. I can't ask for much more than that. It means I can just focus on playing football."
There were, undoubtedly, more off-field distractions during his previous two-year stint north of the border at Glasgow Rangers and Waghorn admits there were pros and cons to being in such a goldfish bowl environment in Scotland.
"The demand of performing and winning week-in, week-out, playing in front of 55,000 fans screaming at you was tough. But I tell you what, it's is an incredible place to play when things get going," he admits.
"The experiences and lessons I learnt during my two years there have been invaluable. I've got nothing but good things to say about the club.
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"Those games against Celtic are on a different level, not only on the field but off the field too with everything else that comes with it. The week leading up to the game there's so much hype in the press and they just look for anything to wind somebody up.
"The downside is that you can't really leave your house for a few days afterwards.
"As a family man I probably found that side a little bit tough. Going to the park with my little boy, you're just trying to have a nice day, and you'd have Celtic fans, adults, coming up to you and approaching you. That's not nice.
"There were times when it probably crossed the line a little bit. It probably got to us a couple of times and that was a learning curve. Nights out, when people have probably had a bit too much bevvy, it happens doesn't it? You learn from that.
"It's part and parcel of playing for a team like that in a city like that. It's so intense, it's so fierce and the rivalry is outrageous."
The arrival of Portuguese boss Pedro Caixinha at Ibrox proved the catalyst for Waghorn's bargain £250k switch to Portman Road last summer just weeks after Mick McCarthy had raided the Scottish giants for fellow striker Joe Garner.
"When I knew there was interest here and I spoke to the manager it was a no-brainer," says Waghorn.
"I was actually a ball boy when he (McCarthy) was Sunderland manager. He has this aura about him doesn't he? He has the same kind of philosophy as we've been discussing – work hard and the rest follows. I liked his ideas and everyone I spoke to about him spoke so highly.
"This is a really, really good club for me with the type of footballer I am. It suits me perfectly the way we play, the way the manager is and the set of lads we've got. They've got this way of integrating people really quickly here."
Handed the number nine shirt, Waghorn – at the time of writing – has already reached double figures for Championship goals in his debut season at Portman Road. And his playful computer game-themed celebrations (there have already been nods to Call of Duty and Mario Kart) have certainly captured the imagination of a younger generation of supporters.
"Our away trips seem to last forever, so we started playing a few computer games," he explains.
"It's open for debate who's the best. Webby (Adam Webster) has done alright the last couple of times, but probably skip (Luke Chambers) is the best at the minute. And there are a few Walter Mittys out there who think they are better than what they are! It's a good laugh and that's where the celebrations came from.
"For some reason, once I start playing football I act like a big kid. All the boys will say I'm just a bit of an idiot at times!
"I just like to have fun when I go out there. I can go a bit daft if I'm enjoying it. I'll jump on people or just start doing a few roly-polies or something!
"You've always got to go out there and enjoy yourself because you never know when it could end. I try to do that as much as I can.
"Don't get us wrong, I'm a big strop-about at times because I want to win. When it's not going my way, I let people know – maybe a bit too much sometimes! But I just want to have fun and enjoy every minute of it."
He adds: "As I said before, I'm from a working class family. Some people who come from a background like that can get so far in the game and get a bit carried away. I couldn't be like that, it's not in my nature.
"And I've got family around me that will always bring me back down to earth if they need to. Family always comes first. That's something I'll always go by until my day is up.
"I just want to work hard, have fun and be the best person I can be. I'm grateful for the life I have and I always remember who I am." HHH
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This is one of the cards I made yesterday. It is for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.
I started out by watercoloring a piece of Canson Mix Media 98 lb paper using MFT Berrylicious ink on an acrylic block. While it was drying, I cut out a few dies from the MFT LJD Sea Life set and then stamped them with the coordinating images. Once my paper was dry, I stamped an image from the Sea Life set on there using MFT Limelight hybrid ink. The patterned papers are from Echo Park Splash and I cut the waves in the background from Berrylicious cardstock using TE Build a Scene Rolling Waves dies.
CS: MFT Limelight, Berrylicious, Smooth White, Canson Mix Media 98 lb.
So I have been a super lame blogger with my "Celebrating Summer" month…I want to share a card I made at the last crop before I start posting what I made yesterday.
This little mouse was colored with Derwent Inktense pencils and I used a sketch from Retrosketches posted that same day. The paper is ancient Echo Park Splash. A very easy card to create!
I will be back with another card or two later!
I have lots to blog but little time lately! I am just barely getting this card in on time for Sketch 372 at Sketch Saturday.
This cutie pie mouse is Cocoa Mouse from Sweet N Sassy Stamps. He has been hanging out in my stash for years uninked.
Cocoa was colored with Derwent Inktense pencils on Tim Holtz distress watercolor paper. I cut him out with my MFT Stitched Circle Stax. The wave was cut with a wave border from Taylored Expressions. Paper is Splash by Echo Park from many summers ago.
I am kicking off my month of summer themed creations with this layout of my nephew. This was the last layout I created at my crop yesterday. It's for a Sunglasses challenge in my scrapbook group.
I am blogging from my phone so it's not a fancy, edited picture but it is faster and easier for me at the moment.
I started with an old sketch from Let's Capture Our Memories and the All About a Boy Echo Park collection. I purchased some summer themed wood veneers at the scrapbook store yesterday and inked them with black archival ink. Once they were dry I added glossy accents and then black vellum with glossy accents to back them. Buttons are from MFT in Orange Fizz, Lemon Drop, Jellybean Green and Sno Cone.
That's all for today. Have a great night!


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Alumnus Boosts Trial Advocacy Program to New Heights
With generous gifts and a profound vision, eminent litigator A. Barry Cappello '65 sows the seeds of success for UCLA Law's next generation of courtroom advocates.
In 2019, A. Barry Cappello '65 saw a way in which he could strengthen his alma mater in the field to which he was devoted: trial advocacy. Cappello – a nationally celebrated litigator and managing partner of Santa Barbara-based Cappello and Noël – made a $500,000 gift that created the A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy. The program offers a certificate for students who complete a rigorous trial advocacy curriculum and laid the foundation for the school's trial advocacy team to reach unprecedented success.
Within a year, veteran litigator and legal educator Justin Bernstein had come aboard to direct the program and steer the school's previously unranked team to six tournament victories, 12 final-round appearances and a No. 3 national ranking. "Trial competitions really bring the threads of legal education together," said Bernstein, who shared coaching duties with experienced trial advocates, including alumni who had competed when they attended UCLA Law. "In class, students work on core skills, including writing, oral advocacy and understanding of precedent and core legal principles. Then, in competition, they must be able to solve problems, put their clients first and think on their feet."
Trial advocacy is part of the school's experiential education program, which offers more than 40 clinics, simulations and practicums that give students real-world experience and preparation for practice. The positive results reverberate far beyond the country's mock courtrooms: Every member of the Class of 2019 who completed a Cappello Certificate in Trial Advocacy secured full-time employment in J.D.-required positions before graduation.


The final project consists of a scene in the life of Ruth Rae. The narration, seen on top of each panel, is a poem being recited by Ruth. She talks about evil and how it is everywhere, whether on the streets (where she is rescuing someone from a possible mugging), or inner evils, being relieved by poetry.


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नितीश कुमार (जन्म १ मार्च १९५१, बख्तियारपुर, बिहार, भारत) बिहार के वर्तमान मुख्यमंत्री हैं। वे जनता दल यू के प्रमुख नेताओं में से एक हैं।
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श्री कुमार बिहार अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालय, के छात्र रहे हैं जो अब राष्ट्रीय तकनीकी संस्थान, पटना के नाम से जाना जाता हैं। वहाँ से उन्होंने विद्युत अभियांत्रिकी में उपाधि हासिल की थी। वे १९७४ एवं १९७७ में जयप्रकाश बाबू के सम्पूर्ण क्रांति आंदोलन में शामिल रहे थे एवं उस समय के महान समाजसेवी एवं राजनेता सत्येन्द्र नारायण सिन्हा के काफी करीबी रहे थे।
वे पहली बार बिहार विधानसभा के लिए १९८५ में चुने गये थे। १९८७ में वे युवा लोकदल के अध्यक्ष बने। १९८९ में उन्हें बिहार में जनता दल का सचिव चुना गया और उसी वर्ष वे नौंवी लोकसभा के सदस्य भी चुने गये थे।
१९९० में वे पहली बार केन्द्रीय मंत्रीमंडल में बतौर कृषि राज्यमंत्री शामिल हुए। १९९१ में वे एक बार फिर लोकसभा के लिए चुने गये और उन्हे इस बार जनता दल का राष्ट्रीय सचिव चुना गया तथा संसद में वे जनता दल के उपनेता भी बने। १९८९ और 2000 में उन्होंने बाढ़ लोकसभा क्षेत्र का प्रतिनिधित्व किया। १९९८-१९९९ में कुछ समय के लिए वे केन्द्रीय रेल एवं भूतल परिवहन मंत्री भी रहे, और अगस्त १९९९ में गैसाल में हुई रेल दुर्घटना के बाद उन्होंने मंत्रीपद से अपना इस्तीफा दे दिया।
सन २००० में वे बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री बने लेकिन उन्हें सिर्फ सात दिनों में त्यागपत्र देना पड़ा। उसी साल वे फिर से केन्द्रीय मंत्रीमंडल में कृषि मंत्री बने। मई २००१ से २००४ तक वे बाजपेयी सरकार में केन्द्रीय रेलमंत्री रहे। २००४ के लोकसभा चुनावों में उन्होंने बाढ एवं नालंदा से अपना पर्चा दाखिल किया लेकिन वे बाढ की सीट हार गये।
नवंबर २००५,में राष्ट्रीय जनता दल की बिहार में पंद्रह साल पुरानी सत्ता को उखाड़ फेकने में सफल हुए और मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में उनकी ताजपोशी हुई। सन् २०१० के बिहार बिधानसभा चुनाओं में अपनी सरकार द्वारा किये गये विकास कार्यों के आधार पर वे भारी बहुमत से अपने गठबंधन को जिताने में सफल रहे और पुन: मुख्यमंत्री बने।
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Nitish Kumār (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been the Chief Minister of Bihar since 2005; previously he was a Union Minister of India. Have you voted for or against Nitish Kumar ? He belongs to the Janata Dal (United) party. As Chief Minister, he gained popularity by initiating a series of developmental and constructive activities including building of long-delayed bridges, re-laying roads that had ceased to exist, appointing over 100,000 school teachers, ensuring that doctors worked in primary health centers, and keeping crime in check.
Nitish Kumār was born in Bakhtiarpur, Bihar to Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh and Parmeshwari Devi. His father was a freedom fighter and was close to the great Gandhian Bihar Vibhuti Anugrah Narayan Sinha, one of the founders of modern Bihar. His nickname is 'Munna'. He is a teetotaler, does not smoke, and is a frugal eater. Has changed the detail your opinion on Nitish Kumar ? He has a degree in electrical engineering from the Bihar College of Engineering, Patna now NIT Patna .
Nitish Kumar belongs to a socialist class of politicians.He learnt the lessons of politics under the tutelage of stalwarts Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Karpoori Thakur, S N Sinha, George Fernandes and V. P. Singh.
He participated in Jayaprakash Narayan's movement between 1974 and 1977, and was close to Satyendra Narayan Sinha, a prominent leader of the time. He was first elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1985 as an independent candidate. In 1987, he became the President of the Yuva Lok Dal. Have you read details about Rajiv Gandhi ? In 1989, he became the Secretary-General of the Janata Dal in Bihar. He was also elected to the 9th Lok Sabha the same year. During his term as Minister of Railways, he brought widespread reforms.
In 1989, Nitish Kumar was appointed as the Union Minister of State for Agriculture in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh. In 1991, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha and became General Secretary of the Janata Dal at the national level and the Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in the Parliament. He represented Barh parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha between 1989 and 2004. Can Nitish Kumar have an influence on Rajiv Gandhi ? On 3 March 2000, Nitish Kumar was appointed the Chief Minister of Bihar, but he resigned seven days later because failed to prove majority. RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav enjoyed the majority.
In November 2005, he led the National Democratic Alliance to victory in the 2005 Bihar assembly elections bringing an end to the 15-year rule of the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on 24 November 2005. Under his government, Bihar developed an electronic version of the Right to Information Act called Jankari scheme. Did you know that Nitish Kumar is popular at 43% of voters?? In addition, he launched the E-shakti NREGS program, by which rural people can get employment information by telephone. He is credited with improving infrastructure, and reducing crime, widely felt to be serious problems in the state.
In 2010, Nitish Kumar's party swept back to power along with its ally Bharatiya Janata Party. On 26 November 2010, Nitish Kumar took oath as a Chief Minister of Bihar. This is his second consecutive term as Chief Minister of Bihar. In a keenly fought contest, Nitish Kumar led JDU-BJP combine won with four-fifth majority. NDA won 206 seats while RJD won 22 seats. No party there has won enough seats to represent the opposition in the state assembly, which requires at least 25 seats to become eligible to represent the main opposition party. For the first time electorates witnessed high turnout of women and young voters, while this was declared as the fairest Bihari election, with no bloodshed or poll violence.
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Social media marketing is the linchpin that keeps small businesses finding new clients, converting existing clients and earning a decent income with online marketing these days. But amidst all the tips and tactics social media managers forget that there are laws that govern all successful social marketing practices online. Today is about these rules!
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Which of these universal laws of social media marketing do you follow?


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Porsche: Legendary 1939 Type 64 up for auction
The only surviving Porsche 1939 Type 64 set to be auctioned
Perhaps the most significant car in Porsche's history, the 1939 Type 64, will be auctioned in Monterey, California this August.
Only three examples were built by the engineers who went on to build Porsche's first mass-produced car, the 356. Of the three built, only the car you see here survived World War 2. In other words, this is a very rare beast.
The cars were lightweight racing versions of the then-new KdF-Wagen that became the Volkswagen Beetle, and were used to celebrate the launch of the 'people's car'.
They were also designed to promote Germany's recently-constructed Autobahn, with plans to race them in a 1500km road race between Berlin and Rome in September 1939. The outbreak of World War Two put a stop to that, however.
The Type 64 has the same suspension and driveline as the Type 1 Beetle, with an air-cooled flat-four engine reaching a top speed of 160km/h. The body was hand-shaped from aluminium, making the streamlined car look quite futuristic.
No. 3 was used by Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche as a family car, and two years after the company moved to Gmund, Austria, Ferry placed the raised Porsche lettering on the front of the car. It became the first car to receive Porsche badging, two years before the 'Prototype No. 1' 356.
At the launch of the first prototype, Austrian privateer driver Otto Mathe was behind the wheel on demo laps of the Type 64 and loved it so much he bought the car from Porsche, going on to have racing success in what became the very first racing Porsche. Think of it as the first 911 GT3...
It remained in Mathe's possession until his death in 1995. Two years later it was bought by Dr. Thomas Gruber in Vienna, who took it to numerous vintage racing meets, including Goodwood.
As for why No.3 is so special? No. 2 was put into storage and was found in 1945 by American troops who chopped the roof and drove it until the engine failed. It was then scrapped, but was later restored using spare parts bought from Porsche.
What makes No. 3 so special is the fact it's an original car in unrestored condition, with original spare parts. A true survivor.
Andy Prill is the well-respected Porsche specialist who inspected the Type 64.
"I've seen countless special Porsches in my career, but nothing like this," he said. "This is the most historically significant of all Porsche cars and it is simply incredible to find the very first Porsche in this original condition."
"Without the Type 64, there would be no Porsche 356, no 550, no 911," says Marcus Görig from RM Sotheby's.
"This is Porsche's origin story, the car that birthed the company's legend, and it offers collectors what is likely an unrepeatable opportunity to sit in the seat of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche."
The Type 64 No. 3 will be auctioned by RM Sothebys at Monterey between August 15 and 17. A price guide hasn't been released, but we'd presume it will be a lot...
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Catman — 14 May 2019 09:58
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