May 2010 bring you many blessings and much happiness!!!
The Good News Network Channel ~ “A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” (Tom Stoppard).
Monday, December 28, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
To Get Everyone Into the Christmas Spirit
The greatest STORY ever told.
The greatest TRUTH you'll ever hold.
The greatest JOY you've ever felt.
The greatest HOPE for which you've knelt.
The greatest PEACE the world has know-
A Christmas GIFT for all to own.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Source: American Greetings
The greatest TRUTH you'll ever hold.
The greatest JOY you've ever felt.
The greatest HOPE for which you've knelt.
The greatest PEACE the world has know-
A Christmas GIFT for all to own.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Source: American Greetings
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
To Get Everyone Into The Thanksgiving Day Mood
A Thanksgiving Day tribute to our U.S. Military and their families.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
US kidnap survivor 'doing great'
Page last updated at 14:55 GMT, Friday, 28 August 2009 15:55 UK by the BBC News
A woman freed in California 18 years after being kidnapped at the age of 11 is said to have had a happy reunion with her mother.
Jaycee Lee Dugard was found living in her alleged kidnapper's home in a suburb of San Francisco after her abduction 200 miles (322km) away.
She and the two children he allegedly fathered with her are "doing great", stepfather Carl Probyn said.
Mr Probyn said his ex-wife had been struck by how young Jaycee looked.
He and Jaycee's mother divorced after the abduction and he told US media how he had endured years of "hell", under suspicion of having played a part in his stepdaughter's kidnapping.
Jaycee Dugard was forced into a car on her way to school in front of his eyes. He had tried in vain to give chase on a bicycle.
Ms Dugard's alleged abductor and his wife have both been arrested as police search their home in Antioch, El Dorado County.
Phillip Garrido, 58, is being held on suspicion of various kidnapping and sex charges. He is already a convicted rapist and kidnapper.
His wife Nancy, 54, was allegedly with him during the kidnapping in South Lake Tahoe and has also been arrested.
'Guilt over bonding'
Jaycee Dugard, her two daughters, her sister, her mother and another relative were at the reunion on Thursday, Mr Probyn said.
"I think they're pretty happy," he added.
In interviews on NBC, ABC and CBS on Friday morning, Mr Probyn said the most surprising thing to his wife had been that Jaycee still looked very young.
Ms Dugard also felt guilty for bonding with her captor and her family felt troubled by learning the facts of how she had been forced to live for 18 years, Mr Probyn added.
DNA tests are being taken to confirm Ms Dugard's identity as the police investigation progresses.
Police have removed a car from the suspects' home in Antioch.
They said they had found a vehicle which matched a description of the car originally described at the time of the abduction.
'A disgusting thing'
El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar described finding a makeshift compound in the backyard consisting of sheds, tents and outbuildings.
Phillip Garrido
Phillip Garrido allegedly fathered two children with Ms Dugard, police say
The true identity of the backyard's inhabitants only emerged after Garrido was called in along with his "family" for a parole office hearing on Wednesday.
Diane Doty, a neighbour, has said she often heard children playing in the backyard.
"I asked my husband, 'Why is he [Garrido] living in tents?'" she said on Thursday.
"And he said, 'Maybe that is how they like to live.'"
The alleged abductor has himself told a US TV channel that Ms Dugard's ordeal was a "heart-warming" story.
"It's a disgusting thing that took place with me at the beginning, but I turned my life completely around," Garrido told KCRA television from El Dorado County jail.
Court records show that Garrido was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old woman in South Lake Tahoe in 1976.
A woman freed in California 18 years after being kidnapped at the age of 11 is said to have had a happy reunion with her mother.
Jaycee Lee Dugard was found living in her alleged kidnapper's home in a suburb of San Francisco after her abduction 200 miles (322km) away.
She and the two children he allegedly fathered with her are "doing great", stepfather Carl Probyn said.
Mr Probyn said his ex-wife had been struck by how young Jaycee looked.
He and Jaycee's mother divorced after the abduction and he told US media how he had endured years of "hell", under suspicion of having played a part in his stepdaughter's kidnapping.
Jaycee Dugard was forced into a car on her way to school in front of his eyes. He had tried in vain to give chase on a bicycle.
Ms Dugard's alleged abductor and his wife have both been arrested as police search their home in Antioch, El Dorado County.
Phillip Garrido, 58, is being held on suspicion of various kidnapping and sex charges. He is already a convicted rapist and kidnapper.
His wife Nancy, 54, was allegedly with him during the kidnapping in South Lake Tahoe and has also been arrested.
'Guilt over bonding'
Jaycee Dugard, her two daughters, her sister, her mother and another relative were at the reunion on Thursday, Mr Probyn said.
"I think they're pretty happy," he added.
In interviews on NBC, ABC and CBS on Friday morning, Mr Probyn said the most surprising thing to his wife had been that Jaycee still looked very young.
Ms Dugard also felt guilty for bonding with her captor and her family felt troubled by learning the facts of how she had been forced to live for 18 years, Mr Probyn added.
DNA tests are being taken to confirm Ms Dugard's identity as the police investigation progresses.
Police have removed a car from the suspects' home in Antioch.
They said they had found a vehicle which matched a description of the car originally described at the time of the abduction.
'A disgusting thing'
El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar described finding a makeshift compound in the backyard consisting of sheds, tents and outbuildings.
Phillip Garrido
Phillip Garrido allegedly fathered two children with Ms Dugard, police say
The true identity of the backyard's inhabitants only emerged after Garrido was called in along with his "family" for a parole office hearing on Wednesday.
Diane Doty, a neighbour, has said she often heard children playing in the backyard.
"I asked my husband, 'Why is he [Garrido] living in tents?'" she said on Thursday.
"And he said, 'Maybe that is how they like to live.'"
The alleged abductor has himself told a US TV channel that Ms Dugard's ordeal was a "heart-warming" story.
"It's a disgusting thing that took place with me at the beginning, but I turned my life completely around," Garrido told KCRA television from El Dorado County jail.
Court records show that Garrido was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old woman in South Lake Tahoe in 1976.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Angle Food Ministries
We have been getting our food once a month at our local church from The Angle Food Ministries. I am so happy with the food and the price. Once a month you can pay like $30 dollars and that will feed a family of 4 for one week or feed a single senior citizen for almost a month. Check out the link in the Cool Links menu bar.
SC retiree: $260M Powerball prize won't change me
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press Writer Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Writer – Tue Aug 25, 7:59 pm ET
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery was all smiles Tuesday as he claimed a $260 million Powerball jackpot. "For once in my life, I really experienced the old saying, pinch me to see if I'm still alive, or if this is real," Solomon Jackson Jr. said.
South Carolina Education Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot is the largest ever won with a ticket bought in the state, which has the nation's fifth-highest unemployment rate. Powerball is played in 30 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Jackson, a lifelong Columbia resident, shared few details about himself or his plans for the money. He did say he is married and has 10 siblings, though he would not say how many children he has or give his age.
He also did not say whether he will take his winnings in yearly payments over three decades or in a $129 million lump sum, which would work out to about $88 million after taxes.
He did reveal he had been an assistant supervisor for the state Revenue Department until taking early retirement in 2000 and using his free time to return to school to get a degree from Midlands Technical College.
"It is a beautiful day for education," Jackson said. "I said, 'Well, why can't I throw $2 at the lottery, to help education?' Come to find out, I did not need $2 to win, so I wasted a dollar. Thank God. Thank God. Thank God."
Jackson, who said he has played the lottery before, appeared at a claims center in Columbia on Tuesday with I.S. Leevy Johnson, an attorney whose wife taught Jackson in high school and said he has known the man for years. But Johnson said he was still somewhat taken aback when he fielded Jackson's call Monday.
"He said to me, Mr. Johnson, I want to talk to you about something. And being a criminal defense lawyer, I said, 'Oh Lord,'" Johnson said. "We matched the numbers up, and we learned that truly he was a winner."
Jackson picked up the only ticket that matched all the winning numbers for the Aug. 19 drawing — 14, 24, 31, 43 and 51, with a Powerball of 27 and a multiplier of 5 — at a Columbia gas station after shopping at a nearby Walmart. He says he won't let his winnings affect who he is, only dropping hints that eventually someone else will benefit from his good fortune.
"I'm already retired, I've already got a good income, and God has blessed me, so I won't do a bunch with it," Jackson said with a smile. "But somebody's going to be blessed."
Lottery officials say Jackson's chances of winning were one in 195 million.
"That's a lot of people," he said. "And yet, little ole me, of all the people."
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery was all smiles Tuesday as he claimed a $260 million Powerball jackpot. "For once in my life, I really experienced the old saying, pinch me to see if I'm still alive, or if this is real," Solomon Jackson Jr. said.
South Carolina Education Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot is the largest ever won with a ticket bought in the state, which has the nation's fifth-highest unemployment rate. Powerball is played in 30 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Jackson, a lifelong Columbia resident, shared few details about himself or his plans for the money. He did say he is married and has 10 siblings, though he would not say how many children he has or give his age.
He also did not say whether he will take his winnings in yearly payments over three decades or in a $129 million lump sum, which would work out to about $88 million after taxes.
He did reveal he had been an assistant supervisor for the state Revenue Department until taking early retirement in 2000 and using his free time to return to school to get a degree from Midlands Technical College.
"It is a beautiful day for education," Jackson said. "I said, 'Well, why can't I throw $2 at the lottery, to help education?' Come to find out, I did not need $2 to win, so I wasted a dollar. Thank God. Thank God. Thank God."
Jackson, who said he has played the lottery before, appeared at a claims center in Columbia on Tuesday with I.S. Leevy Johnson, an attorney whose wife taught Jackson in high school and said he has known the man for years. But Johnson said he was still somewhat taken aback when he fielded Jackson's call Monday.
"He said to me, Mr. Johnson, I want to talk to you about something. And being a criminal defense lawyer, I said, 'Oh Lord,'" Johnson said. "We matched the numbers up, and we learned that truly he was a winner."
Jackson picked up the only ticket that matched all the winning numbers for the Aug. 19 drawing — 14, 24, 31, 43 and 51, with a Powerball of 27 and a multiplier of 5 — at a Columbia gas station after shopping at a nearby Walmart. He says he won't let his winnings affect who he is, only dropping hints that eventually someone else will benefit from his good fortune.
"I'm already retired, I've already got a good income, and God has blessed me, so I won't do a bunch with it," Jackson said with a smile. "But somebody's going to be blessed."
Lottery officials say Jackson's chances of winning were one in 195 million.
"That's a lot of people," he said. "And yet, little ole me, of all the people."
Monday, August 17, 2009
Taco Bell's New Green Menu Takes No Ingredients from Nature
Make someone laugh....
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
White Folks Will Riot: Pastor Manning
I thought this was interesting. If Obama's goal is to reunite America by pissing people off...than Obama is doing a great job!!
White Folks Will Riot: Pastor Manning
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Mission Accomplished: Clinton Leaves North Korea With Pardoned Journalists
A spokesman for Bill Clinton says the former president and the two journalists have left North Korea en route to Los Angeles.
FOXNews.com
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Bill Clinton has left North Korea with the two pardoned American journalists, a spokesman for the former president said Tuesday.
"President Clinton has safely left North Korea with Laura Ling and Euna Lee," Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna said in a statement. "They are en route to Los Angeles where Laura and Euna will be reunited with their families."
The women, dressed in short-sleeved shirts and jeans, appeared healthy as they climbed the steps to the plane and shook hands with Clinton before getting into the jet, APTN footage in Pyongyang showed. Clinton waved, put his hand over his heart and then saluted.
North Korean officials waved as the plane took off.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a "special pardon" for the reporters after Clinton made a surprise visit to the communist nation to negotiate their release Tuesday morning. The release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee was a sign of North Korea's "humanitarian and peaceloving policy," the Korean Central News Agency reported.
The White House has not been commenting on any aspect of the trip.
During the visit, Clinton met with Kim as well as the two reporters, who were sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor after North Korea accused them of sneaking into the country illegally and engaging in "hostile acts."
The public breakthrough in talks was reached in the course of a day. But sources said the framework for the journalists' release had been negotiated ahead of time.
Through a representative, the families of the reporters released a statement saying they were "overjoyed" at the news.
"We are so grateful to our government: President Obama, Secretary Clinton and the U.S. State Department for their dedication to and hard work on behalf of American citizens," the statement said. "We especially want to thank President Bill Clinton for taking on such an arduous mission and Vice President Al Gore for his tireless efforts to bring Laura and Euna home. We must also thank all the people who have supported our families through this ordeal, it has meant the world to us. We are counting the seconds to hold Laura and Euna in our arms."
The official Korean Central News Agency earlier said in a brief dispatch that Clinton left North Korea with his party early Wednesday by plane after he negotiated for the release of two jailed American journalists.
But the news agency withdrew the report without citing a reason.
The White House is not yet offering details on the mission.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, who was peppered with questions about the matter at the daily press briefing, said the main concern was for the safety of the journalists.
"I think we're obviously talking about something that's extremely sensitive," he said earlier. "We will have more to say on this hopefully later on."
Gibbs revealed little beyond the terse written statement his office put out Tuesday morning. The statement called Clinton's visit a "solely private mission" to secure the journalists' release and said the White House would not "jeopardize" his success by commenting.
Though analysts said Clinton must have coordinated closely with the administration, Gibbs denied a report in state media that said Clinton conveyed a verbal message to Kim from President Obama.
"That's not true," Gibbs said.
North Korea's state media said Kim and Clinton held "exhaustive" talks on a wide range of topics. Kim expressed his thanks, and engaged Clinton in a "wide-ranging exchange of views on matters of common concern," the official Korean Central News Agency said in a report from Pyongyang.
Clinton landed Tuesday morning in the North Korean capital in an unmarked jet. After greeting North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator and a high-ranking parliamentary official, he bowed and smiled as a young girl presented him with flowers, a red scarf tied around her neck, according to footage aired by television news agency APTN.
The unusually warm exchange Tuesday between officials from communist North Korea and the ex-leader of a wartime foe came amid heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang over the regime's nuclear program. In recent months, North Korea has abandoned a disarmament pact, launched a long-range rocket, conducted a nuclear test and test-fired a barrage of ballistic missiles in defiance of the U.N. Security Council.
Clinton made the trip to secure the release of two reporters for former Vice President Al Gore's California-based Current TV media venture who were arrested along the North Korean-Chinese border in March.
Speaking out for the first time since their capture, Gore said in a joint statement with Current co-founder Joel Hyatt that everyone at the media outlet was overjoyed by the prospect of their safe return. "Our hearts go out to them and to their families for persevering through this horrible experience," it said.
The U.S. and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations, but officials were believed to be working behind the scenes to negotiate their release.
Clinton, whose administration had relatively good relations with Pyongyang; Gore, his vice president; and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who in the 1990s traveled twice to North Korea to secure the freedom of detained Americans, had all been floated as possible envoys to bring back Lee and Ling.
However, the decision to send Clinton was kept quiet. A senior U.S. official later confirmed to reporters traveling to Africa with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the former president was in North Korea.
North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency announced Clinton's visit with a brief dispatch but did not say who he would be meeting during his trip.
But analysts said Kim Jong Il was eager to smooth over relations with Washington as he prepares to name a successor.
Kim, 67, reportedly is in ill health, suffering a stroke a year ago on top of chronic diabetes and heart disease. He rules the impoverished communist nation of 24 million with absolute authority, but has not publicly named the next leader. He is believed, however, to be grooming his third son, 26-year-old Jong Un, to take over.
Internal stability is key to a smooth transition, and establishing relations with Washington would be one way to rule out a threat from a superpower that has 28,500 troops stationed just on the other side of the border with South Korea, analysts said. The two Koreas remain technically at war because their three-year conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, in 1953.
Releasing the journalists would serve as a face-saving segue into talks, analysts said.
During a nuclear standoff with North Korean in 1994, former President Jimmy Carter went to Pyongyang and met with leader Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il's late father. That visit, during Clinton's presidency, led to a breakthrough accord months later.
The last high-ranking U.S. official to meet with Kim Jong Il was Madeleine Albright, Clinton's secretary of state, who visited Pyongyang in 2000 at a time of warming relations. Ties turned frosty when George W. Bush took office in the White House in 2001.
Since Obama took office, Pyongyang has expressed interest in one-on-one negotiations with Washington. The latest provocations were seen in part as a way to draw a concerned U.S. into bilateral talks.
Washington says it is willing to hold such talks with the North, but only within the framework of international disarmament negotiations in place since 2003. Those talks involve China, Japan, the two Koreas, Russia and the United States. North Korea has said it will never return to the six-nation disarmament process.
Lee and Ling were captured in North Korea's far northeast in the midst of the nuclear standoff. They had traveled to the border region in China to report on women and children defectors from North Korea.
Their families and U.S. officials had pushed for their release, noting that Ling has a medical condition and that Lee has a 4-year-old daughter.
Hillary Clinton had urged North Korea to grant them amnesty, saying the women were remorseful and their families anguished.
FOX News' Jennifer Griffin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
FOXNews.com
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Bill Clinton has left North Korea with the two pardoned American journalists, a spokesman for the former president said Tuesday.
"President Clinton has safely left North Korea with Laura Ling and Euna Lee," Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna said in a statement. "They are en route to Los Angeles where Laura and Euna will be reunited with their families."
The women, dressed in short-sleeved shirts and jeans, appeared healthy as they climbed the steps to the plane and shook hands with Clinton before getting into the jet, APTN footage in Pyongyang showed. Clinton waved, put his hand over his heart and then saluted.
North Korean officials waved as the plane took off.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a "special pardon" for the reporters after Clinton made a surprise visit to the communist nation to negotiate their release Tuesday morning. The release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee was a sign of North Korea's "humanitarian and peaceloving policy," the Korean Central News Agency reported.
The White House has not been commenting on any aspect of the trip.
During the visit, Clinton met with Kim as well as the two reporters, who were sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor after North Korea accused them of sneaking into the country illegally and engaging in "hostile acts."
The public breakthrough in talks was reached in the course of a day. But sources said the framework for the journalists' release had been negotiated ahead of time.
Through a representative, the families of the reporters released a statement saying they were "overjoyed" at the news.
"We are so grateful to our government: President Obama, Secretary Clinton and the U.S. State Department for their dedication to and hard work on behalf of American citizens," the statement said. "We especially want to thank President Bill Clinton for taking on such an arduous mission and Vice President Al Gore for his tireless efforts to bring Laura and Euna home. We must also thank all the people who have supported our families through this ordeal, it has meant the world to us. We are counting the seconds to hold Laura and Euna in our arms."
The official Korean Central News Agency earlier said in a brief dispatch that Clinton left North Korea with his party early Wednesday by plane after he negotiated for the release of two jailed American journalists.
But the news agency withdrew the report without citing a reason.
The White House is not yet offering details on the mission.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, who was peppered with questions about the matter at the daily press briefing, said the main concern was for the safety of the journalists.
"I think we're obviously talking about something that's extremely sensitive," he said earlier. "We will have more to say on this hopefully later on."
Gibbs revealed little beyond the terse written statement his office put out Tuesday morning. The statement called Clinton's visit a "solely private mission" to secure the journalists' release and said the White House would not "jeopardize" his success by commenting.
Though analysts said Clinton must have coordinated closely with the administration, Gibbs denied a report in state media that said Clinton conveyed a verbal message to Kim from President Obama.
"That's not true," Gibbs said.
North Korea's state media said Kim and Clinton held "exhaustive" talks on a wide range of topics. Kim expressed his thanks, and engaged Clinton in a "wide-ranging exchange of views on matters of common concern," the official Korean Central News Agency said in a report from Pyongyang.
Clinton landed Tuesday morning in the North Korean capital in an unmarked jet. After greeting North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator and a high-ranking parliamentary official, he bowed and smiled as a young girl presented him with flowers, a red scarf tied around her neck, according to footage aired by television news agency APTN.
The unusually warm exchange Tuesday between officials from communist North Korea and the ex-leader of a wartime foe came amid heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang over the regime's nuclear program. In recent months, North Korea has abandoned a disarmament pact, launched a long-range rocket, conducted a nuclear test and test-fired a barrage of ballistic missiles in defiance of the U.N. Security Council.
Clinton made the trip to secure the release of two reporters for former Vice President Al Gore's California-based Current TV media venture who were arrested along the North Korean-Chinese border in March.
Speaking out for the first time since their capture, Gore said in a joint statement with Current co-founder Joel Hyatt that everyone at the media outlet was overjoyed by the prospect of their safe return. "Our hearts go out to them and to their families for persevering through this horrible experience," it said.
The U.S. and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations, but officials were believed to be working behind the scenes to negotiate their release.
Clinton, whose administration had relatively good relations with Pyongyang; Gore, his vice president; and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who in the 1990s traveled twice to North Korea to secure the freedom of detained Americans, had all been floated as possible envoys to bring back Lee and Ling.
However, the decision to send Clinton was kept quiet. A senior U.S. official later confirmed to reporters traveling to Africa with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the former president was in North Korea.
North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency announced Clinton's visit with a brief dispatch but did not say who he would be meeting during his trip.
But analysts said Kim Jong Il was eager to smooth over relations with Washington as he prepares to name a successor.
Kim, 67, reportedly is in ill health, suffering a stroke a year ago on top of chronic diabetes and heart disease. He rules the impoverished communist nation of 24 million with absolute authority, but has not publicly named the next leader. He is believed, however, to be grooming his third son, 26-year-old Jong Un, to take over.
Internal stability is key to a smooth transition, and establishing relations with Washington would be one way to rule out a threat from a superpower that has 28,500 troops stationed just on the other side of the border with South Korea, analysts said. The two Koreas remain technically at war because their three-year conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, in 1953.
Releasing the journalists would serve as a face-saving segue into talks, analysts said.
During a nuclear standoff with North Korean in 1994, former President Jimmy Carter went to Pyongyang and met with leader Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il's late father. That visit, during Clinton's presidency, led to a breakthrough accord months later.
The last high-ranking U.S. official to meet with Kim Jong Il was Madeleine Albright, Clinton's secretary of state, who visited Pyongyang in 2000 at a time of warming relations. Ties turned frosty when George W. Bush took office in the White House in 2001.
Since Obama took office, Pyongyang has expressed interest in one-on-one negotiations with Washington. The latest provocations were seen in part as a way to draw a concerned U.S. into bilateral talks.
Washington says it is willing to hold such talks with the North, but only within the framework of international disarmament negotiations in place since 2003. Those talks involve China, Japan, the two Koreas, Russia and the United States. North Korea has said it will never return to the six-nation disarmament process.
Lee and Ling were captured in North Korea's far northeast in the midst of the nuclear standoff. They had traveled to the border region in China to report on women and children defectors from North Korea.
Their families and U.S. officials had pushed for their release, noting that Ling has a medical condition and that Lee has a 4-year-old daughter.
Hillary Clinton had urged North Korea to grant them amnesty, saying the women were remorseful and their families anguished.
FOX News' Jennifer Griffin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Good News from the Washington, DC Area
Pioneering ‘domino transplant’ doctor changes lives
Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:52 PM
By Jay Blackman, NBC News Producer
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Posted: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:52 PM
By Jay Blackman, NBC News Producer
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Deadliest Catch
Yesterday, I had the chance to meet Johnathan Hillstrand and his son Scott from the Time Bandit crab boat from Discovery's "Deadliest Catch" TV show. They were both so nice and cool! I had fun meeting them.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Donald Trump
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Thanks for speaking up on Obam's stimulus package and its effects on the economy.
Thanks for speaking up on Obam's stimulus package and its effects on the economy.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Pay It Forward
My friend Michelle was selected by FOX 8 News in Cleveland to...Pay It Forward...because of her and her families personal sacrifice in order to run an inn for several homeless woman of Cleveland. Scroll down and check out her story right here.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Abducted Calif. boy reunited with mom
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A 3-year-old California boy kidnapped nearly two weeks ago is said to be in good spirits after being reunited with his mother.
Officials say Briant Rodriguez appears to be unharmed, though his long, curly locks have been shaved off.
San Bernardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops says the odds that Briant would be found safe had been going down every day, but he says his detectives "never gave up.
" The child was found alone Thursday, wandering the streets of the border town of Mexicali, Mexico.
The boy is being checked over at a southern California hospital.
The reunion between Briant and his mother ended an ordeal that began May 3 when authorities say two armed men burst into the family's San Bernardino home.
Authorities say they may be closing in on at least two suspects.
© 2009 The Associated Press
Posted By:Channel 5 News Updated: 5/17/2009 5:48:36 AM Posted: 5/17/2009 5:48:15 AM
Officials say Briant Rodriguez appears to be unharmed, though his long, curly locks have been shaved off.
San Bernardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops says the odds that Briant would be found safe had been going down every day, but he says his detectives "never gave up.
" The child was found alone Thursday, wandering the streets of the border town of Mexicali, Mexico.
The boy is being checked over at a southern California hospital.
The reunion between Briant and his mother ended an ordeal that began May 3 when authorities say two armed men burst into the family's San Bernardino home.
Authorities say they may be closing in on at least two suspects.
© 2009 The Associated Press
Posted By:Channel 5 News Updated: 5/17/2009 5:48:36 AM Posted: 5/17/2009 5:48:15 AM
Hundreds of volunteers 'Give Back to America'
EAST CLEVELAND -- There's no ulterior motive here. Hundreds of volunteers gave up part of their Saturday to help out their neighbors.
Home builder Michael Audrick came up with the concept of "Give Back America Day" and members of the Concord Baptist Church got the ball rolling with the project.
Volunteers went around to the homes of senior citizens in East Cleveland, offering to do repair projects.
Organizers hope the idea will catch on with other communities.
Posted By: Channel 3 News Updated: 5/16/2009 7:21:21 PM Posted: 5/16/2009 7:12:49 PM
Home builder Michael Audrick came up with the concept of "Give Back America Day" and members of the Concord Baptist Church got the ball rolling with the project.
Volunteers went around to the homes of senior citizens in East Cleveland, offering to do repair projects.
Organizers hope the idea will catch on with other communities.
Posted By: Channel 3 News Updated: 5/16/2009 7:21:21 PM Posted: 5/16/2009 7:12:49 PM
Monday, May 11, 2009
Water Chestnuts Wrapped in Bacon
Water Chestnuts Wrapped in Bacon
Recipe for one pound package of bacon.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
1. Drain bacon. Regular or Turkey bacon is good to use.
2. Use round pan and cover bottom & sides with aluminum foil.
Spray foil with Pam.
3. Open up can of water chestnuts and drain out the water.
4. Wrap one piece of bacon around one water chestnut and stick a toothpick through them to hold everything together.
5. Place in pan. Do this until all these ingredients are used up.
6. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
7. Drain grease!
8. Add sauce. Sauce = ¼ cup ketchup & ¼ cup brown sugar. Mix well. Dunk water chestnuts wrapped in bacon into sauce. Try to avoid getting sauce on toothpicks.
9. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 more minutes.
10. Eat and enjoy!
Supplies & Ingredients
Ketchup
Brown Sugar
Bacon
Water Chestnuts -8 oz can
Aluminum Foil
Round Pan – 9” at least
Pam Cooking Spray (very important)
¼ Measuring Cup
Bowl to Mix Sauce In
Total Cooking Time: 1 hour & 15 minutes
Prep Time:15-20 minutes
Recipe for one pound package of bacon.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
1. Drain bacon. Regular or Turkey bacon is good to use.
2. Use round pan and cover bottom & sides with aluminum foil.
Spray foil with Pam.
3. Open up can of water chestnuts and drain out the water.
4. Wrap one piece of bacon around one water chestnut and stick a toothpick through them to hold everything together.
5. Place in pan. Do this until all these ingredients are used up.
6. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
7. Drain grease!
8. Add sauce. Sauce = ¼ cup ketchup & ¼ cup brown sugar. Mix well. Dunk water chestnuts wrapped in bacon into sauce. Try to avoid getting sauce on toothpicks.
9. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 more minutes.
10. Eat and enjoy!
Supplies & Ingredients
Ketchup
Brown Sugar
Bacon
Water Chestnuts -8 oz can
Aluminum Foil
Round Pan – 9” at least
Pam Cooking Spray (very important)
¼ Measuring Cup
Bowl to Mix Sauce In
Total Cooking Time: 1 hour & 15 minutes
Prep Time:15-20 minutes
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
24 Randsom Things about Myself
25 Random Things about Myself
1. I am an only child. I do not like iit.
2. I was in the Oval Office at the White House during the Reagan Administration.
3. I drove from California to Ohio on Route 66 once.
4. I would love to have at least one child.
5. My goal is to become independently wealthy. I am working on a few crazy ideas.
6. In elementary school I played the violin.
7. I was on the swim team at the West End YMCA in high school.
8. 2 years ago this February I totaled my sexy car, a 1998 gold Chrysler Sebring convertible, on the freeway, on my way home from the chemical plant.
9. I use to party hardy. I still have my moments sometimes.
10. I was named after the Neil Diamond song Sweet Caroline!
11. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats.
12. In high school, I was a member of the Drama Club.
13. I love God!
14. I love to travel.
15. I love to teach.
16. I love to have fun.
17. I have 6 best friends.
18. My favorite memories so far are when I rafted down the Colorado River from the base of Hoover Dam, saw my best friend Kulwant for the first time in like 13 years and my Hawaii trip.
19. My saddest moment was when my best friend Carrie moved away to IL when I was in Jr. High School.
20. I went to Hawaii when I was 16.
21. I went to my senior high school prom with the chicken pox.
22. Last year (2008) was our 75 McPherson Family reunion (on my Grandma's side of the family). Our family reunion is on every Fourth of July.
23. My dad was on the team that built the first CAT scan at the Cleveland Clinic.
24. I have been to 34 out of the 50 states.
1. I am an only child. I do not like iit.
2. I was in the Oval Office at the White House during the Reagan Administration.
3. I drove from California to Ohio on Route 66 once.
4. I would love to have at least one child.
5. My goal is to become independently wealthy. I am working on a few crazy ideas.
6. In elementary school I played the violin.
7. I was on the swim team at the West End YMCA in high school.
8. 2 years ago this February I totaled my sexy car, a 1998 gold Chrysler Sebring convertible, on the freeway, on my way home from the chemical plant.
9. I use to party hardy. I still have my moments sometimes.
10. I was named after the Neil Diamond song Sweet Caroline!
11. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats.
12. In high school, I was a member of the Drama Club.
13. I love God!
14. I love to travel.
15. I love to teach.
16. I love to have fun.
17. I have 6 best friends.
18. My favorite memories so far are when I rafted down the Colorado River from the base of Hoover Dam, saw my best friend Kulwant for the first time in like 13 years and my Hawaii trip.
19. My saddest moment was when my best friend Carrie moved away to IL when I was in Jr. High School.
20. I went to Hawaii when I was 16.
21. I went to my senior high school prom with the chicken pox.
22. Last year (2008) was our 75 McPherson Family reunion (on my Grandma's side of the family). Our family reunion is on every Fourth of July.
23. My dad was on the team that built the first CAT scan at the Cleveland Clinic.
24. I have been to 34 out of the 50 states.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Kindness
Kind hearts are the garden.
Kind thoughts are the roots.
Kind words are the blossom.
Kind deeds are the fruit.
Kind thoughts are the roots.
Kind words are the blossom.
Kind deeds are the fruit.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Greenhouse 101
Yesterday I took advantage of the nice weather and did all the prep work for getting my greenhouse ready to plant for this season. Last year was my first year growing fruits and veggies and I was very happy with the results. I must have a little bit of a green thumb. This is all what I learned from last year......
1. Put down a weed blanket on the floor of the greenhouse to prevent grass and weeds from growing. If you can afford it, add river stone on top of your blanket for a nice greenhouse floor.
2. Bug intervention: Make a homemade soap red pepper cayenne spray.
3. Bug prevention: Grow garlic and marigolds too.
4. Bigger surface space is needed to grow bigger fruits and veggies.
4. Layer the dirt : stones, sand, and then good soil.
5. Veggies- Flowers grow after the veggies are picked
6. Fruit- Flowers grow first and that is how you know where your fruit will grow.
7. Water at lease every other day.
8. Apply plant food once a week. I use Jack's Classic All Purpose 20-20-20 with micronutrients water soluble plant food.
9. Purchased a rich blend of Potting Mix composed of composted cow manure, peat moss, aged pine bark and perlite....in hopes to provide more nutrients and prevent weeds from growing.
Last year I grew strawberries, tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, spinach, lettuce, onions, oregano, cilantro, parsley, scallions, sweet basil, and cucumbers. This year I hope to try blueberries, raspberries, scallions, and garlic.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Spreading the Good Word
April 2, 2009, 2:01 pm
Spreading the Good Word
By Catherine Rampell Published in the Economy and the Economics of Everyday Life-Economix Blog- NYTimes.com
Attitude is (almost) everything.
That’s the message Paul Ganshert is mailing to hundreds of friends, family and business associates, inside an envelope containing the button pictured at left.
( I Choose Not To Participate in the Recession)
Mr. Ganshert owns a landscaping company in Madison, Wis. He said in a phone interview that he started the button campaign about two months ago because he was tired of hearing bad news all the time.
Given his positive nature, he said, he has chosen “not to participate” in the recession. For him, that means discounting the media’s barrage of negative economic news, working hard and being optimistic about his company’s future.
“You could pull all your money out of stock market, put what little’s left under your mattress, and cry, but that’s not going to do anybody any good,” he said. The current economic troubles are a crisis of confidence, he reasons, and he says he believes his “grass-root” efforts to bolster local optimism can help restore that confidence.
Members of a national landscaping group he belongs to have also been taking the message, and buttons, to their own communities. Marty Grunder in Dayton, Ohio, for example, has started a radio show called “Good News in Dayton.” The show’s goal is “to communicate the good things going on in and around the Dayton area that we may not have heard about,” according to its Web site. Mr. Ganshert is contemplating starting a similar show in Madison.
And in the meantime, his button has become quite the conversation piece. When he meets with clients, he said, they generally spend 10 to 30 minutes talking about their landscaping needs, and then another half-hour talking about his unusual pin. He says he has distributed “a couple hundred” buttons so far, and is hoping the next batch will total 500.
“You’ve got to start somewhere,” he said.
Spreading the Good Word
By Catherine Rampell Published in the Economy and the Economics of Everyday Life-Economix Blog- NYTimes.com
Attitude is (almost) everything.
That’s the message Paul Ganshert is mailing to hundreds of friends, family and business associates, inside an envelope containing the button pictured at left.
( I Choose Not To Participate in the Recession)
Mr. Ganshert owns a landscaping company in Madison, Wis. He said in a phone interview that he started the button campaign about two months ago because he was tired of hearing bad news all the time.
Given his positive nature, he said, he has chosen “not to participate” in the recession. For him, that means discounting the media’s barrage of negative economic news, working hard and being optimistic about his company’s future.
“You could pull all your money out of stock market, put what little’s left under your mattress, and cry, but that’s not going to do anybody any good,” he said. The current economic troubles are a crisis of confidence, he reasons, and he says he believes his “grass-root” efforts to bolster local optimism can help restore that confidence.
Members of a national landscaping group he belongs to have also been taking the message, and buttons, to their own communities. Marty Grunder in Dayton, Ohio, for example, has started a radio show called “Good News in Dayton.” The show’s goal is “to communicate the good things going on in and around the Dayton area that we may not have heard about,” according to its Web site. Mr. Ganshert is contemplating starting a similar show in Madison.
And in the meantime, his button has become quite the conversation piece. When he meets with clients, he said, they generally spend 10 to 30 minutes talking about their landscaping needs, and then another half-hour talking about his unusual pin. He says he has distributed “a couple hundred” buttons so far, and is hoping the next batch will total 500.
“You’ve got to start somewhere,” he said.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Hanging In There
I had a rough few weeks and now I am just beginning to get things done around the house and cook again. I miss my Grandpa already. It is going to be rough adjusting to life without my Grandpa because we were very close. The following Monday I go back to the doctor to get another x-ray to see how my foot is doing. I have been following the news a bit and can't believe 1/2 the stuff.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
I am going to miss you Grandpa
My Grandpa passed away around 3 am Monday morning. My broken foot turned out to be a blessing in disguise. He had a massive stroke last Saturday afternoon. He was a fighter. He fought for a whole week. If I didn't break my foot, I would be on a cruise and would not be able to say good bye to my Grandpa. I would rather be by my Grandpa's bedside than be on a cruise.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Key Points
1. Presence = consciousness without thought, focusing on all your senses at one time
2. If the means does not make you happy, than neither will the end goal or result
3. "No matter how active we are, how much effort we make, our state of consciousness creates our world, and if there is no change on that inner level, no amount of action will make any difference. We would only re-create modified versions of the same world again and again, a world that is an external reflection of the ego". I can relate to this. I feel this way about finding a job. I am running out of things to do and it seems like I am just banging my head up against the wall for nothing. Nothing keeps changing no matter what I do to find a job.
1. Presence = consciousness without thought, focusing on all your senses at one time
2. If the means does not make you happy, than neither will the end goal or result
3. "No matter how active we are, how much effort we make, our state of consciousness creates our world, and if there is no change on that inner level, no amount of action will make any difference. We would only re-create modified versions of the same world again and again, a world that is an external reflection of the ego". I can relate to this. I feel this way about finding a job. I am running out of things to do and it seems like I am just banging my head up against the wall for nothing. Nothing keeps changing no matter what I do to find a job.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Man ignores friends, wins $26M on Friday the 13th
NEW YORK -- Ignoring his friends has paid off big for a New York man.
He won $26 million in a Friday the 13th lottery draw.
New York state lottery officials said Monday the winner is from
Wyandanch, on Long Island. The identity of the El Salvador native was not revealed.
Officials said the man didn't heed the warnings of well-meaning friends who told him to stay away from the lottery on Friday the 13th.
© 2009 The Associated Press From the channel 3 Cleveland News Room
He won $26 million in a Friday the 13th lottery draw.
New York state lottery officials said Monday the winner is from
Wyandanch, on Long Island. The identity of the El Salvador native was not revealed.
Officials said the man didn't heed the warnings of well-meaning friends who told him to stay away from the lottery on Friday the 13th.
© 2009 The Associated Press From the channel 3 Cleveland News Room
10 Day Caribbean Cruise
I was supposed to go on a 10 day Caribbean Cruise this Friday. My Dad's treat but I am not going now because he doesn't want a broken Caroline to slow him down on "his" vacation. :(
Monday, March 23, 2009
Ouch! I broke my foot!
I tried to walk after my foot feel asleep and my leg gave out at the knee level and I twisted my knee and rolled my ankle and my foot. OUCH!! I go to the orthopedic specialist today.
School
Yeah! I don't need to take classes right away. I have 9 credit hours that I took after the issue date on my teaching license. But I will need to take courses later so, I decided to work towards my Special Education License. I noticed there are a lot of jobs in that field that are available.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
'Ashamed' Madoff Pleads Guilty, Goes To Jail
'Ashamed' Madoff Pleads Guilty, Goes To Jail
Sentencing Set For June 16 From newsnet5.com out of Cleveland, OH
NEW YORK -- A New York judge had to rein in a courtroom packed with seething fraud victims Thursday during the hearing in which Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to what may be Wall Street's biggest ever scam.
Spectators cheered when the disgraced financier was led off to jail immediately following his guilty pleas. He had spent the past three months under house arrest in his $7 million Manhattan penthouse.
When his lawyer described the bail conditions and how Madoff had, "at his wife's own expense," paid for private security, loud laughter erupted. The judge warned the crowd to remain silent.
Madoff said he is "deeply sorry and ashamed" for the Ponzi scheme that wiped out savings accounts worldwide.
"I am painfully aware that I have deeply hurt many, many people, including the members of my family, my closest friends, business associates and the thousands of clients who gave me their money," Madoff said.
He said that as he engaged in his fraud, he knew what he was doing was wrong but that he believed "it would end shortly and I would be able to extricate myself and my clients from the scheme."
"However, this proved difficult, and ultimately impossible, and as the years went by I realized that my arrest and this day would inevitably come," Madoff said.
The judge revoked bail Thursday after Madoff pleaded guilty to all 11 charges against him, including securities fraud and perjury. He was accused of engineering one of the largest investment scams in U.S. history.
The judge said the 70-year-old former Nasdaq chairman has the means to flee and an incentive to do so because of his age.
A sentencing date of June 16 has been set. He could face up to 150 years in prison.
Madoff told the judge in U.S. District Court in New York that his Ponzi scheme began in the early 1990s in response to that era's recession.
Madoff's plea came three months after he admitted that his once-revered investment fund was all a big lie -- a Ponzi scheme that defrauded billions of dollars worldwide from retirees, charities, school trusts and even Holocaust survivors.
The scam quickly turned Madoff into one of the most vilified men in the world, as thousands of investors came forward to say they were defrauded.
Madoff Avoids Victims' Eyes
Three victims of the fraud confronted him in court, one trying to address Madoff directly saying, "I don't know if you had a chance to turn around and look at the victims."
Madoff avoided eye contact with the three investors who spoke. The judge directed him to speak directly to the bench.
Two investors said they opposed the guilty plea. One said she wanted it to wait until the lost money is found.
At least 25 Madoff investors asked to speak under provisions allowing victims of crime to appear at a plea hearing.
Some victims in the scandal want the accused Wall Street swindler to name any possible accomplices who helped him pull off his multibillion-dollar securities fraud. They also want Madoff to apologize and turn over family assets that might be used to pay bilked investors.
Alexandra Penney said she's furious with Madoff. But she's just as angry with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The 60-year-old artist and former magazine editor said Madoff took everything she had saved from the age of 16.
Penney wasn't in court for the guilty plea. She's in Florida.
In addition to prison time, Madoff faces mandatory restitution to victims, forfeiture of ill-gotten gains and criminal fines.
Investigators are still unraveling how he pulled off the fraud for years without being caught. They suspect that his family and top lieutenants who helped run his operation from its midtown Manhattan headquarters may have been involved.
Sentencing Set For June 16 From newsnet5.com out of Cleveland, OH
NEW YORK -- A New York judge had to rein in a courtroom packed with seething fraud victims Thursday during the hearing in which Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to what may be Wall Street's biggest ever scam.
Spectators cheered when the disgraced financier was led off to jail immediately following his guilty pleas. He had spent the past three months under house arrest in his $7 million Manhattan penthouse.
When his lawyer described the bail conditions and how Madoff had, "at his wife's own expense," paid for private security, loud laughter erupted. The judge warned the crowd to remain silent.
Madoff said he is "deeply sorry and ashamed" for the Ponzi scheme that wiped out savings accounts worldwide.
"I am painfully aware that I have deeply hurt many, many people, including the members of my family, my closest friends, business associates and the thousands of clients who gave me their money," Madoff said.
He said that as he engaged in his fraud, he knew what he was doing was wrong but that he believed "it would end shortly and I would be able to extricate myself and my clients from the scheme."
"However, this proved difficult, and ultimately impossible, and as the years went by I realized that my arrest and this day would inevitably come," Madoff said.
The judge revoked bail Thursday after Madoff pleaded guilty to all 11 charges against him, including securities fraud and perjury. He was accused of engineering one of the largest investment scams in U.S. history.
The judge said the 70-year-old former Nasdaq chairman has the means to flee and an incentive to do so because of his age.
A sentencing date of June 16 has been set. He could face up to 150 years in prison.
Madoff told the judge in U.S. District Court in New York that his Ponzi scheme began in the early 1990s in response to that era's recession.
Madoff's plea came three months after he admitted that his once-revered investment fund was all a big lie -- a Ponzi scheme that defrauded billions of dollars worldwide from retirees, charities, school trusts and even Holocaust survivors.
The scam quickly turned Madoff into one of the most vilified men in the world, as thousands of investors came forward to say they were defrauded.
Madoff Avoids Victims' Eyes
Three victims of the fraud confronted him in court, one trying to address Madoff directly saying, "I don't know if you had a chance to turn around and look at the victims."
Madoff avoided eye contact with the three investors who spoke. The judge directed him to speak directly to the bench.
Two investors said they opposed the guilty plea. One said she wanted it to wait until the lost money is found.
At least 25 Madoff investors asked to speak under provisions allowing victims of crime to appear at a plea hearing.
Some victims in the scandal want the accused Wall Street swindler to name any possible accomplices who helped him pull off his multibillion-dollar securities fraud. They also want Madoff to apologize and turn over family assets that might be used to pay bilked investors.
Alexandra Penney said she's furious with Madoff. But she's just as angry with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The 60-year-old artist and former magazine editor said Madoff took everything she had saved from the age of 16.
Penney wasn't in court for the guilty plea. She's in Florida.
In addition to prison time, Madoff faces mandatory restitution to victims, forfeiture of ill-gotten gains and criminal fines.
Investigators are still unraveling how he pulled off the fraud for years without being caught. They suspect that his family and top lieutenants who helped run his operation from its midtown Manhattan headquarters may have been involved.
Friday, March 13, 2009
I finally finished reading my book! Yeah!
I have been reading the book A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. It took me forever to read this book. I like to read the best when there is nothing to distract me. I thought it was a good book but not an "easy" read. The main idea is to "live" in the moment. Don't think about the past and don't worry about the future. I am good at doing that when I am doing things that I love to do but when there are things that I don't love to do I find it difficult to "live" in the moment. I am good at doing this for example, whenever I am doing anything that involves swimming or the beach etc. I find myself to be the happiest when I "live" in the present. This is something that I have experienced for myself but found it difficult to describe that feeling and thought that I might be a weird-o for being aware of this concept. The book validated those experiences that I had prior to reading it and explained a lot more about how it all works and why. I am a big worry wart and I know that is a very bad habit that I need to work on.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
$100,000 Scholoarship Winner
Solon student wins $100,000 scholarship for 'Stop the Hate' essay
Posted By: Kim Wendel Updated: 3/9/2009 3:49:29 PM Posted: 3/9/2009 8:07:58 AM
BEACHWOOD, OHIO -- The first "Stop The Hate! Youth Speak Out" $100,000 college scholarship was awarded Sunday to Matt Soble, a senior at Solon High School, at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and museum co-founder Milton Maltz presided over the program.
More than 1,200 students from the seven eligible Northeast Ohio counties shared their stories by entering the essay contest. Nearly half of them were juniors and seniors eligible for the $100,000 scholarship.
The top ten finalists, who scored 90 percent or higher on the written essays, made up less than 1 percent of the total essays received.
Read Soble's winning essay, other winners
Maltz museum spokesman Adam Teresi said the essays were personal, compelling and powerful, each describing an act of discrimination and the students' suggestions on how to overcome hatred and bigotry.
Judges that included Ohio House Speaker/state Rep. Armond Budish, (D-Beachwood), state Rep. Josh Mandel, (R-Lyndhurst) and Cleveland Indians President Paul Dolan heard the 10 finalists read their essays out loud.
Scholarship finalists who received a $100 U.S. Savings Bond were: Sophie Grodsinsky, a senior at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls; Sarah Harris, a senior at Electronic Schoolroom of Tomorrow; Chelsa Lewis-Bevel, a senior at Success Tech Academy in Cleveland; Alex Port, a junior at Solon High School; Justina Wong, a senior at Independence High School; and Kelly Yarber, a senior at Strongsville High School.
The museum, opened in 2005, hopes to introduce visitors to the beauty and diversity of the Jewish heritage in the context of the American heritage.
It also promotes an understanding of the Jewish heritage and builds bridges of appreciation, tolerance and understanding with those of other races, religions, cultures and ethnic backgrounds.
Other students receiving awards included the High School Overall winner of a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond was Lauren M. McCafferty, a senior at Olmsted Falls High School.
The 12th Grade Winner of a $500 U.S. Savings Bond was Jane Yiyi Zhang, of Oberlin High School; and the 11th Grade Winner of a $200 U.S. Savings Bond was Cassidy Artz, a junior at Hathaway Brown School.
The Middle School Overall winner of a $500 Savings bond was Divya Thomas of Kenston Middle School in Bainbridge.
Other winners included first place ($200 Savings bond) and second place ($100 Savings bond) for 6th grade: First place, Divya Madhaven of Brecksville/Broadview Heights and second place Dina Rini of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic school; 7th grade first place was Becca Cain of R.B. Chamberlin Middle School and second place winner was Lukash Kowcz of Brecksville/Broadview Heights.
The 8th grade first place winner was Lyssa Collins of St. Paul Lutheran School and second place winner was Jake Amato of Holy Trinity School.
The 9th grade first place winner was Theodore Wilson III of the Arts Academy and second place was Hannah Sellers of Kenston High School.
The 10th grade first place winner was Michelle Hoffman of Kenston High School in Bainbridge and the second place winner was Alexis McNichol of Brush High School in South Euclid.
Posted By: Kim Wendel Updated: 3/9/2009 3:49:29 PM Posted: 3/9/2009 8:07:58 AM
BEACHWOOD, OHIO -- The first "Stop The Hate! Youth Speak Out" $100,000 college scholarship was awarded Sunday to Matt Soble, a senior at Solon High School, at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and museum co-founder Milton Maltz presided over the program.
More than 1,200 students from the seven eligible Northeast Ohio counties shared their stories by entering the essay contest. Nearly half of them were juniors and seniors eligible for the $100,000 scholarship.
The top ten finalists, who scored 90 percent or higher on the written essays, made up less than 1 percent of the total essays received.
Read Soble's winning essay, other winners
Maltz museum spokesman Adam Teresi said the essays were personal, compelling and powerful, each describing an act of discrimination and the students' suggestions on how to overcome hatred and bigotry.
Judges that included Ohio House Speaker/state Rep. Armond Budish, (D-Beachwood), state Rep. Josh Mandel, (R-Lyndhurst) and Cleveland Indians President Paul Dolan heard the 10 finalists read their essays out loud.
Scholarship finalists who received a $100 U.S. Savings Bond were: Sophie Grodsinsky, a senior at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls; Sarah Harris, a senior at Electronic Schoolroom of Tomorrow; Chelsa Lewis-Bevel, a senior at Success Tech Academy in Cleveland; Alex Port, a junior at Solon High School; Justina Wong, a senior at Independence High School; and Kelly Yarber, a senior at Strongsville High School.
The museum, opened in 2005, hopes to introduce visitors to the beauty and diversity of the Jewish heritage in the context of the American heritage.
It also promotes an understanding of the Jewish heritage and builds bridges of appreciation, tolerance and understanding with those of other races, religions, cultures and ethnic backgrounds.
Other students receiving awards included the High School Overall winner of a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond was Lauren M. McCafferty, a senior at Olmsted Falls High School.
The 12th Grade Winner of a $500 U.S. Savings Bond was Jane Yiyi Zhang, of Oberlin High School; and the 11th Grade Winner of a $200 U.S. Savings Bond was Cassidy Artz, a junior at Hathaway Brown School.
The Middle School Overall winner of a $500 Savings bond was Divya Thomas of Kenston Middle School in Bainbridge.
Other winners included first place ($200 Savings bond) and second place ($100 Savings bond) for 6th grade: First place, Divya Madhaven of Brecksville/Broadview Heights and second place Dina Rini of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic school; 7th grade first place was Becca Cain of R.B. Chamberlin Middle School and second place winner was Lukash Kowcz of Brecksville/Broadview Heights.
The 8th grade first place winner was Lyssa Collins of St. Paul Lutheran School and second place winner was Jake Amato of Holy Trinity School.
The 9th grade first place winner was Theodore Wilson III of the Arts Academy and second place was Hannah Sellers of Kenston High School.
The 10th grade first place winner was Michelle Hoffman of Kenston High School in Bainbridge and the second place winner was Alexis McNichol of Brush High School in South Euclid.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wednesday
I can't wait for the weather to warm up. Yeah! I worked 4 days last week. After I went to the job fair I have been asking myself, "how can those companies be hiring after a lot of them just laid-off a bunch of people?" Well I found out the answer. The job fairs are planned like a year in advance. Almost all of those companies that were there were only looking to hire for one or two job openings.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Career Fair
Today I went to a career fair. Unfortunately, there were only a few jobs that I would be a good match for. I would love to be the lucky person that gets the opportunity for a paid internship for computer programing. It was soooo crowded and hot. I am just happy my pantie hose stayed up...ha ha. It is a mess because people that are educated and people that are not-educated are all hurting to find jobs. Now is not the time to play "politics". Our economy is not in any shape to be giving all this money to those companies that sponsored Obamas campaign. Those companies/people should have "donated" with the intentions of "giving without getting anything in return". I believe stimulus will only occur if the money goes into the American's pockets to spend or pay bills or to save...all those actions are necessary to a healthy economy. Now is also not the time to have all these "earmarks" or special interest projects...especially when everyone is hurting...and when some of those projects are just plain stupid...even the rich.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Politics
So the stimulus package was signed into law yesterday, I hope everyone is happy with the "Change". I don't get how all this money is supposed to help yet the government is projecting things to get worse. The stimulus package was supposed to help not make things worse. I also don't understand how these car makers are getting more $$$ yet laying off. The point of getting the money was to save jobs. Obama reminds me of a used cars salesman. I believe this blog is really going to gain in popularity if things don't get any better very soon.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Y
My Husband surprised me with an early Valentine's Day present last week. He purchased a 6 month membership to the YMCA for me. Last week I walked 6 miles...that is a lot for me....and yesterday I started going to the pool. My goal is to lose about 5-10 lbs.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Obama's Presidential Limo
My cousin Tyler with Obama's new Presidential limo. Obama was in my Uncle's and Cousin's hometown in VA the other day. While Obama was delivering his stimulus package speech, they got to chat with the secret service and check-out the new limo.My Uncle has connections. Interesting fact about myself. When I was like 8 or 9 years old, I was in the Oval Office during the Reagan Administration. My Uncle was only allowed to chose one person and he picked me.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Rowdie's Prayer Request
We are all doing fine. We have received the news today that Jim is laid off from his job. We know that it was Gods will to move here, so our hearts are clear about our call here. We can us prayer though for God to guide us of his plan for Jim. God has blessed our family in this move. I have been offered a job at the school where the boys go to school as an assistant teacher for the two year olds class. It is a new program for the school and they are paying for me to get credited so i can come back next year. I never saw myself as a teacher of any form especially for christian school or two year olds. Everyone of you know that i have no patience. With Gods call to this position he has not only provided patience he has called me to pray with these children and teachers. It is amazing the ladies i work with and i truly love it. But our prayers are for Jim's guidance of Gods plan for him. He is not worried or under any pressure, but wants to be serving his purpose for God it may mean in a few months to go back to work for this company...he maybe lead to something else. Please pray for our family as i know you already do. Love Rowdie
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Winter Wonderland
I wanted to share some photos of our last snow storm in Ohio. We got at least a foot of snow. My dogs love the snow but I think it has even been too cold for them.
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