In the Race

Updated 12/01/07 from error in original information regarding Mr. Patel’s profession

Well, first we had the "Mother of the Year,"   Amy Smalley, from Portage, she's the one who taught her own children about oral sex and showed them sex toys.  And now we have "Father of the Year."

It seems, a married Appleton, Wisconsin man has been charged with causing a woman to have two miscarriages by slipping her the abortion pill.

That's right, I'm talking about Manishkumar Patel, a prominent gas station owner.  He's now charged with "attempted first-degree intentional homicide of an unborn child; second-degree reckless endangerment; placing foreign objects in edibles; possession of prescription drugs; stalking; burglary; possession of burglary tools and two counts of violating a restraining order. The burglary charge stems from his allegedly entering the woman's residence while she was out."

I guess Mr. Patel can't find a condom to use, or get a vasectomy.  Instead, he drives to a local ice cream shop, buys a smoothie, places an illegally obtained prescription drug abortion pill RU-486 into the smoothie, and then gives it to his pregnant girlfriend!  Here you go sweetie, I bought you a treat!

She became suspicious because he lingered in the store, and later she found a white powder on the rim of the glass.  She decided to have the smoothie tested by a California lab, which confirmed the presence of the abortion pill RU-486.  She then contacted the police.  Too late, by then she had already suffered a miscarriages, her second in less than a year.

"These allegations are devious, diabolical and disturbing," Outagamie County Court Commissioner Brian Figy told Manishkumar Patel at a hearing, according to the Appleton Post-Crescent newspaper.

Patel's attorney said he expects him to plead . . . you guessed it . . . not guilty.

Patel faces up to 94 years in prison and extended supervision if convicted.

How much you want to bet he gets a slap on the wrist compared to the 94 years he deserves? 

Read the complete story from the MSNBC

Appleton man accused of slipping woman drug to make her miscarry

"Unglued" because this man, gave his girlfriend a drug rather than than just using birth control himself?  TWICE!    He takes the lives of two innocent babies! 

And endangers the mother.  She had two miscarriages . . .


Your thoughts?

 

When I was a kid growing up in Connecticut, there was a rock 'n roll radio station, WKSS, that had a gimmick.  They, of course, played "singles" on the air back then.  And if you really liked a song and didn't have the money to go out and buy it, but were lucky enough to have a reel-to-reel tape player, it sure was nice to tape it.  Usually you ended up with the disc jockey talking at the beginning or the end of the "hit song," or you missed the very beginning of the song.  But that didn't matter.  Times were tough in my household.  There were eight of us!  I was lucky enough to have my own transistor radio, and while it was my father's tape player, I didn't mind.

Well, back to the gimmick .... This radio station came up with "Instant Replay."  I loved it!  Here would be my favorite Beatles or Rolling Stones song playing, I'd be trying to tape it,  and all of a sudden it would end.  I knew it was a top 10 song, and I would just hope, while my tape player was still running, would this be the one?  Then the recorded disc jockey's voice with the drum roll would boom "INSTANT REPLAY!"  That was all I needed to hear. 

Instant replay meant your favorite songs would be played back-to-back.  What a great idea.  Sometimes while I am driving around listening to a radio station and a good song comes on, I still wish there was such a thing.  I don't know if they had that in the Milwaukee area.  I often listen to a CD and will replay a real good song again right after hearing it.

On this page, I would like to say, I have truly enjoyed my first month of blogging on FranklinNOW.  I'm having a great time!  I had no clue how much I would love it.  And the other blogger's are wonderful people to work with.

I'd be curious to know if there's something you really enjoy or really dislike about what I do.  Go ahead, bring it on.  This page is your chance.  Otherwise, I'll keep going in the same direction for now, tweaking things along the way.

Growing up, I had always had an interest in running, and in Phy. Ed. classes I was pretty fast, beating all the girls, and sometimes even one or two of the guys when I was really young. 

In the early 70’s I went to high school in southern Florida.  At that time, almost all Varsity sports where boys sports.  Any girl’s sports were those such as Cheerleading, Field Hockey, and I don’t know, maybe dodge ball . . . There were no girl’s competitive track and field sports. 

When I was in 10^th grade I approached the Varsity Cross Country Coach and said I wanted to be on the team, even if it meant just to practice with them.  I received a flat “No.”  So, I lost interest in running.  The following year, I approached him again.  He seemed more interested, but again, “No.” 

Finally, when I was a Senior, Title IX was passed.  It was the first time I had actually realized I had been discriminated against for being a female.  I know I had been angry that I couldn’t do a simple thing - I  just wanted to run in a sport.  It wasn’t a contact sport.  Finally we could have a Girls Cross Country and Track Team!  The coach approached me!  Sure two years of doing nothing but riding a bike about five miles a day, and tanning on the beach while I could have been in great shape by now.  But I said yes.   

There were few Girls Cross Country teams formed in southern Florida that first year.  My team consisted of me, a 17 year old, and one other girl, a freshman, who was a great runner and would have been bumped up to Varsity even if she hadn’t been.  You couldn’t have only one girl on a team! 

My school wasn’t happy about Title IX, and did not push for any new girls sports. We trained with the boys after school and on weekends (we couldn't keep up at first and we were a distraction running in our bikini tops - hey, it was hot). Our school was so not accepting of a girls program that it wouldn’t give us official uniforms and we sat outside the locker room, angry,  while the boys had team meetings inside. We ran against teams of 8-12 girls, usually all African American teams.  And we beat them. In the following years, our team gained girls, and real uniforms.  

At meets, it was HOT.  We didn’t carry around water bottles back then.  Never heard of them.  Most of the home teams would make giant “vats” of Gatorade.  Most of them looked like pig feeding troths, filled with lime green liquid.  It was just gross.  I’m glad the girls usually ran first, because by the time the guys got to the vat, usually they were scooping  that Gatorade into their mouths with their sweat-dripping hands!  YUK. 

Why am I telling you my back-story?  This past week the creator of Gatorade passed away, and that picture of those green vats popped right into my head. 

Dr. Robert Cade, who invented the sports drink Gatorade and launched a multibillion-dollar industry that the beverage continues to dominate, died Tuesday of kidney failure. He was 80. He created Gatorade in 1965, at the University of Florida, along with other researchers.  He had been trying to find something to help the schools football players replace the carbohydrates and electrolytes they lost through sweat while playing in the swamp-like heat in Florida...

The research on Gatorade all started because the former Gators Coach, Dwayne Douglas, asked the doctor why the players weren’t peeing after the games.  And this changed everything. 

“Using their research and about $43 in supplies, they concocted a brew for players to drink while playing football. The first batch was not exactly a hit."

"It sort of tasted like toilet bowl cleaner," said Dana Shires, one of the researchers. "I guzzled it and I vomited," Cade said. "



"The researchers added some sugar and some lemon juice to improve the taste. It was first tested on freshmen because Coach Ray Graves didn't want to hurt the varsity team. "

"Eventually, however, the use of the sports beverage spread to the Gators, who enjoyed a winning record and were known as a "second-half team" by outlasting opponents. "

"After the Gators beat Georgia Tech 27-12 in the Orange Bowl in 1967, Tech coach Bobby Dodd told reporters his team lost because, "We didn't have Gatorade ... that made the difference."


Read the story of Gatorade and the University of Florida's football team  

Gatorade, the Idea that Launched an Industry


Instead of the original four flavors, Gatorade now comes in over 30, and is sold in 80 countries. 

Born James Robert Cade in San Antonio on Sept. 26, 1927, Cade, a Navy veteran, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.   Cade was appointed an assistant professor in internal medicine at UF in 1961. He worked until he was 76, retiring in November 2004 from the university, where he taught medicine, saw patients and conducted research.    

James Cade 1927-2007

I know it bothered me back in the 70's that I was not allowed to participate on a simple running sports team. 

I'm more upset about it today than I was back then.  It felt more like a “bump” then. 

You see, when you are being discriminated against, you tend to accept what is going on as everyday life; you don’t like it, and you keep trying to change it, but until someone gets in your face and says to you  "YOU ARE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST,"  you don't tend to REALIZE IT.

What happened in sports back then in the 60s, and early 70s was WRONG.

Now we have girls who, the past few years, want to wrestle in a contact sport with boys because there are no girl’s teams.   The boys do not go along with this.  I am on the side of the boys in this one. 

I don’t believe Title IX was meant to pit boys and girls together in a contact sport such as wrestling.  I know a girl is allowed, and should be able to make a football, baseball, soccer, or whatever team if she is as good as or better than her fellow teammates of boys.   But if I were a boy in high school, I too would not want to be wrestling a female in a competition.  I guess, if I were the boy, I would take her out, but most of the girls are in different weight classes, too  . . .  Instead, the boys are forfeiting their matches.  It's a pity.

Read an article from the New York Times on this topic:

 More Girls Take Part in High School Wrestling

 

What do you think about the invention of Gatorade?

 

Did you realize there was discrimination against women
in sports in the 60’s and 70’s?

What about Title IX now?

 

 

U.S. farmers are raising more exotic species nowadays than just pigs and cows for your dinner table. 

They’re eyeing new markets and revenue sources. 

 

You’re probably already familiar with buffalo or bison. 

 

Check out the new favorite “other” meats:

 

Emu (Australia)

 

This bird can run 30 mph but can't fly.  Has a brain the size of a marble.
Delicate red meat that looks and tastes like beef.

Distinctively patterned emu leather makes cool shoes and wallets.



Alpaca (So. America)



Has three stomachs but no top front teeth.
Its thick fur makes incredibly warm, luxurious sweaters.



Ostrich (Africa)

 

Eggs take an hour to soft boil.
Flesh is red meat, but steaks are low fat.



Llama (So. Africa)



Known to spit when upset.
An excellent pack animal and good guarding sheep.



So, is everybody HUNGRY??

Because this recipe sounds downright YUMMY ....

Grilled Ostrich with Wild Mushrooms

4 ostrich medallions

Wild Mushroom Mixture:
2 ounces each: cepes, morels, wild shiitake, mousseron, and coral mushrooms
2 shallots, chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup white wine
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped

Mustard Shallot Sauce:
1/2 cup white wine
4 shallots, finely chopped
1/2 fresh bay leaf
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 cup venison stock (can substitute chicken or beef stock)
1/2 cup crème fraîche

Mustard Shallot Sauce: Sauté shallots in butter. Add white wine, herbs, and Dijon and simmer. Add venison stock and reduce by half. Whisk in crème fraîche.

Wild Mushrooms: Sauté shallots briefly; add wild mushrooms. When the mushrooms are almost done, add garlic and white wine. Reduce until dry.

Ostrich: Sauté ostrich medallions for about 4 minutes per side. Place sautéed mushrooms in center of hot plate. Slice ostrich and arrange around mushrooms. Ladle sauce over meat.

Craigs Meats & Catering


Wisconsin Food Safety Laws for Small Farmers

"Unglued?"  Well, just look at those eyes on that Emu .... 

And, I've said it before in comments, I don't want to eat any meat that someone's dog might "growl" at.

Other than that, if you want to eat it, go for it. 


I've got great cholesterol readings. 

I'll stick to steak, the original red meat, medium-rare, please ....  moo ....

 

Now you can raise money for your favorite charity just by surfing the Internet. 

Every time you search the Web at GoodSearch.com  a penny goes to the nonprofit organization of your choice.  It's that simple.  The site uses Yahoo! Search Engine, the second most popular search engine, after Google, so you can get results you trust.  Yahoo! and GoodSearch share the site's advertising revenue, which is generated when users click on sponsored links.  GoodSearch, a for-profit philanthropy, gives away half of its cut, or about one cent per search.  For some beneficiaries, it's no small change. 

So far, GoodSearch has helped the Save Darfur Coalition raise over $3,600, and the ASPCA more than $6,000.



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DOING GOOD, ONE SEARCH AT A TIME

 

New Yahoo-Powered Search Engine Helps Fund Charities & Schools.  

 

40,000+ Nonprofits Seek Share of $8 Billion Internet Ad Revenue (100+ New Charities Registering Daily).

                       

Los Angeles, CA, 2007 -- What if even a fraction of the $8 billion generated by search engine advertisers* was distributed to organizations trying to make the world a better place?

That is the concept behind a new search engine, developed by Internet entrepreneurs and brother sister team Ken and JJ Ramberg.  GoodSearch.com – powered by Yahoo – donates 50% of its revenue, approximately a penny per search, to the charities designated by its users. 

You use it exactly as you would any other search engine and the pennies add up quickly – just 500 people searching four times a day will earn around $7,300 in a year! More than 40,000 nonprofits are now actively generating revenue via the site and more than 100 new charities and schools are registering daily.  GoodSearch has quickly spread via word-of-mouth and the blogger community. 

For example: 

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has earned more than $4,500. 

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, the country’s largest habitat refuge for endangered elephants has raised over $4,300. 

The Bubel/Aiken Foundation which supports children with disabilities increased from 431 searches in April to 25,000 in September.  To date, it’s earned more than $4,200.


 The site is also quickly gaining traction on college campuses, often a leading indicator of technological trends. 

The Penn State Dance Marathon, which helps thousands of children and families fight pediatric caner, has raised over $3,200 and is widely promoting the site on campus. 

 

Internet users have found GoodSearch to be a compelling idea. 

Lisa Perry, an attorney  in Los Angeles, uses GoodSearch as many as 10 times a day in support of Heal the Bay, a nonprofit that helps preserve coastal waters from polluters.  “Why wouldn’t you use it?” asks Perry. Using GoodSearch is simple. Because the site is powered by Yahoo, users are assured of high quality results - but each time you search, money is generated by the advertisers for your favorite charity or school.   “We know there are a lot of people who want to do good but may not have the time or the money to help out.” said Ken Ramberg, Co-Founder of GoodSearch and former President of MonsterTRAK, the largest online career site for college students (now a division of Monster.com).

“GoodSearch makes it as easy as possible.  We’ve taken something people do every day -- searching the Internet -- and have turned it into doing good."

 

I DO NOT LIKE OPRAH!

That's right.  I said it . . . .

THERE .... So go get all "Unglued" about it.  I don't care ....

In the past couple of weeks, the latest stories regarding OPRAH WINFREY have just put me over the edge.  

First I heard about the death in the family.  Well, I felt bad. A death in the family is always horrific.   I heard she was devastated.  Just devastated by the loss of her "baby."  "Baby?"  Wait, Oprah doesn't have any children.  This must be a bad mistake.   Or I heard it wrong.  No .... They said "baby."  Oh....THAT BABY.  Gracie ....her 2-year old retriever.  You know, one of the four dogs she has that she left millions to after she dies? 

Now if you or I lost a family pet, you can bet it would not be announced on WORLD NEWS.  If we lost a family member it would not be announced on the news.  PLEASE!

NEXT, it was the sex abuse scandal with Oprah's girl's school in South Africa.   You know the school, the one Oprah built for the girls.  The one with all the fanfare and publicity.  She couldn't just take her billions of dollars and build it.  It had to be a giant media event.  Not only on her show, but EVERYWHERE. 

Well, it was shocking to me to hear of the abuse going on in the school.  And I guess it was shocking to Oprah, too, because, back on November 5th it was reported that Oprah said:

"When I first heard about it I spent about a half-hour going around my house crying,"

What was that?  A WHOLE half an hour? 

Crying? 

I knew Oprah was compassionate, but I never knew how much ....

The next week I heard about "IT."  She's so "ill."   Poor Oprah.  That's why she has gained TWENTY pounds!  She's so ill.  Well, gee whiz.  I was really getting worried for Oprah.  I was trying to think of what deadly disease she must have; you know one that makes you put on the pounds.  Most illnesses make you lose weight.  I thought, must be kidney disease, something bad like that.

Poor Oprah .... It's a THYROID CONDITION.  Yep!  Do you know how many people have thyroid conditions?  Both my sister and sister-in-law have them and have had to drink the iodine cocktail, which subsequently totally  burns your whole thyroid out, because they haven't figured out the way to regulate the dosage properly yet.  So, you end up on medication the rest of your life.  A pill a day.   

Still, people LOVE Oprah!

Brandon Renken, a Harvard University graduate who wrote an anti-Oprah column for CampusNut.com, takes issue with Oprah, too: 

"No matter who you are, Oprah is NOT like you," he said. "The fact that she can convince you that she is should make you even more afraid of her than I am."

Well, I agree ....   

I don't like in-between Oprah,  I didn't like skinny Oprah.   Not fat Oprah, either (I will make an exception for her acting performance in "The Color Purple,"  but, she was acting).  I don't like her talk show, her Oxygen network show, her "O" Magazine. . . I don't like to see her dance, sing, or change her demographic personality depending on who her guest is at the moment.  And I don't like her commercial empire that she tries to shove  down our throats every chance she gets.

She preaches about money and how bad things are in the world and then flaunts how she buys nothing but the best for herself.  She brainwashes her viewers into buying anything she recommends, she attacks people, and stores/businesses, on her show, who personally have wronged her. She implies she is donating all of the "prizes or gifts" on her show, when actually the sponsors or advertisers are donating them. She worships celebrities on her show and brings on children with problems to display them but rarely helps them, and she lied that she had never done drugs, until she was about to be outed, and then quickly told the truth.

Guess what? 

I don't care what you think this time!  Unless, like me, YOU also don't like OPRAH!

But I'm fair, I'll still listen to everyone. 

So, what do you think?

 

 

 

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has released a new publication to help educators understand their responsibilities in eliminating child abuse and neglect. The booklet will also serve as a tool for schools and county governments to enhance their collaboration in this area.

You can view the entire booklet in PDF format here: 

School's Role In Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect     ◄

 

Here are the items covered in the Booklet: 

What are the different forms of child maltreatment?

Is a self-inflicted injury (e.g., cutting or threatened suicide by a minor) considered abuse?

If parents keep their child home from school or don’t support the child’s school attendance, is that considered neglect under Ch. 48?

If a parent chooses not to give his/her child prescribed medication, is that considered medical neglect under Ch. 48?

Who is required to report suspected child abuse or neglect?

 When is a person required to report?

 What constitutes being “threatened with abuse or neglect?”

 How can a person determine if a report for abuse or neglect needs to be made?

 Should a report for suspected child maltreatment be made based upon second-hand information? 


Are there any guidelines for how to talk to a child when abuse or neglect may be suspected?

 May a mandated reporter consult with someone else prior to making a report for suspected abuse or neglect?

 If more than one educator is involved, who should make the report?

May a school establish a procedure that expects educators to notify the building principal or other school district official when a report for suspected abuse or neglect is being made?  

 

[1] Throughout this document the terms "child maltreatment" and "child abuse or neglect" have the same meaning and are used interchangeably.[1] For the purposes of this publication, an “educator” is a DPI-certified professional working in a school.

[1] Throughout this document the term “initial assessment” refers to a comprehensive assessment of individual and family conditions, functioning, and dynamics in response to a report of alleged child maltreatment and includes the CPS investigation process as defined in s. 48.981(3)(c), Stats.

 

 

What arrangements should the school make to cooperate with the Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation? Are reports handled differently when the suspected perpetrator is not a caregiver?

 

What are the possible outcomes of an investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect?

 

Why doesn’t the Child Protective Services agency remove all abused or neglected children from their homes?

 

May schools share pupil records as part of a Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation?

 

What kind of information can schools and child welfare agencies share about children and youth with whom both systems are working?

 

What should an educator do if a parent confronts her/him about a report for suspected abuse or neglect?

 

Do schools have a role in the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect?

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DPI states: 

"Educators see and work with school-age children on a daily basis during the school week throughout the school year. This reality puts these professionals “on the front lines” of identifying possible child maltreatment."

 

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It was reported to me today, by a representative of FPS, that our District DOES meet the "mandated" guidelines set by the State.  "Professional Staff" is educated at the beginning of the school year regarding these mandates.

 

 

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Were you, as a parent, aware that in our schools educators HAVE A STATE MANDATED responsibility to report suspected child abuse and neglect?

Why I am "somewhat unglued" ....

 

The FPS representative I spoke with was not aware of  the booklet in this article, nor aware of the way I was able to receive the information (which I received yesterday).  I forwarded the information on to the FPS staff member.  This representative was very helpful in providing any answers to questions I had. 

 

This is the second time an FPS staff member (the other being the Food Service Manager) was not aware of a very informative way to receive Wisconsin DPI information.  I blame this on FPS District Office Administration.

 

Why I am concerned ....

 

Who is required to report suspected child abuse or neglect?

 

I was told that in Franklin Public School District only Professional Staff is required to follow this mandate.  That DOES follow the guidelines.  But the following is tacked on to the guidelines:

 

 

"School districts, through their local policies, may choose to extend the expectation to report suspected abuse to all employees (e.g., bus drivers, custodians, secretaries, teacher aides.)"

I only mentioned the "secretaries," as an  example, since in some schools, they are often first in line when it comes to seeing a sick child and administering medications, etc.  I was told that only "professional staff" is trained regarding child abuse. I think this is an oversight on the part of the District and is very sad.   Obviously the District doesn't value the insight of those employees who spend quite a bit of one-on-one time with the children.  Much more time than people realize. 

 A teacher is with the class as a whole.  An aide is more individualized with the student.  A bus driver often witnesses  a student interact with a parent.  Custodians often have good relationships with students.  A school office secretary is sometimes the person who holds the school together and has contact with a student and the parent.     

 I think this needs to be reevaluated.  

After you have read the Publication, I'd be interested to hear YOUR thoughts. 

 

I am COMPUTER LITERATE. 

All I wanted was a simple telephone number this morning. 

All I wanted was to call the DISTRICT OFFICE and ask a few QUESTIONS. 

I wanted the MAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER. 

After TEN MINUTES of SEARCHING around the lame site, which is cluttered with photos and other useless information, the best I could do was find email addresses.   

Then FINALLY I was able to get a direct number to an individual that I could settle on calling. 

Upon calling this individual, instead of going directly to this person, I get an automatic operator that makes me input the person’s extension, which I don’t know. 

So I am now required to spell out the person’s last name. 

Then I get VOICEMAIL. 

 FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL’S WEBSITE IS HORRIBLE! 

"UNGLUED" IS an UNDERSTATEMENT!!!!!!!!!

 

FPS  Does not WANT US TO CALL THEM! 

 

Franklin Public School's Website Is Horrible

 

UPDATE:  Alright ... I will admit an oversight on my part ...

In just reviewing the site one more time, I did find the MAIN telephone number in the darkened grey footer at the very bottom of the main page.  IT IS THERE, but I'm sorry.  This is not good enough for me.  Why is it not up at the top.  Or in the main body of the page, or under "About our District?  I never brought the page all the way down th the VERY end.  I didn't expect it to be there. 

The website is still HORRIBLE!

 

 

 

Why can't we have Green Burial Cemeteries like this in Franklin?

  

Mourners gather around a natural pine casket at a green burial.

US funeral homes each year put nearly 1 million gallons of embalming fluid into the ground along with the departed, wrap them in tons of metal and concrete—and charge a fortune for it. All of which makes “green burial” a sensible and fast-growing alternative.  Green burial sites replace tree-cleared cemeteries with woodlands, eliminate embalming, and use simple pine caskets.  Traditional funeral directors complain that makeup is difficult to apply for viewing without embalming, which also prevents spreading of disease. But picturesque headstone-free eco-cemeteries, now in many states, are increasingly popular. Grave markers are usually flat stones natural to the area, and the money spent on plots is used to fund a trust to preserve the land.

 

Markers for "green burials" are flat and simple,
chosen from naturally occurring stones in the area.    

Galisteao River Basin Preserve Green Cemetery

  ◄Green Burial Council

 

"Unglued?" .... only when my cheap pine casket falls apart on the way to the cemetery.  Actually I want to be cremated, but they say my "fillings" will let off too much mercury pollution .... You would think I would be dead by now if I had that much mercury in my filliings!  Go figure ....

 

What do you think? 

Would you want a Green Burial? 

 

 

As I mentioned in a previous blog, I love reading.   
 

 

The New York Times Sunday Book Review has come out with the

100  Notable Books of the Year   ◄◄ 

 

 

The list includes prices and a short description of the story.

 

 

Thinking of giving any books for Christmas gifts this year?

 

 

Happy Reading!

 

 

 

   

 

Killing Embryos Is Unnecessary  


Those who advocate publicly funded embryonic stem cell research have been saying all along that it is a matter between sickness and health or life and death. 



If you opposed  this type of research, no matter for what grounds, whether it be for moral reasons, financial reasons, or even practical reasons, you were thought of as being heartless.


Now, everything has changed in a heartbeat since teams of scientists from Japan and our state of Wisconsin revealed they can replicate embryonic stem cells without creating and killing human embryos. 

Instead, the researchers used ADULT SKIN CELLS.



Just think what this means, in so many ways! 

Scientifically, medically, POLITICALLY! 

This changes EVERYTHING!


Read the article here from the Washington Post   ◄

 

"To date, adult stem cell research has produced about 70 treatments while embryonic research has yet to produce even one treatment, or even a human trial. "


"This week's announcement is a major breakthrough because it opens the gates to the vaunted potential of embryonic cells in a manner a Harvard researcher described as "ethically uncomplicated." Six years ago, President Bush made the decision to open, for the first time, the laboratory doors to federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. He determined, however, that federal funds should not be used to encourage or support the destruction of living human embryos, a principle that has been part of federal law since 1996. Funds would be made available for research derived from embryos that had already been destroyed. He placed no limits on private funding of research. The president's policy is working Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research has grown from zero dollars in 2001 to over $24.8 million now, with no cap on future funding. Most of the established U.S. scientists in this field have received funding, and shipments of stem-cell lines are going out to researchers in record numbers. More  lines are available in the USA than in any other country.
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What say you now, liberals?  

Embryonic stem cell research NO LONGER NEEDED?

The ethical form of research is WORKING!

From SKIN CELLS!

Why ..... maybe I'm not even going to become "unglued" today....Oh, wait.... I'm sure there will still be liberals thumbing  their noses at the Bush administration for refusing to fund embryonic-stem-cell research on moral grounds.  And that, will make me "unglued."



So, what do you think? 

 

 

 

DO YOU LOVE COOKIES?  Super thin, extra crispy cookies? 

Then you have to give Mrs. Hanes Hand-Made Moravian Cookies ,
out of  Clemmons, NC  a try.

Or give them for a Christmas gift!

They come in Ginger, Sugar, Lemon, Chocolate,  
Butterscotch and Black Walnut. 

They are hand-rolled and cut. 

My favorites?  Ginger and Black Walnut!

 

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During Hannukah, or any time of year,

THERE'S NO BETTER JEWISH DELI than ZABAR'S, out of New York! 

Smoked Fish, Deli Meats, Cheeses, Coffee, even Babka (sorry, I make my own)!

You just have to take a look at famous Zabar's to believe it!

 

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Just so there will be "A Little Less Conversation" from my friend Kevin, I'm including one of his favorite recommendations:

 SHOP ELVIS.COM

All I have to say is, "Don't Be Cruel"  to Kevin, get your a$$ over to this site and check out the great Elvis merchandise and collectibles, including crazy Elvis Christmas Gifts!

 

 

 

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Internet Shopping Trip #3

 

 

Imagine finding all types of crafts and supplies in one place, online.  Good quality and some unusual stuff, too!  Also, wedding supplies!  I LOVE  Save-on-Crafts!  And not just for crafts.  They have bulk order pricing, too.  Check it out!

 

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The next selection is where I by most of my Greeting Cards.  

It's called My Lady Shop, out of Richardson, Texas.  This little shop is unique and besides cards has papers, little gifts and tea, too.  The cards are beautiful, unique and nice quality and come individually or boxed.  Customer service is great and delivery prompt.  Forget the local card store.

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 Internet Shopping Trip #2

One of my all-time favorite East Coast shopping sites for Gourmet Handmade Candy
is called Harbor Sweets, located in Salem, Massachusetts. 

Oh, man ...  Talk about unique, rich candy! 

If you want something truly different or want to make an impression with a gift,
this is the stuff to order. 

My favorites?  Sweet Sloops and Sand Dollars. 

Oh, what am I saying ...  I LOVE  them all!

                    Harbor Sweets

 

My next selection is something HUGE! 

Hilltop Restaurant in L'Anse, Michigan bakes and ships these GIGANTIC SWEET ROLLS.  I'm not kidding. 

"Warm and flaky, shot through with cinnamon and dripping with a sugar glaze.   

Tipping the scales at over a pound each, Hilltop Sweet Rolls are made fresh through-out the day from scratch."

What else can I say ... except, plan ahead ....

Shipping is the FIRST and THIRD Tuesday of the month, only.

 

Hilltop Restaurant

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 Internet Shopping Trip #1

If you have any love for Cape Cod, New England, or just the beauty of the outdoors, take a look at this calendar, if not for yourself, but for a gift.  Or, just for the heck of it.

Barbara Ford Doyle Calendars



 
The second is my all time favorite site for fresh Jewish rye bread.  The kind I used to drive to the bakery to get in Waterbury, CT (along with fresh baked jelly donuts) with my Dad on Sunday mornings while listening to polkas on the radio.  It comes fresh baked, next day or second day air.  Besides bread, there is a plethora of interesting finds on the Zingerman’s site; amazing stuff.  They have the BEST customer service too.

Zingerman's