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Aldi Australia has launched an affordable range of festive-themed decorations (as part of its Special Buys catalogue) and urges Australia to "Go Full Christmas with Decorations" in its Christmas ad.
The spot features a group of Santas showing up at a public pool and dancing in sync in the water, with assorted Christmas decorations in their hands, to the surprise of the witnesses. Thus, they showcase a nutcracker, an elf, an angel and santa, and the chain's popular pre-lit Christmas tree, which measures 213 centimetres tall and comes complete with lights already fitted, which can be changed from coloured to white.
The song used in the ad is the 2016 single "Skwod" by British rapper Nadia Rose, from her debut EP "Highly Flammable".
The discount supermarket chain will be selling Christmas decorations, including its popular $99 pre-lit Christmas tree, from Wednesday, November 4. The range also includes a fiber optic tree ($29.99), a pine Christmas tree ($39.99), and assorted Christmas decorations selling for $9.99 each.
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Gord Gadsden is well-known as the top birder in the Fraser Valley and is the founder of the popular Fraser Valley Birding website and forum. Gord has identified a mind-boggling 322 species of B.C. birds, most of them from the Upper Fraser Valley. With keen ears he can pick out over 160 different birds by their song.
Gord is also a resource technician with the Fraser Valley Regional District parks department. His duties include nature interpreting the amazing parks and natural areas of the Fraser Valley. Interpreting is done using a fun and very informative style and is flexible to suit the needs of his audiences which range from kindergarten students, university students and adult groups.
He was just always interested for as far back as he can remember. "I learned to read with a bird guide, to be honest." One of the founders of the Chilliwack Field Naturalists, Denis Knopp, was an early mentor for him.
Getting kids interested potentially means creating the environmental stewards of the future. Everything from running interpretive programs, to school projects like making wood duck boxes for the tiny wood ducks, as well as swallows, bats and owls.


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John Wick Creator Working On a Streets of Rage Movie Adaptation
According to Deadline, Derek Kolstad who created the popular John Wick franchise is working on a Streets of Rage movie adaptation. Kolstad has reportedly written the film's script while Sonic the Hedgehog producer dj2 Entertainment and Escape Artists will produce the adaptation.
Streets of Rage is a Sega franchise that was launched in 1991 via the Genesis home video game console. The franchise saw its long-awaited video game follow-up with the release of Streets of Rage 4 in 2020. It sold 2.5 million copies worldwide and continued the side-scrolling beat-'em-up series.
Ever since its debut, the Streets of Rage franchise has spawned sequels across numerous gaming platforms. From Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
This will be dj2 Entertainment's latest project following Sonic the Hedgehog 2's impressive box office performance so far. Kolstad on the other hand, is the latest John Wick creative to take on a video game adaptation. He will also pen the highly anticipated Ghost of Tsushima adaptation from Sony and PlayStation Productions.
Dj2 Entertainment have a selection of promising video game-inspired live-action adaptations in the works such as Life is Strange and projects based on Disco Elysium and It Takes Two. Sega has pursued adaptations of its catalog in the past but with limited success other than Sonic the Hedgehog films.
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Connecticut School Teaches Second Amendment Doesn't Include Private Gun Ownership
Steven Boibeaux is furious that his son's middle school class was allegedly taught that Americans don't have a Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Boibeaux's son is an eighth grader at Northeast Middle School in Bristol, Connecticut.
According to FoxNews.com, the boy's social studies teacher gave students a worksheet that stated: "The courts have consistently determined that the Second Amendment does not ensure each individual the right to bear arms. The courts have never found a law regulating the private ownership of weapons unconstitutional."
However, in 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban against guns in Washington D.C., reported NPR. A 5-4 ruling was in favor of a security guard who sued the city for not allowing him to keep his handgun at home.
At the time, in Washington D.C., carrying an unregistered firearm and the registration of handguns were prohibited in order to curb gun violence. The U.S. Supreme Court said the ban violated the constitutional right to bear arms.
Instructional Fair published the worksheet also said: "The rights of this amendment are not extended to the individual citizens of the states. So a person has no right to complain about a Second Amendment violation by state laws."
The worksheet concluded that the "militia" referred to in the Second Amendment "only provides the right of a state to keep an armed National Guard."
"I am appalled," Boibeaux told FoxNews.com. "It sounds to me like they are trying to indoctrinate our kids. I'm more than a little upset about this. It's not up to the teacher to determine what the Constitution means."
"I just don't appreciate this as a parent. I expect teachers to teach my kids and tell the truth, not what they think their point of view is."
"It is no longer an assignment in that particular school," said Ellen Solek, the superintendent of the school district, adding it was an "administration decision in the best interest of the district."
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Sunday Sip Trip: Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
Apple Park sits low in the distance – a ring tossed in a sea of technology. But unplug. How fortunate for the three million people of Silicon Valley to be so near to wine country. Those familiar deep green hills to the west are so close but so untraveled, and continue to be one of the most over-looked wine appellations of the world. Those who are aware of Santa Cruz Mountain wines have fully engaged palates. They know and appreciate…
Local Las Vegas wine scene diversifies through pandemic
Most recently, I've been returning to a ritual that I'd practiced very sparingly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic: going out to restaurants. Las Vegas locals like myself are starting to feel a bit safer and eager to get out, now that vaccines are readily available. Along with this feeling of emergence – a metamorphosis, if you will – is taking place, with locals taking flight into restaurants and wine bars and showing interest and exploration into new wines.…
My Good Fellas
It's passionate. It's emotional. It takes attitude and persistence and a few drinks, and that includes beers. There is so much to be said about the life-long journey of wine. When I entered the wine world, I was extremely fortunate. Everyone from sommeliers to educators to wine producers opened the door, inspired me, educated me, held me accountable, rooted for me. My Good Fellas are mia famiglia. Comprised of wine professionals with some serious chops, creds, and clout. In the…
Head to the Rive: Aim high with Prosecco
When we think of Prosecco, what comes to mind is the easy-drinking, cheerful, bubbly, white wine that is made throughout the Veneto and Friuli regions of Northern Italy. Lovers of Prosecco can't seem to get enough. And thankfully, there's plenty to go around. In fact, an estimated one billion bottles are produced annually to meet the continuing demand. This also means there are differences in quality from one to the next. In a sea of bubbles, where do we begin? One…
Ridge Monte Bello: On the edge of North America
The view from Monte Bello Ridge on Black Mountain forms a scenic backdrop that is relatively undiscovered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here in the Santa Cruz Mountains, native oaks, redwoods, and madrones stud the deep and shady canyons that draw cyclists, hikers, and nature lovers alike. From the rich riparian habitat flows streams that trickle their way into the Bay. And hugging this natural landscape is Silicon Valley, the epicenter of technological innovation, which makes this entire area…
Marisa Finetti joins the Circle of Wine Writers
Cheers! I'm excited to announce that I've been accepted into the Circle of Wine Writers. Based in the UK and established in 1960 by the late English author and journalist Cyril Ray, the Circle is an association comprised of esteemed authors, writers, journalists, broadcasters, photographers, and educators who communicate about wines and spirits. Currently, there are 240 international members. I am proud to be one of 15 in the U.S. The Circle of Wine Writers aims to "improve the standard of…
Drops of emotion
I cried on my third day in Italy. I cried hard in the shower after a full day of tasting the most delicious wines of Piedmont during Ian D'Agata's week-long 3iC course on Piedmontese food and wine. Why? It wasn't because I was sad, or was suffering from jet lag or was overwhelmed by the material, or from being homesick. It wasn't from having too much to drink. It was a dream be there in Barolo, surrounded by the beautiful vineyards…
Stirring with Vintage Swizzle Sticks
In the world of vintage bar accessories, amid colorful glassware and shakers in sparkling chrome, swizzle sticks were an important part of the lounge's decor. In fact, a drink of any kind would have simply been considered uncivilized without one. I recently came upon a collection of vintage stir sticks from the 1960s and 1970s. This was indeed the Golden Age of the swizzle stick. Many were collected by my mom in Tokyo, most of them from the swanky Hotel New Otani. It…
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By Kirk Peterson and Marisa Finetti Great wine is art that must be destroyed to be enjoyed. It is an anachronism, a vestige of another time, and another way of living. Vines are fussed and fawned over, cajoled and supplicated to give up their fruit for wine to then be locked away from the world, aging and changing and developing at a rate entirely its own. It presents an opportunity to taste the labors of people long gone, a bottled…
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We are all doing what's necessary in this time of crisis to stay healthy and protect the health of family, friends, co-workers, everyone. But, we are social animals who love to get together and be among family and friends. Furthermore, if you're in the business of food and beverage – like many of my friends – more than ever, gatherings are what keep our hearts beating. It's our work. It's our love. It's our life. But at the moment, we…
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Remember those very cute, very delicious tuxedo strawberry men that I ate for dinner here? Well the very creative gentleman that created them has graced us with our very first guest post and the how-to on these cute little treats. Enjoy!
Hello all, my name is Níco. I love cooking and food preparation just because it allows you to literally fill people with the love you put into the food you offer them – and this recipe offers a unique opportunity to not only cook love into your food, but to even dress your food up with love. Although it takes a little extra time, this recipe (or preparation, to be more precise) is as fun as it is rewarding. It will make the love you feel for the special person (or people) you are preparing it for both palpable and well presented… after all – who doesn't love a nice tuxedo?
After having washed and most importantly, DRIED the strawberries, place the white and dark chocolate in a 2 large bowls (separate, of course). Then place the wax paper on a cool counter top surface or on a cookie sheet. Next warm the white chocolate for about 30 seconds at a time in the microwave, stirring very well between warming intervals… Remember – this is a labor of love… white chocolate is very temperamental, but if you take your time with it and warm it slowly then it will be smooth and beautiful… if not it can burn, and believe me you'll know if it does! Once it is smooth simply take each strawberry gently by the stem and slowly dip it into the white chocolate, but leave a touch of strawberry showing for presentation, placing each one on the wax paper to cool.
Once you have given each strawberry its shirt, the next step is to give them their coat. Warm the dark chocolate in the same way as the white, however this chocolate is not nearly as formidable an obstacle as the white. Do remember, however, to save some for the next step. Now you simply dip each berry in the same way, but this time creating a V shape showing a significant portion of white on the front of the berry and covering the back with dark chocolate.
Finally, we must give our men their studs and bow ties – this is done by warming some of the dark chocolate in a Ziploc bag at 10-15 second intervals and gently massage it in between. Be sure not to press to hard or it will get everywhere! Then cut a very small part of a corner off and use it to dot on the studs and draw an X above them, closing the ends to make bow ties!
Strawberry men in Chocolate Tuxedos!
I hope you all enjoy and can share this with all of your loved ones.
I hope you all enjoyed our first Guest Post! We will see you back here on Monday for "Monday Funday". Have a yummy weekend!
Soooo cute!!! Too bad I don't like chocolate I might make these just because.


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Which we may never come to know.
Might, one day, feel safe enough to appear.
And, generally, watches its step.
Because one has to be willing for the ego-self to "die" for that.
Obliterating artificiality wherever and whenever it appears.
Waiting for a word that could become the new "First Word" for humanity.
Who will frame the question we all want asked?
Because it's always been the same question.
Willing to wait for us to embrace the Divine – sometime in the course of our lives.
And that we also need time to get prepared for all that light.
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That is, with everyone and everything – all the time.
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The Don Davis Collection
1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupe by Mulliner Park Ward
Chassis no. SEV337
Engine no. SV1688
Body no. 1041
216 bhp, 6230 cc aluminum V-8 engine, twin SU carburetors, four-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and hydraulic shock absorbers, live rear axle with semi-elliptic springs and hydraulic shock absorbers, and four-wheel servo-assisted drum brakes. Wheelbase: 123 in.
The last traditional Rolls-Royce
Unusual factory coachbuilt body style
Wonderful condition throughout
The Silver Cloud III was a watershed car for Rolls-Royce. It was still traditional, which is to say conservative: the wood-framed, traditionally constructed bodywork still contained enough burled walnut to fill a law library, the engine was still reassuringly silent, and the interior was still more comfortable than most homes. Yet, Rolls-Royce also made its first nods to contemporary design, with quad headlamps, a lowered hood and radiator shell, smaller bumpers, and separate front seats, as well as more legroom for the driver—a nod to the increasing number of owners who were laying off the chauffeur.
Under the hood was the V-8 first introduced on the prior Silver Cloud II, but with a raised 9:1 compression ratio and two-inch carburetors, resulting in 216 horsepower, a 0–60 mph time of 10.8 seconds, and a top speed of 115 mph. Of course, Rolls-Royce owners were never bothered with such vulgarities. Performance was adequate.
The Silver Cloud III was offered with a standard sedan body in one of two wheelbases, and it could also be had as a chassis for custom coachwork. A third option was the drophead coupe, a "conversion" of a factory sedan to a two-door convertible. This conversion was performed by Mulliner Park Ward, the Rolls-Royce-owned coachbuilders in London, and it was, for all intents and purposes, a fully custom, coachbuilt car, built to its owner's whims.
Don Davis' Drophead Coupe, chassis number SEV337, is recorded by the Rolls-Royce Foundation as having been ordered with a heavy-gauge frame, power windows, an electric radio aerial, a power convertible top, and Avon tubeless whitewall tires. Copies of the original build and testing sheets from the factory accompany the car today, giving a wonderful view of just how thoroughly Rolls-Royce ensured perfection in their products. The new car was delivered through noted London dealer H.R. Owen to Clifford Dunn Esq., of "Roxton," Melton Road, North Ferriby, East Yorkshire.
In more recent years, the car was restored to what can only be described as superlative condition. Rolls-Royces of this period rarely have panels that line up perfectly, doors, hoods, and trunks that swing closed flawlessly, and deep, fresh chrome and paint. This car does, and in all likelihood, it presents better than it did at H.R. Owen. It is believed that during the restoration the Cloud was changed from its original right-hand drive configuration to the now left-hand drive presentation it remains in today. Its formal black paint wraps like flowing liquid around a sumptuous tan interior and a black top covered by a cream boot. Naturally, the interior features beautiful book-matched woodwork, complete with the famous picnic tables for rear seat passengers. Underneath the car, everything is clean and tidy and far nicer than "driver" condition, and it could easily be worked back into concours shape.
This lovely Drophead Coupe stands as surely among the best in existence, finished to world-class, factory-fresh standards, and it is ready to present itself to a new audience of appropriately awed passengers. As advertising read, "At 60 miles per hour, the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock."
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Posted on 26th May 2016 by Jack Fletcher
On Sunday 9th May 2016 it was the Walsall FC end of season awards.
It was also the last game of the season that was being played earlier that day, Walsall needed to win by a considerable amount of goals and hope that Burton Albion would be beaten to allow Walsall promotion into the Championship… Well Walsall got half the job done by beating Port Vale 5-0… unfortunately with Burton Albion taking a point left Walsall stuck in the play off places but this didn't but a downer on the Awards later that night.
The Club, Players and Staff have been brilliant all season and they should all be very proud of achieving a place in the Play Offs – of course they have been played now and unfortunately Walsall didn't get the dream promotion they where hoping for but we know with the same commitment and effort they will be back to challenge once again.
As for the Awards that where given out on Sunday 9th May:
Players' Player of the Season was awarded to Adam Chambers.
Young Player of the Season was awarded to Rico Henry.
Goal of the Season was awarded to Romaine Sawyers for his goal against Blackpool (A)
Apprentice of the Season was awarded to Jordan Sangha
Romaine Sawyers was awarded the Community Player of the Season.
Owen Richards was awarded the Pride of Walsall Award.


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Survey Says 88% of Japanese Have Heard of Bitcoin
A recent survey of 10,000 men and women across Japan shows that 88% of them have heard of bitcoin. Among those that have bitcoin, 47% said that they have used it in retail stores but long-term investment is most respondents' main reason for purchasing bitcoin.
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88% Have Heard of Bitcoin
Global market research company with agencies in over 90 countries Macromill Group recently conducted a survey on the awareness and usage of bitcoin among the Japanese. Ten thousand men and women aged 20 to 69 across Japan participated.
The Japanese government legalized bitcoin as a method of payment in April. In July, they declared the sale of bitcoin free from consumption tax. Since then, more Japanese have been exposed to bitcoin online and offline, as more merchants start accepting the digital currency and promoting them in the process.
Among the 10,000 respondents, Macromill Group found that 56.2% said they have heard of bitcoin but do not know what it is. In contrast, 31.4% said they know what bitcoin is while 12.4% admitted they do not know what it is at all. The company summarized:
Overall, the cognitive rate was high, 88%.
Out of respondents who had heard of bitcoin, 82.9% said they have not purchased it. Only 2.7% said they have purchased it and currently own some while 2% said they have purchased it but do not own any currently.
Using Bitcoin at Stores
As more people start using bitcoin and becoming aware of the digital currency, more merchants are also attracted to it, ranging from small ma and pa shops to large retail chains. Electronics giant Bic Camera, for example, started accepting bitcoin at all of its locations across the country in July due to popular demand. The bitcoin exchange Coincheck claims that over 5,000 merchants in Japan accept bitcoin currently, with more being added regularly.
When respondents who have bitcoin were asked whether they have used it to pay for goods and services at retail stores, 47% said that they have while 53% said no.
When asked what type of businesses they would like to see accept bitcoin payments, the most common answer was "convenience stores," which 43% want, followed by "e-commerce sites," preferred by 40% of respondents. 31% said "restaurants and cafes," 29% "electronics chain stores" and 28% "supermarkets."
Reasons for Purchasing Bitcoin
Among the respondents who are currently holding bitcoin, 42% said that they purchased because "I was interested in virtual currency." The same percentage of respondents said, "I thought that bitcoin will spread in the future." Meanwhile, 33% replied, "I thought it would be profitable" and 30% said, "I like new things."
In addition, most respondents, 54%, revealed that they purchased bitcoin as a long-term investment. Meanwhile, 42% purchased it as a short-term investment, and 34% purchased bitcoin to pay for goods and services.
What do you think of the survey's results? Do you think the Japanese are far ahead of the rest of the world in bitcoin awareness and adoption? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Home Arts Scene: The Diamond Awards
Scene: The Diamond Awards
Event: The 10th-annual Diamond Awards were held on Thursday, January 22, at Target Field.
Cause: The Diamond Awards honor Minnesota Twins who performed spectacular feats both on and off the field in the previous season. This year's event benefited research efforts at the University of Minnesota regarding nerve, muscular, and neurological disorders.
Honored: 12 Twins, including Phil Hughes, Danny Santana, and Pat Neshek, took home 13 awards, from Most Valuable Twin to Outstanding Rookie to Upper Midwest Player of the Year, respectively.
Going Once, Going Twice: A silent auction included jerseys signed by this year's Diamond Award winners, as well as other signed baseball memorabilia.
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Supreme Court Rules 5-4 For Frank Ricci / Against Sonia Sotomayor
Swing Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion is fairly narrow, yet broader and braver than my prediction that he'd merely send it back down for retrial on the facts. It's a sizable defeat for the Obama Administration and their Supreme Court nominee.
The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
New Haven was wrong to scrap a promotion exam because no African-Americans and only two Hispanic firefighters were likely to be made lieutenants or captains based on the results, the court said Monday in a 5-4 decision. The city said that it had acted to avoid a lawsuit from minorities.
The ruling could alter employment practices nationwide, potentially limiting the circumstances in which employers can be held liable for decisions when there is no evidence of intentional discrimination against minorities.
"Fear of litigation alone cannot justify an employer's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions," Justice Anthony Kennedy said in his opinion for the court. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the white firefighters "understandably attract this court's sympathy. But they had no vested right to promotion. Nor have other persons received promotions in preference to them." [Madame Justice is being disingenuous — New Haven has promoted "acting" fire captains and lieutenants of the politically preferred races.] Justices Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens signed onto Ginsburg's dissent, which she read aloud in court Monday.
Here are the opinions. Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion for Ricci, so don't get too many hopes up about how broad the decision is yet.
But on Ricci itself, according to CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT, this isn't a hard, complicated case like the MSM has been telling everybody. The Supreme Court says look at the facts and you'll see this case is a slam dunk.
In effect, Kennedy's ruling implies that what happened to Frank Ricci was such a slamdunk stinkbomb of blatant disparate treatment on the basis of race that the Supremes don't have to deal yet with the fundamental issue that banning Disparate Impact and banning Disparate Treatment are logically and empirically contradictory, as Scalia notes in his concurring opinion.
In general, Kennedy says, you just can't do what Mayor DeStefano did to Frank Ricci — yank the rug out from under him after he took the test because you didn't like the racial results — at least not without a "strong-basis-in-evidence" that you'd lose a minority plaintiff's disparate impact discrimination lawsuit. And if the facts resemble the facts in New Haven, Kennedy says, then this here Supreme Court says you won't lose that lawsuit; so don't throw Ricci's test results out. Capisce? (Warning: This here Supreme Court likely to be replaced by a more Obama-friendly Supreme Court.)
As commenters on this site, have pointed out, the real question is why 't this modest and perfectly reasonable response to an egregious injustice was merely 5-4 rather than 9-0?
The Supreme Court ruled (my apologies for the semi-illegibility of the following — the Supreme Court doesn't seem to know much about HTML yet):
All the evidence demonstrates that the City rejected the test results because the higher scoring candidates were white.Without some other justification, this express, race-based decision-making is prohibited. The question, therefore, is whether the pur-pose to avoid disparate-impact liability excuses what otherwise would be prohibited disparate-treatment discrimination. ...
Thus, the Court adopts the strong-basis-in-evidence standard as a matter of statutory construction in order to resolve any conflict between Title VII's disparate-treatment and disparate-impact provisions. Pp. 19—26. (c) The City's race-based rejection of the test results cannot satisfy the strong-basis-in-evidence standard. Pp. 26—34. (i) The racial adverse impact in this litigation was significant, and petitioners do not dispute that the City was faced with a prima facie case of disparate-impact liability. The problem for respondents is that such a prima facie case–essentially, a threshold showing of a significant statistical disparity, Connecticut v. Teal, 457 U. S. 440, 446, and nothing more–is far from a strong basis in evidence that the City would have been liable under Title VII had it certified the test results. ...
That is because the City could be liable for disparate-impact discrimination only if the exams at issue were not job related and consistent with business necessity, or if there existed an equally valid, less discriminatory alternative that served the City's needs but that the City refused to adopt. §§2000e—2(k)(1)(A), (C). Based on the record the parties developed through discovery, there is no substantial basis in evidence that the test was deficient in either respect. Pp. 26—28. (ii) The City's assertions that the exams at issue were not job related and consistent with business necessity are blatantly contradicted by the record, which demonstrates the detailed steps taken to develop and administer the tests and the painstaking analyses of the questions asked to assure their relevance to the captain and lieutenant positions. The testimony also shows that complaints that certain examination questions were contradictory or did not specifically apply to firefighting practices in the City were fully addressed, and that the City turned a blind eye to evidence supporting the exams' validity. Pp. 28—29. (iii) Respondents also lack a strong basis in evidence showing an equally valid, less discriminatory testing alternative that the City, by certifying the test results, would necessarily have refused to adopt.Respondents' three arguments to the contrary all fail. First, respondents refer to testimony that a different composite-score calculation would have allowed the City to consider black candidates for then-open positions, but they have produced no evidence to show that the candidate weighting actually used was indeed arbitrary, or that the different weighting would be an equally valid way to determine whether candidates are qualified for promotions. Second, respondents argue that the City could have adopted a different interpretation of its charter provision limiting promotions to the highest scoring applicants, and that the interpretation would have produced less discriminatory results; but respondents' approach would have violated Title VII's prohibition of race-based adjustment of test results,§2000e—2(l). Third, testimony asserting that the use of an assessment center to evaluate candidates' behavior in typical job tasks would have had less adverse impact than written exams does not aid respondents, as it is contradicted by other statements in the record indicating that the City could not have used assessment centers for the exams at issue. Especially when it is noted that the strong-basis-in-evidence standard applies to this case, respondents cannot create a genuine issue of fact based on a few stray (and contradictory) statements in the record. Pp. 29—33.
(iv) Fear of litigation alone cannot justify the City's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions. Discarding the test results was impermissible under Title VII, and summary judgment is appropriate for petitioners on their disparate-treatment claim. If, after it certifies the test results, the City faces a disparate-impact suit, then in light of today's holding the City can avoid disparate-impact liability based on the strong basis in evidence that, had it not certified the results, it would have been subject to disparate-treatment liability. Pp. 33—34.
530 F. 3d 87, reversed and remanded.
KENNEDY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C.J., and SCALIA, THOMAS, and ALITO, JJ., joined. SCALIA, J., filed a concurring opinion. ALITO, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which SCALIA and THOMAS, JJ., joined. GINSBURG, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which STEVENS, SOUTER, and BREYER, JJ., joined.
Reading through Kennedy's majority opinion, it appears to be a slap down of Sotomayor's Second Circuit Court of Appeals, combined with some wishy-washiness to save Disparate Impact in less obviously egregious situations. Kennedy opines:
Our analysis begins with this premise: The City's actions would violate the disparate-treatment prohibition of Title VII absent some valid defense. All the evidence demonstrates that the City chose not to certify the exami-nation results because of the statistical disparity based on race–i.e., how minority candidates had performed when compared to white candidates. As the District Court put it, the City rejected the test results because "too many whites and not enough minorities would be promoted were the lists to be certified." 554 F. Supp. 2d, at 152; see also ibid. (respondents' "own arguments . . . show that the City's reasons for advocating non-certification were related to the racial distribution of the results"). Without some other justification, this express, race-based decisionmaking violates Title VII's command that employers cannot take adverse employment actions because of an individual's race. See §2000e—2(a)(1).The District Court did not adhere to this principle,however. It held that respondents' "motivation to avoid making promotions based on a test with a racially disparate impact . . . does not, as a matter of law, constitute discriminatory intent." 554 F. Supp. 2d, at 160. And the Government makes a similar argument in this Court. It contends that the "structure of Title VII belies any claim that an employer's intent to comply with Title VII's dispa-rate-impact provisions constitutes prohibited discrimination on the basis of race." Brief for United States as Amicus Curiae 11. But both of those statements turn upon the City's objective–avoiding disparate-impact liability–while ignoring the City's conduct in the name of reaching that objective. Whatever the City's ultimat eaim–however well intentioned or benevolent it might have seemed–the City made its employment decision because of race. The City rejected the test results solely because the higher scoring candidates were white. The question is not whether that conduct was discriminatory but whether the City had a lawful justification for its race-based action. ...
But Kennedy wants to preserve "voluntary" quotas, so he shoots down Ricci's attorney's ambitious claim:
Forbidding employers to act unless they know, with certainty, that a practice violates the disparate-impact provisionwould bring compliance efforts to a near standstill. Even in the limited situations when this restricted standard could be met, employers likely would hesitate before taking voluntary action for fear of later being proven wrong inthe course of litigation and then held to account for disparate treatment.
But Kennedy doesn't want de facto quotas to be too obvious:
Allowing employers to violate the disparate-treatment prohibi-tion based on a mere good-faith fear of disparate-impact liability would encourage race-based action at the slightest hint of disparate impact. A minimal standard could cause employers to discard the results of lawful and beneficial promotional examinations even where there is little if any evidence of disparate-impact discrimination. That would amount to a de facto quota system, in which a "focus on statistics . . . could put undue pressure on employers to adopt inappropriate prophylactic measures." Watson, 487 U. S., at 992 (plurality opinion). Even worse, an employer could discard test results (or other employment practices)with the intent of obtaining the employer's preferred racial balance. That operational principle could not be justified,for Title VII is express in disclaiming any interpretation of its requirements as calling for outright racial balancing. §2000e—2(j). The purpose of Title VII "is to promote hiring on the basis of job qualifications, rather than on the basis of race or color."
So, what magic formula does he come up with? I'm still reading, so I'll let you know...
All right, Kennedy's formula for balancing the bans on disparate treatment and disparate impact is called "strong-basis-in-evidence:"
The same interests are at work in the interplay between the disparate-treatment and disparate-impact provisions of Title VII. Congress has imposed liability on employers for unintentional discrimination in order to rid the work-place of "practices that are fair in form, but discriminatory in operation." Griggs, supra, at 431. But it has also prohibited employers from taking adverse employment actions "because of" race. §2000e—2(a)(1). Applying the strong-basis-in-evidence standard to Title VII gives effect to both the disparate-treatment and disparate-impact provisions, allowing violations of one in the name of compliance with the other only in certain, narrow circumstances. The standard leaves ample room for employers' voluntary compliance efforts, which are essential to the statutory scheme and to Congress's efforts to eradicate workplace discrimination. See Firefighters, supra, at 515. And the standard appropriately constrains employers' discretion in making race-based decisions: It limits that discretion to cases in which there is a strong basis in evidence of disparate-impact liability, but it is not so restrictive that it allows employers to act only when there is a provable, actual violation.
In other words, employers can't pull the rug out from under employees after they've taken the test, as happened to Ricci et al, unless the employer has a "strong-basis-in-evidence" for believing the they would lose a disparate impact lawsuit, which New Haven did not.
For the foregoing reasons, we adopt the strong-basis-in-evidence standard as a matter of statutory construction to resolve any conflict between the disparate-treatment and disparate-impact provisions of Title VII.
Our statutory holding does not address the constitutionality of the measures taken here in purported compliance with Title VII. We also do not hold that meeting the strong-basis-in-evidence standard would satisfy the Equal Protection Clause in a future case. As we explain below, because respondents have not met their burden under Title VII, we need not decide whether a legitimate fear of disparate impact is ever sufficient to justify discriminatory treatment under the Constitution.
Interestingly, Kennedy treats the EEOC's Four-Fifth's Rule as merely "a rule of thumb for the courts."
Nor do we question an employer's affirmative efforts to ensure that all groups have a fair opportunity to apply for promotions and to participate in the process by which promotions will be made. But once that process has been established and employers have made clear their selection criteria, they may not then invalidate the test results, thus upsetting an employee's legitimate expectation not to be judged on the basis of race. Doing so, absent a strong basis in evidence of an impermissible disparate impact, amounts to the sort of racial preference that Congress has disclaimed, §2000e—2(j), and is antithetical to the notion of a workplace where individuals are guaranteed equal opportunity regardless of race. ...
The problem for respondents is that a prima facie case of disparate-impact liability–essentially, a threshold showing of a significant statistical disparity, Connecticut v. Teal, 457 U. S. 440, 446 (1982), and nothing more–is far from a strong basis in evidence that the City would have been liable under Title VII had it certified the results. That is because the City could be liable for disparate-impact discrimination only if the examinations were not job related and consistent with business necessity, or if there existed an equally valid, less-discriminatory alternative that served the City's needs but that the City refused to adopt. §2000e—2(k)(1)(A), (C). We conclude there is no strong basis in evidence to establish that the test was deficient in either of these respects.
... There is no genuine dispute that the examinations were job-related and consistent with business necessity. The City's assertions to the contrary are "blatantly contradicted by the record." ...
If, after it certifies the test results, the City faces a disparate-impact suit, then in light of our holding today it should be clear that the City would avoid disparate-impact liability based on the strong basis in evidence that, had it not certified the results, it would have been subject to disparate-treatment liability.
Petitioners are entitled to summary judgment on their Title VII claim, and we therefore need not decide the underlying constitutional question. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the cases are remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
In other words, Judge Sotomayor, Welcome to the Big Leagues. Sorry about throwing that 97 mph fastball right under your chin. Too bad about your shiny new uniform getting all covered with dirt when you hit the deck.
Justice Scalia pointed out the bigger issue:
JUSTICE SCALIA, concurring.
I join the Court's opinion in full, but write separately too bserve that its resolution of this dispute merely post-pones the evil day on which the Court will have to confront the question: Whether, or to what extent, are the disparate-impact provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 consistent with the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection? The question is not an easy one. See generally Primus, Equal Protection and Disparate Impact:Round Three, 117 Harv. L. Rev. 493 (2003).
The difficulty is this: Whether or not Title VII's disparate-treatment provisions forbid "remedial" race-based actions when a disparate-impact violation would not otherwise result–the question resolved by the Court today–it is clear that Title VII not only permits but affirmatively requires such actions when a disparate-impact violation would otherwise result. See ante, at 20—21. But if the Federal Government is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U. S. 497, 500 (1954), then surely it is also prohibited from enacting laws mandating that third parties–e.g., employers, whether private, State, or municipal–discriminate on the basis of race. See Buchanan v. Warley, 245 U. S. 60, 78—82 (1917). As the facts of these cases illustrate, Title VII's disparate-impact provisions place a racial thumb on the scales, often requiring employers to evaluate the racial outcomes of their policies, and to make decisions based on (because of) those racial outcomes. That type of racial decision making is, as the Court explains, discriminatory. See ante, at 19; Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney, 442 U. S. 256, 279 (1979).
To be sure, the disparate-impact laws do not mandate imposition of quotas, but it is not clear why that should provide a safe harbor. Would a private employer not be guilty of unlawful discrimination if he refrained from establishing a racial hiring quota but intentionally designed his hiring practices to achieve the same end? Surely he would. Intentional discrimination is still occurring, just one step up the chain. Government compulsion of such design would therefore seemingly violate equal protection principles. ...
The Court's resolution of these cases makes it unnecessary to resolve these matters today. But the war between disparate impact and equal protection will be waged sooner or later, and it behooves us to begin thinking about how–and on what terms–to make peace between them.
My suggestion for how to make peace between Disparate Impact and Equal Protection of the Law:
Ecrasez I'infame!
So, we'll see have to wait and see just how spineless the GOP Senators really are when they get a chance to go after Sotomayor over Ricci v. DeStefano.
Once again, allow me to recommend that the GOP Senators in the Sotomayor hearings call Mayor DeStefano as a witness to beat up on him over the injustice he personally did to Frank Ricci, an injustice upheld, fortunately only temporarily, by Judge Sotomayor. If they are too sensitive to ask tough questions of the Wise Latina, they can ask them of the not so wise white guy.


It is obvious why Mitt chose Utah and it is not because he is a Mormon. Mormons are everywhere now days. It is because Utah is a very red state. This reminds me of when Hillary picked New York (a very blue state) to run for the Senate. Is Mitt the Republican Hillary? I hope not. Let's all not forget that Hillary is from Arkansas and Mitt is from Massachusetts….


Enjoying books and listening to "Story Time".
Listening to music and participating in musical experiences.
Sharing their personal story with others.
Pouring and measuring (early math skills)in the sand box and water table.
Having different experiences in a mostly child group situation.
Developing and expanding their language abilities.
Learning to share the adults' attention with other children.
Learning social skills needed to make friends and get along with others.
Building with materials that may not be available at home.
Using 'messy" art materials in a space provided for experimentation.
Trying on different personalities thru dramatic play.
Becoming independent thinkers and doers.
Comparing and contrasting different experiences in God's world.
Learning from others while broadening their own horizons.
So you see, what looks like play is really hard work!


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Home Canadian Channels Specialty TV Disney Junior Shiver Me Timbers! It's a Pirate and Princess Summer on Disney Junior
Shiver Me Timbers! It's a Pirate and Princess Summer on Disney Junior
on: June 21, 2013 In: Disney Junior
Disney Junior enters a whole new world with the exciting, can't-miss programming event Pirate and Princess Summer. From Monday, July 1 through Friday, August 30, Disney Junior will air back-to-back episodes of hit series Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Sofia the First each weekday from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ET respectively, with a premiere episode from one of the two series each Monday throughout the summer.
The magic begins July 1 with a brand new episode of Sofia the First titled "Two to Tangu." When Sofia and Amber visit the desert kingdom of Tangu, they learn how to fly magic carpets with the help of an unexpected friend – Classic Disney Princess Jasmine (voiced by Linda Larkin,Aladdin and sung by Broadway legend Lea Salonga, Miss Saigon).
As part of the Pirate and Princess Summer, other notable guest voices on Disney Junior this summer include: Jerry O'Connell (Crossing Jordan) as a pirate genie in search of treasure on Jake and the Never Land Pirates, July 8; Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) and Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives) recur their roles as adventurous pirate Red Jessica and sneaky Beatrice Le Beak on Jake and the Never Land Pirates, July 22; Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis (The Help) guests stars as Sofia's energetic Buttercup troop leader onSofia the First, August 12; and Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) guest stars as Miss Nettle, a new fairy teacher who Sofia quickly learns is up to no good, on Sofia the First, August 26.
The enchantment continues at DisneyJunior.ca/pirate-and-princess-summer where viewers can create their own pirate videos, help Sofia choose an outfit for a royal day and play fun new games and activities. Young fans of Jake and Sofia can also dress to the theme by making and printing out their own crowns, hats, tiaras and swords. Disney Junior OnDemand will offer new episodes of Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates as they become available weekly throughout the summer.
Disney Junior is a commercial-free channel available in English and French to subscribers across Canada.
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I find myself needing to write, and since I can't get on Facebook at the moment here is as good a place as any..
Writing is fascinating.. I find that I am able to seek the Lord through it, to worship Him, praise Him, cry out to Him, and learn from Him. It is a gift that, though I may not be author material, I find myself drawn to. It is worship to me; to be able to write about my God, about His love, and even to hear His Spirit speak into me when I am writing.
But this time it's different..
This time, I'm doing my best to be able to even say or write anything at all..
For reasons that are my own I found myself crying out to God, literally crying and begging Him to give me rest, and His answer was so clear that it literally stopped me in my place..
I have to be honest and say that I certainly was being disobedient in something. What it is I will not say, but I knew better and I led a person that I love more my own life down that same road..
Is it really worth it to be caught up in ourselves? Is it really worth fulfilling our own desires, only to lead those we love the most down a path that is not God's? No.. it isn't..
We should be encouragement, joy, peace, grace, and above all we should be love in the lives of others. If we are not these things then we are doing them more harm than good. No matter how hard we think we are trying, there is only one direction that is right, and that is toward God. We need Him, they need Him, so why live foolishly and do the opposite of what He says to do?
It honestly tears me apart that I was not doing what I needed to do, what my God has shown me is right. It hurts me more than words can say that I was lazy in this one thing, and it is a thing that is more important to me than any other; aside from God, this thing is everything that I wanted my life to be.. But what is more important? Him, or ourselves?
We cannot fall into a selfish way of thinking, and living! Everything that we are, and everything that we do should be "God, God, God" and not "me, me, me." In those things that are SO important to us, we should be absent of ourselves and full of Him; it is His love that defines us and shows us how to love them properly, and His way that determines how we treat them..
It doesn't always go the way we plan.. Sometimes we take steps that we shouldn't have taken, and do things that lead us into a place we absolutely ache to be in. We, ourselves, are to blame; I am to blame.. I sinned.. I did wrong to my God, and I did wrong to that thing that I cherish so much and though every part of me wishes that I could take it back, I cannot. Here I am, standing at the edge, looking into the fracture that I have caused in my heart and I am completely breathless.
How could I be so stupid? I had one job, and I could not even do that?! I know FOR CERTAIN how important this thing is to me, and I was weak.. Here. Now. Standing at the divide that I have caused within myself I am overcome with grief for what I have done!
I lay there, sobbing, begging God to forgive me for being foolish and not seeing that I was wrong. "I'm sorry.. I am so sorry.. I'm sorry Father.. My God I am so very sorry." The only words that I could muster, and even with all of my effort, were those.. It is so clear, so obvious! How can we miss it? How can we possibly ignore it? How could I?
I know now what I need to do as I stand here typing this, looking at the fracture that I have left; that thing, awful and painful as it is, that I have caused in myself.
It's a dark place, being void of God, but where He is there is light! He IS power! He is IS justice! He IS healing! He IS love! He IS hope!
Admitting that you are wrong is the hardest part, the flesh doesn't want that and it will fight you fervently to keep you from it. What comes next is much simpler; turning away from that wrong and looking to the God Who sustains you! Tear yourself away from the things that cause you fear! Kill those fears, He is the power in you to do so! Remove yourself from negative thoughts and things and think on His way and His truth! Rip yourself apart, end from end, and get rid of what is not God!
I know now, as I stand here typing this, what I must do.. I'll look at this thing, the fracture that has me torn in two, and I will dive in! There is nothing that is above God, nothing that should hold more importance in our lives, and when we learn that we can better for those things that are important in our lives!
So here I am, standing at the edge of this dreadful tear that I have formed in my own foolishness, and looking at the way I should live my life with awe.. Amazed that in this thing, this wrong that I have done, He has given me correction instead of judgment. That is what His love does!
I'll leave this post, and I'll get back to doing what I have to do here tonight but I cannot help but to wonder what is next. I know the direction that I have to walk, He shows us, and I look forward to every step! No matter what I have done wrong, He is always right!
No matter how many things come against us, He is a cleansing flame in us that cannot be quenched!
As I stand here, confused and empty, I find myself singing, "Here's my heart Lord." Worship is a beautiful thing! It is a life lived for God, the way that He shows us! A life lived for others, and not for ourselves. It is praising Him, no matter what you might feel! It is trusting in Him, no matter what you may be going through! It is singing when all you can do is cry!
I have to admit my weakness.. I have sinned.. I have been unfair, and inattentive to what He gave me.. and here I am, at the threshing floor of my own doing. But this is not the end, and He has shown me that. I can move forward, and I can be what He has called me to be, to the fullest! I intend to be! I will!!
I will overcome, and I will walk in the direction that He has shown me! Nothing will stop me! He has erased what I have done wrong, on the cross, but I will never make that mistake again, and neglect what I should cherish! I will fight for what I love until the day that I draw my last breath!
I have to go now.. Don't lead yourself to the fracture, focus on Him and let Him lead you on paths that you cannot fall from as long as you continue in Him!
BUT, I wish you all the best! Have a great week, and a blessed life. Goodnight.


Virgil Abloh, creative director, designer and founder of the brand Off-White is, definitely one of fashion's favorites. A member of Kanye's team for over a decade Abloh has served as a creative influencer within the fashion industry over the years. After launching Off-White four years ago he became even more, well known and has without a doubt swayed the street-wear culture as we know it.
The brand most noted for it's diagonal black and white stripes has become a closet staple for many household names, worn on the likes of Kanye, Beyoncé and many others. Since reaching notoriety Abloh has shown himself to be a true innovator as he extends his clothing brand from being just that and much more.
Terming himself "creatively schizophrenic" as mentioned in W Magazine, it's evident that Abloh does not lack in anything relating to creativity. With a knack for conceptualizing new ideas it was recently announced that Off-White will be collaborating with IKEA. Known to many of us, as a really cool furniture store it is set that Abloh will be redesigning their classic Frakta bag.
Set to put a new spin on the bag Abloh, gives contemporary art a new found structure with some of the prototypes he's already started which display the word "sculpture" on it. His architectural background definitely serve as a prized tool for the ideas he'll be coming up with for this new project. It's interesting to see the blended lines interchangeably used in both the fashion and furniture world. We're excited to see the things Abloh has up his sleeve in collaboration with the world's largest furniture brand.
As we await the bag's release date we hope the price tag doesn't sting like the $2,145 Balenciaga IKEA look a like bag did.


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Obituaries for Sunday, October 2, 2005
Published 5:00 am Monday, October 3, 2005
James Vernice Case
Services for James Vernice Case of Smithdale were 2 p.m. Sundayat Ramah Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Case, 89, died Sept. 30, 2005 at his residence. He was bornin Lincoln County on March 15, 1916, to John V. Case and MaudePosey Case.
He was retired from ICG Railroad after 34 years. He was a elderdeacon and Sunday school teacher at Ramah Baptist Church.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Mattie Lee(Lofton) Case; his son, Bill Joe Case; his grandson, Joe GaineyCase; his brothers, Homer Case, Millard Case, C.L. Case, Ike Case,and Sheldon Case; and his sisters, Edna Porter and Mary DellSmith.
Survivors are his daughter, LaWanda Dixon and her husband Pete,of Brookhaven; her daughter-in-law, Frances Faye Case, ofSmithdale; her grandchildren, Bob Dixon, of Salt Lake City, Utah,Ken Dixon and his wife Donna, of Brookhaven, and Billie Ann Ashleyand her husband Toby, of Smithdale; and his great-grandchildren,Garrett Ashley, Karri Dixon, Rhett Dixon, Will Dixon, and LeeJones.
Special thanks go to his caregivers, Ann Laird, Elaine Boyd,Katie Moak, and Lillie Kline.
Wilda H. Coon
Services for Wilda H. Coon of Jayess are 1 p.m. Monday atCalvary United Pentecostal Church in Jayess with burial in EnonCemetery. Catchings Funeral Home in McComb is in charge ofarrangements.
Visitation is today from 4 p.m. until services on Monday.
Mrs. Coon, 57, died Oct. 1, 2005 at Southwest MississippiRegional Medial Center. She was born in Lawrence County on April24, 1948, to Willie Howell and Margaret Dunaway HowellWilliams.
She was a retired sitter for the elderly. She was a member ofCalvary United Pentecostal Church and was a former member of theEastern Star.
Preceding her in death were her father; and one brother, EllisHowell.
Survivors are her mother; her husband, Earnest Lee Coon, ofJayess; her son, Earnest Allen Coon, of Jayess; her daughter,Margaret Durrer, of Jayess; her brother, Wade Boyd, of Monticello;her sisters, Shirley Alexander, of Jayess, Janice Harney, of YazooCity, and Shelia Conn, of Summit; her half brother, William Phillip"Buster" Howell, of Monticello; six grandchildren; and a host ofnieces, nephews and other family members and friends.
Willie Ferguson Jr.
Services for Willie Ferguson Jr. of Brookhaven are 11 a.m.Monday at Collins Temple Church of God in Christ in Bogue Chittowith burial in Springfield Cemetery.
Visitation is today from 2 to 5 p.m. at Tyler Funeral Home.
Mr. Ferguson, 81, died Sept. 28, 2005 at CountryBrook LivingCenter. He was born on May 19, 1924, to Willie Ferguson, Sr. andOzie May Redd Ferguson Hayes.
He was a retired pulpwood hauler. He was a member of CollinsTemple Church of God in Christ.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, NorbellStovall Ferguson; and his brother, James Ferguson.
Survivors are his son, Ronnie Kelly, of Springfield, Mass.; hisdaughter, Margie Ferguson Hardwell, of Chicago, and his sisters,Elnora Ferguson Cooley, of Vallejo, Calif., and Elzadie Moore, ofBogue Chitto.
Bonnie Magee Young
Services for Bonnie Magee Young of McComb are 11:30 a.m. Mondayat Hartman Funeral Home with burial in Hollywood Cemetery.
Visitation is Monday from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at thefuneral home.
Mrs. Young died Sept. 29, 2005 at Aston Court in McComb. She wasborn in Brookhaven on April 1, 1913, to James Sutton and AnnieSutton.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First BaptistChurch in McComb.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, John S.Young Sr.; her brothers, Arthur Magee, Dewey Magee, O.F. Magee,Howard Magee, and Kenneth Magee; and her sisters, Jessie Lucas,Ruby Waggner, Willie Bee Magee and Nellene Freeman
Survivors are her son, John Sharp and his wife Shirley Young, ofMcComb; his daughter, Judy Yarbrough and her husband Yogi, ofBrookhaven; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.


I'm so excited to be chatting with Pat Sloan again today on the American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast. We'll be talking about fabric, shopping for fabric, selecting fabric, and more about fabric, fabric, fabric. Sense a theme? We'll also be talking a bit more about Beyond Neutral and the Fat Quarterly Quilt Color Workshop books.
You can listed to the podcast live today at 4PM EST by clicking on this link.
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WELCOME TO THE LONG BRIDGE SWIM!
This year's swim was a beauty!
August 2019 will be our silver anniversary! Sign up now.
Be sure to save the date August 3, 2019 - always the first Saturday in August - right now, and join us as a participant, volunteer or spectator! This event is great for any fitness level!
TIME: Check-in is from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. There will be NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION available. Mandatory pre-swim meeting 8 a.m. • Swim start approximately 9 a.m. following conclusion of mandatory safety meeting.
CHECK-IN LOCATION: The check in location is at Sandpoint High School 410 South Division Ave., Sandpoint.
We will shuttle all swimmers to the south end of the bridge where the swim starts.
no flotation devices allowed (i.e. kick boards, life jackets, noodles etc). Swimmers under 8 years old must be approved by director (208-946-7533). The swim will proceed in all but lightning and severe wind/cold.
REFUNDS WILL NOT BE GIVEN IF CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER OR ANY OTHER REASON.
Wet suits are recommended, but not required. It will make you safer and swim faster!
2.5 hour time limit for the swim.
Keokee is proud to be an original sponsor of the Long Bridge Swm.