Stanley "Stan" Greenberg is a leading Democratic pollster and political strategist who has advised the campaigns of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry, as well as hundreds of other candidates and organizations in the United States and around the world.
Surprising numbers of white working-class voters will support the Democratic agenda—if Democrats promise to reform the government that would carry it out.
Democrats cannot win big or consistently enough, deep enough down the ticket or broadly enough in the states, unless they run much stronger with white working-class and downscale voters. That includes running better with white working-class swing voters, of course. But it also includes winning more decisively with white unmarried women, a demographic group that, along with minority and Millennial voters, is integral to the Democrats' base in a growing American majority that I call the Rising American Electorate. Working-class whites and white unmarried women are both key to competing in the states where Republicans are pursuing a conservative governing agenda unchecked and to keeping Democratic voters engaged in both presidential and off-year elections.
These voters, as we shall see, are open to an expansive Democratic economic agenda—to more benefits for child care and higher education, to tax hikes on the wealthy, to investment in infrastructure spending, and to economic policies that lead employers to boost salaries for middle- and working-class Americans, especially women. Yet they are only ready to listen when they think that Democrats understand their deeply held belief that politics has been corrupted and government has failed. Championing reform of government and the political process is the price of admission with these voters. These white working-class and downscale voters are acutely conscious of the growing role of big money in politics and of a government that works for the 1 percent, not them.
It is possible that their cynicism about government is grounded in a fundamental individualism and long-standing American skepticism about intrusive government. And it also may be rooted in a race-conscious aversion to government spending that they believe fosters dependency and idleness—the principal critique of today's conservative Republicans. If that is the prevailing dynamic, no appeal, no matter how compelling, would bring increased support for government activism.
Yet the white working-class and downscale voters in our surveys do support major parts of a progressive, activist agenda, particularly when a Democratic candidate boldly attacks the role of money and special interests dominating government and aggressively promotes reforms to ensure that average citizens get both their say and their money's worth. These findings came out of innovative research conducted in partnership with Page Gardner's Women's Voices Women Vote Action Fund and David Donnelly's Every Voice.
In recent years, too many Democrats have presumed that the white working class is out of the party's reach and that talk of reforming government and the political process simply does not move voters. My contention is that both of those presumptions are wrong. An agenda of reform is the key to Democrats winning the greater share of white working-class and unmarried women votes that will give the party the majorities it needs to govern.
The macro economy is recovering and job growth is robust, yet this hasn't altered the structural changes that leave all working-class Americans struggling to keep up with the cost of living or struggling just to afford something extra. This includes key segments of the new American majority, like white unmarried women. They are more likely to be raising children on their own; a majority never attained a four-year college degree; and their median income of $37,410 is $13,607 below the national median. It also includes broad swaths of the white working class, both women and men.
Both groups are almost equally frustrated with the direction of the country, the political class, and government. A striking three-quarters of white working-class Americans now think that the country is on the wrong track, as do two-thirds of white unmarried women from all income levels. A daunting 71 percent of white working-class men and 64 percent of white working-class women disapprove of the job Obama is doing, but so do 55 percent of white unmarried women.
Nearly 60 percent of white unmarried women say that the path to the middle class is blocked because jobs don't pay enough to live on, and they reject the idea that you can still reach the middle class in tough times through hard work. Unmarried women are the heart of the new majority, yet unmarried white women feel stymied more than any other section of the Rising American Electorate. And they look very similar in attitude to white working-class women, 56 percent of whom say they are prevented from reaching the middle class. A small plurality of white working-class men still thinks hard work can get you there. So the white working-class women and the unmarried women evidently are struggling more and feel more hindered than white working-class men in this low-wage economy.
Given the huge economic changes and challenges facing working people, we should not be surprised that they think government has not been part of the solution for them. In the spring of 2010—a year into the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Democracy Corps asked voters, "Who are the main beneficiaries of the Economic Recovery Act?" Almost half, 45 percent, said that unemployed Americans benefited a lot or some from the act, and a lesser amount, 34 percent, said the middle class was benefiting. But three-quarters said the big banks and financial institutions were the beneficiaries, and 50 percent said they benefited a lot—more than eight times the number who said that for the middle class. White working-class men were particularly outraged, with six in ten saying that the banks benefited a lot. White working-class respondents were the ones most likely to say that they themselves were not benefiting: just one in five said they benefited from the Economic Recovery Act.
After that, they watched the Supreme Court rally to protect the free speech rights of corporations and saw the flood of unregulated and secret campaign donations and TV advertising. This has led to a new level of public revulsion with politics and support for fundamental reforms. Super PACs are not arcane institutions. They are known by more than half of the voters and detested: seven times as many people react to them negatively as positively. The public knew that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision was a sham from the outset and very quickly concluded that the new fund-raising regime of big donors and secret money damaged something fundamental. Two-thirds were convinced that the system "undermines democracy"—54 percent believed that strongly.
For the public, the consequences of this legalized system of secret and unlimited donations are self-evident. When they are asked which of the following has the most influence on members of Congress, the public puts "special interest groups and lobbyists" and "campaign contributors" in a league of their own: 59 percent say the first have the most influence, and 46 percent the second. Those groups are seen to wield the influence in Washington, as political parties pale in power: just 29 percent choose party leaders as most influential. And when it comes to the "views of constituents," only 15 percent say they matter the most.
While white working-class women are more likely to see campaign contributors and party leaders as having the most influence, white working-class men again cite special interest groups and lobbyists: amazingly, 60 percent say these groups hold the cards in Washington.
Why, then, would working-class voters and lower-income Americans turn to government to bring change? They are not crazy. Everything they have seen says that government is gridlocked and is bought and paid for by big donors and special interests, and politicians rig the system for the most irresponsible companies. Special interests push up spending and lobby for special tax breaks for themselves, and government spends with little thought for the average citizen.
Democrats have run so poorly with white working-class and downscale voters since 2008 that some observers have concluded that Democrats are blocked structurally. Democratic identification with the new American majority presumably puts these white working-class voters out of reach. Trying to win these voters is seen as a fool's errand.
That conclusion is misguided. First, as we have seen, many white downscale voters in the Democratic base hold similar views about the economy and government as do white working-class swing voters. Second, the conclusion presumes that the white working class is still largely employed in industrial occupations, while, in fact, large portions are lower-paid, service-sector employees, a majority of whom are women. And third, the belief that the white working class is increasingly out of reach for Democrats is to a large degree a story of the South and the rural Conservative Heartland, not the story of white working-class voters in the rest of the country. Democrats still can and do compete for white working-class voters in three-quarters of the country.
A majority—54 percent—of white non-college-educated voters are women. Job growth today mostly comes for customer service professionals, retail and sales clerks, home health aides, and fast food workers—professions dominated by women—and the average wage for those jobs is dramatically below the median income. These women struggle with jobs that don't pay enough to live on, manage employment and kids without help, suffer from the enduring gender pay gap, and often have to piece together multiple jobs to get to a decent income. They get by without much help balancing work and family obligations from either businesses or government. They may notice that things are quite different for the 1 percent, which gets all the help it needs.
The 19 percent of the electorate comprised of white non-college-educated women is indeed very open to government helping working families with education and college affordability and building a more secure safety net. These lower-income women want their money's worth, but they are very much within the Democratic Party's reach.
The hurdles to reaching the white working class look so daunting because of the success of Republicans in building up huge margins with those voters in the South, the plains, and the Rocky Mountain region . . . Democrats have been losing ground in political support and party identification with the most religiously observant, racially conscious, and rural white working-class voters in those regions. Voter attitudes about blacks and Hispanics, the role of women, traditional marriage, abortion, and religion there pose very different challenges that do indeed put most of these voters out of reach.
It is important to remember, however, that three-quarters of American voters live outside these conservative Republican strongholds. In the rest of the country, the battle for the swing white working-class and downscale voters is very much alive. In the East and the Midwest, support for the two parties is split down the middle, and since 2000 this identification with the two parties has remained very stable. On election day in 2012, Obama won 40 percent of the white non-college-educated voters outside the Republicans' regional bases. That number still poses a problem, but it would not take major gains with these voters to change the Democrat Party's fortunes in these areas.
[O]ne of the most effective campaign attacks we tested linked big donations to politicians advancing the interests of wealthy donors who used unlimited, secret money to make sure that billionaires' and CEOs' taxes remained artificially low and their loopholes stayed protected.
The power of this attack comes from the central role of the corrupt Washington and Wall Street nexus in the new economy. While working-class men struggled, the Republican candidate was helping government work for big corporations and special interests.
When Democracy Corps tested this attack in Louisiana, North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, Colorado, and the other Senate battleground states, it was among the most powerful attacks on the Republican candidates.
Of course, none of the Democratic candidates ran that ad.
Note: Terry Goddard did run this campaign for Secretary of State in Arizona, but it did not work for him in a near-record low turnout election. If statewide offices ran for election in presidential years, voter turnout would be much higher, and the result might have been different.
We asked presidential-year voters to react to a battery of bold initiatives that could form a Democratic economic agenda for 2016. They include policies to protect Medicare and Social Security, investments in infrastructure to modernize the country, a cluster of policies to help working families with child care and paid leave, and new efforts to ensure equal pay and family leave for women. Voters embraced these initiatives, and they tested more strongly than a Republican alternative.
Yet most important for our purposes are the results for white unmarried women and working-class women. These groups both put a "streamline government" initiative ahead of everything except protecting Social Security and Medicare. They want to "streamline government and reduce waste and bureaucracy to make sure every dollar spent is a dollar spent serving people, not serving government." They gave even greater importance than white working-class men to streamlining government. For these women, being on the edge means feeling more strongly that government should pinch pennies and start working for them.
At the outset of the 2016 presidential election cycle, I tested a middle-class economic narrative that ended with a call for an economy that works for working people and the middle class again. The narrative begins with the recognition that people are drowning, jobs don't pay enough, and people are struggling to pay the bills despite all their hard work. At the heart of the narrative is an intention to use government to help, including assistance with making college and child care affordable and ensuring equal pay for working women. It also includes tax credits for low-wage workers and the middle class and a promise to protect Medicare and Social Security.
When we tested this narrative among likely 2016 voters in January 2015 in a poll conducted for Democracy Corps and the Women's Voices Women Vote Action Fund, over 70 percent of presidential-year voters said that they found it convincing, and almost 40 percent responded with intense support. More important in the context of the national elections, that narrative tested about 20 points more convincing to voters than an alternative conservative economic narrative that faulted Democrats for leaving so many people struggling and offered instead a small government route to growth; it similarly outperformed a conservative Tea Party narrative that pushed back against government overreach.
This narrative speaks to all members of the Rising American Electorate. Fully 78 percent of the growing coalition of young people, unmarried women, and minorities said the narrative was convincing—dramatically higher than the vote share they gave to Democrats even in the best years. Unmarried women, in particular, were moved. A stunning eight in ten found it convincing, and nearly half chose "very convincing." The narrative got its strongest generational support from the Millennials, but it was nearly matched by the enthusiasm of the Baby Boomers.
The middle-class economic narrative got the attention of white working-class voters, too . . . [A]n impressive 71 percent of white non-college-educated women embrace this narrative when it is presented to them; 41 percent do so strongly. In a head-to-head comparison, white working-class women find the Democrats' middle-class economic narrative slightly more convincing than the Republicans' conservative, small government economic narrative. While white working-class men responded less intensely to this middle-class economic narrative, 62 percent still found it convincing—and that is only 5 points below their support for the competing conservative small government narrative.
What really strengthens and empowers the progressive economic narrative, however, is a commitment to reform politics and government. That may seem ironic or contradictory, since the narrative calls for a period of government activism. But, of course, it does make sense: Why would you expect government to act on behalf of the ordinary citizen when it is clearly dominated by special interests? Why would you expect people who are financially on the edge, earning flat or falling wages and paying a fair amount of taxes and fees, not to be upset about tax money being wasted or channeled to individuals and corporations vastly more wealthy and powerful than themselves?
We have arrived at a tipping point at the outset of the 2016 election cycle, where the demand to reform government is equal to or stronger than the demand to reform the economy. More accurately, reform can make it possible to use governmental policies to help the middle class. In short, it is reform first.
In a straight test, the presidential electorate is as enthusiastic about a reform narrative as the middle-class economic one. The first part of the narrative focuses on big business and special interests that give big money to politicians and then use lobbyists to win special tax breaks and special laws that cost the country billions. The second part emphasizes how special interests and the bureaucracy protect out-of-date programs that don't work. The bottom line of the narrative is that government reform would free up money so the government could work for middle-class and working families rather than big donors.
Most importantly, when voters hear the reform narrative first, they are then dramatically more open to the middle-class economic narrative that calls for government activism in response to America's problems.
Among voters who heard the reform message first, 43 percent describe the middle-class economic narrative as very convincing—11 points higher than when they hear the economic message first. Among white working-class voters in particular, this effect produced a 13-point jump in intensity for the Democrats' middle-class economic message (from 27 to 40 percent).
Clearly, these white working-class and downscale voters are open to a bold Democratic agenda and prefer it to a conservative Republican vision for the country. To win their support, however, voters are demanding, with growing ferocity, that Democrats battle against America's corrupted politics and for a government that really works for the average citizen. This is the route to a stronger result with white working-class and unmarried women voters and more sustainable victories for Democrats, in 2016 and beyond.
You may also want to read this companion piece by Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin. The Challenge of the White Working Class Vote.
Heaven protect us from Democrats and their version of government reform!
He should read what is the matter with kansas. The big issue with white working class is not the promise of reform its opposition to GUN CONTOL! Un-married woman is actually enforcing programs that help them with their daily lives and their vote mean something.


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Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
Moving to Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is a big decision
Should you move to Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas? Is Cedar township (Carroll County),Arkansas a good place to live? When determining what cities are good for your personality type, life situation, and personal preferences, there are many factors to consider including climate, cost of living, community, job opportunities, population makeup, activities, and things to do.
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Cost of living in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
Is it expensive to live in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas? When calculating the cost of living in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas we factor in state income tax rates, average housing rental prices, average property values, cost of living index, and more.
The cost of living in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States and highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in Arkansas, while median household income in Cedar township (Carroll County) is $42,377 which is low Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States and moderateAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in Arkansas.
Taxes in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
The sales tax rate in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is 7.5%. Last year, the average property taxes paid was 0.7% Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas.
Here is the table with the State Income Taxes in the state of Arkansas:
State Income Tax Brackets (Single):
Income Bracket Threshold
Income Bracket Ceiling
Arkansas Income Tax Rate
$0 $4,000 2.0%
$4,000 $8,000 4.0%
$8,000 $79,300 5.9%
$79,300 $9,999,999 6.6%
State Income Tax Brackets (Married):
Housing costs in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
In Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas, 73.8% of the population owns their homes, while approximately 26.2% rent. The average cost of a single-family home in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas in 2021 is $191,943 which is highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States and the highestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in Arkansas. The average one-bedroom apartment cost is approximately $570 per month.
Compared to Arkansas
1 Bedroom $570 highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest
Climate in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
What is the climate like in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas? There are many important factors that may affect your personal climate preferences including average temperature and humidity, annual rainfall and snow, number of cloudy days, wind speeds, and more.
Climate comfort in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
In a typical year, Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas temperatures fall below 50F° for 112 days per year. Annual precipitation in Cedar township (Carroll County) is typically 45.6 inches per year (highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the US) and snow covers the ground 12 days per year or 3.3% of the year (lowAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining 9 straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is below 60% for approximately 145.8 days or 39.9% of the year.
Sunrise and sunset times vary by region in the United States. The duration of each day and the amount of sunlight can affect people's moods in a significant way. In Cedar township (Carroll County),Arkansas, the shortest day starts at 07:38 a.m. and ends at 04:59 p.m. and lasts for 9 hours 40 minutes. The longest day starts at 05:56 a.m. and ends at 08:36 p.m. and lasts for 14 hours 38 minutes.
Is Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas a safe place to live?
Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 68.1 to Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.
Crime rates in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
In Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas, violent crime rates are considered to be data not availableAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are data not availableAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank data not availableAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.
Environmental Hazards Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
In Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas, cancer instances are considered to be highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is moderateAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.
Natural Disasters in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
Earthquakes Earthquakes in Cedar township (Carroll County)are unlikely
Hurricanes Hurricanes inCedar township (Carroll County) are unlikely
Severe Storms Severe Storms inCedar township (Carroll County) are high risk
Tornados Tornadoes in Cedar township (Carroll County)are possible
Volcanoes Volcanic hazard in Cedar township (Carroll County) is unlikely
Wildfires Wildfires in Cedar township (Carroll County)are very low
Smoking Laws in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
Smoking is allowed inside restaurants and bars in Cedar township (Carroll County). Smoking inside of workplaces in Cedar township (Carroll County) is not prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is banned. In Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas medical marijuana use, but not recreational, is legal.
Air & Water Quality in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas has good air quality 86% of the time or 313 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Cedar township (Carroll County) is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.
Does Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas have good schools?
When determining if Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas, has good schools, we analyze key factors including math proficiency, reading/language proficiency, students-per-teacher ratio, average teacher salaries, National Blue Ribbon awards, Spelling Bee and STEM/non-STEM national competitions, and more.
Elementary schools in Cedar township (Carroll County) Rank 53Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 53 to elementary education in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas (with 100 being the best). in the country. 0%
Middle schools in Cedar township (Carroll County) Rank 55.1Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 55.1 to middle education in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas (with 100 being the best). in the country. 26.7%
High schools in Cedar township (Carroll County) Rank 43.6Dwellics analytics team assigned the score [r_high] to high education in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas (with 100 being the best). in the country. 11.8%
Dwellics searched for winners of 69 nationwide competitions for school children in both STEM and non-STEM fields and found 0 winners in the Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas in the last 5 years.
Elementary Schools in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
There are 1 public elementary schools in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas. The public elementary schools in Cedar township (Carroll County) are rated 53 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among elementary school students, approximately 0% are enrolled at private schools in Cedar township (Carroll County).
The average percentage of students proficient in math in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas at the elementary level is 60%, and proficient in reading & language arts 40%.
The average salary of an elementary school teacher in Cedar township (Carroll County) is $35,770 per year. The average number of elementary school students assigned to a teacher's classroom in Cedar township (Carroll County) is 11.
Middle Schools in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
There are 1 public middle schools inCedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas. The public middle schools in Cedar township (Carroll County) are rated 55.1 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among middle school students, approximately 26.7% are enrolled at private schools in Cedar township (Carroll County).
The average salary of a middle school teacher in Cedar township (Carroll County) is $35,770 per year. The average number of middle school students assigned to a teacher's classroom in Cedar township (Carroll County) is 12.
High Schools in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
There are 1 high schools in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas. The public high schools in Cedar township (Carroll County) are rated 43.6 (with 100 being the best) in the United States according to our research. Among high school students, approximately 11.8% are enrolled at private schools in Cedar township (Carroll County).
The average salary of a high school teacher in Cedar township (Carroll County) is $35,770 per year. The average number of high school students assigned to a teacher's classroom in Cedar township (Carroll County) is 11.
Infrastructure and Government in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is a city population of 2,500 to 20,000, outside of a metro area in the Central Time Zone. The wireless internet speeds in Cedar township (Carroll County) are approximately 51 Mbps, while wired internet connections average a speed of 68 Mbps.
Transportation in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
The nearest airport to Cedar township (Carroll County) is 30 miles away. The nearest coastline is 481 miles away. Compared to national averages, traffic on highways and roads in Cedar township (Carroll County) is the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest. The road network is lowAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.
Community Demographics in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
In terms of political views, the Cedar township (Carroll County) population skews Republican. The top religion in Cedar township (Carroll County) is Protestant. The top age group is 45-64 per census data.
Household Types in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
Singles in Cedar township (Carroll County) 45.6%
Married Couples in Cedar township (Carroll County) 54.4%
Age Groups of People Living in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
Race Diversity in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
The Race Diversity score in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is 8.Race diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.
The Religion of people living in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
The primary religious affiliation in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is Protestant. The Religion Diversity score inCedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is 14.7.Religion diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score..
Other / Christian 0.5%
Mormon 1%
Industry and Occupation in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas
The top industry present in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services. 32.4 % of residents work in Management, business, science, and arts occupations, while only 4.7% work in Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. The Industry Diversity score in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is 58.7.Industry diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.
Construction 12.7%
Other services, except public administration 10%
The Occupation Diversity score in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is 76.Occupation diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.
Average Educational level of people living in Cedar township (Carroll County),Arkansas
58.2% of residents in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas have earned a Bachelor's degree or higher, compared to the U.S. average of 46.6%. 42.8% of residents in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas hold STEM degrees (STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). The Educational level Diversity score in Cedar township (Carroll County), Arkansas is 75.1.Educational diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

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Whatever Happened to the Solar Queen?
Although a decade passed for Norton's fans between the third Solar Queen novel (1959's Voodoo Planet) and the fourth (1969's Postmarked the Stars), for protagonist Dane Thorson, the events of this book Postmarked the Stars, follow right on the heels of the earlier three.
Dane's appointment as temporary cargo chief on the Solar Queen, replacing a superior on holiday, seems like it should be a good thing. All it does is paint a great big target on poor Dane. Ne'er do wells are plotting to use the ship for nefarious purposes. This becomes obvious when Dane, having set out to pick up a parcel for transport, wakes up from a drugged stupor in an unfamiliar room. When he staggers back to the Solar Queen, he finds that he has been replaced by a look-alike.
Temporarily. The look-alike in fact was in such terrible health he had no business trying to travel; he dies of an unexpected heart condition even before Dane gets back to the Solar Queen. There's no way to ask him what he was up to. But that's OK; the results of the doppleganger's shenanigans are revealed in short order.
Solar Queen's cargo is animals, which are being shipped to the planet Trewsworld. The doppelganger installed a device in the hold, one that emits an odd, unfamiliar kind of radiation. The animals bathed in that radiation regress to older, extinct forms. For the brach being shipped, this isn't so bad. It turns out that they are the degenerate descendants of intelligent tool-users. The device has restored abilities they had lost. Other animals revert to their large, carnivorous, dangerous ancestors. Not quite the cargo you want on a starship.
Once they arrive at Trewsworld, the crew of the Solar Queen have to decide how to handle these developments. They need to figure out who was behind the stolen identity and the radiation device; and more importantly, they need to know what long term goals were being served if they are to prevent future entanglements. The criminals had doped Dane with a drug that would have killed most humans (he's an outlier, thanks to a previous adventure). The black hats clearly won't hesitate to kill to protect their secrets.
Dane and other will have to work fast; if they cannot figure out who and why, Trewsworld itself may be lost.
I wonder if the ten year gap was less because Voodoo Planet sold poorly (I have no idea if it did; it has aged badly but wasn't especially racist by the standards of the time) and more because Norton had run out of ways for the Solar Queen's arch enemy IS to screw with the Solar Queen. Norton clearly took another tack in this novel. While Dane and company do speculate that IS might be messing with them again, they have to conclude that, for once, IS is not at fault. The new enemies have grander ambitions. These black hats aim to exploit a loophole in colonial law to take over entire planets. The Solar Queen got entangled in the scheme fairly late; while things don't go exactly to plan on Trewsworld, the scheme has worked well enough elsewhere.
Despite this new tack, Norton would not return to the series until the 1990s, and not without a writing partner.
At one point the crew raises an interesting question: once the authorities know that the brachs are a fallen race and that the radiation can revert them to their old, intelligent selves, should the government then use that knowledge to return the brachs to their old glory? I don't think we ever find out what happened with the brachs, which is a pity. We also don't get to see any public reaction to the revelation that at least one intelligent species has somehow declined to animal status. One more answer to the Fermi Paradox in this particular universe, I guess.
I didn't see the earlier Solar Queen novels until I had begun reviewing books for Bookspan, so it wasn't until comparatively recently that I discovered that almost no time passes between novels. Each calamitous cargo leads to the next. I don't think the Solar Queen ever manages to fulfill a contract without some horrific complication. Their reward for surviving is to receive another assignment fated to blow up in their faces. I question the wisdom of this business plan.
This is one of the Nortons that Wilmot Senior Public School had in its-reasonably-sized-for-a-rural-school-but-not-huge library. I encountered this early and read it often. Even as a teen, I doubted Norton's grasp of biology; evolutionary reversion rays seemed somewhat unlikely. But Norton sure had fun imagining the results rampaging across Trewsworld.
I guessed that this might be found in the Tor omnibus that came out in 2003 but no such luck. As far as I can tell, this has been out of print for thirty years.


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When did witch trials start?
When was the first witch trial?
What caused the witch trials to begin?
When did the witch trials start in England?
How long did witch trials last?
When was the last witch trial in America?
Who first fell ill?
What happened to Sarah Good's husband?
When was the last witch burning?
When did they stop killing witches in England?
How were witches tortured in England?
Were witches burnt at the stake in England?
Do witch-hunts still happen today?
Why did witch-hunts end?
Who stopped the witch trials?
On March 1, 1692, Salem, Massachusetts authorities interrogated Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and an Indian slave, Tituba, to determine if they indeed practiced witchcraft. So began the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692 .
The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. … By September 1692, the hysteria had begun to abate and public opinion turned against the trials.
The Witch trials in England were conducted from the 15th century until the 18th century. They are estimated to have resulted in the death of between 500 and 1000 people, 90 percent of whom were women. The witch hunt was as its most intense stage during the civil war and the Puritan era of the mid 17th century.
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How long did the Salem witch trials last? The Salem witch trials took place over the course of approximately one year. The initial afflictions of Betty Parris and Abigail Williams began in January of 1692.
Lucretia Brown and the last witchcraft trial in America, May 14, 1878. In 1878, the last charge of witchcraft in this country was brought to trial in Salem.
Betty Parris is the first to fall ill, and the reason Hale is summoned to Salem. After being discovered by her father, as she danced with the other girls in the woods, Betty becomes sick and unresponsive.
Sarah was left with no dowry and no prospects beyond marriage to an indentured servant named Daniel Poole who left her heavily in debt when he died soon after. … Her husband told the examiners that she was "an enemy to all good".
The last trial in Poland of a woman accused of witchcraft and executed by burning was not in Doruchow in Wielkopolski Province in 1776 – as commonly accepted – but 34 years later in August 1811. This happened in the city of Reszel in Warmia Province. The last victim to be burnt at the stake was Barbara Zdunk.
During the early 18th century, the practice subsided. Jane Wenham was among the last subjects of a typical witch trial in England in 1712, but was pardoned after her conviction and set free. The last execution for witchcraft in England took place in 1716, when Mary Hicks and her daughter Elizabeth were hanged.
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In England and Scotland, the torture was eventually performed by well-paid professional "prickers," many of whom were actually con men who used dulled needlepoints to identify fake witch's marks. Along with pricking, the unfortunate suspect might also be subjected to "scratching" by their supposed victims.
Witches were burned at the stake
Witchcraft was a felony in both England and its American colonies, and therefore witches were hanged, not burned. However, witches' bodies were burned in Scotland, though they were strangled to death first.
Witch-hunts are practiced today throughout the world. While prevalent world-wide, hot-spots of current witch-hunting are India, Papua New Guinea, Amazonia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The causes for the decline and end of witch-hunts are many and complex. … The factors which led to a halt in witch-trials included new social or political phenomena, legislations, a new way of thinking, etc. However, the factors also included "the absence of whatever it was that had started them in the first place" (5).
Today is October 12, 2017, and on this date, 325 years back, in 1692, Governor Sir William Phips issued a declaration effectively ending the Salem Witch Trials.
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You Should Always Pack One of These Avalanche Shovels When Backcountry Skiing
By Jonathan Zavaleta February 17, 2020
The great appeal of backcountry skiing is the ability to get away from the crowds of ski resorts and truly appreciate nature. But the isolation of the backcountry is also its most significant drawback. If something happens to you or someone in your party, it can be difficult or impossible to get in touch with emergency services. That's why it's important to stock up on survival essentials. Avalanche shovels are one such essential.
Since all of your gear is going on your back, survival gear has to do double (or triple) duty — it needs to be versatile, lightweight, and durable. The more functions it can perform, the better. And if you're carrying a lot of gear, the seemingly small difference in ounces starts to add up quickly. After all, you're probably only bringing one of each survival tool, which means it needs to not break when you need it most. The best avalanche shovels check all of these boxes.
An avalanche shovel can mean a lot of different things — they are not subject to any sort of standardization. But generally, avalanche shovels are lightweight and have collapsible handles. The handles can telescope, fold, or twist off. As the name implies, avalanche shovels can be used to help extract someone who has been covered in snow. Avalanche shovels should be coupled with other survival gear like probes, beacons, and an airbag. Some shovels are modeled after military entrenching tools, and these are designed to suit a variety of settings such as mud, sand and dirt.
Of course, an avalanche shovel can double as a regular snow shovel for clearing snow. You can also keep these in your car when the snowy season hits to help clear snow if you get stuck. And on a lighter note, these shovels will give you a leg up if you're building a snowman. With that in mind, these are the avalanche shovels to get.
1. Rhino USA Survival Shovel
Rhino's survival shovel is designed to suit different survival situations. You can use these shovels for off-roading, camping, digging dirt, or clearing snow. It has a pointed blade shape and serrated edges, making it well suited as a multi-tool. The blade can be folded to use as a pickaxe. There's also a carrying bag.
Pros: Affordable tool that suits multiple situations. Serrated edge for cutting. Folds down to a highly compact shape. Extendable handle
Cons: Takes up more space than some other options.
Rhino USA Survival Shovel
2. FiveJoy Military Folding Shovel Multitool
This shovel is modeled after tactical tools. But beyond just digging or cutting, FiveJoy packs a lot into its compact tool. The secret is that multiple tools are built into the handle. There's a whistle, a magnesium rod for starting fires, multiple cutting surfaces, and even a bottle opener. The blade of the shovel has a serrated edge and can be folded for various types of digging.
Pros: Multiple tools built into one, making it ideal for emergency settings. There's a whistle, various cutting edges, and a magnesium rod.
Cons: More expensive than some other options.
FiveJoy Military Folding Shovel Multitool
3. SOG Folding Shovel Survival Shovel
This survival shovel from SOG is a great tool to keep for emergency situations. It has a folding design that makes it highly compact and easy to pack, and the sawtooth edge adds extra functionality to the tool. At just 24 ounces, it'll add a minimal amount of weight to your bag.
Pros: Lightweight design. Folding frame makes it easy to pack. Comes with carrying pouch.
Cons: Its small size means it may take more work to use.
SOG Folding Shovel Survival Shovel
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MAC has a new collection of re-promoted primers coming to counters this week (available on the MAC website now).
Nope, I'm not mad about it! MAC's latest launch of makeup primers is…unsurprisingly, all about primer, and yeah, it's one of those releases comprised of re-promoted stuff (same products, new boxes).
Of course, there will be the usual hemming and hawing about this, but since almost all of the items in Makeup Ready Skin are things I've used and loved for years, I repeat: I'm not mad about it. There are things in this release that deserve the extra attention.
Also, I'm aware that there are peeps out there in Makeup Land who don't see the point of primers. I can appreciate that… There are lots of makeup "must-haves" that I find totally unnecessary, but I don't feel that way about primers. I love 'em. I think they make a huge difference in terms of wear time and how smooth my skin looks (especially in pics) when I use them.
And I'm a really big fan of face primers, because OH, HAI, PORES.
Q: How many bottles of this setting spray have I used over the years? A: So many. I even take a travel-sized one with me when I travel.
Fix+ is the first AND last thing I use whenever I apply makeup. As soon as I sit down, I spritz a few sprays all over my face — psst, psst! The light mist moisturizes my skin and dampens it, getting it ready for everything else I put on (lotion, primer, whatevs). It helps the next products I use absorb better than they do when my skin is dry.
Then, after all is said and done, I spray Fix+ again at the end of my rigmarole when I finish my last blend, usually right after the powder products. I do it to lock everything down and take the edge off any powdery-ness.
I 💖 Fix+! It's ride-or-die for me.
Also a huge fan of Strobe Cream. I wear it on bare skin for no-makeup makeup days, or I mix it into MAC Studio Fix Foundation, which is nothing short of magical. If you want to set it with powder, I recommend Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder, which is THE BEST face powder in the MAC line IMO.
There are a few different Strobe Cream shades, but the only one I really use is Pinklite — the original Strobe Cream color. It's a pearly pink that looks good on everyone.
Another underrated primer I love. MAC has two versions of it — yellow and pink — and even though I've used both…I really can't tell the difference between them on my skin from an arm's length away.
I mean, if I really get up in there with a magnifying mirror, sure, I can see tiny pink bits of glitter in the pink one, but they're both fab. One pump moisturizes my combo skin and smooths out my pores enough to be noticeable.
FYI, Natural Radiance doesn't minimize pores as aggressively as UD Optical Illusion or Make Up For Ever's primer (the one in the gray tube). I think of it as more of an everyday look, so if you like natural-looking skin as much as I do, it could be a good fit for you.
This lightweight primer smooths pores to a greater degree than Natural Radiance, and it also mattes down the skin to hide shine. I like to use it on areas that I don't want to be super dewy, like the center of my forehead.
An oldie but goodie for smoothing your under-eye area before concealer. I also like to mix it into liquid concealers to sheer them out for a more natural look.
This is the only item in the collection that I'm just "meh" about… It's like a fancy clear lip balm.
By the way, there's also a cute little limited edition trial kit in the collection for $35 with a bunch of MAC priming products, so if you're new to the world of MAC primers, that would be a good way to go.
Ask me anything! If there's anything else you'd like to know about any of these products, LET ME KNOW. After years of using them, I know them pretty well.


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BirdWatching • Hotspots • United States • Hawaii • 96. Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii
96. Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii
This wildlife refuge on the northernmost island of the main Hawaiian Islands is home to shearwaters, tropicbirds, boobies, and frigatebirds, and it's one of the best places in the world to see albatrosses.
By Hob Osterlund
I love Kilauea Point because every day is different. One day I might see a juvenile Red-footed Booby (known as 'Ā in Hawaiian) practice flying by touching the tip of the lighthouse. The next day an adult male might pluck nesting material and attempt to fly with a big branch. Downy Wedge-tailed Shearwater ('Ua'u'kani) chicks might doze in the sun. A Great Frigatebird ('Iwa) might tailgate a booby in an attempt to steal lunch.
Far and away what I love most is the Laysan Albatross (Mōli). The refuge is one of the only places in the world where people of all ages and of any physical stamina can witness an albatross, one of the world's most glorious birds. Laysans soar by you at eye level, as the photo above shows. Bright and affectionate, they are unafraid of humans. The not-ready-for-nesting teenagers fly above and around the "Albatross Hill" nesting area, then return to whinny, moo, and stand on tiptoe in endlessly entertaining flirtations. Adults mate for life. The oldest known wild bird in North America is a Laysan Albatross. "Wisdom" is 59 years old, just raised another chick, and doesn't show any signs of aging. The birds are magnificent, and their gradual return to Kauai over the last 30 years is cause for celebration. — Hob Osterlund
Hob Osterlund is a clinical nurse specialist in pain and palliative care at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. She performs in and produces comedy skits as nurse Ivy Push for hospital television stations on the Chuckle Channel. And she is a freelance writer and photographer who studies albatross behavior. We featured her picture of a family of White Terns as a Photo of the Week in December 2009.
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is a haven for seabirds on Kauai, the northernmost island of the main Hawaiian Islands. From Lihue, drive north on Kuhio Hwy. for about 23 miles and turn right on Kolo Rd. After one block, turn left on Kilauea Rd. and drive two miles to the refuge entrance. Park at the Visitors Center or at the lighthouse.
Kilauea Point NWR map (63 kB)
22°13'53.76″N 159°24'7.04″W
Coastal volcanic remnant, 568-foot ocean bluff.
Flat. Paved path from parking lot to Kilauea Point wheelchair-accessible.
Year-round: Red-footed Booby, Brown Booby (offshore), Great Frigatebird, Hawaiian Goose, White-tailed Tropicbird. November-June: Laysan Albatross (peak January-March). March-November: Wedge-tailed Shearwater. March-October: Red-tailed Tropicbird. August-April: Pacific Golden-Plover. Uncommon/rare: Masked Booby, Bristle-thighed Curlew, Ruddy Turnstone (August-April), Black-footed Albatross (November-March), Red-billed Tropicbird, Cackling Goose, Bulwer's Petrel.
Year-round. To see a specific bird, be sure to check timing. January-March is best time to see humpback whales.
Historic Kilauea Point lighthouse. Free rides on four-seater golf carts from parking lot to Kilauea Point for people needing assistance. Recent-sightings list, gift shop, free loaner binoculars, and restrooms at Visitors Center. No food allowed within the refuge.
National wildlife refuge. Open 10-4 daily. Closed on federal holidays. Entry fee $5. Children under 16 free. Free parking.
Intermittent rain squalls, especially in fall and winter. Shorts and t-shirts are usually enough clothing; lightweight windbreaker useful. Can be hot, especially in summer. Bring sunscreen, hat, and water. Bring camera with telephoto lens, if you have one. When the refuge is closed, park at overlook just before the entrance for scenic views and great birds.
Kilauea Point NWR, (808) 828-1413


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Quadia Invests in LOOP
Swiss Impact Investing Company Quadia Invest in LOOP
Geneva, Switzerland, December 19, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Quadia is pleased to announce its participation in LOOP's Series A equity round alongside Procter & Gamble, Sky Ocean Ventures, AptarGroup, Impact Assets and further private investors.
Founded by hard-to-recycle materials pioneer TerraCycle and the environmental services company Suez, LOOP is a new disruptive e-commerce and retail distribution service based on re-usable packaging that modernizes the traditional milkman model in an efficient and durable way by tackling the issue of single-use plastic waste.
The innovative platform benefits from TerraCycle's experience in over 20 countries around the globe and privileged partnerships built over more than 16 years with leading retailers and brands. LOOP allows companies to redesign the packaging of their most consumed products along with a circular e-commerce model that maintains the benefits of convenience and affordability. LOOP is groundbreaking as it enables the shift from a disposable supply chain to a durable and re-usable one.
Alongside the standalone e-commerce model where consumers purchase partner products from LOOP's webstore, a complementary integrated model will enable retailers to offer durably packaged consumer goods from brands, whereby LOOP will manage the collection, storage, cleaning and delivery of packaging to manufacturers. Over 100 brands and producers have signed-up to the LOOP platform, with early partners including Procter and Gamble, Unilever and Nestlé as well as retailers Walgreens and Kroger's in the U.S. and Carrefour in France.
The initial launches in Paris and New York earlier this year have shown the strong interest in the platform. The funds raised in this round will finance the deployment of LOOP in the first two countries before expanding global operations which include the set-up of cleaning and logistics facilities in further launch markets in the UK, Japan, Germany and Canada.
Daniel von Moltke, Managing Partner of Quadia and member of LOOP's Advisory Board, comments: "After having been announced at Davos in 2019 and supported by the World Economic Forum (WEF), LOOP has already garnered the interest of the largest consumer brands on the planet thanks to its consumer-facing and logistics innovation tackling one of the largest environmental issues we are facing today: single-use plastics pollution in household products. The positive impact of LOOP is directly linked to the durable packaging and zero-waste purchasing model. We are pleased to be part of this pioneering initiative promoting a more sustainable production and consumption system."
Tom Szaky, Founder and CEO of TerraCycle and LOOP, adds: "In approaching potential founding investors for Loop Global Holdings, we sought to prioritize a diverse group of highly capable investors that could bring a range of capacities and stakeholder perspectives. In addition to having one each of the world's largest and most successful consumer products, media and packaging companies, we were particularly keen to have Quadia join, one of the most reputable, thoughtful and thorough impact investing firms we know. I look forward to working with the Quadia community as we build out LOOP globally."
Astadjam Bamanga
www.quadia.ch
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Hello fellow travelers in space-time. My name is Roger Jones, and I am coming to you from steamy downtown Pensacola. Today I am going to discuss abundance. Most of the time we concern ourselves with problems associated with scarcity. We rarely consider the implications of abundance. There are some good reasons to spend time thinking about abundance, however. I will just mention one, today. We set policy goals to achieve some beneficial outcome. Usually, this involves increasing the quantity of something: food, housing, transportation, quality of life, security. We usually think that an abundance of good things is good, but we rarely think that through.
There is a famous story, The Monkey's Paw, that was written in the early twentieth century about a family that came into possession of a magical monkey's paw. The paw was able to grant three wishes. The family first wished for 200 pounds. The next day, word came from the factory in which the son worked that the son had been mangled by machinery and killed. The company was to provide 200 pounds to the family as compensation. The second wish was to bring the son back to life. I am sure that you can see where this story is headed. The point is that failure to consider your goals carefully can lead to unintended consequences.
Since 1954, the U.S. has seen a 61% decrease in the number of farm workers while experiencing a 140% increase in food production. In the same period, Moore's Law accurately predicted an astronomical improvement in computational and communications technology. There is more housing in the U.S. than there are people, even if we include all the homeless. Improvements in healthcare have reduced the need for large families that are able to compensate for deaths in the families. Fertility rates have dropped. The U.S. is experiencing abundance in every sector even though the abundance may not be evenly spread throughout the population.
A price is paid for the abundance, however. The complexity of 21st-century life increased, making many people uncomfortable with their new high-energy environment. Gradients in the distribution of abundance annoyed many more people. A populist groundswell developed around the world with the stated goal to return to simpler times.
A large part of the populist discomfort arises from the difficulty people have seeing how all the parts of a system affect each other. They cannot see the connections between national debt, trade balance, the size of their paychecks, healthcare spending, migration, technology, and war.
If we are to take advantage of abundance, we must become comfortable with the complexity that comes with it. People need to be allowed to benefit from the complexity of modern times, rather than be overwhelmed by it. We need to create a democratic groundswell of citizens who understand policy and its consequences.
This blog is actually the introduction to a crowdsourcing game that attempts to capture the best thinking of the crowd and experts on the implications of policy decisions. We would like to communicate that thinking to citizens and policy makers. And we would like to create a democratic groundswell of policy understanding that allows people to benefit from the fruits of abundance. The game is currently in the throes of creation. We will roll it out in pieces as they are created. Stay tuned and watch this space.
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Первая улица — название улиц в разных населённых пунктах.

Россия
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 Первая улица — прежнее (до 28 мая 1963 года) название улицы Баумана в Томске.

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RegEx: dataItem|sm|(.+?)==

Response Code:
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You can also make it from |sm| also. Just use \ before the pipe symbol.
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(San Marcos, Texas) – Central Texas Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Laboratory Services Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
CTMC underwent a rigorous onsite survey in November. During the review, a Joint Commission surveyor evaluated compliance with laboratory standards related to several areas, including document and process control, healthcare-associated conditions, risk reduction, and staff qualifications and competency. The surveyor also conducted onsite observations and interviews.
The Joint Commission awards Laboratory Services Accreditation for a two-year cycle. The process allows laboratories to improve in a variety of areas from specimen collection to result reporting so they can be eligible for the distinction.


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Momina Sălza (în ) este un sat în comuna Momcilgrad, regiunea Kărdjali,  Bulgaria.

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La recensământul din 2011, populația satului Momina Sălza era de  locuitori. Din punct de vedere etnic, majoritatea locuitorilor (%) erau turci. Pentru % din locuitori nu este cunoscută apartenența etnică.

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Sate din regiunea Kărdjali


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I am having major issues with my Canon Pixma MX922. Over the past few months things have been going sideways. First I tried connecting a new laptop via WiFi to the 922. The printer was not discoverable. I downloaded the drivers but it was still not discoverable. I connected via USB which did allow me to print and left some sort of driver on my laptop. When I went back on Wifi, selected the Canon printer to print, nothing happened.
I scrapped that laptop and got a new printer for that laptop that works like a champ now.
My wife's laptop that had been working well with the Canon 922 for ever just started having issues. I receive the error message. "Another computer is using the printer. The following status is the usage of that computer. - Creating print data."
Ink levels are full, wifi connected on both printer and laptop.
I followed the troubleshooting steps found on this site to try and change IpV6 settings among other things. When in the menu on the printer I get another error on the printer. "Cannot change the setting. If the device is in use via the LAN, finish it and then change the setting."
I have tried to update the firmware on the printer but when I press the button to update, nothing happens.
I am about to go Office Space on this POS. Please someone help me before I create a big pile of e-waste.


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News reports talk about protecting our phones from hackers, but let's be honest, frenemies are just as dangerous. While a hacker might steal your data and sell it to the highest bidder, frenemies know just how to make your life miserable by snooping, prying, and getting you into trouble with your own phone. But with these five easy steps, we are going to stop hackers and frenemies in their tracks.
First, you're going to activate the lock screen function on your phone. You'll have the option to choose between a number, passcode or a pattern. This is the easiest way to protect against strangers and unwanted eyes.
Next, activate the phone finder service offered by your cell phone company or service provider. Not only does it let you track your phone, but you can also wipe and lock your phone, if it goes missing.
Then, you are going to make sure to accept updates for the apps and software on your phone. Updates are a critical way of preventing hackers and malware from damaging your phone. Programmers are constantly evaluating apps and software creating patches and additions to make sure hackers can't get through.
Then, you are going to stop transmitting important information over unsecure Wi-Fi networks. Transmitting data over unsecure Wi-Fi networks is the easiest way to let important information fall into the wrong hands. While I'm the first person to perk-up for free Wi-Fi, you can't use everyone's Wi-Fi. Open Wi-Fi networks are unsecure providing hackers easy access to the information on your phone.
Last, but not least, turn off the Bluetooth and NFC when not in use. Bluetooth and NFC compatible devices provide us with additional means to share data, steam entertainment, and connect to our devices but they come with a downside. These connections allow access to your phone. If you don't use Bluetooth turn it off and if you do use Bluetooth or NFC make sure you know the devices connected to your phone.
Didn't I tell you five easy ways to protect your phone?
Now get to it! If you haven't already start with number one.


STEM In spite of the word STEM now being a household term, there is still work to be done to increase exposure to and awareness of STEM opportunities and pathways.
Numerous studies indicate middle school as a tipping point in STEM interest.
It is important to meet students where they are. Whether it's video games, makeup or food, STEM is in everything. It is this unique fact that gives us the ability to align a student's inherent interests with STEM. Exposing students to hands-on STEM experiences and opportunities, where they innovate solutions, will assist in equipping them with the skills that their future employers will expect of them and might even inspire them to be entrepreneurs.
Access to STEM opportunities vary across K-12 school districts, even within the same state. This factor makes parents and communities a key part of the STEM equation. Communities and parents can introduce and reinforce real world applications of STEM concepts through after school programs and in home education. Role models and mentors are also members of this extended community that allow for diverse students envision themselves in STEM careers.
STEM is an economic equalizer that has the ability to break cycles of generational poverty. According to the ESA, STEM employees earned 29 percent more than their non-STEM counterparts. Moreover, some high paying STEM jobs do not require a bachelor's degree. Gaining more clarity about STEM career pathways can assist in helping students understand the immense opportunity, while also in alleviating the stigma sometimes associated with STEM in some communities.
STEM is at the heart of our nation's innovation, prosperity and global competitiveness. STEM goes beyond science, technology, engineering and mathematics and encompasses the non-technical skills and competencies needed by the current and future workforce to be successful in the workplace. We must work collaboratively across sectors to educate, recruit and retain the next generation of STEM leaders, and champion inclusive environments where current and future diverse STEM leaders can thrive.


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Honoring those who serve: Victory for Veterans and Memorial Day Flowers
C P C - Friday, November 01, 2019
By Carin R. Kirkegaard; photo courtesy of Memorial Day Flowers
It has been said that Veterans Day is for the living and Memorial Day is for the fallen. Many have cause to mark both holidays and reflect on loved ones who have given their lives to service.
Victory for Veterans is a national foundation with a local presence. Through programs and events, Victory for Veterans is able to honor both veterans that are still alive as well as those who have fallen.
The programs supported by Victory for Veterans focus on wellness centers around the country with an emphasis on areas like pain management, counseling, nutrition and many others. The organization also offers support groups nightly.
Memorial Day Flowers is one of the events supported by Victory for Veterans. These events occur across the nation each May. In national cemeteries across the U.S., volunteers place a rose on the grave of every veteran. The event began in 2011 at Arlington National Cemetery with 12 volunteers handing out 10,000 roses.
Denver's Fort Logan National Cemetery joined the tradition in 2017. Volunteers handed out 500 roses to visitors to place on graves that Memorial Day. Castle Pines business owner John Vickers happened to be there for the inaugural event. He and his family were paying their respects to fallen family members and friends. A tradition his family has done for the past 25 years, since his children were babies.
"Memorial Day for many means backyard barbecues, and it does for my family as well, but it also means something more," said Vickers. "It is such a moving experience to be out at Fort Logan, among those perfectly lined-up graves. Contemplating all of those who have given their lives in service is incredibly moving," he continued.
The event has grown each year at Fort Logan. In 2018, 210 volunteers placed a rose on 8,750 headstones; and this year 12,507 roses were placed. The local Memorial Day Flowers group is already looking toward next year. They have started to fundraise for their initiative, "A Flower on Every Grave." The goal for 2020 is to place 125,000 roses – one on every veteran's grave.
The group is currently seeking sponsorships to aid in reaching this goal. To find out more about donating to this cause, visit https://www.memorialdayflowers.org/Fort-Logan-National-Cemetery/. Vickers will also accept donations at Castle Pines Veterinary Hospital, located at 363 Village Square Lane, Suite 115 in Castle Pines.
"Denver and the surrounding communities and cities have some truly great donors as we continue to grow 'A Flower on Every Grave' each year," stated retired Colonel Mikel Burroughs, chairman of the board of directors for the Victory for Veterans Foundation. "Awesome patriots, great businesses and wonderful families that support the veterans that we've lost over the many years and what they represent to our country's freedom."
To learn more about Victory for Veterans, visit https://www.victoryforveterans.org.
The belief that nonprofit organizations strengthen our community, combined with faith in our readership and humanity in general that we all have talents to share, The Castle Pines Connection is committed to featuring a different local nonprofit each month. This month we highlight Victory for Veterans and Memorial Day Flowers.
Kill Zone
By Susan Helton
Connection writer Susan Helton is an avid reader, once reading 64 books during the summer – just because. This month, she shares a new high-tech thriller.
Kill Zone is a tense disaster thriller by bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason, local author and resident of The Village. The book was released in August.
The story centers around the need to safely store nuclear waste and the accompanying dangers. Adonia Rojas, a nuclear power plant site manager, is summoned to help perform a security review of an old nuclear weapons storage facility deep within Hydra Mountain in Albuquerque, New Mexico. An unlikely team – a senator, two federal bureaucrats, a military aide and an environmental activist – joins her to inspect the facility, now repurposed to store hazardous waste from the country's nuclear power plants.
But the facility was never meant to securely hold this much hazardous material. It has the potential to explode, destroying Albuquerque and spreading radioactivity far and wide. When a small plane crashes nearby, this disasterous situation proves all too plausible. The crash sets off a lockdown, trapping the inspection team inside, where they face increasing peril as they discover deadly secrets in this facility that they seek to escape. Also, it seems there are hidden agendas at play – potentially at cross-purposes.
The epigraphs – quotes found at a book's beginning – created a sense of foreboding right from the start with their chilling definition of "kill zone," and descriptions of a safe nuclear waste storage facility and secret government programs requiring special access requirements. The tension kept building page by page as unintended consequences of combining a legacy system with modern technology threatened the team and pushed them further into the facility in search of a way out.
An enjoyable, fast-paced read, this novel also highlighted some hazards and challenges of storing nuclear waste safely, as well as the potential danger of secret programs and the folly of a 'rules don't apply to me' attitude. The authors provided rich technical details which helped explain the complicated systems and programs in the story. I think this complexity contributed to the wonderful, intense level of suspense. I found Kill Zone thoroughly entertaining and did not want to put it down. I just had to see what happened next!
Want to share a great book you have read? Please email shelton@castlepinesconnection.com.
What's your APPtitude? Cook'n for the holidays
By Kathy Fallert
It's hard to believe it's November already. But here we are, and Thanksgiving is coming up quick! Cooking holiday dinners usually falls on my plate every year, and this year is no exception. I was looking for an app that would help keep me organized this holiday season with grocery lists, recipes and meal plans. The Cook'n recipe organizer app is exactly what I was looking for.
Cook'n is a free app developed by DVO Enterprises and is available for iOS and Android users. With this app you can search and capture internet recipes with one click, enter your own recipes easily, make meal plans with a visual menu planner, auto-generate a shopping list, calculate nutrition of your recipes, capture and sync recipes from Pinterest, scan printed recipes, discover new recipes with a live recipe feed, import recipes from Microsoft Word and more.
It's not just the recipes but the meal plans that are convenient as well. You can keep all of your recipes in one place and keep them handy on your phone which helps when grocery shopping. You can even make your own family cookbook with this app. It can also help you track your dietary restrictions for those with diabetes or other health considerations.
However you want to enter your recipes into Cook'n, video tutorials by creator Dan Oaks are on the app to help you with the processes. You can either take a picture with your phone or scan it in with no need to type in the recipe. It takes a few minutes to watch the tutorials and get the hang of it, but then you are rolling. It is worth the few minute investment, as the results are well worth it. Even if the recipe has grease stains, smudges, weird fonts, not to worry! Cook'n will help you sort it all out and get it looking like new. It will keep your original scan attached to the recipe but will also put the recipe in a user-friendly and consistent format lickety-split. It even works with handwritten recipes.
In addition, Cook'n has Cloud access which is an off-site backup of your recipe collection for added protection against data loss. It also has a user-friendly search function in which you can enter ingredients that you have on hand and connect them with recipe options. Make your holiday meal planning easier on yourself and get a little help from Cook'n.
Shot through the heart
The scene of the crime, George Manhart's dry goods store and dance hall in Sedalia circa 1899. A 100-year pine standing today in front of Gabriel's Restaurant marks the stairs and northwest edge of Manhart's where Campbell met his fate.
By Joe Gschwendtner; photo courtesy of the Colorado Historical Society
Yes he was. Tom Campbell. Dead. Finished off with a bullet in George Manhart's dance hall in Sedalia on Saturday, May 6, 1899 as reported in The Castle Rock Journal at the time.
Campbell, aka Thomas Jackson, was a tough customer. Well-known in Douglas County and earlier as a Denver policeman, he carried the weighty title of "street commissioner." There, he apparently first met his would-be assassin William Hoffman and a feud between them developed. Campbell had been married but his wife deserted him, an event he blamed on Hoffman, his cousin. Those who knew Campbell well said he was the hard drinking kind who loved a good bare-knuckled fight.
Of late, Campbell had become ranch foreman for New Yorker Chester Chapin. Newspapers recorded his numerous trips east, bringing livestock by rail to New York City and Chicago. On the night of May 6th, there was no way of knowing whether Campbell had been drinking before arriving at Manhart's. Given the bad blood between Campbell and Hoffman, it was only a matter of time before a confrontation would occur.
By 2 a.m. on that Saturday, most of Manhart's patrons were pretty well inebriated. As those remaining patrons were being hustled out, it happened that Campbell and Hoffman met on the outside stairs from Manhart's dance hall. John Lewis, Campbell's brother-in-law was a shade too late to the action; from a distance he could see them squaring off.
Campbell, always the aggressor, reportedly called Hoffman a name. The defense would later secure testimony that a knife was brandished. Almost instantly, a shot rang out and a bullet from Hoffman's gun caught Campbell full on in the chest. By the time the second bullet was fired, he had already collapsed to the floor. A local physician, Dr. MacLennan was nearby and pronounced him instantly dead, as the bullet passed through his heart.
Hoffman was not arrested until the following afternoon when the local constable, Adam Martz, apprehended him at his stepfather's home and took him directly to the Sedalia jail. After a brief inquest confirmed that Campbell had indeed died of a gunshot wound at the hand of Hoffman, he bonded out of jail for $1,500. The local coroner did himself proud. By Sunday, the body was embalmed and taken to Denver by Campbell's brother for burial services held at Parson Uzzeli's Tabernacle.
Few grieved at Campbell's death. His personality and lifestyle endeared him to no one. At home, he left a mother, brother and 14-year-old son to struggle without his income. Hoffman, on the contrary, was seen as a fine young man. Most of the wagging tongues in Sedalia were convinced that Hoffman's shooting was well-justified. Those sympathies notwithstanding, Hoffman was convicted of manslaughter in November and sent to the penitentiary. In June 1900, George Manhart circulated a petition for mercy signed by most of the townsfolk. Months later, Hoffman was pardoned early by the governor. Back in Sedalia, the press would report "he received a cordial welcome from all he met."
Autumn Art Walk 2019
Caption and photos by Terri Wiebold
Residents ushered in fall last month at the Autumn Art Walk 2019, sponsored by LIV Sotheby's International Realty in The Village at Castle Pines. Stunning works created by Colorado artists included bronze sculptures, photography, painting, ceramics and more. Guests were treated to live music, wine and hors d'oeuvres, and the picturesque backdrop and beautiful Colorado fall weather set the stage for a wonderful afternoon event.
"This was a great opportunity to showcase not only the amazing artistic talent available locally, but also to bring residents into the picturesque Happy Canyon LIV Sotheby's office space," said Managing Broker Tim Clark.
To view a slideshow of the event, visit http://www.castlepinesconnection.com/pages/photos/album19.html.
A feast not fit for a dog
Special thanks to the Isert family from BriarCliff for sending in this adorable picture of Axel (top) and the McCracken family from Pine Ridge for sending in this regal picture of Sammy to accompany our story. Both local pet owners will receive a $25 gift card for their participation.
By Susan Helton; courtesy photos
We love our pets; they are part of our families. We love to share with them, especially during celebrations like Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, some foods we might want to share are unhealthy for our pets, so here are some tips to help you keep your pets safe during the holiday feast.
Many of the foods we enjoy can pose poison risks and other dangers for our pets. Let your guests know ahead of time not to feed your pets any table scraps; it is in the pets' best interest.
Foods to keep away from pets include mushrooms, onions, garlic, chives, currants, raisins and grapes. Fatty foods such as butter, fatty meat drippings, turkey skin, and nuts can be hard for animals to digest, causing stomach problems or even pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Spices and seasonings are also hard on a pet's stomach. Poultry bones can cause injuries to a pet's digestive system. Keep pets away from raw or undercooked eggs and turkey, to avoid possible salmonella poisoning.
Holiday sweets are not for pets either. Sweets often contain ingredients that are poisonous to them, including chocolate and the artificial sweetener Xylitol. Raw yeast dough is something else to keep away from your pets; if they eat any, it can cause potentially life-threatening bloating.
Alcohol is a big no for pets, as well. What might be a small amount for people can be toxic for our furry friends. Even atypical items like fruit cake can cause alcohol poisoning in pets – it can contain rum or other liquor.
This is not an exhaustive list of foods that pose a danger to pets. Check first with your veterinarian before giving your pet any people-food treats. Or better yet, make or buy treats that are made just for your pets, to help keep them safe and healthy.
And while Thanksgiving can be fun, it can also be overwhelming for pets. Give your pets a safe, quiet spot where they can get away from all the excitement and find some peace, so you and they can have a happy Thanksgiving!
A kind gesture brightens the holidays for struggling families and individuals
By Patte Smith
Crisis Center in Castle Rock is asking the community to sponsor client families and individuals with their holiday 2019 Adopt-a-Family program. These families and individuals struggle day-to-day to try to make ends meet. Through their courage and resilience, they have removed themselves, and many times their children, from abusive homes and conditions. The Adopt-a-Family program helps to lift their spirits and provide a holiday filled with some happiness for their children and themselves.
Anyone interested in sponsoring an individual or family may request an appliction by emailing Amy McCandless at amccandless@thecrisiscenter.org. She will email the form back, and sponsors can choose a small, medium or large size family.
Starting in early to mid-November, sponsors who have applied will be matched with a family or individual and receive an email listing needs, wishes and "wants" from their clients. Crisis Center wants sponsors to know that it is not necessary to purchase every item on the list. "Please purchase based upon your budget," the organization noted.
All giving is done anonymously and due to client safety and confidentiality, sponsors will not get to meet the clients. Delivery of gifts to Crisis Center will be scheduled no later than December 18. Please do not wrap the gifts. The center welcomes donations of gift bags and wrapping material when sponsors drop off the gifts. Last year, 59 clients received gifts during the holiday season thanks to the generosity of sponsors.
This year, Help & Hope Center is no longer matching families with sponsors. Instead, the organization is letting program parents shop for Christmas gifts for their children from the "special holiday store" that will be set up. The organization's advocates will select those families with the most need to shop at the holiday store. Last year, the center assisted approximately 170 families and the hope is to help even more this year.
Donations of new and unwrapped toys may be dropped off at Help & Hope Center, 1638 Park Street, Castle Rock, Monday through Friday between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., November 18 through December 14. Additional dates to receive packages may be added. Donations must be marked "Santa's Sharing."
Donors wanting a list of the most wished for toys or looking to schedule an alternate donation drop-off date, email SantasHHC@gmail.com. Gifts purchased and shipped online to the center must be addressed attention Jenny Follmer. Gift cards, cash or checks to support the holiday store are also appreciated. Any toys not distributed for Christmas will be used to stock the "birthday room" that operates year-round.
For additional information, visit www.helpandhopecenter.org.
Crisis Center has advocates and volunteers who are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, support, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies 24/7.
Tasmania: An affair of the heart
A small sction of the Painted Cliffs rock formation at Maria Island National Park.
Article and photos by Joe Gschwendtner; courtesy map
Among the world's most remote and enticing places, Tasmania vies for my blue ribbon. Time will stand still for you in "Tassie"...
Getting there takes some doing. Brace yourself: Denver to California, then to Melbourne or Sydney, and finally to the island itself. West Virginia sized, she is one of six Australian states, 550,000 Aussies strong. Unlike the others, she is green and temperate, a palette of unforgettable outdoor experiences in waiting. Let's cross her heart and explore her vibrant southeast quarter.
Start your feast in Hobart, state capital on the Derwent River. Architecturally rich, she offers a bevy of attractions and is an urban paradise for pedestrians. Saturday's Salamanca Market is my favorite, a feast of local vendors lining the streets. Nearby are the wharves, Battery Point, Sullivan's Cove, and Sandy Bay neighborhoods, eye candy with abundant eateries in seaside settings. Hobart's airiness overwhelms. Take her full measure from the heights of Mt. Wellington before you leave.
From Hobart southwest via Kingston and Margate, visit Bruny Island. Take the Kettering Ferry and drive south via the Adventure Bay isthmus. Make the Labillardiere Peninsula Circuit on South Bruny your premier bushwalk but only after you have enjoyed the Fluted Cape hike and the numerous sandy beaches in the area. Picnic whenever… You're also likely to see some rare white kangaroos in the bush! The island has enough adventure to justify a several day stay.
Low tide on Stormy Bay near Hobart.
Depart Bruny via Kettering on a southern loop to Huonville, then Geeveston, to experience the remarkable Tahune Air Walk, a treetop-level air bridge among dense Huon Pines. Like narrow gauge railways? Ride the Ida Bay Line to Deep Hole Bay. Further south on the Huon Highway one discovers each waterside town has its own charm with alluring B&Bs – Dover, Southport, Lune River and on down to Cockle Creek. On Recherche Bay, begin the South Cape Hike that takes one to Tasmania's wind-whipped rugged southern peninsula, unquestionably one of the world's great treks!
Duplicate some road travel by moving laterally to the southeast coast to Richmond on the Coal River. One distinctly picturesque town, Richmond offers well-preserved Georgian-style heritage-listed sandstone buildings and parks. Stay a night if your time and budget allow, and you'll quickly be drawn into yesteryear. Afterward, circle south to the Tasman Peninsula.
Things got started in Tasmania at Port Arthur. In 1830, the English needed a second penal colony for the hard core, those barely having escaped execution. Known as a hell-on-earth by inmates, there is much to absorb in the prison compound (some think it haunted!) and throughout the entire Tasman Peninsula. Of special note are three magnificent hikes: the Tasman Trail starting at Devil's Kitchen and those to Capes Huay and Raoul.
Traveling northward, is Triabunna. From here, ferry to Maria Island National Park. Roadless, this former probation station is another of Tasmania's essential stops. Bursting with spectacular hikes and bike trails, one stands out: the Painted Cliffs, impossibly stunning in the morning light. Camping and bunk accommodations are available at the penitentiary should you wish to do time on the island.
Part II to follow next month: Tasmania: points northwest.
The Happy Crew and Kākou Coffee House
Liz and Brian Van Vechten
Article and photo by Terri Wiebold
The Village at Castle Pines residents Liz and Brian Van Vechten opened their home last month to host a fundraiser for Happy Crew, an organization dedicated to destigmatizing mental health issues for teens by creating community and sharing the message: You matter. You belong.
"We firmly believe that Kākou Coffee House would provide a safe place for teens to gather, share their anxieties, and have access to professional counseling," shared the Van Vechtens in their hosts' message. "We thank you for your support of The Happy Crew and your generous donations to help make Kākou Coffee House a reality."
The evening featured live entertainment, catered food and beverages, and a silent and live auction. To view a slideshow of the event, visit http://photos.castlepinesconnection.com/slideshow/2019/happycrew/index.html. To learn more about The Happy Crew, visit
www.thehappycrew.org.
Thank you. Why are these two simple words sometimes so hard to say?
By Stacie Chadwick
When I was a senior in high school, I applied to two colleges. The first was the school I was destined to attend. The second? An afterthought, just in case the world's largest sink hole, triggered by a flying unicorn tethered to an alien spacecraft piloted by Tom Cruise, happened to swallow my destiny college whole.
That didn't happen. Instead I was wait-listed, which for me, was the equivalent of disappearing into the world's largest sink hole while tethered to an alien spacecraft piloted by Tom Cruise. After getting the news, I became sullen and unmoored, sequestering myself in my closet with Erasure's "Oh L'Amour" pounding through the headphones of my Sony Mega Bass Sports Walkman.
After a few days of intense suffering, dad told me to shower, scrape the caked drool off my face, and put on some clean clothes. It was time for a road trip.
Floating down the highway at a cool 64 mph in his Ford Thunderbird (better known as The Gray Ghost), we somehow ended up at my destiny college. Before I could throw a hormone-inspired fit and demand to be returned home, I found myself face-to-face with the dean of admissions, better known as The Dream Crusher. As I sat, immobilized by fear, my dad listed virtues I didn't even know I had in his pitch to get me a spot in the incoming freshman class. This wonderful man, who'd never raised his voice against me in my 18 years on Earth, now raised it for me, loud and proud.
If you ask, he'll tell you what he did was no big deal, and that all he really wanted was to create some distance between his Barcalounger and my constant feed of synthesizer-heavy, sappy love songs. But now, a lot older and a little more wise, I understand that his actions were extraordinary. He spoke for me at a time when I hadn't yet found my voice, and taught me that when you want something to change, the first thing you have to do is ask.
On that day, I learned huge lessons on a short road trip that got me into the school of my dreams, which altered the course of my life. And for that? Thanks Dad.
To read more from Stacie, check out her blog at https://readingbetweenthepines.com.
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