Gratitude, NY

1. Grateful for all that gets me through a day
2. Grateful that visit with Dr. Beach went ok
3. Grateful that trip to NY went ok

4. Grateful that Barb and Sacha and rest of us have good health
5. Grateful that we will soon fix the muffler on the CRV
6. Grateful for the enjoyable holidays with, again, good health

Hmm... where to start? There is always talk about food. :-) Went to Thai Orchid and enjoyed the lemon grass soup especially. It is now in Mentor. Also went to the Thai restaurant that is near Sac's new place. Enjoyed the curried veggies.

Dentist

Dec. 20, Aug. 8 at 9am
Visit on Dec. 20 went ok. Tooth on the right bottom molar fixed.

Gratitude, Церковь

Grateful for all that helps me get through a day

Patriarch in Russian Orthodox church has passed away. Putins and Medvedevs attend funeral service. The services were held at St. Sophia church.

Русская Православная Церковь (Russkaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov) is also called Московский Патриархат(Moskovskiy Patriarkhat) (both are official names from what I understand ).

Поместная Российская Православная Церковь (Pomestnaya Rossiyskaya Pravoslavnaya Tserkov) was the name before 1943 when

I understand that church is also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia. There are a body of Christians who constitute an Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Moscow, in communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches.

The Russian Orthodox church is separate from the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (also known as the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, or ROCOR), based in New York. The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad was formed by Russian communities outside then-Communist Russia who refused to recognize the authority of the Russian Orthodox Church, as they believed it had fallen under the influence of the Bolsheviks.

The two churches have reconciled as of May 17, 2007, and the ROCOR is now a self-governing part of the Russian Orthodox Church. The reconciliation was not without controversy, with about 20 ROCOR parishes and one bishop refusing to accept the reunion with the Moscow Patriarchate.

The entries in wikipedia are thankfully very helpful, as usual.

Counter tops

http://www.granitetransformations.com/SearchLocations.aspx

Spinach quiche

IMPOSSIBLE SPINACH PIE QUICHE

1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen spinach, thawed an drained
1 c. shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 c. onions, chopped
1 1/2 c. milk
3 eggs
3/4 c. Bisquick baking mix
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Chopped ham, if desired

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 10 x 1 1/2 inch pie plate. Mix spinach, cheese, onion, and ham in plate. Beat remaining ingredients until smooth. Pour into plate. Bake until knife inserted in middle comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool 6 minutes. Serves 6.

TV as tribunal

http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/television_as_tribunal.php

Honey choc chip

NGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

* 1 cup butter, softened
* 2/3 cup honey
* 1/4 cup powdered milk
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 1/4 cups stone ground whole white wheat flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup chopped pecans
* 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

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DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the butter, honey, and powdered milk with an electric mixer. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the honey mixture using a large spoon. Mix in pecans and chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Cookies will not spread very much. Cool for a minute on the cookie sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

m/m oatmeal brownies

Ingredients

* 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
* 1 cup miniature M&M baking bits
* 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 cup butter, melted
* 1 box fudge brownie mix, prepared (family or 9 x 13 pan size)

Directions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Combine all ingredients except for brownie mix in a large bowl and mix well.
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Measure 1 cup of mixture and set aside for topping.
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Press the remaining mixture in a 9 x 13 inch greased baking dish.
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After you prepare your brownie mix as directed on box, spread over the top of crust.
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Sprinkle reserved mixture on top of batter.
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Bake for 30- 35 minutes or until center tests done.
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Cool completely on wire rack before cutting.

Grateful

1. Grateful to God and all that helps me get through a day
2. Grateful for a good return from trip to NYC

Trip to NYC via Air Tran went very well. We were actually ahead of schedule going to LaGuardia. Trip back did not go as well. There were weather delays plus delays due to a windshield wiper and refueling.

Here are some ideas for newsletter articles

Looking for scholarship judges

If you are interested in helping our community pick a scholarship winner for our latest scholarship, please let Sarah Burke (sarahwilsonburke@hotmail.com) or Jeanette Evans (jeanette.evans@sbcglobal.net) know.

Last year we picked our winner based on the input of a 4-member group of judges. We used a consensus-style forum, conducted over a telephone conference call.

The judging involves a few hours of work in April, 2009. Judges look at the scholarship applications and then discuss with the other judges their observations. Last year we looked at several items - among them - the ability of the applicant to contribute in the future to the profession.

We are hoping this year to attract applicants on a level of what we had last year. The judging last year was a great challenge as our applicant pool was truly outstanding. Watch neostc.org for details of our scholarship including the scholarship application. Some dates to note are -

Feb. 1 - official launch of scholarship
Apr. 1 - submission deadline
May. 1 - winner announced

http://neostc.org/scholarship/



A new font in the new year

Starting in 2009, drivers in NE Ohio will see a new typeface on NE Ohio signs as part of construction projects on Interstates 71, 90, 480, and 490.

The changes includes taller lower case letters and more space inside a's and e's. You can read the new signs from father away according to usability testing.

The Federal Highway Administrationg recently approved use of the new type face called Clearview to improve readability 20% over traditional highway lettering. So says Don Meeker, the environmental graphic designer responsible for the change.

Created in 1949, the never previously-tested formerly-used Highway Gothic typeface in one recent test broke up for viewers at a distance of about 500 feet. You can see signs in Clearview for an additional 250 feet. This is according to a test done at Penn State.

For more information, please see http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1223886755189741.xml&coll=2.

http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1223886755189741.xml&coll=2


2008 word of the year

A previous edition of Line and Letters listed some of Merriam-Webster's new entries for 2008 per the print update of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, available in bookstores on September 1, 2008. Malware, netroots, subprime, and webinar made the list.

Now it is time - for me at least - to think about the choices for word or words of the year for 2008 and reflect back.

The American Dialect Society includes linguists, grammarians, historians, and scholars. The society began choosing words of the year in 1990 for fun, not in an official capacity to induct words into the English language. The society recently chose at its annual convention the 2008 word of the year. The word is subprime.

About 80 members of the organization spent two days at their annual conference debating the merits of runners-up the included Facebook, green, and waterboarding.

The vote finally went to the adjective that means "a risky or less than ideal loan, mortgage or investment."

Wayne Glowka, a spokesman for the society and a dean at Reinhardt College in Waleska, Ga. considers subprime an odd word - at least as far as linguists are concerned (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22514839/).

The prefix "sub" translates roughly to "below the standard," while "prime" means something close to "the best."

"People were saying that students were referring to their tests, `I'm going to subprime this; I'm going to mess it up,'" he said.

Around STC

The December, 2008 edition of Intercom included Moving Toward a Content Reuse Strategy, Slowly and Carefully - written by NEO STC members Julianne Forsythe and Jeanette Evans. The article describes experiences at Rockwell Automation. Intercom calls the article a detailed study outlining the benefits of topic-based authoring, content reuse, and content management strategies to more fully leverage technical content as a business asset.

NYC

1. Grateful to God and that helps me get through a day
2. Grateful that Barbie is getting through her exams and Sacha is healing up

I'm also grateful that my visit to NYC is going ok. Sacha's healing process in some ways has been remarkable. There is just a trace left of where the stitches were in her leg. Her therapy has been going ok. She says her arms are not tired from the crutches.

Saw Frost/Nixon at Lincoln Center last night. Story and acting were very good. I wonder how much of it is actual wording.

Moore at UH, etc.

1. Grateful to God and all that helps me get through a day
2. Grateful for the health of my family
3. Grateful for UH/Moore meeting today which was successfull
4. Next follow up with UH/Moore is Monday, March 2 at 11AM
5. Thank you God for everything