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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The Spoken Words of Spirit--February 22, 2012 There are things said in exasperation that are often the key to the improvement you want. “Heaven help me” is usually spoken with a tone of sarcasm or annoyance, yet if you took the time to step back and let Heaven help you, the results would be a removal of frustration. The human mind frequently races toward angst, instead of looking at the power that is availing itself to them in the form of a Higher Power. You have the control and the tools to steer your life towards the path of least resistance. When you honor the gift of intelligence and place it firmly with true trust in the union with the Higher Intelligence, then your life will begin a journey that glides more easily. Why not start to acknowledge the commanding presence of your guides, teachers and loved ones in the Light? They can make your physical existence less tense and more joyful. Life is elevated to a feeling of freedom, rather than frustration and ire. You are the only person who determines what level of protection you want, as well as what level of protection you will accept and embrace from them. If we go back to what we opened with, your thoughts will create your path. Whether they are playful, exaggerated, frustrated, optimistic or any other form, the subconscious is programmed by them. Keep in mind that anticipating success is just as easy as anticipating failure. Make sure you remember this when you start pumping thoughts about your future endeavors through your mind. The responsibility to lead yourself and the universe on the right path begins within the quality of the words that start in the concepts generated by your ideas. Be the one to enlighten others by leading the charge that screams optimism! These are The Spoken Words of Spirit. Come join us on March 3rd for An Evening With Jim Fargiano. He will be appearing at the regal Giorgio's at Fox Hills for a deluxe dinner buffet and more. As an added bonus, Jessie Haynes, the co-creator of Escaping Boundaries meditation CD with Jim, has agreed to give some live musical support for the event. For tickets and info, go to: www.JimFargiano.com. There is very high interest for this event and seats are already filling up!
Welcome to Jim Hill Media - Entertainment News : Theme Parks Movies Television Browse By Tags California Coastal Commission Disney's California Adventure Pirates of the Caribbean Port of Long Beach Why For didn't the Walt Disney Company go forward with construction of the Port Disney project ? Vernon S. wrote in yesterday to say: You know what I liked best about today's article ? That photograph of the Disney Sea model. I've always been fascinated by the Long Beach project. I don't suppose, as part of one of your upcoming Why For columns, that you could write about some of the rides, shows... 23 Aug 2007 Why For the DCA renewal project may be a lot more difficult (more importantly, a lot more expensive) than you might think In response to last week's "Why For," Lou P. writes in to say: Your latest column just doesn't make any sense to me. Back in the earlier 1990s, the Imagineers were given $1.4 billion and told to do something spectacular with Disneyland 's old parking lot. Working with that limited amount of money, they... 2 Aug 2007 Why For would Walt Disney Productions ever want to build a "Vacation Kingdom" right in the middle of the swamps of Central Florida ? Matt H. writes in to say: I just finished reading Charlie Ridgway 's " Spinning Disney's World: Memories of a Magic Kingdom Press Agent ." And my favorite part of that book has to be all of his stories about WDW's pre-opening phase, where Ridgway kept having to take reporters through the half-finished... 12 Apr 2007 Copyright 2001 - 2013 All rights reserved Powered by Telligent
Stay Connected to the Jim Toy Community Center! Tag Archives: hiv aids The Jim Toy Community Center, in conjunction with HARC, brings to you an invitation to learn about HIV/AIDS, eat yummy food, and hang with great people. If you are between 12-19 this evening is for you. If you are over 19, … Continue reading
I’m so obsessed with this no joke I reblog it every time I see it. this makes my stomach drops only just understood this and woah it scares me this is too real it felt like a stab in the stomach do you ever think really awful thoughts and suddenly become aware that you are not a good person What do I do when I’m sick? I google “cat beards” on google images and here were some of the best. pro tip: fill the piñata with absolutely nothing to prepare your kids for the letdowns of adulthood Poliosis is a condition in which there is a lack of pigment in the hair, eyebrows and eyelashes, which appear whitish, grey. The condition normally occurs in patches. It is often associated with vitiligo, alopecia and forms part of the Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. sO my friend’s dog died and she lives in new york city and so she had to take it to the vet by the subway and she put the dead dog in the suitcase on the subway and it was a pretty big dog and some dude saw that she was struggling with the suitcase so he asked if she needed help with it and he said do you mind me asking what’s in it and she didnt want to say a dead dog so shE SAID IT WAS A BUNCH OF LAPTOPS SO HE TOOK THE SUITCASE AND RAN AND I JUST But I have seen the best of you and the worst of you, and I choose both. Page 1 of 143
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Jennifer Love Hewitt's Mother Dies The actress's mom Patricia, 67, lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday, Hewitt's rep announced in a statement. "Her family mourns her loss," the rep says. "She was an angel to all who knew her and they are grateful she is now in a better place. They ask for privacy at this difficult time. No further details are being provided." Hewitt, 33, who kept her mom's illness private, appreciated her acceptance of the career decisions she made. For example, the actress's mother was able to find her role as a prostitute on The Client List "hilarious," Hewitt joked two years ago. "She was like, 'So let's review ... For 15 years people have been talking about your boobs. Earlier this year, you wrote about your hoo haw in a book. Now you're playing a crack ho on TV.' She was like, 'Do you think maybe you could do an animated movie next?' " I'm sad for her. I know just how she feels. My thoughts are with her.
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This week’s children’s literacy and reading news round-up, brought to you by Jen Robinson’s Book Page and Scrub-a-Dub-Tub, a Reading Tub blog, is now available at the Reading Tub. I've been traveling for most of the past week, but Terry Doherty has stepped up to the plate, and has tons of news about literacy & reading-related events; literacy and reading programs and research; 21st century literacies; and grants, sponsorships & donations. Sorry that my blog and Twitter account and Facebook page have been so sparse for the past few days. I find when I'm traveling I can barely even keeep up with email. But I should be back up to speed by the end of this week. Meanwhile, please check out the new literacy news from Terry. I'm looking forward to digging in and reading the whole thing when I have a bit more time. I do have a new post up today at Booklights, the second post in my new series on Tips for Growing Bookworms. This week's tip is about reading the books that your children read. This is a tip that I learned from the first-hand experiences of friends, and have also found to work well with my young friends and nieces. Of course I know that many of my blog readers are avid fans of children's literature anyway, so this will be something that you're already doing. But I hope that you enjoy the post anyway. Or, if you're more interested in author interviews, the Winter Blog Blast Tour starts today. Colleen Mondor has the full WBBT schedule at Chasing Ray. The WBBT is a coordinated series of interviews, across a group of children's and young adult book blogs. Unlike a typical "blog tour", in which one author visits a series of blogs, the WBBT participants work with a carefully selected range of authors, to provide a diverse reading experience with something for everyone.
Thoughts on life, love, and the pursuit of balance. Wednesday, April 22, 2009 A different day The goal of life is to live in agreement with nature. -Zeno (335-264 BC) from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers The weather has turned, and turned fiercely. Yesterday it was in the nineties, and the heat left me blank and in the moment. I have been overly busy lately, and yesterday was a brief respite from the busy-ness. I had a day, somewhat, to myself. I got to go out to lunch with one of my favorite friends, an artist and graphic designer, who is that beautiful combination of confidante, mentor, and friend. We were planning the menu for her annual Open Studios party, which I am catering again this year. I came up with a list of ideas and we decided on a really delicious menu--the party should be fun, it always is--in the garden, surrounded by roses and art! Here is the menu we decided on... Cinnamon and Coriander encrusted pork tenderloin in a pomegranate balsamic sauce Curried couscous salad with sundried cranberries, green onions, and toasted almonds Fresh arugula and corn salad with roasted red peppers in a balsamic vinaigrette Roasted vegetable focaccia sandwiches with smoked gouda cheese and cilantro pesto. Thinly sliced sweet cantaloupe served with a trio of prosciutto I will make everything except the arugula salad and sliced melon the day before for ease the day of the party. I need to do as much ahead as I can because it is a challenge with Babou and the Old Man may be back working in southern California by then... I spent the afternoon trying to keep cool in the backyard. Naked sprinkler jumping was Babou's happiest way of keeping cool! That evening, I met up with my over-the-fence runner neighbor, to practice the Dipsea Trail. Although I missed the application, I am still training with her and plan on doing the whole trail in a practice run. I realize I am not much of a competitor, but the trail is truly magical and I want to make it the whole way, every year, as sort of a spring ritual. As I made my way along the trail I realized, again, how important nature is to my mental and physical health. How being a part of the terrain changes you, reminds you of your place, and is as much about rejuvenating your spirit as it is about training your body. I came home spent, renewed, and happily thoughtless. The heat and trail had cleared a space in my overly busy brain for a little peace to reside. I was raised in a very free-thinking family of great proportions, living a semi-nomadic life between northern and central california, traveling, and often living, in a VW van. I received a BA in Religious Studies and Cultural Anthropology at UCSB, have worked for a wine magazine, and traveled as much as possible. I am now a thirty-three-year-old-mostly-content-stay-at-home-mom living in the Bay Area with my husband, two-year-old daughter, and very energetic Golden Retriever.
Monday, October 08, 2012 at 10:16 AM Motherhood Mondays: Toddler activities? Toby went to preschool this summer, which was great, but when we were about to sign him up for the fall, we realized that the year-round program costs $53/hour! Can you believe that? Curses, NYC! Needless to say, we didn't sign him up, and instead figured we would just do cool activities with his friends a couple mornings a week. Specificially, every Morning morning, he goes to the apartment of his best lady friend (who was also his first kiss!), and they do fun stuff. First, they baked banana/blueberry muffins. The second week, they made guacamole, below. The third week, we're planning to carve pumpkins. Any other ideas for fun toddler activities? Art projects perhaps? Or a jam session with instruments? A parachute could be fun! What do you do with your little ones? Do any of you guys homeschool or teach preschool? Thank you SO much for any ideas! xoxo P.S. Speaking of documentaries, there's a crazy (but true) one about NYC preschools.
My one big worry these days is... ...how the new baby will affect Toby. When we told Toby early on that a new baby would be joining our family, he requested a "glurl" named Thomas. These days, though, when the baby is casually mentioned, he holds up his hand, looks me in the eye and tells me very sternly, "No baby, Mama. No baby." And I get his point. Right now, I have so much time to devote to Toby, and our relationship is sweet and close. I really worry about losing that closeness once a newborn arrives and I don't have as much one-on-one time with him. In those early days with a newborn, I can't imagine we'll still be going out to breakfast, on afternoon bike rides...but I don't want him to suddenly feel as if he has became our second priority. How can I keep him feeling loved? In her memoir Waiting for Birdy, Catherine Newman quotes Penelope Leach: "Imagine your husband coming home to tell you that he was proposing to take on a second wife as well as you, and imagine him using the various phrases that are frequently used to break the news of a coming baby to a child: * "I like you so much I just can't wait to have another gorgeous wife." * "It'll be our wife. It'll belong to both of us and we'll both look after her together." * "I shall really need my reliable old wife to help me look after this new young one." How can you help prepare your beloved older child for a new baby? Children's books about siblings? Regular dates with your child? If you have multiple kids, did your older child flip out when the new baby arrived? If you're an older sibling yourself, do you remember it being traumatic? I would so appreciate any insight...Thank you!!! P.S. I liked this idea. Update: Thank you SO much for this incredible advice! Can't tell you how grateful I am for your suggestions.
If I had a dime for every hour I’ve spent resenting and dreading what I have just finished doing, I would likely be a richer hummin’ bean than I will be when the check for said dread’s happy outcome arrives in the mail in a few weeks. Most writing assignments affect me this way. If I could channel angst into action the way methane is transformed into a lovely blue flame with the touch of a burning match, I would be more than a writer, I would be Sarah Silverman. It’s all over an article and the weeks of uncertainty over what I would write, the missed deadline because my employer had a death in his family and I was required to keep my hand on the tiller while he was away from the helm, hours of problem recognition and not a nano-second of problem solving until . . . . . . . . with the exception of some initial effort engaged in March and a smidgen more early this week . . . . . . this action-packed day. My editor — if he had known what condition my condition was in — would have likely pulled me off the assignment and told me to remove his contact information from the Rolodex of my bren. But I kept a confident pose and while my outlook on life in general was akin to the rotating tank on the back of a cement truck, pulled off the ruse, which by any other name is still a ruse. The sweet smell of pretense. I had to have the story in my 5 p next Monday. On May 9 I decided to send it in on Friday, the 13th. I didn’t really begin to enjoy writing the story until about 3 p Thursday. It was coming together in bits and pieces, not yet having a perceived conclusion or even order. The most important task is always to get the information into malleable form. Get the facts into a Word file! How the hael did I ever write an article before computers? I don’t remember the details, but at one time, I seriously considered marrying my blue Smith Corona. Then I left it for an IBM Selectric with the type ball that allowed me to work in Pica or Elite. I preferred Elite because the type was smaller, and I could write a 20-page term paper in 15 pages. Resolution and happiness comes, if not from the interview process, for sure from the successful completion of the transcription of most of the interviews; getting it into a Word file. So it did with me. The transition from Muller’s Day to Journalist’s Day came as I departed the office for the second photo session of the day, secure and content in the knowledge that most of the facts were in that repository of pieces of a not-yet-crafted bucket of words. By 6 pm it was coming together and I was having fun — I mean genuinely enjoying LIFE — for the first time in this process. By 8:30, I had written, proof-read it and sent it to the editor, just 12 and a half hours after arriving here at the airport office. Muller’s Day had come to an end. Tomorrow morning I will process the pictures — probably seven or so of the best — and send them to the editor with caption information. But there’s no dread over pictures. Sure, I sweat nurturing a pot roast to pink-in-the- middle perfection, but pictures are the gravy, the savory essence that compliments the meat but doesn’t overpower it. Tomorrow I may darn near laugh to myself as I put a ribbon on this hoe down. For now, I’m going to boogie home, eat some grapes, some Peter Pan chunky on a butter knife and quaff the Carlo Rossi Burgundy as much as I care to. This is my traditional “dinner after 9″ and it works okay. It’s a humble repast but hey . . . . . . I am my mother’s humble, lucky son. Live long . . . . . . . . . . . . and proper.
Sorry, this job is no longer available Head of Data and Analytics HEAD OF DATA AND ANALYTICS This London-based media agency are offering the opportunity for an experienced manager to secure a newly created role heading up their data and analytics function. With the opportunity for progression and to secure a pivotal role within an established consultancy, this is the perfect opportunity for a skilled insight professional with a detailed understanding of how data can be used to optimise business performance. This successful media agency are looking to recruit a Head of Data and Analytics due to an increased demand for data and analytically-driven solutions amongst their clients. This role will be pivotal in ensuring the optimisation of their existing data and analytics practice, and the continued delivery of impactful insight. You will lead a team of analysts and insight consultants, managing client relationships and ensuring the delivery of high quality data-driven solutions to improve clients' business performance. You will oversee the management of client accounts, and the delivery of actionable insight and recommendations based on advanced analysis, particularly in the areas of conversion, customer insight, and reduction of churn in customers. You will have the opportunity to really drive the use of data within your clients' businesses, ensuring that all strategy is built on solid analytical foundations, and to help increase awareness of the value of using data and insight within media and marketing. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE The successful Head of Data will have the following essential skills and experience: - Experience in a client-facing position, delivering recommendations at executive level - Experience in translating data insights into meaningful recommendations - Detailed understanding of customer analytics, with a particular focus on retention / acquisition of customers, conversion analysis, and customer insight - Experience working in an agency / consultancy environment - Experience pitching for new business A candidate will find the following to be advantageous in application for the role: - Experience working in a media agency environment - Experience using Google Analytics, Visual IQ, or Double Click or similar tools The successful Head of Data and Analytics will have the opportunity to earn up to £80,000 plus benefits. HOW TO APPLY To be considered for the Head of Data and Analytics position, please click the 'Apply' button below. ABOUT HARNHAM SEARCH AND SELECTION Harnham Search and Selection are specialists within the analytics and data markets, focusing on niche areas of recruitment where many of the UKs businesses find hiring quality employees a challenge. We are one of the UK's largest suppliers of analytical staff, and have an impressive client list, ranging from SMEs to some of the world's leading blue-chip pharmaceutical companies. Our consultants undergo intensive training to become experts within their fields. For further information regarding this position contact Kat Heague on 0208 408 6070 or firstname.lastname@example.org
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012 By Jody Hedlund, @JodyHedlund Lately, I've observed a disturbing trend among the writing community on social media sites—the lack of interaction. Hordes of writers are populating Twitter and Facebook. But over the past year, there's been a steady decline in person-to-person socializing among all those writers. Instead of having real-time communication, nowadays social media—particularly Twitter—has become one big infomercial. As I watched the live stream of tweets one morning, almost every tweet was a plug for something. Here are just a few of the tweets I saw in about one minute of looking: "I'd love more 'likes' on my FB Author Page. Help me out, but only if you want to [insert link]." "Some of the best fantasy in the world comes from right here [insert blog]. Stop by and follow to keep up with the best." "Don't forget your favorite vampire antho is now in the #kindle store! [insert link]" For every one tweet from someone attempting to have a real conversation, there were about 10 tweets from people promoting books, blogs, businesses, or some other social media site. The twitter stream that morning was mostly SPAM. And watching it disheartened me. I think there are a number of reasons for the decline of socializing on social media sites: 1. The newness of a site fades and the initial enthusiasm wans. When that happens we tend to slow down in how much time we spend on particular sites. 2. We don't know what to say anymore. Perhaps after time we've said everything witty or interesting about ourselves, and we don't feel we have anything left to say. 3. We've grown disillusioned with social media. Perhaps we thought it would bring about some measure of success. And when that didn't happen as quickly or easily as we'd hoped, we fall away from using it regularly. 4. As we add in more social media sites, we become spread too thin. We don't have the time to spend on each site to adequately connect with our followers in meaningful ways. 5. As we become busier in our writing careers, we've had to prioritize our workload. Socializing on twitter or facebook has to take backseat to other responsibilities. 6. After trying to do it all, we eventually get burned out. We tell ourselves that we don't want to disappear completely, so we schedule interesting links, quotes, or promos about our books in order to keep our avatars in the public spotlight. All of the above can happen to the best of us. I'm guilty. There are times when I've been too tired or busy to socialize. It's during those lulls that I fall into the trap of sending the "social" in social media on a vacation and start treating my sites like billboards. When we reach that point, we're better off to give ourselves a break, unplug for a few days or a week, and then come back energized. Even though all of the above factors have likely contributed to all of us misusing social media on occasion, I think the BIGGEST CULPRIT in the demise of socializing on social media is the increased numbers of authors jumping into self-Epublishing. The self-Epublishing surge has increased the numbers of books being published as well as the number of authors needing to promote. As more and more authors (traditional AND self-published) compete to attract readers, they become more desperate in their marketing efforts. Many mistakenly believe that social media is the magic bullet in the scramble to get "discovered." And many also mistakenly employ traditional marketing methods on social media. And thus our twitter streams have become clogged with everyone shouting about their books. But as the shouting has grown louder, no one can be heard any more. It's just noise. A lot of unpleasant noise. So what am I suggesting? Should we stop promoting ourselves and our books on Twitter? After all, I'm not really sure that social media boosts sales. (Read my recent post: Does Social Media Really Help With Success?) Perhaps we don't need to take a drastic approach and cut out any mention of our books at all. But maybe we can work harder at putting the social back into social media, in making social media a community where we can come together for support, encouragement, and information. Even if we never sell another book as a result of social media, we can all still benefit from being apart of the community of writers who are there for one another in all of the challenges we face. Social media can be a place where we can share our joys and frustrations with other writers who "get it." It can be a place where we learn collectively how to be better writers and navigate the ever-changing industry. And it can definitely be a place for us to relate on a personal level with our readers. I like Kristen Lamb's Rule of Three for social media interaction: 1/3 Information (link to your blog), 1/3 Reciprocation (RT for someone else), 1/3 CONVERSATION. So no, it's not "wrong" to post informative links to blogs or to retweet or make an occasional plug for your book. BUT, we can't do it to the exclusion of having conversations. We need to be there and be real. Because ultimately people are more important than products. How about you? Have you noticed a decline in interaction on social media and an increase in promotion? How does it make you feel? © All the articles in this blog are copyrighted and may not be used without prior written consent from the author. You may quote without permission if you give proper credit and links. Thank you!
Infante’s play similar to Castillo’s in 2003 playoffs MIAMI — You don’t see the groundout combination happening often, but what took place in the ninth inning on Wednesday night at Marlins Park also occurred for the Marlins in the 2003 playoffs. A quick refresher. Against the Cardinals on Wednesday night, Heath Bell issued a leadoff single to Matt Carpenter, bringing up pinch-hitter Yadier Molina. Bell induced a routine tapper to the mound. In hopes of starting a double play, or at least getting the lead runner, he threw to second. But shortstop Jose Reyes wasn’t yet at the bag, and the throw appeared headed for center field. Before that could happen, second baseman Omar Infante, who was backing up the play, collected the throw several feet behind the bag. Carpenter was easily safe at second, but Infante threw to first and got Molina for the out. For those keeping score at home, it goes as a 1-4-3 groundout. Marlins fans with a good memory may recall a similar play during the 2003 playoffs. In Game 3 of the NL Division Series with the Giants at Sun Life Stadium, Luis Castillo showed why he was a Gold Glove winner that year. In the sixth inning, Mark Redman was on the mound for the Marlins. The inning started off with back-to-back singles by Barry Bonds and Edgardo Alfonzo. Andres Galarraga stepped up, and bounced a ball to the mound. Redman fielded it cleanly and threw to second, but the throw went by shortstop Alex Gonzalez. However, Castillo was trailing the play. Castillo collected the throw that wasn’t intended for him, and he went with his only option, throwing to first, where he nabbed Galarraga. In both cases, it helped that the batter was a slow runner. The Giants did score two runs in the sixth that inning, but Castillo’s great play saved more damage, and the Marlins won, 4-3, in 11 innings. Like Castillo nine years earlier, Infante was at the right spot at the right time, making a heads up play. – Joe Frisaro
Jelly Belly To NOM: Get Lost! When NOM published the itinerary of their latest Bus Fail Tour, many noted that tomorrow's first stop is the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, California. JMG reader Carrie fired off an email to Jelly Belly to see if the famed candymaker was down with NOM's bigotry. Their response: We were unaware of the “National Organization for Marriage” coming to visit prior to several emails that we received. We do not accept reservations for our free tours and tour buses often stop here for our free public tours. We have not rented any of our facilities for this group and no event or rally will be held here. Jelly Belly does not allow any group to promote their special interests, pass out flyers, or approach our visitors for their own interests at our public tours. We appreciate your offer to share with your blog community. Sincerely, Kit McCoy, Consumer Affairs Manager, Jelly Belly Candy Company.I like that Jelly Belly encouraged Carrie to spread the news, even if they don't allow any political groups on their premises. Maybe NOM would have better luck with See's Candy, which last year lost its lease with San Francisco for refusing to offer LGBT benefits.
Hi, I’m Joe Valenti. I’m the owner of Valenti Enterprises, a custom home building company working in the Raleigh North Carolina area. I’m also the owner of Southern Lawnscape which is a landscape maintenance company. On the side, I’m a freelance front-end web designer and developer. I grew up outside of New Orleans, (Who Dat!) but now live and work in Wake Forest NC. I’m also a hobbyist woodworker.
( musings of a 'HO-HUM HOUSEWIFE' ) autumn sunset photo, Hubbard Lake sunset, Simply gorgeous !!! You've outdone yourself, Joey! Extraordinary photo and beautiful topic. Thanks G.G. ~ my kind of day!How kind, Nancy. Happy memories ~ it was one of the loveliest nights of the year. Joey, what beautiful photos. They do look like liquid sunlight. Thanks for stopping by today to chat.~~Dee This is a STUNNING photo!Thanks for stopping by my blog through Marysol. Please feel free to stop by anytime! Those photos are just outstanding! And now I would love a glass of wine, hmmmm, what's in my cellar? Joey, as always a wonderful collage of photos. A galss of wine to enjoy with a beautiful sunset. My kind of evening. Amazing photographs, Joey! I love seeing the trees in the edge of the wine in that last shot... how fun. :) You have done it again Joye, sooo beautiful./ LOL Tyra Well, would you look at how clever this picture is! You see things that no one else does and bring it to life. Everything you touch seems prettier cause of how you make it a work of art. Joey, could you please enlarge that amazing image to poster size and send it to me?I'll drink a Chubby Mary if you do. Thanks Dee ~ evenings like that don't often happen ... thrilled to capture the magical moment.Welcome Leslie ~ delighted you stopped by. Enjoyed your creative site also. Both you and 'sweet' Marysol are amazing women!Hi Cindy ~ how fun! I must admit I sipped from another glass while photographing ;)Dear Beckie ~ I'm with you! They do go hand in hand while enjoying the remains of the day.Thanks Marmee ~ loved this memorable moment!You're a dear Kim ~ delighted you noticed (I also loved the clouds floating by).Dear 'creative' Tyra ~ big thanks ... a huge honor coming from you.Thank you, dear Anna ~ you are always most kind. I DID think this photo session was a clever idea! I've taken other wine glass shots at sunset but never before attempted to capture the sun setting into the wine.Dearest 'sweet' Marysol ~ your fine wit always make me smile ;) (I'll meet you with my camera if you chug a Chubby Mary!) Joey...You've done it again! Simply stunning collage! I have never seen a sunset quite from the viewpoint of a glass of wine...very unique! Hi Spooky ... you are most kind. It was a wonderful evening like some of the stunning moments you post. WOW.... I LOVE THIS!!!! This is Friday to me! Thanks for sharing. Bren ... life this night was so special! My husband (best friend) kept wiping the wine glass and broke one hoping I could capture the perfect shot. How good is that! Hello Joey! I'm trying to catch up on all of your 'Beautiful post~I have to say this is one of my fav's~doesn't get any prettier than this~that beautiful Hubbard lake sunset & a glass of wine or two :)I love the quote & your beautiful photos~what an eye for beauty you have sis! :D Also thanks so much for your comment on my last post~loved it~you are too sweet!Hope you enjoy your weekend!Hug'sCat Dearest Cat and treasured bloggin' sis ~ I am most honored hearing your heartfelt words. My heart holds yours dear. Post a Comment
No, this isn't another 'Facebook as a disappointment' story. It's about how we best use Facebook or, more broadly, our content marketing. With over 3.5 Billion pieces of content shared each week on Facebook, brands first impulse is to jump in and add another few thousand pieces of clutter to the fray. Many start by thinking about social networks as another platform to publish out news the brand feels is of interest. Some get more sophisticated and actually start thinking about what types of content their customers and advocates would find most interesting and actionable. Some wrestle with brand character issues such as what the “voice” is of the publisher and how a page looks and works. Many evolve to creating complex content calendars that aim to sort through all the potential content that could be published and dole it out in a sensible manner. We look at the data and figure out what drives the most “People Talking About” metrics (engagement). Start Publishing Stories Few think about stories. Each content nugget is just that, an isolated nugget. It likely points to content elsewhere on an owned site. But for the most part each content unit is judged in it’s own. That’s where you see brands discovering some of the simple rules of social media like pictures drive more involvement than simple text blurbs, especially ones with no clear call-to-action. If we are trying to drive behavior, we had best use the most persuasive means to do so. That means story. And likely today in the social age, it means stories that people can get involved in. One of my key takeaways from talking with Thomas Gensemer from Blue State Digital following their successful work on the first “Obama for America” campaign was the idea of “story arcs” in their messaging or content strategy. Actually, they called them “email arcs.” I abstracted it up one level since many of us are now communicating with customers and constituents via many platforms beyond email. Story arcs are simply a series of content postings tied together in a story that drive people to some action or series of actions. Let’s say that your brand is staging a kids DIY event like Carhartt did. Rather than simply inviting people to the store for the event, you might start by soliciting dream DIY projects from the fan base (parents), or what projects did they create when they were kids – the sort of thing that drives comments and even shares. The “story” might all be around those parents giving their kids the gift of self-discovery and creativity. Then, of course, they celebrate what they made at the story by posting online. Carhartt owners (I own one) are ‘makers.’ Lets build stories for makers. Carhartt actually does do that. The emotional value of stories is stronger that orphaned content. If we are trying to drive behavior and even belief. We ought to be anchoring our content strategies in stories. The neurosciencemarketing blog has a great pov in general and this in particular, "Researchers Philip Mazzocco and Melanie Green draw a contrast between rhetorical persuasion, in essence arguing with facts and logic, and the use of narratives to influence decisions. They conclude that stories are more effective at changing emotional beliefs that logical arguments have difficulty reaching." And as you think about what makes for great stories ,tons have been written on this bit I like this little summary from Phil Johnson in Forbes : "Whether you’re working on a brand story, an advertising campaign, or standing up to talk at a conference, here are three suggestions: - If your story does not reveal something personal and unknown about the person or brand, it’s going to be boring. - If your story does not tap into a specific emotion – whether it be fear, desire, anger, or happiness – it will not move people to action. - If your story does not take people on a journey where there is a transformation between the beginning, middle, and the end, it’s not a story. The best stories represent a simplicity of purpose and tap into the audience’s imagination so that they willingly go along for the journey. And the shortest ones can sometimes be the best. Ernest Hemingway famously wrote the six-word story: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” More great story reference:
Whether you believe we are in a recession or not, here is a timely article from Forbes that addresses something all of us are interested in during tighter times...how to cut costs while still living well... Plan, Plan, Plan Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar, co-authors of On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl's Guide to Finance, suggest dividing your income into four categories: taxes (about 25% of total income, on average, savings (15%), necessities (45%) and wants (15%). Pay off debts with an interest rate above 7% and pay more than the monthly minimum. Knowing your financial situation makes it easier to see what you're working with and where to make the necessary cuts later. Become A Craftier Consumer Clip coupons, buy in bulk and go with store brands. Finding the best deals at the grocery store can save an average American family of four over $700 annually. Also, get yourself a PayPal account and shop online. With an endless number of merchants hocking their virtual wares, searching based just on price returns some good deals. If you're patient, you could save a bundle in the long run. Get Better Gas Mileage Ease up behind the wheel. Less-aggressive drivers use considerably less gas than their lead-footed counterparts. And experts say faster isn't always better. "In most traffic situations, accelerating isn't going to get you there any faster," says Philip Reed, consumer advice editor for auto site Edmunds.com. Also, take off the roof rack when you're not using it, since this can boost your car's fuel efficiency by as much as six miles per gallon. You can get an additional boost by regularly maintaining your vehicle with tune-ups, oil changes and tire rotation. Squeeze The Most Out Of Your Utilities Putting a half-gallon, sand-filled milk jug in your toilet tank saves that much every flush. For an average American family, that's 20 gallons of water a day. Low-flow fixtures use less than half as much water, but do cost more for the initial investment. Also, replacing standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs in your home can save $30 a month. Get Cheaper Entertainment Most museums have a free or discount day for their general exhibitions. Also check out nearby college campuses for movies and arts performances, such as plays and symphonies. And if you do feel the need to eat out, do it on a weeknight, since many restaurants and bars slash prices during the week to draw in as much business as they can. Look For Luxury On The Cheap Find a massage school in your area, rather than a high-end spa. Some schools offer rates as low as $10 an hour. If you want a luxury car, get a used one: a one- or two-year-old car will have lost much of its resale value by then, but will still be ahead of its class in amenities. When it comes to clothes, look for last year's line in designer wear, which is usually heavily discounted to make way for the new season. Eat Right, Exercise, Drink Lightly And Avoid Smoking All these things help you save money in the long term. A major ailment like cancer or heart disease can take a devastating toll on those who aren't prepared financially. The best method for saving on long-term health care is prevention.
About the bibliography My bibliography database represents years of work by many people. The core of the database was compiled by Milford Wolpoff, with contributions from many students and coauthors. I have added substantially to the database during the last fifteen years, and since I have been blogging all new entries are linked by Digital Object Identifier numbers to their place of publication. If you find the database useful, please take time to thank the people who worked hard to compile it. I know they will appreciate hearing it. This database began as a flat text file of bibliographic entries, which I have over the years scripted into a computer-readable format. Many errors have slipped in, including typos from the initial data entry, script fragments from my BibTeX database, and some entries that began in a non-standard format and were scrambled by scripts. Please do not write me expecting that I will fix these errors. It would take me weeks of work to do this. Works will be fixed as I cite them or enter updated information for them. There are also errors of omission. Most entries are here because they got cited, in Milford's books, in the many research articles by him or his students, or in my work. I mention this mainly because I know that some of you will look up your own names, and find many important papers missing from the database. If you're disappointed in the representation of your articles here, by all means contact me and I will work with you. This database is mirrored on CiteULike and Mendeley and I can import your bibliographic data from these sites, EndNote, BibTeX or other standard formats. A fuller introduction to the bibliography is in my initial announcement.
The most illustrious Czars and mighty Princes, John and Peter Alexewitz, my most gracious Lords, having in their Wise Council of State resolved to send a splendid Embassy, on some important affairs, to the Great Bogdaichan, or Sovereign of the famous Kingdom of Kitai, by us Europeans commonly called China: This obliged me with a welcoming opportunity of traveling through part of the famous, but hitherto unknown, Siberian and Kitaian Countries, (never before visited by any German) and informing my self by credible witnesses of the remainder of those Lands, as well as obtaining a certain knowledge of several things with which the World hath not been hitherto acquainted. Evert Ysbrants Ides was the first educated European to travel in Siberia and gather firsthand information about the collection of fossil ivory. Ides' opportunity to travel across Siberia was the direct result of the satisfactory settlement of a small war on the Chinese border. The speed with which the first wave of Russian fur traders, called promyshleniki, crossed Siberia created serious supply problems for them. Men carrying small loads of goods and supplies could easily cross Siberia using a network of rivers and short portages by boat in the summer and sled in the winter. Bringing large loads of bulky goods, specifically enough grain to feed a small settlement, was a much more difficult and expensive proposition. It could take three or four years for a shipment of grain to reach a remote place like Yakutsk and, by then, the majority of the load would be inedible. Because of this, the promyshleniki were relieved and excited when they began to hear rumors of the Amur, a valley in the south filled with grain, cattle, and silver. The first expedition to reach the Amur was a group of 132 cossacks under Vassily Poiarkov in 1643-46. The Amur natives, whom the Russians called Daurians, greeted Poiarkov with hospitality but the relationship turned sour as the Russians resorted to kidnapping, plunder, and, it is reputed, cannibalism to get what they wanted. This kind of behavior went over with the locals about as well as you might expect. Poiarkov had to fight his way out of the country and lost half of his command to native attacks and starvation. However, because he confirmed that the Amur was a land of cattle and grain (he didn't find any silver), the expedition was proclaimed a success. Several other Russians tried to map out a better route into the Amur valley. In 1651, Yerofey Khabarov fought his way down the river with even more brutality than Poiarkov had and built a fort near the site of the city that now bears his name. This is when things began to go to hell. Khabarov knew, but chose to ignore, that the Amur was within the Chinese sphere of influence. What he might not have known was that it was also part of the homeland of the new Qing dynasty of China. The only reason he was able to occupy as much land as he did was that most of the armed Manchu horsemen were still busy conquering China. A year after Khabarov built Achansk, a Chinese military expedition arrived to drive him out of the valley. This was the beginning of more than thirty years of seesawing occupation of the Amur country. By the early eighties, with most of China finally pacified, the Kangxi emperor was ready to deal with the Russians once and for all. Now it was the turn of Moscow to get alarmed. Moscow, in the 1680s, was infected with a bad case of "who's in charge here?" In April 1682, Tsar Fedor III died at the tender age of twenty one without leaving an heir. The succession fell on his brothers Ivan and Peter. The elder of the two, Ivan, was severely epileptic, nearly blind, and may have suffered from a variety of other problems (diagnosing the physical and mental health of historical figures is more of a parlor game than a science among historians). Peter was strong as an ox, but only ten years old. To further complicate matters, the two boys had different mothers and the two sets of in-laws formed powerful and antagonistic factions at court. Fedor's death was followed by a week of riot and rebellion (not all of which was related to the succession). When the dust cleared, Ivan and Peter had been declared co-tsars and their sister Sophia was the de facto regent ruling in their names. Except for a few years during the reign of Catherine the Great, historians have not been kind to Sophia. She has been reduced to cartoonish stereotype of a scheming woman (which is bad) who was finally put back in her place by a strong male (which is good). In fact, Sophia Alexeevna Romanov was an extraordinary woman. She was intelligent, well informed, and literate in three languages. She was comfortable giving orders and appearing in public at a time when most upper-class Russian women were kept in harem-like seclusion for their entire lives. During the seven years that she served as regent for the two tsars, Sophia had successes and failures no different than any other rulers’. For the advance of mammoth knowledge, her most important achievement was settling the Amur conflict. Since the beginning of the century, the tsars had recognized the potential for Siberia to become a private trade route to China, but every attempt at making official contact with the Chinese court had failed due to cultural misunderstandings. Despite that, the Kangxi emperor wanted to open trade with the Russians and hoped that a show of strength would be enough to drive the promyshleniki and Cossacks out of the Amur valley. In 1684 a large and well supplied Chinese army arrived on the lower Amur and began to move west driving the Russians before them. At Albazin, on the northern bend of the Amur, the Russians attempted to make a stand, but were soon defeated. The Chinese allowed the survivors to retreat, razed their fort, and moved down river to their base of operations. When word of the defeat on the Amur reached Sophia and her advisors, they quickly dispatched an envoy to make peace with the Chinese. This should have been the end of the crisis, but, before the envoy could arrive, the Siberian Russians returned to Albazin and built a new fort provoking the Chinese army to return and start a new siege. They were only saved by the arrival in Beijing of advance messengers from the embassy. The Kangxi emperor ordered his army to lift the siege and prepared his own diplomatic mission to meet the Russians. Further complications--and there are always further complications in diplomacy--delayed the meeting of the two missions until the summer of 1689. The negotiation took place at the Russian outpost of Nerchinsk on a tributary of the Amur almost 300 miles west of Albazin. Amid elaborate ceremonies by the official heads of the missions, the real negotiations were carried out in Latin by a Polish cavalry officer (for the Russians) and a French Jesuit (for the Chinese). The agreement, signed on August 27, the first formal treaty signed between China and a Western power, required the Russians to evacuate the entire Amur valley, but established formal trade through Nerchinsk. Sophia did not get to celebrate the Treaty of Nerchinsk. At the same time that the negotiations were wrapping up in the East, Sophia's regency was coming to an abrupt and unanticipated end in Moscow. Sophia's position had been dramatically weakened by two disastrous campaigns in the Crimea and by her half brother Peter turning seventeen in June. Amid rumors that Sophia was planning to murder Peter and rule in her own name, supporters of the two Romanovs engaged in a month of dramatic maneuvers that resulted in Peter taking control and Sophia retiring to a convent. Peter's half brother Ivan stayed on as co-tsar until his natural death seven years later. When word of the treaty reached Peter, he accepted the terms and began planning a trade mission to Beijing. Russia had a severe shortage of literate agents who were competent to make their way through foreign cultures, which explains the necessity of hiring Latin speaking Polish cavalry officers to conduct delicate diplomatic negotiations. For his first official trade mission to China, Peter hired a German, Dutch, or possibly Danish merchant named Evert Ysbrants Ides. Ides had been in Russia since 1677, operating his own merchant house, first in Archangel and later in Moscow. In the spring of 1692, Ides left Moscow at the head of a 400 man caravan with instructions to exchange ratifications of the treaty, determine the best items for trade, feel out official attitudes toward the treaty, and request that a Chinese envoy be sent to Moscow. The most direct route from Moscow to China is the same one that the Trans-Siberian Railway follows today, around the southern end of the Ural Mountains, across the steppe lands at the center of Eurasia, across Lake Baikal, and on to the Amur. Unfortunately, the steppe lands were controlled by Kirghiz nomads and unsafe for Russian merchants. For this reason, Ides' caravan had to take a much more roundabout path to Baikal that took them across the Urals on the same path as Ermak a century before, down the Irtysh River to its junction with the Ob, up the Ob and its tributary the Ket, to a portage into the Yenisei basin, and up the Angara River to Baikal. By October, the mission had only reached the way station of Makofskoi on the Ket portage. It was here that Ides had had his encounter with fossil mammoths. Amongst the hills, which are situate North-East of [Makofskoi], and not far from hence, the Mammuts Tongues and Legs are found; as they are also particularly on the Shores of the Rivers Jenize, Trugan [Lower Tunguska], Mongamsea [Taz], Lena, and near Jakutskoi [Yakutsk], even as far as the Frozen Sea. ... I had a Person with me to China, who had annually went out in search of these Bones; he told me, as a certain truth, that he and his Companions found the Head of one of these Animals, which was discovered by the fall of such a frozen piece of Earth. As soon as he opened it, he found the greatest part of the Flesh rotten, but it was not without difficulty that they broke out his Teeth, which were placed before his Mouth, as those of the Elephants are; they also took some Bones out of his head, and afterwards came to his Fore-foot, which they cut off, and, carried part of it to the City of Trugan [Turukhansk], the Circumference of it being as large as that of the wast of an ordinary Man. The Bones of the Head appeared somewhat red, as tho' they were tinctured with Blood. This account by Ides is the first Western description of a frozen mammoth and the beginning of a scientific and popular fascination that hasn't ended over three hundred years later. Locating the mammoth to which Ides' unnamed traveling companion referred is a little tricky. Makofskoi was, and still is, a small town on the western end of the portage between the Ob and Yenisei Rivers. Ides gave no indication of how far he meant when he said mammoth remains were found in the hills to the Northeast. My conclusion, based on Ides' phrase "not far from hence," is that the find must have been close to Makofskoi. The explorer Adolf Nordenskiold, who traveled along the Arctic coast in the late nineteenth century, thought, because the hunter took the mammoth's foot to Turukhansk, that the find must have been close to that place. Turukhansk is 450 miles north of Makofskoi, which is not "not far from hence." In Ides' day there were two major towns on the Yenesei where his companion might have sold the ivory, Turukhansk and Yeneseisk, which is only eighty miles from Makofskoi. That argues in Nordenskiold's favor. If the find was closer to Yeneseisk the only reasons the hunter would have had for going all the way to Turukhansk would have been if Turukhansk was offering a better price for ivory or if he had other business there. Without more evidence there's no way to settle the matter. If we split the difference between Makofskoi and Turukhansk we arrive at the Stony Tunguska River. Maybe the site was blown up in 1908 by the Tunguska meteorite. Ides goes on to report what the locals believed about the remains. Concerning this Animal there are very different reports. The Heathens of Jakuti, Tungusi, and Ostiacki, say that they continually, or at least, by reason of the very hard Frosts, mostly live under ground, where they go backwards and forwards; to confirm which they tell us, That they have often seen the Earth heaved up when one of these Beasts was on the March, and after he was past, the place sink in, and thereby make a deep Pit. They further believe, that if this Animal comes so near to the surface of the frozen Earth as to smell, or discern the Air, he immediately dies, which they say is the reason that several of them are found dead, on the high Banks of the River, where they unawares came out of the Ground. This is the opinion of the Infidels concerning these Beasts, which are never seen. But the old Siberian Russians affirm, that the Mammuth is very like the Elephant, with this only difference, that the Teeth of the former are firmer, and not so straight as those of the latter. They also are of Opinion, that there were Elephants in this Country before the Deluge, when this Climate was warmer, and that their drowned bodies floating on the Surface of the Water of that Flood, were at last wash'd and forced into Subterranean Cavities... The description of the mammoth as a subterranean animal that dies on exposure to surface air is almost identical to that given by the Chinese writer Tung-fang So in the second century BC. The three "heathen" tribes that Ides mentions are names given by the Russian conquerors and used to lump together all of the peoples of the Lower Irtysh, Ob, Yenisei, and Lena river basins. That is to say, he was ascribing the belief in the mammoth as a giant mole to most of the people of Western and Central Siberia. Later travelers ascribed different beliefs to many of these peoples. Still other travelers confirmed Ides' observations. When Ides traveled across Siberia, most of these peoples had been under Russian rule for a century, giving them plenty of time to have heard about the ideas of tribes with which they had had very little contact and to have learned the Biblical stories of Noah and Behemoth. Today, it is virtually impossible to sort out which tribes believed what before their contact with the Russians. While Ides was the first educated European to travel in Siberia and report firsthand information on the collection of fossil ivory, he wouldn't be the last. Peter the Great's diplomacy, wars, economic needs, and personal curiosity would send a constant stream of educated Europeans into his Eastern realms. They in turn would send back a constant stream of information that would be eagerly consumed by a Europe that was looking at the world through an increasingly scientific lens. Hmmm. I still seem to be having trouble with that "keep your blog posts under a thousand words" thing. Oh well... Ides nationality and name have been the source of much confusion over the years. Accounts of his journey describe him variously as Dutch, German, and Danish. In the opening quote he implies that he considers himself to be German, but the first edition of his book was published in Dutch. The confusion comes from the fact that his parents were Dutch immigrants to Holstein, a German-speaking province that is the home of many cows and was then ruled by the King of Denmark. It's likely that Ides was fluent in both German and Dutch. The possible spellings given for his first and middle names are even more varied than his nationality. Because his middle name is sometimes spelled Ysbrand, some writers have assumed that he and the mission's secretary, Adam Brand, were one person. Adding to that confusion was the fact that both of them published memoirs of the journey, which the same writers who thought they were the same person assumed were merely different editions of the same book. They weren't, it wasn't, and that's that.
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Police Beat: Marijuana, B&E, Twisted Finger Assault Recent incidents and arrests reported by Johnston Police. The following arrest and incident reports were provided by Johnston Police. They do not indicate convictions. A 25-year-old Johnston man was charged with marijuana possession Dec. 28 after a routine traffic stop sparked by an officer noticing his passenger wasn’t wearing a seat belt. According to police, Richard A. Naud, of 26 Victor Ave., was stopped while driving his Ford Mustang because his passenger was unbuckled. The officer reportedly smelled marijuana when he approached the vehicle. A check of Naud’s information showed he was wanted on an active Superior Court bench warrant for failing to appear on a drug possession charge. Naud was asked to exit his vehicle. When he did, police said, he attempted to toss his jacket inside the car. But officers said because they smelled pot, the car would be search. Officers found a small plastic bag containing about 3.5 grams of marijuana inside one of the coat pockets. Naud was transported to the ACI and was held on the warrant. He is due to appear in District Court on Jan. 9 for the marijuana possession charge. Johnston Police are investigating an attempted break-in that occurred at JJ’s Coliseum on Greenvile Avenue Dec. 29. Police said they responded to the business after an alarm was triggered. Responding officers found one of the front windows was removed and a plastic garbage barrel was under the window, apparently to be used as a step. On the window ledge, police found a small black pocket knife. Detectives concluded the culprit used the knife to manipulate the window locking mechanism and removed the two pieces of window, placing them on the east side of the window. The owner responded to the scene and said nothing was taken after a check of the interior. Police dusted several areas for latent fingerprints Cranston Police charged a 36-year-old Cranston man with felony assault causing serious bodily injury after he allegedly assaulted a medical worker at Gateway Mental Health on Hartford Avenue Dec. 31. According to a police report, Brad J. Cochran, of 75 Mathewson St., Cranston, twisted the finger of a member of the staff of the facility during a session. Police said the victim’s left middle finger was “twisted and positioned in an unnatural manner with the finger perpendicular across the rest of his straight fingers.” Police said the assault occurred after Cochran became combative during the session. When asked to leave by the victim, Cochran reportedly closed the door and said “what now?” before causing the altercation.
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The idea of Christian liberty has become skewed in our post-modern culture. Our ideas of liberty make us think of “rights” and “freedoms” we have within a governmental systems. However, we cannot forfeit the true meaning of Christian liberty for the distorted, polluted view of today’s self-absorbed society. I have recently picked up a book that reminded me what Christian liberty is all about. In 1520, Martin Luther published his pamphlet Christian Liberty (The Freedom of a Christian). This is the time of the reformation; a time where the rights of individuals were limited to your money and title; even more so was the religious structure. Luther reminds the people of the time, and still reminds us today what true Christian liberty encompasses. True Christian liberty and freedom comes through faith in Jesus Christ. Works are nothing before there is faith. How does faith alone work in a system that tells us works must accompany faith for salvation? Often times the Bible is looked at as a book of rules and commandments. Yes, there are commandments all throughout scripture, but “the commandments show us what we ought to do, but do(es) not give us the power to do it.” However, when we find the promises of God, faith is ignited within the soul because it is not about our inevitable failures, but rather the faith in the promises of Christ to redeem us and make us new once more. This is true Christian freedom; that our souls are no longer held down by laws, rules, or works but rather are set free by our faith in the power of Christ’s words. “If a touch of Christ healed, how much more will this tender spiritual touch, this absorbing of the Word, communicate to the soul all things that belong to the Word.” Freedom in our faith through Christ always precedes actions and faith. Even as Abraham was about to sacrifice his son, it was not the act that was deemed righteous, but rather his faith in the One who spoke to him. It was the trust and faith of Abraham that preceded any action. We can never be fully free without first acknowledging our freedom is found through soulful surrender. Freedom stems from faith, and faith alone. Here is the key difference; Works are birthed from our faith, love, and obedience to Christ, not the other way around. When we think of Christian freedom, let us not limit our thoughts to that of an external world or government system. True freedom rests in the one who created the soul. The only way to set the soul free is to believe that Christian freedom is the inner workings of Christ in our lives. Christian freedom reminds us that the “only thing necessary for Christian life…is the gospel of Christ.”
God rules: there’s something to shout over! On the double, mainlands and islands — celebrate! Bright clouds and storm clouds circle ‘round him; Right and justice anchor his rule. Fire blazes out before him, Flaming high up the craggy mountains. His lightnings light up the world; Earth, wide-eyed, trembles in fear. The mountains take one look at God And melt, melt like wax before earth’s Lord. The heavens announce that he’ll set everything right, And everyone will see it happen — glorious! All who serve handcrafted gods will be sorry- And they were so proud of their ragamuffin gods! On your knees, all you gods — worship Him! And Zion, you listen and take heart! Daughters of Zion, sing your hearts out: God as done it all, has set everything right. You, God, are High God of the cosmos, Far, far higher than any gods. God loves all who hate evil, And those who love Him He keeps safe, Snatches them from the grip of the wicked. Light-seeds are planted in the souls of God’s people, Joy-seeds are planted in good heart-soil. So, God’s people, shout praise to God, Give thanks to our Holy God!
History is oft dictated by a few great men—great not always in character, but in their capacity to shape the world around them. As epicenter of the nightlife universe, NYC’s shadowy godfathers of the night are of particular interest. As the minds behind the most successful, exclusive, and profitable clubs of their respective eras, these pioneers have almost single-handedly revolutionized the game. Spanning the debaucherous, gilded '20s of the Jazz Age, to the current EDM-fueled bacchanals, the men behind the curtain have conceptualized nightlife into the brand it currently is. By marketing exclusivity, affluence, popular music, and atmosphere, these 5 men elevated revelry into an art form—of which they are the maestros.
Discovering Indie Style and CultureOrlando Unwrapped If you dream of taking your clothing creations from the sewing room to the runway, here is your chance. The 2011 Harriett’s Park Avenue Fashion Week is looking for fashion talent for its Emerging Designer Contest. The winner will get his or her own runway show, a fashion editorial shoot and a chance for their clothing to be sold at a local boutique. Click this link www.parkavenuefashionweek.com for rules and an application form. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 29.
Over the weekend, La Velle E. Neal III confirmed that the Twins were interested in bringing in switch-hitting first baseman Tony Clark. Clark has spent the past 3 seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks where he hit 53 home runs in 702 at bats (one every 13.3 at bats). His 53 home runs isn't bad, neither is his slugging percentages of .546 over the last 3 seasons. The big problem with Clark is his .266 average and fairly low on base percentage that raises concern. At 35 years old, he is likely to only be seeking a one or two year deal with a salary of somewhere between $1-2 Million annually. He will likely only be candidate to fill in at designated hitter. Historically speaking, this is a Twins-like signing (older vet, cheaper salary, dwindling career), but I'm hoping that new GM Bill Smith is just bluffing and doesn't actually find Clark to be a possible signing. I will say that I think that Clark is a better DH option, than what we have, but with Craig Monroe already penciled in as the backup left fielder and designated hitter, I don't think that Clark is really needed. If we didn't just trade for Monroe, I wouldn't be skeptical of this deal, but with Monroe and Clark possibly making the lineup for the Twins, I will not be very thrilled. Clark has a good deal of power still, which is very nice, but I just don't want to have both Monroe and Clark. One is fine, but not both. I guess we'll have to wait and see if this plays out, but I'm hoping that (for Jason Kubel's sake) this isn't true. Arizona Fall League Review On Saturday, the Phoenix Desert Dogs finished up with a 20-11 season and wound up winning their 4th straight AFL Title in a row. 7 members of the Twins farm system played big roles for the Desert Dogs. Matt Macri, 25, Third Base Macri finished up the season batting .257/.315/.406 in 101 at bats in 28 games. He also had 9 doubles and 2 home runs. Macri was sent down there to help the Twins get a better look at his bat, which they acquired in a trade with the Colorado Rockies for Ramon Ortiz in August. This probably doesn't give the Twins of hope, but he'll likely be back in Rochester to begin '08. Trevor Plouffe, 21, Short Stop Plouffe had a resurrected '07 season and he continued his strong play in the AFL. He finished up the AFL season batting .280/.379/.360 with just 4 doubles in 15 games (50 at bats). He is still very young, and is definitely at least 2 years away from making any sort of impact on the Twins, but his strong 2007 definitely gives the Twins optimism of his upside, after it seemed to be dwindling. He should start '08 in Rochester, but due to his age and the fact that Rochester's infield may be crowded, he may be forced to earn his way up from New Britain. Drew Butera, 24, Catcher Butera was also sent to the AFL to give the Twins more of a look at a newly acquired player. Butera was acquired from the Mets along with Dustin Martin for Luis Castillo in July. Butera batted .250/.314/.313 in 12 games (32 at bats) in the AFL. Because of the lack of depth in the Twins system at catcher, he will probably start '08 in Rochester, but probably should stay at New Britain. Anthony Swarzak, 22, Pitcher Swarzak was sent to the AFL probably because he had a short season due to a 50-game suspension in the beginning of the season. Well he and the rest of the Twins young pitchers came ready to throw this Fall and really impressed many. Swarzak was 1-1 with a 2.05 ERA in 7 starts (22 innings). He had an "ok" 3-1 strikeout to walk ratio, and a respectable .241 average against. He will probably start '08 in Rochester, and if he can put together a strong next season, he could be pitching for the Twins come September. Ryan Mullins, 24, Pitcher Mullins had a strong fall with a 1-0 record and 2.84 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 6 games (5 starts...19 innings). He had somewhat of a successful and somewhat of a frustrating season in '07. He was dominant in High-A Ft. Myers and was strong in AA New Britain, but he really struggled in AAA Rochester, which lead to him finishing the season back in New Britain. He will probably be in Rochester to start the season, but could be back in New Britain if he doesn't show improvement. Eduardo Morlan, 21, Pitcher Morlan had both a good regular season and also a good fall season. He finished up the AFL with 1 save in 12.2 innings and also a win and 7 strikeouts while holding his opponents to a very good .190 average. He will more than likely start '08 in New Britain as he only has 4 innings of experience there, and he and Rob Delaney will be a very tough 1-2 punch late in the games as they were in '07. Nick Blackburn, 25, Pitcher Blackburn had a great fall league winning 4 of his 6 starts and compilling a 1.64 ERA and a ridiculous 10/1 K/BB ratio in 22 innings. He definitely gave the Twins optimism after he floundered late in the season while he was with the Twins. The team will more than likely keep him on the 40-man roster this season and he will probably be a dark-horse candidate to win a spot in the rotation. If he doesn't win a spot in the rotation, the Twins may opt to keep him in the bullpen or they may send him down to Rochester to begin the season. But as a 26 year old next season, it is definitely a potential "make-or-break" year for him with the Twins. Also worth noting... Brian Duensing helped Team USA beat Cuba to win gold at the IBAF World Cup. The 24-year-old southpaw, pitched 4.2 innings and gave up 2 runs before being pulled.
It is an honor to be the recipient of ‘Featured Members’ for JOSH’s Fan Club. In the JOSH TURNER fandom, it would be great if every JOSH fan could enjoy this surprise. I’m thrilled to be chosen, and I’m always interested in supporting JOSH. His Fan Club is a fun almost everyday interruption in my life and I’m continually inspired by what I read and learn here from so many others who feel like I do. It is wonderful to be an involved member of a specific community supporting a big-name country music star and my hero JOSH TURNER!
Palestine solidarity movement on the defensive as AGM votes for zionist formulations The Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s AGM last month resulted in what can only be described as a significant step back for the British anti-imperialist movement and a significant victory for zionism. The meeting voted to endorse a paragraph that the PSC executive had recently added to the campaign website stating that “Any expression of racism or intolerance, or attempts to deny or minimise the Holocaust have no place in our movement. Such sentiments are abhorrent in their own right and can only detract from the building of a strong movement in support of the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people.” (My emphasis) That is, they voted to give the PSC’s executive the ability to discipline and expel sincere and useful solidarity activists for committing a ‘crime’ that exists only in the zionist imagination – the crime of ‘minimising the holocaust’. And, whether they realised it or not, they simultaneously voted to endorse the zionist conflation of two terms that have no actual connection: racism and holocaust denial/‘holocaust minimising’. Not that this is all that surprising in a country where ordinary people are so totally saturated with and generally accepting of imperialist propaganda. Even the fact that the PSC statement referred simply to ‘the holocaust’ rather than ‘the jewish holocaust’ shows how in thrall its writers are to the prevailing imperialist and zionist rhetoric, even if only subconsciously. We are all ‘holocaust minimisers’ Speaking for the CPGB-ML, I proposed an amendment to the executive’s motion on anti-semitism that asked the campaign to keep to its primary focus of carrying out “effective work in solidarity with Palestine, against zionism and imperialism”. During my speech from the floor I emphasised the point that the more effective and influential the Palestine solidarity movement becomes, the more vociferously it can expect to be attacked by Israel’s supporters – which inevitably means being accused of ‘anti-semitism’ by hysterical zionist campaigners. As if to prove the point that ‘holocaust minimising’ is a crime that anyone can be accused of, I found the trick being used against me by PSC Secretary Ben Soffa, who managed to twist my words with impressive sophistry. I had pointed out that those who ask any kind of question about the Nazi holocaust, or who challenge any of Israel’s founding myths, are all labelled ‘holocaust deniers’, ‘anti-semites’ and ‘racists’ by the zionist lobby. According to Ben, however, what I’d said was that the jewish holocaust was a myth! Not only was this an unnecessarily hostile response to what was actually a fairly innocuous amendment, it was also a very underhand trick to play given that I was given no opportunity to reply. No doubt my expulsion is being prepared as we speak … To underline the point, the meeting also voted to expel an activist from Brighton on the basis that he was deemed to be a holocaust denier and therefore ‘anti-semitic’. Just as in my local branch’s discussions, the case for the prosecution at the AGM focused not on why the accused member’s views meant he could not be useful as a PSC activist, but on whether those present agreed with him or not; whether they found his alleged views personally acceptable. It’s a clever sleight-of-hand, but an important one for those interested in building a broad-based mass movement for Palestine. I suppose at this point I have to say (again) that I have no interest in denying the truth or the horror of the Nazi crimes against the jews of Europe. But whether I do or not is NOT the business of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Those who try to make it our business should simply be asked, firmly but politely, to take their discussions elsewhere. Mass movement or liberal charity? As far as I can see, the only points we all need to agree on are that the Palestinians have the right to decide what their minimum programme should be, as well as to chose their own leadership and their own forms of struggle, and that British people should be mobilised to support the just Palestinian struggle for self-determination and to stop Britain’s participation in and backing for the criminal zionist project. Insisting on further points of agreement does not serve this agenda; it does not help Palestine. What was especially tragic about the antics at the AGM was the way that the timetable for the day was manipulated so that discussion of these diversionary non-issues took up most of the available debating time – to such an extent that several important motions were dropped off the day’s order paper. Almost all of those wishing to oppose the leadership’s agenda were stopped from speaking by the chair, while speaker after filibustering speaker was invited to come to the mic to endorse the leadership’s position and waste what little debating time was available. Even these speakers, antagonistic as they were to our party’s agenda, had to concede our main points: that the jewish holocaust was not the unique event that zionist propaganda portrays it as being, but one of an ongoing string of catastrophic industrial-scale massacres that have been a hallmark of the imperialist system since it arrived on the scene over a century ago; and that it is the system of imperialism that we must fight if we are serious about supporting Palestine. Comrade Harpal Brar received extremely warm applause in the hall when he made these points, pointing out the absurdity of obsessing over one of imperialism’s holocausts to the exclusion of all others. Indeed, the jewish holocaust made up just one small part of the gigantic holocausts that were the two world wars of the 20th century, perpetrated by the imperialists in order to save their rotten system at the expense of 100 million lives. The jewish holocaust, he said, was not the murder of one race by another race but the murder of human beings by imperialism. Similarly, Israel itself is not a jewish project, despite its window dressing, but an imperialist project aimed at controlling the vital resources of the Middle East. Far from being the defender of jews that it claims to be, Israel does untold damage to the interests of jewish workers, just as it does to those of Arabs and, indeed, to those of workers all over the world. The power of the unions Many of the activists present were seriously disgruntled about the lack of time dedicated to discussing the campaign’s real plan for action in support of Palestine, feeling that the day had been given over to a zionist-inspired witch hunt, whose only motivation seemed to be that of keeping the PSC ‘respectable’ in the eyes of its establishment patrons. Many also found it worrying that so few actual Palestinians were present – either on the day or in the organisation generally. One telling tactic that was used during the debate was the threat of disaffiliation by the campaign’s big union backers. What would Unite do, we were asked, if they got wind of even a hint that the PSC was being accused of anti-semitism? Drop us like a hot potato, of course, came the unspoken response. And so the debate, what little of it there was, died. After all, we don’t want to lose our connection with all those organised workers, do we? The affiliation of major unions like Unite to the PSC in recent years has been hailed as a major breakthrough in the campaign’s progress; proof that we are becoming ‘mainstream’. The outcome of such affiliations, however, has not been quite what the more optimistic of us might have expected. Instead of harnessing the collective power of Unite’s 1.5 million members in active solidarity with Palestine, the PSC has merely been given an opportunity to distribute postcards to union members aimed at persuading them to boycott settlement goods when making their weekly supermarket shop. But while moving a few people (or even a few thousand people) to make individual consumer choices may reflect a certain level of awareness and sympathy amongst the British population generally, it is no substitute for mobilising them for collective action; and not much threat to Israel either, if taken no further. How much more effective would it be if Unite organised its lorry drivers to refuse to handle the goods to start with? Or if Usdaw backed its shop workers in refusing to put Israeli goods on the shelves? Or if the RMT organised members engaged in transporting freight by rail and sea to refuse to handle goods or weapons coming from or going to Israel? Or if the NUJ’s journalists stopped regurgitating zionist lies in Britain’s mainstream media? Far from harnessing the power of Unite’s workers in support of Palestinian liberation, the affiliation has instead brought the power of Unite’s Labour-affiliated leaders into the PSC, where it is being used to crush any chance of organising the type of really effective Palestine solidarity work that might actually help Palestine by harming Israel – because in the process it would also damage British corporate interests. And so the campaign’s new mantra seems to be: ‘What would Unite think?’ – which might as well be ‘What would the Labour party think?’ or (to take it to its logical conclusion) ‘What would Lord Sainsbury think?’ Non-cooperation off the agenda Not that anybody present seemed to notice it, but the point about what kind of solidarity action is most useful was nicely underlined in the keynote speech of the day, given by Comrade Omar Barghouti of the Palestinian Campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. Having flattered the activists present by making the rather surprising assertion that the British PSC was the best solidarity organisation in the world, Comrade Omar pointed out that the most effective form of boycott was the type delivered by dockers who refused to unload a ship bringing Israeli goods to South Africa in February 2009 – an action which he said had absolutely terrified the zionists and their imperialist masters. (Tellingly, the reference to the South African dockers’ action has been omitted from the edited version of Omar’s speech published on the PSC website.) Which brings us back to those critical undebated motions. The last item on the day’s agenda was the CPGB-ML’s motion on non-cooperation, which called on the PSC to mobilise British workers to follow the brave example of their South African counterparts. In particular, it called for “Building support within individual unions and at the TUC for motions that draw attention to the complicity of Britain’s government and corporations in Israeli war crimes, and that also call on workers to refuse to cooperate in their commission (eg, by making or moving munitions or other equipment, by writing or broadcasting propaganda, or helping in any other way to smooth the path of Israel’s war machine).” Yet although the PSC’s leaders seemed perfectly happy to applaud such actions being taken elsewhere, they were clearly determined to avoid even a discussion about replicating them here in Britain. Having made sure the motion’s contents wouldn’t be debated at the AGM, the executive has quietly dropped all mention of the motion in its online summation of the meeting. In fact, during the whole course of the day, the only mention of non-cooperation outside of Omar’s South Africa reference came when, as a candidate for election to the EC, I used my single minute of mic time to address a plea for action to the assembled delegates If elected, I told them, I would focus my energies on organising and coordinating active non-cooperation work. In particular, as a media worker myself, I offered to work with other media worker members in PSC to get resolutions to the Bectu and NUJ conferences on the subject of non-cooperation with Israeli war crimes. I emphasised the need to recognise the crucial role the media plays in supporting the zionist narrative and obliterating the Palestinian one, and reminded the activists of the Nuremberg rulings, which made it clear that propagating in favour of illegal wars and occupations is a war crime. That being so, I told them, it is vital that our media unions start to take a stand and protect their members from such involvement. Interestingly, although I clearly wasn’t on the executive’s pre-approved list, and therefore had very little chance of being elected, this message was not so unpopular with the delegates as the leadership might have hoped. I received 119 votes (around 50 less than was needed to be elected). The issue of active non-cooperation goes right to the very heart of what ‘solidarity’ actually means, bringing to workers’ attention the very real power that they have to change things when they act collectively. It is understandable that the imperialists don’t want us to talk about this. Understandable, too, that the bought-and-paid-for labour aristocrats of the TUC and the Labour party should prefer to crush all such discussion, harmful as it is to the imperialist interests that they ultimately serve. What is neither understandable nor forgivable is that the leadership of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign should be so averse to giving workers this message. Yet such is clearly the case. Every tactic continues to be used within the campaign to supress and sideline discussion on this vital aspect of our work, while those who do bring up the subject are treated as pariahs and portrayed as a hostile presence in the organisation. The one vote that didn’t go the executive’s way was over a proposed constitutional amendment that aimed to expedite the process for expelling activists by removing their right to appeal to an AGM. Clearly, the tenor of the day’s debate had awoken a significant section of the delegates to the possibility that the proposed changes might not be inspired by benign motivations, so that the necessary two-thirds majority was not achieved. Meanwhile, if anyone doubts that it is Labour and not we communists who are the real threat to the building of an effective mass movement for Palestine solidarity in Britain, perhaps they should think about the recent all-expenses-paid trip to Israel taken by a delegation of bright young Labour hopefuls, all in leadership positions within Labour’s youth and student organisations. Paid for by the Union of Jewish Students (UJS), a frontline defender of the zionist state in Britain, the delegates were schmoozed by Israeli war criminals such as army spokesman Captain Barak Raz and Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev, as well as by Britain’s own arch-war criminal (sorry, ‘peace envoy’) Tony Blair. Since Labour has given ample proof of its willingness to commit any crime in the cause of protecting British imperialist interests, it is hardly surprising that the party and its leaders continue to be committed backers of fascist Israel and defenders of its racist zionist ideology. What is surprising is that those who want to go against imperialist interests by supporting the Palestinian struggle for self-determination should allow their campaign to be misled by people who are tangled in a web of personal connections and political affiliations to that self-same warmongering, zionist-backing organisation.
By Joe Lewis - Staff Writer Jan. 16, 2013 — The Attorney General’s Office of Rate Intervention Monday released a preliminary report by Director Jennifer Black Hans that details numerous observations and recommendations in response to consumer complaints filed against Olive Hill Utilities. Chief among the AG’s findings was the revelation that electric rate increases, which have been implemented numerous times since 2006 without public hearings, are a violation of state law. “Regarding ordinance No. 2000-3, to the extent that the ordinance permits increases in rates charged for services to retail customers of Olive Hill Utilities without a public hearing, it violates KRS 96.534,” Hans says in her report. The report also addresses the legal authority of the city clerk, assistant city clerk, and the head utility clerk to make changes to electric rates. “None of the ordinances supplied authorize such a delegation of authority,” Hans states, continuing with the assertion that, “municipal employees and officers should not be making legislative decisions regarding rates of service.” The letter also states that, in the absence of an appointed board, the authority for setting utility rates falls solely to the City Council. The document also outlines irregularities within the utility budget, specifically in the area of employee salaries. “We note that personnel expenses (“salaries and costs”) represent between 20 and 25 percent of the total operating costs […] which appear extraordinarily high,” Hans says. The letter also observes that documents submitted by the city do not adequately justify profit amounts in the utility budget and do not indicate that rate increases have been directly related to a rise in wholesale costs. “If there are rate increases that are not directly related to wholesale costs or other quantifiable adjustments for the city’s costs, and are not subject to hearing or oversight by the City Council is almost certain and perhaps presumed that the profits are unreasonable and/or unjust,” Hans says. She indicated in the letter that her inquiry is ongoing and that her list of observations and recommendations only list the primary concerns of her office and do not necessarily reflect all the violations that may have occurred. Mayor Kenny Fankell told the Journal-Times on Tuesday that he had seen the AG’s report but had not read it. The period of time covered by the AG’s report was during the administration of former mayor Danny Sparks. Joe Lewis can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org or by telephone at 286-4201.
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a1 Croydon, Surrey Sir Francis Galton writes: “Those who find a difficulty in understanding how a feebly felt mental action can vanquish a strong desire, will find the difficulty vanish if they consent to assume a physiological and not a psychical standpoint. The gain is as great as viewing the planetary system after the fashion of Copernicus, instead of that of Ptolemy. There is nothing contrary to experience in supposing that conflicting physiological actions may be perceived with a distinctness quite disproportionate to their real efficacy. We may compare the conflict between faintly perceived activities of one kind and clearly perceived activities of another kind, to that between troops dressed in a uniform scarcely distinguishable from the background with others clad in staring scarlet. We must be content to admit that our consciousness has a very inexact cognisance of the physiological battles in our brain, and that the mystery why apparently weak motives of one class should invariably get the better of apparently strong motives of another class, lies wholly in the word ‘apparently’. In short, that the appearances of their relative strength are deceptive”.
a1 Clinical Unit Cambridge, Medicines Discovery & Development, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Cambridge, UK a2 Brain Mapping Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK a3 School of Psychology, University of Southampton, UK a4 Clinical Imaging Centre (CIC), Medicines Discovery & Development, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, London, UK a5 Neurosciences CEDD, Medicines Discovery & Development, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Verona, Italy The mesolimbic dopamine system plays a critical role in the reinforcing effects of rewards. Evidence from pre-clinical studies suggests that D3 receptor antagonists may attenuate the motivational impact of rewarding cues. In this study we examined the acute effects of the D3 receptor antagonist GSK598809 on attentional bias to rewarding food cues in overweight to obese individuals (n=26, BMI mean=32.7±3.7, range 27–40 kg/m2) who reported binge and emotional eating. We also determined whether individual differences in restrained eating style modulated the effects of GSK598809 on attentional bias. The study utilized a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over design with each participant tested following acute administration of placebo and GSK598809 (175 mg). Attentional bias was assessed by the visual probe task and modified Stroop task using food-related words. Overall GSK598809 had no effects on attentional bias in either the visual probe or food Stroop tasks. However, the effect of GSK598809 on both visual probe and food Stroop attentional bias scores was inversely correlated with a measure of eating restraint allowing the identification of two subpopulations, low- and high-restrained eaters. Low-restrained eaters had a significant attentional bias towards food cues in both tasks under placebo, and this was attenuated by GSK598809. In contrast, high-restrained eaters showed no attentional bias to food cues following either placebo or GSK598809. These findings suggest that excessive attentional bias to food cues generated by individual differences in eating traits can be modulated by D3 receptor antagonists, warranting further investigation with measures of eating behaviour and weight loss. (Received February 24 2011) (Reviewed April 13 2011) (Revised June 02 2011) (Accepted June 09 2011) (Online publication July 12 2011) c1 Address for correspondence: Professor P. J. Nathan, GSK Clinical Unit Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Centre for Clinical Investigations, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 2GG, UK. Tel.: +44 1223 296081 Fax: +44 1223 296108 Email: email@example.com * These authors contributed equally to this work. † This paper is dedicated to Bridget Swirski, who sadly passed away during the preparation of this manuscript.
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Colors of Passion: Available Soon! COLORS OF PASSION: Awakening Desire, Rediscovering Pleasure, is far more than a tips-and-techniques sex guide; rather, it takes you on an unforgettable journey of discovery. With wisdom and savvy, Dr. Joy Davidson will help you awaken your authentic sexual self and savor a whole new world of possibilities and pleasures. COLORS OF PASSION gives you the knowledge, insight and courage to love fully, receive pleasure guiltlessly, and bring to life your most colorful desires. As you delve deeply into what makes erotic experience meaningful to you, you’ll learn how to: - feel passions & pleasures you’d only dreamed of before—(or been afraid to imagine). - be bold in pushing obstacles out of your path and embracing the source of your sexual power. - steer relationships with confidence and new trust in your unique erotic voice. COLORS OF PASSION will open your eyes to all the shades of desire alive within you. Whether you’re navigating the often confusing dating universe, hoping to enhance a new relationship, or you’ve been together for ages with a ho-hum sex life (or virtually none at all), COLORS OF PASSION is the guide that will take you exactly where you really need to go. The Psychology of Joss Whedon Joss Whedon—creator of the wildly popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its spin-off Angel, the short-lived series Firefly, and the feature film it inspired, Serenity—takes a seat on the couch in this in-depth examination of the psychological gravity that has captivated his deeply devoted fan base. Whedon fans will enjoy a discussion of issues that are both funny and profound, from the significance of Angel’s mommy issues and the best way to conduct government experiments on vampires to what could drive a man to become a cannibalistic Reaver and the psychological impact of being one girl in all the world chosen to fight the forces of darkness. Click here to read the introduction. “Goddesses and Whores: The Archetypal Domain of Inara Serra” In this eclectic anthology of essays, former cast member Jewel Staite, “Kaylee,” philosopher Lyle Zynda, sex therapist Joy Davidson, and noted science fiction and fantasy authors Mercedes Lackey, David Gerrold, and Lawrence Watt-Evans contribute to a clever and insightful analysis of the short-lived cult hit Firefly. From What went wrong with the pilot? to What’s right about Reavers? and how the correspondence between the show’s creator Joss Whedon and the network executives might have actually played out, the writers interrogate the show’s complexity and speculate about what might have been if the show Firefly had not been cancelled. Five Seasons of Angel “There’s My Boy” Vampire Lust, Heroism, The constellation of characters and themes created in Angel, the popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off, are explored in this collection of essays. A vampire author, a sex expert, a TV critic, a science fiction novelist, and Buffy writer Nancy Holder provide essays examining the different issues relating to the series, including Angelus as the prototypical high school bully, Angel as victim, Wesley’s many transformations, how Spike fits into Angel, the takeover of Wolfram & Hart, and Lindsey’s moral center. What Would Sipowicz Do? or Wanton Women?: The Trouble with Mainstream Moralism in NYPD Blue” Taking an entertaining, intelligent look at the culturally influential 11-year television run of NYPD Blue, this examination includes a collection of essays on topics ranging from the series’ portrayal of race relations in New York City to Sipowicz’s famously thorny demeanor. A media critic, two police psychologists, and addiction, interrogation, and sex experts contribute essays that take an accessible, intelligent look at a show that has redefined the police drama genre. From insightful analysis of the show’s evolution to lighthearted jabs at its quirks, this is a work that will deepen any fan’s Blue experience.
Yesterday they tried my dad off the ventilator again and he did fine for 15 hours. Then his blood gases started looking bad, even dangerous, and they had to put him back on. It was a great disappointment again, but I knew it was a possibility. They're very concerned about his very weak cough. So... now we're facing the decision with him of having a tracheotomy or, basically, giving up. He does not, fortunately, seem interested in giving up but I'm not sure he understands the gravity of his situation. Tomorrow we have a family conference with all the doctors involved-- cardiologist, neurologist, rheumatologist, attending, and pulmonologist. The problem is they do not have a diagnosis!! They really don't know why he can't breathe. And without a diagnosis there is no prognosis and no way to realistically approach the prospects of his future health. Oh Lord, please enlighten these doctors. May the right ideas come to them. May they understand what they need to do. Please give my father peace and right judgment. And may your most perfect will be accomplished. Since today would have been my parents' 56th wedding anniversary I ask for my mother's intercession in the situation. I even stopped at her grave on the way to the hospital. Oh Lord, please give me strength. Please give me wisdom and show me how to be the daughter you want me to be right now. Please keep me going....
Looking at farmers market potatoes and peppers, I wanted a dish that used them both. This skillet was super tasty and a unique dish for dinner. It reminded me of a skillet breakfast, but uses chicken rather than eggs. Cheddar Chicken and Potatoes - Adapted from Kraft Foods 4 slices bacon 4 chicken breasts (or 6-8 chicken tenders) 2 C diced potatoes 2 C diced bell peppers (green, red) 1/2 medium onion, diced salt and pepper, to taste 4 oz. extra sharp cheddar (or Colby Jack) cheese, shredded Cook bacon in the skillet over medium heat until bacon is crunchy. Remove bacon from skillet and place on a paper towel to de-grease. Then, remove almost all of the grease from the pan (less about 1 tsp.). Chop and prepare the potatoes, onion and peppers. Saute the peppers, potatoes and onions in the 1 tsp. bacon grease for about 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Remove veggies from skillet and set aside. If the skillet still contains grease, then just add the chicken. If not, add a few dribbles of bacon grease to aid in cooking the chicken. Cook chicken over medium heat until juices run clear. When chicken is cooked, return potatoes to the pan, and continue cooking potatoes/onions/peppers until crisp/tender. Then, crumple cooked bacon and add to the skillet. Stir to combine. Sprinkle with cheese, and cover until cheese is melted. Remove from heat and serve warm. This post is linked to In-Season Swap: Potatoes, Ingredient Spotlight, URS
Did you know that the only difference between the peach and the nectarine is one gene?!?! And, I bet you can guess one of the traits this gene controls.... that's right... peach fuzz! Really, I've been reading a great book "How to Pick a Peach" and in it, the author gives great information about many of the seasonal produce. Love it. That's where I learned about the peach vs. nectarine gene. So, while this muffin recipe is really a peach muffin recipe, I made ours with a less fuzzy variety... the nectarine. Peach (or Nectarine) Muffins 1 C flour 1/3 C whole wheat flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. baking powder pinch of salt 1/4 C applesauce 1/2 C brown sugar 1/2 C milk ~2 C diced peaches/nectarines 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 C oats 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 T brown sugar In a bowl, combine flours, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Stir well. In another bowl, mix the egg, applesauce, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla together. Add in fruit. Then, mix the wet and dry ingredients together. Pour into muffin cups -- either 6 jumbo or 12 regular muffin cups. Mix together topping and sprinkle over the muffins, lightly press into the muffins so the topping sticks. Bake at 400 until muffins are done, about 20 minutes. Allow muffins to cool, out of the muffin tin for about 10 minutes before eating.
Phillies - 001 001 022 - 6 9 1 Yankees - 000 000 001 - 1 6 0 Cliff Lee pitched a complete game (9-6-1-0-10, 122), not allowing a Yankee beyond second base until an unearned run scored in the ninth. Chase Utley hit two solo home runs off Sabathia (7-4-2-3-6, 113) and Raul Ibanez hit a two-run single in the eighth. Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard had RBIs in the ninth. Derek Jeter had three of New York's six hits and scored the lone run in the ninth. Alex Rodriguez went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. Mark Teixeira was also 0-for-4 and, like Slappy, failed to hit the ball out of the infield. It's the third straight World Series in which the Yankees lost Game 1 (2001 and 2003). Eleven of the last 12 teams to win Game 1 have gone on to win the World Series. Cliff Lee (3.22, 138 ERA+) / CC Sabathia (3.37, 133 ERA+)
Red Sox - 010 000 010 - 2 7 1Buchholz (8-7-1-2-4, career-high 117 pitches) with a perfect ninth for the save from Ramon Ramirez. It was a hell of a performance from HH -- "gutsy" was the word everyone was using -- since it was known before the game began that Daniel Bard, Hideki Okajima, and Jonathan Papelbon were all unavailable. Blue Jays - 100 000 000 - 1 7 0 A bases loaded, four-pitch walk to Mike Lowell (batting for David Ortiz) in the eighth -- from fresh-into-the-game Kevin Gregg -- gave the Red Sox the lead. Jeremy Hermida's single scored Ortiz in the second. Clay Buchholz / Shaun Marcum Laptop makes his 4th start of the year. Bullpen move: Fabio Castro up, Scott Atchison down.Scutaro, SS SSS Stuff: Among Jays with more than 10 PA against Buchholz, Lyle Overbay (6-for-14) and Adam Lind (5-for-14, 2 HR) have done well, while Aaron Hill (4-for-17) Vernon Wells (2-for-12) have not. Adrian Beltre is 6-for-13 against Marcum with a 1.610 OPS, Victor Martinez is 4-for-8 (3 doubles, one HR), Dustin Pedroia is 1-for-13, and David Ortiz is 2-for-14. Various B-Ref notes on last night's rollercoaster: Since 1920 (excluding 1940-1951, for which we do not have detailed box scores), this was just the 13th game in which both starting pitchers went no more than 3 innings and allowed at least 7 earned runs ...Last night's announced crowd of 13,847 was the smallest crowd to watch the Red Sox play a game anywhere (non-exhibition) since May 20, 2004 (12,401 in Tampa Bay). If you add in allowing at least 8 hits, the #2 game between the Rangers and Angels [September 19, 2008] is the only other one in addition to yesterday's that qualifies. ... The Red Sox are the first team this year to boast five different players with at least 3 hits in the same game ... Ryan Westmoreland was released from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital on Saturday, though he will continue to have physical and occupational therapy there. Happy 122nd Birthday to Lore Bader!
Angels - 000 000 201 000 2 - 5 12 2 Red Sox - 000 000 012 000 0 - 3 11 0This one finally ends at 2:45 AM, as Daisuke Matsuzaka takes the loss in his first major league relief appearance. He pitched the 13th inning, allowing a leadoff single before getting two pop outs. Then he gave up another single, a walk (loading the bases), and a two-run single to Bobby Abreu. The Red Sox rallied to tie the game in the ninth. Jed Lowrie walked and Mike Cameron singled. With Carl Crawford at the plate, the ball got away from Angels' catcher Hank Conger. Lowrie took off for third. Conger's throw was wild, and the ball (instead of going into left field) caromed off the umpire's leg out to the shortstop position. Lowrie scored, but Cameron was thrown out on an ill-advised attempt to get to third. So Boston trailed 3-2, with no one on base and one out. Crawford doubled to left center, and after Jason Varitek struck out, Jacoby Ellsbury lined a single to right field to tie the game. With one out in the 11th, and Marco Scutaro on first, Kevin Youkilis nearly won the game with a dong, but his fly ball hit high off the Wall, no more than a foot for two from the top. Third base coach Tim Bogar waved Scutaro home, but then changed his mind and put up the stop sign. It was too late, however, and Scutaro was gunned down at the plate. Because of the lengthy rain delay (2 hours, 35 minutes), Boston did not get its first hit until 12:17 AM! Check out Jere's blog for play-by-play details of the final six innings. 8:31 PM: Rain delay, with one out in the top of the fifth. Beckett: 4.1-1-0-3-3, 68. Santana has not allowed a hit: 4-0-0-1-7, 61. Ervin Santana / Josh Beckett Beckett and the Red Sox (14-15) will try to get to .500 for the first time this season. They were 10-11 on April 26, but lost the next two games. Beckett has allowed the fewest H/9 in the AL (5.3). The only stingier pitcher in MLB is Florida's Josh Johnson, who has allowed a freakishly low 3.9 H/9 (18 hits in 41 innings; opposing batters are hitting .130/.195/.196).Beckett also has the third-lowest WHIP in the AL (after Dan Haren and Jered Weaver) and is 10th in K/9. In their last 17 games, the Red Sox have a team ERA of 2.37 (2.61 RA/9 overall). They have scored 4.7 R/G over that time, hitting .265/.337/.421. AL East: Orioles/Royals at 2 PM; Blue Jays/Rays at 6:30 PM; Yankees/Tigers at 7 PM.
Photo Challenge: Pumpkins It's Halloween time! In addition to ridiculous amounts of candy, and lots of timely Sarah Palin costumes, this means it's also PUMPKIN-time. Especially Jack-O-Lanterns! The squash family just screams fall, and it's the big orange pumpkin that most represents the season. Show us your best pumpkin-centric photos. They can be carved or not, but there must be a pumpkin in the shot! This challenge was open for one week. Visit the Pumpkins downloads page to see the selections from this photo challenge!
A pregnant women is advised by the gemara (Nidda 17a) to avoid stepping on cut human nails out of fear of miscarriage. What can she do if she has already stepped on them? Is there a way to "fix" things to avoid a miscarriage (chalilah)? \|show 3 more comments\| One source for the two approaches everyone is talking about is in the Ri MiLunel here (second column third paragraph). He writes that some say it is because of her fragility and some say it is because of sorcery. Interestingly, the way he formulates the second option - because of sorcery, not simply spiritual dangers - it would appear that he would hold that this does not apply in an era where we are generally not concerned about sorcerers. Couple that with the fact that (as others pointed out) according to the first option it doesn't seem logical that the danger should last longer than the moment she steps on the nails anyway, and we can basically conclude that according to the Ri MiLunel the answer to the question is she has nothing to worry about. I believe there are 2 possible approaches. 1st the approach stated by Seth J that we wish to avoid the woman stepping on something and the shock and or disgust will cause her to worry and then subequently cause the loss of the unborn child G-d forbid! So in this case it would be appropriate to simply not worry and put faith in HKB'H. If however the reason is something spiritual (e.g. the Zohar HaKodesh states that the first drop of semen goes to the nails) then there may well be a spiritual matter. With all aspects - davening to HaShem can erase any tekana. The is a sefer by the Mevaser Tov (current Biala Rebbe) that writes even if the knife is beginning to cut ones throat davening to HaShem can tear up the decree.
Of all tunes available in the world, why do we choose a "worker's" song? A song composed by slaves as they served their masters? Why not something more uplifting? This question is unlikely to help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an extraordinarily narrow situation that is not generally applicable to the worldwide audience of the internet. For help making this question more broadly applicable, see the FAQ. We are thanking Hashem that Haman wanted to kill us. Had he only made us slaves, Esther wouldn't have gone to speak to Achashveirosh and we would have remained slaves. To remind us what could have happened, we sing a slave song.
Have you ever volunteered to bring a dish to a friend’s house after a busy work day? I’m usually tempted to buy something ready made…and sometimes I do (even a foodie has to know her limits). However, with a little advanced planning you can personalize this quick dish. I decided to bring something reasonably small. I visualized how the little bowls and mini colander will fit on the platter and what will be in them. I secure the various serving pieces and add a few ice packs to my handy tote cooler. Deciding what will go into the containers is next. Fresh fruit would be perfect in the mini colander. Next I needed to chose what would go into the white bowls. I decided on a mix of green olives stuffed with garlic cloves and little sweet red pepper from the take-out olive stand at the grocery store. By the way, those little red gems can be stuffed with both sweet and savory nuggets for another fun snack. I was pretty excited I remembered these brightly colored picks to make serving and enjoying this appetizer even more fun.
The news are out: Pearson and Google together in a new venture called OpenClass, free and cloud-based. Google LMS had released an open source and free “LMS” called CloudCourse (an enterprise solution for training scheduling) back in 2010 – the quotes here serves the purpose of pseud-ism. It was a pseudo-LMS. More precisely, a course scheduling system that let’s you schedule classes and rooms, an activity of any loosely nature, and discussions. But it didn’t take off. According to The Next Web Google Fails 36% of the time. In partnership with Pearson where different universities pitched in during the design of OpenClass, it has already caused some good impressions but the announcement still leaves the audience anxious: where is it? Can we see it? According to Mercury News, Google, Microsoft war over cloud-based software apps escalates. The two giants are fighting over the “cloud” market. This isn’t JUST in the higher ed industry but in cybersecurity, government and other businesses as well. “The intense competition between Google and Microsoft to sign up schools and nonprofit groups (Google recently bagged the University of Connecticut and Yale; Microsoft got the American Red Cross), government agencies (Google got the cities of Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, Penn.; Microsoft got New York City and San Francisco) and businesses (Google netted hotel giant InterContinental Hotels Group; Microsoft got McDonald’s and Starbucks) has even spilled into the courts.” Joshua Kim from Inside Higher Ed wrote this piece last week on Microsoft’s attempt to turn its Live@EDU with a deal with Blackboard, as something like Google Apps and Pearson. Live@EDU, Hosted Blackboard, and the Deal Microsoft Should Announce at EDUCAUSE (But Won’t) I found this G+ post from Gary Ritter (faculty at Central Piedmont Community College) “My experience with open class.” He’s been using Open Class this Fall and shares some of his experiences with the system. (see post below) He points out both pros and cons of OpenClass in his opinion. An interesting remark he makes is “the potential to overcome two of the biggest obstacles of the traditional LMS – the tyranny of the section and the semester. In my Moodle sections, or BB for that matter, students can only communicate with other students who are in that section. Open class provides both the opportunity to create a kind of college-wide social learning and sharing network while also allowing for a closed environment for individual classes.” This reminds me of the discussions that emerged during the LMS Summit at Montgomery County Community College a couple of weeks ago on integrating features of social networking in LMS. From a student perspective, Ritter points out why students like OpenClass: “They like having the ability to go straight to gmail or docs from the open class interface. “ “Students have had login issues, the quiz tool does not have all the features I have come to rely on with Moodle, and I would really like to see an overhall of the discussion forum interface.” Lastly, I thought it would be very interesting to highlight from Ritter’s post: “True, I am probably getting stellar service because I was the first teacher to go live with a class through the partnership program, but it has been stellar none-the-less. I must admit that it has been rather cool to give directions to an anxious team of engineers.“ A few thoughts: The challenges of higher education adopting OpenClass are listed by different opinion makers: mfeldstein.com’s “Judge it As Disruption, Not Status Quo“, Inside Higher Ed’s Joshua Kim’ 4 Initial Challenges. OpenClass has potential: its integration with Google Apps (Gmail, Google Docs, Calendar and Gtalk) as well as for mobile education. For socialnetworkers it is the possibility to have youtube, tumblr and flickr inside their LMS. This brings about a couple of discussion topics: how much do students separate personal and school life? What are the potential uses? What have other schools been doing So what does the integration with Google Apps really means to Higher Education? Does that mean that the institution would have to move its email system to Google or is it possible to have OpenClass without having to adopt Google Apps? Blackboard, Desire2Learn also have partnerships with content publishers. I remember eCollege had a partnership with Microsoft. Back in 2004 that was also a wow factor, but not enough to take over the bigger piece of the pie. Can the question that never silences be: What makes institutions pick an LMS?
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Filed Under: honeymoons \| with no comments Inspired by Laura and Greg's wedding in breathtaking Grand Teton National Park that we featured this morning, and my own time there last summer, I wanted to share a few of the many wonderful things to do in the area. When I was there, I was blown away by the number of honeymooners hiking, rafting, dining - even playing in the snow in July! This popular destination has it all - amazing scenery, outdoor activities, luxury accomodations and gourmet restaurants to fill you up after a long day of adventures in the pristine Tetons. Grand Teton National Park is adjacent to Jackson Hole (the valley and resort area) and Jackson (the quaint downtown area just down the road from the ski slopes). I love how you can feel miles away from civilization at the park, and return to a luxurious hotel and great restaurant for the evening. Of course, there are plentiful camping opportunities as well! Below are some of my favorite area attractions and accomodations. Hiking the Jenny Lake Trail in Grand Teton National Park; Photos by Sunglow Photography To-Do: O.K. I have to admit something. Before going, I was honestly skeptical. I'm from Washington; I've seen mountains! Big ones! But once there, I realized I had not seen MOUNTAINS! The Tetons are majestic, sharp, and towering; not to mention teeming with wildlife. There are easy ways to adventure out into the great outdoors, and big, backcountry hikes for more entrepid souls. But even driving through this beautiful area, you can't miss those peaks nor the lush valleys and sparkling lakes that surround them. And if you see a crowd of cars, pulled over? Join them and ask what they see! It's exactly how I managed to watch a mother grizzly and her two cubs doing somersaults. From my safe vantage point, they were like living teddy bears, and a sight I will never forget. The Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Resort gains over 4000 vertical feet in 12 minutes! - Hike the Jenny Lake Trail to Inspiration Point - watch for wildlife along the way! On the Moose Ponds portion of the trail I saw - what else - a mother moose and her baby snacking on willows in a bog. Along the way I also spotted marmots, birds, ground squirrels, and brilliant wildflowers. - Ride the Jackson Hole Aerial Tram from Teton Village to the top of the Jackson Hole Resort. If you are skiing, this is how you get on the slopes. But in the summer, it offers spectacular views of alder groves and wildlife as you gain over 4,000 vertical feet in 12 minutes. You can stay as long as you'd like at the top, but do bring a sweater. We played in the snow on July 4th! Locals recommend grabbing a waffle and hot chocolate at one of the restaurants at the top. - Whitewater Rafting on the Snake River - some of the more adventurous in our group did this last year, and the thrill seekers had the time of their lives! Contact Jackson Hole Whitewater, Mad River, or Dave Hansen Whitewater & Scenic Rafting to plan your adventure! - While my friends were enjoying adrenaline overload, I took my land-loving self to the National Museum of Wildlife Art, just outside Jackson. Unlike any other, the museum has over 5,000 pieces from more than 550 artists all featuring animals of some sort. I've spent a lot of time in museums, and this one made my top-3 list! - Other popular summer activities include fishing, canoeing, and mountain biking. In the winter, the slopes rule! Dog sledding tours and cross-country skiing are a great way to enjoy the snowy scenery at a slower pace. Rafting with Dave Hansen Whitewater and Scenic River Trips To Eat: Another admission...food is really why I travel! Let's get to the important stuff. Casual Eating On-The-Go - Creekside Market and Deli - a wonderful inexpensive stop for luch with incredible sandwiches. This was one of Laura and Greg's favorites! - Leek's Pizza - If you are in the park and need a break from camp food or national park dining rooms, Leek's is the place for great pizza. Located inside of Grand Teton National Park, Leek's is busy and bustling, and you'll feel like you're a local while eating a hot, cheesy pie in the rustic dining room. A frosty pint at the Snake River Brewing Company - Couloir Restaurant - Located at the summit of the Jackson Hole ski area/tram, Couloir offers a serious view served up with locally sourced and seasonal dishes. Their signature specialties are house smoked tenderloin of buffalo and a dessert tasting. - Snake River Grill - Offering an almost completely organic menu, the Snake River Grill offers upscale mountain dining. Think local trout, elk chops, juicy steaks; potatoes seasoned with local ramps and artisan ricotta. I think I'm hungry. - Wild Sage at The Rusty Parrot Lodge - An award-winning restaurant, located in downtown Jackson at an award-winning luxury lodge. Wild Sage is intimate and cozy with a massive river rock fireplace and seating for just 32. Meals are memorable and fascinating, as you'll dine with a full view of the exhibition kitchen. An elegant meal at the Wild Sage - Amangani - Amangani means "Peaceful Home". With magnificent view of the Tetons and the Snake River valley, and modern yet warm decor, I can't imagine how you wouldn't find peace at Amangani. - Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole - I don't know if I have to say much; The Four Seasons does a pretty amazing job with all of their properties. Their Jackson Hole outpost does rustic with huge doses of elegance and luxury mixed in. - Rustic Inn - Located on several acres, just blocks from downtown Jackson Hole, and adjacent to the National Elk Refuge, the Rustic Inn offers a luxurious lodge and lavishly appointed cabins that are far from rustic! Luxurious accomodations and a million dollar view at Amangani Resort I truly loved the week I spend in the Tetons, and the perfect blend of rustic natural beauty and elegant luxury the area offers. We'd love to hear about your favorite Teton haunts if you've been lucky enough to visit. Drop us a note!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Shine in London This was a couple of weeks ago... working on my new project. Based on a color palette and a moodboard (with lots of inspiring pictures of the Slow Wood Mun collection) I started working on the shape, style and prints of a new series of lanterns. The lanterns on the table are all handmade prototypes and I have chosen 3 of them to be produced for my wholesale company. The lanterns have been produced (just got them in one hour ago!), the header card with instructions and the compostable bags still have to be designed and produced. I'll show you the final product of course once it is ready. Next Saturday I am going to take the lanterns with me, to launch them at the stand of my distributors Saskia and Sofie on Pulse LONDON on stand B1! I'll be there myself on Sunday and Monday from (11.00 - 14.00) and I would love to meet you there! Oh, I almost forgot the... Size: larger than the first series, any glass or tea light holder will fit! Style: pure and nordic Use: in a summer garden party or a scandinavian winter house Extra: they are reversible! To be continued.
Abraham Piper at 22 Words is having a contest. Write a story using only 22 words, post it on your blog and his readers will vote for the best. The prizes are two very nice children's books. I don't have either. Don't worry, we don't have the flu right now. This is what happened last year: If a five year old with the flu sneezes on your face on Monday morning, you will have the flu by Tuesday. Challenging and fun!
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If you're looking for a fitting way to decorate your home or need a hostess gift this Thanksgiving, you might want to try making a simple sage wreath. Since many cooks use sage to season their turkey and stuffing, it makes perfect sense to incorporate this herb wreath into the celebration! To make a sage wreath you will need: A large quantity of sage (10-12 big bunches) Sturdy wire (formed into a circle) to serve as your frame Trim off the thick ends of your sage as well as any brown, spotted leaves. Using your floral wire, attach one bunch of sage at a time, working your way around your wire frame until it is full. Easy, no? I'll be back soon with more Thanksgiving fun! (and yes, I'm using sage again... Can you sense a theme here?) Oh, just in case you're interested in more herb wreaths, you can go here!
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30 Rock Comes to Middlebury? So I’m watching last night’s wonderfully daffy 30 Rock, which will be the last new episode for a long time until the writer’s strike ends (about which I’m feeling less and less optimistic). The main storyline involves Jack and C.C. meeting halfway between NYC and DC for a rendezvous, in what is supposed to be Hockassin, a Pennsylvania mining town. Before the first scene in Hockassin, we get this 2-second establishing shot: That, my friends, is my hometown of Middlebury, Vermont. For those of you who’ve never visited, it’s tiny, completely out-of-the-way (unless your way involves traveling between Rutland and Burlington), and not-at-all like a Pennsylvania coal mining town. So what gives? Why would the show use this footage here, as it’s presumably less convenient to capture than a real Pennsylvania setting? Is some 30 Rock producer a Middlebury alum who slipped it in as a quick homage (much like Snake on The Simpsons, whose life of crime is motivated to pay back his loans to Middlebury)? Anybody out there in the Internets have a clue? Filed under: Middlebury, TV Shows, Vermont \| 6 Comments Tags: 30 rock
Up to $100 Off Entire Order! Use coupon code JWW7OFF during checkout (expires 9/30/2011) for 7% off. Minimum purchase $250. ABOUT OIL REPRODUCTION Almost a year ago, David at 1st-art-gallery.com contacted me regarding linking up with his company to provide Waterhouse enthusiasts with hand-painted reproductions of Waterhouse masterpieces. I asked him to provide me with 2 samples, one of Destiny and one of Circe Invidiosa; however, given the time and cost, he was only able to commit to Destiny. I asked for Destiny because I've seen it in person and Circe Invidiosa is my favorite. After several weeks, he sent me a few photos of the reproductions to get my opinion before sending it to me. I found some missing details and asked that he correct it before sending it to me. A few more weeks, he contacted me and got my address as I found that the reproduction was rather agreeable to the original. In return, I'll create a section on jwwaterhouse.com to 1st-art-gallery.com reproduction efforts. In any case, I have been pre-occupied with other endeavors in my life and haven't been true to my tasks until now. So here it is, the details of the reproduction sent. I'll let you be the judge of its accuracy. I find it pretty close to the original. Destiny came in a hardtube container complete with process details and care instructions. The 1st-art-gallery currently carries virtually ever painting of many sizes. For more information, click the "Purchase Oil Reproduction" link on the bottom of each painting on jwwaterhouse.com or visit the studio directly. I think so, Brain, but can the Gummi Worms really live in peace with the Marshmallow Chicks? - Pinky Current Waterhouse Posters Promotion 25% Off Entire Order!, use coupon code APW29 during checkout (expires 11/16/2012).
TOP 5 HEALTH ISSUES FACING AMERICAN PETS TODAY By Ann Hohenhaus, DVM 1. Pets are becoming medically underserved Data shows the pet population in the U.S. is climbing, but visits to veterinarians are declining. On an annual basis in 2007, dogs saw a veterinarian 2.6 times per year and cats only 1.7 times, indicating cats are affected more than dogs. This number has continued to decline in the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2008. Taking your cat or dog to the veterinarian allows early detection and intervention before medical problems like obesity cause serious disease. 2. Obesity in pets, like in humans, is skyrocketing Veterinarians know pets are getting fatter, but research has shown pet owners are not likely to recognize obesity in their pets, perhaps because they themselves are overweight. In dogs, obesity is linked to an increased body mass index (BMI) in their owners. If you love your pet and want it to live a long, healthy life, keep its weight down. Obese pets have a shorter lifespan and increased risk of cancer, heart disease, respiratory problems, bladder disease, and, like humans, diabetes. 3. Diabetes is increasing in both cats and dogs Banfield State of Pet Health reports a 32% increase in diabetes in dogs and 16% increase in cats, comparing 2006 to 2010. This is likely tied to the obesity epidemic in pets. Diabetes can be treated in dogs and cats, but it involves someone in the family injecting insulin once or twice daily under the skin and monitoring response to treatment. Preventing diabetes by maintaining an ideal body weight is simply easier for everyone. 4. Cancer: a major illness in both cats and dogs According to the Morris Animal Foundation, 1 in 4 dogs dies from cancer and cancer is the leading cause of death in dogs over 2 years of age. In dogs, breed is strongly associated with specific types of cancer. Golden retrievers commonly develop lymphoma, German shepherds a splenic tumor called hemangiosarcoma, and Pugs a skin tumor known as a mast cell tumor. Cats get cancer too, most commonly lymphoma. Annual examinations and blood tests by your family veterinarian will help to detect tumors while they are still easily treatable. 5. Dental disease is on the rise Reluctant is the descriptor for many pet owners when it comes to dental procedures in their pets. I understand their concern for the required general anesthesia, but I am concerned their reluctance is compromising their pet’s health. Periodontal disease is very prevalent in cats and in one study, all cats had evidence of periodontal disease. Over 10% were severely affected and nearly all had bone loss in the jaw as determined by dental x-rays. Having periodontal disease may cause collateral damage in other parts of your pet’s body. In dogs, periodontal disease was associated with increases in markers of systemic inflammation and indicators of failing kidney function, and was also associated with endocarditis and heart muscle problems. For more information on healthcare issues facing American pets today, watch my video interview with Yahoo! Animal Nation.
Arts & Culture Today on Your Call: What are you doing for fun this summer that’s free or low cost? On today's Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about free events, museums, nature walks, and hikes. What about free and low cost staycations where you take off a leave days, and enjoy your area. What are your recommendations? We’ll be joined by SFKids.org, FunCheapSF, and the Nature Institute. Join us at 10 or email firstname.lastname@example.org. Where do you go to find free activities? It’s Your Call, with Holly Kernan and you. Johnny Hayes, the founder of funcheapsf.com, a listing of fun but affordable things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area. David Loeb, the Executive Director & Publisher of The Bay Nature Institute Robin Dutton-Cookston, the calendar editor at SFkids.org SF Kids: kid-friendly events in the Bay Area National Steinbeck Center Steinbeck: currently showing an exhibit of art inspired by banned books and other challenged art
Updates: Sage’s Valentines Day Menu is out! 5 courses meal at RM 288 nett per pax, breaching our criteria of not being massively expensive. Ops! Valentine’s Day, one of the most dreaded days of the year for men is just 14 days away! Well, Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be another source of stress because we are here to help! Together with KampungBoy, we have selected 5 restaurants in KL based on the following criterias: 1) We have personally been there, tried the food and walked away happy. 2) Ambiance, ambiance, ambiance! 3) Not massively expensive (< RM 400 per couple) So yeah, in case you are wondering why Cilantro (too expensive), Lafite (never been there), Il Lido(never been there), Upper Deck (our favourite, but V-Day set at RM 600++ per couple), Garibaldi (love the food, but V-Day set RM 238 per person) or whoever never made it onto the list. Samplings On The Fourteenth Valentine’s Day Menu House Smoked Duck and Scallop Saffron Seafood Soup Pink Grapefruit Sorbet with Campari Grilled Beef Tenderloin Pan-fried Cod Fish Fillet RM 158.00++ per person, inclusive of a glass of sparkling wine each and a stalk of lovely rose for the lady. While savouring in the exquisite 5-course menu, embrace your loved ones with joy and hilarity this Valentine’s Day. A line up of top comedians are taking stage, set to leave the audience in stitches of laughter and glee. Featuring Australian comedian – Greg Sullivan; and local talents – Andrew Netto and Rizal Van Geyzel, you will find nothing more sultry than a full throated laugh and giggle of delights from your beloved to start off a fun filled Valentine’s night! The show is inclusive of a glass of complimentary Carlsberg beer as well. Samplings on the Fourteen 14th Floor, East Tower, 1, Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 603- 2117 8000 ext 8131 Fax: 603- 2117 8155 Nestled in a 100-year-old building in the heart of Chinatown, Ril’s Steakhouse opened its door last December with the aim of providing KL-ites with the best meat in the city. Stepping into Ril’s Steakhouse, one will be easily attracted by the soaring ceilings, cosy leather furniture, and raw industrial accents amidst the rustic decor. White tablecloths and the hanging chandelier create a classy feel. 500g Australian Angus Rib Eye Ril’s Steakhouse menu features simple yet refined steakhouse classics with a selection of mouth watering starters, mains, sides and desserts. Head Chef and Owner, Tunku Khairil Ibrahim knows meat and just how to cook it. The steak at Ril’s Steakhouse is either Malaysia-reared Gemas Gold or air-flown Australian Angus steaks – we love the fact we know where our meet is coming from. Ril’s Valentine’s Day Menu Hibiscus Fizz - Choice of alcholic or non-alchoholic Lobster Bisque - Drizzled with luxurious white truffle oil Tuna Tataki with Charred Artichokes - Served with sticky soy glazed panroasted new potato, candied apple puree, and smoked chili jam 500g Australian Angus Rib Eye - For two to share, with an assortment of sides (+ RM 20) Chicken Casserole - Served on a bed of wilted spinach, with a rich jus reduction 300g Australian Prime Rib Eye - Accompanied by an assortment of sides Rich Chili & Chocolate Mousse - A sinful combination of aphrodisiac ingredients Mango & Ginger Cheesecake - A sweet yet saucy combination of smooth and spicy flavours RM150++ per person – first 10 couples who booked gets complimentary wine! The Warehouse Gallery & Cafe, Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, Kuala Lumpur. The ambiance is perfect – classy, lush but not intimidating, with the occasional melody of glass clinging, soft whispering and sizzling at the background. Feuillete of Anago with Foie Gras and Duxelles Sage Restaurant Valentine’s Day Menu Sage Restaurant & Wine Bar The Residences Level 6 The Gardens, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Located at a quieter part of Bangsar, Opus Bistro is a homey, long-standing Italian restaurant that attracts a loyal group of regulars with its classic offerings. The restaurant has been there, in the same place, since forever ago. We celebrated our 2nd anniversary here, and now we are going into our 7th year. Time flies and it is also a true testament to Opus Bistro’s great food and attentive services. Our revisit has reaffirm the fact that Opus Bistro has got indisputable food quality, just like its reputable sister outlets at Jalan Bangkung. Though ‘glam’ dining as such is not light on the pocket (for us lar), but the food quality more than makes up for it. Opus Bistro Valentine’s Day Menu TBA (still waiting for reply) 67, Jalan Bangkung 59100 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03 20924288 The two storey high restaurant has adopted a simple but elegant bright white theme which creates an atmosphere that entices guests to relax. The exposed brick wall, even in its unfinished state, is rustic yet refined. It gives the room a more casual, Mediterranean mood, and that mood is enhanced by Croatia’s travel brochures scattered across the table and a screen playing clips featuring the lovely country. Stef’s Chocolate Cake Dubrovnik Restaurant offers an unforgettable Croatia experience in an easygoing and relaxed setting. Definitely not light on the pocket, but every dollar spent on the food and ambiance is worth while. Dubrovnik Restaurant Valentine’s Day Menu 3 course dinner at RM 118++ per pax, with complimentary champagne cocktails J-0G-14, Solaris Mont Kiara, No.2, Jalan Solaris, Mont Kiara Tel: 03 62036780118
Latest Team Rankings Free Text Alerts \|ShopMobileRadio RSSRivals.com Yahoo! Sports\| \|College Teams\|\|High Schools\| October 12, 2012To get a closer look at the Saturday's game we caught up with Jeff Johnson, the publisher of O-State Illustrated. Gundy may not announce the starting quarterback until Saturday. What are some of the differences between Lunt and Walsh? The way to put that KU fans may identify with due to previous matchups is Wes Lunt most closely resembles Brandon Weeden, while Walsh is similar to Zac Robinson. Lunt is the tall, relatively immobile guy who can make every throw on the field. On the other hand, Walsh has an adequate arm, is very mobile and excels running the zone read. Robinson never ran the OSU offense of 2010-12, so that is certainly a difference between the former OSU quarterback and the current backup/possible-starter Walsh. If Lunt plays Saturday, Kansas will have to defend the pass all over the field, but give absolutely no thought to the QB run-game. With Walsh, the Jayhawks can focus their pass-defense attention primarily between the numbers on the field and give far less attention to the deep ball. Walsh is dangerous when he takes off, as evidenced by his 50-yard run against Texas in the fourth quarter. Walsh carried eight times for 57 yards in that game, while completing 18-of-27 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns (one interception). Oklahoma State has the nation's top offense. How has Gundy been able to keep the offense going so well over the years? A combination of recruiting very well on that side of the ball, and consistently having great coaching. The hire of Dana Holgorsen after the 2009 season is what transformed the OSU offense from very good to one of the nation's best. Weeden and Justin Blackmon had something to do with that as well, though they've actually kept pace with previous years' numbers with either a true or redshirt freshman running the show. Perhaps the difference in the "OSU spread" and the "Air Raid" as it has traditionally been is Gundy's dedication to keeping a strong run game. Holgorsen conformed his offense to that thought and current coordinator Todd Monken has advanced it further. Offensive line coach Joe Wickline is one of two offensive coaches (inside receivers coach Doug Meacham being the other) to have been on-staff for every OSU offense the last eight years. Both of those guys are underrated, and Wickline has managed to put together very, very good o-lines for seven seasons in a row. Talk about the Oklahoma State defense. Who are the top play-makers and what style of defense do they run OSU runs a base 4-3 under Bill Young. In the last couple of years, he has gone to a three-man front on third- and fourth-and-longs especially strongly the last two seasons. That can be a 3-4 or a 3-3-5 alignment. It worked well last season, as it produces turnovers and prevented touchdowns, especially in the red-zone. It hasn't worked as well so far in 2012, and there could be a move partially away from the philosophy starting this weekend. The Cowboys have their best pair of interior defensive linemen in the Gundy Era in Calvin Barnett and James Castleman. The same was thought to be true of the cornerback pairing of Brodrick Brown and Justin Gilbert, but their results through four games has been mixed. 2011 strong safety Markelle Martin moved on to the NFL. That has been a weak spot, and defensive end play hasn't lived up to expectations yet. They are calling for rainy weather and heavy winds. Can Oklahoma State be effective by mainly running the ball? I think absolutely so. Whichever quarterback plays, the Cowboys have had a very effective running game in every game this season. Against Texas - widely thought in pre-season to be the Big 12's best run defense - OSU ran for 275 yards on 40 attempts. Kansas-native Joseph Randle accounted for 199 of those by himself. Walsh certainly strengthens the Cowboy run game, if he is the starter. If there are any weaknesses on the team what are they? The defense has not been good on third or fourth downs, and not particularly strong against the pass. Offensively, the 2012 squad has bogged down in the redone more often than the last two seasons and the Cowboys settle for more field goals than normal. How do you see the game playing out and what is your prediction? Oklahoma State should go in and roll the Jayhawks. That was the popular theory when they went to Arizona early this season and the Wildcats hung around through OSU taking a 14-0 lead early and wound up beating OSU handily. KU needs to put up as much of a fight as they did early in the KSU game and see what happens from there. Either way, I see a three-touchdown win for OSU.
SAN DIEGO -- There wasn't much that Padres outfielder Cameron Maybin liked about his performance during the team's recently-completed nine-game road trip. "To be honest, this last road trip was the worst I've felt [offensively] all year," said Maybin, who was 4-for-29 on the trip. But Monday represented more than just the start of a new week for Maybin, who spent time watching himself hit in the team's video room and talking with hitting coach Phil Plantier about his swing. On Tuesday, Maybin had more than just a hint of optimism in his voice, and it was backed up by a two-hit output in San Diego's 7-3 loss to the Rangers. "Yesterday was the best that I've felt," Maybin said. "I was taking good, aggressive swings. I've gotten back to my old mechanics. Looking forward, this is the most excited I've been. I'm ready now to get back to doing what I can do. I like where I'm at." Maybin, who signed a five-year contract extension worth $25 million in March, admitted to pressing and trying to do too much. "I think it's been a case where I was trying to build off last year and I changed some things," he said. "I messed around with my leg kick and maybe tried to refine some things that weren't really me." While Maybin has struggled, he is swinging at fewer pitches outside the strike zone than last season. His strikeout percentage from 2011 (22 percent) has decreased (19.4 percent). His walk rate is also up (9.5 percent) from last year (7.7 percent). "There have been some positive things to look at," he said. Now Maybin is hoping there's more, as he attempts to get back to his 2011 form that saw him hit .264 with nine home runs, 40 RBIs and 40 steals. Padres sign second-round pick Baltz SAN DIEGO -- The Padres announced Tuesday that they signed outfielder Jeremy Baltz, a second-round Draft pick from St. John's University. The Padres have now signed 11 of the 14 players they selected in the first 10 round of the First-Year Player Draft, which was held earlier this month. Baltz, the No. 68 overall selection, signed for $625,000. The assigned value for that pick was $757,900. On Friday, the Padres signed their top pick, left-handed pitcher Max Fried, for $3 million. That was the assigned value for the No. 7 overall pick. On Monday, the team agreed to a deal with right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin. Eflin, who was in San Diego for a physical on Monday, agreed to a deal for $1.2 million. The remaining unsigned players from the first 10 rounds are Stony Brook outfielder Travis Jankowski (No. 44 overall), right-handed pitcher Walter Weickel (No. 55) and right-handed pitcher Andrew Lockett (fourth-round). Both Weickel and Lockett were high school seniors. All told, the Padres have now signed 33 of their 44 overall Draft picks. Padres prospects take part in All-Star Games SAN DIEGO -- Several Padres prospects took part in two Minor League All-Star Games on Tuesday -- and many of them fared well. In the Carolina League/California League All-Star Game, Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore infielder Cory Spangenberg went 0-for-1 with a walk. Center fielder Rico Noel was 0-for-1 with a strikeout. Starting pitcher Donn Roach tossed a scoreless inning with a strikeout. Outfielder Rymer Liriano was 0-for-1. Kevin Quackenbush recorded two outs in relief as the Carolina League posted a 9-1 victory. In the Midwest League All-Star Game, Class A Fort Wayne catcher Austin Hedges went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Starting pitcher Adys Portillo walked one in one scoreless inning. Pitcher Frank Garces got two outs, including one strikeout in relief in a game won by the East Division over the West, 18-2. Infielder Logan Forsythe, who hasn't started a game since Wednesday, was available to pinch-run Tuesday, though manager Bud Black was unsure when he will return to the lineup, as he's recovering from a sore left abdomen. Forsythe participated in full on-field drills before Tuesday's game against Texas. He took batting practice and ground balls. "He's getting better," Black said. "You could see him in a game ... if warranted. He can run. He wants to play, but he's been honest about how his side feels."
TORONTO -- Rangers manager Ron Washington gave shortstop Elvis Andrus a day off for Saturday's tilt against the Blue Jays. Andrus had played in 47 of the team's past 48 games, and Washington felt it was time to give him a little breather. He originally intended to sit him during Texas' last series in New York, but Andrus objected. "When I mentioned it to him in New York, he was ready to box," Washington joked. Andrus took the news better this time and was informed after the Rangers' 3-2 loss to Toronto on Friday that he was getting a day off. He will be back in Texas' lineup Sunday. Last season, Washington said the grueling 162-game schedule took a noticeable toll on Andrus, particularly on the defensive end. But this year, he doesn't have those same concerns and considers it proof that Andrus has grown into a more mature player. "He's learned how to deal with a little bit of fatigue and play through it," Washington said. "He's only human, so he will make some errors. But you don't see him making them because he's tired or he's trying to do something that shouldn't be done. He just makes them because he is human." Taking Andrus' place at shortstop was utility man Michael Young, who batted second, which is Andrus' normal spot in the order. It was just the second start that Young has made at short this season. The 34-year-old has mainly been used as the team's designated hitter and has also seen time at first, second and third base. The 35-year-old Young has struggled at the plate this year, entering Saturday's contest batting .270 with a .644 OPS, his lowest marks since the 2002 season. But Washington thinks a breakout for the seven-time All-Star is right around the corner. "I still believe he's about to pick us up any time," Washington said. "There's a spurt in him." Dempster to start Monday against Orioles TORONTO -- Ryan Dempster, who didn't make his scheduled start Saturday against the Blue Jays due to personal reasons, will make his next start Monday against the Orioles. According to multiple media accounts, Dempster missed Saturday's game because he didn't have a passport. The Rangers, who have not confirmed those reports, announced on Friday that Dempster had been placed on the restricted list due to personal reasons. As a result, the Rangers have made some tweaks to their rotation for the upcoming week. Right-hander Scott Feldman was supposed to start Monday, but he will be pushed back a day, as will lefty Derek Holland and Yu Darvish. The only starter who will pitch on normal rest for the week ahead is All-Star Matt Harrison, who gets the ball for Sunday's series finale in Toronto. Manager Ron Washington said pitching coach Mike Maddux came up with a number of different scenarios, but ultimately felt it was best to give a few of his starters an extra day of rest. One option included skipping Dempster entirely. "We decided to stay in line and just give everybody a day," Washington said. Taking Dempster's spot Saturday was veteran Roy Oswalt, who Washington said would be limited to roughly 75 pitches. "He will let us know how far he can go," Washington said. "I'm hoping he can at least get through five [innings]. Get through five, we can manage the last four. If it's less than five, it will be rough." Washington said everybody was available in the bullpen, which was likely to see plenty of action Saturday. Martinez gets second start behind the plate TORONTO -- Luis Martinez started behind the plate for just the second time this season for the Rangers' contest against the Blue Jays on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who was called up after Mike Napoli was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left quad, is giving incumbent starting catcher Geovany Soto a day off. Washington believes catching is one area where the Rangers could receive better production, as Napoli has had a down year after a career 2011 season and Soto has struggled, especially since coming to the American League. In 11 games since joining the Rangers, Soto was batting just .175 with a .233 on-base percentage and a .275 slugging percentage. As a whole, Texas catchers are hovering around the league average mark, which is .243/.310/.400. Washington said it's a difficult position to pinch-hit for, so he will have to live with the production he is getting for now. The problem with pinch-hitting for a catcher, according to Washington, is that if his replacement gets injured, it can be detrimental to the team because he would have to turn to someone inexperienced. Getting Napoli back, who is hitting .223 with 17 homers and 40 RBIs, will be key. That may not happen until September, as the club plans to take it slow with him, but Washington is encouraged by Napoli's progress. "He's been doing a lot of squats out there with medicine balls trying to strengthen [the quad]," Washington said. "He looks different in batting practice, so his body must be feeling better. Not that he ever made that an excuse. He's working." Chris Toman is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Padres Press Release Padres announce schedule for 2013 FanFest pres. by State Farm Player autographs, Garage Sale, clubhouse tours, clinics & more are part of free event February 9 The San Diego Padres today released details surrounding 2013 FanFest presented by State Farm, including a complete schedule of clinics, forums and autograph signings. The free annual event returns to Petco Park this Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Gates open to the general public at 10:00 a.m. Padres Platinum, Gold and Blue Members receive exclusive early access from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with printable passes they were sent via email. Fans who are not Members can pre-register at no cost at www.padres.com/fanfest for a special pass allowing them to enter at 9:30 a.m. FanFest presented by State Farm will run until 4:00 p.m. Free parking will be provided in four locations: the three surface lots along Imperial Ave. (southeast side of Petco Park) and the Padres Parkade (10th Ave at J St). More than two dozen Padres players participate at FanFest, joined by alumni, broadcasters and members of the front office. Fans will have the opportunity to get autographs, tour the clubhouse, run the bases and catch fly balls in the outfield. Also featured will be a kids' pitching clinic with Padres All-Star closer Huston Street and a kids' batting clinic with Cameron Maybin. An expanded Military Zone in Park at the Park will feature an interactive dive display with an underwater breathing system and an interactive jump display provided by Navy Special Warfare, among other activities provided by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps. Padres owners Ron Fowler and Peter Seidler, Padres executives Tom Garfinkel and Josh Byrnes, manager Bud Black, players and broadcasters will take part in scheduled fan forums. The Padres' flagship radio station, The Mighty 1090, will broadcast live from Petco Park for the duration of the event, with live player interviews scheduled throughout the day. In addition, the Padres Foundation will host its annual Garage Sale. This year, the Garage Sale will be featured at a new location: inside the Park Blvd. gate. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase rare, one-of-a-kind Padres items, including game-used jerseys and batting helmets, with proceeds going to the Padres Foundation. Fans are encouraged to arrive early at FanFest to get their first choice of autograph session vouchers and Garage Sale merchandise. The list of players scheduled to sign autographs comprises John Baker, Anthony Bass, Brad Boxberger, Brad Brach, Andrew Cashner, Chris Denorfia, Logan Forsythe, Jedd Gyorko, Chase Headley, Nick Hundley, Casey Kelly, Mark Kotsay, Tommy Layne, Cory Luebke, Cameron Maybin, Miles Mikolas, Adys Portillo, Carlos Quentin, Clayton Richard, Tyson Ross, Tim Stauffer, Huston Street, Joe Thatcher, Dale Thayer, Will Venable, Nick Vincent and Joe Wieland. A full schedule of the day and a map are attached. Please note: the schedule is subject to change. The most up-to-date information can be found online at padres.com/fanfest. FanFest presented by State Farm also will be the first opportunity for fans to guarantee their seats for some of the biggest match-ups of the 2013 season, including the New York Yankees' first-ever visit to Petco Park. The Padres Budweiser 6 Pack includes the choice of one Yankees game (either Friday Aug. 2 or Sunday Aug. 4), and five additional games, with Opening Day and select other games excluded. The Budweiser 6 Pack is available in three seating locations, with prices starting at $99. The package will be available online, at the Petco Park box office and by phone at 619.795.5555 beginning at 7:30 a.m. on February 9. Additionally, tickets will be on sale at two locations inside the ballpark during the event. Visit www.padres.com for the complete 2013 schedule, including game times (subject to change).
HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- Much like the fans in attendance at Thursday night's 18-inning Caribbean Series final didn't want the championship game to end, the contingent of D-backs executives on site in Hermosillo were sad to see yet another trip to their sister city come to a conclusion. Yet, with Team Mexico capturing the title and tens of thousands heading home happy, so, too were the D-backs, who accomplished quite a bit during the goodwill trip that leads into a busy weekend at Chase Field with the Subway D-backs Fan Fest and inaugural Race Against Cancer. "Hermosillo was the center of the baseball world, and for us, this is like a second home, so we wanted to make sure we found time to take part in the festivities," said D-backs president & CEO Derrick Hall. "From helping the kids in the community to strengthening our business relationships and getting a chance to remind fans about the upcoming World Baseball Classic, this was an extremely productive visit." Special assistant to Hall and D-backs legend Luis Gonzalez arrived early in the week and conducted a clinic with some of the top young players in the city on Monday, as the D-backs partnered with the Arizona Mexico Commission to put on the event. Each child took home a D-backs hat and T-shirt while Gonzalez took home some great memories. "These kids were very talented, and for us to not only teach them a few things but share our passion for the D-backs was really important," said Gonzalez, who once played for Tijuana's entry in the Caribbean Series in 1990. "Whether it was at the clinic, at the new ballpark or even at our hotel, there's a certain amount of pride that we get when we see people wearing a D-backs hat around Mexico." Gonzalez threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Tuesday's game while Hall was given that honor prior to Wednesday night's game. However, after taking the mound, he handed the ball over to a young D-backs fan who just happened to be the son of D-backs Spanish-language broadcaster Oscar Soria, a local legend in Hermosillo. Prior to the game on Wednesday, the D-backs hosted a news conference at Estadio Sonora, the new ballpark that was inaugurated for the Caribbean Series after the D-backs helped consult on the planning and construction. In front of a packed house of nearly 75 members of the media, the team was able to share its passion for Hermosillo while reminding fans about the upcoming opportunity to see Team Mexico face the D-backs in a World Baseball Classic exhibition on March 5, followed by official Classic games on March 7-9 at Chase Field and Salt River Fields. "You could really tell how much the media was interested in the World Baseball Classic, and we know that carries over to the fans in Mexico as well," said Hall. "We expect there to be a great turnout for the games, and if the atmosphere is anything like what we saw at the Caribbean Series this week, we will all be able to say it was a tremendous success." The D-backs' contingent -- which also included executive vice president Tom Harris, senior vice president Josh Rawitch, Spanish-language broadcaster Richard Saenz, Arizona's scout in Mexico, Derrick Bryant, and Roland Hemond, D-backs special assistant to the president/CEO -- was invited to a luncheon Thursday afternoon at the state Capitol by Enrique Mazon, owner of the Hermosillo Naranjeros. It was there that the team of executives met with Mayor Alejandro Lopez Caballero and were thanked publicly by Governor Guillermo Padres for their role in helping spread the love of baseball throughout Sonora. The luncheon was not without surprises, as Hemond was asked to speak to the distinguished guests. Without any idea he would be addressing a crowd, Hemond deftly spoke about the franchise's long-standing relationships in Sonora before returning to his seat to rousing applause. At the championship game, with a sellout crowd of more than 15,000 and at least 10,000 more fans outside the ballpark watching on giant television screens, the D-backs suite became a who's who of franchise history. Gonzalez was joined by fellow 2001 World Series champion Erubiel Durazo and former D-backs pitcher Elmer Dessens, while former D-backs Rodrigo Lopez, Karim Garcia, Oscar Villarreal and Edgar Gonzalez all played a role in the championship for Mexico, their second in the last three seasons. "This is a busy time of year, with everything going on this weekend from our Race Against Cancer and annual Fan Fest, to Spring Training starting next week," said Hall, who also toured a youth field the D-backs helped fund several years ago and began conversations about carrying D-backs games on a local radio station in Sonora. "But it is so important for us to take part in goodwill trips like this, and we truly look forward to our next visit to Hermosillo." This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays; 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekends. Call 816.513.5800 for more information. Zoological District Resident (Jackson/Clay County MO) pricing is only $5 Adults, $4.50 Seniors, $4.00 children 3-11. Regular Pricing $11.50 Adults; $10.50 Seniors; $8.50 Children ages 3-11. 2 and under are free. Located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri. Just off I-435 and US-71 highway, the Zoo is easily accessible from any part of the metropolitan area. 816.513.5800 Click Tickets Above to Buy Online! Tickets with Rides, Gift Certificates and Discounted Tickets must be purchased on-site at the Zoo's Admission windows. Thank you for your understanding. The mission of the Kansas City Zoo is to conserve and provide access to wildlife to entertain and educate our visitors in order to instill a respect for nature.We will accomplish this by: • Offering outstanding, year-round, affordable, high-quality guest experiences; • Demonstrating the diversity of wildlife; • Enhancing the care and survival of wildlife through research, education and conservation; • Operating a financially sound zoological park; • Offering our employees a fun, rewarding work environment; • Contributing to the cultural life of the Kansas City community and region; and • Achieving full community support. The Kansas City Zoo is actively involved with conservation efforts locally and throughout the world through many facets.
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays; 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekends. Call 816.513.5800 for more information. Zoological District Resident (Jackson/Clay County MO) pricing is only $5 Adults, $4.50 Seniors, $4.00 children 3-11. Regular Pricing $11.50 Adults; $10.50 Seniors; $8.50 Children ages 3-11. 2 and under are free. Located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri. Just off I-435 and US-71 highway, the Zoo is easily accessible from any part of the metropolitan area. 816.513.5800 Click Tickets Above to Buy Online! Tickets with Rides, Gift Certificates and Discounted Tickets must be purchased on-site at the Zoo's Admission windows. Thank you for your understanding. Kansas City Zoo volunteers are a diverse team of individuals that love people and our Zoo. They enjoy interacting with, and helping people from all walks of life. Our volunteers have a passion for animals and nature and love to share their knowledge with our guests. We are looking for and select individuals that are: friendly, outgoing, dependable. interested in, and care about people, animals and nature like being outdoors in all kinds of weather committed to providing our guests with the highest standards of customer service. We know that a love of animals attracts people to the Zoo, however our volunteer programs do not involve any direct contact with the animal keepers, or with the handling or caring for the animals. If you are interested in an internship with our animal department, please visit our employment link for more information Kansas City Zoo volunteers must: Be at least 18 years of age and a high school graduate for adult volunteer programs, or at least 14 years for youth volunteer programs with a parent.* • Be able to pass a background check. • Be able to pay the materials fee for training materials and shirt and background check. • Be willing to contribute a minimum of 30 hours of service per year (5 hours per month minimum between May and August). • Have an appreciation of wildlife and commitment to conserving our natural world. • Enjoy meeting new people and providing excellent customer service to our guests. • Be willing to complete any on-site training as needed. all youth volunteers must be accompanied by an adult volunteer in the same program. Please see the “youth volunteer opportunities” for more information.
Kansas State should win. All the numbers heading into this weekend’s game would indicate that following the Wildcats 52-13 domination over Miami. Now it’s North Texas that will be the opponent in a final tune up for the start of Big 12 play against Oklahoma next week. But to Snyder, last week wasn’t about Miami, as this week is not about North Texas. “We’re trying to get ourselves better. We did that last week, but now we have to do it again.” That’s been the conversation this week, as has the fact that if K-State is not ready to play, they can be in the headlines this week as Arkansas was last week after a loss to Louisiana-Monroe. The players say the message has been heard loud and clear. Not taking anything for granted has been a focal point since losing to the Razorbacks in the Cotton Bowl to conclude a 10-win season in 2011. “It’s why we play the game,” said quarterback Collin Klein. “IT comes down to who executes better, who plans the best and who executes their plan the best. That can be said for anybody, any game and any week. We just have to make sure we have a good plan, and then work our plan.” While the series is hardly a rivalry, at least three of the four games are most memorable for at least one of the teams. • In 1985, North Texas won its only game, 22-10, holding Stan Parrish’s Wildcats to just 186 yards in total offense. • In 1989, “The Streak” ended with 0:00 left on the clock as Frank Hernandez caught a 12-yard pass from Carl Straw for a 20-17 victory. Defensive standout Maurice Henry said of the postgame celebration, “It was lie we had won the damn Super Bowl.” It was KSU’s 300th all-time win and broke streaks of 16 straight losses and 30 games – 0-29-1 – without a win. • In 2010 K-State won a 49-41 thriller as Daniel Thomas rushed for 269 yards for the ‘Cats and Lance Dunbar for 266 yards for the Mean Green. Of this game of 2012 coming one week before The Opening of Big 12 play at Oklahoma next week, Klein said, “It’s another important step just because it’s the next one. We played better last week, but we have not played our best game yet. That’s what we will continue to strive for.” As Snyder says, “The message is to not take anything for granted and to take it a day at a time. Do not try to look beyond trying to prepare ourselves for today. Even though I know it is not their intent to be complacent or take something for granted, they do. “It is all about our youngsters, our coaches and our team doing what we do day-in and day-out in preparation,” said Snyder. “It’s nothing more than that.”
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Time: 45 mins 2 cloves of garlic 2 small or one large white onion 2 Peppers any colour 300g closed cup mushrooms 5 Baby Potatoes Handful of green olives (pitted) 400g Tin of cannellini beans 400g Tin of chopped tomatoes 2 teaspoons of Vegetable stock 2 teaspoons of Bart Baharat Middle Eastern Spice mix 4 Half tea spoons: 1 half a tea spoon of Paprika, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Cinnamon Salt and Pepper This would be traditionally done in a Tagine but as I do not currently own one I attempted a make shift oven baked version inspired by a conversation I had with the chef at Food for Thought in Covant Garden, after I tried their Vegetable Tagine done in this way. Preheat your oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5 Take a large oven tray / casserole dish and put over as many hobs as you can on a medium heat. Drizzle a glug of olive oil around the tray and add in crushed or finely chopped garlic. Whilst these gently brown add in sliced white onion and sweat for about 5 minutes until soft. Wash all the vegetables ready to chop and go in.Firstly quarter the baby potatoes and add to the tray as they will cook the longest. After a few minutes follow with peppers, mushrooms and the aubergine all roughly chopped the same size. Olives also halves and to be added then give this all a good stir and keep these cooking for about 10 minutes. After this time add the tin of cannellini beans with the water in, the tin of chopped tomatoes followed by a tin full of water. Add two table spoons of vegetable stock and two table spoons of the spices. Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper and stir well. Bring the sauce up to heat until you see the sauce bubbling up at the sides of the oven dish. Get a large sheet of tin foil and place on top of the tray shiny side down. You want the foil to be tight around the edges leaving quite a big dome on the top which is why you need a large sheet. You are almost trying to replicate the tagine lid but with foil, however don’t go too big otherwise you will not be able to fit it in your oven. Place in the oven for about 25-30 minutes. When its ready remove the foil and allow to cool for a few minutes, then serve in nice earthy bowls with toasted wholemeal pitta, cous cous or a type of cous cous like bulghar wheat or quinoa.
Fraser, I. (2005) A Micro-econometric Analysis of Grape Supply Contracts in Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 49 (1). pp. 23-46. ISSN 1364-985X. \|The full text of this publication is not available from this repository. (Contact us about this Publication)\| This paper examines wine grape supply contracts used in the main grape growing regions of Australia. An empirical analysis provides insight into specific aspects of contract design and implementation. Statistical analyses of sample data reveal differences between regions in contract specifications. Lower quality grape growing regions place a greater reliance on grape quality assessment to determine bonus/penalty payments compared to higher quality regions. Contracts in higher quality regions place greater emphasis on explicit winery involvement and direction in vineyard management. Results indicate that longer duration contracts are more inclusive in terms of the number of clauses included. Evidence of risk shifting (i.e., winery to grower) for high quality grapes is reported, where the price received by growers is determined by the bottle price of the wine produced. \|Subjects:\|\|H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory\| \|Divisions:\|\|Faculties > Social Sciences > Kent Business School > Agri-Environment Economics\| \|Depositing User:\|\|Iain Fraser\| \|Date Deposited:\|\|01 Oct 2008 12:14\| \|Last Modified:\|\|14 Jan 2010 14:20\| \|Resource URI:\|\|http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/5510 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)\| - Depositors only (login required):
So I hear there’s some big football game on Sunday. Let me just disclose something right off the bat: I know nothing about football. The only team I’ve ever rooted for was my high school football team when my brother Dan was #70 and nicknamed Danimal. Annnnnd…. that was about 18 years ago, give or take. No, the only thing I really pay attention to when it comes to the Superbowl are the commercials, which I watch on YouTube on Monday morning so I don’t have to wade through all that football to see them. Oh, and I get really jealous thinking about all the guacamole that’s being consumed around the country. Sometimes I think I should have a Superbowl Party just so I can make some Seven Layer Dip and Little Smokies. But Mike isn’t into football either (if you ask him who’s playing in the Superbowl, he’ll probably say “Um… the Angels?” Try it sometime.) We’re not Superbowl people, just so we’re clear. But how about you? Are you having a party? Are you making cookies? Are you rooting for this team? Or this team? Or how about the 1993 Deer Park High School Football team? Now, I know I’m very late to have a football cookie cutter giveaway. There’s no way I’m going to get these to the winner by Superbowl Sunday, even if I sent them yesterday. But there’s always next year. And there’s always the fall when you or someone you love starts following (or playing for) their favorite football team. It’s never too early to plan ahead, right? So answer a question for me in a comment to this post and I’ll pick a winner at random to win these: The Question is: What is your level of interest in the Superbowl? Are you there for the food, the football, or the commercials? Are you having a party? Or are you asking yourself right now “What in the world is the Superbowl??” I’m just taking a poll. Ok, now a quickly-thrown-together-not-very-thorough tutorial on the Steelers logo, for those who are interested. It actually was a lot simpler than I had thought originally, so I thought I’d share what I did. This was totally an afterthought, so I had to use a cookie that was intended for something else– so no laughing. I drew all these lines with food coloring markers, but if you don’t have any of those, you can also scratch the lines in with a scraper or toothpick. Or you can even use a graphite pencil, which is non-toxic and will give you some good guidelines. I liked using the marker so that the color matched the frosting color, in case some showed through. First, glaze a circle white and let it dry completely. Then, off to the top-right side, draw a yellow cross: Then draw a red cross, touching the yellow one like this: Then you’ll go back and pipe over these lines with coordinating colors, using a pretty runny-consistency frosting. After you get the cross piped on, go back and add four dots in each inside “corner” of the cross. I really wanted a picture of this next part, but I CAN NOT figure out how to take pictures of my own hands working on something. Hey all you food bloggers out there— how do you do that?? A tripod? Timers? I can’t seem to get it figured out. But what I did was take my boo-boo stick (a toothpick would also work), and just pushed the frosting around until it formed the shape I wanted. With the cross and the dots, you’re really already almost there– just use a scraper of some sort to smooth out the lines and make it look like you want it to. And please make sure you wash off your boo-boo stick before you drag it through the yellow frosting. And after you wash it, make sure you dry it really well so you don’t get water droplets on your cookie. Continue on with the other colors. Then add the Steelers, either piped or with food coloring marker, whichever you’re more comfortable with. I used marker and wished I would have piped it. I have much better piping penmanship than I do marker penmanship, which is the exact opposite of most people. And now I’m all ready for a Steeler’s tea party. Anybody have any crumpets? OOPS! Forgot to add– Giveaway ends Sunday, Feb 6th at Midnight. Please only enter one time. Good luck!!
(Mr. Mohammad Ashraf, 68, was born and raised in Srinagar. He attended the S.P. High School and the S.P College before joining the Regional Engineering College at Naseem Bagh in Civil Engineering. However, he changed his career to adventure sports like mountaineering and skiing, completing his training at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling and Gulmarg. He also completed a diploma in French language from the Alliance Française in New Delhi. He joined the J&K Tourism Department in 1973, rose to become its Director-General in 1996, and retired in 2003 after 30 years of service. He has been associated with the Adventure Sports at the national level and was recently re-elected as the Vice-President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, the apex body of adventure sports in India, for two years. To commend his efforts in introducing rescue measures in Kashmir Mountains, he was awarded “Merite-Alpin” by Swiss in a special function in Les Diablerets in 1993. He continues to be a member of the Governing Council of IMF and is also the President of Jammu & Kashmir Mountaineering & Hiking Club.) The Callous Kashmiri Many foreign authors who have had the chance of staying in Kashmir and working here for substantial period of time have written about the character of Kashmiris. Quite a few have commented upon the weaknesses of our character. Kashmiris have been called timid, cowards, cheats, liars and greedy. Sir Walter Lawrence in the “Valley of Kashmir”, though mentioning the bad traits of Kashmiris states that these weaknesses are not by nature but due to an extremely long period of external suppression. According to him Kashmiris are good at heart and it is the survival instinct which has made them timid and cowardly. According to him after a couple of generations live in an era of freedom, the real characteristics of honesty and bravery of the people will get restored. However, Kashmiris have yet to get that era of freedom where the future generations could grow unmolested and bring out the best of their character. Similarly, Canon Tyndale Biscoe in his book “Kashmir in sunlight and shade” has also remarked about the resilience of the Kashmiris in the face of the adverse conditions. According to him if the British had faced what Kashmiris have gone through, they would have lost their manhood! In spite of all the bad things said by some of these foreign authors about the character of Kashmiris, almost all have highlighted his compassion. Kashmiri is supposed to be very emotional and sentimental. According to one British author, a Kashmiri is always suspicious of outsiders and never reveals his true heart to any foreigner. He further says that a kind word and a joke can get the best out of a Kashmiri. The valley is called in Kashmiri the bowl of saints. One of the reasons for compassion has been the teaching of these mystics and saints. They not only preached compassion and humanity but themselves led a life of simplicity. However, the last two decades have completely changed the scene. The violence all round has made a Kashmiri totally callous. He seems to have apparently lost that feeling of compassion. Killings do not move him. Too much bloodshed everywhere has dehumanised and brutalised him. Material greed has grown so much that all other finer values have taken a back seat. In earlier times, a single killing would shut down the whole city and people would be in mourning all over the place. Not now! People are lying dead or injured in one street and the life is completely normal on the neighbouring one! Corruption has seeped into our blood and it is not frowned upon at all but taken as a normal way of life. Not only material but even moral corruption is at its height. The worst part is the proliferation of ill gotten wealth which has given rise to a class of nouveau riches! These people go to any lengths to display their dubious wealth which has shattered the values of the society and the have-nots feel dejected and helpless. Modernisation and globalisation have shattered the traditional way of life. Joint family system which was a strong pillar of the society is breaking up fast. In the upper middle class it is virtually gone due to nuclear families created by jobs all over the world. One finds children going to every place on this globe for better prospects with parents left behind alone in huge houses spending their last days in virtual solitary confinement. In the west it has been a way of life for quite sometime. Additionally, they have old age homes and citizens’ groups to look after the needs of the old. After some bitter experiences even they in the west are now trying to return to joint family system, while we are breaking it up! Unfortunately, we always pick up the flashy and jazzy things from the west and leave their stronger values. Honesty, truth, respect for normal laws, and the care of the aged taken as routine in the west are missing in our part of the world. For us the material greed is more than the human love and affection. Apart from the break up of joint family, even the normal social interactions have been severely affected. People very rarely visit relations and friends and have become some sort of islands in themselves. Everybody claims to be busy in various chores. However, the reality is that the people have become callous. There are only two occasions these days when people especially friends and relatives meet each other. Marriages or funerals! On many such occasions one gets a shock on seeing a friend after a long gap of time. People change! All are aged, some have grown beards, some have become thinner and some more bulky! Another important trait which has come up starkly among most of us is impatience. We all seem to be in a hurry. Whether on the roads, in a store, or in any other public facility we seem to be in a mad rush. We have no patience to wait for our turn! The worst part is that apart from being impatient, we are arrogant. We never admit our mistakes but try to brow beat others. Unfortunately, the situation of uncertainty has been managed deliberately in such a way so as to bring out the worst in our character. There is encouragement from all sides for bringing out the worst part and the best part of the character is choked by all means. There is no escape by putting blame on others for our own weaknesses. One has to boldly face the reality and take corrective steps lest we perish altogether as a civilised people. Someone has to begin the process. We need leaders who set examples to follow and not deliver sermons which they themselves do not adhere to! Will someone please take the initiative to bring back compassion and civility in our society?
I've just returned from a visit to Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. I was there as part of a trans-awareness weekend, which included an amazing drag show which included participation by one of the fraternities on campus, and and a genderfuck party in the frat house later. I was happy to hang out with a collection of perfectly delightful queers of all genders, sexualities, and persuasions. Top Row, Left to Right: Kelli, Mercedes, Kate, Haley, Will, Maddie. Front Row, Left to Right: Ellen, Kari (the photographer), Courtney, Rachael So I'm home for a bit, getting ready my winter/spring/summer tour. I'll be posting details here soon, but so far I'm scheduled for about 19 academic speaking/performing engagements, and 3 or 4 theatrical engagements of my shiny new solo show, "Kate Bornstein Is A Queer and Pleasant Danger." I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS TOUR! And I'm truly heartened by the welcome I received by the radically cool sex positivists and gender fuckers deep in America's heartland. Oh, yum. More news soon. kiss kiss!
Kate and Danny’s upgraded 10×10 Signature wedding album arrived in the mail recently and I had to share some photos as it’s utterly gorgeous! They chose to upgrade their album to include an additional 14 pages (smart people!) and added a luxurious and super cool acrylic photo cover. The construction of these albums is top-notch … they really are so much better than everything else that’s out there right now. And here are a few of my favorite spreads:
Jasper Beamon, an Omega man, receives an ominous e-mail from his past soul mate that she is publishing a tell-all book about their relationship. Plummeted into a neurotic tailspin, Jasper is forced to examine his life. But will he? Jasper’s journey begins in the hot and humid tobacco fields of North Carolina to the bloody sands of Vietnam to the sometimes violent post anti-apartheid South Africa. Throughout Jasper’s journey his constant companions, Jimmy Mack, his fateful appendage, and Lulu, his loyal Chinese Water dog urge, cajole and plead with him to change his life before it is too late. But can he? Upon returning to the United States, Jasper’s troubles mount. He is hospitalized for PTSD and loses ten million dollars in the economy downturn but expects President Obama to relieve him from greed, restlessness and irresponsibility. How dare he? 90 Percent: A Memoir of My Demise and Rise is humorous, political, passionate, timely, historic and filled with pop culture. With a voice that places her reader into a dream-like state, Kathryn L. Harris, has written a remarkable literary novel told in the first person.
The party is finally here... Justina from La Boheme Magique and Anna from Frosted Petunias came up with such a fun idea for a blog party ~ everyone who loves the movie Practical Magic was invited to do a blog post today ~ anything about the movie and/or what they love about it. I couldn't make up my mind, as usual, about what I wanted to do, but I ended up deciding to make a Book of Shadows. I've been wanting to make one for a while now, just for a fun decoration to have out around Halloween, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity. I really loved making these pages. I probably will make more and keep adding to it. Here's a few pages I've made so far. Be sure to check out all of the different parties today. All of the links can be found at Practical Magic Blog Party! A huge thanks to Justina and Anna for hosting such a fun party! Edited: I've had a few people ask me how I made these pages, so I thought I would add it here in case anyone else is curious as well. So here goes... I started off with thick blank watercolor paper. I used a mixture of coffee and walnut ink to stain the pages. I soaked the sheets for about 15 minutes in hot water with the coffee and walnut ink. I never really measure, but guessing ~ maybe I used about two tablespoons of walnut ink and maybe a cup of instant coffee grounds. I then laid all of the pages outside on the grass and sprayed the front side with Glimmer Mist. (I mix my Glimmer Mist colors, so I can't say exactly what color I used, but it was a mixture of browns). I left the pages in the sun to dry. After they dried, I cut them down to 8.5 x 11 and ran them through the printer to print out the spells. I then cut them down to the size of the book I was going to be adding them to (I used an old hardcover book). Then the fun part...I just used all kinds of different stamps to decorate the pages...there are a few rub-ons as well, but mostly stamps. After I finished stamping, I sanded all of the edges of the pages to look worn, and then inked the edges with ColorBox Charcoal Cat's Eye Chalk Ink. And that's it! If you have any other questions, just let me know!
Guns N’ Roses Announce Month-Long Fall 2012 Las Vegas Residency Las Vegas, the Guns N’ Roses road show is coming to you for the better part of a month. Axl Rose and crew have announced a series of 12 shows that will run between Oct. 31-Nov. 24 that will take place at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The concerts come on the heels of the 25th Anniversary of the classic ‘Appetite for Destruction’ album, but it’s not known if the band will do anything out of the ordinary with the classic disc. At present, dates include: Tickets for the residency start at $45 and will go on sale this Friday at The Joint’s website.
A collection of stories from individuals with disabilities, families, friends, and disability service providers in Tennessee Showing stories 1 - 2 of 2 Results related to: 14 to 21 years / Sibling Support / Sibling “My brother does get more attention, but it doesn’t like bug me as much because I know he’s special. But when I talk to his teachers they’ll be like, 'Well you have to treat him a little bit more normal because if not, he’s not going to get better.'” “From this point on, I want you to remember that it’s your job to prepare Tripp for the path, because you cannot prepare the path for Tripp.
Fri February 15, 2013 Kushner's 'Lincoln' Is Strange, But Also Savvy Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 12:11 pm This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. 15, 2012. Tony Kushner spent years writing the screenplay for Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln, but that wasn't the only heavy lifting he had to do. It also took some effort to overcome Daniel Day-Lewis' reluctance to play the title role. "I wanted to write to him and say, 'Daniel, apart from the fact that you're like one of the greatest actors ever, look in the mirror. God is trying to tell you something — you look like Abraham Lincoln!" Kushner tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies. Lincoln is based in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography of the 16th president, Team of Rivals — which helped convince the actor to accept the part. Kushner says that reading the book made Day-Lewis "feel that he was playing a character, as opposed to Superman." Kushner, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for his play Angels in America, read more than 20 books about Lincoln as he prepared to write the screenplay. "The man was just kind of a miracle worker in terms of finessing almost impossible circumstances and getting a result that he felt that he needed," Kushner says. "It was a combination of cunning [and] ruthlessness — he was sometimes very hard on his friends and asked them to make terrible sacrifices of their own ambitions." On the many interpretations of Lincoln "Although there are no interpretations of Lincoln that say that he was a bad person, or a person who at one point loved slavery and changed his mind — [interpretations] that make any sense to me and that I think are in any way credible — there are certainly various versions of Lincoln and aspects of Lincoln. Like for instance his melancholy (which I don't think he was) that are legitimate readings of him, and everybody has to pick their own. ... Many people who knew him, including most of his closest friends, talk about how isolated and lonely and strange he was. "And I would imagine Shakespeare and Mozart and Albert Einstein were also very strange. I think it must be very hard to have a cognitive process that really only in some ways resembles the cognitive processes of most of your fellow human beings. And the ability to see things that no one else can see, on one level, is a blessing — it's certainly a blessing for the rest of us when something is made of it — but it also must be a kind of curse, because it seals you up in a world that only you can see. "I mean, he was famously a joker, and a person who told stories, and a person who laughed and talked about how he had to laugh. He loved Shakespeare, and he loved Robert Burns, who were both writers who combine real heartbreak and tragedy with incredible humor and wit. And Lincoln said, 'I couldn't survive what I'm going through if I couldn't laugh.' "I don't think he was a depressed person. I think he was a man with an enormous capacity for grief that didn't deprive him of the ability to act. And he felt no need to hide the fact that he was grieving — and in fact saw, as the president of the United States, a duty to talk to the country about its grief during a time when we now think as many as 800,000 men in a country of 30 million died in combat in a four-year period." On getting a sense of 19th-century speech for the screenplay "The syntax in the middle of the 19th century is not all that antiquated. If you read any American authors from that time, it's more ornate, but certainly syntactically, the structures of the sentences are virtually identical to ours. They didn't use incomplete sentences in their writing, but there's some evidence that there was a good deal of that in the speech. "My main concern was to make it playable — that it had to be language that wouldn't get in the way either of what the actors needed to do with it, or the audience hearing it. That it rang true. And for that, 19th-century novels were an enormous help — also newspaper accounts and even transcripts of some conversations that are available. And I used the Oxford dictionary, and I checked every single word through all 10 million pages that I wrote. If any word struck me as possibly post-1865, the OED is great, because it's a word museum. And it will tell you when every word, as far as we know, first appeared in the English language." On Mary Todd Lincoln's contribution to the White House image "She apparently sold Lincoln's annual letter to Congress — which is what the State of the Union Address used to be — to a newspaper to raise money to buy stuff for the White House. And that, of course, was a huge transgression, and the House seriously thought of calling her up and investigating her. Lincoln stopped that. "The thing that I think people don't understand about Mary, or don't give her credit for, is that when they came to the White House, it was in an absolute shambles — as was the country. Obviously, it was falling apart in 1861. And I think because she came from a political family and had a very keen sense of political theater, she knew that the backdrop for the Lincoln administration had to be splendid and suggest power and coherence, since the U.S. at that moment was anything but coherent. It was disintegrating. "And she did it. When you look at the engravings from the time, people were clearly just blown away at how beautiful the place was. And she deserves an enormous amount of credit for doing that with almost no budget." On how Lincoln would have approached Reconstruction had he lived "I think that what Lincoln was doing at the end of war was a very, very smart thing. And it is maybe one of the great tragedies of American history that people didn't take him literally after he was murdered. The inability to forgive and to reconcile with the South in a really decent and humane way, without any question, was one of the causes of the kind of resentment and perpetuation of alienation and bitterness that led to the quote-unquote 'noble cause,' and the rise of the Klan and Southern self-protection societies. "The abuse of the South after they were defeated was a catastrophe, and helped lead to just unimaginable, untellable human suffering. So had Lincoln not been murdered, and had he really been able to guide Reconstruction, I think there's a good reason to believe that he would have acted on those principles, because he meant them. We know that he meant them literally, because he told [Ulysses S.] Grant to behave accordingly." DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of TV Worth Watching, sitting in Terry Gross. On today's show, two Academy Award nominees for Best Screenplay. We'll hear later from Wes Anderson, whose script for "Moonrise Kingdom," co-written with Roman Coppola, is nominated for Best Original Screenplay. We'll begin with Tony Kushner, who is nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie "Lincoln." Tony Kushner's play about AIDS in the Reagan era, "Angels in America," was a seven-hour epic that won the Pulitzer Prize and became an HBO miniseries. He's written several other plays, as well as the screenplay for the Steven Spielberg film "Munich." Kushner spent years collaborating with Spielberg on the screenplay for "Lincoln," which stars Daniel Day-Lewis as America's 16th president. One of Kushner's primary sources was the book "Team of Rivals" by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. The movie is up for 12 Oscars, more than any other film this year, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay. Tony Kushner spoke to FRESH AIR contributor Dave Davies in 2012. Here's a scene from the film, in which Lincoln, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, is sitting alone with two telegraph operators, late at night, as he's about to compose a message to General Ulysses S. Grant. The debate about slavery and human equality is on his mind, and as Kushner wrote the scene, Lincoln reflects on Euclid, the ancient Greek mathematician he studied to understand the principles of logic. (SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "LINCOLN") DANIEL DAY-LEWIS: (As Abraham Lincoln) Euclid's first common notion is this: Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. That's a rule of mathematic reasoning. It's true because it works, has done and always will do. In his book, Euclid says this is self-evident. You see, there it is, even in that 2,000-year-old book of mechanical law, it is a self-evident truth that things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other. DAVE DAVIES, HOST: Tony Kushner, welcome back to FRESH AIR. You know, you focus on this film on this period when Lincoln is trying to get the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery passed, near the end of his administration, of his life. It's remarkable to me that it's a fascinating story that's really about a legislative battle, and a lot of friends who have seen it have said that. It's just - and I think it's because the dialogue works so well. You're the guy who wrote the version of Lincoln that we see on the screen, and, you know, I think I read that more words have been written about Abraham Lincoln than any other American. And I know that you read a lot of them. TONY KUSHNER: Doris claims that Abraham Lincoln is the third-most-written-about person in human history. DAVIES: After who, Jesus and... KUSHNER: And Shakespeare - pretty good company. DAVIES: Right, and so you had to take all of those images, and a lot of them are dark and melancholy. I mean, the Lincoln that you see at the Lincoln Memorial, that you often see in portraits, seems like a really somber man. KUSHNER: I mean, the one that we see on screen is, you know, is at times light and playful, tells kind of folksy stories. Can you just talk a little bit about, you know, the Lincoln that you decided to give us? Did you feel you had to, in some respects, reflect people's popular images of him? No, I mean, I thought that the important thing was to make an interpretation, and I was certainly influenced enormously by Doris' interpretation. I read Sandburg, I read Doris and just in terms of pure biographies of Lincoln, I think about 20, and a whole host of other things, as well. And I was fascinated by how available to interpretation this man was, especially given that he didn't live all that long and didn't leave a huge amount of autobiographical stuff behind. But what he did and when he was doing what he did made him a perfect candidate for a fairly wide degree of interpretation. Although there are no interpretations of Lincoln that say that he was a bad person or a person who at one point loved slavery and then changed his mind didn't make any sense to me in that I think are in any way credible. There are certainly various versions of Lincoln that are legitimate readings of him, and everybody has to pick their own. I mean, it's interesting that you say that the statue in the memorial is somber. It's certainly not grinning. I find in the reading about the memorial that I've done, I've found many, many, many people who feel that there's something very warm and inviting about his sort of pensive posture and face, and not closed off. On the other hand, many people who knew him, including most of his closest friends, talk about how isolated, and lonely and strange he was. I don't believe he was a depressed person. I think he was a man with an enormous capacity for grief that didn't deprive him of the ability to act. And he felt no need to hide the fact that he was grieving and, in fact, saw as the president of the United States a duty to talk to the country about its grief during a time when we now think as many as 800,000 men in a country of 30 million died in combat in a four-year period. Death, you know, it was everywhere. DAVIES: You know, as somebody who has covered government and politics for a lot of years, I mean, I find it fascinating because it's both about lofty stuff like policy and principle but also about seedy stuff, you know, backroom deals and patronage and self-interest. And that's very much here in this film here. It's about this - Lincoln's efforts to get this 13th Amendment passed through the U.S. House of Representatives. And I thought we'd listen to a clip here, and this is a scene from the film where Lincoln needs votes in the House of Representatives, however he can get them, for the 13th Amendment. And Secretary of State William Seward, played by David Strathairn, is speaking with three rogues, for lack of a better term, who are going to corner some House members, offer some things and get some votes. They're played by James Spader, John Hawkes and Tim Blake Nelsen. And we'll hear David Strathairn as Secretary Seward speaking first. (SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "LINCOLN") DAVID STRATHAIRN: (As William Seward) The president's never to be mentioned, nor I. You are paid for your discretion. JOHN HAWKES: (As Robert Latham) Well, you can have that for nothing. What we need money for is bribes - to speed things up. STRATHAIRN: (As Seward) No, nothing strictly illegal. JAMES SPADER: (As W.N. Bilbo) It's not illegal to bribe congressmen. They starve otherwise. TIM BLAKE NELSON: (As Richard Schell) I have explained to Mr. Bilbo and Mr. Latham that we're offering patronage jobs to the Dems who vote yes, jobs and nothing more. STRATHAIRN: (As Seward) That's correct. HAWKES: (As Latham) Congressmen come cheap. A few thousand bucks will buy you all you need. STRATHAIRN: (As Seward) The president would be unhappy to hear you did that. HAWKES: (As Latham) Well, will he be unhappy if we lose? STRATHAIRN: (As Seward) The money I managed to raise for this endeavor is only for your fees, your food and lodging. NELSON: (As Schell) If that squirrel-infested attic you quartered us in is any measure, you ain't raised much. DAVIES: How much of a deal-making politician was Abraham Lincoln? KUSHNER: From the beginning of his career as a politician, he was very, very good at strategizing and, sort of, parsing the difference between means and ends. Really it has to be said he did that with a clarity and foresight that's at least, in terms of anything I've read, unparalleled in the history of small-d democratic leadership. The man was just a kind of miracle worker in terms of finessing almost impossible circumstances and getting a result that he felt that he needed. It was a combination of cunning, ruthlessness. He was sometimes very hard on his friends and asked them to make terrible sacrifices. And, you know, I think absolutely marrow-deep ethical character, a great reader of human psychology, a great listener and a great observer of people, a great judge of character. And all these things combined to make him arguably, I would argue, the greatest president we've ever had. DAVIES: And we see in the film he gets votes by offering jobs, and he gets votes by the power of his own persuasion. DAVIES: Tell us about getting a sense of 19th-century speech. I mean, is there a lot of antiquated language and syntax here? I mean, it sounds pretty contemporary. KUSHNER: Yeah, the syntax in the middle of the 19th century is not all that antiquated. I mean, if you read any American authors from that time, it's more ornate, but certainly syntactically, the structures of the sentences are virtually identical to ours. My main concern was to make it playable, that it had to be language that wouldn't get in the way either of what the actors needed to do with it or the audience hearing it, that it rang true. And for that, 19th-century novels were an enormous help, also newspaper accounts and even transcripts of some conversations that are available. And I used the Oxford English Dictionary, and I checked every single word through all 10 million pages that I wrote. I always - if any word struck me as possibly post-1865, you know, the OED is great because it's a word museum, and it'll tell you when every word, as far as we know, first appeared in the English language. So I relied on it very, very heavily. DAVIES: Words like shindy(ph) and flibflub(ph) appear here. What's a shindy? KUSHNER: A shindig, a party. DAVIES: OK, and flibflub? KUSHNER: I know that he used the word flubdub. DAVIES: OK, flubdub. KUSHNER: Because he sort of famously said it. You know, it may be flibdub or whatever in the film. There was some playing around with it. But since these were nonsense words, we kind of felt that they were fair game. But a flubdub was like an ornament, a decoration, and Lincoln at one point said to someone that Mary was spending too much money on flubdubs for the mansion. She was criticized for that, although I think unfairly. DAVIES: Right, there were investigations and even threats of prosecution. KUSHNER: Well, what she was investigated for was actually a genuinely criminal thing. She sold, apparently sold Lincoln's annual letter to Congress, which is what the State of the Union Address used to be, to a newspaper to raise money to buy stuff for the White House. And that of course was a huge transgression, and the House seriously thought of calling her up and investigating her. Lincoln stopped that. You know, the thing that I think people don't understand about Mary or don't give her credit for is that when they came to the White House, it was an absolute shambles, as was the country. Obviously, it was falling apart in 1861. And I think because she came from a political family and had a very keen sense of political theater, she knew that the backdrop for the Lincoln administration had to be splendid and suggest power and coherence, since the United States at that moment was anything but coherent. It was disintegrating. And she did it. She - when you look at the engravings from the time, people were clearly just blown away at how beautiful the place was, and it became an image of federal power, and she deserves an enormous amount of credit for doing that with almost no budget. DAVIES: We're speaking with Tony Kushner. He wrote the screenplay for "Lincoln." We'll talk more after a short break. This is FRESH AIR. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) BIANCULLI: If you're just joining us, our guest is playwright Tony Kushner. He wrote the screenplay for "Lincoln," which stars Daniel Day-Lewis. You know, we do see Lincoln and Mary, his wife, in some pretty intense moments here. How did you decide how to portray that marriage in the film? KUSHNER: Well, the month that we're dealing with gave us a great opportunity because Robert, their eldest son, who had been kept out of the war primarily because his parents, especially his mother, were terrified that he would be killed, insisted that he go into the Army before the war ended. He didn't want to be one of the only men his age who wasn't a veteran, and so Lincoln got him a position on Grant's staff but over Mary's violent objections. And that conflict gave us a window into what was unquestionably a very stormy and tumultuous and difficult relationship between two very difficult people. People always think about Mary as being difficult, and she absolutely was, but Lincoln wasn't easy, either. He was remote and complicated and rather interestingly fond of telling her things that would upset her horribly, like these dreams that he kept having. And he would leave her kind of in a state night after night, telling her that he was having these kind of scary dreams. It's an enormously complicated relationship, and the family is a tragic family. It's really - it's marked by death. Their adored middle son, Willie, died in 1862. In a way he was a victim of the war because he died drinking water that was probably corrupted by the sewage of the troops stationed along the banks of the Potomac. They suffered a very personal intimate loss while the country was suffering its losses, and I think that helped connect Lincoln to the grief of the country, if he needed any help. So it was a complicated and interesting aspect of his life, and I feel that it also mattered to him enormously, so we decided to make it a part of the story. DAVIES: I also wanted to hear a bit of debate from Congress from the movie. And this is Tommy Lee Jones, who plays the Pennsylvania radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens. He's making a point, and he is insulting a congressman from Ohio - I believe that's George Pendleton, right... DAVIES: ...who is played by Peter McRobbie. And in this clip he's holding back from his belief that all men are truly created equal because he was advised that you have to be moderate in order to get the votes you need to get the 13th Amendment passed. And so the kind of play on words here is that he's sort of indicating that perhaps not all people are created equal. Let's listen. (SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "LINCOLN") TOMMY LEE JONES: (as Thaddeus Stevens) How can I hold that all men are created equal when here before me stands, stinking, the moral carcass of the gentleman from Ohio, proof that some men are inferior, endowed by their maker with dim wits, impermeable to reason, with cold pallid slime in their veins instead of hot red blood? JONES: (as Thaddeus Stevens) You are more reptile than man, George. So low and flat, that the foot of man is incapable of crushing you. PETER MCROBBIE: (as George Pendleton) How dare you? DAVIES: And some lively floor debate from the film "Lincoln," written by our guest Tony Kushner. How much is that's actual floor debate? KUSHNER: The debates were really impassioned and full of invective and racist diatribe and some really glorious moments of oratory. Stevens' speech right there is a combination of stuff that he actually said, stuff that Ben Wade, 'Bluff' Wade, the senator - a radical senator from Massachusetts - who was in some ways his counterpart in the Senate, said, and stuff that I made up. But I feel that it's a reasonably accurate representation of Stevens. When he got angry he could be completely terrifying, and people feared. He was an absolutely astonishing human being, a great legislator, a moral visionary and a moral giant and a real radical in every sense of the word in terms of his thinking about race and economics, really an astonishing guy, who I think has been woefully underappreciated. DAVIES: This is a story of, you know, Lincoln seeing the need for the abolition of slavery as the war is ending as really a transcendent moment in the country's history and him getting this done through, you know, commitment to principle, powers up persuasion, and deals when he had to make them. And you, know, it's hard not to draw a parallel to me, it seems, between the political moment of 1865 and the current one. I mean we're not at war today - at least not in a civil war - but there is a sense of urgency in our political discourse. I mean the nation is deeply divided. I think both sides in the debate in some respects see the country as at a turning point with the, you know, the core principles of the republic being threatened. Did you think about that as you told the story? KUSHNER: Oh absolutely. I mean I consider it a real benefit and even blessing of the assignment of making a movie about Lincoln that I was able to look at the Obama years through a Lincoln lens, which I have found enormously useful. I think Obama is a great president, and I feel that there is immense potential now for building, rebuilding a real progressive democracy in this country after a great deal of damage has been done to it. And I think that it faces many obstacles, and one of its obstacles is an impatience on the part of very good, very progressive people, with the kind of compromising that you were just mentioning, the kind of horse trading that is necessary. I mean when you asked earlier if Lincoln - how long had Lincoln been a dealmaker, and I think, you know, there probably is no politician of any competence whatsoever who isn't good at that because that's, in fact, where politics is. It's not about purity. It's about compromise and strategy and making things actually happen in real time on this Earth, as opposed to a metaphysical realm. DAVIES: And it strikes me that one of the scenes that we see at the end of this film is Lincoln, as the war is ending, talking about reconciliation, saying let these Southern soldiers return to their homes. DAVIES: I don't want to be hounding the Confederacy's political and military leaders. KUSHNER: I think that what Lincoln was doing at the end of the war was a very, very smart thing, and it is maybe one of the great tragedies of American history that people didn't take him literally after he was murdered. The inability to forgive and to reconcile with the South in a really decent and humane way without any question was one of the causes of a kind of resentment and the perpetuation of alienation and bitterness that led to the quote-unquote noble cause and the rise of the Klan and Southern self-protection societies and so on. The abuse of the South after they were defeated was a catastrophe and led - helped lead to just unimaginable, untellable human suffering. So had Lincoln not been murdered and had he really been able to guide Reconstruction, I think there's good reason to believe that he would have acted on those principles because he meant them. We know that he meant them literally because he told Grant to behave accordingly. DAVIES: Well, Tony Kushner, thanks so much for speaking with us. KUSHNER: Sure. My pleasure. BIANCULLI: Tony Kushner, speaking with FRESH AIR contributor Dave Davies in 2012. Kushner is up for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Lincoln." We'll hear from another screenwriter up for an Oscar, Wes Anderson, next. I'm David Bianculli, and this is FRESH AIR. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
Movements, Networks, Protest: New Agendas for Society and Politics Photo: npmeijer (Flickr) - Strand campus - 08/06/2012 (09:00-17:00) - Julia Feilen Julia.email@example.com - The Department of European and International Studies at King’s College London is pleased to announce a call for papers for their third annual postgraduate conference. - From the Arab Spring to Occupy, environmentalists and feminists, immigrants and students, the importance of social movements, protests, revolutions and riots in today’s world is undeniable. They have raised core questions regarding democracy, power, equality and the relationship between citizens, the state and the global economy, whilst social movement studies have expanded in academia, providing fruitful theoretical and analytical perspectives for the study of social networks, opportunity structures, collective identities, globalisation and transnationalism. Our conference will explore the importance of movements for social relations, political policymaking and academic research. Empirical studies as well as critical theoretical papers are welcomed on topics including, but not limited to: Protest repertoires, means and tools: contemporary social movements between peaceful “acampadas”, riots and revolutions Citizenship from below? Approaches to democracy and participation beyond the state Insiders and outsiders: the representation, rights and recognition of immigrants and minorities Explaining the success or failure of social protestSocial, economic and political relations from the global to the local The impact of the internet and social networks on political participation The aesthetics of protest Leaders or followers? Hierarchies and power relations Transnational networks and movements beyond borders We encourage postgraduate researchers from across the social sciences and humanities to apply in order to establish an open and critical space for analysis and discussion. Presentations will be of 20 minutes with discussion and debate from the audience. Abstracts of 250 words, with name, contact details and institutional affiliation should be sent to Julia at Julia.firstname.lastname@example.org before 22 April 2012. Speakers will be contacted subsequently.
Most Active Stories - Getting To Know Midtown's 'Running Superman' - Collector And Gallerist Byron Cohen Dies At 72 - Liberty Hospital Announces Layoffs, Citing Pending 'Health Care Storm' - 5 Things You Should Know About The Genetically Modified Food You’re Probably Eating - Insight Into The Trials And Joys Of Transgender Relationships Thu December 15, 2011 Iran Steps Up Rhetoric In Drone Crash In an interview with the official Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's foreign minister urged Afghanistan to stop further drone flights by the United States in Afghan territory. Ali Akbar Salehi also warned that any further incursions would be seen as hostile acts. "We have called on the Afghan government to seriously pursue the case and under no circumstances let such events happen again as such events will be regarded as unfriendly," said Salehi. The New York Times reports adds that the U.S. has said it will continue its surveillance flights over Iran: "There was no immediate response from the United States or Afghanistan to Mr. Salehi's admonition. But Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, visiting with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Wednesday, said that surveillance flights over Iran would continue despite the loss of the drone. Mr. Karzai was more circumspect, saying Afghanistan wanted 'the best of relations' with all its neighbors. "Iran has said it captured the drone — a sophisticated, batwinged RQ-170 model with radar-evading features — by way of an electronic attack on the aircraft's navigation system as it hovered over northern Iran on Dec. 4, causing it to land without damage." Both The New York Times and CNN also report today that U.S. officials say the drone was part of a stepped-up mission to monitor suspected nuclear sites in Iran. "The officials say the Afghan government was unaware of the use of its territory to fly surveillance drones over Iran, and that the CIA had not informed the Defense Department of the drone's mission when reports first emerged that it had crashed. One official told CNN that the U.S. military 'did not have a good understanding of what was going on because it was a CIA mission.'"
Most Active Stories - Getting To Know Midtown's 'Running Superman' - Collector And Gallerist Byron Cohen Dies At 72 - Liberty Hospital Announces Layoffs, Citing Pending 'Health Care Storm' - 5 Things You Should Know About The Genetically Modified Food You’re Probably Eating - Insight Into The Trials And Joys Of Transgender Relationships Fri January 11, 2008 Voters to Consider Two Smoking Bans By Steve Bell and Frank Morris KANSAS CITY, MO – The Kansas City, Missouri City Council has approved an amended version of a smoking ban initiative for an April public vote. If the group that collected the petition signatures doesn't approve the changes, both versions will be on the ballot. Councilman Ed Ford says he led the movement to alter the proposal because he thinks the petition-drive version was illogical and unfair to small businesses. "The committee of petitioners decided to cut their own deal with the casinos, to exclude the Truman Sports Complex where 60 percent of the committee of petitioners draw paychecks, but put the entire smoking ban burden on the mom-and-pop bars and restaurants of our city," Ford says. The original measure banned smoking in all bars, restaurants and tobacco shops but allowed it on casino gambling floors. The council version allows smoking in bars and tobacco shops but bans it at the stadium. But, Councilwoman Beth Gottstein says the amended version was in fact, an attempt to undermine the one generated by citizen petition. Gottstein says,"We were not trying to ban smoking, we were simply trying to let voters make the decision. But by having two, it does dilute the message and the effort. And I think that was intended. Politics over people." If both versions pass, the one with the most votes will go into effect.
Zimbabwe has banned the importation and sale of second-hand underwear. The ban was announced by finance minister Tendai Biti, who said he was shocked to discover that Zimbabweans were buying used underwear. The Zimbabwe Mail reported that Biti said: “I am told we are now even importing women’s underwear in this country. How does that happen? If you are a husband and you see your wife buying underwear from the flea market, you would have failed. If I was your in-law, I would take my daughter and urge you to first put your house in order if you still want her back.” Africa Review reports that a notice in a government gazette said it is now forbidden to import: “second-hand undergarments of any type, form or description – whether purchased, donated or procured in any other manner.” The new law became effective on December 30.~JohnThomas Didymus, Digital Journal
Miranda Lambert and Pedigree Pet Foods Team Up to Help Pets Across America [UPDATED] UPDATED: Monday April 22nd, 2013 Since the original story appeared in January, several cities remain as finalists in the ‘Pedigree Pet Food Feeding Project.’ they are Wausau WI, Erie PA, Detroit/Flint MI, Jackson MS and Jacksonville FL. The two winning communities are in the process of being determined and will be announced in the coming weeks. I’ll keep you posted as to who the winners are. Original Story: January 23rd, 2013 It’s no secret that the ‘Female Country Vocalist’ of the year and Blake Shelton’s better half Miss Miranda Lambert has six, count them, six dogs she’s rescued from various animal shelters (not mentioning the cats she’s rescued too). Now the country music hottie is putting all her support and resources behind an effort called the ‘Pedigree Feeding Program.’ It is as it sounds, only with a little twist. Miranda and Pedigree Pet Foods want you to go to their Facebook page and nominate your local community animal shelter that could win a years supply of pet food for your shelter, should your community win. I want to nominate our very own ‘Rescue the Animals and the ‘Abilene Animal Shelter’ because they set a new record high, of how many animals were saved. There are more adoptions going on now and more responsible pet ownership because of their extensive media campaign. I believe we now have the highest (per-capita) animal rescues in the State and maybe in the south (if not we’re getting close). If you would like to help all you have to do is go to the Pedigree Facebook page, like it., and register Abilene as the city that most needs the Pedigree help. Do it now and then tell ten friends to do the same. Please share this page on you Facebook page as well. I think that if we all work together we could win one of these for or local community shelters. We’re for dogs. And as the PEDIGREE® Feeding Project grows, we look forward to helping more dogs get the nutrition they need, and find the loving homes they deserve. Stay tuned for updates, as we’ll be announcing the five final cities shortly. In the meantime, don’t forget to share your nomination with friends to get them involved too! Source: Pedigree Facebook page Here a perfect way to help our community save money and get more attention on the homeless pet problems. Please go and nominate our shelters right now and share this blog with everyone you know. We only have a limited time, until the end of February to nominate our community, to get help for all the pets in West Texas. This is the Miranda Lambert Pedigree Feeding Program Video
IDT and Intel Join Forces For Wireless Charging "Intel has selected Integrated Device Technology (IDT) to develop an integrated transmitter and receiver chipset for the company's Wireless Charging Technology (WCT) based on magnetic resonance technology, it was announced [Wednesday]. The technology won't require you to plop your smartphone or other gear on a special charging mat (based on inductive charging), but you will be able to wirelessly charge your devices from an equipped device like a notebook. In addition, magnetic resonance charging is significantly more efficient than previous generation inductive technologies and it produces less heat build up in the process. Intel didn't say when WCT will appear in shipping products, but promised to update plans and timelines at a later date." - Full Article Source DVD - the Physics of Crystals, Pyramids and Tetrahedrons This is a wonderful duel DVD set lasting 2 hours and which presents one man's lifelong study of pyramids, crystals and their effects. Several of his original and very creative experiments are explained and diagramed out for experimenters. These experiments include; 1) transmutation of zinc to lower elements using a tetrahedron, - Two DVDs - More Info and check out this Youtube Clip 2) energy extraction from a pyramid, 3) determining mathematic ratios of nature in a simple experiment, 4) accelerating the growth of food, 5) increasing the abundance of food, 6) how crystals amplify, focus and defocus energy, 7) using crystals to assist natural healing, 8) how the universe uses spirals and vortexes to produce free energy and MORE... High Voltage & Free Energy Devices Handbook This wonderfully informative ebook provides many simple experiments you can do, including hydrogen generation and electrostatic repulsion as well as the keys to EV Gray's Fuelless Engine. One of the most comprehensive compilations of information yet detailing the effects of high voltage repulsion as a driving force. Ed Gray's engine produced in excess of 300HP and he claimed to be able to 'split the positive' energy of electricity to produce a self-running motor/generator for use as an engine. Schematics and tons of photos of the original machines and more! Excellent gift for your technical friends or for that budding scientist! If you are an experimenter or know someone who investigates such matters, this would make an excellent addition to your library or as an unforgettable gift. The downloadable HVFE eBook pdf file is almost 11MB in size and contains many experiments, photos, diagrams and technical details. Buy a copy and learn all about hydrogen generation, its uses and how to produce electrostatic repulsion. - 121 pages - More Info KeelyNet BBS Files w/bonus PDF of 'Keely and his Discoveries' Finally, I've gotten around to compiling all the files (almost 1,000 - about 20MB and lots of work doing it) from the original KeelyNet BBS into a form you can easily navigate and read using your browser, ideally Firefox but it does work with IE. Most of these files are extremely targeted, interesting and informative, I had forgotten just how much but now you can have the complete organized, categorized set, not just sprinklings from around the web. They will keep you reading for weeks if not longer and give you clues and insights into many subjects and new ideas for investigation and research. IN ADDITION, I am including as a bonus gift, the book (in PDF form) that started it all for me, 'Keely and his Discoveries - Aerial Navigation' which includes the analysis of Keely's discoveries by Dr. Daniel G. Brinton. This 407 page eBook alone is worth the price of the KeelyNet BBS CD but it will give you some degree of understanding about what all Keely accomplished which is just now being rediscovered, but of course, without recognizing Keely as the original discoverer. Chapters include; Vibratory Sympathetic and Polar Flows, Vibratory Physics, Latent Force in Interstitial Spaces and much more. To give some idea of how Keely's discoveries are being slowly rediscovered in modern times, check out this Keely History. These two excellent bodies of information will be sent to you on CD. If alternative science intrigues and fascinates you, this CD is what you've been looking for... - More Info 'The Evolution of Matter' and 'The Evolution of Forces' on CD Years ago, I had been told by several people, that the US government frequently removes books they deem dangerous or 'sensitive' from libraries. Some are replaced with sections removed or rewritten so as to 'contain' information that should not be available to the public despite the authors intent. A key example was during the Manhattan Project when the US was trying to finalize research into atomic bombs. They removed any books that dealt with the subject and two of them were by Dr. Gustave Le Bon since they dealt with both energy and matter including radioactivity. I had been looking for these two books for many years and fortunately stumbled across two copies for which I paid about $40.00 each. I couldn't put down the books once I started reading them. Such a wealth of original discoveries, many not known or remembered today. / Page 88 - Without the ether there could be neither gravity, nor light, nor electricity, nor heat, nor anything, in a word, of which we have knowledge. The universe would be silent and dead, or would reveal itself in a form which we cannot even foresee. If one could construct a glass chamber from which the ether were to be entirely eliminated, heat and light could not pass through it. It would be absolutely dark, and probably gravitation would no longer act on the bodies within it. They would then have lost their weight. / Page 96-97 - A material vortex may be formed by any fluid, liquid or gaseous, turning round an axis, and by the fact of its rotation it describes spirals. The study of these vortices has been the object of important researches by different scholars, notably by Bjerkness and Weyher. They have shown that by them can be produced all the attractions and repulsions recognized in electricity, the deviations of the magnetic needle by currents, etc. These vortices are produced by the rapid rotation of a central rod furnished with pallets, or, more simply, of a sphere. Round this sphere gaseous currents are established, dissymetrical with regard to its equatorial plane, and the result is the attraction or repulsion of bodies brought near to it, according to the position given to them. It is even possible, as Weyher has proved, to compel these bodies to turn round the sphere as do the satellites of a planet without touching it. / Page 149 - "The problem of sending a pencil of parallel Hertzian waves to a distance possesses more than a theoretical interest. It is allowable to say that its solution would change the course of our civilization by rendering war impossible. The first physicist who realizes this discovery will be able to avail himself of the presence of an enemy's ironclads gathered together in a harbour to blow them up in a few minutes, from a distance of several kilometres, simply by directing on them a sheaf of electric radiations. On reaching the metal wires with which these vessels are nowadays honeycombed, this will excite an atmosphere of sparks which will at once explode the shells and torpedoes stored in their holds. With the same reflector, giving a pencil of parallel radiations, it would not be much more difficult to cause the explosion of the stores of powder and shells contained in a fortress, or in the artillery sparks of an army corps, and finally the metal cartridges of the soldiers. Science, which at first rendered wars so deadly, would then at length have rendered them impossible, and the relations between nations would have to be established on new bases." - More Info Hypnosis CD - 3 eBooks with How To Techniques and Many Cases If you have a few minutes, you might want to read my page on hypnosis and all the amazing things associated with its application. Included is an experience I had when I hypnotized a neighbor kid when I was about 14. As well the hypnotic gaze of snakes, the discovery of 'eyebeams' which can be detected electronically, the Italian Hypnotist Robber who was caught on tape with his eyes glowing as cashiers handed over their money and remembered nothing, glamour and clouding the mind of others, several methods of trance induction and many odd cases, animal catatonia, healing, psychic phenomena, party/stage stunts, including my favorite of negative hallucination where you make your subject NOT see something...much more...if nothing else, its might be a hoot to read. - More Info 14 Ways to Save Money on Fuel Costs This eBook is the result of years of research into various methods to increase mileage, reduce pollution and most importantly, reduce overall fuel costs. It starts out with the simplest methods and offers progressively more detailed technologies that have been shown to reduce fuel costs. As a bonus to readers, I have salted the pages with free interesting BONUS items that correlate to the relevant page. Just filling up with one tank of gas using this or other methods explained here will pay for this eBook. Of course, many more methods are out there but I provided only the ones which I think are practical and can be studied by the average person who is looking for a way to immediately reduce their fuel costs. I am currently using two of the easier methods in my own vehicle which normally gets 18-22 mpg and now gets between 28 and 32 mpg depending on driving conditions. A tank of gas for my 1996 Ford Ranger costs about $45.00 here so I am saving around $15-$20 PER TANK, without hurting my engine and with 'greener' emissions due to a cleaner burn! The techniques provided in this ebook begin with simple things you can do NOW to improve your mileage and lower your gas costs. - eBook Download / More Info The Physics of the Primary State of Matter The Physics of the Primary State of Matter - published in the 1930s, Karl Schappeller described his Prime Mover, a 10-inch steel sphere with quarter-inch copper tubing coils. These were filled with a material not named specifically, but which is said to have hardened under the influence of direct current and a magnetic field [electro-rheological fluid]. With such polarization, it might be guessed to act like a dielectric capacitor and as a diode... - More Info $5 Alt Science MP3s to listen while working/driving/jogging No time to sit back and watch videos? Here are 15 interesting presentations you can download for just $5 each and listen to while driving, working, jogging, etc. An easy way to learn some fascinating new things that you will find of use. Easy, cheap and simple, better than eBooks or Videos. Roughly 50MB per MP3. - More Info 15 New Alternative Science DVDs & 15 MP3s An assortment of alternative science videos that provide many insights and inside information from various experimenters. Also MP3s extracted from these DVDs that you can listen to while working or driving. Reference links for these lectures and workshops by Bill Beaty of Amateur Science on the Dark Side of Amateur Science, Peter Lindemann on the World of Free Energy, Norman Wootan on the History of the EV Gray motor, Dan Davidson on Shape Power and Gravity Wave Phenomena, Lee Crock on a Method for Stimulating Energy, Doug Konzen on the Konzen Pulse Motor, George Wiseman on the Water Torch and Jerry Decker on Aether, ZPE and Dielectric Nano Arrays. Your purchase of these products helps support KeelyNet, thanks! - More Info
Trey Lyles recently eliminated North Carolina from consideration releasing his top six teams via his Instagram account. The 2014 power forward listed Florida, Kentucky, Louisville, Butler, UCLA, and Duke. Lyles is the #5 rated overall player in the 2014 class. A lot of Tar Heel fans were disappointed when the news broke that Lyles had dropped UNC from his list mere days after discussing a potential visit to Chapel Hill. Not I, I’m glad the Heels aren’t faced with potentially messing up their scholarship numbers in the 2014 season and having an unbalanced roster. Taking into account the potential layout of the roster in 2014 the Tar Heels will be rich at point guard and interior positions with a big need on the perimeter. Freshman Joel James and Brice Johnson have great potential but I can’t see anybody telling you with a straight face that they won’t be around for their junior seasons combine that with incoming freshman Isiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks not to mention Desmond Hubert and Jackson Simmons and the Heels really don’t need a big man in 2014. Let’s take a look at the potential roster: PG: Marcus Paige/Nate Britt/Joel Berry SG/SF: J.P. Tokoto/P.J. Hairston* PF: Brice Johnson/Isiah Hicks C: Kennedy Meeks/Joel James/Desmond Hubert That’s ten scholarship players, I’m assuming Hairston goes pro after the 2013 season when he finally gets big minutes with Dexter Strickland out of his way. Even if that scenario plays out the Heels still only have three available scholarships. Given the impending need on the perimeter the remaining scholarships need to be go to prospects who can fill those holes. An unbalanced roster heavy with big men would essentially provide the exact same problems with the rotation we are seeing this season on the perimeter with a lack of production at two key positions. Trey Lyles is a fantastic player but unless several players end up leaving early that I wouldn’t expect to see leave at this point the Heels need to focus on the perimeter.
Thanks for making it all the way through this series of posts analyzing and discussing the President’s health care remarks at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire town hall. I have converted this entire series into a memo for easy printing and reading. If you’d like the entire series in printed form, here is a PDF of all 2o posts in one document. THE PRESIDENT: I don’t have to explain to you that nearly 46 million Americans don’t have health insurance coverage today. In the wealthiest nation on Earth, 46 million of our fellow citizens have no coverage. They are just vulnerable. If something happens, they go bankrupt, or they don’t get the care they need. But of those 45.7 million people: - 6.4 million are enrolled in Medicaid or S-CHIP and just gave the Census taker the wrong answer. I’m serious. This is called the Medicaid undercount. - Another 4.3 million are eligible for Medicaid or S-CHIP and have not enrolled. If they need care, the hospital or clinic generally enrolls them. They are protected against risk even though they don’t show up on the rolls as insured. - Another 9.3 million are non-citizens. Different people come to different conclusions about what portion of this group should receive taxpayer-subsidized health insurance. - Another 10.1 million have income more than three times the poverty line. - Leaving about 15.6 million remaining uninsured, of whom about 5 million are childless adults. The 46 million figure is technically correct, but it dramatically overstates the size of the population that many Americans would conclude is deserving of additional taxpayer subsidies. I wrote about this topic in early April: How many uninsured people need additional help from taxpayers? I hope you have found this series of posts to be a positive contribution to a civil, impassioned, informed policy debate. Here are all 20 posts in this series: - The President’s overpromise that everyone can keep their health plan - Putting the government in charge of your health insurance - Waiting in line - Government-mandated benefits - Preventive care does not save money (in the aggregate) - The House bill would increase short-term, 10th year, and long-term budget deficits - The President was incorrect — AARP opposes the bill - The bills would take Medicare savings needed for solvency and spend them on a new entitlement - Medicare is not a good example of government-run health care because Medicare is fiscally unsustainable - Even if the public option drops out of legislation, other parts of these bills would put private insurance under government control - The President says the public option will keep private insurers honest at the same time he proposes cutting payments to private insurers competing with the Medicare public option - The pending bills would move more cost-benefit decisions from insurers to people chosen by the government - Guaranteed renewal and guaranteed issue - The President says “we may be able to get even more than” the $80 B of budgetary savings that the pharmaceutical industry thought was a ceiling promised by the White House. - The President says he’s not “promoting” a single-payer plan, but the only concern he raises is a disruptive transition. - Many examples suggest that the government cannot compete on a level playing field with private firms. - The President trashes the U.S. Postal Service and undermines the case that government can run a complex health system. - The President understates the annual cost of new spending by a factor of two. - The President says that 2/3 of the offsets come from Medicare and Medicaid spending, while the only public estimate (for the House Bill) shows 21% instead. He also advocates a tax proposal that Congressional Democrats killed last Winter. - There are 46 million people who are technically uninsured, but the target population is probably one-third to one-half that size. I agree with the President that America needs to have a vigorous and well-informed debate about the substance of health care reform. I hope this series contributes to that debate.
Too much shellfish, you say? One of the absolutely unexpected (and unwanted) side benefits of hanging around a hospital for several hours a day over six and a half months is you get to talk health hypotheticals with people running the full gamut of medical knowledge – all of it more than you have. In short, they are not necessarily buying the “Jose Reyes developed hyperthyroidism from eating too much shellfish with all that iodine in it.” They are thus also not buying that “all will be well if he switches to tuna and red meat and doesn’t exercise for two weeks or two months.” It may be true that he’s had a lot of shellfish lately, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only cause of his hyperthyroidism. This is not to say it’s not possible, but none of the medicos to whom I talked think diet is a very likely cause of hyperthyroid problems in a 26-year old guy. More common causes are an immune disorder (Graves’ Disease – his age is correct for that – doctors would look there first, especially if there’s any family history of it), or a virus, or taking medication designed for thyroid deficiencies, or delivering a baby. I think we can rule the last one out, but the Mets have seemingly been hit by every other injury and malady in the last eighteen months, so what the hell. The problem, of course, for the Mets is that their recent history on reporting those injuries and maladies is that they have over-promised and under-delivered. Last season, Reyes himself was only to miss a few days, then weeks, then a month, then an indefinite time, then he needed surgery. This is not necessarily blissful incompetence: hamstring and other connective tissue problems can often take a long time to diagnose. The Mets’ training and medical staff may be as much victims here as the players or fans are. But if it turns out Reyes has a more lingering thyroid problem – one that does not simply go away in two weeks to two months – it will be impossible to believe the team’s next injury report. More importantly, it will be a significant impediment to Reyes’ quick return, or for him avoiding surgery or long-term drug therapy. Or maybe he consumed 10 percent of the world’s shellfish. How much could Shellfish could an ex-Shea Shortstop Shovel, if an ex-Shea Shortstop Could Shovel Shellfish?
The kids had a blast tonight. Their favorite parts: 1. Getting candy.2. A neighbor in a ghost mask.3. Passing out candy.4. This barfing pumpkin. heh! love those cautionary pumpkins :-) #1 & #3 Those are the best parts! Re #2: I am hopeful for future Halloweens——Rosie didn't collapse weeping this year. The barfing pumpkin pic is a classic. I think that the getting candy and the barfing pumpkin would be a tie for first in my evening. Im glad they enjoyed! Post a Comment My name is Kelly O. And I'm the $h!t.
We're taking a little detour for the holidays today rather than having a sketch and page to share as Jen and the Hero girls had a few prize winners to announce (yay!) and business to take care of. I promise we'll be back with tomorrow to wrap up our week in style! Before we go any farther, you might not have seen yet that the awesome folks over at Hero Arts realized how crazy busy our lives are at the holidays and they wanted to give everyone more time to play with us, so they extended the sketch challenges until December 28th! BIG YAY! How awesome of them! So now you have no excuse! You can check out the beginning of our week here to see the very first sketch and learn about all the things you can participate in/sign up for to win goodies! AND while i'm at it, let me give a sneak peek into my "superdidooper" prize I was telling you about all week.... Tempt you yet?! This is only some of the goodies that are in that box. (Yes, that's an entire package of BasicGrey's Bittersweet you see there, too!) As I mentioned I keep finding more things to share, so I don't think you'll have to shop for months! Just remember to be entered to win this package, leave a comment telling me something (anything!) on one of the posts from this week (including this one). I'll leave comments open until 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Friday and will have a winner announced by Monday, so get those fingers typing! More tomorrow and enjoy your day!

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