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Modern Combat 2: How to Kill Nikitich
I already said in my previous post that Modern Combat 2:Black Pegasus is probably the best first-person-shooter game available for mobile devices. Testament to that is the fact that I’m hooked into it. I, who is not really a gamer. How much more for people who grew up with “nintendo thumbs”?
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1:22 pm
Thu November 15, 2012
BP Settlement Of Little Comfort To Some, A 'Down Payment' To Others
Originally published on Thu November 15, 2012 5:36 pm
There's mixed reaction this afternoon to the news that BP has agreed to a deal with federal authorities to pay $4.5 billion in criminal and civil penalties related to the 2010 Gulf Oil spill.
Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey, the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, calls the fines and penalties appropriate. "People died, BP lied to Congress, and millions of barrels of oil poured into the Gulf," he says. "This steep cost to BP will provide the Gulf coast some of the funds needed to restore the region, and will hopefully deliver some comfort and closure to the families and businesses affected by the spill."
But the news is little comfort to some families. Baton Rouge attorney Chris Jones lost his 28-year-old brother, Gordon Jones, in the Deepwater Horizon explosion. He says BP has never apologized to his family, and is only cutting a deal with the federal government to resume business.
"I just want Gordon back but that's not going to happen," Jones says. "Unfortunately all BP has to do is write a check and they're back in operation."
On the Gulf Coast, the settlement comes as a reminder of what the region suffered, both economically and environmentally when BP's blown-out Macondo well spewed uncontrolled for nearly 3 months.
"You would want to think it was really just an accident," says Mike Voisin, a seventh-generation Louisiana oysterman who chairs the Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition. "But if things happened that were criminal than it makes it maybe more than just an accident."
Voisin says it's a relief that federal prosecutors are holding BP accountable, and says all the parties should work diligently to make sure a disaster of this magnitude never happens again.
Today's agreement only covers federal criminal charges and civil charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission. BP remains in talks with the Justice Department and state governments to resolve a civil lawsuit that could lead to billions of dollars in additional fines and charges under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act.
Larry Schweiger, president of the National Wildlife Federation, calls the criminal settlement "a good down payment" on restoration of the Gulf and its communities. "We look forward to working toward a full settlement that will not only hold BP and all other parties responsible for the devastation of the Gulf oil disaster, but deter future violations by sending a clear message that America holds reckless polluters fully accountable," he says.
In Alabama, where beaches were oiled and the state's tourist industry suffered a financial blow, Attorney General Luther Strange says he's still preparing to press the state's case that BP was grossly negligent. "BP's criminal acts levied economic and environmental damages of historic proportions upon Alabama, and these damages are not covered under today's agreement," Strange says.
A New Orleans federal judge has set a February trial date for the federal and state civil claims against BP. Separately, the company has agreed to pay an estimated $7.8 billion dollars to settlement economic and medical claims brought individuals and businesses affected by the oil spill.
(NPR's Debbie Elliott is based in Alabama. Click here to see some of her reports on the Gulf Oil Spill.)
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"We are entering a golden age of journalism," says David Carr of The New York Times. "I look at my backpack ... and it contains more journalistic firepower than the entire newsroom that I walked into 30-40 years ago."
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'Dirty' Politics As Usual In South?
South Carolinians are voting today in the GOP primary, which some pundits see as the candidates' last stand for getting the GOP nomination to run in the general election.
On weekends on All Things Considered today, host Guy Raz talked with Danielle Vinson, the chair of the political science department at Furman University in Greenville, S.C., about what is often considered "dirty" South Carolina primary politics.
"If you don't come of out here with a first or second place, it's hard to keep going," she says. "So by the time they get here everybody takes off the gloves."
One of the most famous examples she cites is a whisper campaign during the 2000 presidential primary that falsely claimed then-candidate John McCain of fathering an illegitimate child with a black prostitute.
Vinson says this type of campaigning goes back to at least the '70s, if not before.))
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Senate Mostly Blamed For Agency And Court Vacancies, But Obama Isn't Helping
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.
Some workers dream about having no boss. Thousands of federal workers are living that dream. Many Federal agencies, commissions and courts are operating without permanent leadership. Sometimes the White House has been slow to nominate anyone. Often the Senate has not confirmed President Obama's nominees.
New York University's Paul Light says Republican senators have strategic reasons to confirm nominees very slowly.
PAUL LIGHT: It's a Napoleonic approach to defeating the president and reducing big government. I mean if you don't like the law, the Constitution is quite explicit. You're obligated to repeal the law. But in recent decades that has all changed. If you don't like a law now, and you can't repeal it, decapitate the agency and eviscerate its capacity to execute the law.
INSKEEP: For example, keep it from having any administration-appointed senior officials. Just to be clear, this has nothing to do with automatic spending cuts or any of the other budget battles in Washington. It's a story of hiring, or not hiring, key members of an administration.
We're going to talk about the effects with a group of NPR correspondents, starting with NPR's Brian Naylor.
Brian, good morning.
BRIAN NAYLOR, BYLINE: Good morning, Steve.
INSKEEP: How many agencies, commissions, courts are we talking about here?
NAYLOR: Well, according to one count from the folks at ProPublica, there are 68 vacant positions at the end of the president's first term, which is more than the previous two administrations.
INSKEEP: And we're not just talking about 68 jobs. This is 68 top jobs here.
NAYLOR: These are top jobs. There's a key Medicare agency that hasn't had a permanent director since 2006. The Federal Election Commission, which has had commissioners held over on expired terms. There's the National Labor Relations Board, which President Obama filled with some recess appointments, but those were deemed unconstitutional by a federal appeals court - though they still remain in office. There are also plenty of lower level vacancies that the administration hasn't gotten around to filling so far, but those have less of an impact.
INSKEEP: OK. So elections, the workplace, Medicare, Medicaid, these are agencies that have something to say about huge swaths of American life. What is the effect of them not having heads?
NAYLOR: Well, you know, just imagine. I mean they're treading water on policy and personnel issues, sometimes key decisions get put off, and frankly lost opportunity. If you're the president and you don't have your folks in place, it's a lost opportunity to affect policy.
INSKEEP: All right. You mentioned a Medicare agency. Let's bring in NPR's Julie Rovner, who covers health policy. Julie, what is that agency and what's the effect here?
JULIE ROVNER, BYLINE: It's the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It's actually a lot bigger than that. It handles not only Medicare and Medicaid, but the Children's Heath Insurance Program and now a big chunk of the Affordable Care Act. Together, in 2011, it handled about 21 percent of the budget, $769 billion - that was bigger, by some accounts, than the Defense Department. And as you mentioned, there has not been a Senate-confirmed head since 2006. So that dates back to the Bush administration.
INSKEEP: So we hear about the defense secretary. We just had a confirmation battle over the defense secretary. This is somebody whose job in dollar terms is perhaps bigger.
ROVNER: That is correct. And...
INSKEEP: Who is it right now?
ROVNER: It is right now, there is an acting administrator, Marilyn Tabner; she's been acting for about a year. Before that there had been another acting administrator, Don Berwick, who is respected by just about every health authority in the United States, apparently, except the United States Senate, who refused to confirm him. Before that the Democrats refused to confirm the last Bush appointee. And now, of course, it became a huge conflagration over the Affordable Care Act; that's why the Republicans said they would filibuster first Don Berwick and now they're not so sure about Marilyn Tabner. So again, there's simply been an acting director of this agency.
INSKEEP: OK. Let me bring in NPR's Yuki Noguchi, who covers financial matters - because there's a special battle over the head of a particular agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which you cover.
YUKI NOGUCHI, BYLINE: Yeah. That has a director, Richard Cordray, who was appointed through a recess appointment, which is now being disputed. And the Republicans in the Senate are angry about that appointment not because they have objections to Cordray himself, but because they don't like the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They say it has too much power.
INSKEEP: They don't like what the agency is doing or set up to do.
NOGUCHI: Well, they want to have the final say-so on what the bureau writes in terms of rules.
INSKEEP: And this is why the president, unable to get his nominee through the Senate, effectively did it himself, and now this is a matter for the courts?
NOGUCHI: It is a matter for the courts to decide. And then also he's been re-nominated so there will be a hearing next week.
INSKEEP: OK. So we have that situation. We have the Medicare situation. There's even more. I'd like to know from you, Brian Naylor, who's still with us - are these delays normal? Is this the normal way of doing business in Washington?
NAYLOR: Well, it's sort of become the new normal. It used to be that senators would hold nominations because they wanted to extract something - some personal favor from the administration. But that is pretty rare, those sorts of personal holds. Right now it's more of an institutional, we-won't-even-bring-this-up-for-a-vote kind of thing.
INSKEEP: It's a power grab. That might be a rude term for it. But that's what you're saying - the Senate is asserting more power than they've had in the past.
NAYLOR: That's right.
INSKEEP: OK. Let's discuss the courts. And NPR's justice correspondent, Carrie Johnson, covers that area. What does it mean to not have scores of federal judges filling particular spots on the bench?
CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Steve, nearly 90 judgeships are vacant. About 30 of those are considered judicial emergencies. That means the caseloads in those courts are very, very high. And the impact is that judges who are currently on the bench are hearing lots more cases. And there's a huge impact too on senior or retired judges, judges who agree to hear a few cases now and then...
INSKEEP: They un-retire now...
JOHNSON: Well, many of them are hearing a full caseload and some of them are even doing what's called circuit riding, which back in the day meant riding your horse to another location and hearing cases in that location to help that court out. A lot of senior judges are doing that. One from Washington, D.C. recently went to Atlanta to help out with that court's caseload. That's happening more and more.
INSKEEP: And the cost of horse feed, I imagine, is going through the roof here.
JOHNSON: Or at least airline tickets.
INSKEEP: Airline tickets - what it would be today. There is the old saying that justice delayed is justice denied. Is justice being delayed for a lot of criminal defendants here?
JOHNSON: What happens in these cases is that criminal matters get priority. So the delays are mostly happening on the civil side. However, that can have a huge impact on the lives of ordinary people. People contesting or challenging a denial of Social Security benefits, people who have personal injury lawsuits, and many people who are challenging denial of, say, their military benefits - all of those people have righteous disputes and they need them heard quickly.
INSKEEP: Let me come back to Brian Naylor here, because Brian, at the beginning we had a political scientist who said this was a Republican strategy, a Napoleonic effort to take down the administration. Is that - if you talk to Republicans in the Senate, would they admit that's what they're doing?
NAYLOR: I think they might in some of their more honest moments, or off the record. But some of the blame has to fall on the administration itself, the Obama administration, previous administrations, for not aggressively pursuing some of these nominations, for letting some of these vacancies just remain vacant. And there's also an incredibly intrusive process to become a nominee. They want to know a lot about your background, a lot about your finances. And for some nominees, I think it makes it more difficult for the administration to get nominees for some of these positions. People say it's just not worth it.
INSKEEP: That's NPR's Brian Naylor along with NPR's Julie Rovner, Yuki Noguchi and Carrie Johnson, telling us about headless government agencies. Thanks to you all.
JOHNSON: Thank you.
ROVNER: Thanks, Steve.
INSKEEP: Another Democratic president has evolved on gay marriage. Bill Clinton says he now opposes the Defense of Marriage Act. Clinton was considered supportive of gay rights in the 1990s, though the end result was often messy and much-debated compromises, like the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which has since been repealed. When President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, it prevented the federal government from recognizing gay marriages in any way. Now the former president has written an article for the Washington Post. He says he only signed the Defense of Marriage Act in order to head off a movement for even stronger measures. And he says he has come to the conclusion that the Defense of Marriage Act is, quote, "incompatible with our constitution." Two weeks ago, the Obama administration also took an official stand against that law, calling it a harsh form of discrimination. And later this month, the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that challenges the law. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Marine Debris community meetings on the way
The Washington Marine Debris Task Force released its initial plan for responding to various types of debris that may cross the Pacific Ocean and reach our shores from the Japan tsunami.
The task force is in the process of scheduling community meetings in Ocean Shores, Long Beach, and Port Angeles. Dates and times will be announced when the meetings are set.
Gov. Chris Gregoire established the task force to coordinate state, federal and local activities to monitor and respond appropriately to marine debris along the coast.
NOAA predicts debris will show up on Washington’s shores intermittently during the next several years, although it is unknown exactly what, how much and when.
Washington saw a spike in amounts of marine debris on its coastal beaches in June but the quantity washing ashore since decreased significantly in the months following.
Anyone who encounters debris should not touch or attempt to move it. Instead people should immediately call 1-855-WACOAST (1-855-922-6278).
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October 2011
Hi! My name is Joe..:)
5-0 baaabaaay! :) First in the district!! Awhhh yeah.
September 2011
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One of the best nights ever.
AWHHH YEAH! <3
4 - 0!!! I love football!
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I made an 96 on my journals & an 82 on my AP test!!! You don’t even understand how excited & relieved I am. <3333333 YES.
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*Cough Cough* I'm sick.
Yeaaah. This better pass before friday…or I will be so pissed. THANKS EVAN FOR GETTING ME SICK!!!
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*Things To Do.
I will forget, so maybe this will help? (Doubtful) Schedule my nail appointment for homecoming. Get my shoes. Get a clutch. Babysit/make $$. Get a tutu, animal print slipper boots, feathers!!, etc. KE$HA stuff. Neon fishnets, big neon scrunchie, etc. 80’s stuff. HOMEWORK!
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Me: Hey Gavin, wanna go to homecoming with me?
Gavin: Um..no. Pay'in, wanna go to my house with me?
Me: Sure.
Gavin: We can play in my room. :)
hahahaha. I love witttle Gavin. He's so adorable.
Last night.
Was one of the best nights I’ve had in a while. :) I love when people open up to me, I always feel so good inside.
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I don't have a choice, but I'd still choose you.
"Your mouth is poison; your mouth is wine."
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People are going to say what they want to say and think what they want to think,...– Hilary Duff
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When I say no, it means no. Get over it. Jeez.
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Everything is perfect now. Like I’m so happy. Let’s not eff this up this time. I saw you yesterday, but I already miss you like crazy.
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I got a 79 on my first AP history test. FML. I know it’s college level and everything, but why couldn’t I just get one more question right and get a freaking 80 whatever! :(
& cue the scene where everything falls apart once...
I'm getting tired of this.
You need to learn respect since you all clearly have only disrespect wired in your brain. It’s stupid that you need something like a traumatic experience to feel sorry for someone and to respect them for five minutes. I feel sorry for you.
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Bikers Beware-
Sphincter-clenching moment ahead.
Yikes that was close!
If'n that was me I'da had to go change my drawers, then go buy a lottery ticket.
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
If You Want Reasoned Discourse...
I had lunch today with Mr. WhyDoesAnyoneNeeda and Mr. IfItSavesOnlyOneChild...
(I should get a friggin' Oscar from my performance as "Ogre Not Dismembering Clueless Progressives That Soooo Desperately Deserve It")
I need to write up some ground rules for lunchtime conversation in order to keep my sanity...
1. Do your homework. (a/k/a You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.)
When you use "semi-auto rifle" and "machine gun" or "magazine" and "clip" interchangeably, your level of credibility drops considerably. Also- when you ask if my guns are "registered", you are showing your ignorance in extremis.
2. Using buzzwords will get you filed under M for "Misguided and Misled".
When you start using all the current Obama Administration-approved nomenclature like "Military-Style Assault Rifle", "High Capacity Clips" and "Cop Killer Bullets", well, it just indicates to my that you don't want to have a discussion, you just want to lecture me on your position.
3. Know Your Stats, and their background.
For instance: 40% of gun transactions are unregulated? Really?
That "40%" figure is one of the best examples of cherry-picking statistics. Read some of the facts here.
4. Don't discuss Gun Show Loopholes, and Internet Gun Purchases unless you have first-hand experience.
Because when you tell me about thousands of people people buying guns on the Internet and how it circumvents background checks, I will laugh in your face. And if you tell me you can go down to the gunshow and buy a machine gun, it will be doubly amusing and chortle-worthy.
5. Name Calling (gun nuts, right wing wackos, bitter clingers, Dirty Harry wannabes with a tiny penii) will require me to end the discussion and depart the premises before finishing tiffin. (And I just hate not finishing my tiffin.) It just shows you are unwilling to discuss things rationally and are just one step from going Godwin on me... At that point I will start feeling embarassed that I even know you.
6. On the "If it only saves one child it will be worth it..." topic...
Why aren't you crusading against drunk drivers, bee stings, child abuse & neglect, swimming pool accidents etc. ad infinitum ...
(Actually I know the answer to that...
Once you have my my icky guns, then you'll come for my booze, swimming pool and my apiary...)
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Friday, January 25, 2013
More Maddie
I was perusing her website this AM. Her owner Theron Humphrey (assuming he's her owner...) has such a great eye for composition.
That, and a wicked sense of humor...
Yo. 'Sup, dog?
Of course, she's right cute even without props or standing on things...
Humphrey's book "Maddie On Things" is available for pre-order...
at Amazon, or better yet- pre-order at you local indie bookseller...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Bitch, Prease.
(Edit: Everywhere except Vancouver.)
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Voices In My Head
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Road Warriors Understand
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Monday, January 21, 2013
Don't Judge Me...
Like- when I come to help you with a problem on your PC, and you have the Ask toolbar installed...
Boy, you are soooo getting put in my "WTF is wrong with this moron?" file...
(It's just revenge for how I get labeled at the range when Fanbois see my Taurus PT92F on the bench...)
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No One Needs a 30-Round Mag to Hunt?
I guess you've never gone hunting here in North Florida...
If I go out in the woods here, I'd take my AR with 5 or 6 mags, a flamethrower, and mallet & some stakes, and a gallon of Holy Water.
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Welcome to Blue Monday
So- Blue Monday
Feel like crap today?
Here's why:
Cliff Arnall (the phlogiston scientist that came up with this crap) says the date was calculated by using many factors, including: weather conditions, debt level (the difference between debt accumulated and our ability to pay), time since Christmas, time since failing our new year’s resolutions, low motivational levels and feeling of a need to take action.
This date allegedly falls on the Monday of the last full week of January. The date was first declared to be 24 January in 2005.
In 2011 there was confusion about the correct date; some claimed it to be 17 January 2011 while others stated Blue Monday was on 24 January 2011. In 2012, the most depressing day of the year was said to be 23 January.
Calculation
According to a press release by a mental health charity, the formula is:
(in case you want to waste your valuable time thinking about this...)
d=debt,
T=time since Christmas,
Q=time since failing our new year’s resolutions,
M=low motivational levels
and Na = the feeling of a need to take action
'D' is not defined in the release, nor are units.
(Personally I think D=the current level of Dumbassery in the current administration, contributing to the overall malaise in the country - TBG)
Writing about the calculation, Ben Goldacre stated: ... the fact is that Cliff Arnall's equations ... fail even to make mathematical sense on their own terms.
Really Ben, y'think?
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Again With The "Want" vs. "Need" Argument?
I've gotta quit arguing with these idiots.
Ok..Let's start at the top...
It's called the Bill of Rights, not the 'Bill of Needs' or 'Bill of Wants'.
Ok, Mr. Progressive Moron, what do you drive? What part of town do you live in?
And dig out your cell phone...
Why could anyone possibly want...
When all you need is:
I mean really- I can even get you a sporty one...
Why would you possibly want one of these:
All you really need is one of these, right?
It just stupid to have one of these:
When all your really need is one like this:
Really? You need this?
All you really need is this:
Don't be stupid- this is overkill:
This should be more than adequate:
You people are going to have to learn to quit f@$%ing with me about this...
I'll beat you over the head with your own arguments.
Morons.
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
ToDo List
"Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing about."
- Ben Franklin
Seems like a good idea...
TBG
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
And The Hits Keep Coming...
And my Houston / Jax flight is delayed...
Motherf-ers...
How To Piss Off the TSA
Travel hour 19, 10:01am PST
LAX Airport.
Going through security after clearing customs... I get turned down to go through TSA PreCheck, so I'm back with the idiots that don't know you have to empty your pockets and take off your shoes. Morons.
But I'm more pissed at the TSA...
Sooo... In for a dime, in for a dollar.
I put my bag and skateboard on the XRay belt, along with the bin with shoes, belt and pocket goodies.
I announce (loudly):
"My iPad is in the back pocket of my bag... Just so you TSA iPad thieves know where it is...save you some time."
The three TSOs working that lane shot me some dirty looks, and after I pass the metal detector, a supervisor waddled over...
"Sir, there is no need for that kind of talk. Why would you want to do that?"
"Ma'am, how many terrorists have been caught by the TSA? And how many TSA agents have been arrested for stealing passenger's items?"
"But sir, that is just a tiny number of bad agents...most of us are honest hard-working people. Why do you want to treat us all...like...criminals..?"
My point was sinking in, but I wanted to make sure...
"Exactly. You treat us like everyone is a terrorist, I'll treat you all like thieves. I think the odds of me being correct is much higher than yours."
She opened her mouth to refute me, but thought better of it.
8 more hours to go... Next stop Houston.
TBG
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Living My Life Like a Song - Sydney Edition
Oscar
Monday, January 14, 2013
Canine Neurosis
I wonder if the Dark Menace would act like this...
Time for research!
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Civil Servant? Child, Please.
Civil Master.
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Raaaaaacist!
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Uh... I Have Mixed Emotion On This...
Well done Mr. Shawcross.
Official White House Response to Secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016:
This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking ForGreat googly moogly... There's even better stuff in the body.Really? C3PO?
...
Keep in mind, space is no longer just government-only. Private American companies, through NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office (C3PO), are ferrying cargo -- and soon, crew -- to space for NASA, and are pursuing human missions to the Moon this decade.
Wow.
And the last line-
I wonder if Lucas/Disney will tag them for copyright violations?I wonder if Lucas/Disney will tag them for copyright violations?If you do pursue a career in a science, technology, engineering or math-related field, the Force will be with us! Remember, the Death Star's power to destroy a planet, or even a whole star system, is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
On the other hand...
Why don't y'all work on a witty response to coming up with a budget or doing something about runaway entitlement programs...
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This is why I only drink Rum.
One _41<<...
Doubtful Logistics
So I'd have to wonder.
On the off chance the Gummint decides to register all the firearms,
Let me check a second... there is on the order of 300 million firearms out there.
Do they really have a chance of makeing sense and order out of a database that big?
After all, they think that it is an impossible task to register and deal with (only) 15 million illegal aliens...
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Connecting The
Dots Dipshits
Mike V over at SSI links to a very interesting Fed.Gov site...
The Federal Election Commission - Individual Search Page.
People like George Clooney have some interesting figures following their names...
Now...If you were to go to that Gawker site with the list of all NYC gun owners and plug in a few names then cross-reference it to the FEC list... Well...
Start with Robert Deniro... Then Howard Stern... Interesting
Entertainment will ensue.
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Putting the 'Strange' in Estrangement
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Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Executive Order?
I hope he's smarter than that... It would be the tipping point.
An EO on 10+ round mags? that's another story...
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Overheard on the Radio - KR Arena Edition
Unrecognized voice: "Tom... come in Tom. Big problems in KRA." (Ken Rosewall Arena)
Tom (Operations Manager): "Go ahead for Tom. What's the problem."
UV: "We're in a changeover and they are playing Nickleback on the PA. Everyone is leaving!"
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
20 Degrees (celsius) Cooler Today In Sydney
So damned hot they had to put a new color on the heat map.
I think they are exemplifying the concept of "hotter than blue blazes".
(Edit) ...And I've been informed that my colorblindness is showing again...
It's magenta?
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This Will Not End Well
Getting a Jump On Christmas This Year
Monday, January 07, 2013
Welcome to...
It's every bit of 110° here at the tennis center at the Sydney Olympic Park. And it seems like every thing I need to do is on the opposite side of the site from where I am at any given time.
And that little line under the temp up there- 'feels like 101°'?
So much bullshit.
Maybe more like 201°.
I'm going to go look for a 55 gallon drum...
... 'Cause this looks soooo comfortable.
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Clueless. Absolutely Clueless.
Thank you President Obama, for making other people pay for my birth control pills.
How about a thank you all the hard-working, tax paying suckers for providing you with your "Free" birth control...
I guess you don't understand "Free".
I'm not sure I understand the logic of Moocher-class women- they scream and shout about Women's Rights, abortion, free choice, and "keep your laws off my body", then expect special treatment...
To sum up - Your reproductive system is 0% of my business but 100% my financial responsibility?
Nice.
I quoted Robert Heinlein in a recent post and I think it needs to be repeated here:
Damn it. We are soooo screwed.Damn it. We are soooo screwed..”
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Pants On Fire
WaPo:.Key law enforcement leaders? Who's that... Holder? Bloom. (emphasis mine- TBG)
It will be interesting to see how this all spins up...
But first- a blast from the past...
."
No, we won't take your stuff... We'll just make you a felon for things you already own.
I guess it might be time to trot out this old chestnut and post it:
night Air Force One crashed during that crazy thunder storm outside of
Chicago into a small farm. The FBI quickly went to investigate, but
looking at the crash site they knew there were no survivors.
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They looked
frantically through the wreckage trying to find President Obama's body,
but it was nowhere to be found. There were only a few scattered bodies
of Secret Service agents, so maybe Obama didn't died they thought. Maybe he
had gotten out and went to get some help.
In the next field over, there
was a farmer plowing his field like nothing ever happened. They quickly
ran over to him.
FBI Agent: "Excuse me sir, did you see that plane crash over there?"
Farmer: "Yessiree I certainly did".
FBI Agent: "Did you see anyone get up and walk away?"
Farmer: "Nope. I buried them all this morning. Didn't want 'em
stinkin' up the place".
FBI Agent: "Did you realize president Barack Obama was on that
plane?"
Farmer: "Yep, buried him too".
FBI
Agent: "You buried the president?"
Farmer: "Well, he kept saying he was still alive, but you know what a
liar he is!"
Cow! Democrat
Jeebus. It's getting so bad that a video of a cow speaking like a democrat politician makes me laugh like a madman.
How much longer is this gig gonna last?
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Sunday, January 06, 2013
A World Without Guns - Really?
Basically it is a treatment of Human Nature and firearms-
Tam said:
Remember that 'world without guns' post I wrote the other day? Well, Tim at Gun Nuts Media took the ball and ran with that sucker. Expect to find this essay in your email inbox within the next six months, credited to a "Maj. Caudill, USMC".With that kind of lead-in I had to go RTWT...
(Besides, it was either that or go clean up the pool of possum piss behind the server rack...but that's another story entirely.)
The whole thing is awesome, but the money quote for me was:
Lots of people like to mindlessly chant that violence is never the answer, but when the chanters dial 911 they aren’t hoping that a philosopher or ethicist shows up to try and convince the bad man to cease being bad. They want a dude with a gun.OMFG....
It kinda reminds me of when the reporter for Ebony magazine asked Richard Pryor if he believed in God... He said something like 'When you're running down the street with your head on fire, you don't call on the Bank of America.'
(Go...now. Read the whole thing. Tell your friends to read it.)
Alright.
Gotta go clean up possum piss now...
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Ruminations On A Common Argument
When I discuss that the main reason is not about hunting or target shooting- they idea was to fight tyranny - to keep the Government from getting oppressive AGAIN and the populace being unable to implement a draconian solution, people love to argue about capability.
"You're going to take on the US Army/National Guard/Obama's Brownshirts/Police?"
The obvious answer is 'Yes.'
There are 2 aspects of this- one is, will the US Army/National Guard/Police actually enforce a disarmament/confiscation order? If Katerina is any indication, the answer is yes...
If THAT happens, then a whole new kettle of fish starts to boil- to wit: Insurgencies.
I was watching a series here in Sydney that follows a EOD team in Afghanistan on their daily routine.
It's some pretty hairy stuff... Some pretty primitive IEDs and the weapon of choice for the enemy being a AK 47...
But it got me thinking-
If the situation was turned around- if Threepers in the US, with the access to chemicals and some much better long-distance weaponry, comms hardware- etc, wanted to make life miserable for the forces that are tasked to do the collecting... Well... The Brownshirts will encounter situations / conditions that will make Afghanistan look like taking candy from a baby.
(Maybe a better analogy is needed... Have you ever TRIED taking candy from a baby?)
Regardless- the Left seems to think most US gun owner are just gap-toothed slack-jawed droolers who wear camo and can only shout "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!"...or are they just 'projecting'?
Perhaps they are the victims of a exceptionally biased media that only wants to show the fringe elements that advance their agenda, and are incapable of understanding the breadth and depth of the intelligence and capabilities of law-abiding gun owners...
I think, should push come to shove, things will be quite different than they imagine.
I can just see my man McThag as a latter-day Francis Marion, sabotaging the Brownshirts from a base deep in the swamps of Free Florida Territories...
Keep your powder dry...
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Saturday, January 05, 2013
Boy, That's A Shocker
Massachusetts can't find thousands of missing welfare recipients
Boston- Governor Deval Patrick is downplaying the Department of Transitional Assistance admission that it could not locate 19,000 people who have either been receiving welfare benefits.
...
The Department of Transitional Assistance says 19,000 letters came back, marked "Return to Sender."
And the real Captain Obvious moment:
The group filed suit against Massachusetts because the DTA was not giving welfare recipients the opportunity to register to vote. That suit was filed on behalf of a Lowell woman who said she was never offered an opportunity to register to vote.
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Are You Out Of Your Mind?
Over half of voters now give President Obama positive marks for leadership, his highest ratings since the early months of his presidency.
Gah.
Wake. Up. You. Idiots.
From Doug Ross @ Journal - (All links to sources at the original site.)
• First President to Violate the War Powers Act (Unilaterally Executing American Military Operations in Libya Without Informing Congress In the Required Time Period - Source: Huffington Post)
• First President to Triple the Number of Warrantless Wiretaps of U.S. Citizens (Source: ACLU) First President to Golf 105 or More Times in His First Three-and-a-half Years in Office
And this is just from his first term of office.
Wait until mid 2015...
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Let Me Do The Maths For You...
45 113
44 111
42 107
40 104
38 100
36 97
34 93
30 86
28 82
24 75
20 68
So when I tell you that the headline reads:
"Sydney Bracing for 40+ by Midweek"
I'm not trying to make people in the US jealous by singing Summertime Blues.
I'm just sayin' working down here ain't all Victoria Bitters and
WEATHER forecasters are predicting the nation will experience its hottest ever day early in the week, the average national temperature set to climb above 40C.I'm feeling sorry for SpongeMark Squarehands- He's down in Hobart Taz, where it was 37 degrees inside their server room... The servers at his site have had their heat alarms tripping continuously since Wednesday... Holy crap on a cracker!, that is going to chnage with 40s by Tuesday, and inland NSW has cooked with peak temperatures of 45.1C in Wilcannia and 45C in Bourke, and 43.6C at the Riverina town of Hay..
In Queensland, the temperature at Birdsville topped out at 47.3C..
I'm just miserable as I roam the Sydney Olympic Tennis Park helping folks with their WiFi and fixing IT issues... I really feel for the players- the courts are a rubber composite that absorbs and radiates heat - It's probably 5 to 10 degrees (F) hotter on the court...
Damn.
Ok... Enough bitching...
Coffee break's over.. I have to get get back on my head.
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Friday, January 04, 2013
There But For the Grace Of God, Go I...
I kinda like how they let him keep his glasses on...
This is some
What shouldn't be surprising to a Constant Reader is that I know exactly where they keep the PRKs on the United 757-300 and the 737-700.
Sad really.
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Out-F$#@ing-Standing Plan...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Damn That Hurt
Whoever had 17 days, you're the winner.
I'll spare you the pics of
Fortunately I only lost a little skin- it could have been much worse- hyperextension, torn ACL, or an even more debilitating injury could have been in the offing.
(Even more fortunate - Sydney Municipal Works doesn't have a clue where that crater at the bottom of Olympic Boulevard came from... And we aren't going to tell them, are we?)
Walking into the site with both knees bleeding was quite a show stopper.
Everyone who knows I ride a skateboard to the site every morning just laughed and shook their heads. "We all knew it was going to happen." they said.
I took it in stride...
After all, unless you have some road rash you're not riding correctly.
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Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Permission To Come Aboard?
I get the heebie-jeebies watching this...
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UX An interesting look at usability, and how real users don’t play along with how the software was ‘designed to be used’. On the Usability of Codecademy.
Property of Keep this in mind, a JavaScript Object is not a true Hash/Map. But also read the first comment about ES5′s Object.create and ES6.
What a difference A telling comparison, if you ask me. The Ninety-Nine Problems written in Java, Scala, Clojure and Haskell.
Wat Hilarious five minute talk about some lesser known Ruby and JS WTFs.
All the time Garann Means:
Have you ever noticed how frequently people follow “I’m going to work from home” with “so I can get some work done”?
JS is just like Perl in so many ways. Super ugly, super useful, huge prolific community, and version 6 will never happen.
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This will be an exciting temporary addition. I especially enjoy watching people hesitate when interactive museum pieces are introduced, as with some of Franz West’s pieces. That moment when they surrender to the joy of breaking the don’t-touch museum barrier is so filled with energy.
Um, OK, why isnt this at the childrens museum. Really, someone explain how this has anything to do with what anyone outside of an artschool would call art.
Imperial Clothing
More conspicuous consumption and waste in an age where we must now finally grow up and conserve what is important.
It is time to put aside childish things. Your hero, Obama’s words.
This is what he was talking about.
[...] LACMA’s blog says it’s “actually nothing more than floor-to-ceiling strands of thousands of household containers procured from local 99¢ stores.” [...]
I don’t think this is what Obama was talking about, Donald. You should lighten up and stop being so angry
The colors are pretty and fun to look at. They make me happy, and I look forward to touching them!
“More conspicuous consumption and waste”
I think that is part of the statement they are trying to make. Try reading between the lines.
There is nothing to read, it is entertainment, stop asking such shallow and absurd questions. They mean nothing. And are a waste of time, and most certainly are NOT art.
Like I said, at the Childrens museum, fine, in a limited way. But then, children took over art long ago, and made it irrelevant to society. And so the numbers who go are down, and ages up, as few go to see such nonsense as this, except art school grads, Now thats a childish endeavor. Art is OUT THERE, go live it, and you will see the inanity of such “works” as this andd most else of the last few decades. Art has been forgotten, and become a lifestyle, fashion, and entertainment.
Not creative art.
And so
art collegia delenda est
art colleges must be destroyed, the inmates have taken over the asylum, no great artist has ever graduated from one. Art is about living, not about sheltered academic doodling.
Imperial Clothing, read it.
I agree in not producing excess waste, but in defence of the artist, everything used in this installation can easily be re used. Doesn’t seem at all wasteful to me.
Installations are “creative art” as much as any other artform. They just aren’t for everyone. I’m not a fan of 90% of what I see in galleries, but I still respect it. You can’t please everyone. If you could, life, and art would be boring.
Oh yeah! Outsanding colors, and the best part is YOU’RE ALLOWED TO TOUCH! Woohoo! I hate keeping my hands in my pockets.
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Last month we told you we had acquired Manuel Arellano’s 1691 painting Virgin of Guadalupe. Now we can report that it’s on view in our Latin American galleries. You may have seen Christopher Knight’s post at Culture Monster earlier this week, which also included a video of the original Virgin of Guadalupe, hanging in the Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City.
You can see the Virgin of Guadalupe as soon as you enter the top floor of the Art of the Americas Building. It practically calls out to you, asking you to pass through three other galleries on your way to view it up close. But don’t pass too quickly! On your way you’ll pass Diego Rivera’s masterpiece Flower Day and our other recent acquisition, Roberto Matta’s Burn, Baby, Burn.
Speaking personally, probably one of the most valuable things I’ve gotten from working at LACMA in the last few years has been an appreciation for Latin American art—all eras and all varieties. It started, for me, with the mesmerizing Arts in Latin America, 1492–1820, a special exhibition from 2007. It was one of those rare exhibitions that knocked me off my feet precisely because I walked in with no expectations—I didn’t think it would be “my thing.” I was wrong. Then we reinstalled the ancient American galleries with the help of a gallery design by Jorge Pardo. The installation was controversial —does the design distract from the objects? Mine is just one opinion, but if you ask me, no. Pardo’s gallery design made me look at the objects with fresh eyes, made me consider the stylistic choices these ancient artists were making compared to those working at the same time in, say, Europe or the Middle East. Sure, you could make that comparison without Pardo’s help—the differences were always there—but I hadn’t taken the time before. Again, it wasn’t “my thing” until I saw it in this new light.
At the same time, we reinstalled our permanent collection of Latin American art from the Spanish colonial era to the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Walking through these galleries again yesterday, on the way to see the Virgin of Guadalupe, I was reminded again how much this collection impresses me. The Matta, the paintings by Rivera and Tamayo, the religious-themed paintings sharing the gallery with Arellano’s Virgin. And then there’s the contemporary gallery, which features probably three or four of my favorite twentieth and twenty-first–century works in the whole museum, including works by Francis Alÿs, Cildo Meireles, Mathias Goeritz, and Jesús Rafael Soto (visitors to the museum making a point to hit up BCAM and the Ahmanson Building’s modern galleries would do well not to forget about this gallery).
The new acquisition of the Arellano’s Virgin of Guadalupe is reason enough to come up to these galleries—just be sure you take in everything else while you’re here.
Beautiful painting!
I am on the LACMA Docent Council, and although I too did not think the exhibition was my thing, I volunteered to tour it. I found it a wonderful experience and was delighted by the students’ responses – especially to Arellano’s painting. Many were familiar with the story, many saw the painting as an object of veneration, many wanted to return with their families.
Virgin of Guadalupe is such a mystical representation. A definate must see of this painting up close.
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I am often surprised by the subtle connections that can be drawn between LACMA’s exhibitions. Just yesterday I headed to the Pavilion for Japanese Art to see Fracture: Daido Moriyama, the first museum exhibition in Los Angeles devoted solely to the Japanese photographer best known for his gritty depictions of Japanese city life. The exhibition features black-and-white photos from early in Moriyama’s career, as well as some of his more recent color photographs.
Having travelled to Japan a couple of years ago, I was curious to compare my own memories of Tokyo and Shinjuku with Moriyama’s images. To me, while chaotic, most of Tokyo is the pinnacle of order, efficiency, and cleanliness. Where I visited, there was barely a single piece of trash on the street and not a single person coughed in public without attempting to cover his or her mouth. As I mentioned, certain areas were certainly chaotic—Shibuya, in particular (think those gigantic crosswalks where hundreds of pedestrians swarm into the intersection from every direction)—but even that frenzy is reined in by an impulse toward order (red hand means stop and they stop).
Street, Tokyo, Japan, 1981, the Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser Collection of Photographs, courtesy Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, © 2012 Daido Moriyama
I ended up having a much more visceral response than I expected to Moriyama’s images. The textures in his photos—the fuzz of a young boy’s buzz cut, water splashing off of the scales of fish that are systematically being pulled from the water by an industrial fishing line—left an existential grit on my skin, in my mouth. I could taste the saltiness of the tears of post–World War II Japan; I could feel the smog in my lungs, the grease on my fingers of defiant and rapid industrialization/westernization of a country determined to bounce back.
Daido Moriyama, Beauty Parlor, Tokyo, c. 1975, Ralph M. Parsons Fund, © 2012 Daido Moriyama
Truthfully, it almost became too much for me to bear . . . until I came across two photos. The first is one called Beauty Parlor, Tokyo (c. 1975). The photo appears to be a close-up of a beauty parlor advertisement: a radiant Japanese woman—skin and blouse blazing white—set against a dark, dirty street, the black-dusted sky crisscrossed by low-hanging power lines. While, in theory, this is the ultimate cynical statement about the westernization of Japan—the emphasis on production and economic growth veiled only slightly by the western ideal of beauty—I still found this photo to be oddly stimulating. That girl looks fun. She looks like she would appear in a Haruki Murakami novel hanging out in a jazz club with a talking cat.
Beach Boys, Zushi, Japan, 1967, printed 2009, the Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser Collection of Photographs, courtesy Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, © 2012 Daido Moriyama
The second photo that lifted my spirits is called Beach Boys, Zushi, Japan (1967). I was immediately drawn to this photo. For one, it’s fairly large—hard to miss. But the composition of the photo is also alluring. The men’s bodies are reclined at the same angle on the beach, each body glistening. It’s almost as if their bodies have been lapped up onto the beach by waves—handsome fish beached on the shore. I also like this photo because these guys remind me of the Japanese men in my life—my father, my grandfather who passed away last week, and my father-in-law. All three of them were good-looking chaps during that era, if not in a Japanese-boy-band kind of way.
I pondered these Japanese men in their fashionable swim trunks, another LACMA exhibition came to mind: California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way.” With Moriyama’s postwar psychological burden placed firmly on my shoulders, I walked over to the Resnick Pavilion for some levity. Maybe in my mind I thought I could make a connection between these sunbathers in the land of the rising sun and the Catalina Sportswear bathing suits that are featured in the exhibition.
Installation view, California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way,” October 1, 2011–June 3, 2012, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © 2012 Museum Associates/LACMA
The exhibition itself is light, airy, and colorful, with the clean lines of mid-century design and a mix of wood, metal, and textiles (it closes June 3 btw!). My first, if not misguided, thought was, “Wow, this is how the winners prospered!” What I meant by that is that postwar America—in this case California—seemed to really embrace the hope that the defeat of Germany and Japan in World War II brought. It was an extraordinary time in the history of California art and design. People took advantage of the ramped-up domestic economy and industry to create some astonishing things—to create a distinct style and lifestyle that they exported (Japan imported its fair share, no doubt). Obviously other things were going on that made this era so lush with creativity in California. However, to me, juxtaposing the two exhibitions helps to contextualize the time and place of the artists in each.
None of this is to say that Japan was all gloom and doom. The Japanese created some extraordinary art during that time—I think that it just germinated from a different philosophical seed than that of California artists. But don’t take my word for it: Check out Fracture: Daido Moriyama for yourself, which is on view through July 31. Also, LACMA is presenting a film series, High and Low: Postwar Japan in Black and White, along with the Fracture, starting tomorrow night through Saturday, and then it picks up again June 8–9.
Jenny Miyasaki
What a rich and informative piece and I loved the history and the personal tie-in. Good stuff !
Isn’t it oddly patronizing or, in a way, peculiarly discriminatory (or group-think centric) to have photography — even more so if it’s very much from the recent past — in the Japanese Pavilion merely because the works in question were taken by a person from Japan? Why isn’t such an exhibit held in the galleries for contemporary or modern art?
The strategy behind such an arrangement points to either purposeful or inadvertent segregation—naive, ignorant or otherwise.
I agree w Concord. I believe Moriyama’s more than an ambassador of Japan, I find it slightly undermining to not have put this (very, very small) collection elsewhere. I guess without Moriyama’s prints there, the pavilion would have been completely empty when I went.
I was disapointed by the “Exhibition prints” of the more recent color work… not for the quality of the images but for how they were presented, pinned to the wall and probably to be destroyed once the show is over. Moriyama is not getting the attention he deserves here.
Daido Moriyama is such an inspiration to myself. Visited studio Place M, Shinjuku, what a great place for photographers to exhibit. Love the rawness of his work.
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Well team, I must say, I was very impressed with the response to Week One of the Friday Football Foodie Training Camp. The general response was overwhelming, and a few fine readers took the time to send in photos of your very own Pizza Loaves.
With that type of enthusiasm, I really think we have a real shot of making the playoffs here.
But we cannot go into the season without trying out some new plays. The Pizza Loaf is a good go-to running play, but you’re also going to need a new quick 15-yard slant pass because last year? You dropped the ball every time you pulled out a bag of Funions instead of going for something a little more substantive.
We’re trying out something new this week, a menu that with a little fine tuning, could become our next 3 and 8 play.
Friday Football Foodie – Buffalo Chicken Dip, Stoli Blueberri Fizz, and New Snack Review of the Week: Pringles Select Sweet Potato Chips
You will need…
2 8oz packages of cream cheese
1 cup blue cheese or ranch dressing
3/4-1 cup of Monterrey Jack cheese (Or white cheddar, or mozzarella, or whatever you have handy, aside of maybe gouda)
1/2 cup blue cheese (optional)
fresh chives or green onions to taste
3/4 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce Original (Yes, the Original. They make a buffalo style sauce, but there is no need for “soybean oil and buttery flavoring” when you have next…)
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons chopped garlic – really – use as much or as little garlic as you like.
2 cups shredded chicken
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
A note about the chicken – The easiest way to get two cups of shredded chicken is to use the chicken in a can. But unless you’re making a casserole that also involves a can of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup, you’re going to for fresher chicken. For the same price as two cans of chicken, you can pick up a roasted 2 pound chicken in the deli, which will be fall-off-the-bone moist and give you tastier results. (The dip is the Ravens and you just got Willis McGahee and released Jamal Lewis.)
If you already have chicken at home, either bake or poach two to three chicken breasts and then shred those with a fork.
Saute garlic over medium low heat. (If you opted out of the garlic, skip this step and just melt down your butter. Do not scald it and make it turn brown rookie, or you’ll be on clean up patrol.)
Add chicken and Red Hot sauce and heat throughly. Now, if you want more kick here, feel free to use more hot sauce or give it a couple of dashes of “Dave’s Super Hot Melt Your Toes Off Sauce.” Since this was the first time I made this dish, I didn’t want to get too fancy and just used the Frank’s Red Hot. I thought it was spicy enough, but there is always some jerk at a party who says “Needs more heat,” as if one can prove the size of their stones by how hot food is. Keep a special bottle of “Mega Hot Death” on the side for them to use, and know that they’ll regret the extra heat in the morning.
Layer into casserole dish. I made a mistake here. I should have used a larger – maybe a 9 x 13 inch – dish here. This is training camp and it is okay to make a mistake now, but you better believe when it is game time, I will use a shallower dish.
Give your skillet a quick clean off, or use a second skillet.
Melt cream cheese over medium-low heat. I am not kidding about the “low” in the description. Any hotter and you’re going to burn the cheese. Resist dipping bagels into pan or suddenly making cream cheese wontons.
Reduce heat and add blue cheese dressing. Work quickly! No burning the mixture!
Add chives/green onions. Just so you can say you had your greens for the day.
Pour over chicken. Again, looking at the reel, I really should have used a larger dish and spread out the coverage more.
Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbling at the edges, and then add your cheese on top. If you add it any sooner, it will form a hard crust on top, and no one needs to have to struggle with a dip when it is already a struggle to watch Nate Washington drop the ball. Again.
Bake 15-20 more minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Serve with crackers and crudite. Another training camp mistake. Most of the recipes for this dip I read suggested serving the dip with the Chicken in a Biskit crackers. Never, ever again will I allow that much salty food on to the field at one time. You cannot go for the long run when you are retaining 17 gallons of water. It’s a hardy dip, and works well with the celery. Need to scout out less salty crackers or chips for the next time.
Do not let one person hog the whole dip. Especially when that person is going to get bored with pre-season games early and go and play golf instead.
Not bad for a first try. It was actually was a fantastic dip, saltiness of crackers and too deep to handle mistakes aside. But this is why we train in the first place.
Stoli Blueberri Fizz
You will need…
Blueberri Stoli
Lemonade
Ginger Ale
Blueberries
Ice
Muddle blueberries at the bottom of a glass with either a muddler or a fork.
Add ice and a generous pour of Stoli Blueberri – not seen here as I don’t need you people judging me. Conversely, if you do not consume alcohol, just double up on the ginger ale and used more blueberries in the muddling step so you get the same fruit taste.
Add about a shot (2 ounces) of ginger ale. Just enough for a light fizz in the drink.
Fill the rest of the way with lemonade. I was as shocked as you were that there was still room in the glass.
Garnish with more blueberries, to give yourself the appearance of getting in a full serving of fruit.
Enjoy. While not quite as potent as the Watermelon Slushees, they still have a little bit of a punch so two before game time will have you good and ready to go.
New Snack Review of the Week: Pringles Select Sweet Potato Chips
Sometimes it is nice to have something soothing and sweet to go along with the spicy and hot, and cinnamon sweet potato chips are the perfect foil to the Buffalo Chicken Dip. These sweet chips are light in texture, and at 150 calories for 28 chips, (although the 9 grams of fat is a little high), it’s not a bad alternative to say, actual candy.
NEXT WEEK – TBD – PROBABLY INVOLVES CORN DOGS
I love the word ‘muddle’…
Muddle the blueberries!!!
Oh…my. Must try Buffalo Chicken Dip.
As I live in Canada, I have never heard of Chicken in a Biskit crackers. Do they have some odd chicken-like flavour to them?
yes they taste like a cracker soaked in chicken bullion. In my opinion they are just horrible, they are perfect if you are trying to dehydrate yourself quickly though.
I love making that chicken dip, my aunt gave the exact (and I mean down to the butter and garlic and Frank’s Hot Sauce) recipe. I must add chives the next time though.
Thank god I read this around lunch time, otherwise my boss would be angry with me for taking a chicken break at 10:15 AM.
WE HAVE THE SAME GLASSES WE ARE TWINSIES.
And lainie, trust me, you’re better off.
That dip looks delicious. I cannot wait to try it. My pizza loaf turned out great.
I’ve made the dip before, but w/out the garlic and chives. It was really good, but when I make it for my fantasy draft next week I am definitely going to add those in. Also Tostitos scoops work well w/it–a really good dip-to-chip ratio so less overall salt!
Those sweet potato chips look freaking awesome! I must have some!
Oh my god, fantasy draft! Thistle, you are a genius! I’m finally getting to have a live, in-person fantasy draft and I am TOTALLY making this. What a great idea!
I like to dip Pita Chips in my Buffalo Chicken Dip, but I admit that celery seems to be the ideal dip vehicle.
Yum!
I love this feature and that cowboy hat is splendid.
That is all.
TSW…my sister-in-law makes this, and serves it with Fritos Scoops. May I say….awesome!
[by the way...my first post over here]
Fine, we won’t judge you on the booze. But you left yourself wide open with the diet ginger ale.
It all looks good.
I didn’t know they made 10-gallon Steeler hats.
As a born and raised Buffalonian (I think I made that up), I completely approve of that recipe. The butter is completely necessary, it is part of what makes the wings so delicious. Some days living in healthy california is a real bummer.
All recipes need extensive testing, so I made the buffalo chicken dip for dinner a few nights ago. FABULOUS. I baked mine in two little crocks, and I had it with carrot surfboards and Tostitos Gold chips. Yum.
I’m disappointed TSW isn’t rocking the I-beam hat from the ’90s. Maybe she’s saving it for next week.
One of my mom’s friends was making buffalo chicken dip last Christmas and was supposed to send me the recipe. His version used Cheddar cheese and had it mixed in while the chicken was still in the skillet. I’ll have to try this version for my fantasy draft in three weeks.
However, I may make blueberry fizzes this weekend. I love the Stoli Blueberi.
I couldn’t find the final step in the chicken dip recipe. You know… the one that explains how I bribe you into bringing two trays of it to my fantasy football draft.
I kid… I kid…
Looks amazing. I will have to make that soon. I love using the whole rotisserie chickens for dishes like this. I like to put one in my Zatarain’s Jambalaya.
My pizza loaf sucked when I tried it after making it, but oddly it was delicious the next day reheated. Go figure.
Oh, that looks like an excellent dip. Me, I like to make my artichoke dip (which is cream cheese-y, like this one) in my little crockpot so it stays warm all game long.
What of chili? Is that part of your repertoire, TSW?
TSW, why, oh why must you keep posting kick ass recipes when I am the midst of my most prolonged (albeit successful) weight loss program of my life.
Screw it, I’m still trying this one as well. Keep up the great work.
Oh lord, I don’t even want to try and calorie counter this recipe. The drink looks fantastic though!
Yostal, you can enjoy these fine recipes and maintain your diet, if you just start every morning with a liter of Jack Daniels and 16 lines of coke.
I’m starting to think that TSW doesn’t want anyone to see what she really looks like.
My arteries do not thank you, but I do.
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Oh my.
NEED. BLUEBERRI. FIZZ. NOW.
A side of Buffalo Chicken Dip would be an added bonus.
Wow.
I made the pizza loaf as an appetizer for a pot luck dinner this week and it was a HUGE hit.
PS – the Pringles Select Parmesan Garlic chips are very money too.
Fuck. Nobody is going to want to hear about my Totino’s frozen pizzas now. Thanks a lot.
Stolis! Have we met before?
This sounds absolutely delicious, but I must say that the Litehouse brand Bleu Cheese is not nearly Bleu Cheesey enough for my liking. It was basically mayo with a few chunks in it. They offer a double-the-cheese variety, but for the price you could go with Marie’s or Marzetti’s. The best option, though, is to just buy some fresh bleu cheese and make your own!
Anthony – Strangely enough, I don’t like Marie’s at all, and Marzetti’s is never carried around me.
I haven’t actually tried Marie’s, just ASS-U-ME it is better based entirely on popularity and price tag.
Like I said, the best option is to make your own when possible, as it is fairly easy and does not require any special skillz or hardware.
This post has inspired me to go post my Superbowl chili recipe on the old blog.
I want chili, now.
P.S. The buffalo dip was an excellent appetizer for my pre-golf warm-up. Helped me work through my slice.
I would suggest switching the shredded chicken for ground chicken… would probably make things a little easier all around.
Will – Good suggestion, but I prefer shredded chicken. (When I was a kid I got it in my head they didn’t grind up the good meat.)
Woo looks and sounds great – think I will try it too.
Thanks for showing me how.
Regards, Erik
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I have been making the buffalo chicken dip for quite awhile and my family LOVES it!! To change things up every once in awhile, we like to get a premaid pizza dough and make buffalo chicken pizza. Lightly cover the pizza dough with ranch dressing, then layer the chicken dip on top and cover with cheese. So yummy!!
Instead of melting the cream cheese in the pan, I like to cut it into little squares, add it over the chicken like that, pour the warm ranch over top, and let it melt while it bakes. It makes it a little chunkier. Personal preference, but still really good!
Loooooovvvveeddd IIIIIITttttttt!!!!
Buff Chix sooo goood in tum tummmmm
Instead of shredded chicken you can use canned white meat chicken and it makes it a lot faster and easier to make! I work with Swansons and we use their white meat canned chicken. Also, you can take this to a tailgate if you make it beforehand and then put in a heavy disposable foil pan. You can re-heat on the grill so it’s nice and hot and bubbly!
HERE WE GO STEELERS…HERE WE GO….
I GOT A FEELING…PITTSBURGH’s GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!
Luv this dip–my sister makes it. Hmm, maybe a SuperBowl appetizer. It can be lightened up with lighter cream cheese, dressing, and reduced fat cheese. In any case, my main comment was about the blueberry fizz. I invented a drink with blueberry vodka last summer that I call a Blueberry Twist, which is similar, but not quite the same. I have yet to meet a single person who doesn’t like it, and my official sampling has included quite a diverse range of people. In any case, to try a Blueberry Twist, use the amount of blueberry vodka of your liking with a diet citrus soft drink such as Sierra Mist, 7UP, etc. over ice, and garnished with a nice piece of lemon peel and a couple blueberries (no muddling). If you want to take it up a notch you could use frozen blueberries. Enjoy! And here’s to the Steelers Six Appeal! Here We Go!!!
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I love how only one person said somthin bout the Steelers stuff! Here we go!!! D-fence, D-fence! We’re goin to the Super Bowl!
Love the commentary! Was planning on making the buffalo chicken dip and went online to get a recipe, who new I would get a tutorial and the witty comments. I will definitely be back! We will cheer for the Steelers this year because our team is a no show:( {We’ll be back next year~ Go Pats!}
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Made the chicken dip for my daughter’s 1st Birthday party (mostly adults!). Absolute hit! You should be seeing some hits on your site, because almost everyone asked for the recipe! Some of the best dip I’ve ever made, and eaten! Worth the effort!
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Back against the cold wall. His soul taps from the inside of his irises. His hand held out for a penny or two …
Back against the coach. His stick taps from the inside of two hundred dollar gloves. His hand held out to congratulate a millionaire.
Rising on knees worn with malnutrition and sleepless nights under an unforgiving blanket of cold. Enough money to buy a coffee and warmth.
Rising on one thousand dollar skates donated by a greedy sales representative from a sporting good company. Enough money to buy a Tim Horton franchise.
What happened to his life. Where are his children and wife. Why did she take everything from him and leave him alone.
What happened to his scoring ability. Where are the goals he once scored. Why did the snapshot which made him rich leave him.
His heart finally gives out from poor health and broken dreams.
His heart finally gives out from poor line mates and broken passes.
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La Fuga's travel consultants are happy to provide advice, information and suggestions to allow you to select the perfect tour. A lot of common queries are covered in our FAQ page.
Phone: +44 (0) 208 144 1441
Visit Us
Come and visit us at our office within the Sigma Sport store in Kingston, South West London. Drop in, grab a coffee and plan your next cycling trip with us.
Our address:
37-43 High Street
Hampton Wick
KT1 4DA
By Bike
La Fuga is easy to reach by bike, located close to the cycling mecca of Richmond Park as well as routes out of London towards Windsor and the Surrey Hills. Valet bike parking is available at Sigma Sport. Take your bike instore and a Sigma Sport member of staff will take care of your bike for you.
By Public Transport
Nearest station: Hampton Wick or Kingston.
Regular services operate every 15 minutes from London Waterloo. La Fuga is a 3 minute walk from Hampton Wick or 10 minutes from Kingston.
By Car
- Leave M25 at junction 12, follow the M3 and travel towards London.
- At junction 1 of the M3 (Sunbury) leave the motorway and turn right at
the roundabout (signed to Kingston) taking the A308.
- Follow the A308 until you reach Hampton Court Palace and then turn left at the roundabout taking the A308, signed to Kingston.
- Continue on the A308, after approx ¾ of a mile you will come to a set of lights with a roundabout just afterwards. Go straight ahead (Kingston Bridge will be on your right).
- La Fuga is only 100 metres past this roundabout on the left hand side, inside the Sigma Sport store.
Kingston town centre has three large multi-storey car parks plus other parking facilities and these can be easily found by driving over the bridge and following the one way system: the car park signs are clearly visible. It is only a short walk from the town centre back to the office. Very limited on-street parking is available in the immediate vicinity of the office.
Opening Hours
Our office hours are 0900 - 1700 (local time) Monday to Friday. Outside of these hours please leave us a voicemail or drop us an email.
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Welcome to Lake Oroville, Northern California's largest state reservoir. Lake Oroville is the cornerstone of Lake Oroville State Recreation Area and is conveniently located on the Feather River, about 75 miles north of Sacramento, in the chaparral oak-pine belt of northern mother lode country.., boasting some of the highest catch rates of quality fish in California.
Get away with your family or friends to this uncrowded splendor and spend true quality time away from it all. From everyone here at Forever Resorts, we look forward to your visit.
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Local Kid’s Summer Fishing starting up soon
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Mon, Jul 2, 2012
Missing Person Alert: Steven A. Atchison
Wed, Jun 27, 2012
Lake Stevens Food Bank looking forward to new building
Tue, Jun 26, 2012
Celebrate safely this Fourth of July
Lake Stevens High School students attend Girls State
SR 9/SR 92 intersection closure rescheduled
Lien’s cancer in remission, holding garage sale fundraiser
Pilchuck principal gets a time out
American Legion, Boy Scouts retire flags
Local seven-year-old collects food for kids
North Cascades Crew Masters bring home 13 medals from Regional Championship competition
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Davad Bazan is my favorite vocalist from any band I’ve ever heard. There, I said it, and I’m not at all worried that I’ve painted myself into a corner. I’ve heard a lot, but his vocal range, distinct sound, and cut-to-the-core lyrics resonate deeper within me than anything I’ve heard thus far in my musical history. Having said this, I threw a mental party when I saw he would be playing Control from his Pedro the Lion days in its entirety at the Troubadour this month, but wasn’t even slightly surprised to see the show quickly sell out.
After the opening performance by sibling duo Stagnant Pools, Bazan and supporting tour members Andy Fits and Alex Westcoat took to the stage to do their own final sound check. The audience kept quiet in anticipation, but with the opening notes of “Options” (reflective of Control‘s opening track), each onlooker was right on point with head-nodding and silent lip-syncing. I have to give credit to the crowd — this was a true following of people who knew word-for-word every song performed.
I was curious to see how the performance would play out. I knew better than to think that Bazan would just play Control from start to finish, but I was elated to hear him move beyond Pedro the Lion songs. The band branched out with songs such as “Gas and Matches” from his project Headphones as well as tracks pulled from his solo material. From within Pedro the Lion’s catalog, Bazan wasn’t restricted to Control; “When They Really Get to Know You, They Will Run” from It’s Hard to Find a Friend elicited significant applause from the audience (as well as from myself).
Despite the fact that the venue was packed to the brim just for them, the band kept a refreshingly humble demeanor. They not only took the time to talk to the audience, but also honored and answered questions from the crowd. From his feelings about Spotify to his initial thought process behind Control, Bazan honored a forum-like open discussion between songs. With such an extensive history of consistently great music, we all listened to anything he had to say earnestly. There was no chatter between songs (again, credit to the crowd); there was simply patience and involvement, which led to a greater appreciation of the displayed talent.
The highlight of the performance was a tie between Pedro the Lion’s “Magazine,” with the percussion culminating with the chorus, and Bazan’s own “Eating Paper” from Strange Negotiations, which, despite my reservations, was equally beautiful without the keys present in the album recording. Though I did hope to hear “Wolves at the Door,” the performance was flawlessly executed, each song evoking the deepest human emotions and experiences, and with songs such as “Second Best,” provocative even.
“You know we don’t fuck with encores,” Bazan stated, and after the last song, the room quickly emptied into the even smaller merch area and sidewalk, with people seeking relief from the overly concentrated space. Overall, Bazan’s performance was as consistent as his last albums, his talent translates equally across recorded and live platforms, and my initial statement about him being my favorite vocalist remains true and unchallenged.
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Salisbury zoning board allows horse boarding
BY JOHN FRIEL, Correspondent
Outside storage is out, but a Narvon farmer is free to board horses and rent indoor storage space.
At its meeting Jan. 22, the Salisbury Township Zoning Hearing Board heard from Amos T. Ebersol, 590 Red Hill Road, and some of his neighbors.
Ebersol requested two special exceptions to allow horse boarding in his barn and storage in two former agricultural buildings as well as a variance to allow outside storage.
Six neighbors requested, and received, party status in the case, using it to voice concerns about aesthetics and property values.
Greg Kimes, of Thistle Drive, said he was opposed to outside storage and "farm equipment rotting away. ... Horse boarding is not an issue."
Richard Johnson, also of Thistle Drive, said his house "by design looks directly at the farm." He objected to "anything that would turn my view into a negative."
Debbie Ryan, who lives across the street from Ebersol, told the board, "We all moved there for the aesthetics ... because we had this fabulous view." She said she does not wish to see "RVs, construction equipment, farm equipment. ... We didn't move there to see that."
Chairman Larry Martin asked her: "Do you know how this land is zoned?"
Ryan replied, "Agriculture."
Martin then inquired, "And what do they do in agricultural zones?''
"They farm," Ryan said.
Martin countered, "But you don't want to see farm equipment?"
All who testified agreed they had no objection to horses, but were concerned about the outside storage issue. Ebersol said he had proposed that as "an option," but mainly wants to rent the two outbuildings, which he said would be "really nice for a contractor."
Ebersol plans a "high-tensile, three- or four-strand" fence around 7 acres of pasture on his 21-acre farm to contain up to 14 horses. Johnson said the existing fence "needs work. We've had cows and horses in our backyard" when the farm was under different ownership.
The board denied the request for outdoor storage, but approved the rest of Ebersol's application. Farm buildings no longer used in agriculture can be rented, Zoning Officer Damian Clawser said.
The board set no limit on the number of horses, noting that Ebersol must erect a fence at least 4 feet high and 10 feet inside his property line in addition to following state nutrient management guidelines for manure disposal.
In the evening's other two cases, the board approved:
n A variance allowing Daniel B. Stoltzfus to exceed the maximum permissible impervious surface coverage at 942 Gap Road, Kinzers. Clawser said Stoltzfus' planned new house will cover 17 percent of his 17,424-square-foot lot. Township zoning allows only 7 percent coverage in the rural residential district, but Clawser said that ratio is intended for larger lots such as the 3-acre minimum now in force. Stoltzfus's tract predates zoning and is surrounded by R-1 residential zoning, which permits 30 percent coverage.
n A modification of a previous decision, allowing woodworker Levi K. Esh Jr. to employ up to six nonfamily employees at his kitchen cabinet and furniture business at 568 Hensel Road, Kinzers.
In other business, the board reorganized for 2013 with the same lineup as 2012's. Larry Martin will again serve as chairman, Peter Horvath as vice chair and John Wanner as secretary. Julie Miller was retained as the board's attorney.
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Israel signals launching airstrikes against Syria Research center also hit French airstrikes hit northern Mali 6 suspected bombers arrested Suicide bomber kills 36."
WASHINGTON -- The Israeli attack last week on a Syrian convoy of anti-aircraft weapons appears to have also hit the country's main research center for work on biological and chemical weapons, according to U.S. officials who are sorting through intelligence reports.
While the main target of the attack Wednesday appears to have been the weapons and their launchers -- which the Israelis feared were about to be moved to Hezbollah forces in Lebanon -- video shown on Syrian television appears to back up assertions that the research center north of Damascus was also damaged.
That complex, the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center, has been the target of U.S. and Western sanctions for more than a decade because of intelligence suggesting that it was the training site for engineers who worked on chemical and biological weaponry.. He said 30 planes were used in the operation.
The French intervened in Mali on Jan. 11 to stem the advance of the al-Qaida-linked fighters.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan police on Sunday arrested six men and seized suicide vests, assault rifles and more than 50 hand grenades during a raid on a residential building in central Kabul, senior officials said.
BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber attacked a provincial police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday morning, the police and the city's civil defense director said, killing at least 36 people and wounding 105. Three additional suicide attackers who attempted to enter the general directorate of Kirkuk police after the blast were killed by the police.
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Mandala Monday: Zentangle Dare 3
What a great time to discover the new Zendala Dares from The Bright Owl when I have set my own zendala a week challenge. This week I have two zendalas I have completed for the 2nd and 3rd dares. I can't believe how completely different they turned out and feel. The first is from dare 2 and was completed earlier in the week after work when I really needed some zen time. The dare 3 zendala I completed today and seems to have much more energy and even a sort of circus or carnival feel to it.
Keep Tangling!!
Monday, April 23, 2012
Challenge 67: Amanda Day
The Challenge from the Diva this week was to create a tile inspired by Earth Day or as it now known at the Diva's as Amanda Day. I thought what better to express the Earth than a string of "the Earth." So my string is based on a Western Hemisphere view. Once drawn, I realized how much water there is vs. land space on our lovely planet. The space to draw the continents was tiny and I wanted more than one represented, but you can definitely see that my waves are the predominant tangle on this tile. I tried to tie my tangles into the continents, not too sure how successful I was. North America is represented by Baton which reminded me of the stripes on our flag. Pais represents South America which is Spanish for country so I thought that might fit. Africa is Wellinstil which has little flames in it and since Africa seems hot to me I thought that worked. Then I was a little unsure for Europe and I thought of England and Aero candy bars so the bubbles are representing Europe. Greenland got some bubbles too. It was a fun and challenging challenge this week. Thanks Diva!
Mandala Monday
I am really enjoying the new Mandala tiles from Zentangle and have decided to complete one a week as I work my way through the 9 different pre-strung tiles. If you haven't tried them yet, you really should. The possibilities are endless!
Keep Tangling!!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Challenge 66: Auras
This week's challenge is to use auras with all the patterns on the tile. There are already quite a few tangles and even some tangles that are just made up of auras. It was fun to try some new tangles and to add auras to tangles I have been using for a while.
Keep Tangling!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
New Tangle: Phansy
My April newsletter featured a contest to name my newest tangle. So congratulations to Kara Monroe for the naming this tangle Phansy. Kara said the tangle reminded her of her favorite flower the pansy and she also thought the tangle looked like a fan so she combined the two to come up with Phansy. Thanks to everyone who sent in your awesome suggestions. Kara won the painted stone below with the tangle Enyshou.
Phansy
by Lara Williams, CZT
Keep Tangling!!
Friday, April 6, 2012
New Tangle: Koryl
This new to my blog tangle, is actually the first tangle I ever came up with. I haven't shared it with anyone except at my CZT training when we were all asked to go out and search for patterns and come up with our own tangle. When I received this challenge I wasn't sure what I was going to do. When I left the CZT training that night I actually had to go to work. It was a really ridiculous week for me. I was in the middle of working on three grant proposals for work and taking the CZT training at the same time. Lucky for me the CZT training is so inspiring and full of positive energy or I might not have made it through. Anyway, when I finally got home that night I spied my dish of sea glass and in it was this fossilized piece of coral that I had been wanting to do something with and it struck me - AH HA! This could be your new tangle. I had always loved looking at the intricate details of it and now was my chance to put it into my art. So here for you is my first tangle, Koryl.
Koryl by Lara Williams, CZT
Keep Tangling!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Challenge: 65 Huggy Bear
This was a fun challenge. I really like the tangleations and possibilities of this tangle. Plus I just love trying new tangles. Looking around for new tangles in the world is one of my favorite things to do on walks around downtown Indy. The string for this tangle was actually inspired from a crest-like design I saw above a doorway on a walk this week. I never thought to look for string inspirations!
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Last purchases I did : GOLF WANG cap from Oddfuture/OFWGKTA, I simply love turquoise and pink, plus this cap is just too awesome. It’s from the brand who leads this collective. Their shit is awesome, maybe you know them from Tyler or Earl Sweatshirt if those names ring a bell. The American Flag shirt is from Joyrich, which is an amazing brand with lots of real awesome shit. I’ve had so many compliments on my shirt I can’t even remember, I’m glad they’re hard to get here in Belgium, wouldn’t miss my shirt for the world. Definitly a brand to check in with, chicks!
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Introducing the Durable Human Manifesto
If you’re tired of trying to do it all in this busy digital world and feel distant from what you used to hold dear, this little book helps you to be closer to your loved ones and more in control of your time.
Although The Durable Human Manifesto does contain the word “revolution” (thanks to Foo Fighter Dave Grohl), it comes in peace as a declaration of human awesomeness and sensory celebration of our supremely unique selves.
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Where News is Going
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Cellphones More Important Than Kids?
Could it be that it’s easier to forget your child in the car than realize your cellphone is missing? A tragic number is telling.
At last count, 513 American kids have died inside hot, closed cars since record-keeping began in 1998. About half were forgotten by a parent or caregiver.
Because the death toll continues to climb, authorities met in Washington, D.C. this week to propose immediate action. “It’s so urgent that we find effective sets of countermeasures that we all can take right now,” said David Strickland of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as quoted in the Washington Post.
And what do experts suggest as a top countermeasure? Put your cellphone in the back seat with your child.
The unsettling message here: it’s gotten to the point that you might leave your child behind unnoticed, but you won’t go long without your phone.
The advocacy group Kids and Cars.org has a there-but-for-the-grace-of-God perspective. Says founder Janette Fennel: “People think these people must be terrible parents, they must be monsters, because if we think that, we can’t relate to them. Nothing could be further from the truth.”
The truth is that any of us can fall prey to a single act of absent-mindedness which could have horrific results. To avoid that, parents and caregivers must be mindful and informed.
Some life-saving advice from KidsandCars:
- Your child gets hot faster than you do – up to five times faster.
- A closed car can reach a broiling 125 degrees in only minutes.
- Cracking the windows does not slow the heating.
Practice safe habits:
- Don’t leave your child alone in a car, even for a minute.
- Look before you lock. Open the back door and check inside before you walk away.
- Instruct your babysitter or childcare center to call you if your child doesn’t show up when he or she is expected.
And, yes – lest you forget: when you buckle up your child, put your go-to things in the back seat, too – which will surely include a cellphone.
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Release DetailsLABEL Abyss Records
RELEASED ON 4/30/2012
GENRES Thrash,Black,Rock
Septekh
The Seth Avalanche
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Imagine a half-drunken jam session between Mille Petrozza, Fenriz and Tom G. Warrior, the lot of them caught between ripping through varying combinations of their distinctive thrash, black and proto-black heaviness and just rocking out on Motorhead-meets-Venom sloppy rock.
Don’t act like that doesn’t sound like fun.
And it kind of is, and though it regrettably actually involves exactly none of the players I name-checked, The Seth Avalanche certainly sounds like the scene I just described.
At heart, this six-song EP is a thrash effort, but it’s one that runs headlong and happily into black metal, and it’s one that sports a noticeable rock influence, particularly in the jaunty bounce and greasy-grimy guitar licks of “Eating The Maneater” and album opener “Fuckslut From Hell.” “Blunt Force To The Head” starts on a slow, simple chug before stepping into some blastbeats and a full-out thrashing ending, and “Not Quite What I Had In Mind” reverses that, starting out blasting and dropping into a swinging mid-section that is guaranteed to get toes a-tappin’, touching on a killer sliding riff and moving past without further ado. On each of these tunes, vocalist Nils Meseke shrieks and growls like a demented Petrozza, his performance dramatic, borderline unhinged, as engagingly silly as it is spitting and aggressive.
While The Seth Avalanche is an entertaining endeavor based on quality thrashing blackness alone, it achieves a next-level ridiculous uber-metal-ness (and metallic uber-ridiculousness) by way of its lyrics, which are equal parts comical and disturbing and oddly endearing in their over-the-top attempts to shock. “Fuckslut From Hell” speaks for itself, and the title track lives up to its blackness – it’s the most stereotypically black metal lyric on hand, a sociopolitical middle-finger-raised take on the forthcoming end of the world: “Where’s your God now / at the dawn of the age of Seth?” “Eating The Maneater” begins with a verse about a man stalking, killing and eating a Bengal tiger – this man is clearly crazier and / or hungrier than I have ever been – but then it takes the titular character in a direction all Hall & Oates, juxtaposing the tiger against a woman in a bar, here both predator and prey. Hearing Meseke screech “Back home I’ve got a freezer full of women just like you / I’m eating the maneater!” is one of the EP’s most head-banging / head-shaking moments, and the couplet of “Cause when you spread you become my favorite dish / who’s wrapped around whose finger now as I go to the land of fish” is equally poetic. Still, the highest and lowest praise must go to “Not Quite What I Had In Mind,” which details in no uncertain terms the protagonist’s taunting of his enemies, who then beat him to a pulp, break his legs and teeth, tie him to a chair and brutally sodomize him repeatedly, which (you guessed it) was not what he had in mind.
As noted elsewhere in other reviews, black / thrash is quite the rage these days, with some great recent efforts by Aura Noir, Mongrel’s Cross, and the like. Septekh isn’t as sharp or as raging as those, not quite in that league of giants, but The Seth Avalanche still exhibits a winning combination of the vicious and the ludicrous, and it’s certainly skilled enough to make for an enjoyable burst of rocking blackness.
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Your recipe for the day: Curried lamb pasties with spicy sweet potato and tamarind
We're taking a look back at the L.A. Times Test Kitchen's recipes from 2010 as we bicker over which should make our top-10 list, which we'll publish next week. This was a popular one: Curried lamb pasties with spicy sweet potato and tamarind.
What do you think is the best recipe to come out of the L.A. Times Test Kitchen in 2010?
--: Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times
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Burbank middle school teacher who had sex with student sentenced to two years in prison
nice
Posted by: bikram prasd | May 07, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Pathetic.
Posted by: cowbell | May 07, 2010 at 11:59 AM
If I was that student with this cutie, I never would've said a word when the cops came knockin'.
Maybe she was overcome with guilt. To each their own. Two years at Chowchilla is no duckwalk. She'll meet some female thugs at that facility. But the overriding worst part of the equation is having to register as a sex offender. That's lifetime and will follow her to all 50 states.
Posted by: Crazy Horse | May 07, 2010 at 12:13 PM
Something truly needs to be done with this epidemic of child molestation before parents turn to taking the law into their own hands seeking revenge on their prepetrators. Our laws seem ineffective so far.
Posted by: Mack The Knife | May 07, 2010 at 12:17 PM
So where were such teachers when I was in middle school!
Posted by: Doug from Germany | May 07, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Another slap on the wrist for a female sex offender. How much time do you think a male teacher would have gotten for "consentual" sex with a teen girl?
Posted by: greg | May 07, 2010 at 12:28 PM
How stupid. This new "morality" looks more like hypocrisy to the nth degree than justice. I'm sure that the boy doesn't feel a victim, it's the morality peddlers that make it so. Why if this boy decides to kill some one gets tried as an adult, but if he is looking to have sex with a beautiful girl, he can't say no. I'm sure she didn't put a gun to his head, so I don't see any problem by them having sex. Why, and it has happened, if a 13 year old girl and a 17 year old boy want to have sex in a school bus and the bus video camera records the act, the city attorney didn't do any thing, why here? It's stupid and immoral to punish some one for having sex, when at the same time nobody gives a hoot about the thousands and thousands of teenagers who sell their bodies every day and night in every major city. This is hypocrisy to the nth degree. A cop, in San Antonio, TX raped, supposedly, a 13 year old girl and he got probation. And to add salt to injury. Two guys were sent to jail for 17 and1/2 and 20 years and they only bought pictures of children. There is something rotten in this morality lynching judicial system. And why the other teacher in Florida, a beauty also, was sent of home confinement. Something stinks to high heaven. This might be an opinion from the court; this can't be justice. Justice is supposed to be blind. No peeking allow, but here lady justice raised the blindfold. That is not fair.
Posted by: Emile Zola | May 07, 2010 at 12:29 PM
2 years is too lenient. If the genders were reversed, the male teacher would have been convicted of several crimes that would warrent decades of imprisonment. Somewhere in the back of your mind is the thought, Lucky kid got his boyhood dreams fufilled. Admit it.
Posted by: pmayer | May 07, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Wow, and here I'm single, no chicks around that I would like to hang out with.. and this one is taking home 14yr olds? What the heck is going on around here..
Posted by: Mike | May 07, 2010 at 12:52 PM
She is a molester regardless of her appearance. If the molester was a great looking male teacher, I wonder if people would have the same opinion?
Posted by: boochie | May 07, 2010 at 01:05 PM
I wish I had a teacher that friendly when I went to school;) From a guy's point of view if the sex was consensual I don't see much wrong with it. With so many teenage kids having sex these days he would have a better chance avoiding early parenthood, disease and/or jealousy issues with this lady than most teenagers do. There are a lot worse "crimes" that get shorter sentences.
Posted by: Old but not dead | May 07, 2010 at 01:05 PM
It should have been 14 years.
Posted by: Bluejeans | May 07, 2010 at 01:08 PM
Once again it becomes painfully clear that the law treats women like children in American society. While it may be true that, "Two years at Chowchilla is no duckwalk", had she been a man accused of having sex with a 14 year old female, the sentence would have been much harsher. Additionally, had the perpetrator been a man, the charges would have most certainly included rape. A charge not filed against Ms. Beck.
Sex with a minor is the same weather it be a male or female and should be prosecuted fairly, without regard for the sex of victim or predator. Women will never be totally free in this country until they are treated equally under the law, for better or worse.
Posted by: Rafael Noble | May 07, 2010 at 01:12 PM
Makes no difference is the teacher is a "cutie" or butt ugly. She is the adult in this situation and therefore should suffer the consequences of her actions. I hope she likes her new roommates.
Posted by: Cara D | May 07, 2010 at 01:17 PM
The thing, i am mad about is if this is a "Man" having consent sex with a girl student, he will be sentence to jail for 15 years and because she is a women she got only TWO. I hate this sex discrimination.
Posted by: hvinh99 | May 07, 2010 at 01:33 PM
Emile Zola you obviously don't get it. Teachers are licensed by the state and have a responsibility and are an adult authority figure. What hope is there for our schools if teachers ( male or female) take advantage of this position to prey on their under age students ? Yes, there is plenty of hypocrisy in our society over sex, but this does not make what this woman did right. For all of you that can't see the young boy as a victim and think" how cool to have your teacher do this", then I challenge you to imagine the student as a female and the teacher a male.
Or better yet the student your daughter. If your opinion changes then there's some hypocrisy..!!
Posted by: Pedro | May 07, 2010 at 01:41 PM
Why are these teachers-sleeping-with-tween-boy-students women generally young and attractive?
Posted by: Why? | May 07, 2010 at 01:48 PM
TWO years?????????????? can you imagine what sentence a MAN would have gotten if HE had had sex with a 14 year old GIRL???? he would have been sentenced to LIFE in prison.
not this blond white woman. oh no, that would just be wrong. so despicable. even more so with the all victims/all the time status white women and women, in general are given.
repugnant.
Posted by: fc | May 07, 2010 at 01:51 PM
Hey gregg, I realy sympathize. You poor men! You have always been such a downtroden sector of our society!
Posted by: michelle | May 07, 2010 at 01:54 PM
This stuff never happened to me. Unfortunately.
Posted by: Jay B. | May 07, 2010 at 02:04 PM
Burbank teacher did not and could not simply and solely have "sex" with a "student" under the criminal statutes of our laws.
She did and is convicted of having deliberately prey upon and feloniously RAPE a child.
For that she justly received two years in jail.
And after she is released from jail she, for the rest of her life, will be known and professionally referred to as a sexual predator of children. Never again to be trusted around any child in a professional setting. Ever.
Not just a sexual act. A felony one. A predatory one. A cruel and abhorrent VIOLATION of a child.
Posted by: Lorraine | May 07, 2010 at 02:17 PM
hmmm - If that same 14 year old student would have killed the 33 year old teacher how much do you want to bet that the DA would have charged the 14 year old as a adult? So they are old enough to be charged as a adult in a crime but not old enough to consent to have sex. The age of consent should be the same age that you can be charged as a adult for criminal activity. The DA likes to have it both ways.
Posted by: Greg | May 07, 2010 at 02:39 PM
There was nothing wrong with what she did. Morale police are just too much in America.
Just because someone is under 18 does not mean they are a child. Circumstances need to be taken into account rather than using numbers to justify such persecution.
Oh, if it was a male and they were much more famous than the lady here., nothing would have happened.
Look up Roger Clemens and his friendship with a 16 year old.
Posted by: la rider | May 07, 2010 at 02:40 PM
two years sounds extreme to me. no priors? slap on the wrist is more appropriate. age of consent last century in Cali was 14. and 30 years ago it was 14 in Connecticut and many other states.
Posted by: charles krup | May 07, 2010 at 02:45 PM
It ain't no big thing.
A man would've gotten approximately nine years.
Posted by: Crazy Horse | May 07, 2010 at 02:52 PM
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Inter-species illness: What's special about swine flu?
Swine flu is everywhere, or at least in the media, at the moment. All of the buzz has us wondering -- how are viruses passed from animals to people? It turns out that pigs play a unique role in the whole exchange.
The avian flu has been worrisome for those who fear a pandemic, particularly since 2004, when the World Health Organization began confirming cases of it in people. But unlike its avian counterpart, swine flu appears to be spreading easily from human to human.
This could be because human anatomy is more similar to pig anatomy than to bird anatomy. Science classes often dissect fetal pigs in order to understand the human body. Pigs are large mammals, and thus it's possible for them to spread the illness to other large mammals, including humans.
But why have pigs passed the virus to people, and not to other mammals (like dogs and cats)? And why don't we catch the flu from our pets? They are, after all, the mammals we deal with on a daily basis. But there is no evidence that dog flu has ever spread to other species, according to Wikipedia.
The answer goes back to the bird flu. This strain is especially deadly in humans. When it is transmitted to pigs, it can mutate to form a virus that adapts more easily to people. In other words, the pigs act as incubators for new forms of the virus that can infect people.
The origin of the current outbreak is not known, but it's possible that migratory birds infected Mexican factory farm pigs, who then infected farm workers. Or the pigs could have become infected through manure and flies carrying the virus. A crowded farm or slaughterhouse probably doesn't have much in common with your backyard doghouse.
-- Clare Abreu
More on swine flu from the CDC.
Photo credit: Paul Ellis / AFP/Getty Images
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Google censored videos offending Thai king, denied other requests
Google stopped more than 300 YouTube videos from being viewed in Thailand last year, hewing to a deeply controversial law that forbids Thais from insulting their king.
The century-old lèse majesté law, championed by backers as a way to uphold the dignity of the king, has been increasingly criticized as a swipe at free speech that makes it easier to jail government opponents.
Thai officials asked Google to remove 374 videos last year, saying they violated the disputed law, the California company revealed in its most recent Transparency Report. To follow the law within Thailand, Google agreed to restrict Thais from viewing most of the targeted videos.
It was one in a growing list of requests from governments around the world that the powerful search engine company heeded. Operating a search engine that scours the globe, Google must contend with a thicket of local laws and court orders, weighing thousands of requests to erase or restrict search results.
It releases information about what it has been asked to remove and why twice a year, a sometimes surprising chronicle of what governments and companies worldwide want to scrub from the Internet.
Google canceled five accounts on YouTube that British authorities argued promoted terrorism, saying they violated its own company guidelines. It restricted some videos in Germany that the country said violated a law meant to protect children. And it also stopped Turkish Web surfers from seeing seven videos that allegedly violated laws against insulting Turkish founder Kemal Ataturk.
But Google said it brushed off other government requests, many aimed at quashing political criticism. "It’s alarming not only because free expression is at risk, but because some of these requests come from countries you might not suspect — Western democracies not typically associated with censorship," company senior policy analyst Dorothy Chou wrote on the Google blog.
Last year, Google refused to remove videos that satirized the Pakistani army, recorded police brutality in the United States, and poked fun at the lifestyle of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. It turned down a Canadian government request to remove a video of a Canadian urinating on his passport and flushing it down the toilet.
Spain unsuccessfully pushed for Google to remove search results linked to public figures such as mayors and public prosecutors, the company said. Google also scuttled a Polish Agency for Enterprise Development request to block some search results that criticized the agency.
The balancing act that Google seeks to strike is evident in India, where the company stopped Web surfers from viewing some videos in areas where local laws banned speech that could stir up “enmity between communities,” but left them viewable elsewhere in the world. It also rejected a request to remove online profiles that criticized a local politician, saying they didn't violate any laws.
The demands on Google have only grown: In India, requests to block content surged nearly 50% in the second half of the year. The upswing is even more dramatic in the U.S., where removal requests have more than doubled in the last six months, many of them tied to alleged defamation and harassment. All in all, Google says removal requests jumped by roughly a quarter worldwide in the second half of 2011.
ALSO:
Russia reportedly sending 2 warships with Marines to Syria
Local Chinese party leader acknowledges damage done by scandal
Israeli civilian, 2 gunmen killed in cross-border attack from Egypt
— Emily Alpert in Los Angeles
Photo: Thai protesters hold pictures of Ampon Tangnoppakul, a man jailed under the lèse majesté law for allegedly insulting the Thai monarchy, in Bangkok on May 22. Credit: Narong Sangnak / European Pressphoto Agency
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Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott List Their Malibu HomeAuthor: KePlay // Category: Real Estate
Actors Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have listed their Malibu, Calif., home for $2.7 million.
The couple purchased the home in September 2011 for $2.4 million, according to public records. The home is on 1.8 acres in the Point Dume section of Malibu, and includes access to a private, gated beach. The 2,400-square-foot home has three bedrooms and 2½ bathrooms. Before moving in, Ms. Spelling and Mr. Dean made roughly $100,000 worth of upgrades, including adding organic gardens, a chicken coop, new kitchen appliances and 100-year-old French oak wood floors. They also built a miniature horse corral. The property has views of the canyon below, and also includes a one-bedroom mobile home on site that can be used as staff quarters.
The couple, along with their children, star in their own reality show, “Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.” Listing broker Madison Hildebrand of Coldwell Banker Previews International in Malibu says the couple decided to sell because they recently found out Ms. Spelling is expecting a fourth child and the home is too small. “They moved in with every intention of staying,” says Mr. Hildebrand.
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Ms. Spelling rose to fame in the early 1990s for her role as Donna Martin on the TV series “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and is the daughter of the late television producer Aaron Spelling and his widow, Candy. Last summer Candy Spelling sold the 57,000-square-foot mansion in which the younger Ms. Spelling was raised for $85 million.
Colorado Ranch Goes on the Market Asking $23.9 Million
Western Disposal Services owner Dan Souders and his wife put their 1,271-acre ranch in northwestern Colorado on the market for $23.9 million.
Bordered by the Elk River, the property includes a 5-acre private lake and a stream for sight fishing. Located about 12 miles north of Steamboat Springs, the ranch also includes a 7,575-square-foot main house as well as seven other residences. There’s also an indoor equestrian center, outdoor riding rings, a horse barn and a cattle barn.
Mr. Souders, 68, and his wife bought the property about 16 years ago for $10 million. They put part of the ranch on the market in the past but have now decided to sell it in its entirety. “We’d like to spend time some place a little warmer,” says Mr. Souders. Jeffrey Buerger of Hall & Hall has the listing.
Brook Byers’s San Francisco Home Sells for $10 Million
Brook Byers and his wife, Shawn, have sold their San Francisco home for $10 million to Andrew Spokes, a principal and senior managing member at Farallon Capital Management, a San Francisco hedge fund.
Mr. Byers, a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, bought the Presidio Heights home in 1985 for $1.5 million. He and his wife began quietly shopping the home last year for $15 million, but dropped the price by 20% in December.
The 9,300-square-foot Georgian-style home dates back to 1910, when it was designed as a wedding gift to a daughter of the Coors beer family. With eight bedrooms, it also has a master suite with views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Lisa Wolfe and Susan McBride of TRI Coldwell Banker represented Mr. Byers in the sale.
—Candace Jackson and Lauren A. E. Schuker—Email: privateproperties@wsj.com
A version of this article appeared April 13, 2012, on page D8 in some U.S. editions of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Private Properties.
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Dear Sue,
I really want to thank you again for agreeing to attend Higher Ground’s annual retreat and introduce our members to Laughter Yoga. When you first came to the retreat and saw that the group was all guys, you were really scared that it wasn’t going to be a good session because men just don’t let loose and enjoy. What turned out to be a hesitant moment on your part, turned out to be one of the best moments for all of us.
I met Sue in New York sometime near the beginning of this century at a three-day training course. She was very noticeable - tall, elegant, and sophisticated - she radiated a powerful, positive force.Completion of this course included a listing in an online directory…Sue and I were obviously connected, because our bios were switched! For a short while I was credited with a lot more knowledge and experience than I actually have, and all I could say about my temporary alter ego was WOW! I am sure Sue was surprised to be listed as a former exotic dancer!It was exciting to have so many qualifications, even though the mix-up was short-lived. We really bonded the following year in Seattle at another course and once I figured out that there was more than one Birmingham in the States, I visited Sue in Michigan from Toronto. On one of those excursions, I attended her Laughter Yoga course and that practice has been a delightful and enriching boon to my skill set.Sue is an inspiration, a great and generous friend, a consummate life student and devoted educator. Her humour and life experience make her a wonderful compassionate leader.Lots of Love and Che-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-heers!RosemaryToronto, Ontario, Canada
Simply put, my most vivid, cherished and regular recollection of you, Sweet Sue, is your “holy trinity” - your smile, our laughter and your spirit! That’s the memory that’s stuck with me of the person I met on the first night of our Laughter Yoga training. That’s the person I have come to know and love. I don’t think I have ever told you this, but sometimes when I feel like succumbing to some daily trial or tribulation, my CLYT pops into my head with a hearty “ho-ho-ha-ha-ha” and makes me forget my troubles long enough to keep on keepin’ on!Love, SheilaEugene, Oregon
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As Daerundros rests her mind while the Company of Five was still dwelling by Delossad, she falls into a dream which could perhaps forebode a confrontation between her and Vardarianna.
"Shall we commence?" I asked, unsheathing my sword as Minyelaírë took her scimitar from her hilt and did the same, taking that as a yes.
Sorrow. Woe and Sorrow. I did not know how to respond once I heard the news that Vardarianna had been captured."WHAT?!" I yelled, my voice carrying over the passages of Tâl Bruinen, I shook my head in anger, "B-but how?!"Minyelaire did not respond, instead staring at me, intently yet...-
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We’re just coming out of a week long cold snap where our temps dipped down to 0° c. at night and right around 10°c. during the day. This is a bit too cold for the bees and so they haven’t been out much which is a shame because we currently have several fields in our area filled with bright yellow canola plant blossoms, the bees love it and it gives them a large part of their spring honey supply. Today our temps are back up and the bees are zipping around like crazy.
Here is a picture of the hives with their additional honey boxes.
Currently there are 4 boxes to each hive, boxes are added as needed for honey storage. In the bottom two boxes the queen lays her eggs and all the new bees are born there. So unless you want bee larvae mixed in with your honey, you have to keep the queen out of the honey storage boxes, you can see in the picture a thin board right in the middle which I’ve marked as “queen excluder”. You place that thin board, which is actually a metal screen, on top of the brood box (where the babies are). The worker bees can pass through the slots in the screen but they are just a bit too narrow for the queen to fit through, so she can’t go up into the top boxes.
My husband has been making good progress with the garbage removal, he’s got the first dumpster filled and we will get another one on Monday which is only for wood. There was heaps of stacked wood left to rot behind the house, we’re not allowed to burn it ourselves so have to pay to have it hauled away.
This mixed material dumpster will end up costing around 500 euro… getting rid of garbage around here is not cheap! The wood container should be a bit cheaper since it only contains one thing.
I haven’t been able to do much around the garden since the weather turned cold so I’m just dreaming about what to plant where :O)
Next year I will plant a large herb garden, but for this year I’m only growing a few things on our bridge, just the stuff we use the most, like parsley, thyme, chives and later I’ll plant some basil.
This is flat leaf parsley that I planted a few days ago.
And here are some plants that I ordered from an online shop. They arrived packed in hay and looking a bit rough but they’ve popped back into shape nicely. I want to use as many native plants as I can, and also insect friendly plants, I’ll probably end up with a yard full of plants that many people would consider weeds, but those are of course the ones that are most attractive to wildlife.
Here I’ve got some lady’s mantle, two types of comfrey, black-eyed Susans, and some hardy “Munstead” lavender.
And these are my catmint babies. Hopefully the cats will give them time to grow before rolling around in them ;O)
How far away are the bees from the house? I want to start raising bees, but I’m unsure of where to set the hives so they are safe yet the house and the horses are safe too.
Hi Monique,
our hives are about 20 yards from the house, mostly the distance is for their sake, so that they have a nice quiet area of the yard to themselves. The bees are really harmless unless you get too close the the front of their hives, then they might feel threatened and the guard bees might sting or chase you off.
Really though they are very passive creatures, we might get 3-4 stings in a year and that is usually when we are working directly in the hive or when mowing too close to the hive, they don’t like loud machines like lawn mowers or weed-whippers, so we usually cut around their area either late in the evening when they are done flying for the night, or we use hand tools to do the cutting. It’s not a problem to mow in the rest of the yard.
They shouldn’t bother the horses either as long as the horses are not right in front of the hive.
Keeping the hives in a quiet area where you will not be walking all the time is a good idea. also some place where they will not be completely in heavy shade is good. They need to get some sun to help warm up the hive. Our bees are on the south side of our house.
I would encourage you to give it a try. Look for a class in your area, or contact a local beekeeper and ask questions about getting started. It’s not hard and you’ll be doing alot of good for your area.
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How to claim for asbestos compensation
Getting to know that your close one is struck with an asbestos related disease is not at all pleasing and hard to take. However the least you can do is seek compensation for your losses. You can always look for monetary compensation if your closed one has passed away suffering from an asbestos related disease. The money at least can repay the huge medical bills, disability, psychiatric help if needed for mental turmoil, lost wages and many other such damages.
Just follow some simple steps to retrieve an asbestos compensation. You can file for an asbestos compensation only if you or a family member have already been treated or suffered from an asbestos related illness like asbestosis or mesothelioma. Diagnosis can only happen by visiting the doctor and having a proper physical evaluation done. The doctor will examine your past records to check for any asbestos related illnesses and carry forward the usual x-rays, CT scans, MRI, biopsy, lung testing capacity etc. A biopsy is a must and very important element to treat mesothelioma. When you are filing for the asbestos compensation you clearly need to establish your states “statue of limitations”. This law is important as it sets a limit on the required amount of time the person needs to claim asbestos litigation. Some of the laws only mentions few years to claim where as many give more time. But if you realize you have crossed your states limit do not be disappointed, just consult a good and experienced mesothelioma attorney for guidance.
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Lawrence Frolik To Speak at Columbia University
Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law Larry Frolik will present a paper on March 24 at Columbia University's seminar entitled “Reshaping Our Journey to the End - Death, Dying, and Bereavement in 21st Century America.” Professor Frolik’s talk, “Termination of End-of-Life Care: Informed Consent Has Become Family Consent,” will be published as a chapter in the forthcoming book “Our Changing Journey to the End: The New Realities and Controversies of Dying in America.” The book will be published in the fall of 2012 by Praeger.
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Santa Clara Law's Professor Chien Receives Grant to Expand Research on Startups and Trolls
February 05, 2013 at 2:38 PM.
"Startups drive innovation and new hires in our economy, so it's crucial to understand how the patent system affects them," Professor Chien said. "Although patents garner a lot of attention, not enough attention has been paid to the impacts on startups. My initial work suggests that small companies are more fragile and less able to handle patent demands without significant repercussions," she continued.
Her initial survey findings on startups and patents were covered by Forbes, TechCrunch (here and here), Reuters, the Silicon Valley Business Journal and other outlets, and the subject of testimony before the FTC and DOJ.
"The Silicon Valley is the world's leading birthplace of startup companies, and to maintain that leadership role--and the associated new jobs and economic activity--we must ensure that the patent system fosters, and doesn't suppress, entrepreneurial activity," said Professor Eric Goldman, director of Santa Clara Law's High Tech Law Institute. "Prof. Chien's work is helping us understand the complex interactions between startups and patents, and the research grant she received will help provide us with even more insight on these important questions."
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Jeanne Price
Professor Price joined the Boyd School of Law in 2008. Before coming to UNLV, Professor Price was at the University of Texas School of Law, where she served as an associate director of the Tarlton Law Library. Professor Price was also a lecturer at the University of Texas School of Law and an adjunct faculty member at the graduate School of Information. A member of the Texas bar, Professor Price practiced corporate and securities law in Houston and overseas for nearly ten years.
Professor Price teaches research methods and likes to focus on information sources and strategies in business and commercial contexts. Her research interests focus on law and language, law-related taxonomies, and cross-language information retrieval.
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I think I finally realize why Greg likes me: I'm from before 1980. Okay, his love of old things doesn't really carry over into the subject of humans. Okay again, it's mostly just movies, TV shows, music and comic books. But maybe just knowing that I was around when many of those things came to be carries some weight with him...
I've never made a big secret of the fact that I generally prefer shallow movies to deep. Well, I suppose I mean that I prefer comedy to drama. Oh, it's okay if they want to throw a message in there (as long as it's one I agree with and it's not done in a in-my-face or cheesy way--Hollywood isn't generally where I like to turn for morals/guidance); but mostly, just make me laugh, please. Greg likes comedies as well and is even willing to watch the romantic variety with me now and again. He also really likes science fiction, and I'm willing to watch those with HIM now and again (especially if they're sci-fi comedies).
But mostly, Greg likes old movies. When we first moved to Poland it seemed like every week there was ANOTHER of Greg's favorite TV series from the old days re-running. There are countless mini-series, and regular series from the 60's and 70's (I sure lost count a long time ago), most of them in black and white, that he has watched and fallen in love with again (about Polish/German spies during WWII, two boys who travel around Poland alone during the summer, a guy who is a driver and an awesome man and has interesting adventures, a man who has a car that turns into a boat and takes some kids treasure hunting, where they learn cool stuff about history, and at least a few just about families). He has since bought many (just counted-7) of them on DVD or VCD. He watches them over and over. He has taught our kids to love them (those geared to younger audiences) despite the fact that they are 1) black and white 2) slow moving 3) not interesting (or maybe just not shallow or funny?) enough for their mother to sit through an entire episode. I really love this about Greg.
He recently found a whole slew of Polish semi-musical comedies from the 60's that you can get cheap on DVD, and bought them. We've been watching them and they are mostly fun and a little silly.
If a movie, Polish or American, comes on TV and it looks like it was made before 1985 (but the best are 60's and 70's), I can guarantee he will want to at least "give it a try." When he says this, I know he means "watch from beginning to end, barring too much foul language or nudity, and regardless of the level of stupidity or poorness of acting." In this way we have discovered many, many strange, interesting and sometimes awesome movies. We've also discovered a lot of very dumb, pointless ones. When I think they're too dumb (or I'm just not in the mood) I don't watch them, but Greg still likes to watch, for the same reason he likes to watch the good ones. They take him to another time and place, when life was simpler, problems were more easily solved and people wore astonishing clothing.
I don't know if it's like this in America, but here, at 9:00pm Cartoon Network turns into TCM (Turner Classic Movies) and this is where we see the majority of those old movies (the American ones, anyway). On this channel we have seen North by Northwest 59 times, Coma once, and then avoided it like the plague ever after, and lots of others I can't think of to name (great memory, eh?) Oh, but I do remember that I finally got to see the ever famous Breakfast at Tiffany's on this channel.
Speaking of which, are any of you Breakfast at Tiffany's fans? From what I gather, all of you should be. If you are, please explain to me why I'm supposed to love that movie. I feel very backward about it. It definitely would have fallen into the previously mentioned category of "too dumb" (not in the sense of intelligence so much as the weak acting, awkward pace/story line etc.)for me to watch all the way through, but I decided to "give it a try" Greg style. After all, it's Breakfast at Tiffany's! I thought. I'm baffled. And if it's about Audrey Hepburn? Give me My Fair Lady ANY day. (But don't be offended by my review! Convert me!)
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I suppose it is much better to be addictd to old tv rather than today's crud. And that explains all those shows you guys are watching when I call!
I don't remember "Breakfast at Tiffany's" being anything special, but I do like the song "moon River". I love the nostalgia of the shows I grew up watching. It always seems like the current ones are so dumb in comparison, but maybe if I went back and watched the ones I saw as a kid they wouldn't really be that great.
Nathan had me watch a documentary about musicals behind the iron curtain. Some of them were propaganda (songs about the joy of working in the field) and some were very funny. It was an interesting subject.
Sorry, I can't help you with Breakfast at Tiffany's. I watched most of it that one time that I went to Portland with Greg and that other girl. The family I was staying with didn't feel comfortable with me and their son alone watching a movie (which is so astoundingly funny, since we didn't even hold hands) but I just couldn't get into the movie. I had expected to love it, but it was pretty pointless. So I'm with you on that one.
Hurray! Other people who don't "get" that movie! I agree. Confusion. I don't even really buy Hepburn's character, and why does she even spend time with that guy? Yes, the song is good (my dad used to sing me to sleep with it), but even that doesn't make a lot of sense to me, as far as the placement in the movie.
(Behind the scenes scoop: Hepburn really wanted to sing the song herself, despite people advising her against it. She ended up singing it, but it's not so hot. Maybe why it's not her singing on My Fair Lady...?)
I also don't like "Love Story." Have you seen it? Another "classic." One of the big lines is, "Loving someone means never having to say you're sorry." (or something like that.) But no, in my opinion, loving someone, means you SAY you're sorry when you do something lame, or whatever, because you never, never want them to hurt them and would go out of your way not to and you couldn't live with yourself if you DIDN'T. ESPECIALLY in the bizarro circumstance that that line falls in the movie. And the other person shouldn't forgive you unconditionally if you don't show them the respect that they deserve...
Wow. I guess I really cared about that. Don't even get me started on "The Graduate..."
Andrea- I haven't seen either of the other movies you mention (see? I'm BACKWARD)
That's great! I knew there was a reason I have a hard time apologizing to Greg sometimes! It's because I LOVE him! SO much! Therefore, I naturally feel that I don't need to... I guess the idea is that you know each other so well and love so unconditionally that you automatically forgive each other? It sounds to me like someone was unhappy with how low the divorce rate was and came up with this phrase to remedy the situation. It reminds me of one of the quotes you have on your blog about how love doesn't "die a natural death". I love that quote because that idea is ridiculous (same with"we just grew apart" or "we fell out of love" and a load of other "reasons" people divorce). It's like saying the neglected flower died a "natural" death.
man, I've started this reply 2X already, let's try again:
About Breakfast at Tiffany's: I made the same mistake that you made. I rented the movie cuz I'd heard of it, and my impression was that people said they "kind of liked it". Then I watched it and thought it definitely wasn't all that, though I don't think I really hated it, just nothing to like, so why all the hype? Then I realized that I didn't actually KNOW a single person who'd recommended it, I was actually only going off of the song I like by Deep Blue Something ('s_(song))
think about it, is that possibly your mistake? I think it's kind of funny.
As for all the other old movies, I went through that phase a couple years ago when we did Blockbuster online. I must say I was soooo surprised at things that I'd heard of forever (like All's Quiet on the Western Front) that were just too tedious to be born! A few were pleasant surprises, like An Affair to Remember, and Gone with the Wind (not QUITE the same category, but still old) and I remember loving Arsenic and Old Lace. But I agree with you in general about the oldies not being so great, and I can't sit through an entire one that I clearly hate. But I have a sympathetic bone with Greg in the desire to experience them, and especially, to find the gems.
Breakfast @ Tiffany's: You're right -- not a great plot. I'm not a big fan of Truman Capote anyway. I think part of the reason it's a "classic" are the highly stylized sets and costumes, and of course, the theme song. The Japanese character played by Mickey Rooney is really offensive... Roman Holiday is a much better flick. You might like it...
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Definition
Clubfoot is a deformity of the foot that causes the foot to turn inward and downward. The Achilles tendon becomes tight, which pulls the heel upward toward the leg and prevents the foot from being able to sit flat on the ground. A club foot.
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More extensive surgery may be done to correct the deformed tendons and muscles in severe cases that do not respond to casting. When necessary, surgery is most commonly done within the first year of life.
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CLD Consultants (Beijing) seeks program officer for Chinese law projects
CLD Consultants (Beijing) is a firm founded by Phyllis Chang, an American lawyer with whom I have worked together on a number of projects. They are looking for a program officer; please see this announcement for full details. I highly recommend this opportunity to anyone who is interested and qualified. Here is a brief summary, taken from the announcement:
- 中律原咨询(北京)有限公司, (English name: CLD Consultants (Beijing)), is a small Chinese firm that was founded specifically to support social development projects and international cooperation programs in China.
- The Company is seeking applications from Chinese nationals for one of its Program Officer (项目官员) positions. This position is based in Beijing. The Program Officer, working with the Company’s senior staff and other Program Officers, will be responsible for developing and managing projects, primarily in the areas of legal system development, access to justice and governance.
- Among the qualifications are:
- Fluency in spoken and written Chinese
- Master’s degree or higher from a Chinese university in law, political science, international relations, public administration or a similar field
- Have worked abroad (in law firm, NGO, international organization, university/research institute or foreign company) and/or have studied abroad
- Excellent spoken English and very good written English (able to write correspondence in clear, accurate English)
- Strong interest in working in the non-profit sector and in international cooperation programs
- This position is open to Beijing and non-Beijing residents (Beijing hukou is not necessary). Female and male applicants will be considered equally.
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Photo Gallery | Clarkston Chicken Lays Egg With A Secret
Keri Wilson has seen a lot of weird things on her family’s farm Wilson Banner Ranch near Clarkston, but this is one incident she’ll never forget. While collecting her chicken’s eggs yesterday, they found a surprise - a rather large egg.
It was bigger than their duck’s egg and bigger than the peacocks. It was 7 inches around one way and 8 inches and 3/16th the other way.
“I called my parents to come down to the house. With an egg that big, the chicken can damage their insides. It’s the equivalent to giving birth to a basketball,” Wilson said over the phone with a cringe. After a quick inspection, Wilson said all the girls were in good health.
Wilson and her husband inspected the egg last night, cracking it open into a pan.
“What was in there?” Wilson asked as she pondered the strange behavior of her chickens that she described them as just little dinosaurs and not the lovely little creatures they have at the fair.
Much like a Russian nesting doll, they found an egg inside of an egg. The inner egg was partially formed, a soft shell with a standard yolk. Wilson says the inner egg probably wasn’t laid the other day and the outer egg formed around it.
“I’ve never seen an egg in an egg. Clearly from what I can tell, one of the girls probably was too busy to get back in and lay,” Wilson said. “They continue to surprise me and do odd things.”
“They’re roaming around right now, always up to antics. I think all windows should lead to where you can see chickens do stupid things,” Wilson quipped.
Because these chickens are truly free-range, all sorts of things can get into their diet. Wilson said one of her chickens caught a mouse and ate it just the other day. The feisty “Jungle Fowl” also chase the farm cats around. She says they’re tough.
What happened to the egg within an egg? The inner egg went to Stella, the Saint Bernard, who is currently recuperating from an altercation with a raccoon. Apparently it’s a tough life on the Wilson Banner Ranch.
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Preparing for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (Wilford Woodruff 24) us-.)" (Matt. 25:12). "Watch therefore," the Savior concluded, "for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh" (Matt. 25:88-92).. 24:42-43). "But would have been ready" (JS--M 1:47).
"Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh" (Matt. 24:44; see also D&C 51:20)." (D&C 1:36).
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‘Sexting’ among teens addressed at public forumPublished 9:39pm Thursday, August 11, 2011
Think the situation involving five area high school students charged with sexting-related offenses in May was an isolated incident?
Think again, says Berrien County Prosecutor Art Cotter.
“If you think you don’t know (a teen) who has done this (sexting), you’re deluding yourself,” Cotter said at a community forum held Thursday at the Niles City Council Chambers. “It’s common, probably as common as underage drinking.”
The forum, organized by city council representatives Georgia Boggs and Pat Gallagher and dubbed “Saving Our Future,” indeed addressed the need for parents to monitor their children’s cell phone and online activity. But it was also about teaching parents and community members how to guide young people in the right direction in all aspects of life.
Gallagher said the purpose of the forum was to give people “a greater awareness of the laws” and to teach parents how to “inform and protect” their children.
Pastor Dan Miller of First Missionary Church in Niles said the prevalence of broken families today has made it more difficult on children and said the churches in the community need to be a “point of light” for area youth to turn to.
School teachers and administrators also play a role.
Both Richard Weigel, superintendent of Niles Community Schools, and John Jarpe, superintendent of Brandywine Community Schools, said there is little school administration can do about what children do outside of the classroom.
“But we can give guidance and advice,” Jarpe said.
Weigel said some of that guidance needs to be in the area of technology.
“They’re a tool, not a toy,” he said, regarding cell phones. “We want to teach them to use them as a communication and learning tool.”
The New Tech Entrepreneurial Academy that will launch this year at Niles High School will encourage having cell phones in the classroom as an avenue for learning, Weigel said.
Thursday’s forum took place in light of five Niles teenagers recently being accused of extracting sexual favors from a teenage girl for keeping recorded sex videos of her off the Internet.
Niles police officer Kevin Kosten presented Michigan laws on sexting and the dangers of posting explicit images online at the forum. Several community members expressed shock to find out that a teenager taking a nude or sexually explicit photo qualifies as producing child sexually abusive material, a 20-year felony under Michigan law.
Kosten referenced a 2008 study that revealed 40 percent of teenagers have sexted.
“Today those numbers are probably higher,” he said.
Kosten encouraged parents to be educated about laws involving technology, keep current on the technology, monitor their children’s cell phones and computers and keep the home computer in an open area of the house.
He also advised parents to make sure their children do not post explicit images on the Internet.
“The digital footprint will live on forever,” he said.
The forum also included a time for questions and answers with community leaders.
Boggs hopes the forum will spark a community movement to encourage and train local youth.
“Each of us has to take an active role in the future,” she said. “It’s about ‘what can I do?’ If we all sit on this, nothing will change.”
Did they also teach kids not to extort their classmates to have sex with a group of guys?
I am having a hard time understanding why this is becoming the topic of discussion. Those men did have pictures from “sexting” but those were only discovered in the process of investigating more serious crimes. Those men are not facing life in prison because of sexting. They are facing life in prison for extortion and rape. The sexting charges are small potatoes compared to the multiple life sentences they face.
I sincerely hope people aren’t buying into this blame the technology and hide behind buzz words like sexting to excuse these men’s actions. The least of those guys worries are charges from sexting. Let’s talk about rape and where the attitude comes from that men can bully around females, a very common occurrence in a town like Niles. Let’s teach females about self respect and to break their dependence on abusive and manipulative men to feel good about themselves. Let’s teach women to not feel ashamed to report crimes to the police when necessary. Telling kids that sexting is bad does not even begin to address the larger issues here.
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The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine
My life is now complete.My life is now complete.
I did a little modification to the ole Think Tank, I changed the background a little with something I made in Photoshop and I modified some shapes, sizes and corners. I can't keep it looking one way because I like messing around with the code and seeing what I can do and what I can improve. I want to keep a stable look but change is too tempting.
Anyway as I was saying, my life is now complete. I got my album today, four months before its release. I finaly nabbed my very very much anicipated 5th long player from Austins own Spoon. Its a big deal to me because I've been on a mission trying to locate this with different tactics and scams with no avail but today I just used google and few choice search terms and commands and bam! I love you internet. I got to say though, I'm not sold on the production, they should of put Vanderslice up to it. Some of the demos fared better. I'd rank it their 3rd or 4th best which is far from bad. I remember that sad sad day when I was driving through Plano at 3am after a couple glasses of wine and put Spoons 1st best in the cd player and it broke as I was putting it in. The day the music died. I was going to write letter to Merge records but I wimped out. Maybe I still can.
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여러분 안는 외국인이에요~ I am "Foreigner" ^^ AKA I am a foreigner living in Korea right now~
Back when I lived in America, I played GMS from age 13 until I left for Korea only a few months ago ^^;;; (this is actually a very long time... I am not that young...) I am joining this community because I am in Korea so it is appropriate to play KMS! It will probably help my language skills a bit also~ being in this forum will be very helpful for survival skills in KMS ^^
I will probably end up applying for an account later... I tried to make one with my but it doesn't verify TT TT
On another note, if anyone knows if it is possible to use please let me know! XD
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ROTFFL......
Yes because everyone should NOT have a fair shot at the American dream here. Everyone shoud have oppurtunity? Outrageous. So evil.
metoo,
what excuse did REAGAN use when HE RAISED TAXES 11 TIMES?
i'm waiting....
Settle in. It's going to be a while.
11:10am and still no answer.
12:46pm.
Prsident Obama's 4 years in office has been the biggest contradiction I've ever seen. And by the way, tastes nothing like StarBurst candy.
Poor davey still drowning no matter how hard he clutches his straws.
Mitt's Dad took welfare? Was on relief?....Good for him.....it gave him an oppertunity to be somebody. Otherwise his dad, and maybe even mitt would have been dead from starvation......Isn't it strange how soon we can forget when we are doing better.......I also like the way she says give him a chance!
Mitts Mom speaks......
Mom Fauxstew is just reminding us the of the timeless American value that everyone is NOT to have a shot at success in the United States. How can one not be behind that idea......no fair shot for anyone
FIRST READ: In rest of '98 clip, Obama speaks of 'competition' and 'the marketplace'
Sure he should apologize, but he won't. Don't you know that apologizing is a sign of weakness? He's too much of a tough guy to do that. What a douchebag.
The ideas spoken to the $50,000 a plate dinner was typical for Gov Mitt Romney and his pandering to the room he is in. As a centrist Republican married to a moderate Democrat we both discussed the leaks from Romney and the ones from Senator Obama in 1998, we felt that the comment from 1998 was not disenfranchising nor isolating a large segment of the population, whereas Romney's seemed to deliberately excise a portion of the population. While we realize this is due to the room he was talking to and their ideas that they pay more than their share, such speech does not show a presidential candidate aimed at united all Americans. There is too much movement depending on the room for Romney to be able to feel a sense of trust. We may not always like everything about Obama, but he is consistent and true to what he runs on. Given that we have both decided to cast a unified vote for Obama, Even given that, we believe Romney owes America an apology.
Romney didn't punt with his most recent comments, he fumbled inside the opposing teams Red Zone.
Considering voting Republican 'cuz Romney's a businessman? Consider this: You can't run the country like a buisness. A business is not a democracy!
Cindy - I would rather have the country run by a businessman than a 'Community Organizer'. What the hell is that anyway? Organize the community to protest for more goverment handouts!
Romney/Ryan 2012
Of course you would because you are rather clueless that there were only 2 businessmen elected president, the first created the great depression of the 1930's and the second created the great recession of 2008. So go pretend that you know more then what American stinker puts into your mouth back at free republic.
Considering voting Republican 'cuz Romney is a businessman? Consider this: You can't run a country like a business. A business is not a democracy.
I think the protests, violence, and murders in the Middle East are a prime example of why the US should not be involved in solutions to the problems in the region. It is obvious US influences of the past have led us to where we are today. Romney is right in my opinion, let nature take its course. Perhaps in time the problems will be resolved by the primary parties.
Hey that is a great speech by Obama, and even then he believed there were kind ways to work out differences, so that every body has a shot at life, and know one will be just put out on the streets. He says he doesn't know what to do about it at that point, but he believes that we can give everyone some quality of life if we can manage to find a way to make it happen. So what is wrong with saying that. He wasn't trying to create a division like willard ripoff does.
HatefulMom - you are obviously part of the handout crowd which is the reason you adore Obama and believe all his lies!
free republic sully you are as well I have yet to see a tea bagged republican who didn't have his hand out while whining that he was entitled to more.
Your candidate is Pinocchio and he would not know the truth if it came up and bit him on his only claim to manhood. In addition, he running mate is Lying Ryan he even lies about his Marathon time. The 47% are not the "handout crowd", they are:, ccharitable.
Does your contempt apply to those Corporations who do not pay Federal Income Tax? How about to your zero - oh I mean your hero- he uses tax loopholes to avoid paying taxes and what about those Swiss Accounts and Cayman Island accounts again to avoid paying taxes.
Reason to see Complete Returns for more than 2 years on Romney/Ryan:
1..” Marriott had to pay huge penalties and I wonder have similar methods been used on Romney’s tax returns? Was Romney ever issued amnesty?
2. Need to see Romney’s tax return to see how. There were two articles on this: Huffington Post and Rueters.
3. Would his tax return show the following: Paul Ryan’s financial disclosure forms for Congress that were made public, showed he and his wife own stake in 4 family companies that lease land in Texas and Oklahoma to.”
4. Did Paul Ryan benefit from news Congress received about the financial crisis in 2008 and would it show on his tax returns. Is there any truth to this story: “September 18, 2008 the day Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson broke the news to congressional leaders that they would have to approve a bailout to avert a complete meltdown of the financial system. gop theme song.....but a bitting sorcasim.
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At last sully makes the best post he has ever mind and it is a reflection of his opinion as well.
Well this is not that much of a stupid comment from Romney on the Israel-Palestine thing. There is no settlement for peace on the rise, I don't see that happening in eight years no matter what the international community does. Obama has himself voted down staehood for Palestine, this was a wise decision. Fact of the matter is any Palestinian "government" will have too many direct ties to terror to be endorsed. Those two people's have been content to kill over this worthless stretch of land for centuries and that won't end until BOTH sides put down the hate and that is no one of mankind's strong points..
The United States should continue to isolate Hamas until it renounces terrorism, recognizes Israel's right to exist, and abides by past agreements.
The Obama administration has both funded and legitimized Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood while strongly pressuring Israel to retreat to the indefensible 1948 border lines, not recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital,. Also the Obama administration has implemented a de facto six-month freeze on arms sales to Israel. The hostile climate the Obama administration has created between the U.S. and Israel since this president took office does not enhance Israel’s confidence in a peace deal brokered by this administration.
Is that all you got...unfact checked BS from a radical site?
I guess you wouldn't believe it if it came from the horses mouth huh?
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Funny thing is, 70% of Jews support Obama in this election.
Funny how sully thinks American stinker is a credible source of information.
kathy Sine - I am not jewish although I have many friends who are. Many of them live in Florida, and the problem is they want to vote for Romney. They are seniors, who stand to lose a lot if Romney/ Ryan get elected. Many of them are not that well off financially. How is it that they want to do that? It makes no sense to me.
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Woolard's goose is cooked and because of this video! I guess you could call it a TV dinner!
Much like a pig with an apple in its mouth Woolard has a foot in his! Hah!
Romney has an attitude that should be dealt with the same as the French dealt with their problem during the French Revolution...OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.
It wouldn't matter he would still be flip-flopping around!
I love how the liberal and the OWS crowd refer to the bloody, frenzied French Revolution as the one they aspire to instead of the American Revolution. Maybe because deep down you know Obama is the tyrant! You would prefer to execute anyone you deem a 'threat' to your cause than face the truth, much like you rejoice when a conservative gets banned here! You don't want to hear apposing viewpoints, you just want to wallow in your ignorance with your compatriots!
xxx is a prime example. He accuses others but does nothing but spew hate and lies!
Re: #16
OK I get it now.
The way your mind works -- Take a statement someone makes - twist it - distort it - make a grand generalization out of it - state it as fact - and then believe it as truth.
Never mind that the 2 revolutions were about 2 completely different issues. Typical tea bagged republican non thought.
maphi-I do believe you've got it.
whom - everything has to be explained to you! The American Revolution was about Independence and getting rid of a tyrant. Today Obama is the tyrant! Which is why the liberal and OWS crowd aspire to the French Revolution. As Voiceinmyhead (apt name for all you liberals) stated: he didn't like Romney's attitude so "off with his head" like the French did during their revolution.
Wrong again sully gee sully keep on proving that you know less then a 5th grader. The American revolution was about the colonies not having a say in the government. The French revolution was caused by the wealthy who were eating good while the working man starved, see the wealthy French Aristocrats enjoyed tax freedom everyone else had to pay taxes, oh and for your information it was that same type of wealthy Aristocrats that gave rise to the legend of Robin Hood. You know what the republicans are creating in the US today.
Foriegn Policy - here is what matters
Is the world better off than 4 years ago?
Don't think so!!
4.5 million times better
Bin Laden DEAD....Oh yeah we are way better off....
That's right always look at the short term - the potential problems out there now are greater than we have faced in decades. In history, there are many times when the killing of the founder of a movement has only strengthened it, let hope that is not the case here. The violence in the Muslim world could point otherwise. 4.5 million? don't get the reference?
NBC/WSJ Poll: Approval of Obamas foreign policy plunges. Must be Bush's fault.
If you look back through history and not fox news history...you will find that when a democratic president is in office we as a country do far better in all areas of the world. You see greywolf we have to come in and clean up or clear up the mess you republicans start all the time. We are not the world cops as you clearly think we should be. You live by the fear tactics the the republicans always thrown down as that is all they have. Get real! Get a life! And stop listening to the lies that have no basis of truth....wow...
NBC/WSJ Poll: Approval of Obamas foreign policy plunges. Must be Bush's fault
I think even Obama is getting tired of that excuse.....maybe he will try using the Tsunami excuse this time.....
It's like a recipe.....4 scoops of Bush's Fault, with 2 ounces of Arab Spring, 4 pounds of Europe and a Dash of Tsunami......Bake it 3.5 years and Bing.....You have the answer to all our troubles....
GrayWolfl-All those things were true 8 years ago. And most of them were true 20 years ago.
And Bush is the one who made a disaster out of Iraq, and removed them as a steadying influence on Iran.
Darn I forgot ......6 Tons of Congress....
It is a shame it has come to this....when all we really need is On ounce of a Leader.
And the lying Ryan plan will address the budget some time around 2040, maybe. Funny how the budget is always the worst problem today yet every republican plan doesn't address the budget problem for at least 20 years or never.
And only during Democratic administrations.
whom - got facts? Didn't think so. The liberals here repeat the Democrat talking points that the reason the economy is still so bad is because the Republicans are not cooperating with Obama. Remember Obama and the Democrats who held both the houses in 2009 telling the Republicans to "either go along for the ride or go to the back of the bus"? Barney Franks also joked about Republicans suffering from post-bipartisan depression, indicating the Democrats had no intention of working with the Republicans. The liberals in the room thought it was oh-so-funny… then!
Ryan. who is known for his specificity about how the nation should move forward to address the fiscal challenges of debt, deficit, and entitlements. Mr. Obama, on the other hand, seems to be distancing himself as much as possible from his record as president and what that record reveals regarding his plans and intentions for America's future; instead, he is running a campaign of contempt and personal attacks against Mr. Romney.
Go back to American stinker sullly, I'm sure they would love your non opinion there.
sully, you must have missed this.
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What's changed and when?
The democrats have no intention of working with republicans because republicans have no intention of working. They've not done anything to work with the dems in the house and have wasted time repealing obamacare 30 times even know they've known from the beginning will not pass the senate. They've released zero bills to create jobs instead they've voted to keep their own congressional healthcare benefits...you know the ones obamacare gives to everyone....that thing they want to take away. The house republicans apparently believe they should keep benefits they think the people don't deserve to have. They've voted to keep unnecessary oil subsidies. They've voted for needless deregulation policies....deregulation has never created a single job.....od how the GOP wants less regulation on the financial sector after all it's not like that was a major factor in what crashed the economy in the first place. Nice improvement there guys.
Oooh they've rewritten the rules to gives themselves more vacation. Gee wish I could "work" for two weeks and then take a whole week off. Cantor has already sent them on a break for the next two and half months after they just got off break a week and half ago
Now on Paul Ryan since he's so specific which loopholes in the tax code does he want to get rid of?
Where's the rest of his budget? You know the part that would actually make it possible to do all the things he claims will happen?
The GOP is the party of foreign policy illiterates and has not added one single solution of substance to any foreign policy issues. They still think the Soviets are coming and we're going to have to fight them off like Red Dawn. Rocky 4 was a long time ago.
Why is the Obama campaign allowing Paul Ryan to say that it was "Obama policies" at fault for the growing number of dependent people and the debt?
I'd like Ryan to name those Obama policies at fault.
He'll just tell a lot of lies. Ryan's a lost cause. Soon to be "former vice-presidential candidate Ryan."
BO...Are you serious.? It was Obama that escalated our debt to 16 trillion. It was Obama who removed the food stamp requirement that one must be working to qualify. It was Obama who has kept unemployment above 8% for 4 years , forcing people who would be working otherwise, to go on dissability.
Every statement a lie.
BO - if you can't figure that one out for yourself it would be a waste of time for anyone to try and explain it to you. You wouldn't want to believe it anyway! Like whom and Sad Chris your posts have no basis in facts, just the propaganda you hear from MSNBC!
Projecting yourself onto others sully typical say nothing post by the guy who reads American stinker.
Ryan's going to be on the WI ballot as Senator AND VP candidate and could end up losing BOTH! We can only hope!
I knew it! Ryan is keeping one eye on the prize. Gotta keep that government pension under close scrutiny.
Ryan got his mind on his money and his money on his mind. That poser ain't going to voluntarily leave government-- big or little!
Yeah, who was the President that got us in to the Viet Nam war. And who pulled us out?
Eisenhower got us in. Nixon got us out 'cause we made him.
Let's see WWII - Democrates - Korea - Democrates - Viatnam - Democrates (only advisors before) Not saying they were not justified - another whole question. To say that Dems don't get us into as many messes as Rep is silly. But what has Obama got us out of? The plan for leaving Iraq was negociated by Bush. Afganistan is a mess. The point of the 10 item is that nothing is better, only worst!
The point of your post is propaganda, nothing else.
The Chris..............One day when your kids are living under Obamas Shiria law, just call it propaganda.
What is not true?
turnout-Your statement definitely is.
graywolf-already answered.
Gray and Turnout - don't even bother to respond to SadChris. He is obviously not very smart, believes everything Ed says, then gets offended when anyone challenges Ed becasue in effect you are challenging his intelligence. SadChris and whom are a complete wastes of space and oxygen!
Romney/Ryan 2012!
And you are a dumbass racist jerk.
Liberals hate the truth and Romney told the truth. Obama has created a voting block of people who are expecting something from government, that is the truth and no one can deny it. I believe he will get re-elected because of these people. True americans do not take from government, true americans seek and find work and those who don't the liberals say, "come on in, we'll help you, here is some money for your drugs and for your booze, now remember to vote for us". This counrty will not be the same in 2016, if we survive that long under this clown.
It's been a long time coming. I think that Liberals just don't understand that Conservatives don't mind helping people but that it should be help that gets them on thier feet with dignity. We have spent trillions on proverty programs since the early '60s and the poor are in no better shape now. The percentage living under the poverty level is basicly the same or worst. So you can continue to do the same old programs which do not cure the problem or you can try something different. After I have hit my head against a wall for 50 years & it is not moving, I would hope I had the sense to change the present course of action. Liberals not only want to continue the same old but want to double down on what has not worked!
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President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival ruling. Said he would end federal aid to Planned Parenthood.
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spending, reverse $716 billion in Medicare cuts and cut taxes. Favors
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Obama: Term marked by high unemployment, a deep recession that began in
previous administration and gradual recovery. Persistently high jobless rates
over 8 percent — 8.1 percent in August, up from 7.8 percent in February 2009..
Romney: Endorses 2014 end to U.S. combat in Afghanistan, subject to
conditions at the time. Would increase strength of armed forces, including
number of troops and warships, adding almost $100 billion to the Pentagon budget
in 2016.
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@ dave 3254139; Romney generalized my friend. He put all 47% in the same box.
I can generalize too, why should the rich think they are "Entitled" to get paid millions for doing very little work? Come on, do these people really think they are worth that much over anyone else?
So the investor deserves a bigger return than the inventor?
Investors do not invent new things except when it comes to inventing ways to screw people over.
I will repeat, THE ONLY ONES WHO DESERVE TO MAKE MILLIONS FROM AN IDEA OR AN INVENTION ARE THE INVENTORS THEMSELVES and NOT THE INVESTORS. Investors should get no more than a couple % on the money they invest.
This is the primary problem in business. The people at the top think they are "Entitled" to make millions as compared to the ones who actually design and make the products.
So, let's get rid of that feeling of entitlement too.
I myself do not think I am entitled to anything from the government except a return on the taxes I pay. In other words, infrastructure investment, research investment, education investment and some protections for the consumers. That is what I feel we are all entitled to expect from our government. If you pay into SS and medicare, then you should expect a return on that future investment. If there is not a return, then you should not have to pay SS or medicare.
Why should we believe him this time?
Hey The Chris............I'll give you another chance. Now think hard, or maybe ask EDD or Maddow for a hint. Who was the president that got us in to the Viet Nam war and who got us out. ?
Already answered.
The Chris........Youre either to young to remember or you need to catch up on youtr history.
You can't remember a post from 5 hours ago.
Oh look-turnoutthelights has rereged already.
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GOP failures give wealthy tax breaks and they create jobs. Only every republican president saw jobless recoveries gee and you whine democrats don't fix GOP problems fast enough. Here is a clue robme hood plans on more tax cuts to the wealthy the workers gets tax increases, so how is robme hood going to let someone keep more of what they work for when he plans on taxing them more. And we get another example of the tea bagged republican circle jerk.
999, I have a feeling most voters don't know this including that blogger you copied and pasted from.
When FDR was President
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And in case you aren't aware, 13,000,000 unemployed was 25% back then.
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You can not address serious budget matters by taking more from those with least to give that to those who did not need it. Taxing those already in financial hardship into further poverty will only result in those people more dependent on government. That is your solution you don't get to say that isn't the case because you don't want that, that's the consequence of what you advocate.
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Mitt Romney’s White House bid took another blow last night after he appeared
to suggest a pro-Iranian terrorist could hold America to ransom by threatening
to blow up Chicago with a nuclear bomb..’
In another secretly filmed video clip, Mr Romney claimed there was no point
trying to appeal to Democratic voters because they were ‘freeloaders who don’t
pay taxes’.
‘There are 47 per cent who are with Barack Obama, who are dependent upon
government, who believe they are victims,’ he said.
‘These are people who pay no income tax. My job is not to worry about those
people.’
In another video, he fires a broadside at the Palestinians, saying: ‘I look
at the Palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, committed to the
destruction of Israel, and I say there’s just no way [there will be peace].’
And he can be heard joking he would have an easier time winning the US election in November if his father had Mexican parents, instead
of being a state governor and wealthy car company boss.
In the same video, Mr Romney also tells how he considered investing in a
sweatshop-like factory in China when he was head of US private equity giant Bain
Capital.
The businessman – who recently criticised Mr Obama for ‘spending 43 months
failing to confront China’s unfair trade practices’ was given a tour of the
factory in the 1990s, where 20,000 women earned tiny wages and lived in squalid
conditions.
He said: ‘As we were walking through this facility, seeing them work, the
number of hours they worked the pittance they earned.
‘And around this factory was a fence, a huge fence with barbed wire and guard
towers. And we said gosh, I can’t believe that you, you know, keep these girls
in.
‘And they said, no, no, no. This is to keep other people from coming in.
Because people want so badly to work in this factory that we have to keep them
out’. US news channel CNN said sources revealed Bain did not invest in the firm
or buy it.
The videos, which were all taped during a $50,000-a-plate dinner for wealthy
donors in Florida, surfaced as the presidential campaign enters its final 50
days.
Snippets were placed online in YouTube films by Mother Jones, a liberal
magazine, which said it obtained them from a guest at the dinner hosted by
millionaire US financier Marc Leder on May 17.
The footage was unearthed with the help of former Democrat president Jimmy
Carter’s grandson, James, who is credited with ‘research assistance’ on its
website.
Last night, Jim Messina, Mr Obama’s campaign manager, said: ‘It’s shocking
that a candidate for President would go behind closed doors and declare to a
group of wealthy donors that half the American people view themselves as
‘victims’ entitled to handouts, and are unwilling to take 'personal
responsibility' for their lives.
‘It’s hard to serve as a president when you’ve disdainfully written off half
the nation.’
Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian lawmaker and scholar, said Mr Romney’s remarks
were ‘irresponsible and dangerous’.
However, the politician said he stood by the remarks which were ‘not
elegantly stated’.
The fundraiser where Romney made the fateful remarks was thrown in May by
hedge fund manager Marc Leder, who has developed a reputation as a party boy.
Mr Leder, who is worth a reported $400million, runs Sun Capital Partners in
Boca Raton, Florida.
The New York Post reports that he threw a lurid end-of-summer party in the
Hamptons last year at a mansion he rented for $500,000 a month.
The raucous gathering included at least one couple that stripped down naked
in the pool and then had sex on the pool deck in full view of other party
guests. All of this took place to the backdrop of go-go dancers, fire twirlers
and throbbing techno music.
Mr Leder, 50, reportedly kicked up his partying lifestyle after his wife of
22 years cheated on him with her 23-year-old tennis instructor.
Obama has been working hard to make political hay out of Romney's comments at
the fundraiser. During an interview with David Letterman late Tuesday, the
president accused his Republican challenger of dividing the nation.
'My expectation is that if you want to be president, you have to work for
everyone, not just for some,' he said. 'What I think people want to be sure of
is you are not writing off big chunks of the country because the way our
democracy works.'
He also criticized Romney for saying 47 percent of Americans think of
themselves as 'victims,' saying the American Dream is alive and well among all
of the voters he meets.
Romney didn't score marks for his choice of words -- even from his own
running mate, who called the comments 'obviously inarticulate.'
Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan made the comment in an interview aired
Tuesday by KRNV-TV in Reno,.
Meanwhile, Republican launched a counteroffensive in an attempt to regain
momentum. Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday, Romney pointed to a secret 1998 tape
of Obama saying he wants to redistribute wealth in the United States. Hitting
back: President Obama said Romney's remarks were not fitting for a national
leader. He said a president must represent all Americans
Hitting back: President Obama said Romney's remarks were not fitting for a
national leader. He said a president must represent all Americans
Then-Illinois state senator said: 'The trick is figuring out how do we
structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some
redistribution.
'Because I actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to
make to make sure everybody has got a shot.'
The audio of the tape was posted on YouTube on Tuesday and dated October
1998.
Romney says it shows a clear division between the vision of America that he
is offering and the ideals that Obama espouses.
'Frankly, we have two different views about America. The president’s view is
one of a larger government. There is a tape that came out where is the president
is saying he likes redistribution. I disagree,' Romney told Fox News. 'I think a
society based upon a government-centered nation where government plays a larger
and larger role, redistributes money, that’s the wrong course for America. That
will not build a strong America or help people out of poverty.'
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I wish James Carter would find out if there is any footage on the the fundraiser Cheney held for Romney and unearth that. I bet that would be interesting.
This is like writing an essay and then you realize its so bad, you just throw it in the trash
So throw your essay in the trash.
I guess the peanut didn't fall far from the plant......President Carter...you are very nice person....but as president....you harmed this great country....just like Bush and Obama.
BREAKING NEWS!
MITT ROMNEY HAS A(nother) SILVER SPOON MISHAP:(O.M.G.!
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'Romney is also heard saying that the campaign trail is not a good place for
specifics.....'"' (emphasis mine.)
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Above, Mitt Romney is heard telling the "beautiful people" and the" lovelies" what he really thinks about you "little people". Its nice to be able to take off your wig and scarves every now and again, yes?
Oh, cheers the video! (video link left.)
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I’m an atheist who lives in the Midwest, so I’ve learned that religion can be touchy subject. After one incident where I was laughed at by group of people of probably fifteen peers for being an atheist (I was six years old, mind you), I almost needed therapy because I was so afraid of what my atheism could cause. I’ve talked to girls my age who have lost their best friends because they’re atheists (they live in the Midwest as well.) So my opinion is that the world would be so much better off if everyone stopped caring about what a person’s religion is and just went on with their business, instead of glaring at you or saying they’re disappointed or being nasty about it. If you’re Christian that’s great, if you’re Muslim that’s great, if you believe that magic fluffy unicorns rule the universe that’s great, but don’t shove your doctrines down my throat.— Callie
In my experience, people unaffiliated with religion tend to be tolerant of everyone. Not saying that religious people aren’t nice, just that I think more unreligious youth can make the world a more loving place. Or everyone can swallow any hatred they have for people not like them and the world can finally be at peace.
As of now I find myself affiliated with a religion. Mostly because I follow my parent’s footsteps. I see this also happening with my friends. I do agree that every generation people aren’t as religious. For example : my dad. My dad doesn’t worship/pray to our god everyday. As for my grandparents praying to god is a daily routine for them. I think young people are becoming less religious because of the diversity and exposure to different religions and cultures, Also there is a lot of technology and activities to do instead of believing in a religion. I also think people are becoming more busy to be committed to a religion, and in the end not believe in anything at all. t think for people to express their morals outside of worship services, depends on how serious do they believe in them. But for the most part I think people do. I think the decline of religious beliefs means that America is becoming more neutral and independent. So maybe the future generation would focus on other things and improving America.— Nisha S
I was raised going to a non-denominational Christian church, and although I sometimes preferred to sleep in on those early Sunday mornings, I was, for the most part, always receptive of the lessons and messages therein.
For me, religion serves a much greater purpose than believing just to believe. The church, or more specifically the Bible (bear with me here, I’m not trying to get all preachy, just share my perspective and experience) provides so much knowledge about the ins and outs of life (just look at Proverbs; so much knowledge in one book), how to deal with tough situations that we ALL still go through so many centuries later, and more. In addition to providing a means of wisdom and clarity, I believe my religion has played a role in shaping me to be a loving, genuine person. And although identifying with a religion is not necessarily a prerequisite for being a good/loving person, it definitely has the capability of roping in people who may not have otherwise explored the more compassionate components of themselves/their “souls.”
It’s highly unfortunate that there are people who claim to be religious/Christian and yet spread hate for the gay community, for example. (and believe it or not, there are some “Christians” who boast their hatred for minorities). I’m not sure what Bible they’re reading or what church they grew up in (most likely the church of some morally corrupt “Pastor” trying to spread his own f’d up views).
Believe me when I say: They, along with their corrupt, self-serving “beliefs,” are the minority. At least, I hope they are.
In sum, religion is more than a tool of seclusion, as some of the aforementioned misguided souls use it. In fact, it is a tool of INCLUSION. It helps to develop mature, compassionate souls. It also helps people to become strong, spiritually, and believe me, that definitely comes in handy as you progress in life and experience new (or even some old) challenges.
Not everyone feels like they have the strength they need to endure life’s challenges on their own, and not everyone has family or genuine friends there to help ease some of that burden. For those people, and for me, God is a source of strength when I can’t muster it up within myself. There have literally been days where I’ve had to pray for strength just to get up and do what I had to do for the day because of such psychological (and sometimes, emotional) exhaustion, and maybe it was just a fluke, but it works. It helps (and is necessary, even) to have a source outside of ourselves in which to rely for strength, wisdom, guidance, etc.
Some people might say that prayer/belief in God makes one weak, or that just because you pray for something and it happens doesn’t mean it’s real, but A) I’d rather be weak for praying than taking hard drugs/drinking more than is required for health reasons and potentially ruining my life/not living as productive a life as I could, and B) even if I am praying and it’s some massive coincidence when my prayers get answered, at the end of the day, they were answered, and I don’t know how or if they would otherwise have – so what’s the harm?
My theory is that the younger generations are straying from religion because of the people from older generations who claim religion and yet, hold contradictory beliefs such as “it’s okay to hate gays.”
As a Christian, my theory on homosexuality and, more specifically, government intrusion on marriage laws is this: the Bible does not advocate homosexual relations, but clearly God still gave people the free will to live and love as they choose, and so should the government. Government has no business interfering in such personal choices.
Also, just because the Bible doesn’t advocate homosexuality, doesn’t mean Christians were intended to spread hatred for them. That is just someone’s own f’d up interpretation, and is so not representative of the faith as a whole. Please, believe me when I say that. They should be ashamed. Maybe they would be if they had the proper cognitive function required to do so. (haha, ok, had to throw one in there)
So please, don’t let other peoples’ misguided takes on religion and what it means to be a Christian govern your own beliefs. If you don’t tend toward religion, that’s fine as well, I NEVER shove my beliefs down the throats of others or even make subtle hints to make people feel uncomfortable; nothing like that.— preppyblackgirl.tumblr.com
There’s a fundamental misunderstanding of atheism by non atheists. No one knows what causes it.— zack
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Greetings, Learning Expressions Readers!
In October, we’ve got some very exciting reading-related events happening at our Learning Express stores! During the second week of the month, we’ll be celebrating both Read for the Record and the first annual Star Wars Reads Day. Wondering what these events are all about? Read on!
Read for the Record
For the last three years, millions of adults and children have helped support early literacy through Jumpstart’s Read for the Record event. On a single day (this year it’s October 4) millions of children around the country gather to read one single book—with the goal of setting a new reading record together. Last year, 2.2 million (!!) readers participated, all reading the adorable Llama Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney.
For an overview of the 2011 Read for the Record, tune in here:
The selection this year is Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad by Jacky Davis and David Soman. The book delightfully documents one of the Bug Squad play dates (the Squad consisting of Ladybug Girl, Bumblebee Boy, Dragonfly Girl, and Butterfly Girl) and teaches a valuable lesson about friendship, feelings, and the beauty of compromise.
As Lulu and her friends romp through the forest and harness their super Bug powers, Lulu is thrilled that, “Everything is going just how she wanted it to!” But what happens when things don’t go exactly Lulu’s way? Well you’ll just have to read and find out! Join us next week on our Facebook page when we’ll be giving away a copy of the book every day of the week—or if you can’t wait that long head over to We Give Books and read it online!
Make sure that you also pledge to read that day, so your numbers can be added to the grand total reading tally!
Star Wars Reads Day
May the force of literacy be with you! On October 6, we’ll be celebrating the very first Star Wars Reads Day. Star Wars Reads Day was created by Lucasfilm with the purpose of celebrating reading and Star Wars. There are over 1000 official events across the country, including many at Learning Express stores. The events will feature story times, character visits, as well as crafts and activities. Get in touch with your local store to see exactly what fun they have planned.
We hope you join us at one of these fun filled events next week, and don’t forget to visit us on Facebook for your chance to win a copy of Lady Bug Girl and the Bug Squad!
Talk to you again soon!
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All of the chicks are very sociable, and when we talk to them or approach the tank, they run to get as close to us as they can, and they jump up and down trying to get to us. They enjoy being held, and the boys made them a "playpen" by cutting the sides off two large cardboard boxes and taping them together to make a fence, then we put a paper tablecloth left over from a birthday party on the floor inside the pen, and let them run around. So far, our cats are not interested in being around them when they are out, and our dog acts like he's afraid of them!
Anna Comstock's Handbook of Nature Study has a section on chicks, and it includes some wonderful information for turning a study of chicks into a lesson. She writes about the "chicken ways," describing how to teach children the "details" of chicks, from the egg tooth and downy feathers, to the ways they eat, sleep, and communicate. There is also a discussion on the differences between chickens and "perching birds." I read this section first, and then I talked about it with my boys and read passages to them. We looked at our chicks and observed the details Anna Comstock wrote about. I followed the prompts in the book to ask the boys questions about their observations of the chicks and about what they remember from our visit to the farm where we got the eggs. If you haven't seen this book, it is a wonderful resource for science and nature study and is a complete field guide as well. I have used it countless times since we began our homeschool journey, and it has become one of my go-to resources. It has a place on our bookshelves, but it is usually out on my desk or on the table being used. No matter what grade your children are in, this book makes a great starting point for science, covering teaching methods for nature study, animals, plants, earth, and sky. The internet archive has the book free online. (It is over 850 pages long, so beware before you start to print it.)
In addition to the handbook, we have visited our local feed and seed store a few times to get chick starter feed, and have ended up spending a half hour each time talking to the knowledgeable staff and farmers who stop in. The boys have loved visiting the baby chicks, turkeys, ducks, and mama cat and kittens who inhabit this wonderland, and we have brought home some vegetable plants for our garden. These visits have become weekly field trips. We bought a couple of hobby farm magazines with articles on chickens to learn more about taking good care of our little chicky-babies.
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we've recently got baby chicks too! they've been so much fun to have and watch grow and our grankids love them! we too have taken regular trips to the 'stock shop' to look around and see what's new...lots of cute animals to see. they are lots of work and not cheap but it's all been a great experience....
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Recharge Your Life!
I better remember to tell my sister “Thank you!” For one thing, she is always there for me: nudging me into action with a kind word or a kick in the pants, collaborating on how to best help our elderly parents, listening to complaints about bills and insurance, or just sending words of good cheer and encouragement. But this specific nod of appreciation is for giving me a great little book: Oil for Your Lamp: Women Taking Care of Themselves (2010, Simple Truths, LLC). The book shares a deceptively simple message, but if taken to heart its truth can be life-changing.
The authors, Lisa Hammond & B.J. Gallagher, present stories, poems, photos and advice to illustrate the wisdom of Mother Teresa’s words: “To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.” The book is divided into two sections: How & Why We Let Our Lamps Run Low and How to Fill Our Own Lamps. The first section reminds readers how easy it is to let doing too much and doing for others take over our lives. In part, women are socialized to be care-givers—of others, not of ourselves. And we have internalized that expectation too well, giving it more and more control as we master the art of multi-tasking.
For me, one of the best features of the book is the many quotes interspersed throughout from a wide array of sources, including everyone from Mother Teresa & Oprah to Winnie the Pooh & Mark Twain. These quotes trumpet the lessons offered in the second section of the book. The advice on how to recharge is what sounds so simple, as it reminds readers of what we often know but do not put into action in our day-to-day lives. The basics include realizing it is okay to put ourselves first, to ask for help, and to simply do nothing at times. My favorite advice is the challenge to follow the edict so often given to children: Go outside and play! Personally, my playtime usually involves a sojourn into Nature—or taking a nice long catnap.
The book and its simple direct message are great gifts! Think about giving them to others. If someone gives the book to you, be sure you remember to say “thanks.” Paying attention to what is good and right in your life—perhaps through a gratitude journal—can help you keep life’s demands in perspective, which in turn can help you set the best priorities for yourself. So, the next time you are taking a day to detox, laying down for a nap, or saying “no” to a new commitment, also remember to give thanks. Of course, there is a lot in life worthy of appreciation: acts of kindness, words of hope or encouragement, a helping hand, a positive attitude, just an awareness of life’s blessings, or even the beauty of Nature. So count your blessings and jump-start the re-charging process!
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go call my sister—and maybe send some flowers to a friend.
“Don’t under estimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things we can’t hear, and not bothering.” Winnie the Pooh
“If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.” Oprah Winfrey
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Kolton Houston Petition Has 3.5k Signatures
Saturday Recruiting Update
Andrew Williams (6’4 235 lb) 2014 DE/OLB Prospect from McDonough, GA (Eagles Landing) UGA TARGET
Inside the Park Home Run – LSU/Ole Miss
Project 80′s
UGA Day – Atlanta
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Florida State Is to Matthew Thomas As UGA Was to Corey Simon
There has been a case in the not-too-distant past similar to the current Matthew Thomas saga.
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UGA Recruiting: Jump on Board “OR” Get Left Out
The Georgia Bulldogs are taking a different approach for the class of 2014 than they did for the 2013 one. At this point last year the Bulldog coaches knew they were going to be able to sign anywhere from 32-36 guys, but things are a little tighter this year. Right now it seems that Georgia will be able to sign anywhere from 18-22 guys in this class. The stressful part of that is, who is a take and who is not? The Bulldogs are in the lead or in the lead group for a bunch of guys, but Georgia does not have the numbers to take them all. Here is a breakdown by position for the 2014 class.
Friday Recruiting Update
Keyon Brown (6’2 229 lb) 2014 DE/OLB Prospect from Wauchula, FL (Hardee Senior) [ESPN] UGA/FSU CO-LEADERS
Bowl Draft
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What’s wrong with bowl selections and conference tie-ins to bowls? They create too many dull match ups – to start.
MrSEC suggested that we establish a bowl draft that would occur immediately after the announcement by the playoffs selection committee of the participants in those games.
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ph: ELLE España
Beautiful girl + great fall inspiration. This has me wanting a white leather moto jacket!
Click below for more + to find out how to get the look...
Get the look...
+ BLK DNM Motorcycle Leather Jacket
+ Burberry Prorsum Owl-print T-shirt
+ Rag & Bone/JEAN Terry Pleat Pants
+ ASOS Western Leather Skinny Waist Belt
+ Maison Scotch Boxy Fit Knitted Melange Sweater
+ April, May Winni Checked Wool Coat
+ ASOS Faux Fur Patchwork Snood
+ Juicy Couture Skinny Leather Wrap Bracelet
+ Tory Burch Fox Stud Wrap Bracelet
+ UGG Australia Cosima Boots
+ Minnetonka Moccasin Lace Up Fringe Boot
+ ASOS APOLLO Studded Ankle Boots
I love the casual look of this editorial, I could see myself everything, and this is why it is so inspiring. Some particularly great outerwear, but hey, it's Burberry!
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gorgeously inspiring!
Bises,
monkeyshines
Davinia she rocks!!!! viva bcd
Beautiful, beautiful pieces! x
Beautiful pics! Love the atmosphere in then :)
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Wonderful Editorial!
that looks fab!
xoxo from rome
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Amazing!!
Love this!
Great post. Loooove these casual looks! lowbudget-lowcost.blogspot.it
Lovely clothes but I also love what make up they have done on her!
i love knits!!! these are all gorgeous! xo, Alma
beautiful images
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so obsessed with this editorial. what i want to wear all fall!!
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great inspiration pictures!
xoxo
such a beautiful editorial
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Great editorial. x
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love this editorial!:)
xx Kate
i absolutely love the way her hair is styled!
Love these look! So crisp and clean!
She looks like natalie portman! :) Am I right?
This is what I call high class women wear with great panache.. Amazing warmer for winters..!! I am talking about that warm apparels.. :p
She is looking stunning....
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Outstanding :)
Wow so feminine.. Nice pics..
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So Republicans are responding to the new Priorities USA ad featuring Bain layoff victim Joe Soptic, who lost his job and health insurance in 2001 and whose wife died of cancer in 2006, with a new web video focusing almost entirely on the question of whether or not Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter was correct when she said she didn't know exactly when Soptic's wife passed way.
But what I can understand is why they don't want to deal with the issue raised by the Priorities USA ad: Mitt Romney's lack of concern for people like Joe Soptic. Romney made millions on the deal involving Soptic's company, but Soptic was left holding the bag: out of a job and without health insurance. Within five years, his wife?who herself had lost health insurance from another job?died of cancer.
Nobody can say for sure if Soptic's life would have been saved if she'd had health insurance. But one thing we do know is that if Obamacare had been in effect when Soptic was laid off, she would have had health insurance and access to to the health care that might have saved her life. In fact, Romney's campaign tried to defend itself yesterday by saying basically the same thing, arguing that if Soptic had been in Massachusetts, Romneycare would have provided coverage.
That would have been a good argument to make, but Mitt Romney has now abandoned Romneycare. If he gets his way, Obamacare will be repealed, jeopardizing the health security of families just like Joe Soptic's. Romney once supported taking Romneycare national, but when it became politically inconvenient, he flip-flopped to save his own skin. And that's what Mitt Romney has always been about: ruthlessly putting himself first. That's why Joe Soptic got the raw end of the deal when Mitt Romney was CEO and sole owner of Bain Capital. That's why Mitt Romney made millions even when his investments went bankrupt, putting employees out of work, destroying their retirement funds, and kicking them off insurance. That's why Mitt Romney has never made a promise he wouldn't break for the right price. And that's why Mitt Romney is not what this country needs as president.
Republicans want to dismiss Soptic's story as being the equivalent of an accusation of murder. But that's not what it is. It is, however, an accusation of callousness. The central point of the ad is that Mitt Romney put his own interests ahead of others, a pattern that we see continued to this very day with Romney's abandonment of his signature policy achievement, Romneycare. The fact that Republicans refuse to defend Romney on the merits and instead try to shift the debate into hyperbole and irrelevancy speaks volumes about just how weak Romney's position is on this very point, and Democrats can't afford to walk away from this fight.
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"Juan J. Buhler" wrote: > > . > ><Snip> A good place to land! That's where mine landed having fallen off my bannister 3 feet to the linoleum floor. I just unbent it the camera was perfect. But do you ever break out in a cold sweat and you want to check the mirror to make sure it's not pink? I thought i was sweating blood! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA
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For starters, my new website is up and running! Please visit for a look at designer Kathleen Kearns' fabulous work on my behalf, and learn all about, well, me. In answer to the question many of you have already asked – yes, those are my daughter, Ada's, drawings of birds, butterflies and bees gracing the pages.
Secondly, the audio version of the first knitting book I ever wrote, Knitting Lessons, is now available from Knitting Out Loud. A little-known fact: the first 20 people to purchase it from the KOL site will be entered in a drawing to win a signed first edition of the print book. Signed by me, that is. So don't delay!
Finally, for those of you who have been inquiring after John Howe, the Brooklyn Bee Man who was the inspiration for my first children's book (to be published by Schwartz & Wade), here's an update: John and his two colonies of bees have been very busy indeed this summer on their Fort Greene rooftop. Thanks to a relatively mild winter, John had an early, abundant harvest of honey at the beginning of July and has been selling jars of it at Provisions in Fort Greene, and Marlow and Sons in Williamsburg. Supplies, as always, are extremely limited so hie on over to either location to stock up. John reports that the honey from one colony tastes strongly like mint, while the second colony produced a honey that is floral and fairly light. If all goes well, he hopes to make a second harvest closer to Autumn. Stay tuned to this newsletter for more honey updates, for info on John's wildflower seed giveaway (coming up in late September) and of course, news about the book.
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This page contains a list of latest news about Accident which has been collected from credible news resources: CNN, Forbes, Bloomberg, TIME Magazine, FoxNews, BBC, New York Times, CBS, Sky News, Reuters, World Magazine, etc.
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Physical examples of accidents include unintended collisions or falls, being injured by touching something sharp, hot, or electrical, or ingesting poison. Non-physical examples are unintentionally revealing a secret or otherwise saying something incorrectly, forgetting an appointment, etc.
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- Accidents during the execution of work or arising out of it are called work accidents. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 337 million accidents happen on the job each year, resulting, together with occupational diseases, in more than 2.3 million deaths annually.[1]
- In contrast, leisure-related accidents are mainly sports injuries.
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Most common causes [edit].[2] The United States also collects statistically valid injury data (sampled from 100 hospitals) through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.[3] This program was revised in 2000 to include all injuries rather than just injuries involving products.[3] Data on emergency room visits is also collected through the National Health Interview Survey.[4]
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- Accident analysis
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Last year I posted a MOUNTAIN of goals, plans and intentions for 2010.
I did about ….. half of them. And some of those were trips and things I would have done whether I made the list or not.
So this year – 2011 – I am going WAY easier on myself and just choosing three BIG IDEA intentions for how to live 2011.
Have more fun
This was Andrew’s idea, actually.
We already have a TON of fun together….. Piles and piles of fun… I love that kid.
But you can never have too much fun with your beloved…. right?
Don’t waste my own time.
Stop reading books that bore me.
Delete photos that bore me.
Stop putting forth effort to be friends with people who aren’t kindred spirits.
Unsubscribe to blogs that I don’t care about.
I have *plenty* of stuff I WANT to do …. I don’t want to fill my hours making myself do things I feel like I SHOULD do.
Grow Lemon and Raspberry with love and intention.
I have plans. Big plans. But I want all growth for this site to be organic (even though I *hate* that word). I just mean I don’t want to do any gimmicks to get numbers added to my newsletter list or Google Friend Connect. Not worth my time.
I only want readers who WANT to be here.
And if you DO want to be here – I won’t let you down!
2011 is going to be an AWESOME year….
Right?? Right.
Thanks for joining me today for the blog party! I think (I *think) I want to make this an annual occurrence ….
If you came for the giveaways – I hope you stay for the other content!
If you come visit me at Lemon and Raspberry every day regardless of giveaways – you are my FAVORITE!
Happy New Year!!!!!!
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On the 5th day of every month, we celebrate Cinco de Linco Day. On this day, we encourage everybody to make a $5 loan for a family on Lend4Health. (Cinco = "five" in Spanish, and "Linco" is for Pres. Lincoln on the $5 bill)
Cinco de Linco was started by a Lend4Health supporter, lender, and two-time loan recipient named Jeanne. She wanted to show people that everybody can participate in Lend4Health, and that even $5 can have a powerful impact on a family.
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SUMMARY
Thai criminals kidnap Andrew’s five-year old daughter from their home in a secure Moo Baan (Gated Community) in Bangkok, and his Thai wife blames him. After two years of heartache, it seems they have lost Jennifer for good and their happy marriage comes under so much pressure that he feels he will soon lose his wife, as well.
However, after months of steady research, he conceives an amazing plan. He studied the great long jump champions of the past, and noticed how their amazing feats attracted worldwide publicity. He discovers a new power or procedure that he can use to match or even surpass their records, which will result in worldwide publicity.
He recruits his grandson Jason, to help him prepare for this great challenge. However, he is too old for serious competition, so he enters a local UK athletics event. On the day of the competition, he uses his new technique and is so successful he soon has the whole world clamouring for information. However, things start to go wrong.
When the tremendous publicity of his long jump reaches a peak, disaster looms from a suggestion he is cheating, or taking drugs. This appears to bring Andrew’s plan to find his daughter and save his marriage to a halt. Discover how, despite Jason’s fumbling help and mistakes, he overcomes all obstacles until he is able to put into action the final stage of his amazing plan.
You will find mystery, excitement, fantasy, romance and much more as the story continues. Written by Brian Hunt, the bestselling author of “Michael’s Irish Magic” and “The Dariwn Manuscript”.
AUTHOR’S COMMENTS
I found it difficult to classify this novel, because it falls into many categories.
There is a great deal of suspense and action in the early part, which covers the abduction and the immediate consequences. But then as in so many cases of child-abduction, the family goes into a kind of limbo, wondering what steps to take next. So it is in the novel.
At this point, two things happen.
1. The hero finds he has an amazing power, which he realises he can use to great effect in trying to re-unite his family.
2. His grandson, looking for a new career, comes to live with him.
The story now has two interleaved threads and becomes interesting as the well-matched pair work together on honing the hero’s new power, and make plans on how to put it to good use. This is a complex novel, quite long, but well worth the effort in reading it!
EXCERPT
“Please tell me you’re not honestly serious about this long-jump scheme, Andrew. I listened to your theories and arguments this morning, and they all sounded practical and genuine enough, but mate, look at you. You’re a gangling sixty-nine year old grandfather without a muscle on his body; my God mate, a thirteen-year old girl can jump further than you can—please give up this crazy idea right now. Don’t embarrass yourself and the family, Andrew.”
David reached under his deckchair for a beer, but finding nothing there, he said, “If you really must exercise, pop into the kitchen and get a couple of beers, and then the pair of us can sit down and have a good laugh about it.”
Andrew ignored his brother’s cynical comments, and without even looking at him walked to the start of the run-up path, as the vibrations began to build up in his body. He turned around, looked down the path towards the sandpit, and then started his ungainly run, wavering as he passed David’s reclining figure.
“Go on my son,” called out David, sarcastically and enthusiastically shouting his brother on as if he was the favourite horse in the two o’clock at Epsom Racecourse. “That’s the way, mate, give it some stick…”
His voice tailed off as Andrew suddenly picked up speed about ten yards from the take-off board, almost sprinted like a young man, and leaped skywards over the sandpit. With an open mouth, he saw his brother sail across the sand and land gracefully in the grass beyond the pit.
David jumped to his feet, “What the hell!”
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- Click Westin, Back in the Screenwriting Game Again at Age 83
- From the Archives: Monika Kelly Recalls her Late Father, the Beloved Clown and Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Legend, Emmett Kelly Sr.
- What Happens to a Dream Deferred? John Beasley Theater Revisits Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'
- Altman on Altman: A Look at the Late American Auteur Robert Altman Through the Eyes of His Grandson, Indie Omaha Filmmaker Dana Altman, and Other Cinephiles
- Golf Shots: Pat Drickey Lives His Dream Photographing the World's Great Golf Courses
- Norman Krivosha's Life in Law
- Having Survived War in Sudan, Refugee Akoy Agau Discovered Hoops in America and the Major College Recruit is Now Poised to Lead Omaha Central to a Third Straight State Title
- One Day at a Time, A Recovering Alcoholic's Story
- Native American Survival Strategies Shared Through Theater and Testimony
- Tyler Perry’s Brand of Gospel Play Coming Soon to a Theater Near You.
I love the legend of Jesse James, will definitely have to see this movie. My Mom lived in southeastern Okla where the James gang hung out in the local caves. My great grandfather even had some run ins with Belle Starr. He stood guard outside her house when she died to make sure the rest of her family didn’t finish her off.
There was the rumor that his murder was a set up. I later got a small booklet from the Jesse James museum in Missouri that documented that the “real” Jesse James actually lived to be 103 True of false it’s very interesting.
A very informative article/interview. Thanks for linking this post to my own post about the film.
Chad
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Banks is a really intriguing singer/songwriter from LA. I can’t find a whole lot of information on her at the moment, but the track that first caught my attention is ‘Before I Ever Met You’ – a dark, bass-heavy ode to toxic relationships. Imagine if Rihanna got tired of Chris Brown and collaborated with Massive Attack – this is what I reckon it would sound like.
If you prefer your music a bit more uptempo, then you should listen to the collaboration that Banks did with Lil Silva. I fully expect to hear this played to death during London Fashion Week, and if it’s not, well…that’s a shame. This sounds like such fashion music - I mean, it’s even called ‘Work’!
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Oh, LEOnes~~~~~~WIdewylde OPEN hugs.
keep breeeething. IN and OUT.
*sores* hurt, they just DO
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and i like the J. K-Zinn quote.
did u know I took a meditation course by him (from a woman doc. who learned from him) ?? Mindfulness Based Stress reduction. I still listen to the “body-scan” med. CD & it Helps me a lot.
Hugs inTO U.
oh Leonie.
wrapping my arms around you.
stroking your hair.
listening.
sitting with it…with you.
something tells me that you need to be outside a lot through this. outside in nature where your uncle can speak to you through the wind, the leaves dancing, the sunlight on the water, and the ripples in a lake.
i hope it’s okay that i shared that with you.
i am here if you need me…
loving you. xoxoxo
Oh Leonie, I am so sorry for your grief. All the platitudes in the world don’t help when the grief is fresh. And you’re right, just sitting with it until everything else balances out is the best well to survive it.
I’ll say a prayer for you and your Uncle.
Take care of yourself.
Chris
aka Bright Phoenix
Leonie~
I agree with Bohemian Girl. I too think you need to be outside for this. It is much easier to ride the waves of emotions, especially grief when you are boxed in.
Step outside, breath deeply. Know that your uncle is also on his own journey. One that we both know isn’t coming to an ending. It is a beginning.
all my love to you leonie. reaching my hands to where you are to help hold you up and keep you strong in your time of need.
love,
Dawn
What beautiful pictures and beautiful, raw, honest words.
“there is duality in my seeing,
i am living both in the spirit world of knowing it will be and is okay,
and in the human world of feeling sadness and grief.”
From what I have read here on your blog, you seem to be such a free spirit ~ I agree that it seems only natural that being outside and allowing the sun to shine it’s grace upon your face, the wind to flow through your hair and nature to remind you of the spiritual truth you speak of will make this time easier to process and feel.
You are in my thoughts….
Thea
you alreday sound like you are working through your grief beautifully…they are always with us! I like the thought that we all remember we are buddah…that is a very beautiful thought to me
big HUG <3
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So I was enchanted when I found some illustrations from a little book titled
The Architect and Builder's Miscellany, or Pocket Library, Containing Original Picturesque Designs in Architecture, for Cottages, Farm, Country, and Town Houses, Public Building, Temples, Green Houses, Bridges, Lodges, and Gates for Entrances to Parks and Pleasure Grounds, Stables, Monumental Tombs, Garden Seats, etc.I found the drawings in the New York Public Library Digital Gallery, a terrific resource for anyone interested in period pictures of all types. With a little research, I discovered that the author of the book, and its illustrator, was Charles Middleton [1756-c.1818]. He was an architect and a surveyor, and had done work for the Prince of Wales on Carlton House. He presented designs over several years at the Society of Artists and the Royal Academy. Middleton published at least four books of designs and this was one of his most popular, first published in 1799, and still advertised, in the Edinburgh Review, in 1827.
I found a copy of the book at Sims Reed Rare Books. It was available for purchase at £1800 and it seems to have sold! A rare book indeed...
The illustrations at NYPL are all house plans, and they run the gamut from classic architecture to the cottage ornee to the downright eccentric. Here is a little folly with five rooms on the main floor, and an unknown number above. I love the conical thatched roof, and just look at the way the rooms are fitted in the circular space!
Then there is the classic design of a small home at the top of this post (its most attractive feature, I think, is the lovely fanlight over the door) and a larger classical house below. This rather austere house has a standard floor plan except for the 'Dressing Room' which connects to the Dining Room and the Library. What is that about?
The cottage ornee below seems to have a charming ground floor plan that offers all the neccessities of space, and the upper rooms must have been very interesting. Unfortunately the scan is a little pale, but again there is a 'Dressing Room' to the right of the front entrance just before you enter the Study. Is this the equivalent of our 'powder room'?
The elevation of the last house that I will offer is, I think, less than pleasing but the floor plan has its merits. The small room labelled "Cabinet" has distinct possibilities for reading, writing and retreat.
I notice that each floor plan offers an "Anti-room" on the Ground Floor. I am wondering if this was an innovation that only Charles Middleton included in his houses, or if it was a well-known addition to the Georgian house. My copy of "Georgian and Regency Houses Explained" does not mention such a thing.
I wish that there were plans of the upper floors in this book, but there were only 60 aquatint plates, and I expect space was at a premium given the quantity of structures listed in the extended title of the book. I would love to see the other types of illustrations--Monumental Tombs? Gates for Entrances to Parks and Pleasure Grounds?
Nothing fires my imagination like a building which my characters can inhabit. Am I alone in this? Do you love houses?
'Til next time,
Lesley-Anne
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I DO love houses and architecture. I think if I had to choose another profession other than writer, architect would be it.
These pictures are so wonderful. And yes, how strange to have a dressing room next to the dining room. I wonder if it was meant as a gentler way to say "retiring room"?
Great post as usual Lesley-Anne.
You certainly could be right, Anne. Although the rooms designated are quite spacious, bigger than necessity would require :)
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Sure, but by my argument, that would just hurt me. I'd get reminded of MoR early when I would just be looking at my email..
While in most types of fights killing is usually easier and safer than disabling, it is neither ruthless nor practical but simply short-sighted to lose track of why you are fighting.
There are plenty of situations where killing your enemy bears great costs. Maybe it would expose you to revenge from someone more powerful; maybe it would lead you to waste years of your life in court if not prison. Maybe it would be a massive PR victory for those who oppose you, undermining the entire plan that brought you into a fight in the first place (sounds familiar?). Maybe it would prevent you from obtaining critical help or information from the defeated enemy; the list could go on.
Of course preserving your own life has tremendous value (I heard there's a saying among some policemen: "an ugly trial is better than a beautiful funeral"), but it is not an absolutely incommensurable value. For a certain subset of X and Y in ]0,1[², you would accept an X chance of losing your life to a not-quite-dead enemy in exchange for a Y chance of not wasting decades of life (arguably), or (certainly) of not dying later on to unstoppable revenge.
All of the above being pretty much a very long-winded way of rephrasing Prof. Quirrell's dismissal that "there is a time and place to take your enemy alive, and a Hogwarts classroom is usually one of those".
I never got the impression that Harry's "Intent To Kill" thing included any tendency whatsoever to forget why he was fighting. The lesson here is completely distinct from being gratuitously stupid.
I disagree.
First, Quirrell very clearly asked Harry to think of combat uses for items in the classroom; that his thinking automatically restricted itself to lethal uses shows a serious flaw in his on-the-spot strategic abilities. This particular example is a good one, since his killing ideas quickly became worthless, but had he considered other aspects of combat he would have come up with a lot of much more useful options, such as using desks as barricades.
Secondly, Quirrell's quiz test is closely followed by two entire chapters devoted to Harry's highly dangerous tendency to escalate fights beyond the point where he could expect the best reward-to-risk ratio (George Patton once said: "Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning"). Deciding from the start that the enemy must die, without even fleetingly considering if other options may be preferrable, is clearly part of this problem.
I realise, as I write this, that there is a possibility we may be talking about two distinct things. As I read it in the text, by "intent to kill" Quirrell referred to Harry's reflexive interpretation of any fight as a fight to the death. If you are, instead, using the phrase to refer to the willingness and psychological ability to kill (whereas most regular people would find themselves instinctively aiming their knives away from vital points, and so on), then I have no disagreemen.
Also note that in the lesson "intent to kill" is not presented by Quirrel as purely good thing, nor is Harry called the most capable warrior or the best kid to have your back in the fight but the most dangerous student, an epithet that could well apply to the cadet with the worst trigger discipline. It appears that intent to kill goes along with a lack of squeamishness about violence, and it may be easier to teach Harry about the proper uses of violence than to train Draco to be unaffected by it, but that does not mean that intent to kill is itself a good thing
I'm actually speaking of neither of those things. Instead I speak of the things I allude to in my initial comment. Similar language is used to express related concepts fairly often in books on strategy as well as Eliezer's document on the virtues of rationality. I have also specifically asserted that I am not referring to the somewhat distinct concept on picking idiotic fights..
Huh? Why is yaoi fandom the relevant population?
Ah, I see what is going on. When Pavitra wrote "thinks Harry/Draco is hawt", did he mean "thinks Harry is sexy and/or thinks Draco is sexy" or did he mean "thinks that the concept of a romantic relationship between them is an exciting concept"?
FYI, X/Y is read "X slash Y" and is a way of calling out a ship.
Cool. Thx. I'm more ancient than I like to admit, and this is my first fanfic experience. I'm very proud that I didn't have to look up "ship".
I however did -- because I didn't find my correct guess plausible. (An apostrophe would help: " 'ship ".)
(Imagine if I wrote: "It was my first ence of that sort." You might be able to guess that "experience" is the most likely meaning, but it would need verification and still feel weird afterward.)
I also don't understand "call out": does it mean "refer to", or "advocate"?
I had to look it up too, but I do note that the changed usage of ship vs relationship makes leaving off the apostrophe appropriate. 'Relationship' can't be used as a verb!
I'm tempted to start using "ence" as an abbreviation for "experience". I like the sound of it and it seems like a word that deserves a monosyllabic version.
The word already has a monosyllabic version (exp) but it is interesting to note that an "ence" variant is probably still warranted. I would still use 'experience' in the places where people may abbreviate to ence, because it feels right to my intuitions. "Exp" is a resource that I acquire but experiences, they are things to be savoured. I want to be fully present, in the moment for the full three syllables. In the same vein I would 'ship' combinations I was somewhat distancing myself from or perhaps considering particularly abstractly but I would never consider using that jargon in relation to Harry and Hermione for example. If I didn't use 'relationship' I would rephrase the context such that another word or phrase (connection? or 'author conveyed a bond between'?) fit the context.
I like Ence as a separate word from Exp for two reasons. First, Exp is very strongly tied to a meaning in games that is in important ways opposite from the meaning we would want Ence to have. And second, I don't think "exp" counts as properly monosyllabic; the monosoyllabic prononciation /eksp/ has a consonant cluster that many languages and English dialects don't allow in speech, causing speakers to automatically expand it to /ek.spi/.
I know people who use "tech" for "technique," "grade" for "upgrade," etc. Once you get used to it, it really is more efficient, but at the price of making it more difficult for outsiders to understand what you're saying.
Bah. Those two abbreviations are terrible. People use those? There is no context where tech(nique) is used in which the existing use of tech(nology) wouldn't be appropriate, given that techniques can be considered technology. Why oh why would you not use 'nique' or 'niq'? I suspect I would be willing to signal myself as an outsider so as to avoid sacrificing my dignity like that!
For a while I've wondered what exactly Robin Hanson is doing (what he's trying to signal, perhaps? I don't know) when he uses abbreviations like "med", "docs", "tech", etc. (Pretty sure there are other common ones not coming to my mind right now.) He doesn't otherwise come off as a lazy writer, he can't really pass for "folksy" (and super-contrarian econblogging isn't quite the right context for that anyway), they aren't difficult or cumbersome words...
This is the characteristic feature of jargon. (And fanfic has its jargon like anything else.)
I've seen "tech" for "technology" but not for "technique". Interesting.
In this context, it means something like "name" or "denote".
The latter. And I talked about yaoi fans because Eliezer did.?
Very good point. My objection is rendered moot.
While this is also a relevant point, I would expect it to have nearly the opposite effect. Before puberty, identification with a sexual orientation would have to be completely socially constructed, so in a gay-friendly society most people should identify as bisexual by default.
This is not the case. Many gay people know that they are gay at a young age, often well before puberty. Or they realize that they are somehow different from the others around them. Human sexuality is not as simple as an on-off switch with the whole system coming into play when people hit puberty.
A society can be gay-friendly and still heteronormative. In fact, I'd say that contemporary First-World youth fit right into that, although gay-friendliness hasn't spread to the whole society yet. Still, as long as heterosexuals are most common, gays and bis will still be seen as unusual, even if OK. So socially, I expect that most people will still assume that they're het until they learn otherwise.
However (contradicting both you and me), there are gay people who say that they knew that they were gay from a very young age. On the other hand, puberty has been known to mess with one's expectations.
Generalising from one example: I can't quite describe the environment that I grew up in as gay-friendly, only moving in that direction. Perhaps if it had been, then I'd have identified as bisexual at puberty, but perhaps not. In any case, it was a heteronormative environment, so I expected to be attracted to the opposite sex, and was. Then I jumped to conclusions, self-identified as het and suppressed my attraction to the same sex (ETA: because it messed with my idea of who I was) for another ten years. (Before puberty, I was completely asexual.)
On reflection, I was generalizing from one example as well. I was pretty sexual-hangup-y as a kid. I didn't begin to suspect I was gay until I was seventeen, and it was another two or three years after that before I was comfortable with the idea that I had a sex drive at all.
Actually, I've just thought of more stuff. Why would there be gender-segregated dorms in this world?
Unless they're trying to deliberately encourage homosexuality in teenagers as a strategy for avoiding accidental teen pregnancy. This would also explain Lupin's possible attitude (though I may be misreading) that homosexuality is a thing for the young, while adult relationships tend to be heterosexual.
On the other hand, if this were the case, I would expect the childhood sexuality taboo to only apply to heterosexuality, in which case Lupin shouldn't have had the "when you're older" reaction to telling Harry about Sirius and Peter's relationship.
Remember also that the girls' dorms are magically protected against boys, but not conversely (at least in Gryffindor, at least midway in Harry's career). IIRC, Hermione derides the rule as old-fashioned (but then, she's Muggle-born, so that proves nothing).
A wise strategy, I would think. One reason why teen pregnancy rates are higher in the more relgious areas of the United States?
This was the attitude of the classical Greeks (and then Romans), at least for men.
I think that has more to do with the idea that it's immoral to provide kids with sex education. (This theory would be falsified if there's a significantly larger difference in teen pregnancy than in teen STDs.)
The real answer, of course, is that Hogwarts is shaped after British public schools, and it inherited gender-based dorms just like it did the four-house system.
A possible justification/rationalisation is that there are drastically different dynamics between a sexual attraction that involves a vast majority of the population, and one that involves a minority: heterosexual affections are much more likely to be potentially returned, compared to homosexual ones. Hence, while the occasional homosexual affair will sprout up in an all-male/all-female dorm, a mixed teenage dormitory would be completely overrun with drama, awkwardness, and unpleasant sounds and smells.
I can think of a good reason for segregated dorms: In the MoRniverse at least, rape is something aristocratic boys can do casually with the full expectation of getting away with it. Not to mention panty raids and other assorted sexually-harrassing nonsense. Even in a society without medieval/Victorian mores, girls would still need a place of relative safety in which to sleep, shower, dress, etc..
This is a good point.
Is there a specific reason to be significantly more concerned about male-on-female rape than the other three combinations?
Well, in practice, it seems to be a lot more common. Certainly a lot more reported.
It's by far the most common, outside of certain highly artificial settings that don't apply to Hogwarts.
Boarding schools and prisons create similar social scenarios. I believe male-male rape/harassment/"hazing" is/was a significant problem in many all-male British boarding schools.
Fraternities fit into more or less the same category, and likewise frequently feature various forms of ritualized homosexuality. It just isn't considered acceptable to acknowledge this; being the receptive partner in gay male sex has been considered damaging to masculinity for thousands of years, in at least the West and Japan.
I'm not sure 'by far' is appropriate in this context. In the US, for instance, 91% of reported rape victims are female and 9% are male, with estimates usually of about 10% reporting for males and 40% reporting for females, which would yield an actual rate of about 28% of rape victims being male. That's hardly an inconsiderable number.
Though I'm not sure how many of those are in prison, however.
Where are you getting your numbers? They sound to me like they come from the National Crime Victimization Survey. These are not reports to police, but the result of asking random people if they have been raped. I don't think that they sample prisoners, so they are probably highly biased against prison rape, but should catch some.
I presume you refer to, for example, prisons? Anywhere with sex based segregation and artificially enforced proximity (that rules out ostracism.)
Yes, I had prisons in mind.
I know it's by far the more common in the real world, but MoR!Hogwarts seems to differ significantly in the politics of gender and sexuality from most of real life, and I wanted to investigate how those differences would affect this situation. Since I don't yet have a clear theory of mind regarding why rape occurs or is gender-biased, I was trying to gather explanations from the rest of the peanut gallery.
I must have missed the part where we see that MoR!Hogwarts in general differs in gender politics and sexuality than most of real life, except for the "girls can compete in contact sports/armies with boys" bit, but that's a logical consequence of inherent equality of magical power. Lupin and Harry accepted a Peter/Sirius relationship without any squick, but Harry's a child of the Enlightenment (who, by dint of his uber-prodigy-ness likely didn't have jock-type macho-boys or religious conservatives as his formative peer group) and Lupin's a member of a disadvantaged minority himself. Do we have any evidence that someone like Lucius Malfoy would not be about as homophobic as the average medieval baron, of the sort who would teach his son that raping uppity peasant girls with impunity is one of the bennies that comes with "good breeding?" Or that, say, Seamus Finnigan wouldn't have the same kind of teen-boy homophobia/bullying reaction that's fairly common in our world?
Where is this number coming from? The incidence rate of male homosexuality is pretty low and guys are generally less likely to go squee over things anyway.
I heard it somewhere.
WIkipedia says that estimates range from one to twenty percent, and I would expect most estimates to be low because living in a still largely homophobic society biases reporting.
Yet often those making the estimates try to compensate for that bias, particularly those who are motivated to report higher statistics.?
IMO you aren't missing anything. I found your depiction of Hermione's reaction, and Harry's reaction to her reaction, quite realistic. The other commenters are demanding 12-year-olds to be unrealistically sane. In fact most women I know would behave the same way at 20, and a lot of men too.
But 12 year olds are sane - at least relative to what will be going on three years hence. If I were to criticize EY's handling of this stuff, it is that he should have followed canon by putting off dealing with romance issues until the kids are in their third or fourth Hogwarts year.
But, if EY has to drag romance into this story, I wish he wouldn't have the heads all of his minor female characters so filled with romantic mush and gossip about same that they don't seem to be much use for any other purpose. Eliezer gives his male characters a variety of idiosyncratic, yet typical young male foibles - twin Weasley pranks, Ron Weasley quiddich mania, Harry's enthusiasm for things military, even Draco's misogyny. I wouldn't mind if he teased his female characters regarding a variety of equally silly and endearing stereotypically female traits. But it seems he can only think of one..
To be honest I would have been almost as embarrassed if Hermione had done it. And probably even more bewildered..
Yes, this is why I didn't want to bring up PUA -- it drags in a host of connotations which were unrelated to my point. Which was simply that loss of dignity in front of the opposite sex is far more painful for males. The PUA-disclaimer was meant to convey that, even though I attributed the difference to the evo-psych reason I gave, I didn't want to derail the conversation with this sort of thing. Ah well....
Not as far as I know, but there definitely should be. I don't think there is any way such a study could not be interesting. There should also be some studies done on The Cheerleader Effect.
People kept emphasising that being dropped was safe, and it didn't feel like Hermione was that afraid of it, probably because the scene wasn't from her point of view. Maybe you could portray that a bit more. When Harry was dropped it was quite vivid that he was overcoming his fear.
Also it seemed obvious that Harry went out on the roof as part of a plan in order not to lose the game, and I assumed Hermione and Draco would have come to the same conclusion. So of course it wasn't a prank. So when Hermione suggested it was revenge for the date and Harry also had something against Draco, she was just joking about their unpleasant situation.
I can see I missed a few things there, but that's how it seemed on my first reading.
I noticed later they might think it would have been easier to win without Hermione having the gloves. So it could be somewhat plausible they'd think it was a prank or revenge, given that they don't know Harry's motives and may jump to conclusions.
I approve of sane apologies..
Early returns on the poll suggest that I was generalizing from one example. More people find Hermione plausible than not. Admittedly, it's a small sample, but I'm not expecting the results to reverse..
Do you remember where you saw writing that gives you this impression? I've seen PUAs talk a lot about status and fertility signals underlying relationships. I don't think that the consensus is that "there's nothing else," but I've seen some PUAs write stuff that could give that impression, such as Mystery..
If Harry had deliberately zapped Hermione to make her stumble and distract Draco, that would explain everything, but in the text he's running away, dodging their spells. He might have set some sort of trap on the roof, but there's no indication in the text.
(We read that play out ourselves.)
Have you ever been rock climbing? I assure you that the fact that you're safe, and even the fact that you know you're safe, does not shut off the (untrained) lizard brain, at least not the sort of lizard brain that's afraid of heights..
It doesn't mean anything afterwards, though, and afterwards is when the puzzling scene happens..
I only went climbing less than a dozen times, so I can’t be sure about “getting used to it”, but then again Hermione probably wasn’t used to dropping from castles.
When I climb a “simple” vertical wall I don’t get any vertigo or other “lizard-brain complaints” as I had expected. (I rarely get vertigo from heights in general, and among my friends I’m usually the guy closest to any ledge, with everyone telling me to get back, from a safe distance.)
However, I did once a climb an indoor route (not sure about terminology) that wasn’t just vertical, it had a kind of lateral transfer to a ledge at the top, and the part where I didn’t see a wall below me all the way down did feel like having butterflies in my stomach despite being tied to a rope. I liked it, but I can see it as a very unpleasant experience for a bookish (i.e., not a tom-boy) 11 years old girl.
Technicality: she's 12 by now; in fact, she's been 12 since mid-September. (Yes, I am a nerd.)
My own take on this. Hermione didn't have to go on the roof. She could've thought of a different method of taking Harry down. I forget if it has been specified, is there a time limit? They could've waited for harry to get tired walking about on the roof and picked him off later.
As such she is responsible for the risks she took going on the wall after Harry. Harry should have shown concern after her fall, but a full on apology does seem a bit thick.
And just where did this whole 'unanimously vote that Draco should drop Harry' thing come from? Why would a bunch of girls (or anyone) unanimously vote for something so boring? When you have seen someone voluntarily have himself beaten to a pulp how could it be remotely exciting to see him float down a building in controlled circumstances when a girl had already done it voluntarily without preparation? That doesn't sound remotely like the sort of things girls would suggest.
It does seem odd that in the past Harry has made sure that he doesn't moddycoddle Hermione in the battles, realising that she would be insulted if he did and yet now acts in completely the opposite manner. And Hermione and even Draco don't find it strange...
This could be a situation where nobody really likes the outcome, but (since it was obviously a very fair punishment) they all treated it with respect (wanting to signal that they liked it). So nobody suggested anything really exciting, figuring that nobody else would go along with it. (There's a name for that fallacy of decision, where everybody votes for their second choice to be nice, since they think that it's the first choice of everybody else.)
Or else, they each had a secret plan (to summon Harry to their arms)..
Am I the only one who now wants to campaign for gay rights with the slogan "Death Eaters against homophobia!"?.
They still don't enjoy the work, even if they find doing it instrumentally rational. They are forced to do it by circumstances, and in a better world they wouldn't be.
But in a world with house elves, they are even worse off - they are just unemployed, rather than having the option of taking the job. I doubt more than a trifling amount of the money saved by Hogwarts trickles down to them.
I realise that considering the effect of house elves on the job market goes far outside the scope of this problem in the philosophy of consciousness, and much far outside the scope of the Potterverse; but once you start taking into account the welfare of the hypothetical replacements for house elves, there's no real way to dodge the question.
For philosophical debates, it's probably better to stick with the pig that wants to be eaten.
I pointed out that your argument doesn't contradict Locas's statement that those who don't enjoy the work will be forced to do it, and specifically disclaimed that choosing to do the work regardless might well be rational of them (and hence making them better off). Yet in reply you elaborate in what manner this decision can be rational, as if objecting to what I said. I don't see what you disagree with (besides usage of the word "forced").
Also:
They are not unemployed, they choose the next best option available.
That.
You're right. It's still a strictly worse situation for them, though, since they lose one option and gain nothing..
Sorry, I should have used "non-artificial" or something else; I intended to also include the quoted case of house elves having been created ad hoc.
I maintain that house-elves created from scratch are completely different from identical house-elves created by modifying free elves against their will. Lumping the two together will produce non-well-defined moral judgments..
There's also Hayekian arguments-- self-aware agents are apt to accumulate information about their own desires and activities. Systems which allow that information to have an effect seem to be more capable.
Is that what you would want to want, given the option, or is that a lizard-brain instinct that gets in the way of your ability to evaluate what's really the right thing to do?
I can still interpret that either way. Do you mean that on reflection you realize that you emotionally desire that, or that on reflection you *decide" that that's what's important?
Or they could've just created self cleaning houses, so no one is forced to do work.
Needs multiply. If houses and clothes were self-cleaning and self-repairing, there would be other, high-end tasks that need taking care of, which may not be automatically fun. taking care of the lawn, cooking (for some people and for most meals is not fun).
As your mundane tasks increase due to better technology, it is useful to have someone take them over.
It is very useful to have an AI loyal to you.
Which chapter was Harry discussing the creation of house elves in?
Chaper 42.
Thanks. I do remember my eyes glazing over a bit around about then but that's a good point I missed..
Do you think it would be evil to create house elves that honestly enjoy their jobs and situations?
You could get them elegantly embroidered little dishtowels clipped into place with stylized sugar tongs made of silver.
You can't give them clothes, but no one said anything about not giving them ARMOR. Give them fine spider silk armor, it will be indistinguishable from silk.
Hogwarts elves in canon do wear something very much like that..
This is what Eliezer has already done (in the early chapters). If Eliezer switched it up and made Sirius not the traitor it would undermine two of Eliezer's morals: "Conspiracy Theories, paranoia and schizophrenia" and "Courage isn't about being too awesome to need to be scared, it's about doing stuff even when you do have reason to be scared".
In canon, it was precisely Peter's fear (greater than that of his friends) which led him to join Voldemort. So while I wouldn't like to see Sirius made into a bad guy (since I side with wrongfully convicted prisoners and don't want them to turn out to be guilty after all), it would be a powerful statement in favour of the power to overcome one's fears if Peter stayed a good guy.
It would also be a powerful lesson if Peter was able to see when his loyalty to a certain 'side' was irrational and make a considered choice to do the action that best allowed him to achieve his own goals. But that is exactly the wrong kind of signal for Eliezer to convey! ;)
That would be a Family-Unfriendly Aesop (TVTropes).
As far as the methods of decision-theoretic rationality go, whatever Peter ultimately wants is OK and not for us to judge; we just consider how he should best go about achieving his goals. But MoR is not just a lesson book in rationality, and I'm happy for works of fiction to give absolute moral lessons too (at least if I agree with them ^_^).
TvTropes!
Sorry, am I supposed to warn people? Done.
I don't know about supposed to but I like to and tend to appreciate it when others do. It reminds me to consider the tendency for humans to be whisked away into an endless depth first search of popular culture references.
This is just why I would be shocked if the 'Sirius bad' idea was reversed. The lessons the side plot has already conveyed are solid!
Funny, I've got the opposite impression -- that Eliezer was setting up to use Sirius' story as an example of how the obvious explanation is not always right and how reality is allowed to be weird and present you with evidence leading to wrong conclusions.
What puzzles me more is how Eliezer will explain the fact that Bill Weasley randomly guessed about Pettigrew and the others being animagi? That problem doesn't go away regardless of whether Sirius was the traitor or not. Did he really travel back in time? Schizophrenic wizards temporarily become seers? Maybe it's another emergent phenomenon?
I'd like to see that. Just because I really didn't like it when Bill got messed over like that.
Sometimes the world is just cruel for no reason.
I didn't mean to suggest that it was unrealistic. It is a far more likely interpretation of events and a rather clever observation. I just didn't like it. It make me sad. :)
I know. But I thought Eliezer may have been trying to make a deliberate point, and I wanted to draw it out.
Are we sure that, in MoR, they were?
That's what I assumed that the secret in Chapter 42 was, until it wasn't.
As I recall, In MoR, the Marauder's Map is an ancient artifact that's starting to break down a bit, so "Messers Moony, Padfoot, Wormtail, and Prongs" are not Lupin, Sirius, Peter, and James Potter under animagus-based nicknames. Unless Fred and George are wrong about the Map's origins, though being the master pranksters of the MoRniverse (and canon, for that matter) it seems likely that their judgment would be sound in this case. So, evidence that MoR!Pettigrew, et. al. are not necessarily animagi.
I interpreted it that the Messrs put their names on the front of this ancient artefact. From Chapter 25:
By the way, this reminds me that the Twins seem to have found a couple of errors on the map:
(That's why they might have shown it to Dumbledore, to get it fixed.) In canon, there are important (and only apparent) errors on the map in Book 3, showing Peter Pettigrew and Bartemius Crouch. What are they showing now?
I'm assuming that Eliezer makes major changes to canon only when it is neccessary to make the story work and that he will exploit resultant opportunities to mock canon, other fanfiction, conspiracy theories etc. but not go out of his way to create them. Yeah, that's a big assumption.
But also, there were hints. Lupin is poor so he is still a werewolf. When discussing the Weasleys' family rat story, Harry mentioned rumors that "Black deliberately tried to get a student killed during his time at Hogwarts". In canon, Black tried to trick Snape into following Lupin when the latter was about to turn during a full moon. So they knew. They still made the map (it was featured in one of the chapters, right?). Well, they didn't have to be animagi to do that, but come on, you can't take away a major aspect of their friendship and have everything else turn out exactly the same (except the teenage gay romance thing).
Indeed, there has some skepticism about this expressed in the reviews.
Agreed, I was waiting to hear about this and disappointed that it didn't come up....
Oops, I should have been more clear. By "reactionless flight is trivial" I meant in general, not necessarily for persons playing Superman. Wingardium Leviosa is a spell that generates reactionless flight, and it's literally the first thing kids learn. It can be used on persons and has already been employed in combat in MoR (e.g. "Chaotic Twist!"). Then there's other things like Quick Quotes Quills that float and move reactionlessly as they write, brooms, flying carpets, etc.. Since Hermione is a stupendous genius with spells even in Canon, and MoR!Draco is no slouch himself, it just seems likely to me that they would have tried to come up with something. Leviosa on a chair, or Hermione's shoes as a semi-permanent enchantment ("Wait, Draco, I know some 3rd Level spells..."), or something like that.
But it's nothing the Rule of Cool and the MST3K Mantra can't fix. :)
Consulting the wiki, it does state that "Snape could fly without the use of a broom or any other visible materialistic support. The only other wizard that was known to be able to do this is Lord Voldemort, who most likely taught Snape the method to do so."
Interesting. That seems to fit well enough with my theory of 'advanced generalisation of apparition-type magic' so I'll run with that hypothesis until something better or MoR!authoritative comes along.
Chapter 41 (So spoiler alert and chapter notification.)
(Fun chapter and all... go Neville! But...)
Harry is a total wuss. What on earth is he doing going about with grotesque supplication and begging for forgiveness?
There obviously isn't any need for Harry to be obnoxious about it. I would expect Hermione to consider that Harry owes him for that one. I would acknowledge a certain symbolic debt and fulfil demands for recompense (within reason) with grace and good cheer. But remorse of the kind Harry was throwing around is something that matters. Sometimes you really do screw up, and that's when you need forgiveness. Throwing out your biggest apologies when you did basically the right thing and would (if you were sane) do roughly the same thing again next time just cheapens the whole thing. Just how much does an apology mean if you go around apologising to people for, roughly speaking, wussing out and letting them beat you?
(Mind you, I'm evaluating Harry by the standards of the someone somewhat closer to the age that he acts than to the 11 years old that he technically is. With a few years of marinating in testosterone ahead there is hope for him yet.)
I don't think Harry is romantically interested in Hermione, he still thinks kissing is icky, etc.
I figured Harry gave Draco and Hermione the potion because he wanted them to triumph over him together, but in a really dramatic challenging way. If their triumph was hard-fought and dramatic they would be more likely to bond over it. Once Draco was friends with a muggleborn, he would be forever lost to the blood-purists, and Harry would have one a great victory. That is what Harry cares about the most. He obviously is willing to lose to let it happen because he engineered the Dramione alliance from the beginning.
Really? I thought those two things were entirely compatible. And rather cute. :)
Fixed for you.
It does seem to happen that way sometimes, doesn't it? But in my observation the only cases where marinating in testosterone makes people worse in the areas of grovelling, supplication, unnecessary apologies and approval seeking are in people who refuse to update based on evidence. We can assume that unlike many nerds Harry is able to make observations from the environment and use them to realise that his strategy doesn't work and go ahead and create a better model of human behaviour and a better strategy.
In guys who are good at instinctive instrumental rationality will tend to be prompted by testosterone to, as they say, 'grow a pair'. Simply because experience tells them that the other options just don't work.
First you write
Then you write
I think that you've answered your question.
And, in so doing reinforced the core thesis: Harry!Ch41 is a wuss. The overprotective thing can work, particularly when produces displays of dominance or heroism (eg. Christmas Eve dinner) but pointless supplication is the opposite of what he wants to be doing.
It totally breaks the flow of the story for me. If I am reading along empathising with the main character and he pulls stunts like this I feel a huge surge of revulsion. This is particularly the case if it seems like the behaviour is presented as a good moral that gives good results rather than "look at the naive character act like a git and then realise he needs to wise up!"
Sure, I agree with that.
But I don't agree with this:
It finally made Harry seem like a real person to me again. I like seeing how MoR!Harry (and MoR!everybody) differs from canon, but sometimes he's a little too perfect.
I expect that to happen in a later chapter. Surely EY doesn't think that Harry is acting sensibly? That would be a horror! (Unless Harry has some really devious plot that I don't anticipate, of course.)
That's just eh experience I got from chapter 36 (visiting the Grangers), my favourite chapter thus far.
I think that's the thing for me. I actually aren't so sure. Some of the other foolish things Harry has done MoR!Author seems to be trying to convey as sensible decisions. For example... the other apology Harry has made to Hermione. When Hermione had panicked and cast finate incantatem on their transfiguration work. The apology itself was reasonable but it seemed like both Harry and MoR!Author were trying to convey that casting finate was a sane thing to do. Not, for example, isolating the room and running to fetch McGonagal. Being responsible doesn't mean turning off your brain at the first sign of danger!
ETA: The latest chapter was interesting. Less nauseating but more bizarre.
Not.
H'm, you may be right. Altough it may yet be accepted that Harry was overreacting.
Anyway, it leads to a nice introduction to Remus!
(Edit: add ‘although’ in first line, which is really what I meant all along.)
The feather-fall potions were protection against a case that wasn't supposed to happen. Harry doesn't take precautions so that he's licensed to need them, he takes precautions so that people don't get hurt. Hermione falling wasn't supposed to happen -- he endangered her for the sake of a game. He raised the stakes farther than they were supposed to go, and it was someone else who could have gotten hurt.
Yes, but using feather-fall costs her Quirrell points! That's why she's upset. Or at least, that's one hypothesis that explain the facts. Harry's apology is unnecessary grovelly otherwise.
It's a great point and should get mentioned in the text. Even if it's only a minor reason for Hermione's annoyance, it would tie in nicely with the earlier scene of Hermione having trouble knocking on Quirrell's door.
Excellent. That is the desirable outcome. If enemies unite against you should sabotage their Quirrell points wherever convenient.
"So Granger, how about next time you want something from me you ask nicely for me to participate before you unite with Malfoy?"
They tried that, didn't they? All three generals went to Quirrell together to ask for no more traitors. Harry defected.
Eh, even if Quirrel points were the problem, Harry's apology is still unnecessarily grovelly.
I would go as far as to say the grovelling is worse if the Quirrell points were the problem.
Also, I don't think fire is prohibited, so did Harry warn everyone that they shouldn't try eliminating his bungee cords by burning them?
Unsurprising, and I don't see it as a problem.
Come on - Harry clearly manipulated that situation and needed to lose to make it work. Forcing Draco and Hermione to work together would not have worked nearly as well if they hadn't actually beaten them. Now Hermione doesn't think Draco is evil and irredeemable (especially since he tried to save her), and Draco was actually protecting a mudblood and then shut up and multiplied in order to win.
Wouldn't you like to know? I can think of three main categories of reasons:
There is a genuinely interesting question here. I know I personally are far less likely to take the advice of or learn lessons from wusses. I am reasonably confident I am not generalising from one example here but for your part does Harry's wussiness have any bearing on how much you expect your own behaviour to be influenced by Harry's example in the MoR parables?
This is to what I referred when I said "some arbitrary social agenda" and that I could see as many reasons to orchestrate winning as losing. Deliberately losing isn't something that I find distasteful. In fact it would be impressive, a rare instance of Harry not doing something motivated primarily by his ego. (Did I say that already? Probably. It sounds like something I would say.)
Brilliant. And that is one of the reasons (apart from excessive braid tugging) that I stopped reading the Wheel of Time series. And this is despite the fact that the very name "Wedrifid" is from the character I created on the Wheel of Time mud who spent months of real time joining the Gaidin and eventually becoming a ridiculously powerful Warder.
That was a lot of fun. All that completely useless status I acquired in an utterly irrelevant social hierarchy! I still use the name 'Wedrifid' in online forums because the Wedrifid persona is more resilient and has a personality that is better adapted to the online discussion context. The "Cameron Taylor" identity works better with, you know, actual flesh and blood people.
Do you have a binary wuss or not a wuss model? If Harry makes himself unduly subordinate to Hermione, does that eliminate the effects of him taking on Dumbledore in regards to Snape?
No, but neither is it univariate. As with many words 'wuss' means rather a lot of different things depending on the context.
Let's leave the word 'wuss' aside for the moment, to look at the implications of those scenarios has on Harry's credibility. I'll also note that subordination isn't always wussy. Grand Viziers are subordinate and far from wussy. In fact, I just got back from playing board games - something that I am extremely good at and in which I make extensive use of subordination to further my goals. Humans are heavily biased towards dominance and I find that a useful trait to exploit. No, neither subordination nor apologies are something that are intrinsically 'wussy'.
But back to the question:
Being incompetent at achieving social objectives seems like a good reason for using 'genius scheming' instead of standard methods. The fact that he does this is one of the reasons that I sympathize with him as a character.
In light of the fanfic's famed/notorious length, this presents some disturbing implications...
Haha, I was just going to post the "Harry is Rand al'Thor" theory myself. Clearly the best explanation.
Followed closely by "Harry is Richard Rahl". :)
Unlike Rand al'Thor, though, Richard Rahl would definitely hit a girl.
I'm such a wrong person, I read that as "Draco made friends with a mudblood and then went forth and multiplied in order to win".
If Harry is actually in love with Hermione, is apologizing his best move? Would he do better to show more respect for her intelligence?
Or is he apologizing for something other than setting things up so that it was likely that she'd be dropped?
The 'love' hypothesis was mostly motivated as an explanation in the case that Harry is not making his best move.
I'm pretty sure he's apologizing for a whole package of evil regardless of the dropping. I doubt Harry planned that that particular contingency would happen, and so I would also believe that he's genuinely remorseful that she actually fell.
I was bringing in Hermione's point of view as a possibly interesting part of the situation.
I'm assuming that Harry had a background plan-- to get Draco and Hermione to cooperate, and to feel as though they are on each others' side on a gut level.
Even though the "drop me" scene is cute, I'm not convinced it's plausible behavior for Draco. I bet he hasn't had the Anglo/muggle training about not hurting girls, and learning that blood purity isn't true may not have affected his reflexes.
Harry's apology may be strategic. Or he may still be learning to navigate between empathy and rationality. Or (not an attractive hypothesis) tropes may be taking over some of the story.
ETA: Perhaps that should be empathy-signaling rather than just empathy.
Er, who says Draco's grabbing Hermione because she's a girl? He's grabbing her because she's falling off the roof.
Fair point. I jumped to a conclusion.
On the other hand, it isn't dangerous for her to fall. Draco grew up in the wizarding world. I'd expect him to have a gut-level trust in the potion.
Or is Hermione showing excessive trust in the potion because it's labeled as working a certain way, while Draco has more experience with magic that doesn't quite work?
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A big thanks to Jewel for coordinating this beautiful blog train with contributions from several of my fellow designers at theStudio! I love the palette that was selected and that it is very different from the traditional Valentine’s colors. I chose to use the darker colors; they will coordinate perfectly with all the other contributions! Once you collect all the pieces, you’ll be able to create many beautiful memory pages! Here’s a preview of my kit; if interested, you can download it here (link expired 3-2-13).
The train officially starts February 14. If someone’s link isn’t up yet, be sure to check back – we’re in several different time zones. These kits will only be available as freebies for a limited time, so grab them quickly. If you have problems with the links or this table format, let me know.
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I woke up in the morning
Stripped down my sheets
I put on my clothes, stepped into my shoes
Tumbled into the street
The daylight was shimmering
And the ghost of a breeze
Was rattling flagpoles
And whispering through the trees
That was the river
This is the sea
I went down to the station
I ran all across town
But the streets were all empty and the markets were closed
There was no-one around
I wandered like a phantom down alleys and passageways
Heavy with history
I heard nothing but silence
Silently saying to me
That was the river
This is the sea
Found myself at the highway
Trucks thundering by
Pillars and pylons
Pointing away up at the sky
Cars hissing like visions
Bikes buzzing like bees
Freight hurtling and moving
But not moving me
That was the river
This is the sea
I slipped into the cathedral
It was quiet and cool
The air was humming with incense
The windows were studded with jewels
There was a stained glass image of jesus
Shining in front of me
Haloed and bleeding, surrounded by children
And shining in front of me
And as I walked out
I was still saying that was the river
I was still saying this is the sea
I went down to the harbour
Stepped out in the rain
With a song in my head
And the blood pounding in my veins
I went down to the harbour
Fell on my knee
For at the end of all roaming
I found you in me
That was the river
This is the sea
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The BCS is a joke. We need a playoff system and EVERYONE out there knows it.
It's unfair to the fans to suggest not watching a particular game but what we can do is boycott the sponsors. Don't buy Tostitos, choose a different brand of chips. For some sponsors (such as Allstate) you really can't choose to not pay your bill but you can still be heard. Please cut and paste this text, print out in stuff it in your payment envelope:
Dear BCS sponsor,
I wish to formally complain about your company's sponsorship of College Football's BCS. I would also like you to know that I will be participating in the national boycott of all consumer products and food for companies that are BCS sponsors.
The BCS is a failed system. It brings only discredit to your company and any company that associates their name with a system that disrespects the college football fan.
Please pass the word about this boycott!!!
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Logger and the HitShow, and lastly, Atlantic Arts Youth Band Ensemble.
There will be a student’s art contest involving children from area schools. “Run 4 the Sea” will be a 4 mile race and also offered for the children will be 1 mile run on Friday. Beach clean-up on Sunday. This event is sponsored by FPL, McDonald’s, Palm Beach Medical Center, PGA Resort and Spa, PNC Bank, Waste Management, The Gardens Mall, Guanabanas.
For your information, Eleanor Fletcher who is also known as the “Turtle Lady” founded what is now called the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. 25 years ago she decided that educating children about the sea turtles and the need for conservation and protection was the best hope for the turtles to survive in communities that man was becoming a resident.
She began by giving classes in her home and today over 16,000 school children come to the center for field trips, outreach programs, summer camp and educational experiences. In addition, another 200,000 visitors come to the center each year.
The Loggerhead Marinelife Center is a non-profit organization that houses a variety of exhibits, live sea turtles, a veterinary hospital, exhibit hall, outdoor classrooms, and research lab and resource center. The park’s amenities included a guarded beach, nature trail, and playground and picnic pavilions.
There are several oceanfront communities that share the beach with these sacred turtles such as The Beachfront, The Oceanfront, The Waterfront, Brigadoon and 700 Ocean to name a few. If you are interested in viewing real estate in Juno Beach, Florida please call or email Joan Messler, Prudential Florida Realty, 561-248-0130, letstalkpalmbeach@gmail.com or visit:
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Since the first holiday tree retail lot was set up on the streets of New York City in 1851, Americans have been enjoying the tradition of a live tree to celebrate the holiday season.
Today, over 32 million trees are sold each year. This industry employs about 100,000 people and in the United States it is estimated that there are over 1 million acres in tree production. There are many different species of tree used in the holiday market. The most popular ones are eastern white pine, Fraser fir, Scotch pine and Norway spruce.
For many families, selection and purchase of a holiday tree is an annual tradition. This is usually the official start of the holiday season for many households. Proper selection of a tree will help make the season enjoyable for you and your family.
Thomas E. Walker
If you purchase your tree from a sales lot, always check your tree for freshness. This is important because the length of time since the tree was cut and the way the tree was handled can greatly influence how well it holds its needles and fragrance. onto the cut trunk end. Green needles should not drop off the tree. You will usually have a few dried inner needles that fall, but the outer ones should not be affected.
Once you have selected your tree, you should locate the tree in a safe place, preferably near a wall or corner where it is not likely to be knocked over. Keep the tree away from any heat source, such as hot air ducts, wood stoves and fireplaces.
Light cords and connections used in decorating the tree should be in good working condition. Lights should always be turned off at bedtime or when leaving for an extended period of time.
The following formula is one that many people use with their tree to keep it fresh.
Ingredients:
2 cups of Karo syrup
2 ounces liquid chlorine bleach
2 pinches Epsom salt
teaspoon Borax
1 teaspoon chelated iron
2 gallons hot water
(You can find the Karo syrup, Borax and liquid chlorine bleach at your grocery store, the Epsom salt at your drug store and the chelated iron at a garden or plant store.)
Using a bucket that will hold the 2 gallons of hot water, add the other ingredients and thoroughly mix them into the water. With a saw cut a one-inch section off the base of the tree, making it a level cut.
Immediately stand the trunk of the tree in the solution and leave it there for 24 hours. Remove the tree from the bucket, but keep the liquid in the bucket. Then place your tree into a tree stand that has a water reservoir.
Once you have located your tree in its position in your house, you can then take a cup and fill the tree stand reservoir with the liquid mixture from the bucket. Every day that your tree is standing in your house you will need to refill the reservoir.
The ingredients in this solution serve various purposes. The Karo syrup provides the sugar necessary to allow the base of the tree to take up the water. Up to 1.5 gallons of water can be taken up by the tree over a two-week period.
The Boron allows the tree to move the water and sugar out to the needles and the magnesium compounds in Epsom salts - along with the iron from the chelated iron - provides the essential components for the production of chlorophyll which keeps the tree green. The bleach prevents mold from forming in the solution.
Have a safe holiday season.
Thomas E. Walker is county extension director for Mifflin and Juniata counties and director of the Penn State Learning Center in Lewistown. He can be contacted by phone at 248-9618 or via e-mail at MifflinExt@psu.edu.
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A usted. Nosotros & Vosotros.
Some of you are stocking up on caffeine fixes and 5-Hour Energy drinks before the storm hits. A storm of finals worth 60% of your grade. 12-pagers that will have you crawling into the light of the morning, turning your study guide into a white flag to wave and surrender.
You’ll make it.
I know it. I can promise that there are holiday lights that time that I didn’t know I’d ever miss. A stack of pancakes. An open laptop. Hot chocolate with whipped cream dribbling from the side. All of us laughing, not knowing at the time that yes, yes, we were going to miss it one day soon.
It’s hard to believe right now as you struggle to swallow every prefix in the dictionary or every literary term you’ll need to dissect that Emily D. poem tomorrow. But the closeness of friends in one place, the justified seeing of the sun coming up before you close a book and allow in the hired sugarplums to dance as you pass out, the 24/7 sweatpants apparel for at least two weeks… you’ll miss it when it is gone.
So pick your chin up from the computer. Stand up and stretch. Take a break to call your friend and see how studying is going. If there is someone beside you, smile… propose a coffee break… treat them.
String up holiday lights in your dorm.
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My family read this book during the holiday season and even though it isn’t a holiday book or even a religious book, it leaves you with an uplifting and positive feeling to fit the season. Creech’s angel has a unique voice and view of the world that makes you cheer for all types of people as they face their struggles and help each other.
See this article for more great read-aloud books for the holidays.
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IV.A.5.
IV.A.5: Pomes Penyeach:
Later Holograph Draft of "Alone" in "Work in Progress"/Finnegans Wake MS VI.B.16 (1924):1
Material Description and Collation: The poem is on pp. [65h], [123j] and [125h] of "Work in Progress"/Finnegans Wake notebook MS VI.B.16. Joyce wrote the various fragments of the draft horizontally in the notebook in black ink.
Measurements: The manuscript measures 13.6 x 21.1(19.4 + 1.7) cm.
Contents: The drafts are variant versions of the opening lines of the poem "Alone," which Joyce first published in Pomes Penyeach (Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1927; see Slocum and Cahoon A24), p. [11].
Dating: Although he wrote the poem in Zurich in 1916, Joyce probably wrote this manuscript version in April–May 1924, therefore, after MS IV.A.2.
Publication: This manuscript has been reproduced in black and white photo-facsimile on JJA 1.190–193 and JJA 32.389, 418 and 419 and then in The Finnegans Wake Notebooks at Buffalo: VI.B.16, edited by Vincent Deane, Daniel Ferrer and Geert Lernout (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2003), pp. 92, 150 and 151 and "Alone" was subsequently published in PSW, p. 60.
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Title: Documentary text, [2--] Subject: Documentary papyri --Egypt --30 B.C.-640 A.D. Material: 1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass, incomplete ; 8 cm. Note: Actual dimensions of item are 7.4 x 6.6 cm. 13 lines. Written across the fibers on the verso; written along the fibers on the recto in a different hand. Lower margin of 1 cm.; left margin of 2 cm. P.Duk.inv. 768 V was formerly P.Rob.inv. 31 V. Documentary text from Egypt, written on papyrus. Recto has part of the Odyssey (Book 1, 289-312) in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 768
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235. Willets (Jeanette) manuscript poems, 1938
1 envelope.
Gift of Mr. Thomas Stroup, 1974.
Poems, handwritten and typed, by Miss Willets, Class of 1938.
Inventory available.
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In the Far Country: A Portrait of Three Generations
By Warren E. Schwartz
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1984, 217 pages, softcover.
The author, Warren E. Schwartz, is a grandson of Jacob Schwartz, one of the Swiss Mennonite immigrants to the United States in 1874. Warren’s grandfather, his father and their relatives and friends are the characters in his stories.
This book is an episodic history of three generations of Swiss Mennonites who came to America from Volhynia and settled first near Freeman, South Dakota, then later in Montana.
Warren E. Schwartz writes in the Preface: "The episodes in this book are based on oral tradition. The characters, most of them deceased, were real men and women known to my grandfather and to my father, whom reminiscences provided most of the material for this work and through whose eyes most of these stories are told. The book begins in a Mennonite settlement in Russia when my grandfather, John, was a very small child. It follows his people’s migration to America in 1874 and relates their early experiences in what was then Dakota Territory. The narrative continues with my father’s boyhood in Freeman, South Dakota, and – later – in Montana, where John homesteaded in 1910."
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Missy Lodge, Associate State Librarian for Library Development
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In late 2008, the State Library of Ohio was chosen to participate in the third and final round of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s (BMGF) Opportunity Online hardware grant. This two year grant provides funds that assist public libraries with upgrading and adding public computer workstations for patrons in communities that have a high concentration of poverty and also have public computers that are at risk of becoming outdated with limited capacity for users.
The BMGF, using their own process, determined which public libraries were poverty-eligible and thus met the first criteria for participating in the program. Those libraries then completed the TechAtlas technology planning tool to determine if they were “hardware vulnerable.” Those public libraries that met both criteria were invited to participate in the program. In total, 61 public library systems representing 162 public library outlets were included in the program.
In order to receive BMGF funds, public libraries had to complete three requirements: send match verification and documentation to the State Library, attend the Public Library Association’s “Turning the Page: Building Your Library Community” Advocacy Training and complete the ALA Funding and Technology Access Survey. The BMGF valued each computer at $2600; this cost covers not only the initial purchase price but also the cost to maintain a workstation for four years. For Phase I of the program, a library had a match requirement of 25% ($650) per workstation and this escalates to 50% ($1300) in Phase II. This aligns with the BMGF goal of assisting libraries with building long-term support for sustaining free public access computers in libraries.
Between October 2009 and March 2010, the State Library Board awarded $1,015,950 in BMGF Opportunity Online hardware grants to 60 Ohio public library systems. (Because of state budget cuts, one library opted out of the program prior to completing requirements.) In August 2010, these public libraries completed the TechAtlas program for a second time. This was used by the BMGF to ascertain if libraries met their Phase I requirements and was the first step toward participation in Phase II. To participate in Phase II, libraries must also complete a Phase II match verification and complete the ALA Funding and Technology Survey. The BMGF Opportunity Online hardware program is already having a huge impact in Ohio. According to the Foundation, 1 system opted in to Opportunity Online but did not complete the grant requirements, 520 workstations were granted in Year 1, and 855 workstations were purchased.
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The BMGF Opportunity Online hardware grant became available to Ohio libraries at a very opportune time. The hardware was much needed and the advocacy training has proved invaluable. Libraries are completing their Phase II participation requirements and it is anticipated that most of the funds will be awarded at the January 2011 State Library Board meeting. Public Libraries will be asked to complete the TechAtlas program and the ALA Funding and Technology Survey in the fall of 2011 as the project concludes.
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Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
Inventory of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Flags Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown
Revised September, 1996
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Top of Cabinet - Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth
- Drawer 1 - Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: de Satge
- Drawer 2 - Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Rennell
- Drawer 3 - Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Makins
- Drawer 4 - Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Tudor and Wright
- Drawer 5 - Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Smith
- Drawer 6 - Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Penn
- Drawer 7 - Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth
- Drawer 8 - Belgium
- Drawer 9 - France, United States, Malta, United Nations, Turkey
- Drawer 10 - Greece, Italy
- Drawer 11 - Portugal, Romania, Russia, Finland
- Drawer 12 - Germany
- Drawer 13 - Flag: Japan
- Drawer 14 - Flags: Germany
Introduction
The Brown collection of orders and decorations and the cabinets which contain them were donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown 1995-96.
The medals represent an eclectic collection of artefacts, selected for their aesthetic and historical interest. The majority are orders and medals that were awarded for both military and diplomatic distinctions to recipients in Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth. The collection also includes orders, decorations and medals from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Imperial Russia, Turkey, the United States and the United Nations. In some cases the Browns have been able to add, as examples, museum copies to their collection. They have also added two WWII German and a Japanese flag.
The collection represents an interesting cross-section of the symbols and emblems of the differing traditions to honour acts of dedication, courage and loyalty. It is of artistic interest in that the items are fine examples of the badge-makers' and jewellers' skill. In many cases they show a high degree of craftsmanship in working with metal and enamel. The collection is of considerable interest as an adjunct to the Special Collections military collection. The medals are historically interesting as visible tokens of certain events and persons. In many cases the story of previous ownership is known and every effort has been made to identify that ownership in the display and this inventory.
The Brown medal collection is of excellent quality-indicative of the care and trouble necessary to acquire such items, and to ensure that they are genuine. There is a minimum of wear on the medals and badges and the ribbons that support them. Because the orders and decorations are of such high interest and artistic value they are placed on permanent display in the central 12 drawers of the cabinets. The other 6 drawers will be used to introduce other items from the Browns' collection and Special Collections.
The cabinets, a gift of the Browns, were designed to provide secure storage and exhibition space for the Browns' and other gift collections. They were custom made to house this collection and were designed by Alan Oliphant of Facilities Management to specifications set by Chris Petter, Special Collections Librarian. Built by Associated Sheet Metal of Victoria with locks provided by Price's Lock and Safe Ltd., the cabinets were finished in oak by the UVic carpenter's shop. A security package was specially installed in the University Archives and Special Collections area to protect them against theft.
The display was arranged by Stuart Nicholls. The catalogue for the collection was written and researched by James Thackray, a local medal historian and collector. Overall editing and production is by Chris Petter with help from Bill Thackray. This catalogue follows the exhibit from the top of the cabinet to the bottom and from left to right. We acknowledge that this inventory may contain omissions or errors and we would be pleased to hear from anyone with comments, corrections and or improvements.
(Top of Cabinet)
Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth
Victoria Cross
On display: #1, breast decoration-of indeterminate origin
Founded by Queen Victoria on January 29, 1856 or February 5, 1856. It is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy (Canadian regulations for the award of the VC include in the definition of "enemy", those met in peacekeeping operations).
Issued: 1, 351 total
94 to Canadians
Example: Lt. Alexander Dunn VC-Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War
L/Col. Charles C. Meritt VC
Sgt. Ernest Smith VC
M/Gen. Hon. George R. Pearkes VC, PC, CC, CB, DSO, MC, CD
George Cross
On display: #2, breast decoration-of indeterminate origin
Established by King George VI, September 24, 1940. It is awarded primarily to civilians and as an award for military services confined to actions for which military honours are not normally granted. Specifically, it is for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
Issued: 10 to Canadians
Example Air Commodore A.D. Ross GC, R.C.A.F.
The Island of Malta received the George Cross in recognition of conspicuous gallantry and fortitude displayed by the islanders while under devastating bombardment by the German Air Force in World War II.
Mr. Boulton's Trafalgar Medal, 1805
On display: #43, white metal issue [image obverse] [image reverse]
Mr. Davison's Nile Medal, August 1, 1798
On display: #28, petty officers issue in bronze gilt [image obverse] [image reverse]
(Drawer 1)
Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: de Satge
The medals of L/Col. Sir Henry Valentine Bache de Satge KCVO, CMG, DSO
On display: #4a-#4i
de Satge, born in Malvern Wells, Worcestershire, England. Educated at Eton. ADC to the Governor of Western Australia, 1896-97; called to the Bar, 1906; raised and commanded a Battery, 3rd N. Midland Brigade, RFA, 1911; Lt. Col., 1916: served WW I 1916-1919 (DSO, CMG); commanded 298th Brigade, RFA; Private Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty, 1922-24; Ceremonial Secretary, Colonial Office, 1925-31. Gentleman Usher in Ordinary to the Queen 1952-64; Extra Gentleman Usher in 1964. He died 10 June 1964.
#4 b) Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George:
- neck badge
Established by the Prince Regent (later George IV) acting on behalf of his father King George III on April 27, 1818. The purpose of this award is to recognise distinguished services in foreign affairs and in former colonies. It comes in three classes.
Motto: Auspicium Melioris Aevi (Omen of a better age)
Example: BGen J.A. Clark, CMG, DSO WW I
#4 a) Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: neck badge and star
Established in 1896 by Queen Victoria and is conferred for extraordinary or personal services to the sovereign or the Royal Family. The order comes in five classes and includes three medals (gold, silver and bronze).
Examples: Mr. David Harris, MVO, CD-Chief of Protocol in BC
Mrs. Judith Larocque, CVO-Secretary to the Governor-General of Canada
Breast medals on bar
#4 c) Distinguished Service Order (George V) [also see p. 17]
Established by Queen Victoria September 5, 1886 as an award for distinguished or meritorious service under fire or under conditions equivalent to service in actual combat.
#4 d) 1914-15 Star
For service during WWI in a theatre of war between August 5, 1914 and December 31, 1915.
Issued: 71,150 to Canadians
2,366,000 total
#4 e) British War Medal
Awarded to all ranks for service between August 4, 1914-1920 in a theatre of war.
Issued: 427,993 to Canadians
6,500,000 total
#4
#4 g) King George V Jubilee Medal, 1935
Awarded to mark the 25th year of the accession of King George V to the Throne.
Issued: 7,500 to Canadians
85,000 total
#4 h) King George VI Coronation Medal, 1937
Awarded to commemorate the coronation of King George VI on May 12, 1937.
Issued: 10,089 to Canadians
90,000 total
#4 i) Queen Elizabeth Coronation Medal, 1953
Awarded to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953.
Issued: 12, 500 to Canadians
138,214 total
(Drawer 2)
Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Rennell
The medals of James Rennell of Rodd, PC, GCB, GCMG, GCVO
James Rennell, GCB, GCMG(cr. 1915), GCVO, 1st. Baron, (cr. 1933), of Rodd, Herefordshire. Educated at Haileybury; Balliol Coll. Oxford (BA); Attaché Diplomatic Service, 1883, and various other diplomatic posts; transferred to Cairo, 1894, acting Agent and Consul-General on various occasions; HM's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden, 1904-08; HM's Ambassador to the Court of Italy, 1908-19; Conservative MP 1928-32. Died 1941.
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
On Display #44, collar, sash, sash badge, and star
Established by the Prince Regent acting on behalf of his father King George III on April 27, 1818. The purpose of this award is to recognise distinguished services in foreign affairs and in the former colonies. Awarded in three classes. (N.B. the amusing acronyms of this order as follows: CMG-Call Me God, KCMG-Kindly Call Me God, GCMG-God Calls Me God)
Motto: Auspicium Melioris Aevi (Omen of a better age)
Examples: Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG-former Prime Minister of Canada
Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Borden, GCMG-former Prime Minister of Canada
(Drawer 3)
Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Makins
The medals of Brigadier-General Sir Ernest Makins, KBE, CB, DSO
On display: #40 a-#40 k
Makins, born in London, 14 October, 1889, spent most of his military career in the Royal Dragoons. During the Boer War, he participated in the Relief of Ladysmith and the actions at Colenso, Spion Kop, Vaal Kranz and Pieter's Hill (DSO). During WW I he saw service in France and Belgium as a Brigade Commander of the 6th Cavalry (CB). He was Colonel of the Royal Dragoons, 1931- 1946 and MP from 1922-1945 (KBE, cr. 1938). He died on 18 May 1959.
#40 a) Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
- neck badge and star
Established by King George V on June 4, 1917, as an award for distinguished services. The highest two classes, entail admission to knighthood. Awarded in five classes with a military and a civil division.
Motto: For God And The Empire
Example: Sir Frederick Banting, KBE, MC-Nobel Prize for Medicine, 1934
#40 b) Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (military)
neck badge
Established by George I on May 18, 1725. A military order until 1847 when Queen Victoria decreed that it be also awarded for civil merit. It is recognised that the first class is considered the highest military honour to be obtained. The order has three classes and a civil and military division.
Motto: Tria Juncta in Uno (Three United in One)
Extract from Robert Werlich's book, Orders and Decorations of All Nations: "The History of the Order of the Bath,... by James C. Risk relates that Lady Hamilton whose husband Sir William Hamilton, Ambassador to Naples, possessed the Bath, commented after [ Lord ] Nelson also received this decoration, that her triangular (Nelson-Hamilton) household could be referred to as 'Tria Juncta in Uno'"
Examples: M/Gen. Hon. George R. Pearkes, VC, PC, CC, CB, DSO, MC, CD
Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald, GCB-first Prime Minister of Canada
Breast Medals on Bar
#40 c) Distinguished Service Order (Victoria)
Established by Queen Victoria September 5, 1886 as an award for distinguished or meritorious service under fire, or under conditions equivalent to service in actual combat.
#40 d) Queen's South Africa Medal (has erased 1899-1900 on reverse)
Awarded for service during the Boer War between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902. Bars were awarded for various battles and actions.
Example: Lt. E. J.G. Holland VC-Royal Canadian Dragoons
The bars seen with this medal are as follows: Cape Colony, Transvaal, Laings Nek, Relief of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Tugela Heights.
#40 e) Kings South Africa Medal (Edward VII)
Awarded for those who served in South Africa on or after January 1, 1902 and had completed 18 months service before June 1, 1902. Always issued with the Queen's South Africa Medal.
#40 f) 1914 Star with bar
Sanctioned April, 1917 for service between August 5, 1914 and midnight November 22/23 1914 in Belgium and France. Awarded to all men and women of the British and the Indian Expeditionary Forces (including Civilian doctors, nursing sisters, nurses and others who were employed with military hospitals).
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#40 g) British War Medal
Awarded to all ranks for service between August 4, 1914-1920 in a theatre of war.
Issued: 427,993 to Canadians
6,500,000 total
#40
#40 i) Queen Victoria's Jubilee Medal, 1897
It was awarded to members of the royal family, royal household, royal and distinguished guests attending celebrations June, 1897 for the 60th Anniversary of the reign of Queen Victoria.
Issued: 200 + to Canadians
338,796 total
#40 j) King George V Jubilee Medal, 1935
Awarded to mark the 25th year of the accession of King George V to the Throne,
May 6, 1935
Issued 7,500 to Canadians
85,000 total
#40 k) King George VI Coronation Medal, 1937
Awarded to commemorate the coronation of King George VI on May 12, 1937.
Issued: 10,089 to Canadians
90,000 total
(Drawer 4)
Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Tudor and Wright
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
On display: #36, Knight of Grace or Justice neck badge and star
Originally founded in the 11th century but reconfirmed by Queen Victoria May 4, 1888. Anyone can be admitted to the order at any level. It is awarded to persons who are doing or are prepared to do good work for the order. The order has five classes.
Example: Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey CC, CH, GCStJ, CD-former Governor-General of Canada
A decoration of Admiral Sir Frederick Charles Tudor, (1918) 3rd Sea Lord.
Tudor, KCMG (cr. 1918) was born 1863. Third Sea Lord, 1914-17; Commander-in-Chief, China Station, 1917-19; Admiral, 1921; President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 1920-22; retired list 1922. He died 16 April, 1946.
#39 Knight Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.
On display: #39, neck badge and star
Established by the Prince Regent acting on behalf of his father King George III on April 27, 1818. The purpose of this award is to recognise distinguished services in foreign affairs and in former colonies. Awarded in three classes.
Motto: Auspicium Melioris Aevi (Omen of a better age)
Examples: L Gen. Sir R.E.W. Turner, VC, KCB, KCMG, DSO (WWI)
and, the highest class.
Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG-former Prime Minister of Canada
Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Borden, GCMG-former Prime Minister of Canada
Knights Bachelor
On display: #10
This award was founded by the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor in 1908. It is not an order but it does entitle the recipient to the title of "Sir". It is awarded by the reigning monarch.
Example: Sir Peter Ustinov Kt, CBE-actor
The medals of Lt. Col. Rev. William Thomas Wright CIE, VD
On display: #37 a-#37 e
Wright (CIE, 1925) was Principal of Laurence Royal Military School, Ghora Gali, Punjab, India. He was Honorary Canon of Lahore; Late Commandant, Punjab Rifles.
#37 a) Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire-neck badge
Established by Queen Victoria to commemorate the beginning of her reign as Empress of India, January 1, 1878. It was an award for individuals who did not qualify for the Order of the Star of India. It came in three classes.
Motto: Imperatricis Auspiciis (Under the protection of the Empress)
#37 b) British War Medal Awarded to all ranks for service between August 4, 1914-1920 in a theatre of war.
Issued: 427,993 to Canadians
6,500,000 total
#37 c) Delhi Durbar 1911
Awarded to commemorate the accession of King George V as Emperor of India. The reverse has an interesting Hindi inscription: "Court of George the Fifth, Emperor of India, King and Ruler of the Country of the English, Delhi 1911". The "Durbar" is the Indian name for the ceremony acknowledging the King as Emperor.
#37 d) King George V Jubilee Medal, 1935
Awarded to commemorate the 25th year of the accession of King George V to the throne.
#37 e) Volunteer Officers Decoration (Indian Volunteer Forces), breast medal
Established by Royal Warrant July 25, 1892 by Queen Victoria, for 18 years long and meritorious service.
(Drawer 5)
Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Smith
A) Letter of congratulation on the award of the DFC, signed by Vincent Massey, Canadian High Commissioner, London, 1944.
B) Certificate for the award of the operational wings signed by Air Marshal L. S. Breadner, CB, DSC
Distinguished Flying Cross
On display: #8, to P/O John Stewart Madill Smith, DFC-No. 434 Sqn. RCAF
(presented by George VI)-see papers/clips
Established By King George V on June 3, 1918. Awarded to Officers and Warrant Officers for acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying in active operations against the enemy.
Issued: 4,460 to Canadians
Example: Squadron Leader Robert W.R. Day, DFC, RCAF
- Burma, No. 67 Sqn. RAF
C) Letter of congratulations on the DFC to S. M. Smith's brother signed by A.L. Macdonald, Acting Minister of National Defence for Air.
D) Letter of congratulations on the DFC from Air Marshal L.S. Breadner, CB., DSC
E) Letter of congratulations on the DFC from Air Vice Marshal S.M. McEwen, CB, MC, DFC
(Drawer 6)
Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth: Penn
The medals of Major H.A. Penn, OBE-Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
A) Note from The Central Chancery of the Order of Knighthood to accompany the warrant of the award of the OBE
The medals of Major H.A. Penn, OBE. On display: #32 a-#32 d
#32 a) Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (1st type, military)
Awarded for the Murmansk Command, North Russia June 3, 1919. Established by King George on June 4, 1917 as an award for distinguished services. The highest two classes entail admission into knighthood. Awarded in five classes with a military and a civil division.
Motto: For God And This Empire
Examples: The Beatles in the 5th class (MBE's)
Sir Frederick Banting KBE, MC-Nobel Prize for Medicine 1934
Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty, GBE-President of the CPR
Mr. Edwin (Honest Ed) Mirvish, OC, CBE-Restored the Old Vic Theatre
#32 b) British War Medal
Awarded to all ranks for service between August 4, 1914-1920 in a theatre of war.
Issued: 427,993 to Canadians
6,500,000 total
#32.
(Awarded for North Russian Expeditionary Force).
Issued: 351,289 to Canadians
6,500,000 total
#32 d) Order of St. Stanislas breast badge (Imperial Russian)
Awarded to Major Penn for services in Russia by the White Russians. It is probably of French manufacture because the pre-1917 issues of this award were in gold and of superior workmanship.
Originally founded by King Stanislas Augusta Poniatowsky of Poland on May 7, 1765 and incorporated with Russian orders from 1831- 1917. Came in three classes and the 1st class came with the right to hereditary nobility. Occasionally the star of the 1st class was awarded with the 2nd class (to foreigners).
B) Certificate for the award of a Mention-in-Dispatches (oak leaf on Victory medal ribbon)
C) Warrant granting OBE to H.A. Penn, signed by George V
(Drawer 7)
Canada and British Empire/Commonwealth
Crimean War Medal
On display: #59, breast medal with Sebastapol bar
Awarded to the British Forces in the Crimean War, March 28, 1854-March 30, 1856. Bars were awarded for the battles of Alma, Balaclava, Inkermann and Sebastapol.
Extract from Major L. L. Gordon's book, British Battles and Medals: "The whole story of the campaign reads more like comic opera than war. Lord Cardigan, for instance commanded the famous Light Brigade from his yacht Dryad lying in Balaclava Bay, on which he dined and slept every night by permission of the Commander-in-Chief. He came ashore on the morning of the 25th October , led the famous charge the length of the North Valley up to the Russian Guns, left his men there, and walked his horse back and returned to his yacht! The orders to charge were not his, so, having obeyed them, and having not the slightest use for his divisional Commander, Lord Lucan, or his Commander-in-Chief, he washed his hands of the whole affair! Subsequently, in true British fashion, he became a hero, Inspector General of Cavalry, a KCB, and Colonel of the 11th Hussars."
Arctic Medal 1818-1855
On display: #29, first issue breast medal (Victoria)
The medal was awarded for notable advances for arctic expeditions. It was also the first in a series of "Arctic and Polar Medals". The first issue was sanctioned January 30, 1857. The medals were issued unnamed. Many ships took part in voyages to the Arctic regions, and their crews were eligible to receive this medal.
Issued: 33 medals to the crew of the Prince Albert, searching for the
Franklin Expedition
187 medals to the Hudson's Bay Company , 1486 total
Tibet Medal
On display: #38, breast medal to Cooly Jaburaips Suner, Supply and Transport
Corps
Sanctioned February 1, 1905 for those who took part in the Tibet Mission and to troops accompanying it, who served at or beyond Silgari between December 13, 1903-September 24, 1904.
The following is an extract from Major L. L. Gordon's book, British Battles and Medals: "In July 1903, a trade Mission, under Colonel Younghusband, was sent by the Indian Government to meet the Tibet and Chinese officials in Gyantse. This Mission met with a hostile reception on the way and when it arrived at Tanu it was advised by the Tibetan general to return to Quangtong to avoid blood-shed. This Colonel Younghusband refused but ordered the disarmament of the Tibetan troops. On 31st March, 1904, the Tibetans fired on the column and suffered heavily for doing so. On the 8th of April, the 32 Sikh Pioneers stormed the Red Idol Gorge. A force under General Macdonald refused to negotiate, so that it became obvious that the way would have to be cleared right through to Lhassa. Colonel Brander was sent from Gyantse with a force to clear the Karo Pass, which he did on 6th of May."
In July, 1904, Colonel Younghusband stated that the Mission would proceed to Lhassa to demand an apology. Preceded by General Macdonald's force, the Mission arrived on the 3rd August, and a treaty was signed in the Portala Lhassa (which is depicted on the reverse of the medal)."
Canada General Service Medal 1866-1870
On display: #30, breast medal with bars for Fenian Raid 1866 and Red River 1870.
The medal was awarded to members of the Canadian and Imperial forces who fought against the Fenians (1866 and 1870) and Riel's first rebellion, in the Red River expedition (1870). The medal was issued to those that were on: a) active service in the field; or b) served as a guard at any point where an attack from the enemy was expected; or c) men detailed for some specific service.
The following is an extract from John Blatherwick's book, Orders, Decorations and Medals of Canada: Gary (Winnipeg), leaving Toronto on May 14 and reaching Fort Gary on August 24, 1870. They captured Louis Riel and prevented a Fenian raid on Manitoba."
Examples: L/Col Samuel Peters Jarvis, CMG
L/Col Louis Adolph Cassault, CMG
Issued: 15,300 to Canadians
16,668 total
North West Canada Medal, 1885
On display: #46, breast medal to Colour Sergeant John McLaren, Queen's
Own Rifles (also a badge "One Mile Championship of Ontario, 1883")
This particular medal was issued to McLaren as a member of General Middleton's First Column, under the direct command of Middleton during the Riel Rebellion.
Sanctioned July 24, 1885 by the Canadian government for issue on September 18, 1885. The medal was issued unnamed. Awarded to troops that took part in the suppression of the Riel Rebellion. Also, a grant of 320 acres and 80 dollars in script was given to the troops that participated in the campaign.
Issued: 5,650
Distinguished Service Order
On display: #5, breast decoration (George V)
Founded by Queen Victoria on September 5, 1886 as an award to officers of the Royal Navy and Army. It is awarded for meritorious or distinguished service in war. Furthermore, it is generally awarded to an individual in command, above the rank of major; although, it is also awarded to officers of and below the rank of major for acts of great valour.
Issued: 1220 to Canadians
Examples: Lt. Percy Girourd, DSO-Royal Engineers (Sudan)
L/Col. James Riley Stone, DSO and 2 bars-M.C. PPCLI (2nd Bar for Korea)
Air Commodore J.E. Fauquier, DSO and 2 bars, DFC
L/Cmdr J.H. Stubbs, D.S.O., R.C.N.
Canadian Centennial Medal, 1967
On display: #31, breast medal
Designed to Commemorate the Centennial of Canada's Confederation in 1867. Canadians were recommended for the award by governments and associations.
Example: L/Gen. William Carr, CMM, DFC, CD
Issued: 29,500
On display: #34, The medals of Gunner J. McWalters 32nd Field Battery, Royal Artillery
On display: #34 a) and #34 b) breast medals, silver issues
#34 a) Queens Sudan Medal 1896-1897
The medal was awarded in 1899 to all those who participated in the recapture of the Sudan, 1896-1897. It was awarded in silver and bronze.
#34 b) Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896-1908
Sanctioned February 12, 1897 by the Khedive of Egypt as an award to British troops to commemorate re conquest of Dongola Province in Sudan. The bar is Khartoum September 2, 1898. and was awarded for the Battle of Omdurman. Though the battle followed immediately, it is interesting to find a bar labelled differently than for the battle. The inscription on the obverse of the medal reads as follows: "Abbas Hilmi The Second, and 1314 Hegira"
General Gordon's Star for Khartoum (1884 ?)
On display: #22 silver issue
During the time of the siege of Khartoum, in order to raise morale, Gordon authorized a star to be cast for distribution to his officers and men. Its design was based on the Turkish Order of Medjidie. It was cast in sand which
demonstrates the circumstances of its manufacture.
Distinguished Service Cross
On display: #6, breast decoration (George VI)
Founded by King Edward VII in June 1901 and reconsolidated by King George V in October 1914. It is awarded to junior and senior officers of the navy and Royal Marines. (Action against the enemy).
Issued: 199 to Canadians
Example: V/Adm. Andrew Collier, CMM, DSC, CD-HMCS Cayuga
Military Cross (George V)
On display: #7, breast decoration to Lt. S. Hart, Ypres 1917
Established December 31, 1914 as an award for the army, between the ranks of major and warrant officer, for gallant and distinguished service.
Issued: 3,727 to Canadians
Example: Capt. Norman Buchanan , MC and two bars-RCA WW II
Fleet Air Arm pilot wings
On display: #49, sample for the Royal Navy (Elizabeth II)
Royal Flying Corps pilot wings
On display: #54, issued during WW I-of indeterminate origin
Blazer Badge of the Royal Naval Air Service
On display: #55
Royal Canadian Air Force pilot wings
On display: #62, Elizabeth II issue-worn on left breast
Royal Canadian Air Force pilot wings
On display: #53, George VI issue-worn on left breast
Mr. Boulton's Trafalgar Medal, 1805
On display: #43, white metal issue
This medal was given by Mr. Boulton, a manufacturer of Birmingham to the survivors of the Battle of Trafalgar. Around the edge is the inscription "FROM M: BOULTON TO THE HEROES OF TRAFALGAR" It was given in silver, bronze-gilt, bronze and white metal according to the rank of the recipient.
Mr. Davison's Nile Medal, August 1, 1798
On display: #28, petty officers issue in bronze gilt
This medal was the personal award from Nelson's prize agent Mr. Davison, to the officers and men present at the Battle of the Nile. Admirals and captains received it in gold, other officers in silver, petty officers in bronze gilt and remainder in bronze.
Air Force Cross
On display: #9, breast decoration (George VI)
Established June 3, 1918 by King George V as an award to officers and warrant officers for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying but not in active operations against the enemy.
Issued: 538 to Canadians
Example: W/C Howard Allan Morrison DSO, DFC, AFC, No. 426 Sqn. RCAF
Miniature medals group
On display: #42, medals worn for evening dress
Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, 1914-15 star, British War Medal, Victory Medal with Mention-in-Dispatches.
(Drawer 8)
Belgium
Order of Leopold
On display: #19, Commander (civilian)-neck)
Order of Leopold II
On display: #50, Grand Cross-sash, badge, and star II
On display: #35, Commander-neck badge
On display: #27, Officer (civilian)-breast)
(Drawer 9)
France, United States, Malta, United Nations, Turkey
France
Legion of Honour
On display: #15, Commander-neck badge
Established by Napoleon Bonaparte on May 19, 1802. It is awarded to French citizens and foreigners, male or female, for outstanding services on behalf of France. The order has five classes.
Example: Former Quebec Premier Rene Levesque-Grand Officer
The late Jean Paul Vinay of The University of Victoria-Chevalier
National Order of Merit
On display: #16, Commander-neck badge
Established December 3, 1963 by President Charles De Gaulle. It is awarded for outstanding social, economic or military merit not qualifying for the Legion of Honour. The order is awarded in five classes.
Croix de Guerre (Cross of War)
On display: #25, breast decoration WW I issue
Awarded to any member of the French armed forces who are mentioned for outstanding bravery or ability in dispatches by a high ranking officer.
United States of America
Legion of Merit
On display: #17, Chief Commander-star and lapel badge
Established by an act of Congress, July 20 , 1942, as an award for meritorious conduct.. It has four classes. It is awarded to foreigners in the first three classes and to members of the United States Armed Forces in the fourth class.
Examples: Admiral Sir John Cunningham-First Sea Lord (UK)
Air Marshal Robert Leckie, DSO, DSC, DFC. R.C.A.F. (Commander)
Malta
Sovereign Military Hospitaler Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
On display: #14, Knight of Justice neck badge
The Catholic Order of Malta is the oldest order of Knighthood continually in existence. The Order of St. John was established in Jerusalem in the eleventh century by an Italian layman named Gerard who, with the permission of the Caliph of Egypt, built a hospital for the care of sick and needy pilgrims in the Holy Land.
Today the order is in Rome, under the protection of the Vatican. It is awarded for good work in the order and for those who are prepared to do good work for the order. The order has three classes.
United Nations
United Nations Cap Badge
On display: #61, standard issue for UN peace-keepers
Turkey
Order of Medjidie
On display: #21, Commander-neck badge
Founded August 1852 as an award for special services to the state either civil or military. Five classes.
Motto: Zeal, Devotion, and Loyalty-1268 (1852)
(Drawer 10)
Greece, Italy
Greece
Order of the Phoenix
On display: #11, Royal Issue, Grand Commander-neck badge and star
Founded May 13, 1926 as a republican order reserved for foreigners. After the restoration of the monarchy in 1936 it was recognised by the kingdom. It is awarded to those who distinguish themselves in public administration, science, arts and letters. The order has a civil and a military division.
Italy
Constantinian Order of St. George of the Two Sicilies
On display: #12, Grand Officer-neck badge, star, miniature, lapel pin
Founded, some say, in 313 A.D. or by Byzantine Emperor Isaac II in 1190 AD. It is awarded for outstanding civil or military merit. The order comes in five classes. (N.B. The President of Italy officially recognised the order by a decree (of July 20, 1963), and authorised Italian citizens to wear its decoration without restriction.) It is presently awarded by the Grand Master Prince Ferdinando di Borbone, Duke of Castro and head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies.
(Drawer 11)
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Finland
Republic of Portugal
Military Order of Christ
On display: #13, Commander (Type II)-neck badge and star
Founded August 14, 1318 by King Denis and confirmed by Pope John XXII in 1319, who reserved the right of the Holy See to nominate Knights as well as by Portugal. It is awarded for civil merit and may now be conferred on Portuguese citizens and on foreigners for outstanding services to the Republic. The order comes in five classes.
Kingdom of Romania
Order of the Star
On display: #47, Grand Cross-sash badge and star
Established by King Carol I as an award for civil and military merit. It was awarded to foreigners as well as Romanians. Five classes.
Motto: In Fide Salus (Salvation lies in Loyalty)
Order of the Crown
On display #26, 4th Class with swords (Type II) breast badge
Established by King Carol on March 14, 1881 as an award for exceptional services to the state. The order has five classes.
Motto: Prin Noi Insine (By ourselves)
Imperial Russia
Order of St. Stanislas
On display: #51, star of the Grand Cross and or 2nd class star
Originally founded by King Stanislas Augusta Poniatowsky of Poland on May 7, 1765 and incorporated with Russian orders from 1831- 1917. It came in three classes and the 1st class conferred the right to hereditary nobility. Occasionally the star of the 1st class was awarded with the 2nd class to foreigners.
Motto: Praemiando Incitat (He encourages reward)
Finland
Order of the White Rose
On display: #18, Commander Grand Cross-sash and sash badge
Established February 28, 1919, as an award for military and civil merit, by the Regent, Baron Carl Gustav Mannerheim. Awarded in 6 classes, one a medal.
Motto: Isanmaan hyvaksi (For the Good of the Fatherland)
Example: HM Queen Elizabeth II
(Drawer 12)
Germany
Royal Order of the Guelph
On display: #60, breast badge-of indeterminate origin
Founded by the Prince Regent, later King George IV of England, on August 12, 1815 and revised on May 20, 1841 as King Ernst August of Hanover. The order came in four classes and was awarded for military and civil merit.
Motto: Nec aspera terrent (Nor do difficulties daunt)
Iron Cross 1st Class (Nazi Germany)
On display: #33, breast cross
War time decoration awarded for exceptional bravery in the face of the enemy and for outstanding service in the leadership of troops.
Order Pour le Merite
On display: #20, neck badge-of indeterminate origin
Founded May 12, 1667 as the Ordre de la Generosite by Elector Friedrich (later Friedrich I of Prussia). It was an award for civil and military merit and was the Prussian equivalent of the Victoria Cross. The award came in 2 classes (military) and 1 class (civil). Today the civil division is still awarded by the German Republic. (also known as the "Blue Max")
Examples: Hermann Göring (WW I)
Luftwaffe Pilot/Observer Qualification Badge
On display: #58, of indeterminate origin
Group of Seven Medals on Bar
On display: #23 a-#23
#23 a) Iron Cross 2nd Class
Re-instituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II August 5, 1914. It was awarded for bravery in battle and came in three classes.
Examples: Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg-last President of Weimar, Germany
#23 b) Friedrich August Medal
Established in 1905 as an award for personnel not above the rank of sergeant-major (Feldwebel) for meritorious service in war and peace.
#23 c) Cross of Honour for the Great War 1914-1918
Established July 13, 1934 by President von Hindenburg as an award for front line fighters. Decrees up to 1944 allowed Austrians, Sudeten Germans, Memellanders and others to receive this medal.
#23 d) War Commemorative Medal (Austrian Republic)
Established December 21, 1932 for all ranks who served in WW I. The crossed swords was for front line troops, prisoners of war and those wounded.
#23 e) Cross of Merit for War Aid, 1916 (Prussian)
Established as a decoration for special merit to German war aid activities, for men and women, without distinction of rank.
#23 f) War Commemorative Medal For Combatants (Hungary)
Established May 26, 1929 by the Regent, Admiral Horthy. It was awarded to those troops who participated in the 1st World War.
#23 g) War Medal 1915-1918 (Kingdom of Bulgaria)
Established December 9, 1935 by King Boris III. It was awarded to all ranks who served during WW I.
Group of Five Medals on Bar
On display: #24a-#24e
#24 a) Iron Cross 2nd class (Prussian)
Re-instituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II August 5, 1914. It was awarded for bravery in battle and came in three classes.
Examples: Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg-last President of Weimar Germany
#24 b) Order of the Lion of Zahringen (Baden)
Founded by the Grand Duke Karl Friedrich of Baden December 26, 1812 as an award for civil or military merit. The order came in five classes.
Motto: Für Ehre und Wahrheit (For Honour and Truth)
#24 c) Cross of Honour for the Great War 1914-1918
Established July 13, 1934 by President von Hindenburg as an award for front line fighters. Decrees up to 1944 allowed Austrians, Sudeten Germans, Memellanders and others to receive this medal.
#24 d) Army Service Medal Class II
#24 e) Faithful Service Cross Decoration
Established by the Nazi government for 40 years service in the public service.
NSDAP Senior Official Arm band
On display: #57
German Red Cross Decoration 1st Class
On display: #64, Nazi issue, of indeterminate origin
Founded by the German Red Cross in 1922 and under the authority of the President of the German Red Cross.
The German Cross 1st Class
On display: #45, breast star worn on right breast pocket
Awarded for those who already held the Iron cross 1st and 2nd classes, and who continued to distinguish themselves in action for a minimum of seven times.
Luftwaffe Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Qualification Badge
On display: #56
Pilot Badge for WW I (Prussian)
On display: #48, pinned on the breast pocket
General Officers (army) Collar patches
On display: #63, WW II issue
Nazi political Leader Collar Tabs.
On display #52
Knights Cross with Oak-leaves and Swords (German Republic)
On display: #41, neck badge
War time decoration awarded for exceptional bravery in the face of the enemy and for outstanding service in the leadership of troops. This example is a "denazified" replacement medal issued after 1957.
(Drawer 13)
Battle Flag of Japan
On display: #66
A Rising Sun battle flag, with Shinto prayers. These flags were sought-after souvenirs by Allied troops.
Names were the names of soldiers memorialised on the flag.
(Drawer 14)
Nazi German Flags
#65 a) National war flag (Reichskriegsflagge), 1935-1945 (Iron Cross in the canton next to the hoist).
Used by all armed forces -- by the Navy as their ensign
#65 b) Reich service flag, 1935-1945
In the canton, the national "eagle" emblem of the Third Reich. (This flag was authorized for use by certain naval ships and units not generally permitted to fly the national war flag.)
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87748072266896129752013-05-18T20:15:24.607+10:00Life & Other Crisesa blog by Kerri SackvilleKerri Sackville FancypantsSo the other day I somehow bought a baby on a whim. (Not a human baby, of course. I wouldn't pay money for one of those. [Though I may occasionally pay someone to take one of mine away.])<br /><br />No, I bought a furry baby. A little rescue kitten. And I didn't mean to buy her. I truly didn't. I had intended to pick up my son from school and drive him directly home. But my friend <a href="" target="_blank">Lana </a>had mentioned over breakfast that the vet near my home had some rescue kittens, and a sudden, feline madness took over.<br /><br />"Can I make a quick stop?" I asked my son impulsively.<br /><br />"Okay," he said. "Do you need to go to the shops?"<br /><br />"No, not shops," I said, and parked the car. The kittens were calling to me. They were girls, I just knew it. My Princess Fancypants was inside;">Seriously - could YOU resist this face?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My son looked confused as we walked into the vet. "Mum, what are we..."<br /><br />"I hear you have rescue kittens?" I asked the receptionist.<br /><br />"NO," he said. "No! REALLY?" (My son, that is. The receptionist said "Yes!" as I knew she would. Because I could see the kittens beside the door.)<br /><br />""We have two little girls here at the moment," she said, and I looked over and there I saw my baby.<br /><br />She was tiny, and cute, with four little white socks. She had huge green eyes, and a Fancypants face.<br /><br />"Penelope!" I cried, and I still don't know why. I don't like the name Penelope; at least, I didn't before. But she was totally Penelope. It may as well have been written on her collar. (But she didn't have a collar. She was way too small.)<br /><br />So Princess Penelope Fancypants has come to live with us. And already we know quite a bit about her. She likes tuna, but definitely doesn't like chicken. She likes her bouncy ball, but thinks the toy mouse is lame. She likes her scratching post but refuses to scratch it. And if she wants to sleep under the couch all day then she's damn well going to do it and there's nothing we can do but RESPECT.<br /><br />We welcome the newest member of our family. We will serve you, Penelope, and you own us already.<br /><br />But if anyone else ever casually mentions a rescue animal, I'm going to block my ears, hum, and drive on.<br /><br />Kerri Sackville Is Going On With My Hands?The other day, rummaging in Places I Probably Shouldn't Rummage, I came across;">I am 16 and wearing pearls.</td></tr></tbody></table.<br /><br /.<br /><br /.<br /><br />But all of that pales into significance next to my hands. Because... <i>what the fuck is going on with my;">This is not the kind of gesture nice medical receptionists make</td></tr></tbody></table).<br /><br />So honestly, people, I have no idea who I am in this picture. A flower child? A medical receptionist? A naughty, naughty girl? Or just a confused 16 year old who paired a salmon shirt with a rude gesture and still passed it off as sweet?<br /><br />Whoever I am, though, I am glad those days are over. For one thing, I don't wear polyester anymore.<br /><br />And for another thing, if I'm going to make a rude gesture, I'm going to make damn sure I know I'm doing it.Kerri Sackville Am Anxiety<b>Watch this video.</b><br /><br />If you have ever experienced anxiety, if you have ever thought you have experienced anxiety, if you have anyone in your family or circle of friends who experience anxiety, <i>watch this video.</i><br /><i><br /></i>This. This is what anxiety feels like.<br /><br />This morning I co-launched this new Anxiety Awareness initiative by Beyond Blue alongside the amazing Garry McDonald*.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="" width="200" /></a></div><br />I couldn't be prouder to be part of such an incredible campaign.<br /><br />When I released <a href="" target="_blank">The Little Book of Anxiety</a> a year ago, my primary aim was to help to lift the stigma associated with being an anxious person, and to show other sufferers that they were not alone.<br /><br />But there is only so much that one little author can do with one little book. This campaign will do this a thousandfold.<br /><br />Please watch this two minute film and share it. And please, if it resonates with you, seek help.<br /><br />There is hope. There is light. There is a life away from anxiety.<br /><br />Sending love to you all.<br /><br />*Who later accepted a lift home with my mum and I, which was one of the more surreal moments of my career to date.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="" width="560"></iframe>Kerri Sackville Won't Believe What I Ate Last Night...Last night I ate a stock cube. Seriously. And not one of those small Maggi ones, either. I ate a giant, squishy Massel chicken stock cube, straight out of the wrapper. It was horrible. I mean, chicken stock is great in soups and casseroles, but pretty gross by itself on a fork. But I couldn't help it. I was craving that stock cube like the deserts crave the rain. (Except that the stock cube also made me crave rain. Or at least water.)<br /><br />Now, <strike>fat</strike> embarrassed to go into the store, and had to learn how to make my own. <br /><br />However, I am certain I am not pregnant. This is because:<br /><ol><li>My kitchen has been surgically closed;</li><li>I am not nauseous and dizzy and weeping for no reason at all;</li><li>See number 1.</li></ol>No, I am not pregnant. In fact, I am as far as one can get from pregnancy without being menopausal. I am craving weird foods not because I am pregnant, but because I am not. <br /><br />Yes, once gain PMS rears up its ugly head. It happens all the time. Once a month, actually. Every. Single. Bloody. Month.<br /><br /..... DINNER</td></tr></tbody></table><br /. <br /><br />You'd be in pain too if you'd been eating stock cubes.<br /><br />So next time you are grumpy with PMS and cursing your hormonal surges, spare a thought for me. I am sitting at my kitchen bench eating stock cubes washed down with gin and tonic. It ain't pretty.<br /><br />What does PMS look like for you?Kerri Sackville Frightening Attack of the KnickerMothsYesterday I had to concede defeat and accept that my home had been colonised by weevils. Tiny, bizarrely gravity-defying weevils who leave the sanctuary of the cereal box and crawl across my ceiling.<br /><br />Clearly, these weevils aren't particularly rational, because Blind Freddy can see that there are no cornflakes on the roof, but plenty of world leaders have been irrational. And the weevils are my leaders now. They have invaded my home, thwarted every effort on my part* to remove them, and have partied on my ceiling (literally, not metaphorically as the Lionel Ritchie song would suggest) until I am forced to accept their victory.<br /><br />I turned to social media to bemoan my fate, because if one's life has been destroyed by vermin, the care and support of people you don't know can really help to lift your spirits. But social media is a strange beast - not quite as strange as cornflake-hunting ceiling-dwelling worms, but still - and somehow the conversation turned to moths. Hardly surprising, really, as they are closely related to weevils (in a chicken-and-egg sort of way, which I shall not attempt to deconstruct now.)<br /><br />"You should write about your fight with the pantry moths," said Lisa. "Just don't forget the 'r'". And I couldn't have forgotten the 'r'. Until the 'r' was forcibly removed, and I could think of nothing;">"Panties" (ugh) shown not Blogger's Own</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Panty moths. Panty moths. Moths in my panties.<br /><br />Years ago, when I was at school, a teacher referred to a passage from the Bible in which God sent a fly into a man's ear to send him crazy**. Since then, I have had a morbid fear of insects entering my bodily cavities, whether they make me crazy, or just give me unpleasant flutters. And aside from neurotic fantasies, I HATE the word panties.<br /><br />"Can we call them knickermoths?" I asked. Knickermoths do have a nice ring to them, reminiscent of nineteenth century undergarments that have been in a dank cellar for too long.<br /><br />"G-Moths?" my friend Annie suggested, and that was probably as good as it was going to get.<br /><br />And it was good. Because later that night, when my Weevil Master commanded me to Google Panty Moths, I got a huge surprise.<br /><br />They do exist. And you can buy them right <a href="" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />Not that I would recommend them. No-one wants moths in their panties, or in the panties of anyone else. If you know what I mean.<br /><br />But what the Weevil Master commands, I do. I am beyond saving.<br /><br />I just hope that it's not too late for you.<br /><br />*and the part of my friend Jodie, to whom I was deeply grateful, until I realised she FAILED. **I give no guarantee that such a passage exist. Many of my teachers were a little unhinged.Kerri Sackville. This Is What Friendship Is.Last night I dreamed about my best friend from school. We were in a holiday house, sitting on the bed. My friend told me an enormous secret, and I accepted it without question. And then I realised some doors were open in the house and I went around closing them, to make us both safe.<br /><div><br /></div><div>And then I woke up.<br /><div><br /></div><div>In the scheme of dreams, it was pretty tame. I mean, I have dreams about sex and death and cars flying off cliffs and houses floating in the sky. A dream about a secret and some doors is pretty mild by comparison.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="" /></a></div><span id="goog_180659301"></span><span id="goog_180659302"></span><br /></div><div>But having been awake for an hour now, I'm starting to see more in the dream than met the unconscious eye. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Because to me, that dream encapsulated friendship. It represented everything my close friends give to me, in one scene.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have a fairly sizable circle of friends, and a massive circle of acquaintances. I have friends with whom I'm laughed, with whom I've cried, with whom I've had conversations which lasted for hours, and with whom I have stayed up late exchanging texts and message which have had me weeping with hilarity.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have friends who have brought me food in a crisis, driven me here, and accompanied me there, and exchanged advice on everything from child rearing to anxiety to which bras will provide the greatest uplift and support.</div><div><br /></div><div>But there is one quality that elevates true friends above everyone else, that goes beyond the chatter and the fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unconditional acceptance.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's when your friends know all your shit and they love you anyway. It's when you can tell them absolutely anything and they won't judge you or stop loving you, they'll just hold out their arms to catch you if you fall. It's when you know they may not agree with everything you say or do, but they will always be there, no matter what.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's when their unquestioning acceptance helps you to go around your metaphorical house, shutting the doors and keeping yourself safe. </div><div><br /></div><div>To everyone who has this type of friend in their life, I hope you appreciate how blessed you are.</div><div><br /></div><div>And to my beautiful friends, who know who they are, thank you.</div>Kerri Sackville Bidet or Not To Bidet, THAT Is The Question<br /><div class="MsoNormal">At a party the other night, a friend waxed lyrical about her newly renovated house, demonstrating particular enthusiasm for her brand new ensuite bathroom. As well as the usual suspects – a toilet, shower with frameless glass, bath with spa feature, wall to wall mirrors– the bathroom has a special, vaguely exotic addition.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">A bidet.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">My friend loves her bidet. She talks about it often, and with tremendous pride. Apparently, the bidet gives her a new level of ‘freshness’ that toilet paper alone cannot provide – a freshness that evidently provides exceptional joy, because she was glowing just talking about it. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Well, glowing or not, I don’t want that level of ‘freshness’, or at least, I don’t want to receive it from a porcelain bowl. To me, a bidet is a malfunctioning toilet – one that flushes up, instead of flushes down. We have all had the experience of receiving a little splash back when we have flushed slightly too early, and we all know it is not pleasant. Why one would wish to give oneself a deliberate spray of water up the bum is utterly beyond me. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Of course, there is the possibility that I am traumatised by past experiences, and that I am forever prejudiced against bidets. I was once deeply scarred by a malfunctioning toilet that threw up water into my face. To make matters worse, the toilet was on a boat, and I was sea sick and desperately miserable. Since that day, I have associated spraying toilets with nausea and distress, which is as far from ‘freshness’ as one can possibly get.;">Baby Shown Not Blogger's Own<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Still, I am aware of my bias, and I do try to be open minded, so I took the issue to Facebook. To bidet or not to bidet, I asked my friends. And the results were rather surprising.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, so the results weren’t really all that surprising. The vast majority of respondents answered with a resounding NO. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“Ain’t no way I wants water shooting up MY arse!” wrote Anita.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“It would seem awfully like sticking one’s bum in the toilet bowl and flushing,” commented Peter.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“My over-riding concern is the ‘warm-up’ factor,” wrote Carol. “Instant warm water necessary. Impossible.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And I agree.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But apparently, bidets do have their place in society, or at least in the bathroom. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“They’re awesome for cleaning your feet!” wrote Jono.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“We’ve got one in our apartment here. We use it for the wet towels and cossies,” said Jen.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And from Kirsty, who lives in Qatar and has a bidet in every upstairs bathroom but has never used them for their intended purpose, “Doubles as a laptop resting spot while watching a movie in the bath.” So the bidet moves into the technological era, which is indeed something to celebrate.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But then there was a comment from my friend Adam, who was at the party the other night, and was listening to the entire bidet discussion.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“Depends on if you scrunch or fold!!!” he wrote on my Facebook page.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">To scrunch or to fold. To scrunch or to fold……</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">But <i>that</i> is another issue entirely.</div>Kerri Sackville and ExcitingToday I became demented with excitement. Over something rather mundane.<br /><div><br /></div><div>For very sad reasons, I have had to part ways with my cleaner. And because I have had to part ways with my cleaner, I have had to reacquaint myself with that task known as 'cleaning one's own floor'. Now, I do lots of menial-type chores. I wipe and I wash and I scrub and I iron and I shove frankfurts in boiling water and call it 'dinner'. But I have not cleaned my own floor in a very long time. This is partly because I have been lucky enough to have a cleaner, and partly because I wouldn't know what to do with a mop if it jumped into my hands, turned on some music, and began to waltz. (Then again, most people wouldn't know what to do with a waltzing mop - I imagine they would scream and run and seek psychiatric assistance - so I don't feel too bad about that.)</div><div><br /></div><div>But three days ago, I realised that the floor was not going to clean itself, nor was I going to clean it by power of the mind alone. Nor would my children agree to float a foot above the ground as they moved from room to room, although the youngest in particular did say that she would very much like to be able to;">Artist's Impression of Me Mopping</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>And so it was time to face my demons. I went to the store and I bought a mop.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>I bought a mop</i>. Oh, how simple I make it sound. But it wasn't simple. It wasn't simple at all. Because, I discovered, there are many types of mops, and I didn't at all know which one was right for me. Did I get the mop that looked like an octopus with 37 ropes for legs? Or the one with the big yellow sponge attached to the end? Or the blue and white one that looked like a hundred chux superwipes had been shredded and attached to the end of a stick?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, let's just say I got the wrong one. Because when I came home and mopped my floors (which was not like waltzing with a mop <i>at all</i>) they ended up all streaky and horrible and I ended up rocking in a corner on my knees. </div><div><br /></div><div>I confessed my tragedy to a girlfriend of mine, who taught me the error of my ways. She told me the correct mop to get for my floors, which I ran out and bought within the hour. And the mop worked like a charm, which made me crazed with glee, which made me horrified that I just got excited over a mop.</div><div><br /></div><div>And so this is what my life has come to, my friends. I get excited about mops, and try to drown out my own shame by sharing my pathetic secret with the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't judge me. Okay, judge me. Just don't pity me. Or pity me! But if you really want to help me, please find me a good laundry detergent. The one I use isn't quite brightening my whites, and if I don't get some fulfillment from my laundry, I'm going to end up waltzing with that stupid mop all bloody day.</div>Kerri Sackville Letter of Resignation<strong>To My Family & Friends,</strong><br /><br />After around thirty seconds consideration and with a heavy heart, I have decided to resign from my position as Mother.<br /><br />I have enjoyed working with my children for the past nearly fourteen years. Unfortunately, however, this latest outbreak of lice has made my position as head of the family (no pun intended) to be untenable. <br /><br />There are several reasons why I have come to my decision.<br /><br /><ol><li>There was no mention made of the possibility of lice when I took on the position of Mother. I feel that I was tricked into a role that I did not agree to.</li><li>Removing lice from my children's hair is virtually a full time job in itself. There is simply no time in the day to attend to other parenting duties, such as feeding my kids, bathing them, doing the laundry, and drinking wine.</li><li>Lice are revolting. </li><li>Lice removal lotions smell terrible.</li><li>My children are clean. Lice, apparently, like clean hair. This creates a paradox which leads to severe cognitive dissonance which causes me extreme stress.</li><li>I can't claim worker's compensation for my extreme stress because Motherhood doesn't come with insurance.</li><li>My children complain that their heads are itchy then they complain when I put the lice potion on them then they complain even more when I use the fine toothed comb. I can't win. What is the point of a job where <em>I cannot win</em>?</li><li>There is no pay. There has never been any pay, but this is completely unacceptable now that I have to remove lice.</li></ol>So goodbye children, and goodbye Motherhood. It's been fun. Some of the time. The rest of the time has been lice. <br /><br />I wish me the best of luck with all my future endeavours.<br /><br />Kerri<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="" /></a></div>Kerri Sackville An iOS Upgrade Nearly Destroyed My Life<br /><div class="MsoNormal">I wanted to download a ringtone. It wasn’t a big deal. Or at least, it shouldn’t have been a big deal. Other people had personalised ringtones so I thought I could have one too. It’s not like I’m some sort of technology Luddite. I’m a Woman of Social Media! I have a blog and everything! And if I can email and Tweet and Facebook and Instagram, then surely I could download my favourite song to play when my phone rings. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Well, it wasn’t so easy. It never is. I tried to download my ringtone, but my iPhone got stroppy. “You have to upgrade to the latest iOS,” it said. Now, I don’t know what an iOS is. I’ve never given iOS’s a moment’s thought. But apparently, I had to have one, and so I set about finding">I realised that I couldn’t upgrade my iOS simply by looking at my phone in confusion (though if I could have made it happen through act of will alone I would have had such a late version of iOS the thing wouldn’t have been invented yet). </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">By a process of elimination (that looked a lot like throwing things and sweating) I deduced that I could upgrade my iOS by plugging my phone into my computer and pressing a few buttons. Easy! Except that it turned out that the upgrade took OVER TWO HOURS and if my computer lost internet connection for ONE SECOND the whole thing would fail and have to restart. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Which it did. THREE TIMES.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">By the time the thing was complete, some six hours later, I was exhausted. I was also disappointed to discover that the upgrade hadn’t actually taken effect (using ‘disappointed’ in the sense of ‘I was disappointed to learn that a meteor was hurtling towards earth and we were all going to die). By a process of elimination (that looked a lot like crying and drinking gin) I deduced that I had to start and restart my computer and phone and then plug them into each other again and wait, without breathing or moving a muscle, until the upgrade began to work. (I don’t know why the breath holding and remaining still was so vital, but it just <i>was</i>.)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Eventually, the upgrade took place and all was well in the world. My phone looked slightly different, which mildly concerned me, but I figured that it was just the new, improved iOS - whatever the hell that was. </div><div class="MsoNormal">I felt proud of myself and in a celebratory mood. I turned on some music and prepared to dance the ‘I’m Queen of Technology’ shuffle. Except that the music didn’t come on, because somehow <i>all my music had been wiped from my phone</i>, and it was clearly <i>never, ever coming back</i>. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">By a process of elimination (that looked a lot like rocking in the corner in the foetal position) I deduced that the iTunes music was not syncing to my iPhone no matter what settings I chose or plugs I stuck in. And this made me very, very disappointed indeed.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Happily, though, I managed to get my ringtone. Unhappily, this will be of little use to me as I never plan to use my stupid iPhone again. From now on it’s carrier pigeons for me. And the only ringtone will be their gentle cooing.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">This Woman of Social Media hates technology. </div>Kerri Sackville Anxiety, Part Two: A Day<i>This is the second part in my new series, <b><strike>Beating</strike> Managing Anxiety; Advice from a Worried Person</b>. For Part One see <a href="" target="_blank">here</a>. To buy The Little Book of Anxiety click <a href="" target="_blank">here</a>.</i><br /><br />Anxiety is a bitch. Anyone who has experienced it knows. Sometimes it fades into the background, sometimes it rears it's ugly head, and sometimes it roars so loudly that the best I can do is just put one foot in front of the other.<br /><br />At times like this, I turn to my last resort, the technique I use when things get really dire (and, occasionally, when things are just reasonably dire, or I'm not feeling particularly robust).<br /><br />I take one day at a time.<br /><br /.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="" /></a></div><br />Without my emotional resources, I become easily overwhelmed. Simple tasks like cooking dinner seem difficult. Bigger projects like organising my car rego or generating invoices seem scary. And long term responsibilities like my career and parenting my children seem utterly impossible.<br /><br />So I do what I need to do. I don't think about the scary or impossible. I push those thoughts away and focus myself directly on the here and now. I decide I just need to get through <i>today</i>, and not think about all the tomorrows that are going to come later. <b>I can get through one day</b>. It's just twenty four hours. Anyone can get through one day.<br /><br /.<br /><br />Sometimes, that's all you can do. But if you keep getting through, hour by hour, day by day, eventually the anxiety will recede again. I promise you, it will. So hang in there.<br /><br />Anyone can get through one day.Kerri Sackville Anxiety, Part One: Force<i>As many of you will know, last year I released <a href="" target="_blank">The Little Book of Anxiety; Confessions from a Worried Life</a>. Since writing the book I have been toying with the idea of releasing an ebook entitled <b><strike>Beating </strike>Managing Anxiety; Advice From a Worried Person</b>. However, I don't know the first thing about releasing an ebook, and besides, I don't want to charge anxious people for advice. We all deserve as much help as we can get, and I want to share what I know for free.</i><br /><div><i>And so, without further ado, here is Part One of my new series. Parts Two to Until-I-Finish will follow shortly.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Let me tell you this one little secret - anxiety hates nothing more than company. Anxiety likes to live alone, dwelling in the fertile lush pastures of the empty mind. The very best weapon against anxiety is to keep busy. Anxiety needs to be driven out with force.</div><div><br /></div>.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="" /></a></div><br /></div>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, obviously I'm not advocating guest spots on the radio or calls from editors as the cure for all anxiety (but if radio producers or editors read this, please call me, I'm yours). What I am advocating, however, is that <b>you find your own equivalent, something that works to get your mind off yourself and on the other</b>. It is different for everyone, but we all have something, a task that will haul us out of our introspection and focus our attention elsewhere.</div><div><br /></div><div>So what works for me? Well, my list is varied. It includes:</div><div><ul><li>Doing radio or TV;</li><li>Doing any kind of public speaking;</li><li>Meeting a close friend for a coffee;</li><li>Writing to a deadline;</li><li>Attending a meeting, whether about my children or work;</li><li>Clearing out a cupboard or sorting through clothes;</li><li>Going for a walk with hip hop music blaring through my headphones. (It has to be hip hop. No other music calms me);</li><li>Organizing my handbag;</li><li>Browsing through online stores to choose something I need. (It doesn't work when I'm window shopping in real life - I can spend hours walking around Westfield in a haze of anxiety. But put me on the net and I immediately concentrate. All hail the online world.) </li></ul></div><div>Your list may be completely different. The key is to identify what works for you, write it down, and then turn to it when you're feeling anxious. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe you feel focused when you're cooking, or attending a spin class, or painting your nails. Maybe you are able to concentrate when you're planting tomatoes or running a seminar or drawing up a spreadsheet. Maybe you're about to become immersed in <i>The Bold And The Beautiful</i> or in the works of Dostoyevsky or in the <i>Fifty Shades Trilogy</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me know how you go, and I'll see you for Part Two.</div>Kerri Sackville of Hell, Part: KILL ME NOWI thought my days of <a href="" target="_blank">trampoline assembly</a> were over. I was wrong. Oh, how painfully, tragically wrong was I.<br /><br /.<br /><br />The Architect disassembled the trampoline with the help of our daughters. This, clearly, was far easier than the assembly, which is IMPOSSIBLE and DESIGNED INTENTIONALLY TO SEND YOU HATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I transported the pieces of trampoline to my parents' place, where they waited eagerly, tools in hand. (Okay, so my mother was drinking a cup of tea and my father was asleep on his bed, but they were sweetly eager in spirit.)<br /><br />The first part of the trampoline was simple to assemble, because the manufacturers are EVIL and TRYING TO TRICK YOU. My mother and I got the base up and attached part of the mat, and then things went hideously, catastrophically wrong.<br /><br /.<br /><br /.<br /><br />We still failed.<br /><br /.<br /><br />I returned after half an hour, and my 11 year old daughter greeted me at the door.<br /><br />"Mummy, come see what we did!" she cried.<br /><br />I called my parents and we all proceeded to the backyard. The trampoline was fully assembled. My two children had assembled it. They had done the impossible. And they said it was "easy".<br /><br />I hate that trampoline. I do. I really do. But I love my children. If they can assemble that trampoline, they can cure cancer and save the earth from meteors. And I feel very lucky to have them.<br /><br />I wish that trampoline would go and spontaneously combust, though. I hate it.Kerri Sackville Good Gifts Go BadToday I bought one of my children a present. I'm not going to say which one, because I don't want any of you to spoil the surprise. I'm not going to say what it was, because I bought it on ebay, and it may not even turn up. I will say how much it cost, because it was $2.75, which struck me as ridiculously cheap considering that the postage from Hong Kong was free. You can feel safe in assuming it wasn't an iPad, or a car, but it was something very sincere, and anyway, it's the thought that counts.<br /><br />I love buying presents for my kids. I love buying presents for any of the people I really love. I get ridiculously excited about it. It doesn't matter how much the present costs or whether it is expected or not. It is wonderful to be able to bring joy to someone you care about. <br /><br />Now, that's not to say that it's better to give than to receive, because of course that is utter nonsense. I love receiving gifts. LOVE it. The problem, of course, is that I rarely get gifts I really love, unless, that is, I have chosen them myself. Occasionally someone will hit the jackpot, but so often it's just not-quite-right. You know - I've dropped hints I want a new purse, but when it arrives it's just that fraction too small; or I ask for a friend to bring back a T-shirt from the US, and when they do it's V-neck tight in the sleeves.<br /><br />But of course it's all good (I have to say that or I sound ungrateful) and I'm lucky to have people who care enough about me to buy gifts. And I'm certainly not the best gift buyer in the world. Right now I am wearing a fringed vest I bought for my friend Princess Fancy Pants* which I took back when I realised she had never worn it in her life. What's more, my children have discarded at least a third of the presents I've bought them - especially those I was truly thrilled about because they were an amazing bargain at Costco. SO;">This is nothing like the vest Princess Fancy Pants rejected. But it is still a fringed vest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />But I'm totally sure my child is going to love their $2.75 present. And if they don't, I'm going to give it to Princess Fancy Pants.<br /><br />After all, I'm wearing her vest.<br /><br />*Name changed to avoid making her sound ungrateful<br /><br />Kerri Sackville. Heaving & Not.Today I was in an elevator and I heard a woman use the word 'bosoms'. I was awed. It is rare to hear a woman use the word 'bosoms' these days. Actually, I think it was probably always rare to hear the word 'bosoms'. It's theoretically possible that people would occasionally mention their own (or somebody else's) 'bosom', but I suspect no-one has ever mentioned the plural. After all, I am pretty sure that 'bosoms' has only ever been linked to the word 'heaving', and I suspect 'heaving bosoms' has only ever appeared in print. And quite frankly I can't imagine a person of any generation verbally referring to 'heaving bosoms'. How would it happen? In what;">Bosom not Blogger's Own.<br />Groin not shown.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />"<i>Oh, I saw Jillian today. My god but she has heaving bosoms</i>."<br /><br />or, "<i>Every time Max walks into the room, the women's bosoms begin heaving</i>."<br /><br />or perhaps, "<i>He has such raw sexual power. He gives me the heaving bosoms</i>."<br /><br />The woman in the elevator did not put her 'bosoms' together with the word 'heaving'. It's possible, of course, that they are inextricably linked in her mind - that bosoms heave just like cats purr or flowers bloom. But she didn't say it. She did, however, put her 'bosoms' together with a 'groin', which to me was even more startling.<br /><br />"Watch out for your bosoms and your groin," she told the young woman next to her, who nodded politely and kept holding the cardboard box.<br /><br />And I was fascinated. FASCINATED. What was going in the box? Why did the woman have to watch her bosoms and groin? What was the thing that was going in the box potentially going to do to her bosoms and groin? How was she supposed to protect said bosoms and groin from the fearsome attack of the thing-in-the-box? And why on earth was she calling them 'bosoms' and 'groin' instead of the far more colloquial 'breasts' and 'thighs', 'boobies' and 'front bottom', or even 'bazoongas' and 'vajayjay'. I mean, no-one says 'bosoms' and 'groin', unless they're some kind of weirdo 1950's doctor who is talking earnestly to a woman in a girdle and underwired bra who has strained something private.<br /><br />Unfortunately for you (and me), there is no satisfactory conclusion to this story. The woman (who, for the record, was approximately 50 years old and dressed conservatively in a white shirt and tailored black pants) stepped out of the lift with the young woman (who was dressed more jauntily in a floral skirt and pale blue blouse) and disappeared on the second floor. I have no idea what happened to them, the box, or their bosoms (heaving or not) and I suspect I never will.<br /><br />But if you have any clue, I'd be grateful to know. This mystery is going to give me heaving bosoms all bloody night.Kerri Sackville's All OkayLife is hard. I've known that for a while, but sometimes the fact of life's hardness slaps me in the face and grabs me by the hair and twists me around and throws me against the wall.<br /><br />Life is hard. Parenting is hard and relationships are fraught and friends can disappoint and loved ones can get sick and people die and there is no smooth path to eternity.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="" /></a></div>Life is hard. The past couple of weeks have been especially hard for me. Actually, the past couple of months have been especially hard for me. Hell, the past couple of years have been especially hard for me. There has been great joy, beautiful moments, lots of love and lots of laughter. But interspersed with the joy and the beauty and the laughter has been confusion and complication and worry and grief. My mind has felt messy, and my life has felt messy. I have made choices that I've regretted, and choices that I've regretted not making sooner. I have struggled to make sense of it all, and wondered how I'm going to proceed in the future.<br /><br /.<br /><br /.<br /><br />Then she said, "That's okay. It's all okay."<br /><br />And I believed her. It is okay. It's all okay. I'll muddle through, as I've always muddled through, and so will you. Life is hard and it's messy and it can be complicated and sad. But that's okay. It's all okay.<br /><br />That's how it's supposed to be.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="" /></a></div>Kerri Sackville... And Forgiveness.....And Olives...I love my friend <a href="" target="_blank">Lana</a>. I do. I cherish her friendship, I cherish her unconditional support of me, and I cherish the fact that she nearly always pays for drinks when we go out. (I tried last night, I really, truly did, but she beat me to it. She's sneaky that way.)<br /><br />However, last night Lana betrayed me in a fundamental way, which left me shocked and desperate. Even now, 16 hours later, I am struggling to reconcile my love for her with her extreme disloyalty. It is hard. I hope one day I will get through this.<br /><br /.<br /><br />I didn't notice anything was wrong. I thought that we were as close as ever. We went back to school and I collected my kids, and chatted and laughed with some of the other parents. All was fine. Or at least I thought;">(mouth shown not author's own)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />But then I got in my car, and looked in the rear view mirror. And I saw it. As clear as daylight, only black, which is not at all like daylight, but rather like night - very, very black night.<br /><br />A big piece of olive stuck between my two top teeth.<br /><br />I was devastated. And horrified. Because Lana, my dear, dear friend Lana, had not informed me that I had olive between my teeth.<br /><br />I felt sad. I felt betrayed. I felt hurt. And then I sent her a message asking how she could have done such a thing.<br /><br />"Sorry," she replied. "I was trying to <a href="" target="_blank">find your ears</a>."<br /><br />And just like that, I forgave her.<br /><br /><br />Kerri Sackville In A Turban, Or "Hurtie Ears"It is rather unseemly to complain about pain that one inflicts upon oneself. It's probably not reasonable to expect sympathy when one has undergone a purely elective procedure for something as minor as an ear.<br /><br />But I am not complaining about my pain, nor am I asking for sympathy. I am simply outlining, for those of you interested, what it feels like to become a character from Star Wars.<br /><br />As many of you know, I underwent surgery on Monday to correct my one-and-a-half sticky-out ears. (Obviously, I have two ears, and both were operated on, but only one was very sticky-out. The other was moderately sticky-out, but it's easier to achieve symmetry if they do both.)<br /><br />I suffered from an affliction known colloquially as 'bat ear', or, in medical terms, as 'bat ear'. (Yep, sometimes Latin just doesn't cut it.). The ridge of my ear was lacking a crease, causing it to stick out at a 90 degree angle instead of lying flat against my head.<br /><br />The operation, known as 'otoplasty', involved creating a crease. The surgeon made an incision in the back of each ear, scored the ridge of each ear with a special instrument (as opposed to, say, a spoon), inserted permanent stiches to hold the ears in place, and then dissolving stiches to re-connect the skin.<br /><br />He then slapped a massive piece of gauze on each ear, wrapped a bandage the size of a turban around my head, fastened it with approximately twelve metres of surgical tape, and sent me on my way.<br /><br />In the long term, the result will be two beautiful flat ears.<br /><br />In the short term, the result is two hurtie ears, a new taste for pain medication, and a rather startling resemblance to Princess Le have never before noticed the similarity</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The surgeon reassured me that the pain wouldn't be too bad, and that I could probably make do with just paracetamol. And I totally could, provided that I washed it down with a couple of Digesics, a nice strong sleeping pill, and a slug or two of gin.<br /><br />The sensations themselves have varied from day to day. The first night it felt as though my earlobes had been sliced off, and two red-hot pokers inserted in my earholes. The second day my entire ears ached, and it pained me to open my mouth. The third day, the pain localised to the site of the incision, and the bandage began to feel very heavy. The fourth day, the ache began to subside, bar the occasional shooting pain in various locations throughout my aural region. Today, day five, I am frantically itchy, and quite desperate to remove the massive turban.<br /><br />Last night I felt a mild panic attack arise, as the claustrophobia of the bandage began to overwhelm me. I had wild fantasies of attacking the turban with a pair of (safety) scissors, ripping it off dramatically, and scratching my new ears. Perhaps, I began wondering in fear, there weren't even ears under there at all, but two transplanted fingers attached to each side of my head. Perhaps the surgeon had removed my ears and put them back on backwards, as a joke. Or perhaps he'd tattooed them with purple spots and bejazzled them with sequins, just to lift my spirits.<br /><br />I still don't know. The bandages come off on Monday and all will be revealed. Until then, I am trying desperately not to scratch, and to breathe through the crazed desire to return from planet Star Wars.<br /><br />Thank you all for your support, and my ears and I will see you soon. Or at least hear you soon.<br /><br />From a much flatter distance.<br /><br />Hooray!Kerri Sackville I'm Doing It....<br />As some of you will know, in recent times <a href="" target="_blank">I have been contemplating my sticky-out ear</a>. Actually, I've been contemplating my sticky-out ear forever. It is something that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. It bugs me when I look in the mirror. It bothers me when it pokes out from under my hair in photos. And it drives me crazy in strong wind when I fear I might actually take off and fly (but in circles, because only one of my ears sticks out, so I have no chance of going in a straight line).<br /><div><br /></div><div>And now, I have finally decided to do something about it. I am forty-four. It is now or never. And I want to know what life feels like without a crazy ear. I want to know what it feels like to be able to wear my hair back without looking like a lopsided Minnie Mouse. Most importantly, I guess, I want to like my ears.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since writing my previous post and talking to friends, I've been amazed at the support for my decision - at least from women. "If it bothers you and you can fix it, then do it!" they say. Several friends have admitted to having their own minor procedures done. I had no idea how many of my friends have had nose jobs, Botox, teeth capping, and their own bat ears corrected.<br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="" width="320" /></a></div><br />Men, interestingly enough, don't seem to understand. "Your ears have never bothered me," said my husband. "I've never even noticed your big ear," said a male friend. But then I've always maintained that men see the entire picture - face, body, boobs, four limbs - whereas we women are all about detail. </div><div><br /></div><div>Only one female friend of mine questioned my decision (and yes, hon, I'm talking about you). "The whole quest for perfection bothers me," she said. "I love imperfections in people. I love your ear."<br /><br /></div><div>But I'm not trying to be perfect. I'm far from perfect. If I'd wanted to be perfect then I'd be fixing a lot more than my ear. I'd be getting the veins on my legs stripped. I'd be getting a boob job. A tummy tuck. A face lift. That special fraxel laser treatment on my skin to remove all the pigmentation. And Japanese ionic straightening to permanently correct my crazy frizzy hair.<br /><br /></div><div>But I don't want any of that. I don't want to be perfect. I just want to have a nice normal ear. So I'm going in tomorrow for a day procedure and I'm saying goodbye to my sticky-out ear forever. It's a strange feeling. But bizarrely exciting.<br /><br />So thank you for your support in anticipation. Photos shall come soon. And my ear and I shall see you on the other side. </div>Kerri Sackville Is No ExcuseI don't get outraged a lot these days. The older I get, the more aware I am of my own flaws and limitations, and the less I judge other people. What's more, as the years go by, the more attuned I am to the dark side of the human condition, and the less surprised I am by some of the shocking things that occur.<br /><br />But the Chrissie Swan saga outrages me. <i>Not </i>because the woman had a sneaky cigarette whilst pregnant. I mean, seriously people - do we not have more important things to worry about? She didn't beat one of her already-born children, or take to her pregnant stomach with an iron bar. She didn't mainline heroin or strap a dozen mobile phones to her stomach to send radiation to her poor helpless fetus. She didn't even smoke a pack a day. She had a few sneaky cigarettes. I mean,<i> give me a break</i>.<br /><br />And yet the woman is required to offer a tearful apology to the entire nation because of her bad behaviour. It is outrageous. It is none of our business. NONE. It has nothing to do with you and nothing to do with me. Chrissie Swan is a 'personality'. She has made her living through media work - television, radio and newsprint. And good on her. That is <i>incredibly </i>hard to do and she has risen above the pack and succeeded. I admire her and I envy her.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="'s-day-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" src="'s-day-logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />But the fact that she has made her living through media work does not make her public property. Chrissie Swan is not Kyle Sandilands. I have listened to her radio show many times and read her columns and watched her on TV. She is respectful of other people, self-deprecating and warm. She does not deserve or invite public shredding.<br /><br />As for Woman's Day, well, they ought to be ashamed of themselves. They won't be, of course, because they are a tabloid publication, and celebrate women by mocking their weight gain, pointing out their plastic surgery, speculating on their eating disorders, and celebrating their personal tragedies. Of course they're going to publish photos of yet another 'fallen' celebrity, however ridiculously fabricated the 'fall'.<br /><br />I just wish they weren't pretending to believe they were doing a community service by highlighting the dangers of smoking whilst pregnant, because that is cruelly and laughably disingenuous. We <i>all </i>know the dangers of smoking whilst pregnant. They did it because they knew it would sell a lot of magazines, at the expense of a decent human being. And there is no excuse.<br /><br />Sometimes, these days, I still get outraged.Kerri Sackville Sing The iTunes ElectricA few years ago, I lost my mobile phone. I can't remember where (no doubt if I did, I would have found it). To make matters worse, my laptop had recently died, and I hadn't backed up my iPhone on my new computer. My entire iTunes collection was wiped out. <br /><br />Over the years, I built up a new collection, slowly. As I remembered the songs I'd downloaded from the net, I would add them to my playlist, but I knew that most of them were lost forever. And it hurt. Those songs were a part of me. They evoked a myriad of feelings, a thousand memories from my life. There were songs that made me cry every single time I heard them. There were songs that made me get up and dance. Songs that made me energised. And the sexiest song I'd ever heard. <br /><br />Sadly, I couldn't remember what that one was.<br /><br />And then last week, something miraculous occurred. I used my brain. I realised that there simply had to be a system for identifying and re-retrieving songs one had downloaded from iTunes. And, lo and behold, there was. It was time consuming and cumbersome, but it could be done.<br /><br />So I did it.<br /><br />My entire, previously wiped playlist magically appeared before me, and I retrieved the songs, one by one. It was incredibly exciting - like uncovering lost-lost photos, or love letters, or childhood diaries. I rushed through the download and began playing my tunes. I was in heaven.<br /><br />There was <em>I Sing The Body Electric</em>, from the movie Fame - a song that gives me goosebumps every single time. <br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />There was <em>Shout and Deliver</em> by The Reels, which takes me back to 1981, a daggy Year 8 girl with frizzy hair and too-thick eyebrows. <em>US Forces</em> by Midnight Oil, which reminds me of an old school friend. <em>Pass The Duchie</em>, which is as close as I ever came to drugs in my youth. <em>Pressure</em>, by Billy Joel, which never fails to get me up and moving. <br /><br />There was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, which makes me pensive. Michael Nyman's piano score for <em>The Piano</em>, which makes me weep. And Teardrop, by Massive Attack, a song my sister famously pointed out and cried "Look, how cute! She has a cool song in her collection by mistake!"<br /><br />Oh, and the sexiest song in the entire world? Well, I'll leave that up to you. But let me tell you, I'm playing it right now....Kerri Sackville baby was almost late to her first ever day at school because I couldn't get my mascara right. I don't usually wear mascara, but my eyes looked like I'd been crying all night (which was not surprising, because I had). And so I slathered it on, then got teary again, so the whole lot smeared. In the end, I left the house with grey-rimmed puffy eyes, which will look truly memorable in those First Day At School photos.<br /><br />I didn't expect to have such a strong reaction to my youngest starting school. I was quite excited when my big boy and girl started Year K all those years ago. I was ridiculously proud, marveling at their uniforms, taking endless photos of them with their hats and bags. It felt like the start of a wonderful new chapter. There was no sense of loss, no sense of mourning, just fresh beginnings.<br /><br />This time, though, this time it's my baby. My beautiful, precious girl. She was born when her siblings were already six and eight. Last year her brother started high school, and next year her sister will join him. They are growing up, moving forward with their lives. Every day I see them morphing from children into teenagers. Every day I am stunned by the passage of time. It rushes ahead, and they rush with it. It's magnificent and wonderful and incredibly quick.<br /><br />But it's been okay, because I have had my youngest. The big kids could grow up but she would always be with me. She would always be cute. She would always want to snuggle. It would be okay because I would always have my baby. I couldn't even fathom my girl growing up.<br /><br />Today my baby put on her uniform and shoes, hoisted her backpack onto her back, and walked into school. And it hurt. It <i>hurt</i>. I didn't want to let her go. I was careful to be positive and cheerful, but inside I was crying. I know it will be fine, I know she will have a fabulous day, but I'm just not ready to let her go.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="" /></a></div>Time, it goes so fast. And kids grow up. Even your babies. Even the ones you think will stay young forever.<br /><br />In years to come, I'll look back on the pictures from today and laugh. There is my daughter, in her too-big dress and her perfect, shiny shoes. There is my husband, smiling broadly. There is our big girl, having run down from her classroom, proudly showing her sister around. And there is me, with my grey puffy eyes, clinging on to my baby with all I've got.<br /><br />One day I'll laugh. But right now I'm still having a little weep. Until 3pm, when I pick her up, and she'll be my little girl again.<br /><br />Kerri Sackville IS It With Men & Hair?The other day I got my hair cut. It's not a big deal. I didn't get a buzz cut, or a mohawk, or - god forbid - a mullet. I got a fairly standard, chin length, concave bob; you know, shorter in the back, slightly longer in the front. My hair is curly so it bounces up. But it's not that short, and it wasn't that drastic a cut, and at the end of the day it's just hair.<br /><br />So why did my husband freak out so much?<br /><br />Okay, he didn't exactly 'freak out'. He didn't cry or throw things or rent his clothes or tear his hair or run of the house screaming 'WHY, KERRI?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If my husband had his way.....</td></tr></tbody></table><br />But he did look horrified.<br /><br />"I hate it," he said to me. "I hate it!"<br /><br />I shrugged. "I really like it," I told him. "And there's nothing I can do now, anyway."<br /><br />"Grow it!" he pleaded, despairingly. "I want you to grow it back! Now!"<br /><br />My husband is 46 years old and has a masters degree. I hadn't anticipated his faulty grasp of the laws of biology and physics, but it's always interesting to learn new things about your partner.<br /><br />"You do know hair doesn't grow six inches overnight?" I asked him.<br /><br />"I can't look at you," he cried. "I'm not going to look at you till it grows back!"<br /><br />"Okay!" I said. I poked him in the chest. He looked at me. I giggled.<br /><br />Since getting my hair cut I've discovered that many men seem overly invested in their partner's tresses. They become distressed or unsettled if she cuts her hair significantly, with the level of upset proportionate to the number of inches trimmed. It's like a Rapunzel complex, only without the eternal youth, and I have to wonder what it's all about.<br /><br />Perhaps men subconsciously link their own masculinity to the length of their partner's locks. Or perhaps some primal instant links long hair with fertility and the ability to skin and cook a woolly mammoth. Or perhaps they just like to see hair on the pillow that's not theirs. I DON'T KNOW.<br /><br />All I know is that I love my new hair. And my husband seems to be getting used to it. Or at least, he's stopped talking about how little hair I have. Which is good. Very good. Because once we're on that topic, let me just say....Kerri Sackville Want Schnitzels? Go Pound Yourself.<br /><div class="MsoNormal">My*. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So every now and then, I will buy a mountain of chicken, and a huge pile of veal, and fry up enough schnitzels to last the year. Or at least feed my husband for a week or two.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal";">Totally (not) my schnitzel</td></tr></tbody></table>I was cooking him bloody schnitzels</i> and the very least he could do was take one third of our joint offspring off my hands.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So I kept on pounding the meat, hard. Like, really hard. I wasn’t just pounding that meat. I was pounding my husband, and the bits of chicken spray in my hair, and the veal in my nose, and the whole <i>unfairness</i> of my life, of having to spend hours messing up my kitchen only to spend hours cleaning it up again when everyone around me just hung about taking it easy. I pounded and pounded until the kids became alarmed and my husband appeared before me.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“What are you doing?” he asked warily, looking as anxious as if I was wielding a mallet in my hands, which, of course, I was.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“I’m making you <i>schnitzels</i>,” I yelled. “And you’ve <i>forgotten about the bath</i>!”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">“I just ran it,” he said carefully. “Um... I think the chicken is ready.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I looked down. The piece of chicken was in tatters. There would be no schnitzel for this particular bit of bird. There wasn’t even enough left for a nugget.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal".</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">It took one and a half hours. And another glass of gin.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">My husband can be a very easy man to please. But next time he wants pleasure in the kitchen, he’s going to have to bite the bullet, and damn well please himself.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">*Okay, so it’s maybe not my <i>greatest</i> joy, but it’s certainly up there in my top fifty.</div>Kerri Sackville Truth About BoysI never had brothers growing up. Though I went to a co-ed school, and saw boys in their natural habitat, I never saw them alone, never saw the way they interacted together when there were no girls present. <i>What do they talk about</i>? I used to wonder. <i>How do they play</i>?<br /><br />Well, now I have a thirteen year old son who often has group of friends over. And so now I have access to the secret world of the male.<br /><br />At this very moment I am eavesdropping on my son and seven of his friends. I can say with confidence that now, people, NOW I know what;">BOYS (from, er, a backstreet)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><ul><li>They yell. They whoop. They jeer. They scream.</li><li>They play Wii with <i>passion</i>. It can get vicious out there.</li><li>They make jokes about their testicles. Using the word 'testicle'.</li><li>They insult each other. Gleefully.</li><li>They mock each other mercilessly. "Heh heh heh heh heh," they say. With <i>relish</i>.</li><li>They talk frequently about how awesome they are. "I am AWESOME!" they proclaim.</li><li>They call each other weird names.</li><li>They speak in funny accents and with funny voices. Loudly.</li><li>They use in-jokes, <i>all the time.</i> They quote from school. They quote from YouTube videos. They quote from TV. They bastardize popular song lyrics. And they make up alternatives to Gangnam Style. It never gets old. To them, anyway.</li><li>They get each others' attention by screaming "GUYS!" at the top of their lungs. No-one listens.</li><li>They don't bother with niceties. "Put that down!" "Turn that off!" "Somebody press play!" "Shut up Alex". Nobody seems to mind.</li><li>They say "flippin" a lot.</li><li>They are very big on sarcasm.</li><li>They rage quit when something goes wrong. They recover quickly.</li><li>They threaten each other with violence. On occasion, they follow through.</li><li>They laugh, about the most ridiculous things. They laugh a lot. It is a beautiful thing.</li></ul>Kerri Sackville
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I have been feeling more and more boundless during my times of prayer. When I close my eyes and sink deeper and deeper into it, I can begin to sense that the idea of my body as my boundary is contrived. That my true self is without limits. Like I said, I’m no ordinary squirrel.
I remember when I was about nine that I had a life-changing moment driving past the lake in the passenger seat of my mom’s car. Looking out the window I suddenly realized in my gut that I was completely singular, completely alone in my experience. I remember looking at mom and, with no small sense of amazement, realized that she and I were two different people and our experience of the world would never fully converge. I would never know what her eyes saw as she looked at the same road I was looking at, or how the seat beneath her felt on her legs, or what thought was filling her mind from one moment to the next. It felt very isolating, yet somehow inspiring. There was suddenly a feeling of importance for my life, but also great alone-ness.
Whether or not it is related to that early event, for most of my life I have been operating under an unexamined belief that we are all separate. Why wouldn’t I think that? Don’t most people think that? Doesn’t it look like that? I am me and you are you. I am one and you are one. Here we are:
Even as I’ve come to know more about God, even as I’ve experienced inexplicable connections with a few very special people, even as I have done some reading up on metaphysics and theories of transpersonal connection, my grander experience of life has never really changed. So why would my overall paradigm change?
But now, something new is dawning. The other night, as I was feeling boundless, I said, “Thank you for the way you move through all things.” With those words my paradigm changed. Suddenly there is a ONE. If my Self is boundless, then your Self is boundless. And his…and hers… Where do you begin and I end? Where does my spirit or consciousness or energy cease to inform yours and vice versa? Where does yellow end and green begin?
I’m telling you, I am walking down the streets of Los Angeles the past few days passing people and thinking, “Do you know that we are actually colliding right now?? That you are made up of divinity just like the rest of us? How cool is that!?” This doesn’t mean I have to trust every person, that I have to welcome their energy into my experience, but I do think it is a part of the Love that I have asked to learn more about.
As for separateness, I think we are separate as sensory processors and as egos. My little nine year-old self was right about that. But senses and egos are not all we are.
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A final reminder—for you and for me—that this blog was started with the idea that we are like waves. Remember that you can not point to where your wave ends and another’s begins. Nor can you can point to where your wave begins and the ocean ends. It is a metaphor I like…and now I like it even more. Hope you do too.
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