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доровые закуски
Mi-Del Cookies, Swedish Style Ginger Snaps, 10 oz (284 g)
- Вес отправления: 0.77 lbs (0.35kg)
- Код товара: MID-03502
- UPC Код: 030684035029
- Количество в упаковке: 10 oz (284 g)
- Размеры: 2.7 x 5.5 x 4.5 in, 0.65 lbs (0.29kg)
- Срок годности: Aug 2013
Обзор продуктов
Описание
- All Natural
- 0 g Trans Fat
- Kosher.
Другие ингредиенты
Organic unbleached wheat flour, organic dehydrated cane juice, canola oil, unsulphured molasses, ginger, baking soda, sea salt, soy lecithin (used as an emulsifier).
Contains wheat, soy.
Allergy Warning: Produced in a facility that also processes or handles milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.
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Version 0.5 is released today. The biggest change is that this version finally has upload progress.
Download it here:
Or go to for more information about this project.
Changelog:
* Refactored the authentication_controller
* Put before_filter :authorize in ApplicationController (and using skip_before_filter in other controllers if necessary)
* Using 'unless' instead of 'if not'
* Using find_by() instead of find(:first)
* Upload progress (yay!)
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On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs at dos32.com> wrote: > The people on this list made a fairly large investment in FXRuby but the developers of the product seem to have abandoned it. For anyone who missed the announcement last year, just a note that I am no longer working on FXRuby (see). The project has always been open source, and continues to be (see). The Wiki site () has what were at the time a fairly comprehensive set of instructions on setting up an environment for building and/or hacking on the code. If there was a serious interest in keeping it alive, someone would have stepped up to take over the project by now.
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Hi. . What do you think? Regards, Dan
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from Milk Teeths The ultimate style+travel photo, and I liked that blouse so much I bought it from her store!
I generally aim for a high degree of original content on this blog, but I really enjoyed rounding up my favourite summer outfits from some of my favourite bloggers in September, and couldn't resist doing an autumn roundup too. However, I've gone a bit overboard, so I'm splitting this post in two. This week you get the vibrant colours and sunny days outfits that most inspired me, next week a few more from the more wintry side of autumn. Since I featured my winter coat last post, and am basically wearing it all the time now, I guess autumn is truly over, in London at least...
I Want Your Dress:
from Yeye! Style Blog and Resplendent Tranquility
This was the year the Alexa Chung collection for Madewell had us all pining for black velvet dresses with little collars. Seeing Izzie's vintage example, I was inspired to spend hours of my life trawling Etsy for weeks, instead of spending too much money, and I'm very happy with the result. I also love her styling of it.
You can't see it well in the picture, but Emily from Resplendent Tranquility's dress has a pattern of chickadees! How perfect for autumn. I skulked around in H&M for quite a while in search of this, but fortunately for my budget they didn't have my size. And I could never have mustered up such a perfect location for it anyway!
Coloured Denim:
from Orchid Grey and My Little Fashion Diary
After I bought my red Zara jeans I was pleased to see other bloggers following me on the coloured denim idea! ; ) Joking aside, red and yellow are probably the best autumn colours around, and I love the difference in the way they've been styled: sort of grunge-folk on Julie and classic all the way on Emilie. And both with truly great shoes...
Caitlin in Yellow
from Waking Life
I honestly think Caitlin from Waking Life is one of the most stylish girls in blogland, and she made me doubly despairing of my own dressing abilities all fall by consistently wearing my favourite colour so perfectly. If you don't know her blog already, you should: head over for one perfectly put together look after another, and most of them taken before she goes to work, which just boggles my mind!
I Just LIke These Ones:
from Waking Life and Birds Closet
More perfect looks with oatmeal and red, and also demonstrating that sometimes hair is the best accessory. Well, hair and a swallow-shaped brooch, if you can swing it.
Keeping Cozy:
from Wish Wish Wish and Hannah and Landon
Carrie's yellow coat set me back ages in my own coat shopping. I couldn't come to grips with the fact that I wasn't going to find the very one and make it mine.
Hannah's sweater looks warm too, but what really keeps me cozy is the picture itself. Taken during Canadian Thanksgiving, it reminded me in all the best possible ways of my favouritest of favourite holidays.
Any favourites among these? Or what were your favourite colours/looks this fall?
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Love finding new blogs. Thanks for pointing me toward Waking Life. I can't wait to check it out.
Also the last pic/ensemble from Hannah and Landon is possibly my favorite.
Leaving the House in THIS?!?!
Yayy I love all these!! Such stylish girls :D
Love these! Especially the Waking Life one. SO cute!
i am checking out all of these ladies next! thank you so much for sharing i love all of these looks :)
Great photos! I love the first one especially :)
Great selection and a couple of these blogs I hadn't even come across yet! I am going to check these out right now :)
I love the yellows red and oatmeals although strangely I have gone off on a pastel trip just recently.. maybe I am trying to blend in with the fog?
That is a nice looking pick up van.
ooh, I like the oatmeal & braids.
I've been searching for a pair of red jeans, but by the time I find the ones that fit the way I want, the trend is likely to be over.
I love Autumn pictures. Great pictures. :)
i need to crack onto this mustard yellow! i love it. xx
Totally agree - loving colored denim right now!
~jess
absolutely love the colored denim looks! they look so fresh and simple!
Thanks for the round up- always great to find new inspiration!
these are all VERY stylish girls! As are you! :D
I love the outfit with the red jeans.
weee.. i'm enjoying these photos. thanks for sharing their links.
Aww these are all so cute! Great photos:)
rawhem.com
The last bloggers have great photos of themselves! Wow, I am blown away from the art of it all!
I'm too lazy to be stylish. haha.
love every girl + putfit!! but the girl in the first picture is my favorite :D
xxxHanna
I love this idea for a post because there are so many fantastic outfits here. I adore Emily from Resplendent Tranquility. She is so sweet and a very beautiful person.
i love this post. it's great finding new blogs every now and then :)
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GIRL. Thanks for the inclusion ;) Now let me see a photo of you wearing that blouse! AND I wore a pair of red skinnies today and totally thought of you!
xx
MILK TEETHS
awh these are so lovely x hivennn.
Great post! I really liked how you made a post with your favorite inpirations in blogland :) I loved so many details in every outfit!
My color favorites are always the same thing more or less...(shame on me - I'm really boring about that) black, grey, etc etc**
very cute post! love the autumn/winterish colors and themes you've picked! happy holiday season & hi from 5amjetaime.com, gabbie c
oh my gosh, i loved seeing all of these! what a fun roundup. i think milk teeths is my fave pic :) i love her shop
wow these are so cute, i love the coloured denim!
Colored denims, Cozy coats, pops of yellow - sounds like my kind of party ... and I am obsessed with autumn and all the bloggers showcasing it beautifully from all parts of the world! :) Love it.
oooh amazing post!!! There are so many great trends in here :)
xxxx
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i love this post! some of the outfits you've selected are gorgeous - i especially love carries yellow coat too :) x
aw, thanks for including me!! you're awesome. i have a yellow coat quite like carrie's but I got it three years ago at nordstrom and it is looking a little worse for wear. you know i love yellow :)
You've picked some girsl with amazing autumnal style! I love all the earthy tones and beautiful yellows.!
Love your picks. I am such a huge Bird's Closet fan that it's not even funny!
Aw, thanks for including me in your autumn inspiration round up :) I wore that chickadee dress yesterday. Gosh, I loooove it. That's a bummer you weren't able to find it. They put out a blouse version, too. The print is a wee bit smaller, but just as sweet.
Red and yellow are such perfect autumn colors. I like all these photos very much! I'll definitely be doing some new blog visiting as a result of this post.
I think we have the same preferences, I like all the pictures you chose with their colours and outfits.
@ Emily: I might go back and see if any hit the sales racks! I didn't fancy the blouse so much... I'm such a dress girl!
i love all the looks, but im especially digging the mustard pants - i've really been wanting a pair myself!
all of the mustard yellow looks are great!! that color happens to look terrible on me, but it's perfect when i can incorporate it into an accessory or pair of shoes.
Those are some very cute looks that you've rounded up. I think my favorites are the last two photos. I love the yellow jacket paired with the brown polka dot dress - those aren't colors I would usually put together but they looked wonderful that way. I would wear the outfit next to her in a heartbeat. I too am often really inspired by my fellow bloggers, and we all appreciate the recognition, which is why I wanted to say "thank you" for stopping by my blog and leaving a message!
Love,
Heather
agreed! red and yellow are two of the best autumn colours, together with dark green I may add :)
my favourite from these: Carrie, Emily and Orchid Grey!
The polka dot is my best pick - of course I will take that yellow coat too...
Colorful outfits!!!
So nice of you to introduce other bloggers in your blog!!! :)
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these pictures are so good. i had never heard of waking life, but wow that yellow dress!!! amazing. thanks :)
I love you blog! and you are so cute
These outfits are all so lovely! Outfit posts are always so inspirational when you have those moments when you hate everything in your wardrobe!
:)
xxxx
oh I love yeye style blog (shes from montreal!) and hannah and landon (also canadian!) this was a great post and very original, dont worry. You are tops!
FASHIONMADEMEFUNKY
What a great blogger roundup! I enjoyed seeing all these various autumnal looks. Yay for Emily's sweet birdie dress! :)
Oh, some lovely looks here - thank you for introducing me to some of these lovely bloggers... I look forward to seeing more! x
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Gatland has warned his stars based in France and England that they will not be selected for his squad if they cannot secure full availability for the tournament.
He is preparing his side for their meeting with Australia at the Millennium Stadium on December 3, but the New Zealander is without France-based trio James Hook, Mike Phillips and Lee Byrne, plus Exeter prop Craig Mitchell and Sale duo Andy Powell and Dwayne Peel as the game falls outside the International Rugby Board's designated Test window.
That means clubs are not obligated to release their players for international duty and, although only scrum-half Phillips would have been a definite starter against the Wallabies, Gatland has made it clear that if players are not available for the start of Six Nations preparations, they risk finding themselves on the outside looking in.
Gatland said: "We knew the English and French-based players would not be available because this game is outside that IRB window.
"But we have said before, and we have been pretty consistent in this situation, that if those players in France and England can't get full release for the Six Nations then they will not be selected in the squad.
"We have been disappointed to hear that a couple of them had verbal agreements but it is not written in their contracts, which I sat down with them and told them to do.
"So the warning out there is that if you are going to leave Wales, make sure you have full release for all Wales games and squad sessions in your contract because if you don't you are not going to be selected, and it is a bit of a concern for us going forward."
Gatland also has a series of injury headaches to contend with prior to the re-match with Australia, who beat Wales 21-18 when the sides met in the third-place play-off at the World Cup.
Eight of Gatland's original 28-man squad joined the camp carrying problems, including George North (groin), Rhys Priestland (shoulder), Luke Charteris (wrist), Jamie Roberts (knee) and Dan Lydiate (ankle).
Gatland remains hopeful that his World Cup stars will recover in time, but one man who will not be available is Ospreys prop Adam Jones.
The formidable tighthead has suffered a recurrence of the calf problem that brought his World Cup semi-final to an early end, and has been replaced in the squad by uncapped 20-year-old Scarlets' forward Rhodri Jones.
With Mitchell unavailable and Paul James (thumb) another injury absentee, Gatland currently has Gethin Jenkins, Ryan Bevington and Scott Andrews as his other front-row options.
"Adam is not going to be available for us so we will replace him with another prop," Gatland said. "Scott Andrews has not played a lot of rugby and we have a lot of time for Scott.
"But we understand the pressure regional coaches are under, it's about performance and results but as a young tighthead he needs to play.
"He is going to learn a couple of lessons and have a couple of hidings in games, but in three or four years we could have another outstanding tighthead on our hands and we will need to work hard at creating some depth in that position."
There was some positive news for Gatland after assistant coach Rob Howley signed a new contract to remain as part of the national set-up until 2016.
The announcement follows last week's confirmation that Shaun Edwards had also agreed a new deal to take him through to the 2015 World Cup. Both Edwards and Howley will also work with Wales' age-grade sides.
Fellow backroom team members Neil Jenkins and Robin McBryde, who were WRU employees prior to Gatland's appointment in 2007, remain in place, with the latter's contract due to run out at the end of the season.
The notable omission from the squad was 104-cap fly-half Stephen Jones, who missed out with Ospreys number 10 Dan Biggar earning a recall.
But Gatland insists the decision does not mean the end of Jones' 13-year Test career, pointing out that the 33-year-old Scarlets' playmaker has not announced his retirement, unlike wing Shane Williams who steps down after the Wallabies' fixture.
"Stephen has not been selected but there are a couple of others (from the World Cup squad) not selected," he said.
"He hasn't retired, we know exactly what he offers us and this is a chance to give someone else an opportunity.
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First Fire in Tall Rumford (movie).
Tall Taagen Rumford (movie)
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Build it tall
Make it look tall
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Build it Tall
What that means, of course, is that we size the throat and flue bigger as we would for the 60" Rumford. Build the fireplace according to the plan at - 20" deep, with the 42" Vestal damper and 20"x20" flue - only build the firebox 48" wide instead of 60" wide.
One customer's saga getting a 36" wide by 42" tall Rumford built correctly.
Make it Look Tall
The first tall fireplace we designed was a small 30" wide Rumford that the client wanted to be 48" tall like a MacIntosh-inspired coal-burning fireplace they had seen. We pulled it off by building it as a narrow 48" Rumford but our first idea was to fake it by building a 30" by 30" Rumford with an inner hearth raised 18", recessed about an inch, painted black and fitted with a grille to make it looks like a coal grate in a 48" tall fireplace.
We have seen other fireplaces that were made to look tall. See an example and another.
We are in the process of building-designing a Rumford. The owner would like the opening to be 48 wide by 60 high. I was planning on using the precast throat and smoke chamber and also the stainless damper. We were wondering if using two 12 inch round flues would be sufficient? I am worried that the height of the opening is to high. We are planning on using a clay chimney pot on top for design. One on each flue. The total height of the chimney is going to be about 30 ft.
The owner would also like tumbled-old looking firebrick. We are going to lay them in a herringbone pattern.
Please email me back so I can figure this out.
Your website is great! Thank you
Thomas M. Hadfield
TMH Masonry LLC
501 S. Holiday Drive
Waunakee, WI 53597
608 849 7317 phone
608 849 3936 fax
We used to worry about making fireplaces with extremely tall openings work. Our Rumfords are designed to have square openings - as tall as they are wide. But then we reasoned that we have no trouble making a 60" wide fireplace work even if it's 60" tall. Why should we worry about a 48" wide fireplace that's 60" tall? Just think of it as a narrow big fireplace rather than a tall small fireplace.
What that means, of course, is that we size the throat and flue bigger as we would for the 60" Rumford. Build your fireplace according to the plan at - 20" deep, with the 42" Vestal damper and 20"x20" flue, only build the firebox 48" wide instead of 60" wide.
As you can guess I don't think your idea of using two 12" round flues will work. Two flues are never as good as one flue the right size. See You need more like the 300 square inches of flue area provided by the 20"x20" flues rather than the 200 square inches and all the unnecessary surface area and turbulence you would get with two round 12" flues.
We have some firebrick options shown at Any of them could be chipped up or "tumbled", I suppose. Usually we get complaints about the quality of the firebrick so, if you want tumbled, our dealers will probably have such a deal for you. Using anything but firebrick for the firebox is legal and safe enough if the firebox thickness is increased in accordance with code but the non-firebrick will probably crack and spall with thermal shock so prepare your customer or you'll be back every few weeks or so replacing yet another brick or stone. See comments at
We have a few large chimney pots that will fit the 20"x20" flue. See Or you could set two smaller pots on ether side of the real flue. And you could use four smaller pots to construct a "cluster" of four pots that would actually be one big pot. See
Warm regards,
Jim Buckley
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Home Teleport is a Magic spell released on 27 September 2006 available to all players. It is a teleport to any lodestone that the player has activated. When the spell is selected, players are prompted to choose their destination. When right-clicking the Home Teleport spell it gives an option to teleport to the last lodestone that was used.
RequirementsEdit
Home teleport has no level requirements in order to be used, allowing players who are low leveled or have had their stats drained access to it. In order to access all the locations on the lodestone network, some additional requirements must be met in order to initially unlock the destination.
UsageEdit
Casting the spell takes about ten seconds, and can be interrupted by combat. It also cannot be used while in the combat stance. Like most teleport spells, the spell cannot be cast beyond level 20 Wilderness. The spell can be cast repeatedly, without any cooldown period between casts.
LocationsEdit
- See also: Lodestone Network
Home teleport allows travel to a number of locations. Once a player has unlocked them, the home teleport spell can be used to travel to that location. Lodestones are located in the following areas:
Solomon's General StoreEdit
With the release of Solomon's General Store on 17 July 2012, there are alternative animations players may buy with runecoins to play instead of the current animation.
HistoryEdit
Home teleport was originally introduced on 27 September 2006 in the Skill Tutors update.[1] The spell was added to all available spellbooks.[2] A player could cast the spell to return to Lumbridge (normal spellbook), Burthorpe (normal spellbook), Edgeville (Ancient Magicks), or Lunar Isle (Lunar Magicks). When first introduced, the spell required a 30 minute cooldown between teleports. This was removed in a hidden update on 28 March 2011.
TriviaEdit
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- If you eat food while using home teleport, you'll appear as if normally standing. The spell, however, will continue.
- If you try to teleport with a normal teleport spell while you are using a home teleport, there will be a message saying: You can't do that while invisible.
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Yesterday morning, I ran along the banks of Burke Lake. I followed a route that took me through the woods, over tree roots, and through a few cobwebs that had grown overnight. I jogged past the main marina, where young men in maroon shirts, hair tousled and shoes untied, set out canoes and rowboats for tourists and Fairfax County locals to rent throughout the slow Sunday. Just like the prior Sunday morning, notes from the Eagles “Take it Easy” rang out from a boom box, and I grinned at the old music and the rising sun. As I grinned, one of the maroon-clad kids grinned back at me, and bid me good morning.
“Great morning for a run!” He hurled a Frisbee through the air and a cool breeze caught it and sent it over flying overhead.
“It sure is!” I replied, slowing to a walk.
I reflected on the Frisbee and the music and the meaning of it all as I stopped at my water fountain, and yep, it is my water fountain as much as it is anyone else’s. It seems special to me, because it’s saved me from the heat and the pain of all the miles I run so many mornings, afternoons, and darkening twilights, but I share it with thousands of others and that makes me feel connected to untold strangers and a few friends too.
The same small black ants from last week and last year and the years long since passed crawled over the silver metal as I pushed the wide thick button and poured water into my yellow, plastic water bottle with the side compartment for my keys. They really aren’t the same ants but they look the same each time, and I wonder why generations of ants inhabit the same place, just like a new generation of young men catching Frisbees behind their backs listen to the music I first discovered on a sunny summer morning more than two decades ago. The mountain creek-cold water flows into my cup and I lean over and swallow water as fast as I can, and I pause to splash it on my face, which has turned pink from the exertion and from the extra pounds I am carrying on my middle-aged frame.
Before I keep running, I take a deep breath and try to inhale the moment, to capture it forever in my mind like a photograph that includes sound and smell and feel. It’s impossible to both live in this moment, already past, and to inhabit both past and future, but I try. The lake is blue, and the sunrise hails a glorious future, and the young men, so young, will grow older and one day, they will bring their own children to this place, and the Eagles will be playing from someone else’s radio, and a new generation of tiny black ants will crawl on the water fountain.
And who knows? Perhaps they will see a little old lady, clasping the hands of her boisterous grandchildren as they race toward the water, still blue, and they will remember the way they were. And then, with a sigh and a smile, they will nod at me and we’ll gaze into the stiller waters that reflect what we have, and still could, become. The circle of life has neither beginning nor end. Like each one of us, it is complete.
Awwww, I love this! Sniff!
Thank you so much my friend!!
That was beautiful!
Thank you so much P.j.!!
Meditation with disc (Frisbee). This piece resonates with me, El.
Aloha,
D.
Grinning, Doug. Your post yesterday also resonated with me.
So lovely! I was right there with you.
Thank you so much Christine! xo
Breathtaking words!
Thank you so much!!
It’s awesome you’re out there for a run. I’m having a hard time getting back into a routine after completely over indulging all summer. Middle age has it’s challenges. I fancied your post both because it’s well written and your photo’s. We lived at a lake for 25 years and I miss the view’s at times.
Aw thank you so much, my friend! As far as routines . . . sometimes it’s easier for me to dip my toe into the proverbial water instead of thinking I gotta fall all the way into the deep water, you know?
Sigh–re the 25 years by the lake. The lake pictured above is 5 min. from my home and the waters calm me.
So good to see you!
This sounds like one of those rare, beautiful moments where you manage to be in the moment, absolutely, completely, while also feeling that bubble of emotion in your gut that signals a nostalgic memory as well as that odd, undefinable something that is a kind of reverse-nostalgia about the future. I hope all your runs are this lovely.
Yes–yes!! You’re one of the only people who has ever written about that weird nostalgia, or wistfulness, for things that have never been (but might become)! Thank you so much, my friend! And my runs are all over the place, but even the tough ones offer moments that I either can treasure or can learn from.
So good to see you here!
Can I just say….extra pounds my happy azz!!
I loved this, it is always wonderful to see the circle of life played out before our eyes isn’t it.
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Marianne Scott
Rushville Republican
RUSHVILLE —
Rush County Schools recently welcomed Tammy Jackman and Ron Lienemann to the school board.
“We are pleased to have such talented people become a part of our board. We look forward to the expertise they bring to this already dedicated group of people,” RCS superintendent Dr. John E. Williams said.
Jackman is a 1989 graduate of RCHS. She attended Purdue University where she received her Bachelor of Education degree in 1993.
Her work experience includes Rush County Schools basketball and volleyball coach 1993 to 2003, Rush County Schools substitute teacher 1993 to ‘95, program coordinator for Rush County Step Ahead/First Steps 1995 to 2005, and educator for the County Soil and Water Conservation District 2005 to present.
Jackman is a member of Milroy United Methodist Church, Milroy PTO, Tri Kappa, and is a 4-H volunteer.
She is married to Dr. Rob Jackman. They are the parents of Crosby, 13, and Courtney.
Lienemann is 1970 graduate of Sidney High School, Sidney, Neb. He attended Wayne State College (Wayne, Neb.) where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and Political Science in 1975.
His work experience includes Midwest EMC in Grant, Neb. 1975 to ‘86, Rush County REMC 1987 to ‘99, Shelby County REMC 1996 to 1999, RushShelby Energy in Manilla 1999 to 2010, and 1234 Financial Services 2010 to present.
Prior board experience includes Rushville C of C, Rush County ECDC, Shelby County EDC, Shelby County Fiber Optic Board, Perkins County (Neb.) Regional Planning Commission, United Utility Supply (Kentucky), and National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (Virginia).
He is married to Cora D. Lienemann. They are the parents of five adult children.
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I think it's going to be Simon for me. I agree with the sentiment that a lot of these guys could be very good to great contributors and we all hope that pans out. With regards to simon though, I like...
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April 25, 2013 | Commentary
Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness—and good health: medicine’s role in creating a national culture of health.
March 7, 2013 | Commentary
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey sees "pockets of progress toward reversing the childhood obesity epidemic," but says more needs to be done.
February 26, 2013 | Commentary/News Release
A statement from Foundation President Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, regarding the February 2013 announcement from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
November 1, 2012 | Commentary/Video
RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, delivers the keynote speech to the Minnesota Healthy Communities Conference.
October 22, 2012 | Commentary
To advance idea-sourcing efforts of Pioneer and Vulnerable Populations Portfolios, RWJF supported Pop! Tech 2012 Social Innovation Fellows.
September 6, 2012 | Commentary/News Release/Journal Article/Story
Largest declines seen among African American boys and Hispanic girls. ...
June 28, 2012 | Commentary/Story
Foundation President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey comments on the landmark decision.
June 27, 2012 | Commentary
Electronic health records have the power to transform health care but they must be more than just electronic versions of current paper records.
June 11, 2012 | Commentary/Story
UnitedHealth, Humana and Aetna are determined to not be held hostage by the political and judicial process and for their leadership in ensuring Americans have access to the health care they need.
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Preventing the Onset of Severe Mental Illness
The Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults (EDIPPP) initiative has gathered evidence to show the value of engaging communities toward preventing severe mental illness in young people. Hear about one young woman's journey.
Learn more about the initiative
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Why Is Tori Spelling Proud of Her Pregnant Bikini Body? [AUDIO]
Actress and author Tori Spelling called in to “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” on Monday to talk about teaming with Lunchables for the “Never Bored Again” campaign, comments on the “Bump Proud” photo, and shares her beauty expertise on stretch marks.
Tori Spelling Talks About Being A ‘Fertile Myrtle’
On The ‘Bump Proud’ Photo:
“It was the funniest response that I got so many people commenting on how a pregnant woman shouldn’t be showing all of that. Im like: ‘Showing what?’ Just because my stomach sticks out further than another woman in a bikini? Why should we have to wear certain things because we’re pregnant? And I think that’s ridiculous. I’m proud of my body. I love that my body is changing and growing,” Tori says. “I have one or two of the maternity one pieces, of course, but if you can fit into it and you feel good about the bikini, put it on!”
Tori Was ‘Surprised’ Kate Middleton Chose Such Traditional Dress
Tori Spelling – Beauty Expert:
One of the “On-Air” staffers was worried that she might get stretch marks if she has a second child, so she wanted Tori’s expertise on the subject. “I think it’s genetic and if you’re going to get them you’re going to get them. my mom didn’t have stretch marks, now I’m on my fourth pregnancy, I don’t have any. So, if you didn’t get it the first time you’re probably not going to get stretch marks the second time.”
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On Lunchables ‘Never Be Bored Again’ Campaign:
Tori Spelling will be making an appearance at the Boys & Girls Club of Burbank and Greater East Valley, Calif. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 to help kick off a great campaign that will help fund up $100,000 in sport and recreation programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of America. To kick off the effort, Spelling and her kids, will join the Lunchables team and Club kids to build a Sport Court®, in the club’s backyard and announce a national call to action where consumers can help Spelling reach the donation goal.
Tori & Dean Want “An Entire Hockey Team” of Children
“I’m super excited. My family and I, we’re working with Lunchables for their ‘Never Be Bored Again’ campaign. And it’s not just us…everyone everywhere can participate and our goal is to keep our kids from being bored. So, they can upload photos of their kids activities, their boredom busting activities, onto the website facebook.com/lunchables and a one dollar donation will be made to Boys & Girls Clubs with every photo. They can even win up to a million prizes, there’s a million prizes for kids to win. So, incentive to go on.”
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Although Katherine Jackson has been given full custody of Michael Jackson’s kids, her husband won’t have a hand in raising them.
People.com reports that Joe Jackson has signed an agreement stating that, aside from occasional visits, he will keep his distance Paris, Prince Michael and Blanket.
That shouldn’t be too difficult considering that Joe and Katherine currently live in two separate houses; she stays Los Angeles while he occupies a home in Las Vegas.
"I have had a close family relationship with these grandchildren since their birth," Joe said. "I do visit the family residence from time to time and will continue to do so, however I will not be involved in raising the children."
For what it’s worth, he thinks that Katherine was the best choice for who should have permanent guardianship of the kids.
"I understand that all decision-making authority regarding the children will rest with Katherine Jackson," Joe said in the deal he signed on July 13. "Katherine Jackson is a wonderful caretaker and guardian, and has done an excellent job raising our children and other grandchildren."
– Sonya Eskridge
Here’s more:
Joe Jackson said he never beat Michael
Joe Jackson left out of Michael’s will
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In this video, Keri Hilson tells S2S Publisher/Founder Jamie Foster Brown that women who make it too easy for men, make it harder for girls like her.
Keri explains that her "Turning Me Off" remix is not a diss about another singer. Instead, she’s repeating some of the mean comments people told her over the past 12 years as she pursued her dream.
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Like I stated above, the big prize for the Miami Marlins in this deal was starting pitcher, Jacob Turner. Turner was taking in the 2009 draft and has been on the fast track to the major leagues ever since. He has a sinking fastball, change-up and a couple other secondary pitches. He was finding a good amount of success in AA/AAA last season, but he’s faced some struggles this year. His FIP in AAA is currently 3.58. He made a couple of starts in the majors this and results weren’t very great The Detroit Tigers rushed him to the majors when he clearly wasn’t ready.
This isn’t something new though, a similar thing happened when the Tigers rushed Rick Porcello to the bigs. He’s faced struggles ever since. The Marlins are putting him AAA and hopefully they keep him there for the rest of the year. Still, Turner has the potential to be a number one or number two pitcher.
Rob Brantly is a catcher who is currently in AAA but has struggled immensely. His slash line is a paltry .254/.295/.285. He’s had mixed results in the minors. but he’s a left-handed batter so he could end up in a platoon role. He could get promoted sooner rather than later since the Marlins have a need at catcher. Brian Flynn could eventually crack the rotation, but it’s also possible that he ends up in the bullpen. The Marlins came into the season with the thought that they’d contend, but that obviously didn’t happen.
Omar Infante provides an immediate upgrade for the Tigers. Before Infante, the Tigers played Ramon Santiago, Danny Worth and Ryan Raburn at second. Needless to say the results were pitiful. Infante brings solid defense and an above average bat, and should be able to provide close to a win in value. The way the White Sox have been playing that win could determine first place or not.
Anibal Sanchez is the other piece going to Detroit. Since 2010 Sanchez has had a FIP in the 3.30-3.40 range and in my opinion has been one of the more under-appreciated pitchers in baseball. This year he’s off to another solid season, posting a 3.41 FIP and 3.56 SIERA. Going from Miami to Detroit shouldn’t make a huge difference park factor wise, but going from the National League to the American League could have an impact. He does give the Tigers a good number two pitcher and should be a big help in the playoffs, if the Tigers are lucky enough to make them.
Overall I think it’s a good deal for both teams. The Marlins get a young pitcher that can help them for years to come while the Tigers get two key pieces that should help them as we advance towards the post-season.
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Old Sac is new. What a dissapointment. All new business, everything has been remodeled. There are some interesting museums. I would have preffered more static displays of how daily life was in the 1850's..
Old Sac Rules - So do the KINGS!!!!. Old Sac is awesome, eat, drink, girl watch and go to River Cats game or relax...go shopping at the Mall or enjoy yourself at a sport bar. GO KINGS!!!
Cruising..... This is a great place to go people watch, plus your visiting friends will love it and its free.
I could spend all day there. Old Sacramento has everything you could possibly think of. Good food,Entertainment, Wonderful & unique shops of all kinds. Last but not least,History.
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The Virgin of the World, by Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland, [1884], at sacred-texts.com.
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Aural Pleasure Review
Buho: 'Beggar's Teeth' EP
Published: July 25, 2012
Beggar's Teeth, Búho's second EP since their 2011 reunion, is surprisingly straight-forward and brief (this is the latest of several upcoming EP releases by the band). Producer Roland De La Cruz (guitarist in Cryin' D.T. Buffkin and the Bad Breath) coats the band in a murky menace. "Remainders," a standard for Búho (Spanish for "owl") returns in short form, marrying a metallic melancholy with a fitting tentativeness, and "Da-Doooom" combines post-punk "slow-fast" sections with classic grunge tone in the song's climax. Beggar's Teeth will be released at 9 p.m. Thursday, July 26, at Boneshakers ($5-$10, 306 Austin), as part of a bill that includes Buildings (from Minneapolis, Minn.), Slo-Poke, and God Town.
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Bred Maidens
JuneBug is simply the sweetest thing in our pasture! Elegant carriage, stunning light fawn fiber and a true “girly girl” – at three years old she’s still pronking with the youngsters. She’s out of our handsome mahogany female, Sue, by medium fawn NWA Paul, a 4Peruvian Pachacuti son. She has the vicuna coloring that makes her a stand-out in the herd.
JuneBug has her mother’s regal conformation, slender and true in every proportion. She has her father’s remarkable fiber, soft, crimpy, long and dense. Correct bite.
We expect June to take after her mother with excellent maternal skills. She is confirmed pregnant by our remarkable Hemingway son, Westwool’s Ned Kelly (check out his bio in our Herdsire section). Due date June 4, 2010.
Buy now and enjoy an immediate return with this beautiful girl. Includes 30 day cria guarantee and one free breeding to any of our fine studs.
Price: SOLD
Cynthia Cynthia Kavanagh ARI #31137126 DOB October 2, 2007 White
Cynthia is a half Peruvian half Chilean beauty. From the time she was born, through the following weeks of her maturing, she delighted us all with her grace, charm and great personal style… so much so that we couldn’t resist naming her after our favorite Mitford heroine, Cynthia Kavanagh. If you’re familiar with the Jan Karon series, you’ll quickly understand what this little alpaca is all about… engaging, delightful, determined, and quite the lady.
Cynthia enjoys some enviable heritage. Her father is the up and coming Apollo, grandson of Peruvian Hemingway and Peruvian Don Julio. These genetics are reflected in her wonderful fleece… soft, fine and dense with good crimp and long staple length.
Cynthia's first boy, Noah, was recently delivered to his new home in Prossser. Cynthia is bred to our remarkable El Nino son, Pronto. She is due August 2011.
Update: Cynthia delivered an adorable female cria August 16th... we've named her Kathryn Kavanagh... Kate!
Price: $4,500
PROVEN FEMALES
RitiDAHL’s Riti ARI# 30453036DOB October 4, 2004White
Riti is beautiful proven female who has given us three wonderful offspring. She conceives easily, carries to term, births unassisted, delivering robust cria with high IGgs. Riti is every breeder’s golden girl, as she has so much milk she allows other crias to snitch sips.
Her 2009 boy by our Royal Fawn son has excellent herdsire potential. His blindingly white fleece has luscious crimp, incredible staple length and is oh so fine. We named him “Carerra – A Rock Solid Investment.”
Riti is bred to our Hemingway son, the remarkable Ned Kelly. She is due late September.
Price: SOLD
Riti may be purchased with her male cria at side. (DOB 9/8/09)
Price with male cria at side: SOLD
Package: Riti and her girlfriend, Sue, have been pasture mates for life. Would love to keep these two girls together, and will offer a package of both bred females for $SOLD. This price includes breed backs to either of our Royal Fawn, El Nino or Hemingway sons.
SueDAHL’s Sumaq PukaARI #30453043DOB August 9, 2004Dark BrownPrice: SOLD
Sue is the first girl to greet you entering the pasture, passing on her inquisitive demeanor to her offspring. She has produced a stunning light fawn female out of a medium fawn male, and a handsome black and white tuxedo male who is the spitting image of his father. Sue’s 2009 daughter by the award winning Paladin is stunning, and will definitely hit the show ring this season. We believe Sue will continue to pass through the dominant characteristics of the sire she’s bred to, allowing less guessing and more genetic planning.
Sue’s fiber is fairly unimproved… But Oh Her Color! She’s carries that rich mahogany red-brown that wows the spinners every shearing season. And we’ve already seen that putting her with an outstanding male will easily produce measurable improvement in all characteristics.
Conformation? Erect, tall and true, with ideal proportions and elegant carriage. She’s never been overweight and maintains a healthy appetite. Correct bite.
Sue is a wonderful mother who conceives readily, carries to term, births unassisted, with lots of milk and high IGgs. She has a long and fruitful breeding career ahead of her.
Sue is bred to our remarkable Hemingway son Ned Kelly. She is due early September 2010.Package: Sue and her girlfriend, Riti, have been pasture mates for life. Would love to keep these two girls together, and will offer a package of both bred females, plus breed backs to our Royal Fawn or Hemingway sons, at $SOLD.
Marcie Marcelino’s Golden PrideARI #30519428DOB 9/10/2005Beige$9,000
With a pleasing head and straight, proud carriage, Marcie is a stand-out in the pasture. She possesses an incredible combination of density, crimp and coverage.
Her sire, Marcelino, is the grandson of the famous Accoyo Pluro and the son of Ross, a well-known AOA rose grey herdsire.
Her maiden breeding to Brilliance of Peru (with Guellermo/Ion heritage) produced a remarkable beige son whom we named Brilliant Bo Jangles. Taking a fourth place in a large class at Showcase, he sure knows he’s herdsire potential. Her 2009 daughter we named Lacey, because her fiber is just that! Her 2010 daughter, Willow, by our remarkable Hemingway son, Ned Kelly, is 16 micron! Marcie breeds easily, births unassisted, has lots of milk, instinctive mothering skills, high IgGs.
Marcie delivered a stunning dark fawn female cria by Snowmass Bronze Sculptor this fall. This remarkable young herdsire now resides in Switzerland, with very limited breedings by him prior to his departure. We're putting Marcie this fall to our newest outstanding herdsire, FDA Top Dollar, a dark fawn. Next year's cria should be another show-stopper!
SophiaEARA SophiaARI #1262735DOB September 17, 2005Medium Silver Grey/WhitePrice: SOLD
Sophia was named for Sophia Loren, and rightly so… what a beauty! She’s our front-pasture-girl, the one everyone comments on. With her stunning face, beautiful silver grey fiber and regal carriage, she’s a stand-out.
Sophia’s luxurious silver grey fiber is spoken for each season. Fiber artists and spinners love her soft hand, long staple length and subtle crimp. Her fiber has ribboned in spin-off competitions.Her maiden breeding to Snowmass Condor produced a beautiful rose grey female whom we named Sophia’s Summer Storm. Sophia conceives readily, births easily, has lots of milk and wonderful mothering skills. Her daughter had a high IGg and is thriving.
Update: Sophia’s 2009 cria is a stunning medium brown female, and her 2010 cria is a darling white female. Sophia’s mother produced mostly female offspring. It appears Sophia is following in her footsteps.
Sophia was held open to spring 2011 and is sold with two free rebreeds to any SBA herdsire.
Kelsie Cherokee Hills’ KelsieARI #851153DOB May 29, 2003White/Black Pattern1/8 Bolivian, 7/8 ChileanPrice: SOLD
Kelsie is a solid production female who would be a good purchase for someone just starting out – she is definitely an “easy keeper” with unassisted births, abundant milk supply and outstanding mothering skills. This girl will virtually teach you the business!
Kelsie has produced a medium fawn and white out of a white male; a true black out of a light fawn male; a dark brown and white out of a medium fawn male; and a dark brown out of a medium fawn male.
Kelsie is a large female with stout bone, great proportions, straight legs and backline. She had a short yet successful show career with two blue Ribbons and one Red Ribbon at major shows. In the yearling class at AOBA Nationals, Judge Jude Anderson’s comments included “straight top line and long straight legs… a well-grown out girl who is virtually tied with the much older first place animal.”
Kelsie’s black and white fiber is a favorite with spinners and sells readily each season.
Kelsie was held open to breed this spring. She comes with two breedings to our Royal Fawn son, El Nino son or our Hemingway son.
Grace ARI #813292DOB September 12, 2000White½ Peruvian, ½ ChileanPrice: Brokered for client; price upon inquiry.
Grace was imported by international alpaca judge Jude Anderson, who dubbed her "the fiber queen." Grace gave us a beautiful female cria in 2008, the friendliest girl on the farm. She then produced another fabulous female cria in 2009. And again this year, another breathtaking daughter! All three by different herdsires.
Grace is an older import girl, still producing beautiful babies as her first three attest. She has good pasture manners and gets along with everyone. She’s one of those dependable, foundation females central to any good breeding program.
Grace has been bred to our remarkable Hemingway son, Ned Kelly, for her 2012 cria.
IsabellaAlpaca Bella Finas Isabella ARI#30889767DOB September 14, 2006Medium Fawn
Price: $14,000
Isabella is a regal Hemingway granddaughter. She has striking presence, correct conformation, great bone. Her beautiful fawn fiber is fine, dense and crimpy.
Isabella has wonderful mothering instincts, ample milk and robust cria. Her first is a stunning white male who will definitely go in our show string as he matures.
Bred to our remarkable Deacon Grey Silver Blade, Isabella delivered a gorgeous, robust True Black Female cria this summer. That's a breeding we'll repeat!
Jane R&RR Calamity Jane 051PARI#1393668DOB June 25, 2004Medium Brown
Price: SOLD
Calamity Jane is a large, robust girl who stamps her unique style on her cria. When bred to our famous white Hemingway son, Ned Kelly, she produced a daughter with rich brown color and white top-knot and feet. (And dense, dense, dense!) When bred to the two time national champion Snowmass XXXtreme, she produced an incredible male with the same rich brown coloring of his parents, with white top knot and four white socks… incredibly handsome!
Jane is one of those dependable foundation girls who breeds easily, carries to term, births unassisted, has lots of milk and robust offspring.
Calamity Jane is confirmed pregnant by our Royal Fawn son, Comet, due June 2011. This cria is expected to have wonderful fineness, density and great bone from this pairing. Calamity is offered with one free rebreed.
Update: Calamity delivered a stunning dark brown male with velvety black face and legs... handsome! She is being rebred to FDA Deacon Grey Silver Blade, our exciting new silver grey herdsire. Expecting a rock star in 2012 from this pairing!
Sage Bluff AlpacasProsser, WA 99350(509) 786-4507
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Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) University of Wisconsin – Madison
The Orthodox Christian Fellowship is active and energetic on the campus of the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The group meets weekly at the Lutheran Campus Center (the corner of University Ave. & Mills St.,) Tuesday evening, 6:30pm-8:30pm. All are welcome.
The UW-Madison OCF has been developing it’s program over approximately the last ten years under the leadership of its spiritual adviser and priest of St. Ignatius Church, the V. Rev. Fr. Patrick Kinder. Of recent history, Rich & Hollie Benton (both graduates of St. Vladimir’s Seminary) spent several years as lay advisers to the OCF, working creatively to develop the OCF’s weekly program of activities which include one monthly Vespers Service on campus, lively discussions, guest speakers, social activities and service projects. The Bentons were also instrumental in helping connect Madis0n’s two Orthodox communities, St. Ignatius and Assumption GOC (Fr. Michael Vanderhoef, pastor), with the OCF ministry and the students of the OCF with Madison’s local Orthodox communities.
Currently students try to attend church together one Sunday a month at each church. In addition, the students are also very conscientious about attending special services throughout both the fall and spring semesters. Both parishes feel blessed to have these students in their churches and have done many special things to express their love, including providing rides to church, offering care packages during finals week, and maybe most generously, providing weekly meals for the students when they meet at the LCC. The churches and students definitely hold each other in deep appreciation.
Since the Benton’s graduation and departure in the fall of 2010, Fr. Gregory Jensen has stepped in to provide a regular advisory role, and along with new lay adviser, Robert Seidel, the OCF continues on a very healthy path providing the opportunity for our Orthodox Christian student community to have a place to stay connected to their faith during the important and formative years of college.
If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Patrick at the church, (608) 273-0133, or through the e-mail contact on this web site.
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Great expectations nothing new for Cardinals
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- About the only thing that never changes with the St. Louis Cardinals are the expectations.
"I like how our fans demand winning," third baseman David Freese said. "That's cool to be part of. They expect it out of you. They're used to it. There's nothing better than winning."
That's why this Spring Training is no different from any other for the Cardinals. Just win, baby.
"I've been in other organizations, and they talk about competing," manager Mike Matheny said. "That's a different message. We honestly say our expectation is to win. That's it. That's why we're here. That's what this organization is about. Does that put a target on you? Probably."
The Cardinals are a reminder that great organizations endure even as players -- and managers -- come and go. That was true last season in the wake of manager Tony La Russa's retirement and first baseman Albert Pujols departing via free agency.
Ace Chris Carpenter and first baseman Lance Berkman were injured for most of the season, but the Cardinals rolled on anyway, making the playoffs for the ninth time in 13 years and getting to Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.
"The way the St. Louis Cardinals have always worked is they do what's in the best interests of putting together a winning team," Freese said. "They did it last year in bringing in Carlos [Beltran] and keeping the train running. You win the World Series, and then get to Game 7 of the NLCS. That's a special two-year run."
And this is where the 2013 season begins. The Cardinals came to Spring Training with very few questions and have enjoyed a relatively headline-free camp.
Shortstop Rafael Furcal will be gone for the season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but 24-year-old Pete Kozma has had an outstanding camp.
Even when Carpenter put his career on hold with neck and shoulder issues, the Cardinals had enough pitching depth that one of their top prospects -- Shelby Miller or Joe Kelly -- may not make the team.
The Nationals are a more popular choice to win the NL pennant, and the Giants, Reds, Dodgers and others are solid.
But there can't be a conversation about the pennant race without including the Cardinals, a team good enough to play deep into October again as they've transitioned from the Pujols era to a group that now includes Allen Craig and Jon Jay and Lance Lynn and Matt Carpenter, among others.
"I'm more excited about this team than I have been the last couple of years," Freese said. "I like hitting, but it's our young arms. You want to have a six-inning ballgame and be confident in the guys you're bringing in for the seventh, eighth and ninth. However our bullpen shakes out, I think we're going to have that."
There's competition from within, too, with center fielder Oscar Taveras, one of baseball's best prospects, possibly figuring into the mix sometime this summer.
Same as it ever was.
"When you reflect back on 2012, there were many that were anxious about our team," general manager John Mozeliak said in an email. "But our goals remained the same, and that is to win."
Freese grew up in St. Louis and dreamed of wearing the uniform. When he walks into the Spring Training clubhouse and sees Bob Gibson and Bruce Sutter and Ozzie Smith and Lou Brock and other greats in uniform, he understands what this franchise is all about.
One franchise sets the bar for another.
"That's a culture, and that's something this organization has promoted," Matheny said. "They want to be here. When they're here, they're not just over signing autographs. They're going group to group making themselves available. The next thing you see some of our young relievers sitting down next to Bruce or see some of our young starters asking Gibby questions."
Also, the late Stan Musial had been a spring regular until recent years.
"When you have that level of expectation for how things are done and this is how you carry yourself and this is what it looks like to be a Cardinal, it eventually trickles down to the way these guys go about their business," Matheny said.
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) — A dog died after alerting its owner to a residential fire in southwest Santa Rosa early Monday morning, a Santa Rosa Fire Department battalion chief said.
Justin Kedton, 24, was awakened around 4 a.m. by his barking pit bull, Battalion Chief Jack Piccinini said.
Kedton and his dog escaped the burning home at 1709 Hearn Ave., but the dog went back into the house while Kedton tried to put out the fire with a garden hose, Piccinini said. The dog was overcome by smoke and was found in a bedroom in back of the house.
Neighbors and passersby reported the fire that spread from the back deck and rear garage to the house and attic, Piccinini said.
Firefighters found the house fully involved in fire when they arrived but brought it under control in about 20 minutes, Piccinini said.
There were no injuries and damage is estimated at $100,000. Smoking materials discarded on the back deck are suspected as the cause of the fire, Piccinini said.
A second fire erupted 20 minutes later at 2517 Dixie Place in the nearby Roseland neighborhood in southwest Santa Rosa, Piccinini said.
The fire started in the engine compartment of a Toyota truck owned by 27-year-old Ignacio Gallego, the occupant of the residence.
The truck fire spread to the side yard fence and fiberglass- covered lean-to and into attic space over the garage.
Firefighters from the Coffey Lane fire station in northwest Santa Rosa responded in place of the fire department fighting the Hearn Avenue blaze, Piccinini said.
They arrived in 10 minutes and prevented the blaze from spreading into the house, Piccinini said.
There were no injuries and damage is estimated at $25,000. The cause of the truck engine fire is under investigation.
(Copyright 2012 by CBS San Francisco and Bay City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Rox place Nicasio on DL; Moscoso recalled."
Worth noting
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (strained left groin) said he felt "pretty good" and was confident his stint on the 15-day disabled list -- on which he was placed May 31 -- will be enough to properly rehab his injury. After missing Saturday's game with a sore right quadriceps, third baseman Jordan Pacheco was back in the starting lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, hitting sixth.
The Rockies officially released left-hander Jamie Moyer, making him free to sign with any team. The 49-year-old, who went 2-5 with a 5.70 ERA for Colorado, is the oldest pitcher to win a game. Moyer was designated for assignment Wednesday.
Drew Pomeranz started Sunday for Triple-A Colorado Springs. Pomeranz, who allowed one run with seven strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings, was optioned on May 11 after going 0-2 in five starts with the Rockies. Manager Jim Tracy wants to see improvement in Pomeranz's mechanics, so as to avoid injury. Tracy also wants to see the left-hander display a consistent ability to pitch to both sides of the plate.
Trey Scott is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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Santa Anita News
STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN
• SECRET CIRCLE MAKES 3-YEAR-OLD DEBUT IN SHAM STAKES
• NAKATANI SET WITH BC WINNER REGALLY READY IN DAYTONA
• HALL OF FAMER PINCAY REMEMBERS SHAM, TO PRESENT TROPHY
• STEADY TWEEBSTER EYES FIRST STAKES WIN IN SAN PASQUAL
BAFFERT BEGINS TRIPLE CROWN PURSUIT IN SHAM WITH SECRET CIRCLE
Secret Circle takes what Bob Baffert hopes will be the first successful step on the Triple Crown trail when the undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint winner takes on five rivals in Saturday’s Grade III, $100,000 Sham Stakes for 3-year-olds at one mile.
Previously run at a mile and an eighth from its inception in 2001 through 2010, and shortened to a mile and a sixteenth last year when won by Tapizar, the Sham at one mile seems more logical to Baffert at this point, with the Santa Anita Derby at 1 1/8 miles three months away and the Kentucky Derby at a mile and quarter four months down the road on May 5.
“Running the Sham at a mile and an eighth this time of year was too early,” said Baffert, a six- time winner of the Santa Anita Derby and a three-time winner of the Run for the Roses. “The San Vicente (at seven furlongs on Feb. 19) used to be the first week in February and that race would sort of set it off,” Baffert said, referring to the pursuit in earnest of the 3-year-old classics.
“But the Sham at one mile now is a good spot for horses whose potential for longer distances you’re not certain of,” said the Hall of Fame trainer, who celebrates his 59th birthday on Jan. 13. “We’re going to find out more about Secret Circle in this race.”
A son of Eddington, Secret Circle has never raced beyond six furlongs. Owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman of Lookin at Lucky fame, Secret Circle worked four furlongs on Santa Anita’s fast main track Tuesday in 49.60.
The field for the Sham, the third of nine races: Senor Rain, Joe Talamo; Out of Bounds, Garrett Gomez; Hierro, Julien Leparoux; Secret Circle, Rafael Bejarano; Longview Drive, Joel Rosario; and Handsome Mike, Corey Nakatani.
Each is assigned 118 pounds.
LEGENDARY PINCAY TO PRESENT SHAM STAKES TROPHY SATURDAY
Legendary retired Hall of Fame Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. will present the trophy for Saturday’s Grade III Sham Stakes and Pincay has fond memories of the race’s namesake—39 years after running second to the great Secretariat in the 1973 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
“I tell you, Sham is definitely one of the best horses I ever rode,” said Pincay, who turned 65 on Dec. 29. “He could have been the second-best horse I ever rode. He didn’t run in that many races (13), but he was such a powerful horse. He could do anything, he had speed and was a very, very nice horse.
“Going into the Derby I felt very good about my chances. We had won the Santa Anita Derby and we beat Secretariat in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. We ran second in the Wood and he ran third (beaten four lengths by Sham) and I figured we had a good chance to beat him in Kentucky. I had a very good feeling about our chances.
“The night before the race Pancho Martin (trainer of Sham) told me ‘this horse is going to do something special tomorrow.’ And he did. He broke the track record, but it wasn’t good enough. Sham ran another great race in the Preakness (finishing second). He was just very unlucky to come along the same year as Secretariat.”
Sham, a bay colt by Pretense, was retired following the ’73 Belmont Stakes, a race in which he finished last after trying to run early with Secretariat. Sham finished up with a 5-5-1 record and $204,808 in earnings.
Pincay, who won his first and only Kentucky Derby in 1984 aboard the Woody Stephens-trained Swale, won a total of six Santa Anita Derbies, including the ’78 renewal aboard the Laz Barrera-conditioned Affirmed, who Pincay considers to be the best horse he ever rode.
The Sham Stakes will be run for the 12th time on Saturday and will be contested for the first time at the distance of one mile.
REGALLY READY HEADS CRACK DAYTONA STAKES LINEUP ON SUNDAY
A jockey with unquestioned riding ability, a world-class agent, and a two-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer who wins more races in one year than some trainers win in a lifetime is a winning combination.
It’s also a union that’s favored to reach the winner’s circle with Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Regally Ready in Sunday’s Daytona Stakes, a Grade III, $100,000 race on Santa Anita’s turf course at about 6 ½ furlongs. Ridden by Corey Nakatani, whose agent is Ron Anderson, and trained by Steve Asmussen, Regally Ready will be making his first start since capturing the Turf Sprint under 126 pounds as the 2-1 favorite at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5.
Nakatani, a native of Covina, a regular on the California circuit from the time he began his career more than 20 years ago, uprooted recently in search of greener pastures back East. Since joining with Anderson a little over three months ago and through his own initiative in gaining access to Asmussen’s prolific barn, the 41-year-old Nakatani has once again reached racing’s apex.
With Anderson booking the mounts, Nakatani won six races in one day at Belmont Park on Oct. 8, two of them Grade I’s.
Nakatani has eight Breeders’ Cup wins, including last year’s Turf Sprint on Regally Ready, a gelded son of More Than Ready Nakatani has ridden eight times, winning five. Owned by the Vinery Stables of Dr. Tom Simon of Mallorca, Spain and Lexington, Ky., Regally Ready has nine wins from 17 starts, with earnings of $1,210, 684.
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As for his resurrected career, Anderson, who has represented legends such as Jerry Bailey and Gary Stevens among others, gives Nakatani full kudos for hooking up with Asmussen.
“He got himself in starting at Oaklawn Park last year,” Anderson said. “Corey did exceptionally well with Asmussen there and things continued to blossom after that.” Understandably, Nakatani is delighted with his current status.
“No doubt about it,” Nakatani said. “It’s a matter of finally getting healthy and getting your weight right. It helps to be able to exercise, train and get on horses all the time. You have to get supporters like Steve. All of his owners have been very successful together. I hope we can keep the ball rolling.”
The field for the Daytona, race eight on a nine-race card: Calimonco, Mike Smith; Mr Gruff, Joel Rosario; Victory Pete, Martin Garcia; Caracortado, Rafael Bejarano; Silver Summation, Garrett Gomez; Regally Ready, Nakatani; and Al Instante, Kevin Krigger.
TWEEBSTER EYES FIRST STAKES WIN IN SAN PASQUAL
Tweebster is nothing if not consistent, but Bob Baffert is hoping the 5-year-old son of Tapit breaks the mold and wins his first stakes race when he runs in Saturday’s Grade II, $150,000 San Pasqual Stakes, an important steppingstone to the Grade I, $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap March 3.
“He’s an honest little horse,’ the Hall of Fame trainer said, “but he can’t get by seconditis.”
Owned by Shah Kaleem, Tweebster has a 3-6-4 record from 15 starts, with earnings of $216,290. The gray gelding was third in the Grade III Native Diver Handicap last out on Dec. 3. He has failed to earn a check only once, when he finished seventh in last year’s Santa Anita Handicap behind stablemate Game on Dude, who is a finalist for an Eclipse Award as outstanding older male in 2011.
The field for the San Pasqual, which goes as race eight: Skipshot, Joe Talamo; Thirtyfirststreet, Hector Berrios; Java Man, Garrett Gomez; Tweebster, Rafael Bejarano; Utopian, Chantal Sutherland; Tres Borrachos, Joel Rosario; Uh Oh Bango, Mike Smith; and Massone, Martin Garcia.
‘THE BAD CAT’ LIVES UP TO HIS NAME IN DOLLASE BARN
Call El Gato Malo a good Thoroughbred or the bad cat, and either description fits the 7-year-old gelding that runs in today’s seventh and featured race. He is one tough animal.
Winner of seven of 21 career races and $638,466 for West Point Thoroughbreds and trainer Craig Dollase, the Kentucky-bred gelding would never be compared to a day at the beach when he’s at the barn.
“El Gato Malo (the bad cat in Spanish) is aptly named,” said the 41-year-old Dollase, who recently moved his base of operations from Hollywood Park to Santa Anita, where he has 20 head. “He just turned seven on Jan. 1 and he definitely has some quirks. He lives behind a cage in the front of his stall and you have to handle him with kid gloves. He’s already a gelding, so we put up with his antics.”
The son of El Corredor is no slouch on the race track, but doesn’t quite have the resume of another Dollase senior citizen, Awesome Gem, winner of the Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup last year and earner of $2,738,270. The chestnut gelding has a 9-15-5 record from 47 starts.
“My Old Man, Awesome Gem, recently came in from off the shelf,” Dollase said. “He’ll make his 2012 debut as a 9-year-old but not until the end of the meet, probably in April.
“Awesome Gem’s been a real trouper. He had a minor hind end setback and we sent him to Winners Circle Ranch. It’s nice to have the old boy back in the barn. In fact, he’s our barn mascot.”
FINISH LINES: M One Rifle, winner of the 2009 Malibu Stakes, fired another bullet Thursday morning, working five furlongs on Santa Anita’s fast main track in 59 seconds, fastest of 36 drills at the distance, the average time of which was 1:00.85. Bruce Headley is preparing M One Rifle for the Grade II Palos Verdes Stakes on Jan. 21 and a meeting with Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Amazombie . . . California Cup Classic winner Norvsky worked five furlongs for Don Warren in 1:02.60, while Tapizar went six furlongs in 1:12.60 for Steve Asmussen . . . At Hollywood Park Thursday, Sir Beaufort winner Mr. Commons worked four furlongs on Cushion Track in 48.40 for John Shirreffs . . . Congratulations to jockey Chantal Sutherland, who recently tweeted this announcement on her engagement: . . . Entering Thursday’s races, 2,208 players remained alive in ShowVivor . . . Happy birthday wishes to Don Valpredo, co-owner/breeder of Compari, 9-5 morning line favorite in today’s seventh race . . .Trainer Eric Guillot said Champagne d’Oro, eighth in Monday’s Monrovia Stakes, leaves Wednesday for Darley Stud in Kentucky to be bred to Bernardini. The 5-year-old Medaglia d’Oro mare won the Grade I Test Stakes in 2010 and finished her career with $614,940 in earnings . . . San Gabriel Valley Tribune turf writer Art Wilson, recovering from cancer treatment, writes to say: “Got some great news from my doctor this week that my kidneys have shown ‘remarkable improvement’ and that made me feel really good. Hope you have a great 2012 and looking forward to seeing everybody out there really soon!! . . . Jay Privman, National Correspondent for Daily Racing Form, will have Bob Baedeker of Baedeker's Guide and the Live The Dream racing stable as the handicapping seminar’s guest on Saturday, 11:30 a.m. in the East Paddock Gardens . . . Less than an hour after trainer Bob Hess Jr. won career race No. 1,001 with Subpoena the Dress at Santa Anita Monday, his father, Robert Hess, saddled Irish View to an easy victory in the sixth race at Golden Gate Fields.
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April 4, 2011
Applicants must have a passport (valid for at least 6 months after the interview), an Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration (Form DS-230), certificates of birth, all prior and current marriages, and all prior or current divorces (legalized and in extensa), a medical report, a police certificate, and an Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) from the petitioner, even if they are not currently working, and a Banco Popular receipt for applicants who will be age 18 or older on the day of their interview. Please have your medical exam at least 5 days before your interview date to allow time for the results to be ready.
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I am not looking at their sarees, I am looking at their faces and seeing the anticipation of new life, a little bit of smile, a little bit of sorrow, a little bit of trepidation and a little bit of anxiety.. It is so beautiful and delightful. I just LOVE it.
Here she is, wearing her brand new saree that hasn’t even been taken out of the box and properly unpleated, wearing all that gold that shimmers.
so true just beautiful, may there marriage
last for ever
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New Zealand cricket chiefs issued a public apology to axed captain Ross Taylor on Wednesday,. (These kiwis are forever squabbling about something or other! Hahahahhaha),. (Oh if only the nz rugby people had this type of honesty and just returned the burgled world cup to the IRB etc!! Alas no chance of that!).
Perhaps if Proteas prove to be too strong they should try some youngsters?
This team won't go lie down Beeno, but they sure as hell are alot weaker withou Vetori and Taylor.
Taking that into account, I would try and maintain some consistency by not picking too many new faces, This excludes the T20, as i see sideshow cricket as just that, Cricket for people that don't like cricket. So they can experiment with the T20 side as much as they like it should be a good platfomr for a youngster to come in on.
Maybe give Subrayen and de Kock a chanch there. Although I suspect with Pangiso's curren't fomr and the form he showed in the Champions leaugue in the T20 format he would make the squad ahead of Subrayen.
Ek I practically never watch T20 - its baseball really.
The black caps did well against Sri Lanka so can be too bad. How well they play pace is a question. I take it this is a three series match up. If we win first two bring in the younger players? Who is really knocking on the door?
I see Tahir and Tami were both not included in Lions for the finals. We are without Smith. They mentioned a spinner for the Lions who has been doing well. Is he a guy we could use as Tahir look to be out of the picture now. Pity as one had high hopes that we had found a wrist spinner at long long last.
The Spinner for the Lions is the guy i mentioned on the other thread and above.
Aaron Pangiso. Alas not a wristy as I believe that is the most difficult bowling action to master, and a beuty to behold when done correctly. but he has been doing well and I won't mind if they give him the chance.
He is not the youngest guy around but deserves a shot at least
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SBW sets sights on Olympics earlier this month in Australia.
"I think I am best at putting on the boots and running out on the field to play rugby union or rugby league," said Williams.
"If I had lost that fight I would have given it away because it is just not worth it, but I overcame some hurdles and the reaction of all the people close to me was good so we will assess it when the time is right."
Williams, on the receiving end of some heavy blows from Botha in the final round of the bout, admitted that boxing was a challenge.
"I am not perfect but I am just trying to keep improving and if everyone is saying I have improved then I will just keep plugging away and maybe have another fight," he said.
"But at this stage I am concentrating on playing rugby league and we will assess that after the season. At this stage, I have had enough of boxing for now.".
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also drive me the craziest. From the second she was born, Sofia has been a little force to be reckoned with. She has always been vocal (aka LOUD, or as my husband says, just like mama), stubborn (he also says she gets this from me, um, no comment) and fearless (did I mention GREY HAIRS?). All wonderful traits IF taught how to use them for good and not to melt down in the middle of a store because she can’t have ice cream instead of vegetables…cough.
As you can see, she is 5 going on 15. Every day she teaches me something new and every day she outsmarts me. But with five years under my belt… this mama has a trick or two up her sleeve. While I may not have parenthood completely down, I do have a few tips and tricks that I have learned while “on the job.”
- Listen to your kiddos. Yes they break down and have whine-a-thons but sometimes the whining and meltdown is cause they were trying to tell you something and it just didn’t get through. Take a moment and listen…are they tired? hungry? just want attention? Even infants have cues to let mama know something, all it takes is a little patience and an open ear. If that doesn’t work…hey, there is always bribery.
- Be prepared for the unexpected. Ever heard the phrase “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans”? With kids, that phrase goes for double. While you shouldn’t be overly paranoid, taking certain precautions will always pay off. With infants and toddlers, having a “emergency” clothing and diaper kit in your car is a smart idea. As well as packing snacks just in case and planning ”unexpected” potty stops on a long drive. Maya Angelou said it best, “Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.”
- Take a moment for you. You can’t be a good parent unless you take care of you first. Whether that’s an evening out with your friends, a cup of coffee alone before everyone wakes, or just a moment of sitting in your car in silence…whatever it is that you need to recharge and be the super parent you are. I like to drink wine. A glass or four usually does the trick.
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Good tips! The “prepare for the unexpected” bit made me laugh. WORD.
Good tips! Having kids has really mellowed me out a lot, learning to be patient is a daily struggle, but my two boys have helped me come a long way. I now find myself constantly telling other people ‘don’t worry about what you can’t do anything about , let it roll off your back like a duck’
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EGYPT, BARADEI (THE ISRAEL IDIOTS’ HOPE,) AND OUR PERSISTENT STATE-OF-ENTRAPMENT
In memory: Charles B. BiscoeIn memory: Charles B. Biscoe
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The Egyptian state has for decades been waging war on the Muslim Brotherhood. It has done that pre-Uncle-Tom-hood (the rejection-of-Arabism at Camp David) and into the Uncle Tom-hood era - - the era since Camp David. Not a month passes without wholesale arrests of members and activists of that Brotherhood. When it comes to the arrests of these activists, the Israel-Anchored Idiots customarily are mum
But when the Egyptian state dare arrest activists demonstrating on behalf of Muhamed AlBaradei, as that state did a few days ago, the Israel Idiots’ State Department becomes “deeply concerned.”
Let me ponder the matter: So ElBaradei is the Israel-Idiots’ man.
Do the Israel Idiots hope to obtain favorable change in Egypt by crowning Baradei President? Will this in any way help them in West Asia, in the Arab nation, and in the Muslim World? Or help absorb the ire of the Egyptian Arab Muslim Street about the wars the Israel Idiots are waging in Muslim lands?
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Or, is it that the Israel Idiots are so incapable at budging their Israel Anchor, or at suffocating the Islamic Republic, that they spin their wheels in Egypt just for the sake of seeming to have a plan, any plan - - any some sort of plan.
Pitiful Israel-Anchored Idiots!
There are moments when the honorable-and-smart thing to do is to shut up. This is one such moment in Egypt. Why? Because neither their man Baradei nor any of his ilk should make a difference one-way-or-the-other to the Israel Idiots’ West Asian and Arab interests - -whatever these are.
WHILE OTHERS DEFINE THE IDIOTS’ INTERESTS
Whatever these are: Because, barring holding on to what we’ve got (the oil of the Arabian protectorates and influencing the trajectory of the trillion-dollar accumulated surpluses in these protectorates’ sovereign funds), we don’t know what these interests really are. We’re in a state of daze-and-confusion, the elite acting with fake confidence to fool the public and itself. We’re spinning our wheels the old-and-familiar way, not knowing what else to do. This state of affairs becomes increasingly and painfully apparent as we mark each year into the one-trillion-dollar-Israel-Boys’-inspired-illusions, with some of us hoping that these illusions would have been burst by the Iraq fiasco. But, have they?
Dangerously (as it could lead us into yet another unnecessary war), in this state of daze, the Saudi ruling elite is defining our interests for us in Plantation Iraq while Israel’s Boys are defining them on the Highway to Central Asia - - by pressuring, with their right-wing (and eminently discredited!) allies, for U.S troops to stay the course, straddling the sides of that Highway-to-Full-Bankruptcy-and-absolute-hatred-of-us-in-the-Muslim-World.
AND WHAT A STATE OF ENTRAPMENT!
Post-Iraq and the disastrous strategic fiasco of adopting the ideas of Israel’s Boys, there’s a dire need for new concepts, for a long-term perspective - - and for courage. New concepts and new thinking, perspective, and courage are all so missing. There’s a dire need to engage in a thorough re-evaluation of our state-of-entrapment in that systemic power vacuum trap that is our Israel-Anchored Highway to Central Asia project. And there’s every reason to believe that no such re-evaluation is in the offing. It seems to me that, child-like, we’re expecting Daddy-the-Pentagon to effect the needed re-evaluation, as if the solutions are military, which they’re not. The solutions unavoidably will require the withdrawal of troops for political (tame the ire of the Muslim World against Israel-Anchored Us) and budget reasons (save the federal government and the layers of other governments from continued bankruptcy and concomitant social upheavals) and not for obvious military ones (not too many casualties, therefore let us stay.) It also seems to me that no one dares engage in the needed re-evaluation, honest and creative, as all run scared of the right wing boogeyman and of Israel’s influence in the U.S. Congress.
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I’ve been accused of hyper-efficiency; so maybe I’m expecting the re-evaluation to happen yesterday, so obtuse am I to the fact that the American elite, having come so close to losing-it-all in the financial meltdown, and aghast at the resistance to it (and disgust with it) in the Muslim World, is catching its breath while sleep-walking in the daze.
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The foreign policy establishment has a way of co-opting all. Of compromising (and neutering) all who speak out and have fresh ideas (read: independent of the Israel Anchor.) So one would expect that the resultant absence of independent and credible voices (voices that are not towing the absurd-and-inane Highway-to-Central-Asia line under whatever guise and voices that are calling for a radical military pullback and military-financial retrenchment) does after all exact a price on the process (so badly needed) of correcting the course - - radically. After the foreign policy establishment does a bang-up job neutering all, with Israel-Anchored efficiency (the national security bureaucracy is Israel-Anchored), it sits there, clueless-in-its-helplessness, unable to fathom the wisdom of shutting up.
Such fools!
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Another day, another Christmas horror film to watch and review. I’m actually already tired of the genre, as it seems so obvious that these things are lackluster by all measures. However, this 2006 remake was more than just a throwaway remake, they paid for some talent and they spent some time making the film and editing it to good measure. I know, these remakes have a tendency to put a damper on things, and if you’re one of those people that just hate remakes and won’t even see them, then this film is obviously not for you. However, for the more discerning of you that are just junkies here we go, another film to look at.
As with the previous incarnation of Black Christmas, this film is a rated R slasher fest. However, where the other film left you thinking and imagining things, this film not only sexes it up, it also makes sure you see gore for all it’s bloody glory. That’s where we start our first point, this film has gore with no apologies. From eyes being severed and pulled out, to blood gushing from the neck, to a candy cane well placed in the jugular, they do not hold back on your senses. You hear it, the choking, the coughing, and you see it, the red darkness of life slip out of these actors as if there is no tomorrow! Black Christmas is not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure.
The film starts off relatively slow, and moves through a lot of different points to create an atmosphere much denser than the original film. My problems with the original film were addressed here. The pacing is sped up, but the characters lack that substance that makes you care about them. While I cared about the characters in the original film, this film didn’t really make me care for any of the sorority sisters.
If you get creeped out by old ladies, weird sounds, and gore. This one is not going to be for you. There is a sickening amount of attention given to such details as decapitation, bludgeoning, and at one point the serial killer eats an eyeball! Yep.
Is Black Xmas Scary? Yes.
This is the first film I’ve seen that not only plays with my fear of being invaded at my home, but the unyielding fear that someone is going to not only eat my eyeball, but is also going to cook my skin in cookie cutter form into angels. Yep, I’m scared.
Seriously, this is what horror films should always amount to. A good source for violence, horror, brutality, and of course sex. There’s so much in this film in such a short time, as if the film borrows from a lot of different genres. It even borrows from cannibal movies as the main character eats cookies made out of human skin.
The flashbacks lead to the current story, and the current story blends seamlessly through the transitional stages. That being said, this film looks great. It’s usage of red, yellow, green, and so many other colors really sparks an interest in the motif’s that are set by the director of photography. It’s little details like this that make this film a bit better than many other remakes on the same time line and dare I say genre format.
The camera angles are great in this film. You don’t just get voyeurism for the sake of voyeurism. You get nudity, and disgust, as well as point of view shots similar to the first one. There’s just so much done in this film to try a little more than the previous incarnation of this film. The clarity and focus mixed with the gore effects and the updated story make for a great time. While I don’t think this is the greatest of the holiday horror movies, I appreciate the way this one was constructed. Much like I enjoyed Rob Zombie’s Halloween remakes, I really dug the way this one tried to dive more into the greater story that could be created with the same style of characters. This is far more brutal both in focus and out of focus, and adds spice where it needs spice. Black Xmas is going to be in the upper tiers of your holiday horror collection, bank Michelle Trachtenberg (as she was in 2003 when she was 18, not as she is now obviously).
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Calabash Animation, the acclaimed animation studio led by Sean Henry and Wayne Brejcha, takes viewers into the animated fantasy world of ''Eternal Descent,'' the popular comic book/music series created by guitarist Llexi Leon, with a new two-minute short that brings to life the gothic world envisioned in print by Leon and illustrator Jason Metcalf. ''The style of the comic was already established,'' Henry says. ''The first part of our job was to adapt the characters into an animation-friendly style while keeping as much of the look and mood of the original comic as possible. It was a daunting task because the comic art is very detailed and naturalistic; there are few artists who can work in this style fluently. Many animators are comic book fans, and our creative team was excited about the challenge of working in this darker, more realistic style.'' Guitar Wielding Goth Heroes A visually stunning fantasy comic book series published by IDW, ''Eternal Descent'' features storylines filled with gothic adventures featuring guitar-wielding heroes. Acclaimed heavy metal guitarist Leon is the mastermind behind the story, which centers on three main characters -- Lyra, a lead singer/guitarist in a popular band whose fame-at-any-cost attitude has made her vulnerable to Loki, a powerful demon plotting world domination. Helping Lyra is Sirian, one of heaven's guardians. What unifies Lyra and Sirian is their weapon choice: searing electric guitars. In addition to the powerful art of the comic books, which recalls the classic 70s animation magazine Heavy Metal with a modern spin, is the music created by Leon and produced by rock legend Eddie Kramer (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones). The combined visual and audio components make ''Eternal Descent'' a truly visionary concept that has led to thousands of fans and endorsements from leading music manufacturers like ESP Guitars, Digitech and DiMarzio guitar pickups. ''The concept was action heavy and effects heavy, and although the budget was limited, I was hoping for hand drawn character animation wherever possible,'' Leon says. ''Everyone I spoke too said it couldn't be done. Calabash was the only studio willing to take on the challenge without compromising the script. They were optimistic about the potential of the piece, and they understood what I was trying to achieve. More importantly, they had the creative vision to think well beyond the technical challenges of the action and effects sequences, confident that everything would be possible by mixing mediums and combining techniques.'' Complex Production: Set to an ominous musical score featuring some amazing guitar solos, the story line of the short centers on a concert featuring Lyra that quickly turns from cheering fans in an outdoor stadium to fire-eyed demons trying to capture Lyra. She falls from the stage, crashes through the ground and lands in an underworld coliseum where Loki confronts her. As the battle begins Sirian comes to Lyra's aide. Lyra escapes, but the cliffhanger ending suggests it is only the beginning. Calabash animation director Jessica Plummer led the creative team through the complex production. For her, the challenges centered on managing the production and character details. ''This was a very different project outside our usual fare,'' Plummer says. ''As a director, the challenge was not only understanding the characters and their world, but also trying to convey that insight to the rest of the team. We wanted to reveal the nature of these characters -- from their poses to their expressions. With so little time to get to know these characters before we started work, it felt like we were cramming for a final exam at school.'' Added Henry, ''Everyone knows Calabash for our high-end character work, but we are sometimes pigeon-holed because so much of our work tends to be more on the 'cartoony' side. This was a chance to show the world some of our other capabilities.'' ''Stubble Trouble'' was nominated for an Academy Award in 2002.
Creative Credits: Client: Eternal Descent/Llexi Leon Project: Eternal Descent short Animation: Calabash Animation, Chicago, IL Creative Director: Wayne Brejcha Executive Producer: Sean Henry Animation Director: Jessica Plummer
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The associate degree in business administration enables students to move into a curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree. Career opportunities exist in many areas of business administration such as accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial service specialties, management, marketing and sales, production and logistics, and systems and technology development.
Major requirements for the associate in arts degree:
Course
Units
Accounting 101, Financial Accounting
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Economics 120, Principles/Macro
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Business 101, Business Law* (see note)
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Business 105, Legal Environment of Business* (see note)
Accounting 102, Managerial Accounting
Economics 121, Principles/Micro
Business 150, Introduction to Computing and Application Software
Business 222, Business Writing
Select one of the following courses** (see note):
Business 100, Fundamentals of Business
Business 120/Management 120, Principles of Management
Business 125, Introduction to International Business
Marketing 113, Principles of Marketing
Mathematics 150, Calculus for Biological, Management & Social Sciences
TOTAL
27-28
*Students planning for university transfer should be aware that some universities only accept Business 101 for the transfer major (e.g. California State University, Long Beach) while others only accept Business 105 (e.g. California State University, Fullerton) for the transfer major. Please consult the Transfer Planning Guide and meet with a counselor for information about specific universities.
**Students planning for university transfer should be aware that California State University, Fullerton and many other universities require Math 150 for the Business Administration degree. Please consult the Transfer Planning Guide and meet with a counselor for information about specific universities.
Numerous California State University campuses and private colleges and universities offer baccalaureate degrees in Business Administration. In the University of California system, UC Berkeley and UC Riverside offer this degree. Consult the Transfer Planning Guide and meet with a counselor for information about specific programs and transfer requirements.
The associate degree in business management is designed to enable students to handle basic problems encountered in managing within a business environment including the managing of a marketing program, the making of decisions and problem solving, the coordinating of activities, the influencing of staff, and the understanding of finance. Entry-level careers include management trainees and assistant managers or supervisors.
Business 100, Fundamentals of Business
Business 120/Management 120, Principles of Management
Marketing 113, Principles of Marketing
Select TWO courses from the following:
Business 105, Legal Environment of Business
Business 106, International Business Culture
Business 121, Human Relations and Organizational Behavior
Business 125, Introduction to International Business
Business 127, Introduction to E-Commerce
Business 150, Introduction to Computing and Application Software
Management 135, Human Resource Management
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The associate degree and certificate of achievement in entrepreneurship is designed to assist the student in the development of fundamental skills necessary to open and operate a small business and/or to continue the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college or university. Students intending to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship should consult the major requirements for upper-division study listed under the Business Administration major.
Entrepreneurship Degree (11860) and Entrepreneurship Certificate of Achievement (21635)
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Poor Maggie Gyllenhaal was killed off in the Batman franchise before she could take part in this summer’s big noirish blockbuster, but she’s making the most of the summer movie season with … a historical comedy about vibrators? Yes, Hollywood’s most indie lady (sorry, Parker Posey) is making another idiosyncratic role her own with Hysteria, in which she plays a social reformer as the first patients are treated for mysterious female maladies with electric vibrations. Having just given birth, Ms. Gyllenhaal will not be at tonight’s special screening, but co-star Hugh Dancy is taking his night off of Broadway’s Venus in Fur to drop by for the occasion.
Invitation only, Lower East Side.
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For Groupon customers only, you can choose to mark appointment as a no-show under the Groupons tab. You’ll notice ‘No Show’ in red text under the ‘Redeemable’ view. If a customer misses an appointment, you have the option to mark it as a no show and the customer will receive an email notifying them that they have missed a scheduled appointment.
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Elsevier deserves blame for publishing “fake” journals. Doctors share some of the blame too. Let’s not view them as victims.
The “Big Switch” from desktop to cloud computing has implications for how we define intellect and culture. The medium is still the message.
Web 2.0 may be shattering the established control of elite media. In their place are loud and aggressive voices.
60% of book purchases now happen outside the traditional brick-and-mortar bookstore
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policymakers' perspectives: A critical factor in promoting reproductive health development progress in Ukraine
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The international donor community, predominately the U.S. Government, has invested over $24 million in reproductive health programs in Ukraine, expressly to decrease abortion rates and increase the use of modern contraceptives. Yet, as of 2006, after over 12 years of reproductive health development programming, Ukraine still had one of the highest levels of abortion in the world and the use of modern contraceptives remained very low. In addition, broader international donor goals of building sustainable development programs had not been realized due to Ukrainian policymakers' indifference towards donor supported programs, demonstrated by their lack of financial support for reproductive health development initiatives in Ukraine.^ This investigation reveals one significant reason that Ukrainian policymakers have essentially rejected reproductive health development programs over the past decade: distinct differences between international donors' and Ukrainian policymakers' social constructions and cultural meanings of reproductive health. From 2005-2006 this qualitative study surveyed 42 Ukrainian policymakers and interviewed an additional 42, comparing their feedback to 20 international donor participants working on reproductive health policy and programs in Ukraine. The research methodology was guided by the Policy Circle, the Health Belief Model, and the Theory of Planned Behavior, as well as political-economic and socio-cultural paradigms. Study feedback revealed distinct differences in definitions for reproductive health, cultural meanings of health services, and perceptions of gender. The data also revealed some agreement on perspectives of current reproductive health policy and issues in development. Also, research into donor attitudes challenges prevailing scholarly presuppositions that development is a homogenous movement.^ This research suggests that both donor respondents and Ukrainian policymaker participants define reproductive health in fundamentally different ways. Essentially their reproductive health values and priorities are not closely aligned. Ukrainian policymakers are concerned with major demographic declines and they situate a woman's role as "mother first" of primary importance in Ukrainian society. These priorities appear to be in conflict with donors' goals of increasing modern contraception use in Ukraine. Unlike international donors, Ukrainian policymakers did not conceptualize of abortion within a moral framework; rather, their conceptions of reproductive health were embedded in the political-economic situation at the time.^
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Recommended Citation
Kimberly Ann Waller,
"Understanding policymakers' perspectives: A critical factor in promoting reproductive health development progress in Ukraine"
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What ESA can bring to the International Year of Astronomy
Herschel & Planck – key European contributions to astronomy
The International Year of Astronomy will see the launch of two major astronomical spacecraft, Herschel and Planck. An Arianne-5 launcher will carry both spacecraft into space during 2009.
Herschel, will be the largest ever infrared space observatory and will open up a virtually unexplored part of the spectrum, far infrared to sub-millimetre wavelengths, which cannot be well observed from the ground. Herschel will observe some of the coolest and most distant objects in the Universe to build understanding of stellar and galaxy formation and evolution.?
ESA International Year of Astronomy Projects:
The Planck Dome – Looking back to the dawn of time
The Groningen Discovery Truck – bringing the marvels of the infrared closer to home
Sterne und Weltraum – Herschel and Planck special issue
Celestron SkyScout – Must-have tool for new astronomers
The Celestron SkyScout has been selected as an official product of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. For astronomers exploring the night sky for the first time the SkyScout is a revolutionary device that makes it easy to get started. Point the SkyScout to any star in the night sky and hold your eye to the view finder to instantly identify what you are looking at with the help of an audio guide and/or an on-screen text description.
For this enhanced SkyScout ESA has provided descriptions of deep-sky objects visible to the naked eye that have also been viewed by space-borne observatories. The user will discover how knowledge about these distant objects is pieced together with the help of telescopes in space and will discover that there is really more than meets the eye.
Cosmic Diary – The life of an astronomer
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DataLabs Announces Acquisition of Broadpeak
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DataLabs, a developer of Web-based software applications for clinical development, has announced that it has acquired Broadpeak LLC, an eClinical collaboration software company that provides applications to the biopharmaceutical and CRO industries to improve the workflow and communication processes in managing clinical trials.
“The rapid adoption of EDC has created a Web-connected user base which is now looking for better tools to manage and collaborate within this new electronic environment. Broadpeak’s software products address these newfound needs and will quickly set the bar for the next generation of clinical trial management and collaboration solutions,” said Nick Richards, DataLabs COO.
According to the announcement, the Broadpeak solution facilitates all internal and external collaboration for study activities, from beginning to end. It accelerates the time for recruiting qualified investigators, initiating each site (including the collection and versioning of regulatory documents), communicating with investigative sites, and providing a central portal in which to manage the progress of each clinical trial.
The Broadpeak solution will be integrated as part of the DataLabsXC eClinical Platform family of products, outlines the report. DataLabsXC Vision is a clinical portal solution providing digital dashboard and reporting capabilities to monitor the key metrics of a clinical trial in near real time. DataLabsXC Workspace is a suite of collaborative solutions to help manage documents, communications and scheduling among those involved in conduct of the clinical trial. Site Manager, the first module offered under the Workspace suite, is a collaborative solution to help coordinate activities involved in setting up and managing investigative sites.
DataLabs believes that the Broadpeak solution will enhance sales of their flagship eCDM product, DataLabsXC Clinical. The Broadpeak solution will be sold as part of the DataLabsXC eClinical Platform or as a stand alone solution.
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Could Assortative Mating Explain Autism? 286."
So (Score:5, Insightful):but... (Score:2, Insightful)... (Score:4, Insightful)
That's only true during high school and college, strangely enough when the 6 digit salary starts rolling in your average geeks attractiveness coefficient increases by 2 orders of magnitude.....
Obviously I'm not suggesting correlation implies causation but never the less.
Re:Publicity whore for a "scientist" (Score:2, Insightful):but... (Score:4, Insightful).
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This is a set of shims for the barrel block to receiver (fork).
Over time, some of the B18/B19 series rifles (Phantom, Quest, Optimus, Summit, Vantage, Trail NP, Classic .22, Tac-1, G1, etc.) can develop some slop in the barrel bushings and/or side-to-side movement in the barrel.
This is the solution- 4 shims than can be installed to fit your precise requirements. Two shims are 0.60", two are 0.65" (stock plastic bushings are 0.060").
These bushings are made from aluminum to hold their rigidity, but wear out before the barrel block or tube forks wear (which would be alot more costly than replacing shims after 25000 shots).
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Ten thoughts on two fantastic games in Atlanta that ended with Florida State and UNC winning by a combined five points:
1 -- After watching the replay numerous times, I think Kendall Marshall charged on the winning basket against N.C. State in UNC's 69-67 win. That one should have been waved off, as Marshall lowered his shoulder and made contact on the drive.
2 -- I don't think N.C. State's Richard Howell was clearly fouled, however, on the last play of the game. That was the correct no-call. It looked more like a scrum and Howell never had total possession of the ball.
3 -- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said after his team lost 62-59 that Florida State's Michael Snaer was the best competitor in the ACC.
4 -- If I'm Roy Williams, I don't play John Henson against Florida State unless Henson is absolutely 100 percent without pain in that aching left wrist. Ultimately, I think the Tar Heels have a No.1 NCAA seed either way, and FSU is so physical the chance of re-injury is not out of the question.
5 -- How good is Duke anyway? That's the subject of my Sunday column. The Blue Devils need Ryan Kelly back and need to make some more shots -- they were 10-for-46 from three-point range in Atlanta.
6 -- If Seth Curry's 40-footer at the buzzer had gone in to tie that game and send it into overtime, he would have joined Christian Laettner, Austin Rivers, Jeff Capel and a couple of others on the short list of greatest Duke buzzer-beaters of all time.
7 -- How far off the radar has Duke's Andre Dawkins fallen? He played 17 minutes Saturday and had no points and no assists.
8 -- Florida State's 33-point win over UNC in the teams' only previous meeting will loom large Sunday, although everyone will say it doesn't matter. It does matter in that it has to give the Seminoles major confidence.
9 -- The Wolfpack would have had to call a timeout to get C.J. Leslie out of the game between his fourth and fifth fouls (which came 32 seconds apart -- the final one with 8:03 left). So while I blame the coaching staff for not keeping up with Leslie's fouls well enough and/or not communicating that to head coach Mark Gottfried, that was also Leslie's fault for committing a silly foul on an overly aggressive defensive play right after he had picked up his fourth one.
10 -- UNC and Duke both deserve to play in Greensboro next week for their first two games in the NCAA tournament. UNC as a No.1 seed and Duke as a No.2. I think N.C. State is in the tourney as well now and will get a seed around No.11 or so.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
A great semifinal Saturday at the ACC tournament -- 10 thoughts
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Marshall didn't lower his shoulder--he turned sideways in order to be able to create more space. Apparently you would rather listen to the whines of the Wolfpack conspiracy throrists than watch a replay.
And Curry's shot would have been waived off--fortunately, one of the officials saw the 4 steps he took before launching it.
Do your homework before postying, please.
The ACC and it's Referees are a complete JOKE! "...refs are supposed to exude a sense of impartiality." But we often forget that the ACC is "lead" by John Swofford, who happen to graduate from UNC AND worked for UNC. Many wonder why the ACC's OVERALL quality has tumbled over the years. Why don't someone do something about this?...Here's more on the ACC refs:
Hey Anonymous 8:30 PM, your are blind if you think Marshall was moving sideways. Please let me know before you get on the highway so I can pull over - I don't want to be on the highway the same time as you are.
Also, what is "posting?"
go to statefansnation.com and just read
Marshall admitted he was certain he could get away with a foul after the game. Look up his quote! Refs have let UNC and Duke get away with anything AND the players know it. These are the results you get.
Slow and non-physical games. People criticizing ACC refereeing. Less basketball game attendance except for UNC. Fans from other conferences saying the ACC is crap now. ACC being less competitive outside of the ACC outside of UNC and Duke. Players (UNC and Duke) knowing that the can push the envelope in many various ways. Foul, walk, travel, or whatever.
Welcome to the conference of haves and have nots! Welcome to the "soft" ACC!
Anon. 8:30 pm, Scott is exactly right about Marshall's foul. He lowered his shoulder, drove it intentionally into Alex Johnson and floored him, to clear his way to the basket; only his shoulder went sideways! Scott is honest: for all of Howell's angry protest, that last moment no-call was correct.
I also agree with Scott on pt. 4 (on Henson). As for Duke, a classic example of "you live by the three (in some games), you die by the three (in others)".
Back to the Wolfpack: they definitely earned their NCAA invite.
Just watch the video.
By the definition of a block/charge, the Marshall no-call was closer to a block than a charge, but I think a no-call was appropriate. As for the Curry heave, am I the only one who saw him grab the ball and take off running without a single dribble? If you get a chance, watch it again. He just started running and then threw up the shot. There is no way it could have counted...although he walked pretty bad in the UNC game before making a 3 near the end of the game and they didn't call that one.
The little UNCheat moniker is pretty tired . Come up with something more creative to describe the stellar basketball program hat has een run without a hint of impropriety since Frank McGuire left around 1962. As to the officiating, the most absurd thing was to double the amount of time on the clock from .6 to 1.2. The game is 40 minutes. In the course of that 40 minutes, the clock stops and starts what maybe 100 times. If we added up every second or millisecond either way it probably ends up equal. In this case, there was clearly .6 of a second on the clock by the time the official signaled timeout and the clock was stopped. So, it makes it pretty annoying for someone to argue that Howell was fouled as the players fought over the loose ball. Anyway, congrats to State for a hard fought game. It will be good for the conference for them to have a legitimate team, which they will have under Gott.
State fans will complain about the calls, but when will you be honest and question why the coaching staff left their most productive player in the game with 4 fouls with over 8 minutes to go...then you turn the ball over on two straight trips down the court. Bone headed plays...
The view of the replay from the basket angle clearly showed the State player "humping" Marshall. He thrusted his mid section into Marshall as much as Marshall lowered a shoulder. Great no-call. And if the refs give Duke and NC all the calls how can it matter with them winning by double digits many times?
The ACC refs showed their UNC & Duke bias for the whole nation to witness today. Leslie's 4th foul and Marshall's last basket were identical plays, but both calls went UNC's way. The UNC player who stole the last pass landed out of bounds (no call) and Howell was fouled hard across the chest and arms (no foul). ACC Ref who called everything against NCST down the stretch tells Gottfried to "shut his Fing A** up. Can you imagine a Ref telling that to K or Roy? Then the last plays of Duke game - Rivers obvious push off (no call), Plumlee across end line while defending inbounds pass (no call), and Seth's 3 steps on shot (no call). If something isn't done, expect MD & GT to B1G, FSU & Clem or VT to SEC, and UVA, NCST to Big12 or Big East.
anonymous....you are an idiot...no way teams leave the conference. Please just go away and quit your whining.
If you think that Marshall's drive was not a charge, then OBVIOUSLY the charge whistled on Leslie for his 4th foul was wrong too. There's no other way to justify it except being a complete UNC homer. If Leslie's move was a charge (it wasn't) then Marshall's drive was DEFINITELY a charge (it was.)
Both calls were blown. Leslie's 3rd and 5th foul were legit, but his fourth was garbage, as was the no call on Marshall.
I agree that there should not have been a call at the end, the State player never had possession of the ball. State also had a dreadful turnover right after a TO in the last minute. Still, Marshall clearly lowered his shoulder and the defender was more set than the defender was against Leslie, who did not lower his shoulder.
Absolutely no way you can be unbiased and agree with the refs in both of those situations.
I wonder how much of today had to do with the memory of 'Karl Hess.' NCSU deserves better.
The NCSU fans were howling just as loud about how Justin Watts' foot "had" to be on the end line as they were about the Marshall no-call. But then someone posted a series of photographs taken in rapid succession by a News and Observer photographer clearly showing (a) Watts' feet weren't even close to the line and (b) a referee was about 3 feet away looking directly at Watts' feet. Without those photos, Scott Fowler would have had 11 points in his column, the 11th being that the refs blew the call on whether Watts was on the end line. And with Marshall's foul, two referees were looking directly at the play and both made the same no call. The day when the Observer publishes a Sports Section without an error is the day that Scott Fowler can second-guess a play were two officials were looking directly at the play and made the same call. Grow-up Fowler and stop this nonsense about how the referees are biased in favor of the better team. Is the Pulitzer Prize panel biased in favor of the New York Times or does the New Times have better writers than the Charlotte Observer?
It was pretty obvious on the broadcast that Watts wasn't out of bounds. There was another play where an NCSU player 'saved' the ball under his own basket and it bounced out of bounds first before going right to a Heel for a lay-in. It would have been UNC's ball either way but if the call had been correct at least NCSU would have been able to set their D.
I'm guessing the NCSU fans crying about Watts don't have HDTV ;) Either way, there were plenty of other 'questionable' calls that went against State to not have to cry about a legit good play by Watts.
Buncha Crybabies!!!! You Lose, We Win get over it. Go Heels! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, Ric Flair
Winners never whine and whiners never win. If State wants to get back to the top of the ACC they need to focus on basketball. People have been complaining about refs since the 1950's. I remember people calling dick Paparo "duke" Paparo. It time to shut up. There can be a foul called on every possession in bball. I don't want big east games played in 40s and 50s. I don't want thug ball. Coaches who teach that or bring it into the league need to quit whining. Why would an nba talent stay in college ball when you have mugga ball going on all over the confernce with a chance to get hurt. Teams with less talent resort to "aggressive" play like state this year and then whine when they get called for it. Go get more talented players and quit whining.
Instead of complaining about officials, how bout Scott Wood makes more than 1 shot or hits a 3. In their losses, he's been awful. Fix that before complaining. Sidenote: Curry walked on the 3. It's the 5 millionth time either Curry or Rivers has walked and it hasn't been called.
Lets not forget how much the networks stand to lose if Carolina v Duke is not the championship game. If the game is close they'll get the calls. Don't fool yourself into thinking otherwise.
All you had to do to see how far the ACC has fallen was watch the Syr.-UConn Quarterfinal game in the BE. Tough, physical play with only real fouls called, not the ticky-tack, wussy variety as in the ACC. Crowd totally engaged, standing and shouting for the last 10-12 min. And the BE is only the 3rd best conf. this year. H. Barnes, called the best Freshman last year is waaaaaaay too soft for NBA-should stay another year.
Despite his size, strength and quickness he is afraid to drive and prefers launching rainbow 3's from 25 ft., like yesterday.
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I dried some gourds we grew, so we can make gourd birdhouses. If you didn’t grow any yourself, you can probably find some in your area at a farmer’s market or even a craft shop.
Because of the number of steps involved and the drying time required between painting, we will probably start these at a meeting and then they can take them home to paint them. I’m also planning on having them already soaking when the meeting starts. Kids and a 10 percent bleach solution are not a good combination, so they can start at the point where they scrub the gourds with the soapy water.
Gourd Birdhouse
Depending on age and maturity, some of these steps might have to be done by an adult.
Materials:
- Dried gourd – “bottle gourd”
- bleach solution – one-part bleach and nine parts water
- Steel wool
- bucket with soapy water
- Old towel to dry the gourd
- Utility knife
- Spoon
- Hand drill
- Enamel paint or shellac or polyurethane
- Paint brush
Directions
- Soak the gourd in a bleach solution for 15 minutes. (This might be done by an adult rather than a youth.)
- Dry the gourd with the towel.
- Immediately clean the outside of the gourd using the steel wool and the soapy water.
- Dry the gourd again with the towel.
- With the knife, cut a 1 ½ inch diameter hole in the gourd, slightly above the halfway point on the “fat” part of the gourd. (This might also need to be done by an adult.)
- Use the spoon to remove any seeds or pith in the gourd.
- Drill a few holes in the bottom, for drainage.
- Drill two holes at the top of the gourd. Later you will feed the wire through these to make a hanger for the gourd..
- Coat the gourd with at least two coats of paint, shellac, or polyurethane, letting it dry 24 hours between applications.
- Feed a length of wire through the holes.
- Twist the ends of the wire together to form a hanger.
- Hang out on a tree and wait for some birds to move in.
Notes
The dried gourds might have some mold spots on them. This happens during the drying process. They can still be used.
You might need to redrill the holes a little after painting.
USE CAUTION WITH THE BLEACH AND THE UTILITY KNIFE!
A birder friend who showed this project to my Webelos recommends using shoe polish to seal the gourds instead of shellac. No drying time needed!
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Since August 1st the Scarlet Knights have scored commitments from four-star prospects Kadeem Jack, Myles Mack and Derrick Randall as well as Dyke (Va.) Blue Ridge standout Malick Kone.
On Tuesday Rice added his fifth recruit to the fold when Jerome Seagears, of Red Springs (N.C.) Flora MacDonald Academy, gave him a verbal pledge for the 2011 class.
"Yes sir I did," Seagears said in a text to Scout.com.
"It's a done deal," Derrick Bond, the coach Flora MacDonald, said. "He's going to sign with Rutgers."
Seagears had scholarship offers from West Virginia, Cincinnati, DePaul, Seton Hall and Arizona were all involved with Seagears.
"It's a great fit," Bond said. "Coach Rice is going to build a program around him and him as the PG. The pieces that they have coming in and the style of play [were a factor]. Coach Rice sold it to him and made him feel very comfortable."
"The other schools didn't do anything wrong, but coach Rice just did everything right," he added.
A 6-foot-2, 175-pound lead guard, Seagears is rated as a three-star prospect and checks in at No. 19 on the 2011 point guard list.
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Once it gets cold enough here in Anchorage for the lakes to freeze--what, like October? No I'm kidding (more around December) then the municipality begins taking care of the ice at Westchester Lagoon in downtown Anchorage.
Located at one of the most scenic spots in town, the lagoon gives you a view of the downtown high-rises and Cook Inlet. The area is big enough to accommodate a circular track, a hockey rink and a separate area for casual skating--with half the lagoon to spare. Yup, we do everything big here in Alaska.
They keep the ice clear and wet-mopped pretty much all winter and on Saturdays you get a special treat: they bring out the music and the bonfires. On the edge of the lagoon they set up fire barrels and speakers pipe out the music while you can skate for free--what a deal!
We took the kids last Saturday and everyone had a great time, it was Lillian's first time skating without the benefit of a wall to cling to and I spent most of the time coaxing her along on her shaky blades. She was pretty amazing in that I couldn't count how many times she fell--and fell hard--but she was always cheerful and determined and never seen to mind the bruises. Unlike Andrew who whimpered and wept about his bruised hiney all weekend ("Does this look infected to you?" "Do you think I broke something?" "What happens if I broke my bottom--how would they cast that?")
Here's a quick clip of her and me skating and I show it as an example of the spills she took. Go watch it and tell me your body wouldn't break into messy little pieces if you twisted and crashed like that. I wince just watching it.
Anyway, when she's determine she's pretty stubborn and the only way we could get her home was to promise to take her regularly so she could "get good like the little girl skating over there." Apparently she's as competitive as her parents.
I'll end with a panoramic clip of the lagoon if you're interested in how pretty it all is. And the beauty of the clip is that you can watch it from the comforts of your warm and toasty armchair--you won't have to brave the 5 degree temperatures that we did.
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32 comments:
Great post, I love reading the stuff about Alaska.
That was a sore one :(
I went ice-skating recently and the only reason I didn't do the same was because of the barriers to cling onto. How come it seems more difficult when you get older?? When I was seven, I'm sure I was whizzing around...
Good God!! That is one brave gal, I am sure that if my arm twisted that way it would break!! Is she one black and blue girl today?
I just so love that I am getting to know someone who lives in Alaska and catch glimpses of life there! Thanks so much for taking the time to post clips and all! You have one brave girl there. It was 7 degrees when we woke up today and they delayed most of the schools for fear the kids would get frost bite waiting on the buses. Mine, being home schooled, are snug in their beds. I bet they don't cancel school for 7 degrees where you are!
It's amazing how flexible they are at that age. My girl takes CanSkate every Sunday and I cringe watching her.
Btw, good skating yourself! I'm a bad Canadian- I can't skate.
Again, you should be changing the title of your blog to why you should move up here with us! Very good skating for the both of you.
okay, see, this is the difference between alaska and chicago -- we *think* we're all tough about the cold but when it got down to -1 yesterday (to be fair, there was a -25 windchill to go with it), we all hid inside. you guys up there go skating!!! great post:-)
Ouch! What a brave girl to laugh it off!
I must admit, I'm (more than) a little jealous of those mountains in the background. I can't imagine having a view like that close-by. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty here too, but mountains? That is quite the luxury to a born-and-raised midwesterner like myself.
That looks so cool! My favorite memory of visiting Stockholm was when I got to walk out on frozen water, and not a man-made ice rink. It gets so cold up there that the North Sea freezes! It was totally cool.
wow, that ice looks so smooth! I tried skating on a pond once and it was so bumpy I didn't last long. You really make me want to move to Alaska, it has everything I love (except maybe the career opps)!
And if you do break your bum (or rather tailbone) they can't put a cast on it, and they can't do anything for the months of pain you are in for and the nagging ache that you'll experience for the rest of your life when you sit in the same position for more than 2 hours. So try to avoid breaking your tailbone ;)
Poor Lillian!
The quick thaw in early January was enough to break up the ice on the river here and it's not yet frozen solid again! We worry that people are still going to use their snowmobiles...
I lived in Juneau for a year when I was in second grade. Some of my best childhood memories, hands down were there......ice skating, jumping off the roof into snow, going to school and returning in the dark, staying up REALLY late all summer, the northern lights......Alaska has so many wonderful things.......you are lucky to be able to enjoy them! ;)
Wow. I wish we had something like that.
What is the stick for? Is that one of those fishing poles? Do you actually club the fish rather than catch them?
Cheers
It's a good thing kids are closer to the ground. Those falls always look so painful -- yet they bounce right back, don't they?
You've inspired me to find a rink and take my kids skating this week.
Maddy, I'm going to pretend you didn't say that. I mean I know you're not that close to Canada but even in your neck of the woods hockey sticks aren't that foreign :)
You are lucky to have such a wonderful outdoor area to skate in. It sounds like a lot of fun....
.....and it is beautiful..
(your daughter would have to teach me how to skate.....i am horrible.)
I'll stick with walls to hold onto.
I never got the hang of ice skating, since I have only done it a few times. We did roller skating where I grew up, which is much easier.
That's beautiful!
That looks like great fun! And extreme cold!
Angie
Oh, and the ice is so hard, too!
Actually, though, you slide when you hit, so it does make it a bit better. Right?
I remember my little brother learning how to skate. He would just drop and roll like a little turtle, but I don't know if he ever felt it.
The cold helps numb the pain, I guess.
Looks beautiful, but eXtremely c-c-cold! Your little gal is a trooper. What's up with that backwards twirl, Mom? Those are some "Michele Kwan" moves you've got going on!
I still maintain that kids are made of rubber, and that's why they can live through all of the childhood accidents. Great video! How fun to skate on a lake!
That looks awesome! Skating however is not for me. I don't fare very well!
Wow it's so gorgeous. It makes me miss living in WI, where I used to skate on the pond across from my apartment all the time. Here, no dice as it goes from deep freeze (currently single digits for the last few days) to mid-thirties and back again all winter long. Looks like such fun!
There are times when I would swear that kids' bones must be made of rubber to survive some of the spills they take. It looks like a lovely and fun time was had by all.
Wow that looks so nice! I love watching your videos!
Maria
What a beautiful pond! I'm scared to death of skating without a wall-- it is pretty embarrassing to be draggin myself along the wall, while little 7 year olds are skating circles around me:)
Uh, is Andrew your son or husband? Just kidding--- I could see a lot of husbands asking about casting their butt. Big Smile
Trixie
Beautiful. Simply beautiful. My parents talked about a possible move to Alaska, then ended up staying in Wisconsin. I can see why they wanted to move! They (and we kids, I'm sure) would've loved it.
Those pictures made me so homesick. The closest I've gotten to iceskating lately is when I forgot to turn off the sprinklers the night we got a hard freeze. The boys and I had fun sliding around on the thin sheet of ice that formed on our driveway. It almost makes me want to move back up.
I love ice skating at Westchester! I bring all my winter visitors there because it is such a neat place. If you go on a weekday, you can sometimes have the place to yourself. Nancy in Palmer.
I feel for lily and her falling that looked painful! We have a lake here that everyone goes to and it's been frozen over since December also.
I like ice skating....
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This month my brother, Luke Nichols and his lovely wife Becca, came to visit and during one of several interesting conversations we had he spoke of his experiences as a criminal defense attorney in the Washington D.C. area.
Through his work he's seen some of the consequences of teenagers sexting (and if you don't know what sexting is, just ask any teen) and he has volunteered time at youth centers to warn teens of the dangers they face when the law gets involved.
You may already know of the dangers this new phenomenon poses to the morality of our children and society but you ought also to know of the legal dangers children face if caught--and if they have a cell phone I can pretty much guarantee you that they've have experience in the area already.
Luke joins us as a guest poster and legal opinion on the subject and you can read more about sexting on his website at Spectrum Legal Defense.
P.S. Don't let the picture distract you--I just wanted a picture of Luke and this one of Lillian and him goofing it up and celebrating their fishing success cracks me up.
What Is Sexting?
While the moral, psychological, and religious implications of sexting deserves their own discussion, I am a criminal defense attorney and what I am qualified to tell you is 1) that sexting is rampant and 2) sexting can land a child in prison for years.
Sexting, or sexual texting, is an epidemic that involves using the internet and usually camera phones to share sexually explicit photos, text, and video. While not all youths are willful participants in this seedy conduct, the popularity of camera phones now means that nearly all young people are exposed to sexting whether they like it or not.
Legally speaking, the problem is that sexting is the wholesale production and distribution of child pornography within our homes and schools. When a fourteen year-old boy takes picture of his thirteen year-old girlfriend’s breast he has committed felony production of child pornography and the separate felony of possession of child pornography. If that young man or any of his friends display, copy, or share that image then they are guilty of a third felony, distribution of child pornography. If that boy or anyone else requested or enticed the minor to expose her breasts he may also be guilty of aggravated sexual battery or felony child molestation among other crimes.
While each state is different, there are few places in the US were child pornography and other sex crimes against minors are not ruthlessly punished and prosecuted. Parents should also keep in mind that because the internet crosses state lines child pornography is frequently prosecuted in federal courts as a federal crime.
In some states, the maximum punishment for just production of child pornography is 30 years in an adult prison facility. What is more onerous, in many states each photo can result in a separate charge, so that a young man or woman who takes multiple photos will be charged with multiple counts of production, possession, and distribution.
One of my more recent juvenile clients was caught with twelve pictures of his naked seventeen year-old girlfriend. He was charged will twelve counts of possession of child pornography and faces up to sixty years in jail.
So How Big of a Deal Is It?
The mistake that most adults make is that they do not realize how serious these crimes are. The first sexting case I ever worked on involved a seventeen year-old boy who used his camera phone to take a video of his naked thirteen year little brother and friend during a hazing prank. Even though the boys willingly went along with the hazing and even though my client was not accused of intending anything sexual (just humiliation) my client was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery for enticing two minors to take their clothes off, one count of production of child pornography, one count of possession, and one count of distribution after he showed the video to his friends.
Those charges allowed the court to try the young man as an adult and carried a maximum penalty of 104 years in prison and a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison. The boy was fortunately only found guilty of some of the charges and was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
But My Kid Doesn't Sext . . .
What I find so disturbing about sexting is just how common it is, yet the only adults who seem to understand this are the police and prosecutors. One recent trial for possession of child pornography involved a young man in his late teens. The police were chatting with this young man when the officers asked to see his cell phone. The officers searched the phone and discovered a naked photo of the teen’s seventeen year-old girlfriend. When I asked the officer why he searched his phone the officer looked at me like I was an idiot and said “All teenagers have naked photos of their girlfriends on their cell phone."
While the officer’s statement is somewhat of an overstatement, I have since discovered that he was not far off the mark. In the last year, I have since started speaking with high school students and teen intervention groups about the dangers of sexting and I have consistently found the practice of sexting utterly unchecked by adults. Every time I speak at a school about sexting, without fail many of the young men laugh or brag about the practice openly in front of their teachers or supervisors and almost none of the youth are unfamiliar with it. Getting a naked photo of a girl is simply “first base” for too many young men now days.
While the girls’ attitudes about sexting are not usually so cocky or jovial they are equally as exposed to the practice. In the short time I have been speaking to youths I have heard too many accounts of young girls being forcibly exposed and photographed by young men with camera phones at school. Often, these girls have said nothing about these attacks because, like the young men, they think that shoving a camera phone up a girl’s skirt and posting it on the web is a mean prank not a felony.
Many of the youths I speak to are good kids who feel no attraction to sexting, but they are still exposed to it. With a few clicks their friends and often distant acquaintances send them dirty photos. Naked photos of fellow class mates are now the new medium for youths to boast about their conquests or to humiliate and shame one another. While certain girls in my high school did things in private for attention, similar young women of this generation can garnish the wrong kind of attention from hundreds of boys with a camera phone and 30 seconds.
Few teenagers today have not been exposed to child pornography via sexting, and what they don’t realize is that the simple possession of those materials is a felony regardless of whether they approve of or despise the practice.
Sexting Is a Loaded Gun or a Pound of Cocaine
Legally speaking, child pornography is no different than guns and drugs. If you are caught with it, it doesn’t matter what your intentions were, you are going to jail. Additionally, most people do not realize that putting child pornography in your computer’s trash bin does not solve the problem. If there is any way you can retrieve the pornographic photo after you have deleted it, then you are still in possession.
Many courts have taken this to extremes and will find possession even if retrieving the images requires a computer expert. A common example includes the temporary files created on your computer when you view images on the internet. The police catch online pedophiles by monitoring sites which contain child pornography. They accumulate data on who has viewed the photos and when they finally shut down the site they round up all the visitors’ computers and have computer forensic scientist retrieve the temporary files created by surfing the internet. Many of the social networking sites and chat rooms popular with youth contain indecent photos of minors, and the law does not distinguish between an internet user who ogles young girls and one who was is simply reading their friend’s online profile. If it is on your computer, you are in trouble.
When teachers ask me what they should do when (not if) they find child pornography on their students' phones I tell them to treat it like a loaded gun or a kilo of cocaine. Don’t handle it. Don’t examine it. Just call security or the police immediately! No matter what happens, never ever give a child their phone or computer back if you know there is any pornography on it. Giving pornography (not just child pornography) to a minor is a serious crime and I am not aware of any law that makes exceptions for giving a kid back their own pictures.
It Can Come Back to Haunt Them
Inevitably, when I discuss sexting with youths, there are those who balk at my cautions because they don’t think they will ever get in trouble. Everyone around them is doing it so why worry?
What they don’t realize is that sexting is a new problem. Adults are learning and each year the numbers of children arrested grow as more people report incidents to law enforcement. Also, in many state there is no statute of limitation for these types of felonies. This means that the government can bring charges against a person 20 years after the crime was committed if they want to. Many child molesters are prosecuted only after their victims are grown and come forward as adults. Likewise, a young man who coerces a young woman to expose herself may not get reported to police until the girl has grown and has become old enough to know that what was done to her was illegal.
I tell young men that when they take dirty photos of a girl, that girl has complete control over their fate. If she ever gets angry and wants to hurt them all she has to do pick up the phone and call the police.
However, the more common way youths are being arrested is when their dirty photos are passed around until a responsible adult sees the pictures and calls the police. All the police have to do is threaten the last sender with felony possession and distribution of child pornography unless they tell them where they got the photos. Getting teenagers and parents to talk is easy when children are facing up to 10-20 years in prison.
Some police are also searching phones as a regular part of criminal investigations. One of my young clients was falsely accused of assault and battery after defending himself from a gang attack. When he was arrested the police inventoried his possession and discovered multiple dirty photos of his underage girlfriend on his cell phone. The police quickly realized that he was the real victim and dropped the assault and battery charges; however, they went forward with over ten counts of felony possession of child pornography.
Is There Any Protection?
Obviously sexting is dangerous, but the real question is: what can be done to protect children? To parents, I would like to point out the vast majority of the sexting cases involve camera phones, and I cannot think of a reason that a sixteen year old needs a camera on their phone.
Additionally, I think half of my clients are in trouble because of whom they associate with. Know your children’s online and real world friends. There are only two ways I know of to find out who your child associates with online: either you monitor their online activity or you ask them (I recommend both).
Finally, there is no substitute for talking openly and frankly to your children about the consequences of sexting. And while I can only address the legal ramifications, it is up to parents to weigh in on the moral, emotional, and religious implications of online sexual activity.
And if all of that fails, liquidate their college fund and hire a good attorney.
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48 comments:
My kids are too young to have cell phones or even ask for one. (And after this article, I'm not sure they'll ever have one.)(At least, not for a long, long time.)
But man, this is important stuff. Thank you!
Sent here by Kelly. This solidifies my desire to keep my kids phone free as long as possible.
Thank you for this information. I'll be passing it on.
Thank you for this excellent article! I have posted it on FB for my friends.
My 15 year old daughter would like to have a phone, of course, but so far there is no need for it.
i'm posting this on FB. thanks for the info!
Thank you so much for this information. I never knew...!
WOW!!!!
Scary stuff!!!!
I hadn't even thought about any of that before. Fortunately my girls are only 2 and 5 so I have a while until they get cell phones... but this is so terrifying. I had no idea of all the legal ramifications and I'm sure the mother's of most teens have no idea either.
Thank you for publishing this post.
GREAT point about not needing a camera on a phone. Actually, great points all around. My daughter is only 2, so I can only imagine the dangers we'll face in 10 years. But it's good to stay educated along the way, even if it seems like our time for dealing with this is so far off!
A boy in my daugther's class had a naked photo of a girl and was telling/showing fellow classmates it was my daughter. It was not my child and my daughter was so freaked out that she went to the administration. They did nothing (they did look at the photo)and when my husband spoke to the asst. prinicipal about it, the matter was bascially disimissed.
Forgot to add that the photo was on his phone.
Very few of the criminal cases I have seen were intialized by teachers or administrators. This is frankly dangerous behavior for teachers who are coming in contact with child porn.
AN asst principle in a local county was recently charge with poss of child porn after he confiscated dirty photos from boy in the school as part of a sextibg crack down. He got into trouble because the priciples didn't report anything. The charges were eventually dismissed but only after $150,000 in legal fees and a year of his life were gone.
Wonderful article- I'm passing along to my friend who is also a middle school teacher- she's already had some experience in this area sadly.
Steph
As a teacher, I've passed every instance of sexting along to my superiors. Unfortunately, by and large, no one wants to deal with it. Either the kids aren't called downstairs in a timely manner (i.e. enough time for them to delete said pictures) or the they're given second chances. This has led to a middle school where, ultimately, I believe the majority of students ARE sexting. It's frustrating and I wish that parents would step up and see that their children don't need smart phones and they DO need to check their children's text messages, every single day. It's certainly not limited to any one group of kids, either. They don't think of the ramifications and don't realize that sending a nude picture IS wrong. It's so sad.
It falls into the "...can't happen to me" immortal feeling of being a teen. "Everybody does it" doesn't hold up in court. Thank you for the straightforward summary!
An eye-opener, to be sure. Thanks for this valuable informatoin.
Well with kids 6 and under I was totally naive to the existence of any of this. I have sent this on! Thanks so much for the article.
I oppose any force, coercion, or manipulation in getting anything from anyone, especially minors. That said,
This writer is so excited he found a way to prosecute young people who are intending no harm. Let's not conflate real predators and abusers with every teen with a naked photo on his or her phone. I've heard of teens being accused of producing child pornography for photographing themselves! This is clearly an unintended consequence of a good intentioned law.
Shame on cops who use any excuse to search a teen's phone for incriminating evidence.
I guess I should thank the author for pointing out this horrible miscarriage of justice. But I wish the lesson was one of changing the system, not scaring parents.
It reminds me of when a community found an old law prohibiting untethered horse carts and used it to outlaw skateboards. Only in that case the worst that would happen was a fine, he is talking about jail time!
The answer is we need to discourage abusive behavior with reason and proportion, not put innocent kids or adults in jail. This is pathetic.
Scholz - you probably didn't read the preface close enough. The writer is a DEFENSE ATTORNEY - NOT a PROSECUTOR. He is defending these teens. While I agree that at times maybe the punishment is too severe, do you really want to say that someone who is distributing naked photos of underage children are innocent? Most kids today have no concept of accountability. Besides - when does it become OK to distribute naked photos of someone? Where do YOU want to draw the line? Is it OK if the person in the photo agrees? If the person you're sending the photo to agrees? That's the same argument that against statutory rape. Children can't by law give consent for those types of things.
You say these individuals are intending no harm. Would you still be defending it if it was your 13 year old daughter and her boyfriend was showing nude photos of her to all his friends?
Outlawing skateboards is completely different and shame on you for thinking that skateboarding and distributing pornography are equal wrongs. Its attitudes like yours that contribute to this problem and encourage teens to think that this is OK behavior.
Carinne,
I am arguing that child pornography laws are designed to protect children from abusive adults.
Of course, there are going to be gray areas, how old is adult or child etc. Is there coercion, is there pressure, etc..
I agree that statutory rape is an interesting case. I would argue that cases of consensual photo exchanges be treated roughly the same.
I am not an attorney, so I don't know the exact penalties. But many states have Romeo and Juliet provisions so that similarly ages teens (or pre-teens) who give (non-legal) consent, and do not press charges against the other, are held to have committed less serious offense than when an adult abuses a child.
The idea that one should continue punish an adult who as a teen fooled around with her boyfriend is pretty absurd (especially if neither complains). Likewise the idea that one should be as holding onto child pornography as an adult for pictures taking consensually as a teen.
If my daughters send nude pictures to anyone, I would be pretty angry. Do I think the person who receives the pictures should go to jail, if it isn't an adult? No. I would want to talk to all those involved, and their parents. Just like if I catch them having sex before age 18. I wouldn't send them to jail, unless the elements of abuse, force or coercion where there, would you?
Scholtz-
The point is that when you're dealing with digital photos, video, text, etc there is no way to control it. Someone takes a nude photo of their underage girlfriend, 1) there is no way to really know/prove that he actually had her consent and wasn't coerced and 2) once its digital it can suddenly be distributed all over the internet and it will never be contained or disappear. That's a horrible thing to have happen to someone against their will, knowledge, consent,etc.
I still stand by my statement that by defending the behavior you're contributing to it.
Yeah Scholz I only use the law unjustly against minors when there is a pay check attached. No pro Bono tyranny for me : )
There is however a sticky point to this debate. There are two main reasons for the Strictness of child porn laws. 1) it is to prevent the sexual exploitation of child during the production of this material and 2) protect children by banning material which may arrose or even cause pedophilic-addiction or behaviors.
Then ask, is the exploitation of children via sexting compareable to that of traditional child porn? And does child porn produced via sexting distinguishable from the traditional type once it's been posted on the Internet etc.?
I think there are legislative solutions to these problems but frankly its politically dangerous to lead the charge softening child porn laws and I believe that a significant part of the USA is not sad about the current state of the law regarding child porn....or skate boarding.
I am going to leave the discussion. I think there are some interesting issues. I hope people continue to discuss it. Carrine accused me of supporting child pornography, and I can't have a meaningful discussion in that context, especially after I clearly said I opposed that.
She also asked how I'd feel if my daughters were photographed nude presumably against their wills. I will leave her to think about what she'd do if she found one naked picture on her 15 year old son's phone. I can only assume she would report him to the local, state and federal authorities. If she didn't she would be as bad as me!
Scholz
Sorry I offended you. I never accused you of supporting child pornography. I accused you of adding to the problem by saying 'there is no problem'. I guess I was just amazed that someone would think this was all 'no big deal'. Maybe I read your original comment in the wrong way. I took issue with 2 things you said in your original comment:
"This writer is so excited he found a way to prosecute young people who are intending no harm. Let's not conflate real predators and abusers with every teen with a naked photo on his or her phone."
1st - you were accusing the writer of something that he clearly was not doing. He's defending these kids - not trying to find ways to prosecute them.
2nd - the fact that you said they aren't intending harm and those who distribute nude photos and video against someone's will or consent or (in many cases) knowledge are not real predators.
Your statement is the reason why these kids do this. They don't believe its a big deal, wrong, illegal or harmful. By declaring that not only is it not harmful but also shouldn't be prosecuted, you are contributing to the problem. I'm still amazed by that.
I caught the tail of the comments late here but maybe I can help, Scholz--I think you maybe misread things because the writer isn't involved in prosecuting teens but defending. He's a defense attorney. Besides that, he works with intervention groups to educate teens about what the laws say and the risks teens run when they sext.
However, you are correct when you say that some states have different laws and different penalities. It's a state issue except when prosecuted as a felony, such as when it crosses state lines.
This post isn't really a comment on the morality of the law itself but a caution of one more reason that sexting is a dangerous affair.
It's not really fair to insinuate how a parent may or may not feel if their child were exploited and it, too is off point (Carinne).
Personally? I support stiff laws against pornography, drugs, etc. but do understand that when you have these stiff penalities--particularly with mandatory minimum sentencing and things like that--that you run the risk of over punishing and creating criminals through running decent kids who made dumb-yet-illegal mistakes through the penal system.
Unfortunately the system is flawed and the closer you come to trying to prepare for all eventualities the more you get diminishing returns.
But again, that's not really the point here--it's merely to show parents that sexting is legally dangerous. If this post wakes parents up to the things their kids are facing nowadays then I think it's been useful. Information is never a bad thing--and then if people such as you, Scholz, feel the laws are wrong then at least with a bit of knowledge they can lobby to have them changed, right?
If nothing else it may help us all to get an interest in what our own state's particular laws are on the subject and become better informed.
Thanks for your comments.
Thank you for bringing attention to this issue - this generation of kids is far more tech savvy than we will ever be. It goes to show how important it is to talk openly with your kids, to listen, and to check up on them.
As a mother of teen boys, this is a major issue. Kids are clueless as to the ramifications of this particular activity. Not only should every parent read this, but every teenager with a cell phone!
Even though you are required to purchase a data plan if you buy a certain phone, you can still block both texting AND data from any phone on your plan. I blocked ALL data from our phones, and all texting on kids' phones.
If Verizon is going to require data plans, then I won't have a Verizon phone anymore after this contract is up, though as I refuse to pay for something I don't use.
I really think the law should be tweeked when it comes to minors and their girl/boyfriends. AFter all, in the '70's, it was boys with their parents' polaroid cameras taking pics of their girlfriends. Granted it didn't get distributed to the whole world via the internet, but it got shown around the local high school.
This is not a "new sin", but the technology adds some very dangerous elements.
glad to be visited in this blog..
Here is a link to another blog article I did on how to use cell carrier parental controls and available parental monitoring services.
Luke Nichols
Michelle,
You would think this would be easy to control. Have the phone carriers block a phones ability to send pictures via text messaging.
The main problem is that these kids will still find other ways of distributing the pictures if not by cell phone, than digital pictures on their cameras and swapping memory sticks with their friends.
This is just one of the circumstances where technology is being used for criminal activities and not at all for what we designed it for.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
Sentence that really stood out to me:
"What I find so disturbing about sexting is just how common it is, yet the only adults who seem to understand this are the police and prosecutors."
Wake up, parents!
Such an important issue...one that cannot be ignored. Thanks for getting these conversations going in homes across America.
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thanks for this article and to Luke for taking the time and effort to tell kids about the dangers.
I agree that sexting, AKA 'sxting' is a huge problem, but it is more of an all-around problem. This article seems slanted more towards the idea that boys are the main culprit in this situation. With lines like:
" ... young girls being forcibly exposed and photographed by young men ... " and,
"I tell young men that when they take dirty photos of a girl, that girl has complete control over their fate."
In all fairness it should be stated that in certain cases it isn't always the implied boy who is the sole aggressor, forcing the female into situations that she doesn't want to be in or doesn't understand. In some cases it is the girls themselves that instigate the so-called sexting, sending a photo -- unasked for -- directly to the boy. Whether or not they think they are just being sexy, flirty, or even if they think that is what "couples" do for each other, it simply isn't always the fault of the young man in these cases. Some girls try to emulate the activities of their other female friends, sort of a "so and so sent a dirty photo to her BF, so I should do the same for mine" type of situation.
I'm only bringing this up so that it isn't just the parents of young boys who feel the responsibility to stop this sort of thing. Let your daughters know as well that sending off photos like that isn't just unacceptable, it's illegal.
I worked in the Anchorage school district for years, and I've seen this sort of activity among students as early as middle school, and that was some years back. I can only imagine how much worse it is now, with most kids carrying photos these days.
By the way, while I'm here I might as well add my two cents about another long-standing problem, which is webcams. I'm sure all parents are aware by now of the dangers of letting your children go onto the internet unsupervised, but what you may not be familiar with is some of the new technology that makes it easier than ever for a child to get themselves into a dangerous situation.
There are websites these days that let you instantly start up a webcam show for a limitless group of strangers. A few clicks of the mouse and your kids could be the star of their own public cam show, and many of the viewers might be predators.
You don't have to actually purchase a separate camera these days, often they are built directly into laptops and netbooks, and some parents aren't even aware that the webcam is there.
Again, this isn't the behavior of years ago where you had to physically "add" someone to your MSN, or Yahoo programs before you could talk and webcam, these are simply internet sites that interact with the camera - and some of these newer sites are "anonymous", meaning you don't know who you are talking to until the video starts (and then in MANY cases your child will suddenly realize there is a naked adult on the screen).
This is a newer trend, and I'm sure your teens have already heard and probably participated in it, even if they didn't anticipate the chance they might see things they had no desire to see. Just ask them if they've ever heard of "Stick AM", or "Chatroulette".
Technology is changing so fast, it's hard to keep on top of this stuff. Just be aware.
Wow, a very good article. Lots of info that I had no idea about. Thank you for posting this..
My fifteen and twelve year old's have been lobbying for phones for a while now. And, seriously, they are the only kids know who don't have their own phones.
I have a hard enough time keeping up with their facebook pages, which I do allow them to have since there are so many adult friends and family members on there also who keep an eye on the content.
I appreciate this article, it gave me a lot to think and talk about with my kids.
Interesting! Thanks for the informative article! I just saw this "related" article today in my local paper...!
Funny, we recently got a cell for our daughter and these concerns were/are very real for me. We even typed up a contract and made her sign it...it's hanging in our kitchen so that we can refer to it often. I told my daughter it's not even that I don't trust her it's that I know the part of her brain that controls logic and reasoning isn't fully developed yet so things she might think are good ideas could have some hefty consequences.
My 14 year old has had a cell phone for 2 years now. We just got texting for them this year. I love the texting, but yeah am really debating on dropping the picture sharing capability she has for this reason.
I did send her this link when I found it and told her if she didn't read it I was taking the phone away completely. So, after some flack, she at least read it, so at least she knows about it. Now if only she will keep a level head. Yeah, I know, I can dream right?
Thank you - this information is really important. We have three boys and I am sure that in some way this issue will raise itself. I am already amazed by what I see kids send as text messages to each other - not necessarily explicit but offensive in other ways.
A related area which is on the rise is the bullying via mobile phone (cellphone). We've not had this experience but I know other people who have. I think as parents we need to talk more to our kids about what they can do if they receive any threatening or uncomfortable text messages on their phone. Something I think about often is not over-reacting. If teens think their parents have a tendency to over-react to information then they are even less likely to tell us that they are receiving disturbing text messages.
But back to sexting - I guess this has become prevalent because it's a facade or protection behind which self-conscious teenagers can hide - or where it is bullying, then it's an opportunity for the bully to try and hide behind the technology.
We have allowed our two young teens to have 'phones but we are vigilant about their use and we try to talk to them about what they may and may not do with it. One thing we are clear on is that it is not okay to take ANY kind of picture with your phone and send it anywhere (let alone Facebook) without permission. We've talked about privacy and legal issues - but it's fair to say that there are no guarantees. I have my fingers crossed and will keep the communication lines open in hope!
Thanks for this, Michelle. I'll be sending this to all of my friends! Our kids are on the young side (mostly 7-11 year olds,) and don't have phones yet but this is SO important to know going forward.
I'm grateful you posted this. It's very interesting to see where people fall out on this subject. --A thought: Just because this is an "old" sin, does that make it okay? And why on earth do we feel sorry for boys who take pictures of their girlfriends, even with consent (or vice-versa), and then distribute it to friends *knowing* that there is no way to stop it once it gets out there? I have absolutely NO SYMPATHY for ANYONE exploiting ANYONE, regardless of AGE or RELATIONSHIP. Teenagers have always had sex, that doesn't mean it's right, and that doesn't mean that I condone it.
My kids are too young to have their own phones, but when the time comes, they will be getting phones without picture-taking features!
BTW, can a teen refuse to show his phone to a police officer if he doesn't have a warrant?
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Jonathan Segal’s The North Parker is coming to 30th and Upas, and here’s a rendering out of the San Diego Business Journal (account required)
. The project includes 4 retail suites totaling 6000 square feet, 27 2-bedroom rentals, and office space that will house Segal’s architecture firm. The design is reminiscent of Segal’s black building on India Street in Little Italy.
Over in Kensington, demolition work has begun on the gas station at Marlborough and Adams where Kensington Terrace was planned until the market cratered. Looks like the project has undergone a name change to Kensington Commons; about all you’ll find online is this structural info page and a lease listing promising 7 retail units totaling 10,000 square feet. As a Kensington resident who’s watched Normal Heights blow up the past few years I’m looking forward to some more dining options around the corner.
On a related note, we made a return visit to Polite Provisions and it has to rank up there with Blind Lady Ale House as The Best Thing to Ever Happen on Adams (At Least Since We’ve Lived Here). There’s nothing nearby that rivals the unique interior they’ve put together, from the beautiful marble bar, to the detailed standing light fixtures, to the large vertically-folding windows. And you’re not going to find a better selection of amazing cocktails in the neighborhood either; new rum-based offering “Beach House” was another dangerously tasty offering. Having just watched Flight I’m concerned PP is going to turn me into Denzel Washington’s character.
Elsewhere: El Take it Easy has been reincarnated as Hubcap; while it’s already open, the official Grand Opening is Thursday May 9th. Grass-fed burger and a pint of Saint Archer all month for $15… Eater says BBQ 81 is coming to the
former original Pomegranate spot on El Cajon Boulevard… And more restaurants have been named for the Police Headquarters project downtown: Seasons 52 and Jimmy V’s.
Another chapter was added to the epic Plaza de Panama saga last week with Mayor Filner’s new proposal to close Cabrillo Bridge on weekends and restrict weekday traffic to the southwest corner of the plaza. The plan, detailed here, would free up the majority of the plaza as a gathering place for pedestrians, complete with landscaping, movable chairs/tables, and access to the fountain there. The bridge closure is set for late next month; handicapped spaces will move to the Alcazar Garden lot and valet parking will retreat to the “secret” lot behind Casa de Balboa.
Rather than rehash the details of a plan already discussed elsewhere, it’s worth noting the improbability of this scenario. Who would have thought that Irwin Jacobs’ plan for Plaza de Panama, which involved substantial sums of donated money, concrete, and chutzpah, would be rejected? Certainly not the city council that voted for it; the city attorney and council president that sought to re-write the city charter to nullify the plan’s loss in court; the Republican mayoral candidate funded by Democrat Jacobs after Democratic mayoral candidate Filner opposed it; the wealthy newspaper owner who repeatedly editorialized for it; the former mayor who helped hatch it; nor the park institutions who put their own financial interests over the citizens of San Diego who partly maintain the park with their tax dollars. With the Jacobs plan finally out of the way, Mayor Filner stepped in with a modified version of the Stepner-Blackson plan and 1989 Master Plan, one that emphasizes flexibility and testing. It’s an amazing contrast to the my-way-or-the-highway approach from Jacobs, who seemed oblivious to the damage his auto-focused plan inflicted on the park.
Reaction to the mayor’s plan by the Balboa Park Committee and the audience in attendance last week was largely positive. One notable exception was committee member Michael Hager, head of the Natural History Museum and author of a particularly misleading Voice of San Diego op-ed supporting the Jacobs plan, which included this gem:
Yet this exciting opportunity has been marred by the opposition of a small group of people who would derail any public improvement that doesn’t meet its narrow definition of purity..
In response, Mayor Filner suggested marketing the museums to pedestrians and cyclists in addition to drivers. Here’s one marketing idea: museum discounts for anyone who rides the park tram (new trams ordered for the Jacobs plan arrived this week). That could bring in visitors who weren’t otherwise aware of the variety of institutions in the park.
Another complaint cites increased traffic and parking in Bankers Hill on weekends due to the bridge closure. As others have said, both Golden Gate and Central Park close on the weekends, so why should San Diego be any different? Do the rights of Bankers Hill residents to find easy street parking outweigh those of all the visitors to the Park? From VOSD: …
Bankers Hill is located between the vibrant neighborhoods of downtown and uptown, next to the “nation’s largest urban cultural park”. Why would residents expect street parking to be plentiful? If you want the amenities of a large city, one sacrifice is often cheap parking. There are plenty of quiet suburbs in San Diego featuring vast free on-street parking; perhaps Mr. Hamilton would be happier there.
Besides, there are parking options on the west side of the park. Re-stripe the western streets/lots in the park for more parking. Reduce 6th Avenue to one lane in each direction with angled parking. Place signage on the west side of the park with directions to Park Blvd lots and park access. Put QR codes on the signs so folks can import the directions to their smart phone mapping apps. Long-term, build a parking garage at Inspiration Point with tram service.
Speaking of costly projects, it wouldn’t hurt to consider alternate sources of funding for the mayor’s plan. Remember, Todd Gloria rejected Filner’s prior request for funds to study this plan, and on this and other issues he’s favored his own political advancement via campaign contributions over his constituents. So, how about a fundraiser to do the landscaping right in the plaza (and across from the Museum of Man while we’re at it)? Sell engraved bricks/pavers in the plaza, or start a civic crowdfunding project.
As someone who pouted over the city’s approval of the Jacobs plan for months I understand how emotions can run high over the city’s crown jewel. Let’s hope the mayor’s plan proceeds successfully while remaining flexible to suggestions and change.
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Good article! The objections raised to the mayor’s plan can reasonably be addressed with energetic planning, educating the public, signage, redirection and restriping. I remember the wailing and gnashing of teeth when closing of Third Street to automobiles was proposed in Santa Monica. A lot of the same arguments were presented. Today it is hard to find anyone who’d admit they ever opposed the idea. Here someday we’ll probably read one of the nay sayers take credit for the whole concept presented by the mayor!
I watched the YouTube video of the Mayor’s presentation. Very exciting. And you are spot on with this observation: .”
Doing Pavers with names on from donors–large and small–is a great idea. That may be a later phase. But important to do all we can to make Filner’s promise of removing the Parking in time for this Memorial Day weekend!
May 1st, 2013 at 11:04 am
Why does the website still promote the Jacobs Plan for Balboa Park??
This publically funded website should be giving updates information on the Filner Plan to remove parking from Plaza de Panama, including new circulation routes, locations for parking, and the hours of closure of Cabrillo Bridge. Write to them via the “contact” link at the Website and tell them to post the updates NOW.
same reason Google still lists Jerry as Mayor…. they still cant believe they lost!
Could be because mayor Bob is not great at the details of being mayor (yet). 1 million details every day that the strong mayor is in charge of. Being in congress is good for gaining name recognition, but not much of a training ground for being a CEO. He has never had to deal with that level of detail in his career and it is a daunting task for those who are skilled and experienced at it.
It is one of the reasons “outsiders” often struggle when brought in to run a large organization. Mayor Bob and his team are still on a steep steep learning curve and it is early in his term. Hope for his sake, and the city’s, he can pick it up soon. 12:49 pm
Mr. Younger: The website is not a city-owned site, but private. Owned by the commercial tenants and museums in the Park. Most of them supported the Jacobs Plan, in part so they could have MORE parking, more Valet Parking, and because Jacobs gave thousands in contributions [aka bribes] to foster support. The website carried an ad and link supporting the Jacobs Plan for almost 3 years, at great cost to Jacobs. This had nothing to do with any lack of attention to details by Filner, but by resistance and opposition from commercial tenants and Jacobs money. The tenants wanted to convert the Park to a shopping center. The public felt otherwise.
Hi Mark,
I see that it’s changed now. Turns out the mayors staff does have some influence with balboapark.org after all. This is the kind of thing that the mayors staff will get better and better at, but it’s not something that they have had to do before. Good intentions just not experienced at what it takes to handle the details. I’m a believer that they will get better, they almost always do.
May 2nd, 2013 at 11:45 pm
Thanks for all the comments everyone. I’m excited for this project and glad to see it’s now up on the balboapark.org site! If we do actually get Cabrillo Bridge closed on weekends, I’m hoping residents and visitors will both come to see what a great pedestrian extension of the plaza we could have. I especially liked a comment on VOSD:.
April’s the month where outdoor events really get going again in San Diego. This past weekend featured Balboa Park Earth Day, Taste of Hillcrest and City Beat’s Festival of Beers in North Park. Next weekend brings Adams Ave Unplugged, Mission Federal’s Art Walk in Little Italy, and the Creek to Bay Cleanup throughout San Diego. It’s like the city waking up from a long, mild, winter hibernation. .. followed up by an extended nap through the pending May gray.
Things are pretty lively indoors too, with a bunch of new establishment announcements. San Diego magazine reports Alex Thao (Celadon, Rama, and briefly, Chow) is opening Lucky Liu’s, a “classic Chinese” place just down the street from our miniature Chinatown on 4th downtown. It’ll be open until 3AM and serve Dim Sum on weekends; tentatively opening in July. Dim Sum in downtown San Diego? That’s something different.
Eater brings the excellent news that Ballast Point is opening a tasting room and mini-brewery (5-barrel system) in northern Little Italy that will serve as a testing grounds for new recipes. With Bottlecraft just down the street that’s one more reason to hit up this part of NOLI.
Speaking of breweries, Modern Times Beer met their Kickstarter goal of $40K to take their operation to another level with a killer tasting room, aged barrels for sour beers, and lab equipment for yeast development. Then they topped it off with a pledge to donate $2K to bikesd.org if they reach their next goal of $52K, which they’re closing in on. I know Jacob from MT is serious about making San Diego an even better place to live for when we choose not to drive, so it’s great to see ideas like this.
That reminds me of the Transit San Diego folks, who are also more interested in improving our quality of life instead of our vehicle flow rates. While I was disappointed to see they’re opposed to SANDAG’s plan for long-distance Bus Rapid Transit, I do admire their reasoning – that BRT out to North County only promotes sprawl, and that we should focus on light rail in the city core instead. While I’d love to see North County empty out and downtown/uptown soar with higher densities (not a sentiment shared by everyone), it’s probably not going to happen anytime soon, so why not give these commuters a transit alternative?
Regardless of what happens with BRT, back in uptown there’s a sense that things just keep getting better. Successful new businesses are opening left and right, and I’m seeing more cyclists and pedestrians on the roads and sidewalks every weekend. Positive developments like the Hillcrest shuttle and the CicloSDias walk/bike event in August are signs that many uptowners are looking beyond their cars to get them around the vibrant neighborhoods they live in.
A few days back I saw this tweet about a proposed public transit-adjacent project in Highland Park, near Pasadena. The project would put 80 units onto existing parking lots next to the Gold Line:
The project in question is the Highland Park Transit Village, and while it looks like an abomination of architecture, that’s a separate issue from the main reason for local opposition. Any kind of growth that results in increased density is forbidden; plus, “they’re going to take away our parking”.
LA has been making huge advances recently in expanding public transit (see their 30/10 plan that performs 30 years of construction in 10 years, a plan completely contradictory to SANDAG’s vision for our region) and building smart-growth mixed-use residential/commercial projects along these lines. When you think about it, there isn’t much choice for LA – they’ve sprawled themselves into a traffic-choked nightmare, and where is the future growth going to go – the Mojave Desert? The only solution is to increase density wisely throughout the city, along existing and new transit lines. San Diego, sprawled from sea to mountains, from Camp Pendleton to Mexico, isn’t much different at this point.
Unfortunately there are a lot of people who are unwilling to increase density in their neighborhoods to accommodate this type of smart growth. They got there first, they enjoy the convenience of their auto-based life with the best amenities of the city, and they’re not going to make it more inconvenient by allowing more people in their neighborhood – especially if it means sacrificing precious parking. But you can’t really say that at a town council meeting, can you? So instead, you begin coming up with absurd statements like the one above.
Just to be clear, an “open space” is typically a park, a “green space”, or a natural environment free from development. It’s definitely not an asphalt-covered parking lot where all non-human life has been paved away. So how do you justify calling it an open space? By saying that a mixed use development will replace “open space” (air?) with a physical structure – you know, where people actually might live:
@markvalli also posted a NIMBY flyer that decries the loss of parking, addition of traffic (even though it’s located next to a public transit line), and addition of crime. Comments on a Patch.com article say the project will turn into “public housing” eventually (i.e., more crime).
I understand that some residents in a near-transit development are going to use autos, maybe even exclusively. But clearly some percentage of their trips will be on public transit, and each one of those is one less car on the road or in a parking lot. Shouldn’t we address the needs of younger and empty-nest folks looking for residences in communities with alternative modes of transport?
Highland Park isn’t in San Diego, so why write about it here? Because the open space argument was used by a commenter on this blog a while back regarding a failed mixed-use project (also sporting some awful design) proposed for the Gala market and parking lot in South Park:
Residents love the open space of the lot and usefulness of the parking, the convenience, and the grocery store. It’s a gathering place, an open space, a hub. The community will never allow packing in 60 units, up to the curb line.
Well, we drove by that “gathering space” last Friday night at 9 PM and the only things gathered in that vast lot were a handful of cars, an attendant waving a wand for $5 parking, and a whole lot of unused, empty asphalt. Far from “hubs”, parking lots are the antithesis to a community’s walkability, and making cities walkable is arguably one of the strongest contributors to making them livable (check out this summary of Jeff Speck’s excellent Walkable City). And what’s wrong with having units up to the curb line? This presents a much more interesting walking landscape than a sea of asphalt and parked cars, for sure. I guess it’s all those balconies and windows ruining the “open space”.
Opposition to smart growth is alive and well in San Diego. This Bankers Hill resident opposes removing just one of three north and southbound lanes in his neighborhood (with several north-south alternatives) for a bike lane because of all the traffic that increased density will bring. The resident wants to see no new development, and/or parking minimums increased. Yet increasing parking only promotes the use of more cars, when we should be focused on increasing transit options in the neighborhood – which, to be fair, the resident said is insufficient. The comment was in response to downzoning uptown neighborhoods (which was mostly rejected last week, except for Mission Hills) until we find funds to increase “infrastructure” to support increased density. Infrastructure can mean a lot of things, so I’ll dodge that one before this post goes on forever.
If we can’t increase density in Bankers Hill, smack dab between downtown and Hillcrest, where do we put future growth? NIMBYs don’t have an answer for that question, and frankly don’t care. So it’s not going to be easy to move forward with smart growth, but I hope the desire of younger folks to reduce our dependence on autos eventually wins out. Unfortunately, I think we have to give up on ever convincing many older folks who have lived an auto-based lifestyle and can’t comprehend that more people in their community might not always mean more cars.
- While we’re on the subject of parking lots, it was funny to see bayfront San Diego make the Streetsblog Parking Madness contest for worst parking lot expanse in a US city’s downtown, because many of the lots cited are currently being removed for the County Admin Waterfront Park or the North Embarcadero makeover. I biked by the former a few weeks back and took this picture of progress on Phase 1, where the 250-space underground parking garage is being built on the south side of the property:
Looks like the underground parking on the will only be one floor – due to water table issues? Regardless, it was encouraging to be able to report progress on this one.
Gab
April 10th, 2013 at 5:07 pm
While the Gala foods parking lot isn’t beloved by me, it is getting some use. The fish taco truck is hopping (with seating to boot), there’s a flower stand, and now Captain Kirk’s coffee, which seems to be a semi-permanent structure with seating. There was a cupcake truck parked there for a while. Oh, and a bustling recycling business! It is getting more use than just parking.
April 10th, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Good to hear that, thanks Gab. It would be neat if the sidewalk-facing part of the lot could be a row of food carts like in Portland (or food trucks), with seating next to/behind it? That would improve the pedestrian experience.
April 13th, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Excellent post Paul. NIMBY’s will use every scare tactic in the book … traffic, congestion, crime, homeless, parking, etc. Of course, studies prove that the fear mongering has no basis in fact or reality. Thanks for pointing this out.
This post is from guest blogger David Lupica, who owns and writes for 365sandiego.com, and the fan page “365 things to do in San Diego” with 42,000 fans. Thanks David!
Adams Avenue is the safer, trendier, El Cajon Boulevard. Or maybe El Cajon Boulevard is the maniacal, gonzo, acid-frenzy induced, insane Adams Avenue. Either way, they’re both quite an adventure. Every San Diegan needs to take a few days off per year to stop in and investigate the ins and outs of these “yellow brick roads,” each leading to their own interpretation of “Oz.”
Take the red pill. See how far the rabbit hole goes. It’s not a question of which is better or worse, but what mood you’re in, and whether your boss will understand why you missed work on Monday, or why you’re quoting Hemingway in the stairwell on your lunch break.
Adams will lead you from University Heights, along the canyon through a million cute little antique shops, into Kensington, and finally Normal Heights. Coffee shops, pubs, book stores adorn the street, and I must say, I ALWAYS have a great time, and meet super laid back, fun, conversational people along this path. If I could put Normal Heights on the beach, I’d build a fortress around it and defend her to the death. But I guess it wouldn’t be Normal Heights. It’s one of those towns you know you could live your whole life in and be totally satisfied, if you were ready to embrace satisfaction. For me personally, I’m only ready to visit for the weekend.
Formerly known as the Roots Festival, “Adams Avenue Unplugged” is happening again on Saturday and Sunday, April 27th & 28th, 2013. This event is one of the hugest live music festivals in San Diego, and it’s free to the public. Most of the artists are acoustic based, and the genres range from jazz to bluegrass to blues and everything in between. Here’s a link to the line-up so far:
Come see some local live music from over 180 different musicians and enjoy the tasty food from hundreds of local vendors, and meet some really cool people. There’s always a really cool poster for this event too. It’d make a great full body tattoo. Does anybody know the designer? Ok I’ll see you guys there. It’s basically the ENTIRE street so you can’t miss it.
Adams Avenue Unplugged
Adams Avenue between University Heights and Kensington Heights
April 27th and 28th
April 2nd, 2013 at 11:04 pm
It actually goes through Normal Heights and ends at Kensington. You might actually spend some time there before you write about it.
April 3rd, 2013 at 6:04 am
Then you should have signed up to write the blog, Cory. But you didn’t…..
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April 3rd, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Thanks Jocelyne! I did mix up a couple words, I hope no one’s offended. I’ll see u there!
April 7th, 2013 at 9:49 am
Cory, you’re welcome to guest-post anytime, as Jocelyne suggested. Having been guilty of it myself, I know that it’s easier to criticize others than it is to write something on your own.
April 8th, 2013 at 9:04 am
I’ll be there!
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Mike Tristani
May 4th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
It might have been important to note that Pomegranate is still on El Cajon Boulevard. Eater does make that clear but this posting does not. Pomegranate is a great restaurant and I for one am glad that they are there!
paul jamason
May 4th, 2013 at 10:33 pm
Fixed it, thanks Mike.
Amy
May 13th, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Nice info. Thanks
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Angela Garner, Lesley Ninnes and Jo Hamilton Jones present examples of recent work in a colourful and lively exhibition which opens on Sunday 31 July and runs until Saturday 6 August, 2011, at St Ives Arts Club, Wescotts Quay.
Angela Garner, who moved to Cornwall in 1998 from Surrey, says. “My paintings are about depth and colour for the viewer to meditate upon. The viewer is invited to look into the layers of colour in my painting to the beyond to enable the mind to relax. I am currently studying for a Fine Art Degree at Camborne College and am also a member of St Ives Arts Club.”
St Ives painter, Lesley Ninnes is a long time member of Art Space Gallery co-op. “Living here brings an awareness of the elements, the movement and moods of the sea and challenging weather conditions – wild and exciting nature up close – a never ending source of inspiration.” Her artworks have twice been selected for exhibition in the annual ‘21st Century Watercolour’ competition at Bankside Gallery, London. She has shown at Bristol Affordable Art Fair, Edinburgh Art Fair, The Northern Art Show and recently, at Bath Society of Arts Annual Open Exhibition. Lesley is a member of St Ives Society of Artists and St Ives Arts Club, and an associate member of Penwith Society of Arts.
Jo Hamilton-Jones moved to Cornwall in 2004. She has recently graduated from Camborne College with a Foundation Degree in Fine Art Practice and has just accepted a place at Falmouth University on the BA Fine Art Degree course. Jo describes her current work as being concerned with ‘the visible and the invisible’. “I state what my artwork is, in the form of chemical compositions and pigments. I layer the words into the paintings leaving them hidden but still visible in certain light and from certain angles so that the viewer may find them if they wish. I also aim to please the viewer in an aesthetic manner by presenting colour that may be seen to be beautiful in its own right. I work intuitively, with materials that please me, such as oil paint, resin and acetate.”
Open daily from 10.30 am – 5 pm, the show includes original paintings, sculpture, contemporary jewellery, prints and cards – and admission is free.
It would be really great to be able to pop in - hope it goes well.
And it would be great to see you Jill! Thanks for visiting. x
I liked that blue swirl by Jo Hamilton, at first, but then it began to look like a sinister tunnel, and I didn't like it any more, and yet I did!
Says more about me than the picture, I think!!
Maybe Gilly, he he - thanks for commenting anyway though. Have a good week. Lesley x
Amazing colours on all these three pieces of work.... wishing you all every success!
Thanks Cathy - everything was looking good at the preview. x
I can see you are still busy with your lovely sea paintings. The beach were you were surfing looked gorgeous. Hope you are enjoying summer.
Always nice to find your comments, thank you.
millyx
Hi Milly - thank you. Lesley x
"Blue Swirl" resembles a Star Trek wormhole, I like it though.
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Touring that could replace Willie Mays. He was just one player in our generation that nobody could replace.”
-Ken Henderson, as told to Mike Mandel for SF GIANTS An Oral History (1979)
It’s safe to say Ken Henderson is having a different experience as a rookie in San Francisco this time around.
Once the anointed successor to Mays, Henderson rejoined the Giants in March as a sales manager. It had been almost 40 years since he left San Francisco, departing in a 1972 trade to the Chicago White Sox. Now, the man who patrolled the same outfield as Mays and Bobby Bonds sells luxury box suites for AT&T Park, hawking tickets to many of the same clients he’s worked with in 30 years of sales and marketing since his playing career ended. He said it’s good to be back working for the Giants.
“I feel a lot of emotion coming back to the organization that really gave me my first shot at professional baseball,†said Henderson, 64, who’s married with four children and five grandchildren. “Had it not been for the Giants, I’m not sure that I would have had the success that I had. Just as importantly, my two brothers played for the Giants organization, I had a son that played in the Giants organization, I had a father who scouted for the Giants organization for awhile. So, this may sound unusual, but I feel all this has given me an opportunity to give back to the organization what they gave to our family.â€
Signed out of high school in 1964, Henderson came up the following spring when Mays turned 34 and was thought to be slowing down, which led to the comparisons in the media between the two players. But Mays proceeded to hit 52 home runs in 1965 and win National League Most Valuable Player honors while Henderson spent most of the season as a backup. For the next three years, Henderson alternated between the Giants bench and Triple-A, while Mays continued to make All Star appearances, win Gold Glove awards and garner MVP votes.
Henderson finally stuck with San Francisco in 1969 and was a Giant regular the next few years. He had perhaps his best season in 1970 when he hit 17 home runs, with 88 runs batted in and a .294 batting average. Henderson said he, Bonds and Mays might have comprised the best outfield in baseball with their ability to close gaps. “You weren’t going to hit a ball past us,†Henderson said.
He said as much to Mandel, noting of his 1970 season in SF GIANTS, “That’s when Willie didn’t feel me as a threat anymore. I think that once he saw that they weren’t going to push him out of centerfield, that I was going to play left and Bonds was going to play right, I sensed that he really started to open up to everybody. And that’s when I felt that I made the most progress in learning from him.â€
Henderson reiterated to me that the Mays comparisons were unfair. But he also said Mays was the best player he ever saw and a great clubhouse presence. Neither man was long for San Francisco beyond their 1971 playoff team. The following spring, Mays was dealt to the New York Mets and six months later, the Giants packaged Henderson with Steve Stone in a trade for a two-time 15-game winner named Tom Bradley. The trade came not long after Henderson was named MLB Player of the Month for August 1972, when he hit .440.
Men like Garry Maddox, Gary Matthews, and others got their futile shots at assuming Mays’ spot in the San Francisco outfield, while Henderson became a journeyman, playing for seven teams in all. He finished 19th in MVP voting in 1974, when he hit .292 with a career-high 20 home runs for the White Sox. But his last few seasons were like his first, mostly confined to various benches. He retired in 1980 at 33 with 1,168 hits, 122 home runs and a .257 lifetime batting average in 16 seasons.
“I don’t lose much sleep over it but I think about it from time to time, you know, could I have played longer,†Henderson said.
For some players, baseball is all they ever know. Not Henderson, who’s built a life away from the game, working many years in the private sector. He sold office furniture for a stretch and more recently was an executive for Staples.
He wishes he’d kept closer ties with Bobby Bonds, who died of cancer in 2003. Henderson said he still carries a Bobby Bonds baseball card with him, and he has stories about a young Barry Bonds in the Giants clubhouse (“Barry never lacked for confidence,†Henderson told me.) But he drifted from Bobby Bonds after their playing days, even as Bonds lived just south of San Francisco in San Carlos, less than an hour from Henderson in Los Gatos.
“I wish I’d spent more time and gotten to know him better before he died,†Henderson said.
Henderson’s done a better job keeping up with former Giants like Vida Blue, Jim Davenport, and Mike McCormick. And on Thursday evening, he’ll be assisting Mays, serving as one of the hosts for the Giants immortal at a corporate event at AT&T Park.
“I’m very much looking forward to it,†Henderson said. “I know that his eyesight is not that good anymore, so he’ll need some help, and I’m glad to be there for him. Very special night.â€
Graham Womack writes the blog, Baseball: Past and Present
A great story! Back in the day, Kenny Henderson was my favorite White Sox player. I’m recalling a 1974 White Sox home game (vs. Detroit). It was the bottom of the 9th inning, and Kenny hit the game-winning home run! Kenny, Dick Allen and Bill Melton were the heavy hitters on that 1974 White Sox team. Sadly, the 1974 White Sox finished nine games out of first place in the AL West. Oakland won the AL West, and the World Series.
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Firstly, let's get this straight.
No party, my own included, has the right to criticize David Laws for expenses. Between Duck Houses, Moats and Bath Plugs and Porn all 3 of the major Westminster parties have put themselves to shame on expenses. Countless times.
Before any of the smaller parties think they can muscle in on this - European Expenses haven't been much better, frankly. I'm looking at you, Nigel Farage.
So let's get off our high horses of partisan bias for a second and have a look at what this actually is.
David Laws, firstly, could actually have claimed a whole heap more legitimately if he'd declared his partnership. He didn't. He could also have claimed a whole heap more if he'd decided to live in a nice plush flat in central London. He didn't. To be honest, finding accommodation at the price he did is a bargain. Trust me - I live here.
The next interesting thing in this case is that people seem to find it outrageous that his landlord was also his partner. I'm sorry, but so the fuck what!? Whether I love a guy or not, he's still got a business to run, and thus I should be paying my rent regardless. There's this ridiculous assumption that because they were gay they must have moved in together and loved it all up and settled down watching Graham Norton every night on the sofa. Er, welcome to 2010 - that is not how "the gays" live. It's perfectly acceptable for somebody to be living with a partner without having joint ownership or paying joint rent.
Laws was paying for goods and services rendered. I.e. a place to live.
This is perfectly fine under parliamentary rules. His relationship with the Landlord, frankly, should have nothing to do with it.
So let's put this in simple terms for those of you who're still not understanding:
David Laws rents a room and pays his landlord as he should.
David Laws and his landlord have a warm tingly fuzzy feeling for each other, and so they make themselves an item.
David Laws and his landlord do not buy a new house together, but they decide effectively to share the rent. So David pays his share to his landlord, who also pays his own share... to himself.
Still following? Good. It's not a difficult concept.
Laws' landlord now moves to a different place. Laws continues to pay his share, but now, seeing as he's the only one living there, he pays the whole amount (to his landlord, yes, that's right).
Mr Laws probably realised at some point that there might be some questions raised at this perfectly legitimate arrangement and thus changed the arrangement in good faith so that he was no longer paying his landlord rent which he was perfectly entitled to do.
The hype here is not the money as such. It's the fact that his landlord was his partner.
Perhaps it's time for some people to catch up with the world. There's nothing wrong with that.
They didn't have a shared bank account or any such arrangement, so it's not like Laws and his partner were living it up on parliamentary expenses. Anyone who's not done their research and is instead getting fuelled up on the anti-Laws hype, frankly needs gagging.
So, as a relatively sane person, able to put aside my own party bias for the 30 seconds needed to assess the situation, I won't be calling for David Laws' head. Neither should you, frankly.
What's more, I'd like to see somebody trying to justify the need to put a moat on expenses.
Sadly, all of this media hype has caused David to come out in a way that I'd assume isn't terribly dignified. He clearly felt he was unable to be openly gay here, and that is something we should all be ashamed of.
Should he be resigning? I think not.
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Well, I have been convinced out of my apathy.
My take on this was from a slightly different angle (), but you also make a very good point about the restrictive definition of "partner" that institutions tend to use these days. Just because I'm sleeping with someone (or even I love someone) does not mean I have/wish to have joint finances with them.
elmyra (Sorry, would authenticate but OpenID isn't playing ball.)
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version 1.1.19]}
This allows the server to have its own URL scheme, while allowing a way for a common access mechanism.]
might result in the following Riap request:
{ "uri": '/PKG/SUBPKG/FUN', "action": 'call', "args": {"a1":1, "a2":[1,2]}, }
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will result in the following Riap request:
{ "uri": '/PKG/FUN', "action": 'complete_arg_val', "arg": 'a1', "word": 'x', }
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This document specifies using HTTP/HTTPS as the transport layer for Riap, or Riap::HTTP for short.
Riap over HTTP also allows a mechanism to pass logging messages during function calls by using HTTP chunked response.
Two additional Riap request keys are recognized for this:
An integer number with value either 0 (for none, the default), 1 (for sending fatal messages), 2 (error), 3 (warn), 4 (info), 5 (debug), and 6 (trace). When a value larger than 0 specified, server must return chunked HTTP response and each log message should be sent as a separate chunk, and the result as the last chunk.
A bool, default to 0. When set to true, server will prepend each log message with "L" (and the result with "R"). Only useful/relevant when turning on loglevel, so clients can parse/separate log message from result. HTTP/1.0 Accept: application/json --- Response --- HTTP/1.0 200 OK Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:11:40 GMT Server: PeriAHS/0.01 Content-Type: application/json [400,"Missing required argument: b"]
Call the same function, successfully this time. As a variation we pass function arguments through the X-Riap-Args HTTP header:
--- Request --- GET /api/Math/multiply2 HTTP/1.0 X-Riap-Args-j-: {"a":2,"b":3} Accept: application/json --- Response --- HTTP/1.0 200 OK Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:11:50 GMT Server: PeriAHS/0.01 Content-Type: application/json [200,"OK",6].
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RE: need instructor in Northeast Alabama
just bring a check or cash when you come to the field. any club officer will help you. i heard our website has finally been updated and has the list of current officers. check it out. btw, i have constructed a new shop at my house. give me a call when you can come by. i have airplanes all over the place in various stages of completion.
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RE: Engine mount
you will want to clamp the mount in tight and use a drill press so the new holes will be straight and round. and the edge distance between the new and old holes should be at least twice the diameter of the hole.
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RE: Transmitter use
I am shocked that no one has recommended the 8 ch Airtronics radio to you. It has all the features you are looking for and its only around 200 bucks. I have 6 models on my RDS8000. Look it up at Hobby People.com.
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RE: Disconect allerions on a trainer 40 ?
Bad Idea.
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RE: Non-OS engines
I have flown many Magnum engines. And I have yet to have a problem with any of them. Hobby people had a sale on the magnum 91 4 stroke. It was priced so low I bought one without even having a model to put it on. I just know someday I will. The 1 OS motor I owned seemed to never idle correctly. So 3-4 years of flying and I can recommend Magnum with no problem.
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RE: Power equivilant between Glow and Electric
Our club prez told me a good rule of thumb is 150 watts per pound of plane. I have a Razor 3d and was looking for a less expensive alternate to the Rimfire 55 called out for by Tower. The Razor is 5.5 pds so we figure I need at least 800 to 1000 watts. It was so hard looking at the various online hobby shops and trying to figure compatability that I just went ahead and bought the Rimfire.
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I built a rack out of PVC and foam insulation. The wings are on the bottom and the fuselage on top. I carry a 60 size trainer, a 1/7th P-51, and a Tiger 60. I used velcro straps to hold down the fuse's. I sometimes go down the interstate so I do get up to 65 MPH. But usually I travel trough town and never get above 40mph. Either way, I have never had a problem with the velcrow. The rack is held down in my Silverado by bungees and it takes up most of the bed.
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My Tiger is my main plane. I have 4 others but I am the best at flying the Tiger.
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RE: Monokote....Never Again
[quote]ORIGINAL: ratshooter You know Mike all I did was post what I did to get a better covering job and you seemed to be offended by my extra effort to get a good covering job. If you don't like monokote then don't use it. I admit after a 10 year period away from the hobby I hadn't noticed it's not called "Super Monokote" anymore. This is the third plane I have built in the year and a half since I have been back. The first plane did have a small wrinkle problem. I figured it was my fault for being in a hurry to get a flying plane. The second plane turned out much better because I spent a little more time making sure it was dust free. On the third and last plane I made a real effort to make sure I had a clean, smooth airframe to cover. Plus I made sure that I wasn't relying on the shrinkage to correct for my not getting it semi tight to start with. Sorry if spending a little time to make sure you are covering a clean piece of wood is offensive to you. But that is what I will do in the future. I came here to post something positive for the OP in the hopes that he might read what I wrote and see if maybe part of his problem with MK might be his own doing. That was all. I think you may be on to something. I believe it is possible that I did not clean the area of dust well enough. That makes sense to me based on what I remember about the day I covered the Stinger. I think I will try a test piece sanded smooth and then cleaned off with compressed air instead of just a dust cloth. Thanks for the positive response and idea.
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RE: Monokote....Never Again
[quote]ORIGINAL: Top_Gunn [quote]I don't doubt some rolls can be defective as any product can be. However I do think technique is the difference between excellent results and failure. [/quote] If you believe this then you have to believe that a lot of people once knew how to use Monokote and then forgot, and others remember on some planes but forget on others. I'm not a Monokote basher: I like it and use it sometimes. But there are real problems with many of their rolls. The complaints are real and legitimate, not whining from people who don't know what they are doing. I agree that the problem is quality control, but it's not just "as any product can be." For years, getting a bad roll of Monokote was rare, just as getting a bad roll of other films is rare today. Now, a lot of people are having problems. We ought to be able to discuss this without saying that people whose experiences don't match ours are incompetent. The fact that some people haven't had problems doesn't mean that the people who do are fools. [/quote] I couldnt agree more. Very well said.
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in the forum "Kit Building"
RE: Monokote....Never Again
I cant remember the last time I saw so many sensitive people. I was under the assumption ( and yes I know what that means) that this was a forum for discussing our experianc, both good and bad, in differant areas of this hobby. The title to the thread seems to be pretty obvious about the content. So if you personally have read all you want to have read on the subject feel free to bypass the thread. Yes. I have read many comments about Monokote over the last few years. But I havent used it in many years myself and since it was the only brand available at my LHS I thought I would see for myself how it works. But I guess I was just being lazy when I used it or I would have been able to make it shrink more. I marvel at the skill of some builders and their ability to use a product I cannot. But the next time I think I have something to say I am not going to see if someonce had already said it before. Once again I am going to assume something. I assume that everyone who is visiting this site has not read everything that has ever been posted. In my mind if you have read something here so many times it irritrates you to see it again than mabe you spend far to much time on the internet. So once again, if the thread title is something you are not interested in, just dont read it.
Posted on: 4/18/2012 12:56 PM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
RE: Building Is Great !!!!
I have a 98in wingspan Giles 202 that I have built the fuse and tail feathers on. It is going to have an 80cc gas engine so it is by far the most expensive kit I will have built. A model that size requires expensive radio gear as well. That being said, I just finshed a lanier Stinger 60. And by just finished I mean that I declared it airworthy just 2 days ago. The magnum 61 has had 2 tanks run throught it so I have not yet maidened the Stinger. Hopefully this Sunday the weather will cooperate. On the same evening that I essentially finished the Stinger I cleaned up my shop and then pulled down the Chaos 60 from the shelf and started on it. Got the plans taped to the wall, and built the vert and horz stab. I also have another kit in the box in line for when the Chaos will be finished. I have it bad. I am semi retired and only work at my wifes store about 2-3 days a week.. So I have plenty of time. And I spend a great deal of that time in my shop. So many of my club buddies can build but due to the constraints of daily life just dont have the time and as such there are alot of ARFS at our field. They all like to see what I will show up with next. Watching your new bird fly straight and level is a good feeling. I must agree that building your own adds a whole new dimension to the hobby and I think all fliers should try to build a kit at least once. I also agree that smaller is not easier. There are alot of kits out there designed for the new builder. I would also suggest the Balsa USA trainer. Check out their website. They have more than just bipes. And the Giles 202 will probably be finished later this year. Have a kit you wannae sell? PM me and lets talk!!!
Posted on: 4/18/2012 12:11 PM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
Monokote....Never Again
I used the Top Flight Monokote yesterday for the first time in many years. I have been either fiberglassing or using Ultracoat. I do not usually brand bash because I believe that a product might just be fine for someone other than me. So to each his own. But the Monokote I used (new from the hobby shop) was horrible. It had no stretch to it at all. And it just doesnt shrink anywhere near as much as Ultracoat will. I used it to cover the fuse and tail feathers on a Stinger 60. I just cannot believe how many wrinkles there are. It looks like a total beginner job. I am no expert at covering but jeez. I havent been this bad in a long time.
Posted on: 4/12/2012 7:43 PM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
RE: TIGER 60 Build / Start date 12-05-09
That is a beautiful covering job. What material did you use? I just used monokote for the first time in many years on a Stinger 60 yesterday. It is the last time I will ever use monokote.
Posted on: 4/12/2012 7:38 PM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
RE: Top Flite P-51 wing fillet help
I built the same model and experianced the same degree of "what now". I cut several pieces of triangle stock and glued them to the fuse and plywood piece. Smaller pieces at the more rounded area up front. I filled in the gaps with balsa filler mixed with micro ballons. I was very happy with the results.
Posted on: 3/15/2012 10:36 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
ZDZ 80 B2
I bought an old ZDZ 80 B2 at Perry this year. It came from an estate sale and the guys couldnt tell me anything about the motor. It has a 24X10 Stinger prop and turning it over by hand it seems to have solid compression. The muffler needs replacing. I just tried for the last 30 minutes to upload some pics of the carb, but no joy there. It is a Walbro. My club prez is a very experianced gasser, but he has no ZDZ experiance. I on the other hand have zero experiance with all gassers and this will be my first. This thing will be going on a 98 in wingspan Lanier Giles 202. I have read alot and I believe that this motor is plenty of power for my needs. Any info you guys could give us about this motor would be appreciated. It came with no manuals. I have a test stand and I am hoping to try ti fire it up in the next 2 -3 weeks.
Posted on: 3/15/2012 10:26 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
Lanier Stinger 60 - 90
I bought a partially assembleb Lanier Stinger at a swap meet. The fuse and tail feathers are all assmbled and I have almost finished with the foam core wing. I was wondering if anyone out there has the instructions for putting together the plastic parts. The entire top portion from tail to nose is 3 or 4 pieces of plastic. This thing did not come with the instructions and it is not obvious from the plans how to attach the various pieces. It looks like the tail/turtle deck would be glued. Then there is the wing hatch. And forward of that there is the tank cover and then the cowl. The wing hatch has to be removable. But I wonder if the tank cover is also supposed to be removable. Any help would be greatlt appreciated.
Posted on: 3/13/2012 8:05:58:57 PM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
RE: Countdown to Perry!
I made it to Perry!!! My first year ever. A couple of my club members got there a couple of hours before me and so I was walking around for a bit before we met up. I was blown away by how many sellers there were. And then I found out I was only in the first building! 3 large buildings of everything rc was so cool. I managed to only spend 600 bucks. But I actually got everything on my wish list. Including an 80 cc gasser. It is used and came from an estate sale so I do not know how well it works. But hey, it was only 250 bucks. I also got a float plane that is 180 at Tower and I paid 100 NIB. And another foamie BD5 for 30 bucks. AND an RDS 8000 for only 30 bucks. I feel like I made out very well. Next year I am going with at least 1000 to 1500.
Posted on: 3/7/2012 6:24 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Events, Shows and Fun Fly's - Airplanes"
RE: TIGER 60 Build / Start date 12-05-09
I just signed on tonight for the first time in months. I had another knee replaced. All is well now. I have been on a spending spree. I have 4 kits to build. And 3 foamie ARFs that I have not yet flown. Just waiting on the good weather now.
Posted on: 3/6/2012 7:37 PM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
No Representation
I went to the Perry Ga swap meet last weekend. It was my first time there. I was blown away at how many people were there and the vast array of RC product from both individuals and hobby stores. What I was very disappointed in was the total lack of Airtronics radio products there. Futaba amd others were everywhere. I am the only guy in my club who flies with Airtronics. It was pretty much impossible to get any of the guys to even consider Airtronics. There was 1 RDS8000 there and I bought it for a buddy box for my own RDS 8000. I paid 30 bucks. The guy who sold it to me had bought the 10 channel radio and didnt need the 8 ch any more. Good for me. I have heard that Airtronics is much bigger on the west coast. I just wish they were represented better out here.
Posted on: 3/6/2012 7:33 PM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Airtronics Support Forum"
RE: Retracts
Dont forget the boat price.
Posted on: 11/1/2011 9:22 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Questions and Answers"
RE: Midwest Giles-202
I have been building a Lanier Giles 202 for a few months now. Very start and stop. Mine has a 92in wingspan. And I am considering a DLE111 for power. When I get back into the shop I will take some pics and post them just for fun.
Posted on: 10/29/2011 11:42 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
RE: Surface prep
Is it the 1/4 or 1/7th scale TF? I painted my 1/7th and it came in at 10.5 lbs. I have a 1.20 4s on it and it has plenty of power. It is too hard to match film coating with paint so I painted the entire model.
Posted on: 10/27/2011 6:38 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Kit Building"
RE: 60 or 90 stinger
Balsa USA
Posted on: 10/8/2011 8:47 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
RE: Former strength !
I concure. 1 hard landing later and the tail snaps off. Or worse yet, an in flight structural failure. Loose the entire model. Repair it to spec's
Posted on: 10/8/2011 8:45 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
RE: simulators?
I think the 5 ch Airtronics is about 50 bucks cheaper than the 6. It will probably be a loooong time before you need that extra channel. I am talking years.
Posted on: 10/8/2011 8:08 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Beginners"
RE: I guess I'm getting better
Here is my problem. I have just in the last week got my confidence back. I have not had alot of oprtunity to actually fly this season for various reasons. Mostly wind. But now that I have no issues taking off, flying with loops rolls and even snap rolls, and landing, the season will be over soon. Here in North Alabama you just never know what winter will be like. The last 2 have been abnormally cold. So if it is 3 months or so between flights I lose my confidence all over again. And it doesnt help to hear guys at the club talking about knees shaking. You know, the real experts.
Posted on: 10/8/2011 8:03 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
in the forum "Beginners"
RE: magnum 46 vs. OS 46
I had an OS 65LA and was not impressed. It was very hard to start. I ran it for 2 years and I could never get it right. I have since flown 4 magnums and they all start very easy and run and run and run. I do give everything I run a very good breakin on the bench before flight. Maybe thats the secret.
Posted on: 10/8/2011 7:31 AM by Author "stevenmax50"
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Return to Caribbean Series possible for Cuba
Country last participated in 1960; door open for 2013 event
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- More than fifty years after the country's last appearance in the Caribbean Series, Cuba could return to the Caribbean Confederation and participate in next year's event in Mexico.
On Thursday, Caribbean Confederation commissioner Juan Francisco Puello said he is leading a delegation to Cuba next month to present a proposal to the island's sports authorities in an effort to bring them back to the series.
"We are thinking about including Cuba in some way," Puello said. "We believe they will be a big factor in the next Caribbean Series in Hermosillo [Mexico]."
An original member of the Caribbean Confederation, along with Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, Cuba played host to the first Caribbean Series in 1949, one year after the federation was formed.
From 1949 to 1960, Cuba won the title seven times. In '59, Fidel Castro took over in Cuba and declared it a Communist nation, ending its participation in the Caribbean Series after '60."It will depend on them," Puello said. "In regards to Cuba, people are mistaken. We never shut the door. It was them who didn't want to come for various reasons. Now, we are working on a proposal in this case to see if we can get them excited about returning to the Caribbean Series."
Puello added that Panama, Nicaragua and Colombia will not join the Caribbean Federation in the near future, because the leagues have struggled economically and could not host a Caribbean Series any time soon.
"In regards to those leagues, if you can't take care of your own house, you can't take on another," he said. "Nicaragua, Colombia and Panama have economic problems internally. Solve your problems internally. If those leagues are functioning well economically, we will open the doors to the Confederation."
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Op-ed: Our political system rejects statesmanship and solutions
Guest columnist James Windle writes that after running unsuccessfully for Congress, he believes the parties prefer partisan gridlock and the blame game.
Special to The Times
I just finished an unsuccessful first run for the 8th Congressional District seat as an independent in Washington state. Having spent the past decade working in the federal government in Washington, D.C., I believed I could be more effective in advocating solutions as a centrist independent than adding to the partisan gridlock as a moderate Democrat or Republican.
After my experience, I have concluded that the era of statesmanship and solutions is over.
Politics is about winning elections. The path of least resistance is to focus voters on partisan messages and fear. The people who are sick of this brand of politics stay home and do not vote. The political-party base gets charged up by the passion of the fight and, in the final weeks of a campaign, an effort is made to pull in independents likely to vote. If this is the formula for victory, why go through the trouble of searching for a statesman or stateswoman with experience, independent ideas and courage to work with others on solutions? It actually creates liabilities for a campaign.
Evidence can be found in the current Congress. At first glance, 10 percent approval ratings of Congress would suggest that the parties and members would want to get work done. The Pelosi 111th Congress (2008-2010) offered solutions with an economic-stimulus package and health-care reform. Democrats lost the majority in the House. The better strategy is to go home with nothing done and play the blame game. That is what the current 112th Congress did.
At the heart of the blame game is the belief that the opposing party wishes to destroy America. This sounds melodramatic, but when you have worked closely with both parties, as I have, it is what the faithful believe. The Republicans want anarchy and hate puppies; the Democrats would turn us into China and jail rich people. This simplification would be funny if the stakes were not so high with too many Americans struggling in the economy.
A little over a decade ago, solutions could be found. The parties and public had sharply differing views complete with scandals and impeachment. Yet, the machinery of government continued to get work done. For example, the Democratic Clinton administration balanced the federal budget, building on a Republican president's tax increase in 1992 while working with a fiery Republican majority in the House of Representatives from 1994 to 2000. My, how politics has changed.
The mass media and campaign finance are two factors explaining the shift in American politics and elections. Voters are inundated with an unprecedented volume of information in traditional and new media. The information anarchy leads voters to seek media outlets that collate and filter information. The media outlets become magnets for campaigns that know the profiles of voters they can reach. The campaigns launch messaging offensives to invoke fear.
The increasing amount of money in elections provides the fuel for media offensives. The total expenditures on campaigns for Congress increased from $781 million in 1998 to $1.9 billion in 2010, according to the Committee for Economic Development. The Super PACs, resulting from the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, could add hundreds of millions of dollars to the total. The current presidential race has already spent more than the record-setting 2008 race.
In the final analysis, parties and candidates do what is necessary to win within an election system that by most accounts is broken. The parties' desire to control Congress and the White House, the status of the media and campaign finance mean solutions are no longer necessary to win elections. This is the sad state of American politics.
James Windle, a Snoqualmie Pass resident, has worked at the White House budget office, in the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House and at multiple federal<<
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Weddings FAQ's. Whatever style of wedding celebration you choose, our friendly and capable staff will organise every detail so you can relax and enjoy your special day.
Typical concerns people have about their wedding?
One of the main concerns all wedding couples have is can they have the wedding day they want on the budget they have allocated. Most bride and grooms come along with a clear view on what they want, we always try and work with them to achieve this, but it can sometimes mean comprising in places to work within their budget.
What kind of weddings can you organise?
Within reason anything really!. We also have the facility to have a large marquee on the back of the Lakeside Suite. Smaller intimate gatherings for close family and friends can also be accommodated.
We cater only for one wedding reception a day at the hotel, which means we give every bridal party a personalised and attentive service. A good venue should provide a service equal to that of a personal wedding planner. At Seckford Hall we pride ourselves on offering a complete service to our bride and grooms.
Each reception is different and the seating arrangements, choice of food and music will vary according to a couple’s individual preference. We have had bbq’s and hog roasts in the past and even had a medieval wedding, where the groom arrived in a suit of armour! We have also had couples wanting to surprise their guests with their choice of menu. One particular couple that were great connoisseurs of food had sausage and mash followed by Angel Delight! That really took everyone by surprise!
What are the most popular?
We find because Seckford Hall is in such a romantic setting that the traditional type of wedding is still hugely popular. A traditional sit down meal with speeches and an evening reception. We cater for civil ceremonies too, which are also becoming more popular, bride and grooms like the idea of having the wedding all in one location.
What are your main tips/advice, things that couples should definitely consider?
We think it is really important to plan the day you want, not what somebody else wants! Bride and Grooms often feel pressure from family members; it is your day, and important to remember this.
What questions should you ask?
We will always go through the whole day with the bride and groom, however if you are planning anything unusual it is best to ask questions in advance not the week before the wedding. For example booking a ten-piece band and then finding out there is not enough space in the room!
How long does it take to plan a wedding?
We have anything from 3 months to two years! On the whole most people tend to book up a good year to 18 months in advance. This is advisable as we find the top photographers; florists and other suppliers tend to be booked up very much in advance too.
Can you accommodate all size of wedding?
We can accommodate up 120 in our Lakeside Suite, 140 with a marquee. We can also cater for smaller intimate weddings in our Lakeside Suite or in the main hotel restaurant.
How much should couples be prepared to spend?
We are always happy to work within the bride and grooms budget. The cost will ultimately depend on the type of wedding required. If the budget set aside is really not going to get you the wedding you want, we always recommend that the couple look at ways of making savings. For example, getting married mid-week or out of season can save quite a lot of money. Suppliers also tend to reduce their rates at these times, so it is still possible to achieve the day you had planned.
Tell us about your background?
Seckford Hall has been organising weddings for generations. Mr Bunn who owns the hotel has alone arranged weddings for over 40 years. What is really interesting is that we are now organising the wedding receptions of the children whose parents got married at our hotel too.
Wedding Venues Suffolk - contact us now to discuss your wedding plans!
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Now For Something Silly
1.10.2013
Time to break-up the crazy seriousness that's been going on in these parts lately. I feel like every post has been an expose on intense life happenings. Sorry about that. Today I thought I'd share a few silly facts about me that go against everything blog land (and Pinterest too).
1. I hate red velvet everything. As a kid I got sick after eating red velvet cake, and now every time I see it I want to gag.
2. I've never tried any kind of nail art ever, and probably never will. I hate painting my nails, but my toe nails are another story.
3. I didn't really wear make-up until I started blogging. I can admit being peer pressured into something.
4. I've never eaten a macaroon, and I'm not really tempted to try them now.
5. I don't like cupcakes.
6. I haven't been thrifting in two months, and it's killing me!
7. I'm not a fan of the mixed drink. I have found a total of two I like: "bourbon and ginger," and one we made up w/no name. I'd rather drink beer instead.
8. I'm a terrible gardener, and kill almost every plant I touch.
9. I think newborn babies are ugly.
Of course all of these things are my personal opinions and tastes, and I think it's great if you like all of the above. As a matter of fact I think you're probably way cooler than I am. I'm just not cool you guys, it's a lifelong deficiency of mine. big kiss, bekuh
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the biggest reason why i like red velvet is for the cream cheese icing and i like cream cheese everythingggg haha
I am with you on about half of these, but I love red velvet. Love, love, love it. Nail art is boring, I rarely wore lipstick until I started blogging, macaroons are dry, beer is my go-to drink, plants shrivel up at the mere sight of me, and babies don't even start getting cute until they are at least six months old.
I hadn't tried a macaroon before I went to Paris and the ones we had there were kind of amazing! I wish I had a green thumb, but plants don't seem very fond of me.
i'm definitely with ya on picking beer over mixed drinks.
GOOD beer that is ;)
xo the egg out west.
This post cracked me up. Good job keeping it real! I'm right there with you on the mixed drinks thing. Beer all the way! xo
i agree with all of these i swear.
i hate red velvet, i seriously think its so gross. ew.
i hate makeup, im good with mascara and a little powder, but i think its overrated. lol
i've never eaten a macaroon either, i think they look gross...
my husband and i got a succulent and it died within a week, we seriously killed a succulent.
and i was just telling my husband how ugly newborns are. they all look the same i never quite got why people put up a million pictures of their babies that are fresh out of the womb. but really.
K
Haha, I'm a terrible gardener too. I have one plant that I've had for a few years and it's the only plant that's ever survived with me. I love painting my nails, but it's so frustrating that they chip so quickly, so I usually just do my toenails.
haha - You think newborns are ugly... Definitely made me laugh, but it may get you in trouble one day. - Thanks for the quirky post.
- tianna :)
Hahaha! This made me laugh so much! 1--red velvet isn't all that good anyway. 3--my love of wearing makeup made me want to start blogging! 4--I've never eaten a macaroon, either, but I got my mom a macaroon cookbook for Christmas so maybe I will soon ;) 8--plants die voluntarily around me. They don't even try to live! Hahaha! 9--I sort of think so too, but I'm sure that'll change once I have one of my own :)
Have a lovely day!
SaraM
Thanks for the laugh today Bekuh, needed it! :)
I also kill all my plants! and as for newborn babies... don't they look a little like aliens?
Most of them are great except the last.. That's just sad :( I totally agree babies get cuter when they chub out but every baby is cute when they are born. And macaroons are just nasty :(
I call newborn babies slugs. I'm not a fan.
And, I also hate nail polish of any kind and just can't be bothered to put it on my fingers or toes. Not for me.
Now, despite our similarities, there is one thing I love on that list: red velvet cake. It's my FAVE! Ian even made one from scratch for my b-day last year. So good.
Oh my gosh, this list is TOO GOOD!! I am the worst at painting my nails and can't even think about nail art (plus i think it looks weird.)
And i'm not a huge fan of red velvet either! It's too rich. and i think it's weird to eat cake thats red. Doesn't work for me.
Well, this really made me laugh! Simple and to-the-point! :)
HAHA I can relate to most of these. You should do these more often, this made my morning :-)
Sabrina
babies are the worst! wait, no— red velvet is the worst! ahhh, it's a pretty tough decision to make but it's nice to see someone else on my team ;-)
i also think newborns are ugly haha love this post!
I have never seen the appeal of red velvet anything, the colour just looks so unnatural I can't bring myself to try it! Actually, I could relate to quite a lot of these, thanks for the laugh xo
I can resonate with so many of these! I hate painting my nails, I'm not a fan of cupcakes and I don't like the look of newborn babies!
Becky
xx
Oh gosh, I am right there with you girl! I kill every plant I touch, I don't know how! So sad, ha
xo TJ
I don't get why red velvet cake is so popular. If it's just because it is an appropriate vehicle for cream cheese frosting, I can get behind that- but otherwise, isn't it just regular cake, dyed red? Eww?
lol this made me laugh because as much as i wish i liked painting my nails i dislike it very much and feel so much nicer with bare & clean fingernails! also what's with the obsession with macaroons? i don't get it!!! is there some magical substance inside of those little pastries... they look like tiny oreos to me haha! i've never tried them either and most likely never will! wish you a wonderful week :)
I'm with you on everything 'cept the macaroons. I was also reticent to try them given how trendy they've become, but I tried one at a party over the holidys & they really are lovely. Go ahead & try-- no one will tell~*
hah, love this cute little post. :] I'm so with you on 2/8/9 and I used to be on board with #4...until I had one in Paris. That sort of changes things. :]
I've never had a macaroon either. I'm a little tempted but not enough to actually make them.
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hahaha this list is great. as a huge baker i feel like its a terrible secret that i've yet to have a macaroon either! and my boyfriend agrees with your baby sentiment...he says "every baby looks just like every other baby ever"
I have never eaten a macaroon and I don't do nail art either. We actually have a lot of those things in common! Who knew!
Chao
Poppie
I totally understand almost everything on this list! I literally cannot wear nail varnish for longer than 24 hours - it feels like my nails can't breathe, haha!
Haha! I agree with you on quite a few of these. I hate red velvet, don't do nail art, can't keep a single plant alive (I recently killed a succulent), etc.
Have a great weekend!
I had a similar bad experience with Chicken McNuggets when I was a kid... can't eat them ever since. I'm also not very creative with painting my nails. I never paint my fingers because I have a horrible habit of chipping it off, but my toes are almost always painted.
haha, newborn babies are ugly!
i'm completely with you on 7 & 9.
Haha I haven't really ever had anything red velvet. There is something about it that kind of looks gross to me and I really have no desire to try.
I'm pretty much with you on the nails. I like pretty nails but really don't enjoy painting my finernails that much. If I do, it is usually with a classic red or otherwise they are clear and plain. but my toenails are ALWAYS painted. It feels wrong if they are not.
Anyway yay for random posts - they are some of my favorite kinds!
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Why do we do this thing called the writer’s life?
• Why do we walk around asking “What if? What if? What if?”
• Why do we listen to the voices in our head instead of
medicating them into oblivion and getting a decent night’s sleep?
• Why do we participate in an annual event dubbed NaNoWriMo and fingersprint to produce 60k words during the month of November?
• Why do we spend hundreds – no, thousands of dollars attending conferences where we sweat through our super-strength deodorant during fifteen minute appointments with editors and agents?
• Why do we check our inboxes dozens of times a day just to see if “the” agent or “the” editor has responded to our proposal? (Please say yes! Please say yes!)
I know the answer: It’s because (say it with me now) we want to be successful.
But then … we achieve success. Oh, happy day!
And thus commences a whole new round of whys.
• Why do we blog and speak at writers groups and pursue the next contract … and the next?
• Why do we invest hundreds – no, thousands of dollars updating our websites and printing bookmarks and redoing our professional photos?
• Why do we tackle the social media beast – twittering and commenting and posting – when none of the words produced matter in the word count tally of our work-in-progress (WIP)?
• Why do we gauge our achievements by someone else’s? (The writer’s version of “The grass is always greener” syndrome.)
I know the answer to these questions too: It’s because (say it with me) we want to be successful.
Funny, isn’t it? Different questions but the same answers.
Here’s what I would like to suggest today: We’re answering the question wrong.
With the debut of my inspirational contemporary romance, Wish You Were Here, I could pick up the (imaginary) stamp of success and hit myself in the forehead with it. But here’s the truth: Before the ink dried, something will happen to make me feel unsuccessful. Less than. Maybe someone doesn’t like my book. (It happens.) Or maybe someone likes my writing friends’ books better. (It happens.) Or maybe I walk into the local Barnes and Nobles and my book isn’t there. (So far, that hasn’t happened.)
As I wrestled with the whole idea of success, I realized this writing journey isn’t about me achieving certain things. Yes, I would like it to be about that – earning out my advances, receiving awards, being noticed.
Hey, I’m just being honest here. Honesty isn’t always pretty.
But God isn’t in the “It’s all about you, Beth” business. Or the “It’s all about you, __________” business. (Insert your name in the blank.)
God uses all of my experiences to conform me to his image so that I can, in turn, show the world what he is like.
The world’s definition of success is all about demanding “Hey! Notice me!”
God’s definition of success is all about embracing the scriptural command to become “less than” ( Matthew 20:26) as he provides opportunities to say, “Let me introduce you to an amazing God who has changed me in a miraculous way.”
Because I am a writer, God works through my life as I walk the writing road. In his economy – Kingdom living – it’s not about my sales stats or how many stars I’ve accumulated on Amazon. Nope. It’s about how God uses all of this to scrape off my rough edges – the doubts, the jealousy – so that I look less like me and more like him. And it’s about bringing people one step closer to Jesus. I can do that through the stories I write, yes. And I can do that through my words and my actions, day in and day out, as I live the life of an author. inspirational contemporary romance novel, Wish You Were Here, debuted May 2012 (Howard Books.) Her second novel, Catch a Falling Star, releases May 2013. Beth is an established magazine writer and former editor of Connections, the leadership magazine for MOPS International. Visit with Beth at her website bethvogt.com.
Today Beth is giving away a copy of Wish You Were Here to one commenter. Winner announced in the Weekend Edition!
107 comments:
Wonderful perspective, Beth. Thank you so much.
Good morning, my beautiful friend!!!
You are so right, but that's not surprising.
And if you [yes you, the other youse not Beth] haven't read her book yet, you need to.
Like now.
Because it has llamas.
What more do you need? ;)
Welcome to SEEKERVILLE, BETH!!!
A fellow Coloradoan!
You post is so right on the mark.
Llamas??
Really?
AUDRA! SHE HAS LLAMAS!!!
Hello, KC, Carol (aka Beautiful!), and Tina:
Thanks for the welcome to Seekerville!
And, yes, there are llamas in Wish You Were Here -- 3 of 'em to be exact. And there's a story to why there are llamas ...
Tina, my deadline for book 2 is past. It is time we meet face to face!
:O)
Yeah, but my deadline isn't past lol.
Oh, I love this! So, so true.
When I told a friend that I signed a contract with Love Inspired, she said, ' Don't worry, I still respect you even though you wrote a romance.'
Oh, I didn't know I should have been woried I was losing respect. Didn't get that memo. *sigh*
It IS all about God and His wll for our writing life.
Thanks for the support and reminder of what success really is.
I'm laughing out loud because Grandma Eichas (a sage, sweet old German woman who loved me to pieces) always said, "Never say never. Inevitably, it will come to pass."
I think God takes our "nevers' like I take a Tina Radcliffe dare...
PLEASE NOTE: TINA DOES NOT TAKE MY DARES. NO. SHE CALMLY MOVES ON AND IGNORES ME.
This is probably why I got into more trouble in school. Sigh...
Beth, I love this! It's all so true. This is such a capricious business that we need to be prepared for anything and (literally) expect nothing.
And I'm not a pessimist, but we have to Serenity Prayer ourselves through a writing career because we only control so much. The rest, well??? We leave in the hands of professionals and God.
Oh, that God!
Hey, muffins this morning. Blueberry streusal (and NOT the ones I ruined a few weeks ago in Yankee Belle and Facebook. Sheesh...) and chocolate chip. Coffee's here, I brought the Keurig along and a host of flavors. Creamers to your left and Oh, look!!! Lacey sent along lemon cookies for us!
We love Lacey around our house!
Ooohhhh! Beth, this was excellent! I loved this line:
It’s about how God uses all of this to scrape off my rough edges – the doubts, the jealousy – so that I look less like me and more like him.
Sooooo true! You are one smart gal, you know?
Good morning! I love this post. God used it to speak to my heart. I am going to take today and see if I can't do things differently to present God and not myself. I had been praying about a way to handle some things at work, and here is the answer. Thank you so much for your insight!
Makes one wary of using the word NEVER, doesn't it?
A lovely reminder that I need to consider not just in writing but in all I do. Thank you Beth.
Hi Beth,
Wonderful post! It reminds me of one of my favorite daily prayers.
"Grant me the grace to live my life in such a way that others may recognize Jesus in me."
How about "why do we continue when our families wonder why we feel compelled to hunch our bodies over a computer and let our eyes grow big as we grind our fingers into typeworn keys?"
Just asking :-)
Beth, sending military wife hugs to you and a "thanks for your service" shout out to your hubby!
Loved your post. All so true. If I wrote for my glory I would have given up long ago. :)
Luckily God knew that so he opened the door to inspirational fiction and invited me to work with Him and for Him. Very cool how God operates when we let Him be in control. :)
How fun to read about the "nevers" in your life. God does have a sense of humor. I think He laughs at me most of the time, saying, "Deb, lighten up. I've got your back."
Mary C...lovely prayer. Thanks for sharing.
Walt, you have a dream. Dreams feed the soul and give meaning to life. Keep writing! You're so close.
Beth, I loved this posting...Looking forward to reading your novel.
karenk
kmkuka at yahoo dot com
Welcome to Seekerville, Beth. Thanks for the inspiring post!! You nailed the journey we're on and the pitfalls along the way that can make us stumble. The downs of this business, probably more than the ups, polish us to shine for Him.
Janet
It's time for the questions we ask all our new guests to Seekerville!
A peek inside YOUR life.
Beth, tell us about a day in your writing life.
How DID you make that first sale? What was your road to publication?
Finally, what's next?
I enjoyed your post. Great way to start the day with the right prospective. It's all for Him.
Llamas? I love llamas! And alpacas, but that's a whole 'nother story, LOL!
Welcome to Seekerville, Beth! A fellow Coloradoan? I love it. There can never be too many of us : )
I love your words of encouragement, too. Isn't it just too depressing when we focus on ourselves and realize how far short we fall of perfection?
Glad God is always there to smack us upside of the head when we begin to wallow. Trust me, I've got the bruises to show for it : )
Congrats on your debut! Enjoy the rush!!
Oh, BETH HONEY, PREACH IT!!!! I've been singing this song for four years now and I STILL can't carry a tune. :(
Beautifully and honestly spoken, my friend. Now I suggest each one of us do what I'm gonna do -- print this baby off and hang it up, because darlin', I ain't NEVER butted heads with anything harder in my personal walk with Christ. Downright difficult to do, at least on a constant basis, but with Him?? Totally and completely possible and doable ... uh, and forgivable when we don't.
Thank you for this important reminder -- SO needed, and on a repeat basis!!
Hugs,
Julie
Beth,my friend, I love this post and your honest words. :) How did you know I needed these today? I almost read them late last night, but decided to go to bed. I woke up thinking in directions my mind ought not to go.
These words especially resonated with me: "God uses all of my experiences to conform me to his image so that I can, in turn, show the world what he is like." It goes along with my life verse. Thanks for your encouragements. :)
And yes, I agree with Carol. You've got to pick up Beth's book--the llamas, characters, story are wonderful!
So simply and beautifully said. Thank you. Can't wait to read your book.
Good morning Beth and Seekerville folks, I love your post of "What if's" I think authors have to write and let out what God has given them to say. As a Reader of your books-I have been given so much by the authors, a magical world absent from my humdrum life,characters that come to life and befriend me for awhile as I read their stories. I used to think authors were so different from the average person until I have had interaction with them on the internet and see them as just like regular folks with dreams-families-bills to pay-walking through this life just like me-Thank God they are just more talanted then I. sorry getting off my soapbox now-Have a great day all....
Paula O([email protected])
Yes, less about me and more about Him. This is good advice for everything in our lives.
Beth, can't wait to hear how you DO it all, and do it so beautifully! You sound like one extremely busy lady.
I guess never-never land isn't all it's cracked up to be, huh?
PLEASE NOTE: TINA DOES NOT TAKE MY DARES. NO. SHE CALMLY MOVES ON AND IGNORES ME."
This bears repeating.
What an encouraging and exhorting post to read before heading to work this morning. No matter what we do in life, we need to remember it's not about us but about Him. How easy it is to forget that in the busy cares of life.
Llamas + Carol singing the book's praises = Must put this on the to-get list. (My amazon cart is getting full. :-)
Good morning, everyone!
My Wii awaits, but I had to stop by here first and visit with y'all. Such a friendly bunch of folks.
Tina: Let me know when your deadline is past.
Virginia: Oh. My. Word. Someone respects you even though your write romance? That gets filed under the "The Things People Say!" file. I wrote an article for a Christian newspaper & a friend said "Oh, we line our birdcage with that paper."
Ouch.
Ruth: Thank you for the encouraging words & all the virtual goodies!
Sherrinda: I hang around smart people. That helps a lot.
Sally: May things go better for you at work today.
Debra: "Never" is now one of my favorite words. ;)
Mary: I am printing your prayer out right now.
Walt: Adding your "Why" to the list.
Debby: Thank you for the hugs. I am a hugger!
Karen, Thank you for joining the conversation!
Janet: I'm learning lots about walking out the journey along the writing road. Some days I do it better than others.
Audra: I've got to find out about your thing with llamas. Let's just say with WYWH, it was either llamas ... or aliens.
Julie: God's forgivenss and his lavish grace: that's what I hold onto!
Jeanne: Love you friend!Can't wait to see you SOON!
Loved your post, Beth!
This line really resonated with me: "God’s definition of success is all about embracing the scriptural command to become “less than” ( Matthew 20:26) as he provides opportunities to say, “Let me introduce you to an amazing God who has changed me in a miraculous way.”
That's what happens all through the gospels - we meet people like John the Baptist, Peter, the Centurion, the Samaritan woman at the well...and what do they do? They point to Jesus. Every single one of those people makes us see what Jesus has done in their lives.
What a great goal for a story teller.
I've also learned never to say never. I once said I'd never want to live in Kansas City (while driving through and seeing the endless suburbs). Six months later we moved. Guess where?
Don't ever say God doesn't have a sense of humor.
I'm putting your book in my Amazon cart...
Beth, thank you for sharing your perspective. How many times do we forget that it's not about us, it's ALL about HIM. i love your books, and find things that i can use in my own attitude. Keep on keeping on for Him.
And isn't the cover of Beth's debut, gorgeous???
Did you get alot of input on that cover??
Welcome to Seekerville Beth and thanks for the reminder of why we write. smile
My mantra for years has been "Thy will not mine" But you would think it would stick by now. LOL
Walt hang in there, as Debby said, "You are so close."
Thanks again Beth, have fun today.
Tina, you are right. That does bear reapeating. LOL
POL: Yep, authors=regular people with both dreams & bills bills to pay.
Pam: I am thankful God shoved me out of Never-Never Land and into his perfect will for me -- even if I went kicking and screaming at times!
Jamie: Thank you for the welcome!
Clari: sounds like you love Carol as much as I do!
Jan: Ah, you've learned the "Never
Say Never" lesson too!
Marianne: Thank you for the encouragement today!
NOW ONTO TINA's QUESTIONS:
A day in my writing life:
I'd love to say it's smooth sailing, but it's more about juggling the interruptions and keeping my focus on the deadlines. Book #2 (Catch a Falling Star) is now with my editor, so I'm waiting for feedback and the next round of rewrites. (There are always rewrites.) CAFS is a stand-alone, not a sequel to WYWH, but it's set in CO too. I'm a wife and a mom, so I'm constantly balancing both ends of the seesaw: real life vs. writing life. And, yes, my house is not the cleanest on the block.
I detoured to writing fiction thanks to a season of burnout. I said I would never, ever, ever write again (I was that exhausted) and God used the burnout to redirect me to the "Dark Side" of the writing road, i.e. writing novels.
Hi Beth,
First congratulations on your debut! I've heard nothing but glowing comments about it and so am thrilled to be in the drawing for a chance to win your book!
Second, your words are SO timely. I've been wallowing in a big ball of confusion, doubt, "my writing's never going to be good enough", "where do I go from here" pit these last few days. Stewing in frustration and getting nothing done.
Your words have given me a fresh perspective - I need to let go and let God. It will work out as intended.
Thanks, Beth! And we'd love to hear about your road to publication. Gives us hope!
Cheers,
Sue
sbmason at sympatico dot ca
Great post Beth, and reminder too. Thank you.
Blessings,
Jodie Wolfe
Oh, my beautiful friend - promise me we'll spend at least a tiny bit more time together than we did last year at conference ;). One quick hug, while passing cookies off, just won't cut it this time :D.
640 words on that /gasp/ historical Mellie's makin' me write - while sitting at the doc's office. Time to get some more words in :).
Cannot wait for the next book, Beth dear, am not pleased it'll be so long :D.
Great post, Beth!
THE DARK SIDE???
What were you doing before this detour?
(THE DARK SIDE?)
And boy does this BEG for questions.
As a NF writer how did you transition to Fiction?
Where did you start?
What resources did you rely on?
Do you have a critique group?
Before fiction I was a nonfiction writer and editor (GASP!) who tossed the "never" word around all the time about fiction. Hearing voices? Take meds, please! I edited Connections, the leadership magazine for MOPS International, among other things.
When I first wrote fiction it was just for fun -- I only told one friend. Then I was invited to join a critique group by Donita K. Paul. What a blessing. After meeting Susan May Warren, I attended all of her My Book Therapy retreats -- and shredded my manuscript.
;o)
WYWH was a 3-year process.
I love the My Book Therapy writing community and I plot all my books using The Book Buddy -- and then I write a fast draft, kind of my own personal NaNoWriMo.
I' blessed to also have Rachel Hauck as a mentor too. She and Susie challenge me to up my game with every book.
Pardon my typo in my last post.
"I'm" not "I'."
The editor in me is cringing.
Ya'll are such a friendly bunch!
Sandra: I like your mantra.
Susan: I pray God blesses the works of your hands. (Psalm 90:17)
Jodie: Hope you were encouraged.
Carol: You better believe there will be more than just a quick hand off of cookies this year at ACFW!
Waving to Paula, my fellow MBT Ponderer!
It appears I have been remiss.
The coffee pot is empty.
Apologies all around.
It is now plugged in and brewing (Rocky Mountain Blend) and we have a fresh plate of sliced peaches from Grand Junction. With pound cake.
I am officially re-filling the pot... and I've brought sweet tea for the lot o' youse!
I'm seeing in these comments that we're a community of real folks here. And by real I mean that we do whatever Tina says....
Or cringe, trying.
Having said THAT.... ;)
Let me just add that Virginia Carmichael, my new LI buddy, stupid folk abound in this world. Part of the free will loophole I guess, because I gotta tell you...
I AM LOVIN' ME SOME LOVE INSPIRED BOOKS, LOL!
And when that signing check comes...
And those royalty checks....
And you can pay for that new floor....
It feels real good. But even more, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that I can envision folks reading a Ruthy-book for $5.
$5.
How wonderful is that when so many books are priced out of current middle-class budgets and then go on sale for $3.99 at your local bookstore.... Tables and tables full of them at my last book signing. The $14.99 and $16.99 was X'd off and $3.99 written over it.
Looks are deceiving and part of our job as businesswomen is to see beyond the hype and realize our worth. So you just keep on writin' them thar romances, sweetness! And tens of thousands of folks'll be readin' 'em. Guaranteed!
Deb, I love your replies to all...
You've the heart of a warrior and the smile of a gentle queen.
Walt, she's right. We dream, we hope, but mostly we work. And we keep on, keepin' on. Hang in there....
Moncado, I love llamas. And alpacas, too. I keep suggesting to Dave we put a couple of alpacas or sheep in the side yard, a wetlands area. Trust me, they can only improve the bog-like essence. And they won't bother my Peepers and Frogs!!! My plan is to suggest gently and then tell him how much it's going to cost for me to rent him a bush hog to whack the growth out of there...
I may make the brush hog sound a little more expensive than the fencing for the alpacas.
Possibly. Because I'm creative that way.
I will keep you posted! Beth, nice job using wildlife in your book. Wildlife that spits.
Great minds think alike!
Radcliffe, I'm pretty sure that you don't take my dares because you're a chicken.
Don't quote me on that.
"bawk...bawk....de bawk!!!"!
Beth, LOL!!!
Novels equates Dark Side...
Oh, that God.
And here you are.
Bless you!
Good morning,
Thank You Beth for this post, I have a couple extra days off work and needed some encouragement (some courage) to get on with my writing stuff.
Seekervillians, you have said before that you pray for all of us. I am having some trouble getting my blog heading in the direction it is supposed to go. Could you please pray about that for me? You don't have to dwell on it, just a quick word or two to get me going.
Thank you, all of you.
OK, y'all:
Here is how you get someone to take dare:
You say, "I double-dog-dare you."
There.
Done.
How can a person not take that dare?
(Are you reading this, Tina?)
Now, to the llamas:
Whenever I hit an "I don't know what to write next" moment, my husband Rob would always say, "Is this when the aliens show up?"
My reply: "I don't write aliens."
(GASP! Wait ... I never said "never.")
Anyway ... one day we were driving through Estes Park doing research for WYWH and spotted llamas and he said,"How about llamas?"
And I said,"Llamas sound like fun."
So, llamas it was.
And thank you for sweet tea and sliced peaches. Just perfect!
Mary:
My blog story, to encourage you:
My first blog was a bust. I loved the idea, but it just never took off. So I stopped it.
And then I waited. And prayed. And waited. I knew I "should" write a blog, but that wasn't reason enough to start another one.
Then, during a bout of insomnia, I had an idea:
I love quotes. People always commented on my FB page when I posted quotes. So, why not marry those two ideas?
My blog is now "In Others' Words." I highlight a quote and share a thought about it and then ask a question to start the conversation. I keep the post short because there are so many blogs out there.
My agent loved the idea -- and said I should have insomnia more often.
Um, no thanks.
:O)
Praying for you -- to discover your blog niche, not to have insomnia.
Here's a theory of mine that works it's way into my books sometimes.
God's priority is our souls. I don't think God looks down on a decent Christian going through something hard and feels bad for his child if our souls are with him. To God that is triumph.
We pray for health and career and money and relationships and we should and God is with us, and helps us and gives us the desires of our hearts...if it helps our souls be right with him.
I think once we start thinking of ourselves as this fiery vivid kernal of an eternal soul, and understand that God sees that and all that surrounds it is infinitely less important, it changes the way we live and the way we believe and the way we treat the world.
My dad was a strong man of faith and he died a really slow, painful death from cancer. He was 72 and he'd lived a long life, but of course we wanted more. My mom and dad had the most congenial, loving marriage I've ever seen and when he died she was simple, truly broken hearted. It took her four years to say a single word about the future because she wasn't looking forward to a future, other than being in heaven.
Eight brothers and sisters, spouses, grand children galore and we were all mourning.
I think God sees that and He only knows that a soul that was committed to Him has come home and that is Victory.
So this blog, Beth, just rings so true to me. Very encouraging and a great reminder of what is truly of value in this life.
Beth, honey, if you get to a spot where you're stuck, please adopt the Mary Connealy Method of Plotting.
(everyone say it with me)
SHOOT SOMEBODY!
(it's true that this works better in westerns, I acknowledge that and yet I urge you to include gunfire when ever the plot sags, it never fails)
It can be a metaphorical bullet I suppose but real flying lead is usually best.
Virginia, you didnt' tell us the rest of the story, like how your 'friend' looked face down on the sidewalk with your foot on her neck.
Mary, I'm 4600 into this thing and no gunshots yet.
How many am I behind?
:D
WALT. most of us keep writing for one very simple reason.
We can't stop.
If we could, we would.
Carol, I'm not saying you're doing it wrong or nuthin' but, if you ever get to a slow spot, definitely keep the Mary Connealy Rule in mind.
Mary:
Thank you for sharing your story with us today. It touched my heart so tenderly.
And, yes, I am now writing the words "SHOOT SOMEBODY" on a piece of paper and posting it near my desk.
My poor, poor family is really going to wonder.
Except for my son. He's a writer too.
I didn't shoot anyone in WYWH.
But I did break someone' knee.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
And that was based on a true to life incident.
Wait! I didn't break the person's knee ... but I was there when it happened.
Beth, gasp! What are you doing here??? And lamas, Beth? They spit. And smell. (I lived for 10 years in Bolivia.) But it is indeed unusual!
Mary Cline, yes, yes, and yes. If it's one thing these gals have taught me, it's that asking for prayer and praying for our goals and dreams is NOT A BAD THING.
I'm such a dork. Hugs to you from upstate and yes, prayers too.
I'll MAKE Mary pray. She won't like it, but she'll do it.
;)
Sweet tea and llamas.
Now this is my kind of drama.
Maybe a random shooting or two. Beth, that's a hoot. I can totally see that happening!
Ruthy, the thing is... I LIKE romances. So, part of me was sort of offended that romance reading was not repsctable. I mean, we're not talking erotica here. I even love the hints of romance in some of the YA, where you know as the character grows up, there are going to be some SPARKS with a certain character.
Call me a romantic.
And I love this company Love Inspired, these editors, these sweet people... AND the other authors. So, myself aside, it felt sorta personal.
Like someone insulting your beautiful, smarty-pants big sister because she's a girl.
Mary Connealy, she's actually a dear friend so... I just put it up next to the tally marks of all the rude stuff that I've said TO HER without realizing it. :D
We're a bunch of big mouths.
Beth, I love quotes!!! I'll have to check that out.
And can you tell us your first sale story? How did you find your editor/publisher?
Those covers are GORGEOUS.
Congratulations on your debut, Beth! I've heard nothing but good things about your book. It's on my TBR list.
Great, great advice, Beth--thanks!!!
I experienced both sides of the "success" coin just this week. I needed to look up some info about one of my books on Amazon, only to discover some "low-star" reviews had been added. Well, I followed Tina's advice and decided not to even read them, but just the knowledge that they existed was enough to gnaw at my spirit.
Then yesterday I got the sweetest, most positive and complimentary note from the copy editor who's working on my next book to be published. Her words were such an encouragement, a reminder that, yes, I AM a good writer, and my stories do make a difference.
And that's what we all really want, isn't it? Not so much success and recognition as the knowledge that God is using our stories to touch people's lives and hearts.
Yeah for you for not reading that review. Folks give negative reviews if their order is late. For goodness sakes...like that's the author's fault. But it all messes with your mind.
And yeah for the copy editor!!! Nice words are always welcome.
Tina Radcliffe
Please ignore any and all typos from here on out. I am the world's worst typist.
About my cover.
That was quite the wild ride. But the art director at Howard Books ultimately went with a live model, and also bought a wedding gown (the gown is almost a secondary character in WYWH) and even a bouquet to match the one in the book. I love my cover. I love the wedding ring dangling off the title.
First sale story: Rachelle Gardner, my agent (can you say blessed beyond measure?) sent me a cryptic "Today or tomorrow might be a very good day" email.
EEEK!
Then, she called me while I was driving through Denver. There were a lot of "Did you say I got a contract?" repeats ...
I managed to a) stay on the road and b) not get lost.
My husband took me out to dinner that night to celebrate and then we celebrated with the whole family later that week at Rodizio's Brazilian Grill (which also shows up in WYWH! I believe in weaving real life into my novels.)
I just love first sale stories. It's such a natural high...
But right now I dragged along a plate of cookies, Beth, just for you and our friends because ya' gotta love a woman who puts llamas in a book.
These are chocolate chip/peanut butter chip/M&M cookies, and they are to die for.
There is no limit on cookies in Seekerville, so make yourselves comfy-cozy! Enjoy!
Beth, it is a great cover. And I'm not surprised that you love writing non-fiction and that fiction has now caught you in its grasp.
What are your coming projects? Anything you can share?
Beth, I love this post. Hope you're saving these for YOUR book on writing. And I found a better super-strength deodorant in England (made in Japan). Ran out and paid extra to order 6 more on Ebay.
I'm grinning. Llamas, shootouts, mouthy friends face planted on the floor... You all are a hoot, today!
Thanks, Ruthy. I was getting hungry. And those cookies look Mahvelous!
PS Congrats on multitudinous blog post response comments!
Catch a Falling Star (May 2013) is in the hands of my editor even as I type. (Doesn't that sound ominous?)A contemporary romance, this novel asks the question:
What do you do when life doesn’t go according to plan? Do you hold onto to that elusive Plan A? Dust off Plan B? Or do you just settle?
Catch a Falling Star reminds readers that romance isn’t just for twenty-somethings and that sometimes letting go of your “wish I may, wish I might” dreams is the only way to embrace everything God has waiting for you.
I'm also perking on several other novel ideas ... and many readers have asked for a WYWH sequel.
'God uses all of my experiences to conform me to his image so that I can, in turn, show the world what he is like'
FANTABULISTIC POST! A big amen from Canada to you, dear sister in the Lord because I could NOT agree more!
Oh my goodness, this just BLESSED me- seriously! These are very precious and wise words
Thank you!
I am so glad that I - and You- and everyone else - stopped by!
Blessings to you Beth,=)
Ganise
I love your attitude:) enter me! The description of this book sounds really good! Clp1777(at)aol(dot)com
Dee: Thanks for the recommendation of that stronger deodorant. We all should stock up before the round of 15 minute appointments at ACFW, eh?
(Do we still have plenty of cookies? Has Carol dropped off her gluten-free stash?)
As y'all can probably tell, I like to write novels that wrestle with questions ... questions like: Can God redeem our mistakes? We say we believe that, but do we truly believe that in our own lives? That was the hidden question behind the kiss-gone-wrong in WYWH.
With each of my stories I like to nail down the Story Question that drives the story from page 1 to "The End."
And, yes, each one wrestles with how we think we know what's right ... and what's wrong ... or what's best ...but do we? Have we really listened to God --or have we ignored him or just accepted some preconceived idea of Truth?
Hi Beth! Thanks for the perspective on the writing journey.
BTW, I heard your radio interview with Ken and Kristen on 100.7 KGBI in Omaha, NE last week and your books sounds great! Kristen's a good friend of mine, so she told me about the interview in adavance so I'd be sure to listen!
Ah, Rodizio's !!! Lucky girl and so deserving.
Great first sale story and love the bridal gown story too!!!1
Thanks for sharing.
Tina Radcliffe
Amazon bought Avalon?? Ruthy, point me to the info pretty please?
Nancy C
Beth - of course, there's GF cookies when you're around my friend!!!
I didn't try any last year [was soooooooo over cookies by then ;)] but I may this year so I can compare to my nonGF ones...
>> Beth said: I detoured to writing fiction thanks to a season of burnout.<<
Wow and double wow! Same experience. I wonder how many others this has happened to.
A lovely "re-focus" post, expressed so simply. Thank you.
Nancy C
Hi again!
Is Amazon going to own everything soon?
Beth I love the cover of your book! I can't tell if the bride is coming or going. And the blurb doesn't give it away either. I will have to read your book! It's on my list. Maybe the top of my list.
Stephanie, glad you got to hear my radio interview. I only "heard" it when we taped it.
:O)
And Carol, thanks for the GF cookies.
Anybody else GF?
Here's the link for the Amazon purchase of Avalon Books...
I'm hot-wiring the link as we speak...(Ruthy climbs under driver's seat, pulls off wire casings with her teeth, reaches up, inside the console, grasps the ignition wire and:
Amazon Sale Info Here
Shazaam!
Ruthy hot-links the Amazon Ammo!
Film at eleven!
Such multi-talented people here at Seekerville!
Shazaam is right!
Ruthy, sounds like you've hot-wired for real at least once in your lifetime....
Beth, thanks so much for being here. I don't know what the weather is where you are, but in Highlands Ranch we just ended a tornado warning.
Now just rain. I love rain.
Thank you Beth! I appreciate your honesty and reminding us all of Who we need to focus on in this writing life. Blessings from Georgia, Patti Jo :)
Hi Beth! I found a link to your site through the Armchair BEA blog, and was interested to read about you and your book. I would love to be entered for a chance to win a copy.
Thanks!
Muzette
Loved the interview. Would love to win.
G'night all! Being here was the highlight of my day!
Thank you for the reminder of what success really is. Sometimes I forget!
What a great post - thanks for the reminder that we are to desire and seek God's success for our lives - not man's.
all these Colorado peeps are making me homesick. i'm a Denver native transplanted to Virginia Beach... oh, to get back to the mountains, but my husband has gills (avid scuba diver, ret Navy) so returning to a land-locked state doesn't look like a possibility right now.
love this post. looking forward to reading the book (so many books, so little time *heavy sigh*)
absolutely LUV your 'success' thoughts! how true and how revelatory... ty for sharing Beth!
enjoyed meeting you at the debut party online and getting to know you better today! bless you ~
ty also for the giveaway generosity~ would luv to read your writing!
I love this. What a great reminder to me today that it's not all about me, even on this, my birthday. :)
Thank you for the giveaway, as well!
Hi Beth,
It is nice to see you here. I usually see you at MBT. A huge Congratulations on your new book!
I would be thrilled to win a copy of your book!
Please enter me in the draw.
Jan
really enjoy your books and would love to win this one!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! RACHELLE!!!!
Hi, Beth.
Thanks for this wonderful and timely reminder. In all the self-promotion and social marketing we as authors are supposed to do, it can be easy to lose sight of the real reason we're in this whole writing 'business'.
Congratulations on having your first fiction novel published - it looks intriguing!
God bless
Sandra Peut
Why indeed!!
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Wonderful post Beth. I love the cover of your book Wish You Were Here! Would love to win a copy. Thank you for the opportunity.
Smiles & Blessings,
Cindy W.
countrybear52[at]yahoo[dot]com
Great post. Absolutely 100% correct! If only we would learn to perform for Heaven, not for man!
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CONSUMER STAPLES
Like most "defensive" sectors, the Consumer Staples sector has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 5 years, with a total return of 43.2% (vs. a 10.3% total returm fot the S&P 500).
> some of our top-rated Consumer Staples dividend stocks. Note that our composite rating ranges from 0 (lowest) to 99 (highest).
All of the stocks on the list above have a current dividend yield of at least 2.2% and a 5-year beta under 0.50. Also, all of these stocks have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 5 years (on a total return basis). The tables below highlight some of the key data points that we analyze when ranking our dividend stocks.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) currently has our coveted "99" overall Parsimony ranking, which is the highest ranking in our system. Wal-Mart is one of the best dividend growth stocks of all-time and it is a member of the S. In addition, the company still has a very modest payout ratio of 31.9%, so it has plenty of room to continue to increase its dividend in the future.
Hormel Foods (HRL) carries our highest rating for Dividend Track Record (99) and it is also a fellow member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Hormel as a very modest payout ratio of 30.3%, so it has plenty of room to continue to increase its dividend in the future.
General Mills (GIS) has the highest Risk/Reward Profile ranking (92) of the five stocks highlighted above. GIS has delivered shareholders a 65% total return over the past five years, and it has increased its dividend at a compound annual rate of 11.0% over that period. In addition, the stock has the lowest beta (0.17) of the group, with a very nice dividend yield north of 3.0%.
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) is also a member of the of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (are you seeing a trend here???). KMB has the highest dividend yield (3.5%) of the five stocks mentioned and a very respectable 5- and 10-year dividend growth rate of 7.0% and 9.5%, respectively. The stock has also been on fire the past 12 months, with a total return of 24.5%.
To say that Colgate-Palmolive (CL) is a stable long-term dividend pay 52% total return, and it has increased its dividend at a compound annual rate of 12.0% over that period.
Conclusion
Any DIY Dividend Portfolio should include several stocks from the Consumer Staples sector. Stocks in this sector tend to be stable dividend payors with low relative betas, which will help dampen overall portfolio volatility.
In Part 2b of this series, we will highlight our specific "Buy Zones" for each of these stocks, so please make sure to "follow" us.
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By Adam Lass
Everyone whines about the Chinese "doing unto us," what with the artificially depressed yuan and all that.. But these days, we are doing unto the Chinese — and right nicely. Unfortunately, that pain may also flow both ways. And I'm not just talking about Washington's threats to slap on a billion or two in new tariffs.
Let's start our rundown in that grand old port city, Hong Kong. We have all become quite accustomed to Chinese double-digit growth year in and year out. Indeed, the Chinese are so sanguine, they have structured their entire financial system around the care and feeding of such astonishing gains.
In a recent Bloomberg economists' survey, the median estimate for September was for 6.5% growth. And not a one of the bean counters would guestimate a decline.
Hong Kong Freak-Out
So one can understand why they are freaking out when September sales to the United States and Mainland China fell 8.9% and 7.3% respectively. Shipments of electronics are off 16%, while outflow of T-shirts, undies, and the like fell 8%. The HK government has described the situation as "bleak."
Asian apparatchiks are not famed for their free use of hyperbole. They prefer vanilla words like "moderate" or "restrained." The last time I heard "bleak" was when the Korean Chaebol were collapsing back in 1997; it was usually followed up by an abject apology to coworkers and family and a quick dive out an upper-story window.
The folks at Morgan Stanley and Daiwa Capital Markets fret that Hong Kong has already tipped into recession in the third quarter, seeing as how it saw its GDP fall 0.5% in Q2.
China Runs Out of Gas
Let's follow this thread back across to the Chinese mainland... As mentioned above, the Chinese are literally banking their financial lives on permanent growth.
According to the number crunchers at BlackRock Investment Institute, in 2002, a yuan of GDP growth required roughly 0.17 yuan in credit. A decade later, that figure has doubled. It now takes 0.3 yuan in loans to generate the same amount of biz.
To give you a sense of these things, that's like discovering your daily commuter car's gas mileage has dropped from a fair 30 mpg highway to an awful 17 mpg. Certainly takes a chunk out of your bottom line, eh?
BlackRock's Neeraj Seth puts it succinctly: "China has become a less profitable place to invest" when "growth requires an ever-increasing quantity of inputs."
No wonder, then, that China's bottom line growth is shrinking...
Screaming Bloody Murder
This decrease in banking profits has all sorts of causes. On the one side is the immense increase the Chinese are paying for goods.
The most recent reading for Chinese inflation is September's 6.1% per annum — down a whisker from August's 6.2%, but certainly terrifying nonetheless as, once again, we see Chinese industry getting less bang for buck (or rather, yuan).
Beijing did make a show at slowing cost growth. A recent report out of the People’s Bank of China has aggregate financing — including bank lending, off-balance sheet loans, and bond and stock sales — dropping 11.4% to 9.8 trillion yuan ($1.5 trillion) in the first three quarters of 2011.
Can you imagine how loud Wall Street would scream if it lost 12% of its borrowing power and 6% of its purchase power? Well, that's exactly what's happening in China...
In the end, Premier Wen Jiabao was forced to loosen lending curbs. And China's banking regulator announced this week it will allow a higher bad-loan ratio for small companies threatened by the lending slowdown.
Diseased Loans
Finally, let's take a closer look at those bad loans.
Fitch Ratings estimates as much as 30% of China’s banking system loans — some $2.46 trillion all told — could go all "nonperforming" on them.
This brewing collapse harkens us back to the breakdown of the Keiretsu and Chaebol back in the 1990s. While the West's attention was focused primarily on the well-established corrupt cronyism in Japan and South Korea, Beijing was quietly bailing out its four biggest banks to the tune of more than $650 billion.
I'm not the only analyst around who can smell the coffee. International investors have been quietly sliding out the back door on Chinese banks for over a year now.
As of early October, the MSCI China Financials Index had lost more than half of its value!
The New Asian Contagion
Why, when we have so many troubles here in the West, do we give a rat's behind about our chief competitor's banking breakdown?
Over the past four years, China has created 40% of the planet's GDP growth. Four of the world's biggest banks by market capitalization are Chinese, and the country holds 31% of all foreign reserves. To paraphrase JFK from way back in the dawn of the global age, when Beijing eats that big bullet, we will be Beijingers.
The Play
It's not all doom and gloom, mind you. While the investor in me is terrified that China's slo-mo banking crisis will plow directly into an already-weakened Wall Street, the option trading half of my brain sees this as an opportunity to rake in put contract gains. The Asian collapse of 1998 cost the Dow some 21% of its value in a matter months
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In July 2010, I wrote an analysis of the generic Taxotere (docetaxol) patent fight between Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) and the generics Hospira (HSP) and Apotex. In September that year, I reported that the District Court ruled in favor of Hospira and Apotex, finding that Sanofi's patents were invalid. I had predicted Hospira would jump on the news, and it did.
Today the Court of Appeals affirmed that verdict, agreeing with the District Court's rulings that the patents were invalid and also unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. The news hasn't seemed to move either stock, which isn't unexpected since Sanofi-Aventis had a very difficult task trying to get the District Court's ruling reversed.
The case isn't completely over just yet, though, as Sanofi-Aventis could seek Supreme Court review. However, that's extremely unlikely to be granted (the Supreme Court only takes about 1% of all cases it is asked to take and this one doesn't raise any issues of general importance). Therefore, I doubt this matter will have any future impact on the underlying company valuations.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
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By Michael Rawson, CFA
Dividend-themed exchange-traded funds have been a popular choice among investors over the past year. The 42 dividend-themed ETFs that we follow raked in $16 billion in flows, nearly a third of every dollar going into equity ETFs, despite the fact that they make up just 5% by count of the 812 equity ETFs available.
With the dividend yield on the S&P 500 Index at 2.1%, well above the 1.7% yield on the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, who could blame investors for looking to equities? But be cautious when hunting for yield, particularly when moving up the risk ladder from bonds to stocks. Over the past five years, the average dividend ETF has had a volatility of 23%, more than 6 times greater than the 3.6% volatility of the Barclays Aggregate over that same time period. The highest-yielding stocks are more volatile than stocks in general, so dividend ETF investors should consider the stock-selection process employed by the fund. One ETF that gets it right is Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD), one of the most successful ETF launches of the past year. While we like the approach of this fund, the valuations in some defensive sectors have become stretched. In addition, investors often pile into popular funds at the wrong time, as my colleague Adam Zoll outlines here.
Suitability
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF is a suitable core holding for investors that want a focus on dividend-paying stocks and are comfortable with the large-value tilt this fund provides. This ETF holds 100 stocks that meet various criteria, including 10 years of consistently paying a dividend and a high composite score on a four-factor model of financial strength. Perhaps most important, it follows an adjusted market- cap-weighting approach, which results in a tilt toward large-value companies. Because of this tilt, investors should be aware of how this portfolio might overlap with existing portfolio holdings.
The rationale for investing in dividend-paying stocks is strong, as dividend-paying stocks have outperformed nonpayers over the long haul. There are many reasons for this. Glamorous stocks with high expected growth rates rarely pay dividends, so the excess returns to dividend-paying stocks might be explained by the value premium. Paradoxically, academics have found that firms with high dividend payouts actually experience faster earnings growth. Additionally, dividends can be a check on corporate governance. If firms do not have investment opportunities that will earn a rate of return above the cost of capital, they should refund capital to shareholders. Particularly in the current low-growth market, it might be better to return capital to shareholders than to invest it in risky ventures with low return prospects.
Fundamental View
In this environment where economic growth has slowed and there are fears that growth may slow further in Europe and China, investors are paying a premium for quality stocks. Defensive sectors such as consumer staples, health care, and utilities all sell at a premium price/earnings valuation multiple compared with the overall market and a premium to their trailing five-year average. Meanwhile, more economically sensitive sectors such as energy, industrials, and materials sell at discounts to their five-year average P/E multiple. The explanation for the valuation disparity is that if the economy slows sharply, the earnings of these economically sensitive sectors will get hit harder. It's important to remember that defensive sectors will not be immune, but the dividend yield on this fund should help cushion the blow.
Morningstar equity analysts cover 99% of the assets in this portfolio and 84 of the 100 holdings. They assign discounted cash flow based fair value estimates on each stock, which can then be aggregated to the fund level. They see the portfolio trading at a price/fair value of 0.93, compared to a more attractive 0.88 for the S&P 500. As for quality, 64% of the assets in the portfolio are rated as having a wide economic moat, Morningstar's measure of sustainable competitive economic advantage and a good proxy for quality. That compares favorably to the 44% in the S&P 500.
Since this ETF does not yet have a full year of trading history, the Morningstar.com quote page does not display a 12-month yield (which is always calculated net of the expense ratio). However, we can get some idea of the yield on its portfolio by looking under the Portfolio tab, which shows that the stocks in SCHD have a dividend yield of 3.31%. This is above the 2.28% yield on the stocks in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) but below the 4.07% yield for iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY).
Portfolio Construction
The fund tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, a new index from Dow Jones that starts with the top 2,500 U.S. stocks after excluding REITS, master limited partnerships, preferred stocks, and convertibles. Only stocks that have paid a dividend for 10 consecutive years, have a market cap above $500 million, and have $2 million in average daily volume are considered. These stocks are then sorted by yield, and the bottom half is removed. From there, four factors of financial strength (cash flow/total debt, return on equity, dividend yield, and five-year dividend growth rate) are equal-weighted, and the top 100 stocks are included in the index but then weighted by an adjusted market-cap method. As such, this fund is dominated by large-cap behemoths like Wal-Mart (WMT), Exxon Mobil (XOM), and Procter and Gamble (PG). An adjustment is made to ensure that no stock is more than 4.5% of the fund and that no sector (as defined by Dow Jones) is more than 25% at the annual reconstitution and quarterly rebalance. While weighting by market cap can lower the yield relative to other dividend weighting strategies, it also lowers the volatility. This fund has an average market cap of $62 billion, greater than the $55 billion of the S&P 500. Relative to large-value funds, this ETF has higher weightings in consumer defensive (30%), industrials (17%), and consumer cyclical (8%) and relatively lower weightings in financials (3%), utilities (3%), and telecom (1%).
Note that this index is different from the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, which is tracked by iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY). That index weights stocks by dividend per share, which has resulted in some odd weightings, more of a mid-value tilt, and an untimely overweight in financials just before the crisis in 2008. While we prefer this new index followed by SCHD to the one followed by DVY, it is yet to be seen whether it will stand the test of time.
Fees
The fund charges a very low 0.17% expense ratio, which was the lowest among dividend-oriented ETFs until Vanguard recently lowered its fees on VIG and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VYM) to just 0.13%. However, as a new fund, SCHD is likely to have higher market impact cost, which eats into the return when trading frequently. While it does trade a respectable 166,000 shares a day on average, it is still advised to use limit orders, particularly for large trades or in volatile markets. Investors on the Schwab platform can trade this and other Schwab ETFs commission-free.
Alternatives
Many of the top holdings of this fund are also held in one of our favorite dividend- themed funds, the aforementioned VIG. VIG is really more of a quality fund than a dividend fund, as it has a high percentage of wide-moat firms and a dividend yield barely equal to the yield on the S&P 500. VYM offers a higher yield than VIG and has more of a value tilt compared with VIG's slight growth tilt. Both funds charge 0.13%.
SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY) charges 0.35% and seeks out firms with a 25-year track record of increasing dividends and weightings by yield, resulting in a narrow list of 60 companies with a mid-value tilt. WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend (DLN) charges 0.28% and weights stocks by total dividends paid. This results in a large-value tilt because the larger companies are able to pay the largest dollar amount of dividends..
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In September, most of the world’s major central banks doubled down on their bets.
Since the spring, the spread between the Barclays High Yield Index and the 10-Year Treasury note has narrowed from 608 basis points at the end of May to 475 basis points today:
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In one sense, tighter spreads are justified. U.S. corporate balance sheets look pristine, with S&P 500 companies sitting on more than $2 trillion in cash. That’s equivalent to more than 7% of their market cap, the highest ratio since the early 1960s. As a result, default rates are only around 2%, which is half of their long-term average.
Yet investors still need to be cautious. Spreads at this level appear rich not only relative to their historical average, but also particularly in the context of our current sub-par growth. High yield is the most economically sensitive of all the fixed-income segments. With economic growth stuck in the 2% vicinity, spreads would typically be closer to 600 basis points over Treasuries, as opposed to the current level of under 500 basis points.
And this all assumes the U.S. is able to avoid the fiscal cliff and a recession 2013. While investors are starting to factor the fiscal cliff into their equity decisions, it is not clear that they are doing the same for the fixed income portion of their portfolios. If a trip over the fiscal cliff puts the United States back into a recession, then high yield would likely disproportionately suffer compared with other fixed income asset classes.
This is not to say that further spread tightening is impossible. Improving conditions in Europe, a favorable resolution to the U.S. fiscal cliff (along with a willingness to address longer-term structural budget issues), and a steadily improving economy could all help to lower risk premiums, bolster corporate credit profiles and allow for further spread tightening. In fact, spreads have been considerably tighter in both the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s. But those environments were characterized by much faster growth and less systemic risk. The problem today is that it seems unlikely we will return to those conditions anytime soon.
Longer term, I still like high yield as an efficient way to generate potential yield with a reasonable amount of volatility. In addition, for more aggressive yield-focused investors – which we’ll define as those with a target yield of 4% to 5% – there are simply few alternatives. For the rest, and particularly for more tactically minded investors, this is probably an opportune time to reexamine your high yield exposure.
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On Deck: GE’s Friday Surprise
General Electric (GE) is due to report its Q1 results in the pre-market on Friday, April 17. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to report a profit of $0.21 per share on revenue of $39 billion. While most of Wall Street has shied away from GE, and for good reason, the time has come for a rebound on the heels of an in-line or upside earnings surprise.
From a fundamental point of view, the company maintains a healthy cash position and increasing revenues from the energy infrastructure and technology infrastructure segments. In addition, the company has signed new contracts and expanded a manufacturing facility in China, improving margins on related products and expanding its foothold in a country likely to become an ever greater economic engine.
The GE Capital credit concerns have been overblown and investors have been stepping back into the stock, pushing it up from staggering lows in the 6’s recent to over $11. There is still time and room to run. With a health dividend yield of greater than 10% and the sector’s lowest P/E, most investors would be wise to get paid while waiting for the stock price to rise.
From a historical price reaction perspective, when it comes to pre-market earnings events GE tends to see follow through gains or losses from the pre-market to the regular session close. In other words, the stock tends to follow-through with the trend that develops ahead of the open.
While we anticipate a positive reaction to any in-line or above estimates results, extended-hours traders tend to be right on with GE. As history shows and from a risk/reward standpoint, its best to just go with the trend.
On Jan. 23, 2009, shares fell 6.1% in the pre-market session after the company reported earnings in line but missed with revenue. The loss fattened to 10.7% in regular trading later that day.
On Oct. 10, 2008, GE rose 0.5% in pre-market trade after posting Q3 results in line with Street estimates. The stock recorded a sharp rise in the regular session, soaring to a 13.1% gain in the Oct. 10 regular session.
On July 11, 2008, GE declined 0.5% in pre-market trade after meeting earnings expectations, beating on revenue, and backing its fiscal year view. The stock turned positive in the following regular session, eking just higher, up 0.07% by the closing bell.
On April 11, 2008, GE tumbled 11.5% in pre-market trade after missing Q1 expectations and setting its guidance below Street estimates. It added to its downside in the following regular session, losing 12.8% by the closing bell.
On Jan. 18, 2008, GE advanced 2.3% in pre-market trade after meeting Q4 expectations and maintaining its 2008 guidance largely in line with the Street view. The stock added to its upside in the following regular session, gaining 3.3% by the closing bell.
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HOUSE PROUD; Decorating With an Ear For Eames and R&B
By PENELOPE GREEN
Published: December 22, 2005.
''I thought that if I surrounded myself in everything from that vintage and wore everything from that vintage,'' she said, ''I would transmogrify in some way. Obviously I was at some sort of psychological stage.''
In any case, she had found Ms. Gottwald while looking for the rug, she said, ''that would change my life.'' It was a 1940's powder blue Karastan, advertised in the classifieds of The New York Times by a man named Paul Fuhrman, who specialized in buying and reselling the contents of restaurants and hotels. At home with her new rug and old chairs, ''I was really lost,'' Ms. Budoff said. She appealed to Mr. Fuhrman, who suggested she meet Ms. Gottwald, a snappy designer with a rich sense of humor.
Ms. Gottwald and Mr. Fuhrman had met when Ms. Gottwald was redoing the interiors of the Cavalier Hotel in Miami Beach; she later hired him to restore some of the Algonquin's furniture when she redesigned that hotel's interiors in 1990. (Note to Mr. Fuhrman: send up a flare. Both Ms. Gottwald and Ms. Budoff are pining for you. ''He just vanished,'' Ms. Gottwald said.)
Anyway, Ms. Gottwald continued, ''I think Paul thought that if anyone could make the Chippendale things work with that rug it would be me. I do remember saying that if there was a lot of space between them they could be in dialogue.''
Or at least d?nte. Ms. Gottwald would arrive at Ms. Budoff's apartment, and they would push the furniture away and sit on the rug. Ms. Budoff would serve cocktails and maybe some gospel, and Ms. Gottwald served little tutorials on midcentury modern furniture, or contemporary fabric, or Murano glass. Theirs was a happy collaboration. Ms. Gottwald, who once followed Ornette Coleman around Manhattan for an entire afternoon just for fun, delighted in Ms. Budoff's music and tried to design with all the equipment in mind. Ms. Budoff, a member of three audio clubs -- each an orgy of cable and component swapping -- is very, very serious about sound.
She described 11 years spent with a pair of delicate Quad 63 electrostatic speakers with tenderness. ''That's a speaker that broke my heart,'' she said. Tired of fixing them each year, she has run through a series of replacements. These days, a pair of Aerial 10T's, hulking, blond maple obelisks, are planted at the top of the down stroke in her T-shape apartment, which is where the living room is. Stewart House's low-ceilinged apartments with their dead-end alcoves flatten sound, particularly the bass end. ''One of our disappointments is we were not able to make the room perfect acoustically,'' Ms. Gottwald said. Placed as they are, the Aerials produce the best sound possible, but only if you're sitting in the living room.
''The sweet seat,'' Ms. Gottwald explained, ''is in the center of the mohair plush sofa by that famous 40's designer, Anonymous.'' (That's another Paul Fuhrman pick.)
They took it slowly -- buying pieces over the years as Ms. Budoff's budget allowed. Most of the Chippendale left to make room for an Edward Wormley couch and credenza, an Eames chair and a shiny black lacquer cabinet. The rest was slid into the bedroom with Moby. ''That's where we put Margery's old life,'' Ms. Gottwald said. A few years ago, Ms. Gottwald took Ms. Budoff to visit an elderly aunt in Ocean Grove, N.J., and to visit the flea market there. Ms. Budoff met her first vintage vacuum coffee pot, a 10-cup, double-handled Silex Delray, bulbous and alluring, which she bought for about $25.
''I walked towards it as if in a trance,'' she said. ''I didn't know what it was, but I was determined to get to the bottom of it.''
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Well, I might not be able to pronounce her name correctly but Seher Mahabra‘s self-titled album is a truly great electronica record offering up an eerily perfect blend of classic 60s sounds and the trippy beats of today. Add her sublime vocal style to the mix and you got yourself (yet another Twin Peaks-esque) winner! I heard it at a friend’s house last night and I’ve been obsessing over it all day. Check her out on Bandcamp here.
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“as you diligently study the Old Testament, you will find times when the Spirit will touch your heart and help you become more Christlike. For thousands of years the Old Testament has helped people with faith follow Heavenly Father's plan”(Old Testament Student Study Guide, 7).
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