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A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade.
- A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade.
- To stab with such a dagger.
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A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade.
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Location: On St. Marks Road, dist. Bangalore, Karnataka.
Current Status: As of February 2013, the project is planned for completion in 4 years from zero date. The estimated total built up area is 29,295.41 Sq. Mtrs. The project will comprise of commercial space, office space, food court, etc.

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Stephanita! That is awesome! If I was a clueless listener and heard that add, I would want to be there at that happening concert. I would think to myself, 'self, everyone who's anyone is going to be at that diggity concert.' Hottest ticket in town! I sent the facebook page to a bunch of my friends in Utah so hopefully they'll bite at the opportunity.
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The MOTO W7 Active Edition is a motion-enabled 3G mobile device designed for those who want a "moving" phone experience, according to Motorola. MOTO W7 is equipped with an accelerometer that senses users' body motions, orientation and hand gestures to perform tasks.
It features two cameras, a 2.0 megapixel for still images and a second VGA camera to make video calls to friends and family. Its built-in step pedometer counts and records users daily walks and runs.
The MOTO W7 Active Edition will be available in two colors, Licorice and Alpine White, in the second quarter of 2009 in Asia and Latin America.


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So you were struck by inspiration, and you ran with it. Now your brilliant vampires-vs.-space aliens novel is half finished. Or you've wrapped up Act One of your clever computer-enhanced stage musical.
And then one day you sit down to work and find that your inspiration has vanished. Nothing you write seems good anymore. You can't even clearly remember why you thought this project seemed like such a great idea.
Inspiration has run out on you. It was there for a while, helping you get a huge amount of work done, but then it abruptly got bored and left. And now you're expected to finish this big project all by yourself?
Unfortunately, my experience has been that this always happens. Inspiration abandons you, or at least its brightness dims as the weeks go by. Inspiration will never carry you all the way through a big project. So what do you do when you find yourself left holding the bag?
You could just abandon the project. Don't be ashamed of admitting that a creative project failed. But if four big projects in a row fail in exactly the same way, then you really ought to try a different strategy.
You might be able to take some of the pieces you've completed and see what you can salvage for another purpose. Maybe you can turn your unfinished stage musical into a concept album. Maybe a big chunk of your novel can be reshaped into a short story.
You can take the professional approach (as discussed in yesterday's blog post) and just press ahead and finish the job. If you've already sold your project, you have no other choice. You can take heart in knowing that, even if your work isn't as good as you'd hoped, it's probably not as bad as it seems right now. But if you have to do this all the time, pushing things to completion without inspiration, your creative life will be a dreary experience. You might find yourself thinking, "I should have kept that retail job! It was more fun than this, and it paid better too!"
If the work you've done so far is good and you feel particularly stuck, you can hire a seasoned professional to help you get the work done. If there's a lot of money at stake -- if the theater is already rented and rehearsals start in two weeks -- this is the only responsible thing to do. Of course, it's tough on your ego to admit that you needed to bring in someone else to rescue your own creative project.
But the real long-term solution is to avoid getting caught in this situation in the first place. That is, plan your projects strategically, knowing that inspiration could abandon you at any point. I'll discuss this further tomorrow.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
When inspiration runs out before the project is finished
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text: Variety reports that Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away is Broadway bound. Titled Come Fly With Me when it originally premiered in Atlanta, the suite of dances to Sinatra classics will open at the Marquis Theater this March. Tharp is well-known to Center audiences with works ranging from the Tony winning Movin' Out to American Ballet Theatre's Rabbit and Rogue.


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Jambo! This trip has been unbelivable. The intensity of the extreme poverty surrounding us has been unlike anything i can put into words. Honestly... this journey has left me speechless. As one of our leaders with Fount of Mercy puts it... I have experienced Uganda with all five of my senses... this inculdes seeing, feeling, touching, hearing, and smelling the poor, the broken, the widowed, the orphans.... the lost. It has been more than i can bare at times.
On a team note:
The youth are doing an amazing job. They have engaged these kids... and as Jack put it last night... "Can we stay for a month?" I loved it... it revealed that these students have long forgotten their ipods, they have forgotten hot showers and familiar foods... and they have only eyes for the orphaned kids they've bonded with. They have kids hanging on them from the minute we pull up to the orphanage to the second they leave... and even then, the kiddos are chasing them down the road. Julie has connected with a little one called Rita, Teddy with Moses.... Kendal loves little Winnie, and Jack... Marium. =) On our first day, one of the oprhans Daphne came down with Malaria and our team agreed that we could afford to take some of our support raised and buy her some medicine. It took $10.00 to see her get well. The following day as we arrived to the orphanage, Kendal discovered that her little firend Winnie had also come down with malaria. Good thing we had purchased 5 doses of medicine. =) It was amazing to see in an instant that money and resources was being put to life-changing and life-saving use. I know... at that moment... something changed in my youth team.
We definitely come back exhausted each day... but no complaints. Not one. After the first day of strange smells, dirty living, and different food... these students have come forth shining. It is unbelievable to see them truly serve... with no looking back.
On a Rebecca note:
Yesterday, as the youth and Dana, Jeremiah, and Jon played with the kids.... I had the opportunity to join one of Fount of Mercy's leaders and share with 15 or so widows in the village of Iganga. This moment forever has changed me. What I thought would be an hour of time with these women, turned into four hours of learning who they were, hearing their stories... and briefly sharing mine. They danced with me (seriously... best moment in my life...) and embraced me as one of them. I have never smiled so much and laughed so much. These widows... they have captured my heart. I had a million thoughts running through my head as they shared their husbands died of cancer, aids, war, etc.... and they were left caring for 8, 9, or 10 children... sometimes taking on their brother's kids, or their siblings as well. I was overwhelmed by their journeys and impressed by their strength. I was humbled at how grateful they were to be given a bar of soap and a kilo of sugar. As I handed out these "gifts of encouragement"... they kneeled at my feel in thankfulness. Ah.... I am a changed person. I have so many stories and much to reflect on. It may take me years to unpack the last 5 days.
In closing the Ugandan people are beautiful. They carry themselves with grace and soft spoken mannerisms. They are friendly... undeniably patient... and strength carries their burdens. They are a giving people... and though they have seen much trial and deep pain.. their straight posture and their firm steps reveal their passion for living.
Under grace, Rebecca, Team Leader for the Hillcrest Youth Team


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PMR is over .. I am very happy,
Today school organizes activities after PMR.
Running Man, I feel very tired and happy because we can enter
the semi-finals from 10 groups.
We feel very exhausted.
Thanks to Suraya, Dinie, Azian, Farah, Amira, Nazatul, Intan
and Syazwina for cooperation in this group.
I am so overwhelmed. Hope we cans do the SAME things for the next year.
That's all for this .
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Wonderful News
Got some wonderful news today, my mum & dad have spontaneously booked some flights for a visit next week! I did however, make the big mistake of telling my three year old that nanny & grandad are coming, and having no concept of time at this age, she is now asking me every 5 minutes when are they getting here! It's going to be a long week! Ooh and my mum is bringing me a load of English books, it's the little things :)
Monday, 26 May 2014
Sad, Sad, Sad Day
I think this is such a sad thing, two of the most influential countries in Europe allowing the extreme ring wing facists into power.
Being in a mixed race couple and having a mixed race child makes this even harder for me to bear.
People died in the struggle to get the vote for everyone.
I'm ashamed of those who didn't vote. We've become complacent. People are more bothered about who wins Big Brother, than who will represent their nation in world politics.
May I remind you this is how Hitler came to power.
Friday, 23 May 2014
Fancy a Kebab Anyone?
Imagine even thinking of asking this question at any other time of the day in the UK than 3am when you're falling out of a nightclub and the taxi rank is huge? Well in France these babies are everywhere and people eat them sober and even for their lunch during work hours!
But don't worry they aren't the sloppy, don't even know what animal that came from donner kebabs of the boozing life of the British. In France they are very simple and delicious meat sandwiches. And cheap! 5€ fixed price all over for the huge sandwich, side of chips and a drink. And they actually look like they do in the picture!
They are more commonly called Grecs (meaning Greek, even though the majority of the restaurants are run by the Turkish, I suppose it's close enough!). They are the French's favourite takeaway, and if you go to a good one, they are nowhere near as greasy or fatty as a British Indian or Chinese takeaway.
I am a fan, Tiana loves them and Bad always orders two!
And watch this space Brits, a young entrepreneur has opened up a chain modeled on the McDonald concept called Nabab (love the name!)
They've even opened up their first drive-thru restaurant
I must add I'm not in any way an advocat for junk food, but once in a blue moon, treat yourself! However, I think I'll stick with my local Kebaby, he's a lovely bloke and he's not a faceless coporation.
Keeping my local shopkeeper's alive in the good French tradition but with a Greek sandwich!
But don't worry they aren't the sloppy, don't even know what animal that came from donner kebabs of the boozing life of the British. In France they are very simple and delicious meat sandwiches. And cheap! 5€ fixed price all over for the huge sandwich, side of chips and a drink. And they actually look like they do in the picture!
I am a fan, Tiana loves them and Bad always orders two!
And watch this space Brits, a young entrepreneur has opened up a chain modeled on the McDonald concept called Nabab (love the name!)
They've even opened up their first drive-thru restaurant
I must add I'm not in any way an advocat for junk food, but once in a blue moon, treat yourself! However, I think I'll stick with my local Kebaby, he's a lovely bloke and he's not a faceless coporation.
Keeping my local shopkeeper's alive in the good French tradition but with a Greek sandwich!
Thursday, 22 May 2014
Red Tape Hell
I've been battling with the French administration system ever since I arrived in France. Their social care cannot be rivaled anywhere else in the world, but getting what you're owed or just simple tasks like asking for a form requires a second life where you have unlimited free time.
I'm currently in logger heads with the CAF (the family allowance service) and they are driving me insane. Hardly a day goes by that they don't ask me for this form or that photocopy, and I'm positive it's just to buy time instead of giving me what I'm owed. It's frustrating as hell itself! This excerpt from one of the Asterix's films sums it up perfectly. You don't need to understand French to understand the nonsense of it all, and although the video is 9 minutes long (an eternity in our high speed world) believe me that is roughly the amount of time you spend in front of the person at the reception desk before them deem to even acknowledge your presence!
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Planning the Party of the Year
A fellow expat who I met through a mutual friend and have kept in touch with over FB likes and comments, recently got in touch to ask me if I would like to help her plan a garden party. I love a plan so I jumped at it (and there's wine & food involved!) It's for her husband's 40th birthday and their 10th wedding anniversary.
We got to putting our heads together to come up with the menu, decorations, guest lists etc etc and then she asked me if I would like to be "chef in the home" for her friend's hen party. Again, I love a plan! So I'm currently in the throws of planning the two parties, and they are only a week apart; the hen party being this Saturday. I like a challenge! So I've put the finishing touches to the menu for Saturday's we've decided on tapas and I'm salvating over all the fabulous tapas dishes on the internet, if you could get fat by looking at photos of food I'd be the size of the Statue of Liberty by now, and a fat one at that!
Fingers crossed all goes well, I shall report back at the weeknd. Exciting times :)
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Phone Home for Free
One of the things I found amazing when I got my first apartment in France was the phone companies free international calls included in every one of their offers. I was paying at the time 40€ a month for broadband, over 200 TV channels and free calls nationally and internationally. Bargain! The UK has caught on since and I know SKY and Virigin offer similiar deals. But when it comes to nattering for free or next to nothing the French are miles ahead.
The company ironically named Free, have been driving these prices down even further over the last few years. Offering completely unlimited calls to national landlines & mobiles AND international landlines included in their 25.99€ a month subscription. Then wowing the French population by bringing out the first mobile contract to offer exactly the same for only 19.99€ a month! I currently have a contract that gives me 2 hours calls and unlimited text messages for ... wait for it ....... 2€ a month!
I will always give credit where it's due. Well done Free!
The company ironically named Free, have been driving these prices down even further over the last few years. Offering completely unlimited calls to national landlines & mobiles AND international landlines included in their 25.99€ a month subscription. Then wowing the French population by bringing out the first mobile contract to offer exactly the same for only 19.99€ a month! I currently have a contract that gives me 2 hours calls and unlimited text messages for ... wait for it ....... 2€ a month!
I will always give credit where it's due. Well done Free!
Monday, 19 May 2014
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong
My parents gave me this book not long after I moved to France. I read part of it and put it away. Being only 18 and working in Disney I was living anything but typically French. Ten years on and completely immersed in French life I thought I'd give it another go. And let me say after just the 1st paragraph of the introduction I found myself nodding enthusiastically along with the authors. I am thoroughly immersed in this excellent book, although written before the financial crisis of 2008 it is still surprisingly relevant today.
Let me give you a taste ...
"Imagine a country where people work 35 hour weeks, take seven weeks of paid holidays per year, take an hour and a half for lunch, have the longest life expectancy in the world, and eat the richest food on the planet. A people who keep alive their local shopkeepers, who love nothing better than going to the public market on Saturdays, and who finance the best health care system in the world. A people whose companies are the least unionized and most productive among modern countries, and whose post-industrial consumer society ranks among the most prosperous in the world.
You are now in France.
Now imagine a country whose citisens have so little civic sense that it never crosses their minds to pick up after their dogs or give to charity. Where people expect the State to do everything because they pay so much in taxes. Where service is rude. Where the State is among the most centralised and pervasive in the world, and where the civil servant class amounts to no less than a quarter of the working population. Where citisens tolerate no form of iniative or self rule, where unions are so pervasive that they virtually dictate the course of government and even run French ministries.
You are still in France."
Pure excellence! I'm sure I'll be back musing over their findings over the course of my journey with Jean-Benoit and Julie.
I'm also loving that it has been translated into French and the title has been changed to translate to "Not so crazy the French"!
Sunday, 18 May 2014
The Dubbing Nightmare
After being forced to sit through The Wolf of Wall Street in French a few days ago I have to vent my spleen here!
All expats all over the world will know exactly what I'm talking about here! Dubbed films are, well, how do I put this ... excruciating! You can see what they're saying but you've got some stupid voice talking in a different language and half of the time not even saying the same thing! It's enough to make your brain explode!
Luckily a lot of the programmes and films on French freeview, you can switch to listen in VO (original version) and a wonderful piece of software is available called Expat Shield that you download and then can have access to iplayer etc. In our house Tiana and I watch everything in VO when possible, Badara watches the films upstairs in French and we only watch documentaries together!
If you're not an expat and want an idea of what I'm talking about, we all know and love Jack Nicholson's voice. It must be one of the most famous in the world. Have a listen to this ridiculous voice they've given him in French then you'll understand my pain!
Saturday, 17 May 2014
Black and White Playtime
I often spend whole afternoons in the local park with Tiana. The play area is fenced in and so far Tiana has yet to master how to open the gate! So I take a blanket, a good book and enough food and drink to last us all day and just relax while Tiana tires herself out.
But, I do like to people watch and I have observed a lot about the differences in parenting between the French and the Africans from this park.
Now, in France around 4 o'clock everyone has a snack called "le goûter" and is a sweet snack, cakes, crepes, pain au chocolats, milk or juice and is bascially to give everyone a sugar hit and tied you over til dinnertime which is around 8 o'clock (children eat at the same time as the parents in France). So in the park around this time all the parents will have bags of goodies and it's always wise to take extra as the children whether their yours or not swarm around you for the goodies, and you can't risk being labeled the one parent who doesn't bring enough food!
However, here's where the differences start to become apparent. After the gouter the French kids will generally stay for another half an hour to an hour maximum. You'll hear dozens of mothers saying come on we have to go get the bread, you need a bath; dinner then bed, you've got school in the morning. All these children are always accompagnied by an adult.
The African children on the other hand, don't leave until around half seven. Either when the mothers are finished chatting or when the mothers arrive from nowhere and say it's time to leave, because African children are generally looked after by their older siblings and cousins. It is perfectly normal for children as young as 10 or 11 to be out with the little kids without adult supervision, and believe it or not the little kids listen to the older ones. The respect your elders concept is still very much a part of African education. You have no business talking back to someone older than you, whether they are a year older or 20 years older.
Africans don't have the same concept of time as Europeans. In fact, they don't seem to understand the concept of time keeping. Everything is done slowly and in the most chilled out way, that sometimes I fear my partner will fall asleep if he goes any slower!
If the African mothers are present, they won't get involved in any of the kids' quarreling. They put up their hands and tell them to sort it out themselves. But they will shout at any kid, whether their own or not if they see them doing anything naughty. The French parents will intervene in their children's squabbles but won't dare say anything to anyone else's child, even if that child is the devil incarnate!
Now where do I stand? I seem to be more to the African side. I'll put other children in their place, but Tiana knows it's useless coming to me to whinge about the other kids. We stay til half seven or until Badara comes to meet us if he's been to see friends in the town and we meander home rather than rushing to get the day over and done with.
Friday, 16 May 2014
The Gold Cube
These little stock cubes, Kub Or (literally Gold Cube), have gradually worked their way into my monthly shopping list as a must. It is used in all African cooking and it seems to be vital to giving the dishes their "je ne sais quoi" taste. It's hard to describe it's flavour. My Mum likened it to a sort of curry flavour, but even that's not hitting the nail quite on the head.
It is even rumoured that the women in Cameroon put these little cubes up their derrières to give them fuller bottoms!
Now they've even brought out the Kub Or with Herbes de Provence to give them that little French twist!
A definate 5* recommendation to the adventurous palette.
Monday, 12 May 2014
Is she yours or did you buy her?
Sitting in our local park the other day, lapping up the glorious sunshine, a little old lady came up to me and said "what a beautiful little girl, is she yours or did you buy her?" I just burst out laughing! I managed to recompose myself and confirm that yes she is mine and no I didn't buy her! The lady sat down and proceeded to tell me her life story which turned out was fascinating.
She is 92 and Polish and had fled to France during the second world war with her family. She has a daughter who lives in the South of France and a son who lives in Japan, that she's not happy about because of all the awful things they did in the war! She lives in the old people's home in the town centre but likes her independance. Completely fit as a lop for someone in their 90s and blunt as anything. Her reasoning was when you get to my age you'll understand you're on borrowed time.
She was a lovely woman and didn't smell of old people, yet I'm sure I detected a faint smell of whiskey! When I grow up I want to be like her. I hope I see her again.
Thursday, 8 May 2014
French Children Don't Throw Food
I read this amazing book by Pamela Druckerman last summer and it was definately one of those unputdownable books. An American woman married to an English man living in Paris and raising three children. She highlights the huge differences in anglophile and francophile parenting, asking questions such as "How come babies sleep through the night?" and "How can french mothers chat to their friends while their children play quietly?".
I could totally relate to nearly everything she said, yet not because I'm one of those mothers who frets that my child isn't in the best playgroup or the best preschool, but because I embraced the French style of parenting from the offset and mainly due to my partner, who is already a Dad and Tiana being my first child, I followed his lead. There's obviously a bit of African mixed in there too but on the whole, Tiana is raised in the French "let them live" mentality.
One of the things that does frustrate me in England is that we've become a nation of bringing up Les Enfants rois (child kings). In France, children have their place and adults have their place. Children are told by a simple "attend" if they interrupt an adult talking not "wait a second sweetheart mummy's talking". The French language does help, simple one word directives are very useful and I find that even though I speak mainly in English with Tiana, I mix these words in, such as "rammasse" for pick that up. They're quick to the point and easy to apply a don't give me any crap tone!
I highly recommend this book to mothers everywhere. Give yourselves a break and let the kids grow up without all the pressure and the Dr Spocks and Dr Never Had a Kid in His Life shoving nonsense down your throat!
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
We're off to Timbuktu!
We've all heard the saying "to Timbuktu and back" but did you know the place actually exists? And it's in Mali! You learn something new everyday.
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Where are all the swings?
This has me baffled. None of the kids parks in France have swings. Apparently they were all taken down because people were hanging themselves on them! I find it hard to believe that there were so many suicides that they had to take them all down. Some people say it's because they're dangerous, but then the park next to me has a 12 foot fireman's pole that the kids literally have to jump to from the landing, surely that's a case for broken limbs!
In Britain you get normal swings. You get baby swings
And these funky tyre swings that a few kids can get on at the same time
A park just isn't a park without a swing!
Friday, 2 May 2014
The Mind Boggles
Every country has it's own expressions, and to the French we British are crazy! Here's a few examples of how different our minds work ...
English : Raining Cats & Dogs - French : Raining Ropes
English : As Easy as Falling off a Log - French : As Easy as Fingers in your Nose
English : Filthy as a Pig - French : Filthy as a Comb
English : Smoke like a Chimney -French : Smoke like a Fireman
English : Bull in a China Shop - French : Elephant in a China Shop
English : Subtle as a Sledgehammer - French : As Fine as Coarse Salt
What do you Speak at Home?
I get asked this question a lot as soon as soon as anyone realises I'm English. My partner doesn't speak English, other than what he learned at school, so we speak French. I try my hardest to speak as much English as possible with my daughter. This is easier when there's just the two of us. I do pester Badara to speak to her more in Bombara (the native language of Mali). I think it's important that she knows it, I find it such a shame that 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants can't speak the languages of their origins.
The Baguette : A Love Hate Relationship
I love baguettes. Especially the ritual of going to the boulangerie and it being served still warm from the oven. I always buy at least two because I eat most of one on my way home! Baguettes are fantastic for mopping up sauces and making a simple cheese sandwich just that little bit more glamourous!
But oh what a faff! You have to go to the boulangerie at least two times a day. The baguettes you bought in the morning are hard by the evening. When you go to the boulangerie you can't help but be tempted by the array of deliciousness before you, which is niether good for the waistline or the purse!
Sometimes I just despair for good British white sliced bread.
It lasts for days, freezes beautifully and is perfect for spreading without flaking everywhere, not to mention toast!
We don't say "the best thing since sliced bread" for nothing!
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Beyond Good Intentions
It was one of those times reader/book connection.
Since, I feel I am on this quest to find out just what I should be doing.
Although, I will argue with myself and say I am right where I should be at this exact time.
I am talking more long term - Next phase - Big picture.
Her book makes you think about foreign aid and the business of foreign aid itself.
Ultimately, big and small programs can be successful or completely harmful and it is the people themselves that make the difference.
Just like in all endeavors. Right? But sometimes when you are too close to something you do not see it.
My support plan is all over the board at the moment
Zonta Pikes Peak
FOB Colorado
I am Created Equal
Human Trafficking Task Force
Home for Our Troops
I support two missionaries one in Greece helping refugees and one in Azerbaijan.
I occasionally throw donations at walks, runs and hikes for charity.
And then I support politics - My choosing
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The old header is gone, long live the new header.
The top image is a speedy 3d sketch of my little mascot. Next was my first composition, going for a metal cover kind of feel. Ended up not digging it, a more refined 3d image may have worked. Unfortunately didn't have the time. So I went for more dramatic angle and came up with the final piece.


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The surgery has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 1:00. This was upsetting at first, because I would like to have the entire break for recovery, but God's timing has been perfect with everything thus far, so I will trust that this, too, is perfect timing.
Again, please don't post replies to this here or at FB. Also, I will probably prefer not to have visits and phone calls in the hospital (I don't even know yet how long I'll be in), except from immediate family. If you feel called to pray for us, thank you so much. I love and appreciate my family in the Lord and could not make it through a day without you all.


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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Day 352
Day 352 - The Hawthorne Bridge
We made our way back up to Portland tonight for another Holly and Joe celebration.
Couldn't help myself, I had to go to the Eastside Esplanade for another skyline view.
On Thursday night I noticed all of the boats decorated in their holiday finest and that was really my destination. Unfortunately, tonight was the parade of boats and they were booking it down the river by the time I got set up.
The river did not disappoint me tonight.
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What beautiful colors you captured! Wow - very impressive.ReplyDelete
This is an awesome shot Terri. Reflection is just awesome and what makes this standout is variation in colors in the reflection.ReplyDelete
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That is an unbelievable shot Terri! Everything about it is just simply beautiful. The sky is even gorgeous and most of the time on night shots it is just black. Fantastic!ReplyDelete
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE'S Newstead Abbey is set to host an episode of popular BBC1 programme the Antiques Roadshow later this year.
The Sunday teatime staple will be filmed at the former home of Romantic poet Lord Byron on Thursday 14th June, for broadcast at a later date.
And the Abbey's staff hope that its television appearance will give the Nottingham City Council-owned tourist attraction a publicity boost that will encourage more people to visit.
Penny Beniston, house and event manager, said: "The Antiques Roadshow coming to Newstead Abbey means such a lot to the whole team at Nottingham City Council.
"The gardeners are so looking forward to showcasing their work, the café is planning a very special menu, and as for the Abbey itself, we are hoping to invite visitors in to wander around at their leisure to enjoy everything that the house can offer - whether that is the Byron connection, the Civil War interest or the Victorian side to Newstead.
"There is something for everyone."
Presented by newsreader Fiona Bruce, the Antiques Roadshow sees thousands of people queue up to get their family heirlooms, jumble sale bargains and quirky keepsakes valued by the programme's team of antiques experts.
And some of the historically-important artefacts at Newstead are bound to be discussed during filming.
Penny added: "We are hoping it will bring visitors to the Abbey in their thousands for a wonderful fun day - we just need the sun to shine to make it perfect."
Nottingham City Council's portfolio holder for leisure, culture and tourism, Coun David Trimble, is also optimistic that having Antiques Roadshow filmed at Newstead will be beneficial.
He said: "We are thrilled that the Antiques Roadshow is coming to film at Newstead Abbey in June later this year.
"This promotion of Newstead Abbey House and Gardens on this prestigious television programme will help bring visitors to the site, and encourage more people to enjoy the stunning grounds and historic house tours."
Details of the times of the filming will be announced soon.
Newstead Abbey will be asking for volunteers to help marshal the event, helping visitors find their way to the different areas.
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
My Teenage Heart
I am at that age when it's getting easier for me to accept my quirks, my peculiarities, my idiosyncrasies. They are, of course, what gives me my individuality, what makes me "Me." I used to wish that I could change somehow, but no more.
I know that, for instance, when I get a piece of bad news, news of some sort of crisis, or news that angers me, my immediate response is to panic and overreact. Everything else stops. My heart races, I start to breathe too quickly and too shallowly, and sometimes my ears even ring a little (okay maybe the ear ringing part is an exaggeration, but you get the idea). And it's okay!! Because I know this about myself, and it only takes me a few seconds to realize that I'm, in fact, overreacting and start to calm myself down.
And I know that I get too attached to people, I put too much stock in people - people that I know fairly well and have a relationship with. Like people that I work with. I assume that I am as important to them as they are to me (that's hard to admit/write). And then I'm horribly, painfully, sometimes irreversibly let down when that proves to not be true. And although knowing this about myself doesn't make the disappointment any easier, I am at least aware of it.
But here's something I've only figured out in the last half year or so, and I'm really not sure I should even confess it: I have a teenage heart. That is, when it comes to matters of the heart. My heart still thinks and beats and swoons and aches like a teenage girl. I turn up the radio when I hear David Archuleta singing "Crush." I love some of the "teen" movies, like "She's All That," or "A Walk To Remember." I loved the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer. (I cried like a two year old who's lost her blankie when Edward moved away in the beginning of book two.) And I've stared longingly at the "Bella and Edward Forever" t-shirts at WalMart, wanting so badly to buy one, but knowing that I'd only be able to wear it to bed, and my husband just wouldn't understand.
Now, I don't have crushes on any teen stars. I'm not dressing like a teen, or even wanting to really. I no longer buy sparkly lip gloss or glittery nail polish, and I'm even beginning to shy away from pearlescent eye shadows (mattes look so much better over wrinkles!). I don't "like, you know, like" have to talk to my friends on the phone five times a day or text them all day from work. I read plenty of "grown up" books and watch plenty of "grown up" movies (yes, some are romances). So really – what's the harm in crushing on a little teen romance from time to time?
I watch these movies at night after my husband goes to bed, or on Sundays when he goes fishing. And I will probably continue to do so. And maybe I can still get the "Bella and Edward" t-shirt. I'll just turn it inside out and my husband will never know!
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- AnonymousTuesday, 05 May, 2009
Janet, I am having a hard time saying how much I love your blog AND you!!! By the way, I did feed the goldfish. too cuteReplyDelete
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- AnonymousWednesday, 06 May, 2009
your t-shirt may one day come.....never fear the thoughts of your companion....your thoughts will make you happy before the thoughts of any other. jtReplyDelete
Wow J.T.! Such profound words of wisdom! You must take after your mother! ;) xoxoxoxoxoReplyDelete
- AnonymousTuesday, 12 May, 2009
I especially enjoyed this blog! You, I am sure could have guessed that. As silly as I felt when I finally decided to watch the movie, I found myself so intrigued I had to read through the books with only breaks for sleep and work, even eating came while reading! to the next book, I just might check out the host too. P.S. I LOVE THIS SITE.....SarahReplyDelete
Thanks Sarah! by the way, did you get a t-shirt yet? ;) maybe i can hook you up!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousWednesday, 13 May, 2009
No shirt yet, though I am most definetely on the hunt for a Edward Cullen bookmark, or one with all the Twi-Vamps. who knows, my last "dream" themed bookmark must have ran away, or else maybe my daughter found her way to it, that would make sense too. :)..SarahReplyDelete


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I remember when I bought my first deck of cards. I was simply taking a walk while I was vacationing and noticed this little gift store. I spotted this little deck of cards and the illustration on the box indicated that it was a deck for fortune telling. It was a deck of 36, a Lenormand type deck, although I did not know that at the time.
Looking at them I wondered what the pictures could mean, by themselves or in combination with other cards. I wondererd what the differences were in meaning from one card to another. Fortunately for me, the deck did not come with any kind of instruction book, so I was simply left to using my own imagination to figure it out.
The technique I used was simple. I asked people to think about what they wanted to know while they shuffled the cards. Then I took some off the top and saw some meaning in the pattern, something that told me what the story was. People told me that they enjoyed my reading and that provided answers to their questions.
Later on, someone showed me what a Celtic Cross spread was and I used that because I did not know anything else. Later on again, I saw a tarot deck, a Rider, and then I started working with that, although the first one stayed my favorite for a long time.
It all started out of curiosity.
Today, the tarot is my every day deck, and the first card in every tarot deck is the Fool, who is numbered 0. Some people say that zero indicates he is both the lowest and highest ranking card in the deck.
The Fool has experienced many adventures in life's journey, and has many more to go. He has learned a lot, and he knows that he does not know everything. Although he has done much, he always finds more to do. Although he has been many places, there are still more places he wants to go. The Fool knows that we are never done learning, and he is not afraid to look foolish in his quest to travel, explore and experience even more of life's adventures.
I did not know when I picked up that first deck of cards what kind of journey they would open up for me. I did not know where that path would lead. I just knew that I wanted to see what was out there on that path.
How many other aspects of our life were discovered in this way? How many of us tried something new simply out of curiosity, and then discovered that this new thing, new idea, new practice, new technique, opened new doors for us, let us see the world through different eyes, let us experience life in ways that we had not previously imagined?
The Fool's Journey is a path for an adventurous person. It is a journey for those curious about life. Itis a path for those who do not care if others think they are foolish, because they are busy experiencing life, seeing what is out there beyond the nearby and familiar.
It was not that long ago that people spent most of their lives close to the place where they were born, and those who ventured out were considered real risk takers, being out there in unfamiliar places, mingling with strangers, other travelers, dangerous people and different people.
If you have ever taken The Fool's Journey, you know that it can be both exciting and scary. It happens when we start our own business. It happens when we start a new relationship. It happens when we explore different spiritual paths, challenge our old thinking, or go to live in a different part of the country or different part of the world.
The Fool's Journey requires a lot of heart. And The Fool's Journey is available to all who desire to take action and see what else life has to offer.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Fool's Journey
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A desperate search for a 7-year-old Japanese boy who was intentionally abandoned in remote woods continued as rescuers admitted that they have found no signs of the missing child.
The search zone - a mountainous area near Nanae-cho, Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands - is isolated, dense and home to wild bears, locals told the Japan Times.
Fears about the child's safety intensified after rescuers found fresh bear droppings in the area, prompting two hunters to join the search party, according to AFP.
Despite the difficult terrain, rescuers have begun to express frustration about their startling lack of progress after four days of searching.
"We just have too little information about how the boy would have acted after being left alone," local fire department rescuer Satoshi Saito told AFP. "He must have been able to walk around himself, but we are having a difficult time projecting which route he would have taken and how far."
Alone in the forest, the child had no food or water and has endured heavy rains at night, according to AFP.
It only took several minutes for Yamato Tanooka to vanish after his parents abandoned him by the side of the road to teach the misbehaving boy a lesson.
By the time his parents came looking for him, the child was missing.
"The parents left the boy in the mountains as punishment," a police spokesman told the Japan Times. "They said they went back to the site immediately, but the boy was no longer there."
Hokkaido police said the child went missing at the weekend. Two hours later, the boy's parents called police and told them that the child had disappeared on a day trip while the family scavenged for wild vegetables, CNN reported.
Takayuki Tanooka, the boy's 44-year-old father, eventually admitted that the family's story was fabricated and that his son had actually been left behind as punishment for throwing rocks at cars along a road in the area, the Japan Times reported. Tanooka told a local reporter that he could not initially admit to authorities what he had done, according to the paper.
"I was not able to ask for [a search] with a reason of punishment," he told TV Asahi, according to CNN. "I thought it might be taken as a domestic violence."
Police said a search party of more than 150 officers and firefighters has been looking for the boy, who was wearing navy shorts, a black pullover and red sneakers at the time of his disappearance, according to CNN.
The northern side of the road on which the boy was left slopes toward Mt Komagadake, which rises just over 1127m, according to AFP.
"Unless he started climbing the mountain, he would have hit a main road after walking for 2-3km in any other direction," Saito told AFP.
Video footage shows dozens of searchers tramping through dense forest and thick foliage while a helicopter buzzes overheard, according to AFP. Rescuers moved through the search zone holding torches and calling out the boy's name.
"I feel very sorry for my child," the father told an NTV reporter. "I am so sorry for causing trouble for many people."
The area where the child was last seen is home to wild bears, according to the Times.
Mitsuru Wakayama, a spokesman for the nearby town of Nanae, told the Times that the area is used as a shortcut by locals - but not often, because of how precarious it can be.
"Not many people or cars pass by, and it gets totally dark as there are no lights," Wakayama said. "It's not surprising to encounter bears anywhere in the area."
With police still deciding whether the parents will face charges related to child abandonment, many critics are calling for the parents to face repercussions, according to the Times.
"This is not punishment but abuse!" one Twitter post read.
"The parents are so stupid that I am speechless," another said.
AP reported that the boy's father expressed remorse in an interview with the public broadcaster NHK and other TV stations: "I regret what I did to my child," he said.


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Wearing what you want when you want seems like a basic right as a citizen living in the free world. But there can be consequences when you exercise your right to wear what you like if there is a dress code.
The First Amendment guarantees us to the freedom of speech. We are at liberty to stand on our soapbox and speak our minds—like it or not, which is pretty cool. In some ways wearing what we like is exercising our freedom of speech—the same cool factor applies here. Or does it? Certainly you could argue that the freedom to wear what you want is inspired by the First Amendment. However, there are consequences to exercising your freedoms and be prepared to expect a backlash to speaking your mind. And indeed the same backlash can apply to your choice of ensemble.
Considering the wide berth the First Amendment grants us, we don't always say what we think. Mostly I would assume that we edit ourselves because we do not want to offend our audience. But there are also guidelines we must follow in polite society—guidelines we are raised by or guidelines handed to us by HR.
Can you say whatever you want when you want and wear what you want whenever you want?
Of course, but there are consequences.
Recently, a group of interns were all fired for writing a letter to their division manger protesting the company's dress code. In their letter they cited the unfairness of the dress code because there was an individual who was allowed to wear sneakers and they were not. It turns out the person who was allowed to wear sneakers was a veteran who had lost her leg. As I said there are consequences to speaking your mind.
There are also consequences to wearing what you want. Some restaurants have dress codes, "No Shirts, No Shoes, No Service". There are even dress codes that are implicit in party invitations. Would you show up in sneakers and shorts to a wedding at the Four Seasons? Of course not.
We have become a very relaxed society when it comes to matters of dress. And wearing whatever we want when we want seems like an inalienable right. We have become so comfortable and certain of this right that when we are asked to adhere to a dress code we become incensed and infringed upon—even angry.
That anger spilled out on social media recently when United Airlines refused seats to passengers flying on employee passes who were wearing leggings. It appears leggings, flip flops and other assorted looks are verboten when flying on passes.
A blogger was in the boarding area at the time and fired up social media by tweeting the following:
What transpired after this initial tweet was explosive. Celebrities, baristas and bus drivers got involved and called out United Airlines for their archaic and misogynistic dress code. The fact is there are dress codes for every situation, whether implicit or not. I guess the question here is are those dress codes impeding our personal freedoms and should we care that expressing these freedoms might be infringing on others? Perhaps. I know that I consider these questions when I am captured on a long flight high in the air with no place to go except to stay in my seat next to the guy whose big, bare feet are in plain view because he's wearing flip flops. Then I find myself thinking that those dress codes don't go far enough. Exercising one's freedom of speech has it's consequences, especially at 30,000 feet in the air.


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When we take in information, we have a preferred input modality. So, as a student is learning a new topic, they may learn more, faster or better using that preferred modality. In fact, in 1994, there was a study that showed that kids that were taught to their preferred modality scored in or above the 70 percentile. When a teacher or student (or preferably both) understands and teaches to a student's preferred modality better learning is achieved.
Once the information is received however, how it is processed depends largely on the hemispheric dominance of the student. Our brains are made up of two hemispheres – the right and left sides. Both sides contain identical sections (lobes) which perform specific functions. However, fMRI studies show that each side processes things differently and we use both sides. However, we typically have a preferred side. The right side of the brain functions in a "whole to parts" method. The left side learns things "parts to whole."
|A beautiful ad from the Mercedes Benz company showing a visualization of the difference between left and right brain hemispheres.
Depending on your preferred side, you may store data in your brain differently. Left brain learners store information in stacks (nicely organized). Right brain learners store information all across the brain, building global connections (spread out, yet still connected.) As someone learns something, depending on their preference, the web related to that learning experience either builds vertically (left brain) or horizontally (right brain).
A visual left brain thinker needs to see details building up to a whole and visual right brain thinkers need to see the big picture and then have it broken down. Think left brain thinkers need pieces to build up to "whole" understanding and right brain thinkers need to see the "whole" picture and take it apart to understand something. So while both are visual, how the information is given must be considered also: Whole to parts (right brain) or parts to whole (left brain.)
Here is an example. Perhaps you want a child to work on math facts . Right brain children need manipulatives, starting with the end in mind, dissecting the math process to arrive at the equation. For example, if you want the right brain child to learn their addition facts, start with the answer (10) using manipulatives. Then, have them see all the different ways they can make the answer (10 -> 0+10, 1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5). Whole to parts, not parts to whole. It doesn't make sense to a right brain child to learn all the 1+ math facts. Whereas a left brain child learns math facts best focusing on a part at a time (1+ facts, 2+ facts, 3+ facts, etc.) Or in learning place value, a left brain child builds on learning each set of numbers in the units, then learn about tens, then hundreds, etc. A right brain child might need a set of blocks with a "100's" cube, "10's" sticks and single cubes. Giving them a bunch of blocks, you then break it down into how many 100's, 10's and singles there are instead of starting from the singles and back up again.
Left brain and right brain kids also develop so completely different from one another. Left brain kids understand two-dimensional thinkers focusing on symbolic and word concepts first, then learn three dimensional thinking, focusing on creative and global concepts later. Right brain kids are, in contrast, three-dimensional thinkers first learning the world through creative and global concepts, then evolving their two-dimensional thinking skills much later learning things first symbolically, then word development follows last.
Next, we'll look at how this affects reading...stay tuned.


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Friday, February 29, 2008
Moonlight and Magnolias
Public Playhouse
February 29 - March 15, 2008
Review by peanutduck
Another messy stage - peanuts and bananas. Add a grain of salt: this mediocre script deadens its conceit. This in mind, production peaks prematurely, plateaus into predictable levels, rhythms; Hecht and Fleming become whiny serfs of uninspiring Selznick, resulting in a threesome that would never conceivably get this job done.
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Sometimes, you just need to have fun and this show is just that...fun. Lots of laughs (albeit a few are of the cheep variety). A witty script wonderfully performed in a difficult venue. At times, the some of the site-lines were cluttered by what I can only guess was due to actors missing their marks. On top of being fun, the script does address the dangers of stereotypes and prejudice. This show is a gem and this company just keeps getting better. What is on tap for next season? I can hardly wait.
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It is a farce, which must be distinctly understood or you will miss the entire journey. Of course it is predictable; it is "Gone with the Wind" after all.
I agree with you that Victor Fleming was a "serf." If you do the research, he really was owned by the studios and subject to their every whim. I would certainly be whiny if my life were owned by anyone. However, I take umbrage with that view applying to Hecht. He was a man of principal and from what I saw Mendelson's performance delicately walked the balance between making a living and sticking to one's principals. Being Jewish, I appreciated the portrayal and found it to be a very real interpretation of a man who stood for so much that is important to me.
All of this said, the beautiful thing about art is that it is subjective. It is all opinion after all. I encourage everyone to see this show.
I saw the show this weekend and think the Oregonian was pretty close to the mark with their review.


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text: India at night, satellite view. This image is a composite showing the change in illumination over India from 1992-2003. Satellite data from 2003 is coloured red, 1998 is coloured green and 1992 is blue. The three data sets are composited to form the image. Nighttime lights on the map that are white are lights that were present throughout the entire period. Areas that are marked by red have only appeared in 2003. Areas coloured green and blue were only present in 1998 and 1992 respectively but are no longer visible.


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I'm preparing for my first school visit, which is so totally scary since I am not a huge fan of public speaking. Truthfully? I'd rather crawl into a cave and write forever and not have to do this stuff that, instead of a "writer," somehow makes me an "author."
So I'm working on the outline of what I'm going to say (okay, I admit it: I'm writing it out word for word first, and hoping I can memorize most of it) and going through my old files to find evidence of my journey as a writer.
Among the things I have saved over the years is a pile of rejection letters. A Pile. Rejection letters for poems, and short romantic stories; kid's books and short stories; rejections from magazines and agents and publishing houses. . . . Rejections from the first YA novel I ever wrote, and yes, rejections of One Wish.
I mean, I don't want to count or anything . . . but there is a *Stack* of them. (Should've gone all Stephen King and stabbed them into a wall with a spike . . . but I digress.)
And so I started reading, and what a flood of memories came rushing back:
"Dear Leigh, While I loved . . . I'm sorry."
"Dear Author, Due to the amount of submissions we receive there is no way we can possibly. . . ."
"Good luck"
"Best of luck"
"Best Wishes"
They're all the same; their ultimate purpose to mark me a big, fat REJECT. And it's not like the detailed ones offer any advice to improve. One house loved the character(s), another didn't. One thought the plot was great; another thought it was overdone.
I'm saying this because it's all subjective. What's not right for one house is a perfect fit for another. What's not a perfect fit for a house one year will be perfect for it the next. It's a crazy, mixed-up industry that I'm thrilled to be part of but will never, ever try to figure out. The best thing to do is just keep writing.
"Better luck next time."
To all you writers, artists, and dreamers out there (my kindred spirits): keep in mind the old saying that "luck" is preparation meets opportunity.
My advice for the day: prepare yourself, keep at it, and the opportunity will present itself. (Though you may have to collect a hefty stack of rejection letters first.)
Hang in there, because one day it'll happen, and if you work hard and really push yourself, you just might get "lucky."
Have a great day!


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We dug out our kitchen science kit, and Freddie decided to try the tea experiment.
He made a cup of tea, and left it to go cold. Then he poured it into three glasses.
Here they are, all the same colour.
He poured lemon juice into the first glass, and washing up liquid into the second glass. The first glass changed colour and became paler, the second glass became darker.
Freddie tested all three glasses with indicator paper. The first went red for acid, the second when blue for alkaline, and the third stayed the same colour, for neutral.
We didn't have much indicator paper so will buy some more, and test lots more liquids to see what they are.
We went to Waddesdon this evening, to their magical winter wonderland. The house was lit up, with a dozen Christmas trees lined up outside.
The grounds were lit up with fairy lights in the trees, it was so beautiful.
We walked along the reindeer trail, with willow reindeer and more lovely lights.
The stables were rammed with people. Part of it had turned into a winter snow scene. There were stilt walkers, a juggler, a choir. Lots of food - popcorn, hotdogs, candy floss, mulled wine. Betsy found it all a bit overwhelming, so we didn't hang around (and no photos unfortunately).
We walked back up to the top of the hill. I went for some hot chocolate, and the kids went on the big swing in the dark. Lovely!


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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Did You Ever Know That You're My Hero?
The 2006 Rose Bowl was probably the best college football game that I have seen in my life. The underdog Texas Longhorns, with famous alums such as Laura Bush, Lady Bird Johnson and Alan Bean whom you of course know as the 4th man to walk on the moon, grappled with the indomitable USC Trojans who were no doubt being rooted on by alums Forest Whitaker, Norman Schwarzkopf and former first lady Pat Nixon. With the game in the balance, Texas quarterback Vince Young willed the Longhorns to victory, much to the chagrin of Trojan faithful like Jerry Buss. Since then, both quarterbacks have gone on to the pro ranks and have had varying success. Vince Young won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and was named to a Pro Bowl, but since then has struggled. Matt Leinart has pretty much done nothing since he was drafted. Both players were benched in 2008 in favor of two geezers. Despite Young's early success, I would argue that Matt Leinart is better off. You see, Leinart stayed all 4 years in college while Young left Texas for the pros right after that Rose Bowl game. Players leaving college early makes no sense to me and if it were up to me, all players would have to go to college for 4 years in order to play pro sports.
Why do athletes leave college after their sophomore or junior years to jump to the pros? The short answer to this question is money. Players have people telling them that their "stock is at its highest" or they have family situations that necessitate money immediately. In my opinion, this is no reason to leave college early. If a player's "stock" is that high to begin with, what makes them think that it is going to drop significantly if they wait another year? If you look at Matt Leinart, he won the Heisman, the National Championship MVP, the Unitas Award and most importantly of course the National Championship in 2004. From a scouting standpoint, his stock was probably never higher. Yet he decided to stay, led his team to an undefeated regular season record again in 2005, but lost in the Rose Bowl to Vince Young's Longhorns. His stock plummeted all the way down to the 7th pick in the draft and a 6 year,$51 million deal. What an idiot! He could have been the 5th pick and gotten even more money than god!
The other monetary argument is that the athlete needs money immediately for his family. I will send this argument out just as quickly as it came in; selfishness on all sides. Maybe things are different for promising athletes, but I would imagine that it is just about every parents dream to see their child graduate from college. I don't think any parent out there says "My dream is for my son to go to college for two years, then break the bank as a pro and buy me a new house." If so, that child should be forfeited to social services. Moreover, if you are so sure that your child is going to be a pro athlete, why not take out a loan? Lebron's mother did this and I'm pretty sure she can pay it off now. Moreover, if you have been able to survive for 19 to 20 years in your family's current economic state, is 1 or 2 more years really going to be that difficult? I don't know, maybe I'm being shortsighted here but it seems to me that the money will be there. There is no need for these kids to jump out and get it early. Any reason they have for doing so is a cop out.
Another argument for leaving college early to go pro is that an athlete might get injured in his junior or senior year and wants to avoid that. That is about the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Who's to say you won't get injured your first day in NFL camp and get cut immediately? Then you have no pro prospects and no education. Players can not base their decisions on fear of injury. They gotta go full tilt, full time like Tedy Bruschi and Mat Delano.
My last argument for staying in college is this; what is so bad about college? College athletes are completely above the law. They can do whatever they want (within reason) and are pretty much protected by their coaches and the university. Have you seen the video of Tyler Hansbrough jumping off the frat house balcony into the pool? He is a legend. I bet Tim Tebow or Matt Leinart could hook up with any girl at Florida or USC if they wanted to. College is fun, especially when you are the big man on campus. I don't see any reason why these athletes would want to leave being a big fish in a small pond early to become just another cod in the pro ranks.
Leaving college early to go pro does not guarantee you anything, except the forfeiture of your education. I have only heard of a few instances of players going back to get their college degrees out of the rapidly increasing ranks of early defectors. If you check out a favorite site of mine nbadraft.net you will see that out of the top 14 guys projected to be drafted this year, not one is a senior in college. If you take a look down the whole list, you will see Darren Collison at #21 and Tyler Hansbrough at #24. These are the guys I will be rooting for next year. Do you think they have any regrets about staying in college? I don't think so. Kudos to guys like them. They, along with Ferris Bueller, are my heroes.
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Okay, I can appreciate your safety argument, but have you not thought about what Save the Last Dance taught us? Living in a ghetto environment can often lead to bad things with your friends, who may or may not smoke cig-ahh-retts? The story of Latarian Milton further illustrates my example:ReplyDelete
I think my previous post about Roger Cossack et al. would argue that making a lot of money and leaving the ghetto does not guarantee a better life or better decisions.ReplyDelete
And hey, Thanks for reading!ReplyDelete
Casey, your comment is inane and angering.ReplyDelete
Unmentioned reason why not to enter the draft early, or even attempt to: Maurice Clarett, Ohio St. Hero to Federal A$$ Rape Prison Occupant.
Michael Vick also left school early. Tom Brady did not. Neither did Peyton Manning.ReplyDelete
hahaha go full tilt like mat delano. kudos on the background of this blog. i enjoy it much more than the background of that setonia blog.ReplyDelete


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NAACP Seeks a Moratorium on Sub-prime Foreclosures
The NAACP and other civil rights groups are asking lenders to put a six-month moratorium on foreclosures stemming from defaulted sub-prime loans. Hilary Shelton, who directs the NAACP's Washington Bureau, talks to Farai Chideya about whether Blacks and Latinos are disproportionately affected by the loan crisis, and if that makes it a civil rights issue.
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I'm Farai Chideya and this is NEWS & NOTES.
Earlier in the show, we spoke to a woman who lost everything to Hurricane Katrina. Thousands more Americans may lose their homes soon, this time to a wave of high-interest subprime mortgage loans. Defaults have lead to a sharp rise in foreclosures.
Now the NAACP and other civil rights groups want lenders to put a six-month moratorium on subprime foreclosures. They say blacks and Latinos are disproportionately affected, and the groups hope they can help borrowers find affordable loans and keep their homes.
I spoke with Hilary Shelton, who directs the NAACP's Washington bureau. He's helping push for the moratorium.
Let me throw you a question that has come at us, as a show, from some of our listeners. Someone said, you know what, we can't focus on this as a black or Latino issue without talking about the stereotype that black folks can't manage their money. Do you worry that your moratorium campaign is going to further a stereotype about African-Americans and spending?
Mr. HILARY SHELTON (Director, Washington Bureau, NAACP): No, not at all. As a matter of fact, as we look at this issue, we know this is an issue that affects people across the board. Even if you look at the Washington Post more recently: one weekend they did a piece on a white family in Virginia that was having exactly the same problem as an African-American family in Maryland, here in D.C., of course, in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia area.
So as such, we know that it affects everyone. The problem is a disproportionate effect on racial minorities, particularly African-Americans and Latinos. And it's not because of an inability to manage money; it's because of the steering that so often occurs across the board in which African-Americans and Latinos are steered into these more dangerous loans at a higher proportion than white Americans in our society.
CHIDEYA: So there are so many lenders out there from huge commercial banks that have, you know, individual divisions that deal with homeowners to kind of fly-by-night companies. Who were you requesting a moratorium from? And tell me exactly how you see this playing out?
Mr. SHELTON: Well, the moratorium is focused on those high-stakes loans; that is, loans that were issued that have what we call exploding ARMs. These are loans that began with a very affordable teaser rate, you know, introductory rate, for the first three years - four percent. But in three years it will increase to seven percent or whatever the market can very well demand.
As such, what happens is, based on their income, they're going into a loan that they can afford initially, say $1,400, but in three years it explodes to go up to $2,300.
CHIDEYA: So when you talk about a moratorium, are you talking about eventually lowering the adjustable rate mortgage, the ARM, or are you not certain what the outcome would be in the long run?
Mr. SHELTON: Well, we would hope to see bankers and other lending institutions sitting down with people who are in peril, those whose homes are now being threatened, to catch them before they go into the foreclosure period, to find an opportunity to help put them into a package they know they can actually afford.
Because clearly what we're seeing is something that's not only affecting those who have the loans, but we're also talking about what's happened to our economy across the board. We know that 52 percent of African-American borrowers and 40 percent of Hispanics receive subprime loans.
So again, there's that disproportionality as we're talking about these racial and ethnic minority communities. But again, it's an issue that affects America across the board.
CHIDEYA: So Hilary, let's put it into concrete terms. Suppose that you have a family of four: two working parents, not a great credit record, you know, making less than the average income in their neighborhood. So can you walk me through the process that starts with them looking for a loan and ending up with a subprime loan and possibly even going into foreclosure?
Mr. SHELTON: Very good. They're looking for a home because, as we know, homeownership is one of the most surefire ways for Americans to actually garner economic stability, to actually accumulate wealth. They look around, they find a home that looks like it's within their price range. They're talking to not only with the real estate broker but the mortgage broker. They're sitting down and talking about what they can afford.
If we talk about how much we'd have to pay out for this and other expenditures at home, they come up with a number; say it's $1,500 a month. But the $1,500 a month, again, is based on an introductory rate of somewhere around four percent. They go into that for a while. They have not looked at the fine print.
They find out that in a couple of years the loan is going to explode; that is, it's going to increase to somewhere around $2,400 a month. They realize they can't afford that, but then go to say, well, perhaps I can refinance.
So they go back to the broker, they go back to a different bank or a different lending institution and say to them, listen, I'd like to refinance my loan because it's going to increase significantly to a point I can't afford in the next three years. What they also didn't tell him is that for most subprime loans there's also something called an early payment penalty. An early payment penalty on an average $300,000 home these days is right around six or seven thousand dollars.
So indeed, in order to be able to get out of the loan they're in right now, they're going to have to pay a penalty just to be able to get out of the loan and go into something that could very be more affordable. So they'll locked in.
Now you're at the point where you're going to be strained by an increase in the cost of your monthly note on your home, be getting hit with a $6,000 penalty if you want to be able to go into a different loan. And we find people trying to work hard at more jobs and other things to try to be - to try to hold on to what they had.
CHIDEYA: When it comes down to it, is there going to be any massive change without federal intervention? And if so, what are going to do about that?
Mr. SHELTON: There needs to be a role for the federal government. There needs to be a role for an average American citizen. And there also needs to be a role for these lending institutions. Quite frankly, what we're finding is you can't isolate one from the other.
The Congress needs to intervene because they're, after all, those who are supposed to advocate on behalf of the American people. This trend could very well damage our economy across the board. They have to be engaged to address those concerns. We can't allow our friends in the mortgage banking community to say that, well, we'll let the market dictate. Because what happens when you just allow the market to dictate is it becomes an after-the-fact fix.
CHIDEYA: So you've just had your shoulder against the wheel for a little while on this one, but has anyone in the commercial lending arena said, okay, sure, we'll do it. What kind of conversations are you actually having with people?
Mr. SHELTON: We're reaching out to those who actually own the loans and could very well find themselves in the position of having to foreclose and then actually losing revenue and lose profits. So the Freddie Macs and the Fanny Maes or those who we work moving to sit down, which we sent letters to, to go down and visit and hope that their boards will reconsider how they're going to address these concerns so they can become more actively engaged in the process of bringing some solution.
But stopping a foreclosure isn't enough. The next step has to be how do we move towards making these loans manageable, these Americans can very well hold on to their homes and the dreams they have for our society. So the push is still on, the negotiations are going on.
Now the discussions with the institutions, the discussions on Capitol Hill with the Congress, just looking for whatever solution we can, but understanding that we just can't wait for the market to adjust itself. Because again, what happens in those cases is people will be out on the streets, out of their homes, and very well their futures could be crushed.
CHIDEYA: Well, Hilary, thank you so much.
Mr. SHELTON: Oh, thank you.
CHIDEYA: Hilary Shelton is director of the NAACP's Washington Bureau.
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Do you have a "honey do" list for your honey? I try to do as many projects around the house that I can but there are a few projects that I just can't/won't tackle. And, that's where Trent comes in!
A few months ago my mom gave us a beautiful light fixture (she had taken it down to put up a ceiling fan). The light was practically brand new and I knew just the place to put it – the office!
Trent has replaced many a light fixture for us so I leave electrical tasks up to him! It's definitely something that I have no clue about.
Old Light Fixture (I failed to take a before pic)
Yesterday was the day that Trent decided to tackle this project and I was oh so giddy with excitement. He took down the old light fixture with no problem. And somehow it all went wrong from there. Yes, at the very beginning of the project!
The first problem was that the screws to hold the light fixture in the ceiling were too short. Didn't seem like a big deal so we headed into town to get longer screws.
After getting longer screws we tried putting the new fixture up again. We tried and tried but it just wasn't working. Now, I'm not the strongest person in the world so holding that light up was a bit of a challenge at times. I think I worked muscles that I didn't know I had!
After a bit of frustration and cooling off for a few minutes (let's just say that there were threats to throw the fixture into the front yard) we finally realized that the length between the screws and the length between the holes in the light were two different sizes! Once we had that a-ha moment we were back on track!
Trent turned the electricity back on and we were both praying that everything worked fine! He flipped the switch and – nothing! You've got to be kidding me is all I could think to myself. Then I realized that it had to be the light bulb. After all, tt was the bulb that came with the fixture and it had rolled around the car, etc.
We switched the bulb and the light worked perfectly! Praise Jesus!
And voila! Here is our beautiful new light fixture! We went from a one bulb fixture to a three bulb fixture. Thanks mom for the light fixture and thanks Trent for hanging in there when we both wanted to give up!
Have you had any "simple" home projects that turned into a fiasco and left you frustrated? Share in the comments!
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