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Here's another option for getting to Bellinzona if you land in Malpensa. The MalpensaExpress is a train that runs from the airport to Saronno and the central train station in Milan.Doesn't explain Chiasso unless you mess up the transfer between the Como stations...
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Jodi/ChristieIR2174 to Luzern, 9.45am to 12.41pmIR2224 to Interlaken Ost, 12.55pm to 2.55pm
Can we check historical data to see what delay there was?
Latest news: Brad and Victoria can still save themselves if they move fast, but not too fast!KL553 leaves Amsterdam for Cairo at 9.00pm, arriving at 2.23am. (They missed the flight leaving at 8.20pm.) RO102 leaves Cairo for Bucharest at 3.25am, arriving in Bucharest at 6.15am, five hours behind the (previously) trailing teams. If hours of operation and train timetables work to their favour, they may be able to climb out of that ditch.There is an even faster flight combination scheduled to arrive at 1.25am, just one hour after our main pack. Brad and Victoria will have to race to get on MA669 to Budapest (2030-2230), then connect to MA856 to Bucharest (2310-0125). But... the Amsterdam-Budapest flight gets delayed too! It landed at 10.59pm, leaving them 11min to connect. They'd be missing their flight again. °_° The next Budapest-Bucharest flight is MA850 (0740-1005).
Quote from: walkingpneumonia on February 13, 2009, 02:42:49 PMHere's another option for getting to Bellinzona if you land in Malpensa. The MalpensaExpress is a train that runs from the airport to Saronno and the central train station in Milan.Doesn't explain Chiasso unless you mess up the transfer between the Como stations...That's it, Walkingpneumonia! That's how Preston/Jennifer miss their train! Working backwards from when they're stuck in Chiasso gives us a schedule a little later than the one you posted on the Ep 1 thread...The train pulling into Chiasso Platform 7 at 4.52pm can only be EC172. Preston/Jennifer get on this train.The quickest way to get between Malpensa Airport and Locarno, from 1.24pm to 2.23pm:Malpensa Express to Saronno, 1353 to 1413 or 1423 to 1443R149 to Como Camerlata, 1504 to 1532Change to Albate-Camerlata or Como S GiovanniS10 to Giubiasco, 1550 (AC) / 1555 (CSG) to 1656 ORS20 to Locarno, 1704 to 1727There's an alternative route on the 1.53pm Malpensa Express through the city getting into Locarno at 1713. However, it involves the tricky transfer between Milano Cadorna and Milano Centrale stations, which doesn't pop up on electronic searches.Preston/Jennifer mess up the connection and end up:Arrive in Albate-Camerlata after 1550 or Como S Giovanni after 1555R10860 to Chiasso, 1632 (AC) / 1638 (CSG) to 1643EC172 to Bellinzona, 1700 to 1750 (train in previews)IR2177 to Locarno, 1754 to 1813The couple loses 46 minutes to this mistake.It is likely that they "check-in" at the Locarno semi-Pit Stop last.All this means that teams are ready to leave Malpensa Airport from between 1.24pm to 2.23pm. Any earlier and there would be a better route, any later and Preston/Jennifer won't be in Chiasso at 4.52pm. That suggests the Milan 4's flight was:TN22 or AF75 from Los Angeles to Paris: 1145-0845 or 1500-1030, thenAZ307/AF9806 from Paris to Milan Malpensa: 1125-1305So it looks like teams have the choice of arriving in Zurich at 12.55pm or Milan at 1.05pm. Malpensa is 60km (37 miles) from Locarno, Zurich 146km (91 miles). Given it took us bloody forever to figure out the best routes to Locarno, what would you do?Correct answer: Zurich will get you into Locarno at 4.57pm if you don't mess anything up. Milan gets you in at 5.27pm. However, if it's a later connection arriving in Zurich at 2pm, you'd arrive in Locarno at 5.57pm. Preston/Jennifer's mistake will put them at the back of the pack, arriving in Locarno at 6.13pm.
Ack, forget what I said about teams on the same flight into Munich. Now we know Amanda/Kris took a taxi from Stechelberg "to the airport". If teams head to Bern Airport, they'd be on the same LH3655, flying from 6.45am to 7.50am.However, if teams are instructed to take the long haul to Zurich Airport (197km by taxi, translating to say 2h 10min), teams could potentially split onto two, even three flights:LH5063 to 7.10am to 8.15amLH3739 to 8.45am to 9.45amLH3741 to 9.30am to 10.30amOn Novosibirsk to Jaipur:Worked out possible flights from Russia to India, and teams left Novosibirsk after Tue 11 Nov 10.55am, but before Wed 12 Nov 1.20pm. Any earlier and they'd get into Jaipur a full two days ahead of their Pit Stop, any later and they won't make the flight into Bangkok two days later.The flight connections, which we'd concern ourselves with when we can narrow the timings down a leetle bit more, include crazy itineraries such as (and these are actually the fastest flights at certain times of the week!):Novosibirsk > Urumqi > Shanghai (change airport) > Hong Kong > DelhiNovosibirsk > Moscow > Bangkok > DelhiNovosibirsk > Frankfurt (change airport) > Mumbai > DelhiNovosibirsk > Moscow > Dubai > Mumbai > JaipurPS Is Apskip on sabbatical? Missing you already!
Warning: The following information may adversely affect your viewing pleasure for Episode 3.(Who knew the Timetables thread could do that?)Brad and Victoria are in deep doo-doo....This is what they were hoping for:KL1798 from Munich to Amsterdam: 5.30pm to 7.15pmKL1361 from Amsterdam to Bucharest: 8.20pm to 12.10amThis combination would get them in 15min ahead of the Bucharest sightings.(Why we're sure it's KL1798: The next earliest Salzburg-Amsterdam-Bucharest combination requires teams to depart Munich at 9.25am. There's a direct from Munich to Bucharest at 1.20pm that arrives before this combination.)The problem? KL1798 left 36min late and landed at 8.06pm. The next direct flight to Bucharest is KL1389, leaving at 9.50am and arriving at 1.35pm, 13 hours after the (originally) trailing teams.Trying to find alternatives now. Frankfurt and Vienna don't look too promising.
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Well, guess what happened?? I served the dinner (which was very delicious, thankfully), and my dad ate it right up, with no fuss or hesitation or commentary! Dreams do come true! Buoyed by this joyful event, my mom even served my dad tofu two nights later, and he happily ate it up. Very exciting!
As for the dinner? It was great. I made Kermit's Relief and Quinoa Saffron Pilaf - both recipes from 30 Minute Vegan Taste of Europe - and a side of Roasted Cauliflower. Supposedly this "Kermit's Relief" is a tofu version of frog legs, which makes me uncomfortable just to think about it... so I just thought of them as "broiled tofus." The tofus are coated with a thick, noochy "marinade," and then broiled in the oven. They come out crispy, chewy, and covered in flavor. Also, that bed of Shallot-White Wine sauce they're served over is AMAZING. Next time I will make twice as much sauce. It was just delicious and complimented the tofus perfectly. I actually really loved this dish. The quinoa was nothing too flashy, but it was yummy and a good balance to the meal. And of course, roasted cauliflower is always perfect no matter the time of day.


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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Scrappy Ornaments
33 comments:
- nima said...
wow..lovely ornaments
- November 16, 2011 at 2:10 PM
- Patchwork and Play said...
Lovely, as usual Mary! I wonder whether I can buy those plastic 'forms' downunder? I hope so!!
- November 16, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- andrea creates said...
what a cool idea!
- November 16, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- Kunklebaby said...
Great idea! I have so many scraps. Sounds like a fun activity to do with my older kids. Thanks!
- November 16, 2011 at 8:59 PM
- Núr said...
What a lovely idea! Will have to try it after finishing the SAL!
- November 17, 2011 at 1:32 AM
- Katie said...
What a great idea! These are so fun!
- November 17, 2011 at 11:16 AM
what an awesome way to use those little triangles etc that we normally throw away as useless scraps !!! Bravo !
- November 17, 2011 at 4:57 PM
- katie jean said...
just what I needed for a fun kids craft!
- November 20, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- Anna said...
I made some of these last night with my kids - great project!
- November 21, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- rental mobil said...
Very nice, thanks for sharing.
- November 21, 2011 at 9:11 PM
- sarah said...
What a great idea! We'll be making these this year! Thanks so much for sharing:)
- December 1, 2011 at 9:45 AM
- diana said...
i made a few of these this morning!
they turned out super cute.
- December 7, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Can you do this on glass ornament balls? I have alot of clear ones.
- December 8, 2011 at 5:46 PM
- Lexilooo said...
I love this idea, too clever! I plan to make some this weekend!
- December 8, 2011 at 8:51 PM
- Home Girl (Marlene) said...
I mentioned you in my post today.
Thanks for sharing this idea!!! They are turning out so cute!!
- December 9, 2011 at 9:57 AM
Love this project... Send four christmas theme ornaments to my friends who lives in germany..Gave 4 pink ornaments for my friend who loves pink... Two more heading to ny.. Soo busy with the ornament I have one more for interesting one ornament..... Got creative... :o)
- December 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM
- Amy Anderson said...
SO cute. I love your little fabric bits!
- December 18, 2011 at 6:28 PM
- Tutus & Tea Parties said...
Love, love, love! I have to see if I can squeese making some before Chistmas!
I'd love for you to link up and share: http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/2011/12/pinteresting-party-with-christmas.html
- December 21, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- ginanorma said...
I love this idea, I first saw it on Hailey's blog, I am loving your blog! New follower!
- December 21, 2011 at 11:50 PM
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This looks great!
I've just put something similar on my blog with papier maché. I used wallpaper paste.
- January 23, 2012 at 1:39 PM
I found this post tonight on Pinterest and rushed into my craft room to try it! I didn't have any Christmas ornaments, but I did have a box full of old used up light bulbs. I tried them and oh wow...SO CUTE! I'll attach a wire to the top (with some cute beads strung onto it) for a hanger! Viola! Recycled light bulb art! Thanks so much for the wonderful post and instructions! I'll come back here often!
- January 31, 2012 at 3:41 AM
a great way to use all those little scraps I just can't bring myself to throw away - thank you
- March 1, 2012 at 3:20 PM
- Infarrantly Creative said...
Love this take on ornaments! I'll have it up on my FB later today. Super cute and I love MOD!
- October 17, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- Cathy Tyler said...
I love this idea! I used smaller balls from a yard sale, tacky glue, and narrow strips of fabric from another project - worked great! Photos here: http://danspringscollection.wordpress.com/
Cathy Tyler
- November 23, 2012 at 9:32 PM
- Katie Farrell said...
I did a few of these. Turned out pretty good but I'm wondering if there is a way to make them even more shiny. Like some kind of laquer maybe?
- December 2, 2012 at 10:04 AM
That's "Mod Podge"! Not "Modge Podge."
- December 16, 2012 at 7:10 PM
- Connie Torres said...
Can you use wrapping paper or printed napkins?
- September 21, 2013 at 2:08 PM
- Nancy Reinke said...
What a perfect way to use all my little fabric scraps. Yay! Thank you. (Living in Oregon now, but I lived 14 years in Columbus. Love that town!)
- November 23, 2013 at 9:09 AM
- Asterisk Photography said...
Hey guys! Stumbled upon this post, did my own version and blogged about it, I credited you! Thanks for the idea!
- December 16, 2013 at 2:28 PM
- Donna Pheneger said...
Just saw this through Craft Gossip - what a great idea. Thank you for sharing it.
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- Carebear said...
I love this idea! Thanks!
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- Merle C. Jamison said...
love love love all of it. also, that baby. WHAT. too adorable.
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- November 13, 2016 at 8:29 AM
Why not just fill the glass ornament with scraps of fabric; ie scraps from a quilt you made for a family member or friend. Give the ornament as an added gift.
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Can't help but think of 'Nanolaw with Daughter' after reading this post. Sounds like step one.
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I took that to mean that gates were enabled by the limitations of past technology. Your average person/artist/whatever simply wasn't capable of being there own distribution chain.
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It could prove more difficult to get and use fireworks in Lafourche Parish.
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The Parish Council recently upped fees vendors must pay to sell fireworks, set new rules for where stands can be located and is promising to enforce existing restrictions more vigorously than in the past.
Councilman Jerry Lafont is leading the campaign, complaining that fireworks stand owners are primarily out-of-state residents who unfairly take advantage of Lafourche residents while contributing little to the tax base.
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Lafont said the fees should also be increased because more inspection hours are needed to enforce rules more stringently.
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Parish President Charlotte Randolph said there will be a greater effort to enforce restrictions that Lafont claims were regularly ignored regarding firework stands' distance from homes.
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The parish as the right to rescind a permit if the rules are not followed, Lafont noted.
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The National Association of Wabash Men formally inducted eight men into the Wabash College Athletics Hall of Fame Nov. 12.
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Jason Albaugh '91 was a four-year wrestling letterman, who when he graduated with a career record of 104-15-4 was the second winningest wrestler in school history.
Kenneth Beasley '52 was a gifted athlete of his era, who was particularly strong in football and track. He was the 1951 undefeated football team's captain, while also lettering in track and field.
Curt Christoffersen '82 was the very finest Wabash hurdler of his era and perhaps of all-time. While he also ran cross country, he was most dominant in the hurdles, and earned All-America honors at the national championships. He was also a three-time track and field MVP,
Michael Crnkovich '93, the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player in basketball. Crnkovich graduated as the College's third all-time leading scorer and averaged 25 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior. A four-year basketball letterman, Crnkovich also earned two letters as a tight end in football.
Argyle Jackson '50 was the Little State high jumping champion, but was better known for his exemplary play on the basketball floor. He was a four-year letter winner in each sport.
William Locker '60 was the Indiana Little State medalist in golf in 1960 and helped the Little Giants to their only Little State championship in that sport. He was a four-time golf team Most Valuable Player
Eric Verduin '93 was a member and four-year letterman of Wabash's finest swimming and diving teams in history. He was a multiple sprint freestyle champion at the Liberal Arts Invitational, and graduated as a 15-time All-American swimmer.
David Phillips, long-time Professor of Chemistry, spent most of his teaching career as a strong supporter of Wabash athletics. He could always be found mat-side as timer or scorer at wrestling meets, and often helped at track meets, too. He was Faculty Athletic Representative and is the College's resident Monon Bell historian.


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- Underground Food Collective


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We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from every last person in the league—coaches, players, mascots—breaking out that one dance move they've been saving up all year, to a referee in New Orleans thinking he could pick his nose because no one was watching. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned.
New York Giants 42, Philadelphia 7: An excellent game from the Giants, and exactly the type of effort they've been searching for over the past four weeks. The superior performance from their stars—Eli Manning threw three touchdowns before the end of the first quarter—and from their defense as a whole negated what little firepower the Eagles had, inspired the fans at the Meadowlands, and put them in a perfect position to be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs immediately, because the Bears won. So...yeah. We wave the Giants goodbye with some of the cool (and sort of idiotic) things they did today. First, the cool: Ahmad Bradshaw, spinning away from an Eagle as so many rushers did this year.
And the sort of idotic: Henry Hynoski, doing this, after scoring the touchdown that made it 42-7.
We'll say goodbye to the Eagles, naturally, by showing them fucking up tremendously. This kick was not tipped:
Carolina 44, New Orleans 38: This game may well have been entertaining—close! high scoring! good quarterbacks!—but it was between two teams finishing the season 7-9, both eliminated from the playoffs at the start of the day, so who knows. The Saints managed to secure the record for most yards ever given up in a season and a ref picked his nose:
Indianapolis 28, Houston 16: The Colts won in Chuck Pagano's return (ChuckStrong), opening the door, conceivably, for the Texans to lose their #1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs if the Broncos beat the Chiefs this afternoon. Matt Schaub threw two interceptions to Vontae Davis and this kick return by Deji Karim was, as they say, a momentum-changer. Andrew Luck went on to throw a long touchdown to T.Y. Hilton on third and 23, and that wrapped it up. Now: A week of stories about the inspirational Colts being a legit playoff threat.
Tennessee 38, Jacksonville 20: This game would have escaped all notability were it not for two things: First, the Titans scored 28 consecutive points—starting in the first quarter—without running an offensive play. Pick-six, punt return touchdown, punt return touchdown, pick six. By the end of it, the Titans were up 35-14, and that was essentially all she wrote, though really "she" stopped writing weeks ago. The other notable thing is the way the bad teams reliably provide viewers with such pinpoint explanations of why they're bad. Look at the Titans' tackling technique:
That's not going to bring anybody down! And special teams coverage like this, well, it'll get you 28 straight points scored without the other team running an offensive play:
Ultimately, the day offered enough reminders about why the Jaguars and Titans are a combined 8-24 that even being theatrically ashamed of them got to be too much. Maybe next year, one of these sorry franchises will make wearing a bag on your head worth it.
Cincinnati 23, Baltimore 17: A game that didn't matter for much of anything and mattered even less because of its result: had the Ravens won (and the Patriots lost), the two teams could have faced off in the first round of the playoffs, and sports pundits could have cautioned us during the intervening week not to take too much from a week 17 matchup between teams that weren't playing for much of anything. Instead it's Ravens-Colts, with the Bengals still locked into the sixth seed. Oh well. Here's the Bengals' mascot dancing:
Buffalo 28, New York Jets 9: Is it possible for a game to have negative playoff implications? Can participating in a game at the end of one season count against your record for next year? Ah, it doesn't matter—they'll be starting far enough behind anyway. In his first game back in the starter's role after that Monday Night Football game in Tennessee that cemented his already rock-solid reputation as an objectively bad player, Mark Sanchez posted a 55.1 quarterback rating with no touchdowns and an interception. The interception looked like this. Note Bryan Scott, not being tackled before reaching the end zone:
And finally, because it just wouldn't be the 2012 Jets if Tim Tebow wasn't doing something awkward or being transparently bored on the sidelines, here he is yawning. Don't worry Tim, it's warmer in Jacksonville.
Tampa Bay 22, Atlanta 17: The most useless game of the day—Tampa Bay is eliminated, Atlanta has the NFC's #1 seed locked up—and Matt Ryan still threw the ball 44 times. We have but one GIF, and it is Falcons punter Matt Bosher doinking a ball off his own teammate. It ended up at the Atlanta 26 and the Bucs only got a field goal out of it, which is the type of thing that makes you 7-9.
Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 10: Disappointing seasons wrap up in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, as the Steelers compile the most mediocre possible record, 8-8, and the Browns end up with what's known as "a Cleveland 8-8"—5-11. The sun sets on the Pat Shurmur era in Cleveland, but a new franchise savior arrived today to take the reins: Thad Lewis, who wasn't, like, terrible, for a Duke graduate named "Thad." Fittingly, this game provided but one highlight, and it was a failure highlight: Phil Dawson, missing his first field goal after an entire season of dead-on accuracy.
Chicago 26, Detroit 24: The game that ruined the day—slightly earlier than it would otherwise have been ruined—of many a Giants fan got surprisingly close, as the Bears (who held a 20-3 lead at one point) figured they may as well induce a few heart attacks if they weren't going to get knocked out of the playoffs altogether. That meant watching Lions—TE Will Heller included—do ridiculous touchdown dances, because in week 17, everyone in the NFL just decided to break out whatever dances they had stored up. Calvin Johnson had no idea what this was:
Though the Lions made a sprited run, they'd staked the Bears too large a lead. Chicago now awaits the result of Green Bay-Minnesota.
Denver 38, Kansas City 3: Brady Quinn had 49 passing yards. For the game. There are several ways to compare that number to those put up by Peyton Manning that would reflect poorly on Brady Quinn and the Chiefs in general, but examples really aren't necessary at this point right? Plus, Manning did not have a completion of 49 yards or more to really hammer it home cleanly. Anyway, here is a beautiful GIF of Demaryius Thomas going up with one to corral a 13 yard strike from Manning six minutes into the the third quarter. It is as pretty as it is superfluous. Cripes, the Chiefs.
San Diego 24, Oakland 21:
Say this of the Terrelle Pryor era for the Oakland Raiders: it resembles football. Just look, he hits someone with a stiff arm and then he gets hit. That happens sometimes in football.
Seattle 20, St. Louis 13: Russell Wilson had 250 yards and one touchdown. The Rams miss out on that elusive winning season while the Seahawks finish the regular season with an 11-5 record. They will travel to play the winner of Dallas-Washington. No GIFs!
Minnesota 37, Green Bay 34: What a game. The Vikings won on a 29-yard field goal as time expired and secured a playoff spot and the Packers lost the #2 seed to the 49ers. But before we get to that, there was a weird moment in the third quarter and FOX did a great job breaking it down. James Jones made what looked to be a diving touchdown—at the very least he appeared down by contact—and then fumbled the ball. It was ruled a fumble and Vikings recovery. Green Bay lost their collective shit, McCarthy threw a challenge flag—importantly, though, it occurred after the replay booth had buzzed down to review the play (since it was ruled a turnover)—thus allowing the referees to review the play and negate the penalty that burned the Lions when Jim Schwartz similarly challenged an automatically-reviewed play.
The play was reviewed and Mike Carey, master showman that he is, had us all on the very edges of our seats before eventually getting around to reversing the play and ruling it a touchdown. And the Packers crept ever closer—down only three, now—27-24.
Adrian Peterson did not eclipse Eric Dickerson—he came up nine yards short—but he did set up the winning field goal with a characteristically bruising and elegant run. When asked after the game what it felt like to come up just short, he had no idea he was even that close.
Here's teacher's pet, Jordy Nelson, trying to clean up his boss's mess. As Mike Carey explained, however, it was unnecessary.
On what wound up being a 45-yard play to Gregg Jennings, two Vikings haplessly ran into each other setting up first and goal inside the Vikings 10 yard line. Jennings would get the touchdown two plays later. It was his second of the day.
And finally, here is a Packers fan passing out from either too much booze, a preexisting medical condition or maybe a really attractive lady gave him a kiss on the cheek, like in the movies.
New England 28, Miami 0: Rob Gronkowski caught a 23-yard pass from Tom Brady with 9:20 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 21-0 game. Interesting note: Tom Brady was playing and also throwing 23 yard touchdown passes with 9:20 left in a 21-0 game against the Dolphins—these Dolphins:
Because we are all 13 years old, here is Wes Welker with some loose
bowel ball movement. It initially looked like it could be the buttfumble's smelly cousin the butterception—oh how I wished it were so—but it was ruled an incomplete pass. The Patriots: your #2 seed.
San Francisco 27, Arizona 13: The 49ers wrapped up the NFC west on career days for both Michael Crabtree and Colin Kaepernick. Crabtree had a big day, with two touchdowns (49, 7) and a career high 172 yards receiving. Kapernick also had a career high 276 yards passing.
Here's Michael Crabtree looking the ball into his hands, through the hands of a defender, and taking it into the endzone, narrowly avoiding a sure pick-six. Crabtree's second touchdown of the day put the 49ers up 17-6 with six minutes remaining in the third quarter.


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By Mei-Ing Cheok, KF 14, Ghana
A woman's role is at home – mainly, in the kitchen – and her chief responsibility is to make babies. Education is not important. In fact, if a woman gets too educated, she might not be able to get a husband. How then, would she make babies?
That makes me – 35, female, tertiary-educated and single – a social pariah in Ghana. And with my dreadful cooking, I am definitely bad wife material here.
Unfortunately, this is still the general perception of women here and in many parts of the world. To make matters worse, title deeds for rural homes in Ghana are usually in the names of the husbands, which leave the wife and children vulnerable to being evicted by the husband's family, should he pass away. Even a recent intestate succession law (PNDC 111) has not made a significant improvement to women's inheritance rights because most are still ignorant of the law.
"Indigenous proverbs and metaphors such as 'the palm tree does not bear fruit in a woman's farm' or that 'If a woman buys a gun, it is a man who keeps it'" … "indicates that women are not supposed to be as economically productive as men are, and even if they are, men control their resources. Men are supposed to maintain, and provide, the economic support for their wives and children domestically. This explains why Ghanaian society seems to invest more inheritance rights on men than women" – Women and Property Inheritance after Intestate Succession, Law 111 in Ghana
The good news is that there are groups that are championing women's rights and yet others, like the Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN) that are empowering them economically.
CRAN's role in helping women
CRAN is a local microfinance institute that Kiva works with in Ghana. Through its Freedom from Hunger programme, CRAN provides micro loans to thousands of women in rural and sub-urban areas. In my interviews with borrowers, an overwhelming number of them place children's education and building their own home as top priorities in their lives. Aside from wanting different and better lives for their children, these women are also counting on their offspring to look after them later in life. Financial empowerment is also providing women with another form of security: that they will have a roof over their heads for the rest of their lives.
Director of Operations at CRAN, George Tokpo, explains that the Freedom from Hunger programme is primarily for women because the 'trickle-down benefits' of providing women with capital is a lot greater. "When we empower women, they are able to provide for their families. We acknowledge that women are a lot more responsible than men when it comes to the upbringing of their children."
He adds, "If we empower women economically, we are also attending to the needs of the children."
Another key reason for the focus on women is CRAN's view that women make better clients. "Women are able to find jobs much more easily than men. They're a lot more adaptable. If one business fails, they will pick something else up very quickly. Women are able to engage in more regular, income-generating activities."
For example, if we look at the fishing sector, which has recently had a few hiccups: fishmongers (women) can switch to another line of work, such as selling food or provisions, fairly quickly. However, the fishermen would struggle to find other forms of employment. This adaptability reduces the likelihood of defaults.
CRAN in 2010 alone provided micro loans to about 3,700 women with a cumulative of 21,378 women reached with micro loans and financial services since its inception.
Other microfinance services that CRAN provides:
Through CRAN, women also have access to savings accounts and insurance cover. For an annual premium of GHS25 – 55, women are now covered for the following:
|Own life
|Spouse's life
|Auto Accident Injuries
|Fire/Flood Disaster to Business
|Child Mortality
(Note: USD1 = GHS1.52 as at 3 March 2011)
In the developed world, these may not seem like huge sums of money, but here, GHS500 goes a long way.
Starting young
Understanding the importance of education, CRAN's Child Education Sponsorship Scheme (CESS) has a strong focus on providing financial support for girls. 55 per cent of the children who are receiving sponsorships through CESS are girls, more than the ratio of girls to boys in schools, especially above elementary education levels.
Baby steps
There is still a way to go before women enjoy gender equality in Ghana, but it is encouraging to see how civil society and organizations like CRAN are making a positive difference today.
Happy International Women's Day!
(For more International Women's Day stories by Kiva Fellows, read Celebrating Women around the World )
Mei-ing is a Kiva Fellow working with the Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN) in Cape Coast, Ghana. She finds the kitchen too hot and prefers to find a man who can cook.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Setting Up.
14 comments:
Bellissime foto dai colori appetitosi!ReplyDelete
Wow, what a lot of beautiful thingsReplyDelete
you made! Good luck with the sale!
Love from Mirjam.
very colorfull photos, i felt good.ReplyDelete
It all looks amazing! I'm sure you'd be much better off just giving it all to me for the new house - but somehow I think there will be nothing left! Best of luck xoxoxoReplyDelete
I just love those little rabbits, very cute! :)ReplyDelete
Good luck with your sale - your display looks fabulous! Nicola xReplyDelete
You've made so many lovely things! I love the antlers on your reindeerReplyDelete
Good luck with your Open Studio - what a blast!!! Love all your crafty goodies, especially your heads on canvases : -)ReplyDelete
It all looks wonderful, enjoy the day and I bet it will be a sell out. mel xReplyDelete
I would love to be there and browse around!!ReplyDelete
good luck and enjoy your sale!
xxx Alessandra
Kate, what can I say! It all looks fabulous, neighbour's things too. I wish I could be there too and see it all in the flesh...so to speak. You must bee so thrilled to see it all coming together, all the things you have been creating. I hope you have taken lots of photos so we can share your delight. Love and lots of sales! MumReplyDelete
Its all absolutely gorgeous Kate, you are a genius! What I wouldn't give for that little Reindeer on his frame. Love it all, I'm sure your open studio will be a huge success xox PenelopeReplyDelete
I REALLLLY wish I could come!!! Too busy to hop a flight from L.A. Everything looks wonderful. I especially love the mini animal mounts. Good luck with your show.ReplyDelete
hi thereReplyDelete
how did u do your bunnies and deer in crochet? does a tutorial exist?


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Building a Hall of Fame Case For Charles Haley
Charles Haley. Man, what can I say about this guy.
When you think of success, in terms of football, one of the first images that should pop into anyone's mind is Charles Haley. No player had more success than he did.
To be on five Super Bowl teams and have five Super Bowl rings is an accomplishment that no one has been able to match, and I doubt if anyone else ever will.
The addition of free agency and salary caps have prevented dynasties from surviving in the NFL. "The teams that do stay intact, like the Patriots, are unusual," to paraphrase my idol, Paul Zimmerman.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for a man to be on five different teams and win the Super Bowl. He'd have to be a mid-level player for one, because teams try to lock up their stars for several years.
He'd also have to be extremely lucky as well.
But, Charles Haley was more than that. Charles Haley was a difference maker. Charles Haley was a man that scared opponents. He made every defensive line he played on a better line. He made every linebacking corp he played with a better crew, and he was probably the most angry and violent man to ever play professional football.
This defensive end/outside linebacker belongs in the Hall of Fame.
To truly understand why this man is a must for a Hall of Fame, you have to look at the player. You can't just look at numbers. You have to get inside Charles Haley's head and understand what kind of player was he.
Was he driven? Was he a leader? Was he a locker-room cancer? Was he someone who made clutch plays? Was he a constant threat to other teams? Did his teammates respect him?
All of those things come into perspective now. We are talking about the Hall of Fame here. Charles Haley is on a list with 14 guys, and only a maximum of five of those men are going into Canton this year, and with two slots being locks for Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice, that means Charles Haley will have to beat out a minimum of ten players for a bust in Canton.
For voters to choose Charles Haley, they will need to judge every aspect of Charles Haley besides the statistics he has on football websites.
Charles Haley was born in Gladys, Virginia on January 6, 1964. He went to James Madison University and is the best player to ever come from there.
Since James Madison is not relatively known for its NFL talent or has what one would call a high competition level, Haley's success there was overlooked.
However, arguably the greatest talent judge of all time, Bill Walsh, saw something in Charles Haley.
In 1986, Bill Walsh realized that the 1986 draft really was weak in terms of talent. "One of our chief scouts after the draft said to other people, "That's the worst draft I've ever seen.""
Walsh realized that he could make trades and accumulate multiple draft picks in order to really build depth to the 49ers. He turned eight draft picks into 14 through a variety of trades.
Out of those 14 picks, he drafted eight starters for at least one Super Bowl, most started two, in the 88-89 Super Bowls.
Walsh and his assistants saw Charles Haley in the fourth round, and Walsh knew that Haley was something to get.
Haley had very long arms that could extend and get to the passer. He was 6-5, around 250 lbs and very fast. An ideal defensive end.
Combine physical talent with Haley's almost Viking-like warrior persona and an intense dedication that was rivaled by few, and you get a great football player.
Haley was frequently used as a pass-rusher his rookie year, and he compiled 12 sacks, despite the fact that he was playing linebacker instead of his college position of defensive end.
His second year, he only played in 12 games, and the Niners were upset by the Vikings in the playoffs.
However, in Haley's first year as a starter at left outside linebacker, he was elected to the Pro Bowl with11.5 sacks, and the Niners won their third Super Bowl title.
Remember that the left outside linebacker is really, to the quarterbacks point of view, on the right. So, Haley managed to record 11.5 sacks with the quarterback able to see him coming most of the time since most quarterbacks are right-handed.
I'd like to know how many sacks he would have gotten if he had rushed on the quarterback's blind side.
Not only was Haley crowned a champion, he also was recognized as a great player by one of the game
"Charles is one of the greatest players of our era," said 49ers Vice President/General manager/Head Coach Bill Walsh. "At one point he was considered the best pass rusher in all of football. He's been a credit to the game and very well could be a Hall of Fame candidate."
Bill Walsh understood Charles Haley and how to deal with a man like Haley. Haley was… I can't spin it or try to fudge the facts, he was crazy. The guy was nuttier than a cuckoo clock.
He was a manic-depressive. He could be happy and sweet as well as helpful with other players, and down and mean as a mother-in-law the next.
One of the most common similes used today to describe someone when they're mad is to compare them to a volcano. I think that simile is used as a hyperbole too often.
Yet, that simile is what one can use to perfectly describe Charles Haley. He had so much anger in him that it did come out like ash and lava out of a volcano when he lost his temper.
He even wrote an autobiography entitled, All The Rage, which was a first person perspective of the thoughts and words of Charles Haley himself.
It really is a book that I would recommend because it can help one understand how an NFL player would think, and how to handle people with severe psychological problems.
He also was a guy who would ride you. You could not have thin skin or sensitive feelings around Haley. He was always testing you. He made fun of Joe Montana's nose, he went after Troy Aikman's crooked smile, he messed with Deion Sanders' uniforms, and he even went after Jimmy Johnson's hair.
Haley accepted teasing as well. People would talk about his head, how it was pointy and shaped like a bullet.
Some could take it, some couldn't. Matt Millen, a highly talented linebacker for the Raiders joined the 49ers in 1989, and he said, "Now, I get to the 49ers.Within a week, I want to kill him."
No one was safe from Charles Haley. The players needed to have thick skin or he'd eat them alive.
One of Haley's closest friends and largest supporters is Hall of Fame cornerback/safety Ronnie Lott. Ronnie Lott was the guy that could keep Haley from going over the edge whenever Haley started pushing it too far and becoming a locker room chaos.
After the 1988 season, Bill Walsh retired from the 49ers. Defensive coordinator George Seifert was chosen to replace Walsh, and Haley was not happy with the transition.
Seifert did not know how to talk to Charles Haley. Seifert was not a good choice for a mediator, and as a coach, you have to be able to talk to your players, especially with guys like Charles Haley.
An excerpt of Haley's book tells of what George Seifert was like as a communicator.
"When I was in San Francisco, Seifert's way of dealing with black players was to bring in Harry Edwards. Dr. Edwards is a professor of sociology at Cal-Berkeley. He used to be a radical, but now I think he's all about the money. Give him a check and he'll help your team solve its racial problems. It was kind of pathetic, really. He'd come around, acting like he belonged, telling stories about how he used to be with the Black Panthers and shit. Most guys would just try to ignore him. We all knew why he was there: to be the mediator between the coaching staff and the black players. It was like Seifert said, "I'll handle the white guys, you talk to the black guys." What kind of bull**** is that?"
Bill Walsh was not that kind of coach. He talked to all of his players, and Haley respected him for it, but Seifert did not make that effort.
Since the 49ers were such a dominant team to begin with, the 89 season was really a breeze for them to repeat. They were 14-2 and blew out the Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV 55-10.
One signature play in that game was when John Elway throws an interception to Michael Walter, and that would not have happened had Charles Haley not been in his eyesight. Elway could not see Walter because Haley's pass rush prevented him from seeing that Walter was in a position to intercept the ball.
Charles Haley was the owner of two Super Bowl rings with that victory. Things did not go well after that though.
After losing the 1990 NFC Championship game to the New York Giants, the 49ers did not resign Ronnie Lott, and Lott went to the Los Angeles Raiders instead.
Matt Millen said, "It was like the ship was rudderless, and that drove Charles crazy. And so, when Ronnie left, they lost Charles Haley at the same time."
Charles Haley said in an NFL Films interview, "Just seeing the anger and hurt in his (Ronnie Lott's) eyes man, and that hurt went over into me and uh, because I'm a loyal friend, I could not deal with it, I could not deal with it. It just festered into everything. I just started hating being here, hated wearing the uniform."
Forget money, strength, physical attractiveness, and all that other stuff; my main criteria for the Pro Football Hall of Fame along with great play is great character and there is no greater measure of character than loyalty to one's friends.
The bond that Haley shared with Lott is one that I can describe best by another use of Haley's book.
It was 1991. The Raiders had Ronnie Lott on their team. The 49ers were in Los Angeles, and the Raiders are a decent team that finished 9-7, but the Niners should have beaten them.
The Niners didn't even score a touchdown. They lost 12-6 in what I would definitely call an embarrassing fashion with Steve Young throwing two interceptions.
Losses like this happen though, right? This was more than just a "loss," this was the final blow to the already unstable and frustrated Charles Haley.
"My frustration reached a peak in the fifth week of the '91 season, when we lost to the Los Angeles Raiders, Ronnie Lott''s new team. After the game I had a slight nervous breakdown–or whatever you want to call it. Basically I lost control and gave the 49ers reason to believe that I really was crazy. It just seemed like I was the only guy out there playing hard, and I went up to George and told him, "You know, you've got to start coming down on these guys." Everybody had big contracts, everybody was fat, with full pockets. They weren't playing hard anymore. They weren't hungry. But when you try to point out something like that, when you try to express your opinion, coaches always think, You're a dumb-*** football player and you can't tell me anything.
I tried, though. Man, did I try. When the game ended those motherf****** came in, and I really gave it to them. I started cussing out the whole team. George got sick of listening to me, I guess, so he grabbed my arm, and when he did that I just lost it. I took a swing right at his smug little head. Fortunately, I missed. But I did hit the wall, and it hurt so much–left a big knuckle print–that I got even more pissed off. I started bouncing around, cursing, yelling, throwing s***. Then I put my hand through a window and cut it to pieces. They had to stitch me up in the locker room.
I don't know what I was thinking. My temper had gotten me in trouble before, but this was like nothing I'd ever experienced. I was in a complete f******* rage. Some of the other players tried to hold me down after a while, but I wouldn't let them. Finally, they tracked down Ronnie in the other locker room, and he came running in. I remember he was half-naked–shorts, no shirt, no shoes. He sat down next to me, held my hand, and kept telling me everything would be all right. I just sat there shaking, crying. It was so emotional. I can't really explain what happened, except to say that I felt like they were trying to destroy me…and they almost succeeded."
That is as close to brotherhood as you will find. To find a man like Charles Haley, who is one of the toughest men to ever step on a football field and is willing to let another man hold his hand as he is crying is the ultimate symbol of trust.
That was the beginning of the end for Charles Haley. After the 91 season, the 49ers made a deal with the Dallas Cowboys, exchanging Charles Haley for a pair of second and third-round draft picks.
You can quote me on this. It was the trade that finished the championship roster for the Dallas Cowboys.
In 1991, the Cowboys had allowed 310 points to finish 17th in the league in defense. After Haley showed up in 1992, the Cowboys were 5th in defense and allowed only 243 points for the season.
The only change to the defensive starting roster was Charles Haley. He brought a championship attitude. A guy who had two rings in the Niners dynasty and was still as hungry as fox in a chicken house. His strength and leadership made the defense dominant enough for the Cowboys to win Super Bowl XXVII.
One play that really changed the momentum of the Cowboys in that game was when Jimmie Jones caught a fumble in mid-air on the two yard line and he dived into the endzone as fast as he could.
The only reason that play happened was because Charles Haley got his hand on Jim Kelly and forced the fumble.
Dallas got the lead with that play and never gave it back. It was one of the biggest blowouts in Super Bowl history with a score of 52-17.
A year later, they won it all again. The Cowboys beat the Bills again with a score of 30-13.
Charles Haley became one of the few players in NFL history to have four Super Bowl rings. It is hard to get one ring, but four?
Who would have thought that he'd be getting one for the thumb in two years when the Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 30-20 in Super Bowl XXX.
That would be the end of championships, but not challenges for Charles Haley. He would later face a challenge that you cannot defeat by working out or sacking the quarterback or winning a Super Bowl. He would have to face the challenge of a father.
His daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. Nothing hurts more to a man than when he sees his little girl in pain, and he cannot do anything to stop it. That and an injured back led Charles Haley to retire from football in 1996.
He was there for her and her fight to overcome it made him realize that he could come back to football. At the age of 35, he came back to football in 1999. He would rejoin his former team, the 49ers, who now had Bill Walsh back in charge as the Vice President and General Manager. Haley was welcomed with open arms.
It is strange though when you think of it. He's got injuries, he has five Super Bowl rings, he definitely had done enough to be considered for the Hall of Fame. Why come back?
It is the same reason as a lot of people. For the love of the game, he came back and played.
Another oddity about Haley is that he doesn't wear his rings. He said, "I believe that if I put it away, then I'd always keep driving and trying to get another one." He doesn't even remember where he put them. That's the kind of man he is.
And you know what? He's right. It is human nature for us to have goals and a lot of the times as we get closer to our goals or once we complete them, we lose our will to keep climbing the mountain. Charles Haley never would let that happen to him. That's why he was a part of five championship teams.
He never wanted to stop winning, and he never did stop. After the 1999 season, he retired. He realized that he would probably end up in a full body cast if he kept playing.
Despite all the things that he may have done off the field (I'm not going to get into details because this is a PG-13 case at most), he's a Hall of Famer. Even Jeff Pearlman, the author of the tell-all book "Boys Will Be Boys" that states all the activities, legal and illegal, of the 1990s Cowboys, believes the man belongs in the Hall of Fame which he stated on the Jim Rome Show.
If this guy, who knows everything good and bad, Charles Haley has done says he belongs, how can anyone argue he doesn't belong?
Please view the rest here: http://www.nfltouchdown.com/building-a-hall-of-fame-case-for-charles-haley/


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Inglewood High School's campus is located off busy Manchester Boulevard. In this urban setting, nestled beneath the hum of jets approaching LAX and behind the bustle of traffic on Inglewood's streets, students are nurturing a baby forest.
Inglewood High's Green Club, advised by long-time TreePeople teacher Gail Atley, has become the latest TreePeople Satellite Nursery. As part of TreePeople's Youth Leadership Program, Inglewood students have been planting and caring for acorns of native oaks. With a little help from the students' patience and diligence, the acorns will sprout, ready to grow into trees.… Read more >>


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Ideas, resources, book reviews, and discussions especially for independent School Librarians.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Wow them with Prezi
Today I had the opportunity to start the year with my upper schoolers by giving 10 minute presentations to each grade, 9-12. It was the first day back, and I needed to tell my students about changes in the library. We (well actually the other librarians) moved all the books, interfiling reference and circulating books, changed how to print from the color printer, and made some other really not-so-interesting improvements. Changes that will help the kids, but changes that could make for a boring presentation. So I decided to make it snazzy by presenting maybe the first Prezi at my school. The kids ooohed and aaahed and asked me to teach them how to use it. Actually the tech department did too. I wish my Head of School was there to see it.
Prezi, a web based presentation program, took only a bit of time to learn. I watched the help videos a couple of times, tried making one, watched the videos again, and finally got the hang of it. It isn't hard - I just kept losing my perspective on the ever changing size of the text. I used the free version, which worked really well from my home. But when I tried it at school it wouldn't load. I don't know if it is because I didn't have the latest version of Flash or if it was blocked for some reason, but I brought a downloaded version on a flash drive which worked perfectly. Now I just have to get Prezi to work at school so I can use it more and teach the kids how to use it. Try it - maybe the kids are getting bored of PowerPoint!
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Joint mobility and stability are the cornerstones of Phase 1 of the Functional Movement and Resistance Training part of the Integrated Fitness Training model (IFT). We're going to start with discussing the basics – the five programming components of mobility and stability. And just like with the IFT model, we need to understand the basics before we can move on.
The goal of the stability/mobility phase is to "develop postural stability throughout the kinetic chain without compromising mobility at any point in the chain" Which boils down to…the parts that should be stable are stable, and the parts that move should move correctly which leads to postural stability. Once we have that stability we can start teaching you how to move your body (movement training…phase 2)
Joint Mobility is defined as: the degree to which an articulation (where two bones meet) is allowed to move before being restricted by surrounding tissues (ligaments/tendons/muscles etc.)… otherwise known as the range of uninhibited movement around a joint.
Joint Stability is defined as: the ability to maintain or control joint movement or position. Stability is achieved by the coordinating actions of surrounding tissues and the neuromuscular system.
So the parts of your body we are looking at today are those five components listed on pg. 252, Figure 9-8 in your manual, moving from proximal (close to the center/middle) to distal (far away from the center/middle) – and focused primarily on the torso and upper body. We start with the lumbar spine…Move up/down to the pelvis and thoracic spine…Move out towards the shoulder joint…Move down towards the arms/fingers and legs/feet…
- Lumbar spine needs to be stable, remember how we talk to people about 'move as a log' and 'don't bend in your low back' etc.
- Pelvis needs to be mobile – There is a lot of attachments and action happening there, we want this joint to move freely
- Thoracic spine needs to be mobile – consider that you've got shoulder attachments, clavicle, ribs etc. attaching into this area, and think about all the movement that comes from our upper back/shoulder/chest area. This is thoracic mobility; it's also a big component in developing and maintaining good posture.
- Scapulothoracic joint needs to be stable – this is where the scapula attaches to the thorax, it isn't a joint so much as a spot where the two meet, but if it is stable then it means our scapula don't wing out and they work properly
- Glenohumeral needs to be mobile – this is the connection between your shoulder and your arm. Think about all the things this joint has to do, then think about frozen shoulder syndrome…where people can't move their arm around because of restrictions in the tissues there (including muscle tightness)
- Moving out to the distal extremities there are varying degrees of mobility and stability based on which joint you are dealing with – because it is so varied, we don't go in depth here.
Once the body parts are stable in the right spots and mobile in the right spots, we can teach the body to move and balance as a whole (static balance). Don't forget that all joints demonstrate varying levels of stability and mobility, but they tend to favor one over the other – depending on their role in the body.
What happens if someone is 'unbalanced' - too mobile in a stable spot or too stable in a mobile spot? Individuals who exhibit limited mobility and stability often resort to compensated movements when performing complex exercises or using advanced equipment. This leads to greater risk of injury…which we all know is not a great thing.


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Saturday afternoon and it's coming down. With no college games worth watching, channel surfacing has brought me to "Bull Durham," one of my favorite baseball movies. Is there a better time to watch a baseball movie than during a blizzard?
Most baseball movies, actually sports movies in general don't come across as believable because it is hard to duplicate the game-action scenes. Robert Redford had a decent swing in "The Natural," but the movie lost me with the home run that blew up the lights and hitting the cover off the ball. I realize Hollywood takes its liberties, but that's too much.
I like "Bull Durham," but it's not my favorite baseball movie. Not close. Maybe I expect too much, but the more I see it there's more I find unbelievable. For one thing, nobody will hang around long enough to hit 247 minor league home runs.
Oh well, I guess I'm being too picky.
That being said, the following are my three favorite baseball movies:
1) FIELD OF DREAMS: There's nothing realistic about this movie, but you go into it knowing it is a fantasy. This is a movie about fathers and sons as much as it is baseball, but it's more about the bond between fathers and sons that is baseball. To me, that's powerful and timeless.
There's a limit on the baseball action scenes and Ray Liotta has a good swing for a right-handed hitter. Too bad Shoeless Joe Jackson was left-handed. That's unforgivable. There's such a thing as having a Hollywood license, but that's just weak. Couldn't they have reversed the film or something similar?
2) EIGHT MEN OUT: This is a gem. It's one of those films, like my all time favorite, "Casablanca," that I'll stop on it whenever I channel surf. I'm a history buff and this is almost a historical documentary. The action scenes are believable and they got Shoeless Joe's swing down. I thought John Cusak as Buck Weaver was great, beginning with his scenes with the street kids and concluding with end when he watched Shoeless Joe in a semi-pro game.
3) COBB: Tommy Lee Jones is good in just about everything and this is no exception. If you've read the book, this was dead on. It showed what a miserable person Ty Cobb was, but also how driven and intense player, one who hated Babe Ruth.
I thought the saddest part of the movie was the scene at the Hall of Fame when Cobb's former teammates and colleagues wanted nothing to do with him and shunned him at a party. It was akin to the book about Johnny Carson when his former classmates ignored him at a high school reunion.
I guess "Bull Durham" is fourth. Major League 1 was humorous. Major League 2 was reheating a souffle.


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Drew Danielo Interview
Drew Danielo is an amazingly talented rider. I have known him for a while now and he has come to be one of my favorite wakeskaters and one of my best friends. He is pretty much a baller with any thing he does, skimboarding, surfing, wakeskating, wakesurfing, etc…(bullriding, cough cough…) Drew is one of the most well rounded riders i have met, he kills it in every aspect of wakeskating!
Stu: So what's your name and where are you from?
Drew: My name is Drew Danielo and I am from Venice, Fl
S: How long have you been wakeskating?
D: I have been wakeskating for about 4 or 5 years now.
S: So I understand you are an amazing wakesurfer, how many world championships have you won?
D. I have won 4 so far and I will be going for the 5th one on Sept 6th – 7th in Nashville.
S: What's your favorite food?
D: That's a hard question I love FOOD in general (except seafood and yes I live on the gulf coast of Florida and hate seafood.) I would say Chicken strips are my numero uno.
S: If you had one wish what would it be?
D: There's not a lot of things I want. I would wish either to go back in time and start wakeskating earlier or I would wish for enough money to be able and do nothing but ride and enjoy it (but I think if I didn't work I would be bored.)
S: So yesterday you almost landed a 540 behind my boat, how many of those have you done?
D: I have only done two ever and they both were off of a Double Up. One was a serious butt check (that's the one in Not Whatcha Think, good movie go buy it) and the other was better. I haven't been hitting double ups much since I tore my MCL last November. So I really want to do this trick wake-to-wake because that was my original goal. But I am also hitting d-ups again as well.
S: I didn't really see you at the contests this year why?
D: Yeah I took the year off. I did the first stop in Orlando to be there and have fun and ride, but I put so much into contests last year I lost my focus on why I was wakeskating. It is to have fun, NOT worry about contest and get frustrated every time you have a bad set. Plus I have been trying to get adjusted to new boards and it is paying off. I am having a blast again and LOVE WAKESKATING.
S: Do you have a job other than wakeskating?
D: I do. I opened a board shop in my hometown in November of 2007. It's called OLLIE'S WAKE-SKATE-SKIM (it is named after my dog who is named after the trick.) I am also doing all the marketing and team stuff for Phase 5 Wakesurfers. So I am a little busy you can say. Oh yeah and I ride!!!
S: Who's your favorite person to ride with?
D: Well that's a loaded question seeing how you're giving me the interview. That means I have to say STU. HAHA No really though, there are a handful of people I love riding with and Stu is definitely one of the top. Every time we ride together something new happens. And we constantly pick on each other kinda like the movie Step Brothers. I also enjoy traveling to demos and clinics and teaching/riding with new people.
S: So I understand you like racecar driving, who's your favorite driver?
D: Yeah I do Like NASCAR. Ever since I started going to races with Centurion Boats and doing demos and riding at Daytona during races I have been hooked. My favorite driver is Definitely Greg Biffle #16. Getter Done. HAHA
S: Why do you like him so much?
D: Well I met him at a press meeting we did last year at the Pepsi 400. Him and Kyle Busch were there along with the boat company guys. After the conference he hung out and talked with me for like 30 minutes and then came out to the lake in the middle of track and we did a little wakesurf session and he even got in and rode. He is a pretty good rider I must say. But he is just super down to earth and a nice guy. Now I just need to figure out how to get in one of his cars for about 40 laps MUAAHAHAHA(that was my evil laugh)
S: Who all is on your sponsor list now days?
S: Have you ever ridden a bull?
D: I knew this was coming. Yeah I use to live on a ranch and we would break and train roping and cutting horses. We were at an event in N. Florida and as we were loading the bulls into trailers at the end of the night some of the old cowboys talked me into riding a "smaller" bull and well, let's just say you wouldn't believe how long 3 seconds can really be!!!
S: What are your thoughts on America?
D: This where I am suppose to say "AMERICA F$#K YEAH" but that's not appropriate. I love America and wouldn't want to live anywhere else, and I thank all of our veterans and soldiers that are fighting in wars or have in the past.
S: Favorite drink?
D: I have 2. One is …LOST ENRGY 5-0 the orange can and the other is a Cookies and Cream Milkshake!
S: So your wife is nice, how long have you guys been together?
D: Stu are seriously trying to hit on Nicole through alliancewakeskate.com. You're Sick. HAHA No we have been together for a little over six years and this November will be our 1-year wedding anniversary. She is my best friend ever, and rips it up on a wakesurfer.
S: What are some goals you are going to be setting for yourself next year?
D: I will hopefully be going for my 6th wakesurf championship and I would like to ride all the Toe Jam events and qualify for the finals. Just making the finals is a challenge in itself — so many good kids out there, and they're like half my age. But I have hope; Grubb is about 4 months older than I am and still killing it.
S: Who would you like to thank?
D: First off My Beautiful wife Nicole, My family (including my in-laws,) Bob Smetts and the crew at Phase 5. Without them I wouldn't be where I am today. Ryan Divel, Seth Pulford and everyone at…LOST Clothing and Energy. The DBOT 5 Family, Straight-line, Hoven, Troy and the whole crew at Boardco.com. Chris for having a vision with OMEN wakeskates and supporting me, Cory Marotta and Crew at ALLIANCE WAKE. And everyone else that has supported and believed in me. And for those of you that didn't, I really thank you for letting me prove you wrong.


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Ted Cruz Live Stream 2013: Watch Online Coverage of Non-Filibuster Marathon Speech to 'Defund Obamacare' (VIDEO)
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has spoken for nearly 20 hours in an attempt to "make D.C. listen." He still has three hours to go before he completes his extraordinary speech, and his every word can be watched online through free live stream via the video player provided below.
The senator has promised to speak until he can no longer stand, in what is technically not a filibuster, because Cruz won't stop the upper chamber from proceeding with a vote on the House continuing resolution to keep the government running after Oct. 1
Cruz can speak until Wednesday morning, in what will be a very symbolic speech, which has drawn extensive attention to his cause and indeed himself.
"Washington depends on the American people not paying attention," Cruz said on Tuesday.
Cruz, who is going against many of his republican colleagues by carrying out his speech, ultimately wants to defund Obamacare, and believes he is fulfilling his own promise to voters in taking his stand.
Of course, if Congress does not come to an agreement, the government will shut down at the end of September. However, most analysts believe an 11th hour agreement – as has happened in the past – will be the ultimate conclusion.
Cruz has said during his marathon speech that he is fighting against Obamacare to insure "that the American people have a voice."
He added that his fight is "insuring that those who are struggling, those who are without a job, those who are afraid about losing their health insurance, that Washington listens to them. That Washington acts on their needs."
Cruz has also commented on Twitter: "Stop the Senate from using procedural tricks to fund Obamacare," he wrote on Tuesday. "Call your Senators and #MakeDCListen: http://www.makedclisten.org."
The following hashtags have also been seen trending at various points on Twitter: #TedCruz, #MakeDCListen, #StandWithCruz and #DefundObamacare.
Here is a live stream video to watch Ted Cruz's speech online:


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