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|Bob Chaplin and Mike Freiberger do the Helmet Fitting Duty
I worked one bike rodeo in conjunction with Chandra, documented here. This would be a second opportunity to see the different ways that League Cycling Instructors (LCIs) handle such events. How could I resist? To make a long story short, I didn't, and I must say I'm glad I didn't. You see, as at each previous teaching event, I also learned.
|"Indoor" Handle Bars
Well, obviously, moving indoors mandated some changes in the rodeo course and in the bicycles. Somehow, these changes didn't really dampen the spirits (no pun intended) of the kids, nor of mothers that elected to run down our little road course.
|Dorothy and I Split the Traffic Course
Dorothy Zarbo and I split duty on the road course. While our ability to teach bike handling skills was somewhat constrained by not having actual bikes, our students and their moms were able to grasp the fundamentals of signaling, stopping for stop signs, and staying on the right side of the road.
Dorothy doubled as an imaginary 18 wheeler or other dramatic traffic event for my own groups. I hate to think what she told HER students about me and my groups.
On occasion, I overheard snippets from those that were fitting helmets. My own sentiments on helmets vary somewhat from the fitting instructions I overheard (me being more of the "cycling is fun and safe" school), but I've never seen any hard info to suggest that helmets do harm, and they surely are designed to help in the kinds of "head-bumping fall off the bike" events any of the kids in attendance are likely to experience in the next several years. Come to think of it, my own helmets have been used in the same way several times one day a year ago last February. Heck, I may have deviated a bit from the program myself, explaining to the mothers of the LITTLE kids that while they were still too small to go out on the street, that even on the sidewalk they'd be safer if they were riding in the same direction as traffic simply because that would help anyone coming out of a driveway to see them early. Yup, drivers "LOOK LEFT." It didn't seem like enough, but sometimes you do what you can.
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MESA, Ariz. – Getting his first taste of the big leagues, although it's only spring training, has already helped Cubs prospect Javier Baez.
The opportunity to work and compete alongside Alfonso Soriano and Starlin Castro is paying off for the 20-year-old shortstop, who credits his teammates for pointing out and correcting any mistakes he's made during spring training. But one piece of advice has stood out among the rest.
"Try not to show off because everyone here knows what you can do and what you do," Baez said. "So I'm just doing my own thing."
Baez, the ninth overall draft pick by the Cubs in 2011, has plenty of talent on display any time he steps onto the field or in the batter's box. Baseball America lists Baez as the 16th-best minor league prospect, and the publication rated him as the Cubs' best defensive minor league infielder after the 2012 season.
Despite the accolades, it's a bit foolish to believe Baez will supplant Castro, a two-time All-Star at shortstop, any time soon. Baez, who has never played above Class A Daytona during his two minor league seasons, has drawn plenty of attention after receiving an invitation to the Cubs' big league spring training camp. The opportunity even surprised Baez.
"I didn't expect it," Baez said. "It is exciting."
The Cubs have ruled out Baez making the team out of camp, and when manager Dale Sveum was asked if Baez is pushing Castro at shortstop, he provided a one-word answer: "No." The speculation regarding Baez's arrival to the majors has begun prompting questions about his big league position, with Castro blocking him at shortstop. Baez, though, displays maturity through his willingness to move to another position if it means playing for the Cubs.
"For me, it don't really matter," Baez said. "I can play shortstop, I can play third, I can play second. I can play outfield if they want me to. I can play anywhere.
"My goal is to get there and stay there."
Cubs vice president of scouting and development Jason McLeod expects Baez to start the year at Daytona, though he said that plan could change. As the Cubs have proved with first baseman Anthony Rizzo, they have a development plan for each player that they want to see through.
"That's one thing about spring training, you never try to let the performance dictate too much," McLeod told the Northwest Herald. "It's more about sticking to their individual development plan and how they go about their business every day. It's more the process with it. Every now and then a guy might force his way into a level higher than maybe we thought, but for the most part we have a plan already in place and it's been communicated to the players. Now it's just about getting their work in."
Baez has shown flashes of the talent that's made him one of baseball's top prospects, but even he admitted there are areas of his game that still need improvement. The idea that Baez, a talented though still raw player who's learning the game, is threatening Castro's starting job is a far-fetched idea that no one within the organization. including Baez and Castro, is worried about right now.
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Vintage Mixed Media Card for ScrapBerry's
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Thank you for leaving such affirming words on my blog today. They made me smile. The card for your friend is full of luscious clusters of flowers and the birds look right at home there. Thanks for sharing, I'm sure your friend will love it.ReplyDelete
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A truly stunning card Tracey!! Love all the vintage images and I really love the micro beads/prill combination .. looks fabulous!! A beautiful combination of elements and a gorgeous colour mix!!! Your friend will be thrilled!! God Bless. xxReplyDelete
Your card is really pretty,very vintagey and I am sure your friend will love it...ReplyDelete
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Eat bacon - it'll help the hangover. And congrats on the library post!
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I want one of those. It'd be a useful sixth sense to have.
Oh they were. SO many messages, it was crazy.
Did I miss the memo where they had to come in pairs?!
Hey ho. I match again.
Hurrah for symmetry.
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Google just brought Google Now, its voice-recognizing search product for mobile, to the desktop.
It announced the news at Google I/O, a conference for developers held today in San Francisco.
Business Insider's Steve Kovach, who's on the scene and saw the demo live, says, "that was an incredible demo. This is the future."
Any meaningful upgrade to Google search on the desktop is huge news. Google search is the desktop Internet's most perfectly profitable business.
So, what does Google Now for desktop do?
It's basically a voice-recognizing robot assistant.
For starters, you can use it to search the Web by talking to your computer.
Except you don't have to talk in the same funny way you would type out a search on Google.com.
You can speak normally and get useful responses.
For example, you can say: "How long will it take me to drive to Santa Cruz beach?," and Google will show you directions with Google Maps and tell you how long it'll take to get there.
Google Now also does more than just search the Web.
Because it is connected to Google Now on mobile, you can use it to set reminders, and have them be triggered by times, dates, and locations.
For example, you can, from your desktop at work, tell Google Now: "Remind me to take out the garbage when I get home," and when it senses through your smartphone that you are back at home, Google Now will send you a reminder.
Because Google Now has access to your calendar and other Google services, such as Google Maps, it can pull off lots of other cool tricks, too.
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Most of these features have been available in Google Now for a while now.
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Multi coat red
Multi coat red
I have May/June for my "Pope Shoes Red.".
No movement yet. The earliest dates for delivery, that I'm aware of, are April/May. Still waiting...
March usually means March 31.
We are one whole week into March and the wait is killing me. Actually, I'm hoping to see Red deliveries by TAX day.
I'm dying to see what the Red looks like in person. All the other car colors seem colorless or different shades of gray and black.
I love the Signature Red. I almost waited for the Sunset Red but took the plunge for the Signature and glad I did. I don't know if I could have handled extending the wait. After looking at samples of the Sunset Red color I thought that I'd like the tone of the Signature Red much better. Ultimately, the Signature premium got the car to me 4 months earlier and I have 4000 miles on it now.
Are they still calling it Sunset Red?
I hope you get your Tesla grins soon!
Thanks Captain_Zap. We all hope our grins arrive soon too. It's like the two characters in Waiting for Godot. They sit around entertaining themselves before Godot arrives. We sit around reading this forum instead... and zapping nnt.
Very frustrated. I converted to the 2013 Red in November, before it was up on the website, from my prior color. Feb/March delivery. I saw on here the red would not start until March so I was patient. No updates. Finally called in May. Was told red had started but no info. on when MY red would be produced. Early April is now 'probably late April or early May.' Huh?
They must have a production que, so they must have my car as being produced starting on a specific day, it takes X days, ready to ship on Y date, etc.
I'm very tired of being pushed back. Not to mention both I and Tesla look pretty dull to the friends I've told about the car. They ask about delivery and I keep telling them later and later dates. I'm disappointed as a customer and a stockholder. Unless the line stops, this part of the operation is not rocket science - set an expectation of your choosing but then stick with it. At this point, I'm going to ask about switching to a color they actually produce or maybe even cancelling the order. I chose to commit the deposit - but Tesla was supposed to actually build the car. They can't hold the deposit and keep pushing the date. Can't believe I'm to this point but come on.
It's a toss-up as to who the real forgotten children of the Tesla family are: 2013 red, 40 kWh, or standard suspension.
I don't know about going that far. I wouldn't trade my red car for any of the other non-colors. I know I wouldn't have been as happy with those dark versions of blue, green or brown in the end.
I would be holding out for the red too and agonizing from the internal torment of waiting too. It's worth it to me because I know what I want and I am willing to wait for the right thing. That is why I drove the same car for 15 years until the Model S came along. I went from one gorgeous revolutionary car to another.
But, if you are in a situation where you could take a different color and re-sell it when the reds are starting to fly out the doors, that might work. At the same time, I would fear that they would start delivering the red ones by the time your alternate color choice arrived.
As mentioned in another thread recently, a bunch of red owners are tracking our status at:
Hopefully Tesla will send out an announcement about the red production soon.
I finalized the day after Red was available. Told me April/May....
The waiting is the hardest part (thanks Tom Petty)
Red is the right colour for this car.
I am #406 in Canada, and have been told April or May as well, but I am in no hurry, as there is still a pile of salt and snow on our roads.
(can't get Tom Petty out of my head now!)
P85, black interior, all but child seats....should be worth the wait.
Chose red because we think it looks best, and becausee we're building an attached garage. The delayed release of the red fit perfectly into our schedule. Garage is just a few weeks from completion and the reds should be rolling out soon. It's great when some things just work out.
I saw the red yesterday at the Geneva motor show. Even took some pictures:
Sorry for the Dutch, but if you scroll down you'll see the pics. The first picture I changed the white balance to indoor light, on the second I let the camera decide the white balance.
This may or may not be the new red.
My thought is that if there is one there would be many, and we would know about it by now.
(There's that Tom Petty again)
When I finalized in November, I originally selected red. My Jan/Feb estimate became April/May, so I asked to change to silver, and it went back to Jan/Feb (and ultimately I got it Dec 31 when I accepted a 2012 model). So, there appear to be tons of people waiting on red, and if you aren't near the front of that queue, you should expect to be a couple months later.
Think this is Sig red.
Here you can find good pics of all the colors
The second picture from the Geneva show reflects the real new Red color. So if you want to see it, go to the post left by sethvandermeer
The second picture with balanced white is the real new RED. Enjoy!
This IS the new red. Confirmed by Tesla staff and also publicly announced a few weeks ago when they announced their presence at the Geneva Auto Show. In fact, I got their mail a few weeks ago:
"We will of course be showcasing Model S on our stand, including a new colour for 2013. "
So unless there are two reds besides the signature red, this was the new red.
@sethvandermeer, did you use an 18% gray card for the custom white balance? The auto white balance appears to have nailed it, but the custom white balance looks way off.
I was told in a recent email exchange with Tesla that red production would begin in late March or early April. Still quoting April-May delivery.
longhorn92: No, it was worse than that. The exhibition hall was covered in the lights of huge led's hanging from the ceiling, giving everything a blue-ish color. I'm glad I switched to AWB later on, the camera handled that quite well, at least the white seems white.
I have made a picture on my iPhone that captured the red quite well:
for your convenience...
Thanks Jeroen!
Thank you very much for your clarification and images.
We now know what to look forward to, and I for one give the bold colour a "two thumbs up!"
Very nice!! Will be worth the wait.
Definately worth the wait. Looks very much like the RED samples in the Tesla Stores. BEAUTIFUL!
I think in the Oslo interview, Elon said they'd really sweated over the new red, and it was truly special.
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False, as is usual. The human eye distinguishes more shades of red than any other color. Skin tones, probably.
I prefer to have a mix of Austin Martin, Maserati, Ferrari and Rolls Royce, than some crap that I imagine our "friend" NNT would design himself. Concerning Red color, there are dozens of cars that have red color, why can't Tesla have one. And finally can we have some real education from you, Mr. NNT. I would gladly hear from you something smart and useful.
BTW I am not as negative as you are, but I have a lot of issues with Tesla interior and some features and instead of saying that everything is bad, better give some advices and suggestions.
Still waiting for any news on the MultiCoat Red production, has anyone heard or seen anything concrete?
Is it better to say March and have it be March 31 ? Or say April and have it be April 1st ?
Maybe April 2nd to avoid any pranks.


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There have been some changes to the website this weekend, and there will be more coming over the next week. The most important one is the new Developer's Diary section, and the ability for backers to create accounts to view the newest Developer's Diary entry.
Keys for this will be sent out to all backers of the appropriate tiers sometime tomorrow, which will allow you to sign up.
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Not too long ago, I requested my paternal grandfather's military service record from NARA. This may seem silly to those who know where I live and work, but I'm an impatient soul and wasn't willing to wait for records that I wouldn't have had the time to search out myself for months and months.
My grandfather served during the Spanish-American War in the Iowa Infantry. The CD containing his records arrived from College Park today and revealed new details about my grandfather as a young man.
The image above is from my grandfather's military service record (his name has been cropped out for privacy/security purposes). Several things are revealed here. I knew my grandfather was a physician later in his life, but this card shows that he was working in insurance when he was 24.
This card also gives his residence as Grinnell, Iowa, in 1898. The name of this town is new to me and apparently his father also lived there at the time. In 1890, they were living in Morning Sun, Iowa, about 120 miles away. By the 1900 census, my grandfather is in Philadelphia (at medical school) and my great-grandparents also had moved to still another town in Iowa.
So now I have a new area in which to search for records of my Corley ancestors out in the Midwest. It looks like the Grinnell Public Library will be a good place to start.
Other details revealed elsewhere in the service record include the fact that my grandfather spent a lot of time working in the recruitment office. He eventually was promoted to the rank of corporal. One discrepancy I noticed is that his place of birth is not what I have found documented elsewhere.
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A new Marine Corps Memorial will be dedicated as part of a public Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 11 at the Veterans Memorial Garden in Antelope Park. The public is invited to the program, which also will include remarks from Mayor Coleen J. Seng, a keynote address by Colonel Eric Litaker of the ROTC program at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Silver Rose presentations and music by soloist Zuri and bagpiper Edwin Mukusha.
"The Marine Corps Memorial will be a beautiful addition to this very special park," said Mayor Seng. "I salute the Marine veterans who worked very hard to complete the fund-raising and construction of the memorial. I encourage residents to attend this patriotic event to honor our soldiers, past and present, who have sacrificed so much for our freedom."
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
another reason to hate edmonton
apparently this is what the dudes are supposed to aim at whilst relieving themselves in the bathroom of a restaurant and bar in north edmonton. what a bunch of douchebags...
the best part of this photo, though, is that it was taken and emailed to me by my boss's boss (who just happens to be an oilers fan) about halfway through a full crew wrap party.
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- Sarah said...
Almost, but not quite, as good as what an intrepid Sens fan did upon Heatley's return this season.
- March 5, 2011 at 3:46 PM
Gotta get me one.
- March 6, 2011 at 8:54 AM
- KingJafi said...
I want an Oilers toilet cake for my work urinal. You know where I can get one?
- March 7, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- A Z R said...
Im with KingJafi. If they arent made, we can start making them.
- March 7, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- walkinvisible said...
db: i'm in.
now, i just need a bit more information about wtf goes into a urinal cake (um... gross), and then we'll have to find a backer with $$. i vote noodles cause that guy throws around booze money like he's made of it, he has a sense of humour, and he loves us.
me more, though, cause he follows me on twitter. *stab*
- March 7, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Not quite, but close.
- March 7, 2011 at 6:32 PM
- A Z R said...
Its a good start, but the markup on those puppies is huge.
Im going to ask around and try to find a supplier. I do restaurant books so that will be my lead.
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ST. MARYS - In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Stoltz Family Dealerships is planning to give back to the communities it serves by donating $25,000 to local charities. The automobile sales and service business, which has five locations throughout Elk, Clearfield and Potter counties, is giving away $25,000 to local charities selected by area residents who cast a vote for their favorite charity. Stoltz was established as a Chevy-Buick dealership in Emporium 25 years ago by the late Ron Stoltz. Now owned by his sons, brothers Steve, Todd and Harry Stoltz and his sons-in-law, Barry Miller and Greg Wigfield, the business has expanded to five sales and service centers-- the St. Marys location, three in DuBois and one in Coudersport. Steve Stoltz, based at the St. Marys location, said he and his fellow owners wanted to acknowledge the communities in which they live and work for their support of Stoltz Family Dealerships over the years. "We thought it was a nice way of paying back for the 25 years of success that we've had in the community. These communities have been so good to us," Stoltz said. During the voting period, which runs from now until Aug. 15, residents are encouraged to stop at any of the five Stoltz locations to vote for the charity they think is most deserving. After the Aug. 15 deadline, the votes will be tallied and the top 25 vote-getters will receive $1,000 each. "Our hardest decision was, 'who do we give the money to?' Well, in giving away $25,000, how do you make it fair? So the fairest way we could come up with is let our customers decide," Stoltz said. He noted people do not have to be in the market for a new vehicle to come in and vote; anyone is welcome to stop by and cast a ballot for the charity of their choice. "Each person can vote one time at each dealership," Stoltz said. "You don't have to buy anything - all you do is fill out the form." Voting for the giveaway is taking place now through Aug. 15. The funds will then be distributed to the winning charities in early September. "If you're a member of a certain organization and you think your group should get $1,000, then I'd encourage you to get everybody you know to come and vote," Stoltz said.
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Russell Brand Tears Down Homophobic Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage
Russell Brand struck down anti-gay Dr. Ben Carson's homophobic argument against marriage equality in this latest episode of Brand's YouTube series The Trews.
Carson previously equated same-sex marriage with beastiality.
Watch as he tears down the argument piece by piece!
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One of these days, I will finally understand why, in a country based on religious freedom, Christians feel their voice is the only one that matters in making laws. Heterosexual couples are a pillar of the Christian society. Homosexual couples have been not only widely accepted, but PRAISED in other cultures, throughout history. So, to say that gay marriage defies a fundamental pillar of society actually translates to "my personal god says it's wrong, and no one else's opinion on the fact matters". The ONLY argument that traditional marriage supporters can keep throwing in the face of the LGBT community is a "definition" that was established in a book that was written several hundred years ago to establish a faith that no one can verify or validate.
Well, as the Supreme Court has proven, along side several state-level courts, that no religious entity, organization, or individual has the right to discriminate against another group, organization, or individual based on their religious beliefs. The underlying truth of it all is this: if you have a problem with gay marriage...don't marry someone of the same sex as yourself. The idea that anyone within the LGBT community being married to each other will somehow taint the already severely tarnished image of heterosexual marriage is an absolute joke. Christians, take note: if you really want to follow in the way of Christ...love everyone...EVERYONE, not just the ones you pick and choose.
PS: Cheers to Russell for dissecting the videos of the doctor.
Dr. Carson is not a "black dude," he's the world's foremost Pediatric Neurosurgeon, who rose up from poverty and is a man of deep faith, intellect, and character. He's a man whose skin color differs from mine, but that does not make him a "black dude." Russell Brand actually gets PAID to make such statements about one of the great men of our time?? WOW. The world could use more people like Dr. Carson and fewer like Russell Brand.
Of more importance is the fact that because someone is against gay marriage makes them a homophobe. That's outrageous !!! Now, is it time for a GAY FREE day??!!


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A return this week to thespian themes on Sepia Saturday, and to a cabinet card portrait by Jacob Schmidt of Belper which I featured on Photo-Sleuth ten months ago.
Elizabeth Adshead of Belper, estd. c.1883-1886
Cabinet card by J. Schmidt of Belper
Image © and courtesy of Robert Silverwood
When I wrote about this portrait previously - Fancy dress or the height of fashion? - I was in two minds about whether or not the subject was wearing a costume for an amateur dramatic production, as suggested by relative Robert Silverwood. The general consensus amongst readers was in agreement with Robert, that is that it had to be a costume.
Unidentified woman in costume, estd. c.1883-1888
Cabinet card by J. Brennen of Derby
Perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised then, to come across this cabinet portrait by Derby photographer James Brennen a few months later, but I found it remarkable how similar the two costumes, and poses, are to each other. To me, this makes the case for them being costumes in an amateur theatrical production even stronger.
Richard, Rose (Maybud) and Robin in Ruddigore
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
With the research for a recent Photo-Sleuth article on The Mikado still fresh in my mind, I wondered whether this could have been another Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Ruddigore seems to provide the most appropriate cast of characters, even though the first date of production by D'Oyly Carte (22nd January 1887) lies towards the end of my date estimates for these two portraits.
Rosina Brandram as Dame Hannah in Ruddigore
Courtesy of Memories of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
This photograph of Rosina Brandram playing the role of Dame Hannah shows a very similar outfit to that depicted in the Schmidt and Brennen cabinets. I also found an 1892 reference to Dame Hannah being portrayed in "Quaker garb." Perhaps a reader more familiar with late Victorian musicals can suggest which other female theatrical roles might have employed such a costume?


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Cybex International, Medway, MA, spent much of 2011 with clouds hanging over its head due to a $66 million verdict against it in December 2010 in the Barnhard v. Cybex International Inc. lawsuit and two threats of delisting from the NASDAQ Stock Market. The year ended with both issues likely being continued into 2012.
Last month, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, upheld that Cybex was negligent in the Barnhard case in which a piece of Cybex equipment fell on a woman, rendering her a quadriplegic, but the court reduced the jury award to about $44 million, for which Cybex is 75 percent liable. Cybex says it will appeal the decision to the Court of Appeals of the State of New York. The company also says it is exploring ways to protect itself if the court elects not to hear the case.
The court's decision not to reverse the verdict or reduce the award further might make it more difficult for Cybex to meet NASDAQ's requirement that it have a minimum shareholder equity of $10 million. Cybex now has until Jan. 2, 2012, to meet this requirement and until March 12, 2012, to meet its requirement that Cybex's closing stock bid remain above $1 for more than 10 consecutive trading days. NASDAQ granted these extensions on the original deadlines last month.
Despite these issues, Cybex experienced sales growth for the first three quarters of 2011.


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chris clouse needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 23 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Chris Clouse
I am a musician / dj that needs an all inclusive logo to use for websites and promotion. My style is electro / pop / and acoustic.
The logo will be a retro / hipster vibe that looks classic not cheesy
I'd like it to be very similar to this KIIS logo I'm including with the uneven black stroking, and the outer thin stroking as well. The logo will read "Chris Clouse" The "Chris" would be in place of "KIIS" and "Clouse" would be in the place of the "102.7" in this example logo. I'm open to fonts and scaling. I'd also like to include my current "CC" logo I'm including as a .psd file. I'm open to sizing and placing of this logo in the over all look. Please feel free to e-mail about any further questions.
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The "Summer of Matthew Stafford" is garnering some positive reviews.
New coach Jim Caldwell said he's been impressed with Stafford's improvement from minicamp to the beginning of training camp.
"He is getting better," Caldwell said, per The Detroit News' Josh Katzenstein. "His command of the offense has been good.
"I was impressed when he came back that first of all he did not miss a beat," Caldwell added. "He's a very, very smart guy. You could tell he's worked at it even during the summer."
One reason Caldwell and offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi were brought in was to help improve Stafford's sometimes wayward mechanics, which were often excused by the last regime. The head coach said his quarterback has displayed positive developments in that area.
"In every facet when he came back, I could see improvement -- footwork, accuracy, timing, command of the offense, all of those things," Caldwell said. "Now we get a chance to see if we can put it together a little bit more, add a few more things, keep progressing and then get some real challenges from our opposition as we start preseason."
Stafford must continue to show improvement if the Lions are to make any noise in the NFC North. Last season we saw the signal-caller self-destruct far too often, especially when the field began to tilt against him.
The offseason focus on Stafford seems to have gotten some good early returns, but the Lions now need late-December returns from their highly paid quarterback.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" recaps all the training camp buzz and previews the biggest NFC North and NFC South camp stories.


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Most of us start a fitness routine to lose weight or get back into shape. A kickboxing fitness routine can do this and so much more. It can make your mind, body and spirit feel so much better. Kickboxing can also give you some much needed knowledge in self-defense. You can achieve a lot of different benefits from just one fitness routine. There are many classes aimed at beginners, so you should not be afraid to try it out if you do not have any kickboxing experience. Most classes allow you to visit them before you actually sign up for them, so you can try it out before you commit. So, why not give kickboxing a chance?
Transform your body
Kickboxing combines many different types of movements that can workout all of the muscles in your body. Your legs are used for kicking and your arms for punching. Your core is engaged to help stabilize your movements. Your heart will be pumping in no time, and you get the added benefit of resistance training if you use the heavy bags or spar with a partner. You can achieve a full body workout just by participating in a kickboxing fitness routine. In as little as thirty minutes you can burn around 400 to 500 calories. This will give you a lot of fat burning potential. In just a short period of time you should be able to notice a more toned and shaped body.
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A kickboxing fitness routine can not only make you look better but can also make you feel better. Endorphins, natural chemicals found in the body, are released during your fitness routine. They give you a natural feel good feeling that can be known to last for hours after your fitness routine. Kickboxing is also a great way to combat the stresses of the day. You can kick and punch away all your pent up frustrations on a heavy bag in a controlled and safe environment. It can feel great to have the chance to release some aggression when we know that no one, including ourselves, will actually get hurt.
Learn some self-defense moves
Kickboxing is a form of martial arts and will teach you some basic self-defense moves. You will learn how to throw and even take a punch if you participate in the sparring aspect of kickboxing. You will learn how to properly perform kicks, a flawless fighting stance, how to fend off attacks and how to increase your reaction time. Just knowing that you may be a little more prepared than your attacker may realize should make you feel a little more at ease. It can be a huge weight off of your shoulders knowing that if the situation arises you have some training to fall back on.
A kickboxing fitness routine has a lot to offer. It is one of the best ways to lose weight and achieve the body of your dreams. It can boost your mood and relieve any pent up stress you may have. There are even studies that shows that kickboxing can help fight anxiety and depression. It is also a lot of fun. So, you will never get bored and will always look forward to your next fitness routine. It is the perfect way for many of us to stay fit and healthy.


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Entmoot was the name for a meeting of the Ents of Fangorn Forest, said to be a rare occasion in the later days of the Third Age. The Moot was held by tradition at a dell in the Forest known as Derndingle.[1]
The only Entmoot described in any detail occured between 30 February and 2 March T.A. 3019.[2] Summoned by Treebeard in response to the news brought to him by Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took of the Wizard Saruman's treachery, there the Ents decided that -- facing an inevitable slow extinction -- they would attack Isengard to avenge the damage Saruman's Orcs had done to their tree-herds. This so-called 'Last March of the Ents' was a significant event in the War of the Ring.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Treebeard"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"


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More than 200 representatives from colleges and universities across 33 states have banded together to form Higher Ed for Higher Standards, a new coalition supporting Common Core State Standards as a key strategy for improving student success.
"This is a call to action and I urge my colleagues in higher education to stand up and make their voices heard on Common Core," said Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York and chair of the National Association of System Heads, in a press release. "Our coalition of higher education leaders will work with our K-12 partners and state policy makers to ensure the full implementation of the Common Core."
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In today's web application, more and more logic is implemented in client-side which makes the front-end development of web application more complicated. Since nowadays the front-end development plays a big role in modern web project, the necessity to unit testing the JavaScript in your application is no need to say.
Many people knows the importance of the JavaScript unit test and also there were a lot of tools can help you test your web application, integrate the application with your build process or generate code coverage report for you. But what we need is a comprehensive tool which provides all of those features instead of integrating those tools by ourselves and fortunately Intern is such a competent tool.
Though there are many functions supported by Intern, this article will only focus on using Intern to unit testing your web application and mainly focus on Dojo web application. The article will firstly cover the benefits leveraging Intern to do the JavaScript unit test. Then I will show you how to test non-AMD and AMD code in your application. After that asynchronous script testing will be introduced and the article will be ended with generating HTML code coverage report for your JavaScript.
Due to the content size limitation of developerWorks blog, this article split in three parts. Here is the contents of the article:
- Overview of Intern
- Use Intern to test non-AMD script
- Use Intern to test AMD code
- Asynchronous test for web application
- Generate HTML code coverage report
Overview of Intern
Benefits from Intern
Intern is the next generation multi-functional and comprehensive testing stack for JavaScript which provides many features in one set. Using Intern, you can get the following benefits that Intern brings you:
- Intern has integrated with Selenium-WebDriver, so not only unit test but also FVT and IVT can be performed by intern.
- Headless browser testing is supported by using intern with PhantomJS, so unit test and functional test of the client-side can be easily integrated with your own build system.
- The implementation of Intern is based on dojo 2, so it supports the testing for AMD code natively and also supports testing for scripts loaded by other AMD compatible loaders such as RequireJS and any other versions of dojo AMD loader.
- Intern provides you with three different styles (TDD, BDD and Object) of test interfaces to write test cases.
- Detailed code coverage report for JavaScript can be generated by Intern. Intern supports several formats of the code coverage report including "lcov" format which is a coverage report specification for GCC testing tool "gcov" and HTML format which can make the CI integration easier.
- Intern made CI integration easy and provide a task for Grunt so that it can be also easily integrated with Grunt (a JavaScript task runner, see here for any detail).
- Intern is independent of DOM which means it can be run in NodeJS environment so that both NodeJS and web application tests are supported by Intern.
- Intern is based on New BSD License so there won't be too much worry on license.
Download Intern
Intern provides two versions. One is based on dojo 2 and the other one is based on dojo 1.9.1. The version based on dojo 2 complies better with the latest AMD specification but it also used many ECMAScript 5 new features which can hardly work on PhantomJS. This article will cover how to perform headless browser test using Intern with PhantomJS, so let's choose the version based on dojo 1.9.1 (also called Intern geezer version).
To download the full package of Intern you must install NodeJS on your system firstly and add NodeJS installation directory to "PATH" system environment variable. Then run the following command under the directory in which you want to install the Intern (the latest stable version of Intern when writing this article is 1.3.2):
npm install intern-geezer --save-dev
Directory structure of Intern
After downloading Intern, let's dig into the directory structure of Intern:
node_modules/.bin: Files under this directory are just some shell programs that invoked client.js and runner.js indirectly, so we will safely remove this directory in our following examples.
node_modules/intern-geezer: That's the main package of Intern.
node_modules/intern-geezer/lib: Contains the modules owned by Intern that provide report features, different styles of test interface and some utilities.
node_modules/intern-geezer/node_modules: Contains some third party JavaScript libraries used by Intern including dojo AMD loader, dojo core library, SauceLabs library, JavaScript instrumentation utility Istanbul and WebDriver proxy.
node_modules/intern-geezer/order.js: An AMD plugin implemented by Intern to load non-AMD JavaScript in sequence.
node_modules/intern-geezer/tests: Provides unit test cases and functional test cases written by Intern to test Intern itself.
node_modules/intern-geezer/assert.js: Includes all of the assertion interfaces supported by Intern.
node_modules/intern-geezer/client.html: A HTML launcher to run Intern on browser environment.
node_modules/intern-geezer/client.js: Script used by client.html and also a launcher to run Intern in NodeJS environment.
node_modules/intern-geezer/main.js: The main AMD module of Intern.
node_modules/intern-geezer/runner.js: The launcher to run Intern with Selenium or PhantomJS.
Use Intern to test non-AMD script
Write your first unit test through Intern
Let's start the journey of writing test cases through Intern. In this example, I will show you how to test non-AMD code (plain browser code) in our project.
Firstly, assuming that our web application needs an utility that supports some collection's manipulations such as intersection and union. The utility was decided to name as "colletions.js" and will be put under the "utils" directory of our project:
For making our sample clear, let's only implement the intersection manipulation of the collection with non-AMD code style which means the global namespace will be slightly polluted.
Listing 1. The source code of "js/utils/collections.js"
Now we can begin with writing test cases for our collection utility but let's firstly copy the "node_modules/intern-geezer" directory to our web project and rename "intern-geezer" to just "intern" and also create a test file called "collections.js" under the "WebContent/js/utilstest" directory:
Intern provides three styles for writing test cases and we will choose TDD (test driven development) style here because it can be migrated to other JavaScript unit test frameworks more easily than other two styles. Other two styles BDD (behavior driven development) and Object (object-oriented) will be introduced in the next sample.
Listing 2. The source code of "js/utilstest/collections.js"
Don't worry if you can't understand the above code. Let's begin to analyze this file from the top down.
The first statement is "define([...], function(...) {...})", as what is said before, Intern consists of several AMD compatible modules and uses dojo loader to load its AMD module, so here our code must use "define" to load Intern related modules and write our test cases in a call back function which is passed to "define" method as the second argument to comply with AMD specification.
The first argument of "define" method is an array which contains the id of the modules which are used in our test cases:
- intern!tdd: It tells Intern to load tdd module for us which provides several tdd oriented test interfaces such as "suite" and "test" which are used in this example.
- intern/chai!assert: Tells Chai which is a third party assertion library to load assert module for us which need to be loaded for using TDD and Object styles.
- intern/order!../utils/collection.js: Use intern/order module to load non-AMD browser code, that is, our collection utility. Remember that after "utils/collections.js" was loaded, a global variable "collections" will be injected so that we can reference that global variable to invoke the methods in collections utility.
The loaded modules (tdd and assert modules in this example) were passed to our call back function. Then we used "tdd.suite" to register test suite, "tdd.test" to register test case and also used some assertions provided by assert module to compare the actual value produced by our utility and the value we expected. Here lists the interfaces supported by tdd module:
- tdd.suite(name, factoryFunc): Register a test suite with specified name. The test cases must be written inside the factory callback function.
- tdd.test(name, testFunc): Register a test case with specified name and you need to write your test logic including assertions in the test callback function.
- tdd.before(func): Register a callback function which will be executed before the test suite starts.
- tdd.after(func): Register a callback function which will be called after the whole test suite is executed.
- tdd.beforeEach(func): Register a callback function which will be invoked before each test case is executed.
- tdd.afterEach(func): Register a callback function which will be called after each test case is finished.
and the following are some methods provided by assert module:
- assert(value, message): Determines whether the value is a truthy value, otherwise an AssertionError will be thrown with the specified message.
- assert.ok(value, message): same as assert
- assert.equal(actual, expected, message): Indicates whether the actual value equals the expected value (use "==" compare), if not, an AssertionError with specified message will be thrown.
- assert.notEqual(actual, expected, message): contrary to assert.equal
- assert.strictEqual(actual, expected, message): same as assert.equal but use "===" to compare
- assert.deepEqual(actual, expected, message): Check whether the actual value is the same as the expected value. "same" means the actual and the expected value has totally the same content (strict equal for value type, same elements with any order for array and same property values for any other reference type).
- assert.isNull(actual, message): Asserts the actual value is null.
- assert.isUndefined(actual, message): Asserts the value is undefined.
- assert.throw(func, errorType, errorMessage, message): Executes the specified function and asserts that the function throws an error with specified type and error message.
The "message" argument of each method is optional. But it's highly recommended that you specify the message for each assertion, which will make the failed test cases easier to debug. Intern leveraged Chai library to provide assertion interfaces so you can reference the Chai API documentation for a full list of TDD and BDD assertions.
You can see Intern makes your test hierarchy looks like:
test module (a test file)
test suite
test suite
test case
- assertion
- ...
- ...
- test case
test case
- assertion
- assertion
- ...
- ...
- test suite
- test suite
- ...
- test suite
- test module
- ...
For making our test script concise, here I used "with(assert)" statement, so the "assert." prefix for each assertion invocation can be removed.
There is one test suite whose name is "test utils/collections" and one test case of which name is "test collections.intersect" registered in our "utilstest/collections" test module. In the only test case "test collections.intersect", I've written five assertions to test all the happy paths for collections utility.
You might be unable to hold yourself back to run the test case and see the test results, but before that, we need to configure Intern to make sure it can be launched successfully in browser environment.
Configure Intern for browser environment
First of all, we need to create a HTML file as the runner for Intern but fortunately we don't need to write it from scratch. Intern has already provided a HTML runner under its directory, so let's just copy "intern/client.html" to the context root of our project and rename it to "testRunner.html":
and then customize "testRunner.html" as following:
- Change node_modules/dojo/dojo.js to js/intern/node_modules/dojo/dojo.js at line 13 because relative path to dojo is different in "testRunner.html".
- Change basePath + '../../' to basePath + 'js' at line 24 because the base URL of dojo loader should be also changed.
- Change location: basePath to location: basePath + 'js/intern' in line 26 since the base URL of dojo was changed.
Note: Do Not change the "async: true" in "testRunner.html" line 8 to "async: false" if you use Intern to test non-AMD code, otherwise the "intern/order" plugin doesn't work, which will cause the tested file "../utils/collections.js" not be loaded.
Then, we need to create an Intern configuration file "internBrowser.js" under the directory "WebContent/js" and it's necessary to create a "all.js" file in "WebContent/js/utilstest" to require all test modules into one place, which will make running all test cases easier:
Listing 3. The source code of "js/utilstest/all.js"
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Note: Although "all.js" module is in the same directory with collections module, make sure you required "utilstest/collections" instead of "./collections". If not, some tricky issues will be triggered when working Intern with PhantomJS.
Listing 4. The source code of "js/internBrowser.js" configuration file
The following list explains the configuration properties we used:
- reporters: Intern provides some reporters to generate different reports in different environment. In browser environment, the reporter must be "console" if specified, but it's optional and the default value is "console" in browser. In other environment, you can specify multiple reporters to generate different reports at a time (will cover this in the last chapter of Part 2). You can also write your own reporters by subscribing topics published by Intern (see here for any detail).
- suites: test modules (test files) which will be run in Intern.
- forDebug: This is a customized property that won't be used by Intern. Intern has a default configuration file under its directory, so for debug purpose, I added this property to make sure it's our own configuration file be loaded not Intern's.
Now we can visit "http://<host name>:[<port>]/InternSample/testRunner.html" in any browser to run test cases after deploying our project to the web container.
Launch Intern in browser environment
After "testRunner.html" was loaded, you would see an error message in browser's console:
Yes, you must tell Intern which configuration module you want to use. Intern allows you specify or override some configuration properties through query parameters. So let's tell Intern using "js/internBrowser.js" configuration file we've just created:
Great! Our customized Intern configuration file was loaded successfully and test results were displayed in browser's console. We can see all of the test cases were passed (actually, it's the only one test case we have till now) with test time displayed nearby.
There are some things to be noticed:
- Do not specify "config=js/internBrowser" or "config=internBrowser.js", just "config=internBrowser" is enough. Remember that we have changed base URL of dojo loader to "js" directory, so "config=js/internBrowser" will make dojo search for "js/js/internBrowser.js" which will cause an error. Also notice that if you append ".js" for "internBrowser" it will make dojo loader search for "/InternSample/internBrowser.js" because "internBrowser" is a module id for which will be searched based on the base URL of the loader (here is "/InternSample/js/") but "internBrowser.js" is a file name which will make the loader search for it based on the context root of the web project (here is "/InternSample/").
- You can override some configurations through query parameters. For instance, if you don't want to run all test modules you can use "config=internBrowser&suites=utilstest/collections" to just run "js/utilstest/collections.js" test module (in our example, that's the same with running all test files because we only have one test module currently). For more information on changing parameters at run time, you can reference this page.
Though our first test case was launched successfully in browser, it only covered happy path of the collections utility. What if user passed in empty arrays, non array objects or even undefined arguments to collections.intersect? So let's added a test case for those special cases:
Listing 5. The source code of the test case for unhappy path in "js/utilstest/collections.js"
Whether to throw an error or return an empty array when undefined or null was passed in collections.intersect method depends on your business logic. Here we decided to return an empty array for this case.
Let's launch the test cases in browser again:
Oops. The test case "test collections.instersect (special case)" failed within expectation because we didn't handle any unhappy path in collections utility. Through the error message, we can see that the assert["throw"] assertion we used at line 28 in "js/utilstest/collections.js" expected that an error was thrown from collections.intersect but no error was thrown actually.
It's for your homework to improve the "intersect" utility method to add some logic to handle special cases, which would made our test cases all passed.
Running Intern on NodeJS
Intern also allow you test your JavaScript on NodeJS environment. But you should know that NodeJS doesn't provide any DOM environment, so only some JavaScript utilities without any DOM dependency in your web application can run on NodeJS.
Like running Intern in browser, we firstly need to create a configuration file "internNode.js" under "js" directory for NodeJS environment:
Listing 6. The source code of the "js/internNode.js"
Additional explanation for configuration properties used here:
- reporters: Not only "console" reporter can be used in NodeJS environment, but also some other reporters like "lcov" are available.
- excludeInstrumentation: Intern will print the code coverage report on NodeJS and PhantomJS environment. Use this property to specify which modules or files should be excluded for the code coverage report through regular expression.
- suites: Just a reminder that make sure you only include DOM-independent test modules in "suites" property because our test cases will be run on NodeJS environment.
For a full list of configuration options Intern supported, you can reference here.
Open a command line interface in your system and change to the "InternSample/WebContent/js" directory, then input the following command to launch Intern on NodeJS:
node intern\client.js config=internNode
You will see the following results:
The error message is the same as what's in browser environment except that the file URL is changed to local file name. One of two test cases were passed and a simple code coverage report for statements, branches, functions and code lines was generated for you.
Since the NodeJS has no DOM environment, so it's less useful to use Intern only with NodeJS for JavaScript unit test in web application.


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Saturday, August 29, 2009
She has marked (for deletion) perfectly good jokes, she thinks your characters might be unlikable, you clearly don't know the difference between "lay" and "lie", and what does she mean you can't kill puppies and babies???
Realize that, not only does she hate your manuscript, she hates you too.
2) Take a step back. Have a glass of wine (this step may also be substituted by any of the following: Xanax, one pound bag of M&Ms, an entire bottle of wine, a shot (or three) of tequila, a carton of ice cream, or a nap).
Let her words sink in. Remind yourself that you're not, in fact, an idiot with no grasp of the human language, that people really do think you're frickin' hilarious, and that maybe that baby/puppy deserved it.
3) After you've talked yourself down, consider that maybe, possibly, just perhaps there's a reason your editor gets paid the big bucks (and by big bucks, I mean slave wages) to do her job. She has a knack for this sort of thing. Could it be that she's right? Start to doodle (not in pen, of course, that would be ridiculous!) some notes, potential outlines of what *her* version might look like if the woodsman doesn't rescue Little Red, if Big Bad turns out to be the real hero of the story. Save the baby, and maybe just *kick* the puppy. Move this to there, and that to…waaaaiit! What's this? Is this even possible…??? I think it is!
She's actually right!!!
4) Stop effing around and get to work, this time in permanent marker. This is not a drill, you're on a deadline after all. Start shredding that manuscript that you once loved like your own child. Show no mercy. Gut it. Eviscerate. Break it down and build it back up.
(During this stage you may need to assign a responsible individual to make sure that your children/pets are fed, you shower on a regular basis, bills are paid, and that you lay/lie down on occasion).
5) After several weeks of living on unsuitable junkfoods and caffeine, you've done it. Go ahead, congratulate yourself, you've earned it. Write a sappy email to your editor thanking her for helping turn your book into a…*sniff*…go ahead and say it…A MASTERPIECE. Hover over the Send button, relishing the moment, and then proudly jettison your masterpiece off to cyberspace (aka. New York City).
6) Now, sit back and wait anxiously for your editor to read your newly improved work, hoping she'll like all the changes you've made as you begin to fill your tormented writer's mind with thoughts of: "What if she hates it?"…"Did I interpret her notes right?"…"Should I have really saved the baby?"
No wonder she hates you…
25 comments:
- Sarahbear9789 said...
lol, I love it.
- August 29, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Lindsey Leavitt said...
It's true. You're frickin hilarious
- August 29, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Christy Raedeke said...
I'm going to print this out and tape it to my monitor. HI-larious! And so, so true.
- August 29, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- Katie said...
Oh my gosh! This is hilarious and so true and I can relate (even though I've never been there).
I'm gonna pass this on.
- August 29, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- Shelli said...
*sigh - Im there right now.
- August 29, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- Lisa and Laura said...
This is perfection! You need to make sure Becca sees this. She's in revision hell right now.
- August 29, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- Frankie Diane Mallis said...
Aaaaah this is so funny....I can only wait for the day that I'm in real revision hell!!! You'll be great though!
- August 29, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- Solvang Sherrie said...
Well, I don't know about the book, but the post was frickin' hilarious!
- August 29, 2009 at 1:48 PM
- Kimberly Derting said...
Sarah - Glad you liked it ;)
Lindsey - See? I knew I was funny!
Christy - *waves hand in from of face to keep from crying* Did I just graduate to "printed material"???
Katie - It also applied to agent and crit partner comments. Editors aren't the only ones who give you that WTF feeling.
Shelli - Just know you're not alone, sister!
LiLa - Becca saw it on my LJ account and was the *very first* person to comment! We're sharin' the pain right now.
Frankie - When you're there, just remember: wine/m&ms/naps can cure almost everything! ;)
Sherrie - This was my way of procrastinating this morning. *puts hands up like scales* Let's see...write a blog post *about* revisions OR actually *do* revisions. Obviously, the blog post won!
- August 29, 2009 at 2:52 PM
- Donna Gambale said...
Nice! Although I may have to trade the 1 pound bag of M&Ms for a 1 pound bag of Reese's Pieces.
My favorite part?
"(During this stage you may need to assign a responsible individual to make sure that your children/pets are fed, you shower on a regular basis, bills are paid, and that you lay/lie down on occasion)."
And I have to look up lay v lie EVERY TIME.
- August 29, 2009 at 2:59 PM
- PJ Hoover said...
Does this mean you're done?
You are hilarious, Kimberly!
- August 29, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- Kimberly Derting said...
Donna - Mmmm...Reese's Pieces! Although, I personally think almost any 1# bag of candy will do. Also cookie dough or a pan brownies.
PJ - I wish! I had to dredge those last stages from my Book One experience. Sadly, Book Two is still in Stage 4.
- August 29, 2009 at 5:23 PM
- Hardygirl said...
This is great!
- August 29, 2009 at 6:32 PM
- Leigh said...
Yup. You nailed it.
I say have the puppy kill the baby.
- August 30, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- Tam said...
K, do not EVER doubt for a moment that your are hilarious! Even if you kill soft, cuddly things on occasion. Some people just don't have a sense of humor.
- August 30, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- Little Ms J said...
I'm coming to learn that the entire process of writing and every little thing it entails creates manic disorders. One moment I think I suck and the next I'm having delusions of grandeur. Are we those crazy writer people from the old movies that were tortured by words?!
If so, I need a good hat, a secret lover and a long cigarette.
- August 30, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Heidi Willis said...
While this is such a funny post (as are all of yours!), it scares me a bit because my first editorial notes are coming this week.
And the pre-notes email that basically said "I love this book" made me turn to my husband and say, "Is she saying she hates it??"
Do all writers have manic-depressive disorder?
- August 30, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- Jessica Secret said...
LOL! You're hilarious.
- August 30, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- jessjordan said...
This is perfection. And sadly, I can't wait to get to this really awesome non-awesome place :)
- August 31, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- Kimberly Derting said...
Heidi - Yes, all writers are crazy. Fact!
LMJ - You'd better get the hat!
- August 31, 2009 at 7:58 AM
- Kimberly Derting said...
Leigh - Haha, of course...because it would be ridiculous to have the baby kill the puppy, right?
- August 31, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Lisa Schroeder said...
Yep. That pretty much nails it. However, I don't suggest doing Xanax AND a bottle of wine together at the same time.
Not, uh, that'd I know or anything.
- August 31, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- Patti said...
Something to look forward to . I think I'll go for the extra large bag of peanut M&M's.
- September 1, 2009 at 12:19 PM
I'm printing this and taping to my revision binder.
3 shots, clink!
- September 4, 2009 at 9:17 PM
This is great. Funny and true.(: thankyou!
- November 4, 2009 at 1:00 PM


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Photo: Iowa Renewable Fuels Assn.
A cake in the shape of the U.S. Capitol topped off by an oil rig spewing $100 bills was the centerpiece of a "birthday party" commemorating the past 100 years of continuous tax subsidies for "Big Oil." The cake was the brainchild of the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) as they met with congressional representatives this week during their annual Biofuels Beltway March. About 50 ACE members attended the annual legislative fly-in. They met with policymakers, such as Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
"Today's 'Century of Subsidies' birthday party was not about saying every tax subsidy the oil companies get is bad," said Rick Schwarck, president, IRFA, and CEO, Absolute Energy, an ethanol plant near St. Ansgar, Iowa. But, it was a reminder to policy makers that Big Oil has benefited from taxpayer support for 100 years in the form of subsidies, mandates, loan guarantees and other policies. "So when the debate heats up over the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and other renewable fuels policy, the debate should be a full, fair and factual discussion that takes an honest, hard look at how federal policy has been tilted in favor of Big Oil for a century," Schwarck said. "American consumers deserve a level playing field that does not hold back homegrown, low-cost renewable fuels options."
ACE and IRFA encouraged Congress to protect the federal RFS to counterbalance the traditional policies and subsidies that favor petroleum. The RFS enables consumers to benefit from market access to lower cost renewable fuels like E15 and E85.
"If oil companies cannot stand on their own two feet after 100 years of clinging to certain taxpayer subsidies, Congress shouldn't hurt American consumers by repealing the RFS, a policy that helps level the playing field with oil a little bit by giving people affordable and renewable fuel choices," said ACE Executive Vice President Brian Jennings.


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European stocks fell sharply Tuesday amid larger worries about European resolve on a Greek bailout and speculation that Italy is edging toward default.
Italy's cost of borrowing has soared this week and yields on the government's benchmark 10-year bonds rose to a euro-era record earlier today. Markets in London, Paris, Madrid, and Milan fell sharply in morning trading.
Italian Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti today chairs an emergency session to cut $56 billion from the budget, an austerity measure designed to reassure markets.
The session follows separate meetings on Italy and Greece in Brussels yesterday by the highest-ranking EU officials responsible for government and banking.
Analysts say it is not the Greek crisis per se, but the lack of an agreed EU rescue and concomitant political resolve, that troubles markets and is focusing attention on Italy's position.
Jacques Cailloux, chief European economist for the Royal Bank of Scotland, said Monday that the Italian crisis represents "a new phase" in the financial crisis of Europe, and warned against a "domino effect."
Yields on Italian bonds leaped from 5.2 percent yesterday morning to near 6 percent today -- drawing comparison to a similar spike last November in Ireland, a substantially smaller market. Safer German 10-year bonds -- the eurozone benchmark -- are yielding under 3 percent. The 300 basis-point difference, or spread, between the two reflects investor fears over the greater likelihood of an Italian default.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel phoned Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday to urge passage of the austerity plan, something he's resisted until now.
The EU meeting on Italy yesterday took place with little advance warning. European officials declined to call it a "crisis" meeting, though it was set in the wake of sharp stock falls in Italy Friday. The EU officials had gathered to discuss a second Greek bailout following a $150 billion package promised last year.
The terms of a second bailout are contested. If the money doesn't come and Greece defaults, investors worry that an ugly cycle will start that could hit struggling states like Italy, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain. Greek debt is owned by banks throughout Europe, including in Italy, and cross-defaults far beyond Athens could be triggered if Greece isn't bailed out. In the wake of a default anywhere in Europe, investors are sure to demand an even higher premium over the German 10-year bond to lend to financially weaker states like Italy. Those higher interest rates, in turn, make it harder to pay back mounting debt, and increase the likelihood of eventual default.
July 8 is being described as "black Friday" in Rome, when markets plummeted after the German newspaper Die Welt quoted unnamed officials close to the European Central Bank saying that the current EU bailout fund was not adequate to handle an Italian collapse and would have to be doubled.
Yesterday's meeting was called by EU chief Herman Van Rompuy and reportedly included Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the European Central Bank, Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission chair, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurozone finance ministers, and Olli Rehn, who leads the EU economic and monetary section.
Mr. Trichet Sunday told an economic gathering in France that Europe was the "epicenter" of a debt crisis that concerned the markets of all the world's advanced economies.
"For Italy it is new data, internal political tensions, and uncertainty," says Luigi Speranza, a London based economist with the French bank BNP Paribas. "For Spain, it is Italy and concern over the banking sector, and uncertainty. But it's not really about Spain or Italy anymore. It's about the entire eurozone. It's quite hard to disentangle it anymore."
Italy's $2.5 trillion debt is twice that of Greece, Portugal, and Ireland combined. Italy has the third-largest bond market in the world after the US and Japan. Its sovereign debt is 25 percent of Eurozone debt, and its debt-to-GDP ratio is second only to Greece. Italian banks reportedly hold as much as 32 percent of its debt.
Some Italian banking officials have said the focus on Italy will diminish once a deal on Greece is secured.
"There has been a speculative attack on Italy in the past few days which is not justified by the fundamentals of either the country or the banks," Antonio Vigni, managing director of Banca Monte Paschi told Reuters news agency.


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Singer Daniel Powter has revealed he was sexually abused as a child.
The Bad Day hitmaker suffered in silence at the hands of a female babysitter for three years and later in life turned to drugs and alcohol to cope with his feelings of guilt and shame.
Powter made the shocking confession earlier this week on a trip to Washington, D.C., where he showed his support for drug courts, which sentence non-violent offenders to treatment programmes instead of jail time.
He told local TV news show WUSA9, "I thought that (addiction) was my problem. But it wasn't. That was my solution. It wasn't until I started digging in, taking a look at myself, saying I gotta work on some stuff (that) I don't want to look at (that I figured it out)."
Powter did not name his accuser during the interview, but the singer explained the unwanted sexual advances began when he was seven. He said, "My parents didn't know and I was too scared to tell them."
Singer Daniel Powter has revealed he was sexually abused as a child.


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Bookshelves real and virtual are stocked with volumes about
written by people who parachute into a Westside guest house for a few weeks, hit the hot spots and high spots, then write with voice-of-God authority for audiences who wouldn't know the Grapevine from grape juice.
But there is authentic writing to be found about Los Angeles. Brando Skyhorse's debut novel, "The Madonnas of
," won this year's PEN/Hemingway Award for highlighting that neighborhood on the literary map of Los Angeles. Echo Park is where Skyhorse was born and grew up, a place he left first for college and then for the
publishing world.
His first book is about a turbulent neighborhood; his next will be a memoir of his turbulent life, something that's pretty clear from its working title, "Things My Fathers Taught Me." That's "fathers" plural: several stepfathers and one mostly missing-in-action biological father -- a fleeting cast of men and of course formidable Echo Park women, including the mother and grandmother who anchored his L.A. life.
What's a nice Echo Park boy like you doing in Jersey City?
I moved out here in 1997 because I was in a relationship with someone [who] moved back here to get into publishing. About a month after I left, my mother died unexpectedly -- she was 50 years old. And a year and a half later, my grandmother died all of a sudden, so that connection I had with Los Angeles was just gone. I felt almost like I got marooned here.
When you refer to New York, you say "out here." So is L.A. still your compass?
Absolutely. I still find myself referring to myself as an Angeleno. It sounds absurd given that I've lived in Jersey City for about 13, 14 years, but given my family's long connection, L.A.'s my home. I almost feel like I'm on this tourist visa!
I just discovered my biological father last year, living in
. He has a family of his own, and I'm trying to get to know them. He took off when I was 3 or 4 years old. Someone suggested I should see if I could find [him]. I thought, well, this could take years, it could involve private detectives, something could have happened to him. I thought, there is no way this is going to happen in a reasonable time. So I went on
, couldn't find anything, of course, and then I typed in "whitepages.com" and there he was. Literally it took all of five minutes.
My mother loved to tell stories; every time I'd ask about him, the story would change. All of her stories were incredibly dramatic, but at the end of the day the truth was always very simple, and I should have realized that.
I can't speak for him; we really haven't had too many in-depth conversations [yet] about how he feels about this. I know he has regrets. I know it's complicated because I have a last name that isn't his. I wasn't raised as his son, so it doesn't seem practical for me to carry his name. I think he's aware that I write and he's happy about that. I think he'd be happier if I were married and [he] had some grandkids.
About your name. People surely say, "Come on, your real name is Joe Smith, right?"
Do you know how much easier my life would have been if it had been Joe Smith? Do you know how many years I've wished it was Joe Smith?
When the first book came out, there were book reviewers who told me privately, "Man, your name sounds like
." My biological father confirmed that my name was Brando from the beginning. I don't know if my mother liked it because she admired
's stance on Native American politics. She was very much a firebrand, very much into American Indian politics in the early '70s. She was Mexican American; her stepfather was Filipino.
After my father left, my mother started corresponding with a man named Paul Skyhorse Johnson. He was incarcerated in
for armed robbery, and somehow during their letter writing Paul agreed to adopt me as his child, so I became Brando Skyhorse Johnson. When she showed me photographs of him, I looked more like him than I do my biological father.
My mother never did anything officially. There was never an official adoption. My mom was sort of her own judge and notary public; she did these things on her own. I basically met him when I was 5 and I have memories of that; then he came out to live with us when I was maybe in junior high, and either just before or right after he came out, I realized that I was not Native American, that both my mother and my father were Mexican American.
Did you do what your mother thought of as Native American activities?
I did. My mother took me to a sweat lodge when I was 5 or 6. I smoked a peace pipe when I was 5 years old; she smoked it, then she started giggling uncontrollably and passed out. I think the best way I can describe it is that I was raised as a piecemeal Native American. It was based on her sort of fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to be a Native American. I think she was attracted by the radicalism of Native Americans asserting themselves.
She made up in enthusiasm what she lacked in knowledge?
Absolutely. My grandmother [his mother's mother] was a practicing Catholic, spoke fluent Spanish; my mother [refused] to let me learn Spanish, [so there is] this whole life, this whole identity that was basically removed from my life. My grandmother would try to teach me Spanish words, and then my mother would say, I don't want to hear you using that language -- this hostile reaction to it. Even though I'm free to learn Spanish now, I have this weird block whenever I sit down and try to learn more.
Perhaps she thought she was giving you something better, something more important?
I think that's correct. Even given the hodgepodge upbringing that I had with five stepfathers and everything, I feel fortunate because it exposed me to the experiences and opportunities that would never have been possible if my life had gone the way that it should have, my mother and father being married, et cetera.
Does anyone say, well, you're not a real Mexican American then?
People could say I'm not a real Mexican; they could say I'm not a real Indian, but I haven't heard it. My book deals with Mexican Americans and Echo Park. As a work of fiction, it represents my upbringing and my understanding of the community and the neighborhood. It's not like I can lighten my skin and pass for Anglo. For a Mexican to be raised in this piecemeal Native American way but also to be Mexican -- I consider that unique, and something I'm proud of, as opposed to something I have to defend.
You can trace it back all the way to my grandmother's insistence that I read and understand the value of books. My grandmother would take me to the Central Library -- before the [1986] fire. I had a book checked out when it burned and I never returned it and I felt guilty, and it wasn't even a book I enjoyed. I was doing a school report; it was a book about OPEC.
She would take me there every Saturday, and I'd check out two or three books. My grandmother was trying to get me into nonfiction as opposed to fiction. She was into anything about murder; she loved murder mysteries [like]
but [also] nonfiction, like a book about
. And my mother was into books about serial killers. I tell you,
would have loved the childhood I had. I knew more about
at 12 than I knew about Santa Claus.
My grandmother also took me to bookstores. It's not like we were made of money, but it was a priority for her. She wanted me to understand that books not only could be borrowed from a library but that they cost money, and I could have my own library and take care of these books.
My mother was working on her own memoir. Toward the end of her life, she would write poems. If my mother had her druthers, she would have preferred that half [my] book be her writing. One thing I really wish I had gotten to tell her: All these fantastic details that she used to surround her life, she never needed that. She was fascinating and intense and incredible on her own, and she didn't need to wrap herself in all these lies and extraneous details. She didn't need to make it more fantastic than it already was.
You worked in New York publishing for a long time. What does L.A. look like from the vantage point of a city that seems to operate on stereotypes and misconceptions about us?
A number of people who read fiction about Los Angeles believe there's this one facet of Los Angeles identity that [gets] written about --
, the machinations of getting a script made and all that. That's all fine, but that's a story we've seen a hundred times already.
My goal from the beginning was to write about the L.A. experience I had, and had not seen in print. There're a number of reasons people who are writers in L.A. are understandably skeptical about New York publishing; there's this belief that [the industry] doesn't know or care about what life in L.A. is really like.
You're right, that's the impression. I'm not entirely sure why that is. When I worked in publishing and we talked about books from Los Angeles or California, there was this belief -- and I have nothing other than anecdotal evidence -- that books set in Southern California wouldn't find an audience outside Southern California. And New York must be the center of the universe.
Tell that to Raymond Chandler.
Tell that to a lot of writers. I certainly was amazed my book was picked up, given that it's about an obscure neighborhood no one in New York had ever heard of. I felt very honored when the book came out, [at] the feedback I got from people in L.A. who had read the book and were not necessarily residents of Echo Park. They were people from all over the city who felt, yeah, this is an accurate depiction of what Los Angeles looks like, feels like, breathes like.
When I started doing promotion for the book, someone at a [Los Angeles] bookstore told me one of their book clerks didn't want to read my book because, oh, I was a New York editor who dared to write about her neighborhood, which was Echo Park. And if I remember correctly, she had moved to the neighborhood five or six years before.
I thought, that's fascinating -- my grandmother remembered the Red Cars on Sunset Boulevard, [and] my Echo Park "credentials" would be questioned by somebody who's like a newbie!
This interview was edited and excerpted from a longer taped transcript. Interview archive: latimes.com/pattasks.


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Advice for car owners
Another type of vehicle-related crime is known as carjacking. This involves an attack on a driver with the aim of robbing the person, stealing the car, or both.
- Check the back seat or hatch for intruders before getting to your car.
- Once inside the car, lock all doors and, if possible, leave windows up until you have reached your destination.
- Remain alert and check that you are not being followed and that there are no suspicious vehicles and/or people following you, or loitering around your home.
- Be very careful if you witness a minor accident: it may be simulated. If you suspect something is wrong, do not get out, and open the window only slightly to speak to the other person.
- If a passing motorist indicates that you should stop, keep driving to a service station. If you decide to stop, stay in the car with the doors locked and the window partly open to speak through. Drive away if you feel threatened.
- Do not resist if you are attacked. Whatever the value of your car, it is not worth your life.
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For some reason or another the main Norwegian Duty Free stores have chosen April as the month for "change". So in the weeks leading up to the magical date shelves will begin to empty and brands will disappear from one day to the next – all to make room for the new additions.
This is also the date when prices change, even thought there was a bit of a price jump just before Christmas (explained with the strong Euro), but no decrease for Scottish whiskies – despite the weak Pound. According to my information a couple of whiskies will increase a couple of NOK's, a couple will decrease a bit while most stay the same as they are today.
On to the disappearing and new malts:


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Who can get it?
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