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O'Brien reflects on Red Sox's magical run in '13
Through the decades, the Red Sox have had some memorable radio play-by-play voices, from Curt Gowdy to Ned Martin to Jim Woods to Ken Coleman to Joe Castiglione. Dave O'Brien, who is entering his eighth season on Red Sox radio, is another one of those voices who is leaving his mark.
In a recent sitdown with MLB.com, O'Brien reflected on the joy he gets in calling Red Sox games, while also talking about the memorable 2013 season and his thoughts on the '14 Red Sox, who start their season Monday at Camden Yards.
Through the decades, the Red Sox have had some memorable radio play-by-play voices, from Curt Gowdy to Ned Martin to Jim Woods to Ken Coleman to Joe Castiglione. Dave O'Brien, who is entering his eighth season on Red Sox radio, is another one of those voices who is leaving his mark.
In a recent sitdown with MLB.com, O'Brien reflected on the joy he gets in calling Red Sox games, while also talking about the memorable 2013 season and his thoughts on the '14 Red Sox, who start their season Monday at Camden Yards.
MLB.com: How much fun is it as someone who grew up in Quincy, Mass., to be going into your eighth season as a Red Sox radio broadcaster?
O'Brien: It's such a labor of love to call the Red Sox on radio, particularly on radio because I grew up with the Red Sox on radio. I grew up with Ken Coleman and Jim Woods and Joe Castiglione, my partner right now, believe it or not. At least in my early days of my developing as a radio broadcaster, I learned so much from those guys.
And to come to Fenway Park every day, knowing that's my office. And you might feel the same way. I think a lot of us who cover the Red Sox are, at least once every couple of nights, you look up and see the skyline and you see the Citgo sign, it's a gorgeous night in June, and you realize you're really, really lucky to be doing this, especially in seasons like 2013 when the club was so good.
MLB.com: How enjoyable was last year for you as a broadcaster?
O'Brien: I don't know if I've still quite come to grips with it. I woke up one morning a few days before Christmas and said to myself, 'It really did happen.' The Red Sox were, without question, the best team at the end. They deserved to win.
But it was because it was such a dramatic flip from a winning percentage of .426 the year before to being undoubtedly the kings of the hill at the end -- I never saw that coming. I knew the Red Sox would be dramatically better if A, B, C and D happened.
But the fact of the matter is, they got every break a team could get. Every time they needed a three-run homer, they got it. Every time the other guy made a key error in the seventh inning, the Red Sox capitalized and wound up winning that game. I've never seen anything quite like that. I've covered a number of world championship teams. This team capitalized and stayed with its focus better than any team I've ever seen.
MLB.com: Was there a point in the season last year where you realized something special was happening?
O'Brien: Probably around the ninth or 10th win in their last at-bat. I think there were a dozen of them last year. There were too many of them to think this was just dumb luck. I think they knew how to win games when they had to win them and that's a big reason they didn't lose more than three in a row all season. That's another number I kept kicking around over the winter. How does a team do that? Even the best teams lose four, five, six in a row. A couple of starters go down. A couple of key guys down in the lineup.
And also the ALCS against the Tigers. I don't think an opponent could have pitched any better against an opponent than Detroit did against the Red Sox. The Red Sox won in six games.
MLB.com: You had a couple of calls in the postseason that are going to go down as signature calls in your career, and perhaps the annals of Red Sox history. "David Ortiz, David Ortiz, David Ortiz" after his grand slam against the Tigers and the "Boston Strong!" after the World Series clincher. Did you get to go back and hear them?
O'Brien: I heard them a lot over the winter. If I'm sick of them, I'm sure everybody else is. But I think you're right, there are so few opportunities in our business, baseball announcing in particular, where you had a chance like that at the microphone to hopefully capture the tone and capture the moment effectively. I certainly hope I did.
You're very fortunate if you're at the mike when it happens. Joe Castiglione has been many times and has knocked it out of the park. You're really honored to be there at that time and place. You hope you do a good job.
MLB.com: What do you think about this year's team?
O'Brien: I was just talking to Jason Varitek around the cage. It came up, how good can they be? Can this team repeat? Both of us were of the opinion that there's no reason the Red Sox can't repeat as world champions. I'm not going out on a limb saying right here in March that it's absolutely going to happen. But the pitching is in place. It's very healthy, it's deep coming in. That's where it starts. If that bears out throughout the season, I like the Red Sox's chances of having another outstanding year.
Last year was magical, but maybe this will be more like 2007 where the Red Sox at the very beginning know who they are and it will be clean sailing. Baseball seasons aren't usually like that, so I'm dying to see what happens.
MLB.com: How much are you looking forward to seeing Xander Bogaerts for a full season?
O'Brien: Very much. I don't know, and maybe you'd be better asking this question or answering it than me, but I don't know if there's a more charismatic player with the exception of David Ortiz in the Red Sox camp. Certainly among the younger group. He's such a confident kid. He just understands he belongs and watching him for the 162 games, what he can do with the bat, will be fun. We all remember the home run he hit at Yankee Stadium, which still hasn't come down. I just think we're looking at an All-Star right at the beginning and that's cool to see.
MLB.com: We all knew John Farrell when he was the pitching coach here. Did you have a concept of how good a manager he could be?
O'Brien: I don't think I knew. He's a lot better than I thought. I thought the Toronto teams lacked a lot of the essential ingredients the Red Sox had to help make him a better manager. And I thought John, as the season went along, he took all of his skills and he was even sharper as the season went along. They played for him and they remain focused, that great focus, that laser beam focus That today is the only day that matters. I think he deserves the lion's share of the credit for that, I really do, and keeping them on that road all season long.
MLB.com: A lot of people know you not just for the Red Sox, but your work on ESPN, doing baseball and college basketball. How much do you like the variety of what you do?
O'Brien: The Red Sox play-by-play job was a dream job for me, a dream come true. As you know, I'm a Quincy boy, I grew up on the South Shore and in New Hampshire, where I live with my family now. That's a dream that I never really thought would come true and then when it did, it's kind of just been living that every day since.
I also get the greatest kick out of going into college basketball arenas like the Allen Fieldhouse or Pauley Pavilion and all these wonderful places. I got into Hilton Coliseum in Iowa this year to see Iowa State play. I'd never been there before. My head was ringing because it was so loud when I left. I didn't realize there was that kind of passion. That's the thing that stands out about college basketball. The passion is off the charts and it's only two hours long.
But my summer gig is the best in the world. I happen to work with a guy that I'm just honored to work with in Joe Castiglione, who is now a Red Sox Hall of Famer. I'm thrilled beyond words with him for that. The next step for him will be Cooperstown.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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PARIS (Reuters) - If ever there was a year when Spanish dynamo David Ferrer might allow himself to dream a little it is this one.
Racing into the quarter-finals of the French Open without dropping a set, Ferrer has lived up to his top-four seeding and, with king of clay Rafa Nadal in the other half of the draw, the door to a first grand-slam final looks slightly ajar.
Ferrer cut towering South African Kevin Anderson down to size with a ruthless 6-3 6-1 6-1 victory on Sunday, playing his brand of steely claycourt tennis to perfection to reach a sixth consecutive grand-slam quarter-final.
The 31-year-old Spaniard prefers to deal in reality though.
"I don't want to dream too much," Ferrer told reporters, throwing cold water all over suggestions he could finally smash through the semi-final barrier at a slam.
"I am so very happy to have reached the quarter-finals. Of course, reaching the finals here would be okay but I wouldn't say that I would not sleep at night thinking about it, or I would sleep better."
A quarter-final against Tommy Robredo will not keep him awake at night either after his fellow 31-year-old clawed back a two-set deficit for the third round in a row to beat 11th seed Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (5) 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Ferrer has surpassed former world number five Robredo in the pecking order of Spanish tennis, leading 6-2 in their previous meetings but has huge respect for his compatriot.
"It's gonna be a physical match, sure, and a long match," he said.
In his five grand-slam semi-finals, Ferrer has lost three times to Novak Djokovic, once to Andy Murray and once to Nadal at Roland Garros last year.
He could be excused for cursing his luck at playing in an era containing three of the greatest players ever to swing a tennis racket but Ferrer is not courting sympathy.
"Tennis doesn't owe me anything; tennis is one of the fairest sports. It's given me so many extraordinary feelings," he said.
Ferrer was at his miserly best against Anderson, offering up only 11 unforced errors in a relentless onslaught that made his opponent look like a fish out of water.
Twenty-third seed Anderson, the first South African to reach the last 16 since Wayne Ferreira in 1996, possesses one of the biggest serves in the game but it resembled a pea-shooter against Ferrer who broke it at will.
Editing by Clare Fallon and Sonia Oxley

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Well, it's been a long time since I used VC++ and I started again in December. Now, I have made a little "encryption" program using the Julius Ceasar algorithm in VC++ and I added a Tip of the Day component when the program starts.
The thing is that this component is relying on a file called Tips.txt but what I want to know, is ...
Is there a way to get rid of the tips.txt and somehow make the component look for the tips internally (you know, so I don't have to pack the exe with a txt file)?
P.S. if you want to see the executable and test it a little, just post and I might be able to put it up for download :P


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iPhone 6, Is Better, Sleeker, Faster And If You Fancy, Bigger.
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 was a dilemma for me and even considered permanently moving to Android world for my personal phone. (I do use Android variants in my work). Absence of Steve Jobs and bigger phones with brittle glass, sapphire or not and many other odds and ends lead to my dilemma.
But after watching various videos, reading reviews and feeling both the bigger and standard size phones in my hand, I am willing to upgrade my iPhone 5 to iPhone 6, the smaller, standard version. I can let go the bigger version as I have the 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 to stretch and strain my fingers.
Of all the reviews that helped me, one stands out and follow the link at the end to read the iPhone 6 review by Techradar, which is a 11 page spread. Forget about that biased feeling and get through the article as you learn a lot about the phone. Their conclusion at the end was;
"Apple has leapt forward with the iPhone 6 - one of the best phones it's ever created."due to great design, better battery and even though subtle, the keyboard.
iPhone 6 design has brought out a thin light and round curved edge (a departure from the sharp edges of iPhone 5) to give us a sleek phone that feel comfortable iPhone 6. I do feel it to be a bit slippery but I hope get used to it as I hate bulky protective cases.
There are plastic strips interrupting the sleek metal case at the top and bottom that distracts the flow but they are there for a reason, radio signals. The power button has moved from top to the top right hand side. Another difference one will notice is the protrusion of the camera from the back, guess the lenses could not be made thinner. The screen is 1334 x 750 and still not full HD. Overall screen is fine for the task but I would like to note that the Samsung Galaxy S5 has a better screen. Camera is still the same 8MP sensor but has done a lot in the software to make the camera even better than that of the iPhone 5. Video has entered new era with reaching 60FPS and 240FPS for slo-mo movies.
Battery, the other most important factor for any phone, has left us wanting more with iPhone 6. Even though seem to be better than iPhone 5 and better according to Apple literature, it is far behind the competitors, Samsung and HTC. With lesser screen resolution and improved A8 processor, I expected the battery to carry me through the day without a power bank in my bag.
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- Firestone woman, supporters remember unborn baby lost in Longmont crash
- Denver medical examiner confirms identity of Longmont DUI suspect found dead Tuesday
- Man pleads guilty in Longmont crash that claimed life of unborn baby
- Longmont's Skyline Kiwanis help DUI crash victim
- Accused DUI driver out on bond
- Memorial for unborn baby lost in DUI wreck set for Monday
- Many want punishment, but state law says killing unborn not murder
- Suspect in Longmont DUI wreck has cancer, months to live, father says
- Longmont man, 52, charged with vehicular assault in wreck that claimed life of unborn baby
- Longmont police release part of crash call
- Identities, conditions of DUI suspect's accident victims disclosed
- Judge increases bond for Longmont man, 52, accused of DUI wreck that left woman critical, fetus dead
- Longmont Police: Multiple DUI offender arrested in wreck that left unborn child dead, mother critical
Four months before chronic drunken driver Gary Sheats was involved in the July 5 wreck that killed the unborn son of a Longmont woman, the court system got one more chance to put him behind bars.
A stop for a cracked windshield led to the discovery that Sheats -- a man with a DUI history spanning three decades -- was driving on a revoked license.
But when the articulate 52-year-old, who told attorneys he was battling cancer, showed up for court March 9 with a valid license in hand, Jefferson County prosecutors followed common practice. They dropped the revoked-license charge, the only one of Sheats' infractions punishable by incarceration -- up to six months in jail.
The court-sanctioned second chance was nothing new for Sheats. Thanks to lenient sentences, he had served less than a year in jail in connection with four previous DUIs and a felony drug offense for crack-cocaine possession, court records show.
Sheats -- who was found a mile away from the Longmont accident that injured Heather Surovik as he allegedly fled the scene -- demonstrates the ticking-time-bomb nature of persistent DUI offenders, prosecutors say.
His case has called into question policies, laws and sentencing practices that seem to turn repeat DUI offenders loose on Colorado streets. The district attorney for Jefferson County, for instance, has banned plea deals for DUI offenders who drive on suspended licenses.
Tim Onley is no legal expert or policymaker. He's Surovik's grandfather, mourning the loss of a fetus days from delivery and already given the name Brady Paul Surovik.
"We're angry because with his past record, he shouldn't have been on the road. I don't know how to fight that," Onley said. "We don't hate him, but somebody with that many DUIs? They should have taken more serious steps than have been taken."
His family's anguish is compounded by the fact that prosecutors can't charge Sheats with homicide in the death of the fetus, which is considered by law to be an extension of the mother and not a person until birth.
Matter of public safety
Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett charged Sheats with several counts, including multiple felony charges of vehicular assault involving DUI and leaving the scene of an accident that caused serious bodily injury.
The DUI charge -- Sheats' fifth -- remains a misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days in jail.
Sheats' blood-alcohol content reportedly registered at 0.292 percent, more than 31/2 times the legal limit, as he attempted to pilot his dad's Dodge Durango through Longmont streets. In Colorado, a person is considered too drunk to drive at a BAC of 0.08 percent.
Authorities believe Sheats made a sudden, illegal left turn in front of Surovik that gave her no time to stop. Surovik, a preschool teacher and mother of two, was on her way home from her final well-baby checkup. It was 4:23 p.m.
Garnett said misdemeanor charges for repeat DUI offenders aren't doing enough to keep the public safe. He has vowed to push for felony penalties. Sobriety courts can't handle everyone, he said.
Sheats' years of court-ordered therapy, repeated admonitions and second chances -- even having an interlock device installed on his own vehicle the day of the Longmont wreck -- didn't prevent him from driving.
"Most people go through their entire lives and don't get a DUI. To get three or more, you not only have a serious drinking problem, but you're dealing with it in a way that endangers the public," Garnett said. "For the legal system to protect the public, we need every tool we can get."
Colorado's DUI laws
Colorado is one of seven states where offenders are charged with a misdemeanor no matter how many times they're caught drunk behind the wheel -- unless they injure or kill someone, according to information from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In 2009, after a year of coverage by The Denver Post of repeat DUI offenders who got little or no jail time before they killed others in alcohol-related crashes, lawmakers considered significantly upping penalties for multiple DUIs.
But they scuttled efforts to make a second or third DUI a felony, balking at the additional cost of lengthy incarcerations. Instead, they upped mandatory minimum jail sentences to 10 days for a second offense and 60 days for a third.
If prison time were on the table, the impact would be twofold, said Ryan Brackley, Boulder County's chief deputy DA.
"With prison time, the impact of a conviction could be greater," said Brackley, who is prosecuting Sheats. "It has the potential to keep repeat offenders off the street and the potential to be a life-changing experience for them."
If Sheats' life was changed by any of his alcohol- or drug-related run-ins with the courts, it wasn't for long.
In 1980, when Sheats was 20, he racked up his first driving-while-ability-impaired conviction in Adams County. Remaining records are sparse on details, but the ticket issued to Sheats notes he was in an accident just before midnight. His dad posted his bail.
A judge sentenced the young Sheats to six months' probation and required him to attend substance-abuse classes until he left for college in Washington.
Gary Sheats' father, Billy Sheats, said he knew his son struggled with addiction but wasn't aware he had been convicted of so many DUIs.
"We just didn't know about them," said Billy Sheats, who lives in Longmont. "And we didn't necessarily talk about the one I knew about."
In the next eight years, Gary Sheats was arrested in cases of domestic violence, assault and disturbing the peace, in Denver County. All charges were dropped and the records destroyed.
Then came the evening of Aug. 14, 1989.
Patricia Bates -- then Patricia Halouska -- left the front door of her Denver home open to let in the cool air while she watched some late-night TV.
She was startled when a man walked through her front door with a brown paper bag under one arm, and she began yelling for him to get out.
Bates grabbed her keys and, in her car, followed the stranger as he drove through the streets of Denver, stopping only after he slammed into a tree, she said.
The intruder -- Gary Sheats, a neighbor from a block away -- was drunk and had wandered into Bates' home thinking it was his, the officers who arrested him later told Bates.
In the brown bag? A six-pack of beer.
Bates was shocked to learn that the drunken young man who frightened her so many years ago -- and who received two years' probation for it -- was still driving the streets drunk this month.
"It's terribly tragic. It's just so senseless," Bates said. "By the third time, they should be in jail. Alcoholism is a disease, but obviously they're not doing anything to change their life."
Twice more between 1988 and 1996, Sheats was arrested after a car accident.
In a 1992 Littleton incident, officers found him "almost falling over" as he exited the driver's seat and measured his BAC at 0.283 percent.
In 1996, Denver officers arrested Sheats after he backed into a car and then sped away. When an officer searched Sheats, he found seven rocks of crack cocaine. Reports do not show whether Sheats was intoxicated at the time.
Judges in both cases forced treatment on Sheats. One even instructed him to take antabuse, a drug used to treat alcoholics that makes them ill if they consume alcohol. They went as far as requiring that he attend a residential program in the 1996 drug case.
But they required no straight jail time.
Letter full of promises
Jefferson County District Attorney Scott Storey's office is responsible for failing to prosecute Sheats on the revoked-license charge that might have kept him in jail at the time of the July 5 accident in Longmont.
Storey said prosecutors often approach those types of low-level cases with the aim of getting people legal to drive so they can obtain insurance. He has since changed that policy for people with prior DUIs.
But even if his deputies had prosecuted Sheats to the fullest, judges in Storey's district -- like many others -- are not likely to give jail time for smaller cases, the head prosecutor said.
"In my experience, judges are very reluctant to send guys to jail for county-court cases," Storey said. "This will not happen again. In my mind, if you've been revoked for an alcohol offense, I don't care if you're reinstated. You shouldn't be driving."
The longest stint Sheats ever spent in jail resulted from an illegal left turn in Denver County.
While Sheats refused a blood-alcohol test in the early hours of March 19, 2008, he pleaded guilty to DUI with a prior offense and was sentenced to six months with the option to participate in a work-release program.
His health failed him, however, and he was unable to find work outside the confines of his cell.
A lengthy and eloquent letter full of promises that sound chilling in light of recent events may have helped persuade a judge to shave 10 days from Sheats' six-month sentence.
In it, he references bipolar medication and his work with Alcoholics Anonymous, insisting he had remained sober for most of his life.
"I have no doubt that I am an alcoholic and I realize that by driving drunk I endangered others. I'm grateful I did not hurt anyone or damage anything," he wrote. "I'm willing to go to any length to never drink again, and certainly not drink and drive."


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Biola University Replicates Iconic Los Angeles 'Jesus Saves' Sign
Biola University created a replica of one of the school's original "Jesus Saves" signs that was placed on top of their downtown Los Angeles campus in the 1930s, by installing a similar LED-bulb sign along with a photographic mural of the original building on the side of a parking garage at their La Mirada location.
The school's two original "Jesus Saves" neon signs remained lit for a total of 78 years at the L.A. campus' north and south dorm towers before a California pastor, Gene Scott, bought the signs and moved them to the Los Angeles University Cathedral. After Scott's death, one sign was moved to the Faith Center in Glendale, Calif., which is pastored by his widow, and the other sign continues to light up in the same building that is now known as the Ace Hotel in downtown L.A.
"Since I became president of Biola in 2007 I've been interested in reacquiring the signs, but decided to create a replica instead when our attempts to acquire an original sign were unsuccessful," said Barry H. Corey, president of Biola University, to The Christian Post on Thursday.
According to a Biola spokesperson, Ace Hotel was not interested in selling the 7-foot neon red sign, which can be seen from miles away, because developers plan to keep it due to its history. However, Corey decided that a replica sign would create "a fitting reminder" that Biola's core beliefs have not changed in the last 105 years.
Although the school could not recreate the exact landmark sign, the 38-by-59-foot photographic mural and sign displayed in the interior of Biola's campus is the closest to the original sign that the school was allowed to recreate.
"Our university's public art committee explored a variety of options and ultimately recommended the mixed-media installation, which I approved. The placement and size needed to abide by our city's codes and requirements, including height limitations and sight lines that restricted visibility to our campus boundaries," said Corey.
He also said Biola is still interested in someday reclaiming one of the signs that became the school's most iconic visual imprint in L.A.
"If, somehow in the future, one of the original large neon signs were to come into our possession, we would need to explore with the city of La Mirada where and how to display it," he said.
The unveiling of the replica sign took place during the university's undergraduate commencement ceremony in May and the project was funded in part by the 2013 graduating class.


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Tis the season: mantel decor
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I don't understand how it is that I'm at Target 5 times a week and didn't see those cable knit stockings, which are exactly what I'm looking for! I was all thinking I might have to lock myself in a room with a bottle of wine and attempt to knit some myself! HA! Love your mantle. And your adorable little maniac.ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL, aw thanks A! I almost walked by the stockings myself when I was there! And if you do knit some yourself, color me impressed. I'll have to send you a bottle of wine for a job well done.Delete
"like a blender with the lid off"... cracking up! Love that dress that Q has on. Gap has some really pretty stuff right now. Did Q ever do much crawling? Katie is seriously about to crawl but she much prefers us to help her walk around.ReplyDeleteReplies
They do! I have to restrain myself when I'm in there.Delete
Q did crawl for a couple months. It took her a lot longer to get crawling than it did to get walking, IMO. Miss Katie might skip the crawling altogether, being the genius that she is!
- AnonymousWed Nov 28, 10:53:00 AM
Whore... really? That's a disgusting term to use in describing your one year old daughter. You can qualify it all you want, calling it a "term of endearment," but it doesn't take the vulgarity away. Have a little bit of class.ReplyDeleteReplies
I knew that this would bring on some critics & strong feelings! I completely understand where you're coming from & respect your opinion but this is my blog & my humor unedited....inappropriate humor & all. If you knew me in real life you would know that I find the humor in most things. It doesn't mean I love my daughter any less. I assure you, I have lots of class. HA! I don't take life too seriously but I understand some people do.Delete
On another note, thanks for reading the blog text so carefully. Sometimes I wonder if people just look at the pictures. =]
Anonymous, perhaps that word should not have been used as it has obviously upset at least one person. But I think you are overreacting. I had no difficulty understanding the manner in which it was used as a joke. Some cultures do use that word as a term of endearment (for example "puttanella" is often used as a synonym for "mischievous"). It's the English word "whore" that sounds ugly. Yes, you or others may not feel comfortable with it, but really, if you are so disgusted and feel you need to object, why hide behind Anonymous? Don't you feel able to be identified for stand up for your beliefs?Delete
Thank you for taking the time to articulate my feelings so much better than I could! I appreciate your knowledge & support.Delete
I thought about not using that word whilst typing up this post for fear of upsetting someone but my goal is to be honest & true to myself on my blog. SO there it is. =]
Thank you for being real and uncensored. Politically correct or sugar coated blogs are a dime a dozen. Your readers and true fans will always appreciate you.Delete
Nowhere in the definition of "class" was the description of anonymity included. It might be that someone else should to improve their blog manners before lashing out. She has a right to her opinion but not the right to insult you.
Seriously though, Anonymous, do you like my mantel?Delete
Thank YOU, Bianca, for being the epitome of class in your responses. I appreciate your readership & don't take that for granted one bit!Delete
The comments I removed were a repeat of the comment left for Anonymous...sorry for posting them in the wrong place.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousWed Nov 28, 01:07:00 PM
My name is Ashley, I don't have a blog or a Google account, so I posted under Anonymous. It's not that I can't handle inappropriate humor, I just don't think that calling your baby a whore is all that humorous. And yes, I think your mantle is very pretty. I especially like your sunburst mirror.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Ashley, nice to meet you. Humor (like decor) is entirely subjective, I totally understand. I don't make a living off my blog nor do I think I'm the most hilarious blogger ever nor do I wish to please/shock everyone (though I do have an innate desire to gain approval but we're working on that in my therapy sessions--HA). My blog, my content, my words--its what makes blogging exciting.Delete
Thanks for your compliments on my mantel!
OOooh this has inspired me to knit some stockings like those! :-) Beautiful.ReplyDelete
I love love love your mantel and am super jealous of your white stockings. I scored the exact same green ones for our mantle and put far too much thought into which stockings to buy; they're perfect. I look forward to all of your posts and think you have great style! Happy holidays!ReplyDelete
Ohhhhh girl, look at you getting frisky and heating up the blog world with a post about your Christmas mantel. Didn't see that one coming! I love you, my little ho-bag. (Ahh, cue more comments about inappropriateness!)ReplyDelete
She is so cute!! The mantel looks great and I adore those stockings!ReplyDelete
Your mantle is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I LOVE your mantle. I'm still coveting your mirror.....ReplyDelete
Looks so pretty! Quinn did a great job. winkReplyDelete
I love your mantel, it is made for Christmas decor. I also love your funnies. I referred to my baby as devil's spawn (or simply THE BABY) while pregnant, because calling him sprout or bean or whatever cute name of the moment made me want to vomit. Bring on the inappropriate humor!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThu Nov 29, 11:05:00 AM
Turkey is the least favorite part of the TG meal for me too. Sides it is! Although oddly, duriung the rest of the year when I purchase sandwich meat at the deli, sliced turkey is what I always choose, so go figure.ReplyDelete
I know what you mean about gearing up to decorate for the holidays. I too have to overcome my laziness and just do it for the kiddos. Your mantle looks very festive and lovely, and very you. I also like the faux flame candles in the fireplace too.
Looking good, girl. And remind me again why we don't live closer? Our two spirited children could entertain one another and give us a short break, perhaps! ; )ReplyDelete
Love it all! I want those stockings! We have none and I've been on the hunt to find ones that I won't hate 2 years down the road. These are perfect.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFri Nov 30, 11:06:00 AM
It looks gorgeous! i dont have a mantel now ...but hopefully i wil soon once we find the right house :)ReplyDelete
I love your mantle Freckles! Simple, clean and full of Christmas cheer :) Nice job...and I am really loving that starburst mirror!!!ReplyDelete
Q is adorable! I'm so glad someone else with a 1 year old (or in my case nearly 1) is kind of behind on things and not afraid to admit it. Well in my case I'm afraid to admit it, but oh my, I thought life would get less hectic as my baby got older!ReplyDelete
I adore your mantle, it's gorgeous.
Gorgeous! I so wish for a cold/snowy/conducive to mantles/stockings Christmas. 43 Celsius today, boo! Australia and Christmas are a difficult mix...ReplyDelete
Your mantel looks beautiful! Mine has been stocked full of stuff I plan on decorating it with for 3 days! And how is that Q always looks so calm and peaceful in photos? I'm not fooled though, I have a one year old I know how they roll ;)ReplyDelete
Looks so good! I love the stockings! I'm going to check my local Target to see if I get lucky and find some!ReplyDelete
Oh I love it and I'm dying over that mirror!ReplyDelete
I am so obsessed with your little "whore", excuse me, I mean perfect lottlenor-Asian daughter!!!! I love you too, you skank (don't worry, that's a term of endearment....really). ;)ReplyDelete
Omg everything is perfect. I love the colors, simple/classydecorations and your little one!!ReplyDelete
Oh no! I just got my niece the same farm set for my niece for her first birthday! I hope she isnt hiding all the pieces too. hahahaReplyDelete
I loveeee your xmas decor!!!!! I still need to get stockings for three of us, I keep telling myself to go buy some after xmas but never got around to it. K is going to be 10 before I even get one!ReplyDelete
I wish I was a super mom that would blog daily but I dont..lol you are doing great!!!
Man, I love your stockings and mirror!!! and love that you said for people to step away from your blog if they don't like it!!!ReplyDelete
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Its beautiful! I love the pop of green...those stockings are great. And little Miss Q sounds like quite the fun handful! :)ReplyDelete
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If you haven't been over to Catalina Island in a while, you're in for a delightful surprise. We're in the business of making the island a world class vacation destination. We've rejuvenated our hotel properties, created new tours and adventures and added new restaurants and a beach club. Come experience all that Catalina has to offer.
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Catch an early ferry boat from Long Beach, San Pedro, Dana Point or Newport Beach to Avalon. Stay at the newly renovated Pavilion Hotel. Explore the island on the Skyline Drive where you'll visit Catalina's Airport-in-the Sky and get a birdseye view of Avalon, as well as beautiful views of island coves and the mainland. When you return, hop on the Scenic Avalon Tour to explore what's new around the city of Avalon. Return to the Pavilion Hotel for a complimentary afternoon wine & cheese pairing. Step next door and enjoy dinner at the new Avalon Grille, serving delicious steaks and seafood. After dinner, stroll along the waterfront and enjoy a latte or ice cream. Retire to the Pavilion Hotel and enjoy a warm fire before settling into your room for the night.
Day Two:
Indulge in the Pavilion Hotel's complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. Set out for the Cape Canyon Expedition to explore areas that no other tours have access to in an eco-friendly H1 Hummer. Return to Avalon and enjoy a casual lunch. After lunch, it's off on another adventure as you set off in search of ocean wildlife on the Ocean Runner. Dinner is at Avalon's newest restaurant, the Bluewater Avalon, where you'll relax and listen to the waves under the dock and reflect on your day of adventures. Late night, enjoy the sounds and vibe at the Avalon Grille for after-dinner dessert and drinks.
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Rise early and catch an Avalon sunrise paired with coffee on a lanai in the Pavilion's lush courtyard, enjoy our complimentary breakfast. Make your way over to Descanso Beach and get ready for the exhilarating Zip-Line Eco Tour experience. Afterwards, relax at the Descanso Beach Club, where you can reserve a private cabana, indulge in a massage, and delight in great food and specialty drinks. Later in the afternoon, set off on the East End Adventure; A Hummer Tour of the Island where you'll see American Bison, Eagles and maybe a rare Catalina Fox. Finally, relax with a glass of wine at the Pavilion Hotel before setting off for another fabulous dinner and a catching a movie at the famous Casino Theatre. After, explore the nightlife of Catalina and visit some of the clubs, and if you're lucky you may catch a glimpse of Spencer Davis.
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Start your day off with a stretch or yoga class on the beach at Descanso Beach Club, return to the Pavilion Hotel Courtyard for breakfast. Stop by the Catalina Island Museum and get a glimpse of Catalina's unique past. Shop along Avalon's quaint streets for a special memento of your island vacation and enjoy a final lunch at the Avalon Grille before catching your ferry.
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March 2013
HIV/AIDS remains one of the country's most serious health challenges. According to an overwhelming body of evidence, needle and syringe exchange programs not only reduce the spread of HIV, but also save money, encourage the safe disposal of syringes, minimize the risk of needlestick injuries to law enforcement officials, and help link chemically dependent individuals to vital drug treatment services. In difficult budgetary times, investments in syringe exchange are a wise use of tax dollars.
Each year, 50,000 Americans are newly infected with HIV.1 Injection drug use remains a driving force in the national epidemic, accounting for 14 percent of new HIV infections among women and 7-11 percent of new HIV infections among men in the United States in 2010.2 Reaching the federal goal of an "AIDS-Free Generation"3 requires effective, sustained efforts to prevent new infections among injection drug users (IDUs). Approximately 3.2 million Americans are living with hepatitis C (HCV), and deaths related to HCV have increased substantially over the last decade.4
Sharing contaminated injecting equipment is one of the most efficient means of HIV transmission.5 Scores of studies have conclusively demonstrated that syringe services programs (SSPs) help prevent infection by reducing the re-use and circulation of injecting equipment without increasing drug use or resulting in other negative consequences.13-15 SSPs have helped New York City -- where 50 percent of all IDUs were living with HIV in the early 1980s -- approach the elimination of new drug-related transmissions, saving federal and state taxpayers millions of dollars in treatment costs averted.16-18 SSPs make neighborhoods safer (for police, sanitation workers, and the general public) by supporting the safe disposal of potentially infectious needles and syringes.19,20 SSPs also facilitate recovery from drug abuse by linking drug users to treatment services.21
|How SSPs Work
SSPs provide free sterile syringes, an approach that reduces the likelihood that users will share injecting equipment.6 Although the provision of sterile syringes is the core service provided by SSPs, these programs also safely dispose of used syringes, and have much broader health benefits.7 Many offer a range of health and supportive services, including on-site medical care; screening and counseling for HIV, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted infections; distribution of condoms, food, and clothing; and referrals to substance abuse treatment.8 In addition, many SSPs help save lives by providing medications to prevent overdose and support drug treatment.9 SSPs offer tailored services drug users need to keep themselves and others safer and healthier. As a result, drug users often view SSPs as more respectful and less discriminatory than traditional healthcare providers; this makes SSPs better able to connect drug users to health and supportive services they would otherwise not have accessed.10-12
In 2009, Congress removed a 21-year prohibition on the use of federal funds to support SSPs.22 Two years later, however, Congress re-imposed the ban on federal funding for SSPs.23 In 2013, even as injection drug use continues to contribute substantially to the spread of HIV, federal public health funds are unavailable for syringe exchange.
SSPs are not illegal throughout most of the country, and more than 200 SSPs are currently operating in 34 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.24
2However, without federal funding, these SSPs are only able to provide sterile syringes for fewer than 3 percent of all injections estimated to occur each year.25 SSPs that receive state or local government funding distribute more sterile syringes and offer HIV tests more often than those that do not receive government funding.26 Federal support could amplify this increase in service capacity.
In short, the federal funding ban on SSPs undermines national efforts to prevent new HIV infections. If the country is to realize the goal of an AIDS-Free Generation, coverage for these highly effective programs will need to increase.
"In the cities that have adopted needle exchange programs, there is a dramatic reduction in needle sticks to firefighters who crawl on their hands and knees through smoke-filled rooms to search for victims."
-- Charles Aughenbaugh, Jr., President, New Jersey Deputy Fire Chiefs Association, Retired Deputy Fire Chief, March 2011
Banning federal support for cost-effective needle exchange programs is contrary to the public interest. Although such programs were controversial when they first emerged in the 1980s, nearly three decades of experience has generated substantial support for the approach from local governments, public health officials, and scientific organizations. The public health benefits of SSPs have been well documented, but these programs generate other benefits that may be less familiar.
The lifetime cost of treating an HIV-positive person is estimated to be between $385,200 and $618,900.27 As HIV-positive IDUs are often uninsured or reliant on public sector programs (such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Ryan White) for their care, taxpayers bear the lion's share of treatment costs associated with new infections related to injection drug use.28,29
HIV is not the only costly infection associated with injection drug use. HCV costs hundreds of millions of dollars annually to treat.30 Needle sharing during injection drug use is the primary driver of hepatitis C infection in the U.S., with an estimated 50-80 percent of drug users becoming infected with HCV within five years of their first drug injection.31 A study of IDUs in New York City found that from 1990-2001, as SSPs grew substantially, HCV prevalence declined from 90 to 63 percent.32
With individual needles and syringes costing less than 50 cents,33 it is far cheaper to prevent a new case of HIV than to assume many years of treatment costs. According to a recent analysis, expanding SSP coverage to 10 percent of all injections (from the current level of 2.9 percent) would avert nearly 500 new HIV infections each year.34 Such an expansion in service coverage would cost an estimated $64 million -- less than one-third the projected lifetime costs (an estimated $193 million) of treating these 500 cases.35 In other words, every dollar spent expanding service coverage to such a level would save at least an estimated three dollars in treatment costs averted.36 Further service expansion would save American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
|Additional Investment Required and Savings in HIV Treatment Costs (Million 2011 USD) for Each SSP Syringe Coverage Level
Source: Nguyen, T.Q., Weir, B.W., Pinkerton, S.D., Des Jarlais, D.C., and Holtgrave, D. (July 23, 2012). Increasing investment in syringe exchange is cost-saving HIV prevention: modeling hypothetical syringe coverage levels in the United States (MOAE0204 Oral Abstract). Presented at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Washington D.C. (Date last accessed: December 11, 2012.)
Supporting recovery and breaking the cycle of drug use are key principles of the National Drug Control Strategy.37 SSPs support these aims. They serve as critical entry points for drug users, and link individuals to comprehensive treatment and care, such as in New Jersey, where more than 22 percent (998 individuals) of the 4,482 people served by New Jersey's five SSPs from 2007 to 2009 entered a drug treatment program.38
By facilitating recovery from drug addiction, SSPs help individuals struggling with chemical dependence to repair their lives and become productive members of society. In one study, employment increased 44.8 percent within six months among clients of SSPs who received certain federal funding while the funding ban was removed.39 Clients of these SSPs were 25 percent more likely than non-SSP clients to have been successfully referred to mental health treatment and prescribed medication.40
As bridges to comprehensive treatment, prevention, and social services, SSPs improve individual and public health. SSPs also help clients infected with HIV or hepatitis C learn their status: in 2010, 67 percent of SSPs surveyed nationally offered hepatitis C testing, and 87 percent offered HIV testing and counseling.41 SSP clients who test HIV positive can be connected to life-saving and cost-effective treatment, while those who test HIV negative receive HIV prevention counseling and access to condoms, helping interrupt the cycle of HIV transmission.
|Selected Services Offered by SSPs in 2010
Source: 2010 Beth Israel Survey Results Summary
The federal government is by far the largest funder of HIV prevention services. Federal prevention funding adheres to recognized principles of federalism, providing essential health assistance while leaving it to states and localities to use limited federal dollars to address needs and priorities that are locally determined. While the federal ban was lifted, federal dollars were used to support SSPs in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Puerto Rico, Vermont, and Washington.42 SSPs operate in 186 cities and a quarter of those surveyed in 2011 were run by state or local health departments.43,44 Authorities in jurisdictions across the country have demonstrated that they believe SSPs promote public health and other local objectives. However, under current law, they are not allowed to decide for themselves whether federal funds they receive should be used to meet these objectives.
While research consistently has found SSPs to be a cost-effective, evidence-based intervention, the federal funding ban continues to force localities facing difficult budgetary times to make a tough choice: if they wish to use limited state and local dollars to fund SSPs, they must do so at the expense of other important, public health programs dependent on local and state financing. In the brief two-year period during which federal funding became available for SSPs, the majority of programs that received federal support used those funds just to maintain or expand existing services; only 14 percent of programs that received federal SSP funding in 2011 were able to use that funding to add new services.45
SSPs reduce circulation of contaminated syringes, collecting used syringes in puncture-proof containers. By discarding used syringes according to hazardous waste disposal procedures, SSPs keep contaminated in-jection equipment off the streets, protecting the public from potential exposure to infectious needles.
SSPs actively encourage participants to return as many used syringes as possible.46 Research indicates that the majority of syringes distributed by SSPs are in fact returned.47,48 In Baltimore, SSPs helped reduce the number of improperly discarded syringes by almost 50 percent.49 In Portland, Oregon, the number of improperly discarded syringes dropped by almost two-thirds after the implementation of an SSP.50 In 2008-2009, in Miami -- where there are no syringe exchange programs -- eight times more syringes were disposed of improperly than in San Francisco, where syringe exchanges are available.51 Safe disposal was much greater in San Francisco, even though the estimated number of injection drug users in San Francisco is more than twice the number in Miami.
Keeping contaminated equipment off the streets improves public safety. SSPs reduce the risk that people -- including children playing in parks, people putting trash in public trash cans, and medical personnel responding to emergencies -- will accidentally come into contact with used and potentially dangerous needles and syringes.
"Clearly needle exchange programs work. There is no doubt about that."
-- Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform, September 16, 2008
Law enforcement and public-safety personnel, who are often exposed to needlesticks on the job, are perhaps the most notable public safety beneficiaries of SSPs. In San Diego, nearly 30 percent of police officers surveyed had been stuck by a needle at least once, with more than 27 percent of those injured experiencing two or more needlestick injuries.52 Syringe services programs have been found to reduce needlestick injuries among police officers.53
Communities of color are at far greater risk for HIV than Americans overall. In 2010, 14 percent of the U.S. population was African American, but that year, 44 percent of all new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. were among African Americans -- more than any other racial or ethnic group.54 In states surveyed from 2007 to 2010, the rate of new HIV infections was eight times higher among African Americans than whites, and three times higher among Latinos than whites.55 In 2010, people of color were overrepresented among both male and female injection drug users newly infected with HIV.56 While AIDS-related deaths for the broader U.S. population have sharply declined over the last 15-20 years, AIDS remains the ninth leading cause of death among African Americans overall and the third leading cause of death for African Americans aged 35-44.57 In light of the disproportionate risk of HIV infection and number orgof AIDS-related deaths among African Americans and other people of color, the National HIV/AIDS Strategy prioritizes intensified efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in HIV-related health outcomes.58 Given the role of injection drug use in contributing to the outsize HIV risks experienced by communities of color, SSPs represent a critical tool for minimizing HIV risks and addressing health disparities.
|Diagnoses of HIV Infection Among Injection Drug Users, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity, 2010 -- 46 States and 5 U.S. Dependent Areas
As a result of their considerable public health, public safety, and fiscal benefits, SSPs enjoy robust support across the political spectrum, ranging from law enforcement officials to advocates seeking the reform of drug laws. Numerous national medical and public health organizations support SSPs, including the American Medical Association,59 the American Public Health Association,60 the National Academy of Sciences,61 and the American Academy of Pediatrics.62 So too do leading global bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO),63 the World Bank,64 and the International Red Cross-Red Crescent Society.65 The American Bar Association strongly supports SSPs,66 as does the U.S. Conference of Mayors.67
The evidence is clear and conclusive. SSPs prevent new HIV infections without leading to increased drug use. SSPs also promote broader health aims, save taxpayers money, promote public safety, and enjoy broad public support. Federal support for SSPs should be restored -- not only to advance these important public policy aims, but also to provide the means for states and local communities to determine the best strategies to address their own health needs.
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From "Death, Despair and Destruction: A Few Long Reads" by Sam Wooley/The Chicago Reader, May 16, 2012
On Monday night, the Columbia University Human Rights Review released its spring issue, which is dedicated entirely to a single legal case: the 1989 execution of Carlos DeLuna, which the Review claims was in error, for murdering a woman during a robbery in Corpus Christi in 1983. The entire report is online at thewrongcarlos.net. On the Atlantic website, Andrew Cohen provides a passionate distillation, beginning and ending with a mention of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, who's claimed that the history of capital punishment has been error-free. "If [a wrongful execution] had occurred in recent years, we would not have to hunt for it," Scalia wrote in 2006. "[T]he innocent's name would be shouted from the rooftops by the abolition lobby."
No physical evidence and only one "sketchy" eyewitness tied DeLuna to the crime, Cohen notes, and it was "common knowledge" around Corpus Christi that another man, Carlos Hernandez, had committed the crime—it's said that he "couldn't stop bragging" about it. The Chicago Tribune has already investigated the DeLuna case. In 2006 reporters Steve Mills and Maurice Possley wrote that they "identified five people who say Hernandez told them that he stabbed Lopez and that De Luna, whom he called his 'stupid tocayo,' or namesake, went to Death Row in his place."


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Flies and beetles sense the world using organs that humans only dream of. In this gorgeous microscopy video, University of Cambridge materials scientist Chris Forman explains what the foot of a fruitfly and the antenna of a beetle have in common with your nose and hands.
You can see more of Forman's microscopy images via Flickr, and learn more about his research at Cambridge University.
This is the second in a series of videos called Under the Microscope, which io9 is posting in partnership with scientists at University of Cambridge. Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that capture glimpses of the natural and artificial world in stunning close-up. They will be released every Monday and Thursday for the next couple of months, and you can see the whole series here.
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Buying bananas, milk and chicken online has little in common with adding shoes, a cellphone or books to an electronic shopping cart. Books can sit on the stoop for a few hours, cellphones don't melt, and in all but extreme circumstances, no one waits at home for two hours hoping the delivery van pulls up with a box of shoes.
The differences add up to dismal online sales for grocers, who have so far been left behind by the e-commerce revolution. But reluctant shoppers may finally be coaxed to point, click and scroll their way through their grocery lists as big-name stores have figured out an innovative technique, called "click and collect," to meet them halfway—literally.
Grocery shopping has struggled to gain a footing online since the dawn of the Internet. There have been celebrated failures, such as Webvan. And there have been consumer frustrations—waiting for the grocery truck all afternoon can feel a lot like waiting for the cable guy.
Outside a few urban areas, such as New York, and some regional exceptions, e-groceries have largely been as popular as rotten tomatoes. That might finally be changing as U.S. grocers turning toward a model that's a hit in Europe.
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Rather than wait for a delivery van, online shoppers select items on a store's website and then set up a time to rendezvous with their purchases at a designated pickup center. In the past 12 months, the Stop & Shop and Giant grocery chains have set up 70 such locations in the Northeast with delivery partner Peapod. Specialty food stores such as Harris Teeter are also experimenting with click and collect.
Shoppers enjoy no delivery charges and no time wasted waiting at home. The stores boast that customers don't even have to get out of their cars, as grocery bags are loaded right into the trunk.
The chains like the concept because pickup centers—some tucked neatly inside branded gas stations—can be set up at a tiny fraction of the cost of a store, and give the company a presence in new neighborhoods. It also cuts down dramatically on delivery costs, and less moving around also reduces damage to the merchandise.


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'Aussies winning once in 43 years in India not surprising'
Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that his focus currently is on doing well in the four-Test series against India and not on the forthcoming Ashes series in England.
Underlining the importance of India Tests, Clarke said that most of the Australian players have already prepared to play the first of two tour matches to adapt to Indian conditions, News.com.au reports.
Clarke highlighted the difficulties of playing in the different Indian conditions and added that for this reason, a large 17-member team had been chosen.
He also said that it is not surprising that Australia have won just a single Test series in India in 2004 over the past 43 years, which, he added, were his debut Test series.
'Playing in India requires plenty of skill and character'
Mentioning that playing in India requires plenty of skill, stamina and character, Clarke said that his team needed to cover all bases, particularly with their attack, with five fast bowlers, two spinners, a medium pace all-rounder and a spinning all-rounder.
Clarke further said that fast bowlers played a big part in their success in India during 2004 and will again, and added that it is easy to bat with a straight ball in India, unlike Australia, where taking the new ball is the best time to bowl.
Clarke said that fast bowlers needed to bowl straight to gain lbws and bowleds rather than catches behind the wicket like in Australia.
'A bowler needs to be patient'
Stressing on the need to master the reverse swing, Clarke said that it becomes difficult to bat when the ball starts to reverse swing and the pitch wears and turns and added that for that reason, a bowler needed to be patient.
Speaking about the pitches in India, Clarke said that as the pitches wear they develop natural variation and added that deliveries begin to bounce at different heights and come on at varying pace.
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Police responded to gunfire outside the coffee shop shortly after 11 a.m. and found a 52-year-old man who had been shot and seriously wounded.
"Police officers happened to be nearby, challenged the alleged shooter and exchanged several shots," Vancouver Police Sgt. Randy Fincham said.
The man then fled on a bike pursued by police on foot and bicycle. A second exchange of gunfire took place near Science World, a popular tourist attraction.
"Dozens of officers flooded the area to locate the suspect," Fincham said.
Fincham said the alleged shooter is hospitalized in serious condition and under police guard. The shooting victim was also hospitalized and listed in stable but critical condition.
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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson thanked police officers for their fast response to the shooting.
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Here's some of my Christmas loot…
Cute little silver panda cups that Tim put in my stocking on top of some glittery fabric I found on sale at the Joann's.
Illustration by Marcel Dzama from the very cool Bed, Bed, Bed book and CD from They Might Be Giants that we got for Oscar.
Besides playing with my new toys I've been catching up on my magazines. Here are some things I've found.
Digital reprints of Lucienne Day's textiles at twentytwentyone.com. I love dandelion clocks. And Riga – it looks like a quilt. More on 1950s Colors from Elle Decoration that is inspiring me… "So what can we learn from the free-thinking 50s? Above all, be bold. Reject the safe option of calm neutrals and careful coordination. Think the unthinkable. Choose a cocktail of piquant colours and assertive patterns which spark off each other." I'm searching through my stash for fabrics in the palette they illustrate in the article – classic 50s mustard and primrose, boldly contrasted with shades of grey, turquoise and powder blue. Unfortunately it seems that all I have in my cocktail is pink.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Bernie Fuchs' FAC Lessons, Part 2
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The Famous Artists School continues to this day! Please visit the school's website for details.
The school also hosts a page devoted to guiding faculty member, Bernie Fuchs on their site, which includes a biography of the artist and a gallery of his work.
Many thanks again to Matt Dicke for providing this week's scans.
* My Bernie Fuchs Flickr set.
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It's interesting that the picture selection for Bernie Fuchs work here, though no doubt done by his hand, seems so far removed from the style I thought he was known for - the reductive, wash-heavy oil paintings like this one: http://www.askart.com/AskART/photos/ILL1161999/70.jpgReplyDelete
I'm pleased that you're neing introcuced to Bernie Fuchs' early work via my blog, Casey. You'll find many more examples in my Bernie Fuchs Flickr set. The style you know him for is a later development. What do you think of this earlier work by contrast?ReplyDelete
It's cool, I'm just surprised its so different. The compositional eye is still very similar, but the colors are so much brighter than later, when most stuff was washed over in those browns and reds. Idunno, haha! It's like looking at young Al Pacino and the older Al Pacino: in reality they're the same person, but if you didnt know that beforehand, they could easily be mistaken for different people.ReplyDelete
Anyways, huge thanks to you for keeping up the blog, I've been a fan for a couple years now and hopefully for many more!
My pleasure - that's what its all about :^) I like your Pacino analogy! Personally I prefer both BF's and Bob Peak's early work. Not that they were resting on their laurels later, but there's a vitality, a sense of youthful experimentation, in their earlier work that really floats my boat.ReplyDelete
Ahh, yes. "The Frenchwoman" was Bernie Fuchs at his best.. not that he ever did bad illustrations. But, this really shows how incredibly great he really was. No other illustrator IMO, had Fuchs' unlimited capacity to combine full range of ingredients.. skilled stylized draftsmanship, trend setting composition, subtle elegance, expressionistic brush work and color, and an amazing ability to logically and esthetically create a dynamic visually pleasing concept. 1960's or 2009, this is the top of the ladder for illustration.ReplyDelete
These explanations by Fuchs are great bits of behind the scenes information for anyone who appreciates high quality illustration. You are on a roll, Leif. ;-)
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Hi everyone. I am glad you are enjoying the Fuchs Fac as much as I do. I was familiar of Fuchs later work too but not a huge fan of his work till I picked up these FAC books. Fuchs early work blew me away and I have to agree with Leif "there's a vitality, a sense of youthful experimentation, in his earlier work" that is inspiring. Ironically I picked up these books to find more out about Bob Peak's early work and what I was introduced to was way better Bernie Fuchs 60's work. Don't get me wrong I still like early Peak but the compositions and graphic style of early Fuchs just has something more.ReplyDelete
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P.s. Yes I am scanning in that Peak FAC chapter and hopefully Leif will share it with everyone.


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Caterina commented "Naturally, it's up to you what you choose to publish on your blog. But sometimes it can be helpful to know that other people have "somber" moments too."
The following post was in the draft folder since the Fall of 2010. My outlook has come full circle and I am enthused about training and teaching. I hope sharing this post will help someone else through a somber moment.
It's gone...
I wore a gi for the first time in three weeks. I reached for my uniform on the shelf and it was coarse and heavy. I looked at it for a minute and sighed. I put on my uniform and it felt wrong...uncomfortable. I slowly tied my obi around my waist.
Where did it go? Is it lost or was it taken? Is this feeling temporary? Could it be permanent? Where do I look for it? Will it ever be found?
I have written many posts on an important aspect of karate and training. I firmly believe that a person should enjoy what they are doing. I does not matter if it is karate, soccer, music or art.
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