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Legendary UCLA Volleyball Coach Andy Banachowski Announces Retirement
Jan. 11, 2010
LOS ANGELES - UCLA women's volleyball coach Andy Banachowski, the winningest Division I women's volleyball coach in history, today announced that he will retire on June 30.
'I am grateful to UCLA for allowing me to be the head coach of the women's volleyball team for all these years,' said Banachowski. 'I have always realized that there would come a time for this wonderful journey called coaching to come to an end, and I have decided to retire when my contract expires at the end of this school year.'
'There will never be another Andy Banachowski,' said UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero. 'He has represented this University with class and dignity for over four decades. When we speak of `image and substance,' Andy epitomizes that slogan. He has been instrumental in the growth of his sport during his tenure at UCLA and has left a legacy that will be hard to match. He will always be a Bruin.'
'It has been my honor to work side-by-side with Andy from an administrative standpoint these past few years,' said Sr. Associate Athletic Director Petrina Long, Banachowski's sport supervisor. 'He is an icon to many coaches in his sport. Just as important, he has been a great ambassador for UCLA. All you need to do is speak with the young women he has coached throughout his career and hear the respect with which they speak of Andy to understand the impact he has had on the sport.'
Banachowski and UCLA women's volleyball have been synonymous since the program's inception in 1965. He has directed the Bruins for all but two of those seasons, the 1968-69 and 1969-70 campaigns, which directly followed his graduation.
Last month, Banachowski, the first women's volleyball coach inducted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame, concluded his 43rd year as the head coach of the Bruins' women's volleyball program. UCLA finished the season with a record of 24-9, its 11th consecutive 20-win season, and placed in a tie for second in the Pacific-10 Conference.
On Oct. 31, Banachowski, the winningest coach in women's volleyball history, won his 1,100th match in a five-set triumph at Stanford. He holds a career record of 1,106-301 (.786).
In 2006, Banachowski led the Bruins to their first Final Four appearance and 30-win season since 1994. UCLA won its first 20 matches of the year and breezed through the first four rounds of the NCAA Tournament with four straight three-game sweeps. Following the 2006 season, Banachowski was honored as the Tachikara/AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year, the second time he has been named Coach of the Year, with the other coming in 1989. He also received Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year honors for the fifth time and AVCA Pacific Region COY accolades for the fifth time (1989, '92, '93, '98). On five occasions, Banachowski has been named Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year (1988, '89, '93, '94, '98).
Banachowski has coached at least one All-American in each of the last six seasons, including three in 2006 with first-teamers Nana Meriwether and Spicer and third-teamer Katie Carter. In 2006, Meriwether became the first player in Division I history to lead the nation in two statistical categories, finishing first in hitting percentage and blocks per game.
UCLA women's volleyball has earned 42 AVCA All-American honors, to go with 50 Under Armour/Volleyball Magazine All-American awards. Banachowski has also coached players to numerous other awards, including 49 All-Pacific Region honors, 98 All-Conference awards, five Pac-10 Players of the Year and the National Player of the Year in 1992 (Natalie Williams). Eighteen Bruins have earned All-NCAA Tournament accolades, including Williams, who was named Most Outstanding Player in both 1990 and 1991. Williams also won two Honda Awards under Banachowski's tutelage in 1992 and '93, with Liz Masakayan earning the honor in 1985.
The Bruins have won six national championships over Banachowski's tenure, winning the program's first title in 1972 while affiliated with the Division of Girls and Women's Sports (DGWS). In 1974 and 1975, UCLA combined for a record of 60-4, winning back-to-back Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) championships. Since 1981 when the NCAA began sponsoring women's sports, the Bruins have appeared in 11 Final Fours, winning championships in 1984, 1990 and 1991 and earning runner-up finishes in 1981, 1983, 1992 and 1994.
Banachowski has more victories than any other collegiate volleyball coach in history, with the exception of UCLA men's volleyball coach Al Scates. On Nov. 12, 2005, Banachowski became the first Division I women's coach to reach 1,000 career victories when the Bruins handed eventual national champion Washington its only loss of the season in a five-game thriller at Pauley Pavilion.
In February 2007, Banachowski was named head coach of USA Volleyball's Junior National Team. That July, he guided Team USA to a fourth-place finish at the FIVB U-20 Junior World Championships, the best-ever finish for the United States in that tournament.
Banachowski has been involved with the U.S. Olympic Team as a coach many times. He is a former advisor with the U.S. National Team, helping teams during the 1990 Goodwill Games, the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, the 1995 Pan-American Games in Argentina and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Additionally, he coached the West Team in the 1986 Olympic Festival. In 1993, Banachowski was the head coach of the U.S. World University Games squad, a group which achieved the highest American finish in WUG history, earning a silver medal in Buffalo. N.Y.
A total of 22 former Bruins have trained with the U.S. National Team following their UCLA careers. The group includes five indoor and eight beach Olympians. The beach team of former Bruins Annett (Buckner) Davis and Jenny (Johnson) Jordan, as well as former Bruin Holly McPeak, comprised three of the four members of the U.S. Beach Volleyball Team for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Additionally, Elisabeth Bachman was a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team (indoor) for the Athens Games. On the beach in `04, a team of former Bruins (McPeak and Elaine Youngs) won a bronze medal with Masakayan as their coach. Youngs (with partner Nicole Branagh) returned to the Beijing Games in 2008 with Masakayan as their coach.
Many Bruins have also been involved in the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Tour on the beach, including Davis, Jordan, McPeak, Youngs, Ashley Bowles, Lauren Fendrick and Chrissie Zartman. From 1993-2000, former UCLA players competed in 83 straight professional tournament finals, winning 70 of those events. Bruin former players have won more FIVB International events than players from any other college.
On Oct. 24, 1997, Banachowski became the first women's volleyball coach in history to be inducted into the National Volleyball Hall of Fame as a coach. He has since become the first volleyball inductee into the Serra High School and San Mateo County Halls of Fame and was inaugurated into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in June 2009.
In May 2000, Banachowski was presented with USA Volleyball's highest honor, the All-Time Great Coach Award, and was simultaneously honored with the George L. Fisher 'Leader in Volleyball' award, recognizing his off-court endeavors on behalf of volleyball.
The Volleyball Festival has recognized Banachowski with its 'Distinguished Service to USA Volleyball' award, and he has also been recognized with the Founders Award for his role as a co-founder of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
As a player, Banachowski was a two-time All-American under Scates, winning USVBA National Championships in 1965 and 1967. After his graduation, Banachowski pulled double-duty with the UCLA women's and men's volleyball programs, serving as Scates' chief assistant from 1972-77, a period in which the Bruins won four NCAA titles (1972, '74, '75, '76). On three occasions (1972, '74 and '75), Banachowski won titles with both the men and women.
Originally from San Mateo, Banachowski now resides in Los Angeles. He has two grown children, Bret, who played volleyball at UC Santa Cruz, and Amy, who was a three-year letterwinner from 1991-93 on the Bruin women's volleyball team.
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Tracey Cramer-Kelly was nice enough to stop by and answer some questions. So grab a cup of coffe and come sit with me while we read her answers. Please leave Tracey a comment or ask Tracey a question, she loves to hear from her readers.
I think it's good to dream about doing or being many different things—and its okay when those dreams change! When I was little I wanted to be a veterinarian. By the time I started college I wanted to be a physical therapist. During college I daydreamed about making singing my career! In the end, I got a business management degree and within a few years I had discovered my true calling as an entrepreneur (I'm on my third business, www.LeaderMotorcycle.com). Although I wrote during high school, I never considered it a "career opportunity" (and frankly, I still have no interest in writing full-time or trying to make a living at it!)
Some of the scenes in Last Chance Rescue were written in 1998-99 (after I ran into an old acquaintance at my high school reunion, just as Brad does in my book!). But still it took another ten years for me to settle down to write seriously. By that time I had four novels in progress. Last Chance really came together after I did some ride-alongs with medevac and search-and-rescue. From the time I really honed in on Last Chance to actual publication was two years (my daughter was born 16 months into that time frame!).
3.When you sit down to write, is there a ritual you have to do before you start?
I don't have a particular ritual, but I do need QUIET (easier said than done since I have two young children aged 2 and 6) and no distractions (i.e., no internet!).
I might have the main characters pretty well 'cast' in my head before I start writing, but the 'contributing' characters (and sub-plots) often develop as I write. Perhaps I end up writing more this way (and cutting!) but there's no wrong or right way to write!
I'm currently working on my next novel, which is about a military officer's harrowing experience at the hand of terrorists, and his personal journey to learn what is truly worth fighting for, and what True Surrender means. In a fun twist, the main character in this novel is actually Last Chance heroine Jessie's ex-husband!
Because of my hobbies and my military background, I've had the fortune of meeting, working and playing with some very interesting people, and there are bits and pieces of them in my writing. Yes, there's a healthy dose of imagination and plenty of creative license, but a seed has to be sown somewhere, and for me it is often a 'human' interchange. I made the heroine of Last Chance Rescue (Jessie) an Iraq war veteran and gave her some of the qualities I saw in my fellow soldiers/medics (and perhaps myself).
7. When you have a moment to sit down and breathe, what kinds of books do you read?
Lately I've been reading military memoir (as it pertains to the subject of my next novel) and the "Left Behind" series. I try to read, um…widely!
8. What author or authors inspire you to write the way you do?
I like books with complex, more adult characters (Nicolas Sparks comes to mind); I am particularly fascinated by how a male character may change/be changed by events/situations (a major theme in Last Chance Rescue as well). I like unusual settings, but not to the point of unbelievability (which is why I did ride-alongs with a medevac team before I finished writing Last Chance Rescue). My 'pet peeve' is a book with too much 'headhopping' (constantly changing points of view).
9. Do you have any tips for those aspiring authors out there?
Forget about writing what you know (that would be so boring for most of us!), but do your homework to make it as real as possible (but don't get too carried away—it is fiction, after all!. Don't write for a particular goal or market; write what makes your heart sing.
10. Do you have any links of where we can find you on the internet?
Yes, I'm on the Web!


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In the same way that some people only know The Undertones for "Teenage Kicks", some poor souls are only aware of Dexys Midnight Runners for "Come On Eileen". Although that is a decent enough song, Dexys were so much more than "these people round here". This was a proper band with soul, passion and integrity, who two years before "Eileen" had released one of the greatest albums of all time: Searching for the Young Soul Rebels.
The summer of 1980 was a restless time in the music world. Punk was dead, Ian Curtis had killed himself … and depressingly The Rolling Stones and Queen once again topped the album charts. In this fractured post-punk world, the release of Dexys' majestic debut album caused a sensation. Fierce, raging and passionate, the record perfectly married the anger of new wave with the emotion of soul music.
Emerging from the ashes of punk band, The Killjoys, Dexys Midnight Runners were formed by Kevin Rowland and Kevin (Al) Archer, who named the band after the stimulant Dexedrine, a popular drug on the Northern Soul scene, which enabled the fans to dance all night. Now a fully-fledged soul outfit, the band resembled no other group of the time, dressing in donkey jackets and black woolly hats with a look straight out of Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets" – New York dockers via Birmingham.
"I'm a soul man"
The original Dexys line-up was eight strong, featuring a superb three-piece horn section, but this was unmistakably Kevin Rowland's band. Abrasive and single-minded, Rowland was an arrogant eccentric whose (soul) vision was austere and certain. He was full of contradictions, yet he had an enormous capacity for pure feeling in his songs, searching for the truth in his re-definition of soul. His vocals were often unconventional, but nobody could deny that he meant every single word.
Rowland's passion and commitment was powerfully supported by the Midnight Runners, whose intensity of performance belied the complexity of the musical arrangements. The vibrant horn sound was pushed to the front and was delivered with the clarity and assurance of the Stax originals. They may have presented themselves as the bank robbers of soul, but boy were they smart criminals, as they sledgehammered their way into your heart.
As the notes on the album's sleeve announced, "the firm was complete, now for the caper." They had the vision, they had the look, they had the songs and at one infamous moment they even had the master tapes of the album, which they stole from the record label to re-negotiate their deal.
The album's opening track "Burn It Down" is an electrifying statement of the utmost self-belief. First, you hear the sound of someone flipping through radio stations, hearing snippets of Deep Purple, The Sex Pistols and The Specials before Rowland dismisses the other music, sneering "For God's sake, burn it down." The soaring brass hooks you while the band name-checks a lengthy list of Ireland's literary giants in an attack on those who demean the Irish, before the final blunt statement of "Shut your fucking mouth until you know the truth."
The theme of Irish identity and nationalism runs through all of Dexys' albums. Indeed, the cover of Searching for the Young Soul Rebels features a photograph of a Belfast Catholic boy carrying his belongings after being forced from his home in the sectarian clearances of 1969. The half-Irish Rowland emphasised his background even more on Dexys other two albums with Too-Rye-Ay's hybrid of soul and Celtic folk and Don't Stand Me Down's lyrics ("My National Pride"). Like Morrissey many years later with "Irish Blood, English Heart", Rowland wore his Irish roots on his sleeve (notes).
Gloriously contradictory, Dexys followed the certainty of the titanic opening track with the exact opposite on "Tell Me When My Light Turns Green", where Rowland's quavering voice recounts the torments of his 23 years, as he wonders how he's ever going to dig himself out of his rut.
The album also features Dexys' first number one, the inspirational anthem "Geno", which paid homage to soul singer Geno Washington, while at the same time suggesting that he should step aside for the young pretenders, like Rowland. This song was the first to make use of the gang chants that featured in many later tracks.
"The Last Gang in Town"
Wry song titles ("Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply", complete with falsetto, and "The Teams that Met in Caffs", a fantastic instrumental) give a taste of the band's playfulness, but the lyrics demand that the album be listened to with respect. Two little-known tracks "I Couldn't Help if I Tried" and "I'm Just Looking" speak of Rowland's anguish: "Holed up in white Harlem/Your conscience and you/You might need sympathy/But that's not what I'd tell you" and "You gave me your ace card/I gave you my time/In a day of confusion/I said I'd stash it with mine."
Musically, the group may have been at their strongest on their cover of "Seven Days Too Long". Dexys actually introduced a number of classics to their younger audience, as their live set included blistering versions of Otis Redding's "Respect", Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said" and "Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache".
The album finishes with the genius of "There, There, My Dear", a ferocious cry to all wannabe hipsters. Again showing-off Rowland's library of great authors, not many writers can get away with naming Søren Kierkegaard and Frank Sinatra in the same song. This was a brilliant, angry single in the form of a letter. Though it had no clear chorus, it contained numerous lyrical gems: "If you're so anti-fashion/Why not wear flares/Instead of dressing down all the same", "You know the only way to change things/Is to shoot men who arrange things", and "I'd listen to your records/But your logic's far too lame/And I'd only waste three valuable minutes of my life/On your insincerity."
"There, There, My Dear" is also possibly the best example of Dexys' ability to re-invent and transform their own songs, as it was later re-worked with a slower tempo, replacing the familiar brass riffs with a smouldering, emotional build-up to a powerful climax with the band chanting "Stop" and "Go" throughout. This version was broadcast to great acclaim on Channel 4's The Tube, when Rowland introduced it in his own inimitable style, "This used to go like that, but then one day something happened, as it so often does, and now it goes like this …"
"Introducing the Celtic Soul Brothers"
Dexys Midnight Runners were an original, contrary and difficult band who enjoyed a difficult relationship with the critics, not helped by Rowland's policy of not speaking to the music press, preferring instead to take out ads to explain the band's (dance) stance in a series of essays.
Their constant re-invention with the frequent changes in sound, personnel and wardrobe (from Celtic Soul Brothers to Brooks Brothers) also confused the public, but the band influenced many artists, ranging from Adam Ant, who showed his appreciation of Rowland's work in "Goody Two Shoes" ("when they saw you kneeling/crying words that you mean/opening their eyeballs, eyeballs/pretending that you're Al Green, Al Green"), to The Proclaimers, who thanked Rowland for his "help and friendship" on "Sunshine on Leith".
In all these tortuous twists, Kevin Rowland remains a musical genius, the abiding enigma of his generation. On this album, he implored us to "welcome the new soul version." And you know what ? I bloody well did.


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35395, Children's Songbook, Nature and Seasons, Little Seeds Lie Fast Asleep, 243
1. Little seeds lie fast asleep
In a row, in a row.
"Wake up, wake up," calls the sun,
"Wake up now and grow."
2. Little seeds wake one by one
In a row, in a row.
Then they stretch up t'ward the sun
And begin to grow.
Improvise actions as suggested by the words.
Words and music: Moiselle Renstrom, 1889-1956
Words and music © 1958, 1986 by Pioneer Music Press, Inc. All rights reserved. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.


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Some Dude Makes Another Young Buck Parody - "Im Confused"!
The young buck parodys are going crazy online. WoahDolla created another one off "Cry Me A River" Beat
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Test your brake fluid pressure with this professional quality brake pressure gauge kit. The kit comes complete with an analog gauge that reads 0-3000 psi to pinpoint fluid delivery and pressure problems in your brake system. The kit can be used in a variety of locations with the included adapters in a variety of sizes, including: 5/16"-24, 3/8"-24, 7 mm-1.00, 8 mm-1.25, 10 mm-1.00 and 10 mm-1.25. This tool is a must for any toolbox.


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WorldBeat Connection necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 157 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
World Beat Connection
We are a nonprofit organization that promotes cross-cultural awarenss, bridge building, interfaith dialogue and peacemaking through music teams and learning tours at home and abroad. We are a group of Musicians who play spirit filled Jazz music. We believe that by bringing people together with music, we can promote better understanding of cultural differences and encourage peace throughout the world. Participants come along on the tours and have the option of performing with the group. Recent trips have taken us to Jamaica and New Orleans. Future tours will include trips to South America, the Middle East, and Asia.
Program participants, music organizers, promoters, and performance venues such as: retirements homes, homeless shelters, churches, and civic organizations.
Anyone who might be interested in our music, going on a tour, or booking us.
We welcome your creative spirit. Our full name is important. We also use our intials - WBC.
Our Logo will be seen on our website, CD packagings, and publicity info.
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How to restrict the hosting? Is it enough that they offer some sort of built-in Postgres? Should we put a limit on how old the version can be? (e.g. do we list someone who only offers 7.4?). How about a provision to provide revision updates? I would not want us to recommend a hosting solution that offers 8.1.2 and has never updated to the latest in the 8.3 branch. Greg 22:53, 14 June 2009 (UTC)


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Mine are:
~ life and style (brain candy)
~ cosmopolitan
~ money (gift from my dad)
~ parenting
~ playboy
~ sports illustrated (for my hubby)
~ rolling stone
~ maxim
Wow. That's quite a bit. And I recently chose not to renew glamour, espn and better homes & gardens.
Now it's your turn to tell me what mags you get.
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'Love Hangover' to help shake off Valentine's Day and your rump
Valentine's Day is intimidating, even for those who have established relationships. Never mind the worries of having the perfect date, what about the next day?
The champagne headache, the stomachache from too much chocolate, the sluggishness brought on by eating a big dinner, all exacerbated by the sickly sweet smell of flowers in the air. Well, shake it off at the Love Hangover mini-music fest of pop music covers at Woodruff's.
This show also functions as a fundraiser for 826michigan and HuRAI! 826michigan is a non-profit organization focused on helping students write. HuRAI is the Huron River Arts Initiative, a network of creative people who help others see their creative work come to fruition.
Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. 7 p.m. $8 at the door. Woodfruff's is located at 36 East Cross St., Ypsilanti.
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 7:14 p.m.
Thank you Bertha! you are right, Now is the time for me to take care of number one. hugs back, Mady
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 3:32 p.m.
I will be relieved/glad when this day has come and gone(recently divorced)...........!
Bertha Venation
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 6:19 p.m.
I'm sorry to hear that mady... but fear not! Perhaps after many relationships/marriages, you like I, will become jaded to it! (Hope not, for your sake!) :/
Bertha Venation
Tue, Feb 12, 2013 : 4:28 p.m.
I remember Diana Ross singing a song called "Love Hangover."
Bertha Venation
Thu, Feb 14, 2013 : 5:37 p.m.
I'm with you, mady. It does take time to sort things out and go through the feelings (hurt, anger, hind-sight), but it does get better with time, believe me. Now is the time to nurture and take care of yourself.. Hugs, b
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 : 10:30 p.m.
thank you Bertha, with any luck I'll become jaded and it'll just become Another Day. sign me, Had It Up To Here With Getting Hurt.


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Brian Archibald needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 185 designs submitted by 59 freelance designers.
Provida Life Sciences
We are committed to being the leading provider of products and services that offer practical solutions for improving health, longevity and quality of life. That is, we seek to transform lives. Our tagline is: Practical Solutions For Better Living. Our products primarily focus on educating our consumer in the areas we specialize. We sell educational products as well as nutritional supplements. But all of our products are backed by leading industry experts. For example, in our weight loss category, we utilize decades of nutrition and fitness science. We use medical science to ensure the efficiacy of all of our products whether they be in weight loss or other health enhancing categories such as sleep management. All of products are geared towards creating life change and results rather than silver bullets or miracle elixirs.
Thus, we have science behind everything we do, but the solutions are practical.
We advertise through television (DRTV) and through the web, but wish to have a corporate identity that demonstrates strength and scientific integrity but the compassion we have in seeking practical solutions to those in need of improving their health and well-being.
The target market is females and males, primarly 35-59 who seek to improve their health (perhaps they have a weight issue) or overall well-being (taking control of their life).
Our goal is to have a corporate logo associated with Provida Life Sciences that we can associate with each of the brands that we sell. For example, we sell Six-Week Body Makeover. Currently, we brand it as that. We would like to start to advertise that our products are "brought to you by Provida Life Sciences." Thus, our corporate logo should reflect all of our brands (as reflected in our mission) and be able to work well in television media as well as print, web, etc. We would also use this logo on all of our products. We wish to have the corporate logo be the "substance" and the "compassion" behind all of the brands that we sell.
We wish to have people use their creative energies to create something that is unique, but symbolic of the imagry we wish to convey. It cannot speak specifically to weight-loss, although that is our primary product category as of know. It should speak to other types of well-being aids.
Our different brands have their own style guides and there is no pre-determined style guide for this logo, but should be able to work in the aforementioned contexts. We would also this logo on our corporate website and for attracting quality employees and potential future investors.
Note: Provida (or ProVida) is pronounced "proveeda." It means "for life."
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New objects can be instantiated as either empty (pass no construction parameter) or pre-set with attributes but not yet saved (pass a hash with key names matching the associated table column names). In both instances, valid attribute keys are determined by the column names of the associated table – hence you can't have attributes that aren't part of the table columns.
initialize respects mass-assignment security and accepts either :as or :without_protection options in the options parameter.
# Instantiates a single new object User.new(:first_name => 'Jamie') # Instantiates a single new object using the :admin mass-assignment security role User.new({ :first_name => 'Jamie', :is_admin => true }, :as => :admin) # Instantiates a single new object bypassing mass-assignment security User.new({ :first_name => 'Jamie', :is_admin => true }, :without_protection => true)
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 481 def initialize(attributes = nil, options = {}) defaults = Hash[self.class.column_defaults.map { |k, v| [k, v.duplicable? ? v.dup : v] }] @attributes = self.class.initialize_attributes(defaults) @association_cache = {} @aggregation_cache = {} @attributes_cache = {} @new_record = true @readonly = false @destroyed = false @marked_for_destruction = false @previously_changed = {} @changed_attributes = {} ensure_proper_type populate_with_current_scope_attributes assign_attributes(attributes, options) if attributes yield self if block_given? run_callbacks :initialize end
Setting primary key from hash
If you try to specify the value for your primary key (usually "id") through the attributes hash, it will be stripped out:
Post.new(:id => 5, :title => 'Foo') #=> #<Post @id=nil @title="Foo">
You can solve this by setting it directly, perhaps by using a block:
Post.new(:title => "Foo") { |p| p.id = 5 } #=> #<Post @id=5 @title="Foo">
This behavior is something you'd probably only have a problem with when you have custom primary keys. Perhaps you have a User model with a primary key of "name"…
class User < ActiveRecord::Base set_primary_key :name end User.new(params[:user]) # This will never work
You can solve this on a case-to-case basis by calling attributes= directly with the "ignore protected" option:
User.new { |user| user.send(:attributes=, params[:user], false) } # BAD BAD BAD!
You should not do the above example, though. If you do, all protected attributes are ignored, which is very, very bad when you only care about the primary key.
I'd recommend one of the following instead:
# Option 1 – Always allow primary key. Avoid with models created by users class User private def attributes_protected_by_default super - [self.class.primary_key.to_s] end end # Option 2 – Add a new method for this case class User def self.new_with_name(attributes = nil) new(attributes) { |u| u.name = attributes[:name] } end end
As always when something is hard to do in Rails: Think about your design? Is it recommended? Is it sound? Do you really need to have a custom primary key?
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'I have a great curiosity to see Eton,' said my friend F — as we sat at breakfast one morning in 'the old University Club;' 'you are always praising the system of public schools, and telling stories of the days when you were at Eton yourself. I confess there are some parts of that system of education which I do not altogether approve of; but perhaps a visit to the College, with you at my side to explain all we see, may remove my prejudices.'
'I will accompany you, with all my heart,' said I; 'I have not been to Eton for some years past, and I hear that many improvements have taken place of late.'
'Well, why should we not go to-day? It is a bright morning, and we have nothing else to do.'
'Agreed,' said I; and before half an hour was over we were making our way to the station.
During the journey we both remained silent. I was thinking of old associations and old friends. Gradually I recalled the whole of my schoolboy life my first departure from home, amidst the prayers and blessings of my parents – my feelings of loneliness as I found myself among strange faces – the bitter tears I shed on the first night of my arrival, as I thought of home – the fagging and hardship I underwent, young and delicate as I was. My thoughts passed on to the period when I had risen in the school, when I had formed friendships such as are formed only in boyhood. I was roused from my reverie by the guard shouting 'Windsor;' so after waking F — we walked down towards the College together.
We entered the schoolyard; not a soul was to be seen, not a sound to be heard.
'I suppose the boys are in chapel,' I said. 'We will wait till the service is over before we go in. In the meantime come with me into Weston's yard; I wonder if I can find my name on the old chestnut tree; I remember carving it soon after I went to Eton. Yes! here it is; but it is hardly visible. The buildings before us were erected a few years ago for the accommodation of those on the foundation; they appear very comfortable. From this spot you can just get a peep of the fine old elms in the playing-fields, with the noble Thames flowing at a little distance. Ah, I see the boys are out of chapel; let us make haste, and go in before the doors are shut.'
The old clerk, whom we met with the keys in his hand, was not a bit changed from what he had been ten years before. He wore the same everlasting velveteen breeches and blue stockings, and he shuffled along with apparently the same old shoes, about three sizes too large for him. At my request, he unlocked the door again, and walked into the chapel before us, with his hat on. He seemed to think the edifice was entirely his own, and that he had more right there than all the members of the College put together. I had heard of the improvements which had been made in the chapel, but I was not prepared for such a striking effect as now presented itself. The choir had been greatly enlarged, and new stalls and canopies erected; several of the windows were filled with stained glass; that in the east window had been put up entirely at the expense of Eton Boys. Not the least interesting of the 'admonitus locorum' was the monument of Wellesley, who lies here, having been consigned, at his own request, to the earth he had loved so well in life.
We passed from the chapel into the upper school – a handsome room, adorned with the busts of Eton's most illustrious sons. As I gazed upon these, I called to mind the following words from one of the addresses of the excellent head-master of my day, delivered during Lent in the College chapel: – 'You who have pursued the same studies, have walked by the same river, have sported under the same trees with Boyle and Pearson, with Chatham and with Grenville – who have drawn eloquence and poetry from the same sources, and in the same air, with Fox, with Wellesley, and with Canning, with Waller and with Gray, must feel that to the mother of such sons no common debt is due.' And surely, from these considerations, ought we not to regard our second parent with feelings almost akin to those which unite us with home and all its associations?
'And now,' said I to my companion,' having lionized the chief objects of interest, we will, if you please, stroll about, and take note of men and manners in this small world. There are one or two 'characters' I want to show you. Do you see that man yonder, encased in a brown great-coat, with a jolly, smirking, good-humoured face? Well, he is the Oracle of the place. You see him, at the same time that he is keeping his eye upon the basket of fruit which is resting on the wall, telling his various news to a group of youthful listeners, or answering their numerous questions without the slightest hesitation, whether the subject be politics, or cricket-matches, or the history of any Etonian, past or present. You may depend upon it he recollects me; I'll go and ask him.'
'Well, S — how are you? I suppose you remember me?'
'Oh yes, sir; to be sure, sir. I was just telling this young gentleman, sir, of the great hit you made in the cricket-match at Lord's, some years ago, sir. By-the-bye, sir, don't you owe me a small – Oh no; I beg your pardon, sir; I was thinking of another gentleman, sir – '
'Come here!' said a gruff voice from behind, to a little boy who was listening, all mouth and eyes, to the Oracle – 'Come here, Smith, and take these books up to my room. Look sharp.'
'Now,' said my friend, 'that is a specimen of your fagging system. Why should not that fellow take his books up to his room himself?'
'Your objections to fagging, my dear F — arise from your not clearly understanding the aim and object of the system. It is one of the wholesome regulations of a public school that those who have raised themselves to a certain position should have authority over others inferior to them – not in age or bodily strength, but in mental qualifications. This authority, of which there are various grades, and to which all rise in their turn, is very instrumental in upholding the discipline, which would otherwise require the exercise of a stricter surveillance on the part of the masters.'
'But are there not many who abuse this power by employing it in a capricious and unjust manner? I have heard, moreover, that those who have suffered most as fags, have become, as soon as they possess authority themselves, the most tyrannical towards their inferiors, pleading as their excuse the example of their former masters!'
'Of course there are exceptions to every rule; doubtless there are some who have no feeling of personal responsibility towards those set over them; but this is not often the case. With regard to your last objection, I think bullying has a tendency to bring out a boy's character in a true light; if he be well disposed, the recollection of his own sufferings will make him kind to his inferiors; if, on the contrary, he be of a rougher and harder temper, the remembrance of what he has himself undergone will embitter him towards others. After all, I have not mentioned the most conclusive argument in favour of fagging; it is a fact established on long experience, that in those schools in which no legitimate authority is acknowledged, bodily strength exercises a tyranny far more oppressive.'
'Well, I dare say you are right. I never viewed the matter in that light before, – and now what do you propose to do?'
'Let us attend the afternoon service in the chapel and then go to hear the debate in 'The Eton Society."
'What is the nature of 'The Eton Society?"
'It very much resembles 'The Union' at Cambridge and Oxford, consisting of about twenty-five members, who are elected by ballot from the upper part of the school. They meet once a week for the purpose of holding debates on historical or political subjects. You will find a tolerable library there, and most of the daily papers. I think the society was founded about forty years ago; since which time its list of former members can show the names of several eminent statesmen. I am an honorary member, and I will ask the President to admit you to the debate.'
Accordingly, at the appointed time F— and I presented ourselves at 'The House' (for it is a miniature House of Commons), and sat down to listen to the proceedings. I forget what was the subject for discussion: but three or four gentlemen rose and spoke very well, and were followed by five or six who 'perfectly agreed with the honourable member who had opened the debate,' etc. etc. I was very much amused by one short stumpy fellow, who advanced with a broad grin on his face, and was encouraged by cries of 'Here! here!' from all sides. He was evidently the wag of the House. There was a pale-faced youth, who contradicted everybody, and lastly himself. Altogether it was a very animated scene, and when the order was given for strangers to withdraw, I felt sorry it was so soon over.
'What do you think of Eton orators?' I inquired of F — as we walked down stairs together.
'I think most of them spoke very well. One or two of them, however, appear great Radicals.'
'Oh, never mind that. They will change their opinions in the course of a few years. But I see it is time for us to be off. Have you seen enough of Eton?'
'I have seen enough to give me very favourable impressions both of Eton and Eton boys. The sight of those noble elms, those time-honoured towers, in a word, the whole scenery, calculated as it is to awaken the poetical parts of one's nature, has made me cease to wonder at the well known elegance of Eton scholarship. But what has struck me particularly is, that the boys appear so gentlemanlike – '
'You are right, my dear F—. It has often been remarked, both at the Universities and elsewhere, that there is a je ne sais quoi in an Eton man which distinguishes him wherever he goes, and stamps him as a gentleman at once. This accounts, in some measure, for the sort of freemasonry which exists among all Etonians, past or present, as children of one common mother. It is natural, certainly, that every man should feel an interest in the place of his education; but I think the feeling is particularly strong in the breast of one brought up at this school. Those who have long since entered on life, whose hearts have been seared with the cares and trials of the world, still view with pleasure and sympathy their youthful brethren engaged in the same studies and pursuits as were once that their own; still consider the honours gained from time to time by present Etonians reflect credit on themselves, as members of the same household. 'All of us' (I quote the words of one who has himself contributed in no small degree to the common treasury of Eton wealth), 'all of us, young and old, rejoice at the reports which reach us from the distant East, of the wise and brave deeds of those who are one with us in the name of Etonians. We fondly trace the steps of the Missionary Bishop surrounded by the savages whom he has Christianized, thankful that God's kingdom has been so extended, but thankful too that it is by one of us that the holy work is accomplishing. The righteous administration of justice from the lips of on of our own brethren, sounds more familiar to our ears than those of any other, however distinguished. The noble sentiments that fall in the senate from the lips of one of our own statesmen, strike a responsive chord in our hearts, and are cherished there as no other words however eloquent, no other thoughts, however forcible and true. We are indeed, and long may we be, a strongly-united brotherhood.'
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Over the past few years collaborative or co-teaching has become more popular as school districts search for ways to best serve the needs of their English language learners. What is collaborative teaching? Does it work? In this blog I will try to explain how collaborative teaching works for English language learners.
In a collaborative or co-teaching setting, the ESL teacher "pushes into" the general education classroom to collaborate with the teacher. Collaborative teaching involves two credentialed professionals who are partners in the instruction of the lesson. One professional is usually a classroom or subject area teacher and the other is a certified ESL teacher. Ideally, co-teachers have equal responsibilities for planning instruction. Together the two teachers are lowering the student-teacher ratio and providing differentiated instruction in a manner that is not possible for one teacher.
Collaborative teachers are using the same physical space. Students are not pulled out of the classroom for one of the teachers to instruct. Although small heterogeneous groups may occasionally be pulled aside for reinforcement, I think that English language learners should not be isolated from mainstream students in the back of the classroom. In elementary schools, ESL teachers may come into the classroom for one instructional period each day.
Over the past few years collaborative teaching has become more popular as school districts search for ways to best serve the needs of their English language learners. If you ask ESL teachers who have tried co-teaching, you will hear both negative and positive responses.
Here is an example for a poor collaborative teaching situation. Paulo is a "push-in ESL teacher in a large school district in N.J. He teams with five different teachers each school day. He also teaches two classes of beginners in a pullout setting. Because of his work load, he is unable to plan lessons with his co-teachers. When Paulo goes into some classrooms, the teacher turns the students over to him and uses the time as a prep period. In others, he is helping a few ESL students at the back of the room while the classroom teacher works with the rest of the students. Usually, he serves as a classroom aide, roving around the room to help students who do not understand the instruction. He is not necessarily scheduled into a classroom when the students need him most. In one class, he comes in when kids are eating snack.
This is collaborative teaching at its worse. ESL professionals are not classroom aides. They should not be relegated to the back of the room with English language learners. What is the point of "push-in" ESL if students are kept on the fringes of the "real" instruction? Both teachers have a contribution to make. The classroom teacher contributes knowledge of the curriculum and of all the students in the class while the ESL teacher brings information about teaching strategies, second language acquisition and diverse cultures.
It is my experience that ESL teachers who are pushing into general education classrooms are generally more satisfied if they:
* have input into their schedule and whom they will be teaching with.
* co-teach specific subject and are in the classroom each time the subject is taught.
* have time to plan with the co-teacher
* enjoy equal status with the co-teacher.
* can discuss and decide their role and responsibilities in advance.
Here are some models that are used when co-teaching English language learners:
* Teach and write. One teacher teaches the lesson while the other records the important points on an overhead or chalkboard. ELLs benefit from this because information is being presented to them through different modalities. Station teaching. Students rotate through predetermined stations or activities. Each teachers works with all the students as they come through the station.
* Parallel teaching. The class is divided into two groups and each teacher delivers the content information to their group simultaneously. This allows teachers with distinctly different styles to work together.
* Alternative teaching. Teachers divide responsibility for planning. The majority of the students work in a large group setting but some students are pulled into to a smaller group for pre-teaching or other types of individualized instruction. The same students should not be pulled into the small group each time.
* Team Teaching. Teachers co-teach each lesson. This requires a great deal of planning and cooperation. Both teachers are responsible for all of the students.
* Lead and support. The lead teacher instructs the class while the supporting teacher provides assistance as she roams around the room. The supporting teacher may elaborate the important points or retell parts of the lesson. Ideally, classroom and ESL teachers should alternate roles so that one is not always the lead teacher. This type of instruction can be misused and the ESL teacher may find herself in a subordinate role.
There are many obvious benefits to co-teaching for students. ESL students have both academic and social benefits. They are exposed to the mainstream content but have the support of a second teacher. They are not pulled out of the class and learn with their classmates.
ESL teachers, however, cite many concerns. They do not want to lose ownership of their students be relegated to the status of an aide. They feel that collaboration is a lot of additional work especially if they are co-teaching with several different teachers. ESL teachers are concerned about beginners, who they feel do not really benefit from learning in the large group setting.
I think the benefits of collaboration outweigh the drawbacks. When teachers share the responsibility of instruction, lessons are more creative because two people are planning them. It's nice to have another adult in the room to be able to provide a range of support to students and to share those "ah-ha" moments.


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Pulsations (08.04.12)
Here are the latest Pulsations, links to fresh stories and visuals about Japan, shout-outs to fellow bloggers, and highly clickable stuff that we think you might enjoy.
In no particular order, they are . . .
Reconditioned Bicycles: The Two-Wheeled Wonders & Where To Find Them (from Tokyo Cheapo): Fixie, schmixie, we'll take a refurbished mama-chari to go, please.
 A Day in Tokyo (from Pechakucha.org): Sometimes it's good to see the city you live in with fresh eyes.
Dynamite and Godzilla's eggs: peak summer is upon us (from Tokyo Food File): Two from the pantheon of super melons.
Japan's OTHER Languages (from Tofugu): Did you know there were eight languages unique to Japan? Neither did we.
Empty Ramen Bowl Tour (from Vimeo): Enough said. But hang on, if you like emptying ramen bowls, we might have a job for you . . .
Visual pulse:
This week the classic "Tokyo Story" jumped up two spots to the top of Sight & Sound's director's poll. If you need a primer in the brilliance of director Yasujiro Ozo, here's a quickie.


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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Will Arnett hopes the mixed reviews of season 4 of "Arrested Development" will mellow out over time.
Speaking Monday at the annual Television Critics Association summer press tour, Arnett said he's "incredibly proud" of the show's recent new episodes and the cast is in discussions with Netflix to do more.
"I think we had to go dark (in tone) … audiences are so savvy now and you have to do something that's different and make it interesting," the 43-year-old actor said.
The 15-episode fourth season of "Arrested Development," the award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family, was posted to Netflix Inc. in May. Each episode focused on a different character showing his or her point of view of an event that was later explained. There was much fanfare over the show's return but not all fans were impressed with the format and story lines.
Arnett says working with Jason Bateman, who was often the "straight man" of "Arrested Development," taught him how to play it straight and reactionary in his upcoming CBS comedy, "The Millers," co-starring Beau Bridges, Margo Martindale and Jayma Mays.
"Jason has unbelievable timing," said Arnett. "He's personally one of the funniest people I've ever known. I've learned so much from him. As crazy as Gob (Bluth) was doing something, it only worked (playing off Bateman). … It was a tango, and Jason was the woman and I was the man," he joked.
On "The Millers," Arnett is a newly divorced guy whose parents, played by Martindale and Bridges, are caught up in a bitter separation.
The sitcom is shot in a multicamera format and taped in front of a live audience.
Arnett says he's excited to have the opportunity to work in a different format, as most of his TV experience has been from a single-camera perspective.
"It seemed like something that is like doing a play, it is like an event. … I really wanted to do something fun and different from what I've been doing the last few years," he says.
His NBC comedy "Up All Night" ended on a strange note after it took a hiatus in its second season late last year to switch from a single- to a multicamera format. Creator Emily Spivey and co-star Christina Applegate quit shortly thereafter.
Arnett says he was more open to the idea of the show's change of format.
"It was something that I was open to and that sort of took on a life or death of its own, but I really welcome the opportunity."


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It's tough to tell what Marcus McNeill is enjoying more: retirement or the hints he could come out of it.
The ex-Chargers left tackle created his own social-media stir this week, suggesting he will attempt a career comeback. The two-time Pro Bowler retired after the 2011 season amid recurring spinal issues.
Alvin Keels, his agent, settled the confusion via text Friday morning.
He was asked if McNeill is planning a return to the game.
"No, he's not," Keels said.
McNeill, 29, began his fun Thursday afternoon on Twitter. At 2:42: "Wow." At 3:55: The #Chargers are moving along without me.. what gives??" Again, at 3:55: "Dont call it a comeback #staytune."
That last one uprooted his Twitter following of 18,000-plus people. The Chargers' post-McNeill era has gone less than swimmingly so far, as they turned to Jared Gaither at the position. He pocketed $9 million for four games in 2012 before his Wednesday release.
Michael Harris, an undrafted rookie, started nine games on quarterback Philip Rivers' blind side.
After his Thursday comments, McNeill shut things down until Friday morning. He then retweeted 15 fans, most of whom pleaded for his return, and filed a few more cryptic notes.
At 4:51: "#lordwilling." A minute later: "Whenever a door closes.. look for the window." At 4:56: "#tackles are hard to come by huh... yea told ya so #BOLTUP #boltnation #makingprogress."


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Monday, November 7, 2011
Hello authors, aspiring authors, readers and people who just plain luuurve EC! We're currently mulling through a list of potential themed series ideas for 2012 (quickly, before the world ends), and we wanted to give our beloved authors and loyal readers a chance to weigh in.
The themed series, if you're unfamiliar, are two to four series we do every year, each featuring stories written for a specific theme. For instance, in 2011 we published Ahoy!, featuring books about pirates (any type of pirates authors could dream up, not just those of the historical variety). We recently began releasing books in our Sex Bytes themed series, and stories in the Love Letters series will be coming your way in Jan./Feb.
We were lucky enough to get tons of ideas at our RomantiCon™ conference last month (thank you authors and editors!), which we've listed below. Some have been done elsewhere (which doesn't mean we won't consider them), some might need to be more focused, but a great start to the list nonetheless.
So how about it? What do YOU want to read or write? Comment with your own brilliant suggestions, or just comment with your favorites from the choices below, or even comment on the other comments. It's a free-for-all! We'll announce the 2012 series in just a couple of weeks!
Themed Series Brainstormapalooza 2012
Men in Chainmail
Speed Sports/Xtreme Sports
MILF/DILF (mothers I'd like to fuck/dads I'd like to fuck [other people's parents! no incest)
Men in Kilts
1-800-HOT-MD4U (doctors/nurses)
House Calls
Special Delivery
Five/Six Senses
Married Couples
Female Cops
Inked (tattooed lovers)
Power Tools
Renn Faire
Smoking Gun
Blue Collar (male and female)
Exotica Locales
Fugitives and Outlaws
Angels and Demons
Bounty Hunters
1920s (or other decades)
WWI and II
32 comments:
- Ranae Rose said...
Men in kilts, for sure. I'm totally obsessed with Highland romance, and there are a lot out there, but most of them don't have the hot heat level I want to read. The world needs more erotic Highland romance!
- November 7, 2011 at 9:46 AM
- Katalina Leon said...
How about "Two is company, Four's a Menage", polyamorous partners in any sub-genre?
XXOO Kat
PS Ranae, how about a harem of kilted Scotsmen? We can call it "The Lads beneath the Plaid" lol
- November 7, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Amber Skyze said...
Gladiators, Xtreme Sports, Witches and 1-800-HOT-MD4U (doctors/nurses). Though there's so many good ones it's hard to chose.
- November 7, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Lacey Savage said...
I love, love, LOVE, themed series! (Both writing for them, and reading them.) The following get my vote:
- Gladiators
- Married Couples
- Inked
- Superheroes
- Witches
- Spells
- Exotica Locales
- Nudists
Umm... I did say I like writing these, right? This list might keep me busy for the next 2 years, but I'm game if you are. :-)
- November 7, 2011 at 10:45 AM
- Jordan Ashley said...
Witches and Spell bound ones I could definitely get into!! Hopefully Ann will find me worthy enough to be one of you! The Genie/Djinn one could have potential too. A friend of mine is writing a genie one. :) LOVE the ideas.
Is there a series of a friends to lovers thing? (I haven't had a chance to browse all the titles available from EC LOL)
- November 7, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- KarennaC said...
I'd love to see--and write for!--a superheroes series.
The polyamory series Katalina Leon suggests above sounds good too.
- November 7, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Elise Hepner said...
i like Inked, House calls, Renn Faire, and Gladiators
- November 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Sidney Bristol said...
I'm giving a detailed answer, because I've always loved the themed series.
Men in Chainmail - this doesn't interest me, unless we're allowed to bring it into modern times.
Gladiators - historical gladiators, eh, I'd be interested in some futuristic gladiator ideas or stories!
Speed Sports/Xtreme Sports - YES! YES! YES!
MILF/DILF - I think this could be very interesting. I've always respected single parents a lot and enjoy stories that feature a single parent.
Men in Kilts - I like the idea, but it gets done a lot.
1-800-HOT-MD4U - Yes please!
House Calls, Special Delivery and Five/Six Senses - could be interesting but I have no oppinion on them.
Married Couples - I'm not married, but I like stories about married couples.
Female Cops - Yes! That could be very cool.
Inked (tattooed lovers) -YES PLEASE! Then again, almost all of my characters always have tattoos...
Power Tools & Utopia - Could be intersting, but they're kind of vague as far as what I'm thinking about them right now.
Superheroes - I love superhero stories, but there are a lot of calls out right now for them. Would EC want to jump on that train? Hey, I'd totally love it, but it's worth thinking about.
Renn Faire - I'm going to say yes. I've gone to lots of faires, and there's a lot of potential!
Smoking Gun, Leather, Witches, Spells/Spellbound, Blue Collar (male and female), Exotica Locales, Fugitives and Outlaws, Angels and Demons - I don't have much of an opinion on these. The're okay, but don't grab my attention like some of the others do.
Bounty Hunters - HECK YES PLEASE!!!!
Nudists, 1920s (or other decades), WWI and II - Again, no real opinion on these.
Genie/Djinn - I HAVE ONE OF THESE WRITTEN! So, pick it, please?
And that's my quick oppinion about everything.
- November 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Rachel Kenley, writer said...
There are some great ones here! I particularly love the superhero idea along with exotica locales, married couples, and spells.
Katalina "Lads beneath the plaid" is a GREAT NAME for that series"
How about a "Once Upon A Time" retold fairy tales. With two fairy tale themed tv shows on and two retold Snow White movies planned, it seems timely.
- November 7, 2011 at 10:55 AM
- SJ Drum said...
Mmmm- Inked, Married Couples and Renn Faire!
- November 7, 2011 at 10:55 AM
- Pandora Blake said...
I like Katalina's sugestion, menages are always fun. Other than that Witches, Spells/Spellbound, Angels and Demons are all very interesting to me.
- November 7, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- Suzan Butler said...
Okay, here goes:
Speed Sports/Xtreme Sports - this could be interesting. I'm game.
MILF/DILF - Being a single parent, I have a fascination with writing them
Men in Kilts - OMG YES PLEASE!!!
Married Couples - I love exploring the continuing relationships after the HEA.
Inked (tattooed lovers) - LOVE.
Superheroes - I haven't really read any of these yet. I'm intrigued.
Bounty Hunters - HOLY CRAP YES PLEASE!!!
1920s (or other decades) - This could be fun.
Genie/Djinn - YES!
- November 7, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Emma Hillman said...
Lots of great suggestions, but my faves would be:
Bounty Hunters - like Sidney I really, really want this one!
Inked - I don't really need to spell out a reason, do I?
Married Couples - although it does sound a bit too similar to Branded
- November 7, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Thanks guys, keep 'em coming! And definitely let us know if you have suggestions of your own!
Emma, yes, if chosen, it's very likely most (if not all) of the books in the Married Couples series would be in the Branded Line. But that's okay. These are all just theme ideas; each book cover would still have a banner corresponding to its appropriate Line. :)
Kelli Collins
- November 7, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Denysé Bridger said...
Love the whole Witches theme a lot, and anything with an Old West flavor is superb. Female cops is great, have done those myself. Married couples are always great. Most of the other themes, while certainly interesting, aren't my personal preferences. All in all, I think are some potentially GREAT stories waiting to be told.
- November 7, 2011 at 1:08 PM
- Brynn Paulin said...
I'm really interested in:
Bounty Hunters
1920s (or other decades)
WWI and II
- November 7, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- Tracey H. Kitts said...
The ones that interest me the most (as a reader and EC author) are, Inked, Superheroes, Witches, and Spells.
They all sound very good, these are just my personal favs:)
- November 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
- Scarlett Knight said...
I'd love to see more decades-themed anthologies, particularly a 60's hippie-era one.
- November 7, 2011 at 2:47 PM
- Cara McKenna said...
Woo hoo! Hot married couples for the win! [dashes off to make filthy notes for future books]
Captcha word: normative. No, thank you.
- November 7, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Olivia Waite said...
I'm rooting for Angels and Demons -- admittedly, I've got an upcoming book and a sequel-in-progress that fits that theme. :)
But Five/Six Senses, Witches, Spells, and a decade theme also sound promising.
- November 7, 2011 at 4:26 PM
- Mel Teshco said...
I'd love to write a superhero story and genie/djinn intrigues me too. Gladiators could be interesting as could bounty hunters.
- November 7, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- Francesca Hawley said...
I love the Men in Chainmail idea (course I suggested it so I would). And you know - there's nothing to say it would have to strictly be medieval. What about SF/Fantasy? Aragorn looks stellar hot in his chainmail for The Lord of the Rings movies. And Legolas was very pretty too!
I could go for Gladiators - Roman or otherwise. There's just something about men in armor that really appeal to me.
So therefore, I would like the Renn Faire one too - but I might go with a re-creation group like the SCA rather than the Renn Faire world. And would this include a possible time travel story? That would be fun!
I'd also LOVE the witches theme.
I'm not into the medical stuff so House Calls and 1800MD4U doesn't really do it for me.
Not really up for superheroes either.
I like the concept of Inked. Very hot!
Married couples would be fun too. Contemporary only or historical too?
I'd also like recent historical - 1960s, 1920s, WWII and WWI.
I think spells are problematic - because love spells are a BAD idea. Ask anyone who is wiccan or pagan and they'll tell you the same. Of course a negative rebound from a bumbling magic user might be entertaining. Fighting a curse however, might be kinda cool.
LOTS of great ideas from everyone!
- November 7, 2011 at 5:50 PM
Superheroes!!! LURVE superheroes!
- November 7, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- Robin Leigh Miller said...
Well, we are talking about 2012, the end of the world, if you believe that. How about post apocalyptic?
And, since I'm a retired dirt track driver and now the mother of a driver, SPEED sports could be hot!
- November 7, 2011 at 7:27 PM
- Aerinah said...
I would love to read more about cops - especially cops in uniform, not plainclothes detectives, undercover, etc. I'd prefer to read about male cops myself, in either M/F or M/M (or even M/F/M) relationships. That's my number one theme pick!
Men in kilts are always hot too, of course... ;)
- November 7, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Cara Carnes said...
Hehe.... I have bounty hunters and witches in my WIPs so I may be a smidge biased:)
- November 8, 2011 at 9:23 AM
- Dawn Montgomery said...
I love the idea of a post apocalypse antho to celebrate surviving 2012. :D
The others that strike my interest:
Men in Chainmail - Lots of fun with this one!
Gladiators-so many options here!
Men in Kilts-I was 17 working at a renn faire and learned the truth about men in kilts. That is ALL I'm saying. Bring it on!
1-800-HOT-MD4U (doctors/nurses)
Inked (tattooed lovers)
Smoking Gun- goes with that WWII espionage thing in my mind. :D
Spells/Spellbound-Fantasy, contemporary, it wouldn't matter. I would just love to see some new twists.
Fugitives and Outlaws (am I the only one thinking western or firefly-esque sci fi?)
Angels and Demons
Bounty Hunters
WWI and II-so many great espionage possibilities...
Genie/Djinn - I have a particular fondness for this one.
- November 8, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Margaret Carter said...
Renn Faire, please! Married couples, angels and demons, and superheroes also sound very appealing.
- November 8, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Kim Knox said...
Men in Chainmail. Yes, please!
Gladiators - possible like the above one...but yay for sex, sand and sandals :)
Superheroes. As Sidney Bristol said, a lot of calls around now, but still, I'd be tempted.
Fugitives and Outlaws
Bounty Hunters - simply for the possibility of a delicious anti-hero...
- November 9, 2011 at 11:52 AM
- Voirey Linger said...
Angels and demons! I lovelovelove wing sex. :D
Okay, so I'm biased, but still... pretty please?
- November 9, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- Ann Mayburn said...
Hmm, I have a half finished Djinn/Genie story, that would be nice to find a submission call for.-lol- I also find the Leather community fascinating, but I can be inspired by pretty much anything so I'm interested to see what the call goes out for. :)
- November 9, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Upbeat, fun:
Exotica Locales
Bounty Hunters
Married couples
..and more fun aeon titles :-)
- November 22, 2011 at 5:40 AM


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Former bishop of my conference Woodie White writes a fascinating peek into Methodist (pre-UM) history and the lesson he learned about the power of Methodist polity. Yes, polity.
Here is the grabbing paragraph near the beginning for white guys like me who were born as the great battles of the Civil Rights era were being won.
White writes of a 1963 meeting with a pastor of a segregationist Methodist church.
The pastor's congregation, sadly, like a number of Methodist congregations at the time, had voted that no black people would be welcomed or admitted to public worship.
White recounts the exchange in which he read from the Social Creed of the Methodist Episcopal Church and part of the Book of Resolutions. The white pastor announced that he was not compelled to follow those because they are not church law. White asked whether he would follow such pronouncements if they were the law of the church. The pastor said he would.
White reflects:
The conversation with a pastor who would be willing (however reluctantly) to change a way of life, traditions and long-held views because the Methodist Church through its polity commanded that he go another way, was compelling to me. I began to see the power and potential of using polity for good, and silently vowed to employ it to encourage what I considered a true expression of the gospel, consistent with the message and ministry of Jesus.
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Monoprint: Green button bloom (and a giveaway!)
"Green Button Bloom" in my JaneVille Etsy shop.
All you need is a gelli plate, some paints (I use BioColor) and fabric (I use 200 ct white muslin), some embroidery thread (from Laura) and a stash of gorgeous buttons. Oh, and a little time.
Wanna WIN a 6x6" Gel Printing plate from Gelli Arts? Leave a comment between now and Saturday September 10. I'll select a winner on Sunday. Be sure and check back here to see if you've won.
84 comments:
I have wanted to try this for soooo long and would love to be a winner! Thanks for the chance! Your piece is lovely!ReplyDelete
I've tried gelatin printing...it's addictive but I have yet to take the results further. Your work is inspiring !ReplyDelete
yes, it's the time problem for me, but dying to try this.ReplyDelete
am granny nannying almost full time right now.
Hey!!!! For some reason I have NEVER even noticed how EASy it is to leave a comment....UH OH!!!! lol Ok so GREAT idea!!! I have more green buttons...if you want more blooms! lolReplyDelete
Oh that looks so fun :DReplyDelete
HI Jane.. I just read about the new printing plate too.. would be so nice to have something like for more on the go type of printing.ReplyDelete
i have not tried this but am very interested in learning how to...would love a new avenue!!ReplyDelete
I'd love to try one of these plates!ReplyDelete
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE the Gelli plate. Pick me!ReplyDelete
Thanks Jane for the opportunity.
After reading your previous post on gel printing I found some video tutorials to see how it is done but haven't tried out the technique yet. It definitely is on my "to do" list! You're definitely right -- TIME is important!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/07/2011 7:12 AM
I just love printing fabric, paper, anything, so I would love the Gelli plates.ReplyDelete
I'm keeping my fingers crossed I'm the lucky winner, I would love to win this and work on my technique!ReplyDelete
I"d love to win this plate. Your work always inspires me and I'd love to be able to try something similar (I already have the 200 count muslin and lots of embroidery floss---this may be the one last thing I need to 'be like Jane.'ReplyDelete
I would be very happy to win. Thanks for the opportunity.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/07/2011 7:37 AM
I did some monoprinting this summer and it was my surface technique of choice. I had done some before and found it less than exciting but this time was different. I used thickened dyes applied to a plexiglass plate. I've heard about the gelli plates and they sound interesting, especially the reusable part. Count me in for the drawing.ReplyDelete
I would love to win:) I love trying out new art supplies!ReplyDelete
One of those little plates ready to go at anytime would be wonderful.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/07/2011 7:47 AM
I would love to try the gelli plate!ReplyDelete
- Jeanelle McCall9/07/2011 7:56 AM
LOVE YOUR ART and would love to have a gel plate!ReplyDelete
It looks like an interesting process, and I am a fan of your art!ReplyDelete
If I win one of these, my husband can stop asking me what that dried up stuff is in the basement refrigerator...ok, I meant to do some more printing and just forgot it...for a long time. Have you ever SEEN a dried up gel plate?ReplyDelete
what a cool giveaway. I would love to try this technique. Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
I have BUTTONS....but haven't tried the monoprinting.... would love to.. I have long admired your works ..would love to win! Thanks for your generousity to all of us fans. ~MidgeReplyDelete
You are my new hero. I am planning a green wedding for my daughter. What better to do some printing on table linens than a gelli plate. Green and greener.ReplyDelete
Would love to try this new product. It looks like so much fun!ReplyDelete
Your offer of a prize makes myReplyDelete
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This is amazing!!! I love your work!. It's so clever the way you mix paint and embroidery! I always want to try it, but I don't have the courage... (fear of failure probably... he he)ReplyDelete
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Love your monoprinting! Would love to win a gel plate that doesn't melt!ReplyDelete
This is uber cool - love it, and love your work! And yes, would love to win, but the real prize is being inspired by such great art!!ReplyDelete
I did some scratch foam printing earlier this summer and I was so much fun. I'd love to try the gelli plate! You make it look like soooo much fun!ReplyDelete
Oh, I'd LOVE to try one! My daughter (who is five) and I do printing all the time using wax paper, baking pans, glass cutting boards, etc. How neat!ReplyDelete
I would love to own a gelli plate! The thought of not having to mess with jello and print on a whim is enticing. Thanks for the opportunity, Jane.ReplyDelete
I have a frig full of dyes, so adding a real gelatin plate in there starts to squeeze out the yogurt and lettuce space. I need this Gelli thing ... to preserve my committment to healthy eating. Yeah, that's why I need it, saving space for the good stuff in the frig. :O)ReplyDelete
Yum, I love mono printing and these sure beat having to make geletin. Thanks for a shot at the give away.ReplyDelete
I would really love the Gelli plate. I watch your blog all the time, always in lurk mode. But I love your work. You inspired me to buy watercolors and fling them around on paper. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Another great project from you, Jane. I have done some gelatin printing by making my own plates, but it seems so wasteful since the plates have a limited life. The Gelli plate seems a much better idea.ReplyDelete
I like the idea of not having to wait for the gelatin to set up. I would love to try this Gelli plate. Thanks for hosting this giveaway and for showing off your beautiful work,ReplyDelete
I'd love to win such a plate! I've done all sorts of drawing, painting, embroidery, knitting, croch... You get the picture! I'm now busy, busy sewing but always find time for at least a little digital art. I have printed in many ways during my 56 years but this way really has me intrigued!ReplyDelete
Of course your art work in this post checks many places as it has both prints, stitches and buttons - love it!
And your wee tuts are most appreciated, I will have to get my hands on some tissue paper of the bleeding variety...
Best regards from Eva Mari in Norway :D
Hiya, Jane! I was just looking at gelli plates the other day, thinking of trying them. This would be the perfect trial run. Your use of them is awesome!ReplyDelete
What a fab prize to win. I was just looking into these, and would love to win.ReplyDelete
Jane--I love the colors and texture in this piece. Bella!ReplyDelete
I have never seen these...they look cool. would love to try it. thanks for the opportunity to win one.ReplyDelete
Stunning piece! I love it! The colors are very warm and the whole piece has a nice and warm feeling. Thanks for the chance to win a gelatin plate. :)ReplyDelete
Just wondering what size the prayer flags are and coudn't comment on that site. They look larger than 5x11". Love the gel print too!ReplyDelete
Yes, I do want to win a gelli plate..thanks for asking!ReplyDelete
Jane the little varying coloured buttons really enhance your fabric art piece; yes, little new blooms taking shape. A gel plate; MY, I could have fun with one of those too.ReplyDelete
Those green buttons on those funny trees make me smile. Thanks for the chance to win a Gelli, would love to try it.ReplyDelete
Jelly on a plate jelly on a plate,ReplyDelete
Wibble wobble jelly on a plate.
Oh no wrong sort of gelli.
We usually have ours after dinner with ice cream.
But this one is less fattening and far more exciting.
Ooh pick me Jane, that way I won't get fat !!!!! Haha
I have tried printing with a homemade gelatin plate. I loved the results and it was great fun. However, having to plan ahead to make the gelatin plate is the reason I haven't done more of it. I would love to win a Gelli Plate! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win. I love your blog!ReplyDelete
I too would love a gelli plate, I love using gelatin plates that I have made, but they are a bit of a pain to store and remember to make ahead of time. These sound wonderful.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/07/2011 4:10 PM
Gelatin plates give amazing results, but a bit of caution, and storage space in the fridge, make them a bit troublesome. A gelli plate might be just the kind of jiggle I would like in my life. Jelly belly, bad jiggle, gelli plate, GOOD jiggle.ReplyDelete
- Linda Carter9/07/2011 5:29 PM
I learn so much from you I love your work and think I can identify what is yours when seen in a group of other artists work.ReplyDelete
I would love to win a gelli plate. I have not tried that yet.
OMG...i would love a gelli plate! I've been looking at them since you first mentioned them on your blog. I would love to try printing on one!ReplyDelete
I would really love to work with a gelli plate. I am currently doing mono prints using a press and plexiglass plates and I'd really like to try something that doesn't need a press to create the image. Additionally, I like the look of the gelli print as it seems to have a different quality to the print. Your blog has inspired several of my images as I ordered several of the stencils after seeing them here.ReplyDelete
I am a quilter and have just begun to experiment with mixed mediums. Your art work is very inspiring to me.ReplyDelete
I have the bio-colors and I would love to have the Gelli-plate. Thank you so much for your give away. I will be sure to check back on Sunday to see if I have won!! Keep on creating your beautiful things!!ReplyDelete
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- Ash Shenoy9/07/2011 8:53 PM
Hi Jane i love your style of painting/Art/Creativity and read your ideas and blog everyday...i never win anything so hopefully this will be the time..thankyouReplyDelete
I love this new piece Jane! It's creating an interesting emotion within... and reminding me of a trip to Santa Fe several years ago. Thank you for triggering that memory. :-) It was a happy, happy trip. Thank you also for the chance to win a Gelli plate. I have both sizes on my wish list! Yum!ReplyDelete
Love those buttons - look like spring!ReplyDelete
Hi Jane, I love your work and the way the colours blend together! I had a look at the instruction video of the gel-plate and I would LOVE to try it out. It would be very interesting to try out on felt as well!ReplyDelete
I teach this, but use the now "old-fashioned" gelatin plate (and have to supply them for all my students!!!). So you can probably imagine that the gelli plate option looks like a better alternative from my viewpoint!ReplyDelete
I'm a fan of your work. Beautiful project as usual. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I love your monoprints and love to print myself. A permanent gel plate sounds heavenly.ReplyDelete
Wow... love the book in their Gallery section on their website.ReplyDelete
Thanks Jane
- Anonymous9/08/2011 5:21 AM
Love your blog.You inspire me to take my quilting outside the box.Always love to use new things in my quilting.ReplyDelete
- Maureen9/08/2011 5:42 AM
Blooming buttons, Bat-Girl! Beautiful botanical! Thanks for your generosity in sharing your art. I'd love to try this technique. MaureenReplyDelete
What a beautiful monoprint and resulting piece Jane! You already know how much I admire your work - but this piece beats ALL! Please add my name to the drawing for the Gel Printing plate.ReplyDelete
It would be great to have a plate, because when I have some time to play, I never have made the geletine...ReplyDelete
I love monoprinting! And a plate that is ready any time I am... is heaven. Thank you for your generous offer!ReplyDelete
I'm always up to learning a new technique. Your giveaway is just the perfect way to the introduction to Gelli printing plates.ReplyDelete
Wouldn't just be the coolest to have such a piece of art on my wall - made by me ! ! ! ! Yes! ! !
- Sarah S.9/08/2011 9:16 AM
I've been wanting the 6x6 plate!! Thanks for (continually) inspiring me to jump into mono-printing - and everything else!!ReplyDelete
Would love to win this so I can stop having to tell my family that the gelatin in the fridge is not for consumption. LOL Fingers crossed.ReplyDelete
I would love to try this technique and win a gelatine plate as I can't find anything alike here around! You are always such an inspiration!ReplyDelete
Oh yes please, Id love to try the geli plate..........Ive read so much about gelatine printing, it does sound like something I might get to work!ReplyDelete
Hi, I would very much like to win a gelli plate! There is no chance to get it in Switzerland! Thanks for offering one!ReplyDelete
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- Carla9/08/2011 2:13 PM
I have been checking the gelli plate out online. I would love to win it.ReplyDelete
Love your blog - it's so inspiring. I've been drooling over this wonderful new tool. Doesn't quite fit in the budget, so it would be exciting to win it!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/09/2011 3:52 AM
Hi Jane, I was signed up for your quiltlets class at create Chicago, but had to cancel at the last minute. Was really looking forward to meeting you in person. Your work is very inspiring and I would like very much to try this monoprinting technique. Thanks for this chance, AmbalReplyDelete
I'd love to have a go - you make everything look so easy!ReplyDelete
Just discovered you and your blog, thanks to my friend on FB. This looks addictive !!!! I love fabric art and this makes it look so much more doable! Thank you for all your wonderful ideas ~ RuthReplyDelete
Hello Miss Jane,ReplyDelete
Please count me in on this give away!
artistically yours
I've never allowed myself to research geletin prints too closely because I already do so many things but the Gelli plates sound awesome - no mess, no fuss, lots of fun! Please count me in your giveaway!ReplyDelete
I'm always up for trying new things--so count me in!ReplyDelete


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Yesterday, the Windows Phone team announced that they are expanding into 42 new markets starting next week, which is quite the feat.
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The other smaller notice to developers was that game rating are now required in Taiwan and Russia, with the former requiring Computer Software Rating Regulation (CSSR) cert and the latter the more familiar Pan European Game Information (PEGI). What that means for devs of course is if they want their games to appear in those markets, you'll have some extra paperwork to fill out.
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