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Oh Boy!I was there Dec. 7 1980. As an avid mullet wearing new wave guy was looking forward getting a pogo fix with my local fav the Slickee Boys. A couple of hardrock buddies come with me. As warm up, on the bill was an act called U2. No one what to expect. However, when U2 came out, from the first few riffs of edge's guitar we knew this was going to be something different. They did not disappoint. Each song delivered an energy and newness. With stronger messages than fun dance bands. Its been 30 years I can't say exactly which songs they played in what order etc. Just that their anthem sound was something quite more sophisticated than usual 3 chord rock n roll. I only really remember being dazzled by the crispness and lightness of hearing 'i will follow' for the first time. My hardrock friends were in awe. One in fact ran out and bought the album the next day. I was not wanting to openly concede my new wave devotion. But deep down I knew the game had been changed. The standard of rock n roll had been raised. When their set was finished I knew I'd seen something special. Though I did not know it would be historical. I went to the bar and shook hands with Bono thanking him for a great set. He said thanks. They had mentioned it was the first night of their first tour in the States. A few months later they returned to the bayou. This time the Slickee Boys warmed up for them. I didn't get to shake hands with Bono this time.


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LAUREL HILL �Sgt. Derek Gibson's friends in Laurel Hill ensured the New England native deploys abroad with the taste of one of his favorite treats fresh in his mouth.
LAUREL HILL �Sgt. Derek Gibson's friends in Laurel Hill ensured the New England native deploys abroad with the taste of one of his favorite treats fresh in his mouth.
Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce President Dennis Mitchell; his wife, Joan, a Laurel Hill School teacher; and their daughter, Muncelle, a Crestview attorney, hosted the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) soldier, his wife, Kristen, and several other friends for a farewell lobster boil on Monday.
"Somewhere along the line, he had mentioned he loves Maine lobster and I thought, 'Hmmm, we're going to fix that boy up,'" Dennis said.
Kristen Gibson works with Muncelle Mitchell, whose family "sort of adopted" the Gibsons, Dennis said. The Mitchells frequently host the couple and their dogs at their country property outside Laurel Hill.
Joan asked the school's leadership class to help; students Tasha Head and Gage White produced a banner that hanged between two trees.
"Thank you for keeping us safe," it read. "See you again soon. We love you."
"I was real proud of those kids," Dennis said. "They made a nice sign. I was impressed."
The leadership class will track Gibson and four of his buddies while they're deployed outside the country, sending them packages and corresponding with them.
Although when Sgt. Gibson and his comrades will return stateside isn't known, "the welcome-home party is already in the planning stages," Mitchell said.
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Each Easter season, Americans buy more than 700 million Marshmallow Peeps, shaped like chicks, as well as Marshmallow Bunnies and Marshmallow Eggs, making them the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy. In 1953, it took 27 hours to create a Marshmallow Peep. Today it takes six minutes.
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Pa. voter ID issue is far from resolved
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Just because opponents of Pennsylvania's new law requiring voters to show photo identification won a preliminary injunction in court doesn't mean the issue or the court case is going away.
The law itself has not cleared the constitutional challenges before it, and indications from the state Supreme Court are that the law still faces significant legal problems.
Meanwhile, the hubbub over the divisive law has awakened new Democratic Party volunteers and prompted the formation of the 175-group Voter ID Coalition. The Democratic Party and the coalition both said Wednesday they will shift their education campaigns to reflect a judge's day-old decision that voters will not, after all, be required to show photo ID at their polling place.
"The issue remains, the law remains," said Joe Grace, a Philadelphia-based spokesman for the Voter ID Coalition. "It will have to be dealt with after Election Day, but it is simply not a factor when people go to the polls on Nov. 6 unless there's confusion."
The 6-month-old law, among the nation's toughest, sparked a debate over voting rights ahead of the presidential election, in which Pennsylvania's electoral votes could play a central role in deciding the victor. Critics of the law requiring voters to show ID had argued that it would disenfranchise minorities and the poor, groups that tend to vote Democratic.
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson halted the law Tuesday, saying voter disenfranchisement could happen because the state hadn't made it possible for voters to easily get IDs before the election.
It turns out that the Democratic Party might benefit from a law it furiously opposes. It recruited several thousand new volunteers through its opposition, an eye-popping tally for a single issue in such a short period of time, said Elena Cross, a staff member who coordinates the state party's political operation.
It also reached out to party members who do not have proper photo ID by making hundreds of thousands of calls to registered Democrats on a state Department of Transportation list of people without a state-issued ID card.
The party shows no signs of letting it go as a political issue after the Nov. 6 election.
"This fight isn't over," Cross said. "We won this round, but we're still going."
Should courts ultimately uphold the law, the Voter ID Coalition could continue working for a couple more years to make sure voters understand the requirement and how to comply with it, said Zack Stalberg, president and CEO of the Committee of Seventy, a Philadelphia-based group that organized the Voter ID Coalition.
But court approval is far from guaranteed. During last month's oral arguments, state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Saylor point-blank told a state lawyer that the state "can't comply with the letter of this law."
John Burkoff, a University of Pittsburgh law professor who closely follows the state Supreme Court, said the justices do not like the law as it is written.
"It doesn't take a nuclear physicist to figure that out," Burkoff said.
One major problem is the "safety net" photo ID card that the law identifies as the last resort for voters without any other valid form of photo ID. Federal Homeland Security regulations on that particular ID card make it difficult, if not outright impossible, for some people without official birth records or proof of a home address to get one.
Amending the law could provoke another high-profile debate, but it will be necessary if Republicans who control the state Legislature don't want to see the court to strike down the law, Burkoff said.
"Right now, they don't want to do that," Burkoff said. "They'd rather hope that this statute is reinstated. … That's never going to happen."
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Students gather for Springfest with Kendrick Lamar and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Brandeis celebrated four days of music, dance, theater and visual arts with its annual Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts. Crowds of visitors joined the campus community in "imagining the impossible," this year's theme, during the festival April 25 to 28.
Events kicked off with a campus sing-along to John Lennon's "Imagine" in the Shapiro Campus Center. Other highlights included Late Night with Leonard Bernstein, hosted by Bernstein's daughter Jamie, with performances by acclaimed soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Michael Boriskin; the Brandeis Theater Company production of "Visions of an Ancient Dreamer"; a concert by the Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra and the student-organized Springfest, which featured Kendrick Lamar and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
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Murderers who commit the most "heinous" of crimes can be sent to prison for the rest of their lives, leading judges have ruled.
A specially-constituted court declared that sentencing judges can continue to impose "whole-life" tariffs in such cases.
Backing the use of "life-means-life" orders, a panel of five judges at the Court of Appeal increased the "unduly lenient" 40-year minimum being served by killer Ian McLoughlin, who murdered a man while on day release, to a whole-life term.
And they dismissed a challenge by Lee Newell, who murdered a child killer while in prison, against an order imposed in his case that he can never be released.
Today's guidance from the appeal judges in London comes in the wake of a decision by the European Court of Human Rights last year in an appeal by three murderers.
Giving the panel's ruling, Lord Thomas said the court had held that the statutory scheme enacted by Parliament which enabled judges to pass whole-life orders was "entirely compatible" with the European Convention on Human Rights.
"Judges should therefore continue as they have done to impose whole-life orders in those rare and exceptional cases which fall within the statutory scheme.
"Under the statutory scheme as enacted by Parliament, the Secretary of State has power to release a prisoner on licence if he is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist which justify the prisoner's release on compassionate grounds."
Sentencing in a number of high-profile criminal cases had been put on hold - including the terms to be handed out to soldier Lee Rigby's murderers Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale - pending the Court of Appeal's findings.
After the ruling, Attorney General Dominic Grieve, who referred the McLoughlin sentence to the court for review, said: "I am pleased that the Court of Appeal has today confirmed that those who commit the most heinous crimes can be sent to prison for the rest of their lives
" As someone who has killed three times, Ian McLoughlin committed just such a crime, and following today's judgment he has received the sentence that crime required.
"I asked the Court of Appeal to look again at McLoughlin's original sentence because I did not think that the European Court of Human Rights had said anything which prevented our courts from handing down whole life terms in the most serious cases.
"The Court of Appeal has agreed with me and today's judgment gives the clarity our judges need when they are considering sentencing cases like this in the future."
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: "This is a timely and welcome decision. Our courts should be able to send the most brutal murderers to jail for the rest of their lives.
"I think people in Britain will be glad that our courts have disagreed with the European Court of Human Rights, and upheld the law that the UK Parliament has passed."
The ruling by Lord Thomas, Sir Brian Leveson, Lady Justice Hallett, Lord Justice Treacy and Mr Justice Burnett follows a successful appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by murderers Jeremy Bamber, Douglas Vinter and Peter Moore.
Last July the ECHR held that there had been a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights - which relates to inhuman and degrading treatment - on the basis that whole-life orders were not "reducible".
The Strasbourg-based court did not say that whole-life sentences were incompatible with the convention, but that there had to be the possibility of a review at some stage and that current laws allowing for release in exceptional circumstances were unclear.
But the Court of Appeal judges ruled that the Grand Chamber was wrong when it reached a conclusion that the law of England and Wales did not clearly provide for "reducibility", saying that the d omestic law "is clear as to 'possible exceptional release of whole-life prisoners'."
A power of review arose if there were "exceptional circumstances". An offender was required to demonstrate to the Secretary of State that although a whole-life order was just punishment at the time the order was made, exceptional circumstances had arisen since.
The Secretary of State "must then consider whether such exceptional circumstances justify the release on compassionate grounds".
Lord Thomas concluded: "In our judgment the law of England and Wales therefore does provide to an offender 'hope' or the 'possibility' of release in exceptional circumstances which render the just punishment originally imposed no longer justifiable."
On whole-life orders in general, Lord Thomas said the Court of Appeal did not read the Grand Chamber's judgment "as in any way casting doubt on the fact that there are crimes that are so heinous that just punishment may require imprisonment for life".
He added: "There may be legitimate dispute as to what such crimes are - at one end genocide or mass murder of the kind committed in Europe in living memory or, at the other, murder by a person who has committed other murders, but that there are such crimes cannot be doubted."
The judge added: "Under our constitution it is for Parliament to decide whether there are such crimes and to set the framework under which the judge decides in an individual case whether a whole-life order is the just punishment."
Lord Thomas said: "We therefore conclude that no specific passage in the judgment, nor the judgment read as a whole, in any way seeks to impugn the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, as enacted by Parliament, which entitle a judge to make at the time of sentence a whole-life order as a sentence reflecting just punishment."
He said that "although there may be debate in a democratic society as to whether a judge should have the power to make a whole-life order", it was evident in the court's view that "there are some crimes that are so heinous that Parliament was entitled to proscribe, compatibly with the Convention, that the requirements of just punishment encompass passing a sentence which includes a whole-life order".
Triple killer McLoughlin, 55, was jailed for life at the Old Bailey last October for stabbing a man on his first day-release from prison after 21 years in custody.
When sentencing McLoughlin, the trial judge imposed a 40-year tariff, saying he could not pass a whole-life term because of the European court ruling.
McLoughlin - who had killed twice before - stabbed Graham Buck, 66, as he came to the aid of a neighbour in Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, last July.
Ruling on his case the Court of Appeal said the sentencing judge did not think he had the power to make a whole-life order, but he was "in error" and 40 years was unduly lenient.
In a letter written by McLoughlin to his lawyers explaining why he did not want representations made on his behalf, he said: "It is just that I believe I deserve the whole-life tariff which the AG is seeking and that the family of Graham Buck deserves to know officially that I will never be released."
Newell, now 45, who murdered child killer Subhan Anwar, challenged a whole-life sentence imposed last September at Warwick Crown Court.
He was convicted alongside Gary Smith for the February 2013 murder of Anwar in his cell at Long Lartin Prison, Worcestershire. Newell was already serving a life sentence for a previous murder committed in 1988.
In Newell's case, Lord Thomas said: "The murder was premeditated and involved the use of an improvised weapon. It occurred in prison whilst Newell continued to serve a life sentence. The deceased took a significant time to die.
"There was no mitigation. This was a murder where the seriousness of the offence was exceptionally high. The judge was right in making a whole-life order. This appeal is accordingly dismissed."
Lord Thomas said: "These two cases are exceptional and rare cases of second murders committed by persons serving the custodial part of a life sentence.
"The making of a whole-life order requires detailed consideration of the individual circumstances of each case.
"It is likely to be rare that the circumstances will be such that a whole-life order is required."
So far, 53 offenders have been sentenced to whole-life orders, including McLoughlin.
Those currently serving such terms in England and Wales include Moors Murderer Ian Brady, who tortured and murdered children along with accomplice Myra Hindley, and serial killer Rosemary West.
Former home secretary David Blunkett, MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, who was responsible for steering through the 2003 Act that introduced whole-life tariffs, welcomed the ruling.
He said: " I'm really pleased that common sense has prevailed. This is not only a sensible judgment, but also one that indicates that judges are not prepared to simply bow down to the rulings of the Strasbourg court but to seek rational interpretation of them, and to uphold the will of Parliament.
" When in 2003 we put through the changes to sentences, we did so in order to reassure the public, as well as to send a signal to heinous criminals that we really meant business and that the original intention when capital punishment was abolished of 'life meaning life' really would apply.
" I hope this is the beginning of a stand by the senior judiciary, which will provide reassurance to the British people that Parliament will determine critical issues of this kind, and at the same time will take the sting out of the anti-European (this being the European court not the European Union) rhetoric which, in the lead up to the European elections, will be in danger of distorting delicate and difficult issues."
Simon Creighton, Vinter's solicitor, called the decision "troubling" and said it was "fundamental" that prison sentences had "some form of rehabilitation and redemption" built in.
He told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "It is troubling in the sense that the Court of Appeal felt able to say to Strasbourg 'you're wrong' when this was the very issue that Strasbourg were looking at."
Mr Creighton said his client was "not expecting" to be released but wanted "something to work towards".
"One of the psychological issues that was looked at by the court was the hopelessness that it causes for individuals and the problems that then causes for prison managers and the system as a whole.
"How do you deal with these people who are just going to be warehoused and he was very keen to have some sort of goal to work towards even if he knew it might be a very ephemeral one that he could somehow concentrate his time in prison on at least trying to work towards that."
Bamber's solicitor advocate Simon McKay, of McKay Law Solicitors and Advocates, said: " Jeremy welcomes today's decision as it clarifies the position in English law for those subjected to whole life tariffs.
"The Lord Chief Justice has made it clear that there is 'hope' and the 'possibility of release' for those who have this kind of sentence imposed on conviction.
"Previously section 30 of the Crime Sentences Act 1997 was considered a provision whereby the terminally ill or incapacitated could seek the review of their whole life sentence.
"Today, the Court of Appeal has widened the scope of that provision, such that it can be utilised in other cases where release may be contemplated in exceptional circumstances.
"Jeremy Bamber continues to protest his innocence.
"Further fresh evidence affecting the safety of his convictions is being collated presently and I expect to lodge an application with the Criminal Cases Review Commission within the next few weeks."
Bamber, 51, has been behind bars for more than 25 years for shooting his wealthy adopted parents June and Neville, his sister Sheila Caffell and her six-year-old twin sons Daniel and Nicholas at their farmhouse in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex.
He was given a whole-life tariff after being convicted of the murders in October 1986.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights campaigner Liberty, said: " Today's judgment shows how Government has been misleading the public about human rights.
"They said the European court was dominating British ones - not true.
"And they said that judges were dominating policy - another big lie.
"Everyone agrees that some criminals will face prison for life and that Government guidance on exceptional compassionate licences was wrong.
"But the biggest problem is ministers' petulant attitude towards our highest courts.
"Judges have shown themselves up to mature dialogue. Are politicians capable of the same?"


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Kate Moss returned to the runway for Louis Vuitton's Fall 2013 show, where she sported a sheer dress and cropped black hair. {Fashionista}
Beyoncé debuted a new platinum blonde mane, which can be seen on the latest posters for her world tour, The Mrs. Carter Show. {MTV Style}
"No comment means guilty." In a new preview for the fifth season of The Rachel Zoe Project, Rachel Zoe fires shots at rumors about the fate of her eponymous ready-to-wear line. {The Hollywood Reporter}
Kate Middleton and Prince William may be welcoming a baby princess according to reports claiming the Duchess slipped that she's having a girl. {Huffington Post}
In honor of the much-anticipated film, Oz: The Great and Powerful, shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau created sparkling pumps fit for a fairytale. {Grazia Daily}
Jerry Leigh, a company that creates products for Disney, Paul Frank, and Coca-Cola among others, acquired David Lerner. Lerner announced that the brand will soon introduce sportswear, shoes, bags, and accessories, as well as its first store. {WWD}


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Love/Hate Nathan
This is Robert Sheehan in Dublin today shooting a scene for the 3rd series of Love/Hate. Love/Hate was the most watched show in Ireland in 2011. And a major reason why Sheehan did not return to Misfits. As I've said all along, I didn't miss him, not at all, in Misfits series 3. Um, like, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED? Click here Full Story
Misfits for America is impossible to play
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If you missed my review of Misfits series 3 over the holidays, click here.A spec pilot was submitted to US networks this week for an American version of my beloved Misfits. It was written by Josh Schwartz (The O.C., Gossip Girl etc) and Howard Overman, the creator of Misfits. Full Story
Misfits Series 3
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. Please click away if you haven't yet caught up on Misfits Series 3. And if you're not watching Misfits, I'm telling you, this is your holiday addiction. DO IT. Seasons 1 and 2 are available on iTunes. I'll give you another chance to skip this article to avoid spoilers………………………………………………………He's a ballsy motherf-cker, isn't he, Howard Overman? Many of you have written to express your outrage and despair that Alisha and Simon are no more. Full Story
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Misfits season 3 is now shooting. Yes, yes, without Robert Sheehan. Like I've been saying, I don't think I'll miss him. I don't miss him already. And besides, again as I've been saying, Nathan was becoming less and less interesting to me. You would have tired of him scratching his balls and the high pitched voice. Full Story
Misfits: Lauren wins, Robert talks
HAVE YOU STARTED WATCHING THIS SHOW YET? It's easy online. Try it. The BAFTAs happened on Sunday honouring the best of British television. Misfits won in the drama category last year. There was no repeat but Lauren Socha, aka Kelly, took home Supporting Actress. Yay! All five original actors were on hand for the event. Full Story
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Students, parents hopeful for school's future
A committee of state educators and experts asked that the Iowa School of the Deaf be saved, and students may have gotten their wish.
The school may stay open, but there would be changes.
Administrators announced Monday the school will also serve blind students and become part of a five-school regional program that includes the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, Iowa.
Three other locations are still being discussed.
"But they're intended to cover as much of geographic area within Iowa for children to be able to access within an hour of their home as possible," said Patrick Clancy, superintendent.
For the past six months, students have been wondering about their future, afraid their school would go away.
Senior John Isaacson said the school changed his life, and now he's hopeful it will do the same for hundreds more as the committee recommends keeping the school open.
"Because it's already here, they have the available resources, the classrooms, the space and many wonderful teachers," said Kathy Miller, president and board member.
Parent Amanda Frieze said it was a huge relief because without the school, her 9-year-old might have never opened up.
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The board won't likely act on the recommendations until February, and then it will go to the state legislature for a final decision.


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The Toyota GT-86 or Scion FRS as it will be known over here, is the lightweight driver's car that proves Toyota can build a car that avoids the beige. Amidst concerns from some regarding the car's 200 horsepower output it appears someone has already devised a perfect way to put concerns about power in the car to rest.
Instead of a Subaru built four cylinder boxer engine underneath the hood of this race is a 5.0 liter V8 from a Lexus IS-F. The result is a car that was literally built to drift. This car was constructed for driver Manabu "MAX" Orido who will pilot this monster at this year's Japanese D1 Grand Prix. While it's shown here being tested it certainly looks and sounds like the car is ready to race.
We applaud and appreciate Toyota's efforts to produce a lightweight sports car built with the driver in mind and we absolutely can't wait to drive one in stock form. Having said that, we'd really really appreciate it if they brought the FRS to America with the IS-F's 416 horsepower V8 stuffed under the hood.
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I have no place for snarky people in my life.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Good-bye George
Tonight I will be attending the memorial service for a long lost friend of mine who died suddenly last week at the age of 38 from a massive heart attack. When I read his obituary on Sunday a bunch of emotions raced through me. I almost didn't recognize his picture. He looked different.
I couldn't believe I hadn't seen him in five years. We just lost touch. There's no easy explanation for why we hadn't seen each other…no fight, no ill words. I last spoke with him on the phone in March of this year when he was calling to tell me he wouldn't be attending my St. Patty's Day party because he had to go out of town for a death in the family. But he assured me this summer we would all get together and rekindle our lost friendships (there was a gaggle of us). I couldn't have been more excited.
I'm not sure what to say to his wife tonight. I haven't seen her in the same amount of time. His son (technically step son, but he raised that young man) is now a teenager. What will I say to him?
George was always rough around the edges, soft in the middle. He was a programmer, a base guitarist, a father, a son, a husband, a friend. I grew to like George when we worked together over 10 years ago in the Finance Department of a local hospital. He spent time teaching me and others and he never got upset if you asked him the same question 500 times. He made you laugh and always we would throw things over the cubicle walls to each other.
We also became friends outside of work and often times we would get together with our families for cookouts, parties, happy hours, 4th of July events, you name it.
I miss him even more knowing I'll never get the chance to tell him the impact he made on my life.
I've learned that life is too short. Tomorrow may never come.
God Bless you George
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Working on the Pictures - I swear!
If it's not one thing, then it's something else.
I took two cameras with me on vacation. My Nikon D40 which was used for more of the artsy vacation-y photos I wanted to take, the other was my bar-cam as I affectionately refer to her.
I have my Nikon cable and was able to download my pictures, but low and behold someone snuck into my house and stole my bar-cam cable. I'm not capable of losing anything. My home is far to organized. However the more I think about it; have I organized myself out of my home?
So if you see my cable, give me a shout out. Until then, all Mexico pictures are being held hostage. However, let me tease you with this, there are photos of:
- LW passed out with fries hanging out of his mouth
- Boob pictures of me because clearly I was too fat for a certain dress
- Drunken pool pictures with my new friends
- Shocked faces at dinner one night because LW was shoving the camera in our faces
- Senior Frogs picture - 'nuff said there
Oh and did I mention, I got hushed by the hotel staff one night stumbling in from Senior Frogs? Not me!!
Until next time......
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
I'm Home
I am so glad to be back home.
I'll post my story later as the trip was full of adventure.
But I'll tell you:
I'm not engaged.
I got sick from the water.
I'm happy to live in America...so appreciative.
The beach was beautiful even though I spent most of my time at the pool.
Off to relax before I head back to work tomorrow. UGH
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Friday, May 8, 2009
Happy Mother's Day
My Mother's Day post is a couple of days early this year. I'll be in Cancun on Mother's Day so I won't have any free time, or a computer handy to post.
This year marks the 2nd Mother's Day I have spent without my Mom. My year of "firsts" is over and I'm well into the second year without her. I have to say that Mother's Day is by far the hardest holiday without her.
There are two Mother's Days that I felt were the most special with my Mom. Ironically it would be the last two that I spent with her.
Mother's Day 2006 – I graduated college. My Mom said I couldn't have given her a better gift. I spent 15 years in college and to graduate on Mother's Day was special. I am beyond grateful that she was able to witness such an important event in my life. When all else was going wrong that year (I got separated from my husband, I would later be divorced), graduating with my family there to witness was to best feeling in the world.
Mother's Day 2007 – This was an odd year for my family. Most times we would get together as a family at my Mom's and just visit and watch her open presents, etc. But this particular year everyone did their own thing. Being that I was single I didn't have to squeeze in seeing a MIL and my own Mother into one day. It was a quiet, sunny day. I picked my Mom up at her apartment and took her to Chammps for lunch. She had never been there and my Mom and I had this thing where I would take her somewhere new to eat once a month (she loved it!). We talked and laughed and that's when I presented her with an airline ticket to Boston for a long weekend (after lunch I would take her to pick out flower hanging baskets for her yard). She was so excited. Sadly we would never get to take that trip. The trip was scheduled for August and I slacked on preparing everything so I had to push back the date. By the time we were to reschedule, she was diagnosed with cancer and died shortly there after. It saddens me that we never got that time together.
So then I got to thinking, my friend Simi's Mom asked her to put together a list of things about her dad (sadly Simi lost her Father last year). I liked that idea and thought I would pull my own small list together.
Some things about my Mom:
- I'll never forget our shopping trip to Kohl's to get her clothes for her cruise. My sister took her on her first cruise ever in 2006. To this day whenever I go in Kohl's I see my Mom trying on clothes!
- She loved to garden and she passed that love on to me. However, give me a flower and I'll kill it! She was always so good at growing flowers.
- She believed in me, even when I didn't believe in myself.
- The last time she drove a car she drove it down the wrong side of the freeway. I look back and laugh but at the age of 5 it wasn't so funny!
- She was a life guard at the pool. BEST. GIG. EVER. We lived at the pool those summers.
- She never judged anyone. She accepted me with anyone no matter the color of their skin, religion or beliefs. As long as I was happy, she was happy.
- She always gave gifts (even if they were small or homemade – she made the best homemade bread) and wrote thank you cards. I strive to be that good!
- The random things that use to spew out of her mouth were so darn funny. My Mom did not hold anything in. Sometimes I'd have to tell her to pipe it down, especially in the hospital.
This is just a small list of things about my Mom. I could go on and on as I'm sure many of you could about your own Mom's.
I'll leave you with this: Three weeks before my Mom died we were sitting in her apartment. I was cleaning her apartment to get ready for Hospice. She was having a 'good' day. She was sitting in her recliner and my brother was on the couch. I found this keychain where you could record people's voices. I asked my Mom if I could have it and asked her to say something in to it. Do you know what that little shit said? "If you want to do it right. Do it like Danica." She was always always always complementing me on my clean house or how perfect I had to have everything. To this day I pull out that key chain and I cry and laugh all at the same time. I remember the three of us sitting there laughing until our sides hurt! That's one memory that will never fade.
Happy Mother's Day – may you all enjoy a beautiful day with your family. Remember to squeeze your Mom's tightly and tell them you love them. And if your Mom is no longer with you, I feel your pain and send you hugs.
I'll be back in a week. Enjoy!
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
A lunch that changed my life.
One year ago today LW and I met at a lunch that was set up by my friend Dee. So LW and I wouldn't be scared, Dee and her husband (he works in the next building over) met us for lunch at the Frog, Bear, Wild Boar Bar. I remember walking to the restaurant with Dee, nervous, scared half out of my mind. LW didn't know who I was…he didn't know what I looked like. He only knew I was blonde and that we worked on the same floor for a couple of years. Still, he couldn't place me without seeing me.
Dee, her husband and I were seated maybe 10 minutes before LW came walking through the door (he was running late from a meeting). When LW walked through the door, he had the biggest smile on his face. I think at that moment he was finally able to place who I was. Lunch obviously turned out fantastic because a year later we are going to lunch at the same restaurant. This time I won't be so nervous.
Many don't know how I tracked LW down. About three years ago when I was going through my divorce I noticed him in the hallways of my floor. He would walk past my cubicle to get to the elevator or even to go to the bathroom. I would eye him, but I was not in a state to introduce myself as I was just divorced and going through a nasty break up with the first man I dated during and after my divorce (so not a good idea to date during a divorce or too soon after a divorce). I digress…
A few months later LW moved off of my floor, never to be seen again...or so I thought! I later found out he moved into a different building, and wouldn't you know it, a few months later I was moving to the same building he was in….different floors. I would catch him on the elevator every now and again, but still never had the nerve to ask him out.
Then a few months later (notice a trend here?) I find out he works directly with my friend Dee. Who knew!!! I asked her if she knew him….she said yes….I asked her if she could get the scoop…is he single, is he looking, etc. She got the scoop, set up the lunch, and today we are one year into our beautiful relationship.
It's funny when we see Dee now, because she did an amazing thing and we always let her know how appreciative we are of her. She's like a Mom to me, so if she approves of LW, I know that my Mom would too.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Thankful Tuesday
Shew, I made it to Tuesday. Five days and counting until Mexico. WOOT WOOT
This week I am thankful for:
- Money to shop. I bought some kick ass outfits for vacation.
- Milk. I love any kind of cereal in the morning. I think because when I get done eating it, it's a treat to drink the milk.
- Getting recognized. At work yesterday they recognized those of us who put in the long hours during the PeopleSoft upgrade. I'm thankful my company apprciated my hardwork.
- Chocolate. It makes everything A-OK.
- My cell phone and the ability to get email on it. Without it, I would be disconnected from the world. What ever will I do in Mexico without my phone? LW says I'm not allowed to be on it! HA
- My friends. Love to you all. You make life so much more fun!
Happy Tuesday friends!
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Mexico here I come!
By this time next week I will be laying on the beach, drink in hand, sunning everything sunable in Mexico! I.CAN.NOT.WAIT.
People keep asking us not to go. We are to the point where we aren't talking about it much anymore (talking and blogging, not the same thing, right?). We are excited to go and won't let any amount of the H1N1 virus keep us away. Infact I heard on CNN this morning that they said Wisconsin had a case of the H1N1 virus two years ago! So they are now saying that while this round did start in Mexico, it was already in the U.S. well before.
I'm not sure why all the fuss though. More people die of the flu every year than they have died from the H1N1 flu recently, so I feel safe. I feel like I am adult enough to know when and how often wash my hands...I know when I shouldn't be around people...I know what to do. The question is...will I be in a state to care (read I may be drunk! HA!)?
At any rate we are both looking forward to time alone and time to reflect on our first year together. We are both in awe of how wonderful this relationship has turned out. Both of us have been burned. Both of us have survived. And both of us will be together for a very long time.
Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of the first time we met face to face (I'd see him in the hallway but would never talk to him). We had lunch with a good friend of mine and her husband. This Wednesday we will be going back to the same place we had lunch at one year ago.
Life is good. I'm in love, I'm happy and I'm looking forward to a wonderful future.
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Friday, May 1, 2009
Friday is HERE!
Have a super Friday my friends! I'm looking forward to some family time with LW and Kassidy. It's been awhile since the three of us have been together.
Kassidy was away in April on Spring Break with friends and most of the weekends LW was suppose to have Kass, he was away at basketball camp, so the two of them have been having dinner in the evenings to get caught up, and of course those evenings they met, I have had appointments.
We have some activities with friends planned this weekend. We're going to introduce Kassidy to the neighbor kids, since this summer her and LW will be moving in….AND I CAN'T WAIT.
On a side note, I'm painting Kassidy's room a light purple color and then I'm gonna glam it up. I'll be sure to post pictures when the room is complete. I'm going to surprise her too! She's told me in the past that she has always wanted a purple room, so it will be fun to catch the surprise in her eyes when she sees her new room at my house. I swear I'm all giddy about it!!!
Happy Weekend! Be safe and enjoy it wherever you are!
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Quote:The fact is the issue is people not guns (of course we all know that but sometimes I think we lose sight of that fact). Taking away guns will not do any good ultimately as then people would just get better with knives, sticks, rocks, bare hands, I mean if you want to hurt another person you'll find a way to do it and very effectively at that. Look at prison life
Quote:Globetrotter as I mention I like the way you guys do things there I just would hate to give up too much. Seems like it coul hurt practice gathering brass to show that you need more. How do they regulate reloaders I guess powder and projectiles are limited or signed for?
Quote:, but Globe you talked about the responsibilty of the owner even if a weapon was stolen. I have to take some exception to this since by extension you would have to apply this to other things.
Quote: but to maintain an inextricably tied leash on something's safe use goes against the intent and willingness of criminals to disabuse that use by stealing these things.
Quote:read a story a few weeks ago about a bank VP under investigation for embezzlement and then who proceeds to take baseball bats to his entire family and drives into a overpass pylon. Yes, killed his entire family with baseball bats and then kills himself.
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You can probably do that now. But Volvo is very excited to announce what they call "roam delivery," meaning anything you order can be delivered to your car, wherever you are. This is probably why they've decided to make a big deal about reintroducing the wagon to the U.S.
It sounds a little like the Ford's Dominos app that will be showing up in the Blue Oval's cars soon. But the Volvo system isn't tied to the infotainment system, but rather a digital key in the car. And it works with more than pizza.
According to the company, that key can enable an ordering app from a smartphone or tablet to select the car as a delivery point, rather than a physical address. Owners will even be able to track that digital key and tell when the car is unlocked and then locked again, supposedly indicating their purchase has been placed in their car.
Volvo plans to demonstrate this tech next week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. They haven't given a timetable on its release, but they point to the Sensus Connect system launched this year in new Volvos as an indicator of the path they're on towards connecting cars.
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Seminole County teachers learn moves designed to take down a gunman
Expert: Self defense moves can be combined with ordinary classroom items
LAKE MARY, Fla. – Before the Sandy Hook massacre, teachers taught. Now, they must be trained to fight.
But many teachers are probably still wondering, "What would I do if a gunman burst in?"
Local 6 cameras went inside a Seminole County classroom to see how some teachers are actually learning to battle back.
It used to be that teachers would hide, possibly placing their students in a closet. They were taught to hunker down, turn the lights off and hope the gunman would pass right by.
After Adam Lanza went on his rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary in December, the rules have changed.
In the first moments of training, Local 6 cameras caught Lake Mary police Officer Zach Hudson yelling to his teacher trainees, "Alright ladies, we have an active shooter in the building. I need a weapon now. Go go go! Get a weapon, quick! You got 5 seconds!"
That's because seconds count, and in this classroom dozens of little lives are on the line.
Within seconds of the "gunman" bursting into the classroom, the teachers are taught to storm him. All the while, Hudson is yelling commands to remind them of what they're supposed to do.
"Hit 'em. Strike, hit 'em, hit 'em, gun gun gun, there we go!, Dump 'em!" he says.
They are teachers who would do anything for our children, and they're learning how to do anything it takes.
As Hudson trains them, he yells, "The alternative is to die. This is your alternative: You fight. You survive."
Hudson invented the training program and he developed the techniques alongside 5th-degree black belt Mike Schneider, who owns Lake Mary Champion Karate School.
"I hope that I can act and not react. I think it is teaching me to do that, to do more with my body than I thought I could," said Stacy Alston, an elementary school teacher's aide.
"I would give my life for my students, not just my kids. I care that much about the kids I'm teaching," said Sarah Sego, a preschool teacher. "I would throw myself in the line of fire for them. I would. They're 4 and 5. They're so vulnerable. If someone comes into the building with a weapon, I'm it."
Hudson says besides this training, teachers have other advantages against a gunman they may not realize.
"The teachers have something to their advantage -- numbers," Hudson said.
"You're going to have teachers in multiple rooms. You've got to use those loud verbal commands like, 'Gun, gun, gun. I have his gun help me!' You've got to be loud, aggressive, and get those teachers on the same page as you and stop that threat," Hudson tells his trainees.
Hudson says fighting back is usually taught to be a last resort, but if you have to fight, there's always a way, even in a classroom.
He shows the teachers how to spill marbles on the floor so that a gunman would fall to the floor when he slips. Or a pair of scissor,s which makes a "phenomenal weapon," according to Hudson.
"The truth of the matter is that the bad guy, he's already decided that he's probably going to die that day. He's already accepted that. Hunkering down and hiding doesn't work. It hasn't worked since Columbine," said Hudson.
In the past, elementary school teacher Shelley Thompson, an elementary school teacher, told WKMG-TV she thinks she "would have been so fearful gone into shock."
"I don't look at it like it's doing Karate on anyone. I look like it's defending their children and my students," she said.
These tactics are not district policy in Seminole County and no known schools are considering adopting the techniques, but Hudson said that two schools in Seminole County, individually, are reaching out to him, to train teachers.
There will be another training next month at Lake Mary Champion Karate.
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Falcons Stadium at Air Force keeping its name… for now
When you have a good one, it's best to stick with a name. Air Force Academy athletic director Hans Mueh isn't ready to break from tradition and change the name of Falcon Stadium.
Air Force's football playing site has been known as Falcon Stadium since it opened in 1962, but on occasion there have been suggestions to name the stadium after either coaches Ben Martin or Fisher DeBerry.
"It's not to say that the two people we're talking about don't deserve recognition, but I think it's best to stick with tradition," Mueh said. "Everyone in the country knows our football field as Falcon Stadium."


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I love the TED website (www.ted.com)! Loads of great talks by interesting people on fascinating subjects. I watched one this morning by Kathryn Schulz called "On being wrong". It's about how we all have difficulty knowing when we are wrong, and we are conditioned to dislike being wrong. However, there can be great value in admitting and even embracing our fallibility. I really enjoyed this one and thought I'd share it here. I hope you enjoy it!
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The following article is a guest post by Michael Fee, Managing Director of Lango, as part of our series, Music in Education.
Music has the power to reach students deeply. Music has touched all of us; a profound musical experience can reach us on a visceral level, beyond superficial memorization. This is why, at Lango, music is part of every class, for every child – toddlers to tweens!
We're hardly the first to suggest that language should be learned with one's entire being; indeed, "Total Physical Response" (TPR) is an almost universally-accepted methodology that suggests that students learn languages best when they use not just hearing and speaking, but movement, tactile response and a full range of sensation. Meanwhile, language educators like Dartmouth's John Rassias tell us that "the best way to learn a second language is to speak it and to live it; to involve both your intellect and your emotions." At Lango we believe the best way to experience a new language in such a way is through music.
When learning a new language through music, a student shouldn't just listen, or even just sing along; she should dance! She should use her entire body to experience the rhythm and changes in pitch and volume that makes music so much more memorable than simple text, or even than a poem.
Music helps us teach new languages by ensuring that students acquire new sounds deeply, because music creates lasting impressions that make the new language easy to recall, but also because listening to lyrics forces a student to listen closely. During music-time in a Lango class, as students dance in time and in keeping with the content, our teachers cup their hands to their ears, reminding students to listen closely; invariably we see students nod vigorously as they pick up key words and begin to comprehend the thrust of the song.
But learning languages through music is about even more - more than learning with one's entire self, or indelible impressions, or even comprehension; it reminds students (and us teachers!) that people exist behind the music and the language we're hearing. At Lango we use toe-tapping, contemporary music we've created just for our lessons, but also traditional music, the music of the peoples whose languages our students are learning. For only by developing that richer understanding of the people who speak these languages do students truly grasp the depth of what they're learning.


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We've gone over this before: It's been pretty obvious that a new iPad should be coming out soon and that it'll most likely be thinner, lighter, and faster than the current model. Now the WSJ has an anonymous source confirming all those things and making suggestions that the next generation Apple gadget will have a front-facing camera and a display similar to the current model's.
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What to eat to before your next morning workout.
Eating a meal made with "slow-release" carbohydrates, such as oatmeal or bran cereal, before you exercise may help you burn more fat, suggests a recent study in the Journal of Nutrition.
Researchers assessed the rate of fat burn among eight healthy women after they ate two breakfasts: muesli with milk, peaches, yogurt and apple juice on one day; cornflakes with skim milk, white bread with margarine and jam and an energy drink on another day. Both meals contained similar amounts of calories. The first breakfast (muesli) was a low-glycemic-index (GI) meal, the second was a high-GI meal. The glycemic index ranks foods based on how much they raise blood sugar. Lower-GI foods produce smaller spikes than higher-GI foods. Generally, foods that contain protein, fat and/or fiber—and are digested more slowly—fall lower on the GI scale than those that consist mostly of carbohydrate (e.g., white bread).
On the days when the women ate the low-GI breakfast, they burned nearly twice as much fat during a 60-minute walk as they did on the days when they ate the high-GI meal. Here's why: because the muesli (low-GI) breakfast was more slowly digested, it didn't spike blood-glucose levels as high as the cornflake (high-GI) breakfast did. In turn, insulin levels didn't spike as high either—which probably explains why the muesli-eating women burned more fat, says Ian MacDonald, Ph.D., director of research at the University of Nottingham Medical School. Insulin plays a role in signaling your body to store fat. So, lower levels of insulin might help you to burn fat.
Bottom line: If you're looking to burn more fat, pick low-GI foods, such as oatmeal, over high-GI foods, such as white toast, before your workout.


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Imagine that Arnold Schwarzenegger was still governor and doing what Gov. Jerry Brown has been doing: pushing his own ballot initiative, and seeking every possible advantage for it along the way.
What would Democrats say about Gov. Schwarzenegger? The governor would be accused of a "power grab". He would be under fire for engaging in plebiscitary politics, circumventing the government to go to the people in the manner of Nasser and other dictators, and raising money that compromises his governing decision-making.
Heck, we don't have to imagine this. This is precisely what happened in 2005 when Schwarzenegger, unable to get anywhere with the legislature in his first year, took his program to the voters via ballot initiative.
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Schwarzenegger wasn't nearly as aggressive as Brown in manipulating the initiative process itself, but his move was clearly plebiscitary, and it required millions in fundraising that opened himself up to accusations that his decisions were for sale.
Democrats and labor unions consistently called this "a power grab" and portrayed Schwarzenegger as dictatorial. Today, of course, they are cheerleading Brown making similar manuevers around the ballot.
The hypocrisy here is bipartisan.
Republicans cheered on Schwarzenegger in 2005. Today, they seem to be working from the 2005 talking points of the California Nurses Assn in portraying Brown and the Democrats as power-grabbing, would-be dictators.
Lost in the talking points is a real question of whether, and how, elected officials should use the initiative process.
In theory, plebiscites are bad, and dangerous.
But in practice, California's governing system requires the use of initiatives by public officials. That's because so much of the state system has already been locked in by previous ballot measures and constitutional amendments. So changing anything seems to require the ballot, in some form.
Given this reality, it would be nice if both sides dropped the outrage. But it won't happen -- there's too much political advantage in all the howling about "power grabs."
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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Salon At Home in Fourways before I go into the points to help you choose your hairdresser, I should first outline the definition of what is a mobile hairdresser? A Mobile Hairdresser is a hairdresser who usually works for his or herself visiting clients at their homes or place of work, or any other agreed venue and does not operate from a fixed hair salon or beauty shop.
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1.When to consider using a mobile hairdresser. The services of a mobile hairstylist may often be required to be used at a home for a wedding when it may often be inconvenient for the bride to travel to a hair or beauty salon to have her hair and her make-up done, requiring her then to travel back to her home to put on her wedding gown. Instead, the hairdresser will travel to the bride's home in order to style the bride's hair for her special day. A Traveling Hair Stylist hairstylist is often in demand for Care homes, hospitals, prisons, the armed forces, and in many other situations where individual attention is required.
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4. Always Use a qualified hairdresser. As with Salon hairdressers, your mobile hairdresser should hold formal hairdressing qualifications. The UK national Vocational Qualification in Hairdressing (NVQ) is the only recognized qualification system, and more than 60% of mobile hairstylists are now trained to this standard. They should also hold professional indemnity insurance.
Your mobile hairdresser should be happy and prepared to recommend the perfect hairdos and often make-up to accentuate and compliment the individual looks of the customer, and offer suggestions on what hairstyle or make up should best suit the client.
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Hairdressing by definition is the styling of ones hair employing various techniques including hair cutting, hair colouring, styling and various hair treatment options. This is usually executed by qualified and professionally trained people in the art of styling and cutting hair.
One would normally visit a hairdressing or beauty salon to have this performed however it is common today to have home visits as well by a mobile hairdresser. Hairdressing involves using a number of tools to complete the job such as hair straighteners, hair dryers, hair clippers, trimmers as well as the several number of hair care products available to help attain that ultimate style. The most crucial item in a hairdressers toolbox is of course the scissors. There are practically dozens of different types of scissors available on the market and the hairdresser will have his or her favourite make and style. Of the numerous kinds offered you have the traditional standard scissors as well as kinds that thin the hair and left handed ones too.
In order to remain ahead of the competition a good hairdressing salon has to constantly update there staff members skills and knowledge. New styles are showing up constantly and having the means to provide the desired service will help your business develop. Customers will always prefer a salon that provides a substantial and varied choice, not simply for their hair and skin but also their budgets too. One last note to consider prior to getting any kind of hairdressing equipment is to be sure that it adheres to any required security standards.
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There are a variety of methods used to start dreadlocks. The method and size selected mostly depends on the texture and length of the hair. Other variables that affect the lock starting technique include hair's thickness, fullness, and versatility desired. The methods discussed in the article give you insight into the most popular methods used and what works best on various hair lengths and textures. The methods discussed include: two-strand twist, three-strand twist, comb coil twist, palm rolling, latch stitching, and individual braids.
In the palm rolling method, the hair is sectioned and rolled between the palms. This is usually achieved on hair that is longer than 2 inches. For best results, you should not wash your hair until it has started to lock. As the hair grows, the new growth is twisted using a palm rolling or similar twisting method. Alternatively, the new growth can be groomed using the interlocking or latch hook method discussed below.
The comb coils is a method where the hair is sectioned and is twisted into coils using a (rat tail) comb or by hand. This is usually achieved on shorter hair. For best results, you should not wash your hair until it has started to dread. As the hair grows, the new growth is twisted using a palm rolling or similar twisting method. When hair starts to lock, it will begin to not look like comb coils and may start to get fuzzy or begin to poof. However, this is not a cause to create worry because it is all apart of the dreading process.
The last method we will discuss is back combing. Back combing is a common method on hair that is a straighter, less kinky texture. Back combing (also known as "teasing" or "ratting") means repeatedly combing the hair towards the scalp, causing the hair to tangle. For best results, the hair should be at least shoulder length. With this method, the hair cannot be washed until it starts to lock. Because of the straighter texture, it may take 4-6 months for the hair to start to lock. During this time, the hair should NOT get wet. Some type of product, like wax or honey, is usually added to the hair to help facilitate the locking of the hair.
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Bill Rutherfoord: Allegory of No Region
Saturday, June 14, 2014 - Saturday, September 13, 2014
Bill Rutherfoord: Allegory of No Region presents the culmination of eight years of concentrated labor producing a massive painting and sculptural project by one of the region's most respected artists. Eleven large scale colorful and densely populated paintings invite the viewer into a complex interweaving of narrative, symbol, and form. Inspiration is drawn from artistic and literary figures as divergent as Jean Cocteau, Jasper Johns, and Joel Chandler Harris while historical references extend from Jamestown to Fort Sumter to the BP Gulf oil disaster. The reclaimed character Brer Rabbit leads the viewer on an epic journey across three centuries of heroism and trickery both comic and tragic ultimately creating historical and contemporary allegories and conundrums that lead to an investigation of the very nature of identity, culture and history - personal and public, regional and national, high and low.
At the heart of the exhibition is an investigation of the splintering of long held beliefs regarding country and culture, particularly the fragmentation of the art world once centered in New York and built around the influential New York School. Rutherfoord's exploration of the often carefully manufactured and seemingly unrelated histories of Southern culture and modern art leads to what the artist describes as a "blowing up of the myth of regionalism" while contradicting "the model that separated artists into groupings of backward-glancing fiddling rustics and forward thinkers for whom a New York address conferred legitimacy." For Rutherfoord the "ravages of unfettered capitalism on the country and culture have led to an increasing disconnect between the art market and the places and ways in which art is actually made." Specifically in the work, Rutherfoord questions the "official histories" of art, nation, and region. His paintings highlight issues such as the environment and human exploitation to studies of personal identity while also depicting wide ranging, even international notions of regionalism, cultural reclamation, and artistic integrity.
The scion of a storied Virginia family, Rutherfoord was born in New York City in 1950. He spent his earliest years in Mt. Kisco, New York, before his family moved to Alexandria, Virginia. This was followed by a series of relocations as his father, an Episcopal clergyman (and former professional illustrator) presided over numerous parishes across the Southern United States. Rutherfoord earned a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rutherfoord first exhibited in New York in 1984 and over the years has been included in gallery and traveling exhibitions alongside artists such as Rodney Allan Greenblat, Keiko Bonk, Raymond Pettibon, William Eggleston, and William Christenberry. His work is represented in numerous public and private collections throughout the country including the Taubman Museum of Art. Rutherfoord lives in Roanoke with his wife, the painter Beth Shively.
Bill Rutherfoord: Allegory of No Region is organized by Brian Sieveking, Adjunct Curator of Folk and Outsider Art. This exhibition will be on display in the Medical Facilities of America Gallery/Temporary Exhibitions Gallery June 14 – September 13, 2014.
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One of the founders of
contacted me last week to tell me about the water bath temperature controller that they've designed and are planning to build with the assistance of Kickstarter (the online crowd funding website). I've used a variety of
methods to control temperature in a water bath for sous vide cooking
and one of my favorites is simple: plug in a PID controller equipped with a thermocouple to the wall and plug in a device like a rice cooker filled with water into the controller. Submerging a thermocouple connected to the PID controller in the water bath provides feedback so the controller can toggle the power to the heating device on and off to accurately control the temperature of the bath. Codlo is such a controller, but designed to be aesthetically pleasing, easy to use, and intuitive. The Kickstarter campaign begins at 9am PDT on Friday, June 28, 2013 and can be reached at
The Codlo device makes everything about controlling the temperature of a water bath easy for the typical home cook. Instead of storing a water bath appliance like the
Sous Vide Supreme water oven
, the Codlo is a grapefruit-sized device that simply plugs into a wall socket and connects to any other heating device that can hold enough water to cover whatever food you plan on cooking - a rice cooker, electric roaster, slow cooker, or even an electric coffee urn.
It comes with a thermometer cable (I forgot to ask if it was a thermistor or a thermocouple) that wraps nicely around the Codlo when not in use.
The heating device, such as a rice cooker, needs to be the kind that starts heating when plugged in and stops when unplugged. The fancier cooking devices which return to a standby state or a menu when plugged in initially won't work. A good old fashioned electric rice cooker which has a single switch (on or standby/hold) is perfect for this application. You just plug it into the base of the Codlo controller and plug the controller into the wall. The thermometer cable then needs to be dropped into the cooking device's basin and setup is complete.
I use a variety of sous vide devices at home and my personal favorite is an Auber PID controller hooked up to either a small rice cooker (for eggs) or a large rice cooker (for larger ingredients) and essentially setup is exactly the same. However, the appearance and interface to the controller is a bit "industrial" and, in general, I need to explain to people how to use it or get it ready. With the Codlo, the design is so clean that it setup is intuitive and practically self-explanatory. The bright colors (initially available in Graphite, Lime Green, and Firebrick Red) draw the eye to the parts the user needs to interact with (the cable, temperature controls, and timer controls).
I haven't seen a unit myself, but it appears that (unlike my PID controller) it is capable of estimating the time it takes before the water bath has reached the programmed target temperature while heating. During cooking phase, there is a built in timer and the display turns green when the timer has finished counting down (Done!).}?>
It's available with NEMA 5-15P/R plug and receptacles for US customers as well as UK and European style plugs.
Their plan for Kickstarter is to provide the first 200 people who pledge at the £69 level (around $105 on June 27, 2013) a Firebrick Red Codlo along with a digital copy of their Sous-Vide Guide. Another 800 red units will be available at the £89 level ($136). (Additional pledge levels and rewards are available including choice of color, rice cooker, and customization.) They plan on delivering the units by Spring 2014. Once the Kickstarter campaign is over, the device probably won't be available for purchase until they've done their production run in 2014. At that time, they plan on having a target price around £129 ($197).
I haven't decided if I'm going to pledge yet. I already have two PID controllers, a Sous Vide Supreme water oven, and two immersion circulators already... the last thing I need is another sous vide water bath controller and yet it looks so cool and easy to use that I might not be able to help myself.
Go to
after 9pm Pacific Daylight Savings Time (16:00 UTC) on Friday, June 28, 2013 to see their Kickstarter page.
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