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Think it's hard to talk honestly about sex in your own social circle? Try doing it with a bunch of legislators and TV-news types. President Obama has his work cut out for him if he's going to fulfill his vow to bring some sense to our long, tortured national debate over sexual and reproductive health.
To make the point, you needn't look much further than the furor over the size of Obama's stimulus package. (OK, stop giggling. This is a story about sex, but not everything is a pun!) Over the weekend, House GOP leader John Boehner was groping for an excuse to reject the stimulus bill. Ultimately, he reached for a battle-tested red herring: anti-choice, sex-panic rhetoric. Boehner dug through $825 billon and found a lousy $200 million in family-planning money to demonstrate that the bill is "bloated."
The press ate it up. George Stephanopoulos grilled Nancy Pelosi on "controversial spending" proposals, like "hundreds of millions" on family planning. The New York Times reported on "such controversial pieces as millions in spending for family-planning initiatives." Chris Matthews wondered aloud whether the Democrats are aiming to recreate China's one-child policy. Seriously.
Nancy Pelosi tried cooling the boys down. The money is a small slice of $87 billion meant to help states deal with Medicaid costs that are breaking their banks, she explained. It will ultimately save cash by preventing costly maternity care for unintended pregnancies. And by the way, it's just money for birth control—a far cry from one-child rules or abortion.
But whatever. All those facts were too little, too late. Obama reportedly demanded the House take the birth control money out of the bill, and it got yanked.
There's hope for the great unifier's ambitions, though. After all, this is a man who, remarkably, turned the political quagmire of reproductive rights into one of his best jabs during the campaign. In the final debate with John McCain, Obama answered a question about Supreme Court nominations with unapologetic support for Roe v. Wade. When McCain pressed, Obama rope-a-doped him with an utterly reasonable rejoinder.
"Look, it divides us," he conceded. "But there surely is some common ground when both those who believe in choice and those who are opposed to abortion can come together and say, 'We should try to prevent unintended pregnancies.'"
It was one of several exchanges in which Obama made McCain look petty while earning himself the pragmatic laurels he's now wearing. He used the same rhetorical maneuver when jumping into one of Washington's longest-running, abortion ping-pong matches in the opening hours of his administration.
Last Friday, on Day 3 in office, Obama dutifully kept with tradition by making a show of knocking down the "global gag rule." The less-partisan name for the rule is the Mexico City Policy, which Ronald Reagan created by executive order in 1984. It cuts off U.S. foreign aid to all organizations or clinics that "perform or actively promote" abortion.
The policy's language pretty much covers anybody doing anything meaningful in reproductive or sexual health. So health workers in poor, rural villages around the globe—and the foreign-aid bureaucrats working with them—have had to lie, cheat and steal in order to maintain indispensable funding for stuff ranging from HIV tests to domestic-violence counseling. Not to mention family planning itself.
But judging from Republicans' behavior already this month, he'll find nothing but quicksand on unintended pregnancies, too. Boehner's hysteria over the Medicaid birth-control funding isn't the only example. There's also an eleventh hour Bush administration regulation that left family-planning advocates in horror.
The new policy—which took effect on Jan. 19, Bush's literal last day in office— vastly expands the so-called "provider conscience" rule to cover just about anyone working or volunteering in a federally funded facility. In particular, it protects them from discrimination charges not only if they won't perform abortions, but also if they refuse to provide even information about birth control—or any other reproductive health service they find offensive.
Several Democrats have vowed to undo the move. But it remains unclear whether Obama's order halting all of Bush's "midnight regulations" covers this one, too, and whether Congress can do anything about it.
That's just the first of many small-scale, proxy wars that have come to define the abortion debate today. (Did you catch Sen. Sam Brownback actually trying to get Eric Holder to say the Americans with Disabilities Act extends to fetuses during his confirmation hearings?) Then there's the nonsensical discussion over sex education in public schools. And the abstinence-only strings Bush tied to global AIDS money. And the big one: The two Supreme Court seats Obama will likely be asked to fill.
The chances for finding common ground seem slim. Still, Obama appears unafraid. The president said in his global gag rule statement that he plans to get the conversation moving "in the coming weeks." Brace yourselves.
Kai Wright is a regular contributor to The Root.


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120 pro-family leaders outraged after U.S. ambassador participates in Czech 'gay pride'
by Thaddeus Baklinski
PRAGUE, August 22, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) — Pro-family leaders around the world have condemned an endorsement by the U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic of a Czech homosexual festival held over the weekend.
The World Congress of Families (WCF) issued an open letter signed by more than 120 pro-family and pro-life leaders from 11 countries, after U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic Norman Eisen addressed the opening of the Prague Pride Festival on August 13.
"I am truly honored to be here today representing the United States and President Obama in the effort to ensure the rights of the global LGBT community," Eisen said, adding that he spoke on behalf of ambassadors from Belgium, Britain, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, and the charge d'affaires of the Danish and Dutch embassies, who signed a letter of support for the homosexual event.
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The signatories of the WCF letter note that the Obama administration has made promoting homosexual "rights" – including same-sex "marriage" – a foreign policy priority. However, they say, "The Obama's administration's embrace of 'same-sex marriage' has been overwhelmingly rejected by the American people."
The letter also argues that it is ironical that those who complain about "cultural imperialism" are trying to force the worldviews of the American left on societies with traditional values.
"The United Nations has never affirmed homosexual marriage or rights," while the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights specifically says that "men and women…have a right to marry and found a family," the letter observes.
The letter concludes with a commendation of Michal Semin, chairman of Akce DOST (Action ENOUGH), and other Czech pro-life and pro-family leaders for their stalwart defense of the natural family.
Akce DOST, which organized pro-life and pro-family counter-demonstrations to take place at the same time as the "Prague Pride 2012" event, delivered a letter of protest to the mayor of Prague and the U.S. Embassy stating, "The festival mostly represents a week-long party of homoeroticism and [the] pornographic industry."
Descriptions and photos of the DOST counter-demonstrations in Prague are available on the group's website (in Czech) here.
The full text of the "Letter by pro-family leaders worldwide protesting participation of the US Embassy in Prague "Gay Pride" parade" is available here.
Contact information:
Norman L. Eisen
Ambassador of the United States to the Czech Republic
Tržiště 15
118 01 Praha 1 - Malá Strana
Czech Republic
Phone: (+420) 257 022 000
Fax: (+420) 257 022 809
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Ambassador of the United States to the Czech Republic
Tržiště 15
118 01 Praha 1 - Malá Strana
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Phone: (+420) 257 022 000
Fax: (+420) 257 022 809
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Source: LifeSiteNews, via Julio Severo in English: www.lastdayswatchman.blogspot.com
Comment by Julio Severo: I am not only one of the signatories of this pro-family letter, but I have just sent the following message to the US ambassador:
To Mr. Norman L. Eisen (email@example.com)
Dear Mr. Eisen
Recently, Billy Graham said, "If God doesn't punish America, He'll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah."
He is right, not only because he is a prominent minister, but also because the Founder Fathers, if they saw America today, would have most surely agreed with him.
Are you sure that they would have wanted sodomy to be a cause for pride in the US government and society?
Are you sure that they would have tolerated it?
Are you sure that they had envisioned a Republic that would impose it on other nations?
The Bible, the most revered book in the American history and read by the most prominent US presidents, says, "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap." (Galatians 6:7 ESV)
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This is yet another one of those times I owe my daughter a big thank you for this picture. She rode up to me on her horse and said:
"Get your camera and go outside; it's a beautiful sunset."
Do which I replied:
"I was thinking about it, but there aren't any interesting objects out there to put into the picture."
She never takes my excuses, of course. Smart girl.
"You won't find any if you don't try."
So, I grabbed the camera (with the wrong lens, and no tripod) and went out the door. Looking at the horizon I did indeed spot the perfect tree off in the distance.
Moral of the story: always listen to your children. They're right more often than you'd think. They're frequently right more often than you are.
I immediately ordered this one on canvas for my upcoming exhibit in April.
Thanks Boo. Again.
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One of Blue Note's greatest mainstream hard bop dates, Song for My Father is Horace Silver's signature LP and the peak of a discography already studded with classics.
Silver was always a master at balancing jumping rhythms with complex harmonies for a unique blend of earthiness and sophistication, and Song for My Father has perhaps the most sophisticated air of all his albums.
Part of the reason is the faintly exotic tint that comes from Silver's flowering fascination with rhythms and modes from overseas -- the bossa nova beat of the classic "Song for My Father," for example, or the Eastern-flavored theme of "Calcutta Cutie," or the tropical-sounding rhythms of "Que Pasa?" Subtle touches like these alter Silver's core sound just enough to bring out its hidden class, which is why the album has become such a favorite source of upscale ambience.
Song for My Father was actually far less focused in its origins than the typical Silver project; it dates from the period when Silver was disbanding his classic quintet and assembling a new group, and it features performances from both bands. Still, it hangs together remarkably well, and Silver's writing is at its tightest and catchiest.
The title cut became Silver's best-known composition, partly because it provided the musical basis for jazz-rock group Steely Dan's biggest pop hit "Rikki Don't Lose That Number." Another hard bop standard is introduced here in the lone non-Silver tune, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's "The Kicker," covered often for the challenge of its stuttering phrases and intricate rhythms.
Yet somehow it comes off as warm and inviting as the rest of the album, which is necessary for all jazz collections -- mainstream hard bop rarely comes as good as Song for My Father.
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The spinal column that runs down your back is an identity badge that signifies your membership among the vertebrates – animals with backbones. Vertebrates have arguably the most complex bodies and genomes of any animal group and certainly, our lineage has come a long way from its last common ancestor.
The closest evolutionary cousins of the vertebrates are simple aquatic creatures such as the jawless lancelets and the sac-like, immobile sea squirts. How did these simple body plans diversify into the vast array of sophisticated forms wielded by today's fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals?
Gene number
Many scientists have suggested that the answer lies in the number of our genes. At three different points, the vertebrate genome (its full suite of genes) experienced a massive jump in size as huge chunks of genes – possibly the entire lot – were duplicated. The first of these coincided with the origins of the group itself and the second happened alongside the rise of the first jawed fish, setting them and their descendants aside from more ancient jawless forms like the lampreys.
So far, there seems to be a tidy connection between gene number and complexity, but the third round of duplication is a bit of a stumbling block. It happened at some point during the evolution of the bony fishes and while this group proceeded to radiate into a multitude of different shapes, their basic body plan stayed essentially the same. No big jump in complexity there.
Indeed, as the full genome sequences of more and more species are revealed, it's becoming clear that the basic genetic toolkit that controls the development of animal bodies is remarkably consistent across the kingdom. Even the genome of a sea anemone, one of the simplest and most ancient animals on Earth, is strikingly similar to that of vertebrates.
In this light, it's looking increasingly unlikely that the advent of new genes can account for the large rise in vertebrate complexity. Now, Alysha Heimberg and colleagues from Dartmouth College have proposed a new theory, centred around tiny molecules called microRNAs.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Leslie Langtry Rides Again...
Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay... I'm finally gonna do it..................
By this time next week, THE ADULTERER'S UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO FAMILY VACATIONS will be up for sale at all the usual places. I'm hoping to have it available in paperback form in a month.
And I'm a nervous wreck.
This is my first, non-Bombay book. And it's a totally different book than my Bombay books. First of all, it's very naughty. There's a lot of explicit sex in it. This means that no relative of mine (possibly including people at work I'd have to look at every day) can never read it. Really, I'll be misinterpreting snickers at family gatherings for the next year.
Second - it's a bit controversial. I know, I know, the Bombay books were considered controversial too. But this one is different. Two married people have an affair on a family vacation. Three out of my four early readers loved it. One hated it. I don't NEED to be loved by all my readers. And I tend to laugh at the wacky reviews on Amazon. But this person HATED it. That scares me a little.
Third - I'm just a nervous wreck. I'm just that way. Every time one of my books came out, I cringed. Reviewers always liked them but that didn't matter.
But this time is different. I'm doing it myself. There's no editor to say I can't have a reference to bear sodomy or that it's blonde not blond (which, by the way, I still don't get). It's 100% risk and it's all on me if it flops.
So we will see what happens. I'll give you an update. Once I come out from under the couch, that is...
The Assassin
Posted by Leslie Langtry at 3:58 AM
6 comments:
- Terri Osburn said...
I AM SO EXCITED!!! That cover is GORGEOUS and perfect for this book. Once readers give it a chance, they won't be able to put it down. I know I couldn't. :)
You're a ballsy lady. Send this puppy out there then sit back and relax. Maybe with a stiff drink. Or four.
- February 29, 2012 at 8:47 AM
- Leslie Langtry said...
You heard it here first! Terri has given me permission to start drinking at 9am at the day job!
- February 29, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- Robin Kaye said...
Oh damn. I have to wait until I meet my deadline to read it. It has all my favorite things in it. You're not helping with my deadline problem, my dear.
As for your family reading it. My dad read Romeo, Romeo and called me. He said he hoped I had a very good imagination. I said yeah, and all three kids were immaculate conceptions. Dream on!
- February 29, 2012 at 9:18 AM
- Terri Osburn said...
I'll write you a note if necessary. Hell, tell 'em I said you could take the day off!
- February 29, 2012 at 9:23 AM
- Kima said...
I have loved every one of your books, Leslie, and I have no doubt I will love this one too. Don't worry so much. Everything will be fine. Just have that drink(s) Terri is talking about and think of all the new fans you are going to uncover thanks to this book!
- February 29, 2012 at 12:22 PM
- Leslie Langtry said...
I'll have to wait until I get home. I have to speak to a group of middle school writers in an hour and I don't want to slur my words...too much.
- February 29, 2012 at 2:02 PM


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How exciting! Congrats.
WOW WOW WOW WOW!! CONGRATULATIONS! I could never do a cookbook. I don't have any original recipes haha. I'm so happy for you!! I'm sure the photos on your cookbook will be stunning and tempting as usual. Hayden's expression is hilarious!! Thanks for the gratuitous shot!
Congrats! Such exciting news!
This is so so so BIG! I'm so excited for you :D I've been admiring your photos on Instagram and I have to say all of your goodies look mouthwatering :)
Congratulations! Such an exciting time for you! Best wishes!!
Yay!!! This such a great news that you will have your cookbook :)
Do you still remember a few years ago when I asked you whether you would like to write your own a cookbook? I'm so glad that it finally becomes true! Seriously, I really want to have a copy of it when it's published :)
Oh wow Monica, I am thrilled for you! What fantastic news!!! I'm sure that all your readers will be anxious to get your cookbook...I'll be looking forward to it!
Wow! I can say "I knew her when..." Congrats!
Oh! Em! Geee!!! That is awesome news!!! I'm so happy for you, Monica! Your blog was one of the very first I ever read. Can't wait until I can read your cookbook. :)
That is so exciting! Congratulations on an honor well deserved!!
Wow, congrats! I have to say that I LOVE your blog and have tried so, so many of the recipes. It is always my go-to blog when I need a yummy dessert because I know none of your recipes will disappoint. Can't wait to buy your cookbook :)
She rocks! And bakes! Love you guys;)
Congratulations! =)
Your blog is great, love your recipes and photos! =)
That is fantastic news! Congratulations! I can't wait to see the final product. :)
I've been following your blog for a long time now and your recipes are always soooo good. I'm so proud of your accomplishments and I can't wait to read this cookbook. Congratulations to you and all my best wishes and love on this journey you're on.
Mary Kay
Congratulations you are very deserving!
Congratulations!! How exciting!!
So proud of you!
I am so happy and proud for you! Congratulations! "You don't know me from Adam" (as my grandmother used to say), but you were the first blogger I ever read, and one that I look up to. :)
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Congrats and best of luck! Can't wait!
Congrats! How exciting! Can't wait until we can purchase it!
I'm very proud of you Monica. I know your cookbook will be filled with hard work, your love, gorgeous photos, & delicious recipes. I can't wait!
Luv ya!
Oh. My. Goodness!!! This is the BEST news I have heard in forever!!!! I am beyond excited for you Dearest Monica! :-)
Hip! Hip! Hooray! Again I am so excited for you! And if you posting here a little bit less means a nice big cookbook full of your wonderful recipes to have and hold I'm ok with that! ;) And that picture of Hayden totally makes my day! His little personality is coming out more and more!
Good Luck!!! Your photos always make me so hungry. I too, am way to busy, so I have only made a few of your things. However, I must say that everything I have made has been wonderful. Congrats on the opportunity!
That is such exciting news Monica. Congratulations.
Monica, congratulations! You have come a long way in the past 6 years, I'm proud of you.
oh how awesome! I am excited to see your cookbook...it will be fabulous! You were the first blog I started following and also the one who inspired me to start my own blog..Thanks for all your wonderful recipes over the years!!!
ps Hayden is adorable and I love seeing pictures of him on your blog <3 Nina
What a wonderful opportunity for you.
Wishing all the best. Hayden is such a ham,
most adorable one I've seen.
What amazingly fantastic news!! I am SO EXCITED for your cookbook and I will be one of the first to pre-order it, I promise you that! What an amazing opportunity for you, Monica. Congratulations!
Hayden is precious. And he has the most amazing hair!!
As a fan of your blog, I totally agree that this is a well deserved opportunity. Congratulations to you and your family!!
Congrats on the cookbook deal! I just found your website/blog about 6-9 months ago and have made a few of your recipes! They are SO YUMMY and indicative of why this honor was bestowed upon you.
So excited and happy for you! You totally deserve this! I can't wait for the cookbook. I will snap it up as soon as it's on shelves. YAY!
OMG! This is so fabulous! I wish you all the best with this project.
How exciting!!! I am so happy for you! I would like a signed copy please :) I can't wait to see the end result!!!
Congratulations! Writing a cookbook is a dream job and you really, really deserve it. You know I'll have it on my wish list and I'll purchase a copy as soon as it is released.
Hayden can really make some faces! He's so cute!
Congratulations! So exciting!
That is so wonderful! Please post soon what the name of the cookbook will be, I need to pre-order it as soon as possible! :)
Kudos to you for having a smart publishing house take note, as all of your blog followers have, of how deserving you were of a cookbook contract. You worked long & hard to develope your talents & cooking skills. I love the photography, your sense of food styling and the fact that every recipie is delicious. Quite an accomplishment. I have become very picky about what cookbooks I purchase, but yours is on the list. Keep your talent BIG & your appeal small town - a combination that can't be beat. Go Giri!
I like my recipe for banana bread
1/4 cup crisco 1 tsp. soda
1 egg 1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups flour
3 large ripe bananas
I add almond extract and vanilla
chopped walnuts
350* 45 min. I check with a toothpick to see if done. I spray my loaf pan first.
Directions: cream shortening, eggs, bananas, sugar; add dry ingred.
Please let us know when your cookbook is for sale; I would like to purchase one. Thank you
Oh Monica this is just wonderful news!
I couldn't be more happy to hear this.
You are definitely one of those bloggers that deserves this AND will do such a good job on it.
So happy for you honey!
Wow! Congrats! I've made recipes from your blog for some time now, and I can't WAIT to buy your cookbook!


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The Brewers will host four "Retro Weekends" during the 2010 season, designating one decade to each weekend to highlight that specific era in Brewers history. The first of the four Retro Weekends will honor the 1970s Brewers teams during the weekend of May 14 - 16 when the Brewers take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Miller Park. The following month, when the Brewers face the Seattle Mariners over the weekend of June 25 - 27, the Brewers will look back to the 1980s. Then, throughout the weekend of July 23 - 25 when the Brewers play the Washington Nationals, the team will honor the Brewers of the 1990s. The celebration will culminate when the team recognizes the 2000s during the weekend of August 27 - 29 as the Brewers play the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Each weekend will feature the return of alumni from those decades, and on the first three Fridays, the current Brewers will don retro Brewers uniforms from the celebrated era. On each Sunday of the Retro Weekend, all fans will receive a Bobblehead representing one of the greatest moments in the Club's history. To supplement the special uniforms and all-fan giveaways, the in-game experience during those Retro Weekends will include trivia, music and costume contests reflective of the particular decade.


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Thank goodness for Julia over at Julia's Rants; otherwise, I'd never know when the newest MLBlogs "Latest Leaders" list had come out. I'd boycotted Mark's blog until Albert Pujols was no longer named at the top.
It's not something I necessarily strive for – being on the leaderboard – but it's something that's definitely humbling, and which I very much appreciate.
For those of you unfamiliar with Julia, she's basically the MLBlogs team captain. She roots us all on, comments on very nearly every blog, and has an enormously-catchy enthusiasm that helps many of us get through the slow times, when we begin to debate whether or not we truly want to do this. If you haven't already, I highly recommend you check her blog out.
Upon hearing the news that I was #20, I was thrown into a quandary. There have been several players to don the number for the Astros, including the longest-tenured #20 in club history, Tony Eusebio, a backup catcher that probably only a true Houston fan could love – and who all true Houston fans love.
But I opted to go a different way, and began to write a long apalogue about Cesar Geronimo, who I had watched growing up – in his Cincinnati years, after he'd left Houston – and whose signature had graced the glove I'd worn in Little League. My father had always joked that Cesar couldn't catch because he wore four Gold Gloves. I didn't get the joke at the time, but it stuck with me.
Then I realized that my glove had actually been signed by another Astro who had gone to the Reds and won multiple Gold Gloves – Cesar Cedeno. By the time I was old enough to go to and remember Reds games, Geronimo was either in Kansas City or out of the league entirely.
Other names flashed through my memory – Lee Maye, Dave "Soup" Campbell – but I kept coming back to one man. The only Houston Astro to be inducted to the Hall of Fame wearing #20. Who – if there was a Hall of Fame for white afros – would be in on the first ballot.
Don Sutton.
Sutton didn't spend much time in Houston. He signed as a Free Agent before the 1981 season, and in late August the following year, we was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers for Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, Mike Madden, and cash. Anyone who has read my About Me knows that, without that trade, I might never have become a Houston fan at all.
To top it off, he helped pitch the Brewers to their only World Series appearance (though he was shelled by the Cardinals in the Series), playing with current Astros skipper Cecil Cooper.
Houston's pitching staff in the strike-shortened 1981 season was insane. In addition to Sutton, the rotation boasted Joe Niekro, Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, lefty Bob Knepper, and Vern Ruhle. The bullpen had Billy Smith, Dave Smith, and Joe Sambito.
No starting pitcher that year had an ERA over 3.00. Ruhle's 2.91 was the highest, and the average ERA+ was 139. With a full year of baseball, there's no telling how well this team could have done, despite a questionable offense led by Tony Scott, Jose Cruz, and then-first baseman and former Gold Glove outfielder Cedeno (not Geronimo.)
Sutton threw 158.2 innings that year, going 11-9 with a 2.61 ERA, 1.015 WHIP (with three fewer hits or walks, he would have had a WHIP under 1.00… coincidentally, three is the exact number of intentional walks he was asked to issue). He walked just 29 batters – the fewest ever in his career, including 1988 when he walked 30 despite pitching just 87.1 innings with the Dodgers – and struck out 104 (also the fewest in his career, but who's counting?)
Old Black & Decker followed up his 1981 campaign by going 13-8 in 27 appearances in 1982, pitching 195 innings and striking out 139 to 46 walks, a 3.00 ERA and a 1.103 WHIP before being traded to the Brewers.


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[First published September 27, 2005] One can't be serous all the time. I love a good laugh and the following are hard to beat. They came from annual "Dark and Stormy Night" competition — actual analogies and metaphors by way of Scripta Word Services (here). Found in high school essays:
1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.
2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances likeunderpants in a dryer without ClingFree.
3. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guywho went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of thoseboxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at highschools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of thoseboxes with a pinhole in it.
4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. coli and he wasroom-temperature Canadian beef.
5. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes justbefore it throws up.
6. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.
7. He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.
8. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because ofhis wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerlysurcharge-free ATM.
9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowlingball wouldn't.
10. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filledwith vegetable soup.
11. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie,surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another city and Jeopardycomes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30.
12. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.
13. The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you frythem in hot grease.
14. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across thegrassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having leftCleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 pm. at a speed of 35 mph.
15. They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences thatresembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth.
16. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who hadalso never met.
17. He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant and she was the EastRiver.
18. Even in his last years, Grandpappy had a mind like a steel trap, onlyone that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.
19. Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.
20. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, thisplan just might work.
21. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eatingfor a while.
22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either,but areal duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine orsomething.
23. The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one slender legbehind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.24. It was an American tradition,like fathers chasing kids around with power tools.
25. He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as ifshe were a garbage truck backing up.
26. Her eyes were like limpid pools, only they had forgotten to put in anypH cleanser.
27. She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs.
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Giants rekindle road magic to open season
Bochy's bunch also excelled away from home in championship years
LOS ANGELES -- They aren't exactly known for their wild ways, but the Giants are becoming a modern-day version of Jack Kerouac and his old San Francisco beat buddies. "On The Road" is their kind of text.
Over the long haul, success on the road "can make your season," Giants manager Bruce Bochy maintained.
He should know.
The Giants will be heading to San Francisco for Tuesday's home opener against the D-backs in the afterglow of a season-opening road saga that could not have gone much better, regardless of what happens in Sunday night's finale at Dodger Stadium.
Victories in five of their first six road tests have returned that familiar glow to Bochy's troupe following a disappointing 2013.
"We're playing well," said Buster Posey, who homered and singled in Saturday's 7-2 drubbing of the Dodgers and is batting .381. "The main thing is to continue to go day to day, focus on the game each day. I think guys enjoy the challenge [on the road]. It's about taking care of business, knowing we have a job to do."
The Giants' recent history speaks volumes on thriving in hostile environs.
In 2010, on the way to the first World Series championship celebrated by San Franciscans, the Giants were 43-38 away from AT&T Park in winning the National League West.
After going 2-0 in Atlanta in taking the NL Division Series and 2-1 in Philadelphia in the Championship Series, the Giants finished off the Rangers in the World Series by taking the final two games in Texas. The champs were 6-2 on the road in postseason play.
In 2012, en route to another parade route through the city by the bay, the Giants were an even better 46-35 on the road. They rolled into the postseason with 94 victories, and in October they showed their true road-warrior colors.
Swept at home in the first two games of the NLDS by the Reds, the Giants alighted in Cincinnati and claimed three in a row. Facing St. Louis in the NLCS, Bochy's guys fell behind 3-1 and roared back to nail down three in a row, starting with a pivotal Game 5 in St. Louis.
Moving on to the World Series, the Giants finished off a sweep of the Tigers by taking Games 3 and 4 in the Motor City. For the three series, San Francisco was once again 6-2 on enemy turf.
Here we are, another distressing odd-numbered season behind them, and the Giants appear to have rediscovered their swagger.
They gave Dodgers faithful more blues in the middle game of the series, knocking three balls out of sight in front of 49,520.
Michael Morse, the towering newcomer, started the home run party in the fourth inning. Old hands Pablo Sandoval and Posey went back-to-back during a four-run fifth.
Posey, the 2012 NL Most Valuable Player, is the poster boy for the Giants' road triumphs. No surprise there.
Over his five-plus seasons, the invaluable catcher has done far more damage in opponents' parks than in his own. Not that you'll have any luck getting this guy to discuss his own exploits.
"I just try to stay with my approach -- hit the ball everywhere," he said.
Posey, who powers some of his deepest drives to the middle of the field, loses potential home runs and RBIs in his spacious home yard. But the understated gentleman from Georgia and Florida State University gets very loud with his bat around folks wearing the other team's colors.
Posey has 41 career homers on the road, 22 in the place he calls home. He has 156 road RBIs, 111 at home. His .323 road batting average and .528 slugging mark are vastly superior to his .292 and .445 home numbers, respectively.
Told of the wide disparity in his home vs. road splits, he shrugged.
"It's 430 to right-center when the fog rolls in," he said, quickly catching himself and adding, "but I don't like to talk about that. What are you going to do?"
Sandoval, in contrast, hits .317 and slugs .500 at AT&T Park and slides to .278 and .451 on the road. He has 48 homers, 198 RBIs on the road compared to 43 homers, 195 RBIs at home.
Road conditions, Bochy said, are "something you have to be aware of as a team. Sometimes teams drop their guard on the road. They don't have their fans' support. You have to be aware of how tough it is on the road. Ultimately, it comes down to pitching."
Madison Bumgarner, already among the game's best lefties, held the Dodgers to two runs across 6 1/3 innings on Saturday while the Giants were banging Paul Maholm for five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Artful Tim Hudson already has given strong indications the Giants made a wise free-agent investment, joining Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum and Ryan Vogelsong in a proven rotation.
At the back end of a deep bullpen, Sergio Romo brings his slider and a toughness that characterizes this team.
"I don't think we change anything on the road," Romo said. "We have our sold-out crowd at home, but I feel we have good support when we go on the road. I see a lot of orange and black wherever we go.
"We stick with our plan. We know who we are. We have an identity. We're a gritty, grinding team. It's just our style of baseball."


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Dwi Santoso, using the pseudonym Anto Motulz, has created three comic publications: 'Join with Qomik Nasional' (1994), 'Kapten Bandung' (1995) and 'Molotov Indie-Komik' (1996).


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Rh factor is a protein that may be found on the surface of red blood cells. If you carry this protein, your blood is Rh positive. If you don't carry this protein, your blood is Rh negative.
Sometimes a mother with Rh-negative blood is pregnant with a baby that has Rh-positive blood. This can cause a problem if the baby's blood enters the mother's blood flow. The Rh-positive blood from the baby will make the mother's body create antibodies. This is called isoimmunization. The antibodies will attack any Rh-positive blood cells. This will not cause a problem for the mother. However, the antibodies can pass to the developing baby and destroy some of the baby's blood cells.
Fortunately, Rh incompatibility is often prevented with an immunization. If the condition is not prevented, the baby may need care.
A baby's Rh status is determined from the mother and father. If the mother is Rh negative and the father is Rh positive, the baby has at least a 50% chance of being Rh positive. However, Rh isoimmunization will only happen if the baby's Rh-positive blood enters the mother's blood flow. In most pregnancies, the mother's and baby's blood will not mix. The baby's blood may come into contact with the mother's blood flow during:
The mix in blood happens most often at the end of pregnancy. This means it is rarely a problem in a woman's first pregnancy. The mother's antibodies could affect a future pregnancy with a baby with Rh-positive blood even if the blood is not mixed.
A woman can also become sensitized to Rh-positive blood if she receives an incompatible blood transfusion.
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Factors that put you at risk for Rh incompatibility include being an Rh-negative pregnant woman who:
Symptoms and complications will only affect the baby. The complications occur when standard preventive measures are not taken. The symptoms can vary from mild to severe.
Symptoms that can develop in the baby include:
A complication of untreated jaundice is kernicterus, a syndrome which can affect the baby's nervous system. Contact your doctor right away if your baby:
Call for emergency medical help if your baby has:
You cannot detect Rh incompatibility on your own. A blood test can determine whether you are Rh positive or Rh negative. The blood test will also look for Rh antibodies or monitor the levels of antibodies through pregnancy. If the antibody levels are high, an amniocentesis can determine if the fetus is ill.
It is important to have a blood test at the beginning of pregnancy.
Rh incompatibility is almost completely preventable using immunization. The best treatment is prevention.
If Rh incompatibility does occur, then the baby may need treatment based on symptoms such as:
Full recovery is expected for mild Rh incompatibility. Treatment may include:
More severe condition that may require:
Both hydrops fetalis and kernicterus are more severe conditions. Long-term problems can also develop with severe cases, including:
If a mother is at risk for Rh incompatibility, then an injection of Rho immune globulin will be given at week 28 of the pregnancy. A second injection will be given within 72 hours after delivery. These injections will block the mother's body from developing antibodies. Women at risk may also be given these injections after a miscarriage, induced abortion, or ectopic pregnancy. These injections will protect the current pregnancy and future pregnancies.
Routine prenatal care should help identify, manage, and treat any complications of Rh incompatibility.
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Jorge Azuero and Shea Thomas
USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Doubles Draw
The Liberty men's tennis duo of Shea Thomas and Jorge Azuero advanced to the quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, this afternoon.
Thomas and Azuero defeated the Memphis pairing of David O'Hare and Joe Salisbury, 8-7 (6) to move to the round of 16, tomorrow. The quarterfinals begin at 9:00 a.m. O'Hare and Salisbury entered the tournament ranked No. 18 nationally.
"We fought off five match points today to pull through to the final eight teams," reported Liberty men's tennis head coach Chris Johnson. "These guys never quit and they never stop giving God the glory either."
"It just goes to prove again that who is 'better' is defined on game day!"
The Liberty tandem will face the nation's No. 1 ranked doubles team and the tournament's top seeded pairing, Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese of Tennessee, tomorrow morning. Libietis and Reese defeated Andreas Bjerrehus and Amerigo Contini of Virginia Tech, 8-1, today.
Thomas and Azuero became the first-ever Liberty doubles team to win a regional title two weeks ago with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Bjerrhus and Contini at the ITA Atlantic Regional on Oct. 28. The Liberty duo's victory earned them a bye in the first round of this weekend's National Collegiate Indoor Championships.


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It was the heart of VCS founders, David and Edie Wallace, that the school honor God by providing an education grounded in the Judeo-Christian values of the Bible as reflected in the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Our school has grown dramatically and even miraculously over the years, but this same purpose remains the cornerstone of VCS. While our school is known for high quality programs and one-of-a-kind opportunities, we also place an extremely high value on introducing and fostering personal relationships with Jesus Christ. We recognize that this relationship is one that not only transforms our world but also makes a difference for eternity.
Our emphasis on the spiritual life of our school community is effective due to the multi-faceted approach. The school is both literally and figuratively built upon God's Word, as Bibles were placed in the foundation when the buildings were originally constructed, and biblical truth informs every policy and decision our leadership adopts. The Bible verses inscribed on our facilities serve to both encourage believers and invite guests to seriously consider the gospel message of Jesus Christ.
Beyond the physical environment, we make the spiritual health of our entire faculty a priority, because we believe it is vital that our students be surrounded by positive, Christian role models. This is especially important, as biblical integration is standard throughout our curricular and extra-curricular offerings. Attendance at VCHS also includes mandatory Bible courses and community service, weekly chapels, and biannual Spiritual Emphasis Weeks, which are all designed to increase biblical knowledge and facilitate personal spiritual growth.
Prayer Warriors and peer leaders ensure that each student is covered in prayer daily. And there are a variety of avenues for individual spiritual development, including on-campus Bible study groups, the SERVE program, and the LEAD program. We are also blessed to support additional student-led initiatives involving worship, prayer, and service on campus.


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Attack the Block (2011)
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Released: 19th September 2011
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Story: Joe Cornish writes and directs this British sci-fi comedy action adventure starring Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway and Nick Frost. While being robbed by a gang of thugs outside the South London tower block where she lives, trainee nurse Sam (Whittaker)'s hooded attackers suddenly break off their assault when a meteorite hits a nearby carpark. As Sam flees the scene, the gang members fend off an attack from a small alien being that has emerged from the crash-site, killing it in the process, and carrying off their prize to their rooftop lair. But now, as Sam and the police search for the gang, a new wave of meteorites fall. With the gang emboldened by their latest victory, they prepare to face their new-found enemy, only to be confronted with an army of much larger, savagely vicious alien monsters, hellbent on finding their comrade.
Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway, Maggie McCarthy, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones, Franz Drameh, Simon Howard, Danielle Vitalis, Nick Frost
Cinematographer: Thomas Townend
Directed by: Joe Cornish
Produced by: Nira Park, James Wilson
Written by: Joe Cornish
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After Obamacare fix, consumers remain uncertain
- Insurers say Obama%27s %27fix%27 has put them in a bind
- Some people hope to keep old policies%3B others say they%27re better off%2C won%27t go back
- Battle over whether consumers can keep canceled policies will be fought in the states
Cathy Pedersen is in what amounts to health insurance limbo.
When President Obama announced a rule change last week to his Affordable Care Act that potentially would allow hundreds of thousands of Americans to keep their old insurance plans, Pedersen saw a glimmer of hope that the inexpensive, high-deductible plan she's been purchasing for nearly 20 years wouldn't be canceled after all.
Soon after Obama announced the rule change, Pederson of Gilbert, Ariz., made a quick call to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona to see if she could get back her old plan, which did not meet ACA minimum requirements.
She was told by a customer service representative that the insurer was still consulting with Arizona's insurance commission on whether it will make her 2013 plan available again after it expires Dec. 31.
"I cannot afford to pay $200 more per month," said Pedersen, 54, who added that the cheapest alternative policy she's found with the newly established federal government exchange would more than double the $186 monthly premium she paid in 2013. "We're more than halfway into November, and my insurance broker is telling me it takes up to 45 days to get on a plan. I just feel like this situation did not have to happen."
In addition to Obama's proposed administrative fix, the GOP-led House approved legislation Friday — which has little chance of becoming law — that would allow insurers to continue offering health care plans to new and existing customers through next year, even if the plans do not meet the minimum benefit requirements.
The true battle of whether Americans such as Pedersen will be able keep their policies next year will largely be fought on the state level in the days ahead. Many who received cancellation notices and have shopped for new coverage must calculate whether they are better off sticking with what they have or trying to get back on their old plans.
The health insurance market is regulated by states, and insurance commissioners who have spoken out on Obama's proposed fix have been split on whether they will make any changes to accommodate the president's rule change.
Obama met with executives from 15 leading insurance companies Friday and encouraged them to support his administrative fix, which is meant to address the problem of mass cancellations of policies despite his oft-repeated promise that Americans would be able to keep their insurance policies if they liked them.
Industry analysts say Obama is putting insurers in a bind and it may not be practical for insurers to rescind cancellations. Under the law, to have coverage take effect by Jan. 1, the consumers must make their coverage elections by Dec. 15.
Insurers are essentially being given a month to reprogram their computer systems for policies, rates and eligibility; mail notices to the policyholders that describe just what the differences are between the grandfathered policies and the ACA compliant plans; request and receive the consumers' decisions; then enter those decisions back into their systems, said Robert Laszewski, an analyst with Health Policy and Strategy Associates
"They (the White House) appear to be throwing this hot potato into the hands of the insurance industry, who will now be on the hot seat to agree to do the impossible or take the heat for failing to do so," Laszewski said
Kathleen Forster, 64, a retired interior designer in Grosse Point, Mich., who received a cancellation notice in the mail several weeks ago, said she holds no hope that her provider, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, will rescind the cancellation notice it sent her and her husband several weeks ago.
"Why would they?" Forster said. "They jumped through all these hoops to come up with something new. Now they are going to rescind that? To make President Obama look good?"
The Forsters ended up buying a new policy from Blue Cross that meets the ACA requirements. Their premium ticked up from $762 per month to $820; their deductible shot up from $1,000 to $12,000.
Others who received cancellation notices say they won't go back to the individual insurance market.
Ginger Culbertson, 61, a self-employed marriage and family therapist in Greenville, S.C., said it took her nearly a month and a half — with the help of a private insurance broker — to navigate her way through HealthCare.Gov.
As frustrating as the process was, she made the switch. Under her current policy, she pays a $783 monthly premium and has a $5,000 deductible. She cut her premium by more than half, and her deductible will be $3,500. She also qualified for a tax credit.
"I'll be way better off than I am right now," she said.
Rocco Racano of Marlboro, N.J., said the option to keep his former policy wasn't appealing.
He previously had a policy from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey for adults ages 60-65 that covered him and his wife. It cost $1,020 a month. It had a $40 co-pay and a $2,500 family deductible. And it had an out-of-pocket maximum of $6,500.
The Newark-based insurance company canceled the policy, set to expire next June.
Racano said a gold plan offered by Horizon in the health exchange had a $908-a-month premium and a $3,000 deductible. His household income is low enough that he could receive a subsidy of about $500 a month.
Still, Racano said he isn't sure how it will play out. He couldn't get on the government's health care website and had to apply by mail instead. He hasn't received a response.
Jason Cannon, 33, a writer from Birmingham, Ala., said he and his family lost the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama plan that cost him $307 per month and had a $1,200 premium. His plan did not meet the ACA minimum benefit requirement.
He has since found a similar plan with UnitedHealthCare that will cost him $330 per month. Cannon took particular umbrage with the ACA requirement that plans cover maternity care — something his old plan did not include.
"If I choose to bet on myself (on a plan with a lower premium/higher deductible), I should be allowed," Cannon wrote in an e-mail. "I know my medical history, my income level and have assigned a risk value based on that. The government essentially took none of that into account, forced me to bet on getting or being sick (and possibly becoming pregnant). That inflated my premium for a newer policy with a higher level of coverage I don't necessarily need."
Cannon said his wife called Blue Cross Blue Shield on Thursday after Obama announced his fix to see if their 2013 policy would be available. But ultimately, Cannon said he didn't think his family will go back to the old plan.
"I would argue this is no fix at all," Cannon said. "If I were an insurer, why would I go back to all the customers whom I have notified were losing their policy and tell them, 'No, you can stay. But we'll send you another letter in a year.'"
Contributing: Dennis Wagner of The Arizona Republic, Todd Spangler of the Detroit Free Press and Michael Diamond of the Asbury Park Press. Barnett reports for The Greenville (S.C.) News.


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Half the fat is in the chicken skin...so take it off!
Half of the fat and saturated fat in chicken breast and thigh is in the skin, which is why so many of us enjoy our chicken skinless. I personally find the skin, dare I say it, "yucky" particularly if it's soft and not completely crispy. I actually can't remember the last time I ate the skin on chicken.
Here's the thing though...do you remove the skin before or after you cook it?
If you cook your chicken with the skin on only to take it off at the dinner table, then that's where all the great-tasting marinade, BBQ sauce, or BBQ rubs and seasonings are going to be. Plus it makes sense that some of the fat in the skin is going to melt into the chicken meat as it cooks. So go ahead and take the skin off before you prepare the chicken for grilling. It will grill much the same way as it did before except this time all the seasoning and flavor won't come off with the skin.
- 4 ounces of roasted chicken breast with skin contains 225 calories, 8.8 grams of fat and 2.5 grams of saturated fat
- 4 ounces of roasted chicken breast WITHOUT skin contains 187 calories, 4 grams of fat and 1.2 grams of saturated fat
You save about 40 calories, 4.5 grams of fat and 1.3 grams of saturated fat per chicken breast just by cooking and eating it skinless.


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DescriptionUno is a conversion of the popular card game of the same name. The goal is to be the first player to get rid of all of your cards, but you have to shout out Uno! when you have one card left, or you have to pick up another one. Players take turns to play special cards that skip players, force players to draw additional cards, reverse the flow of the game, and so on. A card can only be placed on top of the pile if it is the same type of card, or if it is the same colour. If neither of these conditions occur, the player must pick up another card.
There are three different modes of play in Gameloft's version of Uno:
- Quick Play - selecting this begins a game of Uno immediately.
- Tournament - in this mode, you must beat your opponents in five rounds of Uno.
- Custom Game - this mode lets you play Uno however you play it normally. Many features are customizable, such as AI difficulty, scoring type, penalties, and how you draw additional cards.
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|Nov 21, 2009
|7 out of 10
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|5.8 out of 10
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Both of these notes are impressions from a recent store tasting. Both bottles had been open, but not decanted, for approximately 90 minutes.
TN: 2002 Foley (Estate) Syrah, Santa Rita Hills, Ranch Santa Rosa
Just a bit of black fruit on the nose and palate. It is either completely closed down or there just isn't much going on here. Rather simple and one dimensional (I'm being generous). Someone remarked that: "it just lays there on your palate and doesn't do very much. Sort of like a $5 hooker". I guess that pretty much sums it up. Not flawed nor poorly made, but just nothing there to hold my interest for very long. Not recommended, especially at the $29.98 price point.
2003 Septima Malbec
I don't have much experience with Malbec, but I was impressed with this wine. If I had tasted this blind I'm not sure what I would have guessed, but it probably would have been Tempriillo from Spain. The Malbec had nice extraction, with decent fruit levels, mildly oaked, and enough tannic structure to hold everything together. A very nice table wine when you're looking for a change of pace. Priced at $9.98


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Photographer's Note
A simple and very common daily scene in Gambia - a woman working hard in the beautiful green fields on the north bank of the Gambia River, a few kms far from the Island of Janjanbureh, formerly known as Georgetown. No visible face here, the colourful clothes of the women really caught my eye in such a green field.
Romano46, ourania, mirosu, delpeoples, kato, krzychu30, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, jcpix trouve(nt) cette note utile
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macjake (95165) 2013-12-05 16:54
Hi Ana
I've always enjoyed these types of views, and its easy to see why right?
nice to see that you smartly left out the skyline, just focusing on the lady and allowing all the green to do its thing! :)
I have one question though, what are the men doing when the women are working in the fields?
great post for TE
bukitgolfb301 (53764) 2013-12-05 22:11
Hi dear Ana, how are you?
Great shot, great framewrok and composition. Simple way makes so attactive indeed. Great harvest and great work at all!
All the best and have a good day! Takero from Tokyo
jjcordier (79299) 2013-12-05 23:42
La combinaison de la focale choisie et de la grande ouverture t'a permis "d'isoler" de très belle façon cette femme travaillant dans les champs.
yquem46 (38752) 2013-12-05 23:53
Ola Ana
very original shot of this lady working in the fields
Only a small spot of red and white lost in all this greenery, but well self explanatory the way it is
Bravo, have a nice day
No_One (4) 2013-12-06 3:20
Hi Ana,
Lovely scene, very mininal but still very powerful showing this woman hard at work in the fields. The fact that she is such a small but obvious element in the scene shows the scale of the work that waits here. Very nicely done, and a great composition.
All the best
Sergiom (117241) 2013-12-06 5:27
Bonjour Ana,
J'aime beaucoup ce cadrage et le point de vue magnifique sur la tête de la dame au milieu des champs verts. La composition est excellent et le rendu d'une grande netteté.
holmertz (88353) 2013-12-06 7:33
Hello Ana,
This is a very nice daily life photo, which probably captures life in the countryside very well. The colours are bright and beautiful but hardly hide the fact that working in the fields in the intense heat is a very tough job.
Kind regards,
rbassin (27464) 2013-12-06 7:37
bonjour Ana
C'est une très belle photo, simple mais avec un bel impact visuel.
Bonne soirée
saxo042 (38078) 2013-12-06 7:38
Hi Ana,
Beautiful colours and a very simple but very attractive composition. Well observed!
Kind regards
dekanski (6995) 2013-12-06 10:34
Hi Ana,
like this photo very much. Excellent focus, beautiful green color, great composition!
Romano46 (18472) 2013-12-06 13:31
Ciao Ana
un'altrea bella rappresentazione della fatica delle donne in questo particolare territorio africano, espresso molto bene tra colori forti che aiutano a creare una suggestiva composizione.
Ciao e buona serata
chawax (20764) 2013-12-06 13:55
Hi Ana,
Good subject and very good focus on the woman in the field. Exposure is very good, colours are very nice. It would have been better again if you outcentered the woman to a thirds line I think.
ourania (51103) 2013-12-06 14:07
Hello Ana,
a wonderful picture from life and work in the fields. A most effective simple composition that says a lot. I love the waves of greenery and the great sense of depth. The textures and the colours have a mesmerizing effect and the working woman stands out with the exquisite sharpness you gave her and with her fine colours and posture. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely weekend,
mirosu (16313) 2013-12-06 20:19
Hi Ana,
I love this superb snapshot. The working woman is nicely embedded in fresh green. The light is perfect and your differential focusing excellent. Beautiful photo.
Wish you a very nice weekend.
dkmurphys (77640) 2013-12-06 23:23
Ola Ana,
Very beautiful everyday scene from the working field. I like the idea for this artistic image, well taken.
Have a great weekend.
Nicou (193806) 2013-12-07 8:42
Fantastique vue e tiamge sueprbe quelle dame dans ce champs quel vert et iamge sueprbe captage et vue avec la tête qui ressort en couleur merveilleux.
Bravo et amitié
mesutilgim (0) 2013-12-07 14:53
Hello Ana,
Nice and interesting capture of this green fields with a worker midst of the grasses.
Good layout.
TFS and have a nice weekend
delpeoples (60326) 2013-12-07 22:56
Ola dear Ana
a beautiful, minimalistic shot, I love the textures of the long grass and the wonderful cool green and yellow tones. The person working in the field provides an excellent element of interest as well as good contrast. Thanks for sharing, have a lovely day.
Warmest wishes
kato (11630) 2013-12-08 1:55
Hi Ana,
You're capturing well this scene by a good composition and excellent tone/clarity, so it's interesting and impressive to see the spectacle in which the woman is harvesting in the fields. It's very efective for the color contrast between mostly green field and red T-shirts/purple foulard. And, you catch a good scene in which the woman is holding crops.
Kind regards,
krzychu30 (15512) 2013-12-08 2:34
Hello Ana,
that´s truly delightful!
Simple,but so strong and expresive when it comes to its graphics and perception scene.
I like this close-up view focusing only on the woman and so magnificent scenery around.
For me-Perfect!
Have a nice sunday
jcpix (14030) 2013-12-08 9:31
Hi Ana,
I wholeheartedly agree with Craig on this one...leaving out the skyline was a smart choice for composition. All of the focus and attention is given to this woman working in the fields. This is a wonderful portrayal of daily life, and the hard work put forth by these individuals. Great depth of field, the blurred foreground aids greatly in the sense of depth and compressed perspective. Bright, detailed and wisely realized. Great shot!
Friendly wishes,
boa (8039) 2013-12-08 13:04
Hi Ana,
a simple and common daily scene, yes, but still interesting to have a glimpse of daily life when you come from a different part of the world. I like the simplicity in this scene and the red is a good eye-catching object in this scene, Tfs!
Have a nice evening.
Gigidusud (21679) 2013-12-08 15:29
Hi Ana,
Splendid scene with this woman at work in the fields. Beautiful green tones and great light. I like it!
Best regards,
Waylim (25436) 2013-12-10 16:58
Hi Ana,
Excllent daily life image with a pov that put us right in the middle of the field. I feel like being there myself. Love how the green field make me feel like a little person within the field trying to see beyond.
abmdsudi (85209) 2013-12-11 7:05
Hi Ana
It's lovely shot to show how colour can have an effect on an image as the woman clothes popping up and balance the dominant enriched green whilst still remaining at contrast to each other. The attractive image shows good composition, dof and all seems to work really well and potentially good.
Beautiful shot!!! Congrats
Best regards
ikeharel (102751) 2013-12-14 7:08
Ola Ana,
Women are more out working in the fields, more than men work - and mostly seen in third-world countries.
Fine placed the lady within the green planted field, in great contrast to its surrounding.
Bom fim de semana,
siudzi (34141) 2013-12-15 2:44
Hi Ana,
Wow! What a shot! Really impressive and spectacular composition taken with superb sense of the moment and extremely well executed colors. Bravo! Great work!
Have a lovely day!
simple but interesting scenery
from daily life at Gambia
one shot is one thousand words
impressive composition
great work
Miguel82 (42782) 2014-11-15 2:19
Work is so hard in these green fields Ana, the heat and the grass itself cutting the skin are not easy to tolerate
Matyas (0) 2015-12-09 1:40
Ola Ana! Very fine composition. Wonderful POV, fine lightness and colours. Good contrast and sharpness. Good quality. Regards! Saude!
Photo Information
- Copyright: Ana Dores (adores) (46979)
- Genre: Lieux
- Medium: Couleur
- Date Taken: 2013-09-29
- Categories: Vie quotidienne, Nature
- Camera: FujiFilm FinePix HS20 EXR
- Exposition: f/5.6, 1/125 secondes
- More Photo Info: view
- Versions: version originale
- Date Submitted: 2013-12-05 16:36


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