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The UN Climate Summit in Doha, Qatar, (see here and here) is in its second week, headed for completion on Friday, December 7. Most analysts and observers expect little in the way of major developments or breakthrough agreements to come out of it. With the world economy in shambles, and nearly all national governments awash in debt, there is diminishing incentive for politicians to spend scarce public funds on the much-hyped hypothetical future "threats" posed by global warming — especially when there are very real, tangible issues demanding immediate attention and funding.
However, the climate change lobby is not rolling over and calling it quits; they have too much invested to back away now. A tabulation of funding in 2007 by Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the Ranking Member of the Environment & Public Works Committee, found that the climate alarmists had received over $50 billion since 1990. That was five years ago; naturally, the price tag has gone up considerably since then.
Most of this enormous funding avalanche came from governments, with the biggest chunk coming from the U.S. federal government. State governments have also been big funders, along with foreign national governments, the European Union, United Nations agencies, the World Bank, the big tax-exempt foundations, and major Wall Street banks and corporations. This money infusion has launched a huge climate industry, with universities, institutions, think tanks, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), professors, scientists, researchers, and activists all dependent on maintaining the flow of funds. The major banks and investors that have jumped on board the climate change wagon see a great deal of green to be made from the global sale of carbon credits. Trillions of dollars could change hands, but only if a carbon trading regime is forced on consumers by governments.
Foremost among the groups that have been driving the global warming alarm bandwagon is the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). There are many think tanks affecting national policies, but the CFR, long ranked as the premier brain trust, is still the most influential. The UN Climate Summit in Doha will carry the CFR imprint in many ways, as have virtually all previous global conferences. Representing the U.S. government in Doha is President Obama's Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern. Stern, who was previously a White House assistant to President Bill Clinton, played a role in U.S. negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. He was selected as Climate Envoy by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Todd Stern is a longtime member of the CFR.
Stern's boss, Hillary Clinton, has explicitly confirmed what critics of the CFR have often charged: that the Council unofficially runs the U.S. State Department, and has virtually taken control of the entire executive branch of the federal government, regardless of which party may occupy the White House. In a famous speech at the Council on Foreign Relations' Washington, D.C., office in 2009, Secretary Clinton referred to the CFR's Pratt House headquarters in New York City as the "mother ship" and said she had been there often. She was glad, she said, that the CFR's new Washington headquarters is so close to the State Department, making it easier to be "told what we should be doing and how we should think."
Here is the opening paragraph of her address, after being introduced by CFR President Richard Haass:
Thank you very much, Richard, and I am delighted to be here in these new headquarters. I have been often to, I guess, the mother ship in New York City, but it's good to have an outpost of the Council right here down the street from the State Department. We get a lot of advice from the Council, so this will mean I won't have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future.
(A video of Secretary Clinton's remarks may be viewed at the bottom of this page.)
CFR "Mother Ship" Guiding U.S. at Doha
So, what is the CFR telling Hillary Clinton and her lieutenants about "what they should be doing and how they should think" at the Doha Summit? We are not privy to any of the private consultations between Pratt House and Foggy Bottom, but there is plenty to go on from the public pronouncements of the CFR's spokesmen and members.
In "A Transitional Climate Summit in Doha," a November 28, 2012 CFR "Expert Brief" by Michael A. Levi, director of the council's Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, we are told that global climate change "threatens intensifying damages primarily in the future but requires strong action to curb emissions now." Levi warns that there are dire "reputational" consequences for U.S. failure to support a more robust and restrictive climate agenda:
If the United States is isolated in its stance on financial or process issues, then it will suffer internationally. To prevent that, U.S. strategy will need to focus as much on keeping partners like Europe and Japan on a similar page as it does on the substance of any outcome. The United States will also come under fire for failing to cut its emissions sufficiently.
Levi, who is the CFR's top guru on climate change, is surely aware by now of the overwhelming evidence, including admissions by some of the top alarmists, that there has been no measurable global warming for the past 16 years, all of the media horror stories and Al Gore pronouncements about impending Climate Armageddon notwithstanding. And he must surely be aware that no evidence supports the contention that a government-forced reduction of emissions by the United States would have any impact whatsoever on global temperatures. However, the financial, social, and political costs would be horrendous. As critics point out, it is a prescription for "all pain and no gain" — except for the politically connected, who stand to gain immense wealth and power under the proposed UN global climate regime.
Levi ignores the steadily mounting evidence to promote the CFR's ongoing globalist line. "International climate diplomacy provides the United States with opportunities to leverage domestic action for greater impact abroad," says Levi. "But the United States still falls well short of what it must do at home to reduce its emissions to ever lower levels."
The CFR's Levi was also a lead voice in the "extreme weather" catastrophe choir claiming that the deaths and damage from Tropical Storm Sandy could be laid at the feet of human-caused global warming. In a November 5 column, "Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: Three Things to Know," Levi hymned a predictable refrain. "Increased human emissions of greenhouse gases are leading to more risk of dangerous weather extremes," he said. "Reducing this risk requires cutting U.S. and global greenhouse gas emissions."
Levi and the CFR ignore completely the numerous climate experts, including many well-known alarmists who point out that not only did Sandy and other recent "extreme weather" have nothing to do with global warming, but that contrary to many recent media stories, there is no evidence of any increase in recent decades in either the number or magnitude of hurricanes and other extreme weather incidents.
Unburdened by any adherence to science and facts, the CFR pushes its same one-world agenda. "In Sandy's aftermath," says the CFR, we should work for "increasing global cooperation" on climate change. "At the international level, the United States should similarly seize on opportunities to work collaboratively with other countries on climate change challenges," says Levi. Translated from global-speak: Exploit every possible tragedy and weather anomaly as an opportunity to establish, empower, and enrich the UN and related global institutions.
Do we exaggerate? You be the judge. In a July 5, 2012 CFR Issue Brief entitled, "The Global Climate Change Regime," we are warned that "Climate change is one of the most significant threats facing the world today." Anthropogenic global warming (AGW), says the CFR, threatens us all with "widespread disasters in the form of rising sea levels, violent and volatile weather patterns, desertification, famine, water shortages, and other secondary effects including conflict."
Haass: World Government or Anarchy
What must we do to avert these calamities? Among other things, says the CFR, we must "create a global consensus regarding the creation of major greenhouse gas emissions targets and isolating intransigent countries." What, exactly, the CFR means by targeting and isolating "intransigent" countries is not spelled out in that piece. But anyone who studies CFR programs, policies, and publications quickly realizes that the organization favors a world government — run by "wise men" and "eminent persons" such as themselves. And their envisioned world government — their new world order — does not contemplate tolerance for "intransigence" by sovereign nations. In fact, national sovereignty, according to the CFR, is the bane of world order.
CFR President Richard Haass (pictured above) says "states must be prepared to cede some sovereignty to world bodies if the international system is to function."
In a February 21, 2006 column entitled, "State sovereignty must be altered in globalized era," Haass states:
Some governments are prepared to give up elements of sovereignty to address the threat of global climate change. Under one such arrangement, the Kyoto Protocol, which runs through 2012, signatories agree to cap specific emissions. What is needed now is a successor arrangement in which a larger number of governments, including the US, China, and India, accept emissions limits.
"All of this suggests that sovereignty must be redefined if states are to cope with globalization," Haass avers. "At its core, globalization entails the increasing volume, velocity, and importance of flows — within and across borders — of people, ideas, greenhouse gases, goods, dollars, drugs, viruses, e-mails, weapons and a good deal else, challenging one of sovereignty's fundamental principles: the ability to control what crosses borders in either direction."
According to Haass and the CFR, the only answer to this predicament is a progressive weakening of national sovereignty and a steady move to global government. "Globalization thus implies that sovereignty is not only becoming weaker in reality, but that it needs to become weaker," says Haass. "States would be wise to weaken sovereignty in order to protect themselves, because they cannot insulate themselves from what goes on elsewhere. Sovereignty is no longer a sanctuary."
Haass opines that "Our notion of sovereignty must therefore be conditional, even contractual, rather than absolute." Which, of course, means that our Constitution, which specifically defines and limits the powers of the U.S. federal government, would be completely conditional, at the whim of those who are defining of what our sovereignty consists.
"The goal," says Haass "should be to redefine sovereignty for the era of globalization, to find a balance between a world of fully sovereign states and an international system of either world government or anarchy."
World government or anarchy — those are our only options, according to the Pratt House luminaries. During the decades of the 1960s through the 1990s, the internationalists muted their calls for world government, preferring fuzzier labels, such as "international law," "the rule of law," and "interdependence" to avoid generating the popular alarm that a transparent attempt to subject U.S. citizens to UN rule would engender.
However, since they have been already wildly successful, over the past several decades, in building the superstructure of an UN-based world government (see our recent article and global maps in "The United Nations: On the Brink of Becoming a World Government"), they are dropping much of the pretense and more boldly asserting true objectives.
We have more than a hint of the world government plan in the title of the aforementioned CFR Issue Brief, "The Global Climate Change Regime."
"Regime" is a term the globalists would not likely have used even a couple of decades ago, since that would have been a dead giveaway as to where they planned to take us. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "regime" as: "mode of rule or management," "a form of government (a socialist regime)," or "a government in power."
We get another substantial hint from the CFR web page hosting the "The Global Climate Change Regime," which notes that it is part of the CFR's "multimedia Global Governance Monitor from the International Institutions and Global Governance program."
When the UN-appointed Commission of Global Governance issued its 1995 report, Our Global Neighborhood, its authors went to great pains to (falsely) assure readers that in promoting "global governance" they were in no way promoting "global government." This writer pointed out that their semantic dodge was a distinction without a difference, and that despite their dissimulation, everything they proposed screamed "global government," with global legislative, executive, judicial, and policing powers.
As we have reported previously (Rooting for World Government) Jacques Attali, a committed world government proponent and an advisor to former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, flatly stated in 2008: "Global governance is just a euphemism for global government." That is precisely what many critics (including this writer) had been saying for years.
Coordinating the Global-warming Charade
Over the past two decades, the CFR journal Foreign Affairs has published numerous articles hyping the global-warming non-crisis, and its fellows and members have fright-peddled the AGW scare stories in countless op-eds and interviews in the major (CFR-dominated) media. The Council's many task forces, panels, and speaker programs have pumped the false alarms of melting polar caps and rising sea levels to influential opinion molders, policymakers, and legislators. On a global scale, the CFR influences an even wider audience of opinion molders, policymakers, and legislators through its Council of Councils, an important adjunct of the CFR's International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) program. The Council of Councils is a formal association of 25 of the CFR's "sister" organizations. These include: Canada's Center for International Governance Innovation; the French Institute of International Relations; the German Institute for International and Security Affairs; Italy's Institute of International Affairs; the Polish Institute of International Affairs; and, of course, Britain's The Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA), also known as Chatham House.
The CFR-Pratt House/RIIA-Chatham House axis has proven to have been a potent propaganda transmission belt. Their climate-change alarm chorus gets considerable global heft from The Economist, which boasts an undeserved reputation as a journal of substance. The writers and editors of The Economist are regulars in the CFR/RIIA salons and reliably retail the one-world gospel. In a November 21 report prepping readers for Doha, entitled, "Warming up: What to Expect From the Next Big Report on Climate Change," The Economist puts great stock in the UN's thoroughly discredited Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and suggests that our failure to secure a global climate regime is tantamount to "playing Russian roulette with the planet."
In a December 1 piece entitled "Theatre of the Absurd," the journal complained that "After three failures, this year's UN climate summit has only modest aims." The Economist article cites a new World Bank jeremiad that postulates calamitous planetary results from a projected 4-6 degree Centigrade global temperature rise. Oceans "would rise by 0.5-1 metres by 2100, devastating coastal cities and bearing especially heavily on East and South Asia."
The frightening scenario — a repeat of numerous previous false alarms — continues:
Three-quarters of tropical forests could die, including many in Indonesia, India and the Philippines, adding further to global warming. Crop yields would fall overall and droughts would become more common and severe … "A 4°C world," says the report, "can and must be avoided."
Of course, the CFR/RIIA Insiders have learned that they cannot always rely on their propaganda organs to produce sufficient public support in a timely manner to accomplish their goals. They must also have their people on the inside. As noted previously, they have that inside track with Hillary Clinton and Todd Stern. Another key CFR advantage comes in the person of Jonathan Pershing, Mr. Stern's assistant. Prior to joining the administration, Pershing, a scientist, was a top honcho at the World Resources Institute, (WRI) one of the Big Green think tank/lobby groups in the forefront of the push for world government, in the name of saving the environment. Mr. Pershing is not a CFR member, but for many years he answered to the WRI board of directors, which (like so many other organizations, corporations, and foundations) is saturated with CFR members.
The current WRI board of directors includes the following CFR members:
James A. Harmon, chairman
Harriet C. Babbitt, vice chair
Bill Richardson
Alison Sander
Jonathan Lash
Daniel L. Doctoroff
Daniel Cruise
Photo of Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass: AP Images
Related articles:
Climate Facts Ignored Amid Hysteria at UN Summit in Doha
UN Seeking Global Carbon Regime at Climate Summit in Doha
The Global Green Regime
The United Nations: On the Brink of Becoming a World Government
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Dutch builder Heesen has announced the launch of the newest YN 18650 Project Boreas. The vessel was sold in November 2017 and due for delivery in August 2019.
Project Boreas is a 50-metre full-aluminium motor yacht just below the 500 GT threshold. Her construction begun on speculation, basing on the design and engineering platform of Nova Plus. She is trademarked with a slippery Fast Displacement Hull Form along with a draft of only 2.15 metres.
Frank Laupman of Omega Architects is responsible for the contemporary exterior design of Project Boreas, while Mark Whiteley worked closely with the experienced Owner to create an elegant yet warm interior design.
Stepping into the project one year into construction, the owner infused his personal touch in many details of the interior, in order to increase the connection with the outdoors. For instance the smaller overhangs of the superstructure should allow plenty of natural light into the interior.
Furthermore, glass panels with integrated blinds have been incorporated in the roof of the sundeck to allow more light on this area. Meanwhile, the sundecks protected from the wind without impeding the views thanks to an Isinglass (clear vinyl) screen.
Project Boreas is fitted with large openable windows in the sky lounge remote control, a gym and a swim platform where two Technogym running machines are rigged on each side of a wide staircase that leads to the main deck aft.
The vessel can sleep up to twelve guests across six cabins. The master suite is located forward on the main deck, while five guest suites lay on the lower deck.
The colour scheme of Project Boreas emphasises the general contemporary profile, with both hull and superstructure sporting a custom metallic Mountain Grey by Awlgrip. The colour makes a match the owner's car tone. With metallic paint application being a complex procedure, the colouration process took 10 months.
Propelled by twin MTU 12V 2000 M72 engines, Project Boreas will reach a top speed of nearly 20 knots. At 12 knots, she will boast a transatlantic range of 3,750 nautical miles and a frugal fuel consumption of approximately 98 litres per hour.
For now, Project Boreas will spend some more time at the yard in Oss for commissioning. She will further undergo the sea trials at Hellevoetsluis. She will be delivered to her owners in August 2019.
Meanwhile, the yard has been recently active on the news with other projects, including the first Heesen 5000 Aluminium Class nearing completion and the delivery of 50-metre superyacht Masa.
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Majesty 120 is a stunning 37.07-metre luxury yacht, which was first announced as the new flagship of the UAE yard Gulf Craft during the 2019 Monaco Yacht Show.Gulf Craft is happy to announce that the first unit has completed sea trials and is listed as a yacht for sale. She features a naval architecture and an exterior design by the yard.The interior designer Cristiano Gatto created a space for up to 10 guests to stay in five staterooms with an asymmetric design.Cristiano Gatto, the designer said:For me, the Majesty 120 perfectly captures the direction in which this innovative brand is heading with her dynamic profile, balanced outdoor spaces and sophisticated interiors that are all designed with true yachtsmen and women in mind.Gatto described the interiors as "fresh and light", with key materials includes "lacquer, light woods and marble."The vessel is the first Majesty model equipped with fully airborne electric drive equipment, leaving only two 2600-hp MTU engines and diesel generators.The highlights of the boat include a Jacuzzi on the sun deck and a 'hybrid' beach club, converting to a tender storage.
August 10, 2020
Italian designer Pierpaolo Lazzarini unveils his latest yacht concept 39.9-metre Xenos. This bullet-shaped hyper yacht concept was inspired by Bugatti and aims to be the fastest superyacht in the world in its class. The design combines futuristic performance with luxury spaces. The energy company Architaly has integrated a solar system into the roof, which will let Xenos to be capable of up to eight hours of autonomy in electric sail mode.There are two available versions for this custom yacht: the Hyperyacht and the Seajet Piercer. The Seajet Piercer will be for a passenger transport version since it can carry up to 180 passengers. The Hyperyacht is designed to be a private recreational vehicle.The Hyperyacht version features a deck lounge, living room, threespacious suites and a large lounge at the top. To the aft, guests can store water toys and use the adjustable bridge to allow the fabulous Bugatti to come in and out.The $39,000,000 Xenos comes with a $3,000,000 luxury supercar Bugatti Chiron. Made from aluminium and carbon, modern shape of the Xenos is designed for comfortable high speed rides and equipped with twin, triple or quadruple engine set ups with horsepower range from 7,300 hp to 15,000 hp. Xenos will reach a top speed of 90 knots, setting the record of the fastest yacht in her size.
August 7, 2020
Hasna is a 73-metre luxury motor yacht, built by Feadship in 2017. She has been the first yacht in Dutch shipbuilding history ordered by an Australian customer. According to Forbes, the superyacht has been owned by Australian loan magnate John Symond and believed to cost him $75million. She has been listed for sale asking € 97,500,000 two years after delivery. Later the price was reduced down to € 92,500,000 and she was sold and renamed Lunasea, thanks to Y.CO and Burgess.Gary Wright, Co-Founder and Chairman of Y.CO commented:Hasna marks the third Feadship Y.CO has sold in recent weeks and demand among our clients for well-built, quality yachts remains strong. Completing a sale of this magnitude in the current climate has taken an extraordinary amount of commitment from everyone involved and we would especially like to thank the Captain and crew for their support throughout this sale.We are pleased to be taking over the operational and charter management of the yacht - under her new name of Lunasea - and our team is already working closely with the new owner's team and crew to transform the onboard experience and strengthen her charter reputation.With a beam of 11.9 m and a draft of 3.45 m, she has a steel hull and aluminium superstructure.The highlights of the superyacht include an 8m infinity pool on the main deck aft, a 10-seat cinema on the main deck, a wellness centre with a massage room, a hairdressing salon, an elevator, a sun deck lounge with inside-outside bar and a jacuzzi.Ben Ritchie of the Y.CO sales team said: We are thrilled to have secured this very recent and exceptionally well-maintained Feadship on behalf of our client. Not only does Hasna exude quality, but she has every amenity you could possibly want on board, which we anticipate will make her extremely popular on the charter market. With stunning interior and exterior design by RWD, we believe Hasna to be one of the finest Feadships ever built and we are pleased to add her to our Y.CO Management fleet and to be able to offer her for charter.Hasna was designed by Redman Whiteley Dixon and can accommodate 12 guests in six staterooms, including a full-beam owner's suite is located on the main deck, two VIP staterooms, two double cabins, and a further double cabin on the bridge deck. Also, the superyacht offers accommodation for a crew of up to 21. Twin MTU diesel engines provide her a top speed of 16.6 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots, with a transatlantic range of 5,500 nautical miles at 12 knots. She is powered by MTU engines of 1850 hp each.
August 6, 2020
The legendary yacht Trinakria, which has been launched in 1927 in Austria at the Wienerwerft in Vienna, was seen in St. Tropez. Trinakria is a 49.06-metre luxury sailing yacht.The gaff-rigged schooner a steel hull and wooden superstructure. Trinakria was entirely refitted over a 10 year period, from 2004 to 2014. The refit started in Agadir in Morocco at the luxury yacht builder Chantier Naval HESARO. Unfortunately, technical difficulties and the failure of the local shipyard lead to a long and ambitious eight years refit. However, in 2012, she was sailing to La Rochelle. It took two more years more to complete all the works.Her interiors have been returned to their former glory, featuring warm polished woods, classic white planked ceilings and crafted leather furnishings.The sailing yacht can accommodate 10 guests in five traditional, yet luxurious staterooms, each with private ensuite facilities. Her decks are laid to teak and offer a vast amount of area to relax, socialize and sun. The main deck has 2 alfresco dining options, one just forward of the helm, seating guests comfortably under a Bimini cover if requested. This deck is raised providing uninterrupted views. An additional alfresco dining table is forward, in a more intimate setting, perfect for casual dining.With a beam of 7 m and a draft of 3.3 m, Trinakria is powered by CAT engines and has a cruising speed of 10 knots. This magnificent yacht can often be found cruising the Mediterranean, where she is available for charter with the price about €70,000 - €80,000 per week.
August 6, 2020
Italian builder Azimut Yachts has completed the Azimut Magellano 25 Metri and revealed first pictures of the boat. She is their first 25.2-metre pocket superyacht, which was created in collaboration with interior designer and architect Vincenzo De Cotiis. Exterior designer Ken Freivokh was responsible for "chic and sophisticated" exterior lines.Built in GRP and carbon fibre, the pocket superyacht was created to "convey the feeling of a penthouse overlooking the sea" because of her fully glazed superstructure, the yard said.The vessel can accommodate up to 10 guests across five cabins including an owner's suite, which features a walk-in wardrobe and polished brass details, two VIPs located on the lower deck, one double and one convertible twin cabin.There are other stylish highlight of the boat design such as "retro-style" windows in the hull and slatted teak panels either side of the aft deckhouse. There is a large lounge area and an 'infinity terrace' at the bow area, which is perfect for warm weather cruising with sofas, converting into sunbeds and a bar aft and an outside dining under a retractable sunroof. The boat features twin MAN engines with 1,400 hp each, a Humpree electric fin stabilisation system, and a V-Drive in-line transmission. She can reach a top speed 25 knots or cruise at 21 knots.
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Promo items galore
Somewhat lost among the news yesterday that we were opening up a day earlier was the official release of our promotional schedule. Six bobbleheads (including Kershaw, Mattingly and Fernando) as well as fireworks back again on Friday nights and the half-price food and drink for all the midweek day games.
There's something about the promo schedule that just seems to bring me back to my childhood. I guess it has to do with the fact that each year, we would get Line Drives in the mail and my dad would have me and my siblings pick out the four or five games that we wanted to go to. Usually it would be bat day or helmet day or one of the Unocal pins. It must have been the pins a lot, as I still have the hat that I put them all on in my office today.
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Let's just hope the fireworks are celebrating the Dodgers being in contention for the NL West title. Otherwise, it really doesn't matter. I gather that their is a very large Dodger fan base that just goes out for the ballpark and entertainment aspect. That is great and my hat's off to them. It is a great experience. However, there is a contingent(I think in the minority now)that expects a winner in the tradition the Dodgers used to stand for. My hopes for another WS championship in my lifetime are not rosy!!! At least not with the McCourts as owners and Ned as GM!!!!
LOL!!! Yep Bear, bobbleheads, blankets, caps, and fireworks from China are a hell of alot cheaper than getting players to put the Dodgers back among the baseball elite that I grew up with.
Amen Trumom!!!! LOL!!! Time warped still..
LOL Trumom!!! Puts everything into Pre-Text!!!!
Forget the promos….I want a good team on the field. Hey Ned, where is the big bat you promised us? and, relief help?
Ahh….the time warp is a beautiful thing to behold 🙂 Puts everything into context…lol
LMAO, Jhall!
Hey enchanted!!!! How are things in your neck of the woods? I was just reading that article. I hope teally hope they do something about this.
Red pen – "I really hope"
Like Jhall and tru, I see the time warp is going crazy.
Thought this might bring a smile to Bear's (and everyone else's) face:
I remember Line Drive. Just came across an old one the last time I stopped by my old house in SoCal. It was the offseason edition, between '87 and '88, with the lead story being Don Drysdale joining the broadcast booth, and Steve Sax promising on the cover to expect big things in the coming season.
My favorite promotion when I was a kid was Hollywood Stars Night. Sure, you couldn't take anything home with you but a memory, but it was fun seeing actors and musicians playing real baseball, not the bring-in-the-orange-mesh-wall-20-feet-from-the-infied softball stuff you usually saw for such games on tv (though Rock N' Jock Softball on MTV made up for it with Roger McDowell's yearly antics).
But my favorite day was Opening Day. It was its own promotion. The bunting hanging all over the park. The concrete floor so clean and shiny you could see yourself in it. The massive flag and flyovers before the game. It's like a fresh page that you get to put the pencil to. Haven't been to one since they made buying mini-plans pretty much mandatory for a chance at Opening Day tix, but one thing I will say for Frank McCourt is that every opening day has been memorable since he took over. Last year's especially. Looking forward to what the Dodgers'll bring out on Opening… Night, when I'll be thankful ESPN didn't drag us out to Frisco to see the Giants rain on the parade.
Thanks for bringing back some good memories
Josh : Nice touch, who doesn't love, Unocal 76!!
Good times!!
You asked for ideas, and fan interaction. We asked for some live chat with, well Tommy, and as fun as that would be………( I LOOOVE THE DODGERS!!!) How about a survey among the faithful to choose one of the players plate songs…..They could submit a list that we could all vote for……and by popular fan reaction, they would know, that we are all behind them 100%……have them submit 10 choices or something???
If I'm walking from the batters box to the plate……..I'm doing…….
Let's put the fun back into the game……..
Saw that article in the Times this morning. One can only hope.
Also saw the Yanks are taking a look at that fat p.o.s. Jones.
He's one of the reasons I do not travel to games any more. You can travel hundreds of miles, spend hundreds of dollars to watch some **** swing at pitches in the dirt. I'll watch them on TV and go fishing instead.
E, I also read that article last night. It's almost enough to give one hope. Almost.
I thought I'd relate a story that happened to my wife last week. She travelled into Fullerton to have dinner with her old roommate. They hadn't seen each other in several years. I was home watching a movie when I got a text from her: "Guess who just shook my hand? Tommy Lasorda!"
I sent her one back: "Tell him you're married to a huge Dodger fan and he says mccourt sucks!". She said no way, but that he was a great person and very friendly. But then we all knew that anyway.
I like to think that Tommy would agree if he were to be able to speak freely.
Awesome, Dodgereric! I envy Chris for getting to meet Tommy. I think if I could sit down and talk with him, I'd die a happy girl!
Dodgereric – Chris told me that story, and she said he was there with two players but wasn't sure who they were. That was a fun story.
The Rangers are introducing Beltre to their fans, the Phils, Cliff Lee, and we get more Dodger crap trinkets. How about improving the on field product you cockroach McCourt. I hope that idiot Selig can somehow force you out.
Josh, great photo of the pins. I remember those and still have a bunch of them in a box sorted (as best I could) by the year.
Eric, I too would love to hear what Tommy really thinks about the state of his beloved organization but I doubt that will every happen. He is much to loyal to the tradition ever to do anything to tarnish it and remember, it was McCourt who brought Tommy back into the limelight after Fox pretty much pushed him aside. Still, I can't help but think Tommy is highly disappointed in what has happened on and off the field and knows there really is nothing he can do about it.
Now to McCourt and MLB. Interesting that according to the article McCourt asked for the meeting and that his good buddy Bud Selig was not part of those meetings. MLB and Selig should have had the McCourts on the carpet a long time ago but we all know that might mean Mr. Selig and the other owners would have to take responsibility for letting the McCourts into their little club in the first place. Think that will ever happen?
OBF, I have the ticket stub from every Dodger game I have attended with the score of the game written on the back of the stub. One of these days I will have to count the stubs. As a side note, it is interesting to see how ticket prices have changed.
All this talk of memorabilia makes me think of the binder full of photos, cards, and even two World Series programs given to me (my class) from Dodgereric. If you ever want them back, I (my classes) have taken exceptionally good care of them 🙂
As for me personally, I am a baseball card junkie so when I think of all the cards I have currently, I will have plenty to do when I retire.
I do have to mention my Ethieraholicism has found me collecting anything Andre as well. Being how this may be his last year with the Dodgers, I plan to collect as much this season as I can. BTW – MLBTV is doing a series "The Top 10 Right Now", and they are doing the top ten players in every position who are playing now. I have only seen first base and right field so far, and Andre was ranked #5. I didn't expect him to make the list at all with the pinkie issue and all, but their reasoning was how he began the 2010 season, his All-Star selection, and his season numbers were still not too shabby considering he probably came back a tad too early.
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Say Josh, I have a cap similar to the one in the photo with Dodger pins stuck in it, which I didn't bring with me on my trip to LA, mainly because I was a afraid of losing it. I also have pins from Dodgers championships of all kinds which I got through a mail order( about two at a time) that I haven't displayed anywhere yet.
These are things that we never grow out of.
Oh I forgot to mention my cap has the Brooklyn "B" on it.
I have pins back from where it was called Union 76 and they used to give you a pin when you purchased …I forgot…I think it was 10 gallons of gas. Also from giveaways and other pins like the Vin Scully Pin.
Even though you did not say it in your original comment, I was imagining your hat is a Brooklyn hat 🙂
Have a beautiful day everyone!
I know Dodgereric put in the question to the "Guiness Book of World Records" about Vin's employment with the Dodgers, but here is some historical perspective on what has happened since Vin began broadcasting for the Dodgers…….two O'Malleys, eight bigs Comissioners, 12 U.S. Presidents, Korea, Dallas, Viet Nam, Watergate, first Gulf War, 9/11, and Iraq. I know many of you know this, but being a fairly new fan if Dodger history, thst is very impressive list of major events that have happened.
The Dodgers should really look into this guy.. I mean they don't want draft picks anyway…
They could have him close and Broxton set up. It would be a shut down bully with him added…
Best promo ever, in my opinion, were the Union Oil portraits, circa early 60s. Wish I had saved those…plus my two Beatles wigs from Zodys.
Hiya, tru! I would be too! Well, a happy MAN.
Junie, she said Tommy got into the booth right behind her. She texted that she thought she heard one of the players' names was "Offerman". I told her if it's Jose, don't get him angry 'cause he got himself banned from winter ball in the Dominican for hitting an umpire a while ago. Then she no, she's sure it's "Huff". I assumed it was Aubrey. I sent her a text telling her to say, "My husband says you're a stinking gnat and to get the hell out of LA." She said no, for some reason. And she stopped texting me. For some reason.
Oh, and I'm sure that the term "indian-giver" isn't politically correct, but I'm not one. Perhaps when you retire from teaching and you don't want them cluttering up the homestead anymore, ship them back to me COD instead of tossing them in the trash (which I KNOW you won't do).
I had forgotten about the Guinness thing. They said it was going to be 4 weeks back in August, so I just submitted it again. I never heard back one way or the other, so perhaps it got lost in what I'm sure is an incredible volume of requests. I still think it would be cool for Vinnie.
Birk, I'll bet those ticket stubs are starting to take up a lot of room! I wish I had thought of doing that. One thing I do have is the pennant from seeing my first Dodger game in 1960. I was 7. Junie's seen it. I remember just enough details to ferret out the boxscore. I have it adorning my cubicle at work.
Collie, I agree. Adding Soriano would be great. However, (1) his agent is Scott-you-know-who and I think the last one of his guys we signed was that "pig in a poke" deal for Andruw Fatboy, and (2) why would any decent free agent want to play for mctrash?
Sell the team, you piece 'o garbage.
Hey kahli! I had a few of those portraits. Gave 'em to Junie for her class! I never had a Beatles wig, although I had me some boots! LOL!
Anyone seen this? Check out the last paragraph.
I don't blame her for texting you back – lol!!!!
Kahli – I believe those portraits I have from Dodgereric are what you are talking about.
…….and Dodgereric, it will be at least 10-15 years before retirement for me unless I win the lottery. I did get 2nd place in a season-long football pool, but it didn't have quite the payout as the lottery did. BTW – enjoy your last day of vacation 🙂
Red Pen – "for not texting you back"
It seems like there is no shortage of people interested in buying the Dodgers. However, Frank stands in the way of any of those possibilities.
To be honest, I don't think the players give a rat's *** about ownership, any more than the kids I teach give a rat's *** about Administration or teachers. Players want to 1) play and 2) be paid. I think the Dodgers will kick a little butt in 2011 under Mattingley. All the suffocating baggage is gone…Torre, Schaefer, Bowa, Manny, Rhianna, and the Ned Trades (Podsednik, Theriot, Dotel).
Hello….Well what a very sad day here in Tucson yesterday…I live here in Tucson…What a senseless act by this punk shooter….Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is still in critical condition …The 9 year old girl that was killed her father is a scout for the Dodgers….What a sick world we live in folks…Take care all
Dodgerzona – I knew you were from Arizona, but I didn't know you were from Tucson. As the day progressed, the news about what happened just kept getting worse and worse. A senseless act indeed, and I am sorry to find out the child has a somewhat Dodger connection (not that it matters because nobody should have to go through something like this). Prayers go out to your community.
My condolences to all that were affected by this senseless tragedy.
Dodgerzona ~ like Nellyjune, I also want to give my condolences to all of the families affected by this tragedy. Also, Dallas Green was the little girl's Grandfather.
I am very saddened to hear about the tragedy in Tucson. My sincerest condolences and prayers to all involved.


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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
"Expelled" is a 2008 film intended to support Intelligent Design and suppress scientific theories regarding evolution.
Ben Stein attempts to link evolution with communism, fascism, atheism, Planned Parenthood, and the Nazi holocaust by correlating evolution to eugenics. The film further contends that an extensive conspiracy exists to promote Darwinism and suppress any concept of intelligent design. This conspiracy allegedly involves scientists, media, educators, and even the courts.
In his blog, Ben Stein claims:
Under a new anti-religious dogmatism, scientists and educators are not allowed to even think thoughts that involve an intelligent creator. Do you realize that some of the leading lights of "anti-intelligent design" would not allow a scientist who merely believed in the possibility of an intelligent designer/creator to work for him... EVEN IF HE NEVER MENTIONED the possibility of intelligent design in the universe? EVEN FOR HIS VERY THOUGHTS... HE WOULD BE BANNED.
Ben said that they did two years of "extensive research" regarding evolution before doing this film. However, he has said evolution is "lightning striking a mud puddle" in several talk show interviews, which is a straw man argument against abiogenesis, not evolution. One team extensively researching evolution for two years (with a bias towards the results) is also hardly on par with the numerous groups and individuals who have made researching evolution their life's work.
Eugenics is nothing more than the idea that artificial selection techniques, such as those used by animal breeders, can be used on humans as well. Evolution is the study of change, specifically, changes in biological forms. While the artificial selection techniques of eugenics and breeding do fit under this umbrella, the main concern of evolutionary study is the understanding of natural selection.
While these techniques can, theoretically, be used against a population by forcing individuals to breed or sterilize themselves, in practice, eugenics are used by individuals to increase their quality of life and that of their children.
Dor Yeshorim, for example, is a genetic testing program that identifies harmful recessive genes in Jews. When both parents have the same recessive gene, their offspring have a significant chance of contracting certain harmful or even fatal conditions. Eugenics come into play where Jews use this information in selecting a mate, deciding to have children, or deciding to abort a pregnancy. This form of eugenics helps prevent Tay-Sachs disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Canavan disease, Fanconi anemia, Familial Dysautonomia, Glycogen storage disease, Bloom's Syndrome, Gaucher Disease, Niemann-Pick Disease, and Mucolipidosis IV.
Expelled From Expelled[edit]
PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins, who were both interviewed in Expelled (and thanked in the end credits), went to see a pre-release screening of the film. While waiting in line, Myers was recognized by event personnel and denied access, but Dawkins went unnoticed and attended the screening. During a Q&A session after the screening, hilarity ensued as Dawkins brought this up.
Extremely Dishonest Editing[edit]
There was an interview with Richard Dawkins that was BLATANTLY edited to make him look wrong. Here is a video by a former journalist showing the dishonest editing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8btZ0KWFFBg&feature=youtube_gdata_player


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Voluntary reduction has failed as processed and fast food salt levels remain high as ever
The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted with the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
The study, which will be published May 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine, assessed the sodium content in selected processed foods and in fast-food restaurants in 2005, 2008 and 20011. The main finding was that the sodium content of food is as high as ever.
"The voluntary approach has failed," said Stephen Havas, M.D., corresponding author of the paper and a research professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "The study demonstrates that the food industry has been dragging its feet and making very few changes. This issue will not go away unless the government steps in to protect the public. The amount of sodium in our food supply needs to be regulated."
Excess sodium prematurely kills as many as 150,000 people in the U.S. each year. About 90 percent of the U.S. population develops high blood pressure and high salt in the diet is a major cause. High blood pressure increases the risk of developing heart attacks and strokes, often resulting in death or disability.
"High salt content in food benefits the food industry," Havas said. "High salt masks the flavor of ingredients that are often not the best quality and also stimulates people to drink more soda and alcohol, which the industry profits from."
A typical American consumes an average of almost two teaspoons a day of salt, vastly higher than the recommended amount of three-fifths of a teaspoon or no more than 1,500 milligrams, as recommended by the American Heart Association. About 80 percent of our daily sodium consumption comes from eating processed or restaurant foods. Very little comes from salt we add to food.
"The only way for most people to meet the current sodium recommendation is to cook from scratch and not use salt," Havas said. "But that's not realistic for most people."
The FDA needs to begin regulating food processors and the restaurant industry—as has been recommended by the Institute of Medicine and others –- as soon as possible, Havas said.
Havas noted that our taste buds rapidly adapt to less salt. "If it's reduced by 20 percent a year, no one would know the difference," he said.
The study found that between 2005 and 2011, the sodium content in 402 processed foods declined by approximately 3.5 percent, while the sodium content in 78 fast-food restaurant products increased by 2.6 percent. Although some products showed decreases of at least 30 percent, a greater number of products showed increases of at least 30 percent. The predominant finding was the absence of any appreciable or statistically significant changes in sodium content during six years.
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JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 13, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6159


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UNITED States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has touched down in Australia ahead of this week's annual Australia-United States Ministerial meetings.
Mrs Clinton flew into Western Australia amid massive security, with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to fly in later on today.
A motorcade of 11 cars and three buses met Mrs Clinton, along with Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Foreign Minister Bob Carr, West Australian Premier Colin Barnett and Australian ambassador to the US Kim Beazley.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead talks with the US delegation, having arrived separately in Perth .
AUSMIN is the highest-level forum for Australia and US consultation on foreign policy, defence and strategic issues.
After AUSMIN, Mrs Clinton is to travel to Adelaide to meet Australian business leaders and visit Techport Australia, as well as pay a visit to family friends.
While here, talks will cover a sweep of regional issues important to both nations, but a main focus will be the potential increase in the American military presence at northern Australian airbases, which could also mean a higher rotation of US marines through Darwin.
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READER QUESTION: My SPD son, 11-yrs-old, is terrible at homework organization and motivation to complete his homework. He forgets things at school, even after meeting with the teacher prior to leaving. He just had a 4-day weekend and chose not finish work that was due prior to the break! How much hand- holding and "spoon feeding" should I do? He'll be in middle school next year and he must learn to be responsible for his own work! He's a smart kid. Very distracted. Very slow to complete tasks. A procrastinator to the max. Please help with simple "self-checks" that he can do to help him break homework down into manageable portions. Thank you!
This is a two-part question:
1) How can I help my son remember things at school?
2) How can I create some simple self-checks to help him break down his homework into manageable portions?
Today's blog post will be focus on Question #1 – Remembering Strategies
Think of executive function skills (the mental processes that help us remember, plan, and organize) as a developing muscle. In fact, this "muscle" develops until most of us are 25 years old. So that means middle school and high school are executive function training periods where we can build and develop this muscle. Since this muscle is still developing, it means kids with executive function challenges will need systems, visual reminders, and lots of practice and despite all this, they will still forget things from time-to-time. A few remembering strategies for getting things to school and back home again.
One of the most important things you can do is start with your own remembering. We can come to these experiences of helping our kids very frustrated with them after many lost items and forgotten pieces of work. Sit down and write down 3 things that you always forget – it can be anything. For me, it's coupons for shopping. I'll sit and remember how frustrated I feel when I get to the store and realize I forgot my coupons. I feel awful for not "remembering" and begin to verbally put myself down. In that moment, I'm just like my child – I forget things and feel awful about it. It's pretty hard to remember things when you're feeling awful about yourself. Same is true for our sensory kids. When I start here, owning the places in my life where I'm forgetful, I'm able to support my child's remembering with compassion and understanding.
One way we can maximize their remembering muscle is to prioritize what needs to be remembered. For most kids, the priority is going to be getting homework home and back to school again and remembering books and papers. That's what you focus on. You take hats / mittens, lunch boxes, even coats off the table until they master the important stuff. Leave an extra set of hats/ mittens at school, buy paper lunch bags to send lunches into school, and keep last years smallish coat as a back up. By loosening the remembering requirements, we are helping they use their remembering muscle on the important things.
A general batching system can be a big support in helping kids get the right things to school. Instead of a detailed mudroom hanging / organizing system, get your child a big bin that holds everything that needs to go back to school – papers, backpack, jacket, hat/mittens, lunch, library books. As things get remembered or completed, they are put in the bin. At the end of the night, your child has one packing session putting in anything that is needed for the next day at school.
Powerful images trigger remembering. This visual example is one I made for a child I was working with who was struggling with remembering to bring her glasses to school. She loved dogs and loved her milk. So we took a picture of her dog and used the "Got Milk" slogan in the visual. When we support one item with a visual fascination, a catchy slogan, and add in a little outrageous fun, we can help our kids remember. This was placed at eye level on the door she used to leave the house so it "hit her in the eyes" before she left.
Give your child something to see and touch to help them remember a task. Rubber bracelets are a great tangible to use to help kids remember to turn in homework at school or get homework home. Have your child pick a color or two that reminds them of homework and have a bowl of these colored rubber bracelets at the breakfast table to access as they get ready for school. As they put on the bracelet, have the say "Turn in Homework". When they see they bracelet during the day, they will get a constant visual reminder to complete this task.
A lot is going on at the end of the day transition as kids are packing up to go home – socializing, lots of movement and noises, and lots to try to remember in a short block of time. Use a small luggage tag or a small laminated list to hang on backpack or in locker for a quick visual checklist of books that might need to come home. Make sure to use the language they use to describe their books (i.e. Vocab Notebook, Reading Journal etc.).
If you have a child that forgets their homework, expect that it is going to happen somewhat regularly until their remembering skills get stronger. The key is creating a "Forgot My Homework Plan" before it actually happens when your child is in a calm, regulated place. Have 3-4 options of what can be done if homework is forgotten (call certain classmates, keep an extra set of books at home, access information online etc.).
Think of this time as Executive Function Training Ground. A time of rememerbing ups and downs, a time to explore systems, visuals, and routines that can help trigger your child's memory and help build habits. As you work to support your child, be open to exploring your own remembering challenges and strategies. Knowing we are all the same is a big piece in easing the tension and stress from these parenting moments. And this helps us all. Simple strategies for more peaceful days ~
A common challenge for many rigid, anxious, and distracted kids is the tendency to be All or Nothing thinkers. This can be experienced in many ways – with their emotions, social experiences, rules, and with tasks. When you constantly live in a place of All or Nothing and Right or Wrong – it can be easy to become hyper-focused on perfectionism and rigid expectations of external experiences become the norm.
The first step towards changing any behavior is becoming aware of current behavior and then examining what other responses exist outside of our usual response map. For our sensory kids, this means exploring the space between All and Nothing – the Middle Space.
Here's an example of a simple map to help visualize and work through the new THINKING IN THE MIDDLE SPACE options. Before a known All or Nothing experience, sit down and fill out the 3 different ways that the situation could be handled through the All Lens, the Nothing Lens, and most importantly the MIDDLE Lens. This Middle Space will often have several options to explore, options that might not naturally occur to our sensory kids. Once you explore a few of these All or Nothing experiences through the Middle Thinking lens, you can try to practice them in real life situations. This helps our sensory kids have a visual map of Middle Space responses and also give us parents a map to help guide our sensory kids through a situation with verbal prompts around these new Middle Space alternatives.
* Paper and markers or word processor.
* Pictures or images that represent All, Nothing, and Middle.
* Picture Images Options: Take your own pictures of your real life tasks, pictures from magazines, stock photos, or image software like Boardmaker – http://www.mayer-johnson.com/boardmaker-software/ , Picture Exchange Communication System – http://www.pecsusa.com/ ,Do 2 Learn (can sign-up for an annual membership on Do 2 Learn!) – http://www.do2learn.com/ , or Smarty Symbols Image Club (monthly membership) – http://smartysymbols.com/
* Can laminate and use a dry-erase marker for easy re-use.
* Could also make a simple, on-the fly visual using a notepad.
By creating a simple visual to help sensory kids make space between the All and the Nothing, they can begin to experience Thinking in the Middle. By helping them observe current behaviors and identify new ways of moving through an experience, we are helping them building new response habits. This is Sensory Organizing and this is meeting our sensory kids whenre they are today. Simple changes for more peaceful and empowered days ~
Our MOST important job as the parents of sensory children is our job from the sidelines. We are the lead Cheerleaders for Team Nice and it's a big role. Here are the Top 5 Team Nice Cheers:
We know the world is overwhelming to you. You often manage big feelings that don't make sense and a body that doesn't always do what you want it to do so when you show up each and everyday, that's already a Big Win.
We know that simple things can often be harder for you. We witness how hard you work each and every day to show up and learn despite many external challenges. We are amazed by your effort.
We have come to learn how important small victories really are! A mastered task, an expression of a big feeling, taking a social risk, or a focused work session are big wins. You are amazing.
We have come to realize that we're not all that different from you. We have a way of doing things that we think is valuable and important and so do you. We stand on the sidelines with verbal cues and visual guides to support your journey as needed. But our main job is to value your way as much as our own.
When we believe and say "You Can Do It", it means today and everyday. We know that, just like everyone else, you are doing the best that you can everyday. And somedays it's a much harder journey than others. We won't give up – we know you can do it today and everyday.
We also know that we'll have hard days too and we're going to need to be our own cheerleaders and say the TEAM NICE Cheers to ourselves. But that just helps us understand that we're all connected and all in this together. If we can learn these cheers for ourselves, we'll be even better at cheering for you.
So let's give three Cheers for TEAM NICE – here's to Effort, Small Victories, and You ♥ ~
Sensory Organizing is about organizing and empowering daily life. When it comes to incorporating structure, routines, and visual aids into your home in a seamless fashion, there are some core tools that can support and enhance this process for you. Some of these tools come in handy for planned supports during challenging tasks or times of day and some tools come into play for those unexpected moments of need.
Here are my Top 7 Sensory Organizing Power Tools:
Small Whiteboards
This to me is the #1 secret power tool. Small, portable (even for travel) and easy to whip out at a moment's notice for a quick schedule, plan of attack, or routine. Added bonus – small magnetic whiteboards allow magnets to come into play to support routines and visual plans. For extra support, grab a plate stand to allow you to prop it up wherever you need it! One I love is the Quartet Dry Erase Board (8.5×11)
The clipboard is the perfect list holder but can slip into a homework bin or hang on a wall (on a 3M Temporary Hook – see below!). These can hold the homework plans or school or extra-curricular schedules for planning sessions.
Pocket Charts
Perfect for kids who need a more visual, step-by-step schedule for a task or time of day. Love the one from Lakeshore Learning – http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/ Has a bottom pocket to hold extra visual schedule slips. Bonus: Use the one side of visual strip of one routine and use the back side for another routine (for example:The front side is the morning routine and back side is the evening routine)
Picture Frames
For me, Sensory Organizing is about bringing supports into life seamlessly and picture frames can help us do that. Anything from a fancier decorative frame to a simple acrylic frame will do the job.
Weekly Calendars
I LOVE using a weekly magnetic whiteboard calendar to help organize time and prepare for upcoming experiences. Two examples that I love: 1) Board Dudes Aluminum Framed Weekly Magnetic Dry Erase Calendar (7.5×23) and, 2) Quartet Weekly Magnetic Dry Erase Calendar Combo (7.5×23).
Temporary Hooks
Having the flexibility to hang wherever and whenever is key with Sensory Organizing and temporary hooks let us do that. Love the temporary, damage free, adhesive hooks from 3M Command – all sorts of sizes and styles – http://www.command.com
Picture images
Nothing makes a visual routine come to life like picture images. A few options to help you have powerful images at your fingertips when you need them:
1)Take your own pictures of your real life items & tasks, pictures from magazines, stock photos, or draw some images with your child.
2) Image software like: Boardmaker – http://www.mayer-johnson.com/boardmaker-software/ Picture Exchange Communication System – http://www.pecsusa.com/ Do 2 Learn (can sign-up for an annual membership on Do 2 Learn!) – http://www.do2learn.com/
These Sensory Organizing Power Tools are the building blocks to creating structure, routines, and visual aids for your sensory child. Small changes with a few core Sensory Organizing Power Tools = Big impact for more peaceful days at home ~
Many of us come into sensory parenting with limited hands-on experience living with and supporting rigid, anxious, or distracted profiles. For many parents, one of the hardest pieces to journey through is learning how to live with and support strong emotions. The goal is not to be "in the strong emotions" with your sensory child but to be able to "be with" or "next to" your sensory child's strong emotions in support.
Here are a few strategies to help you learn how to be with, not in, strong emotions:
You know when you are watching a friend's child and you find yourself in this great space of being able to observe and react without judgement or feeling? That's where you need to be when your sensory child is in a place of strong emotions. Take a step back (physically and emotionally) because this emotional space is what allows you to be truly supportive.
Know the current list of "no return" triggers for your sensory child. There's usually 2-3 things that, when emotions are high, will push your sensory child over the line. It can be sensory input that is overwhelming, certain verbal prompts, or tasks that are hard for them on a good day. Just know what they are and try to adopt an "off-limits" approach to them in periods of strong emotions.
This can be the hardest shift for us parents. We have been raised to believe that giving into kids is wrong – that the parent is always right. But for sensory kids living with strong emotions, new rules do apply. Most likely, if your sensory child has gotten to the place of strong and unpredictable emotions, it's too late to discuss, compromise, or negotiate. Letting your sensory child have what they need in an explosive episode can be the only thing that stops the spiral and gives your child the footing they need to get in control again.
Though it looks different when it's anger or explosive behavior (especially in tweens or teens), strong emotions are no different than the child who has fallen and hurt themselves physically. We would have no problem helping a child who is physically hurt and it's really no different than helping a child with strong emotions. If you need to cut out and frame a picture of a young child crying to help you remember this idea – do it.
Learning the parenting road of strong emotions takes practice – LOTS of practice. The important thing is to take a moment after an intense experience with your sensory child to acknowledge what you did better this time. Maybe you controlled your own emotions, maybe you were able to give your child space, or give them what they needed in the moment. Progress is in this arena can feel small but it actually REALLY BIG. So take some time to acknowledge it.
When it comes right down to it, we are the same as our sensory kids. When we are going through our own struggles, we just want to be loved and understood. When our sensory kids are in a place of strong emotions, they just want love and understanding. We might be on different roads but we're all working towards the same goal. Remember that.
Strong emotions are real for many sensory kids and their families. With a few key parenting shifts and lots of practice, we can learn how to be with our sensory children and their strong emotions with love and understanding. Small changes with strong emotions for more peaceful days ~


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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, Aug. 18
Today's recommended picks
Curtis Granderson, OF, Tigers
.409 AVG (9-for-22) lifetime vs. Mariners starter Felix Hernandez
David DeJesus, OF, Royals
.393 AVG (11-for-28) since '04 vs. White Sox starter Freddy Garcia
Chipper Jones, 3B, Braves
.393 AVG (11-for-28) since '04 vs. Mets starter Oliver Perez
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday's results
Slowly and steadily, hammanm continues to move into highly select territory in the BTS universe.
A 1-for-4 day from Matt Holliday yesterday extended hammanm's streak to 42 games, tying him with Dick Goulet for the second-highest mark of '09. Tanner Nielsen set the season record of 45 games back in late June.
Sun_Tenshi isn't far behind, though. The second-place contestant received a 2-for-4 day from A.J. Pierzynski to move up to 39 games and keep the leader within sight. jprin30571 also kept pace in third place, reaching the 35-game mark following a 3-for-4 showing from Derek Jeter.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. Derek Jeter (NYY): 8.2%, 3-for-4
2. A.J. Pierzynski (CWS): 6.0%, 2-for-4
3. Albert Pujols (STL): 6.0%, 1-for-4
4. Alexei Ramirez (CWS): 4.8%, 1-for-2
5. Pablo Sandoval (SF): 4.5%, 1-for-5
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so im looking at the KINGS pick and notice that on Friday its listening Mauer facing Feldman. However on Friday, texas is in tampa and minnesota is in KC…. whoever does the kings picks need to change this ASAP so as to avoid any further confusion
by the way Mauer and Feldman face one another tonight with Mauer being 3-for-8.
Carl Pavano, with cleveland, the starter for Minnesota tonight in Texas, pitched a game there earlier in the season. April 9th… lasted on inning, 6 hits and nine runs
So does anyone dare to ride the Mauer or Suzuki gravy train today? Both of them went 0-for against tonight's pitchers last time they met. I believe it ended tons of streaks too.
I talked to BTS God this morning and he said the leader will not be allowed any more freebies. He has been cut off.
Well we are in for another interesting nite.
there are 150 people with sreaks at 20 or more, and another 95 people at 19 alone.
Here is your breakdown on the most popular picks….
Ichiro 33… HRamirez 16… Crawford 11… Jeter 10… Mauer 9… ARios 8… CJones 7… Granderson 6… Young 6… Teixeira 5… Utley 4… Bartlett 3… 9 picked 2 times… 12 players picked one time.. AND TWO forgot to pick
Ichiro extends leaders streak to 43 with a first inning hit.
THAT suspense didnt last long.
Who would be the only player in ML History that the greatest hitter of them all, Ted Williams, could get a hitting lesson from?
A) Ichirio
B) Ichirio
C) Ichirio
D) all of the above
I looked today at 6:45pm and saw that Seattle was up in the second inning. I went to the box score and saw that Seattle got one hit. Said to myself, Ichirio singled in the top of the first. I went to game day and sure enough "The Little Magician" singled in the first inning!
The leader would be smart now to bow out of the picking process each day by choosing Ichirio each day for the rest of his streak. This way he will not make a dumb mistake and lose the $1.5M.
I don't know dragbunt. Ichiro is human. Remember that time two weeks ago when he went hitless? It does happen on occasion and it is something to consider.
I agree titantron, Ichirio is human and could have a 0-fer. But it's tough picking a hit each day – Felipe Lopez went 0 – 4 today and took one of the leaders down. Sometimes you need to step away and not over-think the situation. If I was the leader, I would check Ichirio v. pitcher each day. If it looked like a decent match up, I'd go with Ichirio.
Two of the three "KINGS" went hitless today, C Jones and Granderson and that cost 13 people a streak. F Lopez cost 2 others. CJones cost people streaks yesterday as well, so thats two in a row. makes me wonder about the "Kings" for tomorrow
Im watching the Rangers Twins, and Mauer just hit his second HR of the game. incredible!!!!!
Like I said before, King's picks are totally useless. The picker takes 5 minutes to peruse the stats quickly looking for high batting avg. against pitcher.
Looks like the King will be fat zero today. As usual, his picks leads astray amateur pickers. There was no way Granderson and C. Jones would had so many people picking but for the endorsement.
Maybe the whole Blog is run by the insurance company that wrote the contract on the prize. It can't be completely bad picks but attractive bad picks (high avg. against pitcher by hitters who are not hitting well now) once every 3 to 4 days will keep people from getting to close to the prize.
I think the leader's board clean-up is due very soon. We had too many days of easy picking. This always happens. Watch for the wipeouts involving the popular picks (Suzuki, Mauer, Jeter, H. Ramirez). I remember 2 yrs ago, ALL of the suspects didn't get a hit in one day. It was so funny. 2 out of top 25 survived that day.
Who do you think will win tomorrow? Mauer vs. Millwood. Millwood is one of those strange righties who pitch well against lefties.
"Left-handers are hitting .217 off him but right-handers are hitting .281."
Will Mauer's prowess over power Millwood? My guess is Mauer might be due for a "bad" day anway.
Ichiro vs. Verlander? Verlander is supremely dominant at home. Time to look for another possibility…
Just went back and checked the Seattle game against the Verlander earlier this year. Ichiro went 1-for4 that day but he went 0-for-3 against Verlander with 2 strikeouts. Verlander wasn't even pitching that well during that time.
so we had 162 who had 20 or more and another 95 people who had 19 in a row…. 26 out of the 162 lost streaks tonight and another 8 didnt move because the players didnt play.
Mauer, Ichiro, HRamirez are so hot, how can you NOT go against them right now? Mauer is hitting over .500 the past week, AND he's one of six players hitting at .500 or better the past week………and 31 people total are hitting over .400
The streaks all do end in one day! very true. My family of 9 basically picks the same 4 or 5 guys everyday… weve got streaks of 15 10.. and 13… all 9 of us.. then one day.. and its happened probably 4 or 5 times this year… all 5 of those guys wont get a hit! 1 time we ended up with a streak of 26… and the only reason we did because 1 of those 5 picks just happened to not play that day of 0 hits.. we still have 3 streaks going right now.. and 5 streaks of 5 which have 0 chance at the million.. this game is certainly not easy!!


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Copenhagen's beach area, Amager Beach Park is busy all day long in the summer, and there is no doubt that it is one of the best spots to spend the long Copenhagen summer days and bright evenings.
The beach park consists of a two km long artificial island forming a lagoon with toddlers' pools on the one side, and a big sandy beach with dunes on the other. The southern part of the park has a broad promenade and areas for different ball play and picknicking
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Radio Vaticana report; During the course of a joint radio and television interview early in his reign, Benedict XVI made a remark to the effect that he would not likely do much travelling as Pope. Nevertheless, his Apostolic voyages were among the most important highlights of the year, 2010.
A visit to the island of Cyprus – part of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, to present the instrumentum laboris for the Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, which took place in Rome in October, where he spoke of the changeless mission of the Church:
We are called to overcome our differences, to bring peace and reconciliation where there is conflict, to offer the world a message of hope. We are called to reach out to those in need, generously sharing our earthly goods with those less fortunate than ourselves. And we are called to proclaim unceasingly the death and resurrection of the Lord, until he comes. Through him, with him and in him, in the unity that is the Holy Spirit's gift to the Church, let us give honour and glory to God our heavenly Father in the company of all the angels and saints who sing his praises for ever.
The Pope made another to Malta, in the footsteps of St Paul, during which he returned to the fundamental truth of Christian living:
More than any of the cargo we might carry with us – in terms of our human accomplishments, our possessions, our technology – it is our relationship with the Lord that provides the key to our happiness and our human fulfilment. And he calls us to a relationship of love.
The Holy Father also made pilgrimage to Portugal to mark the 10th anniversary of the beatification of 2 of the visionary children of Fatima; the pilgrimage to Spain, with stops in Santiago de Compostela, to mark the Year of St. James, and to Barcelona to rededicate the basilica of la sagrada familia; each of these was a powerful moment of Apostolic witness and an important element in the Pope's pastoral plan for the renewal and revitalization of the Church's basic mission – to make the Gospel known to all the nations and peoples of the world.
It was, however, the historic state visit to the United Kingdom, that was the highlight of the Pope's travels in 2010, and the high point of that Apostolic journey was the beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman:
Cardinal Newman's motto, Cor ad cor loquitur, or "Heart speaks unto heart", gives us an insight into his understanding of the Christian life as a call to holiness, experienced as the profound desire of the human heart to enter into intimate communion with the Heart of God. He reminds us that faithfulness to prayer gradually transforms us into the divine likeness.
Cardinal Newman was a model Christian, and also a model citizen – and the profound historical connection between Christian faith and responsible citizenship was a major theme of Pope Benedict's historic address at Westminster Hall:
The central question at issue, then, is this: where is the ethical foundation for political choices to be found? The Catholic tradition maintains that the objective norms governing right action are accessible to reason, prescinding from the content of revelation. According to this understanding, the role of religion in political debate is not so much to supply these norms, as if they could not be known by non-believers – still less to propose concrete political solutions, which would lie altogether outside the competence of religion – but rather to help purify and shed light upon the application of reason to the discovery of objective moral principles.
The Holy Father went on frankly to discuss the damage that a distorted notion of religion, and mangled reason can and have done to society – citing the slave trade and 20th century totalitarianism as just two of the many disastrous effects of degenerate reason and warped religion.
This is why I would suggest that the world of reason and the world of faith – the world of secular rationality and the world of religious belief – need one another and should not be afraid to enter into a profound and ongoing dialogue, for the good of our civilization.
The good of our civilization: the civilization that has longest and most basically been shaped by the Gospel; the Pope's plan for renewal and revitalization includes those areas of culture and civilization, which first received the Good News long ago – a plan, the implementation of which took a major step forward with the creation this year of a new Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization.
The Holy Father also released his Post-synodal Exhortation on the Word of God in the life and mission of the Church. Titled Dei verbum, the three hundred-page document is the longest and most sustained Papal treatment of sacred scripture as a vessel of divine revelation in the post-Conciliar period.
Then, there was the impact of the Pope's personal encounters with the faithful. During 2010, Pope Benedict met with 2,272,650 people through audiences, liturgies, Angelus and regina coeli prayers.
In scores of meetings with Catholic bishops come from around the world to make their ad limina visits, and with leaders of Churches and communities not yet in full communion with the Church, the Holy Father carried out his mission of strengthening the brethren and presiding in love.


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Now that the new Thinkpads for 2012 have been announced, with pictures, we can see that one big change across the entire line-up (more specifically, T/W/X series) is the transition to the 6-row island keyboard in lieu of the traditional 7-row one.
This is the old keyboard.
This is the new keyboard.
I posted a poll on the Thinkpad forums (here), but I would specifically like to post it here as well, as I feel that this community may be more diverse and represent a more general (or at least different) group of Thinkpad users.
Unfortunately, it seems there is no technical way to actually make a poll, so all I can do is list the options, and anyone who wants can reply with the option number of their choice (and a few words of explanation if they want so).
Please vote only on the keyboard and only as a whole. Therefore if some aspect of the new keyboard appeals to you, but the other doesn't, try to still consider whether the overall keyboard change is attractive to you or not, choose the option that most accurately describes your feelings.
Poll question: How do you like the latest keyboard change?
(1) Very good - It makes these Thinkpads more appealing to me
(2) Good - I like it
(3) Neutral - Don't care either way
(4) Bad - I dislike it
(5) Very bad - This may be a deal-breaker for me
(6) I'll make up my mind once I've actually had one to try
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i voted a 5. after 19 years of using the 7-row thinkpad layout i cannot change overnight to using a 6-row. i've built nearly two decades of muscle memory around professional applications that make use of the F keys, del/home/end/pgup/pgdn block, and Fn combos. island versus traditional key shapes aren't my concern at this point. the layout is the deal-breaker for my needs.
to put things in perspective 12 keys were moved, 3 keys deleted entirely, numlock and 10 number pad keys removed, 9 Fn key combos moved, and 6 Fn combos deleted. on an 88-key layout that's about a 45% change in physical key locations. that's a drastic change in a system's human interface device.
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Voted 1 - I have already a 6-row keyboard on my L520 and I have no problems with it. For the chiclet keys: In my opinion they a have a better feel. So I voted 1, because I think that means that ThinkPads have a better keyboard and this add some nice options on too, like backlight (which is good, especially for the X230t, because it hasn´t the ThinkLight before, so that is a nice option).
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I vote 5.New layout seems thoughtless and not practical. And only appealing to people who do not type on them. This would strike down my productivity a lot. There for I am taking my money and recommendations else where. Untill 7 row layout will be preserved one way or another. As it is and was the best layout found in any laptop.All in all improving parts that are already as perfect as 7 row keyboard is a nonsense. There are plenty of areas where ThinkPad could be improved.
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My vote: 5
Although I could end up adapting to Lenovo's "isolation" keyboards (*if* they provide the same, robust experience as previous designs), the lost of the 7th row (and the resulting re-arrangement of the keys) is really a deal-breaker.
Simply unsuitable in a business setting, and for someone like me who works in an IT dept. and on a computer all day. If I wanted 6 rows I would be using one of my company's-provided Dell lappies already.
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I voted # 5.
The new layout is simply not something I've ever envisioned on a ThinkPad. Not in my worst nightmares.
The new layout is something I'll never accept on a ThinkPad.
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I voted # 5.
The new layout is simply not something I've ever envisioned on a ThinkPad. Not in my worst nightmares.
The new layout is something I'll never accept on a ThinkPad.
How long is it since you bought a new Thinkpad George?
I voted # 5.
The new layout is simply not something I've ever envisioned on a ThinkPad. Not in my worst nightmares.
The new layout is something I'll never accept on a ThinkPad.
How long is it since you bought a new Thinkpad George?
Funny you should ask.
I placed an order for a X220T a couple of days ago. I wouldn't have done that if it were not for the new keyboard on *30 series.
The last brand new one before that was a T400. And a T61p before that. Neither of them was kept for more than a month.
That list doesn't include purchases from the Outlet...
How about you, Bill?
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According to the American Livestock Breeders Conservancy, in 2005 there were only 15 verifiable American Guinea Hogs left in the world. Well, there are quite a few more now, and we have several at Bluefield Acres that could use good homes. Ruby started the trend on October 21st with a litter of seven, followed by Ophelia on November 3rd with three, and Little Bit on November 10th with six.
Here's a little video Scott and I put together to show how our little ones spend their first six weeks of life. We keep them in a small enclosure with mom so they have plenty of access to food and water and no chance of getting lost in the woods. Ruby's are old enough to be set free now, so they'll soon be running with the big boys and girls, and Little Bit's already know how to escape and roam at will. Check 'em out. They are super curious, very gentle, and fun to raise. If you need a breeder or a feeder, let us know. We have a gracious plenty.


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DirecTV's already brought a ton of sports to its 3D broadcast, but as of August 30th, they'll be showing the US Open. Not being much of a fan of 3DTV, this could be just the thing to change my mind.
Sure, watching the Super Bowl in 3D would be pretty awesome too. But the thought of watching Roger Federer serving up one of his famous 200km/h balls in 3D—well, wow.
The US Open takes place between August 30th—September 12th, and Panasonic will be there recording in stereoscopic 3D with up to seven cameras in use.
DirecTV will be showing the 3D broadcast on the N3D channel 103, which got us all in a flutter back at CES when watching on a 50-inch Panasonic plasma. [HD Guru]
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