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The Washington State Parks system has its 100th birthday this year, and park workers are hoping the occasion will help rally public support.
The future of 116 state parks is up in the air, with budget cuts that already have eliminated some jobs, shifted full-time workers to part-time and left a maintenance backlog of $100 million, the Public News Service reported.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has recommended $19 million be taken from the General Fund to shore up the parks. Without that funding, predictions are grim, says Brian Yearout, president of the Washington Federation of State Employees Local 1466, the union that represents the park workers.
"What they've said is that you can't just close parks. It would have to be a combination of park closures, seasonal closures, campground closures, reduction in services. The initial numbers they're rolling out are between 40 and 70 parks would have to close."
Yearout says state parks boost local economies by attracting visitors and by using local workers for construction and maintenance. The state park system maintains more than 700 historic structures as well as trail systems, campsites, and boat ramps, he says.
It will be up to the Legislature to decide whether to accept the governor's recommendation.
State parks have gotten some funding from the Discover Pass, a user fee created in 2011 to replace revenue lost to budget cuts, but Yearout says it hasn't taken off the way they had hoped.
"I don't think we ever imagined it would be quite this bad – but we probably should have. But what we didn't take into account is that a program like this takes two, three, sometimes four seasons to stabilize and get to a level where you can actually project, year after year, what that revenue stream's going to be."
State parks receive 84% of the Discover Pass revenue, and 17 "friends" groups help with maintenance and fundraising for certain parks around the state. Volunteers already put in an estimated 280,000 hours a year for the park system. Those park-system "friends" groups are listed online at www.parks.wa.gov/volunteers/friends.


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Will Richard Gere be endorsing this product?
Richard Gere wants to know if they make pants.
I can see it now...
Male dork walking up to chick at party : "Wanna pet my hamster??"
Chick: *SMACK*
Why settle for watching hamsters? Next up - the external intestine!
totally unnecessary...
Bob, stop spanking your hamster!
Russian entertainment, of course!
Bring it on!
HOW many times do I have to say it?!?!
Hang a hamster wheel off the belt buckle. NOW you got a party!
Will they be commercially available in time for the 2009 Gift Guide?
i'm waiting for bring your hamster to work day.
Where does the tube go?
What tube?
I was ridiculed unmercifully for bringing Fred to a party in one of these. Never again!
cg!!! *waves wildly* Hiya!!
'bringing your hamster' = 'gettin' guinea-piggy with it'
*snork* @ insom!
After seeing the look on the diagram-kid's face, I'm really wondering where the hamster was...
If you think the hamster vest is odd, heck out the link to "Love Pets Sexy Lingerie" about halfway down the page.
Heck to you Love Pets Sexy Lingerie! Heck you to hell!
*snork* @ Margaritaville!
I still want a hamster-wheel belt buckle. Zoom, zoom, right Siouxie?
You could wrap your body in dryer vent tube and let your cat run around. Reminds me of my favorite literary image. "As she walked away it looked like two bulldogs fighting under her skirt". Len Elmore, Maximum Bob.
Batteries included, Annie!
Take another look at that vest.You'd be the life of the party, until someone mistook you and your hamster geekpack for a suicide bomber.
"I have a hamster, and I'm not afraid to use it"!
Make that "!" Sorry. Forgot I wasn't British.
I can't resist.
Oh, Cat. For shame. I resisted that all day. And you had to go and post it.
tee hee!
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Wow! My comment on Hazel Blears blog was acutally read and responded to….how's that for the power of blogging and social media! Some new Community Power Packs have been launched to support discussion and consultation on the White Paper which could be useful for supporting you to get young people's views and thoughts and their involvement in the political process (you may need to adapt them to work with young people as the couple I have read so far tend to brush over young people's specific involvement.)
Taking about 'political education' – one aspect of this or participation or empowerment work that we are currently supporting young people with also leads to me wonder how much consideration is given to joining up policies? Whilst there is a welcome (ish) support for the academies programme in funding new schools the issue is that it is purely about funding new school facilities. In a county where we have a large amount of community provision on school sites this provision is now under threat as the academies programme does not allow for the rebuild of this type of provision. Some of my youth work colleagues are now working in very difficult circumstances to support young people to protest at the potential loss of their 'youth centre' due to this programme,whilst protesting locally and empowering the young people to be involved in local district and county council meetings, and using this as a way of teaching them about budgets and how decisions are made about funding programmes at a national level, the young people are working hard together to try and ensure that their view is heard and that they can be a part of the solution. For the staff it is difficult as the local authority supports the rebuild (as it understandably ensures some much needed new formal educational faciltities in some areas of high need) and yet there are no funds for any rebuilding of youth provision and they are having to juggle young peoples' expectations through a period of uncertainty.
Isn't it ironic that this is happening against the backdrop of Myplace which is aims to deliver world class youth facilities driven by the active participation of young people and their view and needs?!? Whilst the young people in this locality would welcome world class youth facilities they would prefer it even more at the moment not to lose the ones they have just because there is a lack of joined up thinking at a national level!


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Infertility is not being able to conceive after a year of trying. This means having regular, unprotected sex. About one-third of cases are caused by male factors. An equal number are caused by female factors. In the remaining cases, the cause is unknown or is due to problems with both partners.
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If the egg is not released from the follicle in the ovary, you will not be able to conceive. Some factors that can cause problems are:
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Female Infertility Best Practice Policy Committee of the American Urological Association; Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. A practice committee report: optimal evaluation of the infertile female. American Society for Reproductive Medicine. 2000;86:S264-S267.
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Damaged Tuba While Lending???
So over the last little while I've been letting a friend of mine borrow my CC tuba because they don't have one, and normally everything is fine and it gets put back and no damage is there. I noticed the first time they borrowed it that it was being stored on its bell in a gig bag in my locker at uni and I wasn't sure whether this was really the safest way to store it with the weight of the tuba and the gig bag (plus its other contents) sitting on the bell, so I asked if they could sit it on the bottom bow instead.
Fast forward to last night where they're borrowing it again for a rehearsal and leave it in my locker at uni. I go to pick it up and it was stored on its bell. I didn't really think anything of it at the time but when I pulled it out this morning there was a crease in the bell near the top bow of the tuba. I approached them about it and they denied that anything had happened and weren't able to give me any information, but there's no other time it could've happened.
What do I do in this situation? Should I just cop the repair fees and be a little more discerning on who I lend my instrument to in the future?
Besson Sovereign EEb 982
Miraphone 291 Bruckner CC
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Maybe, don't lend your horns out if you don't want them to get damaged by other people.
Jason C. Harris
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Creases won't impact playing as much as other parts. However, I would say to only lend your tubas if you're going with them so you can keep an eye on it. From what I understand, many schools and uni rent tubas to players if no one else is using them. Your friend might be able to do that?
I would put a good signature here, but i dont have one, so this will make do.
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Never lend out anything at all unless you are fully prepared to lose it. Also, if you lend something out to someone and they are careless with it they are not much of a friend, are they?
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This is how I handle it...
"I loaned you my tuba, now it has a crease in it. What do you think should be done about it?"
Who needs four valves??
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In high school, I loaned my instrument (trumpet) to a guy who dropped it during a performance.
What did I do? Sucked it up and learned my lesson: never loan out your horns.
30 odd years later I still have not loaned out a horn again.
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Yes you should just fix it, if they truly cared they would have already brought it to your attention and offered to pay, or when you brought it up they would have fessed up or said not sure but let me be a stand up person and offered to pay, neither happened so you are on the hook. Your lucky it is not an expensive repair and just chalk it up to a lesson learned.
I agree with Bloke, I have never lent out an instrument, mouthpieces all the time, why, because I am OK with eating that loss,if it comes to it. I offer them to help my students when they are trying to figure out which mouthpiece they would like to upgrade to from their student model mouthpiece. I will even let a student use one of my restored instruments during a lesson if need be, but never my personal horns and none of the horns ever leave the studio with a student, unless they buy bit first.
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Re: Damaged Tuba While Lending???
- Storing a tuba on its bell (as long as it was set down reasonably gently) won't damage it. It was damaged in some other way.
- LOANING - When I was little, my Dad taught me this: "If you loan something to someone, don't plan on getting it back."
- BORROWING - When I was little, my Dad taught me this: "If you borrow something from someone, be prepared to pay to replace it."
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I know what I would do:
I'd get it fixed to my satisfaction (with no expectation that the borrower will pay for it or admit any responsibility) and then I'd never loan it out again unless you're prepared to deal with it being damaged again.
You had to know there was some risk involved in loaning it out, right?
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Without seeing it, I have no reason to doubt you... but is it possible that something might have happened, and they truthfully did not know about it? Is it minor enough that it could have been missed?
Alexander 163 CC
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I'll make a deal with you:
Bring it to me and drop it off.
I'll remove the crease for free, and then borrow it for a month for our brass clown band's tour of Syria, Iraq, South Chicago, and Memphis.
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"Even a broken clock is right twice a day".
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I stopped lending instruments about 30 years ago .... JUST because of this reason.
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The best way of ending friendships and damaging relationships:
Lend money or gear to friends and family in an informal manner.
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Thanks for all the replies! Obviously I was aware that there was a risk that it'd be damaged, I was just too naive to anticipate that something WOULD happen. It just didn't seem like it could in that situation.
I'm also sure it would have been an accidental thing that was possibly not known about, but I've never heard of a horn receiving bell damage from being leaned in a corner on its bottom bow (bell up), and I specifically asked for it to be stored like that rather than the way I found it (bell down).
I guess I'll be repairing it myself and learning my lesson.
Thanks again!
Besson Sovereign EEb 982
Miraphone 291 Bruckner CC
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I don't loan or borrow... Anything. I rarely allow anyone else to play my horns with me right there and only if they have their own mouthpiece. I rarely play anyone else's instrument because I'm afraid I'll screw it up somehow...
I have borrowed things (not instruments) before and had them break... I replaced them. I decided if that was going to happen, I might as well go buy one anyway.
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When I borrow (typically, a tool) - and it busts - I replace it...but this ain't about me...
...but $100 or $200 is a bargain price to "not be a $h!t@$$", at least, in my view.
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I haven't lent out a tuba. I have a french horn. It came back in the same shape as I had it so I guess I have had a good experience. My Dad always taught me to return something borrowed in better shape than when lent. I always sharpen a tool or clean it up, remove rust etc. prior to returning it.
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Someone loaned me an original lacquer Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone made in 1965. The lacquer looked really good, but not absolutely perfect...so - to be extra nice - I went over the entire instrument with a Scotch-Brite pad, picked up some nice acrylic rattle can lacquer from Home Depot, and re-lacquered the entire instrument. They seemed as though they must've been very pleased, as they told me they were absolutely shocked.
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Amid the hoopla over the 40th anniversary of "Sesame Street," somewhat lost in the ceremonial shuffle of felt and ping-pong ball eyes was another, related pop cultural landmark: The 30th anniversary of "The Muppet Movie."
But the Muppets' aren't fretting or gathering dust – their new, hilarious video parody of Queens' "Bohemian Rhapsody" has logged more than eight million views on YouTube in just over a week.
The video underscores the diverging sensibilities between the cousin franchises, bridged by the hop of their common character, Kermit the Frog. "Sesame Street" works on different levels for the pre-school set and parents. With the Muppets, we're all more or less in on the same (invariably silly) joke.
Jim Henson, in "The Muppet Show" and its spinoff movies, tapped into the trippy counterculture spirit. There was a rock-and-rock attitude to be sure, thanks to Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. But a gentle irreverence took the place of the drugs and sex part, keeping things fun and family friendly.
The parody works, in good part to the enduring appeal of both the Muppets and "Bohemian Rhapsody." Queen's classic song – and video – came out in 1975, just a year before the TV debut of "The Muppet Show." The Muppets' video hit YouTube on Nov. 23rd, a day before the 18th anniversary of the great Freddie Mercury's death, in an apparent tribute.
The video shows the Muppets as an integral part of the pop culture they're satirizing, displaying and utilizing the breadth of characters the much-missed Henson gave us: Gonzo the Great, Fozzie Bear, Statler and Waldorf, to name a few.
The Keith Moon-like drummer Animal groans primal screams of "Mama!" Sam the Eagle declares in his usual authoritarian manner, "No! No! No! No! No! No! No!" The marble-mouthed Swedish Chef almost makes sense as he belts out something close to "Mama mia! Mama mia!"
Miss Piggy, of course, co-ops the final line of the mini-opera in a fat-lady-sings moment ("Nothing really matters to moi!"), while Kermit, for once, gets the last word, with the post-song punchline.
YouTube, it turns out, is a great medium for the Muppets, whose vaudeville-style humor works well in quick bites. That's not to say of course, larger doses aren't welcome. "The Muppet Movie," after all, kept moving right along.
So does this video, largely thanks to Twitter, Facebook and other social media. It's shaping up as the biggest YouTube hit since Susan Boyle's Cinderella story began on "Britain's Got Talent" and went viral on the Internet. Boyle's first album, incidentally, just set a U.K. record for a debut offering.
Her success is a sign of our multiple-media age. The Muppets have always played well on various platforms –TV, movies, albums, toys, games. They took Manhattan, why not YouTube?
If there were any fears the franchise would get watered down after Disney bought the Muppets, the video is a promising sign of good things to come. So is the news that Jason Segel, of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" fame, is writing a new movie for Kermit and the crew.
So the Muppets live, even if the anti-hero of "Bohemian Rhapsody" didn't enjoy as fortunate a fate. If you haven't seen the Muppets' take on the song, check out the video below, and see what all the wokka-wokka-wokka-ing is about.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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News from around Illinois, as reported by GateHouse newspapers.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS FutureGen loses support from Energy Department SPRINGFIELD -- The U.S. Department of Energy is pulling support for FutureGen, a $1.75 billion coal-fired power plant that was planned for Mattoon. The federal government was supposed to pay 75 percent of the project's cost, but DOE has proven reluctant as costs mushroomed for the project, which is aimed at proving that coal can generate power while creating minimal pollution. The project was supposed to cost $950 million when President Bush announced it in 2003. A consortium of private power companies that was supposed to pay 25 percent recently offered to cap DOE's share at $800 million -- the amount called for in original plans. But DOE secretary Samuel Bodman reiterated criticism of the project during a meeting this morning with Illinois lawmakers, saying the department will pursue alternatives, said Joe Shoemaker, spokesman for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. Durbin sounded livid after the meeting. "After our meeting today, it is clear that the Secretary of Energy Sam Bodman has misled the people of Illinois, creating false hope in a FutureGen project which he has no intention of funding or supporting," Durbin said in a written statement. "When the City of Mattoon was chosen over possible locations in Texas, the Secretary of Energy set out to kill FutureGen." Durbin vowed to continue the campaign to bring FutureGen to Illinois, saying the state's congressional delegation will appeal directly to Bush. State Journal-Register Taylorville native killed in Iraq TAYLORVILLE -- A Taylorville native serving in the U.S. Army was killed Saturday by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, the Department of Defense announced this week. Staff Sgt. Robert J. Wilson, 28, was conducting a "dismounted patrol" when the explosive device detonated, according to a news release from the military. Wilson, of Boynton Beach, Fla., was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. He was serving his third tour of duty in Iraq, according to the (Taylorville) Breeze-Courier. Wilson spent his early childhood in Taylorville before moving to Florida. He returned to Taylorville and attended high school there before enlisting, the newspaper reported. State Journal-Register Officer didn't lie about past DUI BLOOMINGTON -- A Bloomington police lieutenant who was accused of showing up drunk to an armed standoff last summer was not required to acknowledge a drunken-driving arrest in his employment application. That's the conclusion of an investigation into Lt. Tim Stanesa's background after a media report that the officer lied about the DUI by omitting it from employment documents. Stanesa did, however, discuss the May 1985 arrest in an oral interview with the city's then-chief of police, Myron Miller, and the board of fire and police commissioners when he applied for a job in late 1990, according to a release from the department. The release said job applications at the time of the interview only required applicants to list traffic arrests that occurred within the previous five years and that the DUI arrest in question happened outside that time frame. The contents of the oral interview and investigation into Stanesa's background are a personnel matter and were released to the media with Stanesa's permission, the statement from the department noted. Stanesa was accused of showing up intoxicated to an armed standoff with a man who was suspected of shooting at teenagers on Aug. 25. According to a letter from the Police and Benevolent Association, which demanded that an outside agency investigate the matter, Stanesa refused to take over as "incident commander" because he said he was too drunk. Instead, he assumed the role of "SWAT commander" and allegedly was seen sleeping in the mobile command center while in that capacity. The union letter also noted that Stanesa had been at a party hosted by another Bloomington police lieutenant and that other officers at the party declined to respond to the scene. The Illinois State Police initiated an investigation into Stanesa's conduct at the standoff, but in late September informed the Bloomington Police Department that it did not intend to further investigate. The McLean County State's Attorney's Office determined there was not enough evidence to warrant criminal charges. Journal Star, Peoria Members of 1844th headed to Iraq QUINCY -- While presidential candidates promise to bring an end to the war in Iraq, another group of young men and women from west central Illinois will soon be headed to the war-torn nation. It has been confirmed that 190 Illinois Army National Guard members from the 1844th Transportation Company will be deployed to Kuwait. From there some of the members will be sent to Iraq for various assignments. There will be a deployment ceremony for the soldiers in Quincy at 10 a.m. Friday. The ceremony will be conducted at the Memorial Gymnasium at Quincy University. Although the unit is based in Quincy, there are members in the unit from the Warren-Henderson-McDonough county area. An official with the Illinois National Guard said they are not allowed to comment on specific soldiers that have been deployed, or are about to be deployed overseas. The 1844th Transportation Company will also be joined by members from two other Illinois National Guard units. About 40 soldiers from the 1244th Transportation Company in North Riverside and 35 soldiers from the 1644th Transportation Company in Rock Falls will join the Quincy unit. After the ceremony, the soldiers will be transported to their mobilization station at Camp Atterbury, Ind., where they will receive extensive training prior to being deployed to the Middle East. The official with the Illinois National Guard did say the deployment will be about one year, beginning with the date they start training at Camp Atterbury. It appears the soldiers will spend between nine and 11 months overseas. Daily Review Atlas NORTHERN ILLINOIS Neighbors fearful over Rockford killing ROCKFORD -- A man was found shot and killed this morning on the city's northwest side. Deputy Police Chief Greg Lindmark said police arrived around 9 a.m. at a three-story apartment building at Auburn and Evelyn streets. They discovered the body of a man in his mid-20s, whose name is not being released pending family notification. "We're still processing the crime scene at this time," Lindmark said. Lindmark said the man had been shot multiple times. Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia said there will be an autopsy Wednesday. Lindmark said there are no suspects at this time. Ashley Kyles, a neighbor, said she discovered the body after hearing a woman scream, "Help me." When she went inside, she said, she saw the victim lying near the bed. Rockford Register Star Northern Illinois braces for powerful winds, blinding snow ROCKFORD -- Northern Illinois is bracing for a blast of disruptive winter weather. Meteorologists say powerful winds and blinding snow should start to affect Rockford and Chicago this evening. Wind gusts could reach as high as 45 mph. And blowing snow could result in near-whiteout conditions. Thermometer readings are also expected to plummet from highs in the 40s to closer to zero later today. Wind-chill values could fall to minus 20. A Chicago Department of Aviation spokesman, Gregg Cunningham, said fog is already causing problems at O'Hare Airport. He said 150 flights have been canceled and delays are around 30 minutes. Midway Airport reports no delays or cancellations. Rockford Register Star SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Woman arrested twice in West City WEST CITY -- A Carterville woman was arrested twice within 24 hours on charges of trespassing, according to a West City Police Department report. Jillian Black, 24, was arrested at 3:37 p.m. Sunday after she allegedly broke a window of a trailer home and tried to gain entry. Black was taken to the Franklin County Jail in Benton on a charge of criminal trespass to a residence. Her vehicle was impounded pursuant to village ordinance. She posted bond and was released. About 8:37 a.m. Monday, police were called to the Days Inn in West City after Black appeared there. Black was arrested for criminal trespass to real property and taken into custody once again. Once again, her car was impounded. Benton Evening News


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I love new starts. My mind reels with possibilities of what to do, what to accomplish and how to make that happen.
I've always been a big dreamer. I adore and loathe this about me. I'm very rarely content as I am always striving for something new but my life is also far from boring and continuously changing – which I like and have come to realize, I need.
So as a new year begins I take this opportunity to establish specific and identifiable goals. Some are simple others are lofty and risky.
This year my husband and I are each taking a day off from work, family and whatever else fills our normal day-to-day in order to refocus, pray and dream for the coming year. This is essential as we are a team and it is vital that we are on the same page. If our goals are separate and different we wouldn't be able to get much accomplished. He is my biggest supporter and my greatest asset. With him by my side I don't feel like there is much I can't do.
Okay with that mushy gushy albeit sincere stuff aside these are some of my personal goals I have thought of. And let me preface this by saying that by choosing to read the following list you are taking on the responsibility of helping to kick my butt. Feel free to comment, email, tweet and say "hey Ashley, stop watching Glee and work on your goals." I am sharing these with you in order to have your accountability. That's a big responsibility – you up for it?
1. Read 30 books
I have one under my belt already. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life. What an incredible book to start off the year. In it Donald Miller writes about creating your story. What do you want it to look like? And how can you make your life a story worth telling?
I have also started to read Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make A Difference. Another great book to begin the year as I plan out goals for my family and I this book helps to remind us of what's truly important and what sort of life will enable us to leave a lasting legacy and a better mark on this broken world.
This goal has a sub-goal of reading more fiction. I am notorious for only sticking to non-fiction and I know that I am missing out on some incredible writing, stories and knowledge that these books have to offer.
Other books on my list to read/re-readRatio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life The School of Essential Ingredients Treasuring God in Our Traditions Bringing Up Boys The Private Lives of the Impressionists The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism A Lineage of Grace: Five Stories of Unlikely Women Who Changed Eternity
Help me. What else should I read?
2. Write a book proposal
Eek. I want to write/photograph books. This might not come as a big shock but really it's the first time I've admitted it here. For some reason admitting this goal makes me feel incredibly vulnerable. Partly because now I've put it out there and if you do your job well you will hold me accountable to this.
For a long time I've simply sat waiting for this opportunity to arise. I've sort of figured that if I'm meant to write a book(s) someone will seek me out. But now that just seems silly and prideful. I'm done with being a passive participant in my life. If I want something and feel as if this desire is godly and valuable then I'm going to seek it out and work extremely hard to make it happen. Because really something that is fought for and hard to attain is so much more valuable than one that simply falls into your lap.
3. Date My Husband
A couple weeks ago I introduced you to a new series that involves my husband and I cooking together at home after the kids have gone to bed. I am notorious for thinking up an idea, starting it then letting it fizzle. But this is a good one. In this crazy life of kids, messes, bills, dreams and whatever life has in store for us next year one of the most important things is my marriage to my best friend. So this year I want to continue to date my husband and fall deeper in love with him.
4. Support a Mission
This world is broken and I can't fix it but I wouldn't mind living a life trying.
There are are endless supply of causes to support and I really find it so beautiful that God fills us with compassion for different needs. Right now my heart shatters and I instantly well up with tears as I read through the IJM website. "IJM's staff stand against violent oppression in response to the Bible's call to justice (Isaiah 1:17): Seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow."
I also can not stop thinking about some of our family and friends who have recently moved across the globe and /or are using their resources to assist those in need. Their stories are both heartbreaking and filled with hope as they tirelessly work to make a difference and share the love of Jesus in a very real way.
5. Find a mentor
I'm finding raising young kids to be hard. Of course there is a lot of joy, smiles and wonderful memories being built but the day to day is flat out hard. I'm constantly questioning myself and our parenting decisions and wondering if we are completely ruining these poor children.
For years now I've wanted a woman who is a bit older than I to meet with and learn from. To share stories and to hear the wisdom that she has gained. She could offer a perspective that comes from having a few years on me.
I've prayed for such a person to be a part of my life but I haven't actively been seeking nor have I asked. So once again I'm going to put my passive nature aside and going to ask for what I want.
6. Take an art class
I studied art and education in college and I've been missing my paints. I've made many excuses for why I no longer paint or do much art of any kind but I'm sick of excuses.
Specifically I want to take this course by Mitch Albala with my incredibly talented dad but any art class will do.
7. Create art
Along those same lines I'd like to actually create 3 pieces of art that I'm fairly pleased with – you know what, I don't have to be pleased with it I just want to create it. Be it drawings, paintings or whatever I want to have 3 pieces that I planned then executed. Now this may seem like a fairly small number but considering I haven't done more than create a few doodles in my sketchbook in the past 5 years I'd say it's enough.
8. Homeschool
After many months (years, actually) of discussion and prayer we have {most likely} decided to homeschool next year. Our oldest is going to be 5 in May which puts him in Kindergarten in the Fall.
For a number of reasons (that I can expand on later if there is interest) we have decided that for him and our family, homeschooling is the best option.
In this also I have the goal of setting up some sort of co-op in order to shoulder the responsibility with a couple of other parents.
I am both nervous and excited about this. I nearly have a degree in education so the idea of creating lesson plans makes me giddy. But had you asked me a few years ago if I would have considered homeschooling I would have laughed in your face. It just didn't seem to fit me. Let's be honest, I've been dreaming of having a few hours a day to myself since my baby was first born. But things change, priorities change and my heart has changed.
Homeschooling is not right for everyone but for us it feels right. So I'm going with it. I mean really, most of what you need to know in life can be taught through baking right?! – fractions, chemistry, patience, persistence and the importance of using good chocolate.
9. Blog
And of course there's you and my little Internet home. I don't have real specific goals regarding the blog but I do want to continue to commit to creating thoughtful, engaging and beautiful posts. I want to always be growing, improving and offering you more insight, lessons and drool-inducing photos. I have no plans of leaving this space and I am going to strive to make this the best year yet.
Happy New Year to you all. Dream big and make it happen.


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A post by Tim Hibbard where he talked about how few of his posts actually got published got me thinking about my approach to posting. Often I find that I am posting because something is irritating me. In itself that is not a bad thing. The responsible thing to do would be to come up with a solution to the problem, which is where I am often falling down. Instead of writing the first thing that comes into my head, hold onto the idea and let it develop into something more complete. I think this is a quality of good blogging that we should all aspire to uphold. So as a late new years resolution I will work to put more solutions in this blog and less complaining.
Ok. This isn't really architecture, but could you imagine the thrill of creating something as amazing as a comet? Comet 2006 P1 (McNaught) has been visible low in the evening sky the last few nights. It has been so bright that it is visible with the naked eye. One of the members of the astronomy club I belong to posted the following pictures. The Awe of Nature!
In there near future I plan on putting out a few posts based on my experience customizing process templates and process guidance for Team Foundation Server. What I am finding is that the documentation and available books fall short in this area. They tell you how to setup the product, but customizing it is an infinite black abyss.
As I am currently digging into the process guidance itself it is turning out to be a maze of XML and XSL files which are require some serious explanation. Calling their hierarchy is unclear would be putting it kindly. I am sure that they were created in a way that makes sense to the development team but they are a nightmare to maintain for anyone else.
I plan to post on both topics in an attempt to make them more clear for myself and other. Stay tuned.
Ok! So maybe this was a little harsh and I probably tired and frustrated. I still stick by the idea that this setup is hard to maintain, but it is not without any guidance. As I was continuing to try to decipher this product I went back to some of my resources that I had forgotten about. Mainly a MSDN document describing Customizing MSF Process Guidance.
I still plan to post on this subject to make it easier to understand, but I might be a little slower to judge.
Tim is a Solutions Architect for PSC Group, LLC. He has been an IT consultant since 1999 specializing in Microsoft technologies. Along with running the Chicago Information Technology Architects Group and speaking on Microsoft and architecture topics he was also contributing author on "The Definitive Guide to the Microsoft Enterprise Library".


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|Quarantine camp at Wallangarra, 1919
A Web page that I use regularly is the full list of Australian and New Zealand records on FindMyPast. One of their latest additions is an index to Wallangarra quarantine admission registers 1918-1919.
The influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 killed millions of people (between 3% and 5% of the world's population at that time). To reduce the spread of this highly contagious disease, people entering Queensland for the first time, or returning from interstate, were detained in quarantine camps at Wallangarra on the Queensland/NSW border.
Queensland State Archives hold admission registers for those camps. Information in the database at FindMyPast includes name, year, marital status, occupation, address, what date the person left Queensland (if applicable), and the camp number and Archives reference. The original registers have extra details such as remarks and signatures.
There are many reasons why someone could have been travelling between NSW and Queensland, so check whether any of your family are listed in Wallangarra quarantine registers.


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Former Oak Creek firefighter, dog helped Sikh temple shooting victim
Jim Haase says his blind Labrador led him to man who needed help
A former Oak Creek firefighter and his keenly alert dog helped one of the Sikh temple members just minutes after being shot.
Jim Haase showed WISN 12 News reporter Hillary Mintz a never-before-seen escape route he believes a Sikh temple member took to his house after being shot Sunday.
"I was in the back of the house. I could hear the gunfire, and I kind of knew something was up, so then my dog Paris was really upset after the gunfire, and she felt his presence in the yard," Haase said.
He said his 12-year-old blind yellow Labrador led him to the garage door, where a Sikh man was standing, bleeding in desperate need of help.
"He was standing here, and he's pounding, and I heard the shooting, I very slowly opened the door, and he was standing right here and I could see the wounds," Haase said.
The former Oak Creek firefighter and EMT then did was he was trained to do.
Haase laid him on his front lawn here and began to work on him, but at the same time, he had to stay alert, not knowing if the shooter is coming through the yard next.
The Sikh man was eventually taken to Froedert Hospital along with another Sikh member and an Oak Creek officer, both critically wounded.
Haase said he's not a spiritual man, but might be now, considering that morning he was supposed to be at brunch.
"I wasn't supposed to be here at that very time. I don't know for sure, but no one as you can see, it's remote back here, no one would've known he was here," Haase said.
The Oak Creek man also alerted neighbors to stay in their home during the shooting.
He has also has worked with and knows the officer injured in the shootings.


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Simple Report Exceptions Project
Reporting exceptions that are thrown in NetBeans is very uncomfortable for external users since they are required to open browser go to Issuezilla and report exception via web interface and also they should enter required info like operation system, module, version of java and attach stack trace. Some users complained this heavy process on their blog. Therefore, we decided to start this project and try to resolve this issue for NetBeans and make error reporting super-easy.
Goal and Use Cases
The goal of this project is to simplified reporting error for external users and also reduce number of duplicate bug's reports in our database. The supported use cases are described below:
- NetBeans registered user can report exception directly from error dialog.
- Before reporting simple check is done to find direct duplicates.
- The module creates report with user's NetBeans build number, operation system and stack trace.
- The report is sent to dedicated database for processing
- It's verified that bug really isn't reported yet.
- Since the new database will be use, QE team should perform migration of these reports in Issuezilla and map these reports to IZ bugs manually/automatically.
- The data in this database can be used for error analysis.
The module architecture is based on java.util.logging package used in Netbeans. It adds a hander on Netbeans logger and filter exceptions. When an exception rises error manager is shown and user has a possibility to report an issue. One more logger and few listeners are attached to Netbeans, to trace last user's steps, which should help QE and developers to find steps how to reproduce an issue. Only the NB registered user can send the report to servlet, that process the report and save it to database. When a report is processed and it's status is found user gets an E-mail about it. See overall architecture:


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Southwestern Rug - #6 - Small
Add a small dose of southwestern influence to your space with this abstract handwoven rug. Tassels are located in each of the corners. This rug is small but works great in a small entrance to a room or under a hallway table.
Dimensions: 20x40 inches
Material: Acrylic fibers
Care: After being folded, your rug may have creases. You can lay heavy books or other objects on top of it to de-crease. A fabric steamer may also be used. Dry cleaning is recommended but if you need to wash at home, please use cool water and lay the rug flat to dry.


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I took Seth and LiLo to the park this AM to swim. They had a blast. I thought I'd share some pictures, the playing ones crack me up because their expressions are priceless :p
Stretching, she had been chilling in the driveway.
He's just so dang cute.
"Nom, Nom, Nom..."
"More nom-ing"
He looks evil!
He thinks he's stealthy.
LiLo swimming and concentrating hard.
Major zoomies!
He looks pretty intelligent here.
"OMG I found a thing!"
"Where are you, thing???"


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A-one Gold and Silver Thread Embroidery Wedding dress-Qun Kwa 3/4 sleeve Pattern: Dragon and Phoenix ect. Chinese hand embroidery dress-Qun Kwa Fabric: silk brocade Available color : red.
It will takes 160-180 days to make. we don't accept rush order.
Note: There's no exchange ,no refund and no cancellation. The order is final.
Note: The kwa qun is hand-embroidered the beads stitch by stitch by skillful artists, maybe the actual product has a little differenct from pictures on the website, the embroidery bead colors and pattern match by the experienced embroiderer judgement.
Note: We don't offer more fabrics' option for this style, color only red is available. if the custom made size is over XL, we will charge the extra fabric cost and the extra shipping cost.please contact us first if you would like to order.
Taking accurate body measurements is one of the keys to great fit. Even if you purchase patterns from the sewing center, you'll need to know your body size to get the right size pattern.
All you need is a tape measure! While it's easiest to have someone else take your measurements, it can be done by yourself. Just stand in front of a mirror so that you can see that you have the tape in the right position.
Ideally, you should be measured wearing only your undergarments. However, a leotard or close-fitting clothing will be fine. Do NOT measure yourself wearing jeans, sweats, or other bulky clothing. It DOES make a difference!
Because the body is made of soft tissue, it can be a bit difficult to know exactly how tight to pull the tape around the body. The tape should be a bit snug, but not tight - it should not "dig in" or make an indentation in the body. It should not be loose, either! Just wrap the tape around the area of the body being measured and hold it in place. You should be able to put a finger behind the tape, but no more than that.
A - Bust - Measure the bust at the fullest part. Measure all around the body (total circumference).
B - Waist - Measure the waist where the body bends. It helps to bend side to side to identify exactly where to measure. You can put an elastic band around the waist to mark the correct placement.
C - Hip - Measure the hips at the fullest part, usually around the seat.
D - From the shoulder joint (right next to the base of the neck) to the highest point of the breast.
E - Front Waist Length - Start at the shoulder (right next to the base of the neck), and measure to the waist, measuring over the fullest part of the bust.
F - Back Waist Length - Measure from the base of the neck (in the center, not the side), to the center of the waistline.
G - Arm Length - Measure from the top of the arm (find the bone at the shoulder/top of arm) to the wrist (find the bone at the side of the wrist), WITH THE ELBOW BENT. It's important to keep the elbow bent to allow for movement when you make a sleeve.
H - Shoulder - The distance between two Shoulder joint with arms drooping naturally, taken at back.
I - Neck - The girth around the bottom of the neck.
J - Armhole - The girth around arm joint, Measure from the top of the shoulder, down the front of the shoulder, under the arm pit, and up the back of the shoulder.
K - Thigh Circumference - Around the thickest part of thigh.
L - Height - Your body height, bear.
1. - Tops Coats and Dress: length from shoulder - Measure from the garments high point of shoulder to hem.
2. - Skirts: length: - Measure from the center of the waistband to hem.
3. - Sleeve Length - From shoulder seam to length sleeve seam.
4. - Slits Length - Desired length of the slit(s) on your garment.
5. - Pants: inseam - Measure from the bottom of the crotch seam to the bottom of the hem along the inside seam.
See? It's not hard, and you don't need a lot of measurements to get started. You could also measure from the waist to the knee and/or the ankle for skirt length, but I usually just try on the garment at that point to decide where I want the hem.


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Groundwater surrounding City Water, Light and Power's coal ash ponds, located across the street from Lake Springfield, contains as much as nine times the amount of arsenic considered safe in drinking water, according to environmental testing performed in spring of 2010.
Arsenic is a semi-metal that's been linked to cancer of the bladder, lungs and other vital organs, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The level of arsenic considered safe in drinking water is .01 milligrams per liter. Of eight groundwater samples taken from around the edges of CWLP's coal ash pond and landfill in May and June of 2010, four exceeded those levels with arsenic measurements of .093, .087, .022 and .014 mg/L.
Jeff Stant is the director of the Environmental Integrity Project's Coal Combustion Waste Initiative, which partnered with Prairie Rivers Network to publish "Illinois at risk," a report unveiled last week that details coal ash regulatory problems. He says the measurements don't definitively point to CWLP's coal ash ponds as the source of the arsenic but says the results are a serious concern.
"What I can say is that those results are alarming," Stant says. "It's strong evidence that they're contaminating the groundwater." He says the utility should immediately continue sampling groundwater and, if determined that the arsenic is coming from the ash ponds, come up with a plan for cleaning up the damage.
CWLP's regulatory affairs manager Christine Zeman emphasizes the fact that arsenic can occur naturally in groundwater. And, wherever the arsenic is coming from, Zeman says Springfield residents shouldn't worry – the standards are for drinking water, not groundwater, the subject of last year's testing.
"It's not really a health concern in that respect because that's not our drinking water. Our water is, of course, Lake Springfield, and it's treated before it's distributed," Zeman says. She says the utility is preparing to meet with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the test results and any next steps.
"We have no plan to remediate the groundwater here because … the level that Prairie Rivers Network is citing for our arsenic is a drinking water standard and we do not drink the groundwater that is monitored in those wells," Zeman says.
IEPA, in its August 2011 statewide "Ash Impoundment Strategy Progress Report," lists CWLP as a "Priority 2" facility because the groundwater near it has a low potential for being tapped for drinking water.
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Prairie Rivers Network's water resources scientist Traci Barkley echoes Cobb's concern about future use. "Future uses of underlying groundwater are unknown and should not be prevented by stoppable pollution," she says, adding that groundwater contaminants have the potential to spread to nearby surface waters.
Any corrective action – such as putting a cover over the coal ash pond to keep rain from moving contaminants – would address any arsenic that's leaching out, and it could also help reduce boron contaminants in a nearby stream, Cobb says. He notes that the high arsenic levels were found in groundwater on the east side of the ash pond, while boron was found on the west, right next to Sugar Creek, which is considered "impaired" by boron, a substance that limits plant growth.
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This set of FAQs accompanies the May 2, 2012, announcement regarding edX.
What is edX?
An organization established by MIT and Harvard University that will develop an open-source technology platform to deliver online courses. EdX will support Harvard and MIT faculty in conducting research on teaching and learning on campus through tools that enrich classroom and laboratory experiences. At the same time, edX will also reach learners around the world through online course materials. The edX website will begin by hosting MITx and Harvardx content, with the goal of adding content from other universities interested in joining the platform. edX will also support the Harvard and MIT faculty in conducting research on teaching and learning.
What are MITx and Harvardx?
Portfolios of MIT and Harvard online courses offered to learners around the world through edX.
What technology will edX use?
An open-source online learning platform that will feature teaching designed specifically for the Web. Features will include: self-paced learning, online discussion groups, wiki-based collaborative learning, assessment of learning as a student progresses through a course, and online laboratories. The platform will also serve as a laboratory from which data will be gathered to better understand how students learn. Because it is open-source, the platform will be improved continuously.
Is there anything innovative about the online technology?
Yes. It will move beyond the standard model of online education that relies on watching video content and will offer an interactive experience for students. And the technology will be open-source; other universities will be able to leverage the innovative technology to create their own online offerings.
Why are MIT and Harvard doing this?
To improve education on campus and around the world:
- On campus, edX research will enhance our understanding of how students learn and how technologies can best be used as part of our larger efforts to improve teaching and learning.
- Beyond our campuses, edX will expand access to education, allow for certificates of mastery to be earned by able learners, and make the open-source platform available to other institutions.
Why did Harvard and MIT decide to partner with each other?
We share a vision for greater access to education. Based on our long history of collaboration, we know we can leverage our strengths to best serve the world.
How is this different from what other universities are doing online?
EdX will be entirely our universities' shared educational missions. Also, a primary goal of edX is to improve teaching and learning on campus by supporting faculty from both universities in conducting significant research on how students learn.
Who will lead edX?
EdX is a priority for the leadership of both Harvard and MIT, and it will be governed by a board made up of key leaders from both institutions, appointed by each university's president. Anant Agrawal, director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, will be the initial president of edX and will report to the board.
Does the effort have a staff?
EdX is a significant undertaking that will require significant resources. The full scope of the staff has not been determined, but there will be a staff dedicated to the initiative.
Who can take edX courses? Will there be an admissions process?
EdX will be available to anyone in the world with an Internet connection, and in general, there will not be an admissions process. For a modest fee — and as determined by the edX board, MIT and Harvard — credentials will be granted only to students who earn them by demonstrating mastery of the material of a subject.
Will the certificates be awarded by Harvard and/or MIT?
As determined by the edX board, MIT and Harvard, online learners who demonstrate mastery of subjects could earn a certificate of completion, but such certificates would not be issued under the name of Harvard or MIT.
What will the scope of the online courses be? How many? Which faculty?
Our goal is to offer a wide variety of courses across disciplines.
Will Harvard and MIT students be able to take these courses for credit?
No. MITx and Harvardx courses will not be offered for credit at either university. The online content will be used to extend and enrich on-campus courses.
How will success be measured?
Progress in student-learning research and the demand for online courses will both be measured as indications of success. However, a plan for measuring the full success of edX will be developed in consultation with faculty from MIT and Harvard.
Who is the learner? Domestic or international? Age range?
Improving teaching and learning for students on our campuses is one of our primary goals. Beyond that, we don't have a target group of potential learners, as the goal is to make these courses available to anyone in the world — from any demographic — who has interest in advancing their own knowledge. The only requirement is to have a computer with an Internet connection.
Many institutions are partnering in this space. Is the MIT/Harvard partnership exclusive? Will other institutions be able to collaborate with edX?
It is our intention that over time other universities will join MIT and Harvard in offering courses on the edX platform. The gathering of many universities' educational content together on one site will enable learners worldwide to access the course content of any participating university from a single website, and to use a set of online educational tools shared by all participating universities.
Will MIT and Harvard standards apply here?
The reach changes exponentially, but the rigor remains the same.
How do you intend to test whether this approach is improving learning?
Both institutions have assembled faculty who will look at data collection and analytical tools for assessing the results.
May 3, 2012
edX sounds great! Is the platform Open Source at this point? Can the code be freely downloaded? Is there a wiki for community development of the code? Thanks
Manas Maity
May 3, 2012
I am one of MITx students, and till now the experience is superb. Prof Agarwal is a great teacher. It's a great opportunity to learn from the masters like him. Many many thanks to MITx staff.
Best wishes for edX. Best wishes for all the learners and the edX staff in this noble endeavor.
Kim Stutzman
May 3, 2012
This is the best thing I have heard in a long time. Our country is seeing such hard times that to see this type of help going out global is wonderful. Please keep up the good work. I hope it goes well for everyone.
May 3, 2012
This is fabu-excellent, both in the goal to educate and to research the learning process.


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This weekend is the second leg of my four-week college football road trip, which is being generously sponsored by La Quinta.
The excursion could not have come at a better time for me as a sports fan.
My Sports Burnout Confession
I'm 31 years old. And for every second of my life that I can remember, sports have been an integral part of my life. This is the natural result of growing up the son of a football coach and having a mom who probably loves football even more than he does.
The best way I can sum it up is this: we had a magnet on our refrigerator door when I was a kid that said "Football is not a matter of life and death; it's much more important." This wasn't hyperbole.
In our family, and in any family where sports pay the bills, such a sentiment is undeniably true.
And football wasn't even my favorite sport growing up!
I'm from Bloomington, Indiana, and we had season tickets to the IU basketball games when Bob Knight was still more deity than man in the Hoosier State. Being a football fan was my birthright; but being a basketball fan was my prerogative, and I dove in head first and never really looked back.
That was probably 24 or so years ago. Which means that for the vast majority of my life, I've been sports-obsessed both by necessity and by choice, and I've never really questioned it. Nor has the interest level or time spent indulging in sports consumption ever waned.
Until the last several months.
As soon as March Madness ended, capping an Indiana basketball season that was exhausting but one of the most rewarding sports fan experiences I've ever had, I just felt…done. It was weird, but the previously omnipresent sports interest and energy was mysteriously just not there anymore.
Sure, I still had my MLB.tv pass and followed the White Sox. I even launched a new White Sox podcast for a few months. But my heart wasn't really into it. Hence why I just kind of stopped doing the podcast. We make time for things we care about. The rest tends to fall by the wayside.
I kept paying attention to my fantasy baseball teams, but only doing the bare minimum to maintain competitive integrity in the league. I barely studied at all for my fantasy football drafts. I canceled my cable in a knee-jerk reaction after accidentally leaving the TV on ESPN's First Take.
And even as this NFL season has started, while I've enjoyed watching 49ers games, of course, I haven't sat down and watched even a minute of another game. I just…don't care. It's not like I've been trying to not care, like it's some kind of silent boycott against the NFL's over-promotion. I just legitimately haven't cared. I haven't felt like I've been missing anything.
Which has been weird, but actually kind of nice in a way.
Because in the place of sports I've picked up new hobbies like yoga, I've gotten into better shape, I've read, I've caught up on TV series that interested me, I've gone out and had adventures here in Dallas, exploring the city more in the last five months than in the previous 3 and a half years combined.
So I am not lamenting my unplanned quasi-sports hiatus in any way. It's been a huge positive all around. I needed it.
But I have to admit, there is a part of me that would like to get a little bit of the old sports excitement back, especially with the White Sox in a great pennant race, the 49ers looking like Super Bowl contenders, and my Hoosiers ready to being the season as a national title favorite. I've put up with a lot of sports misery over the years, and finally my teams are all converging as good, contending teams at one time.
If ever there was a time for me to be excited about sports, this would be it!
Yet, I'm still really not.
Or at least I wasn't. Until now.
Our Much-Anticipated Adventure to Lincoln
And this brings me back to the La Quinta-sponsored college football trip.
Last week I got to take my little brother Bryce to his first ever college football game. We went to Norman, Oklahoma, and it was awesome.
But while I enjoyed seeing how a big time football program goes about its Saturday, it's not like there was anything that really made me ooh and ahh.
For Bryce though, it was all new, and even though he tends to be a bit reserved, there were moments of genuine excitement and awe that peaked through. They reminded me of why I fell in love with sports in the first place.
This weekend, I head to Lincoln, Nebraska, and I made perhaps a curious choice for who to bring as a guest with me.
I'm bringing someone who really has no conception of what a Saturday is like on a big-time college football campus, someone who knows football but doesn't know football like I, my family, and most of my friends do.
Just to give you an example, not five minutes ago she just sent me this message: "What colors do Huskers wear? Red?" It's safe to say that if you don't know the colors of Nebraska, one of the most storied college football programs in history, taking in a homecoming football weekend in Lincoln is going to be a pretty new experience.
And that's exactly why my dear friend Genesis, who you may know from our fantasy football mailbag, is the perfect person to bring along this weekend.
Already, I am finding myself feeding off of her excitement. Granted, Genesis tends to just be generally excited about life. It's one of her most endearing qualities. But she's emanating a special excitement this week every time we discuss the trip.
She is genuinely enthused about diving right into being "a Nebraskan," as she detailed on her blog today. She really has no idea what she is about to experience, yet she can't wait to do all of it.
Whereas I've been to big games, done the tailgate thing, gone out many times in a college town on a crazy sports weekend…she hasn't. So all of these elements of Saturday that are fun but that I admittedly take for granted – that I see as "been there, done that" even though it'll be fun to do them again – she is bursting with excitement to see and do for the first time.
Falling In Love With Sports For The First Time…Again
And I realized last night while talking with her about the trip that I wish I could back and see it all for the first time again, like she is about to do.
I can faintly remember the awe I felt the first I was on the sideline for an IU football game, or the first time I was in Assembly Hall during the famous under-8 minute second half timeout. I remember sprinting to Kirkwood after Indiana upset Duke in the 2002 Sweet 16. Those are great memories. Cherished memories. But I'd love to able to live them again.
Those moments are what make a sports observer a sports fan. Those moments are what give these silly games meaning. And the elements of camaraderie and community that are shared, in particular, on a college campus around a big game are what make it not so trivial after all to care about these "silly games."
It's easy to take them for granted or become bored by it all – or even worse, to become a jaded sports fan. And I think that's happened to me over the past several months. Again, it's been a positive in some ways, perhaps necessary, but I don't want it to last forever.
And thanks to this college football road trip, I think I'm starting to snap out of it.
More important than just the road trip itself, it's having great guests like Bryce and Genesis, and the people I have lined up for the next two trips, that are really making this a special experience.
I've realized it's hard for me to find new ways to fall in love with sports based on just my own experience. But I can rekindle those old feelings, and make them feel new again, by experiencing different elements of sports vicariously through others who are doing so for the first time. It happened with Bryce last weekend, and it will happen with Genesis this weekend. And I can't wait.
I have a feeling some of you may feel like I do, which is why I can't wait to share the experience Genesis and I are about to have with you. And share we will!
To follow along with Genesis and I this weekend:
- Check for posts and photo diaries here at MSF
- Videos at YouTube.com/JerodMSF
- Tweets from @JerodMorris and @GenesisMeranda
- Follow the hashtag #LaQuintaTrip
- Instagrams (jerodmorris and genesismeranda)
- And plenty of fun Facebook status updates (Facebook.com/JerodMSF)
If you are from Nebraska or have been there, feel free to shoot us suggestions in the comment section for places to go. We won't be able to do everything, but we're sure going to try.
And hopefully, through the wide eyes of the newest Nebraskan, I'll be able to fall in love with another aspect of sports for the first time, all over again. Something tells me I will.


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Apologizing isn't so much an art as a sport. When approached as a skill to build, governed by a few simple rules, the apology almost always achieves its goal — despite any fumbles during delivery. When it's over, everyone wins.
Degree of difficulty: Medium to hard, depending on aversion to eye contact.
1. Forget dodge ball; apologizing is a contact sport. "Eye-to-eye, face-to-face, that's the one way it works," said Maribeth Kuzmeski, author of "The Engaging Child" (Red Zone Publishing) and "The Connectors" (Wiley), both relationship skills books. "My son, when he was younger, … (would) write a note of apology. We would say, 'We're so happy you took the time to write us this note. We'd really like you to talk to us about it.'"
Now, her kids and their peers apologize by text message. "That seems to be accepted. Apologies are situational sometimes. But, as a parent, if my daughter apologized by text message to me, I would say, 'Are you kidding me?' Teenager to teenager may be one way, but teen to adult or adult to adult, if you really mean it, you go face-to-face and suck it up."
2. Find a segue. Rolling into the apology is often the toughest part, especially if the tone up to now has been light. Kuzmeski suggests a transitional, "Hey, I wanted to talk to you about something." That signals the subject matter is important. Next you might say, "I know you were unhappy with something that I did, and I'd like to talk to you about that."
3. Include the "I," as in "I'm sorry," not just "Sorry." The latter is the equivalent of "Love ya!" versus "I love you." It's often employed by kids who feel justified in what they did. "We need to teach, if something they've done has upset the other person, and they don't want the person upset, then they say an authentic apology," Kuzmeski said. "Hopefully we can get to the point where they're sorry for what (the misunderstanding) has done, if not sorry for what they've done."
4. Don't qualify it. Banish the "if" and "but," as in, "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings but your outfit reminded me of dad's Naugahyde recliner." Those qualifiers/justifiers will bury a deeper hole. If you can't apologize without them, don't apologize.
"We have to apologize in a believable way and not have any other messages intertwined in there," Kuzmeski said.
If you're unclear of your offense, however, it's OK to say, "I see I hurt your feelings. I don't completely understand. Can you tell me what you're feeling?" If there was a misunderstanding or oversensitivity in your view, mend the fence with, "I didn't know it would make you feel the way it did or I never would have said it. That wasn't my intention. I'm sorry."
5. Don't expect instant absolution. "You want the other person to tell you it's OK. And they may not do that," she said. Perhaps your apology lacked conviction; you may wish to reiterate how sorry you are and add, if it's a personal relationship (not business), "Will you please forgive me?" If the person replies, "Stop apologizing — it's over already!" do stop. The person may just need time.
The apology under duress: Kuzmeski condones requiring a child to apologize, a la, "If you want to do whatever the next thing is that you want to do, you have to apologize to your sister." "If you wait till they really feel sorry, you might be waiting 10 years," she said. "What's more important is to get them to know that apologizing is the right thing to do. It's social intelligence type of teaching."
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You don't have to say, "Oh, that's OK." Especially if you're still sore. Kids are known to fire back at an apologizer with "Well, I don't forgive you!" A more mature alternative: "Thank you for apologizing."


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Sanguine, Prince of Hedonism, lords over no less than ten times ten thousand pleasure pockets of the Void. As revelry and drunken stupor fall under this Prince's influence, he has been a favorite of many Emperors since the first foundation. Records even indicate that he resided in White-Gold Tower during the reign of Reman Cyrodiil and helped in the somewhat dubious draftsmanship of the Crendali Festivals, whose vulgarities did little to help Imperial expansion into Alinor and the other Summersets.
The Elder Council Chamber here cannot be entered, and though you may marvel at their curious ancient armors, you will soon want be away from the rude and discourteous Imperial Guards.
Saint_Jiub wrote:I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm planning for a lot of the obscure lore to be added as books (with MK/Lady N's blessing of course). My intent isn't to portray the Empire as do no wrong, white knight goody-goodies- as I said, my chief concern here is simply making Cyrodiil feel unique from Morrowind.
I'm still reluctant to have open Molag Bal worship by the palace staff, considering the events of ESO (the specific elements of its lore are mostly mediocre, but we can't really ignore the big picture). I agree with what you're saying about the Empire and domination, but there's a difference between acting within a Prince's sphere and prancing around wearing His face, especially when there are probably still some denizens of the Empire old enough to remember the Planemeld firsthand.
Personally, I think Sanguine opens some interesting doors visually- you could tie in masquerade masks, Eyes Wide Shut style, subtle erotic imagery in the armor (you couldn't go wrong with some HR Giger influence), etc. The dude's the Prince of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, that's gotta be more fun than just a bunch of rape imagery.
Tarius wrote:The easy way to do this is to simply have it as a badly kept secret. They mostly keep it hushed, but everyone knows they are doing it and they dont bother them because they arnt causing any problems.
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