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Faith in God, Jesus and the Mormon gospel come easy to Tamu Smith and Zandra Vranes. LDS culture? Not so much.
You see, Smith and Vranes are black and were mostly reared outside the Beehive State. They were used to wearing hats to church and calling out "amen" when they agreed with a preacher. Their Jell-O never gelled or their funeral potatoes had too much kick. They were comfortable jawing in urban slang like "hooptie" (a junker car that still runs) and "boo" (a loved one).
Excerpts from their book
» "When Rosa Parks sat down, she was actually standing up. Because on Dec. 1, 1955, when that bus driver told her to give up her seat and move to the back of the bus, she had a choice. You see, long before that moment, Ms. Parks had decided it was wrong for blacks to be treated unequally. ... God has equipped us with all the tools to live the happiest lives possible, but he doesn't force us to put them to use, and thankfully he doesn't expect us to be perfect. In fact, Jesus has made it possible for us to get back up every time we fall, and you can't tell us it doesn't make it a whole lot easier to stand knowing God's got your back."
» Learning to pray is one thing, but learning to be a prayer warrior was a whole 'nother thing! I don't know if at a certain age faithful people just get a Ph.D. in prayer, but my mama and aunts (all my mama's friends included) got to a place in their relationship with God that they were no longer just faithful Christians praying. Guess they skipped getting their master's, or maybe they were in the master's program by the time I arrived on the scene."
» "[My mama] taught me that people can either breathe life into you or suck life out of you and the blessings that God intends for you. Let me tell you this right now, my mama didn't mind letting folks know that if they had negative breath, they couldn't come to her house breathing all the negativity on her blessings! According to my mama, negativity is extremely contagious and very dangerous."
» "It's a good thing that while my mama was teaching me how to pray, she was also teaching me that even men of God can get it wrong sometimes."
Source: "Diary of Two Mad Black Mormons: Finding the Lord's Lesson in Everyday Life"
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"I have a family history and culture," says Vranes, co-author with Smith of a new book, "Diary of Two Mad Black Mormons: Finding the Lord's Lesson in Everyday Life." "When I want to take my culture with me, some people think I am shirking a part of my Mormon faith."
And then there's the question of the priesthood ban, which for more than a century barred blacks from joining the faith's all-male priesthood. It turns out, the prohibition, which ended 36 years ago this weekend, was about much more than priesthood. Indeed, its effects trickled down to all black members, including women and children.
No endowments (temple rituals), no sealings (temple marriages) for couples or to their children, no eternal families — the crowning rites of Mormonism.
Even a white Mormon man, who had the priesthood, could not be sealed to a black woman in the temple, Smith says. "If the purpose of the endowment is to prepare us for the highest degree of [heaven], then black women were being denied that right."
Mormon pioneer Jane Manning James repeatedly petitioned LDS leaders to be allowed into the temple for the faith's ceremonies.
In the 1840s, James worked in the home of LDS founder Joseph Smith and his wife, Emma, who asked her if she wanted to be sealed to them as a member of their family, but she declined. Decades later, in Utah, she was sealed to Mormonism's first couple as their servant, with a white person standing in for her. After 1978 — and the end of the ban — James was posthumously sealed to her children and enjoyed full temple blessings.
"People think that because she wasn't a man, Jane wasn't affected," Smith says. "But they are wrong."
While disturbed by the well-meaning but sometimes-offensive comments of fellow Mormons, these black women respond with grace, directness, laughter and lots of straightforward advice.
A recent blog post, dubbed "Five Things Mormons Should Stop Doing," included edicts to "stop telling single saints they'll get married in the next life; stop claiming that Mormon celebs don't have to serve missions; stop fighting on social media."
Their motto — "A relief from sobriety, where hilarity never faileth" — is a play on the church's slogan for the women's Relief Society.
And it sums up their approach.
A playful partnership • Smith and Vranes joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as children.
Smith, a mother of six who lives in Orem with her husband, came in with her grandparents in Southern California in the early 1980s," while Vranes' parents were baptized before she was born and then lived in Trinidad and Tobago, Utah and Georgia. Currently, Vranes is married and lives in Boise.
The "sistas" became fast friends in 1997 after meeting in Utah at a monthly gathering of Genesis, a support group for black Mormons. After Vranes moved out of state in 2009, they decided to blog together as a way to keep in touch.
Thus was born their online "Sistas in Zion." They decided not to blog about anything personal — except, well, faith, perhaps the most personal topic of all — and to do it in their own sometimes-irreverent voices and vocabulary.
Smith took on the handle Sister Beehive (what the LDS Church calls its youngest teen girls), and Vranes became Sister Laurel (after the eldest teen girls).
"Nobody was interested in being Sista Mia Maid [the middle teen girls] 'cause with maid in their name," they write, "they might get mistaken for the help."
A few years later, the two launched a Sunday night radio show on a faith-based channel. They interviewed LDS athletes and other figures as well as those from various denominations (one Pentecostal fashion blogger told them she had never worn pants a day in her life, even went to elementary school and took physical education classes in a skirt).Next Page >
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Hmmm…apparently, the Thrashers have been lurking this blog.
In my previous online offering, we discussed the Thrashers potent power play as well as their troubles scoring while skating 5 on 5. But Thursday night they went right to work on improving that little problem, scoring four even-strength goals and chipping in a short-handed one as well in the 5-1 whipping of the Minnesota Wild.
The four-goal win marked the highest margin of victory on the season for the Thrashers and was the first time have beaten a team by that much since last March 27 when they blanked Carolina 4-0. It was also the first time this season that Atlanta won a game without having to come from behind after trailing at some point in the game. They came out of the locker room ready to play, took the lead early, made very few mistakes in their end of the ice and never let off the gas.
Now, I'm not an NHL coach or anything like that, but I'd reckon that's a pretty good game plan.
In goal, Ondrej Pavelec played as solid of a game I have seen out of him in quite some time. He turned aside 32 of the 33 shot Minnesota got off on him to notch his first win of the year. The lone time he was beaten was a deflection off the stick of Antti Miettinen while Zach Bogosian sat in the box for a slashing penalty.
Opie is now 1-1-2 with a 2.34 GAA and very impressive .931 SV%
Scoring for the Thrashers on this winning night were Ben Eager, Jimmy Slater, Andrew Ladd, Fredrik Modin and Nik Antropov.
Ladd's 6th goal of the season Thursday night is the second most scored by a Thrasher behind Evander Kane's 7 and his 16 overall points tie him with Dustin Byfuglien for the team lead.
For his part in the win, Byfuglien accounted for 2 assists, 5 shot and +3.
Modin's was the shorty, coming just under three minutes after Miettinen pulled the Wild to 3-1 of the Thrashers early in the third period. He also assisted on Eager's goal at the 3:24 mark of the first period, backhanding a nice pass to him from the left circle for a one-timer in the slot. Modin finished with two points on one shot and was a +2.
For the month of November, Fredrik Modin has 3 goals, 5 points and is a +5 in four games played.
Toby Enstrom also had a great game, finishing with a pair of assists and a +4 during 21:06 TOI. His play set up Modin's goal in the third period, turning Miettinen inside out on the right side and zipping the puck to Freddie in front of the net.
Enstrom's 14 overall points trail only Byfuglien and Ladd.
Rich Peverley continued his good work of late. He was all around the net with several good chances, getting off four shots on Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom. Late in the second, with Atlanta up 2-0, he dug the puck out behind the Wild net and brought it back around to set up Ladd's goal to give the Thrashers a nice pad going into the second break.
Peverley finished with one assist and was a +2.
Zach Bogosian was trying his best to escape Schnide Island as the defenseman launched a game-high 6 SOG. Unfortunately, however, he remains on Isle de Schnide along with Johnny Oduya, Brent Sopel, Ron Hainsey and Freddy Meyer, who was a healthy scratch for the second straight game after returning to active duty with the team.
To be sure, this was the most solid, consistent, complete win of the season thus far. They'll need another such effort Saturday night when the Pittsburgh Penguins pay a visit to Thrasherville. The Pens are 7-8-1 and will play in Tampa against the Lightning Friday night.
November 11th, 2010
10:46 pm
November 11th, 2010
10:53 pm
Three things:
1) Thrashers stink at even-strength
2) That Byfuglien kid shouldn't be wasted on the blueline.
3) Freddy Modin is soooo washed up!
And yes, I'm auditioning to be stendek's understudy.
November 11th, 2010
10:55 pm
Oh yeah, almost forgot: Ramsay can't coach for shet and Pavelec is the new Eurotrash sieve!
November 11th, 2010
10:57 pm
Stendec sure is awful quiet when the team comes out and dominates like they did tonight …
November 11th, 2010
11:00 pm
Finally the type home game we needed. Controled play most of the game…
Quality goaltending, need BIGGER effort Saturday and even BIGGER Sunday in D.C.
November 11th, 2010
11:00 pm
Here's you boxscore, hockey fans: http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2010020221. Notice that Toby Enstrom was a +4. Good to see some balanced scoring. Jim Slater had the least amount of ice time, but he made it count with a goal. I think he got the GWG.
Great to see the Thrashers play with the lead. We haven't seen too much of that, this season. Great win, at home. This game might increase ticket sales at the Bulb for the Penguins game. Then again, the draw of Malkin, Crosby, Staal, etc., was pretty good, in and of itself.
November 11th, 2010
11:09 pm
Please join me in welcoming the new Atlanta Thrashers +/- leader, Ben Eager: http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20112ATLAASAll&sort=plusMinus&viewName=summary. Did y'all notice Evander Kane, was a -10?
November 11th, 2010
11:13 pm
Falcons D is doing their level best to make up for the Thrashers winning tonite. Van Gorder is a freakin' moron!
November 11th, 2010
11:21 pm
Dear Falcons fans,
You should have watched the Thrashers instead. Hockey > Football
Respectfully yours,
November 11th, 2010
11:52 pm
Apparently the Falcons *have* been watching the Thrashers …. specifically the "blow lead, have miraculous recovery to win game at last second" part we've seen several times …
November 12th, 2010
12:35 am
Watched both games. Gotta love DVR's. It was nice to see the Thrash bring "their" game tonight. What a great night of Sports in the ATL! Nice to see the Thrash kick someones @$$ for once!
November 12th, 2010
12:47 am
Some of us had no choice but to watch the NHL game if we wanted sports; Charter Cable STILL won't offer the NFL Network…
November 12th, 2010
1:06 am
Now can they play this way consistently against the best teams in the league? That is the way Ramsay wants them to play in the opposing team's end and they did it against a defensive oriented team. Keep playing this way with the puck and the D system can be built upon it.
I am really liking this style of hockey. It is smart, simple, and hardworking that demands commitment from everyone and not just a few individuals.
November 12th, 2010
1:16 am
Nice win!!!! STENDEK
November 12th, 2010
1:18 am
Way to defend home ice Thrashers! Thanks. Congratulations. Even I cannot argue with five goals! Nice work between pipes Pavs. Was pulling for you to get a shutout. If only Zach had not been so busy about attendance to take that ridiculous penalty. The one which led to the goal which cost you your shutout. Thanks Zach. Overall an uplifting performance. Maintain this intensity during the vital upcoming home battles. Every point is supremely important. Kudos again. Nice effort! Loved shorthanded tally guys. STENDEK
November 12th, 2010
1:18 am
Reason longer posts not appearing Bill? STENDEK
November 12th, 2010
1:35 am
Minnesota Sucks!
November 12th, 2010
1:51 am
Great game, boys! Do not let up!
November 12th, 2010
1:54 am
I was at my first ever Falcons' game tonight. Hell of a game to pick for my first. Don't know why it took me eleven years, hey what a game. Glad to see my boys in blue took care of biz on the ice while I was enjoying some good ole, American football on Veteran's day. Thanks to all who have served!
November 12th, 2010
2:50 am
For those who don't get NFL Network, it was carried on WATL …
November 12th, 2010
6:40 am
Rawhide – Doesn't Kane have 7 goals to lead the team?
November 12th, 2010
6:56 am
Don't know who Alan R is but he know as much about Southern sports as a rock!
November 12th, 2010
7:34 am
Burmistrov is now officially my fave Thrasher. The kid just never stops working-make HIM captain! Buff and Toby are in the top 5 scoring for defenseman, I guess putting the big man on the blue line was a good idea.
The key to last night's win-players driving the net in the offensive zone. Even Freddy Modin, the Blind Squirrel found a nut when crashing the net. Good things happen when you go to the net-that was like a team of Rick Dudleys out there last night. And a very good game from Opie, especially since I said he had to go earlier this year. If the kid plays like that, he can stay a long time.
On the bad side-defensive zone turnovers, so many hand outs to the opposing forwards. We are lucky Minny doesn't have alotta skill players or the game would have been different. Stop trying to be cute in your zone, get the put out. Come on Rammer, get these guys to play like you did when they have a lead!
November 12th, 2010
7:36 am
I went to Philips and stayed for the entire game before moving to the Dome to catch the 2nd half of the Falcons. Great night to live in Atlanta ad be a sports fan. Although he didn't score, Bergfors played very well. He was very active on the backcheck. As a whole the eam seemed to win most of battles along the boards.
November 12th, 2010
7:38 am
Morning Bill. Long post assessing victory never appeared. Oh well. Have a great one pal. Falcons 26-21. Thrashers 5-1. Love crunching those winning numbers! Thanks again Alan R. You are a nice guy. STENDEK
November 12th, 2010
7:54 am
Thrasher uniforms never looked so good Bill…
November 12th, 2010
8:06 am
Secondary scoring, absent of late in the recent slide, was a big key tonite. Great to dee Eager get rewarded for his relentless work on the forecheck. Bottom two lines (Greek gods return!) Sparked us and Pavs was very sharp for the most part. As WBF said, still too sloppy in their zone with the breakouts. I think they are over-thinking sometimes and making one too many passes (see Johnny Oduya). I see Zach is starting to use his speed to be more aggressive moving the puck out. If Oduya and Bogey can get on same page, watch out!
November 12th, 2010
8:12 am
I thought there was a lot of good to be taken from this game. The goals followed. The best part was the effective cycling. If the Thrashers were not creating good space in the offensive zone, then they were winning the "battles" that Ramsey often mentions, and positioning effectively at the net. The transition through the neutral zone was better, and puck movement in the offensive zone was great. Thrashers controlled the puck as well as I have seen all year. I agree the defensive zone play looked ineffective at times. As with other games, many of the shots against were just unnecessary. My 2 cents.
November 12th, 2010
8:19 am
It really seems this "paper" could care less about the Thrashers. Nothing about the game in the subtitles, NOTHING.
You have to go to the Thrashers section, which is near the end to see anything.
Really disgusts me how all the other teams here get most, if not all, the coverage, but not hockey.
I could give a crap about the dream, what is that, the peachtree road race, is nothing but a once a year thing which makes NO sense, but no… The Atlanta Constipation could care less about NHL hockey. I really wonder if the Thrashers ever won in the playoffs, if the would even write about it ???
I relly don't think so.
More and more empty seats, Bill, how much longer can any team continue without support here ?
If we could just get rid of these Idiot owners… What a God Send that would be !
November 12th, 2010
8:19 am
Nice one to build on.
Burmy really is fun to watch. Just great with the puck. Ramsay had nice comments for him after the game.
The Peverely>Ladd goal was a beauty.
Agree with Smoothie, Zach's got great speed and needs to use it if he wants to get back in the offense.
November 12th, 2010
8:37 am
Zoomo – that reminds me. Zach played a much smarter and simpler game in the offensive zone. He had several good keep-ins and put pucks on net with simple wristers to keep plays going and puck possession in the Wild end. Pressure, pressure, pressure! However and whatever it takes, just keep pressing the other team!
November 12th, 2010
8:46 am
Interesting stats on Modin. When he signed it was a WTF moment and his slow start was another WTF moment, but, he seems to have turned it around. His shorty was real nice and the result of hustle by him and Enstrom.
BTW Stozer – what about P-Burg?
November 12th, 2010
8:47 am
What in the hell is LAC talking about?
November 12th, 2010
8:57 am
Did my remark hurt your feelings, Real Thrash? So sorry that I don't really give a damn about football. It has nothing to do with so-called "southern sports" and everything to do with the excitement factor of games. Me? I find hockey is far more exciting.
Feel free to disagree, but flinging insults because you do is childish.
November 12th, 2010
9:18 am
LAC-the paper is a rag anyhow, so the fact that they ignore the Thrash is pretty much in line with the rest of the toilet paper. I wouldn't touch the paper at all if it were not for Rawhide and C-Viv.
Smoothie-this all leave Hainsey as the forgotten defenseman, doesn't it? I have nothing against Ron, really but our d-squad is much deeper and sounder this season, aside from the turnovers.
November 12th, 2010
9:45 am
During the early stages of the game, I communicated to Bill that the attendance would set a new low standard, but I woke this morning to see the tickets distributed number at 10,055. Yeah, sure!
Nothing to complain about this morning, except as predicted, the Wild's four-day off stupor lasted into the third period. They were brutal – Havlat was a missing person – but I sure would like to watch more of Brent Burns. Tough game last night stats wise, but he's a stud!
Thrashers d-men got off 16 shots last night. All in all this was a complete effort and the Thrashers were in control for about 55 minutes of the 60. That's a great sign.
Joe Friday got his wish! Enstrom played fewer minutes than he has all season and had his best game. Go figure.
Burmistrov with a bit more strength has he matures — IS GOING TO BE A STUD!
November 12th, 2010
10:02 am
Anytime, Stendek. Glad I could help yesterday!
November 12th, 2010
10:08 am
but I woke this morning to see the tickets distributed number at 10,055. Yeah, sure!
In that number, I'm sure is included the number of freebies distributed to military personnel. Tickets distributed very well could have been that number, but as Mike Russo (MNWild's beat writer) said last night, "Attendance announced at 10,055 tonight at Philips. They clearly multiplied by two"
November 12th, 2010
10:17 am
Need more people in the seats-plain adn simple. All those people that come out for their hometown team need to show up more often.
November 12th, 2010
10:30 am
World – the less we talk about Ron the better but he has been pretty solid this year after a BRUTAL preseason. Of course, as former Bills fans, we should know a thing or two about meaningless pre-season. I think I'd even like to see Ron get a look on the 2nd pair with Zach if Bogey can continue to progress with puck movement. Ron has been much more aggressive around his own net and has used his stick well. Oduya seems to watch the puck too much at times. But Oduya and Sopel has been awful at times this year!
November 12th, 2010
10:58 am
Smoothie-I think Ronny is enjoying being anonymous. He was unsuccessful in Monreal, rebounded in Columbus and got a nice contract from the Thrashers. Paul Brown, the old Cleveland Browns head football coach (Bengals too) will tell you preseason means almost nothing. Brownie won his fair share of championships, he knows that the only games that count are regular season. Boris' goose was cooked before his preseason game debacle this year.
November 12th, 2010
11:02 am
Pittsburgh REALLY SUCKS!
November 12th, 2010
11:02 am
Steve Avery said so….
November 12th, 2010
11:06 am
Coach talked about this and I noticed it as well watching the game. The difference last night was they made quick line changes, time after time. I kept watching rushes up ice and they'd gain the red line, dump and change and the new guys would come out flying.
I think that's integral to coach's "go go go" system and they have to keep doing it to outwork the other clubs. If they can get that one thing down, change early and often, it'll help tremendously.
So my key to last night's game was simple, change early and often and it worked against a Wild club who were sleepwalking last night. It'll work against clubs that are ready to play as well and keep us in games.
"Joe Friday got his wish! Enstrom played fewer minutes than he has all season and had his best game. Go figure"
He's fine going up ice, it's when he's out there defending our end that we get in trouble. Wild couldn't sustain an attack and we changed early and often and Toby can shine in on the offensive end. If we have down nights where we're stuck in our zone alot, you'll see him struggle.
November 12th, 2010
11:09 am
I have intersting question. I try to figure it out. If Little will be ready to play at Saturday or Sunday. Who will sit in press box???
My first person was Bolt. But it means we have to break Greek Line again.
If Little moves to Top lines, that means Antro or Stuart sghoud move to 3-4 line.
What do you think?
Or may be we have to hold Little to back to game???
November 12th, 2010
11:17 am
Russian – how about this for Pitt?
Greek Gods
Let Modin rest up for Sunday's game and keep Bolts to patrol Cooke and Goddard. Move Stew down to 4th line in lieu of Boults on Sunday or rest Antro on Sun for a maintenance day and put Stew at RW with Little Ladd.
November 12th, 2010
11:19 am
Sit me.
If Toby hadn't banked that acorn off my stick, I'd still be hungry.
November 12th, 2010
11:27 am
**to Smoothie**
I was thinking a same line, but Ladd-Pever-Berg palyed very well together lately. Modin needs to rest, but I think Antro will sit at Saturday.
Look it my line:
Greek Line
P.S. Sasha is Russian short of Aleksandr
November 12th, 2010
11:35 am
I like it Russian! But I think Rammer said he'd prolly reunite Laddy and Lits when Bryan's ready. And I think he will be: no headaches in a week and three practices to get his skating legs back. Kane NEEDS Little or Pevs. He has zero chemistry w/ Kane.
Bill – good observations w/r/t Modin. He also was the one who broke up the play behind the net to support the D on the PK and sparked the breakout for the shorty. He made me out to be a fool for saying he sux on the PK! Perhaps he is finally getting his old legs under him?
November 12th, 2010
11:37 am
**to Rawhide**
I am agree with your comments also. Keep Little on press box little bit more. He will recover completely.
November 12th, 2010
11:44 am
Yes, Kane has no chemistry with himself! Ha, I meant Antro.
How bout that Sasha B? Sounds like an 80's singing group. Swedee Modinee, Sasha B and the Eager Boys! LOL
A good nickname for the line might be Old Man Swede and the Eager Russian.
November 12th, 2010
11:44 am
Good win. Any win is obviously good. Great passes by Pevs and Enstrom on the Modin goal. Ramsey says the system of "rapid line changes"worked. So it's not aggressive forechecking, defending the blue line, moving the puck rapidly out of your own end, but "smooth transition in line changes". Yeah right Rammer.
November 12th, 2010
11:55 am
Smoothie – Sasha B is too close to Sasha Baron Cohen – a.k.a Borat. =)
November 12th, 2010
11:58 am
"So it's not aggressive forechecking, defending the blue line, moving the puck rapidly out of your own end, but "smooth transition in line changes". Yeah right Rammer."
jimbo, I think he's spot on and all of the above is correct. What I mean, and what I think Ramsay is teaching, is that if you make rapid line changes, then the guys on ice will always have fresh legs and thus the energy to forecheck aggressively, defend the blue line, and move the puck rapidly up ice. It's his "go go go" philosophy, and you have to have fresh legs on the ice to do all of it, key here is rapid line changes and they really did do that last night, it was very noticeable how often they changed.
November 12th, 2010
12:05 pm
Remember the good old days Bill. Flames did not win em all but they would scrap at drop of puck. Sigh…
November 12th, 2010
12:06 pm
Time to shake up Kaner, drop him to the 3rd line or sit him.
I have sports envy for those of you in Atl. Would have loved to been there last night, Always Hoping had the right idea. Thrashers at the Bulb then head to the Dome.
November 12th, 2010
12:07 pm
Antro-Bergfors-Max had great chemistry last season, they knew where each other was at all times. Kane is still playing the individual game. If that line gets going…..
Freddie Mo was better last night, but he is still too slow. I have seen Levy concession stand workers at the Dome move faster than Modin.
Another observation from last night-NO HITTING! I have seen no-check league games with more hitting. Only Clutterbuck was active and all his hits were clean. I dislike Clutterbuck's need for the shield, but I like his hitting.
November 12th, 2010
12:18 pm
World – we need more hitting for sure! Ladd was good at using his body effectively all nite. He could teach a clinic. Kane needs to find that edge again, he's floating too much looking for that loose puck and timely snipe. Play your game son! As for Antro, he had ridiculous chemistry with Little and Bergie after the trade. That's the next line to get a reunion if Antro/Kane can't get going in the same direction.
Zombie – good point. High five!
November 12th, 2010
2:02 pm
What player with a small name will be returning on Saturday night?
This guy, right here:
Look for #Thrashers center Bryan Little to return Saturday vs. Penguins.
November 12th, 2010
2:05 pm
Woohoo! Go B-Lits!
November 12th, 2010
2:13 pm
It's like our namesake here, World Be Free, who as a basketball player, thought to pass the ball was a slap in his face. In pick-up games, we used to pass the ball to guys who would then dribble and shoot, and nicknamed them the "Black Hole" (RE: Abyss).
I mean no racial disrespect when I say that Kane is the black hole on this team. The puck goes on his stick and the rest of the guys never see it again. Now, with some guys I like the shoot-first, pass-second mentality (Stamkos leaps to mind), but Kane was brilliant last year letting others do the puck carrying and going hard to the net. I'd liked to see more of that, and an occasional pass.
WBF agrees, anyone else?
November 12th, 2010
2:17 pm
Looking forward to Evander reminding a certain glass-jawed Penguin that he is Kaners beyatch and not to disrespect "our house". Hopefully there are many pictures of last years K.O. that Cooke sees every shift he is on the ice. Only thing that would make it sweeter is if Cindy tries to block a shot and somehow gets hit in the taint with the puck. That would make up for his "cheap shots" on Doris a while back… its time we show the doubters that, when properly motivated, we can handily win games! GO THRASHERS!!
November 12th, 2010
2:21 pm
Stendek- Thanks for the trip down memory lane…I remember that fight against Toronto. The Flames would drop gloves with the best of them…
November 12th, 2010
2:33 pm
Red Light-I still have to remind myself that Kane is only 19 years old. A co-worker of mine, who had never been to a hockey game until last night, was first to note how young our team is. Kane shows flashes of moving forward, then takes a few steps sideways. He needs a strong-willed veteran to take him under his wing and teach him the on ice requirements to become a star. Who will that be?
Here is another case for having a team captain, an authority. Coaches can coach all they want, but the real influences are the players. As Smoothie noted, Ladd was a consistent hitter last night-he shows flashes of being a leader. we need a captain, you cannot win in the playoffs without an on-ice leader. Kane could use him right now.
November 12th, 2010
3:40 pm
Kane is becoming a puck hog. Weren't there some rumblings about his attitude earlier? If so he need to have a little heart to heart with a seasoned vet. Show him the right way. Kid's a tremendous talent – just needs some guidance.
November 12th, 2010
3:46 pm
Only thing that would make it sweeter is if Cindy tries to block a shot and somehow gets hit in the taint with the puck.
November 12th, 2010
3:53 pm
A taint shot would really puck cindy up and give him an excuse for that constant whiny scowl on his face, would also teach him about Karma. Hit one of our guys in the nuts, it''s coming back to you threefold!
Anyone want to remind me what the "Cindy Crosby Hat Trick" is?
November 12th, 2010
4:00 pm
Frankly, I would have thought Sopel would have talked individually to everyone by now, but maybe he feels he needs more time before he begins criticizing/helping his younger teammates. Of course, the conversations simply may have fallen on deaf ears, as they do when I first talk to my kids around Kane's age. It sinks in, usually about two or three of the same mistakes later.
November 12th, 2010
4:16 pm
If Kane were a normal kid he'd be a sophomore in college. I think he was accused of challenging his teammates. He had a great attitute in Canadian juniors, when he didn't make the national team, he just worked harder.
November 12th, 2010
5:29 pm
Goodie goodie gumdrops.
November 12th, 2010
5:32 pm
Sorry, I've an ailment that makes me sound sarcastic and juvenile. I'm actually overwhelmed with joy from this victory. <- See, I'm all smiling and stuff.
November 12th, 2010
5:45 pm
For my Southern Thrasher fans. Break from hockey for now. Please enjoy. Note exchange between Fletcher and Yankee senator. Been excised from all broadcast versions.
November 12th, 2010
6:46 pm
The Thrashers like to tease you, just when you think they've got it together they go in and lose a stinker the next day. Pittsburgh is struggling right now so it will be interesting to watch how the Thrashers perform tomorrow. The play of Burmistrov has really impressed me, I think when he adds a few more pounds of muscle, he's going to be come a real star in this league. He's got good speed, great hands, and he's not afraid to get in the corners.
November 12th, 2010
7:06 pm
My thoughts on the game: #8 is going to be a real good player for a real long time…motor is always running, and the kid just knows the game-also plays with a lot of heart-saw him come flying in on the forecheck and his man had to have a full head and an easy 50lbs on him and this kid bounced off him and then stayed all over him-won the puck and got it out to the point for a nice shot-no rebound but Eager was right there if there had been one. That line works. I hope Coach keeps them together for at least the next couple of games-you can see Modin and Eager talking with the kid-great resource for a rookie, and I'm sure one of the reasons we signed Freddie…they consistently had significant zone time and a goal as well as some other very near misses-great game from that whole line.
Peverly's line looked good as well, mostly because Pevs was the best Atlanta forward on the ice last night IMHO-he was hustling, and seemed to be everywhere, got denied on that wraparound, but he keeps playing at that level and he will no doubt be rewarded (and soon)!
Kane was playing a lot more selfishly than I've seen from him, a lot of times he would try and dangle to create his own shot, ignoring his linemates-certainly not his best outing, but you also have to give credit to Minny-they clearly had that line penciled in for "special attention"…I may be splitting hairs and looking for nits to pick, but I've come to expect better from young Kane, guess I'm just spoiled.
Bergfors is pretty darn good-I can't help but thinking that he'd be better served on Big Nik's line (btw-how PO'd was Nik in the last 5min? would love to see the big guy with that sort of snarl more often).
That Burns kid for Minnesota is the truth. I would be happy to throw Hainsey money (overpay) at him when/if he goes FA. I thought he was the best player on the ice last night-personally responsible for breaking up at least 3 scoring opportunities, and making himself more than a little useful on our end. Barring injury that guy looks to be an All-Star.
Pavelec still playing a little too far forward, but team did a MUCH better job keeping shooters out of the juicy areas and blocked a ton of shots for him… that deflection goal is going to get past pretty much anybody, so I'm not going to fault him there-there is still a lot of work for him to do as far as preventing/preparing for the 2nd shot, but you can see why they felt OK about letting Lehtonen go (I still think that was a dumb move).
Bogey looked better but I get the feeling the kid either is overthinking or not-so-bright…not really sure which, but I did like the fact that he concentrated on playing a simple "honest" game-bad penalty to give them their PP goal, but I do hope he's turning things around.
Finally we went up against a team that was markedly slower than us and it showed-I'm sure I wasn't the only one shocked when Modin(!) hoofed it around his man to set up the Eager goal. But that goes to show that if tis team skates the way it can, then Ramsay's scheme works. even if the other team shuts down your top line (Kane/Antro), this scheme will put even grinders in position to light the lamp! Line changes were much improved and for the first time in a long time we had sustained (multi-shift) pressure in the other guys zone as a result.
Good win, a lot of positives to build off of and just what the doctor ordered.
November 12th, 2010
7:17 pm
I think that Kane is getting a bad rap. He has way too much speed to be on the same line as Andro. Kane gets down the rink and he is all alone. Andro has either not healed or has lost a big ol' step to his game. His game is now setting up in front and ripping a lethal shot. With his size he is hard to move off the puck. But with his wheels he is killing Kane.
Kane is a first line player who needs speed with him. He is responsible enough defensively, -10 notwithstanding. But Andro is in a completely different place than Kane is and it is very evident.
November 12th, 2010
7:47 pm
Tom-I agree that Kane claerly has better wheels than Antro, but Stewart ain't slow in the least-watch last nights game and you will see more than one instance of #9 taking off with the puck and never showing any sign he was looking for a linemate or anything but a shot-infact there were a couple of shifts in the 2nd where Kane pulled a Kovalchuk (take puck from redline and try and skate through 3 opposition players at their blueline)… not saying that he shouldn't put his head down and go for it ever, but it's a team game, and no one in this league can consistently outskate AND out handle AND put the puck in the net…if he has no confidence in his linemates or overconfidence in his abilities it equals to the same turnover and counterattack.
Personally, I'd put Kane with Peverly and keep them together. Ladd or Little would fill in quite nicely on the other wing…Stewart also.
I'm not saying that Kane's play is anywhere near the level of selfish that we saw from #17-just that he definitely played selfishly last night, had several opportunities to pass to a linemate and instead concentrated on doing it himself. It's something I do not want to see as the start of a trend.
November 12th, 2010
8:48 pm
Watching the Pittsburgh v Tampa Bay game, and a couple stats regarding the game tomorrow popped up:
a. Bergfors has 4g 4a in six career games vs. Pittsburgh
b. Pittsburgh is 29-9-2 lifetime vs. Atlanta
November 12th, 2010
9:50 pm
If anyone is intersted….. Kovalchuck scores game winner in overtime with a PP goal from left circle (he drew the tripping penalty penalty from Penner) as NJ wins their first home game of the season against the Oilers.
A big turn of events from the wiff on the shoot-out the other night.
November 12th, 2010
9:55 pm
Yeah, but did you see what Kovy did 2 nights ago in a shootout against Buffalo? He needed to score to keep the game going.
November 12th, 2010
10:34 pm
Hi Curly. Still not worth tremendous salary. Sure did enjoy shootout whiff though. Peace. STENDEK
November 13th, 2010
12:56 am
Give credit where credit is due. One night he whiffs and the next game he scores the OT game winner. And while we are on the subject, other guys who have signed long-term contracts with other teams as a free agent never got the amount of criticism in the pres that Kovalchuk has. All of a sudden he's a villain for being able to take advantage of the system that was created, not for him, but for all teams and players. Personally, I think it is embarrassing for the league to allow the antagonists to parade the anti-Kovalchuk sentiment and even give it top billing on the league's site. Do I like him? No, but he doesn't deserve vilification either. Here, I know why there is hatred, elsewhere I think it borders on witch hunt. Shame on them.
November 13th, 2010
8:16 am
WBF- Great assessment of Burmy. I liked this kid from the very first game.
Stendek- Thanks for the fight link. Also like this one with the fan waving the flag over the fight. Ah, the good ole days.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEpY8anSTWQ&feature=related
November 13th, 2010
11:24 am
Kaner and Stewie centered by Litt's on 3rd line, I smell 2 goals from that line. And a Thrasher victory.
November 13th, 2010
11:25 am
Late in his rookie season, D Zach Bogosian looked like he was going to be the next big thing on the blueline, but it's really been a struggle since — 25 points, minus-22 in 89 games since the start of 2009-2010.
Found this in the power rankings, Atlanta 14.
But Zach has and is really slipping fast… Should he be moved while he still has "some" value ????
November 13th, 2010
2:14 pm
WBF what's up with you and the "they're only kids" all the time. I sense a sheltered life. Do people need to keep reminding you of the average age of our fighting "MEN" ?
Kane v Cooke #2 tonight or does Eager step in and waste that dude ? Oh, Kane didn't look like a little college boy that night WBF.
November 13th, 2010
2:17 pm
Rawhide, was that you out on Spring St this morning with all the JROTCs ?
November 13th, 2010
2:20 pm
Thursday was a great night in the city. Thrashers won big, Falcons beat a team from the AFC that they very well could see again in the SB and Ray Lewis and his friends did kill anybody while visiting Atlanta this time.
November 13th, 2010
2:21 pm
LAC- I'm pretty sure it's a bit early to be giving up on Bogosian.
November 13th, 2010
2:21 pm
" DIDN'T " sorry
November 13th, 2010
4:49 pm
The Flyers signed Carter for 11 years, 5.27mil Cap Hit! Thoughts?
November 13th, 2010
7:56 pm
Sopel finally off the Schneid.
November 13th, 2010
9:28 pm
And that's about the only positive. Bergfors scored, but we gave the game away for those 20 minutes or so we decided to stop playing, between the second and third period.
November 13th, 2010
9:29 pm
Thrashers had plenty of chances. Fluery STOLE this one for the Guins.
November 13th, 2010
10:58 pm
Brutial November is correct. Good effort, but we need to show we can be a better match against the
teams like this one… Points we can ill afford to lose…
November 13th, 2010
10:58 pm
What a time for FLEURY to turn his season around? Good for Sopel to get his 1st of the year. Back to .500. Still ahead of where I thought they'd be, at Game # 17.
Jeff Carter giving Philly a nice cap hit … is a good sign that the players like Philly. They just went to the Cup Finals. With some breaks, they could get back there again. Must be nice to have a market where players WANT to re-sign, for their UFA years.
November 13th, 2010
10:59 pm
Did Thrashers provide Vaseline too? These gutless wonders were reamed once against on home ice. What a damn surprise! By the untalented Pittsburgh Tuxedobirds of Cynthia Crossdresser. Hope all the quitters in blue are damn happy. Any idiot who paid good money to see that shet, not rooting for Penguins, should seek qualified medical help. Total bullshet once more in critical home appearance. So much for building fan base huh Zach? Guess what? Pathetic Pavs is back! Along with no score offense of Craig Petrino. Clueless uncaring scum! Total shets! To Hell with em. STENDEK
November 13th, 2010
11:09 pm
Bogosian is dumber than a box of rocks.
November 13th, 2010
11:12 pm
I am totally outraged by the following. This a$$hole needs to be fired now. Damn clueless jerkoff bestard!…
"Just very frustrated after that (yet another total bullshet giveup debacle on home ice)," Thrashers coach Craig (Petrino) whined. "I thought we played very well (well enough to lose at home yet again right a$$hole). We battled (to get home as quickly as we could after game). We created chances (to solicit Atlanta hookers I guess) and we just gave up (only honest thing liar said) a couple (couple times two as in four goals moron). … We did a good job (glad you love losses so damn much scumball). I think in this case we deserved a better result (got one lazy uncaring team deserved jacka$$)."
So shove your transparent excuses wanna be coach. Heard all of em before! STENDEK
November 13th, 2010
11:14 pm
Nice to see the building 85 percent full, although 45 percent were dressed in black and some sort of golden color. Pittsburgh is now 5-0 in the second of back-to-back games with no morning skate. In my opinion game changed when Craig Adams and Mike Rupp began banging everything in their path late in the second. Thrashers were outhit in their own building, which is unacceptable. Ladd best player on the ice for Thrashers with Buff a close 2nd tonight. Tough call on Burmistrov for boarding, which also tilted the ice in Pittsburgh's favor. Pavs was not at fault. Couple of tough bounces.
Carter's contract was expected just not the length. Comes off last game hat trick too.
Cam Ward pulled in second straight game for Carolina. Now 61 straight games without a shutout.
Southeast Division went 0-3-1 tonight against Pitt, Buf, Mtl and Philly. Hmmm?
November 13th, 2010
11:15 pm
Sorry I missed you tonight R. Stroz. Had young teens with me!
November 13th, 2010
11:31 pm
Red Light – Did you hear the vuvuzela after the Thrasher's first goal?
BTW, I wouldn't introduce young minds to the local lunatic either.
November 13th, 2010
11:38 pm
Falcons care. So, I have been told, do Hawks. Jury still out on Braves. Thrashers collect paychecks while awaiting first opportunity to escape from Atlanta. That should be evident to everyone! To those who shelled out money to watch shet job at Philips Arena. SUCKERS! PT was right. All of you require psycho assistance. Support the incompetence. Demand nothing. Nothing is all you will ever receive! STENDEK
November 13th, 2010
11:40 pm
Tough bounces Red Light? Now you sound like Sori Letemin and John Petrino. Expect better from you than that! STENDEK
November 13th, 2010
11:59 pm
Was stendek kidnapped by aliens and returned due to faulty parts?
November 14th, 2010
12:27 am
You're being pretty hard on the coach, there, stendek. The team had good effort, but made some mistakes tonight.
They also didn't seem to read the boards very well. There's a lot of things I'm seeing from Ramsay that is uncharted territory for the guys who've been here for a while. Passing off the boards is one big thing that I've noticed, and you can watch the game and tell if a player has played a system like that before. Our guys don't seem to get it right very often.
Another thing I noticed was some awful officiating. Enstrom getting boarded really pissed me off, and there was an official watching him get boarded. No call? Preposterous.
Bogosian needs some downtime. By that, I mean time down in Chicago. Bogosian looks awful out there. Is there an injury he's hiding again? Holding the stick too tight? Has his confidence level sunk so low, that it looks up to the ice level? Whatever it is, he needs some bigtime help.
Lastly, did anyone else notice how the power play looked more like the power pray? Well, there was a power pray going on at the Dome this evening, so the Thrashers may have picked that up in solidarity. http://www.gadome.com/events_ticketing/events/all/1007085.aspx
November 14th, 2010
4:09 am
Bogosian is way too slow. Wonder if it´s the weight he+s put on during the summer. Remember first season when he transported the puck so great with his speed. He´s not even fast anymore as he was, you can easily see that.
November 14th, 2010
4:12 am
time to bench bogosian..he looks pathetic..pitiful pavs needs to sit more, just ride mason out craig petrino, please for all our sakes!!
another heartless effort, what a surprise! when you get complete incompetence from the top (craig petrino) the players sure seem to feed off that!! Hey Bogosian, I mean Bozo, sry, hey bozo..quit lookin at the stands for calculation of percentage filled/vs.empty seats you loser and play some damn hockey… I think I speak for many here when I say.. man, i wish we had chosen Luke Shenn, Filatov or Tyler Myers..(all chosen behind BOZO) Hey new and improved nickname…BOZO THE BUST!! Ill be back, stay true Stendek, much love..
November 14th, 2010
4:14 am
Bozo the Bust and Pitiful Paveloss… what a combo, takin the city by storm!!
November 14th, 2010
7:20 am
Forget Hossa. Do you think Pens made out on the trade if you just consider Armstrong for DuPuis?
November 16th, 2010
5:50 pm


text:
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WDRB) – Eric Gordon rolled into Indiana University six years ago, scored more points than any Hoosier freshman has ever scored and went directly to the National Basketball Association. He currently makes more than $3.8 million per season for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Eron Gordon is the latest greatest in the family, a precocious sophomore at North Central High School in Indianapolis, who is ranked one of the top 30 prospects in his class by one recruiting service. Nobody would be shocked if Eron Gordon also became a $3.8 million man.
Then there is The Other Gordon.
His name is Evan.
He is barely 6 feet, smaller than his older and younger brothers. He isn't as quick or as strong. His jump shot has not stirred NBA scouts to hyperventilate. He has point guard size but off guard skills.
But check the video of the Indiana basketball team. Evan Gordon is becoming more than The Other Gordon. He's becoming The Guy to Watch if the Hoosiers are going to contend in the Big Ten and make another visit to the NCAA Tournament.
Not the star. That will be either Yogi Ferrell, the point guard, or center Noah Vonleh. But over the last two games Gordon has become the essential third option that Indiana needs to keep the double teams from suffocating Ferrell or Vonleh.
After scrambling to score 45 points in IU's first eight games, Gordon has delivered 41 in the Hoosiers' last two, including 26 Tuesday night as the Hoosiers dispatched Oakland, 81-54, in Assembly Hall.
Somebody asked Gordon if he had received a congratulatory text message from big brother. He shook his head.
He'd better check Twitter. This is what his Eric Gordon said after Evan made 10 of 12 shots, including four of five three-point shots for a team that has looked lost from the perimeter:
"My bro @EvanGordon10 is on FIRE!!!!! Man he got me fired up right now."
Gordon embarrassed Oakland coach Greg Kampe – in several ways. One, Kampe designed his scouting report to make the Hoosiers win the game with jump shots. Why not? The Hoosiers started the night ranked last in the Big Ten in three-point shooting, the only team in the league making less than 30 percent of its attempts.
Reason Two?
Kampe didn't know Gordon's name. Really. Still doesn't. Really.
"I don't even know who the guy is who made the 20,000 points or whatever he scored," Kampe said. "I couldn't tell you who he was."
This is who Evan Gordon was: A guy who wanted to follow his brother to IU in 2009, but wasn't good enough. So he played two seasons at Liberty University and then transferred to Arizona State, so he could be closer to Eric, who used to play for the Clippers in Los Angeles.
After two seasons in Tempe, Evan Gordon had his degree and was ready to move again. Exit Remy Abell. Enter Evan Gordon. This time he wanted to come home so he could play in front of his parents, little brother and other family members. The degree and the NCAA fifth-year transfer rule made him eligible from the first head fake.
Through the first eight games, Gordon did not look like the guy who averaged 10 points and made nearly 35 percent of his 176 three-point attempts for ASU. He seemed reluctant to shoot -- or attack. He averaged less than six points per game, made one of his first nine threes and did not have any field goals in three different games.
Somebody got the word to Gordon that timid basketball won't work in the Big Ten. Last season IU had three guys who averaged at least a dozen points per game. This team has had two -- Vonleh and Ferrell, and Ferrell has had to handle all the work from outside.
In the last two games – granted against North Florida and Oakland – Gordon has made 17 of 21 shots, including 5 of 7 threes. He has played like a guy who is eager to compete at Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin and the other hot spots in this league.
"When your team has confidence in you to make your shot, it gives you confidence," Gordon said.
Tom Crean needs Gordon to play the way he has played the last two games if the Hoosiers are going to defeat Notre Dame in Indianapolis Saturday and win more games than they lose in the Big Ten.
This is why: Other than Ferrell, Gordon has become the only Hoosier you must consistently defend on the perimeter.
"It's important (that Gordon keep shooting well)," Crean said. "But it's going to have to even be more than that is this league … the teams are good.
"It's really, really hard to find things that work offensively when the other team knows that somebody can't shoot, OK, or is not making shots."
Evan Gordon has been making shots the last two times Indiana has played. He's becoming more than The Other Gordon. Opposing teams would be wise to remember his name.
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RAE MORRIS MAKEUP SEMINAR (click here to register)
Melbourne - Monday, 16 December 2013
Due to demand we have managed to secure Rae for one Melbourne Seminar before the end of the year...
Date: Monday, 16 December 2013
Venue: Parkroyal Hotel, Melbourne Airport (Bairnsdale Room)
Featuring live demonstrations by Rae of her personal techniques, tips and looks, this is a solid 8 hours (9am-5pm) of Rae sharing the knowledge that has made her one of the world's most influential fashion makeup artists. Rae will personally show you the inspiration, techniques and inside industry knowledge that made her 4 times Australian Makeup Artist of the year and led to her directing more than 100 shows for L'Oreal Paris.
This is the perfect next step if you're looking for the inspiration, knowledge and techniques to turn your passion for makeup into a full-time career or if you want to take your career to the next level.
$595 (exc GST)
full day workshop 9 am - 5 pm
All ages - numbers strictly limited
Here is some feedback from MUA's who attended the recent Perth Seminar..
"..it was such a wonderful experience for me, Rae is a true inspiration, she's so down to earth and honest...I feel very privileged to have taken part in her workshop." Monique Grobler
"I was blown away by the intimate setting and the fact we got to meet you (Rae) at such close quarters... The seminar is simply a must for any make up artist. I feel very grateful for the opportunity. It will certainly shape my path going forward.' Susan Mootassem
"I learnt so much in one day than what I've learnt over all my years and courses and You tubing" Tamzin Mulder
Advanced Seminar Content
We have asked Rae to provide an overview of what will be covered and as you will see below, if you want to take your makeup career to the next level, this is an opportunity you definitely don't want to miss. We hope to see you there!
Fashion makeup is one thing, but does having all the fashion trend techniques down pat necessarily make a women look younger and sexier? Not always…
This seminar will definitely give you all the techniques to push your makeup skills to current fashion edge, but it will also give you specific techniques which will enable you to apply these looks to every women who sits in front of you and that's what makes the difference between a good makeup artist and a great one... this is where this seminar is different.
My goal is to have you to walk away with skills that will turn your makeup life around, and give you essential skills that will make women want you more and more - this is what being a "great makeup artist" is all about… not just the fashion looks, but the skills to make women look younger and sexier than they have ever looked before. We'll cover…
Making it in the fashion world…
- Understanding the cut-throat world of editorial fashion and how to really make it to the top in the industry
- How to guarantee success in the fashion world of makeup
- Why an agent is essential, which are the best ones and how to get one
- How to produce a published makeup shoot with the photographer of your dreams
- How to get your work published in top international fashion magazines just by sending the right email shots to the right person at the right time
Building your wedding business…
- How to tackle all the complications that go with this sometimes stressful day
- How to double your income while working less and without any form of advertising
Getting inspiration…
- How to get your mind more creative
- Where the worlds best go for inspiration
- How to be on the forefront of the latest trends in makeup, (you too can have access to the same information the top beauty editors have to the latest makeup trends, before they appear in magazines!)
Super techniques that will take your career to a new level…
- How to make every face you makeup look ten years younger
- How to lift the eyes
- How to deal with wrinkles, heavy eyelids and all the signs of aging
- Foundation, how different textures can make or break the 'look' of your makeup
- How to avoid powdering everyone and keep you makeup fresh all day
- Beautiful clean fresh makeup for brides, red carpet and editorial campaigns
- Eyeliner, how to create the perfect line even with the shakiest of hands. Eyeliner, literally makes or breaks your eye makeup, so will cover when to line and when not to!
- Lashes, how mixing sets instead of applying the "one type of lash" lifts the eyes!
- How to create a Modern Smokey eye, and how to make women's eyes look more alive and younger
- Eye Brows, how to lift the eye and narrow the nose
- Contouring, making men and women look years younger, how to thin the face and create the 'ultimate cheek bone'
- When to line under the eye and when not to
- Eye cupping (the latest trend in makeup)
- How to work color on the eyes
- Lips, how to get a killer lip line that's anti aging with no pencil
And finally, your Makeup kit – what should be in it and how to save a fortune. I'll cover all my makeup purchasing mistakes and teach you how to tell by a wipe of a finger what's great quality and what's just a rip off (something I wish someone told me years ago)
All this woven with the inside knowledge, tricks and techniques I've used throughout my career to make it in the industry.
It will be a full-on day, but if you are serious about a career in makeup this is the day you need to take it to the next level.
I look forward to seeing you all soon!


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Fine Arts
The Department of Fine Arts educates students in a variety of fine arts fields, as well as prepares students to teach art. Our NASAD accredited programs offer a variety of degree options for students interested in becoming productive artists and craft persons, as well as art teachers and art historians. Classes are held in well-equipped studios in small groups with individualized attention. Our students form a diverse community that centers around learning the concepts, skills and techniques needed for successful careers in the arts.
For detailed information about the Department of Fine Arts, visit our web site at www.kean.edu/~finearts/
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Library and Information Studies (UCL Qatar) MA
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Qatar has a bold vision to become a Knowledge Society. It is also committed to developing a world-class Qatar National Library (QNL) which will 'bridge with knowledge Qatar's heritage and future'. This ground-breaking MA programme aims to nurture a world-class cadre of library and information professionals and train the future leaders of the sector.
Mode of study
- Full-time 1 year
Tuition fees
- UK/EU Full-time: QAR98,825
- UK/EU Part-time: QARTBC
- Overseas Full-time: QAR98,825
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Application date
- All applicants: 1 May 2014
More details in Application section.
What will I learn?
This MA mirrors the academic programme offered at UCL in London, within the Qatari context. The programme provides students with an awareness of current issues and trends in library and information work; fosters understanding of the processes by which information is produced, disseminated, controlled and recorded; gives possession of the theoretical basis of the discipline; and equips students with practical skills for the identification, location, management and organisation of information.
Why should I study this degree at UCL?
The programme will be delivered within the broader context provided by the Qatar Foundation, the Qatar National Library, and the growing cultural and information environment in Qatar.
The programme will be delivered by dedicated UCL Qatar staff, with input from UCL Information Studies staff in London, the UK's largest Department of Information Studies with an international research reputation and rated by both The Times and The Guardian newspapers as the best information school in the UK.
Accreditation is being sought by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. The programme consists of six core modules (90 credits), two optional modules (30 credits), and a dissertation (60 credits). The programme consists of six core modules (90 credits), two optional modules (30 credits), and a dissertation (60 credits).
A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits, full-time nine months).
Core Modules
All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 12–15,000 words.
Teaching and Learning
The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, private reading, seminars, practical classes, small group work, group project work, computer laboratory sessions, essay writing, and independent research. Students can access and use the virtual learning environment (Moodle) at UCL, which provides the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of UCL staff both in London and Qatar. Intensive short courses will also be delivered by visiting staff from UCL Information Studies (in London) Assessment takes a variety of forms including: essays, portfolios, prepared practical work, individual and group project work, report writing, policy writing, presentations, peer assessment and the dissertation. There is also a written examination, attached to the professional awareness module, and accounting for 50% of the marks.
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Departmental funding and scholarship opportunities are available. All successful candidates are eligible for consideration.
Further information about funding and scholarships can be found on the Scholarships and funding website.
Entry requirements
Normally at least a second-class Bachelor's degree in an appropriate subject from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard from a university or educational institution of equivalent rank.
Students should normally have a minimum of one year's experience in a relevant field, but those who do not will be able to acquire relevant experience in a range of other ways.
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Select your country for equivalent alternative requirements
English language proficiency level: Good
How to apply
Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.
The deadline for applications is 1 May 2014.
Who can apply?
This programme is suitable for graduates with some experience in a related field who wish to form the cohort of dedicated library and information professionals in Qatar, the region or beyond.
What are we looking for?
When we assess your application we would like to learn:
- why you want to study Library and Information Studies (UCL Qatar) at graduate level
- why you want to study Library and Information Studies (UCL Qatar) at UCL
- what particularly attracts you to this programme
- how your academic and professional background meets the demands of this programme
- where you would like to go professionally with your degree
Graduates will be able to work in a wide network of settings including school libraries, libraries based in government ministries, and many more libraries in institutions such as museums and societies, and countless business libraries and archives.
The first cohort of students on the Library and Information Studies (UCL Qatar) MA are due to graduate in 2014, therefore no information on graduate destinations is currently available.
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Q&A: Could feeding my baby cereal disrupt her sleep routine?
My 4-month-old daughter is just getting over her first cold and I also just started her on rice cereal once a day, at night. Suddenly she is not sleeping through the night when for weeks she had been sleeping all night. Do you think her unusual wakefulness at night could be due to the cereal? And is there anything extra I could do to help her sleep through the night again? How much cereal should I be giving her?
I'm glad to hear you and your 4-month-old have presumably made it through her first cold! That said, there are several things that come to mind when you ask about sleeping and eating changes at this age. While I can share with you some general thoughts, it will be most useful to enlist the help of your own pediatrician to figure out whether or not your baby's changes in sleeping and eating habits are truly related to each other or her recent illness.
I always make sure to tell new parents facing their child's first cold that it is not uncommon for children to not only be a bit off routine in the day or two before their symptoms start to appear, but also in the several days (or weeks) after the symptoms seem to have resolved. Eating and sleeping routines are most commonly affected by illnesses. I typically find that babies may be less interested in solid foods when they have a common cold. It is most important to focus on keeping babies well-hydrated during periods of illness, so a lack of interest in solid foods isn't usually much of a problem. I also find that sleep routines are disturbed by something as seemingly simple as a snotty nose cold—especially in infants who may not yet have even established a good sleep routine—because of difficulty breathing and the mucus drainage and irritation that we all experience when trying to sleep with a head cold.
For a previously good sleeper at the age of 4 months, frequent waking may also simply be from a change in your bedtime routine. When babies have a cold, it's very common and understandable for parents to offer additional TLC. If this extra loving attention happens to include additional rocking, holding, and/or nursing/bottle feeding at bedtime, then parents may find themselves faced with a baby who has begun to be dependant on these sorts of sleep aids to fall asleep (a common sleep problem I've addressed here) even after her cold symptoms have resolved.
And finally, any time new foods are introduced into a baby's diet, it's worth taking note of and discussing with your pediatrician any resulting changes in her appetite, symptoms, behavior, or feeding routines. These can include, among other things, such symptoms as fussiness, gassiness, rashes, diarrhea, or blood in the stools.


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The farm sits off Baird Road between Oakesdale and Rosalia. It's all part of a new clean energy project.
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