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While the report has not been confirmed by the Steelers, Schefter is usually right on the money with his information. The deadline for restricted free agents only nine days away, it is very likely that the Steelers front office will halt negotiations until Wallace signs the tender and reports. He needs one more season under his belt before he can become an unrestricted free agent.
The Steelers are not known to meeting demands of high priced guys, and since no other team is prepared to pay Wallace the outrageous, Larry Fitzgerald type money he wants, it is likely Wallace will report to training camp but miss the off-season activities. This could falter new offensive coordinator Todd Haley's progress, however as long as Wallace shows up it's not a huge deal.
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An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
Introduction | "R" Reading | Curse of the Pharaoh | End-of-the-World Prophecies
Index | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
Shipton, Mother No reference to Mother Shipton prior to 1641 is in existence. It is thus difficult to determine whether this English prophet actually existed as she is represented in folklore, though writings seriously ascribed to her are being reproduced even today. There were several women who claimed to be her, but it is a Yorkshire claimant who has won the title.
Mother Shipton was Ursula Southill (or Sowthiel, or Southiel), the incredibly ugly daughter of Agatha Southill, known locally herself as a powerful witch. She is supposed to have been born in a cave at Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, in 1488, and because of her unfortunate appearance and reputed powers, was widely rumored to be the child of Satan.
Sometime about 1512, she married a wealthy builder from York named Tobias Shipton. She soon attained considerable notoriety throughout England as "The Northern Prophetess," and her prognostications received great public attention, were printed in pamphlets, and were widely distributed. Though copies of these publications still exist, most of what can be found today are mere forgeries, and many meteorological and astrological almanacs published as late as the nineteenth century used Mother Shipton's name freely. An 1838 book gives an idea of the overblown claims made for such tomes. It is titled The New Universal Dream-Book; or The Dreamer's Sure Guide to the Hidden Mysteries of Futurity —— By Mother Shipton.
A 1686 book attributed to Edwin Pearson, The Strange and Wonderful History of Mother Shipton, because of its similarity to another book, Life and Death of Mother Shipton, was probably actually written by Richard Head, who also wrote The English Rogue, a racy account of his experiences with various tricksters, cheats, and rascals of his day.
Many localized prophecies were invented to use the Shipton name to advantage. In a 1740 book by John Tyrrel, Past, Present and To Come: or, Mother Shipton's Yorkshire Prophecy, is quoted what might well have been issued as a genuinely pre-event prediction:
Time shall happen A Ship shall sail upon the River Thames, till it reach the City of London, the Master shall weep, and cry out, Ah! What a flourishing City was this when I left it! Unequalled throughout the World! But now scarce a House is left to entertain us with a Flagon.
This prophecy has all of recorded time in which to be fulfilled, since no date is given or even suggested. Also, no cause of this calamity is specified. War, earthquake, or fire could all produce the cited effect. In fact, no disaster of a physical nature is inferred. Believers have declared that this is a prophecy of the Great Fire of London (1666), which is also said to have been foretold by Nostradamus and other seers.
A perfect example of an unquestionably true Shipton "prediction" is the often-quoted and misquoted:
Eighteen hundred and thirty-five,
Which of us shall be alive?
Many a king shall end his reign
Many a knave his end shall gain.
Though one can hardly argue with this question and the two statements, the verse was resurrected at the end of 1934 with the change of "Eighteen" to "Nineteen."
The famous seeress died at age seventy-three in 1561 and is believed to be buried at Clifton, just outside the city of York. On her memorial is carved:
Here lies she who never ly'd
Whose skill so often has been try'd
Her prophecies shall still survive
And ever keep her name alive.
This is said to be the only such tribute to a witch in all of England, since the usual memorial——if there is any——consists of nothing more than a cairn of stones to mark the spot where such a person was hanged or burned.
New inventions on behalf of Mother Shipton continue to be published even today.
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CKRY's Micro Kitchen Renovation
Before & After
Name & Profession: CKRY, architects
Location: Brooklyn Heights
Size: 400 square foot 1-bedroom in an 1870's co-op — owned
When we moved into our apartment four years ago, the kitchen was at the top of our list of things to tackle. Its dated appliances (c. 1980) were too big for the space and the kitchen was enclosed behind cumbersome doors. The intent of this monstrosity, we guessed, was to hide the kitchen since it was located in the main living space. But the enclosure wasn't fooling anyone — it was anything but discreet:
Enter Mini Kitchen Tour
We've since moved out of the apartment, but that tiny kitchen reno is still a fond memory. My husband and I tackled the old kitchen the first chance we got after moving in (i.e. day one). We already had a new and simple design planned, but getting the old kitchen out was the first obstacle. We gave away the old appliances on Craigslist. We tore the old kitchen enclosure out (it didn't go without a fight), pulled all the nails from the wood, and gave the materials to the building manager, who was eager to stockpile it in the basement for future projects. And we tore up the floor, which was a 2" raised platform of thick-set clay tile over the beautiful original oak parquet floor.
Our solution was to replace the old eyesore with something no-nonsense and unapologetic. Instead of hiding it behind an anything-but-demure enclosure, we attempted to make the new kitchen openly and quietly functional in the corner of the main living space. The layout wasn't ideal and we would obviously prefer a separate kitchen but space didn't allow for it. The next best thing, we determined, was to make this mini kitchen as functional and benign as possible (on a strict budget) within the apartment's main living space.
My/Our style: Good traditional bones with sensible modern tweaks
Inspiration: Peter Zumthor, Renzo Piano, farmhouse modern style
Favorite Element: the old building
Biggest Challenge: Storage. We created additional kitchen storage by carving a pantry out of an adjacent coat closet. It provided more than enough space for food storage, the microwave, and additional serving dishes.
What Friends Say: "We can't believe you cook so much in this tiny kitchen."
Biggest Embarrassment: kitchen in the living room
Proudest DIY: designing and building the backsplash out of off-the-shelf hardware store parts
Biggest Indulgence: the undercounter fridge
Best advice: hire a good plumber!
Stainless counter and integrated sink: custom by Monroe Kitchens in Rochester (585.235.3310)
Faucet: Moen, reused from old kitchen
Tiles: 3x6 honed Carrara marble from Bella Tile
Backsplash lighting: Super-Sleek T5 from Brodwax
Cabinets: AlanCraft
Undercounter refrigerator: 30" Marvel refrigerator/freezer (its 8 cubic feet of storage was plenty for us since we lived near lots of markets)
Range: Summit 20" professional gas range from Compact Appliance
Shelving: IKEA's GRUNDTAL
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wow nice job, I love the simplicity.
I have a tiny kitchen too. Did you make the wooden board to put over the stove top, or did you buy it? What you all did looks fantastic!
Great, great job! I love seeing proper kitchens for small spaces. Good work.
Love it. In 400 sq. ft. upper cabinets would have noticeably shrunk the room. Curious to know what the budget was considering how little compromise seems to have been made within the limitations of the space.
Nice job!
Very inspiring, I think you guys did an amazing job with such a tiny space. I love that the kitchen is minimalistic without being plain...great choice, considering the rest of the living area. Love, love, LOVE the backlit backsplash!
Love it. Looks so tidy and self-contained. The sink unit with countertop is so clever.
Looks good! I just wonder why the sink wasn't moved to the right side so the counter space is more functional.
Love the look, though I know it would never work with my sloppiness – or my appetite for cooking elaborate, messy meals.
Amazing use of space. I'm seriously impressed.
Great job on a challenging brief. Why go overboard when the place is a temporary waystop? I think you showed commendable restraint and excellent judgement.
Love the photo showing both the pantry and kitchen, with fluorescent pink pointers: 0326_kitchen07a.jpg.
And I for one do believe that you cooked plenty there. That dining table is in just the right place for a multi-tasking chopping/dining/reading the New York Times on table. Overall, your kitchen space is about the same size if not larger than my kitchen, where I regularly whip up turkey dinner for 12.
Looks great..and no clutter!
Fabulous! That's my favorite type of shelving that was used in the pantry! I recommend it all the time. Nice to know it works so well in a pantry too!


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WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The driver in an unusual traffic mishap will face trial. 27-year-old Brandon Bender of Antigo was charged with 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety and operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance.
According to the criminal complaint, Bender admitted drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana before driving his truck through Elderon April 7th. His girlfriend was 27-year-old Catherine Borchardt. She died from severe trauma to the head. Investigators believe Borchardt would have survived if she would have received medical attention sooner.
Judge Greg Huber ruled there was enough evidence to bind Bender over for trial Thursday during a preliminary hearing.
Bender remains free on a 15-thousand dollar signature bond, but must remain at home except under specific work, child care, and appointment conditions. He faces up to ten years in prison if convicted.


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A civil lawsuit filed against two of the three former Schaumburg narcotics officers accused of stealing and selling illegal drugs is moving to federal court.
Christopher Nelson is suing against the two former officers and the Village of Schaumburg. Nelson claims that in August 2012, he was arrested and sentenced to prison after former officers John Cichy and Terrance O'Brien planted drugs and other paraphernalia on his person during an illegal search.
The suit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court April 18, but attorneys for the village filed a petition Tuesday asking the suit be moved to U.S. District Court.
While at a bar on about Aug. 7, 2012, Nelson and his friend Cesar Hernandez stepped outside to talk as Hernandez smoked a cigarette, the suit states.
Shortly after, they decided to leave. The two were in their separate cars, parked close to each other, when Cichy and O'Brien "converged" on the cars with their weapons drawn, the suit states.
Nelson claims that Cichy and O'Brien then arrested the two, planting cocaine, a digital scale and small plastic bags on his person.
Nelson is seeking more than $50,000 in damages in the five-count suit, which accuses the village and two officers of false arrest, violation of due process, conspiracy, negligent supervision and indemnification.
A Schaumburg police spokesman previously declined to comment on the pending litigation.
The third officer accused of stealing and selling illegal drugs, Matthew Hudak, was not named in the suit.
More than a dozen people convicted of various drug offenses after being arrested by Hudak, Cichy and O'Brien have been cleared of charges since the officers were arrested on federal charges last January.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force joins with mourners who will gather tonight in vigils across the U.S. in honor of Jorge Steven López, a 19-year-old gay man brutally murdered in Puerto Rico in a possible hate crime. For more details on the vigils, click here.
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"The Task Force joins with Jorge Steven's family and with people all across the world to say, 'Homophobia's got to stop and stop now.' I have been in close contact with Jorge Steven's family and after meeting with his parents, Jorge López and Miriam Mercado, I was profoundly moved by their words. Jorge Steven's mother said, 'When my son told me he was gay, I told him, 'Now, I love you more.' I want to tell the world that hatred is not born with human beings, it is a seed that is planted by adults and is fostered creating a climate of intolerance and violence. We must change our ways and understand that anyone could have been my son. And I want everybody to know that Jorge Steven was a very much loved son.'
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Is a fine art painting with nude subject matter always acceptable anywhere in your home? What about photographs by a local artist? Should these works be relegated to more "adult" rooms like the dining room? Where should sculptures be placed and are they more or less acceptable than paintings? Or, should Americans just get over their fear of nudity, especially when it comes to art?
These are questions I'm constantly struggling with because I love figurative drawings, but I also love having guests and always want them to feel comfortable in my home. My quandary is complicated by my adoration of the artist Egon Schiele. I'm attracted to his striking expressionist drawing style, but his subject matter can be a little racy. In 1912, he was arrested and found guilty of exhibiting erotic drawings in a place accessible to children. During his trial, the judge burned one of Egon's offending drawings over a candle flame. Now Egon's drawings are considered genius and are worth up to $20 million (I bet the judge regretted this move 20 years later). Needless to say, a story like this one makes you think twice before you place an Egon Schiele on the wall.
I don't have children, but many of my friends are conservative. I would never want to make anyone feel uncomfortable, but I also find the fear of nudity in art silly. Many, maybe even most, great artists painted or sculpted nude subject matter, so why should I be limited in my choice of fine art because other people are overly sensitive?
The Proper Place for Nudes
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if you think it will bother guests- you'd have to choose which is more important... the art to you, or the comfort of your guests.
Or, just keep the nudies in your rooms, hallways, and out of the kitchen and guest living room areas? Keep the nude pics higher on a wall in a group of images- and it will de-intensify their offensive nature as they are seen as a group of artistic prints/drawings.... and not as the only thing on the wall - a big nude.
At the end of the day, you live there, your guests don't. While it's probably a good idea to keep anything that's a bit more on the racy side in more private areas, I see no problem with tasteful nudes in public areas. If your guests have a problem it's their problem. The whole fear of nudity thing is what makes nudity so taboo. I don't have any art that features completely nude subjects, but I do have a beautiful original sketch of a man in a loincloth and some pin-ups. I just moved in, so still debating exactly where to hang, but the loinclothed man will likely go in the kitchen/dining area. Quite prominent. If any children see it I'll tell them exactly what it is, a figure study. If the parents have an issue with it, well . . . fewer kids in the house.
I don't "fear" nudity in art, but I can't stand when it's used to shock or otherwise disturb the viewer. I resent the artist for it.
I think for most people, it's a question of context - people expect to see nudes in an art gallery, but might not expect to see it in the dining room.
If you have some great pieces that feature nudity, then I think they just need to be displayed with some tact - especially if you already know guests might not feel comfortable. As mentioned above, one must balance the love of art with the comfort of guests.
I think you should adorn your home how ever you see fit, guests are only spending a finite amount of time but you are the one living there.
I love Schiele, but if I really thought that one of his pieces (or my some of my own work for that matter) would really offend another's sensibilities enough to put a damper on the evening I would move it (temporarily of course.)
I vote for people to get over their fear of art nudity.
I agree with spectrogram.
I'm in the "people need to get over nudity" camp. If I had such art and enjoyed it I would display it in my home and people would just have to accept it or leave. Otherwise, why bother to own it in the first place if you are going to let your conservative friends decorate your home?
I have an Egon Schiele nude reproduction in the master bedroom but it's pretty tame. I can't quite imagine one of his more raunchy explicit drawings in my house with two small kids. I have a Picasso nude reproduction in the guest room, but again its pretty tame.
Tricky. It's 'home' -- a Personal Space so the right answer will vary with the individual.
This individual is a-ok with nudes of our taste (tasty nudes?) in photos and art in the house. That is who we are; it reflects our tastes and culture and aesthetic. People we invite to our home likely wouldn't find it offensive because most of our friends are like-minded. If they are uncomfortable in our space they are welcome to decline a future dinner invite and we can go to a restaurant instead.
The art you love is a part of who you are. For the most part, if you guests are comfortable with you they will likely be comfortable with your art. (This may not be an easy rule of thumb for folks who often have strangers or business acquaintances in the home though.)
IDEA: Give it a temporary try! Pick out your best David, place it on the buffet, invite over some candid, honest, opinionated friends for dinner and see what they say. Point to the nude in your dining room and ask what they think of his pecs over their pasta. Could be the best dinner party conversation starter you've ever had!
Growing up one of my friends fathers was a artist and had several large scale (tasteful) nudes in their home. I was there a lot as a child and eventually I came to think of them as interesting and beautiful.
Your home is where you get to freely express yourself, it would be sad if people censored it for guests and children.
"...why should I be limited in my choice of fine art because other people are overly sensitive?"
I think you've already made your decision. Personally, I have no patience for petulant 12 year olds masquerading as adults. I'm the type that would hang whatever I want, wherever I want in my own home and not think twice about it.
If your "friends" really have a problem with something let them grow the balls to actually voice their complaints, it shouldn't be your job to make the real world look like the bubble they choose to live in.
Btw great post!
I probably wouldn't choose to display a Robert Mapplethorpe whip in the butt photo in a public place, but a run of the mill nude would not be exiled from my living room.
I have four very large nudes that I inherited from my grandmother. They are tucked in the smallest guest room. My people are too overwhelmed by their provenance to be shocked.
I think the art in your home reflects your taste and your character. Hopefully guests who get so put off by the nude in your livingroom can take a moment to view the art in the artist's intended light. My father is immature and gets uncomfortable by nudity in art... It's fun to watch him get squimish - "Yes dad. This is what the naked figure looks like..."
Keep porn behind closed doors, show art to the world. There's a huge difference between erotica and nudity.
I have a fair collection of b&w nudes. I placed them in double-sided picture frames that I made. If someone is coming over and I want to be a little discrete, I just turn the photo over on the wall. Still beautiful and only takes a second to do.
Uninvited visitors enter at their own risk.
I remember hearing somewhere that there's a difference between "naked" and "nekkid": if you're naked, you have no clothes on, and if you're nekkid you have no clothes on and you're up to something. Naked/nude art seems like it should acceptable in basically any context, but nekkid/racy art requires more thought regarding appropriate placement.
"Only in America"!
I remember my mom being upset by a roommate's poster of of a Modigliano nude -- really mom!
She's much better now (was even curious to see the red-light zone when she recently visited Amsterdam!)
Americans really need to get over their hang-ups -- they will find it's liberating!
Agreed! Get over it. There is no reason for nudity to be offensive, it is us as god made us. I could see and understand lewd sexual artwork being in question perhaps, but it seems absolutely absurd to be offended by our own bodies. If we act toward children that it is not obscene, they will not find it obscene.
I'm in the "Americans should just get over their fear of nudity, especially when it comes to art" camp. As an elementary art teacher, I'm constantly stymied when finding new and interesting artists to share with my students because the work contains nudity. This applies to great master works of antiquity through to artists like Schiele and other contemporary art. We need to have a vocabulary with which to deal with our reactions to nudity in art, something I think is my job to teach to my students. Barring this vocabulary, our reaction to nudity is insulted shock and horror, which, when you think about it, is pretty scary. There are many more horrific things in the world than a naked human body.
So go on, display that Schiele with pride. Your guests' reaction can be attributed more to his emotionally charged figures using gestural, graphic lines than to the fact that the figure is nude. A great conversation piece.
We don't know anybody who would be shocked by nudes; I'm hard-pressed to think of anyone who is religious or conservative. I went to art school, and spent 2 hours every other day staring at nudes and drawing them, so it seems second nature to hang nudes in our home. We don't actually have any, although I did toy with the idea of some pretty erotic wallpaper, but decided to delay it until the kids are a bit older. (they're fine with naked bodies though).
Sooso is right, there is a difference between erotica and art: the music, and the lighting.
But in seriousness, why be bothered by it? I've some lovely watercolours of partially-clothed/nude men in various natural scenes in my house, with rather obvious homosexual undertones.
I love them, so they're framed and proudly on display. The only thing my grandmother said was 'hmm, you may wish to hang this one higher, so it stands out better on display.'
There should have been a comma there -- it is pretty wallpaper which happens to be a little erotic; it's not vulgar.
I agree with go_go_gadget's assessment!
I don't have time for other people's pearl-clutching fears about nudity.
Their problem, not mine.
I have a nude in my front hallway because I love the piece. If others' hangups prevent them from appreciating it, that's OK, as it's not their space.
A friend got me a personal autographed picture of a porn star for my birthday once becuase her "porn name" and my real name are only 1 letter apart. I found this hilarious and hung it in the bathroom. The people who hate still life drawings would hate Ms Sara Jay in my house!
Get over it, prudes!
I have no problem with displaying beautiful artwork where the nakedness of the body isn't the point (e.g., I'd love a print of this).
On the other hand, a piece that's WEINERS WEINERS WEINERS isn't going to make it to the dining room. Not because I like weiners any less, but because artwork intended to arouse doesn't belong in the main living area of my space. The bedroom or private areas, sure, whatever.
why is the "someone must think of the children" even in the debate... we take our children to the art gallery where they see pictures of nakedness, violence, war scenes, goodness knows what else inappropriateness but because we call it art or history its ok... but the same painting in our home suddenly becomes not ok... I am struggling to understand.
...and please don't even get me started on what the children are watching on the television in your sanitised-no-nudes living room!
Oops -- "a print of this" was supposed to link to a vintage photo, a Victorian-era nude reclining with her back turned to the viewer and her long braid along the curve of her spine. My point is that it's beautiful, and it's intended to evoke emotions other than HAI LET'S BONE.
that was "inappropriateness" btw... call me anything but a prude...!
Cart before horse, methinks. If we could get over our fear of nudity in life, the art would be no problem - and nudity itself would stop being perceived as necessarily erotic.
Back in the day, when I'd occasionally go to a nude beach, it was clear to me how incredibly natural it felt... but only for the people who were nude. There would always be a few pervs with big-lens cameras, but of course they were dressed. It's only when you yourself shed the clothing that it all feels so natural, so pure. Otherwise, it IS just uncomfortable.
That would be the reason I'd choose not to display nude art in the "public" spaces of my house. Especially in the dining room! I think that's just tacky.
I have Botero's "The Bath" in my bathroom. I love it and makes people smile!http://www.google.com/imgres?q=botero+bath&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=733&tbm=isch&tbnid=kRJzxjtZ3IEEDM:&imgrefurl=http://www.art.com/products/p11666707-sa-i1015516/fernando-botero-bath.htm&docid=sw7XplWneUtJRM&w=382&h=450&ei=QkUwTqygL8PngQepv6zmCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=186&page=1&tbnh=154&tbnw=140&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=73&ty=76
I firmly believe that whatever people do inside their own homes that doesn't hurt anyone is their own business. Your home is for you, not the public.
It is ridiculous how obsessed we are with nudity. My art teacher, in high school, had to warn and flag history of art books because of nudity!!!(talk about politically correct--sigh!) I'm a huge fan of appreciating the human form. I think a tasteful nude in a public place is fine. Keep the more sexual (nudity- doesn't necessarily mean sexual) to your room or private areas if it would make you worried about guest's reactions.
I think it's healthy for kids to see nudity--- we're all naked under our clothes-- better to see a beautiful painting than the softcore in movies/tv nowadays. I think presenting the body as shameful sets the stage for self consciousness and intimacy problems. As a society--- we just need to chill.
I am always amazed at what upsets people. In the town where I live, people wanted to put fig leaves over certain parts of statues in the front of a Greek restaurant!
People seem to get more upset over their children seeing nudity on the screen than violence.
I have friends who live in a clothing optional community. At first I thought that I could never visit them there. Now, I wish I had grown up in such an open environment! Why have hangups over something that is quite natural? Art? We just make sure to put a towel down before sitting on the furniture!
The irony is that if we start worrying about what will offend our guests we'll not be able to express ourselves in our own space. Nudity, after all, is not the only thing other people are offended at. It is your home, your space...do you love it? It should be out where you can enjoy it!
Why assume your conservative friends would be bothered by it? I'm conservative AND religious, but I know the difference between art and porn. Sheesh. Religious doesn't mean puritanical. The body is a beautiful work of art created by God. And there are quite a few conservatives out there who aren't the slightest bit religious.
Chose a piece that doesn't echo the pose in a magazine spread and I think his work is fine.
And if you like the spread images, put those up in the private spaces rather than than public.
Americans in the US really need to get over it.
Interesting discussion, but I think spectrogram at the top summed it up for me. Ignore the pearl-clutchers.
Also, I'm more offended by "art" purchased at big-box stores like Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
why is this even an issue? seriously, the crap that they show on tv is far worse than any random body part displayed on your living room wall. I'd rather a nude body than a violent police chase and murder scene and both of those are common on prime time tv.
Like most things that offend...I find that the people who are going to be offended are not the people I want to have around. (and visa versa btw....It is just as likely that my liberal artsy self is gonna walk into a conservative fundamentalist home and feel the urge to run like hell....consider it a warning system) Oh...and sometimes it is just best to meet certain people only out in public where their personal bubble does not interact too much with yours!
All that said, if you're still in doubt, you can probably find something nicer anyway.
As a European, I find American fear of nudity ridiculous and funny. What is wrong about it? Children will see? So what? You are not showing porn in your house, but an art, especially by Egon Schiele and considering it as possible disturbance for "conservative fiends"? Maybe friends should put some interest in art before showing their dissatisfaction about art and respect your choice of decorating your own house after all. Kids do not see nudity as something wrong, unless their parents teach them so.
I recently came back to states from month long summer vacation in Europe, where I had a long missed pleasure to lay down in Spanish beach, with many topless females, nude families with kids and was thinking how much puritanism distorts simple things and how much I miss no stress, simple and natural views regarding nudity. No one in the beach was bothered by nude mom or dad, no one was staring or acting out. It was not a nudist beach, a regular one, where it's your choice to cover up or not.
Here in states in one of the beaches I was asked to cover up, because I was wearing thong bottom of my swimsuit. I was told this is a family beach (which beach isn't?) and my attire was inappropriate. wow.
people have naked bodies under their clothes. I'm at work naked right now. Under these clothes I'm totally naked. The shame!!!
"...Nudity is found in the art of every period...[Today] nudity...all this is partly a reaction against Victorian prudishness (itself a sign of an unhealthy view of sex...)"-Rookmaaker
Get over it - its only a nude body
A visitor's embarassment by my framed Gaughin print in the foyer was surprising. I hadn't imagined that the nude women depicted could be considered sexually suggestive and vulgar in this time and place but, to avoid confusion, I eventually replaced the Gaughin print with a landscape. Nudes art often explores aspects of the human condition, such as aging, frailties, vulnerability, and mortality, that aren't remotely titillating. Even pretty nudes art often is about the ephemerality of physical beauty, that Gaughin's theme.
I've never understood what horrible thing seeing nudity is supposed to do to children. Is the problem that you might have to explain to them what parts the other sex has? You have to do that anyway, don't you?
I'd hang the nudes wherever and if people don't like it, they can leave. I'd much rather look at that than violence and American culture is filled to the brim with violence. It always amazes me that people get so wound up about nudity, then let their kids spend hours a day blowing people up in video games.
You lost me at the idea of worrying about what guests (or their children) think of my decorating choices. I decorate to please myself, and most people I know do, too. I put things away when children visit not because I fear it might confuse or offend them (or their parents), but because I don't want them broken. Beyond that, they can deal. I would never expect anyone else to accommodate my tastes in their own home. Hospitality is in the actions of the host, not in the art on the walls.
Beyond that, I'm another vote for people getting over their nudity issues, and to quit conflating nudity with sexuality. Bodies are bodies; we all have them. It's silly to be so terrified of something so utterly universal.
Nude does not equal erotic
PS Oops, Gauguin, not Gaughin.
I had Egon Schiele's "Lovers" over my bed for awhile. I found it...inspiring!
I thought from the title that the discussion was going to be about "going nude" in the home; that is, going about one's own living space unclothed and the pros/cons thereof.
Would have made a much more interesting post, since we've had this discussion before (see the link to "The Proper Place for Nudes")
One of the best things about having a nude or two around the house is that no one ever talks about anything else! There could be an inch of dust and a dead mouse on the floor and all anyone sees or remembers is the art "Did you see the nude in the bathroom? Go to the bathroom!".
I saw a rather striking blue nude statue, bright blue , I am thinking of getting it soon, forget refinishing the floors, they will just get worn again, but that lovely statue!
As long as folks talk about the art in my home and not the dust bunnies I gotta keep going with the naked.
Living in America we did notice the problem with nudes but not guns that some people had, but it's not just American.
We have print from an etching of a naked woman by Norman Lindsay & my M-I-L thinks it disgustingly rude - she's an art teacher & used to embarrass my husband as a teenager with nude sunbathing & lectures of the beauty of the naked body, yet faced with a rather tame piece of art...
If you truly love a piece of art that contains nudity, then display it with pride. Those who are offended by it will stay away. Good riddance!
I can't imagine having a guest who would be disturbed by nude artwork.
In situations like this I always remember something Harvey Milk said:
(paraphrasing) We have to let them know that they know one of us.
Society will not change it's attitude on nudity if the only time they see it is in Playboy and Penthouse. Society will not change it's attitude if the only people they can think of with nudity in their home are porn stars and perverts. Yes, it can be frightening. Yes, certain people will judge you for it. But who's going to make the change if it's not you?
So find your line, what you're comfortable with, and stick to it. Don't apologize for it, don't hide it, don't let someone else control what you do just because their voice is louder.
I have some inappropriate things scattered about my house. Most of them are subtle, although I have a picture in my bathroom that's quite graphic, in a funny way. If someone like my landlord comes over I just take it down for the day and then hang it back up. But generally I leave it up when people come over. I think that unless you have only nude works in your home, no one will think much of it or assume you're some kind of pervert. And if they do, then they're excessively prudish and will probably judge you for something else you do anyways, so why bother trying not to offend?
My upstairs hallways, where people have to go to use the only bathroom in our home, currently has a collections of pin-ups pinned up on the wall. Something about framing them didn't work for me, I have a collage effect of them pinned up though and i think it is adorable. i only really like the cutesy kind really though with a skirt getting caught on something etc. I don't like the truly erotic or crude ones. I don't mind nude art in the least but I and offended by the ones that seem to cross a line that they aren't really art any more but something more. When it starts to become, for example, pornographic I can have some issues.
Our Schiele drawing and a drawing by his best friend and studio mate Irwin Osen as well as two other drawings by fellow Expressionist Irwin Stoltz all hang in the bedroom because the room receives northern light and the drawings are protected from direct light. Other nudes by Picasso, Braque, Derain, Bonnard and Masson have migrated there for protection as well. The African sculptures in the living room are nudes but elicit fewer comments than the works in the bedroom. Although there are more female images than male, almost every comments involves the works with male penises. One artist's quote "there sure are a lot of d____s in here" seems to support the idea that Americans, including artists, are uncomfortable with depictions of male genitals. I had to smile at the suggestion that a more grown up room such as a dining room might be a better space for nudes. We have friends who have a Phillip Pearlstein nude hanging in the dining room. The foreshortened nude female dominates the wall. I find it difficult to focus on the food, drink and conversation when I sit opposite it; not because I am offended by the nudity or that it is pornographic (it isn't) but because it is such a strong piece of art and always commands my attention. I don't think one needs to edit one's art for visitors.


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Rockford, AL
March 20 – 22
Rockford, AL
Pinhoti Trail Mtce., Jan. 2,3,5,7-10, 2014. Clairmont Gap to US77, Scott Lake,Horn
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On Thursday, Jan. 2, I finished clearing 0.9 mile of trail north of Scott Lake. Todd Henderson had used a weed eater near the lake so I just cleared the woody growth. On Friday, Jan. 10, I drove up FS 600-1 for 2.8 miles, parked on the side road, and started down the switchbacks towards Scott Lake. It was a misty, cloudy, "drippy" day. Todd had also used a weed eater on this part as well and there was very little woody growth, so I turned back after about a half mile. I headed south, next, and cleared the woody growth all the way to "Wormy's Pulpit" (This overlook should now be re-named "Painted Pyro Party Pulpit. Ever visit we make here we collect loads of trash. Not only have vandal visitors spray painted the boulders here but someone has discharged a lot of brown foam. It is a beautiful overlook; too bad there's no way to protect it.) In summary, the Pinhoti Trail from US Hwy 77 to this lookout is now in very good condition (Todd had also mentioned that he'd used a weed eater from this overlook southwards to the gap north of Horn Mt. tower back in early Nov. 2013. Also, as a note, I was able to drive my Toyota Corolla up FS 600-1 and park 2.8 miles in. The road is in very good condition for the first 1.4 miles but gets a little rough after that with some rocks and small ditches on the steeper slopes.).
On the other 5 work trips, I cleared 5.3 miles from Clairmont Gap south to where the trail briefly joins FS 600-2 near Chandler Springs and the 3.2 miles from Skyline Drive south to US Hwy 77 at Porter Gap Trail-head. There are about 9 car tires and other garbage on the slope below the dirt road where the trail joins FS600-2 north of Talladega Creek (Chandler Springs). I had to deal with some very cold temperatures on two of these trips; one day as I got out of my car it was 11 degrees and another it was 19 degrees f. I had an icy "beard sickle" hanging down one day. I also would recommend using a mechanized brush cutter and not "hand operated" loppers on the first 2.4 miles south of Clairmont Gap (Guntertown Road). Also, as a note, the FS road 600-2 going north from Talladega Creek to the power line just south of Clairmont Gap is in really bad shape with VERY DEEP ruts. I would not even consider taking my "high clearance" truck on this road. In summary, The 23.5 mile section from Adams Gap south to Horn Mt. should now be in very good condition. Total time = 56 hours, drive time = 15 hours, 783 miles, 10.8 miles of trail cleared, 7 trips.
Trail Building in Weogufka, Alabama
Side hilling went great this past weekend on the new section of the Pinhoti in Weogufka, Alabama. We had nine volunteers this time so we have accomplish 1/2 mile at this point but trail work will continue over the next few months including the trail work week March 17-22. It's coming along slow but steady. Feel free to contact me at 256-786-0894 for future trail work days.


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2 lbs of chicken breast, skinless, boneless
Olive oil as needed
3 tablespoons of curried powder
½ teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon of lemon pepper
1/2 cups good mayonnaise
1 cup of Greek plain yogurt
1/3 cup of pine nuts
1/3 cup currant
¼ cup of Major Grey Chutney ( mango chutney )
1 cup of medium diced celery
¼ cup of purple onion finely chopped
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by Jackie Vance
By Shelly Mesure
By Gary Tetz
So, let me start off by saying that I am sure a lot of us have our own rating systems. For example, my sisters and I have a tissue-box rating system for tearjerker books and movies. The book the "Fault in Our Stars" (excellent in my opinion) was a 5-tissue-box book. The movie "Terms of Endearment" a 5-tissue-box movie, for sure.
It's back to school time. For most of the world, figuring out childcare just got easier. But it isn't so easy when you have to be at work before school starts, or after it ends AND you're making the money a nursing assistant makes. Here's a possible solution.
A recent article on Medline Nursing alleged that the average registered nurse (RN) wants more sleep, authority respect and work-life balance. We can get what we want. We just have to learn to "ask" in the right way. And who should we ask? Well, mostly ourselves.
A recent article in Health Affairs centered on nurses delaying retirement and claimed this is boosting the workforce. Should we believe this?
I'm just going to say it: Nurses in long-term care are really guilty when it comes to giving in to patients who want non-clinically necessary treatment. You know what I mean.
OK can I just sound off a bit? I hate being interrupted multiple times throughout the day when it is just not necessary. I mean, I am at an age where I am seriously affected with AAAD (Age Associated Attention Deficit Disorder). It's hard enough to concentrate some days as it is, without constant interruptions that could have waited.
The birds are singing, everything is green, people are planning vacations and you are shaking in your boots. Because you know, unlike the rest of the world, that with your job, you're gonna have more patients to take care of than you can shake a stick at!
This is a very hard blog for me to write. My mother just passed away. It was very sudden and not expected. I am blessed to have two mothers: A step-mother who has been in my life since I have been 8 years old (the nurse I often speak of and call "Mom") and "Mother" who just passed. But the reason I am writing this is not to garner sympathy or share my pain, but to share a rare experience that I think only those of us in healthcare may understand.
It's Nurses Day — a day we celebrate all it means to be a nurse. This day gets me into deep thinking. Particularly about the core of a nurse and how sometimes — even if we don't want it to be — the environment we work in changes us. Let me try and explain.
As Nurses Day approaches, I've begun to wonder: How do you describe in one blog the "awesomeness" of a long-term care nurse? And then it hit me ... a single word. Perhaps no single word in the human language better describes the nurse in the long-term care continuum.
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In six innings, the veteran Tom Glavine allowed two earned runs and six hits, but his solid performance once again was not enough. When Blaine Boyer came into the game to relieve Glavine, Boyer gave up four runs in the Seventh to give the Nationals the edge and win in a 6-3 loss. Chipper Jones recorded his eighth homer of the year, hitting the shot in the Sixth off of the Nationals' Tim Redding. Glavine allowed back-to-back home runs in the Third, and Chipper's homer helped keep the game within reach pulling the score even. However, it was enough following the surge by the Nationals against Boyer. Atlanta now drops to 12-14 and Glavine continues to look for his first win of the season. The Braves will take on the Nationals again tonight, and will once again turn to their clutch rookie Jair Jurrjens to lead the way on the mound against Shawn Hill. Also, in other Braves news right-hander Mike Hampton continues to be plagued by injury as he had to leave his Minor League rehab start in the fourth inning Wednesday due to his strained left pectoral muscle.
When the Braves turned to pitcher Tim Hudson on Saturday for consecutive wins against the Mets, they were disappointed when the veteran was only able to last three innings. For the next game, the Braves looked to veteran John Smoltz to lead the way against the Mets, but were soon to be disappointed again as he only lasted four innings and the Braves lost 6-3. In those four innings the veteran gave up four earned runs and seven hits. Following the game, Smoltz in a press conference stated he thought his injury could be more serious than originally anticipated. It was the first time all season Smoltz did not dominate in his performance. It was only five days ago that the veteran gained his 3,000th strikeout in his start against the Marlins in which he struck out ten and gave up one run lasting seven innings. On the batting side of Braves play, the team had three earned runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Mets' starter Nelson Figueroa. Once again though the bats fell short in the second loss to the Mets in this weekend's series. Matt Diaz did break reliever Billy Wagner's hitless ten inning streak in the Ninth with a single. Atlanta has today off before heading to Washington to face the Nationals. The Braves are once again turning to a veteran with Tom Glavine scheduled to start.
Mark Teixeira hit an RBI double in the first, but despire giving Atlanta an early lead, it would not be enough to help starter Tim Hudson lead the way against New York in the second game of the series. In the Third, Hudson would give up four runs and leave the game early. It was the second time in his past three starts that the veteran has left after only lasting three innings. Hudson was not the only veteran Atlanta was forced to play without as Chipper Jones, whose .433 batting average is a Major League best, was pulled from the lineup following back spasms. Jones was missed as he went 3 for 3 in his last showing against pitcher John Maine. Maine only gave up two runs and three hits in five innings of work. The effort by the Braves' bullpen of holding the Mets scoreless went to waste in the 4-3 loss as the offense just was not able to come through with the bats. Tomorrow the Braves will turn to veteran John Smoltz as he takes the mound against Nelson Figueroa in the last game of the series.
Jair Jurrjens was aided by Kelly Johnson's bat at Shea Stadium as the pitcher got his first win on the road. Johnson drove in four runs and two of those came off a home run following an RBI single by Mark Teixeira that gave the Braves an early lead they would not surrender. Atlanta won 6-3 over New York but Jurrjens kept things interesting. In six innings, Jurrjens was solid in five, but in the other he gave up three runs and walked four batters in 24 pitches alongside non-verbally contesting the home plate umpire. Upon a 3-2 pitch called a ball by the home plate umpire, Tim McClelland, Jurrjens threw his arms open toward the plate, which then led McClelland to begin walking towards the mound. Manager Bobby Cox was not too thrilled about this move and met McClelland on the field, where Cox soon added another tally to his career record of ejections, 136. However, instead of showing the inexperience of his youth, Jurrjens turned it around like a veteran after the disastrous Third, and retired all of the last ten batters he faced. After a good showing from the rookie of the team, the Braves hope to continue their momentum with Tim Hudson on the mound against John Maine in the second game of the series.
After losing to the Marlins 2-7, the Braves came back last night to win 7-4 and split the two-game series. It was a special day for Chipper Jones, his 36th birthday. He celebrated in style going deep for a solo home run in the 2nd and going three for three before being intentionally walked in the Seventh. The Braves' veteran third-baseman is having a great season so far batting .442. Catcher Brian McCann also had a little reason to celebrate, hitting his first Major League triple of his career in the Eighth, which led to another run when Jeff Francoeur picked up his third RBI of the day, hitting a sacrifice fly that drove in McCann. Pitcher Chuck James improved to 2-1 but allowed four earned runs, which were all driven in by Josh Willingham, and walked five in five innings. James was optioned to Triple-A Richmond following the game. Now the Braves are 11-11 (.500) going into the series this weekend against the New York Mets. Pitcher Jair Jurrjens (2-2) will get the start tonight against Mike Pelfrey (2-0) of the Mets.
In his first fourteen pitches thrown, Jeff Bennett gave up two home runs, but he finally found his rhythm and only allowed one more run in his six-inning outing. If you combine Bennett's performance with the offense going 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position, leaving 13 men on base, you get the Braves' second-straight loss with a score of 7-2. In the Second inning, Matt Diaz gave some hope to the dismal start when he hit a solo homer off the Marlins' Andrew Miller. Miller pitched five innings, giving up two runs, and earning his first win of the season. The Braves had the hits, but were not able to capitalize. Tonight, Atlanta looks to redeem themselves with Chuck James on the mound against Burke Badenhop.
Veteran pitcher John Smoltz became only the 16th pitcher in Major League history to strike out 3,000 batters, and as much as the Braves wanted to give him a win to go along with that feat, Atlanta lost 6-0 to the Nationals ending a five-game winning streak. Smoltz went to 3-1, but in seven innings of play he struck out 10 allowing only one run. It was a one-run game until the Ninth, when reliever Jorge Campillo's throwing error allowed a five run charge by the Nationals. Jeff Francoeur singled once and reached base twice on walks, and Chipper Jones ended a thirteen game hitting streak as he went 0-4 last night. Only four different Braves reached base and both Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz each had two hits. The Nationals John Lannan got the win with a turn-around outing compared to his last showing against the Braves. Tonight Jeff Bennet gets the start against Andrew Miller and the Marlins at Turner Field.
In 6 and 2/3 innings, Tim Hudson allowed ten hits and two runs (one earned) with three strike outs on defense, while having an RBI sacrifice bunt and an RBI walk at the plate on offense. Hudson improved to 3-1 and Atlanta went to 10-9 for the season. Every Braves starter had at least one hit for the day as Atlanta had thirteen hits overall matching the Nationals for the game. In the First, Jeff Francoeur affirmed why he is a Gold Glove winner, throwing out Cristian Guzman at the plate to end the inning and record his first outfield assist of the season. Brian McCann got his fifth homer of the season, hitting a solo shot in the Second off of Matt Chico, who left the game after four innings pitched and six earned runs given up. Chico fell to 0-4 for the season. Tonight at Turner Field in the second game against the Nationals, John Smoltz (3-0) takes on John Lannan (0-2). If Smoltz can strike out four batters, he will become just the 16th pitcher in Major League history to record 3,000 career strike outs.
The Braves wrapped up a three-game series today with a 6-1 win over the Dodgers. After dropping two of three to the Marlins, the Braves began this series looking to gain momentum, and that they did. With a 6-1 win Friday and a 4-1 win yesterday, the Braves finished out the series today with a win, and now will take on the Nationals for two games and the Marlins for two as well at Turner Field. Jair Jurrjens continues to become an Atlanta favorite as the 22-year old rookie went seven innings giving up one hit before leaving with 3 hits surrendered and a record high eight strike outs. As a former bat boy for the same team Andruw Jones once played for in Curacao, the rookie struck out the former Braves franchise player three times. Kelly Johnson and Mark Teixeira both hit homers this afternoon and Atlanta finished the day with 14 hits. Blaine Boyer came in after Jurrjens to pitch a scoreless Eighth inning while striking out one, and was followed by Will Ohman who also pitched a scoreless inning in the Ninth. It was a good sign for the Braves that they could turn to a young gun like Jair Jurrjens to carry some weight and lead the team on the mound and not have to rely on the more proven veterans like John Smoltz or Tom Glavine. Tomorrow night, Tim Hudson gets the start against the Nationals Matt Chico in Atlanta.
With a chance to capture a third-straight win against the Nationals on Sunday afternoon, the Braves saw the game start slipping away in the first, when starter Tom Glavine left the game with a pulled hamstring after throwing only 16 pitches and exiting the game without obtaining an out for only the second time in his career. After three innings, the game was looking rather dismal for Atlanta, as they were down 5-0, but then they had a three-run sixth that was ignited by a two-run homer by Chipper Jones. Closer Jon Rauch of the National came in to replace Chad Cordero who had come off the disabled list on the same day (shoulder tendinitis). The chances of a hit from Brian McCann were slim for in the last eight at bats aginst Cordero, McCann has been retired every time. With the bases loaded and two out in the 9th, McCann hit a long fly ball to right-center field that was caught with ease by Nationals right-fielder Austin Kearns. Once again, McCann came up short against Cordero, but the out and save by Cordero ended a nine-game losing streak forthe Nationals. The final score was 5-4 Nationals; the sixth one-run loss for the Braves this season. With yesterday off, the Braves now travel to Florida to take on the Marlins for a three-game series with Jair Jurrjens taking the mound in the opener tonight.
Last night, the Braves ended a 3-game losing streak as Tim Hudson led the team to a win on the mound with a little help from Yunel Escobar at the plate as he hit a solo home run in the 6th to give Hudson the edge in the pitching duel against Matt Chico. Then in the 9th, Peter Moylan closed the game, solidifying the win for Hudson after he had pitched eight scoreless innings only allowing three hits. The Braves then capitalized on the momentum from yesterday and soared to a 10-2 victory against the Nationals this afternoon. Jeff Francoeur drove in seven runs and had two home runs in this afternoon's game that John Smoltz held the Nationals to one earned run and had five strike outs in six innings. Smoltz moved within 14th of becoming the 16th Major League pitcher to reach the 3,000 strikeout mark. The Braves will now take on the Nationals with Tom Glavine on the mound dueling Tim Redding for the win tomorrow at Nationals Park.
Following the 2-1 loss to the Rockies on Monday night, the Braves fell to Colorado again yesterday 4-3. In his first career start at Coors Field, Jair Jurrjens allowed four earned runs and nine hits in seven innings and threw 60 of 97 pitches for strikes. The game started off well for Atlanta as the first four of five batters reached base safely off of the Rockies' starter Ubaldo Jimenez. However, the team only succeeded in one run in the opportunity with an RBI single by Chipper Jones as Mark Teixeira hit a line drive to Jayson Nix that ended with a double play. Yet, the Rockies would match this run with a run of their own in the First. The Braves would get a break though in the 6th inning when Mark Kotsay hit a two-run home run, his first homer of the season. Two RBI doubles in the 4th inning by Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe plus another double in the 5th would set up the RBI single by Matt Holliday to of the Rockies helped boost them past the Braves for the second day in a row. Tonight Atlanta looks to gain some momentum with a win against the Rockies as Chuck James takes the mound for the start.
After a second solid performance by Tom Glavine last night, he was rewarded not with a win, but with a second no-decision. After pitching into the 7th inning and giving up only three hits and striking out three, Glavine would have a deja vu moment as Blaine Boyer for the second time and only a week later as he left a fastball over the plate just a little too much leaving Matt Holiday with a pitch he would make the most of, hitting a two-run homerun in the 8th inning. Chipper Jones had helped Glavine pull ahead in his duel with Aaron Cook, when he hit an RBI double in the first inning. The game was the shortest nine-inning game recorded in Coors Field history lasting only two hours and five minutes, primarily due to the quick retiring of batters by both Glavine and Cook. The Braves dropped the first of four to the Rockies, and look to redeem themselves tonight with Jair Jurrjens getting the start and his first ever at Coors Field.
After a Friday night game postponed due to rain until a double-header in a future series, the Braves came away from the weekend with wins in both Saturday night's game and this afternoon's game against the Mets. On Saturday, the Braves won 11-5 as Tim Hudson got his first win of the season. Both Chipper Jones and Jeff Francoeur had 3-hit days, but the big insurance hit came in the 7th when Kelly Johnson came off the bench to pinch hit and hit a 2-out grand slam. It was Johnson's second career grand slam. After gaining momentum on Saturday, the Braves came into today's game ready for action, and John Smoltz led the team to his first win this season against the Mets' Johan Santana. In five innings, Smoltz gave up 2 hits and 2 walks with 6 strike outs. With one on and two out Mark Teixeira hit a 2-run homer in the 8th inning to give the Braves a 3-0 lead going into the 9th, where they gave up one run to the Mets. The final score was 3-1, so with a second win in a two-game series against the Mets, the Braves now travel to Colorado to start a four-game series against the Rockies tomorrow night at Coors Field.
After trumping the Pirates on Wednesday night at Turner Field 10-2, the Braves fell to Pittsburg tonight 4-3. Jair Jurrjens made his debut on the mound for Atlanta giving up two earned runs and 7 hits in 5 1/3 innings as well as receiving a standing ovation from the home crowd for a job well done on his first start since joining the Braves after being acquired from the Tigers. Mark Teixeira hit his first home run of the season and Matt Diaz joined him with a homer of his own. Then tonight the batting of the Braves just did not come through as the team had eleven hits but only three runs. The Pirates scored one run in the 3rd, the 4th, 7th, and then won the game in extra innings in the 10th. The Braves rally in the 6th to earn 3 runs just fell short in the end. The Braves continue play tomorrow night against the New York Mets at Turner Field.
In the home season opener last night against the Pirates, the Braves lost in extra innings as the game ended in the 12th, 12-11. The night held sentimental value for the Braves, as not only was it Tom Glavine's returning start, but it also marked a celebration for Brayan Pena and Yunel Escobar, childhood friends, who were reunited after defecting from Cuba four years apart. The game itself was full of up and down momentum that left Glavine with a no decision after giving up 2 runs in 7 hits after five innings of work. Catcher Brian McCann hit a homer in the fourth, but the hit that kept the Braves going was a high fly single in the 9th to tie the game. Then in the 12th, outfielder Jeff Francouer hit a two-out homer followed by an RBI single from Matt Diaz, but the Pirates Xavier Nady's 3-run homer off of reliever Blaine Boyer allowed the Pirates to hang on for the win. The Braves take on the Pirates again at Turner Field tomorrow night with Jair Jurrjens getting the start for Atlanta.
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If you're wondering what could have possibly happened to prompt Carmelo Anthony to wait outside MSG for Kevin Garnett and the Celtics before they got on the team bus, this video of David Lee should help. If you've never had anyone talk s__t to you on a playground or in an organized game, it's hard to comprehend, but these guys are the hardest to go against because you're thinking about all the messed up stuff they just said about your mom and not the game you're playing in.
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Cherry Surprise Shawl made from Kauni in the rainbow colorway
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Research topics include the honeybee deformed wing virus, acid deposition on Buffalo Creek, neural activity modeling related to seizure activity in the brain, algorithms for realistic scene illumination in computer graphics, and White Nose Syndrome in bats.
The annual event highlights the summer research of students and their faculty advisers in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics and physics as well as engineering, and is sponsored by the Bucknell chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society.
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• Gary Deng, cell biology/biochemistry sophomore, is researching the honeybee deformed wing virus, working with Marie Pizzorno to manipulate the virus genome in order to understand how the virus infects bees.
• Leo Zacks, biology senior, and Matt McTammany are studying the effects of atmospheric acid deposition on Buffalo Creek to collect water quality data prior to construction of an acid-treatment system in the stream's headwaters and to determine whether downstream sections of the stream are episodically affected during rainstorms. Zacks has sampled water chemistry along an 8-mile section of Buffalo Creek and measured water acidity during several high flow periods this summer.
• Nate Crosby, biomedical engineering junior, is working with Joe Tranquillo and Dr. Mark Stecker (Geisinger Medical Center) on mathematical modeling of neural activity to better understand seizure activity in the brain.
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DeeAnn Reeder, assistant professor of biology, is advising three student projects related to White Nose Syndrome, a mystery disease affecting bats in the Northeast: John Kobilis, biology junior, and biology graduate student Roymon Jacob, immune function in bats; Amanda Kronquist, neuroscience junior, Kim Weaver, cell biology/biochemistry junior, and biology sophomore Sara Alfano, wound-healing rates in free-ranging bats; and Kaitlyn Piatt, biology junior, foraging and social behaviors in Bucknell's captive colony of big brown bats.
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A young child has died, and police are working to figure out why. It comes after a troubling series of events involving the mother's boyfriend.
Officials were called about 8 a.m. to a home on Brookside Drive after a man showed up, saying he fell on the 18-month-old girl and something was wrong. The baby's aunt, who lives at the home, then called for an ambulance and performed CPR, but by the time crews arrived the baby had already died.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Dickson police are trying to determine how baby Samara Smith died.
The baby's aunt said Samara was blue and not breathing when the boyfriend of the child's mother brought the little girl to the home.
Now, that man - Edward Benesch - is charged with reckless homicide and child abuse. He was jailed late Thursday afternoon in Dickson County on $75,000 bond.
There is talk that family friends, including the child's babysitter, have suspected abuse for a while now.
"I'd noticed that there were a lot of bruises on the side of Samara's face, and I took pictures. I was concerned. She's a child, and she's not just going to fall and get those bruises on her face. That was from a hand. That was from being hit," said family friend Nina Overton.
Another family friend said the child's biological father had been trying to contact the Department of Children's Services from jail where he was serving an unrelated sentence, but he was unable to reach anyone.
While Channel 4 News has not confirmed whether DCS had previously investigated the situation, a DCS official said the department is now investigating and has made contact with all of the child's siblings who are safe.
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Another Thai recipe salvaged from the first FLDG. It features the subtle perfume of lemon grass, our current IOTM.
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This is a coconut milk-based soup with galangal (aka kha) and chicken. Fresh galangal is a close relative of ginger root, but it has a subtler flavor. You could probably substitute fresh ginger for the galangal in this recipe, but it would alter the flavor and you should use only 1/2 the amount called for. I got this recipe from recipezaar. It was posted by Cameron Stillion.
The fresh red chile called for here is the bird pepper, the tiny and very hot Thai kind, about an couple of inches long. You can vary the heat of the dish by increasing or decreasing the number of chiles you use. I used four of them.
Tom Kha Gai (chicken and galangal soup)
1 cup chicken stock
2 cups coconut milk
2 inches fresh galangal root, thinly sliced (crosswise, into rounds, as thin as possible)
1 1/4 lbs boneless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
2 tsp fresh red thai chile (about 4), finely chopped
2 TBS fish sauce
1 tsp brown sugar
2 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced
2 tsp lemon grass, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves
1) Combine stock and milk in a medium pan. Add galangal to the pan and bring to a boil.
2) Lower heat and simmer approx. 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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For years, sports fans in Utah have complained that their teams were under-represented on ESPN's "SportsCenter."
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"There's no preferential treatment," he said, although he acknowledged "the topic has been out there for years."
"There's nothing that goes on at this company that says don't show this or show less of this because we don't have the rights to it," he insisted. "That does not exist here. It has never existed. And it won't exist here."
And he has plenty of examples to back him up. ESPN totally gets into March Madness even though it doesn't carry any NCAA men's tournament games.
Looking back, "College GameDay" came to both Rice-Eccles Stadium and LaVell Edwards Stadium for games it didn't telecast. And ESPN was entirely caught up in Jimmer-mania, even though it didn't have any broadcast rights to BYU basketball.
It's true that Utah has gotten more attention from "SportsCenter" (at least during football season) since joining the Pac-12, but there are two reasons for that. First, the Pac-12 is a more relevant league than the MWC. And second, the Pac-12 operates in much bigger population centers than the MWC.
That's the big one. This isn't just about sports, it's about TV.
That's why we can't be surprised that a 6-2 Utah State team from little ol' Logan isn't getting a whole lot of love. Even though the WAC does have a deal with ESPN.
That's why the NHL gets less coverage than the NFL or NBA. Hockey doesn't drive ratings.
You could argue that BYU is getting more attention from ESPN since it signed a deal with the network. But on "SportsCenter," that attention has come when BYU is either (a) the only game on a Thursday or Friday, or (b) playing a big-name opponent. And independent BYU was pretty much left out of ESPN's preseason football coverage, which focused on leagues.
Watching "SportsCenter," it's clear there is a long history of bias. But it hasn't been so much anti-anything as it's been pro-East Coast/Midwest. Which isn't surprising for a network based in Connecticut.
I'm a native New Yorker, and when I was growing up there, West Coast teams were looked down upon. And teams in the Mountain time zone were basically off the radar.
But ESPN has come a long way to overcome that. That's why there's an 11 p.m. MT edition of "SportsCenter" that originates in Los Angeles and airs in prime time on the West Coast. That's why ESPN airs 8-ish p.m. MT college football, including umpteen BYU games and the Utah-Oregon State matchup. Yes, that's late-night on the East Coast, but it's prime time on the West Coast.
Of course, you're never going to make everyone happy.
"It sounds corny, but it is the truth. We're just out there trying to serve sports fans," Gross said. "And we can't do everything for everybody, as much as we would like to. So there's certain things that just don't make the show on any given night."
These days, BYU and Utah fans might wish their teams got a little less attention on the show, given how this season has gone for both the Utes and the Cougars.
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PHOENIX (AP) - A woman whose driving the wrong way on a Phoenix freeway resulted in the death of a motorcyclist has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison.
Judge Teresa Sanders of Maricopa County Superior Court on Friday also sentenced Carol Ann Sacca to three years of probation.
Sacca had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and endangerment in the 2012 accident in which her sedan struck the motorcycle head-on, killing Scott Benson of Tempe.
Police said Sacca admitted taking a long-acting dose of morphine earlier that day and muscle relaxers but that she had prescriptions for them.
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7 U.S. Code § 8792 - Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Agricultural commodity
The term "agricultural commodity" has the meaning given the term in section 5602 of this title.
(b) Authorization
Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
(c) Transportation
(1) In general
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) Proof of eligibility
To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) Amount
(A) In general
Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher for transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs during the fiscal year; and
(I) the percentage of the allowance for that fiscal year under section 5941 of title 5 for Federal employees stationed in Alaska and Hawaii; or
(II) in the case of an insular area (as defined in section 3103 of this title), a comparable percentage of the allowance for the fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary.
Source(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1621,May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1024; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1621,June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1752; Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1606,Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 708.)
Pub. L. 110–234and Pub. L. 110–246enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234was repealed by section 4(a) ofPub. L. 110–246.
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Drug Bust in Celina
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On Monday, September 15, 2014, officers from the Celina police Department were conducting surveillance on a suspected drug house at 303 W. Fulton Street. Two people were observed leaving the residence, one of which was James Thomas and was known to have a warrant for his arrest for a probation violation. Ptl. Brian Taylor stopped and arrested Thomas. At the time of the arrest, Thomas had 8 capsules of suspected heroin and a syringe in his possession.
As a result of the surveillance and arrest a search warrant was obtained for the residence. Entry had to be forced. Inside, officers located Megan Smith, the tenant. Officers found 13 additional capsules of suspected heroin, drug paraphernalia, as well as a suspected meth lab.
Megan Smith was arrested for possession and is being held in the Mercer County jail pending filing of formal charges. James Thomas is being held as well on a probation violation. More charges are expected after review by the Mercer Co. Prosecutor's Office.
Authorities urge anyone who observes unusual activity, please contact local authorities.
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