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Who Is Chris Showerman,
And Why Is He Going
To Save Every One Of Us?!
Yeah, I would imagine a lot of you picked up the clue in that headline. Evidently, Chris Showerman is going to be Sci-Fi Channel's new FLASH GORDON.
Here's the original story!
I just hope they make this fun and don't feel the need to turn the angst up too high. FLASH GORDON was never overly serious, and trying to chase the same sort of mood as, say, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA seems to me to be a huge miscalculation.
Flash. Ahhhh-ahhhhh. He is the savior of the universe. Please enjoy it, Sci-Fi. Please?
Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles
Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles
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March 4, 2007, 10:45 p.m. CST
I like to play with things a while,
by zacdilone
...before annihilation.
March 4, 2007, 10:49 p.m. CST
by wackybantha
Is Lucas directing?
March 4, 2007, 10:50 p.m. CST
before annihilation!
by Seph_J
March 4, 2007, 10:51 p.m. CST
the inhabitants refer to it as the planet....
by slappy jones
earth... ....how peaceful it looks
March 4, 2007, 10:53 p.m. CST
I would love to see Brian Blessed & Tim Dalton appear..
by Seph_J
... maybe even allowing people to put their hand into his magic 'log' and touch his viscious 'animal'.
March 4, 2007, 11:01 p.m. CST
sorry, but the rules cleary state that the best line...
by Seph_J
... from the film must be spoken by Brian Blessed. The line must be a reference to winged-men, and it must be a relatively short piece of dialogue... say one or two words. Try again... anyone...
March 4, 2007, 11:42 p.m. CST
80s movie rocks
by INWOsuxRED
I agree with Head in a Box, the new Doctor Who is a good place to look for inspiration in how to reinvent and keep something light and campy without it being a joke (except for Love & Monsters). If they don't use the Queen music, I hope they get some modern bands to do some really weird and fun music for the show. If this goes dark, it will miss the point, and I doubt I'll watch.
March 5, 2007, 12:02 a.m. CST
George of the Jungle 2.
by themikejonas
That's all I have to say.
March 5, 2007, 12:23 a.m. CST
Somehow, I doubt that......
by Jimmy Jazz
ANYONE could make a show whose main villain in named "Ming the Merciless" anything but campy.
March 5, 2007, 12:51 a.m. CST
Ming used the royal 'We'...
by Alonzo Mosely
Same as the Queen does, Thatcher used to do it as well...
March 5, 2007, 1:07 a.m. CST
that says
by Doran
"chris showerman is UP FOR the role." not he's gotten it.
March 5, 2007, 1:34 a.m. CST
Fireman Stripper From The OC
by LeckoManiac
Ha! Great casting. His reaction when Julie slapped Haley always cracked me up.
March 5, 2007, 1:45 a.m. CST
by Some Dude
March 5, 2007, 1:46 a.m. CST
Stop all engines. Repel boarders.
by Some Dude
March 5, 2007, 1:47 a.m. CST
Look! Water is leaking from her eyes.
by Some Dude
I got a million of 'em.
March 5, 2007, 1:49 a.m. CST
What do you mean "Flash Gordon approaching"?
by Some Dude
March 5, 2007, 1:53 a.m. CST
I demand to see the governor!
by Some Dude
That's enough for now.
March 5, 2007, 2:49 a.m. CST
Ming will suck.. because it won't be Von Sydow.
by Boondock Devil
I can't think of a single actor who could take this part and not make Ming any better than Max Von Sydow did. He just owned that role. .
March 5, 2007, 3:46 a.m. CST
Despatch War Rocket Ajax To Bring Back His Body!
by raw_bean
[Brian Blessed]Hawkmen! Diiiiiive![/Brian Blessed]
Just a man, with a man's courage. No he's nothing but a man, but he can never fail. No-one but the pure of heart will find the golden grail, oh-oh, oh-oh.
March 5, 2007, 4 a.m. CST
Seph_J, HeadInABox.
by raw_bean
Seph, it seems I won your contest without even knowing it existed, posting before I read your post as I did. Writing it down doesn't do it justice though; you should hear my impression of the Blessed Bellow(TM).
HeadInABox, as has been pointed out, Ming was following the hallowed (and odd) tradition of royalty to refer to themselves in the third person and plural.
March 5, 2007, 5:12 a.m. CST
by MaulRat
I LOVE YOU!! BUT WE ONLY HAVE 13 HOURS TO SAVE THE EARTH!........... The fact that there will be no Topol overacting and a soundtrack which wont feature Queen, is reason enough to give this a miss... Hmm... there should be more Soundtracks by Queen, like Flash Gordon and Highlander.. as opposed to Soundtracks by Queens....... Like Saturday night Fever.... THATS RIGHT!! BARRY F--EN GIBB IS A QUEEN!!! AND EISENHOWER WAS A SISSY TOO!! *prepares for some good old fashioned 'fisty cuffs'*....... (is it just me or does 'fisty cuffs sound 'naughty'?)... I hear that Fisty cuffs was Barry Gibbs nickname in high school... THATS RIGHT!! BARRY GIBB I"M CALLING YOU OUT!! I'M RIGHT HERE!!!.... YOU QUEEN!!..
March 5, 2007, 7:46 a.m. CST
by chrth
March 5, 2007, 8:31 a.m. CST
by CaptGrogan
The source material was fairly serious in tone. As were the original movie serials.(we laugh at them now because of the cheezy special effects.) Its only since the movie that we have come to think of Flash as a "light hearted" thing. Much like Batman was seen as a camp figure prior to the Burton film, Flash is suffering from the same stigma. Dont get me wrong - the 1980 movie was amazing! But a weekly TV show in that tone is a disaster in the making. It shouldnt be "galactica" by any means - but it shouldn't be "Dr Who" either. Give it more of a sci-fi "indiana jones" type feel. Action adventure and a little fun here and there. anyway - just my .02
March 5, 2007, 8:34 a.m. CST
Bring me the bore worms...
by spud mcspud
As long as it keeps the upbeat and silly tone of the movie, like say the BUCK ROGERS series, I'm in. If this has Ornella Muti or Pamela Hensley in it in skimpy space bunny outfits, even better. GORDON'S ALIVE!!!
March 5, 2007, 8:38 a.m. CST
Capt Grogan - Like he said!
by spud mcspud
Actually I changed my fickle little mind. A FLASH GORDON along the lines of an INDIANA JONES serial (not YOUNG INDY, that was well boring) could be excellent! A little more real possibilities of failure, some action, a few zinging one-liners (you gotta let that go! Please?) and some real nasties in it, too. Klytus MUST be an out-and-out sadist! Oh, and Timothy Dalton gotta eat - give the man a cameo! With a pencil moustache to twirl evilly!
March 5, 2007, 9 a.m. CST
Let this be known forever as Flash Gordon's Day!
by SpyGuy
With BSG completing its FTL shark jump and DOCTOR WHO on hiatus until Series 3, there's not much else apart from THE DRESDEN FILES to care about on Skiffi. Bring it on!
March 5, 2007, 9:29 a.m. CST
when will scifi air Series 3?
by INWOsuxRED
Its starting up at the end of the month. Is scifi going to make me torrent again?
March 5, 2007, 10:58 a.m. CST
"Sci Fi Indiana Jones" is perfect
by Doctor_Sin
I love the film, but I am also a looong time fan of the early comics. Those were like Prince Valiant melodrama. So, I'm for not playing it super-straight like "Galactica" or even ST:TNG...and no high camp like the movie or Batman 1960s...maybe a little ST:TOS with some better effects and slight knowing winks to the audience a la "Indiana Jones."
March 5, 2007, 11:09 a.m. CST
Flying blind on a rocket cycle?!?!
by SPECTRE Agent
It should keep the movie's continuity (just updated)
March 5, 2007, 11:24 a.m. CST
no camp please
by liljuniorbrown
Unless they are making Flesh Gordon,which of course I would watch. Seriously though, it doesn't have to even try and be dark in tone,just not overtly campy which is where Doctor Who is heading. I've often wondered when or if SCIFI would make anymore the "Deathlands" series. I was up late one night this past week and caught the one they did in like 03 it was called "Deathlands Homeward Bound" and I thought it was kind of cool. I picked up one of the books one time and read a little and was suprised that it wasn't your typical paperback scifi junk. I just figured with the fanbase the series had it might have produced another film by now. I'd sign a petittion.
March 5, 2007, 12:15 p.m. CST
Head In A Box: Freddie DID sing "Flash's Theme"
by GiggityGoo
Freddie sang almost the entire thing... just the bridge "No one but the pure in heart can find the Golden Graaaail..." part was Brian.
By the way, Brian May is the greatest rock guitarist EVER, and Queen is the greatest rock band EVER.
So say we all.
March 5, 2007, 12:37 p.m. CST
INWOsuxRED: DOCTOR WHO rumored to return in late May
by SpyGuy
I'll believe it when I see it, though, and wouldn't expect anything sooner than early July, after Series 3 finishes its first-run in the U.K. Say, new FLASH GORDON in July...DOCTOR WHO Series 3 in July...Seems like a decent pairing to me.
March 5, 2007, 1:34 p.m. CST
Brian May is, indeed, the greatest...
by Childe Roland
...or at the very least, the most underrated rock guitarist ever and Queen is certainly in the top 10 rock bands of all time. But if this show is going in the new BSG direction, you can bet money neither May nor the kind of sad excuse for a band Queen has become without Mercury will be involved.
March 5, 2007, 3:14 p.m. CST
Fun space opera? Yes please
by JackieJokeman
Camp? No thank you
March 5, 2007, 4:39 p.m. CST
Keep DeLaurentis' sweaty little paws away from it
by Doctor_Sin
That fucking name ruins everything it gets attached to. Dino, Giada, all of them. Goddamn prosciutto-eating bastards.
March 5, 2007, 4:53 p.m. CST
They should avoid it feeling like Captain Zoom
by Drath
You know, that goofy movie where Ron Pearlman was a Ming clone and...I think Nichelle Nichols and the kid from Everwood were in it too...and it was goofy and silly and totally in the same vein of camp as the Hercules series (I think it was the same production stuido too). That's not what Flash should be. Some humor, great. But don't make it as campy as the movie, and PLEASE don't use the Queen theme song (though please don't make me regret that with a theme that's lame in it's place). I agree that the movie has done to Flash was the 60s Batman did to the Dark Knight. But there's been no Frank Mille to repair the damage either, and admittedly the grim ultra-grittiness of Battlestar Galactica would be a bit unwelcome on another show. At best it would be a copy cat with none of its own identity, at worst it would be an overload of "angst" that would start to feel canned. They'd be better to try for a Firefly/Farscape kind of flavor. In fact, isn't Stargate's ending going to free up Ben Browder? There's your Flash. I don't know about George 2. America doesn't have a lot of luck with successors named George.
March 5, 2007, 5:09 p.m. CST
If they can't get/use the Queen music...
by INWOsuxRED
what would you all suggest instead????
March 5, 2007, 5:16 p.m. CST
"hurtling your puny bodies into the void"
by Onomaki Forp
"Do you want to live forever?"
March 5, 2007, 6:09 p.m. CST
Brian May is underrated?
by purplemonkeydw
By who? The guy's great, I've never heard anyone slight him...and that would be totally badass if what's left of Queen score the series...or Avril Lavigne, she's soooo alternative and punk! w00t w00t! What?
March 6, 2007, 1:19 a.m. CST
Not since MARK PILLOW has there been such talent!!!!!!
by Bob Cryptonight
March 6, 2007, 7:49 p.m. CST
He doesn't have the part yet.
by TELF
Read the original article - he's just in the running for it. That is some pretty fucking bull-shit reporting guys.
March 6, 2007, 7:59 p.m. CST
Brian May
by Kenny8
Truely a great guitarist, but what he's doing to the legacy of Queen is an absolute disgrace. Let it go and show some respect for the late, great Freddie Mercury!
March 6, 2007, 8:05 p.m. CST
"Flash Gordon....
by nyjet
...Quarterback. New York Jets." line in a campy sci-fi movie, ever. I hope he's still the Jets' quarterback. And I hope he can toss the longball better than Pennington.
March 6, 2007, 9:32 p.m. CST
by TELF
Sorry to let you down there bud, but they made him a triathelete. I was bummed too, until I read the original strips - in which he is a polo player! So, could be worse...
March 6, 2007, 11:29 p.m. CST
by Bob Cryptonight
Errr, or maybe PLAY GUITAR. Whatever. Anyway, the band needs to continually promote their product in any manner required to market the back catalog, Freddy or no Freddy.
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Nobody can resist thinking outside the bun -- even on Labor Day weekend -- because yesterday at a L.A. Taco Bell, Diana Ross made a run for the border.
I love Diana Ross! MJ had great taste! She would do a fantastic job of raising Michael's children should anything happen to Katherine, God forbid!
Come on, guys. Leave the lady alone. Doesn't everyone have a soft spot for Taco Hell?
It does not take much to go to Taco Bell. What would it have taken to go to MJ's funeral? We realize back in the day she was popular and a Diva with lights, drama and cameras! But that was then and has nothing to do with now. This was her friend. She should have try to attend and maybe she was there who knows! If she was such a good friend as she stated then she should have went no excuses! It don't take much to pay your respect!
If Diana had been such a good friend she would have gone but she wasn't that into him. She wasn't the friend you want her to be. Leave her alone. Those kids are old enough they think you are a bunch of nuts and don't care what you are saying too
That cup looks nothing like a Taco Bell cup. I'm guessing she was just at some random taco stand.
I thought she was in London. This bitch can go into Taco Bell, not the drive thru and can't make the effort to go to Michaels Funeral.
Liz Taylor is wheelchair bound and she showed up. No excuse...NO RESPECT FOR THIS BITCH. Some friend. More like Skank.
I agree with you #93.
What a friend Diana Ross!! Evan a friend would pay respect but you are not just a friend to MJ, Michael loves you dearly. You are so cold-hearted. How do feel if your loved one do the same to you?
I saw Diana @Taco Belll ,I saw Diana @Taco Belll ,I saw Diana @Taco Bell And she was eatin! she was eatin!
Diana Ross was obviously at Michael's funeral, why else would she be in L.A.? She must have wanted to be completely incognito so it was not announced that she would be there and she did not appear on camera. (BTW, we did not see LMP either, there was no footage of her, it was just announced that she attended.) There were 200 people at the funeral, we didn't see all their faces and know all their names. Diana must have been one of them; evidently she only wanted Michael's family and friends to know she was there for them and to honor Michael, not the public and be subjected to all the speculation, ridicule and nasty comments that she would have been hit with if she attended publically. Celebrities know how to do stuff on the down low when they want to..there was hella speculation about Diana and MJ, she didn't want this day to be sullied by her appearance but for her presence to be about paying her respects to her beloved life-long friend Michael. R I P MJ, R I P
I personally believe this is Diana's way of letting the public know, without saying anything, that she was there at the funeral for Michael, contrary to popular belief, and she truly loved him and his family, and she will be there for them if she is needed just like she has already said. Keep your head up Lady Boss.. RIP MJ RIP
Diana Ross was at MJ's funeral. She sat with Barry Gordy and Suzanne de Passe. It seems that the people who didn't want to be on TV were able to avoid being filmed. They probably remained indoors didn't take their seats outside until the live feed was cut off.
It was,like,ninety-five degrees yesterday. What's with the sagging schmatte? Is she some kind of real nut or what?
Diana Ross is one low down, mean and nasty M*th* F**kin' bitch! She didn't care anything about Michael Jackson, she only used him when she needed new, current sounding songs.
Reading thorough all the above comments....This is INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLE and UNBELIEVABLY UNBELIEVABLE, that Dina Ross never went to say goodbye to her friend of 40 years...And when she is asked, she DOESN'T EVEN COMMENT....
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The Beltline crowds demonstrate the demand for great public spaces and active transportation in the city. They also represent a new and growing kind of social interaction, and a new etiquette is beginning to emerge. As a native New Yorker, pedestrian culture is deeply ingrained in me. Instead of "rules of the road," I was raised with "rules of the sidewalk and subway." It goes something like this: Walk fast, find the most direct route to your destination, do not block movement and always, always, be aware of your surroundings.
The Atlanta Beltline is starting to create something of this ilk, but it goes more like this: Stay to the right, don't clog the trail, ride slowly on your bicycle, pick up after your dog and watch out for kids on foot, bikes and scooters.
Most people are adapting to this new etiquette, but the biggest complaint we hear is about those who have not. Dog owners who do not pick up their pets' waste are public enemy No. 1. Cyclists who treat the trail like a highway without regard for pedestrians are up there, too. While these are real concerns, the mere fact that the most common and consistent complaints are about etiquette, and not a myriad of other potential issues, is a very positive sign for the Beltline and for the city.
Last month, the Atlanta Beltline Inc. responded to this phenomenon with a "Southern Charm" campaign. Volunteers stood on the side of the trail with signs with lighthearted messages such as "Slow Down, Sugar," and "Sweet Peas at Play." Another sign read, "We saw that y'all, pick it up" (accompanied by a graphic of a person picking up after their dog). We encouraged people to take pictures and use the hashtag #beltlinecharm to promote the campaign.
The reception on the trail was very positive, with many people interacting with volunteers, posing for pictures with the signs and sharing them on social media with comments like, "I love these!," and "New sign idea: 'Put a bell on it' Great work you all!"
The etiquette campaign was an experiment of sorts as we work together to figure out this new culture, which will continue to evolve over time. As we build out all 22 miles over the next several years and introduce streetcar transit into the corridor, the crowds and the culture will spread, creating a new sense of community and place throughout the 45 neighborhoods of the Atlanta BeltLine and beyond.
Ethan Davidson is director of Communications and Media Relations for Atlanta Beltline Inc.
By Heather Alhadeff
Atlanta's Morningside neighborhood in the late 1970s was a great place to be a kid. I walked and biked around, played in creeks looking for crawdads, and changed plans literally on the flip of a dime that my friend liberated from the sidewalk. Now, thinking back on that joy of adventure and exploration, it dawned on me that I never organized or planned what I would do that day. I merely went outside and discovered life in whatever form or fashion came my way.
Watching my hometown change from discovered fun into a place of scheduled events has left me yearning. However, there is a bit of hope creeping in, like kudzu on an embankment. This hope is placed in the power of the culturally impactful Atlanta Beltline project. It is literally changing how we experience and feel about our city, as well as instigating new development patterns that city planners around the country have been promoting for decades. This switch toward public space and transportation game-changers is happening across the country.
When Ryan Gravel was thinking up the Beltline concept in graduate school, Los Angeles County adopted the Los Angeles River Master Plan (1996). Now, the City of Los Angeles is helping implement the L.A. River project after publishing the River Revitalization Master Plan (2007), which includes a network of parks, pedestrian, bike and equestrian trails, natural areas and community spaces.
Chicago is in on this culture shifting capital program too. It is building The 606 ( the Bloomingdale Trail) which, according to its website, "brings together elevated trails for bikers and runners, art installations and landscape design to create an urban oasis and a new way to explore Chicago." They celebrate the ability for this infrastructure to connect people by what they deem a living work of art.
The real magic of the Beltline is that the portions that have been cleared and/or constructed are literally re-introducing this seemingly new style of life. It is rather fitting and ironic that the railroads are yet again the reason for Atlanta's resurgence. The space once occupied by freight trains is now providing this new place of wonder. The Beltline has brought back what I call a "fortuitous life" to Atlantans. In my opinion, to experience a day of fun that consists of unintended possibilities is genuinely the best gift the general population could ever stumble upon.
I hope that we continue to celebrate this newly found experience. But let's also realize that there are some basic norms expected of people in public spaces. Some things should be common sense rather than taught. For example, letting Fido's dog leash extend as far as possible turns it into a clothesline that could take out an errant child on a tricycle. Simply put, use your common sense and, when necessary, correct others with a smile, because you can always catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
Atlantans are known for their hospitality. Let's all continue to be good neighbors as we explore the city together on foot, bike or transit.
I haven't found any crawdads, but if you haven't explored the Beltline yet, I promise you will find fun in the most unexpected ways. Don't forget to pay it forward by supporting more Beltline construction so all of Atlanta can stumble upon a Fortuitous Life right in their own backyards, whether in Morningside or West End.
Heather Alhadeff is the president of Center Forward, a transportation planning firm in Atlanta.
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i'm K, n my late twenties, married to M, living in the usa. i am mom to my sweet boy S. we are a transracial family formed through foster care adoption.
this blog began as an adoptive mommy's notes to and about her future children... and along the road during the process of our first adoption, became the story of S our first son who is currently fourteen. we are blessed beyond compare to know and love this boy as our own. he has been home with us since september of 2012. his adoption date will be next year.
i have a passion to see older children and teens who do not have parents get a forever family. we have decided not to have children of "our own" and to adopt all of our children. "be the change you want to see in the world."
these kids in care are not "too old" to be loved or be part of a family. thank you for reading our story and i encourage you to think about fostering and adopting older children yourself!
feel free to inbox me/ask me questions. i love to hear from you.
dearest one.
my son is coming home next week… he is graduating from the program! so excited for him and about seeing the positive changes he's implemented. i am so glad he'll be home again for good. here is me hoping there is going to be one less broken kid out there. either way, i'm sticking by his side.
the last time i posted, we were sending my son to a boot camp program to get therapy and professional help after he committed battery (mild assault) on his dad and was getting so unruly that we had to call the cops several times. he needed to learn to accept discipline and authority, yet in our home, it wasn't working.
he's been in the program for the past 6-7 months and came home for the first time for christmas break. i am looking at a different child! he's getting all a's and b's in school (he failed the ninth grade miserably last year on purpose). he holds himself with respect for himself and others. he makes an effort to take care of his things, and help with the house. he goes out of his way to say thank you and express appreciation. he is open to conversations about his past and his issues, thanks to therapy. he understands our rules and when we went over them again, after each one, he said "no problem!", positively accepting them. this coming from a kid who before would have said "suck a dick, i do what i want!" or "ha! yeah right."
the change is genuine and marked. he is heading to a good place now instead of death or prison. we expect him to complete the program in may. i am so thankful. i think this place turned his life around and SAVED his life, honestly. the way he was going was bad, no ifs and or buts about it. i'm so glad we did this before it was too late! he is reaching the potential i always saw in him and as his mom, it makes my heart SOAR to see him in a good place.
it was funny. once, his therapist called me and she asked "if you would have known the trouble he caused, would you have even bothered?! i mean, you wouldn't have!" and i corrected her quickly. no ma'am. he is not a bad child or a horrible person. he didn't have me growing up to teach and guide him. no ma'am i would have always adopted him. he is my son, perfect or not. and he NEEDED his dad and me. he needed us bad, which is why he got sent to this boot camp where he could get the discipline and help and support of the program to give him a reboot on his life. i praise god for the trouble he has caused us because that's what parents do! they are there for their children even if it sucks.
there are no perfect parents or perfect children out there and i never expect my son to be perfect. i just want him to always be looking forward to the future and committed to bettering himself and the world. that's all i'd want for anyone.
parenting… is difficult. you make the hard, right choices for your kids. you accept that you aren't always all your child is gonna need.
my son was just not doing well these past couple months. the structure of our home fell apart, he listened to us, his parents, less and less. he sabotaged himself in school, he refused to take care of himself the past few months… i mean, brushing his hair or teeth became an all out war. he took no pride in his appearance. he got in trouble a lot. he became destructive and raged a lot. i called the cops on him few times because of unruly behavior and destruction of property. the last straw was when he threw his dad down onto the ground. i was done with the way this kid was running our lives and struggling. he was crying out for help that we couldn't give to him. my husband filed charges for simple battery… my son was locked up for contempt of court. i mean, the boy does NOT know how to respect authority or accept that not everything can be his way.
when he was locked up, we made plans to enroll him into a therapeutic boot camp for young men. we took him straight from his release from the RYDC to this place. he was shocked, hurt, betrayed, crying, raging, kicking, cussing. it breaks my heart that this was needed, but i also know that he just wasn't going to heal here the way we were doing things. he needed intensive help and therapy, supervision, counseling. all of which he will get at this place. we don't know how long he'll be there, but i can't tell you how at peace i am about this decision. the program and facility is AMAZING… he will learn so much, he will be able to work through years of trauma and negative learned behaviors.
as his mom i feel all sorts of things. like i was a bad mom, like i should have been able to "fix him" myself… but also proud of myself for being brave enough to do the right, hard, painful thing. i know the payoff in the end will outweigh the suckage right now.
on the way to this place, i told my son many things. held him while he cried and cried with him. reminded him of how, the day i saw him, i knew he was mine. that i loved him as my son. that i'll never stop, and that he has my heart.
his psychiatrist called me today and said he told her his adoption story, that he was getting kind of emotional when he told it to her.
she said that he told her "i met my parents at a bowling alley. when we all had to leave, i told them to remember me. i didn't know if they would… but they did. my momma remembered me. i really love my momma."
the story is not over. this young man is not done. i am determined to see him flourish and come to life. i love you son. it's because i love you that i refuse to leave you broken and helpless.
I come here because it's safe to say what I need to say.
Ray is being an absolute jerk. for serious.
I picked him up from school yesterday - he refused to talk to me and sat with his back to me the entire way to Cool Springs (30 minutes) to get Josh. It didn't matter how I prompted him to tell…
I'm sorry. This is tough! Your child is hurting and scared and unhealthy. It's really hard during these times but try and see the end goal and remove yourself from the equation, try and put yourself in his shoes and figure out what the real reason he's mad/upset is. I remember being so weirded out by the thought of people having sex when I was a tween/teen no less MY PARENTS? It was horrifying. I think it's normal. It does suck though. I am praying for you! It's a long road ahead but the rewards are eternal when we do the hard things for our children. No matter how they act, we have to be the parents.
it's finished. he's ours. as of today, his adoption was 100% finalized!
this child no longer belongs to a state.
he belongs to a family. his family. our family.
son, your ma loves you! forever and ever and ever!
my son's adoption will finally, FINALLY be finalized on monday. fourteen years old was not too old for a forever family. this boy lights up my life!!! so thankful for him and the love he brings, the love he teaches me every day…
it has been a little over six months since my son has come home… and i have to say, what a difference this time has made! my son is comfortable here now. in the beginning, he was so closed, cautious, and afraid. it was like yanking teeth to get him to talk about anything real, or to get him to face problems/fears. these days? he actually responds when we ask what's wrong. he trusts us to be there and help with the problems. he's learning to talk through his emotions, which is huge. HUGE. he volunteers information liberally about school, his social life, and even his past. he just talks to us now. like any other kid does with their parents. in the beginning, he was silent and suspicious. now, he comes home from school and is all "maaa! hug me! look at my art! i got in trouble at school for talking back to the teacher. can you make rotel for dinner?" lol. oh bless his precious heart. i just love him! and i'm so happy to see how our family has grown together. we are so blessed.
he is so funny, too, about always trying to make sure i'm going to react like a mom would. he'll tell me he did something, like disobeyed what i said, and i'll start telling him how disobedience is not acceptable, and he'll says "just kidding! i know you were gonna lecture me, just like a parent… you're such a mom!" but you know what? discipline, overall, delights him. he loves knowing his dad and i are not letting things go or putting up with certain stuff. he got put on restriction this weekend and actually thanked my husband for it. he thanked him because "that's what parents do." why does he value it so much? because before, he had no adult who was that invested, who cared enough to stand up to him and guide him. he gets that. this isn't to say there aren't huge arguments and blow ups, because there are. but we walk away from them able to have reassured him that we're not going anywhere, it's okay to be mad, but there's a better way to deal than to cuss your brains out and break things.
i think a lot of people are afraid to parent a kid like my son. but it's not his fault he doesn't know how to do some things, like handle anger and apologize. that is what we're here to teach him. and he has come MILES. he has a huge problem saying "i'm sorry" but yesterday, i told him he needed to apologize to his dad for something… AND. HE. DID. oh God in heaven thank you!!! this is just a huge, huge step! i am so inspired by this kid. he is truly special. he is so, so precious. he is so, so deserving. God knew what he was doing when he put this little family together.
as adoption day comes closer, my son's fears are manifesting more loudly. he'll ask all kinds of questions, and also has declared, twice, that he is leaving and isn't meant to be here. he then packed and had to be "talked off the ledge." he asked me, "why can't i just be with the my real family? why did my life have to happen this way?" there is no simple answer. there is no way to take away that pain or confusion. not even i understand how so many families can be ripped apart with the kids left to pay the price.
if you pray, please say a prayer for my sweet son who is going through a lot as we get ready to finalize this process. he has so much he hasn't even worked through in his mind. so many fears and pains he has never faced internally.
me: i love you son. do you believe that?
my son: no, not yet.
me: when do you think you'll believe it?
my son: when you adopt me, i'll believe that you love me.
me: can you tell me what the adoption will change in your mind to allow you to believe me?
my son: i'll know you aren't just saying you want to adopt me… i'll know you really meant it.
me: son, adoption is not just a courtroom process. from day one and before day one, i saw you as my son. no judge can change or add to that. from day one i have loved you. and the adoption will not change where i am right now, which is here: i'll never leave you. i'll never send you away. i'll always love you, no matter what happens or how you act. this is your forever family right now, not just after a court process.
my son: (hugging me tightly and staying there a few minutes.) i think i believe you now, mom. as long as i have you and dad, i don't need anything else. not even video games!
me: well, since i am here to stay forever and ever, i guess we can trash the xbox huh?
my son: (laughing) … (suddenly nervous) wait… you ARE joking, right?
maybe you read this blog and think to yourself "what she is doing is great but i am just not able to do that now… i'm not cut out to adopt… i am too young to adopt… i am not in a place where i could foster…" etc. well there are many more ways to put some good out into the world and positively impact child/teen's life. one such way is to mentor.
i am a mentor at the local high school and it is such a blessing and honor to be part of the program. i visit my 10th grader once a week and just spend time with her. talk with her about her boyfriend, her home life, what she's got going on. i was amazed to find out how alone she is. mom is gone. dad spends more time with his girlfriend and out of the house than with his daughter. she doesn't even see him every day. what message does this send to her? that she is not worthy of attention or time. that she's not important enough. however, there is at least one caring adult in her life who intentionally spends time with her and loves it—me. she sometimes refers to me as her "therapist" because she tells me pretty much everything. all i've done is been there when i said i'd be, listened to her, talked with her, and been genuine with her. do you think you could do the same for a child or teen in need? call your local high school and see if there's a mentoring program. you have nothing to lose except an hour of time a week. and everything to gain by investing into a child's life! people matter… let your life be an echo of that statement.
Loved you yesterday.
Love you still.
Always have.
Always will.
i heard from our social worker, and we are getting ready to finalize the adoption in the courtroom in the next couple months. to me, i have been his mom from day 1 and even before that, but there is a finality about the court date that is so sweet and feels like such a long time coming. S has a lot of mixed feelings about adoption. he is afraid of the word "forever" and still doesn't know if he can trust that forever will really mean forever. but he has moments where he forgets about his fear, looks at me and his dad and sees his parents and doesn't have any second thought that this is truly where he belongs. someday, the fear will be a memory entirely.


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Emphasis on luxury for 2013's coolest brands, as Selfridges is crowned coolest retailer and Covent Garden retail's coolest destination in the UK.
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Don't Fear New Coal Rules
Reuben is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
President Obama has announced new efforts to combat climate change, many of which will be directed at limiting the use of coal. That's a headwind for the coal industry, but new rules won't be as detrimental as many think.
A Useful Point
For example, the U.S. coal fired fleet is running at about 55% of capacity, according to coal miner Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU). The company is expecting around 60 gigawatts of coal generation to be shuttered by 2017, reducing coal demand by 70 million tonnes. The plants being retired are the oldest, least efficient, and dirtiest. Any demand loss from a plant being closed could easily be made up by higher usage at a plant that remains open.
Peabody estimates that every one percentage point change in utilization is equal to 15 tonnes of coal. Utilization would need to increase less than 5% to offset the 70 million tonnes lost to expected utility closures. Going from a 55% utilization rate to a 60% rate isn't a very big change.
Note, too, that as natural gas prices have moved higher, gas use has fallen and coal use has increased. Through the first four months of the year, Peabody estimates that gas use fell by 14% while coal use increased by 11%. Unless gas prices collapse again, coal is increasingly competitive as a fuel source, which supports utilization rates.
Cheap Coal
One of the best options for income investors is Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ: ARLP). The company's mines are predominantly located in Northern Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. Coal mined from these two areas tends to be very low cost, competing with gas priced as low as $3.
That's part of the reason why Alliance was able to increase production in each of the last four years, with plans for another increase in 2013. Revenues have been similarly strong, with production increases offsetting lower coal prices. So, even though the coal industry is going through a particularly difficult period, Alliance is putting up record results.
Income investors looking for a coal play will appreciate the company's around 6.4% dividend yield and long history of dividend increases.
Global Exposure
Peabody is another good option, though it hasn't been performing as well as Allied. Indeed, the company's top-line has grown steadily over the past few years but softened notably on a year-over-year and sequential basis in the first quarter. As a point of reference, Alliance's top-line was essentially flat sequentially, but still up on a year-over-year basis in the first quarter.
What Peabody offers investors, however, is diversification. Alliance's business is almost exclusively focused on serving utility customers in the United States. Nearly half of Peabody's business comes from its operations in Australia. It also has more exposure to coal used for steel production. Its Australian operations give it direct access to Asia, from which most of the growth in future demand for all types of coal is likely to emanate.
In fact, despite the recent economic slowdown in China, Peabody expects over 60 gigawatts of coal generation to come online in Asia in 2013 alone. Increased steel production is expected to up the demand for met coal, too. While prices for all types of coal are weak right now, Peabody is well positioned to benefit from increased demand. When prices pick up, results will quickly follow.
A Hedged Bet
Another option is for investors to focus on a company that is hedging its bets. Rhino Resource Partners (NYSE: RNO) is a good option. The company has been moving aggressively into natural gas drilling, setting itself up to benefit from increased use of that fuel. However, Rhino is still investing in new coal projects, too, so it isn't abandoning coal and will benefit from a coal rebound.
The biggest issue at Rhino, however, was a small distribution cut that was accompanied by the limited partnership's general partner cutting out its distributions. That would be a major sign of weakness if Rhino weren't continuing to invest in its future. And, a leverage level that's about half that of Peabody's suggests that Rhino isn't facing liquidity issues.
With a yield of around 13.8%, this is clearly an aggressive play. That said, it is paying investors very well to wait for a turnaround in coal while at the same time positioning itself to benefit from natural gas demand.
Fighting Fear
The news about coal is uniformly bad right now, at least according to the headlines. Digging a little deeper shows that there are some silver linings on the clouds. For aggressive investors, Peabody, Alliance, and Rhino are all interesting ways to play the potential for a coal rebound.
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Notable Quotables is a weekly series featuring a great quote. Whether it's the founder of a beloved beauty brand, an eccentric makeup artist making headlines, or even a super-stylish celebrity, our favorite tastemakers always have something worth sharing. Since we're just a few weeks away from the new year, we thought we'd share a resolution from one of our favorite partners: AHAVA's CEO and General Manager, North America, Elana Drell Szyfer! Who knew such a savvy businesswoman has a knack for comedy as well?
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"To laugh more—especially at myself, and get back to doing an old hobby—stand-up comedy."
— Chief Executive Office, General Manager, Ahava North America Elana Drell Szyfer to WWD.
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It's no secret that AHAVA is a Birchbox favorite. I discovered them through their famous hand cream (a handbag staple) and have quickly added their mineral lotions and scrubs to my routine. The brand has plenty of history — it was founded 22 years ago on the Kibbutz Mitzpe Shalem, inspired by tourists scooping up Dead Sea mud to take home with them. They've recently relaunched with new packaging, a tightly edited product line, and a new philosophy. I recently had a chance to chat with AHAVA CEO Elana Drell Szyfer about salt scrub tips, the company's rebranding, and their secret ingredient.
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All our products have a key component: our Osmoter. It's a solar evaporation process that takes the most important minerals—magnesium, calcium, potassium, zinc—and rebalances them to recreate the concentration of those minerals found in our own skin. The Osmoter works like a pump, replicating osmosis, and it draws moisture from the lower levels of the skin up to the upper levels of the skin. There are three major contributors to aging: dehydration, sun exposure, and inflammation. The Osmoter helps to fight all of these.


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Fleshmap: Studies of Desire – Touch, Look, and Listen
Fleshmap is a new project by Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas that explores human desire from three points of view - touch, look, and listen.
The touch section delves into where people like to be touched and where people like to touch on the human body, male and female. Just a fare warning: there's a little bit of naked, so it might be not suitable for work depending on what you consider NSFW. Data were collected via Amazon's Mechanical Turk with the help of Dolores Labs. The above displays body parts ordered by where women like to be touched. Apparently the back of the neck is most popular.
Look is a little bit more abstract. Well, sort of. It's a look at nipple hair patterns. Yeah, you heard me. It's 12 men, 12 nipples, 12 patterns. There's also a section for women's nipples.
Lastly, Martin and Fernanda explore what we sing about. Each column represents a genre and larger circles show body parts that are more often sung about in that genre. Most sing about eyes a lot. Can you guess which column is for hip-hop?
Everything is interactive, so go check it out for yourself. Screenshots don't really do the projects justice.
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Not thrilled by the aesthetics and the visualizations, they are not bad either but overall a bit shallow. But I found the data gathering methodology quite interesting, here is more info from dolores labs:
the nipple hair patterns actually made me laugh, how odd
Mortiz – yeah, the layout/aesthetics does feel a little rushed. not sure if there was deadline or maybe a too-early announcement on dolores.
I don't think Touch section really tells you anything other than the obvious and there's not a huge difference between wanting to be touched and want to touch.
Aesthetically though it's great.. and no not in that way! :o)
yeah, i guess there are only subtle differences, but i think the idea was to find out if there was.
What? No Ears? Ears at the BEST. Women MELT!


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One debate-- two different races. The two candidates vying to represent New York's North Country in Congress squared off again Wednesday night. And so did the two men looking to replace outgoing Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward.
In their second debate, Rep. Bill Owens, D-New York, and Republican challenger Matt Doheny focused mostly on the economy, bipartisanship and health care, which drew the biggest response during the hour-long debate hosted by the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce.
"I want to repeal Obama Care," Doheny said.
Doheny has been critical of Owens' support for the bill. The Watertown businessman believes it will actually lead to higher costs and decreased care.
"Replace Obamacare with common sense measures, dealing with tort reform, dealing with insurance across state lines, dealing with affordability, all of those things we can have in the 21st century, but unfortunately the heavy-handed government will not allow us to have it with Obamacare," Doheny said.
Owens admits the health care reform bill does need some tweaking, but says overall it achieves its purpose.
"The affordable health care acts does a number of things and when you talk about repeal without specifying how you would replace, you do not describe how you would keep kids under 26 insured, how you would prevent insurance companies from failing to cover people recovering from preexisting conditions," Owens said.
The debate also featured the race for the state's 114th Assembly District, the seat being vacated by Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward. Democrat Dennis Tarantino, a lawyer from Glens Falls, is challenging Queensbury's Republican Supervisor Dan Stec. They focused on the economy. The two disagree on many issues on how to jump start it, including a plan to raise the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.50.
"It will lead for many small businesses and farmers in the district to hire fewer people or even lay people off," Stec said.
"We have individuals who need the raise. There are people, just not high school students, who work at minimum wage. It is just above the poverty level," Tarantino said.
Another big issue-- tourism dollars. Tarantino supports the recent decision by the Cuomo Administration to spend $50 million to open up 69,000 acres in the Adirondack Park. But his Republican challenger disagrees, as local municipalities continue to fund the financial war against invasive species in Lake George and Lake Champlain.
"I personally think that the state should divert some of its environmental protection funds away from the purchase of some property and divert them to property they already own," Stec said.
There are no more debates scheduled between Stec and Tarantino. Doheny and Owens plan to square off two more times.
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Sep 2 '12
Updated SoI Application Now Available
G'day folks! In what is shaping to be one of the most newsworthy weeks of the year, we are announcing an update to our SoI (serial-over-IP) Tibbo BASIC application. And what have we done to it? Two things:
Download here, and don't forget to order a shiny new DS1101 or DS1102 to see how nice this tiny green OLED display really is.