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We actually don't know who his investors are. At the point when we are ready, we will investigate further. There are just so many things to handle and there are a lot of items to be considered with the project."
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Will Lobdell be Writing a Second Teen Titans Series?
- Written by ThanosCopter on Monday, October 01 2012 and posted in News with Benefits
Lobdell announced plans for a second Teen Titans series at Las Vegas Comic Con this weekend.
Source: CBR
MorrisonCon wasn't the only convention taking place in Las Vegas this weekend. Las Vegas Comic Expo hosted a "New 52" panel in which Scott Lobdell, Kyle Higgins, Josh Fialkov, Brian Buccellato and J.T. Krul all made appearances.
While the panel was a bit light on news, Lobdell did reveal that there were currently plans for him to write a second Teen Titans series after Issue #25 next fall. According to Lobdell, the team will be lead by Raven, who is making her DCnU debut in Phantom Stranger this month. However, after other panelists expressed disbelief about Lobdell having a spinoff planned that far in advance, Lobdell did admit that the series might fall apart before it started.
In other Teen Titans news, Lobdell stated that "legal issues" prevented Static Shock from joining the team and expressed displeasure in the Culling crossover event, noting that it forced him to rush several of his plotlines. Kyle Higgins also expressed some mild displeasure about how he had to rush a reveal in Nightwing due to the "Night of the Owls" crossover.
Buccellato confirmed that there were no plans to bring Wally West back currently, but that a "David West" had made an appearance in Flash #0. Also, Buccellato hinted that some iteration of Professor Zoom would be appearing in Flash soon.
The panelists also mentioned several pitches that never made it into fruition, including a Flash/I, Vampire crossover, a Blue Beetle/I, Vampire crossover, and a sci-fi take on Supergirl similar to that Captain Atom.
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- September 22, 2014
Linguists receive $260,000 grant to study endangered Irish language
UC Santa Cruz researchers are working hard to document the Irish language. Even though it is an official language of Ireland, only 1.5% to 3% of the population regularly use it in their community, and its future is in doubt.
- August 20, 2014
History professor speaks at State Capitol in support of refugee children
UC Santa Cruz Professor of History Dana Frank testified yesterday in Sacramento to support a California State Assembly resolution on the treatment of refugees from Central America.
- August 12, 2014
Private donors contribute more than $50 million to UC Santa Cruz
Private financial commitments to UC Santa Cruz for the fiscal year ended June 30 topped $50 million for the first time, bringing the total for The Campaign for UC Santa Cruz to more than $180 million.
- August 8, 2014
Mexican consulate honors UCSC summer research interns
Six students from Mexican universities spent several weeks this summer at UC Santa Cruz doing research projects with UCSC science faculty.
- August 5, 2014
Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz announces endowment drive
Literature Professor John Jordan announced an endowment drive to support the Dickens Project today at the annual Dickens Universe gathering now taking place on campus
- July 29, 2014
Scholarship support available for UC Santa Cruz organic farming training program
Applications are now open for the 2015 Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture program, with a range of scholarship support available
- July 24, 2014
Exhibit on extraordinary literary history of Grateful Dead to open at Archive
Few bands in popular music have had a more dynamic literary history than the Grateful Dead. With that in mind, UC Santa Cruz has put together the third annual exhibition for the campus's Grateful Dead Archive.
- July 22, 2014
Former farm apprentice wins national food sustainability leadership award
Karen Washington, a graduate of the 2008 Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture at the UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, is one of five winners of a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award.
- July 16, 2014
Studying death in ancient Greece
Last year, UC Santa Cruz received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to undertake a summer institute investigating the history of mortality in ancient Greek culture...
- June 30, 2014
$4-million gift establishes endowment to support sustainable agriculture
A $4-million gift to the University of California, Santa Cruz will establish an endowment to support the Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture, the nation's first hands-on training program for beginning organic farmers at a public university.
- June 10, 2014
Human rights activist named winner of Gabriel Zimmerman Scholarship
Abuoali "Arash" Mohajerinejad is the third winner of the Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship given to a social sciences undergrad committed to a career in public service.
- June 6, 2014
UCSC to offer new B.A. degree in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Beginning this fall, students at UC Santa Cruz can now declare a major in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES), leading to a new bachelor of arts degree.
- June 4, 2014
UCSC selects acclaimed New York firm to design Institute of Arts and Sciences
The University of California, Santa Cruz, announced today that the award-winning New York firm, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, has been selected to design the campus's new Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
- June 4, 2014
West's fascination with Tiananmen Square events not shared in China
China today is a society mesmerized by wealth, vastly different from 1989 when on June 3 authorities began the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, says Ben Read, UCSC associate professor of politics.
- May 29, 2014
8th annual screening of Soc Doc graduate films at Del Mar Theatre
UCSC presents the 8th annual exhibition of thesis films from the Film and Digital Media Department's masters program in Social Documentation on June 11.
- May 20, 2014
Flora Lu named provost of College Nine and College Ten
Flora Lu, associate professor of environmental studies, has been named provost for College Nine and College Ten beginning in the fall.
- May 13, 2014
UCSC grad student to promote short film at Cannes Film Festival
UC Santa Cruz graduate student Rolando Vargas is heading to France this week for the screening of his documentary film, "Walking Kids of Choco," at the 67h annual Cannes Film Festival.
- May 12, 2014
Making tangible change
Inspired by a UC Santa Cruz class, a group of friends formed a socially conscious nonprofit as a way of keeping in touch after graduating—and have since funded more than $180,000 in projects


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Should Soriano play in the All Star Game?
As the All Star Game nears, Alfonso Soriano is becoming a topic of controversy and conversation. Naturally, he wants to play - even if it might make him appear a little selfish, at the end of the day it's very human of him to want to be there. However, he appears unlikely to return to the Cubs until the series after the break - assuming he doesn't do a rehab stint first - and the Cubs may be interested in protecting him from the unnecessary risk of injury, thereby denying him a place in the All Star Game.
While I think it's pretty cool that the Cubs have so many players at the game, it isn't entirely necessary that they all play. I for one would much rather see Soriano wait and come back healthy.
Besides, the objective of the All Star Game is to win homefield advantage for the World Series. Considering that his timing will be off even if he's healthy enough to play, I'd rather Alfonso not take a bat out of the hands of the NL All Stars.
Regardless, the man heals fast, doesn't he?
Game Recap: Cubs 7, Cardinals 1 - the pummelling concludes
Hopefully for the time being, the panic has now subsided. The Cubs entered this series against St. Louis as 1) a crappy road team, 2) a slumping team in general, and 3) a team in need of some wins in order to maintain a distance between them and the second place Cards. They managed to not only accomplish what they needed, but they have actually knocked St. Louis into third! The Cubs now exit St. Louis for Cincinnati as a team 3.5 games ahead of the Cardinals and 3.5 games ahead of the now-second place Brewers (ahead of St. Louis by percentage points).
A statistic that was brought to my attention not too long ago: the Cubs have now played in 89 games. Of their remaining 73 games, they play 16 games against the Cardinals and Brewers. 10 of those 16 games will be played on unfriendly ground, and these game represent a full 22% of all remaining games this year. I suppose we can look at that number in two different ways. Either the Cubs are in for a rocky road because they regularly play the teams closest to them, or, better yet, the Cubs have full control of their own destiny as they play their rival teams often enough to keep them out of the playoffs by merely winning.
They managed to achieve that goal today, largely because of their All Star players. The Cubs scored 7 runs off of 16 hits. All Star third baseman Aramis Ramirez went 2-3 with 3 RBI. All Star catcher Geovany Soto hit a solo homerun - his 15th of the season. All Star right fielder Kosuke Fukudome went 1 for 2 and scored a run. All Star starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano glared at the Cardinals from the dugout. It was great!
The Cubs got contributions from the non-All Stars, too. Ryan Theriot - who was in the top 3 in votes and perhaps could have been an All Star - went 3 for 5. Derrek Lee - who also was a top vote-getter in a crowded position - also went 3 for 5 with a double. Mark DeRosa - another big vote-getter - went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
On the pitching front, Sean Marshall did what he had to do. He went 6 innings on 88 pitches, allowing 6 hits, walking 1, striking out 4, and permitting only 1 run to score - a Ludwick solo shot. He was succeeded by the surprisingly effective Neal Cotts, who struck out 2 and has worked his ERA down to 2.57 on the year. Marmol followed - Marmol being another guy who was almost a sure-fire All Star a few weeks back - and he needed only 10 pitches (7 for strikes) to escape the 8th unscathed. And Bob Howry delivered a soundless, boring 9th, no bubbles no troubles.
Series Recap:
All things considered, it was a successful series. Even Albert Pujols - who certainly wasn't showing his age by going 5-11 in the 3 games against the Cubs - wasn't enough to win it for the Cardinals.
It's exciting to note that the Cubs will have so many more important games against top rivals in the second half. I realize that so many games against the Cardinals and Brewers might evoke panic from some Cub fans, but you know what? We didn't need 7 All Star selections and about 4 near-misses to figure out that this is an outstanding team. I am confident that the Cubs will reach the playoffs, and I don't think it's going to come down to the last day of the season, or even the last week. The Cardinals will soon realize that they are built in part on the arms of converted relievers and the bat of a converted pitcher, and they will return to the median. It's the Brewers who will be a threat through August and September, and they are thankfully managed by Shemp Yost*. I don't know about you, but I'm feeling good about this team.
(*That's a photoshop waiting to happen.)
Current Record: 53-36
Position in the NL Central: 1st place, 3.5 games ahead of St. Louis and Milwaukee
On Pace For: 97-65
Record needed to win 120: 67-6 (okay, fine, so it's not gonna happen, as if that's a shock to anybody but Carlos)
Game Recap: Cubs 4, Cardinals 5 - Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
In all incidents, good and bad, I blame Rob.
Kosuke Fukudome, in the throws of a slump, is briefly discussed by Rob. Fukudome responds with a homerun in the first at bat of his next game.
Kerry Wood, having buckled down and saved a close one yesterday, is briefly praised by Rob. Kerry Wood forgets how to locate the strike zone. He walks the first two batters he faces, surrenders an RBI double, and then intentionally walks the bases loaded before almost escaping, and then surrendering the winning hit to the strikeout prone (HINT, HINT) Rick Ankiel.
Rob, you have a mighty power. We must find a way to harness it for the forces of good.
Today's game was definitely an example of pulling defeat from the clutches of victory. The pitching has been the story of the series thus far; Lilly and Lohse both had strong outings. Lohse was picked away at sporadically, however the Cardinals got to Lilly in the 6th for 2 runs, evening the score.
The Cubs then proceeded to reclaim the lead by a Ramirez 2-run homer in the 8th, and with everything looking secure, Kerry Wood trotted to the mound. Actually, I thought he was going to get out of it. After loading the bases with no outs, the Cubs got a force at home and a shallow pop-up. With 2 outs in the game, Rick Ankiel stepped up and mother-effed the Cubs with a 2-run hit that was officially ruled a single because, y'know, the game ended.
I blame the 'roids. But hey, here's what Rick has to look forward to over the coming years.
Hey, even the good ones aren't so good once in a while. Woody has been close-to-perfect since the start of June. These games in St. Louis are obviously amplified a little, and a win today would have just kicked ass, but a 9th inning 3-run come-from-behind defeat? Eh. It's a gut shot, but in a 162 game season in which even the best of them lose 60 or 70 times, there will be plenty of those.
Cubs and Cardinals play in the rubber game tomorrow. It's Marshall vs. Wellemeyer, look for the two teams to combine to score 15 or 20 runs.
Series Preview: Cubs vs. Cardinals - Apparently the Battle for Everything
What do you think ... too stiff?
So. The Cubs are in a tailspin. They've been playing mediocre-at-best on the road. They are a scant 2.5 games ahead of the shockingly second-place Cardinals. While trying to pull out of their tailspin, the Cubs are playing on the road the team they're barely ahead of in the standings.
Man, to be a panic-button installer right now. I'd be on-call 24-7 in the Chicagoland area, and I'd be able to charge double time because it's the 4th of July. Instead, I'm some schmuck living in the wrong country with no panic-button business in sight, and I'm putting out proverbial fires on this blog because I do not believe that there's anything worth panicking about at this time.
Actually, if I'd had more foresight, I would have become a sports psychologist, opened shop in Wrigleyville, and offered my services to the millions of Cub fans who, as they age, progress through a variety of issues that naturally accompany supporting a team with as ridiculous a history of losing as the Cubs. Woof, that was a whopper of a sentence.
The Pitching Match-Ups
Friday, July 4th Carlos Zambrano vs. Braden Looper
Braden Looper? Wasn't this guy a mediocre closer? How do mediocre closers become effective starting pitchers? It just doesn't make sense! Last year, Looper started for the first time in his career. He went 12-12 with a near-5 ERA. This season, The Loop is 9-5 with a 4.26 ERA. The good news for the Cubs is that he's better on the road - he's 4-3 with a 4.50 ERA at home. The bad news for the Cubs is that he's pitching the season of his life, and he's facing a Cubs ace who may or may not be at 100%.
Carlos Zambrano gave us quite the scare a few weeks ago. His shoulder, having grown up in Socialist Venezuela, attempted briefly to revolt against its master. Thankfully, Carlos rules his body with an iron fist. He put down the revolution and has resumed a policy of Total Domination on his pitching arm.
But in all seriousness, we have to look at this from two perspectives. First - the Cubs probably wouldn't pitch Zambrano if they thought he has an injury that could be aggravated. Having just signed an epic contract, it makes little sense to risk a serious injury in Year One of that contract. That said, with his job on the line, Jim Hendry just might roll the dice once more and hope that proper mechanics might save the day ... coupled with the fact that Zambrano could have a knife sticking into his forearm and he'd still want to pitch.
The Moose has often risen to the occasion against the Cardinals. He may only go 5 or 6, he may appear to flip his lid from time to time, but I suspect that he'll get by today.
Saturday, July 5th Ted Lilly vs. Kyle Lohse
Talking about the season of his life! Lohse is pitching a full run below his career ERA at the age of 29. He's 10-2 and he's one of the reasons St. Louis has been so hard to beat, particularly at home - he's 5-1 with a 2.77 ERA.
Ted Lilly has been decent but not outstanding this year. After having gone 4-0 with an ERA of 4.72 in May, Lilly went 4-1 with an ERA of 3.02 in June. He is now on pace to win 17 games, and his ERA is 4.19 on the road this season.
Sunday, July 6th Sean Marshall vs. Todd Wellemeyer
And continuing the run of converted relievers is Todd Wellemeyer, ex Cub, who went 3-1 with a 3.65 ERA in 11 starts in 2007. So far in '08, Wellemeyer is 7-3 with a 3.86 ERA, although that ERA is 4.77 at home.
He will be facing Sean Marshall, who has struggled so far this year in the majors. Marshall's weaknesses were exploited in his last start, but he has shown that he can pitch well.
Actually, while I was writing this article, I realized that St. Louis very strongly reminds me of another team from about 13 years ago. This other team shocked the baseball world with a hot start early in the season, and they did it on the strength of three starting pitchers with unlikely early success. That team was the '95 Cubs; those pitchers were Frank Castillo, Kevin Foster, and Jim Bullinger. All three started well but eventually faded, and while the '95 Cubs came close to a Wild Card berth, they couldn't maintain their early pace as the season wore on and Castillo, Foster, and Bullinger realized that they were average at best.
Of course, the Cardinals of '08 are overall superior to those '95 Cubs, and they've done better for longer in the season. However, if your three winningest starters have paved career paths of mediocrity up until this very season, then it seems pretty damned unlikely that they will continue to work their magic all year long.
Sooner or later, it will catch up with them.
Maybe it'll be sooner. Maybe it'll be now.
The lost White Sox photoshops
Hey, everybody. It occurs to me that, because I was away essentially for both White Sox series, you never saw the awesome photoshops I created for the Sox. So, without further delay, behold the lost masterpieces of the 2008 photoshop season!
They're crack pipes, in case you failed to know.
I have yet to craft any images for the month of July, but I'll probably take care of that this weekend. I'm sure you're all heartbroken and disappointed.
Game Recap: Orioles 11, Cubs 4; never in doubt
How do you lose to a man named Liz? It was a question for the ages, one which we believed could never be answered. Turns out that we were wrong. Jason Marquis, the Human Rosetta Stone (he'll crack the code of Suck in three dead languages, just watch him pitch) threw with ineptitude today, leading the Cubs to a rare home-series defeat.
It's okay. With four games to go this month, the Cubs have already met my "we'll be okay if they win X games this month" expectations. But it was still painful watching the Cubs squander early opportunities and surrender a copious amount of runs. For instance - the 2nd inning. Radhames Liz took a page out of Carlos Marmol's discarded book and loaded the bases off of one hit. And one HBP, and one walk. He then proceeded to take a page out of George Sherrill's book and induced a fielder's choice and fouled out Eric Patterson.
Following this momentously squandered opportunity, Baltimore took time between high-fiving themselves for having escaped a close one and proceeded to repeatedly display their dominance of Jason Marquis. With two outs in the inning, Marquis intentionally walked the #3 hitter Nick Markakis*, which promptly backfired as he unintentionally walked home a run before Aubrey Huff - who apparently felt inspired by my man-love - doubled in 2 runs, followed by a Jay Payton 2 RBI single before the Cubs managed to limp out of the inning.
(*Imagine if you will an outfield including Markakis and Fukudome, with the great Harry Caray calling the game. That would be must-see TV.)
After allowing 2 more runs in the 4th, Jason Marquis departed for Jon Lieber, who continued the hurting by allowing another run to score. And then, some more runs scored - 3 in the 6th off of the Eyre/Wuertz duo. Now, I knew this would happen. Any time you take a player of debatable ability and defend him, he's bound to immediately do exactly what people were criticizing him about. However, while Wuertz definitely filled the "From Bad to ..." quotient today, even his harshest detractors will have to acknowledge one thing: it cost the Cubs nothing. This game was over the second Jason Marquis crapped the bed in the 2nd.
The Cubs managed to get some offense once Baltimore decided to rest up, and they eventually managed to score 4 runs. 2 of those 4 runs were driven in by Eric Patterson, which just proves that at a glance, anybody can look good. Keywords: at a glance. Patterson had 2 RBI, he could've/should've had closer to 4 or 5, and had he capitalized on his bases loaded chance in the 2nd, it could've/should've been a much different ballgame.
Marquis now finds himself at 6-4, and where his ERA had almost crept to under 4 before this game, it has now climbed its way back up toward 5. So much for the Marquis de Resurgent. Oh well, at least he - and the relievers - managed to keep a lid on Cintron. (Cue photoshop)
Series Recap: Definitely a disappointing set. The Cubs have been hit-and-miss against the AL, and it's a little disappointing that Baltimore was able to come to Wrigley and play so well. So much for the rumors that the Cubs are stealing signs. On the bright side, the Tigers beat the Cardinals in 10, so the Cubs remain 4.5 games ahead of the 2nd place team in the central. With four games left to go, this has been a pretty good month for Chicago, all things considered. If - big if - they can continue to dominate the White Sox, then they will not just have met my "must-win" expectations ... they will have exceeded them.
Current Record: 49-30
Position in the NL Central: 1st place, 4.5 games ahead of St. Louis
On Pace For: 101-61
Record needed to win 120: 71-12
Photoshop - Cubsfeine
Last night, I wrote: Cub injuries are like caffeine - they keep you up all night, and with too much over a short period of time you run the risk of ulcers, getting the jitters, and anxiety. That's a photoshop if I ever thought of one.
From my mouth to God's ears:
P.S. I am of course nervous about Carlos's shoulder, but I have a feeling that this won't be a season-ending deal. It might be a mechanics-altering deal, and a keep-Z-on-a-short-leash deal, but I think it'll end at that.
Game Recap: Cubs 7, Jays 3, Keep on Truckin'
It's halfway into June, and the Cubs have won 10 of the 14 games I projected they needed to win to do well this month. If Chicago can go 4-9 the rest of the way out, then they will have met my lowest expectation for the month. At this stage, I have a strong feeling that if the Cubs "only" finish one game over .500 in their roughest month of the season, then we'd all be pretty disappointed.
On the contrary, the Cubs are continuing to play great baseball against tough teams. Although they are under-performing and their manager is on the brink of being fired, the Jays are not easy to beat here in Toronto, and yet the Cubs did well to make it look easy.
Today, the Cubs scored 7 runs before the Jays even managed to score 1 off of 12 hits, and only 1 of those 12 hits was a homerun. In fact, the Cubs scored all their runs but 2 off of singles - a sight that would have been uncommon back in the days of Dusty. Every Cubs regular except DeRosa got at least 1 hit, none got more than 2, the team collectively drew a solitary walk, and Aramis Ramirez hit his 10th homer of the year.
Ted Lilly, meanwhile, gave the Cubs another reasonably solid performance. I describe it as such primarily because Theodore Roosevelt Lilly gave up a whole whack of walks in his 6 innings pitched - 5 guys. He also managed to strike out 6, however, and more importantly he allowed only 1 walk. He was relieved by a Cubs bullpen that hemorrhaged runs - 1 by Eyre, 2 by Cotts, and even 1 by the solid Kerry Wood - but the Cubs escaped with another victory and a series win against the Jays.
Series Recap:
The Cubs did what they needed to do. They came to Toronto, played a tough Blue Jays team, auditioned A.J. Burnett who gave a solid performance and earned me a free slice of pizza, and most importantly, they took 2 of 3. The Cubs are now 20 games over .500, and in spite of a Soriano injury, they appear to be cruising. Not even the appearance of a handful of reCards could stop the Cubs, who now travel to Tampa where they will play their soon-to-be World Series rivals. Should be a lot of fun.
Lastly, I would like to thank Byron for posting a handful of times today, including an abbreviated recap, while I'd also like to apologize for my own abbreviated recap. I have a tremendous, painful headache and will wrap it short with a photoshop:
Current Record: 45-25
Position in the NL Central: 1st place, 3.5 games ahead of St. Louis
On Pace For: 104-58
Record needed to win 120: 75-17
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One of the top players in Rutgers history, Darren Fenster begins his seventh season as a member of head coach Fred Hill's staff and fourth as an assistant coach with the Scarlet Knights. After serving three seasons as the Director of Baseball Operations at Rutgers, Fenster was promoted to an assistant coach in September of 2008. A two-time All-American shortstop at Rutgers who played six years professionally in the Kansas City Royals' organization, Fenster brings a wealth of knowledge to the Scarlet Knights' bench.
Fenster serves as Rutgers' hitting and outfield mentor along with his duties as the third base coach. He oversees the program's recruiting operations and has continued the long tradition of keeping the top scholastic talent from New Jersey home to play for the State University of New Jersey.
Prior to his appointment as a coach on the Rutgers staff, Fenster spent two summers coaching in NCAA-sanctioned summer leagues in the prestigious Cape Cod and Northwoods Baseball Leagues.
In just a short term in the coaching profession, Fenster has produced results. He served as the hitting and third base coach, while running the offense for the Orleans Cardinals (now the Firebirds) in Orleans, Mass. during the 2008 Cape Cod summer league. He guided the squad to a league-best 25-17-2 regular-season record, earning the Eastern Division crown. In 2007, Fenster led the St. Cloud River Bats in St. Cloud, Minn. to the Northwoods League Championship as the team's infield and first base coach.
In just six years in the coaching ranks, Fenster has already seen 37 of his former players drafted or signed by Major League clubs, including two first round picks, shortstop Todd Frazier in 2007 and Sacramento State outfielder Tim Wheeler in 2009 (whom he coached in both Orleans and St. Cloud), as well as eight others selected in the first ten rounds.
Fenster, who joined the Rutgers staff in April of 2006, offers Hill an experienced resource to help evaluate and teach current players all aspects of the game. He also provides detailed scouting reports of the opposing teams, and administers the Knights Baseball Camps in both the summer and winter.
The program leader in several offensive categories including career hits (315), single-season hits (101) and career doubles (65), Fenster was a four-year starter at shortstop for Rutgers (1997-2000). He was a part of three BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament championships, winning the 1998 and 2000 titles as a player and achieving the feat again in 2007 as a member of the staff. A native of Middletown, N.J., Fenster is also a part of four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three as a player.
As a senior in 2000, Fenster was a consensus First-Team All-American, hitting .433 en route to BIG EAST Player of the Year and NCBWA District II Player of the Year honors. That season, Rutgers posted its first-ever 40-win season, was ranked as high as No. 14 nationally and served as the top seed and host of the NCAA Regional in Upper Montclair, N.J. He was captain and MVP of a team that would feature three future Major Leaguers (David DeJesus, Jason Bergmann, Val Majewski) and a first-round draft choice (Bobby Brownlie). Fenster was also one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Dick Howser Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate player. He was also a three-time All-BIG EAST selection.
Drafted in the 12th round by the Kansas City Royals following his All-American season in 2000, Fenster advanced to the AA level in the Royals system and was a Carolina League All-Star in both 2002 and 2004, as a member of the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Following a breakout season in 2004 where he hit a career-best .302 between A-Wilmington and AA-Wichita, Fenster was a non-roster invitee to the Royals spring training camp in 2005, where he suffered a career-ending ACL injury while playing third base in a spring training game with the Major League Club.
Dating back to the start of his time at Rutgers in 1997, Fenster would play alongside 71 teammates who would reach the Major Leagues, including DeJesus, the Kansas City Royals and Oakland A's outfielder, 2009 Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke, Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Garrett Atkins and San Diego Padres standout pitcher Aaron Harang. In addition, during his career he would also play against Major League stars Chase Utley, Grady Sizemore, Brad Lidge, Jeff Francoeur, Ian Kinsler and Felix Hernandez, among others.
A 2000 graduate of Rutgers with a degree in communications, Fenster was the recipient of the David Coursen Award, given annually to the graduating male athlete for "character, courage, prowess, and loyalty to both your team and our University," and the Sonny Werblin Award, given to an individual who has brought national recognition to the University through athletic achievement. A four-time BIG EAST academic honoree, he was enshrined into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. A 1996 graduate of Middletown High School South, Fenster was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. He currently resides in Neptune.


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I'm a self described music snob, and I love this song. Gives me goosebumps.
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BEAGLE BUGLE: What pivotal fork in the road put you where you are today?
(Subtitled: "I ran into the fork in the road, but I didn't know my pattern yet…")
Nick: There have been many turning points in my life; leaving the Catholic seminary after seven years and suddenly being ushered into the 20th Century (from the 15th), finishing college in 1967-68 and calling the University of Texas to see if they had any openings in graduate school-and getting one! However, THE pivotal moment of that time was meeting Barbara, my wife, at the University of Texas in 1969.
On our first date, I broke my ankle swinging from a tree branch (strong ancestry), and was slowed enough to realize what a wonderful person she was. We married in 1971.
Following marriage I completed my Ph.D. in counseling at UT and started teaching at Auburn. I then went to work at an outpatient service in a small-town MHMR center before moving back to Texas for my private practice.
Our four children are pivotal in ways beyond words, but a professional pivotal came in 1982, when I attended a regional Psychological Type meeting in Austin, Texas, and was introduced to the Myers-Briggs Indicator. I felt I had stumbled upon a Stradivarius-a perfect instrument that combined philosophical tradition, Western spirituality, and popular psychology-all in a way that valued human differences.
Over the years I have presented many papers at national meetings on the MBTI, and, more importantly, I have conducted many workshops and seen the affirmation and practical help people get from the MBTI. This humble instrument is the best teaching devise I have ever encountered, and I suppose discovering it in 1982 has been my most important professional fork in the road.
BEAGLE BUGLE: Who was the most notable influence in your life?
Nick: Without question, Barbara has been the most important influence in my life. She has taught me about the feminine point of view, how to base life on imagination instead of caution, and how to really care. Professionally speaking, I have been strongly influenced by a number of teachers, many of them authors. Most centrally, I have been influenced by three men who translated Carl Jung's ideas into Christian practice, and who developed a tool box for combining depth psychology with Christian values and spirituality. These men are Morton Kelsey, John Sanford and Robert Johnson. In particular, John Sanford's works, such as The Kingdom Within, and Robert Johnson's books, He, She, We and Inner Work, have been pivotal in helping me help others. When Andrea Miller (another influence) and I wrote our book, Recovering Connections, Morton Kelsey wrote a wonderful endorsement on the back cover. I felt as though one of my influences had come full circle.
BEAGLE BUGLE: Professionally speaking, what is the best day you ever had?
Nick: I think it was at a national Psychological Type conference in the late 1980's in Gainesville, Florida. I got to present a paper integrating the four temperaments with many other philosophical and psychological systems of four. The presentation began a discussion and seemed to touch something true in people's experiences. Tapes of the presentation were sold out quickly. I was surprised and delighted at the reaction to this presentation.
BEAGLE BUGLE: What is a dream you have yet to fulfill?
Nick: I would like to help form an institute of like-minded persons who want to integrate depth psychology, Christian spirituality, recovery wisdom, and the transformation of organizations.


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The UFT Plays Offense. Capital Tonight linked to this video put out by the United Federation of Teachers, highlighting some of Mayor Bloomberg's education missteps in his ten years in office. To show how serious they are about education, they even used the scary announcer voice.
Also in education news: Seven of the 33 schools slated for closure received As and Bs in the last evaluation. "Not all good grades go on the fridge," writes the Post.
[Capital Tonight, New York Post, h/t @azipaybarah]
It's really what public education should be. I now feel my kids have more than schools in the suburbs have, and they deserve it.
That's Sana Nasser, the principal of Harry Truman High School in the Bronx. She's equipped the 28-year-old school — which had been deteriorating for years when she took over — with amenities that would make any suburban high school jealous. There's a renovated football team, a functioning TV studio, two (two!) high-tech kitchens run by chefs (chefs!), a pool, and a planetarium. Yes — a real, working planetarium! A large financial donation, pledged by alumnus and former Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrion, helped fund many of the specialty programs. And the fancy facilities are helping to improve the idea that kids in public schools, especially in the Bronx, can't reach for the stars.
[Daily News, h/t @gothamschools]
Students go to NYU because it's in New York City," Eisenhood says. "When I applied, they had a question on their application: 'Other than living in New York, why do you want to attend NYU?' And I was like, wow, that's actually really hard. I forget what I said—'Great research opportunities,' or something, but I didn't really believe it.
The Village Voice tries to answer a question undoubtedly asked by current and former NYU students all the time: Is NYU really worth all the money? The student quoted above said what many people believe — it's not the top-ranked programs that attracts students, it's the location. And students end up paying a lot of money for that big-city feel. The average student owes $35,000 when they graduate, which is $11,000 higher than the national average. Any alums out there want to chime in?
The school could, and should, work more on their academic programs. I mean, all we really focus on is violin and dance, as the name says.
That's Einasia Smith, 14, a student at the High School for Violin and Dance in the Bronx, reacting to the recent high school progress reports released by the city. Despite receiving an A, her school has only a 77 percent graduation rate — and only 32 percent of students go on to college. These kids better be, like, Johann Sebastian Bach and Martha Graham.
View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.
School's Back, And Bloomberg's Numbers Are Down. Philissa Cramer, managing editor of Gotham Schools and a member of The 20, sat down with David Ushery to discuss the new school year. And despite what the polls say, Bloomberg insists the parents think things are great!
Back to School. The kids are back to school today, and Mayor Bloomberg is at Spruce Street Educational Campus to welcome students. He also took the time to say the recent New York Times poll, which found 34 percent of those polled felt he was doing a bad job with education, was crap. Gotham Schools quoted him saying that the parents think the schools are improving, although no information was immediately available on how he conducted the poll. Maybe he asked the psyched parents in this photo, tweeted by the Mayor's Office.
Secret Library. This kid is my hero.
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Only in government do you spend money regardless of results. In the real world, you buy something, you spend money, you expect something in return…
That's Governor Andrew Cuomo, wondering where all the state's education funding goes. A new study found that New York state spent more money per public school student than any other state in the country in 2009.
[TuCapCon, Newsday, h/t @AziPaybarah]
View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.
Some Custodians Make More Than Teachers. NBC New York's Chris Glorioso reports that in some schools, custodial engineers make more than teachers.
Teach for America Teachers Get Big Assist. Some TFA teachers will be equipped with headsets to wear while teaching so professionals and teaching mentors can give them advice and pep talks. Just like at a football game, only a little more serious since there are children's educations involved. I wish every time I blogged someone smart and funny was whispering encouragement and suggestions in my ear, but I don't know if David Sedaris would always be available as much as I'd like. -KH
Teach for America Teachers Get Big Assist. Some TFA teachers will be equipped with headsets to wear while teaching so professionals and teaching mentors can give them advice and pep talks. Just like at a football game, only a little more serious since there are children's educations involved. I wish every time I blogged someone smart and funny was whispering encouragement and suggestions in my ear, but I don't know if David Sedaris would always be available as much as I'd like.


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Lol nice answer. I guess I'm just used to seeing fashion models do glamour ie Victorias secret.
Maybe some pointers on pose? Image by image advice.
Good point. I'm at about 20-25% body fat, but my waist to hip ratio is still .7
I definitly don't want to go fitness as I'm not into that look. Thanks
Thanks good advice. I didn't really like the had there in the second photo myself but that's what I was given.
I understand being fit is important for a model, but being a "fitness" model is completely different. I don't want to be cut.
Secondly I appreciate you looking at my portfolio, but telling me to step up my game is not feedback and gives me no direction of how to "step it up."
This is accurate
Even top plus size models are in good shape!
Me saying step your game was we referring to everything. Your body is average at best. You need a tighter midsection and more tone on the rest of your body. No one is saying be cut and ripped. But being toned is part of the job.
Also look at your photos from an outside prospective. Would Maxim hire you based on what you have here? Would playboy? Would sports illustrated? Would American Curves? I would say no.
Not one of your photos shows your midsection. To me as a photographer that tells me you are hiding something. Usually means out of shape. The quality of your photos from editing, lighting, and posing are lacking. I highly suggest hiring a pro photographer and paying the rates they ask for so you can see what a REAL photo shoot is like as well as get high quality images for your portfolio.
You will learn more in that one shoot that you will in a year from shooting with hobbyists and GWC's.
Good luck.
I appreciate you answering my initial question on getting into shape, but I think you over looked the fact that it says I'm a hobby model. Maybe it's my fault for posting in the serious critique section but I was trying to avoid blanket "you need work" statements.
No I do not think nor would I expect a prestigious publication to hire me, as the OP says I am a hobby model. I model for fun and for hobby photographers.
As far as my midsection goes I have it posted on facebook which is linked to my MM profile, my poses though in that outfit weren't up to par, hence them being on FB and not here since I have limited pic slots.
I used to look like this
I wasn't in shape, I certainly wasn't working out. I was hyperthyroid, and I'm still hyperthyroid and balancing levels. When you initally said get in shape I was imagining bodies in the 10% to 17% body fat range.
As for your last statement about learning from "professional photographers" obviously it would be a waste to invest money into that until I'm in shape, since an "average" body isn't desirable in the glamour field.
Personally I think the 17% - 30% catagories look best but who knows, I'm a woman, and you named men's magazines.
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Just one of about a million niggly problems Im having with 7....
Using a Dell Optiplex 745. Windows used its own display driver when I installed it so I thought no problems. But its not right - if im doing something in a window I often get the taskbar or other windows flickering like an epileptics worst nightmare.
Also had the display black out the other day and a message saying the display driver had crashed and windows was reverting to a default or something. Resolution stayed the same though
Also theres a really annoying ghosting effect, sometimes it cant be seen but on pictures its especially bad. I suppose this could be a dodgy VGA cable but it was always ok on Xp so it seems unlikely.
The display adapter is listed as 'Intel Q965/Q963 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.0)'
Ive had a look on the intel website but as far as I could see theres no generic chipset drivers for it, and the 745 isnt officially supported by Dell on Windows 7 according to their website so theres no updated driver there.
The odd thing is, my colleague has an idential computer, yet hes not getting any of these problems. Ill have to look at what driver is being used on his.
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The Moustache Dad Saga (2012)
Charlie Swan (Billy Burke) is a divorced, alcoholic cop whose life is thrown into disarray by the sudden reappearance of his estranged daughter, Isabella (Kristen Stewart). He is forced to deal with the aftermath of her misguided, selfish decisions, all the while fighting his own demons. He suspects his daughter's new boyfriend Edward (Robert Pattinson) is physically abusive and controlling, but with no way to prove his suspicions he finds himself using highly unorthodox means to investigate. What he discovers could destroy the very community he is sworn to protect.
I demand this.
never forget the real hero of modern literature
wait by saying "fighting his own demons" is that metaphorical or is charlie swan secretly a hunter
turning everything supernaturally
get yer shit together michael things have been going downhill since space jam
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During a school trip to Amsterdam I heard the term 'huisstijl' or 'house style' (I think while visiting studio Lava or Solar Initiative). It might just be the Dutch word for visual identity but they used it in a new way, and this new understanding made me aspire to break out of a world confined by rules and grids and push to create designs based on a living, breathing system.
I've continued in this direction ever since, creating designs that open doors, instead of closing them. By designing systems that blossom instead of stagnating, my clients can actually grow with them after we've finished the project – maybe even redeveloping or improving them over time.


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March 25, 2014
After a long cold winter and with on last dose of snow and winter weather on the horizon we here in the Berkshires are looking forward to spring!
For me while watching the trees become green, the grass growing I look forward to days at the barn grooming my horse as she sheds her winter coat, grazing and trail rides...
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Zerorez Non-Toxic Carpet Cleaning
You've likely heard of non-toxic dry cleaning for your clothes. But how about a soap-free cleaning solutions for household carpet, tile, upholstery, and air ducts that cleans without leaving fumes or a residue? The ZeroRez ZFR cleaning system forgoes traditional soap and chemical solutions for a high-alkaline patented solution that they call Empowered Water (an FDA approved sodium hydroxide based formula).
We're curious, since sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye, is a dangerous base that must be used with extreme caution. But the technology seems to be already widely used for water electrolysis in non-residential applications to disinfect, sanitize and clean surfaces and foods in a variety of fields. We can't find any local reviews, but all the national reviews seems positive, with notes about the process extracting years of soapy residue that reside inside traditionally treated carpets. We'd love to hear about any of our readers who've had experience with this service to verify or dispute the claims.
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Non toxic? Have them drink a glass of their solution in front of you.
Non toxic, eco friendly, and green are all just new marketing buzz words. People hear them and they assume they are good.
You can actually clean carpet quite well with pure water. Water is the most common solvent around. The trick is to get the water hot enough so that the atoms are really moving fast enough to release the unwanted atoms.
You can get very good results using heated water and a rotary extraction unit.
This was the response I got back from ZeroRez after inquiring about the topic of toxicity:
"The technology used by Zerorez goes much further than just the sodium hydroxide. The patented ZEROREZ system works by being able to deliver a hot fluid rinse to the carpet that leaves no residues behind. This fluid is an excellent cleaner that completely evaporates leaving no dirt attracting soaps or residues behind. The fluid is delivered by the most powerful truck mount through a cleaning head that does not allow the fluid to over wet the carpet padding. This prevents mold and microbial growth from occurring due to the cleaning. This process has been rated the highest rating given by the carpet and rug institute for soil removal as well as passes all criteria for safe, warrantee cleaning that does not cause degradation of the fibers. Visit the carpet and rug institute at www.carpet-rug.org for more information on this program."
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Hmm, that didn't really explain how non-toxic their formula really is unfortunately. More of a marketing soundbite.
I didn't believe the Zero Res hype either but I heard the carpet cleaning ads all the time when I lived in L.A. I recently moved to Minneapolis and wanted my carpets cleaned before I settled in, so I called ZeroRes. Everything turned out great! My carpets feel new and the cleaners (at least in Minneapolis) were very friendly. I pushed them a bit about the "non-toxic" magic water they use, and they did say that the FDA has tested the stuff and gave it a GRAS rating.
I am not a chemist, but their cleaning was great! When I closed on my new Minneapolis house I was told the carpets had just been shampooed but they looked terrible. I thought I would have to replace. Zero Res really works! Their MySpace page has a video that explains what they do: http://myspace.com/minneapoliscarpetcleaning
Hmm... not sure what jussipoika is referring to. I chose zerorez to clean my carpets and sofa because they ONLY use water. I was definitely impressed and would recommend them to anyone. If you're health conscious and care about the environment I'd say zerorez is a pretty great option.
i am an iicrc certified cleaner i have general knowledge on the construction and makeup of the different types of carpet you will find in a home i also have an understanding on the best ways to remove soild from those materials. I have recently been hired at Zero Res. At my interview i was skeptical on their methods which do stray outside the norm.. For me NO SOAP? was hard to believe once the owner explained the science behind thie philosiphy i was sold. This is a wonderful idea that i believe will actch on quickly. as for how safe this stuff is. The owner did ingest some of his solutiuon right in front of m and told me that one emplyee washed their hair with it daily also that another emplyee actually used this EMPOWERED WATER to cook with. WHY? i dont know, but i do believe it to be extremely safe!


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A Non-Random Walk Down Wall Street. By Andrew W. Lo & A. Craig MacKinlay. Princeton University Press, 2001. ISBN-10: 0691092567, ISBN-13: 978-0691092560.
For over half a century, financial experts have regarded the movements of markets as a random walk--unpredictable meanderings akin to a drunkard's unsteady gait--and this hypothesis has become a cornerstone of modern financial economics and many investment strategies. Here Andrew W. Lo and A. Craig MacKinlay put the Random Walk Hypothesis to the test.
In this volume, which elegantly integrates their most important articles, Lo and MacKinlay find that markets are not completely random after all, and that predictable components do exist in recent stock and bond returns. Their book provides a state-of-the-art account of the techniques for detecting predictabilities and evaluating their statistical and economic significance, and offers a tantalizing glimpse into the financial technologies of the future.
The articles track the exciting course of Lo and MacKinlay's research on the predictability of stock prices from their early work on rejecting random walks in short-horizon returns to their analysis of long-term memory in stock market prices. A particular highlight is their now-famous inquiry into the pitfalls of "data-snooping biases" that have arisen from the widespread use of the same historical databases for discovering anomalies and developing seemingly profitable investment strategies. This book invites scholars to reconsider the Random Walk Hypothesis, and, by carefully documenting the presence of predictable components in the stock market, also directs investment professionals toward superior long-term investment returns through disciplined active investment management.
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The image above is the living room of Jules of the blog Pancakes and French Fries. A few years ago her toddler son got his hands on a red Sharpie marker and...well, you can see what he did. Not only did Jules live to tell the tale, with a combination of products and strategies, she was able to remove most of the stains. It was a housekeeping triumph for sure, but if you want to avoid the heart attack and heroics, here's some advice:
1. Think carefully about how a piece of furniture can be cleaned before buying it. My biggest furniture regret is our white Petrie sofa from Crate & Barrel. I love it, but the covers can't be removed. And it's white. And we have 2 tiny kids. That Eames rocker, on the other hand? I have never regretted that. No matter what, it can always be wiped clean.
2. Give your child a place where they are free to draw wherever they
like. You might think that the solution to kids+drawing is to lock
everything that could possibly ever write into a very high tower until
the end of time. However, our kids draw because they
love to create. If they are deprived of this too much, the instant they
get their little mitts on a Sharpie they'll turn into Mr Hyde. So set up a safe space
where they can draw all the time.
3. Draw and paint with your children and help them to understand boundaries. Kids aren't born with an innate sense of where it's okay to draw any more than they know not to talk loudly about bodily functions at the post office. Share with them about where they can draw. Demonstrate it.
4. Involve your child in the process of cleaning up his or her "artistic adventure". Mistakes happen. Our son has his own spray bottle filled with water, and when I am scrubbing crayon or ball-point pen - he is too. Sure, he's not very effective at cleaning anything, but it is a way to show consequences for actions, and a time to talk through what happened that was wrong.
5. Facing some serious stains around the house? Check out our other posts on how to remove crayon from almost anything, how one woman fought a red sharpie and won, and how to keep IKEA laminate furniture clean.
Got some tips of your own on how you keep your furniture clean from the contents of a pencil case? Share them below!
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I love seeing this after yesterday's post on "investment" furniture. We bought the slip covered Ikea Karlstad sectional last year- with a toddler and another critter on the way, the piece of mind that comes with that sofa was the best investment I could have made. It's held up great and I don't care if they jump on it, spill stuff, eat, etc. (maybe I'm just a bad parent though ;)). In any case, my life is too crazy to be worrying about keeping everything perfect!
OMG...just when I've started really warming to the notion of having children.
Well then, combined with the current cat hair problem it looks like there's some leather furniture in our future.
Eh its not so bad. There are ways to use either duck cloth or drop cloth canvas as slip covers. You have to know how to sew or be willing to use no sew glue. Its saved my couch from my son and my cats.
When I was very young all we got to draw with were crayons. Later on we got pens, when we were old enough to understand that they were only to be used on paper/drawingbooks. I also suspect there was a period when colours were taken out when we wanted to paint and hidden away afterwards. Even though we had our own kids table I remember being scolded for drawing on it instead of on the paper and that one line is still there - hardly noticeable.
If the kids love colour I can recommend bathtub-crayons. Put them in a bath with some water and let them draw on themselves or eachother to their hearts delight. It all washes off!
Kids' table!
We were at a dinner party a couple weeks ago when the cute little boy in attendance threw his tomato soup across the room at his the Nelson Lamp...
The way to protect your stuff is to expect more out of your kids. My kids would never do something like this.
across the room AT the Nelson Lamp.
I'm not sure I agree with 2. They not only need "space" they need to know what surfaces are acceptable and which ones are not. Our kids are only allowed to draw on sheets of paper and not in books. They understand - kids aren't idiots.
#1 all the way.
When my youngest child was 2 I bought a white upholstered arm chair for my living room. Our house is small and the living room is used constantly. I talked to the sales person about the fabric. She recommended microfiber, saying she had seen red wine clean right off of it. I had my doubts about the veracity of her story but selected the microfiber as the best option to stand up to abuse from kids.
The week after the chair was delivered, I left the 2 yo alone in the room for 5 minutes. This afforded her the opportunity to write ALL OVER that chair with a red sharpie. I was sure the chair was ruined, but tried to salvage what I could.
No lie, every last bit of the permanent marker washed right out. Eight years later and that upholstery still looks fabulous despite all the abuse two kids and two dogs could dish out.
Despite what Gods in the Details says, even the most well-behaved children (and mine are generally quite well-behaved) will give in to temptation now and again. It is called experimentation, and is an important part of the learning process.
This picture is my life. It makes me laugh and cry at the same time. If you have kids it's gonna happen. Take a deep breath. You just have to do your best to make your place kid friendly and watch the tinies that dont really know any better like hawks. :)
Well...I'm sitting on a brand new, beautiful moss green fabric sofa. It's our dream sofa. It is under here somewhere...because the day we got it, we had to cover it in six big blankets so our cats wouldn't scratch it. Sigh...our 2 and 5 year olds don't destroy furniture like cats can. Have kids, not pets.
That picture is hilarious. It's classic. We have blue pen on our love seat. I desperately want to buy new living room furniture, but it just doesn't seem wise. We have an almost two year old and another on the way. That said, I think #3 is the way to go. They need to learn boundaries. I've been on bed rest for a few months, so teaching our little guy boundaries has been tough, but it is my goal. I grew up in a house full of antiques, and we never did anything.
Our kids are told time and time again that we can only draw on paper (and occasionally they may be allowed to draw on other materials- only with explicit permission). We also tell them they can put stickers on paper or themsleves. Guess what? On occassion, I've had to remove pencil and crayon from the walls and stickers from the hardwood floors. When this happens, I make them help me clean it and reiterate our "we draw on paper" mantra, but I know it will happen again. Sometimes kids make bad choices. And, having a 3 and 6 year old, I learned not to say (or think) "my kid would never do that" a long time ago. Oh, and if you have kids, invest in a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
I think I'd rather have the pets. People don't get upset if you push the cat off the sofa for messing with it. People tend to get upset if you do the same with a kid.
I do not love microfiber, but we did just successfully clean poop out of our chair, so I am willing to live with it until we are safely out of the "sharpie" stage. (Based on my husband, that's about age 37, right?)
I agree completely. Kids will understand boundaries and no it doesn't inhibit their creativity, it actually focuses it.
There is a big difference between being creative and being a unruly.
To reinterate my point, kids don't write on furniture in school (which is a creative environment), why should it be tolerated at home? The key is that a good teacher sets boundaries and focuses the creativity where it needs to be.
@God is in the Details - I agree completely. I mean, accidents happen and sometimes stuff gets ruined. But there's no way this kind of thing is "inevitable."
I would never dare draw on furniture as a child. My parents taught me to take good care of our belongings because we didn't have a lot of money and what we did have we took pride in. It didn't inhibit my creativity. Artwork, gardening, cooking, sewing and other projects were always encouraged. There was an expectation to not destroy furniture and I knew I'd be in serious trouble if I did.
Like Sarahc1517 said, I too love this after reading the investment post. My 3 year old knows to only use paint, markers, etc at his craft table and by the crazy looks on my face, he knows to not play with Sharpies. But just in case, we opted out of buying an expensive couch and loveseat. It's not the best or most comfortable, but it will do for now.
We hate our couch - it's uncofortable. But it's saving grace is that it's microfiber so most anything wipes right up, also it was a free hand me down and we can't afford to spend the money on a nicer one. We didn't think it was worth buying anything new or nicer until our kids were older anyway, so we live with it. HOWEVER, one day when my little angel boy was upset because he couldn't have a snack RIGHT THIS SECOND, he took his scissors and started cutting the cushion fabric! The couch is essentially ruined. The cushions don't come off, so they can't be patched/replaced. Honestly, I don't think he even realized what he was doing at the time. But let me tell you that was some testing of my parenting right there! The good news is he has no doubt that what he did was wrong and how important it is to take care of our things. Now we have an ugy slip cover over an ugly couch and my son doesn't have access to his scissors unsupervised. In the end it's not a big deal - we didn't even like it in the first place. But tiny people make big messes!
Also, when he does "slip up" I definitely make him clean up his pen marks or paint or whatever it may be that day!
Wow. Major sadness.
Think this post could extend to people with dogs. They will jump on your couch...especially with muddy paws.
None of the four kids in my family growing up ever drew with crayons, markers, etc. on anything other than paper (or whatever crafting surface we were coloring on). There two main reasons for this: 1) We were not allowed to have markers or pens 2) Crayons and other materials weren't just left laying around for us to play with at will, they were stored away, just like the play doh, paints, etc. (My mother also worked very hard to teach us to respect our possessions, and if we left toys out, they were taken away, so we were usually pretty good about putting things away properly.) Small children and pets need to be treated in a similar fashion when it comes to trusting them alone. Don't EVER leave anything out/accessible unless you're fine with them destroying it. If I leave my shoes out on the floor and my dog chews them, that's MY FAULT, not hers. I shouldn't leave it in a place where she can get it. That's why I close the bedroom and bathroom doors when I leave the house and do my best to never leave anything out on the counters or floor.
Shaker furniture... you can just sand it out.
There is a stage when kids & pets both have virtually no impulse control, & a few seconds distraction on the part of parent or owner can lead to major damage. My own sad story--once, just once, left my glasses on the counter when I went to the BR; cat knocked them off, puppy chewed them up. $350 damage in less than a minute. I can see a similar outcome if you drop a Sharpie & a toddler finds it before you do.
To the poster above who said "kids don't draw on the furniture in school" I take it you haven't been in a school lately? They did back in the dark ages when I was in school, & they still do.
Buying a leather sofa when I was pregnant with my first child was the smartest parenting decision I've ever made. Withstands markers, not to mention juice, drool, pee, poop, mucus, and barf. I wonder if the folks at Natuzzi would like me to write up a customer testimonial for them. :)
I love this post! It's also one of the reasons majority of our big ticket furniture is from IKEA while our kids are young.
And it's not just kids...adult friends, too much wine, oh man...
This is where I thank the parents for reminding me why I chose not to have children!
My desks at school growing up were gross with dried gum underneath and gouges and drawings on top. Little kids should only have access to washable crayons and markers. My toddler paints with washable acrylic paint outside on our patio at a beat up kid sized picnic table from IKEA. I've seen the sweetest toddler steal a toy from her baby brother when she thought her mom and I weren't looking. Kids can't be trusted so why set them up to fail by putting temptation within reach. My collection of different colored Sharpies are hidden and out of reach and our pens and scissors are in a junk drawer with a child latch on it. The closet with the art supplies in it has a keyed lock on it so that my toddler can't get the washable ink pads out without supervision. My 6 year old is much more trustworthy but even older kids don't always remember to wash up right after doing messy art projects.
Our living room has a leather sofa and an inexpensive outdoor rug from Costco on the floor. The playroom has disposable furniture from IKEA and a reversible sisal rug. Any breakable knick knacks we have are either not within reach or live in the dining room which the boys are banned from unless they are with an adult. Be realistic, teach responsibility and don't set kids up for failure.
I am not a fan of disposable items but a few times a year I stock up on disposable table cloths from the Dollar store. They do a great job of protecting the kitchen table and floor during very messy art projects and if they get ripped or ruined beyond repair I'm not upset.
How about don't leave pens and markers around where your kids can get at them?


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Mark Radoja was the winner of Heads up No-Limit Hold'em Event #16, one of the most interesting events of the tournament. His achievement gave him the gold bracelet and a prize of $331,190. Four players made to the third day. The unknown Don Nguyen vs Ben Sulsky. At the same time Radoja played against Justin Bonomo.
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