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New Year's ResolutionsJanuary 4, 2010 at 9:52 pm | Posted in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 4 Comments
Tags: biscuits, Christmas, City and Guilds in Embroidery, new year's resolutions, nurse, RA
My new word for 2010 – shatter-spatter. It's defined as the area covered by a smashed Christmas bauble. There's probably an entire physics PhD (or so) on shatter-spatter – why do some baubles spatter of a wider area than others even though they're smaller, for instance?
We limited the number of baubles on the tree this year for fear that Tiny Cat 2 would get over-excited at her first Christmas and pull them all of the tree. She didn't … neither did Enormous Cat. Middle-Size Cat was also very well behaved. Unfortunately in a bout of over-enthusiasm for one of my new year's resolutions (to be tidier and more organized) I decided to take the Christmas tree down tonight, single-handed since hubby was working. This was, of course, when I started to study shatter-spatter.
So … will I have more luck with my other New Year's Resolutions? Probably not, but here they are, so I have a permanent record next year of all the things I planned to do this year … and probably didn't:
1. To be tidier and more organised.
2. To make more time for friends, especially keeping in touch, which I've been dreadful at this year.
3. To save some money.
4. To finish by City and Guilds in Embroidery (because if I don't do it this year, it won't happen!)
5. To work harder when there's less work in and less hard when there's too much work in.
6. To lose weight.
7. To exercise more (which will hopefully aid in 6!)
8. To be prepared for hospital appointments and say all the things I planned to say and ask about all the things I planned to ask about.
9. To update one of my business websites, which has been languishing for a couple of years now as I concentrated on the other one.
10. To get out an enjoy Norfolk more on nice days.
Here's how things are going so far:
1. I partially tidied my home office tonight, and right at the end of last year 'the boss' and I had a huge office clear-out, so a good start. I can't see it continuing though.
2. Hmm, well …we'll see. So far I have done nothing in this direction this year except feel guilty.
3. Too early to tell, but I'll have to make some first.
4. I did nearly an entire module over Christmas but I don't know how things will go now I'm back at work. I really am determined to finish though.
5. I made some strides in this direction last year, so just need to continue really.
6 and 7. We'll see … once the last box of biscuits is eaten!
8. This will hopefully be easier now I have a human RA nurse and feel slightly more kindly disposed toward my Rheumy too.
9. Doooooooomed!!
10. Didn't do so badly last year, but want to do better this year. I'm hoping to combine Christmas money from last year and the year before with birthday pressies and get a DSLR camera this year, so I'll have lots of incentive to get out and about so I can use it!
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Re: number 6. I'm using a certain forthcoming event in August as an incentive, and a new frock for the occasion as a reward if I do!
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The Blue Mountains are a World Heritage listed area. The Grose Valley, the cliffs around Katoomba and much of the Narrow Neck peninsula are part of the Blue Mountains National Park which is managed by the NPWS. The Western Escarpment - where most of the climbing is - is Crown Land managed by the BMCC. While the NPWS Plan of Management nominates several locations in the National Park where rock climbing is deemed appropriate, the majority of the climbing remains unacknowledged. To maintain access our best approach is to 'Respect Native Habitat, Tread Softly and Leave No Trace'. Do not cut flora and keep any tracks and infrastructure as minimal as possible.
Practically all crags are either in National Park or in council reserve: dog owners are reminded that dogs are not allowed in National Parks at any time and fines have been issued, while for crags on council reserve the BMCC leash law requires that dogs be on-leash.
Ethic inherited from Blue Mountains
Although sport climbing is well entrenched as the most popular form of Blueys climbing, mixed-climbing on gear and bolts has generally been the rule over the long term. Please try to use available natural gear where possible, and do not bolt cracks or potential trad climbs.
Because of the softness of Blue Mountains sandstone, bolting should only be done by those with a solid knowledge of glue-in equipping. A recent fatality serves as a reminder that this is not an area to experiment with bolting.
If you do need to top rope, please do it through your own gear as the wear on the anchors is both difficult and expensive to maintain.
It would be appreciated if brushing of holds becomes part of your climbing routine - do it with a soft bristled brush and never a steel brush!
The removal of vegetation - both from the cliff bases and the climbs - is not seen as beneficial to aesthetics of the environment nor to our access to it. However, the fast growing scrub can conceal walking tracks in mere months, so bringing a pair of secaturs and pruning as you walk is a good way of helping out with the constant task of track maintenance. Some appropriately discreet pruning is a far better alternative then track braiding (which causes far more damage). It's also a good warmup for your forearms! However, do so only on Council land and not in the National Park.
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Valentine's Day is around the corner ladies! And for you single sexy ladies, you do NOT need a man to look hot! So primp yourself up and have fun! Valentine's Day shouldn't deter you from looking extra cute, so grab all your girlfriends and get the attention of all the single guys!
For you ladies who have that special man in your life who treats you as if Valentine's Day is 365 (366 on leap years!), then show him what you have been hiding under your everyday look! It's amazing what a little color can do!
Similar to my Holiday Look this is more simple and played down, since I only used two eyeshadows to complete this look. The focal point is obviously the lips, so you don't want to over-do the eyes and make it too much too handle.
You always want a balance in your look, if you are going to do a bright pair of lips, then tone down the eyes, a smoky eye look, then go with a neutral pink lip. Just like if you were wearing a tube top, paired with jeans and you look adorable, paired with a short skirt, you look hoochie, you want BALANCE.
The lips are pretty red, but to some computer monitors, they may look a bit pink...
What I used:
- Camellia Rose Skin Soothing Primer
- MAC StudioFinish Concealer NC30
- Silk Naturals Foundation (Buttery Gold)
- Milani "Cherries on Top" Blush
- MAC Paint Pot in "Soft Ochre" as base all over the lid
- MAC Pigment in "Your Ladyship"
- Pure Luxe e/s in "Cashmere"
- Nixie Liquid Eyeliner
- Covergirl Lashblast Mascara
- Nobi Kohl Eyeliner on lowerlashline (smudged)
- NYC Lipstick in "Retro Red"
- AVON Lip Radiance in "Rich Red"
This morning's look was subdued, I just used NYX single eyeshadow in "Rust", I know this look may look a bit goth and make me look somewhat 'dead', but I like it for some reason, nice mysterious look....for the lips I used, MAC l/s in "Masque", and Sally Hansen Diamond Lipgloss in "Champagne" over it.
I also got a new lipstick from Rimmel (surprise surprise!) they are coming out with a new lipstick line (thank goodness), I am not a fan of their current ones...
This one is called "Airy Fairy", lovely nudish pink lipstick and gotta love the name!
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Valentine's Day Look #1 and #2- Hot Sexy Red Lips
Valentine's Day is around the corner ladies! And for you single sexy ladies, you do NOT need a man to look hot! So primp yourself up and have fun! Valentine's Day shouldn't deter you from looking extra cute, so grab all your girlfriends and get the attention of all the single guys!
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- mrslanielovesmac said...
Wow! The colors look really good on you especially the red lipstick. I really like the first one. I'll go for the second one when I'm in bed with my hun (lol). Great job!! Maybe I'll create a V-day look too.
- January 28, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- Elizabeth said...
i love the lips in the second FOTD! Those red lips look hot!
- January 29, 2008 at 1:54 AM
- wi said...
i love ur hair in this post! <3
- January 29, 2008 at 5:00 AM
- aquadisia said...
that first picture is amazing! your hair looks so luscious and you look so youthful and vibrant!! thanks for sharing :)
- January 29, 2008 at 7:11 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
ohhh pretty, I love both! Bright blushes and lips always look so good on you...I need to kick up by blush game a notch and be bolder in picking colors...bright fuscia blush, here I come!
you're gonna be a hot mama for valentines day, don't forget to take pics and share them with the fam :) (you know I meant us right he he)
- January 29, 2008 at 7:23 AM
- monica said...
That's what I was going to say. Great hair! What did you do? I need to know ;)
- January 29, 2008 at 7:49 AM
- Bliss said...
I love the red lipstick on you, it made your lips more luscious heheh, i can never really pull of the red red colour on my lips, and the makeup combo was beautiful.
- January 29, 2008 at 8:03 AM
- christianadivine said...
love both the looks. :] very pretty. :] i like the look that you did with the rust eyeshadow too, i don't think you look gothic at all, just gorgeous. ;)
- January 29, 2008 at 8:32 AM
- (g)ezebel said...
love the valentine's look; and the second look -- it's like you're a sexy vampiress. heehee
- January 29, 2008 at 11:29 AM
- Vanessa said...
Thank you Lanie! Haha I bet if you did a hot sexy look you and your hubby would be in bed for a week! You naughty kids! LOL.
Thanks Liz! :)
Thank you Wi! Surprisingly, I don't do ANYTHING to my hair, it's usually tied to the back or up, and when I let it fall, has that wavy beachy look to it...
Thank you Aquadisia! I haven't been taking good care of my hair lately so I am glad it still looks decent! LOL!
Sis Ren! Thank you mahal! Yeah I am in a blush and lippie phase right now, that it's ALL im buying! I think you would look gorgeous with colored cheeks!
oOOh And I WILL take some pics, you do the same! Everyone loves pics! haha
Hi Monica! Thank you girly! I honestly don't do anything to it, I tie it in the back and sleep on it damp sometimes, and it cmes out wavy naturally! I am pretty lazy in the AM so I hardly curl or straighten when I am just heading to work, so it's usually "un-tamed". LOL
Thank you Bliss! You are so sweet! I hardly wear red because it's too "out there" but for V-day, why not!
Thank you SIS Christiana! Gotta love V-day any special plans with you and your man?
Thanks sis Gezebel!
- January 29, 2008 at 11:45 AM
- the Muse said...
looking as gorgeous as ever Miss 'Nessa!
Love the red lips!
- January 29, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Bionic Beauty said...
I love both looks, but the rust one is really creative, and nice and simple. You always are so creative with your makeup. :)
And yes, I agree with everyone else, your hair does look amazing!
- January 29, 2008 at 1:11 PM
- Fei said...
I really like the second look, but I do have a bias for bold eyes and toned down lips.
- January 29, 2008 at 1:41 PM
- shades of hue said...
You should smile more often in photos. You look amazing in the first pic!
- January 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
- mayaari said...
love the eyes in the first look - and they go so well with the hot hot red lips!
- January 29, 2008 at 2:21 PM
- Sheila said...
Great smile girl! I agree, you should smile more. :)
I really like that second look too. It's totally mysterious and intriguing. Ooooh, scandalous! haha
- January 29, 2008 at 2:56 PM
- ' * : . b | u 3 . : * ' said...
you wear red lips so well! i still don't like the way i look with red lips.
hmm airy fairy lipstick looks great on you, i simply must check it out tomorrow! :)
- January 29, 2008 at 3:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
I LOVE the second look! the red is so seductive! ow ow! but I wouldn't put red on the bottom as it almost looks gothic or emo or something lol but otherwise it's gorgeous!
- January 29, 2008 at 6:36 PM
- brittni said...
comment above from brittni sorry :) i always get too excited and hit send lol
- January 29, 2008 at 6:37 PM
- Aly said...
I LOVE the second FOTD!
For a second there, you looked like Hilary Duff, well to me, lol. I think it was the hair =]
- January 29, 2008 at 6:44 PM
- Stephie said...
i love both looks! the first looks so sweet and lovely, but the second one i'm LAHUUUVING! the red seems to bring out the mahogany in your eyes... i'm terrible at describing things but your eyes just go wow for me :)
- January 29, 2008 at 6:51 PM
- yummy411 said...
great fotd for vday! my avon pusher is showing off a great red gloss for us ;) hahaha
- January 29, 2008 at 7:35 PM
- mandilicious said...
omg..you are so pretty!
- January 29, 2008 at 8:13 PM
- said...
I love the 2nd look, I got rust coming in the mail from cherryculture so I can not wait to play in it after seeing this :)
- January 29, 2008 at 9:11 PM
- Mrs. Lynne said...
Gorgeous sis! Jon is a lucky man. Your lips look like little red hearts!! How cute is that. How come I didn't get the heart-shaped lips genes? I'm going to have to talk to Mom and Dad about that ;)
- January 29, 2008 at 9:44 PM
- Daycee said...
Hey Vanessa, I really like the lip color on the second look. I tried to find that color, but I don't think Mac still have it. *sigh* Is there any way to find the perfect lip color without trying it on the lips? Cause sometimes, especially with the drugstore's make up, u can't try it on. Thank u so much!! Love ur blog!! It's my daily food now! LOL
- January 30, 2008 at 10:11 AM
- psychoexgirlfriend said...
Vanessa, it's like you're reading my mind! I was just thinking about grabbing that Rimmel lipstick this morning and I was wondering what kind of look I wanted to do for Valentine's Day. Great post!
- January 31, 2008 at 9:12 AM
- Esmeralda said...
I absolutley LOVE both of these looks, maybe red is your color?! Red lips and subdued eyes do not look good on me, but look at you! And then I looove the redish eyeshadow look, THIS I do like on myself ;)
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Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), an outspoken critic of defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, said Sunday that Hagel assuaged his concerns over an an alleged 2007 remark about Israel, while another detractor, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), said he expected his former colleague to ultimately win approval from the Senate.
Graham said on "Fox News Sunday" that Hagel sent him a letter disavowing an alleged comment about Israel and the State Department. A 2007 blog post from a GOP strategist resurfaced last week, indicating that Hagel remarked in an appearance that year at Rutgers University that the State Department had become adjunct to the Israeli Foreign Minister's office.
"I got a letter back from Senator Hagel in response to my question, did you say that, and do you believe that? And the letter said he did not recall saying that. He disavows that statement," Graham said.
Barring new developments, Graham said, Hagel's explanation is satisfactory. "I'll just take him at his word unless something new comes along," he said.
McCain, who like Graham voted to block Hagel's nomination process last week, said he expects the former Nebrasaka senator to win approval from the Senate, which is set to vote on him again later this month.
"I don't believe he is qualified. But I don't believe that we should hold up his nomination any further," McCain said on NBC News's "Meet The Press."
The latest remarks from McCain and Graham illustrate the trajectory of the Senate battle over President Obama's nominee to head the Pentagon. While Republicans launched a historic filibuster last week and largely remain opposed to confirming Hagel, they're willing to eventually allow a simple-majority vote on his nomination, virtually assuring him of approval, given Democrats' Senate majority.
Calling for more time to review Hagel's record, Graham and McCain were joined by all but four of their GOP colleagues last Thursday in a vote that prevented Hagel's nomination from proceeding to a simple-majority vote. Democrats swiftly criticized the maneuver, which represented the first time a defense secretary nominee had been filibustered.
A top Obama administration official and a Senate Democratic ally sought to defend Hagel's record on Sunday. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said on "Meet The Press" that there is no undisclosed information about Hagel that would hurt his reputation. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) vouched for Hagel's credentials in an appearance on CNN's "State of The Union," saying he has "the experience" to be defense secretary, citing his status as a combat veteran, "a business leader" and "the second deputy head of V.A. in the Reagan administration." Hagel, Reed noted, also has "the confidence of the president."
Even as they are set to clear the way for Hagel's confirmation, Republicans aren't backing away from their highly critical assessment of him. Graham called Hagel "one of the most unqualified, radical choices for secretary of defense in a very long time."
The Senate is set to vote on Hagel again on Feb. 26. If he is confirmed, it will bring to a close a process that exposed the sharp political divisions that have seized the Senate, and the persisting tension between the Obama administration and congressional Republicans on some national security issues.
Both Graham and McCain reiterated Sunday that they continue to have questions about the administration's response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, that claimed the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. Last week, Graham said that he didn't think the Senate should move ahead on the nominations of Hagel for the Defense Department and John Brennan to head the Central Intelligence Agency until the administration was more forthcoming on the attack.
For his part, McDonough said he remains confident that Hagel will be a great defense secretary once he is confirmed, even as his nomination has sparked an intense political fight.
"He's not going to be a weaker defense secretary. I think he'll be a great defense secretary," McDonough said.
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My pals at AmericanSoda (See HERE) have been sending me all sorts of tasty American snacks and treats lately. Some of them have been great, some of them not so much :D What better way for me to give you a quick run down of them all than via one of my famous 'Bits n Bobs' posts!?
Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Chewy
Kcal 120 Fat 6.0g Fat(sats) 3.0g Carbs 17.0g (per 2 cookies)
It was only a few weeks ago that I posted my review of the original Nabisco Chip Ahoy! where I concluded that for store bought cookies they weren't a 'half bad option'. Following that review, several JCM readers requested I try the Chewy variant that had recently been added to the AmericanSoda website ...... wollah ... :D
AmericanSoda kindly provided me with a 396.0g pack that included around 30 or so cookies which were contained in a red coloured resealable foil pack. In hand, these Chewy cookies were smaller in size and and softer to touch though we had no issues of crumbling which one might have expected. Taste wise these delivered broadly the same experience to the original variant cookies, though one of my co-workers commented that they tasted more chocolatey as the number of chocolate chips was maintained despite the smaller size. As promised the cookies were softer in texture, and melted very nicely to give what I thought was more pleasant mouth feel. To be frank these didn't offer much differentiation from a typical Chips Ahoy! experience, however if you are one of those people that likes to change things up every now and then you could have some fun to be had with these.
7.8 out of 10
Marshmallow Fluff Vanila
Kcal 60 Fat 0.0g Fat(sats) 0.0g Carbs 15.0g (2 tsp - 18.0g)
I honestly can't tell you how much fun I've been having with this stuff :D Indeed for the past week or so I've been experimenting with all different manner of food/drink stuffs trying to find the optimal situation for use of this dexterous ingredient. I present to you vanilla flavoured Marshmallow Fluff - 'a very sweet, spreadable, marshmallow-like confection' (according to Wiki).
With great difficulty you will be able to make out the marshmallow based substance piled on to my spoon in my photo above. As you can hopefully see, this was spoon-able mallow substance that can be used in a number of different ways. I tried it with ice cream, yoghurt, crackers, biscuits, milk, coffees etc ... you name it I stuck Fluff on it. Most the time the Fluff added a startling sugar hit to the taste, though as promised it did also bring a hint of vanilla which made it more than just a sugary gloop. By far and away the best usage of this Fluff came when making the famous American 'Fluffernutter' aka for me here toast with peanut butter and fluff. The salty sweet combination was quite the experience - definitely not a 'have everyday' sort of experience, but more a once or twice a year special occasion sort of pleasantness. If you like your sweet food ingredients you need to make sure you have a jar of Marshmallow Fluff in your cupboard just for when you need that extreme junk food indulgence snack.
7.0 out of 10
Moon Pie Double Decker Chocolate Flavour
Kcal 300 Fat 7.0g Fat(sats) 5.0g Carbs 55.0g
I was delighted this month to finally lay hands on to one of America's most commonly referred to pop culture snacks the Moon Pie. Moon Pies have always been one of those things that I knew existed and heard talked about a lot in US TV programming, however until this time I had never tried one myself. After pulling a few American Soda strings I finally got my opportunity to put this straight.
According to Wiki a Moon Pie 'is a pastry which consists of two round graham cracker cookies, with marshmallow filling in the center, dipped in chocolate or other flavours'. The Moon Pie I managed to lay hands on was of the 'Double Decker' variety, which as you can see, double up the Graham Cracker and marshmallow layers. The presentation of the pie was a little iffy, though I have given it the benefit of the doubt considering how far it travelled. What was blindingly evident however was the thickness (or lack of!) of the chocolate layer - it was frankly a non-existent aspect of the taste and got lost in the cracker and marshmallow elements. Speaking of which both the cracker and marshmallow constituents were hardly the most flavoursome in isolation, however together they combined for a fair salty biscuit wafer and sweet mallow synergy which meant it at least offered a token taste. To be honest I was expecting a little more from such a highly talked about snack - I think I may need to do a redux-review later down the line.
6.2 out of 10
Kellogg's Pop Tarts S'mores
Kcal 200 Fat 5.0g Fat(sats) 1.5g Carbs 36.0g (per pastry)
No AmericanSoda feature would be complete without a Kellogg's Pop Tarts flavour review, and today we finish off with this S'mores flavour. AmericanSoda have one of the biggest ranges of Pop Tarts here in the UK with nearly twenty different flavours on offer - See HERE. I'm sure you will all be amazed at the amount of variety they have in the US compared to just the two Chocolate and strawberry flavours we have here.
If any of you are thinking that the sound of a 'chocolate and marshmallow filling inside a chocolate-icing topped graham cracker pastry' sounds rather familiar then the chances are you previously tried the Pop Tarts Choco-Mallow we used to get here in the UK. I used to have them as a kid myself, so everything from the appearance to the toasted aromas felt very nostalgic and took me back to my childhood and getting ready for school in the mornings. With memory Lane affections put to one side I tried these in two forms frozen (thanks for the tip Marvo! See HERE) and toasted. Unlike my 'Impulsive Buy' blogger friend I have to say I much preferred these when they were toasted as they the chocolate flavour hit cut through the sugaryness of the marshmallow and icing with greater effect. When frozen I didn't feel like I got the savoury cereal balance from the pastry, and the bran saltiness seemed greater when heated providing superior balance. I would rate this S'mores flavour as up there with some of the better Pop Tarts.
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Average Price of gas in Mo. rises 19.4 cents per gallon
Missouri, February 18- Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 19.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.62/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 3,940 gas outlets in Missouri. This compares with the national average that has increased 11.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.68/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Missouri during the past week, prices yesterday were 25.6 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 55.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 42.2 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 16.7 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
"The steady climb of retail gas prices is likely to continue following double-digit increases in wholesale prices with fuel production tightening in the majority of the country's refineries," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski. "Los Angeles has climbed to $4.28 per gallon with a 55-cent average price increase in the past month, and that rate was surpassed in Chicago ($4.09 average price) and Detroit ($3.86 per gallon average), where motorists saw 63- and 64-cent respective increases over the same period. New York crossed the $4 threshold too."


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The Red Clay Consolidated School District committee created to find a name for new school to be built off Graves Road recommended naming the Hockessin school after longtime Red Clay educator William 'Buzzy' Cooke.
The Red Clay Consolidated School District committee created to find a name for new school to be built off Graves Road recommended naming the Hockessin school after longtime Red Clay educator William 'Buzzy' Cooke.
Cook, who was known for his personable style as an educator, spent the last 10 years of his career as principal of Brandywine Springs School. The name William Cooke Jr. Elementary School beat out two others that fit the criteria set out by the committee – Alice Coleman Elementary and Piedmont Elementary, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Ted Amman said at the Red Clay Board of Education meeting held Wednesday night at Brandywine Springs School. Two more names did not make the cut – Joe Biden Elementary, because he would have had to leave office, and Graves Road Elementary, he said.
Per board policy, the committee was set up to help the school district find a new name for the school, which would house kindergarten through eighth grade. Red Clay administrator Irene Hills, Debbie Brady, teacher Donna Hoosier, parent Jen Walters and Red Clay school board member Kenneth Rivera comprised the committee.
Those attending Red Clay Board of Education's meeting Wednesday night at Brandywine Springs applauded when Amman announced the name proposal.
The Red Clay board will vote on the name for the new Hockessin school at its April 17 meeting.
Amman said residents could give input on the name at the district's website
Red Clay residents voted 6,675 to 5,398 to approve the new school off Graves Road as part of a $117 million capital construction referendum held in February 2012. That referendum authorized 20-year bonds to be sold by the state on behalf of Red Clay, which would then pay off those bonds as part of the tax rate for district residents. The bonds would pay for 40 percent of construction costs while 60 percent would come from the annual bond bill passed by the Delaware General Assembly.
The average Red Clay home, with a value assessed at roughly $75,000,would pay an average annual increase of $44.08 as a result.


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February 26, 2012
9 Things That Will Happen In 2012
9 Things That Will Happen In 2012
1 - Adrian Gonzalez will hit three home runs in a game.
2 - A Red Sox pitcher will strike out the side on 9 pitches.
3 - Boston will score 20+ runs in a game.
4 - The Yankees will be no-hit.
5 - Daisuke Matsuzaka will be the team's best pitcher in September and give a revelatory performance in October.
6 - A Red Sox player not named Jacoby Ellsbury will hit an inside-the-park home run.
7 - Joe Girardi will be fired as Yankees manager after CC Sabathia and Joba Chamberlain are caught mid-game wolfing down Nutty Buddies and Ring Dings in the clubhouse.
8 - There will be at least four games in which we do not curse the presence of Nick Punto.
9 - The Red Sox will win the 2012 World Series - clinching Game 6 at Fenway Park!
What are your 9?
36 comments:
- laura k said...
Excellent list!!!
There will be at least four games in which we do not curse the presence of Nick Punto.
Let the counting begin!
- February 26, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- 9casey said...
If Nick Punto is our biggest problem , II will take it..
- February 26, 2012 at 10:07 AM
- allan said...
Other people are supposed to add their list o' 9.....
- February 26, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- johngoldfine said...
Allan, #5! Puh-leeeze! G'wan, pull the other one!
- February 26, 2012 at 11:25 AM
- laura k said...
Other people are supposed to add their list o' 9.....
You might want to say that in the post.
- February 26, 2012 at 11:34 AM
- allan said...
Let the counting begin!
Let's hope all 4 are not in March.
- February 26, 2012 at 12:01 PM
- Jere said...
I will go Palin and react to your 9:
1. I'm gonna say no, but that he does have a game with 4 doubles. In July.
2. Fastest K-side: 11 pitches. Early August.
3. Yes, twice. June and July.
4. Yes, and it will be a perfect game. In May.
5. Well, I'm at the pont where I predict Dice wins the Cy Young every year, still hoping he does what he once did again. So, sure.
6. Hmmm. I'll say yes but that it only happens because of a crazy bounce or something. In the Nats series.
7. No. Ho Hos and meth.
8. Iglesias wins the job in ST and Punto hardly plays.
9. Yes. The score will be 7-1.
- February 26, 2012 at 1:40 PM
9) Adrian Gonzalez will dress up at Ernie defying logic and good grace
8) John Lackey will eat three hot dogs at the post game spread instead of six
7) Tito will return to the clubhouse with a Coors Light and poor it on Bobby V's head (Tim McCarver will arrive and say "you're a real man, Deion!")
6) David Ortiz with shave off his eyebrows like Uncle Leo in Seinfeld post-explosion
5) Jacoby Ellsbury will change his name to Jacob Y. Ellsbury
4) John Henry will honor other people with two first names on a special day (promotional giveaway: Ron Paul stickers)
3) Dice-K will start a new trend called "Dicing" (like "Tebowing" but different).
2) Jason Varitek and Kevin You-Ko-Lus will exchange facial hair.
1) The Boston Red Sox will participate in the 2012 baseball season in a triumphant return to spring
- February 26, 2012 at 2:17 PM
- allan said...
I thought of Ho Hos but went with Ring Dings for alliteration purposes. ... (Though CC and Ho Ho could work, I suppose.)
- February 26, 2012 at 3:04 PM
- GK said...
Daisuke will be hear some choice words in his native language from the skipper, when he is driving everyone nuts with his walks. Maybe, just maybe, that will make throw a strike.
- February 26, 2012 at 4:45 PM
- Your said...
How about the Yankees will DH 6 players leaving only CC, Martin, Cano and Granderson to cover the field.
- February 26, 2012 at 5:21 PM
- 9casey said...
10, sox ink LBJ to 6 year deal.
I can only hope becuase if he reaches free agency he is all but gone.
- February 26, 2012 at 5:46 PM
- Amy said...
1. Beckett and Valentine will come to blows, or close to it. Or Youkilis and Valentine.
2. The Red Sox will get someone to play shortstop who will not be on the team after 2012.
3. Crawford will improve but Gonzalez will get worse.
4. I will complain regularly about missing Tek and Wakefield.
5. Allan and Laura will ban all talk of the 2012 election.
6. Who is Nick Punto?
7. It will snow heavily on opening day---after a winter with almost no snow.
8. Youkilis will be back in form, as will Buchholz, but someone else (Ortiz? Pedroia?) will suffer an injury that puts them on the DL for a good part of the season.
9. We will nevertheless be playing baseball in October.
Boy, that's not a terribly happy looking list, but...time will tell.
- February 26, 2012 at 6:14 PM
- laura k said...
9 Things That Will Happen on a Joy of Sox Gamethread in 2012
1. We will hate another player as much as we hated John Lackey in 2011
2. We will say "Jonathan who?" or "Bot who?"
3. Many people will be annoyed or bored as I complain about advertising and/or politics in the game
4. Amy will ask who someone is, in all caps
5. Maxwell Horse will complain about digital images
6. We will learn where Westcoast Sox is going
7. We will learn what Kat's husband thinks
8. We will learn what Tim is cooking for dinner
9. Jere will discover a new obsession
and the 10th inning:
10. We will celebrate together in October.
- February 26, 2012 at 6:40 PM
- laura k said...
5. Allan and Laura will ban all talk of the 2012 election.
6. Who is Nick Punto?
We were typing at the same time! :)
- February 26, 2012 at 6:41 PM
- laura k said...
4) John Henry will honor other people with two first names on a special day (promotional giveaway: Ron Paul stickers)
This is very funny. We'll have to do a two-first-name team. Babe Ruth, Pete Rose...
- February 26, 2012 at 6:47 PM
- SoSock said...
Hank Aaron, Tommy John, Mike Lowell,
On your list Laura - I hope #1 happens rarely and #2 often...
- February 26, 2012 at 7:01 PM
- laura k said...
On your list Laura - I hope #1 happens rarely and #2 often...
You were on the first draft, SoSock: We will learn about SoSock's love life or his Little League team, whichever is doing better. :)
Jackie Robinson, Cliff Lee
- February 26, 2012 at 7:14 PM
- allan said...
I don't see much humour in Amy's list.
We will hate another player as much as we hated John Lackey in 2011
I have my doubts.
Beckett and Valentine will come to blows, or close to it. Or Youkilis and Valentine.
FUN! Better be during a game.
- February 26, 2012 at 7:23 PM
- allan said...
More Sure Things
I will moan about how the game thread board is not perfect.
NESN will miss pitches, including an opposing team dong, and I will complain. With naughty words.
Don will not have broken his addiction to reading press notes verbatim.
- February 26, 2012 at 7:26 PM
- Ig said...
MVP for the all time TWO FIRST NAME team:
Henry Aaron
Still, ahead of the Babe.
And Ted Williams, oh so close, but not making the final cut.
(This thread could lead a lot of different directions.)
- February 26, 2012 at 8:26 PM
- laura k said...
Still, ahead of the Babe.
I'm a huge fan of Hank Aaron, but if you think he's ahead of the Babe, you should learn more about said Babe.
- February 26, 2012 at 8:39 PM
- allan said...
Henry Aaron vs George Ruth?
It's a tie.
Like Ted Williams, Robin Roberts is also close.
The Dean brothers: Paul and Jay.
David Jonathan Drew
Pete Rose
Joe Morgan
Bill James (Deadball Era pitcher)
- February 26, 2012 at 9:17 PM
- Ig said...
Henry Louis Aaron vs. George Herman Ruth?
Three first names each? Yeah, I'm proud to call it a tie.
- February 26, 2012 at 9:39 PM
- laura k said...
Henry Aaron vs George Ruth?
It's a tie.
I was talking about baseball, not names!
- February 26, 2012 at 9:45 PM
- laura k said...
Hey, I said Pete Rose earlier. We recently heard not to trust a man with three first names.
- February 26, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- Amy said...
Allan, I admit my list wasn't funny. Except for
I would add to Laura's:
Jere will go to more games than all the rest of us combined and tell us all how easy it is to get tickets.
Tim will cook some amazing meals while watching games.
SoSock will take a lot of showers after a lot of Little League games.
Kathryn's son will solve all our tech problems.
JohnGoldsmith will, like me, take us down lots of detours.
9casey will get pissed off at me for something, but will also be the only one who agrees with me on something.
Zen will be at The Bar, wherever that is.
And maybe Rob will return from hockey land more often this season.
Can't wait for it all to begin again!! I miss you all!
- February 26, 2012 at 10:01 PM
The origin of the Punto curse...
Back in junior college: playoff game: on the road. I was ejected from the final regular season game -so by rule I have to sit out the next game. Our Skipper had been ejected twice during the season so he'd been banned from the dugout.
As a mildly grumpy (read: hostile) 70-year-old ex-Yankee farmhand, Skip didn't like being told what to do. He had been sitting in the stands for other games, which was fine. We'd hear his curses from the dugout, nonetheless. This was the playoffs, however, so Skip got himself a lawnchair and placed it in foul territory right outside the dugout. The umpires and other coaches were terrified of him so no one said anything. He even had a player serve as a gopher to give instructions to the interim coach (who was also terrified of him).
To give you an idea of Skip, he once got bit by a rattlesnake during practice. He then waited for practice to end to go to the hospital. He also recalled when the minor leagues went from soft hats to hard helmets in the batter's box. The words "sissy" and/or "queer" strike my memory as I recall his description.
Anyway, the game: we were up something like 11-1. Cruising into the late innings. Our first baseman had already hit three homeruns. Then the wheels slowly started to come off. The rest is hazy. I just remember that the score was like 11-11 and our first baseman crushed another one. We were pumped! Going crazy in the dugout... and the centerfielder reaches over the fence and pulls it back. Wind out of sails. I think they won 13-12.
Their shortstop had a bunch of hits and RBIs. Some dude named Nick Punto.
- February 27, 2012 at 3:27 AM
- johngoldfine said...
Hey Amy, that JohnGoldsmith guy never saw a detour he didn't want to take--if he's the same JohnGoldsmith you're thinking of....
- February 27, 2012 at 6:25 AM
- Amy said...
Oops, sorry, John! (I actually know a Jon Goldsmith, so it wasn't a complete senior moment, but yeah, it was a partial one!)
Fine > smith. :)
- February 27, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- laura k said...
Everything on Amy's second list will happen. Bring it on!
- February 27, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- laura k said...
Some dude named Nick Punto.
Good thing there are no such thing as curses!
- February 27, 2012 at 7:40 AM
- accudart said...
1. Aviles hits .290 with .340 OBP and chips in 12 HR.
2. Lavanway after his call-up and Saltalamacchia combine to hit 35 dinners.
3. Carl Crawford steals 40 bases and gets his OBP over .330 and becomes a Fenway fav as he tames the Green Monster.
4. Beckett gets a $50,000 fine when his Vitamin water is found to be laced with rum in his attempt to overcome the beer ban.
5. Cody Ross hits .260 with 20 hr's in 400 PA.
6. Bard wins 13 games with an era of 3.73 and fans say Lackey who??
7. Vanentine calls out the players after a five game skid during a west coast swing. The Boston press goes into overdrive with glee. the Sox then go 10-2 to take back first from the Yankees for good. The Boston press is sad.
8. Middlebrook impresses after being called up when the rosters are expanded. Fans wonder if Youk be moved to DH for 2013 and Ortiz not resigned.
9. Veritek and Wakefield throw out the first pitch for game 7 of ALCS against the Yankees. Ortiz hits a 2-2 pitch with two outs and a runner on on first to the second deck in rf off Mo and the Sox win the pennant 6-5. The Sox go on to sweep the Marlins in the World Series....Bobby Valentie weeps.
- February 27, 2012 at 11:41 AM
- allan said...
2. Lavanway after his call-up and Saltalamacchia combine to hit 35 dinners.
1. Not fried chicken, I hope.
2. Saving the team $$ on meal money.
3. Now that's delivering at the plate.
etc. etc. etc.
- February 27, 2012 at 3:02 PM
- allan said...
But seriously, folks, I'll sign up for the dart's season right here and now.
Also, my BP 2012 arrived today! Woo-hoo!
- February 27, 2012 at 3:04 PM
- accudart said...
I need an Editor and maybe some spell check...........
Received my BP Sat.
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Convicts & Prison Hulks
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I made another discovery today, again in Ancestry.com This time I was searching the recent addition to Ancestry's convict records, the "UK Prison Hulk Registers & Letter Books, 1802-1849". I found my 4g.grandfather!
Convicted of bigamy, in fact Thomas MILLS married 3 times. He married first to Sarah CUTTRISS / CUTTRESS in 1805 in Ely, then (as Thomas MILLER) he married Rhoda WINNELL in 1813. Finally (as Thomas Ward MILLS) in 1825 he married Ann POCKNELL, before he was taken to Newgate Prison in 1827. (At his trial, when asked about his 3rd marriage he said that – having deserted his 2nd wife – years later when he wrote to her and she didn't write back, he assumed she was dead and so felt free to marry again.)
There's a wonderful record of his various trials in the Old Bailey Online records in 1827 (real "he said, she said" comments). Thomas was finally found guilty and sentenced to be transported for seven years. However he never arrived in Australia – three years later he petitioned for pardon and that pardon was granted.
In the collection of UK Prison Hulk Registers on Ancestry.com, it was exciting to actually see the record of him in the hulk York, which was moored in Portsmouth Harbour. According to this document, he served 3 years 11 months and 18 days of his sentence before he was pardoned. The UK Prison Hulk Registers are digitised copies of documents held by The National Archives (UK) in PCOM 4 & HO 9.
This was another reminder about new digitised collections making it easier to access copies of original documents.
Incidentally, Thomas' son (Robert MILLS – aka Robert CUTTRESS) was convicted of "poaching with a gun" and was transported to Tasmania. Digitised copies of many Tasmanian convict records can be found online at http://www.archives.tas.gov.au.
Entry filed under: Convicts, England. Tags: Ancestry.com, Convicts, The National Archives (UK).
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I found interesting information about my family as "prosescutors" i.e. victims, and witnesses in the Old Bailey records. It is well worth looking at these, even if you don't think you have any felons in the family, since they are so easy to search.
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The March 2009 challenge is hosted by Mary of Beans and Caviar, Melinda of Melbourne Larder and Enza of Io Da Grande. They have chosen Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna from The Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper as the challenge.
I love to make Lasagna at home, but this was my first green one! And I'm now a green believer!
Only 3 ingredients.
Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna (Lasagne Verdi al Forno)
- 10 quarts (9 litres) salted water
- 1 recipe Spinach Pasta cut for lasagna (recipe follows)#1
- 1 recipe Bechamel Sauce
- 1 recipe Country Style Ragu
- 1 cup (4 ounces/125g) freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Spinach Egg Pasta (Pasta Verde)
- 2 jumbo eggs (2 ounces/60g or more)
- 10 ounces (300g) fresh spinach, rinsed dry, and finely chopped; or 6 ounces (170g) frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
- 3&1/2 cups (14 ounces/400g) all purpose unbleached (plain) flour (organic stone ground preferred)
Mound the flour in the center of your work surface and make a well in the middle. Add the eggs and spinach. Use a wooden spoon to beat together the eggs and spinach. Then gradually start incorporating shallow scrapings of flour from the sides of the well into the liquid. Knead the dough for about 3 minutes. Its consistency should be elastic and a little sticky. If it is too sticky to move easily, knead in a few more tablespoons of flour. Continue kneading about 10 minutes, or until the dough has become satiny, smooth, and very elastic. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and let it relax at room temperature 30 minutes to 3 hours. (I've used a pasta machine to roll it out). Dry the pasta at room temperature and store in a sealed container or bag. Cooking the Pasta: Bring the salted water to a boil. Drop about four pieces of pasta in the water at a time. Cook about 2 minutes. If you are using dried pasta, cook about 4 minutes, taste, and cook longer if necessary. The pasta will continue cooking during baking, so make sure it is only barely tender. Lift the lasagna from the water with a skimmer, drain, and then slip into the bowl of cold water to stop cooking. When cool, lift out and dry on the paper towels. Repeat until all the pasta is cooked.
Roll it baby, roll it!
Assembling the Lasagne: Spread a thin layer of béchamel over the bottom of the baking dish. Arrange a layer of about four overlapping sheets of pasta over the béchamel. Spread a thin layer of béchamel (about 3 or 4 spoonfuls) over the pasta, and then an equally thin layer of the ragu. Sprinkle with about 1&1/2 tablespoons of the béchamel and about 1/3 cup of the cheese. Repeat the layers until all ingredients are used, finishing with béchamel sauce and topping with a generous dusting of cheese.
Layers and more layers. Yummy and more yummy!
Baking the Lasagne: Cover the baking dish lightly with foil, taking care not to let it touch the top of the lasagne. Bake 40 minutes, or until almost heated through. Remove the foil and bake another 10 minutes.
Gotta love a cheesy topping!
After baking my lasagna I cut round portions of it ( they looked like lasagna burgers) and served them on a grilled portobello mushroom (the bun?). It was a delicious meal!
Aren't you a tiny bit green with envy? So go to the awesome new site of the Daring Bakers and check all the other lasagnas!


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A wave of foreclosed properties slated to flood the market in the next few years could cool the home prices that have been heating up in Southwest Florida, a new report predicts.
The potential influence of so-called shadow inventory -- homes that are undergoing foreclosure but have yet to be seized by a lender or are bank-owned -- comes as banks are rushing to refile default cases that stalled because of the "robo-signing" controversy of late 2010.
In all, an estimated 11,102 properties are delinquent in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties still navigating the lengthy judicial foreclosure process.
Those homes have yet to be listed for sale, and only 7.5 percent of them are vacant, according to a new shadow-inventory report by research firm RealtyTrac Inc.
Statewide, Florida leads the nation in the number of homes that will likely comprise shadow inventory in the years ahead, RealtyTrac notes.
But when those foreclosures are completed and banks list them for sale, they could bring relief to a regional housing market facing its tightest supply in a decade, according to Realtors' groups.
Nearly two-thirds of all delinquent loans that will likely become part of Southwest Florida's shadow inventory are secured by homes valued at $100,000 to $300,000, records show.
In addition, because foreclosures are typically priced below short sales and more traditional transactions, shadow inventory could deflate appreciation sellers are now enjoying, market watchers predict.
The severity of that impact all depends on the pace at which banks unwind their foreclosed properties, said Dennis Black, a Port Charlotte real estate consultant.
"If this stuff gets dumped all at once, the market will collapse," Black said. "So the question really is how the banks handle this shadow inventory, and how much support the largest holders of shadow inventory will get to sit on properties a while."
Foreclosures up 66%
The total foreclosure inventory in Southwest Florida counties amounts to more than 16,000 properties, if current bank-owned properties are factored in.
That figure is up 66 percent from the first quarter of 2012, according to RealtyTrac.
The biggest gains year-over-year, the research firm states, have come in unlisted, pre-foreclosure inventory, which has risen 122 percent in Sarasota County; 62 percent in Manatee County; and 113 percent in Charlotte County.
But because only 836 of the region's foreclosures are now vacant, it could take years for lenders to gain control of and resell them.
When that does occur, institutional investors and retiring baby boomers will likely be waiting.
The two groups, which have snapped up foreclosures over the past two years, have helped push residential real estate sales to their healthiest mark in six years.
Hedge and equity funds and other institutional investors also have pumped up median home prices by $21,800 during the past year alone by tending to pay more than asking prices for properties they desire.
While many in the industry, like the consultant, Black, now fear that the shadow inventory could decrease prices if it is put on the market too quickly, lenders have to date garnered better returns by bringing the seized properties to market cautiously.
Bulk foreclosure buyers like the giant New York-based Blackstone Group, which has paid as much as 40 percent above market value for homes, also should sustain prices -- if they continue buying.
"It's not been a wave, but more of a slow trickle," said Lee Forbes, broker and owner of the Forbes Property Group, in Bradenton, of the shadow inventory. "It's giving the banks a chance to earn a little more on the properties they took a bath on."
Florida is No. 1
Florida now tops the nation in shadow inventory, with 207,753 total foreclosures that have yet to come to market -- nearly one-third of the U.S. total.
That figure is up 134 percent from the same time last year, according to RealtyTrac.
In addition to the shadow inventory, another one-third of all residential mortgage borrowers in Florida are believed to be current on their loan payments but owe more than their properties are worth. Some of those underwater houses also are likely to join the foreclosure ranks in coming months, experts predict.
Analysts attribute the surge across the Sunshine State to the National Mortgage Settlement signed last April, which gave banks clearer guidelines for processing foreclosures and more defined penalties for mistakes.
Across the country, nearly 1.5 million U.S. properties were either undergoing foreclosure or were bank-owned in the first quarter, up 9 percent from the initial three months of 2012 but down 32 percent from a peak of 2.2 million in December 2010.
Government-backed Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA/HUD remain the largest owners of foreclosed properties, with a combined 12 percent of the national total.
Bank of America, by comparison, owns 11 percent, followed by Wells Fargo at 10 percent and Chase with 7 percent.
"It's been a big fear of mine that these banks have been holding back, holding back, holding back," said Jack McCabe, a real estate consultant in Deerfield Beach.
"Now, they're ramping up," McCabe said. "But a combination of banks trying to control the flow of distressed properties coming onto the market, and hedge funds trying to protect the investment they've already made will prevent a rapid decline in prices."
A wave of foreclosed properties slated to flood the market in the next few years could cool the home prices that have been heating up in Southwest Florida, a new report predicts.


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Gregory Shakar is an artist and musician whose work seeks to reveal the emotive implications of electronic media and physical devices. Early in his career he composed electronic music, played guitar, bass and other instruments, and did production and audio engineering for noise bands. These endeavors let to the commercial release of a number of records and CDs. His more recent interests lie in the post-disciplinary intersection of sculpture, installation art, product design, performance and computational media. His interactive installations have employed over-sized undulating pixels, melodic electrical arcs and towering sonorous metronomes. Shakar's solo work and collaborative performances have been presented worldwide, including venues in New York, London, Tokyo, Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, Geneva, Montreal, Turin, Bergen and Kyoto. He has been an Artist in Residence at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria and served as both a Fellow and a Resident Researcher at New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Some of the honors he has received include: First Prize for Digital Art from the VAD Festival, a Bronze Prize from I.D. Magazine's Interactive Design Review and an Honorable Mention from Prix Ars Electronica. Shakar holds a BA from NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and an MPS from ITP where he is currently an Adjunct Professor. He is a life-long resident of New York City.


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Our parents had it easy when it came to teaching privacy. Their job was to teach us about physical privacy and the right to protect our bodies, and to tell unknown callers that our parents weren't available rather than to say they weren't home.
Today, parents face a far greater teaching challenge as they now need to extend the principles of privacy to emotional and personal information privacy.
When the internet was still young (all of what, 10 years ago?) we could be online and remain private with relative ease, hiding behind a screen name, unable to be tracked by search engines, data miners, companies or anyone else who today collects information on your every move.
We were in essence anonymous while standing in the crowd of online users, except to those few with whom we expressly chose to reveal our identities. Those days are gone, and so too is the opportunity to anonymously share emotions without the risk of fallout.
As evidenced by the hundreds of millions of social networkers, there is a huge temptation to share our emotions online, to connect with our digital communities, and tell our worries, troubles, triumphs and joys in the hope of reaping understanding, acknowledgement and support. In doing so, we often fail to consider the reach of that sharing, how exposed we are emotionally and how that emotional information becomes fodder for others to use as they choose.
Emotions are powerful and they can too easily be turned into tools to manipulate. Bullies see opportunities when someone is angry, sad, shy, lonely or depressed. Scammers see opportunity when people are anxious about finances, are in a rush, or show signs of naiveté or greed. Companies see opportunities to push products both when you're elated and want to celebrate, and depressed and susceptible to retail therapy. Even friends fall into roles where they may imagine they need to 'fix' your problem, or gossip about your feelings, or pass judgment.
Most internet users now understand that their information is the commodity that drives the internet economy. It is collected through your online actions and the information you share, combined with information the government, schools, organizations, and service providers make available, and it is shared, traded and sold.
Some users take a fatalistic view that since all of their information is probably already online, there is little use in trying to protect it. This is certainly the view many data aggregators would like you to take as it makes their ability to collect your information infinitely easier.
Start by having a conversation about what types of information your family feels should be kept private. Consider the unintended consequences that the sharing of some types of information can have – like rejection of school or employment applications, denial of medical coverage, and so on.
Underscore the concept that what you choose to keep private makes a significant impact on the amount of information available about you. Then discuss ways you can limit this information available about you. For example:
Helping your child identify why and where appropriate emotional and information boundaries should be set, and helping them to set these boundaries early, is vital to helping them navigate an online world where thoughts and actions can quickly become very public.
When your child masters these concepts and skills early, they are far more protected in their online interactions, more resilient should they become the target of a cyberbully, better prepared before the first sexting request comes, far less likely to have their emotions or information come back to haunt them and appropriately cautious about sharing information when someone or some company asks for it.


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Nebraska football's Spring Game is Saturday, April 6, and fans seeking a one-day jump on all the hoopla should consider attending a free Friday, April 5 noon-hour lecture in Memorial Stadium's West Stadium Club. The title in this Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series is Football: Its Physics and Future. The man who will be giving it, in his uniquely entertaining and educational style, will be Dr. Timothy Gay, a physics professor in UNL's Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Rarely does the N-Sider guarantee a public lecture, but this is an exception for two reasons: 1) Most astute Nebraska football fans are already Tim Gay fans because he narrated a series of quick-hitting videos produced by HuskerVision beginning in 1999, and those one-minute lessons became one of the most popular big-screen features inside the stadium; and 2) Don't let Dr. Gay's bow tie, button-down shirt and sport jacket fool you. He's a master at making dramatic points that teach valuable lessons. He's so good you can't help but shake your head and wonder why your high school physics teacher couldn't cut to the quick like he does.
Actually, there's more to my endorsement of this unusual opportunity the day before we check out Bo Pelini's revamped defense designed to complement one of college football's most explosive offenses this fall. Gay knows how to entice a general audience just as well as speak to one. Free pizza will be served to those who attend the 11:45 a.m. reception while supplies last (the lecture begins at 12:15 p.m.). Here's the real kicker – this may be one of the few physics professors anywhere that actually played college football, let alone competed for a team once featured in a national publication.
There's a bit of jest there, but it's true. A Wall Street Journal reporter wrote a story contrasting the difference between high-end football recruiting at Ohio State to low-end walk-ons who participated at Caltech, Gay's alma mater and one of the nation's top 10 colleges and universities. The Wall Street Journal compared Caltech – which no longer has a football program – to intramurals on most major campuses. "Not being the sharpest knife in the drawer, I signed to play for Tech," Gay said, "and surprisingly, I had a great time playing, even though we lost almost all our games. It was a great experience."
Colleagues Agree: 'Tim Gay is Your Man!'
And "it" became the touch point for HuskerVision recruiting a physics professor to shed some academic light on Nebraska's most physical sport. Gay will never forget how an athletic department director came to his department one day asking a simple question: Is there any professor who loves football and can be a shameless self-promoter, so he can help Husker fans learn something on game day? "I think everyone in our office stood up and said: 'Tim Gay is your man!'"
As a teacher, Gay engaged students to make sure they could relate his best points to something they were already interested in. At Nebraska, football fit the bill. That's why Gay's lecture will discuss the history of American football and the physics of the large forces that occur on the field and the inherent dangers. He will talk about attempts to ban football as early as 1900 and how the sport's current climate could lead to changes in the game.
That takes us to the timely role Nebraska will play in possible changes in football and how such modifications might relate to UNL's national research efforts to understand and mitigate injuries. "Nebraska is unique in forward-thinking research in this area," Gay said. "Exciting times are happening here that will make an impact on the future of the sport."
Gay has asked HuskerVision for two videos to use in his April 5 lecture – Kenny Bell's big hit block on Wisconsin defensive back Devin Smith in the 2012 Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis and John Ruud's layout hit of Oklahoma's Kelly Phelps on the second-half kickoff return in NU's 1978 17-14 upset of the No. 1 Sooners in Lincoln. Bell received a penalty flag that did not meet the requirements of an illegal hit, and Phelps' fumble on Ruud's hit was incorrectly ruled dead instead of a Nebraska recovery.
Upbeat Style Made Science Understandable
Someone once told Gay that colleagues would take him less seriously as a researcher if he popularized the science of football. "I strongly disagree with that viewpoint," Gay said, and his career reinforces that point. He is, by all accounts, an excellent researcher and teacher. He is also well-positioned to explain the physics of football to a broader audience than just Big Red fans, who relish his upbeat presentations because they make science understandable to a lay audience.
Make sure you park early and check into the West Stadium by 11:45 a.m. on April 5. Pizza's the perfect food for a football-related physics lecture, and here's the best news of all: If you can't make the lecture live, you are not out of luck. A live webcast (12:15 p.m. CDT) is available at go.unl.edu/nl-timgay. An archived video will be available for viewing within a week after the event. GBR!
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When I was a grad student in physics at Nebraska in the late '60s, Dr. Theodore Jorgensen was writing a text about the physics of golf. I listened to his fascinating presentation to the department and local news media in the lecture room of old Brace Lab. Reading about Dr. Gay brings back great memories of why Nebraska is such a unique school. Most of the professors are not one dimensional. They apply their knowledge to real life.I know that the Physics and Astronomy Department has provided special Saturday classes (I think that they still do) to show students that physics can be applied to everyday situations. My circumstances do not permit me to attend, so I will be looking forward to viewing the video. I would encourage folks to attend this if they can. If you are able to attend, I am sure that you will come away with new appreciation of aspects of football about which you previously may never have given much thought. Rich MacMillan, Shorewood, Illinois


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