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Corrective Feedback in Second Language Acquisition
Corrective Feedback in Second Language Acquisition
Mounira El Tatawy Teachers College, Columbia University
Over the last few years, the role played by corrective feedback in language acquisition has become a highly controversial issue. In the field of First Language Acquisition (FLA), researchers express strong reservations concerning the effect that negative evidence has on FLA, if there is any at all. In the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), however, there appears to be a growing consensus among the majority of researchers concerning the significance of the role played by negative evidence in the process of SLA. This literature review will focus mainly on the role played by corrective feedback in SLA. While corrective feedback clearly relates to both oral and written discourse, the focus of this discussion will center on oral production, since the preponderance of research has largely focused on this aspect. In the following sections of this review, the meaning of corrective feedback will be discussed, and the different theoretical stances towards its role in SLA examined. Empirical studies that explore the impact corrective feedback has on SLA will be reviewed, followed by a discussion of some of the issues that loom large in research in the area of corrective feedback and its role in SLA.
There are various terms used in identifying errors and providing corrective feedback in the SLA literature—the most common being corrective feedback, negative evidence, and negative feedback. Because of possible confusion arising from the use of this terminology, a brief review of the definitions of terms and of the different types of feedback is presented below. Chaudron (1988) has pointed out the fact that the term corrective feedback incorporates different layers of meaning. In Chaudron's view, the term "treatment of error" may simply refer to "any teacher behavior following an error that minimally attempts to inform the learner of the fact of error" (p. 150). The treatment may not be evident to the student in terms of the response it elicits, or it may make a significant effort "to elicit a revised student response" (p. 150). Finally, there is "the true" correction which succeeds in modifying the learner's interlanguage rule so that the error is eliminated from further production (p. 150). Lightbown and Spada (1999) define corrective feedback as: Any indication to the learners that their use of the target language is incorrect. This includes various responses that the learners receive. When a language learner says, 'He go to school everyday', corrective feedback can be explicit, for example, 'no, you should say goes, not go' or implicit 'yes he goes to school every day', and may or may not include metalinguistic information, for example, 'Don't forget to make the verb agree with the subject'. (p. 171-172) 1
Corrective feedback in SLA
According to Schachter (1991), corrective feedback, negative evidence, and negative feedback are three terms used respectively in the fields of language teaching, language acquisition, and cognitive psychology. Different researchers often use these terms interchangeably. The feedback can be explicit (e.g., grammatical explanation or overt error correction) or implicit. Implicit correction includes, but is not limited to, confirmation checks, repetitions, recasts, clarification requests, silence, and even facial expressions that express confusion. Long (1996) offers a more comprehensive view of feedback in general. He suggests that environmental input can be thought of in terms of two categories that are provided to the learners about the target language (TL): positive evidence and negative evidence. Long defines positive evidence as providing the learners with models of what is grammatical and acceptable in the TL; and negative evidence as providing the learners with direct or indirect information about what is...
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The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about my life... or as much of it as either I care to share or you care to read.
Saturday, 7 June 2008
I Have News!
So I met with Brian last week, just to chat about things. It was a good meeting overall, but I always come away feeling both encouraged and discouraged about my work and my prospects of finishing. Not that the down part of that is Brian's fault-- that's all me, I'm sure. Anyway, we mainly talked about what the process for me finishing looks like, especially since he will be on sabbatical in the States for a year, from the end of July. For the most part, this isn't a big deal; I'll finish as much as I can between now and then (which will be at least my final main chapter, if not a full first draft, depending on how productive I am between now and then). We'll meet about what I have written by the time he leaves, and then we can do all but the final draft by phone and email. For the final draft, we'll need to meet face to face again, before I submit. All of which sounds fine and dandy, even without firm dates and times for when it'll all happen.
All of that is good, but this is the really good part... and the bit that's got me all in knots. Brian asked about my nephew, and my new niece, and we were talking about them and how I can't wait to get home. He knows that I have intended to stay here til I finish... and also that it's killing me to be here, especially now that Semiah is born. I really did have the best of intentions of being done by now, in the first place. But that hasn't happened. I've discovered that this isn't the kind of process that can be forced-- it either comes or it doesn't. Anyway, I have been really struggling with being here and not being done yet, and really wanting to be home with Jen and Saum and Machias and Semiah. Brian is a great supervisor, and it's not just the academic stuff he's good at. He knows that emotional stuff affects my academic work, and he's been very understanding with me about that. So when he said that there really isn't any reason for me to stay in Aberdeen once he's gone... well, I didn't know what to think. At first, I just thought, *Yay! I can go home and visit!* But the more I think about it, the more I'm not so sure what I should do.
Here's what I'm thinking. Advice and opinions are welcome, and please let me know if I'm overlooking something!
1. Work really, really hard for the next six weeks or so, and get as much done as I possibly can-- at least the last big chapter-- and meet with Brian.
2. Go home in late July, and stay til late September. I have found 'reasonable' flights (for this time of year) from Glasgow to Toronto (between three fifty and four hundred pounds) and from Toronto to Chicago (for around the same in dollars).
3. Get to Tennessee, Florida, and wherever else I can afford to visit people... if possible.
4. Work as much as I can while I'm home, being in touch with Brian as I make progress on my work. Since he'll be at Duke, it won't be too hard to talk to/meet with him over the time I'm in the States.
5. Come back here in time for the term to start, and if I'm not finished yet (which I don't think I will be, sadly) I can keep working as a note-taker during the fall term, which pays very well. So I'll work as much as I can, make as much money as I can, and write as much as I can. The deadline to have everything completed for graduating in November is 10 October, and I just don't see logistically how that will happen. *sigh*
6. Best case scenario, I will by Christmas have money saved and my thesis done enough that I can come home again, over the holidays, for another month or six weeks-- to stay with Jen and them again, of course, but also to meet with Brian at some point for my final draft.
7. Come back for the spring term, to submit and deal with all the other things I'll have to get done-- have my viva, apply to graduate in July, find a *real* job, figure out what's next.
My heart says go home. But I'm just not sure... perhaps I'm just bad with snap decisions. Perhaps it's not the best plan. Perhaps I just hate spending money. I don't know... I just don't know! Help! =S
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- Half-Past Kissin' Time said...
So, are you saying your choices are to stay where you are and bust out a lot of work to maybe be finished on time for November OR go home for a while and take a break before going back to finish for July? You sound lonely. Your friends have all left, and now Brian (though maybe not a friend, is at least a familiar face?) Maybe it's time to go home for a bit? Step back and take a look at the big picture. Fast forward a year or so and look at it from that perspective; would you regret either decision?
- 8 June 2008 at 00:56
- Amie Vaughan said...
I guess that is basically what I'm saying. It's just the money, really, that's my big issue... but I think that by having a 'guaranteed' job in the fall term, going home now makes the most sense. And I think, in a year, I would regret more not seeing my nephew and niece for so long, and missing having gotten to see them growing up when I had the chance.
Basically, I just want y'all to make sure there's no flaw in my argument, and that I'm not overlooking something big in my desire to get home to visit.... =D
- 8 June 2008 at 11:39
- Half-Past Kissin' Time said...
Just embrace whatever you decide, and you'll be fine. Thanks for the info on the song. I am so sensitive to mushy stuff; when 100 middle schoolers sing that song at the end of the year, it's like they are touching raw nerves. It's so beautiful. I think it's a song best sung by children.
- 8 June 2008 at 16:16
- Jennie B said...
Well you know what I am going to say. :) Come home! :) But again i am biased and in no way helpful.
I can guarantee that "naptime" can give you about 1.5-3 hours of good study revision/working time. :)
- 9 June 2008 at 05:10
- Dan & Nancy Erickson said...
hmmm...i'm thinking you give yourself a bit of a break, travel, see the fam, and then bite the bullet and be sure the beast is finished so that you have degree in hand by the fall of 2009. that way you can start to look for jobs this fall for the following school year. now that sounds kind of exciting-and i'm hoping to be in the same boat :)
- 9 June 2008 at 05:37
- Barb said...
I'm going to cast my vote and agree with most everyone else - you need a break, and what better to spend your money on than a trip home? Get refreshed, see your family (and hopefully some friends), and then get back to work and finish that thesis!
- 9 June 2008 at 17:51
I'm voting for going home. It's amazing what a mental break can do for you. I think sometimes when you live far away in a foreign country, and yes, Scotland is still foreign, you really forget all those things you missed. It will be like a breath of fresh air to see your family, friends and familiar people and places again. I think it would actually help improve your work. I say go for it, life is short, go see your nephews while they are still so little. Visit your family and let your mind rest so you can be rejuvenated!!!
- 12 June 2008 at 02:13
Oh, and I'm the above anonymous person.
- 12 June 2008 at 02:13
- Abson, Lara, Daniella & Sophie said...
Technically, you have had enough votes cast on "go home". However, i thought I would still cast mine. It is healthy to step away from the writing a little bit. I was in a similar predicament in April. I worked non-stop from January up to the end of March, and my brain just froze. I was missing spending time with the children (gone to the library before they wake up, come home after they were in bed). When I suggested to my supervisor that I would take a break, he told me: "This might be just what the doctor ordered." Anyway, the break has ended, and now I am more than even "hungry" to be done, and my brain is corperating too :-).
And again, if you do not take a break, we will not get to see you before we leave for Jamaica :-), see, I am biased too.
- 14 June 2008 at 21:52
- Barb said...
hey, does this mean you'll be home for the bubbee's b'day? That would be the icing on the cake, I would think.
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Dino Super Charge started out pretty excellent. Heckyl/Snide's debut was good, and I enjoyed getting more backstory plus another plot involving Iceage. The team not bothering to check the ship wreckage is still ridiculous (Everyones fine expect for MIA Sledge), but the episode was strong enough I could get past it.
Shelby had one of the best episodes with James Gaylyn as her dad in what was one of the funniest moments ever on PR. I was surprised Heckyl got outed to the Rangers so soon. Chase had a good episode as well in another genuinely funny episode, that also sorta made up for no Yellow Ranger.
I liked how Tyler's Energem got infected causing him to act like a t-rex and forcing his dad to finally appear as Aqua Ranger, but Tyler was a little too excited to have him back after he had been in hiding for so long. Leaving to go look for the Silver Energem was a decent way to write James off (since he's not main cast like Phillip anyway) and I'm glad Tyler was not OK with him going. I just hope when the Silver Ranger storyline picks up soon there's some payoff and it doesn't leave James as a jerk for not really even doing anything.
We then got what I thought was the worst non-clip show episode of Dino Charge. The baseball plot just didn't work for me and Riley's attitude was bad. The timeline of the games was terrible. I'd like to think the Amber Beach Earthquakes are a minor league team but it felt like it was supposed to be the major leagues.
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years. I do like the font change after nearly the same for five years but I wish they had kept the cast looking at the camera in their credits. I'd have to say Megaforce even had a better stylized opening. Now there's a lot to look forward to coming up between the Silver and Talon Rangers, the new General, Sledge's return and how Heckyl's double personality is resolved, all capped off with a BIG finale apparently.
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I love camping, I love music and I love festivals, so here's my dilemma... after two years of amazing times at The Falls Festival, the wifey has decided that she's had enough of festival camping, cold showers, portaloos and freezing nights.
I really want to go this year again and watch music with some of our best friends but I'm not sure the likelihood of it happening, which then brought a friend of mine back to this song, which seems pretty damn appropriate.
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The Cubestormer 3 robot, made of Legos, earned a Guinness world record at the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham, UK for solving a Rubik's Cube in 3.253 seconds.
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|Dee and Ankie
One of the highlights of the Lucca trip has been the opportunity to meet some of Dee's friends who live near here, like Ankie from Holland who moved to San Quirico following a divorce and renovated a house into a B&B. She hosts students from Holland who are studying Italian. We walked to San Quirico from Lucca and spent a lovely evening with Ankie eating pecorino cheese, caper berries and drinking prosecco. We hired a taxi to bring us back to Lucca.
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Dee and Kathleen walking Sophie and Brando.
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it's Thursday?
Well here's what I gave Erin Scissorhands for the 5 Senses Swap.
This swap really made me think... and that hurt :)
I came up with the concept of orange when I opened up a Poland Springs orange bubbly water. I thought, – oh, that would be kinda clever + different for "sound". So I set about finding, making "orange" things.
Here's the rundown:
:: SMELL – orange aromatherapy
:: TOUCH – mini taylor book with a kitty button closure
:: SIGHT – gift tags
:: SOUND – orange bubbly water
:: TASTE – candy orange slices
A week or so back, I ordered the number "5" from Deb at "say it with letters". I thought it would be fun to have for my package. It was so easy to order and to customize the font. {see how it matches my tags?}
Well, I loved the shape + curves, but then hated it when I tried to cover it with paper saying "smell, touch, sight, sound, taste". What.was.I.thinking? It was so freaking hard to do. So I gave up on that idea. I just couldn't make it look good. So I went with ribbon. Which I really loved, but gosh, that was hard to do too. All those curves! I sometimes wonder why I don't realize how hard something is before I take it on. Ah, ignorance!
It was a lot of fun putting this swap together. I was glad to hear from Erin that she liked my package.Thanks Jen for putting it all together :)


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Labor Emigration to the Southwest, 1916 to 1920:
Mexican Attitudes and Policy
first chief of the Constitutionalist Army and president of Mexico,
attempted to slow down and regulate the exodus of Mexican laborers to
the United States. This policy consisted of two major thrusts: advising
would-be emigrants of the pitfalls which awaited them and protecting those
workers already across the border. Despite their efforts, Mexican authorities
could do little to keep their fellow citizens at home. Economic developments
in both nations provided a continuous impetus to emigration. In the United
States the expanding agricultural areas of the Southwest and the economic
mobilization brought on by World War I necessitated the immediate
importation of hundreds of thousands of unskilled workers. Mexico's
revolution-wracked economy gave added cause for workers to flee their
native land for the security of the United States. Carranza and other
governmental officials sought to protect Mexicans in the United States
once it became evident that administrative controls were not sufficient to
keep nationals at home. This protective policy was severely restricted
because of lack of funds and shortage of consular personnel, but did meet
with some success, particularly in the areas of employer-employee disputes
and difficulties with officials of the United States Selective Service system.
Emigration to the United States increased rapidly from 1916 to 1920.
In Mexico, the revolution begun by Francisco I. Madero on November
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safety because of the destruction of age-old institutions and relationships.
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1. Jackson Restaurant Week.... like every other major city, we now have a restaurant week where the restaurants have discounts and special menues and everyone partakes...Have we finally arrived? (the answer is no, but its a step in the right direction..)
So maybe a girls night or if I am lucky, a fun date?? Why not both? I have all week!
2. Spending my saturdays here... I LOVE Auburn, I would rather attend a game in Jordan Hare stadium than be almost anywhere else in the world...BUT I love tailgating in the grove even more than tailgating at Auburn. (Why cant I tailgate in Oxford and go to a game in Auburn??) Maybe because I literally have 2 decades of memories there and my family and friends are all there...but to me, it represents football season.
3. Skinny Girl Margarita...fun summer treat, less calories
4. My new Auburn skirt, making its debut this week at the Auburn Clemson party at my house...and making its Auburn debut at either the UF or OM game...
5. This quote stolen from a friend off facebook. I find it encouraging in my singleness but also in other areas of life where I might let others (mainly, Satan) make me feel not good enough...I am sure y'all can relate.
"What circumstances do you find yourself in today? Give thanks and pray without ceasing. For as we keep our eyes on him and praise Him in all circumstances, we silence the Accusor (the good, the happy, the hard, the confusing, the horrifying), the one who exists to blame God for not being good and blame us for not being good enough."


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Despite entering service late in the war, the Italian MC.205 "Veltro" found itself clashing in fierce combat with the most advanced allied aircraft over the skies of Italy - and holding it's own. Meet one of the finest Italian fighter aircraft of the Second World War in War Thunder's Update 1.69!
By 1941, the well-established MC.202 "Folgore" fighter had started to show the first signs of its aging design compared to the much newer, more advanced, allied counterparts. Almost immediately, Italian engineers took up the task to find ways of improving the existing Folgore airframes in order to create a new stop-gap fighter before better designs could be created. The result of this undertaking was the phenomenal MC.205 "Veltro".
The Veltro (eng; Greyhound) was the natural evolution of the MC.202 Folgore. The aircraft was designed in a time when Italy was facing an increase in allied bombings and struggling to maintain aerial superiority. The improved design allowed for combat at high altitude and vastly improved the lacking firepower of the previous model.
The new single-engined, all-metal, monoplane fighter was visually very similar to its predecessor, also adopting many of its features and merits, such as durability and agility. However, underneath the surface, it received an Italian version of the Daimler-Benz DB605 engine, which had already proven itself with later modifications of the well-known Bf-109. Furthermore, the firepower on later models was also improved; the wing-mounted low caliber machine guns were replaced by 20mm MG 151/20 cannons.
Due to a late introduction into the conflict, only around 260 MC.205 Veltros were built and nearly all were confined to the Mediterranean theatre where they were tasked with protecting strategic locations such as the islands of Sicily and Sardinia and later on, Rome itself. Nonetheless, unlike it's predecessor and thanks to the various changes, it proved very successful at fending off allied bombing raids as well as presenting itself as a worthy adversary to the P-51D Mustang, something deemed impossible with the Folgore.
In War Thunder, the Veltro will receive a chance to prove itself over again. Unsurprisingly, the Veltro's performance will be similar to that of the MC.202, which many players have already gotten a feel for.
Taking down opponents with the MC.205 is no longer going to be a challenge, as its wing-mounted 20mm cannons, aided by a decent ammunition compliment, will make even the toughest of opponents think twice before engaging you.
Be careful though! As the Veltros performance increased, so did its weight. The aircraft will have problems competing in prolonged turning engagements as well as catching up to fast opponents.
The Veltro, similarly to his German cousin - the Bf 109, excels at surprise attacks from above, the so called Boom and Zoom tactic. By using the excellent flight characteristics and firepower, pouncing on unaware opponents from altitude will result in their sudden and quick demise.
In War Thunder Update 1.69, the aircraft will be available in two variants:
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Viva la italia :)
plane looks like the best aesthetic design tips from 109, spits and p47s among other jap planes
Any chance we'll see the upcoming Naval CBT today? :P
Unfortunetly it seems that we wont get a CBT today. I really wanted a CBT today, but it seems like warthunder kinda forgot about Naval Forces!! 😰
Fabi1982000, They Did not forget about Naval Forces, They are just adding in Destroyers (and hopefully A few things A little Larger) like everyone asked. :3
Ravioli, ravioli gib me the pasta that i deservoli <3
SOOOooooo love this airplane. My great uncle flew these for the co-belligerent air force after the armistice. He later became a general in the Italian air force in the 1960's. He used to talk about how the maintenance crews put together bits and pieces of 4 or 5 different 202's and 205's to keep them flying. He never forgot their efforts, and always said that he never saw any other air force whose techs could work miracles the way the Italian ones could with none of the proper equipment.
Thank you for sharing!! it is always great to hear from people who were connected to these machines in one way or another o7
He also said the 205 was his favorite airplane to fly, including the jets he flew later, and that the german air force used the ones they took over after the armistice to protect critical targets such as oil fields and factories. German air force officers he spoke to after the war said that it and the centauro were better fighters than anything Germany built itself and if it hadn't been for idiocy higher up, they would have started building Italian fighters instead of 109's and 190's
Pure love for this plane
I would also like the re2001, the re2005, the various jet aerfer etc. Who knows if there will be.
There were no Reggiane fighters on the Italian tech tree on the dev server, so it is nigh impossible that Italians will get any of those fighters for 1.69
MaterialWharf3, Maybe add them before the release of 1.69
I did not see Re2005 in the dev server,which is also a famous italian fighter,would it be added in game soon?
The Re.2005 was considered the pinnacle of the series 5 in performance though the G.56 amy have surpassed it in some aspects. I am almost certain that it will be added in time, would be nice this update.
Hopefully they will add Reggiane planes soon in an up coming patch, they are some of my all time favourite planes. Especially the Re.2005 of course, but others too like Re.2002.
Finally! my favourite plane!
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Uniform & Team History
In honor of the late Ray Chapman. Chapman was one of the great-fielding shorts-stops of his era. On August 16, 1920, he was hit by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the Yankees and died the next day, making him the only player in big-league history to die as a result of a game injury.
Oldtime Game History
In 1994, Chad Konecky of School Sports Magazine was the first batter in the first inning of the first Oldtime Baseball Game. He made a return appearance to The Game in 2000, wearing this uniform.
Also worn by:
Eric Previte, Babson College ('98); Damian Vega, Metrowest Daily News ('99); Ben Stoll, Bucknell University ('01); Jim Cody, coach ('03); Joe Zarbano, Emerson College ('08); Patrick Gigante, coach ('09); Mike Trachtenburg, Westfield State College ('10); Cameron Monagle, Arlington ('13).


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We were just attacked by a dog at the campground. We were out walking Apollo, it was dark out, and this dog came out of nowhere trying to get at him. I kept trying to fend the dog off and keep between him and Apollo, Monello was trying to fend him off, his owner comes rolling out and starts yelling AT US!!, Monello and I are screaming at her to get her effing dog, she's standing there yelling like an idiot - "he's friendly, he's friendly!" No, bitch, he's not freaking friendly when he's attacking my dog and you won't pull him off.
I kicked the dog in the side and he backed off - it was chaos so I don't really remember exactly but after exchanging some words with the owner she got the dog under control and we left. Met up with one of the campground workers who was rolling around and told him what happened. He said he couldn't really do anything about it if we didn't know what lot number it was - which we didn't because there was a lot going on and all we wanted at that point was to get away from that nut and her dog. Another worker heard the commotion so we told them what had happened, too. Tomorrow I'll report it at the main office.
Now, the dog was a yellow lab looking pooch, so he may very well be friendly under other circumstances - but when he comes at me and my dog and won't back off, that's that. Not to mention dogs aren't supposed to be off leash EVER unless they're in the dog park.
Now, this incident could have ended much differently. Her dog could have injured me or Monello or Apollo (we're all fine). But let's pretend he is just curious - except for the part where he ran at us and practically mauled me trying to get to Apollo, but let's pretend. Dog comes at me in the dark, I have a taser or even a gun. Bye doggie! And that would be the owner's fault for not controlling her animal.
I'll go to the office tomorrow and report it. Not sure if I should call the police, an even then I can only give a general area of where their RV is and not the specific spot. Doubtful they'll go door to door and search for the dog. I'm really upset about this.
Even if you think he's friendly, other people don't know that. And if he attacks someone or their pet and they put him down, IT'S YOUR FAULT.


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Name: Vanessa
Age: I'll be 19 on August 13th
Location: Alta Loma, CA
Sexuality: straight
Interests/hobbies: I spend time w/my 5 month old son, go out w/friends, talk on my cell phone, go online when Derek goes to sleep.. blah.. I don't really do as much as I used to anymore, but I don't regret it one bit, cuz I love my son w/all my heart
Describe yourself in 5 words: honest, sensitive, nice, fun, & sweet
Color: purple, pink, & blue
Food: omg, I love everything.. from junk food to salads, chicken, sausage, bread, fruits.. omg, I just love food & food loves me :D
Animal: this is my favorite animal~
my brother-in-law's 7 month old American Bulldog named PiNKY
Bands: I have different music tastes, I can listen to rock, rap/hip hop, country, alternative, pop... Blink182, Good Charlotte, Kanye West, Shania Twain, Kylie Minogue.. i think you guys get the idea
Movies: Where the Heart is, Charlie's Angels (1 & 2), How to lose a Guy in 10 days, Moulin Rouge, Finding Nemo, Princess Diaries, My Big Fat Greek Wedding... I haven't seen "The Notebook" yet, but i really want to see it ~ I'm waiting for my husband to come home from basic training... i'm a really big movie person, I love movies ((I used to work in a movie theatre)) :P
Television shows: That 70's Show, Friends, Family Guy, Futurama
Song at the moment: Freek a Leek by Peetey Pablo ~ that song may be raunchy, but its a good song to dance to
Your opinion on...(pick 4)
Drugs/Alcohol: I used to smoke weed & drink when i was 16/17 when i went to parties, shows, or when I just hung out w/friends.. I'm not into it anymore, though ~ i think its stupid... people know what it does to them, & some of 'em can't control it.. but oh well, that's their choice.. if they choose to fuck up their system, they're doing that to themselves
Homosexuality: Love works in weird ways, & you can't change that... though it's not normal to see 2 girls ((or 2 guys)) making out or having sex, as long as they're happy, then it shouldnt matter to anyone else.. if someones soulmate happens to be someone of the same sex, then just let 'em be.. they're not affecting anyone, so whatever
Capital punishment: I think it should only be done to those who committed, like, an inhumane crime... I think we should look at this sort of as a last resort, cuz killing people in any way, shape or form is just wrong... even if the criminal did something wrong. I think life in prison is already enough punishment for the criminal as it is, cuz they're life from then on would be miserable, & they'd live the rest of their life living in guilt
Abortion: I think its wrong, but it's totally up to the woman to do it to herself. I think if she's not ready to have a baby, or if she just doesn't want it becuz she was raped or something, then she should get an abortion, cuz then the baby will be born unwanted.. which is sad, cuz she could always put it up for adoption... but like I said.. its the woman's decision, i just don't go preaching about it or anything.. its just up to her, I guess
You are stranded on an island, the 4 things you would take would have to be: a blanket, a pillow, my husband Vince, & some snack foods
Have you ever done drugs? I've just smoked weed, but like I said, I used to only do it when I went out
Embarrassed yourself? If so, how? yes, all the time.. I remember this one time, a few days after I turned 17, I was w/my ex & a couple of friends, & as I was about to walk in through the back door, I tripped on the step, & just as I was about to hit the pavement, he caught me around the waist, but I guess he pulled me up a bit too hard, & ripped a belt loop off my pants... my friends laughed their ass off
Cuss a lot? shit piss fuck cunt cock sucker mother fucker tits fart turd & twat ((Ok, I was j/k ~ that came from Blink-182)) :P but to answer the question, YES i do cuss sometimes, but not as much as I used to
How long does it take you to get ready? I think it depends on what I'm doing or where I'm going.. um... if its just a regular day around the house [since I'm a stay at home mommy] i get up at 8:30 or so [sometimes 7].. take a shower ((if i havent showered the night before)), get dressed, usually in shorts & a tank top, brush my hair, & tie it back in a ponytail, then I rush to make Derek's milk... as for makeup, I don't wear it unless I go out, but if I'm at home, i'll just wear chapstick, & pinch my cheeks for some color.. thats it.. I prefer the natural look
Why do want to join this community? I just want to see what everyone else thinks about me.. I've been accepted at xoxo_prettygirl so I hope I can get accepted here :)
Why should we accept you?: cuz I'm one cool chick who likes to give an opinion whenever she can.. & I'm just a friendly, outgoing person who also has a sensitive side... & I love putting a smile on anyone's face.. it just makes my day :D
Any final words? I hope you guys like me, & if not, it's all good ~ at least I tried... Thanks for reading my application! :)
here's me back in June.. not a very good one, but oh well.. you asked for a pic :P
my son, Derek, & I
here's a better close-up of him:
this is the only recent pic of my husband & I, since he's gone to the military :(
Again, thanks for reading my application, & looking at my pics, even though they're not that great :P Take Care, everyone ~ Have a great day ((or night depending on when you read this)) :D


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Hi there, I know this could be a stupid question but, is there a way of changing orbital radius for different menu options? I have a problem with long menu titles and this could save me time, but I find that when changing the .orbit radius for that menu item it gets mispositioned.. can you please tell me a javascript way of doing this?
it was one of the first lines of the javascript, and it was written in the documentation, thanks a lot by the way, great idea
Sometimes if we have lots of planets around the sun when coming with the mouse from any direction we may trigger an orbit expansion of some planet at the same time the central sun orbit expands. So it does not work so nice. I made a fix for this. The fix contains some guessing for a compensation value, mine was -26 when my sun has a width of 70 pixels and the planets of 60 pixels. it has to do with how the elements' corners are positioned on canvas. Also the minimum distance permitted to allow expansion of the first orbit is also experimental – I did measure it with console.log. At full expansion of my planets the distance was 147 pixels so I chosen the value of 140.
Nevertheless here is my fix, I inserted my code after line 180 and I calculated the distance from the center of the planet to the center of the sun. To do this I gave the sun an id of "sun" so i can select it.
$o.mouseenter( function(){
$this = $(this);
var data = $this.data("jOrbital");
if( data.mousePropagation )
if( $this.hasClass('animated') ) return false;
var pos = $this.offset();
//richard's tweakings
var possun = $('#sun').offset(); //find sun position
var compensate = -26;
var distance = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(pos.top-possun.top+compensate,2)+Math.pow(pos.left-possun.left+compensate,2)) ; //calculate distance
if ( $this.attr('id')!='sun' && distance < 140) return false; //do not allow expansion if the planet is too close to the sun
//original continues from here
var r = $o.outerWidth();
if( data.r == 0 ){
$this.children( data.selector ).show();
data.r = maxDimension( $this.children( data.selector ).children() ) * data.radius;
$this.children( data.selector ).hide();
Maybe someone can come with a more logical calculations than mine, or the author will include this fix properly in the code.


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Perfect Cards
Perfect Stamps
Perfect Return Address Lables
No Idea what to Write!
I have tried several things over the last couple of months, and I can't write it. As I look over the last year I don't see much to report. No massive events. No significant problems solved. Losses of several family members are a drag in a Christmas Card. I hate those long whiny letters. Maybe I should write a haiku.
Year has passed quick-
ly. No real news, hope remains
For a great New Year.
That might work.
Or my other thought:
A Picture is better than a thousand words.


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Sat, Apr 12, 2014
Pittsburgh, PA
Like all of Grass Roots races, TURFF is run in a ROGAINE format. But unlike the other races, TURFF is held in an urban environment and racers navigate using city maps, road signs, and their (or bystander's) knowledge of the local area. This makes TURFF the best choice for first tmers.
Racers will choose whether they want to complete the short 3 hour course, or the longer 6 hour version. They can then choose which control points (CP'S) they will retrieve, and whether they will retrieve them on foot or bike. The CP's are assigned point values based on how easy or hard they are to retrieve. Distance traveled, hills climbed, and tricky navigation will all be elements that will increase a CP's point value. Also--any CP retrieved on foot will carry double the value compared to retrieving it on bike. A good strategy for TURFF is probably one that will figure out the perfect blend of cycling to the far outlying CP's and running to closer CP's. But the final strategy is up to the racers themselves. The end goal is to retrieve the most points within the assigned time limit--as racers will lose 1 point for each minute they exceed the 3 or 6 hour limit.
TURFF racers will be primarily travelling on paved roads, so any type of non-motorized bike is acceptable (road, mountain, hybrid, etc.). Having said that, many racers were quite successful last year by running to ALL the CP's that they chose to visit. So in that respect a bike is not considered mandatory gear. If racers do choose to use their bikes, a helmet is mandatory.
Suggested Gear for TURFF:
Bike--road, mountain, or hybrid. If biking, a bike helmet is required.
Running shoes and clothing--or comfortable alternative
Map case (or gallon zip loc) to protect map, clue sheet, and answer sheet.
Pen or pencil to record answers.
Hydration pack, or water bottles.
Cash to buy food or drink on course.
Cell phone for emergency (may not be used for guidance or outside help).
Schedule for TURFF:
7:00 am Registration and Transition Area open.
8:00 am Maps and clue sheets with point values are distributed.
9:00 am Race start for all divisions.
12:00 pm Race end for 3 hour division with awards shortly after.
3:00 pm Race end for 6 hour division with awards shortly after.
Food and beverage will be available at race end. Racers are invited to bring anything they would like to share.
Location for TURFF:
The exact location for TURFF will be announced in the weeks leading up to race day. Start location will be in the downtown, or East End areas of Pittsburgh.


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Adventure at the Abode of God!
Background: Tirumala/Tirupati is an annual pilgrimage point for our family. Going to Tirupati has always been a happy experience for us and we have always had good darshan irrespective of time and context. One of the best ways to have good darshan and accommodation at Tirumala is to book the tickets at the Bangalore TTD office. Booking at Bangalore TTD office is simple. Everyday, an availability status list of darshan and accommodation tickets is published on the TTD notice board. If you plan well in advance (I suggest at least 2-3 months in advance), you can book the tickets and have a happy darshan. But the catch is that every pilgrim has to be physically present for fingerprinting and photography for before booking.
As we wanted to go to Tirupati at short notice and the availability status extended all the way upto September, we dropped the idea of booking tickets here and decided to go ahead with our plan of visiting Tirupati/Tirumala on July 12 as originally planned, despite no arrangements for stay and tickets. This is what made this trip a big adventure for all of us.
We also decided to go by our own cars (my brother's and mine). This decision was prompted by two factors--1) the high permit fees that taxis have to pay at the Andhra border checkpost (Rs. 2500 for cars and Rs. 3700 for TT) and 2) the fact that all my friends (that my wife knew of) had gone on long trips at about the same time (Santhosh had travelled to Chennai in his Santro, Naveen to coastal Karnataka in his Wagon R and Wagesh to Harihara in his Santro). The second reason was driven home strongly by me which broke the ice with my wife. The other factor that made Parimala give a go ahead for this trip was the fact that she could also drive and share the burden of driving the car with me on this long journey. We initially wanted to just go to Tirupati and come back. But the visit took us to some other interesting places as well. Let's begin the journey!
July 12, 2009, Sunday: We left home in the morning. Despite not being 100% well (due to fever and cough on the previous 2 days), I decided to proceed with the trip, as driving was a great incentive for me. It always happens with Tirupati trips--keep the first step and the Almighty takes care of the rest. Both my brother and I started off at 12.30 pm from Chamrajpet and decided to have our first stop only at Mulbagal Sripadaraj Mutt for lunch(http://www.sripadarajamutt.org/).
We reached Mulbagal at exactly 2.30 pm, but couldn't have our packed lunch there due to the rush at the Mutt on account of a special event that day. My father suggested that we go ahead and find some other place where there is some shade and water and we found such a place within 2-3 kms from Mulbagal. We emptied our supply of BBB and Mosaranna there and started again at 4.00 pm. From here Parimala took over and drove for about 120 kms till Chittoor. Since it was getting dark, she gave the steering back to me at that point. From there on, we went non-stop to Tirupati and reached there at 7.30 pm.
The real adventure started here. When we called up the guy who was supposed to provide us darshan tickets, we realized that he had not made any arrangements for us and told us that it was risky to go to Tirumala (top of the hill) as there was too much rush there. When we enquired at Udupi Mutt where we had hoped to stay, we came to know that they had no rooms. This was a twin-blow for us.
All of us started working numbers on our mobiles to our own contacts trying to see how to get both accommodation and darshan. We cursed our fate and ourselves for not having made proper arrangements before leaving for Tirupati. Parimala called one of her relatives who is a manager in Vijaya Bank in Tirupati and tried to see if we could get darshan tickets. In the meanwhile my brother along with my father and kids went atop the hill to look for a suitable accommodation as we didn't know where to spend the night. On my part, I dialled Archana to find out if she could help us in getting darshan tickets. I remembered her saying that she knew someone in TTD who could get us darshan by paying some extra amount to the ticket collector. Fortunately, Archana could help us by arranging for VIP darshan at 5.30 am in the morning. While the payment part was not a worry, my tension was more about whether this guy would really do the job for us. Nevertheless, we decided that we would try out one of the two options -- through Parimala's relative or through Archana's contact.
After getting some confirmation on the darshan, we started looking out for an accommodation at Tirupati, while my father and brother were looking out for a place at the top of the hill. We went to ISKCON at Tirupati, as both my sister and I are life patrons of ISKCON and we are supposed to get accommodation at ISKCON guest houses anywhere in India and around the World. To our utter disappointment, ISKCON refused accommodation and the ISKCON in-charge there refused to even talk to us. My regard for ISKCON has come down to a large extent with this experience, but I will talk about that later in some other blog :).
On top of the hill, my father had booked 2 rooms at Shankara Mutt. But that was still not sufficient for the 10 of us. Fortunately (thanks to Santhosh) we got a place to sleep in the Vaikhanasa Ashram along with 50 other people in a big hall. But that was still a luxury for us as we wanted to catch up with at least some sleep before we went out for darshan the next day. My brother and I decided to sleep at the Ashram while the rest of our families slept at the Shankara Mutt. It was 1 am in the mid-night when we slept.
July 13, 2009: Got up at 4 am and both my brother and I went to the Mutt and woke up all others. It was one herculean task to get everyone ready by 5.15 am. I ran before everyone else to the designated spot (Vaikuntam Q Complex) at 5.30 am where I had to meet this person who would allow us darshan. I waited there for 5 minutes with a lot of doubt in my mind whether this would work out or not. When the guy didn't show up for 5-10 mins ( I didn't even know how he looked), I requested the guards at the VIP entrance to allow me to meet this person. Fortunately everyone there knew this ticket collector's name and allowed me in. I went in search of this guy and after 10-15 minutes I could spot the guy who was busy allowing people inside after checking their tickets. When I called his name and introduced myself, he immediately recognized me and asked me to bring in my entire gang. Phew! what a relief. I ran out immediately and saw everyone waiting for me at the entrance at 6 am. Our helpful ticket collector let us all in.
We went through the queue and in flat 45 minutes we were having the divya darshan of Lord Venkateshwara. This time I felt the darshan was really very good and I could see the 'foot' of the Lord and could also show it to Akanksha. This was probably due to less crowd and special podium provided at the darshan area and of course my natural height advantage!
All of us came out completely satisfied and highly pleased with how we were able to have darshan despite all the confusions and disappointments the previous night. We attribute this delightful experience only to the Lord's great blessings and nothing else. Of course we cannot forget the quick work Archana did to help us out of the tight situation. Surprisingly the area around the sanctum sanctorum was crowd-free and we had darshan of Vimana Venkateshwara and then sat around for sometime before proceeding towards the free Prasada.
Later, my brother and I went to the ticket collector to thank him for his help. Ten of us (7adults and 3 kids) had a good darshan because of this person and we were filled with gratitude. I went in to collect the bag and there he was waiting with 10 laddus reserved for us. He looked like a messenger of the God to me. Despite a little extra money spent, we had a great experience and this was thanks to Lord himself who helped us in the guise of the ticket collector. We then vacated the rooms at 8 am and went to Mayura hotel and had breakfast. My father then suggested that we would go to Kalahasti and then to Vellore to see the Golden temple.
As decided, we went to Kalahasti first, which is 40 kms from Tirupati. We spent the next 3 hours there, stuck in a free darshan queue (http://www.srikalahasti.org/).
We then rued our decision not to have taken a special darshan ticket which would've saved us at least 2 hours. We left Kalahasti towards Vellore at 1 pm and on the way had lunch at an APTDC restaurant. From there Parimala took over and drove all the way to Sripuram, which is a little more than 100kms from Kalahasti.
Sripuram is 10 kms from Vellore and is a town by itself created in the name of Goddess Lakshmi. Sripuram is a massive effort with a grandiose temple and supporting infrastructure. The person behind this grand project is Shakti Amma who has created the fabulous spiritual centre. I will not explain Sripuram to you. Please check out this site (http://www.sripuram.org/) for more information. We also booked accommodation at the Guest House there as we had reached the place at 7 pm in the night and couldn't have started back to Bangalore the same day as Vellore is 220 kms from Bangalore. Moreover the darshan itself would take about 2 hours as all devotess have to walk 3 kms to reach the central golden temple.
The golden temple is a great sight to watch. The entire temple, including the walls and the pillars are in gold (unlike Tirumala temple which has only the Gopuram in gold). The entire temple is sorrounded by crystal clear water. You can see coins deep inside the clear water from the top. After 3 kms of walking to reach the main garbhagriha, the sight of Goddess Lakshmi is a sheer enchantment. The beautifully adorned Lakshmi is a great sight to behold.
The guest house at Sripuram was also amazing. For Rs. 500 a day, the air-conditioned rooms provide the best of facilities for the pilgrims complete with European style toilets, hot water geyzers and good cots and beds. After going to the guest house we came to know that the rooms cannot be booked on the spot and had to be booked in advance via a demand draft. We were fortunate to get the rooms, though.
July 14, 2009: After spending the night at Sripuram, we left at 10 am on Tuesday morning back to Bangalore. On the way, we had breakfast at Vellore and continued on the ultra smooth Bangalore-Chennai highway. When we reached Hosur, we decided to visit a site my father has purchased in the border of Anekal very close to the Pearl Valley. The place is actually in Tamil Nadu and both my father and uncle own a site each at the layout called Dharma Sankula. We visted this place and saw the developments made by the plot owners' association and started back home. On the way, we had snacks (khali dosa) at the famous Raghavendra Bhavan in Anekal.
We reached home at 9 pm that day after three great days of adventure, devotion and exhilaration. This trip will be etched in my memory for a long time to come for all the good things we did and all the the things we shouldn't do on a trip to Tirupati.
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In one of the restaurants in Tirumala, there is a phrase displayed at the dining area which says something like this : "We think that we get the Darshan, but it is HE who gives the Darshan".ReplyDelete
-- Subramanian
Good description of the Yatra. This trip shows that "Look at the Objective, not the Obstacles". Hope many more travelogues comes from you.ReplyDelete
Excellent explanation of an amazingly adventurous trip. Knowing you & your family very well, the adventures are not a surprise to me! One thing I would like to see though is a blog from you without my name in it! :) Cheers...Devarige MahimeReplyDelete
Instead of you plan to go for Darshan God himself would have initiated this unplanned visit from you to give a Divya Darshan to you & your family, hence you did find a solutions for all your problems there...ReplyDelete
This is ture and have experience the same once with freinds, the guy who was supposed to give us tickets was at large and all 6 of us were sitting in front of vikuntam complex trying to get tickets from some where or the other. By evening 6 we lost hopes and some decided to get back to Bangalore and few of us decided to stay back and return only after darshan. As in Mr.Sridhar's comments "We think that we get the Darshan, but it is HE who gives the Darshan", it happened the same one of the police sub inspectors who was accompanying another team happen to be a known person to one of my friends and he arrange for our tickets in just 20 minutes and we all had a great darshan!!!ReplyDelete
As usual a great narration of the trip.
I have been a part of this adventure and I know how we were all confused and trying out all our contacts to make our way into the temple.And as always certain things do not really work when they are needed.When every thing is fine, people are very enthusiastic in making things better. But when there is a real need, they too leave it to the Lord to take care of the situation.This is a true experience of having a positive attitude and the wonders that can happen when you sincerely surrender to the Lord asking Him to show you the way.That is what we did and there the Lord came out to give us His divya darshan and believe me, this was the best darshan we have ever had in almost our 6 to 7 visits to Thirumala Thirupathi.There were no people pushing us at each step; it was fabulous!It was such a sigh of satisfaction and my eyes were filled with tears with out my knowledge.This was the memory which we carried back with us, not even trying to remember the tension which we were in just a few hours back.ReplyDelete
"Lord you are simply great! I pray that each and everyone who visits this place should be blessed with the Lord's Divya darshan and bestowed with all the happiness.
Thst is indeed a great description of your adventurous trip!!!!ReplyDelete
I love to read your blog!!!Look forward to more action!!!
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The greatest event has taken place in WSB!
Students of the University of Dąbrowa Górnicza had the great opportunity to visit Wroclove and to have nice excursion aroud the town. Also they have taken part in nice quest and made marvelous fotos!
Honored Professor Sheikh has conducted two lectures for the students of WSB. Topic of first lecture was " Globalization in multicultural world", topis of second lecture was " Human rights in the modern society".
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The meetings in schools took place in Uzhgorod, Vinogradovo, Lviv, Kolomiya. The International deprtment office has visited more then 20 schools and met not only with pupils but with directors as well.
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Very interesting and fruitfull meeting took place in the Lvivsky Institute of Management and the International office has meet wit Rector and Vice-Rector
During the recruitment tour to Ukraine, the International office has visited the University named after Vasyl Stefanyk and have met the Vice-rector for International Affairs.
It was an amazing day, full of magic, happiness and international fun! We have tried traditional Polish Christmas food, have shared Holy Wafer while saying Christmas greetings to each other and we all sang Christmas songs.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Day 3!
2. I saw my old roommate today Alina!
3. I got a letter from my old coworker Christina
4. I got a 25 out of 30 on a quiz for Mechanics of Solids: The best score I have gotten on anything this year
5. I have switched into the section of Mechanics of Solids that is taught by the best teacher on campus. Whoo!
6. I am working on my Halloween costume idea: a skeleton -> black clothes with white bones made out of contact paper
7. Today my Circuits lab only took an hour and has no follow up lab report due! Whoo!
8. I visited the teachers assistant for my math class Differential Equations and straightened out a few issues. I have a test in Diff Eq on Nov. 2, so I better start crackin down
9. After working for about an hour with the TA I saw some friends of mine doing handstands outside, so I joined them
10. My watch randomly turned on: When I had plugged in my microwave after buying it a few months ago, the first time I nuked something, my watch battery died. I felt like those events were correlated. So I noticed today that the battery works again. Awesome.
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Good morning - again, nice list!ReplyDelete
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Hey! It's Weird Al's 50th Birthday!
... moving on...
Breakfast was my hard-cooked egg. Not exactly apple crepes - I'm jealous.
You're friends are so great to you - and how lucky you are to have one that can actually write a letter and mail it to you!
Way to go on the grades!
I'm going to need to see a picture of this halloween costume.
Hand stands, eh? I'm going to pass on that at this time. I think something might snap.
Watches are funny. Sometimes their batteries wear out. Or get loose. But does your microwave still work, now that the watch does?
Keep up the good work, Mom comes home today (hooray!), it's going to be rainy today, I guess you're getting some rain too. Any weekend plans?
Love ya!
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We are pleased to announce a new film programming partnership with independent arts centre Rich Mix, a charity providing access to culture for all in East London.
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Eddie Berg, Chief Executive at Rich Mix, commented: "Rich Mix is now recognised around the world for the excellence and breadth of our programme, the diversity of the artists we nurture, and the strength and breadth of the partnerships and networks we've fostered. We're thrilled to be adding a major new dimension to our partnership working through this key initiative with HOME. It will initially help us expand and diversify our film programme, drawing on HOME's expertise and success in this area, but will eventually lead to an even more ambitious collaborative model of working between two of the UK's most celebrated arts centres, further strengthening the links between the capital and the great northern cultural powerhouse of Manchester."
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In North American football, an important measure of success is a statistic called "Yards After Catch." It refers to receivers who catch a pass for a gain of yards and then run for additional yards. Superior receivers are able to add many yards after they catch a pass. The not-so-superior receivers, in their desire to become superior, often take their eyes off the ball and start to run before they catch the ball. They then fail to make the catch or the yards. The play fails.
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The UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin arrived in Armenia with an official visit on April 12. Ceferin was met by FFA president, Ruben Hayrapetyan at the airport. The presidents then took their directions to the Mothers See of Holy Etchmiadzin and were accepted by the Catholicos of all Armenian, Garegin B. The UEFA president got acquainted with the history and cultural heritage of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
The FFA and UEFA presidents left for the Vagharshapat football academy then, when the symbolic foundation of the compkex took place. The president of RA, Serzh Sargsyan was present at the event as well. The presidents visited FFA Technical centre/Football academy then. After making a tour at the academy, they spoke to the journalists during a short briefing.
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin's visit to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
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Mike Petkau Falk, far right, with Les Jupes (Mats Bakken)
If I write a melody or a chord progression or something that makes me think of another song then I toss it immediately. I have a really fierce drive to be original.
—Mike Petkau Falk, singer-songwriter
He's a guitarist, a producer, owner of a record company and his voice is unmistakable.
But Mike Petkau Falk wasn't always so confident about his low, baritone voice. "Years and years ago when I sang in some choirs, I really felt awkward," he admits. "It was a little unruly and I couldn't sing the sweet dulcet tones that some of my other friends could so it took some time to learn how to use it the way it wants to be used."
Petkau Falk started on piano, tried trumpet in school band, got into drums, then guitar. "I always really wanted to be a drummer" he says. "But I think like most drummers, you end up as guitar players and most guitar players end up as drummers."
He was always searching for something different, something unique. "I had friends that were always learning cover songs and that didn't interest me at all," he recalls. "I was more interested in exploring, trying to find different chords and sticking them together in weird ways, seeing what would happen melodically and lyrically."
That search for a unique sound defines Petkau Falk's band, Les Jupes. The music on the band's new EP, Negative Space, is complex and unconventional. The listener has to work a bit to understand and appreciate it. And it's well worth that effort.
"I have a really quick knee jerk reaction against anything that I've heard before," explains Petkau Falk. "If I write a melody or a chord progression or something that makes me think of another song then I toss it immediately. I have a really fierce drive to be original."
This work ethic extends to all the work he does, with Les Jupes and also as producer with other bands as well. He even started his own record company, Head in the Sand Records (Old Folks Home, Yes We Mystic, Demetra, Royal Canoe).
Mike maintains that to be a successful artist you also have to be a successful business person. "You have to know the business well enough and be hands on enough or else it's never gonna work," he maintains. "Otherwise your ability to grow is going to be limited, your ability to manage growth is going to be limited and so I think it's really important that musicians learn those skills."
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Warrington Wolves plug the gaps caused by the absence of England internationals Stefan Ratchford, Kevin Brown and Chris Hill with the addition of Harvey Livett, Ben Westwood and Dom Crosby while coach Tony Smith also hopes Daryl Clark and George King will be fit to return from injury. Morgan Smith features for the first time this season but Joe Westerman is out with a neck injury.
St Helens are without England duo Alex Walmsley and Mark Percival but hooker James Roby returns from a five-match injury absence and there are places in the 19-man squad for Jake Spedding and Greg Richards.
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This is probably going to be rather long, because I actually did stuff this weekend. Probably to make up for my utter lack of ANYTHING last weekend. Plus, my daughter had her last football game and it was homecoming, so you'll get to hear all about my little baby growing up and getting her first wrist corsage (from a boy!). So be prepared. Get out your hankies and your credit cards, folks. It's gonna be a bumpy ride.
On Friday, the kids got out half a day of school, and since I am now one of those employees who puts in their two weeks notice and then becomes wretched and horrible (but with the good graces of my boss who said, "If I were you, I'd just take a little break."--boy what a mistake that was!), I stayed home with Big Al. I cleaned a bit, and put dinner in the slow cooker (the only change I made was by making up my own taco seasoning with my own spices--the packaged kind has a ton of sodium) and gave Alice the first of her three baths on the day. Yup, homegirl is at that messy stage. In the afternoon, I got Gabby ready for the Homecoming parade because the cheerleaders were going to be riding on the back of a truck and smiling and waving and whatever. Matt got home just in time to watch Sam, and so I took the girls to the parade. When we got there, I helped Gabby settle in, and then walked down the block to get a good viewing spot. A woman walked over and introduced herself and told me that it was her son who was going to be escorting Gabby the next night on the field for homecoming. I knew who she was, but had never really talked to her because they are recent transplants to the area. We talked a bit, and she ended up telling me that her son had bought Gabby a corsage to wear, even though the league was going to be giving the girls flowers. He, evidently, wanted her to have something special. His mom said that he actually wanted to buy her a bunch of roses, but his mom talked him down to the corsage. Oooooohhh kay. She also said that she had wanted to ask me if it would be ok for him to buy the corsage, but her son had not wanted her to mention it to me because I was "really strict" and "like a lawyer or something" and that I might sue him if I thought he was getting to close to my daughter. Besides the no-cell-phone and bedtime policies, I have no idea why these kids think I'm so mean. I have to admit though: it tickled me. I'm going to start calling myself Attila the Mom. I hinted around with Gabby about the whole thing on the way home, and she said that she liked him "as a friend" and that he was funny and smart. I told Matt about it over burritos, and he looked like he'd been beat repeatedly with a blunt object. Because of the promise of what was going to happen the next night, we made an easy night of it: watched a bit of baseball, ate some Weight Watchers brownies and enjoyed ourselves.
On Saturday, my mom arrived home on a trip from Memphis. Sam was chomping at the bit because she had told him that she was bringing belated birthday presents with her, so the kids and I got ready early and went to my grandmom's to see her. The kids had a good time playing, and since Sam got some birthday cash as well, we went to our favorite drive-thru and then to Target. The kids bought some things, and I loaded up on a few tubes of my favorite lip gloss (seriously, ya'll, at some point in my life I'm sure I've purchased every color of this gloss. I bought three on Saturday to outfit my new desk). I had to get back early to sell tickets at the football game, so we came on back to my grandmom's. Al and I came home, but the kids stayed so that my grandmother could pump them full of Southern food, and probably shorten their lives by about 5 years. I'm living on borrowed time at this point, having eaten her cooking for as long as I have. My mom fixed Gabby's hair for her and cojoled her into wearing lipgloss and blush.
I sold tickets at the game which included the following things: getting almost picked up by a 60 year old toothless man, having smoke blown on me by my fellow ticket seller, and listening to some of the most inane, irritating conversations I have ever heard. Yeah, it sucked. Gabby's escort came through the gate while I was there, and pulled out the corsage to show me. His hands were shaking, so he dropped it. Fear, ya'll. I inspire it. I told him it was beautiful, and thanked him for buying it for her. He turned purple and stammered something that I didn't understand. When my replacement got there, I drove home quickly changed into my wooly J. Crew Nonno cardigan (from last year) and a pashmina, layered wooly socks under my boots and picked up Alice and Matt and returned to the game. It got pretty cold, but we all had a good time watching the cheerleaders. My brother-in-law got some amazing pictures of the kids with his new camera (he just bought this camera, so I'm just waiting on him to determine that photography is his life's work and devote 96% of his time to posting arty pictures on Facebook) that I will post when he emails them to me. At half-time, Gabby was escorted on the field by her "friend" and they spent the next four minutes looking incredibly nervous and cold, although they seemed to be giggling together, which warmed my heart. I'm not usually the sentimental type, but it was awfully sweet, to see my baby out there, wearing her corsage. I almost shed a tear, but wiped it away because she had already told me that if I cried, she would "D-I-E." Matt spent the time looking like a crack addict from an old episode of Law and Order--twitching and pale and biting his lips a lot. Alice and I left after half-time because I didn't want her to be in the cold. We had a relatively quiet night, with more (tivoed) baseball and a lot of jokes about Tim Lincecum's hair.
On Sunday, Matt took the older kids to the circus. I was never allowed to go to the circus as a kid because my mom boycotted it (along with Nestle chocolate bars, Exxon gas, Calvin Klein jeans and assorted other things), but Matt evidently went every year, so it is a big deal for him. His aunt always gives the kids tickets (and I guess gave them to him when he was younger), so they all look forward to it--especially Sam, who has a mild elephant obsession. I took Al and my mom and I went shopping. I was supposed to be buying stuff for my new job, but I didn't succeed, although I did find some cute things. At JC Penney, my mom and I found some very cute sterling silver earrings for $8-$10 a pair (they had been $35, I think), so we got some, and I got a striped boatneck top (yeah, I know, more stripes...I may be obsessed, but this shirt fit really well, and I was thinking of wearing it with my Talbots trouser jeans, and I think I got the shirt for like $16 or something). We looked at bags at other stores, but I didn't buy anything because I want to think about it more--my mom found a really, really cute one. I did not buy a striped button front shirt and cardigan at American Eagle (although the 16 year old dressing room attendant, Jonathan, told me that it was "love-ly"), but now I kinda wish I had. I may go back for it. They had some cute jewelry I wish I had gotten too, but Alice had just thrown her mall cookie on the floor, and I got out quickly to go throw it away.
We then went to Old Navy, where I got...jeggings. Yes. I have complained a lot about jeggings--how that it is the stupidest word I've ever heard, how it is a repugnant idea, but well, you know. I tried them on, and found that I may love them. They are super comfortable, and fun to wear, and I just liked them. Pure and simple. A quick in store note though--the store I was at had absolutely no 6's in the black. I have no idea why. I tried on a 6 in the dark rinse, and it fit, but I put on an 8 in the black, and it was almost exactly the same. Maybe a tinge bigger in the waist, but really not even that noticable. But the 8's in blue were huge. I don't know--Old Navy jeans are truly unique. You have to try on every.single.pair. because they are never sized any thing close to consistently. So I got the black 8's. But, I will also note that they were $20 in store, which was cool. For $20 jeans, I don't mind to try on. I also got this cardigan, which reminds me of the J. Crew bling button one, except it has full-length sleeves. I also tried on this with the elastic waist jeggings and holy crap. It was bad. Like I-am-so-going-to-get-an-Orange-Julius-after-I-buy-my-GNR-cassette bad. I actually laughed out loud. So, you know, be careful out there. This jegging thing is great, but it can get bad in a hurry.
At Target, I got this, which I actually adored, and cannot wait to break out to wear to a corn maze/pumpkin patch this weekend. I also got these, which I fully promise to never tuck a shirt into EVER. Seriously, Target. These pants are super cute and comfortable. Do them justice and actually take a picture of them that looks alluring. That is horrible. I also promise to always wear them with boots. Jesus. My mom and I also bought Alice some new togs and some hair products and some pillows and a candle and some Boo Berry fruit roll ups for my kids. That's what I love about Target. I can get a truly awesome sweater, and then load up on pillows and Halloween themed food products. In the same store.
Anyway, this is ridiculously long. Sorry about that. I'll try to be less wordy this week. Full disclosure--I'm currently wearing the jeggings. I have it with my new purple cardi, the J. Crew rolling ruffles tank that I wear way, way too much, and my Gap silver city flats. And a pair of new earrings. I wore my hair wavy today (tousled with Herbal Essence Tousle Me Softly mousse) so that I can get ready for my hair appointment on Wednesday! Yea!
Hope everyone had a good weekend!


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Loop- a – Live At A Reverie
Saturday, 15th July 2017
08:00 pm to 11:00 pm
A Reverie, Holiday Street, Gauravaddo, Calangute
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What: Loop- a - Live At A Reverie Where: A Reverie, Holiday Street, Gauravaddo, Calangute When: 8p.m. to 11p.m. Description: It's that time of the week again! Join us for some Saturday night fun as Krishna Vamsee takes to the stage! Reservations: 098231 74927 PFA flyer for the event.


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Here are some more YOMG rehearsal photographs.
Mind it's this coming Tuesday the 16th of October at The Stand in Edinburgh. Six quid/four quid.
Saturday, 13 October 2007
More YOMG Rehearsal Photos
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