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Evidentiary Foundations
Evidentiary foundation refers to a series of questions counsel must ask to provide a basis for the offered evidence. The necessary procedural steps for introducing exhibits into evidence are:
- Requesting that the exhibit be marked for identification (don't identify it)
- Laying the foundation for the exhibit
- Picture: ordinary fact witness
- Models & charts: the object is an accurate reproduction for the purpose of illustrating the testimony of the witness
- Real evidence: show chain of custody
- Letting opposing counsel examine the exhibit
- Offering the exhibit into evidence
- Giving exhibit to trial judge
- Voir dire examination of the witness, objection, and argument by opposing counsel
- Ruling
- Testimony concerning the exhibit
- Giving the jury the exhibit or copies of it
Knowing what foundation to establish requires knowing which rule applies. All you need to do is transpose the elements of the rule into a series of questions.
When a person dies intestate that person dies without a will. Further, if a will's so poorly drafted that it disposes of only part of the probate estate, the result is partial intestacy. When a person dies intestate, the law of the state where decedent was domiciled at death governs the disposition of personal property, and where the real property is located governs the disposition of real property.
If there's a surviving spouse, that person is always the first taker, and usually receives the largest share. The order of intestacy is as follows: Spouse, Descendants, Parents, Descendants of decedent's parents, and finally Grandparents or descendants of grandparents. Each state has a statute that governs what goes where. Under the Uniform Probate Code, the spouse gets everything if no descendant or parent of decedent survives, or all descendants are also descendants of the surviving spouse. If there's no descendant, but a parent survives, the spouse gets the first $200,000 plus three-fourths of the balance of the estate. If there are descendants and surviving spouse had descendants who aren't from decedent, the spouse gets $150,000 and half of the balance of the estate. If surviving decedents aren't descendants of the surviving spouse, the spouse gets $100,000 and half of the estate's balance. Naturally nonprobate property is excluded from the estate prior to these figures. If there's no taker, estate goes to the state.
In the case of simultaneous death, the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act says that if no sufficient evidence of the order of deaths, the beneficiary is deemed to have predeceased the donor. If joint tenants die simultaneously, one half is distributed as if A survived, and one half as if B survived.
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Eats: Three Bean Chili10:30 AM
I made this weeks ago, but now I am looking at these pictures and thinking that it might be time to make another batch, especially since the weather cooled down this week. Chili is great because it can be tweaked in so many ways, it can be really spicy, mild, veggie, or have meat (like this one I made a few years back). I tend to make mine with the left-overs that we have, basically whatever produce we had from our garden/recent farmer's market run. This was really spicy, but you can just omit the hot peppers or use less if you want it to not burn through your insides.
*1-2 cups water, depending on thickness preference
1 16 oz can of kidney beans, rinsed
1 16 oz can of chili beans, rinsed
1 16 oz can pinto beans, rinsed
15 oz tomatoes blended (or can of tomato sauce)
1 16 oz can of stewed tomatoes
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1-2 tablespoons chili powder
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
2-3 springs fresh oregano
2-3 ears of corn, cooked and shaved off cob
3-4 stalks celery, chopped
3-4 carrots, shaved & chopped
1-2 bell peppers, chopped
2 Thai chili peppers, sliced thin
1 ghost chili pepper
In a large pot, add first 10 items and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients, bring back to a boil, then simmer again for 10 minutes. This makes A LOT, so either feed an army, or prepare to freeze it. Or you can just cut the recipe in half. Top with whatever you like to top your chili with & eat!
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Sara, thank you so much for posting this! I love three bean chili. I only get it when I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio. Never knew the recipe! Ooooh, I'm gonna make it! THANKS!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! This looks delish! Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to try it out!ReplyDelete
This looks delish! I will try it! I must!ReplyDelete
Oh so yummy! I need to make this asap!ReplyDelete
Love! Love! This recipe! I think I can do this one!ReplyDelete
Such a wonderful dish for September. Lots of good stuff in this one..for you!ReplyDelete
Perfect for fall!ReplyDelete
I don't think there could be a more perfect fall meal - this looks scrummy. It also makes me think of sweaters and boots and crisp piles of leaves! :)ReplyDelete

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I've been trying to wash my clothes all weekend but every machine has been consistently filled with someone else's underthings. I just checked again and, sure enough, all four machines are full of clothes in varying states of dry, sopping, and left-so-long-they're-molding. I was a bit annoyed– I just want clean clothes, is that so much to ask? Why can't my neighbors just come downstairs and collect their garments? Right as I was cursing the unknown laundry-dalliers, the skies split above me and in a display of biblically unrealistic vengeance, I was punched in the face by the mighty fist named Privilege Check.
Let's just take a moment to unpack how much I totally suck in this moment. Literally the worst thing that's happened to me this weekend is that I've had to wait an extra day or two to use machines that will wash and dry my clothing. Like, I own enough clothing that I can fill a washing machine with wore-it-for-a-day dirty clothes. And when my little basket is full of my 'dirty' clothes, I open a door in my apartment, walk into a room full of magical machines, dump my stuff in with some soap and then gallons and gallons of clean water are sloshed around until my cotton blends come out smelling mountain fresh. And then- because that's not even the end!- I pile all those mountain fresh linens into another machine and an hour later I have soft, dry sweaters. The entire concept here is so disgustingly wasteful and convenient, but I am enough of an asshole to be annoyed by the fact that I didn't have instant access to these ridiculously awesome, totally unnecessary first-world gadgets.
I know I'm over-using italics here, but sometimes I really need to emphasize the unthinkably privileged soiree that is my life. Most of my problems are completely insubstantial and inconsequential. Sure, I have serious issues happening in my life, like everybody getting Stage 4 cancer all at once, and that chronic depression that likes to pop up at inconvenient times, and that minor allergy to the sun but, good lord. I'm a middle-class white lady going to graduate school (for a, let's face it, pretty bullshitty degree) in the quaintest, whitest town in America. I have a home, a stupid amount of possessions, plenty of food, a gym membership, and I deserve to be punched in the face every single day of my life, because I am one of the most privileged pieces of shit around. The world has opened up for me in unfair ways because in our fucked up society, my race and class advantage me. I can't change those things, but I like to think it's better to Check Your Privilege than go around thinking the world owes you things–washing machines, for instance.
I was taught about Checking My Privilege pretty early on in life. When I was seven years old, I was standing in line at the public library. My sister and I were checking out American Girl books. I said, "I like Molly, even though I don't think she's very pretty, because she has glasses." My mom turned around and gave me one of those Mom Looks that makes you feel like the least worthwhile being to ever exist. Then she said, "You know what Lydia? Most people in this world don't think you are any kind of pretty."
At first I was like, "Woah, Mom, I hope you realize that the next twelve years of my life are going to be spent with crippling insecurity and self doubt and the first (second, third, billionth) time some dude tells me I'm beautiful I'm literally going to laugh in his face, because you told me yourself that people don't think that about me." But then I was like, "Ohhhh. Woah, Mom. I am totally acting like a pint-sized princess. I really do need to stop sucking as a human, immediately. Thanks for that tough love!" My mom never tolerated any kind of high-horse riding. She was always proud, and supportive, but she did not let our egos inflate, and she did not let us forget what incredible lives we had.
Also, I had glasses by the end of that year which is probably what I deserved for being such a judgmental jerk. Also, I'm sorry American Girl Molly. I think you and your glasses are adorable.
When was the last time you were punched in the face by the mighty fist called Privilege Check?


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Point of Retreat (Slammed Series #2) by Colleen Hoover
Point of Retreat is the second novel in the SLAMMED SERIES.
Layken and Will's relationship persevered through hardships, heartache and a cruel twist of fate, further solidifying the fact that they belong together. What they don't expect is that the things that brought them together may ultimately be the very things that tear them apart.
Layken is left questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built.
Will is left questioning how to prove his love for a girl who can't seem to stop "carving pumpkins."
Once they find answers, the couple faces an even greater challenge. One that could change not only their lives, but the lives of everyone who depend on them.
Point of Retreat (Slammed Series #2) is definitely my favorite of the two. I don't think any more books could top this one in the series. I love this book of so many reasons.
It inspired me to write a poem entitled Butterfly. It gave me a new quote:
The points are not the point; the point is poetry.
— Allan Wolf, former slammaster, Asheville, NC
I definitely think having read Slammed, I understood the characters more than if I hadn't. Whereas the first book was from Lake's point of view, this one's from Will's.
Kiersten, also another interesting name, is a new edition, in this book, along with the cast of characters returning, but an integral character, who is also my favorite. Just like everyone in the book, I would want her as my "new" best friend. The character is instantly like and endearing in my eyes. I couldn't help but look her.
Once I started I didn't want to put it down. I think this book may be the highlight of my reading this year. I'm just so sorry that it came when it did. I found a lot of amazing but in the first half of this year, I hope to continue to find more amazing but I know my luck has to run out soon.
As soon as I finished the first one I wanted to start this one. I think knowing these characters had me more invested in the drama. If you haven't read it you should add this to your 2012 to read list.
I give Point of Retreat (Slammed Series #2) 5 out 5.


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If, as a teacher, you're going to insist upon it, if you're going to model, if you're going to break your neck trying to find ever-newer and -more nuanced ways of instilling it, if you're going to refuse to settle (or allow the students to settle) for anything less than the absolute peak of feasible excellence, then you also oughtta damned-well celebrate it when it appears:
Out of a class of eighty-seven, we had six late paper submissions. And every one of those six had an admissible excuse.
Eighty-seven out of eighty-seven who met their deadlines and did what they needed to do. That's 100% success.
So we collected the papers, explained (again, because damned near all of them are running on one, two, or three nights without any sleep at all) the criteria that were required to be met in order for an individual paper to be permitted review and rewrite upon initial return, and then, just before I cut 'em loose--because I knew that, after one/two/three nights without sleep, once the paper was out of their hands (required to be stapled and submitted in hard-copy, as well as submitted electronically by a deadline 10:00 minutes prior to class time, so that nobody would show up late), they weren't going to be able to concentrate at all, full stop, I said:
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The senior All-Metro running back made the most of his limited touches in the No.1 Hawks' 54-8 victory over Hammond on Friday. Campanaro accounted for 274all-purpose yards, scoring touchdowns seven of the 11 times he touched the ball. On the ground, he carried the ball eight times for 144 yards and fivescores. On special teams, he returned three punts for 130 yards, including touchdowns of 47 and 53 yards. The seven touchdowns were one short of tying the public schools state record.
After scoring a 67-yard touchdown on the first offensive play of the second half, Campanaro was rested for the remainder of the game. Campanaro, who is set to play at Wake Forest, helped lead the Hawks to a 14-0 record and their first state championship last season when he totaled 2,310yards on offense and scored 30touchdowns. On defense, he's a standout in the Hawks' secondary.
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It all started last night when I got the Christmas present from Aedan that he made for Jim and I at school. It is a ceramic bread warmer. Complete with a snowman and his name carved into it. He was so excited to show me and tell me how they made it and that "it's ceramic Mom so if you drop it it will break". If that wasn't the most wonderful thing I've ever received I don't know what will be. But then I go into his tote and pull the folder and a bunch of papers out. I find a Christmas card he made for us. A perfectly beautiful Christmas tree painted on the front complete with colored balls and a yellow star at the top. I open it up and the message inside is in his print. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mom and Dad. Love, Aedan. The tears start flowing and I gush over it to him and how wonderful it is. Then I gush some more when I see the handmade gift bag the bread warmer was in. Apparently it doesn't take much to make me happy when it comes to my kids.
The psychotic break may have come this morning. I'm driving with the girls and listening to Christmas music on B101. The Boss comes on with Santa Claus is coming to town. So I'm singing out loud. Telling Chloe that this is one of my favorites renditions of that song blah blah. Then my mind starts racing and I'm thinking how blessed I am and that it's Christmas and I start bawling. Bawling and singing along with Bruce and wiping tears. And then I laugh at myself.. thinking this used to only happen when I was pregnant. So the song finishes and I recover. Then about 15 minutes later Whitney Houston comes on with "Do you hear what I hear?" and the floodgates open up again.
So either I'm just getting really sentimental in my old age or else I need some serious mood altering drugs.. Hoping it's not the latter.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!!
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2017 Ventura lab ski-trip/brainstorming
This year the Ventura lab headed to Camelback Mountain to spend some time on the slopes and take a break from the lab.
Peter and Andrea were the only who actually dared skiing, while the rest of the group preferred more 'relaxing' activities, such as snow tubing, testing their aiming skills at a shooting range, or engaging in a friendly poker game.
In the evening, students and postdoc had the floor to present their new ideas. The brainstorming session ended with a secret ballot that to decide the 'best idea' of the retreat. Xiaoyi was the winner and took home a brand new iPad mini!
2016 Ventura-Benezra lab outing
The two labs joined forces for a day of rafting, relaxation, and sports in Pennsylvania.
2014 Ventura lab ski trip
We joined the Hemann and Jacks laboratories (MIT) for two days of skiing and fun in Maine.
2013 Ventura Lab Outing
We went for a 'relaxing' day at Mohonk Mountain. Well, the climbing part was not so relaxing, but luckily we all survived it!
2012 Ventura Lab Day at the Museum
A fun trip to the Museum of Natural History.
2012 Ventura-Thompson Lab Outing
With the Thompson lab, river rafting and water gun battling.
2011 Ventura Lab Outing
We went to Atlantic City to get rich.
2010 Ventura Lab Outing
This time, we went sailing on the Hudson and topped the day off with a fierce Bowling game.
2009 Ventura Lab Outing
For our first official lab trip, we headed into the woods for an epic paintball battle.


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hopefully i'll get around to seeing graceland too before i graduate…
I like em',and if I came up and picked you up in Jackson, would you go with me to that wedding in B-ham labor day weekend?It'll be fun, you can meet my old gf and some of my friends and such, I don't like going to alone to weddings, it pretty much sucks, please please please won't you go with me darling?
you're so cool
ok, my dang computer is seriously not letting me burn dvds,its not letting me copy and paste stuff into the folder at all. It hasnt been working for 2 days now, arggghh, I'm still going to find a way to send you my stuff. but this will slow it down.
yeah you really like that place….
Wasn't at the IMB last week but I'm there this week. Why did you ask? I heard there's an Adam impostor running around somewhere …
Wow. Totally almost went there a few weeks ago. (Almost).
thanks for the dates hot stuff
hey i went too. i figured this was you. awesome pics. haha. i especially like the last one where me and amy are laughing like crazy. although i can't remember what was said. anyway nice to meet you then and have an awesome week!
aw that looks like SO much FUN! and mansta and amy were there ahh…..fun times,…will I see you…ever…again??
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April 21, 2009
JOHN HARDNEY, PETITIONER,v.SULLIVAN, WARDEN, RESPONDENT.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: John C. Coughenour United States District Judge
This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner John Hardney's petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Dkt. No. 1); Respondent Warden William Sullivan's answer to the petition (Dkt. No. 10); and Petitioner's traverse to the answer (Dkt. No. 17). Having reviewed the relevant documents, the governing law, and the balance of the record, the Court declines to hold an evidentiary hearing, and DENIES the petition for the reasons that follow.
Petitioner is a state prisoner at California Medical Facility ("CMF") in Vacaville, California. (See Address Change (Dkt. No. 20).)*fn1 During the events giving rise to this petition, however, Petitioner was incarcerated at California State Penitentiary, Solano ("Solano"), also located in Vacaville. (See Violation Package (Dkt. No. 10-3).)*fn2 In 2004 at Solano, Petitioner was found "guilty" of "indecent exposure with priors" in a prison disciplinary proceeding. (Id.) He was punished with the loss of 90 days of worktime (also referred to as "good-time") credits.*fn3 (Id.) Petitioner now alleges that the procedure used by the prison in withdrawing his good-time credits violated his constitutional right to due process.
After the prison disciplinary hearing, Petitioner appealed, and the matter was reviewed on behalf of the Director of the California Department of Corrections. (Director Decision (Dkt. 10-4 at 2).) The Chief of the Inmate Appeals Branch, N. Grannis, reduced the rule violation from "indecent exposure with priors," a Division B offense, to "indecent exposure," a Division D offense, and reduced the credit forfeiture from 150 to 90 days. (Id.) Grannis rejected Petitioner's complaints regarding the adequacy of the proceedings. (Id.) Petitioner then filed for habeas relief in the Superior Court of California; in a written decision, that court denied the petition.*fn4 (Super. Ct. Order (Dkt. No. 10-5).) Both the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court summarily denied review. (Dkt. Nos. 10-6, 10-7.)*fn5
On March 26, 2007, Petitioner, filed this pro se habeas petition in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. (Pet. 2 (Dkt. No. 1 at 1).) He seeks, inter alia, to have the disciplinary sanctions reversed, his lost behavior credits restored, and all references to the discipline expunged from his record. Alternately, he requests an evidentiary hearing. (Id. at 11.)
A state prisoner may collaterally attack his detention in federal district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 if he is being held in violation of the Constitution or laws and treaties of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). Review of state court decisions, however, is sharply limited. A federal court may not grant a state prisoner's habeas petition unless the state court's adjudication (1) "was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court"; or (2) "was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented in the state court proceedings." 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).
Under the first prong of section 2254(d), a state court decision is "contrary to" federal law if the state court applies a rule that contradicts the governing law from Supreme Court precedent or decides the case differently from a Supreme Court case with materially indistinguishable facts. See Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 405--06 (2000). A state court decision is an "unreasonable application" of federal law if the state court correctly identifies the governing law but unreasonably applies the rule to the facts of petitioner's case. See id. at 413. An unreasonable application means more than that the district court, in its independent judgment, believes that the relevant state court decision applied the law incorrectly or clearly erroneously; rather, the application must be "objectively unreasonable." Lockyer v. Andrade, 538 U.S. 63, 75--76 (2003) (citations omitted).
Under the second prong of section 2254(d), to show that the state courts unreasonably determined the facts, the petitioner must overcome a presumption that the state courts correctly determined factual issues. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d), (e)(1). The petitioner carries the burden of rebutting the presumption of correctness by clear and convincing evidence. Id.
An evidentiary hearing may be held when (1) a petitioner alleges facts that, if true, would entitle him to relief, and (2) the petitioner shows that he did not receive a full and fair hearing in state court either at the trial or at the time of the proceeding. Gonzales v. Plier, 341 F.3d 897, 903 (9th Cir. 2003). The district court's ability to hold an evidentiary hearing is also limited by statute. If the applicant has failed to develop the factual basis of a claim in state court proceedings, the court may not hold an evidentiary hearing unless (1) the claim relies on a new rule of constitutional law or a factual predicate that could not have been previously discovered through the exercise of due diligence, or (2) the facts underlying the claim would be sufficient to establish by clear and convincing evidence that, but for constitutional error, no reasonable factfinder would have found the applicant guilty of the underlying offense. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2).
Pro se habeas petitions are to be construed liberally. Laws v. Lamarque, 351 F.3d 919, 924 (9th Cir. 2003) (citing Maleng v. Cook, 490 U.S. 488, 493 (1989)). The petition and the traverse may be treated as affidavits. See id.
Petitioner presents three arguments to support his contention that the prison disciplinary proceeding violated his constitutional right to due process. First, Petitioner argues the prison denied him due process by failing to appoint him an investigative appointee to collect and present information and evidence for an adequate defense. (Pet. 16 (Dkt. No. 1 at 27).) Second, Petitioner argues that the prison denied him due process by excluding certain witnesses to corroborate his statement of defense. (Id. at 21.) Third, Petitioner argues that the officer who presided over his disciplinary proceeding was biased, and thus he was denied an impartial hearing in violation of his right to due process. ...
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Hey guys, how are you all doing? I used this forum to help me quit weed (which I am at about 15 months with no relapses or anything, and owe a lot of it to the support I got through this forum... and life is WAY better without it!)
I have been trying to make life changes to bring me to a more positive place where I have a better energy and mood and can attract more positivity into my life. I have been in school for engineering and am graduating this December, and after a tough break up last July, I have quit taking benzodiazepines for anxiety, and instead I exercise quite a lot and spend my time on electronics projects and doing more constructive things, in general.
So I have been trying to quit coffee for maybe the last year, and it has been even harder to quit than marijuana has. It goes like this: I drink some coffee for maybe a few days, or weeks, or months (I drink more of it when I'm in school because I feel it gives me extra energy and focus although I know this isn't true.) Then it will make me anxious/irritable/impulsive and so I swear it off and quit. The first day or two is kind of blah, with somewhat improved mood and less tension in my chest, and I can feel the sense of peace inside myself that coffee obstructs with its unceasing sense of urgency, like I have to get something done and now. So the first few days are good, usually days 3 to 5 are no problem, I have good mental focus and am very relaxed and sleep is good.
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Bell of the Sea by poet, Stefano Resta, is homage to the presence of the element water, its ability to influence the senses in myriad ways, its ability to transport travelers across the world, its mystery and power. The poems in the book are from many pockets of the world, and yet, the companionship of the sea is always present.
In my experience of reading Stefano's poetry over many years, I am often moved by the fluid and lyrical nature of his poems. His muse lingers in the natural world with a flower tucked over the ear, both to entice and tease us in the dance of beauty and wonder. As I read the poems from Bell of Sea, I do feel I am without an anchor as I begin to travel through the memories of water, as she gives and takes what we love, and cherish; as she delivers us to a new destiny each time, as if we are alway arriving for the first time.
Now let's read some of his gorgeous poetry....
Fundamental Sea - Stefano Resta
The fundamental sea,
the primitive gesture of salt,
the barbarous statements of water,
and white,
the foliage
of a liquid tree,
the non-gravity of a an exploding wave,
the burst of unexpected doves
from the hats of magicians,
black hats of stone,
the illimitable and endless sea,
and more endless
and beyond,
ardent sea,
visceral sea,
total sea.
I Absorb the Sun - Stefano Resta
With sticks strapped to my back, olives, smoked fish, and water
I approach each mountain, each volcano, as a dream.
I climb into the sky.
Does my name define me?
Do the names of anything define the thing itself?
Stones, swords, light.
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I am a simple and unbound celestial navigator.
I travel the valley of the sky.
I live in the canyons of ash, of fire and swords,
of ferns and solar mist, of reds, golds and black.
I move all day in the rain and the wind and the sun,
develop geologic textures,
configure colors into momentary revelations.
score my canvases with the back of my brush handle.
In this semantic parameter of reality, will I grow wings?
Will desire express itself as an infinite circle?
My morning thirst is addressed by the wet mist of fog.
I seek the sea,
its surging strength is an extension of my body.
For years this has been my journey.
You ask what it is I have learned.
I will tell you that I still discover constellations
that I have never seen,
new shapes of light,
sudden cylinders of smoke and wind.
These new forms reveal themselves
behind evaporating clouds: a cliff's edge
along the edge of sky, then flora.
Rain mixes with the sun, birds lift.
Everything appears and disappears in an instant.
What had form becomes formless,
formlessness has become the rain.
With my canvases stapled to plywood under the blue tarp
I seek the power of the sea, the flame in the wind.
I pause, stretch, breath, meditate, absorb,
then I enter the house of silence.
Total silence.
Suddenly I plunge into lava tunnels,
sun prayers, fire breath,
fire rituals, Fire! Crackling fire!
My body paints and burns and spins,
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eye of fire, breath of fire, birds of fire,
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roots of fire,
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wind blows through my body,
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November 16, 2016 00:00 ET
Child Protection Non-Profit Seeks Support to Provide Food, Shelter & Hope to Young Victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - November 16, 2016) - Little Footprints Big Steps (LFBS), a registered nonprofit organization protecting vulnerable children in Haiti, is raising funds to rescue and rebuild the lives of children in Haiti after the extreme devastation of Hurricane Matthew.
Little Footprints, Big Steps (LFBS) was founded to rescue children in Haiti from abuse, slavery, homelessness and severe neglect. They have reunited families in over 23 different communities across Haiti. Through outreach programs and local collaborations, LFBS ensures shelter, food, medical care, education and opportunities for self-sufficiency and dignity are a reality. However, since Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti, LFBS has been focused on disaster relief and recovery -- and the work has just begun.
"In one night, everything was destroyed in Haiti," said Little Footprints, Big Steps Co-Founder Morgan Wienberg. "The long term damage and death toll from Hurricane Matthew in Haiti will be much greater than that of the 2010 earthquake due to complete destruction of agricultural crops. Entire communities have been destroyed. Many communities have only one or two homes left standing. Families are living on the plot where their homes used to be, completely exposed. Children with broken limbs and open wounds have been left without any treatment."
The LFBS team has already helped hundreds of Haitian children and their families in need with emergency food and medical care. With needed funds they will also begin immediately investing in these children's long-term livelihoods, helping them to restore gardens and empower the Haitian families to be active participants in rebuilding their own lives after Hurricane Matthew destroyed them. LFBS will provide the families with the means to improve their own conditions and help them cope with the trauma, giving them hope so that they can move forward. LFBS will also monitor and support orphanages to ensure children in orphanages are cared for as well as hire doctors to execute mobile clinics.
"We need financial support to rebuild these young lives. We have so many kids that are wounded and incredibly traumatized. They have lost all sense of normalcy, including their schools that were destroyed. Some of the children that LFBS supports literally carried their school books with them while they were fleeing their homes in the middle of the hurricane. That is how greatly they value their education and they need to return to school as quickly as possible. This is critical in offering them normalcy to rebuild their lives and have hope moving forward," said Morgan.
To make a donation please visit: http://www.littlefootprintsbigsteps.com/donate
About Little Footprints, Big Steps
Little Footprints, Big Steps (LFBS) is a 501c3 non-profit organization reuniting vulnerable Haitian children with their families and provides shelter, food and education through strategic projects to build sustainable lives, one small footstep at a time. Morgan Wienberg co-founded LFBS when she was just 18-years old after witnessing children in a Haitian orphanage that were neglected, beaten, and starved. Morgan discovered that the children had been sent to the orphanage by their parents in the mistaken belief that their children would be offered food, education and loving care. Thus, Morgan began to work towards reuniting children with their families. Today, LFBS focuses on child well being & development, family & community development, advocacy of child rights and has built partnerships with Haitian authorities as well as hired a team of Haitian employees. Morgan, now 24, lives in Haiti full-time. She was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross Medal, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellowship Award for Humanitarian Impact and named a finalist for the Berger-Marks Foundation for Young Women Impacting Social Justice. She was a guest speaker at the 2013 United Nations Youth Assembly and the Udayan Care International Conference in New Delhi, India in 2016. For more information and to make a donation, please visit http://www.littlefootprintsbigsteps.com.
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Co-op & McDonalds Test Finger Scanning Payment TechFebruary 1, 2017
With the use of contactless technology increasing month by month, it might perhaps come as a surprise to a lot of people to learn that the plastic credit card might well be on its way out…
Companies are becoming ever more open to using the latest technologies and this is shown in McDonalds and the Co-op's recent move to test the innovative payment method which uses finger-scanning technology.
FingoPay is a biometric reader, and was developed by a British start-up called Sthaler, a company founded by ex-music industry executive Nick Dryden. The reader scans the veins in the finger of the shopper, and in doing so builds up a "map", of sorts, that is unique to each individual shopper.
Hitachi developed the vein scanner, which is already being used by bank Barclays to help identify business customers. It is also being used in Japan at cash machines; however Sthaler has been given unique rights to license it to retailers.
Once the vein "map" has been connected to a payment card or a bank account, shoppers will be able to pay for their goods by simply placing their fingers on a small scanner. This will therefore negate the use of both credit/debit cards, as well as cash.
Sthaler is due to test the innovative technology this month in London nightclub, Proud. It is hoped the technology will speed up how long people have to wait at the bar by not only reducing the amount of card payments but also by suggesting what drinks customers want, based on what they have ordered previously. Dryden has stated McDonalds will also be experimenting with the technology, using a pilot, and that the start-up has plans to introduce a similar project into Co-op stores.
There is a continued interest in the development of biometrics, especially in the payments industry, for many believe such technology is a lot more efficient and secure than using pins and passwords.
iPhone users will, no doubt, be used to using fingerprint technology by now since Apple Pay (UK) has used it since last year, and its equivalent in Android has also used fingerprint technology since May 2016.
People are certainly becoming more open to using biometric technology, and this is something that the Hendrik Kleinmiede, Director of Visa Europe's innovation arm Collab (a backer of Sthaler) firmly agrees with. He stated "People are ready to accept biometrics as a secure authentication mechanism."
For those who are concerned with the fraud aspect of the technology, Sthaler states there is a 3.4 billion-to-one chance of two people having the same vein structure. This means fingerprint technology is almost impossible to crack. Who knows, it might well be the norm by this time next year!


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Let me be very frank with you this week. Our Arbiter of Taste (self-appointed) Jane Anderson has got a problem. (Well, she's got a lot of problems in fact, but I'm narrowing it down for us all).
She's going on holiday and hasn't got any clothes to take. She wants a "Capsule Holiday Wardrobe" as she gets easily overwhelmed by too much choice (and I'm sure we can all sympathise having been to that destination), so she thought she'd turn her troubles into a Blog, and resolve them there. Only the troubles escalated with the particularity of her requirements, and she has only managed to get a couple of Capsule Items before melting. (She has actually melted with shopping stress so I'm kinda taking over whilst she gathers herself. It's what sisters are for ;-)).
So...capsules. Capsules are, as all you fashionistas know, a small, neat collection of classic garments which can be mixed and matched with ease. Thus you can have a 'Spring Capsule Wardrobe' or maybe a 'Weekender Capsule', etc. And they are supposed to make your life easier so you can get on with living it and not worry about what to wear - like a pre-selected menu. In this Blog we, of course, wish to curate Jane's Holiday Capsule Wardrobe.
Jane's holiday is, she tells me, "divided into 3 parts, including a beach on a very hot Croatian island (Vis), a humid and probably wet national park (Plitwitzer), and capital city (Zargreb) all in ten days. 'And the funny thing is", she says, "I've got nothing to wear!"
I asked Jane which of her current clothes she could take with her. She looked hassled and said "Ancient crumpled skirts; a high neck black cotton lycra vest from a shop called Knickerbox, so old that the chain no longer exists; and everything else seems green or brown or both - in fact my partner calls them The Clothes of Bog." Years of experience (at being a sister) have taught me that the best thing to do during these conversations is pass no comment. So I didn't. And as you can see, I'm still passing none. Nothing at all. Schtumm.
Jane says she has 5 Basic Requirements:
1. key items must be interchangeable for any destination or occasion
2. everything has to be made of fairly natural fibres e.g.cotton
3. nothing should need to be ironed or washed or mind being squeezed into a Ruck Sack
4. one item must cover arms and chest "as I'm not keen on lathering on the sunscreen" http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/factors/sunscreen
5. and, and this is no easy task, everything must fit my longer than average body and flatter than average chest
Before melting, Jane had already found three rather lovely items; and here they are...
Hilfiger turn-up denim shorts at Asos, Cotton Utility Trousers at Asos Tall, and Barefoot Ultra II shoes.
But she still needs:
Denim mini skirt; Denim jeans; a Bikini; a Sunhat; a cotton Tunic that covers arms and chest; a cotton Skirt; a mixture of patterned and plain gathered Tops and fitted Vests. And, naturally, everything has to work without a bra...
So, here is the Loose Capsule Holiday Wardrobe I suggest (with apologies in advance for the free, hippie slant this will have, as I am of course Chief Freedom Fighter here, and possess very little taste).
First up, here is an excellent denim skirt from Miss Selfridge which buttons trendily down the front, and is go-with-everything black and a classic.
Then, a wonderful Tori Praver black bikini with ruffles and a highish neck-line to hide and flatter the chest area, and a self-tie at the back so it doesn't have to be so tight it restricts your lymph.
Ta-dah! An amazing Korean-style waterproof/sunproof/possibly even jungle-proof (ye Gods!) sun hat for just over £6 - and it comes in cream too.
And now a top or tunic I'm actually obsessed with and have to include. It's long-sleeved, cotton and from Free People, called (wait for it and sorry for being a hippie) Moonphase Printed Mini. I know. Swoon! It will cover arms, has drawstring and pattern to chest, is totes dream city and plenty long enough.
Speaking of length...Long Tall Sally has just the long-line vests needed to layer under tops. Different colours to choose from and two for £19 as well.
Here's a beautiful skirt from ethical website Gather and See. It's called Desine skirt (£30 in the sale), is 100% cotton and has a colourful pattern to match most shades of top!
And here's a simple white cotton gathered Marc Jacobs top, currently in the sale at just under £100. (I know, but should last forever, has blouson effect to facilitate free and easy bra-free style, will fold up nicely into your back pack and... think of all you saved on the hat!).
Lastly, I want to pass on a closely guarded secret of my fashion world. Only cos you're stressed and you're my sis, y' know. Let me introduce you to the Most Flattering and Hardwearing Jeans I've Ever Worn. These are by Won Hundred (a Danish company) and come in an optional 34 length (just for you Daddy Long Legs!).
And there's The Loose Holiday Capsule for you. Done and dusted. Practically packed into your bag, along with a little bottle of lavender oil....y'know - for destressing :-)
PS: More tops for bra-free holidays at Shop The Tops (in case you didn't know!)
Karen, Chief Freedom Fighter


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Creative Art Club
July 13, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Downtown Library: This is a monthly program open to teens 12 – 18 years old. During the July meeting the club will continue with part 3 of "Building a Better Comic." Attendees will finish work on their comic so that they can be collected at the end of the program. The comic page submissions will be put together into a collaborative comic book by the August Creative Art Club. To celebrate working together on this comic, there will be pizza and beverages available to those that participated.
The "Building a Better Comic" project is a part series of the Creative Art Club. Sign up is not required but preferred. For more information or to sign up contact the Downtown Library at 232-7729.


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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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Monday, October 15, 2007
Little Angels
Elliot and I had a good time going to Uganda. We met with the leaders of two private schools there. The schools could not be any different, while at the same time both attempting to improve their communities. Mityana Secondary School is run by a competent local government official who used to be a school teacher. The school has quite a bit of building infrastructure and has about 400 students who all pay a decent amount to attend his school. He hopes to one day run his school for a profit while at the same time providing a top quality education for a low fee. Unfortunately the school lacks textbooks and books for their library. I have been, and will continue to, work with another individual to secure outside grant funding for the books. The second school that we visited was a private primary school called Little Angels Primary School. The school is run by a local woman, who also used to be a school teacher. She stopped teaching school several years ago because she, correctly, identified her local community as not being able to deal with the growing number of AIDS orphans and others children who are not able to afford the cost of school. She runs the school out of her home and several adjacent buildings. There are about 20 orphans who board at her house, and there are about 200 students who attend the school on a daily basis. The school lacks pretty much everything, including school supplies, adequate infrastructure, a clean water source, their latrine is about to overflow, and the orphans that board with her have to eat millet porridge twice a day with some sugar cane for lunch. Uganda was on a school break when Elliot and I were there so the only kids that were at Little Angels were the orphans that were staying there. They were quite shocked to see us, but warmed up to us fast! They put on a little show to welcome us to their school: The classrooms at the school, which has about 200 kids that are enrolled, are small and are constructed of a hodge-podge of reeds, wood and aluminum, which is I was told is better than the large tree that were using, especially in the rainy season. The classrooms, however, are not water proof and many days during the rainy are cut short due to heavy rain. This is a shot of the room where the girls sleep: Both the boys and the girls that board at the school sleep 2-3 per bed. A couple of beds did not have mattresses, but rather old clothes that were laid out like mattresses, and none of the beds had bed nets, so malaria was a problem. Elliot and I were able to address those problems for the kids. Elliot and I also got a couple soccer balls for the students to use. Here are some pictures of the game Elliot played with the students from the school: A shot looking from the school back towards the town of Mityana, with their 'water source'(really just a stagnant pool of water) at the bottom of the ravine.
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Update: Uganda Bus Riding
Here is some video of our bus ride to Uganda. Keep in mind that you drive on the left side of the road in Uganda. Also pay attention to the guy on the bike who somehow makes it out alive. This is how our driver drove after our first flat tire, but before our second, not that that slowed him down or anything. All the shaking is from the road, the camera was braced on the seat in front of me.
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Public can have say on Complex budget May 27
The draft 2015 budget for East Elgin Community Complex will be the subject of a public meeting at the facility on Wednesday, May 27 starting at 7 p.m.
The meeting will likely be in Imperial Room C on the ground floor but that detail had to be confirmed by Complex staff following the Tuesday, May 5 Ad Hoc Committee meeting.
The projected 2015 Complex deficit is about $40,000 less than what it was in 2014.
According to the audited financial statements presented earlier during the same meeting, the 2014 deficit at the Complex was $588,802, a little less than the expected and budgeted deficit of $595,964 but up from the 2013 deficit of $530,102.
The co-owners of the facility, Aylmer and Malahide property owners, have to pay an equal share of the accumulated deficit at the Complex each year, that figure being $294,401 each for 2014.
The Complex Ad Hoc Committee, which is made up of only two voting members (Mayor Mennill and Aylmer Mayor Greg Currie), approved the draft budget after a two and a half hour presentation highlighting and explaining details of the document by General Manager Theresa Klachan.
The Complex draft budget will be sent to both Aylmer and Malahide councillors for their consideration after the public meeting.


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Am primit şi o traducere în engleză a cuvântului (părintele a ţinut omilia în limba greacă) de la prietenii din Nepsis, traducerea a fost realizată de Rebecca Sava, de asemenea îi mulţumim.
Fr Rafail's Talk – 31st October 2010, St. John the Baptist Monastery – Essex
I noticed when I first came here again that we are many here together but we never know when it will be the last time that we are all here together. We are together and I find all brothers and sisters here, but everyone ages and is older, many have passed away ever since last time, elders left, 9 years ago father Eiriniaos left and father Symeon left also.


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Like most of you, I love finding jaw-dropping eye-popping deals online. Stuff that makes me go "You won'tbelieve how much I got this for!" in front of others.
But the rarest thing is finding high-street trends on the Indian sites. Because they give you none!(yeah, except for maybe 1 or 2 websites that come slightly close to the category but not enough for me to be talking about them)
We're all exposed to the hot 'off-the-runway'more
or less affordable versions in the offline space (ZARAs and MANGOs of theworld), why not have an online brand for us Indians that can serve the same purpose minus the offline overheads?
Like I mentioned, I keep myself updated with who's selling what and bookmark my favorites. Here are some online brands I'm digging for their affordability and merchandise
Studded Tee at Love culture for $16 (approx. INR 850)
Geometric Print Jeans at GoJane for $34 (approx. INR 1800)
Tribal print crop top at Gojane for $15 (approx. INR 800)
Suede Peep-toes at Gojane for $27 (approx. INR 1450)
Sequined Jumper at Miss Guided for 26 Euros (approx. INR 1800)
Lace Peplum Dress at Boohoo for 26 Euros (approx. INR 1800)
Aztec Neon Necklace at The Quiet Riot for $4 (INR 215)
I'd love to have a website giving me these at the same prices within India. After all, no sane soul will pay more than double the amount for shipping from these sites to India.
Is anyone listening?
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The new 2012 Woolie Project is now available! The pattern package is set up so that you will receive the chart for the image shown along with the hand dyed wool page - already sized and punched with holes. Each month you can purchase another page to make a complete book at the end of the year. Hand dyed black ribbon will be supplied with the December pattern. All patterns are stitched on Lakeside Linens and using Crescent Colours Belle Soie silk threads.
Wholesale patterns are available at Kelmscott Designs - for retail customers you can purchase patterns at your local needlework store or at Fully Wooly Primitives.
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Extra video video for you fuckers so you can see what the local weather has been like in Houston, Texas. A lot of flooding and a lot of dumbasses. Even a local news anchor from channel 13 had to help out a man who almost sunk along with his car.
Rescues the guy and keeps his microphone dry, that's one hell of a reporter.
Where's the Mexi-hero's? They must still be fighting their nemesis, El Mezcal.
Trump blames the Illegal Mexicans for the flood.
Tell him he needs to go back and turn off his wipers
"I'm ok (hiccup) a lil drunk, but ok"
I thought it was just a little bit wet like my brain but it was just a puddle but not a puddle just a tributary but not a tributary. More like a river. A river that is now less polluted because my car is a hybrid and hybrids aren't real cars they're more like atmosphere cleaners so it won't rain as bad. So therefore my hybrid in that puddle means a cleaner safer environment for everyone.
I fell in one time and told my girlfriend I didn't know it was that deep. Then she told me to swim out.
Fucking Steve Campion
does he have to be told when to wipe his arse as well
I see being on T V makes your head itch.
The dazed look on his face tells me he just got busted commuting insurance fraud had no idea he was on camera
darwin award
Make that "Gay reporter saves man..."
pretty sure that guy is drunk as fuck
Fuck you guys make me laugh+++all.. he is worried bout the bodies in his trunk
peace love to my Houston buddies, i have asshole funny friends there and i love the sex industry, free porn cable at hotels, loaded with porn shops, i have a good time eveerytime i go to houston, didnt get a chance to hit the stip clubs, and i have a mexican female friend there who love to tease the shit out of me when she wasnt with her boyfrend, the only place in the US that caters to perverts. im thinkin about moving to Texas, i'm in Virginia now this place sucks.
GIVE IS REPORTER A MF" METAL!!! As for the big rig,a trucker will get one of those loads that are too "'THAT MF" DAM IMPORTANT'" TO STOP FOR MF" ANYTHING......
^^^i read you
i'm floating in 5 ft of water, so what should i do?... no, really, sir, what should i do?...
I would have been like FUCK HER RIGHT IN THE PUSSY!
stand up, your drowning dummy.
One reporter short from a Drowning Award.
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Essentially, fire resistant doors were created in order to save people's lives during fire emergencies. And because we try to ensure fire safety at all times, the buildings where we work and live are also required to have these fire doors. In case a fire breaks out, fire rated doors are designed to withstand the high temperature as well as prevent the spread of smoke and fire within the building.
There are actually several types of fire doors that are available in the market today. Some are pretty conventional while other fire proof doors are very modern in style. What's great about these doors is that they do a pretty good job at protecting people's lives. They not only prevent the spread of fire within the building but they also prevent the smoke from seeping through. With these doors installed in strategic locations inside the building, people will have enough time to safely leave the premises in case the fire breaks out.
One way to enhance these flame resistant doors is to add a fire seal to the almost inevitable gaps that surround the door when they are already in place. Although modern and innovative fire doors these days are perceived to be extremely precise when it comes to their structure and properties, it is pretty much unavoidable that these things do have cracks that may restrict them from doing their jobs fully. Manufacturers ensure that during the production process, these fire rated doors meet the standard requirements. For one, fire proof doors are expected not to break down during emergency cases. By using fire seals, you are guaranteed that this potential problem will be dealt with.
Fire doors are considered extremely useful during fire emergencies. They prevent the spread of smoke and fire thus preventing the loss of lives. And because these doors are very effective when it comes to creating a secure barrier between the harmful element and the people who are trapped inside the building, they are mostly required to be installed in certain buildings.
Fire seals, on the other hand, can certainly improve the performance of fire doors. Even though these seals are not really required, building owners should consider using fire seals on their fire doors. For one, sealing the frames can ensure the safety of the entire family. In case a fire breaks out, seal around the frame will increase in size and this will subsequently block off the gaps that may surround the door. Consequently, this will create a barrier that will prevent the spread of fire and smoke.
Using seals around your fire door's frame will ensure that your building is safe from fire hazards. Put in mind that increasing the establishment's safety level should be on top of your priority list. Once you are able to maximize your fire door's potential through fire seals, you are guaranteed that your business is safe in case a fire breaks out. If you want to know more about fire doors, click here for a short video.


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- MrsUPS
- 4 years ago
- Wedding: December 2014 - 13th ~ TN
Just curious, I have had a hard time finding a ring for my Fiance because he is a size 13 or 14. Wondering if any other bees have had this issue. If so where did you wind up buying?
Just curious, I have had a hard time finding a ring for my Fiance because he is a size 13 or 14. Wondering if any other bees have had this issue. If so where did you wind up buying?
Thanks ladies! I will check both.
He wears a 13.. his hands are like twice the size of mine.
Yes, I am having this issue right now! My Fiance has a size 13 finger and usually to get a size that big you have to pay extra. His actual hands aren't that much bigger than mine, but his fingers are so much larger. I woud suggest finding a reputable Etsy seller who is willing to do a custom size.
He can put my engagement ring on the tip of his pinky, and that's as far as it goes, lol.
@LindyLu: That's our problem, too! My size 7 e-ring fits my Fiance perfectly… We're going to have a hard time finding him a manly enough wedding ring, for sure!
Blue Nile has awesome rings. We got my DH's from there. He's a size 13.
Fiance wears a 9, just found out yesterday when we went browsing. He's 6'1 and has very long limbs and fingers. He's the complete opposite of me. I wear a size 6.5-7 and it Feels like my fingers are bigger than his lol.
My Fiance wears a 15.5…..we have to have a custom ring made.
My husband has super thin fingers! I'm a 4.5 and he is a 5.5!
I think he wears a 16 he doesn't have a wedding ring but we tried some on for laughs and I think that was the size.
@LindyLu: My Fiance has size 8 but very short fingers! The 4mm band actually looked the best on him because 5mm+ all overwhelmed his hand. He is also a self-proclaimed not jewelry guy so I'm already worried about getting something that is comfortable enough and not bulky so that he will be willing to wear it.
@jenilynevette: Yeah My FI's are too. He loves to compare them and our feet. LOL!
@pppuser852: I will definitely check them as well!
@Someday_Mrs_Maguire: My Fiance is 6'4″, 275lbs and has long fingers too, he is just big all the way around though. Very solid, sturdy man.
@MrsSaltWaterTaffy: Why can't they just be normal, right? It is either too big or too small either way. LOL!
@Footballwife: Seeing as your name is Football wife, I am going to assume you have a lineback there and understand what I mean completely.
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Night Catches Us is a remarkably assured first feature for director and writer Tanya Hamilton. The story of men and women coming to grips with the aftermath of the Black Panther Party's disintegration in '70s Philadelphia, the film is refreshingly contemplative and never feels less than true to its characters or setting. We recently had the chance to spend some time with Ms. Hamilton, who described her decision-making process and how she channeled her background as a painter into her first film.
I was impressed with how you managed to make a film set in the '70s while avoiding all of the clichés associated with the period (costume design, hair, soundtrack, etc.). What were some of the challenges?
I think money, really, to be crass. There are things I wanted to do that I couldn't because I just didn't have enough. Like shooting at night, or having a bunch of cops on the street. We had to be creative about these things, which I think worked. I have a great dislike for the garishness of the '70s. I love the aesthetic in a way but I think it's so over-the-top. I knew that I didn't want to have anything to do with that. I think I treasure subtlety pretty much in every way, sometimes too much.
I was curious how the film came to be set in Philadelphia. Is this a story you could have adapted to Black Panther history in another U.S. city?
Sure, there's no doubt I could have adapted it in many ways to anywhere. I think I try to write what I know … cuz I'm not good at writing what I don't know. Some people are good at making it up. I'm not one of those people. So I knew Philly by the time I wrote it in '99. It was always set here just because it felt like the South. I was so heavily influenced by To Kill a Mockingbird, and by that idea of the neighborhood. I was so influenced by the South that New York made no sense and Philly was the only other place I knew besides D.C.
You've talked about bringing concepts like deconstruction and reconstruction to your filmmaking. A couple of scenes that really stuck with me were the sequences composed in extreme long shot. Did you shoot lots of coverage and then in the editing room decide, "All the scene needs is this." Or did you know on location?
Again, that's where I got into some trouble. Marcus under the bridge for instance, the scene was written to kind of show his isolation. I knew that I needed a visual transition to take me from that scene into the house and I knew that I ultimately needed to speak in subtext to what I wanted, which was that [isolation]. And similarly with Jimmy, I knew that the further I got away from his family, the more the landscape had to change and become more apocalyptic and also the shots had to be wider. So yeah, you want to see that building. Not only was it falling down and decaying, but when you look through those windows it looks like the seaside. It doesn't look like there's anything beyond it. That metaphor was important to me. He progressively moves so far away from his family and therefore so far away from reason and sanity and everything keeping him grounded, and that building spoke to us.
Knowing your background as a painter, I thought about the scene towards the end of the film where the police are going through the woods looking for the suspect. I started to think about that in terms of light and perspective, the fireflies--
Yeah, that was an accident -- the fireflies.
That's a Philly thing in the summertime.
It's really great. What can I say? It was a stressful day. I was like, "The light is fading! The light is fading!" I think that there's a visual collaboration between myself, the D.P. and the editor and I think we all spoke the same language, were all interested in how do you tell the story visually, how do you tell it slowly? And not slow just to be slow but a respect for the period this comes from which is the '70s. I think people took their time a little more. We also wanted to find ways to give breaths throughout the film and to tell it as much in metaphor as we could. Part of that is frankly because of money. It's the language I spoke no matter how much I tried to run away from it. We wanted to have that shot of the policeman's feet. In part, we just couldn't afford more policemen so the question was how do we recycle these guys without sort of tipping our hand? But also there was a real desire to abstract them. It's not about police who kill people, it's about this guy and so we thought a lot about it.
I thought about the fact that the film is 88 minutes but you still take your time with things. Did you cut out large chunks of exposition and narrative?
There was a ton of exposition. Really, as a writer, I don't focus a lot on the 'math' stuff. It's really something I struggle with. I'm just more interested in people and how they relate to one another and how they're dealing with their stuff and so consequently, I think I'm not necessarily the best person at setup. So those first 20 minutes we struggled until the last breath before we had to let it go for Sundance and it was hard. There were fundamental things that I look back on that I purposefully said, "I don't want that," but you need them because you have to tell the story in this very specific way for people to find their way in. I still think there are some things we couldn't do because we didn't have the footage but I think we made the absolute best that we could.
And you can make yourself crazy trying to chase down what everyone wants.
It's true. I let go which was nice. That panic that sets in of "I'm not telling the story in a way that people can understand" – and then sort of looking through all your footage and realizing you have to throw a ton of stuff out because creatively it doesn't make sense. And then, in throwing it out, it brings up new problems. I needed to place Jimmy in the world of this family and I hadn't shot it and I was like,"How did I miss this important thread?" And Jimmy is my favorite character and his arc was the one that I just spent so much time thinking about, but I think you can get into your head and sort of leave a little of the math behind.
I'm wondering how much time and effort you are going to spend for the 10 percent of the audience that might question how the policemen find Jimmy.
Yeah, none. As an audience member, I'm happy to be led. I'm happy to make the leaps I need to make. That's quite different than how I establish my characters in the world that they're going to live in versus a piece of math – "I need A, B and C." – I'm cool with just going from A to C because my mind can say "They found him. It doesn't matter how."
At the beginning, when I mentioned some of the tropes of '70s movies, I said that your soundtrack didn't fall into those usual traps. How did The Roots come to be involved? At what point in the process?
There were on pretty early. I knew their agent and she thought they'd be really great and I was like "Yeah" because I love them and they're amazing and they are Philly and they're very blackety-black which I love and it just sort of made sense. We looked to the Roots to be our bridge between the past and this present.
What have the past 11 months been like for you?
It's been a great experience, actually. I'm not a fan of the growing exponential world that film is: I'd rather spend time with my child and my husband. But the part I really love is showing the film to audiences and then having this conversation with them. The biggest surprise is how many people can connect to the film. It's so unlike what I thought. I'm very interested in the working class and the working poor and how do you ultimately speak to those audiences. How do you tell people's stories with dignity? Frankly, I don't think I ever thought (about) if I had achieved it and now I go around and all different kinds of people connect to it and that I find extremely lovely.
The film struck me as incredibly truthful regardless of whether or not I was ever in those circumstances or people that I know were.
Yeah, that's really flattering. I think that there are these elements, these themes, that connect to all these different people which I think is great. That's why I think it's a film that can reach a lot of different audiences.


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We were going to go out for Thai good but someone doesn't like Thai so that idea has been nixed. I am not sure where we are going, but I do know that we are meeting up at a comic book store.
I don't know how excited I am about SP. I never read the comics, even though I probably should since it's Canadian and does feature Toronto, Ontario which I live close by to. I'm not really a big fan of Michael Cera. I liked him in Arrested Development but I've hated him in everything since, rspecially Super Bad. I'm also not too crazy about going opening night but that's the way these guys are sometimes. I mean, the movie will be there tomorrow, and next week and probably for a whole month.
I can't decide if I want to wear my Star Wars Burnout Tee or my Old School Batman shirt.


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Sometimes I find myself thinking what am I gonna cook for the day, and after making food everyday it's hard to think of something good and easy to make. But it's always nice to remember meals that I used to have with my grandma and this is one of them.
My grandma makes the more delicious foods, and one thing I love about her is that she always makes it look so simple, like she has everything planned and ready.
One of the many recipes I remember are the potato patties. They are cheap, easy to make and they don't take long. Even if you are not that into fried foods you can make them in the oven.
And the things you are going to need are the following, I'm pretty sure you have most of the ingredients at home already.
-Potatoes (chopped in cubes and steamed)
-Tomato sauce
-Green onions
-Bell peppers
I started by chopping all the vegetables to make the sauce/soup, and in a pan started heating them in water with some consome until they were almost done, that's when I added the tomato sauce.
While the soup it's cooking start making the potato patties and since you have your potatoes already cooked and chopped, now it time to smash it until it has a mashed potato consistency.
Now it's time to fluffy the eggs. Start with the whites and then add the yolk.
And now the fun part begins, grab some of that potato mix and dip it on the flour and then the eggs. Once they are like that fry them on hot oil for a few minutes. Take them out of the oil and they are ready.
Here is the video if you want to see how I make them step by step, thanks for watching!
And we also have this recipe in Spanish/ Tambien tenemos esta receta en Español.


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Last Thursday marked the end of my 30 in 30 challenge. I didn't quite reach 30 books, but I still read more than I ever have in a month! It was actually quite a fun challenge. Here is the final list of books that I read:
- French Milk by Lucy Knisley (graphic memoir)
- So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away by Richard Brautigan (fiction)
- The Little Prince by Antoine de St. Exupery (Children's fiction)
- A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (poetry)
- Saga: Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (graphic novel)
- Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue (short stories)
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (fiction)
- Saga: Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (graphic novel)
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (fiction)
- Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano (fiction)
- I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron (essays)
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King (fiction)
- The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart (fiction)
- Questions About Angels by Billy Collins (poetry)
- Austenland by Shannon Hale (fiction)
- Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg (fiction)
- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff (novel in verse)
- Friends With Boys by Faith Erin Hicks (graphic novel)
- I Feel Bad About My Neck: and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron (essays)
- Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnick (fiction)
- Revenge by Yoko Ogawa (short stories)
- The Boy Book by E. Lockhart (fiction)
- The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart (fiction)
- Crush by Richard Siken (poetry)
- Real Live Boyfriends by E. Lockhart (fiction)
Favorite Reads:
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King (fiction)
- The Ruby Oliver Quartet by E. Lockhart
- Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
- The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler
- I Remember Nothing and I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
I ended up reading a lot of YA books this month, including the Ruby Oliver Quartet (The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Maps, and Real Live Boyfriends) by E. Lockhart. At first I was a little leery of the series because of the cutesy titles, but I loved E. Lockhart's The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks so I thought I'd give these a shot. I was very pleasantly surprised! Ruby Oliver is a witty and independent, though self-loathing, teenage girl navigating the ins and outs of friendship, family, and first loves. I found myself missing Ruby and her world as soon as I finished the final book in the series.
I also read the first two volumes of Saga by Brian K. Vaughan (and illustrated by Fiona Staples!) during this challenge. Holy CRAP, they are amazing! Saga is the story Alana and Marko, lovers who come from warring planets and escape together when Alana is assigned to guard Marko in a prison. Once their escape is discovered, everyone from royalty to bounty hunters want to destroy the couple and what they represent. Saga is narrated by Hazel, Marko and Alana's daughter, who is born at the very beginning of the series. I'm a big Brian K. Vaughan fan, so I don't know why I took so long to start reading this series. But now that I'm two volumes in, it's going to be torture waiting a month between issues.
What I Learned:
Reading a book every day for a month takes time, energy, and discipline. I read a lot of young adult books and short novels, but it still required setting a large chunk of time aside for readingevery single day. Unfortunately, even when you plan to read, you never know if work or family or friends or emergencies will eat into the time you meant to use for reading. Things happen. Some days I was a reading machine, finishing three books in a day. Other days, I could barely start a book with everything else that seemed to be going on in my life. Regardless of the struggles, I enjoyed this challenge. It was a way to push my boundaries and get myself to read almost constantly. I might even try again some day…maybe in a few years.