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✩ Dreams ✩
I've been offline, celebrating with local friends and family...
I love a bright and shiny new year, don't you?
They feel plump with potential, ready for extraordinary,
spectacular things to happen...it's almost like opening a treasure box.
What adventures await inside the box, the new year? Where will '11 take us?
Magical places?
Will your journey bring fairies?
A new year. Anything can happen.
You have to believe in your dreams...
spend time with your dreams...and words...and ideas.
But I believe hard work brings the most magic.
You have to live fearlessly. Know what you want. Work hard. And chase those dreams down.
Don't let fear stop you from living the life you truly want to live. I KNOW the publishing industry can be crushing and rife with insecurities, but if this is your passion you must live it fully...
enjoy the process and lessons... believe in yourself, your talents, your individuality, your dreams.
So, I'd like to share with you my wishes...
and dreams...
for 2011. For you. For me.
I wish...
for everyone to take time for more champagne picnics!
And to eat MORE CUPCAKES and listen to more music! (or whatever makes you and your loved ones happy)
I dream of not being worried that I'm too old to wear my hair and make-up like this:
I'll NEVER be too old for these beauties if I skip the socks, right? 'Cause, srsly, I can run like a badass ninja in heels.
Anyway, I digress.
No one, NO ONE is ever too old to swing. Swinging is like flying. I hope you take time to swing in '11.
I dream of more traveling. Always. My wanderlust is legendary...and impulsive.
I dream of writing my way across Europe, the world.
My last dream...
my biggest dream for 2011...
Is for ALL OF YOU to have love and joy this year, to reach YOUR writing goals and...
Believe in Your Dreams.
Because I believe in YOU.
So let's kick some spectacular ass in '11. You with me? (I'm doing it in cute pink heels, yo. And barefoot. I like barefoot, too.)
I know I haven't been around the blogosphere since just before Christmas, but I'll be visiting all of you this week. I'm looking forward to it.
What are YOUR dreams for this year?
Are YOU attending any writer's conferences this year? If so, which?
(and if they're on the east coast, especially the NYC area, let me know..maybe we can meet up.)
Talk to me.
Oh, and YOU ARE LOVED.
(all images from weheartit.com )
78 comments:
- Kelly said...
Beautiful, gorgeous thoughts and photos, Lola!
May your 2011 be spectacular as well.
I'll be kicking some butt in my Ugg knockoffs though. It's cold here. :)
I don't have any conferences lined up, but I do have a webinar this weekend!
- January 4, 2011 at 9:33 PM
- mshatch said...
what fabulous photos and thoughts - and I love your new pic of Eric. He's pretty...yummy.
- January 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM
- Elliot Grace said...
...during the worst of days, you can spark a smile:)
Hoping all your dreams become reality in '11, for no one deserves it more.
- January 4, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- Kari Marie said...
I love this collection of photos and thoughts. Happy New Year!
- January 4, 2011 at 10:01 PM
- Sara McClung ♥ said...
Lola, you're amazing and write the most inspiring posts! I love all the pictures and the words you created to go with them. And for the record, while EVERYTHING resonated with me, I especially LOVE the one about hair and makeup :)
- January 4, 2011 at 10:02 PM
- Colene Murphy said...
Lovely!! As usual..
Can you teach me to WEAR heels, and then run like a bad ass ninja?
Definitely need more cupcakes in my life this year...
- January 4, 2011 at 10:09 PM
- PedanticRomantic said...
I am in the NYC area but don't know of any conferences. :-(
Are there conferences that honor dead novelists? I am a fan of Stendhal and Proust!
- January 4, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
Your words and these pictures...fabulous! I used to be able to run like a badass ninja in high heels....now, though, I'd break something. Probably several somethings =P
Great wishes and I wish them for you, too.
I'm having a giveaway on my blog.....come see if there's anything you'd like a chance at!
- January 4, 2011 at 10:20 PM
- Bonnie R. Paulson said...
Lola, Thank you. I needed this to remember the fun stuff in 2011 rather than the work I set for myself.
Thank you. (I'm running, but barefoot! sometimes in fuzzy blue and yellow polkadot socks!)
- January 4, 2011 at 11:01 PM
- Emy Shin said...
I have so much love for this post. It's gorgeous. Beautiful. And there're so many quotes and pictures I want to print and frame.
Thanks for sharing this post with us!
- January 4, 2011 at 11:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
More cupcakes sounds like a good plan to me!
A lovely post, with beautiful photos :-)
- January 4, 2011 at 11:14 PM
- Alleged Author said...
This was a wonderful post! I'm a very visual person and it made me tingly all over! Many happy wishes to you also!
- January 4, 2011 at 11:23 PM
- Quinn said...
Loved all the photos!
- January 4, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- M Pax said...
Happy 2011! Hope your year is all sparkly :D
- January 5, 2011 at 1:58 AM
- Terresa said...
Happy New Year to you, beautiful Lola! 2011 is off to a grand start already, I'd say, sparkly, full to overflowing with words and wonder, let's hope it can hold.
- January 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM
- Samantha Vérant said...
Lola- That was one badass and beautiful post. (I like the shoes too...) Beautiful pictures, beautiful soul, have beautiful and wondrous and magical year!
- January 5, 2011 at 7:55 AM
- Old Kitty said...
I wish I'm able to run around like a badass ninja with those gorgeous heels (I kind of like the socks too - so cute!) but will just have to contend with standing very still and looking glam instead!
HAPPY 2011!!!!! May all your dreams and wishes come true too!! Take care
- January 5, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
Great pictures! Happy New Year, Lola.
- January 5, 2011 at 8:27 AM
- Jules said...
Love the kaleidoscope of photos and the sentiment. And Walt Disney is one of my heros :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
- January 5, 2011 at 8:32 AM
- Elisabeth Black said...
I enjoyed this post. You find the best photos. Thought you might like this:
- January 5, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- Linda G. said...
Welcome back. The blogosphere is a much brighter place when you're in it. :)
- January 5, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Carole Anne Carr said...
Such a beautiful post and a Happy New Year, Lola.
- January 5, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- Meredith said...
This post just made me so very happy, and so very inspired. It's exactly what I needed. Thank you so much, Lola!
- January 5, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Tony Benson said...
That's a really uplifting message. Thank you!
No conferences planned, but a busy year of writing. I'm working on a big sci-fi project at the moment, then I may get back to editing my NaNo novel to get it ready for the big-time. Who knows?
- January 5, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Tara said...
K. You know I'm not a shoe girl. And I hate heels. But, I love those in your photo. Love them. With the socks. I'd totally wear them; kill myself doing it. But totally would, yo.
- January 5, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Sarah Ahiers (Falen) said...
great pics!
I really, really wanted to go to Wiscon this year, but then i found out that it's on memorial day weekend, and that's time for me to spend with my family. Sad. SO no conference for me
- January 5, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- Heather said...
Happy new year to you too! I hope yours is off to an excellent start. "Live fearlessly," I love that! Great pictures. I'm totally inspired now.
- January 5, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Melissa said...
I love all of these pictures! They're soooo inspiring! Here's to a great 2011 for all of us:)
- January 5, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- Carolyn V. said...
I love this post Lola! I wish magic and dreams for you this year! I hope they all come true (for all of us)!
- January 5, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
Nice to have a dose of Lola magic today...I'm dreaming along with you.
- January 5, 2011 at 1:24 PM
- Taryn Tyler said...
You always come up with the most amazing pictures! Thank you. I'm so excited about 2011. More than any other year for some unexplicable reason. I just feel ready.
- January 5, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- Julie said...
I was already feeling like the world is a decidedly yummy place and you, your words, and your images just made it yummier.
But I do think I need a pink cupcake... and maybe some new heels. :)
Happy New Year!
- January 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Shannon said...
Love this post! Happy New Year!
- January 5, 2011 at 3:45 PM
- Lindsay (a.k.a Isabella) said...
I <3 your post. here is to a wonderful 2011.
- January 5, 2011 at 4:02 PM
- Carol Riggs said...
I LOVED some of those photos!--like the paper Cinderella cutouts coming out of the book, the mushrooms, and the boy with the kite on the grassbook.
Best wishes for your dreams in 2011!
- January 5, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- Susan Tiner said...
Happy New Year Lola!
I would love to see a picture of you in those heels.
- January 5, 2011 at 6:28 PM
- Kazzy said...
Love the bubbles shot. My wish for 2011 is that I continue regaining control of my life. Kinda vague, but I know what I mean at least.
- January 5, 2011 at 6:29 PM
- Abby Minard said...
Aw, that was really sweet- love the photos you find. Hope you have a wonderful new year, and yes, we all need a little more cupcakes and heels in our lives.
- January 5, 2011 at 8:17 PM
- Melissa Gill said...
Lola how do you do it. That was so amazing. I'm in awe of your visual artistry and your words. I'm always dreaming of taking the next steps in my writing career.
I hope you meet your dreams too.
- January 5, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Thank you, friends, for saying such lovely things here.
I'm grateful for all of you.
I'm trying hard to make my rounds and catch up with everyone.
- January 5, 2011 at 11:59 PM
- LR said...
Happy New Year to you!
Champagne looks fantastic. :)
- January 6, 2011 at 6:34 AM
- Jon Paul said...
Lola--you ARE a badass ninja!
Seriously, I just wanted to stop in and say thank you. My blog's one years old today, and you were a big part of why I kept with the writing--particularly during NaNo.
Looking forward to a rockin' 2011. From the bottom of my heart, thanks! :D
- January 6, 2011 at 7:39 AM
- Sophia said...
I have my srs-bizness writing and reading goals over here on my blog, but my dreams for this year are more along the lines of: jump-start my social life, continue to reconnect with an old, loved friend, meet new people (ahem, boys) and experience new things along the lines of rock-climbing and kayaking in Wales. Hopefully none of them are so outlandish as to be actually unachievable. Success to all of us!
- Sophia.
- January 6, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- Kelly Breakey said...
I am with you.
- January 6, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Carol Kilgore said...
This was the best post ever. I wish all of it for you. Do we have to skip the socks?
- January 6, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Cynthia Chapman Willis said...
Such wonderful, wonderful thoughts and photos (I love champagne and cupcakes!). Truly an amazing post. I'd love to hit the SCBWI LA conference this summer, but we'll see. Cheers to 2011!
- January 6, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Nicole Zoltack said...
Awesome post! I loved the pictures and feel so inspired now!! :) Here's hoping you have a wonderful 2011.
- January 6, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- Carolina Valdez Miller said...
Looking forward to a badass 2011!! Hopefully we'll get to meet up this year.
Man, there's just nothing like a jeans with a pair of heels. Pink ones would rock.
Thanks for being an inspiration, chickie. You always are, and I adore you for it.
- January 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- LTM said...
I think I'm dreaming about what most of us are dreaming about... :D No conferences on tap for me.
Happy New Year~ :o) <3
- January 6, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Becky Taylor said...
I loved your post...how wonderful. I have many dreams/goals on the horizon for 2011. Some very exciting things are coming my way.
As far as conferences go...I might go to Pikes Peak here in Colorado. And for sure the Colorado Gold.
- January 6, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- Sharon K. Mayhew said...
Beautiful post, Lola! We should all eat more cupcakes. (wink)
I hope all your dreams publishing and otherwise come true in 2011.
Happy New Year!
- January 7, 2011 at 1:07 AM
- ali said...
Lola, I believe I have just fallen in love. This post was beautiful to look at and so inspiring. Thank you!
- January 7, 2011 at 1:41 AM
- Anonymous said...
Those are lovely thoughts and pictures.
I'm definitely going to SCBWI Florida this year. I'd like to go to ALA, mid-year SCBWI, and NCTE.
Have a wonderful 2011!
- January 7, 2011 at 3:17 AM
- Shari said...
Hi Lola! Thanks for stopping by my blog. It's nice to meet you, too! Love the whole positive fulfilling your dreams theme. Here's to signing contracts this year 'cause if we're gonna dream, let's dream BIG.
Oh, and love the heels!
- January 7, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Linda Kage said...
I hope my new year contines just as well as last year did.
Happy new year too you too!!
- January 7, 2011 at 11:27 AM
- Susan Fields said...
What a beautiful post - I'm so glad you shared all those photos and quotes and wonderful thoughts with us! Happy New Year to you, and may 2011 be the year of your dreams!
- January 7, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- Kelly H-Y said...
You bet ... here's to a fabulous 2011!! Great post!
- January 7, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Kelly H-Y said...
You bet ... here's to a fabulous 2011!! Great post!
- January 7, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
As always, thanks for stopping by and always leaving me such delicious comments. :)
I'm still making my rounds visiting all of you, trying to catch up with everyone.
Have a wonderful weekend!
- January 7, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- Stephanie Thornton said...
I love those pictures! And I'm going to copy down that Walt Disney quote to post in my class as a Quote of the Day.
Happy New Year!
(And my daughter would love the ability to talk to owls too.)
- January 7, 2011 at 11:55 PM
- Jules said...
Stopped to say Thank You for the lovely comment you left. So glad you liked the post :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
- January 8, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- Talli Roland said...
Happy happy New Year! What great powerful words and photos for the year ahead.
- January 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- K.M. Weiland said...
Beautiful post. I especially like that nifty picture of the books on the chairs spelling out 2011. What would a New Year be without plenty of dreams and a little anticipation of magic? Thanks for the reminder!
- January 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Jai Joshi said...
Lovely post, Lola. I love your wishes for 2011 and thank you for them.
I'm wishing 2011 will see more peace and togetherness than we've seen in recent years. It's hard to wish for peace every year and not get it. But I can dream. It's my dream.
- January 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM
- Tony Benson said...
Just came back to say that since I like the style of your blog, I've awarded you the Stylish Blogger award. You can see it at:
- January 11, 2011 at 6:20 AM
- Ann said...
I just loved this post. Such wonderful feel good inspiration. A very happy New Year to you and my for you is that all your dreams come true.
- January 11, 2011 at 5:42 PM
- Theresa Milstein said...
Lovely post. Happy New Year, Lola.
I'm attending NESCBWI in MA, not NY. But I visit NYC from time to time.
- January 12, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- salarsenッ said...
I can only say Wow, and I'm in love with the pink shoes!! You amaze me.
- January 12, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- roxy said...
Love the heels and the gorgeous pictures. Thanks, lovely Lola, I'm inspired for 2011.
- January 12, 2011 at 2:01 PM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
Hi, Lola! I was so happy to see your little avatar in my comment thread today!
This post is beyond words . . . so, so, so, so good!!! :-)
- January 12, 2011 at 4:27 PM
- Amy said...
Happy New Year Lola! Loved all your quotes! Very inspirational!
Good luck with all your dreams, I wish you the best :)
- January 13, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hello! Just wanted to let you know I have something for you over at my blog.
- January 13, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- K.D. Anderson said...
Oh my gosh, I forgot how much I adore this blog! Happy 2011!!
- January 14, 2011 at 7:50 AM
- ~Nicole Ducleroir~ said...
I love your blog posts!!!!! Every image was more inspiring than the last. My favorite message? Don't let fear stand in my way. That's my mantra for 2011.
Hope your 2011 is off to a great start. Miss ya, sweetie!!!!
- January 14, 2011 at 9:49 PM
- Lenny Lee* said...
hi miss lola! wow i miss you lots! i love all those cool pictures and your word go on them just right. i hope youre have a really happy and fun new year.
...hugs from lenny
- January 15, 2011 at 5:53 PM
- Laura Pauling said...
Loved all the pictures! Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog. I recognize your avatar from Twitter! :)
- January 15, 2011 at 10:03 PM
- Hannah Kincade said...
I love all of these pictures and miss you so much!! I hope you're having a blast offline and thank you for the best wishes on my writing goals. I haven't outlined them too much...yet.
- January 17, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Danyelle said...
Beautiful, beautiful post! I wish you all this and more this year. :)
- January 17, 2011 at 12:11 PM
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Now that's one I had not thought of I wonder how that works if indeed it does. If you do try that let us know what happens. If it does work it should solve the problem and fast roads at least.
I think you have answered this yourself. The cruise control is set Up to get you back to the set speed as quickly as possible and In an auto that's using the gearbox to best effect. In the manual car the gear changes cancel the CC so you get to the gear first to pick the speed range. As for the changing down a lot when encountering hills etc, I was warned about this when I Looked at a Focus auto with CC basically the CC is not much use with an auto on any road that isn't very flat and free of traffic so probably that's Lincolnshire and parts of Norfolk in the uk only. I went For a manual fiesta titanium in the end.
Fuel Ecconomy
amarokuk replied to Zorg's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHad to double take this. Area you saying 6.1mph? If so 37.8mpg really isn't at all bad and I wouldn't change too much what you have been doing.
Pipercross Or J1 Induction Kit
amarokuk replied to Zetecd's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI added a piper cross to my 1.4 titanium and there is a very subtle difference most noticeable above 50mph just seems more relaxed when accelerating. I also get a very consistent 2-3mpgwhich is not to be sniffed at.
Hids On Mk7
amarokuk replied to orcomma's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubJust to put a little perspective on this. one of my neighbours is about to lose his house probably at the end of this month after a year of court cases and trying to broker a deal. his teenage son was driving the family Ford focus fitted by him with HID lighting. The boy was involved in an accident with an other driver claiming being blinded by the lights. Both drivers were injured the other driver losing part of his leg. The insurance assessor confirmed the lights on the focus had been illegally modified and the insurance company voided the insurance. so now the family are still paying a loan on a car that is written off and they face paying 10s of thousands of pounds to the injured driver who hasn't been able to work since.
Fiesta Automatic
amarokuk replied to Magenta's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI had an auto MK7 as a hire car for 3 days and hated every minute. the slightest hill on the motorway seemed to (M62 in particular on the big hills) have it totally giving up whilst revving like a lunatic. The kick down was useless as the car changed back up after less than 5 seconds overtaking was not an option. I became convinced that the highest gear setting was in fact reverse as it always felt like it was going backwards. When I had a focus auto much better and it had some sort of pseudo manual set up.
Alloy Spacers
amarokuk replied to Dorfer's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubIt is possible to do what you want (i know it's been done on other cars well corsas at least) however not recommended unless you also fit extra long threaded studs to the wheel to allow the wheel nuts to get enough grip get it wrong and a wheel or 2 falls off not good. Also be aware that spacers is a term used to describe inserts into the alloy wheel hub to make after market alloys fit a number of models. you will need to find a way to extend the hub out past the spacer as well.
Fiesta Mk7 Zs Problem
amarokuk replied to corey-jones's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubIf you still have the original spark plugs fitted change them they will be cheap and nasty and you wont find 2 with the same sparking gap. get a good quality set from bosch supper pluses or champion which are pre gapped and will stay correct for thousands of miles. also worth checking if the air filter has ever been changed or the fuel filter as these often get overlooked.
Aux Button Does Not Work On Zetec S 60 Plate
amarokuk replied to Jedilard's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI have to say this sounds a bit dodgy. I take it you bought the car second hand? The car clearly had the bluetooth and VC with USB fitted from new so is your dealer trying to get a bit more cash out of you by disabling the Bluetooth module and then charging you to reconnect it? Nice scam I must say if true! Take your car to another Ford dealer and report it as a fault and see what they say.
Little I Symbol
amarokuk replied to Carolynne's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubThe little i stands for information and it means the car has a message stored for you to read. things like "door open" or on my car with keyless power "press clutch to start". the messages are displayed for a few seconds and then time out but if the problem still exists the i illuminates so that you can go into the menu and choose messages to view. there are quite few messages but the only ones I have seen are the 2 above and "key fob battery low" not the exact wording but you get the idea. The common one that I got in the early days was "door open" as I never seemed to shut the tailgate properly.
Can We Buy Your Car Back?
amarokuk replied to wozza89's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubIsn't this just a sign of the times. I live near a number of main dealers so you always see a lot of new reg cars floating about. But not last year 10 plates are very rare and 60s I cannot remembr the last one i saw of any make. I suspect since the end of the scrappage scheme those looking to change older cars are back to the nearly new market at dealers and the auctions buit so many new cars where bought through the scrappage scheme good 2 to 3 year old cars have become rarer than flying pink elephants.
Odb2 Code Reader
amarokuk replied to gwilym's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubI think all petrol engined cars had to be compatable from around March 2001 with diesel engined cars from January 2004 If i remember correctly. Some diesel engined cars where compatably eartlier through 2003 but depends on the make and model. If you have the car serviced regularly and use an undependant garage then they will have a tester and i am sure they will confirm it for you if you ask. Ford garages however may charge knowing what they are like.
I Washed My Car Key Fob!
amarokuk replied to loulapoo's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubYou should have got 2 key fobs as already mentioned above. However if you only have one sounds like it is well goosed. But as you have nothing to loose at this point (other than an expensive getting a new key programmed option) you should try the following. 1. get a spare CR 2032 battery for the fob. 2. dismantel the key fob and remove the battery inside. 3. Leave the parts of the device for at least 24 hours or longer if you can at room temperature to dry out fully (you can use a hairdrier to speed things up but dont hold it too close to the device just let the airflow blow out soem of the moisture at a reasonable distamce). 4. After drying use a cotton bud or carefully a peice of cloth or tissue and gently clean all the battery contacts and connections between the 2 halves of the fob. (be gentle you don't want to damage/bend the terminals. 5. Insert the new battery and reassemble the key fob. Bearing in mind what the key fob has been through it's a long shot but as i say above you have nothing to loose at this point.
Fiesta Locking System
amarokuk replied to mgillies's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubYes the keyless locking drove me mad when for quite a few weeks I would walk off with the key fob and make the other half stay with the car and check all the doors were locked they always were. Wait till you get used to keyless though and then try driving a hire car which I do regular. I have been known to sit staring at the dash wondering where the hell the power button is for minutes at a time before then fumbling around for the key.
2012 Mot Changes
amarokuk replied to sidge's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubThe remapping thing is interesting. A few months or even a couple of years back I read a report about concerns raised in some of the euro zone countries about vehicle remapping to improve performance. One point was about emissions banding and how remapping could move a vehicle into a higher band which had implications for those countries that raise tax or penalties for higher emission vehicles. The article mostly focused on Diesel powered vehicles but hinted at the fact that petrol could be remapped as well. This to me sounds like the EU is trying a solution by making remapping illegal probably only if the remap affects the emissions banding rather than anything to do with power. My car is due to get MOTd end of Jan 2012 so looks like I could be one of the guinea pigs.

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Childhood punishments such as spanking, slapping, and hitting – even in the absence of full-scale maltreatment – are associated with an increased risk of mental disorders in adulthood, researchers reported.
Adults who reported such punishments in their childhood had a greater risk of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug abuse dependence, and several personality disorders, according to Tracie Afifi, PhD, of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and colleagues.
Up to 7% of some adult disorders can be attributed to "harsh physical punishment" in childhood, Afifi and colleagues reported online in Pediatrics.
The link between child abuse – both physical and sexual – and mental disorders in adulthood has long been established, the researchers noted.
But studies of milder forms of punishment that had similar findings have been disputed as having "weaknesses in design, measurement, and analysis," they added, including the lack of adjustment for confounding factors such as full-scale abuse.
To try to overcome those limitations, Afifi and colleagues turned to the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, which included a representative sample of civilian, non-institutionalized adults in the U.S.
The second wave of the survey, conducted between 2004 and 2005, included 34,653 adults, 20 or older, and asked about current mental conditions, as well as the past incidence of physical punishments.
In interviews, participants were asked: "As a child how often were you ever pushed, grabbed, shoved, slapped or hit by your parents or any adult living in your house?"
Answers, on a five-point Likert scale, could be never, almost never, sometimes, fairly often, and very often. Participants who answered sometimes or higher were defined to have experienced harsh physical punishment.
For this analysis, participants who also reported severe physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, emotional neglect, or exposure to intimate partner violence were excluded. The final analytic sample included 20,607 participants.
Overall, Afifi and colleagues reported, 1,258 participants reported physical punishment, or 5.9% of the total. They were more likely to be male, black, and to have a family history of dysfunction.
After adjustment for sociodemographic factors and family dysfunction, harsh physical punishment was associated with an increased risk of most lifetime Axis I mental disorders. Specifically the adjusted odds ratio for:
- Major depression was 1.41 with a 99.9% confidence interval from 1.03 to 1.92.
- Mania was 1.93 with a 99.9% confidence interval from 1.07 to 3.48.
- Any mood disorder was 1.49 with a 99.9% confidence interval from 1.11 to 2.00.
- Any anxiety disorder was 1.36 with a 99.9% confidence interval from 1.05 to 1.77.
- Any alcohol abuse or dependence was 1.59 with a 99.9% confidence interval from 1.21 to 2.08.
- Any drug abuse or dependence was 1.53 with a 99.9% confidence interval from 1.06 to 2.20.
Population attributable fractions ranged from 2.1% for any anxiety disorder to 5.2% for mania.
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Prosecutors in central Ohio say a 43-year-old youth-sports coach has been charged after being caught in an Internet sting trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a 12-year-old boy.
The Franklin County prosecutor's office said Ross Shane was indicted Monday on one count of attempted rape.
The prosecutor's office said Shane coaches a youth football team in the Columbus suburb of Dublin and is an assistant baseball coach.
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slappybrown wrote:Shot quality exists. No one denies that. Those links all say so. Its just as big of an influence as you believe it is. Over the long term, and over an entire season, and over an entire roster it largely evens out.
I knew you were going to cite roster turnover, but with 4 years worth of data and 30 teams, that argument is simply not plausible. You yourself cited to Boston or Phoenix as examplars of stability in terms of how they operate and what they do in the game; we could probably come up with a bunch of teams that played relatively the same way year to year in that time period (eg, the Pens). So to say, well, data points over 120 distinct 82 games seasons show no correlation, but I am going to discard them because a team changed 3 or 4 players per year (and often those with lesser ice time) or changed coaches in one of those years -- it just doesn't stand up. Either there is some carryover on a large scale basis from year to year, or there isn't -- you can't be logically inconsistent and pick and choose when it suits you. Moreover, the fact that the correlations are practically zero -- man. There's just nothing there. Trying to explain it away with a bunch of generalities isn't persuasive IMO.
See, this is what I mean...this is what turns me off from the movement. If there aren't numbers for it, if there isn't enough understanding to see how it would effect the game, it is just ignored. To think that changing a quarter or a fifth of all skaters has no impact just shows the disconnect between the game on the ice and the game on paper.
For instance, look at the impact of losing Willie Mitchell and Matt Greene in Los Angeles. Forced rookies into the lineup, forced Rob Scuderi to have to shoulder too much of the load and he struggled with it. Doughty had to focus more on playing defense and couldn't open it up as much as he normally would and had his worst production since his rookie year even though 23 years old is supposed to be in your statistical prime, right?
Jonathan Quick last year: 1.95 GAA, .929 save pct. 10 shutouts. Jon Quick this year: 2.45 GAA, .902 save pct., 1 shutout. Worst save percentage of his career.
Strong finish to Quick's season though, right after they acquired Robyn Regehr to shoulder some of the load defensively.
From the start of the year through March, Quick's save pct. was .895. Then Regehr was acquired and from April to present is .928.
And then dear Lord, to discount coaching changes too...this is worse than I thought...
slappybrown wrote:The very first thing I said to you re: Reimer is this:Perhaps your view is that this season is too small a sample size? But that's unlikely because you then write...
I said that because I'd have no issues with that. I personally like the guy from what I have seen, and believe that this season and his rookie season (which you keep ignoring for some odd reason in terms of information -- maybe because it doesn't help your conclusion that he "blows") and this year are more reflective of his abilities than his second year, when he got concussed early in the year, was out for a couple months, and came back to play below average. There's nothing at all wrong with you concluding that based on your own scouting report plus the small sample size, that you believe he'll revert to "normally blowing" or whatever it is exactly that you view his natural state. But, your initial position was SAVE% is useless.
Save pct. doesn't seem to have any great indication value today about the talent of the goalie in the net. That's why career journeymen have the three best save pct. marks in NHL history* - Tim Thomas, Brian Elliott, Craig Anderson. And all in the last three years. It just seems really unlikely that save pct. is a direct indication of talent, otherwise it would be used to predict NHL success, right? Like Nicola Riopel, who is on the brink of NHL stardom...or Mike Murphy...or a thousand others...it doesn't even have correlation in the NHL: Roman Cechmanek, Rollie Melanson in his Isles days, Wayne Stephenson in his Flyers days, etc.
Maybe Reimer becomes the best goalie of all time or whatever, but he doesn't look the part...and the rookie year is being largely ignored because it's not uncommon in today's game for rookie goalies with a different technical setup to have early success until there's a video review of his tendencies because there's no "book" on them...
slappybrown wrote:A 20 foot wrist shot on a 1-on-2 is not the same as a 20 foot wrist shot on a 2-on-1.
This is the problem. Of course shot quality exists on an individual level of shot x versus shot y taken in the same game. Again, the difference is that over the long term, the "quality" equalizes. That's why data from multiple seasons doesn't show any meaningful change in shooting percentage or in save% when goalies move from Team X to Team Y. You're focusing on small events to make larger points, when the mountain of data that exists shows the opposite.
I don't think there is much productive conversation to be had here frankly, and like you said, we don't need to jam this thread up any more with this stuff.
So, again, Grant Fuhr faced the same quality of shots as Billy Smith? Marc-Andre Fleury the same as Henrik Lundqvist?
Taking data from multiple seasons further introduces even MORE variables to it...every season is not created equally. Why would one assume that all the fluidity that surrounds the game, both on the ice and off, is effectively equal? It literally doesn't make sense.
It's the little things that are impactful though...Marc-Andre Fleury's even strength save pct. this year was .927 which is tied for 17th in the league (somewhere between 17th and 20th, I won't convert them to an additional decimal). If he makes five more saves on those shots this season, it jumps to .934 and he's now in the top-10 in the league. If he makes two more saves, two, on those shots, he jumps to 14th - tied with a Vezina finalist. These instances don't matter?
There is no mountain of data...well...there is, but it's relevance is really quite questionable. Like I said, just because you have a lot of something doesn't mean that it's quality data or that it's significant to the discussion at hand. It seems to gloss over things that matter and write them off as "doesn't matter" because they can't assign a number to it and/or they don't understand the item's significance on the game....


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Sydney - Wallaby vice-captain Quade Cooper says his passion for boxing is growing after an impressive fourth round knockout win in his second professional fight.
The Queensland Reds fly-half, introduced before Wednesday night's bout as "the Quintessential Quade Super Cooper", floored former cage fighter Warren "The Fortress" Tresidder, 40, to keep his win record intact.
"Since I put on the gloves and started training I have enjoyed it. And the passion will only continue to grow," Cooper told reporters.
Whether his boxing career blossoms remains to be seen with Australian Rugby Union chief Bill Pulver indicating he may have to stop fighting as part of negotiations for a new contract, with his current one due to expire later this year.
Cooper believes his boxing training has made him a better rugby player and he has been backed by the likes of Reds teammates James Horwill and Will Genia.
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The Grand County High School girls basketball team lost its final two games last week, but the Lady Devils still managed to end their year on a high note as senior Cassie Lema drilled a three-pointer at the final buzzer of the season's last game, a 44-29 loss to San Juan at Moab on Feb. 7.
"That was a great note to end on," said GCHS head coach Rick Lopez, whose team finished the season with a 2-16 overall record, 0-8 in region play. Although the Lady Devils improved on their winless record from last season, they failed to make the playoffs for the second straight year.
Lema, competing in her first and only season of basketball, had only seen limited playing time on the junior varsity squad throughout the season, but she got the nod to start in Grand's last varsity game. The Lady Devils managed to keep the contest close at the beginning, staying with the Lady Broncos throughout the first period. The score was tied 8-8 near the end of the first quarter, but San Juan was on a roll from that point, going on a 22-4 run to take a 30-12 halftime lead.
"We started out great but no shots would fall. I feel like we were getting the better looks at the basket but nothing would go in," Lopez said.
The Lady Broncos stayed comfortably ahead throughout the second half. However, in the game's final seconds, Lema let fly with her unexpected long-distance shot. The three-point field goal marked the first and only varsity points of Lema's high school career, much to the delight of the home crowd.
Junior Teaven Fredericks led the way for the Lady Devils with eight points, while senior Linda Minor added seven. Freshman Madi Jones scored four points, Alexandra Gomez and Lema each had three and Brook Schultz and Symony Call each made two points against San Juan.
Minor and Lema joined four-year point guard Torrie Lopez in receiving senior recognition honors before the game.
With the victory, San Juan improved to 8-11 overall, 2-6 in region play. The Lady Broncos managed to secure the region's fourth-place seed for the 2A state playoffs, which begin this week.
Two days prior to the loss to San Juan, the Lady Devils traveled to Castle Dale to play the Emery Spartans. Emery jumped out to a 15-2 lead in the first quarter and cruised to a 54-24 victory in that Feb. 5 contest.
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Amos Blanchard was born in Wilton, New Hampshire in 1773; he moved to Andover in 1787 and attended Phillips Academy.
He was a man with many positions in the town. He worked as a surveyor at Phillips Academy. He was active in South Church as moderator and deacon. He ran a paper mill, was a cashier at Andover Bank, served as treasurer for Abbot Academy, and was the director of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
He and his family moved into their home home on 97 Main Street in Andover in 1819. It is now the site of Amos Blanchard House & Barn Museum, which has been restored to reflect the early part of the nineteenth century.
- Andover Stories Continues: Amos Blanchard Story, part I - Building a Trophy House Andover Townsman, May 17, 2012, by Gail Ralston
- Andover Stories: Amos Blanchard, Mover and Shaker, part II of His Story, Andover Townsman, May 24, 2012, by Gail Ralston
- Andover Historical Society and Museum
- "Amos Blanchard Portrait Comes Home to 97 Main Street" Andover Historical Society Newsletter, Winter 1978-1988.
- Who was Amos Blanchard, Andover Room R B BLANCHARD, Am. (pamphlet box 6)
- Early Records of the Blanchard Family in Andover


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This week is Child Passenger Safety Week, which lasts through Sept. 21, according to a release from the N.C. Department of Insurance.
This week is Child Passenger Safety Week, which lasts through Sept. 21, according to a release from the N.C. Department of Insurance.
The primary mission of Safe Kids North Carolina, a coalition through the state Department of Insurance, is to reduce and prevent accidental childhood injuries in children from birth through age 14 and to encourage parents and caregivers to follow safety restraint rules when traveling with children.
�Buckling up saves lives. As parents and caregivers, we have the responsibility to make sure our children are properly restrained every time they ride in a car,� said Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, chair of Safe Kids North Carolina. �This week is meant to highlight the importance of everyone buckling up � especially our youngest passengers.�
Last year, 60 children were killed in North Carolina as a result of car crashes. Of those killed, more than half were not buckled in a car seat or seat belt. Among the 107 children injured in car crashes in North Carolina in 2012, about 25 would have received less serious injuries had they been buckled up correctly, according to the release.
There are four phases of proper restraints for children as they grow.
From birth to 2 years old, infants should travel in a rear-facing car seat, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. They should travel in a rear-facing car seat as long as possible, or until a child reaches the maximum height or weight limit allowed by the car seat manufacturer. Following this period, the child can begin riding in a front-facing car seat with a harness, according to the release.
Children ages 2 years old to 5 years old are allowed to ride in a forward-facing seat with a harness until they reach the maximum height or weight allowed by the car seat manufacturer. Next, the child is able to ride in a booster seat.
The booster seat is for children ages 5 through 9. The booster seat allows the child to sit high enough for the seat belt to fit them properly. The shoulder belt should snugly lay across the child�s shoulder and chest. The lap belt must lay across the child�s upper thighs. The shoulder and lap belt should never lay across a child�s neck, face or stomach.
Children who have outgrown the booster seat and are between the ages of 9 and 16 can begin using an adult seat belt without a child�s seat.
Local parents and caregivers can receive information about child passenger safety from New Bern Fire Department, a permanent checking station, at 1401 Neuse Blvd. Nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians are available on Fridays during the hours of 1 to 5 p.m. to make sure car seats and seat belts are installed and used correctly.
For more safety tips visit www.ncsafekids.org.


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The S+V Interview: Chris Robinson
Get a pair of passionate record collectors together in a dressing room a few hours before a gig, and rest assured that the scheduled show-time is instantly in jeopardy. That's essentially what happened this past November when I hunkered down with Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes right after a fairly involved soundcheck at the recently renamed Best Buy Theater in the middle of Times Square in New York City, accompanied by an Amoeba Music bag full of hand- picked vinyl treasures from my own collection. Thank goodness for vigilant road managers like Adam "Cutlets" Richards, or the crowd might still be waiting for that show to get under way. Before going on hiatus for 2011, Robinson and his fellow Crowes were on the road behind Croweology (Silver Arrow), a mostly acoustic two-CD/three-LP reimagining of highlights from their fertile 20-year-plus catalog. The 3-hour "Evening With"-styled shows were split in half, the first 90 minutes being acoustic and the last 90 electric. Before Cutlets put the chop on our chat, Robinson, 44, and I rapped on and on and on about our mutual love of wax.
Judging by the exclusive photos you let us take at your home in Southern california, I can see that, like me, you have a houseful of vinyl. That must make you very happy.
Very happy! I had a houseful of vinyl before I had my own house! My parents had a lot of records too. You know, a few years ago, I either read or saw in a documentary how important album covers are to people, and that hasn?t changed in 40 or 50 years. The cover is indicative of who the record buyer is, just as much as indicates who the artist is But for some people, music just isn't their trip. They don't get off on it or hear it like other people do.
Do you take a list with you when you shop for records?
I'm not a list person. I'm an artistic savant. [smiles] I don't keep record lists in my notebooks, but I do keep lists of books I'm looking for. I do look for records when I'm in New York. Where do I go? The Academy Record Annex in Brooklyn [academyannex.com] is a pretty good place.
Sometimes I'll hop in a cab and head down to Bleecker Street Records or Generation Records in Greenwich Village for what I like to call "research."
Yeah, yeah! I was in Bleecker Bob's the other day, looking for a Harvey Mandel record. I just walked by, but I had to stop in, you know?
I remember the first time my family came to New York - in the '80s, maybe a year after I graduated from high school. And the first thing I said when we got here was, "Take me to the Village. I want to buy records!" The record I remember buying then was a double Easybeats collection [The Absolute Anthology]. So when we released our third record, Amorica, in 1994 - probably our last album to make it to vinyl in the ?90s - we printed a special edition on white vinyl. The reason we did that was because my Easybeats record was on two pieces of white vinyl. See, nothing is that haphazard for us weirdos. [laughs]


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Poor Air Quality Predicted in Most of New England for Friday, July 18, 2008
Release Date: 07/17/2008
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
(Boston, Mass. - July 17, 2008) – Unhealthy air quality is predicted for Friday, July 18, in the following areas: Connecticut; Rhode Island; Massachusetts (except the south coast and Cape Cod where air quality is expected to be moderate); southern Vermont; and southeastern New Hampshire, due to ground-level ozone. In addition, unhealthy levels of fine particles are expected in the urban centers of central and eastern Massachusetts. The forecast for hot weather tomorrow is also expected to cause the demand for electricity in New England to reach high load levels.
Poor air quality is expected to continue into the weekend, as long as hot temperatures persist. Maps indicating current air quality levels are available at www.epa.gov/ne/aqi
"Although we have progressed in our battle against air pollution in New England, we continue to see days when the air is unhealthy, especially on hot and humid days, like is forecast for tomorrow," said Robert W. Varney, administrator of EPA's New England office. "On these days, EPA and the medical community suggest that people limit their strenuous outdoor activity."
This summer, New Englanders can expect an increase in the number of air quality alert days, resulting from EPA's recent lowering of the level of the ground-level ozone air quality health standard. The new ozone standard is set at 0.075 parts per million (ppm) on an 8-hour average basis. Air quality alerts will be issued when ozone concentrations are expected to exceed this new standard. EPA previously issued air quality alerts when 8-hour average ozone levels were at, or predicted to be at, 0.085 ppm or above. So far this year, there have been 20 days in New England when ozone concentrations have exceeded the new 2008 ozone standard. (A preliminary list of this summer's unhealthy readings is available online (epa.gov/region1/airquality/o3exceed-08.html).
The current 24-hour fine particle standard is 35 micrograms per cubic meter. Air quality alerts for particle pollution are issued when concentrations are expected to exceed this standard.
Exposure to elevated ozone levels can cause serious breathing problems, aggravate asthma and other pre-existing lung diseases, and make people more susceptible to respiratory infection. When ozone levels are elevated, people should refrain from strenuous outdoor activity, especially sensitive populations such as children and adults with respiratory problems.
Exposure to elevated particle pollution levels can increase the likelihood of respiratory symptoms in sensitive individuals, aggravate heart or lung disease, and may cause premature mortality in persons with cardiopulmonary disease. When particulate concentrations are elevated, people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly, and children should limit prolonged exertion.
Due to tomorrow's forecast of hot weather, the demand for electricity in New England is forecast to reach high load levels. Given the ozone and high load forecasts, EPA is asking homeowners and employers to make a special effort to reduce their electricity consumption. EPA asks employers to consider asking their employees to dress casually and turn their air conditioning to a higher temperature setting and turn off any unnecessary lights and computers when not in use. Homeowners also are urged to turn their air conditioner to a higher temperature setting, turn off unnecessary lights and appliances, such as televisions, computers, or lights during the day, and to defer household activities like laundry until later hours.
Ground-level ozone (smog) forms when volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen interact in the presence of sunlight. Cars, trucks and buses give off the majority of the pollution that makes smog. Fossil fuel burning at electric power plants, particularly on hot days, emits smog-making pollution. Gasoline stations, print shops, household products like paints and cleaners, as well as lawn and garden equipment also add significantly to the ozone smog. Major sources of fine particulate pollution are factories, power plants, trash incinerators, motor vehicles, construction activity, and fires.
When air quality is forecast to be unhealthy, EPA asks the public to take action. The public can help reduce air pollution by:
- Using public transportation, car pooling and/or combining trips;
- Refueling cars at night to reduce gasoline vapors getting into the air during the daytime when the sun can cook the vapors and form ozone; and
- Avoiding the use of small gasoline powered engines, such as lawn mowers, chain saws, and leaf blowers.
More information: EPA and the New England states provide real-time air quality data and forecasts (epa.gov/ne/aqi). People can also sign up at this web site to receive free air quality alerts by e-mail when poor air quality is predicted in their area.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A South Beach Diet-branded snack machine and one storing cold and frozen items were among the products previewed at a snack-machine vending expo in Chicago.
The South Beach Diet machine offer only those Kraft Foods Inc. items that comply with the diet program, the Northfield, Ill., food giant said at the National Automatic Merchandising Association's 2007 expo.
These items include Planters nuts, Breakstone's low-fat cottage cheese, Crystal Light drinks, Jell-O sugar-free gelatin snacks, Nabisco Wheat Thins and South Beach Diet lunch wraps, Kraft said.
The cold and frozen machine lets shoppers buy a garden salad and an ice cream sandwich, for instance, from the same machine, U-Select-It Corp., of Des Moines, Iowa, said.
The machine also lets parents limit the amount of any particular item a child can buy with a payment card. And it determines if a student's choices meet U.S. Department of Agriculture requirements for subsidized lunches, The Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Snack-food lovers will also soon find Burger King ketchup-and-fries flavored potato snacks, Inventure Group, of Phoenix, said.
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They may not wear capes, and their special powers don't include flight. But that doesn't make Ireland's food heroes any less magic. Take Noel McMeel for instance
Roast Crown of Dromoland Estate Quail with Caramelised Pear and Cauliflower Puree, Baked Castle Rock Grey Mullet with Fermanagh Black Bacon and Braised Endive, and Kettle Beef Bourguignon with Roast Garlic Mash?
Yes, they're Flavours of Ireland.
And yes, these dishes were available to the G8 summit leaders during their recent visit to Fermanagh's lakeside Lough Erne Resort.
Finally, though, and most importantly, they are creations of Noel McMeel, a chef whose ethos "is about taking the best of local produce, cooking it as simply as possible and presenting it to the guest".
Noel is in luck. In this part of the world, basing your culinary style on locally produced ingredients is easy.
Within Fermanagh's gorgeously green county borders, you have Pat O'Doherty's Fermanagh Black Bacon (Pat's pigs call Lough Erne's Inishcorkish Island their very own) Tickety-Moo ice-cream (derived from cows whose living quarters include padded mattresses and individual grooming brushes) and Kettyle Beef (dry aged on the bone for up to 35 days).
You could say there's enough culinary inspiration in Fermanagh to write a book.
Noel and Lynn Marie Hulsman have done just that.
Within the pages of Noel and Marie Hulsman's new book Irish Pantry are the kind of preserves, breads and 'goodies' designed with one express intention in mind. "to Feed the Ones You Love".
In the meantime, the below recipe for Wheaten Soda Bread will keep you busy.
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This version is a healthful and toothsome standard family bread that keeps beautifully when wrapped tightly or stored in an airtight container. It begs to be served with sweet butter and jam or alongside a hearty meat dish dripping with gravy. You can premix the dry ingredients and store them in a canister, adding the butter and buttermilk later, if you prefer, for fresh hot bread in the wink of an eye.
Makes two 8 X 4-inch / 20 X 10-centimetre loaves
1. Preheat the oven 400°F / 200°C. Butter two 8 x 4-inch / 20 x 10-centimetre loaf pans and set
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2. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl with the salt and baking soda. With your hands, work.
3. in the butter until you have a crumbly mixture. Stir in the oats and sunflower seeds, using
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should be on the wet side.
4. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the
tops are golden brown and the loaves springs back when gently pressed with your hand.
5. Turn the loaves out of the pans and return them to the oven directly onto the oven racks for
10 more minutes to crisp the outside, then transfer them to cooling racks to cool completely.
6. Store in a breadbox or airtight tin for up to 5 days.
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Red Sox celebrate first banner in 86 years
Red Sox celebrate first banner in 86 years
A packed house turned out on Opening Day to watch the Red Sox raise their first championship banner in 86 years.
Red Sox players walked out to center field, where they hoisted the banner celebrating last year's World Series title.
War veterans carried the World Series trophy and the team's championship rings onto the field.
The Red Sox invited fellow Boston champions Richard Seymour, Tedy Bruschi, Bill Russell, and Bobby Orr, left to right, to participate in the ceremony.
Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky saluted the crowd after receiving his ring.
Dave Roberts, who is no longer with the team but whose steal in Game 4 of the ALCS was a turning point in last year's title run, was back to receive his ring,
The Red Sox invited former players such as Luis Tiant, Sam Horn, Jim Corsi, Jim Rice, Rich Gedman, Tommy Harper, Carl Yastrzemski, and Joe Morgan, left to right, to celebrate with them.
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While our government continues trying to take guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens, they themselves have created two gun scandals, one by selling guns to criminals with the pretense of tracking them back to the cartel in Mexico. They were used to kill many Mexicans and also one of our border patrol agents. What is the real story regarding "Fast and Furious"?
The other scandal is the Benghazi mess. Did our government supply guns to Libyan rebels that were used to kill Americans? President Obama blamed the attack on an obscure video on YouTube. We need answers. Yes, Hillary, it does matter, Americans have been killed.
It was amusing to see Hillary and Panetta blame "terrorists" in this latest attack in Africa, and Panetta say we won't allow them to get a foot hold there. Really? What did we do about Benghazi?
The Obama administration needs to be honest with the American people. "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." So much for transparency!
Do they really believe that by taking away our guns the murder rate will go down? Tell this to people living in Chicago. Strictest gun laws ... highest murder rate. The laws that need to be rewritten are those pertaining to punishing criminals and hospitalizing the mentally ill roaming our streets.


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This Boy Is Tocotronic by Tocotronic (photo taken by Victoria Steiner)
Me likey your jacket, is what you want the fashion blogger comment to say.
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I've seen Tocotronic live on a festival about two months ago, it was awesome.
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The event is open to the public.
He will perform African music.
District V of the Washington State Music Teachers Association is hosting the recital and a Saturday morning workshop is planned on piano music of Africa and the African Diaspora, the theme of his critically acclaimed five-volume graded anthology published by Oxford University Press.
In the afternoon, he will teach several local students in a master class.
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..what about tourists, PAYG sim cards and phones from across the border?
Buying a mobile phone in Mexico will soon be a biometric affair. The country's set to introduce a law requiring all new phone buyers to be fingerprinted. The law, according to a report by Reuters, comes into force this April and has been designed as a way of matching calls and text messages to the specific owner of a specific …
if the prisons weren't run by corrupt officials, the prisoners wouldn't have mobile phones
if the businesses, including cell phone retailers and distributors weren't corrupt and in many cases backed with criminal funds .. well .. I can't imagine criminals having any problem getting cell phones 'illegally'
if anything, such a law would be used by criminal organisations and the police they pay off to jail those that oppose them
Geeze, Reuters seems to be a bit slow on this news. The law got approved months ago.
It is also retarded; the second-hand phone business is larger than the "new phone" one; common users can't be arsed with registering their cellphones, let alone fingerprinting them!
This will lead to either a gigantic DB that will be out of date pretty fast, or mobile users simply giving up on their cellphones. This will only increase mugging for mobiles, as robbed cellphones are rarely reported.
Like everything in Mexico, there are a couple of things stopping that will stop this law from having any effect on the rate of crime.
Firstly, is that you will be allowed to use SIMS that have been purchased prior to the implementation of this law for a period of upto two years; this means that you'll be able buy a SIM card from a kiosk for 100MXN and it'll have 100MXN credit, and then you'll need to register it at a later time.
Secondly, unless VOIP outfits like Skype also collect call records and fingerprints there will be a shift from using these phones in prisons to using these phones to connect to the 3G network and then make VOIP calls, which will be much harder to track.
Finally, there's the privacy issues inherent in storing large numbers of fingerprints, and the risk that the federal police will trawl through the database linking fingerprints found in any crime scene with the phone of the person. Then it's just a matter of giving Telcel a quick call and if their phone is on, you have an approximate location.
Mexicans aren't more concerned about this because the fear of kidnappings is quite real, as is the actual occurrence of kidnappings, and anything that has the perception of reducing these crimes is looked upon positively. (As an aside, there is a new party that wants to introduce the death penalty, but only for kidnappers and murderers.) The other reason is that Mexicans as a population are fingerprinted from birth. To obtain a passport before the age of three you need to provide a fingerprint. To obtain a voting ID, you need to provide a fingerprint, and of course if you want to travel to the US you need to obtain a visa, which means you need to provide a fingerprint.
Unfortunately, it's unlikely this law will make any difference in the level of crime, because the criminals will be able to work around the system. What it will allow is more prevalent tracking of individuals that are of interest to the government, and invasion of privacy by companies. (Most Mexicans will remember that the whole voting registration system, with all registered voters fingerprints, was sold to a US company a number of years ago by a government employee.)
Before anyone asks why kidnappers don't just hide their caller ID, it's not an option in Mexico. The only company that does this is Nextel, and I imagine they'll disable this feature if they don't want to be tagged the "kidnapper's network". A much more useful solution would have been to install cellphone jamming technology in prisons, but that's too easy.
Nextel isn't the only one: Movistar mobiles can enable the "Block Caller ID" option as well. Yet another reason to hate those damned Spaniards!
And as the previous AC said, most Mexicans don't care about the implications, as anything done in the name of "preventing kidnappings" is seen as good. The whole reinstatement of death penalty for kidnappers and murderers caught momentum after some kidnappers killed a child by injecting acid into his heart when the parents called the cops. So naturally, public sentiment favors anything that can bring these cold-blooded killers to justice.
Me? I think the "best" solution, in any case, would be for citizens to go all Paul Kersey against kidnappers. The local, state and federal cops have lost the nerve to actually do something about this (or are even willful participants in K&R); sadly the only effective measure seems to be vigilantism. Hell, it is already happening in some small towns: there are big signs stating that any robbers or kidnappers will be lynched on sight!
The justification is silly, if they kidnap a person, why wouldn't they call using the mobile phone of the person they just kidnapped?
The reason behind this is the Mexican government fears it's people and it's election was believed to be a sham. It was statistically impossible for the last minute swing that happened and 1.5 million people marched to protest the election. After that they 'found' an extra 2.5 million votes and said he won but by a smaller margin....
Dirty dirty election.
Now the best way to stop kidnappers is not to carry a phone?
The stupidity of lawmakers never ceases to amaze me. A professional kidnapper shouldnt have a problem getting a phone from other side of the border. So it's a law against sunday kidnappers that kidnap people without cellphones.
This is a law i'd like to call "have-to-do-something-nevermind-how-stupid law". Public wants something to be done so politicians do something nevermind how stupid to get a few years of ease and some votes. It's done to give impression that politicians are listening to public and trying to solve problem.
Even Paris Hilton could see the stupidity
The law was approved based also on another issue: phone blackmailing via fake kidnappings; as a mexican citizen, I've already been "kidnapped" once, thankfully I got to laugh about it for I was home when "I" called to ask for my ransom all weepy.
Yes, it's election time and they want to convince us, the people they already rob, that we should vote for one thief or the other. There's an spanish expression "dar atole con el dedo" meaning acting like someone's doing something when in reality it's just that: an act. This is what they're doing.
The law will be useless for one simple reason: no need to get cellphones abroad...there are these magical, mysterious machines called public phones; this regulation will serve pretty much the same purpose as DRM or several other "edicts" passed 'round here: annoy and alienate the lawful population or the genuine costumer. I also find amazing that criminals have the money and patience too deal with the extremely expensive and unreliable cell phone service her, while around the world mobile telephony is the way to go, in Mexico it could be still considered a luxury.


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Following the successful launch of the in demand monthly club event COMPOST BLACKLABEL SESSIONS in Munich's legendary HARRY KLEIN earlier 2009, it was just a matter of time; moving one step further to sharing the vibe of this club night with you every week! Whether you listen to it on the beautiful island of Ibiza or elsewhere via livestream, you'll definitely enjoy it.
Hosted by two of Munich's Housemusic aficionados and DJs SHOW-B & THOMAS HERB - both part of the COMPOST family - you can listen to a unique blend of their favourite tunes, secret weapons and a bunch of tasty soon-to-be released gems.
Of course these guys are going to feature some guest mixes from like-minded artists from time to time. So, spread the word and enjoy!!!


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 15th May 2007 12:39 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"This week, Microsoft laid out the next chapter in their plans regarding patents and open source Linux software, by going public with the claim that Linux infringes on some 235 of their software patents. The first chapter in this story began back in November of last year, when Microsoft entered into a agreement with Novell. These events, in my opinion, form the most important dynamic today as to the future success of Linux. How will all of this affect open source software and Linux? What should the open source community do? And... What will Linspire do?"


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Don't get me wrong..the kid had spunk and I dug that she at least tried to find her nitch..
Well you shouldn't be ...... you and Rex must still be tight!!!
read where she is trying to get a gig on a sitcom!!! I think she could make a great actress, and would better suit her talents!!!
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