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Empty Nest: Cookies
I'm a cookie lover, and fortunate enough to have other people make me cookies. However, I found myself running out of cookies in the middle of the week. Not wanting to resort to "store boughts", I decided to see what I could do about the situation.
Snooping around in the cupboard for chocolate chips (I was going to shovel a handful into my mouth), I found the recipe for chocolate chip cookies on the back of a package of chocolate morsels.
"How hard can this be?"
An hour later, and after dirtying most every dish and bowl in the house, there appeared, cooling on the counter, the resemblance of homemade cookies. They were about double (or triple) the size of most cookies, more like the size of a hamburger bun, and they were burnt on the bottom and mushy in the middle. But hey, when you're a chocoholic like I am, any port in the storm.
The backyard birds got the biggest share of that batch. But I learned.
The second batch was more promising. My chocolate chip cookies were still enormous, but I've always said, "A cookie should be a meal in itself, by golly!" Plus, I had added walnuts to the concoction. Outstanding! But very rich. It might have something to do with the two sticks of butter.
I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. You know those peanut butter cookies that appear at Christmas time, the ones with a chocolate kiss or star in the middle? Well, how about peanut butter/chocolate chip cookies, with maybe walnuts thrown in for good measure? What I needed was a recipe. (Men can follow directions when cookies are at stake.) Of course, I didn't have a cookbook, but who needs a cookbook when we have the internet? I Googled "Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies." Voila! The recipes rained forth like manna from heaven. The one I printed said, "Very addictive."
Yep, they were. Talk about Lethal Weapon Part III! And guaranteed heartburn right before bed.
I'd heard of oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies, but had never eaten one. On the inside of the lid to the oatmeal box was a recipe for oatmeal/raisin cookies. I've never been a big raisin fan, so I substituted chocolate chips, and added a cup of walnuts.
Now there's a cookie! In fact, of the three cookies I made, oatmeal-chocolate chip is my favorite. I've made several batches now, and can't imagine life without them.
No, I'm not going to give you the recipe. Just go to the store, buy the name brand oatmeal, and the recipe's on the inside of the lid.
But I wasn't done with oatmeal. I remember my mother making oatmeal meatloaf. Once again, to the internet I charged. Boom, there the recipe was. And I was learning that one can ad lib. Instead of tomato juice, I used picante (can anyone tell me the difference between picante and salsa?). Plus, I smothered the top of the meatloaf with bacon.
The meatloaf fell apart in the oven. Dang! But I scooped it out, and it sure was good. I had added eggs, so I don't know what the problem was. Maybe too much picante and not enough oatmeal. Hmmm. The meatloaf sandwiches the next day were to die for.
Now, instead of the neighbors bringing me plates of cookies, I've been taking cookies to them. They give me that look of, "Do we dare try these? We'd better. Don't want to hurt his feelings." Then, I see their face light up when the first taste hits their taste buds.
That look can't be faked.
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The Milwaukee Brewers returned P Patrick Egan, their Rule 5 pick, to the Baltimore Orioles Thursday, March 24, according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec.
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Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Thursday, March 3, that P Patrick Egan (hip) is dealing with tightness around his right hip, reports Adam McCalvy, of MLB.com. Egan is expected to throw from a mound Friday, March 4.
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The Milwaukee Brewers have one bullpen spot unspoken for, with RPs Patrick Egan, Sean Green, Justin James, Brandon Kintzler and Mike McClendon in the mix for a job, reports Adam McCalvy, of MLB.com. RP Mark DiFelice, not on the 40-man roster, is also among the competitors.
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Bats topic of library talk tonight
As part of its Teen Program series, the Jamestown library will present "Bats: Fact, Fiction and Natural History" on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.
The presentation will be conducted by the University of Rhode Island's Coastal Institute Director Dr. Peter August, who is also a professor in the Department of Natural Resources Science.
Every night, millions of insects emerge into the sky. Many, such as mosquitoes, are in search of a blood meal. Lucky for humans, we have an ally who spends countless hours from dusk until dawn devouring and eliminating millions upon millions of insects. Without bats, life would be quite different. Nighttime activities would be impossible because increasing insect populations would make outings such as barbecues, picnics, and evening walks unbearable.
Many things people think they know about bats aren't even true. Bats aren't blind. They're not rodents, and they don't get tangled in people's hair. The truth is that bats are among the most gentle, beneficial, and necessary animals on earth.
Dr. August will review the diversity of bats on global and regional scales. He will talk about the fascinating life history of Rhode Island's bats, discuss the positive ecological functions bats serve, and go over bat-human interactions and public health risks.
This free program is open to the public and will take place in the library's meeting hall. Adults are welcome to attend as well.
Forum tonight for NKHS parents
The North Kingstown High School PTSO will present the parent forum "Transitions" on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the school's cafeteria. This forum will be an informative evening of sharing information and gaining insight on the transitions parents and students face together through the high school years.
Local professionals, law enforcement officials, and fellow parents will be present to help lead discussion groups on topics ranging from finding a niche beyond sports and academics, becoming a driver, staying motivated, boundaries: drugs, alcohol, curfews and communications, and steps to independence.
Hurricane relief fund-raiser Saturday
Saturday, Nov. 5, there will be a walk for the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund, kicking off at the Melrose School playground at 10 a.m. The price to walk is $5. Runners and walkers are welcome to join the 5K fundraiser sponsored by the Lawn Avenue School Student Council.
All proceeds will benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
New library fines posted for media
The Jamestown library has announced a change in the fines the library will charge for overdue videocassettes and DVDs.
Effective immediately, the fine on videocassettes and DVDs will be 10 cents per day per item to a maximum fine of $6 per item. Circulation time will remain seven days.
Books, magazines, audios and CDs will continue to be 10 cents per day per item with the maximum fine raised to $6 per item with a three-week circulation time. Fines for Express Books, which circulate for 10 days, are still 50 cents per day late fee per book.
Direct any question to the circulation desk at 423-7280.
Sign up now for babysitting course
Young adults, both boys and girls from the ages of 11 through 15, are invited to sign up for a Rhode Island Red Cross baby-sitting class at the Jamestown library on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Registration for the class will begin immediately. Visit the library or call 423-7280. Participants will learn how to perform first aid and get professional help fast, identify common safety hazards and prevent injuries, make good, responsible decisions, and supervise infants through schoolage children.
Also on the agenda will be how to: choose safe and ageappropriate toys and games, perform basic care routines like diapering, feeding and dressing, preparing simple meals and snacks, handling bedtime issues, and how to find and interview for baby-sitting jobs.
Each participant will receive an American Red Cross Babysitter's Training Certificate. There will be a $10 fee per student.
Story hours begin later this month
Fall story hour registration began this week at the library for programs that will run from Nov. 14 to Dec. 21.
Five different sessions of story hours are offered. Jamestown residents will have first preference in the event of over-booking these popular programs.
• For children from birth to 12 months, "Mother Goose Time" is a half-hour program featuring stories, rhymes, and songs for the youngest listeners and a parent or caregiver. This runs on Mondays at 10:15 a.m.
• "Mother Goose Time," for children ages 12 to 24 months, is a half hour program featuring stories, rhymes and songs for young listeners and a parent or caregiver. This runs on Mondays at 11:15 a.m.
• "Storytime" for two-year-olds with their caregivers is a 45-minute program featuring stories, songs, and activities on Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m.
• "Storytime" for threeand four-year olds with their caregivers is a 45-minute program featuring stories, songs and activities is on Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m.
• "Storytime for Fours & Fives" is a 45-minute program featuring stories and a co-ordinating activity on Mondays at 3 p.m.
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Basic, clean, safe rooms from 200 baht are extremely convenient for all busses and trains. All of the island boat companies pick up from here. The friendly, fun bar is well known amongst locals and travellers alike, popular for it's very cold beer and strong cocktails.
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Comic book reccomendations.
11-08-2012, 09:40 PM (This post was last modified: 15-08-2012 04:09 PM by FSM_scot.)
Comic book reccomendations.
As the title suggests I'm looking for more comic book suggestions.
My collection is small but looking to expand it.
I currently have:
The killing Joke (awesome)
Arkham asylum (very artistic but portrays batman as a whiny little bitch who frees the villains???)
The two cyanide and happiness books.
And The walking dead books 1-3 which contain the first 6 volumes (easily as good as the show. I plan to buy the rest.)
Does anyone have any recommendations?.
Preferably not superman (unless its really good). Something about an invincible alien who solves problems by either doing a flying punch or throwing something bores me.
EDIT: I also have Watchmen.
Behold the power of the force!
Comic book reccomendations.
Do you like the traditional Marvel/DC superheroes or indie stuff?
Be forewarned, I've been out of the comics world for about 6 or 7 years, but I'll share some favorites off the top of my head:
One of my favorite all time indie comics is the original The Tick books. The TV shows were pretty awful, but the originals were great. Some of the funniest comics I've read.
Traditional, you might want to read Knight Fall which was the inspiration for Dark Knight Rises (only more epic).
Emerald Dawn is a pretty good Green Lantern story.
A good Marvel Universe story is Secret Wars. It's where Spidey picked up the alien symbiote (black costume) which later turned into Venom.
Lucradis recommended Preacher and I'm slowly working my way thru that. See my avatar for the cover of the first book. It's really good...if you like violence, and I'm sure you do.
Oh, and another great Vertigo line is the post apocalyptic story Y: The Last Man Standing,
The Walking Dead is supposed to be a great graphic novel. The show is awesome an it was based upon the book.
I'm sure I'll think of more.
Edit: Oops. Missed that you said you already have Walking Dead.
Thought of a couple more. Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One are classics. And I haven't read his Sin City, but I hear it's pretty good.
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RE: Comic book reccomendations.
(11-08-2012 10:18 PM)Erxomai Wrote: Do you like the traditional Marvel/DC superheroes or indie stuff?
I'm open to any type, indie or marvel/dc.
I've had a look at The Dark knight returns and year one before, but was unsure if I should get them. I think I will now. If Knight Fall is better than the DKR I will definitely get it.
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RE: Comic book reccomendations.
(12-08-2012 09:15 AM)FSM_scot Wrote: I'm open to any type, indie or marvel/dc.
It depends on your taste, I guess. Knightfall is a great story in the "regular" Batman universe, with good, but usual art. DKR is a story set in the future with an aged Batman, and all the other superheroes are also getting pretty old. The art is more unusual, but that also makes it a bit more interesting, IMO.
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RE: Comic book reccomendations.
When i said DKR i meant the movie not Dark Knight Returns lol.
Thanks for the suggestions. I may be going into town tomorrow so I'll keep an eye out for them.
So that's what your avatar is. I just assumed that's what all pictures of preachers turned atheist looked like
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RE: Comic book reccomendations.
Everything Erx said, as he has excellent comic book taste.
Y the last man is very entertaining and it always helped me to remember why the and symbol is called. ampersand.
If you like super heroes then you should look for trades of the ones that interest you, because it's cheaper and easier to read in one lump. Look for Powers, a title by Brian Micheal Bendis about a guy who investigates super hero related things. It's really funny, and interesting. Also it has an ending and is already collected in affordable trades.
If you like dark UK themes, try out HellBlazer. Look for early ones or trades. It's about a guy named John Constantine. A very dark hero, who isn't a very good hero. He is destined for hell and knows it.
Also if you like funny and odd, give Fables a shot. It's about the world filled with characters from old school fables, and how they interact. Big bad wolf is a cop. Its... interesting and has a way of drawing you in.
Walking dead obviously. Not my choice honestly, but some people like it.
Preacher though, is one i cannot recommend enough. Fantastic. Everyone should read at least the cliff notes. Maybe not all of it, as it`s terribly offensive.
"I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments." -Jim Morrison
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RE: Comic book reccomendations.
I've been looking some of them up. Preacher sounds interesting, it sounds like the type of thing that at some point has pissed of some Christians. making it worth a look in my opinion
Y the last man. There's something about the post apocalypse that is appealing. I think it will be one of the harder books to find, may need to have a look online if I can't find it in town.
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RE: Comic book reccomendations.
Right so per your reccomendation i bought batman year 1, the knightfall one seems to be over two books and isn't cheap so will be looking for it online.
Luc which fable book is worth a look?
They didnt have book one of preacher so again ill be going online.
I also decided to buy the kickass book. As i like the film plus its heavy enough to beat hughsie over the head with to fight off his sexual advances (you guys know hes got a thing for kickass)
I also got one of the deadpool books i hadn't heard of him untill recently. Read a few bits here and there found it funny. But it was this image on the back cover that sold it for me.
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RE: Comic book reccomendations.
also the sandman is a good series. so
is the amory wars
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
You cannot successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter.
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Your country sucks. Try a library or bookstore. Chapters out here is where I got all of my Preacher trades. Plus as much as comic stores don't want you to go somewhere else, they tend to have less sales then a chapters.
For Fables, I only ever read the main series, and I never ended up finishing it due to not wanting to. I fell into an apathy. It wouldn't let me go. There was just some crazy flash of light through my windows.... It's not stormy out. ... .. .. .
Oh and they are making a Deadpool videogame. I love the character. Merc with a mouth.
Sandman is written by Neil Gaiman. WHile I haven't gotten around to reading it, it is reviewed highly and Gaiman kills.
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PARIS (AP) — Cycling got a pre-Tour de France boost with a new American team sponsor that vowed "zero tolerance" for doping.
Los Angeles-based consumer technology firm Belkin stepped into the void left by Rabobank, the Dutch lender that ended 17 years of cycling sponsorship last October, saying it was no longer convinced the doping-tainted sport can become "clean and honest."
This year, while it looked for a new title sponsor, the Netherlands-based team competed as Blanco, the Spanish word for "white" — a name chosen to demonstrate that the team was making a fresh start.
The newly renamed Belkin Pro Cycling Team will make its racing debut at the Tour that starts Saturday on the French island of Corsica.
Belkin signed as title sponsor through 2015. The firm's founder and CEO, Chet Pipkin, wouldn't give a dollar figure but said the firm's sponsorship is "a huge investment for us, the biggest one we have ever made in the marketing arena."
Rabobank's withdrawal of $20 million per year of sponsorship for the team was one of the repercussions of cycling's ongoing effort against doping and the fall of Lance Armstrong. After the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency unmasked Armstrong as a serial doper, the bank said "the trust in the cycling world has gone."
Speaking in a telephone interview with The Associated Press, Pipkin addressed how he would respond if told doping is necessary for success in cycling.
"The only way that we would do anything in business or sport or anything else is in an open, honest, visible and transparent way," Pipkin said. 'So we will not have anything to do with that whatsoever.
"We have zero tolerance for anything outside the honest boundaries."
Auto manufacturer Nissan also disassociated its name from another team that used to employ Johan Bruyneel, Armstrong's mentor identified by USADA and his ex-teammates as one of the organizers of systematic doping on their U.S. Postal Service and Discovery Channel squads.
The HTC-Highroad team folded at the end of 2011. Owner Bob Stapleton told cycling reporters that the investigations into Armstrong and into Alberto Contador, the Spanish rider stripped of his victory at the 2010 Tour for failing doping controls, featured in all his discussions with potential sponsors.
Pipkin said he wouldn't comment on how clean or dirty the sport is now.
"I'm not close enough to it to know myself," he said. "But it is very critical to the Belkin brand that things be honest and transparent and open and we certainly see that in this team."
He said he did not watch when Armstrong confessed to talk-show host Oprah Winfrey this January that he doped for all seven of his Tour wins from 1999-2005. Those titles have been stripped from Armstrong and not redistributed.
"We wouldn't get too focused on things that have happened in the past, the past is the past," Pipkin said.
As Belkin, the team will remain part of the Movement for Credible Cycling or MPCC, a grouping of teams whose members hold to even stricter anti-doping measures than otherwise required by the World Anti-Doping Agency code.


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Heitham T. Hassoun; Dmitry N. Grigoryev; Mihaela L. Lie; Manchang Liu; Chris Cheadle; Rubin M. Tuder; Hamid Rabb. Ischemic acute kidney injury induces a distant organ functional and genomic response distinguishable from bilateral nephrectomy. American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology. 2007;293(1):F30-F40.
Hazim J. Safi; George V. Letsou; Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos; Mahesh H. Subramaniam; Charles C. Miller III; Heitham Hassoun; Panayiotis J. Asimacopoulos; John C. Baldwin. Impact of retrograde cerebral perfusion on ascending aortic and arch aneurysm repair. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1997;63(6):1601-1607.
Heitham T. Hassoun; Norman W. Weisbrodt; David W. Mercer; Rosemary A. Kozar; Frank G. Moody; Frederick A. Moore. Inducible nitric oxide synthase mediates gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced ileus only after severe insults. Journal of Surgical Research. 2001;97(2):150-154.
Xiang Li; Heitham T. Hassoun; Rachel Santora; Hamid Rabb. Organ crosstalk: The role of the kidney. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 2009;15(6):481-487.
Heitham T. Hassoun; Lei Zou; Frederick A. Moore; Rosemary A. Kozar; Norman W. Weisbrodt; Bruce C. Kone. α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone protects against mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2002;282(6 45-6):G1059-G1068.
Heitham T Hassoun; Rosemary A Kozar; Bruce C Kone; Hazim J Safi; Frederick A Moore. Intraischemic hypothermia differentially modulates oxidative stress proteins during mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion. Surgery. 2002;132(2):369-376.
Hassoun HT, Matsumura JS: The Cook TX@ thoracic stent graft; Preliminary experience and trial design. Semin in Vascular Surgery 19, 32-39, 2006.
Hassoun HT, Chiou AC, Biggs KL, Matsumura JS: Endovascular graft for thoracic aortic aneurysms. Chapter in Trends in Vascular Surgery 2005, WH Pearce, JS Matsumura, JST Yao, eds., Greenwood Academic, 2005.
"Aortic neck morphology after endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysms." Society for Vascular Surgery, 2005.
Kibbe MR, Hassoun HT: 16 Acute mesenteric ischemia. 5 Vascular system. Chapter in ACS Surgery: Principles & Practice, Souba WW, Fink MP, Jurkovich GJ, et al, Eds. WebMD Inc., 2005.
Hassoun HT, Miller CC, Huynh TT, Estrera AL, Smith JJ, Safi HJ: Cold visceral perfusion improves early survival in patients with acute renal failure after thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 39:506-512, 2004.
Hassoun HT, Moore FA: The role of gut hypoperfusion in multiple organ failure. Chapter in Current Techniques in Modern Vascular Surgery, JST Yao, WH Pearce, eds., McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2000, pp. 419-430.
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Television legend, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) stars in this character study about the triumphs and tragedies of personal isolation. A lawyer and family man (Cranston), unable to deal with life's frustrations any longer, starts living in the attic of his suburban home. He then spies on his wife (Jennifer Garner) and children, who believe he has vanished without a trace. Written and directed by Robin Swicord. (Rated R – 109 minutes)
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Myself in a sentence: *MARCY HORROR*, known for various eclectic work in the genres of: Fashion; Art; Runway; Body Modification; Alternative; Fetish; Tattoo; Burlesque; and Pinup Modeling. www.facebook.com/official.marcyhorror
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Nine of the 14 homicide victims killed in Chicago in the last week were in their 20s, according to a RedEye analysis of preliminary police and autopsy information.
The victims were killed by gunshot wounds in Austin, Chatham, Englewood, Humboldt Park, the Near North Side, Riverdale, South Chicago and West Englewood, RedEye determined.
Meanwhile, in Gage Park, a 20-year-old man was run over Sunday in the 5700 block of South St. Louis Avenue, police said.
In the first half of this year, victims in their 20s represented a third of Chicago's 186 homicide victims. Last year, they represented about 44 percent, according to RedEye data.
Citywide, homicides also occurred in the last week in Logan Square, the Near South Side, North Lawndale, South Chicago and West Pullman, RedEye found.
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In this clip Jesse Jackson (who was interviewed by Say Brother in 1971), talks about the importance of voting. "I'm optimistic, but my optimism does not grow out of white people getting better--it grows out of black people becoming wiser. Because our change will come out of proportion to our power."


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After Vanessa filed for divorce in 2011, rapper Drake said in the song "Stay Schemin' " that Vanessa didn't deserve a large sum of Bryant's fortune because "...you wasn't with me shootin' in the gym." That line became an instant hit and has often been repeated by Bryant's fans. On Monday morning, after Bryant tweeted about he and his wife drinking some coffee and tea, a fan replied saying, "but..... #SheWasntWithYouShootingInTheGym" Bryant immediately defended his wife. "no, she wasn't. She was busy raising our kids #nonanny #respectmothers," Bryant posted to his Twitter account.
Vanessa Bryant has long been annoyed by that rap line. Earlier this month she posted to Instagram her thoughts on the song. "I love when immature kids quote a rapper that has never been friends with Kobe and knows nothing about our relationship. Just shows how gullible they are. I don't need to be in the gym. I'm raising our daughters, signing checks and taking care of everything else that pertains to our home life. "I really wish people would stop THINK and then realize that they are being sucked into someone's clear intention to monetize and gain attention off of our family's heartache. This is real life. I hold down our home life so my husband can focus on his career. It's a partnership.
Kobe Bryant defends wife Vanessa over Twitter comment - latimes.com
...that's a relief. I thought Kobe was defending Vanessa's response to Shaq's rap-query.
Shaq poses a question to Kobe...
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I am sorry, but the response from Kobe and Vanessa as to why she deserves a large portion of Kobe's portion cannot be because she is at home raising the kids. I raised my kids for a fraction of a fraction of the type of money Kobe makes. I don't buy it.
Hibbert, who worked out with Duncan in San Antonio during the lockout, said he has grown close to the perennial All-Star. On Friday, he texted Duncan and asked how he should guard him.
"He said, 'Go for every pump fake,' " Hibbert said.
darkhorse - The reasoning behind her getting a large chunk of money is largely a product of California law. BTW, it would have not been logical for her to be noticeably poorer than Kobe when children are involved. If there was a shared custody agreement and say Kobe takes the kids across to Europe while Vanessa is unable to perform similar acts. If the kids for some reason decide that they like hanging out at Dad's better even though he's been gone for a lot of time while they were growing up, Vanessa could file a legal complaint that Kobe was coercing them with money. It's a ton easier to keep things quiet if you can afford it.
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You could let it pick your brain for weeks and months, just replay it over and over, won't do you any good at all. When someone loses a loved one and they do that it only brings forth anguish. I feel acceptance is sometimes the key, it happened, now you have to react to it. Giving up is not an option.
Doom.....I am not speaking legally, I am speaking philosophically. The whole, Multi-Millionaire marries.....wife.......divorces wife.......wife gets half even tho all she did was marry the guy. In Vanessa's case.....baller marries wife.....they have kids......wife gets a whole boatload of money even tho she didnt work to get any of it. They cited as the reason she gets a boatload of money is because she raised the kids, but it dont take millions to raise kids. It doesnt take millions to put a roof over the kids heads, clothes on their backs, food in their mouths. If that were the case, only the wealthy would have kids. Does that make sense?
Hibbert, who worked out with Duncan in San Antonio during the lockout, said he has grown close to the perennial All-Star. On Friday, he texted Duncan and asked how he should guard him.
"He said, 'Go for every pump fake,' " Hibbert said.
The Tx. Fam. Code agrees with your philsophy...to an extent. There is actually a presumptive cap of $7,500 net monthly income from which support is calculated. Above that amount, you have to prove to a judge whether good reason exists for an order of support to attach to those funds.
The cap is not an absolute, nor should it be. Like it or not, a pro athlete's kids have a lifestyle and needs--sometimes ridiculous sounding--that can and do exceed the amount under the cap. Because the cap is presumptive, it can be rebutted with adduced evidence that the child has needs for a nanny, au pair, travel, tutor, medical needs, bodyguard and so on. Personal experience here: Judges are people, too. You'll find quickly that there better be a DAMN good reason to request $40k/month in support, else your face will be chewed off by an irritated judge. For instance, what if the kid is a world-class horserider, and continued lessons, boarding, maintenance and other husbandry cost $12k/month? The harsh answer is: Tough. The real-world, more kid-friendly answer is found by departing from the presumptive guidelines.
It comes down to a heckuva lot more than the "roof over the kids heads, clothes on their backs, food in their mouths" that you identified. Is it fair? Maybe not in the strictest philosophical sense, but it's a complicated calculus that Vannessa Bryant and countless others in her position make.
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The non-legal reasoning is also that if the kids have one filthy-rich baller as a dad and a normal-income mother, they may or may not be inclined to hang with dad as much as possible. This causes all sorts of friction as divorcees, and if the rich parent (regardless or sex) wanted what was best for the kids (which is often having a good relationship with both parents...and the parents not using the kids a bargaining chip), ensuring that there isn't a huge drop-off in lifestyle between the parents is a good idea.
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Swedes down Indians in five.
When Swede volleyball coach Becky Costello says it took a total team effort for her girls to defeat Broken Bow at home Thursday night, she's not kidding.
Thirteen Swedes saw the floor during the varsity match, in and out throughout the five sets.
A high school coach can make 18 substitutions in one set.
"I came close more than once to running out of substitutions," Costello said. "We really had to watch that."
The teamwork and determination, Costello said, were what gave the Swedes a 25-16, 22-25, 25-13, 20-25, 15-12 victory.
"We were kind of up and down all night," Costello said. "I guess that's to be expected as young kids come off the bench."
The momentum swayed from one side of the net to the other several times throughout the match, a sign of two evenly matched teams, Costello said.
"We just need to relax, eliminate errors and play the game," the coach said.
In the first set, Gothenburg came out roaring, communicating well and attacking the ball.
Costello said she felt like the girls relaxed a little too much in the second set which caused more missed serves and a few hitting errors.
"Once we got behind, we struggled," she said.
Gothenburg came back full force in the third set with more aggressive play.
"I think Joslyn (Oliver) was really warmed up by the third set," Costello said. "She played very well and that led to others stepping up."
The Swedes didn't have a single hitting error in the third set and at the same time put down six ace serves.
"We were on a roll but in the fourth set we had a few errors that allowed Broken Bow to get up on us," Costello said. "Then we had to play from behind."
The Indians pushed to a 9-4 advantage in the final set and it looked like Broken Bow might cruise to a win. Costello called a timeout.
"I just told them to settle down and play aggressive," she said.
The Swedes battled back with the help of four straight serves and three points earned by freshman Taylor Mroczek.
In no time, the score was tied 12-12.
"The kids just kept fighting," Costello said. "I'm really proud of the way they hung in there."
Janae Wiggins served out the end of the match and Abie Jensen stuffed Broken Bow with a block for match point.
"As long as everyone knows their role and is willing to accept that, we'll be fine," Costello said.
After a triangular Tuesday night at Southwest, the Swedes travel to Valentine for the Southwest Conference tournament on Saturday.
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Shy of Expectations
Assessing M. Night Shyamalan's career.
Ross Douthat's appraisal of M. Night Shyamalan's directing career to date stirred up passions both for and against in Culturebox.
Sledgeh101 thinks Douthat, "in trying to defend M. Night's post-6th Sense movies, is trying a little too hard to see the silver lining in the blackening clouds." Read additional commentary here.
For amble, Shymalan's self-directed American Express commercial is demonstrative enough of his overly inflated ego:
Shymalan's self-mythologizing, and achingly pretentious American Express commercial was, quite literally, queeze-inducing, and is reason alone to dislike him.
As a counterpoint, it was such a relief--and a hilarious one--to see that Wes Anderson chose the exact opposite route and made a commercial making fun of pretentious directors. Just to re-iterate for those who didn't see it: in Shymalan's commercial he can't even eat at a super-fancy restaurant without being recognized and bothered--ha ha ha--by the staff, who all looooove his movies. And meanwhile, he is fanatasing about ideas essentailly ripped off from Rod Sterling because, as we mortals should know, his mind works differently than ours does.
Whatever we might think of his movies, Jaque notes how successfully the director has cultivated his own name as a brand:
Whether we like M. Night Shyamalan or not, he his already a phenom. Just look at all the posts on Slate. Just about everyone is able to not only recall all the movies made my him, but is also able to critique them in great depth! How many modern Directors have this effect?
Look at the this Summer's biggest block buster - Pirates. How do most people indentify this movie? Johny Depp. Or may be Disney.
Now contrast this with North By North West. Most people will identify this as a Hitcock movie inspite of the big name presence of Cary Grant!
The same is true for Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. Both with big name presence of Bruce Willis. But by and large we don't lable it as "Bruce Willis movie." That is what M. Night has achieved. A mark on the movie industry.
Cinematic history will be kind to Shyamalan, predictsS_MargaretPrima:
I believe that as much as Shyamalan is getting a critical flogging now, he's due to be re-evaluated in a decade or two. Don't get me wrong, I don't uniformly admire all of his movies and I can see why critical opinion has turned on him. He may have stretched the collective credulity by flogging the 'twist ending' too much, all the while allowing the marketing of his movies to turn him into a one-gimmick director. But at least for Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and yes, even Signs (I have not seen the Village nor Lady in the Water) I have never seen better character development or a more masterful setting of tone. His films are somber, suspenseful and yet profoundly sad, eliciting performances from his actors that you wouldn't expect.
Memo from hcd to Shyamalan, cc: studio executives:
The criticism M. Night is garnering is because he wants to be feted as a real live Homer, but there obviously isn't a conspiracy to deprive him of the money necessary to make his mostly enjoyable, always overreaching, possibly overly well regarded films. He's gotten a phenomenal amount of support already. If anything, his apparent inability to take the gentlest of hints is what will prevent him from closing that gap between his ambition and execution. But it seems foolish to fault the film industry in all this, as though they're preventing his dream movie that can only be done with just a little more fawning and a few more millions.
Off to see Lady in the Water myself. AC … 7:40pm PDT
Monday, July 17, 2006
Richard Ford's piece on gay marriage got an intense drubbing in the Jurisprudence Fray, with much scrutiny directed at his central claim that "a hunger for distinctive sex roles is just not the same thing as anti-gay bigotry."
In a lengthy diatribe, Rrhain explains how anxiety over gender roles is at the root—or at the very least, a displaced symptom—of homophobia:
Despite protestations to the contrary, "a hunger for distinctive sex roles" is precisely anti-gay bigotry and the reason why is that gays inherently cross those roles ...
And this connects directly to marriage due to the fundamental purpose of marriage: Legitimization of a sexual relationship. Marriage has changed quite a bit over the years, but the one thing that remains constant throughout its history is the sexual relationship that is created between the participants. To this day, one of the reasons you can get a marriage annuled is that the two have never had sex…
And this is why we see the homophobes drawing the line at marriage even though they don't have nearly as much of a problem with employment, housing, education, military service, etc.: Marriage forces them to consider sexual activity between people of the same sex. Working at a job, paying the rent, going to school, serving in the military, none of those things are sexual in nature. But marriage? That's got sex written all over it. What is the symbol by which we show the world that the marriage has been solemnized and made legitimate? That's right, by an act of physical intimacy: The couple kisses. And then we send the couple off on a honeymoon so that they can have lots and lots of sex.
A self-identified straight woman who eschews conventional gender roles in her own marriage, Janessa lectures Ford on "Womens Studies 101":
Underlying homophobic attitudes is fear of divergent gender identities. It is impossible to consider sexual orientation without considering gender presentation and identity. This is like, Womens Studies 101 (but maybe Ford skipped that class in college since it was only for ladies).
Gay men and women have been discriminated against and subject to medical, behavior, and disciplinary intervention so that their gender presentation more explicitly matched their biological gender…Compulsory heterosexuality, exemplified by "one man one woman" marriage, is one of the stalwart elements of gender discipline…
It is completely befuddling why Ford thinks that some straight people's clinging to violently, legally policed gender roles is somehow more okay than hating gay people for some mysterious "other" way of hating gays. In fact, his description of straight anti-gay marriage activists' attitudes sounds like my definition of homophobia straight up -- the belief that women should get f----- by men, and men should f--- women, and anything else is icky and scary.
More to the point, badtequila asks why sexism is somehow more palatable or excusable than homophobia tout court.
For Catorce, Ford fails to appreciate the difference between government marriage and religious marriage:
Religious marriage is caught up in all manner of dogma and tradition detailing very specific gender roles for a husband and wife. When you accept religious marriage, you are supposedly also accepting the religion's version of the roles that come along with it. But Government marriage is only a distribution of the same exact benefits to two people. Your own sex is irrelevant. Your partner's sex is irrelevant. No government benefit of marriage is gender related. And you accept no gender "role" when you have the government sanction your marriage."
In a sentiment perhaps typical of fair-minded social moderates, OldGrouch expresses his slight revulsion at the idea of gay marriage but in practice argues for social tolerance.
kd1084 points to marriage as a historically malleable concept and institution. mallardsballard carefully outlines the historical origins of marriage and concludes that "if one rests purely on conservative tradition, the answer [for opposing gay marriage] is, because it has never been done that way before."
For those despondent over recent developments on the gay-marriage front, Peter Beinart of The New Republic offers a more uplifting take here. AC… 6:59pm PDT
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Ezra Klein's diagnosis on "the medical malpractice myth" and positive evaluation of a reform proposal by Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama brought medical professionals, public policy analysts, and consumer advocates all out of the woodwork.
courtgrunt, a civil-court clerk, scrolls through his county's database of pending cases and finds four medical malpractice suits (out of a random sample of 500), leading him to conclude "there aren't even close to as many medical malpractice lawsuits filed as the media (or extreme right wingers) would like us to believe."
By contrast, claiming that Slate "slants the whole issue as if malpractice were as mythological as unicorns," MomboMan-3 lists a series of points underscoring the very real problem facing doctors today.
Luchese laments that patients are now numbers:
In over two decades of Obstetrics I found that communication with the patient not only humane and professional but allayed questions and concerns about treatment and outcome. Most physicians do not communicate with their patients and hence suffer lawsuits because of feelings of abandonment or subterfuge on the part of the patient. The profession is now driven by technology, money and productivity. Patients are no longer people but numbers. Furthermore the burden to healthcare now and will be those illnesses and diseases caused by lifestyle; obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and those resulting from society; stress, depression, anxiety, insomnia. All the technology, training and malpractice insurance cannot change this.
But antsi, an obstetrician "for almost ten years," attests to having "seen the pernicious effects of malpractice litigation first hand. Reading this article, I feel like a swimmer being told by someone standing on dry land that the water isn't wet." Read his objections here.
An indignant ShanCan blasts the lack of transparency in the medical profession:
Why is it that any Taco Bell has to be regularly inspected, get a letter grade, and have it posted for all the world to see but it is virtually impossible for me to find out the safety record of the cardiac surgeon who is going to slice me open and literally hold my heart in his hands? Why is it that I can lose my driver's license after a series of violations in which no one is harmed, but a physician can keep his medical license regardless of how many deaths s/he contributes to simply by paying a higher insurance premium, so long as the errors are deemed to be accidental and not negligent? Why is it legal for a doctor or hospital to cover up their lethal mistakes with a pile of money and a confidentiality clause? It is not a secret to anyone who actually reads the literature that the problem is not a rash of frivolous lawsuits but a rash of dangerous doctors and hospitals with no real accountability beyond their own consciences. Kudos to Clinton and anyone else who proposes an idea that may solve a legitimate problem in a way that benefits the public rather than a small interest group like - but good luck getting something so practical and potentially effective through the legislative process.
rcf broadens the debate on medical malpractice costs to include all the players: "Realize doctors are not the only medical providers who make errors. Nurses do, clerks do, aides do, lab techs do, PA's do. Such an error no matter who makes it can lead to a cascade of subsequent errors." Read his reform proposal here.
For Dayenu, the point of medical malpractice cases is "to make patients (or their survivors) whole again. They are not designed to improve health care. In fact, in some ways they fail to do just that, by convincing policymakers that a lawsuit solves the problem for the next patient, when it doesn't. In the first place, the problem isn't just paying claims, it's the cost of medical malpractice insurance. In the second place, is there any proof that malpractice cases do anything to improve health care to individual patients or even stop individual bad doctors from practicing medicine?"
michaeltwatson, author of America's Tunnel Vision—How Insurance Companies' Propaganda Is Corrupting Medicine and Law, writes in to make a plug for his book and deplore the prevalence of medical error.
You can add your two cents in Medical Examiner. AC … 7:30pm PDT
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There exists in our society a widespread fear of judging that has nothing whatever to do with the biblical "Judge not, that ye be not judged," and if this fear speaks in terms of "casting the first stone," it takes this word in vain. — Hannah Arendt, Responsibility and Judgment
If there are actual themes to the weekly discussions taking place in our Fray, last week's would surely have been "who's to judge?" Stephen Metcalf's iconoclastic assessment of John Ford's The Searchers was blasted with a fusillade of canon ire by outraged film lovers in our Dilettante Fray.
By volume, the most common sentiment appears to be the mind-poppingly contradictory belief that nothing but criticism merits critique: "People who's job is to criticize other peoples work don't have much going for them in the first place. In other words Stephen, GET A LIFE!!!"
Other posters seem to believe that the best critic is little more than a mirror at the end of a dimly lit hall, reflecting the image of what the reader will eventually experience: "A critic's job is to look at whether or not the general audience will enjoy a movie and offer their opinion on THAT."
To those with high hopes for a demotic literary culture, the experience of reading every thread in the Fray may call to mind Heidi Julavits' assessment of contemporary criticism from The Believer's inaugural issue: "Reading many reviews these days, I have the feeling of dust settling on a razed landscape, in which nothing is growing, in which nothing can grow. And this is what makes me depressed, and then angry, and then invigorated by the possibilities that every wasteland suggests."
But flowers already bloom, even in this Philistine desert. Most notable are lucabrasi's excursus on Vertigo, jumblejim's passionate plea on behalf of the untutored aesthetic, and NickCharles' ivory-tower rebuttal. For a condensed display of other good points and good discussions, you can view the Editor's Picks. (Newbie users may wish to click here to restore regular Fray-vision.)
Over in the Movie Fray, angry Fraysters are fit to keelhaul Dana Stevens for her movie review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.In the course of panning the film, Stevens confesses to her readers that "the movie depends heavily on in-jokes and references from the previous installment—a movie I always meant to see" but never did. The consensus opinion (perhaps a first on the Fray) is best expressed by bob_mong:
How can a movie critic be too busy and/or apathetic to see one of the top five grossing films of 2003, a film that was nominated for five Oscars? What was especially amusing/appalling was how she tries to justify that apathy for her profession:
Dropping in on the middle chapter of a trilogy seems as good a way as any of assessing the state of the franchise.
Actually, no, it doesn't seem that way. Rather, it seems like as lazy a way as any of assessing the state of the franchise.
Should a preference for the subject under review be part of a critic's job requirements? Dancing_Otter,a self-professed sci-fi writer,takes her standards to the next level:
It's all too common for "mainstream" reviewers to heap disdain on a genre they clearly neither appreciate nor understand. I mean really, would anyone dare to start a serious review of --say, wine-- with: "I don't drink wine, but man this red stuff really tastes weird to me."
Last week's Dear Prudence column presented a tinderbox of domestic drama—a weeping bastard child, philandering mother, dithering father of doubtful status, and an inscrutable stepmom-to-be. Into this incendiary mix, the New Prudie casts a hot judgment against the letter writer:
Perhaps you see an opening to eliminate an uncomfortable situation from your new marriage and get David and his mother out of your life. Drop it, encourage Ken's relationship with his son, and embrace the boy.
In response, switters erupts, "Goddammit, Prude, there are people hurting out there!"
No, Prudie, it's not a big deal, except when you consider that if David's mother decides to get a paternity test and it's discovered he's not Ken's son, David is ripped away from him like an aborted fetus. [...] The dude's terrified that his son may technically, legally and biologically not be his and all of the various ramifications such knowledge would inevitably bring about. [...]
You're reading into her letter some sort of underlying motive of getting "David and his mother out of your life." Oh sure, you're free to apply whatever hermeneutical interpretive devices you care to upon your letters. But immediately portraying her as an evil step-mother crosses the line when there's so little evidence to back it up. [...] God forbid she's actually looking for some constructive advice on how to help her future husband protect himself from unpleasantness.
So, who's to judge? Why not you? Just bring your own stones. GA … 3:00pm PDT


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Study Finds Chemicals, Drugs Common in Minnesota Lakes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A new study finds that chemicals from household products, prescriptions and illegal drugs are common in Minnesota lakes.
MPCA scientists chose 50 lakes at random and tested the water for 125 chemicals.
The common insect repellent DEET was found in 76 percent of lakes. BPA, a chemical used in plastics, showed up in more than 40 percent of the lakes sampled. The anti-depressant amitriptyline was in nearly 30 percent of the samples. And the illegal drug cocaine showed up in one third of the lakes sampled.
This was the largest in a series of lake studies done in Minnesota.
All of these chemicals are found at very low levels. But MPCA researcher Mark Ferrey says even very low levels can affect fish and other life.


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5-Minute Film Festival: Preventing Bullying
October is Bullying Prevention Month, and schools and families across the country are having frank discussions to raise awareness about bullying. It's a subject that's grown increasingly complex and troubling over the years: while in-person teasing and harassment has never flagged, new technologies have given rise to cyberbullying, which can be equally as damaging -- and even more public. And news of tragic consequences stemming from cases of both kinds spreads quickly through social media.
Most statistics say that one out of four kids report being bullied, with numbers much higher for kids in certain groups, like LGBT teens or children with special needs. So it's more important than ever that parents and educators are vigilant in encouraging kids to be empathetic, and to become "upstanders" rather than bystanders. While it's easy to go down a pretty dark road when sharing stories about bullying, I wanted to mix up this collection with positive messages to share with your students, and introductions to some of the amazing organizations out there that offer tools for fighting back against bullying. Hopefully these videos will provide some good entry points for more discussion.
Bullying Prevention
Watch the first video below, or watch the whole playlist on YouTube.
- Students Teach Students to Stand Up to Bullying (05:48)
In this wonderful piece, high school students in Ohio teach younger kids about the difference between an upstander and a bystander through role-playing. They're part of the Not in Our School program, the education branch of Not in Our Town.
- What is Empathy? (02:45)
The opposite of bullying? It's empathy, of course -- and Start Empathy is a wonderful program all about cultivating it in kids. They offer concrete tools like the Empathy 101 video playlist and tips for educators and parents.
- PACER Teens Against Bullying (02:40)
Nonprofit advocacy org PACER is one of the main sponsors of Bullying Prevention Month. They offer all kinds of anti-bullying resources on their specialized websites -- for kids, for teens, and their National Bullying Prevention Center website for parents and educators.
- Cyberbullying Educator Toolkit (02:15)
Common Sense Media does a fantastic job of providing resources for teachers around technology issues. This video is an introduction to their cyberbullying toolkit, available for free online, and broken down with specific resources for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.
- Rachel Crow - Mean Girls (Lyric Video) (03:12)
Sweet chalk-animated pop anthem by soulful-voiced 14-year-old singer Rachel Crow. Crow co-wrote this song to empower girls everywhere to stand up for themselves. Read an interview with Rachel on AOL Music.
- Bully -- Official Trailer (02:21)
This powerful documentary tracking the lives of five bullied students was made to raise awareness of the epidemic of bullying and stir people to action. Get more information at the film's website. There is also a viewing guide and other resources co-produced with Facing History and Ourselves.
- Facebook Stories: We Are All Daniel Cui (03:16)
An "I'm Spartacus" for the Facebook generation, this story about schoolmates standing up for a scapegoated goalie warmed my heart. A reminder that compassionate kids can turn around someone's day with a message of love as quickly as a bully can ruin it with a nasty one.
- 20 Years of GLSEN (03:54)
This retrospective video shows the history of GLSEN (the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network), an organization that works to encourage respect and combat discrimination and violence against LGBT youth in schools. Check out their educator resource page.
- CBS WKBT News Anchor's On-Air Response to Viewer Calling Her Fat (Oct. 2nd, 2012) (04:21)
This story exploded all over social media channels just recently -- Jennifer Livingston, a news anchor in Wisconsin, responded live on her show to a message she received from a viewer criticizing her weight. Some felt empowered by her message, some felt she was overreacting. However you interpret it, it was a gutsy, honest move on her part.
- Misdirections in Bullying Prevention & Response (06:21)
This video from StopBullying.gov is intended to help educators and parents head in the right direction when navigating the tricky waters of teaching bullying prevention. National expert in bullying prevention Dr. Catherine Bradshaw describes common pitfalls to avoid.
- My Bullying Story (06:44)
Videos like this one can be found on YouTube in the hundreds, where kids and teens share their innermost thoughts with the camera in a confessional manner. While it makes me sad that there are so many of these, it's great that these kids are finding solidarity through social media. What would your bullying story be if you made a video like this?
More Resources to Fight Bullying
If only showing a few compelling videos in October was enough to stop bullying. Of course, comprehensive and ongoing anti-bullying programs are the way to make changes in the culture at school. Still, the first step in ending negative and abusive behavior is to teach kids to recognize it and to speak up, and fortunately, there are lots of resources out there to open up the conversation. Start by checking out a few of these great organizations.
- PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center
- Not in Our Town
- Start Empathy Initiative from Ashoka
- StopBullying.gov
- Learning First Alliance's Bullying Resource Page
- Teaching Tolerance
- Common Sense Media's Cyberbullying Resources for Parents and Toolkit for Teachers
- GLSEN's Educator Resource Page
- The Trevor Project
- CASEL's Bullying Topic Page
- Defeat the Label
- National Crime Prevention Council's Bullying Resource Page
- Cyberbullying Starts in the Classroom: A Prevention Guide for Teachers from TeachingDegree.com


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Thursday, 31 January 2008 by Irene Hoofs
Have you seen the new Sleepyhead pillows by Christopher David Ryan yet? Sleepyheads are the creation of graphic artist Christopher David Ryan. No stranger to daydreaming himself, Christopher began to find inspiration in the very act of doing so. He began to take notice of the daydreamers that surrounded him on a daily basis... on the train, in cafes and on the sidewalks.
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This is very helpful. Thank you for the prompt response.
and also from Team Chevelle forum, Rustynutznrods writes:...."Eastwood makes a Hotcoat Argent Silver base (part # 10102). The issue with silver powder coating is that they all require a clear topcoat. It's not a bad solution if you're not concerned with originality. But it's obvious to the experienced eye that the finish is not original. We've done a lot of wheels in satin black powder coat with the correct Argent Silver sprayed on the wheel face. The paint codes are DuPont 9692L or Ditzler DQE-8568. "
Have the whole wheel powdercoater black. Then scuff the outside and spray argent silver. I did this on my 67 rally's and they came out great. Please note that there is overspray that gets on the inside of the wheels.
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A totally AWESOME way to support a totally awesome cause!
Be a FUNdraiser! Be a Donor! Be a Bowler! Now's your chance to be a part of the fun and make an impact for children in Albuquerque and the surrounding area.
Each year Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico raises money to provide nurturing, mentoring relationships for children in our community. We will be hosting our 33rd Annual Bowl For Kids' Sake event at the Isleta Fun Connection on April 9th, 2016. Every year, we have nearly 600 bowlers join in on the fun but this year we're going "Back to the 80's!" Put on your Member's Only Jacket, neon leggings, big hair and bright colors, and like, let's start raising some totally awesome money for a totally awesome cause.
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beyond14 said:
in some case , spiltting is for getting more profit
but in some spiltting such as 3 3 vs 7 , 8 8 vs 10 , 6 6 vs 6
this seems not help you to gain more but just help u to loss a little bit less
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but i lost four BIG bet in a spilt 6 6 vs 6
Moosehead said:Whats a big bet??
stainless steel rat said:adds -.11% to the house edge. It is a very small change overall. Main thing is to understand the changes to BS. Everything else stays the same, except for the cases of 10 and A showing. An A showing changes a lot, while a 10 showing is still dangerous for some plays.
When they offer early surrender, it more than offsets the above disadvantage, and can actually make a shoe game a +EV game for BS given the right rules... for example, ES with a dealer A showing is a +.39 change to the EV in the player's favor. Not bad.
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The first example of this exercise was very simplistic because it only exposed one database table as a single entity. Often you need to also represent relationships between multiple entities. For example you might want to build an OData service which has both the Purchase Order Header and Items. For this you would build a 1:many relationship between the two entities.


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Four Emerging Artists Practice the Art of Self Expression
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Seeking to reconfigure viewers' perceptions of beauty in the world, Daniel Keys represents mundane objects in vivid colors. Keys is deeply influenced by the work of artists Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik, painting his expressive still lifes, landscapes, and figures with sweeping, gestural brushstrokes. Exploring objects that are typically overlooked or excluded from traditional conceptions of the beautiful, he says, "I look for shapes and colors and patterns that I like. Then I look for things that may not conventionally go together, like pumpkins and teacups…. I look at them for the architectural quality, lines, values and shapes and patterns."
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BILIN, West Bank (AP) — This wasn't your typical Oscar viewing party.
In the West Bank village whose struggle to regain land taken by Israel was portrayed in an Oscar-nominated documentary, activists huddled around a campfire before dawn Monday to watch the ceremony.
For added symbolism, they pinned the screen to a tent just meters (yards) away from Israel's West Bank separation barrier, which cut off the village of Bilin from much of its land.
Some smoked water pipes, huddled in sleeping bags or warmed their hands over the fire as actors in gowns and tuxedos performed on a stage half-way around the world.
The documentary, "5 Broken Cameras," did not win, and some said they were disappointed. But protest organizer Abdullah Abu Rahma says the Oscar nomination gave Bilin's struggle a big push.
The village has been the scene of weekly protests against the barrier, which were documented in the film. Palestinians charge that the barrier, which cuts into the West Bank, is a land grab. Israel says it's needed to keep Palestinian attackers out.


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According to several baseball sources, the only hurdle standing in the way of a blockbuster trade that will bring reigning American League Cy Young winner Cliff Lee to Philadelphia is a thorough review of medical records.
The trade will bring Lee, 7-9 with a 3.14 ERA, and right-handed hitter Ben Francisco to Philadelphia in exchange for heralded pitching prospect Jason Knapp, infielder Jason Donald, catcher Lou Marson, and former top pitching prospect Carlos Carrasco.
While the medical review is not expected to stand in the way of the deal, a source labelled it an "important part" of the process, given recent injuries to Donald and Knapp. As of early this afternoon, Knapp was still at a Lakewood Blue Claws team hotel in Greenville, S.C., while Donald, Marson and Carrasco were at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Carrasco was scratched from his start today. Donald and Marson did not play. Donald was not scheduled to play after returning last night following knee surgery. Marson did not catch, with an early day game after a night game.
Knapp, a 19-year-old righthander who throws in the mid-to-upper 90's, has been on the disabled list with shoulder fatigue since early July. He has been long-tossing, but has not pitched off the mound since July 11.
Word of the trade has already trickled down to Anaheim, where sources said Cleveland teammates were congratulating Lee on the deal. Lee, however, told reporters that he had no knowledge of the trade.
A Phillies source said no announcement was imminent. An Indians spokesman declined to confirm the trade.
Meanwhile, Roy Halladay took the mound in Seattle for Toronto against the Mariners.
Jays manager Cito Gaston was asked about the impending Lee trade.
"Is it official now? So what is Cleveland doing there?" he said. "I know they're (unloading) but what are they doing?"
Gaston was then asked if it made him feel any better that one of Halladay's suitor was presumably off the board.
"Well, yeah. It tells me [Philadelphia] is not going to take him? Who knows? They might come back and get him, too," he said. "That would be a pretty good staff over there, wouldn't it? Because from what I understand, they didn't give up any of their [top] prospects, not the ones we [reportedly] wanted."
Then he started to laugh: "Hey, it's still out there maybe. It's better to have two than one, isn't it? We'll see what happens. Today's the 29th. We've still got two days. So it's still alive."
More to come. . .